Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) guaranteed: “Whosoever makes the Aakhirah his (primary) concern, Allah will place his richness into his heart, and He will bring together (sort out) for him his state of affairs, and the Dunya will come to him submissively. And whosoever makes the Dunya his concern then Allah …

Muftī Taqī Uthmānī Sāheb, after penning the following incident writes, “These last advices of Hadhrat Binnorī Rahimahullah should be inscribed on the heart of every person involved in propagating and spreading Dīn.” A few days before his demise, Moulānā Binnorī Rahimahullah attended a meeting of the Islāmic Advisory Council in Islamabad. On the second day …

There is a story of the time of Hadhrat Maulana Muhammad Yusuf Saheb رَحِمَهُ اللّٰهُ that inflation increased a lot during his time. Some people came to Maulana and complained about inflation and asked: “SHALL WE PROTEST IN FRONT OF THE GOVERNMENT AND PRESENT OUR CASE?” HADHRAT REPLIED TO THEM: …

Hadhrat Rumaisa (radhiyallahu anha) was the mother of Hadhrat Anas Bin Maalik (radhiyallahu anhu) who was in the employ of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) for many years since childhood. Her other name was Sehlah and she is also known as Umme Saleem. She had embraced Islam against the will of …

Hadhrat Sufyaan Thauri (rahmatullah alayh) said: “There are ten moronic acts (acts which indicate the stupidity/lack of intelligence of a man).” (1)While making dua for oneself, one abstains from making dua for one’s parents and for theMuslims at large. (2)Daily reciting less than 100 aayats of the Qur’aan Majeed. (3)Entering …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following advice in a letter he wrote to a certain person who was suffering from doubts and stray thoughts and was also contemplating suicide: An effective remedy for dealing with doubts and stray thoughts is for one to ignore the …

Hadhrat Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari Radhiyallahu Anhu relates that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) says: “Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days of fasting in the month of Shawwal, it will be as if he had fasted the year through.” (Sahih Muslim, 1163) These are …

Yet another shaitaan then comes forward and says, “I continued to mislead so-and-so until he committed zina.” When Iblees hears this, he becomes pleased and says, “You are the one who has accomplished something great!” A fourth shaitaan then presents himself before Iblees and says, “I continued to make an …

The ma’mulaat or devotional practices which the Saalik has to adopt are vastly beneficial in this Path. These ma’mulaat are listed hereunder. TAHAJJUD: The Saalik should perform four, eight or twelve rak’ats in the latter part of the night. If he is unable to do so in the latter part of …

Once Hadhrat Umar (radhiyallahu anhu) during his khilaafate saw an old blind man begging. Hadhrat Umar (radhiyallahu anhu) asked: “Who are you?” The old man said: “I am a Yahudi (Jew)?” Hadhrat Umar: “What has constrained you to beg?” Yahudi: “Paying Jizyah, needs of life and old age.”Hadhrat Umar (radhiyallahu anhu) gently held …