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Before embarking on anything one should scrutinize the means. If the means is permissible then the objective will be considered. If the objective is haraam then the whole exercise will be haraam. And if the means is haraam then this will preclude the attainment of the objective. The haraam means …

The greatest of the four imaams of fiqh is Imaam Abu Hanifah. He was born in 80 A.H. Imaam Maalik, is second in rank and he was born in 95 A.H. The third in rank is Imaam Shaafi’ee, and he was born during the second century in 150 A.H. Imaam …

The meaning of bay’t (يبيع : to sell) is inherent in bay’t (بيعت). Bay’t thus implies that the mureed “sells” himself to the Shaikh. In other words, he has sold himself to the Shaikh, in preparation of ahkam-e-zahirah and ahkam-e-batinah (i.e. to learn to give practical expression to the Law …

All beginners, when growing plants indoors ask how often they should water their plants. The correct answer, That depends…..’ is not as satisfying as some definite reply like once a week might be. But it is the only the correct answer. Your home in winter may be almost as arid …

Fulfill all the actions of salah, whether they are Sunnah or mustahab, or whether they are tasbihat or dhikr, as they ought to be performed. Remember that just as the outward cleanliness of the body had caused an effect on internal purity, similarly, in fact, to a greater extent, the …

Hadhratjee (Moulana Maseehullah) Rahmatullahi alaihi expresses in a gathering: These are the rights that the creation enjoys, which are rights demanded by Allah Ta’álá. By observing the rights of the creation, one is in fact observing the rights of Allah Ta’álá.Take this illustration: A person does not hurl abuse at …

The Beloved has two rights over those that love Him. To do that which the Beloved has commanded To not only abstain from all such acts which displease Him, but not even to go anywhere near them One who has no concern over these two aspects has not perfected his …

Hadhrat Moulana Maseehullah Khan Saaheb’s رحمه الله compassion was not restricted to human beings only. Rather it extended to animals as well. Once, he intended sleeping on his bed but, instead, found a cat sleeping there. He could not bear waking up the cat and disturbing its sleep. He spent …

A pious person once passed a grave and saw wasps entering and exiting from the grave. Thinking to himself that this is an azaah (punishment) in the form of wasps, he decided to recite the entire Qur’aan Shareef and send it as esaal-e-thawaab to the inmate of the grave. After …

NEVER SPEAK LIES Abdul Qadir Jilani Rahmatullahi Alaihi used to study at a madressah when he was young. One day, his mother gave him some gold coins. She sewed them on the inside of his clothing. As he was going she said to him , “My son, always speak the …