Miscellaneous

Allamah Abu al-Ḥasan wrote in: ‘What the World Lost due to the fall of the Muslims”: “If we want to regain our position in leading humanity once again, we must have this true belief which leaves an impression in everything we say or do; the belief that the Muslim was …

Narrated Usayd ibn Hudayr Radhiyallahu anhu: Abdur Rahman ibn Abu Layla, quoting Usayd ibn Hudhayr, a man of the Ansar, said that while he was given to jesting and was talking to the people and making them laugh, the Prophet (ﷺ) poked him under the ribs with a stick. He …

Often people without Islam struggle to understand how there could be value in what the world today throws or pushes away. The earth is recording the oppression that it is witnessing and on the day of Qiyaamah, it will let out its loads. However, Islam came to remove all of …

Question: Can I shake my cousins hand? We are brought up in such a way, we feel we can never marry our cousins. There is absolutely no attractions between us. Answer: In Surah at-Tahrim, Allah Ta’alaa says in the first verse: لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَاۤ اَحَلَّ اللّٰهُ لَكَ “Why do you …

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira Radhiyyallahu anhu reported: The Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam , said: “Look at those below you and do not look at those above you, lest you belittle the favors of Allah.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2963 عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ انْظُرُوا …

The Senior Asaatithaa (teachers) of Darul Uloom Zakariyya: Mufti Ridha Ul Haq Saheb Moulana Sulaiman Choksi Saheb Mufti Muhammed Ali Saheb Moulana Uthmaan Mewati Saheb Qari Rashid Dabhelia Saheb Moulana Abbaas Sarigat Saheb Moulana Abdul Qudoos Qasmi Saheb Moulana Burhaan Mia Saheb have put their signatures to serve as evidence …

Maulana Mohammad Ilyas (founder of Tabligh in its current form) was Ammi Bi’s favourite child. She used to say to him. “Ilyas, I feel the aroma of the holy Companions in you.” Sometimes, placing her hand on his back, she would say, “How is it that I see figures resembling …

Question: Is there any virtue of passing away on a Monday? Answer: Yes, in fact the best person after the Ambiyaa Alaihimus Salaam namely, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq Radhiyallahu anhu wished to pass away on a Monday. This was due to his deep desire to emulate his beloved Rasulullah Sallallahu …

Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “He who expands on his family in the matter of nafqah (house expenses) on the day of Aashuraa’, Allah will expand on him throughout the remaining part of the year.” FOOD The authorities of the Shariah, (the Akaabir Ulama) have restricted the lavish expenditure of …