Hadhrat Muhammed Bin Aslam Tusi was always in debt. He would obtain loans and distribute the money to the Fuqara. Once a Jewish creditor came and demanded payment. Hadhrat Tusi had nothing to offer. At the time he was sharpening a pencil. He told the Jew to take the shavings …
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(Read Time : 30 seconds) The summary of Shah Walyullah’s Wasaaya is: Do not unnecessarily keep company with the wealthy. Abstain from the company of ignorant Sufis, spiritually barren Ulama, and those who are engrossed in the rational sciences (logic, philosophy). Be in the company of an Aalim who is …
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There is not a place or time but Allah Ta’alaa has not abandoned this Ummah. There is always some solace or motivation even for those who are heavily oppressed. This oppression may take place in different ways and different forms for different people. It would be hard to pin point …
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When executing any act of Deen, there should be no worldly reason in it whatsoever. There should neither be any show in it nor any other reason for carrying it out, e.g. a person is suffering from indigestion. He therefore says to himself: “I better keep a fast. In so …
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Do not speak without thinking. You should only speak once you have pondered over what you wish to say and you are convinced that it will not be badly received.Never speak a lieDon’t ever backbite or listen to back-biting and tale-bearing.Do not make false promisesDo not be boastful of something …
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Once, Ibrahim bin Adhem Rahmatullah alayh asked a certain person, “Don’t you aspire to be a friend of Allah?” The man replied,”Certainly,” and the Sheikh said to him, “Turn your thoughts away from all things, worldly or other-worldly, and devote your whole hearted attention to Him, to the exclusion of …
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The Noble Sahaabah Radhiyallahu ‘Anhum is that group which refers to any person who spent a moment in the company of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam and passed away with Imaan then Allah Ta’alaa refers to them in His Kalaam: Radhiyallahu ‘Anhum wa Radhoo Anhu (Allah Ta’alaa is pleased with …
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Someone asked Ibrahim b. Adhem Rahmatullahi Alaihi, ” Could you spare some time for us, so that we might sit in your company and listen to your blessed discourses?” The sheikh replied, “At present, I have no time to spare, because I am deeply concerned about four things which keep …
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