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 …

USayyiduna ‘Ubaydullah ibn Mihsan رضي الله عنه Ul kubikwa ukuthi uRasulullah صلى الله عليه و سلم wathi: “Noma ubani phakathi kwenu ovuka ekuseni (1) ephephile lapho ehlala khona/phakathi komndeni wakhe, (2) enempilo emzimbeni wakhe, (3) enokudla kwakhe kosuku, khona-ke kunjengokungathi umhlaba wonke ubuthelwe yena. (Sunan Tirmidi, Hadith: 2346, Sunan Ibn …

Volgens Sayyiduna ‘Ubaydullah ibn Mihsan رضي الله عنه het Rasulullah صلى الله عليه و سلم gesê: “Wie onder julle ook al in die môre wakker word (1) Veilig is in sy woning/tussen sy familie, (2) Gesond in sy liggaam, (3) Met sy kos vir die dag, dan is dit asof …

Muhammad became blind when he was very young. But, his mother was a pious woman. She continued making dua for her son. One night she saw Ibraahim عليه السلام in her dream. He said to her, “Because of your duas, Allah has made your son see again.” When she woke …

TAWBAH (REPENTANCE) The first essential step for entry into the path of Faqeeri is Taubah(repentance). A sincere Taubah has to be offered. The Taalib (searcher of Allah) must seek Allah’s forgiveness for all the sins which he has committed. He must then set about fulfilling omitted acts of ibaadat, e.g …

Once Nabi ﷺ said to his uncle. Hadhrat Abbas (Radhiyallaho anho). ‘O Abbas my uncle! I want to make a special gift to you i.e to tell u something special, so that u act upon it Almighty ﷻ will forgive all your sins, whether old or new, intentional or unintentional, …

The 15th Night of Sha’baan According to some scholars the name Sha’baan Is derived from the word الشعب with a kasrah on the ش  (sheen) which means a mountain pass therefore this month is such that it is a pathway to goodness, the pathway to the month of Ramadhaan Others …

The meaning of Faqeeri is to adorn one’s zaahir (the body, the external act) and baatin (the heart and soul). The zaahir is adorned by means of acts related to and rendered by the physical body. Practicing such acts is essential. Such acts are Salaat, Fasting, etc The baatin is …

Hadhrat Dhi Jowshin Dhababi رضي الله عنه narrates, “I came to Rasulullaah after the Battle of Badr and brought with him the foal of my horse Qar’haa. I said to Rasulullaah ﷺ, ‘O Muhammad! I have brought for me the foal of my horse Qar’haa so that you may use …

Nabi ﷺ has mentioned, “Every morning the limbs in one’s body plead to the tongue, ‘ O servant of Allah! Fear Allah for our sake, for we are with you. If you are straight, then we will also be straight and if you are crooked then we will also be …