Muhabbat! Love and affection! Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) has said that he desires no service for his progeny. His only desire is that we love them. "Say thou: No reward do I ask of you for this save affection in respect of kinship." S.42 A.23 Love (muhabbat) is an elevated and noble quality. It springs from the heart. True muhabbat has its source in the central depths of the heart, in the very core of the heart. True muhabbat … [Read more...]
Third Pillar of Islam – by Shaykh Abul-Hasan Ali Nadwi [ra]
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By Shaykh Abul-Hasan Ali Nadwi [ra] 'But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then they are your brethren in religion.' (-ix:11) … [Read more...]
Wealth and Society – Shaykh Abul-Hasan [ra]
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Shaykh Abul-Hasan Ali Nadwi [ra] Zakat, which Islam has enjoined upon Muslims, marks the lowest limit of the expression of human sympathy, kindness and compassion. It is a duty, the disregard or violation of which is not in any circumstances tolerable to God. The Shariah is emphatic in its insistence upon its observance. It has prescribed it as an essential requirement of Faith for Muslims. But it they repent and establish worship and pay … [Read more...]
How To Perform Salaat
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HOW TO PERFORM SALAAT Introduction Salah is a pillar of Din. Doing it just right in accordance with Sunnah is the responsibility of every Muslim. Unfortunately, we go about performing the cardinal dictates of Salah in a carefree manner following our whims, hardly caring to see that those dictates have to be carried out in the manner they were passed on to us by the Holy Prophet This is why most of our Salah offerings remain deprived of the … [Read more...]
Importance Of Straightening The Saffs
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IMPORTANCE OF STRAIGHTENING THE SAFFS (in Salaat) The Qur’aan and Ahaadith are replete with advices of maintaining unity among Muslims. Almighty Allah advises us, ‘And hold firmly the rope of Allah and do not disunite.’ (Surah Aale-Imraan Aayat103) One way of enhancing unity and avoiding disunity is straightening our Saffs in Salaat. Consider the following Ahaadith: Nu’maan ibn Bashir (radhiallaahu anhu) narrates that Rasulullah … [Read more...]
Adopt A Sunnah No.4
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A PALACE IN JANNAH EVERYDAY Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, ‘Whoever performs 12 Rakaats of Salaat in one day excluding the Fardh Salaat, he will be granted a house in Jannah.’ (Sahih Muslim Hadith1691) These 12 Rakaats have been specifically enumerated in another narration as: the 2 Rakaats before Fajr, 4 Rakaats before Dhuhr, 2 Rakaats after Dhuhr, 2 Rakaats after Maghrib and 2 Rakaats after Esha. (Sunan Tirmidhi … [Read more...]
