The Month of Shabaan
A short speech and advice on The Month of Sha’ban and Preparing for Ramadan by Shaykh Shams ud-Duha. repost 23 April 2018
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The Sheikh and the Parrot
There was a Sheikh who was teaching his students Aqeedah (faith), He taught them ‘la ilaha illa Allah’ and explained it to them.The Sheikh loved keeping pets, so he was given a parrot by one of the students as a gift.And with days the Sheikh started to like the parrot.He used to take it in his lessons, until the parrot knew how to say la ilaha illa Allah, He would utter it day and night. One day the students found
Read moreDua for Istikharah
Istikharah Dua in Arabicاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ وَاقْدُرْ لِي الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِي TransliterationAllâhumma inni astakhiruka bi ilmika wa astaqdiruka biqudratika wa as’aluka min
Read moreDua in Anticipation of Ramadan
On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), used to say the following when the month of Rajab began. اَللّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِى رَجَبَ وَ شَعْبَانَ وَ بَلِّغْنَا رَمَضَان “Oh Allah! Bless us in Rajab and Sha`ban, and bring us, oh Allah, to Ramadan.” [Narrated by Tabarani and Ahmad]
Read more4 Reasons for marriage
A woman may be married for four reasons: for her property, her status. her beauty and her religion, so try to get one who is religious, may your hand be besmeared with dust. Sahih Muslim
Read moreNew Years Eve
NEW YEAR’S EVE AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT MESSAGEHadhrat Mufti Ahmad Khanpuri Sahib damat barakatuhum (Shaykhul Hadeeth, Jami’ah Islamiyyah Dabhel) Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh My young brothers!The wrongs that others engage in on New Year’s Eve have now entered our Muslim society. We must save ourselves from them at all costs. Many of these wrongs are of such a nature that they can take one out of the fold of Islam. Hence, I request my young brothers in particular: save
Read moreSelf Discipline
Self Discipline is the key to success in Life… This post is about what happened in a typical middle-class household. The son didn’t like living in his house. “You are leaving the room without switching off the fan” “The TV on in the room where there is no one. Switch it off!” “Keep the pen in the stand; it has fallen down” The son didn’t like his father nagging him for these minor things. He had to tolerate these things
Read moreAdhkar for Alleviating Calamaties
Every individual should make a point of reciting this at times of difficulty. A recommendation is to stipulate a daily amount to be recited, e.g. 50/100/200 times.
Read moreAffliction of a Believer
Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) reported: “I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say, ‘Allah records a good deed and expiates a sin whenever anything afflicts a believer, even if it be a thorn prick.’” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2572)
Read moreAbundant Istighfaar
“Istighfaar in abundance removes difficulties and brings barakah in earnings.” (Hakimul Ummat Maulana Thanwi)
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