It was the second year after Hijrah. The number of Muslims were increasing. The need to announce congregational Salaah arose.…

(By Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb Rahmatullahi ‘alayh)

In an attempt to justify some Haraam and explain the reason for being involved in Haraam, some say: “Because of this … because of that …we had to do so.”…

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ” لَا صَلَاةَ لِجَارِ الْمَسْجِدِ إِلَّا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ “

– السنن الكبرى للبيهقي

Hadhrat Abu Hurairah Radiyallahu anhu narrates that Rasulullah ﷺ said, “The salaah of a person living next to the masjid is not accepted except if performed in the masjid.”…

عَنْ أبِيِ سَعِيدٍ الخُدْرِي رضي الله عنه، أنَهَّ سَمِعَ النبَّي صَلىَّ اللهُ عَليْهِ وَسَلمَّ يقَوُلُ: صَلاةُ الجَمَاعَةِ تفَضُلُ صَلاةَ الفذِّ بِخَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَة 

– صحيح البخاري – بِاب فضل صلاة الجماعة   

Hadhrat Abu Sa’eed Khudri Radiyallahu anhu narrates that he heard Rasulullah ﷺ saying, “Salaah performed in jamaa’ah is twenty five times more virtuous than salaah performed individually.”…

There was once a worshipper in the Banu Israaeel, who was a simple labourer, toiling with a spade in his hand.…

Shaqeeq Balkhi (rahimahullah) was a saint who passed away in the year 194 A.H. He was among the leading personalities of his era, being the contemporary of Ebrahim bin Ad-ham (rahimahullah), the teacher of Haatim Asamm (rahimahullah) and the student of Imaam Zufar (rahimahullah).…

Sayyiduna Salmaan married a woman from Kindah and spent the first night of his marriage at his in-law’s home.…

Indeed these are very trying times. In trying times, one must not remain casual and carefree.…

Virtues

Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam has said: “Friday is the best of days. It was on this day that Hadhrat Aadam (alayhis salaam) was created, it was on this day that he was granted entry into Jannah, it was on this day that he was removed from Jannah (which became the cause for man’s existence in this universe, and which is a great blessing), and the day of Qiyaamah will also take place on this day.”…

by Shaikhul Hadeeth, Hadhrat Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (RA)

Allah Ta’ala says: “When my slave puts his trust in Me, I will find a way out for him, even if the skies and the earth were to join together against him.”…