Zakat - Zakat in Islam - Zakat on Gold

 The Five Pillars of Islam

 

A Muslim who fulfills the Five Pillars of Islam, remains in the faith of Islam, and sincerely repents of his sins will make it to Jannah (paradise).  If he performs the Five Pillars but does not remain in the faith, he will not be saved. Pillars of Islam - Islamic Faith

1) Shahada: An Important Pillar Kalma - The First Pillar of Islam - Importance of Kalma
2) Salat: Namaz - The important Pillar of Islam
3) Zakat: Giving charity. Zakat - Law of Islam
4)Fast: Fasting - What is fasting in Islam?
5) Hajj: Pilgrimage. Hajj - Hajj Information

Zakat

Offering Zakat is one of five pillars of Islam. This is about charity given to the poor. It benefits the poor and helps the giver by moving him towards more holiness and submission to Allah.

Recipients of Zakat:

The recipients of Zakat, according to Quran are as follows:

"Alms are for the poor and the needy, and those employed to administer (the funds); for those whose hearts have been (recently) reconciled (to truth); for those in bondage and in debt; and for the wayfarer: (Thus is it) ordained by Allah, and Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom." (Quran 9:60)

    FUQARA: 
 people who are poor and who possess more than their basic needs but do not possess wealth equal to Nisaab.

    MASAKEEN:
people who are destitute and extremely needy to the extent they are forced to beg for their daily food rations.

    AL-AMILEEN:
people appointed by an Islamic Government to collect Zakat.

    MU-ALLAFATUL-QULUB:
persons who have recently accepted Islam and are in need of basic necessities who would benefit from encouragement by Muslims which would help strengthen their faith.

    AR-RIQAAB: slaves who are permitted to work for remuneration and have an agreement from their masters to purchase their freedom on payment of fixed amounts.

    AL-GHAARIMEEN:
persons who have a debt and do not possess any other wealth or goods with which they could repay that which they owe. It is conditional that this debt was not created for any un-Islamic purpose.

    FI-SABILILLAH:
 persons who have to carry out an obligatory deed which has become obligatory on them and subsequently (due to loss of wealth) are unable to complete that obligation.

    IBN-US-SABEEL:
 persons who are travelers and during the course of their journey do not possess basic necessities, though they are well to do at home. They could be given Zakat in order to fulfill travel needs to return home.


 Types of Wealth on which Zakai is Imposed:

    Gold and silver, in any form.
    Cash, bank notes, stocks, etc.
    Merchandise for business, equal to the value of Nisaab.
    Live stock.
    On income derived from rental business.

 Calculation of Zakat

To calculate Zakat on jewelry etc. one must first determine the gold or silver content and then calculate the Zakat according to current market price.

    If the Gold possessed is less than 87.48 grams or if silver possessed is less then 612.36 grams, but the value of both combined is equal to or exceeds the Nisaab of either Gold or Silver, the Zakat will be due.

    In the event of an article not being of pure gold or pure silver, but containing a mixture of other metals and the gold or silver content is more than the other metal, it will be regarded as gold or silver and Zakat will be due. But in the case where other metal/s is of greater quantity than either gold or silver, Zakat will not be due on this article.

    For stocks (shares held in a company), Zakat is calculated based upon the current market value. As machinery, land, fixtures and fittings, furniture, buildings etc. are exempt from Zakat, one is allowed to subtract these from the total asset. This could be obtained from annual reports. For example, if one has shares worth $1000 and machinery, land etc., are worth 5% of the total asset, then deduct $50 for these assets, afterwards deduct the liabilities of the company proportionately to the percentage of shares held. Zakat must be calculated on the balance.

Virtues and Blessings of Giving Zakat:

Allah says in the Quran:
"The parable of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is that of a grain of corn. It grows seven ears and each ear has hundred grains. Allah increases manifold to whom He pleases." (Quran 2:261)
It is stated in the Hadith that by giving Zakat the following benefits are derived:

    Gain the pleasure of Allah.
    Increase in wealth and protection from losses.
    Allah's forgiveness and blessings.
    Protection from the wrath of Allah and from a bad death.
    A shelter on the Day of Judgment;
    Security from seventy misfortunes.

The Punishment for not Giving Zakat:

Allah says in the Quran:
"And there are those who hoard gold and silver and do not spend it in the way of Allah, announce to them a most grievous penalty (when) on the Day of Judgment heat will be produced out of that wealth in the fire of Hell. Then with it they will be branded on their forehead and their flanks and backs. (It will be said to them) This is the treasure which you hoarded for yourselves, taste then the treasure that you have been hoarding." (Al-Quran 9:34-35)

Hadith - All Famous Hadith Books - Kutub al-Sittah

 Kutub al-Sittah

The Kutub al-Sittah (Arabic: ����� ������) are six (originally five) books containing collections of hadith (sayings or acts of the prophet Muhammad) compiled by six Muslim scholars in the ninth century CE.

They are sometimes referred to as Al-Sihah al-Sittah, which translates as "The Authentic Six". They were first formally grouped and defined by Ibn al-Qaisarani in the 11th century, who added Sunan ibn Majah to the list. Since then, they have enjoyed near-universal acceptance as part of the official canon of Sunni Islam.

Not all Sunni Muslim jurisprudence scholars agree on the addition of Ibn Majah. In particular, The Malikis and Ibn al-Athir consider al-Mawatta' to be the sixth book. The reason for the addition of Ibn Majjah's Sunan is that it contains many Hadiths which do not figure in the other five, whereas all the Hadiths in the Muwatta' figure in the other Sahih books.

The Six Authentic Books 

Sahih Bukhari     ���� �������

Sahih Muslim     ���� ����
Al-Sunan Al-Sughra     ����� ������

Sunan Abu Dawood     ��� ��� ����

Sunan al-Tirmidhi     ���� �������
Sunan ibn Maja     ���� ��� ����


Significance

 Sahih Bukhari, collected by Imam Bukhari (d. 256 AH, 870 CE), includes 7.275 ahadith

  Sahih Muslim, collected by Muslim b. al-Hajjaj (d. 261 AH, 875 CE), includes 9,200 ahadith

  Sunan Abu Dawood, collected by Abu Dawood (d. 275 AH, 888 CE), includes 4,800 ahadith

  Jami al-Tirmidhi, collected by al-Tirmidhi (d. 279 AH, 892 C.E)

  Sunan al-Sughra, collected by al-Nasa'i (d. 303 AH, 915 CE)
    Either:

    Sunan ibn Majah, collected by Ibn Majah (d. 273 AH, 887 CE)

     Muwatta Malik, collected by Imam Malik (d. 179 AH, 795 CE) [6]

    The first two, commonly referred to as the Two Sahihs as an indication of their authenticity, contain    approximately seven thousand ahadith altogether if repetitions are not counted, according to Ibn Hajar.

Virtues, Benefits & Rewards of Reciting Surah Al-Fatiha

Surah Al-Fatiha 

 Surah Fatiha is the first chapter of the Quran. Its seven ayat (verses) are a prayer for God's guidance, and stress His Lordship and Mercy. This chapter has an essential role in Salaat (daily prayer).

 

Translation:

   1 In the name of Allah (God), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
   2 All the praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds (universe).
   3 The Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
   4 Lord of the Day of Judgment.
   5 You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help.
   6 Guide us to the Straight Path.
   7 The path of those You have blessed, not (the path) of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray.

The Greatest Surah

The popular names of this Surah are the following:

 
    Al-Fatihah (The Opening) � It is named Al-Fatihah, the Opening � because it opens the Book and by it the recitation in prayer commences.

    Umm al-Quran (Mother of the Quran) � According to At-Tirmidhi on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu �alayhi wa sallam) said, �The chapter commencing with] �All praises and thanks are due to Allah the Lord of the Worlds� is the Mother of the Quran, the Mother of the Book, the Seven Oft Repeated Verses and the Great Quran.� Ibn Jarir at-Tabari said that it was named so because the meaning of the entire Quran is summarized therein. The Arabs named anything that concisely summarizes something or comprises its most important part, Umm, or Mother.

    Umm al-Kitab (Mother of the Book) � Al-Bukhari said in the beginning of the Book of Tafsir in his Sahih: �It is named Umm al-Quran because it is the first chapter written in the Quranic texts and the recitation in prayer commences with it.�

    Sab�ul-Mathani (The Seven Oft Repeated Verses) � It is also named Sab�ul-Mathani, the Seven Oft Repeated Verses, because they are frequently recited and indeed recited in every rakaah of the prayer. Allah says in the Quran:

�And indeed, We have bestowed upon you seven of Al-Mathani (the seven repeatedly recited Verses), (i.e. Surat Al-Fatiha) and the Grand Quran. [Quran: Surah Al-Hijr (87)]�

    Al-Hamd (Praises to Allah) � It is also named Al-Hamd, the Praise, because it contains mention of hamd just as Al-Baqarah is named so because it contains mention of the cow. Some scholars also gave the reasoning that Al-Hamd comprises heart of Al-Fatihah.

    As-Salah (The Prayer) � It is named the Prayer because its recitation is a condition for the validity of the prayer.

    Ash-Shifa � It is also named Ash-Shifa�, the Cure, due to what Ad-Darimi reports on the authority of Abu Sa�id that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu �alayhi wa sallam) said: �The Opening of the Book is a cure to every poison.�

    Ar-Ruqyah � It is also named Ar-Ruqya, the Spiritual Cure due to the hadith of Abu Sa�id reported by Bukhari that after he had recited it to cure a person who had been bitten by a scorpion, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu �alayhi wa sallam) asked him, ��And what made you to know that it was a ruqya.�

    Asas al-Quran (the Foundation of the Quran) � Ash-Sha�bi records on the authority of Ibn Abbas that he named it , and that he said, �The foundation of Al-Fatihah is, �Bismillah�� (with the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful.)

  
 Hadees on Importance and Rewards of Reciting Surah Al-Fatiha

 The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: whoever does not recite Surah Al-fatihah in his prayer his prayer is invalid. (Reported by Al-Bukhari) 

�Once a group of Companions were in an expedition (ghazwa) when they happened to come across an epileptic person, who was unconscious. One of the Companions recited Surah Al-Fatiha and blew in his ear. The epileptic person immediately cured. When Sayyidana Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) was informed of this, he said: �It (Surah Al-Fatiha) is �The Mother of the Qur�an� (Umm al-Qur�an) and is a cure for every disease.� [Tafseer Mazhari 1:31]


Ahmad records on the authority of Abu Sa�ad ibn Al-Mu�alla who said (in part of the hadith) that the Prophet (sallallahu �alayhi wa sallam) said,

    ��I will teach a Surah which is the greatest Surah in the Quran before you leave the Masjid.� Then he took hold of my hand and when he intended to leave [the Masjid], I asked him, �Did you not say that you would teach me a Surah which is the greatest Surah in the Qur�an?� He replied, �Yes. It is [the Surah commencing with], �All praise and thanks are due to Allah.� It is the Seven Oft-Repeated verses and the Great Qur�an that has been given to me.� �

An-Nisai records on the authority of Anas that the prophet said,

    �Should I not inform you of the most noble and excellent part of the Quran?� He then recited �All praise and thanks are due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds�

Benifits of Surah Al-Fatiha;

Surah Fatiha is a cure from every illness
The reciter's poverty is removed
The reciter's debt will be cleared miraculously
The reciter's disease will be cured
The reciter cannot be overpowered or vulnerable
The reciter's enemy will become fearful
The reciter's friends will be friendlier
Recite Surah Al Fatiha and reap your rewards!

Surah Al-Waqiah ki Fazilat o Ahmiyat in Urdu

Surah Waqiah ki Ahmiyat aur Fazeelat

 

 Hadees in Urdu

The Great Virtues and Benefits of Reciting Surah Al-Waqiah

Reading Qur'an has so much benefit in it.

 The Noble Qur'an 

The Prophet(sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said �Whoever reads a letter from the Book of Allah will receive a hasanah(good deed) from it, and the hasanah is multiplied by ten. I do not say that Alif-Laam-Meem is a letter , rather Alif is a letter, Laam is a letter, and Meem is a letter.� (At-Tirmidhi).

 Narrated 'Uthman: The Prophet said, "The best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it." Sahih Bukhari - 61:545

Surah Waqiah 

 Hadith on Surah Waqiah:

The Prophet(SAW) said, �Surah al Waqiah is the Surah of Wealth, so recite it and teach it to your children�[Ibn Asakir]

Start Reciting Surah Waqiah Every Night

  The Prophet(SAW) said, �Whoever recites surah al Waqiah at night would never encounter poverty� [Ibn Sunni 620]

 Rasulullaah Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam said:

Whoever recites Surah Waaqiah every night will never be poor ever.�
(Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Vol. 3, Pg 346.)


We can easily make this Surah part of our life. It is a very simple thing to do. How much time it takes for a person to read this surah. Hardly few minutes. Compared to the hours of wasted time we daily have, investing few minutes in a great sunnah and a great source of wealth, is something no wise person would ever want to miss.

You too can make that decision today. A simple life changing decision. �From today, before I sleep, I will take few minutes to recite Surah Waqiah�

The act is simple, the result is immense.

May Allah accept

Rewards and Benefits of Reading Surah Yaseen

Surah Yaseen

Surah Yaseen is one of the most reverend Surah of Qur'an and Muslims all over the world memorize it, recite it, and listen to its recitation with great respect and sanctity.

 Y? S?n is the 36th chapter of the Qur'an with 83 ayat, and is one of the Meccan suras. The name of the chapter comes from the two letters of the first verse of the chapter, which has caused much scholarly debate, and which Tafsir al-Jalalayn, a Sunni Tafsir, interprets by saying "Allah knows best what He means by these."

The Heart of Qur'an  

 

There is a reason behind the greater prestige of Surah Yaseen as it is mentioned by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in His various hadiths entailing numerous benefits of its recitation.

 Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said in His Hadith:

�Surely everything has a heart, and the heart of the Quran is Yaseen. I would love that it be in the heart of every person of my people.� (Tafsir-al- Sabuni Vol.2)

Hadhrat �Ataa� bin Abi Ribaah (Radhiyallahu Anhu) says that Prophet Muhammad (Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam) is reported to have said, � Whoever reads Surah Yaseen in the beginning of the day, all his needs for that day are fulfilled.�

 Recite {Yasin} over those of you who are dying/deceased.� Narrated by Abu Dawud in his Sunan.

�Everything has a heart and the heart of the Glorious Quran is Surah Yaseen. Whoever reads Surah Yaseen, Allah records for them a reward equal to that of reading the whole Quran 10 times.� [Maqal, Tirmidhi 2812/A & Dhahabi]

�Recite Yaseen on those who are dying.� (Dawud)

 �Whoever recites Surah Yaseen at night seeking the pleasure of Allah, that night he will be forgiven.� (Abu Nuaym)

Virtues and Blessings of Reciting Surah Rehman

Surat ar-Rahman (Arabic: ���� ������, "The Most Merciful") or al-Rahman, is the 55th sura of the Qur'an with 78 ayats. One ayah is repeated in this sura i.e.��������� ������ ���������� ������������.  meaning �Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?�

Surah Rehman

The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) went to the companions and recited Surah ar Rahman but they were all quiet. He told them that he went to the jinn and recited it to them and they were responsive. And when he would recite the verses 'And which of the favours of the Lord will you deny' the jinn would respond 'There is nothing among your bounties that we can deny, all praise belong to Allah'
[Tirmidhi, Ibn al Mundhir, Al Adhama & Hakim 2/474]

Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud (radiAllahu anhu) reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, 'Everything has an adornment, and the adornment of the Qur'an is Surah ar Rahman'
[Bayhaqi in Shuab al Eiman]

Reading Soorat al-Mulk - Blessings of Soorat al-Mulk

Reading Soorat al-Mulk protects one from the torment of the grave

 

Al-Mulk is the 67th chapter (sura) of the Quran, comprising 30 verses. 

 Hadees

The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said,
'There is a surah in the Qur'an which is only thirty verses. It defended whoever recited it until it puts him into paradise' i.e. Surah al Mulk

[Fath al Qadir 5/257, Sahihul Jamiea 1/680, Tabrani in Al-Awsat & Ibn Mardawaith]

The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said,
'Surah al Mulk is the protector from the torment of the grave'

[Sahihul Jamiea 1/680, Hakim 2/498 & Nasai]

Jabir (radiAllahu anhu) said it was the custom of the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) not to go to sleep until he had read Tabarakallahi Biyadihil Mulk and Alif Laam Meem Tanzeel.

[Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Darami]

Anas (radiAllahu anhu) reported Rasulullah (sallallahu alaiyhi wasalam) as saying, "There is a Surah which will plead for its reciter till it causes him to enter paradise (Tabarakallahi Biyadihil Mulk)."
[at-Tabrani]

Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas (radiAllahu anhu) reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam)said, 'It is my desire/love that Surahtul Mulk should be in the heart of every Muslim'

[Hakim, al-Hisnul Haseen by the cassical scholar Muhammad al-Jazri]

Ibn Abbas (radiAllahu anhu) said that one of the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam)'s companions set up his tent over a grave without realising that it was a grave and it contained a man who was reciting the Surah Tabarakallahi Biyadihil Mulk up to the end. He went and told the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) who said, 'It is The Defender; it is The Protector which safeguards from Allah Ta'ala's punishment'

[at-Tirmidhi]

Khalid bin Madam (tabie) said about surat Al Mulk and 'As Sajda that these two surahs will fight for their reciter in the grave and will say, 'O Allah! If we belong to your book, accept our intercession in his favour. In case we do not, get us obliterated. These surahs will spread their wings like birds and will save the person from the torment of the grave.'

[Mishkat al-Misbah]

It was narrated that Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (ra) said: Whoever reads Tabarakallahi Biyadihil Mulk [i.e. Surah al-Mulk] every night, Allah will protect him from the torment of the grave. At the time of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaiyhi wasalam) we used to call it al-mani'ah (that which protects). In the Book of Allah it Is a surah which, whoever recites it every night has done very well.

The Blessings and Virtues of Surah Al-Baqarah

 

Surah Al-Baqarah

This Surah has 286 verses and is a �madani� Surah ie. it was revealed in Madinah. It is also the longest Surah in the Holy Qur�an.

The Holy Prophet (S) has said that whoever recites the first four verses of Surah al-Baqarah, accompanied by the �ayatul kursi� The Great Virtues and Benefits of Ayat ul Kursi together with the last three verses of this Surah - and makes a habit of reciting these verses daily � his life, property and family will be protected and no evil shall come upon them. Shaitan will not come close to him and he will not be from those who forget Allah.

Surah Al-Baqarah is the longest surah of the Quran and the prophet (s.a.w.) highlighted many of its benefits in general and some of its specific benefits. For example, the prophet (s.a.w.) told us that its recitation in a house keeps the Satan away.

Abu Hurayrah reports that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) said: �Do not make your houses like graves, for the Shaytan runs away from a house in which Surat al-Baqarah is recited� (narrated by Muslim, 780). As most of the spiritual ailments such as evil eye, jinn possession, and black magic are satanic in nature, keeping Satan away can also help both in the treatment of such conditions and as a preventive measure.

 The Blessings of Last Verses of Surah Al-Baqarah

The last verses of Surah Al-Baqarah are one of the most memorized and recited Quranic verses among Muslims and that is for a good reason. Consider the saying of the prophet (s.a.w.) about the last verses of the Surah.

�Whoever recites the last two verses of Surat al-Baqarah at night, it will suffice him�� (According to Abu Masood al-Ansaari and narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4723; Muslim, 807).

The Prophet (s.a.w.) also said the following:

�Allah inscribed a book two thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth, from which the last two verses of Surat al-Baqarah were revealed. If they are recited for three nights, no Shaytan (devil) will remain in the house) (narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2882).This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami� (1799).

The Great Virtues and Benefits of Ayat ul Kursi

Ayatul Kursi is verse, 255 of Surah Al-Baqarah and most beautiful ayat of the Qur'an. Surah Baqarah is the leader of the Qur'an and Ayatul Kursi is the leader of Surah Baqarah. In Ayatul Kursi there are 50 words and for each word there are 50 blessings and good in it. 

Ayatul Kursi

 

 Translation

In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

Virtues of Ayatul Kursi in the light of Hadith

Abu Umaamah (RA) narrated that:
The Prophet (��� ���� ���� ����) said:
�Whoever reads �Ayatul-Kursi� [Qur�an 2:255], after every obligatory prayer, nothing prevents him from entering Paradise except death (i.e. that he is still alive).�
(An-Nasaa�ee, Ibn Hibbaan � Sahih)

�Ali (RA) said:
�I heard the Prophet (��� ���� ���� ����) saying while on his pulpit:
�Whoever reads Aayatul Kursi, (Quran 2:255), after each obligatory prayer,
there is nothing which prevents him from entering Paradise except death,
and it is only a righteous and pious worshipper who would persist in reciting it regularly.�
[Al-Bayhaqi]

Abu Huraira (RA) reported that Allah�s Messenger (��� ���� ���� ����) said,
�Everything has a hump and the hump of the Quran is surah al-Baqarah. There is a verse in it that is the
chief of all verses of the Qur�an, the ayat ul-Kursi.�
(Tirmidhi 2887)

Abu Hurairah reports:
�Whenever you go to bed, recite �Ayat-al-Kursi�� �Allaahu laa ilaaha illaa huwal-Hayyul Qayyuum� till you finish the whole verse. (If you do so), Allah will appoint a guard for you who will stay with you and no satan will come near you till morning. �
(Bukhari Book #38, Hadith #505)

Abu Umamah (ra) reported that the Prophet (��� ���� ���� ����) said that the ismullahi al- a�dham (The Greatest Name of Allah), through which Allah assuredly fulfils people�s needs, is contained in three surahs in the Qur�an: al-Baqarah, Al Imran and Taha.Abu Umamah (ra) says that when he searched for the ismullahi al- a�dham, he found it to be in Ayat al-kursi (2:255); and in Surah Al-�Imran (3:2); and in Surah Taha (20:111).
[al-Hakim, ibn Majah, at-Tabarani, at-Tahawi, and others]

Ayatul Kursi ki Fazilat in Urdu - Hadees

Ayatul Kursi ki Fazilat Hadees ki Roshni mein 

Ayat-tul-Kursi Ki Fazeelat  

 

Ayatul Kursi

Bid'aa Concept in Islam - What is Bid'aa? Hadees on Bid'aa

Bid'aa (Innovation in Islam) 

 

Bid�ah refers to any innovations in religious matters. Linguistically the term means "innovation, novelty, heretical doctrine, heresy". In contrast to the English term "innovation", the word bid'ah in Arabic generally carries a negative connotation, but it can also have positive implications. It has also been used in classical Arabic literature (adab) as a form of praise for outstanding compositions of prose and poetry.

Any innovations in worldly matters � such as science, medicine and technology � are generally acceptable and encouraged; but bid'ah within the religious practice is generally considered a sin.

Hadees About Bid'aa

 

Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim write that there was some companions talking and the Prophet was listening. One of them said: 'I will make prayers (Salaah) all night long.' The second said: 'I will fast (sawm) all the time.' The third said: 'I will never marry.' When our Prophet [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace heard them say this he said: 'I am the most God conscious of Allah (Ta`ala) than any of you. I pray (Salaah,) I fast (sawm) as well, and I do marry woman too. And who so turns his face from my Sunnah, cannot be of my Ummah'.

[Mishkat Muslim, Bukhari chapter Ihtisam]


RasoolAllah [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace] stated: "On the Day of Judgement, some people will come to me when I will be standing by Haudh-e-Kauser (Well). They will be grabbed and taken towards the Hellfire. I shall say: "These are my people" but in reply I will be told: "These are the people who introduced innovations after you, so they are unbelievers."

[Bukhari & Muslim, Kitaab-ul-Haudh]

A person once sent salaam to Abdullah Ibn Umar radhiAllahu anhu who replied: I do not accept his salaam, as this person has innovated by becoming Qadriyyah (A sect which does not believe in destiny) [Mistake, Kitaab-ul-Iman wa-al-Qadr, transmitted by Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah]

The above narration emphasises the fact that Bid'ah is to hold such an Aqeedah which is in direct opposition to the Qur'an and Sunnah.

RasoolAllah [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace] stated: "Every innovation leads astray and every creator of the astray goes in the Fire."

[Muslim chapter Al-jumah]

An example of this Bid'ah is given by Hafidhh Ibn Al-Qayyim who writes: 'The one who denies the punishment of the grave is an innovater'.

[Kitaab-ur-Rooh chap10]

Biddat kya hai? - Hadees on Bidat in Urdu

HAR BIDAT GUMRAHI HAI

 

Hadees about Biddat

 

 Sunnat VS Biddat

Merits of Friday in Islam - Importance of Jumma

Merits of Friday

Friday prayer is one of the most important obligations in Islam, and one of the greatest gatherings of the Muslims.

Allah Says:
 
 �O you who believe! When the call is proclaimed for the prayer on the day of Friday,  come to the remembrance of Allah and leave off business (and every other thing), that is better for you if you but knew! Then when the prayer is finished, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allah, and remember Allah much, that you may be successful.� [62:9-10]

Hadth related Friday

Prophet said: �The most virtuous of your days is Jumu�ah. On that day, Adam was created and on that day he died, (on that day) the horn will be blown and the people will be dumbfounded! Increase your prayers upon me as your prayers upon me will be presented to me.� The people said: �O Messenger of Allah, how will our prayers be presented to you when you have passed away?� He said: �Allah has prohibited the earth from eating the bodies of the Prophets.� [This is related by the five, except for at-Tirmizhi.]

 The Messenger of Allah said while talking about the merits of Friday, �There is a time on Friday at which a Muslim, while he or she is performing prayer and is supplicating,
will be granted whatever he or she is supplicating for.� And the Prophet indicated with his hand that this period of time is very short. [Bukhari & Muslim]

The Prophet said, �The five daily prayers and Friday  prayer to the next Friday prayer, and the fasting of Ramadan to the next Ramadan, is expiation of the sins committed in between them, so long as major sins are avoided.� [Muslim]

The Messenger of Allah (sa) said, �Prayer in congregation is superior to praying individually twenty-seven times.� [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

 The Messenger of Allah (sa) said, �Whoever leaves his home in a state of purity to perform obligatory prayer, his reward is like that of a pilgrim (while) in the state of ihram [i.e. he receives reward similar to that of spending time in ihram during Hajj].� [Abu Dawud, classed as Saheeh by Al-Albani]

Farewell Sermon of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in english

 

THE LAST SERMON OF THE HOLY PROPHET (P.B.U.H)

"All praise is due to Allah, so we praise Him, and seek His pardon and we
turn to Him. We seek refuge with Allah from the evils of ourselves and
from the evil consequences of our deeds. Whom Allah guides aright there is
none to lead him astray; and there is none to guide him aright whom Allah
leads astray. I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, the One,
having no partner with Him. His is the sovereignty and to Him is due all
praise. He grants life and causes death and is Powerful over everything.
There is no God but Allah, the One; He fulfilled His promise and granted
victory to His bondsman, and He alone routed the confederates (of the
enemies of Islam).

O� People! Listen to my words, for I do not know whether we shall ever
meet again and perform Hajj after this year. O� Ye people! Allah says, O�
people We created you from one male and one female and made you into
tribes and nations, so as to be known to one another. Verily in the sight
of Allah, the most honoured amongst you is the one who is most
God-fearing. There is no superiority for an Arab over a non-Arab and for a
non-Arab over an Arab, nor for the white over the black nor for the black
over the white except in God-conciousness.

All mankind is the progeny of Adam and Adam was fashioned out of clay.
Behold; every claim of privilage whether that of blood or property, is
under my heels except that of the custody of the Ka�bah and supplying of
water to the pilgrims, O� people of Quraish, don�t appear (on the Day of
Judgement) with the burden of this world around your necks, whereas other
people may appear (before the Lord) with the rewards of the hereafter. In
that case I shall avail you naught against Allah.

Behold! All practice of the days of ignorance are now under my feet. The
blood revenges of the days of ignorance are remitted. The first claim on
blood I abolish is that of Ibn Rabiah bin Harith who was nursed in the
tribe of Sa�ad and whom the Hudhayls killed. All interest and usurious
dues accruing from the times of ignorance stand wiped out. And the first
amount of interest that I remit is that which Abbas ibn Abd-al Muttalib
had to receive. Verily it is remitted entirely.

O� people! Verily yor blood, your property and your honour are sacred and
inviolable until you appear before your Lord, as the sacred inviolability
of this day of yours, this month of yours and this very town (of yours).
Verily you will soon meet your Lord and you will be held answerable for
your actions.

O� people! Verily you have got certain rights over your women and your
women have certain rights over you. It is your right upon them to honour
their conjugal rights, and not to commit acts of impropriety, which if
they do, you are authorised by Allah to separate them from your beds amd
chastise them, but not severely, and if they refrain, then clothe and feed
them properly.

Behold! It is not permissible for a woman to give anything from the wealth
of her husband to anyone but with his consent.

Treat the women kindly, since they are your helpers and not in a position
to manage their affairs themselves. Fear Allah concerning women, for
verily you have taken them on the security of Allah and have made their
persons lawful unto you by words of Allah.

O� people! Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, has ordained to every one his
due share (of inheritance). Hence there is no need (of special) testament
for an heir (departing from the rules laid down by the Shari�ah).

The child belongs to the marriage-bed and the violator of wedlock shall be
stoned. And Reckoning of their (deeds) rests with Allah.

He who attributes his ancestry to other than his father or claims his
clientship to other than his master, the curse of Allah is upon him.

All depts must be repaid, all borrowed property must be returned, gifts
should be reciprocated and a surety must make good the loss to the assured.

Beware! No one committing a crime is responsible for it but himself.
Neither the child is responsible for the crime of his father, nor the
father is responsible for the crime of his child.

Nothing of his brother is lawful for a Muslim except what he himself gives
willingly. So do not wrong yourselves.

O� People! Every Muslim is the brother of every other Muslim, and all the
Muslims form one brotherhood. And your slaves; see that you feed them with
such food as you eat yourselves, and clothe them with the clothes that you
yourselves wear.

Take heed not to go astray after me and strike one another�s necks. He who
(amongst you) has any trust with him, he must return it to its owner.

O� people! Listen and obey, though a mangled Abyssinian slave is appointed
your Amir, provided he executes (the Ordinance of) the Book of Allah among
you.

O� people! No Prophet would be raised after me and no new Ummah (would be
formed) after you.

Verily I have left amongst you that which will never lead you astray, the
Book of Allah, which if you hold fast you shall never go astray.

And beware of transgressing the limits set in the matters of religion, for
it is transgression of (the proper bounds of) religion that brought
destruction to many people before you.

Verily, the satan is disappointed at ever being worshipped in this land of
yours, but he will be pleased by obedience in anything (short of worship
that is) in matters you may be disposed to think insignificant, so beware
of him in your matters of religion.

Behold! Worship your Lord; offer prayers five times a day; observe fast in
the month of Ramadhaan; pay readily the Zakat (poor due) on your property;
and perform pilgrimage to the House of God and obey your rulers and you
will be admitted to the Paradise of your Lord.

Let him that is present, convey it unto him who is absent, for many people
to whom the message is conveyed may be more mindful of it than the
audience.

And if you were asked about me, what would you say?"

They answered, "We bear witness that you have conveyed the trust (of
religion) and discharged your ministry of Prophethood and looked to our
welfare."

Thereupon Allah�s Messenger (may peace be upon him) lifted his forefinger
towards the sky and then pointing towards people said:

"O� Lord: Bear Thou witness unto it.

O� Lord: Bear Thou witness unto it."

(Khutbat-ul-Hajjatul Wida)

Last Sermon of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in Urdu - Khutbah Hajjatul Wida

Khutbah hajjatul wida in Urdu. Last address of Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) (Khutbah Hajjatul Wida).

  

  

An academic article on W. G. Sebald's untranslated academic writings

Here's a link to James R. Martin's very interesting 2013 Cambridge Literary Review article, "On Misunderstanding W. G. Sebald." Martin, who seems to have read the entire corpus of Sebald's as-yet-untranslated academic writings, argues that while the author's transformation from Frankfurt School-influenced academic to Kafka-, Nabokov-, and Bernhard-influenced writer of fiction was accompanied by an intellectual modulation in his understanding of the Shoah, there are also important continuities between the 'two Sebalds'. While I don't entirely agree with Martin's article and find his concluding paragraph a bit harsh, I highly recommend the article for the glimpses it provides of the large amount of Sebald still available only to German readers. I eagerly await the English translations of Sebald's complete critical writings, so I can attempt to judge these matters for myself. (Unfortunately, I may be waiting a very long time.)

Virtues and Benefits of Reciting Surah Al Kahf on Friday

Surah al Kahf is the 18th Surah of Qur'an and it tells the story of the believers in ancient time who when received the message of Truth accepted it. However, they were to face retaliation from the society they lived in and hence the flee from the city and found protection in a cave where Allah Almighty gave them sleep that lasted for centuries and till then their whole city had converted into believers. This Surah gives the message that those who believe in Allah and ask for protection from Him, He gives them the best protection the likes of which the world has never seen.

The Virtues Of Reciting Surah Kahf On Jumu'ah in the Light of Hadith

The Surah also comes with a variety of virtues as described in the hadith of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

�Whoever reads Surah al Kahf on the day of Jummah will have a light that will shine from him from one Friday to the next.� (al-Jaami)

 �One who memorized the first ten verses of Surah al Kahf will be secure against the Dajjal (Anti-Christ).� (Muslim) 

�Whoever reads Soorat al-Kahf on the day of Jumu�ah (Friday), a light will shine for him from beneath his feet to the clouds of the sky, which will shine for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will be forgiven (his sins) between the two Fridays.�� [Al-Mundhiri ���� ���� ���� said, this was narrated by Abu Bakr ibn Mardawayh ���� ���� ���� in his Tafseer, with an isnaad with which there was nothing wrong]

Al-Mannaawi also said: �It is recommended to read it during the day or night of Jumu�ah, as al-Shaafa'i (rahmatullahi alaih) stated.� (Fayd al-Qadeer, 6/198)

Brotherhood in Islam - Hadees about Brotherhood

Brotherhood 

The closest relationship and bond that can take place between two people during the course of their lifetime is that of brotherhood.The only relationship that is a complete manifestation of strong unity, love and affection is the one that exists between two people who are living on an equal plane in life and this is the relationship of brotherhood and sisterhood. Islam gives most attention on Brotherhood.

Hadees About Brotherhood

 Narrated Ibn 'Umer (R.A)
  that the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H) made bonds of brotherhood among his Companions. So 'Ali came crying saying: "O Messenger of Allah! You have made a bond of brotherhood among your Companions, but you have not made a bond of brotherhood with me and anyone." So the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H) said to him: "I am your brother, in this life and the next."

It was said to Anas b. Malik:You must have heard this that Allah's Messenger (P.B.U.H) said: There is no alliance (hilf) of brotherhood in Islam. Anas said: Allah's Messenger (P.B.U.H) established the bond of fraternity between the Quraish and the Ansar in his home.

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:The person about whom Allah's Messenger (P.B.U.H) said, "If I were to take a Khalil from this nation (my followers), then I would have taken him (i.e., Abu Bakr), but the Islamic Brotherhood is better (or said: good)," regarded a grandfather as the father himself (in inheritance).

The Books that Choose Us

On this 133rd anniversary of the birth of James Joyce, I'm thinking about my conviction that I didn't choose to read Ulysses. It chose me.


The line has been repeated so many times it's almost a clich�: We don't choose the books that are important to us; they choose us. I've experienced this phenomenon at several moments in my life, when Ulysses or Austerlitz or Sentimental Education seemed to choose me as their reader, seemed to solicit my interest and compel me to read them. But this solicitation in the library stacks or bookstore aisle, like the outward signs of Hamlet's grief, merely seems, and it is important that we not let be be the finale of its seeming. For we, of course, are the ones who choose. We choose to read certain books for reasons we do not understand. We choose them for unconscious reasons. And into the oblivion of our motivation, to fill the gap our repressions create, we pour the illusion of an inanimate object choosing a subject. We spontaneously grant the book an illusionary agency because the roots of our actual agency must be prophylactically disavowed.


But this can't be the whole story. The idea that books choose us is a retrospective construction. It occurs to us only after we have read and been deeply impressed by a given book, after we have been emotionally affected by its power. And works of art possess powers we do not grant to them. Something in their representations solicits us also, captures us in its sticky web. And we respond, for reasons often disavowed, in an interaction much like erotic attraction. We say we "love" this book, we speak of "falling in love" with it, and part of our classic overestimation of this particular desired object is the harmless delusion that it chose us, not the factually accurate vice versa.


All of which brings me back to my old intuition that art and love run off the same circuit. The aesthetic and the erotic are profoundly interrelated, intricately knotted, inextricable. As Proust's Swann knew (and little good the knowledge did him), we can love a woman because we love a work of art, and anyone with the least amount of aesthetic sensitivity has experienced the opposite effect (attraction to an art object that reminds us of a loved one). Maybe this erotic motivation is exactly what we are repressing about the books that (seem to) choose us. Does something in these books provoke or solicit a desire that we must disavow? Think about this, and think about the deeper, potentially embarrassing reasons why you chose the books that 'chose you.' We may be trespassing onto dangerously private property here. I hope so.

Hadees of Sahih Muslim and Sahih Bukhari in Urdu

Hadith collection in Urdu. Hadith Bukhari and Hadith Muslim are world's most authenticated texts on words spoken by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

 

 

 

 

 

Dua ki Qabooliyat ke Auqat Hadees ki Roshni Mein

Raat ka akhri hissay mein dua qabool ho jati ha.

Ayat and Hadees about Jadoo in Urdu - Jadoo karne wale ki Saza - Jadoo ka Ilaaj

Jadoo karne wala or karne wala hum mein se nahi 

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