Sunday, June 21, 2009

Rulings of Dreams

I was going through some online FATWAs relating to DREAMS because one of my friend has dreamt something and was trying to help him. Hope the following links might help ALL of us inshallah.
click this link to know more details about dreams : http://islamqa.com/en/cat/2023

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Rise From Your Bed Free From Sins

Allah says: When I test one of My faithful servants (through illness, trials etc) and he (or she) praises Me and is patient in his suffering, he rises from his bed freed from sins like the day when his mother gave birth to him. The Lord would then say to the guardians (Angels): I restrained this servant of Mine and I tested him. Now continue to reward him as you did before. (Ahmad)

Monday, June 8, 2009

Ash Sheikh Mufti Ismail Menk (Zimbabwe) - Sri Lanka Lecture Tour 2009

MUFTI ISMAIL MENK of Zimbabwe commenced hifz at the tender age of 9 years and completed at the age of 11. He studied Arabic, Urdu, and the Hanafi Mazhab from a young age with his father Maulana Musa Menk who graduated in Mazahirul Uloom Shahjahanpur under Hazarat Shaikh Maulana Zakaria (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) in the late 1950’s. Having studied the Hanafi Mazhab he went on to study at the Islamic University of Madinah where he completed a degree in Shariah on the four Mazhabs. Therafter he joined the Ifta (Mufti) dept of Darul Uloom Kantaria in Gujarat , India where he graduated under Mufti Ismail Barkodrah at the end of 1999. Ever since he has been actively engaged in teaching, lecturing in Zimbabwe and is also involved in managing Islamic educational institutes for the under privileged and orphans. He also engaged in community relief work, supporting the construction of Masajids and Madaris and in coordinating dawah countrywide in Zimbabwe . He also led the janaza prayer of Shaikh Ahmed Deedat in South Africa . Currently he is the Imam of the largest Masjid in Zimbabwe.

you can download the lectures from following links :

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

He really spoke the truth, although he is an absolute liar

Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi Allah Anhu): Allah's Apostle (sal-allahu-alleihi- wasallam) deputed me to keep Sadaqat (al-Fitr) of Ramadan. A comer came and started taking handfuls of the foodstuff (of the Sadaqa) (stealthily) . I took hold of him and said, "By Allah, I will take you to Allah's Apostle (sal-allahu-alleihi- wasallam) ." He said, "I am needy and have many dependents, and I am in great need." I released him, and in the morning Allah's Apostle (sal-allahu-alleihi- wasallam) asked me, "What did your prisoner do yesterday?" I said, "O Allah's Apostle! The person complained of being needy and of having many dependents, so, I pitied him and let him go." Allah's Apostle said, "Indeed, he told you a lie and he will be coming again."

I believed that he would show up again as Allah's Apostle had told me that he would return. So, I waited for him watchfully. When he (showed up and) started stealing handfuls of foodstuff, I caught hold of him again and said, "I will definitely take you to Allah's Apostle (sal-allahu-alleihi- wasallam). He said, "Leave me, for I am very needy and have many dependents. I promise I will not come back again." I pitied him and let him go. In the morning Allah's Apostle (sal-allahu-alleihi- wasallam) asked me, "What did your prisoner do." I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! He complained of his great need and of too many dependents, so I took pity on him and set him free." Allah's Apostle said, "Verily, he told you a lie and he will return."

I waited for him attentively for the third time, and when he (came and) started stealing handfuls of the foodstuff, I caught hold of him and said, "I will surely take you to Allah's Apostle (sal-allahu-alleihi- wasallam) as it is the third time you promise not to return, yet you break your promise and come." He said, "(Forgive me and) I will teach you some words with which Allah will benefit you." I asked, "What are they?" He replied, "Whenever you go to bed, recite "Ayat-al-Kursi" -- 'Allahu la ilaha illa huwa-l-Haiy- ul Qaiyum' 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. " So, I released him.

In the morning, Allah's Apostle (sal-allahu-alleihi- wasallam) asked, "What did your prisoner do yesterday?" I replied, "He claimed that he would teach me some words by which Allah will benefit me, so I let him go." Allah's Apostle (sal-allahu-alleihi- wasallam) asked, "What are they?" I replied, "He said to me, 'Whenever you go to bed, recite Ayat-al-Kursi from the beginning to the end ---- Allahu la ilaha illa huwa-lHaiy-ul- Qaiyum--- -.' He further said to me, '(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.' (Abu Huraira or another sub-narrator) added that they (the companions) were very keen to do good deeds. The Prophet (sal-allahu-alleihi- wasallam) said, "He really spoke the truth, although he is an absolute liar. Do you know whom you were talking to, these three nights, O Abu Huraira?" Abu Huraira said, "No." He (sal-allahu-alleihi- wasallam) said, "It was Satan."

Sahih Al-Bukhari: Volume 3, Book 38