Praying Speed Hadith
Hafsah reports: “The Prophet would pray the two rak’at of fajr before the dawn in my house and he would make it very quick.” Naf’i states: “Abdullah [Ibn 'Umar] would also make it very quickly.” This...
View ArticleSalt Hadith
Salt (milh)–Hot and dry in the third degree, salt, when taken moderately, is beautifying to the skin, giving it a soft glow. Salt causes vomiting when purging, and stimulates the appetite. Excessive...
View ArticleThe Example for Long-Distance Mureeds
When trying to understand the connection between Mureed and Sheykh, the story of Uways al Karani (R) is a key which will open up understanding, especially in these days where students are often...
View ArticleFajr to Ishrak Hadith
He who performs Fajr Salat with Jamaat and remains seated in the same place while engaging in Dhikr until after sunrise and thereafter performs 2 Rakaats Nafil Salat, (Ishraaq), he will obtain the...
View ArticleThe Utopian Ideal of Faith Leads to Change
Naksibendi’s are often criticized for strong beliefs of Imam Mahdi’s (AS) imminent coming. This is an adjusted version my comments on the topic of the latter in a conversation. – My beliefs (if I can...
View ArticleHadith about the 40 Abdals
Tabarani said in his Mu`jam al-awsat: Anas said that the Prophet said: “The earth will never lack forty men similar to the Friend of the Merciful [Prophet Ibrahim], and through them people receive rain...
View ArticleProphet (S) Wore Long Shirts [Qamis]
`an ummi salamah, qalat: lam yakun tawbun ahabba ila rasuli l-lahi salla l-lahu `alayhi wa sallam mina l-qamis. Umm Salamah reported that no *piece* (thawb) of clothing was more beloved to the...
View ArticleRubbing of Two Eyes – Narration
Rubbing of the two eyes with the back of the index fingers at the time the muadhdin says ‘I bear witness Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah’ assured the Prophet’s intercession Daylami has recorded this...
View ArticleSpiritually Prohibitive and Supportive Approaches to the Holy Quran
Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-wa-Sallam said: There would arise in this nation a people and you would hold insignificant your prayers as compared with their prayers. And they would recite the Qur’an which...
View ArticleHadith of Our Times
Ali reported Allah’s Messenger pbuh as saying, “A time is soon coming to mankind when nothing of Islam but its name will remain and only the written form of the Qur’an will remain. Their mosques will...
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Some Muslim Helmets in History
Another pattern where one sees the conic style headgear, (besides Hadith, and scholarly descriptions of the Qalansuwa and, of course, the Prophet’s (S) own conic turban), is in the various helmets used...
View ArticleQurban Ayat and Hadith
Their flesh and their blood reach not Allah, but the devotion from you reaches Him. (Quran 23:37) Hazrat Ayesha(r.a) reports that the Prophet(s.a.w) said, “The son of Adam does not perform any...
View ArticleProtected: Criticism of Ottoman Criticism & Ibn Iyas
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Charging for Teaching Quran, Islam, Islamic Texts
Excerpted from Mukhtasar al-Quduri, a highly revered manual of Hanafi fiqh - In Sunan Ibn Majah and elsewhere is the account of a Sahabi who was teaching writing and Qur’an to a man of the people of...
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Life, Property and Mountain Paths
Hadith narrated by Abû Sa`id al-Khudrî: Somebody asked, “O Allah’s Messenger! Who is the best among the people?” Allah’s Messenger replied: “A believer who strives his utmost in Allah’s Cause with...
View ArticleMawlid: What is it and Why?
Mawlid is an interesting word, and its usage in the Muslim world has given it quite a broad meaning. There are so many articles discussing archaic ‘proofs’ and debates, but little in form of a real...
View ArticleImam Rabbani (ks) on the Dichotomy Within Ulema and Within Shariah
What are Sirhindi’s views regarding the guardians of the sharia, the ulama ? The classification of the ulama, offered by Sirhindi faithfully reflects his views of the sharia as described above. The...
View ArticleOrigin of the Term Sufi
Found on Dar al Hadith Blog: Salam, I saw this beneficial discussion in Sheykh al-Talidis ‘Al-Mutrib’ from which we have quoted previously. He mentions the various views regarding the origin of the...
View ArticleOrder of Prayer Rows is Based on Rank
The following hadith and excerpt demonstrate that the order of prayer rows is based on rank of understanding, wisdom, prudence, sedation. Since the one who has all these qualities follows the sunnah...
View ArticleHadith on Kingship
The Prophet (S) predicted a period of successorship, then a trying kingship, and a tyrannical kingship, and then a successorship based on the pattern of Prophethood (in that order). Islam experienced...
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