It is narrated from Hazrat Sayyiduna Wahb bin Munabbih (may Allah have mercy on him): A devout worshipper (abid) of Bani Israel had been engaged in worship in his place of worship for a very long time. He would perform spiritual striving...
Today, tribulations and calamities are surging upon Muslims all over the world. If the reason for this is stated, it would not be wrong to say that these afflictions are the result of evils, unveiledness, the free mixing of non-mahram men a...
Yahya bin Yahya narrates: When the terminal illness of Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy upon him) prolonged and his final hour approached, all the scholars and jurists from Medina and other cities gathered at the Imam's house so that they c...
Written by: Maulana Muhammad Saeed Palanpuri Teacher at Jamia al-Imam Muhammad Anwar Shah Kashmiri, Deoband Since the demise of my respected father, Hazrat Maulana Mufti Saeed Ahmad Sahab Palanpuri, former Sheikh-ul-Hadith and Head of...
This is the person who is often targeted with criticism, but when observed closely, it becomes clear that his services are present at every turn of our lives. A human being's life begins with a Molvi and ends with a Molvi. Nations are not b...
Hazrat Malik bin Dinar (may Allah have mercy on him) relates: "I performed Hajj sixty times in my life. During one Hajj, I saw an extraordinary crowd in Makkah Mukarramah, a magnificent gathering of millions of people. Seeing this immense m...
It is narrated that Isaam bin Yusuf came to the gathering of Hazrat Hatim Asam (may Allah have mercy on him) with the intention to object to him. So, Isaam said to Hatim: "O Abu Abdur Rahman!" (This is Hatim's kunya, or honorific appellatio...
Story Title: "Father said I'd be back soon... but eleven years passed" I was only eight years old when Father, as he was leaving home, placed his hand on my head and smiled, saying: "Son, it's just a matter of a few months... then I'll b...
A woman asked an elderly street vendor, "How much are the eggs per dozen?" The old man replied respectfully, "Madam, thirty rupees per egg." The woman retorted, "I will take six eggs for 150 rupees, otherwise I'm leaving." The old man smile...
There once lived a poor barber in a village who used to cut people's hair and shave their beards under a tree, setting up a single chair. He was barely making ends meet. He had no house to live in, no wife, and no children. His entire world...
In our society, when looking for a marriage proposal for a son or a brother... The girl's beauty, her innocence, her domestic skills, her lifestyle, her education, her family background, her dowry, her share in the property, and her enti...
Before passing away, a father called his son to his side, handed him an old wristwatch, and said: "My son, this watch is more than two hundred years old. It belonged to your great-grandfather. Before I hand it over to you, I want you to tak...
