By Maulana Hakeem Akhtar Shb Whatever grace we see of His on the heart, the heart becomes independent of all wealth. Our hearts are not in need of all the money of the rich due to the torrential downpour of mercy that we see Allah sending down on our hearts. Whoever makes friends with the [...]
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The need for a Shaykh
We can cite another example – of the sweetness of a mango and a lump of sugar. Both are sweet; but how does one define each sweetness? It is not possible for anyone to do that in words and there is only one way to distinguish the nature of each. One must eat the two [...]
Happy Husband and Wife
19th century Ottoman scholar Bediuzzaman writes: Happy the husband who sees the wife’s firm religion and follows her, and himself becomes pious in order not to lose his companion of eternal life. Happy the wife who sees her husband’s firmness in religion and becomes pious so as not to lose her eternal friend. Alas for [...]
Those who are sincere
“All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds; and those who do good deeds are deceived, except those who are sincere; and those who are sincere are always in a state of worry.” – Imam Shafi’ee (rahimullah)
Positions of Authority
Those in positions of authority of any kind should fulfil their duties bearing in mind that the Almighty is watching. Abuse of position in any way is unacceptable and will not be let off lightly. If we cannot deliver the goods we should hand over to those more capable without delay. Many people have a [...]
Spend Wealth Wisely
You have been commanded not to hoard whatever wealth you have been given in this world, i.e do not be stingy. Spend it as much as possible, on condition that it is not spent on unnecessary things and in an inappropriate manner. It should be spent in the correct places upon the right recipients according [...]
Don’t Presume
Immediate negative presumptions towards a spouse, family member, relative, friend etc regarding situations, occurances, actions, utterances, discoveries or other matters where there is a possibility of a doubt, without giving them the benefit of that doubt or a fair chance to explain themselves, is a habit that can destroy a beautiful relation! Positive presumptions prevent [...]