An Interesting Observation On The Hadiths About The Virtues of Imam Ali and Sayidah Fatima

The Shaheed, Sheikh Muhammad Sa’id Ramadan al-Bouti makes an interesting and important observation regarding the Hadiths narrated about the virtues of Imam Ali and Sayidatuna Fatima (a.s). He says: In fact, we notice that most of the hadith that praise the virtues of Ali and Fatima were in fact narrated by A’isha. From the reliable … Continue reading An Interesting Observation On The Hadiths About The Virtues of Imam Ali and Sayidah Fatima →

15th Night Of Sha’ban – The Sound Proofs

The following is a summary of the discussion on the fifteenth night of Shaban (also known as Shab e Bara’at) by Mawlana Muhammad Anas Rida Qadiri, taken from his book Dala’il al-Ahnaf.1 The Ahl al-Sunnah perform worship on the fifteenth night of Sha’ban and they fast on the following day because it is established in Hadith that … Continue reading 15th Night Of Sha’ban – The Sound Proofs →

Visions of the Beloved ﷺ Part 6: A Blessed Loaf of Bread

Imam Abu Bakr al-Minqari, Imam al-Tabarani and Imam Abu al-Shaykh once visited the holy city of Medina. Whilst there, they faced some difficulties so they went to the grave of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Imam Abu Bakr narrates the following: Myself, al-Tabarani and Abu al-Shaykh were in the sanctuary of the Messenger of Allah … Continue reading Visions of the Beloved ﷺ Part 6: A Blessed Loaf of Bread →

The Universe Loves Muhammad ﷺ – Part 5

The love of animals, trees and inanimate objects for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ The love for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ amongst the creation is not limited to human beings. Below are a just few examples of non-humans who were unable to hide their love, awe and reverence for Allah's beloved ﷺ. Tears from … Continue reading The Universe Loves Muhammad ﷺ – Part 5 →

Visions of The Beloved ﷺ Part 3: Glad tidings for Uthman

The house of Sayiduna Uthman bin Affan was surrounded by rebels. Uthman was being confined to his home and was unable to leave. Not long before he was assassinated, he told his wife about a dream he had: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr and Umar. They said to me:"Break your fast … Continue reading Visions of The Beloved ﷺ Part 3: Glad tidings for Uthman →

The Universe Loves Muhammad ﷺ – Part 3

After briefly discussing the love of Allah Most High for His Messenger ﷺ, we will now look at the love of creation for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, starting with his Sahaba (companions). It should be pointed out however that the love of any of Allah's creation for the Prophet ﷺ in reality is merely … Continue reading The Universe Loves Muhammad ﷺ – Part 3 →

Visions of the Beloved ﷺ Part 2: The resemblance of Imam al-Hasan

Kulayb narrates that he heard Abu Hurayra say that 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:"Whoever sees me in a dream has truly seen me because Satan cannot impersonate me." 'Kulayb then said 'I related this to Ibn Abbas and I said to him, "I saw him (The Messenger of Allah ﷺ) in my dream and … Continue reading Visions of the Beloved ﷺ Part 2: The resemblance of Imam al-Hasan →

A beautiful Hadith – Ali, Jafar and Zayd dance in front of the Prophet ﷺ

Sayiduna Ali (alayhi salam) said:The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to myself, Ja'far (ibn abi Talib) and Zayd (ibn Haritha) and he said to Zayd "You are our brother and freeman". (Upon hearing this) Zayd began to dance (hajala)1. Then he ﷺ said to Ja'far "You resemble me in appearance and character". So Ja'far began … Continue reading A beautiful Hadith – Ali, Jafar and Zayd dance in front of the Prophet ﷺ →

The virtues and benefits of ‘salat’ and ‘salam’ – Part 5

How to perform Salat and Salam There is no single way of performing salat and salam. In fact, since the time of the Prophet ﷺ thousands of formulas of salat and salam have been composed. The various formulas of salat and salam include: Formulas taught by the Prophet ﷺ himselfFormulas composed by the SahabaFormulas composed by the Ulema and Awliya after the time of the Sahaba Formulas taught by the Prophet ﷺ himself There … Continue reading The virtues and benefits of ‘salat’ and ‘salam’ – Part 5 →