Tag Archives: Hilyatul Awliya

June, 2018

• 29 June

  Spend time in the company of those who repent

  Question Kindly inform me if this is a Hadith? “Spend time in the company of those who repent for they have the softest hearts”
• 29 June

  Consolatory letter to Mu’adh (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

  Question Kindly provide guidance as per the authenticity of the consolatory letter to Sayyiduna Mu’adh ibn Jabal (radiyallahu ‘anhu) which is quite famously quoted: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ، ثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْجَعْدِ، ثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْمُقْرِئُ، ثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقُرَشِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نَسِيٍّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ …
• 21 June

  Repenting after sinning is the trait of a Believer

  Question Who is this attributed to and please mention the reference? سعيد الجريري، قال: قلت للحسن: يا أبا سعيد الرجل يذنب ثم يتوب، ثم يذنب ثم يتوب، ثم يذنب ثم يتوب حتى متى؟ قال: ما أعلم هذا إلا أخلاق المؤمنين

May, 2018

• 11 May

  Three things that remove barakah

  Question Could you verify this narration? “When there is wastage/extravagance, adultery [zina] and deception/treachery found in one’s home, then the blessings [barakah] will be removed”
• 2 May

  Ayyub As Sakhtiyani (rahimahullah) would become saddened when hearing the news of the demise of someone from the Ahlus Sunnah

  Question Kindly provide the reference for this narration: “When Ayyub As Sakhtiyani (rahimahullah) would be informed of the death of someone from the ‘Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama’ah’, he would say it is as though I have lost one of my limbs”

March, 2018

• 23 March

  A du’a of Sa’id ibn Jubayr (rahimahullah)

  Question Is this du’a found in Hadith? اللهم إني أسألك صدق التوكل عليك وحسن الظن بك Allahumma inni as-aluka sidqat tawakkuli ‘alayka wa husnaz dhanni bika O Allah! I ask You to grant me true reliance on You and good expectations of You.

February, 2018

• 21 February

  Enjoining good and forbidding evil, are deeds to be done openly and not secretly

  Question What is the status of this narration? حدثنا أبو خيثمة، قال: حدثنا محمد بن يزيد بن خنيس، قال: سمعت وهيب بن الورد بن أبي الورد، مولى بني مخزوم قال: لقي عالم عالما هو فوقه في العلم، فقال: يرحمك الله، ما الذي أخفي من عملي؟ قال: ما يظن بك أنك لم تعمل حسنة قط إلا أداء الفرائض، قال: يرحمك الله، …
• 8 February

  When Allah intends good for a person he allows him to carry out good deeds

  Question Who is this narration attributed to and please mention the reference? إذا أراد الله بعبد شرا أغلق عليه باب العمل وفتح عليه باب الجدل

January, 2018

• 25 January

  The daily plea of the day

  Question Is this correctly attributed to Imam Hasan Al Basri (rahimahullah)? ليس من يوم يأتي على ابن آدم إلا ينادى فيه يا ابن آدم أنا خلق جديد وأنا فيما تعمل عليك غدا شهيد فاعمل في خيرا أشهد لك به غدا فإني لو قد مضيت لم ترني أبدا قال: ويقول الليل مثل ذلك
• 16 January

  Going for Salah before the iqamah is called out

  Question Who is this statement attributed to and kindly mention the reference? من توقير الصلاة أن تأتي قبل الإقامة

December, 2017

• 14 December

  The example of one who remembers Allah Ta’ala in the marketplace

  Question Could you provide a reference for this statement? Humayd ibn Hilal Al ‘Adawi (rahimahullah) said: “The one who remembers Allah Ta’ala in the marketplace is like a green tree in the middle of several dead trees.”

November, 2017

• 20 November

  Mutarrif ibn ‘Abdillah (rahimahullah) cautioning against vanity and pride

  Question What is the reference for this? لأن أبيت نائما وأصبح نادما أحب إلي من أن أبيت قائما وأصبح معجبا

October, 2017

• 30 October

  Fill your heart with the Quran

  Question What is the reference for this إن هذه القلوب أوعية فاشغلوها بالقرآن، ولا تشغلوها بغيره