Hajj is one of the fundamental pillars of Islām, and obligatory upon every Muslim male or female who meets its requirements and who has been granted the capability to carry it out by Allāh ta'ālā. If there are no Shar'ī excuses to prevent you from fulfilling the obligation of hajj, you should not delay.
Shaytān's Ploy
Every year, however, Shaytān whispers the following thought in the minds...
By Hadhrat Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh
The great tābi'ī, Hasan al-Basri rahimahullāh once said:
A day that has passed will never return. Every morning at sunrise the day says:
Whoever is able to do some good should do it, for I will never return to you.
Just think! Our childhood days have passed; for many their youth has passed; others have reached old age and are...
As believers, we all have a deep yearning to attach ourselves to our Merciful and Gracious Creator. Even the sinful aspire to do something that will please their Master and bring them closer to Him. Out of His sheer Grace and Mercy, Allāh ta'ālā has created many ways for us to acquire this closeness. One of these is du'ā.Du'ā holds special significance among the many important and...
Istikhārah means to turn to Allāh ta'ālā and seek goodness from Him. This is because Allāh ta'ālā knows what we do not know. As Allāh ta'ālā is fully aware of the end result and consequence of every matter and we merely speculate, we should ask Allāh ta'ālā to guide us towards goodness in our endeavours or tasks that we are about to embark on. It should be understood that istikhārah is simply...