As You Live, So Will You Die
Abu Zur‘ah Raazi (rahimahullah) was a renowned Muhaddith of the third century. He was a contemporary of Imaam Ahmad bin Hambal (rahimahullah), and Imaam Muslim (rahimahullah) was one of his students. On one occasion, a person said to his wife, “You are divorced if Abu Zur‘ah has not memorized one [...]
Engaging in Solah and Salam at the Time of an Epidemic
Hazrat Moulana Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (rahimahullah) mentioned the following: Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) had prepared a kitaab named “Nashrut Teeb” in regard to the love of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). The entire kitaab revolves around love for Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), and through reading this kitaab, one [...]
Answer to A Butcher of Deoband
In the year 1857, a century before the independence of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur was still a jungle. The tin mine in Ampang was just found by the Chinese while Sultan Abdul Samad of Selangor was establishing himself to the throne. Selangor was yet to accept the British Resident but an [...]
Naming and praising your Teacher or Source
In the writings and lessons of the scholars of the past, one finds abundant citations from their respective teachers. They would not hold back in: Naming their source and teachers, in addition to: Praising them duly. In fact, they would even name their source even if it was someone junior [...]