INSPIRE
His name was Azazeel. He is also known as Iblees. He used to pray a lot and even used to give lectures to the angels. One day there was a notice in the heavens which said that someone was going to be ordered out of the heavens. All the angels were very worried because they Read More …
“There was a companion of ours in Glasgow who became ill and was hospitalized. He was admitted for three days and on the fourth day the attendant nurse said, “Marry me”.
A Jew lost his invaluable ring and accidentally a poor Muslim fellow found it. When this Muslim came to know that it belongs to that Jew he went to return him. The Jew smiled and asked him:”Do you know its value?”
Hazrat Hasan al-Basri once fell sick. His neighbour, an unbeliever, came to pay him a visit. “O Imam,” he exclaimed, “I detect a bad smell.” The Imam told him it was caused by illness, but the neighbour insisted: “That is not the odor of sickness. It is a lavatory smell. For the love of Allah, Read More …
Zarr Bin Hobeish relates this story. Two travellers sat together on the way to their destination to have a meal. One had five loaves of bread. The other had three. A third traveller was passing by and at the request of the two joined in the meal. The travellers cut each of the loaf of Read More …
A man came to Ibrahim ibn Adham, may Allah be pleased with him, and said, “Abu Ishaq, I am unable to control myself. Please give me something to help me with it” “If you accept five conditions,” said Ibrahim, “and are able to put them into practice, your disobedience will not cause you any problem.”
The Messenger of Allah said that the heart is a piece of flesh within the human body that can rectify the deeds of the entire body if it itself is rectified. However, if it is spoiled, the actions of the body will only result in sin. Elsewhere, the Messenger of Allah said: Indeed Allah does Read More …
In the time(caliphate) of Umar ibn al Khattab , there was a sahabi who migrated to a place called Hims, in Syria (now known as Hums). Narrations mention that this sahabi opened a shop. One day a Christian came to this shop to buy something. The sahabi said ’you know across the road is a Read More …
“Ones upon a time there was a female servant. She worked.hard for whole day for her master. When it was night, she asked her master “do you need my service now?”he replied that no,you can sleep now.then she make wudu and and recite salah for whole night. That was her mamul (daily routine ).
The fear which overwhelmed him in his acts of Ibaadat and obedience was unique. Numerous episodes of this kind are narrated of Hadhrat Ali (karramallahu wajhah) in the books of history. When it was time for Salaat his body would shiver and his face would become pale. When asked about this state, he said: “It Read More …