Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [61-64]
61. To feed others with the intention of showing off is a grave sin. Thus one should feed others with […]
Īṣāl e-Thawāb (Donating Reward) – For Rasūlullāh ﷺ
Question: Is it correct to donate reward to Rasūlullāh ﷺ when his status is highly elevated and he is not […]
Eating Only Gourd for 15 Years
Anas bin Malik narrates that, “A tailor invited Rasūlullāh ﷺ to a meal which he had prepared. ” Anas bin […]
Residents of the City of the Beloved
Haḍrat Mawlānā Khalīl Ahmad Sahāranpūrī ؒ would respect and admire the people of Arabia to a great extent. This respect […]
Hajj: A Journey Full of Reminders [Concise]
Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth Haḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyyah Kandelwhī states that, “Every step that we take towards the blessed lands of Makkah Mukarramah […]
Being Extremely Mindful of Guests
Mawlānā Rashīd-ul-Waḥīd recounts that, if anyone ever acted rudely or harshly with the guests of Shaykh-ul-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī, […]
A Craft Which Needs to be Learnt
Mawlānā Sayyid Asghar Ḥusain was a prominent teacher who shaped the intellectual inclinations of Muftī Muḥammad Shafīʿ. In Dār al-ʿUlūm […]
The Status of Low-Ranking People
Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Qāḍī Ẓuhūr-ul-Ḥasan relates from an eye-witness that, during a meal with Shaykh-ul-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī, a man […]
Spending the Entire Night with a Cloak
Mawlānā Fayḍullāh recounts an incident to which he was an eye-witness. This incident occurred when he was studying the final […]
Love for the Blessed Lands of Madinah
The immense love Hadrat Mawlānā Qāsim Nānotvī harboured for Rasūlullah ﷺ was indeed spectacular. When he travelled to the blessed […]
The Unknown Toilet Cleaner
Mawlānā Zakariyya Sambhalī relates that, there were a total of twelve lavatories in the compound of Ḥaḍrat Qārī Ṣiddīq Bāndwī’s […]
Whoever Hurts my Guest, I Will Not Forgive Them
Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Manẓūr Nuʿmānī writes: Readers must have seen many examples of generosity and giving preference to others; however, the […]
Spiritually Immersed in Salah
Shaykh-ul-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī began leading the maghrib salah at Meerut train station when the train horn blared. Majority […]
If Only the Guests Are Served the Same
Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Bashīr Aḥmad FayḍAbādī writes that, one Ramadhan which Shaykh-ul-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī spent in Tanda, Uttarpradesh, was […]
Shopping for the Elderly
As to Muftī ʿAzīz ur-Raḥmān’s stature, it should be borne in mind that he held the position of chief Muftī […]
What Can he Take From Me?
During the time prior to the partition (of India and Pakistan), Ḥaḍrat Madnī was a very loyal supporter of the […]
Warming the Water Vessel with Body Heat
Shaykh al-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī, during his imprisonment in Malta jail, served and looked after his teacher and spiritual […]
Teaching After Wife’s Burial
Shaykh-ul-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī would always ensure that he never misses a single lesson of teaching. Mawlānā Hakim Diya-ud-Din […]
Why the Difference in Effect?
قيل لحمدون بن أحمد :- ما بال كلام السلف أنفع من كلامنا ؟ قال : لأنهم تكلموا لعز الإسلام ، […]
The Siege of Ta’if and the Pangs of Hunger
Shaykh al-Islam Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī was under siege along with his teacher and mentor Shaykh al-Hind Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā […]
What Will I Answer to Allah?
Doctor Ismail Memon relates that there would always be scores of guests day and night at the khanqah (spiritual convent) […]
Recalling a Speech
Sayyid ʿAṭā’Ullāh Shāh Bukhārī was once seated in the surgery of Ḥakīm Muhammad Ḥanif Ullāh when he suddenly started mumbling […]
I Obtained Benefit from the Heat
Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth Haḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyyā Kandelwhī says that, during my father’s time the madrasah (Islamic seminary) did not yet have a […]
Two Ink-Stands and Two Pens
Mawlānā al-Ḥāj ʿInayat Ilāhi was the principal of Maẓāhir al-ʿUlūm, Saharanpur. He was also a Muftī and all the madrassahs […]
Precaution in Every Sentence
Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth Haḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyyā Kandelwhī was once dictating a letter of condolence to the family of a deceased that […]
Say an Indian Haji Gave It
Sufī Muhammad Iqbāl relates that Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyyah would hand over thousands of riyals to me immediately upon […]
Eagerness for Wearing Sunnah Clothing
On one Friday, during his stay in Madina Munawarrah, Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyyah wore a new set of clothes […]
Two Five Rupee Notes
Sufī Muhammad Iqbāl narrates an incident which occurred before the partition of India when Mawlānā Alī Miyān stopped at Saharanpur […]
Outstanding Behaviour
Doctor ‘Abdul Ḥayy ‘Arifi says that, “Through the sheer grace of Allah, my entire life, I have never taken even […]
Never Tasted the Food
Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth Haḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyya Kandelwhī relates that Mawlānā Ẓuhūr al-Ḥaq, was the supervisor of the kitchen and a teacher […]
True Value of Time
The condition of Ḥaḍrat Miyān Ji Nūr Muhammad Janjhānwi was such that when he would visit the market to shop, […]
Unparalleled Reliance on Allah
The extent to which food of the Markaz of Nizamuddin would be served and the scores of people who would […]
He Is My Guest
Mawlānā Mahmud Rampuri said that once I and a Hindu collector once went to Deoband for some business. I was […]
Racing with One’s Spouse
Ḥakīm al-Ummat Mawlānā Ashraf ʿĀlī Thānwī was once visiting a village a distance away from his hometown Thanabhawan to partake […]
Concealing One’s Actual Condition
The generosity and kindness of Shaykh al-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī was not due to being wealthy or well-off. He […]
Detailed Account of the Journey
Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Aḥmad ʿAlī Sahāranpurī wrote commentary notes on Bukhārī, Tirmidhī and other aḥadīth books and was a well known […]
Sacrifices in Teaching Children
Qārī Ṣiddīq Bāndwī said that, “I was given the responsibility to oversee the Dīnī affairs of a locality which was […]
Being Particular in Noting the Time
Haḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Maẓhar Nānotvi is looked upon as the actual founder of the institute Maẓāhir al-ʿUlūm, Saharanpur. It was […]
This Cushion is Only for Teaching Purposes
Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth Haḍrat Mawlānā Muḥammad Zakariyyā Kandelwhī writes that, I have not experienced this incident at first hand, but have heard […]
Acknowledging Mistakes
Muftī Taqī ʿUthmānī narrates that I have often experienced my father that in the midst of anger whilst scolding or […]
Paying Off Debts for Others
The easiest way in gaining the pleasure of Allah is to serve others and be a helping hand to his […]
Sheer Simplicity
Shaykh al-Hind Mawlānā Maḥmūd al-Ḥasan narrates his eyewitness account of Mawlānā Qāsim Nānotawī: “His room was completely void of furniture. […]
The Event Neither Took Place There Nor Here
Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Iḥtishām al-Ḥasan Kāndhlawī relates an incident regarding the sincerity of Shaykh al-Islam Mawlānā Ḥusain Aḥmad Madanī and Ḥaḍrat […]
Troubled by the Sorrowful State of the Muslims
After receiving news of the Muslims of Bānda leaving the fold of Islam, Qārī Ṣiddīq Bāndwī resigned from his teaching […]
Seeking Forgiveness from a Sweeper
Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Asʿad Ullah was extremely soft-hearted and compassionate. He would be left troubled and in tears over trivial and […]
Never Forgetting God-Given Bounties
Muftī Muḥammad Taqī ʿUthmānī narrates an incident which occurred when his elder sister had pain in her teeth due to […]
Helping the Abandoned
In 1949, Qārī Ṣiddīq Bāndwī had the opportunity to perform his first ḥajj. He mentioned that his habit was to […]
Being Content with a Mud House
Mawlānā Sayyid Aṣghar Ḥusain was a role model in terms of discharging his duties and being considerate towards his relatives, […]
