Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [28-32]
28. It is sunnah to eat with the hands. However, if someone eats with a spoon then there is no […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [26-27]
26. Only the right hand should be used for eating. However, if the need arises to use the left hand, […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [22-25]
22. The sunnah of reciting ‘bismillāh’ before eating is general for men, women, one in the state of major ritual […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [20-21]
20. In most prophetic narrations, there is explicit mention of taking the name of Allāh with the words, ‘bismillāh’. It […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [19]
19. It is sunnah to say ‘bismillāh’ before eating. It is a means of blessings and goodness, and a strong […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [17-18]
17. To wear shoes while eating is contradictory to the sunnah method. Though it may not be a sin, but […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [15-16]
15. It is desirable that one sits on the floor to eat while the food is placed on a clean […]
Eating: Etiquettes & Supplications [14]
14. The Messenger of Allāh disliked to eat while leaning. Abū Juḥayfah (r.a.) narrates that the Messenger of Allāh (may […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
