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Big People have Big Hearts
Sayyiduna Waa-il bin Hujr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was one of the chiefs of Hadhramaut in Yemen and his father was a king of that area as well. When he came to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) welcomed him, honoured him and made du‘aa of barakah (blessings) for him, his children and grandchildren.
When he was returning to Hadhramaut, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) sent Sayyiduna Mu‘aawiyah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) with him to demarcate a piece of land for him.
A Selfless Soul
Once, during the occasion of hajj, two great luminaries, Ebrahim bin Ad-ham and Shaqeeq Balkhi (rahimahumallah), met in the Haram of Makkah Mukarramah. During this momentous meeting, Ebrahim bin Ad-ham (rahimahullah) posed the following question to Shaqeeq (rahimahullah), “What do you regard as the foundation (of your path of piety)?”
Shaqeeq (rahimahullah) replied: “Our foundation (of piety) is that if we are blessed with food, we partake (of it), and if we do are not blessed with food, …
Salaah of Those who Constantly Turn to Allah Ta‘ala
(Series on Nafl Salaahs #5 – Awwaabeen Salaah)
Awwaabeen Salaah is a nafl salaah that is performed after the Maghrib Salaah. The word ‘Awwaab’, in the Arabic language, refers to one who constantly turns to Allah Ta‘ala.
In the hadeeth, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) himself had referred to this salaah as Salaatul Awwaabeen. Muhammad bin Munkadir (rahimahullah) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The one who performs salaah between Maghrib and ‘Esha – that (salaah) is …
