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A Day Worth Remembering
One day, Shaqeeq Balkhi (rahimahullah) and a few others were in the company of the great saint, Ebrahim bin Ad-ham (rahimahullah), when a labourer passed by.
Ebrahim bin Ad-ham (rahimahullah) recognised him and asked, “Is this not so-and-so?” When they confirmed that it was, he said to one of his companions, “Go after him and tell him that Ebrahim is asking you, ‘Why did you not make salaam?’”
The companion went after the man and conveyed the message. The …
The Irreplaceable Asset
If a person’s home burns down, it can be rebuilt or another home can be bought… If a car is stolen or wrecked, it can be replaced or repaired… If wealth is lost, it can be recovered or re-earned… If a child is lost, then even though the child cannot be replaced, one can still have another child… However, if TIME is lost, it can never be recovered or replaced, and there is nothing in the world that can compensate for …
The Price of Presumption
A pious man once entered a masjid to perform salaah, where he noticed two people: a devout worshipper engrossed in du‘aa and a trader seated nearby. He heard the worshipper supplicating to Allah Ta‘ala, “O my Master! O my Lord! Today I desire such-and-such a dish and such-and-such a sweet from You.”
The trader also heard the du‘aa. Instead of thinking well of the worshipper, he became suspicious and said to himself, “By Allah! Had he (simply) asked …
