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Marriage and Death at the Same Place
(Sayyidah Maimoonah [radhiyallahu ‘anha] – Part One)
Our respected mother, Sayyidah Maimoonah’s (radhiyallahu ‘anha) name was originally Barrah. However, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had changed it to Maimoonah. (Mustadrak Haakim #6793)
Her mother was Hind bintu ‘Auf Kinaaniyyah who was known to be the person who had the most noble sons-in-law. (For further details, see here) (Al-Istee‘aab vol. 4, pg. 462)
Such was the level and stability of her imaan, as well as the imaan …
Three Levels of Evil
Moosa bin Abi ‘Isa (rahimahullah) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “What will be your condition (O Ummah!), when your youth will sin openly, and your womenfolk will transgress (the limits of the sharee‘ah)?” (Hearing this,) the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) exclaimed, “O Rasul of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)! Will that actually transpire (i.e. will such dire times actually dawn upon the Ummah)?” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) replied, “Yes, and even worse (will occur)!”
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) then said, …
Only Six Lessons
(Haatim Asamm (rahimahullah) – Part Two)
On one occasion, after Haatim (rahimahullah) had spent thirty years in the company of his shaikh and teacher, Shaqeeq Balkhi (rahimahullah) (Sifatus Safwah vol. 2, pg. 340), Shaqeeq (rahimahullah) asked him, “What have you learnt (from me) since the time you have accompanied me?”
Despite spending such a lengthy period of time in his company, Haatim (rahimahullah) replied that he had learnt (only) six lessons. When Shaqeeq (rahimahullah) enquired as to …
