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  • Isra wal Me’raj

    Isra wal Me’raj
    Jan 18 2026
    Auto-generated transcript:Alhamdulillah. And some people also fast on the following day, which is today. I remind myself and you that in Islam, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, first of all, Islam is the worship of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Allah ki ibadat ka naam Islam hai. Now Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala did not leave this ibadah for us to do as we wish, when we wish, how we wish. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala prescribed specifically what is to be done, when it is to be done, how it is to be done. Specifically, that's why there is so much importance. Why is there so much importance, for example, on Tajweed, which I keep saying all the time. You cannot say the name of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala any way you want. And after being told, after being corrected, if you still do the same thing, it's a major sin before Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. You will be punished for taking the name of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in a way different from how it is to be taken. That is the importance of Tajweed. Right? Just pronunciation. Similarly, Salah prescribed specifically when is it to be done, how is it to be done. Right? All of this. As far as Isra'ul-Maraj is concerned, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said, the first ayat of Surah Bani Israel, Subhanallazhi Asra' bi'abdihi laylam minal masjidil haram ilal masjidil aqsa alladhi barakna hawlahu linuriya hu min ayaatina innahu wa samiul basir. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said, All glory and majesty to him who took his slave from masjidil haram to masjidil aqsa, barakna hawlahu, the place which he has put barakah, and blessing all around it, linuriya hu min ayaatina so that he may show him his signs, innahu wa samiul basir, and he is the one who is all hearing and all seeing. Right? Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala did not say that he took him on such and such a night. Laylam minal masjidil. Which layl? Allah did not mention. Is it 27, 26, 28? Allah did not mention. Also, with the Arabs, they did not have a calendar of their own. They used to use the Roman calendar or the Persian calendar. And it was not a custom among the Arabs to note specific dates. They had names for years. They had the names of the months. But specific days and dates, it was not their custom. So, for example, the day on which Rasulullah s.a.w. was born is not known. There are many narrations. Maybe this day, maybe that day, maybe that day. But there is no doubt that he was born. Which means he is human. Similarly, with Isra wal Mi'raj, there is no doubt that Isra wal Mi'raj happened because Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said it happened. And Allah said, I took my slave from Masjid al-Haram to Masjid al-Aqsa. Allah did not say he went in his dream. Allah did not say symbolically, No, I took my slave. Means physically, he was taken from Masjid al-Haram to Masjid al-Aqsa and then into the heavens. Physically, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala did that. This is our Aqidah. If people say, No, it happened in my dreams, it happened in my dreams. It is Kufr. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said, I took my slave. How? Allah knows. Allah knows. We don't have to conjecture and guess about how it happened. It happened any way that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala wanted it to happen. But Allah did not mention a specific date. So therefore, to celebrate that on a particular day or night has no basis in the Quran or Sunnah. Number one. So what should we do? What is the importance of this? Is it some story which happened? Or does it have any importance to this day? The biggest importance, there are many, many things, but the biggest importance of Al-Isra and Al-Mi'raj is what Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala gave His Rasul alayhi salatu wasalam in a manner which suits His Majesty and Grace when the Nabi alayhi salatu wasalam was presented before Him. And what was that gift? Salah. Salah. Salah. Salah. Salah. Salah. Salah. Salah. Salah. Salah. So we celebrate Isra and Al-Mi'raj, but when it comes to Salah, the Salah is the gift. The purpose of Isra and Al-Mi'raj was to give the Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam the Salah. This is the only hukum of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, which was given above the seven heavens. All the other hukum of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala came down on the earth. The only hukum that was given above the seven heavens is the hukum of Salah. And we have the entire narration of that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala gave him 50 Salah per day and then Musa alayhi salam's advice, it was reduced and so on and so on and so on finally to five Salawat. So, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, of 50. So, 1 is to 10. So 50 Salat means that these 50 Salat is in the sense of you are free and your people are free to come into my presence at any time. If you take 50 Salawat and divide by 24 hours, divide by that, it's every half an hour. Every half an hour. Which means 24 hours, anytime you can come. So I remind myself and you the importance of this Salah. The importance of Sajidah ...
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  • إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون

    إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
    Jan 17 2026
    Auto-generated transcript:In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And peace and blessings be upon the honour of the prophets and messengers. Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and his family, and his companions. Peace and blessings be upon him, and his family, and his companions. From Abadu, my brothers and sisters, Alhamdulillah, today is Jammu Juma'ah. Allah SWT has granted us one more Juma'ah. It's a very special day of Allah SWT. With a special Salah, which is the Salatul Juma'ah. Allah SWT revealed the Quran. Allah revealed the Surah, Suratul Juma'ah, in which Allah mentions Salah. So let us focus on Allah SWT and His worship. Allah SWT, in the Quran, Allah said, إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعٌ In Surah Al-Baqarah, Allah SWT, this ayat is there. إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعٌ Now usually, most of us, we know, if somebody dies, you say, إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعٌ But I want to remind myself and you, that إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعٌ is not only to be recited when somebody dies. إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعٌ is the essence of our existence. It is the essence, the meaning of our existence as Muslims. What does it mean? إِنَّا لِلَّهِ means verily we belong to Allah. إِنَّا means truly, verily, surely, certainly. لِلَّهِ We belong to Allah. Towards Allah. إِنَّا لِلَّهِ Truly, verily, surely, definitely, certainly, we belong to Allah. Who do you belong to, Ahmad? Allah. Who do I belong to? Allah. All of us. Whether we agree or not. Alhamdulillah, we agree. Because we are Muslim, we are a city of Muslims. But even if somebody else says, I don't believe in Allah. It doesn't matter. You believe, you don't believe. That is the truth. It is the truth. If somebody says right now, I don't believe that there is the sun. What will you say? You will say, it's crazy. You will say, wait for a little while. Wait for another maybe one hour. You will see the sun. Okay? So if somebody says, I do not believe that there is a sun. Nobody will say that because we all know the sun, we have seen it. But supposing, as an example, somebody says, I don't believe there is a sun. Does it change anything? No. The sun is there. And at the time, sun will come out. Then he will see. Then he will see. Islam, Iman bil Ghayb, is to believe without seeing. Iman bil Ghayb means what? Iman on the unseen, the unperceivable. He is to believe without seeing. Because the time will come and we will all see. So this ayat of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, Inna lillahi, and then, after that what is there? Wa inna ilayhi raji'o. And truly and definitely and certainly, we return to Allah. We will all return to Allah. Now this is the essence of the verse. This is the essence of our Islam. This is the essence of our being. Because this is the reality. This is something to remind ourselves every single day. Every transaction, every speech, every action, every place we go to. Whatever we do. Inna lillahi, wa inna ilayhi raji'o. This is not only for reciting when somebody dies. It's for the living. I belong to Allah. And to Allah I will return. I belong to Allah. So what is the meaning of saying I belong to Allah? If I belong to Allah, so what? Two things. When something belongs to something, who is responsible for that thing? Suppose the guy say, that car belongs to me. Right? So who is responsible for the car? Owner. Owner. If there is no gas in the car, he must put petrol. He must put gas. If the car is dirty, he must wash it or he must get somebody to wash it. If something is wrong with the car, who should repair it? Owner. So the first thing with inna lillahi is, it frees you completely from all fikr. All worries. I belong to Allah. Who will give me food? Who will give food? Allah. Allah. Because I belong. I belong to Allah. Right? I belong to Allah. Who will put gas in my car? I have to put gas. Car belongs to me. Frees you completely. If I am in danger, who will save me? Allah. The one to whom I belong. I am property. Right? I am not free. You are property. Whose property are you? Allah. Allah. Allah. You belong to somebody, no? This phone belongs to me. This is my property. So to take care of this phone, to ensure it is safe, to ensure it is charged, whose responsibility is it? My responsibility. So when I acknowledge and I accept, as I said two things in inna lillahi, when I accept and acknowledge that I am not free, I belong to somebody, I am not on my own. I belong to somebody. When I belong to somebody, whose responsibility is it? The one to whom I belong. Right or not? So all fikr, all pareshani, all concern, all worries, khalas. Alhamdulillah. How are you? Alhamdulillah. I ...
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  • Resolve disputes

    Resolve disputes
    Jan 16 2026
    Auto-generated transcript:In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And peace and blessings be upon the honour of the prophets and messengers. And praise be to Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. From now on, my brothers and sisters, we are looking at a world which seems to be going from one stage of turmoil into a worse stage of turmoil. We ask Allah for goodness and well-being. And for protection from all evil, inshallah. I was recently at a gathering which I could not avoid. I generally try to avoid all gatherings because almost by default, they are a complete waste of time. And with huge scope of falling into evil. The biggest evil being that of Hiba. Of backbiting. As in the words of Sheikh Muhammad Mutawalli Ash-Sharawi, he said that when you do Hiba of a person, remember that the door of Tawbah is open for him. So you are doing Hiba about him as he is today. Tomorrow, day after day after that, before he dies, he makes Tawbah, he is free. But your sin... The sin of Hiba is with you. And that is why Rasulullah SAW told us to hide the weaknesses and the sins and the mistakes of our brothers and sisters. He said don't expose people because if you expose somebody, Allah will expose you. And my Malik said, if Allah decides to expose you, Allah will expose you in your safest place in the inside of your home. He also said, he said I have known people who were great scholars, very knowledgeable and who were, you know, on the face of it, which means that they were focused and they were established on their, I'd set salaa and on all of this. But they used to expose others. They used to talk about others. They used to tell their secrets through the world and he says Allah SWT humiliated them and exposed them and they became objects of ridicule and hatred and conversely, he said, people. They're not great scholars, nothing. Alhamdulillah, they're good people. Not as if they were evil. They were not evil, but they were ordinary people. But they used to cover the faults of their brothers and sisters. And he said, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala raised them. And he raised their mention and he gave them Izzah and he gave them Dharajat. And one of the Salafi Salihin, he said, always forgive your brothers and sisters. Always have the best belief about them. Husna Zan, about your brothers and sisters. He said, to the extent, I think it's Ibn al-Khaimah, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, who said this. Anyway, he said, to the extent, he said, if I see, it's not a question of seeing, it's a question of seeing. It's not a question of seeing. It's a question of seeing. It's a question of talking about, hearing about. He said, if I see my brother with alcohol dripping from his beard, I will say somebody poured it on him. And if I see and hear him standing on a hilltop and saying, Ana Rabbukum al-Aala, I will say he's reciting the ayat of the Quran. If he stands on the hilltop and he's saying, I am reciting the ayat of the Quran, I will say, I am your God. Ana Rabbukum al-Aala, he said, I will say that he's reciting the ayat of the Quran. I will not say he has claimed to become, to be God. No. So I remind myself when you, let us become the lehaf of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Become the cover of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala on our brothers and sisters. Hide the faults. Don't expose them. Because Imam Shafi'i said, don't talk about people because they also have tongues. They can also talk about you. Don't talk about people. Imam Shafi'i said, if you can say something good, say something good. If you have nothing good to say, keep quiet. Keep quiet. A closed mouth is the safest bet. If you say something, maybe it is good, maybe it's not good. But if you say nothing, Alhamdulillah. And that is why it is very good to avoid gatherings. By all means, meet people who are good, beneficial, useful, from whom you learn something good. Alhamdulillah, yesterday I had a very nice meeting with my very dear friend who is sitting here. May Allah bless him. And he was telling me that Alhamdulillah, we have in Islam a complete system of jurisprudence. It's not some hearsay that my grandmother said this. No, this is a complete jurisprudence, complete system of jurisprudence with divine laws, with laws of God. It's a complete system of jurisprudence, complete system of jurisprudence, complete system of jurisprudence. And which is applicable to our lives as we speak. And will be applicable until Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala decides to keep this world. Now, think about the number of Muslims who are in litigation in all the courts. You forget even the courts of the world. Take Hyderabad city. In Hyderabad, how many Muslims are in litigation, one against the other, in some cases in the same families. May Allah have mercy on us. Brother against brother, father against son, inna illahi wa inna illahi wa ati. Or some...
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