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Extracted from Aap Beti by Hazrat Sheikh Zakariyya (Rahmatullah Alayhi)
I had decided to perform 'Haj-e-badal' on behalf of my deceased daughter Shakira and had borrowed the money and handed it to Hazrat. May Allah reward Maulana well. He not only performed her Haj but I have heard that thereafter until the time he left for Egypt, he also performed many Umrahs on her behalf.
Carly Fiorina, the CEO of Hewlett Packard, recently gave a speech defining the relevance of leadership in today's world. Here is the quote from the final part of her speech.
Nabi (ﷺ) said:
“One sign of a good Muslim is that he abstains from futile talk and unnecessary things.” (Abu Dawood Shareef)
“Be strict on them for this is more effective in restraining them. Stop them from sleeping after Fajr Salaah, for this causes stupidity / negligence. They should laugh less for a lot of laughing kills the heart / soul.
Spending in the path of Islam or giving charity is a means of removing difficulties, obstacles and most importantly submerging the anger of Allah Ta’ala.
Sheikh Abu Bakr Shibli (RA) - a great and pious person - narrated that a few days after his neighbour had passed on he saw the neighbour in a dream and enquired about his condition.
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Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) has said: “Whatever flows below the ankles will be in the fire.”
Verily Allah orders you to act with justice & compassion and to do good to relatives & forbids shameless acts, evil deeds & transgression. (Surah Nahl – Verse 90)