Darul Iftaa

Mufti Ebrahim Desai (Rahimahullah) - Ponder & reflect upon the creations of Allah Audio link below: daruliftaa.net/wp-content/upl…

The Noor ie. spiritual light of a persons Imaan is the ability to ponder, reflect & find the signs of Allah in his creation

The act of pondering is a light in the heart of a believer. How fortunate is the one who when he speaks, he speaks of Allah & when he is quiet, it is because he is pondering & reflecting on the bounties of Allah. When he looks at something, he is looking to recognize Allah Ta'ala

A pious person once said: When i leave my home & go out, i see the different creations & bounties of Allah Ta'ala & know that there is something in each of those bounties that i can ponder on & recognize Allah Ta'ala through it

Hasan Basri (RA) said that it is better to ponder over the bounties of Allah than to do ibadat ie. worship all night. Pondering & reflection is a mirror through which we could recognize in ourselves our faults but only if we are sincere & honest with ourselves

When we use our intelligence, we are able to recognize Allah Ta'ala & through this we are able to get closer to Allah & love him. Allah created intelligence & put it in human beings. We should ponder on the questions posed to us in the Qur'aan in order to be able to recognize him

In the Qur'aan, Allah Ta'ala speaks about his power in his creation. Allah then tells us to ponder, reflect & recognize him through his creation. The gift of intelligence is given to us humans & we should use it to recognize the beauty, power, grandeur & majesty of our Allah

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Make your temperament subservient to Shari'ah. In this, you will go against your Nafs. Do not make Shari'ah subservient to your temperament. If you do so, you will be following your Nafs - Mufti Ebrahim Desai Rahimahullah

It is a great sunnah of Nabi (saw) to focus on the positive attributes of people & overlook their shortcomings. When you hear something negative of someone, turn that around by referring to his positive attributes. This attitude will change a toxic environment into a positive one

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Practically, life in the sight of people is not measured by your wealth and knowledge. Life is measured by touching the hearts of people, inspiring them and making them feel peaceful and comfortable. Make that the goal of your life - Mufti Ebrahim Desai Rahimahullah

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When Sahabah came to know that Rasulullah ﷺ was visiting their area, they all came to meet him. From this we learn that whenever there is a pious person or some activity related to Deen in our locality, we should make an effort to attend & participate for our own benefit

From this we learn not to make assumptions about people from their outward appearance & state. Dont come to conclusions about people very quickly. Give people the benefit of the doubt. Nabi ﷺ has said: Think good of your fellow Muslim. Nabi ﷺ also said: Stay away from suspicion

When Sahabah came to know that Rasulullah ﷺ was visiting Hazrat Itban (RA), they all gathered in his home to meet him ﷺ. They then noticed that someone was missed & assumed that he was a hypocrite. Nabi ﷺ stopped them & mentioned that whoever uttered the Kalimah is a Muslim

Hazrat Itban (RA) invited Rasulullah ﷺ to come to his home & perform Salaah where he intended to make a Musallah as a form of Barakah. Nabi ﷺ visited his home & performed 2 Rakat Salaah. From this we learn that we should create an environment of Salaah & ibadah in our homes too

When one enters the Musjid, one should be mindful of whose house we have entered. Who is our host? It is Allah Ta'ala. When we enter the Musjid, we should know of the qualities of Allah Ta'ala, the creator & king of generosity & mercy

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When we eat, we limit ourselves to 1/3rd our fill. This is discipline with regards to eating. When we perform Salah, we have to perform it in its time. When we are in Salaah, we cannot go into Ruku etc. before the Imam. To have order in life, we have to follow the orders of Allah