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A young Islamic finance professional inquired that the engrossment in his business work sometimes makes him think that if this the ‘dunya’ (worldly involvement) that has been despised in Quran and hadith.
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db replied;
“Our worldly involvement can not be the despised ‘dunya’ if two criteria are met;
Firstly, […]

یکم رجب 1427

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آمین

This wonderful site, “Khutbaat” has been set up by a very dear friend of mine.
This site has the largest collection of Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mufti Taqi Usmani sahib db’s bayanat (discourses). All are in Urdu.
These lectures are an essential hearing for all those affiliated with Sayyidi wa sanadi db, as it has been mentioned […]

ٹوٹ ہی جاتی ہے ہر موسم گل میں توبہ
جو نہ ٹوٹے میرے غفار کہاں سے لاؤں
توبہ توبہ، میری توبہ بھی ہے کوئی توبہ ؟
ٹوٹ جاۓ جو نہ ہر بار کہاں سے لاؤں
حضرت سید سلیمان ندوی رح

Maseehul-quloob, Hazrat Mawlana Maseehullah Khan sahib ra said in regards to the importance of being in contact with the Sheikh on regular basis:
“Delay in writing letters (i.e. informing one’s condition) to the Sheikh gradually leads to decreasing munsabet (receptiveness to the instructions given) with him.”
Islah-afraoze bayanat, page 198

A mureed complained that when people talk negatively about you it hurts me and my heart aches.
Hakeemul Ummat Mawlana Shah Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra replied;
There are a multitude of people who talk badly about Allah SWT, His messenger (salallaho alehey wasalam), and the mujtahideen (fiqh-jurist). Have you done any thing to stop that? […]

Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Shah Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said;
“Islah (self-reformation) of women can be done more effectively by the Sheikh than their husbands’.”
Hakeemul Ummat ra kay hayret-angez waqiyat, page 35
Men should be busy with their own islah. They should never even dare to make islah of anyone, except themselves, without consulting and getting permission […]

Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db said;
It is grossly inappropriate to display anger.
Anger is one of the first things to be treated in Tasawwuf and tariqat.
It destroys the batin (spirituality) of an individual completely.
Therefore, anyone who starts on path of islah (self reformation) and approaches a Sheikh for this, the first […]

InshaAllah, the weekly discourse of Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db, held at Masjid of Darul Uloom Karachi, which focuses on Tasawwuf will be available on our site.
It can be accessed via Khutbaat.
Please, pray that Allah SWT make it beneficial especially for me and all the rest of us. Ameen.

Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db advised an individual staying in his blessed company for few days;
Utilize this precious time of stay here for:
1. Completing your daily ma’moolat (wird) thoroughly, as per your previous routine.
2. Doing zikir (remembrance of Allah SWT) and fikir (thinking about Allah SWT’s actions, blessing, etc) with […]

انکے کرم کے ہم نثار، انکی عطا کا کیا شمار
دے دیا عاصیوں کو بار، اپنے حریم ناز میں
دارالعلوم کراچی،
21 – 23 جمادی الثانی 1427
18th- 20th July 2006

Advising salikeen (spiritual aspirants) Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Shah Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said;
“Tasks which are considered by people to be of high stature should not be initiated without getting permission form the Sheikh first”.
Infas e Essa, volume 2, page 10/Malfoozat e Hakeemul Ummat ra, volume 22.

Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Shah Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said;
I am particular in trying not to interrupt anyone engaged in his wazeefa (wird). This is because pious elders have said that Allah SWT is extremely resentful, if a person diverts the attention of an individual busy in His blessed remembrance.
Infas e Essa, volume 2, page […]

Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db advised a mureed;
“Do physical exercise/workout daily. Perform it, irrespective of the kind it may be or for how long you do it.  This is an obligation on you for (maintaining the physical well being of) your body.”
Malfoozat; Kebriyet e Ahmer,by Dr Syed Abdul Qadir Ahmer […]