Someone from Italy sought Sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammed Taqi Usmani’s (Allah preserve & protect him) advice regarding difficulties in raising his children in an Islamic atmosphere in his city due lack of Islamic institutions. Shaikh stated that if a person is unable to safeguard one’s and one’s family’s Iman (faith) in some place then […]
Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaikh Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve him) said, ‘It is relatively easier to make ‘itekaf (of the last ten days of Ramadan), offer numerous supererogatory (nafil) salah, recite the whole Quran daily, perform many Umrah and Hajj. However, the real feat is when it comes to leaving the sinful activities. This […]
Sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammed Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve and protect him) said, ‘The prescription for an individual’s islah has 3 components, 1. Turning to Allah (inabet illa Allah). This is by repentance from transgressions done in the past and asking assistance in doing good actions in the present and future. 2. Removing one’s self […]
Sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve and protect him) said, ‘The biggest obstacle in one’s islah are the sinful desires of nafs. One has to force himself to fight these desires. This is a difficult task. Firm determination and spiritual strength are required to do so. There is a tip to facilitate the development […]
Sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammed Taqi Usmani (Allah protect and preserve him) said, ‘One of the major sinful involvement of our era is viewing the sexually explicit material online. May Allah protect us all from it. Amin! It is haraam (impermissible) for a person to have an Internet connection and computer devices if he can […]
Demonstrating the method of dowazdah tasbih (Sufi dhikr of the Chishtiya) to a group of seekers sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammed Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve & protect him) reiterated about the jaher (audibly) and zarb (beat) that, ‘It must be clear upfront that these methods in remembrance of Allah are neither Sunnah nor more meritorious […]
Addressing an administrator of a girls madrassa Sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammed Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve and protect him) said, ‘The number of madrassa (traditional Islamic teaching institution) for girls is now exceeding that for boys (in Pakistan). I fail to understand the emphasis been given to this phenomenon. Are there any precedents for […]
Murideen used to come to Shaykh al Hadith Maulana Zakariyah (Allah have mercy on him) during Ramadan. During his initial years he used to send them to Hazrat Abdul Qadirahmer Raipuri (Allah have mercy on him)(for them to stay in his blessed company). Regarding this Shaykh al Hadith writes: “The condition of some of […]
Maulana Qamaruz Zaman Allahabadi (Allah preserve and protect him) narrates, ‘The disciples use to report that they are not being consistent with the daily recitations (wird). These were usually three tasbihaat (3 formulas to be recited 100 times each). They asked for a remedy. Shaikh Wasiullah Allahabadi (Allah have mercy on him) replied how […]
In Ramadan sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve & protect him) follows the Sunna of giving financial gifts to the deserving individuals. It is like a blowing breeze. Masha-Allah. Computerized lists of recipients are made. There are separate categories for the zakat, sadaqat and hadiya. Many individuals visit or send letters […]
During the last ten days of Ramadan a senior scholar and a salik presented a letter informing about his daily schedule. He had come to stay for 3-4 days. Sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah protect and preserve him) asked him to tell it verbally as they walked towards home. He informed in detail about […]
In the last ten days of Ramadan he salikeen were all gathered around their Sheikh in the office. It was a khanqah. Sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve and protect him) read aloud from a letter of a seeker, ‘He writes: I am lazy in performance of the daily recitations (wird/ma’moolat) instructed […]
A foreign visitor inquired regarding admission to dars e nizami at Darul Uloom Karachi. He appeared matured beyond the youthful student days. Sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve and protect him) replied, ‘They will start in Shawwal. How old are you?’ He replied that he was in his mid thirties. Sayyidi added, […]
In the last ten days of Ramadan Darul Uloom becomes a khanqah. Seekers from abroad and different cities of Pakistan come to stay and be in the company of their spiritual mentors. The environment is spiritually charged. Addressing the seekers gathered in his office sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (Allah protect and […]
A seeker approached to bid farewell. He was traveling abroad for a long duration without his wife. Sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Taqi Usmani (Allah protect and preserve him) inquired, ‘What’s the plan for your wife?’ The seeker replied that she will be staying with her parents and in-laws here in Karachi. Sayyidi further inquired, ‘Does […]