USMANI DISCOURSES. English translation of talks by Mufti Taqi Usmani DB.

Allah Ta’alah says in the Holy Quran; “…and do good deeds, so that you achieve success.” (22:77) Doing good deeds or Ihsan is inclusive of being kind towards others, showing mercy towards them, trying to fulfil their needs, and relieving their suffering. The Holy Prophet ﷺ said; “A Muslim neither causes suffering to another Muslim, nor does he leave him at the mercy of his enemies. If a person is...

In a Hadith, the Holy prophet ﷺ said to Hazrat Ali Razi Allah Anhu, “There are three matters in which you should not procrastinate. 1.   When a Janazah (burial of a dead body) is ready, do not delay praying the Salah of Janazah. 2.   When the time for a Salah has started, then pray it as soon as you can. Do not delay it unnecessarily. 3.   When an appropriate suitor is available for...

There are three specific verses of the Holy Qur’an reciting which is a Sunnah for the Khutbah of Nikah; “O men, fear your Lord who created you from a single soul, and from it created its match, and spread many men and women from the two. Fear Allah in whose name you ask each other (for your rights), and fear (the violation of the rights of) the womb-relations. Surely, Allah is watchful over you.”...

In a Hadith the Holy Prophet ﷺ said, “The property of a Muslim is not Halal for you unless he gives it to you happily.” In this Hadith, the Holy Prophet ﷺ has not used the word permission, rather has used the word طیب نفس which translates as ‘happiness of heart’. It means that just taking permission is not enough, rather such permission should have been given happily. Only then it is permissible t...

In a Hadith, the Holy Prophet ﷺ said, “Live like brothers, but conduct your transactions like strangers”. Shariah dictates that inheritance should be distributed as soon as a person has passed away, or at least the calculation of who will receive how much should be done the same day.

"O’ you who believe, do not devour each other‘s property by false means, unless it is trade conducted with your mutual consent. Do not kill one another. Indeed, Allah has been Very-Merciful to you." (4:29) In a Hadith, the Holy Prophet ﷺ said that there are many people who debase themselves in front of Allah, in that their hair are scattered, and they beg and cry while praying, “O Allah! Please gr...

Who can Zakat be given to?

Who is liable to pay Zakat? What assets is it compulsory to pay Zakat on? How to calculate Zakat?

In the Holy Quran Allah Ta’alah says; “Allah destroys riba and nourishes charities…” (2:276) In a Hadith, the Holy Prophet ﷺ said that when a person takes out Zakat then Allah Ta’alah’s angels make this prayer in his favour; “O’ Allah! Give even more to the person who is spending in Your way, and destroy the wealth of the person who is holding his wealth back and not paying Zakat.” In another Hadi...

“…As for those who accumulate gold and silver and do not spend it in the way of Allah, give them the ‘good’ news of a painful punishment,” (9:34) “on the day it (the wealth) will be heated up in the fire of Jahannam, then their foreheads and their sides and their backs shall be branded with it: ‘This is what you had accumulated for yourselves. So, taste what you have been accumulating’.” (9:35) “W...

In a Hadith, the Holy Prophet ﷺ said, “The example of a Momin and his Iman is like a horse tied to a peg with a long rope. As a result he can walk up to a certain distance but he cannot go beyond that limit. He will then come back and stay beside the peg. In that way the peg performs two functions; the first is that it stops the horse from going beyond a certain limit, the second is that it provid...

The second adverse consequence of committing sins is that in a Hadith the Holy Prophet ﷺ said that when a person commits sin for the first time a dark spot is placed on his heart. What is the reality of that dark spot, only Allah Ta’alah knows best. When he commits a second sin, a second dark spot is placed on his heart, and after a third sin a third spot is placed. If he then commits Taubah (repe...

A person asked Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Abbas Razi Allah Anhu, “Would you like a person more who does not do much prayers [meaning he just restricts himself to Fard and Wajib prayers but does not offer much Nafl prayers], but he commits very few sins, or a person who offers a lot of voluntary prayers but also commits a lot of sins?” Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Abbas RAA replied, “I do not consider any act of w...

The Holy Prophet ﷺ said; “A person’s Iman (faith) is perfect when; if he gives something to someone, he gives it only for Allah’s sake, if he refuses to give something to someone, he refuses only for Allah’s sake, if he loves someone, he loves them only for Allah’s sake, and if he harbours anger and resentment towards someone he does so only for Allah’s sake.”

The Holy Prophet ﷺ said; “A person’s Iman (faith) is perfect when; if he gives something to someone, he gives it only for Allah’s sake, if he refuses to give something to someone, he refuses only for Allah’s sake, if he loves someone, he loves them only for Allah’s sake, and if he harbours anger and resentment towards someone he does so only for Allah’s sake.”

The Holy Prophet ﷺ said; “A person’s Iman (faith) is perfect when; if he gives something to someone, he gives it only for Allah’s sake, if he refuses to give something to someone, he refuses only for Allah’s sake, if he loves someone, he loves them only for Allah’s sake, and if he harbours anger and resentment towards someone he does so only for Allah’s sake.”

“O’ you who believe, enter Islam completely…” (2:208)

“O’ you who believe, enter Islam completely…” (2:208)

 In a Hadith the Holy Prophet ﷺ said, الحمد الّٰلہ الّذی رد کید الشیطان الی الوسوسہ “Praise to be Allah that He limited the Satan’s trickery and deceit to doubts.” It means that Satan won’t be able to influence a Momin (believer) beyond putting doubts in their mind. In another Hadith the Holy Prophet ﷺ said; ان الّٰلہ تجاوز عن امتی ما وسوست به صدورہا “Allah Ta’alah will overlook the doubts th...

Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Masud Razi Allah Anhu narrates that someone asked the Holy Prophet ﷺ about doubts that what is the ruling about the doubts of Kufr (disbelief) and Shirk (association) that come to a person’s mind? The Holy Prophet ﷺ said, "ذاک محض الایمان". “These are a sign of Iman (faith).” Once a Sahabi (Holy Companion) asked the Holy Prophet ﷺ, “O’ Prophet of Allah ﷺ! Sometimes we get such...

Hazrat Aby Hurairah RAA has narrated that the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “a Momin (believer) is a mirror for another Momin.”