Fazail Sadaqat: Translated from the Urdu By: Prof Abdul Karim and Malik Haq Nawaz 719 Pages.
The second of two of the most read books in the Islamic world, detailing the innumerable benefits of performing one of the greatest acts of worship in Islam, spending in the path of Allah. Heart softening stories of those who sacrificed there wealth for the sake of the Almighty, and the overwhelming bounties of Allah upon such people. Handy compact edition, translated by Prof. Abdul Karim and Malik Haq Nawaz.
Fazaile Hajj: Translated by Yousuf Karaan (South Africa) 339 Pages.
Includes most topics related to Haj, encouragement to perform it, and warnings on abandoning it; its virtues and benefits, its etiquette, and also includes chapters on virtues of Makkah and Madina, and details of the pillars etc. of Masjid al-Nabawi (the Prophet's Mosque). All topics are discussed through ahadith and accounts and experiences of the pious predecessors. Ends with a chapter on the farewell sermon of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam. The translator writes in his foreword: In spite of the ease of travel) we witness very little spiritual gain.
The reason can only be that men leave home without proper preparation of knowledge and mind for this wonderful act of worship. Insha Allah, this book will contribute towards this awareness for every pilgrim.
Fazaile Tijarat: Translated by Yousuf Karaan (South Africa) 101 Pages
Another Fazail book from Shaykh al-Hadith Maulana Zakariya. It explores various aspects related to Islam's viewpoint on business and trade. Mainly discusses the importance and virtues of halal earning, employment in the science of din and business in general.
Muḥammad Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad Yaḥyá Ṣiddīqī Kāndhlawī Sahāranpūrī Muhājir Madanī (Urdu: محمد زکریا بن محمد يحيى صدیقی کاندھلوی سہارنپوری مہاجر مدنی Arabic: محمد زکریا بن محمد يحيى الصديقي الكاندهلوي السهارنفوري المدني, Muḥammad Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad Yaḥyá aṣ-Ṣiddīqī al-Kāndahlawī as-Sahāranfūrī al-Madanī; 2 February 1898 – 24 May 1982) was a Sunni Hanafi Islamic scholar of the Deobandi school of Islamic thought in India, particularly known as a scholar of hadith and an influential ideologue of Tablighi Jamaat,[2][1] the missionary and reform movement founded by his uncle, Maulana Muhammad Ilyas. The writings of Zakariya constitute much of the group's basic reading material in the form of Faza'il-i A`mal. Originally composed in Urdu but translated into several languages, Faza'il-i A`mal contains several of his treatises on the virtues of different subjects, including Faza'il-i Qur'an (Virtues of the Qur'an), Faza'il-i Ramazan (Virtues of Ramadan), and Faza'il-i Namaz (Virtues of Salah). Also notable among his works, which number over one hundred, are Awjaz al-Masalik, an Arabic commentary in six volumes on Imam Malik's Muwatta, and Khasa'il-i Nabawi, an Urdu translation and commentary on Imam at-Tirmidhi's Shama'il.
Zakariya was born at Kandhla in 1898, the son of Maulana Muhammad Yahya. He spent ten years in Gangoh, where he attended his father's madrasah. In 1910, he moved to Saharanpur to study at Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur, a madrasah closely affiliated with Darul Uloom Deoband, the birthplace of the Deobandi Islamic revivalist movement in India. He learned hadith from his father and from Maulana Khalil Ahmad Saharanpuri. After graduating in 1915, he secured a position as a teacher at the school.
Zakariya was also a prominent Sufi shaykh of the Sabiri-Imdadi branch of the Chishti order. He was a khalifah (spiritual successor) of Maulana Saharanpuri, who initiated him in the Sufi path in 1915 and gave him permission to intitiate others in the four major tariqas (Chishtiyah, Naqshbandiyah, Suhrawardiyah, and Qadiriyah) in 1925.
He taught at Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur from 1916 to 1969, becoming well known by the title "Shaykh al-Hadith", a title given to him by his shaykh, Maulana Saharanpuri, for his extensive knowledge in the field of hadith. After he stopped teaching due to developing cataracts, he focused on the spiritual training of his numerous disciples. In 1973, he permanently migrated to Medina, Saudi Arabia, where he died in 1982.
From his thousands of international students and disciples, include his beloved student and disciple and khalifah (spiritual successor): The esteemed Shaykh al-Hadith Maulana Yusuf Motala who is a teacher of Hadith to many Ulama and a spiritual guide to thousands worldwide.