Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

1. Ensure that you switch off your cellphone when entering the musjid so that it does not cause a disturbance to those engaged in performing salaah and other ibaadaat.[1] 2. Do not take photos or make videos while in the musjid. Taking photos or making videos of animate objects is …

1. Perform two rakaats of Tahiyyatul Musjid upon entering, as long as it is not the makrooh time for performing salaah.[1] عن أبي قتادة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال إذا دخل أحدكم المسجد فليركع ركعتين قبل أن يجلس (صحيح البخاري، الرقم: 444) Hazrat Abu …

1. Recite the masnoon duas when proceeding to the musjid. Some of the masnoon duas are: Dua One: The one who recites the following dua when leaving for the musjid acquires the special mercy of Allah Ta’ala, and seventy thousand malaa’ikah (angels) make dua for his forgiveness.[1] اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ …

1. Dress appropriately when coming to the musjid.[1] یٰبَنِیۡۤ اٰدَمَ خُذُوۡا زِیۡنَتَکُمۡ عِنۡدَ کُلِّ مَسۡجِدٍ Allah Ta‘ala says, “O children of Aadam (‘alaihis salaam), take your adornment at the time of performing salaah in the musjid.” [2] 2. Remove any foul odour from your body, clothing or mouth before entering …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: One should increase his istighfaar and durood (i.e. sending salutations upon Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)), and ensure at all times that he does not become the means for any inconvenience being caused to any person. If perchance he is inconvenienced …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: I do not like the quality of boastfulness and pride, nor the displaying of such humility to the point where one disgraces himself before people. In Deen, there is no place for such qualities. Similarly one should not express humility before …

1. It is preferable that the iqaamah be called out by the person who called out the azaan.[1] عن زياد بن الحارث الصدائي رضي الله عنه قال أمرني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن أؤذن في صلاة الفجر فأذنت فأراد بلال أن يقيم فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه …

Moulana Zafar Ahmad Uthmani rahmatullahi alaih relates: “I remained for six years in the khidmat of Hadhrat Moulana Khaleel Ahmad Saharanpuri rahmatullahi alaih. Never did I witness Hadhrat missing his takbeer-e-ula. However, there was one occasion when Hadhrat’s mouth began to bleed continuously whilst making wudhu for Fajr Salaah. Hadhrat …

Sunnah Method of Calling out the Iqaamah 1. Call out the iqaamah with hadr (reciting it in a swift manner).[1] عن جابر رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لبلال إذا أذنت فترسل وإذا أقمت فاحدر (سنن الترمذي، الرقم: 195) Hazrat Jaabir (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that …

Words of Iqaamah The words of the iqaamah are the same as the words of azaan. However, afterحَيَّ عَلٰى الْفَلَاحْ  (hayya alal falaah), one will say: قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةْ قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةْ The salaah has been established, the salaah has been established The words of iqaamah are as follows: اَللهُ أَكْبَرْ اَللهُ أَكْبَرْ Allah Ta‘ala is …