Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

January, 2022

• 11 January

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Giving and Receiving Gifts – Part 12

  

  1. If one has the means, then when reciprocating the gift one had received, one should try and give something better in return. عن الربيع بنت معوذ بن عفراء قالت: أتيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بقناع من رطب وأجر زغب فأعطاني ملء كفه حليا وذهبا (الشمائل المحمدية للترمذي رقم: …

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• 10 January

  The Heart being Constantly Focused Towards Allah Ta‘ala

  

  Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: At the time of conveying the message of deen to people, one must ensure that his heart is focused towards Allah Ta‘ala and not the people. In other words, at that time, the overwhelming feeling within the heart should be …

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• 10 January

  Tafseer of Surah Humazah

  

  بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ ‎﴿١﴾‏ الَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ ‎﴿٢﴾‏ يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُ اَخْلَدَهُ ‎﴿٣﴾‏ كَلَّا لَيُنْبَذَنَّ فِى الْحُطَمَةِ ‎﴿٤﴾‏ وَمَآ اَدْرٰىكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُ ‎﴿٥﴾‏ نَارُ اللّٰهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ ‎﴿٦﴾‏ الَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْـِٔدَةِ ‎﴿٧﴾‏ اِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌ ‎﴿٨﴾‏ فِى عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍ ‎﴿٩﴾‏ Woe to every backbiter, mocker, who accumulates wealth and goes on counting it! He thinks that his wealth will cause …

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• 10 January

  The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Three

  

  The Severe Admonishments and Grave Consequences for Neglecting Amr bil Ma’roof and Nahy anil Munkar The responsibility of amr bil ma’roof and nahy anil munkar (commanding with good and forbidding from evil) holds an extremely high position in deen. The reason for this responsibility holding such great importance is that …

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• 8 January

  Making dua for rain – 1

  

  At the time of seeking rain (or at the time of drought), one should recite the following dua اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِ عِبَادَكَ، وَبَهَائِمَكَ، وَانْشُرْ رَحْمَتَكَ، وَأَحْيِ بَلَدَكَ الْمَيِّتَ O Allah, grant Your servants and Your animals water to drink, spread out Your mercy (in the land) and enliven Your dead land …

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