On one occasion, while Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) was preparing to proceed for the Jumuah Salaah, he heard that his uncle, Hazrat Sa’eed bin Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was very ill and he was in throes of death. This news reached him at the time when he had already …
Read More »Hazrat Umar’s (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Allowance from the Bayt-ul-Maal – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Thirty
Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was also a businessman by trade. When he was appointed as the Khalifah (after Hazrat Abu Bakr [radhiyallahu ‘anhu]), an allowance was stipulated for him from the Bayt-ul-Maal. Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) gathered the people and said to them, “I used to earn my living through …
Read More »Reviving the Sunnah of Nikaah and Upholding the Injunction of Giving Women their Inheritance – Adherence to The Sunnah – Part 49
Nikaah is among the mubaarak sunnats of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) as well as the sunnats of the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam). Through nikaah, a person will be able to protect himself from falling into sin. Hence, the teaching of deen is that when one has a need to get married, …
Read More »Tafseer of Surah Takweer
اِذَا الشَّمۡسُ کُوِّرَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۱﴾ وَ اِذَا النُّجُوۡمُ انۡکَدَرَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۲﴾ وَ اِذَا الۡجِبَالُ سُیِّرَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۳﴾ وَ اِذَا الۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۴﴾ وَ اِذَا الۡوُحُوۡشُ حُشِرَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۵﴾ وَ اِذَا الۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۶﴾ وَ اِذَا النُّفُوۡسُ زُوِّجَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۷﴾ وَ اِذَا الۡمَوۡءٗدَۃُ سُئِلَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۸﴾ بِاَیِّ ذَنۡۢبٍ قُتِلَتۡ ۚ﴿۹﴾ وَ اِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ ﴿۪ۙ۱۰﴾ وَ اِذَا …
Read More »Duas When Drinking Zam-zam
Dua One When one drinks Zam-zam, one should recite the following dua: اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَرِزْقًا وَاسِعًا وَشِفَاءً مِّنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ O Allah! I ask You for beneficial knowledge, expansive sustenance, and shifaa (cure) from every ailment. عن عكرمة قال: كان ابن عباس إذا شرب من زمزم قال: …
Read More »Depriving One’s Children of Deeni Ta’leem due to Secular Studies
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: One of the problems in today’s times is that many people instil in their children, from the very beginning of their lives, the importance of earning wealth, to such an extent that they become so preoccupied in this (i.e. school …
Read More »The Way to Acquire the Mercy which Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was Sent With
DOWNLOAD PDF HERE In the Qur’aan Majeed, Allah Ta‘ala says: وَ مَاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنٰکَ اِلَّا رَحۡمَۃً لِّلۡعٰلَمِیۡنَ ﴿۱۰۷﴾ We have not sent you (O Muhammed [sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam]) except as a mercy for the worlds. (Surah Ambiyaa v. 107) In this aayat, Allah Ta‘ala informs us that He sent Hazrat Rasulullah …
Read More »The Respect of Hazrat Sa’eed bin Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) for Hazrat Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
It is reported that on one occasion, a person came to Hazrat Sa’eed bin Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and said, “I possess such great love for Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) in my heart that I do not love anything else as much as I love him.” Hazrat Sa’eed bin Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) …
Read More »A Sahaabi (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Buys a Date Tree for a Poor Muslim – Fazaail Sadaqaat – Taleem Series – Part Twenty Eight
Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports: (In the time of Rasulullah [sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam]), a certain man had a date tree growing in the courtyard of his house. A branch of his date tree was hanging above the house of his neighbour who was a very poor man. When …
Read More »Compassion of Hazrat Moulana Qaasim Nanotwi (rahimahullah) – Adherence to The Sunnah – Part 49
Hazrat Moulana Qaasim Nanotwi (rahimahullah) was a soft and kind-hearted person who showed great compassion when dealing with the servants of Allah Ta‘ala. If he had seen any person being oppressed, then he would be greatly hurt and try his best to correct the situation. This quality of compassion for …
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Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality