Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

Hazrat Khaalid bin Sa‘eed bin ‘Aas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was among the first people to embrace Islam. He was either the fourth or fifth Sahaabi to accept Islam. Before accepting Islam, he saw the following dream. He says: I dreamt that I was standing at the edge of a broad and …

عن أبى هريرة رضى الله عنه قال سمعت خليلي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول تبلغ الحلية من المؤمن حيث يبلغ الوضوء. (الترغيب والترهيب 1/208) Hazrat Abu Hurayrah (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “The beauty (and light) of a believer’s limbs (on the day of Qiyaamah) will …

1. If the seller, despite knowing about the defect in the goods, conceals it from the purchaser, he will be sinful and will incur the wrath of Allah Ta‘ala and the curse of the angels. عن عقبة بن عامر قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، يقول: المسلم أخو …

Hazrat ‘Ali’s (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) deep love for Hazrat ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) could be gauged from the following incident. In this incident, besides Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) informing the ummah of the high and lofty position of Hazrat ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), he also expressed the desire to meet Allah Ta‘ala with …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The path of deen is a path of self-reformation. The purpose and object of self-reformation is for one to create within his heart the natural urge and desire to fulfill the commands of Allah Ta‘ala and to refrain from those things which …

Hazrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqqaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) says: Three nights before embracing Islam, I had a dream in which I saw that I was engulfed in extreme darkness. On account of the darkness, I was unable to see anything. Suddenly, a moon appeared and I began to follow it. I …

Hazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates: Once, I travelled to Busraa for the purpose of trade. One day, I was in the market place of Busraa when I heard a monk calling out from his monastery, “Find out if there is anyone among these traders who is a resident of the …

On one occasion, Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) entered his pen and found his slave feeding fodder to a camel. On inspecting the fodder, Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was not pleased with the manner in which the slave had prepared it and thus twisted his ear. After a little while, taking …

One should recite the following Duaa after Fajr salaah اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رِزْقًا طَيِّبًا، وَعِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَعَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلًا O Allah, I ask You for halaal and wholesome sustenance, beneficial knowledge and (the taufeeq of doing) good deeds that are accepted (by You).   وعن أم سلمة رضي الله عنها قالت: …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Most people were destroyed when they became proud and arrogant. When a person shows off and becomes boastful over the bounties he is blessed with, this becomes a means of those bounties being snatched away. The solution to rid oneself of pride is …