Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was born in Makkah Mukarramah and lived there for fifty-three years before making hijrah to Madinah Munawwarah. During the fifty-three-year period that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) lived in Makkah Mukarramah, the people of Makkah Mukarramah had the opportunity to directly witness his blessed conduct and noble …

Once, a person wrote a letter to Hazrat Shaikhul Hadith Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioning that despite him being punctual upon his ma’moolaat (devotional practices prescribed by the Shaikh e.g. zikr, tilaawah, etc.) he still did not perceive any change and improvement in his spiritual condition. In reply, Hazrat …

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) foretold the coming of such a crucial time in the ummah where Muslims will be abundant in number, but those among them who will be proactive in working and striving for the cause of deen will be few. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “(Before Qiyaamah, a …

After the third takbeer in janaazah salaah, one should recite the following dua: اللَّهُمَّ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ احْتَاجَ إِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَنْتَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْ عَذَابِهِ إِنْ كَانَ مُحْسِنًا فَزِدْ فِي إِحْسَانِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُسِيئًا فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ O Allah, (This is) Your slave and the son of Your slave girl who is …

Just as Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) grazed goats in his childhood with his foster brothers while in the custody of Hazrat Haleemah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), similarly he also grazed goats as he grew older. Hazrat Jaabir bin Abdillah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates, “We were once with Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) in a …

  24. When spending on one’s family (wife and children), then one should have hope in receiving reward from Allah Ta’ala for spending on them. If one spends in the halaal way and has hope in receiving reward from Allah Ta’ala, then he will receive the reward of sadaqah for …

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِينَ ‎﴿١﴾‏ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ‎﴿٢﴾‏ مٰلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ‎﴿٣﴾‏ اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَاِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ‎﴿٤﴾‏ اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ‎﴿٥﴾‏ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ ﴿٦﴾‏ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّآلِّينَ ‎﴿٧﴾‏ All praise be to Allah, the Rabb of the worlds. The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Master of the Day of Judgement. You alone do …

A person once came to Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) and mentioned to him that he had a habit of gambling. He asked Moulana for a cure which will enable him to give up this wrong habit. Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) mentioned the following to him: Self-determination …