Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

One should recite the following Duaa after performing the witr salaah: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ وَبِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ لاَ أُحْصِى ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your displeasure, and in Your forgiveness from Your punishment, …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) were practical and realistic. They did not pose questions to merely appease their intellectual curiosity; rather they asked pertinent questions. Once they received the answer, they strictly adhered to the instruction contained therein. One of their overwhelming concerns was …

عن جابر رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم كان يجمع بين الرجلين من قتلى أحد يعني في القبر ثم يقول أيهما أكثر أخذا للقرآن فإذا أشير إلى أحدهما قدمه في اللحد  رواه البخاري (الترغيب والترهيب 1/148) Hadhrat Jaabir (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that (after the battle of …

1. One should not make salaam when greeting a non-Muslim. If a non-Muslim greets one with salaam, then one should reply by merely saying “Wa alaik” (and upon you), and if many non-Muslims greet one with salaam, one should reply by saying “Wa alaikum” (and upon you all).

2. When two Muslims meet, then after making salaam, they should make musaafahah (shake hands) with each other.

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once recited the following couplet: It is easy to repay ill-treatment with ill-treatment. However, a true man is he who shows good character to those who show him ill-treatment. Hazrat Shaikh (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) thereafter mentioned: Allah Ta’ala has mentioned in the Qur’aan Majeed, …

Hijrah When Hazrat Sa’d (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and his brother, Hazrat ‘Umair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), the two sons of Abu Waqqaas, performed Hijrah from Makkah Mukarramah to Madinah Munawwarah, they stayed in the home and orchard of their brother, ‘Utbah bin Abi Waqqaas. ‘Utbah had built his home among the Banu ‘Amr …

After performing the witr salaah, one should recite the following zikr thrice, and when reciting it for the third time, one should pull the word الْقُدُّوسِ slightly: سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ Glory be to the Sovereign, the Pure عن عبد الرحمن بن أبزى أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يوتر …

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Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once made the following du’aa: O Allah! Grant us the taufeeq of showing kindness and compassion to the kuffaar, as they are also Your servants, and enable us to fulfil their rights (and treat them justly). However, create within our hearts the aversion and …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: After his appointment as khaleefah, Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was approached by the children of the neighbourhood who told him that they feared he would not be as affectionate to them as before he became the khaleefa. Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) …