Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: When a true believer draws near to his end, Allah Ta‘ala unveils the scenes of the hereafter to him and the dunya (world) now becomes worthless in his sight. He now longs to meet his beloved, Allah Ta‘ala. When Hazrat Bilaal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) …

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أنه مر بسوق المدينة فوقف عليها فقال يا أهل السوق ما أعجزكم قالوا وما ذاك يا أبا هريرة قال ذاك ميراث رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقسم وأنتم ها هنا ألا تذهبون فتأخذون نصيبكم منه قالوا وأين هو قال في المسجد فخرجوا …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Some pious and learned people have an incorrect notion regarding the meaning of ‘istighnaa’. They feel that istighnaa is for a person to completely cease meeting wealthy people and to totally avoid mixing and interacting with them. Whereas this is not the …

One should recite the following Duaa whilst making wudhu اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِى ذنْبِى وَوَسِّعْ لِى فِى دَارِى وَ بَارِكْ لِى فِى رِزْقِى O Allah! Forgive my sins, make my house spacious for me and grant me blessings in my sustenance. عن ابى موسى الاشعرى رضى الله عنه قال اتيت رسول …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The more one sacrifices for deen and faces the challenges of the time, the closer one becomes to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). This was the case of ‘Umar bin ‘Abdul ‘Azeez (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) who stood up to the challenges of the time.   …

عن ابن عباس قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فقيه واحد أشد على الشيطان من ألف عابد رواه الترمذي وابن ماجه والبيهقي من رواية روح بن جناح تفرد به عن مجاهد عنه (الترغيب والترهيب 1/133) Hadhrat ibn Abbaas (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: In today’s times, the statement, “This mouth is unworthy of making du‘aa” is commonly heard from people. A person once came to me and expressed the same feeling, saying that he was unworthy of making du‘aa. In reply, I asked him, …

One who does not recite Bismillah before wudhu, he will not receive the full reward of his wudhu, though the wudhu will be valid. عن سعيد بن زيد رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: لا وضوء لمن لم يذكر اسم الله عليه. (ترمذي رقم 402) Hadhrat …

Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) of the Same Age Musa bin Talhah (rahimahullah) has mentioned that Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Hazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Sa’d (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) were all born in the same year. (Siyar A’laam min Nubalaa 3/28) Islam at the Hands of Hazrat Abu …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: People have strange ideas regarding tasawwuf. Some feel it is only about zikr while others feel it is about seeing some good dreams or having some good experience etc. However, the essence of tasawwuf is taqwa and ihsaan. Taqwa means to desist from …