Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

Q: Could you explain to me the correct opinion regarding Yazeed bin Mu’aawiyah? I read the book “Revealing the True Facts of Yazeed ~ The Incident of KARBALA and the Events that Followed”. I found it to be very beneficial, however I have heard that there is a weak narrator by …

Q: Mufti Saheb, I have heard that some of the narrations in the book “Revealing the True Facts of Yazeed ~ The Incident of KARBALA and the Events that Followed” are quoted through a weak, shia narrator, by the name of Abu Mikhnaf. Is this correct? If it is, then can we …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Nowadays, salvation lies in keeping to oneself and associating less with people. (In this way, one will be able to concentrate on one’s self reformation and be safeguarded from the wrongs of association and company.) I came across the statement of …

1. When you hear the blessed name of Allah Ta‘ala, then out of respect, you should say “Allah Azza wa Jall” or “Allah Tabaaraka wa Ta’ala” or “Subhaanallah”, etc. Likewise, when you hear the name of Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), then say “sallallahu alaihi wasallam”, and when you hear …

The Prophecy of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) regarding Hazrat Abu Zar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Passing Away Alone Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas‘ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates: When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) departed for Tabook, some people began to remain behind in order to abandon the expedition. As this would happen, the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu …

If one experiences sleeplessness, he should recite the following Duaa اللَّهُمَّ غَارَتِ النُّجُومُ، وَهَدَأَتِ الْعُيُونُ وَأَنْتَ حَيٌّ قَيُّومٌ لا تَأخُذُكَ سِنَةٌ وَلا نَومٌ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ أَهْدِئْ لَيْلِي و أَنِمْ عَيْنِي O Allah, the stars have set and the eyes are calm (resting), and You are the Ever- Living, …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Unfortunately, today we turn our focus to Allah Ta‘ala only at the end, and as a last resort. In a crisis we turn to all other means besides Allah Ta‘ala. When all these means fail, then eventually we resort to Allah Ta‘ala. This …

وعن عمر رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم ما اكتسب مكتسب مثل فضل علم يهدي صاحبه إلى هدى أو يرده عن ردى وما استقام دينه حتى يستقيم عمله رواه الطبراني في الكبير واللفظ له والصغير إلا أنه قال فيه حتى يستقيم عقله وإسنادهما متقارب …

1. Endeavour to sit close to the speaker. Sitting close to the speaker will assist you in focusing towards the speaker. 2. Only if the first row is full should you move to the second row. The reason is that one should not allow the back of another person to …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) writes: I hold the same view regarding my seniors which Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Azeez (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) expressed regarding his seniors (i.e. the Sahaabah [radiyallahu anhum]) when he said: Indeed they possessed sound knowledge through which they could remain firm on Sharee’ah and …