Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Apart from the fardh salaah being performed in the musjid, our aslaaf used to perform their sunnat salaah in their homes. Certainly there is great virtue in performing one’s sunnats at home. However on account of the fact that nowadays there …

Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Shafee` Sahib rahmatullahi alaih writes regarding his father Hadhrat Moulana Muhammad Yaseen Sahib rahmatullahi alaih: Punctuality on jamaat Salaah was a distinctive feature in all the mureeds of Hadhrat Moulana Gangohi rahmatullahi alaih. My father also placed a lot of emphasis on it according to the teaching …

One should seek Forgiveness for the believers 25/27 times daily. عن أبي الدرداء قال : سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول :  من استغفر للمؤمنين والمؤمنات كل يوم سبعا وعشرين مرة أو خمسا وعشرين مرة – أحد العددين – كان من الذين يستجاب لهم ويرزق بهم أهل …

ﺑِﺴْﻢِ اﷲِ وَﺑِﺎﷲِ ﺧَﻴْﺮِ اﻷَﺳْﻤَﺎءِ، اَﻟﺘﱠﺤِﻴﱠﺎتُ اﻟﻄﱠﻴﱢﺒَﺎتُ اﻟﺼﱠﻠَﻮَاتُ ﻟِﻠّﻪِ ، أَﺷْﻬَﺪُ أَنْ ﻻﱠ إِﻟَﻪَ إِﻻﱠ اﷲُ وَﺣْﺪَﻩُ ﻻ ﺷَﺮِﻳْﻚَ ﻟَﻪُ وَأَﺷْﻬَﺪُ أَنﱠ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪًا ﻋَﺒْﺪُﻩُ وَ رَﺳُﻮْﻟُﻪُ ، أَرْﺳَﻠَﻪُ ﺑِﺎﻟْﺤَﻖﱢ ﺑَﺸِﻴْﺮًا وﱠﻧَﺬِﻳْﺮًا، وَأَنﱠ اﻟﺴﱠﺎﻋَﺔَ ﺁﺗِﻴَﺔٌ ﻻﱠ رَﻳْﺐَ ﻓِﻴْﻬَﺎ ، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻚَ أَﻳــﱡﻬَﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱡ وَرَﺣْﻤَﺔُ اﷲِ وَ ﺑَﺮَكَاﺗُﻪُ، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻨَﺎ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋِﺒَﺎدِ …

The hadeeth says that the best person is he whose sustenance is just enough, it is not too much nor is it too little. In this lies one’s safety. If it was too much then it can lead to haughtiness and pride, and it has a negative impact on one’s …

وعن أبي سعيد بن أبي فضالة وكان من الصحابة قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول إذا جمع الله الأولين والآخرين يوم القيامة ليوم لا ريب فيه نادى مناد من كان أشرك في عمله لله أحدا فليطلب ثوابه من عنده فإن الله أغنى الشركاء عن الشرك  رواه …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Due to being engaged in collective Deeni Aa’maal, if one was unable to fulfil some nafl act (e.g. performing tahajjud), then there is no problem in this as this is also an important aspect of Deen and carried out for the …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Nowadays we find a common sickness prevalent everywhere, that most people are worried about the faults and weaknesses of others, but do not pay any attention to their own weaknesses and inner maladies (whereas we are commanded in Shariah to be …

One should seek protection from Shaytaan ten times daily. عن أنس قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم : من استعاذ بالله في اليوم عشر مرات من الشيطان وكل به ملكا يرد عنه الشياطين  رواه أبو يعلى وفيه ليث بن أبي سليم ويزيد الرقاشي وقد وثقا على …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The hadeeth speaks of du‘aa being the essence of ‘ibaadat. In fact, one hadeeth states that du‘aa itself is ‘ibaadat. Apart from the various forms of ‘ibaadat that we do, we still need a way to secure the favours of Allah Ta‘ala. So …