Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
In the creation of man, after a period of weakness Allah Ta‘ala brings about strength and might. He progresses gradually and is developed physically and intellectually. Between the age of 35 to 40, you reach your peak and after the age of 40 you begin to decline, but man does …
Read More »Hadhrat Abdullah bin Umar (Radhiyallahu Anhuma) and His adherence to the Sunnah
عن مجاهد قال كنا مع ابن عمر رحمه الله في سفر فمر بمكان فحاد عنه فسئل لم فعلت ذلك قال رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فعل هذا ففعلت رواه أحمد والبزار بإسناد جيد (الترغيب والترهيب 1/100) Hadhrat Mujaahid (Rahmatullahi Alaih) reports: “On one occasion we were with …
Read More »The position of Fardh and Nafl in Islam
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The position of a fardh action is higher than that of a nafl action. In fact, the very purpose of a nafl action is to perfect the fardh action or to compensate for any weakness or shortcoming which entered the fardh during …
Read More »Surah Hadid
Tafseer of Surah Hadid by Hadhrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee Saheb Part 1 – Ayah 01 [haiku url=http://ihyaauddeen.co.za/audio/tafseer/2013-11-04_Surah_57_Ayah_1_-_6.mp3]
Read More »Being Favoured by Allah Ta’ala at the Time of Death
When the hour of death drew near for Ibne Idrees (Rahmatullahi Alaih), his daughter began to weep. He said, “Do not cry my child, I have completed four thousand khatams of the Holy Qur'an in this house.” Hasan Ibne Hayye (Rahmatullahi Alaih) says, “I was with my brother, Ali (Rahmatullahi Alaih) …
Read More »Dusting the Bed before Sleeping
One should dust his bed before going into bed and recite the following duaa: بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّى وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِى وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِى فَارْحَمْهَا وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ O my Rabb, only with Your name have I placed my side down (i.e. I have lay down to …
Read More »Easy come, Easy go
When one looks at the people of the past; he would find that they used to work hard and earn from the sweat of their brow. Their earning was clean and their businesses were Shariah compliant. As a result, the money they earned was clean and a lot of goodness …
Read More »Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallahu Anhu) and the Hajr-e-Aswad
عن عابس بن ربيعة قال رأيت عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه يقبل الحجر يعني الأسود ويقول إني لأعلم أنك حجر لا تنفع ولا تضر ولولا أني رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقبلك ما قبلتك. رواه البخاري ومسلم وأبو داود والترمذي والنسائي (الترغيب والترهيب 1/99) Hadhrat Aabis …
Read More »Do not look down at the worker
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: How strange it is that people don’t look down upon a trader when he trades, yet they look down upon a worker who is engaged in his employment. Logic and justice both demand that if we do not look down upon …
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Duaa – Part 4
1. When making dua, ask Allah Ta‘ala to bless you with aafiyah (i.e. to bless you with ease in all departments of your life).
Hazrat Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports: I once asked Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), “O Rasul of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), teach me a (beneficial) dua which I should beg from Allah Ta‘ala.” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) replied, “Beg Allah Ta‘ala to bless you with aafiyah (physical and spiritual ease).” After a few days, I again came to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and asked,
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