Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

1. Do not sleep unnecessarily after Maghrib. If you have a need to sleep (e.g. due to illness or extreme tiredness) then get someone to wake up you up for Esha or set an alarm.

Hazrat Abu Barzah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) disliked that a person sleep before Esha (i.e. after Maghrib), and engage in discussions after Esha (in the case where there is no need).

Moulana Asghar Husain (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) was a role model in terms of discharging his duties and being considerate towards his relatives, friends and neighbours. His house was made of mud, which had to be replastered every year on account of the heavy rains. While doing so he had to remove …

One should recite the following Duaa thrice in the morning and evening: اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِى فِى بَدَنِى اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِى فِى سَمْعِى اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِى فِى بَصَرِى لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالْفَقْرِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ O Allah, grant me …

اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ كَمَا ﺻَﻠﱠﻴـْﺖَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ وَ ﺑَﺎرِكْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ كَمَا ﺑَﺎرَكْتَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ إِﻧﱠﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ   O Allah, shower Your mercy upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), as You showered Your …

Some people pass away in such a blessed manner, as if they had requested the angel of death to take their soul in that way. These things happen even up to this day but generally to those whose hearts are very clean. We just need to make slight adjustments to …

عن أبي ذر رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال قد أفلح من أخلص قلبه للإيمان وجعل قلبه سليما ولسانه صادقا ونفسه مطمئنة وخليقته مستقيمة وجعل أذنه مستمعة وعينه ناظرة فأما الأذن فقمع والعين مقرة بما يوعي القلب وقد أفلح من جعل قلبه واعيا  رواه …

1. Recite the masnoon duas and azkaar before sleeping.

 O Allah Ta‘ala, with Your name do I die and live.

2. Sleep on the right side and place your right hand under your right cheek.

Saturday Majlis of Hadhrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee Saheb on the 20th of September 2014 Size: 9.5 MB Format: mp3 [haiku url=http://ihyaauddeen.co.za/audio/Mufti_Ebrahim_Salejee/2014-09-20_The_Indispensability_of_Islam.mp3] [wpdm_file id=157]

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) once addressed some associates and said: "My beloved friends, make an effort to acquire the friendship of Allah Ta’ala. A poet exclaims: The one who wishes to acquire any lofty position has to burn the midnight oil." Thereafter Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya …

Hadhrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) states: "Haji Abdur Raheem used to work for my late brother. Once, my first wife complained about him. I immediately summoned him and asked him to stand at the entrance. Thereafter, in her presence I addressed him: 'She has complained about you.’ I …