Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

Hazrat Shaikh (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) once mentioned: My beloved friends! I wish to share something with you. Respect and obedience to one’s parents is a means of increase and blessings in one’s life and sustenance. If a person is obedient to his parents at all times, he will never live a …

On one occasion a person had placed a gift in an ordinary basket and presented it to Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (Rahmatullahi Alaihi). Once the person departed, Hazrat (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) told the khaadim (servant) that, although this basket seems simple and ordinary, however ensure that you return it. Thereafter …

Introduction Imaam Abu Hanifah’s (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) name was Nu’man ibn Thaabit. He was born in the year 80 A.H. and passed away in the year 150 A.H. [1] Allamah Ibn Katheer (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) (d. 774 A.H.) writes about Imaam Abu Hanifah: “… one of the four Imaams of the mazaahib …

اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ ﻋَﺒْﺪِكَ وَ رَﺳُﻮْﻟِﻚَ وَﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ اﻟـْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨِﻴْﻦَ وَ اﻟـْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨَﺎتِ  وَ اﻟـﻤُﺴْﻠِﻤِﻴْﻦَ وَ اﻟـﻤُﺴْﻠِﻤَﺎتِ O Allah, send your choicest blessings upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) your slave and messenger, and descend blessings upon the believing men and women.  The Duaa of a Bedouin Isma’ee (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) narrates: …

When ‘Umar bin ‘Abdul ‘Aziz (rahimahullah) was in his last moments, someone came and reprimanded him saying that you have left nothing for your children. He replied that if they are righteous then Allah will take care of them and if they are sinful then why should I leave wealth …

اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ رَبﱠ هَﺬِﻩِ اﻟﺪﱠﻋْﻮَةِ اﻟْﻘَﺂﺋِﻤَﺔِ وَاﻟﺼﱠﻠَﻮةِ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِﻌَﺔِ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وَارْضَ ﻋَﻨﱢﻰ رِﺿًﺎ ﻻَ ﺗـَﺴْﺨَﻂُ ﺑَﻌْﺪَﻩُ أَﺑَﺪًا O Allah, Rabb of this lasting call and this beneficial duaa, confer Your special blessings upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and bless me with Your everlasting pleasure after which You would never …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: With the approaching of the month of Ramdhaan, every person’s desire is that whatever he does must be accepted. Thus, for acceptance you require to ensure that the asbaab (means) of acceptance are also in place. The hadeeth speaks of a person’s fast …

Once, a person asked Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (Rahmatullahi Alaih) something related to Hadhrat’s domestic life for the benefit of gaining a lesson. After Hadhrat responded, the person then asked forgiveness for posing such a question. Hazrat Thanwi (Rahmatullahi Alaih) replied, “No, you have not caused me any grief …

Hazrat Shaikh (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) once mentioned that it is essential when one takes a loan that he pays back the loan on the appointed time. In the beginning, my close friends would lay down strict conditions before giving me a loan (which I needed in order to pay for my …

عن أبي سعيد الخدرى أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال من قال رضيت بالله ربا وبالإسلام دينا وبمحمد رسولا وجبت له الجنة (ابو داود رقم 1531) Hadhrat Abu Saeed Khudri (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Whoever recites the following duaa, Paradise becomes waajib for …