Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: Nowadays, people very bravely explain the masaa’il of Fiqh. As for myself, then from all the sciences of deen, I feel most fear when explaining the masaa’il of Fiqh (as it relates to the laws of Shari’ah). The masaa’il of …

When standing up from ruku’, one should say the tasmee’: سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهْ Allah Ta’ala hears the one who praises Him Thereafter, one should recite the tahmeed: اَللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْد O Allah, our Lord, for You alone is all praise. One may also recite: رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْد Our Lord, …

  Ask our children: Is it okay for a person to worry about looking good, but not to worry about their akhlaaq and character being good? Should a person be proud about their looks? How should a female dress when leaving the home? When someone corrects us, what should we …

4. Not Being Inclined and Interested in the Dunya The fourth distinguishing quality of the true Ulama is that they are not found to be interested and concerned about beautiful clothing or delicious foods. Rather, the true Alim is the one who exercises moderation in these matters and follows the …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once addressed a certain Aalim of a madrasah who was experiencing some problems and gave him the following advice: One of the main reasons for you people falling in the sight of Allah Ta‘ala, and subsequently losing respect in the sight of people, is …

Paying the Tailor on Time Among the important teachings of deen is that one should not delay in settling his debts and in paying people for their services. In one Hadith, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “Pay the worker his fee before his perspiration dries (i.e. pay him quickly).” (Sunan …

Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) would often hold a blade of dry grass in his hand and say, “I wish I were a blade of dry grass like this.” Sometimes, he would say, “I wish my mother had not given birth to me.” Once, Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was busy with …

16. Try to do some special action or good deed daily to earn the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala. The special action or good deed may be through practicing on the sunnah or increasing one’s ibaadah or assisting and helping a servant of Allah Ta’ala or showing some form of kindness …