Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

Before sleeping, we are taught to recite the masnoon duas and remember Allah Ta‘ala. Among the masnoon duas before sleeping, is the following dua:

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

In this dua, sleep has been resembled to death, due to the fact that when a person sleeps, he loses his senses and consciousness.

The incident of the people of the elephants occurred approximately fifty five days prior to the birth of Rasulullah (Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam). An entire Surah of the Qur’aan Shareef has been dedicated to this incident, the details of which have been recorded in the books of Tafseer, Hadith and Seerat. …

Q: What should a person do in the case where his wudhu broke during tawaaf? A: If one’s wudhu broke during the tawaaf he should immediately renew his wudhu and repeat the round wherein his wudhu broke. و لو طاف للصدر جنبا فعليه شاة و ان طافه محدثا فعليه لكل …

Q: What is the shar’ee ruling if a person had performed Tawaaf-e-Ziyaarat or Tawaaf of Umrah without wudhu? A: One damm will become waajib. However, if the tawaaf performed without wudhu was repeated the damm will fall away. و لو طاف للصدر جنبا فعليه شاة و ان طافه محدثا فعليه …

Q: Can qurbaani be made of an animal whose horn has broken off? A: If the horn has broken off from the root, it will not suffice for qurbaani. However, if it did not break off from the root, it will suffice. ويجوز بالجماء التي لاقرن لها وكذا مكسورة القرن …

Q: Is it permissible to slaughter an animal which was born without ears for qurbaani? A: It is not permissible to slaughter an animal which was born without ears for qurbaani. (لا) تجوز … (والسكاء) التي لاإذن لها خلقة فلو لها إذن صغيرة خلقة أجزأت (الدر المختار 6/324) قال (ولا …

Q: Will an animal which does not have teeth suffice for qurbaani? A: If it does not have any teeth and is unable to graze, it will not suffice. However, if it is able to graze, it will suffice for qurbaani. وأما الهتماء وهي التي لا أسنان لها فإن كانت …

Q: Is it permissible to slaughter a frail animal for qurbaani? A: If it is extremely frail then it will not suffice for qurbaani. ولاتجوز العجفاء التي لاتنفي فإن كانت مهزولة فيها بعض الشحم جاز (الفتاوي الهندية 5/298 ) (ويضحي بالجماء والخصي والثولاء) أي المجنونة (إذا لم يمنعها من السوم …

Q: Can an animal which is lame in one leg be slaughtered for qurbaani? A: If it only walks on three legs and does not take support from the lame leg, then it will not suffice for qurbaani. However, if it takes support from the lame leg, it will suffice. …

Q: If an animal’s tail or ear is cut off, will it suffice for qurbaani? A: Some of the Hanafi Fuqaha have preferred the opinion that if more than one-third of the animal’s tail or ear is cut off, the Qurbaani will not be valid. However, most of the Hanafi …