Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

The Two Great Bounties of Sabr and Shukr

Allah Ta‘ala has created this world as an abode of trial and tribulation. In this earthly abode, a believer will be faced with various situations and conditions. Some situations will be in accordance to his expectation and desire, while others will be against his temperament and nature. At different times during his life, a believer will be tested with health and sickness, wealth and poverty, and prosperity and adversity. Allah Ta‘ala says in the Qur’aan Majeed, “He (Allah Ta‘ala) is the One who created death and life so that He may test you (and see) as to which of you is better in his actions.” (Surah Mulk v. 2)

When hearing a dog bark, one should seek the protection of Allah Ta‘ala from the evil of shaytaan. عن جابر بن عبد الله، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إذا سمعتم نباح الكلاب، ونهيق الحمر بالليل، فتعوذوا بالله فإنهن يرين ما لا ترون (سنن أبي داود، الرقم: 5103) …

عن سيدنا أنس رضي الله عنه أنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إذا صليتم علي المرسلين فصلوا علي معهم فإني رسول من المرسلين (الصلاة على النبي لابن أبي عاصم، الرقم: ٦٩، وإسناده حسن جيد لكنه مرسل كما في القول البديع صـ ١٣٤) Hazrat Qataadah (rahimahullah) reports that …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Experience has shown that if a person makes the decision to set aside a certain amount of wealth to spend in the path of Allah Ta‘ala, then he will continue to find avenues of goodness and opportunities to spend …

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يُكَذِّبُ بِالدِّينِ ‎﴿١﴾‏ فَذٰلِكَ الَّذِي يَدُعُّ الْيَتِيمَ ‎﴿٢﴾‏ وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلٰى طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ ‎﴿٣﴾‏ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ ‎﴿٤﴾‏ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنْ صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُوْنَ ‎﴿٥﴾‏ الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ يُرَاءُوْنَ ‎﴿٦﴾‏ وَيَمْنَعُوْنَ الْمَاعُوْنَ ‎﴿٧﴾‏ Have you seen the one who rejects the Judgement? Then he is the one who repulses (and turns away) the orphan, and does not encourage the feeding …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) – Part Three Exercising Caution when Communicating with Women Observing purdah with women and exercising caution when communicating with them is a great means of saving oneself from sins and fitnahs. Hence, Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) would exercise extreme caution when communicating …

When hearing a donkey bray, one should seek the protection of Allah Ta‘ala from the evil of shaytaan. عن أبي هريرة، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: إذا سمعتم صياح الديكة، فسلوا الله تعالى من فضله، فإنها رأت ملكا، وإذا سمعتم نهيق الحمار، فتعوذوا بالله من الشيطان، فإنها رأت …

The Hadith has strongly prohibited one from getting involved in fortune telling or trying to predict the future through stars. To believe that the stars coming in a certain formation leads to a certain event taking place, or trying to predict the future through looking at stars (e.g. referring to …

One day, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) told the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) the following incident. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) told them that once, a long time ago, a man was in the jungle when he heard a voice call out from a rain cloud in the sky. The voice was instructing …

On one occasion, while Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was out on a journey, Hazrat Aaishah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) hung a curtain on the door of her home. This curtain had pictures of living things, such as animals, on it. At that time, Hazrat Aaishah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) did not know that pictures …