Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

On one occasion, Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) sent four hundred gold coins to Hazrat Abu ‘Ubaidah bin Jarraah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and instructed the messenger to remain behind a little while and see what he does with the wealth. When Hazrat Abu Ubaydah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) received the wealth, he said, “May …

8. If your Muslim neighbour is hosting an unislamic function that is not recognized and condemned in shariah (e.g. a birthday party, new year’s lunch/dinner, forty day gathering after the demise of the deceased, or any gathering that is based on innovation (bidah), or a gathering where there is intermingling …

Ask our children: What does it mean for a child to be stubborn? Why should children not be stubborn? What should we do if we damage someone’s property? Now tell them the story: There was once a young boy named Sa’eed. Sa’eed was tough and strong, could run very fast, …

In response to a certain question, Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned the following: It is correct that Muslims are facing all types of problems and difficulties. They are surrounded by problems affecting each person individually, and they are also surrounded by challenges which affect them collectively. However, …

Salamah bin Tammaam (rahimahullah) narrates: A few days before the demise of Abdullah bin Mas’ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), a man came to meet him. After meeting him, the man said to him, “O Ibnu Mas’ood! Last night, I saw you in a dream. In the dream, I saw Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi …

A person once posed the following question to Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah), “If a person does not correct his bad character and evil traits of the nafs, then will he be questioned on the Day of Qiyaamah as to why he did not reform himself? Hazrat Moulana Ashraf …

Hazrat Moulana Inaamul Hasan Kaandhelwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: The environment in which a person lives plays a vital role in making a person. If the environment is an environment of deen, then deen will enter his life. If the environment is an environment of dunya (i.e. the love …

Hazrat ‘Amr bin Maimoon (rahimahullah) once described the great caution of Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) when he would report Ahaadith from Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). He mentioned, “Once, while Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) began to report a Hadith from Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), he was overcome …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned: How surprising it is that in today’s times, if any ordinary doctor mentions to someone that a certain type of food is harmful to his health, for example a non-Muslim doctor informs a patient that eating guavas is harmful to his health …