Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

Different Situations when it is not permissible to take back a gift a) If an item is gifted to someone, and the person to whom the item was gifted adds something to it which is inseparable (e.g. Zaid gifted Bakr a cup of milk, and Bakr added sugar into the …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Those involved in the effort of da’wat and tableegh, when engaging in the effort, they should keep before them the great rewards and bounties that have been promised in the Qur’aan and Hadith for all those who engage in the …

The Belief of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa’ah regarding Dajjaal The emergence and fitnahs of Dajjaal are included in the kitaabs of Aqaa’id (Islamic beliefs). The Ulama of Aqaa’id are unanimous that believing in the emergence of Dajjaal is part of the aqaa’id of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa’ah. The …

When hearing a rooster crow, one should beg Allah Ta‘ala for His grace. 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 شيطانا (صحيح البخاري، الرقم: 5102) …

Qiyaam 1. When intending to perform salaah, stand and face the qiblah.[1] 2. Thereafter, make the intention of the salaah that you are performing and raise your hands until your thumbs are in line with the earlobes.[2] 3. When standing for salaah, stand with utmost respect. Face both feet towards …

1. It is not permissible (makrooh-e-tahreemi) to take back a gift, except in two situations a) The person whom the item was gifted to is happy to return it. b) In an Islamic country, the Islamic court rules that the gifted item be returned to the one who gifted the …

A person once wrote a letter to Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) in which he asked the following question. He said, “Some of the people engaged in the effort of da’wat and tableegh told me that going out for forty days in the path of Allah Ta‘ala is …

The Approach which Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Adopted when Correcting People Amr bil ma’roof and nahy anil munkar (commanding with good and forbidding from evil) is an obligation in deen. However, in order for a person to correct any situation, it is necessary for him to have knowledge of the …

At the time of heavy rain where one fears harm and damage, one should recite the following dua: اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا، وَلاَ عَلَيْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى الآكَامِ وَالجِبَالِ وَالظِّرَابِ وَالأَوْدِيَةِ وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ O Allah! (Let it rain) around us and not upon us. O Allah! (Let it rain) on the hills, on …

Before Salaah 1. Prepare for salaah well in advance, before the salaah time enters, and ensure that you are not only physically prepared but you are also mentally conscious that you are going to present yourself in the court of Almighty Allah Ta’ala.[1] 2. Ensure that you perform every salaah on …