Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

1. The employer should pay the employee a fair wage and should not exploit him in any way. Similarly, if the employee works overtime, he should be compensated fairly for the extra time that he worked. عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: قال …

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلْعٰدِيٰتِ ضَبْحًا ‎﴿١﴾‏ فالْمُوْرِيٰتِ قَدْحًا ‎﴿٢﴾‏ فالْمُغِيرٰتِ صُبْحًا ‎﴿٣﴾‏ فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِ نَقْعًا ‎﴿٤﴾‏ فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِ جَمْعًا ‎﴿٥﴾‏ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسٰنَ لِرَبِّهِ لَكَنُودٌ ‎﴿٦﴾‏ وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلٰى ذٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ ‎﴿٧﴾‏ وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ ‎﴿٨﴾‏ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ ‎﴿٩﴾‏ وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ ‎﴿١٠﴾‏ إِنَّ …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: There is no need for a person to impose difficulty on himself in regard to fulfilling his daily zikr. Hence, if due to sickness, one finds it difficult to complete his daily zikr, then there is no harm. As …

1. The employer should pay his employee his wages timeously. He should not delay in paying him his wages. عن عبد الله بن عمر قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أعطوا الأجير أجره قبل أن يجف عرقه (سنن ابن ماجة، الرقم: 2443) Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: A person cannot trust his nafs at any time nor feel safe from its harm. Even though one may reach great heights in piety and perform miracles, or one may become a learned aalim or great wali, but at …

When visiting the sick, one should address the sick person and recite the following dua: يَا فُلَانُ، شَفَى اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ سَقَمَكَ، وَغَفَرَ لَكَ ذَنْبَكَ، وَعَافَاكَ فِي دِينِكَ وَجِسْمِكَ إِلَى مُدَّةِ أَجَلِكَ O so-and-so (in place of the word ‘fulaan’, mention the name of the sick person), may Allah Ta‘ala …

1. When employing someone, the employer should specify the wages he will pay and the work for which he is employing the person. Both these aspects should be mentioned clearly without any unclarity and ambiguity. عن أبي هريرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: من استأجر أجيرا فليعلمه أجره (السنن …

A person once wrote a letter to Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) and mentioned the following, “I have not usurped the right of any person, nor have I oppressed or wronged any person. Hence, I cannot understand why I am suffering one calamity and misfortune after another.” Hazrat …

The Importance of the Child Remaining in Good Company

In the upbringing of a child, it is of paramount importance for the parents to ensure that their child always remains in pious company and is exposed to a good environment. The good environment and pious association will leave an indelible impression on the heart of the child, which will thereafter shape his thinking and mold his outlook towards life. As a result, the child will grow up with the correct mindset of Islam and his heart will be molded with the true values of Islam.

When visiting the sick, one should recite the following dua: اللهُمَّ اشْفِهِ، اللهُمَّ عَافِه O Allah, grant him cure, O Allah grant him aafiyah (ease) عن عمرو بن مرة، قال: سمعت عبد الله بن سلمة يحدث عن علي، قال: مر علي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأنا أقول: اللهم …