Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

‘Ali bin Rabee‘ah reports that on one occasion, Hazrat Ja’dah bin Hubairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) came to Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and said, “O Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen! At times, two people come to you (with their dispute). One of the two is such that you are more beloved to him than even his …

1. The gifts, donations, etc. given by a person in his final illness (in the state of maradhul maut) will all be treated as bequests and will only be valid from one third of his estate. Hence, upon his demise, after paying for his burial expenses and settling his debts …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Expressing gratitude over a favour and being pleased with it, considering it to be purely the grace and mercy of Allah Ta‘ala, is the right which the one enjoying the favour owes to the One who bestowed him with …

بِسۡمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِیۡمِ اَلَمۡ  تَرَ کَیۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّکَ  بِاَصۡحٰبِ الۡفِیۡلِ ؕ﴿۱﴾اَلَمۡ  یَجۡعَلۡ  کَیۡدَہُمۡ فِیۡ  تَضۡلِیۡلٍ ۙ﴿۲﴾وَّ  اَرۡسَلَ عَلَیۡہِمۡ  طَیۡرًا  اَبَابِیۡلَ ۙ﴿۳﴾تَرۡمِیۡہِمۡ  بِحِجَارَۃٍ  مِّنۡ سِجِّیۡلٍ ۪ۙ﴿۴﴾فَجَعَلَہُمۡ کَعَصۡفٍ مَّاۡکُوۡلٍ ٪﴿۵﴾ Did you not see how your Rabb dealt with the people of the elephant? Did He not make their treacherous plans …

Who is Responsible for Amr bil Ma’roof and Nahy anil Munkar? Amr bil ma’roof and nahy anil munkar is a fardh obligation in deen. This obligation rests upon the shoulders of every ummati. However, each person will be responsible in accordance to his understanding and ability. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) …

Aswad bin ‘Abd-e-Yaghooth was the cousin of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) i.e. Aswad’s father was the brother of Hazrat Aaminah, the mother of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). His family lineage is as follows: Aswad bin ‘Abd-e-Yaghooth bin Wahab bin Munaaf bin Zuhrah. He was also one of the bitter enemies …

Whenever Aswad bin Muttalib and his friends would see Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and his Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum), they would wink their eyes at each other and mockingly say, “These are the people who will rule the earth and seize the treasures of Caesar and Chosroe.” Making these sarcastic remarks, …

On one occasion during the khilaafah of Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), two women came to him seeking financial assistance. One of the women was an Arab, and the other was her freed slave who was not an Arab. Seeing their plight, Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) instructed for a portion of …

Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports the following: On one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) came to visit me while I was ill. When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) entered, he heard me making the following du‘aa, “O Allah! If the stipulated time of my death has come, then grant me relief …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: It is important and necessary for one to ensure that one is fulfilling the laws of Shari‘ah that are directed to him at all times. This will happen when a person is constantly concerned about fulfilling what Allah Ta‘ala wants …