Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

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 …

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من سره أن يكتال بالمكيال الأوفى إذا صلى علينا أهل البيت فليقل اللهم صل على محمد النبي الأمي وأزواجه أمهات المؤمنين وذريته وأهل بيته كما صليت على آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيد  (سنن أبي داود، الرقم: …

1. When advising people, then ensure that you direct them towards deen and towards that which is best for their deeni and worldly interests. عن أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: المستشار مؤتمن (سنن أبي داود، الرقم: 5128) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah …

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ‎﴿١﴾‏ وَأَخْرَجَتِ الْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ‎﴿٢﴾‏ وَقَالَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا لَهَا ‎﴿٣﴾‏ يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ‎﴿٤﴾‏ بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا ‎﴿٥﴾‏ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا أَعْمَالَهُمْ ‎﴿٦﴾‏ فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ ‎﴿٧﴾‏ وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ ‎﴿٨﴾‏ When the earth will be shaken with its convulsions. And the earth will throw up all its …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: The general condition of the previous ummats was that as time passed, and they became more and more distant from the era of their Nabi, then their deeni activities and ibaadaat began to lose their soul and essence, thereby becoming …

Introducing the Child to Allah Ta‘ala

The upbringing of a child is extremely important and can be likened to the foundation of a building. If the foundation of a building is firm and strong, then the building will also be firm and strong and will weather all conditions. If the foundation of a building is weak and shaky, then with the slightest tremor, the building will collapse. In the same way, the upbringing of the child is the foundation on which the child’s entire life is based.

When visiting the sick, one should recite the following dua: أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِيْ لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا Remove the affliction, O Rabb of all people, and grant cure – You alone are the One who can grant cure, there is no cure …

1. It is not permissible for a person to refer to someone in the following words: “May Allah’s punishment, curse, or anger descend on him”, “may he enter hell”, etc. If the person who has been addressed in this manner does not deserve such remarks, all these curses will actually …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: In today’s times, the reason for people regarding the injunctions of Shari‘ah to be difficult is that society has become corrupt and most people lack commitment to deen. In other words, if a certain person tries to remain committed …