Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

1. If one has the means, then when reciprocating the gift one had received, one should try and give something better in return. عن الربيع بنت معوذ بن عفراء قالت: أتيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بقناع من رطب وأجر زغب فأعطاني ملء كفه حليا وذهبا (الشمائل المحمدية للترمذي رقم: …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: At the time of conveying the message of deen to people, one must ensure that his heart is focused towards Allah Ta‘ala and not the people. In other words, at that time, the overwhelming feeling within the heart should be …

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ ‎﴿١﴾‏ الَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ ‎﴿٢﴾‏ يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُ اَخْلَدَهُ ‎﴿٣﴾‏ كَلَّا لَيُنْبَذَنَّ فِى الْحُطَمَةِ ‎﴿٤﴾‏ وَمَآ اَدْرٰىكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُ ‎﴿٥﴾‏ نَارُ اللّٰهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ ‎﴿٦﴾‏ الَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْـِٔدَةِ ‎﴿٧﴾‏ اِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌ ‎﴿٨﴾‏ فِى عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍ ‎﴿٩﴾‏ Woe to every backbiter, mocker, who accumulates wealth and goes on counting it! He thinks that his wealth will cause …

The Severe Admonishments and Grave Consequences for Neglecting Amr bil Ma’roof and Nahy anil Munkar The responsibility of amr bil ma’roof and nahy anil munkar (commanding with good and forbidding from evil) holds an extremely high position in deen. The reason for this responsibility holding such great importance is that …

At the time of seeking rain (or at the time of drought), one should recite the following dua: Duaa One: اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِ عِبَادَكَ، وَبَهَائِمَكَ، وَانْشُرْ رَحْمَتَكَ، وَأَحْيِ بَلَدَكَ الْمَيِّتَ O Allah, grant Your servants and Your animals water to drink, spread out Your mercy (in the land) and enliven Your …

عن عبد الله بن مسعود قال إذا أراد أحدكم أن يسأل فليبدأ بالمدحة والثناء على الله بما هو أهله ثم ليصل على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم ليسأل بعد فإنه أجدر أن ينجح (المعجم الكبير للطبراني، الرقم: ٨٧٨٠، ورجاله رجال الصحيح إلا أن أبا عبيدة لم يسمع من أبيه …

‘Uqbah bin Abi Mu‘ait was the close friend of Ubayy bin Khalaf. On one occasion, ‘Uqbah came to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and sat in his company for some time, listening to his message of deen. When Ubayy learnt of this, he immediately came to ‘Uqbah and said, “I have …

On the occasion of the Battle of Ahzaab (also known as the Battle of Khandaq – the Trench), a group of disbelievers managed to cross over a narrow portion of the trench with their horses. Observing this, a group of Muslims, including Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), came forward to combat …

Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was a brave warrior who fought many battles for the cause of Islam. Allah Ta‘ala had blessed him with great strength and prowess in battle on account of which he was able to easily defeat the enemy. We will next discuss various occasions when Hazrat ‘Ali …

Musabbih bin Sa’eed (rahimahullah) reports the following: On the first night of Ramadhaan, Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) would lead the people in Taraweeh Salaah. Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) would recite approximately twenty verses in each rakaat, and would continue each night until he eventually completed reciting the Qur’aan Majeed. At the time …