Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

Hazrat Ibnu Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) once mentioned the following, “There is no person from the Ummah of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) who recites Salaat or Salaam upon Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) except that it is conveyed to him (via the angels) and he is told, ‘So-and-so has recited Salaat upon you, and so-and-so has recited Salaam upon you.’”

1. Pour water over the right side of the body thrice, from the top of the body to the bottom, and thereafter pour water over the left side of the body thrice, from the top of the body to the bottom. Through washing in this manner, the sunnah will be fulfilled.

When the people asked Waleed what opinion they should have regarding Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), he replied, “By Allah! There is a remarkable sweetness and attraction in the speech of Muhammed (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), and his speech has an extraordinary magnificence to it. The roots of his speech are incredibly …

Hazrat Sa‘eed bin Musayyib (rahimahullah) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “There is no man from the Muslims whose wealth benefited me (in the path of deen) more than the wealth of Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu).” Hazrat Sa‘eed (rahimahullah) thereafter mentioned, “Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would deal in …

At the time when Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) accepted Islam, he possessed forty thousand dirhams. By the time he performed hijrah with Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), he only possessed five thousand dirhams, and at the time of his death, he possessed no money, as he had spent all his …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: In the early period of Islam (when deen was weak and preference was being given to materialism), Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would visit the homes and gatherings of people, who had no interest or inclination towards deen, and invite them …

The Key to Acquiring Barakah On one occasion, during the time of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), a group of Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) from the tribe of Banu Al-Ash’ar traveled from Yemen to Madinah Munawwarah for the purpose of hijrah. Upon reaching the blessed city of Madinah Munawwarah, they had found …

عن أنس رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن لله سيارةً من الملائكة يطلبون حِلَقَ الذِّكْر، فإذا أتوا عليهم حفُّوا بهم، ثم بَعثوا رائدَهم إلى السماء إلى ربّ العزة تبارك وتعالى، فيقولون: ربنا أتينا على عباد من عبادك يعظِّمون آلاءك، ويتْلُون كتابك، ويصلّون على نبيك صلى …

1. Commence the ghusl by reciting the tasmiyah (بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم) and making the intention that you are performing ghusl to remove hadath akbar (major impurity).[1] 2. Wash both hands up to the wrists thrice.[2] عن عائشة رضي الله عنها زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن النبي صلى …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Acquiring happiness in life is not based on possessing abundant wealth. Rather, acquiring happiness in life is based on the contentment of the heart and soul. This contentment of the heart and soul can only be acquired through fulfilling the commands …