Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

In the two rakaat sunnats of Fajr, it is sunnah for one to recite Surah Kaafiroon in the first rakaat and Surah Ikhlaas in the second rakaat: عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قرأ في ركعتي الفجر: قل يا أيها الكافرون، وقل هو …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: We carry out our ‘ibaadaat merely as a routine. This is good, but for how long are we going to continue like this? We need to bring the true love of Allah Ta’ala into our ‘ibaadaat. At times, one minute of the ‘ibaadat …

وعن أبي موسى رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال إن من إجلال الله إكرام ذي الشيبة المسلم وحامل القرآن غير الغالي فيه ولا الجافي عنه وإكرام ذي السلطان المقسط رواه أبو داود (الترغيب والترهيب 1/148) Hadhrat Abu Musa (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu …

Hazrat Khwaaja Azeezul Hassan (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned that Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) had given him the following advice: It is extremely important for one to allocate a fixed time for every work and duty, and to thereafter adhere strictly to this timetable. It should not be that …

The First Blood Shed for the Cause of Islam Muhammed bin Ishaaq (rahimahullah) narrates: The Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would (in the early days of Islam) go into the valleys when performing Salaah so that they would be able to keep their Salaah hidden from the …

One should recite the following Duaa after performing the witr salaah: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ وَبِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ لاَ أُحْصِى ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your displeasure, and in Your forgiveness from Your punishment, …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) were practical and realistic. They did not pose questions to merely appease their intellectual curiosity; rather they asked pertinent questions. Once they received the answer, they strictly adhered to the instruction contained therein. One of their overwhelming concerns was …

عن جابر رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم كان يجمع بين الرجلين من قتلى أحد يعني في القبر ثم يقول أيهما أكثر أخذا للقرآن فإذا أشير إلى أحدهما قدمه في اللحد  رواه البخاري (الترغيب والترهيب 1/148) Hadhrat Jaabir (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that (after the battle of …

1. One should not make salaam when greeting a non-Muslim. If a non-Muslim greets one with salaam, then one should reply by merely saying “Wa alaik” (and upon you), and if many non-Muslims greet one with salaam, one should reply by saying “Wa alaikum” (and upon you all).

2. When two Muslims meet, then after making salaam, they should make musaafahah (shake hands) with each other.

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once recited the following couplet: It is easy to repay ill-treatment with ill-treatment. However, a true man is he who shows good character to those who show him ill-treatment. Hazrat Shaikh (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) thereafter mentioned: Allah Ta’ala has mentioned in the Qur’aan Majeed, …