Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

1. The employer should pay his employee his wages timeously. He should not delay in paying him his wages. عن عبد الله بن عمر قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أعطوا الأجير أجره قبل أن يجف عرقه (سنن ابن ماجة، الرقم: 2443) Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: A person cannot trust his nafs at any time nor feel safe from its harm. Even though one may reach great heights in piety and perform miracles, or one may become a learned aalim or great wali, but at …

When visiting the sick, one should address the sick person and recite the following dua: يَا فُلَانُ، شَفَى اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ سَقَمَكَ، وَغَفَرَ لَكَ ذَنْبَكَ، وَعَافَاكَ فِي دِينِكَ وَجِسْمِكَ إِلَى مُدَّةِ أَجَلِكَ O so-and-so (in place of the word ‘fulaan’, mention the name of the sick person), may Allah Ta‘ala …

1. When employing someone, the employer should specify the wages he will pay and the work for which he is employing the person. Both these aspects should be mentioned clearly without any unclarity and ambiguity. عن أبي هريرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: من استأجر أجيرا فليعلمه أجره (السنن …

A person once wrote a letter to Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) and mentioned the following, “I have not usurped the right of any person, nor have I oppressed or wronged any person. Hence, I cannot understand why I am suffering one calamity and misfortune after another.” Hazrat …

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 …