Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality

It is reported that on one occasion, a mukaatab slave came to Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) seeking assistance. A mukaatab slave is a slave who enters into a contract with his master that upon paying a certain amount, he will receive his freedom. The mukaatab slave addressed Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu …

The disbelievers of Makkah Mukarramah would torture Hazrat ‘Ammaar, Hazrat Suhaib, Hazrat Abu Faa’idah and Hazrat ‘Aamir bin Fuhairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) to such an extent that they would lose their senses and fall unconscious. This state of senselessness was so severe that they did not even realize what they were …

1. It is not permissible to render service or to assist someone in any matter that is impermissible in shariah. In doing so, one will be aiding the person in works of sin and this has been condemned in the Qur’aan Majeed. Allah Ta’ala mentions in the Qur’aan Majeed: وَتَعَاوَنُوا …

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ ‎(١)‏ فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ ‎(٢) إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ (٣) Surely, We have granted you (and blessed you with) abundant good. So offer salaah (prayer) to your Rabb, and offer sacrifice. Surely, the one who hates you, he will be cut-off. In this surah, Allah Ta‘ala addresses …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Before performing salaah, one should mentally prepare oneself for salaah (by pondering over the importance and greatness of the ibaadah one is about to commence). When a person does not mentally prepare himself for salaah, but instead rushes to commence …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) – Part Four Being Considerate to His Nephew Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned: Who could be more under my authority than Moulana Shabbeer Ali? He is my nephew, and he has remained with me from his childhood. However, despite the close …

One should recite the following dua when looking at one’s face in the mirror: اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِي سَوَّى خَلْقِي فَعَدَلَهُ، وَصَوَّرَ صُورَةَ وَجْهِي فَحَسَّنَهَا، وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ All praise is due to Allah Ta‘ala, Who created my composition in due proportion and He created it with perfect proportion and balance, …

عن عمار بن ياسر رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إن الله وكل بقبري ملكا أعطاه الله أسماء الخلائق فلا يصلي علي أحد إلى يوم القيامة إلا أبلغني باسمه واسم أبيه هذا فلان بن فلان قد صلى عليك (رواه البزار كما في الترغيب والترهيب، الرقم: …

Amr bil ma’roof and nahy anil munkar (commanding with good and forbidding from evil) is an obligation in deen. The Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum), throughout their lives, upheld this obligation to the best of their ability wherever they went. There are three levels of carrying out amr bil ma’roof and nahy …

Among the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was a Sahaabi known as Hazrat Safeenah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). Hazrat Safeenah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was initially a slave, but Hazrat Ummu Salamah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), one of the respected wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), bought him and set him free. Before …