Islamic Speeches Part 1

Islami Bayanaat – Part 1
FOR ISLAMIC SISTERS
ISLAMIC
SPEECHES
PART – 1
Presented By:
Al-Madina-tul-‘Ilmiyyah (Dawat-e-Islami)
Published By:
Maktaba-tul-Madinah, Karachi
Translated into English by

Translation Department (Dawat-e-Islami)
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ۡ ۡ ٰ ٰ ۡ ٰ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
‫ﻹم ﻋـ ﺳ ـﻴـ ﺪ
ﻟ ـﻤ ۡـﺮ ﺳـ ﻠـ‬ ‫
ﻟـﺤـﻤـﺪ ﻟ ـﻠـ ﻪ ر ب
ﻟـﻌـﻠ ـﻤ و
ﻟـﺼـﻠـﻮة و
ﻟـﺴـﻶ‬
&' (‫
ﻟـﺮ ﺣ ۡـ‬
‫
ﻟـﺮ ۡﺣـ ٰﻤﻦ‬ ‫ـﺴﻢ
ﻟـﻠٰ ـ ﻪ‬ ۡ ‫
ﻟـﺮﺟ ۡ('& ﺑ‬
‫ـﻄﻦ‬ٰ ۡ
‫ـﻴ‬‫
ﻟـﺸ‬ ‫ـﻦ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻪ‬
‫ـ‬
ٰ ۡ
‫ــﻌـﺪ ﻓـﺎﻋ ۡـﻮذ ﺑـﺎ ﻟـﻠ‬‫
ﻣـﺎ ﺑ‬

Du’a for Reading the Book
Read the following Du’a (supplication) before you study a

religious book or an Islamic lesson, you will remember whatever
you study, ‫اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬:
َ ََ ۡ
ۡ‫ك َوان ۡ ُش‬ َ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ ۡ َّ ُ ّٰ َ
‫حكمت‬ ِ ‫اللهم افتح علينا‬
َ ۡ ۡ َ َ َۡ َ َ َ َ َ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ َ
‫ِكرام‬#‫ ِل وا‬%‫علينا رحتك يـا ذا ال‬
Translation
O Allah ‫ ! َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬Open the doors of knowledge and wisdom for us, and have
mercy on us! O the One Who is the most Honourable and Glorious!
(Al-Mustatraf, vol. 1, pp. 40)
Note: Recite Salat-‘Alan-Nabi once before and after the Du’a.
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‫ـﻴـ ﺪ
ﻟ ـﻤ ۡـﺮ ﺳـﻠـ‬
‫
ﻟـﺴـﻶﻹم ﻋـ ﺳ‬
&' (‫
‫
ﻟـﺮ ۡﺣ ٰـﻤﻦ‬ ‫ـﺴﻢ
ﻟـﻠٰ ـ ﻪ‬
ۡ ‫
‫ـﻄﻦ‬ٰ ۡ
‫ـﻴ‬‫
ﻟـﺸ‬ ‫ـﻦ‬ ‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﻪ‬
‫ـ‬
ٰ ۡ
‫ــﻌـﺪ ﻓـﺎﻋ ۡـﻮذ ﺑـﺎﻟـﻠ‬ ‫
ﻣـﺎ ﺑ‬

14 Intentions for Reading this Book
The Noblest Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬ َ َ ۡ ّ ٌ ۡ َ ‫ ن َِّي ُة ال ۡ ُم ۡؤم‬i.e. a
ُ ّ َ has said: ٖ‫ِن خي مِن عمل ِه‬ ِ
Muslim’s intention values more than his deed.’
(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 6, pp. 185, Hadees 5942)
Two Madani pearls

C Without a good intention, no reward is granted for a righteous
deed.
C The more righteous intentions, the greater reward
14 Intentions for reading this book

1. Before I start reading this book, I will glorify Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬,
2. recite Salat,
3. Ta’awwuz, and
4. Tasmiyyah. (By reading two lines of Arabic given atop this page,
these four intentions shall be acted upon.)
5. I will look at the Quranic Ayahs, and
6. Ahadees.
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7. I will read this book from beginning to end to please Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬.
8. To the best of my ability, I will try to read it whilst in the state

of Wudu, and facing the Qiblah.
َّ َ
9. Wherever I read Allah’s name, I will invoke ‘‫ـز َو َجـل‬
َّ ‫ع‬
’.
10. And wherever I read the Holy Rasool’s name, I will invoke
َّ ٰ َ َ ُ ّٰ َّ َ
‘‫ عل ۡيهِ َوا ِلٖ َو َسلم‬7‫ا‬ ‫’صل‬.
11. (On my own book) I will underline important points as needed.
12. I will try to persuade others to read this book.
ۡ ُّ َ َ ۡ َ َ َ
13. With the intention of acting upon this Hadees: ‫ تهادوا تابوا‬i.e.
give gifts to each other, it will enrich affection amongst you.
(Muwatta Imam Malik, vol. 2, pp. 407, Hadees 1731) I shall buy this book
(at least one or whatever number my financial situation allows)
and pass on as a gift to others.
14. If I spot any Shar’i mistake in this book, I will inform the
publisher in writing. (To verbally inform the publisher or author
about the mistakes is not so useful.)
•••
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‫ـﻴـ ﺪ
ﻟ ـﻤ ۡـﺮ ﺳـ ﻠـ‬
‫
&' (‫
‫
ۡ ‫
‫ـﻄﻦ‬ٰ ۡ
‫ـﻴ‬‫
‫ـ‬
ٰ ۡ
ﻣـﺎﺑ‬

Al-Madina-tul-‘Ilmiyyah
From: Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of

Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas
‘Attar Qaadiri Razavi Ziyaee ‫ـﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗ ُـﻬ ُـﻢ اﻟْـﻌَـﺎﻟِـﻴَـﻪ‬
ْ ‫اﻣ‬
َ َ ‫د‬.
ۡ َ ۡ ٰ ّٰ ُ ۡ َ
ٖ‫ ا ِح َسان ِٖه َوبِفض ِل َر ُس ۡو ِل‬C ِ7ِ ‫ل ۡمد‬
‫ عل ۡيهِ َوا ِلٖ َو َسلم‬7‫ا‬ ‫صل‬ َ ‫ا‬
Dawat-e-Islami, the global and non-political movement for the

propagation of Quran and Sunnah is committed to revive the
Sunnah, to propagate the call towards righteousness, and to publish
the religious knowledge of Shari’ah in the entire world; and in order
to execute all of these functions in an organised manner,
various departments have been established and one among these
diverse departments is ‘Al-Madina-tul-‘Ilmiyyah’, which is based on
religious scholars and honourable Muftis and is endeavouring to
provide educational, research based authentic publications. This
department has the following six sub-units:
1. Department for A’la Hadrat’s books

2. Department for curriculum books
3. Department for reform books
4. Department for translation
5. Department for scrutiny of books
6. Department for referencing of books
Islamic Speeches
The first priority of Al-Madina-tul-‘Ilmiyyah is to deliver the

phenomenal and exceptional books of the erudite scholar Imam
ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬as per the need of the current era in
Ahmad Raza Khan ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ
simple language and style.
All Islamic brothers and sisters are requested to provide their full
possible support in this educational, research based and publication-
related Madani work and they are further requested to read the books
published by this department and to motivate others to do the same.
May Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬grant Dawat-e-Islami and all its departments,

including Al-Madina-tul-‘Ilmiyyah success, growth, peace, prosperity
and popularity and may Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬bless our virtuous efforts with
the jewels of sincerity and make it a means of betterment in both
worlds. May Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬grant us martyrdom under the blissful
shade of Gumbad-e-Khazra (the Green Dome), grant us burial in
Jannat-ul-Baqi’ and bless us with a place in Jannat-ul-Firdaus.
‫ عل ۡيهِ َوا ِلٖ َو َسلم‬7‫ا‬ ۡ َ ۡ ّ َّ َ ۡ ٓ
‫صل‬ ‫مِي‬#‫ب ا‬ِ ِ ‫امِي ِباه ِ ال‬
•••
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‫ـﻴـ ﺪ
ﻟ ـﻤ ۡـﺮ ﺳـ ﻠـ‬
‫
&' (‫
‫
ۡ ‫
‫ـﻄﻦ‬ٰ ۡ
‫ـﻴ‬‫
‫ـ‬
ٰ ۡ
ﻣـﺎﺑ‬

Preface
‘Dawat-e-Islami’, the Madani movement of the devotees of Rasool,

is committed to serve Deen in an organized and coordinated
manner. Under the supervision of Dawat-e-Islami, twelve Madani
activities for Islamic brothers and eight Madani activities for
Islamic sisters are vital sources of spreading the message of Islam
and its teachings. By the blessings of these Madani activities,
thousands of Islamic brothers and Islamic sisters have abandoned
the sinful activities and followed the straight path. One of the most
important Madani activities of Islamic brothers and Islamic sisters
is to attend the weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’. ‫ !ا َﻟـ ْ َﺤ ْﻤـ ُﺪ ﻟِـﻠ ـﻪ‬Under the
supervision of Dawat-e-Islami, weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’at
have been taking place for many years at thousands of places in
Pakistan and overseas countries. Millions of Islamic brothers and
Islamic sisters regularly attend these weekly Sunnah-inspiring
Ijtima’at. In addition to numerous blessings and benefits of
Ijtima’at, Bayan [speech] of Ijtima’ itself holds a significant place.
All these valuable speeches are prepared under the supervision
ofthe ‘Department for Bayaanat’, a sub-branch of Madinat-ul-
Ilmiyah, Dawat-e-Islami. Up until the present time, over 475
Bayanaat delivered in weekly and other Ijtima’at have been
prepared by this department brilliantly.
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Islamic Speeches
As per the instruction of Markazi Majlis-e-Shura, Bayanaat of Islamic

sisters arepublished in advance inbook form. In relation to this, all
the Bayannat delivered in 1441 AH have been published in Urdu,
consisting of three volumes, namely ‘Islami Bayanaat’ (volume: 1, 2,
and 3)’. Now the compiled version of the speeches delivered during
the first four months of 1442 AH, containing 17 speeches of the
weekly Sunnah-inspiringIjtima’at is in your hands whereas, at the
request of Islamic sisters, three additional speeches have also been
made the part of the book ‘Islami Bayanaat’.
All the published speeches are presented after they are gone through
a variety of processes (searching content, studying, arrangement,
formation, content finalization, ‘Organisational Tafteesh process’ by
Rukn-e-Shura ‘Haji Abu Rajab Muhammad Shahid Attari’ and
‘Haji Abu Majid Muhammad Shahid Attari Madani’, Shar’i Taftish
by the respected Mufti Sahib of Dar-ul-Ifta Ahl-e-Sunnat, Takhreej
work [Adding references and annotations], comparison stage,
editing of English words and ‘content checking’ by ‘Translation
Department’, page setup and paragraphing, pasting of Quranic
verses, final proofreading, checking process by the global Majlis
Mashawarat of Islamic sisters, content setting and arrangement on
Corel etc). Seven Islamic brothers of the ‘Department of Bayaanat’,
a sub-branch of Madina-tul-‘Ilmiyyah, Dawat-e-Islami, including
Muhammad Hamid Siraj Attari Madani, Muhammad Jan Raza
Attari Madani, Abdul Jabbar Attari Madani, Muhammad Mun’am
Attari Madani and Hafeez-ur-Rahman Attari Madani have worked
committedly and produced quality work in efficient manner.
Amongst Islamic sisters too, there are also different departments

committed to serve the noble cause of spreading Islam. Three major
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department (‘Department for short course’, ‘Department for Dar-

us-Sunnah Lil-banaat’, and ‘Department for Madrasa-tul-Madinah
Balighaat’) keep conducting various courses throughout the year.
At the end of this book, you can also find the details and the
schedule of different courses, conducting for Islamic sisters from
September to December 2020.
Department for Bayanaat (Dawat-e-Islami)

(Majlis Al-Madina-tul-‘Ilmiyyah)
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Speech: 01
Muballighah must read the Bayan at least 3 times before delivering speech
ۡ ‫ﻹم ﻋـٰ ﺳ ـﻴـ ﺪ
ﻟ‬
ۡ ‫ـﻤ ۡـﺮ ﺳـ ﻠـ‬ ٰ ۡ ٰ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
‫
ﻟـﺴـﻶ‬
‫
ﻟـﺼـﻠـﻮة و‬
ٰ ٰ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
&' (‫
‫
ﻟـﺮ ۡﺣـ ٰﻤﻦ‬

‫ـﺴﻢ
ﻟـﻠـ ﻪ‬ ۡ ۡ ‫ـﻄﻦ‬
‫
ﻟـﺮ ﺟ( '& ﺑ‬ ‫
ﻣـﺎ ﺑــﻌـﺪ ﻓـﺎﻋـﻮذ ﺑـﺎ ﻟـﻠـ ﻪ ﻣـﻦ
ﻟـﺸـﻴ‬
Wellbeing of grieved Ummah
ّٰ َ ۡ َ َ َ ٰ ۡ َ َ َ ٰ ٰ َ َ ّٰ َ َ َ َ َ َّ َ ُ ٰ َّ َ
7‫ ُم عل ۡيك يَا َر ُس ۡول ا‬%‫الس‬‫الصلوة و‬
7‫ب ا‬ ‫ ال ِك واصحبِك يا حبِي‬C‫و‬
ّٰ ۡ ُ َ َ ٰ ۡ َ َ َ ٰ ٰ َ َ ّٰ َّ َ َ َ ۡ َ َ ُ َ َّ َ ُ ٰ َّ َ
7‫ـو َر ا‬ ‫ ال ِك واصـحبِك يـا ن‬C‫و‬ 7‫ب ا‬ ِ ‫م عليك يا ن‬%‫الصلوة والس‬
Virtue of Salat upon the Holy Prophet

The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ has stated: When those who love
one another for the sake of Allah Almighty meet each other, shake
hands and recite Salat upon the Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ , their former
and latter sins are forgiven before they separate.
(Musnad Abu Ya’la, vol. 3, pp. 95 Hadees 2951)
َ ُ ٰ َ ُ ّٰ َّ َ َۡ C
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
‫ م َّمد‬C 7‫ا‬ ‫صل‬ ‫الب ِ ۡيب‬ ‫صلوا‬
Dear Islamic sisters! Before listening to the speech let’s, first of all,
make good intentions to please Allah Almighty and earn reward.
َ ۡ ّ ٌۡ َ ۡ ۡ ُ َّ
The Beloved Rasool ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has said, ‘‫ ’نِية ال ُمؤم ِِن خي مِن ع َمل ِٖه‬The
intention of a Muslim is better than his deed.
Important point
The more righteous intentions one makes the greater reward she
will attain.
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Wellbeing of grieved Ummah 2
Note: The intentions mentioned below can be modified as per situation
Intentions of listening to the Bayan

1. Lowering my eyes, I will listen to the Bayan attentively.
2. Instead of resting against a wall etc., I will sit in reverential
posture like that in Tashahhud as long as possible with the
intention of paying respect to religious discourse.
3. I will make room for other Islamic sisters by folding my hands
and limbs and by moving slightly.
4. If someone pushes me, I will remain patient and calm and avoid
staring, snapping, and arguing with them.
ۡ ََ ّٰ
َ C ‫ َصل ۡوا‬, 7‫ا‬ ُّ ُ ُۡ
ّٰ َ ُ
5. When I hear ‫الب ِ ۡيب‬ ‫اذك ُروا‬, 7‫ ا‬Uِ ‫ت ۡو ُب ۡوا ا‬, etc., I will reply in
low voice with the intention of gaining reward and encouraging
others to also recite.
6. After Ijtima’, I will take the lead to say Salam and shake hands
and make individual effort.
7. During the speech, I will avoid the unnecessary use of mobile
phone.
8. Neither will I record the speech, nor any kind of voice as it is
not permitted.
9. Whatever I listen I will act upon it and later on convey it to
others. In this way, I will be privileged to propagate the call
towards righteousness.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! ‫ اِ ْن َﺷ

ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬Today we will hear some incidents of
the pious predecessors ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬in relation to aiding the grief-stricken
Ummah of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, we will also hear
some incidents of Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen, Sayyiduna Umar Farooq
A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬and his care for the Ummah, and other blessed
moments from his life. We will also hear the definition of well-
wishing for others and some Ahadees in which it is encouraged.
Besides this, we will listen to some incidents of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-
Sunnat ‫ـﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗ ُـﻬ ُـﻢ اﻟْـﻌَـﺎﻟِـﻴ َ ْـﻪ‬ ِ
ْ ‫اﻣ‬
َ َ‫ د‬and other pious predecessors ‫ـﻪ‬
ُ ‫ﻢ اﻟـﻠ‬
ُ ‫ﲪ ُﻬ‬
َ ‫ َر‬and
their eagerness to help others, and what we can learn from this. The
religious and worldly benefits of helping others will also be
mentioned. May Allah Almighty allow us to listen attentively from
beginning till end.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Sayyiduna Umar Farooq’s eagerness to help a family

One night, Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen, Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam
‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ اﷲ‬
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬was out on his rounds in Madinah Munawwarah when he
came across a tent. When he approached the tent, he ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬heard
the voice of a distressed person. There was a man seated outside
this tent. After giving him Salaam, Sayyiduna Umar ‫ﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ ‫ ا‬3
َ ‫ َر‬asked
him regarding his state. He replied that he had come to visit the
caliph; but he was not aware that the caliph was stood before him.
He then explained his situation and said that his wife was expecting
a child and the time of birth was near. Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen
Sayyiduna Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬returned home and said to his
wife, Sayyidatuna Umm Kulsoom Bint Ali ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬: Do you wish
to gain some reward? Allah Almighty has Himself made it reach
you. She replied: What is the matter? Sayyiduna Umar ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬said:
There is a woman who will give birth soon and she does not have
anyone to assist. She said: If you permit me, I will go. Sayyiduna
Umar ‫ اﷲُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬said: OK, gather the necessary supplies. When they
arrived there, Sayyiduna Umar ‫ اﷲُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬sent his wife inside the tent
and sat down outside with the man. He then said to the man: Light
a fire. The man lit a fire and then Sayyiduna Umar ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬placed a
pot of food on top of it. At the same time that the food was ready,
the child was born; Sayyiduna Umar’s ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬wife called from
inside the tent, saying: O Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen! Give the glad
tidings of a son being born to your companion. As soon as that man
heard the words ‘Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen’, he became frightened and
humbly moved back and sat down. Sayyiduna Umar ‫ اﷲُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬said:
Sit as you were sitting before. Then Sayyiduna Umar ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫َر‬
proceeded to lift the pot of food and hand it to his wife, saying: Feed
the woman to her fill. Sayyiduna Umar ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬then gave some food
to that man and said: Come to me tomorrow morning; I will fulfil
your needs. When that man arrived in the morning, Sayyiduna
Umar ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬arranged maintenance fees for that child and also
gave some money etc. to that man.
(At-Tabsirah Li-Ibn-e-Jauzi, vol. 1, pp. 420)
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear as to how Sayyiduna Farooq-e-

A’zam ‫ﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ ‫ ا‬3
َ ‫ َر‬fulfilled the needs of one of the grief-stricken
members of the Ummah of the Beloved Prophet ‫ !? َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬He
had the man light a fire, placed the pot of food and arranged the
food with his own hands. He then took out some food and had it
sent to the woman by means of his blessed wife.
Remember! This is that Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ 3 ِ

ُ َ ‫ َر‬from whose
shadow Satan runs. (Bukhari. vol. 2, pp. 526, Hadees 3683) This is that
ِ ِٖ ِ َ‫ﺻ‬
Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬to whom the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ ّ َ
gave the glad tidings of being a dweller of Paradise. (Bukhari, vol. 2, pp.
525, Hadees 3679) This is that Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬for whom the
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬supplicated and said: O Allah (‫!) َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬
Grant Islam honour through Umar Bin Khattab. (Ibn-e-Majah, vol. 1 pp.
This is that Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

77, Hadees 105) َ ‫ َر‬who would wake
at night and do rounds in the streets in order to care for the
orphans and the needy. This is that Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬in
accordance to whose opinion the verses of the Quran would
descend. (Tareekh-ul-Khulafa, pp. 96; Al-Sawa’iq Al-Muharriqah, pp. 99) This is
that Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬who said:
‫ " ﻋ ْﻨ &ﺎ ﻳ ْﻮ م ﺍ ْﻟﻘ ﻴﺎ ﻣﺔ‬Ò‫ٰ" ﺳﺎ‬#‫ ﻌﺎ‬$ ‫ﷲ‬

‫ ﻌ ًﺔ ﻟﻈ ﻨ ْﻨ ﺖ ﺍ ن ﺍ‬Ò‫ﺕ ﺿﺎ‬ ‫ﻟ ْﻮ ﻣﺎ ﺗ ْﺖ ﺷﺎ ٌة ﻋٰ ﺷ ﻂ ﺍﻟ‬
‫ْﺍ‬
i.e. Even if a lamb was to die out of thirst on the bank of the River
Euphrates, then I fear that Allah Almighty might take me to
account for that. (Hilyat-ul-Awliya, vol. 1, pp. 89)
َ ‫ﺤـ‬
‫ﻦ اﻟـﻠ
ﻪ‬ ٰ ْ ‫! ُﺳـﺒ‬
Despite possessing this great honour and distinction,
Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
would care for and fulfil the needs of the Ummah of the Beloved
Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ . Therefore, if any Islamic sister of ours is in
difficulty or is need of us for anything and we have the ability to
remove their distress, then we should take a lesson from the life of
Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫َر‬
and aid our Muslim sisters. We will listen to some more incidents
of Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫َر‬
and his care for the Ummah, but let us first hear a short biography
of his.
Short biography of Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam 

C His Kunyah is ‘Abu Hafs’, his title is ‘Farooq-e-A’zam’ and his
name is ‘Umar’.
C The Muslims were overjoyed at his acceptance of Islam and

they received great support by him; to such an extent that the
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬prayed openly with the Muslims
in the sacred Haram.
C He took part in the battles of Islam with great courage and he

remained a loyal advisor and vizier to the Beloved Prophet
‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ in all decision-making processes.
C Whilst he was caliph, he fulfilled all of his responsibilities as a

successor of the Beloved Prophet in the most beautiful manner.
C He was the answer to the Beloved Prophet’s ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ
supplications.
C His heart was full of the Divine Lights.

C He was a beacon of intelligence and wisdom.
C The examples of his boldness, courage, humility, simplicity,
determination, manhood, optimism, steadfastness, uprightness,
trustworthiness, intelligence, insight and patience are written
on the pages of history.
C His every habit was in accordance to the Sunnah. In short, he

was a true warrior in his conduct and character.
C In the end, a depraved individual attacked him with a dagger at

the time of the Fajr prayer, after three days, he succumbed to
his wounds and received the honour of martyrdom.
C At the time of death, he was 63 years old.

C Sayyiduna Suhayb ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬lead his funeral prayer and he was
buried in blessed Raudah at the next to Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ 3 ِ
ُ َ ‫ َر‬. (Ar-Riyad-un-Nadarah Fi
Manaqib-ul-‘Asharah, vol. 1, pp. 285,408,418, summarised)
Dear Islamic sisters! It was the habit of Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen

Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬to always look out for his
people; even the scorching heat of the deserts of Arabia and the
darkness of the nights could not stop him from caring for the
bondsmen of Allah Almighty. There are many incidents from his
life that show how he cared for the people and resolved their issues.
Let us listen to a few of these incidents.
Caring for a woman with hungry children

Sayyiduna Umar ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬was once out on his rounds in Madinah
Munawwarah at night with his servant, Sayyiduna Aslam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬.
There was a woman present in her house with her children. At
night, she had taken a pot, filled it up with water and then placed it
on the stove in order to calm her children. Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen
Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬came to her aid. He
carried the food supplies on his own back, then cooked them with
his own hands, and fed her children. He remained there until the
children fell asleep, and then returned.
(Al-Kamil fi Al-Tareekh, vol. 2, pp.453)
Aiding an disabled blind old woman

Sayyiduna Imam Awza’i ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬narrates that one night, Ameer-ul-
Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬was seen
exiting his home by Sayyiduna Talhah Bin Ubaydullah ‫ اﷲُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬who
then followed him secretly as he was curious as to where Ameer-ul-
Mu’mineen was going at that time. Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-
A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬entered a home. After some time, he left the home
and entered another one. Sayyiduna Talhah Bin Ubaydullah ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫َر‬
made a note of that house in his mind and then returned in the
morning. He saw that there was an old disabled blind woman living
there. He asked the woman:‘‫ﮏ؟‬َ ‫اﻟﺮ ُﺟ ِﻞ َﻳﺎْﺗ ِْﻴ‬

َّ َ‫ ’ َﻣﺎ َﺑﺎ ُل ٰﻫﺬ‬i.e. Why does this
man come to your home? She said: This man has been visiting me
for some time now; (because I am disabled) he does my household
chores and removes my burdens. (Hilyat-ul-Awliya, vol. 1, pp. 84,)
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you see the passion of Ameer-ul-

Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬for aiding the
Ummah? Despite being the caliph and leader of the Muslims, he
would still help people out by doing things for them. We too should
develop the mindset of helping our family (e.g. parents, brothers,
sisters) or other Mahram relatives, or any other Islamic sister,
whether we know them or not. If we come across anyone in
distress, and were to aid them as much as we can for the sake of
Allah Almighty, then from the blessings of this, alongside receiving
rewards, we will be successful in establishing a peaceful society.
Shaykh-ul-Hadees, ‘Allamah Abdul Mustafa A’zami ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬writes
the following explanation under the Hadees: ‫ اﻟ ُّﻨ ْﺼﺢ ﻟُِ ِ ّﻞ ُﻣ ْﺴﻠِﻢ‬i.e.
wishing will for every Muslim. (Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Iman, Hadees 58) ‘There
is great depth to the meaning of ‘to want good for others’ and
‘wishing well’ for Muslims. The reality is that ‘well-wishing towards
Muslims’ is such an action that if the Muslims were to heed this
prophetic advice and act upon it, then there would be a complete
transformation to the distorted Muslim community; the Muslim
community would become such a place of peace, rest, tranquillity
and calmness that it would seem like we were witnessing a portion
of the heavenly peace and tranquillity in this world. A Muslim
would not deceive another Muslim, there would be no tale-telling,
backbiting or slander, no one would even think of spreading
injustice. A Muslim would not become an obstacle in another’s
work; rather, he would desire for everyone to succeed and would
treat everyone fairly. The natural result of this will be that everyone
else will also want good for him and want him to succeed, and he
will remain protected from loss and he will continue to receive
goodness.’ (Muntakhab Hadeesayn, vol. 231)
Definition of well-wishing
Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi ‫َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
defines well-wishing in the following way: Technically, it is to
sincerely wish good for others without any other ill intention, or to
sincerely want good for others. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 2, pp. 557,)
Dear Islamic sisters! The meaning of the word ‘well-wishing’ is self-

evident, for example, to treat one’s Mahram relatives, neighbours
and other Islamic sisters with compassion and kindness, to help
them financially, remove their difficulties, to gift them clothes, to
feed them, to be a source of peace and comfort for them, to fulfil
their needs, to give them Shar’i guidance, and to bring close those
sisters who have gone astray. In short, to help them in any way is a
means to attain reward. Unfortunately, in this age, our state is such
that we are only concerned with our own affairs. There are so many
Islamic sisters around us who are in difficulty but we have no
concern about them. There are so many sisters that we meet every
day but we have no concern whatsoever about how many of them
meet us with happy hearts and how many meet us in a state of
distress. There are many Islamic sisters or even our family members
that we know of who are in debt or who live in poverty, yet we are
completely heedless. Our neighbours do not even have enough food
for two meals, but we are totally oblivious. We have no concern for
whether they even have sufficient clothing to wear or not; for that.
There are so many ill Islamic sisters who are experiencing sleepless
nights and troublesome days because of not having enough money;
but we are not bothered in the slightest. In order to increase our
passion for aiding the grief-stricken Ummah of the Beloved

Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ , let us listen to two blessed Hadees:
Virtues of well-wishing towards others

The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: Desire for others that
which you desire for yourself and dislike for others that which you
dislike for yourself. When you speak, speak good words or remain
silent. (Masnad Imam Ahmad Masnad, Hadees Mu’aaz Bin Jabal, vol. 8, pp. 266,
Hadees 22193)
The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬

ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ said: The religion is purely
Naseehah (sincere conduct). The companions ‫ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻬ ُﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮان‬asked: For
whom, O Messenger of Allah? The Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
said: For Allah Almighty, for His book, for His Messenger, for the
leaders of the Muslims and their common folk.
(Muslim, Kitab-ul-Iman, Bab Bayan Deen-ul-Nasiha pp. 51, Hadees 196)
Dear Islamic sisters! Under the last Hadees mentioned above,

Hakeem-ul-Ummat Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬states:
The Naseehah (sincere conduct) of a person towards Allah Almighty
is that one hold the correct Islamic beliefs in regards to the essence
and attributes of Allah Almighty, to worship him sincerely, to love
those who are dear to Him, and to have hatred for his enemies and
to keep one’s beliefs in regard to Him pure. The Naseehah (sincere
conduct) of a person towards the book of Allah, i.e. the Holy
Quran, is that one believes that it is the book of Allah, to recite it, to
ponder over it according to one’s capacity and to act upon it
correctly. The Naseehah (sincere conduct) of a person towards the
Messenger, i.e. the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ , is to affirm him as
the leader of all the Prophets, to affirm all of his attributes, to love
him more than one’s own life, wealth and children, to follow him,
obey him, and raise his remembrance.
(Mirat-ul-Manajeeh, vol. 6, pp. 557, summarised)
Dear Islamic sisters! There are many virtues of wishing the best for
other Muslims, it is for this reason that our pious predecessors’
hearts were full of concern and care for the Ummah. They would
bring peace to their hearts by caring for others.
Sayyiduna Umar’s advice to a drunkard

Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
was once searching for a brave man of Shaam, but could not find
him. He was then informed that the man had become an alcoholic.
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬told his scribe to write a letter: From Umar
Bin Khattab to so-and-so! Peace be upon you, I remind you of the
blessings of Allah, besides whom there is none worthy of worship,
the One who forgives sins, the One who accepts repentance, the
One who gives severe punishment, the One who confers great
favours, the One besides whom there is none worthy of worship,
and towards whom is the return. Sayyiduna Umar ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬then
made Du’a for that man: May Allah Almighty grant him cure from
his illness, turn his heart and grant him the ability to repent. When
the messenger took that letter and gave it to that man, he read the
letter and began to say: My Lord is the One who forgives sins, no
doubt, Allah Almighty has promised to forgive me and he is the
One who accepts repentance, His seizing is very severe, Allah
Almighty has threatened me with His punishment, He is the One
who confers great favours and his favour is a great bounty, there is
none worthy of worship besides Him and I will return to Him. He
continued to say this and started to weep uncontrollably. He then
made sincere repentance from drinking alcohol and gave it up
completely. When Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-
e-A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬heard about this, he said: You people should also
do the same; you should make efforts to bring people back to the
straight path and give them special attention. You should make
Du’a that Allah Almighty grants them the ability to repent and do
not help Satan by opposing them. (Hilyat-ul-Awliya, vol. 4, pp. 102,)
Sakht go’ie ki mitt ja’ey khaslat

Narm go’ie ki parr ja’ey‘aadat
Wasitah khulq-e-Mahboob ka hay
Ya Khuda tujh say mayri Du’a hay
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, murammam, pp. 139)
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you see how Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen

Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬would make efforts to
rectify people? No doubt, this method of rectifying others is an
example for everyone. Despite being the caliph of the time and his
many duties, he would immediately become aware of anyone’s
absence from his court; he would not overlook this, rather he would
enquire about them and gain reward by resolving any issues or
problems they might be facing. If they had fallen ill for instance, he
would arrange some treatment in order to cure him. If they were
facing any difficulty, he would remove it. But, alas, our state today
is such that we have no concern for even our blood brother. If one
of our Islamic sisters is absent, we are not aware of where she is and
why she isn’t attending, and neither do we attempt to find out
about her; if she is experiencing any difficulty or has fallen ill etc. If
only we were to become those who follow in the footsteps of
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬.
Let us hear about Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‘Allamah Maulana

Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri ‫ـﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗ ُـﻬ ُـﻢ اﻟْـﻌَـﺎﻟِـﻴ َ ْـﻪ‬
ْ ‫اﻣ‬
َ َ‫ د‬and his concern for
the Muslims.
Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat’s concern for the Ummah

Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ـﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗ ُـﻬ ُـﻢ اﻟْـﻌَـﺎﻟِـﻴ َ ْـﻪ‬
ْ ‫اﻣ‬
َ َ‫ د‬has great concern for the
Ummah. Whenever he hears of anyone experiencing any difficulty,
he consoles them; if anyone has fallen ill, he makes Du’a that they
are cured, and if anyone is experiencing any difficulty, he makes
Du’a that their difficulty is removed. If he hears of the death of an
Islamic brother, whenever possible, he pays his condolences to their
family members via phone, audio or video message, he makes Du’a
of forgiveness for the deceased and invites the bereaved to perform
righteous deeds and informs them of the virtues of patience.
Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ـﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗ ُـﻬ ُـﻢ اﻟْـﻌَـﺎﻟِـﻴ َ ْـﻪ‬

ْ ‫اﻣ‬
َ َ‫ د‬does not only show concern
for other Muslims himself, rather those nurtured by him are also
filled with the passion of helping the Muslim ummah.
ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
Regarding the Beloved of Attar, Haji Zam Zam Raza Attari ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ر‬,
َ
the mother of his children states: The deceased had a great passion
for financially aiding and fulfilling the needs of the grief-stricken,
despite being poor himself, via some wealthy Islamic brothers, he
would fulfil the financial requirements of the needy but would not
show others and would try to hide it even from me, but at times, I
would come to know via external means.
(Mahboob-e-Attar ki 122 Hikayaat, pp. 123)
Likewise, the former Nigran-e-Shura, Bulbul-e-Rauzah-e-Rasool,

Haji Mushtaq Attari ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬would show great concern for the
َ
Ummah. It is stated on page 40 of the book ‘Attar ka Piyara’, which
is full of some of the incidents from his life: A summary of an
Islamic brother’s words is that Haji Mushtaq Attari ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬is my
ِ
teacher, ‫ ا َﻟ ْ َـﺤ ْﻤ ُـﺪ ﻟـﻠـﻪ‬I learnt the correct method of reciting the Quran
through him via Madrasa-tul-Madinah for adults. He would
consider the difficulties and concerns of others to be his own, when
we had some worry in our hearts, we would inform him of it, and
he would give such beautiful advice that the grief-stricken
individual would receive some relief, but he would never tell others
about his own concerns and would always express patience and
gratitude. (Attar ka Piyara, pp. 40)
Zaban par shikwah ranj-o-alam laya nahin kartay

Nabi kay naam laywa gham say ghabraya nahin kartay
(Attar ka Piyara, pp. 40)
One Rukn-e-Shura states: Some time after being included in the

Markazi Majlis-e-Shura, the mother of my children began to
experience some pain in her throat, due to which the doctors had
decided to operate on her. I was greatly concerned due to this.
During this period, the former Nigran-e-Shura, the Late Haji
Muhammad Mushtaq Attari ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would phone me a lot. He
would say to me: Brother, how is everyone at home? How is the
health of your children’s mother? Please arrange a schedule for
Madani works according to your situation; look after your
household first, did you go ahead with the operation or not? How is
your health? Please look after your family. He would end the
conversation with the following words: If you have any need of me,
please tell me, if you are in need of anything, please remember me.
After this, he would make Du’a himself. This sincere and heartfelt
ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬is still remembered, and his
conduct of Haji Mushtaq Attari ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ
compassion is still fresh in my heart and mind today.
(Attar ka Piyara, pp. 142)
Come, let us make Du’a to Allah Almighty:
Jo hay beemar sehat kay taalib

Un peh farma karam Rabb-e-Ghalib
Tujh say Rahm-o- karam ki Du’a hay

Ya Khuda! Tujh say mayri Du’a hay
Aah! Ranj-o-alam nay hay mara

Ya Ilahi! mujhay day sahara
Aik Ghamgeen dil ki sada hay

Mayri jaan aafaton say chhurana
Muzi amraaz say bhi bachana
Tujh ko Siddiq ka wasitah hay

(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, murammam, pp. 136-137)
Aiding the debt-ridden

Dear Islamic sisters! We were listening to the incidents of the pious
predecessors ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and their concern for the Ummah. Our pious
predecessors ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬were always ready to aid the Ummah, and
would not waste any opportunity that rose to aid others. It is for
this reason that their blessed lives and lofty characters are still being
mentioned today. Sayyiduna Bahauddin Zakariyya Multani
Suharwardi ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was also amongst those who showed great
concern for the Ummah. He was someone who showed exemplary
generosity, love, compassion and care. He was always prepared to
aid the needy. Once, he was busy worshipping in his room whilst
some dervishes were seated by him. Suddenly, he got up from his
prayer mat and went outside with a pouch of money. Surprised by
this, the dervishes also accompanied him. When they went outside,
they saw a poor man being harassed by some people to whom he
owed money, but he did not have a single penny to spare.
Sayyiduna Bahauddin Zakariyya ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬called the creditors and
َ
said: Take this pouch and take however much you are owed. One
creditor attempted to take out more money than he was owed and
all of a sudden, his hand became still. He began to scream and said:
Please forgive me, I repent for taking more than my due,
whereupon, his hand became sound again. The poor man began
supplicating for Sayyiduna Bahauddin Zakariyya. Sayyiduna
ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬then returned with the dervishes and
Bahauddin Zakariyya ‫ﷲ َﻠ َﻴْﻪ‬ َ
said: Allah Almighty sent me to aid that man. ‫ـﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ُ ‫ﻤ‬
ْ ‫ـﺤ‬
َ ْ ‫ا َﻟ‬, his need was
fulfilled. (Faizan-e-Bahauddin Zakariyya Multani, vol. 41)
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you see how our pious predecessors
‫ﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬ ِ
ُ ‫ﲪ ُﻬ‬
َ ‫ َر‬would care for other Muslims and resolve their issues; they
would fulfil other’s debts from their own pocket and be a means of
happiness for them. However, it is with great regret that in today’s
day and age, our state is such that in order to fulfil our own needs,
we trouble our own brother and sometimes our neighbour.
Sometimes we threaten others in order to fulfil our needs and at
other times we deceive them by pulling the wool over their eyes.
Sometimes we attempt to control others by frightening them and
sometimes we lie in order to remove obstacles from our path. Our
only desire is that we succeed, even if it means that another Islamic
sister is affected.
Remember! The religion of Islam is the greatest well-wisher of

humanity and instructs us to help others and to treat them well. Just
as remaining busy in helping others is a means of gaining great
worldly and religious honour, it is also a means of attaining the
Divine Mercy.
Visiting the sick

Dear Islamic sisters! Visiting the sick is also a way of showing care.
In order to bring joy to the hearts of your Islamic sisters and
Mahram relatives, take some time out of your schedule and visit
them when they fall ill. This will lead to many blessings in this
world and the hereafter.
It is narrated that the great founder of the Rifaa’i Sufi order,

ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬would hear about a
Sayyiduna Imam Ahmad Kabeer Rifaa’i ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ
sick person in the village, he would visit them, regardless of how
long the journey was and at times it would take one or two days to
get there and back. At times, he would stand on the path and wait
for a blind person to pass, if he would come across anyone, he
would take them by the hand and guide them to their home.
(Faizan-e-Sayyid Kabeer Ahmad Rifaa’i, pp. 13)
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear how beautifully our pious
predecessors would lead their lives; they would treat others with
great care, care for the sick, aid those who were concerned and help
the blind. In short, these personalities were living examples of the

َ‫ْ ْ ﺻ‬
ْ
blessed saying of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ ّ َ : 67‫ﺎس
ﻧﻔﻌ‬
‫
ﻟﻨ‬1 ‫ﺧ‬

‫ﺎس‬
‫ ﻟ ﻠﻨ‬i.e. The best person is the one who benefits others.
(Jami’ Sagheer, pp. 246, Hadees 4044)
Dear Islamic sisters! If we were to become those who relieve the

grief-stricken of their burdens and difficulties, the entire world
would change. If we were to become well-wishers for others, society
would become free of murder, deception, ill-intentions, thievery,
lying, wrongdoing, backbiting, unlawful glances and many other
similar menaces. Alas, there is quarrelling amongst brothers and
sisters, and the honour, life and wealth of Muslims is being
destroyed at the hands of other Muslims. May Allah Almighty give
us the ability to end hatred and to spread love.
Dear Islamic sisters! Bringing the speech to its conclusion, I will

have the honour of mentioning the virtues of Sunnah, and some
Sunnahs and etiquettes. The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ وا ٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has
stated: The one who loved my Sunnah, loved me, and the one who
loved me will be with me in Paradise.
(Mishkat, Kitab-ul-Iman, vol. 1, pp. 55, Hadees 175)
Seenah tayri sunnat ka Madinah banay Aaqa

Jannat mayn parausi mujhay tum apna banana
Sunnahs and etiquette of hosting guests

Dear Islamic sisters! We will have the honour of listening to some
Sunnahs and etiquette of hosting guests:
C The guest should be mindful of the host’s responsibilities and

engagements.
C Mufti Muhammad Amjad Ali A’zami ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬states: There are
four matters that are important for the guest: (1) One should
remain where they were seated. (2) One should be pleased with
whatever is presented to them (it shouldn’t be the case that she
says, ‘I eat better than this in my own home’ or other similar
statements). (3) One should not leave without receiving permission
from the host first. (4) When leaving, make Du’a for the host.
(Fatawa Hindiyya, vol. 5, pp. 344)
C One should not criticise the food or home, neither should one
give dishonest compliments. The host should also avoid asking
the guest questions that might result in lying, for example,
asking, ‘how was the food?’, ‘did you like it or not?’ If the guest
was to please the host by falsely complimenting the food,
despite not liking it, she will be sinful. One should also avoid
asking questions like, ‘did you eat your fill or not?’ as there is a
risk of receiving an untruthful reply because the guest, due to
some restriction or necessity, might have eaten little, but will
still affirm that they ate their fill to avoid being pestered by the
host.
C From time to time, the host should tell the guest to eat more,
but should not be forceful about it. (Fatawa Hindi, vol. 5, pp. 344) so that
the guest does not overeat due to being forced and then suffers.
C The host should not remain completely silent and neither

should they just put the food down and leave, rather they
should stay there. (Fatawa Hindi, vol. 5, pp. 345)
To learn many more Sunnahs like this, refer to the two books of
Maktaba-tul-Madinah, ‘Bahar-e-Shari’at, part 16 (312 pages)’and
the 120-page book, ‘Sunnatayn aur Adaab’. Also, purchase and read
the two booklets of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ـﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗ ُـﻬ ُـﻢ اﻟْـﻌَـﺎﻟِـﻴ َ ْـﻪ‬
ْ ‫اﻣ‬
َ َ‫د‬, ‘101
Madani Pearls’ and ‘163 Madani Pearls’.
Speech: 02

ﻟ‬
‫
ﻟـﺴـﻶ‬
‫
ٰ ٰ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
&' (‫
‫
ﻟـﺮ ۡﺣ ٰـﻤﻦ‬

‫ـﺴﻢ
‫
ﻟـﺮ ﺟ( '& ﺑ‬ ‫
ﻟـﺸـﻴ‬
Imam Hussain’s acts of worship

The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has stated: The closest person to
me on the Day of Judgement will be the one who recites Salat upon
me the most. (Tirmizi, vol. 2, pp. 27, Hadees 484)
Commenting on the above Hadees, Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Mufti

Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬writes: The one who will be at
most ease on Judgment Day will be the one who will be with the
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, and the way of attaining closeness to
the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ َّﻢ‬is to recite Salat upon him in
abundance. From this, we come to realise that Salat upon the
Prophet is an excellent deed, because all good deeds allow a person
to reach Paradise, whereas Salat upon the Prophet grants a person
the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 2, pp. 100)
It is for this reason that my master, A’la Hadrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-

Sunnat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
20
Imam Hussain’s acts of worship 21
Hashr mayn kya kya mazy waraftagi kay loon Raza

Laut ja’oon pa kay woh Daaman-e-‘Aali haath mayn
(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish pp. 104)
A brief explanation of the couplet: O Raza! On the plains of

resurrection, when Allah Almighty and his Beloved Messenger
‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ will be showering their grace and blessings upon their
devotees, then what will the state of my elation be in such a
situation? I will hold onto the lower garment of the Beloved
Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The Beloved Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬ َ َ ۡ ّ ٌ ۡ َ ‫ ’ن َِّي ُة ال ۡ ُم ۡؤم‬The
ُ ّ َ has said, ‘‫ِن خي مِن عمل ِٖه‬ ِ
Important point
will attain.

ّٰۡ
َ C ‫ َصل ۡوا‬, 7‫ا‬ ََ ُّ ّٰ ُ ُۡ ُ َ
phone.
not permitted.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! We are currently in the month of Muharram-
ul-Haraam, this blessed month has a special connection to the
martyrs of Karbala, and especially Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬. Due to this relevance, in today’s bayan, we will hear about the
piety, righteousness, charitable giving, virtues, merits and greatness

ِ ِٖ ِ
of Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ ‫ َر‬, and the Beloved Prophet’s ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ
love for him. We will also specifically listen to some incidents in
relation to his passion for worship and in the end, we will listen to
some Madani pearls regarding the virtue of fasting on ‘Aashurah
(10th Muharram). May we gain the blessings of listening to the
entire bayan with good intentions. Let us first listen to an account:
Reward for loving Imam Husain

Sayyiduna Allamah Abdur Rahman Ibn Jawzi ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬states:
‘Once, the entire army of Amr Bin Lays was gathered before him,
when he saw how vast his army was, he began to cry and said to
himself: If only I was present at the martyrdom of Imam Husain
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
ُ ‫ اﻟـﻠ‬3
َ ‫ َر‬with an army the size of this; I would sacrifice my life,
honour and my entire army for him. A saint of that time was
blessed with the vision of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬in his
dream, the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: Inform ‘Amr Bin
Lays that we are aware of the thought that entered his heart and we
have accepted his intention, may Allah Almighty reward him
immensely for this intention and thought. When the saint who
witnessed this dream informed ‘Amr Bin Lays of these glad tidings,
he was overcome with joy and began to weep profusely.
(Bustan-ul-Wa’izeen, pp. 240, summarised)
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear that the fortunate individual who
does not have any concern for his fame or position, but in his heart,
he only expresses his love and devotion for Sayyiduna Imam
Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬for the pleasure of Allah Almighty and the Beloved
Prophet ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, and due to his relationship with the Beloved
Prophet ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, he expresses a wish to serve Imam Husain
ِ ِٖ ِ
‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
َ ‫ـﻪ‬ُ ‫ اﻟـﻠ‬3 ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ ‫ َر‬, then the Beloved Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ will most definitely
favour him, just as we heard in the aforementioned account that the
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬came into the dream of one of his
slaves and gave the glad tidings for ‘Amr Bin Lays and accepted the
thought that crossed his heart. Let us listen to the rank and status
that ‘Amr Bin Lays received by virtue of his love for Imam Husain
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
ُ ‫ اﻟـﻠ‬3َ ‫ َر‬.
He was forgiven due to his love for Imam Husain

The governor of Khurasan, ‘Amr Bin Lays was seen in a dream after
his death, he was asked, ‘How did Allah Almighty deal with you?’
He said, ‘Allah Almighty forgave me.’ He was asked, ‘Why were you
forgiven?’ He said, ‘I was once looking at the vastness of my army
from a mountain and became happy, when a desire entered my
heart: if only I was present in the plains of Karbala when the army
of Yazeed was being unjust and cruel towards Imam Husain
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬and the Ahl ul Bayt, I would have aided them. Thus, the
Most Generous Lord forgave me, due to this intention of mine.
(Madarij-ul-Nubuwwat vol. 1, pp. 305, summarised)
Dear Islamic sisters! It is a reality that the Islamic sister who fills her
heart with love for the Ahl ul Bayt and Sayyiduna Imam Husain
‫ـﻪ ﻋَـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, she will attain a portion of the blessings of this world and
the hereafter, as loving the Ahl ul Bayt is like loving the Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬himself. Loving the Ahl ul Bayt is a source of
many blessings in both this world and the hereafter. To such an
extent, that loving the Ahlul Bayt is a means of attaining the
intercession of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬:
The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: The one who wishes to
attain mediation and desires to serve me, due to which, I will
intercede for him on the Day of Judgement, then he should serve
my Ahl ul Bayt and keep them happy. (Barakaat-e-Aal-e-Rasool, pp. 110)
Dear Islamic sisters! We should act upon the illuminating teachings

of the Ahl ul Bayt, and in particular, of Sayyiduna Imam Husain
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬, we should have utmost respect and reverence for those
blessed personalities, consider their happiness to be our own
happiness, consider their pain to be our own pain, and love them
with all our heart, because the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would
show immense love towards Imam Hasan and Imam Husain.
Love for Imams Hassan and Husain

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬states: I once entered the
court of the Beloved Messenger ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬whilst Imam Hassan
and Iman Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻤﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬were playing in his lap. I asked: O
Messenger of Allah! Do you love them? The Beloved Prophet said:
Why should I not love them; they are my two flowers whose
fragrance I smell. (Mu’jam Kabeer, vol. 4, pp. 155, Hadees 3990)
Kis zaban say hoon bayan ‘izz-o-shan-e-Ahl-e-Bayt

Maddah goèy Mustafa hayMaddah khuwan-e-Ahl-e-Bayt
Mustafa izzat barhanay kay liye ta’zeem dayn

Hay buland Iqbal tayra Dudmaan-e-Ahl-e-Bayt
(Zauq-e-Na’at, pp. 100)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Allah Almighty granted Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
many specialities and virtues; before listening to accounts related to
his worship and piety, we will listen to a short introduction of his.
A short introduction
C Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was born on 5 Sha’ban 4 AH
th
in Madina Munawwarah.
C The Beloved Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬

ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ named him ‘Husain’ and
‘Shabeer’.
C His Kunyah is Abu Abdullah and his titles are ‘"ِ ّٰ‫ ِﺳ ْﺒ ُﻂ َر ُﺳ ْﻮ ِل اﻟﻠ‬and
َّ ‫ َر ْﻳ َﺤﺎ ﻧَ ُﺔ‬.
‘‫اﻟﺮ ُﺳ ْﻮ ل‬
C He is the leader of the youth in Paradise. (Siyar A’lam-un-Nubala,

vol. 4, pp. 402 – 404)
C The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬gave azan in his ears. (Kanz-
ul-‘Ummal,part. 16, vol. 8, pp. 252, Hadees 45993)
C Imam Husain َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫َر‬ was a very generous and virtuous
individual.
C Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬performed Hajj many times on foot;
Sayyiduna Mus’ab ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ ﻋَـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬states that Imam Husain travelled
twenty-five times from Madinah Munawwarah for Hajj on foot.
(Usd-ul-Ghaabah, Raqm 1173; Husain Bin Ali, vol. 2, pp. 28)
C He took a great amount of knowledge from the Beloved Prophet

َ and from his noble father, Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen
Sayyiduna Ali-ul-Murtada ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬.
C His speech was so fascinating that the people would desire that
he does not sit in silence, rather, that he continues to share his
pearls of wisdom and knowledge.
C He heard and narrated Hadees from his Beloved grandfather

َ , his noble father, his honourable mother and
Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Farooq ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬.
C He would regularly hold a circle of knowledge in Masjid

Nabawi in which he would inform the people of Shar’i rulings.
C Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬was martyred on 10 Muharram 61 AH
th
in the plains of Karbala.
Kya baat Raza us chamanistan-e-karam ki

Zahra hay kali jis mayn Husain aur Hasan phool
(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish, vol. 79)
The worship performed by Imam Husain

Dear Islamic sisters! It becomes apparent from the life of Imam
َ ‫ َر‬that he was in a league of his own in terms of his
beautiful qualities, and he had received these qualities due to the
upbringing he received at home; the first school of a child is his
home and his first teachers are his parents, and Imam Husain’s
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬home was the centre of revelation and inspiration, and a
spring of knowledge and wisdom. His household was the pride of
the universe and the centre of divine manifestations, it was a centre
of worship, devotion and generosity, it was a spring of asceticism,
piety and righteousness; it was a helper for the destitute and a
support for the grief-stricken. Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was
granted an extremely blessed and spiritual environment from
childhood as he was brought up in the lap of the Beloved Prophet
‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬َ . He received the special blessings of the Beloved
ِ
Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬ ِ
ُ ّ َ ; it is for this reason that Imam Husain ‫ـﻪ‬ُ ‫ اﻟـﻠ‬3
َ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬was unmatched in his knowledge and erudition, an embodiment
of altruism and reliance in God, unparalleled in bravery and

courage, possessor of righteousness and piety, a unique exemplar in
charitable giving, adherent of patience and gratitude in all states;
Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would be very active in participating in good
works; Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was devoted to worship; Imam
Husain was passionate about performing voluntary worship and
reciting the Quran in abundance; to such an extent that his level of
worship, his performing of voluntary prayers and taking part in
righteous works is mentioned in many narrations. Let us listen to
two narrations that mention his worship:
Punctual in prayer and fasting

1. Allamah Ibn Aseer Jazri ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
‫ ﺟﻤ ْﻴﻌ &ﺎ‬9ْ -‫ﺍﻟﺼ ْﻮم وﺍﻟﺼ ﻠٰﻮة وﺍ ْﻟ ﺤ ﺞ وﺍﻟﺼ ﺪ ﻗ ﺔ وﺍﻓ ْﻌﺎ ل ﺍ ْﻟ ﺨ‬9 ْ -‫ﻓﺎ ﺿ ًﻼ ﻛﺜ‬0 ‫ﷲ ﻋ ْﻨ‬ +
‫ﺍ‬1 2‫ ر‬, ْ -‫ﺎن ﺍ ْﻟ ﺤ ﺴ‬
i.e. Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would pray a lot, fast in abundance,
perform many Hajj, give a lot of charity and participate in all
good works. (Usd-ul-Ghaabah, Raqm 1173, Husain Bin Ali, vol. 2, pp. 28)
The son of Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

2. َ ‫ َر‬, Sayyiduna Imam
Zayn-ul-‘Aabideen stated: My father, Sayyiduna Imam Husain
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬, would offer one thousand units of voluntary prayer in
the day and night. (‘Iqd-ul-Fareed, vol. 3, pp. 114)
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear of the passion that Imam Husain
‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬had for worship; Imam Husain ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ َ ‫ـﻪ‬ ُ ‫ اﻟـﻠ‬3
َ ‫ َر‬would fast in
abundance; Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would perform voluntary
prayers in abundance; Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would give a lot of
charity; Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would perform righteous works;
Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was passionate about performing Hajj. In
short, he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would spend his days and nights in the worship
and obedience of Allah Almighty. He ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would not spend a
moment of his life in useless works, rather, his heart and tongue
were always engaged in the remembrance of Allah Almighty;
whether standing sitting, walking, eating, drinking, sleeping or
awake; in every state and every moment, he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would
remember Allah Almighty and in particular, he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would give
great importance to prayer and offer the prayer with great passion
and enthusiasm. This was because he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬had attained the
knowledge regarding prayer from the Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬himself, and it was a blessing of this upbringing that alongside
the Fard prayers, he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬would perform voluntary prayers in
abundance.
May we be sacrificed upon the worship and devotion performed by

the grandson of the Beloved Rasool, Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, the
leader of the youth in Paradise; Imam Husain is a high-ranking

companion; Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬is a part of the Ahl ul Bayt of the
Beloved Prophet; Imam Husain is the son of Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen,
Sayyiduna Ali ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ ِ
َ ‫ ; َر‬Imam Husain ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬is the beloved son of
Sayyidatuna Fatima ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨْﻬَﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ ; َر‬Imam Husain is the grandson of the
king of both worlds, the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ yet despite
all of this, alongside performing the Fard prayers, he would perform
voluntary prayers in abundance.
Dear Islamic sisters! Our pious predecessors ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ِ

َ ‫ َر‬would worship
Allah Almghty abundantly and would perform voluntary prayers in
abundance, on the other hand, our state is such that we are
increasingly becoming lazy in our Fard prayers; the sound of the
Azaan reaches our ears, but we miss our prayers by making excuses
of being busy with our work or due to our laziness, and we do not
feel any shame in this. However, when it comes to committing sins,
our laziness quickly changes into enthusiasm. Some people are even
so audacious that when some practicing Islamic sister advises them
and encourages them to pray etc., they reply by saying, ‫ اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬I
will start praying again from next Friday’ or ‘I will be punctual
again, when Ramadan arrives’; without any shame or hesitation and
with great audacity, it is like they are admitting that they will
continue committing the major sin of missing the prayers until the
next Friday or next Ramadan arrives. Perhaps it is due to this
reason that there is no harmony within our homes; it has become a
norm for there to be daily quarrelling, everyone is worried due to
not having any blessings in their sustenance, some parents are
worried about their disobedient children and in other cases,
brothers and sisters are disputing with each other.
Raise your children well

Dear Islamic sisters! Perhaps the reason for this is that we have left
the teachings of Allah Almighty and the Beloved Messenger ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and instead busied ourselves with disobeying them, day and
night; not only are we far from praying Salah ourselves, our
children and family members are also becoming distant from
praying their Salah. We do not raise our children properly; we do
not give them the mindset of praying, whereas we should be raising
them properly and encouraging them to pray from a young age.
Remember! If we prevent our children from carrying out

impermissible and Haram works from childhood and bring them
up properly, they will prove to be successful in this world and the
next, just as Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬received a good
upbringing in his childhood and through the blessings of this, he
became a possessor of many virtuous qualities. Therefore, it is
necessary upon parents to raise their children properly, otherwise
they will be asked about it on the Day of Judgement:
Sayyiduna Abdullah Bin Umar ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬once said to a person:
Raise your children well because you will be questioned regarding
your children, regarding how you raised them and what you taught
them. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 6, pp. 400, Hadees 8662)
Remember! If we do not make efforts to reform our children and

make them habitual in offering their Salah and observing fast, then
alongside being disgraced on the Day of Judgement, the worldly
harms of this will be that when they grow older, they will not listen
to us, they will look at us sternly and they will continually become a
means of increasing our worries, however, at that time, we will be
incapable of doing anything other than feeling regretful.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Scholar of the Quran

Dear Islamic sisters! Just as Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬had a
passion for abundant worship and for offering voluntary prayers in
abundance, he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was also a scholar of the Holy Quran in
abundance.
A practicing scholar of the Quran

Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was a practicing scholar of the
Quran, a personification of piety and righteousness, someone who
had fear of Allah Almighty and a person of great generosity.
(Shahadat Nawasah Sayyid-ul-Abrar, pp. 473, summarised)
Love for the Quran and Salah

Dear Islamic sisters! We come to know of Sayyiduna Imam
Husain’s love for the Quran and Salah from the following incident:
On the 9th Muharram-ul-Haraam, when all hopes of reconcilement
with the army of Yazeed had ended, Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬told his
brother that this battle should be delayed until tomorrow by any
means and it will be better if we spend this night in the worship of
Allah Almighty. He then said to his brother: If we have an
opportunity, then we will spend this night in Salah, Du’a and seeking
forgiveness; as I have love for Salah and recitation of the Quran for
the sake of Allah Almighty, and it is my habit to make Du’a and to
seek forgiveness in abundance. (Al-Kamil fi-Tareekh, vol. 3, pp. 415)
Ponder for a moment! When there are enemies surrounding you,

when there is difficulty upon difficulty and test upon test, when
there is no water to drink; in such a situation, each one of us would
just wish that we are freed from our difficulties and that our
calamities come to an end by any means. But look at the desire of
َ ‫ َر‬, he only wished to spend that
night in worship, in reciting the Quran, making Du’a and beseeching

Allah Almighty. No doubt, it was due to his zeal for worship, that
even in the plains of Karbala whilst facing tremendous difficulties,
this passion did not waver, and a single prayer was not missed in
the ten days that were spent on the plains of Karbala. The level of
his love for worship was such, that in his final moments, he bowed
his blessed head before Allah Almighty and embraced martyrdom
whilst prostrating.
Charity and alms

Dear Islamic sisters! We were listening to the accounts relating to
the worship of Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬just as he ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫َر‬
would strictly observe the Faraaid and Wajibat and offer voluntary
prayers in abundance, similarly, he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would give a lot of
voluntary charity. He ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would aid the poor and destitute, as
this was his familial inheritance. He ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was a son of the
generous household that is the Ahl ul Bayt, it is for this reason that
he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was always at the forefront when it came to expressing
generosity and spending in the way of Allah Almighty. He ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
was so passionate about giving charity, at times he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would
sacrifice his own requirements for his Muslim brothers. Let’s listen
to an account of Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and his
charitable giving.
Matchless generosity
A man once presented himself in the court of Sayyiduna Imam
َ ‫ َر‬and began to complain of his destitution and
poverty. Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ ﻋَـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬said to him: Sit down for
a little while, we will receive our allowance soon, as soon as the
allowance arrives, we will send you on your way. A short time
passed, when Sayyiduna Ameer Mu’awiyah ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬sent five bags
containing one thousand dinars (i.e. gold coins) each. The envoy
said: Sayyiduna Ameer Mu’awiyah ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬sends his apologies for
sending such a small amount of money, please accept it and
distribute it amongst the needy. Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
gave all of that money away to that poor man and apologised to the
man for the delay. (Kashf-ul-Mahjoob, pp. 77)
Bhookay rahtay thay khud, auron ko khila daytay thay

Kaysay saabir thay Muhammad kay gharanay walay
Dear Islamic sisters! Two Madani pearls can be taken from the
aforementioned account:
One Madani pearl we receive is that Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬was habitual in giving charity and in aiding the destitute, the
needy, and the underprivileged. Just as we heard that he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
immediately gave all of the money to that poor and needy man. But
alas, today we are stingy and negligent in the matter of charity; if a
needy Islamic sister does come to us, we avoid helping her by
making up a lie, and even if we do help someone, we end up falling
into love of fame and showing off. Remember! Giving charity does
result in an apparent decrease in a person’s wealth, however, the
reality is that it is blessings upon blessings:
Giving charity does not decrease one’s wealth

The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬stated: C‫ﺎل ﻣ ْﻦ ﺻ ﺪ ﻗﺔ‬
ٌ ‫ ﻘ ﺺ ﻣ‬G ‫ ﻣﺎ‬i.e. ‘wealth
does not decrease due to giving charity.’(Mu’jam Awsat, vol. 1, pp. 619,
Hadees 2270)
Second Madani pearl

Dear Islamic sisters! The second Madani pearl that we take from
these accounts of Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬is that
َ ‫ َر‬was extremely humble and
modest, which is why he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬apologised to that man because of
the short time that he had to wait; it was not necessary for him to
apologise, yet he still apologised. If we were to ponder over our own
states, then never mind showing humility or modesty, even after
committing mistakes, we feel no shame and say: We will not spare
the one who quarrels with us, whoever says one thing to us, we will
reply with ten, whoever causes us any grief, we will make life
impossible for them. Whereas, our pious predecessors ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫َر‬
would even show good conduct to those who disrespected them,
our pious predecessors ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would apologise even if they were
not in the wrong, our pious predecessors ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would make Du’a
for those that would curse them, our pious predecessors would
forgive and pardon those who would hurt their feelings. On the
other hand, we hurt the feelings of other Islamic sisters, we
intentionally cause grief to others, we backbite others, we
unrightfully take possession of others’ possessions, we laugh at and
mock Islamic sisters, we look for opportunities to take revenge
against people. Therefore, in order to rid ourselves of these bad
habits, we should follow in the footsteps of our pious predecessors
by adopting forgiveness, forbearance, tolerance, humbleness,
humility, and modesty. The one who has humility and modesty will
receive many benefits, whereas, those who are arrogant and are
ready to quarrel at every moment will be despised.
Adopt humbleness
Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬stated: The one who
humbles himself for the sake of Allah Almighty, Allah Almighty
will raise him; he will consider himself to be weak, but he will be
considered great in the eyes of the people. And the one who is
arrogant, Allah Almighty will disgrace him, thus he will be
considered small in the eyes of people, but he will consider himself
to be great, to such an extent that he will be worse than a pig in the

eyes of people. (Musannaf Ibn-e-Abi Shaybah, vol. 19, pp. 144, Hadees 35602)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Bringing the speech to its conclusion, we will

mention the excellence of the Sunnah, and some Sunnahs and
etiquettes. The Leader of all Prophets ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ َّﻢ‬said: The one
who loved my Sunnah, loved me, and the one who loved me, will be
with me in Paradise. (Mishkat-ul-Masabih, vol. 1, pp. 55, Hadees 175)
Seenah tayri Sunnat ka Madinah banay Aaqa

Sunnahs and etiquette of applying kohl

Let us listen to some Sunnahs and etiquette of applying kohl from
the booklet of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ـﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗ ُـﻬ ُـﻢ اﻟْـﻌَـﺎﻟِـﻴ َ ْـﻪ‬
ْ ‫اﻣ‬
َ َ‫د‬, ‘101 Madani
Pearls:
C The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has stated: The best kohl is
Ismid, for it improves the eyesight and cause the eyelashes to
grow. (Ibn-e-Majah, vol. 4, pp. 115, Hadees 3497)
C There is no harm is using kohl that is made from stones.

C It is Sunnah to apply kohl at the time of sleeping.(Mirat-ul-Manajih,
vol. 6, pp. 180)
C The following is a summary of the three narrated ways of

applying kohl:
1. Sometimes, apply it to each eye, three times.
2. Sometimes, apply it three times to the right eye and two

times to the left eye.
3. Sometimes, apply it twice to each eye, and then take the

stick, place it in the container of kohl and then apply it to
each eye, once. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 5, pp. 218, Hadees 6428) By
doing this, all three methods will be covered ‫اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬.
C The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would start every virtuous
action from the right side, therefore, one should apply the kohl
to the right eye first and then to the left eye.
To learn thousands of various Sunnahs, purchase and study the two

books of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, ‘Bahar-e-Shari’at, part 16’ (312
pages) and the 120-page book, ‘Sunnatayn aur Adaab’.
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ۡ ‫ـﻤ ۡـﺮ ﺳـ ﻠـ‬ ۡ ‫ﻹم ﻋـٰ ﺳ ـﻴـ ﺪ

ﻟ‬ ٰ ۡ ٰ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
‫
ﻟـﺴـﻶ‬
‫
ٰ ٰ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
&' (‫
ﻟـﺮ ۡﺣ ٰـﻤ ﻦ
ﻟ ـﺮ ﺣ ۡـ‬
‫ـﺴﻢ
‫
ﻟـﺮ ﺟ( '& ﺑ‬ ‫
ﻟـﺸـﻴ‬
Compassionate ways of the great personalities of Karbala
ّٰ َ ۡ َ َ َ ٰ ۡ َ َ َ ٰ ٰ َ َ ّٰ َ َ َ َ َّ َ ُ ٰ َّ َ
7‫ ُم َعل ۡيك يَا َر ُس ۡول ا‬%‫الس‬ ‫الصلوة و‬

Sayyiduna Ubay Bin Ka’b ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬asked: O Messenger of Allah! I
recite Salat in abundance, how much time should I allocate for
sending Salat upon you? The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: As
much as you want. He then asked: One quarter? The Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: As much as you want, but if you recite
more then it will be better. He then asked: A half? The Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: As much as you want, but if you recite
more then it will be better. He then asked: Two thirds? The Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: Recite as much as you want, but if you
recite more then it will be better. He then said: I will spend all of my
time sending Salat upon you. The Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
said: This action will suffice (to remove) your concerns and will be
a means of forgiveness for you. (Mustadrak, vol. 3, pp. 198, Hadees 3631)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
37
Compassionate ways of the great personalities of Karbala 38
ُ ّ َ has said, ‘ٖ‫ِن خي مِن عمل ِه‬ ِ
Important point
will attain.

ّٰۡ
َ C ‫ َصل ۡوا‬, 7‫ا‬ ََ ُّّٰ ُ ُۡ ُ َ
phone.

not permitted.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! We are currently in the month of Muharram-
ul-Haraam; every year, this month reminds us of the martyrs of
Karbala and in particular, of the blessed grandson of the Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, Sayyid-ush-Shuhada, Sayyiduna Imam
Hussain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬because many centuries ago, in the year 61 AH, a
great battle took place which differentiated between truth and
falsehood; this incident is known as the Battle of Karbala. The
steadfastness of the martyrs of Karbala ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬in this battle serves
as a great lesson for the people of truth in standing up against
falsehood, and if the need arises, even sacrificing their lives for the
sake of Islam. If the Sultan of Karbala, Sayyiduna Imam Hussain
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬wished, he could have destroyed the army of Yazeed, but
despite possessing the power to do so, he had mercy upon the
bloodthirsty army and did not initiate the battle, rather, even until
the last moment, he continued to explain to them and reminded
them of Allah Almighty’s punishment. In order to establish a proof
in the plains of Karbala, Sayyiduna Imam Hussain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
mounted his horse and faced the army of Yazeed and every word he
spoke was full of graciousness. Thus, he said: O people! Listen to
me and do not seek to hurry the matter until I advise you regarding
that thing which has become necessary upon me and until I inform
you of my reason for coming here. If you heed my advice,
acknowledge what I say and be just towards to me, then you will be
successful in this matter and you will not be questioned in relation

to me. If you do not accept my advice, then listen! Sayyiduna Imam
َ ‫ َر‬then recited these two blessed verses from the
Noble Quran:
ۤ ۡ ً ۡ ۡ ۡ ۤۡ ۡ
‫ﻠ ۡﻴﻜ ۡﻢ ﻏ ﻤﺔ ﺛ ﻢ
ﻗﻀ ۡﻮ

= < وﻵﻹ‬E ‫ ۡﻢ‬FG H
‫ ۡﻢ ﺛ ﻢ ﻵﻹ ﻳﻜ ۡﻦ‬F‫ﺂء‬LMN‫ﻢ و‬FGH

‫ﻓﺎﺟ ﻤﻌﻮ‬

﴾٧١﴿ ‫ﺗ ۡﻨ ﻈ ﺮ ۡو ن‬
So work together and strengthen your work along with your false
deities, then let not there remain any uncertainty in your work, then
to me do what you can, and do not give me respite.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 11, Surah Yunus, Verse 71)
ۡ ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡ ٰ f
﴾١٩٦﴿ V W ‫ وﻫﻮ ﻳﺘﻮ=<
ﻟﺼ‬Z
[ ‫]ﺘﺐ‬
^
‫
ﻟ ﺬي ﻧﺰل‬cd‫<
ﷲ‬Z =‫
ن و‬
‘Indeed my Protector is Allah Who has revealed the Book, and He
befriends the righteous.’
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Surah Al-A’raf, Verse 196)
Then, after praising and glorifying Allah Almighty, he addressed

the army of Yazeed, saying: Ponder over my lineage; who am I? Is it
permissible and correct for you to kill me? Am I not the grandson
of your Prophet? Isn’t Sayyid-ush-Shuhada, Sayyiduna Hamzah
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬the uncle of my father? Isn’t Sayyiduna Ja’far Tayyar ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬my uncle? Haven’t these words of the Messenger of Allah,
regarding my brother and me, reached you, ‘both of you are the
leaders of the youth in paradise’? If you accept my words, then
know that this is the truth because I have not spoken a lie since I
came to know that lying is detested by Allah Almighty. If you reject
(what I have said), then you can ask Sayyiduna Jabir Bin Abdullah,
Abu Sa’eed, Sahl Bin Sa’d, Zayd Bin Arqam or Anas ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬about
it, because they have all heard of these virtues of mine from the
Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. Is there not anything from this
advice of mine that will prevent you from spilling my blood? He
then said: If you have any doubts regarding my words or in me
being the grandson of the Prophet, then by Allah! In the East and
the West, amongst you or any other nation, there is no grandson of
a prophet other than me. Tell me, do you wish to avenge the death
of someone, or have I squandered your wealth and you require
wealth in return, or do you demand blood-money in retribution for
your wounded (what is it that you want to take revenge for)? Those
wretched individuals remained silent. Sayyiduna Imam Hussain
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬said: O Shaba’s Bin Rib’i, O Hajjaar Bin Abjar, O Qays Bin
Ash’as, O Zayd bin Haaris! Did you not send me letters, inviting me
here? They flatly denied this and said: We did not do so. Sayyiduna
Imam Hussain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬said: By Allah! You people did this. He then
said: O people! If you do not wish to pledge your allegiance to me,
then let me leave so I can go to a safe place. The wicked Qays bin
Ash’as spoke and said: Surrender yourself to the command of Ibn-
e-Ziyad (then you will receive freedom). Sayyiduna Iman Hussain
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬said: by Allah! I will never pledge allegiance to him. O
slaves of Allah! I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord that you
murder me! I seek refuge in your Lord and mine from every
arrogant person who does not have certainty in the Day of
Reckoning. (Al-Kamil-fi-Tareekh, vol. 3, pp. 418-419, summarised)
Dear Islamic sisters! The reply of the wretched Yazidis to the

sincere advice of Sayyiduna Imam Hussain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬caused him
great upset, but this did not deter Sayyiduna Imam Hussain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
from speaking the truth and did not affect his determination and
resolve in the slightest. The upholder of truth was not frightened by
the prospect of difficulties; he remained firm in the face of
problems and the devotee of Islam did not let the troubles of the
world deter him. If Sayyiduna Imam Hussain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬had pledged
allegiance to Yazeed, the entire army would have fallen at his feet,
he would have been honoured, treasure chests would have been
opened and the wealth of the world would have been placed at his
feet, however, the one whose heart is free of love for the world and
who knows that the world is transient has no interest in it, then
what concern does he have for the world and its luxuries.
Sayyiduna Imam Hussain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬turned his back on the comforts
of the world and readily welcomed the difficulties that he faced on
the path of truth. Despite all these difficulties and calamities, he did
not even allow the thought of pledging allegiance to an open sinner
like Yazeed enter his heart; he was ready to sacrifice his household
and allow his own blood to be spilt, but could not accept the
destruction and downfall of the Muslims. He did not allow any
stain to come upon the honour of Islam. By Allah! The sacrifice of
the martyrs of Karbala in the plains of Karbala is a great favour
upon the Muslims in the world today. Aside from this, there are
many other examples of these blessed personalities which are
worthy of being followed. In today’s bayan we will listen to some
pearls regarding forgiving, pardoning, hospitality and wishing well
for other Muslims, in light of the noble conduct of those in Karbala.
Exemplary generosity
There was once a man with twenty or thirty camels but he did not
have any means of feeding them etc. Someone advised him to visit
the court of Sayyiduna Imam Hussain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, therefore, that
hopeful man set off. When he arrived in the court of Sayyiduna
Imam Hussain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, he was busy eating with his servants. The
man thought to himself that perhaps they will not invite me to join
them, as soon as this thought entered his mind, Sayyiduna Imam

َ ‫ َر‬said: Come and join us in our meal, so he joined
them. After they had finished eating, Sayyiduna Imam Husain
َ ‫ـﻪ‬ُ ‫ اﻟـﻠ‬3
َ ‫ َر‬washed his hands and then turned to the man, asking him of
his need. After hearing his request, Sayyiduna Imam Husain
‫ـﻪ ﻋَـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬said: Bring your camels and make them eat from this area.
After witnessing this exceptional generosity, he began to exclaim: May
my mother and father be sacrificed upon you! By Allah, this level of
generosity is unheard of. (Mawsu’ah Ibn-e-Abi Al dunya, vol. 3, pp. 512)
Dear Islamic sisters! What can be said of Sayyiduna Imam Husain’s

َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬generosity; sometimes he would remove the difficulty of a
person, at other times he would fulfil the wants of a needy person,
sometimes he would shower his grace upon a traveller and at other
times, he would hear of the need and helplessness of a person and
strive to aid them. This was because he had inherited the quality of
exceptional generosity from his beloved grandfather, the Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬himself
said regarding his beloved grandson: Hussain is my inheritor in
bravery and generosity. (Mu’jam kabeer, vol. 22, pp. 432, Hadees 1041)
Hence, he was unparalleled in his generosity and munificence. Let
us listen to two more incidents that show the great generosity of
Sayyiduna Imam Hussain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬.
Five bags of one thousand Dinars

A man once presented himself in the court of Sayyiduna Imam
َ ‫ َر‬and began to complain of his destitution and
poverty. Sayyiduna Imam Hussain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬said: Sit down for a little
while, we will receive our allowance soon, as soon as the allowance
arrives, we will send you on your way. A short time passed, when
Sayyiduna Ameer Mu’awiyah ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬sent five bags containing one
thousand dinars (i.e. gold coins) each. The messenger said:
َ ‫ َر‬sends his apologies for sending
such a small amount of money, please accept it and distribute it

amongst the needy.

َ ‫ َر‬gave all of that money away to
that poor man and despite his great show of generosity, he still
apologised for the delay. (Kashf-ul-Mahjoob, pp. 77)
Ya shaheed-e-Karbala faryad hay

Noor-e-Chashm-e-Fatima faryad hay
Hay mayri haajat mayn Taybah mayn maroon

Aye mayray haajat Rawa faryad hay
Muflis-o-Na Chaar-o-Khastah haal hoon
Makhzan-e-Jod-o-‘Ata faryad hay
Bakht ki hayn jis qadar bhi gutthiyan

Saari suljha do Shaha! Faryad hay
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, pp. 587, 588)
Generosity towards a shepherd

Once, the grandson of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬,
َ ‫ َر‬passed by a shepherd who was
herding some goats. The man approached Sayyiduna Imam
َ ‫ َر‬and gifted a goat to him. Sayyiduna Imam Hussain
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬asked him if he was a free-man or a slave. He replied: I am
a slave. So Sayyiduna Imam Hussain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬returned the goat back
to him. He said: This is my own goat, so Sayyiduna Imam Hussain
َ ‫ـﻪ‬ُ ‫ اﻟـﻠ‬3 َ ‫ َر‬accepted it. Sayyiduna Imam Hussain ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬then
purchased that slave and the goats from his master, thereafter
freeing him. He then gifted the goats to that man.
(Musannaf Ibn-e-Abi-Shaybah, vol. 11, pp. 665, Hadees 23642)
Dear Islamic sisters! We have just heard of the immense generosity

of Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬. We should also attempt to
adopt generosity in our lives, and according to our ability, we
should try to help other Islamic sisters who are experiencing
difficulties. It is stated in a Hadees: On the Day of Judgment, when
there will be no shade besides the throne of Allah Almighty, there
will be three (categories of) people who will be in the shade of Allah
Almighty’s throne. It was asked: O Messenger of Allah! Who are
they? The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said:
1. The one who removed the difficulty of my Ummati,
2. The one who revived my Sunnah and
3. The one who recited Durood upon me in abundance.
(Al Budoor-ul-Saafirah, pp. 131, Hadees 366)
Therefore, we should aid our friends, family and the needy people
with the wealth that Allah Almighty has given us. In order to create
a passion in our hearts for being generous, let us listen to three
sayings of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬regarding generosity
and giving charity:
Three sayings of the Beloved Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َ regarding
generosity and charity
C The generous person is close to Allah Almighty, the people and

Paradise, and he is far from Hell. (Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 387, Hadees 1968)
C There are three matters which I can take an oath upon, I will
inform you of one of them: Remember, a person’s wealth does
not decrease by giving charity. (Musnad Ahmad, vol. 6, pp. 298, Hadees
18053 summarised)
C Salah is a proof (of faith), fasting is a shield (against sins) and

charity wipes out sins just as water extinguishes fire. (Tirmizi, vol.
2, pp. 117, Hadees 614)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! The participants of Karbala faced tremendous
difficulties on the plains of Karbala, yet those blessed personalities
did not let those trying moments affect their generous conduct. In
fact, even in those testing circumstances and despite their apparent
lack of means, they continued to show immense generosity.
Let us listen to an incident of Sayyidatuna Zaynab Bint-e-Ali

‫ ﻋـﻨ ْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬and her generosity:
Unmatched Generosity
After the incident of Karbala, the individual who was tasked with
bringing the Ahl-e-Bayt to Madinah Munawwarah was a very kind-
hearted individual. During the journey, he took great care of the
Ahl-e-Bayt and treated them with gentleness and kindness. When
their caravan reached Madinah Munawwarah, Fatima Bint-e-Ali
َ ‫ـﻪ‬ُ ‫ اﻟـﻠ‬3َ ‫ َر‬, the younger sister of Sayyidatuna Zaynab Bint-e-Ali
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
ُ ‫ اﻟـﻠ‬3َ ‫ َر‬said to her: This individual has taken great care of us
during the entire journey, we should recompense him in some way.
Sayyidatuna Zaynab ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْﻬَﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬said: We can only give him our
jewellery. Thus, both sisters removed their bangles etc., and gave
them to him whilst apologising (that we do not have anything to
give to you besides this). That individual returned all of their
jewellery back to them, saying: If I had carried out that service
because of some worldly benefit, undoubtedly, I would have been
happy upon receiving this gift, however, I only did it for the
pleasure of Allah Almighty and because of your relationship with

the Messenger of Allah. (Al-Kamil Fi-Tareekh, Raqm. 61, vol. 3, pp. 440)
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear of the exceptional generosity of

the noble Ahl-e-Bayt; not only did Sayyidatuna Zaynab ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْﻬَﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
give her jewellery away to the individual who showed great love and
kindness towards the Ahl-e-Bayt, she even apologised for not
having anything more to give. We receive a great lesson from the
beautiful characters of these blessed personalities in that if someone
treats us well, then we should reciprocate their kindness. It is stated
in a Hadees: (‫ﷲ‬ ‫ﺍ‬H ‫ ﺍﻟ ﻨ‬H
ْ‫ﺸ‬J ‫ﺎس ﻟ ْﻢ‬ ْ‫ﺸ‬J ‫ ) ﻣ ْﻦ ْﻟﻢ‬i.e. The one who is not grateful to
the people is not grateful to Allah Almighty. (Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 384,
Hadees 1962)
We also receive the following Madani pearl from the

aforementioned incident: In order to attain the pleasure of Allah
Almighty and to truly express our love for the Beloved Prophet
َ , we should have the love and devotion towards the
Ahl-e-Bayt in our hearts at all times; not only is this a means of
gaining blessings in this world and the hereafter, it will become a
means of attaining the intercession of the Beloved prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬.
The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: The one who wishes to
attain Waseelah and desires to serve me, due to which, I will
intercede for him on the Day of Judgement, then he should serve
my Ahl-e-Bayt and keep them happy. (Barakat-e-Aal-e-Rasool, pp. 110)
How fortunate is the Muslim who becomes a means of bringing joy

to the blessed offspring of the Beloved Messenger of Allah. Let us
listen to some sayings of the Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
regarding the virtues of the Ahl-e-Bayt:
1. Whoever treats any member of my Ahl-e-Bayt well, I will give

him its reward on the Day of Judgement. (Jami’ Sagheer, vol. 533,
Hadees 8821)
2. Whoever does good to any of the children of Abdul-Muttalib

in the world, it is necessary upon me to recompense him for it
when he meets me on the Day of Judgement. (Tareekh Baghdad,
vol. 10, pp. 102)
3. The stars are a means of safety for those who dwell in the skies,
and my Ahl-e-Bayt are a means of safety for my nation. (Kanz-ul-
‘Ummal, part 12, vol. 6, pp. 45, Hadees 3415)
Kya baat Raza usChamanistan-e-karam ki

Zahra hay kali jis mayn Husain aur Hasan Phool
(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish Murammam, pp. 79)
A brief explanation: In this couplet, A’la Hadrat ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬is

addressing himself and saying: O Raza! What can be said of that
garden of generosity and mercy, in which, the bud of the Prophetic
garden is Sayyidatun Nisa’ Fatima-tuz-Zahra ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْﻬَﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and the
leaders of the youth of Paradise, Imam Hassan and Imam Hussain
‫ﻤﺎ‬ ِ
َ ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬ‬
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬are its fragrant flowers.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Just as loving the Ahl-e-Bayt is a means of

gaining salvation and intercession in this world and the next,
having hatred and animosity towards this blessed household is a
means of destruction.
The king of both worlds, our Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said to
Sayyiduna Ali, Sayyidatuna Fatima, Sayyiduna Imam Hasan and
Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬: I will go to war with the one
who goes to war against you, and I will reconcile with the one who
reconciles with you. (Tirmizi, vol. 5, pp. 465, Hadees 3896)
In another Hadees, it is stated: Take heed! The one who died with
hatred and animosity towards the Ahl-e-Bayt, he will come on the
Day of Judgement in such a state that it will be written between his
eyes that this person is deprived of the mercy of Allah Almighty, and
be wary! The one who died with hatred and animosity towards the
Ahl-e-Bayt, he died as a disbeliever, and listen carefully! The one who
died with hatred and animosity towards the Ahl-e-Bayt, he will not
even smell the fragrance of Paradise. (Al Sharaf-ul-Mu’bad, pp. 79)
Bagh Jannat kay hayn bahr-e-madh Khuwan-e-Ahl-e-Bayt

Tum ko muydah naar ka ay Dushmanan-e-Ahl-e-Bayt
(Zauq-e-Na’t, pp. 100)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear the severe warnings about having
hatred towards the Ahl-e-Bayt, therefore, we must always maintain
utmost respect and reverence for them. We should distance
ourselves from those who bear animosity towards the Ahl-e-Bayt,
because company affects a person; if a person attains good
company, it will create goodness within a person, protect them
from sins, increase a person’s love for doing good deeds and fill a
person’s heart with love for the pious predecessors and the Ahl-e-
Bayt ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬. Conversely, if a person attains bad company, they will
fall into wrongdoing, even if they don’t wish to, therefore, we
should adopt the company of those who have love for the Awliya’
and Ahl-e-Bayt; from the blessings of their company, we will also
come to honour and respect those esteemed personalities.
Unfortunately, bad company has become so widespread that it is

very difficult to come across good company. No doubt, the
environment of Da’wat-e-Islami is a great blessing of Allah
Almighty in this trying age. Under the motto of reforming
themselves and the entire world, this organisation is carrying out
great work in saving people from sins, encouraging them to do
good deeds and filling their hearts with love for the Awliya’ and
Ahl-e-Bayt, therefore, we should always remain attached to the
environment of Da’wat-e-Islami, and in order to develop a hatred
for sins, a passion for doing good deeds and true love for the Ahl-e-
Bayt, we should continue to attend the weekly Ijtima’.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
An introduction to the booklet, ‘Imam Husain ki Karamaat’

In order to create love and affection for the people of Karbala in our
hearts, reading the booklet of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬,
‘Imam Husain ki Karamaat’ will prove very beneficial. This booklet
discusses the birth of Imam Hussain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, his virtues,
excellences and miracles, the terrifying end of Yazeed and his
people, and the virtues of ‘Aashura’. Therefore, please purchase this
booklet from Maktaba-tul-Madinah today and read it, and also
encourage other Islamic sisters to do the same. ‫ـﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ُ ‫ـﺤ ْﻤ‬
َ ْ ‫ !ا َﻟ‬With the
efforts of the translation department, this booklet has been
translated into a total of seven languages, including English,
Hindi, Sindhi and Gujrati. This booklet can be read, downloaded
and printed out from the website of Da’wat-e-Islami,
www.dawateislami.net.
Dear Islamic sisters! Let us listen to more about the generosity of

the people of Karbala; forgiving those who violated their rights and
pardoning them is also a portion of the immense generosity of the
Ahl-e-Bayt. Not only is forgiving others a beautiful Sunnah of the

Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, it is also a great trait to possess,
from both a religious and worldly aspect. We have also been
commanded to forgive and pardon others in the Noble Quran, just
as Allah Almighty has stated in part 9, Surah Al-A’raf, Verse 199:
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
﴾١٩٩﴿ ‫ ﻬ ﻠ‬jٰ k
‫ف و
ﻋ ﺮض ﻋ ﻦ‬
Gn‫ ﺑﺎﻟ‬GH
‫ﺧ ﺬ
ﻟﻌﻔﻮ و‬
And O Beloved, adopt forgiveness, and command good, and turn

away from the ignorant.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Surah Al-A’raf, Verse 199)
Dear Islamic sisters! Forgiving others creates an atmosphere of

mutual reconciliation, resolves issues between people, ends mutual
annoyances, increases mutual affection and prevents hatred and
malice from developing in the heart. Therefore, we should emulate
the generous conduct of the people of Karbala by forgiving and
pardoning others; forgiving the shortcomings of another Muslim
does not decrease a person’s honour, rather, it increases it. Thus, it
is stated in a blessed Hadees: Allah Almighty only increases the
honour of the slave who forgives another. (Muslim, Kitab Al-Birr, pp.
1071, Hadees 6592)
Let us listen to three incidents of the people of Karbala which show

their forgiving and pardoning nature.
1. He supplicated for the one who swore at him

Once, an individual called ‘Isaam Bin Mustaliq, who was a resident
of Shaam and had hatred for Sayyiduna Ali ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, started to
disparage Sayyiduna Imam Hussain ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and his noble father,
Sayyiduna Ali-ul-Murtada ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬in front him. Sayyiduna Imam
Hussain‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬did not respond by becoming agitated, scolding
him or with harsh words, instead, after reciting ‫ ا َ ُﻋ ْﻮذ ُِﺑﺎﷲ‬and "ّٰ‫ ِﺑ ْﺴ ِﻢ اﻟﻠ‬,
he recited the following verses:
ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
‫ﻏ ﻨﻚ ﻣ ﻦ
ﻟﺸ ۡﻴﻄ ﻦ‬p q‫﴾و
ﻣﺎ ﻳ‬ ١٩٩﴿ ‫ ﻬ ﻠ‬jٰ k
‫ف و
ﻋ ﺮض ﻋ ﻦ‬ Gۡ n‫ ﺑﺎﻟ‬Gۡ H
‫ﺧ ﺬ
ﻟﻌﻔ ﻮ و‬
ٌ } ٌ v ٰ ۡ ۡ ٌ ۡ
‫ ﻃ |ﻒ ﻣ ﻦ‬6ۡ 7‫﴾
ن
ﻟ ﺬﻳۡ ﻦ
ﺗ ﻘ ۡﻮ

ذ
ﻣ ﺴ‬٢٠٠﴿ 'ٌ (ۡ ‫ ﻠ‬E s‫ ۡﻴ‬t u ‫ &
ﻧﻪ‬c d‫ﺎﺳ ﺘ ﻌﺬ ﺑﺎﷲ‬ ‫ﻧﺰغ ﻓ‬
ٰ
﴾٢٠١ۚ ﴿ ‫ ۡو ن‬M ‫ ﻣ ۡﺒ‬6ۡ
‫ ﺮ ۡو
ﻓ ﺎذ‬F‫
ﻟﺸ ۡﻴﻄ ﻦ ﺗﺬ‬
And O Beloved, adopt forgiveness, and command good, and turn

away from the ignorant. And O listener! If a whispering from Shaytan
provokes you, so (immediately) seek refuge in Allah; indeed He is All-
Hearing, All-Knowing. Indeed those who fear (Allah); whenever a
temptation from the devil touches them, they become alert, and at
that very moment, their eyes open-up.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Surah Al-A’raf, Verses 199 – 201)
He then said: Place a light burden on yourself and I will seek

forgiveness from Allah Almighty for myself and yourself. Besides
this, he showed the man so much forgiveness, gentleness and
kindness that his hatred and animosity changed into love at once,
and he was forced to admit: 0‫ و ﻣ ْﻦ ﺍﺑﻴ‬0 ‫ " ﻣ ْﻨ‬#‫ﺐ ﺍ‬N ‫ض ﺍ ﺣ‬
‫ ْﺍﻻ ْر‬0‫ و ﻣﺎ ﻋ و ْﺟ‬i.e. there is no
one on the face of the Earth who is more beloved to me than
Sayyiduna Imam Hussain and his father, Sayyiduna Ali ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬.
(Tafseer Qurtubi, Part 9, Al-A’raf, Taht-al-Ayah 199 to 201, vol. 4, pp. 250)
Gaaliyan sun ker Du’a daytay ho tum

Ay shaheed-e-Karbala tum par salaam
Hay falah-o- kamrani narmi-o-aasani mayn

Har bana kaam bigar jata hay nadani mayn
2. Good conduct towards the one who swore

A person once swore at Sayyiduna Imam Zayn-ul-‘Aabideen
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬, the son of Sayyiduna Imam Hussain ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬, (instead of
becoming angry and taking revenge) he gave the order that the man
be given his shirt and one thousand dirhams. Someone said: You
have gathered five qualities:
(1) Forbearance, (2) Stopping harm, (3) Freeing that man from
such a matter that would have distanced him from Allah Almighty,
(4) Inclining him towards repentance and remorse and (5) Turning
him from criticism to praise; you have acquired all of these great
things by expending a small amount of this lowly world.
3. I have restrained my anger

The slave-girl of Imam Zayn-ul-‘Aabideen ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was once
helping him perform Wudu, all of a sudden, the jug fell from her
hand and onto his face, wounding it. Imam Zayn-ul-‘Aabideen
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬lifted his head and looked towards her, whereupon, she
said: ‘‫ ﺍ ْﻟ ﻐ ْﻴﻆ‬, ْ -‫ﻜ ٰ ﻈﻤ‬Vْ ‫ ’ وﺍ‬i.e. ‘and those who restrain anger’, Imam Zayn-ul-
‘Aabideen ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬said: I have restrained my anger. Then she said:
‫ ﻋ ﻦ ﺍﻟ ﻨﺎ‬,ْ -‫ ’ وﺍﻟ ْﻌﺎﻓ‬i.e. ‘and those who pardon the people’, Imam Zayn-ul-
‘‫س‬
‘Aabideen ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬said: May Allah Almighty forgive you. She then
said: ‘,ْ -‫ﺐ ﺍﻟ ْﻤ ْﺤ ﺴﻨ‬N ‫ﷲ ﻳﺤ‬
‫ ’ وﺍ‬i.e. ‘and Allah loves those who do good’, Imam
Zayn-ul-‘Aabideen ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬said: Go! You are freed for the pleasure
of Allah Almighty. (Ibn-e-‘Asakir, Hadees 4875, Ali Bin Husain Bin Ali Bin Abu
Taalib, vol. 41, pp. 387)
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear of the gentle conduct of these
blessed personalities and their forbearance, instead of scolding,
quarrelling and fighting with people because of their mistakes, they
would forgive their shortcomings. We claim to love the martyrs of
Karbala, however, we should ponder over own states, as to whether

we forgive the mistakes of others or do we have an instant desire to
take revenge, and do we respond to the offender with an even
greater evil. Also, there is a great lesson in the last incident we heard
in which the slave-girl was forgiven and freed for the pleasure of
Allah Almighty, especially for those people have bad conduct
towards the maids they hire in their homes; taking them to task for
the smallest mistakes, constantly humiliating them and hurting
their feelings. This should not be the case, each one of us should
strive to display good character towards our Muslim sisters, advise
them with love and kindness when they make mistakes and forgive
and pardon them for the pleasure of Allah Almighty; you will attain
many blessings and mercies by virtue of this.
There are many virtues of forgiving and pardoning (others) that are
mentioned in the blessed Ahadees. Let us listen to some Ahadees
regarding the virtues of forgiveness:
Sayyiduna Anas ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

1. َ ‫ َر‬narrates that the Messenger of Allah
َ said: When the people will be waiting for the
accounting, a caller will proclaim, ‘The one whose reward lies
with Allah Almighty should stand and enter Paradise.’ He will
call out a second time, ‘The one whose reward lies with Allah
Almighty should stand and enter Paradise.’ It will be asked as
to whose reward lies with Allah Almighty, the caller will say,
‘The one who forgives the mistakes of the people.’ Then the
caller will call out for a third time, ‘The one whose reward lies
with Allah Almighty should stand and enter Paradise.’ Thus,
thousands of people will stand up and enter Paradise without
accountability. (Mu’jam-e-Awsat, vol. 1, pp. 542, Hadees 1998)
Sayyiduna Ubay Bin Ka’b ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

2. َ ‫ َر‬narrates that the Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: The one who desires that a palace
be built for him (in Paradise) and that his ranks are increased,
then he should forgive the one who is unjust towards him, give
to the one who deprives him and maintain ties with the one
who breaks ties with him. (Mustadrak, vol. 3, pp. 12, Hadees 3215)
Dear Islamic sisters! If anyone curses us or treats us badly, we

should keep the generous conduct of the blessed Ahl-e-Bayt in our
minds and adopt the way of forgiveness. May Allah Almighty give
us the ability to forgive and pardon others.
‫ ْﺍﻻ‬1 Z ‫ ﺑ ﺠﺎہ ﺍﻟ ﻨ‬,ْ -‫ ﻣ‬W

[‫ ٖﻟ‬W‫ ﺻ " ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ[ و‬,ْ -‫ﻣ‬
‫وﺳﻠﻢ‬
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Bringing the speech to its conclusion, we will

mention the excellence of the Sunnah, and some Sunnahs and
etiquettes. The Leader of the Prophets ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: The one
who loved my Sunnah, loved me, and the one who loved me will be
with me in Paradise. (Mishkat, vol. 1, pp. 97, Hadees 175)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Sunnahs and etiquette of reciting the Quran

Dear Islamic sisters! We will have the honour of listening to some
Sunnahs and etiquette of reciting the Quran. First, let’s listen to two
sayings of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬:
1. Recite the Quran, for it will come as an intercessor for its

people on the Day of Judgement. (Muslim, pp. 314, Hadees 1874)
2. The superior worship of my nation is reciting the Quran.

(Shu’ab-ul-Iman Lil Bayhaqi, vol. 2, pp. 354, Hadees 2022)
C It is Sunnah to recite the Quran slowly with a melodious voice.

(Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 1, pp. 843)
C It is Mustahab to recite the Quran whilst in a state of Wudu,

facing the Qiblah and wearing nice clothes. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 1,
part. 3, pp. 550 )
C It is Mustahab to recite ‫ ا َ ُﻋ ْﻮذ ُِﺑﺎﷲ‬when beginning the recitation,

and it is Sunnah to recite‘"ِ ّٰ‫’ﺑِ ْﺴ ِﻢ اﻟﻠ‬at the start of a surah, otherwise
it is Mustahab. (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 1, pp. 21)
C It is more superior to recite the Quran whilst looking at it than

reciting it from memory. (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 1, pp. 21)
C Two thousand good deeds will be written down for reciting the
Quran whilst looking at it, and one thousand good deeds will be
written down for reciting it from memory. (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 1,
pp. 260, Raqm 2301, summarised)
C It is Mustahab to cry whilst reciting the Quran. (Sirat-ul-Jinaan, vol.

5, pp. 526)
C If the Quran is recited in a loud voice, it is Fard for all those

present to remain silent if they have gathered to listen to its
recitation, otherwise, it is sufficient if only one person listens to
it whilst the rest of them are busy in their own work. (Siraat-ul-
Jinaan, vol. 1, pp. 22)
C It is Haraam for the entire assembly to recite the Quran out

aloud, if there are a few people who will recite, then the ruling is
that they should recite quietly. (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 1, pp. 22)
C One should not complete an entire recitation of the Quran in

less than three days. One should finish the entire Quran in
three, seven or forty days so that they recite it whilst

understanding its meanings. (‘Ajaaib-ul-Quran, pp. 238)
C The Quran should be recited calmly in a measured and slow

pace. (‘Ajaaib-ul-Quran, pp. 238)
C The best time in which to recite the Quran is the last ten days of
the month of Ramadan and the first ten days of Zul-Hijjah.
(‘Ajaaib-ul-Quran, pp. 239)
C The best time to recite the Quran in the night is between

Maghrib and Isha, then after the middle part of the night. The
best time in the day is the morning time. (‘Ajaaib-ul-Quran, pp. 239)
C It is impermissible to recite the Quran in the bathroom or

places of filth. (Jannati Zaywar, pp. 300)
C Recite the Quran abundantly at night as the heart and mind are
in peace and tranquillity during this time. (‘Ajaaib-ul-Quran, pp.
239)

pages) and the 120-page book ‘Sunnatayn aur Aadaab’ and the
booklets of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮﻛَـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬, ‘163 Madani
Pearls’ and ‘101 Madani Pearls’.
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ﻟـﺴـﻶ‬
‫
ٰ ٰ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
&' (‫
ﻟ ـﺮ ﺣ ۡـ‬
‫ـﺴﻢ
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ﻟـﺸـﻴ‬
Evil character of Yazeed
ّٰ َ ۡ َ َ َ ٰ ۡ َ َ َ ٰ ٰ َ َ ّٰ َ َ َ َ َّ َ ُ ٰ َّ َ
7‫ ُم َعل ۡيك يَا َر ُس ۡول ا‬%‫الس‬ ‫الصلوة و‬
The excellence of Salat upon the Holy Prophet

The Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬states, ’O people! Indeed, on the
Day of Judgement, the one who will swiftly attain salvation from its
terrors and accountability will be the one amongst you who would
have recited Salat in abundance upon me in the world.’ (Musnad-ul-
Firdaus, vol. 2, pp. 471, Hadees 8210)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The Beloved Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬ َ َ ۡ ّ ٌ ۡ َ ‫ ’ن َِّي ُة ال ۡ ُم ۡؤم‬The
Important point
will attain.
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Evil character of Yazeed 59

ۡ ََ ّٰ
ّٰ َ ُ
phone.
not permitted.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The method of attaining the love of the Prophet !

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ ﻋَـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬that once the
Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬blessed us with his noble presence.
Hasanayn Karimayn ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻤﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬were also present with him; one of
them was mounted on his right shoulder and the other on his left
shoulder. The Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬was kissing them both in
turns. One person humbly asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠ َّﻢ‬, do you love them?’ He ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ replied, ‘Yes! Whoever has
loved them, he has loved me; and whoever has enmity of them, he
has enmity of me.’ (Mustadrak, Kitab Ma’rifah-tul-Sahabah, Rukoob-ul-Hasan-i-
Wal Husayn..., vol. 4, p. 156, Hadees 4830)
This measure of the love of the Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬was granted
to Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬from the noble court of the
ِ
Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. He ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬adopted this his
entire life. When Marwaan Bin Hakam presented himself in the
court of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬at the time of his passing
away and humbly said, ‘Ever since I have been in your blessed
company, I have seen your devotion for Hasanayn Karimayn ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻤﺎ‬very much.’ Having heard this, Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah ‫ـﻪ‬ ِ
ُ ‫ اﻟـﻠ‬3َ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬became restless, sat up and said, ‘Once we set off to go
somewhere with the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. We had only
travelled some of the journey that he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬heard the sound
of Hasanayn Karimayn ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻤﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬crying and they were with their
blessed mother at the time. He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬walked quickly and
went to them. I heard him saying to Sayyidah Fatima-tuz-Zahra
‫ ﻋﻨْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ
َ ُ‫ اﷲ‬3
َ ‫ َر‬, ‘What happened to my sons?’ She replied, ‘Thirst (i.e. they
were both crying due to thirst).’ The Noble Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
went towards the water skin for water, but there was no water in it
because there was such an extreme shortage of water during those
days that even people would remain looking for water. The Noble
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬called out to people and said, ‘Does anyone
amongst you have water?’
Everyone checked their water skins on their saddlebags (seats made

on the back of a camel for sitting whilst travelling on journeys) but
they did not even find a single drop. The Noble Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said to Sayyidah Fatima-tuz-Zahra ‫ ﻋﻨْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ
َ ‫ اﷲ‬
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬, ‘Give me one of the
children.’ The Lady of Paradise, Sayyidah Fatimah ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋﻨْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬gave one
of them from beneath the veil. Having taken the child, he ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬embraced him, but the child was continuously crying due to
extreme thirst. The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬then put his
blessed tongue into his mouth and he began sucking the blessed
tongue until his thirst was quenched.
(Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬has further said that) I did not
hear the sound of his crying anymore; however, the other (son) was
still continuously crying in the same manner.
The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said, ‘Give me the second child
as well.’ The Lady of Paradise, Sayyidah Fatimah ‫ اﷲُ َ ﻋﻨْﻬَﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬handed the
second child over to the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬as well. The
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬did the same with him as well (i.e.
the Noblest of Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬placed his blessed tongue into
his mouth too, and he also became quiet after quenching his thirst).
Thereafter, both the sons became quiet such that I did not hear the
sound of their crying again. Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
further stated, ‘Why should I not love them when I have seen the
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬do so with them.’ (Mu’jam-e-Kabeer, vol.
3, p. 50, Hadees 2656)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Always bear the following principle in mind

that to love the Blessed Companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and the pure Ahl-ul-
Bayt is the way to salvation in this world and the Hereafter,
likewise, to have malice and hatred towards them will only bring
about destruction.
The terrible end of an enemy of the Companions (Sahaba)

Someone was babbling blasphemous words of disrespect with
regards to the status of the blessed Companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬in front of
Sayyiduna Sa’d Bin Abi Waqas ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬. He ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬said, ‘Refrain
from this ill practice of yours, otherwise, I will supplicate against
you.’ The audacious blasphemer said, ‘I do not care about the
supplication you make against me; this supplication of yours
cannot harm me at all.’ Having heard this, his wrath came about
and he then supplicated with these words, ‘O Allah, if this person
has disrespected the blessed companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬of Your beloved
prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠـ ُﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, then show him the sign of Your Divine
wrath today so that others may learn a lesson from this.’
After this supplication, as soon as that person left the Masjid, all of
a sudden, a mentally unstable camel came charging through and
threw him down on the ground with his teeth, and sat on him
pressing him with such strength that the bones of his ribs became
totally shattered and he died straightaway. Witnessing this, people
came running and began to congratulate Sayyiduna Sa’d ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
that, ‘Your supplication has been answered and an enemy of the
blessed companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬has been destroyed.’
(Dalaail un-Nubuwwah-lil-baihaqi, vol. 6, pp. 190)
Ameen hayn yeh Quran-o-Deen-e-Khuda kay

Madar-e-Huda A’tibar-e-Sahabah
Risalat ki manzil mayn her her qadam per

Nabi ko raha Intizar-e-Sahabah
Inhien mayn hayn Saddiq-o-Farooq-o-Usman

Inien mayn Ali Shahsuwar-e-Sahabah
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you see as to how dangerous and admonitory
the end was of the one who was slightly blasphemous with regards
to the honour of the blessed companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬. In reality, it is
the truth that blaspheming with regards to the people of Allah or
harming them in any way is something which brings about the
punishment of Allah Almighty. The one who blasphemes and is
disrespectful with regards to the honour of these pious personages
is of course disgraced in this life, but is also destined to be disgraced
and humiliated in the Hereafter as well.
Yazeed, the wretched, is also that unfortunate individual who not

only was the perpetrator of insulting the blessed companions
‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬ ِ
َ ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ‬3
َ ‫ َر‬, but his character is also stained with martyring the noble
Ahl-e-Bayt ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬, and the Muslim world has always condemned
him in every era and his name will be mentioned with disgrace until
the Day of Judgement. This ill-natured and stone-hearted person
was born in Damascus in 25 AH. He was morbidly obese, ugly, ill-
mannered, ill-tempered, a sinful wrongdoer, a transgressor, a
drunkard, a fornicator, an oppressive, a disrespectful and a
blasphemous person. His mischiefs and immoralities were such that
even evildoers would feel ashamed of. (Savaanih-e- Karbala, pp. 111)
The evil acts of the wretched Yazeed

Sadr-ul-Afaazil, ‘Allamah Maulana Mufti Sayyid Muhammad
Na’eem-ud-Deen Muradabadi ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬has stated that the prince of
both worlds, Sayyiduna Imam Husayn ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, would strongly take
Yazeed to task for his freedoms (i.e. irresponsible actions). He knew
that he would not be able to act freely in the blessed era of
Sayyiduna Imam Husayn ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, and any wrongdoing or
misguidance of his was not going to be tolerated by Sayyiduna Imam
Husayn ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬. He could see that the whip of a religious person like
Sayyiduna Imam Husayn ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was constantly overshadowing
him; this is the very reason as to why he was further an enemy of
the life of Sayyiduna Imam Husayn ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and this is the very
reason why the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Imam Husayn ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
was a cause of pleasure for him.
As soon as Sayyiduna Imam Husayn ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬was martyred, Yazeed
became absolutely free and became active in starting to commit all
kinds of sins. Unlawful acts, the Nikah (marriage) between a brother
and sister, usury (interest), alcohol, became openly common; regularly
offering Salah was abandoned; and insurgency and rebelliousness were
at their peak. He had surpassed all levels of evil to the extent that
Muslim Bin ‘Uqbah was sent to attack Madinah-tul-Munawwarah with
an army of 12,000 or 20,000 soldiers. As for the havoc that this
accursed army caused in Madinah-tul-Munawwarah ً]ْ ‫ ْﻌﻈ‬$ ‫ز ﺍ د _ﺎ ﺍﷲ ^ﻓًﺎ و‬, we seek
Allah’s refuge from it! He murdered, destroyed, and brought about all
sorts of tyrannical oppressions on the neighbours of the Noble
Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. He looted the homes of those who
lived there; he martyred 700 blessed companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ ; َر‬and
including the other locals, he martyred over 10,000 people. He
imprisoned young boys and committed such atrocities that are
inappropriate to even mention. Horses were tied to the pillars of
Masjid Nabawi ‫ ﻋٰ" ﺻﺎﺣﺒ ﻬﺎﺍﻟﺼ ﻠٰﻮ ة و ﺍﻟﺴ ﻼم‬and people could not be honoured with
offering Salah in the sacred Masjid for 3 days; only Sayyiduna Sa’eed
Bin Musayyab ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬remained present there being spiritually
devoted. Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin Hanzalah ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ ﻋَـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬states that the
evil acts of the Yazeedians reached the extent that we began to fear that
a rain of stones may begin to fall from the sky due to their
immoralities. (Al-Sawa’iq-ul-Muhriqah, pp. 221, summarised)
Thereafter, this evil army left for Makkah-tul-Mukarramah. The

chief of this army died on the way and another person was given his
position. Having reached Makkah-tul-Mukarramah ً ]ْ ‫ ْﻌﻈ‬$ ‫ز ﺍ د _ﺎ ﺍﷲ ^ﻓًﺎ و‬,
these irreligious people [Yazeed’s evil army] showered stones with a
catapult. Due to this rain of stones, the blessed compound of the
sacred Haram became filled with stones and the pillars of Masjid-
ul-Haraam broke and those irreligious people burnt the blessed
cover of the sacred Ka’bah and its roof. The horns of the ram which
was sacrificed in the Fidyah [i.e. exchange] for Sayyiduna Ismail
‫ـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬had also been secured on this very roof, they (i.e. the horns)
َ ‫ اﻟـﺴ‬
were also burnt. The sacred Ka’bah remained uncovered for many
days and the people of Makkah-tul-Mukarramah remained
suffering in severe tribulation (inflicted upon them by Yazeed’s
army). (Khulasa Savaanih-e- Karbala, pp. 77-79, summarised)
Boycotting the evil practises of Yazeed, the wretched

Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear that Yazeed, the wretched,
propagated many evil practices during his reign proving his ill-
character, such as this irreligious person openly made common the
Nikah (marriage) between Mahrams (those relatives whom it is
Haraam to marry), and usury (interest) etc. He dishonoured
Madinah-tul-Munawwarah and Makkah-tul-Mukarramah; he
martyred the blessed companions and the pure Ahl-ul-Bayt after
committing and perpetrating tyrannical oppression upon them; he
used to listen to songs and music, drink plenty of alcohol, and not
offer Salah. In short, this accursed person used to do all those

actions which the pure Shari’ah has prohibited. Without doubt, a
person becomes rebellious and audacious after attaining respect,
fame, wealth, possessions, and rulership; and then one gradually
drifts away from religion and becomes closer to the world.
Just in order to preserve his throne and crown, such a person does
not refrain from disobeying Allah Almighty and blaspheming
against His dear ones. The wretched Yazeed was also entrapped in
the love of power and rulership and became so rebellious that ‫َﻣﻌﺎذَ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬
he committed blasphemies against the honour of the blessed
companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and caused them great harm. He upset them
greatly, even though the blessed companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬are those
sacred personalities that the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬himself
has stated with regards to their glory and greatness, ‫ا َ ﻛ ِْﺮ ُﻣﻮا ا َ ْﺻ َﺤ ِﺎﰉ ﻓَﺎِ َّﻧ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬
‫ﺎرﻛ ُْﻢ‬ ِ
ُ ‫‘ ِﺧ َﻴ‬i.e. Respect my companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3
َ ‫ َر‬as they are the utmost
righteous ones amongst you.’ (Mishkat-ul-Masabih, vol. 2, pp. 413, Hadees
He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ َ
6012) َ‫ﺻ‬
ْ ‫ﲑ ا ُ َّﻣ ِﱴ ا َﻟْﻘ َْﺮ ُن اﻟّ ِﺬﻳ َﻦ َﻳﻠ ُْﻮ ِﱏ ﺛُ َّﻢ اﻟّ ِﺬﻳ َﻦ َﻳﻠ ُْﻮ َﻧ ُﻬ‬
ُ ّ َ further stated, ‘ ‫ﻢ‬ ُ ْ ‫َﺧ‬
‫ ﺛُ َّﻢ اﻟَّ ِﺬﻳ َﻦ َﻳﻠ ُْﻮﻧَ ُﻬ ْﻢ‬i.e. The best amongst my nation are those of my era
(i.e. the blessed companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫) َر‬, then the people after them
(i.e. the Tabi’een), then the people after them (i.e. Taba’ Tabi’een
‫ﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬ ِ
ُ ‫ﲪ ُﻬ‬
َ ‫) َر‬. (Muslim, Kitab Fazaail-e-Sahabah, pp. 1052, Hadees 6469)
Numayan hay islam kay gulsatan mayn

Her ik gul peh Rang-e-Bahar-e-Sahabah
Yeh muhrayn hayn farman-e-Khatm-ur-Rusul ki

Hay Deen-e-Khuda shahkaar-e-Sahabah
Inheen mayn hayn badr-o-Uhud kay Mujahid
Laqab jin ka hay jaan nisar-e-sahabah
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Yazeed’s bad character and the reason for it

Dear Islamic sisters! The wretched Yazeed could not even attain the
closeness of the blessed companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬even though he was
living in their blessed era, nor could he prepare for himself the
salvation of the Hereafter by respecting them, but rather, he brutally
tyrannically oppressed the blessed family of the Noble Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َوا ٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and inflicted severe calamities upon them. Yazeed, the wretched,
did all of this only for the love of his rulership and governance, and
worldly possessions and wealth, as this cruel accursed person felt
insecure of his governance with the blessed presence of Sayyiduna
Imam Husayn ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬. Sayyiduna Imam Husayn ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬had no
interest in this temporary world! He ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was yesterday, is today
and will remain the king of the hearts of the Muslim nation until the
world exists, but the accursed Yazeed was intoxicated with wealth and
destroyed his worldly life as well as his Hereafter. Love for this world is
in fact the cause of every mischief and chaos; love for this world has
indeed brought about all this destruction; love for this world makes a
person cruel; love for this world makes a person heartless and
audacious; love for this world makes a person stone-hearted; love for
this world ruins one’s (good) deeds; love for this world is a cause of
harming the religion; love for this world is a cause of misguidance; love
for this world drifts a person away from virtuous deeds; and love for
this world does in fact make a person audacious (daring) in
committing sins. Let us listen to three blessed sayings of the Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬about the condemnation of this world:
C Love of the world is the root of all sins. (Mawsu’ah-tul-Imam Ibn-e-

Abi Dunya, vol. 5, pp. 22, Hadees 9)
C Six things ruin a deed:
C Constantly persevering in searching for the faults of people
C Hard-heartedness
C Love for the world
C Lack of modesty
C Long hopes
C Oppression over the limit.
(Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, juz. 16, vol. 8, pp. 36, Hadees 44016)
If two hungry wolves were set free in a flock of goats, they would
not cause as much harm as the greed of wealth and the love of the
world causes to a person’s religion.’ (Jami’-ut- Tirmizi, Kitab-ul-Zuhd, vol. 4,
pp. 166, Hadees 2383)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! You have heard as to how inferior of a thing
this world is; hence, to think of it as important is very foolish as in
the court of Allah Almighty, the worth of this world in reality is not
even equal to the wing of a mosquito - rather, this world is actually
like a crop field of the Hereafter. If we sow seeds in it in the form of
good deeds, then we shall reap the crops in the form of rewards in
the Hereafter. Therefore, instead of having the greed for wealth and
possessions, a person should save himself from the filth of greed by
sufficing on the blessings which have been bestowed by Allah
Almighty and remain content upon His Divine Will.
Dear Islamic sisters! Instead of making efforts and desiring to attain

wealth and riches, one should perform as many good deeds as
possible to attain the blessings of the Hereafter and not desire the
world. The blessed companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬humbly asked the Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, ‘Who is the best amongst us?’ He ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ replied, ‫اﻻﺧ َِﺮ ِة‬ ُّ ‫ ا َ ْز>َ ُﺪﮐ ُْﻢ ِﰱ‬i.e. The best amongst you is the
ٰ ْ ‫اﻟﺪ ْﻧ َﻴﺎ َوا َْرﻏ َُﺒﳊ ُْﻢ ِﰱ‬
one who has more aversion to this world and is more inclined
towards the Hereafter.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 7, pp. 343, Hadees 10521)
What is known as aversion to the world?

Commenting on this blessed Hadees, ‘Allamah ‘Abdur-Raòof
Manaawi ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬states, ‘One should have aversion to the world due
to it being mortal and flawed, and one should remain inclined towards
the Hereafter due to its nobility and everlasting. A wise person is the
one who protects himself from this world and its filth and makes this
world his servant; one may indulge himself in the world according to
one’s need, and other than this, one should abstain from the world
because when a person turns away from the world, then the world
comes to him despicably. The more a person runs after the world in
order to earn money, the further it slips away from him; just as shadow
follows the one who walks facing the sun, and it goes ahead of the one
who turns his back to the sun, and even if he attempts to catch his
shadow ahead of him, he will still fail as a result.’ (Fayz-ul-Qadeer, vol. 3,
pp. 666, Hadees 4114)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The qualities of Mufti-e-Dawat-e-Islami

Dear Islamic sisters! It is a fact that the one who chases after the
world, the world slips away from him, and he becomes rebellious
and disobedient out of love for the world which makes him
gradually drift away from the religion. And the fortunate one who
shows disinterest towards the world, the world becomes a servant at
his feet.
If we wish to get rid of temptation for the world and develop concern
for the Hereafter, we should associate ourselves with the Madani
environment of Dawat-e-Islami. ‫اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬, by the virtue of this, one will
attain the honour of leading a life according to the Shari’ah and

Sunnah. ‫ا َﻟ ْ َـﺤ ْﻤ ُـﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠـﻪ‬, there are countless pious, well-mannered and reputable
people who are associated with the Madani environment of Dawat-e-
Islami. Mufti-e-Dawat-e-Islami, al-Haafiz, al-Qaari, al-Haaj, the late
Muhammad Farooq al-Attari al-Madani ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬is also one of them,
who was an embodiment of many great qualities. He ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬was
someone who had the fear of Allah and devotion for the Noble
Messenger ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ ; someone who was not interested in the
world, sufficed with the minimum and had patience in light of
hardships; someone who studied a great deal; someone who had a keen
interest in the recitation of the Quràn; and he was an embodiment of
humility and modesty. Alongside acting upon the Fard and Wajib
actions, he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠ ـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬acted upon the Sunnah and Mustahabbat actions
as well. He ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was courteous, someone who appreciated the
value of time, and he was a great religious teacher. He ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was
someone who invited towards righteousness, prohibited from evil, a
devout follower of his spiritual guide, devoted to his spiritual guide
and his spiritual guide showed deep affection towards him too.
May Allah grant us steadfastness in the Madani environment of

Dawat-e-Islami and decree for us the honour of carrying out many
good deeds in abundance.
‫وﺳﻠﻢ‬
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The obscenities of Yazeed and boycotting them

Dear Islamic sisters! The obscenities and evil acts which Yazeed, the
wretched, frequently perpetrated are unfortunately the very things
which are also widespread in our society nowadays. However, the
Islamic Shari’ah has condemned and mentioned the harms of these
evils, such as drinking alcohol, listening to music and songs,
consuming usury (interest), missing Salah, etc. Let’s listen to some of

these evil practices and their harms:
One evil practise of Yazeed; Drinking alcohol

One evil habit of Yazeed was drinking alcohol, whereas, drinking
alcohol is definitively Haraam, and to drink it whilst considering it to
be Halal (lawful) is disbelief. Unfortunately, this evil act is also
becoming widespread in our society. Bear in mind! Alcohol is the root
of all evils as having drunk alcohol, a person can easily fall into every
kind of sin because a drunkard loses control over himself and forgets
the difference between good and bad. What chaos does alcohol bring
about? Let us listen to a blessed Hadees regarding this:
What chaos did alcohol bring about?

The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has said,‘ Refrain from the
essence of evils (i.e. alcohol) because before you, there was a person
who used to worship Allah Almighty and live in seclusion away
from people. A woman fell in love with him and she sent her
servant requesting him that I am calling you to be a witness. Hence,
he arrived there. Whenever he would enter through any door, it
would shut behind him, to the extent that he came in front of a very
beautiful and elegant woman, next to whom was a boy standing and
there was a big glass container in which there was alcohol. The
woman said to the worshipper, ‘I have not called you here for
giving any sort of evidence, rather, I called you to murder this boy
and indulge in fornication with me or just drink a glass of wine; if
you refuse, I will scream and disgrace and dishonour you.’ When he
saw that there was no way to escape, he therefore said, ‘Give me a
glass of alcohol to drink.’ The woman gave him a glass of alcohol to
drink, he therefore asked for more; so, he continued to drink more
and more alcohol, to the extent that he even committed fornication
with that woman and also murdered the boy too. Hence, keep
refraining from alcohol. Without doubt, by Allah, faith and
drinking alcohol can never coexist in one heart. However! Soon one
will remove the other.’ (Ibn-e-Hibbaan, Kitab-ul-Ashribah, vol. 7, pp. 367,
Hadees 5324)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The second evil of Yazeed; Songs and music

Dear Islamic sisters! Another evil of the wretched Yazeed was that
he was habitual of listening to songs and music, whereas listening to
songs and music is impermissible, severely unlawful and an act that
leads to Hell. But alas! What a shame! This very evil is seen to be
becoming very common in our society nowadays; whether old or
young, the majority appears to be entangled in this evil. It seems as
though music has crept into the veins of Muslims. Music can
indeed be heard pretty much everywhere. Muslims are seen to have
fallen prey to this evil at every single place. Similarly, the majority
of children’s toys have music in them. A toy is hung on the cots of
children which plays music and is used to put them to sleep. When
a child will be used to listening to music from his childhood, how
would he therefore be able to save himself from music after growing
up? At this current moment in time, listening to songs and music
via a mobile phone has ‫ ﻣ ﻌﺎ ذ ﺍﷲ‬become extremely easy. Due to this
invention of the modern-day era, where the sin of listening to
music day and night is taking place, one also commits
impermissible and Haraam acts by making others listen to the caller
tune and ringtones set by her in her phone.
Dear Islamic sisters! Listening to songs is impermissible and Haraam,

and an act that leads to Hell. This evil act has been prohibited in the
blessed Hadees. Let’s listen to three narrations regarding this:
1. On the Day of Judgement, Allah Almighty will cause molten

lead to be poured into the ears of the one who listens to music.
(Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, juz. 15, vol. 8, pp. 96, Hadees 40662)
2. Save yourself from music and songs because it incites the

feelings of lust, destroys shame, and is like wine; it has the
effect of intoxication. ((Tafseer Durr-e-Mansoor, part 21, Luqman, Taht-
al-Aaya 6, vol. 6, pp. 506) (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 4, pp. 280, Hadees 5108))
3. Songs and amusement grow hypocrisy in the heart just as

water grows greenery. I swear an oath by the Divine One in
Whose Power is my life; indeed, the Quràn and the
remembrance of Allah definitely make faith grow in the heart
just as water causes green grass to grow. (Musnad Firdaus, vol. 2, pp.
101, Hadees 4204)
Dear Islamic sisters! In light of the aforementioned narrations, one

comes to know that listening to songs and music is Haraam. But
alas, nowadays those who love and desire music, which is an
accursed thing that makes one neglectful in remembering Allah,
consider it to be the food for the soul. In reality, the food for the
soul of a believer is in fact the remembrance of Allah Almighty due
to which one receives tranquillity, as Allah Almighty states in Part
13, Surah Ar-Ra’d, Verse number 28,
ٰ ۡ ۡ ٰ
& c d‫ ﺑ ﺬﻛ ﺮ
ﷲ‬6ۡ 7‫
ﻟ ﺬﻳۡ ﻦ
ۡﻮ
و ﺗﻄ ﻤ | ﻦ ﻗ ۡﺑ‬
‘Those who accepted faith and whose hearts find satisfaction in the
remembrance of Allah.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 13, Surah Al Ra’d, Verse 28)
Bear in mind! Music can never be food for the soul; rather, it is the
cause of destruction to the soul entirely, destroying the pleasure of
Salah and acts of worship, killing shamefulness and modesty, and
encouraging Muslims to unveil. Allah forbid, some song lyrics are
even such in which reckless statements of disbelief are blabbered,
which we walk around singing to ourselves and our attention does
not even go towards it. May Allah Almighty grant us the Taufeeq to
refrain from the evil of songs and music and decree for us the
honour of always listening to Na’t and the recitation of the Holy
Quran, Sunnah-inspired speeches, Madani Muzakarahs and the
faith-refreshing programmes of Madani Channel.

‫وﺳﻠﻢ‬
Mayn ganay bajon aur filmon diramon kay gunah choron

Perhoon na’tayn karoon akser tilawat ya Rasoolallah
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish murammam, pp. 331)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The third evil of Yazeed; interest

Dear Islamic sisters! One evil amongst the evil acts of the wretched
Yazeed was also to promote a sin of the likes of usury (interest);
even though interest is definitively Haraam and an act that leads to
Hell. The one who denies it being Haraam is a disbeliever and the
one who becomes entangled in this disease knowing that it is
Haraam is a wrongdoer and his testimony is not accepted.
Unfortunately, this evil is also spreading rapidly in our society. If
someone in need requires a loan, there are interest corporations
everywhere from where one can easily get a loan on interest, and it
is not even considered to be an evil act. On such an occasion, if a
religious Islamic sister tries to make them understand, then one

comes across such kind of statements to hear,‘ What can we do, it is
a compulsion; we are helpless; there is in fact no choice except this;
what can we actually do alone; etc.’ Whereas, this is not right,
because we are not powerless and compelled, nor is it such that we
have no choice except these unlawful actions.
As far as ‘what can we do alone' is concerned, at least we should try to

develop the passion to reform ourselves. We should try to become
practical with courage, dedication and sincere intentions. Will the
ruined system of society be rectified only by mere slogans? Will a
change be brought in the society by only yearning for it? Of course
not; rather, we must first change ourselves. We would have to
scrutinise ourselves. You can go through the pages of history and see
the wonderful achievements of the great commanders of Islam;
changes have occurred only when revolutionary steps were taken. The
month of Muharram-ul-Haraam is showering its blessings. The great
incident that occurred on the 10th of this blessed month contains
countless Madani pearls to learn from for us. Millions of Salaams be
upon the great warriors of the honourable Ahl-e-Bayt who were
suffering great cruelties and torture, hardships and calamities befell
them from every corner, but none of them missed their Salah!
Millions of Salaams be upon the chaste women of the honourable
Ahl-e-Bayt who were witnessing bloodshed in front of them but did
not stop acting upon the Shari’ah! May Allah Almighty grant us
sound intellect for the sake of the Ahl-e-Bayt, decree for us passion for
faith, and decree for us the courage and Taufeeq of strength for trying
to reform ourselves and the people of the entire world!
‫وﺳﻠﻢ‬
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! We want to be cured from disease without

even taking any medicine. One accepts that it is necessary to
eradicate interest and other evils from our society for economic
prosperity, but bear in mind, a society is made up of individuals.
Until we do not make efforts to reform ourselves, how can the
entire society be reformed? Let’s listen to some narrations regarding
condemnations of interest:
1. It was stated, ‘(The sin of) usury has seventy parts, the lowest
level amongst them is that a person commits fornication with
his mother.’ (Sunan Ibn-e-Majah, Abwaab-ut-Tijarat, Bab-ut-Taghliz fir
Riba, vol. 3, pp. 72, Hadees 2274)
2. It was stated, ‘Though interest is abundant (in its apparent

form), in the end, the consequent of it is upon shortage.’
(Musnad Imam Ahmad, Musnad Abdullah Bin Mas’ood, vol. 2, pp. 109, Hadees
4026)
3. It was stated, ‘On the Day of Judgement, the one who

consumes interest will be raised in such a state that he will be
insane and distraught.’ (Mu’jam-e-Kabeer, vol. 18, pp. 60, Hadees 110)
4. It was stated, ‘Insanity spreads in a nation in which usury

spreads. (Kitab-ul-Kabaìr lil Zahbi, pp. 70)
5. It was stated, ‘During the night of M’raj, I came across such a

nation whose stomachs were (huge) like rooms which had
snakes visible in them from the outside of the stomachs. I
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬, ‘Who are these people?’ He humbly
asked Jibraeel ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
replied, ‘They are those who consumed interest.’ (Sunan Ibn-e-
Majah, Abwaab-ut-Tijarat, vol. 3, pp. 72, Hadees 2274)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The Fourth sin of Yazeed - not offering Salah

Dear Islamic sisters! Amongst the evil deeds which the wretched
Yazeed was entangled in, one of them was also that he did not offer
Salah at the first place; and even if he did so, he would offer Salah as
Qada, whereas, to offer Salah as Qada is also a sin; and not offering
it is an even bigger sin. In this current day and age, this sin is also
widespread.
Firstly, the majority of us are heedless in performing Salah and are

seen to be inclined towards violating the rights of Allah; and those who
do offer their Salah, perhaps only one percent (1%) of them know how
to correctly offer Salah.
Bear in mind, amongst the rights of Allah, Salah has an utmost

importance which can be understood from the fact that the first
question amongst the rights of Allah Almighty to be asked on the Day
of Judgement will be regarding Salah. It is stated in a blessed Hadees,
"‫ﺐ ﺑِ ِ" اﻟ َْﻌ ْﺒ ُﺪ َﻳ ْﻮ َم اﻟْ ِﻘ َﻴﺎ َﻣ ِﺔ َﺻ َﻼ ُﺗ‬

ُ ‫ﺎﺳ‬
َ ‫ا ََّو ُل َﻣﺎ ُﻳ َﺤ‬
‘i.e. On the Day of Judgement, the first thing a person will be
questioned about will be regarding his Salah.’
Sayyiduna ‘Allamah ‘Abdur-Raòof Manaawi ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬has stated
with regards to this blessed Hadees that undoubtedly, Salah is a
symbol of Iman (faith) and it is the essence of worship. (Al-Tayseer
Sharh Jami’ -us- Sagheer, vol. 1, pp. 39)
Dear Islamic sisters! No other act of worship has the same

importance in Islam as Salah does; Salah is a greatly important
pillar amongst the pillars of Islam; Salah is a great act of worship;
Salah is an action that leads to Paradise; Salah is Noor (luminosity);
Jannah (Paradise) becomes Wajib (necessary) for the one who
offers 2 Rak’aat of Salah with humility and humbleness; (Sahih Muslim,
Kitab-ut-Taharah, pp. 118, Hadees 2344) Two Rak’aat of Salah is better than
the entire world and everything within it; Salah is an action that is
beloved to Allah Almighty; in return for each Sajdah (prostration)
of Salah, one virtue is recorded, one sin is wiped away and one rank
is raised; the one offering Salah will be made to enter Paradise with
peace on the Day of Judgement; Salah wipes away sins; it washes
away the sins committed between one Salah and the previous Salah;
the one offering Salah passes his night in goodness; Salah erases evil
actions.
May Allah Almighty grant us the Taufeeq to punctually offer the

five daily Salah and also decree the honour of offering Nafl Salah as
well.
‫وﺳﻠﻢ‬
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! We have just heard specifically about the

condemning and harmful effects of those sins that were made
common by the wretched Yazeed. Bear in mind! A sin is always
harmful, whether it is minor or major. Understand the extent of its
destruction and loss from the following narration; hence,
Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen Sayyiduna ‘Umar Bin Khattab ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ

ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬stated
that you should never be deceived by this statement of Allah Almighty
(Part 8, Surah An’aam, verse number 160):
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ v ۡ ۡ
‫ ٰٓﺰي
ﻵﻹ ﻣﺜﻠ ﻬﺎ‬jۡ ‫ﺎﻟﺴ ﻴﺌ ﺔ ﻓﻶﻹ‬‫
ﻣﺜﺎ ﺎ و ﻣﻦ ﺟﺂء ﺑ‬M‫ﺴﻨ ﺔ ﻓ ﻋ‬k‫ﻣﻦ ﺟﺂء ﺑﺎ‬
Whoever brings one good deed; for him, there are ten like it, and the
one who brings an evil deed; he will not be recompensed but to its
equal,
[Kanz-ul-Iman (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Surah Al An’aam, Verse 160)
As even if the sin is just one, it brings forth ten (10) evil effects with
it:
C When a person commits a sin, he therefore incites the wrath of

Allah (Almighty), and He is Able in fully acting upon it (i.e.
punishing).
C He (i.e. the one committing a sin) makes Satan, the accursed,

happy.
C He distances himself from Paradise.
C He becomes close to Hell.
C He harms his most beloved thing, i.e. his own life.
C He makes his inner-self impure, whereas it is pure.
C He harms the angels writing deeds, i.e. the Kiraman Katibeen.
C He saddens the Noble Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬

َ in his blessed
shrine.
C He makes the earth, the heavens and all of the creation a

witness to his disobedience.
C He breaches the trust of all human beings and disobeys the

Lord of all the worlds. (Bahr-ul-Dumu’ pp. 30)
Ah! Her lamhah gunah ki kasrat aur bhar maar hay

Ghalbah-e-Shaytan hay aur Nafs-e-Bad-atwaar hay
Haye! Nafarmaniyan badkariyan bay baakiyan

Ah! Namay mayn gunahaun ki bari bher maar hay
Chup kay logon say gunahaun ka raha hay silsilah

Tayray aagay ya khuda her jurm ka izhar hay
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Concluding the speech, I would like to attain
the honour of mentioning the ‘excellence of Sunnah’ as well as
some Sunnahs and etiquettes. The Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has
said, ‘Whosoever loved my Sunnah loved me; and whosoever loved
me will be with me in Paradise.’
Seenah tayri Sunnat ka Madinah banay Aqa

The Sunnahs and etiquette of good mannerism

Dear Islamic sisters! Let’s attain the honour of listening to a few
Sunnahs and etiquette of good mannerism. First, let’s listen to two
sayings of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬:
1. It was stated, ‘Every good mannerism is charity; be it with a

well-off person or a poor person. (Majma’-uz-Zawa`d, Kitab-uz-Zakat,
vol. 3, pp. 331, Hadees 4754)
2. It was stated, ‘Whosoever believes in Allah and the Day of

Judgement, he should unite the bond of kinship. (Bukhari, vol. 4,
pp. 136, Hadees 6138)
C The Quran and Hadees give the command of treating family

and close relatives well. (Radd-ul-Muhtaar, vol. 9, pp. 678)
C There are different forms of good mannerism; giving gifts and

presents and helping them if they require any help in any
matter, giving them Salaam, going to meet them, spending time
with them, conversing with them, being generous and kind to
them. (Al-Durar-ul-Hukkaam, vol. 1, pp. 323, summarised)
C Sayyiduna Imam A’zam ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬stated, ‘When you treat others
with kindness, then they will become like your parents, even if
there is no relation between you and them.’ (Imam-e-A’zam ki
Wasiyyatayn, pp. 26)
C The Awliya (Saints) of Allah are courteous and kind to even

those who talk ill of them, in fact, even to those who are after
their lives. (Gheebat ki Tabah Kariyan, pp. 342)
C One attains the pleasure of Allah Almighty due to good

mannerism.
C Good mannerism is a cause of making people happy.

C Angels rejoice due to good mannerism.
C A person observing good mannerism is praised by the Muslims.
C Distress reaches Satan due to good mannerism.
C A person’s lifespan increases due to good mannerism.
C There are blessings in one’s sustenance due to good mannerism.
(Tanbih-ul-Ghafileen, pp. 73, summarised)
To learn thousands of various Sunnahs, please obtain and read the

following two books of Maktaba-tul-Madinah: Bahar-e-Shari’at
part 16 (312 pages), the 120-page book Sunnatayn aur Aadaab; and
the following two booklets of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnah ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ‬
‫اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬: 101 Madani Pearls and 163 Madani Pearls.
Speech: 05

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‫ـﺴﻢ
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ۡ ۡ ‫ـﻄﻦ‬
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The Importance of Time
The Benefits of Salat upon the Holy Prophet

The Messenger of Allah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ has stated: Whenever you sit in a
gathering, recite ‘‫ ُﻣ َﺤ ّﻤَﺪ‬Iَٰ L "ُ ّٰ‫ اﻟﻠ‬Iَّ ‫اﻟﺮ ﺣ ِْﻴﻢ َو َﺻ‬ َّ "ِ ّٰ‫’ﺑِ ْﺴ ِﻢ اﻟﻠ‬, Allah Almighty will
َّ ‫اﻟﺮ ْﺣ ٰﻤ ِﻦ‬
designate an Angel upon you who will prevent you from backbiting to
the extent that you will not be able to backbite. Whenever you leave a
gathering, recite ‘‫ ُﻣ َﺤ ّﻤَﺪ‬Iَٰ L "ُ ّٰ‫ اﻟﻠ‬Iَّ ‫اﻟﺮ ﺣ ِْﻴﻢ َو َﺻ‬ َّ "ِ ّٰ‫’ﺑِ ْﺴ ِﻢ اﻟﻠ‬, others will not
backbite you and an Angel will prevent them from backbiting you.
(Al-Qawl-ul-Badi’ pp. 278)
Gar che hayn bay had qusoor tum ho ‘afuw-o-ghafoor

Bakhsh do jurm-o-khata tum pay karoron Durood
(Hadaaiq-e-Bakhshish, pp. 266)
Brief explanation of the poetic verse

O Messenger of Allah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ , even though my sins are too
great in number, you are very merciful and forgiving, so forgive my
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sins and my mistakes, may Allah Almighty bestow upon you

countless [amounts of] Salat and Salaam.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Important point
will attain.

ّٰۡ
phone.
not permitted.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! The topic of our speech today is ‘the
importance of time’ in which we learn why valuing our time is
necessary. We will listen to the incidents of pious predecessors
valuing their time, encouragement towards valuing of time in the
Quran and Hadees, those matters that waste our time and as well as
that some aspects of the biography of Imam Zayn-ul-‘Aabideen,
who was someone who appreciated time greatly, and finally
regarding Ameer Ahl-e-Sunnat and Mufti e Dawat-e-Islami and
their value of time. I hope we are fortunate enough to be able to
listen to the whole speech with good intentions and full attention.
Let us first listen to an enlightening story from page number 474 of

the book ‘Qoot-ul-Quloob’ published by Dawat-e-Islami’s Maktaba-
tul-Madinah, and try to engrave the points gained from it in our
hearts.
The sleep of negligence and destruction of one’s life

Someone (a foolish person) asked a wise person to inform him of
the virtues of such a thing which he could use that would make him
sleep during the day. The wise person replied: ‘O so and so! How
foolish you are! Half of your life is already spent sleeping (in
negligence at night), even though sleep is another name for death,
and now you want to additionally sacrifice three-quarters (3/4) of
your life to sleep, leaving only one quarter (1/4) to your life? So this
servant asked: ‘How is that?’ The wise person replied: ‘For example,
if you are 40 years old, half of your age will be 20 years and you
want to even change that to 10 years (meaning when you will spend
your day in further sleep, you will additionally reduce another 10
years of your life and will only be left with 10 years for you to gather
the provisions of the Hereafter, thus remove from your heart the
desire to sleep more).(Qoot-ul-Quloob, vol. 1, pp. 474)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! You have heard how a wise man reformed, in
such a good manner, the man who longed for more sleep and tried
to give him a Madani mindset regarding the Hereafter. This
incident should serve as admonition especially for those Islamic
sisters who spend most of their time just sleeping or lying in bed
like the sick, such are not mindful of their Salah nor do they have
any care regarding the rights of their family or husband.
Remember! Sleeping excessively for no reason is such a bad habit
that is very detrimental to one’s time as well as a cause of
humiliation and disgrace in this world and in the hereafter.
Hence, the Holy Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠ َّﻢ‬

ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has stated: ‘Sayyiduna
Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ ِ
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـﻪ‬was told by his mother ‫ ﻋﻨْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ
َ ‫ اﷲ‬
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬: ‘Oh my son!
Don’t sleep too much at night, for sleeping too much at night will
make a man destitute on the Day of Resurrection.’ (Ibn-e-Majah, vol. 2,

pp. 125, Hadees 1332)
Shaykh-ul-Hadees, Allamah Abdul Mustafa ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬says: All the
saints have said that it is necessary to hold on to three (3) habits;
talking less, sleeping less and eating less, as excessive speaking,
excessive sleeping and excessive eating are habits which are very
detrimental. Due to them, a person suffers in his religion and in the
world. (Jannati Zaywar, pp. 125)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! Remember! Time is that blessing of Allah

Almighty which every person receives equally. It is not the case that
for the poor there are twenty-four (24) hours in the day and night,
and for the rich there are twenty seven (27) hours, rather Allah
Almighty has given each of them twenty four hours in the form of
the day and night. Now it shall be seen as to who values these
moments and who wastes them, as the journey of this mortal life is
about to reach its end.
The Abode of the son of Adam

Sayyiduna Imam Hassan ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬used to say: ‘O Son of Adam! You
are a combination of different stages. Whenever a day and night
passes, one of your stages is completed. When all of your stages are
complete, you will reach your destination, meaning Paradise or
Hell. (Qoot-ul-Quloob, vol. 1, pp. 187)
Dear Islamic Sisters! What is meant by valuing time? Let us try to

comprehend this through the following ayahs of the Holy Quran, it
is stated in Part 30, Surah Al-‘Asr, ayahs 1-3:
‫ﺖ‬ ٰ ٰ
‫﴾
ﻵﻹ
ﻟﺬﻳۡ ﻦ ٰ
ۡﻮ
و ﻋﻤ‬٢ۙ ﴿ Mۡ ‫ﺎن ﻟ ۡ ﺧ‬
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
VW ‫
ﻟﺼ‬ ٍ ‫﴾
ن
ﻵ ﻹﺴ‬١ۙ ﴿ M ‫و
ﻟﻌ‬
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ ‫ ﻖ‬k‫ﺎ‬
﴾٣ ﴿ 1 ‫ﺎﻟﺼ‬ ‫ و ﺗﻮ
ﺻﻮ
ﺑ‬Z ‫و ﺗﻮ
ﺻﻮ
ﺑ‬
By this era of the beloved (Prophet Muhammad). Indeed mankind is

surely in loss. Except those who believed, and did good deeds and
advised one another towards the truth, and advised one another to
have patience.
The famous Mufassir of the Quran, Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Mufti

Ahmed Yar Khan Na’eemi ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬said: ‘(man) is wasting his
original capital, meaning his age, in disbelief, sin, negligence,
worldly pursuits and amusement. He does not make it a means to
make his Hereafter (better). Man is a merchant, his life is a shop
and his deeds are his products. If (his deeds) are good then their
Purchaser is Allah Almighty and Paradise is their price, if they are
bad then Satan is their purchaser and Hell is their price. The
purchaser is as per the product. (Tafseer-e-Noor-ul-‘Irfan, Part 30, Surah Al-
‘Asr, Taht-al-Ayah 2)
The Similitude of Age and Ice

Imam Fakhr-ud-Deen Razi ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬narrates this saying of a pious
َ
‫ﻪ‬ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ِ
‫ﷲ‬ ‫ ا‬ ‫ﺔ‬ ‫ﲪ‬‫ر‬
predecessor ْ َ َ ُ َ ْ َ : ‘I understood the meaning of Surah ‘Asr from
an ice-seller who was shouting out in the marketplace: ‘Have mercy
on he whose capital is melting. Have mercy on he whose capital
is melting. When I heard that, I said this is the meaning of:
ۡ ۡ
‘﴾٢ۙ ﴿ Mٍ ۡ ‫ﺎن ﻟ ۡ ﺧ‬‫[ ’
ن
ﻵ ﻹﺴ‬Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: Indeed mankind is surely in
loss]. (He further says) So he whose age is passing in vain, then he
will be amongst the losers.’(Tafseer-e-Kabeer, vol. 11, pp. 278)
Dear Islamic Sisters! You have heard how precious our life is, but
rather how every moment of our life is so precious and how fast this
short journey of life is being cut short. Thus the wise one is she who
does not become entrapped in the deception of this world. Do not
disregard these precious moments that are worth more than gold
and jewels, adopt piety and abstinence. Your nights and days
should not be spent in vain. Never show laziness in performing the
deeds which are obligated by the Shari'ah, even if the Nafs makes
you lazy, reprimand it sternly and do not hesitate for even a
moment by using ‘if’ and ‘but’, in refraining from those actions
which the Shar’iah has forbidden. This is because if we become
immersed in the enjoyments of this mortal world and spend our
precious days in negligence only for this worldly future life, and
then the angel of death arrives, by Allah Almighty, there will not be
any respite even to say ‘"ّٰ‫ ’ ُﺳ ْﺒ ٰﺤ َﻦ اﻟﻠ‬once. Let us hear another
admonishing parable.
Did not even have a chance to distribute wealth

It is stated on page 389 of the book published by Dawat-e-Islami’s
Maktaba-tul-Madinah, ‘Ihya-ul-‘Uloom Ka Khulasa’, that Sayyiduna
Abu Bakr bin Abdullah Muzani ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬narrates: A man from the
Bani Israel amassed some wealth, when the time of his death
arrived, he began to say to his sons: ‘Show me my various
possessions’. Many horses, camels and slaves were brought to him.
When he looked at them, he began to weep with regret. Malak-ul-
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬saw him crying and asked him:
Maut (the angel of death) ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
‘Why are you crying? I swear by the One who has bestowed you
with all of this! I will not leave here until I separate your soul and
body from each other.’ He said: ‘Give me some respite so that I may
distribute this wealth.’Malak-ul-Maut ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬replied: ‘There is no
respite for you now, why didn't you do this before your death
came?’ Then Malak-ul-Maut ‫ـﻼم‬ َّ ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬

َ ‫ اﻟـﺴ‬ seized his soul. (Lubab-ul-Ihya,
pp. 389)
Dear Islamic Sisters! In this parable, there is a special lesson for

those heedless Islamic sisters who do not have any shortage of
wealth but in spite of this they contemplate day and night on how
to increase it. Even after acquiring thousands of pounds and many
properties, the heart is not content, the greed to accumulate wealth
increases instead of decreasing. Remember! The accumulation of
wealth is not completely bad, wealth is only bad if its rights and
obligations (such as zakat, Fitrah, etc.) are not fulfilled. Wealth is
the only evil that distracts us from obedience to the rules of
Shari'ah, from death, the matters of the grave and Day of
Judgement, good deeds and good company. Therefore, try to
understand the importance of time and accumulate wealth only as
per your need, because life does not come again and again. Let us
listen to three sayings of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬:
1. He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬

ُ ّ َ said: ‘There are two such blessings about which
many people are deceived;
1. health and
2. free time.’(Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 222, Hadees 6412)

ُ ّ َ said: ‘Take advantage of five (5) matters before
five (5) others:
1. Youth before old age,
2. Health before sickness,
3. Wealth before poverty,
4. Free time before preoccupation and
5. Life before death.’(Mustadrak, vol. 5, pp. 435, Hadees 7916)

ُ ّ َ said: Every morning when the sun rises, at that
time the ‘day’ declares: ‘If there is any good deed to be done
today, do it, as I will never come back after today.’(Shu’ab-ul-Iman,
vol. 3, pp. 386, Hadees 3840)
Dear Islamic Sisters! After listening to these blessed Ahadees, those

Islamic sisters should especially take heed who waste the blessing of
time in reading newspapers and novels for hours on end, repeatedly
looking at themselves in the mirror, watching movies, dramas or
musical programs, watching cricket or listening to its commentary,
playing games on their mobile or computer, talking on the phone
with non-Mahram men a night and using social media in a wasteful
or sinful way, whilst gathering provisions of shame and
embarrassment in this world and in the hereafter. However if this
time was spent in praying Salah, fasting, dhikr and Durood,
recitation of the Holy Quran, Hamd and Na’t, serving parents,
inviting towards righteousness, preparation of the affairs of the
grave and the Hereafter, training children and acquiring knowledge
of the Deen, then one would surely be blessed in this world and in
the hereafter, but alas, we are negligent!
Remember! Time is a great blessing from Allah Almighty. On the

Day of Judgement, just as there will be questioning relating to
various blessings, in the same way there will be questioning relating
to [the use of] our time. Therefore, the statement of Allah Almighty
in Ayah Number 8 of Surah Takasur, in Para 30 is:

﴾٨ ﴿ ' (ۡ ‫
ﻟﻨ ﻌ‬ ‫ﻠ ﻦ ﻳ ۡﻮ ﻣ | ٍﺬ ﻋ ﻦ‬ ‫ﺛ ﻢ ﻟ¡ ۡﺴـ‬
Then indeed, on that Day, you will surely be questioned regarding the
bounties (of Allah).
Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Na’eem-ud-Din Muradabadi ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬

َ
says under this verse: ‘It will be asked regarding those bounties
which Allah Almighty bestowed, (for example) good health, free
time, peace, luxury, wealth, etc. from which one used to enjoy the
world: ‘What did you spend these things in, how were you grateful
for them?’ and punishment will be dispensed upon showing
ungratefulness.(Tafseer-e-Khazain-ul-‘Irfan, vol. 8, pp. 1118)
The Holy Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬

ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ said: On the day of Judgement, a
person shall not be able to move his feet, until he is asked about five
things:
1. His life and what he did with it
2. His youth and what he spent it in
3. His wealth and how he earned it and
4. What he spent it upon, and
5. To what extent he acted upon his knowledge. (Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp.

188, Hadees 2424)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! Prepare the answers to these questions in the
world today. One way to prepare the answers to these questions is
to spend your time in good deeds. Remember! The word ‘time’ has
only four (4) letters, but in fact it is so precious that it can neither
be bought nor stored, it is a traveller who is constantly on its
journey and moving in the direction of its destination, whilst not
stopping anywhere nor concerning itself with anyone along the
way. Time has played a very important role in the rise and fall of
nations, those nations that value time and make their mornings and
evenings bound by it, then progress and success itself proceeds
forward and welcomes them. On the contrary, those nations which

consider time as useless and squander it, then such nations live a
life of slavery. Their wastage of time pushes them into the pit of
humiliation and disgrace in such a way that no name or sign of
theirs remain.
In the matter of time, if we compare our lives and the lives of the
righteous servants of Allah Almighty, then we may drown in the sea
of sorrow and embarrassment after noticing such a vast difference
between us and their way of life. They were not accustomed to
passing time, but the value of time was ingrained in their minds and
hearts. Only the dying know what passes upon man when facing the
pangs of death, but even in that critical hour the people of Allah
Almighty do not neglect the importance of time, rather they want
to spend their last moments in righteous actions also. Let us listen
to a faith enlightening incident and try to understand the value of
time.
There is still time

Sayyiduna Ahmed bin Hanbal ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬has narrated that he heard
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Attar ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬saying: When Sayyiduna Abu
ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬passed away, me and some friends were
Qasim Junaid ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ
present. We saw that some time before his death, he was sitting
down and praying Salah due to weakness, both of his feet were
swollen. When he did Ruku’ and Sujood he would bend one foot
which would cause a lot of pain and discomfort. When the friends
saw this situation, they said: ‘O Abu Qasim! What is this? Why are
your feet swollen?’ He said: ‘‫ ا َﻟﻠّٰ ُ" ا َ ﮐ َْﱪ‬this is a blessing.’ Then when he
completed his Salah, Sayyiduna Abu Muhammad Hareeri ‫ﷲ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫َر‬
‫َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬said: ‘O Abu Qasim, what is the harm if you lie down?’ He
replied: ‘There is still time to do some good deeds, what
opportunity will I get after this?’ Then he said‫ ا َﻟﻠّٰ ُ" ا َ ﮐ َْﱪ‬and remained
in the same state until his soul departed from this mortal world
towards the heavens. It is also narrated that when he was told: ‘Your
Eminence! Have some mercy on yourself.’ He responded: ‘Now my
record of deeds is being closed, who will be more in need of good
deeds at this point than me?’(‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayaat, pp. 250)
Kar jawani may ‘ibadat kaahili achhi nahin

Jab burhapa aagaya kuch baat ban parti nahin
Hay burhapa bhi ghaneemat jab jawani ho chuki

Yeh burhapa bhi na hoga maut jis dam aagaey
(Mirat-ul-Manajeeh, vol. 3, pp. 167)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! Remember! A wise person neither wastes her

own time nor wastes the time of others, but rather she values her
own time, keeps busy with her work and spends her time in good
deeds and encourages others to do the same also. She corrects those
who have the mindset of wasting time, and she performs Fikr-e-
Madinah and self-accountability upon speaking on any matter in
vain. This is the Madani mindset which has been observed and
highlighted in the biographies of the pious predecessors ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬. Let
us listen to two faith enlightening incidents and note their points of
admonition:
Rectification of those wasting time

It is stated on page 829, volume 2 of the book published by Dawat-
e-Islami’s Maktaba-tul-Madinah, ‘Ihya-ul-‘Uloom’, that Sayyiduna
Abu Ali Fudayl Bin ‘Iyaad ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was sitting in Masjid-e-Haram
alone when a friend came to him, so he inquired about the reason

for visiting him. The friend replied: ‘I have come to obtain your
company.’ He said: ‘By Allah, this is a disturbing matter! You just
want to adorn your words for me, so that I can adorn my words for
you, you lie for me and I lie for you? (Thus it is better that) you
leave here from me or I leave here from you. (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 2, pp.
829)
Fasted for a year

Maktaba-tul-Madinah, ‘Minhaj-ul-‘Aabideen’: Sayyiduna Hassan
Bin Sinaan Taabi’i ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬passed by a grand house and asked its
owner: ’How long has it taken you to build this grand house?’ After
asking this question, he became very regretful and addressing his
soul, he said: ‘O proud soul! You waste valuable time in futile and
pointless questions’. Then in atonement for this futile question he
fasted for a whole year. (Minhaj-ul-‘Aabideen, pp. 65)
Nafs yeh kya zulm hay jab daykho tazah jurm hay
Na-tuwan kay sar pay itna bojh bhari wahwah!
Explanation of the poetic verses of A’la Hadrat

A’la Hadrat ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬states in this couplet: ‘O wretched soul! Your
oppression has now reached its limit! You add to my sins in every
moment, and you make me, who is extremely weak, carry this
heavy burden of sins on my head.
Matters which waste time

Dear Islamic Sisters! Did you hear to what cautious extent the time
of our pious predecessors would pass, that if a friend of theirs came
just to ease their mood and pass some time, these pious people
would give them Madani pearls on the importance of time and
rectify them by explaining the disadvantages of ruining time. But
unfortunately, after wasting our time we feel proud of it instead of
regretting it. What are the useless things in which we are wasting
our precious moments in and as a result are facing many failures?
Remember! There are numerous matters which waste time, let us
listen to some of them in which the majority of us will be wasting
our time in:
Internet
The Internet is one of the most time consuming resources.
Remember, while the proper use of the Internet is a means of
gaining innumerable benefits, we are also facing innumerable
disadvantages due to its misuse and unnecessary use, one of which
is the ruining of time. Some Islamic sisters have become so
accustomed to using the Internet, Facebook and WhatsApp that
they do not leave their mobile phones and from time to time they
share moments of them waking and sleeping, shopping, eating good
food and other matters with their friends. Whilst breaking the
boundaries of shamelessness and obscenity, unveiled women feel
proud in widely publicising their pictures. Our young generation is
so engrossed in the misuse of the Internet that they waste their
hours in it. If they cannot use it for one day, they feel a strange
restlessness and time does not pass. Just think! Did such a level of
anxiety and sadness ever arise on one day over missing the
recitation of the Holy Quran? Similarly, did such a level of anxiety
arise over missing the nawafil of Ishraq, Chasht and Tahajjud? If
only we could attain the passion and zeal of reciting the Holy
Quran, and attain the Taufeeq of worshipping abundantly.
‘Ibadat may guzray mayri zindagani

Karam ho karam ya Khuda Ya Ilahi
(Wasaail-e-Bakhshish, pp. 105)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Mobile Phone
Dear Islamic Sisters! Just as the proper use of the Internet can bring
religious and worldly benefits, so too the essential use of a mobile
phone can help us to keep in touch with our relatives, friends and
acquaintances. But we may have perceived it as a tool for wasting
our time, especially our young Islamic sisters who misuse it and
play video games all day long or send out pointless text messages,
which include ridiculous jokes, romantic and sinful poems,
immoral messages and sometimes such non-Shari' statements upon
which the ruling of disbelief would apply. Moreover, upon reading
such messages, they = ‫ ﻣﻌﺎذاﻟﻠ‬send it to others whilst expressing
happiness. Remember! The use of the mobile phone all day is also a
cause of poor eyesight, loss of education, loss of ability to
contemplate and ponder, loss of money, and a waste of the precious
moments of life. If we have a mobile phone, we should save our
money and precious time by using it in the right way. Instead of
listening to songs on mobile phones, listen attentively to Na’t and
recitation of the Holy Quran, Sunnah inspired speeches of Ameer-
e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Nigran-e-Shura, Fard ‘Uloom course, knowledge
filled precious Madani pearls of Madani Muzakarahs by purchasing
the memory card from the stall of Maktaba-tul-Madinah. Yes!
Various applications have also been introduced by Dawat-e-Islami’s
IT department for those who are interested in the knowledge of
Deen, such as Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Qadiri, Al-Haaj Ubaid
Raza Attari, Haji Muhammad ‘Imran Attari, Prayer Times, Roohani
‘Ilaj, Madani In’amaat, Madani Channel, Madani Khakah, Dar-ul-

Ifta Ahl-e-Sunnat, Hajj and ‘Umrah, Zehni Aazmaish (Quiz
Application) etc. A lot of useful information can be obtained
through these applications. ‫اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! Of course, this life is only of a few days. We
should do everything in its time. Instead of wasting it in pointless
actions, spend it in good deeds whilst avoiding sins, then our
worldly life and our Hereafter will be better. Our pious predecessors
proved to be very cautious of their time and until today their
remembrance remains on the tongues of people. For example, the
Sahabah, Ahl-e-Bayt, Tabi’een, Taba’ Tabi’een ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬, the
Awliya, scholars, commentators, Fuqaha and Sufiya Kiraam etc., are
great personalities whose noble mention we consider to be a source
of happiness for us. As soon as their names are mentioned, our
mouths automatically begin to say ‘‫> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ ِ
ُ ‫ ا‬3
َ ‫ ’ َر‬and ‘‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫’ َر‬. From
amongst these individuals who valued time was Imam Zayn-ul-
‘Aabideen ‫ ا>ُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
3 َ ‫ َر‬, a prominent personality of the pure Ahl-ul-Bayt.
He valued his time so much that he became famous with the names
of ‘Zayn-ul-‘Aabideen’ (meaning the Adornment of the Worshipers)
and Sajjad (meaning the one performing Sajdah abundantly). Let us
listen to a few aspects of his biography in this regard:
Biography of Imam Zayn-ul-‘Aabideen

His name is Ali Bin Husain.
He was born in 9 AH in Madinah
His Kunyah is Abu Muhammad, Abul Hassan, Abul Qasim and

Abu Bakr, while due to the abundance of his worship, his titles
are Sajjad, Zayn-ul-‘Aabideen, Sayyid-ul-‘Aabideen and Ameen.
He was brought up in the arms of his grandfather Sayyiduna

‘Ali-ul-Murtada for 2 years.
Then for 10 years he lived under the shadow of his uncle

Sayyiduna Imam Hassan ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬and for about 11 years he was
trained under the supervision of his father Sayyiduna Imam
Husain ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬where he reached the heights of knowledge.
He was a moving, living image of the pure lives of his elders and
an epitome of fearing Allah Almighty.
Imam Malik said: ‘It has reached me that till the death of Ali
Bin Husain ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬, it was customary for him to recite one
thousand Rak’ats of Nafl daily and due to such abundant
worship he is known as ‘Zayn-ul-‘Aabideen’. (Siyar-e-A’laam-un-
Nubala, vol. 4, pp. 392)
Imam Zuhri ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would cry while mentioning Ali bin
Husain and remember him by the name of Zayn-ul-‘Aabideen.
(Hilyat-ul-Awliya, vol. 3, pp. 159, Raqm 3542)
Imam Abu Na’eem said that Sayyiduna Imam Zayn-ul-

‘Aabideen ‫ ا> ﻋَـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬was the adornment of the worshipers, the
symbol of the devoutly obedient (Qaniteen), the one who
fulfilled the right of worship and was extremely generous and
compassionate. (Hilyat-ul-Awliya, vol. 3, pp. 157)
When he performed Wudu, his face would turn yellow due to

fear. When the family inquired: ‘What happens to you during
Wudu?’ He replied: ‘Do you know who I intend to stand in

front of?’(Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 4, pp. 226)
He ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ

ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬was included among the participants of the Husayni
Qafilah heading towards the field of Karbala, but when the
martyrdom of10th of Muharram occurred, he was extremely ill.
He was the only male in the Qafilah who survived this battle
between truth and falsehood.
At the age of 58, Waleed bin Abdul Malik poisoned him, due to
which he attained the rank of martyrdom in Muharram al-
Haram 94 AH, and was laid to rest in Jannat al-Baqi’ in
Madinah.
Sayyid-e-Sajjad kay sadqay may Sajid rakh mujhay

‘Ilm-e-Haq day Baqir-e-‘Ilm-e-Huda kay Wasitay
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat and his importance to time

Dear Islamic Brothers! We come to know from various aspects of
the life of Sayyiduna Imam Zayn-ul-‘Aabideen ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬that he was
very punctual. That is why acts of worship and obedience were a
part of his life to such an extent. ‫ !اَﻟـ ْ َﺤ ْﻤـ ُﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬In this turbulent age of
today, Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ دَاﻣَـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬is
that great personality who reminds us of the pious predecessors and
whose every deed is worthy of imitation for us because he has
divided and prioritised his time in the most excellent way. This
includes performing Salah, reading Wazaif, delivering speeches,
Madani Muzakaras, reading, continually fasting, abundant optional
prayer, Madani mashwaras, Sahari and Iftari, meeting disciples,
Scholars, and the public, replying to letters, enquiring about the

sick, giving condolences to the families of the deceased, providing
Madani pearls to responsible Islamic brothers upon successful
Madani work in order to praise and encourage them further,
fulfilling the needs of the family, giving guidance to his children as
well as his grandchildren and his great-grandchildren, authoring
books, resting, and allocating the innumerable routines of daily life
into different times and acting upon them with steadfastness. This
is a clear testament to the value of his time. The best example of his
religious and organisational achievements is the Madani message of
Dawat-e-Islami with the establishment of more than 108
departments reaching almost all the countries in the world. Further
to that he has authored ‘Kufriyah Kalimat Kay Baray may Suwal
Jawab’, ‘Backbiting: Cancer of Society’, ‘Call To Righteousness’,
‘Wasail-e-Bakhshish’, ‘12 Discourses of Attar’, ‘Laws of Salah’,
‘Faizan-e-Sunnat’, ‘Questions and Answer about Islamic Veil’ and
thousands of pages of written material and hundreds of speeches
and Madani muzakaras on Fiqhi issues, the grave and the hereafter,
health related issues and numerous other topics. ‫ اَﻟـ ْ َﺤ ْﻤـ ُﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬He has also
written a booklet entitled ‘Priceless Diamonds’ adorned with
Madani pearls full of Quranic Ayahs, blessed Ahadees, sayings of
the pious predecessors and advice. ‫ اَﻟـ ْ َﺤ ْﻤـ ُﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬this booklet has also been
translated into various languages by the Translation Department,
including Arabic, English, Hindi, Gujarati and Sindhi. Read it
yourself today by purchasing it from Maktab al-Madinah and also
presenting it as a gift to other Islamic sisters.
Dear Islamic Sisters! Remember! Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat is not only

himself punctual but so are his Mureeds and the devotees of the
Prophet who have benefited from his companionship. One Mureed
of his who was prominent in valuing his time a lot was Mufti e
Dawat-e-Islami, Mufti Muhammad Farooq Attari. He was also very
punctual and a practical example of doing everything on time and

not leaving today's work for tomorrow. Let us listen to some
attributes of his in regards to this:
Brief Introduction
His name was Farooq.
He ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was born on 26 August 1976, in the month of
Ramadan-ul-Mubarak in Bab-ul-Islam Sindh.
With the blessing of attending the weekly Sunnah-inspired

gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami, he became acquainted with the
Madani environment.
On 7 February 2002, he was blessed with the opportunity to

perform Hajj and visit the blessed city of Madinah-tul-
Munawwarah with his Murshid, Maulana Muhammad Ilyas
Attar Qaadiri Razavi ‫دَا َﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬. (Mufti-e-Dawat-e-Islami, pp. 13 to
16 summarised)
It was his custom to submit his Madani In’amaat booklet every

month. (Mufti-e-Dawat-e-Islami, pp. 25)
He ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬abided by Faraaid, Wajibat, Sunnah and
Mustahabbat, valued his time much and was a great Imam.
On page 466 of his book ‘Backbiting: Cancer of Society’,

Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬writes: ‘It is my positive
assumption (Husn-e-Zan) regarding the member of Dawat-e-
Islami’s Markazi Majlis-e-Shura, Maulana Mufti Farooq Attari
Madani ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬that he was a sincere Muballigh of Dawat-e-
Islami and a pious saint.’
ُّ ‫ُﮐ ْﻦ ِﰱ‬
It is as though he was a manifestation of this Hadees: ‘ ‫اﻟﺪ ْﻧ َﻴﺎ‬
َ َ‫َﲝ َ ّﻧ‬P’ meaning, ‘Live in the world as if you are traveller.’
‫ﮏ ﻏ َِﺮ ْﻳ ٌﺐ‬
(Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 223, Hadees 4616)
On 18 Muharram Al-Haram Friday 17 February 2006, after the

Jumu’ah prayers he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬departed from this world. (Mufti-e-
Dawat-e-Islami, pp. 57 summarised)
His funeral Salah was led by Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮﻛَـﺎﺗُـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ‬
‫ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬in the Madani Markaz of Dawat-e-Islami, Faizan-e-
Madinah in Bab-ul-Madinah Karachi. His noble resting place is

in Sehra-e-Madinah (Near Toll Plaza, Bab-ul-Madinah),
Karachi. (Mufti-e-Dawat-e-Islami, pp. 61 to 65 summarised)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Method of managing one’s time

Dear Islamic Sisters! After listening to today's speech, we would
have definitely gained a mindset of valuing our time too. Let us
listen to some ways to further develop this enthusiasm of valuing
our time, through which we can achieve steadfastness if we act
upon them:
Refrain from the unnecessary use of the mobile phone and the
Internet, as per necessity use a simple and cheap mobile.
Develop the habit of conversing by writing as much as possible,

or make it a habit to converse using the least amount of words.
To further enhance the desire to manage your time, engage

yourself in as many good deeds as you can and make a schedule
for the whole day, which should not include any futile and
time-wasting activities.
Wake up early, and if you can, perform Tahajjud prayers.
Awaken your family members for Fajr Salah by doing Sada-e-

Madinah.
After the Fajr Salah, take blessings from reciting or listening to

3 verses of the Holy Quran with translation and commentary,
give Dars of Faizan-e-Sunnat, read Shajarah Qadiriyyah
Razawiyyah Attariyyah and perform the Nawafil of Ishraq and
Chasht. After breakfast, take part in the day's activities such as
gaining knowledge in Jamia’-tul Madinah, etc., perform the
Zuhr and Asr prayers, after the Maghrib prayers, participate in
Dars and speeches, then also perform the Nawafil of
Awwabeen. Have dinner and pray Isha. Make it a habit to go to
bed early after finishing your necessary matters, staying awake
for a long time without any reason will make you lazy in waking
up for Fajr Salah in the morning. Aside from this schedule,
apply Qufl e Madinah on your tongue to save yourself from
useless speech for the entire day. In your free time, do a lot of
Zikr and recite Salat upon the Prophet. Instead of watching
movies, dramas and various sinful channels, watch the 100%
Islamic channel, Madani Channel and encourage your family
members to do the same, as Madani Channel is the only
channel that you can watch sitting with your young children.
Instead of wasting time on our days off, if only we could be
fortunate enough to participate in the ‘Madani Dora’ with the
intention of calling towards righteousness.If we make a
schedule and stick to it in this way then ‫ اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬our time will be
spent in good deeds instead of wasting it in vain.
Dear Islamic Sisters! How did our Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
divide his blessed time and how can we make correct use of our
time? How can we greatly serve the Deen in a minimum amount of
time? How can worship and piety be included in your schedule?
What is the importance of and what are the benefits of a schedule?
Should a schedule also include household chores? What was the
blessed schedule of the pious predecessors like? How should the
responsible Islamic sisters of Dawat-e-Islami make their own
schedule? What intentions can be made in making a schedule? To
gain all of this knowledge, read the book ‘Aqa Ka Jadwal’, it is
available on Dawat-e-Islami’s website www.dawateislami.net
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! Let me have the privilege of describing the
excellence of Sunnah with some Sunnahs and manners, bringing
the speech to an end. The Beloved and Blessed Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
has said, ‘He who loves my Sunnah loves me and he who loves me,
will be with me in Jannah.’ (Mishkat, vol. 1, pp. 55, Hadees 175)
Sunnahs and etiquette of Applying Kohl (Surmah)

Let us listen to some Sunnah and etiquette of applying kohl
(Surmah) from the book of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, ‘101 Madani
Pearls’.
In Sunan Ibn Majah, there is a narration that states: The best kohl
(Surmah) amongst all is Ismid, as it improves the eyesight and
causes the eyelashes to grow. (Ibn-e-Majah, vol. 4, pp. 115, Hadees 3497)
There is no issue in using Kohl made from stones.
It is Sunnah to use kohl at the time of sleeping. (Mirat-ul-Manajeeh,

vol. 6, pp. 180)
Here is the summary of the three narrated methods of using

kohl:
1. Sometimes, apply it three times to each eye.
2. Sometimes, apply it three times to the right eye and twice to

the left.
3. And sometimes, apply it twice to each eye and then at the

end, take the stick, put it into the container so the kohl is
absorbed into it, and then use that stick once on each
eye.(Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 5, pp. 218, Hadees 6428)By doing this, all
three methods will be acted upon.
The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬

ُ ّ َ would start every honourable
action from the right hand side, so apply kohl to the right eye
first and then to the left eye.
To learn thousands of Sunnahs on various topics, buy and read two

books of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, Bahar-e-Shari’at volume 16, (312-
pages) and Sunnatayn aur Adaab, a 120-page book, and two
booklets of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, ‘101 Madani Pearls’ and ‘163
Madani Pearls’.
Speech: 06

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ﻟ ـﺮ ﺣ ۡـ‬ ۡ ۡ ‫ـﻄﻦ‬
‫
ﻟـﺮ ﺟ( '& ﺑ‬ ‫
ﻟـﺸـﻴ‬
Rank of the companions and the Ahl-e-Bayt
7‫ب ا‬ ‫ ال ِك واصحبِك يا حبِي‬C‫و‬ 7‫ ُم عل ۡيك يَا َر ُس ۡول ا‬%‫الس‬‫الصلوة و‬
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The beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has stated: whoever sends Salat
upon me three times in the day and night out of devotion and love
for me, it is a right upon Allah Almighty to forgive his sins of that
day and night (Mu’jam-e-Kabeer, vol. 18, pp. 362, Hadees 928)
Ka’bah kay badr-ud-duja tum pay karooron Durood

Taybah kay shams-ud-duha tum pay karooron Durood
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
106
Rank of the companions and the Ahl-e-Bayt 107
Important point
will attain.



ۡ ََ ّٰ
ّٰ َ ُ

phone.

not permitted.

َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! ‫ !اِ ْن َﺷ

ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬Today, we will have the honour of
hearing about the rank, status and virtues of the noble companions
and Ahl-e-Bayt ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬. Some verses of the glorious Quran and
some blessed Hadees will firstly be mentioned in relation to the
noble companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬. After that, we listen to the importance
of loving the Ahl-e-Bayt ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬and some Hadees in relation to
this. We will also mention some accounts of how the companions
would show love for the Ahl-e-Bayt. In the end, a short biography
of Imam Hussain ‫ ا>ُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
3 َ ‫ َر‬will be mentioned. May Allah Almighty
allow us to listen to the whole speech. During the speech, some
Islamic sisters continue to make zikr and recite Durood Shareef etc.
on their Tasbih. Remember! This is not the place for that, we have
gathered here with the intention of gaining religious knowledge, so
our complete attention should be towards the speech. Listening to a
speech that is based on learning religious knowledge is also a form
of Zikrullah.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Sayyiduna Umar Farooq’s encounter with Ashaab-e-Kahf

(the people of the cave)
It is stated in volume 1, page 304 of the book ‘Faizan-e-Farooq-e-
A’zam’: Once, the beloved Messenger of Allah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ
expressed a desire in the court of Allah Almighty to meet with
Ashaab-e-Kahf, at that very moment Sayyiduna Jibraeel-e-Ameen

‫ـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬appeared and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َ ‫ اﻟـﺴ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ ! You
will not be able to physically meet with them in this world,
however, send four individuals from your companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬to
them, so that they can pass on a message on your behalf and invite
them to believe in you. You will send them in the following
manner: lay out your blessed shawl; make Sayyiduna Abu Bakr
Siddique‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬sit on one corner, Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ َ >‫ ا‬
ُ 3 َ ‫َر‬
on the second corner, Sayyiduna ‘Ali ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬on the third corner
and Sayyiduna Abu Zar Ghifari ‫ ا>ُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
3 َ ‫ َر‬on the fourth corner. Then
call upon the wind that was under the command of Sayyiduna
Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬and instruct it to take these four companions
ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬

‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬to that cave in which the Ashaab-e-Kahf are resting.’ The
Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ did so, and the wind took the shawl upon
which the four companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬were sitting comfortably and
placed it near the cave of the Ashaab-e-Kahf. The noble companions
‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬approached the cave and removed the stone from its
entrance, as soon as the light entered the cave, the dog of Ashaab-e-
Kahf made a small noise and then came outside to attack, however,
when it saw that it was the companions of the beloved Prophet
‫اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ , it began to kiss their feet, wag its tail and then
signalled for them to enter inside with its head. The four
companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬entered the cave and greeted the sleeping
Ashaab-e-Kahf with salaam: ‘"‫ َﲝ ُﺗ‬P‫َﻠ َْﻴﳊُﻢ َو َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟﻠّٰ ِ" َو َﺑ َﺮ‬L ‫َﻟﺴ َﻼ ُم‬ َّ ‫’ا‬. Allah
Almighty awoke the Ashaab-e-Kahf through his grace and they
replied with salaam also. The four companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬
introduced themselves and then conveyed the greeting of the
beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ . They replied to the greeting, declared
their faith in the beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ , embraced the
religion of Islam and said: ‘please convey our salaam to the beloved
Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ .’ They then returned to their original places
and lied down again. The four noble companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬once
again sat on the shawl and the wind carried them back to the court
of the beloved Prophet ‫اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ .
At the same time, Sayyiduna Jibraeel ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬arrived in the court of
the Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ and informed him of everything that had
occurred with the four companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬. When the four
companions presented themselves in the court of the beloved
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ , they also explained everything that had
occurred and conveyed the salaam of Ashaab-e-Kahf; the most
ُ ّ َ became very happy when hearing this
and raised his blessed hands in Du’a and supplicated in the
following manner: ‘O Most Generous Lord! Do not ever cause
separation between me, my relatives, my friends and those who love
me, and forgive all those who love me, my Ahl-e-Bayt and my
companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬ ُ ‫( ! َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬Tafseer-e-Sa’labi, vol. 6, pp. 156 – Ruh-ul-Bayan, vol.
5, pp. 231 – Faizan-e-Farooq-e-A’zam, vol. 1, pp. 304)
Dear Islamic sisters! There are many points mentioned in the

aforementioned incident. Let us listen to a few of them:
1. Allah Almighty has made the beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ the
owner and granted him authority; He Almighty granted the
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ such sovereignty and rule that with the
command of Allah Almighty, the beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
has control over every single thing within the universe. Such
that when the beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ وا ٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬commanded the
wind, it obeyed his command and carried the four companions
‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬to the cave of Ashaab-e-Kahf. Without doubt, this is a
great miracle of the Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ that he has authority
over the wind as well.
Khaliq-e-Kul nay aap ko maalik-e-kul bana diya

Donon jahan hay aap kay qabza-o-ikhtiyar mayn
2. The status of the companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬

ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬of the beloved Prophet
‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ is such that, not only humans, but even an animal
who cannot speak recognised them and showed them great
respect, such that when the dog of Ashaab-e-Kahf saw the
companions of the beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, it began to
kiss their blessed feet, wag its tail and then signalled for them to
enter the cave with its head.
A poet most beautifully said:
Daaman-e-Mustafa say jo lipta yagana ho gaya

Jiskay Huzoor ho gaey us ka zamanah ho gaya
3. The Beloved of Allah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬

ُ ّ َ made Du’a of forgiveness for
those who love the companions and Ahl-e-Bayt. We should also
have love and devotion for the companions and Ahl-e-Bayt
‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬, we should continue to mention their virtues and
excellences, we should never disrespect them, and we must
continue to express our respect and reverence for them. If only
we too are granted a portion of that Du’a; may Allah Almighty
include us amongst those who are forgiven for the sake of
loving them.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The noble companions ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ ُِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ ْان‬are matchless

Dear Islamic sisters! Just as the biggest deed of a Muslim can never
be equal to the smallest deed of the noble companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬,
similarly, no matter how big a saint someone is, even if he becomes
a Ghaus or Qutb, and many miracles are witnessed at his hands, he

will still not reach the rank of even the lowest companion.
On page 53 of the book ‘Karamaat-e-Sahabah’, it is written: The

scholars of Islam and pious predecessors all agree that the
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬are ‘the greatest of the Awliya’ i.e. all of the
saints until the Day of Judgement, even if they reach the highest
rank of sainthood, can never reach the grand level of sainthood of
the noble companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬. The noble companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬
َ ٖ ِ ِ َ ‫ﺻ‬
of the beloved Prophet ‫ َ ّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َو َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬were granted such a high rank
of sainthood and tremendous miracles that cannot even be
conceived of for the rest of the saints ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬. There is no doubt that
less miracles took place at the hands of the companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬as
compared to rest of the saints ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, however, it should be noted
that a larger number of miracles is not a proof of greater sainthood;
in reality, sainthood is to have nearness to Allah Almighty. The one
who possesses greater nearness to Allah Almighty, the greater their
level of sainthood. As the noble companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬directly
benefitted from the lights and blessings of prophethood, it is for
this reason that they possess such closeness and nearness that the
rest of the saints ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬do not. (Karamaat-e-Sahabah, pp. 52)
The rank of the companions in the Quran and Hadees

Dear Islamic sisters! No doubt, the virtue of the noble companions
‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬is matchless, and no one can reach their status or rank.
They are the blessed personalities that accepted Islam before
anyone else, they are those fortunate individuals whom Allah
Almighty chose to be the friends and supporters of his beloved
Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ , they are the fortunate group who had the
honour of spreading Islam before others, they are the noble
individuals who bore the oppression and persecution of the enemy
in propagating this religion, they endured hunger and thirst in the
early days of Islam, they tied stones to their bellies and faced the
enmity of their close relatives in order to raise the flag of Islam.
Without doubt, it is due to their consistent efforts and sacrifices
that we are mentioning the name of Allah Almighty and his beloved
Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬َ today. The rank and status of the noble
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬is such that Allah Almighty has mentioned
their virtues and praises in various verses of the Quran in a
beautiful manner. Let us listen to a Quranic verse in which the
greatness and virtue of those blessed personalities is mentioned so
that their worth and greatness increases in our hearts; it is stated in
part 11, Surah Al-Taubah, verse 100:
ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ
‫ ﺮ‬¥ٰ ‫ ﺮ ۡي ¦ ۡ ﺘ ﻬﺎ
ﻵﻹﻧ‬jۡ ¦ ‫ﺖ‬
ٍ ‫ ﺟﻨ‬67‫ ورﺿﻮ
ﻋﻨﻪ و
ﻋﺪ ﻟ‬67‫ ﻋﻨ‬cd‫
ﷲ‬£¤ ‫ر‬
ۡ ۡ ٰ ً ۤ ٰ
﴾١٠٠﴿ ' (ۡ ‫ﺧ ﻠ ﺪﻳۡ ﻦ ﻓ ۡﻴ ﻬﺎ
ﺑﺪ
& ذﻟ ﻚ
ﻟﻔ ۡﻮز
ﻟ ﻌ ﻈ‬
Translation of Kanz-ul-Iman: Allah is pleased with them and they
are pleased with Him, and He has kept ready for them Gardens
beneath which rivers flow; to abide in it forever and ever; only this is
the great success.
‫ﺤـ َﻦ اﻟـﻠ
ﻪ‬
ٰ ْ ‫ ! ُﺳـﺒ‬What can be said of the greatness of the noble companions;
Allah Almighty accepted their deeds and gave them the glad tidings
of His pleasure and of the blessings of Paradise. There are many
other verses in which the rank, virtue and other merits of the noble
companions ‫اﷲ َﻋﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬are mentioned. The beloved of Allah Almighty
‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has also mentioned the great rank and virtue of the
companions in multiples places. For the sake of gaining blessings,
let us listen to three sayings of the beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ in
this regard:
1. Indeed, Allah Almighty selected me and chose my companions

‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬for me, and from them, he made my advisors, my
helpers and relatives, ‫ ْﻢ‬Qُ ‫ ﻓ ََﻤ ْﻦ َﺳ َّﺒ‬so the one who swears at them,
‫ﲔ‬ ِ ‫ ﻓ ََﻌﻠ َْﻴ ِ" ﻟ َْﻌ َﻨ ُﺔ اﻟﻠّٰ ِ" َواﻟ َْﻤ َﻼﺋِ َﮑ ِﺔ َواﻟ َّﻨ‬upon him is the curse of Allah, his
َ ْ ‫ﺎس ا َْﺟ َﻤ ِﻌ‬
angels and the whole of mankind, ‫َ ْﺪ ًﻻ‬L ‫َﻻ َﻳﻘ َْﺒ ُﻞ اﻟﻠّٰ ُ" ِﻣ ْﻨ ُ" َﻳ ْﻮ َم اﻟْ ِﻘ َﻴﺎ َﻣ ِﺔ َﺻ ْﺮﻓًﺎ َّو َﻻ‬
Allah will not accept his obligatory (Fard) and neither his
voluntary (Nafl) acts on the Day of Judgment.
(Al-Sawa’iq-ul-Muhriqah, pp. 4)
2. Fear Allah Almighty regarding my companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬

ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠ َﻴْﻬ‬, do
not make them targets (of allegations and evil words) after me,
anyone who loved them, did so for their love for me, and
anyone who had hatred towards them, did so because of their
hatred for me. Whoever harmed them, harmed Allah Almighty,
and the one who harmed Allah Almighty, Allah Almighty will
soon seize him. (Mishkat, vol. 2, pp. 414, Hadees 6014)
3. Whoever said any bad words regarding my companions

‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬then he has deviated from my way, his abode is the
fire. (Al-Riyaz-un-Nazrah, vol. 1, pp. 22)
The importance of loving the Ahl-e-Bayt

Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear, according to the Hadees, the one
who shows animosity towards the noble companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬is
deserving of the curse of Allah Almighty, his angels and the whole
of mankind. Thus, we must always strive to maintain a connection
of love and respect for the companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ ; َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬may Allah
Almighty allow us to always have love for the companions
‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬, keep the lamp of their love burning within our hearts,
allow us to enter the grave with this lamp and dispel the darkness of
the grave through its blessings.
Dear Islamic sisters! Remember, along with the noble

companions‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬, it is also necessary to have love for the Ahl-e-
Bayt ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬. It should not be the case that, Allah forbid, one has
love for the companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬but their heart is full of hatred
for the Ahl-e-Bayt, or that the heart is full of love for the Ahl-e-
Bayt, but, Allah forbid, one has animosity towards the noble
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬. The companions are the loyal friends of the
ُ ّ َ and the Ahl-e-Bayt ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬are the
descendants of the beloved Prophet ‫ ; َ ّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َو َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬they are the َ ٖ ِ ِ َ ‫ﺻ‬
children of the Prophet’s ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ

َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ beloved daughter, Sayyidah
‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬ ‫ﻨ‬ ‫ ﻋ‬ ‫ اﷲ‬ 3 ِ
Fatima Zahra َ ْ َ ُ َ َ . In order to have true love for the beloved‫ر‬
Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ

َّ ‫ﺻ‬َ we must have the love of the Ahl-e-Bayt
‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬within our hearts.
The beloved Prophet, the paragon of mercy ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ has stated:
the one who desires a means, and wishes to serve me, due to which,
I intercede for him on the Day of Judgement, he should serve my
Ahl-e-Bayt (‫ان‬ ُ ‫ ) َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬and please them. (Barakat-e-Aal-e-Rasool, pp. 110)
ﻪ‬
ٰ ْ ‫ ُﺳـﺒ‬How fortunate are those Islamic sisters who strive to do
those actions that please the blessed family of the beloved Prophet
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ , and due to their actions, they are hopeful of their
beloved grandfather’s ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ intercession. How unfortunate is
the one who bears enmity towards the Ahl-e-Bayt ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬and
spends her life with this animosity!
Remember! Just as having love for the blessed Ahl-e-Bayt is having

love the beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, similarly, having hatred for
the Ahl-e-Bayt ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬is like having hatred for the beloved Rasool
ٖ ِ ِ
‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ . Those individuals who bear hatred for the Ahl-e-Bayt
‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬and utter inappropriate words regarding them should
think of the Day of Judgement; if the beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
turns away from them, then where will they go? The beloved
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has warned those who have hatred for his
Ahl-e-Bayt. Let us hear three such warnings so that we can take
heed from them:
1. The one wages war against the Ahl-e-Bayt, I will wage war
against him, and the one who reconciles with them, I will
reconcile with him. (Tirmizi, vol. 5, pp. 465, Hadees 3896)
2. Pay heed! The one who dies with animosity towards the Ahl-e-
Bayt ‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬, he will come on the Day of Judgement in such a
state that it will be written between his eyes: ‘He is not hopeful
of the mercy of Allah Almighty.’(Al-Sharf-ul-Muabbad, pp. 81)
3. The one who bears animosity or is jealous of the Ahl-e-Bayt, he

will be driven away from the pool of Kawsar with horses of fire.
(Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 6, pp. 48, Hadees 34198)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Ponder! How dangerous is hatred for the Ahl-
e-Bayt ‫ان‬ ُ ‫ ; َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬waging war against them is like waging war
against the beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ , and waging war against
them will result in a person being far from the mercy of Allah
Almighty on the Day of Judgement, similarly, fighting with them
will cause one to be deprived of the pool of Kawsar on the Day of
Judgement. That pool of Kawsar, from which the righteous will
quench their thirsts and will drink from the blessed hands of the
beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ . May Allah Almighty fill our hearts
with love for the Ahl-e-Bayt, keep us steadfast upon this love until
our death, grant us the intercession of their beloved grandfather
‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬

ُ ‫َ ّ ا‬
on the Day of Judgement and allow us to drink the
water of Kawsar from his blessed hands.
‫ﺻ ﺍ‬
‫ و ﺳ ﻠﻢ‬0ٖ ‫ﻟ‬W‫ و‬0‫ﷲ ﻋﻠ ْﻴ‬ ,ْ -‫ ْﺍﻻ ﻣ‬1 Z ‫ ﺑ ﺠﺎﮦ ﺍﻟ ﻨ‬,ْ -‫ ﻣ‬W
What is the pool of Kawsar?

Dear Islamic sisters! What is the pool of Kawsar? Regarding this,
Mufti Amjad Ali A’zami ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬writes: This pool has been granted
‫ﻢ‬َ ‫ﺳ‬ ‫و‬ ٖ
‫ﻪ‬ ِ
to the beloved Prophet ّ َ َ ٰ َ ْ َ ‫ اﷲ َﻠ‬
‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ و‬ ِ
‫ﻪ‬ ‫ﻴ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ , it is real. The distance of this
pool is equivalent to one month’s journey, at its edges are domes
made from pearls, its four sides are equal, its soil is of very pleasant-
smelling musk, its water is whiter than milk, sweeter than honey
and purer than musk. The cups which are placed on it are greater in
number than the stars. The one who drinks from its water will
never face thirst again; two streams from Paradise always pass
through it; one of gold and the other of silver. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 1,
pp. 145)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The love of the companions ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ ُِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ ْان‬for the Prophet

Dear Islamic sisters! There is no doubt that the noble companions
‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬were the truest and greatest lovers of the beloved Prophet
َ ٖ ِ
‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟﻪ َو َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ . Today, we also make this claim of loving the Prophet
‫ﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َ but we do not fulfil the requirements of this love, but
the companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬are those great individuals who proved
through their conduct that true love for the Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ is
the first condition of this religion. They drowned themselves in the
love of the Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ . It is for this reason that despite the
passing of many centuries, their names live on.
Generally, a doctor gives some patients specific medicines to

consume, if the patient takes those medicines, he remains fine, but
if he does not take them then his state continues to worsen. This was
the state of the companions ‫ ; َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ ُِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ ْان‬they were the honourable
patients of prophetic love. Seeing the Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ , being in
his company, obeying him and following him was like a medicine
for them, and it was such a medicine that was linked to their life
and death; it was unbearable for them to live without it. They would
note down every action of the beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and
then act upon it. The love and affection of the beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬for his Ahl-e-Bayt ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬was something that was not
hidden from the noble companions ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ ُِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ ْان‬. The noble companions
‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬were well aware of the amount of love that the beloved
Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ had for his Ahl-e-Bayt ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬, it is for this
reason that the companions ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬had great love for the Ahl-e-
Bayt, and had a bond of respect and affection with them, to such an
extent that they would prefer the Ahl-e-Bayt ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠ َﻴْﻬ‬of the
‫ﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻠ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﻪ‬ٖ ِ ‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬
beloved Prophet ّ َ َ ٰ َ ْ َ َ ُ َ over their own relatives.‫ و‬‫ﻪ‬ِ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ اﷲ‬ َ ّ ‫ﺻ‬
The love of the companions for the Ahl-e-Bayt

It is narrated: when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬was
selected as the leader of the believers and caliph of the Muslims, due
to his relation with the beloved Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َّ ‫ﺻ‬ ِ
ُ َ , he ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
َ >‫ ا‬
ُ 3
َ ‫َر‬
would take great care of the Ahl-e-Bayt ‫ان‬ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬and would say,
regarding them, ‘the family of the beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ ّ َ are
َ‫ﺻ‬
more beloved to me than my own family.’ (Bukhari, vol. 3, pp. 29, Hadees
4036)
Dear Islamic sisters! Pay attention! Amir-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna

Abu Bakr Siddique ‫ ا>ُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
3 َ ‫ َر‬had such love for the Ahl-e-Bayt that he
would prefer them over his own family. Let us listen to some more
incidents of the companions’ ْ ‫ِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ‬

‫ان‬ ُ ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬ love for the Ahl-e-Bayt
‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬:
1. Sayyiduna Ali ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ

ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬was once mentioned in the court of
Sayyiduna Ameer-e-Mu’awiyah ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬, he ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
َ >‫ ا‬
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬said, ‘by
Allah! When Sayyiduna Ali ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬would speak, his voice
would thunder like a lion, when he would emerge, he would
shine like the moon, and when he would favour someone, like
the rain, he would grant them without limit.’ Some of those
present asked, ‘are you superior or Sayyiduna Ali ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ ’? َر‬He
replied, ‘a few foot-prints of Sayyiduna Ali ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬are greater
than the children of Abu Sufyan.’ He then said, ‘whoever speaks
some poetry in praise of Sayyiduna Ali ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬, I will give him
one thousand dinars in exchange for it.’ Thus, those present
shared some poetry, Sayyiduna Amir Mu’awiyah ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬would
say, ‘the rank and greatness of Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna
Ali ‫ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬is even greater than what you have mentioned.’
Then Sayyiduna ‘Amr bin ‘Aas ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬read some poetry in
praise of Sayyiduna Ali ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬. (Al-Naahiyah, pp. 132 Mukhtasaran)
2. It is narrated: the grandson of the Prophet, Sayyiduna Imam

Hussain and the well-known companion, Sayyiduna Abu
Hurayrah ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻤﺎ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬were present at a funeral. On the way back
from there, Sayyiduna Imam Hussain ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬became tired and
stopped at a place to rest for a while. Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah
َ >‫ ا‬
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬began to clean the dust from the feet of Sayyiduna
Imam Hussain ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬. Sayyiduna Imam Hussain ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
َ >‫ ا‬
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬told
him to stop, upon which, Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬said:
‫ ِرﻗَﺎﺑِ ِﻬ ْﻢ‬Iَٰ L َ‫ْﻠ َُﻢ ﻟ ََﺤ َﻤﻠ ُْﻮك‬Lَ‫ﻚ َﻣﺎ ا‬ ُ ‫ ﻟ َْﻮ َﻳ ْﻌﻠ َُﻢ اﻟ َّﻨ‬Y‫ا‬
َ ‫ﺎس ِﻣ ْﻨ‬ ِ ّٰ ‫ ﻓ ََﻮ‬i.e. by Allah! If the people
came to know of your greatness which I know of regarding you,
they would carry you upon their shoulders. (Tareekh-e-Ibn-e-‘Asakir,

vol. 14, pp. 179, Raqm 1566 Mukhtasaran)
3. Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Abu Ya’qoob ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬states: once,
Sayyiduna Ameer-e-Mu’awiyah ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬met Sayyiduna Imam
Hussain ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬

ُ 3
ِ َ ُ ‫ ا‬Iَّ ‫ﷲ َﺻ‬
َ ‫ َر‬and said: ‫َﻠ َ ْﻴ ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬L ‫ﷲ‬ ِ ‫ َﻣ ْﺮ َﺣ ًﺒﺎ َّو ا َ ْﻫﻼ ً ِﺑﺎِ ْﺑ ِﻦ َر ُﺳ ْﻮ ِل ا‬i.e.
welcome o son of the Messenger of Allah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬َ ! And
then gave the command that three hundred thousand (300,000)
dirhams be given to Sayyiduna Imam Husain ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬. (Al-
Tabaqat-ul-Kabeer, vol. 6, pp. 409)
4. Sayyiduna Imam Hasan ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ

ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬narrates: Sayyiduna Umar
Farooq ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬once said to me, ‘O my son! It is my wish that
you come to visit us.’ Thus, one day, I went to his house, but
when I arrived, he ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬was busy in private conversation with
Sayyiduna Ameer-e-Mu’awiyah ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬. Sayyiduna Abdullah
bin Umar ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬, the son of Sayyiduna Umar ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ َ >‫ ا‬
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬, was
waiting at the door. After waiting for some time, he returned, so
I too returned. After some time, I met Sayyiduna Umar Farooq
again, and he said, ‘ َ‫ ﻟ َْﻢ ا ََرك‬i.e. you did not come to visit
َ >‫ ا‬
ُ 3
َ ‫َر‬
us?’ I said, ‘O Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen! I came, but you were busy
in conversation with Sayyiduna Ameer-e-Mu’awiyah ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬.
Your son, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬was waiting
outside (I thought that if the son does not have permission to
enter then how will I have permission), thus, I returned back
with him.’ Sayyiduna Umar ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
ُ 3
ِ
ِ ‫ِﻦ َﻋ ْﺒ ِﺪ اﻟﻠّٰ ِ" ا ْﺑ‬
َ ‫ َر‬said, ‫ﻦ‬ ْ ِ‫ﺖ ا ََﺣ ُّﻖ ﺑ‬
ْ ‫ﺎﻻِذ ِْن ﻣ‬ َ ‫ا َ ْﻧ‬
‫ﺖ ِﰲْ ُر ٴُو ْو ِﺳ َﻨﺎاﻟﻠّٰ ُ" ﺛُ َّﻢ ا َ ْﻧ ُﺘﻢ‬
َ ‫‘ ُﻋ َﻤ َﺮ اِ َّﻧ َﻤﺎ ا َ ْﻧ َﺒ‬you are more rightful to enter than my
own children. The hair which is upon our heads, after Allah
Almighty, it is you who have grown them.’ (Tareekh-e-Ibn-e-‘Asakir,
vol. 14, pp. 179, Raqm 1566 – Riyaz-un-Nazrah, vol. 1, pp. 341)
Kiya baat Raza us chamanistaan-e-karam ki

Zahra hay kali jis mayn Husain aur Hasan phool
A brief explanation: in this couplet, A’la Hadrat ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬is
addressing himself and saying: O Raza! What can be said of that
garden of generosity and mercy, in which, the bud of the Prophetic
garden is Sayyida-tun-Nisa Fatima-tuz-Zahra ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋﻨْﻬَﺎ‬ 3 ِ
ُ َ ‫ َر‬and the
leaders of the youth of Paradise, Imam Hassan and Imam Hussain
‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻤﺎ‬ ِ
َ >‫ا‬
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬are its fragrant flowers.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Mention of Imam Husain

Dear Islamic sisters! It was on the 10th Muharram-ul-Haraam that
the grandson of the Prophet, the leader of the martyrs, the rider of
the Prophetic shoulders, the son of Sayyiduna Ali, Sayyiduna Imam
Husain ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬was martyred alongside his companions in the
scorching plains of Karbala. With the intention of gaining reward,
let us hear the blessed biography of Sayyiduna Imam Husain >‫ ا‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬in brief:
He was born on 5th Sha’ban 4 AH in Madina Munawwarah.

The beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ named him ‘Husain’ and
‘Shabbir’.
His agnomen (kuniyyat) is Abu Abdullah and his titles are ‘ ‫ِﺳ ۡﺒ ُﻂ‬
‫َﻠ َْﻴ ِ" َو ٰا ﻟِ ٖ" َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬L "ُ ّٰ‫ اﻟﻠ‬Iَّ ‫ ’ َر ُﺳ ۡﻮ ِل اﻟﻠّٰ ِ" َﺻ‬and ‘‫اﻟﺮ ُﺳ ْﻮ ل‬
َّ ‫’ َر ْﻳ َﺤﺎ ﻧَ ُﺔ‬. (Usud-ul-Ghaabah, vol. 2, pp.
25, 26, Raqm 1173 – Siyar-e-A’lam-un-Nubala, vol. 4, pp. 402, 404)
The beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬

ُ ّ َ referred to him as his flower
in this world. (Bukhari, vol. 2, pp. 547, Hadees 3753)
Like his elder brother, Imam Hassan ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ

ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬, he is also the
leader of the youth in Paradise.(Tirmizi, vol. 5, pp. 426, Hadees 3793)
He took a great amount of knowledge from the city of

knowledge, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ and also from
the door to the city of knowledge, Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen
Sayyiduna Maula ‘Ali ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬.
His speech was so captivating that the people would desire that
he does not sit in silence, rather, that he continues to share his
pearls of wisdom and knowledge.
He heard and narrated Hadees from his beloved grandfather

ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ , his noble father, his honourable mother and
Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Farooq ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬.
His brother, Sayyiduna Imam Hassan, his son, Imam Zayn-ul-

‘Aabideen, his daughters, his grandson, Imam Baaqir ‫ان‬ ُ ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬
and many other scholars and Muhaddiseen narrated from him.
(Al-Isabah, vol. 2, pp. 68, Raqm 1729)
He would regularly hold a circle of knowledge in Masjid-e-

Nabawi in which he would inform the people of Shar’i rulings.
(Tareekh-e-Ibn-e-‘Asakir, vol. 14, pp. 181, Raqm 1566)
Dear Islamic sisters! We will now bring the speech to its conclusion
and mention the excellence of the Sunnah, some Sunnahs and
ettiquette. The Leader of the Prophets ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ said: The one
who loved my Sunnah, loved me, and the one who loved me will be
with me in Paradise. (Mishkat, vol. 1, pp. 55, Hadees 175)
Etiquette of loving the Prophetic household

Dear Islamic sisters! Let us hear some etiquettes of loving the
Prophetic family. Let us first listen to two sayings of the Prophet

ُ ّ َ :
1. Whoever treats any member of my Ahl-e-Bayt well, I will give

him its reward on the Day of Judgement. (Mishkat, vol. 1, pp. 55,
Hadees 175)
2. Whoever does good to any of the children of Abdul Muttalib in

the world, it is necessary upon me to recompense him for it
when he meets me on the Day of Judgement. (Tareekh-e-Baghdad,
vol. 10, pp. 102, Raqm 5221)
Loving the Ahl-e-Bayt is Fard, and disrespecting them is

Haraam. (Kufriyah Kalimaat kay baray may suwal jawab, pp. 277)
The reason for respecting and honouring the Ahl-e-Bayt is

because they are a part of the pure body of the beloved Prophet
ُ ّ َ . (Sadaat-e-Kiraam ki ‘azamat, pp. 7)
It is from respecting and giving the honour and reverence to the

ُ ّ َ to respect all those things which
have a connection with the Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬also. (Al-Shifa,
pp. 52)
Neither certainty nor proof (of lineage) is required in order to

respect them; therefore, those who are known as Sayyids should
be respected. (Sadaat-e-Kiraam ki ‘azamat, pp. 14)
The one who is not actually a Sayyid but presents himself as a

Sayyid is cursed; neither is his Fard accepted nor his Nafl.
(Sadaat-e-Kiraam ki ‘azamat, pp. 16)
If a deviant claim to be a Sayyid and his deviancy has reached

the level of Kufr (disbelief), he should not be respected in the
slightest. (Sadaat-e-Kiraam ki ‘azamat, pp. 17)
Respecting a Sayyid is to respect the beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 22, pp. 423 - Sadaat-e-Kiraam ki ‘azamat, pp. 8)
The teacher should refrain from hitting a Sayyid. (Kufriyah

Kalimaat kay baray may suwal jawab, pp. 284)
Sayyids can be employed to do those jobs which do not cause

humiliation; it is impermissible however to employ them to do
jobs which cause humiliation. (Sadaat-e-Kiraam ki ‘azamat, pp. 12)
To disrespect a Sayyid due to him being a Sayyid is kufr.

(Kufriyah Kalimaat kay baray may suwal jawab, pp. 276)
To learn thousands of various Sunnahs, refer to the books of

Maktaba-tul-Madinah: ‘Bahar-e-Shari’at, part 16’ (312 pages) and
the 120-page book ‘Sunnatayn aur Adaab’. Also refer to the
booklets of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫‘ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬101 Madani
Phool’ and ‘163 Madani Phool.’
Speech: 07

ﻟ‬
‫
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‫
ٰ
‫ـﺴﻢ
&' (‫
‫

‫
ﻟـﺮ ﺟ( '& ﺑ‬ ‫
ﻟـﺸـﻴ‬
Islam is a complete way of life
The virtue of Salat upon the Holy Prophet

The Master of Madinah, the peace to our heart and mind has stated,
‘The one who sends Salawat upon me a thousand times in a day, he
will not die until he sees his place in Paradise.’1
Woh to nihayat sasta sauda baych rahay hayn Jannat ka

Hum muflis kiya mol chukaeyn apna hath hi khali hay
(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish, pp. 186)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
َ َ ۡ ّ ٌ ۡ َ ‫ن َِّي ُة ال ۡ ُم ۡؤم‬
The Beloved Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ has said, ‘‫ِن خي مِن عمل ِٖه‬ ِ ’ The
1
Attargheeb watTarheeb, vol. 2, pp. 326, Hadees 2590
125
Traditions of society 126
Important point
will attain.



ۡ ََ ّٰ
ّٰ َ ُ

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not permitted.
Islam is a complete way of life 127

َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Today, the topic of our speech is ‘Islam is a
complete way of life.’ In this speech, we will hear as to what favours
Islam conferred upon women. In this regard, there will be a very
interesting account mentioned from the era of Sayyiduna ‘Umar
Farooq ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬. We will also listen to some important points
regarding what teachings Islam has given in relation to parents.
Alongside mentioning the rights of neighbours, three blessed
Ahadees will also be mentioned as well with regards to this. There
will also be some brief insights mentioned as to how Sayyiduna
Khawjah Ghareeb Nawaz ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬would conduct himself with
َ
neigbours. May Allah make it such that we earn the honour of
wholeheartedly listening to the speech from beginning to end with
good intentions.
Some Islamic sisters are constantly invoking Zikr, Salat upon the
Prophet, etc. using a Tasbih during the speech. Bear in mind! It is
not the place for this, as we are gathered with the intention of
attaining sacred knowledge, hence during the speech full attention
should be towards the speech because listening to a speech
comprising of seeking sacred knowledge is also actually included in
[i.e. regarded as] the remembrance of Allah.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! ‫ اَﻟـ ْ َﺤ ْﻤـ ُﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬Islam is a religion that is peace favouring,
truthful, loving, complete and comprehensive, spread with utmost
speed and an international religion. Islam is that sole religion whose
number of followers and devotees are the most in the whole world.
Islam has always remained dominant in every era due to its beautiful
teachings, it has never been subdued and nor will it ever be. There are
brilliant rules and principles and great guidelines found within Islam
related to the life of this world, the religion, the Hereafter, manners
and etiquettes, outer and inner matters, home, family relations,
society and the economy; in fact, these rules and principles are for
individuals affiliated with any field of life and are all encompassing,
which prove the fact that ‘Islam is a complete way of life.’
‫اَﻟـ ْ َﺤ ْﻤـ ُﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬,

Only Islam is the chosen religion of Allah Almighty. Hence,
Allah Almighty states in Part 6, Verse number 3 of Surah Al-
Maaidah,
ۡ ۡ ۡ
‫ ﻤﻠﺖ ^] ۡﻢ دﻳۡ ﻨﻜ ۡﻢ‬ª
‫
ﻟ ﻴ ۡﻮ م‬
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
‫] ﻢ
ﻵ ۡ ﻹ ۡﺳﻶ‬
& ‫ﻹم دﻳۡ ًﻨﺎ‬ ^ ‫ ور ﺿﻴﺖ‬£« ‫ﻠﻴﻜﻢ ﻧﻌﻤ‬E ‫و
ﺗﻤﻤﺖ‬
Translation of Kanz-ul-Iman: today I have perfected for you your
religion and completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for
you Islam as your religion.
One comes to know of many rulings from this verse:
1. Only Islam has been chosen by Allah Almighty i.e. that which is
in the form of the Muhammadan religion now; all other
religions are not acceptable.
2. After the revelation of this [Quranic] verse, no ruling of Islam

can become Mansookh [abrogated] until the day of judgement.
3. There can be no increase or decrease in the principle matters of

the religion. Secondary matters based on independent reasoning
(Ijtihad) will continue to be derived.
4. No one can become a Prophet after the Sultan of Prophets

ُ ّ َ because the religion has been completed. There is
no need of a lamp when the sun arises; hence, those who deny
the finality of the prophethood are liars, irreligious, and those
who think that the words of Allah Almighty and the religion are
incomplete.
5. If someone leaves Islam and performs countless good deeds, he

is not beloved to Allah Almighty because Islam is the root and
the deeds are branches and leaves; after the root has been cut, it
is useless to water the branches and leaves.1
Dear Islamic sisters! The religion of Islam has mentioned many

rights in relation to women, and has granted them that status and
rank in society which has raised the pinnacle of mankind above
excellence. Let us observe a clear example of the beautiful teachings
of Islam regarding women, so that we also attain complete certainty
that without doubt, ‘Islam is a complete way of life.’ Hence,
A brilliant reply of Farooq-e-A’zam

It is mentioned in Tanbih-ul-Ghafileen: A person came and
presented himself with a complaint regarding his wife in the court
of Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq e A’zam ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬When he arrived at his
door, he heard his wife Umm-e-Kulsoom ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋﻨْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬speaking in an
upset manner. He returned whilst saying, ‘I came to him with the
intention of complaining regarding my wife; (but) this is actually an
1
Tafseer-e-Siraat-ul-Jinaan, Part. 6, Al-Maaidah, under Verse 3, vol. 2, pp. 383.
issue with him as well. (Hence, how will he be able to resolve my

issue?)’ Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen, Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam
َ >‫ ا‬
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬called him, and enquired as to the purpose of his visit. He
replied that I came to present myself in your court with the
intention of complaining regarding my wife. But, when I heard
your respected wife conversing (regarding yourself), I returned
(having lost hope). Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen, Sayyiduna Farooq-e-
A’zam ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬told him, ‘There are a few rights of my wife upon me
(i.e. I gain a few advantages from her) on the basis of which I
pardon her.
1. She is a shield for me from Hell, it is due to her that my heart

remains safe from Haraam (i.e. I fulfil my carnal desire through
her and in this way I save myself from Haraam action).
2. When I leave my home, she becomes my treasurer and a

protector of my wealth.
3. She washes and cleans my clothes for me.
4. She nurtures my children.
5. She cooks and makes food for me.
Hearing this, that person said that without doubt, I also attain those
very benefits from my own wife that you attain, but I never
overlooked her. Hence I will now also excuse her.1
ﻪ‬
ٰ ْ ‫! ُﺳـﺒ‬
Did you hear! What a great protector of women’s rights,
beautiful and totally civilised religion Islam is, that not only does it
stop any type of oppression and cruelty; rather, it also teaches it
followers to be tolerant as well. Hence, when a person presented
himself to complain about his wife in the court of Farooq, he >‫ ا‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫َر‬
1
Tanbih-ul-Ghafileen, pp. 280
‫ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬,
affirming his integrity and honesty, highlighted the Islamic
َ
teachings concerning this matter in front of him in an absolutely
beautiful manner, which is clear proof to the fact that only Islam is
the real guardian of the respect and honour of women. Before
Islam, the condition of women was really bad; whatever women
would earn after working day and night, they used to give this to
men as well, but even then, men would still not appreciate them at
all. Rather, they used to hit and beat them like animals, they used to
cut the ears, nose, and other body parts of women merely on the
smallest of matters, and sometimes, they even used to end up
murdering them. The Arabs used to bury girls alive; women would
not receive any share of inheritance from their mother, father,
brother, sister, or husband; nor were women owners of anything.
When the Blessed and Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ came with the
religion of Islam, then the fate of the distressed women all around
the world shone like a star. Due to the blessings of Islam, the status
of women who were crushed by the tyranny and violence of the
oppressive men was raised so high that in the case of daughters,
they were regarded as mercy; in terms of mothers, their feet were
compared to the threshold of Paradise, and they were given that
rank and status in society that could not even imagined of before
this. Just like men, the rights of women were also decreed in
worship and worldly matters; rather, at every stage and turn of life
and death. Hence, women earned the rights of ownership, women
were made the owner of their dowry, their business, and their
property; they were made an inheritor in the inheritance of their
mother, father, brother, sister and offspring.1
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
1
Jannati Zaywar, pp. 39-42, summarised.
A luminous perspective of Islamic guidance in relation to parents

Parents are those great people whose everything is their offspring.
The offspring may be of no use, disobedient, and even disabled, but
they are still the apple of their parent’s eyes. But alas! Parents are
those helpless and weak individuals in society that can be seen very
badly crushed in the pit of injustice and oppression in every era.
Forgetting all the favours of the parents, they are now considered as
a hindrance in one’s life. Parents are treated even worse than
servants. If the parents advise their children for their betterment,
they are looked at with disdain, they are scolded, they are ridiculed,
and they are given threats of being kicked out of the house, to the
extent that now things have reached the point that in some
countries, there are actual old people’s homes established for
parents who have been harmed and kicked out of the home by their
children in order that they are looked after and taken care of, where
they weep and cry uncontrollably out of sadness in being away from
their children and in remembering them and they spend their lives
in great trouble, etc. Bear in mind! Islam strictly mentions the
evilness of these things. There are very clear guidelines mentioned
in abundance in Islam with regards to fulfilling the rights of parents
and upholding their respect and honour. The extent to which Islam
has encouraged and emphasised fulfilling the rights of parents and
protecting their respect and honour is enough to awaken those who
are negligent. Ordering the good treatment of parents, Allah
Almighty states:
ۡ ٰ ۤ ۡ ۡ ً ۡ ۡ
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Translation of Kanz-ul-Iman: And treat parents with goodness; if one

of them or both reach old age in front of you, so do not say (even)
‘Ugh’ to them and do not scold them, and speak to them words of
respect.And spread for them the arm of humbleness with a soft heart,
and request humbly that, ‘O my Lord! Have mercy on them both, just
as they brought me up in my childhood.’
(Part. 15, Surah Bani Israel, verse 23-24)
Sadr-ul-Afazil ‘Allamah Maulana Shaykh Sayyid Muhammad

Na’eem-ud-Deen Muradabadi ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫َر‬ states under the
aforementioned blessed verse: When parents are overcome with
weakness (old age) with no strength remaining in the limbs, and
just as you were without strength in childhood with them; likewise,
they remain weak with you in their final stage. So, one should not
utter anything from which it could be understood that they are a
heavy burden on oneself, don’t scold them nor speak to them in an
aggressive manner. Rather, one should converse with parents with
absolute courtesy and respect, just as a slave and servant speak with
their master. One should approach them with gentleness and
humbleness; and one is to behave in a loving and affectionate
manner when tired as they nurtured you with love at a time when
you were helpless; and whatever they need, one should not be
hesitant (stingy) in spending on them. What is meant is that no
matter how much good treatment and service is carried out; the
right of parents can never be fulfilled. This is why people should
supplicate in the Majestic Court of Allah for grace and mercy to be
bestowed upon them, and request that, ‘O Allah, my service cannot
compensate for their favours, so please recompense these favours
by blessing them.
Dear Islamic sisters! The command of treating parents with
kindness was mentioned in the aforementioned blessed [Quranic]
verse. In relation to this, let us listen to three Ahadees regarding the

rights of parents and treating them kindly.
1. It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurayrah ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬that a man
requested, ‘O Messenger of Allah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬َ , who is most
worthy of being treated with the best companionship (i.e. being
favoured)?’ The Noble Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬ َ stated, ‘Your
mother.’ The man asked, ‘Then who?’ The Noble Prophet
ُ ّ َ stated, ‘Your mother.’ The man asked, ‘Then who?’
The Holy Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ stated, ‘Your mother.’ The man
asked again, then who? The Noble Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ stated,
‘Your father.’1
2. It is narrated from Hazrat ‘Aaishah Siddiqah ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋﻨْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬that the
Noble Messenger of Allah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ stated, ‘I went to
Paradise, I heard the sound of the Holy Quran being recited, I
asked, ‘Who is reading?’ The Angels said, ‘Haarisah Bin
ِ ِٖ ِ َ‫ﺻ‬
Nu’man ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
ُ 3َ ‫ ? َر‬The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ ّ َ stated, ‘This
is indeed the outcome of kindness, this is indeed the outcome of
kindness.’2 And it states further in a narration of Shu’ab-ul-
imam that, ‘Haarisah ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬treated his mother with great
kindness.’3
3. It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ ; َر‬the Noble
ُ ّ َ stated, ‘The obedience of Allah Almighty lies in
obeying the father, and disobeying Allah Almighty is in disobeying
the father.’4
1
Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 93, Hadees 5971
2
Sharh-us-Sunnah, vol. 6, pp. 426, Hadees 3312
3
Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 6, pp. 184, Hadees 7851
4
Mu’jam-e-Awsat, vol. 1, pp. 641, Hadees 2255
Shaykh-ul-Hadees ‘Allamah Maulana ‘Abdul Mustafa A’zami

‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬mentioning the rights of parents says that:
1. Beware! Beware! Never harm your parents through any

statement or action of yours. Even if they somewhat oppress
their children, it is still obligatory for the children that they
should never ever hurt the feelings of their parents in any
condition.1
2. Respect and honour your parents in everything that you say
and everything that you do, and always keep their respect and
honour in mind.
3. Obey the orders of your parents in every permissible matter.
4. If parents need anything, then one should serve them with time
and money.
5. If parents take anything out of need from the wealth and
possession of their children, then one should not be very wary
of considering this as bad, nor should one show any upset.
Rather, think that all of my wealth is in fact my parent’s. It is
mentioned in a blessed Hadees that the Noble Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
told a person that ‫ﮏ‬ َ ‫ُﮏ ِﻻ َ ِﺑ ْﻴ‬ َ ‫ ا َ ْﻧ‬i.e. you and your wealth
َ ‫ﺖ َو َﻣﺎ ﻟ‬
2
all belong to your father.
6. If one’s parents pass away, then it is the right of parents upon
children that they continue to supplicate for them, and they
continue to send the reward of one’s own Nafl worship and
good deeds to their souls, and continue to send reward by
offering Fatihah on food, drinks, etc.
1
[Anything against the law must be reported, but dealt with in a respectful manner]
2
Ibn-e-Majah, vol. 3, pp. 81, Hadees 2292
7. Whatever debt of parents remains, it should be fulfilled; or

whatever they have left as a will, it should be enacted upon.1
8. The actions which used to harm one’s parents whilst they were alive,
one should also not do them after they have passed away, as their
souls will be harmed.
9. Supplicate for the forgiveness of one’s mother and father; the
souls of one’s mother and father will be happy due to this, and
angels will place the reward of Fatihah in trays of light and
present it in front of them, and parents will become happy and
supplicate for their children.2
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear! How beloved a religion is Islam
that it has awoken sense and perception in people with regards to
fulfilling the rights of parents in its true meaning. If Islam didn’t
appear, then who would have taught the lesson of being mindful of
the protection of their rights in this great manner? Hence, we
should also appreciate our parents by practically acting upon the
teachings of Islam, fulfil their rights, avoid actions that upset them,
and make it one’s habit to serve them. May Allah Almighty grant us
Tawfeeq to always respect, honour, and obey our parents.
‫ ْﺍﻻ‬1 Z ‫ ﺑ ﺠﺎﮦ ﺍﻟ ﻨ‬,ْ -‫ ﻣ‬W

‫ و ﺳ ﻠﻢ‬0ٖ ‫ﻟ‬W‫ و‬0‫ ﺻ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠ ْﻴ‬,ْ -‫ﻣ‬
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Islamic teachings with regards to an elder brother

Dear Islamic sisters! After parents, the relation between brother and
sister is regarded as being very close. This is why after the passing
1
[If it is permissible in Islam]
2
Jannati Zaywar, pp. 92-94, summarised.
away of parents, there is usually always a fear of the severing of ties

between them. Hence, in order to close the doors leading to a
brother and sister becoming upset with each other, after parents,
the individual whose rank and status Islam has blessed and
favoured with great honour and dignity and whom it teaches to
respect and honour is the elder brother. To make the importance of
the elder brother apparent, the blessed Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ said;
‫ َو ﻟَ ِﺪ ٖه‬Iَٰ L ‫ﲑ ِﻫ ْﻢ َﺣ ُّﻖ اﻟ َْﻮا ﻟِ ِﺪ‬
ِ ْ ‫ َﺻ ِﻐ‬Iَٰ L ‫ﲑ ْاﻻِ ْﺧ َﻮ ِة‬
ِ ْ ‫ َﺣ ُّﻖ ﻛ َِﺒ‬i.e. The right of an elder brother
upon his younger siblings is like that of the father upon his
children.1
Keep in mind! The compassion and affection for younger siblings

has been placed in the heart of an elder brother just like that of a
father. An elder brother takes care of the younger siblings whilst the
father is present, he fulfils their needs, and if the shadow of
kindness from the father is lifted, then he still fulfils his
responsibilities in a good manner later on as well. These numerous
favours of the elder brother demand that we should also respect
him, give him the status of one’s mother and father in their absence,
otherwise consider him as one’s guardian, avoid backbiting,
slandering and ill thinking in relation to him. As much as possible,
fulfil his orders, always keep good relations with him, and if ever
there is a falling out, then one should proceed first and ask for
forgiveness from the elder brother, and try to appease him as much
as possible.
Treat one’s elder brother with kindness

Sayyiduna Jareer Bin Haazim ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬states that I once saw in a
dream that my head is in my hands. In order to come to know of its
interpretation, I told this dream of mine to Sayyiduna Imam Ibn-e-
1
Seereen ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫( ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬who has a fair amount of expertise in dream

َ
interpretation). He asked me that, ‘Are any of your parents alive?’ I
said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Do you have an elder brother?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ He
‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬said, ‘Remain fearful of Allah Almighty, always treat him
with kindness and avoid severing ties with him.’1
Baray bhai behan ka Mayn kaha mana karoon har dam

Karoon Maan baap ki din raat khidmat Ya Rasoolallah
(Wasaail-e-Bakhshish, pp. 331)
Kindness towards the young

Bear in mind! Just as Islam has given the lesson of respecting an
elder brother to those who are young, similarly elders have also
been ordered to treat younger siblings with kindness and affection.
Let us listen to two blessed sayings of the Noble Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬as encouragement; hence,
1. He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬

ُ ّ َ stated, ‘Whoever has three daughters, or three
sisters, or two daughters, or two sisters and he treats them with
kindness and fears Allah regarding them, then Paradise is for
him.’2
2. He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬

ُ ّ َ said, ‘The one who does not have mercy on our
young ones, does not respect our elders, and does not recognise
our right; he is not from us.’3
Dear Islamic sisters! What are the rights of the young upon elder
siblings and what are the rights of those elder upon their younger
1
Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 6, pp. 210, Raqm 7928
2
Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 367, Hadees 1923
3
Mu’jam-e-Kabeer, vol. 11, pp. 355, Hadees 12276
siblings? Let us also listen to this; may Allah Almighty grant us

Tawfeeq to act upon this.
The rights and etiquette of those younger upon elder

siblings
It is amongst the rights of those younger upon their elder siblings to
1. Nurture and guide one’s younger siblings upon the passing

away of parents.
2. Fulfil their needs in life, always being there at every difficulty,

and fulfilling their need and being their companion however
much is possible.
3. Be kind and affectionate to them even whilst parents are alive.
4. Backbiting, slandering, thinking ill of others, being jealous of

Muslims in general is Haraam [unlawful], so it is impermissible
to a greater extent in relation to them.
5. Forgive their mistakes committed due to human nature, and

always treat them with gentleness.
The rights and etiquette of those elder upon younger

siblings
Likewise, these are these rights and etiquette of those elder upon
younger siblings that
1. Whilst respecting and honouring them, giving them the status

and rank they are deserving of.
2. Giving them the status of parents in their absence, otherwise

thinking of them as one’s guardian and guide.
3. Trying to act upon their permissible orders as much as is

possible.
4. Preceding ahead oneself and asking for forgiveness of the

mistakes one committed.
5. Trying to avoid hurting their feelings.
Dear Islamic sisters! This is the beauty of the religion of Islam that
it has guided us in every matter. We have just heard about treating
elders and those younger with kindness, and we have also heard
rights in relation to those younger and elder. Without doubt, if we
try to act upon these matters ‫ اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬by the blessing of this, one will
attain salvation from the upsets that occur between brothers and
sisters and the causes of separation that occur to a great degree.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The Islamic way of life with regards to relatives

Dear Islamic sisters! Just as the religion of Islam gives guidance in
relation to family relations and fulfilling each other rights; likewise,
there are also guiding rules and principles for us in this religion
with regards to relatives.
What does Islam say with regards to treating relatives with kindness
and what behaviour one should have with them? Listen to this and
fully try to treat relatives with kindness.
Allah Almighty henceforth states in Part 4, in the first verse of

SurahAl-Nisa’,
ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ
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ﻟ ﺬي ·ﺴﺂءﻟﻮن ﺑ ٖﻪ و
ﻵﻹرﺣﺎم &
ن
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Translation of Kanz-ul-Iman: and fear Allah in whose name you
demand (mutual rights) and be mindful of your (blood) relations.
Indeed Allah is observing you at all times.
It is written in Tafseer Na’eemi under this blessed verse: Just as

Salah, fasting, Hajj, Zakah, etc. are essential for Muslims; similarly,
fulfilling the rights of one’s relatives is also very essential as well. He
states further: Treating one’s relatives and friends with kindness is
indeed very beneficial - in this life, in the Hereafter as well; life,
death, the Hereafter - all flourish due to this.1
Shaykh-ul-Hadees ‘Allamah Maulana Shaykh ‘Abdul Mustafa

A’zami ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬states: The rights of one’s paternal grandparents,
maternal grandparents, paternal uncle, paternal auntie, maternal
uncle, maternal auntie, etc. are also like that of the mother and
father.2 He states in another place: Severing ties with relatives is
Haraam [unlawful] and is an act that leads one to Hell. Hence,
every Muslim should always bear in mind not to sever ties with any
relatives. Rather, remain steadfast in trying to keep the relations
with relatives established, and never to sever ties with relatives.
Some people say that the relative that will keep ties with us, we will
also keep ties with him, and the one who severs ties with us, we will
also sever ties with him, saying this and this method is against
Islam. (He states further:) There is only one permissible case of
severing ties with relatives, and that is that ties are severed in the
matters of Islam. For example, if a relative - no matter how close of
a relative they may be - becomes a Murtad (i.e. leaves Islam) or
1
Tafseer-e-Na’eemi, vol. 4, pp. 455-456.
2
Jannati Zaywar, pp. 94.
becomes misguided and irreligious, then it is Wajib to sever ties

with him. Or there is a relative entangled in a major sin and he does
not abstain upon being told to abstain; rather, he is obstinate in his
major sin by being persistent, it is therefore also essential to sever
ties with him as well because keeping ties with him and helping him
is as though one is participating in his major sin, and this is never
ever permissible.1 However, if she does not help the relative sin in
any way and there is no fear of developing inward love of sins due
to their sin, then it is not Wajib to sever ties. And if possible, one
should continue to invite towards righteousness so that he stays
away from sins. Bear in mind! The pure Laws of Islam have
mentioned the rights of everyone, but within the boundaries of the
Laws of Islam. Be they parents or relatives, siblings or neighbours;
in all cases, the fulfillment of rights is only in that case when they
are in accordance to the Laws of Islam. If parents, relatives, friends,
or acquaintances mention something contrary to the Laws of Islam,
then nobody [amongst them] will be obeyed and nor will one
maintain by that relation. Rather, Allah Almighty and the Noble
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ will be obeyed because no one amongst
creation can be obeyed in anything by disobeying Allah Almighty.
We should bear this point in mind in every place and to keep acting
upon this in every place is essential.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
A clear perspective of Islamic guidance in terms of society

Dear Islamic sisters! Amongst those who live in society, the people
that one comes into contact with the most are one’s neighbours.
‫ اَﻟـ ْ َﺤ ْﻤـ ُﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬it is a great generosity and favour of Islam upon humanity
1
Behisht ki Kunjiyan, pp. 197, summarised.
that by commanding to treat neighbours with kindness as well, it is

has made its believers the protector of each other’s respect and
dignity. Let us listen to the guidance Islam has bestowed with
regards to neighbours in light of the blessed sayings of the Noble
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ and how essential it is for us to fulfil their
rights. Hence:
He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬

ُ ّ َ stated, ‘Do you know what the right of a neighbour
is? It is that when he asks you for help, help him; when he asks for a
loan, give him a loan; when he is need of something, give it to him;
when he is ill, enquire about him; when goodness reaches him,
congratulate him; when difficulty afflicts him, console him; do not
raise your building without his permission if it blocks his airflow;
do not harm him by your dish except that you offer him some from
that as well; if you buy fruit, send some for him as well; if it is not
possible (to send), bring it home in a concealed manner; and your
children should not take the fruits outside otherwise it will be a
cause of pain for the neighbour’s children.’(Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 7, pp. 83,
Hadees 9560)
He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬

ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬ َ stated, ‘By Allah Almighty! He will not be a
complete believer, by Allah Almighty! He will not be a complete
believer. It was requested, ‘Who? O Messenger of Allah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ
ِ ِ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬.’ He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ ّ‫ﺻ‬
َ stated, ‘That person whose neighbour is not
ُ
1
safe from his evil.’
Dear Islamic sisters! Neighbours have a great importance in the

religion of Islam. Up to the extent that a person’s neighbour has
been made the benchmark for being a complete believer, and being
good or bad.
1
Just as a person requested, ‘O Messenger of Allah, please tell me

such an action due to which I will enter Paradise. The Noble
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ stated, ‘Become righteous.’ He requested,
‘How will I know if am righteous?’ The Holy Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
stated, ‘Ask your neighbours - if they call you righteous, then you
are righteous; and if they say you are bad, then you are indeed bad.’1
the blessed lives of our pious predecessors ‫ َر ِﲪَ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ‬are set in
‫اَﻟـ ْ َﺤ ْﻤـ ُﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬
Islamic moulds. This is the very reason why these respected
personalities always used to stay informed regarding their
neighbours. Let us observe two faith refreshing accounts for
encouragement.
Khawjah Ghareeb Nawaz ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬and the rights of
neighbours
It is stated on page 62 of the book of Maktaba-tul-Madinah - Behtar
Kaun [Who is better]? - that Sayyiduna Khawjah Ghareeb Nawaz
‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would take great care of his neighbours; he would stay in
touch with them; if any neighbour passed away, he would definitely
go to attend his funeral; when people would return after the burial,
then he would stay alone at the grave and would supplicate for their
forgiveness and salvation. Furthermore, he would instruct the
family to be patient and he would comfort them.2
He would buy meat for neighbours as well

Sayyiduna Mahdi Bin Yahya ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬states: We have always heard
only praise from the neighbours of the Sufi saint, Sayyiduna Shaykh
Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad ‘Arabi Fishtali ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬regarding him.
َ
His neighbours would recall him with kind words. The neighbours
1
2
Behtar Kaun, pp. 62
also said that whenever he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would buy meat for his own
household, he would also buy meat for his neighbours and would
say, ‘I cannot leave my neighbours deprived by cooking meat alone.’1
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The Islamic way of life with regards to laws

Dear Islamic sisters! In order to safeguard society from trials,
tribulations and bloodshed, one beauty of the Islamic system is also
that Islamic laws do not change in terms of tribes or clans, nor is
there any change due to the status and rank of anyone. Rather, the
laws of Islam are equal for all rich and poor, whites and blacks, Arabs
and non-Arabs, which you can comprehend from this narration.
Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋﻨْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ

ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬, states: The people of Quraysh
were greatly worried about a Makhzoomi lady who had committed
theft. They began to say, ‘Who will converse with the Messenger of
Allah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ with regards to her? Some people said, ‘Who can
dare to do so other than Sayyiduna Usamah Bin Zayd ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬he is
the favourite of the Messenger of Allah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬َ .’ When
Sayyiduna Usamah ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬spoke about that with the Noble
Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ِ ِ َ ‫ﺻ‬ َ ِٖ ِ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ , the Noble Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬
ُ ّ َ stated, ‘Are
you interceding with regards to the boundaries of Allah Almighty?’
Then he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬stood up and delivered a sermon saying,
‘What destroyed the nations preceding you, was that if a noble
amongst them stole, they would forgive him, and if a poor person
amongst them stole, they would inflict the Legal punishment of
Allah upon him. By Allah, if Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad
[‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ ] stole, I would cut off her hand.’
2
1
Behtar Kaun, pp. 55.
2
Dear Islamic sisters! This is a great beauty of the religion of Islam

that it does not give excuse any person of status or wealth with
regards to issuing legal punishments. Whenever the matter of
Sharia prescribed punishments arises, only and only the command
of Allah Almighty and His Beloved Messenger ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ is
looked at without differentiating between the rich and poor, and
only that is enacted upon. May Allah Almighty bestow us with true
and firm love for the religion of Islam.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Points related to maintaining blood relations

Dear Islamic sisters! Bringing the speech towards the end, we will
achieve the privilege of listening to some point related to
maintaining blood relations.
First observe two sayings of the Noble Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ :
1. Every show of good conduct is charity; be it with the rich or the

poor.1
2. Congratulations to the one who showed kindness to one’s

mother and father as Allah Almighty has increased his lifespan.2
Maintaining blood relations is Wajib, and severing ties with

blood relations is Haraam and is an act that leads one to Hell.3
Treating relatives with kindness is not only that if they treat you
with kindness, then you treat them with kindness as well. This
1
Majma’-uz-Zawaid, vol. 3, pp. 331, Hadees 4754
2
Mustadrak, vol. 5, pp. 213, Hadees 7339
3
Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, part 16, pp. 558
thing is returning favour in reality, i.e. doing something like-

for-like. For example, if someone sends something to you, you
send something to them. Someone comes to you; you go to
them. In reality, maintaining blood relations is if someone
severs relations with you, you join them; if someone wishes to
separate from you, you consider and fulfill the rights of being a
relative with them.1
There are many forms of maintaining relations: giving relatives

a gift, helping them if they require assistance from you in any
matter, greeting them with Salaam, visiting them, sitting with
them, conversating with them, showing kindness and
compassion to them.
Visit Maharim relatives with intervals, i.e. visit them one day
and then miss a day as this increases love and affection. In fact,
one should meet close relatives every Jumuah or once a month.
Tribes and families should be united on the truth and permissible

matters i.e. if relatives are upon truth, they should all unite in
competing with others and making the truth apparent.
If a relative is in need, then to reject them is a sin. Whenever

any of your relative is in need, one should therefore fulfil it;
rejecting them is severing ties.2
In order to learn about countless forms of Sunnah, please acquire

and read the two books from Maktaba-tul-Madinah - Bahar-e-
Shari’at, part 16 (312 pages) and the 120 page book - Sunnatayn aur
Adaab - and the two booklets of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat - ‘101
1
Radd-ul-Muhtar, vol. 9, pp. 678
2
Al-Durar-ul-Hukkam, vol. 1, pp. 323
Speech: 08

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Customs of society

The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has stated: if an Ummati of
mine sends Salat upon me once with sincerity, Allah Almighty will
shower ten mercies upon him, increase him by ten ranks, write ten
good deeds for him and forgive ten sins of his.
(Sunan-e-Kubra, vol. 6, pp. 21, Hadees 9892)
Mayri zaban tar rahay zikr-o-Durood say

Be-ja Hanson kabhi na karoon Guftago fuzool
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish Muramman, pp. 243)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
148
Customs of society 149
َ َ ۡ ّ ٌ ۡ َ ‫ ’ن َِّي ُة ال ۡ ُم ۡؤم‬The
Important point
will attain.

ّٰۡ
phone.
not permitted.

َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Today, we will hear about some wrong
traditions that are present within the society. An un-Islamic and
inhumane tradition was taking place in Egypt for a long time; what
was this tradition and through the miracle of which blessed
personality did it come to an end, an incident will be mentioned in
regards to this. There are many incorrect beliefs and traditions
which are prevalent amongst the people regarding the month of
Safar; we will hear the sayings of the Islamic scholars in regards to
this. We will also learn about the non-Islamic traditions that are
taking place in weddings in today’s society. At the end of the
speech, we will listen to a short biography of Data Ganj Bakhsh
‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬and Umm-e-Attar ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻬﺎ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬. May Allah Almighty allow us
to listen to the entire speech. During the speech, some Islamic
sisters continue to make zikr and recite Durood Shareef etc. on
their Tasbih. Remember! This is not the time for that, we have
gathered here with the intention of gaining religious knowledge, so
our complete attention should be towards the speech. Listening to a
speech that is based on learning religious knowledge is also a form
of Zikr-ul-Allah.
Sayyiduna Umar caused a stagnant river to flow

Shaykh-e-Tareeqat Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬narrates a
story in his booklet, ‘Karamaat-e-Farooq-e-A’zam’: After Egypt was
conquered, the people of Egypt once said to Sayyiduna ‘AmrBin
‘Aas ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬: O Leader! We have a tradition in relation to the River
Nile, and until we do not fulfil that tradition, the river does not
flow. He asked: What is it? They said: We take a virgin girl from her
parents, adorn her with fine clothing and jewellery, and then throw
her into the Nile. Sayyiduna ‘Amr Bin ‘Aas ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬said: This can
never occur in Islam; Islam abolishes such meaningless ancient
customs. Thus, that tradition was prohibited and the current of the
river began to decrease, to such an extent that the people had
intended to leave that place. After seeing this, Sayyiduna ‘Amr Bin
‘Aas ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬wrote down the whole situation and sent it to the
second caliph, Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen, Sayyiduna Umar Bin Khattab
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬. In response to this letter, Sayyiduna Umar ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬wrote:
you did the correct thing. Indeed, Islam does away with such
customs. There is a piece of paper in this letter, place it into the
River Nile. When Sayyiduna ‘Amr Bin ‘Aas ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬received the
letter of Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and took out that piece of
paper from the letter, it was written: O River Nile! If you flow of
your own accord, then do not flow, but if Allah Almighty has
caused you to flow then I supplicate to Allah Almighty that He
makes you flow. Sayyiduna ‘Amr Bin ‘Aas ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ ﻋَـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬placed this piece
of paper into the river, its water level rose by 16 yards overnight,
thus, this tradition was completely eradicated in Egypt. (Karamaat-
Farooq-e-A’zam, pp. 15, pp. 10, Al-‘Azamah-li-Imam Asfahani, pp. 318, Raqm 940
summarised)
Chahayn to isharoon say apnay, kaya hi palat dayn dunya ki
Yeh shan hay khidmat garoon ki, Sardar ka ‘aalam kya hoga
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear of the kinds of strange, wicked
and unlawful traditions and customs that were present in the
society before the teachings of Islam spread. For example, when the
River Nile would begin to dry up, every year, the people of Egypt
would take a young innocent girl, adorn her with jewellery and
throw her into the river. They had adopted this false belief that if
they don’t carry out this custom, the River Nile would become dry.
May we be sacrificed upon the one who took blessings and
knowledge from the court of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ ,
Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen, Sayyiduna Umar Bin Khattab ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, due
to who, this long standing, ignorant and terrible tradition was
ended forever.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Just as the people of Egypt had established a

custom based on their false beliefs in order to keep the River Nile
flowing, similarly, in today’s day and age, there are many incorrect
beliefs, suspicions, impermissible customs and non-Islamic
traditions present in the society that are taking the people away
from the Shari’at and Sunnah, and leading them towards
destruction. Let us hear about some of these impermissible customs
and traditions.
Baseless views regarding the month of Safar

Dear Islamic sisters! There are many customs prevalent in our
society which clearly oppose the teachings of Islam, and due to their
ignorance, many people consider them to be good. But, of the
twelve months, there are many incorrect beliefs regarding the
month of Safar in particular. Whereas, the month of Safar-ul-
Muzaffar is the second month of the blessed Islamic calendar. Let
us first listen to the virtue of this month and the incidents that took
place in it:
Remember! Just as the blessings and mercy of Allah Almighty

shower down in the other months, it also descends within this
month, in fact, it is known as Safar-ul-Muzaffar i.e. the month of
success. Many great and historical events took place in the month
of Safar-ul-Muzaffar.
Some historical events that took place in Safar-ul-Muzaffar

C In the second year after migration, the blessed marriage of
Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen, Sayyiduna Ali ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and Sayyidah
Fatima Zahra ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْﻬَﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬took place in Safar-ul-Muzaffar. (Al Kamil-
fi-Tareekh, vol. 2, pp. 12)
C The Muslims conquered Khayber in the month of Safar-ul-

Muzaffar. (Al Bidayah-wan-Nihayah, vol. 3, pp. 392)
C The sword of Allah, Sayyiduna Khalid Bin Waleed, Sayyiduna

‘Amr Bin ‘Aas and Sayyiduna Usman Bin Talhah ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
presented themselves in the court of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and accepted Islam in the month of Safar-ul-Muzaffar.
(Al Kamil-fi-Tareekh, vol. 2, pp. 109)
C Madaìn (where the palace of Kisra was located) was conquered

in the month of Safar-ul-Muzaffar. (Al Kamil-fi-Tareekh, vol. 2, pp. 357)
C During the reign of Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar

Farooq ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, Sayyiduna Sa’d Bin Abi Waqas ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
َ >‫ ا‬
ُ 3
َ ‫َر‬
performed the Jumu’ah prayer in the palace of Kisra in the
month of Safar-ul-Muzaffar 17 AH. This was the first time
Jumu’ah was prayed in the kingdom of Iraq.
C In the month of Safar-ul-Muzaffar 11 AH, the Muslims were

saved from the false claimant of prophethood, Aswad ‘Ansi, the
liar. (Faizan-e-Siddeeq-e-Akbar, vol. 391)
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear how beloved the month of Safar-
ul-Muzaffar is and of the number of great events that took place in
this blessed month. Ponder for a moment! If such significant events
took place in this blessed month, then how can it possibly be ill-
fated. But with great regret, due to a lack of Islamic knowledge and
bad company, there is a group of people who consider this blessed
month to be a month in which difficulties and calamities descend;
in particular, there are many well-known unislamic views regarding
its first thirteen days.
Incorrect views regarding the month of Safar

Considering Safar to be a month in which calamities descend, in the
initial days of this month, people boil chickpeas or wheat and give it
away as Niyaz. Also, Surah Muzzammil is recited a specific number
of times. people go to the beach and make balls of flour and then
feed them to the fish etc. The reasoning of people for carrying out
all of these actions is that they will be freed of all the calamities that
descend in the month of Safar. Remember! Difficulties and trials
are from Allah Almighty, there is no specific day or month that is
singled out for them; the one who is destined to be afflicted with
trials will be afflicted. Regardless of whether it is the month of Safar
or any other month of the year. It should be noted that reciting the
Quran and performing Niyaz, Fatihah is a Mustahab
(recommended) action, and it can be carried out on any day of the
year with lawful sustenance. However, merely based on conjecture,
people think that if they do not perform Fatihah on the thirteenth
with boiled chickpeas and distribute them, the income of the
breadwinners in the household will be affected or that the members
of the household will be afflicted with some calamity. This belief is
baseless and is mere superstition.
Ill-fate and the last Wednesday of Safar

Considering the last Wednesday of Safar-ul-Muzaffar to be ill-fated,
people carry out all sorts of things. For example, people close their
businesses on that day, they go out for travelling, entertainment and
hunting, they bathe, celebrate and then say that the Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬performed the ritual bath (Ghusl) for well-
being on this day and travelled outside of Madinah Tayyibah. All of
these things are baseless, in fact, the Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
was severely ill during those days, those words are lies. Some people
say that calamities descend on this day and all sorts of things are
mentioned; these are all unsubstantiated. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, part. 16, vol.
3, pp. 659)
A’la Hadrat Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad

Raza Khan ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬was asked about the last Wednesday of Safar;
women leave their cities for the sake of travelling and giving Niyaz
etc. at graves, is this permissible? A’la Hadrat replied with the
following: this should never be done as there is great tribulation in
this and marking this Wednesday is completely baseless. (Fatawa-e-
Razawiyyah, vol. 22, pp. 240)
states: some people celebrate on the last Wednesday of Safar
because this ‘ill-fated’ month has passed, this is incorrect. (Mirat-ul-
Manajih, vol. 6, pp. 257)
The month of Safar was considered ill-fated amongst the Arabs

During the age of ignorance (before Islam), the people would also
hold similar superstitious beliefs about the month of Safar, they
would consider it a month in which misfortune and calamities
descend; they would consider the coming of the month of Safar ill-
fated. (Umda-tul-Qaari, vol. 7, pp. 110, summarised)
A’la Hadrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad

Raza Khan ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬was asked: is it prohibited to carry out Nikah in
the months of Muharram and Safar? He ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬replied: Nikah is
not prohibited in any month, this is wrongly famous. (Malfuzaat-e-A’la
Hadrat, pp. 95)
Sadr-ush-Shari’ah, Badr-ut-Tareeqah, ‘Allamah Maulana Amjad Ali

A’zami ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬writes: people consider the month of Safar to be ill-
fated and do not perform marriages in this month, they do not
perform Rukhsati ceremony of their daughters in this month and
avoid carrying out other similar things in this month. They also
avoid travelling, in particular, they consider the first thirteen days
of Safar to be especially ill-fated; these are all ignorant claims. It is
stated in a Hadees: Safar is nothing. (Bukhari, Kitab-ut- Tibb, Bab-ul-
Juzaam, vol. 4, pp. 24, Hadees 5707)
Meaning, people are wrong for considering it ill-fated. Likewise,

many people consider the month of Zee-Qa’dah to be bad and refer
to it as the ‘month of emptiness’; this is also incorrect. They also
consider the 3rd, 13th, 23rd, 8th, 18th and 28th of every month to be ill-
fated, this is also a futile belief. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 659)
The month of Safar according to the teachings of Islam

Dear Islamic sisters! Hopefully, after listening to the
aforementioned words, any superstitions that you had regarding
the month of Safar have left your hearts. If any such whisperings
enter the heart and mind of anyone, they should not pay any heed
to them, they should instead act upon the teachings of Islam. In
order to remove the doubt of Safar being ill-fated from the mind,
remember the following, all of the months of the year are made by
Allah Almighty; no day or month is ill-fated. Just as the Divine
Mercy descends in the other months, likewise, the month of Safar is
also full of mercy. Nevertheless, if a person occupies himself with

disobeying Allah Almighty and is consequently afflicted by some
calamity, then this can be due to his sins, but this ill-fortune has no
link to this month.
It is stated in Tafseer Ruh-ul-Bayan: it is incorrect to consider Safar

or any other month, or to consider any other specific time to be ill-
fated, every moment is created by Allah Almighty and the actions of
people take place in them. The moment in which a believer is busy
in obeying and worshipping Allah Almighty, it is a blessed moment,
and the moment in which he disobeys Allah Almighty, that
moment is ill-fated for him. In reality, ill-fortune is in committing
sins. (Tafseer Ruh-ul-Bayan, vol. 3, pp. 428)
Gunahoon say mayra saara wujood afsos hay lithra

Mujhay ab pak kar dijiye gunaahon ki nahusat say
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish Marammam, pp. 402)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! From the impermissible customs and events

that take place in society, is something called ‘Basant mayla’. Even
though this event is an invention of the non-Muslims, due to their
distance from Islamic knowledge, Muslims are also partaking in
this event. Remember, the Basant mayla comprises of many evils
and shameless acts, it is a means of squandering money and it
results in the loss of many valuable lives.
The calamity of kite flying and Basant Mayla

Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, ‘Allamah Maulana
Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri ‫ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮﻛَـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬states: Basant Mayla
is in remembrance of an insulter of the Beloved Prophet. Those
who initiated it have died and met their punishment but

unfortunately, Muslims, who are heedless of their inevitable deaths
are busy in continuing this tradition, due to which, this tradition,
which is full of sins and destruction, is spreading its misfortune.
Today, those who call themselves Muslims are busy in celebrating
the non-Muslim tradition of ‘Basant’ with great pride, in which kite
flying competitions take place, speakers are fitted to the roofs of
houses, through which indecent songs are played. They become so
jubilant over the kite tearing apart, that boys and girls are seen
dancing together, not wanting to remain behind the men, even
women take part in this event. Hotels and the roofs of tall buildings
are booked in advance, in which, many people from up and down
the country come to take part in this sin also. In short, there is a
great amount of shameless acts, indecency and many other sins that
take place.
Every year, due to this misfortunate event, many people lose their
lives by falling from roofs, getting their kite lines stuck, because of
electric cables falling and getting into disputes during the
competition. There are many children whose jugular veins get cut
due to the sharp kite line, whilst there are many others who lose
their arms and legs and spend the rest of their lives crippled and
become a burden for their parents and families. There are many
parents who send their children to these accursed gatherings and
then live the rest of their lives in grief due to the absence of their
child. Besides important people, people from outside the country
are also invited to witness the kite-flying, those people must laugh
after witnessing the stupidity of this nation whose every child is in
debt, yet instead of saving their country, they are wasting hundreds
of thousands of rupees on kite-flying. In short, many Muslims are
falling into the traps of their lower selves and the devil by wasting
their time and money, and sometimes even lose their lives. May
Allah Almighty grant all Muslims sound intellect and give them the
ability to save themselves and others from indulging in useless and
immoral works. (Madani Muzakarah Qist.9 Yaqeen-e-Kamil ki Barakatayn, pp.
25-26)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! There are many customary practices that take
place on the occasion of marriage. Every area, every group and
every family have their own customs. As these traditions are carried
out merely based on the custom of the people, and nobody
considers them to be Fard or Wajib, they cannot be considered
unlawful (Haraam) or impermissible as long as they do not oppose
the Shar’'ah. Just as Sadr-ush-Shari’ah, ‘Allamah Maulana Mufti
Amjad Ali A’zami ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬states: customs can be followed as long
as it does not result in committing an unlawful action, however,
some people are so adamant that they will end up carrying out an
impermissible action, but they will not leave the custom. For
example, the girl is young and one does not have the wealth to carry
out the custom, instead of leaving the custom and performing the
Nikah, they are prepared to even involve themselves in the accursed
act of taking interest. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 104, summarised)
Is this a wedding or an announcement of war?

He further writes: some consider dancing and music such an
important matter, at the time of fixing the marriage, they stipulate
that dancing must take place otherwise we will not carry out the
marriage. However, the parents of the girl do not realise that
avoiding spending unnecessarily could lead to that money being
used in a beneficial manner by their own children. Just for
momentary happiness, they will do all of this, but do not
understand that at the home where the girl was to stay after
marriage, there is no longer any space for her to even sit; there was
a home, but it was lost to usury, now after coming under difficulty,
husband and wife begin to quarrel. If this continues for some time,
then it eventually ends in an all-out feud; was this a wedding or an
announcement of war. We accept that it is a time of joy and such
days are witnessed after waiting for a long time, no doubt, one
should celebrate, but exceeding the boundaries and limits of the
Shari’ah is not the job of an intelligent person. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 2,
pp. 106)
Singing and music

Dear Islamic sisters! Generally speaking, it is a tradition in many
homes to gather one’s relatives and other local females in order to
play the drum and sing. This is Haraam; as firstly, playing the drum
itself is Haraam, then the females singing, and on top of that, their
voices reaching non-Mahrams, particularly their singing voices.
Those women who usually consider it wrong for their voices to be
heard outside of the home, they also participate in such gatherings,
as if, according to them, there is no harm in singing songs,
regardless of how far their voices reach. Also, young unmarried
girls also take part. How much effect will this singing and listening
to these songs have on their emotions, character and habits; these
are not things that are in need of any explanation or proof. (Derived
from Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 105, summarised)
The Mehndi tradition

Similarly, there is the tradition of Mehndi in which young girls
wear un-Islamic clothing, whilst not covered properly, roaming the
marketplaces and alleyways with containers of henna, and then go
to the bride or groom’s house and take part in a “private” gathering
of song and dance, which results in tribulations. (Tarbiyyat-e-Au lad, pp.

36-37)
Music functions
It does not stop there, in fact, they organise music functions where
they invite singers and listen to their singing via speakers, and
watch dancers, encouraging them with the clapping of their hands.
The indecent and immoral things which take place in such
gatherings are not need of any explanation. Allah forbid! Mother
and father, son and daughter, brother and sister are all engrossed in
these celebrations, and shame is nowhere in sight. It is in gatherings
like this that many young people become good-for-nothing and
squander their wealth. (Tarbiyyat-e-Au lad, pp. 37)
The tradition of fixing the marriage

The ‘Mangni’ is when the marriage is confirmed and fixed.
However, there are many wrong customs that are considered
necessary which take place on this occasion also. For example, the
boy himself places the ring on the finger of his fiancé. (Tarbiyyat-e-
Aulad, pp. 37) It is impermissible for a man to dye anything besides his
hair or beard with henna, however, many grooms dye their hands
and feet with henna. (Tarbiyyat-e-Aulad, pp. 37)
Bands are invited to welcome the groom and his entourage, these
bands play their instruments and along with committing this sin,
they disturb other Muslims who are sleeping or are ill. (Tarbiyyat-e-
Aulad, pp. 38)
The tradition of giving milk

On the occasion of the Rukhsati, the custom of giving milk is
carried out. This involves the groom being invited into a large
crowd of non-Mahram females. His friends do not leave his side on

this occasion and accompany him also. Then a young girl, in the
company of similar aged girls, presents a glass of milk to the groom,
and then they all have a laugh and joke with each other. In the end,
the groom is requested to give some money in exchange for the
milk, which is often beyond what he can spare. Besides the women
not being covered properly, there are many other disturbing events
that are witnessed. (Tarbiyyat-e-Au lad, pp. 38)
Fireworks
Singing, dancing and fireworks are haram; who is not aware of their
unlawfulness, but some people are so engrossed in these actions
that they consider the wedding to be incomplete without them.
Some are even so audacious that if these unlawful acts don’t take
place in the wedding, they liken it to a mourning and a funeral.
They do not think that firstly, it is a sin and in opposition to the
Shari’ah, secondly, it is a waste of money, thirdly, it is a source of
sins and the sins of those who gather is upon his shoulders.
Fireworks sometimes result in people’s clothes being burnt, houses
catching fire and people being burnt. It is necessary upon a Muslim
that every action he carries out is in accordance with the Shari’ah.
He should avoid opposing Allah Almighty and his Beloved
Messenger; there is great benefit for his religion and worldly life in
this. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 2, pp. 106, summarised)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Immoralities of Valentine’s Day

Dear Islamic sisters! One of the many impermissible traditions and
celebrations that have become widespread in the society is
“Valentine’s Day”. Just like ‘Basant’, this is also a tradition of the

non-Muslims, which consists of many evils. It is with great
disappointment that just like ‘Basant’, on this occasion, many
people exceed the bounds of the Shari’ah and indulge in all kinds of
sin. Young males and females meet shamelessly and without being
veiled properly. They exchange gifts and commit all kinds
ofindecencies, whether it is publicly or in secret, according to their
ability. The queues in the gift shops and florists increase, and those
who purchase these things are young men and women. Hotel
bookings increase as compared to other days. Allah Forbid! The
sale of alcohol increases and there is a great show of shamelessness
and immodesty that takes place on the beaches.
Those countries in which the non-Muslims are free to do every act

of immodesty that they wish, under the law, on that day, even they
become fed up at times and campaign against such events.
However, it is a matter of great sorrow and regret that, just like the
non-Muslims, many Muslims are also involved in such acts of
immodesty; they throw aside the pure commandments of Allah
Almighty and his Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬by openly
committing sins, which not only fills their book of deeds with sins,
but soils the pure Muslim society. Unlawful glances, improper
veiling, immodesty, strange boys and girls mixing, laughing and
joking the exchanging of gifts and reaching a stage where
fortification takes place; all of this occurs on this day. No Muslim
can have any doubt regarding these satanic works being
impermissible and haram because the unlawfulness and
impermissibility of these actions are proven from the glorious
verses of the Quran and the sayings of the Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. Therefore, it is imperative that we stay away from such
senseless actions and busy ourselves with those actions that incur
the pleasure of Allah Almighty. May Allah Almighty give us the

Taufeeq to do this.

‫وﺳﻠﻢ‬
Sadqah mujhay sarkar nawasoon ka ata ho

Aghyar kay tukroon say Shahanshah bacha lo
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, murammam, pp. 307)
َۡ C
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ َ ُ ٰ َ ُ ّٰ َّ َ
‫الب ِ ۡيب‬ ‫صلوا‬ ‫ م َّمد‬C 7‫ا‬ ‫صل‬
Dear Islamic sisters! We are hearing about the wrong customs and
traditions found in society and their destructions. Generally, on
occasions of grief and joy, some foolish people exceed the limits in
carrying out un-Islamic traditions and observing the special days of
non-Muslims. The entire world could shift, cyclones, storms, floods
and earthquakes can strike, the law can come into action, yet they
are still not prepared to move even an inch away from their
impermissible traditions and from observing the celebrations of the
non-Muslims. If someone was to try to rectify them and inform
them of the religious and worldly harms of these vices, they reply by
saying that these are our family traditions and have been taking
place since the time of our forefathers, so we will never leave those
customs. Remember! It is not a sign of wisdom to make the actions
of one’s family proof for impermissible customs, rather, this is clear
opposition to the Shari’ah.
Advice for those who observe impermissible customs at

times of grief and joy
It is written in Tafseer Siraat-ul-Jinaan: those people who observe
un-Islamic traditions on occasions of sadness and joy should
ponder over their actions. Instead of presenting Islamic evidences

for their actions, they begin to say, our elders have been carrying
out this tradition for a long time, and perhaps there isn’t a single
household from our family who does not carry out these customs
and traditions, so how can we leave them just because someone is
telling us to. If these people were to keep the commandments of
Allah Almighty and his Beloved Messenger ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬in their
minds and ponder over their actions, then they will come to know
that some of their customs and actions are in clear opposition to the
Shari’ah, and they are carrying the weight of their own sins as well
as others upon their backs. (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, pp.104)
How is it to oppose the Shari’ah in following one’s forefathers?

Remember! Opposing the Shari’ah by following one’s misguided
forefathers is Haraam. Similarly, to follow one’s forefathers in
committing sins is impermissible, because according to the blessed
Hadees, a person cannot be obeyed in an action that entails the
disobedience of Allah Almighty. (Muslim Kitab-ul-Imarah, pp. 789, Hadees 4765)
If people are told to follow the Shari’ah on occasions of marriage,

death and others, they reply by saying that these are the traditions
of their forefathers, family and caste; this is completely incorrect
and invalid. To summarise, following wrong people is wrong, and
following good people is good; just as we follow the companions
‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬ ِ
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬, their successors, the Mujtahid Imams, the saints and the
pious people ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, then this is good as the Quran itself has
commanded us to do this. It is stated:
ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
﴾١١٩﴿ ‫
ﻟﺼ ﺪ ﻗ‬ s
‫ﻮﻧﻮ‬F ‫و‬
And be with the truthful ones.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)](Part 11, Surah At-Taubah, Verse 119)
He ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬has told us to make Du’a to follow the pious
predecessors in every prayer:
ۡ
6ۡ 7‫ﻠ ۡﻴ‬E ‫
ط
ﻟ ﺬﻳۡ ﻦ
ﻧ ﻌ ۡﻤﺖ‬M ¹
The Path of those upon whom You have bestowed favour.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Surah Al Fatihah, Verse 6)
May Allah Almighty give us the Taufeeq follow the righteous and
allow us stay away from following the wicked. (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 1,
pp. 271, summarised)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! We are currently in the blessed month of

Safar-ul-Muzaffar. The 17th Safar-ul-Muzaffar 1398 AH is the day
Umm-e-Attar ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻬَﺎ‬passed away. Due to this relevance, we will
mention a short introduction to Umm-e-Attar ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻬَﺎ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬.
Noble mention of Umm-e-Attar

The blessed mother of Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat
‫ﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬ ‫اﻣـ ْ ﺑـ‬
ُ ‫ﺖ َ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ‬ َ َ‫د‬
was a righteous, pious and God-fearing woman.
Despite the passing of her husband and the extremely difficult
situation she found herself in, she raised her children according to
the teachings of Islam. The proof of which can be seen in Ameer-e-
Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮﻛَـﺎﺗُـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬. Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑ َـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬
once mentioned that his honourable mother was strict in observing
the Faraaid and Wajibat from the beginning and that she would
encourage him and his siblings to perform the prayer from an early
age; she would wake them all up for the Fajr prayer in particular.
Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ دَاﻣَـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬states that due to the
blessings of my honourable mother’s upbringing I don’t ever recall

missing the Fajr prayer, even in childhood.
Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑ َـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬states:
my honourable mother passed away on the night preceding Friday
in Meetha dar, Karachi. She remembered me a lot at the time of
death. My sister said: she became silent after reciting the Kalimah
and Istighfar. Her face was especially glowing after the Ghusl. A
fragrance emanated from the place in which she passed away,
particularly in the portion of the night that she passed away; many
kinds of fragrance could be smelled at that time. On the third day of
her passing, I bought some rose petals in the morning which
remained fresh until the evening, I placed them on my mother’s
grave with my own hands. There was such an amazing and mild
fragrance coming from them that I was left amazed as I had never
smelt nor have I since smelt such a fragrance coming from rose
petals; the fragrance even remained on my hands for many hours.
(Tazkirah-e-Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Qist. 2, pp. 41, summarised)
Urs-e-Pak Aa gaya Umm-e-Attar ka

Un say Attar ki hum ko nai’mat mili
Maula rauzah dikha Umm-e-Attar ka

Haq ho kasay ada Umm-e-Attar ka
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! The 20th of Safar-ul-Muzaffar is the death day

anniversary (‘Urs) of Sayyiduna Data Ali Hajwayri. Due to this
relevance, let us hear a short introduction to Sayyid Ali Hajwayri
َ ْ ‫ َر‬:
Birth and lineage

Huzoor Sayyid Data Ganj Bakhsh Ali Hajwayri ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬was born
in approximately 400 AH, in the city of Ghazni. After some time,
his family migrated to Hajwayr, hence the title ‘Hajwayri’. (Urdu
Dairah-tul-Ma’arif, vol. 9, pp. 91, summarised) His name is ‘Ali’, and his
father’s name is ‘Usman’. His lineage reaches the leader of the
martyrs, Sayyiduna Imam Hasan Mujtaba ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬via six links.
(Buzurgan-e-Lahore, vol. 222) His patronymic (kunyat) is Abul -Hasan.
(Urdu Dairah-tul-Ma’arif, vol. 9, pp. 91) His well-known titles are ‘Ganj
Bakhsh’ and ‘Data Sahib’.
He was a great scholar of the religion, a Shaykh of a Tareeqat, a

worshipper and a Mufti. His book, Kashf-ul-Mahjoob, is famous the
world over. He passed away on 20th Safar-ul-Muzaffar 465 AH in
Markaz-ul-Awliya, Lahore (Pakistan), which is where his
mausoleum is also located; it is a place where Du’as are accepted.
To learn more about the life of Data Sahib, refer to the booklet of
Maktaba-tul-Madina, ‘Faizan-e-Data Ali Hajwayri’.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Sunnahs and etiquette of ‘Aqeeqah

Dear Islamic sisters! Let us listen to some Sunnahs and etiquette of
‘Aqeeqah from the booklet of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat Hadrat
‘Allamah Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬,
entitled ‘Ghaflat’:
C The beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: A boy is pawned for his
‘Aqeeqah; an animal should be slaughtered on his behalf on the
seventh day, he should be named and his head should be
shaved. (Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 177, Hadees 1527). The meaning of pawned
here is that complete benefit will not be attained from him until
the ‘Aqeeqah is performed. Some Hadees scholars have stated
that the safety, growth and good characteristics of the child are
linked to the ‘Aqeeqah. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 354)
C The animal that is slaughtered to express gratitude upon the

birth of a child is known as ‘Aqeeqah. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 355)
C Two male goats should be slaughtered in the ‘Aqeeqah of a male

child, and one female goat should be slaughtered in the
‘Aqeeqah of a female child i.e. it is better to sacrifice a male
animal for the male child, and a female animal for the female
child. However, there is no harm if female goats are sacrificed
in the ‘Aqeeqah of a male child or if a male goat is sacrificed in
the ‘Aqeeqah of a female child. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 357)
C A share of ‘Aqeeqah may be included in the Qurbani of a camel

etc.
C Performing the ‘Aqeeqah is neither Fard nor Wajib, rather, it is

Sunnat-e-Mustahabbah (if one has the ability then they should
definitely perform it, but there is no sin for not doing it,
nevertheless, they will be deprived of its reward). It is strictly
prohibited for a poor individual to borrow money with interest
in order to perform ‘Aqeeqah. (Islami Zindagi, pp. 27)
C If the child passed away before the seventh day, not performing
the ‘Aqeeqah will not have any effect on his intercession etc., as
he passed away before the time of ‘Aqeeqah arrived. However, if
the child reached the time of ‘Aqeeqah i.e. became seven days
old, and despite having the capability, they did not perform his
‘Aqeeqah without a valid reason, then it is narrated that he will
not be able to intercede for his parents. (Fatawa-e-Razawiyyah, vol.
20, pp. 596)
C To perform ‘Aqeeqah on the seventh day is Sunnah and this is

superior, otherwise it can be performed on the fourteenth or
twenty-first day. (Fatawa-e-Razawiyyah, vol. 20, pp. 586)
C The conditions that apply to the Qurbani animal also apply to

the animal of ‘Aqeeqah. The uncooked meat can be distributed
to the poor or to one’s relatives and friends; or it can be
distributed to them after being cooked. One can also invite
them for a feast; all of these cases are permissible. (Bahar-e-
Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 357)
C If it was not performed on the seventh day, it can be performed

at any time; the Sunnah will be fulfilled. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp.
356)
To learn many more Sunnahs, refer to the two books of Maktaba-

tul-Madinah, ‘Bahar-e-Shari’at part 16 (312 pages)’ and the 120-
page book, ‘Sunnatayn aur Adaab’. Also, purchase and read the two
booklets of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬, ‘101 Madani
Phool’ and ‘163 Madani Phool’.
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Unique characteristics of the Ummah of the Prophet
Excellence of reciting Salat upon the Holy Prophet

The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has said:
‫ﻒ‬ٌ ‫ ﻜ ًﺔ ﻣ ﻌ & ْﻢ ﺻ ﺤ‬Ò‫ﷲ ﻣ ﻼ‬ ‫ ﻌ ﺚ ﺍ‬h ‫ﺎن ﻳ ْﻮ م ﺍ ْﻟ ﺨﻤ ْﻴ ﺲ‬ + ‫ﺍذﺍ‬

‫ﺍﻟ ﻨﺎ‬9 n‫ ْﻛ‬o ‫ ﺒ ْﻮ ن ﻳ ْﻮ م ﺍ ْﻟ ﺨﻤ ْﻴ ﺲ وﻟ ْﻴ ﻠ ﺔ ﺍ ْﻟ ﺠ ﻤ ﻌ ﺔ‬m‫ﺐٍ ﻳ ْﻜ‬k‫ﻣ ْﻦ ﻓ ﻀ ٍﺔ وﺍﻗ ْﻼ ٌم ﻣ ْﻦ ذ‬
‫س ﻋ " ﺻ ﻼ ًة‬
i.e. When the day of Thursday arrives, Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬sends angels who
have silver pages and gold pens; they write the names of those who
recite a large number of Durood on me on the day of Thursday and
the night before Friday. (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 1, pp. 250, Hadees 2164)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
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Unique characteristics of the Ummah of the Prophet 172
Important point
will attain.

ّٰۡ
phone.
not permitted.

َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! ‫اِ ْن َﺷ

ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬, in today’s speech, we will have the
honour of listening to the unique characteristics of the Ummah of
Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ . Firstly we will listen to the unique
characteristics, virtues and excellence of the Ummah of Beloved
Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬ َ which the Torah has specified, what did
Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ ِ
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـﻪ‬wish for when he came to know of these
unique characteristics of the Ummah of Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, we will hear regarding this wish, after this we will listen to the
reason behind the superiority of the Ummah of Beloved Prophet

ُ ّ َ and six esteemed virtues of the Ummah of the Beloved
ُ ّ َ , the strong memory of the individuals in the
Ummah of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬َ and sayings of the
Saints in regards to that and also an unparalleled incident relating
to the memory of Sayyiduna Imam Bukhari ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬. Lastly, events
َ
relating to the Beloved Prophet’s ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ love and affection for
his Ummah will be mentioned. May Allah Almighty grant us the
blessing of listening to the bayan wholeheartedly from the beginning
to the end with good intentions. Some Islamic sisters continue
doing tasbih by way of zikr and durood, but remember it is not the
time for this, as we have gathered here with the intention of
attaining Islamic knowledge so complete attention should be
towards the bayan, as listening to a bayan on Islamic knowledge is
also included within Zikr of Allah. Let’s first of all listen to a faith-
refreshing story about the virtues of the Ummah of Beloved

ُ ّ َ .
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Virtues of the Ummah of Beloved Prophet in the Tawrah

On page 516, volume 5 of ‘Allah Walon ki Baatayn’ an excellent
book published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, it is stated: Sayyiduna
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬humbly said: O my Lord! In the Tawrah, I have
Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
found the mention of such an Ummah which will be better than all
the Ummahs. It will enjoin people to do good and forbid them from
evil. It will believe in all the former and latter books, it will fight
against the misguided and will even kill the one-eyed Dajjaal.
Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬humbly asked: O my Lord! Make them my
Ummah. Allah Almighty replied: O Musa! It is the Ummah of
Ahmad e Mujtaba (‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ ). Sayyiduna Musa ‫ـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬humbly
said: O my Lord! I have found the mention of such an Ummah
whose people will praise Allah Almighty a lot, will be cautious
about the sun (i.e. due to Salah and fasting they will always calculate
sunrise and sunset timings and publish calendars for this. Salahs,
Iftar, Sahari are in accordance with the sun, but fasts, Eid, Hajj, etc.
are in accordance with the moon, therefore Muslims calculate both
and no other nation does both of these.1). When they intend to do
any work, they will say, ‘‫ اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬we will do this work.’ Sayyiduna
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬humbly asked: O my Lord! Make them my Ummah.
Allah Almighty replied: O Musa! It is the Ummah of Ahmad e
Mujtaba [‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ ].
1
Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 8, pp. 35
Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬humbly said: O my Lord! In the Tawrah, I
have found the mention of such an Ummah whose Du’as will be
answered and Du’as in their favour will be answered; their
intercession will be accepted and intercession on behalf of them will
be accepted. Having said this, Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬humbly
asked: O my Lord! Make this my Ummah. Allah Almighty replied: O
Musa! It is the Ummah of Ahmad-e-Mujtaba, Muhammad Mustafa
[‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ ].
Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬humbly said: O my Lord! In the Tawrah, I
have found the mention of such an Ummah who will declare the
greatness of Allah Almighty when they ascend upon any height and
when they descend to any valley, they will praise Allah Almighty.
The entire earth will be pure for them and the entire earth will be
valid for them to offer Salah wherever they find themselves. They
will attain purity from (a state of) impurity. Where water is not
found, attaining purity from the earth will be as if they are attaining
purity from water and their body parts which are washed during
Wudu will shine due to the effect of Wudu on the Day of
Judgement. Having said that Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬humbly
asked: O my Lord! Make them my Ummah. Allah Almighty said: O

Musa! It is the Ummah of Ahmad e Mujtaba, Muhammad Mustafa
(‫) َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬.
Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬humbly said: O my Merciful Lord! I have
found the mention of such an Ummah (in the Tawrah) for whom a
virtue will be written when they intend to perform a virtuous deed.
When they perform the virtuous deed, the reward for the deed will
be increased from 10 to 700 times more. If they intend to commit
any sin, nothing will be written for them and if they commit a sin,
only that one sin will be written. Having said this, Sayyiduna Musa
‫ـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬humbly asked: O my Lord! Make them my Ummah. Allah
Almighty said: O Musa! It is the Ummah of Ahmad e Mujtaba,

Muhammad Mustafa (‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ ).
Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬looked in the Tawrah and humbly said: O
Allah Almighty! I have found the mention of such anUmmah who
will be the inheritors of the Book of Allah Almighty despite being
weak and You have chosen them. Amongst them will be one who
wrongs his own self, one will be following a middle path and
another will be taking the initiative in performing virtuous deeds. I
have not found anyone among them who has not been shown
mercy. Having said this, Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬humbly asked: O
my Lord! Make them my Ummah. Allah Almighty said: O Musa! It
is the Ummah of Ahmad e Mujtaba, Muhammad Mustafa ( ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫) َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬.
Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬looked in the Tawrah and humbly said: O
Allah Almighty! They will memorize the Holy Quran. They will
wear different colour dresses like the Heaven dwellers wear and the
only one amongst them who will enter Hell will be the person who
has no virtuous deeds as a stone has no leaves. Having said this
Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬humbly asked: O my Lord! Make them my
Ummah. Allah Almighty replied: O Musa! It is the Ummah of
Ahmad e Mujtaba, Muhammad Mustafa (‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ ). When
Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ِ
‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـﻪ‬became amazed upon this superiority
which Allah Almighty had bestowed upon the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and his Ummah, he ‫ـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬said: If only I was amongst the
companions of Muhammad Mustafa, Ahmad e Mujtaba ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ
‫ ! َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬So in order to please him Allah Almighty revealed three blessed
verses:
In verse 144 and 145 of Surah Al-A’raf, part 9 Allah Almighty has
said:
ۡ ٰ ۤ ۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡ
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Translation fromKanz-ul-Iman: (Allah) said, ‘O Musa! I have

chosen you from amongst the people with My messages and with My
Word, so take what I have bestowed upon you and be amongst the
grateful ones.’ And We wrote for him on the tablets (of Tawrat) the
advice for all things and the details of all things, and commanded ‘O
Musa, take it firmly and command your people to take on its good
advices; soon I shall show you the dwelling of the disobedient ones.’
(Part 9, Surah Al-A’raf, Ayah 144, 145)
In verse 159 of Surah Al-A’raf, part 9 Allah Almighty has said:
ۡ ٌ
﴾١٥٩﴿ ‫ ﻖ و ﺑ ٖﻪ ﻳ ۡﻌ ﺪﻟ ۡﻮ ن‬k‫
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Translation fromKanz-ul-Iman: And amongst the people of Musa is

a group that shows the true path and establishes justice according to
it. (Part 9, Surah Al-A’raf, Ayah 159)
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬felt immensely pleased.

Having heard this Sayyiduna Musa ‫اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
(Allah WalonkiBaatayn, pp. 516-519, summarised)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
ﻪ‬
Allah Almighty has not blessed the Ummah of Mustafa
with two, four or five, but rather with countless virtues and
blessings and many unique characteristics. Allah Almighty revealed
the Holy Tawrah to Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬, the virtues and
excellences and great qualities of this great Ummah have also been
mentioned in this Holy Book. When Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬
learnt about all these virtues and excellences belonging to the

Ummah of Mustafa, he ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬requested Allah Almighty to make
this Ummahhis Ummah, but when permission was not granted for
this, he ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬expressed his wish to be included in the Ummah of
Mustafa in these words: ‘If only I was amongst the companions of
Muhammad Mustafa ‫ ’! َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬It is an esteemed favour of
Allah Almighty that He has made us Muslim by way of the Merciful
Messenger ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ and has bestowed such an enormous favour
by including us within theUmmah of the Merciful Messenger ‫ اﷲ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬that we cannot fulfil its right even if we spend our whole
lifeexpressing gratitude upon it.
Ameer-e-Ahle-Sunnat ‫ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬has written in his famous
compilation of poetry, ‘Wasail-e-Bakhshish’:
Shukr tayra keh Un ki ummat mayn

Mujh ko ay Zul-Jalal rakha hay
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, Murammam, pp. 443)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Reason why the Ummah of Beloved Prophet is superior

Dear Islamic sisters! Just like our Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ is
the chief of all Prophets and the most superior of all, without any
comparison, his Ummah is also superior to all Ummahs by virtue of
him. (Bahar-e-Shari’at)
‫ـﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠـﻪ‬
ُ ‫ـﺤ ْﻤ‬
َ ْ ‫!ا َﻟ‬
We are extremely fortunate that we have become the
Ummati [followers] of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ . Surely our
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬is the most superiorof all the
nobleProphets and his Ummah is also superior to all the previous
Ummahs by virtue of him.
In verse 110 of Surah Aal-e-‘Imran part 4 Allah Almighty has

stated:
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
‫ﺎس ﺗﺎ ﻣـ ﺮ ۡو ن‬
‫
ﻣ ٍﺔ
ﺧ ﺮﺟﺖ ﻟ ﻠﻨ‬1 ‫' ﺧ‬Ä‫ﻛﻨ‬
ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
& c d‫ف و ﺗ ۡﻨ ﻬ ۡﻮ ن ﻋ ﻦ
ﻟ ﻤ ۡﻨﻜ ﺮ و ﺗﺆ ۡﻮ ن ﺑﺎﷲ‬
‫ﺑﺎﻟ ﻤﻌـ ﺮو‬
Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: (O Ummat of Muhammad) you

are the best among all those nations which appeared amongst the
people; you command good and forbid evil, and you believe in Allah.
(Part 4, Surah Aal-e-‘Imran, Ayah 110)
Regarding this blessed verse, in Tafseer-e-Khaazin, it has been

mentioned: Due to presenting the call towards righteousness and
forbidding from evil, this Ummah has been given superiority over
all other Ummahs and for this reason this Ummah is the best
Ummah. Thus it has been established that the reason this Ummah
is superior isbecause its people present the call towards
righteousness and forbid from evil. (Tafseer-e-Khaazin, vol. 1, pp. 289)
Now we should reflect on ourselves: Are we those who present the

call towards righteousness and forbid from evil? Remember! If we
have a strong presumption that if we forbid someone from
committing evil, they will stop committing it, then it is Wajib for us
to stop them. If we do not stop them, we will be sinners.
Dear Islamic sisters! It is the favour of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬on us that we

have been blessed with the Madani environment of Dawat e Islami,
the Madani movement of devotees of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬.

May I be sacrificed on the thought of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat
Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri ‫ـﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـﻬُ ُـﻢ اﻟْـﻌَـﺎﻟِـﻴَـﻪ‬
ْ ‫اﻣ‬
َ َ‫ !د‬He has
given us a great Madani aim, Dawat-e-Islami is the Madani
movement of devotees of the Prophet which strives towards
increasing Salah-offering Muslims. May we also become a part of
those who practically present the call towards righteousness after
joining this movement! It is great if we offer ourselves for
presenting the call towards righteousness, as it is desperately
needed. We will have to sacrifice our time for this.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Let’s listen to more virtues and excellences of

the Ummah of Mustafa.
Six virtues of the Beloved Prophet’s Ummah

Commenting on the aforementioned verse 110 of Surah Aal-e-
‘Imran part 4, the famous commentator of the Holy Quran, Mufti
Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬has said: The Ummah of the
Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ has countless virtues. Some of them
are mentioned here:
1. This Ummah is the last Ummah. The defects of the previous

Ummahs have been mentioned in the Holy Quran due to which
they have become disgraced all over the world, but after this
Ummah neither will any new Prophet come, nor will there be
any Divine Book in which its defects will be mentioned. In
short, the defects of this Ummah have been concealed.
2. In the previous books, the good qualities of this Ummah were

mentioned, but their defects were not mentioned due to which
those people would wish to be in this Ummah.
3. Just as Allah Almighty addressed other blessed Prophets

‫ﺴـ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ﻟـﺼﻠٰﻮ ُة َواﻟـ‬
َّ ‫ِﻢ ا‬ ِ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠ َـﻴ ْـﻬ‬by their names and our Beloved Prophet ‫َ ّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬by titles, in the same way, their Ummahs were called by
ۤ ۤ
their ancestral names like:
‫ ٰٓﻳﺎﻳ ﻬﺎ
ﻟ ﺬﻳۡ ﻦ ﻫ ﺎد ۡو‬،‫آءﻳۡﻞ‬M Èْ
£ۡ ± ‫ ٰﻳ ﺒ‬etc., but this
Ummah has been called by the attractive and beautiful title of
ٰ
‘
‫( ’ ٰٓﻳﺎﻳ ﻬﺎ
ﻟ ﺬﻳۡ ﻦ
ۡﻮ‬O believers!).
4. The previous Ummahs would all go astray after their Prophets,

but in this Ummah, there is one sect [i.e. Ahl-e-Sunnat wa-
Jama’at] which will remain upon the truth until the Day of
Judgement.
5. This Ummah will always continue to have blessed saints and

Islamic scholars. The tree whose root remains green will
continue to bear flowers and fruits.
6. On the Day of Judgement, this very same Ummah will testify for
previous Prophets in the court of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬by saying: O Lord!
They preached to their nations. (Tafseer-e-Khaazin, vol.4, pp. 91)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! One of the unique characteristics which Allah

Almighty has blessed the Ummah of Mustafa ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ with is
the great bounty of an excellent memory.
Ay Khuda-e-Do jahan ihsaan tayra hay bara

Tu nay payda un ki ummat mayn hamayn farmaya hay
Gaining knowledge within a short lifespan

ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬has said:
Sayyiduna Husain Bin ‘Abdur Raheem ‘Iraqi ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ
Another unique characteristic of this Ummah is that its people have
gained an expertise in various sciences within a short lifespan,
whereas the people of previous Ummahs could not gain expertise in
such branches of knowledge despite being blessed with long
lifespans. For this reason, the Mujtahid scholars of this Ummah
have been blessed with considerable knowledge in such a short
lifespan. (Sharh-uz-Zurqaani, vol. 7, pp. 478)
Let’s ponder upon ourselves! Do we try to gain the knowledge of

those branches of knowledge which are compulsory [Fard and
Wajib] for us? ‘Madrasa-tul-Madinah baalighaat (for Islamic
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َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Ability to remember things

ِ َ
Sayyiduna Qatadah ‫ ا> َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ َ ‫ َر‬has said: Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ ّﻞ‬has blessed this
ُ 3
Ummah with such an ability of retention and memorisation which
was not given to anyone in the previous Ummahs. Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬has
given this blessing especially to the Ummah of the Beloved Prophet
‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ َّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ and by virtue of it has increased the respect for this
Ummah. (Sharh-uz-Zurqaani, vol. 7, pp. 478)
To attain blessings, let’s hear about the memory of a pious devotee

of the prophet who had an excellent memory and who has favoured
the Ummah of Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ with the blessings of
Hadees.
Three hundred thousand blessed Ahadees

When mentioning the strength of the memory of Sayyiduna Abu
‘Abdullah Muhammad Bin Isma’eel Bukhari ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ر‬,
َ it would be
sufficient to mention that he would commit a book to memory by
looking at it once. In the early days of his studies, he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫َر‬
remembered seventy thousand blessed Ahadees and after some
time this number went up to three hundred thousand. Out of them,
one hundred thousand were Sahih and two hundred thousand were
Ghair-e-Sahih. Once, he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬went to a city named Balkh where
the people requested him to mention one narration each from his
Shuyukh, so he mentioned one thousand blessed Ahadees from
memory from one thousand Shuyukh. (Irshad-us-Saari, vol. 1, pp. 59)
Dear Islamic sisters! One of the unique characteristics of the

Ummah of Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ is that on the Day of
Judgement when the previous Ummahs will belie their Prophets,
Allah Almighty will grant the Ummah of Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬such a favour that they will testify in support of the Prophets
‫ﺴـ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ﻟـﺼﻠٰﻮ ُة َواﻟـ‬
َّ ‫ِﻢ ا‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠ َـﻴ ْـﻬ‬.
Testimony of Ummah of Beloved Prophet for Prophets

The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ has stated: Undoubtedly, on the
Day of Judgement, Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬will call Sayyiduna Nuh ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬and
his Ummah first and will say: What reply did you give to Nuh?
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬never invited us [towards righteousness],
They will say: He ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
and nor did he convey any of Your commands to us; he neither
advised usnor enjoined us to do anything nor forbade us from

anything. Sayyiduna Nuh ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬will humbly say: O my Lord! I
conveyed Your message in such a way that it included the former
and latter. Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬will say tothe angels: Call Ahmad ( ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ ) َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and his Ummah.
Then the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ and his Ummah will come
in such a glorious way that their Noor will be in front of them.
Sayyiduna Nuh ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬will say to the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ
َ
‫ َو َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬and his Ummah: Do you know that I conveyed the message of
Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬to my nation and tried my best to make them

understand, tried to save them from the Hellfire publicly and
discreetly, but even then they continued to run far away from my
call?
So the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬

ُ ّ َ and his Ummah will say: We
testify that all you have said is true. On hearing this, the nation of
Nuh ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬will say: O Ahmad (‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ )! How do you and
your Ummah know of this? We are the very first Ummah whereas
you and your Ummah arrived at the end of all others. Upon this,
the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬َ will recite Surah Nuh. When he
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ finishes the recitation of Surah Nuh, his Ummah will
say: We testify that it is a true account and there is none worthy of
worship but Allah Almighty and undoubtedly Allah Almighty is the
One Who is the Overpowering, the Wise. (Al-Mustadrak, vol. 3, pp. 414,
Hadees 4066)
Ye sab Allah ki inayat hay

Mil ga’ie Mustafa ki ummat hay
(Wasail-e-Bakhsish, Murammam, pp. 684)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Plague is a mercy for this Ummah!

Dear Islamic sisters! The plague is a deadly epidemic disease in
which the patient develops nodules the size of a mango seed, which
cause awful pain and unbearable inflammation. The patient
develops a very high fever; his eyes turn red and he feels a very
painful burning sensation in them. Eventually, he writhes in severe
pain and restlessness and dies very quickly. (‘Ajaaib-ul-Quran, pp. 261)
Remember! The plague, a deadly disease, was a torment for previous

Ummahs, but Allah Almighty has made this disease a source of
mercy for Muslims for the sake of His Beloved Messenger ‫َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and it is one of the characteristics of this Ummah.
Allah Almighty’s special grace and favour upon the Ummah

of Beloved Prophet
It is stated in a blessed Hadees of Bukhari: The Beloved Prophet
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has said: The plague was a torment which Allah
Almighty would send to whoever He wanted. Then Allah Almighty
made it a mercy for the believers. So during the spread of plague,
whoever stays in his city patiently to attain reward with the belief
that whatever Allah Almighty has written for him, it will reach him,
he will attain reward equal to the reward given to a martyr. (Bukhari,
vol. 4, pp. 30, Hadees 5734)
‘Allamah Ghulam Rasool Razavi ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬has said: It has become
obvious from this blessed Hadees that Allah Almighty has bestowed
great grace and favours upon the Ummah of Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬because the disease that was a torment for the other
Ummahs is a mercy from Allah Almighty for this Ummah. The

plague was a torment for Bani Isra’el, but it is a mercy for this
Ummah. (Tafheem-ul-Bukhari, vol. 5, pp. 355)
He stated at another place: For the believers of this Ummah the

plague has been made a mercy. It is a mercy from this perspective
that it has the reward equal to the reward given to a martyr, even
though outwardly, it is very painful. (Tafheem-ul-Bukhari, vol. 8, pp. 800)
ﻪ‬
May we be sacrificed on the mercy of Allah ‫ ! َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬Allah
Almighty has made the plague, which was a torment for the
previous Ummahs, a mercy for this Ummah. From this it will not
be difficult at all to understand that Allah Almighty deeply loves
His Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ and his Ummah.
Just ponder! If, due to sins, the plague had been made a torment for
this Ummah as well, how painful and distressing it would have
been. Therefore, we should protect ourselves from the acts of
disobedience to Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬and also protect others from them, carry
out many virtuous deeds and live our lives by following the Sunnah.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Shab-e-Qadr (the night of Qadr) is the glorious

night whose importance and excellence every Muslim knows
because the Holy Quran was revealed in this night. This blessed
night is better than a thousand months. In honour of this blessed
night, there is a complete Surah in the 30thpart of the Holy Quran.
In addition, many other virtues and blessings of this blessed night
are mentioned in books.
Remember! Before this Ummah, many Ummahs existed, but none

of them were blessed with this great bounty, but Allah Almighty
gave the Ummah of Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ the honour that
He ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬blessed it with the gift of a blessed and glorious night like
Shab-e-Qadr (the night of Qadr).
‘Shab-e-Qadr’, a gift from Allah

Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Abbas ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬has stated: A man from
the Bani Israel was mentioned to the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
who spent one thousand months fighting in the path of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬.
The noble companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬were very amazed by this and
began to wish that such was also possible for them. The Beloved
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ made Du’a to Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬: ‘O my Lord! You
have given my Ummah a shorter lifespan, therefore their deeds will
also be fewer.’ Upon this, Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬blessed him with the night of
Qadr and said: O Muhammad (‫ !) َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬The [Blessed] night
of Qadr is better than a thousand months which I have bestowed
upon you and your Ummah every year. This night in the month of
Ramadan is for you and for your followers who will come until the
Day of Judgement, which is better than a thousand months.
(Ar-Raud-ul-Faaiq, pp. 49)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
ﻪ‬
ٰ ْ ‫ ! ُﺳـﺒ‬Did you hear how affectionate our Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ is to his Ummah, that when the account of a man was
mentioned to him, he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ became worried about his
followers and made Du’a for his Ummah to Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬in that state.
Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬then granted him and his beloved Ummah the blessing
of ‘Shab-e-Qadr’. Remember! This is not the first occasion when the
Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ became worried about his Ummah,
ِ
but rather he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ grew concerned for his Ummah on many
occasions because he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ deeply loved his Ummah. As he
ُ َ arrived in this world, he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ performed
ْ ِ ‫ ’ َر ِّب َﻫ ْﺐ ِﱃْ ا ُ َّﻣ‬i.e. O my Lord ‫ ! َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬Forgive

Sajdah and made the Du’a: ‘‫ﱴ‬
my Ummah! (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 30, pp. 712)
Imam Zurqaani ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬has narrated: At that time, the Beloved and
َ
‫ﻢ‬ َ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﺳ‬ ‫ و‬ ‫ﻪ‬ٖ ِ
Blessed Prophet ّ َ َ ٰ َ ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ﻟ‬‫ا‬ ‫ و‬ َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ was raising his fingers the way a
ُ
weeping person does. (Zurqaani, vol. 1, pp. 211)
Similarly, the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ became mournfulafter
thinking about his sinful Ummah when leaving for the Journey of
Mi’raaj. He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ even remembered his Ummah at the time
of receiving distinct favours and beholding Allah Almighty. (Bukhari,
vol. 4, pp. 581, Hadees 7517, summarised)
He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬

ُ ّ َ , remained sad for his Ummah (from time to time)
throughouthis blessed life. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 109, Hadees 346)
When the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ

َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ was placed in his blessed
grave, his blessed lips were moving. Some noblecompanions went
closer to hear, he (‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ ) was saying very quietly ‘Ummati’
(my Ummah).
On the Day of Judgement, [we] will find salvation in him! All

blessed Prophets will be heard saying ‘‫ ی‬9ْ -‫ٰ" ﻏ‬#‫ ﺍذْ ﻫ ﺒ ْﻮﺍ ﺍ‬1s‫ ْﻔ‬G 1s‫ ْﻔ‬G ’ (i.e., I am
concerned about myself today! Go to somebody else!), but our
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬will be saying ‘1ْ u‫ ﺍ ﻣ‬1ْ u‫( ’ﻳ ﺎر ﺏ ﺍ ﻣ‬O my
Lord! Forgive my Ummah). (Muslim, pp. 105, 106, Hadees 194, summarised)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ had great
ِ
love and affection for his Ummah and he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ was always
ُ
concerned about his Ummah. On the other hand, if we take a look
at the miserable condition of this Ummah, we will find the harsh
reality that the majority of the people from the Muslim Ummah
have forgotten the favours and blessed sayings of the Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. They have become heedless of performing
Fard and Wajib acts and are busy following their Nafs and Satan.
They have forgotten the commandments of the Holy Quran and
deprived themselves of recognizing the importance of knowledge.
They have completely forgotten the teachings of their pious
predecessors and are falling into the trap of fashion, whilst leaving
the Sunnah. They have become heedless of the importance of
fulfilling the rights of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬and of the people. They are
committing the sins of severing ties, lying, backbiting, feeling
jealousy, showing arrogance, breaking promises, finding faults in
others, disobeying parents, indecency, observing no purdah, etc.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Bringing the bayan to an end, I would like to

take the opportunity to mention the excellence of the Sunnah as
well as some Sunnahs and manners. The Prophet of Rahmah, the
Intercessor of the Ummah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ has said: ‘Whoever loves my
Sunnah, loves me, and whoever loves me will be with me in
Jannah.’(Mishkat-ul-Masabih, vol.1, pp. 97, Hadees 175)
Sunan and manners of eating

Dear Islamic sisters! Let’s listen to some Sunan and manners of
eating from the book ‘Sunnatayn aur Adaab’, published by
Maktaba-tul-Madinah:
C Wash your hands up to the wrists every time before eating food.
The Holy Prophet ‫ ا> َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ has stated: The one who likes
that Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬increase blessings in his home, then he should
make ablution when the meal is served, and also make ablution
afterit is taken away. (Sunan Ibn-e- Majah, vol. 4, pp. 9, Hadees 326)
C Hakim-ul-Ummat, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬has stated:

َ
It (i.e. the ablution before the meal) refers to cleaning the hands
and mouth, that is washing the hands and rinsing the mouth.
(Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 6, pp. 32)
C Take off your shoes before a meal.
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books Bahar-e-Shari’at volume 16, a 312-page book, Sunnatayn aur
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ﻟـﺮ ۡﺣـ ٰﻤﻦ‬ ‫ـﺴﻢ
ﻟـﻠٰ ـ ﻪ‬ ۡ ۡ ‫ـﻄﻦ‬ ٰ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
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ﻟـﺮ ﺟ( '& ﺑ‬ ‫
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Tasawwuf of A’la Hadrat
The Benefits of Salat upon the Holy Prophet

The Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has stated: On the Day of
Judgement there will be no shade except that of the Throne of Allah
Almighty, three people will be in the shade of the Throne of Allah
Almighty. (1) The one who removes the worry of one of my
Ummatis. (2) The one who revives my Sunnah and (3), the one
who recites Salat upon me frequently. (Al-Budoor-ul-Saafirah-lil-Suyuti, pp.
131, Hadees 366)
Shafi’-e-Roz-e-Jaza tum pay karoron Durood

Daf’-e-Jumlah bala tum pay karoron Durood
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
191
Tasawwuf of A’la Hadrat 192
Important point
will attain.

ّٰۡ
phone.
not permitted.

َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! The topic of our speech today will include the
incidents regarding the Tasawwuf (Spirituality) of A’la Hadrat,
Imam e Ahl-e Sunnat, Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
َ ْ ‫ َر‬. Firstly a fascinating incident regarding the Bay’at (pledge
of allegiance) and Khilafat of A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬, then a brief
introduction to A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ َ ْ ‫ َر‬and some highlights of his
biography will be mentioned. We will also hear some aspects of his
biography, about how much he loved Salah, how high a rank he had
reached in regards to Tawakkul andhaving contentment. The
statements of the scholars regarding those who refer to acts which
are contrary to the Shari’ah as ‘Tareeqah’, will also be explained.
May we have the pleasure of listening to the bayan from the
beginning to the end with good intentions.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The Bay’at (pledge of allegiance) and

Khilafat of A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬

Maktaba-tul-Madinah, ‘Peer Par I’tiraz Mana’ Hay’: At the age of
twenty-one (21), A’la Hadrat, Imam e Ahl-e-Sunnat Maulana Shah
Imam Ahmad Raza Khan ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬presented himself with his father
in the presence of Sayyiduna Sayyid Shah Aal-e-Rasool Marehrawi
َ ْ ‫ َر‬and gave Baya’t within the Silsilah` of ‘Qaadiriyyah. His
Murshid-e-Kamil (whilst making A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬a disciple
(Mureed) also gave Ijazat (authorisation) and Khilafat in every

Silsilahand the chain of transmission forHadees, even though
Sayyid Shah Aal-e-Rasool ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was very cautious in giving
Ijazah and Khilafah. But upon A’la Hadrat ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬receiving Ijazah,
one servant of the Khaanqah could not hold himself back and
said:Ya Sayyiddi, Khilafah in your family is given after much effort
and spiritual struggle, but you have given him Khilafah instantly.
Sayyid Shah Aal-e-Rasool ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬said to this man: People come
with dirty hearts and souls, it takes a lot of time to clean them, but
he came with a pure soul. All that was needed was a connection
(Nisbat) and we gave it. Then addressing the audience, he said: I
was troubled by a thought for a long time,‫ـﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ُ ‫ﻤ‬
ْ ‫ـﺤ‬
َ ْ ‫ا َﻟ‬, today it has been
removed. On the Day of Judgement, when Allah Almighty will ask:
O Aal-e-Rasool! What have you brought us? Then I will present my
disciple Ahmad Raza Khan. Then he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬bestowed A’la Hadrat
َ ْ ‫ َر‬with all those acts and responsibilities which have been
passed down from chest to chest in the Barakatiya spiritual chain.
Jo hay Allah ka wali bay shak

A’ashiq-e-Saadaq-e-Nabi bay shak
Ghaus-e-A’zam ka jo hay Matwaala
Wah kaya baat A’la Hadrat ki
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! Did you hear to what great extent and rank of
Tasawwuf (Spirituality) A’la Hadrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat Maulana
Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬had reached.Even though at
the young age of 21 the hopes and expectations are young, one is
surrounded by desires from all directions, the enjoyment of worldly
pleasures becomes the norm, the Nafs and Satan are continually
busy with all their strength to divert one fromthe thought of the
Hereafter and good deeds, whilst destroying his [condition in the]
grave and Hereafter. Man is obsessed with accumulating wealth and
increasing his bank balance, in summary, In this age man is usually
oblivious to the remembrance of Allah Almighty. But may we be
sacrificed upon A’la Hadrat ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬who, whilst valuing the
blessing of youth, kept his exterior and inner self clean and pure
from all these evils, adopted asceticism and piety from his
childhood and lived in accordance to the Sunnah.
Therefore, when he presented his radiant inner self in the blessed

court of Sayyiduna Shah Al-Rasool ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬, who with the light of
his internal foresight, acknowledged his (A’la Hadrat’s) inner self
and immediately blessed him with Khilafah, Ijazah and chains of
narration for hadith. After bestowing him with all these favours and
blessings, his Peer and Murshid highlighted the greatness of his
complete disciple (Mureed) in such a way, that on the Day of
Judgement, if Allah Almighty asks: O Aal-e-Rasool! What have you
brought us? I will present my disciple Ahmad Raza Khan.
From the story narrated, this Madani pearl was also found that if a
Peer bestows a gift on one of his disciples, then no one should be
jealous of this, otherwise the one who is jealous will have to bear the
harm himself. As Sayyiduna Imam Abdul Wahaab Sha’rani ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫َر‬
says, ‘If the Murshid places a disciple ahead of another (or blesses
him with a certain position), It is obligatory upon the disciple to
serve (and obey) his fellow disciple in respect of his Murshid, and
by no means should he become jealous upon this. Otherwise,
hisfeet which were planted will slip and he will suffer a great loss.
However if a disciple (Mureed) wants to surpass his other fellow
disciple, then he should rigorously follow his Murshidand adorn
himself with such attributes by which he becomes deserving of
advancement, and at that time the Murshid will also advance him
like the other Peer brother, because the Murshid is the ruler of the
disciples and the one who does justice between them. But there are
only avery few disciples (Mureeds) who can avoid this disease.(Al-
Anwar-ul-Qaadisiyyah, juz Saani, pp. 29)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! Come let us listen to a brief introduction of

A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬and some aspects of his biography
Brief introduction of A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬and some aspects
of his biography
A’la Hazrat Imam e Ahl-e-Sunnat Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad
Raza Khan ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬was born on Saturday, 10th Shawwal-ul-
Mukarram, 1272 AH, 14th June 1856, at the time of Zuhr Salah in
Bareilly. (Hayat-e-A’la Hadrat, vol. 1, pp. 77, summarised) A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬is Pathan in terms of family lineage, Hanafi in terms of Maslak
and Qaadiri in terms of Tariqat. His father was Mufti Naqi Ali
Khan ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬and grandfather Mufti Raza Ali Khan ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬.
1
(Fazil-e-Baraylvi ’Ulama-e- Hijaz ki Nazr mayn, pp. 67)
C His birth name was ‘Muhammad’.
C His mother would call him by ‘Amman Miyan’.
C His father and other relatives would call him by ‘Ahmad-

Miyan’ and his Grandfather named him ‘Ahmad-Raza’
C In terms of the year of his birth, his name is ‘Al-Mukhtar’.
1
Faadil-e-Barelvi Ulama-e-Hijaaz ki Nazr mayn, pp. 67, summarised
C A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬would write ‘Abdul Mustafa’ before his
1
name (Tajalliyat-e- Imam Ahmad Raza, pp. 21)
C He ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬was very clever and had a serious, mature nature
from childhood
C At the young age of six (6), he surprised people by delivering a

speech in pure Arabic within a gathering on the occasion of
Milad-un-Nabi.2(Faizan-e-A’la Hadrat, pp. 85)
C He ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would not laugh out loud.
C Upon yawning, he ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬would press his finger against his
teeth and no sound would be produced.
C Due to the respect of being in the direction of the Qiblah, he

would place his left hand on his beard and bow his head and
then make the water fall from his mouth.
C He would never spit whilst facing the Qiblah.
C He would offer his five daily Salahs in congregation in the

Masjid
C He would offer his FardSalah in an ‘Imamah (turban).
C He would do theMiswak and use oil on his blessed head.
C Hisapparent was in parallel to his internal, he would utter

whatever was in his heart with his pure tongue and he would act
upon whatever he said with his tongue.
1
Tajalliyat-e-Imam Ahmad Raza, pp. 21, summarised
2
Faizan-e-A’la Hadrat, pp. 85
C Whenever he met any Sunni scholar, he would be very glad to

see him and would respect him in a way he did not consider
himself worthy of.
C No questioner would return empty-handed from his sacred

presence.
C He would not place any book on top of the books of Hadees.
C He would stand in the gathering of Milad to recite Salat and

Salam at the time of remembering the blessed birth. The rest of
the time, from beginning till end, he would respectfully sit on
his knees (Faizan-e-A’la Hadrat, pp. 114-115)
C He would always use his right hand in giving or receiving

anything, if ever a recipient used his left hand, he would
immediately retreat his blessed hand and say: ‘Take it in the
right hand, for Satan takes it in the left hand.’(Faizan-e-A’la Hadrat,
pp. 11)
C He passed away on 25th Safar-ul-Muzaffar 1340 AH, 18th

October 1921. (Faizan-e-A’la Hadrat, pp. 631)
C He ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would respect the Masjid immensely - When
entering the Masjid, he would always enter with the right foot
first, when he came out, he would first place his left foot on the
upper part of the shoe, then he would place the shoe on his
right foot and then place the shoe on his left foot (so that it is
performed according to the Sunnah).
C One day A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬was a little late in performing Fajr
Salah contrary to his custom, the eyes of the worshipers were
repeatedly raised in the direction of his house in anticipation,
during which time he quickly arrived. In this state of haste, his
level of adherence to the Sunnah was such that when his blessed
feet reached the steps of the door of the masjid, it was the right
foot (that was placed first), when they reached the new floor
and the old floor of the masjid, it was the right foot (that was
placed first), there was one row in the courtyard of the masjid,
when the feet reached it then it was the right foot (that was
placed first) and that wasn’t the end, the right foot was placed
first on every row to the extent that the right foot was placed
first on to the prayer mat within the Mihrab. (Faizan-e-A’la Hadrat
120 Batgheer)
Ameer Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬ ‫اﻣـ ْ ﺑـ‬

ُ ‫ﺖ َ َﺮﻛَـﺎﺗُـ ُﻬـ‬ َ َ‫د‬ writes in his ‘Wasail-e-
Bakhshish’:
Is ki hasti mayn tha ‘Amal joher

Sunnat-e-Mustafa ka woh payker
‘Aalam-e-Deen, Sahib-e-Taqwa
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
What is Tasawwuf (Spirituality)?

Dear Islamic Sisters! A’la Hadrat ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬was a Mufti of Islam in
terms of Shari’ah and a Wali’-e-Kamil in terms of Tasawwuf.
Remember Tasawwuf is following the Shari'ah, Tasawwuf is the
avoidance of sins, Tasawwuf isfollowing the Sunnah, Tasawwuf is
doing what pleases Allah Almighty, Tasawwuf is observing the
rights of Allah Almighty, Tasawwuf is observing the rights of
people, Tasawwuf is acting upon the religion. Tasawwuf is being
punctual with Ishraq, Chasht and Tahajjud, together with the
[obligatory] Salahs. Tasawwuf is adopting the Fard, Wajib and

Mustahab, Tasawwuf is solving the problems of Muslims, Tasawwuf
is having good manners, Tasawwuf is having good morals, Tasawwuf
is the well-wishing of Muslims, Tasawwuf is being in the service of
others. ‫ـﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠـﻪ‬
ُ ‫ﻤ‬ َ ْ ‫ !ا َﻟ‬Our A’la Hadrat ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬was a true Sufi and not
ْ ‫ـﺤ‬
[solely] by name, the elements of Tasawwuf were completely found
in his essence and the well-wishing of Muslims was something that
his heart was completely full of. Come! Let us listen to a faith-
inspiring incident in this regard and learn a lesson from it.
Left the City to visit the sick

On one occasion, two respected people of Shayr Pur District, Peele
Bheet, who were very devoted to A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬, had a
woman among their relatives who fell ill. Some people came to
Shayr Pur to collect A’la Hadrat ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬and insisted very much
onhim accompanyingthem. A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬promised to go
with them. Many people were present at the station to greet him.
They took him with great ease and well-being. Just as A’la Hadrat
َ ْ ‫ َر‬reached there, one of the respected people came and said:
‘Sir! The sick women began to get better as soon as you would’ve
boarded the train. Now that the footsteps of your eminence have
arrived, she will be completely cured ‫اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬. Ala Hazrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫َر‬
resided there for two days. The sick woman became much better by
the favour and mercy of Allah Almighty. A’la Hadrat ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬was
given a send-off with much reverence, politeness and esteem.
(Faizan-e-A’la Hadrat, pp. 183, summarised)
Dear Islamic Sisters! From the aforementioned incident we can

acknowledge that A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬was a Saint who manifested
miracles. Due to his noble presence the sick would be cured. In
spite of being engaged in the service of the religion in the day and
night, he would be at the forefront in appeasing the hearts of

people. A’la Hadrat ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬would never hurt another’s feelings
without any Shari’ reason, whenever A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would
make a promise to someone he would fulfil it and A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬would act upon the Sunnah of visiting the sick. Now we should
do our own accountability, that is this passion to be in service to the

religion within us too? Are our hearts also filled with the spirit of
appeasing the hearts of Muslims? Do we also keep our promises?
Do we also visit the sick? If not, then come let us together make an
intention that while following in the footsteps of A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
‫َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬, we will also do much in the way of serving our religion, we will
also seek to appease the hearts of Muslims, we will never hurt the
feelings of any Muslim without any Shari’ reason, we will always
stick to whatever promises we make and we will try our utmost to
act upon the Sunnah of visiting the sick. ‫اِ ْن َﺷ
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Fake Sufi
Dear Islamic Sisters! In the current era, Tasawwuf has been given a
strange colour. People indulging in violations of Shari’ah and
immorality are fooling the people under the guise of Tasawwufand
Tareeqah. Remember! Violating Shari'ah andmissing Salah is
notTasawwuf. Tasawwuf is not intoxicating oneself in drugsand
calling it Tareeqah, lengthening one’s hair nor the wearing of multi-
coloured clothes.
The reality of the Apparent and Internal Shari’ah

Shaykh-e-Tareeqat Ameer Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬was asked
this question, that some people ‫ َﻣﻌﺎذَ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬, are found justifying their
,
actions which are contrary to Shari’ah by referring to themselves as

Majzoob or Faqeer, and say that ‘this is a matter of Tareeqat, it is a
Faqeeri (spiritual) path which not everyone can understand.’ Then
if they are asked to offer Salah, ‫ َﻣﻌﺎذَ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬they say that ‘this is outward
Shari’ah which is for outward people, we offer prayers in the Ka’bah
and in Madinah with our internal bodies etc.’What do you say
about such things? In response to this question, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-
Sunnat ‫ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬said:
It is deviance to depart from the Shari'ah and declare deeds

contrary to the Shari'ah as Tareeqat or on a Faqeeri line, or to
separate the Tareeqat from the Shari'ah. My master, A’la Hadrat
Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
َ ْ ‫ َر‬says regarding the mutual relationship between Shari’ah
and Tareeqat.
The Shari’ah is a source (of water) and Tareeqat is a river flowing

out of it. Usually, if a river flows from a source, that is, a place
where water flows out of, it does not need the source to water the
lands, but the Shari'ah is such a source that that the river which
comes out of it, i.e. Tareeqat, is forever in need of it. If the
connection of the river of Tareeqat is severed from the source of
Shari’ah, then not only will there be no water in it for the future, but
the river of Tareeqat will disappear immediately upon the
connection being severed. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 21, pp. 525, summarised;
Faizan-e-Madani Muzakarah Qist: 10; Wali Allah ki Pehchaan, pp. 21)
The reality of the Apparent and Internal Shari’ah

Sadr-ush-Shari’ah, Badr-ut-Tareeqah ‘Allamah Maulana Mufti
Muhammad Amjad Ali A’zami ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬says: Tareeqat is not
contrary to the Shari'ah, it is an internal part of the Shari’ah. Some
ignorant so called Sufis, say that Tareeqat and Shari’ah are two
separate things, this is pure misguidance and considering oneself

free from the Shari’ah due to this false assumption is clear Kufr and
Ilhaad. No saint, no matter how great, can be exempt from abiding
by the rules of Shari’ah. Some ignorant people claim that, ‘Shari’ah
is a path, a path for those who have not yet reached the target, but
we have reached it’. Sayyiduna Junaid Baghdadi ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬has said
regarding them ‫ " ﺍﻟ ﻨﺎر‬#‫ٰ" ﺍﻳْ ﻦ؟ﺍ‬#‫ٰﻜ ْﻦ ﺍ‬V‫ و‬،‫ ﺻ ﺪﻗ ْﻮﺍ ﻟ ﻘ ْﺪ و ﺻﻠ ْﻮﺍ‬They speak the truth in
that they have reached somewhere, but where? The Hellfire.
(Alywaqeet-wal-Jawahir, pp. 206) Of course, if the sanity, based on which
a person is tasked has been removed by Majzubiat (a spiritual state
leading to a loss of sense), like the one who is unconscious, then the
pen of Shari'ah will be lifted from him, but also understand that he
who is like this will never say such things, he will never opposethe
Shari'ah. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 1, pp. 265-267)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! The chapter of Tasawwuf is very vast. The

noble Sufi Saints have given different definitions of Tasawwuf. Thus
it is narrated thatTasawwuf is implementing humility and
submission and adopting Tawakkul and contentment. (Allah Walon ki
Baatayn, vol. 5, pp. 39)
Our A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
ُ ‫ﻤ‬ْ ‫ـﺤ‬
َ ْ ‫ا َﻟ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was a portrait of humility and
submission whilst being rich in Tawakkul and contentment, and he
would eat very little food. His usual meal would consist of bread
made from flour grinded from the mill and goat meat soup. In the
latter part of his life this meal was further decreased to having one
cup of goat meat soup without chillies and one and half semolina
biscuit. In summary, he adopted simplicity in terms of eating and
drinking. (Faizan-e-A’la Hadrat, pp. 113)
In the same way, he liked fasting very much, no matter how sick he
was, no matter how weak he was, he would never break his fast (in
the month of Ramadan). His nephew and Khalifah, Maulana
Hasanayn Raza Khan ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬said: Regarding missing any fasts of
Ramadan, we did not hear anything from his elders nor did any of
his peers say anything about it and nor did any of us from the youth
ever witness him missing a fast of Ramadan. Sometimes in the
blessed month of Ramadan he was ill, but A’la Hadrat ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬did
not leave the fast. Even if someone insisted that fasting would
increase his weakness in such a situation, he replied: If I am sick,
should I not heal? People wouldreply in amazement, ‘is fasting also
a cure?’ He replied: It is an elixir, the Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
N $ ‫ ﺻ ْﻮ ﻣﻮﺍ‬meaning, fast you will become healthy. (Mu’jam
has stated: ‫ﺼﺤﻮﺍ‬
Awsat, vol. 6, pp. 146, Hadees 8312) When the month of Ramadan 1339
AH fell in May, June 1921, due to constant illness and severe
weakness A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬َ ْ ‫ َر‬did not have the strength to fast in
the summer, so he issued a fatwa upon himself: It is cold on a
mountain, it is possible to fast there, therefore it is Fard to go there
and fast due to having the ability to do so. Then, with the intention
of fasting, he departed for Nayni Tal district, Koh-i-Bhawali.
(Tajalliyat-e-Imam Ahmad Raza, pp. 33, summarised) Also, it was not his
custom to eat to his stomach’s full, Yes, the amount of food he ate
in normal days would decrease even further in Ramadan.
Eating once when Fasting

The Khalifah of A’la Hadrat, Maulana Muhammad Husayn
Meerathi ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬says: I did I’tikaf on 20th Ramadan-ul-Mubarak.
A’la Hadrat arrived at the masjid and said: I wish I could also do
I'tikaf, but (because of religious activities) I don't have time. Finally,
he said on 26 Ramadan: I should be a Mu’takif from today too.
Maulana Muhammad Husayn Meerathi ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬said: He would
break his fast with datesetcin the evening, but I never saw A’la
Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬eating food on any of the days. At Sahari, rice
pudding would be sent to him in a small bowl and chutney in a cup
and he would drink them.One day I asked: Sir! What is the
connection between rice pudding and chutney? ‘He said:’ It is
Sunnah to start eating with salt and to end with salt, that is why
chutney is sent. (Faizan-e-A’la Hadrat, pp. 113, maltaqtan)
Mustafa ka woh ladla piyara

Ghos-e-A’zam ki Aankhom ka tara
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
َ ‫ﺤـ‬
‫ﻦ اﻟـﻠ
ﻪ‬ ٰ ْ ‫ُﺳـﺒ‬ The Potrait of Sunnah, A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would begin
with sweet rice pudding and finish with salty chutney in order to
fulfil the Sunnah of having salt at the beginning and end of the
meal. Having salt (or something salty) at the beginning and end of
the meal protects one from seventy (70) illnesses ‫ـﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ُ ‫ﻤ‬ْ ‫ـﺤ‬
َ ْ ‫ا َﻟ‬. (Faizan-e-
Sunnat, pp. 659) It is a great favour and grace of Allah Almighty that
He has allowed us sinners to be attached to the footsteps of A’la
Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬and through him given us the rope of Mustafa ‫ـﻪ‬ ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ
ِ
‫َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. But what has happened to us? That we have turned away
from the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. There was a
time when eating or feeding while standing was considered very
bad but now doing so is becoming a fashion. There was time when
eating with the left hand was seen as a defect and was rectified
immediately, but nowadays it is labelled as a‘childhood habit’ and
ignored, and arrows of ridicule and taunts are hurled at those trying
to reform.There was a time when each and every bite was valued
and the dishes were cleaned and the food was saved from being
wasted, but now a lot of food is deliberately wasted. There was a
time when each and every Muslim child was obsessed with the
Sunnah, but the spirit of following the Sunnah is now fading
away.There was a time when everyone considered it bad to adopt
impermissible fashion, but now it is considered a cause of pride.
There was a time when those who adopted Sunnah were respected
everywhere but now Islamic sisters adhering to the Sunnah are
persecuted in various ways, extremely ridiculed, their feelings are
hurt and they are called strange names.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! Remember! The noble Sufis are those who
follow the pure Shari’ah, controlling their Nafs and desires,
fulfilling their Faraaid and Wajibat, whilst possessing love of the
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬in their hearts. ‫ـﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠـﻪ‬
ُ ‫ﻤ‬ َ ْ ‫ !ا َﻟ‬A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
ْ ‫ـﺤ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬,
was such a Sufi who possessed all these virtues and he wouldbe very
cautious in fulfillinghis Faraaid and Wajibat. Come, let us listen to
two faith-inspiring events of the time of A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬.
Adherence to praying Salah with congregation when

travelling and visiting
A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would pray Salah with the congregation whilst
being a traveller, a resident, in good health, in illness and in every
condition. If he did not find time to pray at the station while
traveling by train, he would not travel by that train and take
another one or he would dismount at a station for congregational
Salah and leave that train. After performing the congregational
Salah, he would complete the rest of the journey with the next
available train. (Faizan-e-A’la Hadrat, pp. 136)
The Level of Devotion to Salah

A’la Hadrat’s ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬toe dried up, his special surgeon (who was
the most intelligent surgeon in the city) operated on this toe and
placed a cast over it. He requested that if he did not move, then the
wound would be cured in around 10-12 days, otherwise it would
take longer. He left after saying this. But how could it be that he
stop attending the Masjid and praying in congregation. When the
time for Zuhr came, A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬made Wudu, he could not
stand so he sat and made his way to the Masjid door, the people
helped him sit on a chair and took him to the Masjid. At that time,
the people of the neighbourhood decided that after each Azan, four
strong men from them would come with a chair and seat him on it
from his bed and transport him to the Mihrab of the Masjid. This
continued with punctuality for about a month and when the wound
healed and he was able to walk on his own, this course of action
ended. No individual would perhaps even rememberA’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
ِ
‫ اﻟـﻠـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬missing a congregational Salah without a Shari’ reason, let
alone missing a Salah. (Faizan-e-A’la Hadrat, pp. 136)

َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! Did you hear, how much love A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
‫ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬had for Salah with the congregation, that he could not bear
leaving it under any circumstances. Look at the level of love he had

for the congregational Salah that despite not being able to walk due
to a severe wound in his foot, he continued to go to the Masjid and
pray Salah with congregation. This incident is admonishment for
those Islamic sisters who remain busy in futile matters at the time
of Salah.
Distribute booklets abundantly

Dear Islamic sisters! Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬continues
to inspire Muslims to call people towards righteousness in various
ways. One of them is the distribution of booklets. Ameer-e-Ahl-e-
Sunnat ‫ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬often encourages the distribution of them
and writes in his prominent book, ‘Call to Righteousness’:
Those Islamic sisters who can buy and keep a ‘Madani bag’ should
do so and keep in it as many booklets and cassettes of Sunnah-
inspiring speeches etc. released by Maktaba-tul-Madinah as
conveniently possible. If you cannot keep the Madani bag with you
all day long, it does not matter. Keep it with you only on
appropriate occasions and gift booklets etc. to others. Depending
upon the situation, you may also give booklets to some people only
for reading. After they have read, take the booklet from them and
give another one. You can reap unimaginable reward by doing so.
However, remember that you have to do this from your own
pocket. There should be no fundraising for this purpose.
Furthermore, distribute booklets on the occasion of Milad
celebration or for the Isal-e-Sawab of your deceased relatives on
various occasions. Reap the reward of promoting the call to
righteousness by distributing Madani booklets in great quantity
released by Maktaba-tul-Madinah during Dars, Ijtima’aat, Madani
Mashwarahs and gatherings of Isal-e-Sawab. (Nayki ki Da’wat, pp. 462)
Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬says a beautiful Du’a for
those who distribute pamphlets:
Whosoever distributes 12 booklets every month

They will succeed in both worlds, Allah willing
Her maheenay jo koyi barah risalay bant day

‫ اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬do jahan mayn us ka bayra paar hay
(Adaab-e-Ta’am, pp. 272)
Encouragement to attend the weekly Ijtima’

Dear Islamic Sisters! ‫ـﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠـﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ا َﻟ‬There are many wonders for Islamic
sisters who attend the Sunnah-inspiredIjtimas of Dawat-e-Islami.
With the blessing of attending the gathering, where many Islamic
sisters were able to repent and leave their sinful lives and become
righteous, sometimes through the favour of Allah Almighty,faith-
inspiring miracles also appear. For example, the sick were healed,
the childless were blessed with children, the afflicted were relieved
and so on. Weekly Ijtima’aat for Islamic sisters are held in many
cities of Pakistan and in many places around the world.
What happens in the Weekly Ijtima’ of Dawat-e-Islami?

The Sunnah-inspired Ijtima’aat are adorned with the Madani pearls
of recitation of the Quran, Na’at for the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬,
Sunnah-inspired speeches, emotional Du’as, Zikr and Salat upon
the Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, Salat and Salam and a wealth of Islamic
knowledge. Surely attending these sorts of Ijtima’aat are a means of
attaining great reward and blessings.
Picking pure words

The Merciful Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has stated: On the Day of
Judgement, there will be such people who are neither prophets nor
martyrs; (however) the light of their faces will dazzle in the eyes of
those who see them. The Prophets and Martyrs will look at their
rank and closeness to Allah Almighty and express their happiness.
ِ
َ ‫ َر‬asked: Oh Messenger of Allah ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
One of the Sahabah ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬ ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: Who will these fortunate people be? It was said: These will
be the people of different tribes and communities who used to

gather (in the world) to remember Allah Almighty and pick pure
words in the same way as the one who eats dates picks the best
dates. (At-targheeb-Wattarheeb, vol. 2, pp. 252, Hadees 2334)
Dear Islamic Sisters! You have heard how much virtue there is in
attending pious gatherings, therefore make an intention that we will
not only punctually attend the coming 12 weekly Ijtima’aat in full
ourselves but also invite other Islamic sisters to attend also.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The etiquette of choosing a name (for Children)

Dear Islamic Sisters! Whilst bringing the speech to an end, let us
have the pleasure of listening to some etiquette of choosing a name
(for children). Firstly, two sayings of the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬:
1. It was stated: ‘On the Day of Judgement, you will be called by

your names and by your father's names, so give yourselves
good names. (Abu-Dawood, vol. 4, pp. 374, Hadees 4948)
2. It was stated: ‘Call yourselves by the names of the Prophets’.

(Abu-Dawood, vol. 4, pp. 374, Hadees 4950)
It is permissible for a child to have a Kuniyyat, and for acquiring

blessings, it is better to keep a Kuniyyat which has a connection to a
saint, for example, Abu Turab (this is the Kunyyiat of Sayyiduna Ali
‫ـﻪ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 603, Hisah 16 mafhoman) It is
completely permissible to keep the names Abdul Mustafa. Abdul-
Nabi and Abdul Rasool, as attaining honour is the objective. There
are two meanings of ‘Abd: Bondsman and Slave, for that reason
there is no harm in keeping these names. It is completely
permissible to keep the names Ghulam Muhammad, Ghulam
Siddeeq, Ghulam Farooq, Ghulam Ali, Ghulam Husayn, etc when

the affiliation of Ghulam has been made to the prophets and
Saliheen. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 604, Hisah 16, makhouza) Muhammad
Bakhsh, Ahmad Bakhsh, Peer Bakhsh and other similar names in
which the word Bakhsh is joined with the name of a Prophet or a
Saint, is absolutely permissible (as the essential Provider is only
Allah Almighty, Allah Almighty gives authority to whomever He
wills, so any Prophet or Saint can only give with the authority
provided by Allah Almighty). (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 604, part 16) The
names Ta-Ha and Ya-Seen should not be kept as these are the
Muqatta’at letters of the Holy Quran, the meanings of which are
not known. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 605, Hisah 16) The names which
are bad should be changed with good names. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3,
pp. 603, Hisah 16)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ

books Bahar-e-Shari’at part 16, a 312-page book, and Sunnatayn
aur Adaab, a 120-page book, published by Maktabah-tul-Madinah,
two pamphlets of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬, ‘101
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Speech: 11

ﻟ‬
‫
ﻟـﺴـﻶ‬
‫
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‫ـﺴﻢ
&' (‫
‫

‫
ﻟـﺮ ﺟ( '& ﺑ‬ ‫
ﻟـﺸـﻴ‬
Blessings of holy relics

The Holy Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ has stated:
ّ ِ gَّ ‫ اﻟ‬Iََ L ‫ﺎن‬

‫ﱯ‬ ِ ‫ﷲ َﻳ ْﺴ َﺘﻘ ِْﺒ ُﻞ ا ََﺣ ُﺪ ُﻫﻤﺎ َﺻﺎ ِﺣ َﺒ ُﻪ ﻓ َُﻴ َﺼﺎ ِﻓ ُﺤﻪ و ُﻳ َﺼ ِﻠ ّ َﻴ‬ ِ ‫َﲔ ِﰲ ا‬ِ ْ ّ‫ِﻦ َﻋ ْﺒ َﺪ ْﻳ ِﻦ ُﻣ َﺘ َﺤﺎﺑ‬
ْ ‫َﻣﺎ ﻣ‬
‫ْﱰﻗَﺎ ﺣ ٰ ّﱴ ُﺗ ْﻐﻔَﺮ َذُ ُﻧ ْﻮﺑُ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ َﻣﺎ َﺗﻘ ََّﺪ َم ِﻣ ْﻨ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ َو َﻣﺎ َﺗﺄ َ َّﺧ َﺮ‬
ِ َ ‫اِ َّﻻ ﻟ َْﻢ ﻳَﻔ‬
‘When two people, who love one another for the sake of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬,
meet and shake hands and recite Salat upon the Prophet, their
former and latter sins are forgiven before they separate.’
(Musnad Abi Ya’la, vol. 3, p. 95, Hadees 2951)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
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Important point
will attain.



ۡ ََ ّٰ
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phone.

not permitted.

َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! ‫

ﺂءاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ ا ْن َﺷ‬In today’s weekly Sunnah-inspiring
ijtima’, we will hear about holy relics and its proof from two stories
of the Holy Quran, some parables highlighting the respect that the
Companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬used to have for the holy relics of the
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, the benefits of respecting holy relics
and the harmful effects of disrespecting holy relics. Additionally, we
will enlighten our hearts and minds through hearing many other
Madani pearls. May Allah Almighty allow us to listen to the entire
speech.
During the bayan, some Islamic sisters continue to make Zikr and
recite Durood Shareef etc. on their Tasbih. Remember! This is not
the time for that, we have gathered here with the intention of
gaining religious knowledge, so our complete attention should be
towards the bayan. Listening to a bayan that is based on learning
religious knowledge is also a form of Zikr-Allah.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Deliverance from famine!

Famous commentator Shaykh ‘Abdul Haq Muhaddis Dehlvi ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬states: Once, there was a severe drought. Despite abundant
prayers by people, it did not rain. Sayyiduna Nizamuddin Awliya

َ ْ ‫ َر‬held a string from his blessed mother’s ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻬَﺎ‬clothing in
his hand and said, ‘O Allah ‫ !ﻋَ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬This string is from the clothing of
a woman who has never been looked at by any non-Mahram man;

my Lord ‫ !ﻋَ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬For its sake, shower rains of mercy upon us.’ Even
before the prayer finished, clouds of mercy covered the sky and it
began to rain heavily. (Akhbar-ul-Akhyar, p. 294)
Benefits of holy relics

Dear Islamic sisters! You heard that even a thread from a cloth that
is linked to the body of pious predecessors‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬has such a high
status that the Du’a made, whilst holding the thread in the hand,
was accepted. Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬, Who is the Master of all blessings, has
blessed His pious people with such worldly favours that if anything
from this world becomes linked to them, that thing also becomes
sanctified.
َ ْ ‫ ا َﻟ‬Anything linked to the Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬
َّ ‫ِﻢ‬ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬and great saints
‫ﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ِ
ُ ‫ﲪ ُﻬ‬
َ ‫ َر‬has great blessings and is full of grace.
What is a holy relic?

Dear Islamic sisters! Holy relics are those things that are linked to
the Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬ ِ
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬, companions of the Holy Prophet ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬ َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬or
pious predecessors‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and are kept as a means of attaining
blessings (Barakaat ka suboot, p. 2 Summarised). Every single thing that
touched the body of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and was
connected to him is full of blessings. Similarly, anything that
touched the body and was connected with the companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬of the Holy Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َ and pious predecessors is also
full of blessings. (Tabarrukaat ka suboot, pp. 3-4, selected) Therefore, we
must respect and honour everything that is linked to the pious
people. Their blessed hair, shirt, jubbah, turban, cup, in short,
anything that is connected with them, whether it be a particle or a
thread from their clothes, respecting and honouring it will be a

means of gaining many blessings ‫
َ ‫ا ْن َﺷ‬.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
To attain blessings, having complete trust is a condition!

Dear Islamic sisters! To attain blessings from holy relics, you must
have complete faith and no uncertainty. For example, thinking
about whether the blessed hair of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬is
beneficial or not? By drinking Zam Zam water, do illnesses get
cured or not? Are problems resolved from Ta’wizaat or not? etc.
Having these kinds of unconvincing and doubtful thoughts will not
benefit you at all. In order to attain blessings, your faith must be
firm.
From the aforementioned incident we also come to know that there

is no fixed time when one will receive blessings. Everyone has their
own fortune; some are blessed instantly while others wait for years.
No matter what happens, one must take a means and then hold on
to it firmly. A time will come when you will be blessed, your fortune
will shine and you will be successful in both worlds.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! From holy relics, we gain blessings, problems
are solved and calamities are removed. Holding this belief is not a
newly invented matter. The reason for this is that there are many
verses in the Holy Quran that mention the importance of holy
relics, and Quranic stories of previous nations who gained blessings
from holy relics like the Bani Israel gaining blessings from the
Taboot-e-Sakeenah (that blessed wooden-box in which holy relics
of the Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬

ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬were kept), the Du’a of Sayyiduna
‫م‬‫ـﻼ‬ ‫ اﻟـﺴ‬ ِ
‫ﻪ‬ ‫ـ‬ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻠ‬‫ـ‬ ‫ﻋ‬
Zakariyya َ َّ ْ َ َ in the prayer niche of Sayyidah Maryam and its
acceptance. These events of gaining blessings from holy relics have
been mentioned in the Holy Quran. Let’s listen to two events from
the Holy Quran relating to the blessings of holy relics:
Cure from the shirt of Yusuf ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ اﻟ َّـﺴ َـﻼم‬

The story of Sayyiduna Yusuf and Ya’qoob ‫اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻬﻤﺎ‬has been
mentioned in detail by Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬in Surah Yusuf: When the step-
brothers of Sayyiduna Yusuf ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬threw him into the well and
some business people took him to Misr (Egypt) after taking him out
of the well and sold him, Sayyiduna Ya’qoob ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬suffered
profound sorrow due to being separated from his son. He ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬
wept for many days, and due to his excessive weeping, his eyesight
became weak. After many years, when Sayyiduna Yusuf ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬
‫ـﻼم‬
َ ‫اﻟـﺴ‬
َّ found out, through his brothers, that his father’s eyesight has
become very weak, he ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬sent his blessed shirt as a holy relic
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬, and what he said, has been mentioned in the
for his father ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
Holy Quran, as follows:
ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ ٰ ۡ
Z
1ً ‫ ۡ< ﻳ ﺎ ت ﺑ ﺼ‬Ë
‫ و ۡﺟ ﻪ‬E ‫ ۡ ﻫﺬ
ﻓﺎﻟﻘ ۡﻮه‬É ‫
ذﻫ ﺒ ۡﻮ
ﺑﻘ ﻤ ۡﻴ‬
‘Take this shirt of mine and place it on my father’s face; his vision will
be restored.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 13, Surah Yusuf, Verse 93)
When the brothers of Sayyiduna Yusuf ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬placed the shirt on
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬face, then what happened? This has
Sayyiduna Ya’qoob’s ‫اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
been mentioned a few verses later:
ۡ ۡ ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۤ

1ً ‫ﺎرﺗﺪ ﺑ ﺼ‬‫ و ۡﺟ ﻬ ٖﻪ ﻓ‬E ‫ﻪ‬Í‫
ﻟﻘ‬1 ‫ ﺸ‬Î‫ﺂء
ﻟ‬‫ﻓﻠﻤﺎ
ن ﺟ‬
Then, when the bearer of glad tidings came (i.e. one brother -
Yahooda), he placed the shirt on the face of Ya’qoob; he immediately
regained his eyesight.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)](Parah. 13, Surah Yusuf, Verse 96)
Dear Islamic sisters! Just ponder! Sayyiduna Yusuf ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬is
himself a Prophet, and he is sending his shirt as a relic in order to

cure the eyes of another Prophet, his father Sayyiduna Ya’qoob
‫ـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬. And when the shirt was placed onto his father’s face, Allah
‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬cured him of the illness in his eyes. From this, we come to
know that to believe anything that has a connection to the pious

predecessors is holy and gaining blessings from it has been the way
of the Prophets ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬and mentioning this parable in the Holy
Quran is a testament to the fact that holy relics do have benefits.
Gaining blessings from Maqaam-e-Ibrahim

Maqaam-e-Ibrahim is that blessed stone, upon which the Prophet
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬placed his blessed feet.
of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬, Sayyiduna Ibrahim ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
Whichever section of the stone came under his feet, it became soft
like wet clay, such that his feet became firm within it. Then, when
Sayyiduna Ibrahim ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬lifted his feet, Allah ‫ﺟ َّﻞ‬
َ ‫ ﻋَ ّﺰ ََو‬made that
section of the stone solid again to preserve his footprint. (Fatawa
Razawiyyah, vol. 21, p. 398 summarised) Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬made it compulsory for
every Muslim until the end of the world to respect the Maqaam-e-
Ibrahim, to acquire closeness to it and to offer Salah there.
Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬mentions in Part 1, Surah Baqarah, Verse 125:

ً ۡ ۡ
& ‫ ﻣ ﺼ‬6 ٖ ‫ﺎم
ﺑۡ ٰﺮ‬
‫ﺬو
ﻣﻦ ﻣﻘ‬º ¦
‫و‬
And make the standing place of Ibrahim (‘Maqaam-e-Ibrahim’) a
station for Salah,
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Surah Al Baqarah, Verse 125)
stated: Maqaam-e-Ibrahim is that stone upon which Sayyiduna
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬stood and constructed the Ka’bah. Through the
Ibrahim ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬, the stone also became ‫َﻌﺎﺋ ُِﺮ‬
blessing of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َ‫ﺷ‬
"ّٰ‫( اﻟﻠ‬one sign from the signs of Allah ‫ ) َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬and its respect became
compulsory, such that to stand in front of it and offer Nafl of Tawaf
is Sunnah. The footsteps of the pious predecessors led to Safa
Marwah and Maqaam-e-Ibrahim becoming the signs of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬,
and worthy of respect. (‘Ilm-ul-Quran, p. 48 Summarised)
It is written in Tafseer Siraat-ul-Jinaan: From this verse, we learn

that the stone, which had the opportunity to kiss the blessed feet of
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬became great. We also learn that if a stone
a Prophet ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
became blessed by touching the blessed feet of a Prophet ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬,
then what can we say about the greatness of the blessed wives of the
Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, the Ahl-e-Bayt ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and the
ِ ٖ ِ ِ ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ ‫ َر‬of the Holy Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 َ ? Therefore,
this also establishes the proof of respecting holy relics.
(Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 1, p. 205)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Refrain yourself from evil presumption!

Dear Islamic Sisters! There should be no doubts or any sort of
confusion in your heart when you attain a blessed item from the
Awliya ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬or the pious people. Allowing various whispers to
enter your heart, and then taking holy relics with an aim to test or
examine them, can, in turn, become a means of instant
punishment. Let’s listen to a story to understand this point:
A king once came into the court of a Wali (Saint), who had been
gifted some apples. He gave one apple to the king and said: Eat. The
king also requested the Wali to eat. So, both the king and he ate the
apple. At that moment, the king thought to himself: ‘If the Wali
picks up the biggest and best-coloured apple and gives it to me,
then I will understand that he is definitely a Wali. The Wali picked
up that same apple and said: We went to Misr (Egypt). There were
lots of people gathered in one area. We saw that one person had a
donkey whose eyes were covered with a strip. An item of one
person was put next to another person. The donkey is then asked
about the item, at which the donkey goes around the whole Majlis,
and wherever the item is, it drops its head. The pious person then
said: I narrated this parable because if I do not give the apple to you,
then I am not a Wali and if I do give the apple to you, then what
skill have I shown that’s greater than that donkey? Saying this, he
threw the apple towards the king. (Bad Gumani, p. 35)
Dear Islamic sisters! Remember! There are many benefits of

thinking positive, whereas there are many harmful effects of evil
presumption. Alas! There are many people that are more inclined
towards having evil presumption as opposed to good presumption.
There are examples of evil presumption in nearly every matter. If
we callsomeone and they don’t pick up, then evil presumption is
made. If the son’s attention towards the mother decreases, then evil
presumption about the daughter-in-law is made. If our
organisational responsibility has been ended or changed due to our
own lack of progress or in the light of organizational policy, then
evil presumptions are made about other responsible Islamic sisters.
If the arrangements for an ijtima’ is weak, then evil presumptions
are made about responsible Islamic sisters who made the
arrangements. If someone is swaying in the love for the Prophet
َ whilst in an Ijtima’ or crying due to remembering her
own sins, then evil presumption is made. If a responsible Islamic

sisternarrates a story of her own for persuasion of her sub-ordinate
Islamic sisters or for expressing gratitude, then evil presumption is
made about them. If an Islamic sister has given a time and arrives
late, evil presumption is made. If someone gained a nice house and
other luxuries in a short period of time, evil presumption is made.
In short, our society is currently surrounded by the terrifying
disaster of evil presumption.
Remember! Evil presumption entangles you into other sins. Evil

presumption makes you find faults in other people. Evil
presumption causes jealousy to rise. Evil presumption causes you to
backbite. Evil presumption creates a seed of hatred in your heart.
Evil presumption drives people away from each other. Evil
presumption deprives you of good behaviour. Evil presumption
makes a person ill-mannered. Evil presumption causes a rise in
blaming one another. In short, evil presumption makes you
disgraced in this world and the hereafter.
Therefore, the wise person is one who makes a habit of thinking

positive as opposed to evil presumption because positive thinking is
an excellent form of worship. Positive thinking saves you from sins.
Positive thinking is from the requirementsof faith. Positive thinking
is a part of faith. Positive thinking is from the habits of the Awliya.
Positive thinking is a means of earning Sawab (reward). Positive
thinking allows one to protect people’s honour. Peace and
tranquillity come from positive thinking. Positive thinking protects
a person from the devil’s deceit. Positive thinking gives strength to
faith. Positive thinking cleanses the heart and soul. Positive
thinking makes a person pious. Positive thinking is a means of
attaining the pleasure of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬and the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬.
Our Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬once addressed the Holy Ka’bah
and stated: ‘You and your atmosphere is so good? How great you
are and how great is your sanctity? By Allah ‫ ! َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬In Whose Power
the soul of Muhammad ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬is, the sanctity of the life and
wealth of a believer and to think good of him is greater in the court
of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬than your sanctity. (Sunan-e-Ibn-e-Majah, vol. 4, p. 319,
Hadees 3932)
Khudaya ‘Ata ker rahmat ka paani

Rahay qalb Ujla dhulay bad gumani
(Shaytan kay ba’z hathyar, pp. 33)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Holy relics of the Holy Prophet

The companions of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬understood the
fact that the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬is mercy and blessing from
head to toe. The thing that was connected to the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ‬
‫َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, the companions ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬ ِ
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬of the Holy Prophet
َ would deem that to be blessed. It is for this very
ِ ِ
reason that the companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ ‫ َر‬of the Holy Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would try to attain some of these blessings through various
means; they would believe that his leftover water of Wudu

(ablution) is a blessing and would, therefore, get blessings from it,
they would rub the water that the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would
use to wash his hands, onto their faces and parts of their body to get
blessings, they would gain blessing from the leftover blessed food of
the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, they would gain blessings from his
blessed sweat, his blessed saliva, his blessed hair, his blessed ring,
his blessed bed, his blessed clothes, his blessed bedstead and the
blessed mat which the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would use. In
short, everything that was somehow connected to the Holy Prophet

َ , whether the connection was a small or great, the
ِ ِٖ ِ
companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ ﻋَـﻨ ْ ُﻬ‬3 ‫ﻢ‬ ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ ‫ َر‬of the Holy Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ would
make it a means of attaining blessings. There are many Ahadees
narrating parables like these. Let’s listen to 3 such parables to attain
blessings:
1. It is narrated: The famous companion of the Holy Prophet,

َ ‫ َر‬had the blessed shirt and
some clippings of the blessed nails of the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. When his time of death came, he made a will that I want
to be shrouded in the shirt that the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
had granted me and I want that blessed shirt to fully touch my
body. Also, he made a will with regards to the blessed nails of
the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬that they be made into tiny
pieces and put onto my eyes and mouth. After this, he said: You
must definitely do these things and then hand me over to the
most Compassionate and Kind Lord ‫ﻋَ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬. (Usud-ul-Ghaabah fi
Ma’rifah-til-Sahabah, vol. 5, p. 223)
It is stated in Muslim Sharif: ‘Sayyidatuna Asma ‫ اﷲ ﻋَﻨْﻬَﺎ‬ 3 ِ

2. ُ َ ‫َر‬
daughter of Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq
ِ ِٖ ِ
‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
َ ‫ اﷲ‬
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬had a blessed Jubbah of the Holy Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬ َ .
She ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋﻨْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫( َر‬once) took out the blessed Jubbah and said: ‘This
[blessed] Jubbah belongs to the Holy Prophet‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬.
The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬used to wear it. Now, we
soak it into water for the sick and attain cure through it.
(Muslim, Kitab-ul-libaas-waz-Zeenat, p. 883, Hadees 2069)
Hakeem-ul-Ummat Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬

stated: When people would come to see the blessed Jubbah of the
Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, she ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋﻨْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬would say, ‘this is the
blessed Jubbah of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, which he used to
wear during his life’, and then show the jubbah. From this, we learn
that showing the clothes of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬is a
ِ ِٖ ِ
Sunnah of the companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ ‫ َر‬of the Holy Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ‬ َ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬just like nowadays the blessed hair of the Holy Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬ ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬َ
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬is shown. We learn that to look at the holy relics of the pious
predecessors, soak their clothes in water and give it to ill people to

drink is a Sunnah of the companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ . There is a cure within them. That which emerged
through the blessed heel of Sayyiduna Isma’eel ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ اﻟـ َّﺴ َـﻼم‬, is a cure for
every illness. (Mirat-ul-Manajeeh, vol. 6, p. 98 Summarised) Some people
would come to the court of Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah‫ اﷲ َ ﻋﻨْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬to
see the holy relics of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ َّﻢ‬, and she would
show it to them. (Mirat-ul-Manajeeh, vol. 6, p. 91 Summarised)
It is also narrated in Muslim Shareef that Sayyiduna Anas 3 ِ

3. َ ‫َر‬
ِ
‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ُ ‫ اﻟـﻠ‬stated: ‘I have fed the Holy Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َ ‫ـﻪ‬ ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ every
type of drink, honey, nabiz, water and milk from this bowl of
mine.’(Muslim, Kitab-ul-Ashribah, p. 857, Hadees 2008)
Hakeem-ul-Ummat Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬

stated as commentary to this Hadees: Sayyiduna Anas ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬had
a wooden bowl in his hand. He ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬showed it to the people and
said: ‘I have fed the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬many types of drink
and milk from this, i.e. this bowl is a very blessed bowl because the
Holy Prophet’s ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬hands and lips have touched it many
times.’ We learn that the companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ would keep the used blessed utensils of the Holy
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬as a holy relic and would show it to people.
It is narrated in Masnawi Shareef: Sayyiduna Jabir ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬had that
ِ
blessed dining mat, which the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬had
wiped his hands and mouth with. When that blessed dining mat
would become soiled, it would be put into the fire. The dirt would
get burned but the cloth would remain safe. (Mirat-ul-Manajeeh, vol. 6,
pp. 81, summarised)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! We learn that it was the belief of the

ِ ِٖ ِ
companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3َ ‫ َر‬of the Holy Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ that there
were many blessings in the holy relics of the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. We should also have the same belief and we should respect
and honour the holy relics of the pious people, such as their clothes,
things they used, the places they lived in, in short, anything that was
connected to them. There is no doubt that by the blessings of the
holy relics of pious people, we are cured. Attaining benefit from the
blessings of the holy relics of pious people is the way of the
Prophets ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ ُِﻢ ا َّﻟﺴ َﻼم‬. By the blessings of the holy relics of pious
people, livelihood is increased. By the blessings of the holy relics of
pious people, we attain peace. Attaining benefit from the blessings
of the holy relics of pious people is the way of the companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬of the Holy Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َ . By the blessings of the holy
relics of pious people, the problems of this world and the hereafter
are solved.
By the blessings of the holy relics of pious people, Du’as are

accepted. By the blessings of the holy relics of pious people, illnesses
are removed. By the blessings of the holy relics of pious people, our
sins are forgiven and by respecting and honouring the relics of
pious people, those who are astray from the right path attain
guidance. There is no doubt that the hearts gain peace by seeing
holy relics. The eyes attain coolness when seeing holy relics. The
chances of prayers being accepted are increased at the time of
seeing holy relics. The Divine mercy descends by seeing holy relics.
The tongue starts to do the Zikr of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬at the time of seeing
holy relics. We get the passion to do good deeds by seeing holy
relics. Let’s listen to a parable relating to this:
The blessings of respecting holy relics

The sister of Sayyiduna Abu ‘Ali Roozabaari, Sayyidatuna Fatimah
Bint Ahmad ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْﻬَﺎ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬has stated: In the city of Baghdad, some
young people sent a person amongst them for some purpose but he
did not return quickly, so they became angry. In the meantime, he
returned smiling, carrying a melon. His friends said: ‘You are
smiling, even though you have arrived late.’ He replied: ‘I have
brought something wondrous for you people.’ Everyone asked:
‘What is it?’ He presented the melon to them that he was carrying
in his hand and said: ‘Sayyiduna Bishr Haafi ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬had placed his
hand on this melon, so I purchased it for 20 dirhams.’ Listening to
it, everyone kissed the melon and placed it on their eyes. One of
them said: ‘What quality has earned Sayyiduna Bishr Haafi ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
such a high rank?’ Someone said: ‘Piety’. The questioner said: ‘I
repent to Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬, making you a witness.’ Thereafter, everyone
repented in the same way. Then, they all went to the city Tartoos
where they embraced martyrdom. (Al-Rauz-ul-Riyaheen, p. 218)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Just think! The lives of the youngsters that
respected the melon that was touched by Sayyiduna Bishr-e-Haafi
َ ْ ‫ َر‬changed for the better. They repented from their sins and
attained the high status of martyrdom. We learn from this parable
that if we sincerely respect anything connected to the pious
predecessors, then our current life and hereafter can become
blessed.
Remember! Just like one can attain many benefits and blessings
from respecting and honouring holy relics, similarly, sometimes a
person could receive punishment in this world by disrespecting and
dishonouring the holy relics. The biggest proof of this is the
‘Taboot-e-Sakeenah’:
It is written on page 52-53 of the book named ‘Ajaaib-ul-Quran

Ma’ Gharaib-ul-Quran: Taboot-e-Sakeenah was a wooden box that
descended upon Sayyiduna Aadam ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬, which remained with
him all his life. It was then passed down in the form of inheritance,
generation after generation via his offspring. It was a very sacred
and blessed wooden box. Whenever there would be any
disagreement amongst Bani Israel, they would receive the decision
from this wooden box. A voice, informing them of the judgement
and good news of victory would be heard from the wooden box.
Bani Israel would make Du’a through its means and their Du’a
would be accepted. Calamities and illnesses would be removed. In
short, this wooden box was a chest of tranquillity, a treasure of
blessings, bounties and the best and sacred means of receiving the
help of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬. But when Bani Israel indulged in various sins,
and disobedience and other evils became common, then due to
their bad actions, Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬punished them in such a way that the
ill-fated people from the nation of ‘Amaliqah attacked them with an
army. They destroyed the cities of Bani Israel and killed numerous
people, which resulted in a bloodbath. They demolished the
buildings and totally damaged and destroyed the city, and took the
blessed wooden box with them. They threw the sacred wooden box
into a filthy area. Their disrespect of the blessed wooden box
resulted in them being afflicted with various types of diseases and
problems. Therefore, 5 cities of the nation of ‘Amaliqah became
totally destroyed and deserted, until they found out that this was all
due to their disrespect of the blessed wooden box, which opened
their eyes. They then put the sacred wooden box onto a cart and
drove the bull towards the settlement of Bani Israel. (‘Ajaaib-ul-Quran
pp. 52, 53, summarised)
Dear Islamic sisters! We learnt from the above parable that by

disrespecting the holy relics of pious predecessors, you are inviting
the wrath of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬because when the nation of ‘Amaliqah
disrespected the blessed wooden box, the wrath of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬befell
them and they were stuck in various types of problems and they
were so sure that we are being punished and being inflicted with
diseases because we disrespected the blessed wooden box. For this
reason, they put the sacred wooden box onto a cart and sent it
towards the settlement of Bani Israel so that they could attain
salvation from the wrath of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬.
Moreover, we learned from this parable that any nation is able to

attain the mercy and blessings of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬, as long as they remain
obedient to Him. When they start to become disobedient to Allah
‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬and indulge in sins, then many problems of this life and the
hereafter become their destiny, just like Bani Israel. As long as they
were obedient to the Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬, were acting upon their
teachings and were obeying their commandments, they were in
great peace and tranquillity. But as soon as they turned away from
the instructions passed on to them from the Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬,
disgrace and dishonour became their destiny. If we ponder, we will
come to know that the Muslims of today are in this very situation.
For centuries, Muslims were dominant over the world and were
excelling in every field. As soon as they moved away from acting
upon the teachings and rulings of the Holy Quran and turned away
from the Islamic rulings and obedience of the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, they became entangled in many types of difficulties and
problems.; this dire situation is right in front of us.
Dear Islamic sisters! There is still time. If we act upon the Shari’at
even today, we can attain salvation from our problems. When the
primary purpose of our creation is to worship Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬, and we
are not exempt from the rules of Shari’ah and on the Day of
Judgement, we will be held accountable for every action of ours,
then to be negligent of His worship, not giving due importance to
His commands and to remain busy in the affairs of this world, are
not wise decisions.
Sunnahs and etiquette of sneezing

Dear Islamic sisters! Let’s listen to some Sunnahs and etiquette of
sneezing from the booklet ‘101 Madani Phool’, written by Ameer-e-
Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎﺗُـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬. Firstly, let’s listen to 2 blessed Sayings
of the Beloved Mustafa ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬:
1. Allah Almighty likes sneezing and dislikes yawning. (Sahih

Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 163, Hadees 6226)
2. When a person sneezes and says, ‘"ِ ّٰ‫’ا َﻟ َْﺤ ْﻤ ُﺪ ﻟِﻠ‬, the angels say,
‘‫ﲔ‬
َ ْ ‫’ َر ُّب اﻟْ ٰﻌﻠَ ِﻤ‬. And if he says, ‘‫ﲔ‬
َ ْ ‫’ َر ُّب اﻟْ ٰﻌﻠَ ِﻤ‬, then the angels say, ‘May
Allah Almighty have mercy upon you.’ (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer,
vol. 11, pp. 358, Hadees 12284)
3. When sneezing, one should lower the head, cover the mouth
and suppress the sound. Sneezing loudly is foolishness. (Rad-dul-
Muhtar, vol. 9, pp. 684)
4. One should say ‘"ِ ّ‫ ’ا َﻟ َْﺤ ْﻤ ُﺪ ﻟِ ٰﻠ‬at the time of sneezing. (it is
mentioned in Khazaain-ul-Irfan, page 3 with reference to
Tahtawi: it is Sunnah Mu’akkadah to do hamd of Allah when
sneezing)
5. َ ْ ‫ ’ا َﻟ َْﺤ ْﻤ ُﺪ ﻟِﻠّٰ ِ" َر ِّب اﻟْ ٰﻌﻠ َ ِﻤ‬or ‘‫ﺎل‬

It is better to say ‘‫ﲔ‬ ٍ ‫ ُ ِ ّﻞ َﺣ‬P Iَٰ L "ِ ّٰ‫’ا َﻟ َْﺤ ْﻤ ُﺪ ﻟِﻠ‬. It is Wajib
on the one hears to immediately reply with ‘"ّٰ‫ ’ َﻳ ْﺮ َﺣ ُﻤ َﻚ اﻟﻠ‬i.e. May
Allah Almighty have mercy upon you. And it should be said in
a voice loud enough so that the one who sneezed can hear it.
6. After hearing the reply, the one who sneezed should say,
‘‫( ’ َﻳ ْﻐ ِﻔ ُﺮ اﻟﻠّٰ ُ" ﻟَ َﻨﺎ َو ﻟَـﮑ ُْﻢ‬i.e. May Allah Almighty forgive us and you), or
‘‫ ِﺪ ْﻳﳊ ُُﻢ اﻟﻠّٰ ُ" َو ُﻳ ْﺼﻠِﺢُ َﺑﺎ ﻟَـﮑ ُْﻢ‬Qْ ‫( ’ َﻳ‬i.e. May Allah Almighty guide you and
rectify your state.) (‘Aalamgiri, vol. 5, pp. 326)
7. It is written in Miraat-ul-Manaajeeh, that the one who says
ٍ ‫ ُ ِ ّﻞ َﺣ‬P Iَٰ L "ِ ّٰ‫ ’ا َﻟ َْﺤ ْﻤ ُﺪ ﻟِﻠ‬when sneezing and passes their tongue over
‘‫ﺎل‬
their teeth, ‫ اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬they will stay protected for tooth diseases.
(Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 6, pp. 396)
8. Sayyiduna Ali al-Murtada ‫ ﮐَـ َّﺮ َم اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ و ۡﺟـﻬَ ُـﻪ اﻟـۡ َﮑـ ِﺮﻳۡﻢ‬states: The one who
ٍ ‫ ُ ِ ّﻞ َﺣ‬P Iَٰ L "ِ ّٰ‫ ’ا َﻟ َْﺤ ْﻤ ُﺪ ﻟِﻠ‬when sneezing, they will never suffer from
says ‘‫ﺎل‬
molar or ear pain. (Mirqat-ul-Mafatih, vol. 8, pp. 499)
9. It is Wajib to reply once to the sneeze, if the person sneezes a
second time and says ‘"ِ ّٰ‫ا َﻟ َْﺤ ْﻤ ُﺪ ﻟِﻠ‬, it is not Wajib to reply, rather, it
is Mustahabb. (‘Aalamgiri, vol. 5, pp. 326)
To learn thousands of various sunnahs, refer to the books of
Maktaba-tul-Madinah: ‘Bahar-e-Shar’iat, part 16’ (312 pages) and
the 120-page book ‘Sunnatein aur Aadaab’. Also refer to the
booklets of Amir-e-Ahle-Sunnat ‫‘ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬101 Madani Pearls’
and ‘163 Madani Pearls.’
Speech: 12

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‫ـﺴﻢ
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ﻟـﺮ ﺟ( '& ﺑ‬ ‫
ﻟـﺸـﻴ‬
The Holy Prophet’s love for Ummah

The Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has stated, ‘Jibra’eel ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
َّ ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬
requested to me that the Lord Almighty states, ‘O Muhammad ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ‬
‫َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, are you not content over the fact that your follower sends
one Durood upon you, I send down ten mercies upon him, and the
one amongst your Ummah who sends one Salaam, I send upon him
ten Salaams.’(Mishkat, Kitab-ul-Salat, vol. 1, pp. 189, Hadees 928, selected)
Hakeem-ul-Ummat Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬states, ‘The

sending of Salaam of the Lord (Almighty) means either saying
Salaam to a person via the angels, or keeping one safe from
calamities and difficulties.’(Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 2, pp. 102)
Dunya-o-Aakhirat mayn jab mayn rahun salamat

Piyaray perhoon nah kyun ker tum per salaam her dam
(Zauq-e-Na’at, pp. 117)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
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The Holy Prophet’s love for Ummah 232
Important point
will attain.

ّٰۡ
phone.

not permitted.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! ‫ اِ ْن َﺷ

ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬today we will hear about the love of
the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬as to how upset he ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
will be on the Day of Judgement out of concern for the Ummah, he
َ will better the situation of the sinful ones amongst his
Ummah, there will also be a brief look into the favours already
given in the world and to be given in the Hereafter upon the
Ummah of the Holy Prophet for the sake of the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ‬
‫َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, how much the Holy Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ َّﻢ‬
َ remembered
his weak Ummah, and we will also listen to how much the Noble
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would cry and weep out of remembering the
Ummah. May Allah make it so that we have honour of listening to
the full speech with concentration.
Let’s first listen to an account; hence,
Behold, there comes my protector

It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Umar ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬that
the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬stated, ‘On the Day of Judgement,
Sayyiduna Aadam ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬will be stationed in a vast plain near the
‘Arsh; he will be wearing two green pieces of clothing. He will be
looking at every person amongst his offspring who will be going
into Paradise, and he will also be looking at every person amongst
his offspring who will be going into Hell. During this very moment,
Sayyiduna Aadam ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬will see someone from my Ummah
going into Hell. Sayyiduna Aadam ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬will call out, ‘Ya Ahmad,
Ya Ahmad.’ I will say, ‘(x‫ ْﻴ‬y‫ ) ﻟ‬Labbayk [i.e. I am present], O (z ‫)ﺍﺑﻮﺍﻟ ْﺒ‬
Abul-Bashar [i.e. the father of mankind]!’ Sayyiduna Aadam ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬
‫ـﻼم‬
َ ‫اﻟـﺴ‬
َّ will say, ‘This follower of yours is going into Hell.’ Having
heard this, with great alertness, I will be (running) with great speed
behind the angels and say, ‘O angels of my Lord!’ They will request,
‘We are appointed angels, whichever task Allah Almighty has
commanded, we do not disobey it; we only do that which we have
been ordered to do.’ When I will become saddened and I will grab
my beard with my right hand, indicate towards the ‘Arsh with my
hand and request, ‘O my Lord, didn’t You promise me that You will
not humiliate me with regards to my Ummah, a voice will call out
from the ‘Arsh, ‘O angels! Obey Muhammad and return him (i.e.
the ummati).’ Then I will take out a white piece of paper from my
pouch, and then I will place it on the right-hand side of the scale
and say, C‫ ْﺴ ﻢ ﺍﷲ‬h it will therefore cause the side of the scale that
contains good deeds to become heavier than the side of the scale
that contains bad deeds. A voice will be heard: This person is
fortunate, he has become prosperous, and his scale has become
heavy; take him to Paradise.’ That person will say, ‘O angels of my
Almighty Lord, please wait, let me at least speak to this person who
has great honour in the Majestic Court of his Lord.’ Then he will
say, ‘May my mother and father be sacrificed for you! How
beautiful is your luminous face, and how beautiful is your
appearance, you forgave my mistakes and had mercy over my tears.
(Who are you?)’ So, I will say to him, ‘I am your Prophet
Muhammad ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and this is that Durood of yours which
you would send upon me; this has fully benefited you however
much it was needed.’(Mawsu’ah Ibn-e-Abi-Dunya fi Husn-ul-Zan Billah, vol. 1,
pp. 91, Hadees 79)
Reflecting upon this account, A’la Hadrat, the Imam of the Ahl-e-
Sunnah Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬writes
that,
In ki aawaz pay ker uthon mayn bay sakhtah shor
Aur tarap ker yeh kahoon ab mujhay parwa kaya hay
Lo woh Aaya mayra Haami mayra Gham khawr-e-Umam!

Aa gaie jaan tan-e-bay jaan mayn yeh aana kiya hay
Phir mujhay daman-e-Aqdas mayn chhupa layn Sarwar

Aur fermayn ‘hato is pay taqaza kaya hay’
Chor ker mujh ko firishtay kahayn mahkoom hayn hum

Hukm wala ki na ta’meel ho zuhrah kiya hay
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! The aforementioned account contains many
important points within it; for instance, the master who knows the
unseen, the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has knowledge of the
unseen with the bestowal of Allah Almighty. Allah Almighty
bestowed upon him the knowledge of all matters; whatever is
happening and whatever is to happen - rather, whatever will
happen on the Day of Judgement. Hence, he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬-
informing regarding the unseen - stated with regards to Sayyiduna
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬that he will be stationed in a vast plain near the
Aadam ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
‘Arsh on the Day of Judgement, he will be wearing two green pieces
of clothing, he will also be observing his descendants to the extent
that having seen a follower of the Noble Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
going into Hell, he will make the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬aware
of him and will help him. One also comes to know that there are
many blessings in reciting Durood Shareef; just as those who pray
Durood Shareef are benefited in this life with its blessings, ‫اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬,
such people will also attain an immense number of blessings on the
Day of Judgement as well. Hence, we should try to continue
sending Durood Shareef whilst we are getting up, sitting down,
walking, sat; in short, all the time. ‫ اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬by the blessing of Durood
Shareef, one’s life will be resolved as well as the Hereafter.
One Madani pearl one also attains from this account is that the
Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬exceedingly loves his Ummah; on the
Day of Judgement, when everywhere it will be everyone for
themselves, that Day regarding which Allah Almighty states in His
Pure Speech - the Holy Quran - in Part 30, Verses 34-37 of Surah
‘Abasa;
ۡ
﴾٣٥ۙ ﴿ ‫﴾و
ﻣ ٖﻪ و
ﺑ ۡﻴ ﻪ‬ ٣٤ۙ ﴿ ‫ ء ﻣ ۡﻦ
ﺧ ۡﻴ ﻪ‬Gۡ Ï ‫
ﻟ‬Ð Ñ‫ﻳ ۡﻮ م ﻳ‬
ۡ ۡ ۡ
﴾٣٧´ ﴿ ‫ ﻳ ۡﻮ ﻣ | ٍﺬ ﺷﺎ ٌن ﻳﻐ ﻨ ۡﻴ ﻪ‬6ۡ 7‫ ًي ۡﻨ‬G H
‫﴾ ^½ ﻞ‬٣٦´ ﴿ ‫ﺎﺣ ﺒ ﺘ ٖﻪ و ﺑ ﻨ ۡﻴ ﻪ‬
‫و ﺻ‬
On that day man will flee from his (own) brother. And from his
mother and father. And from his wife and sons. On that Day, each
one has just one worry, which is sufficient for him (for not caring
about others).
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part. 30, Surah Abasa, Verses 34 to37)
May we be sacrificed! Even at such a difficult time, the Noble

Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬will be sad and upset in relation to his sinful
people amongst his Ummah. He will hide them in his shawl of
mercy, he will cause them to be forgiven by the Lord Almighty, and
having interceded for them in the Majestic Court of the Lord
Almighty, he will cause for them to enter Paradise. Let’s listen to a
similar faith-enlightening account; hence,
The manner of worrying over the Ummah on the Day of

Judgement
The Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬states, ‘On the Day of Judgement,
all the Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬will be gracefully sat on golden Mimbers
[pulpits]. My Minibar [pulpit] will be empty because I will be stood
silent in the Majestic Court of my Lord as it could be that I am told
to enter Paradise but after me my Ummah is wandering around
worried. Allah Almighty will state, ‘O Beloved! I will decide only
that regarding your Ummah which you would like.’ I will request,
‫ ﺍﻟ |ﻠ ﻬ ﻢ ﻋ ﺠ ْﻞ ﺣ ﺴﺎﺑ ﻬ ْﻢ‬i.e. O Allah Almighty, please take their accountability
swiftly.’ And I will continue to request this, up to the extent that I
will be given the list of those amongst my Ummah who are to go
into Hell (I will intercede for the ones who have already entered
into Hell and I will continue to remove them), such that no
individual from my Ummah will remain for the punishment from
Allah.’ (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, Kitab-ul-Qiyamah, vol. 7, pp. 178, Raqm 39111)
Dar tha ‘isiyan ki saza ab ho gi ya roz-e-Jaza

Di un ki rahmat nay sada yeh bhi nahin woh bhi nahin
َ ‫ﺤـ‬
Think! How much the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬feels
‫ﻦ اﻟـﻠ
ﻪ‬
for us, and how compassionate and kind-hearted he is with regards
to us. Now we should also actually think to ourselves as to how our
love is towards the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, how happy have we
made him ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬in exchange for his favours, and how much
we act upon his commands. Think! Those who love their parents,
they do not break their hearts; those who love their children, they
do not allow them to become upset; no one can bear one’s friend
being upset because one does not upset the person they love. But,
alas! Today, we claim to have devotion for the Prophet, however
our actions are not those that make the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
content. What sort of devotees of the Prophet are we who run away
from Salah, purposely make Salah Qada and become a cause of pain
for the enlightened heart of the Noble Prophet ‫ ? َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬What
sort of love and what sort of devotion is this that the Noble Prophet
َ emphasised the fasts of Ramadan, but those who call
themselves devotees of the Prophet turn their face away from this
ruling and become a cause of upsetting the Noble Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ ? َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬The Noble Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َ emphasised the Taraweeh
Salah but it is not being prayed by those amongst his Ummah who
are lazy and heedless. The Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬gave the
command of veiling, but we are unveiling ourselves. The Noble
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬prohibited songs, music and dramas and we
are still continuing to listen to songs and music and watch dramas.
The Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ordering us to obey our parents
but we are continuing to disobey them. Is this actually devotion to
the Holy Prophet?
Let’s intend together that from today, none of our Salah will
become Qada; we will not allow any fast of Ramadan to become
Qada; if Zakah becomes Fard, then we will give it fully; if Hajj
becomes Fard, then we will not delay in performing it; we will not
even come near fashion; we will veil ourselves per Islam in front of
non-Mahrams; we will not watch films and dramas; we will not
listen to songs and music; we will not hurt the feelings of our
parents; we will not be neglectful with regards to the rights of Allah
Almighty and people; and in order to attain this mindset, we will
remain attached to the Madani environment of Dawat-e-Islami -
‫اِ ْن َﺷ
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! The universe is huge - everyone knows this -

but it definitely has a limit. The earth is very vast - everyone knows
this - but there is definitely a limit to it. The ocean is huge -
everyone knows this - but there is definitely a limit to its edges and
depth. There are a huge number of stars - everyone knows this - but
there is definitely a limit to them. The creation of Allah is vast in
number - everyone knows this - but it definitely has a limit. But
bear in mind! The mercy and affection of the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬for his Ummah is like such an ocean whose edges and depth
none of us have any knowledge of. His love and affection is also
mentioned in the Holy Quran; hence, Allah Almighty states in Part
11, verse number 128 of Surah Taubah,
ۡ ٌ ۡ
‫ﻠ ۡﻴﻜ ۡﻢ‬E ‫ ۡ' ﺣ ﺮﻳۡ ٌﺺ‬Ä‫ﻠ ۡﻴ ﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻋ ﻨ‬E ‫ ۡﻢ ر ﺳ ۡﻮل ﻣ ۡﻦ
ﻧﻔ ﺴﻜ ۡﻢ ﻋ ﺰﻳۡ ٌﺰ‬F‫ﺂء‬‫ﻟﻘﺪ ﺟ‬
ٌ ۡ ۡ ۡ
﴾١٢٨﴿ 'ٌ (ۡ ‫ﺑﺎﻟ ﻤﺆ ﻨ ر ء ۡوف ر ﺣ‬
Indeed there has come to you a Messenger from amongst yourselves;
heavy upon him is your suffering, he desires your wellbeing
immensely; utmost kind, merciful for the Muslims.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 11, Surah Al Taubah, Verse 128)
It is written in Tafseer Siraat-ul-Jinaan with regards to the

aforementioned blessed verse; this was the mentioning of the mercy
and kindness of the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬upon Muslims by
the actual Holy Quran; now observe some examples of the mercy
and kindness of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬upon Muslims;
Some examples of kindness and mercy upon the Ummah

1. He did not delay ‘Isha Salah until a third of the night keeping in
mind the difficulty for the weak, the ill and those who work.
2. Taking the weak, ill and children into consideration, he gave

the command of not lengthening the recitation of the Quran in
Salah.
3. He did not permanently perform Nafl at night so that it doesn’t

become Fard upon the Ummah.
4. He told the Ummah to refrain from Sawm ul Wisaal

[continuous fasting without Iftar] due to them falling into
hardship.
5. He did not make yearly Hajj Fard due to difficulty for the
Ummah.
6. Being kind to the Muslims, he gave the command of

performing Raml in three rounds of Tawaf; he did not give it
for all rounds.
7. The Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would stay awake all night
remaining busy in worship and continue to cry and weep with
utmost sadness in the Majestic Court of Allah Almighty for the
forgiveness of the Ummah, up to the extent that whilst in the
state of standing, the majority of the time, his blessed feet
would swell up. (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 5, pp. 267, summarised)
Allah kaya Jahannam ab bhi na sard ho ga

Ro ro kay Mustafa nay darya baha diye hayn
Brief explanation: In this couplet, A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬requests in

the Majestic Court of the Almighty Lord; O Allah, won’t the fire of
Hell be cool now for the slaves of the Noble Prophet ‫! َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
O my Almighty Lord, your Beloved ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬cried so much
whilst supplicating for the forgiveness of his Ummah, he cried so
much, so much that it is as though he caused rivers [of tears] to

flow.
Dear Islamic sisters! Under the verse which was mentioned before
the Ahadees which stated the examples of kindness and mercy upon
the Ummah, It is written in Tafseer Siraat-ul-Jinaan, volume 4,
page number 273 that people are desirous of goodness for
themselves and their own children. But this Messenger of mercy
َ is eager for the goodness and well-wishing of his
Ummah. Let’s listen to some glimpses of his eagerness and mercy
for the Ummah; hence,
Supplications for the Ummah

The Noble Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َ stated, ‘Allah Almighty granted
me three supplications, I requested twice (in the world), ‘ ‫ا َﻟﻠّٰ ُﻬ َّﻢ ا ْﻏ ِﻔ ْﺮ‬
ْ ِ ‫ َّﻢ ا ْﻏ ِﻔ ْﺮ ِﻻ ُ َّﻣ‬Qُ ّٰ‫ﱴ ا َﻟﻠ‬
‫ﱴ‬ ْ ِ ‫ ِﻻ ُ َّﻣ‬O Allah, forgive my Ummah; O Allah, forgive my
ُ
Ummah.’‫ﻴﻢ‬ ُ ‫ ْﻢ َﺣ ّٰﱴ اِ ْﺑ َﺮا ِﻫ‬Qُ ّ ‫ُﻠ‬P ‫َﺐ اِ َﱃَّ اﻟْ َﺨﻠ ْ ُﻖ‬
ُ ‫ َوا َ َّﺧ ْﺮ ُت اﻟﺜَّﺎ ﻟِﺜَ َﺔ ﻟ َِﻴ ْﻮ ٍم َﻳ ْﺮﻏ‬And I deferred the
third request for that Day in which Allah’s creation will turn to me,
up to the extent that even (the Khaleel of Allah) Sayyiduna
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬will turn to me.’(Muslim, Kitab Salat-ul-Musafireen-o-
Ibraheem ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
Qasriha, pp. 318, Hadees 1904, selected)
Ay Khuda-e-do jahan Ihsan tayra hay bara

To nay payda un ki Ummat mayn hamayn fermaya hay
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, pp. 462)
A’la Hadrat, the Imam of the Ahl-e-Sunnah, Maulana Shah Imam

Ahmad Raza Khan ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬states, ‘O sinful Ummah! Have you not
seen this complete compassion and mercy (utmost level of softness
and mercy) of your owner and master ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬upon your
state, that the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬was given three
supplications from the Majestic Court of Allah; that ask what you
want, it will be granted to you. The Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬did
not keep any question for his own personal self; he used all of them
only for your benefit. He asked two in the world; even they were
only for you - he deferred the third for the Hereafter (i.e. he kept
the third one remaining for the Hereafter). When there will be no
one of use, to better one’s state. By the One Who made him
compassionate over you! A mother is never ever even this
affectionate towards her only beloved son as he is towards a
follower of his. (Fatawa Razawiyyah. vol. 29, pp. 583)
Rota hay jo raaton ko ummat ki mahabbat mayn

Who shaf’ mahshar hay Sardar Madinay ka
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Usually, whenever any child is born into this
world, it does not know how to speak, nor can it walk, nor can it
move here and there by itself, nor can it understand anything, nor
does it recognise anyone. In short, it is not able to understand
anything at all. But the status of the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬is
totally unmatched. ‫ـﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ُ ‫ﻤ‬
ْ ‫ـﺤ‬
َ ْ ‫ !ا َﻟ‬Allah Almighty bestowed this Mu’jizah
(miracle) upon the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬that he ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬could speak as soon as he ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َ graced the world and he
ٖ ِ ِ َ
ُ ‫ﺻ ّ اﻟـﻠ‬
‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ remembered his Ummah; hence,
A’la Hadrat ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬states, ‘As soon as the Noble Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬graced the world, he performed Sajdah [i.e. prostrated] and
this supplication was continuous on his blessed lips, ‘‫ َر ِّب َﻫ ْﺐ ِﱃْ ا ُ َّﻣ ِﱴ‬i.e.
O my Lord, grant me my Ummah.’ (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 30, pp. 712,
summarised)
Imam Zurqaani ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬states, ‘At that time, the Noble Prophet
ُ ‫ﻠ‬‫ اﻟـ‬ َ ّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ lifted his blessed fingers just as a crying person lifts
his fingers.’(Zurqaani Alal Mawahib, vol. 1, pp. 211)
Hotay hi payda, kertay hayn Ummat ko yaad Ap

Ummat ki maghfirat kay talab gar Aagye
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish , Amended version, pp. 511)
Dear Islamic sisters! The Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬remembered
his Ummah his entire life; he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would spend nights in
worship for the forgiveness and salvation of the Ummah; he ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would go to mountains in solitude and cry; he ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َ
would recite the Quran and be full of tears; having thought of the
hardships of the Day of Judgement and the sins of the Ummah, he
َ would cry and weep in the Majestic Court of Allah; he
‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ would cry when listening to the recitation of that
verse of the Quran in which it is stated that a witness will be taken
from every Ummah and the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬will be a
made a witness upon everyone. He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would sometimes
spend the whole night in reciting just one verse of the Quran, he
would sometimes be stood and be performing Ruku [i.e. praying
Salah] for a very long time, he would sometimes place his blessed
forehead into Sajdah [prostration] and seek goodness for the
Ummah. He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would cry and weep, stay awake at night,
and - crying and crying - he would supplicate for the salvation and
protection of his Ummah from the difficulties of the grave and
Hashr [on the Day of Judgement].
What is the reason for crying?

Our Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would raise both of his blessed
hands and would cry and cry whilst supplicating for his Ummah,
ْ ِ ‫ ا َﻟﻠّٰ ُﻬ َّﻢ ا ُ َّﻣ‬i.e. O Allah, my Ummah, my Ummah.’
ْ ِ ‫ﱴ ا ُ َّﻣ‬
and requested, ‘‫ﱴ‬
Allah Almighty commanded Sayyiduna Jibraeel‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬that go to

my Beloved. Your Lord knows well, but ask him as to what is the
reason for him crying? Sayyiduna Jibraeel ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬presented
himself according to the command and enquired. So, the Noble

Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬told him regarding the full condition and
expressed sadness over the Ummah. Sayyiduna Jibraeel Ameen ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬
‫ـﻼم‬
َ ‫اﻟـﺴ‬
َّ requested in the Majestic Court of Allah that, ‘O Allah
Almighty, Your Beloved states this, and Allah Almighty knows
well.’ Allah Almighty ordered Sayyiduna Jibraeel ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬to go and
tell My Beloved ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬that We will soon make you happy
regarding your Ummah and We will not allow your blessed heart to
be distressed.’(Muslim, Kitab-ul-Iman, pp. 109, Hadees 499)
Sad shukr Khudaya tun nay diya, hay rahmat wala Aqa
Jo Ummat kay ranj-o-gham mayn, Raton ko ashk bahata rahay

Ahmad Raza Khan ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬states, ‘Have you ever heard about the
one who truly loves you and what kind of a beloved he is, the
essence of faith and treasury of kind-heartedness, whose
handsomeness beautifies the entire world for which one will not
find an equal, and the Pen of Destiny made his form and then
stopped as it will never write again in the same manner. What kind
of a beloved! One who was sent by his Owner as a mercy for the
entire world. What kind of a beloved! One who lifted the entire
burden of the world on his own self. What kind of a beloved! One
who stopped eating food in the day and sleeping in the night out of
your sadness. You are very preoccupied in the acts of disobedience
to him and busy in play and amusement, and he spends the day and
night crying and remaining upset for your forgiveness. The night,
which Allah Almighty made for resting; the morning is near, cool
air is blowing; every person inclines towards rest at that time; a

ruler is busy in resting in his warm bedding and soft pillows; and
the one who is needy and destitute, even his feet are stretched out in
a two-yard blanket. At such a pleasant and cool time, that infallible,
sinless, pure individual, in whose protection is pureness, leaving his
tranquillity and comfort, turning his face away from sleeping and
resting, keeping his blessed forehead placed in the Magnificent and
Majestic Court of Allah. Almighty is supplicating that, ‘O Allah; my
Ummah is sinful - please pardon them, and save all of their bodies
from the fire of Hell.’(Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 30, pp. 316-317, selected)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! We are listening to the love of the Holy
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬for his Ummah! Ponder that there are
countless such people who live in the world who have a relationship
of love and affection established between them. For instance, a
mother and father love their children, children love their mother
and father, sisters love their brothers, a friend loves his friends,
relatives love one another, etc. But bear in mind! All of these
feelings of love are temporary, these feelings of love finish, these
feelings of love stay up until the boundary of the world, as soon as
life ends in the world, all those feelings of love end and everyone
forgets each other and becomes preoccupied in their own matters.
But bear in mind! One such connection of love is still established
which will not finish, which is not specific to any time, which has
not diminished with the passing of time, and that is the connection
of the love of the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬for his Ummah. Yes,
absolutely! He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬kept remembering his Ummah during
his blessed physical lifetime; when his blessed body was being
placed in his pure grave, he also remembered the Ummah at that
time; he is still remembering (the Ummah) after entering his
luminous grave to the extent that he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬will still be
remembering his Ummah on the Day of Judgement as well. Let’s
listen to two accounts regarding this and refresh your faith; hence,
(1) He will say ‘my Ummah my Ummah’ until the Day of

Judgement
Sayyiduna Qusam‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was that personality who, after placing
the blessed body of the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬in his luminous
grave, was the last to come out. He ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬mentions that indeed I
am the last person who saw the enlightened face of the Noble
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬in his pure grave. I saw that the Noble
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬was moving his blessed lips in his luminous
grave, I brought my ears closer to the blessed mouth of the Noble
Prophet ‫ ; َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬I heard that he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬was saying,
‘‫رب ا ُ َّﻣ ِﱴ ا ُ َّﻣ ِﱴ‬
ِّ (i.e. O Allah, my Ummah, my Ummah).’ (Madarij-un-
Nubuwwah, vol. 2, pp. 442)
And it is a saying of the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, ‘When I will
depart from this world, I will continue to call out, ‘‫ﻳﺎرب ا ُ َّﻣ ِﱴ ا ُ َّﻣ ِﱴ‬
ِّ i.e. O
Allah, my Ummah, my Ummah’ in my grave up to the extent that
the Trumpet is blown a second time.’(Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, Kitab-ul-Qiyamah,
vol. 7, pp. 178, Hadees 39108)
My master A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬requests in the blessed court of the
Noble Prophet,
Jinhayn marqad mayn ta Hashr Ummati keh ker Pukaro gay

Hamayn bhi yad ker lo un mayn sadqah apni rahmat ka
2. Muhaddis-e-A’zam Pakistan stated

Muhaddis-e-A’zam Pakistan, Sayyiduna ‘Allamah Maulana Sardar
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would say that the Noble Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
Ahmad ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ
continued to remember us his entire lifetime saying ‘‫’ا ُ َّﻣﱴ ا ُ َّﻣﱴ‬, he is

even saying ‘‫ ‘ا ُ َّﻣﱴ ا ُ َّﻣﱴ‬in his luminous grave and will continue to say
so until the day of Hashr up the extent that he will say ‫ ا ُ َّﻣﱴ ا ُ َّﻣﱴ‬even
on the Day of Resurrection. The truth is that even if he was to
say‫ ا ُ َّﻣﱴ‬once, and we said "ّٰ‫ﻴﺐ اﻟﻠ‬t‫ﻳﺎﺣ‬
َ ،"ّٰ‫ﻳﺎرﺳﻮل َ◌اﻟﻠ‬،‫ ﻳﺎ ﻧﱮ ﻳﺎ ﻧﱮ‬our entire lives,
even then the right of that one saying of ‫ ا ُ َّﻣﱴ‬cannot be repaid.
(‘Aashiq-e-Akbar, pp. 53)

Ahmad Raza Khan ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬states in his poetry of praise ‘Hadaiq-e-
Bakhshish’,
Paysh-e-Haq Muzdah shafa’at ka sunatay jayn gay

Aap rotay jayn gay ham ko hansatay jayn gay
Wus’tayn di hayn Khuda nay daman-e-mahboob ko
Jurm khultay jayn gay aur woh chupatay jayn gay
Aankh kholo ghamzado - daykho woh giryan aye hayn
Looh-e-Del say Naqsh-e-gham ko ab mitatay jayn gay
(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish, pp. 155, 156)
َ ‫ﺤـ‬
‫ﻦ اﻟـﻠ
ﻪ‬ ٰ ْ ‫! ُﺳـﺒ‬
How beautiful is the manner of the love and affection of
the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬for the Ummah, that he continued
to remember the Ummah in the world, and he even continued to
grant favours to the Ummah, he continued to pave the ways of ease
for the Ummah, he even continued to better the condition of the
Ummah in the world, but may we be sacrificed! He ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
will even remember his Ummah on the Day of Judgement and will
also help his followers. Without doubt, this is such a huge favour of
the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬upon the Ummah that not just
one, even if a person attains a thousand lives, even then the Ummah
still cannot repay this favour.
Please intend to participate in the (weekly) gathering for 12

weeks
Dear Islamic sisters! We should also love the Noble Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬endlessly, act upon his sayings, act upon the Sunnah
ourselves and encourage others as well. A great way for this is also
to attach oneself to the Madani environment of Dawat-e-Islami -
the Madani movement of the Devotees of the Noble Prophet. ‫ـﺪ‬ ُ ‫ﻤ‬ ْ ‫ـﺤ‬َ ْ ‫ا َﻟ‬
‫ ! ِﻟـﻠـﻪ‬The sister’s gathering takes place every Wednesday in which,
alongside bestowing devotion towards the Holy Prophet, one is
encouraged to perform good deeds, avoid sins, and truly enlighten
one’s heart with devotion for the Holy Prophet. Hence, not only
intend to attend the weekly Sunnah-inspired gatherings yourselves
for the next 12 weeks, but also bring at least one Islamic sister with
you as well.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Encouragement for distribution of booklets

Dear Islamic sisters! ‫ـﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠـﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ !ا َﻟ‬The month of Rabi’-ul-Awwal is
showering its blessings and is blessing all of us; this is that sacred
month in which the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬came into this
world. Every Muslim celebrates his happiness in his own way out of
joy for his blessed Milad (birth); we should also celebrate this, but
we should celebrate such that we distribute booklet amongst
Islamic sisters out of happiness of the Milad, especially the booklet
‘The Dawn of Blessings’, and generally other booklets. It could be
that from this small effort of yours, an Islamic sister could be

blessed with the fortune of a life full of good deeds, and her
avoiding music and becoming someone who calls other Islamic
sisters towards righteousness. Hence, every Islamic sister, according
to one’s ability, should distribute and share many, otherwise at least
112 pounds worth or a minimum of 12 pounds worth of booklets of
Maktaba-tul-Madinah and various pamphlets of Madani pearls.
Likewise, distribute some booklets throughout the year and call
towards righteousness in abundance. Please also distribute booklets
at events for weddings and sorrow, and to one’s Mahrams in the
form of Isal-e-Sawab (sending reward), and please encourage other
Muslims and Islamic sisters towards this - one will attain huge
amounts of reward.
Bant ker Madani rasaail Deen kophaylaiye

Ker kay razi Haq kohaqdar-e-Jinan ban jayie
Madani pearls of condolence

Dear Islamic sisters! To conclude the speech, we will listen to some
Madani pearls about paying condolence.
First observe two sayings of the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬:
1. Whosoever consoles a troubled person, one attains the same

reward of the troubled person. (Tirmizi, Kitab-ul-Janaaiz, Raqm. 2, pp.
338-1078)
2. The believer who consoles his troubled brother, Allah

Almighty will clothe him with garments of honour on the Day
of Resurrection. (Ibn-e-Majah, Kitab-ul-Janaaiz, Raqm. 2, pp. 268-1601)
C The meaning of condolence: Advising patience for someone

inflicted with a calamity.
C Condoling is Sunnah. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 1, pp. 852)
C Condoling is permissible before burial as well, but what is better

is that it is done after burial. This is at that time when the awliya
(close relatives) of the deceased are not exercising impatience
and panic; otherwise one should do so before the actual burial
for their comfort. (Al Jauhar-tul-Nayyira, Kitab-ul-Salat, Bab-ul-Janaaiz,
pp. 141)
C It is Mustahab to give condolences to all those who were close

to the deceased; young, old, male, female; though only the
Mahrams of a female should condole her.
C One should say the following in condoling; may Allah Almighty

forgive the deceased, and grant the deceased a place in His
Mercy. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 1, pp. 852)
C There is no problem in the deceased’s relatives sitting at home

so that people come to condole, and it is a bad thing to spread
out mats and sit at the door of the house or a public pathway.
(Al Durr-ul-Mukhtar, Kitab-ul-Salat, vol. 3, pp. 176)
C It is Makruh for the one who has condoled once to go to

condole again. (Al Durr-ul-Mukhtar, Kitab-ul-Salat, vol. 3, pp. 177)
To learn thousands of various Sunnahs, obtain the following two

books of Maktaba-tul-Madinah: Bahar-e-Shari’ah part 16 (312
pages), the 120-page book Sunnatayn aur Adaab; please obtain and
study the two booklets of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnah ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮﻛَـﺎﺗُـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬:
101 Madani Pearls and 163 Madani Pearls.
Speech: 13

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Excellent qualities of Mustafa

The Holy Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ has stated: The one who sends Salat
upon me once, Allah Almighty sends 10 mercies upon him. And
the one who sends Salat upon me 10 times, Allah Almighty sends
100 mercies upon him. And the one who sends Salat upon me 100
times, Allah Almighty writes between his eyes that he is free from
hypocrisy and the fire of hell. And He will raise him with the
martyrs on the Day of Judgement. (Mu’jam-e-Awsat, vol. 5, pp. 252, Hadees
7235)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
251
Excellent qualities of Mustafa 252
Important point
will attain.



ۡ ََ ّٰ
ّٰ َ ُ

phone.

not permitted.

َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! ‫اِ ْن َﺷ

ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬, today we will have the privilege of
hearing about the excellent qualities of the chosen Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. Firstly, we will listen to how a small amount of food was
sufficient for 1400 companions and how a goat was brought back to
life. We will hear the definitions of Mu’jizah, Karaamat, Ma’oonat
and Istidraaj. Also, we will listen to how Allah Almighty granted
our Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ superiority over the other
Prophets. Furthermore, we will hear about the blessings that would
manifest when the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ would make du’a
of blessings for a person. May Allah allow us to listen to the entire
bayan with complete concentration.
Goat stood up whilst shaking its ears

A famous companion of the Prophet, Sayyiduna Jabir ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬has
stated: (At the time of the battle of Khandaq) While we were
digging the trench, suddenly a big boulder appeared. No one could
break it. We came to the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and told him
about the boulder. The Beloved and Blessed Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ
‫ﻢ‬َ ‫ﻠ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫ و‬ ٖ
‫ﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﻟ‬
ٰ ‫ا‬ ‫ و‬ ِ
‫ﻪ‬ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ اﷲ‬ َ ّ ‫ﺻ‬
stood up. He ّ َ َ َ ْ َ َ ُ َ had not eaten anything for three days and
there was a stone tied to his blessed stomach. Taking a pickaxe in
his blessed hand, he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ struck the boulder, shattering it
into pieces and turning it into a heap of sand. (Sahih Bukhari, Kitab-ul-
Maghaazi, vol. 3, pp. 51, Hadees 4101)
It is also stated in another narration that he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬struck the
boulder with the pickaxe three times. Each time, light emanated
from the boulder and he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ saw the cities of Shaam, Iran
and Yemen in the light. He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ then gave his blessed
companions ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬the good news of conquering these three
countries. (Sharh-uz-Zurqaani, vol. 3, pp. 31)
Sayyiduna Jabir ‫ اﷲ ﻋَـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ

ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬stated: Seeing the stone tied to the blessed
stomach of the Holy Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ due to remaining hungry
continuously, I felt immense grief in my heart. Therefore, taking
permission from the Holy Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ , I came home and
told my wife, ‘I have seen the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬in a state of
severe hunger and I cannot have patience any longer. Is there
anything to eat in the house?’ She replied, ‘There is nothing at home
except one Saa’ [‫( ] َﺻﺎع‬4 kilos approx.) of barley.’ I said, ‘Grind this
barley quickly and knead the dough.’ Then, slaughtering my young
goat which was reared at home and chopping its meat into pieces, I
said to my wife, ‘Cook the meat and loaves of bread quickly while I
go and call the Holy Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ .’ As I was about to exit
the home, she said, ‘We only have a small quantity of food, so aside
from the Holy Prophet ,‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬only bring a few companions
with you, do not humiliate me by bringing too many people.’
Reaching the trench, Sayyiduna Jabir ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ

ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬quietly requested the
Holy Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ َ , ‘Ya Rasoolallah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ ! At my
home, I have arranged loaves of bread from one Saa’ flour and the
meat of a young goat. Please come to my home along with a few
companions and consume the food.’ Listening to this, he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬announced, ‘O people of the trench! Jabir has invited us for a
meal. So all of you make your way to his home and eat the food’ He
‫ﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َ then said to me, ‘Do not cook the bread until I arrive.’
When the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬ َ ِٖ ِ
ُ ّ َ arrived, he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬
َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ put
his blessed saliva into the dough and prayed for blessing and also
put his blessed saliva into the meat-pot. He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ then
ordered that the bread be cooked and said, ‘Do not remove the pot
from the stove’. When the bread was cooked, the wife of Sayyiduna
Jabir ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬began serving the meat from the pot. One thousand
blessed companions ate food till they were satiated [i.e. became full]
but neither the dough nor the meat in the pot decreased. (Sahih
Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Maghaazi, vol. 3, pp. 51, Hadees 4101, 4102, summarised)
Sayyiduna Jabir ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ ِٖ ِ َّ ‫ﺻ‬

ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬states: Then the Beloved Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ‬
ُ َ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬gathered the leftover bones in the centre of a pot and put his
blessed hand over them and recited something which I did not
hear; the meat of that very goat which had just been eaten, suddenly
rose from the dead, shaking its ears. He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ said to me:
Take your goat! I brought the goat to my blessed wife, she said (in
astonishment): What is this? I replied: By Allah Almighty! This is
the very same goat of ours which we had slaughtered. Allah
Almighty has resurrected it by the blessed Du’a of Mustafa ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. Hearing this, his wife spontaneously exclaimed, I testify that
undoubtedly he is the Beloved Prophet of Allah Almighty.
(Khasaais-ul-Kubra, vol. 2, pp. 112)
Murdaun ko jilaatay hayn rauton ko hansatay hayn

Aalaam mitaatay hayn bigri ko banatay hayn
Sarkar khilatay hayn Sarkar pilatay hayn

Sultaan-o-gada sab ko Sarkar nibhatay hayn
(Faizan-e-Sunnat, pp. 350)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
A glimpse of the excellent qualities of Mustafa

Dear Islamic sisters! Ponder! When our food is inadequate and the
people are many, there is no option left other than to increase the
quantity of food. 4-kilo worth of flour and a baby goat no matter
how healthy it is, would barely suffice for fifty or sixty people to eat
to their fill, but by the blessing of the sacred and blessed saliva of
the Prophet, the Intercessor of the Ummah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ the food
not only sufficed the whole group of the blessed companions ‫ اﷲ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻋﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬but the same quantity of food which was cooked, was leftover
and then by reciting something on the leftover bones of the goat, he

ُ ّ َ made it rise again along with its flesh and skin shaking
its ears. This incident highlights many excellent qualities of the
Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ .
Let’s listen to some Madani pearls which Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Mufti

Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬has mentioned under this
blessed Hadees:
1. There were 1400 people who ate this food, 1000 people among
them were those who dug the trench and the remaining 400
were those who were in their homes in Madinah Munawwarah
and the market places etc. The children and women of Madinah
Munawwarah were also included in this feast. In short, there was
an abundance of people who partook inthe meal. Most
fortunate were those who had the privilege of eating thisblessed
food.
2. The Prophet of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the
Most Generous and Kind ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ invited all of them. That
day the feast was from the Beloved Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ and the
house was of Sayyiduna Jabir ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ 3 ِ
ُ َ ‫َر‬ therefore, the
announcement (for inviting all of them) and the feast is
absolutely correct. The thing which does not decrease by using

it can be used without the permission of its owner, like,
studying in the light of someone’s lamp or using the shade of
someone’s wall. The food would not decrease by the people
eating it; therefore, the Beloved Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ invited
everyone without the permission of Sayyiduna Jabir ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬.
3. Sayyiduna Jabir ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ

ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬was surprised by the invitation given to
all and the announcement made before everyone. The Beloved
Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ sensed his astonishment and comforted
him by saying: Don’t worry, Allah Almighty will grant His favour
and will feed everyone who attends. Just ensure that you do not
remove the pot from the stove and do not start baking the loaves
of bread before I arrive, then you will witness the power of
Allah Almighty.
4. This story contains many miracles of the sacred and blessed

saliva of the Most Venerable and Honourable Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬: Blessings and abundance in the pieces of meat, blessings in
the broth, blessings and abundance in the salt, spices and ghee
of the broth, blessings and abundance in the flour, blessings in
the fire-wood from which these things were cooked, the power
and strength in the hands of the one who baked the loaves of
bread, otherwise, preparing a feast forsuch a huge group of
people requires hundreds of kilograms of meat, fire-wood,
flour, many cooks and many ovens as is seen in the wedding
feasts nowadays.
5. Twelve water springs gushed out from a stone from (the strike
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬but here, by the blessing
of) the staff of Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
of the sacred and blessed saliva of the Greatest Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬,
َ springs of meat and broth gushed forth from the pot. (Mirat-
ul-Manajih, vol. 8, pp. 177-179, summarised)
Dhaaray chaltay hayn ataa kay woh hay qatra tayra

Taaray khiltay hayn Sakha kay woh hay zarrah tayra
Fayz hay ya shah-e-tasneem niraala tayra
Aap piyaason kay tajassus mayn hay darya tayra
Aasmaan khawan, zameen khawan, zamana mahmaan
Sahib-e-khanah laqab kis ka hay tayra tayra
(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish, pp. 15,16)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The definition of Mu’jizah

Defining a Mu’jizah, Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan
Na’eemi ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬writes: That action which the creation is incapable
of countering, rather, incapable of comprehending is called
Mu’jizah. According to the terminology of Shari’ah, Mu’jizah is that
wondrous and astonishing act that is goes against the norm which
is demonstrated by a person who claims Prophethood. Before the
proclamation of Prophethood, if any Prophet demonstrates
something that goes against the norm, it is called Irhaas. The
wondrous act which is demonstrated by Awliya (Islamic saints)
‫ﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ِ
ُ ‫ﲪ ُﻬ‬
َ ‫ َر‬is called Karamat. Anything wondrous demonstrated by
ordinary Muslims is called Ma’oonat. Any wondrous act that is
demonstrated by disbelievers is called Istidraaj.
Mufti Sahib ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬

‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
further states: The Mu’jizahs of all Prophets
َّ ‫ﻟـﺼﻠٰﻮ ُة َواﻟـ‬
‫ﺴـ َﻼم‬ ُ ‫َﻋـﻠ َـﻴ ْـ ِﻬ‬
َّ ‫ﻢ ا‬
have become stories. Many Mu’jizahs of our Beloved
‫ﻢ‬َ ‫ﻠ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫ و‬ ٖ
‫ﻪ‬ ِ
Prophet ( َ َ ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ وا‬
‫ﻟ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ّ ٰ ُ ّ َ ) will continue to be witnessed till Judgement
Day. The abundance of his mention, devotion towards the Holy

Quran, finding the blessed name of the Beloved Prophet ( ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬ ُ ّ َ
َ‫ﺻ‬
‫ ) َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬engraved on stones and animals, etc. these are the Mu’jizahs
which are observable even today. The Karamaat (saintly miracles)

ِ
of the Awliya ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ َ ‫ َر‬in the Ummah of the Beloved Prophet ( ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
ِ ِ
‫ ) َواٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬are the living Mu’jizahs of the Beloved Prophet l ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ‬ َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ
ُ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 8, pp. 162, summarised)
Compendium of Mu’jizahs
Dear Islamic sisters! Be mindful that a Mu’jizah is proof of the
prophethood of a Prophet. Therefore, Allah Almighty granted
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬according to the environment
Mu’jizahs to every Prophet ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
and the sense of comprehension of their Ummah. For example, in
the era of the Prophethood of Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬, magic was
at its peak, so Allah Almighty granted him [‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ ] َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬Prophetic
miracles of ‘‫( ’ﻳﺪ ﺑ ْﻴ ﻀﺎ‬bright and shining hand) and ‘‫( ’ ﻋ ﺼﺎ‬staff). He
‫ـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬dominated the magicians through these Prophetic miracles
in such a way that all of the magicians fell in prostration and
believed in him (‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫) َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬.
Likewise, in the era of Sayyiduna ‘Isa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬medical science had
reached its peak and because of their ability to treat great diseases,
the doctors of that era had control over the people. So, Allah
Almighty bestowed Sayyiduna ‘Isa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴ ْـ ِﻪ‬with Prophetic miracles,
like treating those who were born blind, curing the lepers and
resurrecting the dead, which left the doctors astonished and
amazed. In the end, they (doctors) accepted the fact that these
miracles are far beyond human excellence and testified to the
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬.
Prophethood of Sayyiduna ‘Isa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
In short, every Prophet ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬

َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬was bestowed with Prophetic
miracles according to the environment prevailing in that era and
conforming to the temperament and nature of the people, some

were granted one, some two and someone more than that. But as
the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ , is the Prophet of all Prophets
‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ ‫ِﻢ‬
‫ﻬ‬
َّ ُ ْ َ‫ـﻴ‬
َ ‫ﻠ‬‫ـ‬ ‫ﻋ‬, and the blessed life of the Greatest Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ is
the summary of the lives of all blessed Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬and the
teaching of the Beloved Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ِ َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ is the essence of the
ُ
teachings of all Prophets‫اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬ َ ِٖ ِ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬and he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬
ُ ّ َ came to this
world with a Universal Religion and all the former and latter
nations of the world were the recipients of his blessed message.
Therefore, Allah Almighty gathered all of the miracles of the
previous Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬ َ ِٖ ِ َّ ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬in His Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬ ُ َ
and He ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬bestowed His Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬َ with
numerous Prophetic miracles which were essential for the intellect
and comprehension of every category of people, every group, every
nation and people of all religions. (Seerat-e-Mustafa, pp. 712-714,
summarised)
Allah Almighty had distinguished His Last Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ
from other Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬
َّ ‫ِﻢ‬ ُ ْ َ‫ﻬ‬ ‫ـﻴ‬ َ ‫ﻠ‬‫ـ‬ ‫ﻋ‬ by granting him countless Prophetic
miracles which are his exclusive qualities. i.e. these Prophetic
miracles have not been granted to any Prophet ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬other than
the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ . (Seerat-e-Mustafa, pp. 820, summarised)
Therefore, our Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬is a compendium of
Prophetic miracles.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Our Beloved Prophet is the greatest of all

Dear Islamic sisters! The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ possesses all
the Prophetic miracles, all goodness, all attributes and excellent
qualities of all Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬
َّ ‫ِﻢ‬ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬. The superiority of the Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬over all Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬
َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬has been
mentioned in the Holy Quran. Allah Almighty has stated in part 3,
Surah Al-Baqarah, verse no.253:
ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
ٍ ‫ د ر ٰﺟ‬6ۡ 7‫ ﺑﻌﻀ‬s‫ و رﻓ‬c d‫ﻠ ﻢ
ﷲ‬L ‫ ﻣ ۡﻦ‬6ۡ 7‫ ﻨ‬Ô ‫ﺾ‬
&‫ﺖ‬ ٍ ‫ ﺑﻌ‬E 67‫ﺳﻞ ﻓﻀﻠﻨﺎ ﺑﻌﻀ‬²³
‫ﺗﻠﻚ‬
These are Messengers; that We have exalted one above the other;
amongst them is one with whom Allah spoke, and one is that whom
(Allah) elevated in rank above all.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 253)
It is written under this blessed versein TafseerSiraat-ul-Jinan

volume 1, page no.379: The one for whom it has been stated: ‘One is
that whom (Allah) elevated in rank above all’ refers to our Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has been granted superiority
by enormous ranks [by Allah Almighty] over all Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬.
Not mentioning the blessed name of the Beloved Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬ ُ ّ َ
َ‫ﺻ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬at this place is also due to the elevation of his rank. The aim is to
make people aware that whenever the matter of superiority

amongst the blessed Ambiya ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬is discussed, only the blessed
personality of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ should come into
the mind. The exclusive attributes and excellences of the Beloved
Prophet, the Embodiment of Noor ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬in which he ‫َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬holds superiority over all other Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬and no
other Prophet ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬shares them, are countless.
It is mentioned in the Holy Quran that ‘one is that whom (Allah

Almighty) elevated in rank above all’ and no limit of ‘elevation in
rank’ is mentioned in the Holy Quran, so now, who can put a limit
to it? Some of the exclusive attributes bestowed on the Beloved
Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ are that his Prophethood encompasses
everything i.e. the whole Universe is the Ummah of the Beloved
Rasool ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. Prophethood has been ended withthe Beloved
Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬ َ ِٖ ِ
ُ ّ َ . He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬
َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ has been bestowed with more
Prophetic miracles than all other Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬. His Ummah
has been made superior to all other Ummahs. He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ has
been bestowed with Hawd-e-Kawsar [Pond of Kawsar], Maqaam-e-
Mahmood1, Shafa’at-e-Kubra [the greatest intercession]. He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
ِ
‫ َواٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬was bestowed with special closeness to Allah Almighty in
Shab-e-Mi’raaj [the night of ascension]. In addition to these,

countless exclusive qualities were bestowed upon the Mercy for the
entire creation, the Guide to the path of salvation ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬2
ُ ّ َ .
Sab say aula-o-a’alaa hamara Nabi

Sab say bala-o-wala hamara Nabi
Apnay Maula ka piyara hamara Nabi

Donon aalam ka dulha hamara Nabi
Bujh gaie jis kay aagay sabhi mash’alayn

Sham’a woh lay kar aaya hamara Nabi
Khalq say Awliya Awliya say Rusul

Aur Rasoolon say a’la hamara Nabi
Mulk-e-Kaunayn man Ambiya Tajdaar

Tajdaaron ka Aaqa hamara Nabi
1
Maqaam-e-Mahmood is the particular rank which Allah ‫ َﻋ َّﺰ َو َﺟ َّﻞ‬will bestow upon the
Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠ َﻴْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ on Judgement Day where all those who came in the
world from the first era to the last will praise the Greatest Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠ َﻴْ ِﻪ َ وا ٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ .
2
Madarik, Al-Baqarah, Taht-al-Ayah: 253, pp. 130-131; Jamal, Al-Baqarah, Taht-al-
Ayah: 253, vol. 1, pp. 310;Khaazin, Al-Baqarah, Taht-al-Ayah: 253, vol. 1, pp. 193-194;
Baydawi, Al-Baqarah, Taht-al-Ayah: 253, vol. 1, pp. 549-550; TafseerSiraat-ul-Jinan,
vol. 1, pp. 379, summarised
Kiya khabar kitnay taaray khilay chhup gaey

Par na doobay na doobay hamara Nabi
(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish, pp. 138,129)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Our Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬possesses
countless Prophetic miracles. Allah Almighty, from His bestowals,
has granted the Greatest Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ such tremendous
authority and power that cannot even be comprehended. If he ‫ اﷲ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬wants, he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ can split the moon in two parts. If he
ِ
‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ wants, he can return the sun which has set. If he ‫ اﷲ‬ ُ ّ َ
ِ ِ ِ ِ
‫ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬wants, he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ can make a stone sail in the water. If
ٖ ِ
he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ِ َ ّ َ wants, he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
‫ﺻ‬ َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ can make the sticks shine
ُ ُ
like a bulb. If he ‫ َ ّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬wants, he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬can turn the
salty water wells into fresh water wells with his blessed saliva.
If he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬ َ ِٖ ِ

ُ ّ َ wants, he‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬
َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ can make springs gush out
from his blessed fingers. If he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬ َ ِٖ ِ
ُ ّ َ wants, he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬
َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
can talk with trees and stones. If he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ wants, a tree will
present itself in his blessed court. If he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ِ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ wants, a small
quantity of milk will suffice 70 people. If he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ِ َّ ‫ﺻ‬َ wants, a
ُ
small quantity of food will become sufficient for a large group of
people. If he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ َّﻢ‬wants, animals would began to talk like
humans. In short, He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬َ may do as he wishes in this
world as he has complete authority.
With the intention of gaining religious knowledge, let’s listen to a

few more miracles of the Prophet:
The food became blessed

Sayyiduna Abdur-Rahman Bin Abi ‘Amrah Ansari ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬narrates
that his father told him: (that) We were once on a war journey with
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ and our provisions had almost
finished. When intense hunger began to affect the people, they
sought permission from the Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ to slaughter some
of the riding animals in order to satiate their hunger. When
Sayyiduna Umar Farooq ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬saw that the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ‬ ُ ّ َ
ِ ِ
‫ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬was about to give them permission to do so, he ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ اﷲ‬
ُ 3 َ ‫َر‬
came forward and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ ! If we
slaughter our riding animals then we will face the enemy whilst
hungry and without conveyances.’ He then made a suggestion to
the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ in the best interest of the Muslims
and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ‫ ! َ ّ ا‬It is my suggestion
that those amongst the army who have any small amount of food
left, they should present it in your court. And then you make du’a
for blessings over the heap of food, by the virtue of your du’a, Allah
Almighty will place so much blessings in the food that it will be
sufficient for all of us.’
The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬liked this suggestion very much
and acted in accordance to this suggestion of Sayyiduna Umar
Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨْ ُﻪ‬ 3 ِ
ُ َ ‫ َر‬, giving the command to fulfil this
suggestion. Those who had anything left over, they presented all of
it in the court of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ .
The narrator then states that: ‘ ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ ﺛ ﻢ ﻗ ﺎم ﻓ ﺪ ﻋﺎ ﻣﺎ ﺷ ٓﺎ ء ﺍﷲ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ ‫ل ﺍﷲ‬
‫ﻓ ﺠ ﻤ ﻌ ﻬﺎ ر ﺳﻮ‬
‫ ’ﺍ ْن ﻳ ْﺪ ﻋ ﻮ‬i.e. the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ gathered all of it in one
place, stood up and then supplicated according to the will of Allah
Almighty. The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ then commanded the
army to fill their pots from that food. The narrator states: All of the
pots amongst the army were filled and that (heap of food) remained
the same; it did not decrease at all.
After seeing this, the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬smiled so much
that his blessed molars became visible and he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ said:
‘‫ﷲ ﻋ ْﺒ ٌﺪ ﻣ ْﺆ ﻣ ٌﻦ ﺑﻬ ﻤﺎ ﺍ ﻻ ﺣﺠ ﺒ ْﺖ ﻋ ْﻨ [ ﺍﻟ ﻨ ﺎر ﻳ ْﻮ م ﺍ ْﻟ ﻘ ﻴﺎ ﻣ ﺔ‬ ‫ ’ﺍ ْﺷ ﻬ ﺪ ﺍ ْن ٓﻻ ﺍﻟ ٰ [ ﺍ ﻻ ﺍ‬i.e. I bear
‫ﷲ و ﺍ " ر ﺳﻮ ل ﺍﷲ ﻻ ﻳ ْﻠ " ﺍ‬
witness that there is none worthy of worship besides Allah and that
I am the messenger of Allah; the one who recites these two
statements will meet Allah Almighty on the Day of Judgement in
such a state that there will be a barrier between him and Hell.
(Musnad Imam Ahmad, vol. 5, pp. 265, Hadees 15449)
Kaunayn banaey gaey Sarkar ki khatir

Kaunayn ki khatir tumhayn Sarkar banaya
Kunji tumhayn di apnay khazaanon ki Khuda nay
Mahboob kiya Maalik-e-Mukhtar banaya
(Zauq-e-Na’t, pp. 47, 48)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Just as we learn about the blessings of the du’a
of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬from this Hadees, we also learn
that we should always wish the best for others from the actions of
Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-Azam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬.
Wish well for others!

Alas! Wishing well for others is becoming increasingly rare within
our society today. Whereas, our religion, the religion of Islam, is the
greatest well-wisher for humanity. Treating each other well and
wishing well for others is from its golden teachings. The Beloved
ُ ّ َ would greatly encourage it.
Sayyiduna Tameem Daari ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ

ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬narrates that the Beloved Prophet
ِ
‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ said: The religion is well wishing. We asked: To
ُ
whom? He said: To Allah, His book, His messenger, and towards
the leaders of the Muslims and their general folk. (Muslim, pp. 51,
Hadees 196)
It is written on page 231 of the book of Maktaba-tul-Madina

‘Muntakhab Hadeethen’: There is great depth to the meaning of
‘well wishing’, and the reality is that ‘well wishing for Muslims’ is
such an action that if the Muslims were to heed this prophetic
advice and act upon it, then there would be an instant
transformation of the disunited Muslim community. The Muslim
community would become such a garden of peace, comfort,
tranquillity and calmness that it would seem like we were
witnessing a sight of heavenly peace and tranquillity in this world.
(Muntakhib Hadeesayn, pp. 231)
Dear Islamic sisters! The meaning of the word ‘well-wishing’ is

general, for example, to treat one’s mahram relatives and other
Islamic sisters with compassion and kindness, to help them
financially, remove their difficulties, to gift them clothes, to feed
them, to provide peace and comfort to them, to fulfil their essential
needs, to give them shar’i guidance or refer them to it, to bring
close those sisters who have gone astray. In short, to help them in
any way is a means to attain reward.
Unfortunately, however in this age, our state is such that we are

only concerned with our own affairs. How many Islamic sisters
around us are in difficulty but we have no concern about them.
From those sisters who we meet every day, how many of them meet
us cheerfully and how many of them meet us with a look of distress;
have we ever pondered upon this? How many Islamic sisters or
even our maharim family members do we know of who are in debt
or who live in poverty, we are completely heedless of this. Do our
neighbours even have enough food for two meals? We are totally
oblivious of this. We have no concern whether they have sufficient
clothing to wear or not. How many ill Islamic sisters are

experiencing sleepless nights and troublesome days because of not
having enough money; but we are not bothered in the slightest. If
only we are granted the mindset to protect the honour of other
Muslims.
Remember! The good Muslim is the one who likes for other
Muslims that which she likes for herself. Likewise, we should also
prefer for our Islamic sister that thing which we prefer for
ourselves. In order to increase our passion for aiding the grief-
stricken ummah of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ , let’s listen to
a saying of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ ?
Virtues of wishing good for others

He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ said: Prefer for others that which you prefer for
yourself. And dislike for others that which you dislike for yourself.
When you speak, speak good words or remain silent. (Musnad Imam
Ahmad, vol. 8, pp. 266, Hadees 22193)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! An excellent way of well-wishing towards
Islamic sisters in their religion is by encouraging them to attend the
weekly sunnah-inspired ijtima’ of Dawat-e-Islami. ‫ا َﻟـ ْ َﺤ ْﻤـ ُﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬, by
attending the weekly sunnah-inspired ijtima, not only do Islamic
sisters acquire religious knowledge, they also strive to succeed in
this world and the hereafter. Thus, alongside religious knowledge,
they also attain the blessings of doing good works.
‫ا َﻟـ ْ َﺤ ْﻤـ ُﺪ ﻟِـﻠ ـﻪ‬,

the weekly sunnah-inspired ijtima’ for brothers and sisters
takes place in thousands of locations and are attended by hundreds
of thousands of brothers and sisters. They acquire religious
knowledge and return with the mindset of: I must strive to reform
myself and the people of the entire world, ‫اِ ْن َﺷ

there are 751 weekly sunnah-inspired ijtima’aat for Islamic
brothers and 7340 weekly sunnah-inspired ijtima’aat for Islamic
sisters taking place in Pakistan alone. Therefore, every Islamic sister
should make an intention to attend at least 12 weekly sunnah-
inspired ijtima’aat. If we attend the weekly sunnah-inspired ijtima
regularly, we will gain countless blessings.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The most generous Prophet

Dear Islamic sisters! We were listening to the Prophetic miracles
and excellences of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬ ِٖ ِ
ُ ّ َ . He ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ‬
َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬was a miracle from head to toe! The large number of miracles
manifested by the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ

َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ have not been
manifested by any Prophet ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬. There are numerous such
events mentioned in the blessed Ahadees showing that when the

Mercy for the entire creation, the Guide to the path of salvation
‫ﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َ focused his blessed attention towards a very limited
amount of food, that food would become sufficient for many people
for many months. These events reveal that Allah Almighty has
bestowed so much authority upon His Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. The one for whom his blessed hands raised [for Du’a] or for
whom his blessed lips moved [for Du’a] would become destined for
the blessings of the world and Hereafter. Let’s listen to two more
Prophetic miracles with an intention to increase our religious
knowledge:
1. Sayyiduna Jabir ‫ اﷲُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬has stated: A person came to the blessed
court of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and asked for some
food. He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬gave him half a Wasq (i.e. approximately
120 kilograms) of barley. That person, his wife and his guests
continued to eat from this barley (for a long time), till one day,
he weighed that barley. Then he came into the blessed court of
the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬ َ ِٖ ِ
ُ ّ َ , he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬
َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ stated: If you
had not weighed it, you would have continued to consume it
and it would have remained in the same state (forever). (Sahih
Muslim, pp. 963, Hadees 5946)
2. The famous companion, Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ 3 ِ

ُ َ ‫َر‬
states: I presented myself in the blessed court of the Beloved
ُ ّ َ with some dates and humbly requested, ‘O
Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ please make Du’a for blessings in
these dates’. After gathering the dates, he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ made
Du’a for blessing and said, ‘Keep them in your pouch and
whenever you desire, place your hand into the pouch and take
some out, but never empty the pouch completely by shaking it.’
Therefore, Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬himself used to eat
from these dates and he ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3َ ‫ َر‬used to give it to the people and
also used to give many kilos of it in the path of Allah Almighty.
He‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬would always tie this pouch to his back until it was
cut and fell from his back on the day of the martyrdom of
Ameer-ul-Mumineen Sayyiduna ‘Usman-e-Ghani ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ 3 ِ
ُ َ ‫ َر‬.
(Tirmizi, vol. 5, pp. 454, Hadees 3865)
Inhayn Khuda nay kiya apnay mulk ka maalik

Inhayn kay qabzay mayn Rab kay khazanay aaey hayn
Jo chahayn gey jisay chahayn gey ye usay dayn gey

Kareem hay ye khazanay lutanay aaey hayn
Sunno gey ‘laa’ na zabaan-e-kareem say Noori

Ye faiz-o-jud kay darya bahanay aaey hayn
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Motivation to distribute booklets

Dear Islamic sisters! In order to learn more about the miracles and
excellences of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ , read the booklets
of Maktaba-tul-Madina yourself and distribute them in large
numbers to other Islamic sisters also.
If we desire that our society be reformed and a true Madani

transformation take place amongst our Islamic sisters, If we desire
that our Islamic sisters be bestowed with knowledge, If we desire
that our Islamic sisters become pious and righteous, If we desire to
end immodesty in our society, If we wish that Islamic sisters
become obedient to Ameer-e-Ahle-Sunnat ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑ َـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـﻬُـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬, Markazi
Majlis-e-Shura, Aalami Majlis-e-Mushaawarat and their own
parents, If we wish that Allah Almighty and his Beloved Prophet
ُ ّ َ become pleased with us, If we desire that our Islamic
sisters become true devotees of the male and female Sahabiyah
ِ
‫ان‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ‬, and of the male and female Awliya ‫ﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ‬
ُ ‫ﲪ ُﻬ‬
َ ‫ َر‬, then we
should purchase a large number of booklets from Maktaba-tul-
Madina and distribute them widely amongst our Mahram relatives
so that it may become a means of sadaqa jaariyah (continuous
charity) for us.

have the honour of mentioning the virtues of the sunnah, and some
sunnahs and etiquettes. The beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has
loved me will be with me in Paradise. (Mishkat, vol. 1, pp. 55, Hadees 175)
Seena tari sunnat ka Madinah banay Aaqa

Jannat man parausi mujhay Tum apna banana
Some Sunnahs and etiquette of sitting

sitting:
C Sitting cross-legged is also established from the Beloved

ُ ّ َ .
C Do not sit where there is some sunshine and some shade as

well. The Prophet of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind,
the most Generous and Kind ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has said, ‘When any
of you is in shade and the shade then moves away, leaving him
partially in the sunshine and partially in shade, then he should
stand up from there.’(Sunan Abu Dawood, vol. 4, pp. 344, Hadees 4821)
C Sit facing the Qiblah. (Rasaail-e- ‘Attariyyah, part, 2, pp. 229)
C Whenever you come to any ijtima or gathering, do not move

forward by climbing over other people, sit where you find
room.
C When sitting, take off your shoes, your feet will gain
comfort.(Al-Jami-us-Sagheer, pp. 40, Hadees 554)
C When the gathering comes to end, recite [the following] Du’a

three times, sins will be forgiven and the Islamic sister who
recites this Du’a in the gathering of goodness and Zikr,
goodness will be stamped for her. The Du’a is as follows:
‫ﻚ‬ َ ‫ﻚ اﻟﻠ ّٰ ُﻬ َّﻢ َو ِﺑ َﺤ ْﻤ ِﺪكَ َﻻ اِﻟ ٰ َ" اِ َّﻻ ا َ ْﻧ‬

َ ‫ﺖ ا َْﺳ َﺘ ْﻐ ِﻔ ُﺮكَ َو ا َ ُﺗ ْﻮ ُب اِﻟ َْﻴ‬ َ ‫ُﺳ ْﺒ َﺤﺎ َﻧ‬
Translation: You are Pure and O Allah ‫ ! َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬All praise is for You.
There is no one worthy of worship except You. I seek forgiveness from
You and I repent to You.
(Sunan Abi Dawood, vol. 4, pp. 347, Hadees 4857)
C One will receive reward if they stand out of respect for an

Islamic sister who is a Sayyidah or one’s parents.
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‫ﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬ ‫اﻣـ ْ ﺑـ‬
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َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Speech: 14

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‫
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‫
ٰ
‫ـﺴﻢ
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‫

‫
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Imam Malik’s Devotion to the Beloved Prophet

The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has stated: When the day of
Thursday arrives, Allah Almighty sends angels who have papers
made of silver and pens of gold. They write down [the names of]
those who send Salat upon me in abundance on the day of
Thursday and the night before Friday. (Kanz-ul-Ummal, vol. 1, pp. 250,
Hadees 2174)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Important point
will attain.
273
Imam Malik’s Devotion to the Beloved Prophet 274

ۡ ّٰ
َ C ‫ َصل ۡوا‬, 7‫ا‬ََ ُّ ّٰ ُ ُۡ ُ َ
phone.
not permitted.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ

ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬The topic of today’s speech is ‘Imam
Malik’s ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬devotion to the Beloved Prophet ‫ﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬ َ ’, in
which we will hear a brief introduction about the scholar of

Madinah, Sayyiduna Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬, his contributions to the
religion and the prophetic sayings regarding him. Some faith
enlightening incidents regarding his respect and reverence towards
the city of Madinah, the blessed soil of Madinah and the sayings of
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ will also be mentioned. Besides
this, we are also going to listen to the sayings of blessed Islamic
scholars regarding his devotion to worship and recitation of the
Holy Quran and his beautiful manner of performing worship. May
Allah Almighty grant us the honour of listening to the speech from
the beginning till the end with full concentration.
Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬and his reverence for Masjid Nabawi
Once, Caliph Abu Ja’far Mansoor had a debate with Imam Malik in
Masjd-e- Nabawi. During the debate, Abu Ja’far raised his voice
slightly so Sayyiduna Imam Malik ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َ ﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬said to him [whilst
presenting the call of righteousness]: O Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen! Do
not raise your voice in this Masjid, because Allah Almighty said
whilst teaching respect to one group.
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ﺗﻜ ۡﻢ ﻓ ۡﻮق ﺻ ۡﻮ ت‬
O believers! Do not raise your voices higher than the voice of this
Conveyor of the unseen (Prophet Muhammad)
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 26, Surah Al-Hujurat, Ayah 2)
Praising the other group, Allah Almighty has stated:
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Indeed those who lower their voices in the august court of Allah’s
Messenger,
And condemning another group, Allah Almighty has stated:

ۡ ‫ ﻳۡ ﻦ‬
‫ ﺠ ٰﺮ ت‬k
‫ﺎد ۡوﻧﻚ ﻣ ۡﻦ و رآ ء‬‫
ن
ﻟ ﺬ ﻳﻨ‬
Indeed those who call you from outside (your) private rooms,
Sayyiduna Imam Malik ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َ ﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬then said: Indeed, the respect and
reverence for the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ is exactly the same
today as it was in his apparent life. Having heard this, Abu Ja’far
became quiet. Caliph Abu Ja’far then asked Sayyiduna Imam Malik
َ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ‬
‫ ﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬: O Abu Abdullah! Should I make Du’a whilst facing the
Qiblah or facing the blessed Rauda (resting place) of the Beloved
ُ ّ َ ? Sayyiduna Imam Malik ‫ ﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬َ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬said, ‘Why
do you turn your face away from the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ ?
On the Day of Judgement, the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ is the
mediation for you and your father Sayyiduna Adam ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬in the
court of Allah Almighty. Therefore, turn your face towards the
Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ and beg for intercession from him,
َ ‫ﻋ‬
then Allah ‫ َ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ ّﻞ‬will accept his intercession. (Shifa, pp. 41)
A’la Hadrat Imam-e-Ahle-Sunnat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan

‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬beautifully says in the Prophetic court:
Tujh say chhupaon munh tu karon kis kay samnay

Kiya aur bhi kisi say tawaqu’ nazar ki hay
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Sayyiduna Imam Malik, a great leader of

millions of Malikis, was a great devotee of the Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ .
He ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َ ﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would tolerate everything relating to himself, but
whenever he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ ﻋَـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would find anyone committing disrespect by
raising his voice in the blessed Masjid-e-Nabawi, he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َ ﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would
become angry due to his faith and would not be able to remain
quiet regarding that person’s inappropriate deed. Presenting the call
towards righteousness, he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َ ﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would immediately remind him
of the manners of the blessed court of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬as it is the sacred place whose etiquettes Allah Almighty has
stated in His Holy Book.
From this story, not only have we understood Sayyiduna Imam

Malik’s ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬devotion to the Beloved Prophet, but we also have
learnt that Sayyiduna Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬never missed any
opportunity to present the call towards righteousness. But Alas!
Now the passion for spreading the call towards righteousness is
decreasing day by day. Even if we do good deeds ourselves, we are
lazy in inviting other Islamic sisters towards righteousness and
forbidding them from evil.
Whereas, there are many places in the blessed Ahadees in which we

have been encouraged to prevent evil:
The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬

ُ ّ َ has said, ‘Whoever amongst you
sees any evil, he should change it with his hand; and the one who
does not have the power to change it with his hand should change it
with his tongue; and the one who does not even have the power to
change it with his tongue, should consider it to be bad in his heart;
and this a sign of the weakest level of faith.’
(Sahih Muslim, pp. 48, Hadees 177)
Do we regard it as bad in the heart?

Dear Islamic sisters! We should ask ourselves: When we have seen
somebody committing a sin, have we ever regarded the sin as bad in
the heart when we have no power to stop it with our hand or
tongue?
Alas! If we do not receive our favourite food or favourite clothes, we

will definitely feel annoyed. If our son takes a day off from School,
we will definitely become angry, but if our family members miss all
five daily Salah, we have no worry at all and we do not even make
any effort to make them understand. Just ponder! If music is playing
and we have no power to stop it, does it prick our conscience? Do we
regard it as bad? Of course not! because we have ‫ َﻣـﻌَـﺎذَ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬a musical
ringtone in our mobile phone too. If an Islamic sister tells a lie, do
we dislike it? Of course, we don’t, but why? Because we also ‫َﻣـﻌَـﺎذَ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬
tell lies.
These examples are only to make us understand, otherwise there

are many Islamic sisters who have no musical tunes in their mobile
phones, who do not have the habit of swearing and telling lies, even
then they do not have the mindset of regarding it as bad in their
hearts.
If we were to develop a mindset of truly regarding evil as bad in our

hearts and feeling concerned for the sake of Allah Almighty, then
we will start to make other Islamic sisters understand also. In this
way, the Sunnah and the call towards righteousness will be spread
everywhere.
May Allah Almighty have mercy on our state and bless us with a
sound mind so that we can also become those who spread the call
towards righteousness and propagate the Sunnah of the Beloved

ُ ّ َ !
From the above-mentioned story it has also become obvious that

Aalim of Madinah, Sayyiduna Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would not only
regard making Du’a whilst facing the blessed Raudah as
permissible, but he would also emphasize on it. Since he ‫َر ْﲪَ ُﺔاﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
was the ‘Aalim of Madinah’, If making Du’a in the direction of the
blessed Rauda had been impermissible or Shirk, he ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔاﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬would
surely have prevented this deed and would not have granted
permission for it at all. It was as if his devotion was declaring that
there is no denial of the importance and dignity of the Ka’bah, but
remember, anything that anyone has received and will receive in
this universe is by virtue of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ .
The Imam of love and devotion, A’la Hadrat ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬

‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬ writes in
Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish:
‫ ﻻ و ر ﺏ ﺍﻟ ْﻌﺮش‬jis ko jo mila un say mila

Bat-ti hay kaunayn mayn nai’mat Rasoolullah ki
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Let’s now listen to the brief biography of
Sayyiduna Imam Malik [Aalim-e-Madinah].
Sayyiduna Imam Malik’s birth and lineage

According to the most correct opinion, Sayyiduna Imam Malik
‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was born in 93 AH (in the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal) in
Madinah Munawwarah. (Tazkirah tul-Huffaz, vol. 1, pp. 157) His ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫َر‬
name is Malik, and Kuniyat, Abu Abdullah. His ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬lineage is
َ
Malik Bin Anas Bin Malik Bin Abu Amir. His great grandfather,
Abu Amir, moved from Yemen to Madinah Munawwarah and
embraced Islam and became a blessed companion. (Tarteeb-ul-Madarik,
vol. 1, pp. 47) The famous Hadees book, ‘Muwatta Imam Malik’ was
written by Sayyiduna Imam Malik. (Tarteeb-ul-Madarik, vol. 1, pp. 100,
101) Sayyiduna Imam Malik ‫ﲪ ُﺔاﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬passed away in 179 AH in the
month of Rabi’-ul-Awwal in Madinah Munawwarah. He ‫ﲪ ُﺔاﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
was laid to rest close to Sayyiduna Ibrahim ‫ ا> ﻋَـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
ُ 3
َ ‫ َر‬, the blessed son
of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َ ّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َو َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬, in Jannat-ul-Baqi’ and his
tomb is also here (Tazkira tul-Huffaz, vol. 1, pp. 157)
Blessed appearance of the Aalim of Madinah ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
Aalim-e-Madinah Sayyiduna Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬was tall and
heavily built. He ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ِ َ ْ ‫ َر‬had a wheatish complexion. The hair of
his head and beard was white. He would wear very nice clothes. He
‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would wear very elegant and expensive clothes made in the
city of ‘Adan. Besides this, he would also wear fine clothing from
Khorasan and Egypt. He ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would often wear white clothing
and would also apply fragrance.
(Bustan-ul-Muhaddiseen, pp. 13, summarised)
Titles of Aalim-e-Madinah ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬is also remembered by the titles - Imam-ul-A’immah
He ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ
(the Imam of Imams), Aalim-e-Madinah and Imam-e-Dar-il-
Hijrat.
Number of Aalim-e-Madinah’s teachers

‘Allamah Zurqaani ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬has said: Sayyiduna Imam Malik
ِ
‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬gained knowledge from more than 900 Islamic scholars.
(Sharh-ul-Zurqaani, vol. 1, pp. 35)
Teaching and Fatwa writing

Sayyiduna Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬started imparting Islamic
knowledge when he was 17. His teachers would also come to him to
gain answers for their issues. He wrote Fatawa and imparted
Islamic knowledge to peoplefor more or less 70 years. Many
Renowned scholars would gain knowledge of Fiqh and Hadees
from him. (Siyar Aa’lam-un-Nubala, vol. 7, pp. 287)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! The Aalim of Madinah, Sayyiduna Imam
ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬is thatgreat Muhaddis [a scholar of Hadees] and great
Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ
Islamic scholar who has a special status amongst the blessed
Muhaddiseen and scholars. Let’s listen to two blessed Ahadees in
praise of him.
Two narrations in praise of Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
1. The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬

ُ ّ َ has said: [When] knowledge
will cease, there will be no one left with more knowledge than
the Aalim of Madinah. (Tirmizi, vol. 1, pp. 311, Hadees 2689)
2. The Beloved Rasool ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬

ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has said: Soon people will
travel [for knowledge] and they will not find anyone more
knowledgeable than the Aalim of Madinah. (Mustadrak, vol. 1, pp.
280, Hadees 314)
Sayyiduna Ibn-e-‘Uyaynah ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬has said: according to the
Muhaddiseen, ‘Aalim-e-Madinah’ refers to Sayyiduna Imam Malik
Bin Anas ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬. (Al-Tamheed-li-Ibn-e-Abdul Barr, vol. 2, pp. 674) Sayyiduna
Abdur Razzaq ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬has said: In our opinion, no one is famously
َ
known by the name of ‘Aalim-e-Madinah’ except for Sayyiduna

Imam Malik Bin Anas ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫?ر‬
َ In comparison to others, people
travelled towards him the most in order to gain knowledge. (Tirmizi,
vol. 4, pp. 311, summarised)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Sayyiduna Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬was not only a
َ
‫ﻢ‬َ ّ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﺳ‬ ‫و‬ ٖ
‫ﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﻟ‬ٰ ‫ا‬ ‫ و‬
true devotee of the Beloved Prophet َ َ َ ْ َ َ ُ َ , but devotion toِ
‫ﻪ‬ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ اﷲ‬ َ ّ ‫ﺻ‬
the Noble Prophet was to be found in every vein and vessel of his
body. Due to having a connection to the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, he had deep devotion to his blessed sayings, his city ‘Madinah’
and the soil of Madinah, rather he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬had extreme reverence
and respect for them. Let’s listen to a few faith-refreshing parables
for motivation.
Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬and respect for blessed Hadees
ِ ‫( ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬started giving the Dars of
When Sayyiduna Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ
Hadees at the age of 17) would read out blessed Ahadees, (he would
perform Ghusl), his Masnad [sitting place] was arranged. After
wearing fine clothing and applying fragrance, he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would
humbly come out of his blessedroom and sit respectfully on it
[sitting place] (he would never change his posture while giving Dars
of Hadees). Oud and frankincense would continue to burn in a
brazier for as long as the blessed Ahadees were read in that
gathering. (Bustan-ul-Muhaddiseen, pp. 19, 20)
Scorpion stung 16 times but he continued to give Dars of Hadees

Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin Mubarak ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬has said: A scorpion
stung Sayyiduna Abu ‘Abdullah Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬16 times
َ
while he was giving a Dars of Hadees. Due to the severity of the

pain, his blessed face turned pale, but he continued to give the Dars
of Hadees (and did not even change his posture). When the Dars
finished and the people left, I humbly said, ‘O Abu ‘Abdullah!
Today, I have seen a strange thing; a scorpion stung you sixteen
times, but you did not change your posture. What was the wisdom
behind this? He replied, ‘I kept patient out of reverence for the
prophetic Hadees. (Ash-Shifa, vol. 2, pp. 46)
Complexion would change

Sayyiduna Mus’ab Bin ‘Abdullah ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬has said: Whenever
someone would talk about the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ in front
of Sayyiduna Imam Maalik ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ َ ْ ‫ َر‬, his complexion would change
and his blessed back would stoop. One day, the attendees asked
Sayyiduna Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬about this, he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬replied, ‘If
you had seen whatever I have seen, you would not have objected to
me.’ Whenever I asked of any Hadees from the leader of the Qaris,
Muhammad Bin Munkadir ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬, he would start weeping due to
the reverence of Hadees and remembrance of the Beloved Prophet
ُ ّ َ to the extent that I used to feel pity for him. (Ash-Shifa,
vol. 2, pp. 42) If only we may gain the privilege of weeping in the
devotion and remembrance of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ .
َّ ٰ َ َ ُ ّٰ َّ َ ۡ َ ۡ ّ َّ َ ۡ ٰ
‫ َو َسلم‬‫ عل ۡيهِ َوا ِل‬7‫ا‬ ‫صل‬ ‫مِي‬#‫ب ا‬ِ ِ ‫امِي ِباه ِ ال‬
Imam Malik’s ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬reverence for the blessed soil of
Madinah
Sayyiduna Imam Shafi’i ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬has stated: I saw some Khorasani
or Egyptian horses tethered [i.e. tied] to the door of the house of
Sayyiduna Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬. I had never seen such magnificent
horses before. Hence I said, ‘How magnificent are these horses!’ He

‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬said, ‘I give all of them to you as a gift.’ I said, ‘[At least]
keep a horse for yourself.’ He ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬replied, ‘I feel shy before
Allah Almighty to ride a horse on this blessed ground beneath
which the Holy Prophet of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬rests [in his blessed
shrine].’(Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 1, pp. 48)
Would leave Blessed Haram to answer the call of nature

Showing reverence for the soil of Madinah, Sayyiduna Imam Maalik
‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬never answered the call of nature in Madinah Munawwarah.
He would always go out of the Haram of Madinah for this purpose.
However, he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬was unable to do that during his illness.
َ
(Bustan-ul-Muhaddiseen, pp. 19)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear the great love that Sayyiduna
Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬had for the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ ? Not
only did he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬have great love and respect for the Beloved
َ
َ ٖ ِ
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َو َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬himself, but for those things which were
ِ
connected to him also, like the Prophetic Hadees and the city of
Madinah and its soil. If only we are also granted the correct
etiquettes of the blessed Hadees and remain in the remembrance of
the blessed city of Madina for the sake of Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬.
‫ﺪ ﻟِـﻠ ـﻪ‬
ُ ‫ﻤـ‬
ْ ‫ﺤ‬
َ ْ ‫ا َﻟـ‬, remaining attached tothe environment of Dawat-e-Islami is
an excellent way of gaining love for the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬ ُ ّ َ
َ‫ﺻ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. Therefore, remain attached to this environment.
Dear Islamic sisters! Remember! Just as the Scholar of Madinah,

Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was bestowed with the treasure of devotion to
the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ , just as the Scholar of Madinah,
ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬was a true devotee of the Prophet, just as the
Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ
Scholar of Madinah, Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬was engrossed in the
love of the blessed city of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ , just as
the Scholar of Madinah, Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬was fully aware of
the importance and excellence of the things linked to the Last
ُ ّ َ , just as the Scholar of Madinah, Imam Maalik
‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬used to respect the blessed Ahadees of the Beloved Prophet
ِ
‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َّ ‫ﺻ‬َ immensely, just as the Scholar of Madinah, Imam
ُ
Maalik ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was well known to both the public and the scholars
for his services to the blessed Ahadees of the Beloved Prophet
ُ ّ َ , similarly, one beautiful aspect of the blessed life of the
Scholar of Madinah was that he was also very fond of worship,
spiritual exercises and recitation of the Holy Quran. Let’s listen to
some aspects of his love for worship, spiritual exercises and
recitation of the Holy Quran as narrated by the Islamic Scholars
and prepare ourselves for worship and spiritual exercises.
Worship and spiritual exercise of Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
Allamah Qadi ‘Iyad Maliki ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬has written: Sayyiduna Zubayr
َ
Bin Habib ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َْ ‫ َر‬has stated: Whenever any (Islamic) month
began, Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬used to remain awake on the first
night of the month i.e. he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬would spend the whole night in
َ
worship. (He further stated:) I believe he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬used to engage in
َ
worship in order to welcome the [Islamic] month.
The daughter of Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬, Sayyidatuna Fatima Bint-e-
‫ﺎ‬‫ﻬ‬ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ِ
Maalik َ ْ َ َ ُ َ ْ َ has stated: Sayyiduna Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
‫ﷲ‬ ‫ ا‬ ‫ﺔ‬ ‫ﲪ‬ ‫ر‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬used to
complete his Wazifah [Islamic invocation] every night and on
Friday night, he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬used to remain engaged in the worship of
Allah Almighty the whole night.
Sayyiduna Mugheerah ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬has stated: I once passed by
Sayyiduna Imam Maalik Bin Anas ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬at night when all the
people were asleep, I saw him standing and offering Salah. After
ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬started Surah ‘‫ ’ﺍ ْﻟﻜﻢ ﺍﻟ ﺘﺎﺛﺮ‬and
reciting Surah Fatihah, he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ٰ
when he reached this verse:

﴾٨ ﴿ ' (ۡ ‫
ﻟﻨ ﻌ‬ ‫ﻠ ﻦ ﻳ ۡﻮ ﻣ | ٍﺬ ﻋ ﻦ‬ ‫ﺛ ﻢ ﻟ¡ ۡﺴـ‬
Then indeed, on that Day, you will surely be
questioned regarding the bounties (of Allah)
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)](Part. 30, Surah At-Takasur, Ayah 8)
He ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬began to weep for a long time. I remained standing
there and was engaged in listening to his recitation. He ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬kept
َ
on weeping and repeating this verse until the light of dawn
appeared. Then he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬performed Ruku’. I headed towards my
home. When I came to the Masjid after doing Wudu, I saw that a
congregation (of Religious knowledge) is in progress. People were
sitting around him in a circle and he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬had a beautiful
radiance on his blessed face.
C Muhammad Bin Khalid ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬has stated: Whenever I see the
blessed face of Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬, I observe the signs (of
َ
one who is engrossed in the fear) of the Hereafter on his face.
When he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬used to say something, I understood that the
truth comes out of his mouth.
C Sayyiduna Abu Mus’ab ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬has stated: Sayyiduna Imam
Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬used to perform long Ruku’ and Sajdah in one
part of the night. When he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬used to stand in Salah, he
ِ
‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would appear to be like dry wood. When he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫َر‬
was given the punishment of lashes, it was said to him: Offer
short Salahs. He ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬replied: The act which a bondman
performs for Allah Almighty, he should perform it with
perfection. (In Part 29, Surah Al-Mulk, verse no. 2) Allah

Almighty has said:
ً
& ‫ ۡﻢ
ﻳ ﻜ ۡﻢ
ۡﺣ ﺴ ﻦ ﻋ ﻤﻶﻹ‬F ‫ﻟ ﻴ ۡﺒ‬
…In order that you may be tested,
(as to) whose deed is best amongst you,…
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)](Part. 29, Surah Al-Mulk, Ayah 2)
Sayyiduna Ibn-e-Wahb ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬has stated: I have not seen a more
َ
pious and righteous person than Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬. Ibn-e-
ِ
Qasim ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬has stated: The servant of Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬told
me that Imam Maalik ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْﻪ‬ ِ َ ْ ‫ َر‬mostly offered Fajr Salah with the
Wudu of Isha Salah for 40 years. Sayyiduna Ibn-e-Wahb ‫ﷲ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫َر‬
‫َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬has stated: Sayyiduna Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬used to perform Nafl
َ
acts of worship day and night mostly in solitude so that nobody
would see him. (Taqreeb-ul-Madarik wa-Taqreeb-ul-Masalik, vol. 1, pp. 92)
Allamah Shu’ayb Harifeesh ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬has stated: Sayyiduna Imam
Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬used to offer Salah, do Zikr of Allah Almighty and
recite Islamic invocations in abundance at the time of Sahari then
ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬would engage himself in teaching.
he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ
(Hikayatayn aur Naseehatayn, pp. 421)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! You heard that Sayyiduna Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬was a great worshipper and would remain busy in the recitation
of the Holy Quran and Nafl acts of worship. His manner of

performing worship was so great that he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬would always
َ
perform Nafl worship in solitude so that people would not form an
opinion that he ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬is an ardent worshipper. Alas! Our
condition regarding worship is terrible. We note the shortcomings
of others but do not carry out self-accountability. For example, let’s
think, do we offer the 5 daily Fard Salahs? If we do offer them, do

we offer them regularly? Do we offer Salah calmly or in haste? Do
we try to develop sincerity in the acts of worship? Do we waste our
virtuous deeds after performing them, by revealing them to others
without any [valid] reason? Do we have a routine of performing
Nafl acts of worship? How many parts [of the Holy Quran] do we
recite daily? If we recite, do we recite correctly, keeping in mind the
rules of articulation? When reciting or listening to the Holy Quran,
were we ever moved to tears due to the Divine fear? Do we recite
blessed Durood in abundance? Do we keep our lips moist with the
Zikr of Allah Almighty? Does the Divine fear bring tears to our
eyes? Are we able to keep Nafl fasts? Do we spend most of our time
in worship? Do we use our mobile, the internet and social media
100% correctly? Do we learn or teach in Madrasa-tul-Madinah
Balighaat [for Islamic sisters]? Do we attend the Weekly Sunnah-
inspiring Ijtima and distribute booklets according to our capability?

there are many blessings of the weekly Sunnah-inspired
ijtima and booklets. Through their blessings, not only do Islamic
sisters gain religious knowledge, they also strive to improve their
worldly life and hereafter. Thus, alongside gaining religious
knowledge, they also receive the blessings of [performing] good
works.

thousands of weekly Sunnah-inspired ijtima’at for Islamic
brothers and sisters are taking place in thousands of locations in
which hundreds of thousands of Islamic brothers and sisters attend
and gain religious knowledge and they return with the mindset: I
must strive to reform myself and the people of the entire world.
‫اِ ْن َﺷ
Therefore, every Islamic sister should make an intention to attend

at least 12 weekly Sunnahj-inspired ijtima’aat. If we attend the
weekly Sunnah-inspired regularly, we will gain many blessings. May

Allah Almighty grant all Islamic sisters the Taufeeq to attend the
weekly Sunnah-inspired ijtima and encourage other Islamic sisters
to attend also.
‫ و ﺳ ﻠﻢ‬0ٖ ‫ﻟ‬W‫ و‬0‫ﺻ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠ ْﻴ‬ ,ْ -‫ ْﺍﻻ ﻣ‬1 Z ‫ ﺑ ﺠﺎﮦ ﺍﻟ ﻨ‬,ْ -‫ ﻣ‬W
Motivation for distributing booklets

the booklets published by Maktaba-tul-Madina are priceless
treasures. The booklets are a means of fame for Da’wat-e-Islami.
The booklets are also a means to recognise and treat external and
internal diseases. Many Islamic sisters’ lives have been completely
transformed by the blessings of the booklets. Therefore, purchase
the booklets from Maktaba-tul-Madina in large numbers and
distribute them amongst Islamic sisters and your Mahram relatives.
This will become a means of sadaqah jaariyah (continuous charity)
for you.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
What does devotion to the Beloved Prophet

require us to do?
Dear Islamic sisters! We are listening to the devotion of Sayyiduna
Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬towards the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬ َ .
Undoubtedly, most Muslims nowadays claim that they devotedly
love the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ but be mindful that this
claim can only be considered truthful if we act upon those things
which the devotion to the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ requires us
to do. What does devotion to the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬ َ
demand from us? Let’s listen to four aspects in regards to this:
1. Obedience
The first thing devotion requires from us is obedience to the
beloved. Therefore, those things which the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has commanded, should be acted upon. Those things which
he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬

ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has forbidden, should be avoided. Those things
which he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ has liked, should be included amongst the
things that we like and those things which he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ hated
and disliked, should be hated and disliked too.
2. Honour and reverence

Devotion to the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ also requires that the
Beloved Prophet, the Intercessor of Ummah ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ should be
immensely revered and honoured. Allah Almighty has given the
command to honour and revere His Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬
ُ ّ َ
in the Holy Quran. In Part 26, Surah Al-Fath, Verse No.9, Allah
Almighty has stated:

& ‫ ر ۡوه و ﺗ ﻮ ﻗ ﺮ ۡوه‬Ø n‫و ﺗ‬
and honour and revere the Messenger (Prophet Muhammad)
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)](Part. 26, Surah Al-Fatah, Ayah 9)
3. Zikr in abundance
Those who claim to be devotees of someone remember that person
in abundance because true devotees derive pleasure from the
mentioning of their beloved. As the centre of our devotion and love
is the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, we should do his zikr in
abundance, recite and listen to Naats [Praise of the Beloved Rasool
ُ ّ َ ] with elation, deliver and listen to speeches discussing
the greatness of the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ and continue to
recite blessed Durood in abundance. ‫اِ ْن َﺷ

ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ we will attain
enormous blessings through this.
4. Befriending the friends of the Beloved Prophet and

bearing enmity towards his enemies
Just as true devotees love everything related to their beloved and
have veneration in their hearts for the friends and relatives of the
beloved, likewise, one of the requirements of devotion is that they
should hold enmity towards the enemies of the beloved and not
have a relationship with them. Therefore, we should also love the
blessed things related to the Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ , show
affection and devotion to his friends i.e. the blessed Companions
‫اﷲ َﻋﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬and Ahl-e-Bayt [blessed family of the Beloved Rasool
ُ ّ َ ], and avoid those who disrespect the Beloved Prophet
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ and the blessed personalities associated to him. We
should also save others from them as well.
If we remain associated with the Madani environment of Dawat-e-

Islami, the Madani movement of the devotees of the Beloved
ُ ّ َ , we will not only be blessed with devotion to
the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬but will develop the mindset of
fulfilling its demands also. May Allah Almighty give us the Taufeeq
to remain associated with the Madani environment of Dawat-e-
Islami.
َّ ٰ َ َ ُ ّٰ َّ َ ۡ َ ۡ ّ َّ َ ۡ ٰ
‫ َو َسلم‬‫ عل ۡيهِ َوا ِل‬7‫ا‬ ‫صل‬ ‫مِي‬#‫ب ا‬ِ ِ ‫امِي ِباه ِ ال‬
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ

have the honour of mentioning the virtue of the Sunnah, and some
sunnahs and etiquettes. The beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has
loved me will be with me in Paradise. (Mishkat, vol. 1, pp. 55, Hadees 175)
Sunnatayn aam karayn deen ka kaam karayn

Nayk ho jayn musalman Madinay walay
Sunnahs and etiquette of walking

walking from the booklet of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬,
‘163 Madani Pearls’:
C It is stated in Part 15, Surah Bani-Israeel, Verse 37:
ً ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡۡ ۡ
﴾٣٧﴿ ‫ ﺒﺎل ﻃ ۡﻮﻵﻹ‬j k
‫ ﺮق
ﻵﻹ ۡرض و ﻟ ۡﻦ ﺗ ۡﺒﻠﻎ‬º¦ ‫ ًﺣﺎ
ﻧﻚ ﻟ ۡﻦ‬G H ‫ض‬
‫<
ﻵﻹر‬Á ‫ﺶ‬
‫و ﻵﻹ ﺗﻤ‬
And do not walk arrogantly on the earth; undoubtedly, you will

indeed never tear apart the earth and will never reach the mountains
in height.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)](Part. 15, Surah Bani Israel, Verse 37)
C The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ‫ﺻ‬

ُ ّ َ has stated: There was a man
covered with two shawls who was strutting and full of pride.
He was made to sink into the earth and he will continue to sink
until Judgement Day. (Dereived from, Muslim, pp. 890, Hadees 5465)
C The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬

ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ would walk whilst leaning
forward slightly as though he ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠ ّﻢ‬
َ
ُ
َّ ‫ﺻ‬
َ was descending
from a height. (Shamail Tirmizi, pp. 87, Raqm 118)
C If there is no hindrance, walk on the side of the path at a

medium pace. Do not walk so fast that the people begin to look
towards you and do not walk so slow that you appear ill.
C It is not Sunnah to look here and there unnecessarily whilst

walking. Walk in a dignified manner with the eyes lowered.
C Take care that your shoes do not produce a sound whilst

walking or whilst ascending or descending stairs.
C Some people have a habit of kicking those things which they

come across on the path. This is a very ill-mannered practice
and there is also a risk of harming the foot. It is disrespectful to
kick newspapers, or boxes, packets and empty water bottles etc.
that have writing on them.
To learn thousands of various Sunnahs, refer to the two books of

Maktaba-tul-Madina, ‘Bahar-e-Shar’iat, part 16’ (312 pages) and the
120-page book ‘Sunnatein aur Aadaab’. Also purchase and study
the two booklets of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬, ‘101
Madani Pearls’ and ‘163 Madani Pearls.’
Speech: 15

ﻟ‬
‫
ﻟـﺴـﻶ‬
‫
ٰ
‫ـﺴﻢ
&' (‫
‫

‫
ﻟـﺮ ﺟ( '& ﺑ‬ ‫
ﻟـﺸـﻴ‬
Events of the help of Holy Prophet

The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has stated: Whoever sends 100
Salat upon me on the day and night of Friday, Allah Almighty will
fulfil 100 of his needs; 70 in the hereafter and 30 in this world. Allah
Almighty will appoint an angel to present that Salat to my grave in a
way that you are presented gifts. Undoubtedly, my knowledge after
my [apparent] passing will be the same as during my life.
(Jam-u’l-Jawami’, Harf-ul-Meem, vol. 7, pp. 199, Hadees 22355)
Un par Durood jin ko kas-e-bay kasa kaheen

Un par salaam jin ko khabar be khabar ki hay
Explanation of the couplet: Meaning, salutations upon that

Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬who is the support of those without a support
294
Events of the help of Holy Prophet 295
and peace upon the one who has knowledge of those who are
unknown.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Important point
will attain.

ّٰۡ
phone.
not permitted.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! We are currently in the blessed month of Rabi-

ul-Awwal. The devotees of the Prophet are rejoicing in the
remembrance of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬the world over.
Sometimes, his blessed birth is being mentioned and at other times,
his virtues. At times, his blessed life is being discussed and at others,
his blessed appearance is being mentioned.
Motivation for distributing booklets

َ ْ ‫ا َﻟ‬ the Islamic sisters affiliated with the environment of
Da’wat-e-Islami also celebrate the blessed birth of the Noble
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬by distributing the booklets published by
Maktaba-tul-Madina. Distributing these booklets is an excellent
way of acquainting people with the life of the Beloved Prophet
َ . Distributing the booklets is a means of spreading love
for the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. Distributing the booklets is a
means of recognising and curing internal and external diseases.
Distributing booklets is a great way of earning continuous reward.
Therefore, purchase large numbers of booklets from Maktaba-tul-

Madina and distribute them amongst Islamic sisters and your
Mahram relatives. Take part in the celebrations of the blessed birth
of the Prophet and it will also become a means of sadaqah-e-Jariyah
(continuous charity) for you.
Due to its relevance with Rabi-ul-Awwal, we will listen to some

events pertaining to the ‘help from Beloved Mustafa’. How the
blessed companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and other pious predecessors
ِ
‫ﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ُ ‫ﲪ ُﻬ‬ َ ‫ َر‬would turn to the Beloved Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
َ in times of
difficulty. We will also listen to how the Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬aids his Ummah. Furthermore, we will hear some incidents of
animals requesting and receiving help from the Noble Prophet

َ . Besides this, we also have the honour of hearing
many other pearls. May we have the privilege to listen to the speech
attentively from start to finish.
[‫ﻟ‬W‫و‬
‫وﺳﻠﻢ‬ ‫ ْﺍﻻ‬1 Z ‫ ﺑ ﺠﺎہ ﺍﻟ ﻨ‬,ْ -‫ ﻣ‬W
ٖ [‫ ﺻ" ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ‬,ْ -‫ﻣ‬
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The plea of the sword of Allah

It is written on page 384 of Faizan-e-Siddeeq-e-Akbar: Ameer-ul-
Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬sent Sayyiduna
Ikrimah‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬to fight Musailimah Kazzaab. He ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬then sent
Sayyiduna Shurahbeel ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬to aid him. However, that depraved
individual did not throw his weapons before them because after the
[physical] passing of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, the work of
Musaylimah Kazzaab flourished and he had amassed a following of
approximately 100,000 people.
A great battle took place between him and Sayyiduna Ikrimah and
Sayyiduna Shurahbeel ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬in which many of his followers
were killed. In the meantime, Sayyiduna Khalid Bin Waleed ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
had also arrived to aid the two companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ ﻋَـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻤﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬. The number
of his army was 24,000 whilst MusailimahKazzaab’s army consisted
of 40,000 people. Both of the armies fought valiantly. The battle
shifted many times; sometimes in favour of the Muslims, and
sometimes in favour of the apostates. ‫ﺎدی ِﺑ ِﺸ َﻌ ِﺎر ِﻫ ْﻢ‬ ٰ َ‫از َوﻧ‬ َّ َ ‫َﺎ اِ َﱃ اﻟ‬L‫ﺛُ َّﻢ َﺑ َﺮ َز َﺧﺎ ﻟ ٌِﺪ َو َد‬
ِ ‫ْﱪ‬
"ُ َ ‫ﱪ ْز اِﻟ َْﻴ ِ" ا َ َﺣ ٌﺪ اِ َّﻻ ﻗَ َﺘﻠ‬
ُ ْ ‫ ﻓَﻠ َْﻢ َﻳ‬،‫ﺎر ُﻫ ْﻢ َﻳﺎ ُﻣ َﺤ ّﻤ ََﺪاہ‬
ُ ‫َﲝن ﺷِ َﻌ‬
َ P‫ َو‬When Khalid Bin Waleed ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
became certain that Banu Hanifah would not desist until
Musailimah Kazzaab was killed, he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬entered the battlefield
himself and sought out the horsemen of Musailimah Kazzaab. He
‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ chanted the slogan of the Muslims ‘‫’ َﻳﺎ ُﻣ َﺤ ّﻤ ََﺪاہ‬, and the chant
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫َر‬
of the Muslims at the time of war when facing difficulty was ‘‫’ َﻳﺎ ُﻣ َﺤ ّﻤ ََﺪاہ‬
i.e. O Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, aid us! Likewise, Sayyiduna
Khalid Bin Waleed ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ ﻋَـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬also began to chant this and whenever
an enemy would seek to challenge him, he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would kill him.
Eventually, the followers of Musailimah Kazzaab were defeated and

they all began to flee. A group from the Muslims chased them,
killing many of them and capturing many others, taking them as
prisoners. A lot of war booty also came into the possession of the
Muslims. (Faizan-e-Siddeeq-e-Akbar, pp. 384)
A’la Hadrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Maulana Imam Ahmad Raza

َ ْ ‫ َر‬writes in his poetry collection, Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish:
Faryad Ummati jo karay Haal-e-Zar mayn

Mumkin nahin kay khayr-e-bashar ko khabar na ho
A short explanation of the couplet: Meaning, how is it possible

that an Ummati of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬be in a
difficulty and call out to him sincerely, yet the best of creation i.e.
the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬be unaware of the calamity that
has afflicted him.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! The battle that was mentioned in the above
incident was the Battle of Yamamah, in which, when faced with a
difficult situation, Sayyiduna Khalid Bin Waleed ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬chanted
‘‫ ’ َﻳﺎ ُﻣ َﺤ ّﻤ ََﺪاہ‬even after the apparent passing of the Beloved Prophet
َ and whilst at a great distance from Madinah.
Ponder for a moment! That Khalid Bin Waleed, the one whom the
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬referred to as ‘a sword from the
swords of Allah’; that Khalid Bin Waleed who took directly from
the Beloved Prophet ‫ ; َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬that Khalid Bin Waleed who was
the commander of that exceptional army in which there were many
Shari’ah-abiding great companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬. If calling out to the
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ َّﻢ‬for help after his physical passing was
impermissible then undoubtedly, the other companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
would not have remained silent, they would have immediately
stopped him from this action. But they did not stop it, therefore,
their non prevention of this is proof that this action of Sayyiduna
Khalid Bin Waleed ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was permissible in Shari’ah.
Therefore, whenever a person falls into a difficulty, one should call

out to the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬for help and have full
certainty that not only is the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬listening
to your plea but that he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬will also aid you with the will
of Allah Almighty.
Ya Rasoolallah kay na’ray say hum ko piyar hay

Hum nay yeh Na’rah lagaaya apna bayra paar hay
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
How is it seeking help from other than Allah?

Dear Islamic sisters! Remember! Seeking help from anyone besides
Allah Almighty is totally permissible; the Shari’ah does not prohibit
it. Rather, there is evidence for seeking help from others besides
Allah Almighty. The correct belief is that the Blessed Prophets
‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ ِ
َّ ‫ِﻢ‬ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬and noble saints ‫ﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬
ُ ‫ﲪ ُﻬ‬
َ ‫ َر‬help others with the will of Allah
Almighty.
Those people who claim that we should only seek help from Allah
Almighty alone, and not from the Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬and saints
‫ﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ‫ﻬ‬ ‫ﲪ‬ِ ‫ر‬, this is an attack of Satan against them. These people
ُ ُ َ َ
sometimes end up insulting the Noble Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬and
righteous saints ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬, and by insulting the Prophets, they fall into
Kufr (disbelief).
In order to ward off this evil whisper, one should remember that
the true helper is Allah Almighty alone. Without His will, nobody
can benefit another in the slightest. However, with His will, those
who are close to Him, or other living things and inanimate things
alike can benefit and cause harm. Just as it is stated in Part 1, Surah
Al-Baqarah, verse 45:
ٰ ۡ
& ‫
ﻟﺼ ة‬ ‫ و‬1 ‫
ﺳ ﺘ ﻌ ۡﻴ ﻨ ۡﻮ
ﺑﺎﻟﺼ‬
ۡ ‫و‬
And seek help from patience and Salah,

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Surah Al Baqarah, Verse 45)
Ponder a little! The True Helper, the Helper of the entire universe,
Allah Almighty Himself is saying seek help from patience and
prayer. Thus, if seeking help from anything besides Allah Almighty
was impermissible, then why would Allah Almighty give the
command to seek help from patience and prayer, as patience and
prayer are not Allah Almighty, they are other than Him.
Similarly, it is stated in Part 5, Surah an-Nisa, Verse 64:
ۡ ۡ ۤ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
‫ﺂء ۡوك‬ ‫ ﺟ‬67‫
ذ ﻇﻠﻤﻮ

ﻧﻔﺴ‬67‫و ﻟﻮ
ﻧ‬
ً ٰ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
﴾٦٤﴿ ÜÝÞۡ ‫ ﺗ ﻮ
ﺑًﺎ ر ﺣ‬c d‫ ﺳ ۡﻮل ﻟ ﻮ ﺟﺪو

ﷲ‬²³
67‫ ﻟ‬ÐÑ‫ و
ﺳﺘﻐ‬cd‫و

ﷲ‬ÐÑ‫ﻓﺎﺳﺘﻐ‬
And if when they do injustice to their own souls (by committing sins),
then O Beloved, they should come to your august court, and then seek
forgiveness from Allah, and the Messenger intercedes for them, so they
would definitely find Allah The Greatest Acceptor of repentance, The
Most Merciful.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 5, Surah An-Nisa, Verse 64)
Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬writes the following

under this Verse: Can Allah Almighty not forgive the sins (of His
Beloved’s ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬Ummah) Himself? Then why did He
Almighty say, O Prophet! They should present themselves before
you and you should seek forgiveness from Allah Almighty for them,
they will attain the treasure and blessing (of forgiveness). (Allah
Almighty’s command for the sinners to present themselves in the
court of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and making him their
intercessor is seeking help from other than Allah Almighty, and)
this is our purpose – which is clearly stated in the verse of the
Quran. (Fatawa-e-Razawiyyah, pp. 21-305)
The Noble Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬َّ ‫ِﻢ‬

ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬themselves sought help from other
than Allah Almighty and this has been mentioned in the Holy
Quran itself. For example, Sayyiduna Isa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬sought help from
his disciples as stated in part 28, Surah as-Saff, Verse 14:
ۡ
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ر ٖﻳ ﻦ‬VW ‫ﻳ ﻢ ﻟ‬Gۡ H ‫
ﺑۡ ﻦ‬£ß ‫ﻗﺎل ﻋ ۡﻴ‬
ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۤ ۡ ۡ ‫ﻣ ۡﻦ‬
c d‫ﺎر
ﷲ‬‫ﻦ
ﻧﺼ‬à ‫ﻮ
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ﷲ‬
‘Eisa; the son of Maryam had said to the disciples, ‘Who will help me
whilst inclining towards Allah?’ The disciples said, ‘We are the
helpers of Allah’s religion.’
[Kanz-ul-Iman (Translation of Quran)] (Part 28, Surah Al SAFF, Verse 14)
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬was commanded to go to

Similarly, when Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
Fir’awn and give him the call to righteousness, he ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬
supplicated in the court of Allah Almighty to receive help in the

form of another person. Hence, it is stated in part 16, Surah Ta-Ha,
Verses 29 – 31:
ۡ ۤ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ
﴾٣١ۙ ﴿ ‫﴾
ﺷﺪد ﺑ ٖﻪ
ز ر ۡي‬٣٠ۙ ﴿ £ á
‫﴾ﻫ ﺮ ۡو ن‬٢٩ۙ ﴿ ۡ ‫
ﺟ ﻌﻞ = ۡ< و زﻳۡ ًﺮ
ﻣ ۡﻦ
ﻫ‬ ‫و‬
‘And appoint for me a minister from my family.’ ‘Who is that?
Haroon, my brother.’ ‘Strengthen my back with him.’
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Surah Al Ta-Ha, Verses 29-30-31)
Dear Islamic sisters! Undoubtedly, after hearing these blessed

verses, any satanic whispers must have certainly been removed. The
Noble Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬
َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬also sought help from other than Allah
Almighty. If "ّٰ‫ َﻣ َﻌﺎذَاﻟﻠ‬seeking help from other than Allah Almighty
was incorrect then the Noble Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬would never have
done it and they would have certainly stopped others from doing
so.
There are so many examples from the life of our Beloved Prophet
‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
in which he aided others, that if they were all
َ
gathered, a great book could be compiled. Come, let’s listen to a few
brief examples:
C The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬made a small amount of
food suffice for an entire army. (Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Maghazi, vol. 3, pp.
51-52, Hadees 4101, Annotated and referenced)
C He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬gave 70 companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬milk to drink
from one bowl of milk. (Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Riqaaq, vol. 4, pp. 234, Hadees
6452)
C Water gushed from between his blessed fingers and sufficed for
1400 people, or even more than this. (Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Maghazi, vol.
3, pp. 69, Hadees 4152-4153 Annotated and referenced)
C Many people received cure through his blessed saliva. (Khasaais-

e-Kubra, vol. 2, pp. 115-118)
C In the battle of Badr, the sword of Sayyiduna Ukkaashah ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬broke. Thus, he ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬presented himself in the court of the
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. The Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬gave him a stick which transformed into a sword as soon as
he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬took hold of it. (Jami’-ul-Usool, Al Rukn-us-Saalis, vol. 13, pp.
324, summarised)
C During the battle of Uhud, the eye of Sayyiduna Qatadah

َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬was struck by an arrow and fell out. He ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬went to
the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠ َّﻢ‬and requested for the eye to
be restored, thus, the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬restored his
eye. (Musannaf Ibn-e-Abi Shaybah, Kitab-ul-Fazaail, vol. 7, pp. 542, Hadees 15,
summarised)
C During the battle of Khayber, Sayyiduna Salamah Bin Akwa’

َ ‫ـﻪ‬
ُ ‫ اﻟـﻠ‬3 َ ‫ َر‬presented himself in the court of the Beloved Prophet
َ with a broken shin. Thus, the Beloved Prophet
ٖ ِ ِ َ
‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ ‫ﺻ ّ اﻟـﻠ‬ َ fixed his broken shin straight away. (Bukhari, Kitab-
ul-Maghazi, vol. 3, pp. 83, Hadees 4206, summarised)
C In order to gain salvation from a drought, a companion ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
requested Du’a. The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬made Du’a,
consequently, it rained so much that it continued for an entire
week. (Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Istisqa, vol. 1, pp. 348, Hadees 1015)
C Once, during a journey, the companions ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨْ ُﻬﻢ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬became
extremely thirsty so they presented themselves in the court of
the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and complained of their
thirst. Thus, the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬caused water to
flow from his fingers and they all drank. (Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Manaqib,
vol. 2, pp. 495, Hadees 3579)
C Also, Sayyiduna Rabi’ah Bin Ka’b ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬asked for Paradise
and he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was granted it. (Muslim Kitab-ul-Salat, pp. 199, Hadees
1094)
Jahan bani ata ker dayn bhari Jannat hibah ker dayn
Nabi Mukhtar-e-Kul hayn jis ko jo chahayn ata ker dayn
Jahan mayn un ki chalti hay woh dam mayn kya say kya ker dayn
Zameen ko aasmaan ker dayn Surayya ko Sara ker dayn
(Safeenah-e-Bakhshish, pp. 11)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Motivation for attending the weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’

Dear Islamic sisters! In order to learn more faith-refreshing
incidents like this, attend the weekly Sunnah-inspired Ijtimas
organised by Da’wat-e-Islami and encourage other Islamic sisters to
attend also, in fact, if it is possible, bring them along with yourself.
َ ْ ‫ ا َﻟ‬by attending the weekly Sunnah-inspired Ijtima, not only
do Islamic sisters gain religious knowledge, they also listen to
beautiful events from the life of the Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
and increase their love for him within their hearts.
َ ْ ‫ ا َﻟ‬thousands of weekly Sunnah-inspired Ijtimas for Islamic
brothers and sisters are taking place in thousands of locations.
Hundreds of thousands of Islamic brothers and sisters attend and
gain religious knowledge. They return with the mindset: I must
strive to reform myself and the people of the entire world. ‫
َ ‫ا ْن َﺷ‬
َ ْ ‫ ا َﻟ‬there are 751 weekly Sunnah-inspired Ijtima for Islamic
brothers and 7340 weekly Sunnah-inspired Ijtima for Islamic sisters
taking place in Pakistan alone.
Therefore, every Islamic sister should make an intention to attend

at least 12 weekly Sunnah-inspired Ijtima. If we attend the weekly
Sunnah-inspired Ijtima’ regularly, we will gain many blessings. May
Allah Almighty grant all Islamic sisters the ability to regularly
attend the weekly Sunnah-inspired Ijtima’ and encourage other
Islamic sisters to attend also.‫آﻣﲔ‬
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Without doubt, our Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬is more compassionate to his Ummah than their own parents
and is very gentle and caring towards them. Not only does he ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ‬
‫َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬

recognise every member of his Ummah, but he also comes
to their aid in times of difficulty. Let’s listen to two faith-refreshing
occurrences in relation to this:
The Beloved Prophet removed the darkness from his face

Sayyiduna Sufyan Sawri ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬states: During Tawaf, I saw an
individual who would recite Durood Shareef upon the Prophet
َ with every step, so I asked him, ‘O brother! Instead of
reciting "ّٰ‫ َﻵ اِﻟ ٰ َ" اِ َّﻻ اﻟﻠ‬، "ّٰ‫ ُﺳ ْﺒ ٰﺤ َﻦ اﻟﻠ‬, you are continuously reciting Durood
Shareef, what is the secret behind this? Thus, he replied and said,
‘May Allah Almighty forgive you, who are you?’ I said, ‘I am Sufyan
Sawri.’ He then said, ‘If you were not unknown in this era then I
would not inform you of my state and secret.’ He then said, ‘I set
out to perform the Hajj pilgrimage with my father. During the
journey, my father fell ill; his face became dark, his eyes became
blue and his belly began to swell. I began to cry and recited the
following:
ٰ ۤ ٰ
﴾١٥٦´ ﴿ ‫ و
ﻧﺎ
ﻟ ۡﻴ ﻪ ر ﺟ ﻌ ۡﻮ ن‬c d‫
ﻧﺎ ﷲ‬
‘We belong to Allah and only to Him we are to return.’
After a short while, my father passed away in that jungle and then I
placed a shawl over his face. All of a sudden, sleep overcame me. I
saw a person in my dream; I had never seen such a handsome
person dressed in extremely neat and clean clothing in my life. That
person came close to my deceased father, removed the shawl and
passed his luminous hand over the face of my father. His face
became whiter than milk. He then passed his hands over my
father’s belly and it returned to its normal state.
When the luminous personality was about to leave, I stood up and

clung to his shawl, saying, ‘O my master! Allah Almighty have
mercy upon you, who are you – by virtue of whom Allah Almighty
favoured my father in this deserted place?’ That blessed individual
said, ‘I am Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. Your
father was a grave sinner but he would recite Durood upon me
abundantly. When he found himself in this predicament, he pleaded
with me. Indeed, I hear the plea of those who recite Durood upon me
in abundance.’ When I woke up, I saw that my deceased father’s face
had really become white and his belly had also returned to its normal
state. (Ruh-ul-Bayan, Parah 22, Al Ahzaab, Ayah 7, vol. 56, pp. 225)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Relief from pain and swelling

Sayyiduna Abdur-Rahman Bin Ahmad ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬states: Once,
during Ghusl, I fell down in the washroom which caused severe
pain in my hands and then they began to swell also. In this state of
pain, I was overcome with sleep and was blessed with the vision of
the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬in my dream. He ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
said to me, ‘O my son! Your recitation of Durood Shareef has
directed me towards you.’ Sayyiduna Abdur-Rahman ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬said:
ِ
By the blessings of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, my pain and
swelling had completely gone when I woke up in the morning.
(Sa’adat-ul-Darien, pp. 140)
Mujhay aafaton nay ghayra, hay musibaton ka dayra

Ya Nabi madad ko aana Madani Madinay walay
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, Amended version, pp. 427)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear how our Beloved Prophet
َ aids the members of his Ummah in times of difficulty.
Just as the abovementioned incidents prove that the Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬can help after his apparent passing, we also
come to know of the great virtue of Durood Shareef and learn that
the biggest of calamities can be averted by virtue of Durood Shareef.
Furthermore, we learn that the Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
directs his special mercy towards those who recite Durood Shareef
and he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬fulfils their needs in times of difficulty.
Therefore, instead of wasting our time on useless matters, we
should keep our tongues busy with Durood Shareef at all times –
whether standing, sitting or walking.
Come, let’s listen to some blessings of reciting Durood Shareef for

our encouragement:
The well-known Hadees scholar, Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul-Haq

Muhaddis-e-Dehilvi ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬states:
C Calamities are repelled by virtue of Durood Shareef
C Illnesses are cured
C Fear is removed
C One attains freedom from oppression
C One attains victory over their enemies
C One attains the pleasure of Allah Almighty and love for Him is
created in the heart
C The angels mention him
C Actions reach completion
C One attains purification of the heart, mind and wealth
C A person attains happiness by reciting Durood Shareef
C One attains blessings
C Generation after generation; blessings remain for four

generations
C By reciting Durood Shareef, one will attain salvation from the

terrors of Judgment Day
C One attains ease in the difficulties of death
C One is freed from the destructions of the world
C Poverty is removed
C One remembers forgotten things
C The angels surround that person
C When the one who recites Durood Shareef crosses the bridge of
Siraat, a light will spread out, by virtue of which, he will become
firm-footed and cross in the blink of an eye
C One of the greatest honours of reciting Durood Shareef is that

her name will be presented in the court of the Beloved Prophet
َ
C It increases love for the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and his
beautiful qualities become cemented within the heart
C By reciting Durood Shareef in abundance, the image of the

Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬becomes imprinted in the mind
C The fortunate ones attain closeness to the Noble Prophet

َ
C One is blessed with the vision of the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
in the dream
C The angels welcome such a person and love them
C The angels write down the Durood Shareef with pens of gold on
tablets of silver and make Du’a of forgiveness for her
C The angels which roam the skies present his Durood Shareef in
the court of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬with his name
and the name of his father. (Jazb-ul-Quloob, pp. 229)
Dukhon nay tum ko jo ghayra hay to Durood parho

Jo haziri ki tamanna hay to Durood parho
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! The chapter of the help from the Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬is indeed very vast and deep. The aid from
the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬was not only limited to humans,
this is because he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬was not only a prophet for humans,
rather, he was sent as a prophet to the entire creation. Therefore,
just as he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬hears the pleas of his grief-stricken Ummah
and aids them with the will of Allah Almighty, similarly, he ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬hears the pleas of the animals, birds and even inanimate
objects; he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬understands their language and helps them
also.
states: The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would speak Arabic
himself, however, he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬understood all languages, even
those of animals. It is for this reason that camels and birds would
plea in the court of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and they would
receive aid. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 8, pp. 119)
In another place, he states: Stones would give salaam to the Noble

Prophet‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, a tree trunk cried due to being separated
from him and explained its anguish – which the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ‬
‫ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬understood. Today, every Ummati of the Beloved Prophet
َ makes their plea in their own tongue in the court of
the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, there is no translator who is
mediating; he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬understands all of their pleas and this is
the proof of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬understanding all
languages. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 87, pp. 38)
He ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬further states: Sayyiduna Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬only
understood the language of birds and ants. The Beloved Prophet

ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬َ understands the language of trees, stones, every wet
and dry thing, and the entire creation. The Beloved Prophet
ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬َ is the fulfiller of needs and the averter of calamities;
this is an issue that even animals accept. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 8, pp. 239)
Come, let us listen to two faith-refreshing incidents where the

Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬aided animals:
Plea of a female deer

Sayyiduna Zayd Bin Arqam ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬states that: Once, I was passing
through the streets of Madina with the Noble Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. Whilst we were walking, we came across a Bedouin’s tent which
had a female deer tied to it. The female deer began to say, ‘O
Messenger of Allah ‫ ! َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬The Bedouin of this tent has
captured me and brought me here, but I have two children in the
jungle. He does not release me so that I can give milk to my
children.’ After hearing the plea of the female deer, the Noble
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said, ‘If I let you go, will you return?’ She
said, ‘Yes! If I do not return then may Allah Almighty give me the
punishment of the one who takes unlawful tax.’ Thus, the Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬freed her and she ran very quickly in the
direction of the jungle. After a short while, she returned in a happy
state. The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬then tied her to the tent.
The Bedouin then came to the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬whilst
holding a water skin. The Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said to him,
‘Will you sell this female deer to us?’ He said, ‘O Messenger of Allah
‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ ! I gift it to you.’ Thus, the Beloved Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬freed the female deer. Sayyiduna Zayd Bin Arqam ‫ اﻟﻠﻬﻌَـﻨْﻬَﺎ‬ 3 ِ ‫ ر‬states:
ُ َ َ
By Allah! I saw that deer going towards the jungle whilst reciting
Tasbih and Kalimah Shareef. (Dalaail-un-Nubuwwah, vol. 6, pp. 35)
Plea of a camel
Sayyiduna Ya’la Bin Murrah ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬states that: We were once
setting out for a journey with the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬.
Suddenly, we came across a camel that was being loaded with water
skins. When the camel saw the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, it
began to make a noise and lowered its head. The Beloved Prophet
‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬َ went towards it and said, ‘Where is the owner of this
camel?’ When he came, the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said to him,
‘Sell this camel to me.’ He said, ‘Rather, I give it to you as a gift.’
The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said, ‘Sell it to me.’ He said,
‘Rather, I have gifted it to you. Even though it is from a household
who has no other means of earning besides it.’ The Beloved Prophet
ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬َ said, ‘In any case, you have mentioned its affair, then
listen! It has complained of being overworked and not being fed
properly. Therefore, treat it well.’ ((Dalaail-ul-Nubuwwah, vol. 6, pp. 23)
Apnay Maula ki hay bas shan-e-A’zeem

Janwar bi karayn jin ki Ta’zeem
Sang kertay hay adab say tasleem

Payr sajday mayn gira kertay hayn
Han yaheen karti hay chiryan faryaad

Han yaheen chahti hay harni dad
Isi dar par Shuturan-e-Naashaad

Gila-e-ranj-o-‘ana kartay hayn
(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish, pp. 112-113)
Explanation of the poetry: The meaning of the first two couplets is

that even birds would plea in the court of the Beloved Prophet
َ , deer would seek help and camels would narrate their
stories of grief and hunger. The meaning of the third and fourth
couplets is that look at the greatness of our Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, even animals honour him, stones greet him with Salaam and
trees prostrate towards him.

َ َ ۡ ُّ َ

have the honour of mentioning the excellence of the Sunnah, and
some Sunnahs and etiquette. The beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has
loved me will be with me in Paradise. (Mishkat-ul-Masaabih, Kitab-ul-Iman,
vol. 1, pp. 55, Hadees 175)
Seena tayri Sunnat ka Madinah banay Aqa

Sunnahs and etiquette of wearing fragrance

Dear Islamic sisters! We will now have the honour of listening to
some Sunnahs and etiquette of wearing fragrance. Before that, we
will listen to two sayings of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬:
1. He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: Three things are beloved to me from your
Dunya: Fragrance, women, and Salah was made the coolness of
my eyes. (Nasayi, Kitab-‘Ishrat-un-Nisah, pp. 644, Hadees 3945)
2. He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬also said: Four things are from the Sunnah of
the Prophets: Nikah, Miswak, modesty and wearing fragnance.
(Mishkat-ul-Masabih, Kitab-ul-Taharah, vol. 1, pp. 88, Hadees 386)
C The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would never reject a gift of
fragrance. (Sunnatayn aur adaab pp. 85)
C Salah is Munajat (praising Allah Almighty and humbling

yourself before Him) so to adorn yourself for it and applying
fragrance is Mustahab. (Nayki ki Da’wat, pp. 207)
C The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would use nice fragrance
and would encourage others to do so. (Sunnatayn aur adaab, pp. 83)
C He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬would dislike bad odours. (Sunnatayn aur adaab,
pp. 83)
C Women are only prohibited to wear fragrances in the case

where the scent reaches strange men. If she wears fragrance in
her home where its scent reaches her husband, children or
parents, then there is no harm. (Sunnatayn aur adaab, pp. 85)
C Islamic sisters should not wear fragrance whose scent diffuses

and reaches strange men. (Sunnatayn aur adaab, pp. 86)
C The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: When a woman wears
fragrance and passes by a gathering, then she is like this and
that i.e. an adulteress. (Tirmizi, Kitab-ul-Adaab, vol. 4, pp. 361, Hadees
2795)
C It was a habit of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬to apply
musk (a dark-coloured substance that is secreted from near the
navel of a certain type of deer) to his blessed hair and beard.
(Sunnatayn aur adaab, pp. 83)
C We should avoid using air fresheners. (Sunnatayn aur adaab, pp. 84)

pages) and the 120-page book, ‘Sunnatayn aur Adaab’.
Speech: 16

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‫ـﺴﻢ
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‫
ﻟـﺮ ﺟ( '& ﺑ‬ ‫
ﻟـﺸـﻴ‬
َّ ‫ﻟـﺼﻠٰﻮة ُ َ و‬
Preaching by the blessed Prophets ‫اﻟـﺴ َﻼم‬ ُ ‫ﻋَـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻬ‬
َّ ‫ﻢ ا‬
The Virtues of Salat upon the Holy Prophet

The Prophet of Allah ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has stated: Whichever Ummati
(follower of mine) recites Salat upon me once with sincerity, Allah
Almighty will bestow upon him ten (10) blessings, raise him by ten
(10) ranks, write for him ten (10) good deeds and erase ten (10) of
his sins.(Suna-e- Kubra, Kitab ‘Amal ul-Yaum)
Mayri zaban tar rahay Zikr-o-Durood say

Bay jahanson kabhi na karonguftugo fuzool
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish (murammam) pp. 243)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
َ ۡ ّ ٌۡ َ ۡ ۡ ُ َّ
The Beloved Rasool ‫ َﺻ َّ اﷲُ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has said, ‘‫ ’نِية ال ُمؤم ِِن خي مِن ع َمل ِٖه‬The
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َّ ‫اﻟـﺼﻠ ٰﻮة ُ َ و‬
Preaching by the blessed Prophets ‫اﻟـﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ﻢ‬ ِ
ُ ‫ﻋَـﻠَﻴْـ ﻬ‬ 317
Important point
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phone.

not permitted.

َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! ‫ اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬Today we will listen to incidents
relating to the call to righteousness of the Noble Prophets, in which
we will hear how long Sayyiduna Nuh ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬spent calling his
people towards righteousness and how his people treated him.
Together with this we will hear about what esteem wisdom
Sayyiduna Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬applied to call the Queen of Sheba
towards righteousness and how she, along with her people
embraced faith in him. We will also listen to the extent to which our
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬was persecuted for calling towards
righteousness and how he treated these persecutors. In addition to
this, we will have the pleasure of listening to many more points.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Let us firstly hear about the Beloved Prophet of Allah Almighty,

َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬and his call towards righteousness.
Sayyiduna Nuh ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬and Call towards righteousness

Sayyiduna Nuh ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
Sayyiduna Nuh ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ اﻟـ َّﺴ َـﻼم‬is the great grandson of Sayyiduna Idrees
‫ـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬. At the age of forty (40) or fifty (50) years he declared his
prophethood.( Siraat-ul-Jinan, vol. 3, pp. 347) He ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬continued
calling his nation towards righteousness for nine hundred and fifty
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬forbade his nation
(950) years.(Siraat-ul-Jinan, vol. 4, pp. 425)He ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
from committing evil, he ordered them to adopt piety and to
worship the One who is truly worthy of worship, leaving their false
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬spent a lengthy period preaching

gods. (Parah 29, Nuh 2-3) He ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
to his nation. (Parah 20, Al ’Ankaboot 14) He used every method to
preach (the call towards righteousness) but only a few fortunate
people believed in him. The majority of people were not ready to
listen to and accept the truth. (Parah 12 Hood 40, summarised) On the
contrary, those misfortunate people belittled him and persecuted
him in various ways. To the extent that those oppressors beat him
so much that he fainted and the people, thinking that he had passed
away, wrapped him in clothes and placed him in a house. When he
regained his consciousness, he left the house and started preaching
the religion again. In the same way, those oppressors repeatedly
continued choking him until he began to suffocate and faint. But he
would make this Du’a upon these afflictions and troubles: ‘My
Lord! Forgive my nation and guide them, for they do not know me.’
More than nine hundred (900) years passed and he continued
calling towards righteousness, but the nation did not give up their
rebellion. So Sayyiduna Nuh ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬presented his plea about his
efforts and the stubbornness of the nation in the court of Allah
Almighty and made Du’a for their destruction and ruin. Allah
Almighty sent the punishment of a flood upon the disobedient of
the nation, those people drowned and died. In the Holy Quran, the
events relating to his preaching (calling towards righteousness)
have been described in great detail in various places.
(‘Ajaaib-ul-Quran, 311 summarised)
Dear Islamic Sisters! Did you hear the difficulties that Sayyiduna
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬who is from the noble Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬
Nuh ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬endured
during his preaching? But still he did not give up the important
duty of enjoining good and forbidding evil. It is a reality that those
who call towards righteousness have to face great hardships and
difficulties, but whoever performs this important duty with
perseverance in this path and remaining steadfast, whilst bearing
patience and forbearance, Allah Almighty grants him the means of

success from the unknown. He is the Merciful Lord, the Changer of
hearts and the One who provides guidance. He, the Merciful Lord
Changes the hearts of the people in an instant and creates the light
of guidance in their hearts. All the Noble Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬called
their nations towards righteousness, assuring them of the Oneness
of the Merciful Lord and calling them to His worship, instead of
worshiping false gods. Some of the people believed in them and
most of them refused to accept this invitation. But these Noble
Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬
َّ ‫ِﻢ‬ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬continued their efforts, not leaving any stone
unturned in trying to fulfil this duty. Let us now listen to an
incident relating to Sayyiduna Musa’s ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬call towards
righteousness.
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬call towards righteousness

Sayyiduna Musa’s ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
When Fir’awn claimed to be God, Allah Almighty sent His beloved
Prophet Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬to Fir’awn. (Parah 15, Ta-Ha 44) Sayyiduna
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬reached the palace of Fir’awn where he was present
with the people of his nation who were well respected. (Khaazin, vol. 3,
pp. 385, summarised) Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬said: Allah Almighty has
sent me as a messenger and I have brought His message here to
you. (Khaazin, vol. 2, pp. 124) Fir’awn replied: I am God myself, and
remember if you deny this, I will imprison you. (Parah 19, Al Shu’ara
29) When Fir’awn rejected what Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬was saying
and threatened to imprison him, Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬said to
Fir’awn: My Lord has bestowed me with miracles. Fir’awn replied:
Show us what these miracles are. Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬threw his
staff on the ground and it became a huge snake and when he
grabbed the snake, it reverted to a staff. Fir’awn replied: Have you
brought anything else? So he put his hand in his collar and took it
out, it began to shine like the sun. (Parah 19, Al Shu’ara 29 to 33,
summarised) After Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬had presented his
miracles, Fir’awn said to the chiefs [of his nation]: He is a sorcerer,

and wants to snatch your country from you, advise on what to do
now. (Parah 19, Al Shu’ara 34 to 35, summarised) The chiefs advised him to
call the sorcerers from the cities. When all the sorcerers had
gathered, a festival was announced to the people informing all the
people to gather on the day of the festival. (Parah 19, Al Shu’ara 36 to 39,
summarised) When all of them gathered at one place on the day of the
festival and a competition took place, the sorcerers threw their
ropes and sticks in front of Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬. They then
performed an amazing display of their sorcery resulting in
onlookers seeing snakes upon snakes in the field. (Khaazin, vol. 2, pp.
127) Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬threw his staff on the ground, it
turned in to a very large snake. (Parah 19, Al Shu’ara 32) and ate all the
other snakes. (Parah 19, Al Shu’ara 45) The sorcerers immediately fell
into prostration and became Muslim after witnessing the scene [in
front of them]. They were convinced that this was not sorcery but a
miracle. (Khaazin, vol. 2, pp. 127) However Fir’awn [and his followers]
persisted in their oppression, disobedience and disbelief. (Khaazin,
vol. 2, pp. 30-3, summarised)
Dear Islamic Sisters! Did you hear how Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬
called towards the religion of truth without caring about anything
and even the threats made in this path could not thwart his goal. He
continued fulfilling his duty of calling towards righteousness and
preaching the religion. This action of his is a perfect example for us,
that we should consider this purpose of the Noble Prophets
‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬
َّ ‫ِﻢ‬ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬as an important purpose of our lives too. Remember!
Trials emerge in every step of life, sometimes Allah Almighty tests
His bondmen with an illness, and sometimes they are tested with a
shortage in life and wealth, sometimes they have to face the fear of
an enemy, sometimes they have to suffer some loss, sometimes
calamities surround them and at times new tribulations emerge.

These are the circumstances of everyday life, whereas the path of
Islam and the preaching of it is in particular such a path where one
has to face difficulties on every step, in which trials increase by
many times. The recognition of the genuine and the false is gained
from this and this separates the paths of the obedient and
disobedient of Allah Almighty. This reveals the difference between
those who shout hollow slogans of true devotion and those who
actually possess true devotion. Most of the nation not believing in
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬, Sayyiduna Ibraheem ‫ـﻼم‬
Sayyiduna Nuh ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬being thrown
into the fire and offering his son for sacrifice, the various calamites
faced by SayyidunaAyyub‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬and the removal of his children
and wealth, the migration of Sayyiduna Musa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬to Egypt and
Madyan, the persecution of Sayyiduna‘Isa ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬ and the
martyrdom of many noble prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬are all examples of
tribulations and patience. The tribulations and patience of these
sanctified personalities is deemed as an example [for us]. Whenever
an Islamic sister encounters a problem or is afflicted with a
calamity, instead of being impatient, weeping about her troubles in
front of anyone, she should rely upon the divine being of Allah
Almighty and grasp on to patience.
Dear Islamic Sisters! Complaining about illness and distress does

not remove the problem, complaining does not erase the calamity,
but rather by being impatient the reward of patience is lost. It is also
not a good thing to unnecessarily reveal your illness or distress.
Sayyiduna Ibn-e-Abbas ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬narrated that the Holy Prophet
َ said: Whoever receives an affliction in his wealth or
life, then he conceals it and does not complain about it to the
people, then it is a right upon Allah’s mercy that he forgives him.
(Mu’jam-e- Awsat, vol. 1, pp. 214, Hadees 737)
Mufti Muhammad Amjad Ali A’zami ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬states: It is a sign of
those with a high rank that (they) welcome distress in the same way
as they (welcome) comfort (peace and tranquillity). But we (people)
should at the very least (when any trouble or distress befalls) adopt
patience and perseverance and not waste the forthcoming reward
by crying and wailing. Everybody knows that by being impatient,
the calamity that has arrived will not go away, and being deprived
of the great reward (which is granted as a result of being patient
over a calamity) is a second calamity. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 1, pp. 799,
summarised)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Sayyiduna Sulayman’s call towards righteousness

It is narrated: Sayyiduna Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬made Du’a to Allah
Almighty that he be granted such a kingdom that nobody else had
received. (Parah 23, Saad 35) The purpose of praying for such a unique
kingdom was to make that kingdom his miracle. (Khazain-ul-‘Urfaan,
pp. 843) This Du’a of his was accepted, he ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬was granted the
kingdom at the age of thirteen (13) years and he ruled for forty (40)
years. (Khaazin, vol. 3, pp. 404-414) He ruled over all the Jinn, people,
birds and animals and he knew the language of each one. (Khaazin,
vol. 3, pp. 404) Along with Jinn and animals, his army also included a
flock of birds. Once, on his way back from Makkah, he ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬
stopped at San'a in Yemen and stayed there. The woodpecker from
the flock of birds took advantage of this and flew away. He flew to
the garden of Bilqees, the Queen of Sheba. There he saw another
woodpecker. This woodpecker told him about Queen Bilqees and
her kingdom, army and throne and also gave a tour of Bilqees'
kingdom. For that reason it got very late. (Ma’alim-ul-Tanzeel, vol. 3, pp.
353) That woodpecker was responsible for pointing out water

wherever Sayyiduna Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬stayed as he would know
how near or far from the water (they were). Wherever he saw water,
he would begin digging the place with his beak, then the Jinn would
come and dig the place and draw water. When Sayyiduna Sulayman
‫ـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬reached his place, he needed water. The army searched for
water but could not find it. They searched for the woodpecker so
that he would inform them about the water but the woodpecker was
not present. (Ma’alim-ul-Tanzeel, vol. 3, pp. 353, summarised) When the
woodpecker reached Sayyiduna Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬, he asked him
the reason for the delay. He replied with utmost respect: ‘I have
brought news from the country Sheba, this country is ruled by a
woman, she has everything that is worthy of kings and she also has
a huge and glorious throne. She and her people prostrate to the sun
instead of Allah Almighty because of Shaytan’s delusion, though
there is no God worthy of worship but Allah Almighty.’ (Ma’alim-ul-
Tanzeel, vol. j3, pp. 354, summarised) When the woodpecker narrated his
whole story, Sayyiduna Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬ said: ‘We (after
examining you) will see if you have told the truth or you are lying.’
Then he ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬gave a letter to the woodpecker and said: ‘Take this
letter and go and drop it on them. Then move away and see how
they answer.’ One day when Queen Bilqees was sitting with the
ministers and courtiers, the woodpecker came and threw the letter
at the Queen. The Queen picked up the letter and, seeing the seal
attached to it, said to the ministers: ‘I have received a letter of
honour from a very great king.’ Then she read out the letter, the
subject of this letter has also been mentioned in the Holy Quran. It
is stated in Ayahs 30 and 31 of Surah Naml, Para 19:
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‘Indeed it is from Sulayman, and it commences with the name of

Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.’ ‘That; exalt not
yourselves against me, and present yourselves in my respected court;
in submission.’
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Surah Al Naml, Verses 30-31)
Then the Queen consulted with her advisors and it was decided that
first a gift would be sent to Sayyiduna Sulayman ‫ﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ ا‬. From this
it will be known whether he is a King or a Prophet, if he is only a
King then he will accept the gift and if he is a Prophet then he will
not accept the gift, but he will only be satisfied if we follow his
religion. This is what happened, meaning, Sayyiduna Sulayman
‫ـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬returned all the gifts and said to the envoy: ‘If the Queen
and her people do not come to me as Muslims, their fate will be that
we will defeat them in battle and drive them out of there’. When the
envoy came and told Queen Bilqees, she was convinced that
Sayyiduna Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬was not only a King but also a
Prophet of Allah Almighty. Then she prepared an army to go and

visit him. When she approached near the court of Sayyiduna
Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬, he asked one of his ministers, Sayyiduna Asif
Bin Barkhiya ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬to bring her throne before the blink of an eye.
(Ma’alim-ul-Tanzeel, vol. 3, pp. 359-360, summarised) He ordered his servants
to change the shape and appearance of the Queen's throne, so that
they can see whether she recognizes her throne. When Queen
Bilqees came to the court of Sayyiduna Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬, she was
asked: ‘Is this your throne?’ She replied: ‘It seems like it.’ She was
told that this was in fact her throne. Then she was told: ‘Come into
the courtyard.’ That courtyard was made of clear glass, water was
flowing under it, fish were swimming in the water and Sayyiduna
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬was sitting upon his throne in the middle of the
Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
courtyard. When the Queen saw this courtyard, she thought that
water was flowing. Sayyiduna Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬said to her: ‘This is
not water, but this is a courtyard made of glass.’ Queen Bilqees was
astonished to hear this and became certain that the kingdom and
rule of Sayyiduna Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬was from Allah Almighty.
When Sayyiduna Sulayman ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬invited her towards Islam, she
accepted, acknowledging the oneness of Allah Almighty and began
worshiping Him, instead of worshiping the sun. (Ma’alim-ul-Tanzeel,
vol. 3, pp. 360-361, summarised)
Significance of using wisdom when calling towards

righteousness
Dear Islamic Sisters! You have heard how Sayyiduna Sulayman
‫ـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬conveyed the message of religion to non-Muslims in an
appealing manner. Certainly it was due to the wisdom-filled
effective invitation of his that they accepted Islam, acknowledging
the oneness of Allah Almighty. This incident also showed that
wisdom and strategy should always be kept in mind when calling
towards righteousness, sometimes wisdom and foresight save one
from great obstacles. Therefore, wise strategy and solid tactics
should be applied as per the occasion. This is encouraged in the
Holy Quran. Therefore, it is stated in Ayah number 125 of Surah
Nahl, Para 14:
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Call towards the path of your Lord with sound planning and good
advice, and argue with them in this manner which is deemed the
best.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (Translation of Quran)] (Part 14, Surah Al Nahl, Verse 125)
It is written under this verse in Siraat-ul-Jinaan: In this verse, three

methods of calling people towards Islam have been ordained:
1. With wisdom - This refers to a strong argument which clarifies

the truth and dispels doubts.
2. With good advice - This refers to persuasion and admonition,

that is, to persuade to do a certain act and to warn against
doing another act.
3. By debating in the best of ways - What is meant by this is to

call towards Allah Almighty with His verses and proofs.(Siraat-
ul-Jinaan, vol. 5, pp. 403)
Dear Islamic Sisters! There is no doubt that if we start bearing in

mind these three matters mentioned in the Holy Quran, our call
towards righteousness can have a much greater effect than before.
Let us listen to an amazing event of calling towards righteousness
with wisdom and gentle speech.
Blessings of gentle speech

A saint from Khurasan was commanded in a dream: ‘Present an
invitation of Islam to the Tatar nation!’ At that time, the son of
Tagodaarwas in power. The saint travelled and made his way to
Tagodaar. After recognising the Muslim preacher, a portrait of
Sunnah with a blessed beard on his face, he became mischievous
and said: ‘O Man! Tell me what is better, your beard or my dog's
tail?’ Although this comment was aggravating, since he was an

intelligent preacher, he, very gently (and with wisdom), said: ‘I am
also a dog of my Creator and Lord, Allah Almighty! If I succeed in
pleasing him with sacrifice and loyalty, then I am better, otherwise
your dog's tail is better than mine.’
Tagodar, in response to his ‘poisonous thorn’, found a ‘fragrant

flower’ from this practising preacher, which softened him and he
gently replied: ‘You are my guest, stay here with me!’ Thus he
stayed with him. Tagodar would come to him every night, and he
would call him towards righteousness with great compassion. His
individual effort created a revolution in Tagodar's heart! The same
Tagodar who had been trying to eradicate Islam from the face of the
earth till yesterday, had today become a great admirer of Islam. At
the hands of this practicing preacher, Tagodar became a Muslim
along with his entire Tatar nation and he was given the Islamic
name Ahmad. (Gheebat ki Tabah Kariyan, pp. 154)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
How should a Preacher be?

Dear Islamic Sisters! Of course, if the Saint became angry upon the
bitter comment of Tagodar, these results would never have
happened. So no matter how much someone provokes you, the
tongue should be kept under control, because when the tongue is
not controlled then at times it can even interfere with things which
are running smoothly.
From this anecdote, it is also known that while calling towards

righteousness, one is occasionally confronted with harsh tones, sour
words, distorted expressions and those turning a blind eye to
accepting the call towards righteousness. Even in such
circumstances, patience should not be abandoned, one should be

big-hearted, courage and resilience should be adopted and one’s
focus should be on calling towards righteousness with sincerity
while understanding the importance of this great work. Remember!
Inviting towards righteousness can never be pointless, because in
the case of having good intentions, the one calling towards
righteousness becomes entitled to the reward of the Hereafter
anyhow.
Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬states: A saint said,
while advising his son: The Muslim who calls towards
righteousness should accustom himself with patience and firmly
believe in the reward (given in exchange) for calling towards
righteousness from Allah Almighty. Whoever has full faith in the
reward does not feel any pain in this blessed work.(Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol.
2, pp. 410) One should not stop calling towards righteousness because
of problems inflicted on them from Islamic sisters, as Sayyiduna
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬preached for nine hundred and fifty (950) years in
Nuh ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
spite of enduring hardships. Preaching the religion (i.e. calling
towards righteousness) requires courage and resilience, the
cowardly and timid person cannot fulfil the right of preaching (i.e.
calling towards righteousness). (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 4, pp. 358) Whether
it is a matter of calling towards righteousness or forbidding evil,
gentleness should be kept in mind in any circumstance, as the
benefits of gentleness can never be achieved through harshness.
In the same way, keep in mind that a preacher should be a preacher

everywhere (she goes), she should always keep her dress and her
manner completely according to the Sunnah. As per the occasion,
we should not even feel ashamed to call towards righteousness.
What characteristics should a preacher/Muballighahpossess? Let us
listen to some of these.
Characteristics of a preacher
C The preacher should obey the pillars of Islam and be a true
reflection of the Sunnah of the Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, because
the power of action combined with the adornment of
knowledge makes the invitation more effective and efficient.
C At time of calling toward righteousness, sincerely focus your

heart on the intention of pleasing Allah Almighty. In return for
this great work, do not seek any worldly possessions or rank,
but only hope for a reward from the Divine Court.
C The preacher is not the one who relies on the abundance of her
knowledge, her powerful speech or capability, but rather on
Allah Almighty, as He is the One Who Guides.
C The preacher should be of good morals and accustomed to

gentleness.
C The preacher should be one who adopts patience if she ever

comes across some difficulty in the path of Allah Almighty.
C It is necessary for the preacher to assess the situation and

consider the occasion and talk according to that.
C The preacher herself should not become involved in any debate

or argument.
C The preacher should always keep an eye on the mercy of Allah

Almighty and not allow disappointment to even come near her.
(Sarkar ka Andaz-e-Tabligh-e-Deen, pp. 20-24, summarised)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! Calling towards righteousness and forbidding

evil is the main purpose for which the Noble Prophets ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬came
to this universe. In Surah Anbiya of the Holy Quran, narrations of
Sayyiduna Musa, Sayyiduna Haroon, Sayyiduna Ibrahim,
Sayyiduna Lut, Sayyiduna Ishaaq, Sayyiduna Ya’qoob, Sayyiduna
Nuh, Sayyiduna Dawood, Sayyiduna Sulayman, Sayyiduna Ayyub,
Sayyiduna Isma’eel, Sayyiduna Idrees, Sayyiduna Zul-Kifl,
Sayyiduna Yunus, Sayyiduna Zakariyya, Sayyiduna Yahya and
Sayyiduna Isa ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬have been mentioned. After narrating all
these incidents, it was said: The sole purpose of all the Prophets
‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬
َّ ‫ِﻢ‬
ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْﻬ‬was to invite the creation to the worship of Allah
Almighty. (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 6, pp. 277, summarised)
The Leader of the Prophets and the King of Both Worlds ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬also appeared in this world with the great status of calling
towards righteousness and forbidding evil. Wherever the

illuminated rays of the religion are shining today, all this is by
virtue of the call towards righteousness of the Beloved Prophet
َ . The flag of the religion was waved in every direction
by his continuous efforts and hard work. Let us take a look at one
glimpse of the Merciful Prophet’s ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬call towards
righteousness.
Call towards righteousness at Ta’if

In the beginning period of Islam, when he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬travelled to
Ta’if to invite the people of Ta’if to Islam, Sayyiduna Zayd Bin
Haarisah ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was with him: Ta’if was inhabited by very wealthy
people, among them was the family of ‘Amr’, who was considered
the chief of all the nations. These people were three (3) brothers:
(1) Ibn Abd Ya-Lil
(2) Mas’ood and
(3) Habib.
The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬went to these three but they did
not accept Islam, rather they gave an extremely blasphemous
response. These unfortunate people did not stop at that, but
encouraged the wicked people of Ta’if to hurt him. So those evil
people attacked him from all sides and started throwing stones at
him until his blessed body was covered in wounds. The blessed
sandals were filled with blood. When he would sit down upon
becoming distressed from his wounds, these oppressors would grab
him by the arm and lift him back up and when he would start
walking they would pelt him with a shower of stones whilst
taunting, swearing, clapping their hands and ridiculing him.
Sayyiduna Zayd Bin Haarisah ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬kept running to take the
stones thrown at the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬on his own body
and he would protect him, until he too was bathed in blood and
overwhelmed from his wounds. Then he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬took refuge
in a vineyard. (Mawahib ul Ladunniya, vol. 1, pp. 136-137)
A Day tougher than the Battle of Uhud

A long time after this journey, once Sayyiduna Aisha ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋﻨْﻬَﺎ‬ ِ
ُ 3 َ ‫ َر‬asked
the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬: ‘O Messenger of Allah ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ ! َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬Has any day been more difficult for you than the day of the
Battle of Uhud?’ So he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: ‘Yes, O Aisha! That day
was even harder for me than the day of the battle of Uhud, when I
invited one of the chiefs of Ta’if, Ibn Abd Ya ‘lil, to Islam. He
rejected the call of Islam with contempt and the people of Ta’if
threw stones at me. I continued to walk in this sorrow and grief,
until I reached the place of ‘Qarn-ul-Tha'alib’ where I regained my
consciousness. When I reached there, I looked up and saw a small

rain cloud shading me, Sayyiduna Jibra’eel ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬called out to me
from this rain cloud and said: ‘Allah Almighty listened to the words
of your people and their response and now the Angel of the
mountains is present in your service so that he may obey your
command.’ The Holy {Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has stated: ‘The Angel
of the Mountains gave Salam to me and began to say: O
Muhammad ‫ ! َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬If you want me to turn both the
mountains of ‘Akhshabayn’ (Abu Qubays and Qu’ayqi’an) over
them, I will turn them upside down. On hearing this, the Holy
Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬replied: ‘No, rather I have hope that Allah
Almighty will create His bondsmen from their descendants who
will worship Allah Almighty alone and will not associate partners
with Him.’(Bukhari, Kitab Bad-ul-Khalq, vol. 2, pp. 386, Hadees 3231)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! From this incident, just as our Holy Prophet’s
َ great passion to call towards righteousness is
apparent, similarly the strength of his forbearance and forgiveness
is also evident. The whole life of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬is
full of patience and forbearance. The oppressors surpassed the
extremities of oppression upon him, pelted him with stones, threw
thorns in his way, frightened and taunted him, conspired to kill
him, however the Master of the Universe ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬never ever
took any revenge, he himself worked patiently and instructed his
followers to be patient upon adversities. It is a reassuring saying of
the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬: ‘Whoever is afflicted with a
calamity should remember my calamity in place of his own
calamity. Undoubtedly it is greater than all other calamities.’ (Jami’
ul Kabeer, vol. 7, pp. 98, Hadees 21346)
Dear Islamic sisters! Remember! Be it one’s private life or public

life, familial or social life, the book of life remains incomplete
without patience. Today there is a need for us to cling to patience at
all times. We will continue to face troubles, worries, disagreements
and sorrows, but patience is the best answer to all these matters.
May Allah Almighty grant us the wealth of patience. ‫آﻣﲔ‬
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic Sisters! Let me have the privilege of describing the
excellence of Sunnah with some Sunan and manners, bringing the
speech to an end. The Beloved and Blessed Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
has said, ‘He who loves my Sunnah loves me and he who loves me,
will be with me in Jannah.’(Mishkat-ul-Masabeeh, Kitab-ul- Iman, vol. 1, pp.
97, Hadees175)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Sunnahs and Manners of tresses and hair

Let us listen to some Sunnah and Manners pertaining to hair from
the book of Ameer Ahl-e-Sunnat, ‘163 Madani Pearls’.
C It is Haraam for a woman to shave the head.(Fatawa Razawiyyah,

vol. 22, pp. 664, summarised)
C For a woman to have her hair cut is impermissible and sinful

and a curse has come upon it. If the husband says to do this,
then the ruling is the same, the wife will be sinful in doing so
because going against the Shari’ah will not be accepted from
anyone (i.e. parents or husband etc.) (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 588)
C Do not have the young girl’s hair cut in a masculine style. Give
them the mindset of keeping long hair right from their
childhood.
C Some people make the parting of hair either to the right or left
side. This is against the Sunnah.
C The Sunnah is to make the parting from the centre.
C Nowadays, hair is cut in particular styles, using scissors and

machines, making some part of the hair long and some part of
it short. It is not Sunnah to have such hairstyles.
C It is a saying of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬: Whoever has
hair should honour it. (Abu Dawood, vol. 4, pp. 103, Hadees 4163)
Meaning wash, oil and comb it.
C One should not sleep with henna applied to the hair. According
to a Hakeem [herbalist], sleeping after applying henna in this
way may cause the heat of the head to come down in to the eyes
which can be harmful for eyesight.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ

books Bahar-e-Shari’at volume 16, a 312-page book, and Sunnatayn
aur Adaab, a 120-page book, published by Maktabah-tul-Madinah,
two pamphlets of Ameer Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫دَاﻣَـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬, ‘101 Madani
Pearls’ and ‘163 Madani Pearls’.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
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Family of Ghaus-e-Pak

The Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬states, ‘ ‫َ ﻓَﺎِ َّن َﺻ َﻼ َﺗﳊ ُْﻢ‬Iَّ َ L ‫ﺎﻟﺼ َﻼ ِة‬
َّ ‫ُﻢ ِﺑ‬
ْ ‫َز ِّﻳ ُﻨ ْﻮا َﻣ َﺠﺎ ﻟ َِﺴﮑ‬
‫َ ﻧُ ْﻮ ٌرﻟَّﳊ ُْﻢ َﻳ ْﻮ َم اﻟْ ِﻘ َﻴﺎ َﻣ ِﺔ‬Iَ
ّ َ L i.e. Decorate your gatherings by reciting Salat upon
me because your recitation of Salat will be Noor (light) for you on
the Day of Judgement.’(Jami’ us Sagheer, pp. 280, Hadees 4580)
Zikr-o-Durood her Ghari wird-e-zaban rahey

Mayri fuzool goyi ki ‘Aadat nikal do
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
َ َ ۡ ّ ٌ ۡ َ ‫ن َِّي ُة ال ۡ ُم ۡؤم‬
ُ ّ َ has said, ‘‫ِن خي مِن عمل ِٖه‬ ِ ’ The
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Important point
will attain.



ۡ ََ ّٰ
ّٰ َ ُ

phone.

not permitted.

َ َ ۡ ُّ َ

ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬Today, in this weekly Sunnah-
inspired gathering, we will hear about the status and greatness of
the family of the king of Baghdad, Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
‫ ;َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬for instance, the piety of the parents of Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ َ ْ ‫ َر‬,
‫ﻪ‬ ‫ﻴ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ِ
‫ﻪ‬ ‫ـ‬‫ﻠ‬
the states of his blessed maternal grandfather ْ َ َ ُ َ ْ َ , the miracle‫ اﻟـ‬ ‫ﺔ‬ ‫ﲪ‬ ‫ر‬
of his blessed paternal auntie ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻬﺎ‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬and other informative
points. May Allah make it so that we attain the honour of listening
to the entire speech with the utmost level of concentration.
Dear Islamic sisters! The king of Baghdad, Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-

A’zam ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was born in a very magnificent household; his
family was very well known due to their piety and fear of Allah. His
mother’s name was ‘Fatimah Bint Shaykh ‘Abdullah Sawma’ee
‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻬﺎ‬
َ ْ ‫’ َر‬, her kunyat (Patronymic) was ‘Umm-ul-Khayr’ whereas
her Laqab (title) was ‘Ama-tul-Jabbar (bondswoman of Allah
Almighty)’. (Seerat Ghaus-e-A’zam, pp. 27, summarised) The blessed name
of his respected father is ‘Sayyid Musa’, kunyat (patronymic) ‘Abu
Saalih’ whereas his Laqab (title) is ‘Jangi Dost.’ Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-
A’zam ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬is Hasani in relation to his father (and is a Husayni
Sayyid from his blessed mother’s side). His blessed father Sayyiduna
Abu Saalih Musa Jangi Dost ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was amongst the well-known
honoured Awliya (Saints) of his era. (Ghaus-e-pak kay Halaat, pp. 15-16)
Mentioning the rank and greatness of the family of Ghaus-e-A’zam,

Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnah ‫ـﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗ ُـﻬ ُـﻢ اﻟْـﻌَـﺎﻟِـﻴ َ ْـﻪ‬
ْ ‫اﻣ‬
َ َ‫ د‬writes,
Mukkaram shaha tayray saaray kay saaray

Hayn Aaba`-o-Ajdad ya Ghaus-e-A’zam
First, let’s hear an interesting account regarding the piety and fear
of Allah of the respected mother and father of Ghaus-e-A’zam
َ ْ ‫ ; َر‬hence,
The piety of the mother and father of Ghaus-e-A’zam

It is reported; Sayyiduna Abu Saalih Musa Jangi Dost ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬was
sat at a riverbank when an apple came afloat. He ate it; after eating
the apple, the fear of Allah overcame him and he began
contemplating and pondering as to whose apple this was? And can
unknowingly eating an apple in this manner be Halal (lawful) for
me? As soon as he began thinking this, he began walking along the
riverbank to find the owner of the apple in order to have his error
forgiven. After having travelled a long distance, he came across a
very magnificent building near the river, in which was a really large
apple tree, whose branches had ripe apples on them, and these
branches which were filled with apples were hanging over water. He
became sure that the apple I ate is of this very tree. Hence, he asked
people regarding the owner of this tree, so he came to know that the
owner of this orchard is actually the well-known worshipper and
pious person of his era, Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Sawma’ee ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬.
The introduction of the blessed maternal grandfather of

Ghaus-e-A’zam
Remember! Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Sawma’ee ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬was amongst
the holy people of Jeelan Shareef who was very pious, righteous and
a perfect Saint; hence,
The status and rank of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Sawma’ee

Sayyiduna ‘Allamah Shaykh Abu Muhammad Ad-Daar Bani
َ ْ ‫ َر‬states, ‘The supplications of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah
Sawma’ee ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬would be accepted very quickly. His rank and
status was so high and excellent in the Majestic Court of Allah that
if he (ever) became upset with someone (due to an Islamic reason),
Allah Almighty would retaliate against them. And whomsoever he
was happy with, Allah Almighty would favour him with honour
and respect. Even despite being physically weak, he would offer
Nawafil in abundance, and would remain busy is Zikr. He would
often inform regarding the news of the unseen from the bestowal of
Allah Almighty, and things would also occur in reality exactly as he
had said. Without a doubt, this was one of his great miracles. (Bahjat-
ul-Asraar, pp. 172 summarised)
Nevertheless, when Sayyiduna Abu Saalih Musa Jangi Dost ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
ِ
came to know of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Sawma’ee ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬being the
owner of the orchard, he presented himself in his blessed court
without any delay, and after relating the whole incident, he asked
him for forgiveness. As Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Sawma’ee ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was
blessed with a high status of Wilayah (Sainthood), hence he came to
understand that this person was one of the accepted people of Allah
Almighty, this is exactly why he undertook such a long journey and
arrived here for the sake of having his error of judgement forgiven.
Hence, having listened to his matter, Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah
Sawma’ee ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬said, ‘You will remain in service to me for 12
years, only then will you be forgiven (by me).’ May we be sacrificed!
Sayyiduna Abu Saalih Musa Jangi Dost ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬happily accepted
this condition without any argument or dispute, and having
remained in his blessed company for 12 years, he continued to
serve him. When 12 years had completed, the next trial was ready
to welcome him, and this time the trial was maybe more strange
and severe than the last one. It was that the perfect Saint, Sayyiduna
‘Abdullah Sawma’ee ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬told him, ‘There is one more service
and that is that I have a daughter who has four disabilities;
1. she is blind,
2. deaf,
3. her hands are disabled and
4. she is unable to move by foot (crippled).
You will also have to do Nikah (i.e. marry) her and serve me for a
further 2 years as well. After this, you can go wherever you want.
As Sayyiduna Abu Saalih Musa Jangi Dost ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was aware of
Islamic teachings, a portrait of the fear of Allah and had a Madani
way of thinking, hence he also accepted this condition as well; now
his second trial had also begun. Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Sawma’ee
َ ْ ‫ َر‬married off his daughter to him, after the Nikah, as soon as
he was face to face with his wife, he was overtaken by a strange sort
of feeling because the sight that could be seen in front of his eyes
was the complete opposite to what was mentioned. He could see
that all of the limbs of his respected wife were totally intact. Having
observed this scene, he did not go towards his newly wedded wife.
Rather, he returned from there and told Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah
Sawma’ee ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬of the incident. He said, ‘There is no need to
worry! Your wife is in fact that person whom you have just seen
now before coming. The matter, in reality, is that whatever things I
mentioned to you regarding my daughter, they are all present
within her. By ‘she is blind’, I meant that she is blind to non-
Mahrams. By ‘she is deaf’, I meant that she is deaf in listening to
any unjust matter. By ‘her hands are disabled’, I meant that her
hands are disabled in touching non-Mahram males. By ‘unable to
move by foot (crippled)’, I meant that ‘she is unable to move by foot

in taking a step in disobeying what her husband says’. When he
heard the explanations given by Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Sawma’ee
َ ْ ‫ َر‬regarding his newly wedded wife, his heart was at ease. The
importance of his wife appeared in his heart, and by the bounty and
generosity of Allah Almighty, he was fortunate in having the
honour of becoming the husband of a daughter - of a great Wali
(Saint) of his era - who was beautiful in appearance, beautiful in
character and had many great qualities. (Seerat-e-Ghaus-e-A’zam, pp. 26,
summarised)
Shaha Kash Qufl-e-Madinah laga lun

Zaban per bhi aur ankh per Ghaus-A’zam
Khuda kay khauf say roey Nabi ‘ishq mayn roye
Ata kardo woh chashm-e-Tar khudara ya shah-e-Baghdad
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, pp. 543, 558)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! One comes to know from the aforementioned
account that the righteous people of Allah Almighty are greatly
aware of the rights of people, the righteous people of Allah are those
who fear Allah, the righteous people of Allah are rich in the blessing
of concern over the Hereafter, the righteous people of Allah
perform self-accountability even in the matter of eating an
anonymous apple, the righteous people of Allah strive in making
many efforts for the sake of having their error forgiven. Now let’s
perform some self-accountability ourselves that do we also have
these good qualities inside us as well? Do we also completely fulfil
the rights of others as well? Are our hearts also overflowing with the
fear of Allah as well? Do we also perform self-accountability of our
deeds as well? Do we also strive in making efforts to have one’s
mistakes forgiven as well? Alas! Nowadays, hundreds rather

thousands of pounds belonging to people are stolen in the name of
debt. This may seem easy now, but this will be very expensive on
the Day of Judgement.
Huqooq-ul-Ibaad! Aah! Hoga mayra kaya

Karam mujh pah ker day karam ya Ilahi
The second matter one comes to know is that the women of the
past would be totally and completely filled with the Madani passion
to veil themselves from non-Mahrams as per Shari’ah, just as we
heard about the mother of the king of Baghdad, Sayyiduna Ghaus-
e-A’zam ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠ ـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬. This is the very reason that there would be
perfect saints ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬born in their lineage. But ah! Now the plague
of unveiling and indecency has dug its claws everywhere.
There is a clear number of females appointed in medical, travelling,

teaching, banking, health, sports, business, media, telecoms, and
other various fields. There is hardly any such field for public
guidance and service amongst worldly fields where there isn’t
unveiling and modern women. Likewise, on the occasions of a
wedding engagement, wedding (Nikah), Walimah, the blessed
‘Eids, birthdays, ‘Aqeeqah, Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve, Basant
(a kite-flying festival in the spring season), and independence day,
the majority of women break every single record of explicitly open
indecency by ignoring the honour of veiling and (staying in) their
homes. Even though Allah Almighty has prohibited women from
leaving their home without an Islamic need or requirement and has
ordered that they remain indoors; therefore,
It has been stated in Part 22, verse number 33 of Surah-tul-Ahzaab,
ٰ ۡ ۡ ‫ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡﺟ ﻦ‬
<=‫ﺎﻫﻠ ﻴ ﺔ
ﻵﻹ ۡو‬
jk
‫ج‬1‫ ﺗ‬1‫< ﺑﻴﻮﺗﻜﻦ و ﻵﻹ ﺗ‬Á ‫و ﻗﺮن‬
And stay in your homes and do not remain unveiled like the former
unveiling in the times of ignorance
[Kanz-ul-Iman (Translation of Quran)] (Part 22, Surah Al Ahzaab, Verse 33)
Commentating on the aforementioned blessed verse, Sayyiduna

Shaykh Isma’eel Haqqi ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬states, ‘Meaning, O wives of My
Beloved ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, remain in your homes and remain residing
indoors (and do not leave your homes without an Islamic need).
Bear in mind! Even though this verse is addressed to the blessed
pure wives ‫ اﷲ َﻋﻨ ْ ُﻬ َّﻦ‬ 3 ِ
ُ َ ‫ َر‬, however, the remaining women are also
included in this ruling as well.’ (Ruh-ul-Bayan, Al Ahzaab, vol. 7, pp. 170,
Taht-ul-Ayah, 33)
Woh behnayn jo pehnayn sada Madani burqa’

Inhayn hashr mayn bakhshwa Ghaus-e-A’zam
The third matter one comes to know is that a mother and father
who are pious and fearful of Allah, pre-occupied in worship, an
embodiment of modesty and decency, and their appearance and
character is of a Madani nature, then these very unique qualities
also transfer over to their offspring as well, and Allah Almighty also
reforms the lineage of such people as well.
Just as Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Abbas ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻤﺎ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬states, ‘Indeed,
due to the righteousness of a person, Allah Almighty rectifies his
offspring and offspring to offspring, He protects his descendants
and neighbours, and they all remain in protection by Allah
Almighty. (Tafseer durr-e-Mansoor, vol. 5, pp. 422)
Yes, if the mother and father will be crazy over fashion, if the
mother and father love watching films and dramas, and listening to
music, if the mother and father will fall prey to impiety, if it is the
mother and father will be unaware of necessary religious matters, if
the mother and father divert their faces from the Sunnah, if the
mother and father fall prey to unveiling, immodesty and various
kinds of spiritual diseases, then the offspring of such parents rarely
become practising, have good conduct and character and become
devotees of the Prophet. Hence, a mother and father should first
beautify themselves with the ornament of knowledge and
practising, especially learning Fard ‘Uloom (religiously obligatory
knowledge), adopt Sunnahs, become an embodiment of modesty
and decency, and strive to reform their inner and outer selves
according to Islamic teachings, so that they can become truly
successful in nurturing their offspring. Bear in mind! Nurturing the
offspring in the correct Islamic way is amongst the utmost
important responsibilities of a mother and father.
May Allah Almighty grant all mothers and fathers the Taufeeq to
protect themselves and their offspring from the fire of Hell by
nurturing their offspring according to the correct Islamic manner.
[‫ﻟ‬W‫و‬
‫وﺳﻠﻢ‬ ‫ ْﺍﻻ‬1 Z ‫ ﺑ ﺠﺎہ ﺍﻟ ﻨ‬,ْ -‫ ﻣ‬W
ٖ [‫ ﺻ" ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ‬,ْ -‫ﻣ‬
Mayri Aanaywalinaslayn tayray ishq hi mayn machlayn

Unhayn nayk to banana Madani Madinay walay
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Calling towards righteousness and prohibiting
from evil is an excellent way of reforming the Ummah and wishing
well for the nation of the Holy Prophet. This is that greatly
honourable task which indeed all the Noble Prophets ‫ اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ ُ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴ ْ ِﻬ‬and
َّ ‫ﻢ‬
blessed Awliya (Saints) ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬implemented in a brilliant manner.
َ ْ ‫ ا َﻟ‬The blessed father of Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
Sayyiduna Musa Jangi Dost ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬was also an accepted Wali
(Saint) of Allah Almighty, his chest was also overflowing with the
blessed passion of wishing well for the Ummah and reforming the
Ummah. Hence, following in the footsteps of the Prophets and
Walis (Saints), he accomplished this great duty in a fine manner by
calling towards righteousness. Let’s listen to a pleasing account
comprising of calling towards righteousness; hence,
Broke the containers of alcohol

One day, Sayyiduna Abu Saalih Musa Jangi Dost ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was going
towards the Jaami’ Masjid, he saw that some servants of the king of
the time were carrying containers of alcohol on their heads; they
were going and advancing towards the king’s palace. When he saw
this scene, he advanced ahead, overflowing with the blessed passion
of prohibiting against evil, and broke their containers. Having
looked at his awe-inspiring presence, awe, anger and nobleness, no
servant had the courage to say anything, but when leaving, they
mentioned the whole account in front of the king. The king said,
‘Present Sayyid Musa ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬in my court immediately!’ Hence,
Sayyid Musa ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬came to his court, hence the king angrily
asked having been extremely annoyed, ‘Who are you to waste the
efforts of my servants?’ Sayyiduna Sayyid Musa ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬said, ‘I am
an officer (i.e. the one who supervises affairs) and I have fulfilled
my religious obligation.’ The king said, ‘Upon whose order have
you been appointed an officer?’ Sayyiduna Sayyid Musa ‫َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
replied in an awe-inspiring manner, ‘The One through whose
command you are ruling.’ The Khalifah became overwhelmed with
such emotion from this statement of his that he sat by placing his
head on his knees, and a short while later, he lifted his head and
requested, ‘Dear sir, what was the wisdom behind breaking the
containers?’ Sayyiduna Abu Saalih Musa ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬stated, ‘I did so by
being kind upon your condition and for the sake of saving you from
disgrace and dishonour in this life and the Hereafter.’ This wise
conversation had a profound effect on the Khalifah, and having
become affected, he politely requested in his blessed court, ‘Your
majesty! You are also appointed with the position of being an
officer (i.e. the one who looks over) from me as well.’ He replied
with great independence, ‘When I have been appointed by Allah
Almighty, then what need is there for me to be appointed by
creation?’ From that very day, he became well-known by the title
‘Jangi Dost.’(Ghaus-e-Pak kay Halaat, pp. 16, summarised)
Dear Islamic sisters! One comes to know from the aforementioned

account that the people of Allah are not affected by the awe-
inspiring presence and awe of those who have a position and post,
the people of Allah do not flatter and butter up those who have a
position and post, the people of Allah are unable to remain quiet
having seen those who have a worldly position entangled in evil, the
people of Allah Almighty also give them advice as well. Because the
one who has greed for gaining worldly wealth would be flattering
wealthy people, whereas, the people of Allah are enriched with the
priceless wealth of contentment. The sight of the people of Allah
does not be upon the perishable wealth of the rich; rather, they rely
on Divine Mercy.
Dear Islamic sisters! Bear in mind! Our job is only to call towards
righteousness and prohibit from evil, it is not our job to implement.
Nevertheless, if one has the power to stop something which is non-
Islamic, then it is also necessary to stop it.
The attributes of his respected mother

Dear Islamic sisters! We were listening to the life of the blessed
father of Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬. Let’s also hear about the
honourable mother ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻬﺎ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬of Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬.
Bear in mind! The honourable mother of Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
Umm-ul-Khayr Sayyidatuna Fatimah ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻬﺎ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was an utmost pious
woman of her era and an embodiment of piety and the fear of
Allah.(Seerat-e-Ghaus-e-A’zam, pp. 51, summarised) She also possessed other
many great characteristics as well, but there was also one unique
quality in her personality that she had a great love of reciting the
Holy Quran and reciting so much Quran had become her routine
that Shaykh ‘Abd-ul Qaadir Jilani ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬remained in her blessed
womb and memorised eighteen parts in full; hence,
Recited 18 parts
The prince of Baghdad, Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬sat with
a holy person for the custom of reciting "ّٰ‫ ِﺑ ْﺴ ِﻢ اﻟﻠ‬Bismillah for the first
time at the age of five. He recited ‫اﻟﺮ ِﺟ ْﻴﻢ‬ َّ ‫ِﻦ اﻟﺸَّ ْﻴ ٰﻄ ِﻦ‬
َ ‫ ا َ ُﻋ ْﻮذُ ِﺑﺎﻟﻠّٰ ِ" ﻣ‬and
َّ "ِ ّٰ‫ﺑِ ْﺴ ِﻢ اﻟﻠ‬, then Surat-ul-Fatihah, and from ‫ اﻟ ٓٓﻢ‬he recited
‫اﻟﺮﺣ ِۡﻴ ِﻢ‬
eighteen parts. That holy person said, ‘Son! Recite more!’ He said,
‘That’s it, I only know this much because my mother knew only this
much. When I was in my mother’s womb, she would recite at that
time, I memorised it by listening.’ (Risalah munnay ki lash, pp. 4,
summarised)
Wah kaya martabah aye Ghaus hay bala tayra

Aoonchayaoonchon kay saroon say qadam A’la tayra
Sar bhala kya koyi jaanay keh hay kaysa tayra
Awliya miltay hayn ankhayn woh hay talwa tayra
(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish)
Dear Islamic sisters! Just as how one came to know of the passion of
the honourable mother of our Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬for the
recitation of the Quran, one also comes to know that Sayyiduna
Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬is a Wali (Saint) from birth. His miracle
began to become apparent as soon as he was born, and he graced
the world having memorised 18 parts in the actual blessed womb of
his honourable mother. Hence, we should earn the honour of
reciting the Holy Quran by taking some time out as well. For this
purpose, please study or teach in Madrasa-tul-Madinah for female
adults.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Just as the blessed maternal grandfather of our
Ghaus-e-A’zam was stationed at a high level of Wilayat
(Sainthood), just as the blessed father of our Ghaus-e-A’zam was a
shining star of sainthood of heaven, just as the honourable mother
of our Ghaus-e-A’zam was an accepted female Saint of Allah
Almighty, likewise, Allah Almighty had also bestowed the status of
sainthood to the paternal auntie of our Ghaus-e-A’zam. She was a
female Saint who could perform miracles, and her status and rank
was so high and lofty that people would present themselves in her
pure court in order to ask her to supplicate for rain, and one would
see the Mercy of Allah. Let’s observe a faith-enlightening miracle of
the blessed paternal auntie of Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫; َر‬
hence,
The miracle of the blessed paternal auntie of Ghaus-e-A’zam

Once, there was a drought in Jeelaan due to it not raining (i.e.
people became desperate for a drop of rain), people prayed Salat-ul-
Istisqa (i.e. the Salah that is prayed for rain), but it did not rain. So,
people came to the house of his blessed auntie Sayyidah Umm-e-
‘Aaishah ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْﻬَﺎ‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬, and they requested her to supplicate for rain. She
came towards the courtyard of her house and she swept the floor
and supplicated, ‘O Almighty Lord, I have indeed swept the floor,
please now sprinkle (water) upon us (i.e. please satiate us with
rain).’ Only a short while later, it began raining from the sky.
People returned to their homes in such a manner that they were all
soaking wet and the entire Jeelaan became prosperous. (Bahjat-ul-
Asraar, Zikr-o-Nisbah-o-Saftah, pp. 173, summarised)
Bakhsh day mayrisaarikhataayn

Khaul day mujh per apni ‘atayn
Barsa day rahmat ki barkha
Ya Allah mayri jholi bhar day
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
The blessings of the company of the Noble Saints

Dear Islamic sisters! Love for the Noble Saints improves one
condition, love for the Noble Saints is a successful weapon in
protecting oneself from Satan, love for the Noble Saints is a brilliant
way of recognising the attacks of Satan, love for the Noble Saints is
a way of recognising Allah Almighty, love for the Noble Saints
makes one someone who hates sins, love for the Noble Saints is the
recipe of attaining goodness in this world and the Hereafter, love
for the Noble Saints causes one to reach the level of Sainthood. In
short, an Islamic sister who has love for the Noble Saints becomes
greatly enriched by their spiritual bounties and blessings, and
successful in attaining the contentment of Allah Almighty. We
should also choose to be in the company of the righteous people of
Allah Almighty and better our life in this world and the Hereafter.
Dear Islamic sisters! ‫ـﺪ ِ ﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ُ ‫ـﺤ ْﻤ‬

َ ْ ‫ا َﻟ‬, Allah Almighty has granted our
Ghaus-e-A’zam‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫َر‬ this power and strength that not only
could he recognise the secret attacks of Satan, but he also has the
authority of making them unsuccessful as well by the bestowal of
Allah Almighty! Let’s listen to how his wife remained protected
from the attack of Satan from the blessing of benefitting from his
company; hence,
He caused the secret attack of Satan to fail

The blessed son of Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬Sayyid
Shaykh ‘Abd-ul-Jabbar ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬states with regards to his
honourable mother, ‘Whenever my blessed mother would go to any
dark place, then that place would become bright like a light. On one
occasion, my blessed father Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬also
came there as well. As soon as his sight fell upon that brightness,
that brightness disappeared. He stated, ‘This light, in reality was
Satan who would serve you, and came to misguide you; this is why I
finished it. I will now substitute this light of yours for Divine Noor
(Light).’ Hence, whenever my blessed mother would go to any dark
place, then it would become so bright like the brightness of the
moonlight.’(Bahjat-ul-Asraar, pp. 196)
Al-madad ya Ghaus-e-A’zam dast geer-e-bay kasan

Phans gayi hay naòtofaan mayn laga dayn Aap par
َ ‫ﺤـ‬
‫ﻦ اﻟـﻠ
ﻪ‬ ٰ ْ ‫ ! ُﺳـﺒ‬Did you hear! Qutb e Rabbani, Mahboob e Subhani,
Shaykh Sayyid ‘Abdul-Qaadir Jilani ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬َ ْ ‫ َر‬is of such status and
magnificence that Satan fled by the blessing of his fortunate
presence, and his respected wife was protected from the secret
attack of this rejected one. Just as the miracle of the king of
Baghdad, Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬became apparent, one
also comes to know that Satan is extremely deceitful and cunning.

He even shows various kinds of magical tricks so one should always
remain aware of his attack. Instead of relying on one’s own intellect
and intelligence, one should keep one’s sight on the bounty and
generosity of Allah Almighty.
Bear in mind! A thief comes to the one who has wealth, Satan the
thief of faith definitely comes to the one who has the treasure of
faith. The stronger a person’s faith, the more the treasure of good
deeds one possesses; hence, Satan strives a great deal more there.
Having seen the heap of the treasure of faith and deeds that the
respected wife of our spiritual guide and spiritual leader Sayyiduna
Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬had, Satan dangerously tried to deceive
and misguide her, but that rejected one failed and became
unfortunate due to the blessing of the king of Saints, Sayyiduna
Ghaus-e-A’zam ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬.
Dam-e-Naza’ Shaytan nah iman lay lay

HifazatkifarmaDu’aGhaus-e-A’zam
Encouragement of Bay’at [pledging allegiance]

Dear Islamic sisters! Let’s attach ourselves to the Noble Ghaus-e-
A’zam for the protection of our deeds and faith. Let’s ourselves
become slaves of Ghaus-e-A’zam in order to save ourselves from
Satanic tricks. Let’s associate ourselves to Ghaus-e-A’zam and
pledge allegiance in the Qaadiri ‘Attari spiritual order via Ameer-e-
Ahl-e-Sunnah ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬, and become enriched with the
blessing of Ghaus-e-A’zam.
Dear Islamic sisters! Bear in mind! There are many blessings and
benefits of pledging allegiance to a perfect spiritual guide, for
example, one is fortunate in having one’s faith protected by the

blessing of this. One is fortunate in gaining punctuality in offering
Salah and keeping fasts. One attains the mindset to learn Fard
‘Uloom [religiously obligatory knowledge]. One attains the blessing
of recognising Halal and Haraam [the lawful and the unlawful].
One is fortunate to respect Muslims and attains the passion of faith.
One is protected from Satan. One attains the passion to worship
and the zeal to recite the Quran. One gains the mindset to avoid
bad company. One attains knowledge of the religion. One is
fortunate in attaining repentance from sins. Religious and worldly
problems go away. A person’s conduct becomes good. In short, one
is fortunate in attaining many vast blessings by pledging allegiance
to a perfect spiritual guide.
Mila silsilah Qaadiri Fazl-e-Rab say

Mayn hon kis qadar bakhtwar Ghaus-e-A’zam
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Concluding the speech, I would like to attain
the honour of mentioning the excellence of Sunnah as well as some
Sunnahs and etiquettes. It has been stated by Noble Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, ‘Whosoever loves my Sunnah, he has loved me; and
whosoever loves me, he will be with me in Paradise.’(Mishkat-ul-

Masabih, Kitab-ul-Iman, vol. 1, pp. 55, Hadees 175)
Sunatayn ‘aam karayn deen ka ham kaam karayn

Nayk ho jayn Musalman Madinay walay
The Sunnahs and etiquette of entering and leaving the home

Dear Islamic sisters! Let’s listen to the Sunnahs and etiquette of
entering and leaving the home from the booklet of Ameer-e-Ahle-
Sunnah ‘101 Madani Pearls’:
C When leaving the home, recite this supplication: Iََ L ‫َّﻠ ُْﺖ‬P ‫ِﺑ ْﺴ ِﻢ اﻟﻠ ِ" َﺗ َﻮ‬
"ِ ّٰ‫اﻟﻠّٰ ِ" َﻻ َﺣ ْﻮ َل َو َﻻ ﻗ َُّﻮةَ اِ َّﻻ ِﺑﺎﻟﻠ‬. Translation: In the Name of Allah Almighty,
I have put my trust in Allah Almighty, there is no power or
strength except from Allah Almighty.(Abu Dawood, vol. 4, pp. 420,
Hadees 5095)‫
َ ‫!ا ْن َﺷ‬
With the blessings of reciting this
supplication, you will remain on the straight path, you will be
protected from calamities and you will remain included in the
help of Allah Almighty.
C َ ْ ‫ﲑ اﻟ َْﻤ ْﻮﻟَ ِﺞ َو َﺧ‬

The supplication for entering the home: ‫ﲑ‬ َ ‫ا َﻟﻠّٰ ُﻬ َّﻢ اِ ِ ّﱏۤ ا َْﺳﲟ َ ﻟ‬
َ ْ ‫ُﮏ َﺧ‬
‫َّﻠ ْ َﻨﺎ‬P ‫ اﻟﻠ ِ" َر ِّﺑ َﻨﺎ َﺗ َﻮ‬Iََ L ‫اﻟ َْﻤ ْﺨ َﺮ ِج ِﺑ ْﺴ ِﻢ اﻟﻠّٰ ِ" َو ﻟ َْﺠ َﻨﺎ َو ِﺑ ْﺴ ِﻢ اﻟﻠّٰ ِ" ﺧ ََﺮ ْﺟ َﻨﺎ َو‬. Translation: O Allah
Almighty, I ask You for the goodness of entering and exiting, we
enter (the home) in the Name of Allah Almighty and exit in only
His Name, and we have trusted in our Lord Almighty.](Abu
Dawood, vol. 4, pp. 420, Hadees 5096) After praying the supplication,
give Salaam to one’s household members (for instance,
parents, brothers, sisters), then present your Salaam in the
blessed court of the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬. After this,
recite the blessed Surat-ul-Ikhlaas. ‫ !اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬There will be
blessings in your sustenance and you will remain safe from
domestic disputes.
C If you are to enter such a house (even if it is your own) in

which no one is residing [i.e. vacant], then say this: Iَٰ L‫َﻠ َْ َﻨﺎ َو‬L ‫َﻟﺴ َﻼ ُم‬
َّ ‫ا‬
ّٰ "ِ ّٰ‫ﻋ َِﺒﺎ ِد اﻟﻠ‬. Translation: ‘Salaam be upon us and upon the
‫اﻟﺼﻠِﺤ ِْﲔ‬
righteous people of Allah Almighty.’ So, the angels will reply to

this Salaam.(Radd-ul-Muhtar, vol. 9, pp. 682) Or say the following:
ُّ ِ gَّ ‫ﮏ ا َ ّﻳ َُﻬﺎ اﻟ‬
‫ﱮ‬ َ ‫َﻠ َْﻴ‬L ‫َﻟﺴ َﻼ ُم‬
َّ ‫( ا‬i.e. O Prophet, Salaam be upon you) because
the blessed soul of the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬is present
in the homes of Muslims. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 16, pp. 96, Sharh-ul-
Shifa lil Qaari, vol. 2, pp. 118)
To learn thousands of various Sunnahs, obtain the following two

books of Maktaba-tul-Madinah: the 312-page book Bahar-e-
Shari’ah part 16 and the 120-page book Sunnatayn aur Adaab, and
other than this, please obtain and study the two booklets of Ameer-
e-Ahl-e-Sunnah ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬: 101 Madani Pearls and 163 Madani
Pearls.
Speech: 18

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Great attributes of blessed Awliya

The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has stated: The one who sends
Durood upon me 50 times in a day, I will shake hands with him on
the Day of Judgement. (Al-Qurba, Ibn-e-Bashkuwal, pp. 91, Hadees 90)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! We are currently in the month of Rabi-ul-
Aakhir. This month has a special connection to Qutb-e-Rabbani,
Ghaus-e-Samdaani, Qindeel-e-Noorani, Shahbaz-e-La Makaani,
Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul-Qaadir Jilani ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬. Due to this link, in
today’s bayan, we will hear about the praiseworthy attributes of
Ghaus Pak ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬and other pious predecessors.
Remember! There is no doubt that the righteous slaves of Allah

Almighty were embodiments of many praiseworthy attributes, such
as, fear of Allah, abundant worship, passion for the rectification of
the Ummah, fear of the hereafter, good character, asceticism, piety,
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Great attributes of blessed Awliya 357
humility, humbleness, obedience to the Shari’at, pardoning, tolerance,

patience, gratitude, love of Allah Almighty, self-accountability,
opposing Satan and many other praiseworthy attributes.
Today, we will hear about Ghaus Pak and other pious personalities
in respect to three attributes. Firstly, we will hear about their
worship and asceticism; how passionate Ghaus Pak ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬was
towards worship, some incidents relating to this and we will also
hear about the worship and asceticism of other Awliya. We will also
hear about the importance of worship and some pearls regarding its
benefits.
In addition, we will hear about another attribute that Ghaus Pak

َ ْ ‫ َر‬and other Awliya possessed, namely, ‘Divine fear’ and
some incidents relating to this. Alongside this, we will also hear
about the importance of Divine fear and some of its benefits will be
mentioned. After this, we will hear about the importance of
religious knowledge and some incidents of how our pious
predecessors would seek knowledge from childhood. May we have
the honour of attentively listening to the bayan from start to finish
with good intentions.
Come, let us first listen to an incident regarding the worship of

Ghaus Pak:
Ghaus Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬and abundant worship
Shaykh Muhammad bin Abul-Fatah Haravi ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬states that he

spent some nights in the service of Ghaus Pak ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬. He ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫َر‬
said that, during those nights, it was the habit of GhausPak ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
to spend a third of the night praying Nafl, and then he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫َر‬
would busy himself with Zikr, then he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would recite some
invocations (Awraad/Wazaaif). He said, at times I would see that
his body would become weak, and sometimes strong again, and at
times, he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would disappear and then reappear after a short
while. He ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would recite the Holy Quran until the second
part of the night had passed. He ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬would prolong his Sajdahs
and place his face on the ground. He ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬would pray Tahajjud
and would remain seated in meditation (Muraqabah and
Mushahadah) until Fajr time. He ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would then make Du’a
with extreme humility and submissiveness. During that time a light
would surround him and he would disappear, until the time of Fajr
Salah, when he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would leave his home. (Bahjat-ul-Asraar, pp.
164, summarised)
In another narration, in which Ghaus Pak ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬mentions his

own worship and asceticism, he ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬states: I spent 25 years
worshipping in deserted places alone, and for 15 years, I offered the
Isha Salah in such a way that I would complete an entire Quran
after it, in a state that I would stand on one foot. Once, when I was
climbing the stairs, my Nafs said to me: Will you not rest for even a
moment? Considering this statement of my Nafs dangerous, I stood
on one foot and began to recite the Quran, I remained standing like
this until I had completed the entire Quran.(Nuzhat-ul-Khaatir-il-Faatir
50)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Greatness of Ghaus Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫َر‬
Dear Islamic sisters! ‫ ! ُﺳـﺒ ْ ٰﺤـ َﻦ اﻟـﻠ

ﻪ‬Did you hear of the passion of
Ghaus Pak‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬towards worship? His level of devotion was such
that he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬divided the nights into different portions; in one
portion he ُ ْ َ ُ ‫ اﻟـ‬3
‫ﻪ‬ ‫ـﻨ‬‫ ﻋ‬ ‫ـﻪ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬would do Zik, in another he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠ ـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would pray
Nafl, at times, he ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬would perform long Sajdahs and at other
times, he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬would busy himself with pondering and
reflecting. Sometimes he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would recite the Quran and at
other times, he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬َ ْ ‫ َر‬would make Du’a with extreme humility;
and this would continue for the entire night.
No doubt, this was his greatness that he ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬spent many years
worshipping in the jungles and wilderness. It is also from his
greatness, that he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would pray Isha Salah in such a way that
ِ
after it, he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would stand on one foot and complete an entire
Quran. Also, it was from his greatness that he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬prayed Fajr
Salah with the Wudu of Isha Salah for forty years. It was also his
habit to perform Wudu as soon as it broke and then offer two
Rak’at Nafl. (Bahjat-ul-Asraar, Zikr Tareeqah, pp. 164, summarised)

َ ‫ َر‬and our conduct
Dear Islamic sisters! Ponder! On one hand is the blessed life of

Ghaus Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and on the other is ours. It was the habit of
َ ‫ َر‬to spend his days and nights in worship,
whereas, we have wasted our lives doing countless useless works.
Despite being a great Wali, Ghaus Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬remained busy in
worship and doing good deeds his entire life. On the other hand,
there are many of us who are spending our lives in heedlessness and
are not inclined towards doing good deeds even when we reach old
age.
Ghaus Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ ﻋَـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬was very strict in offering Salah, whereas, we
leave the Fard Salah due to laziness or we pray it after its time has
passed (as Qada). Ghaus Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬lived his entire life according
to the Sunnah of his blessed grandfather, the Beloved Prophet
َ , whereas, we are concerned with the latest fashions
and the splendour of the world, and we do not veil ourselves
properly. In short, we consider life to be just about eating, drinking,
sleeping, waking and spending our time in useless matters. We have

become very distant from the way of our pious predecessors. It is
about time that we recognise the value of these few breaths that we
have been granted and wake from the dream of heedlessness and
spend our lives in worship.
Blessings of worshipping Allah Almighty

Remember! Worshipping Allah Almighty in abundance is the way
of the Noble Prophets ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ ; َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬worshipping Allah Almighty is the
way of the Awliya ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ ; َر‬worshipping Allah Almighty is a means
of creating love for Him in the heart; worshipping Allah Almighty
is a way of getting out of the grip of Satan; worshipping Allah
Almighty is a means of gaining closeness to Him; worshipping
Allah Almighty is a means of attaining cure from the disease of sins;
worshipping Allah Almighty is a means of rectifying the inner and
outer; worshipping Allah Almighty is a means of purifying the soul;
worshipping Allah Almighty is a means of the hearts attaining
peace; worshipping Allah Almighty is sought by the Shari’at and
worshipping Allah Almighty is a right upon every believer. In short,
the reason for our birth is to worship Allah Almighty; just as Allah
Almighty states the reason for the creation of humankind in part
27, Surah Al-Zariyaat, verse 56:
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
﴾٥٦﴿ ‫ ﻦ و
ﻵ ﻹ ﺲ
ﻵﻹ ﻟ ﻴ ۡﻌ ﺒﺪ ۡو ن‬j k
‫و ﻣﺎ ﺧﻠﻘﺖ‬
And I have created Jinn and human beings, only for this; that they
should worship Me.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (Translation of Quran)] (Part 27, Surah Al Zariyaat, Verse 56)
Dear Islamic sisters! It is clearly stated in this verse that humans

and jinns were created for the worship of Allah Almighty, and as
our Creator, Allah Almighty, has mentioned the purpose of our

creation, therefore, it is necessary upon us to busy ourselves in
fulfilling this purpose by worshipping Allah Almighty abundantly.
If we were to look at the lives of the pious predecessors, we will

come to realise that the righteous slaves of Allah Almighty had
great passion for worship and devotional practices, their days and
nights were spent in worship and being true slaves, and always
remaining absorbed in the remembrance of Allah Almighty was
most beloved to them. Come, let’s listen to some incidents of the
Noble Awliya ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬pertaining to their abundance of worship so
that we can also increase our passion for worship and so that we
can follow in their footsteps.
1. Entire night in worship and entire day spent in fasting

It is narrated that Sayyiduna Habib Najjaar ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬would spend
the entire night in worship and would fast during the day. Any food
that was presented to him at the time of Iftar, he ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬would
distribute it amongst others and would spend the night in hunger
whilst standing for worship. When the time of dawn would
approach, he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬would make Du’a in the court of Allah
Almighty and say: I remained drowned in the oceans of
heedlessness and continued to travel in the plains of sins. O My
Lord! Your lowly, sinful and sick slave is present at your door of
generosity and is seeking refuge. (Al Rauz-ul-Faaiq, pp. 246, summarised)
Ibadat man guzray mayri zindagi

Karam ho karam Ya Khuda Ya Ilahi
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish (murammam) pp. 105)
Dear Islamic sisters! It is possible that after listening to the level of

worship of Ghaus Pak and Sayyiduna Habib Najjaar, a whisper
could have entered the heart of an Islamic sister that they were men
and it is possible for men to stand for so long in worship. Whereas,
we women are weak and we cannot stand for so long; we spend the
entire day busy in household chores so how can we worship that
much? Come, let’s remove this whisper by listening to how the
earlier women would perform abundant worship:
2. The house would remain illuminated without a lamp

The Waliyyah of her time, Sayyidatuna Hafsah Bint Seereen
‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻬﺎ‬
َ ْ ‫ – َر‬who was the sister of the great dream interpreter and
great Islamic scholar, Sayyiduna Muhammad Bin Seereen ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬,
was a great worshipper from the city of Basra. She ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻬﺎ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would
spend the entire night in worship and would recite half of the
Quran in her Salah. She ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻬﺎ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would sometimes spend so much
time in standing in her place of Salah that her lamp would go out.
However, the home would still remain illuminated until dawn
(without the lamp). (Ruh-ul-Bayan, vol. 6, pp. 242, Al-Furqan, Under Ayah 64)
3. O Nafs! How much will you sleep?

It is narrated that it was the habit of the well-known Waliyyah,
Sayyidatuna Raabi’ahBasriyyah‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْﻬﺎ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬to spend the entire night in
Salah and when the time of Fajr would approach, she ‫َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻬﺎ‬
would go to sleep for a short while. Then she ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻬﺎ‬َ ْ ‫ َر‬would wake
up and say: O Nafs! How much will you sleep and how much time
will you remain awake for? Soon, you will sleep such a sleep that
you will not wake up from until the Day of Judgement. (Ruh-ul-Bayan,
vol. 6, pp. 242, Al Furqan, Under Ayah, 64)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Importance of Divine fear

Dear Islamic sisters! You heard the stories of the Awliya and how
much they would worship, they would plea in the court of Allah
Almighty, they would spend the entire night doing Zikr of Allah
Almighty and they would recite the Quran. In short, they spent
their entire lives in worship and asceticism. One of the reasons for
this was because they would fear Allah Almighty a lot and they were
embodiments of Divine fear.
Undoubtedly, fear of Allah Almighty is a great blessing. Divine fear

is very important for salvation in the hereafter, this is because one
of the greatest ways of performing worships and staying away from
prohibited matters is through Divine fear. The Beloved Prophet
has stated: "ِ ّٰ‫ َرا ُْس اﻟْ ِﺤﮑ َْﻤ ِﺔ َﻣ َﺨﺎ ﻓَ ُﺔ اﻟﻠ‬i.e. the fountainhead of
َ
wisdom is fear of Allah Almighty. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 1, pp. 471, Hadees
744)
Allah Almighty states in part 4, Surah Aal-e-Imran, verse 175:
ۡ ۡ
﴾١٧٥﴿ ‫ ۡ' ﻣﺆ ﻨ‬Ä‫و ﺧﺎﻓ ۡﻮ ن
ۡن ﻛ ۡﻨ‬
and fear Me, if you are believers.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 4, Surah Aal-e-Imran, Verse 175)
Thus, we learn that fear of Allah Almighty is a sign of the faith of a

believer. Come! Let’s listen to a faith-refreshing incident of Ghaus
Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and his fear of Allah Almighty:
Divine fear of Ghaus Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫َر‬
Sayyiduna Shaykh Sa’di Sheerazi ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬states that some people
were once busy in worship near the Holy Ka’bah. Suddenly, they
saw a person clinging onto the wall of the Ka’bah, weeping
excessively and he was making this Du’a: O Allah Almighty! If my

actions are not worthy of your court then raise me blind on the Day
of Judgement. The people were astonished to hear this unusual
Du’a, so they asked the one who was making this Du’a: O Shaykh!
We seek safety on the Day of Judgement but you are making Du’a
to be raised blind, what is the reason behind this? That person said:
What I mean is that if my actions are not worthy of the court of
Allah Almighty, then I prefer to be raised blind on the Day of
Judgement so that I am not ashamed in front of the people. The
people were very amazed at this insightful response but they did not
recognise the person, so they asked: O Shaykh! Who are you? He
replied, I am Abdul-Qaadir Jilani. (Khauf-e-Khuda, pp. 119)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! What can be said of Ghaus Pak ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬and
his fear of Allah Almighty! If only we also become people of Divine
fear. Remember! Having fear of Allah Almighty is an immense
blessing. The one who is granted this blessing, both her worldly life
and hereafter become good. This is because when a person is
granted Divine fear, it becomes very easy for her to stay away from
sins and to perform good deeds. Divine fear is an excellent way of
creating passion for performing good deeds; Divine fear is a means
of staying away from sins; Divine fear is a sign of strong faith;
Divine fear is a mean of gaining the recognition of Allah Almighty
and getting closer to Him; Divine fear makes one an adherent of the
Shari’at; Divine fear allows a person to take control of their outer
and inner; Divine fear facilitates one to fulfil the rights of people;
Divine fear enables one to fulfil the rights of Allah Almighty; Divine
fear makes one’s worldly life better; Divine fear spreads light in the
grave and Divine fear saves one from the worries of the gathering
on Judgment Day. In short, this is such a quality that produces

many good habits in a person.
Come, let’s listen to the definition of Divine fear. Shaykh-e-

Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‘Allamah Maulana Muhammad
Ilyas Attar Qaadiri ‫ـﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗ ُـﻬ ُـﻢ اﻟْـﻌَـﺎﻟِـﻴ َ ْـﻪ‬
ْ ‫اﻣ‬
َ َ‫ د‬writes on page 26 of his excellent
book, ‘Kufriyah Kalimat kay Baray Mayn Suwal Jawab’: The
meaning of ‘Divine fear’ is that a person remains in fear regarding
the Divine secret plan of Allah Almighty, His independence, His
displeasure, His seizing, His punishments, His wrath and the
resulting damage this can have on one’s faith etc.’
This righteous attribute is also a necessary part of the Awliya’s lives.

Alongside being a great worshipper and ascetic, Ghaus Pak ‫َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
was also an embodiment of Divine fear. Our other pious
predecessors were also full of Divine fear.
The Divine fear of Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫َر‬
It is narrated that due to Divine fear, Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen

َ ‫ َر‬would weep a lot; after
listening to verses regarding Divine fear in Salah, his state would
change completely. His son, the companion, Sayyiduna Abdullah
Bin Umar ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻬﻤﺎ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬states that he offered Salah behind Ameer-ul-
Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and could
hear his weeping from three rows behind. (Hilyat-ul-Awliya, Umar Bin
Khattab, vol. 1, pp. 88, Raqm, 134)
Once, he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬took a handful of soil from the ground and said: If
only I was a handful of soil! If only my mother did not give birth to
me! If only I was nothing! If only I was some forgotten thing!
(Musannaf Ibn-e-Abi Shaybah, Kitab-ul-Zuhd, vol. 8, pp. 152, Hadees 39)
Ponder about your own faith

Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear of how Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen
َ ‫ َر‬feared the Divine secret
plan of Allah Almighty and humbly desired to be soil as soil has no
fear of a bad ending. It will not experience the throes of death, the
terrors of the grave and the punishment of Hellfire. Ponder! Despite
being promised Paradise, Sayyiduna Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬still
feared the Divine secret plan of Allah Almighty, then how much
should we fear the Divine secret plan of Allah Almighty and be
concerned about preserving our faith.
Alas! Today, there are many of us who are so engrossed in the

world that we are totally unconcerned about the preservation of our
faith, it is a time of reflection for such people, as A’la Hadrat,
Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬states that the scholars of Islam say
that: The one who does not fear losing his faith during his life, then
there is a severe risk of him losing his faith at the time of death. It is
due to this reason that Allah Almighty emphasises the importance
of fearing Him and remaining steadfast on Islam until our last
breath. He Almighty states in part 4, Surah Al-Imran, verse 102:
ۡ ٰ ٰ ٰ
﴾١٠٢﴿ ‫ ۡ' ﻣ ۡﺴ ﻠ ﻤ ۡﻮ ن‬Ä‫ ﺣﻖ ﺗﻘ ﺘ ٖﻪ و ﻵﻹ ﺗ ﻤ ۡﻮﺗ ﻦ
ﻵﻹ و
ﻧ‬c d‫ٰٓﻳﺎﻳ ﻬﺎ
ﻟ ﺬﻳۡ ﻦ
ﻮ

ﺗﻘﻮ

ﷲ‬
O believers! Fear Allah as He should be rightfully feared, and never
die but as Muslims.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part. 4, Surah Al Imran, Verse 102)
Dear Islamic sisters! Our pious predecessors would weep out of fear
of Allah Almighty; despite doing abundant good deeds, our pious
predecessors would not rely upon them; our pious predecessors
would remain restless about the hereafter; our pious predecessors
would remain in fear of the grave and the resurrection; our pious
predecessors would fear Allah Almighty as is His right to be feared;

our pious predecessors would remain in fear of the Divine secret
plan of Allah Almighty and our pious predecessors would always
remain in fear over protecting their faith. No doubt, they truly
valued their faith. They had complete faith in the saying of the
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, ‘‫ﺎل ﺑِﺎ ﻟْ َﺨ َﻮا ﺗ ِْﻴﻢ‬ ْ ‫ ’اِ ّﻧَ َﻤ‬i.e. Actions are
ُ ‫ﺎاﻻ َ ْﻋ َﻤ‬
based upon their endings. (Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Qadr, vol. 4, pp. 274, Hadees
6607) Which is why they would spend their days and nights
worrying about losing their faith.
Instead of wasting our time on the world, useless matters and

impermissible and Haraam actions, we should make efforts to
protect our faith whilst standing, sitting and walking, we should
continue to repent and seek forgiveness, and keep our inner and
outer free from sins. We should do every action for the pleasure of
Allah Almighty and always remain in fear of the Divine secret plan
of Allah Almighty.
Tayray dar say sada thar tharaun

Khauf say tayray aansu bahaun
Kayf aysa day, aysi ada ki
Mayray Maula tu khayraat day day
(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, pp.128)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ

َ ‫ َر‬and acquisition of religious knowledge
Dear Islamic sisters! We were listening to the blessed attributes of

َ ‫ َر‬and other pious predecessors. One attribute
from these many attributes is the acquisition of religious
knowledge. No doubt, the facilities and ease we have today in order
to attain religious knowledge were not present in the past.

Previously, a person would experience difficulties with every step
on the path of seeking knowledge, nevertheless, our pious
predecessors would still acquire religious knowledge from
childhood and they would continue to seek knowledge and teach it
to others until their last days. Ghaus Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬also began to seek
knowledge from childhood. Come, let’s listen to some incidents
regarding this:
It is narrated that when he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ ِ

َ ‫ َر‬was still young, he ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬took
permission from his honourable mother and set out to Baghdad to
acquire religious knowledge. (Bahjat-ul-Asraar, pp. 167, summarised)
Mentioning his time seeking knowledge, Ghaus Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫َر‬
himself states: During my years of study, I would study the lesson
from my teachers and then set out towards the jungle. Whether it
was day or night, whether there was a storm or it was raining
heavily, whether it was hot or cold, I would continue to study. At
that time, I had a small Imamah tied around my head and would eat
some simple vegetables to satiate my hunger. At times, I would not
even have vegetables to eat as the other poor people would look
towards me and I would feel ashamed that I was depriving them of
their right. Compelled, I would leave from there and continue
studying. Then when I would feel tired, I would go to sleep on the
pebble-filled ground with an empty stomach. (Qalaaid-ul-Jawahir, pp.
10, summarised)
Blessings of religious knowledge

Dear Islamic sisters! We should also take heed from these incidents
and make our children seek religious knowledge from childhood.
What can be said of the virtues of religious knowledge! It is written
on page 618 of the book of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, Bahar-e-Shari’at,
Volume 3:
C Knowledge is such a thing that there is no need to mention its

virtues and excellences.
C The entire world is aware that knowledge is an excellent thing.
C Acquiring it (i.e. knowledge) is a sign of elevation.
C This is the thing that makes a person’s life successful and

pleasant.
C This is the thing through which a person attains success in this

world and the hereafter.
C The meaning of knowledge is that knowledge which is taken

from the Quran and Hadees.
C This is the knowledge that reforms one’s worldly life and

hereafter.
C This is that knowledge that has been praised in the Quran and
Hadees.
C And this is that knowledge which we have been encouraged to

seek.(Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 618,)
Dear Islamic sisters! Indeed, knowledge is a treasure that will

endure; religious knowledge is the inheritance of the Noble
Prophets ‫ اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
َّ ‫ ; َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬religious knowledge is a means of attaining
closeness to Allah Almighty; knowledge is the source of guidance;

religious knowledge is a means of avoiding sins; religious
knowledge creates fear of Allah Almighty; religious knowledge is a
means of attaining honour in this world and the hereafter; religious
knowledge gives life to dead hearts; religious knowledge protects
one’s faith; religious knowledge is a means of attaining the love of
the creation. In short, religious knowledge has many excellences,
religious knowledge consists of both religion and dunya, there is

peace in religious knowledge, there is tranquillity in religious
knowledge, there is pleasure in religious knowledge and there is
relaxation in religious knowledge. Therefore, the wise person is the
one who busies herself with attaining religious knowledge and
thereby reaches success in this world and the hereafter.
Alas! Not only does the majority of our society not seek religious
themselves but they do not even teach it to their children. Our
promising children are taught the various worldly sciences but
there is no importance given to teaching them Sunnahs. People
have desires that their children become doctors, engineers,
professors and computer programmers, but the mindset to make
our children into Islamic scholars, Muftis of Islam and Shaykh-ul-
Hadees is coming to an end.
Passion of our predecessors for religious knowledge

Religious knowledge is an invaluable treasure and many great kings
undertook great efforts to acquire this treasure themselves and also
taught their children religious knowledge. Come, let’s listen to some
incidents regarding this:
Once, Caliph Haroon Rasheed asked Imam Kisai ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬to teach
his son, Mamoon Rasheed. He ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬said: I will not come here to
teach him; the prince should come to my house. Haroon Rasheed
said: He will come there but his lesson should be first. Imam Kisai
َ ْ ‫ َر‬said: This will not happen, rather, the one who comes first
will have his lesson first. Thereafter, Mamoon Rasheed began to
study. Coincidentally, Haroon Rasheed once passed by and saw that
Imam Kisai ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬was washing his feet and Mamoon Rasheed
was pouring the water. The caliph was angered after seeing this; he
dismounted his ride and whipped Mamoon Rasheed, saying: O
disrespectful individual! Why has Allah Almighty given you two

hands? Pour water with one hand and wash his feet with the other
hand. (Malfuzaat-e-A’la Hadrat, pp. 144)
Dear Islamic sisters! Just as we learn the great honour and respect
of a teacher from this incident, we also learn that Caliph Haroon
Rasheed had a sincere wish to teach his children religious
knowledge, which is why he requested Imam Kisai ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠ ـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬to teach
his son and he also agreed to Imam Kisai’s conditions in this
regard.
Similarly, Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Umar Bin Abdul-Aziz

َ ْ ‫ َر‬had also made great preparations to teach and instruct his
children. He ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬had appointed the great Hadees scholar,
Sayyiduna Saalih Bin Kaysan ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬, who was also his own
teacher, as their teacher. (Umar Bin Abdul Aziz ki 425 Hikayaat, pp. 55)
Like this, our pious predecessors would begin to acquire religious

knowledge from childhood. It is narrated that even though the
father of Hujjat-ul-Islam Sayyiduna Imam Ghazali ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬was not
ِ
educated himself, however, he ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬had great value for the
importance of religious knowledge. This is why it was his heartfelt
wish that both of his sons, Muhammad Ghazali and Ahmad Ghazali
‫ِﻤﺎ‬ ِ
َ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻬ‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬, acquire knowledge of Shari’at and Tareeqat. For this
reason, he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬had saved some money for his sons, which they
received after he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬passed away. This proved to be very
helpful for those two fortunate sons in their acquisition of religious
knowledge and throughout their journey of gaining it.(Muqaddamah
Ihya-ul-Uloom Translator ‘Allamah Siddeeq Hazarvi, pp. 18, summarised)
Likewise, A’la Hadrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Imam Ahmad Raza

َ ْ ‫ َر‬was inclined towards religious knowledge from
childhood, to such an extent that he ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬َ ْ ‫ َر‬had the honour of
reciting the complete Quran at the age of 4 and a half, and at the
age of only 13 years, 10 months and 4 days, he ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬completed
the study of the various branches of knowledge at the hands of his
noble father, Raees-ul-Mutakallimeen, Maulana Naqi Ali Khan
َ ْ ‫ َر‬. (Hayat-e-A’la Hadrat, pp. 71, summarised)
Adopt the Madani In’amaat

Dear Islamic sisters! Undoubtedly, after listening to today’s bayan,
we must have gained a passion to worship abundantly, create
Divine fear in our hearts and acquire religious knowledge, then
come, I will tell you of a way to actualise this passion. Remember! A
way to actualise this passion is to become attached to the
environment of Da’wat-e-Islami, to attend the Ijtima that takes
place every Wednesday and to act upon the Madani In’amaat
booklet.
By opening the Madani In’amaat booklet and answering ‘yes’ or

‘no’ to the questions therein, we can recognise whether our actions
are good or bad and can take steps to rectify any shortcomings. We
can also create a passion for worship and fear of Allah Almighty in
the heart, as these Madani In’amaat make us stand daily in its court
of self-accountability and take judgment from our consciousness
and gives us an opportunity to rectify and save ourselves. In reality,
these Madani In’amaat are a compilation of motivation to do those
actions that lead us to Paradise and to avoid those actions that lead
us to Hell.
Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ـﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗ ُـﻬ ُـﻢ اﻟْـﻌَـﺎﻟِـﻴ َ ْـﻪ‬

ْ ‫اﻣ‬
َ َ‫ د‬has given
us an excellent gift of reforming ourselves in the form of Madani
In’amaat. In this way, we can take accountability of our actions
daily at a specified time and attempt to remove any laziness or
shortcomings. This is why many Islamic sisters and students take
accountability for their actions every day before sleeping by filling

in the boxes present in the Madani In’amaat booklet. By virtue of
this, the obstacles that are preventing them from become pious and
staying away from sins are removed, with the grace of Allah
Almighty. Alongside acting upon the Sunnah, they also fulfil their
Faraaid, develop a hatred for sins, strive to protect their faith and
become embodiments of fear of Allah Almighty and other similar
attributes. Therefore, you should also take a Madani In’amaat
booklet from the stall today and begin to act upon it. ‫
َ ‫ا ْن َﺷ‬, you
will develop a passion for staying away from sins, doing good deeds
and acting upon the Sunnahs. May Allah Almighty grant us the
Taufeeq to act upon the Madani In’amaat.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Bringing the bayan to its conclusion, I will

have the honour of now mentioning some points regarding Bay’at.
Points regarding Bay’at

C One ought to take a righteous individual as their Imam in this
world, by following (i.e. taqleed of) someone in Shari’at and by
taking Bay’at with someone in Tareeqat, so that one is
resurrected with the righteous. (Adaab-e-Murshid-e- Kamil, pp. 13)
C A way of protecting one’s faith is by becoming a Mureed of a

perfect spiritual guide (Murshid). (Adaab-e- Murshid-e-Kamil, pp. 12)
C Taking Bay’at with a Shaykh that fulfils the conditions has been
the continuous practice (Sunnat-e-Mutawatirah) of the Muslims
and there are many benefits and blessings in terms of one’s
religion, worldly life and hereafter in this. (Fatawa Razawiyyah,

vol. 26, pp. 575)
C A Peer is made for affairs of the hereafter so that through his

guidance and inner attentiveness, a Mureed can save himself
from the actions that incur the displeasure of Allah Almighty
and His Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, and busy himself with the deeds
that bring the pleasure of Allah Almighty, day and night. (Adaab-
e-Murshid-e-Kamil, pp. 13)
C The one who takes Bay’at with a Shaykh that fulfils the
conditions should not take Bay’at with another Shaykh. (Fatawa
Razawiyyah, vol. 26, Hadees 579)
C Some of the benefits of becoming a Mureed of Ghaus Pak

َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬is that one’s faith is protected, one will have the
opportunity to repent before death, he will gain freedom from
Hell and will enter Paradise. (Fikr-e-Madinah, pp. 161)
C One should not delay in becoming a Mureed. (Adaab-e-Murshi-e-

Kamil, pp. 22)
C One Mureed cannot have two Shaykhs. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 21,
pp. 580)
C The Mureed who is divided between two Peers, he will not be

successful. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 26, pp. 136)
C One does not require permission from one’s parents or

husband or anyone else to take Bay’at with a Peer who holds
proper Sunni beliefs, is an Islamic scholar, is not a sinner and
his chain is completely joined until the end. (Fatawa Razawiyyah,
vol. 26, pp. 584)
C One can take Bay’at via a letter. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 26, pp. 585)
C One can become a Mureed via a messenger or a letter. (Fatawa

Razawiyyah, vol. 26, pp. 585)
C To object to the actions and words of the Peer is severely

Haraam and causes one to lose the blessings of both worlds.
(Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 26, pp. 588)
C If a Mureed apparently receives blessings from a pious person

or a Wali who has passed away, then he should consider it to be
the blessing of his Murshid. (Adaab-e-Murshi-e- Kamil, pp. 98)
C A Mureed should remain careful at all times and always

maintain respect because a small amount of heedlessness and
carelessness can become a means of such great harm to one’s
religion or dunya that perhaps one will not be able to atone for
it. (Adaab-e-Murshi-e- Kamil, pp. 70)
C Sayyiduna Zun-Noon Al-Misri ‫ َر ْﲪَ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْﻪ‬states: When a Mureed

does not take care to maintain proper etiquette, then he returns
back to where he came from. (Al Risalat-ul-Qushayriyyah, pp. 319)
To learn thousands of various Sunnahs, refer to the two books of

Maktaba-tul-Madina, ‘Bahar-e-Shari’at, part 16 (312 pages)’ and
the 120-page book, ‘Sunnatayn aur Adaab’. Also, purchase and read
the two booklets of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬, ‘101
Madani Phool’ and ‘163 Madani Phool’.
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ﻟـﺸـﻴ‬
Blessings of Aurad-o-Wazaif

The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬has stated:
‫ ْﻴ َﻬﺎ‬gِ ‫ َّ ٌﻞ ﺑِ َﻬﺎ َﺣ ّٰﱴ ُﻳ َﺒﻠِ ّ َﻐ‬P‫َﻠ َْﻴ ِﻪ َﻋ ْﺸﺮا ً ﺑِ َﻬﺎ َﻣﻠ ٌَﻚ ُﻣ َﻮ‬L ‫ﷲ‬
ُ ‫ ا‬Iَّ ‫َّ َﺻ‬Iََ L Iّٰ ‫َﻣ ْﻦ َﺻ‬
Translation: The one who sends Salat upon me once, Allah
Almighty sends ten mercies upon him and an angel is appointed to
present that Salat to me.
(Mu’ja-e- Kabeer, vol. 8, p. 134, Raqm 7611)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
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Blessings of Aurad-o-Wazaif 377
Important point
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َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! You have just heard how great a Wazifah
Durood Shareef is; our Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬hears our
Durood and Salaam. Therefore, particularly those Islamic sisters
who are facing difficulties, are grief-stricken, in calamities, are sick
or desire to visit Makkah and Madina should make it a habit to
recite Durood Shareef on the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬in
abundance, at all times whether standing, sitting or walking, rather,
they should make it their Wazifah.
َ ْ ‫ !ا َﻟ‬Many books regarding the virtues of Durood Shareef have
been written. The male and female Islamic scholars also mention its
virtues, benefits and blessings. Come, let’s listen to some blessings
of reciting Durood Shareef in abundance.
It is written on page 81, volume 8 of ‘Tafseer Sirat-ul-Jinan’:
1. The fortunate Muslim who sends Durood upon the Beloved

Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, Allah Almighty, the angels and the
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬send Durood upon her.
2. Durood Shareef becomes an expiation for misdeeds.
3. Durood Shareef purifies one’s actions.
4. Durood Shareef increases one’s ranks.
5. One’s sins are forgiven.
6. The Durood itself seeks forgiveness for the Muslim who sends
Durood Shareef.
7. One Qeerat of reward is written in her book of deeds, which is

similar to Mount Uhud.
8. The Muslim who recites Durood Shareef will receive a full

measure of reward.
9. The Durood Shareef will be sufficient for all of the affairs in

this world and the hereafter for that Muslim who utilises all of
his Wazaaif time reciting Durood Shareef.
10. One attains salvation from calamities.
11. The Beloved Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬

َ will bear witness to the
Durood Shareef.
12. Reciting Durood Shareef makes intercession Wajib.
13. One attains the pleasure and mercy of Allah Almighty through
Durood Shareef.
14. One attains safety from Allah Almighty’s displeasure.
15. He will receive a place in the shade of the Throne.
16. His scale of good deeds will be heavy.
17. He will be blessed to visit the Fountain of Kawsar.
18. He will be safe from the thirst of Judgment Day.
19. He will be saved from the fire of Hell.
20. He will traverse the bridge of Sirat easily.
21. He will be shown his abode in Paradise before he dies.
22. Durood Shareef is a substitute for charity for the poor person.
23. It is complete purity and purification.
24. Invoking Durood Shareef causes blessings in one’s wealth.
25. One hundred needs, in fact even more than this are fulfilled
through it.
26. It is a form of worship.
27. Durood Shareef is from the favoured actions in the court of

Allah Almighty.
28. Durood Shareef is the adornment of the gatherings.
29. Durood Shareef removes destitution and poverty.
30. The constraints of life are removed.
31. Places of goodness are sought through it.
32. The one who recites Durood Shareef, he, his sons and his
grandsons will all receive benefit. The one to whom the reward
of Durood Shareef is conveyed will also receive benefit.
33. One attains closeness to Allah Almighty and His Prophet

َ .
34. Durood Shareef is a light.
35. The heart is purified from hypocrisy and deficiency.
36. One is blessed with the vision of the Beloved Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
َ
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬in his dreams.
37. The one who recites Durood Shareef is saved from backbiting
others. Durood Shareef is a most blessed and superior action.
38. Durood Shareef is very beneficial to one’s worldly life and

hereafter.
Besides this, there is great reward in this Wazifah for the intelligent
Islamic sister who is eager to amass an abundance of actions and is
striving for an action which has great virtues, excellent merits and
many benefits. May Allah Almighty grant us the Tawfeeq to recite
Durood Shareef in abundance. Aameen (Sirat-ul-Jinan, vol. 8, pp. 81)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Let’s listen to the proof of Awraad and Wazaaif
from the Holy Quran:
Allah Almighty states in part 17, Surah Ambiya, Verse 87:
ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ ۤ ٰ ۤ ٰ ٰ
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ۡن ﻵﻹ‬
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ﻟﻈﻠﻤ‬Á ‫ﻓﻨﺎدي‬
he therefore called out in the realms of darkness, ‘There is no god

except You; Glory be to You. Indeed, an out-of-place (act) occurred
from me.’
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Surah Al Ambiya, Verse 87)
ِ ِٖ ِ
Sayyiduna Sa’d ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ ‫ َر‬narrates that the Beloved Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ َ واٰﻟﻪ‬ َ
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: When Sayyiduna Yunus made Du’a in the stomach of the
fish, he said the following words,
ۖx
, ْ -‫٭ ﺍ ْ" ﻛ ْﻨ ﺖ ﻣ ﻦ ﺍﻟ |ﻈﻠﻤ‬ ‫ ۤﻻ ﺍﻟ ٰ [ ﺍ ۤﻻ ﺍﻧ ْ ﺖ ﺳ ْﺒ ٰﺤ ﻨ‬
If any Muslim makes Du’a for a particular purpose with these
words, Allah Almighty will accept it. (Tirmizi, vol. 5, p. 302, Hadees 3516)
Sayyiduna Sa’d Bin Abi Waqas ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬states: We were sitting close
to the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and he ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said,
‘Shall I not inform you of something that when any one from
amongst you is afflicted by a calamity or when a worldly
catastrophe descends and he make Du’a by means of it, his calamity
and catastrophe will be removed.’ They said, ‘Of course!’ He
َ said, ‘It is the Du’a of Sayyiduna Yunus,
ۖx
, ْ -‫٭ ﺍ ْ" ﻛ ْﻨ ﺖ ﻣ ﻦ ﺍﻟ |ﻈﻠﻤ‬ ‫ ۤﻻ ﺍﻟ ٰ [ ﺍ ۤﻻ ﺍﻧ ْ ﺖ ﺳ ْﺒ ٰﺤ ﻨ‬
(Mustadrak, Kitab-ul-Du’a Wal-takbeer-o-Tahleel, vol. 2, p. 183, Hadees 1907)
The shackles were broken by virtue of the Wazifah

Dear Islamic sisters! Come, let’s listen to some more blessings of
Wazifahs:
Sayyiduna Muhammad Bin Ishaaq ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬states that, Sayyiduna

Malik Ashja’ee ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬presented himself in the court of the
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and said: My son, ‘Awf, has been
imprisoned (by the enemies)! The Beloved ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠ َﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said to
him: Send a message to your son, saying that the Messenger of
Allah ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬commands him to recite "ّٰ‫ َﻻ َﺣ ْﻮ َل َو َﻻ ﻗ َُّﻮةَ اِ َّﻻﺑِﺎﻟﻠ‬in
abundance.
Sayyiduna ‘Awf Bin Malik ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

َ ‫ َر‬had been bound in shackles by
the enemy. However, by virtue of this Wazifah, the chains were
broken, he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬escaped from the enemy by mounting a camel
and riding away. On the path, he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬came across some land
where the enemy’s animals were grazing. He ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬called them
and they all came running and began to follow him.
When he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ ِ

َ ‫ َر‬returned home, he ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬went to the door and
called out to his parents. His parents were overcome with joy but
they were also surprised as they thought ‘Awf had been imprisoned,
so how could he have come here? Nevertheless, when his parents
and servant came to the door, they saw that there were many
camels with Sayyiduna ‘Awf ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬. He ‫ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬informed his
parents about himself and the camels. His father said to him: Wait a
moment! I will go to the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and ask him
regarding these camels (whether they are Halal for us or not?).
Thus, his father went to the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and
informed him of the entire incident. The Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: Do whatever you wish with the camels (i.e. the camels
are Halal for you). (Tafseer Ibn-e-Kaseer, Part 28, Surah Al Talaaq, that-ul-Ayah
2,3, vol. 8, p. 170)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
َ ‫ﺤـ‬
‫ﻦ اﻟـﻠ
ﻪ‬ ٰ ْ ‫ ! ُﺳـﺒ‬Did you hear of the immense blessings of Awraad and
Wazaaif? When Sayyiduna ‘Awf Bin Malik ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was imprisoned
by the enemies and abundantly recited the Wazifah given by the
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬, he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬received help from Allah
Almighty; the shackles were broken and he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was freed from
his imprisonment. Also, through his miracle, the herd of camels
began to follow him when he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬called them and with the
grace of Allah Almighty, he ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬very happily set out for his
home.
There are many points that can be taken from the aforementioned
incident. One point we learn is the importance and virtue of ‫َﻻ َﺣ ْﻮل‬
Shareef and that this is a very powerful Wazifah that is very
beneficial in getting one out of difficulties. Therefore, whenever you
are afflicted by some difficulty or illness, for example, anxiety, harm
to life or wealth, if your property or money is stolen, if a fire breaks
out in the home, if you are treated unfairly or deceived, if fear of the
enemy disrupts your peace, if matters become difficult, if you are
stuck in an unjust court case, if you are involved in an accident, if
the one you borrowed some money from is demanding their
money, if a flood or an earthquake occur or if someone becomes ill
in the home, then recite "ّ‫ َﻻ َﺣ ْﻮ َل َو َﻻ ﻗ َُّﻮةَ اِ َّﻻ ِﺑﺎﻟ ٰﻠ‬abundantly. ‫اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬, you will
benefit, and why will you not benefit, when the Beloved Prophet
َ himself mentioned the virtues and blessings of ‫َﻻ َﺣ ْﻮل‬
Shareef.
Come, let’s listen to four sayings of the Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬in order to gain blessings:
1. He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: Recite "ِ ّ‫ َﻻ َﺣ ْﻮ َل َو َﻻ ﻗ َُّﻮةَ اِ َّﻻﺑِﺎﻟ ٰﻠ‬, because this is a
treasure from the treasures of Paradise. (Muslim, Kitab Zikr-wa-Du’a,
p. 1112, Hadees 2704)
2. He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: Shall I not inform you of one door from
the doors of Paradise? They said: What is it? He ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
said: "ِ ّٰ‫( َﻻ َﺣ ْﻮ َل َو َﻻ ﻗ َُّﻮةَ اِ َّﻻ ِﺑﺎﻟﻠ‬Majma’-ul-Zawaìd, Kitab-ul-Azkaar, vol. 10, p. 118,
Hadees 16897)
3. He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: Whoever recited "ِ ّ‫ َﻻ َﺣ ْﻮ َل َو َﻻ ﻗ َُّﻮةَ اِ َّﻻ ِﺑﺎﻟ ٰﻠ‬, it will be a
cure for 99 illnesses; the smallest of which is worry and sadness.
(Attargheeb Wattarheeb, Kitab Zikr-wa-Du’a, vol. 2, p. 291, Raqm 2448)
He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: O Ali I‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ ! Shall I not inform you
4. َ ‫ر‬J
َ
of such words which you can recite at times of calamity? He
َ ‫ـﻪ‬
َ ‫ َر‬said: Please inform me! May my life be sacrificed for
you! I have learnt all goodness from you. He ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said:
When you are afflicted by some difficulty, then recite,
ِّ ِ ‫اﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْﻴ ِﻢ َو َﻻ َﺣ ْﻮ َل َو َﻻﻗُ َّﻮةَ اِ َّﻻ ِﺑﺎﻟﻠّٰ ِ" اﻟْ َﻌ‬
‘‫ اﻟْ َﻌ ِﻈ ْﻴ ِﻢ‬I َّ "ِ ّٰ‫’ ِﺑ ْﺴ ِﻢ اﻟﻠ‬, thus, by the
blessings of this, Allah Almighty will remove whichever

calamities that He wills. (‘Amal-ul-Youm-wa-llaylah, p. 120)
Besides this, the scholars of Islam have also mentioned the blessings
of ‫ َﻻ َﺣ ْﻮل‬Shareef:
Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬states: The

Noble Sufis ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬state that: Whoever recites ‫ َﻻ َﺣ ْﻮل‬Shareef
ٰ َ
(i.e. ‫ اﻟْ َﻌ ِﻈ ْﻴﻢ‬Iِّ ِ ‫ ) َﻻ َﺣ ْﻮ َل َو َﻻﻗُ َّﻮةَ اِ ّﻻ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠ ّ ِ" اﻟْ َﻌ‬21 times in the morning and evening,
blows on water and then drinks it, ‫ اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬he will be freed from
satanic whispers. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 1, p. 87, summarised)
Definition of morning and evening

Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‫ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮﻛَـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬writes on page 11 of Shajrah
Qaadiriyyah Razawiyyah Ziyaiyyah Attariyyah: ‘Morning’ refers to
the time when half of the nights passes until the first rays of the sun
begin to glimmer. Whatever is recited during this time is
considered to be recited in the morning.
‘Evening’ refers to the start time of Zuhr until sunset. Anything

recited during this time is considered to be recited in the evening.
(Shajrah, Qaadiriyyah Razawiyyah Ziyaiyyah Attariyyah, p. 11)
Come, let’s listen to some points regarding Awraad and Wazaaif

from page 398, volume 23 of Fatawa Razawiyyah:
1. Whenever any Wazifah is read, then it should be a means to

humble oneself in the court of Allah Almighty in order to fulfil
a permissible wish. Also, the one reciting the Wazifah should
make the Wazifah a mediator in the court of Allah Almighty
and do the Wazifah with the intention of reward.
2. If the Wazifah is read with the sole purpose of fulfilling one’s

need, this is permissible, however, one will not receive reward.
3. How will one come to know if she is reciting the Wazifah

whilst considering it to be rewarding and a Du’a or just to fulfil
her need? One sign of this is that if one’s need is not fulfilled
despite reciting the Wazifah and she stopped reciting it, then
she was reciting the Wazifah to fulfil her need. Because if she
was reciting it whilst considering it to be rewarding and a Du’a,
then she would continue.
4. The Wazifah should be recited in order to fulfil a permissible

need. If it is for some impermissible matter, like causing
quarrelling between husband and wife, then such a Wazifah is
Haraam.
5. If the Wazifah is for a permissible matter, but it is carried out

in an impermissible way, for example, through black magic
etc., it is Haraam also. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 23, p. 389, summarised)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Generally, when a person falls ill, they

immediately turn to a doctor or herbalist. The doctor or herbalist
tells the patient to avoid certain things, according to his situation.
For example, he tells the patient to eat simple foods and says: If you
abstain, then the medicine will work, you will recover quickly by
being cautious, if you do not abstain then you will not achieve
anything except losing your money.
Now, if the patient consumes the medicine at the correct time,

according to the instructions given to him and is also cautious, then
‫اِ ْن َﺷ
ﺂءَاﻟـﻠـﻪ‬, he will regain his health quickly. However, if he doesn’t
take the medicine on time, eats all those things which he was told
not to eat and starts to doubt as to whether the medicine will work
or whether he will be cured or whether the medicine will cause him
harm. Undoubtedly, this is foolishness.
The matter of Awraad and Wazaaif is similar to this; if one does not
adhere to the principles and rules of the Awraad and Wazaaif, does
not do those things which she should be doing and does those
things which should be avoided or she has doubts as to whether the
illness will be removed by carrying out the Wazifah, or whether her
father, husband or brother will receive blessings in their livelihood,
or whether she will receive the mercy of Allah Almighty through
the Wazifah, or whether her daughter will be married by doing the
Wazifah, or whether her mind will be affected by carrying out the
Wazifah, or whether she will be harmed by doing the Wazifah etc.
She will never be successful in attaining her objective in such a case
nor will she receive any benefit by doing the Wazifah. On the other
hand, the one who adheres to the conditions and etiquettes of the
Awraad and Wazaaif, will receive many benefits.
Some important etiquette of Awraad and Wazaaif

It is written in ‘Jannati Zaywar’: Remember! Just as the effect of
herbs and all medicines is only seen when they are utilised properly.
Similarly, spiritual remedies and amulets (Ta’wizaat) have some
conditions also; there are some methods and some necessities, and
if they are not fulfilled, the effects of the spiritual remedy will not
manifest and one will not attain blessings. From these conditions,
there are seven conditions that are very important and necessary,
without which, it will be foolishness to hope for any results from
the Quranic remedies. The conditions are as follows:
Seven conditions of spiritual remedies and Du’as

1. Consuming Halal sustenance and staying away from Haraam
foods.
2. Speaking the truth and never telling lies.
3. Keeping one’s intention correct and pure by doing every

righteous deed for the sake of Allah Almighty.
4. Fully adhering to the rulings of the Shari’ah.
5. Always maintaining respect and due etiquette for the pillars of

the religion of Allah Almighty, for example, the Quran, the
Ka’bah, the Prophet and Salah etc. and revering the pious
predecessors ‫ﲪ ُﻬ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠ ـﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬.
6. Reciting the Wazifah with complete attention.
7. Having full conviction in the effects of the Wazifah or spiritual

remedy that is undertaken and having complete trust in it. If
there is any doubt, then the Wazifah or spiritual remedy will
have no effect.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Sometimes, after listening to the virtues and

blessings of Awraad and Wazaaif, we desire to recite them, but we
do not have steadfastness upon it. There are two main reasons for
this, one is that perhaps we do not know how to recite properly, due
to which, we are deprived of reciting the Awraad and Wazaaif; we
should remove this weakness. We must pray our Salah anyway and
recite the Quran. Therefore, we should learn how to recite the
Quran correctly, by virtue of this, it will become easy for us to recite

Awraad and Wazaaif also.
َ ْ ‫!ا َﻟ‬
The correct method of reciting the Quran with correct
pronunciation is taught in the environment of Da’wat-e-Islami.
Thousands of Madrasa-tul-Madina Balighat classes take place
under Majlis Madrasa-tul-Madina Balighat, both at home and
abroad. Thousands of Islamic sisters have the honour of learning
the knowledge of the Quran in these classes, free of charge. We
should also take part in these classes and have the honour of
learning how to recite the Quran from the correct points of
articulation (Makhaarij).
Another possible reason of laziness in Awraad and Wazaaif is that

perhaps we become worried quickly when we think that so-and-so
Wazifah takes such-and-such amount of time, but I do not have
that much time. We will try to learn the way of dispelling this
weakness through an example:
If a person is setting out for a long journey, for example, from

London to Birmingham, then from time to time, he looks at the
signboards to check how many miles are left of the journey; there is
such-and-such amount of the journey left, there is such-and-such
amount of the journey left. By continuously looking at the
signboards, it feels as though the journey is becoming easier, until
finally, he reaches his destination.
Like this, one should keep reward in mind and in the beginning,
estimate the amount of time it will take to recite some Wazaaif; that
such-and-such Wazifah will take this amount of time. For example,
recitation of Surah Mulk takes around 5 minutes, one of the daily
Awraad and Wazaaif given in Shajarah Qaadiriyyah Razawiyyah
Ziyaiyyah Attariyyah is recited 70 times and it is ‘ ‫ا َ ْﺳ َﺘ ْﻐ ِﻔ ُﺮاﻟﻠّٰ َ" اﻟ َْﻌ ِﻈ ْﻴ َﻢ َوا َ ُﺗ ْﻮ ُب‬
"‫ ;’اِﻟ َْﻴ‬this will take approximately 4 minutes, ‘"ُ ّ‫ ’ َﻻۤاِﻟ ٰ َ" اِ َّﻻاﻟ ٰﻠ‬is recited 166
times (with "ّٰ‫ ُﻣ َﺤ ّﻤ ٌَﺪ َّرﺳﻮ ُل اﻟﻠ‬at the end), this takes around 4 and a half
minutes. The Durood Shareef, ‘‫ ُﻣ َﺤ ّﻤَﺪ‬Iَٰ L "ُ ّ‫ اﻟ ٰﻠ‬Iَّ ‫ ’ َﺻ‬is recited 111 times; this
takes around 4 and a half minutes. The one who recites the three
Quls (Surah Ikhlaas, Surah Falaq and Surah Naas) is given the glad
tidings of being protected from all calamities; this Wazifah takes
around 1 and a half minutes.
If we were to continue to reflect like this, then there will be many

more Wazaaif which can be recited in a short amount of time i.e. a
few minutes. By analysing in this way, we are hopeful that, with the
mercy of Allah Almighty, we will be granted steadfastness. ‫اِ ْن َﺷ
Also, we should ponder about how many hours of our day is spent
in useless conversations, in which, we end up committing
backbiting, hurt many Islamic sisters’ feelings, and due to not
controlling our tongues, we even end up lying. May Allah Almighty
grant us the ability to use our tongue in the correct manner and
allow us to do His Zikr in abundance.

‫وﺳﻠﻢ‬
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ

َ ْ ‫ !ا َﻟ‬In the current times, a perfect spiritual
guide can be found in the form of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ‘Allamah
Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬. His
amulets (Ta’wizaat) and Wazaaif are very effective.
ُ ‫ﻤ‬ the passion for helping the Ummah, he ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬
ْ ‫ـﺤ‬
َ ْ ‫ !ا َﻟ‬With
has granted the Ummah great gifts in the form of the book,
‘Madani Treasure of Blessings’; which consists of various well-
known Quranic Surahs, Duroods, and spiritual and medicinal

cures. He ‫ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬has also written a book, ‘Gharaylu Ilaj’;
which is comprised of various household remedies. Furthermore,
he ‫ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮﻛَـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬has written a booklet which is full of the blessings
of the blessed names of Allah Almighty, known as, ’40 Spiritual
Cures’.
Besides this, he ‫ دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬has written many other booklets,
such as, ‘Ailing Worshipper’, ‘Daughter Thrown Alive Into Well,
‘Sparrow And Blind Snake’, ‘Scorpion On A Frog’ and ‘Questions
And Answers About Islamic Veil’; which are full of various Wazaaif.
Therefore, purchase these books and booklets from the stall of
Maktaba-tul-Madina today and gift them to other Islamic sisters
also.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Dear Islamic sisters! Remember! Just as Ta’wizat and Wazaaif are

beneficial in removing calamities, worries and illnesses, the Quran
is also an excellent Wazifah to rid oneself of worries and illnesses.
Through the recitation of the Quran and with the Mercy of Allah
Almighty, many of our problems can be solved.
Cure from the Quran

A person once complained of throat pain to the Beloved Prophet
‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ َ , so the Beloved Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬
ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬ ُ ‫ﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ‬
َ said: Recite the
Quran. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 2, p. 519, Hadees 2580)
Similarly, another person presented himself in the court of the

Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬and said: I have pain in my chest.
The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: Recite the Quran, Allah
Almighty says:
ٌ
Z‫
ﻟﺼﺪ ۡو ر‬ <Á ‫ﺂء ﻟ ﻤﺎ‬‫و ﺷﻔ‬
and healing for the hearts,
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 11, Surah Al Yunus, Verse 57)
(Tafseer Durr -e-Mansoor, Yunus, under Ayah 57, vol. 4, p. 366)
The Quran is an excellent medicine for various illnesses, just as the

Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: ‫اﻟﺪ َوا ِء ا َﻟْﻘ ُْﺮا ُٰن‬
َّ ‫ﲑ‬ُ ْ ‫ َﺧ‬, meaning, ‘The best
medicine is the Quran.’(Ibn-e-Majah, Kitab-ul-Tib, vol. 4, p. 116, Hadees 3501)
‘Allamah Abdur-Ra’oof Munaawi ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

َ ْ ‫ َر‬writes the following
under this Hadees: i.e. The best Ta’weez is the one which is
comprised of Quranic verses. Hence, Allah Almighty states in part
15, Surah Bani-Israaèel, Verse 82:
ۡ ۡ ۡ ٌ ٌ ٰۡۡ
ê ‫ﺂء و ر ۡﺣ ﻤﺔ ﻟ ﻠ ﻤﺆ ﻨ‬‫ل ﻣﻦ
ﻟﻘﺮ
ن ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺷﻔ‬p q‫وﻧ‬
And We send down in the Qur’aan that which is a cure and mercy
for the believers,
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Surah Bani Israaèel, Verse 82)
Thus, the Quran is a medicine for the heart, body and soul. If other
speech has specialities and benefits, then what do you think about
the words of Allah Almighty; whose superiority over other words is
like the superiority of Allah Almighty over His creation. There are
some verses of the Quran that are specifically for ending illnesses
and calamities, and these verses are known to special people.
(Fayz-ul-Qadeer, vol. 3, p. 628)
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ

َ ْ ‫ !ا َﻟ‬Every Surah of the Quran has its own
virtue, speciality and excellence. They are sufficient for the
protection of life and wealth, for removing worries and causing
happiness to enter the heart, and for the removal of illness. Come!
For our motivation, we will listen to the virtues, specialities and
benefits of some Surahs of the Quran from the book of Maktaba-
tul-Madina, ‘Jannati Zaywar’.
Virtues, specialities and benefits of Quranic Surahs

C The Du’a which is made after reciting Surah Fatihah 100 times
will be accepted.
C Satan runs from the home if Surah Baqarah is recited.
C Reciting Ayat-ul-Kursi ends dependence on others.
C Reciting Surah Kahf regularly will protect one from the trials of
Dajjaal.
C Reciting Surah Dukhan removes worries.
C Reciting Surah Jaasiyah and blowing on the one who is close to

death will cause them to have a good end.
C Reciting Surah Hujurat and blowing it on water and drinking it

is a means of goodness and blessings in the home.
C Reciting Surah Rahman 11 times will fulfil all goals.
C Reciting Surah Waaqi’ah will protect one from poverty.
C Reciting Surah Mulk every night will protect one from the
punishment of the grave.
C Reciting Surah Muzzammil 11 times will make every difficulty

easy.
C Reciting Surah Nazi’aat will protect one from the pains of

death.
C The wealth upon which Surah Alam Nashrah is recited, will

become full of blessings.
C Reciting Surah Teen 3 times will improve character and

conduct.
C Surah ‘Alaq is a cure for joint pain.
C Whoever recites Surah Qadr morning and evening, Allah

Almighty will increase his honour.
C Surah Bayyinah is a cure for vitiligo and jaundice.
C Surah Zilzaal is equivalent to a quarter of the Quran.
C Surah ‘Aadiyaat is beneficial when blown upon the one who has
been afflicted by the evil eye.
C Recitation of Surah Qaari’ah protects one from catastrophes.
C Reciting Surah Takasur 300 times allows one to repay their debt
very quickly.
C Recitation of Surah ‘Asr removes sorrow.
C Surah Humazah and Surah Feel are proven to protect one from
the evil of the enemy, and Surah Quraysh is proven to protect
one’s life.
C Surah Maa’oon is very beneficial when read at the time of great

difficulty.
C Those who have no children are blessed with children by

reciting Surah Kawthar.
C Surah Kafiroon is equivalent to a fourth of the Quran.
C Surah Ikhlaas is equivalent to a third of the Quran and it has

many virtues.
C Surah Falaq and Surah Naas protect one from the evil of jinns,
Satan and those who are jealous. (Jannati Zaywar, p. 588)
May we all be given the passion for reciting the Quran.

َ َ ۡ ُّ َ

have the honour of mentioning the excellence of the Sunnah, and
some Sunnahs and etiquettes. The Leader of all Prophets ‫َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: The one who loved my Sunnah, loved me, and the one who
loved me, will be with me in Paradise. (Mishkat, Kitab-ul-Iman, vol. 1, p.

55, Hadees 175)
Sunnahs and etiquette of Salaam

Dear Islamic sisters! Come, we will listen to the Sunnahs and
etiquette of giving Salaam from the booklet of ‘Allamah Maulana
Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri ‫دَ َاﻣـ ْﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗـ ُﻬـ ُﻢ اﻟـ ْﻌَـﺎﻟ ِـﻴ َـ ْﻪ‬, ‘101 Madani Pearls’:
C When meeting Muslims (Mahrams), it is Sunnah to give them

Salaam.
C Here is a summary of what is written on volume 3, page 459 of

Bahar-e-Shari’at, published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah: When
giving Salaam, one should have the intention that the wealth,
honour and dignity of the one I am giving Salaam to is under

my protection, and I consider it Haraam to interfere in any of
them. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, p. 459, Part 16, summarised)
C No matter how many times you meet someone in a day, or if

you leave and enter a room several times, it is rewardable to
give Salaam to the Mahrams that are present there.
C It is Sunnah to give Salaam first.
C The one who gives Salaam first is closer to Allah Almighty.
C The one who gives Salaam first is free from pride, as the
Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ َّ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬said: The one who gives Salaam
first is free from pride. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman vol. 6, p. 433, Hadees 8786)
C 90 mercies descend upon the one who gives Salaam first and 10
mercies descend upon the one who replies. (Kimiyaye Sa’adat, vol. 1,
p. 394)
C One receives 10 virtues for saying ‫َﻠَ ْﻴ ُﳊ ْﻢ‬L ‫ﻼم‬ َّ َ ‫ا‬, one will receive 20
ُ ‫ﻟﺴ‬
virtues by adding "ّٰ‫ َو َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟﻠ‬, and one will receive 30 virtues if "‫ﲝ ُﺗ‬P‫َو َﺑ َﺮ‬
ُ
is added also. Some people add the words ‫ ﺟ َّﻨ ُﺖ اﻟﻤﻘﺎم‬and ‫دوزخ اﻟﺤﺮام‬
to the Salaam, this is incorrect.
C It is Wajib to reply to the Salaam immediately and to say it in an

audible voice so that the Islamic sister who gave Salaam can
hear it.
َ َ ۡ ُّ َ
Table of Contents
Du’a for Reading the Book...........................................................................ii

14 Intentions for Reading this Book ......................................................... iii
Two Madani pearls ................................................................................. iii
14 Intentions for reading this book ...................................................... iii
Al-Madina-tul-‘Ilmiyyah.............................................................................. v
Preface ..........................................................................................................vii
Islamic Speeches
Wellbeing of grieved Ummah .................................................................. 1
Virtue of Salat upon the Holy Prophet ................................................. 1

Important point ............................................................................................. 1
Intentions of listening to the Bayan............................................................ 2
Sayyiduna Umar Farooq’s eagerness to help a family .............................. 3
Short biography of Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam ....................... 5
Caring for a woman with hungry children ................................................ 7
Aiding an disabled blind old woman ......................................................... 7
Definition of well-wishing ........................................................................... 9
Virtues of well-wishing towards others ................................................... 10
Sayyiduna Umar’s advice to a drunkard .................................................. 11
Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat’s concern for the Ummah ................................ 12
Aiding the debt-ridden ............................................................................... 15
Visiting the sick ........................................................................................... 16
Sunnahs and etiquette of hosting guests .................................................. 18
Imam Hussain’s acts of worship ............................................................ 20
Virtue of Salat upon the Holy Prophet ............................................... 20

Important point ........................................................................................... 21
Intentions of listening to the Bayan.......................................................... 21
Reward for loving Imam Husain .............................................................. 23
397
Islamic Speeches 398
He was forgiven due to his love for Imam Husain ................................. 23

Love for Imams Hassan and Husain ........................................................ 25
A short introduction ................................................................................... 25
The worship performed by Imam Husain ............................................... 27
Punctual in prayer and fasting .................................................................. 27
Raise your children well ............................................................................. 29
Scholar of the Quran................................................................................... 31
A practicing scholar of the Quran ............................................................ 31
Love for the Quran and Salah .................................................................... 31
Charity and alms ......................................................................................... 32
Matchless generosity................................................................................... 32
Giving charity does not decrease one’s wealth ........................................ 33
Second Madani pearl .................................................................................. 33
Adopt humbleness ...................................................................................... 34
Sunnahs and etiquette of applying kohl ................................................... 35
Compassionate ways of the great personalities of Karbala ... 37
Virtue of Salat upon the Holy Prophet ............................................... 37

Important point ........................................................................................... 38
Exemplary generosity ................................................................................. 42
Five bags of one thousand Dinars ............................................................. 43
Generosity towards a shepherd ................................................................. 44
Unmatched Generosity .............................................................................. 46
An introduction to the booklet, ‘Imam Husain ki Karamaat’............... 50
1. He supplicated for the one who swore at him..................................... 51
2. Good conduct towards the one who swore ......................................... 53
3. I have restrained my anger .................................................................... 53
Sunnahs and etiquette of reciting the Quran .......................................... 55
Evil character of Yazeed .......................................................................... 58
The excellence of Salat upon the Holy Prophet ................................. 58

Important point ........................................................................................... 58
Table of Contents 399
The method of attaining the love of the Prophet ! ............................. 60

The terrible end of an enemy of the Companions (Sahaba) ................. 62
The evil acts of the wretched Yazeed ........................................................ 64
Boycotting the evil practises of Yazeed, the wretched ........................... 65
Yazeed’s bad character and the reason for it .......................................... 67
What is known as aversion to the world? ................................................ 69
The qualities of Mufti-e-Dawat-e-Islami ................................................. 69
The obscenities of Yazeed and boycotting them .................................... 70
One evil practise of Yazeed; Drinking alcohol ........................................ 71
What chaos did alcohol bring about? ....................................................... 71
The second evil of Yazeed; Songs and music .......................................... 72
The third evil of Yazeed; interest .............................................................. 74
The Fourth sin of Yazeed - not offering Salah ........................................ 77
The Sunnahs and etiquette of good mannerism ..................................... 80
The Importance of Time ............................................................................ 82
The Benefits of Salat upon the Holy Prophet ................................... 82

Important point ........................................................................................... 83
The sleep of negligence and destruction of one’s life ............................. 85
The Abode of the son of Adam ................................................................. 86
The Similitude of Age and Ice ................................................................... 87
Did not even have a chance to distribute wealth .................................... 88
There is still time ......................................................................................... 92
Rectification of those wasting time........................................................... 93
Fasted for a year........................................................................................... 94
Explanation of the poetic verses of A’la Hadrat...................................... 94
Matters which waste time .......................................................................... 94
Internet ......................................................................................................... 95
Mobile Phone............................................................................................... 96
Biography of Imam Zayn-ul-‘Aabideen ................................................... 97
Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat and his importance to time .............................. 99
Brief Introduction ..................................................................................... 101
Method of managing one’s time ............................................................. 102
Sunnahs and etiquette of Applying Kohl (Surmah) ............................. 104
Rank of the companions and the Ahl-e-Bayt .............................. 106
Virtue of Salat upon the Holy Prophet ............................................ 106

Important point ......................................................................................... 107
Intentions of listening to the Bayan........................................................ 107
Sayyiduna Umar Farooq’s encounter with Ashaab-e-Kahf
(the people of the cave) ............................................................................ 108
The noble companions ‫ ﻋَـﻠَﻴْﻬ ُِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ ْان‬are matchless .................................... 111
The rank of the companions in the Quran and Hadees....................... 112
The importance of loving the Ahl-e-Bayt .............................................. 114
What is the pool of Kawsar? .................................................................... 117
The love of the companions ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻬ ُِﻢ اﻟ ّ ِﺮ ْﺿ َﻮ ْان‬for the Prophet .................... 117
The love of the companions for the Ahl-e-Bayt.................................... 118
Mention of Imam Husain ........................................................................ 121
Etiquette of loving the Prophetic household ......................................... 122
Islam is a complete way of life ........................................................... 125
The virtue of Salat upon the Holy Prophet ..................................... 125

Important point ......................................................................................... 126
A brilliant reply of Farooq-e-A’zam ....................................................... 129
A luminous perspective of Islamic guidance in relation to parents ... 132
Islamic teachings with regards to an elder brother .............................. 136
Treat one’s elder brother with kindness................................................. 137
Kindness towards the young.................................................................... 138
The rights and etiquette of those younger upon elder siblings ........... 139
The rights and etiquette of those elder upon younger siblings ........... 139
The Islamic way of life with regards to relatives ................................... 140
A clear perspective of Islamic guidance in terms of society ................ 142
Khawjah Ghareeb Nawaz ‫ َر ْ َﲪ ُﺔ ا ِﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬and the rights of neighbours ......... 144
He would buy meat for neighbours as well ........................................... 144
The Islamic way of life with regards to laws .......................................... 145
Points related to maintaining blood relations ....................................... 146
Customs of society.................................................................................... 148

Important point ......................................................................................... 149
Sayyiduna Umar caused a stagnant river to flow.................................. 150
Baseless views regarding the month of Safar ......................................... 152
Some historical events that took place in Safar-ul-Muzaffar .............. 153
Incorrect views regarding the month of Safar....................................... 154
Ill-fate and the last Wednesday of Safar................................................. 155
The month of Safar was considered ill-fated amongst the Arabs ....... 155
The month of Safar according to the teachings of Islam ..................... 156
The calamity of kite flying and Basant Mayla ....................................... 157
Is this a wedding or an announcement of war? .................................... 159
Singing and music ..................................................................................... 160
The Mehndi tradition ............................................................................... 160
Music functions ......................................................................................... 161
The tradition of fixing the marriage ....................................................... 161
The tradition of giving milk..................................................................... 161
Fireworks .................................................................................................... 162
Immoralities of Valentine’s Day ............................................................. 162
Advice for those who observe impermissible customs at times of grief
and joy ........................................................................................................ 164
How is it to oppose the Shari’ah in following one’s forefathers?........ 165
Noble mention of Umm-e-Attar............................................................. 166
Birth and lineage ....................................................................................... 168
Sunnahs and etiquette of ‘Aqeeqah ........................................................ 168
Unique characteristics of the Ummah of the Prophet ....... 171
Excellence of reciting Salat upon the Holy Prophet ....................... 171

Important point ......................................................................................... 172
Virtues of the Ummah of Beloved Prophet in the Tawrah ........... 174
Reason why the Ummah of Beloved Prophet is superior ............ 178
Six virtues of the Beloved Prophet’s Ummah ........................................ 180

Gaining knowledge within a short lifespan ........................................... 182
Ability to remember things...................................................................... 182
Three hundred thousand blessed Ahadees ............................................ 183
Testimony of Ummah of Beloved Prophet for Prophets ............. 183
Plague is a mercy for this Ummah!......................................................... 185
Allah Almighty’s special grace and favour upon the Ummah of
Beloved Prophet ................................................................................. 185
‘Shab-e-Qadr’, a gift from Allah .............................................................. 187
Sunan and manners of eating .................................................................. 189
Tasawwuf of A’la Hadrat ........................................................................ 191
The Benefits of Salat upon the Holy Prophet ................................ 191

Important point ......................................................................................... 192
The Bay’at (pledge of allegiance) and
Khilafat of A’la Hadrat ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬............................................................ 193
Brief introduction of A’la Hadrat ‫ َر ْ َﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬and some aspects of his
biography ................................................................................................... 196
What is Tasawwuf (Spirituality)? ............................................................ 199
Left the City to visit the sick .................................................................... 200
Fake Sufi ..................................................................................................... 201
The reality of the Apparent and Internal Shari’ah................................ 201
The reality of the Apparent and Internal Shari’ah................................ 202
Eating once when Fasting ........................................................................ 204
Adherence to praying Salah with congregation when travelling and
visiting ........................................................................................................ 206
The Level of Devotion to Salah ............................................................... 207
Distribute booklets abundantly ............................................................... 208
Encouragement to attend the weekly Ijtima’......................................... 209
What happens in the Weekly Ijtima’ of Dawat-e-Islami? ................... 209
Picking pure words ................................................................................... 209
The etiquette of choosing a name (for Children) ................................. 210
Blessings of holy relics ............................................................................. 212
Excellence of reciting Salat upon the Holy Prophet ..................... 212

Important point ......................................................................................... 213
Deliverance from famine! ........................................................................ 214
Benefits of holy relics ................................................................................ 215
What is a holy relic? .................................................................................. 215
To attain blessings, having complete trust is a condition!................... 216
Cure from the shirt of Yusuf ‫اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ َّ ‫ﻋَـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬...................................................... 217
Gaining blessings from Maqaam-e-Ibrahim ......................................... 218
Refrain yourself from evil presumption!................................................ 219
Holy relics of the Holy Prophet ........................................................ 222
The blessings of respecting holy relics ................................................... 226
Sunnahs and etiquette of sneezing.......................................................... 229
The Holy Prophet’s love for Ummah .................................................. 231
The excellence of Salat upon the Holy Prophet ............................. 231

Important point ......................................................................................... 232
Behold, there comes my protector .......................................................... 233
The manner of worrying over the Ummah
on the Day of Judgement ......................................................................... 237
Some examples of kindness and mercy upon the Ummah ................. 239
Supplications for the Ummah ................................................................. 241
What is the reason for crying?................................................................. 243
(1) He will say ‘my Ummah my Ummah’ until the
Day of Judgement...................................................................................... 246
2. Muhaddis-e-A’zam Pakistan stated.................................................... 247
Please intend to participate in the (weekly) gathering for 12 weeks .. 248
Encouragement for distribution of booklets ......................................... 248
Madani pearls of condolence................................................................... 249
Excellent qualities of Mustafa ..................................................... 251
Excellence of reciting Salat upon the Holy Prophet ..................... 251

Important point ......................................................................................... 252
Goat stood up whilst shaking its ears ..................................................... 253
A glimpse of the excellent qualities of Mustafa ............................. 256
The definition of Mu’jizah ....................................................................... 258
Compendium of Mu’jizahs ...................................................................... 259
Our Beloved Prophet is the greatest of all ....................................... 260
The food became blessed.......................................................................... 263
Wish well for others!................................................................................. 265
Virtues of wishing good for others ......................................................... 267
The most generous Prophet..................................................................... 268
Motivation to distribute booklets ........................................................... 270
Some Sunnahs and etiquette of sitting ................................................... 271
Imam Malik’s Devotion to the Beloved Prophet .................. 273
Excellence of reciting Salat upon the Holy Prophet ...................... 273

ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬and his reverence for Masjid Nabawi ............... 275
Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ
Do we regard it as bad in the heart? ....................................................... 278
Sayyiduna Imam Malik’s birth and lineage ........................................... 279
Blessed appearance of the Aalim of Madinah ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬َ ْ ‫ َر‬....................... 280
Titles of Aalim-e-Madinah ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ َ ْ ‫ َر‬....................................................... 280
Number of Aalim-e-Madinah’s teachers ............................................... 280
Teaching and Fatwa writing .................................................................... 281
Two narrations in praise of Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬
َ ْ ‫ َر‬............................... 281
Imam Malik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬and respect for blessed Hadees ......................... 282
َ
Scorpion stung 16 times but he continued to give Dars of Hadees .... 282
Complexion would change ...................................................................... 283
Imam Malik’s ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬reverence for the blessed soil of Madinah .... 283
Would leave Blessed Haram to answer the call of nature.................... 284
Worship and spiritual exercise of Imam Maalik ‫ﷲ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ ا‬................... 285
َ
Motivation for distributing booklets ...................................................... 289
What does devotion to the Beloved Prophet require us to do? ... 289
1. Obedience .............................................................................................. 290
2. Honour and reverence.......................................................................... 290
3. Zikr in abundance ................................................................................. 290
4. Befriending the friends of the Beloved Prophet and bearing
enmity towards his enemies..................................................................... 291
Sunnahs and etiquette of walking ........................................................... 292
Events of the help of Holy Prophet ............................................ 294
Virtue of Salat upon the Holy Prophet ........................................... 294

Motivation for distributing booklets ...................................................... 296
The plea of the sword of Allah ................................................................ 297
How is it seeking help from other than Allah?...................................... 300
Motivation for attending the weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’.......... 305
The Beloved Prophet removed the darkness from his face........... 306
Relief from pain and swelling .................................................................. 307
Plea of a female deer ................................................................................. 311
Plea of a camel ........................................................................................... 312
Sunnahs and etiquette of wearing fragrance ......................................... 314
َّ ‫اﻟـﺼﻠ ٰﻮة ُ ◌ َو‬

Preaching by the blessed Prophets ‫اﻟـﺴ َﻼم‬ َّ ‫ﻢ‬ ُ ‫ ﻋَـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻬ‬.......................... 316
The Virtues of Salat upon the Holy Prophet ................................. 316

Important point ......................................................................................... 317
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬and Call towards righteousness ................... 318
Sayyiduna Nuh ‫اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
َّ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬call towards righteousness ....................... 320
Sayyiduna Musa’s ‫اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
Sayyiduna Sulayman’s call towards righteousness ............................... 323
Significance of using wisdom when calling towards righteousness ... 326
Blessings of gentle speech ........................................................................ 327
How should a Preacher be?...................................................................... 328
Characteristics of a preacher ................................................................... 330
Call towards righteousness at Ta’if ......................................................... 331
A Day tougher than the Battle of Uhud ................................................. 332
Sunnahs and Manners of tresses and hair ............................................. 334
Family of Ghaus-e-Pak ........................................................................... 336

The excellence of Salat upon the Holy Prophet ............................ 336
Important point ......................................................................................... 337
The piety of the mother and father of Ghaus-e-A’zam........................ 339
The introduction of the blessed maternal grandfather of Ghaus-e-
A’zam .......................................................................................................... 339
The status and rank of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Sawma’ee ...................... 340
Broke the containers of alcohol............................................................... 346
The attributes of his respected mother................................................... 348
Recited 18 parts ......................................................................................... 348
The miracle of the blessed paternal auntie of Ghaus-e-A’zam ........... 349
The blessings of the company of the Noble Saints ............................... 350
He caused the secret attack of Satan to fail ............................................ 351
Encouragement of Bay’at [pledging allegiance].................................... 352
The Sunnahs and etiquette of entering and leaving the home............ 354
Great attributes of blessed Awliya .................................................... 356

Ghaus Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and abundant worship .......................................... 357
Greatness of Ghaus Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬........................................................... 358
Ghaus Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and our conduct .................................................... 359
Blessings of worshipping Allah Almighty.............................................. 360
1. Entire night in worship and entire day spent in fasting .................. 361
2. The house would remain illuminated without a lamp..................... 362
3. O Nafs! How much will you sleep? ..................................................... 362
Importance of Divine fear ........................................................................ 363
Divine fear of Ghaus Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ َﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬......................................................... 363
The Divine fear of Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ ﻋَـﻨْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬......................................... 365
Ponder about your own faith................................................................... 366
Ghaus Pak ‫ اﻟـﻠ ُـﻪ ﻋَـﻨْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ
َ ‫ َر‬and acquisition of religious knowledge ................ 367
Blessings of religious knowledge ............................................................. 368
Passion of our predecessors for religious knowledge........................... 370
Adopt the Madani In’amaat .................................................................... 372
Points regarding Bay’at ............................................................................ 373
Blessings of Aurad-o-Wazaif................................................................. 376
Virtue of Salat upon the Holy Prophet ........................................... 376

Important point ......................................................................................... 377
The shackles were broken by virtue of the Wazifah ............................. 382
Definition of morning and evening ........................................................ 385
Some important etiquette of Awraad and Wazaaif .............................. 387
Seven conditions of spiritual remedies and Du’as ................................ 388
Cure from the Quran ................................................................................ 391
Virtues, specialities and benefits of Quranic Surahs ............................ 393
Sunnahs and etiquette of Salaam ............................................................ 395

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What are some of the intentions mentioned for reading this book?

What are some of the intentions mentioned for reading this book?

What are some attributes mentioned of Ghaus-e-A'zam?

What are some attributes mentioned of Ghaus-e-A'zam?

Islami Bayanaat – Part 1

FOR ISLAMIC SISTERS

Translated into English by

Du’a for Reading the Book

Read the following Du’a (supplication) before you study a

(Al-Mustatraf, vol. 1, pp. 40)

Note: Recite Salat-‘Alan-Nabi ﻿ once before and after the Du’a.

14 Intentions for Reading this Book

Two Madani pearls

C The more righteous intentions, the greater reward

14 Intentions for reading this book

5. I will look at the Quranic Ayahs, and

8. To the best of my ability, I will try to read it whilst in the state

11. (On my own book) I will underline important points as needed.

12. I will try to persuade others to read this book.

From: Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of

Dawat-e-Islami, the global and non-political movement for the

1. Department for A’la Hadrat’s books

The first priority of Al-Madina-tul-‘Ilmiyyah is to deliver the

May Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ ََو َﺟ َّﻞ‬grant Dawat-e-Islami and all its departments,

‘Dawat-e-Islami’, the Madani movement of the devotees of Rasool,

As per the instruction of Markazi Majlis-e-Shura, Bayanaat of Islamic

Amongst Islamic sisters too, there are also different departments

department (‘Department for short course’, ‘Department for Dar-

Department for Bayanaat (Dawat-e-Islami)

Wellbeing of grieved Ummah

Virtue of Salat upon the Holy Prophet ﻿

Note: The intentions mentioned below can be modified as per situation

Intentions of listening to the Bayan

Dear Islamic sisters! ‫ اِ ْن َﺷ

Sayyiduna Umar Farooq’s eagerness to help a family

arrived there, Sayyiduna Umar ‫ اﷲُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

Dear Islamic sisters! Did you hear as to how Sayyiduna Farooq-e-

Remember! This is that Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ 3 ِ

This is that Farooq-e-A’zam ‫ اﷲُ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬3 ِ

‫  " ﻋ ْﻨ &ﺎ ﻳ ْﻮ م ﺍ ْﻟﻘ ﻴﺎ ﻣﺔ‬Ò‫ٰ" ﺳﺎ‬#‫ ﻌﺎ‬$ ‫ﷲ‬

Short biography of Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam 

C The Muslims were overjoyed at his acceptance of Islam and

C He took part in the battles of Islam with great courage and he

C Whilst he was caliph, he fulfilled all of his responsibilities as a

C His heart was full of the Divine Lights.

C His every habit was in accordance to the Sunnah. In short, he

C In the end, a depraved individual attacked him with a dagger at

C At the time of death, he was 63 years old.

Dear Islamic sisters! It was the habit of Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen

Caring for a woman with hungry children

Aiding an disabled blind old woman

there. He asked the woman:‘‫ﮏ؟‬َ ‫اﻟﺮ ُﺟ ِﻞ َﻳﺎْﺗ ِْﻴ‬

Dear Islamic sisters! Did you see the passion of Ameer-ul-

Shaykh-ul-Hadees, ‘Allamah Abdul Mustafa A’zami ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

Dear Islamic sisters! The meaning of the word ‘well-wishing’ is self-

passion for aiding the grief-stricken Ummah of the Beloved

Virtues of well-wishing towards others

The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬

Dear Islamic sisters! Under the last Hadees mentioned above,

Note: Recite Salat-‘Alan-Nabi once before and after the Du’a.

Virtue of Salat upon the Holy Prophet

‫ " ﻋ ْﻨ &ﺎ ﻳ ْﻮ م ﺍ ْﻟﻘ ﻴﺎ ﻣﺔ‬Ò‫ٰ" ﺳﺎ‬#‫ ﻌﺎ‬$ ‫ﷲ‬

Shaykh-ul-Hadees, ‘Allamah Abdul Mustafa A’zami ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

The Beloved Prophet ‫ اﷲ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬

C Mufti Muhammad Amjad Ali A’zami ‫ﲪ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠـ ِﻪ َﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

ۡ ‫ﻹم ﻋـٰ ﺳ ـﻴـ ﺪ

Virtue of Salat upon the Holy Prophet

C The Beloved Prophet ‫ـﻪ َﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬