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 Table of
Contents
Islamic distribution of
01 Both Worlds, for Your Sake
inheritance 25

04 Beholding the Holy Prophet

‫ﷺ‬
Dar-ul-Ifta Ahl-e-Sunnat
27
Rights of Mustafa ‫ ﷺ‬over Services of Dawat-e-Islami in
07 the Ummah Information technology 29

10 The Muhammadan Smile Good Manners 32

11 Greatest Trader Money Matters

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Wise decision of Prophet
13 Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
The Fruits of Hard Work
37
Upon Mustafa, the Paragon
15 ‫ﷺ‬
of Mercy, Be Countless
Greetings

Effects of fast-food on health

39

17 An appeal to act upon the

Sunnah
Humour in Islam
42

19 More haste less speed Healing Through Charity

44

22
Matchless character of Shaykh
Abdul Qaadir Jeelani ‫َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋـﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬
Ways to live long
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 Matchless Messenger ‫ﷺ‬ Both
Worlds, for Your Sake
Mawlana Kashif Shahzad Attari Madani

With the grace of Allah Almighty, one unique “‘O Isa! Believe in Muhammad ‫ــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬‫ َﺻ ﱠ‬and
speciality of the Merciful Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬is that command your nation to believe in him if they live to see
all of creation was brought into existence solely for his advent. If Muhammad ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬was not created, I
his sake, (Mawahib al-Ladunniya, vol. 2, p. 271). would not have created Adam, heaven, or Hellfire,”
(Mustadrak, vol. 3, p. 516, Hadith 4285).

Four Divine Hadith Commenting on this report, Imam Muhammad bin

O devotees of the Prophet! Countless hadith confirm Abd al-Baqi al-Zurqani al-Maliki ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋـﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬remarked:
this fact: the skies, earth, angels, jinn, and heavens “The content of this report could not have been
were created ex nihilo for the sake of Allah’s Beloved rationally deduced [by Ibn ‘Abbas]; it is therefore
‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬. For example: deemed of prophetic origin (from the Prophet
‫) َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬, (Zurqaani Alal-Mawahib, vol. 7, p. 186).

1. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin ‘Abbas ‫ َر ِﺿ َﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ ُﻬ َام‬narrates

In his remarkable work on seerah, Subul al-Huda wa
that Allah Almighty revealed to Sayyiduna Isa
al-Rashad fi Sirat Khayr al-Ibad, Imam Muhammad bin
‫ َﻋـﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ ﱠ‬:
‫اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬
Yusuf al-Salihi al-Shami ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬dedicated an entire
‫ﻳَﺎ ِﻋ ْﻴ ٰﴗ آ ِﻣ ْﻦ مبِ ُ َﺤ ﱠﻤ ٍﺪ َوا ْ ُﻣ ْﺮ َﻣ ْﻦ ا َ ْد َرﻛَ ٗﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ا ُ ﱠﻣ ِﺘ َﻚ ا َ ْن ﻳﱡ ْﺆ ِﻣ ُﻨ ْﻮا ِﺑ ٖﻪ ﻓَﻠَ ْﻮ َﻻ ُﻣ َﺤ ﱠﻤ ٌﺪ‬ chapter to this topic entitled, “The Creating of Adam
‫ْﺖ اﻟْ َﺠ ﱠﻨ َﺔ َو َﻻ اﻟ ﱠﻨﺎ َر‬ ُ ‫ْﺖ آ َد َم َوﻟَ ْﻮ َﻻ ُﻣ َﺤ ﱠﻤ ٌﺪ َﻣﺎ َﺧﻠَﻘ‬ ُ ‫َﻣﺎ َﺧﻠَﻘ‬ and all Creation for His (the Prophet’s) Sake.” In this
chapter, he cites Imam Jamal al-Din Mahmood bin

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Jumlah ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَﻴْﻪ‬as stating: “Besides the Holy Worldly influences have no power over him:
Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬, no other Prophet or angel was Imam Sharaf al-Din Muhammad bin Sa’eed
given this unique distinction,” (Subul al-Huda Busiri ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَﻴْﻪ‬writes in his world-renowned
war-Rashaad, vol. 1, p. 186). poem, Qasida al-Burda:

2. Sayyiduna Jibril ‫اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ ‫ َﻋـﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ ﱠ‬once informed the ‫ﴐ ْو َر ُۃ َﻣ ْﻦ‬ُ َ ‫َوﮐَ ْﯿ َﻒ ﺗ َ ْﺪ ُﻋ ْﻮ اِﻟَﯽ اﻟ ﱡﺪﻧْ َﯿﺎ‬
Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬: “Your Lord says: ِ‫ﻟَ ْﻮ َﻻہ ُﻟَ ْﻢ ﺗ َ ْﺨ ُﺮ ِج اﻟ ﱡﺪﻧْ َﯿﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟْ َﻌﺪَم‬
‘Certainly, I have made the world and those
who live in it so that I may show them how lofty How could worldly need tempt such a man,
and auspicious your rank is, and if not for you, Without whom, the world would never have existed.
I would have not created the world,’” (Khasaais
Allamah Sayyid Umar bin Ahmad Effendi
Kubra, vol. 1, p. 330).
al-Hanafi ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ِﻪ َﻋـ ـﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬commented on this couplet,
3. When Sayyiduna Adam ‫اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ ﱠ‬was created by remarking:
Allah Almighty, he beheld the light of the Holy This couplet references the divine hadith,
Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬upon the Divine Throne ‫اﻻﻓْـ َـﻼک‬ ُ ‫“ ﻟَـ ْﻮ َﻻکَ ﻟ ََام َﺧﻠَ ْﻘـ‬Were it not for you, I would not
َ ْ ‫ـﺖ‬
(arsh). Seeing this, he supplicated: “My Lord, have created the skies.”1 The word ‫ْــﻼک‬ َ ‫اﻻﻓ‬
َ ْ “skies”
how did this light come about?” Allah Almighty here refers to the entire world and everything in
answered: “This is the light of one prophet it. Even though a part of the world is mentioned
from your offspring. Amongst the angels of the (skies), the entirety of it is meant.2 Furthermore,
heavens, he is called Ahmad, whereas amongst this couplet also alludes to an incident that took
those on the Earth, he is known as Muhammad. place on the Night of Ascension. The Holy
If he did not exist, I would not have created you, Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬, upon reaching the Lote
the skies, or the Earth,” (Mawahib al-Ladunniya, vol. Tree, prostrated for Allah Almighty. Allah ‫َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠــﻞ‬
1, p. 35; Zurqaani Alal-Mawahib, vol. 1, p. 85). then stated:
4. It has been stated in a divine hadith: ‫ْﺖ‬ ُ ‫ﻟَ ْﻮ َﻻکَ َﻣﺎ َﺧﻠَﻘ‬ ‫ﻮی ٰذﻟِﮏَ َﺧﻠَ ْﻘﺘُ ٗﻪ ِ َﻻ ْﺟﻠِﮏ‬
‫“ َﺳ َام ًء َو َﻻا َ ْرﺿً ﺎ َو َﻻ ِﺟ ٍّﻨﺎ ﱠو َﻻ َﻣﻠَﮑًﺎ‬If you were not in existence, ٰ ‫اَﻧَﺎ َو اَﻧ َْﺖ َو َﻣﺎ ِﺳ‬
I would not have created the skies, earth, jinn, or “There is only Me and you; everything else, I created for
angels,” (Jawahir al-Bihar, vol. 3, p. 42). your sake.”

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 The Beloved of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬responded: Prophet ‫ ; َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬if he did not exist then
ٰ ‫اَﻧَﺎ َو اَﻧ َْﺖ َو َﻣﺎ ِﺳ‬
َ‫ﻮی ٰذﻟَﮏَ ﺗ َ َﺮﮐْﺘُ ٗﻪ ِ َﻻ ْﺟﻠِﮏ‬ nothing else would, and from him, all of creation
was fashioned—he is the root of its existence,
“There is me, and Your Divine Being; everything else, I (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 5, p. 301).
have left it all for Your sake.”
3. The Most Esteemed Truth ‫( ﻋﺰﺟﻼﻟﻪ‬Allah Almighty)
Additionally, this couplet also contains made the entire world, solely and exclusively
reference to the fact that, this world is for the sake of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬. If
submissive and obedient to the Mercy for the he did not exist, then nothing else would have
world ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬, and that it was created for been created. In other words, the entirety of
him and his Companions. So how would it creation was made by Allah Almighty for the
become possible, that these blessed sake, by means of, and for the Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ‬
personalities could be tempted by the world, or ‫ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬, (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 30, p. 667).
be involved in fulfilling worldly desires? (‘Asidat
4. I swear by Allah! And again, I swear by Allah!
al-Shuhdah sharh Qasidah al-Burdah, p. 118).
Not only does the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬
remove difficulties and distribute bounties, but
Four Edicts of Imam of Ahl al-Sunnah the presence and on-going existence of this entire
O devotees of the Prophet! Numerous Islamic universe is because of his existence! The same
scholars have explained that the Mercy for the manner in which the universe was reliant upon
Universe ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬is the reason for which the him in its initial phase of creation, it is also reliant
universe came into being. As an example, see what upon him to continue existing. If his auspicious
the reviver of Islam and esteemed towering figure of being was not present, all of creation would cease
to be, (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 30, p. 667).
Islam, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬, writes:

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1. It is undoubtably true that Allah Almighty
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Mulla Ali al-Qaari ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬said that this report is fabricated,
created the entire universe for the Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ‬
‫ ; َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬if the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬did not however, its meaning is correct and corroborated by valid sources;
(Az-Zubdah fi Sharh al-Burdah, p. 258). Fatawa Malik-ul-Ulama, pg.
exist, nothing else would. This topic is found in
296.
and proved via a myriad of hadith in our treatise,
2
Tala’lu’u al-Aflak bi Jalal Ahadith Law Lak, ‘‫ﺗ َ َْﻼﻟُ ُﺆ ْاﻻَﻓ َْﻼک‬ This is a figure of speech known as synecdoche in which a part is

‫’ ِﺑ َﺠ َﻼ ِل ا َ َﺣﺎ ِدﯾْ ِﺚ ﻟَ ْﻮ َﻻک‬, (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 29, p. 113). made to represent the whole or vice versa.

2. Creation was originated for the sake of the Holy

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 Mawlana Adnan Chishti Attari Madani

Perhaps “beyond mortal understanding,”

is the best way to describe the generous
hand and selfless heart of the Mercy
for the world ‫ ! َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬Even after
leaving this world, he continues to reveal
his radiant and luminous visage to his
devotees, enlightening them and warming
their hearts. Allah Almighty may have
veiled him from this world but visions
of him are as real as ever. Not only in
dreams but the blessings of beholding the
beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬in a state
of wakefulness have been experienced
by countless men and women of Allah
Almighty throughout history. As such,
beholding the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬
in a state of wakefulness, and the special
favours and bestowment he confers upon
his devotees, are events that are found in
such substantial measure, as reported by
elder scholars of this nation and scholars
of investigative research, that in order to

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 compile them all, a separate department would be our enemies gained advantage over us, and captured
necessary. me alongside my companions. Having taken us
away, they further bound us with chains. When night
The Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬stated: fell, then I beheld the Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬.
‫َﻣ ْﻦ َراٰﻧِ ْﯽ ِﻓﯽ اﻟْ َﻤ َﻨﺎمِ ﻓ ََﺴ َ َرياﻧِ ْﯽ ِﻓ ْﯽ اﻟْﻴَ َﻘﻈَ ِﺔ َو َﻻ ﻳَﺘَ َﻤﺜ ُﱠﻞ اﻟﺸﱠ ﻴﻄَﺎ ُن ﺑ ِْﯽ‬ He said to me: ‫ـﻲ ِﻋ ْﻨـ َﺪ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ِﻪ‬ ْ ‫ـﺲ اِ ْﻋﻠَـ ْﻢ ا َ ﱠن َﻣ ْﻨ ِﺰﻟَ ِﺘـ‬ُ ‫ﻻَ ﺑَـﺎ َْس َﻋﻠَﻴْـ َـﻚ ﻳَــﺎ َدا ِﻣـ‬
‫‘ ; َﻋ ِﻈ ْﯿ َﻤ ٌﺔ‬O Daamis, do not worry, know! With Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ‬,
“Whosoever saw me in a dream, then he shall soon my rank and station are great.’ He ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬then
see me in wakefulness, and the devil cannot take on placed his blessed hand upon my chains, and they
my appearance,” (Bukhari, vol. 4, p. 406). opened immediately. In this manner, he ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬
also removed the chains that bound my companions
Imam Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin Abi Jamra
and stated: ‘‫ﴫ اﻟﻠﱣ ِﻪ ﻓَﺎَﻧَﺎ ﻧَ ِﺒﻴﱡ ُﻜ ْﻢ ُﻣ َﺤ ﱠﻤ ٌﺪ ﱠر ُﺳ ْﻮ ُل اﻟﻠﱣ ِﻪ‬ ُ ِ ْ‫ ;اَﺑ‬Become
ِ ْ ‫ﴩ ْوا ِﺑ َﻨ‬
al-Maliki ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ِﻪ َﻋـ ـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬explained that this hadith makes
happy with the assistance from Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟـ ﱠـﻞ‬, I am your
it clear that whosoever sees the holy Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ‬
Prophet Muhammad (‫) َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬. Upon this, the
‫ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬in their dream will soon see him in a wakeful
Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬further stated: ‫ـﴪ ًة‬ َ َ ‫ـﻲ َﻣ ْﻴـ‬ْ ‫اَﻗْـﺮ ِْی َﻋ ﱢﻨـ‬
state. Moreover, this hadith is broad and unrestricted, ً ‫َﻟﺴ َﻼ َم َوﻗ ُْﻞ ﻟﱠ ُﻪ َﺟ َﺰاکَ اﻟﻠﱣ ُﻪ ﺧ َْريا‬
‫‘ ;ا ﱠ‬O Daamis! Convey my salaam
applying to the visible blessed life and after veiling
to Maysarah bin Masrooq, and say to him, may Allah
from this world. Whoever attempts to limit its
Almighty grant you a reward of goodness,’” (Futooh
implication through their own understanding,
al-Shaam, vol. 2, p. 8).
without any scriptural evidence, only enacts hardship
upon himself, (Bahjat al-Nufus, vol. 4, p. 237, summarised). Beholding the holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬in
wakefulness is not a mere possibility but a reality
The annals of history bear testimony that after the
that has materialised countless times for many
worldly demise of the holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬,
saints and pious individuals. During the ninth
multitudes of pious people from this Ummah have
Islamic century, Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti ‫َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ‬
beheld him while they were awake. ‫ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬encountered some parties who denied this
reality and so he corrected their mistaken notion
Who freed the imprisoned? in his marvellous work Tanwir al-Hakak. Towering
figures of Islam have confirmed the real possibility
During the reign of Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq ‫ﴇ‬ َ ِ ‫َر‬
‫اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋـــ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬, an exceedingly brave warrior and expert on of beholding the Messenger of Allah ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬
warfare, Sayyiduna Abul-Hawl Daamis ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬, in wakefulness, including Ibn Hajar al-Makki, Siraj
was captured by the Roman forces on the first day al-din Ibn al-Mulaqqin, al-Zurqani, al-Qastalani,
of the Battle of Marj al-Qaba’il. On the second day, Muhammad bin Yusuf al-Shami, Ibn Haaj al-Makki,
the Muslim forces were fully engaged with the and Ibn Abi Jamra al-Maliki—Allah have mercy
Romans when suddenly the Muslim army saw the on them all. Reinforcing this, certain scholars
ranks of the Roman army being broken from behind have referenced incidents pertaining to seeing the
by a group of warriors who were overpowering the Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬in wakefulness,
Romans as they swept through their rows. Initially, within their literary work. An example of which is
the Muslims assumed that these were angels sent by as follows:
Allah Almighty to assist them. However, soon they
realised that it was Sayyiduna Daamis ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ِﻪ َﻋــﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬and
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his companion who had been taken as captives the
times
day before.
Sayyiduna Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ِﻪ َﻋــﻠَﻴْﻪ‬was sent a
The commander of the Muslim forces, Sayyiduna written request asking if the Imam would approach
Maysarah bin Masrooq ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬, asked Sayyiduna the king of the time and present a plea to him on the
Daamis ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَﻴْﻪ‬as to where he had been—the asker's behalf. The Imam responded: “My brother!
entirety of the Muslim army were concerned about Until now, I have been present in the sublime court
him. Sayyiduna Daamis then explained: “Yesterday, of the Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬and beheld

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him face-to-face in wakefulness 75 times. If I did not of your Lord.”3 Since this incident, I have attained
fear that by visiting the king or figures of authority perfection in my speaking, (Al-Haawi Lil-Fatawa, vol. 2,
I would be deprived of beholding him, I would p. 314).
have gone to the king's palace and presented a plea
on your behalf. I am a servant of hadith, and I rely It is evident from these incidents, that those who
upon the holy Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬to guide me in hold close spiritual proximity to the Mercy for the
authenticating [many of] those hadith which the worlds ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬may on occasion, also behold his
hadith scholars deemed weak. Without doubt, the luminous appearance. Adding to this, the Messenger
benefit I receive from this outweighs any benefit I of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬also may directly speak to
may receive from you,” (Meezan al-Shari’ah al-Kubra, them, shake their hands, or even envelop them in his
p. 55).
embrace. However, in order to attain these auspicious
honours, cleansing of the heart, purification of the
One of the friends of Allah once attended the eyes (by abstaining from looking at that which is
gathering of an Islamic jurist. The latter began to forbidden) and love of the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬
narrate a particular hadith when the friend of Allah is of utmost critical importance.
said: “This hadith is a fabrication.” The jurist asked
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how he knew this. The saint explained that, “The
1
Specifically meaning those believers who have close spiritual
Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬is standing by
proximity to the Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬.
you, and he is saying; ‘This is not my statement.’”
2
In Cairo, Egypt. Locally called al-‘Arāfa.
The veil upon the eyes of the jurist was lifted, and
3
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Surah Al-Duha, Verse 11)
he too beheld the Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬,
(Al-Haawi Lil-Fatawa, vol. 2, p. 314).

Sayyiduna Shaykh Abu’l Abbās al-Mursī ‫َر ْﺣ َﻤ ـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ِﻪ َﻋـ ـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬

states: “If the Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬was hidden from
my eyes for even a moment, I would not consider
myself a believer,”1 (Al-Haawi Lil-Fatawa, vol. 2, p. 312).

Sayyiduna Abul Lata’if bin Faris al-Waf’ai ‫َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ‬
‫َﻋـــﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬
relates that his spiritual master ‘Alī Wafā bin
Muhammad Wafā al-Shādhilī al-Mālikī ‫َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
used to say:

When I was five years old, I would visit Shaykh

Ya’qub ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬to recite Quran. One day, I travelled
to him, only to behold the Messenger of Allah ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬, not in my dream, but in complete wakefulness.
Not only was he ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬beautifully dressed in
a white cotton shirt, I suddenly found myself to be in
the same attire. The Messenger of Allah ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬
then said: ‘Recite!’ I recited Surah al-Duha and Surah
al-Inshirah. Upon completing these two chapters, the
Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬became hidden from
my eyes. After this miraculous event, time passed,
and eventually I reached 21 years of age. At a region
known as al-Qarafa2, I began the Fajr prayer, only
to once again behold the Messenger of Allah ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ‬
‫ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬. He held me to his blessed chest and stated:
ۡ ّ ََ َ ّ َ َ ۡ ََ
﴾11٪﴿ ‫ــﺪث‬ ِ ! ‫ــﺔ رﺑِــﻚ‬ ِ ‫“ َو ا ّﻣــﺎ ﺑِ ِﻨﻌﻤ‬And publicise well the bounty

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 Prof. Abdul Majid Attari

Allah Almighty has said: Commentary

The above-mentioned blessed verse shows the
ُ َُ ّٰ ُ ۡ ّ َ َ ّ َ ً َ َ ٰ ۡ َ ۡ َ ۤ َّ greatness and glory and the status and rank of the
‫ َو َر ُﺳ ۡﻮ! ِ ٖ َو ﺗ ّ ِ ُر ۡوه‬$ِ &‫* ۡﻮا ﺑِﺎﷲ‬+ِ ‫﴾ ﻟ ِ ُﺘﺆ‬8﴿
ۙ ‫ا ّو ﻧ ِﺬﻳۡ ًﺮا‬6ً 7ِ ‫ﺎﻫﺪا ّو ُﻣ َﺒ‬
ِ ‫اِﻧﺎ ارﺳﻠﻨﻚ ﺷ‬ Greatest and Noblest Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬. It also
ً ۡ َ َّ ً َ ۡ ُ ُ ۡ ُ ّ َ ُ َ ُ ۡ ُ ّ َ ُ َ
﴾9﴿ ‫ﻮه ﺑﻜﺮة و ا ِﺻﻴﻶﻹ‬HIِ ‫ﺴ‬K ‫ و‬L ‫و ﺗﻮ ِﻗﺮوه‬ contains the obligatory rights of the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ‬
‫ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬over the Ummah. Moreover, it also consists
We have indeed sent you (O Beloved) as a Present of motivation for the glorification and worship of
Eyewitness (i.e. Haazir and Naazir), and a Conveyor of glad Allah Almighty. Mentioned here is its summary: O
tidings, and a Warner. In order that, O people, you may Prophet ‫ ! َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬We have sent you as a witness
believe in Allah and His Messenger, and honour and revere to the deeds of the Ummah, a conveyor of glad tidings
the Messenger (i.e. the Beloved Holy Prophet Muhammad), for believers and obedient ones and a Warner of
and you should glorify Allah, morning and evening. Divine punishment for disbelievers and disobedient
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran) (Part 26, Surah Al-Fath, ones. So, O people! Believe in Allah Almighty and His
Verse 8, 9)] Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬and help and support the Holy

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Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬and honour and revere him and 3. Honour and reverence for Holy Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
glorify Allah Almighty in the morning and evening. One of the immensely important rights includes
(Khaazin, vol. 4, p. 103) honouring and revering the Beloved and Blessed
Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬with heart and soul, deeply,
If viewed in terms of the rights of the Beloved and
wholeheartedly, apparently, innerly and in any other
Blessed Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬over the Ummah, this
way. One must also honour everything related or
blessed verse consists of his three rights described
connected with him. For instance, his attire, blessed
by Allah Almighty:
slippers, Madinah Tayyibah, Masjid-un-Nabawi,
1. faith, the Green Dome, his family members, his blessed
2. help and support and companions and every place touched by his blessed
feet must all be respected and revered. Honour and
3. honour and reverence.
reverence for him also includes showing reverence
Let me first interpret these three rights in some for him with one’s tongue, body, words and actions.
detail along with some other rights hoping that our For example, reciting Salat [i.e. Durood] upon him
knowledge will be increased and the ability to act when one hears the blessed name, keeping one’s
accordingly will be granted. eyes lowered with one’s heart free from all other
thoughts when present in front of the Golden Grilles
and presenting the gifts of Salat and Salam with
1. Faith one’s hands folded reverently when one looks at the
It is absolutely obligatory to believe in the Green Dome. Likewise, respect and reverence for
Nubuwwah and Risalah of Muhammad Mustafa him also significantly requires that one must dislike
‫ــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬
‫ َﺻ ﱠ‬. Similarly, it is also essential and
those, committing blasphemy and disrespect for him,
compulsory to accept everything that he ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ‬ even more than his own bitter enemies. One must
‫ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬has brought from the Divine Court. The fulfilment
refrain from their company, one must not even touch
of this right is obligatory not only for Muslims but their books nor must one hear their conversation
also for all human beings because he ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬ and speeches. In other words, one must avoid them
is the Prophet of mankind. His mercy is for all the completely. And, if one notices anyone committing
worlds and his favours are for all humans and even even the slightest blasphemy of the Revered and
for all creation. The one not having this belief is not Renowned Rasool ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬, one must push even
a Muslim, even if he has belief in all other Prophets his (blasphemer’s) thought out of his mind and heart
‫اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْ ِﻬ ُﻢ ﱠ‬. just like a hair is removed from the butter or a fly is
thrown away from milk, no matter the blasphemer
is one’s own father or teacher or so-called spiritual
2. Help and support of the Holy Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
guide or scholar or any other awe-inspiring person.
On the day of Meesaaq, Allah Almighty took the
covenant of the help and support of His Beloved In addition to the aforementioned rights, Islamic
Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬from all Ambiya and Rusul. scholars and Muhaddiseen have also included other
And now we have also been commanded to help rights of Mustafa ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬in their books in great
and support him. The blessed companions ‫َر ِﺿـ َـﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ ُﻬــﻢ‬ detail. Briefly stated here are six other rights.
sacrificed their lives, wealth, homeland and relatives
for the sake of helping and supporting him. During
wars, they used to shield him with their bodies, 1. Following Seerah of Beloved Rasool ‫ﷺ‬
endangering and sacrificing their lives. At the present The religion and faith of every Muslim require
time, protection of his honour and reverence and that he follow the blessed Seerah and Sunnah of
efforts to preserve and promote his teachings and Beloved Mustafa ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬. It is also a Divine
religion are also included in helping and supporting commandment. The brightly shining stars of the
him and are obligatory for Muslims. sky of guidance, i.e. blessed companions ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫َر‬
‫ َﻋـــ ْﻨ ُﻬﻢ‬and pious predecessors used to follow in the

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 footsteps of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬on each ‫ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬have written so many Na’ts in prose and
and every occasion in their lives. They would never poetry that they will be contained in thousands of
deviate from following the Greatest and Noblest volumes, without exaggeration, if collected in the
Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬. Following him includes the form of a book which will also be the thickest book
fulfilment of obligatory and compulsory acts as well of the world.
as that of essential and preferable ones. Our pious
predecessors ‫ َر ِﺣ َﻤ ُﻬــ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠﱣـــﻪ‬would perfectly follow him in
both of these acts. This is the reason why the books 5. Reciting Salat [Durood] upon Beloved
of Ahadees and Seerah contain great information Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
about obligatory and compulsory acts as well as Reciting Salat [i.e. Durood] upon the Holy Prophet
about Sunnahs, preferable acts, manners, matters ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬is also one of the requirements of our

and social behaviour. faith. By means of it, we pray for him to be blessed
with further closeness in the Divine Court and for
the elevation of his ranks and status, expressing our
2. Obedience to Beloved Prophet ‫ﷺ‬ thanks to him for his favours, as is contained in the
It is also one of the rights of the Beloved and Blessed Masnoon Du’a recited after Azan.
Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬that each and every command
given by him be accepted and carried out. Whatever
he ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬commands, be carried out; whatever 6. Visiting blessed tomb of Holy Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
he decides, be accepted and whatever he ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ‬ Visiting the blessed tomb of the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬prevents us from, be avoided. ‫ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬is also a proof that the visiting Ummati has
affection for his Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬. In particular,
it is an important right over Hajj-pilgrims to visit the
3. Real affection for Holy Prophet ‫ﷺ‬ court of Beloved Mustafa ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬. This visit and
It is a right over everyone in the Ummah that he presence in the blessed court of Mustafa ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ‬
must have affection for his Master - the Prophet of ‫ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬is a Sunnat-ul-Muakkadah and is close to Wajib.
mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the most Missing it, is misfortune and unfairness.
Generous and Kind ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬more than anything
else in the world. Affection for him is the heart of May Allah Almighty grant us the ability to keep
faith, the core of faith and the essence of faith. fulfilling all the rights of our Beloved and Blessed
Prophet ‫! َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬

4. Mentioning Holy Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬and reciting

his Na’t
It is also a right over us that we like the praise and
eulogy of Beloved Mustafa ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬, his Na’t
and Manqabat, his Seerah and Sunnah, his greatness
and glory, his excellent and exemplary character
and manners and his beauty with our heart and
soul. We should also embellish our gatherings by
mentioning him, making it a routine in our life. The
Holy Quran also mentions his virtues and attributes
and his glory and status. All Ambiya and Rusul ‫َﻋـﻠَـ ْﻴــ ِﻬ ُﻢ‬
‫اﻟـﺴــ َـﻼم‬ ‫ اﻟــ ﱠ‬expressed his majesty and dignity. Blessed
‫ـﺼﻠٰﻮ ُة َو ﱠ‬
َ ِ ‫ َر‬very much liked and loved
companions ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋـــ ْﻨ ُﻬﻢ‬
to mention and to praise him and this practice has
existed since then. Those fortunate individuals who
have praised the Revered and Renowned Rasool ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ‬

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 The
Muhammadan
Smile

Bint-e-Sadiq Attariyyah
(Jami’a-tul-Madinah Gulistan-e-Mustafa ‘Azizabad, Karachi)

The Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬did not only preach that By the One in Whose power is my life! Revenge
smiling is a form of charity, (Tirmizi, vol. 3, p. 384, will be taken from it on the Day of Resurrection,’
Hadith 1963) but he led by example, constantly (Musnad Imam Ahmed, vol. 8, p. 120, Hadith 21567).
smiling and warming the hearts of those around 4. Imam Al-Zuhri ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬narrates that the Beloved
him. Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬said to Sayyiduna Hassaan
bin Thabit ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬: ‘Have you said anything
1. When you see someone smiling, read this Du’a: in praise of Abu Bakr?’ He answered in the
َ‫( ا َﺿْ َﺤﮏَ اﻟﻠ ُﻪ ِﺳ ﱠﻨﮏ‬May Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ‬keep you smiling), affirmative. Sayyiduna Hassaan bin Thabit ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫َر‬
just as Sayyiduna Umar Al-Farooq ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬did. ‫ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬then recited this quatrain praising Sayyiduna
Once, he entered upon the Prophet َ ْ ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋ‬ ‫ﻪ‬ٖ ِ ‫ﻟ‬ٰ ‫ا‬ ‫و‬ ِ
‫ﻪ‬ ‫ﻴ‬َ ‫ﻠ‬ Abu Bakr ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬:
‫ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬and saw him smiling. So, he said, ‘‫ﺤﮏَ اﻟﻠ ُﻪ‬ َ ْ‫ا َﺿ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ َوﻗَ ْﺪ‬ ِ ‫َوﺛ َﺎﻧِ َﯽ اﺛ ْ َﻨ ْ ِني ِﻓﯽ اﻟْﻐَﺎ ِر اﻟْ َﻤ ِﻨ‬
‫ﻮل اﻟﻠﻪ‬ َ ‫‘ ’ ِﺳ ﱠﻨﮏَ ﯾَﺎ َر ُﺳ‬May Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ‬keep you smiling
Messenger of Allah.’ (Bukhari, vol. 2, p. 403, Hadith ‫ﻃ ََﺎف اﻟْ َﻌ ُﺪ ﱡو ِﺑ ِﻪ إِ ْذ َﺻﺎ َﻋ َﺪ اﻟْ َﺠ َﺒﻼ‬
3294; Irshad Al-Saari, vol. 13, p. 118, under the Hadith
Second of the two in the blessed cave when
6085)
Enemies encircled when he climbed the mountain.
2. It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dhar
Al-Ghifari ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬that the Beloved Prophet ‫َوﻛَﺎن ِﺣ ﱠﺐ َر ُﺳﻮ ِل اﻟﻠﱣﻪ ﻗَ ْﺪ َﻋﻠِ ُﻤﻮا‬
‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬said: I know the first person who ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ َ ِْﱪﻳﱠ ِﺔ ﻟَ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻌ ِﺪ ْل ِﺑ ِﻪ ﺑَ َﺪ َﻻ‬
will enter Paradise. I also know the last person
to be taken out of Hell. A man will be brought The beloved of Allah’s Messenger ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬
on the Day of Judgement and it shall be said, known by all;
‘Present his small sins to him, but withhold his ٖ ِ ِ
The Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْﻪ َواٰﻟﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬did not consider anyone
major sins.’ He will confess and will not deny to be equivalent to him.
anything, and he will be fearful about his major
Delighted by these words, the Noble Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ‬
sins. It will be said to this individual, ‘Go! You
‫ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬smiled so much that his molars became
are being given one good deed in place of every
visible and he ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬remarked: ‘Dear
sin.’ Witnessing this, he will say, ‘I have many
Hassaan! You have spoken the truth; indeed, Abu
other sins which I do not see here.’ Sayyiduna
Bakr is like this,’(Mustadrak, vol. 4, p. 7, Hadith 4469; Jami’
Abu Dhar Al-Ghifari ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬states that he saw
Al-Jawami’, vol. 4, p. 61, Hadith 9361).
the Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬smile so much that his
blessed molars became visible, (Muslim, p. 101,
5. َ ِ ‫ َر‬said: ‘I went to the
Sayyiduna Suhayb ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬
Hadith 467, selected).
court of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬and before
3. Our Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬smiled a lot, him were bread and dates. He ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬said,
but never laughed out aloud. Sayyiduna Abu ‘Come close and eat!’ So, I began to eat the dates,
Dhar ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬states that the Messenger of Allah when the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬said, ‘You
‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬saw two goats butting each other are eating dates, even though your eye is ailing.’
with their horns when one rammed the other, I replied, ‘I am chewing from the other side.’
knocking it down. The Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ‬ The Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬smiled,’
‫ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬began to smile. When asked the reason, he (Ibn-e-Majah, vol. 4, p. 91).
‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬said, ‘I was surprised at this goat.
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 Greatest ‘Abdullah Bin Abil Hamsa ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋـــ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬
‘Before he ‫ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ﻠ‬‫ـ‬ ‫ﺳ‬
َ ‫و‬
َ ٖ
‫ﻪ‬ ‫ـ‬ِ ‫ﻟ‬ٰ ‫ا‬ ‫و‬
َ ِ
‫ﻪ‬ ‫ـ‬ ‫ﻴ‬
ْ َ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﻋ‬
َ ‫ﻪ‬
ُ ‫ـ‬ ‫ﱣـ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫اﻟـ‬ ‫ـﲆ‬
‫ﱠ‬ ‫ـ‬ ‫ﺻ‬
َ
َ ِ ‫ َر‬has narrated:
received revelation and made

Trader Syed Owais Asad Ali

the declaration of his Prophethood, I made a trade deal
with him. I made a part payment and promised him
that I would come back shortly and would pay the
remaining amount. By chance, I forgot my promise.
After three days, when I reached the place where I
had promised to come, I found him standing, waiting.
rade plays a vital role in human life. It has a

T
I could not keep my promise, but he ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬did
leading role in the economy of every society. not mind it at all. He ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬only said, ‘Where
No one can live on their own in any society have you been? I have been waiting for you here for
as everyone has to perform many things collectively three days.’ (Sunan Abi Dawood, Kitab-ul-Adab, vol. 4, p. 388,
and trade is one of them. Islam, which is the Hadith 4996)
complete code of life, has given great importance to
it and provided crystal clear instructions about it. Similarly, when Sayyiduna Saaib ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬, a companion
of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬, embraced Islam
Directly or indirectly, trade is related to many and came to the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬, people
aspects of human life. A country can make a began to praise him. The Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ‬
tremendous progress if its traders and trading ‫ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬said, ‘You do not know him as much as I know him.’
centers are fair and follow the principles of Islam. َ ِ ‫ َر‬humbly said, ‘May my parents
Sayyiduna Saaib ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬
Trade has been playing a significant role in both be sacrificed for you! You have spoken the truth. Before
individual and collective life from ancient times. the declaration of Prophethood, you were my trading
The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬himself was a partner. You were very nice to me and never quarrelled
trader. Trading was the means of livelihood of the with me.’ (Sunan Abi Dawood, Kitab-ul-Adab, vol. 4, p. 342,
family of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬. As Hadith 4836)
he ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬had made many trade journeys
in childhood with Abu Taalib, gaining enough
experience of trading, he ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬chose Parable of the Holy Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬about trade
trading as a means of livelihood. He ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬ As we know that the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــﻪٖ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬,
went on trade journeys to Syria, Busra and Yemen. before receiving the Divine revelation, was doing
He ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬did trade and business so honestly, trade. At the age of 25, he ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬was very widely
truthfully and justly that his business partners and known as a trustworthy and truthful individual.
all other traders started calling him ‘Ameen’. Sayyidatuna Khadijah ‫ــﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ َﮭــﺎ‬ َ ‫ َر ِﺿ‬was a very wealthy
woman in Makkah. Her husband had already died. She
‫ َر ِﺿ َﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ َﮭﺎ‬needed a trustworthy person to take her trade
Honesty, truthfulness, and fulfilment of goods to Syria. She ‫ــﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ َﮭــﺎ‬ َ ‫ َر ِﺿ‬was very impressed by
promise when doing trade
Honesty, truthfulness, fulfilment of promises
and good manners are the lifeblood of trade and
are essential for a successful trader. Our Beloved
Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬had all of these
qualities. He ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬has
set excellent examples in the
history of the world. A blessed
companion, Sayyiduna

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the truthfulness and trustworthiness of the Beloved semblance of honesty. This can be further elaborated
Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬. She chose him and sent him by the following Hadiths: ‘Whoever sells defective goods
a message, offering him double wage due to his without showing it [i.e. its defects], he will always remain
honesty and sincerity. He ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬accepted her subject to the wrath of Allah (‫) َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ‬, or he ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬said
offer and took her trade goods to Syria. She ‫َر ِﺿـ َـﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ َﮭــﺎ‬ the angels would curse him forever.’ (Ibn Majah, vol. 3, p. 59,
also sent a reliable slave, Maysarah, so that he would Hadith 2237) ‘Jannah is for the one who has pure earnings.’
serve the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬during the (Ibid, p. 72, Hadith 4616)
journey. He ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬went to Syria, sold the
goods, bought new goods and returned to Makkah. There are some fundamental guidelines for the
And he ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬did it in an absolute fair way person wishing to be a good trader. The following
which amazed her. She ‫ َر ِﺿ َﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ َﮭﺎ‬sold those goods and are the blessed sayings of the Greatest Trader ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ‬
‫ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬which shed light on the matter of trade and
earned double profit.
Halal and Haraam means:

Good intention of doing trade § The purest food is that which you eat from your
Dear readers! Intention, as we know, plays a vital own earnings. (Jami’ Tirmizi, vol. 3, Hadith 1363)
role in the life of humans, especially in an Islamic
§ Sayyiduna Abu Zar Ghifari ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬has narrated
society. Sayyiduna Umar Bin Al-Khattab ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬has
‫ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ﺳ‬‫و‬
narrated, ‘I heard Allah’s Prophet َ َ َ ْ ٖ
‫ﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﻟ‬ٰ ‫ا‬ ‫و‬ ِ
‫ﻪ‬ ‫ﻴ‬َ ‫ﻠ‬‫ﻋ‬َ ‫ﻪ‬
ُ ‫ﱣـ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫اﻟـ‬ ‫ﲆ‬‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻ‬
َ saying,
that the Rasool of Rahmah, the Intercessor of the
‘The reward for deeds depends upon the intentions Ummah ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬has stated, ‘There are three
and every person will get the reward according to types of people to whom Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ‬will not speak,
what he intends. So whoever migrates for worldly nor will He ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ‬see them with mercy, and nor
benefits or for a woman to marry, his migration is for will He ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ‬purify them; in fact, there is severe
what he migrates for.’ (Sahih al-Bukhari 1, Hadith 1) punishment for them.’ Sayyiduna Abu Zar
َ ِ ‫ َر‬has further stated, ‘The Beloved
Ghifari ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬
Many traders make their buyers believe that the odds Rasool ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬said this three times, so I
are in their favour, but in actuality, such traders only said that these people would be ruined. Who are
care for their good. They may fool their buyers, but they?’ He ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬said [that those three types
Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ‬knows even their true intentions existing in of people are]:
their hearts, as is stated in the Holy Quran: 1. The one who lets down his lower garment
ۢ ٌ ۡ َ ُ ّ ٰ َ َ ۡ ُ ۡ ُ َ َ َ ۡ ُّ ُ َ َ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ ٰ َّ َ ُ َ َۡ (below his ankles) out of arrogance.
‫!  ِﻠ‬#‫ و اﷲ‬% ‫ون و ﻣﺎ ﺗﻌ ِﻠﻨﻮن‬,-ِ ‫ض و ﻳﻌﻠ ُﻢ ﻣﺎ ﺗ‬ ٰ
ِ ‫ﻳﻌﻠﻢ ﻣﺎ ِﻓﻰ اﻟﺴﻤﻮ ِت و اﻵﻹر‬
ُ ُّ َ 2. The one boasting of the favour [he did for
﴾4﴿ ‫اﻟﺼﺪ ۡو ِر‬ ‫ات‬
ِ ‫ﺑِﺬ‬ someone].
He knows whatever is in the heavens and in the earth, and 3. The one selling his goods by swearing a false
He knows what you hide and what you disclose, and Allah oath.
knows what is within the hearts. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 67, Hadees 171 (106))
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 28, Surah
In short, trade plays a significant and vital role
Al-Taghabun, Verse 4)
in the world. Our Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬
Islam lays great emphasis on Halal morsel. Just was the greatest trader in the world. He ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ‬
as filthy food spoils our physical health, similarly, ‫ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬did trade honestly. He ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬has set

food earned through Haraam means spoils our such examples which the traders of the entire
spirituality. The man who lives on the income world should follow if they want to succeed.
earned through Haraam means cannot be spiritually Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠــﻞ‬has given complete guidelines on
elevated. On the other hand, if the business is trade through the Holy Quran and the teachings
conducted by strictly following the Islamic principles of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬. Now it
of commerce, there will be no scope for any kind is compulsory for anyone doing trade to learn
of commercial dishonesty varying from business about these rules and regulations as ignorance
fraud to profiteering which is often masked under a will result in sins or Haraam earnings.
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 Wise decision of Prophet
Muhammad ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـﻪُ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬ Prof. Abdul Majid Attari

Blessed by the Lord of the ‫ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬also participated in the

universe with great intellect construction, carrying stones
and wisdom, the Beloved and shoulder to shoulder with the
Blessed Prophet Muhammad chiefs of the Quraysh. Different
Mustafa ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬was tribes were made responsible
extremely famous and was for the construction of
able enough to resolve very different parts of the Ka’bah.
serious disputes among the When it was the time to fix
prominent chiefs of Arabs in the Hajar-e-Aswad, a serious
his young age. Even great Arab dispute arose among the tribes.
thinkers and leaders bowed Every tribe wanted to pick up
to his decisions, unanimously the Hajar-e-Aswad and to fix it
acknowledging him to be their into the wall of the Ka’bah so
greatest chief with authority to that it would be a great honour
decide their matters. There was for them. Four days passed in
an incident that occurred on the the same state with the dispute
occasion of the reconstruction of unresolved. Even swords were
the Holy Ka’bah. unsheathed.

When he ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬was 35 years of age, Banu ‘Abd-ud-Dar and Banu ‘Adee
it rained so heavily that a great flood came in the showed open aggression. They took blood oaths by
Haram of the Ka’bah, causing the building of the filling a bowl with blood, dipping their fingers into
Ka’bah to collapse completely. The Ka’bah built by it and licking them; as was the custom prevailing
Sayyiduna Ibraheem and Sayyiduna Isma’eel ‫اﻟﺴ َﻼم‬ ‫َﻋـﻠَـ ْﻴﻬِام ﱠ‬ in the pre-Islamic era of ignorance. The fifth day,
had been very old. The tribes of ‘Amaliqah, Jurhum all Arab tribes gathered in the Haram of the Ka’bah
and Qusay, etc. had got the Ka’bah reconstructed where an old man suggested that the authority
and renovated in their times. However, the Ka’bah to resolve the dispute be given to the person who
had been situated in a low-lying area, so the rain would be the first to enter the Haram of the Ka’bah
water would flow rapidly from mountains to the the next morning. All agreed. Glory be to Allah ‫َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠــﻞ‬
valley of Makkah, often causing flood in the Haram in the highest! The person who was the first to enter
of the Ka’bah. The Quraysh had also got many dams the Haram of the Ka’bah was none other than the
built on the high-lying area for the protection of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬. Seeing him, all of them
Ka’bah, but the dams would often break. Hence the said: ‘By Allah ‫ ! َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠــﻞ‬He is ‘Ameen’ [i.e. trustworthy
Quraysh decided to demolish the building and to and truthful]. All of us will accept what he decides.’
reconstruct a very strong building of the Ka’bah with He ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬found an excellent way to resolve
a high door and a roof. (As-Seerat-ul-Halbiyah, vol. 1, p. the issue. At first, he ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬ordered that one
204) chief from all those tribes who were willing to fix the
Hajar-e-Aswad be chosen. Therefore, the chiefs were
Therefore, the Quraysh started the construction work singled out [i.e. chosen]. Then, spreading his blessed
together. The Revered and Renowned Prophet ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ‬ shawl and placing the Hajar-e-Aswad on it, he ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ‬
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‫ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬ordered all the chiefs to hold the blessed The Beloved Rasool ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬has also said:
shawl and carry the Hajar-e-Aswad in it. When the ‘When a judge settles a dispute, he should carry
Hajar-e-Aswad was carried to its place, he ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ‬ out a full investigation. If he gives an accurate
‫ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬picked it up himself and put it on its place with judgement (after investigation), for him there are
his own blessed hands. In this way, by virtue of two rewards and if he makes a mistake (in the
the wisdom and great decision of the Holy Prophet judgement), for him there is one reward.’ (Muslim,
Muhammad Mustafa ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬, a fierce war was Hadith 1716) Likewise, Sayyiduna Umar Farooq
averted. (As-Seerat-un-Nabawiyyah li Ibn Hishaam, p. 79) َ ِ ‫ َر‬wrote a letter to Sayyiduna Ameer
A’zam ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬
Mu’awiyah ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬, saying:
Dear readers! Decision-making is quite an art.
Everyone needs to make decisions on various (1) When two sides approach you about
occasions in his life. A timely and tactful decision any matter to be dealt with, ensure that the
brings about success, whereas an untimely and complainant (i.e. the one who makes a claim
improper decision may well cause problems in life. about his right) provides truthful witnesses
Mentioned here are some pieces of advice which and the defendant (i.e. the one against whom
should be kept in mind when making a decision. a claim about any right has been made) takes a
solemn oath. (2) Treat the complainant and the
§ Ensure that all of your decisions are within the defendant on equal terms. (3) Do not give any
bounds of Shari’ah. Allah Almighty has said: judgement between the sides unless you have
ُ َ َ َّ َ ۡ َ ۡ ُ ۡ َ َ َ َ got to the right judgement; or else try to make
ۡ ۡ
 ‫ﻜ ُﻤ ۡﻮا ﺑِﺎﻟ َﻌﺪ ِل‬%ۡ & ‫ﺎس ا ۡن‬
ِ ‫* ﺑ)( اﻟﻨ‬+‫و اِذا ﺣﻜﻤ‬ both sides get reconciled as long as possible.’
Whenever you judge between people, so judge with (Al-Bayan-wat-Tabyeen)
justice. § Never make any decision in anger, haste, and
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 05, Surah in a disturbed state of mind. Sayyiduna Abu
Al-Nisa, Verse 58)
َ ِ ‫ َر‬said to his son Sayyiduna
Bakrah ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬
§ Consult some experienced and sincere person Abd al-Rahman ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬: Write a letter to the
who is your well-wisher. Despite the fact that judge ‘Ubaidullah Bin Abi Bakrah: Never give
the Noblest and Greatest Prophet Muhammad judgement in anger because I have heard the
‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬was blessed with greatest intellect Beloved Rasool ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬saying: ‘No one
and wisdom, Allah Almighty advised him should give judgement in the state of anger
َۡ ۡ ُ َ َ between two people.’
- .ِ /‫ ِﻓﻰ اﻵﻹ‬4ۡ 5‫ﺎو ۡر‬
ِ ‫وﺷ‬ § Ponder over the possible outcome of your
And consult with them in matters. decision in advance. In particular, learn a lesson
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 04, Surah from your own wrong past decisions. This will
Aal-e-Imran, Verse 159) protect you from loss in future.

While advising his offspring, Sayyiduna Adam § Ponder over the practicability of your decision.
‫ـــﻼم‬ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـــ ِﻪ ﱠ‬said, ‘Consult your well-wishers. If I
َ ‫اﻟـﺴ‬ Avoid making such a decision that is impossible
had consulted with angels, they would have to be implemented. If it is unavoidable, pave
prevented me from eating the forbidden fruit.’ the way for it, develop consensus on it, make
resources available and gradually put your
decision into practice. Rome wasn’t built in a
§ Some of your decisions are related to others
such as your family members, subordinates, day.
general public, etc. Never make a decision Pray to Allah Almighty for enabling you to make
unless you have got at truth. Enquire about right decision in the light of Shari’ah for the good of
the overall situation, if necessary, and ensure
your own and that of others.
justice, fairness and well-being of people. The
Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬has said, ‘‫ َوﻛُﻠﱡ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬،ٍ‫ﻛُﻠﱡ ُﻜ ْﻢ َراع‬
‫ﺆول َﻋ ْﻦ َر ِﻋ ﱠﻴ ِﺘ ِﻪ‬
ٌ ‫' ’ َﻣ ْﺴ‬Each of you is a guardian and each
of you will be questioned about his responsibility.’
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 Explanation of Hadith
Upon

Mustafa, the Paragon of Mercy,

Be Countless Greetings
Mawlana Muhammad Nasir Jamal Attari Madani

The final Prophet of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬stated: and beyond before his advent. That pre-Islamic
period was engulfed in immorality, marked by
‫اِمنﱠ َﺎ ﺑُ ِﻌﺜ ُْﺖ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ًﺔ‬ disbelief, and steeped in ignorance. The light of
“I was sent as a mercy,” (Muslim, p. 1074, Hadith 6613). knowledge, probity, and virtue had been reduced
to all but a dim flicker amid the overwhelming
Allah Almighty sent His final Prophet ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬ darkness of hedonism. In that dark moment of
as a mercy to the universe, and it is this mercy that human history, the Muhammadan light burst over
the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬is referring to in the horizon of mankind, cleaving asunder the clouds
this hadith. of ignorance, casting rays of hope and mercy over
all realms and their denizens. This paragon of
compassion ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬embodied unmatched
Unique Mercy mercy towards humans, animals, angels, jinn,
To truly appreciate the nature of the Beloved Prophet animate beings, and inanimate objects—nothing
‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬as a mercy and his role as a paragon of
remains in the universe except it has been
hope, we have to assess the state of people in Arabia drenched in the Muhammadan mercy. He

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‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬
invited mankind to the truth and laid 5. He ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬did not declare Hajj to be
a clear path for them to Allah’s proximity and the fard every year, as it would be difficult for the
ever-so-sweet nectar of faith. Ummah.

Allah Almighty granted a distinct excellence to the 6. Whilst displaying mercy to the Ummah, he ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ‬
‫ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬gave the command to perform raml
mercy of the Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬by giving
the believers and obedient followers the glad tidings only in the first three rounds of tawaf; not in all
of success in this life and the Hereafter, (Tafseer Kabeer, of them.
vol. 8, p. 193, summarised). 7. The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬remained
engaged in worship throughout the entire night,
pleading in the court of Allah Almighty for the
Glimpses into Muhammadan Mercy forgiveness of the Ummah, to such an extent
Allah Almighty sent His Messenger ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬to that his blessed feet would begin to swell due to
convey the message of Divine Oneness (tawhid) and standing for so long, (Sirat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 5, p. 267,
to illuminate the path for aspirants of truth. In this summarised).
matter, the rays of his mercy and compassion radiate
in every aspect. Even in the plains of the Day of Judgement when
each soul, even the prophets, will be concerned about
On one occasion, the final Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬said his own salvation, the Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬
three times, “Allah Almighty has preferred ease will be concerned only about his nation. He ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ‬
for this nation and has disliked hardship,” (Mu’jam ‫ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬will take them, even the sinners, into his refuge,
Kabeer, vol. 20, p. 298, Hadith 707). His blessed conduct and plea to Allah for their forgiveness and salvation.
was such that Sayyidatuna Aisha al-Siddiqa ‫َر ِﺿـ َـﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ َﮭــﺎ‬
states, “Whenever the Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬ Let now be a moment of reflection for each one of
was given the choice between two matters, he would us; let us examine our states: By Divine Grace alone,
choose the easier matter as long as it did not entail we have the privilege of being from a nation whose
sin, but if the easier option was a sin, then he was the leader is brimming with mercy and ever watchful
furthest from it from among the people,” (Bukhari, vol. over his followers. Yet, do we reciprocate his mercy
4, p. 133, Hadith 6126). and love for us? The follower of the Beloved Prophet
‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬should be a mirror of the Muhammadan
Moreover, if there was a risk of the Ummah falling character, merciful towards creation, moved by
into hardship due to certain things, he would not the fear of Allah to fulfil duties, devoted to the
command them to be carried out. For example: Companions and Ahl al-Bayt, reliable and punctual,
knowledgeable about this glorious faith, modest,
1. Due to his concern for the physically weak, the truthful, hard-working, constantly improving his
ill, and the working people in the Ummah, he did behaviour, and always striving to ameliorate his
not delay Isha salah till a third of the night had heart and state.
passed.
May Allah Almighty allow all of us to live our lives
2. Considering the needs of people, especially the
under the merciful protection of the Beloved Prophet
elderly and children, he advised Imams to avoid
‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬.
prolonged recitations in salah.
ۡ َ ۡ ّ َّ َ ۡ ٰ
3. He ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬did not always offer supereroga- ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬ ‫ب امِي‬ِ ِ ‫امِي ِباه ِ ال‬
tory salah at night lest the Ummah is obligated
_____________________
to offer it. 1
This refers to keeping another fast without performing Iftar of the
4. Out of concern that the Ummah would fall into previous one, and fasting continuously in this manner.
hardship, he ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬forbade them from
observing perpetual fasting (sawm-e-wisal).1

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 Plea

An appeal to act upon the

§ Leads to being under the shade of the Divine

Sayyiduna Abul Hasan Ali bin Husain al-‘Ukbari
Throne on the Day of Judgement, (Sharh Zurqaani
‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ِﻪ َﻋــﻠَﻴْﻪ‬, a respected Hanbali jurist, passed away in
Alal Muwatta, vol. 4, p. 469, under Hadith 1841).
the blessed month of Ramadan while praying salah.
He was an exceptionally pious, god-fearing, and The one who acts upon the Sunnah at a time when
devout scholar of Islam. He once saw the Shafi’i innovation, ignorance, and sin are prevalent will
jurist, Sayyiduna Hibatulla al-Tabari ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَﻴْﻪ‬in a gain the reward of 100 martyrs, (Mirqat al-Mafatih, vol.
dream and asked: “How did Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ّــﻞ‬deal with 1, p. 422, under Hadith 176).
you?” He replied: “Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠــﻞ‬forgave me.” When
Sayyiduna Abul Hasan asked the reason, he replied, The Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬supplicated for
“Because of the Sunnah,” (Siyar A’lam al-Nubala, vol. 13, mercy three times for those who act upon the
p. 270, Raqm 3788). Sunnah and teach it, and he ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬declared
them to be his heirs, (Jami’ Bayan al-‘ilm-wa-fadlihi, p. 66,
True love for the Messenger of Allah ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬ Hadith 201).
has many hallmarks. One of these is to live according
to the Sunnah of the final Prophet of Allah, our
master Muhammad ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬. In reality, a true The adverse impacts of neglecting the
devotee constantly strives to learn about and apply Sunnah
the Sunnah. No doubt, to observe the teachings and Bear in mind that neglecting the precious, prophetic
practices of the Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬is a model is not without adverse effects. It has been
sure way to reap countless blessings. Neglecting his related that those people who neglect emphasised
Sunnah is of course a cause of immense loss. sunnas will incur the curse of Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠــﻞ‬and His
Messenger ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬, (Mustadrak, vol. 3, p. 375, Hadith
3995, al-Hadiqah al-Nadiyah, p. 443).
The blessings of acting upon the Sunnah
Observing the Sunnah: One report states that such folks will be deprived of
the intercession of al-Mustafa ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬,
§ Is a sign of complete love for the Holy Prophet (Bahar-e-Shari’at, part 4, p. 662)— may Allah Almighty
‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬, (Mirqat-ul-Mafatih, vol. 1, p. 422, under protect us.
Hadith 175).
Moreover, habitually abandoning the Sunnah
§ Leads to Paradise, (Tirmizi, vol. 4, p. 233, Hadith 175). renders one a transgressing sinner (Malfuzaat A’la
§ Grants one the company of the Holy Prophet Hadrat, p. 288), and may lead to misguidance, (Muslim,
‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬
in Paradise, (Tirmizi, vol. 4, p. 309, p. 257, Hadith 1488; Bahar-e-Shari’at, part 4, p. 662), or even
Hadith 2687; Mishkat al-Masabih, vol. 1, p. 55, Hadith worse, a bad death, (Mirat al-Manajih, vol. 2, p.
175). 78)—may Allah Almighty grant us death with faith
and longing to meet Him ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ‬.
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Neglecting the Sunnah is one thing while deriding it Almighty asks me on the Day of Judgement as to
a far greater delinquency. It is utter blasphemy to why I left the Sunnah [of the miswak]) of His
consider any Sunnah as inferior, and doing so Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬, what answer shall I give?”
affords anathematisation, (Mirqat al-Mafatih, vol. 1, p. (Lawaqih al-Anwaar al-Qudsiyyah, p. 38, summarised).
311, Taht al-Hadith 109).
In another heart-warming incident, the founder of
Jami’a Ashrafiyyah Mubarakpur (India),
The zeal of the pious predecessors in Hafiz-e-Millat Allama Abd-ul-Aziz ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬once
adhering to the Sunnah of al-Mustafa injured his right foot. When the time came to treat
The paragons of submission to the Messenger of the wound, he initially removed the sock on his left
Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬and the most god-fearing souls to foot, and then the right. Somebody requested the
tread this earth, after the prophets, are the reason behind removing the left sock first, as the
Companions. Yet, their zeal and unwavering injury was on his right foot. This great follower of the
commitment to the Sunnah was not only driven by Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬explained that, “It is
fear but by burning love for Allah Almighty and His Sunnah to remove the sock of the left foot first,”
Messenger ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬that coursed through every (Nayki ki Dawat, p. 213, summarised).
atom of their being and compelled them to observe Sayyiduna Mujaddid Alf Thani ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَﻴْﻪ‬would
the Sunnah of their Beloved ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬without declare to those in his company: “This era is distant
compromise. from the prophetic era and full of corruption and
On one occasion, Sayyiduna Ali ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋــ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬got onto his
discord. The darkness of innovation and
ride and recited the relevant supplications. He then transgression has further enveloped it. Without the
began to smile. Surprised, those around him asked radiance of the Sunnah, there is no road to salvation
the reason. He replied, “I have seen the Messenger of in such darkness, (Zubda tul-Maqamaat, p. 281, slightly
Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬doing this, so I have done the amended).
same,” (Tirmizi, vol. 5, p. 278, Hadith 3457). There are numerous sunnahs of our Beloved Prophet
‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬that you can adopt with only a slight
Whenever somebody would visit Sayyiduna
Abdullah bin ‘Umar ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬and notify him of their
concerted effort and a little focus. For example,
plan to travel, he ‫ﻪ‬
ُ ‫ﻨ‬
ْ ‫ـ‬ ‫ـ‬ ‫ﻋ‬
َ ‫ﻪ‬
ُ ‫ﱣ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫اﻟ‬ ‫ﴇ‬ ِ
َ َ would remark: “Wait! I will
‫ر‬ washing both hands up to the wrists before and after
bid you farewell the same way the Messenger of eating, dining while sitting on the floor in any of the
Allah ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬would bid us farewell,” (Tirmizi, three Sunnah postures, using the right hand for
vol. 5, p. 277, Hadith 3454). eating and drinking water, and sitting down when
having a drink. Likewise, greeting fellow believers,
Sayyiduna Salama bin al-Akwa’ ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋـــ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬performed even if you do not know them, while travelling to
salah near a particular pillar in Masjid Nabawi. and from home, work, school, college, and madrasa;
When asked why he carefully chose to pray in that utilizing two hands to shake the hands of others as
particular place, he explained, “I saw the Messenger opposed to one; and sleeping on your right side.
of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬, with great meticulousness, When performing other deeds in accordance with
offering salah by this pillar,” (Musnad Ahmad, vol. 5, p. the Sunnah, make the intention of doing so to follow
550, Hadith 16516). the practices of the Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬.
We ask Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠــﻞ‬to let the sweet zephyrs of the
Then come the generations of the followers of the Sunnah to move our hearts and limbs.
Companions and the Ahl al-Bayt; and their
ۡ َ ۡ ّ َّ َ ۡ ٰ
commitment to the Sunnah is also remarkable. ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬ ‫ب امِي‬ِ ِ ‫امِي ِباه ِ ال‬
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Shibli ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ِﻪ َﻋـ ـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬was in need
of his miswak1 at the time of wudu. Unable to find it _____________
1
A short stick usually taken from the Salvadora Persica or
but wanting to act upon the Sunnah of using a
miswak in wudu, he purchased a replacement for “toothbrush tree.” Its sticks are traditionally used as natural
toothbrushes. Although common across Middle Eastern and
one dinar (one gold coin). When someone asked how
African cultures, it holds a special place in Islam as it was
he could spend such a large amount of money to
adopted by our master Muhammad ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬.
obtain a mere miswak, he replied: “If Allah
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 More haste
There are many occasions when we do different
less speed
things hastily in life. Though we know it very Muhammad Anwar
well that haste makes waste, we end up doing
many things in haste. This article discusses the
disadvantages of haste and brings to light the
difference between haste and quickness.

What is haste?
Haste is the quality of doing something quickly,
sometimes too quickly that a person becomes
careless and makes mistakes, while quickness is
the quality of doing something fast in order to
ensure its timely completion without making
mistakes. According to a blessed Hadith,
ِ‫‘ اﻟﺘﱠﺄَﻧﱢــﯽ ِﻣـ َﻦ اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ َواﻟْ َﻌ َﺠﻠَ ُﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺸﱠ ـﻴْﻄَﺎن‬Calmness is from Allah
and haste is from Satan.’ There are numerous
examples in our life when, due to haste, we suffer
financially, physically and mentally.

Performing worship in haste

If made in worship, haste, sometimes, makes the
worship incomplete or even invalid. Regretfully,
at the present time, most of the Muslims do not
offer Salah and most of even those who offer
Salah offer it hastily without performing the acts
of Salah correctly. The Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ‬
‫ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬has said: ‘The worst thief is the one who
commits theft in his Salah.’ Blessed companions
‫ــﯽ اﻟﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ ُﻬــﻢ‬ َ ‫ َر ِﺿ‬humbly asked: ‘Ya Rasoolallah
‫ ! َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬How can a person commit theft in
his Salah?’ The Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬
replied: ‘He does not complete its Ruku and
Sujood’ or the Greatest Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬said:
‘He does not straighten his back in its Ruku and
Sujood.’

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Here is a summary of what Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan mistake by making a hasty decision. Their lives
‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬has commented on this blessed Hadith: ‘The become terrible and, after a period of time, their
worst thief is the thief of Salah. Although the thief of marriage ends in divorce and, in this way, enmity
wealth is punished, he may also get some benefit. On may begin between the two families.
the contrary, the thief of Salah will receive full
punishment but will not get any benefit. The thief of
wealth violates the right of people, whereas the thief Finding a rented house or flat in haste
of Salah violates the right of Allah Almighty.’ In the same way, sometimes, people choose a rented
Therefore, refraining from haste, we should offer house or flat in haste without inquiring about the
Salah and perform other acts of worship calmly owner. When they move in the house or the flat, they
while conforming to manners with good intentions are mentally tortured by the owner and end up
so that we receive their blessings not only in the facing difficulties. They then realize that they have
worldly life but also in the afterlife. made a big mistake by taking a hasty decision.
Therefore, one should be careful and obtain
necessary and authentic information before making
Starting a business in haste any important decision.
Sometimes, some people start a new business in
haste without realizing the market position, location
and other conditions of the business. They try their Haste in examination room
best to run it despite suffering loss for many days, In the examination room, it has been observed that
months and even for years but finally they close some students do not attempt the appropriate
down the business simply because they fail to fulfil questions or sometimes they do not attempt
the essential requirements and ignore ground compulsory questions due to haste. When they
realities in haste at the time of starting a new receive the question paper, they hastily start
business. answering questions. Sometimes, some of them are
so nervous that they start writing answers even
without reading the instructions carefully.
Making decision about marriage in haste Moreover, because of being in haste, they make
Sometimes some people make a hasty decision about numerous mistakes and lose their precious marks
the marriage of their sons or daughters or siblings. which affect their overall percentage.
They do not inquire about the life-style and habits of
the potential marriage partner, but after the
marriage they realize that they have made a big Further disadvantages of haste
mistake. As a result, sometimes, such a marriage Remember, Allah Almighty does not like haste.
ends in divorce and brings about mental torture and Haste is from Satan. Haste leads to failure and brings
financial loss to both the families. When some people about regret. Haste becomes an obstacle in the way
hear about the salary or income of the potential of progress. Many people in their haste to complete
marriage partner, they become very happy and, the work on time, make a number of mistakes. Haste
sometimes, also greedy and want to marry their makes a person feel embarrassment in front of
daughter or sister to him at all cost without realizing others. Due to haste, a person even gets deprived of
the fact that there are also many other things which his own rights. Sometimes, due to haste, a person
need to be considered before the marriage. Likewise, even receives severe injuries and reaches hospital.
sometimes, the family of a man finds a beautiful Haste may cause terrible accidents and loss of
woman and makes a hasty decision to marry their precious lives. Due to haste, Salahs and other acts of
son or brother to that woman without inquiring worship like fasts, Hajj and animal sacrifice, etc. can
about the character and behaviour of the woman. also be defective. Due to haste, sometimes, a person
After the marriage, when she starts showing her true has to do the same work again and again, which is
colours, they realize that they have made a big waste of time. Due to haste, writings, speeches and

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 conversation do not produce the desired results. A Avoid delay in four things
hasty person makes wrong decisions. A hasty person There are occasions when we should not delay, as
fails to focus on the good and bad aspects of a delay may bring about loss such as delay in burying
situation and, in this way, he suffers a huge loss. In a dead body, in daughters‘ marriage, in repentance,
his haste to devour more and more food, he does not in carrying out any virtuous deed, etc. From the
chew it properly, causing indigestion. Moreover, at Islamic point of view, a dead body should be buried
times, in order to get his own rights, a hasty person as soon as possible, but sometimes it has been
violates the rights of other people. observed that some people delay burying their
deceased because they wait for a relative to arrive
In Verse 11 of Surah Bani Israel, chapter 15, Allah
from abroad to attend the funeral. Some people
Almighty has stated:
delay their daughters’ marriage saying that she is
still too young or she is doing a job, so let her do the
ً َ ُ َ ۡ ۡ َ َ َ ۡ َ ۡ ٗ َ َ ُ ّ َّ ُ َ ۡ ۡ ُ ۡ َ َ
﴾11﴿ ‫ﺎن "!ُ ۡﻮﻵﻹ‬‫ﺴ‬%‫*) ِ( ' و &ﺎن اﻵ ِﻹ‬+‫ دﻋﺂءه ﺑِﺎ‬0ِ 2‫ﺴﺎن ﺑِﺎﻟ‬%‫و ﻳﺪع اﻵ ِﻹ‬ job because this is her career; once she makes her
career, she will have a large number of good
And (sometimes) man prays for evil just as he seeks
marriage proposals. But, in fact, it is better and safer
goodness, and mankind is very hasty.
not to delay marriages unnecessarily. Similarly, we
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Surah Bani should not delay repenting of our sins and carrying
Israel, Verse 11) out any virtuous deed either, as death may occur
anytime.
َ ِ ‫ َر‬has narrated
Sayyiduna Uqbah Bin ‘Amir ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋـــ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬
that the Beloved and Blessed Prophet ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬ In a nutshell, haste is a cause of many problems.
has said, ‘One who takes his time attains his goal, or Whatever we do, we should do it calmly. Whether it
it is likely that he will attain it and the one who is the matter of marriage, studies, job, business or
makes haste, makes a mistake or it is likely that he worship, we should not hasten, but rather we should
will make it.’ (Mu’jam-al-Kabeer, Hadith 858) carry them out in a calm and peaceful way.

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 In every era, Allah Almighty sends His Awliya to the world for the guidance of
mankind. They are role models for people to follow. Some of them have such a
strong and powerful influence on the world that even after their apparent
demise, the world remembers them and benefits from them. In this
Matchless article, we are going to talk about the exemplary character of a similar
personality who lived over a thousand years ago but his teachings,
character of followers, disciples and admirers are still present to this day. We
are, of course, talking about Muhyuddin Abu Muhammad

Shaykh Ibn Abu Saalih Al-Hasani Al-Husaini, famously known

as Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــﻪ‬. Hundreds
of non-Muslims embraced Islam through him and

Abdul thousands, rather hundreds of thousands of sinful

people were blessed with repentance through
him.

Qaadir Brief introduction

Jeelani
‫َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬
Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani
‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْﻪ‬was born on Friday, 1st Ramadan,
470 A.H. in Jeelan. His Kunyah is Abu
Muhammad, whereas his titles are
Muhyuddin, Mahboob-e-Subhani,
Ghaus-e-A’zam and Ghaus
Al-Saqalayn etc. His father’s
name is Sayyiduna Abu Saalih
Musa Jangidost ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــﻪ‬and his
mother’s name is Umm-ul-Khayr
Fatimah ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴﻬــﺎ‬. He ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــﻪ‬is
paternally a Hasani Sayyid and
maternally a Husaini Sayyid.
(Bahjat-ul-Asraar)

Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani

‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــﻪ‬was one of those
pious men who were Wali
from birth. Therefore, his
saintly miracles started
taking place right after he
was born. As you know that
he was born on the 1st of
Ramadan, he did not drink
his mother’s milk from
dawn to dusk. It was only
after the sunset that he
drank it. Moreover, at the
age of five, on the occasion
of his ‫ ﺑﺴــﻢ اﻟـﻠﱣـــﻪ‬ceremony,
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 Holy Quran from memory to his teacher because he Academic and saintly stature
had memorized them even before his birth when in Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani ‫َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــﻪ‬
the womb of his mother. At the time of his birth, his used to make speeches in thirteen sciences. About 70
lips were moving slowly and the sound of ‘Allah thousand people would attend his speeches. Allamah
Allah’ could be heard. On the day of his birth, 1,100 Sha’rani ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْﻪ‬writes at one place: At the Madrasah
babies were born in Jeelan; all of them were boys and of Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــﻪ‬, people
became Awliya of Allah. would study Tafseer, Hadith, Fiqh and theology.
He used to teach Tafseer, Hadith, Fiqh, theology
and Nahw before noon. After Zuhr, he would recite
Early life and education the Holy Quran with different variations of Qira’at.
After receiving his early education, he came to (Bahjat-ul-Asraar)
Baghdad in 480 A.H. where he acquired further
education from the renowned teachers and experts of Shaykh Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Abu
that time. Amongst his teachers, there were extremely Al-Fath Harawi ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــﻪ‬has stated that I served
famous and renowned pious predecessors like Abu Shaykh Muhyuddin Syed Abdul Qaadir Jeelani
Al-Wafa Ali Ibn Aqeel Hanbali, Abu Zakariyya ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬for forty years. During that time,
Yahya Ibn Ali Tabraizi, Abu Al-Ghalib Muhammad he used to offer Fajr Salah with
Ibn Hasan Baqillai and Abu Sa’eed Muhammad the Wudu of Isha and it
Ibn Abdul Kareem ‫ َر ِﺣ َﻤ ُﻬــ ُﻢ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ‬. He pledged allegiance was his routine that
and received Khilafat (permission to make Mureed whenever he
in a specific spiritual order or successorship) from was not in
Sayyiduna Shaykh Abu Sa’eed Mubarak Makhzoomi the state
‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬. Regarding his spiritual exercises and the
hardships he faced in the path of Allah Almighty,
he ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬himself states: I faced the most severe
hardships and difficulties in the path of Allah
Almighty. If the same hardships fell on a mountain, it
would crumble. (Qalaaid Al-Jawahir)

Quoting Shaykh ‘Abdul Qaadir Jilani ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬,

‘Allamah Imam Sha’rani ‫ ﻗُـﺪ َﱢس ِﺳـ ﱡﺮ ُہ اﻟـ ﱠﺮﺑﱠـﺎﻧِﯽ‬writes in the book
Tabqat-ul-Kubra, ‘At the beginning, I faced many
hardships; when these hardships reached their peak,
I lay on the ground and kept reciting verses 5 and 6
of Surah Alam Nashrah which are as follows:

ۡ َ َ ۡ َ َ َ
ؕ ‫ اﻟ ُﻌ ۡ ِ ﻳ ُ ۡ ًا‬$%َ ‫﴾ ا ِّن‬5﴿
﴾6﴿ ۙ ‫ اﻟ ُﻌ ۡ ِ ﻳ ُ ۡ ًا‬$%َ ‫ﻓ ِﺎ ّن‬
So indeed, with hardship, there is ease. Indeed, with
hardship, there is ease.
[Kanz-ul-Iman (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Surah Alam
Nashrah, verse 5, 6)

By the blessing of these verses of the Holy Quran,

all those difficulties were resolved.’ So, dear readers!
If we ever get into any trouble, we should also have
patience and pray to Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ‬instead of wailing and
complaining.

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of Wudu, he would instantly make Wudu and offer leave the court of my Lord until I make every disciple
two Rak’aat Nafl Salah. (Bahjat-ul-Asraar) of mine enter Paradise.’ (Bahjat-ul-Asraar)

The honourable son of Sayyiduna Ghaus Pak ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْﻪ‬,

Sayyiduna Abdul Wahhab ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬has stated that His Lesson to be learnt
Grace Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani ‫َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ‬ Dear readers! What lesson are we going to learn from
‫ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬advised and guided people for forty years from 521 the blessed life of Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul Qaadir
A.H to 561 A.H. (Bahjat-ul-Asraar) Jeelani ‫ ? َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَﻴْﻪ‬He ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَﻴْﻪ‬was a great Islamic
scholar, preacher, worshipper and an ardent follower
Sayyiduna Shaykh Muhyuddin Abdul Qaadir of Shari’ah. He ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَﻴْﻪ‬also made many sacrifices
Jeelani ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــﻪ‬has stated: Over 500 Jews and and struggled hard in order to attain the closeness of
Christians embraced Islam and more than one Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟـ ﱠـﻞ‬and to follow the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ‬
hundred thousand robbers, thieves, sinners, ‫ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬, overcome Nafs and Satan, remain safe from sins and
transgressors and deviants repented of sins through distant from the love of the world, promote the ‘call to
me. (Bahjat-ul-Asraar) righteousness’ and gain many rewards by preaching
and thus bringing countless unbelievers into the fold
Abdul Malik Zayyaal ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬has said: One night, I
of Islam. Following in his footsteps, we should also
was standing in the Madrasah of Sayyiduna Shaykh acquire Islamic knowledge, preach Islamic teachings
Abdul Qaadir Jeelani ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬. He ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْﻪ‬came out and perform worship, refraining from each and every
with a staff in his blessed hand. A thought crossed sin. Surely, one has to make sacrifices to achieve
my mind: Would that Ghaus-e-Pak ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬could something. Although we cannot bear as many
show a saintly miracle through this staff! As the hardships as our Ghaus-e-A’zam‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋـﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬did, we can
thought entered my mind, he ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬sank the staff at least make a little effort without giving up hope.
into the ground. Suddenly, the staff became bright
and remained bright like a lamp for a long time. O those who have utmost devotion to Shaykh ‘Abdul
Then he ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــﻪ‬pulled the staff out of the ground Qaadir Jilani ‫ ! َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬He ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬spent twenty-five
and it returned to its previous state. Afterwards, he years in the jungles of Iraq enduring extreme hunger
‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــﻪ‬said, ‘O Zayyaal! Is this what you wanted?’ and thirst in order to please Allah Almighty. If
(Bahjat-ul-Asraar)
only we also travel with the Madani Qafilahs of
Dawat-e-Islami to propagate Islamic teachings and
Dear readers! Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Sunnahs of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬throughout
Jeelani ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬is a great spiritual guide who, through the world!
the power granted to him by Allah Almighty, helps
his disciples in this world as well as in the hereafter.
He ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬has said: I have been given a very big Demise
The spiritual leader of the Qadiriyyah Sufi order,
register which contains the names of all of my
Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani ‫َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ‬
companions and disciples who will come until the
‫ َﻋـــﻠَﻴْﻪ‬passed away on 11th Rabi-us-Saani, 561 A.H. in
Day of Judgement, and I have been told that all these
Baghdad at the age of 91. His funeral prayer was led
people have been handed over to me.’
by Sayyid Sayfuddeen Abdul Wahhab ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ِﻪ َﻋــﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬and
Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul Qaadir Jeelani ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬has was attended by countless people. His blessed shrine
said: I asked Sayyiduna Malik ‫اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ ﱠ‬, the Custodian is situated in Baghdad which remains crowded with
of Hell, ‘Is any of my disciples in the fire of Hell?’ visitors day and night.
He ‫ـــﻼم‬ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـــ ِﻪ ﱠ‬replied, ‘No.’ Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul
َ ‫اﻟـﺴ‬
May Allah Almighty shower His countless blessings
Qaadir Jeelani ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬further said, ‘I swear by Allah on the shrine of Sayyiduna Shaykh Abdul Qaadir
Almighty that my helping hand shelters my disciples Jeelani ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬, grant us Taufeeq to follow his
in the same way as the sky shelters the earth. Even teachings, forgive us without accountability for his
if my disciples are not virtuous, I am virtuous and I sake and resurrect us among his devotees on the Day
swear by the One Who has created me that I will not of Judgement! Ameen!

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 Hopefully, this article will provide some guidance
to Muslims on how to protect themselves from sins
when it comes to the distribution of inheritance.

Islamic rules of inheritance

€‚ƒ„ †‡„€ˆ‰„Š‹ˆ„Œ†ŒŽ Allah Almighty has described most inheritance laws
„‰„ˆ‚  in the Holy Quran in great detail and emphasised
compliance with them in various ways. Allah ‫َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠــﻞ‬
Syed Rehan Ali
says in the Holy Quran:
Introduction
َ َ ً َ َّ ُ ۡ َ ۡ َ َ ۡ ُ ۡ ّ َ ُ ۡ َ َّ ۡ ُ َ ۡ َ ۤ ۡ ُ ّ ٰ ُ ُ ۡ ۡ ُ
Free from inequalities, Islam has established an
excellent method for the distribution of inheritance, ‫ﺂء ﻓ ۡﻮق‬ ‫ ﻓ ِﺎن ﻛﻦ ِﺴ‬$ %ِ &‫ ِﺮ ِﻣﺜﻞ ﺣ ِﻆ اﻵﻹﻧﺜﻴ‬1‫ ﻟ ِﻠﺬ‬5 ‫ ِﻓﻰ اوﻵﻹدِﻛﻢ‬9;‫ﻳﻮ ِﺻﻴﻜﻢ اﷲ‬
ّ ُ ۡ َ َ َ َ ُ ۡ ّ َ َ َ ً َ َ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ َ َ َ َ َ ُ ُ َّ ُ َ َ ۡ َ َ ۡ
bestowing an appropriate share upon everyone. ‫ِ@ ِﻞ‬A‫وﻵِﻹﺑﻮﻳ ِﻪ‬D‫اﻟﻨﺼﻒ‬ ‫ﺎﻧﺖواﺣﺪة ﻓﻠﻬﺎ‬K‫واِن‬$‫ﻓﻠﻬﻦﺛﻠﺜﺎﻣﺎﺗﺮك‬%ِ &‫اﺛﻨﺘ‬
ۤ ٗ َ َ ٌ َ ٗ َّ ُ ِ َّ ۡ َ ٌ َ ِ ٗ َ َ َ ۡ َ َ َ ُ ُّ َ ُ ۡ ّ
‫ وﻟﺪ و و ِرﺛﻪ‬PQ ‫ ﻓ ِﺎن ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ‬$ ‫ َوﻟﺪ‬PQ ‫ﺎن‬K ‫ ّﺎ ﺗ َﺮك اِن‬RSِ ‫اﻟﺴﺪ ُس‬
َ ّ َ ۡ َ ۡ ِ ‫َو‬
Specific commandments have been issued regarding
‫ﻨﻬﻤﺎ‬Uِ ‫اﺣ ٍﺪ‬
the inheritance of women and orphans. Breaking ُ َ ۤ ُ
ُ ُّ ّ ُ َ ٌ َ ۡ ٗ َ َ َ ۡ َ ُ ُ ّ ّ ُ َ ُ ٰ َ َ
the tradition of depriving women and children of ‫ﻦﺑ َ ۡﻌ ِﺪ َو ِﺻ ّﻴ ٍﺔﻳّ ۡﻮ ِﺻ ۡﻰ‬X ‫اﻟﺴﺪ ُس ِﻣ‬ ‫ اِﺧﻮةﻓﻶِﻹ ِﻣ ِﻪ‬PQ‫ﺎن‬K‫ﻓ ِﺎن‬$‫اﺑﻮهﻓﻶِﻹ ِﻣ ِﻪاﻟﺜﻠﺚ‬
َۤ
their inheritance, the Holy Quran has declared a share D ‫ﺑِ َﻬﺎ ا ۡو َدﻳۡ ٍﻦ‬
for each man and woman in the inheritance of their
parents and other relatives. The commandments of Allah commands you concerning your children (regarding
particularly protecting the wealth of orphans, giving their share of inheritance); the share of the son is equal
it to them when they need it and refraining from to the share of two daughters; then if there are only
every type of fraud regarding their wealth, have daughters, even if more than two, for them is two-thirds of
been clearly issued. the inheritance. And if there is only one daughter, for her is
one half. For each of the parents of the deceased is one sixth
It has been declared that misappropriating the wealth of the inheritance, if he has children. Then, if the deceased
of orphans is like filling one’s belly with fire and has no children but leaves behind parents, so one third is
leads to Hell. The guardians of orphans have also for the mother (and the remaining is for the father). Then,
been admonished and advised. They were asked to if he has several brothers and sisters, so one sixth is for the
ponder what would happen to their own vulnerable mother after any will he had made and (after) payment of
offspring if they (i.e. the guardians of orphans) died? debt (if owed by the deceased).
Of course, they would become careful and concerned [Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 4, Surah Al-Nisa,
about their own offspring; similarly, they should be Verse 11)
careful and concerned about the orphans who are
the offspring of others. Fearing Allah Almighty, they Allah Almighty has also said:
should act upon the religious rulings on the wealth ٌ َ َ ُ َ َ َ ۡ َ ٌ َ َ َّ ُ َّ ۡ ُ َ ۡ َّ ۡ ۡ ُ ُ َ ۡ َ َ َ َ َ ُ ۡ ۡ ُ َ َ
of orphans. ‫ﺎن ]\ ّﻦ َوﻟﺪ‬ K ‫ ﻓ ِﺎن‬$ ‫_ﻢ ﻧِﺼﻒ ﻣﺎ ﺗﺮك ازواﺟﻜﻢ اِن ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ]\ﻦ وﻟﺪ‬A ‫و‬
ُ ُ ُّ َّ ُ َ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ ۤ َ َ ۡ ۡ ُّ َّ َ ۡ َ X َ ۡ َ َ َّ ُ ُ ُّ ُ ُ َ َ
`‫ﺑ‬ab‫ و ]\ﻦ ا‬D ‫ ﺑِﻬﺎ او دﻳ ٍﻦ‬%&‫ﻦ ِﻣﻦ ﺑﻌ ِﺪ و ِﺻﻴ ٍﺔ ﻳﻮ ِﺻ‬1‫ﺎ ﺗﺮ‬RSِ `‫ﺑ‬ab‫ﻓﻠ_ﻢ ا‬
The sad truth is that like other financial issues, ُۡ َ َ ُّ َ َ َ ٌ َ ُ َ َ ۡ َ ٌ َ َ ۡ ُ َّ ۡ ُ َ ۡ َّ ۡ ۡ ُ ۡ َ َّ
Muslims are showing extreme negligence in cۡ d1‫ ّﺎﺗ َﺮ‬RSِ ‫َ_ ۡﻢ َوﻟﺪﻓﻠ ُﻬ ّﻦاﻟﺜ ُﻤ ُﻦ‬A‫ﺎن‬ K‫ﻓ ِﺎن‬$‫_ﻢوﻟﺪ‬A‫ اِنﻟﻢﻳﻜﻦ‬cd1‫ﺎﺗ َﺮ‬RSِ
following the Quranic laws of inheritance َ ٌَ ۡ َ ً ََٰ ُ ُ ٌ
‫اة ّو‬eَ f‫ﻠﻠﺔ ا ِو ا‬K ‫ﺎن َر ُﺟﻞ ﻳّ ۡﻮ َرث‬ َ َ K ‫ َو ا ِۡن‬D ‫ﻦ ﺑ َ ۡﻌﺪ َوﺻ َّﻴﺔ ﺗ ُ ۡﻮ ُﺻ ۡﻮ َن ﺑ َﻬﺎ ۤ اَ ۡو َدﻳۡﻦ‬X ‫ّﻣ‬
ٍ ِ ٍ ِ ِ ِ
distribution. It is as though the same injustice and ُۡ َ َ ٰ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ ۤ ۡ ُ َ ۡ َ ُ ُ ُّ َ ُ ۡ ّ ّ ُ َ ٌ ۡ ُ ۡ َ ٌ َ ۤ ٗ َ
inequalities that existed before Islam exist even gh‫ ِﻣﻦذﻟ ِﻚﻓ‬jkl‫ﺎﻧﻮا ا‬K ‫ﻓ ِﺎن‬$‫ﻨﻬﻤﺎاﻟﺴﺪس‬Uِ ‫اﺣ ٍﺪ‬ ِ ‫ اخ اواﺧﺖﻓ ِﻠ@ ِﻞ َو‬PQ
ً َ
‫ َو ِﺻ ّﻴﺔ ِّﻣ َﻦ‬$‫ﺂر‬ ّ َ ُ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ ۡ َ ۤ َ ٰ ۡ ُّ َّ َ ۡ َ ُ ُّ ُ َ Kpَ qُ
today amongst Muslims in various forms. For ٍ ‫ﻣﻀ‬j&‫ﻏ‬o‫ﻦﺑﻌ ِﺪو ِﺻﻴ ٍﺔﻳﻮﺻﻰﺑِﻬﺎاودﻳ ٍﻦ‬X ‫ﺚ ِﻣ‬ ِ ‫ﺂء ِﻓﻰاﻟﺜﻠ‬
ّٰ ّٰ
﴾12ؕ﴿ cٌ wۡ ‫ َﺣ ِﻠ‬cٌ wۡ ‫ ِﻠ‬xَ 9ُ ;‫ َو اﷲ‬D 9ِ ;‫اﷲ‬
example, disinherited offspring or daughters are
not given their share of inheritance out of ignorance.
In many places, widows who remarry are deprived And for you is one half from that what your wives leave
of the inheritance left by their deceased husbands. behind, if they do not have children. Then, if they have
The wealth of orphans is unjustly and unfairly taken children, for you therefore is one fourth of what they leave
by uncles or other relatives in many places. after payment of any will that (they) had made or (their)
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debt yet to be paid. And for the women is one fourth of Disadvantages of not distributing inheritance
what you leave behind, if you do not have children. Then, if as per Shari’ah
you have children; so one eighth of what you leave behind The one unlawfully taking the wealth of any inheritor
after any will you had made, or debt yet to be paid. And if will be held accountable for every single penny on
the inheritance of such a (deceased) man or woman is in the extremely horrific Day of Judgement. Anyone
the process of being distributed who did not leave behind who violates the right of any rightful person will be
a mother, father or children, but has a brother or a sister made to fulfil his right. Not distributing inheritance
through a common mother, to each of them is therefore one according to Islamic principles, depriving inheritors
sixth. Then, if the brothers and sisters are more than one, so of their right is deviation from Islamic teachings and
they shall all have a share in one third after payment of any it is like following a practice of disbelievers. The
will or any outstanding debt, in which the deceased has unlawfully obtained inheritance of any other person
not caused harm (to the heirs by making an unfair will). is ‘Haraam wealth’. The charity given with Haraam
This is the decree of Allah, and Allah is All-Knowing, Most money is rejected and the prayer of such a person
Forbearing. also remains unanswered. Not giving inheritance
[Kanz-ul-Iman (Translation of Quran)] (Part 4, Surah An-Nisa, to inheritors causes enmity and such a person loses
Ayah 12) his respect and dignity among people. This also
results in the weak people cursing the oppressor who
deprives them of their inheritance. The Du’a of the
Benefits and blessings of distributing oppressed made against the oppressor is accepted in
inheritance the Divine court.
The commandments, principles and laws which
Islam has established for Muslims consist of countless
worldly and religious advantages, blessings, Shar’i ruling on your own wealth
bounties and benefits. Here are some of the religious It is incorrect to spend your entire wealth in the
and worldly benefits and blessings of distributing Divine path and to leave your heirs needy and
inheritance in accordance with Islamic laws and destitute. Therefore, if you wish to make a will for
principles: your wealth to be spent on religious activities, you
can do so for less than one third of the total wealth;
Distributing inheritance in accordance with Islamic and for one third at the most. The remaining two
laws and principles will lead you to please Allah third parts of the wealth must be left for heirs.
Almighty. Anyone who acts upon Shar’i rulings on Sayyiduna Sa’d Bin Abi Waqas ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬narrated: The
inheritance, deserves Heaven and remains safe from Beloved Rasool ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬said: ‘‫ـﺖ َوﻟَ ـ َﺪ َك‬ َ ‫اِﻧﱠـ َـﻚ اِ ْن ﺗ َ َﺮﻛْـ‬
the humiliating torment of hellfire, which is a great
َ ‫‘ ’ا َ ْﻏ ِﻨ َﻴﺎ َء ﺧ ْ ٌَري ﱢﻣ ْﻦ ا َ ْن ﺗ ْ َُﱰﻛَ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻋﺎﻟَ ًﺔ ﻳﱠﺘَ َﻜ ﱠﻔ ُﻔ ْﻮ َن اﻟ ﱠﻨ‬For you to leave your
‫ﺎس‬
success in the afterlife. The inheritance that a person heirs wealthy is better than to leave them destitute who
has gained by following Islamic laws is Halaal and will then beg people.’ (Sahih Bukhari, Kitab-ul-Faraaid, vol.
any financial worship that is carried out with Halaal 4, p. 316, Hadith 6733)
wealth will be accepted. Distribution of inheritance
in accordance with Islamic laws is an absolutely fair
and just distribution. Otherwise, this matter usually Conclusion
results in disputes and quarrels. Making sure that Distribution of inheritance is a very crucial matter.
weak relatives, women and children receive their Therefore, instead of relying on your own knowledge
shares of inheritance is one of the ways of being a or taking help from any religious person or from
well-wisher of them; and well-wishing of Muslims any elderly person of your family, you must take
is one of Islam’s fundamental objectives. This will guidance from some respectable Mufti by telling him
also earn you their prayers, sympathy and affection. necessary details and act accordingly. May Allah
One who distributes inheritance following Shari’ah Almighty enable us to follow Shari’ah in every matter
succeeds in refraining from cruelty and tyranny. He including the distribution of inheritance! Ameen!
also remains safe from enmity, grudge, jealousy,
taunts and criticism from relatives and people.
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 1. Decorations in Rabi-ul-Awwal and should be kept for oneself, and the rest spent on
Participating in Welfare Activities welfare work. In the same manner, nobody should
Q: What do the honourable scholars say about this wear elegant clothing, eat costly food, send their
issue: whenever the blessed occasion of Milad Sharif children to reputable schools, or travel in or buy
arrives and decorations are put up that conform to the expensive vehicles; only using the bare minimum
Shari’a, certain people object, arguing that instead of amount to keep costs down, the rest should be spent
spending money on decorations, it is better to spend upon welfare work. During weddings, nobody
it on welfare activities. For example, fulfilling the should spend money on good food at prominent
needs of the underprivileged, aiding in the wedding restaurants, the way that the Messenger of Allah
ceremony of a poor person's daughter, and so on. In ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬gave a simple dowry for the marriage
reality, the actual reason behind this view of theirs is of his daughter, Sayyidatuna Fatima ‫ َر ِﺿـ َـﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ َﻬــﺎ‬, so one
to prevent others from carrying out the lawful action should give a simple dowry also”, so on and so forth.
of decoration and ornamentation, rather than actually
These people do not extend this principle to
spending upon welfare work. What is the ruling
themselves firstly, in any field of life they themselves
about doing so?
may be involved in. They will employ every luxury
‫&ﹻ ْﺴ ﹻﻢ اﷲﹻ اﻟ ﺮ ْﺣ ٰﻤ ﹻﻦ اﻟ ﺮﺣ ْﹻﻴ ﹻﻢ‬ for themselves, and do not have even a single

‫ﻠ ﹹﻬ ﻢ ﻫﹻ ﹷﺪا ﹷﻳ ﹷﺔ ا ْﻟ ﹷﺤ )ﻖ ﹷواﻟﺼ ﹷﻮ ﹻ‬1 ‫ﺎب اﹷﻟ‬‫ اﻟ ﹷْﻮ ﻫ ﹻ‬4‫اب &ﹻ ﹷﻌ ْﻮ ﹻن اﻟ ﹷْﻤﻠ ﹻ ﹻ‬

thought of the underprivileged when doing so.
‫اب‬ ‫اﹷ ْﻟ ﹷﺠ ﹷﻮ ﹹ‬ Moreover, they will never object to the extravagant
Decorations to mark Milad Sharif are lawful and decoration and lighting carried out at weddings or
permissible as long as they do not flout the boundries celebrations of (Pakistan) independence etc., nor will
of Islam. Furthermore, making good intentions; such they think of the impoverished at that time. In light
as to publicize the favour of Allah Almighty and of this evidence, it is apparent that their only aim is
express love for the Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬, to prevent others from expressing happiness upon
makes this a means of reward. To remain within the the blessed birth of the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬
guidelines of Islamic law and spend money upon and prevent any sort of decoration or ornamentation
lawful work is not forbidden or disliked. in its name. However, in the Holy Quran, Allah
Almighty states, that whichever adornment Allah
Those who object to this, claiming that the money ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠ‬has extracted for humankind, who has made
‫ــﻞ‬
and effort would be better spent on welfare work, do it disallowed? Allah Almighty has ordered for his
not place such restrictions upon other fields of life divine blessings to be publicized and mentioned, and
or work. For example, these individuals do not say: the Merciful Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬is a grand blessing
“People should use inexpensive mobile phones and of His. Through celebrating the Milad Sharif, he
not smart phones, thus saving money to be utilized ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬is mentioned in abundance. The Beloved
in welfare activities.” Expensive tiling and fittings, Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬celebrated his own Milad by
carpets, curtains, sofas, bedsteads, cooling systems, fasting every Monday. The honourable Companions
or appliances should not be utilized; nobody should ‫ــﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ ُﻬــﻢ‬ َ ‫ َر ِﺿ‬arranged a gathering, to thank Allah ‫ــﻞ‬ ‫َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠ‬
construct and live in large homes or estates, but for granting them this grand favour (the Prophet
in fact, only the amount needed out of necessity ‫) َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬, upon which our Merciful Lord praised

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them for doing so. In the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal, upon the blessed
‫ ﹷو ﹷﺳ ﻠﻢ‬9‫ﻟ ٖﹻ‬:‫ و‬9‫ﹷﺻ=< اﷲﹹ ﹷﻋﻠ ْﹷﻴ ﹻ‬ ‫ اﹷ ْﻋﻠﹷﻢ‬9ٗ ‫ﹷواﷲﹹ اﹷ ْﻋ ﹷﻠ ﹹﻢ ﹷﻋﺰ ﹷو ﹷﺟ ﻞ ﹷو ﹷر ﹹﺳ ْﻮ ﹹﻟ‬ birth of the Master of all Messengers, the Final
Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬, Muslims make special thanks
Original Urdu answer by: Muhammad Irfan Madani to Allah Almighty for granting them this auspicious
Certified by: Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan Attari and unique blessing and mercy. In expressing their
happiness and publicizing the favour of Allah ‫َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠــﻞ‬
2. Cakes with the Prophetic Name or Green upon them, they mark his advent through a variety
Dome of lawful practices, such as extensive lighting
Q: What do the honourable scholars say regarding arrangements, necklaces of flowers, etc., to decorate
this issue, that when celebrating the Eid of Milad the streets and neighbourhoods. This matter, without
Sharif, some people cut a cake upon which the doubt, is Islamically lawful and virtuous. There is
blessed name of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬, an an extensive range of proofs supporting this matter
image of the Green Dome or the Ka’bah can be found. from the Quran, Sunnah, and honourable scholars of
These cakes are then cut with a knife, is it correct to Islam. Now, in relation to the few un-Islamic acts that
do this? ignorant and oblivious people attempt to include
into the Milad Sharif traditions, which in certain
‫&ﹻ ْﺴ ﹻﻢ اﷲﹻ اﻟ ﺮ ْﺣ ٰﻤ ﹻﻦ اﻟ ﺮﺣ ْﹻﻴ ﹻﻢ‬ locations, includes the portraying of uncovered
‫ﻠ ﹹﻬ ﻢ ﻫﹻ ﹷﺪا ﹷﻳ ﹷﺔ ا ْﻟ ﹷﺤ )ﻖ ﹷواﻟﺼ ﹷﻮ ﹻ‬1 ‫ﺎب اﹷﻟ‬
‫اب‬ ‫ اﻟ ﹷْﻮ ﻫ ﹻ‬4‫اب &ﹻ ﹷﻌ ْﻮ ﹻن اﻟ ﹷْﻤﻠ ﹻ ﹻ‬
‫اﹷ ْﻟ ﹷﺠ ﹷﻮ ﹹ‬ women in public, then based on this, an action which
the Islamic law has labelled virtuous and approved,
If the cake features the name of the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ‬ will not become disallowed, rather, those unlawful
‫اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬, the image of the venerable Ka’bah, or the
wrongdoings and shortcomings that have been
Green Dome, and this cake is then cut with a knife, included in it, will simply be distanced and removed.
then doing so is disrespectful and improper. Another
detriment of this is that people will say: “The one who For example, even a person with a meagre
cut the cake, has cut the Green Dome or Ka’bah,” “it understanding can perceive that a good action, such
has been cut into pieces,” or “it has been eaten,” (we as marriage, will not be prohibited solely because a
take refuge in Allah ‫) َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ‬. In addition, it is a ruling in few ignorant souls contaminate it with un-Islamic
Islamic law that the same way an individual should behaviour. Rather, those incorrect actions should
stringently avoid bad work, he should avoid bad be eradicated. In the same vein, , if a stain is found
names and bad connections. on clothing, then it shall not be torn off but rather
the stain will be removed. Reinforcing this, even
‫وﺳﻠﻢ‬ ٖ 9‫ اﹷ ْﻋﻠﹷﻢ ﺻ=< اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ‬9ٗ ‫ﷲ اﹷ ْﻋ ﹷﻠ ﹹﻢ ﹷﻋﺰ ﹷو ﹷﺟ ﻞ ﹷو ﹷر ﹹﺳ ْﻮ ﹹﻟ‬
 9‫ﻟ‬:‫و‬
‫ﹷوا ﹹ‬ those who find it hard to grasp this concept should
Original Urdu answer by: Abu Wasif Muhammad Aasif Attari understand the following: if a fly was to sit on one's
nose, then the nose would not be cut off, but instead
Certified by: Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan Attari
the fly would be taken off, even if this has to be done
numerously.
3. The decorations of Rabi-ul-Awwal and the In summary, regarding the above-mentioned case,
danger of sinful gazing every possible measure should be taken to ensure
Q: What do the honourable scholars say regarding
that women are stopped from this action, and this
this issue, within the month of Rabi-un-Nur, streets
virtuous act (of decoration in the name of Milad
and stores are decorated and lighting is put up in
Sharif) should be safeguarded against un-Islamic
respect of the Milad Sharif. Women come to see
trends as much as possible.
these decorations, thus causing a likelihood of sinful
gazing. As such, should we discontinue placing Original Urdu answer: Abu Rajaa Muhammad Noor-ul-Mustafa
decorations or carry on doing so? Attari Madani

‫&ﹻ ْﺴ ﹻﻢ اﷲﹻ اﻟ ﺮ ْﺣ ٰﻤ ﹻﻦ اﻟ ﺮﺣ ْﹻﻴ ﹻﻢ‬ Certified by: Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan Attari

‫ﻠ ﹹﻬ ﻢ ﻫﹻ ﹷﺪا ﹷﻳ ﹷﺔ ا ْﻟ ﹷﺤ )ﻖ ﹷواﻟﺼ ﹷﻮ ﹻ‬1 ‫ﺎب اﹷﻟ‬

‫اب‬ ‫ اﻟ ﹷْﻮ ﻫ ﹻ‬4‫اب &ﹻ ﹷﻌ ْﻮ ﹻن اﻟ ﹷْﻤﻠ ﹻ ﹻ‬
‫اﹷ ْﻟ ﹷﺠ ﹷﻮ ﹹ‬

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 Services of

in information technology
Khalid Farooqi
Technology has become very common in our lives. In The IT department of Dawat-e-Islami is the living
fact, we have become dependent on it. From heating proof of how the people connected with this
food in a microwave oven to programming an AI organization not only excel in Islamic studies, but
algorithm that can mimic human intelligence, we see also have a good hold on modern-day technology.
the use of technology everywhere. Its importance The IT department offers a number of services. It
cannot be ignored in life. It becomes even more aims at providing easy access to different aspects of
important when we talk about the propagation of Islam using the Internet and technology. So far the
Islam. Since Dawat-e-Islami preaches about Islam IT department has successfully created 25+ websites
and spreads its message everywhere in the world, it and 35+ mobile applications for public use. Some
is adopting and utilizing technology to a very large achievements of Dawat-e-Islami in the digital media
extent. Thanks to Allah Almighty, Dawat-e-Islami and IT sector are being mentioned below.
is making constant efforts to convey the message of
Islam to the maximum number of people through
1. Business applications
digital media that includes Madani channel, social
The IT department has developed state-of-the-art
media sites, website and so on.
business applications which are facilitating a large
number of people. These cutting-edge applications
range from a simple platform to yearly Qurbani
management system. Moreover, it has its own ERP
that it uses to collect, store, and analyze data to satisfy
people’s needs in a better way. Its ERP business
software handles HR, supply-chain, services, payroll
and a large number of other important services for
our organization. These applications make several
business-related processes much more manageable,
and anyone can get access to the following easily even
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§ Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications and now desktop applications, it sees
§ POS (Point of Sale) much greater scope for expanding these technologies.
The software developers in Dawat-e-Islami are
§ CRM (Customer Relationship Management) willing to make more applications according to
§ Ifta Management System public demand for desktop organizational apps.
These are some of its desktop applications.
§ Wirasat Calculation
§ Task Management System § Al-Quran Software
§ MIS Dashboards § Fatawa Razawiyyah
§ Online Payment Integration § Al-Madinah Library
§ Waqf Properties Workflow
§ Madani Atiyyat Box Management 4. Social media channels
Most individuals like to spend their spare time on
§ Learning Management System for Jami’a and social media. Dawat-e-Islami is actively keeping up
Madarsa Students its services on essential social media channels. The
main goal is to convey the message of Islam to the
2. Mobile applications whole world through these social media platforms.
One of the easiest ways to reach the masses in Another very important objective of Dawat-e-Islami
today’s age and time is through mobile applications. through social media is to present an accurate
There is hardly any individual today who does image of Islam and a clear message of peace. The
not use a smartphone. Ever since Covid-19 hit, we I.T. department aims to clarify all misconceptions
have become more and more dependent on our regarding Islamic principles and teachings. Through
smartphones. Focusing on Islamic teachings, the its social media channels, it currently reaches
IT department has developed mobile applications thousands of Muslims and non-Muslims.
about education, social matters and economics, etc.,
making it easy for everyone to benefit from them.
5. Monthly magazines and e-Books
§ Seerat-ul-Jinan Al-Quran with Tafseer The best technique to keep readers engaged with
Islamic treasures is to launch e-books and monthly
§ Al Quran-ul-Kareem
magazines. Dawat-e-Islami has been doing it for
§ Read and Listen to Islamic Books many years. It has been highly successful, and it
§ Prayer Times aims to increase our educational resources in the
future as well. Our e-books range from simple
§ Dawat-e-Islami Digital Services
Islamic teachings and collection of Du’as to the
§ Quran Teacher complicated jurisprudence matters of Islam. The
§ Islamic eBooks Library monthly magazines are also a great source of keeping
people updated about Islamic scholars and their
§ Mahnamah Faizan-e-Madinah
achievements.
§ Maktaba-tul-Madinah e-Store
§ Donate to Dawat-e-Islami
6. Online Dar-ul-Ifta Ahl-e-Sunnat system
§ Qurbani Collection There are so many sources that spread
misinformation on the internet about Islam.
3. Desktop applications Dawat-e-Islami is trying to counter these distortions
The I.T. department mobile applications are not the through authentic and verified information. Anyone
only ones you can get. It has also produced several can post their queries related to almost any topic,
desktop applications. With the success of our mobile and our blessed Muftis can address them. This

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 َ ٰ َّ ُ ٰ َ َ ٰ َّ َ
way, Muslims can be aware of the most authentic ‫اﻮة‬ ‫َو ا ِﻗ ۡﻴ ُﻤﻮا اﻟﺼ"!ة و اﺗﻮا‬
information on various subjects. Dar-ul-Ifta And keep Salah (i.e. obligatory prayer) established, and pay
Ahl-e-Sunnat is a platform where you can find Zakah (i.e. obligatory charity)
answers to questions both in English and Urdu. The [Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Surah
platform is also integrated with interactive short Al-Baqarah, Ayah 43)
video clips regarding the fundamentals of Islamic
teachings. There is an active feedback section Allah Almighty has bestowed wealth upon many
through which anyone can share their concerns with Muslims. As obvious, a significant portion of all the
the technical team or our Islamic scholars. it has activities of Dawat-e-Islami runs successfully through
created this platform as interactive as possible. all the donations Dawat-e-Islami receives. To make
donations safer and easier, the IT department has
developed an online transaction system where you
7. Dawat-e-Islami’s special persons app can donate any amount you like without anyone
It is obvious that special people (i.e. those suffering knowing about it. Whether you are in Pakistan,
from any mental or physical disability) cannot learn Africa, Europe, or anywhere else, you can easily take
as easily as normal people do. Therefore, with great part in this holy endeavour and become a part of our
zeal and zest for conveying Islamic teachings to family.
special people, the IT department of Dawat-e-Islami
The best donation is the one that is made without
has developed an application namely “Special
letting anyone know of it. Within a few clicks or taps,
Person” which provides Islamic knowledge via sign
these donations can easily be made now. You can
language and animated videos. Indeed this is a great
even select the type of your donation from among
contribution of Dawat-e-Islami for this pitiable and
Sadaqah and Zakat/Fitrah before proceeding with
miserable section of society. In addition to special
the payments. There are three different modes of
people, those normal persons who get bored when
payment that can be used, including payment via
reading long explanations and discussions in books
debit/credit card, payment via Kuickpay, or the
can also benefit from this application.
amount can directly be deposited to the bank account
of Dawat-e-Islami. Dawat-e-Islami uses all these
8. Digital media services donations for permissible, religious, reformatory,
There are hundreds of thousands of Muslims and welfare, and spiritual causes. The current options for
new Muslims who are already receiving numerous payment in currencies include PKR, USD, EUR, and
benefits from the Madani Channel. This has further GBP.
motivated Dawat-e-Islami to move forward
In short, the I.T. department plays a very important
with our digital media services, integrating the
role. If there is anything which is related to
essential Islamic concepts into the daily lives of
technology and religion, the I.T. department can
our younger generations. These digital services
handle it precisely. These are some of the services
include Dawat-e-Islami blogs, websites, magazines,
that the I.T. department provides twenty-four seven.
e-books, animations, and social media channels.
Do check out these apps and let us know how much
With constant updates and maintenance of these
you like them. May Allah Almighty grant all of us
services, the software team of Dawat-e-Islami is
countless blessings.
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9. Donation system
In the Holy Quran, Allah Almighty has stated:

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 Good
Manners Wasim Abbas Attari

stated: ‘Allah Almighty sent me to accomplish the

ranks of morals, and to accomplish the excellences
of good deeds,’ (Sharh Al-Sunnah, vol. 7, p. 9, Hadith:
3516).

The Quran also talks about the matchless manners

of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳ ـﻠﱠﻢ‬in many places.
Manners and morals reflect an individual’s true For example, Allah Almighty states:
personality and play a vital role in how others
َ ُ ُ ٰ َ َ َّ
﴾4﴿ ٍ ۡ ‫َو اِﻧﻚ ﻟ َﻌﻠﻰ ﺧﻠ ٍﻖ ﻋ ِﻈ‬
behave towards the person. Good morals help one
traverse the ranks of honour. In other words, there
‘And (O Beloved), your (excellent) character is
is a direct link between rank and good morals
undoubtedly of a superb standard.’
whereby it is expected that the more highly ranked
a person is, the greater morals he will possess. [Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 29, Surah
Al-Qalam, Verse 4)
The highest ranking being in Allah’s creation is the
Final Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬. The above In this verse, Allah Almighty talks about the
mentioned principle therefore warrants that he ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ‬ impeccable character of His Beloved ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬.
‫ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬possess the loftiest morals and manners, The second verse of this chapter refutes the
far greater than anyone else, which serve as an allegation of the disbelievers that the Holy Prophet
‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬was ‫ َﻣـ َﻌـﺎ َذ اﻟـﻠﱣـﻪ‬insane. Commenting on this
exemplary model for the rest of us.
verse, Allamah Ali bin Muhammad Khaazin ‫َر ْﺣ َﻤ ـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ِﻪ‬
Good manners are much more than mere outward ‫ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬remarks: ‘This verse (68:4) is as if it is the
protocols, dealing with others, and discipline in commentary of:
self-care; they include high inner traits such as
َ َ َۡ ۤ
ۚ ‫َﻣﺎ اﻧﺖ ﺑِ ِﻨ ۡﻌ َﻤ ِﺔ َرﺑِّﻚ ﺑِ َﻤ ۡﺠ ُﻨ ۡﻮ ٍن‬
courtesy, respect, appropriateness, patience,
﴾2﴿
forgiving others, forbearance, and affection.
‘With the Benevolence of your Lord, (O Beloved) you are
The Final Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬was an not insane.’
embodiment of all these characteristics, in addition [Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 29, Surah
to many more. In fact, good manners attained a Al-Qalam, Verse 2)
recognition through the blessed manners of the
Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬. Sayyiduna Jabir ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋـــ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫َر‬ Because the praiseworthy character and impeccable
narrates that the Holy Prophet َ َ َ ْ َ ُ ‫ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫ــ‬ ‫ﺳ‬‫و‬ ٖ
‫ﻪ‬ ‫ــ‬ِ ‫ﻟ‬ٰ ‫ا‬ ‫و‬ ِ
‫ﻪ‬ ‫ــ‬ ‫ﻴ‬َ ‫ﻠ‬‫ﻋ‬ ‫ﻪ‬ ‫ﱣـــ‬ ‫ﻠ‬ ‫اﻟـ‬ ‫ــﲆ‬
‫ﱠ‬ َ has
‫ﺻ‬ manners of the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬were

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 evident from his noble personality, therefore, it is not The character of the Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬was the
correct to associate insanity with someone who epitome of all noble characteristics. Allah Almighty
possesses such grandeur,’ (Khaazin, Surah Al-Qalam, granted him the gratitude of Sayyiduna Nuh ‫اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ ﱠ‬,
under verse 4, vol. 4, p. 294). the intimate friendship of Sayyiduna Ibrahim ‫َﻋـﻠَ ْﻴـــ ِﻪ‬
‫ـــﻼم‬ ‫ ﱠ‬, the sincerity of Sayyiduna Musa ‫ـــﻼم‬
َ ‫اﻟـﺴ‬ ‫ َﻋـﻠَﻴْـــ ِﻪ ﱠ‬, the
َ ‫اﻟـﺴ‬
Under the same verse, the Imam of Ahl al-Sunnah, veracity of the promise of Sayyiduna Ismail ‫اﻟـﺴــ َـﻼم‬ ‫ َﻋـﻠَ ْﻴـ ـ ِﻪ ﱠ‬,
Imam Ahmad Raza Khan ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــﻪ‬writes: ’Allah the patience of Sayyiduna Ya’qoob and Sayyiduna
Almighty says, Ayyub ‫اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬‫ َﻋـﻠَ ْﻴـﻬِام ﱠ‬, the prayer of Sayyiduna Dawood ‫َﻋـﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ‬
‫ـــﻼم‬ ‫ ﱠ‬, the humility of Sayyiduna Sulayman and
َ ‫اﻟـﺴ‬
َ ُ ُ ٰ َ َ َّ
ٍ ْ ‫َو اِﻧﻚ ﻟ َﻌﻠﻰ ﺧﻠ ٍﻖ ﻋ ِﻈ‬ Sayyiduna Isa ‫ـــﻼم‬ ‫ َﻋـﻠَ ْﻴـــﻬِام ﱠ‬, and the qualities of all the
َ ‫اﻟـﺴ‬
Prophets ‫اﻟﺴ َــﻼم‬‫ َﻋـﻠَـــﻴْ ِﻬ ُﻢ ﱠ‬. This is the station which has been
‘And (O Beloved), your (excellent) character is undoubtedly granted to only the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬, (Ruh
of a superb standard.’ Al-Bayan, (Al-Quran, 68:4), vol. 10, p. 106).
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 29, Surah
Al-Qalam, Verse 4) A person’s character is truly tested when dealing
with his staff or those less fortunate than him. Many
i.e., as in not only forbearance and patience, but people fail this test, falling prey to pride and conceit.
every single characteristic of yours is so impeccable But the supreme example left by the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ‬
that the characters of the most elite intellectuals of ‫ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬is a bastion of affection and kindness
the entire world collectively do not equate to even an towards everyone.
iota of it, so who is more blind than the one who
remembers you with such words,’ (Fatawa Razawiyyah, Sayyiduna Zayd bin Haritha ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬was the slave of
vol. 30, pp. 164, 165). the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬. When his father and
uncle came to the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬to free
َ ِ ‫ َر‬relates:
Sayyiduna Hisham bin Sa’d ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ him by paying ransom, the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬left it to Sayyiduna Zayd bin Haritha ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋـــ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬to
I asked Sayyidatuna Aisha al-Siddiqah ‫ــﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ َﻬــﺎ‬ َ ‫ َر ِﺿ‬,
decide whether he wanted to go with them or not. So
‘Mother of believers! Tell me about the character of
Sayyiduna Zayd bin Haritha ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬was called, and
the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬.’ To which she
after he recognised his father and uncle, the Holy
replied: ‘Do you not recite the Quran?’ I responded:
Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬said to him that it is up to you
‘Of course’ So, she said: ‘The Quran is actually the
if you want to stay with me or go with them.
khuluq (i.e. the character) of the Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ‬
Sayyiduna Zayd ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋـــ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬said: ‘How can I prioritise
‫ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬,’ (Muslim: 139(746)).
someone over you? You are in place of my father as
Allamah Ismail Haqqi ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬, the author of the well as my uncle.’ His father and uncle asked him:
renowned Quranic commentary Ruh al-Bayan, ‘Zayd! You prioritise slavery over freedom? You
beautifully delineates the character of the Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ‬ prioritise living as a slave instead of living with your
‫ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬in the following words: father, uncle, and rest of the family?’ He answered:

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‘Yes. I cannot prioritise anything over him due to but then I recalled your kind-heartedness, how well
what I have seen in him.’ The Holy Prophet ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ‬ you treat your relatives, and your hallmark of
‫ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬then remarked: ‘I have made him my son.’ His forgiving your enemies. Prophet of Allah ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ‬
father and uncle were delighted and happily left him ‫ ! َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬We were polytheists. Allah Almighty guided us
there,’ (Al-Isaabah, vol. 2, p. 495). through you and granted us salvation from
destruction. Please forgive me for my ignorance and
Unparalleled forgiveness was central to the every such thing of mine that reached you. I
Prophet’s nature. Despite having the right to avenge acknowledge all my ill-deeds and confess to all my
himself on moral and ethical grounds, he ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ‬ sins.’ The Merciful Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬remarked: ‘I
‫ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬readily forgave those who wronged him. ‘After the
have forgiven you. Allah Almighty has favoured
Expedition of Badr, the beloved daughter of the you by guiding you through Islam, and Islam erases
Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬, Sayyidatuna Zaynab ‫َر ِﺿ َﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ َﻬﺎ‬ all previous sins,’ (Al-Asabah, vol. 6, pp. 412, 413).
was sent to Madinah by her husband, Abul ‘Aas.
When the Quraysh of Makkah found out about this, Where in the history would we find such an
they pursued her, intercepting her at a place called exemplary character? How often do we see someone
Zi Tuwaa. Hibar bin al-Aswad struck her with a forgiving the others despite having the power and
spear, causing her to fall of the camel and have a justification to take revenge? Such a display is
miscarriage,’ (Seerat-e-Nabawiyyah li-Ibn Hishaam, p. 271). seldom witnessed, but it can be frequently seen
throughout the blessed life of the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ‬
We know too well what the reaction of a father in ‫ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬.
this situation would be; and it would be largely
justified. Yet, our Merciful Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬, These were only a few examples and traits of the
driven by compassion, responded very differently. impeccable character of the Holy Prophet ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬. Otherwise, the annals of history testify in the
َ ِ ‫ َر‬states:
Sayyiduna Jubayr bin Mut’im ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ loudest voice to his lofty manners. We should reflect
I was sitting by the Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬while and internalise the impeccable character of the Holy
returning from Ji’rana. All of a sudden, Hibar bin Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬, for that will lead to a
al-Aswad entered. The honourable Companions prosperous life in this world and perpetual success
said: ‘Prophet of Allah ‫ ! َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬He is Hibar bin in the Hereafter.
Al-Aswad.’ The Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬responded: ‘I Dear Allah Almighty! For the sake of the flawless
saw him.’ I got up to kill him but the Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ‬ character of Your Beloved ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬, beautify our
‫ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬made him sit down. Coming close to the
character, and enable us to tread the path of success
Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬, Hibar said: ‘Prophet of Allah and salvation.
‫ ! َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬May peace be upon you. I bear witness
ۡ َ ۡ ّ َّ َ ۡ ٰ
that none is worthy of worship except Allah, and I ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬ ‫ب امِي‬ِ ِ ‫امِي ِباه ِ ال‬
bear witness that Muhammad ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬is the
Messenger of Allah. Running away from you, I fled
to many cities, thinking of going to non-Arab states,

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 Money
Matters Mufti Abu Muhammad
Ali Asghar Attari Madani

What is the ruling related to creating a false

certificate to attain employment?
Q: What do the scholars of religion and the Muftis
of the Shari’a say about this situation: I have studied exchange for his work, as long as he properly fulfils
until the 9th grade (in Pakistan). There is a vacancy in his role and responsibilities .
the railway department which requires a minimum
qualification of matric. I could arrange for the However, a post attained through a fabricated
certificate to be made. May I secure this post by degree will usually entail specialised work and
forging documents? And if one did this and got the require special skills and knowledge. Although a
job, in a Muslim or non-Muslim company, will his lot of manual labour and unskilled work does not
salary be considered lawful (halal)? require specialised skills, most graduate jobs ask for
a certificate or degree as evidence that one is capable
‫اب‬ ‫ﺎب ا َﻟﻠﱣ ُﮭ ﱠﻢ ِﮬ َﺪاﯾَ َﺔ اﻟْ َﺤ ﱢﻖ َو ﱠ‬
ِ ‫اﻟﺼ َﻮ‬ ِ ‫اب ِﺑ َﻌ ْﻮنِ اﻟْ َﻤﻠِ ِﮏ اﻟْ َﻮ ﱠﮬ‬
ُ ‫اَﻟْ َﺠ َﻮ‬ and has complete knowledge or training for that
It would be lying and fraudulent to have documents role. For this reason, the jurists have said that if one
for the 10th (matric) forged, giving the impression has not attained training from an expert physician
that you have completed matric, when you have for a required duration, it is impermissible for him
only completed up to 9th grade. This is completely to treat people.
unlawful (Haraam). Consider the example of a fake surgeon. There is an
Imam Ahmad Raza Khan ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَﻴْﻪ‬writes: “Fraud operation which is routinely performed by a qualified
and violating agreements is unequivocally unlawful, surgeon due to his expertise with consideration
even if committed against a non-Muslim,” (Fatawa of many factors, whereas an unqualified surgeon
Razawiyyah, vol. 17, p. 348). will cut up a body like a butcher. Apparently, they
are both operating and the unqualified surgeon
Hence it is not permissible for you to forge may claim that he has done exactly what a surgeon
documents to attain employment. However, if one does, but this is not correct, and his wage cannot be
has taken such an impermissible course of action, the considered to be lawful as he has risked a human life
salary attained would be lawful because it is paid in and deceived in the matter of expertise related to that

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role—his work will be deemed defective. Elaborating on this hadith, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan
Na’eemi ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋـﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬remarked:
It is stated in Fatawa Razawiyyah:
Leniency in selling is not giving less or an inferior
It is unlawful for an unqualified person to perform
product to the customer; and leniency in buying
this activity—refraining from it is obligatory
is giving a good sum and making payment in a
(fard). The eligible one is he who has attained the
theoretical and practical knowledge of this science good way without troubling the businessman. And
and gained experience under the supervision of an leniency in asking for payment is to ask kindly and
expert physician for a significant period of time; giving time to the debtor without distressing him.
most patients were successfully treated by him with Whoever has these three qualities is an accepted
minimal instances of failure, and he avoided major servant of Allah. The Lord, Most-High says:
mistakes that are often committed by inexperienced ( ‫ـــﺮ ٍة‬ َ ‫ـــﺮ ٍة ﻓَ َﻨ ِﻈ‬
َ ‫ــﺮ ٌة اِﻟٰــﻰ َﻣۡ َﺴ‬ َ َ ) ‫“ ) َو ا ِۡن‬And if the debtor is in
َ ‫ﺎن ُذ ۡو ُﻋ ۡﺴ‬
people in diagnosis and treatment, (Fatawa Razawiyyah, difficulty, so give him respite until it becomes easy (to pay
vol. 1, p. 206). back),”1 (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 4, p. 397).

‫َواﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ ا َ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻢ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ َو َر ُﺳ ْﻮﻟُ ٗﻪ ا َ ْﻋﻠَﻢ ﺻﻠﱠﯽ اﻟـﻞﱣـﻩ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وا ٰﻟ ٖﻪ وﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬ ‫َواﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ ا َ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻢ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ َو َر ُﺳ ْﻮﻟُ ٗﻪ ا َ ْﻋﻠَﻢ ﺻﻠﱠﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣـﻪ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وا ٰﻟ ٖﻪ وﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬

Buying expensive groceries from the poor is What is the ruling on selling wood made
a means of reward from cow dung?
Q: What do the honourable scholars say about buying Q: What do the noble scholars say about a new trade
expensive groceries from a poor person – is this a nowadays where cow dung is used to make wooden
rewarding deed? log shapes and then sold. Is this permissible and is
income from it lawful?
‫اب‬ ‫ﺎب ا َﻟﻠﱣ ُﮭ ﱠﻢ ِﮬ َﺪاﯾَ َﺔ اﻟْ َﺤ ﱢﻖ َو ﱠ‬
ِ ‫اﻟﺼ َﻮ‬ ِ ‫اب ِﺑ َﻌ ْﻮنِ اﻟْ َﻤﻠِ ِﮏ اﻟْ َﻮ ﱠﮬ‬
ُ ‫اَﻟْ َﺠ َﻮ‬
Buying expensive groceries from the poor is a
‫اب‬ ‫ﺎب ا َﻟﻠﱣ ُﮭ ﱠﻢ ِﮬ َﺪاﯾَ َﺔ اﻟْ َﺤ ﱢﻖ َو ﱠ‬
ِ ‫اﻟﺼ َﻮ‬ ِ ‫اب ِﺑ َﻌ ْﻮنِ اﻟْ َﻤﻠِ ِﮏ اﻟْ َﻮ ﱠﮬ‬
ُ ‫اَﻟْ َﺠ َﻮ‬
charitable act that preserves the dignity of the poor The use of cow dung is a very old practice. In the past,
individual. especially in rural areas, it was commonly fashioned
into large disks that were stuck to walls for drying.
Imam Ghazali ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ِﻪ َﻋــﻠَ ْﻴﻪ‬said that, “If one buys grain
These disks were then burnt as fuel. The logs that are
from a poor individual or an item from a pauper,
sold nowadays are not wooden logs but cow dung
there is no harm in agreeing to [pay] a higher sum
that has been machine moulded into logs to aid their
and facilitating him; in such a case, he will be
transportation. These “logs” are burnt with real wood
considered as one who is doing a favour and be
to heat cauldrons that are used for cooking.
implementing the hadith: ‘‫رﺣــﻢ اﻟـﻠﱣـــﻪ اﻣــﺮا ﺳــﮭﻞ اﻟﺒﯿــﻊ ﺳــﮭﻞ‬
‫ اﻟــﴩاء‬i.e. ‘May Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟـ ﱠـﻞ‬bestow mercy upon the one To sell cow dung or large discs made from dung
who facilities buying and selling,’” (Ihya al-‘Uloom or the abovementioned which resembles wood is
translated version, vol. 2, p. 313). permissible and there is no harm in doing so. Mufti
Amjad Ali A’zami ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ‬states: “It is not prohibited
It is related from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah that
to sell cow dung,” (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, p. 478).
the Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬said:
‫َواﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ ا َ ْﻋﻠَ ُﻢ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ َو َر ُﺳ ْﻮﻟُ ٗﻪ ا َ ْﻋﻠَﻢ ﺻﻠﱠﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣـﻪ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وا ٰﻟ ٖﻪ وﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬
‫رﺣﻢ اﻟـﻠﱣـﻪ رﺟﻼً ﺳﻤﺤﺎً اذا ﺑﺎع و اذااﺷﱰی واذا اﻗﺘﻀﯽ‬
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“May Allah have mercy on the man who is lenient 1
Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran) (Part 3, Surah
when he buys, when he sells, and when he asks for Al-Baqarah, Verse 280)
payment,” (Bukhari, vol. 1, p. 278).

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 The Fruits of
Hard Work
Maulana Hafiz Mohammad Kaleem Attari al-Madani
Even a cursory look at the lives of the most successful and Nourisher of all creation, rewards hard work,
men and women in the world will reveal an so the more we strive for His sake, the more we will
undeniable fact; those people, all of them, share one gain from His infinite treasures.
quality, hard work.
Even the noble Prophets ‫ـــﻼم‬ ‫اﻟـــﺼﻠٰﻮ ُة َو ﱠ‬
َ ‫اﻟـﺴ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ َﻋـﻠَـﻴْـــ ِﻬ ُﻢ‬strove
We all aspire to succeed but regardless of the paths relentlessly, despite their lofty ranks. Although they
we choose, hard work must be at the heart of our could have had entire communities serving their
efforts if we want to taste success. This is a universal needs, they chose to lead by example, working hard
principle, encapsulated in the Arabic adage, ‘Those so that their followers learn the value of work and
who work hard, attain.’ effort.

Our Merciful Creator, Allah Almighty, declares: Sayyiduna Dawood, for example, was granted
authority over a vast realm, yet he never had a meal
ُّ ُ ۡ َ ۡ َ َّ َ ۡ َّ
﴾93ۙ﴿ ‫ َﺘ ِﻤ ُﻌ ۡﻮ َن‬#ۡ $ %ۡ &‫ﺎس ﻫﻞ اﻧ‬
unless he earned it himself. Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah
ِ ‫و ِﻗﻴﻞ ﻟ ِﻠﻨ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬reported that the Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬said: ‫َو َﻻ‬
‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬
And it was said to the people, ‘Have you (also) gathered? ‫‘ ﻳَﺄْﻛ ُُﻞ إِ ﱠﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻋ َﻤﻞِ ﻳَ ِﺪ ِﻩ‬He (Sayyiduna Dawood ‫اﻟـﺴ َـﻼم‬ ‫ ) َﻋـﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ ﱠ‬would
[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Surah only eat from [the earnings of] his own hand’s work.’ (Sahih
Al-Shu’araa, Verse 39) al-Bukhari: 2073)

We learn from this verse that a person will only As for the king and leader of the prophets, Sayyiduna
attain what he strives and works hard for. So Muhammad ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬, his humble nature was
whether you aim to achieve a qualification, a job, a unparalleled. All of the noble Companions were
dream house, or you wish to earn a Halal living to yearning to serve him, believing it to be the essence
support your family and others, whatever aspiration of life and faith. Yet, he ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬chose to work
it may be, hard work is the only way. After all, throughout his life and attend to his needs himself.
we live in a world of means and as Muslims, we
Sayyidatuna Aisha ‫ َر ِﺿـ َـﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ َﻬــﺎ‬, described it thus: ‫ُﺐ‬ ُ ‫َوﻳَ ْﺤﻠ‬
resolutely believe that Allah Almighty, the Provider
‫‘ ﺷَ ﺎﺗ َ ُﻪ َوﻳَ ْﺨ ُﺪ ُم ﻧَﻔ َْﺴ ُﻪ‬The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬would

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milk his sheep and serve himself,’ (Musnad Ahmad 25662). lesson. The other students were unable to fully grasp
the questions, so they deemed them unnecessary
So now that this formula of hard work is imbedded
and useless and did not pay attention to them. But
in your mind, let me present some accounts from
his teacher, who was a polymath, began to weep
our pious predecessors in relation to striving and
and remarked: ‘Sa’d al-Din! Today, you are not the
working hard, and how their efforts produced grand
same person as yesterday.’ Sayyiduna Sa’d-ud-din
results and glad tidings.
al-Taftazani ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْﻪ‬then narrated the whole event to
his teacher,’ (Shazarat-uz-Zahab, vol. 7, p. 68).
The successful student who strived Sayyiduna Sa’d al-Din al-Taftazani ‫َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋـــﻠَﻴْﻪ‬
Imam Sa’d al-Din al-Taftazani ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْﻪ‬, whose books continued striving, never giving up despite the
are integral to Islamic curricula around the globe, was challenges. Eventually, his efforts bore fruit and he
an unintelligent student when he joined the classes was blessed to receive immense bounties from the
of Qadi ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Shirazi ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬. He had court of the Noble Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬. This should
become somewhat of an example of how a student drive us to striving and work hard. May the Grace of
should not be. Despite this, he ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬remained Allah Almighty and the gaze of the Beloved Prophet
determined, disregarding the comments of those ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬be with all those who work hard.
around him. Then one day, while he was reviewing
his lesson, an unknown person approached him and The great jurist of Islam, Imam Abu Hanifah ‫َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ‬
said: ‘Sa’d al-Din! Come, let’s go on an excursion. ‫ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬summed up the value of hard work in his
He replied: ‘I have not been created for excursions. advice to his student, Imam Abu Yusuf ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــﻪ‬:
(My situation is such that) even after studying, I am ‘You were very unintelligent but through striving
still unable to understand anything, so how can I go and steadfastness, you have progressed. Therefore,
on an excursion?’ Hearing this, the unknown person always distance yourself from indolence as it is a
left but then came back again after a while and asked calamity and an unfortunate state,’ (Rah-e-Ilm, p. 53).
him again to come on an excursion. He again replied
Laziness is a substantial barrier in the path of
with the same answer. The unknown person left the
success. It is a harmful state that begets many vices.
second time but then came back again and this time
Therefore, never ever allow laziness to seep into your
said: ‘The Beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬is calling
life. Rather, you should always be resolute in doing
you.’ These words made his body tremble, forcing
worldly and Islamic works because a hardworking
him to run out bare-footed, eager to see the Noble
person is loved by everyone and a lazy person
Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬. Reaching a place outside the
suffers loss wherever he goes. An indolent person
city, he saw the holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬under the
can neither do any worldly work nor Islamic. The
shade of a tree. The Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬saw
holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬would teach the following
Sa’d al-Din Taftazaani ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬and smilingly said:
supplication: ِ‫‘ ا َﻟﻠﱣ ُﮭ ﱠﻢ اِﻧ ْﱢﯽ ا َ ُﻋ ْﻮ ُذﺑِﮏَ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟْﮑ َْﺴﻞ‬O Allah! I seek Your
‘You did not come even though I called you many
refuge from laziness,’ (Sahih al-Bukhari: 6371).
times.’ He replied with a very humble tone of voice:
‘Prophet of Allah ‫ ! َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬I did not know that In conclusion, if we desire success, we need to ensure
you were calling. You know the state of my weak that hard work and effort are ingrained in us. Always
memory. I seek in your court a cure for my illness.’ adopt those means that will aid you in this regard
The Merciful Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬heard his request and stay far away from those traits that will become
and said: ‘Open your mouth.’ He opened his mouth an obstacle in achieving success. Work diligently and
and the holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬placed his blessed then leave the results to the mercy of Allah Almighty.
saliva into his mouth. He ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬then prayed
for him, gave him the glad tidings of success and May Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠــﻞ‬enable us to diligently achieve our
ordered him to go back home. The next day, when he goals and grant us success in both worlds.
attended the class of Qadi ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Shirazi
‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْﻪ‬, he asked a few complex questions during the

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 Dr. Zeerak Attari

Our body is a wonderous creation of Allah ‫ﱠلَجَوﱠزَع‬. With billions

of chemical reactions and processes taking place inside us,
keeping us alive, human beings are truly a microcosm of the
greater cosmos and one way to show gratitiude for this
wonderous bounty is taking care of it and being mindful of
what we put into it. To help you, we have put together this
quick guide to healthy eating and the health risks of fast food.

Our body needs energy from food to function properly. On

average an adult male requires approximately 2500 kcal per
day (2000 kcal for females) to sustain life. Too much of
anything is harmful and the same applies to calories. Our
contemporary fast food culture has given way to
overconsumption of calories, overloading our body with
excessive energy which is very harmful.

Balanced diet
To be able to fully understand the harmful effects of fast food,
we first need to understand the balanced diet. A balanced diet
contains six key nutrient groups that are required in
appropriate amounts for good health. These groups are:

§ Proteins – needed for muscle growth and repair and

general maintenance of the body.
§ Carbohydrates - usually the main energy source for the
body.
§ Fats - a rich source of energy, key components of cell

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 membranes, and signalling molecules, and as as to minimize costs.
myelin they insulate nerve cells.
In most fast food operations, menu items are
§ Vitamins - important in a range of biochemical generally made from processed ingredients
reactions. prepared at a central supply facility and then
§ Minerals - important in maintaining ionic shipped frozen to individual outlets where they are
balances and many biochemical reactions. reheated or cooked (usually by microwave or deep
frying) in a short amount of time. Because of
§ Water - is crucial to life. Metabolic reactions
commercial emphasis on quickness, uniformity and
occur in an aqueous (watery) environment and
low cost, fast food products are often made with
water acts as a solvent for other molecules to
ingredients formulated to achieve a certain flavour
dissolve in.
or consistency.
§ Fibre is a component of food that is not nutritious
but is important to include in our diet. Fibre or The traditional family dinner is increasingly being
roughage is non-digestible carbohydrate and is replaced by the consumption of fast food. In 2018,
important for the movement of food through the the fast food industry was worth an estimated $570
gut. billion globally.

A deficiency or excess of any one type of these

nutrients can lead to disease, starvation (or Harmful effects of fast food
dehydration in the case of water), and subsequent Fast food has been linked to heart disease, bowel
death. cancer, obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes, and
depression. A study from Jeddah found that current
fast-food habits are related to obesity among
What is fast food? adolescents in Saudi Arabia. In 2014, the World
Although a wide variety of food can be cooked fast, Health Organization published a study which
‘fast food’ is a commercial term limited to food sold claimed that deregulated food markets are largely to
in restaurants and similar outlets. It is often made blame for the obesity crisis and suggested tighter
from frozen, preheated, or precooked ingredients. regulations to reverse the trend. In the United States,
Fast food is often highly processed and prepared in local governments are restricting fast food chains by
an industrial fashion, i.e., on a large scale with limiting the number of restaurants found in certain
standard ingredients and standardized cooking and geographical areas.
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 Effect on the digestive and cardiovascular conditions. Sodium can elevate blood pressure and
systems put stress on your heart and cardiovascular system.
Most fast food, including drinks and sides, are
loaded with carbohydrates with little to no fibre.
When your digestive system breaks down these Effect on the respiratory system
foods, the carbohydrates are released as glucose Excess calories from fast food meals can cause
(sugar) into your bloodstream. As a result, your weight gain which can exacerbate and lead to
blood sugar spikes. Your pancreas responds to the obesity. Obesity increases your risk of respiratory
surge in glucose by releasing insulin. Insulin problems, including asthma and shortness of breath.
transports sugar throughout your body to cells that The extra pounds can put pressure on your heart and
need it for energy. As your body uses or stores the lungs, and symptoms may show up even with little
sugar, your blood sugar returns to normal. exertion. You may notice difficulty breathing when
you’re walking, climbing stairs, or exercising.
This blood sugar process is highly regulated by your
body, and as long as you’re healthy, your organs can
effectively handle these sugar spikes. But frequently Effect on the Bones
eating high amounts of carbs can lead to repeated Carbohydrates and sugar in fast food and processed
spikes in your blood sugar levels. Over time, these food can increase acids in your mouth. These acids
insulin spikes can cause your body’s normal insulin can break down tooth enamel. As tooth enamel
response to falter. This increases your risk for insulin disappears, bacteria can take hold, causing cavities
resistance, type 2 diabetes, and weight gain. in teeth.

Obesity can also lead to complications with bone

Sugar and fat density and muscle mass. People who are obese have
Many fast food meals have added sugar. Not only a greater risk for falling and breaking bones. It’s
does that mean extra calories, but also little nutrition. important to keep exercising to build muscles, which
The American Heart Association (AHA) suggests support your bones, and maintain a healthy diet to
only eating 100 to 150 calories of added sugar per minimize bone loss.
day. That’s about six to nine teaspoons. Many fast
food drinks alone hold 140 calories, 39 grams of
Take action
sugar, and no other nutrients.
This article has informed you about some of the
Trans fat is a dietary fat, manufactured during food health dangers of fast food. Information alone
processing. It’s commonly found in fried pies, however, is not enough; we must take active steps to
pastries, pizza dough, crackers, and cookies. It is the safeguard our health and well-being.
worst type of fat for your health and no amount of it
Educating our children about the health-risks of fast
is good or healthy. Trans fat increases your LDL (bad
food is crucial. Mothers play an especially crucial
cholesterol), lowers your HDL (good cholesterol),
role in this regard and must inculcate healthy eating
and increases your risk for type 2 diabetes and heart
habits in their children. In addition, she must be able
disease.
to prepare tasty dishes from healthy ingredients so
that children do not resort to fast food.
Sodium Steaming and grilling should replace deep frying
The combination of fat, sugar, and lots of sodium and fruit should be made an essential component of
(salt) can enhance the flavour of fast food but diets our daily diet.
high in sodium can lead to water retention, which is
why you may feel puffy, bloated, or swollen after
eating fast food. A diet high in sodium is also
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 Humourin
world is a ‘prison’ for the believer, Islam does not
deprive us of joy, good spirits, and merriment. Once,
the Beloved Messenger ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬commented on

Islam
seeing the noble Safina1 carrying a heavy load by
saying, ‘You are a ship (Safina),’ (Musnad Ahmad).

Abul Hasan, Maulana Qamar Ilyas Attari al-Madani This type of light-hearted play on words was not
uncommon for the Beloved Messenger ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ‬
Humour and smiling are inseparable; they either ‫ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬whose subtle humour was witnessed by the

complement each other or act as cause and effect noble Companions. Relationships are maintained
respectively. Muslims are instructed to follow and strengthened through positivity; appropriate
the Muhammadan character, and smiling was an humour contributes to the growth of social bonding
undeniable attribute of the final Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ‬ by eliciting positive emotions. It might be a clever
‫ ; َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬a view supported by numerous hadith: pun, a light-hearted comment, or even quick wit
which brings a smile to someone. Some have a
A Companion reported his personal observation natural aptitude for using words and observations
saying, ‘I did not see anyone smile more than the to create humour and this rarely goes unnoticed.
Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬,’ (Jami’ al-Tirmizi).
Once a man sought a mount from the Messenger of
As the Quran declares the Prophetic model as the Allah ‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬who said: ‘Indeed, I will let you
best and superior way (Q. 33:21), there is no doubting ride on the offspring of a she-camel.’ The man replied,
that it is the ultimate paradigm that we should aspire ‘Dear Messenger of Allah, what will I do with the
to. The final Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬was sent as an offspring of a she-camel?’ The Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ‬
exemplar to be followed and a teacher to perfect ‫ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬remarked, ‘Are camels born from other than
human character. This is why the rules of social she-camels?’ (Tirmizi)
interaction are learnt directly from his sunnah.
The humour of the Companions ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋـــ ْﻨ ُﻬﻢ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬was
Although the idea of humour typically invokes scenes witnessed and accepted by the Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ‬
of uncontrollable laughter, the Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠﻴْــﻪ َواﻟــﻪ‬ ٖ ِ ٰ ِ َ ‫اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬. One of the famous incidents involved the
‫ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬responded to humour and jokes with a dignified companions Nu’man and Suwaybit ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻬام‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬:
smile (Al-Tabassum); his laughter ‘was but a smile,’
(Jami’ al-Tirmizi). Sayyiduna Abu Bakr ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋــ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬once travelled to Busra
(Syria) with Nu’man and Suwaybit ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋـــ ْﻨ ُﻬام‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬, both
Excessive joking and laughter can lead to undesirable participants of Badr. Nu’man ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ ِ
َ ‫ َر‬was responsible
situations. Sayyiduna Umar ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋـــ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬warned people for provisions and Suwaybit ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋــ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬was a man who
of how hatred suddenly enters the hearts through joked a lot. The latter asked the former to feed him
disproportionate humour. In fact, we know from but Nu’man ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬insisted that he would not do so
sound traditions that excessive laughter ‘deadens the until the return of (Sayyiduna) Abu Bakr ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬.
heart’ by depriving it of its spirituality. Furthermore,
one must remember that ‘[loud] laughter ‘Then I will have to annoy you’, remarked Suwaybit
(Al-Qahqahah) is from Satan while smiling is from ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬َ ِ ‫ َر‬.
Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ‬.’
Thereafter, they passed by some people, and
Many associate religiosity with austerity. Of course, Suwaybit َ ِ ‫ َر‬approached them saying,
‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬

a devout nature requires a whole-hearted, sincere

‘Will you buy a slave from me?’
manner rather than a grim, soulless attitude but not
at the expense of appropriate humour. Although this ‘Yes,’ they replied.

َ ِ ‫ َر‬expressed that his ‘slave’ spoke a lot

Suwaybit ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬
(was persuasive) and thus may say to them that he is
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 his claim then they should not bother buying him. not remedy underlying challenges and problems.
The pains of emptiness and discontentment are
‘We will buy him from you,’ they said. momentarily forgotten rather than healed.
So they completed the trade in exchange of ten Self-deprecating, rather than self-defeating/
she-camels and then placed a rope or turban around disparaging, humour may improve psychological
َ ِ ‫ َر‬who protested that he
the neck of Nu’man ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋـــ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ wellbeing (humility in Islam)-people burden
was a free man not a slave and this was the joke of themselves with expectations so a light-hearted
his companion. perspective can relieve some tension. Accepting that
‘He has already told us about you,’ they replied to the as humans we do err, fail, and even misjudge can
frustration of Nu’man; and they set off with him. alleviate the burdens of expectation; and if we can
embrace the challenges of life and also experience
When Sayyiduna Abu Bakr ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋـــ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬returned and moments of light-heartedness without sarcasm or
discovered what had happened, he went after the cynicism, we can bring positivity into our lives.
caravan, returned the camels, and brought Nu’man
َ ِ ‫ َر‬back. When the Beloved Prophet ‫َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬
‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻪ‬ Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤــ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــﻪ‬explains
and the Companions were told about this incident, it that a statement which creates happiness for the
amused them for a whole year, (Sunan Ibn-e-Majah). speaker and listener is humour (Mizah) and that
which offends another like mocking him is ridicule
Once, an elderly woman came to the Beloved (Sukhriyah); the former is good and the latter is bad,
Messenger ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬requesting that he pray (Mirat al-Manajih).
to Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠــﻞ‬for her entry into Paradise. The
Holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬first remarked that Some people have a social phobia, marked by a lack
no old woman shall enter Paradise, but when he of trust and a deep-rooted fear of social interactions.
witnessed her weeping (as she did not understand Misjudgement and social anxiety often make such
his subtle humour), he comforted her by citing people see every smile with contempt as they feel
Quranic verses (Q. 56:35-37), explaining that she they are being ridiculed. The existence of such a
would enter Paradise as a young lady, (Al-Shama’il condition reiterates the importance of unoffensive
al-Muhammadiyyah). humour. Unfortunately, in the aforementioned case,
even positive gestures may be misconstrued so a
Since preserving the honour of believers is one of different approach would be required to alleviate
the six core aims of Islam, humour can never be any self-inflicted stress. The general guidelines in
offensive. The Quran forbids abusive name-calling Islam teach us to be considerate of varying emotions
(Q. 49:11) and so such an element has no place in and mentalities to aid the psychological or emotional
acceptable discourse. In fact, once a Companion wellbeing of people.
placed a rope near another sleeping companion
who was startled by it (thinking it was a snake) So humour should not be a mechanism of
which amused those who were present. The Beloved heedlessness to escape the challenges that life brings.
Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬then said: ‘It is not permissible Rather, it is a means of bringing joy and making
for a Muslim to scare another Muslim,’ (Abu Dawood). people smile without compromising morality or
undermining people’s right to be respected. Humans
As some resort to conventional humour to forget are notoriously unforgiving when acceptable
the sorrows of life they soon discover this approach social norms of interaction are flouted, becoming
is not the most effective. Boundaries are not set and somewhat disengaged and reserved. So moods need
courtesies are often exceeded, in fact, the audacity to be elevated through the right type of interaction.
to challenge social decorum fuels this somewhat There is sufficient guidance related to social etiquette
offensive approach in the name of joking. So when within the hadith so let our humour be appropriate,
the smoke clears, do the effects of personal distress positive, and guided by the sunnah. With the Grace
lessen? More often than not, the answer is no. of Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ‬, this will improve our social cohesion.
Laughing about serious matters or sensitive aspects
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may be a temporary escape mechanism but it does
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َ ‫ َر ِﺿ‬who served the
The freed slave of Umm-e-Salamah ‫ــﯽ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨ َﮭــﺎ‬

43 Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬.

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 Healing
Through
Charity
Abul Hasan, Maulana Qamar Ilyas Attari al-Madani

History bears testimony to the relentless efforts made trial or expiation of sins; both being means of spiritual
by civilisations East and West to understand and purification.
treat disease. Islam teaches us that every ailment is
treatable and every sick person can hope for recovery: ‘No calamity befalls a Muslim except that Allah
makes it expiation [of sins] from him, even if he were
‘Allah does not send down any disease except He pricked by a thorn.,’ (Bukhari)
[also] sends down the cure for it,’ (Ibn Majah).
Diseases and afflictions are unavoidable aspects of
There is a cure for everything except death. So it human life, however, charity can act as a barrier
falls upon the people to succeed in their efforts to between a person and any personal calamity.
heal others and discover cures for diseases; from an
Islamic perspective, there is no incurable disease ‘Give charity in the morning, for the calamity does
and hence we explain the reality of this era as a not transcend charity,’ (Shu’ab Al-Iman).
time where there is an improved but still limited A sudden, unexpected loss or accident will often
understanding of the conditions affecting the human arouse the charitable nature of Muslims. An apparent
body. inconvenience can serve as a reminder that it is
So how is healing linked to charity? The short answer time to spend in the way of Allah Almighty. This
is that Islam relates how the scope of personal response stems from the Islamic concept of protection
munificence can have a healing-effect both physically through charity; whether this is related to matters of
and spiritually. One who spends his wealth in the this world or the Hereafter. Consider the following
way of Allah Almighty can attain protection and Hadith narrations:
elevation; his action is beneficial for his record of ‘Indeed, charity extinguishes the wrath of the Lord
deeds and the condition of his very own soul as good and protects against a bad death,’ (Jami’ Al-Tirmizi).
deeds purify the heart and empower the soul.
‘Protect yourself from the Fire even by [giving] a
Generosity is a praiseworthy trait in every social piece of date (as charity),’ (Bukhari).
context. Generally, much like veracity, friends or
foe acknowledge the magnanimity of an individual. The time of death is decreed but charity may
Altruism is a character-trait anchored into the minds positively affect the manner of one’s departure
of children through schooling whereby they learn from this world. Our endeavours are but attempts
aphorisms such as ‘sharing is caring.’ Giving to others to attain Divine Proximity. So the generosity we
is the essence of generosity, an attribute that may be express may afford us a graceful death, basking
described by the word charitable. Islam teaches us in Allah’s ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠــﻞ‬Grace, revelling in His Mercy, and
that charity is both, rewarding and healing, for the tasting the sweetness of His proximity.
physical and spiritual human states.
Charity aids the needy and is an integral part of a
Calamites befall the believer as part of his personal successful social cycle prescribed by the Shari’ah.

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 However, an often overlooked aspect of this happiness of the destitute when they break bread
righteous deed is the efficacy of the deed upon after weeks of hunger, and the tearful supplications
the soul. When one helps another, he really helps of a poverty-stricken mother when she receives much
himself and this is in addition to Divine aid; the needed financial aid. These are only a few examples
serenity attained through assisting a companion of of the many scenarios that stir our sense of humanity
faith is indescribable. The emphasis of giving alms – a natural inclination we must not ignore.
can be appreciated through the following hadith
narration: Giving in the way of Allah Almighty is rewarded
according to one’s personal circumstances; the rich
‘There is charity upon every Muslim,’ declared the do not have the upper hand in this righteous deed;
beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬. ‘Prophet of Allah
‫ َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ َو َﺳـﻠﱠﻢ‬, what about he who has nothing?’ the ‘A single dirham surpassed 100,000 dirhams,’
people asked. ‘He should earn with his hands, attain declared the Messenger of Allah ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬. When
profit and give charity,’ the holy Prophet ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ‬ the Companions asked how, the Prophet ‫َﺻـ ﱠـﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴـ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِـ ٖﻪ‬
‫ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬replied, ‘A man only had two dirhams and he gave
‫ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬replied. They asked again, ‘If he cannot even find
that?’ He ‫ َﺻ ﱠﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِ ٖﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠﻢ‬answered, ‘He should help the one in charity, and another (rich) man went towards
needy who appeal for help.’ ‘So if he cannot do that?’ his wealth and he took 100,000 dirhams from it giving
they asked. The holy Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬stated, it as charity,’ (Sunan Nasa`ee).
‘Then he should do righteous deeds and refrain from Although affluent people can donate larger sums,
evil deeds, this will be [an act of] charity for him,’ here the less affluent donated a larger share of his
(Bukhari). possession (half) which was comparatively more, and
During the preparations for the Expedition of Tabuk, thus more rewarding in the Court of Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠﻞ‬. This is
the beloved Prophet ‫ َﺻ ﱠــﲆ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋﻠَﻴْــ ِﻪ َواٰﻟِــ ٖﻪ َو َﺳــﻠﱠﻢ‬encouraged the further encouragement for those who may be affected
َ ِ ‫ َر‬to donate resources. Sayyiduna
Companions ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ُﻪ َﻋـ ْﻨ ُﻬﻢ‬ by their limitations and might remain deprived of the
Uthman Ibn ‘Affan ‫ﴇ اﻟـﻠﱣـــ ُﻪ َﻋ ْﻨــ ُﻪ‬ َ ِ ‫ َر‬came forward to pledge
potentially excellent recompense awaiting them due
100, then 200 (more) and then 300 (a total of 600) to not giving alms.
camels with provisions; an act of kindness that has Trials and calamities purify the believer in this
been immortalised in the annals of history. Mufti world in preparation for the Hour. When one truly
Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi ‫ َر ْﺣ َﻤ ـ ُﺔ اﻟـﻠﱣـ ـ ِﻪ َﻋﻠَ ْﻴــﻪ‬explains that in accepts that the Most Merciful will never be unjust
the end, he presented 950 camels, 50 horses, and 1000 to His creation, and ‘Allah does not place a burden
gold coins in the Prophetic Court. upon any soul, except to the extent of its strength;’ (Q.
The departments of Dawat-e-Islami are aided by 2:286), the reality of life becomes clear. Humankind
public donations. Without the generosity of people, may not have absolute control over all matters, but
the maintenance of religious activities becomes an individual is certainly not completely helpless;
challenging. It is part of the prophetic way to appeal therefore, charity should be considered as a means
for donations for the service of Islam allowing of repelling catastrophes and attaining contentment
Muslims to express their munificence for the for the soul.
betterment of their Hereafter. Charity heals the giver and the recipient; the former
When money is spent to facilitate the service of Islam, attains expiation and protection as well as a sense of
the contentment attained through such personal heartfelt tranquillity. As much as physical healing
contributions is priceless and transformational. In provides relief to the limbs, the inner state cannot be
this era, donations can be forwarded or transferred neglected; charity can heal a damaged soul; the pain
from the comfort of one’s home, so opportunities of which remains concealed. Wounds are dressed
to attain reward should not be missed. Visit our and deep cuts are stitched but the invisible injuries
website www.dawateislami.net or contact your local of poverty can only be healed through the generosity
representative of Dawat-e-Islami for more details. of people. So let the hearts and bodies be relieved
through charity. After all, the best people are those
Consider: facilitating access to water for those poor who benefit others.
souls who yearn for a few droplets to stay alive, the
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 Ways to

live long Dr. Zeerak ‘Attari

Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟ ﱠــﻞ‬has filled the Earth with countless bounties and
wonderous blessings, making life enjoyable. Despite the multitude of
trials and tribulations that we may face, life tastes sweeter than honey.
This is probably one of the reasons why we wish to live a long life.

A long life does not necessarily mean ‘living for more years’ but ‘living more’
in how many ever years you have; it is a case of quality over quantity. A person
suffering from long term physical or mental health problems that severely restrict
normal daily life cannot have a fulfilling life even though he may live for hundreds of years.
In this day and age, most of us associate quality of life with good health, secure
finances, and esteem. This is a rather outdated and flawed notion. A holistic
approach to good quality of life must incorporate the following:
1 Physical Health 2 Mental Health 3 Spiritual Health

These three dimensions are the very make-up of human life; enhancing
the quality of all three will enhance the quality of life on every level.
This is also known as the mind, body, and soul concept. In this article
we will briefly learn how to have a good quality in these three
domains so that we have a fulfilling life.

Physical health
The human body is made of approximately 37 trillion cells
which cannot be seen with the naked eye. These cells have
different functions. Cells that perform similar functions
work together to form organs of the body i.e. brain, eyes,
lungs, kidneys, heart, skin etc.

When all of these organs function effectively, an

individual will be considered to have good physical
health. Organs require energy to function and this
energy comes from our food. Our body then uses
this energy to help us perform our daily tasks and
also all the internal bodily functions like breathing,
pumping of the heart, digestion of food, maintaining
body temperature etc.

With this simple physiological description at hand, we

can conclude that there are two important aspects to
our physical health viz; calorie intake through eating
and calorie expenditure through exercise and internal
bodily functions (metabolism).

The following factors are essential to maintain good

physical health
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 proteins, fat, and other essential nutrients (refer learning from these to further improve yourself.
to the fast food article in this magazine). 3. Be grateful for what you have rather than
2. Always have set times for meals. Limit eating focusing on what you do not have.
in the night to approximately 3 hours before 4. It is important to have good friends who can
sleeping. support you at difficult times.
3. Deep fried food should be replaced with baked 5. Plan your day the night before to avoid stress
or grilled options. and unnecessary worries.
4. Limit your snacks. 6. Improve your skills (social, professional, family)
5. Fruit and vegetables must be an essential as this will make you more confident.
component of our diet. 7. Always believe in your strengths, be ambitious,
6. For children, a daily intake of milk is essential. and aim high.
7. Avoid tobacco products (including shisha and 8. Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse in
cigarettes), vapes, or use of any illicit drugs. childhood can have devastating impact on one’s
8. Alcohol is forbidden in Islam and it can cause mental health and children must be protected
serious damage to every single organ. from this by their parents

9. There must be an adequate level of exercise 9. Children should be taught that if they are
(150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise in a experiencing any abuse (bullying at school or
week). This exercise should increase your heart otherwise) they must discuss this with their
rate, your breathing should become fast, and parents or the person they trust the most. Abuse
your body should sweat as well. can only be stopped if other people know about
it. If they do not talk about it, the abuse will
continue
Mental health
Our mental health is more important than our
physical health but sadly we are less focused on it. Spiritual health
You cannot benefit from good physical health if your Believe it or not, spiritual health is the most
mental health is in chaos. For example, people important aspect of our life. If we think of our life as
suffering from depression or anxiety do not enjoy a tree, then physical health is akin to the branches,
their life even if they do not have a single physical mental health is the stem, and spiritual health is the
health problem. root.

Mental health or mental ill health is a hidden state of This most important aspect is also the most
mind which cannot be seen. Many people suffer in neglected. If the roots are not nourished adequately,
silence and there is little understanding of mental this will affect the entire tree. Perhaps this is why we
health problems within our society. This makes it have no tranquillity or peace in our life, despite
extremely difficult to detect, diagnose, and treat physical and material well-being.
mental health problems. To make matters worse, How to improve spiritual health? Simple answer is
there is a stigma attached to mental health problems to act upon the Nayk A’maal [Pious deeds]. This is a
because of which people feel ashamed and guilty booklet in the form of daily, weekly, and monthly
when they are suffering. questions about tasks that affect our spiritual health.
It is available in the form of an app from the
Dawat-e-Islami website. You can download it by
Following factors can help significantly to searching Nayk Amal.
improve your mental health
Life is a beautiful gift from Allah ‫ َﻋ ﱠﺰ َو َﺟـ ﱠـﻞ‬. We should all
1. Parents should be emotionally available to their
try to look after our life and make it a means of our
children throughout their life.
success on the Day of Judgement so that we can bask
2. Try to look at the positive aspects of life and eternally in the bounties of Paradise.
don’t dwell on negative experiences other than

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