Virtues of Islamic Life {Ramadaan}

and Scriptures revealed before the Holy Quraan were entrusted by Allaah

to the Messengers for protection from changes. After they left the world, their ummahs were given this responsibility which they did not carry out. As a matter of fact these Divine Books and Scriptures were tampered with, they were added to in some areas, subtracted from in other areas.

Hadrat Abdullaah Bin Mas'ood

narrates that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

has said: whoever fasts from the beginning to the end of the Ramadaanul Mubaarak shall come out of his sins as if he is just born from his mother's womb.

The Beloved of Allaah Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulanaa Muhammad

has said: the one who fasts in the month of Ramadaan ul Muabaarak, Allaah

will reward him with a house of emeralds. This house will have 1000 doors and in front of each door will a be tree whose shade will be so vast that a horse rider will not come out of its shade even if he travels for 100 years. (Taqweem Daarul Ehsaan, 1994, Pg. 49

It is essential to make Niyyah (Intention) to fast. It is better if the following niyyah is made:

To eat Sahree (Before dawn) is a Sunnah, even it is one or two morsels. Breaking the fast (Iftaar) with dates or water is approved. At the time of Iftaar recite the following D'ua:

Translation: Dearest Allaah, I have fasted for Your Pleasure and broken it with the provisions You have bestowed.

Actions which render the fast void and Kuffaarah (expiation) and Qadaa(Repeat) become essential.

To smoke; to eat and drink deliberately; have sexual intercourse. The expiation is to fast continuously for 60 days or feed twice a day 60 Miskeen (Needy).

To chew anything needlessly or taste salt or similar things and then spit them. Collect saliva deliberately in the mouth and then swallow it. Commit sins like Gheebah (Back Biting), lying , foul language, pick up fights & quarrel.

To eat or drink in forgetfulness; dust, mosquito, fly or other insects to enter the throat accidentally, water to enter the ears, involuntary vomiting, seminal discharge during sleep, for the vomit to reenter (down the throat), to put medicine in the eyes, to do miswaak: these acts do not render the fast void.

Actions which make the fast void and Waajib (necessitate) qadaa (repeating) the fast

Illness which robs one of the strength to fast or make it necessary to take medication during day time, a pregnant women whose life and the life of the fetus is threatened by fasting; a traveler who is at least traveling 48 miles and there is no food available (to do Iftaar and eat food afterwards); a woman in menstrual period. If a person rises late and takes Sharee meal presuming there is still time and he realizes later that he was out of time, he must repeat the fast. (Ramadaan fast can be only repeated after the month is over). If a person breaks his fast before sunset by mistake, he will have to repeat the fast. If a person deliberately vomits at least a mouth full of the stomach contents, he must repeat the fast. An old weak person who would suffer pain if he fasts, should give 4 Kilos of wheat to a needy person.

If a person becomes ill during the fast and his life is threatened, or the illness may become worse, or thirst has become severe and it may kill him, it is permissible to terminate the fast and do another one Qadaa.

Hadrat Aboo Hurairah

has narrated that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaana Muhammad

said: The person who is a believer and does Qiyamul Lail (Spend the night in worship) during the Night of Power with the intention of receiving rewards, will be forgiven his future sins and a believer who fasts during the month of Ramadaan considering them to be acts which give him rewards, will have his future sins forgiven.

Hadrat Anas

has narrated that the Beloved of Allaah Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

said: When the Lailatul Qadr arrives, Hadrat Jibraeel

descends with the Jama'ah of angels who seek blessings and forgiveness (from Allaah

) for that slave who is busy with the Dhikr and Worship of Allaah sitting or standing. Then on the day of 'Eed for Muslims ('Eedul Fitr), Allaah

expresses His pride over such slaves of His and says: "O my angels what are the wages of a worker who has completed his duty?" the angels respond respectfully: "O our Lord his wages are that he should be paid in full". Allaah

says: "O my angels, my slaves men and women have fulfilled their duty and have left their homes to go to the Masjid to make D'uaa. I swear upon My Honor, Majesty, My Forgiveness, My Generosity and my Exaltedness that I will accept their D'uaas". Then Allaah

says: "O my slaves, go back to your homes, I have forgiven you and I have converted your sins into good deeds". The Beloved of Allaah Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

said: Then the muslims return from the Masjid in such a condition that their sins are forgiven.

One should look for the Lailatul Qadr on the Nights of the 21^st, 23^rd, 25^th, 27^th, and the 29^th of the Ramadaan.

Hadrat Aayishah Siddeeqah

narrates that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

said: "Seek the Lailatul Qadr among the nights of odd numbers during the last ten nights of Ramadaan. (Bukhaaree)

Hadrat Aayishah Siddeeqah

has narrated that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

did not devote himself so much to the remembrance and worship of Allaah as he did during the last ten days of Ramadaan. (Muslim)

Taraaveeh is the pause observed after every four raka'ahs of this salaah performed after the 'Ishaa Salaah during the month of Ramadaan. The Taraaveeh Salaah consists of twenty raka'ahs and is a Sunnatul Maukkidah (Compulsory Sunnah), both for the males and females. It is independent of the Fast and should be performed even by the person who does not observe the Fast (due to some reason) unless otherwise exempted.

The Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

addressed his beloved companions (May Allaah

be pleased with them) on the last day of Sha'baan, on the eve of Ramadaan and said: There is a night in this month which is greater in excellence than a thousand months; Allaah has enjoined an extra salaat to be performed in the nights of this month. If a person performs a voluntary act of worship (good deed) out of his own free choice during this month, he will be entitled to receive the rewards for a Fard (Compulsory) act performed in other months". (Mishkaat Shareef)

In another Hadeeth the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

said: "The one who observed the Taraaveeh Salaah at night during the month of Ramadaan with complete faith and devotion only for the sake of receiving thawaab in the Hereafter, will have all his previous sins forgiven by Allaah

(Bukhaaree, Muslim)

The Taraaveeh Salaah begins from the very evening the Hilaal (visible new moon) of Ramadaan is sighted and discontinued on the evening when the Hilaal of Shawwaal is sighted. The time of performing this salaah is after salaatul 'Ishaa till the break of dawn. This salaat should be performed in Jama'ah. (congregation)

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My dearest readers, jewels of my eyes, I am praying to Allaah

that you have already started your daily 'Ibaadah of reciting Salaatun Nabi on the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

with the intention of steadfastness upon it for the rest of your lives and join the ranks of those fortunate Mumins, who will be given the gift in return, of love for him

more than the love for anything else in the world, love for yourselves from our Most Beneficent Creator, being close to his Beloved on the Day of Judgment and enjoying high stations in Paradise. Ameen

As promised I am quoting some awesome Ahadeeth about this unique Ibaadah:-
The Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

has said: "Once Hadrat Jibraeel

,Hadrat Meekaaeel

, Hadrat Israafeel

and Hadrat 'Izraaeel

presented themselves in my presence. Hadrat Jibraeel

respectfully submitted: O Rasoolallah

a person who recites 10 times Durood upon you, I will hold his hand and help him cross the Bridge of Siraat with the speed of lightening. Hadrat Meekaeel

said: I will give him a drink from the Pond of Kauthar. Hadrat Israafeel

said: I will fall down in Sajdah to Allaah and will not raise my head till Allaah gives him Maghfirah (Salvation). Hadrat 'Izraaeel

said: I will extract his soul in the manner in which I extracted the souls of the Holy Prophets and Messengers". (Durratun Naasiheen)

The Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

has said: "The person who

sends Durood upon me 10 times every morning and 10 times every evening will be protected from the fear of Hell Fire

and will be in the company of those Messengers, Prophets and Siddeeqeen who have received special favors from Allaah

". (Durratun Naasiheen)

Hadrat Anas Bin Maalik

has narrated that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

has said: "The person who sends me 1,000 Duroods daily will not die until he has seen his abode in Paradise". (Ravaah Ibn Shaheen, Jawaahirul Bahaar)

Hadrat Aboo Bakr Siddeeq

has narrated that sending Durood to the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

removes the sins as cold water dowses the fire and to send salaam (Peace) to him

is better than giving freedom to a slave. (Durratun Naasihee)

Hadrat Anas

has narrated that our Master, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

has said: Whoever sent Durood to me keeping in mind the greatness of my Truth, Allaah Ta'laa will create an angel because of this, whose one arm will be in the East and one in the West and his feet in the roots of the earth and the head under the Throne and Allaah

will command him: You must send Durood to this person as he has sent Durood to My Beloved

. This angel then sends Durood (upon that person) till Yaum ul Qiyaamah (The Day of Judgement). (This has been narrated by Ibn Shaaheen in Targheeb).

Hadrat Ammaar Bin Yaasir

narrates that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

has said: Indeed out of the Angels of Allaah

, one angel has been given the power to hear the voices of His creation (from any where in the world). This angel will stand at my grave till the establishment of Qiyaamah. Any one of my Ummah who recites even one Durood upon me (He hears it and conveys it to me) Allaah

in return bestows 10 graces (mercy) upon the one who sent that Durood and if he increases (the quantity of Durood) Allaah

also increases (His graces).

Hadrat Ma'aaz Bin Jabal

has narrated that the Beloved of Allah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

has said: Allaah

has bestowed upon me things which He has not bestowed upon other Prophets and He has given me superiority over them and for my Ummah in sending their Durood upon me, given them the highest station (above other ummahs). An angel has been appointed on my grave whose name is Mantaroos whose head is below the Throne and the feet below the earth. He has 80,000 arms and 80,000 wings in each arm, and each in wing 80,000 hair and under each hair there is a tongue which is busy reciting Hamd (Praises) and Thanaa (Glorification) of Allaah

and asks for forgiveness for those of my ummah who recite Durood upon me. From his head to feet, he has innumerous mouths and innumerous tongues and innumerous hair. There is not even a handspan distance between the tongues. His occupation is to recite the Praises and Glorification of Allaah

and to seek forgiveness for the ones who send Durood to me. This he (the angel) does all his life.(Akhrajah Ibn Bishkawaal, Al Qaulul Badee').

Hadrat Aboo Hurairah

has narrated that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

has said: Send your Duroods upon the Prophets and Messengers 'Alaihimis salaam because they like me also have been sent (by Allaah

).(Akhrajah 'Abur Razzaaq, Durratun Naasiheen). My beloved readers let me suggest the following to comply with this command of the Beloved of my soul Hadrat Muhammad Mustafaa

Hadrat 'Alee Bin Abeetaalib

narrates that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

said: There is a Hijaab (Curtain) between every Du'aa and Allaah

till such time as you recite Durood upon me and my progeny. When you do this the Curtain is torn down and the Du'aa enters (the station of acceptance) and when this is not done, the Du'aa will come back. (Riwaah Al Baihaqee in Sh'ub ul Eamaan, Al Qaul ul Badee').

Hadrat 'Abdullaah Bin 'Abbaas

has narrated: That I have heard your Prophet Muhammad

say: On the white and shiny night and on the bright day (night between Thursday & Friday and Friday) recite Durood Shareef upon your Prophet in abundance.(Rawaah Al Baihaqee, Al Qaulul Badee)

Hadrat 'Alee Karramallaahu Wajh

has narrated that the Beloved of Allaah Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

said: There are some special angels of Allaah

who have been created from noor (Light) who descend only on the night between Thursday and Friday and on Friday. In their hands are pens of gold and inkpots of silver and paper of noor. They only write down the Durood Shareef. (Dailamee, Al Qaul ul Badee)

Hadrat Anas

has narrated that Marfoo' said that the Beloved of Allaah Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

said: The person who recites even one Durood upon me on Friday, Allaah

and his Angels send 100,000 Duroods upon him, wipe out 100,000 sins and increase his station 100,000 times in Paradise. (Al Qualul Badee').

Hadrat Ka'b

narrates that the Beloved of Allaah Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

said: On the day of Qiyaamah, Hadrat Aadam

, on seeing a person of the ummah of Hadrat Muhammad

being taken towards Hell Fire, will say to him

"One of your ummah is being taken to Hell Fire". The Mercy to the Universe

will run towards this person and hold him and will ask the angels to stop. The angels will say: Have you not read the Aayah "Laa Ya'simoon Allaaha Wa Amruhum Wa Yaf'aloona Maa Yumaroona Fayasma'oon"? Translation: "Angels do not disobey Allaah and whatever command they are given they carry it out". At that point a crier will call out "Obey Muhammad

and accept his order. The Prince of Madeenah

will tell them to take that person to the Meezaan (The Balance). There after his deeds will be weighed and his evil deeds will out weigh his good deeds. The Beloved of my soul

will then produce a slip of paper from his sleeve on which will be written a Durood Shareef and will place it on the top of the person's good deeds. Immediately the arm of the Balance of the good deeds will become heavier. The person will become ecstatic and say: May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, who are you?" The coolness of my eyes

will say. "I am Muhammad

". The person will kiss the feet of the Beloved of Allaah

and ask. "What was the slip of paper"? The Beloved of my soul

will respond: "This is the Durood you used to send to me in the world. I had guarded this trust" The person will respond : "It is sad that I lagged behind in performing the deeds (prescribed) by Allaah

My dearest readers, jewels of my eyes, there are many many more Ahadeeth on this subject and innumerous narrations from well known scholars, reformers and Aulia about their personal experiences relating to the performance of the 'Ibaadah of reciting Durood upon the life of my Soul Hadrat Muhammad

.I have covered this subject I sincerely hope, to your fullest satisfaction. I will close these series with a heartfelt Du'aa for all of you: May you all receive the Taufeeq from Allaah

to gain steadfastness in this beautiful occupation. May this worship become the cause of your closeness to the Lord of the Power and to the most blessed and beloved of all his Creation and the light of this universe, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

The beard of the Beloved of Allaah, Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

was thick, profuse and covered the whole of his chest. (Shamail-e-Tirmidhee).

The Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

has said: Indeed there are angels of Allaah whose Tasbeeh (Glorification) is:

Transliteration: "Subhaana Man Zayyanar Rijaala bil Luhaa Wa Zayyanan Nisaaa biz Zawaaib"

Translation: Glorified is He who decorated males with the beards and decorated females with locks of hair.

Jewels of my eyes, we already know that Islaam is Deenul Fitrah (Way of life based upon our true nature). One does not have to be a scholar with a Ph.D. to understand that throughout the animal kingdom males and females are distinguished even from the outside appearance. Similarly as the above Hadeeth clearly indicates, males are endowed with beards and females are not. To grow a beard (which happens naturally, one does not have to make it grow) is the Sunnah of every Prophet and Messenger of Allaah

and Sunnah of our own Beloved

, the Mercy to the Universe, the Prince of Madeenah, Hadrat Muhammad

Hadrat Aboo Hurairah

has narrated that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

has cursed the males who change their faces to resemble the faces of females (by shaving and also in demeanor) and the females who change their faces to resemble males including dress and demeanor and who go out alone into forests (when there is danger in traveling alone). (Imaam Ahmad)

Hadrat Huzailee says that I was present at the service of Hadrat Abdullaah Bin 'Umrau Bin 'Aas

. A woman passed by who had a bow hanging on her and was walking like a male. Hadrat 'Aabdullah asked: who is this (woman)? I said: Ummi Sa'eed Bint Aboo Jahal. Hadrat 'Abdullaah

said: I heard my Master Hadrat Muhammad

say: A woman who makes herself resemble a male is not from our group neither a male he makes himself resemble a female. (Imaam Ahmad)

The Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

has said: The one who does not trim his mustache is not from among us. (Tirmidhee, Nisaai)

Hadrat Anas

has narrated that the Beloved of Allaah, the Prince of Madeenah

has said: For trimming one's mustache and one's nails one should not delay beyond 40 days. (Muslim)

Allaah

in His Quraanul Majeed says: 118. Allaah cursed him. And he (Shaitaan, Iblees) said: "I will take an appointed portion of your slaves; 119 Verily, I will mislead them, and surely, I will arouse in them false desires, and certainly, I will order them to slit the ears of cattle, and indeed I will order them to change the nature created by Allaah", and whoever takes Shaitaan as a Walee (Protector, helper) instead of Allaah, has surely suffered a manifest loss". Soorah 4, Aayahs 118 & 119.

Muffassireen have consistently concluded that "change the nature created by Allaah" includes among other things, a

man shaving his beard. Of course the Sunnah of the Prince of Madeenah

is conclusive about this matter, because he

is in spirit, and in body and in mind a prefect model of True Nature as created by Allaah

My beloved readers jewels of my eyes, I want to bring to your attention the amazingly emphatic words Shaitaan has used as quoted in the above Aayahs. Words such as "I will mislead them" "surely I will arouse in them false desires". "Certainly I will order them". . . "Indeed I will order them to change the nature . . ." This is why those who do not obey Allaah

and do not obey His Beloved Muhammad

by following his

Sunnah, have taken Shaitaan as their lord and they actually obey his commands. Remember my beloved soulmates, Shaitaan has no power to rule over us. We have been given by Allaah

a will to choose. Shaitaan can command us only when we choose to obey him.

My beloved gems let us pray for ourselves and all our muslim brothers & sisters all over the world: "May we have the strength of eemaan and the wisdom to choose to obey our Lord of Power

and obey his most Beloved Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

by following his wonderful and natural Sunnah and may we be protected from being lured by the accursed Shaitaan into submitting to his accursed will and command. Na'oozu Billaah Inshaallaah Ta'laa more about this subject will follow in our next issue.

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Hadrat Anas

has narrated that the Beloved of Allaah Hadrat Muhammad

has said: When Allaah bestows gifts upon His slave and He says:

Translation: All praises are for Allaah only, Who is the Lord of all the worlds.

Then he will receive another gift better then the one he has already received (that is, he will receive a Thawaab for saying that). (Hasan Haseen, Tarteeb Shareef page 500)

Hadrat 'Alee Karramallaahu Wajh narrated that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

said: When some one gets involved in a debt he should make the following D'uaa:

Transliteration: Allahumma Ikfinee Bihalaalika 'An Haraamika Wa Aghninee Bifadlika Amman Siwaak,

Translation: Dearest Allah please make sufficient for me Halaal Rizq (Provision) instead of Haraam Rizq and make me independent of all, by Your Grace except You.

Aboo Hurairah

has narrated that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

Translation: I seek protection in Allaah from the accursed Shaitaan.(and become free of his Waswasah).

WORSHIP SHIRK OR RESPECT

Allaah commanded His angels and Iblees (The Devil) to do Sajdah (Prostration) to Aadam . Does this mean that Allaah commanded them to worship Aadam and thereby do shirk (joining partners)?

Certainly Not: This was the Sajdah of respect to the knowledge and the authority bestowed by the One who created Aadam , His slave a human being and His Prophet!

Allaah also commands us to respect and obey and love His own Beloved Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad to such a degree that in one Aayah in the Holy Quraan He says: That obeying the Rasool is like obeying Himself! Similarly, we are commanded by the Lord of Power to obey & respect our Ameers, our parents, husbands, teachers and Aulia when they are rightly guided. Bowing down in humility to those endowed with knowledge and piety by Allaah Himself is therefore the command of our Lord the Creator.

Hadrat 'Alee Karramallahu Wajh in on record as saying "I am the slave of the one who taught me even one word; he may keep me or set me free".

Remember my beloved gems, Shaitaan became accursed not for refusing to prostrate to Allaah but for refusing to do Sajdah to Aadam , a human being. Our most beloved and revered Shaikh Hadrat Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat 'Ali, Muddazilluhu has aptly said "The munkar (denier) of Aadam is the Shaitaan (The Devil)".

Jewels of my eyes, go ahead become mad and intoxicated with the love and respect for the most Beloved of Allaah ,

. Guaranteed, you will be showered by Allaah with His Love for you and a place close to Him here as well as in Paradise and allow you to worship Him as if you can see Him. Inshaallah Ta'ala.

Warning: As long as you believe and understand we worship ONLY Allaah , that all Power comes from Him and that NONE of His Creation has ANY power to do anything except through His Permission, you will have no problem Inshaallaah Ta'ala giving love and respect to each other and to those who Allaah Himself commanded us to love and respect and obey.

We shall Inshaallaah Ta'ala continue the translation of the extracts from the great work "Manifestations of the Stages of Excellence in Worship" by our beloved, esteemed and highly revered Shaikh Hadrat Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat 'Ali Mudda Zilluhu.

Anyone who has some familiarity with the Shari'ah of Islaam will not have the slightest hesitation in accepting the fact that the Shari'ah of Islaam consists of established laws. The only reason for this stability is that its principles are based on revelations from Allaah

. Their explanations and elaborations have been done by the clean hands of the Sages of Allaah and their bright minds. The other name for the laws of Shari'ah is Fiqh. Description of the laws dealing with our deeds and actions is the purpose of Fiqh. This body of knowledge is based upon the Quraan and Sunnah and its established principles. In other words, those laws which are derived from the principles of the Holy Quraan and Sunnah are called Fiqhee and a Faqeeh is that Scholar of the Deen who delves deep into the Laws of Shari'ah according to rules of Ijtehaad and arrives at the truth and solves problems. Since the Holy Quraan and Sunnah embody all the laws of human needs, the status of a Faqeeh is not that of an inventor but a Mufassir and an elaborator. A Faqeeh does not need to invent anything by himself, because all that is needed is available in the Quraan and Sunnah. Ever since Islaam is in existence, Islaamic Fiqh has also been in existence. The Quraan was being revealed for 23 years, during this period whenever the need arose, the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Muhammad

would clarify the intention behind the Quraanic Laws from his own Ijtehaad. Similarly after him

, his beloved companions (May Allaah

be pleased with them all) whenever faced with new problems, would use their Ijtehaad to solve them (In the spirit of the Quraan and Sunnah). To be continued Inshaallah Ta'ala

My beloved readers. Because of our coverage of Ramadaanul Mubaarak, we have to postpone our discourse in this subject to the next issue Inshaallaah Ta'ala.

Hadrat Sehel Bin Sa'd

narrates that the Beloved of Allaah Hadrat Muhammad

has said: If the value of the world, in the view of Allaah

was equal to the wing of a mosquito, then He would not even give a Kaafir one sip. (Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah)

Note: From the humble pupil of Shaikh Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat 'Ali Mudda Zilluhu. Probably what this Hadeeth means is that it is because Allaah

values this world to be so insignificant that He allows the Kuffaar their luxuries and riches and comforts etc. Their worldly possessions no matter how voluminous and valuable in their eyes, they are mere illusions and a great deception. We muslims should take warning from this Hadeeth and look at the world and its possessions as not even equal to the wing of the mosquito. Allaah

His Beloved

and my Shaikh Mudda Zilluhu know best.

Hadrat Aboo Hurairah

narrates that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Muhammad

has said: Curse has been placed upon the slave of Dirham and Dinaar (Dollar and Cent). (Tirmidhee)

Hadrat 'Ubaiddullaah Bin Muhsin

narrates that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

has said: A person who wakes up in the morning in such a condition that he is fearless about his life, his body is healthy, has one day's provision (including food etc.), it is as if all the gifts and favours of the world have been collected for him and the whole world has been given to him. (Tirmidhee)

Hadrat Abee Haasham Bin 'Utbah

narrates that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Muhammad

while advising him said: Out of all the deeds in the world, one servant and one transportation for traveling in the path of Allaah

is enough. (Ahmad)

Hadrat Uthmaan

narrates that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

has said: The son of Aadam

has no right over anything except (1) a house to live in

Hadrat Sehel Bin Sa'd

narrates that a person presented himself to the blessed presence of the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

and respectfully said: O Rasoolallaah

please show me a deed that when I perform it Allaah

and His slaves will love me. The Beloved of Allaah

replied: Do not have any attraction toward the world. Allaah

will love you. Do not pine for things which others have; people will love you. (Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah)

Hadrat Ibn Mas'ood

narrates that the Beloved of Allaah, Hadrat Sayyidinaa Wa Maulaanaa Muhammad

was sleeping upon a mat made of palm leaves. When he woke up I saw that his blessed body had marks of the (coarse) mat. I respectfully said: O Rasoolallaah

, if you had ordered us we would have spread for you a proper bedding and would have made clothes for you. The Beloved of Allaah

said: What need do I have for (things of) the world? The example of myself and the world is like that of a traveller who stops under a tree for its shade and then goes away leaving the tree behind.

Note: From the humble pupil of Shaikh Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat 'Ali Mudda Zilluhu. My beloved jewels of my eyes, should we all not ponder seriously upon these great Ahadeeth which Hadrat Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat 'Ali Mudda Zilluhu has selected for us? The life of our beloved Shaikh Mudda Zilluhu is a pure reflection in practice of these Ahadeeth. This is exactly why we revere him, love him deeply and follow him.

Last Minute Point Of Clarification

We have been approached for clarification of our Sha'baan (December) issue No. 8 Vol. 2, under the heading "BACK TO BASICS" page 2 (about middle) where we have described Shafa'at Kubraa (Major Intercession) and Maqaam Mahmood (Station of Mahmood) which has been awarded by Allaah only to His Beloved Hadrat Muhammad . We have mentioned: "His intercession will be for mumin, Kaafir, obedient, sinners; for all the creation of Allaah ". The clarification requested is: "How will he intercede for a kaafir when Allaah has condemned him to Hell for eternity"? Here is the clarification:

There is a Saheeh Hadeeth from the Bukhaaree collection narrated by Hadrat Aboo Sa'eed Khudree : In the presence of Hadrat Muhammad reference was made about his uncle Aboo Taalib. He said that on the Day of Judgement, Aboo Taalib will receive some benefit out of my Shafa'ah (Intercession) (reduction in punishment).

Please remember the Beloved of Allaah , is a Mercy to the whole universe. Therefore as the Hadeeth clarifies, his intercession for the Kuffaar will be for the reduction of their punishment and not for Paradise. Allaah, His Messenger and my Shaikh Mudda Zilluhu know best.

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