Vol. 2 - 1, Jamadee- ul-Awwal 
1417 - September 1996 - No. 5
Back To Basics - - Virtues of Salah In
Jama'ah (congregation)
Virtues of The Month
Virtues of Salatun Nabi (Durood)
WARNING
Virtues of Sunnah - - Virtues of Siwaak (Using Miswaak)
Virtues of Every Day Duas - - (supplication)
Some Essential Advise From - - -
(Hadrat Shaikh Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat 'Ali Mudda Zilluhu)
Virtues of Knowledge of Fiqh and Shairah (continued)
Virtues of Purification (Tazkiatun Nafs) - - (continued)
Translation of The Highly Acclaimed Book In 5 Volumes - -
"Makshoofat Manazil Ehsaan" "(Manifestations of The Stages of excellence In
worship)" continued
By Hadrat Shaikh Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat Ali Mudda Zilluhu
and
performing this worship in Jama'ah is the Sunnatul Maukkiddah of the Beloved of Allah
Hadrat Muhammad 
. Worship performed according to the Sunnah
of the Beloved of my soul Hadrat Muhammad , gives worship the
unique flavour of Paradise and endears the worshipper to the Lord of Muhammad and the Lord of the universe. Salah performed in Jama'ah in the
Masjid/Musalla therefore carries 27 times (29 in another Hadeeth) more rewards from
Almighty Allah than doing it alone.
(DUROOD) 
. is informing us that He and His Angels are occupied
with Salaatun Nabi and we are then commanded to do the same.
For Allah to be occupied with Salaatun Nabi is unique. We are the ones who are always commanded by Allah Dhul
Jalaali Wal Ikram to perform our duties. Never in any other situation has The Almighty
Allah made known to us that He Himself is occupied in a certain act and then command us
also to do the same. The tremendous importance given to Salaatun Nabi , by our Exalted Creator, Lord of The Universe therefore is very
obvious and should not escape our attention and comprehension. . The Salah of the Angels means their desire and
request for increasing the stations of the Beloved of Allah Muhammad and seeking forgiveness for us. Since the Ummah of the Beloved of
Allah Hadrat Muhammad are his followers and servants it is
improper and impossible for us to send blessings upon him . This is why our Salaatun Nabi is to humbly request Allah to
send appropriate and profuse blessings upon His Beloved and
at the same time we have been ordered to send peace upon him
as we do in the last part of our Salah at the time of reciting "Attahiyyat" when
we say "Assalaamu Alaika Ayyuhan Nabiyyu Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuhu". As a
matter of fact you will realize that our Salah is neither complete nor accepted till we
recite the above Salam and follow it by reciting the Salaatun Nabi . . We
shall mention several here and Inshaallah Ta'la in our next issue along with some
commentary where ever necessary. 
narrate that the Beloved
of Allah, Hadrat Muhammad said: Anyone who recites Salatun
Nabi upon me once, Allah will send him His Blessings ten
times. (Assaheeh Muslim Vol. , Page 185, Masnad Ahmad Bin Hambal, Sunan Daarimi, Sunan Abu
Dawood) have narrated that the beloved of
Allah Hadrat Muhammad has said: Whoever recites Durood upon
me once, Allah will bestow upon him 10 blessings, will
forgive 10 sins, and will increase his station 10 times. (Sunnah Nisaai, 1st
Vol. Pg. 130) narrates that the Beloved of
Allah Hadrat Muhammad has said: On the Day of Judgement the
person who would be closest to me would be the one who sends the most Duroods upon me.
{Imam Abu 'Eesa Tirmidhi, Hasan Ghareeb} on the terrible Day
of Accountability. Let me inform you my dear soul mates that many Aulia of Allah Ta'la
including our beloved Shaikh Hadrat Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat Ali Muddazilluhu would daily
recite and send Durood 100,000 times or more. All of our centers of Islamic Virtues by the
Grace of Allah Ta'la and out of the love we feel for His Beloved Hadrat Muhammad try to seep ourselves with the deliciousness of the Durood. Join
us my dear and beloved readers in this occupation of all occupations which is also the
Divine occupation! Those of you who Allah Ta'la inspires to do the Durood profusely, may
we suggest recitation of just . You could do thousands of
this Durood Shareef in ½ to 1 hour. Then please make Dua for us would you not? . Some of you when I plead with you not to buy houses on mortgages
(or anything on which interest is paid) respond in The Holy Quran and His Beloved Hadrat Muhammad in his Khutbah of the Farewell Hajj and many Ahadeeth asserted in
clear and undebatable terms, that all and every kind of interest giving and taking, in
brief ALL INVOLVEMENT with interest is not only Haraam (Forbidden) but a major and
horrendous sin punishable with the utmost severity. My dear and beloved readers consider
the above and also the fact that those who attain the lowest level of Paradise will
receive Palaces larger than this world! narrates that the Beloved of Allah Hadrat
Muhammad has said: That there are three acts which are among
the Sunnah of the Messengers of Allah : ~ narrates that the Beloved of Allah Hadrat
Muhammad has said: Make use of Miswaak compulsory for
yourself because in this is the cleanliness of the mouth and (which) is pleasing to Allah
'Azza Wa Jal. (Bukhari)
narrates that the Beloved of Allah
Hadrat Muhammad has said: The virtue of performing Salah
with Miswaak is 70 times more than the Salah without it. .
about the very last minutes of the earthly sojourn of the Beloved of Allah, the most
perfect of all humanity Hadrat Muhammad : "One of the
gifts among the gifts bestowed upon me by Allah 'Azza Wa Jal is the apparent passing away
(from this world) of my beloved husband in my house during
my turn to be with him (when he was lying with his head) in
between my collar bone and my ribs. It is also His gift that my saliva blended with his blessed saliva before his last breaths. (It so happened that)
Hadrat Abdur Rahman Bin Abi Bakr came to my house and he had
a miswaak in his hand. At that time I was supporting my beloved husband (his head between
my collar bone and ribs). I saw him looking at the miswaak.
I knew his fondness for the miswaak. So, I asked him do you
want me to take the miswaak? (from Hadrat Abdur Rahman Bin Abi Bakr for you). He nodded his head in agreement. I took the miswaak
from Hadrat Abdur Rahman Bin Abi Bakr and presented it (to
my beloved husband ). He wanted
to use it but it was hard. (He did not have the strength)
Hence I asked "should I soften it for you?" He
nodded his head in agreement. I then chewed one end and (after softening it) presented it
to him. He started to rub the
miswaak over his (blessed) teeth. There was a utensil with water in it, in front of him . He would put both his (blessed)
hands in the water and apply it over his blessed face and recite " 
" (There is no God (worthy of worship) but Allah) and say
"Indeed there are hardships around death". He
would raise his hands in Dua and supplicate "O Allah ('Azza Wa Jal) include me among
my highest friends (Prophets and Messengers)" and kept repeating it, till his blessed soul was taken away and then his blessed hands came down
(to rest on or by his blessed body).
(Kutub Katheerah) was for our benefit. No thought of his was free from love and concern for us. He is the greatest of all teachers. He
taught not so much with words as with deeds. Alongwith reciting and making dua, the last act he
performed as the strength was fading, was to clean his blessed teeth with the Miswaak. and vice
versa. In the heart of my hearts I knew that using Miswaak would endear me to my dearest
Lord because His Beloved loved the Miswaak so, so much. I
still carry the feeling, and its strength never wavers that weak and sinful as I am, I may
falter in adopting the other difficult Sunnahs. The Merciful of all mercifuls may forgive
my errors and shortcomings because of my love for the Miswaak and may just push me into
Paradise because of it. Ameen. and reach high levels in Paradise. Ameen. Ameen again. used the Miswaak:If you have difficulty obtaining Miswaak, please write or phone
and we shall be happy to send you Fee Sabeelillah.
There is much more to come about the Miswaak, in our next issue Inshaallah Ta'la.
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VIRTUES OF EVERYDAY DUAS (supplication)
When you see your muslim brother happy
Hadrat 'Umar narrates that the Beloved of
Allah Hadrat Muhammad said: When you see your muslim brother
happy, recite: 
Translation: "May Allah Ta'la keep you always happy. (Bukhaari. Muslim, Nisaai,
Tarteeb Shareef Pg. 491)
When you see your face in the mirror
Hadrat Ibn Mas'ood narrates: The Beloved of Allah
Hadrat Muhammad said: When you see your face in the mirror
say: 
Translation: "Dearest Allah you made my face beautiful/handsome, please make my
Akhlaaq (manners, conduct) also beautiful."
When you raise your head towards the sky
Hadrat "Aayeshah Siddeeqah narrates that
whenever the Beloved of Allah Hadrat Muhammad looked up at
the sky he recited: 
Translation: "O the One who turns my heart, keep my heart firm on your
obedience."
('Amal al Yaumi Wal Lailati, Ibn Sunnee, Tarteeb Shareef Pg. 495)
For me it is to convey - - - - - - - 
Please pay careful attention once again. The
Deenul Islaam has been perfected and completed. There is no good left off that has not
been already commanded. Similarly there is no evil remaining that has not been prohibited.
Throughout your entire life you will not come across any situation or a problem for which
a solution is not available from the Quran and the Sunnah. Allah Ta'la has proclaimed the
Deen to be completed and perfected. Such proclamation is made only when it is completed
and perfected from every perspective and when there is no room for any improvements or
alterations whatsoever. These words are strong links in the chain of unity. Without this
our unity is doubtful although not impossible.
Remember a religion is dependent upon 4 requirements:
) Until a person has a mastery over the above four
stations, he is not really conversant with any religion, nor should he give any decisions.
The one who spoke anything according to a command, spoke correctly.
Anyone who spoke under the influence of love, spoke correctly.
Similarly, anyone who spoke with Taqwa, spoke correctly.
There is always a consequence of a spoken word, here in the world as well as in the
Hereafter. May Allah turn us all towards Him and not
towards each other. Till such time as we turn our attention towards Allah , how can this mutual hatred end? At times we pursue each other
as if we were each others Rabbs (Lords) and we are the ones that have to take the account!
The one who turns his attention towards Allah will
never harbour any hatred towards another.
To be continued Inshaallah Ta'la.
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VIRTUES OF PURIFICATION
(Tazkiatun Nafs) continued
It was by the Grace of Allah ,
established in the previous 2 issues of "Virtues of Islamic Life", from
the Quran and the Ahadeeth that success in the Hereafter comes to the one who purifies his
self (Nafs).
Let us look at the simile given in the Quran that rain is a blessing from our Lord.
However when it falls on a rocky surface nothing happens. When it falls on a marshy and
waterlogged area it produces more bad odor, more mosquitoes, more snakes!
When the rain falls on a cultivated, fertile land it produces healthy crops.
The seat of our Iman (faith) is our spiritual heart. The Rasoolallah has mentioned in a Hadeeth something to the effect that there
is a piece of flesh (the heart) in our body. If it is healthy the whole body is healthy.
If it is diseased, the whole body becomes diseased.
The Holy Quran without a doubt is a great blessing
from Allah . However when it reaches a heart which is contaminated with pride, arrogance,
jealousy, hatred, anger, greed, love for the world and its possessions, etc. etc., such a
heart is not receptive to this blessing. History bears witness that such hearts, even at
the time of the Beloved of Allah Hadrat Muhammad ,
rejected the Quran and its guidance. Many such hearts actually became inflamed and turned
to violence and even wanted to kill the one who came as a Mercy to mankind.
No wonder or surprise that Allah would advise His Beloved, Hadrat Muhammad to recite to his compatriots the Quranic Ayahs as he received
them, and when they accepted the truth, to purify their hearts, so that the now fertile
soil of their purified heart would be ready, willing and able to be receptive to the
deeper and profound knowledge from the book of Allah.
When the heart becomes fond of what it receives, the Imaan (belief) which resides gets
rooted and strengthens into faith and then into certitude. The commands of our Lord and
Master, Allah Rabbul 'Izzah and the Sunnah of His Beloved Hadrat Muhammad acquire a sweetness of their own and now obedience becomes
eager and willing. This purified heart now becomes the Ka'ba of the Mumin wherein reside
Allah with His full Glory and His Beloved with his love and
goodwill.
It is about this purified heart that the Hadeeth Qudsi refers to when Allah says to the effect:
I am the creator of the Heavens and the Earth so I can not be accommodated in them. I can
be accommodated though, in the heart of My slave.
I hope and I pray to Allah the most Compassionate that so far it is clear to you me
soulmates, that purification of the self and the heart is the road which leads to the Lord
and Master of His Creation and His true Worship; and this is how we can fulfill the very
purpose of our creation.
Inshaallah Ta'la, more is on its way on this vital topic in our next issue.
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of all things known to You. I seek the forgiveness of the One but for whom there is no
God, The Truly and Perfectly Alive and The Self Sustained and I turn to Him with
repentance. O The Truly and Perfectly Alive O The Self Sustained