SECOND PILLAR OF ISLAM - PRAYERS AND RELATED MATTERS-2

SECOND PILLAR OF ISLAM - PRAYERS AND RELATED MATTERS-2

Sayings of the Holy Messenger (Peace be upon Him)

32. Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

A man is closest to his Lord when he is in the posture of prostration. (Muslim, Targheeb)

33. Sayyidina Abu Uma’amah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

If the man who neglects congregational prayer knows the excellence enjoyed by those who join the congregation, he would surely walk to it even if he has to crawl on his knees. (Muslim, Targheeb)

34. Sayyidina Anas (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

If anyone has the pleasure of Allah in mind and joins the congregational prayer for forty days always with the first Takbeer, then he will be allowed deliverance of two kinds-deliverance from punishment of Hell and deliverance from hypocrisy. (Tirmizi, Targheeb)

35. Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

Sometimes I feel like asking some young people to collect wood for me following which I would go to those people who offer their prayers at home without being ill, and set their houses alight. (Muslim, Targheeb)

36. Sayyidina Jabir bin Abdullah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

After one of you has offered his prayers in the mosque, he must leave a portion of it to be offered at home. When a man offers prayer at home, Allah bestows blessings on it. (Muslim, Targheeb)

37. Sayyidina Zayd bin Thabit (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

O men! You should offer prayers at home too because apart from the obligatory (fard) (which is best offered in a masjid), the best pray for a man is that offered at his home. (Nasa’i, Targheeb)

38. Sayyidina Abdullah bin Umar (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

If anyone misses his ‘Asr prayer then it is as if he has lost his family and wealth. (Bukhari,Muslim, Targheeb)

39. Sayyidina Abu Bakr (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

If anyone happens to commit a sin but after that gets up, performs ablution, offers prayer and seeks forgiveness of Allah then Allah surely forgives him. (Tirmizi, Targheeb)

40. Sayyidina Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

If anyone has a need he wants from Allah or from some person, he must perform ablution, and do it well, and offer two Raka’at prayers. He must then praise and glorify Allah, invoke blessings on the Messenger of Allah and then make this supplication:
“There is no god except Allah, the Clement, the Kind, and the Unblemished Lord of the Great Throne. Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds. I beseech you for all causes of the grant of your Mercy and forgiveness, a full share of pious deeds, and a safety from sin. Let not any of my sins go un-forgiven. O the most Merciful! Not any of my worries unrelieved, not any need that is agreeable to you unfulfilled, O the Most Merciful!” (Tirmizi, Targheeb)

41. Sayyidina Abu Ayub Ansaari (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

If anyone has a bath on Friday and applies fragrance, if he has it, and dons the best clothes he has and goes to the masjid where he offers as many Raka’at as he can without inconveniencing anyone, and sits quietly after that (to listen to the sermon), then his behavior is an atonement for his (minor) sins until the next Friday. (Ahmed, Targheeb)

Collected from the Book “SAYINGS OF THE PROPHET(SALLALLAAHU-‘ALAYHI-WA-‘AALIHII-WASALLAM) PUBLISHED BY DARUL ISHAA-‘AT, URDU BAZAR KARACHI, PAKISTAN. BEING PRESENTED BY MUHAMMAD SHARIF

SECOND PILLAR OF ISLAM - PRAYERS AND RELATED MATTERS-1

SECOND PILLAR OF ISLAM - PRAYERS AND RELATED MATTERS-1

Sayings of the Holy Messenger (Peace be upon Him)

22.  Sayyidina Uthmaan bin ‘Affan (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

       As for a Muslim who, when the time of prayer is at hand, performs ablution carefully, observes humility and bows devotedly, his behavior will be an expiration for his past sins as long as he has not committed a major sin. This (expiration) is for all time. (Muslim, Mishkat)

23.  Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

       My people will be called on the Day of Resurrection while their faces and feet are bright being the result of ablution. (Muslim, Bukhari,  Mishkat)

24.  Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

       Tell me, if there were a river at the door of one of you and he bathed himself in it five times every day, will he have dirt over him anymore? The companions affirmed that he will not have any dirt on him. So, the Prophet(SALLALLAAHU-ALAYHI-WA-'AALIHII-WASALLAM) said, this is the example of the five daily prayers through which Allah removes sins. (Muslim, Bukhari, Mishkat)

25.  Sayyidina Abu Zarr (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

        Muslim worshipper observes prayer for the sake of Allah, his sins fall from him as the leaves fall from tree. (Ahmad, Mishkat)

26.  Sayyidina ‘Ali (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)           

       O Ali! Do not delay observing three things:

·         Prayer when the time has come,

·         A funeral when it is there, and

·         The marriage of an unmarried woman when you find a match for her. (Tirmizi, Mishkat) 

27.  Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho) 

            If people realized the excellence of Azaan and the first row (in the congregational prayer) then (to decide who calls the Azaan and who stands in the first row) they will surely draw lots if there is no alternative to that. Also, if they find out the immense rewards on observing prayer at the earliest time then they will compete with each other in doing that. Also, if they know the advantages in offering the I’shaa and Fajr prayers with the congregation then they will surely make it to the two congregations even if they have to crawl on their knees. (Muslim, Bukhari, Mishkat, at-Targheeb wat Tarheeb) 

28.  Sayyidina Uthmaan (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)           

            If anyone is in the mosque when the Azaan is called out but goes out of it after that without a valid reason, not intending to return, then he is a hypocrite. (Ibn-Majah, Targheeb) 

29.  Sayyidina Wa’athila bin al-Asqa’(Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho) 

            Keep your mosques safe from children and lunatics. Preserve them from buying and selling, loud gossip, punishing the criminals and un-shielding swords. Build wash rooms at their gates and apply incense on them on Fridays. (Ibn-Majah, Targheeb) 

30.  Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho) 

            The congregational prayer fetches reward that is twenty five times more than a person who prays at home or in the market. This is because if he performs ablution, being careful about it, and walks towards the mosque having no other reason for going out then he does not take a step but is elevated by a degree and gets a (minor) sin obliterated. Then when he begins his prayer, as long as he is there, the Angels invoke blessings on him in these words, “O Allah! Forgive him, have mercy on him.” And, as he is rewarded as if he is in prayer provided he does not harm anybody. (Bukhari, Muslim, Targheeb)

 31.  Sayyidina Abullah bin Qurt (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho) 

            On the day of Resurrection, man will be asked first of all about prayers. If that is found satisfactory, then all his deeds will be approved. But, if that is defective then all his deeds will be corrupted.  (Jabaraani; awsat, Targheeb) 

Collected by Muhammad Sharif from The Book “Sayings of The Prophet” (Peace Be Upon Him), Darul Ishaat, Urdu Bazaar Karachi

Sayings of the Holy Messenger (Peace be upon Him)

First Principles of Islam – Part-2

Sayings of the Holy Messenger (Peace be upon Him)

13. Sayyidina Abu Moosa (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)
The guidance and knowledge with which ALLAH has sent me are like abundant rain that fell on a land. Some part of the land was good, absorbed the water and brought forth plenty of herbage and pasture. Some area of the land was hard and retained the water whereby ALLAH gave benefit to men who drank themselves and let others drink and irrigated (fields) with that water. Some other portion of the land was unreceptive and could not retain water or produce herbage. This is like those people who attain knowledge of Allah’s religion and receive benefit from the message given to me by ALLAH so they learn and teach others. It is also like those who do not even look up to learn and do not accept the guidance of ALLAH which I have been given. (Bukhari and Muslim)

14. Al-Miqdaam bin Ma’dikarb and Al-Irbaad bin Saariyah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-homa)
Heed it! I have been given the Qur’an and something else like it (the Sunnah). Remember! It is not far off when someone with a full stomach reclines on his couch and says, “Abide by the Qur’an. What you find declared lawful in it, treat it as lawful and what you find prohibited in it, treat it as prohibited.” But, in fact, what the Messenger of ALLAH has prohibited is like what ALLAH has disallowed. Listen carefully! By ALLAH, I have commanded you often, exhorted you frequently, disallowed you many things; and these are as many found in the Qur’an or more numerous. (Abu Dawood, Mishkat)

15.  Al-Irbaad bin Saariyah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

            I enjoin you to fear ALLAH and I enjoin you to listen to and obey (your ruler) even if he is an Abyssinian slave because he among you who lives after me will see great disagreement. You are bound, therefore, to follow my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly-guided Khulafa (caliphs). Hold to it fast and keep away from innovation in religion. Any new thing in religion is innovation and every innovation is mis-guidance. (Abu Dawood, Tirmizi, Ibn Majah, Mishkat)  

16.   Al-Irbaad bin Saariyah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

        ALLAH will not cause all my people to be misled. The HAND of ALLAH is over the (Muslims) community. If anyone separates himself (from them) he will be separated in the Fire (from them). (Tirmizi, Mishkat)  

17.   Sayyidina Ibn Umar (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

            Follow the great majority of Muslims for he who separates will be separate in the Fire. (Ibn Majah, Mishkat)  

18.   Sayyidina Mu’aaz bin Jabal (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

        Surely, the devil is a wolf to man just as the wolf that devours sheep. It catches the sheep that walks by itself, far away from the flock or the one that keeps itself at a distance. (Ahmad, Mishkat)

       

19.   Sayyidina Maalik (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

        I have left with you two things and you will not go astray as long as you hold fast to them, the Book of ALLAH and the Sunnah, of HIS Messenger, Muhammad (SALLALLAAHU-ALAYHI-WA-'AALIHII-WASALLAM) . (Muwatta, Mishkat).

20.   Sayyidina Abu Hurrayrah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

        My example and that of all other Prophets (SALLALLAAHU-ALAYHI-WA-'AALIHII-WASALLAM) is like a palace that was built beautifully, but the place of one brick was left incomplete. Those who watched it went around it admiring its beauty but wondering at the missing brick. So, I am the one who has filled the place of the brick; the palace (of Prophet-hood) is completed with me and with me the Messengers (Peace Be upon Them) have all been sent. I am the (final) brick (of the palace of Prophet-hood) and the seal (or last) of the Prophets. (Peace Be upon Them)   (Bukhari, Muslim and Mishkat) 

 

21.   Sayyidina Abu Hurrayrah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

        The last Day will not come until about thirty deceivers are born, each of whom lays claim on being the Messenger of ALLAH.  (Bukhari)

Collected from the Book “SAYINGS OF THE PROPHET(SALLALLAAHU-‘ALAYHI-WA-‘AALIHII-WASALLAM) PUBLISHED BY DARUL ISHAA-‘AT, URDU BAZAR KARACHI, PAKISTAN. BEING PRESENTED BY MUHAMMAD SHARIF

First Principles of Islam – Part-1

First Principles of Islam – Part-1

Sayings of the Holy Messenger (SALLALLAAHU-ALAYHI-WA-'AALIHII-WASALLAM)

1.     Sayyidina Ibn ‘Umar (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

        Islam is based five things:-

1.     The testimony, that here is none worthy, of worship except ALLAH, and Muhammad (SALLALLAAHU-ALAYHI-WA-'AALIHII-WASALLAM) is HIS Servant and Messenger.

2.    The observance of prayer

3.    The payment of Zakah

4.    The performance of Hajj

5.    Fasting during the month of Ramadan. (Bukhari and Muslim)

1.     Sayyidina Anas (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)         

If three things are found in anyone, he will savour the sweetness of faith. They are that:

a. ALLAH and HIS Messenger (SALLALLAAHU-ALAYHI-WA-'AALIHII-WASALLAM) are dearer to him than else.

b. He loves a human being for the sake of ALLAH alone.

c. After ALLAH has rescued him from dis-belief, he has as great a dislike of returning to it as of being cast into Hell. (Bukhari and Muslim)

3.     Sayyidina Abbas (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

He will savour the sweetness of faith who is pleased with ALLAH as his LORD, into Islam as (his) religion and with Muhammad (SALLALLAAHU-ALAYHI-WA-'AALIHII-WASALLAM) as Messenger. (Muslim)

4.     Sayyidina Anas (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

        None of you is a Believer until I am (SALLALLAAHU-ALAYHI-WA-'AALIHII-WASALLAM) dearer to him than his father, his children and all mankind. (Bukhari and Muslim)

5.     Sayyidina Ibn ‘Umar (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

        I have been ordered to fight against people till they testify that there is none worthy of worship except ALLAH and that Muhammad (SALLALLAAHU-ALAYHI-WA-'AALIHII-WASALLAM) is the Messenger of ALLAH, observe prayer and pay Zakah. So, if they perform these, then they save their lives and properties from me; except for the laws of Islam and their reckoning, that will be done by ALLAH alone. (Bukhari and Muslim)

6.     ‘Ubaidah bin as-Samit (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

        Give me the pledge that:

        You will not associate anything with ALLAH, or steal, or commit fornication, or kill your children or speak slander forging falsehood, or be disobedient in doing the approved. As for one of you who fulfils his pledge, ALLAH will reward him. But as for him who perpetrates any of these things and receives punishment against it in this world, it will be an expiration for that sin. If one of you indulges in any of these things and ALLAH conceals it for him, it is in the HANDS of ALLAH-if HE wishes, HE may forgive him and if HE wishes, HE may punish him. (Bukhari and Muslim)

7.     Sayyidina Abu Uma’amah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)

            If anyone loves (another) for the sake of ALLAH, hates (HIS enemy) for the sake of ALLAH, spends for the sake of ALLAH and withholds for the sake of ALLAH then he has perfected his faith. (Abu Dawood, Mishkat)  

8. Sayyidina Abu Hurrayrah & Sayyidina Fadalah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-hom)
A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand other Muslims are safe. A believer is one whom men do not fear concerning their lives and property. And the mujahid is one who makes jihad with himself so that he obeys ALLAH and the muhajir is one who withdraws from dis-obedience and sin. (Bukhari and Muslim)

9. Sayyidina Abu Uma’amah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)
When your piety pleases you and your bad deed displeases you, you are a believer. (Ahmad and Mishkat)

10. Sayyidina Jabir (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)
The best discourse is the Book of ALLAH, and the best guidance is the one shown by Muhammad (SALLALLAAHU-ALAYHI-WA-'AALIHII-WASALLAM). The worst things are bid’ah (innovations) and every innovation is misguidance. . (Muslim and Mishkat)

11. Sayyidina Jabir (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)
My example and the message with which ALLAH has sent me is like the example of a man who came to a people and said, “O people! I have seen with my own eyes an army (as want to attack you). I am one to warn you, so flee, flee…” Some of his people obeyed him, and setting off at nightfall walked away and escaped. But some others did not believe him and stayed where they were. When it was dawn, the army came and surrounded them and destroyed them so that they were no more. This is the example of those who obeyed me and of those who belie me. (Bukhari, Muslim and Mishkat)

12. Sayyidina Abu Hurrayrah (Radi-ALLAHO-An-ho)
My example is like a man who has kindled a fire and when it lights up the neighborhood the insects that jump into the fire began to fall into it. He tries to prevent them but they persisted and continued falling into the fire. Thus, I seize you by the hennas of your dresses to pull you from the fire but you keep falling into it. (Bukhari, Muslim and Mishkat)

Collected from the Book “SAYINGS OF THE PROPHET(SALLALLAAHU-‘ALAYHI-WA-‘AALIHII-WASALLAM) PUBLISHED BY DARUL ISHAA-‘AT, URDU BAZAR KARACHI, PAKISTAN. BEING  PRESENTED BY MUHAMMAD SHARIF

The Immortal Spirit of the Mankind

The Immortal Spirit of the Mankind

(Views of some Muslim Scholars & Mystics)

Muhammad, The Last Prophet, (Peace Be upon Him) says, “There is a piece of flesh in the mankind’s body, which is called the Heart”. The Soul is in the heart. The Sirr (The Secret) is in the Soul. The Mystery (Khafii) is in the Sirr. Concealment (Akhfa) is in the Mystery. The persons who have knowledge; they know that ego (anaa) is in the concealment. This ego points towards GOD (ALLAH).

 

Mawlanaa Roomi (may GOD have mercy on him) says, sorrow, hundred times sorrow on the mankind, who has liked that food for himself, which was for his ass. Namely, whose purpose of life is only eating, drinking and intercourse? He is not better than his donkey. The person, who thinks always that what is entering into his belly, his cost is that thing, which is discharged from his belly.

 

Body and soul are common among the  both, the mankind and the animal. Soul is also called, the spirit, which causes the life to exist in the body and seat of whose is “the heart”. But the person is a mankind because he has a human soul, which is called spiritual soul.

          Revelation of GOD

To earn is not the real purpose of the mankind. Earning or employment is only for living. Actual purpose of living is approach unto GOD, to achieve HIS Vicinity and HIS Revelation. GOD says in HIS Holy Word, Al Qur’an, “wa  Maa khalaqtul   jinna  wal  ‘insa  ‘illaa  li- ya’-buduun” (WE have created jinn and mankind, only for Our worship). As long the Revelation of GOD is not achieved, till then, we can’t worship as we have to do.

So the Saints and the most learned persons of Islam try to achieve the position of mortality for the sake of GOD through their devotions, attempts and worships, where devotee is praised with the virtues of GOD. Then soundly he becomes the slave of GOD. It is the place, where in the phrase of mysticism, is called Eternity (Baqaa) for GOD. Now it is found that the Eternity is impossible without Mortality (Fanaa) and the worship is difficult without Eternity. A Muslim becomes actual Believer at that time, when he acquires self-purification through devotions, Attempts and worships. That is to say; he empowers his soul to fly towards the sacred world after purification of his soul from bodily pollutions through getting relief from selfishness, sensual-ness, love of wealth and property, greediness and temptation, being praised from love, brotherhood sympathy, faithfulness and the truth, because the mankind is a collection of muddy body and the soul.

The soul is a thing of sacred world. It attracts the mankind upward, whereas the Body is made of mud, which pulls the human being downward. But when, the strength of sensual wishes becomes less by self-purification, then, the soul brings the person towards the sacred world easily. Individual is examined by putting him in the struggle among the body and the soul that whether he goes to the sacred world or he likes to be drowned in the inferior world. Cause of life of every person is to be examined that who has a good character, who is lover of beauty, who is fond of knowledge and wisdom. But in fact, all of them are lovers of real beloved ‘GOD’. It is the intention of Islam that all the people are brought towards the right & straight path.

 

Reality of the Soul

          “QUL-LIR-RUUHU  MIN  ‘AMRI  RABBI” (AL QUR’AN)

          ‘Say, the soul is from the Order of GOD. You are given a little knowledge about it’. It doesn’t mean that the knowledge of the Holy Messenger, Muhammad (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) is a little. It means that the knowledge about the soul is so vast that although You (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) are given much knowledge about the soul, but even then, Your (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) knowledge about soul is very less in comparison to the Knowledge of GOD. Because on this topic, Messenger of Allah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) guides us in His (peace be upon Him) Holy Sayings (‘Ahaadith). From these Sayings we have come to know that His (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) knowledge about the soul was much vast. Some of Holy Sayings are appended below:-

·         The Skies and the Earth have not too much space that GOD may be contained in to them. But at the other hand, HE may be contained in the heart of HIS worshippers.

·         The Heart of the worshipper is Abode of ALLAH.

·         Frighten from the wisdom (spiritual vision) of a Believer because he sees with the Vision of GOD.

·         GOD commands us, “whenever my worshipper desires to acquire my Proximity through prayers, I love him. I come so near of him that he looks with MY eyes, listens to with MY ears and works with MY Hands.

·         GOD is the Light (Noor) and Soul of the skies and the earth.

It has been proved by science now that the soul is running in all things of the universe, like beasts, vegetation, fossils and minerals etc.     

Collected, translated and written by: Muhammad Sharif