ALLAH! ALLAH!

WHAT A SWEET NAME

IT IS SWEETER THAN HONEY

AND SUGAR CANE

THE IMPORTANCE OF

RESPECTING THE ADHAAN

By: Hadhrat Maulana Shah Abdul Hamid Is’haq

Sahib Dâmat Barakatuhum

Title: The importance of respecting the Adhaan

Transcription of a Majlis delivered by: Hadhrat

Maulana Shah Abdul Hamid Is’haq Sahib Dâmat

Barakatuhum

Transcribed By: Mufti Mohammed Desai

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First Edition: Rajab 1435 / May 2014

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Table of Contents FORWARD ............................................................................................. 1

PROTECTION OF SALAAH ...................................................................... 2

THE APPOINTED TIMES OF SALAAH ...................................................... 3

RASULULLAH WAS INVITED BY ALLAH TO BLESS HIM WITH THE

GIFT OF SALAAH .................................................................................... 4

FIFTY SALAAH ........................................................................................ 5

ADHAAN ................................................................................................ 6

NOT HONOURING THE ADHAAN ........................................................... 8

GUARANTEED DEATH UPON IMAAN ..................................................... 9

BENEFIT OF RESPECTING THE ADHAAN .............................................. 10

WHY COME TO THE MASJID? .............................................................. 11

WORSHIP OF THE VARIOUS CREATIONS ............................................. 12

ONE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO MAKE SAJDA IN JANNAT ................. 13

THE BLESSINGS OF THE KHANQAH ..................................................... 14

TIME FOR ENTERTAINMENT................................................................ 15

ONE SHOULD SPEND MORE TIME LISTENING ..................................... 16

OUR SHORT LIFESPANS ....................................................................... 19

THE LOVE OF RASULULLAH FOR THIS UMMAT .............................. 20

ISLAAH IS IN TOTALLY ANNILIHATING ONESELF .................................. 22

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FORWARD

It is famous that the miraculous journey of Mi‟raaj had

taken place in the month of Rajab, therefore the

importance of Salaah is discussed in various Masajid

during this month. This discourse was delivered in the

month of Rajab, therefore various aspects pertaining to

Salaah have been discussed in this Kitaab as well as the

importance of respecting the Adhaan.

Generally people are very negligent in regards to this

aspect thus we do hope that after reading this Kitaab we

correct ourselves and afford the due importance to

Adhaan. Ameen!

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احلمد هلل وكفى وسالم على عباده الذين اصطفى احلمد هلل منشىء اخللق من عدم مث الصلوةعلى ادلختار ىف القدم اي رب صل وسلم دائما ابدا على بشري نذير دمحما موالي

صل ؤسلم دائما ابدا على طو سيد ادلرسلني بلغ سالمى روضة فيها النىب احملرتم اي خري طاب من طيبهن القاع واالكم روحي الفداء لقرب انت ساكنو من دفنت ابلقاع اعظمو ف

فيو العفاف وفيو اجلود والكرم ىو احلبيب الذي ترجى شفاعتو لكل ىول من االىوال مقتحم اي رب بلغ ابدلصطفى مقاصدان واغفر لنا ما مضى اي واسع الكرم اما بعد فقد

بسمميحرلا نمحرلا هللا قال هللا تبارك وتعاىل اعوذ ابهلل من الشيطان الرجيم وقوموا لل ال قانتني لوات والصالة الوسطى وق ال وقوموا لل قانتني تعايل حافظوا على الص وق

عايل ت الة كانت على المؤمنني كتاابا موقوتا إن الص صدق هللا العظيم

PROTECTION OF SALAAH

In the Aayat-e-Kareema Allah says,

لوات والصالة الوسطى وقوموا لل قانتني حافظوا على الصStrictly guard your salaahs (perform them at their correct

times), especially the middle one (the Asr salaah) and

stand humbly (obediently and silently) before Allaah

A Hafez-ul-Quraan is one that remembers his Quraan

Sharif all the time and not only in the month of Ramdaan.

If a person gives you an item to protect then you will

ensure that it is protected in a good manner. In the same

manner we are instructed to protect our Salaah. One

aspect of protecting our Salaah is that the internal and

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external aspects of Salaah are correct. The reality of

Salaah is present.

In this verse we are commanded to protect all our Salaah

particularly the middle Salaah. Some of the

commentators are of the opinion that it refers to either the

Fajr Salaah or Asr Salaah. Further Allah says, and

stand in humility and humbleness (for Allah).

وتا إن الصالة كانت على المؤمنني كتاابا موق Indeed salaah has been made obligatory for the

Mu'mineen at fixed hours (and can therefore not be

postponed).

THE APPOINTED TIMES OF SALAAH

In the second verse of the Quraan Allah says, “Verily

Salaah has been prescribed upon the believers in their

appointed times.” The Imaams of the Masajids have to be

present for Salaah on their appointed times. Generally if

one is not an Imaan then he will procrastinate and delay

in the performance of Salaah. The women have been

given latitude thus they delay their Salaah to a great

extent. They sometimes perform the Salaah after its fixed

time making it Qadah.

Salaah is a great gift from Allah . The various

fundamentals and Ahkaam of Allah were revealed via

Jibraeel to such an extent that Imaan was also

revealed via Jibraeel .

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The first verse to be revealed was the first verse of Iqra.

When Jibraeel approached Rasulullah , he

commanded him to recite who responded by saying, “I

am unable to recite.” Then Jibraeel had embraced

Rasulullah and squeezed him. This process was

repeated thrice. This was Suhbat. What was the outcome

of such Suhbat? Rasulullah was blessed with Quraan, the

laws of Shariah to such an extent that Rasulullah had

become such a Qari that there isn‟t any such a Qari in the

world and neither will there be such a reciter till the day of

Qiyaamah.

RASULULLAH WAS INVITED BY ALLAH TO BLESS

HIM WITH THE GIFT OF SALAAH

Rasulullah recited these verses of the Quraan,

explained them and physically implemented them. This

was the result of the embracement of Jibraeel .

Nevertheless, every command of Deen was revealed to

Rasulullah but the command of Salaah was not

revealed via Jibraeel but Rasulullah was taken up to

the heavens. A businessman purchases from his

merchants in China via the telephone or e-mail, but there

is a special item to be introduced then the purchaser is

invited to China. Similarly Salaah was so special that

Rasulullah was invited by Allah .

What a miraculous incident! Rasulullah was resting in

the home of Umme Haani from where Jibraeel had

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taken him to the Ka‟aba Sharif, opened his chest and

removed his blessed heart which was then washed with

the water of Zam Zam. This was the first heart surgery to

take place.

A cardiologist explains that when operating on the heart,

it is removed. The heart is called Qalb in Arabic which

means that it turns or moves. The heart is such that even

though it is removed from the body it keeps moving and

turning. When a person associates with evil people then

the heart is affected very quickly. The heart is also

affected when remaining in good company.

From the Ka‟aba Sharif, Rasululah was taken to Baitul

Muqaddas where Rasulullah had lead all the Ambiyaa

in Salaah. He then ascended towards the heavens and

passed by the various heavens until he reached the

throne of Allah . At every heaven Jibraeel had

sought permission to enter. On reaching the Arsh of Allah

Jibraeel tells Rasulullah , “If I proceed further to

the amount of a strain of hair, I will be burnt to ashes.” He

then meets with Allah and praises Allah by saying,

التحيات هلل والصلوات والطيبات ، السالم عليك أيها النيب ورمحة هللا وبركاتو ، السالم علينا وعلى عباد هللا الصاحلني ، أشهد أن ال إلو إال هللا وأشهد أن دمحما عبده ورسولو

FIFTY SALAAH

Salaah is a Mi‟raaj of the believer. This is not a Hadith but

the meaning is correct. Is our Salaah a Mi‟raj? Where are

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our minds in Salaah? Therefore it is necessary for us to

make Istighfaar at the end of Salaah. This Salaah was so

beloved to Allah that initially He had instructed us to

perform Salaah 50 times a day. If we analyse it, we will

find that every Salaah with the performance of wudhu,

Istinja, etc. takes approximately half an hour. If we had to

perform Salaah in this manner then it would have taken

us 25 hours, thus we would have been in Salaah

throughout the day.

Moosa said, “I had experience with my people that

they would not manage performing fifty times Salaah

daily.” Rasulullah returned to Allah for a decrease

until the number of Rakaats were decreased to five.

Moosa again requested Rasulullah to go for a

further decrease but he said, “I fear that these five

Salaahs will also be decreased and I will be left with no

Salaah.”

These Salaah were given to Rasulullah directly by

Allah . They have been conveyed to us via great

Ulema, Fuqaha, Muhadditeen and Sufis. Do we ever

appreciate such a great gift?

ADHAAN

The Deen of Allah is alive throughout the world. There

is an Adhaan taking place every second in the world.

Throughout the day Salaah is taking place at some part of

the world due to time differences. Every Adhaan is a

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complete Da‟wat. A male has to come to the Masjid which

is the house of Allah to perform his five daily Salaah.

There is a Muazzin for every Imaam. In previous times,

the Muazzin would climb up the Minaarah and call out the

Azaan so that his voice will reach far and wide. In

previous times when Masjid-un-Nabawi was not very

large there would be a Muazzin at every corner of Masjid-

Un-Nabawi. A Muazzin would call out the Adhaan from

the centre of the Masjid and the four Muazzins would then

repeat the words of Adhaan after him. Today, we have

the microphone system which is used for Adhaan. This is

an invitation from Allah .

Before Salaah, Allah has given His complete invitation

commencing with the words Allahu Akbar which is called

out four times. The term “NEWS” means North, East,

West, South. This is the news of the world. The major

elements of the body comprise of four things namely,

sand, water, air, fire. Nowadays, chemistry has broken up

these elements even further. Cholestrol was one of the

factors that causes blockage of the arteries, rather it is an

entire chemist that makes up cholesterol. In the Adhaan

we are saying that Allah is greater than all these four

elements, meaning Allah is greater than what the world

has been made of.

The greatness of Allah, the corner stone of Islam which is

Tauheed is found in the words,

أشهد أن ال إلو إال هللا وأشهد أن دمحما عبده ورسولو

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How much has the reality of Tauheed entered us? These

realities will enter us if we respond to the Adhaan.

Nowadays, the respect of Adhaan and responding to the

Adhaan has become totally non-existent. The Adhaan is

even ignored in gatherings of Maulana‟s, Soofies,

Tablighis, etc. A person had once come to the Khanqah

for I‟tikaaf for the last ten nights of Ramdaan. I asked him,

“How did you find the I‟tikaaf?” He expressed his

pleasure. However, he found that people do not honour

the Adhaan.

NOT HONOURING THE ADHAAN

A Bid‟ati went to the Nizamuddin Markaz. He had

expressed the benefit he had derived from the work of

Dawat and Tabligh but he found that people do not

respect the Adhaan. Disrespect towards the Adhaan has

been referred to as a sign of hypocrisy. We don‟t even

reply to the Adhaan. If we do reply then perhaps it is only

in the beginning of the Adhaan or at the ending of the

Adhaan.

A Quraan Khatm Jalsa was held at a certain Madrasah.

The MC announced that the Adhaan will be delayed by

five to seven minutes. Many brothers have come from far

so they would like to meet their friends so we have

accommodated for that. However, when the Adhaan

takes place please keep quiet. We were on Safr and we

stopped at a place where we had to perform Asr Salaah

in a place where there was a room next to the males

Salaah facilities for females. All the ladies were busy

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chatting so I felt like asking, “Who is listening?” This is

generally the nature of women. It is famous that if one

wants a secret to be exposed then just call a woman and

the secret will be exposed. This quality has now

transferred into men.

GUARANTEED DEATH UPON IMAAN

Hadrat Hakim Saheb has written, “If a person responds

to the Adhaan then he is guaranteed death upon Imaan.

Thereafter a person should send Durood upon Rasulullah

. When the Muazzin calls out لرسول هللااشهد ان دمحم ا then he

does not say , thus the one replying shouldn‟t add .

After reciting Durood, one should recite the Dua of

Adhaan. The intercession of Rasulullah has become

Waajib for such a person. This intercession is solely

reserved for the believers which indicates that there is

guarantee that a person will leave the world with Imaan if

he responds to the Adhaan and recites the Dua.

Many ring tones on the phones are Adhaans. The

Adhaan is playing whilst a person is relieving himself in

the toilet. This is total disrespect to the Adhaan.

Allah has made the Masjids free of charge. The

Christians are required to contribute towards the church

on a monthly basis. The one that pay more gets the front

seat. The same procedure applies to the synagogues as

well. We cannot reserve our place in the Masjid by

placing one‟s Topi, handkerchief, key, etc. even though

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one has built the Masjid. Yes, it is a different issue if one

was there and had to leave due to some necessity but

intends returning then he may reserve his place.

We have the misconception that the place directly behind

the Imaam is reserved for the Muazzin. He is perhaps the

poorest person in the community yet he is honoured with

the front row. In many localities, if any person occupies

the Muazzins Musallah then he is removed.

In the Adhaan the Muazzin calls out,

اشهد ان دمحم الرسول هللا

This indicates that our success is only in the pattern and

lifestyle of Rasulullah . Thereafter the Muazzin calls us

to Salaah and success. When a person comes for

Salaah, he will come with Tauheed, Risaalat, and then he

will attain success. The word „Falaah‟ refers to all types of

success. Unfortuantely we are in business at the time of

Salaah thus we feel that success is in concluding my

transaction with my customer.

BENEFIT OF RESPECTING THE ADHAAN

There was a blacksmith who would be busy working with

his tools, striking the steel with his hammer, etc.

However, if the Adhaan was called and he is on the verge

of striking the next shot, he will never strike the next shot

but immediately proceed for Salaah. On this action Allah

granted him an elevated position in Jannat.

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The wife of Harun-Ar-Rasheed Zubaida had done a lot of

social welfare work. When she was presented before

Allah then the pages of her book of deeds were being

turned without being shown any specific importance to all

her services rendered. Finally they reached a place

where she was once very thirsty and requested her slave

girl to fetch her a glass of water. She was on the verge of

drinking the water when the Adhaan was called out. She

had postponed her drinking to a later stage and replied to

the Adhaan. On this action, she was forgiven.

Some do not reply verbally, yet there are many that do

not respond to the Adhaan physically. Those that come

physically for Salaah, their minds are absent or

wandering elsewhere.

WHY COME TO THE MASJID?

Allah is calling us to the Masjid for various reasons.

One reason is that Allah wants to give us much more

than what he has given us. A father has to distribute his

inheritance to his children in his lifetime. He has children

living in various parts of the world, in different countries.

He commands them to present themselves else he will

deprive them of their share which is not correct in terms

of Shariah. He has given them plenty since birth yet he is

still calling them to favour them with more bounties.

Similarly, Allah is calling us to give us more.

Salaah is the Ibaadat of all the angels. Some of the

angels are engaged in the Tasbeeh of Allah , some in

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Takbeer, some in Tahleel, some in Qiyaam, some in

Ruku, some in Sajda, etc. and they will remain in these

forms of Ibaadat until the day of Qiyaamah. The Ibaadat

of all the Malaaikah have been given to us in two Rakaats

of Salaah.

WORSHIP OF THE VARIOUS CREATIONS

The various creations of Allah are in various forms of

Ibaadat. The trees are in the Qiyaam posture whilst the

four legged animals are in the Ruku posture, the insects

in the Sajda posture and mountains are in the Qa‟da

posture. The birds that are chirping are in the Zikr of Allah

. The Ibaadat of all these creation have been included

in our two Rakaats of Salaah as all these postures are

found in Salaah.

We still feel that we will receive more in our businesses.

On one occasion Hadrat Abu Hurairah went to the

market place and announced that the inheritance of

Rasulullah is being distributed in the Masjid. When the

people reached the Masjid they did not find any material

possession being distributed with the exception of

knowledge of Deen that was being imparted. They said,

“We do not find any inheritance being distributed.” He

replied, “This is the actual inheritance.”

However, our criterion is different. It is reported in the

Hadith,

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ء ل ي ورثوا ديناراا ، وال درهاا ، ولكن هم ورثوا العلم ، فمن العلماء ورثة األنبياء ، إن األنبيا

و ، أخذ ابلعلم ف قد أخذ بظ

The Ulema are the inheritors of the Ambiya, Certainly the

Ulema do not leave Dinars nor Dirhams (i.e. wealth), but

they leave behind knowledge, whoever has taken

knowledge has taken his share.

The Ulema leave behind knowledge which is their legacy.

These things are being distributed in the Masjid.

ONE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO MAKE SAJDA IN

JANNAT

When we will be blessed with countenance of Allah in

Jannat the people will see the Kamal (perfection of Allah

), the Jamal (beauty of Allah ), the nawal of Allah

(the favours of Allah ). Every split second we are

enjoying the favours of Allah such as the eyes, ears,

hands, feet, heart, mind, that function perfectly. If we feel

itch then we are able to scratch, and if the scratching

becomes too heavy then we go to get a check up as it is

not normal. So when a person will realise the greatness

of Allah he will want to make Sajda. He will be told that

there isn‟t any Sajda here in Jannat. The performance of

Salaah was only in Dunya. Now there is only enjoyment

and pleasure.

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We are protected, our families, our homes are all

protected due to the mercy of Allah . If we think that the

government is responsible for the infrastructure of the

country, we are totally deceived as it is Allah alone that

does everything. How great is our Allah that he takes care

of the elephants, ants, human beings, Jinnat, etc. When a

person performs Salaah then he is renewing his contract

with Allah that You are our Rabb. Therefore we

perform Ruku, Sajda, etc. expressing our total

insignificance. We are performing Ruku throughout our

life yet our heart hasn‟t made Ruku unto Allah . We still

think that we are running all our affairs and we know how

to do things.

THE BLESSINGS OF THE KHANQAH

The wife of Haji Ahmad Saheb D.B. had seen a dream

that whenever he returns from the gatherings of Hadrat

Sheikh , he brings a plate of food for her. He then

narrated this to Hadrat sheikh who said that the

interpretation is clear. He said that the Barakaat that you

collect here is being taken home. A true husband is one

that relates to his family whatever he hears in the

gatherings of the Sheikh. We should make Mudhkara

(revise the discourse). We only choose to discuss that

which suites us such as Maulana said that we should

never ask forgiveness from the wives. This suites us fine.

The mercy of Allah descends upon the Ka‟aba Sharif

and it is then distributed over all the daughters of the

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Ka‟aba referring to all the Masajid in the world. When a

Musalli comes to the Masjid, he receives his share. He

shouldn‟t waste his time after Salaah in futile activities but

return home with the mercy of Allah .

Shaytaan is such an enemy that he knows who to attack.

A Shia once told Hadrat Mufti Mahmood Sahib Gangohi

that only Sunnis become Qadianis, you will never find

a Shia becoming a Qadiani. Mufti sahib replied,

“Shaytaan does attack people that do not own any

possession, he isn‟t a fool.” In other words Shias do not

possess Imaan so what is the need to attack them. He

knows that Sunnis have Imaan so he attacks them.

The thieves of today steal paper. Much greater than

paper is the wealth and treasure of Imaan. Generally in

Ramadaan people do not sit for Kitaab reading after

taraweeh Salaah as it is quite late. However, they have

sufficient time to join the „PPC‟ which is the pavement

panchaat club. This is only one requirement to join this

club and that is smoking of Agarbatti. They then discuss

the Imaams of Taraweeh, the number of mistakes, the

duration of the Salaah, etc.

TIME FOR ENTERTAINMENT

Many people find it difficult to sit for the Bayaan as it is

too long yet they have sufficient time to watch movies at

home which last for three hours. A certain religious

person spent the entire night watching pornography. In

the morning he is making a noise with the family as the

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kids are disturbing him. The kids will certainly disturb as

they have to go to school. What is our condition, yet we

are pleased with our outward form of Topi, Kurta, and

beard. Do we think we will be able to deceive the angels

and Allah ?

When commencing Salaah we should surrender

ourselves to Allah . When a soldier is caught then he

surrenders by throwing down his weapons. Similarly, we

are surrendering to Allah . Our condition is such that we

are surrendering outwardly but the weapon is still in our

hearts. When one surrenders totally, then his Salaah will

become Salaah.

Hadrat Maulana Abrar-ul-Haq Sahib Dulyawi used to

always take a clean bath and then proceed to the

gathering of his Sheikh Hadrat Qari Tayyib Sahib . The

most important requirement to benefit is to empty the

heart. If the heart is full then how will he benefit in the

gathering of the Sheikh? What can the sheikh fill into his

heart? Many people say, “Nobody can change me.” What

is the Sheikh going to tell me? He will tell me to perform

Salaah, don‟t look at women, don‟t be angry with the wife,

etc. The glass of this person is absolutely full so what

else will be filled.

ONE SHOULD SPEND MORE TIME LISTENING

Every person has two ears and one tongue. The reason

for this is that a person should listen more and talk less. A

new born baby is unable to talk but it listens, therefore

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Adhaan and Takbeer are given. If the child is born in a

Arabic speaking home, the child will speak perfect Arabic

without studying grammar. We will receive if we come

here to listen. If a person turns the head he will notice that

the ear is a proper funnel and how has Allah designed

it with perfection.

When a person commences Salaah, then he should shun

the things of the world behind him. Thereafter we fasten

our hands. Many people fasten the hand as it is fastened

in Salaah whilst waiting for Salaah to commence, or

whilst delivering a lecture. One is only permitted to fasten

their hands for Allah . This method is only practised

upon in Salaah. Maulana Abrar-ul-Haq Saheb would

stop people from doing so in their Bayaan as this method

is exclusively for Allah .

If a person had realised that Allah is the greatest with

the Adhaan, he then made Wudhu and came purified to

the house of Allah so the greatness of Allah is

already in a person, and now he is forced to bow down

before Allah in Ruku. A person realises the favours of

Allah upon him, he has been blessed with the

understanding of Deen, the great gift of Salaah, so he

says,

سبحان ريب العظيم

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In Surah Fateha we read, “O Allah! Guide us to the

straight path.” In this sentence the plural has been used

but in the Tasbeeh of Ruku the singular has been used.

This is only realised when a person has built a personal

relationship with Allah else a person won‟t even be

aware that he has made Ruku. We are so unmindful at

times that we sometimes make two Rukus and one

Sajda. From Ruku we come up again saying,

مسع هللا دلن محده ربنا لك احلمد

Now a person is overwhelmed with the favours of Allah

to such an extent that he now goes into Sajda. Again in

Sajda we say,

سبحان ريب االعلي

The word Subhana has been used to show that Allah is

free from all faults. Human beings are filled with faults

even though one is a Buzurg but the Ambiyaa are

exempted. The ambiya will have to taste death but

there isn‟t any death for Allah .

قى وجو ربك ذو اجلالل والكرام وي ب Only the countenance of your Rabb the Possessor of

majesty and benevolence shall remain (forever, without ever perishing).

You are making Sajda to such a being. If you get

connected to Allah , He will bless you with these

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qualities. The time between the two Sajdas is compared

to one‟s life span in the Dunya.

OUR SHORT LIFESPANS

Once Qari Muhammad Tayyib Saheb was giving a

Bayaan in Bombay. Generally his Bayaan would last for

two and half to three hours, so the people told Qari Sahib

that people are busy and do not have time to sit for a

lengthy lecture. He didn‟t respond to the people. When he

commenced his lecture he asked, “Is there anyone that is

100 years old?” There wasn‟t anyone. Is there anyone

that is 90? No! Is there anyone 80? There was hardly

anyone. Is there anyone 70? There were a few and little

more in their sixties. He then said, “When we stopped

giving time for Allah , He decreased our time in this

world.” When people had plenty of time for Allah, they

enjoyed lengthy lifespan. If a person does not want to

experience old age there is only one alternative, and that

is to die young.

When a person comes up from Sajda then it is as though

Allah is saying that we have created you from soil,

when one returns to the second Sajda then it is as though

He is saying that you will die again and we will return you

to the soil, and when you finally come up then it is as

though He is saying we will revive you for a second time

which is the day of Qiyaamah.

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We should understand the Qudrat and power of Allah .

When a person sits for At-Tahiyyaat then he should think

of Mi‟raaj.

التحيات هلل والصلوات والطيبات ، السالم عليك أيها النيب ورمحة هللا وبركاتو ، السالم علينا وعلى عباد هللا الصاحلني ، أشهد أن ال إلو إال هللا وأشهد أن دمحما عبده ورسولو

All verbal, physical and monetary forms of Ibaadat are

only for Allah , Peace be upon you O Nabie and the

mercy of Allah and His blessing, peace be upon us and

the pious servants of Allah , I bear witness that there

isn’t any diety except Allah and I bear witness that verily

Muhammad is His servant and messenger

Contemplate that if my Salaah is a true Salaah then the

mercy of Allah will be upon me. Also, one should

ponder and think that we have been blessed with Salaah

because of Rasulullah .

Then one should think of this quality of Rasulullah that

the peace from Allah is not only for me but for all of us.

We should think of the entire creation including the

Jinnaat. We should have a heart like the heart of our

Nabie .

THE LOVE OF RASULULLAH FOR THIS UMMAT

When a person is with his beloved then he doesn‟t think

of anyone else. Rasulullah was closest to Allah

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when reciting the At-Tahiyaat yet he remembered the

entire Ummat. The angels were pleased to hear this that

they said,

أشهد أن ال إلو إال هللا وأشهد أن دمحما عبده ورسولو

I bear witness that there is no diety except Allah and I

bear witness that certainly Muhammad is His servant

and messenger

Then one should recite Durood Sharif. When reciting

Durood one has his shopping basket in front of him. He

should ask himself, “Has my Salaah landed in my basket

or is it still empty?”

We cannot perform Salaah as it ought to be performed so

finally one terminates his Salaah by reciting the Dua,

مغفرة من إال أنت فاغفر يل و ال يغفر الذنوب نفسي ظلما كثريا ، وإن ظلمتاللهم إين انك انت الغفور الرحيم وارمحين عندك

O Allah! Verily I have oppressed myself greatly (by

committing sins), and none will forgive sins except You,

thus forgive me with a complete forgiveness from Your

side and shower Your mercy upon me, verily You are

Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.

One should read this with its reality and be ashamed of

oneself. This is the object of Islaah and Tasawwuf. One

must learn to admit his faults. When people make

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excuses and try to cover their faults they will not reform. If

the glass falls whilst sitting on the Dastarkhaan, Hadrat

would ask, “What happened.” The person that dropped it

would reply by saying that the glass fell. Hadrat would

become angry and say, “Did it fall on its own? Why don‟t

you say that you dropped it?” You were clumsy and

dropped it but you not prepared to take responsibility. A

person that is in a state of denial will never benefit. We

asked for Maaf for all our mistakes in the end by wrapping

it up in a nice gift wrapper. Now one doesn‟t even know

which mistake is being referred to. We should seek

forgiveness immediately.

ISLAAH IS IN TOTALLY ANNILIHATING ONESELF

Hadrat used to tell Meer Saheb to stand up and state that

he is a donkey and he had erred. This is when Islaah will

get done. Today, who can these things be said to? Once I

told Hadrat Meer sahib, “Hadrat is making you the target

but he is in fact telling us.” How many of us are being

corrected but we think others are being corrected. How

will we benefit when we don‟t take it for ourselves. There

are also those that take it all for themselves even though

they are not implied. Nevertheless this is the seeking of

forgiveness at the end of Salaah.

Finally a person makes Salaam and makes Niyyat of the

angels, then only will a person attain the great benefits of

Salaah. Ensure that we perform our Qadhaa Salaah. We

owing a hundred thousand yet we are giving the creditor

stok sweets. We have Qadhaa yet we performing Nawafil.

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If we have Qadhaa fasts then we should keep the

Qadhaa. We keep Nafl fast but the Qadhaa fast is

ignored. If a person is owing his supplier, he will not

supply goods until the outstanding amounts are settled.

Allah is so kind that he will still supply us.

At the same time we should be regular with our five daily

Salaah, and then try to improve the condition of our

Salaah by increasing our concentration and devotion.

May Allah grant us the Taufeeq. Ameen!

KHANQAH AKHTARI, AZAADVILLE

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