Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db adviced an individual:
“You should take special care and arrange for sources of permissible entertainment for your wife, who observes purdha“.
PF:Mataar Jeddah, al-fursan lounge 31/1/07, to Dubai, MENA-Prevnar Conference
Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said:
“Spiritual development and training is related to acquisition of maqamat (spiritual stations), ahwal (spiritual states), acts of worship and their subtle affects, recieving waridat (divinely intutions) and warding off evil whispherings (khatirat).
It has been exprienced that without these essential components islah e batin (reformation of inner self) can not occur.”
Tarbiyat us salik, page 5
مثنوى در شش مجلد يك نوا ست
حاصل آن غوطه در بحر فنا ست
خاتمه مثنوى از مولوى الهى بخش رح كليد مثنوى جلد 24, ص 598
The six volumes of masnavi say in one voice,
Our essence is to dive deep into the ocean of annihilation!
صحبت عا شق تراعاشق كند
صحبت فاسق ترا فاسق كند
خاتمه مثنوى از مولوى الهى بخش رح
كليد مثنوى جلد 24, ص587
The company of a lover will make you a lover,
and the company of a sinner will make you a sinner!
A salik complained of his poor spiritual state?
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db advised him:
“Be thankful for what you have.
Repent for the omissions.
Make dua (for future apprehensions).
These are the actions to be done lifelong (to achieve & maintain a spiritual state).”
Islahi khutoot
عشق آں شعلہ است کہ چوں بر فروخت
ہر چہ جز معشوق باقی جملہ سوخت
Eshiq (intense love) is a fire, when ingnited
It engulfs & destroys everything except the Beloved!
A salik wrote: While I am reciting my daily wird, thought comes to my mind that if someone saw me doing this what would he think. Is this riya (ostentation)?
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db replied:
“If you abandon your wird, acting on this thought then this will be riya.
However, if you continue the recitation then there is no sin (riya) in these unintentional thoughts.
This is the treatment for these unintentional thoughts. That is, not to pay any attention to them. Ignore them and renew your concentration towards the wird.”
Islahi khutoot
خواجہ پندارد کہ مرد واصل است
حاصلے خواجہ بجز پندارد نیست
The gentleman brags that I have achieved the goal,
The only thing that this gentleman has achieved is bragging!
Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said;
“In this day and age it is most appropriate that soon after marriage adult children live separate from their parents. This is blissful for both of them.”
Tuhfa e zowjain, page 2
“This separate residence is an essential (wajib) right of the wife (when she demands it). Even if parents oppose (moving out), they are not to be obeyed.”
Imdadul fatawa, page 525, via: Tohfa e zowjain, page 22
Hazrat Mawlana Yusuf Ludhiyanawi shaheed ra (khalifa of Sheikhul Hadith Mawlana Zakariya ra & Hazrat Arifi ra) said;
“It is reported from Hazrat Hatim ‘Asim ra that if there is disagreement either between your sister and brother-in law or your daughter and son-in-law you should be taking sides with your in-laws.
By doing this you will safe guard the piety of you sister and daughter. Whereas if you support your sister and daughter against their husbands you will harm their piety.”
Jang Karachi, Iqra, 7/12/1990
Mufti e ‘azam Pakistan, Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Shafii sahib ra writes:
“The translation of word ‘abd’ is slave (bandah). The one who is owned by his master. His body, all his decisions and activities are bound to the authority and approval of his master.
Only that person is worthy of being called a slave (bandah) of Allah SWT who’s beliefs, thoughts, aspirations, desires and all positive and negative activities are as per the orders and approval of his master (Allah SWT). He is always remains attentive to act as oredered.”
Ma’ariful Quran, (Urdu), volume 6, page 502
Allah SWT make us a real ‘abd. Ameen!
Hazrat Hakeemul Ummat Mawlana Asharf Ali Thanawi ra said:
“It is rude not to fulfil the right of others due on one’s self. Whereas, not to demand rights of one’s self from others is being self-sufficient (istegna). (This is required).
Waaz: Huqooq e Quran, page 28
Hazrat Hasan Abbas sahib, son of Hazrat Arifi ra told us that his blessed father advised him and his brothers that in order to maintain good mutual friendly relationship amongst themselves they should avoid the followings;
1. Giving opinion or consultation, without been requested to do so.
2. Criticism of each other, especially in public.
3. Interference in each other’s affairs.
Teen tark, pda, December 2003
کیمیا تاثیر ہے یہ قطرہ ناچیزے دل
گر کسی کی یاد میں اس کو مٹا کر دیکھۓ
سیدی و سندی مدظلہ
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db instructed his son-in-law, who was proceeding for Hajj;
“Whatever essential things you have to buy (for yourself, family & friends back home) do it in Medinah e munawwarah with an intention to support the business of people of this blessed city.”
Hajj 1427/2006