ASHRAFIYA

Hadhrat Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“People request permission (ijaza) for reciting ‘Dalail al Khayrat’ from the piously elders (shuyukh). There is faulty intention in doing so. They beleive that reciting it without permission will be without any blessings (baraka). Most likely, the system of acquiring permission was initially developed […]

Sunna related to food: To remove the shoes while eating (lunch/dinner). (Darmi)

‎غریبم بے نوائیم خاکسارم یا رسول اللہ
ذرحمت کن نظر بر حال زارم یا رسول اللہ
صلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم

A person wrote the following,
“I saw a dream that I am writing to you. It was the night of 27th Ramadhan 1237H. With the possibility that it may be the Night of Power (shab e qadr) I had planned to offer optional salah (nawafil) all night. However, after ‘esha salah when I returned home I […]

Sunna related to food: 
Recite بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful) when starting to eat. (Abu Dawood)
If one forgets this recitation at the start and remembers this lapse later, he should recite, بسم الله اوله و آخره . (Tirmizi)

محبت ہے دور از سکون و مقام
مراتب کا ارماں ہے اس میں حرام
تڑپنا !  تڑپنا  !  تڑپنا  سدا
یہی کام ہے بس یہی ایک کام
 
حضرت بابا نجم احسن رح

Hadhrat Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“Do not assume that we are devoid of inner states (kaifiyat e batinah) and spiritual stations (muqamat e ruhaniya). The praise is for Allah, all of these entities, like unveiling (kashaf), miracles (karamah) and spiritual interventions (tasarrufat) are manifested at their appropriate […]

محو تسبیح تو سب ہیں مگر ادراک کہاں
زندگی خود ہی عبادت ہے مگر ہوش نہیں
جگر رح

Hadhrat Mawlana Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) said,
“One should clearly distinguish between the Islamic teachings and the general practice of the Muslims. Unfortunately, we are living in an age where the vast majority of the Muslims are not aware of the noble teachings of Islam nor do they practice them in their […]

An aspirant wrote,
“I can not wake up for tahajjud salah at all. This causes me a lot of distress and remorse.
By the way you had previously advised me to pray (tahajjud salah ) after ‘isha prior to witr, however, my mind does not accept this method.”
Hadhrat Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have […]

Two young medical students who were receiving religious instructions from Hadhrat Mawlana  Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah  preserve him) came to live at Darul Uloom, Karachi in December 1991 to be in the blessed company of their Shaykh.
In their first meeting with the Shaykh, in addition to other important issues, Hadhrat instructed them to […]

An individual wrote, “In Bombay I informed you that I had pledged (bay’a) to late Shah……..Madrasi. After bay’a, even without starting any wird my emotions were ecstatic. In salah I felt so much pleasure that I can not tell.
Hadhrat Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Thanwi (may Allah have mercy on him) replied, “This emotional condition is from […]

Hadhrat Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) instructed a spiritual aspirant,
“All praise to Allah, your condition is good. However, as yet the effects of Allah’s remembrance (dhikrullah) have not appeared in you.  These effects are contingent on talking less (talil e kalam), reduced intermingling with people (taqlil e ikhtelat […]

Shaykh Abu Madyan al-Maghrabi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“A dervish who is not vigilant about the increase or decrease in his inner state every moment is not a (true) dervish indeed.”
Ashraf us sawanih, volume 2, page 472 (Excellent jadeed edition published in 1427H)