ASHRAFIYA

 
اللهم انى اعوذبعفوك من عقابك
و اعوذبك برضاك من سخطك
و اعوذبك منك جل وجهك
لا احصى ثناء عليك
انت كما اثنيت على نفسك
 اسوة رسول اكرم صلى الله عليه و سلم ص280

Hadhrat Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) wrote the following regarding the worship in the night of 15th of Sha’ban,
“This night is meant for worshipping Allah in solitude. It is the time to enjoy the direct contact with the Lord of the Universe, and to devote one’s attention to Him and Him alone. […]

اللهم صل على
 سيدنا و مولانا محمد و على ال سيدنا و مولانا محمد
 صلوة دائمة مقبولة تؤدّى بها عنّا حقّه العظيم
 دلائل الخيرات, المنزل السابع
This is the salutation & blessings recited by that girl, who spat in to the well so water rose up until it overflowed and spilled across the ground and Imam Jazuli(may Allah have mercy on him)  […]

Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
“Under certain circumstances instructing and advising others is merely a praiseworthy action (mustahib, not an absolute essential). However, if this indulgence interferes in one’s essential (wajib) activities than this praiseworthy action becomes impermissible (ghair mubah).”
Irfan e Hafiz: At-Takshshuf, page 184

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 […]

Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates,
Whoever recites this salutations on the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) on Friday, immediately following the ‘Asr salah before standing up from his place eighty times, sins equivalent to those done in 80 years of life will be forgiven and a reward of […]

Among the optional (nafl) prayers, this prayer is of great magnitude.
Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said to his uncle Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him),
“Shall I not give you a gift?
Shall I […]

Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) instructed a seeker who complained of missing the tahajjud salah,
‘Pray four units (rakah) of optional (nafl) prayers (salah) between the sunna and witr of esha with the intention of tahajjud. If you are able to wakeup in the last part of the night […]

On Friday it is praise worthy to,
1. Recite sura al Kahaf (chapter 18 of holy Quran)
2. Perform salat-ut tasbih
3. Recite salutation (durood) on Prophet excessively