Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaikh Mufti Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve & protect him) related that a scholar of the past said:
‘إذا أحدث الله لك علما فأحدث له عبادة، لا يكن همك أن تحدث به الناس
If Allah gives you a new type of knowledge then do the new kind of worship (i.e. Shukr/being thankful). And it should not be your concern that I will narrate this to people.’
That is, your primary concern should be to act upon the new knowledge.
Ramadan 1439, malfuzaat collated by Br KaiserNizamani
A seeker presented a letter to sayyidi wa sanadi Shaikh Mufti Mohammed Taqi Usmani (Allah protect & preserve him) in which he sought advice regarding some worldly matter.
Shaikh excused himself, saying Hakim al Umma Thanwi (Allah have mercy on him) would excuse himself from offering advice related to worldly matters. He would say that you can ask me whether something is permissible or impermissible in Shariah, but don’t ask me whether I should do this or that.
Shaikh related that once someone asked him for advice and, with many related details and conditions. Advice was given to him. This individual later went around telling people that I am doing this with Shaikh’s orders, to the extent that he said the same to Shaikh himself, i.e. I did this with your explicit command.
Soon after, Shaikh clarified to this seeker (who presented the letter), probably to allay his fear that his Shaykh is displeased with him, that this reply does not mean that I am angry with you, rather advice regarding these matters requires detailed knowledge about the matter, the individual’s temperament, preferences, etc, so I’m not in a position to give correct advice.
Ramadan 1439, malfuzaat collated by Br KaiserNizamani #5
A senior seeker presented his Islahi letter to sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammed Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve & protect him).
Shaikh asked him regarding his activities. He replied that he manages two Madrasas, teaches three advanced books, writes Fatwa, and is also the Imam and Khateeb of the biggest Masjid of his country.
Shaikh commented that this is a lot of responsibilities and all are Deen. Even with this busy daily schedule, some time (whatever easily possible) should be taken out for seclusion (Khalwat ma’ Allah). (That is being alone with Allah.)
Ramadan 1439, malfuzaat collated by Br KaiserNizamani #2
Someone from Italy sought Sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammed Taqi Usmani’s (Allah preserve & protect him) advice regarding difficulties in raising his children in an Islamic atmosphere in his city due lack of Islamic institutions.
Shaikh stated that if a person is unable to safeguard one’s and one’s family’s Iman (faith) in some place then remaining in that place becomes impermissible.
He further suggested the United Kingdom, specifically the cities of Leicester, Blackburn and Bradford as having some places with good Islamic environments.
Ramadan 1439, mulfuzat collated by KaiserNizamani #1
Shaikh Saad ud Deen Khairabadi (Allah have mercy on him) said,
My dear, do you know what is the purpose of Islamic rulings (Sharia), Spiritual path (tariqat) and Divine reality (haqiqa)?
(Listen) The purpose of them is that an individual becomes truthful in speech, morally upright, relatively harmless, wise, good mannered and a gnostic (arif).
Mujama as Sulook, volume 1, page 232
Makhdum Zayn ud Deen (Allah have mercy on him) reported that one of the pious predecessors (salaf) said,
“I am ashamed that any action I do be without an intention, even my eating, drinking, sleeping and using the toilet. ”
……….
It is related that one of the righteous was seen in a dream after his death.
The dreamer asked him “what has Allah done with you?”
“He has forgiven me and has raised my rank.”
“By means of what?”
He replied “Here we are dealt with by generosity (jud) not by bowing (ruku’) and prostrating(sujud) (in worship), and are given on the basis of intention (niya), not by our acts of service (khidma), and are forgiven through Divine Grace (fadl), not by our deeds (fi’l).”
The Guidance for the Intelligent
Makhdum Zayn ud Deen Chishti (Allah have mercy on him) said,
The foundation of devotions (awrad) is consistency, as the Prophet of Allah (Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him) said “the most beloved of actions to Allah are those which are consistent even if only a few.”
The Guidance for the Intelligent
Makhdum Zayn ud Deen Chishti (Allah have mercy on him) said,
The likeness of one who turns away from practical knowledge and busies himself with disputation and rare branches of knowledge is like a sick man with a myriad of illnesses, at the point of death, who finds an intelligent physican; but rather than asking him about the cure for his illness he questions him about the properties of drugs and remedies, and the rare points of medicine.
The Guidance for the Intelligent
Sayyidi wa sanadi Mufti Mohammed Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve & protect him) instructed,
‘We should love all Muslims and be compassionate to them.
Unfortunately, we have groupings, we are not willing to sit with one another. We have the attitude ‘whatever I do is correct’.
Regard the work carried out by others as your own work.
Thank Allah that He gave Tawfiq to someone to do the work.
In this country, do not delve into he is a Salafi/Wahhabi or a non-Salafi. We have differences. However what unites us is much more than the differences. All Muslims are brothers. Regard each other as your brothers. We should focus on the principles of Deen which are agreed upon. Through unity, we can bring about a revolution. If a Salafi brings a person closer to Islam, appreciate and value it and I say the same to them.’
Sayyidiwa sanadi Mufti Mohammed Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve & protect him) said,
“Everyone should have this feeling and ardent desire that each and every human being is saved from the Hell-fire (Jahannam).”
Makhdum quotes from Abu Bakr’s (Allah have mercy on them) book Kibrit al Ahmar,
“and among the folk, the sharia is like a ship, the tariqa like the sea, and the haqiqa like a pearl; so whoever desires the pearl must board the ship, and embark on the sea, and only then will he arrive at the pearl. Whoever leaves this sequence, will not reach the pearl. So the first obligation on the seeker is the sharia, by which is intended what Allah and His messenger have commanded.
The Guidance for the Intelligent
For the common people, their attendance at gatherings of knowledge and admonition, are better than busying themselves in (individual) devotions (awrad).
The Guidance for the Intelligent
In addition to the above mentioned dua ask Allah for all the blessings mentioned and promised for His slaves during this month as mentioned in Quran or Hadith (sayings of our beloved Prophet, Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). Tell Allah that I do not deserve them but I am in extreme need of them. Please, bestow them on me by Your kind Grace and infinite Mercy.
Once my father Cdr Shaukat Kamal (Allah have mercy on him) and I were in the presence of Shaikh Mansur Ali Khan (Allah protect & preserve him) in Jeddah when the commencement of Ramadan was announced. On hearing the news Shaikh raised his hands for dua. He made a lengthy dua asking Allah for facilitation of all the good deeds in accordance to Sunna & their acceptance, avoidance of all that is sinful and useless and being blessed with all mercy and merits of this month as mentioned in Quran & Hadith.
May Allah facilitate it for us with afiyet. Ameen.
Allah Ta’ala helped to finish the translation of Episodes 6 and 7 of Hazrat Mufti Sahab’s (D.B.) autobiography. I have uploaded them at the following link:
Episode 6
https://archive.org/download/Memories_Autobiography_Mufti_Taqi_Usmani/Memories_Episode_6.pdf
Episode 7
https://archive.org/download/Memories_Autobiography_Mufti_Taqi_Usmani/Memories_Episode_7.pdf
Translations of all episodes until now are available here:
Done by Brother Kaiser Nizamani sahib, Singapore
UK Tour 2018: Discourses of Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (Allah preserve & protect him)