Category Archives: J. Rights

Leisure of heart

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A senior spiritual aspirant wrote,

I was pondering how the leisure of heart (faraghet e qalbi)  can be obtained.  This thought came to me that whatever discussion or action is not essential to avoid looking into it, listening and thinking about it. This is irrespective of it being from the past or related to the future.

Hakim al-Umma Shaykh Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) replied,

‘May Allah give barakah in your comprehension abilities (faham). This is it.’

Tarbiyet us Salik, volume 1, page 739

درجہ عظمت شیخ

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حضرت حکیم الامت مولانا اشرف علی تھانوی قدس اللہ سرہ فرماتے ہیں،

 

اب پیر کا ادب خدا تعالی کے برابر کرتے ہیں کہ اگر سجدہ کا بھی حکم کرے تو شاید کرلیں اور استدلال میں حضرت حافظ رحمۃ اللہ علیہ کا شعر پڑھتے ہیں،

 

بمے سجادہ رنگیں گرت پیر مغاں گوید

کہ سالک بے خبر نہ بود ز راہ و رسم منزلہا

 

اور یہ معنی سجھتے ہیں کہ اگر پیر شراب خوری کا بھی حکم کرے تو بجا لاؤ کیونکہ وہ منزل سےواقف ہے، تمہارے حق میں بھی مفید ہوگا۔ استغفراللہ! حضرت حافظ رحمۃ اللہ علیہ کا یہ مطلب ہرگز نہیں۔ بلکہ مئے سے مراد طریق عشق ہے۔ اور سجادہ سے مراد قلب ہے۔ مطلب یہ ہے کہ سلوک میں ایک طریق اعمال کا ہے اور ایک طریق محبت و جذب کا ہے۔ پس اگر شیخ نے تمہارے لئےطریق محبت و جذب تجویز کیا ہو اور تمہاری راۓ میں طریقہ عمل مناسب ہو تو اس کو دل میں جگہ دو اور اپنی تجویز کو چھوڑو۔ کیونکہ عارف سالک اس منزل کی راہ و رسم سےنا واقف نہیں ہوتا۔

اور جو معنی مشہور ہیں وہ بالکل غلط ہے کیونکہ ہم نے تو پیر اس واسطے بنایا ہے کہ خدا تعالی کی رضامندی کا راستہ بتادے۔ اگر وہ راستہ نہ بتاوے۔ بلکہ راہ سے بٹادے تو اس کی پیروی ہرگز جائز نہیں ہے۔

 

واعظ: وحدۃ الحب، تسلیم و رضا،خطبات حکیم الامت رح، جلد 15، ص169-170

 

 

Marital Relationship & Taqwa

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Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) said:

“My respected father Hadhrat Mufti Mohammad Shafii’ (amy Allah have mercy on him) used to say that the healthy and happy relations between husband and wife are not at all possible unless they have taqwa: the fear of Allah, in their heart.

The degree of intimacy between them can never be found in any other relationship. Both are sharing one another’s secrets and are so close to each other that a closer relationship can never be imagined of. These relations are such that they can not be known to others in detail. Under such conditions, when they are in private and intimate, if one partner decides to hurt the other or disregard his/her rights who is going to stop him/her?

There are many rights if they are not executed, one can report to the police or claim them through the court. But most of the rights of husband and wife are such that they can not be reported to the police or be demanded via court. The judicial system at the most will make it possible to claim for wife’s monetary allowance and meher but what about the husband’s arrogant attitude and bitter speech? Which court or police is going to reimburse for these hurtful things?

There is only one thing that can prevent these hurtful things from happening. It is the fear of Allah (taqwa).

That is, when the husband realizes that Allah by uniting his wife to him (via nikah) has imposed some rights for her. These are obligations for me to fulfill. I am bound to undertake them. If I do not comply with them I will be accountable before Allah.
Until this realization arises one can not discharge other’s (marital) rights thoroughly.

(Marry but Fear Allah SWT: Islahi Khutbat 73-73 Volume 11)

Be intelligent!

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Shaykh Shah Wasiullah (may Allah have mercy on him) said,

Imam Abdur-Rehman Ali al-Jauzi (may Allah have mercy on him) has stated in his book ‘Kital al-azkiya’ that,

From all the bounties of Allah bestowed on human beings the most phenomenal is the intellect. This is because it is the instrument of acquiring the  knowledge of Allah (ma’arifa). It helps in the organizing the demands of religion and this world.  It enables one to focus on the eventual outcome. It leads to understanding of complicated things. It drives one to go for the the beneficial things and accumulate them.’

Mawlana Shah Ahlullah, brother of Shah Waliullah (may Allah have mercy on them) stated this in his booklet “Chahar bab’,

‘Intelligence, prudence and far-sightedness are innate qualities but they grow and improve with increase in experience, company of the wise individuals, reading of books of knowledge and listening to tales of wisdom and general advice. Therefore, one must try constantly to improve his mental capabilities.

Furthermore, physical and mental struggle must be done to establish one’s self as intelligent and not being  in the category of stupids.

Intellect is a unique entity. It must be utilized appropriately and not wasted.’

I remind you, that we do not utilize it appropriately and hence we destroy the benefits of both this world and the here-after. As though, we have kept our mental abilities on hold. This in particular I find in the religious individuals. They are totally handicapped in this regards.

Tazkira e musleh al-Umma, page 134

Be very careful of the saintly ones

Shaykh al-Hadith Mawlana Zakiriyya Kandehlawi mohajir Madani (may Allah have mercy on him) said,

اللهم انا نعوذبك من عذابك و غضب رسولك و غضب اوليائك

‘O Allah we seek refuge in You from your anger and from the anger of your Rasul and your saintly servants.’

This is something concerning which I have written many times.

Be very careful of the saintly ones.

May Allah protect us from their anger and displeasure.

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Ihsan

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An individual enthusiastically informed Arif-billah Dr. Abdul Hayy Arifi (may Allah have mercy on him) that by Allah’s grace he had attained the station of Ihsan. That is, worshipping Allah as though you see Him and if that is not possible then as though He sees you.

Shaykh Arifi (qaddas sirrahu) congratulated and encouraged him. And then inquired that if this ihsan was attained only in prayers (salah) or it was also present at other times, like dealing with house hold members, especially wife.

The individual looked in bewilderment at Shaykh and informed that he thought this ihsan was only meant to be limited to prayers and ritual worship.

Shaykh Arifi explained to the audience in detail that this is a common mistake. We tend to limit deen to formal acts of worship (Ibadaat). Our all other activities seem to be independent of the fact that each and every moment of our life we are as much a slave of Allah as in prayers and other worship.

The genuine ihsan is perpetual. The slave is aware that he is being watched and he will be accountable for whatever he does. Hence, he has utmost respect and does not do any thing inappropriate. Remember this is an intentional and a voluntary act of thinking.

As per instruction of Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Mawlana Muhammad Taqi Usmani sahib (Allah SWT preserve him & allow us to benefit from him abundantly. Ameen) setting aside an allocated time every day to think repeatedly that: ‘I am in front Allah SWT & He is watching me’, is essential for achieving it. It becomes a habit in second nature only by doing it repeatedly. Practice makes perfect. Gradually it becomes almost like an instinctive performance, like breathing or drinking.

Wa ma taufiqi ilabillahi!

Errors to Avoid in Dua!

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Hakim al-Umma Shaykh Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote in the preface of the book Munajat-e-maqbool,

“In case of dua (supplication) few errors are taking place. That are;

1. To supplicate (dua) only when faced by an adversity.

2. And on these occasions instead of using the supplications told to us by Allah and holy Prophet (Allah’s blessing and peace be upon him), we go for new and innovative litanies (wazaaif).

3. To supplicate without true yearning, devotion and concentration.

4. To lack the conviction and aspiration that the supplication will be accepted for sure.

5. To make haste and expect immediate response.

If there is delay in its acceptance to be disheartened and abandon making dua.”

Munajat-e-maqbool, page 3-4

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Intention in religious discussion

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My respected father Cdr. Shaukat Kamal (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote,

‘Every friday I gather my family after asr salah and discuss religious matters with them. I am using your books and (Hakim al-Umma’s) Bahishti zewar for assistance. I feel that this activity is most beneficial for myself.

Sayyidi wa sanadi Shaykh Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) replied,

‘The real intention (in these sort of activities) should be self benefit, indeed.’

Walid sahib kay Islahi khutoot, page 10

Sins: Dreadful

Hakim al-Umma Shaykh Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (may Allah ahve mercy on him) said:

Committing a sin is a very wretched, ghastly and fatal thing.
It is essential to abstain from it completely.
That very moment when a slave in acting against his Lord’s command, is a very ominous and detesting. If he had the capabilities for differentiating between various feelings, he could have felt the darkening effect of sin.

Some wrong actions have the effect of causing the capability of performing good works in future to be taken away. This is a thing to be dreaded.

Another effect of sin is that the individuals under your command start disobeying your instructions.

The worst effect of committing sin is that due to the casual and careless attitude (of a sinner) a minor (saghirah) sin leads to a major (kabirah) sin and eventually to rejecting the truth (kufr).

Thus an individual should never become carefree after committing a sin. He should repent and make amendments.

Basa’ir-e-Hakeemul Ummat 532

Recitation of Quran in salah!

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Shah Abrar ul-Haq (may Allah have mercy on him) said,

‘Some individuals follow all the rules and regulations of reading Quran in prayers (salah) that are read aloud (jahari), whereas, in prayers that are read silently they do not follow any of the regulations.

Why?

Are these regulations only for the prayers read aloud?

If the following of these regulations is due to the respect and right of the Holy Quran then in all situation they must be followed.

Hayat e Abrar ra, page 255