Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db instructed an individual who was being pressurized by his wife to get a dining table;
“To dine on a table is permissible.
Eating seated on floor is superior.
To accommodate for the convenience of guests and fulfilling the desire of one’s spouse one can opt for a permissible act leaving the superior one.
Keeping this principle in mind, do whatever suits you the most.”
Islahi khutoot
Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said commenting on the verse 12 of surah al-Mumtahana🙁 then accept their allegiance and ask Allah to forgive them)
“It is from the rights of the mureed to make dua for him.”
Masail us Sulook min Kalam Malik ul Mulook, page 509
Sheikh Ahmed Abul Abbas Mar’ashi ra said:
“Do not demand that the Sheikh keeps you in his heart.
But you should ask your heart to lodge the Sheikh in it.
As much as you keep the Sheikh in your heart, similarly
the Sheikh will accommodate you in his heart.”
Rooh e Tasawwuf, page 129
Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Shafii’ ra, senior khalifa of Hakeemul Ummat ra, said;
“Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Wahab Sha’rani ra has written in “Lataifil minan wa ikhlaq” that, most effective practical thing to do for islah (betterment) of children is that the parents make dua (prayers) for their religious improvement diligently.”
Ma’arif ul Quran (Urdu), volume 7, page 726
Hakeemul Ummat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra’s Sheikh, Hazrat Haji Imadadullah sahib muhajir Makki ra said:
“Time is a blessing; use it wisely and do not waste it in forgetfulness, as lost time cannot be compensated.”
قال الله تعالى جلّ جلاله فى شان الحبيب صلى الله عليه واله وسلم
“انا كفيناك المستهزء ين”
القرآن
Hakim al Umma Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (Allah have mercy on him) has mentioned the following lessons that can be learned from the story of our masters Prophet Musa and Khidhir (Allah’s peace be upon them):
1. Desirability of travel for a student (to pursue his learning).
2. To have respect (adab) when dealing with scholars and shuyuk.
3. To abandon criticism of scholars and shuyuk
4. To find an excuse for their apparently unclear actions, dealings and speech.
5. To fulfill the pact (ahed) made with them.
6. To apologize for any thing committed against them.
7. To keep provision for the way while traveling. It is not against tawakul (reliance on
Allah)to do so.
8. To ascribe forgetfulness and other disliked things to Shaytan. It is from adab not to
attribute them to Allah.
9. For a scholar to refuse teaching a subject to a student whom he thinks is incapable of
understanding it.
10. To give preference to Allah’s command in every thing.
11. For a guide to put some essential criteria to be fulfilled, for his followers.
12. To condone forgetfulness.
13. Three attempts to be sufficient enough to be counted as repetition.
14. Boat ride to be permissible.
15. The ruling to be on the evident matters. Until one comes to know the reality.
16. Asking for food to be permissible, in case of absolute necessity.
17. Not to give up chivalry. Even if it is for those who do not deserve it.
18. To take monetary retribution for worldly tasks done.
19. The condition for being in need to persist even if tools for earning or possession of
insufficient funds exist.
20. Being angry (that is displaying it) is impermissible (haraam).
21. Hiding wealth by burying it in the ground (for protection) to be permissible
And many more lessons can be learned.
Hakim al Umma adds; this incident proves that the best way for islah (reformation) is through physical demonstration (actions) not merely by (admonition via) speech.
Masail us sulook, pages 328-9
“Hazrat Fudail bin ‘Ayadh ra said that if someone did all the good deeds but did not fulfill the rights of his single pet chicken, he would not be considered to be a pious person.”
Commenting on the verse 21 of Surah al-Ra’ad, Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra wrote this in Masail us Sulook min kalam Malik-ul-mulook, page 281.
Maseeh-ul-quloob Hazrat Mawlana Maseehullah Khan sahib ra said:
“Excessive repetition of an advice leads to loss of its importance for the audience. The spirituality in it dies. Moreover, any effectiveness in it fades out. (Making it useless).”
Islah afroze bayanat, page 187
Explaining a verse of Khawajah Hafiz Shirazi ra, Hazrat Hakeemul Ummat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said:
“Here the instruction is to provide khidmat e khalaq (service to the creation of Allah SWT). This is very much beneficial for the salik.
This is for two reasons;
Firstly, providing service to others requires humility. This is essential for cleansing the soul. And arrogance and narcissism are major barriers in achieving it.
Secondly, providing service to others will comfort them and they will make dua for him. Acceptance of a single sincere dua is sufficient for salik’s salvation.
Sheikh said this in:
طریقت بجز خدمت خلق نیست
بہ تسبیح و سجادہ و دلق نیست
However, it should be remembered that this intermingling with others should not be in excess of what is required for providing this public service. If this happens, then it is against the seclusion required and is harmful for ones soul. Seclusion is essential for a salik.”
Irfan e Hafiz ra, At-Takashuf, page 71
[This seclusion is for strengthening the bond with Allah SWT and safeguarding others from one’s uncivilized ikhlaq (morals).
To achieve this balance, expert advice from one’s Sheikh is indispensable.]
Bint e Mohtarem wa mukarrem MRK saheb zayed majdahu
(Born 27th Rajab 1427/23rd August 2006)
Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Shafii’ saheb ra writes:
“A Muslim should express more joy at birth of a daughter. So this becomes an opposition to the actions of ahl-e-jahiliyah (pre-Islamic pagans).
Moreover, it is in a hadith, that woman is mubarek who’s first born is a girl
Even in the verse of Holy Quran يهب لمن يشاء اناثا و يهب لمن يشاء الذكور“He gives whom ever he wants (baby) girls and whomever He wishes He gives them boys”, giving priority to females points towards this. That is, having the first-born a girl is better (afdhal).”
Ma’ariful Quran, volume 5, page 344
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db said while explaining the hadith of Sahih Bukhari, volume 1, chapter 37, number 104,
“Irrespective of the degree of corruptness of an individual and the severity of the mistake he may be committing when it comes to rendering advice or calling him towards the religion, the attitude adopted must not be heartbreaking. Moreover it should take into consideration the status of that person.”
Inamul Bari, volume 2, page 149
Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Shah Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said;
“Islah (self-reformation) of women can be done more effectively by the Sheikh than their husbands’.”
Hakeemul Ummat ra kay hayret-angez waqiyat, page 35
Men should be busy with their own islah. They should never even dare to make islah of anyone, except themselves, without consulting and getting permission from their Sheikh first.
Addressing a nikah ceremony, Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db said;
“In reality without “taqwa” and fear of Allah SWT none of the worldly task can be done effectively.
Especially, affairs related to marriage. That is, fulfilling the rights and obligations of being a husband and wife can not be done without having “taqwa“.
Waaz:Shadi karo laykin Allah SWT say darao, Khandani Haqooq o faraiz, page 110
A mureed wrote:
The tablighi jammat people are insisting that I should join them for a tabligh trip. However, my parents are against it, especially under the present (disturbed law and order) condition is the country.
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db replied;
“Obeying parents’ orders is ‘faraz e ayn’ (absolutely essential).
It should be given priority.
You should not go without their approval at all.”
Islahi khutoot