Hadhrat Mawlana Masihullah Khan sahib (may Allah have mercy on him) advised;
“When confronted by different verdicts of the scholars, adopt the one in which there is precaution (ahwat). Always resolve to remain aloof from disputation.”
The Path to Perfection, page 122
Sayyid wa sanadi Hazrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db told an individual:
“Make it a daily routine to read from the mawaiz (lectures), malfoozat (discourses) and other books of Hazrat Hakemmul Ummat (Mawlana Ashrafi Ali Thanawi) qadas sirrahu.
Do not be negligent. Reading even a single page daily is beneficial.
They are indispensable for those travelling the tareeq (spiritual path).”
A salik complained of his poor spiritual state?
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db advised him:
“Be thankful for what you have.
Repent for the omissions.
Make dua (for future apprehensions).
These are the actions to be done lifelong (to achieve & maintain a spiritual state).”
Islahi khutoot
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db instructed his son-in-law, who was proceeding for Hajj;
“Whatever essential things you have to buy (for yourself, family & friends back home) do it in Medinah e munawwarah with an intention to support the business of people of this blessed city.”
Hajj 1427/2006
Have firm conviction that khatimah bil khair (blessed ending of one’s life) is the most superior and perfect blessing (of Allah SWT). Pray for this husun e khatimah. Beseech with humility, especially, after the five daily prayers. (At the same time) also, be thankful (to Allah SWT) for the eman (faith) you have now. This will according to the promise (of Allah SWT)
لئن شكرتم لاذيدنكم
increase this blessing manifold.
Ma’asir Hakeemul Ummat ra, page 485
Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said;
“In seeking consultation with someone make sure of the following two things:
1. You have complete trust on this individual. That is, you are sure that he will advice sincerely whatever is most beneficial for you.
2. He (the consultant) has the insight (baseerah) in the field he is being consulted.
Tohfatul Ulema, volume 1, page 85
Most of us are negligent in point #2. We ask question regarding professional education, bussiness, marital matters, etc. from naïve pious individuals who do not have substantial knowledge & experience about these issues.
A new comer after attending Hazrat Sayyidi wa sanadi’s majalis became over enthusiastic and started actions beyond his capabilities.
On coming to know this Hazrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db advised him to walking gently and not to run upfront (without learning to walk properly).
Malfoozat Kebriyet e Ahmer, number 15
9. Do not attach your heart with the world and the worldly, as much as possible.
Never ever be forgetful of the the here-after (akhira).
Live always in such a state that if you were to die at this moment, you do not have any worries for those desires.
لو لا اخرتنى الى اجل قريب فاصدق و اكن من الصالحين
Always consider that this might be the time for me to return (die).
Perpetually ask forgiveness for the sins committed during the day before nightfall and for those committed during the night before dawn.
Fulfill the rights of others (huqooq ul ‘abad) to the best of your ability.
Masir e Hakeem ul Ummat ra, page 485
8. I request all those affiliated to me that they routinely recite surah Yaseen (chapter 36, once) or surah Ikhlas (chapter 112) three times everyday and forward its thawab (reward) to me.
However, anything that is against Sunnah and is an innovation (bidah) should not be done either by common or select individuals.”
Ma’asir Hakeemul Ummat ar, page 485, Idarae Islamiyat, Lahore
Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db instructed his daughter who was proceeding for hajj;
“Firstly, abstain from all la yani (not beneficial here on in hereafter) things.
And secondly, do as much as you can comfortably do. (That is, do not over burden yourself by doing something beyond your capability.)”
Karachi, Zulqaida 1427/Dec 2006
An individual requested intructions while proceeding for hajj.
Hazrat Mansoor Ali Khan sahib db (senior mureed of Hazrat Arifi ra & khalifa of Hazrat Shah Abrarul Haqq ra) replied;
“In this regards I heard form Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Shafii ra, that hajj is an amalgam of all the mujahidat (spiritual struggles). Especially the four famous mujahidat the sufiya describe; taqleel e kalam (talking less, by not arguing & being busy with Allah SWT’s remembrance), taqleel manam (sleeping less, with the travelling and change of schedule), taqleel ikhtelat ma’alanam (decreasing interaction with others by being busy with one’s Lord SWT) and taqleel ta’am (eating less, by changing schedule, less variety etc.).
If done properly with these mujahidat, hajj has immense spiritual benefits in one’s islah (reformation). Similar to it can not be achieved with years of hard struggles.
(So be aware and act accordingly).”
Jeddah, 16th December 2006, opp-Masjid Sayyidina Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah ra
5.To seekers of knowledge I advise that they should not become arrogant merely by being involved in learning and teaching activities.
Acquiring true benefit of these activities is dependent on providing service to, keeping company with and receiving special attention of the pious (ahlul-Allah).
Special effort should be adopted to do this with precision (i.e. being with ahlul-Allah).
(Persian verse):
Without benevolence of Haqq or those dear to Haqq, (even)
If you were to become an angel, your profile will remain black.
Ma’asir e Hakeemul Ummat ra, page 483
“4. I say to my friends especially and all other Muslims in general, with utmost emphasis that acquiring religious knowledge and teaching it to one’s children is an absolute personal obligation (farez e ‘ayin).
It may be done by (learning from) books or by association (suhba, with the pious). Without this (essential knowledge) it is impossible to be saved from religious calamities (fitin), which are abundant these days,
Do not be negligent and lazy in this at all.”
Ma’asir e Hakeemul Ummat ra , page 483
“3. Mistakes of this category (#2) that may have been committed against me by others, I forgive them with good grace for all past and future instances, solely to please Allah SWT and expecting forgiveness for my own short comings.”
Ma’asir e Hakeemul Ummat ra ,page 483
2. Some fellow servants of Allah SWT have been hurt by me verbally of physically, either in their presence or absence because of my unhealthy morals (ikhlaq). And some of their rights have been evaded. They might be aware or unaware of these.
I appeal to all, young and old, with extreme humility, to forgive me for the sake of Allah SWT.
I also pray that Allah SWT forgives them and gives serenity to them in both the worlds (here and here-after).
Forgiving the one who appologizes has been highly appreciated (in Quran & Hadith).
Ma’asir e Hakeemul Ummat ra ,page 483