Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) said
‘Your heart should be always busy with Allah, either asking Him for something or thanking Him for a blessing, or seeking forgiveness for a slip or seeking refuge from anticipated tribulations.
This is dhikr-e-qalbi.
It is a very simple and doable things that leads to the development of a strong permenant relationship with Allah (ta’luq ma’ Allah).’
Hadhrat Haji Ahmad Nakuda of blessed Medinah, a senior khalifa of Shaykh al-Hadith Mawlana Zakariya Kandehlawi (may Allah have mercy on him) told that he was very much concerned when he read the hadith that towards the end of the world a person will be a Muslim in morning and an infidel in the evening and vice versa. He approached his Shaykh and asked him how can he safe guard himself from such a big calamity.
Hadhrat Shaykh al-Hadith(may Allah have mercy on him) replied,
‘By being consistent on your daily dhikr and muraqaba e duaiya (contemplative supplication).’
Hadhrat Haji sahib explained that muraqaba e duaiya is to make supplications (dua) by your heart without moving the tongue. The prayers are for the Umma’s betterment. It should be done for atleast 10 minutes daily.
May Allah give us the tawfeeq!
Jeddah, 6th May 2007
سیدی و سندی حضرت مولانا محمد تقی عثمانی صاحب دامت برکاتہم کا وعظ۔
اس میں حضرت مدظلہ نے سلسلہ اشرفیہ کی امتیازی خصوصیات اور ان کے حصول کے طریقہ پر بے نظیر انداز میں سالکین کو بیش بہا ھدایات سے بہرہ مند فرمایا ہے۔
اس کو سننا ہر سالک طریق کے لیۓ ضروری ہے!
اللہ تعالی اپنے کرم و فضل سے اور اپنے حبیب صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے صدقہ و طفیل میں اس پر عمل کی توفیق عطا فرمائیں۔ آمین!
یہ ناؤ لگے پار یہ ممکن ہی نہیں ہے
ہوتے نہیں دریاۓ محبت میں کنارے
حضرت بابا نجم احسن رح
Instructing an individual the dhikr of dowazdah tashib (the dhikr of the tariqah) Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) said,
‘There are various categories of audiblity (jahar) and movement of head with vocal strokes (dharb) in dhikr. They range from very loud with heavy stroke to just audible with light stroke.
For you the audibility should be like the ticking of a clock or a little bit more, like someone reading with a beautiful voice or singing to himself.
In very loud-heavy-stroke dhikr (jahar mufret & dharb e shadeed) harms outweigh the benefits.
The benefit of this audible dhikr with head movement and stroke (jahar & dharb) is to maintain concentration and develop interest.’
Thrusday, 14 Zil-hajj 1411, 27 June 1991, Old-office, Darul Uloom Karachi.
An individual wrote,
‘This lowly person has a desire to be blessed with the vision of Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in dream. Please, for the sake of Allah, I request you to prescribe a prayer or salutation (durood) specific for this.’
Hakim al-Umma Hadhrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) replied,
‘ A more needed prayer than this is that Allah makes you active and attentive towards the the essentials (of deen in knowledge and practice).’
Tarbiyet us Salik, volume 1, page 372
ہر دولت کونین سے بڑھ کر ہے یہ احساس
ہم ان کے بلا شک ہیں وہ بلاشبہ ہمارے
حضرت بابا نجم احسن رح
Grand-Shaykh Hadhrat Haji Imadadullah mohajir Makki (may Allah have mercy on him) said,
‘Most of the individuals (traversing the path) remain devoid (of the ma’arifa) because of being unthankful. They complain that we do excessive remembrance (dhikr) and spiritual exercises (shugal) but derive no benefit.
Whereas, in reality, being busy with Allah and His remembrance is a huge blessing in itself. If Allah would not have attracted (jazeb) you towards Himself would it had been possible for you to make His remembrance?
A slave (‘abd) should maintain his slavehood (bandegi), and (remember that) Allah is the Master with absolute authority. ‘
Shama’im e Imadadiya, page 89
A spirtiual aspirant wrote,
‘I have placed an order for the Quranic exegesis (tafsir) ‘Bayanul Quran’ at Dehli (bookshop). Would it be appropriate for me to read from it a quater chapter (juz) daily in a manner such that my wife listens to it also?’
Hadhrat Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) replied,
‘Yes indeed, it will be most appropriate. However, do not make up personal explanation of the text you do not understand.(You should ask a scholar for its clarification.)’
Tarbiyet us Salik, volume 1, page 403
A spiritual aspirant inquired how would it be possible to preserve and increase the beneficial effects accquired in the company of the Shaykh after returning back to usual routine.
Hakim al-Umma Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) replied,
‘By being regular on your daily practices (ma’moolat) and intermingling less with the people.’
Tarbiyet us Salik, volume 1, page 394
In Masjid al-Haraam, Makkah e mukarramah, a pious individual informed that a person in Okara visited the local religious gathering. He reviewed some of the books displayed at the bookstalls outside. He picked up this book, read few pages but placed it back in the shelf and returned back to his home.
That night he was blessed with vision of our master Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) in his dream. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم ) had few books in his noble hand. They included, ‘Seerat e Ayesha رضى الله عنها ‘ by Allama Syed Suliman Nadwi (may Allah have mercy on him), ‘Uloom e Quran’ and this book ‘Huzoor صلى الله عليه وسلم nay farmaya’ (both) by Hadhrat Mawlana Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him). The blessed Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) then addressed this individual inquiring why didn’t he buy this book.
This individual travelled all the way from Okara, NWFP to Karachi and personally narrated this dream to Hadhrat Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him).
Hadhrat regarded it as a mubasharah (glad tidings) and a state of increased thankfulness (shukur) and humility (tawadu) overcame him.
Mufti Mohammad Shafi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) said explaining the verses of sura al-Hujjarat,
‘Some scholars say that if someone has made a pious person his spiritual guide (murshid), and then he behaves rudely and with contempt towards him, similarly (to the effects of rude behavior towards the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم described in these verses) this often becomes a source of removal of facility (tawfeeq) of good actions and leads to great deprivation. It eventually results in loss of wealth of faith (eman).
May Allah save us all from this. Ameen!”
Ma’ariful Quran, volume 8, page 102
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 grant you a blessing?
Shall I inform you of a great benefit?
Shall I give you something, which if you do, Allah will forgive you all your sins, old and past and new, committed by mistake or knowingly, small and big, committed in secret or openly?
It is that you have to offer four unit (rak’ah) of optional prayers in this way: in every unit (rak’ah) after the Al-Hamd and Surah and while yet standing, recite the third kalimah
fifteen times, then in the bowing (ruku), ten times, then standing up after the bow (qoma), ten times, then in each prostration ten times and in between the two prostrations ten times, and sitting up after the second prostration, ten times; seventy-five times per unit (rak’ah), three-hundred times in all.
Then, He said, “If possible, offer this prayer once every day; if you cannot, offer it once on Fridays, if this is not possible, offer it once a month, if this too is not possible, offer it once a year, and if even this is not possible, offer it once in your lifetime.”
(Ibn Maja, Tirmizi, Abu Daud)
Hazrat Abbas (Radhiallaahu Anhu) used to offer this prayer every Friday.
Another way of offering this prayers (may be easier for Hanafis) has been reported by Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mubarak (may Allah have mercy on him). It is to recite the kalima fifteen times after opening praise (thana) but before al-fathiha (and in all raka’h). The ten times after al-fathiha and a Surah. The rest as stated above, except that there will be no need to recite these kalimat after the second prostration (sujud, in sitting position) in any rak’ah.
روضہ اقدس پر
اغثنی یا رسول اللہ انی
لمغبون و قنطنی العظام
اے خدا کے رسول آپ میری فریاد رسی فرمائیے کیونکہ میں نقصان رسیدہ ہوں،
اور بڑے بڑے درباروں سے مایوس ہو کر واپس آیا ہوں
ترحم یا بن امنۃ تراحم
ففی جوبی رضاعی والفطام
اے آمنہ کے لخت جگر! آپ مجھ پر رحم فرماریں،
کیونکہ گناہوں ہی میں میں نے ساری عمر بسر کی ہے
بک استشفعت فی قلی و کثری
بک استشفیت اذ عرض السقام
چھوٹے بڑے تمام کاموں میں میں آپ کی شفاعت کا طالب ہوں،
اور بیماری کی حالت میں آپ ہی سے وفا کی امید کا خواستگار ہوں
ملاذی انت ان ھجم اللیالی
و حین قتالھم انت الحسام
اگر زمانے کے حوادث مجھ پر حملہ کردیں تو آپ ہی میری جاۓ پناہ ہیں،
اور جب دشمن میرے ساتھ مصروف پیکار ہو تو آپ ہی میرے شمشیر براں ہیں
ان استغفرت لی مولای یوما
اکن ممن علی الدین استقامو
میرے مولا اگرمیرے لۓ ایک دن بھی استغفار کردیں
تو میں ان لوگوں میں سے ہو جاؤں جو صراط مستقیم پر ثابت قدم رہتے ہیں
یطیعک مثل عبد کل عضوی
وفی قلبی یدوم لک الغرام
میرا سارا بدن غلاموں کی طرح آپ کہ تابعدار رہے گا
اور میرے دل میں ہمیشہ آپ کی محبت باقی رہے گی
صلی اللہ علیہ والہ وسلم
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