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ALLAH! ALLAH!
WHAT A SWEET NAME
IT IS SWEETER THAN HONEY
AND SUGAR CANE
THE IMPORTANCE OF
RESPECTING THE ADHAAN
By: Hadhrat Maulana Shah Abdul Hamid Is’haq
Sahib Dâmat Barakatuhum
Title: The importance of respecting the Adhaan
Transcription of a Majlis delivered by: Hadhrat
Maulana Shah Abdul Hamid Is’haq Sahib Dâmat
Barakatuhum
Transcribed By: Mufti Mohammed Desai
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First Edition: Rajab 1435 / May 2014
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Table of Contents FORWARD ............................................................................................. 1
PROTECTION OF SALAAH ...................................................................... 2
THE APPOINTED TIMES OF SALAAH ...................................................... 3
RASULULLAH WAS INVITED BY ALLAH TO BLESS HIM WITH THE
GIFT OF SALAAH .................................................................................... 4
FIFTY SALAAH ........................................................................................ 5
ADHAAN ................................................................................................ 6
NOT HONOURING THE ADHAAN ........................................................... 8
GUARANTEED DEATH UPON IMAAN ..................................................... 9
BENEFIT OF RESPECTING THE ADHAAN .............................................. 10
WHY COME TO THE MASJID? .............................................................. 11
WORSHIP OF THE VARIOUS CREATIONS ............................................. 12
ONE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO MAKE SAJDA IN JANNAT ................. 13
THE BLESSINGS OF THE KHANQAH ..................................................... 14
TIME FOR ENTERTAINMENT................................................................ 15
ONE SHOULD SPEND MORE TIME LISTENING ..................................... 16
OUR SHORT LIFESPANS ....................................................................... 19
THE LOVE OF RASULULLAH FOR THIS UMMAT .............................. 20
ISLAAH IS IN TOTALLY ANNILIHATING ONESELF .................................. 22
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FORWARD
It is famous that the miraculous journey of Mi‟raaj had
taken place in the month of Rajab, therefore the
importance of Salaah is discussed in various Masajid
during this month. This discourse was delivered in the
month of Rajab, therefore various aspects pertaining to
Salaah have been discussed in this Kitaab as well as the
importance of respecting the Adhaan.
Generally people are very negligent in regards to this
aspect thus we do hope that after reading this Kitaab we
correct ourselves and afford the due importance to
Adhaan. Ameen!
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احلمد هلل وكفى وسالم على عباده الذين اصطفى احلمد هلل منشىء اخللق من عدم مث الصلوةعلى ادلختار ىف القدم اي رب صل وسلم دائما ابدا على بشري نذير دمحما موالي
صل ؤسلم دائما ابدا على طو سيد ادلرسلني بلغ سالمى روضة فيها النىب احملرتم اي خري طاب من طيبهن القاع واالكم روحي الفداء لقرب انت ساكنو من دفنت ابلقاع اعظمو ف
فيو العفاف وفيو اجلود والكرم ىو احلبيب الذي ترجى شفاعتو لكل ىول من االىوال مقتحم اي رب بلغ ابدلصطفى مقاصدان واغفر لنا ما مضى اي واسع الكرم اما بعد فقد
بسمميحرلا نمحرلا هللا قال هللا تبارك وتعاىل اعوذ ابهلل من الشيطان الرجيم وقوموا لل ال قانتني لوات والصالة الوسطى وق ال وقوموا لل قانتني تعايل حافظوا على الص وق
عايل ت الة كانت على المؤمنني كتاابا موقوتا إن الص صدق هللا العظيم
PROTECTION OF SALAAH
In the Aayat-e-Kareema Allah says,
لوات والصالة الوسطى وقوموا لل قانتني حافظوا على الصStrictly guard your salaahs (perform them at their correct
times), especially the middle one (the Asr salaah) and
stand humbly (obediently and silently) before Allaah
A Hafez-ul-Quraan is one that remembers his Quraan
Sharif all the time and not only in the month of Ramdaan.
If a person gives you an item to protect then you will
ensure that it is protected in a good manner. In the same
manner we are instructed to protect our Salaah. One
aspect of protecting our Salaah is that the internal and
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external aspects of Salaah are correct. The reality of
Salaah is present.
In this verse we are commanded to protect all our Salaah
particularly the middle Salaah. Some of the
commentators are of the opinion that it refers to either the
Fajr Salaah or Asr Salaah. Further Allah says, and
stand in humility and humbleness (for Allah).
وتا إن الصالة كانت على المؤمنني كتاابا موق Indeed salaah has been made obligatory for the
Mu'mineen at fixed hours (and can therefore not be
postponed).
THE APPOINTED TIMES OF SALAAH
In the second verse of the Quraan Allah says, “Verily
Salaah has been prescribed upon the believers in their
appointed times.” The Imaams of the Masajids have to be
present for Salaah on their appointed times. Generally if
one is not an Imaan then he will procrastinate and delay
in the performance of Salaah. The women have been
given latitude thus they delay their Salaah to a great
extent. They sometimes perform the Salaah after its fixed
time making it Qadah.
Salaah is a great gift from Allah . The various
fundamentals and Ahkaam of Allah were revealed via
Jibraeel to such an extent that Imaan was also
revealed via Jibraeel .
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The first verse to be revealed was the first verse of Iqra.
When Jibraeel approached Rasulullah , he
commanded him to recite who responded by saying, “I
am unable to recite.” Then Jibraeel had embraced
Rasulullah and squeezed him. This process was
repeated thrice. This was Suhbat. What was the outcome
of such Suhbat? Rasulullah was blessed with Quraan, the
laws of Shariah to such an extent that Rasulullah had
become such a Qari that there isn‟t any such a Qari in the
world and neither will there be such a reciter till the day of
Qiyaamah.
RASULULLAH WAS INVITED BY ALLAH TO BLESS
HIM WITH THE GIFT OF SALAAH
Rasulullah recited these verses of the Quraan,
explained them and physically implemented them. This
was the result of the embracement of Jibraeel .
Nevertheless, every command of Deen was revealed to
Rasulullah but the command of Salaah was not
revealed via Jibraeel but Rasulullah was taken up to
the heavens. A businessman purchases from his
merchants in China via the telephone or e-mail, but there
is a special item to be introduced then the purchaser is
invited to China. Similarly Salaah was so special that
Rasulullah was invited by Allah .
What a miraculous incident! Rasulullah was resting in
the home of Umme Haani from where Jibraeel had
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taken him to the Ka‟aba Sharif, opened his chest and
removed his blessed heart which was then washed with
the water of Zam Zam. This was the first heart surgery to
take place.
A cardiologist explains that when operating on the heart,
it is removed. The heart is called Qalb in Arabic which
means that it turns or moves. The heart is such that even
though it is removed from the body it keeps moving and
turning. When a person associates with evil people then
the heart is affected very quickly. The heart is also
affected when remaining in good company.
From the Ka‟aba Sharif, Rasululah was taken to Baitul
Muqaddas where Rasulullah had lead all the Ambiyaa
in Salaah. He then ascended towards the heavens and
passed by the various heavens until he reached the
throne of Allah . At every heaven Jibraeel had
sought permission to enter. On reaching the Arsh of Allah
Jibraeel tells Rasulullah , “If I proceed further to
the amount of a strain of hair, I will be burnt to ashes.” He
then meets with Allah and praises Allah by saying,
التحيات هلل والصلوات والطيبات ، السالم عليك أيها النيب ورمحة هللا وبركاتو ، السالم علينا وعلى عباد هللا الصاحلني ، أشهد أن ال إلو إال هللا وأشهد أن دمحما عبده ورسولو
FIFTY SALAAH
Salaah is a Mi‟raaj of the believer. This is not a Hadith but
the meaning is correct. Is our Salaah a Mi‟raj? Where are
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our minds in Salaah? Therefore it is necessary for us to
make Istighfaar at the end of Salaah. This Salaah was so
beloved to Allah that initially He had instructed us to
perform Salaah 50 times a day. If we analyse it, we will
find that every Salaah with the performance of wudhu,
Istinja, etc. takes approximately half an hour. If we had to
perform Salaah in this manner then it would have taken
us 25 hours, thus we would have been in Salaah
throughout the day.
Moosa said, “I had experience with my people that
they would not manage performing fifty times Salaah
daily.” Rasulullah returned to Allah for a decrease
until the number of Rakaats were decreased to five.
Moosa again requested Rasulullah to go for a
further decrease but he said, “I fear that these five
Salaahs will also be decreased and I will be left with no
Salaah.”
These Salaah were given to Rasulullah directly by
Allah . They have been conveyed to us via great
Ulema, Fuqaha, Muhadditeen and Sufis. Do we ever
appreciate such a great gift?
ADHAAN
The Deen of Allah is alive throughout the world. There
is an Adhaan taking place every second in the world.
Throughout the day Salaah is taking place at some part of
the world due to time differences. Every Adhaan is a
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complete Da‟wat. A male has to come to the Masjid which
is the house of Allah to perform his five daily Salaah.
There is a Muazzin for every Imaam. In previous times,
the Muazzin would climb up the Minaarah and call out the
Azaan so that his voice will reach far and wide. In
previous times when Masjid-un-Nabawi was not very
large there would be a Muazzin at every corner of Masjid-
Un-Nabawi. A Muazzin would call out the Adhaan from
the centre of the Masjid and the four Muazzins would then
repeat the words of Adhaan after him. Today, we have
the microphone system which is used for Adhaan. This is
an invitation from Allah .
Before Salaah, Allah has given His complete invitation
commencing with the words Allahu Akbar which is called
out four times. The term “NEWS” means North, East,
West, South. This is the news of the world. The major
elements of the body comprise of four things namely,
sand, water, air, fire. Nowadays, chemistry has broken up
these elements even further. Cholestrol was one of the
factors that causes blockage of the arteries, rather it is an
entire chemist that makes up cholesterol. In the Adhaan
we are saying that Allah is greater than all these four
elements, meaning Allah is greater than what the world
has been made of.
The greatness of Allah, the corner stone of Islam which is
Tauheed is found in the words,
أشهد أن ال إلو إال هللا وأشهد أن دمحما عبده ورسولو
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How much has the reality of Tauheed entered us? These
realities will enter us if we respond to the Adhaan.
Nowadays, the respect of Adhaan and responding to the
Adhaan has become totally non-existent. The Adhaan is
even ignored in gatherings of Maulana‟s, Soofies,
Tablighis, etc. A person had once come to the Khanqah
for I‟tikaaf for the last ten nights of Ramdaan. I asked him,
“How did you find the I‟tikaaf?” He expressed his
pleasure. However, he found that people do not honour
the Adhaan.
NOT HONOURING THE ADHAAN
A Bid‟ati went to the Nizamuddin Markaz. He had
expressed the benefit he had derived from the work of
Dawat and Tabligh but he found that people do not
respect the Adhaan. Disrespect towards the Adhaan has
been referred to as a sign of hypocrisy. We don‟t even
reply to the Adhaan. If we do reply then perhaps it is only
in the beginning of the Adhaan or at the ending of the
Adhaan.
A Quraan Khatm Jalsa was held at a certain Madrasah.
The MC announced that the Adhaan will be delayed by
five to seven minutes. Many brothers have come from far
so they would like to meet their friends so we have
accommodated for that. However, when the Adhaan
takes place please keep quiet. We were on Safr and we
stopped at a place where we had to perform Asr Salaah
in a place where there was a room next to the males
Salaah facilities for females. All the ladies were busy
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chatting so I felt like asking, “Who is listening?” This is
generally the nature of women. It is famous that if one
wants a secret to be exposed then just call a woman and
the secret will be exposed. This quality has now
transferred into men.
GUARANTEED DEATH UPON IMAAN
Hadrat Hakim Saheb has written, “If a person responds
to the Adhaan then he is guaranteed death upon Imaan.
Thereafter a person should send Durood upon Rasulullah
. When the Muazzin calls out لرسول هللااشهد ان دمحم ا then he
does not say , thus the one replying shouldn‟t add .
After reciting Durood, one should recite the Dua of
Adhaan. The intercession of Rasulullah has become
Waajib for such a person. This intercession is solely
reserved for the believers which indicates that there is
guarantee that a person will leave the world with Imaan if
he responds to the Adhaan and recites the Dua.
Many ring tones on the phones are Adhaans. The
Adhaan is playing whilst a person is relieving himself in
the toilet. This is total disrespect to the Adhaan.
Allah has made the Masjids free of charge. The
Christians are required to contribute towards the church
on a monthly basis. The one that pay more gets the front
seat. The same procedure applies to the synagogues as
well. We cannot reserve our place in the Masjid by
placing one‟s Topi, handkerchief, key, etc. even though
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one has built the Masjid. Yes, it is a different issue if one
was there and had to leave due to some necessity but
intends returning then he may reserve his place.
We have the misconception that the place directly behind
the Imaam is reserved for the Muazzin. He is perhaps the
poorest person in the community yet he is honoured with
the front row. In many localities, if any person occupies
the Muazzins Musallah then he is removed.
In the Adhaan the Muazzin calls out,
اشهد ان دمحم الرسول هللا
This indicates that our success is only in the pattern and
lifestyle of Rasulullah . Thereafter the Muazzin calls us
to Salaah and success. When a person comes for
Salaah, he will come with Tauheed, Risaalat, and then he
will attain success. The word „Falaah‟ refers to all types of
success. Unfortuantely we are in business at the time of
Salaah thus we feel that success is in concluding my
transaction with my customer.
BENEFIT OF RESPECTING THE ADHAAN
There was a blacksmith who would be busy working with
his tools, striking the steel with his hammer, etc.
However, if the Adhaan was called and he is on the verge
of striking the next shot, he will never strike the next shot
but immediately proceed for Salaah. On this action Allah
granted him an elevated position in Jannat.
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The wife of Harun-Ar-Rasheed Zubaida had done a lot of
social welfare work. When she was presented before
Allah then the pages of her book of deeds were being
turned without being shown any specific importance to all
her services rendered. Finally they reached a place
where she was once very thirsty and requested her slave
girl to fetch her a glass of water. She was on the verge of
drinking the water when the Adhaan was called out. She
had postponed her drinking to a later stage and replied to
the Adhaan. On this action, she was forgiven.
Some do not reply verbally, yet there are many that do
not respond to the Adhaan physically. Those that come
physically for Salaah, their minds are absent or
wandering elsewhere.
WHY COME TO THE MASJID?
Allah is calling us to the Masjid for various reasons.
One reason is that Allah wants to give us much more
than what he has given us. A father has to distribute his
inheritance to his children in his lifetime. He has children
living in various parts of the world, in different countries.
He commands them to present themselves else he will
deprive them of their share which is not correct in terms
of Shariah. He has given them plenty since birth yet he is
still calling them to favour them with more bounties.
Similarly, Allah is calling us to give us more.
Salaah is the Ibaadat of all the angels. Some of the
angels are engaged in the Tasbeeh of Allah , some in
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Takbeer, some in Tahleel, some in Qiyaam, some in
Ruku, some in Sajda, etc. and they will remain in these
forms of Ibaadat until the day of Qiyaamah. The Ibaadat
of all the Malaaikah have been given to us in two Rakaats
of Salaah.
WORSHIP OF THE VARIOUS CREATIONS
The various creations of Allah are in various forms of
Ibaadat. The trees are in the Qiyaam posture whilst the
four legged animals are in the Ruku posture, the insects
in the Sajda posture and mountains are in the Qa‟da
posture. The birds that are chirping are in the Zikr of Allah
. The Ibaadat of all these creation have been included
in our two Rakaats of Salaah as all these postures are
found in Salaah.
We still feel that we will receive more in our businesses.
On one occasion Hadrat Abu Hurairah went to the
market place and announced that the inheritance of
Rasulullah is being distributed in the Masjid. When the
people reached the Masjid they did not find any material
possession being distributed with the exception of
knowledge of Deen that was being imparted. They said,
“We do not find any inheritance being distributed.” He
replied, “This is the actual inheritance.”
However, our criterion is different. It is reported in the
Hadith,
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ء ل ي ورثوا ديناراا ، وال درهاا ، ولكن هم ورثوا العلم ، فمن العلماء ورثة األنبياء ، إن األنبيا
و ، أخذ ابلعلم ف قد أخذ بظ
The Ulema are the inheritors of the Ambiya, Certainly the
Ulema do not leave Dinars nor Dirhams (i.e. wealth), but
they leave behind knowledge, whoever has taken
knowledge has taken his share.
The Ulema leave behind knowledge which is their legacy.
These things are being distributed in the Masjid.
ONE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO MAKE SAJDA IN
JANNAT
When we will be blessed with countenance of Allah in
Jannat the people will see the Kamal (perfection of Allah
), the Jamal (beauty of Allah ), the nawal of Allah
(the favours of Allah ). Every split second we are
enjoying the favours of Allah such as the eyes, ears,
hands, feet, heart, mind, that function perfectly. If we feel
itch then we are able to scratch, and if the scratching
becomes too heavy then we go to get a check up as it is
not normal. So when a person will realise the greatness
of Allah he will want to make Sajda. He will be told that
there isn‟t any Sajda here in Jannat. The performance of
Salaah was only in Dunya. Now there is only enjoyment
and pleasure.
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We are protected, our families, our homes are all
protected due to the mercy of Allah . If we think that the
government is responsible for the infrastructure of the
country, we are totally deceived as it is Allah alone that
does everything. How great is our Allah that he takes care
of the elephants, ants, human beings, Jinnat, etc. When a
person performs Salaah then he is renewing his contract
with Allah that You are our Rabb. Therefore we
perform Ruku, Sajda, etc. expressing our total
insignificance. We are performing Ruku throughout our
life yet our heart hasn‟t made Ruku unto Allah . We still
think that we are running all our affairs and we know how
to do things.
THE BLESSINGS OF THE KHANQAH
The wife of Haji Ahmad Saheb D.B. had seen a dream
that whenever he returns from the gatherings of Hadrat
Sheikh , he brings a plate of food for her. He then
narrated this to Hadrat sheikh who said that the
interpretation is clear. He said that the Barakaat that you
collect here is being taken home. A true husband is one
that relates to his family whatever he hears in the
gatherings of the Sheikh. We should make Mudhkara
(revise the discourse). We only choose to discuss that
which suites us such as Maulana said that we should
never ask forgiveness from the wives. This suites us fine.
The mercy of Allah descends upon the Ka‟aba Sharif
and it is then distributed over all the daughters of the
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Ka‟aba referring to all the Masajid in the world. When a
Musalli comes to the Masjid, he receives his share. He
shouldn‟t waste his time after Salaah in futile activities but
return home with the mercy of Allah .
Shaytaan is such an enemy that he knows who to attack.
A Shia once told Hadrat Mufti Mahmood Sahib Gangohi
that only Sunnis become Qadianis, you will never find
a Shia becoming a Qadiani. Mufti sahib replied,
“Shaytaan does attack people that do not own any
possession, he isn‟t a fool.” In other words Shias do not
possess Imaan so what is the need to attack them. He
knows that Sunnis have Imaan so he attacks them.
The thieves of today steal paper. Much greater than
paper is the wealth and treasure of Imaan. Generally in
Ramadaan people do not sit for Kitaab reading after
taraweeh Salaah as it is quite late. However, they have
sufficient time to join the „PPC‟ which is the pavement
panchaat club. This is only one requirement to join this
club and that is smoking of Agarbatti. They then discuss
the Imaams of Taraweeh, the number of mistakes, the
duration of the Salaah, etc.
TIME FOR ENTERTAINMENT
Many people find it difficult to sit for the Bayaan as it is
too long yet they have sufficient time to watch movies at
home which last for three hours. A certain religious
person spent the entire night watching pornography. In
the morning he is making a noise with the family as the
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kids are disturbing him. The kids will certainly disturb as
they have to go to school. What is our condition, yet we
are pleased with our outward form of Topi, Kurta, and
beard. Do we think we will be able to deceive the angels
and Allah ?
When commencing Salaah we should surrender
ourselves to Allah . When a soldier is caught then he
surrenders by throwing down his weapons. Similarly, we
are surrendering to Allah . Our condition is such that we
are surrendering outwardly but the weapon is still in our
hearts. When one surrenders totally, then his Salaah will
become Salaah.
Hadrat Maulana Abrar-ul-Haq Sahib Dulyawi used to
always take a clean bath and then proceed to the
gathering of his Sheikh Hadrat Qari Tayyib Sahib . The
most important requirement to benefit is to empty the
heart. If the heart is full then how will he benefit in the
gathering of the Sheikh? What can the sheikh fill into his
heart? Many people say, “Nobody can change me.” What
is the Sheikh going to tell me? He will tell me to perform
Salaah, don‟t look at women, don‟t be angry with the wife,
etc. The glass of this person is absolutely full so what
else will be filled.
ONE SHOULD SPEND MORE TIME LISTENING
Every person has two ears and one tongue. The reason
for this is that a person should listen more and talk less. A
new born baby is unable to talk but it listens, therefore
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Adhaan and Takbeer are given. If the child is born in a
Arabic speaking home, the child will speak perfect Arabic
without studying grammar. We will receive if we come
here to listen. If a person turns the head he will notice that
the ear is a proper funnel and how has Allah designed
it with perfection.
When a person commences Salaah, then he should shun
the things of the world behind him. Thereafter we fasten
our hands. Many people fasten the hand as it is fastened
in Salaah whilst waiting for Salaah to commence, or
whilst delivering a lecture. One is only permitted to fasten
their hands for Allah . This method is only practised
upon in Salaah. Maulana Abrar-ul-Haq Saheb would
stop people from doing so in their Bayaan as this method
is exclusively for Allah .
If a person had realised that Allah is the greatest with
the Adhaan, he then made Wudhu and came purified to
the house of Allah so the greatness of Allah is
already in a person, and now he is forced to bow down
before Allah in Ruku. A person realises the favours of
Allah upon him, he has been blessed with the
understanding of Deen, the great gift of Salaah, so he
says,
سبحان ريب العظيم
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In Surah Fateha we read, “O Allah! Guide us to the
straight path.” In this sentence the plural has been used
but in the Tasbeeh of Ruku the singular has been used.
This is only realised when a person has built a personal
relationship with Allah else a person won‟t even be
aware that he has made Ruku. We are so unmindful at
times that we sometimes make two Rukus and one
Sajda. From Ruku we come up again saying,
مسع هللا دلن محده ربنا لك احلمد
Now a person is overwhelmed with the favours of Allah
to such an extent that he now goes into Sajda. Again in
Sajda we say,
سبحان ريب االعلي
The word Subhana has been used to show that Allah is
free from all faults. Human beings are filled with faults
even though one is a Buzurg but the Ambiyaa are
exempted. The ambiya will have to taste death but
there isn‟t any death for Allah .
قى وجو ربك ذو اجلالل والكرام وي ب Only the countenance of your Rabb the Possessor of
majesty and benevolence shall remain (forever, without ever perishing).
You are making Sajda to such a being. If you get
connected to Allah , He will bless you with these
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qualities. The time between the two Sajdas is compared
to one‟s life span in the Dunya.
OUR SHORT LIFESPANS
Once Qari Muhammad Tayyib Saheb was giving a
Bayaan in Bombay. Generally his Bayaan would last for
two and half to three hours, so the people told Qari Sahib
that people are busy and do not have time to sit for a
lengthy lecture. He didn‟t respond to the people. When he
commenced his lecture he asked, “Is there anyone that is
100 years old?” There wasn‟t anyone. Is there anyone
that is 90? No! Is there anyone 80? There was hardly
anyone. Is there anyone 70? There were a few and little
more in their sixties. He then said, “When we stopped
giving time for Allah , He decreased our time in this
world.” When people had plenty of time for Allah, they
enjoyed lengthy lifespan. If a person does not want to
experience old age there is only one alternative, and that
is to die young.
When a person comes up from Sajda then it is as though
Allah is saying that we have created you from soil,
when one returns to the second Sajda then it is as though
He is saying that you will die again and we will return you
to the soil, and when you finally come up then it is as
though He is saying we will revive you for a second time
which is the day of Qiyaamah.
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We should understand the Qudrat and power of Allah .
When a person sits for At-Tahiyyaat then he should think
of Mi‟raaj.
التحيات هلل والصلوات والطيبات ، السالم عليك أيها النيب ورمحة هللا وبركاتو ، السالم علينا وعلى عباد هللا الصاحلني ، أشهد أن ال إلو إال هللا وأشهد أن دمحما عبده ورسولو
All verbal, physical and monetary forms of Ibaadat are
only for Allah , Peace be upon you O Nabie and the
mercy of Allah and His blessing, peace be upon us and
the pious servants of Allah , I bear witness that there
isn’t any diety except Allah and I bear witness that verily
Muhammad is His servant and messenger
Contemplate that if my Salaah is a true Salaah then the
mercy of Allah will be upon me. Also, one should
ponder and think that we have been blessed with Salaah
because of Rasulullah .
Then one should think of this quality of Rasulullah that
the peace from Allah is not only for me but for all of us.
We should think of the entire creation including the
Jinnaat. We should have a heart like the heart of our
Nabie .
THE LOVE OF RASULULLAH FOR THIS UMMAT
When a person is with his beloved then he doesn‟t think
of anyone else. Rasulullah was closest to Allah
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when reciting the At-Tahiyaat yet he remembered the
entire Ummat. The angels were pleased to hear this that
they said,
أشهد أن ال إلو إال هللا وأشهد أن دمحما عبده ورسولو
I bear witness that there is no diety except Allah and I
bear witness that certainly Muhammad is His servant
and messenger
Then one should recite Durood Sharif. When reciting
Durood one has his shopping basket in front of him. He
should ask himself, “Has my Salaah landed in my basket
or is it still empty?”
We cannot perform Salaah as it ought to be performed so
finally one terminates his Salaah by reciting the Dua,
مغفرة من إال أنت فاغفر يل و ال يغفر الذنوب نفسي ظلما كثريا ، وإن ظلمتاللهم إين انك انت الغفور الرحيم وارمحين عندك
O Allah! Verily I have oppressed myself greatly (by
committing sins), and none will forgive sins except You,
thus forgive me with a complete forgiveness from Your
side and shower Your mercy upon me, verily You are
Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
One should read this with its reality and be ashamed of
oneself. This is the object of Islaah and Tasawwuf. One
must learn to admit his faults. When people make
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excuses and try to cover their faults they will not reform. If
the glass falls whilst sitting on the Dastarkhaan, Hadrat
would ask, “What happened.” The person that dropped it
would reply by saying that the glass fell. Hadrat would
become angry and say, “Did it fall on its own? Why don‟t
you say that you dropped it?” You were clumsy and
dropped it but you not prepared to take responsibility. A
person that is in a state of denial will never benefit. We
asked for Maaf for all our mistakes in the end by wrapping
it up in a nice gift wrapper. Now one doesn‟t even know
which mistake is being referred to. We should seek
forgiveness immediately.
ISLAAH IS IN TOTALLY ANNILIHATING ONESELF
Hadrat used to tell Meer Saheb to stand up and state that
he is a donkey and he had erred. This is when Islaah will
get done. Today, who can these things be said to? Once I
told Hadrat Meer sahib, “Hadrat is making you the target
but he is in fact telling us.” How many of us are being
corrected but we think others are being corrected. How
will we benefit when we don‟t take it for ourselves. There
are also those that take it all for themselves even though
they are not implied. Nevertheless this is the seeking of
forgiveness at the end of Salaah.
Finally a person makes Salaam and makes Niyyat of the
angels, then only will a person attain the great benefits of
Salaah. Ensure that we perform our Qadhaa Salaah. We
owing a hundred thousand yet we are giving the creditor
stok sweets. We have Qadhaa yet we performing Nawafil.
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If we have Qadhaa fasts then we should keep the
Qadhaa. We keep Nafl fast but the Qadhaa fast is
ignored. If a person is owing his supplier, he will not
supply goods until the outstanding amounts are settled.
Allah is so kind that he will still supply us.
At the same time we should be regular with our five daily
Salaah, and then try to improve the condition of our
Salaah by increasing our concentration and devotion.
May Allah grant us the Taufeeq. Ameen!
KHANQAH AKHTARI, AZAADVILLE
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