Sacrifice Our Survival

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The Way of Sacrifice was given to every Prophet:

My respectable friends and elders! Allah has given us some ways to reach near Him and approach him. Some of these ways and methods were bestowed upon a nation and some others were taught to other nations. Those ways were not told to second nation which had been for the first nation and for another third a third commandment was given. In fact each nation was told different ways. Yet there are some ways and methods to approach Allah are those that their understanding was taught to every nation. There is no such nation that was not told that particular way. Every religion and every prophet was given that method, made that method a resource to get near Him and each and every prophet was instructed to teach this method to their respective nation as this is the way to approach Us.

Allah said this???????????? (Surat Al Hajj Verse 67)

We have positioned Sacrifice for each nation. There is no such nation and prophet in the world that have not been given the way to sacrifice by Allah or was not bestowed this prayer. This implies that this method is as ancient as it encompasses all the prophets beginning from Hazrat Adam (A.S) till Holy Prophet (S.A.W).

Everyone Loves Himself:

This implies that the method of approaching Allah, named as sacrifice, is such a sealed and sacred one that it was blessed to each and every prophet. Each and every prophet has its stamp. There is no such prophet who does not have the stamp of method of Sacrifice. Allah told this method to each prophet. Each prophet taught this method to his respective nation. And it was said about this very method that??????????)

O People! Why did we give this method? What was the purpose behind giving this? The purpose was ???????, the remembrance of Allah’s name that the animals and quadrupeds that Allah has blessed you with, when you sacrifice them in the way of Allah, you should remember Allah, Speak the Greatness of Allah on them. Through speaking the Greatness of Allah on them give the lesson that all the things are from Allah. It is only Allah who has given all these animals. How great is this favor from Him that he made such a huge animal subordinated under us that we are able to slay it by laying it and it does not even ask why you are doing this. He sacrifices his life. Allah says: O man! Just think that the animal under you was not subordinated under you itself. It also has a life like yours. Like you he is also seldom ready to give his life (Everybody loves his life). Bus as Allah ordered, Allah made it subordinated and therefore you should speak of Allah at the time of slaying it. Speak of Allah’s Greatness. By saying??????? Take the lesson that O Allah! We slay this animal on your name. O Allah! Greatness is only for you and no one else except you. That is the way told to approach Allah. How many things were rendered through one source that when you will speak of Allah at the time of slaying the animal, the Superiority and Greatness of Allah will be fixed in your heart.

Allah’s name should be take with Remembrance:

This implies that at the time of sacrifice, Allah’s name should be taken with the remembrance of Allah’s Greatness. It means one must take Allah’s name with attention so that Allah’s greatness should fix in his heart that really only Allah is Great and this order was also given by Allah. The real spirit of sacrifice is saying????????? With attention to this Greatness at the time of sacrifice. But we are not even aware and don’t even think and take Allah’s name in neglect. Although it is not devoid of reward to take Allah’s name in neglect yet it does not beget that phenomenon found in attention and belief. And Allah gave us a strange lesson along with his Greatness and said????????????????????????? (Surat Ul Hajj: Verse 34, Para 17)

When you take Allah’s name you will conceive the idea who gave you this animal. Now it is logical that man thinks that I have earned money, I have spent money but Allah says that I have given this animal to you. It is given by Allah. What could you do if Allah had not given this animal to you? In other sense, I am sacrificing in the way of Allah what is already given by Allah; there is nothing to my merit. When we take Allah’s name with this belief and faith that this has been given by Allah, we will remember all the favors of Allah. Who gave money to purchase the animal, who gave money to feed animal and give it water. When we remember all these favors, we will be able to admit them, and we will be able to thank Allah. Afterward stated: Just think that Allah gave you this animal. He is the one being which gives? (Al Baqarah Verse 23 Para 2) Your God is One God, Call only His name, Think just about Him.

Good News for the Bowers before Allah:

But the Muslim today, Allah forbid, calls the name of some elder who was given high place by Allah. He thinks if I say it in the name of that elder, I will get the reward. Allah finished it and said, “Do not attend anyone’s thought in your heart, Think of none except Him, Make Him your God”.

Afterward it was said that such a huge animal is your obedient, who did this? If an animal like camel places his foot on someone, one may not be able to get up. If it takes someone’s neck in his mouth, no one could get it freed. Such a wild animal was made obedient to you and said: Did you ever think that such an animal is my obedient, am I obedient to Allah? Therefore it was said??????? (Sura Al Hajj Verse 34 Para 17).

Be obedient to Him. Think how many lessons are there for us in this. Now if someone says what we will get if we get obedient like this animals are for us, it was said?????? (Sura Al Hajj Verse 34 Para 17) There are good news for those who bow to Allah.

An animal was slain bringing Allah’s greatness in the heart, remembrance of Allah’s blessings along with commitment to one’s obedience as well. Now everyone will say,” I am obedient and follower and Muslim”. But it is not sufficient to just say (or everyone says it from his tongue). In fact Allah has fixed signs for it. If you hold these signs, you are true in your saying. O Allah! What signs are those? First sign was said:? (Al Hajj Verse 35 Para 17)

That when these people remember Allah, their hearts are caught. There is a strange disposition of heart. It is the man who can say I am obedient to Allah. But saying this is not sufficient, rather said? (S.A.A) they hold patience on troubles. As there was trouble on this animal, getting slain is also a trouble, but it was patient and what it got for being patient? I have already stated that Allah converted numerous flocks for this animal. Scholars often give the example that dogs and other forbidden (Haram) animals have no vigour for sacrifice and therefore there are no flocks for them. Goat, cow etc have the vigor for sacrifice and although they give birth to one baby at a time and very rare it is that two babies are born and a bitch gives birth to about six babies at time, yet you can see the number that which of the races was raised by Allah. It is the reward of patience. It tells till there is the vigor of sacrifice in the Muslims, Allah will keep (rather increase) this nation. If this vigor is gone, there will be such deaths that your name will be removed. Sacrifice is the greatest wealth if you want survival of Islam. So sacrifice gives us the lesson that?????? Be patient in the way of Allah if there are troubles. An important lesson of sacrifice is O Allah! The way how I am sacrificing this animal in your way, I can sacrifice my lie also if need arises. When this sentiment will rise Allah will bless these nations with survival. Another fact that???????? Was not said rather said??????? To establish Prayer (Salat). It tells that only sacrifice is not the perfection (Now it does not mean that we should not sacrifice, rather we must) rather we should produce the sentiment of prayer as well within ourselves. Man should also bow before Allah if animal has bowed before the order of Allah. It means that those who render sacrifices must contain all these sentiments.

Be conscious about correction of Intentions (Niyyat):

Found a strange incident in a book that Hazrat Umar (R.A) sent an army towards a nation. Muslims arrested them and killed them. When they were about to kill a man, he said, “I do not belong to this tribe. I have come here for the love of a woman, therefore let me just see her once so that it should be easy for me to die.” It means it should be easy for me to give sacrifice. He was taken there afterwards. He read some verses addressing that woman and then he was killed. At the moment a woman came out of the crowd of women, fell down on him shivering and passed away on the spot. Both of them gave their life for worldly Love. In a way they gave a lesson to the Muslims that it is not a costly deal to give sacrifice in the Love of Allah in His way.

My friends! One’s life should have been given to Allah Almighty, yet it was mercy and favour of Allah that we were replaced by the animal.

The scholars has written out this case that if one sacrifices the animal with the faith that today I am sacrificing it, and I am ready to give even my own life tomorrow, he will get the reward equal to giving his own life.

How great is this favour of Allah? Just sacrifice with this imagination. How huge is His reward? Therefore render sacrifice with this sentiment and not for show. Do not let your intention contaminate. Keep on remembering your intention. Keep on correcting intention and keep on making prayer that Allah bless us also with the position which He blesses to the near ones.

O Allah! Give all of us strength to act upon.  (Amen)

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Allah’s Commandments are easy

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Three Gifts from Allah:

My respected friends and elders! When Allah’s Prophet (S.A.W) went for Miraj, he (S.A.W) was blessed with three gifts from Allah. The first of these three gifts was Prayers five times a day, Second gift was the last verses of Surah Baqrah and third gift was Allah’s forgiveness for him who is a monotheist in his (S.A.W) Ummat. (Tafseer Ibne Kaseer: 1/670 with reference of Muslim printed Qadeemi Kutub Khana)

Second gift which are is the last verses of Surah Barat, are very comprehensive verses and in these verses Allah has clearly stated the principles necessary for spending life in the obedience of Allah.

My friends! Allah states in the end of Surah Baqrah that??????? (Surah Baqrat Para No. 3 Verse 286)

O people! Allah does not put any soul in such a trouble, does not give such commandment which is beyond the capacity of that very soul. Rather whatever order He gives is quite within the capacity of human being. Now there will be some fulfilling Allah’s commandments and there will be some who will not fulfill them. Mentioning both these groups, Allah stated that (??Arabic Text), for every human is what he earns. He who strives will find and he who does not strive will be at loss and will be rewarded accordingly. It means both the profit and the loss are to be granted to the human soul. Allah is free from the profit or loss of your strife. It is the well being of your soul what Allah ordains you to do and not doing it brings loss for your soul and it is your soul that is at a loss.

None of Allah’s Order is beyond Capacity:

My friends! If you think you see that it is a principle, a code stated by Allah that all our worships, especially those fixed compulsory on us by the Sacred Law (Shariat) are included in this. For example, we take Prayers (Namaz). Some people use to say,” Sir excuse us. We have no leisure, nor do we find any free time.”  Someone says, “We have no strength”. Someone says, “We don’t find any opportunity”. It seems all these are satanic deceits. As Allah has ordained us in the first place to offer prayers. Definitely, man must have strength to offer prayers or Allah had never ordained human being to do this. Therefore, if human being does not offer prayers, it is the very excuse of his soul and he will have to face its music. Same was stated in Quran thus? He (the man) will have the loss for the evil he has earned.

Therefore my friends! These excuses will never at all be accepted by Allah on the Day of Judgment that O Allah! We did want to offer prayers but we had no strength and energy or we had this or that problem or we found no leisure from our business as our business was doing so well that we would be at loss if we left it. Now a day a person usually makes these sort of excuses that will have no weight on the Day of Judgment.

A person said same that he does not find leisure for Prayer. He has not a single spare moment. Seemingly Allah Forbid Allah forbids! Allah did wrong by making prayers compulsory for them. My friend this is a vivid satanic deceit and it is quite important to get out of it. That is why Allah clearly told us, O Man! We did not ordain you something which is beyond your strength. Same was stated???????????? We have ordained to every soul, liable for what is within his strength.

No for example is the matter of fasting. Now how many Muslims will face will be instigated by Satan that you have to work whole day for earning bread for your kids and this is fair meals to be earned and this is the order by Allah and His Prophet (S.A.W)? If you keep fast, you won’t be able to earn bread for your kids therefore leave fasting. My friends! This is just a Satanic deceit and soul’s excuse. In fact I have witnessed myself that in the intense heat of Makkah Mukarrama and Madina Munawwarah, in such an intense heat that some stones are so warm that you cannot even stand for a moment on them and feel restless and forced to move your steps, at the time of noon in such heat, some Pakistani Muslims work while observing fast. Digging ditch but not leaving fast. Are they made up of steel or are we made up of something else that they can keep fast and we are leaving. It seems that it is only a satanic deceit. Allah has blessed us with so much strength that we can keep fast if we will. Satan deceives us that you will be unconscious due to thirst if you keep fast, or get sick, any may die, therefore fast should not be observed.

Allah Himself is found:

My friends! Remember that this fasting is such a blessing of Allah that scholars state that Fasting is such a great worship that Allah states that I do not use to reward for every worship but fasting is such a worship that ?????????????? (Hadith Tirmizi: 1/109, Abwab ul Sawm)

I myself reward for it meaning Allah directly rewards for it. Rather some scholars read it in passive voice which according to Arabic rule?????? Means that “O People! Everything else will be rewarded, somebody get something, somebody gets Paradise, but Fasting is such a worship that I Myself am the reward for it means I Myself will be found by you. Not only Paradise, not only other blessings but Allah Himself is found. And whoever finds Allah, what else he requires? My friends! He, who gets Allah, gets everything.

The famous incident that Mahmood Ghaznavi once tested his courtiers and companions and said these are something, you will find whatever you put your hand on. There were many great things there; diamonds, jewels, Deenars, Dirhams and everything else. The courtiers and ministers put their hands on these great things and took up them but Ayaz did not even touch anything. Mahmood offered Ayaz to take something. Ayaz asked if he will get the thing which he put his hand on.

Mahmood confirmed that the thing will be his. Ayaz, standing behind the King, immediately put his hand on Mahmood and said that he would take Mahmood. All these things are yours and if I find you, all things are mine and if I do not find you, I will get nothing. It seems we will get everthing if we find Allah and nothing if we do not find Alah.

Give Value to Fasts:

My friends! Fasting is that worship of Allah that Allah states I myself is the reward. What worship will be greater and superior than finding Allah Himself in reward? Now it is logical that the greater is the reward, the greater should be the labor. Therefore in Prayers (Namaz), people have to undergo hardship, have to get up early. At times of winter it is difficult to get out of bed, it is difficult for man to make abolitions. But my friends! This hardship is less. If you have to find Allah you will have to undergo hardship. If we stay a bit hungry and thirsty in the day and undergo hardship then think how much great the reward is? This labor has no standing in front of such a reward. There is no being of these hardships in return of Allah Jalla Shanuhu.

My friends! Give value to fasts. If someone has never observed fast till to date, should intend that he would never leave fast afterward. Whatever happens, whatever trouble may come, Fast is not to be abandoned. Allah also helps human if he makes an intention.

My Allah! Allah may give us strength to value the coming month of Ramzan, the guest month of Allah. May we leave none of his ordains there must be worship in the nights, hunger and thirst in the day; Charities, Zakat and we may not leave anything. All these ordain are within our capacity and not beyond our capacity. My friends! If we fulfill these commandments, Allah will open those doors of his blessings that we cannot even think of. When we are devoted to Allah and fulfill his orders, Allah will also help us. May Allah give us strength to observe all the facts of Ramzan with proper care? To intend is our task and to complete it is to Allah. May Allah give us strength and courage to render all of His commandments?

Ameen

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Follow the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W)

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 Follow the Prophet Muhammad

نحمدہ ونصلی علٰی رسولہ الکریم، امّابعد!
قُلْ اِنْ کُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّوْنَ اللّٰہَ فَاتَّبِعُوْنِیْ یُحْبِبْکُمُ اللّٰہُ وَیَغْفِرْلَکُمْ ذُنُوْبَکُمْ ط وَاللّٰہُ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ O قُلْ اَطِیْعُوا اللّٰہَ وَالرَّسُوْلَ ج فَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَاِنَّ اللّٰہَ لَا یُحِبُّ الْکٰفِرِیْنَO
(سورۃ اٰل عمران، پارہ: ۳، آیت: ۳۱-۳۲)

Love is a veiled thing:

The meaning of these verses is if you love Allah, you should obey and follow me. Allah will also bless you with His Love. In other words He will grant you the reward of this obedience and will forgive your sins. Allah is forgiving and merciful. It means following Prophet (S.A.W) of Allah is the evidence of Love to Allah.

Love is a veiled thing. It is related to heart and therefore its standard and its sign was told that as much someone adopts the ways of the Prophet (S.A.W) of Allah, as much he will be true in his claim of loving Allah. No obedience means no love. When man proclaims this love through his action, Allah fixes His Greatness in man’s heart and grant him reward on this. It is compulsory that Allah will love such a person as is neat and clean from the sins and Allah will purify him from his sins. If you are not forgiven, the fault lies in your following, in your action, the mistake is yours. Allah is forgiving and merciful and one who turns away from the obedience of Prophet (S.A.W), it implies, cannot be a Muslim, he can only be an infidel as Muslim cannot turn away from the obedience. Therefore it was said: Whoever turns from, Allah does not love infidels.

No one has more magnificent than him (S.A.W):

My honourable friends! During Rabi ul Awwal, much love is shown to the Prophet (S.A.W) of Allah. There are processions, meetings, concerts of Naats, lights and flags but often we are blank in the sign which has been told of Allah’s love. One which is following Prophet (S.A.W) and acting upon his ways. The orator will deliver sermon for two hours but are blank if seen in view of action. Similarly poets and Naat reader will present the gift of Naat to the Prophet (S.A.W) of Allah but if you see his practical condition, you will find his face not showing Sunnat of Prophet (S.A.W). I saw Naat reader reading naat at the Prophet’s Garden (Roza e Rasool) in ecstasy but he is blank of face like Holy Prophet (S.A.W).

My friends! Therefore always remember one thing is the form of Prophet and another is the method of prophet. Stating form, mentioning form is also very commendable and reward giving. But if seen with the point of view of action, the form and face of Prophet (S.A.W) is something that a man has no capability to make his form and face like that beauty of form and face of Holy Prophet (S.A.W). As Hazrat Hassan bin Sabit (R.A) stated:

My eye never saw more beautiful than you (what eye could see), in fact no mother gave birth to any beautiful like you. You (S.A.W) have been born free from every defect as if Allah created you as per your own will.

The real purpose of His (S.A.W) Arrival:

My friends! That is why it is impossible if somebody wants that his eye or ear should become like Prophet’s (S.A.W) as it is beyond one’s option. Therefore Allah restricted in Holy Quran saying “Do not wish for something that we have bestowed to someone on someone.” In this way, it is surely a thing of reward to state the face and form of Holy Prophet (S.A.W) and causes peace to a believer. But whenever there is mentioning of form, a believer must have an intention that “O Allah! You Prophet (S.A.W) was so beautiful that no one can be more beautiful than him (S.A.W). Therefore the actions coming out of his personality must also be very beautiful and very precious. Grant me strength to follow those actions. In this case the mentioning of face will also persuade on action as the real purpose of Holy Prophet’s (S.A.W) arrival is that the Muslim Nation (Ummat) should follow those ways and bring those actions in their life as we cannot copy his face and form. Rather it is a wish that will restrict man from the action as action is a optional thing and things are not optional.

Holy Companions (R.A) stated His (S.A.W) practical life:

That is why you will find very less mentioning of Holy Prophet’s (S.A.W) face and form by holy companions (Sahaba) (R.A) in the books of Hadith. But the books of Hadiths are teeming with the things related to the ways and actions of Holy Prophet (S.A.W). That’s why there will be contradiction as to the date of birth of Holy Prophet (S.A.W) but with point of view of action, the holy companions (R.A) assessed each and every dimension of Prophet’s (S.A.W) life and stated it. How did he (S.A.W) sit when taking food, which hand he used, how did he put hand in plate, how many times did he breath while taking water, What prayer he read in the beginning, what prayer he read in the end, what prayer he read before sleeping, which side he used on bed, what was his way on getting up, the holy companions (R.A) have conveyed each and every method and saved it. These are the same methods of Prophet (S.A.W) which we are supposed to do, which we are ordered to follow and which we will be asked on the Day of Judgement.

All the methods of expressing happiness should bring well being for you but we should not ignore ways and methods given by the Prophet (S.A.W) lest Allah’s Prophet (S.A.W), though merciful and beneficent he is, should file prosecution against us and then we will not be able to answer. Therefore instead of celebrating the happiness of Prophet (S.A.W) through artificial ways, it is essential that we bring each and every action of Allah’s Prophet (S.A.W) in our life and enlighten ourselves. And also we should bring the Sunnat of Allah’s Prophet on our face that is keeping beard, which is an optional thing to do and make our face, form and ways like those of Prophet (S.A.W) so that Allah’s Prophet (S.A.W) may recognize us and render intercession and recommendation for us.

Allah Jalla Shanuhu give us strength to adopt the Prophet’s (S.A.W) ways and bless us with the real affection of His Prophet (S.A.W) and save us from mere display. Amen

 

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Trial for Believer

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Trial for Believer

نحمدہ ونصلی علٰی رسولہ الکریم، امّابعد!

عن انس رضی اللّٰہ عنہ قال قال رسول اللّٰہ ﷺ اذا اراد اللّٰہ بعبدہٖ الخیر عجل لہ العقوبۃ فی الدنیا واذا اراد بعبدہ الشر امسک عنہ بذنبہ حتٰی یوافی بہ یوم القیمۃ۔
(باب الصبر: ص ۶۵، ترمذی جلد: ثانی)

Everybody faces trial:

Hazrat Anas (R.A) narrates that Holy Prophet (S.A.W) said, ”When Allah intends well being for His worshipper, He punishes him in this world early and when Allah intends evil for his worshipper, He blocks him in his sins. It means He does not punish him until He will reward him fully on the Day of Judgement.” (Tirmizi Shareef: 2/65 Baab Fil Sabr Alal Bala printed by H. M. Saeed)

And Holy Prophet (S.A.W) said: “The excess of reward is related to troubles and said when Allah loves some nation, He makes them suffer from some trouble and whoever stays agreed, is granted with the consent of Allah and whoever is annoyed, there is Allah’s stance for him.” (Tirmizi: Hadith number 2398 Faizul Qadeer: 1/258 Riazul Saliheen: P 41 printed Maktaba Hakeemul Ummat)

It seems we have been given three lessons in this Hadith: First lesson given to us is that Allah created world and hereafter, both are made by Allah but my friends! The difference between the world and the hereafter is that there will be no trouble for anyone in the Hereafter except for unbeliever and sinners who will go to the Hell. And except these, those who are believers will go to the Paradise. The will never even see what trouble is and will never know about it. Unlike this the world has been created by Allah and there is no such man, saint or prophet who has not faced trouble.

Troubles are the Atonement of Sins:

Now my friends! When pious people face troubles they think that Allah has treated me in this way in order to cleanse me of my sins. May should understand his sins that it is due to my sins, I am a sinner and Allah is giving me troubles in the world due to my sins. Now man should seek forgiveness from Allah (Astaghfar) and pray that, O Allah, These troubles have come to me due to my sins, therefore forgive me, and when he will adopt this way, Inshallah there will be only well being for him. There will be no evil for him and all of his sins will be forgiven and when time of death will approach, he will go through it as he had been born of his mother’s womb. He will be so neat and clean that Inshallah he will benefit from the blessings of Paradise as soon as he dies.

Respected friends! It is rather dangerous that troubles are less. I said troubles are faced by everyone. But infidels and hypocrites who have less relation with Allah face less trouble. Allah gives them their time. Years pass and they face neither any sickness nor any trouble. And if they face any, it is gone early. Instead Allah opens such doors for them. So if it is the case that there are fewer troubles from Allah and man is increasing in Allah’s disobedience, it is very dangerous. It implies that Allah intends to punish him fully in the Hereafter and wants to grab him well in Hereafter. He will not spare him and make him fuel of the Hell. Therefore my friends! Whenever there are troubles from Allah, seek forgiveness from Allah of your sins, Make repentance and Astaghfar and get worried if there are no troubles.

One must Seek Forgiveness on one’s Sins:

The scholars have usually marked the name of Pharoah as Waleed and he was 640 years old. He got so much time from Allah that in 640 years, he never even had a headache. Where will the pride and vanity lead to such a man? How much esteem will he give to himself? You may decide yourself. That is why he said about himself, (Ana Rabbukum al Aala) “I am the Supreme god. I am the lord of everyone”. It means he claimed of being god. It implies that having no trouble makes man maniac that Allah forbid I am the best, I am the supreme one and Allah forbid this thought takes him even to the claim of being god.

Therefore it is good sign to have troubles. It is not a good sign to have no troubles at all. But one seeking forgiveness from Allah on his sins when troubles come is much better. But not seeking forgiveness from Allah on sins after troubles come is not a good sign, my friends. This man is not doing something good by not seeking forgiveness of his sins from his Lord.

We witness some people that on facing trouble say Allah forbid, “What such sin did we commit that we have to face this trouble?” It means they think themselves very neat and clean and no sin can be committed by them. And that is why they don’t know what sin they have committed? They make such remarks. Yet one can find himself indulging in so many sins in 24 hours and he does not even feel that he is committing a sin and then says, “I don’t know what wrong I have done?”

Heart makes one feel Sin:

Allah has blessed man with such a heart, pious people and Holy Prophet (S.A.W) remark that first of all it is man’s heart that tells him what sin he has committed. Whenever somebody commits a sin, immediately there comes a feel in his heart that I have made a mistake (Alaa Summa Maa Haaka Fee Sadrik) (Musim: 2/315 Baab tafseer al barr wal ism). It is another thing if someone’s heart is dead and there is no feel in his heart. Allah does create a feel in those hearts that are alive. You can make an experiment and see that you will feel restless after committing a sin. Therefore if man immediately asks for forgiveness from Allah saying, “O Allah!I committed a sin, forgive me”, it creates a peace in the disposition. Both peace and restlessness are the dispositions of heart through which it warns one about virtue or sin. My friends! A man does so many sins that he cannot even imagine. Therefore when man commits sin, troubles, problems and ailments from Allah strike him and when these troubles and problems are faced, one should ask for forgiveness that, “O Allah! You are purifying my through putting my in worldly troubles and I expect from Your Rehmat in the Hereafter that you will bless me with Paradise. It means man should console his heart hoping Allah’s Rehmat and utter this from his tongue. In sha Allah! It will bring benefit. Man will endure troubles with ease. In other case man cannot endure troubles easily. He makes various remarks. Whenever he meets someone, he only repeats, ”This trouble, that trouble”. It does not reduce troubles rather increases them. The only way to reduce trouble is Astaghfar.

Troubles increase one in Ranks:

My friends! Prophet of Allah told that whenever Allah intends well being for someone, He keeps him suffering from various worldly troubles and whenever He intends evil for someone, He reduces his worldly troubles until the full justice is left for the Hereafter. When they will be resurrected, they will be asked there. Man has excess of wealth, shower of blessings and comforting all sorts of conveniences and not having any troubles is not a good sign. Man should continually seek forgiveness of his sins from Allah that, “O Allah! I am not having any trouble nor sickness lest it should not be so that you intend to punish me in the Hereafter. Therefore O Allah! Please forgive me”.

The second thing was told that the more are the troubles the more is the reward in the Hereafter. The hadith tells us so much that Holy Prophet (S.A.W) said that on doomsday those people will be brought who faced problems and troubles in the world. Then the rewards will be started from Allah that they got this for some trouble and that for that trouble. He will get so much that he will say, “I wish my whole body would have been cut with scissors in the world and I got all that today which Allah is giving.” (Tirmizi: 2/66 Abwab ulZuhad)

Therefore, it was said the more are the troubles the more will be the ranks, the more increasing will be the reward with Allah.

It tells that everyone can commit sins. If someone says that he is not a sinner and neat and clean and even then he is facing troubles from Allah, it implies that his ranks are being increased. But this is only for the prophets. Prophets do not have sins and their ranks keep on increasing. But for people like us, it is sufficient for us that only if our sins are forgiven. This is great blessing for us.

It must come what Allah has destined:

The third thing that Holy Prophet (S.A.W) told is that it must come what is destined. If Allah has destined troubles for us, they must come to us. If sickness, it must too and same is for all other circumstances. The well being for a man is being willing to accept the decision of Allah that ,”O Allah! I submit to your decision.” It was said if he will submit to the consent of Allah, he will be blessed by the Consent of Allah and if he does not submit to the decisions of Allah, he will be cursed with the angriness of Allah”.

Tirmizi: 2/6 Abwab ul Qadr)

What Allah has destined, must come. This is another fact that man is frail and forgets at the time. He does not attend to them. But if man makes effort with the intention and ambition of heart, remember it again and again and think on it that Allah has destined this trouble for me; therefore it was supposed to come to me. Therefore O Allah! I submit to your consent in this condition yet I am frail and cannot tolerate it. Unless you don’t change it, I agree with your decision. O Allah! Please change it and decide well being for e.

O Allah! Frail we are:

Our elder Hazrat Haji Imdad Ullah Mahajir Makki (R.A), it is famous that once he was stating that there is well being in each decision of Allah. Therefore one must agree to the decision of Allah. Now Hazrat also said that whenever ailment comes and there is well being in it. It forgives the sins of man. Allah makes man neat and clean, bless him with Paradise. He was stating these meanwhile a person came shouting and crying and said, “Hazrat! I am having intense headache, I am dying. My head is going to burst. Pray to Allah for removing this headache. Now the people sitting around Hazrat started thinking that just now Hazrat was stating that there is well being in each decision of Allah. Now what will he do if that person is having such an intense headache? Hazrat made a prayer at the very moment that O Allah! This sickness contains well being. It causes forgiveness of man’s sins. Therefore, there is well being in it but O Allah! We are frail; we cannot tolerate this well being and blessing. Please replace this blessing of sickness with the blessing of health.

In a way, he delivered both the rights. If it is trouble, it is blessing of Allah. It is a well being for a believer. But usually a believer does not tolerate it. Therefore make this prayer to Allah that O Allah! It is surely a thing for our well being yet do not put so much trouble on us, so much problem on us that we could not tolerate.

Saints of Allah teach us Moderation:

My friends! These saints of Allah teach us moderation. If both the hadiths are put before us, we cannot even follow them. It is the task done by the saints of Allah. They teach us such a lesson in everything that The Sacred Law (Shariat) is also satisfied and relation to Allah also remains connected. Therefore this is another way of making relation to Allah for a believer that whatever be the troubles, he should deem that these have been destined to me by Allah. Nothing could go against them. Whatever effort I could make, these were supposed to come. But O Allah! Do not put these troubles to so much an extent on us that we could not endure them. We are frail. Replace them with good condition.

The pious people say that whenever any relative or acquaintance of man is sick, and he was taken to some high caliber doctor. But he could not survive. Now they say that they should have done this or that, should have taken to that doctor and so on. This person consoles his heart. But do remember how much great caliber doctor a man seeks he cannot change that is destined by Allah. What Allah has destined, must come. Whatever effort we make, only that happens that Allah has destined. Therefore, many times it was seen that we take patient to very high caliber doctors and they immediately say after checking that he cannot be treated. Take it to home. Serve him well and make prayer for him. Only prayer can save him and not us. It tells that no matter how great is the doctor of the world, he cannot change Allah’s decision. Through asking for the prayer, he is also pointing to the fact that we are frail, we are unable. Only Allah is the doer of everything. All the authorities are for Allah. Therefore if this belief comes in us In Sha Allah! Our relation to Allah will keep on increasing. Allah may grant us His relation and make us act upon the lesson that has been delivered in this hadith. (Ameen)

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