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َ ‫اَ ۡلـ َحـمۡ ـ ُد لِ ٰـلّـ ِہ َربﱢ ۡال ٰـعـلَـ ِم ۡينَ َو الـص ٰﱠـلـوةُ َو الـس‬
َ‫ﱠـال ُم ع َٰـلی َسـيﱢـ ِد ۡالـ ُم ۡـر َسـلِ ۡـين‬
ّ ٰ
ؕ‫ـط ِن الـ ﱠر ِج ۡي ِمؕ بِـس ِم الـلـ ِہ الـرﱠحـمٰ ِن الـ ﱠر ِحـي ِم‬
ۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ‫لـلـ ِہ ِمـنَ الـ ﱠش ۡـي‬ ّ ٰ ‫ــعـ ُد فَـاَع ُۡـو ُذ بِـا‬
ۡ َ‫اَ ﱠمـا ب‬

Virtues of Blessed Sayyids

ّ ٰ ‫ب‬/
‫ﷲ‬ َ /‫ا َحبِ ۡي‬//َ‫حبِكَ ي‬/ٰ /‫ص‬ۡ َ‫كَ َوا‬//ِ‫ى ٰال‬//‫َوع َٰل‬ ّ ٰ ‫و َل‬/ُۡ ‫اَلص ٰﱠلوةُ َوالس َﱠال ُم َعلَ ۡيكَ يَا َرس‬
‫ﷲ‬
‫ﷲ‬ّ ٰ ‫و َر‬//ۡ /ُ‫ا ن‬///َ‫حبِكَ ي‬//
ٰ /‫ص‬ ۡ َ‫كَ َوا‬///ِ‫ى ٰال‬///‫َوع َٰل‬ ‫ﷲ‬ّٰ ‫ي‬‫ ﱠ‬/ ِ‫ا نَب‬//َ‫كَ ي‬//‫ال ُم َعلَ ۡي‬/َ /‫لوةُ َوال ﱠس‬/ٰ /‫ص‬
‫اَل ﱠ‬

‫اف‬ ِۡ ‫ت‬
ِ ‫اال ۡعتِ َك‬ َ ‫ت ُسنﱠ‬
ُ ‫نَ َو ۡي‬
Translation: I have made the intention of Sunnah I’tikaf.

Dear Islamic brothers! Whenever you enter a Masjid, upon remembering,

make the intention of Nafl (supererogatory) I’tikaf because as long as you
stay in the Masjid you will keep obtaining the reward of Nafl I’tikaf.

Remember! By Shari’ah, it is not allowed to eat, drink and sleep in the Masjid,
but if one makes the intention of I’tikaf he will be allowed to do these acts in
Masjid. It is also important that one shouldn’t make the intention of I’tikaf
just to eat, drink or sleep. It should be made to earn reward. It is stated in
Rad-dul-Muhtar (Shaami): ‘If someone wants to eat, drink or sleep in a
Masjid, he should make the intention of I’tikaf, make some Zikr and then do
what he wants (i.e. eat, drink or sleep).’

Excellence of Salat-‘Alan-Nabi

The Beloved Rasool   ٖ       
   said, ‘Whoever sends Salat upon me, his
Salat reaches to me, and I seek forgiveness for him. Other than this, ten virtues
are written for him.’ (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsat, vol. 1, pp. 446, Raqm 1642)

‫گرچہ ہيں بے حد قُصُور تم ہو َعفُوّ و َغفُور‬

‫بخش دو جُرم و خَ طا تم پہ کروڑوں دُرود‬
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ّ ٰ ‫صلﱠى‬
‫ﷲُ تَ َع ٰالى ع َٰلى ُم َح ﱠمد‬ َ ‫ص ﱡل ۡوا َعلَى ۡال َحبِ ۡيب‬
َ

Dear Islamic brothers! Before listening to the Bayan, let’s make good
intentions for attaining rewards. The Beloved Rasool   ٖ       
   has said,
ۡ ۡ ۡ ُ
‘T‫ ’ ِنيﱠة ال ُمؤ ِم ِن خ َۡي ٌر ﱢمن َع َم ِله‬The intention of a believer is better than his action.
(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 6, pp. 185, Hadees 5942)

Two Madani pearls

Without a good intention, no reward is granted for a good deed.

The more righteous intentions one makes the greater reward he will attain.

Intentions of listening to the Bayan

1. Lowering my eyes, I will listen to the Bayan attentively.
2. Instead of resting against a wall etc., I will sit in reverential posture like
that in Tashahhud as long as possible with the intention of paying
respect to religious discourse.

3. I will make room for others by folding my hands and limbs and by
moving slightly.
4. If someone pushes me, I will remain patient and calm and avoid staring,
snapping, and arguing with them.
5. When I hear ‫ص ﱡل ۡوا َعلَى ۡال َح ِب ۡيب‬ ّ ٰ ‫ا ُ ۡذ ُكرُوا‬, ‫ﷲ‬
َ ,‫ﷲ‬ ّ ٰ ‫ت ُ ۡوب ُۡوا اِلَي‬, etc., I will reply loudly with
the intention of gaining reward and encouraging others to also recite.
6. After the Bayan, I will approach other people by making Salam, shaking
hands, and for making individual efforts upon them.

The reward of serving noble Sayyids

It is written on page 197 of the first volume of ‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayaat (published
by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami):
Sayyiduna Abu ‘Abdullah Waaqidi Qadi       
   states: Once, on the

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occasion of Eid, I did not have anything at all to cover my expenses. They
were days of immense poverty. At the time, Yahya Bin Khalid Barmaki was
the ruler. Eid was drawing nearer but still we had nothing. A maid of mine
came to me and said, ‘Eid is just around the corner, but we have nothing to
cover our household expenses. Arrange something so that the family can also
experience the happiness of Eid.’
Thus I went to a businessman friend of mine, and told him of my troubled
circumstances. He immediately gave me a sealed package, which contained
1200 dirhams. I brought them home and gave them to my family members,
which gave them some peace of mind that Eid would now pass happily. We
hadn’t even opened the package when a friend of mine belonging to a Sayyid
family came and told me that his financial situation was dire, Eid was drawing
nearer, he had nothing to cover his household expenses, and asked to borrow
an amount of money if possible. I said to my wife, ‘We should lend him half of
the money, and keep the other half for our own expenses.’ My wife replied,
‘When you went to your businessman friend to complain about your plight,
he gave you a package containing 1200 dirhams. But now that one of the
blessed offspring of the Beloved Rasool   ٖ       
   has come to you with
his plight, you wish to give him only half? Does your love accept this? Go, and
place the entire amount at the feet of the noble Sayyid!’ Having heard these
love-filled words of my wife, I gave the entire amount to my friend, who
made Du’a for us and left.
When the noble Sayyid reached his home, he was visited by the very same
businessman friend of mine, who said to him, ‘I am currently experiencing
financial difficulties, please lend me some money.’ Hearing this, the noble
Sayyid gave my businessman friend the very same sealed package containing
the amount. My businessman friend immediately recognised the package
when he saw it, so came to me and asked, ‘Where is the money that I gave
you?’ I told him the entire story, and he said, ‘That noble Sayyid is also my
friend. I was only in possession of these 1200 dirhams that I gave to you,
which you gave to the noble Sayyid, who then gave them back to me. By
doing this, all three of us preferred the other over ourselves and sacrificed
our happiness for the happiness of others.

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This event of ours somehow reached the ruler, Yahya Bin Khalid Barmaki who
immediately sent his courier with this message - ‘Due to my responsibilities,
I was unaware of your situation, but now I am sending my servant with 10000
Dinars. From this, 2000 are for you, 2000 for your businessman friend, 2000
for the noble Sayyid, and the remaining 4000 are for your well-fortuned and
noble wife, because she is the best example of devotion to the Beloved Rasool
  ٖ    
   
   amongst all of you.’ (‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayat, vol. 1, pp. 196)

Dear Islamic brothers! You have heard how the hearts of our pious
predecessors          were filled with enthusiasm to take care of the needs
and empathise with noble Sayyids. To the extent that even on the occasion of
Eid, they would not neglect them. They would accept poverty over their own
happiness and contentment and for the pleasure of Allah ! "  # $ and Beloved
Mustafa   ٖ         they would never turn away a noble Sayyid empty
handed as a result of his connection to the Beloved Rasool   ٖ       
   .
They would sacrifice their own happiness and wealth at their feet, and
therefore be worthy of the generosity of Allah ! "  # $ and His Beloved and
Blessed Rasool   ٖ       
   .

We too should follow those who are close to Allah ! "  # $ and occupy our
hearts in love and devotion for noble Sayyids. Recognise their rank and
nobility, support them, and make assisting needy Sayyids an integral part of
our life. From this account, we can also pick a Madani pearl that if someone is
known as a Sayyid, we should not ask for proofs of them being a Sayyid, but
rather accept them as such, respect them with our hearts and souls and serve
them in whichever way we are able to.

Asking a Sayyid for proof of lineage?

Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami,
‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas ‘Attar Qaadiri Razavi     % & ' (
 )
 *
was asked, ‘If there is no proof that a particular individual is actually a Sayyid,
should he be respected?’
He replied, ‘Respecting someone is not predicated on certainty or a specific
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respected, without any need of researching their lineage as we have not been
ordered to do this.

A’la Hadrat, the Imam of the Ahl-us-Sunnah, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan         
was asked about an individual who demanded proof of lineage from Sayyids
and would speak against them if they could not produce it. He          
replied: This servant has repeatedly issued the Fatwa that in order to accept
someone as a Sayyid and respect them, it is not necessary for us to have
personal proof that they are a Sayyid. We have no need to undertake any
research, nor have we been ordered to demand proof of lineage from
Sayyids. To forcibly demand someone to show their proof of lineage, and
speak against them and damage their reputation if they do not, are all
Haraam. ‫‘ ﻟ ﻨس  ﻣ ﻨء ﻋ ٰ   ﺴﻬﻢ‬People are truthful about their lineage’. Of course,
if we are truly aware that someone is not a Sayyid though he claims to be one,
we will neither respect him nor refer to him as a Sayyid, and it is appropriate
to inform those who are unaware of his fraud.
(Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 29, pp. 587; Sadaat Kiraam ki ‘Azmat, pp. 14-15)

Dear Islamic brothers! This statement of A’la Hadrat, the Imam of the Ahl-us-
Sunnah, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan           contains a Madani pearl of
admonition for those immature individuals who refuse to respect, revere and
assist a noble Sayyid until he presents some evidence or documentation of
his lineage. Such individuals should fear that this negative habit of theirs may
become a cause of the Beloved Rasool   ٖ       
   to become displeased
ٖ
with them. If he         
   demands evidence of them being a Muslim
on the Day of Judgement, remember that they will experience severe
remorse. Let’s listen to another thought-provoking similar account that is
replete with Madani pearls of admonition and counsel!

A majestic palace in Jannah

It is written on pages 471-472 of ‘Mukashafa-tul-Quloob’ (published by
Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami): Some
young daughters of Sayyids lived in a house with their families. Their father
passed away by the will of Allah ! "  # $ , so his young daughters found themselves

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orphaned, suffering great poverty and deprivation. The situation was such
that they left their native country out of shame, and lived in an abandoned
Masjid in another city.
Their mother left them there whilst she set out to search for food. She
headed to a wealthy man in the city, who was a Muslim, and told him of her
dire circumstances. He, however, refused to believe her, and said, ‘Bring a
witness who is able to verify your story, and then I will support you.’ She left
there saying, ‘I am a stranger in this land, who should I bring as a witness?’
She then went to a non-Muslim and when she told him her story, he accepted
it as truthful, and sent a woman with her to bring her and her daughters to
his house, leaving no stone unturned in their respect and reverence. When
half the night passed, the wealthy Muslim dreamt that the Day of Judgement
had begun and that the Beloved Nabi   ٖ       
   was standing next to a
magnificent palace, with a flag of Hamd tied around his blessed head. This
wealthy man drew closer and asked, ‘Ya Rasoolallah   ٖ       
   , who is
this palace for? He   ٖ         replied, ‘It is for a Muslim man.’ The

wealthy man replied, ‘I am a Muslim man who believes that Allah ! "  # $ is
One!’ Upon hearing this, the Beloved Rasoolullah    ٖ         replied,

‘Bring a witness who is able to confirm that you are really a Muslim.’ He
became extremely troubled, so the Beloved Rasool   ٖ       
   reminded
him of the Sayyidah lady from whom he had demanded witnesses. Hearing
this, he was engulfed with sorrows. He immediately set out to reach for the
Sayyidah lady and her daughters, and found them at the house of that non-
Muslim man. He said, ‘Give me the Sayyidah lady and her daughters’, but he
refused and said, ‘Due to them, I have received countless blessings.’ The
wealthy man replied, ‘Take 1000 dinar (gold coins) from me but let me take
custody of them,’ but he still refused.
The wealthy man then thought troubling the Sayyidah lady, but upon seeing
his bad intention, the non-Muslim said, ‘I am more worthy (than you) of
those you have come to take. The palace you saw in your dream was built for
me. Are you proud of your Islam? By Allah ! "  # $ ! Neither I nor my entire
family slept before we accepted Islam at the hands of the Sayyidah lady. I
saw a dream like yours and was blessed with the vision of the Beloved Rasool

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  ٖ    

    
, who said to me, ‘Are the Sayyidah lady and her daughters

with you?’ I replied, ‘Yes, Ya Rasoolallah   ٖ         ٖ 
   . He       
  
  
said, ‘This palace is for you and your family.’ Hearing this, the wealthy Muslim
departed, and Allah ! "  # $ knows better with what sorrow he must have
departed. (Mukashafa-tul-Quloob, pp. 471-472)

‫ِمرے سب عزيز چُھوٹيں ِمرے دوست بھی گو رُوٹھيں‬

‫شہا تُم نہ رُوٹھ جانا َمدَنی مدينے والے‬
‫اگرچہ ہوں کمينہ تِرا ہوں ش ِہ مدينہ‬
ِ ‫ميں‬
‫مجھے قدموں سے لگانا َمدَنی مدينے والے‬

If my relatives and relations abandon me

Don’t abandon me O Beloved one of Madinah!
Even though I am useless, I belong to you, King of Madinah
Place me at your feet, O Beloved one of Madinah!

ّ ٰ ‫صلﱠى‬
‫ﷲُ تَ َع ٰالى ع َٰلى ُم َح ﱠمد‬ َ ‫ص ﱡل ۡوا َعلَى ۡال َحبِ ۡيب‬
َ

The booklet ‘Sadaat Kiraam ki ‘Azmat’

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you heard what a blessed action of having feelings
about the troubles and sorrows of noble Sayyids and coming to their assistance
is. By means of serving the offspring of the Beloved Rasool   ٖ         , a
non-Muslim was not only blessed with Iman, but also become worthy of a
heavenly palace. Just think, when a non-Muslim - due to his respecting the
noble Sayyids - was blessed with the luminosity of Iman and declared worthy
of a heavenly palace, what will be the reward and nobility bestowed by
Allah ! "  # $ to a Muslim who adopts beautiful character with them and is
fortunate enough to serve them wholeheartedly.
Thus we too should attempt to recognise the importance and virtue of noble
Sayyids and try to include ourselves amongst the fortunate individuals who
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serve and assist them. May Allah ! "  # $ preserve the Madani movement of
devotees of Rasool, Dawat-e-Islami, which is working actively to raise
awareness of the importance and greatness of noble Sayyids. A clear example
of this is the booklet published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah compiled from the
Madani Muzakarahs of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat     % & ' (
 )
 * called ‘Sadaat
Kiraam ki ‘Azmat’ [Respect of Noble Sayyids].

This booklet contains many Madani pearls such as: The definition of a Sayyid,
the magnificence of noble Sayyids, the reason for the respect and nobility of
Sayyids, the ruling relating to a deviant Sayyid, the virtues of the Ummat-e-
Muhammadiyyah, the Du’a to be read when seeing someone smiling. Buy this
booklet from Maktaba-tul-Madinah today and both read it yourself alongside
encouraging others to read it. You can also read this booklet on Dawat-e-
Islami’s website www.dawateislami.net, download it or print it out.

Introduction to booklet ‘40 Farameen-e-Mustafa’

Dear Islamic brothers! To acquire knowledge of Deen and become steadfast
on many good deeds, study of the booklet ‘40 Farameen-e-Mustafa’ is quite
beneficial. ! "  # $  + , -   , this booklet contains the blessed Ahadees regarding
the excellence of Salah, Miswak, Salat and Salam, knowledge of Deen,
repentance and modesty, Salam and Du’a and many more good deeds.
Therefore, in order to attain steadfastness, buy this booklet today from the
stall of Maktaba-tul-Madinah. Do read it yourself and also persuade others with
good intentions to read. This booklet can also be read online, downloaded
and printed out from Dawat-e-Islami’s website: www.dawateislami.net.

ّ ٰ ‫صلﱠى‬
‫ﷲُ تَ َع ٰالى ع َٰلى ُم َح ﱠمد‬ َ ‫ص ﱡل ۡوا َعلَى ۡال َحبِ ۡيب‬
َ

Dear Islamic brothers! Without any doubt, it is a reality that whenever an

individual loves someone, he also begins to love and respect everything
connected with him - for example, the beloved’s house and its walls, the
beloved’s street and town, his family, children and so on. Then consider: if an
individual is engulfed in the love of the Beloved Nabi   ٖ         , how

will he not love his family and Ahl-e-Bayt i.e. Sayyids! The Quran itself

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demands from us to love these blessed individuals, as in Ayah 23 of Surah

Ash-Shura in the part 25:

ؕ◌ ‫اَ ۡج ًر ا اِ ﱠال ۡال َم َو ﱠد ةَ فِی ۡالقُ ۡر ٰبی‬ ‫قُ ۡل ﱠ ۤال اَ ۡسـَٔلُ ُکمۡ َعلَ ۡي ِہ‬
Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: Say you (O beloved) ‘I do not ask any
remuneration from you for this (propagation of religion), except (your) love
of (my) close relatives’.

Commenting upon the above Ayah, A’la Hadrat, the Imam of the Ahl-us-Sunnah,
Imam Ahmad Raza Khan       
   states: Close relatives’ means noble
Sayyids and the auspicious Ahl-e-Bayt   /$       .
  .’
(Malfuzaat-e-A’la Hadrat, pp. 501)

 +
 , -
   ,
the respected Ahl-e-Bayt and noble Sayyids   /$       .
! "  # $   are such
blessed personalities that the virtues of loving them and maintaining good
character with them are even mentioned in the blessed Ahadees.

The virtue of good character with noble Sayyids

The Rasool of Rahmah   ٖ       
   said: Whoever maintains good character
with anyone from my Ahl-e-Bayt, I will give him the reward of this on the Day
of Judgement. (Al-Jami’-us-Sagheer, pp. 533, Hadees 8821)

In another Hadees, he   ٖ       

   states: Whoever behaves well with any
of the offsprings of ‘Abdul Muttalib in the world, he has the right to receive
its reward from me when he will meet me on the Day of Judgement.
(Tareekh Baghdad, vol. 10, pp. 102, Hadees 5221)

‫ہم کو سارے َسيﱢدوں سے پِيار ہے‬

‫اِن َشآ َء ﷲ اپنا بيﮍا پار ہے‬

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Dear Islamic brothers! We have learnt that maintaining good character with
the blessed descendants of the Beloved Rasool   ٖ       
   (i.e. Sayyids)
is beloved to Allah ! "  # $ and His Beloved Nabi   ٖ       
   .

! "  # $  +

 , -
   ,
our pious predecessors        
  were such devotees of the
ٖ
Beloved Rasool            that each and every action of theirs was a

manifestation of their respect and reverence. Devotion to the Beloved Rasool
  ٖ    
   
   was their priceless wealth, and love for his blessed family was
like spiritual oxygen for them. They spent their entire lives in loving Rasoolullah
  ٖ          and persuading others to have devotion to the Noble Nabi

ٖ
        
   and respecting and serving his blessed offspring.

Let us now hear a few precious accounts of such pious predecessors so as to

encourage us and refresh our Iman.

Farooq-e-A’zam was happy with the happiness of

Hasanayn Karimayn
Sayyiduna Imam Ja’far Sadiq        
   narrates from his noble father,
Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Baaqir           that when Ameer-ul-
Mu`mineen, Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam       /$   .  received some fine
clothes from Yemen, he distributed it amongst the Muhajireen and Ansaar.
When the people wore it, they became extremely happy.

He   /$ 
  
 .  
was standing between the Mimber of the Beloved Rasool
     
  ٖ       
and his illuminated resting place and people were presenting
themselves before him, giving him Salam and making Du’a for him. Suddenly,
Sayyiduna Imam Hasan and Sayyiduna Imam Husayn ,   /$      .
  came in
front of him from the blessed house of Sayyidah Fatima-tuz-Zahra   /$     .
  .
(Because the blessed house of Sayyidah Fatima-tuz-Zahra   /$     .  was in
the courtyard of Masjid-un-Nabawi.)

Neither of the two princes ,   /$       .

  were dressed in those fine clothes,
and as soon as he   /$   
 .  saw them, his condition changed and he became
troubled. He          exclaimed, ‘By Allah ! "  # $ ! I am not even a little happy
/$    . 
when I see the fine clothes I have dressed you people in!’
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Hearing this, all people became worried and confused, and said, ‘What has
happened that you are saying this? After all, you yourself gave us these clothes.’
He replied, ‘I am saying this due to these two princes, who walk amongst
people in such a state they have no fine clothes.’

The narrator states that he   /$     .  immediately wrote to the ruler of
Yemen asking him to prepare two fine and expensive suits for Imam Hasan
and Imam Husayn ,   /$      .
  and dispatch them. The ruler of Yemen acted
immediately, and got two suits prepared and sent. He   /$    .   gave them
to Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn to wear, and became extremely happy and
said, ‘By Allah ! "  # $ ! Up until these two were not dressed in new clothes,
everyone else wearing them didn’t please me.’

Another narration is that, having given Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn
,
   /$ 
      .
  the clothes to wear, he   /$ 
  
 .  said, ‘Now I am happy.’
(Tareekh Ibn ‘Asakir, vol. 14, pp. 177)

A’la Hadrat’s reverence for blessed Sayyids

It is stated in the book Hayat-e-A’la Hadrat: Janab Sayyid Ayyub ‘Ali Sahib
  
       has stated, ‘A young man was employed to assist with the household
chores in the blessed home of A’la Hadrat         . Later, it became known
that the young man was a Sayyid, and so (A’la Hadrat         ) firmly
instructed his family members, ‘Do not give any chores to the noble Sayyid,
for he is here to be served (i.e. as he is the dignified descendant of the
Beloved Rasool   ٖ         , he is here to be served, not to serve us.)

Thus, whatever he requires, whether it be food and so on, present it to him.
Whatever salary had been promised, give it to him as an honorarium from now
on. Thus, his orders were carried out, and after a period of time the young
Sayyid left of his own accord.’ (Hayat-e-A’la Hadrat, vol. 1, pp. 179)

‫ق َنبِی بے شک‬ِ ‫ق صا ِد‬

ِ ‫عاش‬
ِ ‫جو ہے ﷲ کا َولِی بے شک‬
‫اعلی حضرت کی‬ ٰ ‫واه کيا بات‬ ‫تواال‬
َ ‫ث اعظم کا جو ہے َم‬
ِ ‫غَو‬

A friend of Allah, without a doubt!

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A sincere devotee of the Beloved Nabi, without a doubt!

The stalwart of Ghaus-e-A’zam! Incomparable is A’la Hadrat, without a doubt!

The respect of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat for the blessed Sayyids

It is written on pages 3 to 5 of the booklet ‘Sadaat Kiraam ki ‘Azmat’ (published
by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami):
Whilst staying in UAE, someone took Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat     % & ' (
 )
 * to
a hospital laboratory to carry out some tests. Despite the person’s insistence,
he refused to let him take the bottle containing his urine sample.

When he was later asked, ‘What was the wisdom in refusing to hand over
your bottle of urine sample to that individual?’ He replied, ‘That individual
was a noble Sayyid, how could I have given it to him to carry? What if, on the
Day of Judgement, his Blessed and Noble Grandfather, our Beloved Rasool
  ٖ    
     said to me, ‘Ilyas, was there no one other than my son to

carry your urine?’ What answer would I be able to give? Due to love for the
Beloved Rasool   ٖ       
   and the relation of noble Sayyids to him, who
from his Ummah and the servant of Sayyids would be happy to do so? It is
essential to love and admire noble Sayyids and to honour and respect them.’

Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat     % & ' (

 )
 * possesses immense love for noble
Sayyids, and is always at the forefront in embodying appropriate respect and
reverence for them. It has been constantly observed that if he is informed
that someone is a Sayyid Sahib whilst he is meeting them, he kisses their
hands with great humility.

He is set above others by the manner in which he demonstrates his love and
compassion for the children of blessed Sayyids, as he has been observed on
many occasions to place their small feet on his head. He considers it to be
contrary to true respect to stretch his feet out towards blessed Sayyids or
even turn his back to them.

The glimpse of devotion of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-

Islami, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas ‘Attar Qaadiri Razavi
  '  )
   % &  (  * towards the blessed Sayyids can be revealed from his poem
collection ‘Wasail-e-Bakhshish’, therefore, he writes:
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‫کاش ہوتا ميں سگ سيّدوں کا بن کے دربان پہرا بھی ديتا‬

‫ تُو سالم اُن سے رو رو کے کہنا‬،‫ربّ نے بھيجا ہے اِنساں بنا کر‬

Sometimes, when he sees a Sayyid, he enthusiastically recites this couplet of

A’la Hadrat       
   :

‫تيری نَس ِل پاک ميں ہے بچّ ہ بچّ ہ نُور کا‬

‫تُو ہے عَي ِن نُور تيرا سب گھرانا نُور کا‬

Every child in your blessed offspring is Noor (light)

You are the source of light, your entire household, light!
(Sadaat Kiraam ki ‘Azmat, pp. 3-5)

ّ ٰ ‫صلﱠى‬
‫ﷲُ تَ َع ٰالى ع َٰلى ُم َح ﱠمد‬ َ ‫ص ﱡل ۡوا َعلَى ۡال َحبِ ۡيب‬
َ

Weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’ – one of the 12 Madani activities

! "  # $ 2  0 -
  1 !
Have you heard how lofty the character of the pious people is in
respecting noble Sayyids and giving them utmost reverence and nobility - to
the extent that they preferred the happiness of the offspring of the Beloved
Rasool   ٖ       
   to their own happiness.

For this reason, we should also seek to define ourselves in terms of servitude
to noble Sayyids, make serving them one of our essential traits, be steadfast
in maintaining their respect and reverence, consider their happiness as our
own happiness and their sorrows as our own sorrows. To attain this Madani
mindset, we should remain attached to the Madani environment of Dawat-e-
Islami and enthusiastically participate in the 12 Madani works in our Zayli
Halqah. One of the 12 Madani works in the local area is to attend the ‘weekly
Sunnah inspiring Ijtima’.

! "  # $  +

 , -
   ,
by the blessing of attending the weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’,
the true respect of noble Sayyids is obtained, one is blessed with the
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opportunity to seek knowledge of the Deen, Du’as are accepted in the weekly
Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’, and the pious servants of Allah are mentioned in the
weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’. Sayyiduna Sufyan Bin ‘Uyaynah       
  

states, ‘‫ﻟﺼﻠ  ﺤ    ﻨﺰ ل ﻟ ﺮ ﺣ ﻤﺔ‬

   ‫ ’ﻋ  ﻨ ﺪ ذ‬With the mention of the pious people, mercy of
Allah ! "  # $ descends. (Hilya-tul-Awliya; Sufyan Bin ‘Uyaynah, vol. 5, pp. 335, Hadees 10750)

For persuasion, let’s listen to a faith-refreshing Madani parable about attending

the weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’:

A comedian’s repentance
An Islamic brother from Markaz-ul-Awliya’, Lahore was lost in the path of sins
and negligence. An Islamic brother wearing the ‘Imamah invited him to
attend the weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’ of Dawat-e-Islami. He accepted
the invitation of this Islamic brother and attended the Sunnah-inspiring
Ijtima’, which he liked very much. Thus, he began to regularly attend the
Ijtima’, perform Salah regularly and even began to wear an ‘Imamah.
Some of his family members began to severely oppose this, but the beauties
of the Madani environment and the good character of the devotees of the
Beloved Rasool drew him even closer to Dawat-e-Islami. He was consistently
encouraged by listening to audio recordings of Sunnah-inspiring Bayanaat
produced by Maktaba-tul-Madinah and ! "  # $  + , -    eventually a Madani
environment took root in his entire home.

‫بيمار ِعصيَاں تُو آ جا يہاں پر‬

ِ ‫اے‬
‫ُگناہوں کی ديگا دَوا َمدَنی ماحول‬

O sufferer of sins, come and join us,

Of every sin, the Madani environment will cure us!

ّ ٰ ‫صلﱠى‬
‫ﷲُ تَ َع ٰالى ع َٰلى ُم َح ﱠمد‬ َ ‫ص ﱡل ۡوا َعلَى ۡال َحبِ ۡيب‬
َ

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Dear Islamic brothers! Remember! To be a perfect Muslim, love of the Beloved

Rasool   ٖ         ٖ 
   is absolutely essential and binding, for he       
  
  
has said, ‘None of you can become true believer until I am more beloved to
him than his father, children and all people.’
(Sahih Bukhari; Kitab-ul-Iman, vol. 1, pp. 17, Hadees 15)

One of the demands of love for the Beloved Rasool   ٖ       
   is to also
love and respect all noble Sayyids, for whoever commits blasphemy and insults
noble Sayyids, opposes/incurs enmity towards them or disrespects them in
anyway is dishonest in his claims of love for the Beloved Rasool   ٖ          .
Such an individual does not only harm them by doing so, but also displeases
the Beloved Rasool   ٖ        
   :

Sayyiduna Shaykh Abul Mawahib Shaazili         has stated: Whoever
wishes to be blessed with a vision of the Beloved Rasool   ٖ        

should remember him abundantly day and night and love noble Sayyids and
the Awliya, otherwise the door (of such visions) will remain closed for him in
the dream. For these blessed souls are the kings of all people. Whoever they
are displeased with, Allah ! "  # $ and His Beloved Rasool   ٖ         are

also displeased with. (Afzal-us-Salawat ‘ala Sayyid-is-Sadaat; pp. 127)

A’la Hadrat, the Imam of the Ahl-us-Sunnah, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan        

  has stated, ‘The respect of noble Sayyids is Fard, and to disrespect them is
Haraam. Indeed, the blessed ‘Ulama have said, ‘Whoever calls an ‘Aalim
‘Mawlawiya’ [‫ويا‬ ِ َ‫ ] َمول‬or calls a Meer (another word for Sayyid) ‘Meerwa’
[‫ ] ِميروا‬intending to belittle them (‫)بروجہ تحقير‬, he is a Kafir.’ (Fatawa
Razawiyyah, vol. 22, pp. 420)

Let us listen to an account with many admonitory Madani parable, and seek
the protection of Allah ! "  # $ from the displeasure of blessed Sayyids, disrespecting
them and the displeasure of Mustafa   ٖ       
   in this regard.

A strange incident of hitting a Sayyid

Sayyidi ‘Abdul Wahhab Sha’rani         has said: Sayyid Shareef narrated
at the khanqah (residency) of Sayyiduna Khattab           that Kashif-ul-
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Buhayrah [‫ہ‬+  ‫ ]*ﺷﻒ ﻟ' ﺤ‬once hit a Sayyid and that night dreamt that the Beloved
Rasool   ٖ       
   was turning his blessed face away from him. He said,
‘Ya Rasoolallah   ٖ        ٖ 
   , what sin have I committed?’ He    
  
  

   replied, ‘You hit me, even though I am your intercessor on the Day of
Judgement.’ Kashif-ul-Buhayrah replied, ‘Ya Rasoolallah   ٖ       
   ! I do not
remember hitting you!’ He   ٖ     
   said, ‘Did you not hit my offspring?’

Kashif-ul-Buhayrah humbly replied in the affirmative, and he   ٖ       
  
said, ‘Your strike hit my wrist’ and then showed (Kashif-ul-Buhayrah) his
blessed wrist, which was swollen as though it had been stung by a bee. We
seek mercy from Allah ! "  # $ ! (Barakat Aal-e-Rasool, pp. 267-268)

‫َمحفوظ َسدا رکھنا شہا! بے اَدَبوں سے‬

‫اور مجھ سے بھی َسر زَ د نہ کبھی بے اَدَبی ہو‬

Protect me, O Beloved, from disrespectful folk, always,

And do not let me develop any disrespectful ways!

Majlis Maktaba-tul-Madinah
Dear Islamic brothers! We have learnt that the affairs pertaining to noble
Sayyids are very sensitive, for whichever ill-fortuned person troubles them in
reality troubles the Beloved Rasool    ٖ       
   , displeases him and thus
becomes deprived of his affection and generosity.
For this reason, we should all adopt respectful manners with all of the
Muslims, and noble Sayyids in particular and abstain from giving them
trouble, and associate ourselves with the Madani environment of Dawat-e-
Islami to get such a Madani mindset.

! "  # $  +

 , -
   !
The Madani movement of the devotees of Rasool, Dawat-e-
Islami is actively working in 104 departments of serving Islam for the
propagation of calling towards righteousness ‘Majlis Maktaba-tul-Madinah’ is
one of them. Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat      %& ' (
 )
 * founded
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the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami, Maktaba-tul-Madinah in 1406

Hijri, corresponding to 1986 first of all to produce audio cassettes of Bayanaat.

! "  # $  +

 , -
   !
In this short period of time, Maktaba-tul-Madinah has achieved
unparalleled progress. In this short period of time, Maktaba-tul-Madinah has
not only distributed Sunnah-inspiring Bayanaat and memory cards
throughout the world, but also published books of A’la Hadrat         ,
Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat     % & ' (
 )* and Al-Madina-tul-‘Ilmiyyah in the
hundreds of thousands and placed them in the hands of the public causing
them to develop deep love for the Sunnah.

‫ﷲ کرم ايسا کرے تُجھ پہ جہاں ميں‬

!‫ت اسالمی تِری دُھوم مچی ہو‬
ِ ‫اے دعو‬

ّ ٰ ‫صلﱠى‬
‫ﷲُ تَ َع ٰالى ع َٰلى ُم َح ﱠمد‬ َ ‫ص ﱡل ۡوا َعلَى ۡال َحبِ ۡيب‬
َ

Dear Islamic brothers! ! "  # $  + , -   , the illuminated month of Rabi’-ul-Awwal
is spreading its blessings as it moves towards its end. After this month, the
blessed month of Rabi’-ul-Aakhir will bless us with its presence, which is
particularly associated with Ghaus-e-A’zam, the king of Baghdad, Shaykh
‘Abdul Qaadir Jeelani         . In the same way as Allah ! "  # $ blessed him
with many other virtues, another unparalleled virtue of his is that he hailed
from a Sayyid household such that he           was both descended from
Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn ,   /$       .   . Let us hear a brief summary of a
portion of his blessed personality.

Ghaus-e-A’zam’s name and lineage

Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam, Shaykh ‘Abdul Qaadir Jeelani        
   was born
st
on the 1 Ramadan 470 AH on the day of Jumu’ah [Friday] in the city of
Jeelan. His Kunyah is Abu Muhammad and Muhiyyuddin, Mahboob-e-Subhani,
Ghaus-e-A’zam, Ghaus-us-Saqalayn, etc., are some of his titles.

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His noble and pious father’s name is Sayyiduna Abu Saalih Musa Jangi Dost
and his respected mother’s name is Umm-ul-Khayr Fatimah            . He

  
     
   was a ‘Hasani Sayyid’ (i.e. a descendant of Imam Hasan) from his
father’s side and a ‘Husayni Sayyid’ (i.e. a descendant of Imam Husayn) from
his mother’s side. (Sharh Shajarah Qadiriyyah Razawiyyah Attariyyah; pp. 83)

He       

   passed away from this temporal world occurred in the month
of Rabi’-ul-Aakhir in 561 AH after Maghrib Salah.
(At-Tabqat-ul-Hanabilah; vol. 3, pp. 251)

‫تُو ُح َسينِی َح َسنِی کيوں نہ ُم ِح ﱡی الدﱢيں ہو‬

‫حرين ہے َچش َمہ تيرا‬
َ َ‫اے ِخضر َمج َم ِع ب‬

Summary of the speech

Dear Islamic brothers! In today’s weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’, we were
blessed with the opportunity to hear the virtues and praises of noble Sayyids.
In summary, we have heard:

The one who serves noble Sayyids is declared to be worthy of the blessings
of Allah ! "  # $ and His Beloved Rasool   ٖ       
   .

A non-Muslim was blessed with the treasure of faith due to serving noble
Sayyids.

Demanding blessed Sayyids produce proof of his lineage causes the
Beloved Rasool   ٖ       
   to be displeased.

There is a clear example for us in the manner in which our pious

predecessors respected and assisted noble Sayyids.

Respecting all noble Sayyids is Fard, and insulting them is Haraam.

The one who troubles noble Sayyids in reality troubles the Beloved Rasool
  ٖ    
   
   .

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Finally, we heard briefly that Sayyiduna Shaykh ‘Abdul Qaadir Jeelani

  
     
   was a Hasani and Husayni Sayyid, and some other brief details
from his blessed life.

May Allah ! "  # $ , for the sake of Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam, grant us all the
ability to understand the importance of noble Sayyids, assist them and respect
them in every possible way.
ّ ٰ ‫صلﱠى‬
‫ َو َسلﱠم‬T‫ﷲُ َت َع ٰالى َع َل ۡي ِه َو ٰا ِله‬ َ ‫ٰا ِم ۡين ِب َجا ِه النﱠ ِب ﱢي ۡاالَ ِم ۡين‬
ّ ٰ ‫صلﱠى‬
‫ﷲُ تَ َع ٰالى ع َٰلى ُم َح ﱠمد‬ َ ‫ص ﱡل ۡوا َعلَى ۡال َحبِ ۡيب‬
َ

Dear Islamic brothers! In conclusion, I would like to take the opportunity to

mention the excellence of Sunnah as well as some Sunan and manners. The
Rasool of Rahmah, the Intercessor of the Ummah   ٖ         has said,

‘Whoever loves my Sunnah, loves me, and whoever loves me will be with me
in Jannah.’ (Ibn ‘Asakir, vol. 9, pp. 343)

‫سينہ تری ُسنﱠت کا مدينہ بنے آقا‬

‫جنﱠت ميں پﮍوسی مجھے تم اپنا بنانا‬

ّ ٰ ‫صلﱠى‬
‫ﷲُ تَ َع ٰالى ع َٰلى ُم َح ﱠمد‬ َ ‫ص ﱡل ۡوا َعلَى ۡال َح ِب ۡيب‬
َ

Sunan and manners of sneezing

Sayings of the Beloved Rasool   ٖ  
  
  
   :

1. Allah ! "  # $ likes the sneeze (of a person) and does not like the yawn (of a
person). (Sahih Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 163, Hadees 6226)
ٰ
2. When one sneezes and says ‘}ّ ِ ‫’اَ ۡل َحمۡ ُد‬, the angels say ‘ َ‫ ’ َربﱡ ۡال َعالَ ِم ۡين‬and if he
says, ‘ َ‫ ’ َربﱡ ۡال َعالَ ِم ۡين‬the angels say, ‘May Allah ! "  # $ have mercy upon you’.
(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 11, pp. 358, Hadees 12284)

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3. Lower your head, cover your face as you sneeze, and sneeze in a low
sound as it is foolish to sneeze loudly. (Rad-dul-Muhtar, vol. 9, pp. 684)

4. One should say ‘}ّ ٰ ِ ‫ ’اَ ۡل َحمۡ ُد‬after sneezing. It is better to say ‘ َ‫’اَ ۡل َحمۡ ُد ِ ٰ ّ}ِ َربﱢ ۡال ٰعلَ ِم ۡين‬
or ‘‫( ’اَ ۡل َحمۡ ُد ِ ٰ ّ}ِ ع َٰلى ُك ﱢل َحال‬it is stated in Khaza`in-ul-‘Irfan on page 3 with
reference to Tahtaawi that it is a Sunnat-e-Muakkadah to recite the
Hamd of Allah ! "  # $ after sneezing).

ّ ‫( ’يَ ۡر َح ُم َك‬May ٰ
5. It is Wajib for the one who hears the sneezer, to say ‘‫ﷲ‬
Allah ! "  # $ have mercy on you) immediately in such an audible voice that
the one who sneezed can hear it. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 16, pp. 119)

6. Upon hearing ‘‫ﷲ‬ ّٰ ‫ك‬

َ ‫’يَ ۡر َح ُم‬, the person who sneezed should say ‘ ۡ‫ﷲُ لَنَا َولَ ُكم‬ ّ ٰ ‫’يَ ۡغفِ ُر‬
ٰ
ّ ‫( ’يَ ۡھ ِد ۡي ُك ُم‬may Allah
(may Allah ! "  # $ forgive us and you) or say ‘ ۡ‫ُصلِ ُح بَالَ ُكم‬
ۡ ‫ﷲ ُ َوي‬
! "  # $ guide you and improve your condition).

(Fatawa ‘Aalamgiri, vol. 5, pp. 326)

ٰ
7. Whoever says ‘‫ ’اَ ۡل َحمۡ ُد ِ ّ}ِ ع َٰلى ُك ﱢل َحال‬after sneezing and passes his tongue
over all his teeth, ! "  # $ 3425 6  he will be safe from dental diseases.
(Mirat-ul Manajih, vol. 6, pp. 396)

8. Sayyiduna ‘Ali-ul-Murtada ۡ8&9 ۡ   "ۡ  

    : & ; has said, ‘Whosoever says
ٰ ٰ ۡ
‘‫ ’اَل َحمۡ ُد ِ ّ}ِ عَلى ُك ﱢل َحال‬upon sneezing, he will never suffer from pain in the
molars or from an earache.’ (Mirqat-ul-Mafatih, vol. 8, pp. 499, Taht-al-Hadees 4739)

To learn various Sunan, obtain the following books, Bahar-e-Shari’ah part 16

comprising of 312 pages and Sunnatayn aur Adaab, comprising of 120
pages, both published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department
of Dawat-e-Islami. One of the best ways to learn Sunan is to travel in the
Madani Qafilahs of Dawat-e-Islami with the lovers of the Beloved Rasool.

‫ ٓائيں سنّت کے پھول‬،‫قان رسول‬

ِ ‫عاش‬
‫ قافلے ميں چلو‬،‫دينے لينے چليں‬

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ّ ٰ ‫صلﱠى‬
‫ﷲُ تَ َع ٰالى ع َٰلى ُم َح ﱠمد‬ َ ‫ص ﱡل ۡوا َعلَى ۡال َح ِب ۡيب‬
َ [

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The 6 Salawaat-‘Alan-Nabi and 2 Du’as that are recited in the Sunnah-inspiring

weekly Ijtima’ (congregation) of Dawat-e-Islami:



1. The Salat-‘Alan-Nabi for the night preceding Friday

ٰ
‫ ٍد النﱠبِ ﱢ‬/‫يﱢ ِدنَا ُم َح ﱠم‬/‫ی َس‬/‫ار ْك َع ٰل‬/
‫ی ْاالُ ﱢم ﱢ‬/
‫ی‬/ ِ َ‫لﱢ ْم َوب‬/‫صلﱢ َو َس‬ َ ‫اَللّھُ ﱠم‬
َ ‫ہ َو‬/ٖ ِ‫ی ٰال‬/‫ا ِه َو َع ٰل‬/‫ي ِْم ْال َج‬/‫ب ْال َعالِی ْالقَ ْد ِر ْال َع ِظ‬
‫حْ بِ ٖہ َو‬/‫ص‬ ِ ‫ْال َحبِ ْي‬
‫َسلﱢ ْم‬
The saints of Islam have quoted that whoever recites this Salat-’Alan-Nabi at
least once on the night preceding Friday [the night between Thursday and
Friday] on a regular basis will be blessed with the vision of the Beloved and
Blessed Rasool   ٖ         at the time of death, as well as at the time

of his burial into the grave, to the extent that he will see the Noble Rasool
  ٖ    
     lowering him into the grave with his own merciful hands.

(Afdal-us-Salawat ‘ala Sayyid-is-Sadat, pp. 151)

2. All sins forgiven

‫ص ﱢل َع ٰلی َسيﱢ ِد نَا َو َم ْو َالنَا ُم َح ﱠم ٍد ﱠو َع ٰلی ٰالِ ٖہ‬ ٰ

َ ‫اَللّھُ ﱠم‬
‫َو َسلﱢ ْم‬
It is narrated by Sayyiduna Anas   /$     .  that the Beloved and Blessed
 ٖ 
Rasool            has stated, ‘Whoever recites this Salat upon me whilst
standing, then prior to his sitting back; and if he recites it whilst sitting, then
before he stands back, his sins will be forgiven.’ (Ibid, pp. 65)

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3. 70 Portals of mercy

‫َع ٰلی ُم َح ﱠم ٍد‬ ّ ٰ ‫صلﱠی‬

ُ‫ﷲ‬ َ
Whoever recites this Salat-’Alan-Nabi, 70 portals of mercy are opened for
him. (Al-Qaul-ul-Badi’, pp. 277)

4. The reward of 600,000 Salawat-‘Alan-Nabi

‫ص ﱢل َع ٰلی َسيﱢ ِدنَا‬ ٰ

‫ُم َح ﱠم ٍد َع َد َد‬ َ ‫اَللّھُ ﱠم‬
ّ ٰ ‫بِ َد َو ِام ُم ْل ِك‬
ِ‫ﷲ‬ ً‫ص َالةً َد ۤا ئِ َم ۢۃ‬
َ ِ‫ﷲ‬ّ ٰ ‫َما فِ ْی ِع ْل ِم‬

Shaykh Ahmad Saawi <* ۡ   

 ۡ   $ reports from some saints of Islam that the
one reciting this Salat-’Alan-Nabi once receives the reward of reciting Salat-
’Alan-Nabi 600,000 times. (Afdal-us-Salawat ‘ala Sayyid-is-Sadat, pp. 149)

5. Nearness to the Distinguished Rasool

ٰ َ‫ص ﱢل َع ٰلی ُم َح ﱠم ٍد َک َما تُ ِحبﱡ َو ت‬ ٰ

‫رضی لَ ٗہ‬ َ ‫اَللّھُ ﱠم‬
One day somebody came [to the blessed court of the Beloved and Blessed
Rasool   ٖ         ٖ 
   ], and the Noble Rasool       
  
   made him sit
in between himself and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq   /$      .   . The respected
companions   /$      .   were surprised as to who that honoured person
was. When he had left, the Beloved Rasool   ٖ         said, ‘When he

recites Salat upon me, he does so in these words.’ (Al-Qaul-ul-Badi’, pp. 125)

6. Durood-e-Shafa’at

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ٰ
َ ‫ص ﱢل َع ٰلی ُم َح ﱠم ٍد ﱠو اَ ْن ِز ْلہُ ْال َم ْق َع َد ْال ُمقَر‬
َ ‫ﱠب ِع ْن َد‬
‫ك يَ ْو َم‬ َ ‫اَللّہُ ﱠم‬
‫ْالقِيَا َم ِۃ‬
The Greatest Rasool   ٖ         has stated: The one who recites this

Salat upon me, my intercession will become Wajib for him.
(Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 2, pp. 329, Hadees 31)

1. Good deeds for 1000 days

ّ ٰ ‫َج َزی‬
‫ﷲُ َعنﱠا ُم َح ﱠمدًا َما ھُ َو اَ ْھلُ ٗہ‬
It is narrated by Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas ,   /$     .
  that the Noble Rasool
  ٖ    
     has stated, ‘For the reciter of above supplication, seventy

angels write good deeds (in his account) for 1000 days.’
(Majma’-uz-Zawaid, pp. 254, vol. 10, Hadees 17305)

2. An easy way to spend every night in worship

The following narration has been mentioned on page 187 of Gharaib-ul-Quran,
‘If anyone recites the following Du’a three times at night it is as if he has
found Layla-tul-Qadr.’ We should recite it every night. Here is the Du’a:

‫ْال َك ِر ْي ُم‬ ّ ٰ ‫َ ۤال اِ ٰلهَ اِ ﱠال‬

‫ﷲُ ْال َحلِ ْي ُم‬
‫ش ْال َع ِظيْم‬
ِ ْ‫َربﱢ ْال َعر‬ ‫ت ال ﱠسب ِْع َو‬ ِ ‫ﷲِ َربﱢ السﱠمٰ ٰو‬ ّ ٰ ‫ُسب ْٰح َن‬
Translation: There is none worthy of worship except Allah ! "  # $ Who is ‘‫’ َحلِ ۡيم‬
and ‘‫’ َك ِر ۡيم‬. Allah ! "  # $ is ‘‫’س ُۡب َحان‬, Rab of the seven skies and Rab of the
magnificent ‘Arsh.

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