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2022-04-23 21:38:09 22 BLOSSOMING BELIEVERS: Knowing God



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2022-04-23 05:32:23 In order for our duʿā to be answered, it is necessary that one appears before Allāh تعالى as weak, helpless and simply unable to hold on his own; modest and humble and submits to Allāh تعالى with total negation of what is supposed to be pride, dignity, honour, ego and then makes duʿā.

Duʿā is a thing of the soul which requires that its words match the feebleness and humbleness of the soul of the maker of that duʿā.

Allāh تعالى is All-Hearing (السميع), All-Knowing (العليم). Allāh تعالى knows what we show on the outside and what we hide on the inside. Allāh تعالى hears everything said quietly or loudly.

Therefore, when the voice of the Companions رضي الله عنهم reached a loud pitch during duʿā made on the occasion of the battle of Khaybar, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said:

You are not calling someone dead or absent that you say it in such a loud voice. Instead, your addressee is someone Hearing and Near, that is Allāh تعالى (so, to raise your voice is redundant).

Allāh تعالى has mentioned the duʿā of a righteous person in these words:
ذِكْرُ رَحْمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهُ زَكَرِيَّا
إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ نِدَاءً خَفِيًّا
This is a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His slave Zakariyah.
When he called his Lord, calling in a lowered voice.
- Qurʾān, Sūrah Maryam (19), Verse 2-3

The state of duʿā liked by Allāh تعالى is that it be asked of Him in a lowered and subdued voice.

[Maʿāriful Qurʾān, Volume 3, Page 691-693] Open / Comment

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2022-04-22 23:27:42 21 BLOSSOMING BELIEVERS: Knowledge to Action



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2022-04-22 05:30:28 The Prophet ﷺ said,
مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَىَّ صَلاَةً وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرَ صَلَوَاتٍ وَحُطَّتْ عَنْهُ عَشْرُ خَطِيئَاتٍ وَرُفِعَتْ لَهُ عَشْرُ دَرَجَاتٍ

“Whoever sends blessings upon me once, Allāḥ will send blessings upon him tenfold, and will erase ten sins from him, and will raise him ten degrees in status.
[Ibn Mājah and others]

One blessing and mercy from Allāh is sufficient for the whole creation, let alone ten of Allāh’s blessings in return for invoking blessings once. What virtue for invoking blessings is there which is greater than being granted ten blessings for invoking once?

In Zād al-Saʿīd, it is narrated from Al-Mawāhib al-Ladunniyya that on the Day of Judgement, a certain believer will have fewer good deeds. The Prophet ﷺ will place a parchment the size of a fingertip on the Scales. The pan of good deeds will become heavy.

The believer will say, “May my parents be sacrificed for your sake. Who are you? How beautiful your appearance and character are!”

The Prophet ﷺ will reply, “I am your Prophet and these are the blessings you invoked upon me. I have recompensed you in your time of need.”

One should not doubt that a parchment the size of a fingertip can weigh down the Scales, because it is sincerity which is of value to Allāh. The more sincerity in an action, the more it shall weigh.

[Virtues of invoking blessings and peace on the Noble Prophet ﷺ, Sheikh-ul-Ḥadīth Mawlāna Muḥammad Zakariyyā Kāndhalawī رحمه الله, Page 18, 38]

اللهم صل على محمد و على آل محمد كما صليت على إبراهيم و على آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيد، اللهم بارك على محمد و على آل محمد كما باركت على إبراهيم و على آل إبراهيم إنك حميد مجيد Open / Comment

2022-04-22 05:30:23 Open / Comment

2022-04-22 03:44:24 Capitalise on these blessed nights. Engage in Nafl prayer, recitation of Qur’an, Dhikr, Du’a and spending in charity.

May Allah accept our good actions and allow us to make the most of these blessed moments. Āmīn Yā Rabb. Open / Comment

2022-04-21 20:12:05 20 BLOSSOMING BELIEVERS: In Awe of Allāh



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2022-04-21 05:32:31 Imām al-Qurṭubī رحمه الله has said:

The event relating to Sayyidnā Yaʿqūb عليه السلام proves that it is wājib upon every Muslim when faced with distress or pain in the case of his person, children, family or property that he or she should seek redress from it by resorting to patience (ṣabr) at its best and by becoming resigned to and content with the decree of Allāh Taʿālā - and follow the example of Sayyidnā Yaʿqūb and other blessed prophets عليهم السلام.

Ḥaḍrat Ibn ʿAbbās رضي الله عنه has said: Allāh Taʿālā conferred upon Sayyidnā Yaʿqūb عليه السلام the reward of Shuhadā' (martyrs in the path of Allāh) for his ṣabr. And, in this Ummah too, whoever observes patience whilst in distress shall receive a similar reward.

[Maʿāriful Qur’ān, Volume 5, Page 144-145] Open / Comment