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AN EASY PATH T JANNAH

Mufti A’azam Hadhrat Moulana Mufti MohammedRafee’ Saheb Uthmaani (Daamat Barakaatuhum)

Translated by: Moulana Yusuf Laher

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Foreword 03Three types of people 06

Deeni gatherings is a gift from Allah 0 !o one has any "nowledge of death 0#A famous story regarding Mala"ul Maut 0$You felt pity for the same person twi%e &0The doors of Taubah are open &&'ow to sa(e oneself from sin &&

Abstention from sin is a boon from Allah))) &3My re*uest of be%oming +ay,at to my father &-.on%eit on "nowledge is a means of destru%tion &/Aarif +illaah 'adhrat Do%tor Abdul 'ayy aheb &/Four golden a%tions &61ift of the Murshid &"# SHU$R &#Many o%%asions of hu"r &#2e en oy %ountless bounties &$+y ma"ing hu"r bounties are in%reased))) 40This is a belo(ed 5baadat unto Allah 4&This 5baadat will %ontinue in annah 44The story of a wood%utter 44

abr and Ta*wa are de(eloped from hu"r 437ride is eradi%ated 4-%# SABR 4-The re%ital of 5nnaa Lillaahi is not restri%ted to))) 46Mullah !aseeruddeen 4The Mer%y of Allah is on the aabir 4&# 'S ' H AAR 4$The %hallenge of haytaan 4$

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The weapon gi(en by Allah 4$ins are forgi(en through 5stighfaar 30

Ma"e Taubah e(ery time a sin is %ommitted 3&

The benefits of 5stighfaar 34*# 'S '’AADHAH 3-8e%ite A,oodhu +illaah at the time of e(ery fear 3-The helplessness of a thief 3/.ling to the robe of the ar%her 3Ma"e these four a%tions a habit 3#

Three tenses are under prote%tion 3$7ass this gift to others 3$

ي ح ر ل ن ا م ح ر ل ه ا ل س ا ب

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OR!+ORD

All praises are due unto Allah Ta,aala who has blessed us

with 5maan and made us from the 9mmah of ayyidinaMohammed )

This publi%ation before you is a translation of a le%turedeli(ered by the %urrent 1rand Mufti of 7a"istan 'adhratMoulana Mufti Mohammed 8afee, aheb 9thmaani;Daamat +ara"aatuhum< and was deli(ered at the =Ma lis

iyaanatul Muslimeen,)

=Ma lis iyaanatul Muslimeen, is an 5 tima, whi%h ta"es pla%e annually at Lahore 7a"istan and was initiated bythose lin"ed to 'a"eemul 9mmah 'adhrat MoulanaAshraf Ali Thanwi ;8ahmatullaahi Alayh<) 7eople gatherhere and the Mashaai"h deli(er le%tures ad(i%e isoffered and the souls re%ei(e nourishment)

'adhrat Mufti aheb is the son of 'adhrat MuftiMohammed hafee, aheb and the >haleefah of 'adhratDo%tor Abdul 'ayy aheb Aarifi who was the >haleefah

of 'adhrat Thanwi) After the demise of 'adhrat Do%tor aheb 'adhrat Mufti aheb de(eloped a spiritual lin" with Maseehul 9mmah 'adhrat Moulana MohammedMaseehullah aheb >han ;8ahmatullaahi Alayhim<)

'adhrat Mufti aheb is the %urrent Mufti A,a?am ;1randMufti< of 7a"istan and the %han%ellor of Darul 9loom>ara%hi) 'is father established this Darul 9loom in &$/&)The Darul 9loom has appro@imately fi(e thousand

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students) Among other fa%ulties this Darul 9loomspe%iali?es in the fa%ulty of 5ftaa "nown as the Mufti%ourse)

'adhrat Mufti aheb is (ery widely tra(elled andunderstands the spiritual needs of the 9mmah) 5t is hopedthat one and all will benefit from this inspiring le%ture)May Allah Ta,aala grant us the Taufee* to pra%ti%e onthese pri%eless ad(i%es) Aameen)

May Allah Ta,aala grant 'adhrat Mufti aheb long lifee@%ellent health and may the 9mmah benefit from himtremendously) May Allah Ta,aala a%%ept his efforts)Aameen)

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'onourable elders esteemed 9lama and respe%tedaudien%e Many than"s unto Allah Ta,aala that annually'e grants us the Taufee* to host this national 5 tima=Ma lis iyaanatul Muslimeen,) There are numerous

benefits in holding this 5 tima) 5t be%omes a meeting pla%efor those who %ondu%t Ma lis throughout the %ountry)Also there are many +ara"aat in the gathering of theMuslims) 2hen Muslims gather in a pla%e to learn theDeen the rain of the Mer%y of Allah des%ends the angelsspread their wings for the attendants and Du,aas area%%epted) At this moment there is a %ollision of (arioustopi%s in my mind and 5 am fa%ed with the dilemma of

whi%h one to %hoose for there are se(eral ne%essarytopi%s to be dis%ussed) 5n su%h a situation it is best tohand o(er the matter to Allah Ta,aala) 5nshaa Allah therewill be goodness in whate(er 'e ma"es me spea")

HR!! ,-!S O -!O-.!

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5 suddenly remembered something) Bn%e 8asulullahwas sitting in the Mas ide !abawi ;the holy Mas id of Madinah hareef< and the ahaabah >iraam were

gathered around him) Three people who were not awarethat 8asulullah was sitting in the Mas id entered)2hen they be%ame aware that 8asulullah was presentone of them immediately oined the Ma lis) The se%ondone also oined the Ma lis out of shame thin"ing that if he goes away it will loo" bad) The third person went

away) 8asulullah said: CThree people %ame) Bne of them pla%ed himself in the prote%tion of Allah and 'is8asool and 'is 8asool has granted him the prote%tion)The se%ond sat out of shame and Allah also feels ashamedto depri(e a person of reward who is in this Ma lis) 'ewill also re%ei(e the reward that others will re%ei(e) Thethird person has turned away from Allah and 'is 8asoolthus Allah and 'is 8asool are not in need of him)

D!!N' A H!R'N S 'S A ' ROM A..AH

o this gathering whi%h is solely for the pleasure of Allahand 'is 8asool is a means of holding fast to Allah and'is 8asool) The reason for sitting here is to be able tolisten to the tal"s of Allah and 'is 8asool and that thehearts %an e@perien%e spiritual emotions fear of Allah%on%ern for the Aa"hirah resulting in the re%tifi%ation of our A,amaal ;a%tions< and A"hlaa* ;%hara%ter<) Thesegatherings are a (ery great gift from Allah Ta,aala

be%ause one person re%ei(es ad(i%e from another) 2henone sees another performing good deeds it affe%ts the

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heart and one also de%ides to the same good deeds)7eople learn from ea%h other and this in%reases their bondand lo(e) 7erforming of good a%tions be%omes easier and

through the 1ra%e and Mer%y of Allah Ta,aala in these5 timas Du,aas are (ery *ui%"ly a%%epted)

5 feel aw"ward to le%ture at su%h a pla%e where greatsaintly personalities ha(e pre(iously le%tured for in%omparison 5 am still of the "indergarten le(el) 1reat>hulafaa of 'a"eemul 9mmah 'adhrat Thanwi ha(e saton this Mimbar and le%tured) Among them wereE 'adhratMoulana Mufti Mohammed 'asan aheb my honourablefather 'adhrat Moulana Mufti Mohammed hafee,

aheb 'adhrat Mufti afar Ahmad 9thmaani aheb'adhrat Moulana >hayr Mohammed aheb aalandhari'adhrat Moulana Gaari Mohammed Tayyab aheb'adhrat Moulana Mohammed 5drees >andhelwi aheband 'adhrat Moulana Maseehullah >han aheb;8ahmatullaahi Alayhim<)

To e(en thin" of le%turing in su%h a pla%e is diffi%ult butit is the instru%tion of the elders and part of the usual

pro%eedings) Thus willingly or unwillingly 5 ha(e satdown so that 5 %an be in%luded among you in dis%ussingAllah and 'is 8asool)

The translation of the Aayat whi%h 5 had re%ited in the>hutbah is:B YB9 2'B +HL5HIH FHA8 ALLA' A 'H

'B9LD +H FHA8HD)



5t means that stay away from those fa%tors whi%h 'e hasforbidden and do not be negle%tful in those fa%tors whi%h'e has %ommanded) This is =Ta*wa,)

Allah further says ;in the same (erse<:

A!D DB !BT D5H HJ.H7T T'AT YB9 A8H 5! ATATH BF 5 LAM) ; urah Aali 5mraan<

NO ON! HAS AN, $NO+.!D ! O D!A H

Life and death is not in the hands of man) !o one "nowswhen where and how he will die) At times Mala"ul Maut;the angel of death< is gi(en a list of people who will diewhereas they are in(ol(ed in years of planning ands%heming) They plan that 5 will do this ne@t year and 5will do that ne@t month but Mala"ul Maut is amused atthe fa%t that this wret%hed person does not "now he hasonly a few hours of life left) Most probably Mala"ul Mautdoes not e(en pity him be%ause he is an obedient ser(antof Allah Ta,aala) 'e merely %arries out the orders here%ei(es)

A AMOUS S OR, R! ARD'NMA.A$U. MAU

5t is well "nown that Allah on%e as"ed Mala"ul Maut:CYou ha(e remo(ed many souls and this is your

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designated wor" night and day) Tell me did you e(er feel pity at the time of remo(ing anyone,s soulK The angel;Mala"ul Maut< replied: C5 felt pity only on two people)

Allah said: C2ho are the people that e(en you pitiedKThe angel of death replied: CBn%e there was a ship at seawith women and %hildren) A storm arose and the shipsan") A few people drowned and a few %lung on to plan"sand managed to sa(e themsel(es) Among them was a

pregnant woman who had managed to hold on to a big pie%e of plan") he held tightly on to this plan" althoughshe was in the middle of the o%ean and it was dar" andstormy) 5n that %ondition she ga(e birth and held the babyto her %hest) There was neither means of feeding the babynor any means of prote%tion) 5n that %ondition B 1reatMaster You instru%ted me to remo(e the soul of thatwoman) B Allah 5 remo(ed her soul but till today 5wonder what happened to that %hild) Thereafter Allahas"ed: C2ho was the se%ond person you felt sorry forKMala"ul Maut replied: CThere was a disobedient ser(antof Yours named haddaad) You granted him "ingdom andwealth in abundan%e) 'e said that he will %onstru%t a= annah, on earth and %ommen%ed with its %onstru%tion)

'e spent thousands and millions of Dinars and (owedthat he will only enter it after it is fully built) After waiting many years ;during the %onstru%tion period< itwas now time to enter it ;when its %onstru%tion was%omplete<) 'e had his one foot in his = annah, and oneoutside when You instru%ted me to remo(e his soul) 5remo(ed his soul but till today 5 feel pity for him thatafter so many years and so mu%h effort and money had

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been spent he did not ha(e the opportunity of e(enseeing his = annah,)

,OU !. -' , ORH! SAM! -!RSON +'C!

Thereafter Allah said: CB Mala"ul Maut You felt sorryfor the same person twi%e You are not aware that

haddaad is the same baby whose mother,s soul youremo(ed on that dar" and stormy night) Through Mye@tensi(e Mer%y and *uality of Di(inity 5 sa(ed that babyreared him and made him rea%h prosperity) 5 ga(e himintelligen%e and understanding health strength honourand finally made him a "ing) 2hen he be%ame "ing hestarted %onstru%ting a = annah, in opposition to me)Thus you had mer%y on the same person twi%e)

There is no %ompla%en%y as regards to life and death) TheGur,aan says:A!D DB !BT D5H HJ.H7T T'AT YB9 A8H 5! T'H

TATH BF 5 LAM ;in the state of obedien%e unto Allah<)

Death is not in our %ontrol) Yes one thing is in our %ontrol and that is to die in a fa(ourable %ondition) 5tsmethod is to refrain from sin at all times and whene(er asin is %ommitted immediately resort to Taubah and5stighfaar ;repentan%e<)

H! DOORS O AUBAH AR! O-!N

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The doors of Taubah are open by Allah Ta,aala) ins arealways being %ommitted the ser(ant %onstantly see"sforgi(eness and Allah %ontinuously forgi(es) +ut when

the angel of death is seen and the agony of death is uponone then the doors of Taubah are %losed ;for that parti%ular person<) Yes if the person regularly and%onstantly engaged in 5stighfaar and Taubah and Allahforbid he dies while %ommitting a sin then that will bethe only sin for whi%h he hasn,t sought forgi(eness)Therefore at all times ha(e this %on%ern of abstainingfrom sin)

HO+ O SA/! ON!S!. ROM S'N

The *uestion arises: how %an a person sa(e himself fromsin when Fitnah is so rife that it has engulfed all fa%ets of lifeK 'ow then %an a person sa(e himself from sinK 'owwill he prote%t his eyes ears hands et%) ;from sin<K Tosay it is easy but to sa(e oneself from sin is e@tremelydiffi%ult) 7ra%ti%ally it is a diffi%ult stage to pass throughand this is the (ery stage that the 9lama oofiyah andthe elders of the Deen stress upon)

5n fa%t the Gur,aan >areem instru%ts that we adopt the%ompany of the righteous) pend as mu%h time as

possible with them) They will let you undergo spirituale@er%ises ;Mu aahadah< so that it be%omes easy to stayaway from sin and it be%omes easy to perform gooda%tions)

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2 ) _ ;)D " ل" I " ب? ." ` " R ب" CBXa!ل ر ZاIH85LY T'H H5 98H ;of punishment< BF YB98 LB8D 5 HIH8H) ; urah +uroo <

+y staying in the %ompany of the +u?urgs performan%eof good a%tions be%omes easy and pleasurable the%ommission of sin be%omes diffi%ult and one be%omesfrightful of it)

M, R!0U!S O B!COM'N BA,’AO M, A H!R

Those who "now my father Mufti A,a?am 7a"istanMoulana Mufti Mohammed hafee, aheb;8ahmatullaahi Alayh< are aware of his e@treme "indnessand affe%tion he had for his %hildren) 5n fa%t people woulduse him as an e@ample to illustrate this lo(e and affe%tion)'e was also my 9staadh therefore the lo(e was e(enmore) 5 re*uested my respe%ted father to be%ome +ay,atto him on numerous o%%asions) H(ery time he would say:Cbe%ome +ay,at to 'adhrat Do%tor Abdul 'ayy ahebAarifi) 2e %ould ne(er understand his insisten%e on

be%oming +ay,at to 'adhrat Do%tor aheb) Bn%e 5tra(elled to outh Afri%a with my father and stayed therefor appro@imately two and three *uarter months) +e%auseof people flo%"ing to him in >ara%hi it was diffi%ult toget time alone with him) During the ourney being alonewith him 5 too" ad(antage of the opportunity and again

re*uested him to ma"e me +ay,at) That day my father (ery solemnly said: Chistory %an produ%e many e@amples

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where the son be%ame +ay,at to the father and AlhamduLillaah they were su%%essful) +ut in this type of situation

both ha(e to be (ery %areful be%ause in the %onne%tion of

7eeri Mureedi ;between the hay"h and the Mureed<informality and freedom is harmful espe%ially in theinitial stages) The %onta%t between father and son isusually one of informality) Therefore this will be diffi%ulton both of us so be%ome +ay,at to 'adhrat Do%tor

aheb)

CONC!' ON $NO+.!D ! 'S A M!ANSO D!S RUC 'ON

Thereafter he said: Cone of its greatest benefits will bethat when an Aalim be%omes +ay,at to su%h a Murshid;spiritual guide< who is not %onsidered to be a *ualifiedAalim the %on%eit of "nowledge ;5lm< will be remo(edfrom the mind) For the leading fa%tor in the destru%tionof an Aalim is %on%eit in "nowledge whi%h will lead himto ahannam) 8asulullah has said that a person withe(en an atom,s amount of pride will not enter annah)Anyway our respe%ted father got us both ;Moulana

Mohammed Ta*i 9thmaani aheb and 5< +ay,at to Aarif +illaah 'adhrat Do%tor Abdul 'ayy aheb;8ahmatullaahi Alayh<)

AAR' B'..AAH HADHRA DOC OR ABDU.HA,, SAH!B (RAHMA U..AAH' A.A,H)

ometimes 5 ponder regarding the great fa(ours of myfather upon myselfE he is my e@tremely "ind father he is

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my 9staadh and also my spiritual guide) +ut one of hisgreatest fa(ours is that he pla%ed our hands in the handsof an Aarif +illaah ;one who re%ogni?es Allah<)

2hen my father passed away the anaa?ah was pla%edand 5 was standing near the feet ;of the anaa?ah< and'adhrat Do%tor aheb also %ame to stand there) 5 said to'adhrat Do%tor aheb: Cwe do not %onsider oursel(es to

be orphans ;Yateem< with you among us) 'adhrat didnot say anything immediately but thought for a fewmoments and then said: Cyes you should thin" li"e that 5will try to fulfil this responsibility) 'adhrat made su%h astatement whi%h he fulfilled in an e@%eptional manner tillthe end) !o matter how mu%h hu"r 5 ma"e for this itwill ne(er be enough)

OUR O.D!N AC 'ONS

'e on%e said: great sa%rifi%es and stri(ings ;Mu aahadah<were undergone in former times for the 5slaah of the !afs;re%tifi%ation of the self<) !owadays people due to notha(ing that %ourage %annot undergo those stri(ings) 5 willshow you a simple formula that is e@tremely %on%ise but

(ery effe%ti(e) These are four A,amaal ;a%tions< and thesefour are the %ore of har,iat and Taree*at and are so easythat to pra%ti%e on them does not %ost money time oreffort) The person who ma"es these four things a habitwill de(elop a spe%ial lin" with Allah Ta,aala) 'e wille@perien%e its benefits during his life and the heart will be%ondu%i(e towards 5slaah ;reformation<) H(entually hewill rea%h su%h a stage that e(en if he wishes to %ommitsin he will be unable to do so)

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he four A’amaal are1 ") Shukr (%) Sabr (&) '2ti3hfaar (*) '2ti’aadhah#

2hate(er 'adhrat Aarifi said on that o%%asion waswritten down by my brother Mufti Ta*i 9thmaani aheband is printed in boo"let form under the name=Ma moolaat Yaumiyah, and has been translated intomany languages)Bne day he ;'adhrat Do%tor aheb< saidE CMolwi 8afee,Do you read the =Ma moolaat YaumiyahK 5 replied:CAlhamdu Lillaah 5 read it) 'e then said: C8ead e(erysingle letter of it and when it is %ompleted restart it)Thereafter he smiled and said: C5 a%tually prepared this

boo"let for you two brothers and 5 ha(e this %on%ern thatthe world will benefit from it and the two of you willforget about it) 'e then related his own story: CBn%e myMurshid 'a"eemul 9mmat 'adhrat Thanwi;8ahmatullaahi Alayh< presented me with a bottle of honey) 5 happily too" it home thin"ing that if 5 eat this=Tabarru", ;an ob e%t of +ar"at usually gi(en by anelder< without thought it will be finished (ery *ui%"ly)

Thus 5 should prote%t it and eat from it on %ertain spe%ialo%%asions) 5 wrapped it and "ept it in a safe pla%e) Manymonths passed and one day 5 was fasting so 5 thoughtthat 5 would ma"e 5ftaar with the honey) 2hen 5 opened it5 saw that the bottle was filled with huge ants and thehoney was finished) 5 ha(e this %on%ern regarding the=Ma moolaat Yaumiyah, also that others will benefit fromit and you will "eep it in a pla%e of safety)

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' O H! MURSH'D

Today 5 will present you with the gift of my Murshid

;spiritual guide< whi%h he presented in the fourteen yearsof %onta%t with him) 5 hope that you will appre%iate it formy Murshid used to say: CThis is a gift from myMurshid) And his Murshid ;'adhrat Thanwi< used tosay: CThis is a gift from Allah and 'is 8asool) 'e wouldoften say that CDe(elop the habit of hu"r abr5stighfaar and 5sti,aadhah)

"# SHU$R

The first point is hu"r whi%h should be in%ul%atedforemost) 7onder lightly regarding yourself and theen(ironment morning and e(ening before sleeping o(er the gifts of Allah related to mundane and religiousmatters and than" Allah %omprehensi(ely) Hspe%ially onthe gift of 5maan whi%h Allah has gi(en us and onAafiyat ;general goodness and safety<) Than" Allah fromthe heart and ma"e a firm intention to use the Di(ine giftsin an appropriate manner) +esides these whene(er

remembering any !i,mat than" Allah *uietly from theheart) 5n short whene(er anything happens whi%h isa%%ording to your desire whi%h the heart be%omes

pleased with then *uietly say: ه ل " * م (+ل "اAL'AMD9 L5LLAA' or say: ل " * م ( ل> 9 "ل " I ا "ا

ل bD ر I ا"ل " !" ALLAA'9MMA LA>AL 'AMD92A LA>A ' '9>8)

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MAN, OCCAS'ONS O SHU$R

From morning till e(ening so many things ta"e pla%e thatis a%%ording to a person,s wishes and desire) 2hen theeyes opened in the morning ones health is in a good%ondition then say Alhamdu Lillaah) You saw that thefamily is safe and sound *uietly say Alhamdu Lillaah)You pro%eeded for the Fa r alaah and performed it with

amaa,at say Alhamdu Lillaah) You ate brea"fast ontime say Alhamdu Lillaah) You left for wor" and had theworry that you will rea%h late but rea%hed on time sayAlhamdu Lillaah) The tra(eller was worried that he willmiss his transport but made it on time he should sayAlhamdu Lillaah) 'e mounted the transport and wasworried that he will not get a seat but found one heshould say Alhamdu Lillaah) 2hen returning home onefound the family well say Alhamdu Lillaah) Duringsummer a %ool wind blows say Alhamdu Lillaah)To summari?e anything big or small that ta"es pla%ea%%ording to ones wishes or a Du,aa gets a%%epted or anything whi%h pleases the heart and gi(es oy or one is

gi(en the Taufee* ;ability and guidan%e< to fulfil a gooda%tion ma"e it a habit to than" Allah with the heart andtongue) This doesn,t %ost time money or effort)

+! !N4O, COUN .!SS BOUN '!S

5n fa%t Allah forbid if a diffi%ulty or %alamity befallsone before remedying the situation ponder o(er the%ountless bounties Allah has bestowed upon us without us

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being worthy of them and whi%h are a means of %omfortto the heart) 5f these bounties were not with us whatwould ha(e been the situation in this %alamityK ;2ithout

these bounties the situation %ould ha(e been mu%hworse<) 5nshaa Allah by thin"ing in this manner mental%omposure will be a%hie(ed e(en though the emotionalaggra(ation may remain) 2ithout e@aggeration we en oy%ountless bounties of Allah Ta,aala at all times) 5f not onall then in this manner hu"r will be made on at least afew of 'is bounties) +y pra%ti%ing to ma"e hu"r in thismanner a person will de(elop su%h a habit of ma"ing

hu"r that for e(ery pleasing thing he will be ma"inghu"r in his heart and no one will e(en be aware of it)

Also he will be fulfilling a great 5baadat free fromostentation) The stages of su%h a person are raised to su%hle(els that you %annot fathom)

Anyway man should be su%h that he ma"es hu"r ine(ery %ondition) 5nitially it may seem diffi%ult but by

pra%ti%ing on this in most %onditions one will remember and it will de(elop into a habit)

B, MA$'N SHU$R BOUN '!S AR!'NCR!AS!D AND ON! 'S -RO !C !D ROM-UN'SHM!N

Allah Ta,aala says:

ب b " /" CB b رM "! ا" '& ه ب" ) " Vا ل " , ";$ " )4 ا 2Xc, ل ' س Zا

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2'AT 'A ALLA' TB DB ;gain< +Y 79!5 '5!1YB9 5F YB9 T'A!>HD '5M A!D +HL5HIHD 5!'5M ; urah !isaa,<

5t is learnt from this that those with 5maan who ma"ehu"r will be prote%ted from the punishment of Allah)

Allah Ta,aala says in another pla%e:

2 b ) " ;de"" Mر b " /" ل < ن"X ي Gا ر BZب5F YB9 15IH T'A!> 5 25LL 15IH YB9 MB8H; urah Hbrahim<

From this it is learnt that for whi%he(er !i,mat hu"r ismade the !i,mats will be in%reased and this worldly lifewill be%ome easier) 5f you doubt this then try it yourself5t will be%ome (ery %lear to the person who does this andhe himself will e@perien%e that there are pleasurable%hanges ta"ing pla%e in his life)

H'S 'S A B!.O/!D 'BAADA UN O A..AH

'ow belo(ed this 5baadat of hu"r is unto Allah Ta,aala%an be gauged from the following: From among there(ealed boo"s of Allah the greatest and dearest is theGur,aan >areem) Allah Ta,aala began this >itaab with

urah Faatihah and 'e began this urah with the wordsAlhamdu Lillaah) The summary of the entire Gur,aan is

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in urah Faatihah and this urah begins with the wordsAlhamdu Lillaah) There must be a reason for pla%ingthese words of hu"r in a pla%e of su%h importan%e) And

how mu%h does Allah Ta,aala lo(e this urahK This %an be udged from this that not only in e(ery alaah but 'einstru%ted us to re%ite it in e(ery 8a"aa,at) Bne of thereasons for this ;instru%ting us to re%ite it in e(ery8a"aa,at< is this urah %ontains the praises andglorifi%ation of Allah and Allah Ta,aala lo(es to be

praised)

H'S 'BAADA +'.. CON 'NU! 'N 4ANNAH

There will be no 5baadat in annahE alaah fastinga"aat 'a all 5baadaat will %ome to an end) There will

be only pleasure and en oyment) Bnly one 5baadat willremain and that is hu"r) 5t is mentioned in a 'adeeththat hu"r will flow from the mouths of the people of

annah %ontinuously) Li"e in this world breathing ta"es pla%e without being %ons%ious of it in a li"e manner willthe people of annah be praising Allah ;%ontinuously andwithout being mindful of it<)

5n this world when one de(elops the habit of ma"inghu"r for the small and big fa(ours of Allah thefollowing benefits will be a%%rued:

• afety from the punishment of Allah)• Fa(ours will be in%reased)• Through this Amal the lo(e for Allah is de(eloped)•

The bond with Allah is strengthened)• 7ro@imity unto Allah Ta,aala is enhan%ed)

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• 7leasurable %hanges %ome into ones life)• Bne e@perien%es the pleasure of %ontentment in

ones %ondition)• Life be%omes full of se%urity and safety)

H! S OR, O A +OODCU !R

The li"e of the throne of 'adhrat ulayman was ne(er possessed by any "ing) The innaat would %arry it in the

air) The birds would form shade o(er it) A huge amount of the %reations of Allah would tra(el with the throne)This throne was being flown with all its might and glorywhen it was seen by a wood%utter) 'e in(oluntarily said:C ubhaanallah The ma esty and splendour of the familyof Dawood The wind %arried these words to 'adhrat

ulayman ) 'e instru%ted the throne to be lowered andsaid: Cta"e me to the wood%utter) The wood%utter be%ame fearful and started shi(ering pondering as towhat blunder he had %ommitted) 'adhrat ulayman as"edhim: Cwhat did you sayK +e%ause of fear he %ould notremember what he had said) After thin"ing for a while hereplied: C5 only said ubhaanallah The ma esty andsplendour of the family of Dawood) 'adhrat ulaymansaid to him: Cyou saw the army of ulayman and be%ameen(ious) 2hat you do not "now is that a thousand su%harmies are nothing %ompared to the ubhaanallah yousaid on%e You are also not aware of the lofty status youha(e re%ei(ed by saying ubhaanallah ust on%e

SABR AND A0+A AR! D!/!.O-!D

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ROM SHU$R

The hu"r of Allah is su%h a treasure that from it

%ountless ease and bounties are a%hie(ed) 2hen a person%onstantly ma"es hu"r the *uality of abr will also bede(eloped) Thus he will ne(er %omplain when in adiffi%ulty) 'e will feel embarrassed when %ommitting asin thin"ing that the +eing whom 5 ma"e hu"r untomorning and e(ening how %an 5 now disobey 'imK othis is the +ar"at of this Amal that be%ause of ma"ing

hu"r sins de%rease) 'e a%hie(es sal(ation fromdestru%ti(e diseases li"e ealousy greed and lust wastingand miserliness et%)

-R'D! 'S !RAD'CA !D

Bne of the great benefits of ma"ing hu"r is that the person is prote%ted from pride) 'e does not %onsider the !i,mats he re%ei(es as his own a%hie(ement anda%%omplishment but a%"nowledges them as bountiesfrom Allah and "eeps on saying it) o when he does notthin" of them as his own a%%omplishments and refers to

them as gifts solely from Allah then how will he be boastful and proudK 7ride is su%h a dangerous ma or sinthat 8asulullah has said:

, U "f ه \" g8 C",5" ن" ^ " 'h " ل " ";(4i انj 5ر2 kj .0"

XF1( ن س ه ب ل ( ا 3 ن3 Z.! ا# س

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T'AT 7H8 B! 25LL !BT H!TH8 A!!A' 2'B'A A! ATBM 2B8T' BF 785DH 5! '5 'HA8T);!arrated by Muslim from Abdullah ibni Mas,ood <

%# SABR

Thus far one a%tion i)e) hu"r has been dis%ussed) !ow 5will e@plain the se%ond a%tion abr) abr means torefrain from doing anything impermissible whensomething o%%urs whi%h is against ones wishes) Li"efrom morning to e(ening many things o%%ur whi%h area%%ording to ones wishes in a li"e manner many thingso%%ur that are against one e)g) you rea%hed the bus stop

but the bus has already departed) Anything minor or ma or that o%%urs and is against one fo%us on Allah anddo not lose %ontrol o(er oneself) This is abr and it is a(ery signifi%ant a%tion of the heart) Through this;%alamities< Allah Ta,aala tests the strength of a persons5maan) o many things happen in life daily morning ande(ening whi%h are displeasing and diffi%ult on the self)

ometimes one is saddened by personal si%"ness or afriend,s si%"ness or problem or by someone,s death or

there is harm to wealth or status) 5n short anything that%auses disruption to ones inner pea%e and tran*uillity be%omes a test of abr) +ut be%ause it is not by %hoi%e itis 2aa ib ;%ompulsory< to belie(e that it is from Allah for in this ;attitude< there are many a wisdom and mer%ies)For su%h %onditions Allah Ta,aala 'imself through 'is1ra%e and Mer%y has granted a (ery benefi%ial andeffe%ti(e %ure for pea%e of the heart) 'e e@horted us ;tore%ite<:

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2 C" 1(Qه ". ا ي , B"ل B !" ه ,+ل B5!!AA L5LLAA'5 2A 5!!AA 5LAY'5 8AA 5,BB!)

+y re%iting this mental pea%e and physi%al enduran%ewill be formed) Thus the easiest method of in%ul%ating

abr is to re%ite =5nnaa Lillaahi wa 5nnaa 5layhi8aa i,oon, whene(er anything o%%urs that is against oneswishes whether it is a ma or %alamity or a minor displeasing matter) 5n this also money or time is not used)

'ere in our %ountry ;'adhrat refers to 7a"istan< loadshedding of ele%tri%ity has made this a%tion e(en easier)2hene(er the ele%tri%ity goes re%ite =5nnaa Lillaahi)))and whene(er it returns re%ite Alhamdu Lillaah) o mu%hso in the narration it is mentioned that whenremembering a past %alamity re%ite 5nnaa Lillaahi wa5nnaa 5layhi 8aa i,oon and you will re%ei(e the samereward whi%h you re%ei(ed ;for re%iting it< at the time of the %alamity)

H! R!C' A. O 'NNAA .'..AAH'### 'S NOR!S R'C !D O D!A H

5t has be%ome %ommon in our so%iety that 5nnaaLillaahi))) is only re%ited when someone dies whereas itis not %orre%t to restri%t its re%ital to death only) 5t ismentioned in a narration that on%e in front of 8asulullaha lamp e@tinguished and he re%ited 5nnaa Lillaahi 2a

5nnaa 5layhi 8aa i,oon) 'adhrat Aa,isha ;8adhiallaahuAnhaa< thereupon as"ed him: CB 8asool of Allah 5s this

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also a %alamityK 'e replied: C2hate(er troubles aMuslim is a %alamity and there is a promise of reward for it) 5n another 'adeeth it is mentioned that a Muslim

re%ei(es reward e(en when a thorn pri%"s him) 5n yetanother narration it is mentioned that a Muslim issu%%essful in e(ery %ondition) For when he re%ei(es oyhe ma"es hu"r and when a %alamity befalls him hema"es abr) And Allah Ta,aala lo(es the ser(ant whoma"es abr and hu"r)

MU..AH NAS!!RUDD!!N

+y the way 5 ha(e re%alled something regarding Mullah !aseeruddeen) 'e is the same person whose wittyremar"s are famous) 5t is mentioned that Mullah was (eryhandsome and his wife was ill loo"ing) o on%e he said tohis wife: C2ife You are a annati ;one who will enter

annah< and 5 am also a annati) he as"ed him Chow isthat,K 'e replied: Cbe%ause when you loo" at me youma"e hu"r that you got su%h a handsome husband)2hen 5 loo" at you 5 ma"e abr and the one who ma"es

hu"r and also the one who ma"es abr are annatis

H! M!RC, O A..AH 'S ON H! SAAB'R (ONH! ON! +HO ADO- S SABR)

abr should be made on e(ery displeasing matter big or small and 5nnaa Lillaahi wa 5nnaa 5layhi 8aa i,oonshould be said) This is be%ause the %loseness of AllahTa,aala is a%hie(ed through abr) Allah Ta,aala says inthe Gur,aan:

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ل> [ ر; "ن2 "ه "" ] ا ل U رCBXk ا ل ZاIH85LY ALLA' 5 25T' T'H 7AT5H!T B!H ); urah +a*arah<

Thus who %an harm that person whom Allah is withK8egarding those people who read 5nnaa Lillaahi wa 5nnaa5layhi 8aa i,oon the Gur,aan says:

!". ?ب 9 ن

? =_ 1 "

"-! ل < " I "3 "ي 9

2 C" !)& " 9 م ل U رXk". ح "م _ ^ 2 "! -! ل < " G I ا ل ZاT'HY A8H T'B H B! 2'BM A8H T'H

ALA2AAT ;who are blessed and will be forgi(en<F8BM T'H58 LB8D A!D ;they are those< 2'B8H.H5IH '5 MH8.Y A!D 5T 5 T'HY 2'B A8HT'H 195DHD B!H ) ; urah +a*arah<

To summari?e by reading these words at the time of diffi%ulty it will be%ome e(ident and %learly felt that theMer%y of Allah is with one) 5 swear by Allah that if a

person in%ul%ates these four points within himself in afew days he will per%ei(e that someone ;Allah< has

pla%ed 'is Mer%y in his heart and that someone ;Allah< is prote%ting him) Thus his loneliness has been remo(edand oy will re enter his life) Through this Amalsteadfastness %ontrol perse(eran%e and dignity will bede(eloped) The strength to o(er%ome diffi%ulties will bea%*uired and the ability to be pleased with the de%ree of

Allah Ta,aala will be formed and this is a (ery high le(elof ser(itude) Those with abr are not in%lined to anger

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and ta"ing re(enge regarding themsel(es) And if they doget in%lined it is short li(ed) u%h people are sa(ed fromthese types of emotions)

&# 'S ' H AAR

The third a%tion is 5stighfaar) This a%tion also does notutili?e wealth effort or time) 2hene(er a sin is

%ommitted big or small say:ه ل ا A""-@ " &%$ ر TA1'F589LLAA' i)e) B Allah 5 see" Your

forgi(eness)

H! CHA..!N ! O SHA, AAN

haytaan laid a %hallenge ust prior to 'adhrat Aadamwas sent down to earth) 'e said: CB Allah 5 will lead

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your ser(ants astray and dire%t them to ahannam;be%ause man is my ri(al and it is be%ause of man that 5ha(e been dismissed from my high position<) 'adhrat

Aadam pleaded unto Allah: CB Allah You ha(e gi(enmy enemy haytaan so mu%h power whi%h my progenyand 5 do not possess) 'e %an adopt different forms and he%an %ome in su%h forms in whi%h we %annot see him buthe %an see us) 'e is a inn and we are human beings)There are many differen%es in our dispositions) 'e willdri(e us into ahannam

H! +!A-ON '/!N B, A..AH

Allah Ta,aala replied: CB Aadam 9ndoubtedly 2e ha(egi(en him tremendous powers but there is a weapon too(er%ome his powers) 2e will gi(e you that weapon andas long as you use that weapon no atta%" of his will beeffe%ti(e and the name of that weapon is =5stighfaar,)

o whene(er a sin is %ommitted say Astaghfirullaahfrom the depths of your heart)

S'NS AR! OR '/!N HROU H 'S ' H AAR

Allah Ta,aala does not send 'is punishment on those whoma"e 5stighfaar) The Gur,aan hareef says:

G !" 9 : بV ? ( " ه ل "! " , "C", 5 ا 2 C" !س" &%$ ر ;"X ,$ eاZ

'H 25LL !BT 79!5 ' T'HM 2'5LH T'HY HH> FB815IH!H ;from Allah<) ; urah Anfaal<

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Allah Ta,aala has pla%ed the desire for sin in our heartsand has also pla%ed ;a %ertain amount< of pleasure inthem thus it is not easy to sa(e oneself from sin) Man

inad(ertently goes towards them) Therefore through 'is(ast Mer%y Allah Ta,aala has opened su%h an e@tensi(edoor when we %ommit sin then with genuine regretma"e 5stighfaar and Taubah forgi(eness will be granted)8asulullah has said:

ه2 ن > "l " 0 "ل l "5 "م V ل ل &,lm "ن ا ا

XF1( ن س ه ب ل ( ا ن ,Q ه3 ن3 ب ZA 7H8.! ا# ا B! 2'B MA>H TA9+A' F8BM A 5! 5L5>H T'AT 7H8 B! 2'B 'A !BT .BMM5TTHDA 5! AT ALL) ;!arrated by ibni Maa ah from Abdullahibni Mas,ood <

MA$! AUBAH !/!R, 'M! A S'N'S COMM' !D

2hen a sin is %ommitted on%e ma"e Taubah) 2hen thesame sin is %ommitted again ma"e Taubah again AllahTa,aala will forgi(e) o mu%h so that if the same sin is%ommitted se(enty times and Taubah is made e(ery timeit will be forgi(en e(ery time be%ause the doors of Taubahare always open) o e(en if the Taubah is bro"en athousand times "eep on repairing it that 8aheem;Mer%iful< >areem ;+ene(olent< will forgi(e a thousandtimes) A poet has e@plained this beautifully ;in 9rdu<:

aam mera taubah shi"an taubah meri aam shi"anaamne dher hai tutai huwe paymaano "e

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My goblet brea"s the Taubah my Taubah brea"s thegoblet

5n front of me lies a pile of bro"en goblets and Taubahs)

The word =paymaano, is the plural of =paymaan, and alsothe plural of =paymaane,) 7aymaan means promise andTaubah is also a promise unto Allah Ta,aala that this sinwill ne(er be %ommitted again) 7aymaana is a winegoblet whi%h is also %alled = aam,) o the poet is sayingthat my wine goblet brea"s my Taubah i)e) it en%ouragesme to %onsume li*uor and 5 start drin"ing resulting in theTaubah brea"ing) +ut my Taubah also brea"s the winegoblet i)e) it ma"es me brea" my wine goblet) 5 ma"eTaubah and brea" the wine goblet) This series %arries onEat times 5 am brea"ing my Taubah and at times the winegoblet) The result is that there is a pile of bro"en=paymaano, ;bro"en Taubas< and bro"en =paymaan,;bro"en wine goblets< lying in front of me)

5f death %omes in this struggle wherein the Taubah is brea"ing the wine goblet and the wine goblet is brea"ing

the Taubah there will be su%%ess) The sin is %ommittedand Taubah is made the sin is again %ommitted andTaubah is also made again the sin is "ept on beingforgi(en) The reality of Taubah is to repent from the sinand promise not to do it e(er) H(ery sin is forgi(enthrough Taubah) 5f it in(ol(es the rights of man thenTaubah will not suffi%e) The aggrie(ed person has to alsoforgi(e or the outstanding right has to be fulfilled)

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H! B!N! ' S O 'S ' H AAR

There are many benefits of 5stighfaarE 5stighfaar is an

5baadat it is a means of forgi(eness from sin and it is ameans of nearness unto Allah) 2hen a person repeatedlyma"es 5stighfaar there will %ome a time when he will feelashamed to %ommit sin and he will per%ei(e the (astnessof the Mer%y of Allah Ta,aala that how many times 5 am%ommitting sin yet 'e is fa(ouring me) 7ride will ne(er de(elop in that heart whi%h %onstantly re%ogni?es itsfaults and has regret o(er them nor will there be (anityo(er Ta*wa) The reason for this is that he will be more%ons%ious of his sins than his 5baadat)Anyway 5stighfaar is also an 5baadat whi%h is not%onfined to any parti%ular time but is re*uired all thetime for there are so many sins being %ommittedintentionally and so many due to negligen%e) ometimessins are %ommitted and we don,t e(en reali?e it and wedon,t %onsider them as sins Thus in all these %onditionswhene(er reali?ation sets in immediately in the heartwith full regret turn towards Allah Ta,aala and with thetongue say A TA1'F589LLAA') ay: =B Allah 5 am

e@tremely remorseful so please forgi(e me and prote%tme from this in the future ,

This is su%h an Amal that through it numerous andunparalleled Mer%ies of Allah Ta,aala open up) 2ith theregret of the heart the %ognition of belief is also builtresulting in the 5maan being prote%ted and thea%hie(ement of the treasure of Ta*wa) u%h a person thendoes not %ommit a sin wilfully and if he does it will be

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(ery seldom) Also su%h a person does not harm the%reation) Allah Ta,aala solely through 'is 1ra%e andMer%y has granted 'is sinful ser(ants the formula of

5stighfaar so that they may gain su%%ess in this world andsal(ation in the hereafter) ل bD ر ل " * م ( "! ا "8 >ه اTo Allah all praises and gratitude)

The +u?urgs ha(e ad(ised that all sins of the past ma or or minor whate(er you %an re%all ponder and with

%omplete regret and remorse ma"e Taubah and 5stighfaar a few times and this will suffi%e) 5nshaa,Allah all sinswill be forgi(en) Thereafter ne(er be%ome preo%%upied inendlessly remembering past sins and agitating yourself) 5f any sin %omes to mind by itself ;without deliberatelyre%alling it< then silently ma"e 5stighfaar on%e) 5f the sinis related to the rights of others then to fulfil thatoutstanding right or to see" those persons forgi(eness isFardh and 2aa ib ;%ompulsory<)

*# 'S '’AADHAH

The fourth a%tion is 5sti,aadhah) 5sti,aadhah means =tosee" prote%tion,) 2e usually re%ite

رQ ي ل ل D ي " C,R ا "-013 ب ,له "ن اA,BBD'9 +5LLAA'5 M5!A ' 'AYTAA!58 8A HHM when %ommen%ing re%itation of the Gur,aan

hareef) 5t means =5 see" the prote%tion of Allah fromhaytaan the re e%ted,) This a%tion of ours is also

5sti,aadhah be%ause it means: =B Allah Ta"e us into Your prote%tion from the e(il of haytaan,) 5t is ne%essary to

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re%ite A,BBD'9 +5LLAA'))) before %ommen%ing there%itation of the Gur,aan >areem) The Gur,aan >areemitself has gi(en this instru%tion)

R!C' ! A’OODHU B'..AAH A H! 'M!O !/!R, !AR

Life is full of %alamities and happenings and we arealways fa%ed with the onslaught of !afs and haytaan)Therefore we should %onstantly see" prote%tion fromthese) There are ha?ards and pitfalls in dealings andrelationships and at times one %annot fathom a way outnor is there any %hoi%e) At su%h times the heart isstrengthened by instin%ti(ely see"ing the prote%tion ofAllah) o this should be de(eloped into habit thatwhene(er any su%h thing is worrying A,BBD'9+5LLAA' should be said from the depths of the heart)

Man goes through (arious worrying thoughts and fearsfrom morning till e(ening) 'e does not "now what isgoing to happen tomorrow) 2ill he lose his obK 2ill hisdignity and respe%t be lostK 2ill his belongings be stolenK

2ill an enemy atta%" himK 2ill there be a loss suffered in businessK 2ill he suffer from a %ertain si%"ness or suddendeathK 2ill anything bad happen et%K !o one is freefrom su%h fears and thoughts) The means of prote%tingoneself from all the fears of this world and the hereafter isthe powerful 5baadat of 5sti,aadhah)

2hene(er any worry or fear enters the heart silently sayA,BBD'9 +5LLAA') B Allah 5 enter into Your

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prote%tion) 5f a person does not "now the Arabi% wordshe should say it to his Allah in his own language)

The more wealthy a person is or the higher his positionhis worries are in%reased a%%ordingly) Bn the other handa person who does not possess wealth fame and positionhis worries will be less proportionately)

H! H!.-.!SSN!SS O A H'!

A thief entered a house) 'e went around the entire house but found nothing) A%tually there was nothing noutensils %lothes or any other goods) After sear%hing for awhile he saw a person on the (eranda sleeping pea%efully)The thief thought to himself that 5 %annot lea(e emptyhanded 5 must ta"e something or it will be%ome badlu%") 'e loo"ed %loser and saw a heap of wheat at thehead side of the sleeping person) o the thief spread hisshawl to fill it with wheat) 'e did not as yet tou%h thewheat when suddenly the sleeping person turned on hisside on to the thief,s shawl 5nstead of ta"ing the thief had to gi(e ;his shawl now %aught under the sleeping

person< The sleeping person was in a deep sleep and itwas a winter,s night) The thief sat down and waitedthin"ing that when he %hanges sides again he willretrie(e his shawl but the sleeping person does not%hange sides The poor thief be%omes befuddled thin"ingthat e(en if 5 do not get the wheat at least 5 shouldretrie(e my shawl 2hile waiting the Adhaan of Fa r %ommen%es) 'e thought that he has to lea(e now) 2henhe rea%hes the door he hears a (oi%e saying: C%lose the

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door as you lea(e) The thief was angry so he said tohimself: CForget it omeone will also %ome and gi(e youa shawl to %o(er yourself with ;My shawl is under you

someone else will %ome and pla%e another shawl o(er you <

o no one is free from fears) The higher the person themore his worries the lower the person the more se%urityhe en oys) 5n short at e(ery worrying un%ture sayA,BBD'9 +5LLAA' or say B Allah 5 see" Your

prote%tion) 5f you ha(e the fear of failure in any matter if you fear loss or harm to wealth or life due to someone,sopposition or ealousy if you fear that you may getin(ol(ed in any type of physi%al or internal sin due to thee(il effe%ts of haytaan and !afs if you ha(e the fear of

being apprehended in the hereafter if an impure desireenters the heart then immediately re%ite A,BBD'9+5LLAA' or re%ite the following Du,aa:

2 I " ي " " ' " B B I " ' " h"ل !" " h " " " ل> 9 "اALLAA'9MMA LAA MAL A,A 2A LAA MA! A,AM5!>A 5LLAA 5LAY>)

This means B Allah There is neither a pla%e of prote%tionnor a means of sal(ation but You) This diffi%ulty is fromYou) afety from this is only in Your 7ower and .ontrol)

C.'N O H! ROB! O H! ARCH!R

A +u?urg as"ed the people: there is a powerful ar%herwho ne(er errs in his aim) The s"y is his bow and all the

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diffi%ulties and %alamities of the uni(erse are the arrow)Tell me what is the way of sa(ing yourself from himKThey answered that it is not possible to sa(e oneself from

him) The +u?urg then said: There is only one way andthat is to %ling to the robe of the ar%her) o brothers ee" the prote%tion of Allah Ta,aala) 2hene(er any fear entersthe heart immediately say: B Allah 5 see" refuge in Youand Your prote%tion) 'e is su%h a benefa%tor that 'ene(er refuses ones who as"s with sin%erity)You as" yourself if on a dar" and rainy night bandits are%hasing a lone %hild and the %hild is s%reaming sa(e mesa(e me 2ill you not gi(e su%h a helpless and desperate%hild prote%tionK H(en if you are li(ing in a sha%" youwill still grant him safety) After all Allah is 8abbulArbaab and Arhamur 8aahimeen ; ustainer of allsustainers and Most Mer%iful of all those who showmer%y<) 2hen 'is ser(ant be%omes agitated due todiffi%ulties and see"s 'is prote%tion then 'e willdefinitely open the doors of prote%tion and refuge)

5sti,aadhah is su%h an Amal through whi%h a personwitnesses the greatness sustaining *uality and mer%y of

Allah Ta,aala) 'e re%ei(es prote%tion satisfa%tion and%ontentment in his heart from Allah Ta,aala) 'e re%ei(esthe treasures of Tawa""ul ;trust in Allah< and Tafweedh;assigning oneself to Allah<) u%h people do not de(elopthe urge to harm others) o ma"e this Amal a habit thatwhene(er a fear is per%ei(ed in the heart then sayA,BBD'9 +5LLAA' from the depths of the heart)

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2hen you see" the prote%tion of Allah you will witnessthat as the worries are de(eloping so is the Mer%y of Allah opening up uni*ue and astonishing ways of

prote%tion)

MA$! H!S! OUR AC 'ONS A HAB'

The result of this dis%ussion is that there are fourA,amaalE hu"r abr 5stighfaar and 5sti,aadhah)

8egularly pra%ti%e on all four that they be%ome habitgradually your whole life will %ome in a%%ordan%e withthe Deen 5nshaa Allah) The Deen and Dunya will be

prote%ted hatred will be formed for sins and anin%lination towards the performan%e of good deeds will

be de(eloped) The pro@imity unto Allah Ta,aala will "eepon in%reasing and one will e@perien%e a spe%ial bond withAllah Ta,aala)

HR!! !NS!S AR! UND!R -RO !C 'ON

There are three tenses in man,s lifeE past present and

future) The past be%omes prote%ted through 5stighfaar)The present be%omes prote%ted through hu"r and abrand the future through 5sti,aadhah) 2hen all three tensesha(e been prote%ted the whole life has been prote%ted)The person who ma"es these four a%tions a regular

pra%ti%e will 5nshaa Allah always en oy the aid andmer%y of Allah)

-ASS H'S ' O O H!RS3#



This gift of my Murshid is in(aluable (ery easy ande@tremely effe%ti(e) 5 ha(e presented this gift to you) 5

re*uest you to forward this gift to your a%*uaintan%es andalso to your families) +y pra%ti%ing on this one will be prote%ted from %ountless sins %alamities and diffi%ulties5nshaa Allah)Also ma"e 5saali Thawaab ;pass on Thawaab< to myMurshid Aarif +illaah Do%tor Abdul 'ayy aheb;8ahmatullaahi Alayh< who presented us with this greatgift)May Allah Ta,aala grant us the Taufee* to regularly

pra%ti%e on these four A,amaal) Aameen)

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