Allah, In The Name Of, The Most Affectionate, Most Merciful
Assalato Wasallamo 'Alaika Yaa Rasool Allah
Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam
Wa 'Alaa Aalika Wa As Haabika Yaa Noor Allah
Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam
KEY TO THE HEAVENS
Lesson 21:
One of the miracles of the kalimah is that the doors of the heavens open out of respect and reverence for the recitor of the kalimah. In this regard it is reported on the authority of Hazrat Abu Hurairah Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu that Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam said, "There is no one who recites the kalimah, for whom the doors of paradise do not open up. Rather this kalimah goes straight up to the Throne of Allah Ta'ala, provided that the recitor refrains from large sins." (Tirmizi Shareef)
My Beloved Prophet Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam's beloved devotees, kalimah is the key to the heavens, and goes straight to the Throne. If one refrains from large sins and recites kalimah, then the door of the heavens open up for him. Therefore recite it in abundance. Insha Allah you will get benefit in both worlds. This kalimah will reach the Throne (Arsh) and intercede for us. May Allah Ta'ala guide us all to this, Aameen
KALIMAH E TAYYIBA KEEPS FAITH FRESH
Lesson 22:
Keeping faith fresh means to always remember and turn towards Allah Ta'ala. In other words, we should always have love of Allah Ta'ala and also fear of Allah Ta'ala in our hearts. Man should never forsake Allah Ta'ala in favour of anyone else. This will happen if we recite kalimah constantly and that is why it has been stated that recite kalimah as it keeps faith fresh and vibrant.
Hazrat Abu Hurairah narrated that Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam said "keep your faith fresh and strong." The companions asked "How do we do that?" The Beloved Of Allah Ta'ala replied " recite Laa Ilaha Illal Laah constantly." (Ahmed, Tibraani)
My Beloved Prophet Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam's beloved devotees, there are so many wrong statements and words that come out of our mouths by mistake. Sometimes by mistake, words of infidelity (Kufr), comes out of our mouths and we do not even realise. Therefore act upon this saying of Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam so that our faith stays fresh. When you sleep at night and when you wake up, make it a habit to always recite the kalimah. Insha Allah you will definitely see the reward for this as the final thing on our lips at night will be the kalimah and the first thing when we wake up will be the kalimah. This will definitely please our Lord, our Master, and our Creator. May Allah Ta'ala guide us all. Aameen
THE BEST BRANCH OF FAITH
Lesson 23:
Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam has said "There are more than seventy (70) branches of faith. The best of them is kalimah e Tayyiba, the smallest is to remove obstruction from the path and modesty (sharm o haya) is also a branch of faith." (Bukhari)
My Beloved Prophet Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam's beloved devotees, all good deeds are dependent on faith. Faith is in actual fact the root and good deeds is a branch. Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam has said faith (Imaan) has over seventy branches. The best is Laa Ilaha Illal Laah, in other words, in rewards it is most superior. This is because with this a person is negating all deities except Allah Ta'ala and believes in Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam as the Prophet. Therefore recite kalimah in abundance, remove items of trouble or destruction from people's path and always observe shyness. May Allah Ta'ala guide us all. Aameen
KEEP FAITH FRESH IN THE HEART
Lesson 24:
Hazrat Anas Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu narrates that, "One day Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam climbed a hill in Arafat. He then prayed 2 rak'ats namaz and whilst facing the Qibla kept reciting the kalimah. He continued reciting and his blessed eyes were full of tears. The blessed beard and blessed chest became wet and the blessed tears fell on the ground. On seeing this I, Hazrat Anas Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu, also started to cry. After some time Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam looked at me and enquired" "O Anas, why are you crying?" I replied "O Master, upon seeing you crying, I also cried." Rasool Allah then stated, "Happiness for him who has kalimah on his tongue and his eyes are full of tears, (because this keeps faith fresh).
My Beloved Prophet Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam's beloved devotees, whether it is kalimah or any other words with which we are remembering Allah Ta'ala, we must be mindful that we do it sincerely and with a true intention. Fear of Allah Ta'ala must be kept in mind and try to make sure that whilst we are remembering that our eyes are moist with tears. This is also a Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam and each action of Rasool Allah is worship.
When Hazrat Anas Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu cried after seeing Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam with tears in his blessed eyes, he was given the glad tidings that to have moist eyes when remembering Allah Ta'ala is very muck liked by our Lord and by his beloved Prophet Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam. May Allah Ta'ala guide us all. Aameen
SAFETY FROM THE DECEIT OF SHAITAAN
Lesson 25:
In order to keep people busy in sins, shaitaan has laid traps all around us. Kalimah is a great means to avoid his traps and temptations. Hazrat Abu Bakr Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu narrates that Rasool Allah said "Recite Laa Ilaha Illal Laah and Istigfaar in abundance. Shaitaan says I am trying to destroy people by taking them towards sins and they are ruining me with these words. When I saw them, they are following their desires and being ruined and they think they are being guided." (Jaami Al Sageer)
My Beloved Prophet Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam's beloved devotees, shaitaan, who is our greatest enemy, does not forget us for a moment. It's amazing that we have completely forgotten him. He has laid traps of deceit and desire and temptation all around so that we become trapped in his schemes but may we be sacrificed on the Mercy of our Beloved Prophet Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam. He has given us the tools to avoid his traps and they are the kalimah and Istigfaar in abundance. This is a great tool to disgrace and defeat shaitaan. May Allah Ta'ala guide us all. Aameen
THE WORDS OF FREEDOM
Lesson 26:
Hazrat Uthmaan Ghani Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu narrates that "the passing away of Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam had such a profound and disturbing affect on the companions that many different thoughts entered the minds of certain companions." He states that he was amongst those people. "One time Hazrat Umar Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu came to me and greeted me but I did not realise that he had greeted me. He complained to Hazrat Abu Bakr Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu, who asked me, "you did not reply to your brother 'Umar's salaam?" I replied that I did not do this. Hazrat Umar Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu said this is exactly what happened. I said, "I did not even know that you had come and neither did I hear your salaam." Hazrat Abu Bakr Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu said "You must have been busy in some thought and that is why you did not hear." I replied "I was busy in thought." "What was it you were thinking about?" enquired Hazrat Abu Bakr Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu. I said "Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam has left us and we did not ask him what will lead to salvation." Hazrat Abu Bakr Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu said "I have asked that question to Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam." Hazrat 'Uthmaan states that "I got up and said, may my parents be sacrificed on you, definitely you were more worthy of asking this question." Hazrat Abu Bakr Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu said, "When I asked what will lead to salvation, Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam replied, he who accepts what I presented to my uncle (Abu Talib), and he rejected, that will lead to salvation." (Ahmed)
My Beloved Prophet Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam's beloved devotees, May we be sacrificed on the status of the companions, (may Allah Ta'ala be pleased with all of them). How many favours have they bestowed on us? They always used to think and worry about forgiveness and freedom and through their questions we obtain the tools for obtaining freedom. If they did not ask the questions, then how would we have known what to do. Sayyedina Abu Bakr Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu asked what leads to salvation and Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam said to accept the kalimah. To believe in the worship of one Allah Ta'ala and to believe in His Beloved Prophet Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam. Therefore stay firm on our faith and keep the kalimah always on our lips and tongues. May Allah Ta'ala give us all death with faith. Aameen
NARRATIVE
Lesson 27:
Hazrat Junaid Baghdadi Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu says that I left home to perform Hajj. I pointed my mount towards the Qibla and set off. However my mount (horse) took me to a city in the Roman Empire called Constantinople. I tried to get it to go towards the Ka'aba but it would not go there. When I reached Constantinople I saw a large group of people who were talking to each other. I enquired as to their situation and they informed me that the king's daughter had gone insane and they were searching for a doctor.
I told them that I would cure her. I was taken to the King's palace, when I reached the door I heard a voice from inside saying "How long will you stop your mount from coming towards me when it was bringing you to me?" When I stepped inside I saw a beautiful woman who was tied in chains and restrained. She said "Please cure me, give me some medicine that will cure me and I regain my normal senses. I told her to recite Laa Ilaha Illal Laah Muhammad Ur Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam. She recited it aloud. As soon as she did, the chains broke and fell off. The King was shocked and said, "By Allah, what a beautiful and successful doctor. You have cured my daughter and eliminated her illness." I said to the King, "You also recite the kalimah and the disease of Kufr (infidelity) will be removed from you." He did this and accepted Islam. Upon seeing this amazing power of the kalimah, untold numbers of the king's subjects accepted Islam in the town. ( Nuzhatul Majaalis)
My Beloved Prophet Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam's beloved devotees, if an infidel can recite the kalimah and be blessed with faith, is a believer recites the kalimah, will he not receive freedom from the hellfire, and will he not receive untold mercies of Allah Ta'ala? Undoubtedly he will. Recite kalimah in abundance and obtain the benefits and become rich with the blessings. May Allah Ta'ala give us all guidance. Aameen
KALIMAH E TAYYIBA IS THE HEAVIEST PHRASE
Lesson 28:
Allah Ta'ala is all-powerful and has power and control over all things; therefore, His name has no peer and is not comparable. In this same way, whoever recites His kalimah can have power over all things on the earth and the heavens. Hazrat Ibn Abbas Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu narrates that Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam said " I swear by Him who controls my life, if the earth and the heavens, and all that is in them and all that is between them, and all that is below them, if all of that was put on one side of a weigh scale, and the kalimah was placed on the other side, then the kalimah would be heavier." (Tibraani Shareef)
My Beloved Prophet Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam's beloved devotees, can anyone's name be greater than the name of Allah Ta'ala? Undoubtedly, whichever side has the name of our Lord and the name of His Beloved will always be the heavier side. Recite kalimah constantly so that our weigh scale will be heavier on the day of judgement. May Allah Ta'ala give us all the rightful guidance. Aameen
REMEMBERED IN A BETTER GATHERING
Lesson 29:
Hazrat Abu Hurairah narrated that Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam said, "Allah states, I am as my bondman thinks of me. When my bondman remembers me, I am with him. If he remembers me quietly, in his mind, then I also remember him alone. If he remembers me in a gathering, I remember him in a better gathering." (Muslim, Bukhari)
In other words, however one thinks and hopes from Allah Ta'ala that's how he will be treated. This means that if a bondman hopes for his prayers to be accepted the Allah Ta'ala will, by His grace & blessings, accept his prayers.
My Beloved Prophet Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam's beloved devotees, do good deeds and hope and wish for acceptance from Allah Ta'ala. Remember when a person remembers Allah Ta'ala, he is very close to Allah Ta'ala. One who always remembers Him is always close to Him. To remember Allah quietly means to remember him in our mind, heart, on our own. In this case Allah Ta'ala also remembers us quietly, on his own. However, if a person gathers some others and together they remember Allah Ta'ala loudly, then they are remembered out loud by Allah Ta'ala and this remembrance is heard by Angels, Prophets and the friends of Allah (Auliya Allah's). Subhan Allah
We Muslims should ensure that we remember Allah Ta'ala out loud with other believers, so that we are remembered in the gatherings of Prophets and the friends of Allah Ta'ala. May Allah Ta'ala give us all the guidance to do this. Aameen
Alhamdo Lillah to obtain this excellent blessing, in Sunni Dawat e Islami's Ijtema, held each Saturday, the slaves of Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam do Zikr (remembrance) of their Lord in a loud voice. Participate in gatherings of remembrance and obtain countless blessings.
THE BEST DEED FOR FREEDOM
Lesson 30:
Hazrat Abu Hurairah Radiallaho Ta'ala 'Anhu narrates that Rasool Allah Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam said, "Whoever recites Subhan Allahe Wa Behamdehee 100 times daily, all his sins will be forgiven. Even if his sins are equal to waves in the sea. (Muslim, Bukhari)
My Beloved Prophet Sallallaho 'Alaihi Wasallam's beloved devotees, whether you recite this all together, or some in the morning and some at night, it is all acceptable. However we recite it 100 times is acceptable but recite it we must and obtain forgiveness and freedom from punishment. By sins it refers to small sins that are against the Rights of Allah ta'ala (Huqooq-Allah). The rights of Shariah (Islamic Law) and the rights of people are separate to this. Missed Salah (namaz), fasts, wronging others etc. Will not be forgiven by reciting these Wazeefas (religious broods). Those will have to be made up and the wrongs corrected or forgiven by that person that you have wronged. May Allah Ta'ala give us the guidance to pray namaz, fast and respect the rights of others as well as always remember Him. Aameen
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