RESPECT THAT SHOULD BE ACCORDED WHEN RECITINGTHE DUROOD SHAREEF

Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said: "Without
doubt, there is an Angel of Almighty Allah whom Allah has given power
tolisten to the voices of all the people. Whenever any person reads
the Durood Shareef, this Angel delivers the Durood Shareef to me. I
then plead to Almighty Allah for the person to receive ten blessings
for reading a single Durood Shareef". (Jami'us Sagheer).
How should one recite the Durood Shareef?
What should be the persons condition and the conditions of his
environment? The following points should be taken into account when
reciting Durood Shareef:
1. It should be read with utmost humility and respect.
2. The clothes of the reciter should be clean and free from all impurity.
3. The place where the Durood Shareef is to be read should be clean.
4. It is more superior to be in a state of Wudhu while reciting the
Durood Shareef. (Not a must, can be recited without Wuduh [Islamic
Academy] )
5. It is better to sit in the Tashahudd position as you would sit when
in Salaah and recite the Durood Shareef with concentration and the
respect due to it.
6. It is preferable to face Madinatul Munawwarah.
7. If possible, one shouldhave sweet fragrance around the place.
8. The reciter should try and understand the meaning of the Durood Shareef.
9. One should possess a clean and untainted intention. One should read
with the sole intention of pleasing Almighty Allah and Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).
10. The person should not be involved in worldly talks.
11. A person should try his level best to follow the example or Sunnah
of the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).
12. When reading Durood Shareef, you should try and imagine that you
are sitting in the august presence of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). Utmost respect and reverence should be
displayed.
13. Whenever one hears or recites the Durood Shareef, it should be
read and written in full. It is also preferable to kiss one's thumb
and rubthem over one's eyes when hearing the name of the Holy Prophet
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). It's a Sunnah of Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique (Radiallah Tala Anhu).
14. When the reading of the Durood Shareef is completed one should
praise Allah Ta'ala that he has given you the opportunity of reading
such a great Zikr as the Durood Shareef.
15. Whenever one takes the name of the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallim), one should use titles of respect and reverence.
16. As an advantage one should count (if possible) on one's fingers as
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) often encouraged
this practicebecause on the Day of Qiyamah those same fingers will
bear witness at the time when they are questioned.
17. Recite Durood Shareef wherever you are (not in the bathroomor
toilet) and during anyoccasion.
Islamic Academy Note: Above are mostly Mustihibaats. If above
conditions cannot be met please do not let them stop you from reciting
Durood Shraif. One should recite Durood Sharif wheneverpossible but
avoid placeslike restrooms, toilets and bathrooms.

THE EXCELLENCE OF DUROOD SHAREEF AS EXPLAINED IN THE AHADITH

"Hadith" is an Arabic word which means "HolySayings". It is the
narration of all the affectionate words of advice uttered by the Holy
Prophet Muhammad (Sallal LaahuAlaihi Wasallim) from time to time.
These sayings (Ahadith) are instructions offered for the guidance of
mankind, and to follow them is as important as daily prayers.
The famous books of Hadith are the following:Sahih Bukhari, Sahih
Muslim, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Muwatta, Nisaai', Ibn-Majah, Darmi,
Baihaqi and Miskhaat Shareef.
Imam Bukhari (radi Allahu anhu), the compiler of Bukhari Shareef, took
the greatest and painstakingprecautions in making his collections of
Ahadithand exerted to his utmost to achieve all accuracy and
reliability as possible. Hence, Ahadith quoted by ImamBukhari (radi
Allahu anhu) and his work on Ahadith stands as one of the wonders of
intellectual achievement in Islamic History. He wrote all Ahadith in
the sacred Haram of Madina Munawwarah. It is, therefore, that most of
the Ahadith have been taken from the book of Bukhari Shareef.
Important Ahadith of theHoly Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim)
have been included herefor the betterment, benefit guidance and gain
of the readers of this book. If followed, the reader of these sayings
will receive a permit to Paradise even in this world. Every saying
opens door to Divine favour and sure success.
1. For every Durood Shareef that you recite, ten sins are forgiven,
tengood deeds are entered into your sheet of actions and ten position
are upgraded.
2. Allah showers ten blessings on the man who recites a Durood. 3. The
first man who will meet the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) on
the Day of Judgementwill be that person who had recited the Durood
maximum number of times in his life time.
4. Those who recite Durood in maximum number will be nearest and
dearest to the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) in the next
world.
5. If any one is involved in a difficulty then he must recite
countless number of Durood Shareefs.
6. Reciting Durood Shareef eradicates poverty and hunger.
7. If the Sawaab of the Durood Shareef is dedicated to another person,
then thatperson will receive the Sawaab, while the Sawaab of the
reciter will not be lessened.
8. Reciting excessive Durood Shareef brings purity.
9. Reciting maximum number of Durood Shareef is full compensation of all sins.
10. Any one who recites excessive Durood Shareef in this world willbe
safe and sound in thenext world.
11. When a prayer is made to Allah it is never accepted unless praise
ofAllah Ta'ala and Durood Shareef on the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallim) is first ofall recited.
12. Those who recite Durood quite often will see Divine Light on the
dark Day of Judgement.
13. Three persons will beunder the cool shade and the favours of Allah
Ta'ala on the Doom's Day. One who kept the Holy Prophet's (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) Sunnah alive, one who removed difficulty of a
fellow being and one who recited maximum number of Durood Shareef in
his life time.
14. When you forget anything and your memory fails to recollect it,
then recite Durood, you will remember the forgotten thing.
15. Reciting Durood in this world is rewarding in the next.
16. The reciter of 10 Duroods in the morning and 10 in the evening
will receive the help of the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallim) on the Day of Judgement.
17. One who recites Durood Shareef near theshrine of the Holy Prophet
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is heard by him there and then alone.
18. Any one who recites Durood is just as one who purchased a slave
and freed him.
19. If a Durood is writtenin a book by someone Angels of Allah shower
blessings on him till the Durood remains in that book.
20. The Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said that he
himself recites blessings on one who recites Durood on him.
21. Any one who wants to meet his Allah with a happy face must recite
countless number of Durood Shareef.
22. Reward equivalent toa big mountain (Uhad) isgiven to one who
recitesone Durood.
23. All people will be presented to the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallim) with their habits, natures anddistinct manner, so it
is obligatory for a man to recite maximum numberof Durood.
24. Allah is Great and Almighty to forgive all sins of the reciter
duringthe day and night when he recites Durood Shareef.
25. If any one meets in a tragedy, he should reciteDurood Shareef in
countless numbers.
26. Reciting Durood is like giving something in charity.
27. Reciting maximum number of Durood kills all hardships.
28. Recite Durood Shareef in countless number on Friday, as it
ispresented to me (the Holy Prophet).
29. Bad deeds of 200 years (equivalent) are obliterated if a man
recites 100 Durood on Friday.
30. Anyone who recites Durood will overcome alltheir troubles.
31. If the name of the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is
mentioned and one whohears it but does not recite Durood Shareef,
understand that he has forgotten the path to Paradise.
32. "I pray for all those who recite Durood on me", said the Holy
Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).
33. If any one recites Durood Shareef from any place, any part of the
world from any distance, it actually reaches the Holy Prophet(Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) immediately. Allah Ta'ala has appointed several
Angelswho are given exclusive duty to collect all DuroodShareef and
present the same before the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallim) immediately.
34. Angels of Allah shower 70 blessings on aman who recites Duroodonce.
35. Whenever you hear the call of prayers (Azaan) you should recite Durood.
36. Wherever you are, from any quarter of the world, you must recite
Durood as it reaches the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).
37. Ablution is not complete if Durood is not recited on it.
38. The Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said to his wife
that any one who hears the name of the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallim) and does not recite Durood on him will not see the
beautiful face of Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) on the Day of
the Judgement.
39. Sayyiduna Ali (radi Allahu anhu) reports thatRasoolullah (Sallal
Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said,"The real miser is he in whose presence I
am mentioned and then he fails to recite Salat on me".
40. If a person recites 1 000 Durood Shareef daily, he will never die
unless he himself sees his place in Heaven with his own eyes.
41. The Durood Shareef that is recited by the person is written with a
Golden Pen on a Silver tablet by the Angels. The Angels then present
this Durood Shareef to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallim) and proclaim,"O Habeeb of Allah! The son of such and such a
person has presented this gift in your majestic court".

WHAT IS DUROOD SHAREEF AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DUROOD SHAREEF

Divine blessings on Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallim) is the highest and the most meritorious act in our Deen.
This "Divine Blessings" is called Durood Shareef.
When Almighty Allah sends Durood and Salaams upon SayyidunaRasoolullah
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), He is actually blessing him. When the
Malaa'ikah and the Muslims send Durood and Salaams to Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), they are actually showing
Almighty Allah their respect for the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallim).
Muslims hope that, through the blessings of the Durood and
Salaams,Almighty Allah will forgive them of their sins and increase
their status in this world and in the Aakirah. The Malaa'ikah hope
that Almighty Allah will increase their status.
Durood is a sure means of Allah Ta'ala granting blessings, peace,
prosperity and favours of great magnitude on one who recites Durood
Shareef on the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). The
reciter of Durood Shareef receives all the benefits in this world and
utmost gain in the next world with addition to the love of the Holy
Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).
The invocation of Blessings on the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallim) is styled in Arabic as "Salawat", inPersian as "Durood",
andin Urdu as "Salawat-o-Salaam".
The regular recitation of Durood Shareef on Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) lifts up our hearts on to a plane of
comprehension where we gaze in our new found peace and moral armour.
The reciter of Durood Shareef will, after some time, come to realise
by himself that it is the spontaneous outpouringof his heart before
the Great Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) ofIslam, whose love
and attachment is needed to get all the present day problems solved
and obtain mercy in the next world.
The more Durood Shareef we recite, the greater the gain and benefit
will be achieved in both the worlds. Hazrat Shaikh-e-Akbar Mo'inuddin
ibn Arabi (radi Allahu anhu) has stated that, "Those who claim to love
and revere the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) should
increase their recital of the Durood Shareef in patience and
perseverance until, through the mercy of Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallim), they have the opportunity of witnessing his blessed
countenance".
The special and exclusiveaspect of this prayer is that Durood Shareef
is immediately accepted byAllah Ta'ala. No one can doubt its
acceptance, as Durood Shareef is being recited by Allah Ta'ala too.
Not only this, but Hehas revealed this secret in the Holy Quran by
saying:
Wara fa'na laka zikrah
"Have I not exalted thy name."
Muslims are a very fortunate people. Allah Ta'ala chose for them the
name of Islam as a religion, declared to be comprehensive and finalfor
mankind. The personchose to deliver this message in this specific form
and extra-ordinary style of love and hope was the most beloved of
Allah Ta'ala and became the Light of Divinity to be shed upon the
entire universe. This Light devastated all the domains of darkness
anddepression. By reciting Durood Shareef (Salawat) we invite Lightand
drive away all darkness from our inner soul. Our mind becomes soft and
love saturated. If there is softness in everything, it tends beauty to
it. People become ugly owing to lack of this essential beauty of the
inner part of the mind. This ugliness cannot be glossed over by any
amount of cosmetics. It is the Durood Shareef onthe Holy Prophet
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) which works wonders.
In the same manner, the Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim)
taught us Durood Shareef to attain salvation, perfect peace and
maximum gain in this world as well as the next. The soul is the soil
where the faith of Allah is to be implanted firmly and faithfully
which requires continuous recitation of Durood Shareef to thrive and
flourish.
We have been told by Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallim) that Durood Shareef is itself Light and when Light enters
the soul every aspirationis achieved and every goal is won. Nothing
remains thereafter to worry about.
Human spirit today is depressed everywhere and mankind has come to the
edge of destruction, decay and devastation. Everyone is engulfed in
untold miseries and tragedies of a very great magnitude. Troubles
andtortures, pain, poverty, hunger, ill-health, frustrations and
accidents have broken the back of a human being. All this can
evaporate with the recitation of Durood Shareef on the Holy Prophet
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) who hasclearly proclaimed that Durood
Shareef is the panacea of all ills and that if any one comes across a
calamity he should recite Durood Shareef in the maximum number. Allah
Ta'ala has promised that if anyone recites Durood only once, He
showers ten blessings on the reciter immediately.
It is narrated that once Hazrat Musa (alaihis salaam) walked a very
long distance in the desert during summer atnoon. He fainted due to
thirst and hunger. After a while, when he regained his consciousness,
Allah Ta'ala sent Hazrat Jibrael(alaihis salaam) to go and inquire
from Hazrat Musa (alaihis salaam) if he was thirsty or not. Hazrat
Musa (alaihis salaam) replied that he was thirsty. Allah Ta'ala told
him that the thirst on the Day of Judgementwill be a million times
more than what Hazrat Moosa (alaihis salaam) experienced. Hazrat Musa
(alaihis salaam) was told that if he wished to get rid of that thirst
on the hottest Day of Judgement, he would have to do one thing. When
Hazrat Musa (alaihis salaam) enquired as to what should be done, Allah
Ta'ala told him that he should recite Durood Shareef in abundance on
His last Prophet, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallim). Hazrat Musa (alaihis salaam) thanked Allah Ta'ala and
immediately began reciting Durood Shareef on the Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).
From the above fact it is quite clear that Allah Ta'ala has given
orders even to his Ambiya to recite Salawat on the last and final
Prophet of Islam, and that Durood Shareef is not only panacea and a
solution to the ills of this world but in the next too.
In another story, it is narrated that when Hazrat Adam (alaihis
salaam) saw Bibi Hawa (radi Allahu anha) he wanted to be close to her,
but Allah Ta'ala sent Hazrat Jibrael (alaihis salaam) to stop him.
Allah Ta'ala told him thatif he wanted to take BibiHawa (radi Allahu
anha) as his wife, he should first pay Mahr (dowry). On his inquiry as
to whatthe Mahr was, Allah Ta'ala told Hazrat Jibrael (alaihis salaam)
to inform him that the best way of paying the dowry is for him to
recite Durood Shareef 3 times on His last Prophet,Hazrat Muhammad
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam) did so,
Bibi Hawa (radi Allahu anha) was granted to him as his legal and
legitimate wife.
The highest blessings which Islam has conferred on man is the concept
of Tauheed or Unity of Allah in its purest form. This has been
furnished to mankind through Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallim), the last of the Prophets. It is a cardinal duty of
every Muslim man and woman, young and old to entertain the highest
respect, regard, love and esteem for the Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi
Wasallim) and his family. It should be clear that obedience to
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) is always to
becharged with intense love and highest regard for him, for it is
through love and esteem that truth can be comprehended and communion
with the Creator can be vouch-safed. In fact, love is the motive
force, reverence dissolves and implicit obedience to the Prophet
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) which isthe natural outcome. It
istherefore incumbent on those who love him, to pray to Allah Ta'ala
and His Angels in wishing for him peace according to the Divine
Command. This will reshape the life which is otherwise infested with
turmoil. The reciter will get countless and matchless benefits in both
the Worlds and can claim to be the lover of Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallim).
As Muslims we should recite Durood Shareef in the Arabic language.
Islam seeks to create a unified outlook and it is in the Arabic
language alone which welds all Muslims into one great brotherhood.
Besides, Arabic is the language ofHeaven, it is the language of
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim), it is the
language of the Angels and it is the language of Hazrat Abu-Bakr,
Hazrat Umar, Hazrat Uthman and Hazrat Ali (radi Allahu anhuma).
The daily recitation of Durood Shareef has a tremendous effect on the
human head, heart, mind and person. It purifies thoughts and
intensifies actions. It makes passages for perfect peace and personal
satisfaction.

A. THE EXCELLENCE OF DUROOD SHAREEF FOR THE UMMAH AS EXPLAINED IN THE HOLY QURAN AND AHADITH

This book contains valuable information about Durood Shareef (Salawat)
on Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).
The message of Allah Ta'ala to Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu
Alaihi Wasallim) has come down to us in the form of the Holy Quran and
the teachings of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim)
have reached us in the form of the Ahadith. Let us see what both the
Holy Quran and Ahadith say about Durood Shareef (Salawat):
Innal llaha wa Malaa'ikatahu Yu sallunaallan nabiyi.
Ya Ayyuhal lazeena aamanu sallu alaihi wasallimu tasleema.
Almighty Allah says:"Surely Allah and His Angels send blessings on the
Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). Oyou who believe! Send
Blessings (Durood) and Salutations (Salaams) on the Prophet with
worthySalutation".(Surah al-Ahzab: 56)
In this verse of the Holy Quran, Almighty Allah, His Malaa'ikah and
the Muslims have been mentioned as sending Durood upon Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim). So, Durood Shareef is
actually "a Du'a in praiseof the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallal
LaahuAlaihi Wasallim)."
Hazrat Anas (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said: "He who reads a single Durood
upon me, Almighty Allah blesses him ten times, ten of his sins are
forgiven, and he is increased ten times in stages (internally).
(Mishkaat)
Hazrat Abdullah ibn Ma'sud (radi Allahu anhu) also narrates that
Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) said: "On the Day
of Qiyamah, the closest to me from among the people will be those who
have read the most amount of Durood Shareef". (Tirmidhi)
It is now evident that the recitation of Durood Shareef (Salawat) is
in perfect obedience to theDivine Command and in complete conformity
with the teachings of Holy Prophet (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim)
ofIslam. There is no scope to choose anything else when we have with
us the words of Allah Ta'ala and His Apostle, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah
(Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim).

Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti (R.A) - Sufism Biographies

The Chisti Order, probably the most widespread and influential of the
Sufi Orders in the sub-continent of India, was introduced into India
by Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chishti, popularly known as Hazrat Gharib Nawaz
which means the Helper of the poor. He was bornin about 1142 in
Seistan in Central Asia, and was descended from both Imam Hasan (A.S)
and Imam Husayn (A.S). He studied the traditional Islamic sciences of
the Holy Quran and the recorded actions and sayings of the Holy
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in the universities of Bukhara and Samarkand.
However, his yearning for the inner knowledgeof self-unfoldment led
him to become the close follower of Khwaja Uthman Herwani, a Chishti
Sufi master from the Nishapur region of Khurasan in Persia. He served
this spiritual master devotedly for twenty years, accompanying him on
many travels throughoutCentral Asia and Arabia. After going on the
pilgrimage to Mecca, and visiting the tomb of Holy Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh) in Medina, he was asked to establish Islam in India. After
spending forty days in the spiritual retreat next to the tomb of
Shaykh Ali-al-Hujwiri, popularly known as Hazrat Date Ganj Bakhsh (d.
about 1075) in Lahore, Shaykh Chishti made his way to India.
Hazrat Gharib Nawab was nearing fifty when he reached India. After his
stay in Lahore, he travelled via Multan and Delhi until he arrived in
Ajmer in Rajasthan which he made his base. Here he is said to have
married twice and both of them gave him children. In Ajmer he devoted
most of his timeto guiding serious seekers of self-knowledge, and to
dispelling the ignorance of the orthodox Muslims by awakening a higher
consciousness of the reality of Islam in them. He also inspired many
Hindus to purify their own devotional practices, and there is nodoubt
that many people's hearts turned to Islam because of the example which
he himself set. Some historical accounts state that thousand families
accepted Islam at his hand.
Shaykh Muin-ud-Din Chishti died in 1236. His teaching was quite simple
and basic, and he preached in a manner that was universal ratherthan
purely dogmatic. He taught that the highest form of devotionwas
nothing other than 'feeding the hungry, providing clothes for thenaked
and helping thosein distress.' He describes the qualities that
endearman to God as being 'river-like generosity, sun-like affection
and earth-like hospitality'.
The proof of the universality of Hazrat Gharib Nawaz's message and his
role as a teacher is that today, as throughout all the centuries since
his death, his tomb in Ajmer is visited by innumerableMuslims and
countless thousands of Hindus who acknowledge his high spiritual
station. Every day, all the year round, as in his lifetime, gifts of
food from the more well-off flood into the hands of his descendants,
only to be cooked in giant cauldrons and redistributed to the less
well-off before the end of the day.

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Should they obey the woman who treats people with ruqyah?

My mother used to take a woman who recites Quraan to my grandmother's
home so that she recites on our grandmother. As my grandmother is old,
disabled, and reached the stage of senility although she is not very
old. This woman recites Quraan on my grandmother and sometimes on my
mother. One time while she was reciting she held my mother's head so
my mother started screaming. I did not see this but my mother told me.
Now my mother goes regularly to this woman and she takes my sister and
me with her. When she recites onmy mother, my mother raises her hands
like if she wants to hit someone, her nails comeout and she starts
sayingthreatening statements and slanders the Quraan.
This woman told us that she is possessed by a devil, and that our
mother is under spell. She also told us that the devil wants her to
become disabled like mygrandmother and lose her mind as well. She
advised us to read surat al-baqarah everyday andto recite Quraan
always at home. She also gave us olive oil, jujube, honey, black seeds
and pressed dates, and advised us to use them always. She also advised
us to spread water with salt and rose water at home alternatively on
daily basis.
The question:
Is it permissible for us to use those things she gave us? Is what we
do considered shirk?.
Praise be to Allaah.
We ask Allaah to grant your mother quick and full healing by His Leave
and to decree for her and you reward, patience and steadfastness.
We do not see anything in your question that would make us say that
you should not go to that woman who treats people with ruqyah. It says
in the question that she does ruqyah by reciting Qur'aan, and sheuses
blessed oil (i.e., olive oil) and 'ajwah dates which protect against
poison and spellsby Allaah's Leave, and the fragrance of rose water
which gives one strength to resist witchcraft and hasad (destructive
envy); some of them also use 'ood (aloeswood) and bukhoor (incense) to
achieve the same purpose. All of these are things that are acceptable
in sharee'ah in sha Allaah.
But what we see here is the use of salt which is sprinkled in the
house, and we are afraid that this idea may have been picked up by
some of those who do ruqyah from the myth or belief of the common folk
that salt wards off the evil eye and so on.
We asked some of those who do ruqyah about that and he said that
salthas no such effect, even though some people useit.
What we advise you to do is to be fully aware ofwhat words and
recitations she uses in her ruqyah, and if she uses anything other
thanthe Islamically acceptable words such as dhikrs, du'aa's and
verses, such as things that cannot be understood, or you haveany
doubts about her, then hasten to ask her about what it means, and ask
knowledgeable people about her. Many of those who treat people with
ruqyah pretend to be reciting Qur'aan to fool the listeners, when in
fact they are using sihr (witchcraft) and trickery and using hidden
words which they say or write in order to harm the sickperson so that
he will carry on coming to him and giving him money.

How can we protect ourselves from the harm of the jinn?

I am having a problem with Jinn. I hve been able to perceive Jinn in
diferent ways all my life. I never seemed to be bothered by this until
recently. I saw a Jinn in our apartment in the first days we moved in.
Off and on I would pick up on a little activity from this jinn or even
jinns like doors opening by themselves· seeing it· hearing them ect...
However· things seem tobe changing a lot. Now something is happening
everyday and things which are making me uncomfortable in my home to
the point where I do not want to live here anymore. The Jinn(s) open
doors· shout my name startling me out of sleep· knock over objects·
appear as acat· are messing with mycomputer and phones· I see it's
shadows and even more. It is very freaky. I am really not sure what to
do about this proble. I am hoping moving out of this housewill help
the situation...? But in the mean time I have tried to recite
Al-Baqarah· Al-Iklas· Al-Falaq· An Nas and even play a recording of
the recitation in my house. The activity stops when I do so but as
soonas I stop the recording the Jinn makes it presence known in
someway or other (most of the time). Sometimes· my recording will be
shut off and my cmputer reset in the middle of the recitation...which
apparently has happened too many times. Jinn even appear to me in
dreams very often. I do not know how to end this situation but I wouls
seriously appreciste answers or suggestions soon.
- unless he is a Prophet."
(Ahkaam al-Qur'aan, 2/195, 196)
Ibn Hazm said:
"The jinn are real, and they are creatures created by Allaah. Among
them are kaafirs and believers. They can see us but we cannot seethem.
They eat, have children and die. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meanings):
'O you assembly of jinn and Mankind!' [al-An'aam 6:130]
'And the jinn, We created aforetime from the smokeless flame of fire'
[al-Hijr 15:27]
'"And of us some are Muslims (who have submitted to Allaah, after
listening to this Qur'aan), and of us someare Al-Qaasitoon
(disbelievers those who have deviated from the Right Path)'. And
whosoever has embraced Islam (i.e. has become a Muslim by submitting
to Allaah), then such have sought the Right Path.
And as for the Qaasitoon (disbelievers who deviated from the Right
Path), they shall be firewood for Hell"'[al-Jinn 72:14-15]
'Verily, he and Qabeeluhu (his soldiers from the jinn or his tribe)
see you from where you cannot see them'[al-A'raaf 7:27]
'Will you then take him (Iblees) and his offspringas protectors and
helpers rather than Me'[al-Kahf 18:50]
'Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish'[al-Rahmaan 55:26]
'Everyone shall taste death'[Aal 'Imraan 3:185]."
(al-Muhallaa, 1/34/35)
Hence what the questioner has seen maybe just her imagination or an
illusion, or it may be jinn appearing in a form other than that with
which Allaah has created them.
Secondly:
With regard to the jinn harming humans, this is proven to happen and
it does happen. Protection against that is attained by reciting
Qur'aan and adhkaar (dhikr) prescribed in sharee'ah.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
"Undoubtedly the jinn can have a harmful effect on humans, and they
could even kill them. They may harm a person by throwing stones at
him, or by trying to terrify him, andother things that are proven in
the Sunnah or indicated by real events. It was reported that the
Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) gave permission
to one of his Companions to go to his wife during one of the military
campaigns - I think it was the campaign of al-Khandaq - as he was a
young manwho had recently got married. When he reached his house, he
found his wife standing at the door, and he objected to that. She said
to him, 'Go inside,' so he went inside and found a snake curled up on
the bed. He had a spear with him, so he stabbed it with the spearuntil
it died, and at the same instant as the snake died the man also died.
It was not known which of them died first,the snake or the man. When
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) heard of that,
he forbade killing the harmless kinds of snakesthat are found in
houses,apart from those which are maimed or are streaked and
malignant.
This indicates that the jinn may attack humans, and that they may harm
them, as is known from real-life events. There are numerous reports
which indicate that a man may come to a deserted area, and a stone may
be thrown at him, but he does not see anybody, or he may hearvoices or
a rustling sound like the rustling oftrees, and other things that may
make him feel distressed and scared. A jinn may also enter the body of
a human, either because of love or with the intention of harminghim,
or for some other reason. This is indicated in the aayah
(interpretation of the meaning):
'Those who eat Ribaa will not stand (on the Day of Resurrection)
except like the standing of a person beaten by Shaytaan (Satan)
leadinghim to insanity'[al-Baqarah 2:275]
In such cases, the jinn may speak from inside of that person and
address the one who is reading verses from the Qur'aan over him; the
reciter may take a promise from the jinn never to come back, and other
things concerning which there are very many reports which are
widespread among the people.
So the protection which will prevent the evil of the jinn is for a
person to recite that which is narrated in the Sunnah as being
effective in providing protection, such as Aayat al-Kurisy, for if a
person recites Aayat al-Kursiy at night, he will continue to have
protection from Allaah, and no shaytaan will come near him until
morning. And Allaah is the Protector.'"
(Majmoo' Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen, 1/287-288)
The Sunnah mentions adhkhaar (dhikr) by means of which one maygain
protection from theshayaateen (devils). These include:
Seeking refuge with Allaah from the jinn:
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And if an evil whisper from Shaytaan (Satan) tries to turn you away
(OMuhammad) (from doing good), then seek refuge in Allaah. Verily, He
is the All Hearer, the All Knower"[Fussilat 41:36]
"And if an evil whisper comes to you from Shaytaan (Satan), then seek
refuge with Allaah. Verily, He is All-Hearer, All-Knower"
[al-A'raaf 7:200]
It was narrated from Sulaymaan ibn Sard that two men were trading
insults in the presence ofthe Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon them), until the face of one of them turned red. The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, "I know a word
which, if he were to say it, what he is suffering from would go away:
'A'oodhu Billaahi min al-Shaytaan il-rajeem (I seek refuge with Allaah
from the accursed Shaytaan).'"
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3108; Muslim, 2610)
2 - Reciting al-Mi'wadhatayn (the last two Soorahs of the Qur'aan,
al-Falaq and al-Naas).
It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with
him) said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) used to seek refuge withAllaah from the jinn and from the
evil eye until the Mi'wadhatayn were revealed, and when theywere
revealed he startedto recite them and not anything else."
(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi,2058; he said it is hasan ghareeb. Also
narrated by al-Nasaa'i, 5494; Ibn Maajah, 3511. The hadeeth was
classed as saheeh by al-Albaani (may Allaah have mercy on him) in
Saheeh al-Jaami', 4905).
3 - Reciting Aayat al-Kursiy
It was narrated that AbuHurayrah said: "The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) put me in charge of
guarding the zakaah of Ramadaan. Someone came to me and started
grabbing handfuls of thefood. I took hold of him and said, 'I will
take you to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him).' He said, 'I will teach you some words by means of which
Allaah will benefityou.' I said, 'What are they?' He said, 'When you
go to your bed, recite this aayah (interpretation of the meaning):
"Allaah! Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but
He), Al-Hayyul-Qayyoom (the Ever Living, the One Whosustains and
protects all that exists)..." [al-Baqarah 2:255] - until he completed
the aayah. Then Allaah will appoint a guard for you who will stay with
you and no shaytaan (devil) will come near you until morning.' The
Messengerof Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked
me, 'What did your prisoner do last night?' I said, 'O Messenger of
Allaah, he taught me something, and claimed that Allaah would benefit
me by it.' He said, 'What was it?' I said, 'He taught me to recite
Aayat al-Kursiy when I go to bed, and said that no shaytaan would come
near me until morning, and that Allaah would appoint a guard for me
who would stay with me.' TheProphet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said, 'He told you the truth, although he is an inveterate
liar. That was the Shaytaan.'"
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3101)
4 - Reciting Soorat al-Baqarah
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Do not make your houses
like graves, for the Shaytaan runs away from a house in which Soorat
al-Baqarah is recited."(Narrated by Muslim, 780)
5 - The last verses of Soorat al-Baqarah
It was narrated that AbuMas'ood al-Ansaari said: "The Messenger of
Allaah(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'Whoever
recites the last two verses of Soorat al-Baqarah at night, that will
suffice him.'" (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4723; Muslim, 807)
It was narrated from al-Nu'maan ibn Basheer (may Allaah be pleased
with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "Allaah inscribed a book two thousand years before He created
the heavens and the earth, from which the last two aayahs of Soorat
al-Baqarah were revealed. If they are recited for three nights, no
shaytaan (devil)will remain in the house).
(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi,2882. This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami', 1799).
6 - Reciting "Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah,
lahu'l-mulkwa lahu'l-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer (There is
no god except Allaah Alone with no partner or associate; His is the
Sovereignty and His is the praise, andHe is Able to do all things)"
one hundred times.
It was narrated from AbuHurayrah that the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever says "Laailaaha
ill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu'l-mulk wa lahu'l-hamd wa
huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer"one hundred times in the day, will have
a reward equivalent to that of freeing ten slaves, one hundred
hasanahs (good deeds) will be recorded for him,and one hundred
sayi'ahs (bad deeds) will be erased from his record, and it will be
protection for him from the Shaytaan for that day, until evening
comes. No one could achieve any better than him except the one who
does more than he did."
(narrated by al-Bukhaari, 31119; Muslim, 2691)
7 - Remembering Allaah often (dhikr)
It was narrated from al-Haarith al-Ash'ari that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah commanded Yahyaa ibn
Zakariyah (peace be upon him) five things to follow and to enjoin upon
the Children of Israel... and he commanded them to remember Allaah, and
the likeness of that is a man who was being pursued by the enemy,
until he reached a strong fortress in which he found protection;
similarly a man cannot find protection from the Shaytaan except by
remembering Allaah..."
(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi,2863; he said it is hasan saheeh. The hadeeth
was classed as saheeh byal-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami', 1724)
8 - The adhaan
It was narrated that Suhayl ibn Abi Saalih said: "My father sent me to
Bani Haarithah, and there was with me a slave of ours, or a companion
of ours. Someone called out his name from a garden, and the one who
was with me looked into the garden and did not see anything. I
mentioned that to my father, and hesaid, 'If I had known thatthis was
going to happen to you, I would not have sent you. But if you hear a
voice then make the call for prayer, for I heard Abu Hurayrah(may
Allaah be pleased with him) narrating that the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "When the Shaytaan
hears the call to prayer, he runs away fast."'"(Narrated by Muslim,
389).
The word translated here as "runs away fast" may also mean "farting."
9 - Reciting Qur'aan offers protection againstthe Shaytaan
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And when you (Muhammad) recite the Qur'aan, We put between you and
those who believe not in the Hereafter, an invisible veil (or screen
their hearts, so they hear or understand it not)[al-Israa' 17:45]
And Allaah knows best.

Does Iblees have freedom of will? Why is he eager to mislead people?

After a lot of thinking I began to question the Shaytaan's character.
This question might tendto limits, but I was wondering why, if he
knows his final destination is Hell, does he strive to do evil? -As he
is, afterall, one among the Jinns. Humans divert to evil under the
influence of the Shaytaan, but under what influence does the Shaytaan
do evil? Why? -Does he not know, with firm confirmation (as he has
communicated with Allah) that he is fuel for Hell? As he is a Jinn,
doesnot he, like Humans, have the freedom of choice?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Iblees and other jinn, and humans, have free will and freedom of
choice, to obey Allaah or to disobey Him, as Allaahsays
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Then whosoever wills, let him believe; and whosoever wills, let him disbelieve"
[al-Kahf 18:29]
"Verily, We showed him the way, whether he be grateful or ungrateful"
[al-Insaan 76:3]
Allaah commanded Iblees to prostrate to Adam, but he refused and was
arrogant, and was one of the kaafirs. So Allaah expelled him from His
mercy, and cursed him until the Day of Judgement.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And (remember) when We said to the angels: 'Prostrate yourselves
before Adam.' And they prostrated except Iblees (Satan), he refused
and was proud and was one of the disbelievers (disobedient to Allaah)"
[al-Baqarah 2:34]
"So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together.
Except Iblees (Satan) — he refused to be among the prostrators.
(Allaah) said: 'O Iblees (Satan)! What is your reason for not being
among the prostrators?'
[Iblees (Satan)] said: 'I am not the one to prostrate myself to a
human being, whom You created from dried (sounding) clay of altered
mud.'
(Allaah) said: 'Then, get out from here, for verily,you are Rajeem (an
outcast or a cursed one).
And verily, the curse shall be upon you till theDay of Recompense
(i.e. the Day of Resurrection)."
[al-Hijr 15:30-35]
Then Iblees asked for a respite until the Day of Resurrection, and
Allaah granted him that.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"[Iblees (Satan)] said: 'O my Lord! Give me then respite till the Day
they (the dead) will be resurrected.'
Allaah said: 'Then verily, you are of those reprieved,
Till the Day of the time appointed'"
[al-Hijr 15:36-38]
When Iblees was certain that he is one of those who are doomed, as
well as his being arrogant and being ungrateful to his Lord, he
resolved to mislead whomever he could of the slaves of Allaah, so that
they would be with him in Hell.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"[Iblees (Satan)] said: 'O my Lord! Because You misled me, I shall
indeed adorn the path of error for them (mankind) on the earth, and I
shall mislead them all.
Except Your chosen, (guided) slaves among them.'"
[al-Hijr 15:39, 40]
He is eager to mislead and corrupt, so as to increase the numbers of
his followers and worshippers among the doomed who will share his
fate.
Iblees knows that his destination is the Fire, and he hopes to take
everyone else with him to Hell, out of envy, hatred, kufr and
stubbornness.
He hates mankind, who are the children of Adam(peace be upon him), and
he is hostile towardsthem because he is cursed and has been banished
from the mercyof Allaah because of his refusal to prostrate to their
father Adam. Hence Allaah has warnedHis slaves against him and has
said:
"Surely, Shaytaan (Satan) is an enemy to you, so take (treat) him as
an enemy. He only invites his Hizb (followers) that they may become
the dwellers of the blazing Fire"
[Faatir 35:6]
Iblees does not need anyone to whisper to him, because he is the
source of all evil.
The believer can be saved from his plots and traps by obeying his Lord
and adhering to Hisreligion, for the Shaytaan has no power over those
who believe, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"So when you want to recite the Qur'aan, seek refuge with Allaah from
Shaytaan (Satan), the outcast (the cursed one).
Verily, he has no power over those who believe and put their trust
only in their Lord (Allaah).
His power is only over those who obey and follow him (Satan), and
those who join partners with Him (Allaah, i.e. those who are
Mushrikoon, i.e., polytheists)"
[al-Nahl 16:98-100]
And Allaah knows best.

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SOME OF THE SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF DIFFERENT ACTS (ARKANS) OF HAJJ

When one enters the desert and sees the mountain-roads and other
obstacles of travel, he should remember the time of his departure from
this world and the obstacles he will face in the world of Barzakh
andMahshar (where we all will be gathered). The lonely path should
remind one of the loneliness in the grave; likewise, the fear of
highway robbers and wild animals should remind one of the fears of
punishment in Barzakh.
On arrival at Miqat, while wearing the Ihraam, one should remember the
occasion when he will bewrapped up in Kafan (which resembles the
Ihraam) with which he will present himself before the Almighty.
The Talbiyah is a response to the invitation of the Almighty, though
while hoping for acceptance of his response, he should also fear its
rejection, i.e. getting a reply of "Laa Labbaik wa laa sa'daik": your
response is rejected!
Thus one should repent of his utterly worthless deeds and hope only
for His grace and forgiveness. The recitation of Talbiyah marks the
beginning of Hajj, which is a delicate situation, for, it is narrated
that when the 4 th Imam Zain ul-Abideen (A.S.) wore the Ihraam, and
mounted his ride, hiscolor turned pale and his whole body trembling,
and he could not recite the Talbiyah. When askedwhy he did not recite
theTalbiyah, the Imam replied: I fear that the Almighty may answer
with "Laa labbaik wa laa sa'daik" (your response isrejected!). When
the Imam did finally recite the Talbiyah, he fainted and fell from his
mount on to the ground. He wasbrought back to consciousness and
mounted the animal again. This occurred often till he finished the
Hajj.
When one hears people reciting the Talbiyah, oneshould realize that it
is the response to the Almighty's call in the Qur'an: "And proclaim
among men the Pilgrimage: they will come to you on foot and on every
lean camel, coming from every remote path" (Sura al-Hajj, 22:27); and
from this call one should remember the Blowing of the Trumpet when all
people will issue forth from their graves towards the place of
Judgment on the Day of Qiyaamah.
When one enters Makkahhe should remember thathe has entered a holy
place wherein everyone is afforded peace and security, and the hope
that thereby he will be saved from Eternal punishment. He should be
concerned about his salvation and forgiveness. Of course, at all times
he should hope for forgiveness, as indeed, the House is a dignified
place, the Absolute Owner is Infinitely Generous, His Mercy is
All-encompassing and He does treat his guests in a most befitting
manner.
In the majestic House of God, one should imagine beholding the Owner,
and hope that as he has been successful in seeing the House, he will
also besuccessful in meeting the Almighty, and he should thank Him for
granting him such a wonderful opportunity.
When circumambulating (Tawaaf) one should fill one's mind with
respect, love, hope and fear, and know that making Tawaaf makes him
like Malaaika-e-Muqarrabeen who continuously make Tawaaf around the
Great Throne (A'rsh-e-Aazam). He should realize that thegeneral
purpose of Tawaaf is the circumambulation of the heart with the
remembrance of the Lordof the House. This may bethe hint thrown by the
hadeeth that Bait-ul-Ma'moor is the House in Heaven similar to Kaa'ba
on earth, around which the angels move similar to man's
circumambulation on earth.
Kissing the Hajar al-Aswad represents kissing God's hand on earth. The
people's covenant are recorded on it, for, the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.)
is reported to have said that the Hajar al-Aswad isGod's hand amongst
the creation for the pilgrim to shake hands with Him just as the
servant shakesthat of his master. And the 6 th Imam Jafar as-Sadiq
(A.S.) has said:"when the Almighty took oaths from his creatures, he
ordered the Hajar al-Aswad to take it down on earth", and, thus, we
say near it: "Amaanatee addaituha wa meethaaqee ta-a'hhadtuhu" i.e., I
have fulfilled my promiseand oath so that the Hajar al-Aswad may bear
witness to it.
And he is reported to have said, "Rukn-e-Yamanee is one of the doors
of Heaven which has not been shut from the time it was first opened."
The purpose of kissing and hugging on to the cloth of Kaa'ba or any of
its part should be to gain proximity to the almightyby loving His
House and hoping for salvation of one's body from the Hellfire, just
as a wrong-doer clings to the cloth ofa King seeking mercy
andforgiveness.
The sayee (The act of walking between the two hills - Safaa and
Marwah.) resembles a place in a King's court and uncertainty of the
Pilgrim of what the King will decree for him. And while traversing
between the two hills he should remember his running between the two
scales of deeds on the Day of Judgment.
When one reaches Arafahand sees the large crowd of people with
different languages each supplicating and beggingin his own tongue and
each carrying out duties according to his leader's instruction and
guidance,he should remember the Day of Reckoning and its fearful
atmosphere with all people lost here and there, every group underits
own leader and prophet. When these thoughts predominate, one should
raise hands insupplication and pray with all sincerity to God to
accept his Hajj and that he may be resurrected in the company of the
virtuous ones. Apparently the 12 th Imam Muhammad Al-Mahdi (A.S.) is
also present there; thus, it is not unlikely that due to the presence
of these pure souls mercy is showered on all present! Thus, there is a
hadeeth: "The worst sin is that of aman who reaches Arafah and still
feels that God has not forgiven him!"
When one returns from Arafah to Makkah and re-enters the Haram, he
should consider it as a good omen that God has accepted him by
allowinghim to enter the Haram and that He has welcomed him to His
proximity and has granted him protection from Hellfire.
When one reaches Mina for Ramy-e-Jamrah (throwing pebbles at Jamrah),
his intention should be obedience to God's commands; in such a state
he should follow the example set by the prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) when
Satan appeared before him at this place and the Almighty orderedhim to
throw pebbles at Satan i.e. one should intend throwing pebbles at
Satan.
The slaughtering of the sacrificial animal is the supreme indication
of overcoming Satan and his evil-commanding-self,and thereby freedom
from Hellfire. Thus at thatmoment he should endeavor to repent of and
refrain from bad deeds.
There is a hadeeth, whichsays "The sign of acceptance of Hajj is that
the person's condition after Hajj should be BETTER than before Hajj".
Another hadeeth says"The sign of acceptance of Hajj is refraining from
all sins previously committed and changing bad friends to good ones
and changing gatheringsfor vain purposes to gatherings for the
remembrance of God."

Islam and Friends: Three Cows (Muslim Friends Stories)

There was a green and fresh pasture, in which three cows lived, a
white cow, a black cow and a reddish-brown one. The cows were kind to
each other. They were nice to each other. They used to graze in the
meadow together. and they used to sleep near each other.
Till it happened one day, the reddish-brown colored lion of the forest
happened to pass that way. The lion was unhappy. It was hungry, and
was looking for a prey. On catching sight ofthe cows it became glad,
but couldn't attack them, because they were together. So, the lion sat
in a corner and waited till the cows would separate from each other.
The cows were together and wouldn't part away from each other,
becausethey knew that if they were together, no predator could attack
them.
The lion lay in ambush nearby for two or three days. But the cows
continued to remain together, and wouldn't separate from each other.
The lion became unhappy.
A plan occurred to it. It went towards the cows, greeted them and
said:"How are you my friends?Are you fine? I have beenremembering you
for a long time, but because I am too busy, I can't cometo you and ask
about your health.
Today I said to myself:"Anyhow I should come and see you from near and
visit you."
The reddish-brown cow said: "Sir, your coming has really pleased us
and"brightened our pasture."
The lion said: "I have always remembered you, and have even ordered a
better pasture made ready for you."
The reddish-brown cow said:
"Sir, you have really obliged us and we are very thankful to you."
Both the white and the black cows were troubled by what their friend,
the reddish-brown cow said, and were grieved at its thoughtlessness.
They feared lest it should be deceived.
They said to each other:"Which forest has not gota better pasture? -
Why does the reddish-brown cow believe what the lion says? - Doesn't
it know that lions seek other animals only to prey on them?
The reddish-brown cow became more and more aclose friend of the lion
each day. The black cow and the white cow advised it as much as they
could, but with no avail.
One day the lion said to the reddish-brown cow:"You know that the
color of our bodies is dark and that the color of the bodyof the white
cow is light, and you also know that the light color is the opposite
of the dark color. It would be very good if I eat the white cow, so
that there will beno difference among us any longer and that we will
be able to live together well."
The reddish-brown cow accepted the saying of the selfish lion and
started talking to the black cow to keep it busy, so that the lion
could eat the white cow with more ease. The white cow was left alone
and was killed, while the black and the reddish-brown cows were busy
with idle talks.
Two or three days passedsince the lion had devoured the white cow. The
lion, angry and uneasy, was lying in a corner, and the reddish-brown
cow was moving around the lion and grazing. The lion called the
reddish-brown cow. The cow answered: "Yes sir!"
The lion said: "The color of my body and the color of your body are
reddish-brown, and black does not go with our color. It will be very
good if I eat the black cow, so that in this forest we all will be of
the same color." The reddish-brown cow accepted and moved away from
the black cow.
The lion attacked and devoured the black cow, too. And as for the
reddish-brown cow, it was so filled with joy thatit didn't know what
to do. It roamed and grazedand said to itself: "It is only me who has
the color of the lion..."
A few days passed since the black cow had been devoured by the lion.
Thelion roared and said. "O the reddish-brown cow! Where are you?"
The reddish-brown cow, shaking with fear, went forward and said: "Yes sir!"
The lion said: "Today it is your turn, get yourself ready, I am going
to eat you."
The reddish-brown cow, with great fear and horror said: "Why sir, I am
your friend. I did whatever you said. So why do you want to eat me?"
The lion roared and said:"Friend of a friendless"! How is it possible
that a lion makes friendship with a cow?"
No matter how much the reddish-brown cow begged and entreated, the
lion didn't accept its words.
The lion attacked the cow.
The cow said: "Mr. Lion, please allow me to cry out three times before
you eat me."
The lion said: "Quickly, quickly!"
The reddish-brown cow cried out: "I was eaten the very day the white
cow was eaten. I was eaten the very day the black cow was eaten. I was
eaten the very day I made.... with you".
The lion devoured the reddish-brown cow very quickly. Then it said to
itself: "I have finished my job in this forest. Now I had better go to
other forests."

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A Group of Jinns meet Prophet Muhammad

It is stated by Imam Baihaqi in "Dalail-e-Nubuwwat" on the authority
of Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Masood (ra)that the Prophet (saw) once, said
to his companions in Makkah:"Whosoever from amongst you desires to see
the jinns, he should come to me tonight." Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Masood
stated that nobody except me came that night. The Prophet (saw) took
me with him to a high hill in Makkah. He drew a circle with his foot
for me and advised me to keep sitting within that circle. Seating
Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Masood within that circle, he advanced ahead and
then stood at a place. There, he started recitation of the Holy Quran.
All of a sudden a big group of jinns encircled the Prophet (saw) and
that group stood as a wall between me and the Prophet (saw) and I
heard the jinns saying: "Who gives evidence that you are the Prophet."
There was a tree nearby. The Prophet (saw) observed:"Will you accept
my claim if this tree gives the evidence?" The jinns said: "Yes, we
shall accept it." On that, the Prophet (saw) called the tree. The tree
came nearby and gave the evidence accordingly and all the jinns
embraced Islam.

163 hadith found in ' Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah) ' of Sunan Abu-Dawud.

0001
Narrated Mughirah ibn Shu'bah: When the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him)
went (outside) to relieve himself, he went to a far-off place.
0002
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: When the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him)
feltthe need of relieving himself, he went far off where no one could
see him.
0003
Narrated AbuMusa: AbutTayyah reported on the authority of a shaykh(an
old man): When Abdullah ibn Abbas came to Basrah, people narrated to
him traditions from AbuMusa.Therefore Ibn Abbas wrote to him asking
him about certain things. In reply AbuMusa wrote to him saying: One
day I was in the company of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him).
He wanted to urinate. Then he came to a soft ground at the foot of a
wall and urinated. He (the Prophet) then said: If anyof you wants to
urinate, he should look for a place (like this) for his urination.
0006
Narrated Zayd ibn Arqam:The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said:
These privies are frequented by the jinns and devils. So when anyone
amongst you goes there, he should say: "I seek refuge in Allah from
male and female devils."
0007
Narrated Salman al-Farsi: It was said to Salman: Your Prophet teaches
youeverything, even about excrement. He replied: Yes. He has forbidden
us to face the qiblah at the time of easing or urinating, and
cleansing with right hand, and cleansing with less than three stones,
or cleansingwith dung or bone.
0010
Narrated Ma'qil ibn AbuMa'qil al-Asadi: The Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) hasforbidden us to face the two qiblahs at the
time of urination or excretion.
0011
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Marwan al-Asfar said: I saw Ibn Umar make
his camel kneel down facing the qiblah, then he sat down urinating in
its direction. So I said: AbuAbdurRahman, has this not been forbidden?
He replied: Why not, that was forbidden only in open country; but when
there is something between you and the qiblah that conceals you ,then
there is no harm.
0013
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
forbade us to face the qiblah at the time of making water. Then I saw
him facing it (qiblah)urinating or easing himself one year before his
death.
0014
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: When the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him)
wanted to relieve himself, he would not raise his garment, until he
lowered himself near the ground.
0015
Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: I heard the Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) say: When two persons go together for relieving
themselves uncovering their private parts and talking together, Allah,
the Great and Majestic, becomes wrathful at this (action).

Imam al-Sha’bi was a scholar known for his deep ‘ilm

Imam al-Sha'bi was a scholar known for his deep 'ilm and having a vast
coverage over various fields of knowledge. He was once asked, 'How did
you attain all this knowledge?' And this was his reply. Pay close
attention to it:
بنفي الاعتماد و السير في البلاد و صبر كصبر الحمار و بكور كبكور الغراب
"By being independent, by travelling through cities, by having
patiencelike that of a donkey and by rising early like the rising of
crows."
There's so much to take away from this, but here are a few points of
benefit that we can derive:
* Be independent in yourstudies. Don't rely on someone or something
toalways motivate you and push you to learn.
* Learn how to motivate yourself! Be free from distractions and limitations.
* Do not procrastinate.
* Travel! Keep on the move! Go from A to B, then B to C! Don't be
stagnant in your life; always have a peak that you're reaching for.
* If knowledge is not in your immediate vicinity, seek it out and go
to where it is!
* Be patient. More patient than the donkey overloaded with cargo. Bear
all the hardships on this path, bear the trials and tribulations.
* Get up early! The Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said: 'My
Ummah has been blessed in its early portion (of the day).' Seek out
the blessings of the morning. Tips for Time Management are in this
hadith! You may not have time during the day, but you'll always have
time in the mornings.
* Give yourself no excuses, because most of the time an excuse is a
barrier that you place between you and your goals.

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M ullah N asruddin - Nasruddin used to stand in the street on market

Nasruddin used to stand in the street on market-days, to be pointed
out as an idiot. No matter how often people offered him a large and
asmall coin, he always chose the smaller piece.
One day a kindly man said to him:
- Nasruddin , you should take the bigger coin. Then you will have more
money and people will no longer be able to make a laughing stock of
you.
- That may be true, said Nasruddin , but if I alwaystake the larger,
people will stop offering me money to prove that I ammore idiotic than
they are. Then I would have no money at all.
As Nasruddin emerged form the mosque after prayers, a beggar sitting
on the street solicited alms. The following conversation followed:
- Are you extravagant? asked Nasruddin .
- Yes Nasruddin . replied the beggar.
- Do you like sitting around drinking coffee and smoking? asked Nasruddin .
- Yes. replied the beggar.
- I suppose you like to go to the baths everyday? asked Nasruddin .
- Yes. replied the beggar.
- ...And maybe amuse yourself, even, by drinking with friends? asked Nasruddin .
- Yes I like all those things. replied the beggar.
- Tut, Tut, said Nasruddin , and gave him a gold piece.
A few yards farther on. another beggar who hadoverheard the
conversation begged for alms also.
- Are you extravagant? asked Nasruddin .
- No, Nasruddin replied second beggar.
- Do you like sitting around drinking coffee and smoking? asked Nasruddin .
- No. replied second beggar.
- I suppose you like to go to the baths everyday? asked Nasruddin .
- No. replied second beggar.
- ...And maybe amuse yourself, even, by drinking with friends? asked Nasruddin .
- No, I want to only live meagerly and to pray. replied second beggar.
Whereupon the Nasruddin gave him a small copper coin.
- But why, wailed second beggar, do you give me, an economical and pious
man, a penny, when you give that extravagant fellow a sovereign?
Ah my friend, replied Nasruddin , his needs are greater than yours.

M ullah N asruddin - Nasruddin was taking it easy

One hot day, Nasruddin was taking it easy in the shade of a walnut
tree. After a time, he started eying speculatively, the huge pumpkins
growing on vines and the small walnuts growing on a majestic tree.
- Sometimes I just can't understand the ways of God! he mused. Just
fancy letting tinny walnuts grow on so majestic a tree and huge
pumpkins on the delicatevines!
Just then a walnut snapped off and fell smack on Mullah Nasruddin 's
bald head. He got up at once and lifting up his hands and face to
heavens in supplication, said:
- Oh, my God! Forgive my questioning your ways! You are all-wise.
Where would I have been now, if pumpkins grew on trees!

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