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ترجمۂ کنزالایمان: اللہ کے نام سے شروع جو نہایت مہربان رحم والا

Translation: Allah in the name of the most Affectionate the Merciful

Du’a for Reading the Book or Islamic Lesson

Read the following Du’a (supplication) before studying a religious book or Islamic lesson , you will remember whatever you study.

Translation:Ya Allah! Open the portal of knowledge and wisdom for us, and have mercy on us! O the one who is the most honourable and glorious! (Al-Mustaraf, vol. 1, pp. 40)

Note: Recite Durud Sharif once before and after the Du’a.

ترجمۂ کنزالایمان:اور اگر جب وہ اپنی جانوں پر ظلم کریں تو اے محبوب تمہارے حضور حاضر ہوں اور پھر اللہ سے معافی چاہیں اور رسول ان کی شفاعت فرمائے تو ضرور اللہ کو بہت توبہ قبول کرنے والا مہربان پائیں۔

                                                                                                      

Translation of Kanzul Iman:And if when they do justice unto their souls, then O beloved! They should come to you and then beg forgiveness of Allah and the messenger should intercede for them then surely, they would find Allah Most Relenting, Merciful (4:64)

Excellence of Durud Shareef

The Noble Rasool صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم has stated, ‘Whoever recites Salat upon me one time, Allah عزوجل sends ten mercies upon him.’ (Sahih Muslim, pp. 166, vol. 1)

Namaaz-e-Chasht in the Light of Hadith

Chasht Namaaz is Mustahab. The minimum Raka’ats for Chasht are 2 (two) and the maximum Raka’ats are 12 (twelve), and to perform 12 is more virtuous as it has been mentioned as follows:

Hadith 1: It is mentioned in the Hadith that, one who performed 12 Raka’ats of Chasht, Allah will construct for him in Jannat a Mansion of Gold. This Hadith is reported in Tirmizi and Ibn Majah from Anas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ.

Hadith 2&3: It is reported in Sahih Muslim Shareef from Abu Zirr رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘There is a Sadqa for man (and) for every one of his joints (and there are 360 joints), (His) every Tasbeeh is Sadqa, and (his) every Humd (praise to Allah) is Sadqa and to say لَا اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللہُ ‘Laa ilaaha il’lal laah is Sadqa, and to say اَللہُ اَکْبَرْ ‘Allahu Akbar’ is Sadqa, and to command goodness is Sadqa, and to forbid evil is Sadqa, and 2 Raka’ats of Chasht suffices for all of this’.

Hadith 4&5: Tirmizi and Abu Dawud report from Abu Zirr رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ and Abu Dawud and Daarmi report from Nu’aim bin Hammaad and Ahmed reports from all of them رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہم that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Almighty Allah says, O Ibn Adam! Perform 4 Raka’ats for me in the beginning of the day, and until the end of the day I will answer all your purposes (i.e. I will be sufficient for you)’. Tabrani reports from Abu Dawud رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم  said, ‘One who performs 2 Raka’ats of Chasht will not be written to be amongst the ‘Ghaafileen’ (heedless ones), and one who performs 4 Raka’ats will be written to be amongst the ‘Aabideen’ (Worshippers), and one who performs 6 Raka’ats his purpose has been answered for that day, and one who performs 8 Raka’ats, Allah will have him written amongst the ‘Qaaniteen’ (Devout Worshippers), and the one who performs 12 Raka’ats Allah Almighty will prepare for him a Mansion in Jannat (Paradise); and there is no such day or night wherein Allah does not shower His Divine Grave and Divine Aid unto his servants, and He has not favoured any servant more than upon him on whom He has inspired his Remembrance (Zikr)’. Ahmed, Tirmizi and Ibn Majah report from Abu Hurairah رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘One who safeguards the 2 Raka’ats of Chasht, his (minor) sins will be forgiven, even if they are equivalent to the foam on the sea’.

Ya Allah عزوجل of Mustafa  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم! We make sincere Dua that  blesses us all with strength in Imaan and true love for the Holy Prophet  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلمand for all those who follow that which has been taught and commanded by Him. Amin! (Source: Extracted from Bahaar-e-Shariat Volume 4)

Courtesy: Imam Mustafa Raza Research Center

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