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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)

Omitting the Jummah Namaaz as Mentioned in Hadith

Hadith 24-26: Muslim reports from Abu Hurairah and Ibn Umar and Nasa’i and Ibn Majah report from Hazrat Ibn Ab’bas and Ibn Umar رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہم that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم  said, ‘Either people will abstain from omitting Jummah, or Allah will place a seal onto their hearts, and they will become amongst the ‘Ghaafileen’ (heedless).’

Hadith 27-31: It has been stated that one who leaves out (omits) 3 Jummahs due to heedlessness (laziness); Allah will place a seal on his heart. This has been reported by Abu Dawud, Tirmizi, Nasa’i, Ibn Majah, Daarmi, Ibn Khuzaima and Ibn Hib’ban from Abul Ja’d Zamri, and Imam Maalik reported it from Safwaan bin Saleem, and Imam Ahmed reported it from Abu Qatadah رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ. Tirmizi says that this Hadith is Hassan, and Haakim says that it is Sahih on condition of Muslim.

It is reported in a narration of Ibn Khuzaima and Ibn Hib’ban that one who leaves out 3 Jummahs without a valid reason, he is a Munafiq.

In the narration of Zain it is mentioned that he has no connection to Allah. Tabrani has reported from Usaama رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that he has been recorded amongst the Munafiqeen (hypocrites). In the narration of Imam Shafi’i, which is from Hazrat Abdullah bin Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما it is mentioned, ‘He has been recorded as a Munafiq (hypocrite), which will neither be erased nor changed.’ One narration mentions, the one who has left out 3 consecutive Jummahs, he has thrown Islam behind him. This Hadith has been reported by Ibn Ya’la with the merit of Sahih from Sayyiduna Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما

Hadith 32: Ahmed, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah report from Samurah ibn Jundub رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم says, ‘One who leaves out Jummah without a valid reason should give one dinar in Sadqa, and if he cannot get this, he should give half a dinar in Sadqa. (This has probably been mentioned so that it may be a means of Tauba being accepted, otherwise in actuality, to make Tauba is Fard).’

Hadith 33: In Sahih Muslim Shareef it is reported from Ibn Mas’ud رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘I intended to command someone to perform (lead) the Namaaz, and to (go) and burn down the homes of all those who stayed away from Jummah.’

Hadith 34: Ibn Majah reported from Jaabir رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Before dying direct your attention towards Almighty Allah, and before becoming occupied (busy), strive to do virtuous deeds, and by increasing your Zikr of Allah, and increasing your apparent and hidden Sadqaat (charity), strengthen the connection which is between you and your Creator. If you do this, then you shall be given Rozi (sustenance), and you will be granted assistance, and your devastation will be eradicated, and know that this place, this day and in this year, until Qiyaamat Allah has made Jummah Fard upon you. Anyone who in my lifetime (worldly) or after my passing (from this world) takes it (Jummah) lightly, and leaves it out rejecting it, and he is under an Imam (in other words Haakim-e-Islam/Muslim Ruler), be he Aadil (just) or Zaalim (an oppressor), then Allah will neither gather his distractions, nor will he give any Barkat in his work. Be warned! For him there is no Namaaz, Zakaat, Hajj, sustenance or virtuous deeds, for as long as he does not make Tauba (repent), and for the one who (sincerely) makes Tauba, Allah will accept his Tauba.’

Note: No Namaaz etc. means that he will not get the reward and blessing for any of these actions.

Hadith 35: Darqutni reports from him as well (i.e. from Jaabir رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ) that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘One who brings Imaan in Allah and the Last Day, for him Jummah (Namaaz) is Fard on a Friday, except for a (severely) ill person, a Musafir, a women, a child, or a slave. As for the one who remained busy in entertainment and business (at this time), then Allah is unconcerned about him, and Allah is Ghani and Hameed (Divinely Sovereign and Most Praiseworthy).’

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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