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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)

Regarding Adornment (Beautification) as Mentioned in Hadith

Hadith 1: It is on the authority of Hazrat A’isha رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا who says, ‘I used to apply a fine and exquisite fragrance to Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم , so much, that I used to find the brilliance of it in his sacred hair and sacred beard’.

Hadith 2: It is narrated in Sahih Muslim from Naafi’ that occasionally Ibn Umar رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما used to inhale pure Ood (aloe wood). In other words, he never used a mixture of anything else with it, and on certain occasions he would make a mixture of camphor and aloe wood and inhale it, and he used to say ‘Rasoolullah  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم used to also inhale (the smoke) of it like this’.

Hadith 3: Abu Dawud reported from Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Huzoor  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم possessed a particular type of scent (perfume) which he used.

Hadith 4: In Sharhus Sunnah it is reported from Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Huzoor  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم used to apply oil abundantly on his sacred head, and he used to comb his sacred beard.

Hadith 5: Abu Dawud reported from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘One who has hair, should respect it’. In other words, he should wash it, oil it and comb it.

Hadith 6: Imam Maalik reported from Abu Qatadah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ who says, ‘I had a full growth of hair on my head. I asked Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  if I should comb it’. Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  said, ‘Yes! And respect it’.’ So, because of this command of Rasoolullah  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم Hazrat Abu Qatadah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ would sometimes apply oil twice in a day to his hair.

Hadith 7: Tirmizi, Abu Dawud and Nasa’i reported from Abdullah ibn Maghfal رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  stopped us from combing the hair on a daily basis. This prohibitory tense is not sinful and the aim is to show that men should not engross themselves in over-adorning and beautifying themselves.

Hadith 8: Imam Maalik reported from Ata’bin Yasaar that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  was present in the Musjid and a person entered whose hair and beard was untidy. Huzoor  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم gestured to him, as if asking him to neaten his hair. That person properly groomed his hair and then returned. Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  said, ‘It is not good that a person should come forth with his hair scattered in such a manner, as if he is shaitaan’.

Hadith 9: Tirmizi reported from Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that Nabi Kareem صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  said, ‘Use surmah made from Antimony as it revives the sight and it causes the eyelashes to grow’. Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  had a container for keeping surmah, from which he applied surmah every night. (He  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم applied it) thrice with the applicator in one eye and thrice in the other.

Hadith 10: Abu Dawud and Nasa’i have reported from Kareema bint Humaam, (that) she says, ‘I enquired from Sayyidah A’isha Siddiqa رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا in regards to applying mehndi. She said, ‘There is no objection to it, but I refrain from using it as my Habeeb صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  disliked its smell’.’

Hadith 11: Abu Dawud narrated from Hazrat A’isha رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا that Hind bint Uqba enquired, ‘Ya Rasool’Allah  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم! Please accept my oath of Allegiance’. Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  said, ‘I shall not allow you to take the Oath of Allegiance until you do not change the condition of your palms (In other words until you do not apply mehndi and change its colour). Your hands appear to look like the hands of a beast (females should colour their palms)’.

Hadith 12: Abu Dawud and Nasa’i reported on the authority of Hazrat A’isha رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا says that a lady had a Kitaab in her hand and she put out her hand from behind a curtain or veil gesturing towards Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم . She intended to give the book to Huzoor-e-Akram صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم , but He  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم pulled his sacred hand away and said ‘It is not noticeable whether it is the hand of a male or female’. She said, ‘It is a female’s hand’. He  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘If it is a female, then she should stain her finger nails with Mehndi[1]’.

Hadith 13: Abu Dawud reported from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that a Mukhanath[2] was brought before Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم , who had coloured his hands and feet with mehndi. (On seeing this), the beloved Prophet  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘What is his condition?’ The people said, ‘He emulates the females. He was banished from the city of Madina on the command of Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  and sent away to Naqee’.

Hadith 14: Tirmizi reported from Sa’eed ibnil Musay’yab. He says that, Allah is Teeb and He loves Teeb[3]. Allah is Most Pure and He loves purity, He is Most Gracious and love kindness, He is Most Generous and loves generosity, so keep your courtyards clean and do not imitate the Jews.

Hadith 15: In Sahih Muslim it is reported on the authority of Abdullah ibn Mas’ud رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘One who has even a speck of takkabur in his heart, will not enter Paradise’. A person said, some of us like wearing good clothes and good shoes (in other words, is this also regarded as Takabbur). Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  said, ‘Allah is ‘Jameel’[4] and loves beauty. Takkabur refers to rebel against Haq and to look down on the people in contempt’.

Hadith 16: In Sahih Bukhari and Muslim it is reported from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  said, ‘The Jews and the Christians do not apply colour, so act contrary to them’.

Hadith 17: It is in Muslim from Jaabir رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that on the day of Fateh Makkah[5], Abu Quhafa[6] was brought forth and his hair and beard was as white as Thaghama[7]. Nabi  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Transform it with something but abstain from the use of black dye’.

Hadith 18: Abu Dawud and Nasa’i have reported from Ibn-e-Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that Nabi  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Near Qiyaamat, there shall be those who will apply black dye, like the torso of a pigeon. They shall not even smell the fragrance of Jannat’.

Hadith 19: Tirmizi, Abu Dawud and Nasa’i reported from Abu Zirr رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘The best dye for white hair is Mehndi and Katam’.

Hadith 20: Abu Dawud reported on the authority of Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that a person who had applied mehndi as a dye, passed by Nabi صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم . He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  said, ‘It is very good.’ Then another person who had applied the dye of mehndi and Katam[8] passed by, so Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  said, ‘(This) is even better than that. A third person, who had applied the yellowish dye then passed by, so Rasoolullah  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘This is better than all of them’.

Hadith 21: Ibn Al Najaar reported from Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘the first person to use the dye of mehndi and Katam was Hazrat Ibraheem علیہ السلام and the first to use black dye was Firawn (the pharaoh)’.

Hadith 22: Tabrani reported in Kabeer and Haakim in Mustadrak from Ibn Umar رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہمار that the dye of a Momin is yellowish, and the dye of a Muslim is reddish and the dye of a kaafir is black.

Hadith 23: In Sahih Bukhari and Muslim it is reported from Abdullah ibn Umar رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that Nabi صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  said that the curse of Allah is upon a woman who joins hair together (i.e. adds extensions to her hair), the one who asks for it to be joined, and the tattooer and the woman who is tattooed.

Hadith 24: It is reported in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that ‘Allah curses the women who tattoo and are tattooed. The women who pluck their hair (in other words, those women who pluck the hair off their eyebrows to beautify it for cosmetic reasons), and the women who file their teeth (in other words, those women who file their teeth to beautify it), altering Allah's creation!’

A woman came to Abdullah ibn Mas’ud رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ and spoke to him saying that she heard that he had cursed certain types of women. ‘Why should I not curse those whom Rasoolullah  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم cursed, and whereas it is regarded an (accursed act) in the Book of Allah?’ She said that she had read the Qur’an, but did not find anything concerning this in it. He said, ‘if you had read it (attentively) you would have definitely found it. Did you not read this (where Allah Almighty says),

(وَمَاۤ اٰتٰىکُمُ الرَّسُوۡلُ فَخُذُوۡہُ ۚ وَمَا نَہٰىکُمْ عَنْہُ فَانۡتَہُوۡا ۚ)

(In other words) And take whatever the Rasool gives you, and abstain from that which he disallows you. [Surah 59 Verse 7]

The lady acknowledged reading this. Abdullah ibn Mas’ud رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ said that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  had disallowed this. It has been mentioned in one narration that after this, the lady said, some of these things (which you mention) can be found in your wife as well. Abdullah ibn Mas’ud رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ said, ‘Go into (the house) and have a look.’ She went into the house and then returned. He asked, ‘What did you see?’ She said, ‘I saw nothing’. Abdullah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ said, ‘If these (qualities) were present in her, she would not be living with me. In other words, I would not have kept her as my wife’.

Hadith 25: It is in Sahih Bukhari from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  said, ‘The evil eye is a reality’ (in other words the casting of the evil eye does have an effect), and Huzoor-e-Akram  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم forbade tattooing.

Hadith 26: It is in Sunan Abu Dawud on the authority of Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that he said, ‘The curse of Allah is on the women who joins the hair and has the hair joined. The one who plucks out the hair from the eyebrows and the one who has it plucked out, and the tattooer and the woman who is tattooed, for as long as it is not done due to an illness’.

Hadith 27: Abu Dawud reported that the year in which Mu’awiyah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ performed Hajj during the era of his Khilaafat, (he came to Madina) and he took in his hand a tuft of (bunch) of hair which was in the hand of the guard and said, ‘O People of Madina! Where are your Ulama? I heard from Rasoolullah  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم that Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  used to disallow this’. (In other words, Huzoor-e-Akram صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  disallowed the joining of hair to a plait) and Huzoor  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم used to say, ‘Destruction befell the Bani Isra’eel when their women began to do this’ (i.e. attach hair extensions to their hair).

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[1] Mehndi is the name given to henna.

[2] A Mukhanath refers to an effeminate man.

[3] Teeb in this context refers to fragrance.

[4] Jameel here mean Divinely beautiful.

[5] Fateh Makkah refers to The Great Victory at Makkah.

[6] Abu Quhafa was the father of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ

[7] Thaghama refers to a type of shrub with white flowers.

[8] Katam refers to Woad.

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 16)

Courtesy: Imam Mustafa Raza Research Center

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