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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)

Explanation Regarding Verses Of Poetry

Hadith 1: It is in Sahih Bukhari from Ubay bin Ka’ab رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Nabi Kareem  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Some stanzas (poems) bear wisdom’.

Hadith 2: It is in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim from Bara’ رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Nabi Kareem  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said to Has’saan ibn Thaabit رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ ‘Satirize the mushrikeen (polytheists), Jibra’eel علیہ السلام is with you’. The Prophet  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم would say to Has’saan رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ ‘Reply (to them) on my behalf. O Allah, Aid Has’saan through Roohul Quds (The Holy Spirit)’.

Hadith 3: It is in Muslim from Hazrat A’isha رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا says, ‘I heard Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  say the following to Has’saan رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ ‘Roohul Quds is always at your aid, for as long as you repel (them) on behalf of Allah and His Rasool صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم ’.’

Hadith 4: Darqutni reported from Hazrat A’isha رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا that it was mentioned to Rasoolullah  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم regarding a poetic stanza and he  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘It is a phrase (form of expression). If it is good, then it is good and if it is bad, then it is bad’.

Hadith 5: It is in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘It is better for the stomach of a man to be filled with pus which causes it to decay, than for it to be filled with (vile) poetic stanzas’.

Hadith 6: It is in Sahih Muslim from Abu Sa’eed Khudri رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ who says, ‘we were travelling with Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  towards a mount, when a poet passed by us, reciting a few stanzas’. Huzoor-e-Akram  صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Seize the shaitaan! It is better for the stomach (inside) of a person to be filled with pus, instead of it being filled with poetic stanzas’.

Hadith 7: Imam Ahmed reported on the authority of Sa’ad ibn Waq’qas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم  said, ‘The Last Day will not come until such people become apparent who will eat by means of their tongues, just as a cow eats with its tongue’. [In other words, their means of attaining sustenance will be by way of praising (certain) people and being derogatory (towards other) people, and in doing so, they will not pay any heed to what is true and what is untrue, similar to a cow, that does not care whether something is beneficial or harmful. It eats whatever its tongue touches.] From this Hadith it can be derived that poetic stanzas can be good and bad as well. If the poems are said in praise of Allah and His Rasool صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم , or if they are words of wisdom, or if they teach good etiquettes, then they will be regarded as good and if they consist of absurd and futile words, then they are regarded as being bad. Since most of the poets generally blurt out unsuitable words, it is for this reason that they are criticised.

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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