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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)

The Shaheed (Martyr) in the Light of Hadith

Hadith 1: With the exception of this (i.e. being martyred in the way of Allah), there are 7 Shahaadats:

1. One who dies due to plague is a Shaheed (martyr).

2. One who dies from drowning is a Shaheed.

3. One who dies in ‘Zaat ul Janb’ (i.e. Pleurisy) is a Shaheed.

4. One who dies from an illness of the stomach is a Shaheed.

5. One who dies from burning is a Shaheed.

6. One who dies when a wall etc. falls on him is a Shaheed.

7. A female who dies at childbirth or a woman who dies a maiden (i.e. unmarried and pure) is a Shaheed. This Hadith has been reported by Imam Malik, Abu Dawud and Nasa’I from Jabir bin Ateek رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ

Hadith 2: Imam Ahmed reports from Jabir رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘One who flees the plague is like one who flees from Jihad, and one who remains patient, attains the reward of a Shaheed (martyr)’.

Hadith 3: Ahmed and Nasa’i report from Irbaaz bin Saariya رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم  said, ‘A case will be presented in the Court of Almighty Allah, with regards to those who die from plague. The Shuhada (martyrs) will say, they are our brothers and they were slain just as we were, and those who passed away on their beds will say, they are our brothers as they passed away on their beds (i.e. naturally). Almighty Allah will say, observe their wounds; if their wounds are like those who were slain, then they are from amongst them, and they are with them. When it will be observed, it will be seen that their wounds are like those of the Martyrs, and they shall be included amongst the Shuhada’.

Hadith 4: Ibn Majah reports from Ibn Ab’bas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that he  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Death on a journey is Shahaadat’. With the exception of these, there are also many other situations where one receives the reward of Shahaadat. Imam Jalaalud’deen Suyuti رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ and other A’ima etc. have mentioned them, and some of these are as follows:

1. One who died due to pulmonary tuberculosis.

2. One who fell off his conveyance (horse etc.) and died.

3. One who died whilst in fever.

4. One who died trying to save his wealth.

5. One who died trying to save his life.

6. One who died trying to save his family.

7. One who died trying to protect the Right of someone.

8. One who fell in love and died in his effort to suppress his love and protect his chastity.

9. One who died after being torn apart and eaten by a wild animal.

10. One who died after being unjustly imprisoned by the King (ruler).

11. One who was beaten and then died.

12. One who died after being bitten by a harmful animal.

13. One who died in the quest for Knowledge of Deen.

14. A Mu’azzin who gives Azan purely for attaining Thawaab.

15. An honest trader.

16. One who was inflicted with nausea and vomiting whilst travelling by sea.

17. One who died while trading according to Shariah and whilst striving to earn for the sake of his children and family, so that he may instil in them what Allah commands and so he may feed them Halaal.

18. One who reads this 25 times daily اَللّٰھُمَّ بِارِکْ لِیْ فِی الْمَوْتِ وَفِیْمَا بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ

19. One who performs Chasht Namaaz and keeps 3 fast every month, and never leaves out his Witr when a resident or when on journey.

20. One who acts upon the Sunnah when there is corruption in the Ummah will receive the reward of 100 Shaheeds.

21. One who recites 40 (forty) times during his illness this litany لَا اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ سُبْحَانَکَ اِنِّیْ کُـنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِیْنَ and then dies in the same illness, and if he recovers, he will be forgiven.

22. One who ties his horse on the boundary to fight against the unbelievers.

23. One who recites Surah Yaseen every night.

24. One who slept with Tahaarat and then passed away.

25. One who recites 100 Durood Shareef upon Nabi صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم 

26. One who asks with a true heart, that he should be martyred in the way of Allah.

27. One who dies on a Friday.

28. One who reads in the morning thrice اَعُوْذُ بِاللہِ السَّمِیْعِ الْعَلِیْمِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِیْمِ  and then reads the last 3 verses of Surah Hashr[1], Allah Ta’aala will appoint seventy thousand (70 000) to him, who will make Istighfar for him until the evening, and if he dies in that day, he did as a Shaheed; and if he recites this in the morning, then he attains the same till morning.

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[1] 1. These are the last 3 Ayats of Surah Hashr:

ہُوَ اللہُ الَّذِیۡ لَاۤ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا ہُوَۚ عٰلِمُ الْغَیۡبِ وَ الشَّہٰدَۃِۚ ہُوَ الرَّحْمٰنُ الرَّحِیۡمُ ﴿۲۲﴾ ہُوَ اللہُ الَّذِیۡ لَاۤ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا ہُوَۚ اَلْمَلِکُ الْقُدُّوۡسُ السَّلٰمُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُہَیۡمِنُ الْعَزِیۡزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَکَبِّرُؕ سُبْحٰنَ اللہِ عَمَّا یُشْرِکُوۡنَ ﴿۲۳﴾ ہُوَ اللہُ الْخٰلِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ لَہُ الْاَسْمَآءُ الْحُسْنٰیؕ یُسَبِّحُ لَہٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِۚ وَ ہُوَ الْعَزِیۡزُ الْحَکِیۡمُ ﴿٪۲۴﴾

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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