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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 of Eclipse as Mentioned in Hadith

Hadith 1: It is in Sahihain from Abu Musa Ash’ari رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that in the time of Huzoor-e-Aqdas  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم there was a Solar Eclipse (i.e. the sun had gone into eclipse). He صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم  came to Musjid-e-Quba and then performed Namaaz with lengthy Ruku and Sujood, and I had never seen him do this before. He  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Allah does not show this sign due to the life (birth) or death of any person, but by way of (these signs) He warns His servants, thus if you see any of these (signs) then anxiously with swiftness, rise (go) towards Zikr, Dua and Istighfaar.’

Hadith 2: It is also mentioned in Sahihain from Hazrat Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that the people said, ‘Ya Rasool’Allah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم ! We noticed that you stepped forward to take something, and then you stepped back.’ He  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘I saw Jannat and wished to take some bounty from it, and if I had taken it, then for as long as the world would be in existence, you would have eaten from it. Then I saw hell and like today, I have never seen anything more frightening, and I saw that most of the inmates of hell are women. (People asked) What is the reason for this, Ya Rasool’Allah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم ?’ He  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Because she commits kufr’. They asked, ‘Does she commit kufr with Allah?’ He صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم  said, ‘(No) but by being ungrateful to her husband, and she is ungrateful for his favours, so (even) if you are generous towards her all your life, then she sees anything (which is not according to her), she will say, I have never seen you do anything good (for me).’

Hadith 3: It is in Sahih Bukhari from Asma bint Siddique رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم commanded the freeing of a slave when there is a Solar Eclipse occurs.

Hadith 4: It is in Sunan-e-Arba from Samurah ibn Jundub رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم  performed the Namaaz of Eclipse, and we could not hear the voice of Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم . (In other words he recited the Qir’at softly).

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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