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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 Keeping Names in the Light of Hadith

Hadith 1: Baihaqi reported from Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘It is the duty of the father to keep a good name for his child, and to teach the child good manners’.

Hadith 2: The Compilers of the Sunan-e-Arba have reported from Abdullah ibn Jaraad رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Address your brothers by their good names. Do not address them using bad words’.

Hadith 3: It is in Sahih Muslim from Ibn Umar رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘From amongst your names, the names most dear to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur Rahmaan’.

Hadith 4: Imam Ahmed and Abu Dawud have reported from Abu Dardah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘On the day of Qiyaamat, you will be summoned by your names and by the names of your fathers, so keep good names’.

Hadith 5: Abu Dawud reported from Abi Wahb Jashmi رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Keep names on the names of the Ambia علیہم السلام and the names dearest to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur Rahmaan, and true names are Haarith and Humaam, and Harb and Mur’rah are bad names’.

Hadith 6: Dailmi reported from Hazrat A’isha رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا  that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘keep names on the names of good (pious) people and seek your needs from those with good faces (pious appearance)’.

Hadith 7: In Sahih Bukhari and Muslim is reported from Jaabir رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Keep names on my name and do not address each other with filial appellations that are my filial appellations (titles), because (my filial appellation is not Abul Qaasim merely because my beloved son was called Qaasim, but) I have been appointed Qaasim (The Distributor), so that I may distribute between you’.

Hadith 8: It is in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim from Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Nabi Kareem صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم was in the market place and a person called out by saying ‘Abul Qaasim’. Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم directed his Blessed attention towards him, and the person said that he was addressing some other person, so Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Keep names on my name and do not keep filial appellations on my filial appellations’.

Hadith 9: Abu Dawud reported from Hazrat Ali رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ. He says, ‘I said ‘Ya Rasool’Allah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم! If a son is born to me after Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم, will it be fine for me to keep his name on your name and his filial appellation on your filial appellation?’ He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Yes’.

Hadith 10: Ibn Asakir reports from Abu Umama رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘If a son is born to a person and he names him Muhammad, because of my love and so as to attain the blessings from my name, then both him and his son are in Jannat’.

Hadith 11: Hafiz Abu Taahir Salfi reported from Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘On the day of Qiyaamat two persons will be presented before the Majestic Court of Allah. It will be commanded that they should be led into Jannat (Paradise)’. They will say ‘O Allah! Due to which of our deeds have we become deserving of Jannat? We have not performed any such deed that makes us deserving of Jannat!’ Allah will say, ‘Enter into Paradise! I have sworn an oath that the one whose name is Ahmed or Muhammad shall not enter into hell-fire’.

Hadith 12: Abu Nu’aim reported in Huliya from Nabeet bin Shurait رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said that Almighty Allah says, ‘I swear by My Honour and Grandeur! I shall not punish him, whose name is kept on your name’.

Hadith 13: Ibn Sa’ad reports (a Mursal narration) in Tabaqat from Uthman bin Umri that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘What harm is there to a person if he has one Muhammad, two Muhammads or three Muhammads in his home!’

Hadith 14: Tabrani reports in Kabeer from Abdullah ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘One who has three sons and does not keep even one of their names Muhammad, he is definitely a Jaahil (ignorant person)’.

Hadith 15: Haakim reported from Hazrat Ali رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘If you name a boy Muhammad, then respect him, and make space for him in a gathering, and do not attribute wrong towards him’.

Hadith 16: Bazaaz reported from Abu Naaf’i رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘When you name your son Muhammad, then neither hit him, nor deprive him’.

Hadith 17: It is in Sahih Muslim on the authority of Zainab bint Abi Salama رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that her name was Barra. Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Do not adorn (i.e. praise) yourselves. Allah is the One who knows those who are pious (barra) among you and those who are deviant. Name her Zainab’.

Hadith 18: It is in Sahih Muslim from Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما. He says that the name of Juwairiyah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا was Barra. Huzoor-e-Akram صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم changed this name and kept her name Juwairiyah, and Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم did not approve of someone saying that we went away from Barra (the pious one).

Hadith 19: It is in Sahih Muslim from Ibn Umar رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that the name of one of Hazrat Umar’s daughters was Aasiyah. Huzoor-e-Akram صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم kept her name Jameela.

Hadith 20: Tirmizi reported from Hazrat A’isha رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا that  Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم used to change bad names.

Hadith 21: In Sahih Bukhari it is reported on the authority of Sa’eed ibnil Musayyab رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ who says that my paternal grandfather went to Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم. Huzoorصلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم asked  ‘What is your name?’ He said, ‘Huzn’. Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘You are ‘Sahl. In other words keep your name Sahl as it means soft (gentle) and Huzn means hard (i.e. harsh)’. He said, ‘I will not change the name which my father has kept’. Sa’eed ibnil Musayyab رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ says that the outcome of this was that even up to now, we are harsh in nature.

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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