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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 Malice & Jealousy as Mentioned in Hadith

Hadith 1: Ibn Majah reported on the authority of Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Jealousy (envy) eats away at good deeds like fire burns through wood, and Sadqa[1] extinguishes wrongs just as water extinguishes fire’. A similar narration has been reported in Abu Dawud on the authority of Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ.

Hadith 2: Dailmi reported in Musnad-ul-Firdaus from Mu’awiyah bin Haida رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah  said ‘Jealousy ruins (ones) Imaan, just as Aloe, spoils honey’.

Hadith 3: Imam Ahmed and Tirmizi reported on the authority of Zubair bin Awaam رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said ‘A disease from the past nations has crept into you. That disease is malice and jealousy. It is the thing that shaves off. It shaves (removes) the Imaan and not the hair. I swear by Him in Whose Divine Power is the life of Muhammad صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم, you shall not enter into paradise until you do not have Imaan, and you shall not become Momins[2] unless you are not affectionate towards one another. Should I not inform you regarding that, which if you do, it will create love between you? Make the conveying of Salaam widespread amongst you’.

Hadith 4: Tabrani reported from Abdullah ibn Basar رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Jealousy, tale bearing and fortune telling are neither from me and nor am I from it’. In other words, Muslims should totally refrain from these things.

Hadith 5: In Sahih Bukhari it is reported from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Do not be envious and malicious to one another and do not backbite, and the servants of Allah should live as brothers (in harmony)’.

Hadith 6: It has been reported in Sahih Bukhari on the authority of Ibn-e-Umar رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما says that he heard Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم saying, ‘There is no envy except in two; a person to whom Allah has given the Book[3] and he spends the night standing (reciting) it. The other is a person to whom Allah has given wealth and he gives Sadqa in the day and night[4].’

Hadith 7: It is in Sahih Bukhari from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘There is no envy except upon two persons. The first is regarding the person upon whom Allah has bestowed the knowledge of the Qur’an and he spends day and night reciting it. (and) his neighbour hears this (recitation) and says, ‘I wish I too would have been bestowed with that which has been given to that person, I too would have performed meritorious deeds like him’. The second is regarding that person whom Allah has blessed with (an abundance) of wealth and he spends it in the right way, and someone says, ‘I wish I too were given, like he has been given, then I too would have done meritorious deeds like him’. In both these Hadith, envy (jealousy) refers to Ghabata[5] which people also refer to as ‘Rushk’. This actually means to desire some good thing, which someone else has already achieved. In desiring this, one should not have this wish that the thing which the other person has should be lost or it should be taken away from them, because this is the actual intent in jealousy (i.e. in jealousy one has a malicious intent). It is for this reason that jealousy is regarded as being contemptible and ‘Ghabata’ is not regarded as being contemptible. The same can also be derived from the book ‘Tarjamatul Lubaab’ by Imam Bukhari, wherein it is mentioned that these Ahadith refer to ‘Ghabata’ thus, both these Hadith would be interpreted to mean, that these are the only two things in which there is ‘Ghabata’, as both these are great bounties of Allah. One should have ‘Ghabata’ only with regards to these two things, and not for other things. واﷲتعالیٰ اعلم بالصواب۔

Hadith 8: Baihaqi reported from Hazrat A’isha رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘On the eve of the fifteenth of Sha’baan, Allah ta’aala sends down His Special Manifestations upon His servants. He forgives those who are seeking forgiveness, and He showers His Mercy upon those who seek His forgiveness and as for those who have malice, he leaves them (to wallow) be in their (pathetic) state’.

Hadith 9: Imam Ahmed reports on the authority of Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘The Register of deeds of the people is presented twice a week, on a Monday and on a Thursday. Every servant is pardoned, except for that person, who harbors animosity (i.e. malice) between him and his brother’. Regarding them it is commanded, ‘Leave them until such time that they abstain from this (malice and animosity)’.

Hadith 10: Tabrani reported on the authority of Usama bin Zaid رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘The Deeds of the people are presented before Allah on a Monday and Thursday. He pardons all of them, except for those two people who harbor malice between each other, and that person who severs the bonds of kindness’.

Hadith 11: Imam Ahmed and Abu Dawud report from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘The Doors of Jannat are opened on a Monday and Thursday. Every servant who has not committed ‘Shirk’ (polytheism) is pardoned, except for that person, who harbors animosity between him and his brother. Regarding them it is commanded, ‘Allow them reprieve until such time that they make peace with one another’.’

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[1] Sadqa here refers to charity.

[2] A Momin is a true and devout believer.

[3] This refers to a person who has been blessed with the knowledge of the Qur’an.

[4] In other words, he continuously gives charity from that which Allah has blessed him with.

[5] Ghabata is not really jealousy, but it rather refers to desiring something. In other words, it is when one desires something that someone has, without having malicious intent.

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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