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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)

Virtues of Bathing and Using Fragrance on a Friday

Hadith 36-38: In Sahih Bukhari it is reported from Salmaan Faarsi رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘One who takes a bath on a Friday and one who has the means to do so, should do so. If he then applies oil and the fragrance which is available at home, and he goes out for Namaaz, and he does not cause separation between two people (in other words if two people are seated, he does not move them and sit between them); Also if he performs that Namaaz which has been written for him, and he remains silent whilst the Imam is rendering the Khutbah (sermon), his sins which are between this Friday and next shall be forgiven.’ Narrations which are also very similar to this have been narrated by Abu Sa’eed Khudri and Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما in many ways.

Hadith 39/40: Ahmed, Abu Dawud and Tirmizi with the advantage of merit of Hassan, and Ibn Majah, Ibn Khuzaima, Ibn Hib’ban and Haakim with advantage from Aus bin Aus, and Tabrani Awsat from Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہم that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم  said, ‘One who bathes and comes in the beginning time, and joins the Khutbah from the beginning, and comes by foot and not by conveyance, and sits near the Imam, and listens to the Khutbah attentively, and does not do anything which is absurd. Then for him there are virtuous deeds equal to an entire year for every step he takes, he receives Thawaab for fasting every day in the entire year and for staying awake (in Ibaadat for every night).’ Similar narrations have been reported from other Sahaba-e-Kiraam رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہم.

Hadith 41: Bukhari and Muslim report from Abu Hurairah رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Every Muslim must take a bath (at least) once in seven days, and on that day he should wash his hair and body.’

Hadith 42: Ahmed, Abu Dawud, Tirmizi, Nasa’i and Daarmi report from Samurah bin Jundub رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that he said, ‘Whosoever performed Wudu (ablution) on a Friday, there is goodness in it for him, and for the one who performed Ghusl (then) Ghusl is Afdal (more virtuous).’

Hadith 43: Abu Dawud reports from Ikrama that some people came from Iraq and they asked Ibn Ab’bas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ if he regarded having Ghusl (bath) on a Friday as Waajib. He said, ‘No’. (It is a greater ablution, and it is better for the one who takes a bath, and it is not Waajib upon one who does not perform Ghusl.

Hadith 44: Ibn Majah on the merit of it being a Hassan narration, reports from Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم says, ‘Allah has made this day (i.e. a Friday) the day of Eid for the Muslims, so the one who comes for Jummah should take a bath (before coming), and he should apply fragrance if he has it.’

Hadith 45: Ahmed and Tirmizi on the basis of it being a Hassan narration, report from Bara’ رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘It is the duty of a Muslim to bathe on a Friday, and to apply fragrance if he has it at home, and if he does not have fragrance, then water (will suffice). (in other words, taking a bath is in place of the fragrance).’

Hadith 46/47: It is in Tabrani Kabeer and Awsat from Siddque-e-Akbar and Imran bin Haseen رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that he says, ‘One who takes a bath on a Friday, has his sins and shortcomings erased, and when he starts walking, then on every step 20 good deeds are recorded (for him).’

It is mentioned in another narration that, for every step that he takes, the reward of 20 years of good deeds are written for him, and when he completes his Namaaz, he receives the reward of 200 years of good deeds.

Hadith 48: It is in Tabrani Kabeer from Abu Umaama رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that he says, ‘The Ghusl of a Friday draws out (even) the wrongs from the roots of the hair.’

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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