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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)

Etiquettes Of Ziyaarat-E-Quboor ‘Visiting the Graves’

Hadith 1: In Sahih Muslim it is reported from Buraidah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘I (initially) forbade you from visiting the graves. You may now visit the graves. I (initially) forbade you from eating the meat of Qurbani for more than three days. Now you may eat it for as long as you deem fit’.

Hadith 2: Ibn Majah reported from Abdullah ibn Mas’ud رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘I (initially) forbade you from visiting the graves, but you may now visit graves, for it is a means of noninclination to the world, and it reminds (one) of the hereafter’.

Hadith 3: It is in Sahih Muslim from Buraidah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that the Prophetصلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم taught the people to say this when visiting the graves:

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکُمْ اَھْلَ الدِّیَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ وَالْمُسْلِمِیْنَ وَاِنَّا اِنْ شَآءَ اللہُ بِکُمْ لَاحِقُوْنَ نَسْأَلُ اللہَ لَنَا وَلَکُمُ الْعَافِیَۃَ .

Hadith 4: It is in Tirmizi from Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that whilst Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم passed by some graves in Madina, he turned his (Holy) Face in that direction and said:

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکُمْ یَا اَھْلَ الْقُبُوْرِ یَغْفِرُ اللہُ لَنَا وَلَکُمْ اَنْتُمْ سَلَـفُنَا وَنَحْنُ بِالْاَثَرِ .

Hadith 5: It is in Sahih Muslim from Hazrat A’isha رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا (whereby) she says, ‘When it was my turn for Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم to be with me, Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم would visit the Cemetery of Baqi, in the last portion of the night, and (there) he would say the following:

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ وَاَ تَاکُمْ مَا تُوْعَدُوْنَ غَدًا مُّؤَجَّلُوْنَ وَاِنَّا اِنْشَاءَ اللہُ بِکُمْ لَاحِقُوْنَ اَللّٰھُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِاَ ھْلِ بَقِیْعِ الْغَرْقَدِ .

Hadith 6: Baihaqi reported from Muhammad bin Nu’man (a Mursal narration) that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘One who visits the graves of both or either one of parents every Friday, he will be forgiven, and he will be written amongst the doers of virtuous deeds’.

Hadith 7: Khateeb reported from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘when a person passes by the grave of someone he knew in the world, and he conveys Salaam to him, the deceased recognises him and replies to his Salaam’.

Hadith 8: Imam Ahmed reported from Hazrat A’isha رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا who says, ‘When I enter into my room where Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم is present (in other words the Rauda-e-Athar), I would remove my upper garb (i.e. the upper garment which is used to cover the required parts of the body in the presence of others). I used to say that only my (respected) husband and (dear) father are here. Then, when Hazrat Umar-e-Farooq رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ was laid to rest there, then due to the modesty of being in the presence of Hazrat Umar رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ I swear an oath by Allah that I never entered, except after wrapping myself thoroughly in a sheet’.

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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