tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80590200923358670312024-02-18T20:09:21.250-08:00ESAAL-E-SAWAAB AND MONTHS OF RAJAB & SHABANThe Prophet (s) said, 'Rajab is the month of ALLAH, Shaban is my month and Ramadan is the month of my Community.'mrehan15http://www.blogger.com/profile/09875070288644057217noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8059020092335867031.post-1483419217155966022012-01-03T05:39:00.000-08:002012-01-03T05:39:26.809-08:00The Night of Forgiveness Lailat ul-Baraat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">786/92 </span></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <h3 align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> <span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">The Night of Forgiveness </span></span></b></h3><h3 align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;"><b><span lang="EN-GB"> <span style="color: white;"><i>Lailat ul-Baraat</i> </span></span></b></h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: justify; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Sura ad- Dukhan 44: Verse 1-6 </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> <img height="166" src="http://www.sufi.co.za/shabbarat%201.gif" width="500" /> </span></div><div style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoBodyText2" style="margin: 0; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB">Ha-Mim. By the Book that makes things clear; We sent it down during a blessed night: for We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil). In that (night) is made distinct every affair of Wisdom, By command, from Our Presence. For We (ever) send (revelations), As a Mercy from thy Lord: for He hears and knows (all things);</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> The letters HA MIM are called ‘abbreviated letters’ <i>(Hurfe Mukatiat)</i> in Qur’aanic Terminology. Allah and his Rasul (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) know the meaning and it is revealed to the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Urafa</i> (special servants of Allah), who have deep knowledge. The commentators (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mufassireen</i>) among the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Urafa</i> therefore say HA MEEM is one of the blessed names of the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) i.e. "My Beloved".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HA refers to Allah's Beloved, Rasul (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) one of whose blessed names is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">"Haamid"</i> -the one who praises Allah. "MEEM" refers to Allah, whose Blessed attribute is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">"Mahmood</i>" - "The Praised". </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> <img height="72" src="http://www.sufi.co.za/shabbarat%202.gif" width="142" /> </span></div><div style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0cm; tab-stops: center 225.6pt right 451.2pt; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>By the Qur’aan that makes everything clear<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> </span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> <img height="72" src="http://www.sufi.co.za/shabbarat%203.gif" width="104" /><img height="72" src="http://www.sufi.co.za/shabbarat%204.gif" width="259" /> </span></div><div style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0cm; tab-stops: center 225.6pt right 451.2pt; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Which was revealed during a blessed night as a warning against evil<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> </span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> <img height="72" src="http://www.sufi.co.za/shabbarat%205.gif" width="220" /> </span></div><div style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0cm; tab-stops: center 225.6pt right 451.2pt; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This night all affairs are decided.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> </span></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" /> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> </span> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> <img height="72" src="http://www.sufi.co.za/shabbarat%206.gif" width="303" /><img height="72" src="http://www.sufi.co.za/shabbarat%207.gif" width="117" /><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div><div style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0cm; text-align: center; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Our commands descend. This is your Lords Mercy <i>(rahmah)</i> (Muhammad’s <i>Rab</i> ). </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">With reference to the "Blessed Night"- from the time of the Sahaba to the present their has been 3 interpretations i.e. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">1)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">The Night of Ascension <i>(Meraj) </i>– as mentioned in Sura Najm 53: Verse 10 </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> <img height="72" src="http://www.sufi.co.za/shabbarat%208.gif" width="193" /> </span></div><div style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0cm; tab-stops: center 225.6pt right 451.2pt; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>So did (Allah) convey the inspiration to His Servant; (conveyed) what He (meant) to convey.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">2)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">The Night of Power<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>(Qadr) </i>– This is a majority view majority view deduced from a narration by Abdullah ibn Abbas (radiallahu anhu)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">3)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">The Night of Forgiveness <i>(Shabe Baraat)-</i> that is also deduced from a narration by Abdullah ibn Abbas (radiallahu anhu)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">‘The Night of Forgiveness’ <i>(Shabe Baraat)-</i> is also called ‘The Night of Prayer’ <i>(Shabe Dua),</i> ‘The Night of Acceptance of Prayer’ <i>(Shabe Qabooliat)</i> and ‘The Night of Spiritual Plenty’ <i>(Shabe Barakah<span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.sufi.co.za/article%20shabe%20baraat.htm#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference" style="mso-special-character: footnote;">[1]</span></a>)</span></span></i><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">.</span> </span>It is narrated that Allah forgives all His creation on this night except for an idolater, one who harbours hatred and one who commits murder: as mentioned in the following <i>Ahadith.</i> </span></div><div style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 1.0pt 3.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 3.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0cm; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 1307<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As (radiallahu anhu) </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 3.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0cm; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious looks down on the middle night of Shabaan and forgives all His creation except two people, the innovator and the murderer. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 3.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0cm; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Transmitted by Ahmad. </span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoFooter" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; tab-stops: 36.0pt; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> </span></div><div style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0cm; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Al-Tirmidhi Hadith1306<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Narrated by AbuMusa al-Ash'ari (radiallahu anhu) </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0cm; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious looks down on the middle night of Shabaan and forgives all His creation except a polytheist or one who is mushahin (innovator in religion and out of the main stream of the community. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0cm; word-spacing: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Transmitted by Ibn Majah. </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On this night Allah makes all decisions, which is the job of angels to execute. There is a connection between Qadr and Baraat both of which were referred to by Hazrath Abdullah ibn Abbas (Radiallahu anha) whom The Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) called, <i>"Tarjuman ul Qur’aan"</i> - commentator of The Holy Qur'aan". </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Some scholars accept one night and reject any reference to the other, but Abdullah ibn Abbas (Radiallahu anha) accepts Qadr and Baraat as being true. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"><b>What connection does this night have with Qadr and Baraat?</b> </span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">On the night of <i>Baraat</i> the decision for each individual for the whole year is given i.e. happiness, sadness, birth, death, illness etc. is given. On the night of <i>Qadr</i> the angels execute these orders. A <i>Hadith</i> that says that Allah will change decisions as long as it is not given to angels to execute supports this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>Bayhaqi</i> relates from `Aisha (Radiallahu anha) in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shu`ab al-iman</i> with his chain of transmission that she said, </span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> </span></div><div style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium; margin-top: 0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">"The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stood up in prayer during part of the night and made his prostration so lengthy that I thought his soul had been taken back. When I saw this I got up and went to move his big toe, whereupon he moved, so I drew back. When he raised his head from prostration and finished praying, he said: "O `Aisha, O fair little one <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(humayra')</i>! Did you think that the Prophet had broken his agreement with you?" She replied: "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah, but I thought that your soul had been taken back because you stayed in prostration for so long." He said: "Do you know what night this is?" She said: "Allah and His Prophet know best." He said: "This is the night of mid-Sha`ban! Verily Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) look at His servants on the night of mid-Sha`ban, and He forgives those who ask forgiveness, and He bestows mercy on those who ask mercy, and He <b>gives a delay</b> to the people of envy and spite in their state." </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Believers are granted forgiveness on this Blessed night, except </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Those who commit <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">shirk</i> by attributing a partner to God, </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Those who keep a grudge in their hearts, who severe the relationship with their relatives and friends, </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>Those who practice sorcery, who drink alcohol, who indulges in interest <i>(riba), </i>and who “sell” their honor. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore between <i>Baraat</i> and <i>Qadr</i> is the time between DECISION and EXECUTION - Allah's door of Mercy <i>(rahmah) </i>is open. One can submit ones appeal by means of Optional Devotion <i>(nafil),</i> Fasting <i>(roza),</i> crying, seeking forgiveness <i>(taubah),</i> vows, etc. In a Hadith in ibn Majah it is stated that Ali (Radiallahu anhu) reports that Rasul (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said, </span></div><div style="border: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoBodyText2" style="margin-top: 0;"><span lang="EN-GB">'Spend the night of mid-Shabaan in prayer and the day in fasting, for Allah descends to the nearest heaven during that night and says, "Is anyone asking forgiveness that I may forgive them? is anyone asking sustenance that I may grant them sustenance?, is anyone in difficulty that I may relieve them and so forth."</span></div></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> This is similar to a court of law, where one is given leave to appeal and the court reviews the decision. Here Allah is giving us tidings of instant reprieve and he also Allah gives us about 1 month and 10 days (+_ 40 days) to appeal to Him to review decisions before they are executed. The review petition should contain vows, tears, prayers , obedient worship <i>(ibadah),</i> remembrance of Allah <i>(Zikrullah),</i> <i>tasbih</i>, gifts to the needy <i>(sadaqa and qairaat),</i> etc. which should reach Him by Qadr. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> It is The Holy Prophet’s compassion <i>(sadaqa)</i> that the nights of both EXECUTION and DECISION are told to us. Qadr is the greater night because it is the last time for appeal. Allah in His infinite mercy, through His blessed Rasul (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has given us numerous opportunities to repent, may we all take heed. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> IRSHAD SOOFI 1997. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Revised 1999-11-18 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">And 2003-09-29 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";"> </span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> <br clear="all" /> <div align="center"><img height="11" src="http://www.sufi.co.za/_themes/bluecalm/rule_bluecalm.gif" width="561" /></div><div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="http://www.sufi.co.za/article%20shabe%20baraat.htm#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference" lang="EN-GB" style="mso-special-character: footnote;">[1]</span></a><span lang="EN-GB"> <i>Barakah </i>is a subtle spiritual energy, which flows through everything, but is strongest within the human. The more purified the human becomes, the greater the flow of <i>barakah</i>. Overpowering <i>barakah</i> can be experienced in sacred places, on sacred days and in sanctified people..</span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.sufi.co.za/article%20shabe%20baraat.htm">http://www.sufi.co.za/article%20shabe%20baraat.htm </a></span></div></div></div></span></div>mrehan15http://www.blogger.com/profile/09875070288644057217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8059020092335867031.post-30128242514206834912012-01-03T05:37:00.000-08:002012-01-03T05:37:23.007-08:00The best age is my age and The virtues of Shabaan (Sab sy Afzal mera Zamana hy + Shab e Barat ki Ahmiyyat o Fazeelat )<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">786/92 </span></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>The best age is my age and The virtues of Shabaan</b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>Sab sy Afzal mera Zamana hy + Shab e Barat ki Ahmiyyat o Fazeelat </b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">short</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Today, through the grace of Allah <span style="font-family: "AGA Arabesque";">Y</span> we will speak on importance and virtues of the 15 Shabaan or <i>laylatul nisf min Shabaan</i> (The night of mid-Shabaan) commonly called <i>Shabe Baraat</i>. Before speaking on its virtues I would like to dispel some doubts that have crept into the Ummah. There is a tendency that some of us with limited knowledge of the Holy Qur’aan and Sunnah proclaim that we have a comprehensive knowledge of the <i> deen</i>. This results in us rejecting important events; instead of enhancing our limited knowledge concerning certain acts and events. This results in simple people, without the intellectual capacity of researching for themselves, on hearing conflicting views getting confused. They become the targets whereby the very foundations of faith are being attacked and thereby shaken. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Islam undoubtedly is a <i>deen</i> that ushers in balance and equality. However in every aspect, despite the ideal being equality and dealing with people equitably. People have different qualities, cultures, intellectual capacities, regional differences etc. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Let’s begin by differentiating ages. The Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span> stated:</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Khairul qurune qarni</div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12.0pt;">"The best of you is my generation. Then the time which is next to mine then those after them and then those after them. After that people will come who give testimony without being asked to do so, who will be treacherous and are not trustworthy, who promise and don’t fulfill. They will tend to be corpulent (plump).’</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal">We regard the age of the Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span>, physical era as the best age on the basis of righteousness, guidance, virtuousness and blessings as the best age. This is because of the physical contact (<i>hayaate zaahiri</i>) with the Holy Prophet <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span>. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Then we have the era of the companions (<i>sahaba</i>) who ushered in their righteousness, guidance, virtuousness and blessings received from contact with the Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span>. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Then we have the era of the companions of the companions (<i>ta’bieen</i>) who received and disseminated these blessings. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Similarly the Holy Qur’aan has blessed certain areas (<i>makaan</i>). <i>Bayt al Maqdis</i> , <i>al-Quds</i> , Palestine and Canaan. Allah <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">Y</span> says in the Holy Qur’aan , in the 5<sup>th</sup> Sura, al-Maida <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic;">الْمَآئِدَة</span><span lang="AR-SA"> </span>, verse 21:</div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Traditional Arabic"; font-size: 24.0pt;"> ادْخُلُوا الْأَرْضَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ الَّتِي كَتَبَ اللّهُ لَكُمْ</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Nafees Nastaleeq"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> (ملکِ شام یا بیت المقدس کی) اس مقدس سرزمین میں داخل ہو جاؤ جو اﷲ نے تمہارے لئے لکھ دی ہے</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12.0pt;">Go into the Blessed Land which Allah </span> <span dir="LTR" style="font-family: AGA Arabesque; font-size: 12.0pt;">Y</span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12.0pt;"> hath ordained for you</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Allah <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">Y</span> orders the Bani Israel to enter the land which He called <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic;"> الْمُقَدَّسَة</span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Nafees Nastaleeq"; font-size: 12.0pt;">َ</span> (the blessed land). There is no time to go into details but Allah <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">Y</span> has called a certain piece of land blessed, compared to other lands. This land is blessed due to thit being the bplace of birth of prophets (<i>mawlid</i>) and place of burial (<i>madfan</i>). Then in reference to the <i>Mi’raaj</i> Allah <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">Y</span> says in the 17<sup>th</sup> sura <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic;">سُورة الْإِسْرَاء / بَنِيْ إِسْرَآءِيْل</span>, verse 1:</div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Traditional Arabic"; font-size: 24.0pt;"> سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلاً مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى الَّذِي <b>بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ</b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Nafees Nastaleeq"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> وہ ذات (ہر نقص اور کمزوری سے) پاک ہے جو رات کے تھوڑے سے حصہ میں اپنے (محبوب اور مقرّب) بندے کو مسجدِ حرام سے (اس) مسجدِ اقصٰی تک لے گئی <b>جس کے گرد و نواح کو ہم نے بابرکت بنا دیا</b> ہے</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glorified be He Who carried His servant by night from the Inviolable Place of Worship to the Far distant place of worship the neighbourhood whereof We have blessed</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal">Allah <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">Y</span> has blessed the neighborhood of al-<i>Masjid al-Aqsa</i>. This area has been blessed due to its connection with prophets. The area is blessed, the acceptance of <i> duas</i> is increased here, and there is an overflow of divine blessings, mercy and gifts. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Similarly Makkah, the Ennobled, due to the presence of the Kaaba Shareef is called sacred ground (<i>Haram Shareef</i>) and Madinah the Illuminated is made sacred due to the Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span> residing there. This sacredness is not only restricted to the area of the Kaaba Shareef or the area where the Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span> lies buried but its sacredness stretches for kilometers. The tress has even become sacred, so much so that they cannot be cut. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">So one can gauge that eras have excellence over eras; cities have excellence over cities; certain pieces of ground have excellence over other pieces of ground. Similarly of the twelve months of the Islamic Calendar, the Month of Ramadaan has been given excellence. The Holy Qur’aan says in the 2<sup>nd</sup> Sura <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic;">سُورة الْبَقَرَة</span> : verse 125:</div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Traditional Arabic"; font-size: 24.0pt;"> شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِيْ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Nafees Nastaleeq"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> رمضان کا مہینہ (وہ ہے) جس میں قرآن اتارا گیا ہے</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12.0pt;">The month of Ramadan is that in which the Qur’an was revealed,</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal">Due to the descent of the Holy Qur’aan this month has become the most excellent over all the rest. Within the month of Ramadaan, one night has been given preference over all the rest of the days and nights. Holy Qur’aan says in the 97<sup>th</sup> Sura, <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic;">سُورة الْقَدْر</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Nafees Nastaleeq;"> </span> , verse 1:</div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: 24.0pt;"> إِنَّا</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Traditional Arabic"; font-size: 24.0pt;"> </span> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: 24.0pt;"> أَنزَلْنَاهُ</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Traditional Arabic"; font-size: 24.0pt;"> فِ</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: 24.0pt;">ي</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Traditional Arabic"; font-size: 24.0pt;"> لَ</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: 24.0pt;">يْلَةِ</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Traditional Arabic"; font-size: 24.0pt;"> ال</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: 24.0pt;">ْقَدْرِ</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Nafees Nastaleeq; font-size: 14.0pt;"> بیشک ہم نے اس (قرآن) کو شبِ قدر میں اتارا ہے</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Predestination</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal">So the night of <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic;">لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Nafees Nastaleeq;"> </span> due to the revelation of the Holy Qur’aan has become the most excellent night. Allah <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">Y</span> describes its excellence in the 97<sup>th</sup> Sura, <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic;">سُورة الْقَدْر</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Nafees Nastaleeq;"> </span> , verse 3:</div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 24.0pt;">. </span> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Traditional Arabic"; font-size: 24.0pt;"> لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Nafees Nastaleeq"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> شبِ قدر (فضیلت و برکت اور اَجر و ثواب میں) ہزار مہینوں سے بہتر ہے</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12.0pt;">The grand night is better than a thousand months</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal">The root concept I am instilling into your mentality is that nights, months, years, eras, ages, place space, time has all been created by Allah <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">Y</span> but He has given some excellence over others. These nights, months, years, eras, ages, place space, time possess extra <i>barakah<a href="http://www.sufi.co.za/articles%20tahir%20best%20age%20shabaan.htm#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b><span style="font-family: Goudy Old Style; font-size: 16.0pt;">[1]</span></b></span></a></i>, <i>fazilah<a href="http://www.sufi.co.za/articles%20tahir%20best%20age%20shabaan.htm#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b><span style="font-family: Goudy Old Style; font-size: 16.0pt;">[2]</span></b></span></a></i> and <i>ni’mah<a href="http://www.sufi.co.za/articles%20tahir%20best%20age%20shabaan.htm#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b><span style="font-family: Goudy Old Style; font-size: 16.0pt;">[3]</span></b></span></a></i>. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Other days have also been given preference and excellence over other day. Friday has more virtue over any other day. It is known as the Day of <i>I’d</i> for it is the day of the divinely ordained birth or creation of Adam <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">u</span>. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span> has stated regarding <i> Yawmul Jumuah</i> as narrated by Hazrath Abdullah ibn Abbas <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">t</span>:</div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Nafees Nastaleeq; font-size: 14.0pt;"> اِبن ماجہ</span><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Nafees Nastaleeq; font-size: 14.0pt;"> (209۔ 273ھ) حضرت عبد اللہ بن عباس رضی اﷲ عنہما سے روایت کرتے ہیں کہ حضور نبی اکرم صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم نے فرمایا</span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: Nafees Nastaleeq; font-size: 14.0pt;"> : </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic; font-size: 20.0pt;"> إن هذا <b>يُوْمُ عِيْدٍ، جَعَلَهُ اﷲُ لِلْمُسْلِمِيْن</b>، فمن جاء إلي الجمعة فليغتسل، وإن کان طيب فليمس منه، وعليکم بالسواک</span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 20.0pt;">.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Undoubtedly, <b>this (</b></span><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">i.e. <i>Jumu’ah</i></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">) is the Day of Eid</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> which was created by Allah </span> <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque; font-size: 12.0pt;">Y</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> for the Muslims. Whosoever comes for the <i>Jumu’ah</i> Prayer should perform <i>Ghusl</i> and if he can he should put on fragrance. Also to clean the teeth (<i>miswaak</i>) is necessary. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"> <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Nafees Nastaleeq; font-size: 12.0pt;"> بے شک یہ <b>عید کا دن ہے </b>جسے اللہ تعالیٰ نے مسلمانوں کے لیے بنایا ہے۔ پس جو کوئی جمعہ کی نماز کے لیے آئے تو غسل کر کے آئے، اور اگر ہوسکے تو خوشبو لگا کر آئے۔ اور تم پر مسواک کرنا لازمی ہے۔</span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: right;"> <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic;">1. ابن ماجه، السنن، کتاب إقامة الصلٰوة، باب في الزينة يوم الجمعة، : 349، رقم : 1098</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="border: medium none; direction: rtl; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic;">2. طبراني، المعجم الأوسط، 7 : 230، رقم : 7355</span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: right;"> <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: Traditional Arabic;">3. منذري، الترغيب والترهيب من الحديث الشريف، 1 : 286، رقم : 1058</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal">Monday is considered as a day of excellence because it is the Day of the Physical Birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span> and the Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span> fasted on this Dayn out of thankfulness for his birth. Thursday is also a day of excellence due to the Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span> fasting on this day. Every week has seven days and three days have excellence over the other four days. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I quote a hadith from the Sahih collection of Imam Muslim from the Chapter called <i>‘The Book of Virtue, Good Manners and Joining of the Ties of Relationship’ (Kitab Al-Birr was-Salat-I-wal-Adab)'. </i>narrated by Hazrath Abu Hurraira <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">t</span>:</div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;">Abu Hurraira </span> <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque; font-size: 10.0pt;">t</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;"> reported Allah's Messenger </span> <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque; font-size: 10.0pt;">e</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;"> as saying: The <b>gates of Paradise are not opened but on two days, Monday and Thursday</b>. and then every servant (of Allah) is granted pardon who does not associate anything with Allah except the person in whose (heart) there is ill feeling against his brother. And it would be said: Look towards both of them until there is reconciliation; look toward both of them until there is reconciliation; look towards both of them until there is reconciliation. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Suhail who narrated it on the authority of his father with the chain of transmitters of MaIik, but with this variation of wording:, (Those would not be granted pardon) who boycott each other." (Book #032, Hadith #6222)</span></div></div><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">In another hadith in Shaih Muslim it is stated:</div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;">Abu Huraim reported Allah's Messenger </span> <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque; font-size: 10.0pt;">e</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;"> as saying The deeds of people would be presented every week on <b>two days, viz. Monday and Thursday</b>, and every believing servant would be granted pardon except the one in whose (heart) there is rancour against his brother and it would he said: Leave them and put them off until they are turned to reconciliation. (Book #032, Hadith #6224)</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">From this you can gather that in every week there are day’s wherein deeds are presented, forgiveness is announced and gifts are presented from Allah <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">Y</span>. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Similarly nights have a special status. From <i>Maghrib</i> to the disappearance of the sun tall nights seem equal. The last portion of the night prior to the time of <i>Sehri</i> Allah <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">Y</span> , in accordance with His Majesty comes down to the lowest <i>samawaat</i> in accordance with His Majesty, incomprehensible to us. He calls out to us:</div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;">Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness; Is there anyone wanting to ask Me something; Is there anyone to lift their hands in supplication to Me; Is there anyone seeking sustenance from Me;</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">So one can see the last portion of the night has been made more excellent than the first portion.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">So I pray I have cleared the misconception that there are no special nights except the Night of Qadr. Every special night has its own virtues, status and excellence. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Let us know discuss what the excellence of the month of Shabaan is and the excellence of Mid Shabaan (<i>nisf Shabaan).</i> These are proven from Sahih Hadith and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span>. To doubt this is an expose of lack of knowledge. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I present to you a hadith from Sahih Bukhari <i>Kitaab as Saum</i>: This is the very chapter that the Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span> forbid the Companions from imitating his manner of fasting continuously without <i>Sehri</i> or <i>iftaar</i>. </div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;">Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "Do not practice <i>Al-Wisal</i> (fasting continuously without breaking one's fast in the evening or eating before the following dawn)." The people said to the Prophet, "But you practice <i>Al-Wisal</i>?" The Prophet replied, "<b>I am not like any of you</b>, for I am given food and drink (by Allah) during the night." (Book #31, Hadith #182)</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">In this chapter is the hadith also on the fast of Shabaan. Besides the compulsory fasts of Ramadaan, the Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span> fasted most in the month of Shabaan:</div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;">(47) Narrated 'Aisha: Allah's Apostle used to fast till one would say that he would never stop fasting, and he would abandon fasting till one would say that he would never fast<b>. I never saw Allah's Apostle fasting for a whole month except the month of Ramadan</b>, and <b>did not see him fasting in any month more than in the month of Sha'ban</b>. (Book #31, Hadith #190)</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Thus it is made clear that the Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span> gave special significance to the month of Shabaan. This hadith is also quoted by Imam Muslim. The <i>barakah</i> , <i>fazilah</i> and <i>ni’mah</i> had been expounded by the actions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span>. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">If the month of Shabaan has been so emphasized from Sahih Hadith, then most surely some special day and night is also contained in this month. I Quote a hadith from the <i>Sunan Nisa’I</i> one of the books of the Six Most authentic Books of Hadith (<i>sihah sittah</i>):</div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;">The most beloved month after Ramadaan to the Holy Prophet Muhammad </span> <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque; font-size: 10.0pt;">e</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;"> was Shabaan.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Imam Tirmidhi reports two hadith to the same effect from both Hazrath Aisha <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">y</span> and also from Umm Salama <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">y</span>. Also from Usama bin Zayd <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">t</span>. Imam Nisa’i <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">r</span> also quotes a hadith wherein the Holy Prophet Muhammad <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque;">e</span> was asked as to why he fasted so much in the month of Shabaan, loved this month so after Ramadaan and he answered: </div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;">“…it (Shabaan) is a month in which deeds are lifted up to the Lord of the Worlds. I love for my deeds to be lifted up when I am fasting.'” [an-Nisa'ee, see <i>Saheeh al-Targheeb wa'l-Tarheeb</i>, p. 425]</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;">Also, it is reported in Bayhaqee, Ibn Hibban and Tabaranee with authentic (Saheeh) chain of narrators that Allah's Messenger </span> <span style="font-family: AGA Arabesque; font-size: 10.0pt;">e</span><span style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 10.0pt;"> said: “On the 15th night of Shabaan, Allah, the Exalted, looks upon His slaves (with Mercy) and forgives everybody except the disbeliever and he, who holds malice for anybody.”</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">From a lecture by Allama Dr. Tahir al-Qadri in urdu</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Translated by Irshad Soofi</span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> <br clear="all" /> <div align="left"><img height="11" src="http://www.sufi.co.za/_themes/bluecalm/rule_bluecalm.gif" width="561" /></div><div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none; text-indent: 36.0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> <span class="MsoFootnoteReference"> <span style="font-family: Goudy Old Style; font-size: 10.0pt;">[1]</span></span> </span><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">barakah</span></u></i><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">:</span></u><i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Barakah </span></i> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">is a subtle spiritual energy which flows through everything, but is strongest within the human. The more purified the human becomes, the greater the flow of <i>barakah. </i>Overpowering barakah<i> </i>can be experienced in sacred places, in sacred art and in sanctified people, all of which are theophanies, revealing and manifesting the Divinity - here on earth.</span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="text-indent: 36.0pt;"><br />
</div></div><div id="ftn2" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="text-indent: 36.0pt;"> <a href="http://www.sufi.co.za/articles%20tahir%20best%20age%20shabaan.htm#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"> <span style="font-family: Goudy Old Style; font-size: 10.0pt;">[2]</span></span></a> <b><i>Fazl</i>:<u> </u></b>Bounty or Gift</div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="text-indent: 36.0pt;"><br />
</div></div><div id="ftn3" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="text-indent: 36.0pt;"> <a href="http://www.sufi.co.za/articles%20tahir%20best%20age%20shabaan.htm#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"> <span style="font-family: Goudy Old Style; font-size: 10.0pt;">[3]</span></span></a> <b><i>An-ni’mah</i></b>- The Grace of Allah <span style="font-family: "AGA Arabesque";">Y</span> . His Grace is an aspect of His Mercy <i>(rahma). </i>Ultimately, every ‘unveiling’ <i>(kashf),</i> every ‘tasting’ (<i>zawq</i>), every ‘drinking’ <i>(shurb)</i> and every ‘quenching’ <i>(ri)</i> is through Divine Grace. Without Allah <span style="font-family: "AGA Arabesque";">Y</span> ’s Grace man can do nothing.</div><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><br />
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Method of Fatiha </span></span></b><span style="color: #0050f4;"> <span style="font-family: KodchiangUPC; font-variant: small-caps;"> (Hanafi)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-GB">You must not neglect your parents if both or one of them has passed away. You must visit their graves and send the reward of good deeds to their souls. Here are 5 merciful sayings of the Holy Prophet <img border="0" height="21" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Durood.gif" width="104" /></span> <span lang="EN-GB">on this important issue:- </span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal"><b> <span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;"> <span style="color: #003399;">(1) Reward for an accepted Hajj</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-GB">'Anyone visiting the graves of one or both of his parents in order to earn reward will earn the reward of an accepted Hajj and if someone visits them in abundance, angels will come to visit his grave (when he dies).'<span style="color: green;"> </span></span> <span style="color: green;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> (Kanzul Ummal, V16, P200, Hadith 45536, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)</span></i></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR"><b> <span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;"> <span style="color: #003399;">(2) Reward for ten Hajj</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR"><span lang="EN-GB">If someone performs Hajj on behalf of his parents, he himself will gain the reward for ten Hajj. </span><span style="color: green;"><i> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(Dar-e-Qutni, V2, P229, Hadith 2587)</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-GB">Subhan-Allah <img border="0" height="16" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Azzawajal.gif" width="35" />! Whenever you perform nafl Hajj you should intend to do it on behalf of your deceased parents as well so that they too can gain the reward for Hajj. This will not affect your Hajj; in fact you will gain ten times as much reward. If either of your parents passed away without performing Hajj, despite them being obliged to perform it, then you should perform 'Hajj-e-Badal' (details of this can be found in my book 'Rafeeq-ul-Haramain').</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span><img border="0" height="22" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Amin-be.gif" width="223" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-GB">One should recite the previous mentioned Dua in Arabic, or Urdu (or English) or both instantly and if possible make a habit of reciting it after each Salaah.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> <span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;"> <span style="color: #003399;">Bright garments</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">One saint saw his deceased brother in a dream and asked, 'Does the Dua of the living reach the dead?' he replied, 'Yes (they do), they reach us in the form of bright garments that we then wear'. </span><span style="color: green;"><i> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(Sharhus sudoor, P305)</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> <span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;"> <span style="color: #003399;">Bright tray</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-GB">When anyone sends the reward of good deeds to a deceased person, Jibra'eel <img border="0" height="16" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Alaihi_Salam.gif" width="46" /> places them in a bright tray and stands with it at the grave and says, 'Oh dweller of this grave! Your family members have sent a gift, accept it'. On hearing this he becomes happy but the dwellers of the other graves feel grieved for being deprived of such a blessing. </span> <span style="color: green;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> (Sharhus sudoor, P308)</span></i></span></div></td></tr>
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Send the reward of whatever I have recited to the believing men and women', then those buried in that cemetery will intercede for him on the day of judgement. </span><span style="color: green;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(Sharhus sudoor, P311)</span></i></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #003399;"> <span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Reward of Sura Ikhlas</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-GB">Hazrat'e Sayyiduna Hammad Makki <img border="0" height="20" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Rahmatullahy_Alaih.gif" width="81" /> said, 'One night I slept in the graveyard of Makka-tul-Mukarrama, I saw the bodies (alive and) standing in circles in the graveyard, I thought it was the day of judgement, they told me that it was not and that in actual fact they were distributing the reward for reciting Sura Ikhlas that a Muslim brother had sent to them and they said that it had been a year since they had started to distribute it amongst themselves'.<span style="color: green;"> </span></span><span style="color: green;"><i> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(Sharhus sudoor baab fi qira'atul Qur'an lil mayyit, P312)</span></i></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: left;"> <b><span style="color: #003399;"> <span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">A well for Umm-e-Sa'd <img border="0" height="23" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Radhi_Allahu_Anhuma.gif" width="96" /></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-GB">Hazrat'e Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubada </span><b> <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Arabic Transparent";"> <img border="0" height="20" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Radhi_Allahu_Anhu.gif" width="77" /></span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> asked, 'Oh Messenger of Allah <img border="0" height="21" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Durood.gif" width="104" /> <img border="0" height="16" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Azzawajal.gif" width="35" /> my mother has passed away (and so I want to donate some form of sadaqa (charity) on behalf of her), what sadaqa would be best for her?' The Holy Prophet <img border="0" height="21" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Durood.gif" width="104" /> replied, 'Water'. So Sayyiduna Sa'd </span><b> <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Arabic Transparent";"> <img border="0" height="20" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Radhi_Allahu_Anhu.gif" width="77" /></span></b> <span lang="EN-GB">had a well dug and said, 'This is for Umm-e-Sa'd (Sa'd's mother).' </span><span style="color: green;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(Sunan Abu Daood Shareef, V2, P53, Hadith 1681, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut) </span></i> </span> <span lang="EN-GB">My Dear Islamic Brothers!<b> </b>The statement; 'This well is for Umm S'ad', meant that the well was dug to send the reward gained by allowing people to drink from it, to the mother of Sa'd </span> <b> <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Arabic Transparent";"> <img border="0" height="20" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Radhi_Allahu_Anhu.gif" width="77" /></span></b><span lang="EN-GB">. The previous mentioned Hadith shows that it is permissible for Muslims to associate an animal to be slaughtered with a Saint, by saying things like, 'This is the goat of Sayyiduna Ghous-e-Paak </span><b> <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Arabic Transparent";"> <img border="0" height="20" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Radhi_Allahu_Anhu.gif" width="77" /></span></b><span lang="EN-GB">', because this too refers to the 'reward that will be gained' for sacrificing the animal being sent to Sayyiduna Ghous-e-Azam </span><b> <span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Arabic Transparent";"> <img border="0" height="20" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Radhi_Allahu_Anhu.gif" width="77" /></span></b><span lang="EN-GB">. Such statements should not really cause confusion amongst Muslims because we hear people referring to the animals that are sacrificed after the Hajj as being 'theirs' anyway! If you see someone coming towards you with a goat or cow (in the Hajj season) and ask who it belongs to, he will obviously say, 'This is my goat', so if there is nothing wrong with him saying this then there shouldn't be anything wrong with saying, 'Sayyiduna Ghous-e-Paak's goat'. Everything really belongs to Allah <img border="0" height="16" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Azzawajal.gif" width="35" />, and whether the animal is for the ritual sacrifice after the Hajj or for Ghous-e-Paak, it is the name of Allah <img border="0" height="16" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Azzawajal.gif" width="35" /> that is mentioned at the time of slaughtering. 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of one's actions to someone else</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(1)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> The reward for any action whether it be fardh, wajib, Sunnah, nafl, Salaah, fasting, Zakat, Hajj, delivering a speech or dars, travelling in a Madani Qafila, practising the Madani In'aamaat, inviting towards good, studying a religious book or making an individual attempt to accomplish a Madani task etc. can be sent to anyone you please.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(2)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> Arranging public gatherings for this particular purpose on the 3<sup>rd</sup>, 10<sup>th</sup>, or 40<sup>th</sup> day after someone's death, or celebrating their anniversary in this manner are all commendable. The absence of proof forbidding such events is itself proof of permissibility. Praying for the deceased (which is the basic concept behind these gatherings) is proven by the Holy Qur'an (Part 28, Sura Hashr, verse 10):</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="25" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Ayah-01.gif" width="369" /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
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O our Lord! Forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in the faith</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(3)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> The deceased's wealth can only be used to pay for the food that is served in these gatherings if all of the inheritors have reached the age of puberty and every single one of them gives permission to do so, otherwise not (if even one of the inheritors is a child then spending the money will be Haraam). However, the inheritor(s) that has reached this age is allowed to spend from his personal share of the wealth if he pleases.<span style="color: green;"> </span></span><span style="color: green;"><i> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(mulakhkhas az Bahar-e-Shariat)</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(4)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> If the family of the deceased cook food on the 3<sup>rd</sup> day after the death then only the poor can eat from it (not the rich). </span> <span style="color: green;"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> (mulakhkhas az Bahar-e-Shariat)</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(5)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> The reward for actions can even be sent to a one day old baby. There is no harm in organising gatherings on the 3<sup>rd</sup> etc. for a baby either.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(6)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> It can also be sent to living people as well the deceased, in fact even to those who are not yet born. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(7)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> It can also be sent to Muslim jinn.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(8)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> Celebrating Ghiyarween Shareef, Rajabi Shareef (the death anniversary of Sayyiduna Imam Ja'far Sadiq <img border="0" height="20" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Radhi_Allahu_Anhu.gif" width="77" /> on the 22<sup>nd</sup> of Rajab) etc. is permissible. To serve rice pudding in a 'koonda' (vessel used to serve) only in the Rajabi shareef gathering is not necessary; it can be served in other plates too. It can also be taken out of the house.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(9)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> 'Nazr o Niyaz' is the respectful term used to refer to the food served in gatherings in which the reward of actions is sent to Saints. This niyaz is 'tabarruk' (auspicious) and can therefore be consumed by the rich as well as the poor.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(10)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> Inviting guests is not compulsory when such gatherings are held at home, in fact there will be nothing wrong if only the people of the house are present and if they eat amongst themselves.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(11)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> (If one eats with the intention of developing strength in order to worship with ease and comfort then this act of consuming food will earn him reward, therefore) it would be good to send the reward for eating each meal every time you consume food (to anyone you please). For example, when eating breakfast one could say to himself, 'May the reward of this breakfast reach The Holy Prophet <img border="0" height="21" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Durood.gif" width="104" /> and through his mediation, every other Noble Prophet <img border="0" height="16" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Alaihi_Salam.gif" width="46" />', and when eating lunch one could say, 'May the reward of the food that I have eaten (or will eat) reach Sayyiduna Ghous-e-Azam <img border="0" height="20" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Radhi_Allahu_Anhu.gif" width="77" /> and every other Saint <img border="0" height="13" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Alaih_Ridhwan.gif" width="52" />', and when having one's evening meal one could think to himself, 'May the reward of the food that I am about to eat reach Imam-e-AhleSunnat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan <img border="0" height="20" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Rahmatullahy_Alaih.gif" width="81" /> and every other Muslim man and woman'. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(12)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> Sending the reward is acceptable both before and after eating.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(13)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> If possible put aside 1% of your earnings every day and spend this on buying and distributing Islamic literature or any other virtuous act. In'shaa-Allah <img border="0" height="16" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Azzawajal.gif" width="35" /> you will see the benefits of this yourself.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(14)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> 'Dastaan-e-Ajeeb', 'Shehzadey ka sar', 'Das Bibiyon ki kahani', and 'Janab e Sayyida Ki Kahani' etc. are all fabricated and false tales, one must avoid reading them. A pamphlet by the name of 'Wasiyyat Nama' (Will) mentioning the dream of a man called 'Shaikh Ahmad' is also circulated amongst Muslims, this is also fake. At the bottom it mentions the virtues of photocopying and distributing it and the harms of not doing this; one must not trust this either.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(15)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> If you send reward to a large number of people you can hope that Allah <img border="0" height="16" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Azzawajal.gif" width="35" /> will send the complete reward to each and every one of them, without it being divided amongst them. </span><span style="color: green;"><i> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(rad-dul-mukhtar)</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(16)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> None of the reward is reduced for the one sending it; in fact he can hope to receive the total of what each and every person has been sent. Let's say for instance that one does an act of piety for which he is rewarded 10 good deeds, he then sends that reward to 10 deceased people, now each one of them will receive 10 good deeds but he himself will receive 110, if he sends it to 1000 people he will receive 10010 and so forth.<span style="color: green;"> </span></span><span style="color: green;"><i> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(mulakhkhas az Fatawa-e-Razawiyah)</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i> <span lang="EN-GB">(17)</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> The reward of one's actions can only be sent to Muslims. Sending it to a disbeliever or renegade (murtad), or calling either of them 'marhoom' (late) after death is disbelief.</span></div></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> <img border="0" height="66" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Subhan_Rabbeka.gif" width="369" /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify;"> <span lang="EN-GB">Now raise your hands to do Dua. The person appointed to make the supplication should say 'Al Fatihah' loudly, after which every one should recite the Surah Fatihah quietly. He should then announce, 'My Dear Islamic Brothers! Give me the reward of whatever you have recited'. The attendees should all then say, 'We have given it to you', and then he can send the reward. Before writing the words that should be used for sending the reward, here is a list of the chapters of the Holy Qur'an that Imam-e-AhleSunnat AlaHazrat Maulana Shah Ahmad Raza Khan <img border="0" height="20" src="http://www.faizaneattar.net/Library/Books/English/03/23/Rahmatullahy_Alaih.gif" width="81" /> used to recite before doing fatiha:-</span></div></td></tr>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Answer:</span> Fatiha is nothing but a compendium of various virtuous acts. It consists of feeding others, recitation of the Holy Quran and the reward is gifted. The Hadith describe the excellence of these acts. For this reason, Fatiha itself is Mustahab (commendable) Mustahsan (established by the Sunnah). On the occasion of the <span style="color: navy;"><i>Battle of the Trench (Ghazwa-e-Khandaq),</i></span> the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said a prayer when the food was placed before Him. The whole Hadith is in Sahih Bukhari. Please look at a part of the Hadith:<br />
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Translation of Hadith: <span style="color: navy;"><i>The wife of Hadhrat Jabir (May Allah be well pleased with him) presented the kneaded flour to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) put His blessed saliva in it and said a prayer for Barakah (blessings). Then again turned towards the vessel, put His blessed saliva and said a prayer. </i></span><span style="color: maroon;"><i> (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2, Hadith No. 3793)</i></span><br />
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There is a Hadith in <span style="color: navy;"><i>Sunan Nasai, Jame' Tirmidhi, Sunan Abu Dawood, Shu'abul Iman Lil Baihaqui, Musnad 'Abd Bin Humaid, Al Jame' Ul Kabeer Lis Suyuti and Ma'arifatis Sahabah Li Abi Nu'aim,</i></span> etc.:<br />
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Translation of Hadith: Hadhrat Mua'dh Bin Jabal (May Allah be well pleased with him) narrates on the authority of his father: …………………The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:<span style="color: navy;"><i> Recite the Surah "Qul Huwallahu Ahad," "Qul A'udhu Bi Rabbil Falaq," and "Qul A'udhu Bi Rabbin Naas" thrice (i.e. 3 times) every morning and evening. It will save you from everything.</i></span><br />
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Sunan Nasai, Hadith No. 5445<br />
Jame' Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 3924<br />
Musnad Iman Ahmed bin Hambal, Hadith No. 23332<br />
Shu'abul Iman Lil Baihaqui, Hadith No. 2467<br />
Musnad 'Abd Bin Humaid, Hadith No. 496<br />
Al Jame' Ul Kabeer Lis Suyuti, Hadith No. 375<br />
Ma'arifatis Sahabah Li Abi Nu'aim, Hadith No. 2267</i></span><br />
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Niyaz is that someone makes a promise with Allah Ta'ala that if this work of mine is accomplished then I will feed the beggars at the grave of so and so saint. This worship is for Allah Ta'ala only. The animal slaughtered then is also slaughtered in Allah Ta'ala's name.<br />
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And Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) knows best.<br />
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<span style="color: maroon;"><i>Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Qadri,<br />
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The words of the hadith state:<br />
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<center><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="color: #274e13;">'wa da'a fi thamariha bil barakati'</i><br />
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<b><u>'Then the Beloved Messenger of Allah <i>(Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam</i>) made a supplication on the fruits, a supplication of blessing'.</u></b></span></center><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<u><b style="color: #660000;">This is what 'barakah' means. It is from baaraka, yubaariku, baarakann, which means to make a blessing (obviously in the form of a prayer).</b><b style="color: #660000;"><br />
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Now the Fatehah is one of the best, if not the best form of prayer, also known as the 'ummul kitab', and also the 'sab'a mathani'. Its virtue is that it carries the reward of a whole Qur'an al kareem, if it is recited. If this is recited upon the food, just as the Most Beloved Messenger of Allah<i> (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam)</i> had recited it, in the orchard, and blessed its fruits, then is that not a practice, which is being acted upon by the Sunnis of the Subcontinent, and elsewhere?</b></u><br />
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Had the supplication of the Most Beloved Messenger of Allah <i>(Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam), </i>not been the 'Fatehah', nevertheless another part of the Qur'an al kareem, then does the 'Fatehah' not cover the rest of the Qur'an al kareem in terms of reward ?<br />
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Tafsir Ruhul Bayan, chapter 7 under the verse:<br />
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<center style="color: #274e13;"><b><i>'wa hadha kitabunn anzalna hu mubarakunn'</i></b></center><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">It is narrated from Hadrat A'raj (</span><i style="color: #274e13;">Radi Allahu anhu</i><span style="color: #274e13;">), that whoever completes the whole Qur'an al kareem, and makes a supplication, then there are four thousand angels who say 'amin' for him, and then they pray for him, and ask for his forgiveness until the evening or morning. </span></b><br />
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This hadith clearly shows that the person who either recites the Qur'an al kareem or the fatehah, because the 'fatehah' is part of the Qur'an al kareem, if not, the essence of the Qur'an al kareem, even the Angels ask for forgiveness from him. So what of the person for whom it is being prayed for ? Will he not recieve the reward ? Indeed he will, as follows:<br />
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Allah the Almighty says:<br />
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<center><i>'<b style="color: #274e13;">innallaha la yudhi'u ajral musinin'</b></i><br />
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<b style="color: #660000;">'Allah the Almighty does not waste the reward of those who favour Him'</b></center><br />
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This verse clearly shows that, any reward that the Muslims create, then it is never wasted, and that the Almighty Allah always makes use of it, by conveying it to some one or other.<br />
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Another classical case is that of Hadrat Sa'd bin Ubadah (Radi Allahu anhu), when he asked the Most Beloved Messenger of Allah (<i>Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam</i>) that what I should do in order to keep my mother happy, who had passed away, the Beloved Messenger of Allah <i>(Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam)</i> replied that you can give water, and she will be rewarded for it, thus Hadrat Sa'd (<i>Radi Allahu anhu</i>) made a well and called it the 'well of Umm-e-Sa'd.<br />
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There are many verses from the Qur'an al kareem, and ahadith of the Beloved Messenger of Allah <i>(Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam)</i> in support of the conveying of reward for the deceased. There is also evidence of reciting blessed words upon food, so that hardhips may be erased. I have presented to you, a few.</b><br />
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<b>May Allah the Almighty accept our actions which are solely for His pleasure, and may He keep us firm upon the religion of Islam.</b><br />
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<i>Wallahu A'lamu Biththawaab</i><br />
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<div style="color: black;"><b>Is it permissible in Islam to perform Fatiha of food or blow on food by saying Al Fatiha ? It would be nice if you could quote the reference of some Hadith/Quran so that I can convince others.</b></div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Answer: </b></span><br />
<b>Performing Fatiha of food is the Sunna of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)</b>. <b style="color: #990000;"><u>The great scholar Mulla Ali Qari writes:</u></b><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13;"><b>‘It was on the third day after the death of Ibrahim, son of the Messenger of Allah, when Abu Zarr came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with dry dates, milk and some wheat bread. He placed it in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).<u> He recited Surah Fatiha and Surah Ikhlas thrice and then raised his hands in Dua and wiped his face. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) then ordered Abu Zarr to divide the food amongst the people.’ </u></b></div><div style="color: #990000;"><b>(Tashih al-Aqa’id, p. 127).</b></div><br />
<b>There is no evidence to suggest that after such recitation, blowing on the food is forbidden. In fact, there is ample evidence to suggest that it is the Sunna to seek the Baraka of the recitation by blowing thereafter. </b><br />
<b><span style="color: #990000;">Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) reports that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) felt ill, he would recite Surah Falaq and Surah Naas, and then blow upon himself using his hands</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> (Sahih Bukhari, Book of Maghazi, Hadith no. 4085)</span>.</b><br />
<b> He would also blow upon himself before going to sleep, after reciting Surah Ikhlas, Surah Naas and Surah Falaq.</b><br />
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<div style="color: #274e13;"><b>Muslim :: Book 7 : Hadith 3170</b> </div><div style="color: #274e13;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000;">Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported that when the people saw the first fruit (of the season or of plantation) </div><div style="color: #660000;">they brought it to Allah's Apostle (Peace be upon him). When he received it </div><div style="color: #660000;">he said: O Allah, bless us in our fruits; and bless us in our city; and bless us in our sa's and bless us in our mudd.</div><div style="color: #660000;">O Allah, Ibrahim was Thy servant, Thy friend, and Thy apostle; and I am Thy servant and Thy apostle. </div><div style="color: #660000;">He (Ibrahim) made supplication to Thee for (the showering of blessings upon) Mecca, </div><div style="color: #660000;">and I am making supplication to Thee for Medina just as he made supplication to Thee for Mecca, </div><div style="color: #660000;">and the like of it in addition. </div><span style="color: #660000;">He would then call to him the youngest child and give him these fruits</span>.<br />
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<b style="color: #274e13;">Muslim :: Book 7 : Hadith 3171</b><br />
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<div style="color: #660000;">Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) was given </div><div style="color: #660000;">the first fruit and he said: O Allah, shower blessings upon us in our city, and in our fruits, in our mudd and in our sa's, blessings upon blessings, and he would then give that to the youngest of the children present there.</div><br />
There is no evidence to suggest that after such recitation, blowing on the food is forbidden. In fact, there is ample evidence to suggest that it is the Sunna to seek the Baraka of the recitation by blowing thereafter. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) reports that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) felt ill, he would recite Surah Falaq and Surah Naas, and then blow upon himself using his hands (Sahih Bukhari, Book of Maghazi, Hadith no. 4085). He would also blow upon himself before going to sleep, after reciting Surah Ikhlas, Surah Naas and Surah Falaq.<br />
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It is recorded in <b style="color: #274e13;">Mishkaat Sharif, Chapter of Miracles (Al-Mu’jizaat)</b>. It is reported by Hadrat Abu Huraira that once he brought some dates in the presence of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) and requested him to pray for its abundant growth<br />
فضمهن ثم دعا لي فيهن بالبرکة<br />
The Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) mixed these dates together and prayed for increased growth of the dates (dry fruit). <b><span style="color: #274e13;">(Tirmidhi, Bab al-Manaqib, Vol 12, Page 327, Hadith 3774)</span></b><br />
It is recorded in the <b style="color: #274e13;"> Mishkaat, Babul Mujizat</b> that in the Battle of Tabuk, at one stage of the battle a shortage of food was felt in the Islamic army. The Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) asked every man present there to bring whatever was with him. Every one brangnt whatever was with him and presented it to the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him). The tablecloth was spread. The Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) prayed for the blessing over the food so spread. After this he asked the men to put back the food in the utensils (pots) as a reserve for eating at the food time.<br />
In the same Mishkaat, it is also recorded that on the wedding of the Holy Prophet (peace be upno him) with Hadrat Zainab, Hadrat Umm-e-Saleem prepared a small quantity of valima in celebration of the wedding. But the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) invited a large number of Companions to attend the Valima. The food was obviously short. The Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) recited some prayer on the food and passed his Holy hand over the food.<br />
There is yet another incident of praying over the food for the blessing in the food which is recorded in the same Mishkaat and it is that on the occasion of the battle of Trench (Ghazwa-e-Khandaq), the Companion Hadrat Jabir prepared some small quantity of food for the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him). When the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) came to Hadrat Jabir brought some kneaded flour with intent for prayer for its sufficiency to feed the number of guest-companions whom the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) had brought with them to participate in taking the food. The Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) offered Dua for the increase in the food and mixed his mouth-water (luab) as a token of blessing.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We find from this that not only do the people of the past benefit but also the people to come too benefit from supplication. This is what Isal-e-Sawwab is, making supplication for the dead as well as the living.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB">2) “Those who bear<a href="http://www.ruknulislam.com/bk5.html#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="style3"><span><b>[1]</b></span></span></a> the Throne and those around<a href="http://www.ruknulislam.com/bk5.html#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="style3"><span><b>[2]</b></span></span></a> it sanctify their Lord with praise and believe in Him and beg forgiveness for the Muslims…”</span></i><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Surah Mu’min: Surah No: 40. Verse: 7)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We find from this verse that the intercession of angels is a certainty, because even today they are praying for the forgiveness of the believers both living and the dead. </span><b> <span lang="EN-GB">(Nur-ul-Irfan)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB">3) “And those who came after them submit, O our Lord! Forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in the faith…”</span></i><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Surah Hashr: Surah No: 59. Verse: 10)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This verse is telling the believers to supplicate for those before who past away until the day of judgement. Not only that but also the supplication in this verse is made by the living to the dead. Hence, we find that to pray for the dead benefits the dead.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Conclusion Of The Verses</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The conclusion of the above three verses is that the supplication of the believers be it for the living or the dead benefits them. The angles make supplication for the believers both the living and the dead and the supplication for the dead by the living benefits them. So Isal-e-Sawaab is a teaching from the Qur’an.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Is There Any Evidence From The Hadith Of Isal-e-Sawab?</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Aisha (may Allah pleased with her) states that “The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) asked for a sheep with horns with legs and eyes that are black.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Accordingly the sheep was bought for sacrifice. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said “O ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) bring a knife”<span> </span> then he said “Sharpen it on some stone”<span> </span> so I sharpened it and he took the knife holding the sheep, laid it on the ground and began to sacrifice, then he said “With the name of Allah, O Allah accept it on behalf of Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), the family of Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and the followers of Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), then he sacrificed it.”” </span><b> <span lang="EN-GB">(Muslim: Chapter on Istahbaab Adahay wa Dhaba Mubasharah)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">A Garden For Isal-e-Sawaab</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> A man came to the Prophet Muhammad [may Allah bless him and grant him peace] and said ‘My mother has suddenly died and she did not leave any will, but I suspect that if she did that then she would have told me to give something to charity. Now if I offer something in charity on her behalf, will she get the reward?’ Prophet Muhammad [may Allah bless him and grant him peace] said ‘Yes’. Then the man said that I make you, the Prophet, as my witness, that I offer my garden full of fruits to charity. </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Bukhari Muslim, Chapter Al-Wasiha)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Compensation For Sins</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Abu</span><span lang="EN-GB"> Hurayrah</span><span lang="EN-GB"> (may Allah be pleased with him) states that “A person asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) “O Messenger of Allah! My father has passed away and has left wealth behind but did not leave a will. If I give it in charity on his behalf, will it compensate for his sins?” The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said “Yes”! </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Muslim)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Sa’d bin ‘Ubada (may Allah be pleased with him) said “O Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) my mother has passed away, which type of charity will be better?” The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said “Water.” Hence, he got a well dug and said “This is for Umme-e-Sa’d (for the mother of Sa’d).” </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Sunnan Abu Dawud, Vol. 2, Page 53. Hadith 1681)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">No Reduction In Reward</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said “Whosoever amongst you gives voltentry charity give it on behalf of your parents as both will be rewarded and the senders reward will not be reduced.” </span><b> <span lang="EN-GB">(Tabarani)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Benefiting The Deceased</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) states that “The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) would advice the friends, family and brothers to make supplication, give in charity, worship and would say that all these would benefit the deceased.” </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Kashful Gammah: Imam ‘Abdul-Wahhab Ash-Sha’rani; Pg. 184)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, “When a person dies, his deeds die with him, except for three: charitable donation, beneficial knowledge, and righteous children who supplicate on his behalf.” </span><b> <span lang="EN-GB">(Muslim)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Conclusion Of The Hadith Mentioned</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We find that Isal-e-Sawaab is permissible and is the Sunnah (practise) of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) as well as the companions (may Allah be pleased with them all) which is proven from all the above hadith. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">In the first hadith mentioned we find that Isal-e-Sawaab can be performed for the living, the dead, those before us and those yet to come too.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">In both the hadith by Ibn ‘Abbas, Abu Hurayrah, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar, (may Allah be pleased with them all) we find that it is encouraged to perform Isal-e-Sawab.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Whether Isal-e-Sawaab be in the form of worship, finance or both they can be sent as Isal-e-Sawaab.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">From the hadith by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah pleased with him) we find that from the blessings of Isal-e-Sawaab it compensates for the sins.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Is There Any Evidence From The Pious Of Isal-e-Sawab?</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">“Will never leave this”</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Hansh (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) would sacrifice two sheep regularly, one on behalf of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and one for himself. When asked he said “The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) asked me to and I will never leave this action.” </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Tirmidhi)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is the son in law, cousin, the fourth caliph of Islam, from the ten people (‘Ashra Mubasharah) who where given the good news of Paradise in this world by the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) asked him to do this dead. We should follow our respected piers in Islam and what they practised in order to be successful in both the worlds. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">It is narrated that Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (may Allah be pleased with them) after the death of their father ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) would free slaves (for his reward). </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Sharh Sudoor)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span> </span>These are the grandsons of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) who are the leaders of the youth of Paradise, they are a beautiful example to follow.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Palace In Paradise</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Malik bin dinar (may Allah have mercy on him) states “I once went to the cemetery on a Thursday night I saw a shinning light, I said ‘There is no deity except Allah’ (La ilaha Illalla) I think Allah (The Exalted) has forgiven the people of the cemetery.” All of a sudden I heard a voice from the unseen saying “O Malik! This is a gift from the believers to the people of the cemetery.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span> </span>I said “I swear by the One who gave you the ability to talk tell me what that gift is?” It replied “Today a person performed proper ablution (wudhu), offered two cycles (Rakah of nafl-voltentry) prayer and in every cycle (rakaah) after Surah Fatiha he recited <i>Qulya Ayyuhal Kafiroon</i> (Surah Kafiroon) and <i>Qul Huwallahu Ahad</i> (Surah Ikhlas). He then said ‘O Allah! I present the reward of these two cycles of prayer to the people of this cemetery” (from the blessings of this) Allah (The Exalted) gave us light, happiness and (made our graves) spacious from the East to West.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span> </span>Malik bin Dinar (may Allah have mercy upon him) said “After this I began to pray these two cycles every Thursdays to the extent I saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) in a dream and he said “O Malik! Allah (The Exalted) has forgiven you as the same number of lights you sent as a gift to my followers, you will be rewarded and Allah (The Exalted) has built a palace in Paradise for you.” </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Sharh Sudoor)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">A Dream</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">A pious person saw his deceased brother in a dream and asked him “Dose the supplications of the living reach you?” He replied “Yes, I swear by Allah (The Exalted) it comes in the form of an enlightened dress which we wear.” </span><b> <span lang="EN-GB">(Sharh Sudoor, Page 305)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Hammaad</span><span lang="EN-GB"> Makki</span><span lang="EN-GB"> (may Allah have mercy upon him) states: I slept in the cemetery of Makkah once, I saw people gathering in circles. I enquired “Is the day of judgement here?” They said “No but a believer recited Surah Ikhlas (Qulhuwallahu Ahad) and sent us the reward which we have been distributing for one year.” </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Sharh Sudoor, Chapter on reciting the Qur’an on the deceased, Page 312)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We find that the pious people of the Ummah of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) would also practise Isal-e-Sawaab too, hence we should follow these pious people. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">Is There a Specific Time To Send Isal-e-Sawaab?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">There is no specific time for sending Isal-e-Sawaab. However, two things are worthy of mention: 1) After a person has passed away, it is desirable (Mustahab) to give charity for 7 days. Imam Tawus (may Allah be pleased with him) states that “The deceased are in trial (difficulty) for 7 days. This is why the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) would feed (others) every day for 7 days. </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Al-Hawi Al-Fatawa. Vol: 2, Pg. 178)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span> </span><i>Imam Tawus</i><i> was a successor (Tabieen) of the companions of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace).</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">2) Shaykh Muhaddith<span> </span>Dehelwi states “To give charity for 7 days after a person has passed away is desirable (Mustahab).(Ashatul Lam’aat). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span> </span>Shaykh Muhaddith<span> </span>Dehelwi was a master of Hadith from Delhi, India.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Shaykh Ahmad Raza Khan writes “Shaykh-ul-Islam from whom the veils where lifted to see the deceased, in part eight writes that “It states in <i>Gharaaib and Khazana</i> that every Thursday night, the day of Eid, the day of ‘Ashura (10<sup>th</sup> Muharram) and the night of Baraat (15<sup>th</sup> Shabaan) the souls of the Muslims stand outside their house and proclaim aloud “O people of my house! O my children! O my relatives! Give in charity and do us a favour.””” </span><b> <span lang="EN-GB">(Fatawa-e-Razawiya. Vol: 9)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> We find that there is no specific time in the Islamic Law (Shariah), however, there are times such as special nights when the deceased plead for reward. We can send Isal-e-Sawaab at anytime and do it as often as possible is better.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">3<sup>rd</sup>, 7<sup>th</sup>, 40<sup>th</sup> Day and 1 Year etc?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The question arises that if there is no specific time for Isal-e-Sawaab then why do people perform Isal-e-Sawaab on the 3<sup>rd,</sup> 7<sup>th</sup> and 40<sup>th</sup> day and ever year? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The answer to this is that there is no specific time for this in the Islamic law (Shariah) hence, the scholars and general Muslims to make it easy for people have fixed these days. Just as the congregational (Jam’aat) prayers have a set time to make it easy for the local Muslims to come into the Masjid and offer the 5 times prayers in congregation. There is no set time in the Islamic law for this; this is why two Masjids in the same area have different congregational prayer times for peoples’ convenience. So Isal-e-Sawaab can be performed at any time.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Is There Any Evidence For Fixing Days For Such Things? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Yes, for instance, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) would prefer to travel on Thursdays. </span><b> <span lang="EN-GB">(Bukhari)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) would go to the Masjid-e-Quba on Saturdays and so did ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Bukhari)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) would gather people and give them advice every Thursdays. </span><b><span lang="EN-GB"> (Bukhari)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Imam Bukhari</span><span lang="EN-GB"> writes one day after the Fajar prayer, the Prophet Muhammad (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) asked Bilal (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), tell me what good deeds you do because I heard your foot steps in Jannah. Bilal replied the only thing I do is after I make Wudu I pray Nafal how much Allah (Almighty.) wills me to do. <span> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Bukhari: Chapter of Salaah)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Hafidhh</span><span lang="EN-GB"> Asqalani</span><span lang="EN-GB"> writes in his commentary on this Hadith. We can understand from this Hadith that it is permissible for a person to fix a time for his/her voluntary prayer. </span><b> <span lang="EN-GB">(Fath-ul-Bari Book of Salaah)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">There is a prayer (Dua) said for the deceased for this we can fix a time that suits our self. We can give charity for them, keep fast for them and also we can get together and read Qur’an for them. For the people who get together and read Qur’an, we could be hospitable by providing for them by giving food and drink. This is all done with the intention of Sawab (blessings). For example, when Islamic circles are held, there are usually refreshments held after and this is carried out with the intention of blessings. This is one way of doing Isal-e-Sawab. There are many other ways of doing Isal-e-Sawab. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) would teach the women behind a veil one specific day a week and the men on another day.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span> </span>We find that it is for peoples’ convenience and the Shariah does not condemn it. If the Qur’an or Hadith have specified a particular time for worship then it should be done and if not then you can’t but for Isal-e-Sawaab neither a time is specified nor does it place a restriction.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">People Place Food At Times When Performing Isal-e-Sawaab, Is this necessary? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">No, not at all. However, if food is place in front then there are many Sunnats that can be practised i.e. to perform Isal-e-Sawaab, by placing food in front, supplicating and reciting parts of the Qur’an brings blessings in the food, as did the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) once feeding 70 to 80 people as narrated in Bukhari.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Rewards Of Isal-e-Sawaab</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">After reading the evidence of Isal-e-Sawaab let us look at what rewards there are for sending Isal-e-Sawaab. If one or both of your parents, a member of the family, relative or a friend have passed away, do not be headless towards them, go to their grave and continue to send them rewards (Isal-e-Sawaab).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Whosoever with the intention of receiving reward visits the grave of one or both of their parents they will receive the reward of an accepted Hajj and whosoever visits their grave regularly, the angles will visit the person’s (who visited their parents) grave (when they die). </span><b> <span lang="EN-GB">(Kanzul Ummal: Vol.16; Page 200, Hadith 45536. Darul Kutub al-Ilmiya, Beirut.)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Whosoever from amongst you gives voltentry (in charity) then do it on behalf of your parents as they will receive the reward and the person (giving charity) will not get his reward reduced. </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Shu’bul Imaan: Vol. 6. Page 205, Hadith 7911. Darul Kutub al-Ilmiya, Beirut)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace( has said, The status of the deceased is raised (during their time in the grave), and the deceased ask Allah (Almighty.) why has this happened, Allah (The Exalted) replies that your son has prayed for your forgiveness. </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Al-Adab, Al-Mufid Chapter Excellency of the Parents by Imam Bukhari)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="style8" style="mso-list: skip;"><span lang="EN-US"> It is quoted in the Hadith that those who pray ‘<i>Qul</i><i> Huwallahu Ahad</i>’ eleven times and then sends the reward to the dead, the person who sends it will gain the reward equivalent to the amount of dead people. </span><b><span lang="EN-US">(Durr-e-Mukhtar, Radd-ul-Mohtar, Bahar)</span></b><i><span lang="EN-US"></span></i></div><div class="style4" style="mso-list: skip;"><i> <span lang="EN-US"> </span></i> <span lang="EN-US"> We find from the above that it states in the books of Hadith as well as books of Islamic Law which have been written over 1,300 years ago that there is major reward in Isal-e-Sawaab.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Devoid Of Blessings</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">When a person doesn’t supplicate for his parents their wealth is reduced. </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Kanzul Ummal: Vol. 16, Page 201, Hadith 45548)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Some people are so busy that they don’t have time. They are more interested in earning. No matter how hard one works, if you don’t supplicate then your wealth will have no blessings, may Allah (The Exalted) give us the ability to make supplication, Ameen.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Forgiveness</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Whosoever on Friday visits the grave of their parents or either one of them and recites Surah Yaseen will be forgiven. </span><b> <span lang="EN-GB">(Ibn ‘Adi, Vol, 6, Page 260.)<span> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></b><span lang="EN-GB">If you can’t go on a Friday then try to go on Thursday evenings or another day.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) states that “My followers will enter their grave with sins and when they come out, they will be sinless because they will have been forgiven with the supplications of the believers.” </span> <b><span lang="EN-GB">(Tabarani, Vol. 1, Page 509. Hadith 1879)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></b><span lang="EN-GB">May Allah (The Exalted) give us the ability to help the deceased Muslims who have passed away and may the Muslims who are yet to come do the same for us, Ameen. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">The Gift</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said that “The state of the deceased in the grave is the same as a person drowning, as he desperately waits that his father, mother, brother or friend supplicates for him (the deceased) and when a supplication reaches the deceased it is more better to the deceased then the whole world and what it contains. Allah (The Exalted) gives the deceased a gift of the reward on behalf of the deceases associates’ equivalent to the mountains. The gift of the living is the supplication of forgiveness for the deceased.” </span><b> <span lang="EN-GB">(Bayahaqi. Shu’bul Imaan, Vol. 6, Page 203. Hadith 7905)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">When someone sends reward to the deceased, Angel Gabriel (upon whom be peace) places it in an enlightened container and stands at the corner of the grave and says “O you in the grave! This has been sent to you as a gift from the people of your house, except it!” The deceased is pleased hearing this and those resting near by are saddened. </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Sharh Sudoor, Page 308)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">The Reward</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Whosoever makes supplication for the believing deceased, for both men and women, Allah (The Exalted) writes for the person the reward equivalent to the number of believing deceased men and women</span><b><span lang="EN-GB">. (Majumah Zawaid, Vol.10, Page 352, Hadith 8597)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Whosoever recites Surah Ikhlas (Qulhuwallahu Ahad) 11 times in the cemetery and sends the reward (Isal-e-Sawaab) to the deceased the sender will be rewarded the equivalent to the number of deceased. </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Kashful Khafa, Vol. 2, Page 371)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said that “Whosoever passes a cemetery and prays Surah Fatiha, Surah Ikhlas, Surah Taka<u>th</u>ur and then supplicates in the following manner, “O Allah (The Exalted)! Whatever Qur’an I have prayed give the reward to the believing men and women.” The deceased in the grave will intercede for the person on the day of judgment.” </span><b><span lang="EN-GB">(Sharh Sudoor, Page 311)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We find from the above that sending Isal-e-Sawaab is a very rewarding act. We have mentioned evidence from the Qur’an, Hadith, the companions; the pious and the virtues of Isal-e-Sawaab, may Allah (The Exalted) give us the ability to practise this rewarding and benefiting deed, Ameen. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB"> Points Of Sending Reward To The Dead</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">1)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">You can send the reward of Fardh, Wajib, Sunnah, Voltentry be it for Salaah, Fasting, Hajj, Zakah, Lillah (for the pleasure of Allah), listening to lectures, or giving lectures, giving Dawah, travelling for religious purpose, reading religious books, in fact any rewarding act you can send the reward to the deceased.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">2)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">You can send the rewards to the living as well as the dead. You can send the rewards to the Muslims who aren’t even born yet.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">3)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">You can send the reward to a child of a day old.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">4)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">You can send the reward to the Muslim Jinns (creation of the unseen) too.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">5)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">You can put aside money for printing books or buy books and distribute them with the intention of sending the reward to someone. Until a person reads and practises or passes the knowledge on you and the deceased will be rewarded for it. It is not necessary to print in a book the name of the deceased. You can purchase books and distribute them free simply making the intention in the heart to whom you are sending the reward to is sufficient.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">6)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">No matter how many people you send the reward to the reward will be given in full and not distributed amongst the deceased.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">7)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">The person sending the reward will gain the full reward to those who he sends the reward to i.e. if a person performs a deed that has 10 rewards and he sends this to 10 people then the sender will get 100 rewards.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">8)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">You can only send the reward<span> </span>(Isal-e-Sawaab) to the Muslims.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">9)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">To give money to the mosques is a good deed. However, the intention should not be that I let people know how much I have given. By giving something (money, food or gifts etc.) with a firm intention in the heart is sufficient. It is better to give £1 in secret then to give £1000 and to announce it. However, if you give with the intention that if I get it mention of then it will motivate others to give then this is encouraged.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">10)<span> </span></span> <span lang="EN-GB">It is better to give money for printing Islamic literature then to give money for food. Reason being is that people will benefit from knowledge until it is practised and the person giving can benefit generations after generations. As with food it will only benefit the person eating it. If food is prepared for the poor then it is also very good but in the West where people are not in need of food it is better to spread knowledge of the religion. People spend anything between £10-£500 for feeding those who don’t need it, by giving this type of money be it only £5 for literature will benefit many Insha-Allah!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB"> The Method Of Fatiha</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">To place food and recite over it and sending the reward is good. Take some of all the food that has been prepared with a glass of water and place it in front of you. Now recite the following: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">1) Surah Kafiroon once (Qulya Ayyuhal Kafiroon),</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">2) Surah Ikhlas three times (Qulhuwallahu Ahad),</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">3) Surah Falaq once (Qul A‘oodhu Birabil Falaq), </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">4) Surah Naas once (Qul A‘oodhu Birabbin Naas), </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">5 Surah Fatiha (Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen), </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">6) First section (ruku) of Surah Baqarah, </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">7) Then recite the following</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <img height="82" src="http://www.ruknulislam.com/clip_image002.jpg" width="220" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">8) Recite Salawat (Durood) and then the following</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <img height="21" src="http://www.ruknulislam.com/clip_image004.jpg" width="408" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">9) Now raise your hands and say <i>‘Al-Fatiha’</i> aloud. All those who are present recite Surah Fatiha so that you can hear it yourself. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Before mentioning the method of supplication, we will mention the method of Fatiha that Shaykh Ahmad Raza Khan recited: He prayed Surah Fatiha once, Ayat-ul-Kursi once and Surah Ikhlas three times. This was a simple method he used. One can recite anything from the Qur’an and send the reward be it only Surah Fatiha on its own. Al-Kamal ibn al-Humam al-Hanafi states that every single act of worship, including Qur’an-recitation, can be offered to the deceased. </span> <b><span lang="EN-GB">(Al-Kamal ibn al-Humam al-Hanafi, Fath al-Qadir).</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Even Ibn Taymiyya<a href="http://www.ruknulislam.com/bk5.html#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="style3"><span>[3]</span></span></a> said, “The sound position is that the deceased gets the benefit of all kinds of bodily worship whether prayer, fasting, or recitation, just as he gets the benefit of acts of monetary worship such as sadaqa and its like and just as if one supplicated on his behalf.” </span><b> <span lang="EN-GB">(Ibn Taymiyya, Majmu al-Fatawa (24:300 & 317)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Ibn Taymiyyah</span><span lang="EN-GB"> writes:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">From the authentic Hadith, there is evidence pointing out that the deceased person will gain rewards from all the good deeds carried out on his/her behalf by others. Some people raise the objection that a person can only gain reward from their own actions, and refer to the Qur’an [for evidence]. This is not correct. Firstly, because a Muslim receives the reward of those deeds that he /she has never done themselves [for example]: like Allah says in the Qur’an that the Angels of the Throne of Allah glorify Allah and ask for forgiveness on behalf of all the Muslims. It is also evident from the Qur’an: [that] Allah (The Exalted) ordered Prophet Muhammad [may Allah bless him and grant him peace] to pray for his Ummah, since his supplication is the peace of mind for the Ummah. In the same way the supplication is offered in the funeral prayer, also when visiting the grave and offering supplication for the deceased.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Secondly, we know that Allah (The Exalted) rewards us through the deeds of other people, which are carried out on our behalf. An example is where the Prophet Muhammad [may Allah bless him and grant him peace] said “Whenever a Muslim prays for other Muslims, Allah (The Exalted) appoints an Angel to say Amin”, i.e., the angel asks Allah (The Exalted) for the acceptance of the prayer. Sometimes Allah (The Exalted) blesses the participants of the funeral prayer in response to the prayer from the deceased and vice versa. </span><b> <span lang="EN-GB">(Mujmua Al-Fatawa vol: 7, page 500 & vol: 24, page 367. Published by Hafidhh Ibn-e-Taymiyyah in Saudi Arabia)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB"> Method of supplication</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">O Allah! Whatever we have prayed (if there is food present then include that too) to the extent whatever good actions we have done up to know, it is not worth anything but make it worthy with Your mercy. O Allah! Send this reward to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). O Allah! Send this reward to all the Prophets (upon them all be peace), the companions (may Allah be pleased with them all), all the Muslims from Prophet Adam (upon whom be peace) to the number of Muslims who have passed away and who will be created till the day of judgement, send this reward to the Muslim humans and Muslim jinn (mention the names of those who you want to send the reward to also send the reward to your friends as when their names are mentioned they are pleased) as per normal complete the supplication with Salawaat (durood) and </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <img height="5" src="http://www.ruknulislam.com/clip_image005.jpg" width="129" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">(If food is present then place it in the main containers for blessings).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB"> Bibliography</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">1)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">Fatiha</span><span lang="EN-GB"> Ka Tarika</span><span lang="EN-GB">. By Moulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri. Pulished by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, Karachi, Pakistan.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">2)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">Isal-e-sawaab. (Urdu) By Allama Muhammad Akmal Attar Qadri. Published by Maktaba Ala Hazrat, Lahore, Pakistan.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">3)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">Nur-ul-Irfan. (Tafseer of the Qur’an). By Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan Naimi. Published by Darul Uloom Pretoria, South Africa.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">4)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">Rules of Islamic Law. (English) (Qanoon-e-Shariah - Urdu). Translated by Muhammad Salim Ghisa, Printed by Islamic Welfare Mission, Preston, England. 1998</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">5)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">Shajra</span><span lang="EN-GB"> Tayyaba</span><span lang="EN-GB">. Printed by Raza Offset, Bombay 3.</span></div><div class="style5" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: -54.0pt list 36.0pt;"> <span lang="EN-GB">6)<span> </span> </span><span lang="EN-GB">Encyclopaedia of Islamic Doctrine. By Shaykh Hisham Kabbani. Published by As-Sunna Foundation of America.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">7)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">Aqa’id</span><span lang="EN-GB"> Ahl-e-Sunnat. By Sajid-ul-Hashmi. Ahlus Sunnah Publications, Burnley, UK.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">8)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">Islamic Belief. (Al Aqidah at-Tahawiah). By Imam Abu Ja’far at-Tahawi. Published by UK Islamic Academy.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-GB">9)<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">“The Holy Qur’an”. an English Translation from ‘Kanzul Iman’ the Urdu Translation by Imam Ahmed Raza Khan. Prof. Shah. Faridul.<b> </b>Haque. Printed by Farid book depot, Delhi, India.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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There is one night in the year when Allah (Soobha Nahu Wata’ala) gives the knowledge to the Angels, about what is going to happen in the following year, for example, who is going to die, who will be born, who will be ill and how much food people will have in the year, etc.<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>The Majority of the scholars of Islam say:</strong><br />
That night is Laila-tul-Qadar in the month of Ramadan but the other scholars like Ikramah who is student of Abdullah bin Abbas (Radi allahu unho) says that night is 15th of Shabaan. There is a Hadith which Imam Tabari (Radi allahu unho) writes: Prophet [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace] said, ‘From Shabaan to Shabaan there is a decision made of who is going to die, be married and some people get married but their names are written in the death<br />
program. [Tafsir Tabari, under Surah Dukhan, verse 1 by Imam Tabari]<br />
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This narration is Ikrama’s, the other scholar’s statements are proven that 15th night of Shabaan is a holy night but there is no doubt that Allah (Soobha Nahu Wata’ala) gives the full knowledge to the Angels in the night of Laila-tul-Qadar, which is in the month of Ramadan.<br />
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If we read all the narration's regarding Laila-tul-Qadar and the 15th night of Shabaan we can reach the conclusion that the yearly program started on the 15th night of Shabaan and completed on Laila-tul-Qadar. There might be a suspicion as to ‘why does a year program take so long from Shabaan to Ramadan? The answer is Allah knows the best. No one can understand for sure the philosophy of Allah’s work. He made the worlds in six days. Who knows why He took six days to make the worlds. To examine all of the above statements consult these books:<br />
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“Tafsir Tabari, Fathul Qadeer by Qadi Shawkani, Tafsir Qurtabi, Tafsir Bagawi, Tafsir Mazhari, Tafsir Ma’ah riyful Qur’an, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Tafsir Zia-ul-Qur’an under the verse of Surah Al- Dokhan verse 1 to 5”<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>There are some other narrations that inform us about the Excellency of the 15th night of Shabaan.</strong><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Imam Ibn Majah states: </span><br />
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It is narrated by Ali (Radi allahu unho) that the Prophet [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace] stated; “ when it is the 15th night of Shabaan, do Qiyaam in the night, and fast in the morning, and ask for forgiveness. Because on that night Allah calls: ‘Is there anyone who is asking for forgiveness so that I can forgive them, who is in distress that I may relieve his distress, is there anyone who needs (rizq) food that I may give it to him.’ And this continues till the morning.” [Ibn Majah chapter Salaah]<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Imam Tirmidhi writes: </span><br />
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Aisha Radi Allahu unha said: “On this night the Prophet [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace] went to Jannat-ul-Baqee to make du’a, I followed him. The Prophet [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace] said to me: Allah puts His attention towards the first Heaven, and forgives the sins of the people, even if they were equivalent to the hairs of the goats of Bunn Qalb. (A tribe who at the time had a lot of goats)<br />
[ Tirmidhi , Kitab-us-Siyaam]<br />
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Imam Bukhari has objected upon one narrator but this is compensated by the fact that Ibn Maja has narrated it with different narrations (chains).<br />
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Allama Dhahabi, and Hafidhh Ibn Kathir quoted from Hafidhh Abu Zurah that only 30 Hadith in Ibn Majah are weak. [Tadhkaratul- Hufaadh by Hafidhh Dha'ha'bi and Tareek Ibn Kathir biography Ibn Majah<br />
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Some other people have stated that more than 30 Hadith are da’eef, (weak) but the narrations we have are not amongst those 30, that is why these Hadith can be used to support the validity of 15th Shabaan night.<br />
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Even Imam Tirmidhi’s narration is weak but this does not belittle the subject, when it concerns its merits and excellence - since weak narrations are still acceptable. However, we would like to ask those people who are so against the Mid Shabaan, wether they have even a weak hadith to disprove the prayers on the 15th of Shabaan? In reality they have no narration against the 15th night of Shabaan. If there are any they should prove it. Those who are against the 15th night of Shabaan usually say ‘Why do you celebrate the 15th night of Shabaan?’ The answer is why do all of the Saudi Arabian scholars celebrate Laila-tul-Qadar on the 27th of Ramadan in Haramain (Makkah and Madinah). ‘Did the Prophet [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace] and his companions' celebrate the Laila-tul-Qadar on the 27th of Ramadan?’ The answer is no, they did not. So if this is permitted the 15th night of Shabaan is also permitted as well.<br />
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The Ahl-Sunnah say this is a permissible act, but it is not a Sunnah. There is enough proof that if the majority of the Muslims consider it to be good then it is sufficient. As the Prophet [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace] stated: The thing that group of a Muslims says is good, it is accepted to Allah.<br />
[ “Mishkat chapter Ihtisaam”]<br />
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Two great followers of Ibn Taymiyah and Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Al Najdi, are Hafidhh Abdullah Rawpari and Thanaa’ullah Amritsari, both state that to worship on the 15th night of Shabaan is not Bid’ah and the person who does Ibada (Worship) on this night will obtain reward for it. The narrations concerning this night are weak but this does not matter since weak Ahadith are acceptable for virtuous actions.<br />
[Fatawa Ahl-e-Hadith by Hafidhh Rawpari and Fatawa Thanaa’iya by Thana’ullah Amritsari, chapter on fasting]<br />
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Hafidhh Ibn Tayymiya writes:<br />
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The excellency regarding the 15th of Shabaan is an area of dispute between the Scholars, some of them say that there is no significance of this night, but Imam Ahmed recognises the excellency of this night, our other Hanbli Scholars also agree with Imam Ahmed. There are Ahadith on this night being significant, some of them are from Sunnan (Tirmizy, Ibn Majah) and the other Ahdeeth books as well<br />
[Iqtidah Siratul Mustaqeem page 203 by Hafidhh Ibn Taymiyah]<br />
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The people who reject the significance of this night argue that the holy Qur’an was not revealed on this night so that is why there is no significance of this night It is true that the Holy Qur’an was revealed in Ramadan, but the significance is because the Ahadeeth that tells us bout the reward one will get if he/She worshipped on15th night of Shabaan. We pray to Allah if everything stated is correct eccept it, but if there is any mistake may Allah forgive us. (Amin)</span></div><span style="color: #009900; font-family: arial; font-family: arial; font-size: 100%;">و صلی الله تعالٰی علٰی سیدناو مولانا محمد و اله و صحبه اجمعین امین و الحمد لله رب العٰلمین</span></div>mrehan15http://www.blogger.com/profile/09875070288644057217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8059020092335867031.post-74244853875703920492011-07-28T01:29:00.000-07:002012-01-03T05:54:35.657-08:00IMPORTANCE OF ESAAL-E-SAWAAB<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML/> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-IN</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> <w:UseFELayout/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: ""serif"","serif";"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/conveying-rewards-to-deceased.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/conveying-rewards-to-deceased.html</a></span><br />
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</div><div style="mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Fateha and Esaale Sawaab is permissible in Islam </span></b></div><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: ""serif"","serif";"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/fateha-and-esaale-sawaab-is-permissible.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/fateha-and-esaale-sawaab-is-permissible.html</a></span><br />
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</div><div style="mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">What does Ulema say about permissibility of Fateha of Imam Jafar Sadiq RA on 22 RAJAB which is termed as KOONDE?</span></b></div><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: ""serif"","serif";"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-does-ulema-say-about.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-does-ulema-say-about.html</a></span><br />
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</div>mrehan15http://www.blogger.com/profile/09875070288644057217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8059020092335867031.post-14338366618994336252011-07-28T01:22:00.000-07:002012-01-03T05:46:06.614-08:00IMPORTANCE OF THE MONTH OF SHABAN<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML/> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-IN</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> <w:UseFELayout/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">BOOK : Fadhaail e Shab Baraat : Excellence of the 15th night of Shaba'an in the light of the Holy Quran and Hadith </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-fadhaail-e-shab-baraat-excellence.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-fadhaail-e-shab-baraat-excellence.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">BOOK: The specific virtues of Nisf-Sha’baan; the midde of Sha’baan </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-specific-virtues-of-nisf-shabaan.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-specific-virtues-of-nisf-shabaan.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">EIGHT Companions Transmitted Hadith of Shab-e-Barat 15th Shaban </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/eight-companions-transmitted-hadith-of.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/eight-companions-transmitted-hadith-of.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">Even Salafi Scholar Ibn Taymiyah's Fatwa in Favour of Celebrating Shab-e-Barat by Dr.Tahir-ul-Qadri </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/even-salafi-scholar-ibn-taymiyahs-fatwa.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/even-salafi-scholar-ibn-taymiyahs-fatwa.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">Ghunya al-Talibeen on Sha`ban </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/ghunya-al-talibeen-on-shaban.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/ghunya-al-talibeen-on-shaban.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">Hadith on the Benefits of Fasting in Sha`ban </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/hadith-on-benefits-of-fasting-in-shaban.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/hadith-on-benefits-of-fasting-in-shaban.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">Lafz e Ham aur Pegam Shab e Barat </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/lafz-e-ham-aur-pegam-shab-e-barat.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/lafz-e-ham-aur-pegam-shab-e-barat.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">On the Benefits of the Night of mid-Sha`bān </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/on-benefits-of-night-of-mid-shaban.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/on-benefits-of-night-of-mid-shaban.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">Refutation On shab e baraat Ahadiths </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/refutation-on-shab-e-baraat-ahadiths.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/refutation-on-shab-e-baraat-ahadiths.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">REFUTING SALAFIS : QUESTIONS ON FASTING AND VOLUNTARY WORSHIP IN THE MONTHS OF RAJAB AND SHA`BAN </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/refuting-salafis-questions-on-fasting.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/refuting-salafis-questions-on-fasting.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">Tauba Khitab Shab e Barat </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/tauba-khitab-shab-e-barat.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/tauba-khitab-shab-e-barat.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">The Virtues of Sha’ban AND 15th Night of Sha`ban </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/virtues-of-shaban-and-15th-night-of.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/virtues-of-shaban-and-15th-night-of.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">VIDEO: laylat ul baraat (SHAB E BARAAT) by shaykh abdul haadi qadiri nuri </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/video-laylat-ul-baraat-shab-e-baraat-by.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/video-laylat-ul-baraat-shab-e-baraat-by.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">VIDEO: REFUTATION OF THOSE WHO SAYS THAT THERE IS NO IMPORTANCE OF THE 15TH OF SHABAN : Shab e Barat ki Ahmiyyat o Fazeelat - BY: Dr. TAHIR UL QADIRI </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/video-refutation-of-those-who-says-that.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/video-refutation-of-those-who-says-that.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">VIDEO: very authentic lecrture about shabe barat by Maulana Habeeb Ahmed Al hussaini Kamil Jamia nizamia hyderabad </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/video-very-authentic-lecrture-about.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/video-very-authentic-lecrture-about.html</a></span><br />
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<h3><span style="color: #990000;">What The Holy Quran says about the Shab Baraat ? </span></h3><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-holy-quran-says-about-shab-baraat.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-holy-quran-says-about-shab-baraat.html</a></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">THE EXCELLENCY OF THE 15TH NIGHT OF SHABAAN</span></b><span style="color: #274e13;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/08/excellency-of-15th-night-of-shabaan.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/08/excellency-of-15th-night-of-shabaan.html</a></span><br />
</div>mrehan15http://www.blogger.com/profile/09875070288644057217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8059020092335867031.post-40872032756942567022011-07-28T01:13:00.000-07:002011-08-04T23:07:25.306-07:00IMPORTANCE OF THE MONTH OF RAJAB<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h3 style="color: #990000;">A HADITH ON FASTING IN RAJAB </h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/hadith-on-fasting-in-rajab.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/hadith-on-fasting-in-rajab.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><h3 style="color: #990000;">Blessings of the month of Rajjab </h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/blessings-of-month-of-rajjab.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/blessings-of-month-of-rajjab.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><h3 style="color: #990000;">Hadith on the Benefits of Rajab </h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/hadith-on-benefits-of-rajab.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/hadith-on-benefits-of-rajab.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><h3 style="color: #990000;">On the month of Rajab </h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/on-month-of-rajab.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/on-month-of-rajab.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><h3 style="color: #990000;">Rajab is the Month of God </h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/rajab-is-month-of-god.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/rajab-is-month-of-god.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><h3 style="color: #990000;">REFUTING SALAFIS : QUESTIONS ON FASTING AND VOLUNTARY WORSHIP IN THE MONTHS OF RAJAB AND SHA`BAN </h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/refuting-salafis-questions-on-fasting.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/refuting-salafis-questions-on-fasting.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><h3 style="color: #990000;">Shaykh Abdul Qadir Gilani's al-Ghunya li-Talibi Tariq al-Haqq on the Excellent Qualities of the month of Rajab </h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/shaykh-abdul-qadir-gilanis-al-ghunya-li.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/shaykh-abdul-qadir-gilanis-al-ghunya-li.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #274e13;"><br />
</div><h3 style="color: #990000;">SPEECH: Huzur (SAW) ki Roohani Meraj ke 10 Marahil (UK) </h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/speech-huzur-saw-ki-roohani-meraj-ke-10.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/speech-huzur-saw-ki-roohani-meraj-ke-10.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><h3 style="color: #990000;">SPEECH: Meraj e Mustafa (SAW) ke chand Pehlu </h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/speech-meraj-e-mustafa-saw-ke-chand.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/speech-meraj-e-mustafa-saw-ke-chand.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><h3 style="color: #990000;">SPEECH: Meraj e Mustafa-Wan Najm ki Roshni mei </h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/speech-meraj-e-mustafa-wan-najm-ki.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/speech-meraj-e-mustafa-wan-najm-ki.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><h3 style="color: #990000;">Syed Irfan Shah Exposing Wahabi Touseef ur Rehman on Meraj e Mustafa </h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/syed-irfan-shah-exposing-wahabi-touseef.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/syed-irfan-shah-exposing-wahabi-touseef.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><h3 style="color: #990000;">The Holy Ascension of Prophet Muhammad (from the Dalail-al-Khayrat Sharhi of Kara Da’ud, d. 1541) </h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/holy-ascension-of-prophet-muhammad-from.html">http://rajabandshaban.blogspot.com/2011/07/holy-ascension-of-prophet-muhammad-from.html</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Ibn-Taimiyyah was asked about of the 15th night of Sha'ban. He replied:<br />
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<span style="color: #006600;">اما ليلة النصف روئ فئ فضلهااحاديث واثار ونقل عن طانفتهمن السلف انهم كانوايصلون فيها فصلاة الرجل فيها وحده وقد تقدمه فيه سلف فيه حجته فلا ينكرمثل هزا</span><br />
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Translation: <span style="color: red;">As for the 15th night of Shabaan, there are many narrations and Athar (quotes from the Sahabah) regarding its virtue. It has been reported of the salaf that they prayed in this night. Therefore, praying alone on this night, having precedence in the salaf, is sufficient evidence and something of this kind surely cannot be denied.</span><br />
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At another occasion, Ibn-Taimiyyah was asked the same question and he replied:<br />
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<span style="color: #006600;">وسنل عن صلاة نصف شعبان فاجاب ازا صلئ الانسان ليلة النصف وحده اوفئ جماعته خاصته كما كان يفل جماعته خاصته كما كان يفعل طوانف من السلف فهواحسن</span><br />
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Translation: <span style="color: #cc0000;">If one prays on this night alone or in a select company of people as many groups amongst the salaf did, "then it is good"</span>. [Fatawa Ibn Taimiyyah Volume 23, Page 131-132]</div>mrehan15http://www.blogger.com/profile/09875070288644057217noreply@blogger.com0