correspondence of faqihul ummah - hazrat mufti mahmood hasan gangohi (r.a)

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Correspondence of Faqihul Ummah - Hazrat Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi (R.A

A selection of letters pertaining to !arious spiritual maladies and their replies from the pen of Faqihul Ummah

General Ad!ice

Reasons for "piritual Retrogression

"elf-Reformation

#o not #espair

$rue %o!e of Rasullullah ("allallahu Ala&hi 'assallam

Resorting to sin after $a)a

%oering the Gaze

Remed& for illicit lo!e

"mo*ing and +hotographs

General Advice

As "alaamu Alai*um 'arahmatullahi 'a)ara*aatuh

,indl& fa!our me ith some ad!ice

Respected )rother


Hereunder is some ad!ice as requested

Regard &ourself as the loest of all people (in status and orse than e!er& Muslim (/n spiritual gratitude. Constantl& e0press gratitude to Allah $aa1la for his )ounties and fa!ours.

Maintain &our focus toards acquiring the pleasure of Allah $aa1la in e!er&thing &ou do.

Refrain from the diso)edience of Allah $aa1la.

,eep the lo!e of Rasullullah "allallahu Ala&hi 'assallam dominant o!er the lo!e of all the creation.
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Refrain from hurting the feeling of an&one

Ma& Allah $aa1la grant &ou and me the a)ilit& to practice upon his ad!ice.

($ar)i&atut $aali)een-pg.232

Reasons for "piritual Retrogression

Respected Mufti "ahe)


/ do not ha!e the enthusiasm and eagerness to do an& or* (and to complete m& $as)eehs4 $ilaaat4 etc. / am fore!er in a stateof uneasiness. "haitaani thoughts and inclinations continue to )other me. +lease ad!ise me ho to o!ercome this situation.

Respected 5rother


Generall& there are three reasons for such a condition o!ercoming a person

/nappropriate compan&- $he condition descri)ed could )e as a result of adopting the compan& of such people ho themsel!es

are not inclined toards 6i*r4 /slaah4 etc.

Consuming Haraam- 7ften due to a person consuming hat as acquiring in a Haraam manner4 he is afflicted ith thiscondition.

"ins- A person is sometimes o!ercome )& this pro)lem due to ha!ing sinned.

+onder deepl& as to hat the reason is in &our case. Ha!ing determined the reason4 remed& it immediatel&. $hereafter ta*e a )ath4

perform to ra*aats of "alaatut $a)ah and remain on the Musallah for a long time ma*ing /stighfaar and repenting ith utmosthumilit&. 5eseech Allah $aa1la not to depri!e &ou of ta*ing his pure name and to forgi!e &our sins. Ha!ing done this4 commence

ith &our Ma1mulaat (dail& de!otional practises of 6i*r $ilaaat4 etc. $he da& &ou do not manage to fulfil &our Ma1mulaat ontime4 dela& &our meals until &ou complete it.

Ma& Allah $aa1la grant &ou the a)ilit& to complete &our Ma1mulaat and grant &ou constanc& as ell. (Ma*too)at-pg.38


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"elf-Reformation



+lease e0plain to me the a& of refraining from all sins. / also ish to *no ho one should de!elop the enthusiasm for

performing i)aadat4 rid oneself from all e!ils and )e inclined to do good. / am teaching in a little madrasah. Ma*e dua that / )egranted sincerit&.

Respected 5rother


"it in solitude and perform muraqa)ah (meditate o!er the folloing aa&ah 9 Alam ya'lam bi an nallaha yaraa ($ranslation-#oes he not *no that !eril& Allah is atching ("urah :8 ;erse 2


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#o not )ecome despondent due to &our present circumstances. /t is the grace of Allah $aa1la that he has opened up the realit& infront of &ou. @ou ha!e not )een left in the misconception that afflicts man& people that the& regard themsel!es as great and as

)eing people of high status hereas in realit& the& are nothing. Ma& Allah $aa1la sa!e us from this malad&.

Remem)er ell that a person ill onl& gain sal!ation due to the merc& of Allah $aa1la. o person ill gain sal!ation on the )asisof his actions. "ometimes a person does numerous good deeds4 )ut then suddenl& pride de!elops ithin him. #ue to hisnumerous good deeds he regards himself as orth& s =annah. Hoe!er4 due to the e!il of his pride he )ecomes depri!ed of all thegood actions and e!entuall& )ecomes orth& of punishment. Allah $aa1la has sa!ed &ou from this serious malad&. For that &oushould )e grateful to Him.

"ometimes a person ho has spent B? &ears of his life upon *ufr4 is finall& granted /maan and thus he goes to =annah. /t alsohappens that a person spends B? &ears of his life on /maan )ut then due to pride he is depri!ed of this great ealth and ends up in=ahannam. Hence no person can e!er )e proud of his actions and rel& upon them hile )ecoming totall& unconcerned a)out the

punishment of Allah $aa1la. $o the e0tent that one regards himself as lol& and orthless4 to that e0tent ill one )ecome orth&

of the fogi!eness and merc& to Allah $aa1la.+onder in solitude o!er this that Allah $aa1la has created &ou as a human )eing4 not as a sna*e or scorpion4 etc. He has sa!ed &oufrom *ufr and "hir*. He grants &ou the a)ilit& to ta*e His name dail&. He permits &ou to stand in His presence and perform

salaah. /nsha-Allah He ill protect &ou in then Hereafter as ell. /t is incorrect to despair of His merc&.

Ma& Allah $aa1la help &ou. (Ma*too)at-;ol 24+g.3?

$rue %o!e of Rasullullah ("allallahu Ala&hi 'assallam



Ho can one generate the true natural lo!e of Rasullullah "allallahu Ala&hi 'assallam ithin oneself

Respected 5rother



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7ne of the companions of Rasullullah "allallahu Ala&hi 'assallam as Hazrat Anas Radiallaho anho. He as onl& ten &ears old

hen his mother left him in the ser!ice of Rasullullah "allallahu Ala&hi 'assallam. He ser!ed Rasullullah "allallahu Ala&hi'assallam for ten &ears. He lo!ed his master dearl& and Rasul "allallahu Ala&hi 'assallam also lo!ed him dearl&.

7nce Rasullullah "allallahu Ala&hi 'assallam said to him 97 m& )elo!ed sonD /f it is possi)le that &ou could commence the da&or night in such a condition that &our heart is free of malice against an&one4 then do soDE (i.e. &ou should definitel& tr& to acquire

this. $hereafter Rasullullah "allallahu Ala&hi 'assallam said 9$his (,eeping the heart of an& malice is from m& "unnah. $heone ho lo!es m& "unnah has indeed lo!ed me. $he one ho lo!es me ill )e ith me in =annah.E

$his clearl& indicates to us ho to acquire true lo!e of Rasulluah "allallahu Ala&hi 'assallam. 5& lo!ing the sunnats ofRasullullah "allallahu Ala&hi 'assallam and practising upon them ones lo!e for him ill increase.

(An-oor- Ramadhaan 2


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/ am entrapped in the disease of casting lustful glances at omen. ,indl& gi!e me some ad!ice to remed& this situation.

Respected 5rother


/f the glance falls unintentiall&4 no sin has )een incurred. Hoe!er4 to continue loo*ing and deri!e pleasure from that glance is anillness hich requires treatment. $he treatment is to immediatel& close the shutters that Allah $aa1la has created a)o!e an )elo

the e&es. Furthermore4 sit in solitude4 close &our e&es and meditate 9/f m& Ustad or "hei*h as present ill / cast an& lustfulglance e!erD Ho can / cast lustful glances in the presence of Allah $aa1la > that )eing ho *nos the deception of the e&esand hat the hearts conceal.E Also *eep in mind the arning that has )een mentioned in the Hadith for casting lustful glances. /tis reported that molten lead ill )e poured into the e&es of such people.

7ne pious person states 9'hile ma*ing taaaf of the Haram "hareef4 / sa a person ho had onl& one e&e. He as

continuousl& ma*ing the folloing dua 97 Allah / see* refuge for this strange dua. He replied 9For the past tel!e &ears / had)een in /1ti*aaf in the Haram "hareef. 7ne da& m& glance fell upon a oman ho as ma*ing taaaf. / )ecame enchanted )& her)eaut& and loo*ed at her again. From the unseen a hand appeared and slapped me in such a manner that m one e&e fell off. 'hen

/ screamed in pain4 a !oice aid to me 9this is the retri)ution for one glance. /f &ou had continued further4 e too ould ha!eta*en further action.E Hence from that da& / continuousl& ma*e this dua 97 Allah4 / see* refuge in @ou from &ourself.E($ar)i&atut $ali)een > pg.23

Remed& for illicit lo!e

Respected Mufti "ahe)As "alaamu Alai*um 'arahmatullahi 'a)ara*aatuh

/ ha!e )ecome entrapped in an illicit affair. $his has resulted in much pro)lems for me. ,indl& sho me a a& out of thispro)lem.

Respected 5rother


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5e a)solutel& certain that nothing is achie!ed ithout courage. @ou ill ha!e to pluc* the courage to get out of &our predicament4irrespecti!e of ho agonising and difficult it ma&)e on &our nafs (inner-self. /f indeed &ou ish to come out of this predicament4firstl& distance &ourself ph&sicall& from the person hom &ou ha!e fallen in illicit lo!e ith (there should )e no chance ofmeeting or seeing one another > translator. /n the last part of the night engage in the zi*r of %a-ilaha-illallah fi!e hundred times.

$he method of the zi*r is this %oer &our head toards &our heart and hilst sa&ing %a-illaha4 turn the head toards the rightshoulder hile imagining that one has ta*en out of the heart all forms of impermissi)le lo!e and thron it )ehind one. $hereaftersa& illallah (hile )ringing the head forards toards the heart and imagine that the lo!e of Allah $aa1la )eing em)edded in&our heart. After this ma*e zi*r of Allahu one thousand times ith the thought that the lo!e of Allah $aa1la has no )een firml&

esta)lished in &our heart.

/t is e0tremel& important that &ou should disassociate &ourself from the person in such a manner as if &ou ne!er heard or thoughtof himher. e!er correspond ith the person in an& a&. Ma& Allah $aa1la cure &ou from this predicament.

(5 'ith regard to the zi*r4 one should consult ones on "hai*h. #ifferent amounts of zi*r are prescri)ed to different people

due to their !ar&ing conditions > translator. ($ar)i&atut $aali)een

"mo*ing and +hotographs



/ am tr&ing to gi!e up smo*ing )ut / do not seem to )e a)le to gi!e it up

+re!iousl& in m& ignorance / had photographs ta*en of m&self. "ome of these are in m& possession hile some are in the

possession of others. 'hat should / do ith those photographs

/ ala&s o!er-eat. Ho can / stop this

Respected 5rother



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$o gi!e up &our smo*ing adapt the folloing procedure /mmediatel& cut don the num)er of cigarettes &ou smo*e dail& )& a

quarter. After one ee* cut it don )& another quarter. /n this manner each ee* reduce it )& quarter. /nsha-Allah &ou ill thenmanage to gi!e up this ha)it.

5urn the photographs that &ou ha!e in &our possession. Also acquire those photographs hich are in the possession of othersand )urn them. /f the& refuse to gi!e it to &ou4 )u& it from them and )urn them.

Fi0 the amount that &ou require to eat )eforehand and eat that much onl&. #o not eat to &our fill. 7ne should stop eating henIust a little hunger is still left. (Ma*too)at > ;ol.2


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#espising 7thers

Remed& for +ride

Har)ouring ill thoughts

Ri&a (7stentation UIu) (;anit&

=ealous&

5ac*)iting

Critisicm and +raise

+rotecting the J&es

#espising 7thers

5ismihi $a1ala



'hene!er / notice an&)od& doing something against the shariah4 such as searing4 etc.4 / immediatel& )egin despising theperson. M& nafs then sa&s to me 9@ou are much )etter than him. 7thers )esides &ou are all despica)le.E / hum)l& request Hazratto help me remed& this situation.

5ismihi $a1ala

Respected 5rother


$o despise a person upon o)ser!ing him committing a sin is itself a serious crime (7nl& the sin should )e despised > ne!erdespise the person. At such a time one should consider one1s on sins. @ou should address &ourself thus 9there are numerous!ices in me4 hich / am full& aare of. Ho a)solutel& despica)le / ha!e )ecome due to these sins2 on the da& of Ki&amah4 /ill )e questioned a)out m& on sins4 not a)out the !ices of others.E

$he KurLan states 9&ou (7 people are not responsi)le for hat / (Rasulullah "allallahu Ala&hi 'assallam do and / am not
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/ am presentl& in!ol!ed in a spiritual malad&. #ue to some )ad e0periences4 / ha!e no )ecome e0tremel& s*eptical and untrusfula)out the common people as ell as the leaned one1s. / ha!e ill thoughts a)out people in general. Hence4 / detest associating ith

people. +lease guide me in this predicament.

5ismihi $a1ala

Respected 5rother


$o har)our ill thoughts a)out people (hether the& ma& )e from masses or the learned due to their condition4 is an e!il anddetesta)le act. 'hene!er an ill thought creeps into &our mind regarding an& person4 )e he a learned person or Iust a commonsinner4 &ou should reflect on &our on shortcomings and thin* 9Ho man& faults and sins / ha!e committed. / am not sinless.Hoe!er4 / do hope that Allah $a1ala ill forgi!e me. %i*eise4 others could also )e forgi!en. /f / am ta*en to tas* due to

har)ouring ill thoughts4 hat ansers ill / ha!e /t is possi)le that this person could )e forgi!en due to some splendid action4hich is un*non to me. Hence4 all his sins ould then )e replaced ith reards. Allah $a1ala sa&s 9the& are the one1s homAllah $a1ala ill grant them reards in place of their sins (i.e. the sins ill )e forgi!en and the& ill )e replaced )& reards.E(Ma*too)aat > !ol.24 +g.3?

Ri&a (7stentation UIu) (;anit&

5ismihi $a1ala



,indl& e0plain hat are 9Ri&aE and 9UIu)E.

Respected 5rother


Ri&a (ostentation means to perform an& act of orship to sho others. Allah $a1ala detests Ri&a since it is tantamount to shir*


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(ascri)ing partners ith Allah $a1ala. 7n the da& of Ki&amah Allah $a1ala ill announce 9/ detest shir*. $herefore4 the one ho

has ascri)ed an& partner ith me in an& i)aadat4 he should see* the reard for the same from the partner that he ascri)ed to me.E$herefore4 one should reflect that4 for instance4 one performs salah to o)tain the grace of Allah $a1ala. He adopts full humanit&and de!otion so that Allah $a1ala ma& )e pleased. Hoe!er4 if Ri&a creeps into this action and he )egins to perform it forsome)od& else4 all his efforts are in !ain. 5esides4 on the da& of Ki&amah it ill )e announced regarding him that he as

in!ol!ed in Ri&a. $hen he ill face humiliation and disgrace and he ill find his )oo* of good deeds to )e empt&.UIu) (!anit& refers to the condition here a person thin*s good of his actions or his opinions (i.e. he regards himself to )e a !er&orth& and capa)le person in thought and deeds. 'hen such thoughts come to mind4 one should reflect upon one1s sins andthin* 9/ ha!e committed so man& sins hence ho can / )e elated a)out m&self. /f m& sins had to )e e0posed4 ho despised and

disgraced / ill )e among the people.E "it in solitude and ponder o!er this. /nsha Allah one ill )e freed from ri&a and uIu). Ma&allah taala cleanse us from these maladies. Ameen.

=ealous&

5ismihi $a1ala



/ am afflicted ith the e!il of Iealous&. +lease ad!ice me of ho / can o!ercome this affliction.

Respected 5rother


=ealousl& in realit& is to )e angr& ith Allah $a1ala. /t is as if &ou are questioning Allah $a1ala as to h& some )ount& as gi!ento another person hereas &ou ere more deser!ing and orth& of itD (Allah for)id

$he remed& of this disease is to )esto gifts to the one o!er hom &ou are Iealous of4 ma*e salaam to him and sha*e his hands4in!ite him for meals and constantl& ma*e dua for him. /nsha-Allah &our heart ill )e cleansed of the Iealous&.

5ac*)iting

5ismihi $a1ala


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/ ha!e acquired an e0tremel& e!il ha)it of )ac*)iting. / also quic*l& start thin*ing ill of others. ,indl& help me o!ercome thismalad&.

Respected 5rotherAs "alaamu Alai*um 'arahmatullahi 'a)ara*aatuh

A person generall& indulges in )ac*)iting others and thin*s ill of them )ecause he regards them as an opposition. Hoe!er4 in the

process he transfers all his good deeds to the one ho he thought ill of or ho he had made ghee )at of. Consider hat utterfoolishness this is $he one hom one is angr& ith4 one transfers one1s good deed to the !er& person )& )ac*)iting him. #oesone gi!e such a person (hom one is anno&ed ith one1s ealth and material )elongings e!er. $hen ho is one suddenl&

prepared to gi!e aa& one1s good deeds to him on the #a& of Ki&amah and )ecome destitute +onder o!er this deepl& and

repeatedl& until it firml& settles into the recesses of the heart. Ma& Allah $a1ala grant &ou and / the a)ilit& to practice.

(Ma*too)aat4 ;ol. 24 +g.2BCritisicm and +raise

5ismihi $a1ala



/ am afflicted ith !arious spiritual maladies. Among them is that if an&one praises me / )ecome elated and m& ego is )oosted.7n the other hand if some)od& criticizes me or / learn that some)od& has spo*en ill of me4 / )ecome enraged. ,indl& guide me inthis matter.

5ismihi $a1ala

Respected 5rother


Generall&4 there are numerous spiritual ailments that affect the heart. /f an effort is not made to 9treatE and rectif& them4 the&


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could )ecome much orse. /f the praise of people causes &our ego to )e )oosted4 immediatel& reflect upon &our shortcomings

and thin* thus 9$his person is not aare of m& sins4 hence he is praising me. /f he )ecomes aare of m& sins4 instead ofshoering praises he ill )egin to hate and despise me. Ho greatl& has Allah $a1ala fa!oured me that he has concealed m&faults /f Allah $a1ala totall& forgi!es m& sins and sa!es me in future from all transgression4 this ill indeed )e m& tremendousgood fortune (and something to )e elated and trilled a)out.E

/f someone criticized &ou or spea*s ill of &ou4 &ou should ponder that one hose inception is from a drop of dirt& fluid is indeedmost impure. 'h& then should such an impure person (l )ecome enraged upon )eing criticized Furthermore4 if some)od& hasspo*en ill of &ou4 hereas in realit& Allah $a1ala has sa!ed &ou from that aspect (that as spo*en a)out?4 and then the personho has spo*en ill of &ou has erred. Hoe!er this is much )etter (that people spea* ill of &ou in error than )eing praised for

something hich one is not orth& ofD (Ma*too)aat4 ;ol. 24 +g.3?

+rotecting the J&es

5ismihi $a1ala



/ cannot protect m& e&es (from sin. +lease ad!ice me on ho to o!ercome this malad&.

5ismihi $a1ala

Respected 5rother


Allah $a1ala has created natural means for the e&es from all sin. 'ith e!er& e&e Allah $a1ala has created to shutters-one at thetop and another at the )ottom. 'hen one1s sight falls in the rong place4 immediatel& close )oth these shutters.

$here is also another means of uprooting this disease (of gazing at ghair mahrams-omen ith hom marriage is permissi)le."it in solitude4 close &our e&es and recite the folloing !erse 9Alam &a1lam )i an-nallaha &araaE ($rans #oes he not *no that!eril& Allah is atching "urah :84 ;erse 2


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Ho can / then loo* at an& omen in the presence of Allah ho is atching at all times.E

+ractice this for ten minutes each da&. 7!er and a)o!e that4 hene!er the opportunit& arises ponder o!er this until it )ecomesem)edded in the heart.

Ma& Allah $a1ala help us. (Ma*too)aat- ;ol.24 pg.


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5ismihi $a1ala

$he riter requested some ad!ice and duas.

Respected 5rother


Ma& Allah $a1ala ena)le &ou to fulfil all &our o)ligations and responsi)ilities ith ease. Ma& He also ena)le man& people to)enefit from &ou and assist &ou in e!er& difficult& from unseen sources (ghali).

'hen &ou departed4 / had ad!ised &ou to )e e0tremel& particular of ho &our time is )eing spent. 5e !er& !igilant a)out this.'hate!er time passes in a manner that conditions ere positi!e4 ma*e shu*r to Allah $a1ala for it. /f an&)od& treats &ou ith lo!e

and respect4 regard it as the Grace of Allah $a1ala that He has placed lo!e and respect for &ou in that person1s heart. 7therise4 itas possi)le that the same person could ha!e )een an archenem& ho hates &ou. Hence consider it the Grace of Allah $a1ala thatHe has concealed &our faults. He forgi!es all sins and conceals the faults of people.

#o not place total reliance on an& person4 nor di!ulge all &our secrets to him4 nor ha!e an& enmit& ith an& person. $reat e!er&

person ith husne a*hlaaq (good character. $he one ho at present *isses &our hands ith great lo!e could tomorro )e
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searing &ou. $herefore4 ala&s adopt a moderate approach in &our dealings ith people and )e careful in this regard.

(Ma*too)aat-;ol.2.+g.222

RJM7R"J / HJAR$

5ismihi $a1alaRespected Mufti "ahe)


M& e0cessi!e sins ha!e o!erhelmed me and / ha!e lost control. / greatl& regret this and sometimes ish that the earth must split

and sallo me up. +lease ad!ise me in this regard.

5ismihi $a1ala

Respected 5rother

As "alaamu Alai*um 'arahmatullahi 'a)ara*aatuh'hate!er regret and remorse &ou ha!e e0pressed o!er &our conditions4 ma& the same remorse )e deep don in &our heart./ndeed4 if a person is trul& concerned a)out his islaah (reformation4 his concern in itself is more effecti!e in )ringing a)out his

reformation than an& azaaif (recitation of !arious zi*r1s4 etc. Hoe!er4 the concern that is merel& e0pressed ith the tongue )utdoes not e0ist in the heart does not ha!e this effect.

Ma& Allah $a1ala assist &ou.

RJMJM5JR/G +A"$ "/"

5ismihi $a1ala



/ recall m& pre!ious sins and feel much remorse o!er them. +lease ad!ise me hether it is in order to recall one1s sins in this


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manner.

5ismihi $a1ala

Respected 5rother


/t is not sufficient to merel& remem)er one1s sins in this manner. "ometimes merel& recalling the pre!ious sins !er& su)tl& incitesthe person to commit the same sin again. Ma& Allah $a1ala sa!e us all. /t is therefore necessar& to instead !isualize the #a& ofKi&amah hen an account on one1s deeds ill )e ta*en in front of all man*ind. Ho utterl& disgraced ould one )eD J!er& deed

committed ould )e clearl& recorded in one1s )oo* of deeds. /n this orld e feel greatl& em)arrassed if hat e had donesecretl& is e0posed. 7ne should therefore consider ho terri)l& em)arrassing it ill )e to read out one1s sins in front of Allah$a1ala.

$hus4 if an&one ants to )e sa!ed from this imagina)le disgrace4 it is essential that the sins are ashed off the )oo* of deeds. $he

tear of regret and remorse in solitude is the ater that ashes off the sins from the )oo* of deeds. Ma& Allah $a1ala grant us suchtears that ash off our sins from our )oo* of deeds.

Hence merel& recalling one1s sins is not sufficient. 7ne must firml& !isualize the #a& of Qiyamah to gain the desired effect.($ar)i&atut $aali)een > +g.2

MA1MU%AA$ (dail& practises

5ismihi $a1ala

Respected mufti sahi)


/ am o!ercome )& laziness. 7ften / e!en fall into sin. 'hene!er / commit an& sin4 / sincerel& regret it )ut thereafter / find m&self

entrapped in the same sin. As for m& Ma1mulaat (dail& practises such as "alaah4 6i*r4 $ilaaat4 etc.4 at times / complete them all.'hile at times for ee*s on end / Iust do not manage to do an&thing.


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5ismihi $a1ala

5elo!ed )rother


$he practise of sometimes completing one1s Ma1mulaat and at other times neglecting them must )e completel& refrained from.7ne cannot progress in this manner. Constanc& is a)solutel& necessar&. According to the Hadith4 the )est of actions is that uponhich one is steadfast. 'ithout this constanc& one cannot achie!e the /slaah of one1s afs (the purification and reformation of theinner self.

As for the sins toards hich one is inclined4 ponder deepl& ith regards to the harms of such sins in this orld and thepunishment in the hereafter. Contemplate upon the end result of committing such sins. /nsha- Allah4 one ill )e )lessed ith thea)ilit& to refrain from them. Also4 read a)out the !irtues a)out good actions such as "alaah4 6i*r4 $ilaaat4 etc. *eep in mind the

)enefits one ill recei!e from these actions4 )oth in this orld as ell as in the hearafter. /nsha-Allah4 &ou ill gain the $afeeq(a)ilit& of fulfilling these actions. (Ma*too)at- !ol. 24 pg.3

RJC/$A$/7 7F KURA A# #UA

5ismihi $a1ala

Respected mufti sahi)


+lease ad!ise me ith regards to the folloing. Firstl&4 / do not ha!e the true enthusiasm for the recitation of the KurLan.

"econdl&4 / am not much inclined $oards #ua.

5ismihi $a1ala

5elo!ed )rother



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/t ga!e me great pleasure to *no that &ou are punctual ith &our Ma1mulaat. Ma& Allah $a1ala grant &ou further progress. 'hen

reciting the KurLan meditate upon the fact that &ou are reciting to Allah. 5e li*e a student ho is reciting to his Ustaad hile theae of the Ustaad has engulfed him. Hence recite the KurLan ith the intention that &ou are reciting to Allah $a1ala in such amanner A" /F &ou can see him. ($his ill create the desire enthusiasm.

Also remem)er that #ua is the essence of /)adah. 'hether it is 6i*r4 $ilaaat or "alaah4 the essence of it all is #ua. ,eeping in

mind Allah $a1ala fa!ours and His *indness4 engage in #ua ith much humilit&. +onder that onl& He can accept ones #ua1s andsol!e ones pro)lems. He has commanded us call unto be, I will accept. hosoe!er granted the gift of #ua4 unlimited merciesare shoered upon him. His #ua passes through se!en hea!ens. Ma& Allah $a1ala help &ou. (Ma*too)at- !ol. 24 pg.B2

#J#/CA$/G $/MJ F7R /"%AAH

5ismihi $a1ala



/t is ten &ears since / ha!e graduated and ha!e )ecome )a&1at ith &ou. Hoe!er4 m& spiritual condition is as ea* as it as inthe initial stages.

5ismihi $a1ala

Respected 5rother


@ou spent appro0imatel& ten &ears to stud&. For the purpose or acquiring *noledge &ou left &our home for this long duration oftime. @our da&s ere then spent in lessons and the nights in stud&ing and re!ision. @ou also or*ed hard and sat for !ariouse0aminations and aste the &ear of that &our progress must not )e hampered. o consider that in contrast to this ho much of

time ha!e &ou dedicated to &our spiritual self-reformation Ha!e &ou spent at least one &ear Ha!e &ou attempted to curtail &our


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other acti!ities in order to acquire proper de!otion /f not 4 is it then correct to complain that &ou ha!e acquired spiritual self-

reformation and that &our spiritual condition is Iust as ea* as it as pre!iousl& ( Tarbiyatut Taalibeen pg.140)

MJ#/$A$/G U+7 #JA$H

5ismihi $a1alaRespected Mufti "ahe)


@ou ha!e ad!ised me to meditate upon death. / ha!e not &et understood ho to do this. +lease e0plain it to me.

5ismihi $a1ala

Respected 5rother


'hen &ou lie don upon &our )ed at night4 imagine it to )e the last moments of &our life. Hence repent and see* forgi!eness forall &our sins. $hereafter imagine that &ou soul is actuall& lea!ing &ou. @ou are then )eing gi!en ghusal and &our )od& is )eingrapped in the *afn (shroud. $hereafter &our salaatul Ianaazah is )eing performed and &ou are )eing loered into &our gra!e. /n

the gra!e &ou are )eing faced ith the questions on Mun*ar and a*eer (the to angels ho question the deceased in the gra!e./n short4 ponder o!er the aspects that ill follo after death until &ou fall asleep.

'hen &ou a*e up the ne0t morning4 regard it is as an e0tension in &our life that Allah $a1ala has granted &ou. $his e0tension isalso to ena)le &ou to prepare for death. $herefore do not perpetrate an& such action hich &ou ill find difficult to anser for (on

the da& of Iudgement. Also during the course of the da& ith e!er&thing that &ou do4 regard it as the last da& of &our life until itis finall& night. At night repeat the same process. (a!toobat"#g.$0

5. /n the Ahadith Rasulullah ("allallahu Alaihi 'assallam has e0horted the Ummah to remem)er death e0cessi!el&. $he a)o!e

prescription is to induce that required aareness of death. 'hile this particular method of de!eloping the aareness of death can)e practised )& an&)od&4 it is )est if one ta*es ad!ice in this regard from a spiritual guide. Considering one1s personal condition4the guide ma& prescri)e some other method.


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J!er& person should at all times loo* at his on shortcomings and ma*e an effort toards self-reformation. 5ecome )lind to the

shortcomings of others. $he person ho loo*s toards his on shortcomings and is )lind toards the faults of others has )eenpraised in the Ahadith. Hoe!er pride is a great o)stacle in this regard. /t pre!ents one from recognizing one1s faults. +rideala&s engages one in loo*ing for the fault of other. Ma& Allah $a1ala sa!e us from this serious malad&.

Ala&s control &our tongue and do not quarrel or dispute ith an&one. "tud& the or*s of Hazrath Ha*imul Ummah Moulana

Ashraf Ali $hani (R.A. and stri!e to act upon it. /f &ou mould &our life according to his ad!ice4 /nsha Allah "uccess ill )e athand. (Ma*too)at-!ol.24+g.3

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