Apr 13, 2010

Virtues of Zikr 2

Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said,
"The contrast between a person who glorifies Almighty Allah and one who does not remember Him is like that between the living and the dead."
[Bukhari, Muslim]

Virtues of Zikr 1

Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allaho anho) narrated that Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) has said,
 "Almighty Allah says, 'I treat my slave (man) according to his expectations from Me, and I am with him when he remembers Me, If he remembers Me in his heart, I remember him in My heart; if he remembers Me in a gathering, I remember him in a better and nobler gathering (i.e. of angels). If he comes closer to Me by one span, I go towards him a cubit's length, if he comes towards Me by a cubit's length, I go towards him an arm's length, and if he walks towards Me, I run unto him."
 [Bukhari, Muslim, Tirimzi]

Apr 12, 2010

Virtues of Salaat 4

Hadhrat Abu Usman (Radhi Allaho anho) says:

"I was once sitting under a tree with Hadhrat Salmaan (Radhi Allaho anho). He caught hold of a dry branch of the tree and shook it till all its leaves fell off. He then said to me, "0, Abu Uthman! (Radhi Allaho anho) Will you not ask me why I am doing this?" "Do tell me," I entreated. He said, "The Apostle of Allah had done exactly like this before me, while I was with him under a tree. He caught a dry branch of it and shook it, till all its leaves fell off". At this he said:
'0, Salmaan! (Radhi Allaho anho) will you not ask me why I am doing this?' I replied: 'Do tell me why you are doing this?' He remarked: "Verily when a Muslim takes wudhu properly and then observes his salaat five times a day, his sins fall off just as these leaves have fallen off. He (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) then recited the following verse of the Holy Qur'an:


[Meaning] "Establish salaat at the two ends of the day, and at the approaches of the night. Verily, good deeds annul ill deeds. This is a reminder for the mindful. (XI: 114)"

[Ahmad, Nisai, Tibrani]

Virtues of Quran 5

Ibn-e-Umar (Radhi Allaho anho) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said, “Hasad (jealousy) is not permitted except of two persons- one whom Allah blesses with recitation of Quran and he remains engaged in it day and night, and the other who is given a lot of wealth by Allah and he spends it day and night.”
[Bukhari, Tirimzi]

Virtue of Quran 4

Aisha (Radhi Allaho anha) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallaho alaihe wasallam) once said,”One who is well versed in the Quran will be in the company of those angels who are scribes, noble and righteous; and one who falters in reading the Quran and has to exert hard learning, gets double the reward. ”
[Bukhari, Muslim]