All we worry about is eating!
Dear fasting Muslims! Congratulations to you all! There’s glad-tidings that your every prayer will be answered at the time of Iftār, but unfortunately, our present condition is very sad. At the time of Iftār we face a very tough trial as we usually have a great variety of fruits, fried items and drinks in front of us. As we are extremely hungry and thirsty we start to devour the food as soon as the sun sets getting heedless of Du’ā. Many of us miss Rak’āt of the Maghrib Jamā’at due to excessive eating, and some are so lazy that, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ forbid, they even miss the whole Jamā’at and offer Maghrib Ṣalāh at home!
O seekers of Heaven! Do not be so heedless! Offering Ṣalāh with Jamā’at has
been greatly stressed by Sharī’ah. Always remember! It is a sin to miss the
Jamā’at of Ṣalāh without a Shar’ī exemption.
Iftār precautions
It is better to do Iftār with one or a half date then clean mouth properly
and offer Ṣalāh with complete Jamā’at. These days
people eat fruits, fried things etc. in the Masjid and join Jamā’at without
cleaning their mouths properly, whereas there shouldn’t be a single bit of food
or taste in the mouth (when offering Ṣalāh).
The Prophet of Raḥmah, the Intercessor of Ummah صَلَّی
اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ has said, ‘Nothing is
more troublesome for Kirāman Kātibīn (the two angels that record deeds) than
seeing their companion offer Ṣalāh in such a condition that something is stuck
between his teeth.’ (Mu’jam Kabīr, pp. 177, vol. 4, Ḥadīš 4061)
A’lā Ḥaḍrat رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہ has stated, ‘Several Aḥādīš state that when a man stands to offer Ṣalāḥ, an angel places its mouth onto his mouth and whatever he recites, comes out of his mouth and enters the angel’s mouth. If anything is stuck between his teeth, the angels are so distressed by it that nothing else distresses them to such an extent. The Prophet of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the most Generous and Kind صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ has said, ‘When any of you stands to offer Ṣalāḥ at night, he should clean his teeth using a Miswāk because when he recites the Holy Quran an angel places its mouth on his mouth and whatever comes out of his mouth, enters the angel’s mouth.’ (Kanz-ul-‘Ummāl, pp. 319, vol. 9)
In his ‘Kabīr’ Imām Ṭabarānī has
quoted Sayyidunā Abū Ayyūb Anṣārī رَضِیَ اللہُ
تَعَالٰی عَنْہ as saying, ‘There is nothing more troublesome for the two
angels than seeing their companion offer Ṣalāh with bits of food stuck between
his teeth.’ (Fatāwā Razawiyyah (Jadīd), pp. 624-625, vol. 1)
It is usually hard for people who do
Iftār in the Masjid to clean their mouths properly because if they try to do so
they may well lose Jamā’at or at least some Rak’āt. It is, therefore, suggested
to do Iftār with just a date or two and some water and move the water properly
inside the mouth so that the sweetness and bits of the date are washed away
into the stomach. If necessary, use a tooth pick. If there’s no time to clean
mouth properly, then it’s safer to do Iftār with water only.
I appreciate those fasting Muslims
who sit in the first row of the Masjid before sunset with a date and some water
taking no interest in delicious food. In this way, they will not only be able to
clean their mouth easily but also succeed in offering Ṣalāḥ at the first row of
the Masjid without missing the first Takbīr.
Du’ā at Iftār
Do Iftār with one or two dates and
then make a Du’ā; at least recite one Māšūr Du’ā (the supplications that have been
mentioned in the Quran and Aḥādīš are called ‘Māšūr’). Learn at least one of
the supplications that were made by Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ
at various occasions. One well known Du’ā to be recited after Iftār has already
been mentioned, here is another one:
The narration mentioned in ‘Abī Dāwūd’ states that the Beloved and
Blessed Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ
وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ used to make the following supplication at
the time of Iftār:
اللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَعَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ
Dear Islamic brothers! The Ḥadīš mentioned earlier states that ‘supplications
made at the time of Iftār are not rejected.’ Sometimes,
a question arises as to why the effect of our prayers being answered has not
yet taken place whereas many Aḥādīš affirm it.
Dear Islamic brothers! Don’t worry in case of
apparent delays. The respected father of Sayyidī A’lā Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā
Naqī ‘Alī Khān رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہ
has stated on page 7 of ‘Aḥsan-ul-Wi’ā li Ādāb-id-Du’ā’:
Three advantages of Du’ā
The Noble Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ
وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ has said that every Du’ā contains at least
one of the following three advantages:
1. Either his (the one who makes
supplication) sin is forgiven or
2. He gets benefit or
3. He will get its reward in the
afterlife. In the afterlife when man sees the reward of his prayers that were
not answered in the world, he will wish that none of his prayers would be
answered in the world and all would be stored for the afterlife. (Attarghīb
Wattarhīb, pp. 315, vol. 2)
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