Blessings of Sunnah-Inspiring speeches
The following is a
summary of the statement a Pakistani Islamic brother
made under oath: From 1987 to 1990 I was affiliated with a political movement.
Due to escalating corruption and political unrest in Pakistan, my family talked
me into leaving
In 1992 an Islamic brother of Dawat-e-Islami joined our factory as a labourer. As a result of his individual effort, I began to offer Salah اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰه. The environment in the factory wasn't good at all. In our department, there were about 8 or 9 cassette players, and songs used to be played all the time in several different languages including Urdu, Punjabi, Pashtu, Hindi, Bengali etc., with the volume always turned up. اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰه, due to the blessings of the company of this devotee of Rasool, I began to hate music, so we both decided to buy the cassettes of Sunnah-Inspiring speeches released by Maktaba-tul-Madinah and play them in the factory.
In the beginning we faced objections
and criticism, but we didn't give up courage. اَلْحَمْدُ
لِلّٰه, These Sunnah-Inspiring speeches had a strong positive effect
on me. The speeches that inspired me the most included, 'The First Night in
Grave', 'Reality of the World', 'Unfortunate Groom', 'The
Talking Grave' and 'Three Graves'.
I developed a mindset of hating sins and pondering over my Hereafter. The
speeches also inspired a few others who began to support us. The devotee of
Rasool, who created this Madani transformation in my heart, left his job and
returned to Pakistan. We managed to get 90 more cassettes of Sunnah-Inspiring
speeches from Pakistan.
At first, there were only 50 or 60
men in the factory who would offer Salah but as a result of listening to these
speeches this number increased up to 250 اَلْحَمْدُ
لِلّٰه. We contributed and bought an expensive 400 watt speaker that
was installed to the wall so that we could listen to the speeches easily. We
made a schedule of listening to the recitation of Quran from 7:00 to 8:00 in
the morning, Na'ts of our Beloved and Blessed Rasool صَلَّى
اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم from 8:00 to 9:00 and then a
Sunnah-Inspiring speech from 9:00 to 10:00.
Gradually, we collected 500
cassettes. Along with me, five other Islamic brothers also joined
Dawat-e-Islami. اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰه we began Masjid Dars
and gradually started a Sunnah-Inspiring weekly Ijtima' in our factory which
would be attended by more or less 250 Islamic brothers. Then we started a
Madrasa-tul-Madinah (for adults). Islamic brothers (of the factory) began to
act upon Sunnah; several of them adopted the blessed Sunnah of growing a beard,
a symbol of devotion to our Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and 20 to 25 Islamic
brothers began to wear the blessed turban.
At first, our manager used to object to us for listening to the cassettes,
but the sound of the speeches eventually changed his frame of mind. اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰه, impressed and inspired by listening to the
Sunnah-Inspiring speeches, he also began to offer Salah and grew a fist-length
beard.
The Islamic brother further said: I have returned to Pakistan where I am currently trying to spread Sunnah as a Nigran (responsible person) of the Mushawarat of a division in Karachi. As Sunnah-Inspiring cassettes released by Maktaba-tul-Madinah caused an enormous change in my life I wish every Islamic brother and sister listen to at least one Sunnah-Inspiring speech or Madani Muzakarah (i.e. question-answer session) daily, اِنْ شَآءَ اللّٰه this will bring about huge blessings in the world as well as the Hereafter.
Dear Islamic brothers! Did you see
the blessings of the cassettes of Sunnah-Inspiring speech released by
Maktaba-tul-Madinah! This brother was very fortunate; there are many other
people who have been attending the weekly Ijtima' for years yet they do not
seem to have changed their lives positively to a great extent. This might be
because they do not listen to the speeches attentively. How will someone be able
to gain the blessings of religious speeches by listening to them inattentively,
looking around or talking during the speech? Listening to advice inattentively
is a trait of the unbelievers and therefore Muslims must avoid it. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ says in verses 2 and 3 of Surah Ambiya
(part 17):
مَا يَأْتِيْهِمْ مِّنْ ذِكْرٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّهِمْ مُّحْدَثٍ اِلَّا
اسْتَمَعُوْهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُوْنَۙ ﴿٢﴾ لَاهِيَةً قُلُوْبُهُمْ ؕ
When any new advice comes to them
from their Creator they do not listen to it but inattentively, their hearts are
in heedlessness.
So
please make a habit of listening to Sunnah-Inspiring speeche
Whole
year’s deeds ruined
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُمَا has narrated that the Prophet of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the most Generous and Kind صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated, ‘Verily, Heaven is adorned for the month of Ramadan from one year to the next. When Ramadan comes, Heaven says, ‘Ya Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! In this month, give me the people from amongst Your servants who will live in me.’ The Heavenly maidens say, ‘Ya Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in this month, give us our husbands from amongst Your servants.’ Then the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘In this month, if anyone protects his Nafs avoiding intoxicant, refraining from laying a false blame on a Muslim and all type of sins, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will marry him to 100 heavenly maidens every night, and He عَزَّوَجَلَّ will make for him a palace of gold, silver, rubies and emeralds in Heaven. This palace will be so enormous that even if the whole world is placed into it, the world would take up only as much amount of space as a herd of sheep takes up in the world. If anyone drinks an intoxicant or falsely accuses a Muslim or commits a sin, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will ruin his one year’s (good) deeds.
Therefore, refrain from heedlessness
in Ramadan because it is the month of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.
Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has given you eleven
months to take advantage of His bounties and enjoy them, and He عَزَّوَجَلَّ has specified one month for Himself, so
fear (Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ) concerning Ramadan.’
(Mu’jam Awsat, pp. 414, vol. 2, Hadees 3688)
Dear Islamic brothers! We have
learnt that as there are glad tidings of reward and mercy for those who honour
Ramadan, there are warnings as well for those who disrespect it by indulging in
sins.
The foregoing Hadees specifically mentions drinking intoxicant and laying a
false blame on a Muslim. Remember! Alcohol is the mother of all evils, drinking
it is Haraam and will lead to Hell. Sayyiduna Jabir رَضِىَ
اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ has narrated that the Holy Prophet صَلَّى
اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated, ‘It is Haraam to consume even
a small amount of the thing that intoxicates in large amount.’ (Sunan Abi Dawood, pp. 459, vol. 3,
Hadees 3681)
Blood and pus of Hell-dwellers
Laying a false blame on a Muslim is also Haraam and leads to Hell. A Hadees states, ‘If anyone lays a false blame on a Muslim, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will keep him in Radgha-tul-Khabal until he is relieved of (the harm of) what he said.’ (Sunan Abi Dawood, pp. 427, vol. 3, Hadees 3597)
Radgha-tul-Khabal
is the part of Hell where the blood and pus of Hell-dwellers accumulate. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, pp. 313, vol. 5)
Commenting on the part of the Hadees ‘Until he is relieved of (the harm of) what he said’
Shah ‘Abdul Haq Muhaddis Dehilvi رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ
عَلَيْه has stated, ‘It implies that he will be cleansed of this sin
either by repenting of it or by suffering its punishment.’ (Ashi’at-ul-Lam’at, pp. 290, vol. 3)
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