12
Madanī pearls
1. Make Du'ā near the blessed Mimbar
(i.e. a pulpit-like raised structure).
2. Come to the orchard of Paradise and
offer two Rak'āt Nafl Ṣalāh over there provided the time is not Makrūh. Make
Du'ā afterwards. (The space between the blessed Mimbar and the sacred Ḥujrah
[i.e. blessed room of the Holy Prophet ﷺ]
is referred to as an orchard of Paradise in a Ḥadīš.)
3. Do not waste even a single moment for
as long as you are blessed with the stay in Madīna-tul-Munawwarah.
4. If possible, spend most of your time
in Masjid-un-Nabawī in the state of cleanness, offering Ṣalāh, reciting the
Quran and Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī and making Zikr. Worldly conversation should be
avoided in any Masjid, especially in this Holy Masjid.
5. How wonderful it would be for you to
be blessed with keeping a fast in Madīna-tul-Munawwarah, especially on a hot
summer day as intercession is promised to the one doing so!
6. Every good deed performed here is
equivalent to fifty thousand good deeds. Therefore, make strenuous efforts to
perform worship. Do reduce your intake. As long as possible, give charity
especially to the deserving locals.
7. Recite the entire Quran at least
once here and once in the Ḥaṭīm of the Holy Ka'bah.
8. As it is an act of worship to look
at the Holy Ka'bah and the Holy Quran, it is also an act of worship to look at
the blessed mausoleum. Therefore, reap its blessings reverently in abundance
and present Ṣalāt and Salām.
9. After the daily five Ṣalāhs or every
morning and evening, present yourself in front of the Golden Grilles in the
direction of the blessed face of the Holy Prophet ﷺ
and present Salām.
10. Whether you are in the city or in
suburbs, whenever you see the Green Dome, turn towards it immediately and
recite Ṣalāt and Salām with hands folded respectfully. Do not proceed without
doing it as this is contrary to manners.
11. As long as possible, try to offer
Ṣalāh in the very first Masjid made in the era of the Holy Prophet ﷺ. Its length and width were 50 yards each.
The very first Masjid was extended later on. To offer Ṣalāh in the extended
area of the Masjid is also like offering Ṣalāh in Masjid-un-Nabawī.
12. Do not do Ṭawāf [i.e. move around]
the blessed mausoleum. Neither prostrate yourself nor bow down like Rukū'. The
reverence for the Holy Prophet ﷺ lies in obeying him.
(Derived
from Bahār-e-Sharī'at, vol. 1, pp. 1227-1228)
Recite
near Golden Grille
If anyone recites the Quranic verse
اِنَّ اللّٰهَ وَمَلٰٓئِكَتَهٗ يُصَلُّوْنَ عَلَى النَّبِیّ ۔
يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا صَلُّوْا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوْا تَسْلِيْمًا
standing in front of the sacred
grave of the Beloved and Blessed Prophet ﷺ
and then recites صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْكَ وَسَلَّمَ يَا
رَسُوْلَ اللّٰهِ 70 times, an angel replies saying, 'O so and
so person! May Allah ﷻ send Ṣalāt and Salām
upon you!' The angel then makes Du'ā for that person, 'O Allah ﷻ, fulfill his every need.'
(Al-Mawāhib-ul-Ladunniyah,
vol. 3, pp. 412)
Don't
turn your back towards Golden Grille for Du'ā
Whenever you get the privilege of
being present in front of the Golden Grille, do not look here and there;
looking inside the Grille is a great daring. With back towards the Qiblah,
stand two yards away from the Grille and say Salām whilst facing towards the
sacred Muwājahah. Make Du'ā also whilst facing the Golden Grille. There are
certain people over there who insist that you face the Qiblah to make Du'ā. Do
not listen to them. Never turn your back towards the Noble Prophet ﷺ who is the Ka'bah of the Ka'bah!
Ka'bah kī 'aẓmataun kā munkir nahīn hūn laykin
Ka'bah kā bhī hay Ka'bah mīṭhay Nabī kā rauḍah
I do not deny the sanctity of the Ka'bah
But the blessed Rauḍah is the Ka'bah of Ka'bah
(Wasāil-e-Bakhshish,
pp. 298)
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبْ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى
عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Reward
of fifty thousand I'tikāf
Whenever you enter the blessed
Masjid, do not forget to make the intention of I'tikāf. By doing this, you will
get the reward of fifty thousand Nafl I'tikāf. In addition, it will also become
permissible to eat, drink and do Ifṭār within the Masjid. The intention for
I'tikāf is as follows:
نَوَيْتُ سُنَّتَ الْاِعْتِکَافِ
I make the intention of Sunnah I'tikāf¹.
Reward
of five Hajj daily
One should offer a minimum of 40
Ṣalāh in Masjid-un-Nabawī. In fact, offer all your Farḍ Ṣalāh in this blessed
Masjid. The Beloved and Blessed Prophet ﷺ
has stated, 'Whoever makes Wuḍū and leaves with the intention of performing his
Ṣalāh in my Masjid, will receive the reward of one Hajj.'
(Shu'ab-ul-Īmān,
vol. 3, pp. 499, Ḥadīš 4191)
Say
Salām orally
Say memorized Salām orally in the
court of the Noble Prophet ﷺ as it seems rather
strange to say Salām and make Du'ā there reading from a book. The Prophet of
mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the most Generous and Kind ﷺ is resting in his sacred grave facing the
Qiblah with complete physical life, and is fully aware of even our
heart-feelings. Therefore, it does not seem appropriate to say Salām reading
from a book.
Look at it in this way. If you are
present in the court of your Murshid (i.e. spiritual guide), will you say Salām
to him reading from a book? Certainly not! In fact, you would say Salām with
the words that come to your mind spontaneously. I hope that you may have
understood my point. Remember that is this that honourable court where hearts
are looked at, not expressions.
¹ If you enter the blessed Masjid
from either Bāb-us-Salām or Bāb-ur-Raḥmah, you will find a pillar in front of
you on which the intention for I'tikāf is inscribed in gold letters.
Old
woman blessed with grand vision
During my (the author's) visit to
Madīnah in 1405 AH, the late Ḥājī Ismā'īl, a spiritual brother of mine, told me
the following parable. Almost two or three years back, an 85-year-old woman
came to perform Hajj. During her visit to Madīnah, whilst she was present in
front of the Golden Grille, she made Salām to the Beloved and Blessed Prophet ﷺ in her broken words. Meanwhile, she caught
sight of a lady reciting Ṣalāt and Salām in extremely eloquent words reading
from a book.
Dejected, the old woman said, 'Yā
Rasūlallāh ﷺ! I am not an educated person, and cannot
make Salām in excellent and eloquent words. You are great and glorious. You
will be accepting the Salām of only those who make Salām in your court in an
excellent manner. How can I expect you to like the Salām of mine, an uneducated
person?' She then left weeping.
When she went to sleep at night, her
sleeping fortune awoke, blessing her with the vision of the Holy Prophet ﷺ in her dream. The blessed lips of the
Beloved Prophet ﷺ began to move and the
following words were uttered, 'Why are you getting disappointed? I have
accepted your Salām before everyone else's.'
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبْ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى
عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
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