What
is a Kahin?
A kahin (fortune-teller) is the one
who asks jinns about the unseen and then tells others. The Holy Qur’an has
clearly said that jinns do not possess knowledge of the unseen. People who
capture jinns and ask them reasons of diseases and things of the unseen must
repent. People who think that bodies can be possessed by the spirits of pious
saints are severely mistaken, they are actually possessed by jinns that falsely
claim to be saints and use a few words of wisdom to draw attention towards
them. Their true purpose is not to spread goodness but to have fun by gathering
men and women. Areas and families where ignorance prevails are usually full of
such jinn jokes.
Jinn
Friends
A’la Hazrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه says that Sayyidunā Shaikh Muhiyuddeen ibn
Arabi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه says, “The least
amount of harm that is caused by making a jinn your friend is that it makes you
arrogant. An arrogant man is a fool. He seriously believes that arrogance will
earn him respect, which is a serious mistake because humbleness makes a man
great. Flowers only blossom on soil that is soft and humble.
Humility
Leads to Greatness
A Hadith states, “The one who adopts
humility for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ,
will be raised to the level of the illiyyeen and the one who is arrogant in the
affairs of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ his level will be
reduced untill he reaches the lowest level”.
(Musnad Imam Ahmad, Hadith 11724,
V4, P152)
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Cures for Jealousy
My Dear Islamic Brothers! Jealousy
is Harām, which means to cure ones self of it is Fard. Here is a list of 17
ways to cure jealousy:
1. Plead in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for relief from this disease.
2. One should constantly remind himself
of the harms of jealousy.
3. Tell yourself, “What will happen to
me, if Allah and His Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى
عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم become displeased with me and jealousy
leads me to Hell forever.”
4. One should think of death
abundantly. The Musnad of Imam Ahmad mentions this statement of Sayyidunā Abu
Darda رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْه, “The one who
remembers his death in abundance, his jealousy and joys will decrease.”
(Ittihaf-us-Sadah, V14, P29)
5. Thinking about people better than
ones self usually results in a lack of self confidence, which in turn creates
jealousy. This Hadith of the blessed Prophet صَلَّى
اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم mentioned by
Ibn-e-Maja should always be kept in mind by every single Muslim, “Look at the
people who are inferior to you and do not look at those who are superior to
more, if you do this you will not look down at any thing that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has granted you.”
(Sunan Ibn-e-Maja, Hadith 4142,
V4, P443, Dar-ul-Ma’rifah Beirut)
6. A hasid begins to hate the mahsood,
so he should think of ways to start liking him.
7. Be the first to say Salaam when you
meet him.
8. Show enthusiasm when you meet him.
9. If possible give gifts.
10. Pray for blessing in whatever he
possess that has caused you to be jealous.
11. Avoid speaking ill of him and if
someone else speaks ill of him avoid listening.
12. Visit and consolidate him in times
of sickness and troubles.
13. Provide help when he needs it.
14. Praise him (without lying) in
abundance in the presence of other people.
15. If someone else praises him, show
happiness.
16. Benefit the mahsood as much as
possible.
At
least do this
My Dear Islamic Brothers!
Hujja-tul-Islam Sayyidunā Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ
اللهِ عَلَيْه says in Ihya-ul-Uloom (Volume 3), “If one prevents himself from
outwardly displaying jealousy, and despises the presence of it internally, and
despises the desire to see others in loss, and feels angry at himself for being
jealous then he has done what was humanly possible for him. Despite such
efforts, if any feeling of jealousy remains in ones heart he will not be blamed
for it”. For a detailed discussion on the cures of jealousy, please refer to
the chapter concerning this topic in the third volume of Imam Muhammad
Ghazali’s Ihya-ul-Uloom. For curing jealousy and other internal diseases,
regularly travel in the Madanī Qafilas of Dawat-e-Islami and to gain
steadfastness in the avoidance of sins, act upon the Madanī In’aamaat and fill
your Madanī In’aamaat card every night by doing Fikr-e-Madina and hand it in to
the Islamic brother in charge of your local area every month. اِنْ شَآءَاللّٰه عَزَّوَجَلَّ you will see its blessings for yourself.
Repent
Instantly
My Dear Islamic brothers! Soon we
are going to die, leave this world and rest in our graves. We will face a
severe test on the day of judgement, when the sun will be blazing at us from a
distance of one and a quarter miles, the earth will be made of burning copper,
none of us knows whether he will enter Heaven or Hell. So fear Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and repent instantly.
O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
we repent from every minor and major sin, O Lord of Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم forgive us.
اٰمِيْن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الْاَمِيْن صَلَّى
اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
Trust Allah's عَزَّوَجَلَّ mercy, repent of your past sins with
shame, اِنْ شَآءَاللّٰه عَزَّوَجَلَّ
your repentance will be accepted. A Hadith states: ‘The one who repents of the
sin is like the one who has not committed the sin at all.’
(Ibn-e-Maja, V4, P491, Hadith
4250, Dar-ul-Ma'rifah Beirut)
Apart from repenting, seek
forgiveness from all those people whom you have caused trouble to. The more a
person comes into contact with people, the more chances there are for the
violation of rights. I myself come into contact with a huge number of people,
and rights are probably violated too. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims are
listening to me at this moment in this 1422 A.H. international 3 day gathering
of Dawat-e-Islami. Seizing this opportunity, I request you to grant me
forgiveness for the sake of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
and His beloved صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ
وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم if I have ever caused you grief. If I owe anything to
anyone and have not yet returned it please ask for it instantly, if I have
borrowed anything and not yet returned it, please take it off me instantly or
else forgive me. I myself have forgiven every Muslim my rights in advance, even
if I am martyred, the killer is forgiven on behalf of myself, if this does
happen I do not want anyone staging any sort of riot or protest on my behalf.
Strikes, in which Muslims are forced to shut their shops, people fight amongst
themselves, and vehicles are burnt, are Harām and will lead to Hell.
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