Du'ā
of the Holy Prophet ﷺ
The Beloved and Blessed Prophet ﷺ would often make the following Du'ā:
يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوْبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِيْ
عَلٰى دِيْنِكَ
O
the One Who turns the hearts! Keep my heart steadfast in Your religion.
(Musnad Imām Aḥmad, vol. 4, pp. 515, Ḥadīš
13697)
Four
from forty thousand
Sayyidunā 'Abdullāĥ Ibn Mubārak has
narrated that a wise man chose the following four pieces of advice from forty
thousand.
1. Do not trust every woman in every
matter.
2. Never rely on your wealth.
3. Do not overburden your stomach (by
overeating).
4. Do not acquire such knowledge that
does not benefit you, like (information, news etc.).
(Al-Munabbihāt lil-'Asqalānī,
pp. 47)
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ۞ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Seven
intestines
The Prophet of Raḥmaĥ, the Intercessor
of Ummaĥ ﷺ has stated, 'The believer eats in one
intestine while the unbeliever and the hypocrite eat in seven intestines.'
(Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, vol. 6, pp. 246,
Ḥadīš 5394)
Meaning
of seven intestines
Dear Islamic brothers! The foregoing
Ḥadīš does not imply that a Muslim possesses only one intestine while an
unbeliever possesses seven. Every person possesses seven intestines. What is
meant by this Ḥadīš is that gluttony is the habit of the unbelievers.
Elaborating on this Ḥadīš,
Hujjat-ul-Islam, Imām Muhammad Ghazālī has stated, 'A hypocrite eats seven
times more than a Muslim. It may also mean that the desire of a hypocrite (to
eat) is seven times more than that of a Muslim. Here, the word 'intestine'
alludes to 'desire or craving' because it is the desire which urges a person to
consume food. It does not mean that a hypocrite has more intestines than a
Muslim.'
(Iḥyā-ul-'Ulūm, vol. 3, pp. 89)
Difference
between diet of Mūmin and that of hypocrite
Sayyidunā Ḥasan Baṣrī has stated, 'A
Muslim is like a little sheep or goat, (as) merely a handful of dates and
barley and a single gulp of water is sufficient (for it). As for the hypocrite,
he is like a wild animal that chews incessantly and then swallows its food. Its
stomach does not shrink for its neighbour and it does not sacrifice anything
even for its own brother.'
(Qūt-ul-Qulūb, vol. 2, pp. 324)
Food
of Imām Aḥmad Razā
Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān used to consume
very little food. Shaykh Sayyid Ayyūb 'Alī Shāĥ has narrated, 'The food of A'lā
Ḥaḍrat contained just a small bowl of goat meat gravy without chilli and one or
two biscuits made from Sūjī (granulated wheat flour). This was not everyday, at
times he did not use to eat even this little amount of food.'
(Ḥayāt-e-A'lā Ḥaḍrat, vol. 1,
pp. 27)
Seven
Madanī pearls
The companion Sayyidunā 'Abdullāĥ
Ibn 'Abbās has stated that a wise person should prefer seven things to seven
other things:
1. He should prefer poverty to wealth.
2. He should prefer (worldly) disgrace
to (worldly) respect.
3. He should prefer humility to
self-esteem.
4. He should prefer hunger to eating to
a full stomach.
5. He should prefer sadness to
happiness.
6. He should prefer the poor pious
people to the rich people of the world.
7. He should prefer death to life.
(Al-Munabbihāt lil-'Asqalānī,
pp. 85)
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ۞ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Ritual
ablution (Wuḍū) after twelve days
Sayyidunā 'Abdul Waĥĥāb Sha'rānī has
stated, 'I have seen many Auliyā of Allah who remained resolute in adopting the
virtue of hunger. Some of them went to the toilet just once a week as they
would be shy from Allah in repeatedly undressing themselves in the toilet.
Shaykh Tājuddīn Żākir had reached such a state that he needed to make Wuḍū only
once in twelve days (as it would not become invalid).'
(Tanbīĥ-ul-Mughtarīn, pp. 36)
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ۞ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Traveller
of Madanī Qāfilaĥ
Dear Islamic brothers! Those who eat
less applying the Madanī guard to their stomach, feel less thirst compared to
those who eat in excess. Because of drinking less water, they do not have the
need to sleep in excess and such people are more energetic after sleeping for
only a few hours.
Once, during the early days of
Dawat-e-Islami, our Madanī Qāfilaĥ travelled to Punjab from Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ
(Karachi, Pakistan). In this Qāfilaĥ, there was an old person with a white
beard who revealed to me (i.e. the author) during the journey that his Wuḍū had
been valid for the past two days. He also revealed that his late Murshid used
to remain in the state of Wuḍū for fifteen days. All this is the blessing of
applying the Madanī guard to the stomach. By doing this, the need of sleeping
and that of going to toilet decrease and one can get a lot of time for
worshipping and carrying out religious Madanī activities.
Hungry
for three days
Sayyidunā Anas has narrated that
once the Lady of Paradise, Sayyidatunā Fāṭima-tuz-Zaĥrā brought a piece of
bread and served it to the Holy Prophet ﷺ.
When the Holy Prophet ﷺ asked about the
bread, she replied, 'I had prepared some bread which I did not like to eat
without you, therefore, I have brought this piece of bread here.' The Prophet
of Raḥmaĥ, the Intercessor of Ummaĥ has said, 'During the last three days, this
is the first food which has entered the mouth of your father.'
(Mu'jam Kabīr, vol. 1, pp. 259,
Ḥadīš 750)
اَللّٰهُ
اَکْبَر! The one who possesses the keys
to the riches of the universe in his blessed hands has no interest in worldly
things. This was indeed the intentional hunger of the Holy Prophet ﷺ. As for his generosity, he would bestow a lot upon
others.
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