Gold
equal to earth
The Prophet of Raḥmaĥ, the
Intercessor of Ummaĥ ﷺ has stated, 'If a
person keeps a Nafl fast, his reward will not be complete even if gold equal to
the size of the earth is given to him. His (complete) reward will only be given
on the Day of Judgement.'
(Musnad
Abī Ya'lā, vol. 5, pp. 253)
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ۞ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
A
dining cloth made of gold
Sayyidunā Abū Dardā has stated, 'On
the Day of Judgement, dining cloths made of gold will be spread below the
Divine 'Arsh for those who used to fast in the world. These dining cloths will
be embroidered with pearls and diamonds. There will be heavenly fruits, drinks
and other types of delicious foods on them. The fasting Muslims will eat from
these dining cloths, gaining immense pleasure, while others will be facing
severe accountability.
(Al-budur-us-Sāfirah
fil-Umūr-il-Ākhirah, pp. 260)
Condemnation
of those who eat three times a day
Once, someone asked Sayyidunā Sahl
Bin 'Abdullāĥ Tustarī about eating once a day. He replied, 'This is the food of
the Siddīqīn¹.' He was further asked about eating twice a day. He replied,
'This is the food of the Mūminīn².' Then he was asked about those who eat three
times a day. He replied, 'The family of such a person should keep him with
livestock (so that he could eat like animals the whole day).'
(Risāla-tul-Qushayriyyaĥ,
pp. 142)
Dear Islamic brothers! Sayyidunā
Sahl Bin 'Abdullāĥ Tustarī was one of the saints from the ranks of the
Siddīqīn. He himself would not eat anything for twenty days, but did not object
to eating twice a day for common Muslims because working throughout the day
with a single meal is not possible for everyone. However, he extremely disliked
the habit of eating three times a day.
¹
The highest level and category in sainthood.
² The believers, the Muslims.
Mujĥ
ko bĥūk-o-piyās seĥnay kī Khudā taufīq day
Gum Tayrī yādawn mayn reĥnay kī sadā taufīq day
Bless
me with the strength to bear thirst and hunger
May I always remain engrossed in Your remembrance
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ۞ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Survival
on dates and water
Sayyidunā 'Urwaĥ has narrated that
once Sayyidatunā 'Āishaĥ told him, 'O my nephew! We used to see one moon and
then the next. In two months, we used to see three moons (and during all this
time), fires would not burn (for cooking food) in the houses of the Beloved
Prophet ﷺ.' Sayyidunā 'Urwaĥ then asked, 'O dear
aunt! How did you manage in those days?' She replied, 'We would survive on two
dark things, dates and water. Besides this, the Holy Prophet ﷺ had some Anṣār¹ neighbours who had specially allocated the milk
of some of their she-camels or goats for the Holy Prophet ﷺ. Whenever they sent milk to the Holy Prophet ﷺ, he would give the milk to us to drink.'
(Ṣaḥīḥ
Bukhārī, vol. 7, pp. 232, Ḥadīš 6459)
Better
than whole night's worship
Ḥujjat-ul-Islam, Sayyidunā Imām
Muhammad Ghazālī has narrated that Sayyidunā Abū Sulaymān has stated, 'To
reduce one morsel from my dinner is dearer to me than spending the entire night
in worship.' He has further stated, 'Hunger is one of the treasures of Allah
and is given only to His chosen servants.'
(Iḥyā-ul-'Ulūm,
vol. 3, pp. 90)
¹ Anṣār were the companions in
Madīnaĥ who welcomed and helped the companions who migrated from Makkaĥ.
Du'ā
ĥay kucĥ na kucĥ luqmay Khudā kay wāsiṭay chořūn
Rizā-e-Ḥaq kī khāṭir laźźat-e-dunyā say munĥ mořūn
May I
leave at least some morsels for the pleasure of Allah!
May I stay away from carnal desires for the pleasure of Allah!
Dear Islamic brothers! If only we
would be blessed with the treasure of adopting intentional hunger by eating
less and applying a Madanī guard on our stomach. , for the saints, hunger is a
treasure of divine mercy that is given only to the pious people. Those who
acquire this treasure express gratitude as the following account shows.
Treasure
of hunger and gratification for it
In his early life, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
Bin Adĥam was the king of Balkh, but he gave up kingship and adopted the life
of poverty and simplicity. Once, he remained hungry for seven consecutive days
as he did not have anything to eat. He offered 400 Rak'āt Nafl Ṣalāĥ each day
as gratitude during those seven days. Weakened by extreme hunger, he pleaded in
the court of the Almighty, 'O Allah! If You bless me with a small amount of
food so that I could gain the strength to worship You, I would be extremely
grateful.' In no time, a young man approached and invited Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm Bin
Adĥam to his house for a meal. He accompanied the young man to his house. When
the young man looked closely at the great saint, he said spontaneously, 'Your
Eminence! I am your escaped slave, whatever I own actually belongs to you.' The
great saint replied, 'I free you and grant you whatever you possess.' Then,
taking permission from the young man he departed. After this, he expressed his
feelings in the court of Allah, 'O Allah! I will never desire anyone but You. I
asked You only for a piece of bread but You put a lot of world in front of me!'
(Tażkira-tul-Auliyā,
pp. 96)
Kaṡrat-e-dawlat
kī āfat say bachānā Yā Khudā
Day mujĥay 'ishq-e-Muhammad kā khazānaĥ Yā Khudā
Save
me from the nuisance of excessive wealth, O Allah!
Bless me with the treasure of devotion to Muhammad ﷺ,
O Allah!
Perils
of a doubtful morsel
It is extremely dangerous to devour
whatever you get without considering its permissibility. Sayyidunā Ma'rūf
Karkhī has stated, 'A doubtful morsel can, at times, spoil the condition of
one's heart to such a degree that the heart does not accept any guidance for
the rest of one's life. Sometimes, a doubtful morsel deprives the eater of
performing Ṣalāt-ut-Taĥajjud for an entire year. Furthermore, sometimes looking
at any impermissible thing deprives a person of reciting the Holy Quran for a very
long time.'
(Minĥāj-ul-'Ābidīn,
pp. 157)
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ۞ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Ṣalāĥ
rejected for 40 days
Dear Islamic brothers! Those who do
not have the privilege of concentration and satisfaction of the heart while
reciting the Holy Quran and offering Ṣalāĥ, those who do not have touching
emotions when listening to a Na'at or making Du'ā and those who do not succeed
in offering Ṣalāt-ut-Taĥajjud despite making ardent efforts should certainly
learn a lesson from the wise words of Sayyidunā Ma'rūf Karkhī. It is necessary
to avoid Ḥarām sustenance, or else, one will face nothing but horrific
consequences. The Beloved Rasūl ﷺ has stated, 'Whoever
consumes a single morsel of Ḥarām food, his Ṣalāĥ will not be accepted for
forty days and his Du'ā will be rejected for forty days.'
(Firdaus-ul-Akhbār,
vol. 4, pp. 243, Ḥadīš 6263)
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