Excellence
of Durūd Sharīf
The Prophet of mankind, the peace of
our heart and mind, the most generous and kind صَلَّى
اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has narrated,
"Anyone who recites Durūd upon me three times in the day and three times
in the night due to love and devotion for me, Allāh عَزَّوَجَلَّ
will forgive the sins he committed during that day and that night."
(Attarghīb Wattarhīb,
pp. 328, vol. 2, Hadīš 23)
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
The
Intense Love of 'Ušmān-e-Ghanī رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی
عَنْہُ for the Exalted Prophet ﷺ
Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā 'Ušmān-e-Ghanī رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ once asked someone to
bring water at a particular place and performed Wuḍū. Thereafter, he صَلَّی اللہ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
smiled and asked his companions if they knew why he had smiled. Then, he صَلَّی اللہ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
himself answered, "When the beloved and blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم performed Wuḍū at
this very place; then smiled and asked his companions, 'Do you know why I
smiled?' The companions replied, 'Allāh عَزَّوَجَلَّ
and His Rasūl صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ
وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم know the best.' The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
said, 'When a person performs Wuḍū and washes his hands, the sins of his hands
are washed away; when he washes his face, the sins of his face are washed away;
when he wipes his head, the sins of his head are washed away and when he washes
his feet, the sins of his feet are washed away.'"
(Musnad Imām Aḥmad,
pp. 130, vol. 1, Hadīṯ 415)
Dear Islamic brothers! Did you
notice how the blessed companion’s عَلَيْهِمُ
الرِّضْوَان would imitate every act and every Sunnaĥ of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
with great passion? This narration also provides us a remedy for sins. اَحْمَدُ اللّٰہِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ rinsing the mouth
results in the sins of the mouth being washed away, washing the nose results in
the sins of the nose being washed away, washing the face results in the sins of
the face including the eye lashes being washed away, washing the hands results
in the sins of hands and those beneath the nails being washed away, wiping the
head (and ears) results in the sins of the head and ears being washed away and
washing the feet results in sins of both feet including those beneath the
toenails being washed away.
Sins
Wiped Away
Ḥaḍrat 'Allāmaĥ 'Abdul Waĥĥāb
Sha'rānī رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ
says that once Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Imām-e-A'ẓam Abū Ḥanīfaĥ رَحْمَۃُ اللّٰہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ was in the Wuḍū area
of the Jāmi'aĥ Masjid in Kūfaĥ where he saw a young man performing Wuḍū. Drops
of used water of Wuḍū were trickling from his body. The Imām رَحْمَۃُ اللّٰہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ said, "Son!
Repent of disobeying your parents." The young man instantly replied,
"I repent." The Imām رَحْمَۃُ اللّٰہِ
تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ then saw drops of water dripping from the
body of another man and said, "O brother! Repent from fornication."
The man replied, "I repent."
The Imām رَحْمَۃُ
اللّٰہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ then saw drops of water dripping from the
body of a third person and said, "Repent of taking wine and listening to
music." He replied, "I repent." Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Imām Abū
Ḥanīfaĥ رَحْمَۃُ اللّٰہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ
had been given the power of Kashf (spiritual insight) and was able to see the
faults of people. He prayed Allāh عَزَّوَجَلَّ
to take back this faculty of intuition from him. Allāh عَزَّوَجَلَّ answered his prayer and henceforth he
could no longer see the sins of people being washed away during Wuḍū.
(Al-Mīzān-ul-Kubrā,
vol. 1, pp. 130)
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
The
Whole Body Purified
According to summary of two sayings
of the Prophet of mankind, the peace of our heart and mind, the most generous
and kind صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ
وَسَلَّم, "The person who begins Wuḍū by saying بِسْمِ اللّٰه, his whole body from head to toe gets
purified and the one who does not say بِسْمِ اللّٰه
before Wuḍū, only washed portion of his body gets purified."
(Sunan Dār Quṭnī, pp.
108, 109, vol. 1, Hadīṯ 228, 229)
Excellence
of Sleeping in the State of Wuḍū
A Ḥadīš states, "The person who
sleeps in the state of Wuḍū is similar to one who worships in the state of
fasting."
(Kanz-ul-'Ummāl, pp.
123, vol. 9, Hadīš 25994)
The One
who Dies in the State of Wuḍū is a Shahīd
The beloved and blessed Rasūl صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
said to Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Anas رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی
عَنْہُ, "Son! If you have the capability of remaining in the
state of Wuḍū all the time, then do so, because Shaĥādat is written down for
the one whose soul is captured by the angel of death in the state of
Wuḍū."
(Shu'ub Īmān, pp. 29,
vol. 3, 2783)
A'lā Ḥaḍrat Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُالرَّحْمٰن says, "Keeping
Wuḍū all the time is Mustaḥab."
A Tip
to Avoid Troubles
Allāh عَزَّوَجَلَّ
said to Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Musa عَلٰی
نَبِیَّنَاوَعَلَیْہِ الصَّلٰوۃُ وَالسَّلَام, "O Musa! You
should take yourself to task if you face a trouble when not in state of
Wuḍū."
(Shu'ub Īmān, pp. 29,
vol. 3, 2782)
"Remaining in state of Wuḍū at
all times is a Sunnaĥ of Islam."
(Fatāwā Raḍawiyyaĥ
(Jad īd), pp. 702, vol. 1)
Seven
Benefits of Keeping Wuḍū
Imām-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat Imām Aḥmad Razā
Khān عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُالرَّحْمٰن says, "Some
saints رَحِمَهُمُ اللّٰہُتَعَالٰی have said that anyone
who stays in a state of Wuḍū at all times may be awarded with seven bounties by
Allāh عَزَّوَجَلَّ:
1. Angels will be enthusiastic to avail
his company.
2. The holy pen will keep on writing
good deeds for him.
3. His organs will perform Tasbīḥ of
Allāh عَزَّوَجَلَّ.
4. He will never miss his
Takbīr-e-Taḥrīmaĥ (first Takbīr of Ṣalāĥ).
5. When he sleeps, Allāh عَزَّوَجَلَّ sends Angels who will protect him from the
evils of jinns and human beings.
6. He will feel easiness in severe fits
of death.
7. He will remain in the safeguard of
Allāh عَزَّوَجَلَّ as long as he is in
the state of Wuḍū."
(ibid, pp. 702, 703)
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