Book Name:Shab-e-Baraat Ki Ahmiyat Or Tauba Kay Fazail
(undoubtedly) an act of great reward and something that every Muslim should definitely do.
Indeed, currently Muslims are very far and are moving further away from the teachings of Islam. People have completely forgotten the Hereafter and have been engrossed in this world. Let alone offering Sunnah and Nawafil, majority of people even miss their Fard Salahs. Masajid have been deserted, now to fill them again with people to offer Salah, if we make efforts then undoubtedly this is no less than a privilege. Therefore, try to increase Sada-e-Madinah and support Dawat-e-Islami in filling the Masajid with people to offer Salah.
It has been narrated that it was the routine of Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ that he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ used to awaken people on the way when he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ would leave his house for Salat-ul-Fajr even after the Azan had gone, if he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ found anybody sleeping in the Masjid, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ would awaken him. (At-Tabqat-ul-Kubra, vol. 3, pp. 263)
We should also perform Sada-e-Madinah especially before Fajr Salah, and try to take our family members, relatives and those Muslims who sit in the streets, markets etc. by making an individual effort on them, to the Masjid for offering Salah. If any of them becomes regular in offering Salah due to our individual efforts, then he will become a permanent source of reward for us. Let’s listen to a Madani parable for our persuasion.
An Islamic brother from Tehsil Tanda district Ambyed, Karnagar, U.P. India has stated that he was previously a non-Muslim. Once someone gifted him with Maktaba-tul-Madinah’s published booklet entitled ‘The Respect of a Muslim.’ Amazed by reading the booklet, he realized that Islam which he had always hated, gives the message of peace and harmony. The words of the booklet captured his heart, making him develop an intense liking for Islam.
One day, while he was travelling in a bus, a group of bearded and turbaned Islamic brothers boarded the same bus. He understood that they were Muslims. As he had already developed a liking for Islam, he began to look at