blessed sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in this regard and try to follow Sunnah firmly.

Following Sunnah will become like holding burning coal:

1. The Rasool of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the most Generous and Kind صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: اَلْمُتَمَسِّكُ بِسُنَّتِي عِنْدَ اِخْتِلَافِ اُمَّتِي كَالْقَابِضِ عَلَى الْجَمْر i.e. The person who follows my Sunnah firmly during the conflict of my Ummah will be like the one who holds a burning coal on his palm. (Nawadir-ul-Usool, Al-Juz-ul-Awwal, pp. 68, Hadees 87)

2. The Beloved and Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: يَاْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ الصَّابِرُ فِيْهِمْ عَلٰى دِينِهٖ كَالقَابِضِ عَلَى الجَمْرِ An era will come upon people when the person who stays patient on his religion amongst them will be like the one who holds a burning coal. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 115, Hadees 2267)

Commenting on the above-mentioned Hadees, the renowned commentator of the Holy Quran, the great thinker of the Ummah, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated, ‘This era will be near the Judgement Day which has already started. At the present time, it is difficult to live a religious life. Today, it is hard to grow a beard and offer Salah regularly. Refraining from usury [i.e. interest] is almost impossible.’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has further stated, ‘As it is possible only for a greatly patient person to place a burning coal on his palm likewise, it will be very difficult to become a sincere and perfect Muslim at that time.’ (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 7, pp. 172)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

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Dear Islamic brothers! The respected Mufti رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه provided this commentary on the blessed Hadees in his time. Today, fearlessness in religious matters and non-observance of religious teachings have multiplied many times. It is an undeniable fact that the Islamic sisters who want to wear