٭Keeping a good presumption about them

 ٭Honouring Islamic scholars

Welfare of ordinary Muslims means:

 ٭Serving them as per your capability

 ٭Removing worldly and religious problems from them

 ٭Loving them

 ٭Spreading ‘ilm e Deen [Islamic knowledge] amongst them

 ٭Persuading them towards virtuous deeds

 ٭Not liking something for them what one doesn’t like for himself.

(Mirat-ul-Manajeeh, vol. 6, pp. 557)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! There are numerous virtues of carrying out the welfare of Muslims. That was the reason why the passion of condoling and carrying out the welfare of Ummah was deeply embedded into the hearts of our righteous predecessors. Those sacred personalities would look after the welfare of people and comfort their hearts.

Sayyiduna Farooq-e-A’zam’s رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ welfare for a drunkard

Once, Sayyiduna Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ looked for a brave man of Syria but could not find him. He رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was told that he (i.e. the brave Syrian man) has become a habitual drunkard. He رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ said to the message writer: “Write. From Umar Bin Khattab to so and so! May peace descend upon you. I am thankful to Allah Almighty in your relation except Whom, there is none worthy of worship; Who is forgiver of sins, acceptor of repentance, inflictor of severe punishment and possessor of great reward. There is none worthy of worship except Him. We are to return to Him.” Then, he رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ supplicated