Book Name:Faizan e Imam Shafi
Department of Spiritual Cure, which works to provide spiritual remedies to the grief-stricken ummah of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.
اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه With the intention of alleviating the troubles of those in hardship, the department distributes around 400,000 amulets and litanies monthly free of charge to the sick and grief-stricken. The blessings of the amulets are not restricted to a specific village or city. These amulets can be acquired from stalls in many cities across the country. They can also be found overseas in countries like Africa, America, Bangladesh, India, and more.
The advice of Imam Shāfiʿi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
Sayyidunā ʿAbdullah bin Muhammad رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه tells of an amazing incident. He says:
I was in Baghdad with Imam Shāfiʿi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه and he saw a young man performing wuḍū incorrectly. Imam Shāfiʿi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه invited him towards goodness by saying, “O young man! Correct your wuḍū and Allah will be favourable towards you in this world and the Hereafter.” The great imam said this and continued on his way. The young man heard the advice, completed his wuḍū and began following Imam Shāfiʿi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه.
“Do you need something?”, the imam asked. “Yes please”, the young man replied, “I desire for you to teach me Islamic knowledge.” Thus the illustrious imam declared, “Know that whoever attains recognition of Allah has acquired salvation, whoever worries about issues pertaining to his religion has saved himself from destruction, and whoever adopted abstinence in the world, will be at ease when he enters the court of Allah on the Day of Judgement.”
Imam Shāfiʿi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه further mentioned, “Whoever possesses these three qualities, his faith is complete: