رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ is a part of the Ahl-ul-Bayt of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and the excellence of the Ahl-ul-Bayt is such that the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: A person cannot be a true believer until he loves me more than his own life, and until he considers me more beloved than his self, and until my children are more beloved to him than his own children, and until my Ahl-ul-Bayt are more beloved to him than his own family members.^[1]

Sayyiduna Imam Husayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ is included amongst the companions, and the excellence of the noble companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم is such that the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: If you gave gold equal to a mountain in charity, it will not be equal to a Mudd (a small measurement) or even half a Mudd given in charity by one of my companions.^[2]

Despite possessing all of these virtues, Imam Husayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ would perform Nafl Salah in abundance alongside the Fard Salahs. We should reflect regarding ourselves: Do we perform our Fard Salahs? Do we keep our Fard fasts? Do we pay our Zakat according to the rules of Shari’ah? Are we spending our lives doing those actions which earn the pleasure of Allah Almighty? If we have the ability, then have we performed Hajj according to the principles of the Shari’ah? Sadly we are becoming increasingly lazy in our Fard Salahs; the sound of the Azaan reaches our ears, but we miss our Salah by making excuses of being busy with our work or due to our laziness, and we do not feel any shame in this. However, when it comes to committing sins, our laziness quickly changes into enthusiasm. Some people are even so audacious that when some practicing Islamic brother advises them, giving them the call to righteousness and encourages them to perform Salah or to make up their missed Salahs etc., they reply by saying, اِنْ