Book Name:Sakhawat e Mustafa
Madani Pearls of Dhikr and ṣalāt
Dear Islamic brothers! As we conclude this discourse, let us gain the honour of listening to some Madani pearls about dhikr and ṣalāt. First, let us listen to two blessed hadith of the Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:
1. "The example of one who remembers their Lord and one who does not is like that of the living and the dead."[1]
2. "On the Day of Judgment, the closest to me among the people will be those who recited the most ṣalāt upon me in the world."[2]
* Dhikr of Allah Almighty is always spiritual nourishment.
* Some saints of Allah Almighty did not drink water for three years, yet remained alive through the blessings of dhikr.[3]
* Engage in abundant dhikr of Allah and become His special slave.[4]
* Prophet Sulayman عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَمexplained, “The rooster says, اُذْکُرُوا اللہَ یَا غَافِلِیْن – ‘O heedless ones! Remember Allah.’"[5]
* Sending ṣalāt upon the Prophet is such an act, that even Allah Almighty does it.[6]
* If there is any act that Allah Almighty does, angels do, and Muslims are also commanded to do, it is sending ṣalāt upon the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.[7]
[1] Sahih Bukhari, vol. 4, p. 220, Hadith 6407
[2] Sunan al-Tirmidhi, vol. 2, p. 27, hadith 484
[3] Mira`at al-Manajih, vol. 7, p. 320 summaised
[4] A'rabi's Questions and the Arab Master's Answers, p. 3
[5] Faiz al-Qadir, vol. 1, p. 488, under hadith 695
[6] Guldasta Durood O Salam, p. 17
[7] Guldasta Durood O Salam, p. 20