TASSAWWUF (Faize Mufti Muzaffar Ahmed o Mufti NawalurRahman)

Bismillah Walhumdulillah Making Sense of Common Sense: If you feel lazy about carrying out an act of obedience, challenge laziness and carry it out; And if you have an urge for sin, challenge the urge and stay away from that sin. One who can do this doesn't need to anything extra because this very act of wisdom helps establish communion with Allah, and this person is Allah Tala's Guard on duty and this person is Allah Tala's Promoter. - Hakim ul Ummah Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi Rahemahullah

Monday, May 11, 2009

Guidance from The Prophet (peace be upon him)

Guidance from The Prophet (peace be upon him)

Hadrat Aishah (r.a.), the mother of the believers, reported: ‘The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "The one who is proficient in the recitation of the Quran will be with the honorable scribes (the Angels) and he who recites the Quran and finds it difficult to recite, doing his best to recite it in the best way possible, will have a double reward.``

Related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.

Commentary:

The one who is fluent in the Arabic language and is proficient in reciting the Glorious Quran perfectly will be honored to be amongst the Honorable Scribes of Paradise (the Angels); but one who is not fluent in the Arabic language, finds it difficult to recite the Glorious Quran but still makes a sincere effort to recite it as best as one possibly can…..such a person will be bestowed by a double reward by the Lord Most Gracious: one for the recitation of the Quran itself, and the other for making a sincere effort in-spite of his shortcomings.