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Title: Bukhaari Khatam

Transcription of a Majlis delivered by: Hadhrat Maulana

Shah Abdul Hamid Is’haq Sahib Dâmat Barakatuhum

Transcribed By: Shaheen Kola

Edited By:- Mufti Mohammed Desai

First Edition: Rabi-Ul-Awwal 1435 / January 2014

Second Edition: Jamadal Ula 1437 / March 2016

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FOREWORD

In Muharram 1434 on the day of Jumuah, a Bukhaari Khatam was

held at Malboro Jaame Masjid after Maghrib Salaah. Hadhrat

Maulana conducted the Jumuah Bayaan wherein Hadhrat

stressed on the importance of following the Deen of Islam and

Shariah, as it was revealed over 1400 years ago in its pristine

purity without any adulteration. Hadhrat emphasised that this is

the only Deen acceptable to Allah and not any other modern

form of Deen.

After Maghrib, Hadhrat Maulana conducted the Bukhaari Khatam

explaining the importance of sincerity, the need for Wahiy

(divine revelation), the harms of secularism and the need for

one’s Islaah even though one may be an Aalim of Deen.

May Allah accept Hadhrat Maulana’s effort and grant us the

Taufeeq to practise. Ameen.

CONTENTS

FOREWORD .......................................................................................... 1

JUMUAH BAYAAN-MARLBORO JUMUAH MASJID .................................. 5

OBJECT OF ONE’S LIFE ......................................................................... 6

WHAT IS DEEN..................................................................................... 8

REALITY OF DEEN.............................................................................. 10

THE ISLAM OF RASULULLAH IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE ISLAM ... 11

ISLAM DOES NOT NEED A FACELIFT ................................................. 14

DECEPTION WILL BE EXPOSED IN THE QABR ................................... 16

OUR SOLUTION IS TO HOLD ON TO THE ISLAM OF RASULULLAH

DEARLY .............................................................................................. 16

KHATAME-BUKHAARI PART 1 ........................................................... 18

WHY HAVE WE BEEN SENT TO THIS WORLD? .................................. 18

BUKHAARI SHARIF DISCUSSES ALL THE ASPECTS OF DEEN ............. 20

THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROPAGATE DEEN! ................................... 21

IMPORTANCE OF SINCERITY ............................................................. 22

AN IMPORTANT DUA TAUGHT TO US BY RASULULLAH ................. 23

IMPORTANCE OF WAHIY ................................................................... 25

WHAT IS SECULAR KNOWLEDGE? ..................................................... 29

HOW DID ALLAH CREATE THE HUMAN BEING?............................ 30

KITAAB-UT-TAWHEED ...................................................................... 32

FOLLOWING ONE’S DESIRES .............................................................. 35

THE WEIGHING OF ONE’S DEEDS ...................................................... 36

ESSENCE OF THE FIRST AND LAST HAADITH OF BUKHAARI SHARIF 40

TWO SIMPLE WORDS GREATLY LOVED BY ALLAH ....................... 41

BRING QUALITY IN ONE’S DEEDS ...................................................... 42

AN EXAMPLE OF MAULANA YUSUF KANDHELWI .......................... 45

TO PRACTISE DEEN ONE NEEDS A SHEIKH ....................................... 47

KHATAME-BUKHAARI PART 2 ........................................................... 51

THE IMPORTANCE OF HADITH .......................................................... 52

THE RANK OF BUKHAARI SHARIF ...................................................... 53

BE GRATEFUL FOR THE DARUL ULOOMS .......................................... 54

THE FIRST HADITH OF BUKHAARI SHARIF........................................ 56

IMPORTANCE OF IKHLAS ................................................................... 58

INCIDENT OF ABDULLAH BIN MUBARAK ...................................... 60

HOW TO MEASURE ONE’S SINCERITY ................................................ 61

ADVICE OF MAULANA ILYAS SAHEB AND THE VERSES OF QURAAN

ONE SHOULD READ BEFORE RENDERING A BAYAAN........................ 62

CHAPTER ON WAHIY ......................................................................... 63

DARWINS THEORY OF EVOLUTION ................................................... 64

THE OBJECTIVE OF SCHOOLS ............................................................. 65

WHY DID IMAAM BUKHAARI BRING THE CHAPTER OF WAHIY ... 66

LAST CHAPTER OF BUKHAARI ........................................................... 67

MEANING OF THE WORD “QIST” ........................................................ 68

ZIKR OF ALLAH .............................................................................. 70

THE BLESSING OF THE TONGUE ........................................................ 72

REPLY OF MAULANA MASEEHULLAH ............................................ 74

A NOTEWORTHY INCIDENT ............................................................... 75

MEANING OF SUBHANALLAH ............................................................ 76

MEANING OF ALHAMDULILLAH ........................................................ 78

A WIFE WILL NOT PRAISE HER HUSBAND ........................................ 78

IMPORTANCE OF RESPECT ................................................................ 80

ACQUISITION OF NUR-E-NABUWWAT ............................................... 81

PRACTISING AS AN AALIM WITHOUT HOUSEMANSHIP..................... 82

ALLAMAH KHALID KURDI ............................................................. 84

INCIDENTS OF TOLERANCE OF OUR PIOUS PREDECESSORS ............. 85

IMPORTANCE OF SUHBAT ................................................................. 89

FIVE IMPORTANT DUAS ..................................................................... 92

JUMUAH BAYAAN-MARLBORO JUMUAH MASJID

I will read a few couplets and translate them and I plead to

everyone to keep these couplets in mind throughout the Bayaan.

The Bayaan will then prove to be more beneficial Insha-Allah. We

will also understand the purpose and the object of the Bayaan.

These couplets are,

ا ےہ رضور

.ایک دن رمن

Ehk din marnaa he Zuroor

“One day we will definitely have to die.”

ا ےہ ایک دن تیم

ان

رضور ق م ر ا ں ان

Ehk din mayyit koh qabr meh ootarna he Zuroor

“One day the deceased will definitely be lowered into the grave.”

رضور وےسی رھبین ےسیج رکین

Jese karne woh yese bahrne Zuroor

“As we lived our lives, so will we be rewarded without any doubt.”

ONE DAY WE WILL HAVE TO DIE, OUR BODIES WILL BE

LOWERED INTO THE QABR, AND WE WILL THEN GET THE

REPAYMENT OF OUR ACTIONS.

فمن ي عمل مث قال ذرة خي را ي ره

Whosoever has done an atoms weight of good will see it

مث قال ذرة شرا ي ره ومن ي عمل

Whosoever has done an atoms weight of evil will see it

OBJECT OF ONE’S LIFE

We have not come into this world to pass our life. If a person

experiences some form of difficulty, some of us might say, “Now

he is finished, he is gone.” This may not be the case. We have not

come into this world so we can have big bank balances, big

houses, etc. The Dunya is a temporary abode. The real life is the

Akhiraah. We have come to the Dunya to prepare for our

Akhiraah so that we can live it up in Jannah forever.

A person would be foolish to live it up in this Dunya but he

suffers in the Akhiraah. A person who makes reservations in an

exclusive hotel and lives it up for one night but he has to pay the

bill for the rest of his life is a foolish man. Therefore we have not

come to this Dunya just to live it up but we have come to prepare

for the Akhiraah.

Islam is a balanced religion. Islam does not prohibit us from

Dunya. We are allowed to get married, have children, have

businesses, etc. but these things are secondary and not the

objective of our life. Our object is the Akhirat. We have to attend

to the Dunya according to our needs and necessities. We should

set our minds accordingly and understand our objective, of the

Dunya.

I will repeat those couplets:

ا ےہ رضور

ایک دن رمن


“One day we will definitely have to die.”

ا ےہ رضور

ان

ایک دن تیم ق م ر ا ں ان

Ehk din mayyit koh qabr meh ootarna he Zuroor

“One day the deceased will definitely be lowered in the grave.”

ےسیج رکین وےسی رھبین رضور

“As we lived our lives, so will we be rewarded without any

doubt.”

Let us keep these couplets in mind throughout the Bayaan.

In the verse of the Quraan-e-Paak which I have recited, Allah

says,

اإلسالم إن الدين عند الل

Definitely the only way of life acceptable to Allah is Islam

WHAT IS DEEN

This is a very famous verse and it is not difficult to understand

and it is easy to translate. Many people would translate it as,

“Undoubtedly the Deen by Allah is Islam.” However this is not

a translation but a repetition of the Arabic words. In Arabic the

word is Deen and we also translate it as Deen. What is Deen? We

translate the word Deen as religion. It is correct but it is a very

narrow meaning of religion.

In fact shaytaan and our enemies (the agents of shaytaan) want

us to understand, Deen is religion.

In which context and how?

They want us to understand that religion is one department of

your life. A person will do all other activities such as, one will be a

businessman, a husband, a housewife, etc. and being a Muslim

will be one department of one’s life.

An example of this is, we have come for Jumuah. Many people do

not wear Topis normally? But now for Jumuah they will wear a

Topi. If we are wearing a short sleeve shirt, then we will take a

Jubba from the Masjid and wear it, if we wear our trousers below

our ankles, then we will fold it up (above the ankles) because we

are in the department of Deen thus we will conform to Deen.

However when we leave this department and go back to our

businesses or our jobs, we will take off our Topi and lower our

trousers because we are no longer in the department of Deen.

Whilst we were in the department of Deen we accepted Deen.

Similarly during the month of Ramadaan, we become super

Muslims. When we go for Haj and Umrah, we become even more

super Muslims. We excel in our Ibadat. When we return to our

businesses or when we are on the sports grounds we are just like

everyone else. We have made Deen one department of our life

and this is incorrect.

What is Deen? Deen is a complete way of life. A person should be

a Muslim at all times, whether he is in the Masjid, in the house, in

the privacy of his bedroom, in the business etc. it is a complete

way of life, which Allah requires from us.

إن الدين عند الل اإلسالم Definitely the only way of life acceptable to Allah is Islam

Then we translate the word Islam? Normally, we regard it to be a

religion. The Deen or religion which is accepted by Allah is

Islam. This is in contrast to Christianity, Hinduism and Judaism.

What is really the word Islam? Islam is total submission to

Allah, with our minds and our hearts. Therefore the correct

translation of this Ayat would be:

“The way of life which is accepted by Allah, is total submission to

Allah.”

For example, the days of Qurbani have passed and many of us

have made our Qurbani, Alhamdulillah. When we slaughtered we

also read this Ayat,

ق ل إن صالت ون س كي ومياي ومات لل رب العالمي “Say, Verily my Salaah, my slaughtering, my living and my dying is

for Allah Rabb of the universe”

REALITY OF DEEN

If we made Qurbani in the true sense then the reality would have

come into us. However, if we only slaughtered an animal and we

did not find the reality of Qurbani then such a Qurbani will not

change anything in our life.

Another example, fasting is one thing and to stay hungry is

something else. Unfortunately many of us stay hungry in

Ramadaan and we regard Ramadaan to be a burden upon us. We

do not get any enjoyment in Ramadaan, but if we keep Roza (in

the true sense of the word), then it will be different.

A material example is, a person asks his son to open the shop for

him but he is not interested in the business. It doesn’t matter

whether there are customers or not, whether there are goods or

not, he is not concerned. This will be just opening and closing the

shop but doing business is something else. A person that makes a

profit in the business will encounter many problems but he will

continue trading because he is earning a profit in his business. If

one just opens and closes his shop, he will be wasting his time.

Similarly, keeping Roza and staying hungry are two different

things. Slaughtering an animal and making Qurbani are two

different things. If we make Qurbani with the spirit of Qurbani,

that is to sacrifice everything for Allah, then we will derive

enjoyment in Qurbani.

Deen is a complete way of life and that is to totally surrender

oneself and become submissive to Allah. We all know, this is

an Ayat of the Quraan Sharif which was revealed over 1400 years

ago. The Islam which Allah is speaking of in this Ayat is the

Islam of more than 1400 years ago, which is the only way of life

that is acceptable by Allah.

In another Ayat, Allah says,

ومن يبتغ غري االسالم دينا فلن يقبل منه

And any person who chooses any other way of life besides total

submission to Allah, it won’t be accepted from him.

هو ىف االخرة من اخلسرينو

He will be amongst the real losers in the Akhirat, and the loss of the

Akhirat is a serious loss.

THE ISLAM OF RASULULLAH IS THE ONLY

ACCEPTABLE ISLAM

In the Akhirat there is either Jannah or Jahanam. There is no in-

between. In the world we will find some people who are super

rich, yet they spend very little. We will find many people who do

not even have enough to survive upon. Then we have a category

who earn a salary and live comfortably but they are not rich nor

are they poor.

In the hereafter, a person will either be super rich in Jannah or he

will be super poor in Jahannam. A person will receive the great

enjoyments of Jannah or the tortures and suffering of Jahannam.

It is not a matter of just living in this world and taking Islam

casually. If a Muslim attends Jumuah once a week and performs

Salaah etc. such a Muslim does not have any real concern of the

Akhiraah. This is the Islam, we are following. The Islam which

Allah requires is that Islam which Allah gave to Rasulullah

1400 years ago.

If we present a new model of Islam to Allah today, whether it

be a Turkish model, Saudi Salafi model or any other model it will

be unacceptable. The model acceptable to Allah is the model

which was given to Rasulullah and we should be extremely

thankful that such a model still exists with us, from the era of

Rasulullah . It has been conveyed throughout the world over

this period of 1400 years via the Sahaaba , Taabi’een, Tabi

Taabi’een, the great Imaams of Fiqh such as, Imaan Abu Hanifa ,

the great Muhaditheen such as Imaam Bukhaari and many

other great Ulama and in our era by Mufti Sanjalvi Saheb and

other great Ulama which are present here today.

They brought that Islam which Allah says, He is going to

accept and all other new models of Islam are unacceptable by

Allah. What I am explaining is, that we have to stick to that

original model of Islam and not initiate any new model. Our

salvation lies in the original model of Islam which Rasulullah

brought to us. Otherwise, if we are going to embrace some new

models this will not be accepted by Allah .

As an example, if one likes Coca Cola, this is an example,

otherwise I do not like to take the name Coca-Cola. It is one

hundred percent poison and detrimental for the health. One of

our friends once took off his Topi and showed me a hole at the

back of his head the size of a tennis ball. He said this is the evil

and the harm of Coca Cola. All fizzy drinks especially Coke and

Pepsi contain huge contents of sugar and various other harmful

ingredients.

Anyway, I am just giving an example. If a person adds black

vinegar inside a Coca Cola bottle and presents it to somebody.

The person will get very upset as the label reads Coca Cola but it

contains black vinegar. It looks like Coca Cola but it is not Coca

Cola. Likewise, if we have the name and label of Islam, it will be

more bitter than black vinegar and it will be unacceptable by

Allah just as a friend will not accept the vinegar in a falsely

labelled bottle.

Allah says in the Quraan Sharif,

فلن يقبل منه

It will never be accepted from him.

A persons label is Islam, his name is Muhammad or Yusuf, her

name is Fatima, Amina, etc. then keep that same label inside. Do

not have an Islamic label on the outside yet something else on the

inside. What is your label of Islam? It is that Islam which Allah

requires from us, which was given to Rasulullah. This is the

Deen which the Sahaba practised and the Ulama have given it

to us in a plate, ready for us to practise upon.

Like the couplet I have quoted, we will all have to die. When we

are in our Qabr, we will be asked about the original Islam and if

we go with any other type of Islam then we will have to suffer the

consequences. We will say the Ulama addressed us every Jumuah

but they did not inform us and now we have to suffer. Therefore,

it is the duty of the Ulama to inform you so that you are prepared

when you enter the grave. If we have weakness in our A’mal then

we need to make Tauba and Istighfaar but we should not change

our route.

If a pilot of an aeroplane is one degree off from his landing point,

forget missing the airport or the landing strip, he will even miss

the country. He will land in the sea or in the jungle. If we move

one degree away from Shariah and the Islam which Allah had

given Rasulullah then we will land somewhere and what then

will be the condition when we enter Qabr. We should regard this

as a very serious matter.

ISLAM DOES NOT NEED A FACELIFT

Another example is that of a person that is getting married and

somebody buys him a very modern shoe and his friend delivers

the shoe to him the night before his wedding. However when he

fits the shoe, it is too small for him. What must he do? Will he

chop a portion of his toes off to make it fit? No! We will say use

another pair of shoes instead of chopping your toes.

Similarly, if Islam does not fit into modern day society, will we

chop and trim Islam? Will we use certain portions of Islam and

remove certain portions, will we remove the beard and Purda

from Islam and fit into the modern world? No! We must keep the

old Islam. Stretch your shoe or purchase a bigger size. Likewise,

we will not fit Islam into the modern world nor will we chop and

trim Islam to suit the modern day lifestyle to please people,

whether it is America, Israel, etc. we will not change our Islam to

suit them. We will pull Islam from the camel age and the modern

world will have to conform to this Islam.

A person came with his family from the village to the city. He had

never experienced city life. He went to a supermarket with his old

wife. He saw the door of a lift open and thought that the wall is

opening up. He wondered, “What is happening here?” He observed

very carefully, he saw an old lady go inside and the wall closed

again. He was shocked! A woman went into the wall and it closed.

After a while the wall opened again and a young lady came out. He

sent his grandson to call his old wife quickly, so we can send her in

and she will come out as a new model.

We cannot give Islam a facelift. We cannot say that Islam is old

fashioned, we cannot say it is the camel age Islam or the stone-

age Islam. There is nothing as fresh, and modern and beautiful as

the Islam which Allah gave to Rasulullah. Must we change

our pure Islam to fit into the modern day nudity, drugs, rape and

crime? It can never happen!

Islam is a beautiful way of life and only this Islam is going to give

us salvation in the Aakhirah. Again I will quote these couplets.

ا ےہ رضور

ایک دن رمن


One day we will definitely have to die.”

ا ےہ رضور

ان

ایک دن تیم ق م ر ا ں ان

Ehk din mayyit koh ootarna he Zuroor

“One day the deceased will definitely be lowered in the grave.”

ےسیج رکین وےسی رھبین رضور

Jese karne woh yese bahrne Zuroor

“As we lived our lives, so will we be rewarded without any doubt?”

DECEPTION WILL BE EXPOSED IN THE QABR

The life of this world is sixty or seventy years but the life of the

Akhirat is forever. If we failed in our sixty or seventy years in this

Dunya, we are going to face eternal failure in the Akhirat. It is not

just a matter of death and it is all over. In this world we can

deceive people with an outward look of piety by wearing a Topi,

beard, Kurta and act very pious but our internal condition will be

exposed at the time of death.

ل ما ف الصد ور وح ص

What lies hidden within the chest is going to be exposed

If one owns a parrot and teaches it the Azaan, teaches it to make

Zikr, to make Salaam, etc. the parrot will do all of this the whole

day. However when the parrot is caught by a cat or the dog, it will

forget everything and it will utter that which is within its heart

and that is the sounds “Te, Te, Te.”

May Allah protect us at the time of death? What is a dog or cat

in comparison to “Malikul Maut,” who will come to us in a much

more frightening manner? If we haven’t registered “La-ilaha-

illalah” in the heart then everything else will be uttered at the

time of death. If we fail here it is eternal failure and if we pass

then it is eternal success in the hereafter.

OUR SOLUTION IS TO HOLD ON TO THE ISLAM OF

RASULULLAH DEARLY

My dear brothers! This is a very serious matter. We are faced

with Fitnas from all sides, internally and externally. New

challenges face us daily. The solution to these challenges is that

we hold firmly to that Islam which Allah gave to Rasulullah

and as I mentioned if we are weak in our A’maal, we must make

Tauba and Istighfaar.

لم كآفة وال ت تبع وا خ ط وات الشيطان إنه لك م ع د و مبين ي أي ها الذين آمن وا ادخ ل وا ف السO you who have Imaan! Enter into Islam completely and do not

follow in the footsteps of Shaytaan for he is certainly your open

enemy.

Enter fully into this type of Islam, let us not be impressed by

outward beautiful forms, by new slogans and new words, etc. Let

us stick to that Islam which Allah wants from us. It is the only

Islam acceptable by Allah .

May Allah bless us to live and die by it and may Allah raise

us on it. Ameen!

KHATAME-BUKHAARI PART 1

احلمد هلل وكفى وسالم على عباده الذين اصطفى احلمد هلل منشىء اخللق من عدم مث الصلوة على املختار ىف القدم موالي صل وسلم دائما ابدا على حبيبك على رسولك

صل ي رب صل وسلم دائما ابدا على بشري نذير ممدا موالي خري اخللق كلهمبلغ سالمى روضة فيها النىب احملرتم ي خري من وسلم دائما ابدا على طه سيد املرسلي

دفنت ابلقاع اعظمه فطاب من طيبهن القاع واالكم روحي الفداء لقرب انت ساكنه فيه العفاف وفيه اجلود والكرم هو احلبيب الذي ترجى شفاعته لكل هول من االحوال

اما بعد فقد مقتحم ي رب بلغ ابملصطفى مقاصدان واغفر لنا ما مضى ي واسع الكرمرب نا واب عث فيهم قال هللا تبارك وتعاىل اعوذ من الشيطان الرجيم بسم هللا الرمحن الرحيم

ن ه م ي ت ل و عليهم آيتك وي علم ه م الكتاب واحلكمة وي زكيهم إنك أنت العزيز رس وال م الان العظيمصدق هللا مو احلكيم

WHY HAVE WE BEEN SENT TO THIS WORLD?

Tonight, we are greatly honoured to have the Khatam of Bukhaari

Sharif, which is the graduation of the Aalim course.

Allah has sent us in the world to prepare for the Akhirah.

الدنيا مزرعة االخرة

The world is a plantation of the hereafter!

How do we prepare for the Akhirah (hereafter)?

We only have knowledge of life in this world, we know how to

build a house, we know about our food, our cars etc.

How will we come to know of the Akhirah. How would we have

known what will happen when we die? How would we have

known that there is life after death?

Allah sent the Quraan Sharif to Rasulullah and that is our

Kitaab of guidance. The Quraan Sharif is of a very high level and

nature to such an extent it is not even easy for the Ulama to

understand the Quraan Sharif.

Allah sent the Ambiya and finally Imaamul Ambiya (leader

of all the Messengers) Muhammad to explain the Quraan Sharif.

Rasulullah explained the Quraan Sharif verbally and

practically.

ن خلقه القرانكا

The character, the life of Rasulullah was the Quraan Sharif.

This is the basis of our preparation for the Akhirah, for which

Allah has sent us into the world. We should remove all forms

of doubt from our mind that we are in the world to enjoy the

worldly life, rather we are in this world solely and only to

prepare for the hereafter.

Dunya is a necessity and we have to attend to the necessities of

life, but the object of our life is not Dunya. For example, we use a

Garmin to reach our destination. When we have reached the

destination, we do not require the Garmin anymore.

Similarly, we require the Dunya to fulfil our needs. We are human

and therefore we have to eat, drink and we also have permissible

desires, which we have to fulfil, so we use the Dunya to fulfil

these needs. However, our object is to reach our destination

which is to acquire the pleasure of Allah, to recognise Allah,

to prepare for the Akhirah and ultimately enter Jannah.

Allah has given us the Quraan Sharif and the explanation

which is the Hadith Sharif.

BUKHAARI SHARIF DISCUSSES ALL THE ASPECTS OF

DEEN

Amongst the Kitaabs of Hadith is the Kitaab of Muhammad bin

Ismail Al Bukhaari (rahimahullah) which is the most authentic

book after the Quraan Sharif - this is the Kitaab that will be

completed by these students, just as the students of every Darul-

Uloom in the world complete this Kitaab. This Kitaab is referred

to as a ‘Jaami’. ‘Jaami’ is that Kitaab that contains every aspect of

Deen. When the students studied Tafseer (commentary) of

Quraan Sharif and translation of the Quraan Sharif, they had

studied the entire Deen.

The Darul Ulooms are those blessed and honourable places,

where Deen is alive in totality up to this very day, even though it

may be only in teaching the theory such as capital punishment

(i.e. stoning to death, and flogging a person for committing

adultery, etc.) There are certain places in the world where capital

punishment still exists but there are many other aspects of Deen

which are non-existent. However, Alhamdulillah, these aspects of

Deen are being taught in the Darul Ulooms such as running an

Islamic country, Islamic law and judgment, Islamic business

principles etc.

In the Quraan Sharif Allah says,

ي أي ها الرس ول ب لغ ما أ نزل إليك من ربك وإن ل ت فعل فما ب لغت رسالته

Oh Rasool, propagate what has been revealed to you from your

Rabb, and if you do not do so, then you have not conveyed Allah’s

message.

It is your duty to convey Deen to the next generation. Rasulullah

completed this task in such a perfect manner that when

Sahabah were questioned by Rasulullah ,

“Have I conveyed the message to you?”

They responded,

مة وكشفت الغمةقد بلغت الرسالة واديت االمانة ونصحت اال

Certainly, you have conveyed the message, discharged the

responsibility which you were entrusted with, you were a well-

wisher to the Ummah and you have removed all forms of darkness.

Rasulullah responded by saying,

اللهم اشهد اللهم اشهد

Oh Allah! You bear witness. Oh Allah! You bear witness (that I have

conveyed the message)

The Sahaaba gave evidence on the planes of Arafah. So, it is the

duty of every Aalim who is an inheritor of the Messengers to

convey the complete Deen.

THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROPAGATE DEEN!

It is the duty of every Muslim parent to play their role as a parent

and give Deen to their children and to the future generations.

Teach them Deen, make them practise upon Deen, make their

hearts and mind Islaamically orientated and not western

orientated - which is to love the west, their fashion, lifestyle, etc.

As the Ummatis of Rasulullah, it is our duty to pass on Deen to

the next generation as our parents have passed Deen on to us.

Only in this way will Islam be perpetuated and carry on. If we fail

in our duty and do not pass it on to the next generation, we will

not have Islam.

As Ulama, parents and as a community, it is our duty to pass on

the Deen of Islam, whether we are Mutawallis (caretakers) of the

Masjid or the responsible people of the town. Propagating Deen

is our primary duty. We will be counted from amongst those that

have fulfilled their responsibility if we convey Deen in all its

three facets:

1. We must convey the Knowledge of Deen.

2. We must practice on Deen.

3. The heart and mind must also become “Deendar” (Muslim

orientated).

Then only have we fulfilled our duty.

IMPORTANCE OF SINCERITY

Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) explained one of the most

important aspects of Deen in the beginning of his kitaab which is

Niyyat (i.e. we must have sincerity in all that we do). Sincerity of

intention is a requirement for every person in all his actions.

For example, if we add zero plus zero it will equal to zero, if we

add one hundred zeros to zero, we still have zero. However, if

you place the number one in front of the zero we will get ten, if

we add another zero it will become hundred, if we add another

zero it will become one thousand, if we add another zero it will

become ten thousand, etc. the value will continue increasing.

Likewise, if we add one Niyyat (intention) of Ikhlaas (sincerity) in

front then you will be doing A’mal (actions) with sincerity. If a

person’s actions are void of sincerity then the actions of such a

person will be like particles of dust on the day of Qiyamah as

explained in the Quraan Sharif,

هباء منثورا

Particles of dust!

The actions of a person will be brought before him on the day of

Qiyamah. The A’mal of a person without Ikhlaas (sincerity) is like

a person whose house was locked for a long time, six months or a

year. When he opens the house, it is full of dust. When he strikes

the dust with a duster, all the dust flies away.

Similarly, A’mal carried out without sincerity will be hit once and

all the A’mal will fly away. Imaam Bukhaari has drawn our

attention to this very important aspect. We must have Ikhlaas in

all our A’mal whether we are running Darul-Ulooms, teaching,

learning, etc. Without Ikhlaas (sincerity), our A’mal will fly away

leaving it valueless.

AN IMPORTANT DUA TAUGHT TO US BY RASULULLAH

Rasulullah said,

“If a pitch black ant moves in a pitch black night, on a pitch black

stone, nobody will hear the movement of the ant, neither will

anyone see the ant. More secretly than that will ostentation come

into the heart of a person?”

وهم ال يشعرون

And they won’t even know (that they are inflicted with this disease

of ostentation.)

Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah reward him) said,

“Oh messenger of Allah, , in that case we will all be destroyed.

The Salaah, Zakaat, Haj, Charity, carried out during one’s lifetime

will be destroyed.”

Rasulullah taught them a Dua to recite which will protect them

from all forms of ostentation.

قليله وكثريه

Whether a person possesses a little or a lot

صغريه وكبريه

The small and the big.

ظاهره وابطنه

What is manifest and what is hidden?

The Dua is as follows,

اللهم اىن اعوذبك ان اشرك بك شيئا واان اعلم واستغفرك ملا ال اعلم

Oh Allah! I seek refuge in You from ascribing any partners to You

knowingly and I seek Your forgiveness from that which I am

unaware of.

By the blessings of this Dua, Inshallah, we will gain one hundred

percent sincerity. However, Ikhlaas is a whole chapter of its own.

Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi takes Qasm (an oath) and says,

Ikhlaas (sincerity) will not come into a person unless he stays in

the company of Ahlullah and Mashaaikh.

It is a different thing that a person thinks that he is sincere.

Whether a person is really sincere or not is a separate issue

which he will find out in the Qabr. So it is very, very important

that we develop this quality of sincerity, which comes only by

remaining in the company of those people who have sincerity.

When a person attains sincerity, then only, will a person be

rewarded for his actions. Imaam Bukhaari has stressed on the

importance of sincerity and many Muhaditheen have started

their Kitaabs with the same Riwayat (narration) of Sincerity.

IMPORTANCE OF WAHIY

Imam Bukhaari starts the next chapter of his Kitaab,

”يه وسلمكيف كان بدئ وحى رسول هللا صلى هللا عل“

How did the revelation of Wahiy commence?

Why is Wahiy important? Imaam Bukhaari had compiled his

Kitaab approximately 1200 years ago yet it informs us of all

forms of Fitnas that will come till the day of Qiyamah. If we study

Bukhaari Sharif properly then an Aalim will have the answer to

every Fitnah that will appear. He will also have an answer to the

most modernist people and the atheistic minded people. All the

answers are in Bukhaari Sharif.

In the verse of the Quraan Sharif that I recited Allah states that

Ibrahim made the syllabus for Rasulullah. What will the

work of Rasulullah be when he comes into the world?

Three things have been mentioned in the verse of the Quraan

Sharif,

يتلوا عليهم ايتك

He will recite Your verses to them

To learn, teach, and recite the Quraan Sharif. This is done in our

Maktabs (primary Madressahs) where the Quraan Sharif is

taught to the children.

ويعلمهم الكتاب واحلكمة

Teach them the book and wisdom

Where Quraan and Hadith is taught that is the Darul-Ulooms.

And then the third duty is

ويزكيهم

And He will purify them

“Tazkiya-e-Nafs” which we call the department of the Khanqah, of

Islaah and Tazkiya (spiritual rectification)

This verse appears in four places of the Quraan Sharif. In the first

place the Dua of Ibrahim has been brought first. In the other

three places Allah has brought Tilawat (recitation) of Quraan

Sharif first, Tazkiya second and Taleem at the end. Allah has

brought Tazkiya after Tilawat of the Quraan Sharif. Why?

The Ulama explain that the reason for this sequence is that

learning the Quraan Sharif in the Maktab is most important and

then a person will be able to make Tazkiya. What is Tazkiya?

Tazkiya is to get the eyes of the heart opened. The glass that I

have in my hand has got a glassed bottom, therefore water will

not fall out. But if I have to turn the glass around then all the

water will fall out. If I place this glass upside down under the

Niagara Falls or Victoria Falls, not a single drop will go into the

glass. On the other hand, if I place the glass in the correct manner

under such a tap where the water is leaking one drop an hour,

the glass will gradually get filled.

If the glass of the heart is turned upside down, we will read

Bhukari Sharif, Hidayah, Jalalain, Baidawi but the glass will

remain empty, if the glass of the heart is turned up in the correct

manner then see the benefit that we will derive. This is when the

eyes of the heart, the spiritual eyes will be open.

This is the work of the Khanqah, the Ahlulla and the Mashaaikh.

When the spiritual eyes open and then one studies Bukhaari

Sharif, Hidayah and all the other kitaabs, then one will not see

with the eyes of the head but one will see with the eyes of the

heart and the glass will be filled.

Imaam Bukhaari explained the importance of “Wahiy” (Divine

revelation from Allah). Wahiy is our means of acquiring

knowledge of Deen and Dunya. There are three basic sources of

knowledge which Allah has given us.

One source is our five senses i.e. seeing, speaking, hearing,

touching and smelling. With our eyes we are able to differentiate

between lights, a fan, etc. We acquire a lot of knowledge from

these five senses which Allah blessed us with.

ع واالبصار واالفئدةوجعل لكم السم

And He blessed you with ears, eyes and a heart

Allah made all this by which we acquire knowledge.

Another major faculty by which we acquire detailed and

sophisticated knowledge is by means of the brains that is, by

reasoning. We reason using our intellect and intelligence. We are

able to calculate, make equations, make formulas and develop

many things. We fly aeroplanes, go in submarines. We

communicate with people overseas, etc.

These two sources of acquiring knowledge are very limited. We

cannot use our brains to determine what is going to happen in

the Qabr, what is required on the day of Qiyamah, what is Jannat,

what is Jahannam?

Therefore the third most important source of knowledge is

Wahiy (divine revelation) which Allah sent.

Imaam Bukhaari is referring to this form of knowledge.

WHAT IS SECULAR KNOWLEDGE?

Today, we are all seeking secular education. What is secular

education? The education that is in contrast to religious

education is termed as secular education (i.e. that education in

which there is no religion).

Approximately three to four hundred years ago, people in Europe

were governed by the church. Their countries and education

system was also controlled by the church. They broke away and

said, “We have become secular.” We are only living in the world

for enjoyment and love of world. In other words we will live the

life of an animal by doing whatever we want to do, irrespective of

how we get it? In that way they broke away from religious

education. When they broke away from religious education, the

concept of Allah was removed. The concept of Akhirah, Qabr,

and the day of Qiyamah, Jannat and Jahanam were removed.

When they removed religion from education, they were faced

with other challenges and dilemmas.

For example, when they took out Allah from their equation,

then they had to explain, how did this world come into existence?

According to the church and all other religions, Allah created

the heavens and earth.

ي ق ل أئنك م لتكف ر ون ابلذي خلق الرض ف ي ومي وتعل ون له أندادا ذلك رب العالم

Say, do you people really disbelieve in and ascribe partners to the

being Who created the earth in two days? It is He Who is the Rabb

of the universe.

Allah created the heavens and the earth but they removed it. So

how did it come into existence? They coined the theory called,

“The big bang theory.” That a very huge bang took place and

everything, not only came into existence but into perfect

existence. A simple answer to that is, if I have to drop a small

glass on tiles or cement there will be a small bang, will the glass

be made or will it break with this small bang? It will break! They

say a big bang took place but things not only got made but got

made perfectly. They had to adopt this theory when they

removed Allah from the equation, the height of stupidity had

settled in.

Unfortunately, this theory is being promoted in the world and not

only amongst the non-Muslims but they are bringing it into our

Muslim schools, colleges and universities. Then they were faced

with another challenge, just very shortly after that, how did

humans come into existence?

HOW DID ALLAH CREATE THE HUMAN BEING?

Allah says,

دك م ه و الذي خلقك م من ت راب مث من نطفة مث من علقة مث ي رج ك م طفال مث لت ب ل غ وا أش من ي ت وىف من ق بل ولت ب ل غ وا أجال مسمى ولعلك م ت عقل ون مث لتك ون وا ش ي وخا ومنك م

It is He who created you from sand, then from a drop of fluid, then

from a clot of blood after which Allah had extracted you as a

child. Thereafter (Allah preserves you) to reach your strength

(as an adult) and then to become old, the lives of some of you being

taken first (before reaching old age) and so that you reach your

appointed term and so that you may understand.

يل ق ك م ف ب ط ون أ مهاتك م خلقا من ب عد خلق ف ظ ل مات ثالث

Allah creates you in the wombs of your mothers, as a creation after

a creation (taking you through the various stages of foetal

development) in three layers of darkness

They had to create their own answers. Therefore they came up

with, “Darwins theory of evolution.” Man was first a monkey and

then he became a human being. Our Sheikh (Damat

Barakatuhum) gives a simple answer to this,

“In your Kruger National Park you got millions of monkeys. If one

monkey had become a human being, then why till today hasn’t

another monkey become a human being as well?”

A person has three or four children, one became a Hafiz, another

child can also become a Hafiz and in many families all the

children become Huffaz. One son is an Aalim and then another

one also becomes an Aalim. One son is a doctor, another one also

becomes a doctor. So why have we not seen a second monkey

become a human being till today? This is all their monkey

business which is a result of taking Allah out of the equation,

then stupidity and idiocy came into them.

The sad part is, all this is taught in all the universities and they do

PHD’s and doctorates on this. The fossils of monkeys are sold for

billions of pounds in the world. If we study Bukhaari Sharif we

will have the answer to all these things otherwise we will just

read it superficially, if the eyes of the heart are not open. We will

be unable to provide answers to many things.

If we read it with the eyes of the heart, Allah will grant us such

knowledge by which we will be able to extract, like Allamah

Busairi says.

هلا معان كموج البحر ىف مدد

Quraan Sharif, has got meanings like the waves of the seas.

وفوق جوهره ىف احلسن والقيم

The beauty of the Quraan is superior to the pearls in the sea in

beauty and value.

We will be able to dive into the depths of Bukhaari and Hidayah,

we will then be able to pull out all those treasures that are there.

That is when the eyes of the heart is open.

KITAAB-UT-TAWHEED

Nevertheless, Imaam Bukhaari then commenced with Kitabul

Imaan and then goes onto the various acts of Ibaadaat and in this

manner he explained the complete Deen. We have completed

studying all these aspects of Deen by our Ustaads, Maulana Yunus

Saheb, Mufti Adam Saheb and all the other Asaatizah. These

Asaatizah have passed the complete knowledge of Deen to the

next generation.

After completing the chapter of Wahiy, Imaam Bukhaari

commenced with the chapter on Imaan, as Imaan is absolutely

important and finally he ends his Kitaab with the chapter of

Tawheed again.

What is Tasawwuf according to the Ahlullah?

الرجوع اىل البداية

When you reach the end then return to the beginning.

When you come to the end of Hidayah then you return to the

beginning. Similarly, after completing the various stages of

Tasawwuf by obtaining sincerity, humbleness, removing greed

and pride from your heart, then we will return to “La ilaha

illalah” again and if the end of a person’s life is on “La ilaha

illalah” then it is worth that person’s life. Even though a person is

a great Aalim or a great Buzurg, or a great Hafiz and Qari but the

end of a person’s life has to be on Tawheed, therefore Imaam

Bukhaari brought Kitaabul Tawheed.

In this chapter he refutes the teachings of the Jahmiya, Mua’tazila,

etc. in our terms, these were such people who are the slaves of

their brains. They use their five senses and they have made their

brain their god. In the Quraan Sharif Allah states,

أرأيت من اتذ إهله هواه

Have you seen those that have made their desires their deity?

Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi was a great personality,

he mentioned in his Malfoozat,

رپ لقع ق اغلب روہک

کت عبب طب

Your desires should be controlled and harnessed with your brains.

Think! Is this good for me or is it bad for me?

You may feel like looking at a woman, going out, eating

something but you should use your brains at such a time. If a

person has a heart problem and delicious food is brought in front

of him, he should use his brains and he should not eat even

though he desires to eat as it is not good for his heart.

لب روہکاغ رشتعی ق رپ لقعاور

A person’s brain should be controlled by Quraan and Hadith.

Don’t make your brains your god. These people are worshippers

of their brains. They will only accept that which they understand

with their brains. What they cannot understand with their brains

they will reject. Imaam Bukhaari commences the last chapter

with the verse of Quraan Sharif.

”.ابب القول هلل تعاىل“

ونضع الموازين القسط لي وم القيامة We will place the scale of justice on the day of Qiyamah. (And why

will we place it?)

وان اعمال بىن ادم وقوهلم يوزن

The actions of Bani Adam and their speech will be weighed.

Those people who use their brains say, “How can words be

weighed?” We have just performed the Maghrib Salaah, “How

can Namaaz be weighed?” We keep Roza (fast,) “How are our

Rozas going to be weighed?” We perform Haj, “How is our Haj

going to be weighed?”

They raised an objection because they used their brains. If they

accepted Wahiy then they would have known the Qudrat (power)

of Allah.

Allah says in the Quraan Sharif,

إن الل على ك ل شيء قديرن

Verily Allah has power over everything!

FOLLOWING ONE’S DESIRES

We believe in Allah and in the Qudrat (power) of Allah, so

we do not have any objection. These people do not believe

because their source of acquiring knowledge stopped at their

brains. They did not go to the next stage of Wahiy, which is the

greatest source of knowledge which Allah has blessed us with.

Imaam Bukhaari is informing us that the Moududi’s, Salafis,

modernist and all similar types of people till the day of Qiyamah

are primarily the products of their brain worship and want

nothing to do with Wahiy. They will do that which is logical to

them and easy for their Nafs. They feel that you do not have to be

a Hanafi, you are free to follow any Mazhab. If a certain method

suits you today, you can follow that. If another method suits you

tomorrow, you may follow that method.

In essence, you are following your own passions and desires. You

are not following the commands of Allah. Imaam Bukhaari

gave an answer to these people many years ago and he has given

such answers in this kitaab that will suffice till the day of

Qiyamah. Any Aalim who studies like Imaam Bukhaari will

also have the answers. If we studied Bukhaari Sharif without

Tazkiyah (spiritual purification), then it is like a person with

cataract of the eye. If he operates on his eye and removes the

cataract he will be able to see clearly.

Likewise, if the eye of our heart is suffering from cataract, then a

person will have to have an operation. There are doctors for this

field as well they are termed as the Mashaikh and Ahlullah. When

they remove the cataract of the eyes of the heart, a person will be

able to see everything clearly.

THE WEIGHING OF ONE’S DEEDS

Imaam Bukhaari has given the answer here, that A’mal will be

weighed. One of the salient features of Bukhaari Sharif is the

"ترمجة الباب"

Imaam Bukhaari has titled his chapter and then proved the

title from the Hadith of Rasulullah. In this instance Imaam

Bukhaari states that our actions and words will be weighed. To

prove this point he has brought the hadith,

"كلمتان"

There are two words

""خفيفتان على اللسان

Which are very light on the tongue.

"ثقيلتان ىف امليزان"

These words will be very heavy on the scale.

Imaam Bukhaari has proven that deeds will be weighed and

not only will it be weighed but it will be very weighty and very

heavy on the scale. He has proven from the Hadith of

Rasulullah, that actions and words can be weighed.

Previously Ulama used to get involved in lengthy discussions to

prove that A’mal will be weighed. Nowadays it is easy to prove

because we have various instruments to measure abstract things.

Temperature is abstract and can be measured using a

thermometer. There are instruments that can measure volume, a

person’s blood pressure, cholesterol levels, etc. can be measured.

Doctors send patients for different types of blood tests and

various things are measured.

هل م أنه احلق سن ريهم آيتنا ف الفاق وف أنف سهم حت ي ت ب ي We shall soon show them our Ayaat on the horizons and within

themselves until it becomes clear to them that it (The Quraan) is certainly the truth.

We will show them our clear signs in the heavens and within themselves as well. A group of western people believed that the world is like a flat table and a person will fall off the earth if he goes to the edge. Allah explained in the Quraan Sharif that the world is round.

وه و الذي خلق الليل والن هار والشمس ك ل ف ف لك يسبح ون

It is Allah who created the night, the day, the sun and the moon, each swimming in its own orbit.

Allah explained 1400 years ago that the world is round. Allah explained all those things which could not be understood.

Therefore actions and words will be weighed just as Allah has blessed us with various instruments to measure. Allah has shown these things to us, so a Mu’min who believes in Allah and the Qudrat of Allah accepts whole-heartedly. This is one point Imaam Bukhaari is explaining that actions

will be weighed. A’mal will have Quantity and value attached to it.

ثقيلتان ىف امليزان

These words have got quality in them and are not empty words.

If a person swallows an empty capsule it will not benefit him but

if he fills it with 5mg of medication he will derive some benefit

from it. If he fills it with 50mg or 100mg then he will benefit even

more.

Therefore the quality of the action will be weighed, not the

quantity.

Allah states in the Quraan Sharif,

لموت واحلياة لي ب ل وك م أيك م أحسن عمال الذي خلق ا

Allah is that Being who has created death and life so He will test

you which one of you carry out the best of actions.

Who amongst you will possess the best A’mal as far as quality is

concerned. That is what Allah requires.

Thereafter, Imaam Bukhaari discusses the aspect pertaining to

linguistics and language as Imaam Bukhaari was a master of all

sciences and not only of Hadith. He explains the Arabic grammar.

ويقال القسط مصدراملقسط

He says that the word “القسط” which means "Justice” is the root

word of “المقسط"

And the meaning of that is “ العادل وهو الجائر" justice, fairness.

But the same word ""واما القاسط when taken into another Baab

.then it means oppression ”فهو الجائر"

This is not difficult to understand, in the English language. If we

go into the details of the semantics and the grammar in Arabic we

will bore everyone to such an extent that students will also

experience difficulty trying to comprehend. Take a simple word

in English such as “Responsible”. We all know the meaning of

responsible. Take the same English word into another paradigm

and just add the letter “i” in front. What is the word now?

“Irresponsible”. This is a total opposite meaning of the word

responsible.

Similarly, the word “القسط” on one side has the meaning of

“ العادل" on the other side it has the meaning of “الجائر"

The Quraan Sharif discusses both meanings.

وأما القاسط ون فكان وا جلهنم حطبا

As for the oppressors, they shall be fuel for Jahannam.

In another verse Allah uses the same word but on a different

paradigm and it means justice. In English there are many words

with positive and negative meanings. The same principle applies

with the word “Al-Qist” here. On one scale it means “Justice” and

when brought on another scale it gives the meaning of

“Oppression” which is the total opposite.

ESSENCE OF THE FIRST AND LAST HAADITH OF

BUKHAARI SHARIF

حدثنا امحد ابن اشكاب قال حدثنا ممد ابن فضيل عن عمارة ابن القعقاع عن اىب زرعة عن اىب هريرة رضى هللا عنه قال قال النىب صلى هللا عليه وسلم كلمتان حبيبتان اىل

الرمحن خفيفتان على اللسان ثقيلتان ىف امليزان سبحان هللا وحبمده سبحان هللا العظيم

The first Hadith that Imaam Bukhaari brought was the Hadith

of Hadhrat Umar bin Khattab which is,

امنا االعمال ابلنيات

He was

.”ابمري املؤمني بي االصحاب عمر ابن اخلطاب" ياول ما مس

Umar was the first person to be called Ameerul Mu’mineen

amongst the Sahaaba . The first person to be called Ameerul

Mu’mineen in Hadith was Imaam Bukhaari . So he brought the

Hadith of Ameerul Mu’mineen first but everyone cannot be

Ameerul Mu’mineen, you can only have one Ameer in a country.

You cannot have multiple Ameers.

The last Hadith that Imaam Bukhaari brought is the Hadith of

Hadhrat Abu Hurairah who was a great Muhaddith. He was a

Darwesh, a Sufi. His real name was Abdur Rahmaam. He taught

eight hundred students amongst them were Sahaaba such as

Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Umar and Abdullah ibn Abbas.

Hadhrat Abu Hurairah taught five and half thousand Ahadith

to his students.

Hadhrat Abu Hurairah was a person who kept away from

Jihaad as he had another job. The eye cannot substitute the

mouth, the ear cannot substitute the nose, etc. similarly Allah

has made different departments in the Ummah. There are those

people who will go for Jihaad, everyone cannot go for Jihaad. A

person who goes for Jihaad might not become an Aalim. Allah

has spread the necessities of the Ummah amongst the entire

Ummat.

Here Imaam Bukhaari is indicating to the students by bringing

the Riwayat of Abu Hurairah, that they should also become like

Abu Hurairah a great Muhaddith. They should also teach

Hadith and not worry about becoming Ameerul Mu’mineen in

Hadith. They should also become like Abu Hurairah.

TWO SIMPLE WORDS GREATLY LOVED BY ALLAH

قال النىب صلى هللا عليه وسلم كلمتان حبيبتان اىل الرمحن

Rasulullah said,

“There are two very simple words which are very greatly loved

by Rahmaan (Allah). Other names of Allah could have been

used such as “Habibataan ilal Qahhar” or “Habibataan ilal

Ghafaar” but Rahmaan is that being who is very Merciful,

Compassionate and Kind and He loves these two words. Anything

that is loved by Allah, one would think that it must be a very

difficult task. No! "الدين يسر"

Deen is very easy. Nowadays many people find Deen to be boring,

difficult, brittle and Deen is unenjoyable to people. Other aspects

of life are enjoyable such as sports, music and all other Haraam

things. The reason being we have not understood what Deen is,

nor have we approached Deen correctly. Otherwise there is

nothing more enjoyable than Deen.

These words are beloved to Allah yet they are easy to utter.

""خفيفتان على للسان Anyone and everyone can say these words. If

these words are so easy to utter, then it may not be of great value.

If a person works for something throughout the night or perhaps

throughout his life it will hold great value in comparison to

something obtained over the counter and easy to acquire. This is

not the case with Deen. Even though something is easy, it is

weighty on the scales of Deeds. “ثقيلتان ىف امليزان”.

BRING QUALITY IN ONE’S DEEDS

Imaam Bukhaari has proven his point with this Hadith that

deeds will be weighed. The word “Subhanallah” is going to be

weighed on the day of Qiyamah and not only be weighed but it is

going to be very heavy. Another important indication Imam

Bukhaari has given us is that we should bring weight into our

A’mal.

Make your A’mal valuable.

For example, everyone performed Maghrib Salaah next to one

another. Outwardly we all performed three Rakaats of Salaah.

The number of Ruku and Sajdah were the same. We performed

Salaah behind the same Imaam in the same Masjid yet the Salaah

of each person differs in value in the sight of Allah according to

our internal qualities. Some people received one hundred

percent, some received fifty percent some received ten percent

and some people according to the Hadith,

“The Salaah is converted in the form of a dirty rag and thrown

back at him. The Salaah addresses the person by saying, May Allah

destroy you as you have destroyed me”.

In the Quraan Sharif, Allah says,

“Fawaylul Lil Musalleen.”

Woe and destruction for those people that perform Salaah.

In another verse Allah says,

"قد افلح املؤمنون"

Those that perform their Salaah have become one hundred per

cent successful.

The quality of a person’s Salaah depends on the qualities within a

person.

We have made Deen an entertainment. When we give a Bayaan

wherein our sins are not exposed and no warnings are given and

we are told that Allah is pleased with us then we regard such a

Bayaan as very good and we are happy. If we are told about our

sins, that one should not watch television, take photography, etc.

then such a Bayaan is not good and we do not want to listen to it.

When we host a Qiraat Jalsa with reciters from Egypt or the

Imaams of Haramain then we feel we have done our share of

Islam and I don’t have to worry for the rest of my life.

If we go to a doctor and we have a serious illness but the doctor

says, “You are alright my friend.” He is regarded as a good doctor

as he didn’t fnd any fault of mine but if the doctor says, “You have

to do certain tests because you have a serious illness.” Then such

a doctor is not regarded as a good doctor.

The Ulama that expose our faults are not good Ulama. Those

Ulama who say, “You are alright and have no faults.” They are

regarded as very good Maulanas. So, we have made Deen an

entertainment.

We have Jalsas in which beautiful Qiraat and Nazms are recited.

We ask how my son read. The important aspect is to possess the

reality, the essence and the Rooh (spirit) of Deen.

If a woman is absolutely beautiful but she does not have her Rooh

in her, she has to be taken straight to the graveyard. We cannot

even make a “mummy” out of it and keep it saying that it is very

handsome or beautiful. So the Rooh is of vital importance.

In the words, “ثقيلتان ىف امليزان” Imaan Bukhaari is indicating that

we should bring qualities in our Deen, not only should we render

beautiful Qiraat and give flowery Bayaans to impress people

whereas we do not possess the reality of Deen.

In the end Imaam Bukhaari draws our attention to the fact that

you have read the entire Bukhaari Sharif so you have obtained

“Ilm-e-Nabuwat” now you have to acquire “Noor-e-Nabuwat.”

AN EXAMPLE OF MAULANA YUSUF KANDHELWI

Hadhrat Maulana Yusuf Kandhelwi has presented this example

many times which Maulana Ubaidullah Balyawi used to quote,

he said, “I didn’t read this example in any Kitaab, but I heard it

many times from Maulana Yusuf .”

Four people undertook a journey, they reached a strange town and

had to spend the night. So they said, “We do not know the condition

of this place therefore all of us will not be able to sleep at once. One

person should stay awake at a time.” So they divided their time,

each person had to stay awake for two hours and then the next

person will resume his duty.

The first person that stayed awake said, “What must I do in these

two hours?” He was a sculptor so he decided to make a statue. He

made the form of a very beautiful girl and his two hours were up so

he went to sleep.

The next person was a tailor. He saw the form of a beautiful girl

but she was naked. So he decided to sew some beautiful clothes for

this girl. When his two hours were up, he returned to sleep.

The next person was a jeweller. He saw a beautiful girl with

beautiful clothing, so he decided to make some jewellery and put it

on her.

Finally it was the last part of the night which is Tahajjud time, the

last person that woke up was a Sufi. He saw a beautiful girl

adorned with beautiful clothes and beautiful jewellery but she is

dead. So he decided to make Dua and he made Dua, “Ya Allah! Put

life into her.”

This is the example of the various efforts of Deen, in our Makatib

we will get the form of Deen which is the statue. In the Darul-

Ulooms we will put the clothes of Deen, which is the details of

Deen. In Tableegh Jamaat, we will put on the jewellery and in the

Khanqah, we will get the Rooh which is the life of Deen. Without

life, she has to be buried irrespective of how beautiful she may

be.

Do not worry about entertainment. Today we are worried about

outward show. We have big parties before and after we go for Haj

and Umrah but the Rooh, the spirit of Haj and Umrah is missing.

We have completed Bukhaari Sharif but it shouldn’t be a big

show, big Jalsa, etc. The spirit of it should be within us, we should

practise on this.

Imaam Bukhaari says all this will come when you make Zikr of

Allah. Then this Noor and spirit will be achieved, that is this

Sufi Saheb at night who is putting the Rooh.

Maulana Adam Saheb, Maulana Yunus Saheb and all the other

Asatizah, May Allah reward them and the Sandton Muslim

Jamaat for the Madressahs they are running. May Allah reward

our women, who are at the back in purdah yet they are a strong

support. Maulana Adam Saheb and Maulana Yunus Saheb will

never be able to teach without their wife’s support. The

womenfolk serve as a support for the community, children,

Ustaads and everyone. May Allah reward all those that have

contributed towards this beautiful occasion.

Two males and six females are completing Bukhaari Sharif, seven

males and one female will be completing Hifz. Great work is

taking place but the life and Rooh of it is when they establish a

relationship with a pious person, some Ahlullah and engage in

the Zikr of Allah. Zikr brings life, cleanliness, purity within a

person.

وہپاچن داتی ےہ ذرک ذارک ق ذمق ر

ی

Zikr makes the person making Zikr, reach his objective that is Allah

TO PRACTISE DEEN ONE NEEDS A SHEIKH

Hadhrat Khwaja Azizul Hassen Majzoob Saheb was a great

politician who was serving in the British government when the

British were ruling India. At that time, many people did not see a

motor car, yet he had a chauffeur driven motor car. One can well

imagine what a position he held in the Dunya.

When he established a relationship with Maulana Ashraf Ali

Thanwi , he became the Ustaad and Sheikh of great Ulama.

When Khwaja Saheb was present great personalities such as

Mufti Shafi Saheb , Maulana Phulpuri would not deliver a

lecture. This was a result of having connection with an Ahlullah.

On one occasion he asked Maulana Thanwi , “Hadhrat when

Zikr is sufficient to convey us to Allah and all our requirements

will be fulfilled then why do we need a Sheikh? We can all make

our individual Zikr.”

Maulana Thanwi replied, “Khwaja Saheb what you are saying

is true, If there is a loaf of bread on the table and there is a knife

on the table. What will cut the bread?” He replied, “The knife,”

Hadhrat then asked, “When will it cut the bread?” He replied,

“When it is in someone’s hand.” Just the knife lying down on its

own will not cut the bread. The knife will have to be in someone’s

hand in order to cut the bread.

Similarly the Zikr will do the job but only if it is prescribed by

somebody who knows how much of Zikr should be made and

who should make the Zikr? When it is prescribed by such people

then it will have its effect.

Now we have completed Bukhaari Sharif so it is important that

we bring Deen into our lives as a reality and not just as an

entertainment and an outward picture. However, this can only be

achieved if we make contact with some Buzurg, bring the reality

of Deen into our lives and then see what Deen has got to offer.

Then only will we get the enjoyment and pleasure of the great

power of Deen. Sahabah controlled the world. How? Not with

maths, science, language, military power, finance or having

governments, but with Deen of Allah. Not even with knowledge

of Deen.

There is a great difference between the knowledge of Deen and

Deen. The students who have completed know very well, that علم is a genitive case therefore these are (knowledge of Deen) الدين

two separate things.

You have acquired the knowledge of Deen but Deen is something

else. To get Deen in our lives we will have to go and spend at least

some time in the company of the Ahlullah and our Sheikh (Damat

Barakatuhum) quotes Imam Ghazali , Moulana Shah Anwar

Kashmiri and Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi .

“The help of Allah is not with the knowledge of Deen but with

Deen (i.e. when we have got Deen in our lives).”

So we should not stop here. We have not reached our

destination. Two thirds of our work is finished, Tazkiya (spiritual

rectification) still remains.

ي ت ل و عليهم آيتك وي علم ه م الكتاب واحلكمة

If the Hafiz recites the following verse of the Quraan Sharif in

Ramadaan but omits “يزكيهم", he will be corrected.

ن ه م ي ت ل و عليهم آيتك وي علم ه م الكتاب واحلكمة إنك أ نت رب نا واب عث فيهم رس وال م العزيز احلكيم

Hafiz Saheb, you have forgotten, “يزكيهم” remember practically in

our life we left out“يزكيهم" We have completed two parts which is

ل و عليهم آيتك وي علم ه م الكتاب واحلكمة ي ت and we are now going to teach and

become Imaams but we have left out يزكيهم we have not reached

perfection until we have purified ourselves.

May Allah accept from everyone and increase this great effort

of Deen and may every aspect of Deen with its essence come alive

in our lives and let us realise what power, enjoyment and beauty

Allah has kept in Deen itself.

A person does not derive any enjoyment in the name of biryani,

rather the enjoyment is in the Biryani itself. So just the name of

Deen is not going to give us enjoyment, let the actual Deen be

alive.

The “Maloomat” (information) which we have acquired should

become “Mamoolat” (knowledge which is practised upon) then

we will get the enjoyment of Deen.

KHATAME-BUKHAARI PART 2

احلمد هلل وكفى وسالم على عباده الذين اصطفى احلمد هلل منشىء اخللق من عدم مث الصلوة على املختار ىف القدم اي رب صل وسلم دائما

ائما ابدا على طه سيد ابدا على بشري نذير حممدا موالي صل ؤسلم داملرسلني بلغ سالمى روضة فيها النىب احملرتم اي خري من دفنت ابلقاع

اعظمه فطاب من

طيبهن القاع واالكم روحي الفداء لقرب انت ساكنه فيه العفاف وفيه اجلود

والكرم هو احلبيب الذي ترجى شفاعته لكل هول من االهوال مقتحم اي رب

اغفر لنا ما مضى اي واسع الكرم اما بعد فقد بلغ ابملصطفى مقاصدان و قال هللا تبارك وتعاىل اعوذ ابهلل من الشيطان الرجيم بسم هللا الرمحن

الرحيم

ل و عليهم آيتك وي علم ه م الكتاب واحلكمة ه م ي ت ن رب نا واب عث فيهم رس وال م صدق هللا موالان العظيم نت العزيز احلكيم وي زكيهم إنك أ

Let us begin with the Hadith, Al Musalsal bil Awwaliyyah. I have

acquired permission for this Hadith from Sheikhul Hadith,

Hadhrat Maulana Muhammad Zakariyya Saheb on two

occasions, once in Saharanpur and the other time in

Johannesburg. I have also acquired permission from Qari

Muhammad Tayyib Saheb, who was the rector of Darul Uloom

Deoband, as well as from my Ustâdh of Abu Dâwûd Sharif,

Maulana Abdul Ahad Saheb, and my Sheikh Hadhrat Maulana

Hakim Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (Damat Barakatuhum).

The Hadith is,

ءالرامحون يرمحهم الرمحن ارمحوا من ىف االرض يرمحكم من ىف السماThose who show mercy, Rahman (Allah) will show mercy to

them. Have mercy on those who are on earth and He who is in the

skies will have mercy on you!

Allah is everywhere - to show the greatness of Allah, He is

referred to as in the heavens. I grant this permission to all Ulama

present and to the students who are graduating today.

THE IMPORTANCE OF HADITH

We are in this world to please Allah, to earn Jannah and to save

ourselves from Jahannum. Allah has reserved a place for

everyone in Jannah and Jahannum as well. According to one

Hadith, we have come to Dunya (this world) to keep the one

reservation and cancel the other!

For this, Allah has revealed His Quraan Sharif to us, by which

we can achieve this purpose! The Quraan Sharif cannot be

understood on its own, so Nabi has explained it to us, which is

known to us as Hadith! From the Quraan and Hadith, the Fuqaha

(jurists) have extracted all the Masa’il and presented it to us in

the form of Fiqh (jurisprudence). This complete knowledge of

Deen has been preserved and transmitted to us from the time of

Nabi till today by all the Ulama!

Hadith, is one of the fundamentals of our Deen.

Qari Muhammad Tayyib Saheb whilst traveling on a train had

a discussion with a person. The person said, “I only believe in the

Quraan and I do not believe in the Hadith.” Qari Saheb said,

“From what you are saying, I understand that you believe in the

Hadith.” He replied, “No, I do not believe in the Hadith, as it was

collected much later from bits written on bone, stone, memory

and remembered by different people. I do not accept it.”

Qari Saheb again repeated himself and said, “I understand that

you believe in the Hadith.” The man said, “I am surprised at you,

you are such an intelligent and great scholar and you do not

understand my simple statement.” After repeating this a few

times, Qari Saheb asked him, “Who informed you, that this is the

Quraan sent by Allah?

Did Jibraail come and tell you, who told you?” He was

dumbfounded and said, “I was not aware of what I was believing

in!” Qari Saheb explained to him, “It is only the Hadith that told

you, this is the Kalam (speech) of Allah.”

He said, “Jazakumullah, you have opened my eyes for me!”

THE RANK OF BUKHAARI SHARIF

The Hadith is an integral part of the knowledge of our Deen! And

Bukhaari Sharif holds an outstanding stature in the field of

Hadith. It is known as “Asah'hul Kitab ba'da Kitabillah” (The most

authentic book after the book of Allah)

It is a Jami’ Kitab. In the technical terms of the Muhadithin

(scholars of Hadith), a Jami’ Kitab is one in which the whole of

Deen is collected and discussed. These students have studied

Tafsir (explanation) of the Quraan Sharif and Jami’ Kitaabs of

Hadith, so they have studied the whole of Deen. Their Ustaadhs

have taught them the whole of Deen.

These Darul Ulooms are the only places where the whole of Deen

is taught and transmitted from one generation to the other. These

are the only places where A’mal (practice) is made on this Ayat

(verse) of the Quraan Sharif,

ي أي ها الرس ول ب لغ ما أ نزل إليك من ربك O Rasul, convey that which was revealed to you from your Rabb

All that was revealed is the whole of Deen. So in a Jami’ Kitab like

Bukhaari Sharif we are taught the whole of Deen:

Imaan (beliefs), Ibadat (outward forms of worship), Mu'amalat

(monetary dealings), Akhlaq (character), Aadab (etiquettes),

Mu'asharat (social dealings), etc. the whole of Deen is taught and

transmitted from one generation to the other!

BE GRATEFUL FOR THE DARUL ULOOMS

We should be very, very thankful for our Darul Ulooms. They are

preserving the Deen of Allah and His Rasul . This

appreciation should not only be lip service.

An example is, a person's dog was dying and the owner was

crying because his beloved companion was dying. A person asked

him, “Why are you crying so profusely.” He explained, “My

lifelong companion is dying.” So he asked him, “What is wrong

with your dog?” He replied, “My dog is dying of hunger.” He then

asked, “What is in your basket on your head?” He said, “Bread.”

The person said, “Then why don't you give him some bread and

save his life.” He replied, “Tears are free but the bread costs

money.”

We should not only offer lip service but we should support our

Darul Ulooms by sending our youngsters to study in these

institutions. Remember the true Deen can only remain alive in

our homes, societies and in the entire ummah, when the entire

Quraan and Hadith is studied under reliable Ulama. That is those

Ulama who studied from reliable Ulama and whose chain reaches

Rasulullah .

Success in this Dunya and salvation in the hereafter is totally

dependent on this original Deen. Not only is the Talim

(knowledge) required but also the correct Mizaj (temperament)

and Tarbiyat (nurturing) required. This cannot be acquired from

the internet, etc. the personal touch of the Ustaads is absolutely

essential. We should try and support these Darul Ulooms

financially, with Duaas, good advices and in kind.

It is narrated in a Hadith that there are three shareholders in

your wealth. We might say that we do not have partners where

did shareholders come in our wealth. SubhanAllah! Look at the

knowledge of Rasulullah ,

“One shareholder is the money we use for our day-to-day

necessities.” This is our food, clothing, shelter, transport, etc. we

spend most of our money on these necessities.

“The second shareholder is our inheritors, whatever we leave

behind is also not ours and it belongs to our inheritors.” May Allah

forbid, unfortunately many times, this money goes to lawyers,

fighting lawsuits between the inheritors.

“The third share is that which we have sent ahead for ourselves in

the Aakhirat.” Then Nabi advises us, “Do not be the smallest

shareholder in your own wealth.” That is one does not send

anything or very little for himself in the Aakhirat.

Our sheikh (Damat Barakatuhum) says, “When a person has

given in the path of Allah, in fact he has not given anything

away, all he has done is, he has transferred his money from one

of his accounts of Dunya to another of his own accounts of

Aakhirat.”

In Dunya we have many bank accounts, in different banks and in

different countries. So if we transfer our money from one account

to another between various banks in order to safeguard it in the

Dunya we will not think that we have given our money away but

we will be thankful and even pay the bank a commission.

Therefore we should be even more thankful for our Madaris who

are transferring our currency for us to our bank of Aakhirat,

where it is most safe, and where we are earning the maximum

Halal returns on our investments!

THE FIRST HADITH OF BUKHAARI SHARIF

The first hadith of Bukhaari Sharif stresses on intention and sincerity! This is one of the three Ahadith, which great scholars like Imaam Nawawi have said are the foundations of Deen. The

second is:

اال ان ىف اجلسد ملضغة اذا صلحت صلح اجلسد كله واذا فسدت فسد اجلسد كله اال وهى القلب

Verily there is a piece of flesh in the body. If this piece of flesh is

correct, the entire body will be correct, and if this piece of flesh is

corrupt, the entire body will be corrupt. Listen! It is the heart.

And the third hadith is,

من حسن اسالم املرء تركه ماال يعنيهFrom the beauty of Islam of a person is to give up vain and useless

actions and pursuits.

In a single Majlis, the whole of Deen was taught in the gatherings

of Rasulullah . In ten short years of Madinatul Munawwarah

Rasulullah taught the whole of Deen. Allahu Akbar! What an

achievement! And with what distinctions! The Sahabah said,

ونصحت االمة وكشفت الغمةقد بلغت الرسالة واديت االمانة Certainly, you have conveyed the message, discharged the

responsibility which you were entrusted with, you were a well-

wisher to the ummah and you have removed all forms of darkness.

We continuously read in the Ahadith,

ل هللا صلى هللا عليه وسلم ىف جملسكنا مع رسو

جلسنا مع رسول هللا صلى هللا عليه وسلم

We were with Rasulullah in a majlis, we sat in the company of

Rasulullah, etc.

This cannot be achieved today. We cannot teach from the basics

like, Istinja, Alif, Baa, Taa, Naazarah, Hifz, Aalim, Qiraat, Ifta,

Takhassus, etc. this is impossible in ten short years but Allaahu

Akbar, Nabi taught the whole of Deen, Nabi made the

Tarbiyat (nurturing) of the Sahaba and created a Mizaj

(temperament), etc. in ten short years. He achieved all this,

together with going out in Jihad, seeing to the needs of his family

and running the Islamic Khilafat.

IMPORTANCE OF IKHLAS

Mufassirin (commentators) have written that Ibrahim had

acted upon Tawria (spoke an apparent lie) on 3 occasions:

1. When he said, “Innie saqeem” (I am sick)

2. When he was asked, “Who did this to our idols (i.e. broke

our idols)?”

3. When he mentioned about his wife, Sara, “Hazhehi Ukhti”

(This is my sister), when the king had bad intentions with

her.

The first two instances Allah mentioned in the Quraan, but

Allah did not mention the third instance in the Quraan because

in the third instance there was a share for himself. It was his

wife! The other two were solely for Allah!

Rasulullah said, Recite this Dua,

اللهم اىن اعوذبك ان اشرك بك شيئا واان اعلم واستغفرك ملا ال اعلمOh Allah! I seek refuge in You from ascribing any partners to You

knowingly, and I seek Your forgiveness from that which I am

unaware of.

Then a person will be saved from:

قليله وكثريهWhether a person possesses a little or a lot

صغريه وكبريهThe small and the big.

ظاهره وابطنهWhat is manifest and what is hidden.

The person who reads this Dua will be saved from doing things

for name and fame. In other words he will become a one hundred

percent Mukhlis, a sincere person. How important is not Ikhlaas

(sincerity) and we get this only from the company of the

Ahlullah! Maulana Thanwi took a Qasam (oath) on this!

Zubaidah, the wife of Harun-Ar-Rashîd, was seen in a dream after

she passed away and was asked how she fared there. She said,

“Alhamdulillah, Allah has given me great, great bounties here.”

The person asked her, “Was it because of all your great social and

welfare work that you did, such as having the Canal of Zubaidah

built, which runs from Baghdad to Makkah Sharif and it was built

at a time when there was no water in Makkah Sharif?” She

replied, “No! It was on account of certain intentions that I had in

my heart which no one knew about!”

Imam Shâfi says, “Everyone must have certain such A’mal

(actions), even if they be Nafl or Mustahab, which no one knows

about, not even one's wife. These actions will benefit him

tremendously on the day of Qiyamah, as the value of everything

by Allah is based on Ikhlaas.

INCIDENT OF ABDULLAH BIN MUBARAK

When Abdullah ibn Mubarak passed away, somebody saw him

in a dream, and asked him how he fared there? He said, “Allah

has blessed me with plenty great bounties but my neighbour who

was a blacksmith, Allah has given him much more.” The

person was surprised that Abdullah ibn Mubârak was such a

great person, who spent six months in Jihad and taught Hadith

for six months he was very pious person and loved by all.

The person went to the blacksmith's wife and enquired about his

special actions on account of which Allah gave him such a

great stage. She said, “He was an ordinary person who worked to

earn a living and support his family. He hardly got time to make

any extra Ibadat however, he used to say that Abdullah ibn

Mubarak my neighbour is a great Buzurg, people love him very

much and shower him with gifts, on account of which he is free

from earning a living. I have to work hard to earn my living. If I

was also free like him, I would have made Ibadat excessively.” On

this Niyyah (intention), Allah blessed him with so much.

We really under-estimate the importance of Niyyah and sincerity

and this is another reason why it is necessary to stay in the

company of the Mashaikh. So making intention is very important,

the more intentions we make the greater the reward.

نية املؤمن خري من عملهThe intention of a believer is better than his action.

When Bani Israeel were affected with droughts, a person

amongst the Bani Israeel made an intention that if a certain

mountain was wheat he would have distributed it to all the needy

people. On this Allah informed the Nabi of the time to tell this

person that, Allah has rewarded him on his intention?

HOW TO MEASURE ONE’S SINCERITY

How do we know whether a person’s intention is sincere or not?

A person that carries out that which is within his reach indicates

towards his sincerity. For example, if a person earns R5000 he

cannot give R50 000 in charity but he can give R5 or R50 in

charity.

Maulana In'âmul Hasan Saheb said, “A person should make

intention in the morning when he gets up that he will not make

Kufr, Shirk, Nifaaq (hypocrisy), Bid'at (innovations), drink liquor,

back bite, cast evil glances, commit adultery, gamble, etc. On this

intention, he will get the reward of abstaining from all Haram

acts. If he does not make the intention and does not commit all

this, he will not be sinful nor will he receive reward. However if

he makes an intention, he will get all this reward.” In the same

way, make intention that we will fulfil all Allah ’s commands,

stay on Imaan and Islam, have sincerity, remain humble, perform

five times Salah with Jamaat, etc. By making such intentions, one

will get all this reward!

Maulana Qamar Zaman Saheb of Ilahabad says that when a

person becomes old, he becomes physically weak and he cannot

do all those things which he used to do when he was young. So

now, he must take work from Niyyah (intention). Intention is

easy to make and great reward will be attained.

ADVICE OF MAULANA ILYAS SAHEB AND THE VERSES

OF QURAAN ONE SHOULD READ BEFORE RENDERING A

BAYAAN

Maulana Muhammad Ilyaas Saheb once asked his son Maulana

Yusuf Saheb, “What intention did you make when delivering

the Khutbah?” He replied, “It is Sunnah.” Maulana remarked, “Had

you made the intention that Allah must convey this message to

all the people of the world, you would have received that much

reward!”

As graduating Ulama, you will be doing various works of Deen.

Therefore before commencing any action, recite Surah Ikhlaas

and by its Barakah and (blessings), you will be blessed with

sincerity. The following verses of Quraan should also be recited

ا الم ؤمن ون الذين إذا ذ كر الل وجلت ق ل وب ه م وإذا ت ليت عليهم آيت ه زادت ه م إ مياان وعلى إمن ربم ي ت وكل ون

The believers are those whose hearts tremble when Allah is

mentioned, whose Iman increases when His verses are recited to

them and who trust only in their Sustainer.

By the Barakaat (blessings) of this, at least some person will benefit from the talk.

Also, recite the verse,

ر ل أمري واحل ل ع قدة من لسان واحل ل ع قدة من قال رب اشرح ل صدري ويس لسان

Moosa said, “O my Sustainer, expand my chest, make my task

easy and untie the knot on my tongue, so that they may understand

my speech.”

By the Barakaat (blessings) of this, your subject matter will open

up, and you will be able to present things in the best way.

Now make intention,

“O Allah! I am doing this only for Your pleasure, make it a means

of Amal (action) and Hidaya (guidance), spread it throughout the

whole world till the day of Qiyamah, to all mankind and Jinn. Let

me deliver the lecture and explain it correctly, let it be understood

correctly and let it be practised correctly. May Allah bless me

with sincerity and qualities of acceptance! In whichever way, form,

by whichever means, wherever it reaches let there be only good in

it, let only good come out of it and give me a full share in all that is

good. Let there be no wrong or harm in it and let no harm come out

of it. O Allah! Bless me with a topic and subject matter which will

be most necessary, beneficial and correct according to every

individual’s requirements. Let there be only good in it, save me

from all evil, wrong, excessiveness and disrespect, etc. O Allah !

Make it only for Your pleasure, You declare it to be for only Your

pleasure, as far as intention, feeling, method of delivery etc. is

concerned”

CHAPTER ON WAHIY

The first Kitab that Imam Bukhaari has brought is,

“ ليه وسلم؟كيف كان بدئ وحى رسول هللا صلى هللا ع

Here he explains the importance of Wahiy (revelation). Wahiy

informs us of the knowledge of the unseen of Allah, His Sifaat

(qualities), how He wants us to live, the Qabr (grave), Aakhirat,

the angels, the unseen system of Allah which is superior and

over- rides this Dunya’s system.

Those who do not believe and deny this source of knowledge, are

deprived and they deny the realities of all these absolute

necessary and fundamental facts, without which man's life is like

an animal! Therefore Imam Bukhaari has mentioned it right at

the beginning. All of mankind, believed in Allah, the Supreme

Being, even if many associated partners with Him, etc. they

believed in Allah in some way.

DARWINS THEORY OF EVOLUTION

This theory was introduced about three to four hundred years

ago. In fact, in its very roots and foundation is the hatred and

enmity for Allah , Deen and Akhirat. The anti-thesis of any

religion and the total denial of the Almighty and the Hereafter!

This is its roots and its foundation is then built on this. Whether

you study a natural subject like geography or mathematics, the

name of Allah , Deen or Aakhirat, will not be mentioned, not

even by mistake.

The world has been made their absolute god and very sadly,

Muslims have proven no exception to it. More horrifying and

which burns the heart is that Ulama are at the helm of affairs in

this devilish systemic uprooting of Deen. This is totally unlike the

previous simple knowledge of our great Muslim scholars and our

Masjid Halqas. It is absolutely essential to understand this

distinction. So the majority of people in the West have become

atheists and developed this education and have made it the 'god'

of modern times with regard to which Judge Akbar Illahabadi

said,

اوعن لتق اوالد ےس

ا ف

ام ںیہن وہن

ویں دبن

اوسفس اوکس اکجل یک ںیہن وسیج

Firoun should not have been disgraced by the killing of all

infants, to achieve that very same object, for which he killed all

those infants, he should just have opened schools, by which the

same object, of controlling the masses would have been achieved.

School education, if x-rayed, amongst other things, is to make all

its citizens slaves of the state, that is why governments spend so

much on education. A bitter and difficult pill to swallow or even

to understand but it is the stark truth and reality, it is merely a

tool to enslave and control the minds and bodies of the citizens.

The body of the child remains the parents however, they have

hijacked and kidnapped the mind and the soul of the child. We

take care of our children by feeding and clothing them while in

essence they belong to the state and western society.

THE OBJECTIVE OF SCHOOLS

Schools are built in factory block style, the periods are governed

by sirens. The object is to train the students to work, to earn,

make the commercial god bigger and bigger, pay more taxes,

make the government more rich, concentrate on, Dunya only

Dunya, no Deen, no Allah , no Aakhirat. Family values are lost,

moral values are lost. It is the height of deception and stupidity to

cry about drugs, pregnancies, crime, violence and all other evils

at schools. They are designed to produce just that!

This anti-religion, secular education faced a dilemma, when Allah

was being denied so they introduced all these various theories

of creation.

Our Sheikh (Damat Baraktuhum) says, “If somebody tells you

there was an old broken typewriter in the jungle, a few monkeys

jumped on it and produced the greatest prose and poetry, who

will believe this?” A person hears a big bang and sees bricks

flying, concrete, stone, water, doors, zincs, etc. flying and

instantly a beautiful house is made?! Is this drunkenness, idiocy,

madness? No! It is atheism!

There has to be a maker and He is Allah ! SubhânAllah! But

these concepts of kufr are being taught at our schools.

They were faced with such a dilemma, so they concocted a theory

that, their ancestors were monkeys or apes. The theory was

monkey developed, an itch in a very delicate part of his body, he

scratched and scratched, “Poor chap,” until his tail fell off. Then

he became “Mr Man,” the great one who has produced and

manufactured everything in the world.

WHY DID IMAAM BUKHAARI BRING THE CHAPTER

OF WAHIY

Imam Bukhaari has brought it right at the beginning, that all

which one is going to follow now is that great knowledge of

Wahiy-e-Ilahi (Divine revelation). By doing one's Tazkiyah

(reformation) and studying Bukhaari, Hidayah, etc. one will get

Basirat (insight), by which the eyes of the heart will open, and

one will see clearly all Fitnahs of all times and their answers.

From this we can also understand the difference between the two

types of knowledge and the superiority of Deeni (religious)

knowledge over mundane secular knowledge.

This discussion on the completion of Bukhaari Sharif is based on

the talks of my honourable Sheikh's talks, which Hadhrat said is

the Khatam (completion) of Bukhaari Sharif by Hadhrat Maulana

Rashid Ahmed Gangohi.

LAST CHAPTER OF BUKHAARI

The last Baab (chapter) is, that the scale of justice and fairness

will be placed on the day of Judgement and the actions of the

children of Adam will be weighed. Imam Bukhaari is

establishing the Aqeedaah (belief) of the Ahlus Sunnah wal

Jama’ah.

This is in order to refute the Jahmiyya and Mu'tazila (the present

day modernists, moududis, salafis, etc. who are the slaves of their

feeble minds and limited intelligence). The main sources of

information and knowledge of the brains are the eyes and ears.

However these are limited, on a bright, sunny day, at 12 o clock in

the afternoon, if you put your palm in front of your eyes you

cannot see the back of your hand. A person can hear from a

limited distance. A person cannot understand foreign languages,

we even misunderstand the language we are able to speak. The

knowledge acquired on the basis of limited, unreliable, doubtful

resources is totally unreliable.

On the other hand, the knowledge of Allah is most perfect,

complete and absolute, as Allah is the Knower of everything.

When Allah informed us that there will be a scale to weigh the

actions of mankind that is absolute and final. We know that

actions are abstract, so how will they be weighed?

This was perhaps a bit difficult for the Ulama to explain to people

in the past. Allah says,

هل م أنه احلق أول يكف بربك أنه سن على ريهم آيتنا ف الفاق وف أنف سهم حت ي ت ب ي ك ل شيء شهيدن

“We will show them our signs in the heavens and within

themselves, until it will dawn upon them that He is the truth.”

Everything that Allah has informed us is true! Today we are

able to measure body temperature, which is abstract, we are able

to measure sound, etc. then what difficulty is it for Allah , the

Creator of everything and the Knower of everything, to measure

the quality of the actions of the believers. Another very important

point is, the quantity is not the object but the quality (sincerity) is

required. Quality will bring weight in one’s actions and on the

scale of deeds. The Quraan refers to it as 'Haba'am Manthura'

that it was just dust, made to fly away if it was done without

sincerity.

MEANING OF THE WORD “QIST”

Imam Bukhaari discusses the semantics of the word justice. It

is one word with two opposite meanings, justice and injustice,

when read from different paradigms from the same root word. In

the Quraan Sharîf, both meanings of the root word 'قسط' is used in

different verses:

وأما القاسط ون فكان وا جلهنم حطبا

As for the oppressors, they shall be fuel for Jahannum.

ب الم قسطي إن الل ي Verily Allah loves those that are just.

Then Imam Bukhaari discusses another point of language and

semantics and that is whether the word قسط is an original Arabic

word or is it of a foreign language. A whole detailed discussion

starts here whether there are non-Arabic words in the Quraan

Sharif, whereas the Quraan Sharif state that, its language is pure

Arabic. -

To prove his point and this is one of Imam Bukhaari’s great

achievement and this is also one of the great achievements of the

reader and the students of Bukhaari Sharif to reconcile and see

the agreement of the 'Tarjamatul Baab' the heading of the

chapter and how it is substantiated by the Hadith, etc.!

Imam Bukhaari proves his point and the Aqidah of the Ahlus

Sunnah wal Jama’ah, that actions will be weighed.

The Hadith of Nabi that there are two words,

سبحان هللا وحبمده سبحان هللا العظيم

Here Nabi has clearly stated that they will be heavy on the

scale. This proves that these two words, which are abstract, are

going to be and can be weighed on the scales. There will be scales

on the Day of Qiyamah!

It is narrated in a Hadith that “SubhanAllah” fills the space

between the skies and earth with rewards. “Alhamdulillah” fills

the pans of the scales with rewards.

Hadhrat Salman was asked, “What is the greatest action in

Islam?” He asked, “Don't you read the Quraan?” Allah says,

ولذكر الل أكب ر And certainly the remembrance of Allah is the greatest.

ZIKR OF ALLAH

The Zikr of Allah is the greatest. It is mentioned in a Hadith

that there is no action that will save a person more from the

punishment of the grave than the Zikr of Allah . It is mentioned

in a Hadith that the Zaakirin (those engaged in zikr) will stroll

around on the day of Qiyamah merrily. One of the eight doors of

Jannah is exclusive for the Zaakirin. A person will not have

sorrow in Jannah, except for those moments, which he will recall,

wherein he did not make the Zikr of Allah .

In the last Hadith, Rasulullah says there are two words which

Allah loves. Immediately one will wonder, what does Allah

love so much? Allah is so great, the entire universe has been

created by Him and belongs to Him Alone, so that which He loves

must be something very big and difficult to fulfil. We are

immediately told, “No, these words are very light on the tongue.”

خفيفتان على اللسان

This is the way of those who are great, they do not make it

difficult and hard to please them. Allah is the Greatest, He will

make it easier for us to please Him. Our Sheikh (Damat

Barakatuhum) says that people with high positions and wealth

build large mansions. Allah is the Greatest therefore His house

should have been the biggest. Allah could have built His house

from Makkah Sharif till Jeddah. Then how would we have

performed Haj. We would not be able to make one round of

Tawaaf, forget seven rounds. Allah is Most Merciful He has

made His house small in order to make it easy for us to worship

Him and make the seven rounds of Tawaaf.

Likewise Allah , has also made it so easy, just two words, that

are easy to pronounce. By presenting it in this way, a person

becomes curious and eager to find out, “I can't wait, please tell

me quickly, what are those two words? Only two words, so easy

to say them and very beloved by the Owner and Controller of the

entire creation. Please tell me quickly what are they? so that I

may say them and become the beloved of Allah and earn great

rewards also.” Those words are,

سبخان هللا وحبمده سبحان هللا العظيم

Let us keep our tongues moist with its recitation. Read it one

hundred times daily, recite it all the time and one will see its

benefit. It is so simple, no wudhu is required and one can recite it

anywhere, anytime and earn great rewards. What a bargain? How

can we deprive ourselves of these treasures?

It is stated in a Hadith,

“The recital of Alhamdulillah fills the scales and SubhanAllahi wal

Hamdulillahi, both of them fill whatever is between the heavens

and the earth.”

Abdullah Ibn Umar narrates from Nabi ,

“SubhanAllahi fills half the scales, Alhamdulillah fills it and La

illaha illAllahu does not have a veil between the reciter and Allah

.”

It is also narrated that,

“SubhanAllah fills half the scales, Alhamdulillah fills it and

Allahuakbar fills up whatever is between the heavens and the

earth.”

THE BLESSING OF THE TONGUE

The correct usage of the tongue is a very great blessing of Allah

. Just ponder on the great creative power of Allah . He has

put the ability and quality of speech in this small piece of flesh.

Then be conscious of its correct usage and abstain from using it

wrongly. In a Hadith we read,

املسلم من سلم املسلمون من لسانه ويدهA Muslim is he who does not harm another Muslim, neither by his

tongue nor by his hand.

If we translate this Hadith literally as Salafis do, we will make a

grave error in our Deen, (i.e. we will declare all Muslims who

harm other Muslims have become non- Muslims and this will be

incorrect.) If we follow the Ulama of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama’ah,

we will take the meaning as,

“A perfect Muslim is he who does not hurt another Muslim.”

We must not follow only the literal translation and take the

meaning of an isolated verse or Hadith. We must look at all the

relevant verses and Ahadith on that subject. May Allah save us

from the curse of Salafism!

This Hadith does not only mean that a perfect Muslim does not

harm only other Muslims. It refers to people in general and the

Ulama have written that the entire creation and even the

environment is meant here. However Muslim is mentioned

because a Muslim associates mostly with other Muslims. (This is

another reason why we cannot take the meaning of a Hadith just

on its translation or its isolated meaning.)

It is clearly mentioned in a Hadith that one should not relieve

oneself under a tree, in water, etc. A Muslim should not pollute

the environment. He should not litter the place. He should not

leave his shoes lying around, he should use the shoe rack. A

Muslim does not park his car where he is obstructing other

people. One should not stand in the doorway and start a

conversation causing difficulty for people to pass, obstructing its

usage. One should not waste time in a toilet or leave it dirty

causing inconvenience to others.

It is narrated,

جسمه صغري وجرمه كبريThe size of the tongue is small but the crime committed by the

tongue is great.

In the same way the good carried out by the tongue also holds

great value. It is narrated in a Hadith,

“A person says something which he does not even pay any attention

to and it takes him to the heights of Jannah and on the other hand

he says some word which he does not pay any attention to and it

takes him to the depths of Jahannum.”

The tongue has no bones in it, this gives us an indication that one

should not say any hard and harsh words but rather use soft and

kind words. One should be firm but not rude, vulgar or harsh. A

beautiful example is given of silk, it is so soft and enjoyable to

handle but so strong that if two elephants pull it, they cannot tear

it apart. Bullet proof vests are made of it. So we must be firm, but

soft.

REPLY OF MAULANA MASEEHULLAH

A person said to Hadhrat Maulana Maseehullah Khan Saheb in

Makkah Sharif, “Hadhrat, you teach us to be soft and kind, in that

case everyone, workers, subordinates, etc. will take advantage of

us.” Hadhrat said, “When did I say you must not put things

right? Do it in the right way.”

“Firstly, do not become angry. Secondly, control your language,

don't be rude and vulgar. Thirdly, explain the wrong that has

been done and why it is wrong. Fourthly, explain the right way it

must be done.” SubhânAllah! What beautiful advice!

When Allah created a foetus in the womb. He gave it life after

about four months. The food of the foetus is delivered to it via the

umbilical cord of the mother directly into its stomach not via its

mouth because its food is the impure menses of the mother. So

Allah did not allow its mouth to be polluted with filth. Allah

kept the mouth pure in the womb, so we must also keep our

tongues pure.

We must keep our children pure from all foul language, kufr, sin,

etc. One of the wisdom's of Allah in making the nourishment of

the foetus, the menses of the mother is, to avoid pride in a

person. A person must realize, “I was created from sand and

water, my fundamental nourishment was impure menses, I was

so weak and could do nothing for myself. What right have I got

today to be proud and arrogant, have I forgotten my history, from

where I came?”

The tongue is placed between thirty two teeth, like riot police,

armed with different weapons to control a riot. Similarly the

teeth are different weapons, there are the sharp teeth in front to

bite, the pointed ones to eat meat, the molars to crush the food,

etc. These are the different weapons to control the riot of the

tongue.

The riot of the tongue is more dangerous than the riots of

thousands of people!

A NOTEWORTHY INCIDENT

An incident is narrated by Haaji Imdadullah Muhaajir Makki of

a king who made his son an Aalim, when the prince graduated the

king held a very big Da’wat. He told his son to say a few words,

quote some Ayats of the Quraan Sharif, some Ahadith, etc. but the

son remained quiet. The king thought perhaps he might have

gotten stage fright, seeing so many great Ulama and senior

people.

However, later the king noticed that his son was not talking at all.

He sent him for speech therapy but to no avail. One day he sent

him with some ministers on a hunting trip, so that maybe he will

feel a bit light hearted and he might speak. On the way they

passed a partridge which the hunters did not notice. After they

passed it, the partridge made a sound, so they heard it, they

returned and hunted it.

The boy spoke and said, “As long as you were quiet, you were

safe, no sooner did you open your mouth, you lost your life.”

The ministers heard the boy speak, they rushed to inform the

king. He was very happy and he arranged another big Da’wat and

asked him to say a few words again, but again to no avail. The

king then declared, “He can speak, he is only pretending.” He

ordered the Jallad (the person appointed to mete out

punishment) to give him one hundred lashes. When he received

the last lash, he spoke again.

He said, “When the partridge spoke once, it lost its life, when I

spoke once, I got one hundred lashes what will be the condition

on the day of Qiyamah of those who make 'Chak,chak,bak,bak' all

the time.” The Quraan Sharif states,

ما ي لفظ من ق ول إال لديه رقيبن عتيدن

Whenever a word escapes (from a person’s mouth), there is a

guard ready by him. (An angel immediately records the good or

bad speech).

Therefore we must be careful how we use our tongue. Today

there is great negligence with regard to this as well. A person

made Dua to Allah to show him how the Kiraaman Kaatibin

(the recording angels) operate. Allah showed him. He made

Salaam to them, they wrote it down. He remarked, “You don't

reply to my Salaam.” They wrote that down as well. He said, “You

write everything down.” They wrote that down as well. These

two angels have been appointed to record everything.

MEANING OF SUBHANALLAH

The meaning of the word 'SubhanAllah'. Did we ever think of the

meaning of 'SubhanAllah' or do we just take it for granted, like we

do all other aspects of our Deen and our lives? Hafiz Ibn Hajar

Asqalani gives the meaning as,

اسبح هللا عن النقائص كلهاI declare that Allah is free from all weaknesses and faults.

Allah has absolutely no faults, in fact, to mention the word

fault, etc. in relationship to Allah is disrespectful, may Allah

forgive us and not take us to task but we are mentioning it to

make us understand, no weaknesses can come anywhere near

Allah . No illness, flu, cold, old age, tiredness, sleepiness, etc.

can come near Allah .

When a person says 'SubhanAllah’, meaning Allah is free from

all faults, etc, Allah says,

“You say that I am free of faults. I am free of faults, even if you do

not say it, even if no Nabi or Wali says it. I am still free of faults.”

By us saying 'SubhanAllah’ we are not purifying Allah from

faults. Allah is completely pure and free from any and all faults

and weaknesses. When a person says 'SubhanAllah',

Allah says,

“You said that I am free of faults, in return I will free you of faults.”

By this our Tazkiyah (spiritual purification) takes place, and Allah

Himself is purifying the reader of 'SubhanAllah'. What

impurity can remain when Allah Himself is purifying you!? Our

Sheikh (Damat Barakatuhum) prescribes 'SubhanAllah' three

hundred times for ladies as their Wazifaah.

MEANING OF ALHAMDULILLAH

The next word is 'Wa bihimdihi',

Hafiz Ibn Hajar says,

مشتمال على احملامد كلهاTogether with encompassing all praises (for Allah).

Here again when the servants praise Allah, Allah says,

“You have praised Me, praise is only for Me, whether you say it or

not, whether any Nabi or Wali says it or not but by you praising Me,

I will now create qualities of praise in you.”

By this, a person is blessed with noble qualities and a sublime

character by which people will praise him.

A WIFE WILL NOT PRAISE HER HUSBAND

Even your wife will begin to praise you otherwise normally a wife

does not praise her husband besides on two occasions. Which are

those two occasions? One is before marriage, she boasts in front

of her friends about her future husband. The other occasion is

after death, when she can't stop praising him and talking highly

of him. However, during his life, she will fight and scream at him

all the time.

My aunt phoned me and complained about my uncle (her

husband), her list was just not coming to an end. They were our

seniors. All I could do was pacify and console her by telling her

that I will make Dua and try and speak to my uncle however two

months later my uncle passed away. We went to pay our

condolences. On this occasion, she told me, “Abdul Hamid, you

know what, I was married to your uncle for sixty years and he

didn’t even trouble me so much (pressing her middle finger to

the tip of her fore finger).” I was dumbfounded, just a few days

ago, her list of complaints were not coming to an end and now

this complete turn.

Really the more we will simply read 'Alhamdulillah’ Allah will

create the qualities of praise in us, and even our wives will praise

us in our life time and not only after our death.

Then 'SubhanAllah' is mentioned again in the second phrase, for

purification is more important. Before applying Itr (perfume),

first cleanse yourself. Then comes 'Al Azîm.'

Hafiz gives its meaning as,

مع عظمة شانهHis Greatness is according to His Grandeur.

This refers to the greatness of Allah, which is also expressed in

'Allahu Akbar'. So, when a servant says, “O Allah , You are the

Greatest,”

Allah says,

“I am the Greatest, whether you say it or not, even if nobody says it.

But now, by you saying that I am the greatest, I will create qualities

of greatness in you, (i.e. I will grant you respect and honour!)”

IMPORTANCE OF RESPECT

Due to our lack of knowledge, we say, “We don't want respect,

honour or greatness.” We must not try to acquire honour with

our efforts, by boasting and being arrogant or showing off with

our achievements, etc. but if Allah gives it to us from His side

it is a great bounty. This is such a Ne'mat (bounty), that Nabi

asked for it through the following Dua,

اللهم اجعلىن ىف عيىن صغرياوىف اعي الناس كبرياO Allah , make me small in my eyes and big in the eyes of the

people

Our Sheikh (Damat Barakatuhum) says first the antibiotic was

given, i.e. to be small, humble in one's own eyes, so that no pride

may come into a person, no matter how much he is praised by the

people of the world! Thereafter greatness in the eyes of the

people is asked for. Without respect and honour, the systems of

the world will not function.

For example, if nobody respects the Imaam and trustees there

will be chaos in the Masjid, everyone will come and do just what

he feels like. Similarly in the house, if the children do not respect

their elders and parents, they will grow up to be delinquents.

They will misbehave in the classroom, on the road, etc.

Respect and honour is a very great necessity and Ne'mat

(bounty) of Allah but we must not try and acquire it directly,

by boasting and showing off we must acquire it via Allah .

When Allah gives it to us we will not get “swollen headed” and

Allah will protect us from jealous people, etc. we should not

ask or desire it for ourselves for Dunya but we should desire it for

the sake of Deen.

By reading ‘Allahu- Akbar', etc, Allah will give us greatness,

respect and all systems in our daily lives will run smoothly. This

respect and honour should not be for self-enrichment and name

and fame but for the Deen of Allah .

ACQUISITION OF NUR-E-NABUWWAT

Imaam Bukhaari draws our attention to the fact, that you have

completed the Kitab, you have acquired, Ilm-e-Nabuwwat

(knowledge of Nabuwwat), now you have to acquire Nur-e-

Nabuwwat (light of Nabuwwat), i.e. acquire your Tazkiya-e-nafs

(the purification of the souls), in this way you will get, Nur-e-

Nabuwwat. The Aalim course is completed but this is two thirds

of your mission. You have not graduated yet. There is one third of

your work which you still have to accomplish.

What is that last third? In the Quraan Sharif we read the Dua of

Ibrahim,

“O Allah, send to them a messenger who will make Tilawat of Your

verses to them, who will teach them the Kitab and who will purify

them.”

Our Nabi is the result of the Dua of Nabi Ibrahim and the

syllabus of his Nabuwwat was the result of the Dua by

Ibrahim.

The masjid is the place of this effort and every Aalim, is “Warithul

Ambiya” (inheritors of the Ambiya), his duty, is the duty of Nabi

. That is to learn, then teach the Quraan and become an Aalim.

The third point which is most neglected, is to make one's

Tazkiyah and then to make the Tazkiyah of others and then the

mission of Nabi will be completed.

Imam Bukhaari is drawing the attention of the student that

after becoming an Aalim, it is necessary to do your

housemanship.

A doctor is not allowed to practice or operate without having

done his housemanship, he will have to practise and be guided by

an older more experienced doctors, so it is not permissible for an

Aalim to practice without serving (Suhbat) the old experienced

Ulama-e-Haq, Ulama-e-Rabbaniyyin and the Mashaikh-e-Kiram.

PRACTISING AS AN AALIM WITHOUT HOUSEMANSHIP

To understand this, we will mention a little anecdote:

A person had to undergo an operation, on the appointed day, he

was very tense and very frightened. His doctor asked him why he

was so nervous. He said, “Doctor, this is the first operation of my life

and I have a young wife and three small children. You are going to

put me under anaesthetic and cut me up. What if I do not come

back to life, what will happen to my wife and my little children?”

The doctor, to console him, said, “My friend, don't be so worried,

this is your first operation and it is my first operation as well!”

What will happen to the poor patient?

What if the doctor did not do his housemanship? Even if he got

distinctions in his theory but he did not do housemanship, he will

not be allowed to practise. Imagine if he starts operating and

keeps referring to his textbook. When a complications arises and

he starts turning pages, trying to figure out, “What now!” What

will be the condition of the patient?

Likewise how can an Aalim practice on the souls of people, which

is far superior to the body? The body's lifespan is only for the

duration of this Dunya. The soul on the other hand is eternal and

it is because of the soul that the body feels everything.

Therefore it is much more important for the correction of the

soul and for Deen that Ulama do housemanship under the

guidance of senior, experienced Ulama-e-Haq, Rabbaniyyin, who

have been granted permission to make the Islaah of others, the

Mashaikh-e-Haqq.

Whenever the Ulama are making Bayaan, whether they are

sorting out disputes between husband and wife, between

business partners, etc. they are doing spiritual operations on the

souls of the people. If they are operating without having done a

spiritual housemanship, what will be the result?

This is the dilemma the Ummah is facing today.

Previously a single Aalim, who had all the qualities of an Aalim,

was sufficient for an entire country. Today we are so many Ulama

and we are not sufficient for one family.

Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi gives an example, which I have heard

many times from my Sheikh (Damat Barakatuhum).

A small little ant climbs a grape vine. When it finally reaches the

top, it starts eating the leaves of the grape-vine, holes are also

made in the leaves and it lives on the leaves for a long time. If it had

a Sheikh to guide it, he would have told it, “You made such a great

effort getting up to the top but you are living off these leaves. If you

make a little more effort and move one centimetre higher you will

get the grapes and with just one drop of the grape juice, your

SubhanAllah would have come out from the bottom of your heart!”

Similarly, we have made a great effort in becoming Ulama, we

studied Takhti (basic primer for learning the Arabic letters), then

we studied Qaidah, then Naazarah (reading of Quraan Sharîf),

then the whole Quraan Sharif, then Hifz, then all the stages of the

Aalim course, Sarf, Nahwa, Lughat, Adab, Usul of the various

sciences, Quraan, Hadith, Tarjumuah, Tafsir, etc. all of this is

reaching the leaves.

When we start serving Deen, Imaamat, Dars, Khitaabat, etc. we

will be living on the leaves. If we just go one step higher and get

the Ma'rifat and love of Allah , then our SubhanAllah will also

come out from the bottom of our hearts. For now, we will get the

sweetness of Imaan and consequently the sweetness of Ibaadah,

Mu'asharat and everything else!

ALLAMAH KHALID KURDI

Allamah Khalid Kurdi was a great Aalim of Kurdistaan, he lived

in Shaam (Syria). He was a great Aalim and Mufti of his time, a

Khatib, Imaam, Mudarris (lecturer). He felt the need to be

connected to his Creator Allah and for this purpose, he set out

on the journey of Hajj, as there were great Awliya in Makkah

Sharif and Madina Sharif, from whom he could gain this great

treasure of the sweetness of being connected to Allah , the

Most Sweetest, the Most Beautiful, the Creator of all beauty and

sweetness.

He first went to Madinatul Munawwarah where he sat in the Dars

and Majalis of great Awliya but his heart did not connect to any

one of them. One day, in a lesson, he heard the lecturer saying,

“Very fortunate is the person whom Allah blessed with Ilm

(knowledge), the Khidmat of Ilm (spreading knowledge) and

Deen, with good Akhlaaq (character), etc. and who is connected to

Allah . His ears pricked up and he thought to himself that this is

what I am looking for. After taking permission, he explained to

the people attending the gathering that he had been blessed by

Allah with the qualities mentioned and he was seeking his

connection with Allah , so they should please make Dua for him

that Allah blesses him with this. He continued his stay in

Madinah Sharif until his time of departure to Makkah Sharif drew

close.

There was a Buzurg with whom he sat very often. He asked him

for some advice before his departure. He advised him, “When you

go to the Haram of Makkah Sharif, do not object to anyone even

in your heart, no matter what condition you see them in.” Allah

's Shaan, the first person his eyes fell upon, on entering the

Haram, was an old man leaning with his back against the Ka’bah

Sharif with his legs stretched out.

Immediately he thought to himself, “What disrespect of the

Ka’bah?” The old man was a Buzurg, he called him and asked him,

“What advice did the Buzurg give you in Madinah Sharif?” He got

a shock and stretched his hands out to him, asking him to make

him Bay'at! He told him, “Your share (of Islaah and connection to

Allah ) is in India! He was a Taalib-e-Saadiq (a genuine seeker

for the truth). Immediately after Hajj, he proceeded to India

seeking his heart's desire.

INCIDENTS OF TOLERANCE OF OUR PIOUS

PREDECESSORS

Finally he found it in Delhi in the Khanqah of Hadhrat Shah

Ghulam Rasul Saheb, the Khalifah of Hadhrat Mirza Jane-Jana

of the Naqshabandi Silsila (chain).

A mention of a few short instances of Hadhrat Mirza Jane-Jana .

When he used to do his shopping, a grocer used to mock him,

saying,

“My goat's beard is better than your beard.” He always kept silent.

After his demise, his Janazah passed by the same grocer. By way of

Karamat (miraculously), Allah made him speak and he told the

grocer, “Today I can tell you my beard is better than your goats

beard.” He always feared that if he died without Imaan, then the

goats beard would be better than his, but now that he died with

Imaan, his beard was better.

Another incident! After he passed away, a note was found in his

Kitab:

رمزا رم ےئگ الص ا ں رمزا رھگےئگ سب ےتہکںیہ

All are saying Mirza has died, actually Mirza is only gone home!

A third incident. Mirza Saheb was a very temperamental

person, very particular. If one stitch in his Topi was crooked he

would get a headache, if one stitch in his eiderdown would be

crooked, he would not be able to sleep. Once on his way to the

masjid, he saw a Charpaai (bed) lying crooked on the footpath, he

returned home with a severe headache! This quality was disliked

by Allah , to correct this, Allah inspired him and told him,

“If you marry a certain woman of your neighbourhood, who has a

very sharp tongue and even more temperamental than you and you

tolerate her, I will make you famous in the world!”

Look at us, today after so long and in such a place, we are

remembering him and being inspired by him! Let us learn a

lesson from here to tolerate our wives and be soft and kind to

them.

To digress a little with regard to tolerating our wives.

Hadhrat Shah Ahmed Rifa’i, once when he was making

Ziyaarat, he made Salaam to Rasulullah . Rasulullah replied to

his Salaam and many people heard the reply. He then said, “O

Rasulullah , stretch your hand out.” He was blessed with a great

miracle and Rasulullah ’s hand came out to greet him. At that

time there were between 7,000 and 9000 people who witnessed

this.

Once a Pathan came to visit Shah Ahmed Rifa’i, he found the

Majlis was over and all were resting. He went straight into the

private home of Shah Saheb and saw his wife pinching and hitting

him with a tong, demanding her Mehar (dowry) money and a

divorce.

The Pathan became extremely angry and woke the mureeds up,

telling them, “How can you people sleep whilst the Sheikh is

going through all this.” They replied, “This is nothing new, it is a

daily occurrence.” And they went back to sleep. Still angry, he

went to the bazaar and made a collection for the Sheikh's Mehar

so that he could be free of his wife. He came to the Sheikh after

Asr and presented it to him.

The Sheikh told him,

“You foolish person, don't you know that it is by tolerating her that

Allah gave me such honour that the hand of Nabi came out to

greet me!”

We will mention another incident because many young Ulama

have terrible, violent, uncontrollable tempers, resulting in many

marriage problems. A person travelled from Khurasaan to

Kharqaan to become Bay'at to Shah Abul Hasan Kharqani. It

was a very long journey.

On knocking at the Sheikh's door, his wife inquired the purpose

of his coming. He said, “To become Bay'at, as I have heard of his

piety.” She retorted, “What piety? Ask me, I live with him, how he

carries on and treats me!” He became very despondent. The

neighbours saw what had happened and told him not to be

despondent, since her temperament was like that.

They instructed him to go to a certain jungle and he would find

the Sheikh there. On reaching there, what does he see? The

Sheikh is bringing firewood for the house, a lion is his

conveyance and a snake is his whip to control the lion.

The Sheikh sees the person from a distance and says to him, “It

looks like you went to my house and heard a lot of negative

things about me from my wife. This Karamat (miracle) you see

bestowed on me, riding a lion and controlling it with a snake, is

all on account of tolerance of my wife!”

It is a unanimous Mas'ala of the Awliya that a person who keeps

his wife happy, despite having Deeni weaknesses, is a Wali of

Allah .

Anyway we were discussing Shah Khalid Kurdi who had taken

Bay'at to Shah Ghulam Rasul. His Sheikh instructed him to stay

with him for forty days. This incident was during the era of

Hadhrat Shah Abdul Aziz, the illustrious son of the illustrious

father Hadhrat Shah Waliyullah, the famous Muhaddith of

Delhi. When Shah Abdul Aziz, heard that a great Arab Aalim has

come to India for Islaah-e-nafs, he wanted to meet him. When he

sent the message to him, he replied, “I am busy doing my course

of Islaah-e-nafs for forty days and I cannot interfere with my

programme but you are a great Aalim and I also desire to meet

you. Therefore I will come personally to meet you after I have

completed my forty days, please do not take the trouble to come

to me.”

Anyway after completing his forty days and attaining his

connection with Allah , he returned home. Many great scholars

were Bay’at to him, Allamah Sayed Mahmud Alusi, the author

of the Tafsir Ruhul Ma'ani, the greatest Arabic Tafsir of the

Quraan Sharif in thirty volumes and the Mufti of Baghdad,

became Bay'at to him and what great work Allah took from

him. Also, Allamah ibn Abi Deen Shami , the compiler of Fatawa

Shamia became Bay'at to him and Allah took very great work

from him also.

IMPORTANCE OF SUHBAT

In Fadhâil-e-Zikr of Hadhrat Sheikh Maulana Muhammad

Zakariyya Saheb, he narrates a similar incident of a great Aalim,

who was a Mufti, Khatib, Waiz, Imaam, etc. and he felt the need,

on his own, to be connected to Allah and for this purpose he

approached the Buzurg of his town. The Buzurg said, “No

problem, stay with me for forty days and I will connect you with

Allah , the only condition is that you must do as I tell you.”

He agreed. He told him to give up all his activities and only make

the Zikr of Allah in the Khanqah and he obliged. The people of

the town became very upset and made a big hue and cry about it,

that he has been stopped from Deeni work, which the people

were benefitting from. He was sincere, and wanted connection

with Allah . After some time the Buzurg found out that he was

making Tilaawat of Quraan Sharif, he stopped him from this too.

This caused more criticism and comments from the people! They

said that the Sheikh is a Zindiq (a kafir), etc. But this great Aalim

was sincere and carried on as instructed. After completing his

forty days, on making his first Bayaan, every person became a

Wali of Allah and got Nisbat (connection) with Allah in one

sitting. SubhanAllah! This is the result of Suhbat (company) of the

Awliya.

Our Sheikh (Damat Barakatuhum) says a beautiful poem with

regard to this:

ب ھچک وبیتلب

در راز رشتعی وھکیتل ےہ زنبان قشع ج

ادےہ وحم وریحت اس زنبان ےسایبن رکیت ےہ وج آوہاغفں ےس

خ

ںیہن درد اہنین

ا اعمین وہ ن اتکس وج وظفلں ےس وہے اظہ

تغل ریبعت رکیت ےہ اعمین تبحم دل یک یتہک ےہ اہکین

ا ںنبازہغ ا ں اہنں وج مغ ےہ دل ےک احہیش اہکں ن اوےگ دصرا

ی ہی اہجں ےس

کگ یمل

ہی یتلم ےہ اہکں ےس اتبو ا ں

رکم دول

دا ےک اعوقشں ےس داعءوں ےساور ان یک وتبحصں ےس

ہی یتلم ےہ خ

اھ ےک ن اے

اےدو اہجں ےسنب

اہ دو اہجں سج دل ا ں آے م

وہ ش

ارے نکارو وج اخقل وہ رکش اک امجل سمش اک ونر رمق اک

دا یک الحوت

ام ن اک ربکنکایئ یکہن ذلت وپھچ رھپ ذرکخ

ن

ب ان قشع ےب نباغ ھچ تبسن اخک را اعمل ء ن اکب

د ذی س وگبیک

دا ےشخب سج ےسااکس دقمر

درد الہ دل یک ارتخ خ

ہی دول

The Tongue of Love

The doors of the secrets of Shariat open, when the tongue of love speaks

Intelligence is astonished by that tongue that speaks from the heart Meanings which became apparent by words cannot reach the

hidden love Language tells you meanings, love tells you the story of the heart!

Where will you find in Sadra and Bazegha, love that is concealed in the crevices of the heart?

But where will you find this treasure? Should I tell you where you will find it?

It is found by the lovers of Allah, by their Duas and their company That King of the two worlds, in whose heart He comes he gets enjoyment greater than that of the two worlds

O friends, He who is the creator of sugar, the beauty of the sun and the light of the moon!

Do not ask what is the sweetness of the Zikr of Allah? The sweetness of the name of that Pure Great Being

From where is the unlimited love, what relationship has a speck of dust got with the heavens?

This treasure of the love of the heart Akhtar, fortunate is the one who has been bestowed with it!

So my dear friends, Imam Bukhaari is turning our attention to

the greatness of making our Islaah, by connecting to a Sheikh-e-

Tariqat and making the Zikr of Allah under his supervision.

Then see what great enjoyment you will get in Deen and what

great work Allah will take from you and how the Ummah's

condition will improve!

FIVE IMPORTANT DUAS

We will end with five Duas, which I have learnt from our Buzurgs

and by their Faidh (blessings). My advice to the students is to try

and read these Duas at the end of every action. The first Dua is:

رب نا ت قبل منا إنك أنت السميع العليم وت ب علينا انك انت الت واب الرحيم

O our Rabb, accept from us. You are the All Hearing, the All

Knowing and forgive us, Verily You are the most pardoning, Most

Merciful.

Our Sheikh (Damat Barakatuhum) explains that Allamah Alusi

in Ruhul Ma'ani explains that 'Taqabbal' is from the Baab of تفاعل which has a special meaning of 'Takalluf', which means that this

action though it is not worthy of acceptance but in Your kindness

accept it (i.e. make Takalluf and accept it) and forgive us for any

and all our shortcomings and not fulfilling the rights of Your

Honour and Greatness.

The second Dua is,

ما شاء هللا ال قوة اال ابهللMaulana Idris Kandhelwi writes in Ma'ariful Quraan that the

one who reads this Dua on any of his Ne'mats, that Ne'mat will

not be taken away from him.

The third Dua is:

احلمد هللا الذى بنعمته تتم الصاحلاتAll praise is due to Allah, by Whose bounty good things are

completed.

By reading this Dua, no matter how great the act accomplished

may be and the whole world can praise one but pride will not

come into one, as one acknowledges that it was only possible by

the help and Taufiq (assistance) of Allah .

The fourth Dua is the Dua of Kaffarah (expiation) of a majlis:

سبحان هللا وحبمده سبحانك اللهم وحبمدك نشهد اال اله اال انت نستغفرك ونتوب اليك

Glory be to Allah and all praise is for You, You are most pure and all praise belongs to You. We bear witness that there is no one

besides You (to be worshipped), we beg Your forgiveness and we promise to stay away from Your disobedience.

By reading this Dua, all errors and omissions in that action will

be removed and a seal will be put on that A’mal, which only you

will open on the day of Qiyamah. This A’mal will not be given

away to anyone (in the case of paying other people their rights

and you have fallen short of good deeds).

And the fifth Dua is,

س بحان ربك رب العزة عما يصف ون

وسالمن على الم رسلي

واحلمد لل رب العالمي

Your Lord, the Rabb of all Honour is pure from (all wrong) they

ascribed to Him and peace on all the messengers and all praise is

due solely to Allah.

By reading this Dua, no matter how small an A’mal may be, it will

be made so weighty that a very big scale will have to be brought

to measure it on the day of Qiyamah.

May Allah grant us the ability to practise! Ameen!

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