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    Those Who Remember Allah Much

    Hadrat Abu Huraira (Raddi Allah Ho Ta Ala Anho) says that the Rasool
    Ullah (Sall Allah Ho Alaihe Wa Aalihee Wa Sallam) was journeying along
    the way to Mecca Tul Mukarrimah when He (Sall Allah Ho Alaihe Wa
    Aalihee Wa Sallam) came upon a mountain which was called Jumdan. He
    (Sall Allah Ho Alaihe Wa Aalihee Wa Sallam) said that do journey of
    this Jumdan. The Mufarradoon (people who are alone, Plural) have
    excelled. The Sahaba E Ikraam (Ridwaan Ullah E Ta Ala Ajmaeen) asked: Ya
    Rasool Ullah (Sall Allah Ho Alaihe Wa Aalihee Wa Sallam) Who are the
    Mufarradoon? Said: Those men and women who remember Allah very much(all
    of the time)

    (Sahih Muslim)

    From this Hadith, now we know that those men and women who are all of
    the time, spending their time in remembering Allah, are the Ones who
    excel. And become closer to Allah.

    In another Hadith, it is said that do so much Dhikr that people call you
    Majnoon (Out of your mind). But this is to be understood that to do
    Dhikr all of the time, this is not possible with the tongue as the
    tongue has to do other things also like talking, doing business whereas
    Allah Izz O Jall says that the men who remember Allah even during
    business and with the family too. Now, when a person does business or is
    with the family, it is not possible to stop speaking and recite Qura'an,
    Kalima, Allah Allah etc. only. So, that is only possible with the heart.
    And this is the reason why Awlia Allah (Rahma Kumullah Ho Ta Ala) from
    all Tareeqahs have adopted the Dhikr from the heart at various stages.
    Some prefer to do Dhikr frm the tongue in the start and later with the
    heart whereas some start from the heart like the NAqshbandiya
    Mujaddediya Tareeqah.

    Hadrat Baha Uddin Naqshbandi (Rahmat Ullah E Ta Ala Alayh) says that Two
    events surprised me a lot:

    1. I saw a person doing dua while holding the cover (Ghulaaf) of the
    Kaaba Tul Mukarrema and his heart was not filled with the Dhikr of
    Allah.

    2. I saw a young man who did business of 50,000 Dirham but his heart did
    not forget Allah even for a second.

    May Allah let us be able to do Dhikr Allah properly and may we all
    follow the Sunnah of the Rasool Ullah Sall Allah Ho Alaihe Wa Aalihee Wa
    Sallam till our last breath. Aameen Sum Aameen

    Was Salam

    "Abu Saeed (ra), the former servant of Abu Usaid (ra), says that Omar (ra)
    once lead people in prayers. On observing his companions he used to ask them
    to sit and supplicate in turns. They all started to ask Allah until it was
    my turn to do so. I did so and I saw that Omar (ra) bursted into tears. I
    thought to myself that this is the person whom people call the hardhearted
    (stoic)

    Obai ibn Ka'ab (ra): Stick to the path and Sunnah. For no one who is on the
    path, follows the Sunnah and cries after remembering The Compassionate will
    ever be touched by the fire. Likewise, one who is on the path and Sunnah and
    then shivers on the rememberance of Allah is like a tree whose leaves has
    dried and then quickly fall as a breeze blows by it. (Likewise, this
    person's sins will fall as the breeze of Allah's mercy blows by him.)
    Struggling on the path and Sunnah is much better than striving on other
    roads. So inspect youre deeds and see if they are in line with the ways of
    the prophets and their traditions."

     

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