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Method of FÄ tiḼaÄĽ

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booklet was written by Shaykh-e-ᚏarÄŤqat AmÄŤr-eAÄĽl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami Ḥaá¸?rat ‘AllÄ maÄĽ MaulÄ nÄ MuḼammad IlyÄ s ‘Aáš­áš­Ä r QÄ dirÄŤ RazavÄŤ in Urdu. The translation Majlis has translated this booklet into English. If you find any mistakes in the translation or composing, please inform the translation Majlis on the following address and gain Ĺ awÄ b.

Translation Majlis (Dawat-e-Islami) ‘Alami MadanÄŤ Markaz, FaizÄ n-e-MadÄŤnaÄĽ, MahallaÄĽ Saudagran, Old SabzÄŤ MandÄŤ, BÄ b-ul-MadÄŤnaÄĽ, Karachi, Pakistan. Contact #: +92-21-34921389 to 91 translation@dawateislami.net

Method of FÄ tiḼaÄĽ

VU + W   UH W   X  K S T   "$ #

Translation: (YÄ Allah ! Forgive me and every Muslim man and woman) M $A   >   $ ( K > L    C

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Recite the foregoing supplication in Arabic or English or in both languages right now and, if possible, make it your habit to recite it after five daily ᚢalÄ ÄĽ. ,***33%,-=7>3 ?! @3!-,,!A!B*

Forgive us without holding us accountable; Your name is GhaffÄ r, YÄ Rab !

Once a saint saw his deceased brother in a dream and asked, “Does the supplication of the living people reach you (the dead)?� He replied, “Yes. By Allah ! The supplication comes to us in the form of refulgent attire that we wear.� 235 6%7)(

When anyone sends the Ĺ awÄ b of good deeds to a deceased person, JibrÄ ÄŤl 9 7D   $ ( places the Ĺ awÄ b in a refulgent tray and stands with it near the grave and says, “O dweller of this grave! 5

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Your kin has sent a gift, receive it.� On hearing this, he becomes happy whereas his neighbours (the deceased of his neighbouring graves) feel grieved on their deprivation. 2356%7)0 .* ,C-@-=%-&!-, ,%,>3!%!A!B*

Ah! There is stark darkness in the grave; brighten it with Your bounty, YÄ Rab!

The one who recites SĹŤraÄĽ IkhlÄ ášŁ eleven times in a graveyard and sends its Ĺ awÄ b to the dead, he will get the recompense equal to the number of all the dead (buried in the graveyard). 33!#)14B!-

The Prophet of mankind, the peace of our heart and mind, the most generous and kind $A   Ů– >   $ (  K > L    C M said, “The one who passes by a cemetery and recites SĹŤraÄĽ FÄ tiḼaÄĽ, SĹŤraÄĽ IkhlÄ ášŁ and SĹŤraÄĽ TakÄ ĹĄur over there and then makes the supplication: ‘YÄ Allah ! Send the Ĺ awÄ b of whatever QurÄ n I have recited to Muslim men and women’ so those buried in the cemetery will intercede for him on the Day of Judgement.â€? 2356%7)

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Ḥaá¸?rat SayyidunÄ á¸¤ammÄ d MakkÄŤ $ (   V 0 1 said that one night he went to the graveyard of Makka-tul-MukarramaÄĽ where he fell asleep. (In the state of dream) he saw that the deceased buried in the graves were standing in groups. Seeing them, he asked as to whether the Day of Judgement had taken place. They replied, ‘No. The thing is, a Muslim brother recited SĹŤraÄĽ IkhlÄ ášŁ and sent us its Ĺ awÄ b which we have been distributing among ourselves for a year.’ 2356%7*!*&.!.!,,& )# . " +  ] 1 Ḥaá¸?rat SayyidunÄ Sa’d bin ‘UbÄ daÄĽ +    ] 1 asked, “YÄ RasĹŤlullÄ ÄĽ M $A   Ů– >   $ (  K > L    C ! My mother has passed away (I want to give some ᚢadaqaÄĽ (charity) on behalf of her), which ᚢadaqaÄĽ would M be the best for her?â€? The Holy Prophet $A   Ů– >   $ ( K > L    C replied, ‘Water.’ So, SayyidunÄ Sa’d +     1 got a well dug and said, ] “This is for Sa’d’s mother.â€? 2*7DD%23&#()$%&’

"0 Dear Islamic brothers! SayyidunÄ Sa’d +     1 declared that the ] well was dug for Sa’d’s mother, which meant that the digging of well was aimed at donating Ĺ awÄ b to the mother of Sa’d +     1 . The foregoing narration also made it clear that there is ] no harm for the Muslims in relating a goat or cow etc. to saints by saying sentences like, ‘This is the goat of SayyidunÄ GhauĹĄ e-PÄ k +     1 ’ as it also means that the sacrifice of this goat is ]

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aimed at just donating its Ĺ awÄ b to SayyidunÄ GhauĹĄ-e-A’ẓam +     1 . Normally, people also relate sacrificial animals to each ] other; for example, if you ask a person who is wandering along with his sacrificial cow as to whose the cow is; he will reply, ‘Mine’ and it is not considered objectionable either. Therefore, if there is no objection to saying such sentences, no objection can be raised to saying ‘This is the goat of GhauĹĄ-e-PÄ k’ as well. In fact, Allah is the real Owner of each and every thing. Moreover, whether it is the sacrificial cow or the goat of GhauĹĄ-e-PÄ k, the name of Allah is mentioned at the time of slaughter of each sacrificial animal. May Allah remove satanic whispers! M $A   >   $ ( K > L    C

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One may make the IÄŤášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b1 of each and every deed such as Fará¸?, WÄ jib, SunnaÄĽ, Nafl, ᚢalÄ ÄĽ, fasting, ZakÄ ÄĽ, Ḥajj, delivering a speech or Dars, travelling with a MadanÄŤ QÄ filaÄĽ, acting upon MadanÄŤ Inâ€˜Ä mÄ t, call towards righteousness, studying a religious book or making individual effort etc.

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Holding gathering for the recitation of the Holy Quran and serving meal to participants on the 3rd, 10th and 40th day of someone’s death or solemnizing his death-anniversary are all commendable deeds, as these are also the means of

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The act of sending the reward of good deeds.

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IÄŤášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b. By Sharč’aÄĽ, the absence of the proof of impermissibility about holding such rites is itself a proof of permissibility. Moreover, living people’s making supplication for the deceased is proven by the Holy QurÄ n and the whole concept of IÄŤášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b is based on this QurÄ nic proof. Therefore, verse 10 of SĹŤraÄĽ Ḥashr, part 28 says:

F F _ 4  ` : 9H     H 4^ a 5   ,F _ RA  H 4^ + , F b 5 + ST + 1 And those who came after them submit: O our Rab! Forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in the faith

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The expenses for the meals served on Sawyam (the 3rd day of demise), death anniversary etc. can be paid from the bequest of the deceased provided all the inheritors are adult and they all give consent either. If even a single heir is not adult, it is extremely Ḥaram to do so. However, an adult inheritor can arrange for the meals from his own share. 33E-!23&4

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If the family of the deceased cook food on Sawyam, only the FaqÄŤrs (destitute people) may eat from it (the rich should not). 33-!23&4

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IÄŤášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b may be made even to a day’s old deceased baby; Sawyam etc. may also be held.

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Ĺ awÄ b may also be offered to the living Muslims and even to those who have not yet been born.

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Ĺ awÄ b may be donated to Muslim Jinns as well.

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Solemnizing GiyÄ rÄĽwÄŤn SharÄŤf, RajabÄŤ SharÄŤf (the death anniversary of SayyidunÄ ImÄ m Ja’far áš˘Ä diq +     1 on ] nd the 22 of Rajab) etc. is permissible. It is not necessary to serve pudding in a “KĹŤná¸‹Ä â€? (an earthenware pot used to serve) only; it may be served in other plates etc. as well. It may also be brought out of the house.

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The meal served for sending Ĺ awÄ b to the saints is called ‘Naáş“r-o-NiyÄ z’ (in Urdu). This NiyÄ z (meal) is “Tabarrukâ€? (Sacred) and may be consumed by the rich as well as the poor.

10. Serving the meal of IÄŤášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b to guests is not a condition; if the family members eat it themselves, there is no harm in doing so. 11. If one makes the intention of sending Ĺ awÄ b to saints for the meal he eats each time, it would be wonderful. For example, at the time of breakfast, he may intend, ‘May the M Ĺ awÄ b of this breakfast reach the Holy Prophet   $ ( K > L    C $A   Ů– > as well as all other Prophets 97 D   " $ ( through him!’ Similarly, at the time of lunch, he can make intention, ‘May the Ĺ awÄ b of this meal that I have eaten (or will eat) reach SayyidunÄ GhauĹĄ-e-A’ẓam +     1 as well as all ] other saints F c   " $ (!’ Likewise, at the time of dinner, he may intend, ’May the Ĺ awÄ b of this meal that I am about 10

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to eat reach ImÄ m-e-AÄĽl-e-Sunnat ImÄ m AḼmad RazÄ Khan $ (    V 0 1 as well as all other Muslim men and women!’ 12. Whether Ĺ awÄ b is donated before the meal or after the meal, it is correct in both ways. 13. If possible, reserve 1% money of your total daily sale (rather than daily profit) for the NiyÄ z of GhauĹĄ-e-A’ẓam; the employees should save at least 3% of their monthly salary with the same intention. Either distribute religious books or spend this money on any virtuous act. In’shaa-Allah you will see its blessings for yourself. 14. “DÄ stÄ n-e-‘AjÄŤbâ€?, “ShaÄĽzÄ day kÄ Sarâ€?, “Das BÄŤbiyon kÄŤ KaÄĽÄ nÄŤâ€?, and “JanÄ b-e-SayyidaÄĽ kÄŤ KaÄĽÄ nÄŤâ€? etc. are all fabricated and false tales; never read them. A pamphlet entitled ‘Waᚣiyat NÄ maļ’ (Will) consisting of the dream of a man called “Shaykh AḼmadâ€? is distributed; it is also false. This pamphlet mentions the benefits of getting it photocopied and distributed in a particular quantity and harms otherwise; do not believe it at all. 15. Even if Ĺ awÄ b is donated to innumerable Muslims, it is hoped by the grace of AllÄ ÄĽ that complete Ĺ awÄ b will be given to each of them. It is not so that Ĺ awÄ b will be divided amongst them. B%%5! 16. The Ĺ awÄ b of the one donating Ĺ awÄ b is not reduced at all; rather, it is hoped that he would get Ĺ awÄ b equal to the total amount of Ĺ awÄ b he donated to each and every 11

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person. For example, someone performed an act of piety for which he was given (the Ĺ awÄ b of) ten good deeds which he donated to ten other deceased Muslims. Now, each of the deceased would get ten good deeds and the sender of Ĺ awÄ b would get one hundred ten. If he donated Ĺ awÄ b to one thousand deceased, he would get ten thousand ten and so forth. 33!9!BF&,,17. IÄŤášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b may be made to the Muslims only. Making IÄŤášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b to a disbeliever or an apostate (Murtad) or calling them ‘MarḼōm’ is Kufr (blasphemy).

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The intention of heart is sufficient for the donation of Ĺ awÄ b. For instance, if you give a rupee as charity or recite DurĹŤd once or tell someone a SunnaÄĽ or carry out call towards righteousness or deliver a SunnaÄĽ-inspiring speech or perform any other good deed, you should make intention in your heart like this: ‘May the Ĺ awÄ b of the SunnaÄĽ that I have just told M reach the Holy Prophet $A   Ů– >   $ ( K > L    C !’ Ĺ awÄ b will reach him. Further, Ĺ awÄ b will also reach to all of such people for whom intention was made. In addition to the presence of intention in heart, utterance of verbal intention is a SunnaÄĽ of the blessed companions F c   " $ ( as mentioned in the ḤadÄŤĹĄ which describes that SayyidunÄ Sa’d +    ] 1 had a well dug and then said, ‘This is for Sa’d’s mother.’ 12

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The Muslims’ traditional method of donating Ĺ awÄ b especially for serving meal is very nice. The method is as follows: Put in front all such meals or a little portion from each item along with a glass of water whose Ĺ awÄ b is to be donated. Then, ŮŽŮ‘ ‍Ů? ا‏ Ů? ‍ا ŮŽ Ů?ďť‹ Ů’ذŮ? Ů?ﺑﺎ‏, recite SĹŤrat-ul-KÄ firĹŤn once: reciting ‍اďť&#x;ﺎ Ů?ďş&#x; Ů’‏ ŮŽŮ‘ ‍‏ ŮŽ ‍‏ Ů? ‍ďť&#x;ﺸ Ů’ďť´ ٰ‏

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Recite SĹŤraÄĽ-tul-IkhlÄ ášŁ 3 times:

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Recite SĹŤraÄĽ-tul-Falaq once:

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Recite SĹŤrat-un-Nas once:

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Recite SĹŤrat-ul-FÄ tiḼaÄĽ once:

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Recite the following once:

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Then, recite the following five verses:

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Now, raising hands, the reciter of ‘FÄ tiḼaļ’ should loudly say “Al FÄ tiḼaÄĽ.â€? All the attendees should recite SĹŤraÄĽ FÄ tiḼaÄĽ in low voice. Then the reciter should make the following announcement: ‘Dear Islamic brothers! Donate me the Ĺ awÄ b of whatever you have recited.â€? All the attendees should say, ‘We 16

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have donated it to you.’ Now, the reciter may make IÄŤášŁÄ l-eĹ awÄ b. Before mentioning the wording for donating Ĺ awÄ b, I would mention the SĹŤraÄĽ etc. that ImÄ m-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat A’lÄ á¸¤aá¸?rat MaulÄ nÄ ShÄ ÄĽ AḼmad RazÄ KhÄ n H>0   V 0   $ ( used to recite before FÄ tiḼaÄĽ:  V 0 $ (  1

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3 Times:

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YÄ Allah ! Bless us with the Ĺ awÄ b of whatever has been recited (if food etc. is present, then also say) and the Ĺ awÄ b of the food that has been prepared and whatever other deeds we have performed to date, not according to our faulty worships but according to Your immense mercy; and send its Ĺ awÄ b on M behalf of us to the court of Your Beloved $A   Ů– >   $ (  K > L    C . M Through Your beloved Prophet $A   Ů– >   $ (  K > L    C , send its Ĺ awÄ b to all other Prophets 97 D   " $ (, all the blessed Companions c > L  m   1 . Through Your F   " $ (, and all the noble Saints K # " 0 M beloved Prophet $A   Ů– >   $ ( K > L    C send its Ĺ awÄ b to every Muslim human and Jinn born from the age of SayyidunÄ Adam 9 7D   $ ( to date as well as all those who will be born till the Day of Judgement. During this, mention the names of the saints to whom Ĺ awÄ b has to be especially donated. Likewise, donate Ĺ awÄ b to your parents, relatives and Murshid (spiritual guide). (The deceased whose names are mentioned during the supplication get pleased by it.) Then, finish the supplication as 18

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usual. (If a little amount of food items and water was placed in front, mix them into other food and water).

Whenever NiyÄ z or any other type of ceremony is held at your home and the time of congregational ᚢalÄ ÄĽ approaches during the ceremony, take all the guests to the Masjid for ᚢalÄ ÄĽ with JamÄ â€™at making individual effort provided there is no Shar’č prohibition. Ceremonies should be scheduled at such a time that the time of ᚢalÄ ÄĽ does not fall within the scheduled program so that the participants would not miss JamÄ â€™at due to laziness. There will probably be no difficulty in offering ᚢalÄ ÄĽ with JamÄ â€™at if lunch is served immediately after áş’uÄĽar ᚢalÄ ÄĽ or dinner is served after Isha-ᚢalÄ ÄĽ. Even then, if the time of ᚢalÄ ÄĽ approaches, the host, the cook, the guest and those involved in serving the food should all offer ᚢalÄ ÄĽ with JamÄ â€™at. Missing the JamÄ â€™at of ᚢalÄ ÄĽ just for NiyÄ z of saints is a grave blunder.

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One should pay visit in the court of the saints from the direction of their feet as, in case of coming from their back side, they would have to bother to look back turning their head. Hence, one should present himself at the shrines of the saints from the direction of the feet of the saint facing the face of the 19

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saint and making his back face the QiblaÄĽ. Thereafter, he should stand at a distance of at least two yards and say SalÄ m in the following words.

‍ ŮŽď˛? Ů?ďş— Ů—‏.‍ َﺎ ŮŽŮˆ Ů?ďąƒŮ‘ŮŽ اŮ? ŮŽŮˆ ŮŽŘą Ů’ﺣ ŮŽ Ů?ďş” اŮ? ŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş‘ ŮŽﺎ‏ ŮŽŮ‘ ‍ا‏ ŮŽ ‍م ŮŽ ďť Ů’ŮŽďť´â€Ź Ů? ‍َďť&#x;ﺴ‏ Then, recite SĹŤraÄĽ FÄ tiḼaÄĽ once and SĹŤraÄĽ IkhlÄ ášŁ 11 times (with DurĹŤd once before and after it). Now, raise hands and make IÄŤášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b as per the forgoing method. Mention the name of the saint as well while making IÄŤášŁÄ l-e-Ĺ awÄ b. Then, make supplication. It is stated in the book ‘AḼsan-ul-Wiâ€™Ä â€™ that prayers (supplication) are answered in the proximity of the Beloved of Allah . +!-& 9!-,!! ,!-=7! %%4!-D YÄ Allah

! May each and every desire of mine be fulfilled for the sake of all of Your Beloveds!

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