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Priceless Diamonds This booklet was written by Shaykh-e-Ṭarīqat Amīr-e-Aĥl-eSunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muḥammad Ilyās ‘Aṭṭār Qādirī Razavī ‫ـﺖ ﺑَـ َﺮ َﻛـﺎ ُﺗ ُـﻬ ُـﻢ اﻟْـﻌَـﺎﻟِـﻴ َ ْـﻪ‬ ْ ‫اﻣ‬ َ َ‫ د‬in Urdu. The Translation Majlis has translated this booklet into English. If you find any mistake(s) in the translation or composing, please inform the Majlis on the following postal or email address and gain reward [Šawāb].

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Du’a for Reading the Book ead the following Duâ€™Ä (supplication) before studying a religious book or Islamic lesson, ‍اŮ? ْن   ŮŽﺡ ďş‚ŘĄŮŽاďť&#x;Ů€ďť Ů€ ďť‹ŮŽ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; َّ‏, you will remember whatever you study:

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Translation YÄ Allah! Open the portal of knowledge and wisdom for us, and have mercy on us! O the One Who is the Most Honourable and Magnificent! (Al-Mustaáš­raf, Vol. 1, pp. 40)

Note: Recite ᚢalÄ t-‘Alan-NabÄŤ once before and after the Duâ€™Ä ii

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Table of Contents Du’a for Reading the Book ........................................................................ ii Transliteration Chart ................................................................................ iii

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Excellence of Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī .......................................................... 1 Moments of life are priceless diamonds.................................................. 2 Life is short .................................................................................................. 4 The string of breaths .................................................................................. 4 The day announces... ................................................................................. 5 Mister or Late .............................................................................................. 5 Death comes suddenly ............................................................................... 6 Regret even in the Heaven ........................................................................ 6 Nib of the pen ............................................................................................. 7 Get trees planted for you in Paradise ...................................................... 7

.......................................................... 8 Excellence of Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī Better than 60 Years’ worship................................................................... 9 Five before five............................................................................................ 9 Two favours .............................................................................................. 10 Grandeur of Islam .................................................................................... 11 Value of priceless moments .................................................................... 11 Sayings of those who valued time .......................................................... 11 Make a timetable ...................................................................................... 13 Blessings of the morning ......................................................................... 15 15 Pearls of wisdom regarding sleeping and waking .......................... 16 iv

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Priceless Diamonds* No matter how lazy Satan makes you feel, read this booklet from the beginning to the end defeating Satan’s tricks.   , it will benefit you in the worldly life and afterlife.

Excellence of ᚢalÄ t-‘Alan-NabÄŤ A’lÄ á¸¤aá¸?rat ImÄ m-e-AÄĽl-e-Sunnat MaulÄ nÄ ShÄ ÄĽ ImÄ m AḼmad RazÄ KhÄ n     has mentioned in FatÄ wÄ -eRazaviyyaÄĽ, Volume 23, Page 122: SayyidunÄ Abul MawÄ ÄĽib   + Ů– !   $ % &   $ % & "# * in my said: I saw the Most Blessed RasĹŤl ' (      "# + dream. RasĹŤlullÄ ÄĽ ' (   Ů–    "# $ % &  * said to me, ‘You will intercede for one hundred thousand people on the Day of Judgement.’ I asked, ‘YÄ RasĹŤlullÄ ÄĽ! How did I gain such a great status?’ RasĹŤlullÄ ÄĽ ' (   Ů–     "# $ %  &   * + said, ‘Because you recite ᚢalÄ t and convey its reward to me.’ (Al-ᚏabqÄ t-tul-KubrÄ lish-Sha’rÄ nÄŤ, pp. 101)

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* This discourse (BayÄ n) was delivered during Dawat-e-Islami’s 3-Day SunnaÄĽ-inspiring IjtimÄ â€™ in ᚢeḼrÄ -e-MadinaÄĽ, BÄ b-ul-MadinaÄĽ, Karachi on 25 ᚢafar-ul-Muáş“affar, 1430. It is presented in writing after necessary amendments. Majlis MaktabaÄĽ-ul-MadinaÄĽ

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In order to convey the reward, make the intention of conveying the reward in your heart whilst you are reciting Ṣalāt-‘AlanNabī, or say, ‘I am conveying the reward of this Ṣalāt to the َ‫ﺻ‬ Beloved Rasūl ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ  ﻋَﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ 0ّ َ ’ either before or after invoking Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī. It is said that once a king who was passing by a garden (fruit farm) along with his companions saw someone throwing pebbles; one of the pebbles struck even the king. He ordered his servants to bring the person throwing the pebbles. The servants brought a villager. The king asked, ‘Where did you get these pebbles from?’ The terrified villager replied, ‘I saw these beautiful pebbles while wandering at a desolate place, so I put them into my pocket; when I reached this garden I used these pebbles to pluck fruits from the trees.’ The king asked, ‘Do you know the value of these pebbles?’ He replied, ‘No.’ The king said, ‘These little pebbles were, in fact, priceless diamonds which you have wasted out of foolishness.’ On hearing that, the villager regretted a lot but his regret was useless because he had lost the priceless diamonds forever.

Moments of life are priceless diamonds Dear Islamic brothers! Likewise, the moments of our life are also priceless diamonds. If we waste them in useless activities, we will possess nothing except grief and regret on the Day of Judgement. 2

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Allah ‍ ŮŽďť‹ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; َّ‏has sent the human beings in this world for a limited period of time in order to fulfil a specific objective. Therefore, it is mentioned in SĹŤraÄĽ MuminĹŤn, Verse 115:

Ů‹ Ů° ŰĄ ﴞ٥٥ټ﴿ ‍ ŰĄ)  ﺎ ďş§ďť ďť˜ďťœ ۥ ďť‹ ďş’ďşœďşŽ Ůˆ ďťœ ۥ ďť&#x; ŰĄďť´ ﺎ ďťľďťš ďş— ۥﺎ ďş&#x; ďťŒ ۥ ن‏9‍ ďş´ ۥﺒ‏:; So do you think that We have created you needlessly, and that you do not have to return to Us? [Kanz-ul-ÄŞmÄ n (Translation of Quran)] (Part 18, SĹŤraÄĽ MuminĹŤn, Verse 115)

Regarding this verse, it is written in KhazÄ in-ul-‘IrfÄ n: ‘Don’t you have to be resurrected for reward on the Day of Judgement! You have been created for worship which is obligatory on you, so you could return to us and be rewarded for your deeds.’ Explaining the aim of the creation of life and death, it is mentioned in SĹŤraÄĽ Mulk, Verse 2:

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( ‍ ۥ ďťł ďťœ ۥ ۥﺣ ďş´  ďť‹ ‏DE F‍ ٰ؊ ďť&#x; ďť´ ۥﺒ‏:G ‍ ďť&#x; ﺏ ŰĄŮŠ ďş§ďť ďť– ďť&#x;  ۥت Ůˆâ€Ź The One Who created death and life to test you - who among you possess the better deeds; [Kanz-ul-ÄŞmÄ n (Translation of Quran)] (Part 29, SĹŤraÄĽ Mulk, Verse 2)

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Life is short Dear Islamic brothers! Besides these two verses, the purpose of the creation of human beings has also been described in many other verses. Man has to live in this world for a very limited period. In this little life, he has to make preparations for the grave and the Day of Judgement. Therefore, the time that we have at present is very valuable. Time is passing very fast. It can neither be controlled nor be stopped. The breath, which once breathed will never return.

The string of breaths Ů? ‍ﲪ Ů?ﺔ ا‏ SayyidunÄ á¸¤asan BaᚣrÄŤ â€Ťďˇ˛â€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒâ€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´Ů’‏ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍ َع‏would say, ‘Hurry up, Hurry up! What is the reality of your life - your life consists of just a few breaths. If they cease, your actions and deeds whereby you get the pleasure of Allah ‍ ŮŽďť‹ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; َّ‏will also cease. May Allah ‍َ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; َّ‏ have mercy upon the person who took account of himself and Ů? ‍ع Ů’ﲪŮŽ Ů?ﺔ ا‏ shed some tears remembering his sins!’ Saying that, he â€Ťďˇ˛â€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒ ŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒâ€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´Ů’‏ ŮŽ recited verse 84 of SĹŤraÄĽ Maryam:

Ů‹ ﴞ٨٤Űš ď´ż ‍ ďť‹ﺪ‏LŰĄ M‍  ﺎ  ďťŒﺪ ďť&#x;‏ We are only completing their number.* (Kanzul ÄŞmÄ n [Translation of Quran])

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The number of days left for them or their evil deeds.

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Ḥujja-tul-IslÄ m SayyidunÄ ImÄ m Muhammad bin Muhammad GhazÄ lÄŤ ‍ ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´ Ů?  ŮŽŘą Ů’ﲪŮŽ Ů?ﺔ اŮ? اďť&#x; ŮŽاŮ?ďąƒâ€Źsaid, ‘This counting refers to the number of breaths.’ (IḼyÄ -ul-‘UlĹŤm, Vol. 4, pp. 205)

The day announces... SayyidunÄ ImÄ m BayÄĽaqÄŤ ‍ ŮŽďť‹Ů€ďť ŮŽďť´ Ů’ Ů? َ ع Ů’ﺣŮ€ ŮŽ Ů?ﺔ اďť&#x;Ů€ďť Ů€ Ů? اďť&#x;Ů€ ŮŽďť˜Ů€ Ů?ŰŒâ€Źhas written in Shu’abul-ÄŞmÄ n: The Prophet of RaḼmaÄĽ, the Intercessor of UmmaÄĽ َ‍ﺝ‏ â€ŤďşŽďąƒâ€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´ Ů’ Ů? ŮŽâ€†Ůˆاٰďť&#x; Ů? Ů– ŮŽâ€†Ůˆ ŮŽďşłďť Ů‘ŮŽ‏ Ů° َ‍ اâ€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒâ€Ź Ů? 0Ů‘ ŮŽ said, “The day makes the announcement daily at the time of sunrise ‘if you want to perform any good deed today, then do it because I will never come back’.â€? (Shu’ab-ulÄŞmÄ n, Vol. 3, pp. 386, ḤadÄŤĹĄ 3840, Dar-ul-Kutub-ul-IlmÄŤyah, Beirut)

Mister or Late Dear Islamic brothers! We should perform as many good deeds as possible taking the advantage of each and every day of our life as we may meet our death at any time. The people who call us today with the title ‘mister’ may call us tomorrow with the word ‘late’. It is an undeniable fact that we are moving fast towards our death even though we realise this or not. Thus, it is mentioned in SĹŤraÄĽ InshiqÄ q, Verse 6:

ŰĄ ŰĄ Ů°Ů“ Ů° ŰĄ Ů° ﴞٌۚ﴿ ‍ ďť ďť˜ ŰĄďť´ ‏QR ‍ Řąďş‘ ďťš ďť›ﺪ Ů‹ﺣﺎ‏UV ‍ﺎد ŮŒ ح‏Z ‍ﺎن ‏ ‍ﺎﺎ ďťľ ďťš[ﺴ‏ O man, indeed you have to surely run towards your Rab, and to meet him. [Kanz-ul-ÄŞmÄ n (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, SĹŤraÄĽ InshiqÄ q, Verse 6) 5

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Death comes suddenly O those who waste their precious time in idle activities! Ponder carefully. Our lifetime is finishing too fast. You might have seen several times that a healthy man dies all of a sudden. We don't know what would be happening with him inside the grave; however, the reality of life must have been exposed to him. O you who hanker after the wealth of this world! O you who consider the acquisition and accumulation of wealth as the only aim of your life! Hurry up! Prepare yourself for the afterlife in case you are put into the dark grave in the morning despite sleeping normal tonight. For the sake of Allah ‍ ŮŽďť‹ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; َّ‏get rid of the veil of heedlessness. Allah ‍ ŮŽďť‹ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; َّ‏has said in the first verse of SĹŤraÄĽ AnbiyÄ :

ŰĄ ŰĄ ŰĄ ﴞۚ ŮĄď´ż ‍ﺿ ۥ ن‏d e‍ ďť?ďť”ďť Ů?ďş” ‏UŰĄ j LŰĄ k ‍ Ůˆâ€ŹLŰĄ M ‍ﺎس ﺣ ﺴﺎﺑ‏ ‍ ďť ďť¨â€Ź ‍ ďť—`_ب ďť&#x;‏ The people’s reckoning is near, whereas they are in neglect, turned away! [Kanz-ul-ÄŞmÄ n (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, SĹŤraÄĽ AnbiyÄ , Verse 1)

Regret even in the Heaven Dear Islamic brothers! It is necessary for us to realize the importance of our time. Spending the precious moments of life َ‍ﺝ‏ uselessly is a great loss as the Holy Prophet ‍ اâ€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒâ€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´ Ů’ Ů? ŮŽâ€†Ůˆاٰďť&#x; Ů? Ů–  ŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďşłďť Ů‘ŮŽ‏ Ů? 0Ů‘ ŮŽ said, ‘The people of the Heaven will never regret anything of the world 6

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except the moment which they spent without remembering Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ َ​َو َﺟ َّﻞ‬.’ (Mu’jam Kabīr, Vol. 20, pp. 93-94, Ḥadīš 172, Dārā-ḥayā-ulTurāš Al-‘Arbī, Beirut)

Nib of the pen Ḥāfiẓ Ibn ‘Asākir has written in Tabyīn-u-Każib-il-Muftarī: ِ ‫( ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ  ا‬a great When the pen of Sayyidunā Salīm Rāzī ‫ﷲ  ﺗَﻌ َ ٰﺎﱃ  ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ scholar of the fifth century) would wear out because of excessive ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬ use, he ‫ﷲ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬would sharpen his pen (though doing so for Islamic writings was itself a virtuous act, but like killing two birds with one stone) he would start invoking the Żikr of Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ َ​َو َﺟ َّﻞ‬taking double advantage of his time. When the pen of ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬ Sayyidunā Salīm Rāzī ‫ﷲ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬wore out because of excessive use, he would start praising Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ َ​َو َﺟ َّﻞ‬whilst abrading the nib of the pen, (However, abrading the nib does cause Šawāb when it is written within the purview of Islam, but it was a mere intention to perform two tasks at a time) so that the time should not only be consumed abrading the nib.

Get trees planted for you in Paradise The importance of time can be realized by the fact that one can get a tree planted for himself in the Paradise within a second of this mortal life. The method of getting a tree planted in Paradise is very easy as a Ḥadīš mentioned in Ibn-e-Mājaĥ says, ‘A tree will be planted in the Paradise for the one who invokes any of the following:’ 7

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Ů° ‍ـ‏ ‍ ا ďť&#x;ٰـ‏ ‍ ا ďťť اďť&#x;Ů€ ďť â€Ź Ů’ Ů° ‍ـ﹪‏ ‍ ا ‏ ‍ا ďť&#x;Ů€ ďť Ů€â€Ź

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Dear Islamic brothers! See, how easy it is to have a tree planted in Paradise for you! If one of the aforementioned words is invoked, so one tree and if all four are recited then four trees will be planted for you in Paradise. Now try to realize the importance of time; trees are planted for us in the Heaven just by slight use of our tongue. Would that we get heavenly trees planted for us by reciting Ů°

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Ů° â€Ťďť Ů€  ﺳ‏ Ů° ‍ â€?ﺳ‏instead of wasting our time in useless ‍ﺒﺤ‏ ‍ﺒﺤ‏ â€œâ€ŤďťŚ ا ďť&#x;Ů€ ďť Ů€‏ ‍ ا ďť&#x;ـ‏ conversation. No matter if we are standing, walking, sitting, lying down or even working; we should try to invoke ᚢalÄ t‘Alan-NabÄŤ in abundance, as its reward is huge. The Beloved َ‍ﺝ‏ and Blessed Prophet ‍ اâ€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒâ€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´ Ů’ Ů? ŮŽâ€†Ůˆاٰďť&#x; Ů? Ů–  ŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďşłďť Ů‘ŮŽ‏ Ů? 0Ů‘ ŮŽ said, ‘The one who recites ŮŽ ᚢalÄ t upon me one time, Allah ‍ ŮŽďť‹ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; ّ‏showers 10 mercies upon him, 10 of his sins are forgiven and his rank is elevated by 10 times.’ (Sunan NasÄ ÄŤ, p. 222, ḤadÄŤĹĄ 1294, DÄ r-ul-Kutub, Beirut)

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Dear Islamic brothers! Would that we make the habit of consideration before conversation in this way: whether the thing I am going to say has any worldly and religious benefit or not; if it appears to be useless, we should invoke ᚢalÄ t-‘Alan-NabÄŤ or start doing the Ĺťikr of Allah ‍ ŮŽďť‹ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; َّ‏instead of indulging in purposeless conversation so that we get the treasure of reward. Ů°

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‍’اďť&#x;‏, â€˜â€Ť ’ ا ďť&#x;Ů°Ů€ ا ďťť اďť&#x;Ů€ ďť Ů€ ‏or Or we should say: â€˜â€Ťâ€™ ďşł ŰĄďş’ ٰﺤ  ا ďť&#x;Ů€ ďť Ů€‏, â€˜â€ŤŮ€ﺤŮ€ ﺪ ďť&#x;Ů€ ďť Ů€ ‏

Ů’ Ů° â€˜â€ŤŮ€﹪‏ ‍ ’ا ďť&#x;Ů€ ďť Ů€  ا ‏so that trees are planted for us in the Paradise.

Better than 60 Years’ worship If you don’t want to recite anything, you can still earn reward even in silence. Instead of thinking about useless worldly َ‍ﺝ‏ things, remember Allah ‍ ŮŽďť‹ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; َّ‏and His Beloved RasĹŤl  ‍ اâ€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒâ€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´ Ů’ Ů?‏ Ů? 0Ů‘ ŮŽ ‍ ŮŽŮˆاٰďť&#x; Ů? Ů–   ŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďşłďť Ů‘ŮŽ‏in imagination. Ponder over Islamic knowledge or the troubles of death, the loneliness in the grave and the fearful situation of the Day of Judgement. In this way, your time will not be wasted and every breath will ‍ اŮ? ْن   ŮŽﺡ ďş‚ŘĄŮŽاďť&#x;Ů€ďť Ů€ ŮŽďť‹ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; َّ‏be counted as worship. It is mentioned in JÄ mi’-uᚣ-ᚢaghÄŤr that the Beloved َ‍ﺝ‏ Prophet ‍ ا â€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒ â€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´ Ů’ Ů? ŮŽâ€†Ůˆاٰďť&#x; Ů? Ů–   ŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďşłďť Ů‘ŮŽ‏ Ů? 0Ů‘ ŮŽ said, ‘To contemplate (in matters of afterlife) for a moment is better than 60 years’ worship.’ (AlJÄ mi’-uᚣ-ᚢaghÄŤr, p. 365, ḤadÄŤĹĄ 5897, DÄ r-ul-Kutub IlmÄŤyah, Beirut)

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for having time in future is nothing but a deception. It is quite possible that we face our death the very next moment. RasĹŤlullÄ ÄĽ َ‍ﺝ‏ â€ŤďşŽďąƒâ€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´ Ů’ Ů? ŮŽâ€†Ůˆاٰďť&#x; Ů? Ů–  ŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďşłďť Ů‘ŮŽ‏ Ů° َ‍ اâ€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒâ€Ź Ů? 0Ů‘ ŮŽ said:

Ů’ Ů’ ‍ ﺡـﺒﺎﺑ ‏:‍ا Ů’ ďť?Ů€ďş˜ Ů’ ﺧ Ů’ﺴﺎ Ů‹ ďť— Ů’ďş’ďťž ﺧ Ů’ﺲ‏ ‍‏ ‍ـﺒ Ů€ﺎďťš Ůˆﺝﺤ‏ Ů? ‍ ďť— ـﺒ‏ â€ŤŮ€ďş˜â€Ź Ů’ â€Ťďşłďť˜ ďťš Ůˆ ďť?ďşŽŮƒ ďť— Ů’ďş’ďťž ďť“ Ů’ďť˜ﺎŮƒ Ůˆďť“ﺎاďť?ďťš ďť— Ů’ďş’ďťž ﺡ Ů’ďť? ďť Ů€ďťš Ůˆﺣﺎﺗ ďť— Ů’ďş’ďťž ‏ ‍‏ ‍ﺗ‏ ‍‏ Value five (things) before five (other things): (1) youth before old age, (2) health before sickness, (3) wealth before poverty, (4) leisure before being busy and (5) life before death. (AlMustadrak, Vol. 5, pp. 435, ḤadÄŤĹĄ 7916, DÄ r-ul-M’arifat, Beirut)

Two favours The Prophet of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the َ‍ﺝ‏ Most Generous and Kind ‍ اâ€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒâ€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´ Ů’ Ů?  ŮŽŮˆاٰďť&#x; Ů? Ů–   ŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďşłďť Ů‘ŮŽ‏ Ů? 0Ů‘ ŮŽ said, ‘There are two such favours about which many people are in deception. One is health and the other is leisure (free time).’ (ᚢaḼčḼ BukhÄ rÄŤ, Vol. 4, pp. 222, ḤadÄŤĹĄ 6412, DÄ r-ul-Kutub IlmÄŤyah, Beirut)

Dear Islamic brothers! A sick person can better realize the value of health as compared to a healthy person and an extremely busy person knows well the significance of time. Those who have a lot of free time are not normally aware of the importance of these precious moments. Value your time and utilize it in the best-possible way refraining from unnecessary talk, useless actions and useless company of friends. 10

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Grandeur of Islam It is mentioned in Tirmiżī Sharīf: The Mercy for the universe, َ‫ﺻ‬ the Most Honourable Prophet ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ  ﻋَﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ   َو َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬ ُ 0ّ َ said, ‘Leaving (the act) that is not beneficial to him is one of the grandeurs that man gets by virtue of Islam.’ (Jāmi’ Tirmiżī, Vol. 4, p. 142, Ḥadīš 2344, Dār-ul-Fikr, Beirut)

Value of priceless moments Dear Islamic brothers! Life is comprised of limited days, hours and moments. Every breath is a priceless pearl. Would that we value every breath and spend every moment performing good deeds! If we waste our time in useless and sinful activities we may have to shed tears of grief and regret on the Day of Judgement as a result of seeing our Book of Deeds deprived of righteous acts. Take account of every moment of your life and consider how you are spending your time. Try to spend every moment of your life in useful and righteous deed. Refrain from wasting time in jokes and useless matters; otherwise we may have to regret on the Day of Judgement.

Sayings of those who valued time 1.

Amīr-ul-Muminīn, Sayyidunā ‘Alī ‫ـﺎﱃ َ و ۡﺟـﻬَـ ُﻪ اﻟـۡ َﮑـ ِﺮﻳۡﻢ‬ ٰ َ‫ ﮐَـ َّﺮ َم اﻟـﻠ ـ ُﻪ ﺗَـﻌ‬said, ‘These days are the pages of your life, decorate them with good deeds.’ 11

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ِ Sayyidunā ‘Abdullaĥ Ibn Mas’ūd ‫  اﷲُ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬َ ‫ َر‬said, ‘I feel sad and ashamed on the day which I spend without increasing my good deeds.’

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ِ Sayyidunā ‘Umar bin ‘Abd-ul-‘Azīz ‫ اﷲ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ َ ‫ َر‬said, ‘Your ُ lifetime is shortening every day, so why are you lazy in performing good deeds!’ Once someone said to him, ‘Yā Amīr-ul-Muminīn! Postpone this work until tomorrow.’ ِ He ‫  اﷲُ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬َ ‫ َر‬said, ‘I hardly complete a day’s work in one day; if I postponed today’s work until tomorrow, then how would I be able to complete two days' work in one day?’

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ِ ‫ ر ْﲪَ ُﺔ  ا‬said, ‘O man! Your life Sayyidunā Ḥasan Baṣrī ‫ﷲ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ consists of days. When a day passes, a part of your life also passes.’ (Ṭabqāt-ul Kubrā lil Manāwī, Vol. 1, p. 259, Dār Ṣadr, Beirut)

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ِ Sayyidunā Imām Shāfi’ī ‫ اﷲ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ َ ﻋـﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ َ ‫ َر‬said, ‘I remained in the ُ company of pious people for a certain time and got spiritual benefits. I learnt two significant things from their company: (1) time is like a sword, you should cut it with good deeds or else it will cut you (by keeping you busy in useless things) and (2) safeguard your Nafs (lower self); if you do not busy it in good things it will busy you in bad things.’

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ِ ‫ﲪ ُﺔ ا‬ Imām Rāzī ‫ﷲ ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪ‬ َ ْ ‫ َر‬said, ‘By Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ َ​َو َﺟ َّﻞ‬I get very sad at the time of eating because I have to leave religious activities (writing or studying). Time is a very valuable asset.’

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Ů? ‍ﲪ Ů?ﺔ ا‏ á¸¤Ä fiáş“ Ibn Ḥajar â€Ťďˇ˛â€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒâ€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´Ů’‏ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍ َع‏wrote about SayyidunÄ ShamsŮ? ‍‏ ‍‏ â€Ťďť â€Ź ‍ ‏ â€ŤďşŽďąƒâ€Ź â€ŤďťŒâ€Ź ‍ﺗ‏   ‍‏ ud-DÄŤn AᚣbaÄĽÄ nÄŤ Ů’ ŮŽ ŮŽ Ů° ŮŽ ŮŽ ‍ﲪ Ů?ﺔ ا‏ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍( َع‏a great ShÄ fi’č scholar of the th Ů? ‍ﲪ Ů?ďş”  ا‏ 8 century): He ‍ â€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒ â€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´Ů’‏ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍ َع‏used to eat less out of fear of the wastage of time in going to the toilet again and again.

(Ad Dar-ul-KalimaÄĽ ‘AsqalÄ nÄŤ, Vol. 4, pp. 328, DÄ r AḼayÄ -ul-TurÄ ĹĄ Al-‘ArbÄŤ, Beirut)

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Ů? ‍ﲪ Ů?ďş”  ا‏ ‘AllÄ maÄĽ ĹťaÄĽbÄŤ ‍ â€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒ ŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒ â€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´Ů’‏ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍ َع‏has written in TaĹźkira-tulŮ? ‍ Řą Ů’ﲪŮŽ Ů?ďş”  ا‏would remain ḤuffÄ áş“ that Khaáš­ÄŤb-e-BaghdÄ dÄŤ ‍ â€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒ ŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒ â€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´Ů’‏ ŮŽ engaged in study while even walking (so that the time it takes to go from one place to another is not wasted).

(TaĹźkiraÄĽ-ul-ḤuffÄ áş“, Vol. 3, pp. 224, DÄ r-ul-Kutub IlmÄŤyah, Beirut)

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Ů? ‍ Řą Ů’ﲪŮŽ Ů?ďş”  ا‏was reciting the SayyidunÄ JunaÄŤd BaghdÄ dÄŤ ‍ â€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒ ŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒ â€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´Ů’‏ ŮŽ Holy Quran at the time of his death. Someone asked Ů? ‍ﲪ Ů?ďş”  ا‏ surprisingly, ‘Recitation even at this time!’ He ‍ â€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒ â€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´Ů’‏ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍َع‏ replied, ‘My book of deeds is going to be closed, so I am trying to add good deeds to it quickly.’ (ᚢčd-ul-KhÄ áš­ir Ibn-ul-

JauzÄŤ, pp. 227, MaktabaÄĽ nazar MuᚣᚭafÄ -ul-BÄ z)

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RōḼ-ul-BayÄ n, Volume 4, Page 166, ‘One of the causes of the destruction of the nation of LĹŤáš­ was that they would sit by the roadside and would laugh and joke.’ Dear Islamic brothers! No matter how pious your friends look, you should avoid and repent of every such company which makes you heedless of Allah ‍ ŮŽďť‹ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; َّ‏. Sleep early after completing your religious activities of the night because rest at night is better for health and this is natural too. It is mentioned in SĹŤraÄĽ Qaᚣaᚣ, Verse 73:

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‍ ŰĄďş´ďťœ  ۥ ďť“ ŰĄďť´  Ůˆ ďť&#x; ďş˜ ŰĄďş’ ďş˜ ďť? ۥ  ۥ‏r ‍ﺎع ďť&#x;‏ ‍ ďť&#x;ďť´ďťž Ůˆ ďť&#x;‏mn ‍ Ůˆ  ۥ Řą ۥﺣ  ďş˜ Ů– ďş&#x;ďťŒďťžâ€Ź ŰĄ

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ﴞ٧٣﴿ â€Ťďş¸ďťœ ﺎ ŰĄŮˆ ن‏v ‍ ۥ‏m‍ Ůˆ ďť&#x; ďťŒďť â€ŹsŮ– t ‍‏ And with His mercy He made the night and day for you, so that you may rest during the night and seek His munificence during the day, and for you to be thankful. [Kanz-ul-ÄŞmÄ n (Translation of Quran)] (Part 20, SĹŤraÄĽ Qaᚣaᚣ, Verse 73)

Commenting on the foregoing verse, ḤakÄŤm-ul-Ummat MuftÄŤ Ů? AḼmad YÄ r KhÄ n ‍ﺎن‏ Ů’ َّ‍ـ‏ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍ Ů?ﺔ اďť&#x;ـ‏ ŮŽ ‍ ŮŽďť‹Ů€ďť ŮŽďť´Ů’ َ ع Ů’ﺣـ‏has written on page 629 of NĹŤrul-‘IrfÄ n, ‘This verse makes it clear that resting at night and earning livelihood during the day is better. Do not remain awake at night unnecessarily, nor spend the day in useless activities. However, if someone sleeps during the day and works during the night due to his job, there is no harm in doing so.’ 14

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Blessings of the morning It is also important to take the nature of your work in consideration while making the timetable. For example, the Islamic brothers who sleep early are fresh in the morning. Therefore, the morning time is very good for academic activities. The following supplication of Rasūlullāĥ ‫  اﷲُ  ﺗَﻌَ ٰﺎﱃ  ﻋَﻠَﻴ ْ ِﻪ َ واٰﻟ ِ ٖﻪ َ و َﺳﻠَّﻢ‬0َّ ‫ َﺻ‬has been stated in Tirmiżī: ‘Yā Allah ‫ َﻋ ّﺰ َ​َو َﺟ َّﻞ‬add blessings in the time of morning for my Ummaĥ.’ (Jāmi’ Tirmiżī, Vol. 3, p. 6, Ḥadīš 1216) ِ Regarding this narration, Muftī Aḥmad Yār Khān ‫ﺎن‬ ْ َّ‫ﻤـﻨ‬ َ ْ ‫ﻤ ُﺔ  اﻟـ‬ َ ‫َﻋـﻠَﻴْﻪ َ ر ْﺣـ‬ said, ‘Meaning, (O Allah ‫ ) َﻋ ّﺰ َ​َو َﺟ َّﻞ‬bless all the religious and worldly tasks which my Ummaĥ performs in the morning. (e.g. journey, seeking knowledge, business, etc.).’ (Mirāt-ul Manājīḥ, Vol. 5, pp. 491)

Plan properly all of your daily routines from the time of rising to sleeping. For example, Taĥajjud at such-and-such time, academic activities, Fajr (and all other Ṣalāĥ as well) in the Masjid with primary Takbīr, Ishrāq, Chāsht, breakfast, Ḥalāl earning, lunch, domestic activities, evening activities, good company (if this is not possible, then loneliness is far better), meeting Islamic brothers for religious purpose, etc. All these activities should be worked out and appropriate time should be allocated to all of them. Those who are not used to doing so might face difficulty in the beginning, but gradually it will inculcate in their habits and they will see its blessings themselves, ‫اِ ْن  َﺷ ﺂءَاﻟـﻠ ـﻪ ﻋَ ّﺰ َ​َو َﺟ َّﻞ‬. 15

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Dear Islamic brothers! In the ending of my speech, I would mention the excellence of SunnaÄĽ as well as some Sunan and manners. The Prophet of RaḼmaÄĽ, the Intercessor of UmmaÄĽ, َ‍ﺝ‏ the Owner of JannaÄĽ ‍ ا â€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒ â€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´ Ů’ Ů? ŮŽâ€†Ůˆاٰďť&#x; Ů? Ů– ŮŽâ€†Ůˆ ŮŽďşłďť Ů‘ŮŽ‏ Ů? 0Ů‘ ŮŽ said, ‘He who loved my SunnaÄĽ loved me and he who loved me will be with me in the Paradise.’ (MishkÄ t-ul-MaášŁÄ bčḼ, Vol. 1, p. 55, ḤadÄŤĹĄ 175, DÄ r-ul-Kutub IlmÄŤyah, Beirut)

15 Pearls of wisdom regarding sleeping and waking 1.

Dust your bedding down properly before using it for sleeping to remove the insects or creatures, if there is any.

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Recite the following supplication before sleeping:

ŰĄ ‍ـﺎﺳـďťš ا Ů’ت Ůˆ ا‏ Ů’ ‍اďť&#x;Ů€ Ů°ďť Ů€Ů€ ﺑ‏ ‍ﺣـ ٰ‏ Translation: O Allah ‍ ŮŽďť‹ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; َّ‏I die and live with Your name (meaning sleep and wake up). (ᚢaḼčḼ BukhÄ rÄŤ, Vol. 4, pp. 196, ḤadÄŤĹĄ 6325) 3.

Do not sleep after ‘Aᚣr ᚢalÄ ÄĽ as it could cause insanity. َ‍ﺝ‏ RasĹŤlullÄ ÄĽ ‍ اâ€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒ ŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒâ€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´ Ů’ Ů? ŮŽâ€†Ůˆاٰďť&#x; Ů? Ů– ŮŽâ€†Ůˆ ŮŽďşłďť Ů‘ŮŽ‏ Ů? 0Ů‘ ŮŽ said, ‘The one losing his intellect as a result of sleeping after ‘Aᚣr ᚢalÄ ÄĽ should blame only himself.’ (Musnad AbÄŤ Ya’lÄ , Vol. 4, pp. 278, ḤadÄŤĹĄ 4897)

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Having a siesta (a nap) during the afternoon is desirable. (FatÄ wÄ 'AlamgÄŤrÄŤ, Vol. 5, pp. 376) ᚢadr-ush-Sharč’aÄĽ, Badr-uᚭᚏarÄŤqaÄĽ ‘AllÄ maÄĽ MaulÄ nÄ MuftÄŤ Muhammad Amjad ‘AlÄŤ Ů? ‍ﲪ Ů?ďş”  ا‏ A’ẓamÄŤ â€Ťďˇ˛â€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒŮŽ Ů°ďşŽďąƒâ€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´Ů’‏ ŮŽ Ů’ ‍ َع‏has written, ‘This is probably for those 16

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people who stay awake at night offering ᚢalÄ ÄĽ remembering Allah ‍ ŮŽďť‹ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; َّ‏or remaining busy with study. Siesta removes the tiredness caused by staying awake at night.’ (BaÄĽÄ r-eSharč’at, Part 16, pp. 79, MaktabaÄĽ-tul-MadinaÄĽ)

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It is MakrĹŤÄĽ to sleep at the start of the day or between Maghrib and Isha. (FatÄ wÄ â€˜AlamgÄŤrÄŤ, Vol. 5, pp. 376)

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It is desirable to sleep in the state of purity.

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It is also desirable to sleep on the right side with the right hand under the right cheek facing the QiblaÄĽ for a short while and then to sleep on the left side. (FatÄ wÄ 'AlamgÄŤrÄŤ, Vol. 5, pp. 376)

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Whilst going to sleep, ponder over ‘sleeping’ in the grave where nobody will accompany you except your deeds.

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Whilst going to sleep, remember Allah ‍( ŮŽďť‹ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; َّ‏Meaning, keep Ů°

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ŰĄ ‍’ﺳ‏ Ů° ‍ﺒ‏ ‍ﺤ‏ â€˜â€ŤďşŞ ďť&#x;Ů€ ďť Ů€ ‏ ‍’اďť&#x;‏ saying â€˜â€Ťâ€™ ا ďť&#x;Ů°Ů€  ا ďťť اďť&#x;Ů€ ďť Ů€ ‏, â€˜â€ŤďťŚ ا ďť&#x;Ů€ ďť Ů€‏ ‍ـﺤŮ€‏ ) and until you fall asleep as a person will awaken in the same state in which he falls asleep and will get resurrected on the Day of Judgement in the same state in which he dies. (FatÄ wÄ 'AlamgÄŤrÄŤ, Vol. 5, p. 376)

10. After waking up, recite the following supplication:

Ů“Ů’ Ů° Ů’ Ů’ Ů’ Ů’ ‍يا‏ Ů’ â€ŤŮ€ďťŒŮ€ﺪ ـﺂ اـﺎﺗـﺎ Ůˆا ďť&#x;‏ Ů’ ‍ــ  اďť&#x;Ů€Ů€ﺸ‏ ‍ـع‏ ‍ﺑ‏ ‍ـﺎ‏ ‍ﺎ‏ ‍‏ ‍ﺣ‏ ‍ـﺏ‏ ‍ďť&#x;‏ ‍ا‏ 6 ‍ـ‏ ‍ďť&#x;‏ ‍ﺪ‏ ‍‏ ‍اďť&#x;‏ ‍ـﺤ‏

All praise is for Allah ‍ ŮŽďť‹ Ů‘ďş° ŮŽŮŽŮˆ ŮŽďş&#x; َّ‏who gave us life after death and we are to return to Him. (ᚢaḼčḼ BukhÄ rÄŤ, Vol. 4, pp. 196, ḤadÄŤĹĄ 6325) 17

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11. After you get up, make the firm intention of adopting piety and refraining from distressing others. (FatÄ wÄ â€˜AlamgÄŤrÄŤ, Vol. 5, pp. 376)

12. When the girl and the boy reach the age of 10, they should be made to sleep on separate beds. A boy of this age should not sleep with his peers or men on the same bed. (Dur-reMukhtÄ r, Vol. 9, pp. 629)

13. When husband and wife sleep on the same bed, they should not allow a ten-year old child to sleep with them. When a boy reaches puberty, rulings of men will apply to him. (Dur-re-MukhtÄ r, Vol. 9, pp. 630)

14. Use MiswÄ k (to clean your teeth) when you wake up. 15. Waking up at night to perform TaÄĽajjud is a great virtue. The Prophet of RaḼmaÄĽ, the Intercessor of UmmaÄĽ â€ŤďşŽďąƒ â€†ďť‹ŮŽďť ŮŽďť´ Ů’ Ů? ŮŽâ€†Ůˆاٰďť&#x; Ů? Ů– ŮŽâ€†Ůˆ ŮŽďşłďť Ů‘ŮŽ‏ Ů° َ‍  اŮ? â€†ďş—ŮŽďťŒâ€Ź0ŮŽŮ‘ ‍ﺝ‏ ŮŽ said, ‘After the Fará¸? ᚢalÄ ÄĽ, the supreme ᚢalÄ ÄĽ is the one offered during the night.’ (ᚢaḼčḼ Muslim, pp. 591, ḤadÄŤĹĄ 1163)

To learn various Sunan, purchase the booklet entitled ‘Sunnatayn aur Ä€dÄ b’ (Sunan and Manners) from Maktaba-tul-MadÄŤnaÄĽ. Travelling with the MadanÄŤ QÄ filaÄĽs of Dawat-e-Islami in the company of the Prophet’s devotees is also an excellent and effective way of learning and acting upon SunnaÄĽ. Ů° ‍ اďť&#x;Ů€ Ů°ďť Ů€ ďş—ďťŒâ€Ź+ ‍ﺝ‏ ‍ ﺤ ﺪ‏+Ů° ‍ ‏0‍ﺎ‏

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