1.         well. The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was the closest Wali of all the Muslims in his sacred era.

A’la Hadrat, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰن has said: In the      sacred era of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم himself was the chief Wali of all the Muslims. The Noblest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم himself said, ‘اَنَا اَوۡلٰى بِالۡمُؤمِنِيۡنَ مِنۡ اَنۡفُسِهِم’, i.e. I own the Muslims more than they own their lives.

(Sahih Muslim, pp. 874 Hadees 1619)

The funeral Salah was performed without informing the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and then the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم repeated it, so it is like this that the first funeral Salah is led by someone without the Wali, then the Wali can perform it again. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 9, pp. 291)

That’s why the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم went to the grave of   Umm-e-Mihjan رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا and performed her funeral Salah and when she was asked about the preferable deed, she رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا mentioned that cleaning the Masjid was the preferable deed.

Dear Islamic brothers! We should also keep our Masajid neat and clean because one who cleans the Masjid is a beloved of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. It is stated in   a blessed Hadees: ‘مَنۡ اَلِفَ الۡمَسۡجد اَلِفَهُ اللّٰهُ’, The one who loves the Masjid, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ makes him His beloved. (Majma’-uz-Zawaid, vol. 2, pp. 135, Raqm 2031)

People who clean the Masjid and perform worship and spiritual exercises by remaining in it are very fortunate indeed. Undoubtedly, the Masjid is a very beautiful blessing of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and an excellent shield against the attacks of Satan. Sayyiduna ‘Abdur Rahman Bin Ma’qil رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has said: We were told that ‘اَلۡمَسۡجِدُ حِصۡنٌ حَصِيۡنٌ مِّنَ الشَّيۡطٰنِ’ i.e. The Masjid is a strong fort to be protected against Satan. (Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, vol. 8, pp. 172)