شرابِ محبت کچھ ایسی پِلا دے

کبھی بھی نشہ ہو نہ کم یا اِلٰہی

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Just ponder over the state of our pious predecessors that A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was greedy for attaining the excellence of performing Tawaf while it rained, despite suffering from a fever the whole month. On the other hand, our condition is so bad that مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَـزَّوَجَـلَّ we even leave Faraaid, let alone Nawafil, because of a slight headache, flu, or mild diseases. We will become more enthusiastic about carrying out acts of worship if we make a habit to perform some Nawafil daily, along with Faraaid, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

It is also narrated about the blessed saints that they used to set a target of performing good deeds daily and then tried their best to achieve it. Even after achieving their target, they remained occupied with worship and spiritual exercises.

Sayyiduna ‘Aamir Bin ‘Abd-e-Qays رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was the greatest worshipper of his time. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had made it compulsory upon himself to offer one thousand Nawafil daily. Therefore, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه remained busy in offering Nawafil from Ishraq till ‘Asr (i.e. for most of the day). His shins and feet used to be badly swollen when he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه returned home. Even after performing so much of worship, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was so humble that he used to say to his Nafs: O Nafs who call towards evil acts! You have been created for worship. By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I will perform good deeds so much that you will not get relief even for an instant and you will remain far from comfort. I will keep you involved in performing (good) deeds all the time.

(‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayaat, vol. 1, pp. 97)

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