٭Whatever I listen I will act upon it and later on convey it to others. In this way, I will be privileged to propagate the call towards righteousness.

Consequence of Heedlessness

Dear Islamic sisters! Muhammad Bin Ghassan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, Qazi of Kufa, has said: On the day of Eid-ul-Adha, I went to my mother where I saw an old woman, wearing old, torn and worn-out clothes. I liked her style of conversation. I asked my mother about the woman. She said: ‘She is your aunt ‘Aaniya, the mother of the minister of Haroon Rasheed, Jaffar Bin Yahya Barmaki”. I said Salam to her and in return she replied to my Salam. I inquired after her and asked about her present condition. She replied: O son, I spent my life heedlessly and remained busy wasting time. The time has gone far away from me. I said: Describe any event of your glorious time. She started saying: Why not. I am relating a short event by which you may judge my glory and dignity. Three years ago, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, I had four hundred Scarves. As a part of custom, my son sent me the heads of 1400 billy goats and 300 oxen. In addition, there were also jewellery, dresses, etc. Despite this, I thought that my son was disobedient and today my state is such that I have come to you to get the skins of two billy goats so that I can prepare my dress from them. Qazi Sahib said: After hearing her story of downfall I grew very sad and started weeping. That time whatever Dinars I had, I gave her as a gift.  (Bahr-u-Dumu’, pp. 105)

نہیں درکار وہ خوشیاں، جو غفلت کا بنیں ساماں

عطا کر اپنی اُلفت اپنے پیارے کا تُو غم مولیٰ

(وسائلِ بخشش مُرمّم،ص99)

صَلُّوۡ اعَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                               صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد