٭ Taking bribes

٭ Committing treachery in other person’s wealth.

The aforementioned Ayah encompasses all the activities mentioned above. (Tafseer Baghawi, part 2, Surah Al-Baqarah, Taht-al-Ayah 188, vol. 1, pp. 114)

May Allah Almighty enable us to observe good conduct with Muslims and refrain from oppressing or being unjust to them.

اٰمِیْن   بِجَاہِ   النَّبِیِ الْاَمِیْن   صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ واٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Blessed Awliya even benefit after their demise

Dear Islamic brothers! When the chosen people of Allah Almighty attain His pleasure through acting upon His commandments, then Allah Almighty blesses them with incomparable elevation and excellence through His Divine grace. Moreover, these sacred personalities possess the incomparable power of removing people’s difficulties even after their demise. The powers that are bestowed upon the blessed Awliya رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی in this world, they not only remain intact after their demise too but eventually increase further. Because the blessed Awliya رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی are not only alive in their shrines due to the bestowments of Allah Almighty, but they also guide the ardent visitors of their shrines towards the right path and also help them out.

Sayyiduna Isma’eel Haqqi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: Bodies of the blessed Ambiya عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام, Awliya and martyrs رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی neither deform nor decay in the graves because Allah Almighty Has kept their bodies safe from the defect that is formed due to the rotting of flesh. (Tafseer Ruh-ul-Bayan, part 10, Surah At-Taubah, Taht-al-Ayah 41, vol. 3, pp. 439)

Sayyiduna Imam Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: Whomever help is sought from during their lifetime, it can also be sought after their demise too. Similarly, it is the saying of the righteous predecessors: There are four such noble personalities who use their authority in matters in the same way as