great worry! You do want to beautify your speech for me and [wish that] I beautify my speech for you? You lie for me and I lie for you?  (Therefore, it is better that) either you go away from me or I will go away from you.’

(Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 2, pp. 287)

2. Observed Siyam for one year as expiation for  one useless question

It is stated on page 173 of the book ‘Minhaj-ul-‘Aabideen’ published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami: Sayyiduna Hassaan Bin Sinaan Taabi’i رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه passed by a massive and towering house and asked its owner: ‘How long has it been since you constructed this huge house?’ Having asked this question, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه felt deeply embarrassed in his heart and addressing his Nafs [i.e. inner-self], he said: ‘O the arrogant Nafs! You waste precious time in [asking] useless and purposeless questions.’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه then observed Siyam for one year as an expiation of this useless question. (Minhaj-ul-‘Aabideen – Arabic, pp. 65)

Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه and the value of time

Dear Islamic sisters! Did you see how our pious saints (رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی) used to spend their time in an extremely cautious manner. If any of their friends would come only for pastime, then they would bless him with the Madani pearls regarding the importance of time and reform them by telling them the harms of wasting time.

In today’s troublesome time, Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnatدَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه is that great personage who reminds us of our pious predecessors (رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی) and every deed of his is something to be followed. He has divided his time in the most excellent manner. Salah, Awraad and Wazaaif (invocations), Madani Muzakarahs, study, Nafl [optional] Siyam, offering Nawafil, Madani Mashwarahs, Sahari and Iftari, meeting his disciples, Taalibs, Islamic Scholars and general public, inquiring after the ill, expressing condolences to the relatives of the deceased, Madani pearls for the encouragement of the responsible Islamic brothers of Dawat-e-Islami for the development of Madani activities, needs of the family, Madani upbringing of