Book Name:Esal-e-Sawab Ki Barakaten
Malik-ul-Ulama Allamah Zafaruddin Bihari رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: There are four ways of conveying Sawab: (1) Du’a of forgiveness (2) Du’a of mercy (3) Funeral Salah (4) To stay at the grave and make Du’a.
(Daur-e-Sahabah mayn Isal-e-Sawab ki Mukhtalif Suratayn, pp. 45)
Proof of conveying Sawab from Holy Quran
O the devotees of Rasool! In the Holy Quran, one method of conveying Sawab i.e. the proof of making Du’a of forgiveness for believers has been clearly mentioned. It is stated in Ayah 10 of Surah Al-Hashr, part 28:
وَ الَّذِیْنَ جَآءُوْ مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ یَقُوْلُوْنَ رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَ لِاِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِیْنَ سَبَقُوْنَا بِالْاِیْمَانِ
Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: And those who came after them make the plea: O our Lord! Forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith.
Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: Here two rulings have been learnt. First, one should not make Du’a only for himself, but rather he should also make Du’a for pious people. Secondly, ‘Urs of the saints of Islam especially the blessed companions and Ahl-e-Bayt رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْـهُم, Khatm, Niyaz, Fatihah, etc., are all good acts as they comprise Du’as for these pious predecessors. (Tafseer Noor-ul-‘Irfan, vol. 28, pp. 873)
O the devotees of Awliya [saints]! In today’s weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima, we are going to listen to faith-refreshing events and parables and other informative Madani pearls in relation to conveying Sawab.
Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: A woman came to Sayyiduna Hasan Basri رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه and humbly said: My young daughter has