They supplicated in the court of Allah Almighty by the Wasilah of Imam Bukhari رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه and shed tears. They requested Sayyiduna Imam Bukhari رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه for their supplication to be accepted. They supplicated with extreme humility of the body and the presence of the heart. Right at that time, clouds covered the sky and it rained constantly for seven days. It rained so much that it became difficult for people to travel from “Khartank” to “Samarqand”. (Tabqat-ush-Shafi’a-tul-Kubra, vol. 2, pp. 234) (Distance between Khartank and Samarqand is only 3 miles).

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

O devotees of Awliya! It has been the practice of our righteous predecessors رَحْمَۃُ اللّٰہِ عَلَیْہِمْ اَجْمَعِیْن and the rightly guided ‘Ulama [scholars] that they would visit the shrines of Awliya-e-Kiraam رَحْمَۃُ اللّٰہِ عَلَیْہِمْ اَجْمَعِیْن for the solution of their problems and attained what they desired. To gain blessings, let us listen to two narrations regarding the blessings of visiting the shrines of the righteous predecessors.

1. Sayyiduna Hasan Bin Ibraheem Khallaal Hanbali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه states: Whenever I come across any need, then I present myself on the blessed shrine of Sayyiduna Imam Musa Bin Ja’far رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه and present his Wasilah (in the court of Allah Almighty). Allah Almighty removes my difficulty and fulfils my need. (Tareekh Baghdad, vol. 1, pp. 133)

2. The great leader of Shaafi’is, Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Bin Idrees Shaafi’i رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه says: Whenever I come across any need, then I offer two Rak’at Salah and supplicate to Allah Almighty by going to the blessed shrine of Sayyiduna Imam-e-A’zam Abu Hanifah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. Allah Almighty fulfils my need. (Al Khayrat-ul-Hisaan, pp. 94)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

O devotees of Ramadan! After Ramadan, the blessed month of Shawwal-ul-Mukarram will arrive. Fortunate Muslims attain the privilege of keeping 6 Siyam after ‘Eid-ul-Fitr in this month and attain its blessings. Let us also listen