or assistants are absent; as in where are they and why didn’t they come? We don’t make efforts to inquire after them either to see whether a calamity has befallen them or have they fallen ill? 

If only we could also act upon the Seerah of Sayyiduna Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ and look after the welfare of Muslims. If anyone living with us, working with us, offering Salah with us, inviting towards good with us, joining us in the Madani visit, delivering/listening to Dars and Bayan, attending Madani Muzakarah regularly, attending the weekly Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’ regularly, in short, if any Islamic brother did not come any day, then we shall inquire after him visiting his home, or at least over the phone.

In this relation, let’s hear about the practices of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, ‘Allamah Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ.

Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ and his welfare for the Ummah

Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ carries out the welfare of Muslims. When he دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ finds out that a certain Islamic brother is facing a difficulty or has fallen ill, then he دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ inquires after him. He دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ supplicates for the ill to be recovered and for the hardship of the distressed to be removed.

If he finds out about the death of a Muslim, then he دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ condoles deceased’s relatives over the phone or through voice message. He دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ supplicates for the forgiveness of the deceased. While condoling the household, he دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ blesses them with invitation towards righteousness and Madani pearls pertaining to the virtues of observing patience. He دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ has also persuaded for this in the ‘Virtuous actions’ that he has blessed us with:

Virtuous action no. 53 is: During this week, did you visit at least one sick or grief-stricken person at his home or at hospital for consoling according to Sunnah? Further, did you present a gift (even if it was a booklet or a pamphlet published by Maktaba-tul-Madina) and advised him to seek cure through Ta’wizat-e-Attariyyah?