Mahram man; my Lord عَزَّوَجَلَّ! For its sake, shower rains of mercy upon us.’ Even before the prayer finished, clouds of mercy covered the sky and it began to rain heavily. (Akhbar-ul-Akhyar, pp. 294)

Benefits of holy relics

O the devotees of Awliya! You heard that even a thread from the cloth, that is linked to the body of pious predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه, has such a high status that the Du’a made, whilst holding the thread in the hand, got accepted. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, Who is the Master of all blessings, has blessed His pious people such that if anything from this world becomes linked to them, that also becomes sanctified.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ Anything linked to the Prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام, companions of the Holy Prophets عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ and pious predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه  has great blessing and is full of grace, i.e. those devotees of Rasool who respect and honour these sacred relics, receive many bounties.

Let’s listen to the definition of holy relics:

What is a holy relic?

Holy relics are those things that are linked to the Prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام, companions of the Holy Prophet عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ or pious predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه  and are kept as a means of attaining blessings (Tabarrukaat ka suboot, pp. 2 Summarised). Every single thing that touched the body and was connected with the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is a holy relic. Similarly, anything that touched the body and was connected with the companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and pious predecessors is also a holy relic (and worthy of respect). (Tabarrukaat ka suboot, pp. 3, 4) Therefore, we must respect and honour everything that is linked to the pious people. Their blessed hair, shirt, jubbah, turban, cup, leftovers, in short, anything that is connected with them, whether it be a straw or a thread from their clothes, respecting and honouring it will be a means of gaining many blessings اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ .

صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد               صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب