1.       If someone pushes me, I will remain patient and calm and avoid staring, snapping, and arguing with them.

2.       When I hear صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب, اُذۡكُرُوا اللّٰه, تُوۡبُوۡا اِلَي اللّٰه, etc., I will reply in low voice with the intention of gaining reward and encouraging others to also recite.

3.       After Ijtima’, I will take the lead to say Salam and shake hands and make individual effort.

4.       During the speech, I will avoid the unnecessary use of mobile phone.

5.       Neither will I record the speech, nor any kind of voice as it is not permitted.

6.       Whatever I listen I will act upon it and later on convey it to others. In this way, I will be privileged to propagate the call towards righteousness.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه today, in the weekly Sunnah-inspired Ijtima, we will listen to some faith-enlightening aspects of the blessed biography of a saint (Wali) of Allah, a great scholar and Muhaddis (scholar of Hadees), Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه. If only we could listen to the entire speech with good intentions. Let’s listen to a very interesting parable of his blessed life:

Yearning to behold the Imam of his time

The grandson of Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه, Sayyiduna Zuhayr Bin Saalih رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه states: I heard my father (Sayyiduna Saalih رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه) say: ‘Once, when I came home, I found that my father, Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه was waiting for me intensely. I immediately went to him and asked: ‘O my beloved father! Were you waiting for me?’ He replied: ‘Yes! In your absence, a person came to meet me. I wanted you to meet him as well but now he’s gone. No worries! I’ll tell you something about him.

Today afternoon, I was at home when I heard someone say Salaam at the door. I opened the door and saw a traveller in front of me who was wearing a patched jubbah. He was wearing a shirt under the jubbah. He neither had any travel bag nor any utensil to drink water from. His face was scorched from the heat of the sun.

(After replying to his salaam), I called him inside instantly and asked: ‘Where are you from and what brings you here?’

He replied: ‘Huzoor! I am from the eastern valleys. My heartfelt wish was to visit this area. If your house was not here, then I would not have come here. I have just come to behold you.’