Book Name:Dil Joi Kay Fazail
*Verily, the biggest blessing of all is that the one who pleases devotees of the Holy Prophet according to rulings of Shari’ah becomes successful in attaining the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and pleasure of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. This is why the habit of pleasing others should be adopted,
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Methods and virtues of pleasing others
O devotees of the Holy Prophet! There are many actions that could be deemed as pleasing others when performed with good intentions. Let’s listen to the virtues of some of these actions in light of blessed Ahadees:
*Visiting the sick is such an action that is an excellent way of pleasing others. Let’s listen to 2 virtues of visiting the sick:
۔1The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘Whoever visits a sick person, an announcer addresses him and says: ‘Rejoice because this walk of yours is blessed and you have made your abode in Paradise.’(Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 406, Hadees 2015)
۔2The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘Whoever visits a sick person, until he sits down, he is diving into the river of mercy and when he sits down, he submerges in the mercy.’(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 5, pp. 30, Hadees 14264)
*Condolence is also an act of pleasing others. If someone passes away or suffers loss, offering condolences to him is a means of great reward. Let’s listen to 2 virtues of this:
۔1The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘Whoever offers condolences to an afflicted person, he will be rewarded equivalent to the afflicted person.’(Tirmizi, vol. 2, pp. 338, Hadees 1075)
۔2The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘Whichever believer offers condolences to an afflicted person, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will make him wear clothes of nobility on the Day of Judgement.’(Ibn-e-Majah, vol. 2, pp. 268, Hadees 1601)