اِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ مَوْقُوْفٌ بَیْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْاَرْضِ لَا یَصْعَدُ مِنْہُ شَیْءٌ حَتّٰی تُصَلِّیَ عَلٰی نَبِیِّکَ صَلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہِ واٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ

“Du’a is suspended between the skies and earth; nothing of it ascends until you recite salat upon your Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.”^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘اَفْضَلُ الْعَمَلِ اَلنِّيَّۃُ الصَّادِقَۃُ’, meaning, a truthful intention is the best action.^[2] O devotees of the Prophet, get into the habit of making good intentions before every action, because a good intention can be the cause of entering Paradise. Before listening to the bayan, make good intentions. For example,

*    you will listen to the entire bayan to gain the knowledge of Islam;

*   you will sit in a respectful manner;

*   you will refrain from laziness during the bayan;

*   you will listen to the bayan to reform yourself;

*   whatever you hear and learn, you will attempt to pass onto others.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

An example of true thankfulness

Sayyiduna Salman Farsi رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ   mentioned that a person was once blessed with a huge amount of worldly wealth and money. However, he began to lose everything he owned. Despite eventually being left with only a mat to sleep on, he still consistently thanked and praised Allah Almighty.