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The Life of Imam Ḥusayn رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ
grandsons in his lap. I went to him and asked, “O Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Shall I take them home?” He gave me permission to do so.
A narration then describes what happened after this: due to the dark, these two esteemed young imams رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُما felt uneasy returning home. Lightning then illuminated the sky, which lit the path for them until they returned home.[1]
Dear Islamic brothers! Imam Ḥusayn رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ possessed excellent character. Here are some famous parables from his life regarding this.
Imam Ḥusayn’s acts of worship
Dear Islamic brothers! Imam Ḥusayn رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was amazingly pious and a great worshipper. The scholar Ibn Athīr Jazrī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه writes, “Imam Ḥusayn رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ would offer salah, fast, perform ḥajj, gave charity, and enact other righteous actions in great amounts.”[2]
The son of Imam Ḥusayn رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ, Imam Zayn al-ʿAbidīn رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ said, “My honourable father would offer a 1000 cycles of optional salah throughout the day and night.”[3]
It is also reported the esteemed imam رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ performed 25 ḥajj on foot.[4]
Imam Ḥusayn’s 4 favourite acts of worship
On the night of ʿAshurā, when Imam Ḥusayn رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was in Karbala, he said to his brother ʿAbbās رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ:
Kindly find a way to delay the fighting until tomorrow, so I may worship Allah Almighty on this holy night. Allah Almighty knows
BOOK TOPIC
- The excellences of reciting ṣalāt upon the Prophet
- Speech intentions
- The meaning sibṭ and the rank of Imam Ḥusayn رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ
- Meaning of حُسَیْنُ مِنِّی
- The virtues of loving Imam Ḥusayn رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ
- “They shall be with me”
- Forgiven for loving Ḥusayn رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ
- A brief introduction to the esteemed imam
- Imam Ḥusayn’s virtues in light of hadith
- Light for Ḥasan and Ḥusayn رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهُمَا
- Destined for Paradise
- Imam Ḥusayn’s acts of worship
- Imam Ḥusayn’s 4 favourite acts of worship
- The forbearing imam
- Imam Ḥusayn’s poetry
- Calamity in the grave
- A speech of the imam رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ
- Sunnahs and manners of wearing shoes
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- Announcement
- The 6 ṣalāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and 2 duas recited in the sunnah-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 3. 70 doors of mercy
- 4. The reward of 600,000
- 5. Being close to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- More sunnahs and manners related to wearing shoes
- Halqa schedule for weekly gathering - overseas – 11th July 2024
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Dua to be protected from an enemy’s harm
- Method of collective Fikr-e-Madinah (72 Pious Deeds)
- How to do collective accountability – 72 Pious Deeds
- The 56 daily Pious Deeds
- Record of Qufl-i-Madinah
- Weekly 10 Pious Deeds
- Monthly 3 Pious Deeds
- Yearly 1 Pious Deed
- Lifelong 2 Pious Deeds
- The Ameer of Ahl al-Sunnah’s prayer
