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Data Ganj Bakhsh and Lessons In Etiquette
مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ حِيْنَ يُصْبِحُ عَشْرًا وَحِيْنَ يُمْسِي عَشْرًا اَدْرَكَتْهُ شَفَاعَتِيْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَة
Whoever sends ṣalāt upon me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening will receive my intercession on the Day of Judgement.[1]
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: اَفْضَلُ الْعَمَلِ اَلنِّيَّۃُ الصَّادِقَۃُ – “The best of deeds is a sincere intention.”[2]
Dear Islamic brothers! Make it a habit to form good intentions before every action, as good intentions can lead one to Paradise. Before listening to the speech, we can make the following good intentions:
1. I will listen to the entire speech to gain knowledge.
2. I will sit respectfully.
3. I will avoid being lazy.
4. I will listen with the intention of self-improvement.
5. I will try to convey what I learn to others.
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
The Reward of Forbearance with the Ignorant
Dātā Ganj Bakhsh ꜤAlī Hujwayrī رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ has written a priceless and insightful incident from his life in Kashf al-Maḥjūb. He states:
BOOK TOPIC
- Excellence of Sending Ṣalāt upon the Prophet
- Dātā Ganj Bakhsh and lessons in etiquette
- The Reward of Forbearance with the Ignorant
- Speech intentions
- Forbearance with the Ignorant is a Point of Etiquette
- A Brief Introduction to Dātā Ganj Bakhsh ꜤAlī Hujwayrī رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ
- Introduction to Kashf al-Maḥjūb
- Summary of a Chapter from Kashf al-Maḥjūb
- Importance of Etiquette
- Etiquette is the Foremost Virtue
- Etiquette is a Means of Attaining Closeness to Allah
- (1): Etiquettes of Servitude
- A Few Etiquettes of Servitude
- Allah is Watching
- (2) Respect yourself too!
- Examples of Disrespect Towards Oneself
- (3): Various Etiquettes of Life
- Good Company is Very Important
- Why Don’t You Pray for Yourself...?
- Etiquettes of Hospitality
- Etiquettes of Eating and Drinking
- Sunan and Etiquette of Giving and Taking with the Right Hand
- Encouragement for Pious Deed Number 43
- Announcement
- The six ṣalawāt and two duꜤāˈs recited in the Sunna-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 3. Seventy portals of mercy
- 4. The reward of 600,000 Duroods
- 5. Nearness to the Prophet ﷺ
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- Weekly gathering schedule for 7th August 2025
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- Remaining Sunan and Etiquettes of Using the Right Hand
- Du’a for Seeking Refuge from Ignorance
- Method of collective accountability (72 Pious Deeds)
- Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds) daily 56 pious deeds
- Record of qufl-e-Madinah
- Ten weekly pious deeds
- Three monthly pious deeds
- One yearly pious deed
- Two lifetime pious deeds
- The Amir of Ahl al-Sunna’s dua
