exposing people’s shortcomings, lying, making false promises, usurping wealth, shedding blood, causing anyone pain without SharꜤī justification, not paying off debts, not returning borrowed items, calling Muslims bad names, using someone’s possession without consent, drinking alcohol, gambling, stealing, fornicating, watching movies and dramas, listening to songs and music, engaging in interest and bribes, disobeying and harming parents, betraying trusts [Amānat], unlawful gazing, women imitating men and men imitating women, unveiling, arrogance, jealousy, showing off, harbouring enmity and hatred towards fellow Muslims, transgressing the bounds of Shari’ah in anger, lust for sins, craving fame and status, miserliness, pride, and so on.

Despite all this, we remain in the delusion that we truly love Allah and His Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Reflect! Is this really the speech, the lifestyle, and the character of those who truly love Allah and His Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم?

May we too, by the blessing of those who truly love Allah, be granted a share in the Divine love. May we also follow in the footsteps of these blessed personalities, and while acting upon the Pious Deeds booklet, offer all our prayers in the Masjid in congregation, and in the first row with the first Takbīr. May we also become those who observe Nafl fasts alongside the obligatory fasts of Ramadan.

اٰمِیْنْ بِجَاہِ خاتَمِ النَّبِیّٖن صلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہ ِوَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Du’a of Sayyidunā Dāwūd  عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم  for Divine love

Dear Islamic brothers! To attain the true love of Allah, one must not only follow the lives of His pious servants but also make du’a for attaining this love.

Sayyidunā Abū Dardā’ رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ narrated that the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said:

Sayyidunā Dāwūd  عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم  would make this du’a: اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَسْئَلُکَ حُبَّکَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ یُّحِبُّکَ وَالْعَمَلِ الَّذِیْ یُبَلِّغُنِیْ حُبَّک’ O Allah Almighty! I ask You for Your love, the love of those