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The Wise Words of Shaykh Abd al Qadir al Jilani
In the 72 Pious Deeds booklet given to us by Amir Ahl al-Sunnah, Pious Deed 33 asks us, “Did you perform tahajjud salah today? Or, if you did not sleep at night, did you offer ṣalāt al-layl?”
Through the blessings of acting upon this, you will gain the ability to fulfill the commands of Allah, abstain from prohibited acts, and develop a deep-rooted love for righteous deeds.
May Allah grant us the ability to act upon this. اٰمِیْنْ
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Manners of visiting the resting places of the noble saints
Dear Islamic brothers! Let us listen to the manners we should have when visiting the resting places of saints.
1.It has been the practice of pious to visit the resting places of saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ and draw blessings from them. For example, Imam Khallāl al-Ḥanbalī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه writes: “Whenever an issue arises, I visit the resting place of Imam Mūsā Kāẓim b. JaꜤfar al-Ṣādiq رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ مَا and supplicate whilst taking him as a wasīlah. Allah eases my difficulty and grants me my request.”[1]
2.Imam al-ShāfiꜤī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه declares, “Whenever I need something, I offer two units of prayer, then visit the resting place of Imam Abū Ḥanīfah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه . I supplicate there, and Allah fulfills my need.”[2]
3.If anyone wishes to visit the resting place of a saint (or the grave of any Muslim), it is recommended to perform two units of nafl prayer before leaving one’s home (in a non-makrūh time). In each unit,
BOOK TOPIC
- The Wise Words of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī
- The excellence of reciting ṣalāt upon the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Speech intentions
- First advice: three things are obligatory upon every Muslim
- A brief summary of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir’s life
- His teaching and speeches
- Second advice: the action that makes one beloved to Allah
- Bringing joy to the distressed
- Third advice: consider life a treasure!
- Fourth advice: regarding four things that harm Islam
- Encouragement for Pious Deed 33
- Manners of visiting the resting places of the noble saints
- 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
- 4. The reward of 600,000 ṣalāt
- 3. Seventy portals of mercy
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 5. Nearness to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Weekly gathering schedule for 9th October 2025
- More manners of visiting the resting places of the noble saints
- Supplication to be included among the righteous
- 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
