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The Prophet’s neighbour
Hearing this, Umm ꜤUmāra proclaimed, مَا اُبَالِیْ مَا اَصَابَنِیْ مِنَ الدُّنْیَا - “Now, I am not concerned with what befalls me in this world.”[1]
The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم teaches how to ask from him
Once, a Bedouin came to the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. In a display of his unimaginable generosity, the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said سَلْ مَا شِئْتَ یَا اَعْرَابِیُّ - “Ask what you wish, O Bedouin!” The Companions later explained that they admired the Bedouin's fortune, marvelling at the vastness of the offer, thinking he might ask for Paradise.
Instead, the Bedouin requested, “O Messenger of Allah! I would like a conveyance (such as a camel or horse).”
The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, “You are granted a mount. Ask for more.”
The Bedouin then asked, “Please give me the equipment for it (such as a saddle, etc).”
The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “That is also granted. Ask for more!”
The Bedouin then said, “O Messenger of Allah! Please give me travel provisions as well.”
The Companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم expressed their amazement at the Bedouin (wondering at what he continued to ask for), yet everything he requested was granted to him.
The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “How different is the request of this Bedouin compared to that of the old woman from the Banī Isrāˈīl!”
The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم then narrated a story of an old woman from the
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- The Prophet’s neighbour
- The excellences of sending ṣalāt upon the Prophet
- Speech intentions
- Keep me close to you in Paradise
- Our Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has complete authority
- What can we ask from him?
- The need for awareness in asking
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- The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم teaches how to ask from him
- Actions that lead to proximity to the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 2) Raising daughters
- 1) Abundance of prostrations
- 3) Raising an orphan
- 4) Respecting elders and showing kindness to the young
- Who should we respect?
- How to show respect?
- 5. Following the Sunna
- Encouragement for Pious Deed 34
- Pearls of wisdom regarding speaking
- Announcement
- The six ṣalawāt and two duꜤās recited in the Sunna-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- 3. Seventy portals of mercy
- 4. The reward of 600,000 ṣalāt
- 5. Nearness to the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Supplication for protection against venomous and poisonous animals
- Remaining pearls of wisdom on conversing
- Weekly gathering schedule for 15th January 2026
- Method of collective accountability (72 Pious Deeds)
- Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds) daily 56 pious deeds
- Record of qufl-e-Madinah
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- Three monthly pious deeds
- One yearly pious deed
- Two lifetime pious deeds
- The Amir of Ahl al-Sunna’s dua
