وَ اَعْظَمُہُمْ اَمَانَۃً” “Welcome! What excellent faces you have, how pure are your mouths, and how great you are in trustworthiness.”^[1]

Sayyidatunā Umm Hānī رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا narrates, “I visited the Greatest and Final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and he said, ‘مَرْحَبًا بِاُمِّ ہَانِی Welcome Umm Hānī!’”^[2]

Dear Islamic brothers! These are beautiful ways of welcoming others. Unfortunately, such manners are becoming less common. Very few people know how to welcome guests properly. Generally, people greet without a smile or without giving attention. In fact, even giving salam has been reduced to casually touching a few fingers. Welcoming guests is an entire subject in itself, and our society is in great need of it.

People no longer know how to welcome people. We should learn that whenever someone visits us, we should welcome them with good manners, greet them with a smile, show happiness on our face, use the best words, and stand up to welcome them. This is also a good deed.

Quṭb-e-Madīnah’s Love for the Merciful Prophet صصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

Dear Islamic brothers! Sayyidī Quṭb-e-Madīnah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه had profound love for the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and it would be correct to say that he attained the lofty rank of فَنَا فِی الرَّسُول. He would remember the Merciful Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم constantly during the day and night. When people came to visit, he would ask, “Do you recite naats?” If they replied yes, he would listen to their recitation and enjoy it. He would often be moved to tears while listening to naats. Throughout the entire year, mawlid gatherings were held at his blessed residence every night, in which visitors from around the world, including Madinah, Turkey, Pakistan, Syria, Egypt, Africa, Sudan, and other countries, would participate.^[3]