Awliya -Urs Tasbih

“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)

THE URS (ANNIVERSARY ON THE DEPARTURE OF A SAINT)

The graves of the Saints are the signs of Allah(swt)and to respect the signs of Allah(swt)(i.e. the signs of His deen) is a Quranic instruction (22/32) .

Fresh flowers have life and therefore make tasbeeh and tahleel. Through this tasbeeh etc, reward is attained or punishment is decreased for any ordinary Muslim grave, and the visitors to a Mazaar gain a pleasant fragrance.

If the deceased is experiencing punishment, through the blessings of the tasbeeh, it is lessened. The source for this is the Hadith wherein the Holy Prophet(ﷺ)passed by two graves whose inmates were undergoing  punishment. One of them never used to save himself from the drops of urine and the other was a backbiter. Sayyiduna Rasooullah(ﷺ)took a branch of a tree and broke into two parts, placing one on each grave. When he was asked about this he replied. “As long as they aren’t dry, their punishment will be decreased.” – Mishkaat. Baabu Aadaabil-Khalaa, Section1(the holy prophet (ﷺ) knows why the punishment is given to them suggesting knowing of ilm e ghaib)

Imam Nawawi (ra)writes in the annotation of this Hadith,”It has been said that the punishment will be lessened because, as long as they are fresh, tasbeeh will be made by them. Based on this Hadith, Ulama have ruled that reciting the Holy Quran near the grave is Mustahab (preferred because this is more suited to lessen punishment than the tasbeeh of a branch.” .

Under this very Hadith, Ashiatul-Lam’aat states, “A group (of Jurists) rule the permissibility of placing flowers, green plants and fragrance on graves based on this Hadith.” Mirqaat states under this Hadith, “We can deduce that placing fresh flowers on the Mazaars is Sunnat.” . Tahtaawi alal-Maraaqil-Falaah states, “Based on this Hadith, some of our companions from the latter times have ruled that the practice of laying flowers and scenting is Sunnat.” 13.6 -Pg. 364

Action which is a remover of hardship for sinners causes an increase in the rank of the pious, e.g. walking towards the Musjid erases our sins but increases the rank of the virtuous. Likewise, some duas eradicate the sins of criminals like us but increase the distinction of the pious.  Through the tasbeeh of these flowers, the mercy of Allah(swt)shall descend more upon their graves just as how it increases by the recitation of the Holy Quran.

Placing sheets (ghilaafs/chaadars) on the graves of the Friends of Allah(swt)is permissible because through this, the grandeur of the inmate of the grave (who is a Wali) becomes apparent to the general public who visit.The source of sheets is that even in the time of Rasooullah(ﷺ)the Kaaba was covered with the Ghilaaf and he didn’t prohibited this. For centuries, there have been very expensive green coverings of silk over the Rauza Sharif of the Holy Prophet(ﷺ). No one has disallowed this even until today. There is even a covering on (and a building built over) the Maqaam-e-Ibrahim (the stone on which Hadrat Ibrahim stood to build the Holy Kaaba).

When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)

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