Awliya -Urs Wastage
“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)
URS
CHANGE OF TIME AND ABOUT WASTAGE
The meaning of wastage (israaf) is spending money without any benefit attained. Placing flowers, etc. is not wastage because of the benefit in this. With regards to sufficing, we submit that over our kurtas, we wear waistcoats and jubbas. These clothes may also be very expensive. However, only one kurta is sufficient (and with ordinary material at that). Is this wastage or not?
Likewise, people pay special attention to possessing expensive buildings, partaking in varieties of food and owning various types of clothing whereas a lesser amount of these is manageable. This is not wastage.
Some people try to point wastage only from their point of view on certain aspects(especially in religious matters)
Whatever the Shariah has classified as Halaal is completely permissible. –7/32.
There are many preferable acts in our time which were prohibited in the era of the Sahaaba.
1.”One night, when the Prophet(saws)went to the graveyard to bury one of the deceased, he lit a lamp.” Mishkaat -Baabud-Dafn
2.Like Hadrat Umar (ra)ordered that no Muslim governor should travel on a mule, etc, wear delicate clothes or close the door to a person in need. He further said, “If you do any of these things, you will be punished.” _ Mishkaat, Kitaabul-Imaarah, Baabu Maa alal-Wulaat
3.”I haven’t been commanded to build Musjids high.” – Mishkaat, Baabul-Masaajid
Like The marginal notes on this narration state, ”There is no instruction to build high Musjids and decorate them.”
4.”Do not stop women from entering Musjids.” -Ibid
5.The Holy Quran has appointed eight recipients of Zakaat (Mualifaatul-Quloob is included), but the recipients of Zakaat have been lessened to only 7 during the Khilaafat of Hadrat Umar (ra)(i.e. Mualifaatul-Quloob has been separated).-Refer to Hidaya
6.In previous times the ruling was that lighting of Mazaars should not be done. This has been allowed in this era. Under Verse 18 of Surah Tauba, Allama Ismail Haqqi (ra)writes that Hadrat Sulaiman brightened the minaret of Baitul-Muqaddas, to the extent that women were able to spin thread in this brightness 12 miles away!
The Hadith states, “Rasooullah(saws)has cursed those who build Musjids on graves light lamps.” under the this ayat of Surah Tauba, Allama Ismail Haqqi (ra)writes, “Imam Ghazzali (ra)states in Ihyaa-ul-Uloorn that there are many preferable acts in our time which were prohibited in the era of the Sahaaba.”Roohul-Bayaan
There are many preferable acts in our time which were prohibited in the era of the Sahaaba.
LIGHTING
The decoration of Musjids is the recognition of lmaan.
The book Shaami has disallowed three things,
1. Vowing to light a lamp (that too with the intention of gaining nearness to Any Wali).
2. Lighting the lamp upon the actual grave.
3. Lighting a lamp for someone (one even without a Qabr).
(9/18) Tafseer Roohul-Bayaan states that Hadrat Sulaiman (as) ordered 1,700 lamps to be lit in Baitul-Muqaddas. In the beginning, Musjidun-Nabawi used to be brightened by burning sticks of the date tree, etc. Tameem Daari(ra) later brought some lamps, oil and string to the Musjid and hung the lamps to its pillars. When the Prophet(saws)” saw this, he said, “Tameem! You have brightened our Musjid. May Allah(swt)keep you bright.”
When Hadrat Umar (ra) also made Chiraagah and put up lamps, Hadrat Ali(ra) said to him ” Umar, you have illuminated our Musjid. May Allah(swt)make your grave bright.
Imam Fakhruddin Raazi (ra)writes, ”The Holy Prophet(saws)has said in a Hadith, “For he who lights a lamp in a Musjid, the angels and those holding the Arsh make dua for his forgiveness for as long as its light remains.” – Tafseer Kabeer (related to masjid)
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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