Dars e Imam-Barakah Tomb

“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)

Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal narrates that before Sayyidina Umar (r) was buried in her room, Sayyidah Aisha (r) would go their without Hijab, as the Nabi ﷺ and Sayyidina Abu Bakr (r), who were buried there were her Husband and Father. However, when Sayyidina Umar got buried there, she would only go in the room with Hijab. (check al-Mishkat: Bab ziyarat al-Qubur).This action clearly shows that according to Sayyidah Aisha, the dead can feel and see their visitors and are aware of those who come to them and How they come to them. .

It is narrated in a Sahih Hadith that Nabi Muhammad ﷺ said that every person’s grave will be either a garden from the gardens of Paradise or a hole from the holes of hell (rawda mim riyad al-Jannah aw Hufrah min Hufar an naar)If the qabr of a normal mu’min is a garden of paradise, what about the Qubur of the Awliya of Allah (subhanu wa taala). Are they not from the Jannah?, if yes, then only a fool can claim that there is no Baraka there.

Barakah

Imam Shafi`i seeks Baraka from the Tomb of Imam Abu Hanifa

We say that when Imam  Shafi`i was in Baghdad, whenever he would have a problem, he would visit the TOMB of Imam Abu Hanifah , pray two Rakahs there and ask Allah (subhanu wa taala) through the Baraka of  Imam Abu Hanifah, and his problem would be immediately be solved. He would also make those two Rakahs according to the Hanafi Mazhab. When asked why, he replied : “In respect of the  person in the Tomb (i.e. Abu Hanifah)” (ta’adduban ma’a sahib al-Qabr).This Authentic story is narrated by the Great Shafi`i scholar Imam Ibn Hajar al-Makki in in his Book called “al-Khairat al-Hisan fi manaqib al-imam Abu Hanifah al-Numan”. And also by the great Hanafi scholar Ibn Abidin Shami in the introduction of his massive work called Rad al-Muhtar.

We ask, was Imam Shafi`i making Shirk, and are these great Ulama who narrated this incident also encouraging Shirk? Na’udhu billah min dhalik.

The people in the Qubur have awareness about what is happening outside.

Some dead are actually praying or making Du`ah in their Qubur.

There is Baraka at the Qubur of the Awliya.

It is Sunnah to ask the pious to make du`a for you.

It is absurd to say that one may ask the living pious for du`a but once they have passed away it is Shirk to ask du`a, as they are still alive in their Qubur.Or do they say that Shirk is allowed with and a living person and not allowed with a dead person.

Sayyidina Umar’s respect for the relics and things of the Nabi ﷺ can be ascertained from the following incident narrated in Kanzul Ummal(vol.7 p.66) and Ibn Qudamah (al-Mughni vol.4 p.554):Once while going to the Mosque to lead the Jumu`ah Salat, Umar passed by a canal (Mizab), which was in the way, and the dirty water from the canal messed up his clean clothes. He got angry and took the canal out of the way, went back home,  dressed up again and went to Mosque.In the Mosque, the Prophets ﷺuncle Sayyidina Abbas (r) confronted him and said: “that canal was put there by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, as I saw with my own eyes”.When Sayyidina Umar heard that, he immediately left the Mosque with Abbas and went where that canal was, bent himself like in Ruku (bowing) and said to Abbas:” uncle of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, climb on my back and put the canal back where Allah’s Messenger put it”.THIS WAS THE LOVE AND RESPECT OUR MASTER UMAR HAD FOR THE THINGS RELATED TO THE MASTER OF ALL BELIEVERS, SAYYIDINA MUHAMMADﷺ.THOSE WITH NO LOVE IN THEIR HEARTS CAN SAY AND DO WHAT THEY WANT.Today some people call it `Shirk’. May Allah (subhanu wa taala) Guide them to the Baraka of his Prophet (s).

It is narrated in Sahih Bukhari (Kitab al-Libas) that Nabi Muhammadﷺhad a ring, thereafter Sayyidina Abu Bakr (r) had the ring, thereafter Sayyidina Umar (r) and thereafter Sayyidina Uthman (r). Clearly, they wore this ring to receive the Baraka of Nabi Muhammad ﷺ.

It is narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari (Kitab al-Maghazi) that the same holds true for the spear of Nabi Muhammad ﷺ. It was passed on to Sayyidina Abu Bakr (r) and then to Sayyidina Umar (r) and then to Sayyidina Uthman (r) and finally to Sayyidina `Ali (r).

Imam Nawawi on Seeking Baraka

Imam Nawawi says in Sharh Muslim vol.5 p.161 that there are three main things (Fawa’id) we learn from this Hadith:

It is permitted to get Baraka from Salih people and objects connected to them.

It is recommended to pray in the places where the pious used to pray.

It is recommended to seek Baraka from the places where the pious people resided.

Perhaps, the greatest proof of Tabarruk is the Story of the Holy Tabut (Wooden Chest) as mentioned in 2/248):” And their Prophet said to them: ‘Verily the Sign of his authority is that there shall come to you the Tabut with with an assurance therein from Your Lord and the Relics left by theFamily of Moses and the Family of Aaron, Carried by Angels. In this is a Symbol for you if you indeed have Faith”.

BE WITH AHLE SUNNAT WAL JAMAAT/SUNNI’S (not restricted to 1 madrasa or 1 alim or 1 fiqh or 1 madhab or 1 organisation or 1 place or 1 book of ideology -its a jammah /congregation of largest muslims of the world)(4/115,4/144)

Largest ijmah of the world muslims follow

1.Ibadate e ilahiﷻ (51/56 ,6/163)

2.Ghulamane mustafaﷺ   (33/21, 3/31-32)

3.Mohabbate ahle bait(ra) (33/33,42/23)

4.Azmat e sahaba(ra) (9/100,48/18)

5.Sohbate auliya(ra) (9/119,10/62-64,4/69)

(tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)

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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