Dars e Imam-Khatmul Quran Khani

“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 at-At-Tabari and Hafidh Ibn Kathir mention concerning the verse (ayah),

“Warn your nearest kinsmen,” that the Prophetﷺ  told his cousin, Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, slaughter a lamb and invite your kinsmen to the house in order to give them the good news of Islam and the warning of Hell fire. Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, did as he was told and invited 40 people. Some of the people invited would normally have eaten a whole lamb by themselves. When the people arrived for the food, the Prophetﷺ  took a piece of meat from the food, put it in his mouth and then returned it to the cookpot. Everyone ate the food and nobody went short.(Tafsir at-At-Tabari and Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 26/214)

On the expedition to Tabuk, people ran out of food and began to feel the pangs of starvation. So Sayyidina ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, asked the Prophetﷺ  if they could slaughter their camels. The Prophetﷺ refused him permission, but asked that whoever had any food left to bring it before him. So all the food was spread out on a piece of cloth and placed before the Prophet,  may Allah bless him and grant him peace. A du’a was made over the food for barakah. Afterwards again, everyone ate and food was still left.(Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, chapter on Mu’jizat; chapter on al-Khandaq, Sirat al-Nabi, by Hafidh Ibn Kathir, chapter on Mu’jizat)

Abu Talha, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that he saw the Prophetﷺ  with signs of hunger on his face. He asked his wife whether there was any food and she replied that they had a little. So Abu Talha invited the Prophetﷺ  to eat. The Prophetﷺ  in return invited everyone in the mosque (nearly 80 people) to also come and eat. The Prophetﷺ  said to Abu Talha, may Allah be pleased with him, to bring the food whereupon he made du’a over it for the barakah. Everyone ate the food and there was still food left over.(Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, chapter on Mu’jizat, chapter on al-Khandaq; Sirat al-Nabi, by Hazif Ibn Kathir, chapter on Mujizat).From these Ahadith we can see very clearly that it is permissible to make du’a over food before people eat, and that it is not an innovation.This means that it is permissible to make two du’as at gatherings of da’wah. The first du’a can be for the blessing in the food and the second du’a can be made as a sign of the end of the gathering

da’i should take the opportunity to complete the reading of the Qur’an and to invite his family and friends to make du’a as well as providing food, if he can, and give da’wah. This is all permissible in Islam.

Imam Tirmidhi mentions that ‘Abd Allah Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with both of them, reported that a person came to the Prophetﷺ  and said,”Ya Rasool Allah, teach me an act that I can practise which will bring me closer to Allah Ta’ala.” The Prophetﷺ  replied, ” Al-halu al-murtahil —–Lisan al-‘Arab, the most famous classical dictionary of the Arabic Language, mentions that ‘al-halu murtahil’ means the practice of the Sahaba whereby they used to recite the Qur’an from beginning to end and then, without delay, start the Qur’an again by reading al-Fatiha and the first 5 verses of Surah al-Baqarah.

Imam ad-Darimi, Imam al-Marwadi, Hafidh Ibn Kathir, Hafidh Ibn Athir write that Thana ibn Awfa reported that a person asked the Prophetﷺ  to tell him an act that he could do to bring him closer to Allah Ta’ala. The Prophetﷺ  replied, “Al-halu al-murtahil.” The person asked what al-halu al-murtahil was, and the Prophetﷺ  replied that it was reciting the Qur’an from al-Fatiha to an-Nas and then, without delay, starting the Qur’an again by reading al-Fatiha and the first 5 verses of Surah al-Baqarah.(Fada’il al-Qur’an, ad-Darimi; an-Nihaya, Ibn Athir; Fada’il al-Qur`an, Hafidh Ibn Kathir, chapter on Fada’il al-Qur’an; Qiyam al-Layl, Imam al-Marwadi, chapter on Fada’il al-Qur`an)These Ahadith prove that khatm al-Qur’an is a sunnah of the Prophet,  may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that brings us closer to Allah Ta’ala.

When Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, used to frequently recite the whole of the Qur’an, he used to gather his family and make du’a for them. A certain man used to recite the Qur’an to whoever was present in the Mosque of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. ‘Abd Allah ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, appointed someone to let him know when the man had finished the complete recitation so that he could join in the du’a as it was a time of blessing.

(Fada’il al-Qur’an, ad-Darimi; Qiyam al-Layl, Imam al-Marwadi, chapter on Fada’il al-Qur`an; Majm’a al-Zuwwaid, Ibn Abu Bakr al-Haythami, chapter on Fada’il al-Qur`an)From this we can see that the occasion of khatm al-Qur’an and the gathering of people is a blessing that the Sahaba used to do.

Hafidh Ibn Qayyim writes that the day of khatm al-Qur’an is a suitable day for making du’as. When the Sahaba used to complete the Qur’an, they used to gather people and make du’a. Imam Ibn Hanbal was questioned whether it was permissible in the Shari’ah for people to gather on the day of the khatm al-Qur’an. He replied, “Yes, I have seen Mu’ammar (the great scholar of Hadeeth) do this.’ Harab said Imam Ibn Hanbal recommended people gathering on the day of the khatm al-Qur’an. This was commonly done in the time of the Sahabas.(Jilla al-Afham, Hafidh Ibn Qayyim, chapter on Du’a Aqeeb Khatm al-Qur’an; Kitab al-Adhkar, Imam An-Nawawi, chapter on Du’a Aqeeb Khatm al-Qur’an)

This is clear proof that the day of khatm al-Qur’an is a blessed day so it is acceptable and reconmended to make du’a on that day as the companions did.

Imam At-Tabari, Hafidh Ibn Kathir and Imam al-Qurtabi all mention how the Prophet Muhammadﷺ  used to go to the graves of the martyrs of Uhud once a year and recite the verse of the Holy Qur’an on the excellence of patience. The Prophet Muhammadﷺ  used to make du’a for them. When the beloved Prophetﷺ  passed away, the Khalifs, Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman and ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with all of them, used to do the same thing.(Tafsir At-Tabari, Tafsir Ibn-Kathir and Tafsir Qurtabi, commentary on Surah al-Ra’d, verse 20)

From this we can conclude that going to the grave of a saint once a year is permissible and not an innovation (bid’ah). Also to lecture in a gathering is one method of performing da’wah

Abdiat =negate’s himself and rubbiat= everything is yours.

Shariat/law=understanding and implementation

Tariqat= taste/experience (zayka)

Heart =place of marifat you taste it from heart.

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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