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CHAPTER
3
Additional Advices
Son! May Allah give you
Taufik' to do good deeds and protect you from all evils. Remove the love of
this world from the heart. It is a deadly poison - a fatal disease. It distances
you from Allah's blessings and plunges you in the fire of hellThe best way to remove the love of
this world from the heart is to think that if it was a good thing, then Allah
would not have deprived His prophets and Walis' of it, even though they
were extremely intelligent. They used to distance themselves from it as if they
were running away from a lion.(Usul-e-kafi
2, p. 315)Allah has criticised the love of
this world in many different Ayaats and it has been strongly emphasized in many
traditions.Hazrat Imam Zainul Abedeen (a.s.)
has said: The best deed is to desist from the love of this world. There are
different ways of loving this world. One of them is Pride' in which Iblis
got lost. One of the ways of loving this world is greed' as a result of
which hawa invited Adam to eat wheat. One is jealousy' as a result of which
Kabil killed Habil. After these, there is love of woman, love of this world,
love of power, love of luxury, lust for wealth etc. etc. Out of these, love of
this world is the root of all evils.(Usul-e-Kafi - 2, p. 315)Reliable tradition, have strongly
warned against the love of this world. Many, tradition have stressed that the
love of this world results in forgetting the hereafter and causing loss in the
hereafter.This world and hereafter are like
two wives who cannot stay together in one house.(Mustadrak,
p. 320)This world and the next world are
poles apart like north and south. One who nears one pole distance from the other
pole.(Musladark
- 2, p 231)This world and the next would are
like fire and water which can never mix. Really speaking, the love of this world
is a kind of shirk'. This means that a person has no faith in the hereafter
and does not believe in the Holy Quran and Sunnat. What is the meaning of love
of this world if you have no faith in the hereafter?Son! Cultivate Zohad'. Stay
away from doing deeds forbidden by Allah because there is a likelihood of the
wrath of Allah. Desist from doubts because there is a possibility of punishment.
You will have to account even for your Halal' income so be ready for it.
Have only those desires which are permissible by religion e.g. Nikah. Then be
satisfied with minimum. Keep your dress and food simple. Keep in mind the
hereafter so that you can derive the pleasure of the hereafter.Remember Zohad' does not mean
abstaining from food and drink. It mean to be happy with fate and adopting a
middle path in distress.Hazrat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (a.s)
has stated :Zohad' does not mean destruction of wealth and calling
Halal' as Haram'. Zohad only means
that you should have trust in Allah in whatever wealth He gives. You
should not trust anybody else more than Allah.(Mustadrak-
2, p 321)Hazrat Ali (a.s.) has said: "The
meaning of Zohad in this world is to have few hopes and desires, thanking Allah
for his blessings and to desist from doing forbidden deeds."(Mustadrak-2,
p. 323)Son! Pray through the medium of
the Holy Hrophet (s.a.w.) and his progeny. The conclusion derived from many a
traditions is that Allah has forgiven tark-e-Awla' of prophets because of
their wasila'.After creating Hazrat Adam (a.s.)
and after putting the Noor' of Masoomeem (a.s) in his back, the Sajda'
that the angels did was really a sajda to Allah. It was done at His command.
This was Allah's worship, respect of Mohammed (s.a.w.) and his progeny and
obedience of Hazrat Adam (a.s.).When Hazrat Adam (a.s.) asked
Allah Whose noor in this?' He replied: "They are the best of creations,
best amongst the believers, through them I give to everyone and also distribute
Sawab - Azaab' through them. Adam, make them wasila (medium) so that all
your problems are solved. I have decided that I will not disappoint those who
ask through them. I will not refuse their requests."After that, Hazrat Yaqub (a.s.),
Hazrat Yusuf (a.s.) etc. had made them wasila and their prayers were answered.(Tafseer-e-Safi,
p 224)Son! Keep in mind the tragedy of
Sayyedush Shohada (a.s.). Daily, do as much Azadari' as possible. If you
cannot do it, at least collect your family members and recite their Masaeb',
because Hazrat Imam Husain (a.s) is very dear to Allah. He has attained the
exalted position of a martyr. He sacrificed his all in Allah's path. Through
their Wasila, best of both the worlds could be attained. Recite Ziarat e-Imam
Husain (a.s) at least once a day. If possible, go to Karbala every month. If
that is not possible, you must go to Karbala on the following seven occasions:(1)
Shab-e-ashura and Roz-e-Ashura(2)
Arbaeen (20th Safar)(3)
1st Rajab(4)
15th Rajab(5)
15th Shaban(6)
Shab-e-Idul-Fitr(7)
Day of Arafa(Jawadi)If that is not possible, you must
go at least once a year.(Wasaelus-Shia-2,
p. 393)There are innumerable effects of
ziarat. I have seen such beneficial effects of ziarat' and Azadari'
that it is mind boggling. Whenever I have done ziarat of Hazrat Imam Husain (a.s),
my minimum experience is that my one or the other problem has been solved and my
wealth has increased. Besides, the Sawab' you get is bonus. There is
maximum of Sawab'.(Wasaelus-Shia-2, p. 390)Son! May Allah give you
Tawfeeq' to do good deeds and keep you alive till old age respect your
elders. Allah will save you from calamities by their blessings.(Hadis-e-Qudsi)Be careful never make them unhappy
otherwise the result would be bad.As far as possible, respect your
parents. Treat them nicely because the Holy Quran and traditions have laid great
emphasis on it. Don't be lax or lazy in this duty. Hazrat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (a.s)
has said : When Hazrat Yaqub (a.s.) came to Hazrat Yusuf (a.s.), he (Hazrat
Yusuf (a.s.) did not get down from mount to welcome Hazrat Yaqub (a.s). The
result of this Tark-e-Awla' was that Hazrat Jibraeel came down and
extracted one Noor' from the palm of Hazrat Yusuf (a.s.). Hazrat Yusuf (a.s.)
asked What is this?' The reply he got was Now there will be no
prophethood in your progeny because you did not welcome your father properly.
Therefore, Allah has finished the continuity of prophethood from your progeny.)(Mazmaul
Bayan - 5, p. 254)(It is evident that these type of
traditions are meant to show the importance of character improvement. As a
matter of fact, the decision of prophethood is made in the initial stage only
and is not dependant on the respect.)
