Virtues
of Zikr:
Ahadith on Virtues of Kalimah Tayyabah
"Faza il-e-Aamal"by Shaikul Hadith
Maulana Muhammad Zakariyaa Kandhalvi (Late) Delhi India
Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) says, "Whosoever professes
sincere belief in (Laa ilaha illallaho Muhammadur Rasulullah) at the time
of his death, shall certainly enter Paradise.
According to another Hadith,
"He shall certainly be pardoned by Almighty Allah'`
Note:—
Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) is also reported to have
said, `
`Listen to happy tidiness and convey them to others as well ,that
whosoever believes in (Laa ilaha illallah) with sincerity of heart, shall
enter Paradise."
' It is He `Ikhlas' that is valued by Almighty Allah. A small deed done
with 'lkhlas' (sincerity' earns a Paradise great reward; but anything done
for the sake of mere show or to please some people, will earn no reward
at ail, but punishment from Almighty Allah. That is why a person who recites
the Kalimah with sincerity of heart with certainly be pardoned and admitted
into Paradise. It may or may not be that he undergoes some punishment for
his sins before going to Paradise; but, if Almighty Allah is really pleased
with particular deeds of a sincere believer, He may forgive all his sins
in the very first instance When Allah is so Merciful and Gracious, it is
our greatest misfortune if we do not serve and obey Him in full. In short,
great rewards are promised in these Ahadith for one who believes in the
Kalimah Tayyabah. Two possibilities are however there: he may have to suffer
some punishment for his sins according to the general rule before being
forgiven, or he may be forgiven forthwith without any punishment by Almighty
Allah out of sheer Mercy and Grace.
Yahya bin Akhtan (Rahmatullah alalh) was a Muhaddith. After his
death, somebody saw him in a dream, and asked him how he had fared. He
replied, "I appeared before Almighty Allah, and He said to me, You sinful
old man' you did this and you did that, till an my sins were recounted
one by one, and he was asked if he had any explanation In my defence. he
submitted, "A Hadith to that effect had been conveyed to me Then Allah
asked, "What Hadith had been conveyed to you?" I submitted, "I was told
by Abdur Razzaq who was told by Muammar who was told byZahri who was told
by Urwah who was told by Hazrat 'Aishah (Radhialiaho anha), who was told
by Rasulullah (Sallalho alaihe wasallam) who was told by Jibrail (Alayhis
Salam),who was told by You, ' A person who grows to old age in Islam may
have deserves! punishment on account of his sins, yet as a token of respect
for his old age, I pardon him'' and You know that I am very old." Allah
then said, Abdur Razzaq spoke the truth, Muammar spoke the truth, Zahri
spoke the truth, Urwah spoke the truth', Aishah (Radhialiaho anha) spoke
the truth, Rasulullah (SalIaHaho alaihe wasallam) spoke the truth, Jibrai!
(Alayhis Salam) spoke the truth, and what I had said is true.' After that,
it was ordered that I should be admitted into Paradise."
Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said, "There are checks
in the way of every action before it reaches Almighty Allah, but recitation
of and the prayer of a father In favour of his son go up to Him unchecked."
Note
Going unchecked upto Almighty Allah means that these two actions
are accepted without any delay. Whereas there are Intermediate stages for
other deeds before they reach Allah, these two things go to Him direct.
There is a story of a non-beliving King, who was extremely cruel
and bigoted against the Muslims. It so happened that he was captured alive
in a battle against the Muslims. As he had caused a lot of sufferings to
the Muslims, they were naturally very revengeful. They put him in a cauldron
placed on a fire. At first, he besought his false gods for help but finding
no response from them he became a Muslim and started continuous recitation
of (Laa ilaha illallaho . How sincerely and devotedly he must have been
reciting can well be imagined. At once help came from Almighty Allah in
the for of heavy rain, which extinguished the fire and cooled the cauldron.
It was then followed by a powerful cyclone, which carried away the cauldron
and dropped it in a city inhabited by non believers. He was still engaged
in the recitation of the 'Kalimah'. The people there were wonder struck
by this scene, and after listening to his whole story all of them also
embraced Islam.
Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) says, "On the Day of Resurrection,
Hell would be forbidden for all those who had recited (Laa ilaha illallaho
) with the sole aim of earning the pleasure of Allah.
Note:—
That a person who recites Kalimah Tayyabah with sincerity will, as
a rule, be safe from the fire of Hell is conditional on his being free
from the major sins. Forbidding of
Hell for such a person may or course, mean that his eternal stay
therein is forbidden; but who is there to question Almighty Allah if He
forbids Hell altogether for the sincere reciter of the Kalimah, in spite
of his sins. Mention is made in Ahadith of such people whose sins will
be enumerated by Almighty Allah on the Day of Judgement, so that they will
feel sure of being-doomed to heavy punishment, but after their confession'
Allah will say to them, 'I covered your sins in your worldly life, and
I cover them now and pardon you.' Many similar cases have been related
in Ahadith. There is thus little wonder if all the reciters of the Kalimah
may be treated in this way. There are many blessings and benefits In reciting
the exalted name of Allah, so that one should do it as often as possible.
How lucky are those blessed souls who understood the virtues of this Kalimah,
and devoted then lives fully to its recitation.
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