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Dedicated until Death
(Respected Wife of Dr. Hafeezullah Madani [rahimahullah] – Part Five)
Her son, Dr. Kareemullah Makki, mentioned the following:
Despite my respected mother personally carrying out all the chores of the home, she had fixed times for her nafl ‘ibaadah, such as zikr and reciting the Quraan Majeed, and was punctual in adhering to these times. She would also punctually perform the various nafl salaahs such as Tahajjud, Ishraaq, Dhuha (Chaasht), the sunnats of ‘Asr and the Awwaabeen Salaah. She would …
‘Weaning’ the Nafs
‘Allaamah Booseeri (rahimahullah) mentions in his famous Qaseedah Burdah:
وَالنَّفْسُ كَالطِّفْلِ إِنْ تُهْمِلْهُ شَبَّ عَلٰى
حُبِّ الرَّضَاعِ وَإِنْ تَفْطِمْهُ يَنْفَطِمِ
The nafs is like a child; if you neglect (to wean) it, it will still have the love for the mother’s milk when it reaches adolescence. However, if you wean it, it will become weaned.
This couplet explains that a person’s nafs (carnal self) is like a …
The ‘Upgrade’ of the Aakhirah
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) has mentioned, “When Allah Ta‘ala has decreed a particular rank (in Jannah) for a servant, but the servant is unable to reach this rank through his good deeds (as they are insufficient), then Allah Ta‘ala tests him in his body, wealth, or his children. Allah Ta‘ala then enables him to exercise patience over this test, until it makes him reach the rank that Allah Ta‘ala had decreed for him.” (Sunan Abi Dawood #3090)
Every person hopes …
