Advice for the Muslim

of belief from six to ten.
The book Dalâ’il al-khairât is critized very violently. This book
was written by an ’âlim of Ahl as-Sunna, a perfect walî and the
leading ’arif of his time, namely Muhammad ibn Sulaimân al-Jazûlî
(rahmat-Allâhi ’alaih). He explained at the beginning the
importance and use of saying salawât on Rasûlullâh, then gave in
a list the prayers of salawat he had extracted from hadîths and a
collection of prayers recited by as-Sahâbat al-kirâm.
Tarîqa means ‘way.’ It means the way of tasawwuf. Al-Imâm
ar-Rabbânî Mujaddid al-Alf ath-Thânî Ahmad al-Fârûqî and
Muhammad Ma’sûm al-Fârûqî (rahmat-Allâhi ’alaihimâ) wrote in
their Maktûbâts that tasawwuf is not a bid’a and that all its ways
are agreeable with the Sunna of our master Rasûlullâh. We have
already translated some parts of them from Persian. [1]
Those who know nothing about tasawwuf criticize it and blame
Muslims for this reason, too. Muhammad Ma’sûm al-Fârûqî
explained tasawwuf briefly in the 177th letter of the first volume of
his Maktûbât:
“Do not rely upon kashfs and ru’yâs (dreams)! The very things
to be trusted and that will save men from Hell are the Book and
the Sunna. Cling tightly, with all your power, to Allah’s Book and
the Prophet’s Sunna! Be very cautious in doing all your affairs
compatibly with these two! The dhikr, too, is one of Allâhu
ta’âlâ’s orders. Perform the dhikr constantly! Busy your every
moment with the dhikr! [The 46th âyat al-karîma of Sûrat al-
Anfâl declares, “Oh Believers! Remember (dhikr) Allâhu ta’âlâ
with heart and tongue constantly! You will attain salvation!” The
tenth âyat al-karîma of Sûrat al-Jum’a declares, “Remember
Allâhu ta’âlâ very frequently! You will attain salvation both in
this world and in the hereafter!” The 41st âyat al-karîma of Sûrat
al-Ahzâb declares, “Oh Believers! Remember Allâhu ta’âlâ at
every moment!” In the tafsîr book Tibyân, ’Abdullâh ibn ’Abbâs
(radî-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anhumâ) is quoted as saying, “Allâhu ta’âlâ
has put a limit to every order of His and has regarded it excusable
when this limit is exceeded. He forgives those who have excuses.
But, the order to perform the dhikr is not like other orders, and
there is no limit or excuse for this ’ibâda. There is no excuse for
neglecting the dhikr. He ordered us to perform the dhikr while
standing, sitting or lying down at every place, in any situation and
[1] See the articles 7 and 19.
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