How to be a Servant of Allah and to Praise Him



Advantages of Dua


Imam Jafar Sadiq says the following revelation (that was) sent to Prophet Moses (AS):
O Musa! I have not created anyone more beloved than My believing servant.  Even when I afflict him or remove that affliction, it is certainly in his best interest, for I know his interest better. Therefore, he should be patient during affliction and thankful during blessings so that I will rank him among the righteous ones and this is when he acts for My pleasure and obeys My decree.


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
"O servants of God, you are as the sick and the Lord of the worlds as the Healer. The interests of a sick person are in what the Healer prescribes and what is expedient for him and not in his desire or his improper requests. Therefore submit to God's decree that you may be successful."


One of the revelations (from Allah) sent to Prophet David (AS):
"Whoever turns to Me (Allah) and stops having hope in anyone by Me, I will be sufficient for him. I will give to anyone who requests and answer anyone who calls upon Me."


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
"The weakest person is one who forgets Dua and the most mean person is one who is miser in greeting others."


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
"The best prayer is Dua. When God inspires someone with Dua, He opens the door of Mercy to him. A man of Dua will never become wretched."


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
Two persons whose deeds were the same entered paradise. But one of the two sees the other superior. hence, he says: My Lord! We have done the same deeds. What is his superior position for? God said: He requested from Me but you did not. Then the Holy Prophet of Islam (SAAW) said: Request from God as much as you can, for your request is not great for God."


Time of Dua


Imam Muhammad Baqir says:
"If you decide to give charity, delay it until Friday."


Imam Baqar or Imam Sadiq has said:
"The believing servant makes request to God and God too delays it until Friday."


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
Anyone of you who has a need, should request it during night prayer, for it is especially for you and it has not been granted to former nations (ummahs)."


Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"Don't let your eyes fully enjoy sleep, for eyes are the least thankful to God."




Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
"When a true believer rises up to please God with the recommended prayer after midnight, while slumber has overpowered his eyes, God speaks proudly to His angels saying: Do you see this servant of mine who has risen up to perform the prayer which is not obligatory! Therefore I take you as witness that I have forgiven his sins."


Place of Dua


It has been related that:
"Some of the sins are forgiven only on these occasions:
Arafat and Masharolharam about which God said: When you leave Arafat, remember God in Masharolharam, and one of the nights of Ahya."


A sacred hadith says:
"Know that mosque are My (Allah) houses on the earth, therefore happy is a servant who performs ablution in his own house and visits Me in My house."


Duas which are answered


Hadith:
"Whoever says: Allah for ten times, it is said to him: Here am I, O My servant, say what you need so that it will be granted."


It has been related that:
"Whoever says 'O Allah, O Lord, O Master (Ya Allah, Ya Rabbah, Ya Seyyeda)' three times in his prostration, he will hear the same call (as mentioned with the direct hadith above)."


If a person wishes to repay his debt, he should recite the following on Friday or any other day:
"O Allah! Make me independent of others with Your giving and lawful sustenance."


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) said to Imam Ali (AS):
"O Ali, If you wish to memorize whatever you hear, recite the following after every obligatory prayer: Glory be to Him who does not treat the citizens of His Kingdom unjustly and harshly, glory be to Him who does not let torment and pain come suddenly upon mankind, glory be to the Compassionate, the Merciful. O Allah fill my heart and mind with true enlightenment, discerning intelligence, quick understanding and knowledge, verily You are able to do all these things."


Relation to Good Deeds with Dua


Imam Ali has says that the Prophet (SAAW) says:
"Whoever performs an obligatory prayer and recites a Dua, it will be fulfilled."


Imam Ali says:
"No one of God's servant completes his prayer unless he wishes for paradise, seeks refuge with Him from the Fire of Hell and asks Him to give hime a Houri as a wife."


Imam Muhammad Baqir says:
"When you give something to needy persons, ask them to recite Dua, for their Dua for you will be fulfilled but not for themselves."


How to Give Alms


Imam Zain ul Abideen says:
Before alms is put in the hand of needy man, it is placed in God's hand."


Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"Increase your sustenance through alms-giving."


Kinds of Charity


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
The best charity is the charity of tongue. It was said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the charity of tongue? The Holy Prophet (SAAW) said: It is intercession through which you can set a captive free, prevent bloodshed, help your believing brother, and expel evil from him."


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
"One kind of charity is that one should learn and then teach to people what he has learnt."

Virtues of Knowledge and the Duty of Scholars


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
"Pursuit of knowledge is an obligation on every Muslim man or women."


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
"Teaching knowledge to those who lack it, is a kind of charity and giving to those entitled to it, leads to nearness to God."


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
"Knowledge is the leader, and practise is the subject."


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
"One whose knowledge increases but his conduct is not improved, does not gain any benefit from it other than keeping away from God."


Quran:
"And I (Allah) have not created the Jinn and then men except that they should serve Me."


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
"The virtue of knowledge to God is higher that the virtue of prayer."


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
"The superiority of a scholar to a pious man is as the superiority of moonlight to stars in a full-mooned night."


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
"O Ali! when a learned man leans on his bedclothes pondering over his knowledge, it is better that seventy years of prayer."


Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"The most severe punishment is for a learned man who does not benefit from his knowledge."


Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"If a believer leaves behind a sheet of paper on which some knowledge is written, this very sheet of paper will serve as a wall between him and the Hell (fire) and against each letter written on it, God will give him a city in paradise seven times this world."


Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"Fear of God is the heritage of knowledge and knowledge is the light of wisdom and the spirit of faith. One who does not fear God, is not learned even if he splits an atom, for God has said: "Those of His servants only who are possessed of knowledge fear Allah..."


Jesus (AS) says:
"The most wretched person is one who is known for his knowledge and unknown for his deed."


Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"A learned man is one whose deeds confirm his speech, and one whose speech is not confirmed by his deeds is not a learned man."


The Etiquette of Business


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
"One who labours for the livelihood of his family is as a fighter in the way of God."


Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"The biggest sin of a man is to let his family's right go to waste."


Prophet Muhammad (SAAW) says:
One who wishes to have a long life and have his sustenance increased, must do good to his parents, for taking care of them is considered as a prayer."


Parents-Children Rights Against Each Other


A person went to the Holy Prophet (SAAW) and said: What is the right of my child? The Holy Prophet (SAAW) said:
"Choose a good name for him. Teach him good manners, and prepare him for a bright future."


Prophet (SAAW) said:
"A child for his father is as a flower sent by God, with good smell. Surely Hassan and Hussain (grandson of the Prophet (SAAW)) are my flowers whom I have named after two tribes of Bani Israel, Shabr and Shubair."


Prophet (SAAW) said:
"The heritage a believing man leaves for God is a child who worships God after him."


Prophet (SAAW) said:
"Whoever has four sons but does not name one of them after me has treated me unkindly."


Imam Musa Kathim says:
"Destitution never enters a house in which there are the names of Muhammad, Ahmad, Ali, Hassan, Hussain, Talib, Abdullah, or Fatima (among women)."


Imam Ali Reza says:
"Whenever a son is born into out family, we name him 'Muhammad' for a week. After that, we can change the name or keep it."


Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"Love the children and have mercy on them and whenever you give them promise, keep it, for they consider you as provider of food."


Imam Jafar Sadiq says:
"Whoever kisses his child, it will be a virtue for him. Whoever makes his child happy, God will make him happy on the day of judgement. And whoever teaches his son the Holy Quran, parents are called to give them two garments from whose light, the face of the inhabitants of paradise will become bright."


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