All Muslim Sisters -PLEASE READ
Assalaatu was salaamu alaika Ya Sayyeda al ambiya, Wa siraatal mustaqeem, Wa Rehmatlilalameen wa ala aalihi wa ashaabihi ajmaeen.
Falhamdulillahi rabbil alameen.
Amma baad
My dear sisters in faith-
Assalam-u-alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.
"Inna Awliya ALLAHi la khawfun alayhim wa la hum yahzanoon"
sadaqa-ALLAHu l azeem.
My dear sisters- yes, indeed the Awliya ALLAH - the Friends of ALLAH - are blessed by ALLAH tremendously and they are our teachers and our guides in this world & for the spiritual world also.
A Peer/Sheikh- occupies the same seat as that as the Head of the Household. His respect and deference of him should be utmost on our minds.
We should treat him with respect and humility and we should strive to take care of his needs to the best of our abilities TO attain the Pleasure of ALLAH & HIS beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).
BUT- My dear sisters- ONE THING THAT WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET IS THAT THEY ARE "GHAIR-MEHRAM" for us.
So, even if we love them for the sake of ALLAH & HIS beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)- We should not lose sight of the fact that they are ghair mehram to us.
So, we should at all times be bound by the dignity of the commands that ALLAH has put between us.
I am writing this note because I have seen it with my own eyes & heard it with my own ears the way a woman behaves with her Peer or Sheikh & it is these things that lead the enemies of Islam to raise a finger on the Wali's of ALLAH & THIS Is also the reason that hypocrites & munaafiq don the robes & grow a beard because girls will go to them & DO anything for them EVEN HARAM!!
Another thing is marriage proposals!! How many a times do young girls- 18 years, 21 years old put forward proposals of marriage directly to the Peer or the Sheikh without having any parents or wali involved & the "Wolf Peer/Sheikh" in Sheep's clothing take advantage of this & get married to them & keep them separate away from the eyes of the world & then women cry out that they have been fooled!!
Why give them a chance?
My dear sisters- respect the status that ALLAH has given to you- of a mother under whose feet Jannah lies!
ALLAH has compared HIS love of HIS slave to that of a mother's love!
We- are the caretakers, the nurturers- the way we raise our children- that is the way the Muslim Ummah will be shaped tomorrow. We- are the ones- in whose hands lies the responsibilities of raising a good Ummah so instill good qualities & virtues in your children starting from your own self.
I have seen young girls- without their parent's permission talking to their Peer's (so-called) till late at nights!! This is not allowed!!
If your parents are against the concept of Awliya ALLAH- then you can do dua for them & pray to ALLAH to give them guidance but you cannot go running off to a Peer & hiding from your parents. What if he takes advantage of you- then where will you go? YOU brought disgrace to their name & the purpose you set out for - to attain the love of ALLAH & HIS Pleasure- you have NOT only NOT achieved it BUT have earned HIS Displeasure & Anger at committing haram!!
Another thing I have seen & heard from young girls is the way they address & talk to their Peer's & sheikh's- their "so-called" Peer's & Sheikh's call then dear & darling & other words of such affection & they feel good!! Haram!! All this is haram!!!
My dear sisters- DO NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE PURPOSE OF FOLLOWING A PEER/SHEIKH- it is to earn the Pleasure of ALLAH & do you think you will be able to do that by committing haram acts & allowing them to happen??
Often- I hear women saying that their Sheikh's/Peer's have touched their heads (without clothing in between) or allowed them to kiss their hands!!!
La hawla wa la quwwatta illah billah!!
Whether a male is young or old- he is ghair mehram & there is no denying that in Shariah & anyone who denies this & allows this is a follower of Shaytan & nothing else.
Nowadays- Peer/Sheikh- taking advantage of their old ages allow young women & girls to kiss their hands- this is also haram.
Touching of their hands or kissing of their hands must -IF REALLY NEEDED & REQUIRED- must be done with wali's by your side & HAS TO HAVE A CLOTH OR A PIECE OF CLOTH BETWEEN THE SKIN & this includes touching the head as well.
Here- let me narrate an actual fact about a great Wali ALLAH. He was a Qutb-e-azam, a mujjadid, a Muhaddis & a true servant of ALLAH- he was Peer Syed Mahmood Shah Muhaddis hazarvi (Quddisa sirruhul azeez)- [whose picture I have attached below]
He passed away into the heavenly realms at the remarkable age of 120+. When he was at the age of 113+ a few of his mureed came to him & as he was not well - he had to be given an injection of Insulin urgently- one of the mureed was a female nurse who had been his mureed since she was born & he was of the age of her great grand-father but do you know what he told this female mureed- he put a cloth on his exposed arm & he said- "between my sleeve & this cloth- your hand or any part of your skin should NOT Touch my skin!!!"
SubhanALLAH!! THIS my dear sisters is a true Wali ALLAH! There is not age limit- Shaytan is always with us- be it a day-old boy or a 140 year old man! The shariah is there to protect us & anyone who goes beyond this is a "criminal" of ALLAH.
My dear sisters- remember it is we- who with our modesty & our hijab can stop evil eye from coming near us & hence earning Displeasure of ALLAH.
It is a woman- who when she becomes too free with a Peer or a Sheikh allows fitna to breed & causes dissension & ALLAH has cursed those who cause "fitna" on the land!!
And it is this very same reason that has allowed evil men to take advantage of this & use the foolish women who fall into this trap so easily!!
And this note is for the men as well- take care of your women- remember - even of you respect & revere your Sheikh- that does not mean that you will allow all sorts of haram activities to go on under the name of Islam because then YOU will be the bigger criminal because NOT only are you the cause of the crime but also the cause of another person committing it with you!
Muslim brothers- you are the head of the household- learn from the Wali's of ALLAH & teach the women of your house-hold but HOLD the reigns in your hand so that wrong & evil-minded people DO NOT TAKE advantage of the women under your care!
My dear Muslim sisters- remember- Hijab is simply NOT a covering for our faces BUT also for our hearts & our minds- what is the use of hijab when we have no fear of ALLAH in our hearts & our minds?
Because- our ultimate goal is to earn the Pleasure of ALLAH & That can only happen when we follow the rules of Shariah & the sunnah of the Blessed Prophet of ALLAH (Peace be upon him) & respect & revere our Sheikhs & Peers & remember our limits as ordained by ALLAH-The Almighty!
May ALLAH give us hidayah to stay on HIS path & keep us in the remembrance of HIS beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).
Ameen
Sumameen