The latest trick is perpetrated through cellular phone text messages carrying
Names of Allah or some form of prayers or Prayers for the Holy Prophet
(SAW), while receivers will be requested to send them to certain number of
people for favour or else something terrible befalls them. Please readers, be
guided by the content of the following mail and NEVER again shall you be
deceived.
Salaamu Alaikum,
Thank you for the email. I started reading through but then I realized it's the
same letter that has been circulating for over 20years, to my knowledge at
least! I recall that I came across it the first time in my secondary school,
that's way back in the 80s and typical of secondary school students-
boarding, we became very apprehensive and were anxious to find ways of
circulating it before the deadline!
With the email era this is the 4th or 5th time! Needless to say I never
forwarded any of them, I just deleted it. But I now became very concerned
because of the way the letter has persisted and the way it is being
forwarded is quite alarming! Initially I assumed that it must have gone round
the world so many times and so everyone must know about it. It is
circulating in many languages I don't know how many. I know that I have
received copies in English, Arabic and Hausa!
Please note that I am not denying the dream 'sheikh Ahmad' had of the
prophet (SAW) as I have no way of proving it only Allah will know for sure.
Rather my main concern and for which I want to bring our attention to is
to do with the instructions telling us that failure to forward to others will
result in doom for us and forwarding it would result in good fortune! This
is quite silly indeed. Did you notice that some of the names mentioned in the
later did not sound like those of Muslims? Allahu a'alam.
The point I am trying to make here is that I want us all to realize that as
Muslims who believe in the Oneness of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala),and in
His last messenger Muhammad (Sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam), and believe
in the pillars of Islam and in particular Articles of Faith in which the 6th and
last Article mentioned that we should believe in' fate(Qadar), both the good
and the bad and that they are from God alone (and none else) - " wal imaan
bil qadr,khairihi wa sharrihi,minallahi ta'ala". We should always have it at
the back of our minds that no one, and I mean no one can make
something happen to us whether good or bad except if Allah has already
ordained that it will happen to us. So if you send the letter nothing good
happens to you except if Allah (SWT) has already recorded it against your
name. Similarly no ill-fate will befall you except if Allah had ordained it to
serve as trial for you.
Only Allah (SWT) has the authority and capacity to examine my iman
through my actions or inactions, He alone also can know what is in my heart
and therefore He alone can judge me at the appointed time. I want us all to
really stop and ponder over such dangerous and misleading mails!
When we pray to Allah the condition is that we are absolutely convinced that
Allah would answer our prayers. Doubting whether our prayers will be
answered nullifies the act itself. I wish to assure us all that prayers are IT!
Prayers work miracles but we have to believe first and we have to
persevere.
May Allah's peace and blessings be on His Prophet Muhammad (SAW), his
family, companions and the whole Muslim Ummah?
You may please wish to re-route this to those we have forwarded the earlier
mail to, they may also find some food for thought in it.
Tomorrow, Saturday and the following day Sunday falls on the 9 th and 10th of
Muharram respectively. The 10th of Muharram is popularly referred to as the
day of Aashura’, a very significant day in the life of a Muslim. You are
therefore enjoined to FAST on these two days and make the best use of the
following prayers to combat your problems of any kind. Recite it at least 3
times after morning and night prayers particularly on the Aashura’ day:
MEANING: “In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, The Most
Merciful” O Allah, you accepted the repentance of prophet Adam on the day
of Aashura’, O You that lifted up prophet Idris on the day of Aashura’, O
You that settled the wish of prophet Noah on mount Jud on the day of
Aashura’, O You that made the reunion of prophet Ya’qub and his children
on the day of Aashura’, O You that averted the affliction of prophet Ayyub on
the day of Aashura’. O You that freed Dhi-Nnuni from his problems on the
day of Aashura’, O You that heard the call of prophet Musa and Haruna (his
brother) on the day of Aashura’, O You that helped prophet Muhammad
(P.B.O.H) on the day of Aashura’, O You that created Arch Angel jubril,
Mikail, Israfil and ‘Azarail on the day of Aashura’, O You that created the
garden of bliss (Al-Jannah) on the day of Aashura’. O You that created
theThrone (The Chair), The Slate, The Pen, The Heaven and The Earth on
the day of Aashura’. Grant my desires, protect me from errors and
calamities. O You that leaves, ever existing, Almighty and Most Honourable
God. The king of the Day of Judgment. It is You we worship and from You
we seek assistance. May Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon Prophet
Mohammad, his relatives and companions (Amin).
Recite the prayer below seventy times (70 times), and Suratul Fatihah
Forty (40 times) thereafter:
MEANING: “In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent The Most
Merciful”
O God! Bless and favour me with full and complete goodness, successful
end, the goodness of this life and the hereafter (Amin).
Also fasting for 6 consecutive days in the Month without any gap is another
wat of offering special prayer. Make your request during the 6th day of the
fasting. You will laugh at the end, insha Allahu