Saturday, June 5, 2010

Those A'mal which eases the trouble of Qayamat.


I state hereunder ten such A'amals which eases the troubles and difficulties of Qayamat:
(1) It is related that a person who recites Surah-al-Yusuf daily during the day or night, will arise on the day of Qayamat with the likeness of the beauty of Prophet Yusuf
(A.S.), and will be saved from the fear of Qayamat. Imam Mohammad al-Baqir (A.S.) says that a person who recites Surah-ad-Dukhan in Nafela Prayers or obligatory (Wajib) Namaz, will remain safe from the fear of Qayamat. Imam Ja'far-as-Sadiq (A.S.) says that a person who recites Surah al-Ahqaf on the day or night on friday, will be safe from all fears of this world as well as the hereafter. In another tradition Imam Ja'far-as-Sadiq (A.S.) says that a person who recites Surah-al-Asr in Supererogatory (Nafela) Prayers, will arise in delight on the day of Qayamat. His face will be glowing., and his eyes shining, and he will enter Paradise in this cheerful state.
(2) Shaikh Kulaini narrates from Imam Ja'far-as-Sadiq (A.S.) who says that the Holy Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.S.) said, that whoever respects a man with a white beard, Allah will grant him refuge from the fear of the day of Qayamat.
(3) The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) says, that whoever dies while going to Mecca or returning from there, will be saved by Allah from the fear of the day of Qayamat. Shaikh Sadooq quotes the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) as saying that whoever dies in the courtyard of the Ka'abah or Masjide Nabawi (in Medina), will arise in a manner that he will be free from all terror and fear.
(4) Shaikh Sadooq quotes Imam Sadiq (A.S.) as saying
that whoever is buried in the courtyard of the Ka'bah, will be saved from the fright of Qayamat.
(5) Shaikh Sadooq narrates from the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) that He said, if a person guards himself from sins or the lustful passions (of his self), only for the sake and fear of Allah, Allah will make the fire of hell forbidden upon him and keep him away from the fear of Qayamat.
(6) The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) says that Allah will grant refuge from the fear of Qayamat to the man who keeps away from the passions of his self.
(7) Shaikh Ali bin Ibraheem Qummi narrates from Imam Mohammad al-Baqir (A.S.) who said that whoever suppresses his anger even after having power (to retaliate), Allah will fill his heart with faith (Eeman), and save him from the terror of Qayamat.
(8) One of the reasons for a person to be free from the fear of Qayamat is the Love (Walayah) of Ali (A.S.). The verdict of the Qur'an regarding it is that it is the best deed. As said in the Holy Qur'an: `Surely as for those for whom the good (Husna) has already gone forth from Us, they shall be kept far off from it. They will not hear it's faintest sound, and they shall abide in that which their souls long for. The great fearful event shall not grieve them, and the Angels shall meet them". (Surah-al-Ambiyah: 101-3) The Holy Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.S.) said, "O Ali You
and Your Shiahs will remain under the protection on the day of Qayamat, and the (above mentioned) verse (Ayah) bears witness to it". The word `Husna' used in the above verse (Ayah) means Love (Walayah) of Ali (A.S.) and his Progeny (Ahlulbait). As the Holy Qur'an promises, "whoever brings good, he shall have better than it, and they shall be secure from terror on that day". (Surah-an-Naml : 89) It is quoted in many books of exegesis (Tafseer) of Qur'an viz. Kashaf, Sa'labi, Kabeer etc. that whoever shall arise with the `Goodness (Husna) will be secured on the day of Qayamat, and 'Husna' here means Ali (A.S.). Whoever dies bearing love of Ahlulbait (A.S.) will become pure after repentance, and when he shall arise on the day of Qayamat, a cloud will give shelter on his head, and he will remain safe from the terror of Qayamat and enter Paradise in this manner.
(9) Shaikh Sadooq quotes Imam Ja'far-as-Sadiq (A.S.) as saying that if a person helps a believer brother (mo'min), and free him from anxiety, and fulfills his desires, Allah will offer him seventy two types of favours (ne'mat). One of them is that He will increase his sustenance (Rizq) in this world, and seventy one are that He will guard him against the terrors and hardships of Qayamat.
Many traditions (Ahadees) have been narrated in praise of fulfilling a believer brother's wishes. Imam Mohammad
al-Baqir (A.S.) says that, "If a mo'min goes to fulfill the desires of his brother believer, Allah orders the angels to give shade of seventy thousand veils over his head, and before he steps out (to go for help) Allah writes down many virtues in his deed-sheet". Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (A.S.) says Fulfilling a brother believer's wishes is greater than the performance of Haj, Haj, Haj (and repeated it ten times. It means that it is greater than the performance of ten Haj).
It is also narrated that in the Bani Israil there was a pious worshipper who had taken upon himself the obligation to fulfill the wishes of others. Shaikh Shazan bin Jabrail quotes from the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) that on the door of the second heaven he saw the following written:
There is no God but Allah, Mohammad (S.A.W.S.) is His Apostle, Ali (A.S.) is His friend. Verily everything has got a dress, and the dress of the Holy Prophet on the day of Qayamat will be the following four qualities: (1) To fondle with affection the head of an orphan (yateem), (2) To Show kindness towards widows, (3) To go to fulfill the wishes of a believer brother, and (4) to take care of the poor and the needy
Many Ulamas and great men strived to help the believer brothers, and many incidents have been narrated which need not be quoted here for brevity's sake.
(10) Shaikh Kulaini narrates from Imam Ali-ar-Reza
(A.S.) that whoever goes to the grave of a believer brother, places his hand on it and recites Surah-al-Qadr seven times, Allah will keep him away from the troubles of Qayamat. In another tradition it is narrated that while reciting Surah-al- Qadr on the grave, one should turn towards the Qibla and dig one's fingers in the mud (of the grave).
I have seen in the "Majmu'ah" of Shaheede Saani that when he went to the grave of his teacher Fakhrul Muhaqqeqeen, he said that the buried person (Fakhrul Muhaqqeqeen) related from his father (Allamah Hilli) who related from Imam Ali-ar-Reza (A.S.) who said that whoever goes to the grave of his brother believer and after reciting Surah-al-Qadr recites the following du'a, both the dead person as well as the person reciting it will be safe from the fear of Qayamat.

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