Blessings of Khilafat — Page 186
186 The Holy Prophet sa enjoined every believer to recite these prayers every night before going to bed, and not to talk thereafter. If you want progress, you must recite them. I now come to its meanings. By saying so, man declares: ‘O my Lord! I entrust to You everything that belongs to me. I entrust my life to You. Now as I am going to sleep, I do not know if I will get up in the morning. Therefore, I entrust all my affairs to You, for I know it is You who will give me the reward, and should I do against my declaration, I will be punished. I have no other place to seek refuge and protect myself against Your punishment. Indeed I have no other choice but to fall in prostration at your threshold again even if I am punished by you. O my Lord! Be my witness that I believe in the Book you have revealed and the Prophet that you have sent. ( Bukh a r i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t ) In short, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has enjoined the believers to recite a number of prayers, but our Jam a ‘at is not paying enough attention to them. I advise you to attend to this matter, but you must do so with a solemn intention. Perform all actions only in view of seeking divine pleasure. May Allah render all the members of our Jam a ‘at to become pious and God-fearing. May heedlessness disappear from the world, and may the people be able to see the countenance of that Dear Lord, having beheld whom one can simply not turn towards anybody else. A m i n.