Bismillahir
Rahmaanir Raheem
True Zikr is to fulfil the Command of Allah Ta’ala which is directed to
us at a particular time – to perform Salaah in its respective time, to pay
Zakaah when due, to fast during the month of Ramadaan, to perform Hajj at the
time of Hajj (if one has the means), etc.
When a person’s parent,
wife, child, neighbour, etc. is very ill and requires medication to be brought
from the chemist, as a matter of urgency, then at that time, true Zikr is to
postpone all optional Ibaadah and attend to the need.
Hazrat
Ruqayya (RA), the beloved daughter of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam),
was very ill when the call for Badr was suddenly made.
Since there were only
313 companions accompanying Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam), there
was a definite need for Hazrat Uthman (RA), the husband of Hazrat Ruqayya (Sallallaahu
‘alayhi wasallam), to also join the expedition. However, Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
‘alayhi wasallam) left him behind to care for his wife during her severe
illness.
True Zikrullah is the
fulfillment of the Commands of Allah Ta’ala and Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi
wasallam)
[By Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (Rahmatullahi 'alayh)]
