Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem
by Hazrat Maulana
Yunus Patel Saheb (Rahmatullahi ‘alayh)
When a person indulges in sins, in
disobedience to Allah Ta’ala, then the heart immediately connects with the fire
of Hell. As such, one result of sins is heat…
The proof of this is drawn from a
Masnoon Dua, which was brilliantly and inspirationally explained by Hazrat
Maulana Shah Abdul Ghani Phulpoori (Rahmatullah
‘alaih), a great Shaykh of his time.
From the
Ahaadeeth we learn different
Duas for different occasions. One Dua that was taught to us by Nabi (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi
wasallam) is:
“O Allah,
wash off my sins with the (melted) water of ice and snow, and purify my heart
of sins, just as white clothes are cleansed of filth.”
Let us consider the explanation and
meaning of the Dua:
Hazrat Maulana Shah Abdul Ghani
Saheb (Rahmatullah ‘alaih) related that on one occasion he had a most respected
guest present during his lesson of Bukhari Shareef. The guest was Hazrat
Maulana Dr. Abdul Hay Saheb (Rahmatullah ‘alaih) who was a senior Khalifa of Hazrat Maulana Ashraf
Ali Thanwi (Rahmatullah ‘alaih).
During this lesson, Hazrat Dr. Abdul Hay
Saheb posed a question to Hazrat Maulana Shah Abdul Ghani (Rahmatullah
‘alaih). He asked: “Why did Nabi (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) use the words ‘ice and snow’ in this particular Dua?”
Hazrat
(Rahmatullahi 'alaih), inspired (Ilhaam) with an answer from Allah Ta’ala, replied:
“There are two major effects that
follow the commission of sins.
1.) Darkness in the heart.
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) explained : “When
a Mu’min (believer) sins, a black dot appears on his heart. If he repents and
seeks Allah’s forgiveness, his heart becomes cleansed and polished. If he
continues to commit more and more sins (without repenting), the spot continues
to spread and ultimately covers all of his heart.”
2.) Heat.
By means of sins, a person links
himself to the fire of Hell. As a result, such a person’s body also produces a
kind of heat.
My Shaykh, Hazrat Maulana Hakeem
Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (Rahmatullahi ‘alayh) has mentioned, that generally, when
a person is committing a lot of sin, especially if he is entangled in illicit
love, then the effect of his sins is so intense and severe, that even his head
becomes heated.
…Of course, this does not mean
that every person whose head is heated is involved in sin. It may be that the
person is ill, suffering with high temperature, etc.
So consequently, the second
quality of sin is that it produces heat.
Hazrat Maulana Shah Abdul Ghani
Saheb (Rahmatullah ‘alaih) then explained that the attribute of ice is its coolness and the apparent
characteristic of snow is its whiteness.
Thus, the two effects of sins are removed with the two
effects of snow and ice. The whiteness removes the darkness and the coolness
effaces the heat. ...SubhanAllah
Moreover, why is ‘white’ cloth
used in the Dua? …Because black cloth will not disclose the spots and marks of
dirt, even after having been washed, but white cloth is sure to reveal the
slightest trace of dirt.
These are explanations that should
be most appreciated by students of Deen as well as Saalikeen.
My Shaykh had also explained that
if we are deficient in our Love of Allah Ta’ala, and our hearts have become
dark and heated due to the commission of sins, then an easy route to giving up
our sins, sincerely repenting, purifying our hearts and becoming the friends of
Allah Ta’ala is to make friends with His Friends.
May Allah Ta'ala grant us all the Taufeeq of Rujoo Ilallaah and becoming His Friends.
