Bismillahir
Rahmaanir Raheem
Selected and
concise advices / sayings of
Hazrat Maulana
Yunus Patel (Rahmatullahi ‘alayh)
1.
‘The sooner you
connect yourself to Allah Ta’ala and Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi
waSallam), the sooner you get on ‘track’, then the first thing Allah
Ta’ala blesses you with is peace of mind and satisfaction.’
2.
‘The brake of
the remembrance of death restrains the vehicle of life from the accidents of
sin.’
3.
‘If you want
peace, if you want contentment and if you want tranquility, then chalk out this
goal in life : Make ONE ALLAH happy. …What a beautiful religion
Islam is!’
4.
‘If the heart
has “rust”, then bring the “t” back : Trust in
Allah Ta’ala, “Turn” to Allah Ta’ala, make sincere “Taubah” to
Allah Ta’ala.’
5.
‘Where you
don’t find Allah Ta’ala*, DISTANCE YOURSELF.’
* i.e. His Pleasure
6.
‘Do for Allah’s
Pleasure,
Allah will give
you from His Treasure…’
7.
‘I always say
don’t court before marriage. Most couples court, court and court, and after
marriage, they end up in divorce courts.’
8.
‘I often say :
We get instant tea, and instant coffee, and instant pudding
and instant cereal, and so many other things have become ‘instant’. …We
are living in such a time, when death too has become just as instant.
We don’t know where, when and how.’
9.
‘When giving a
talk in Bolton (UK), I mentioned that the name of their suburb tendered noble
advice:
That we place a bolt
on the doors of our hearts – to shut nafs and shaytaan out of
our hearts, and to protect the treasure of Allah Ta’ala in our
hearts.’
10.
‘Ghaflat
(negligence/heedlessness) is the HEN which lays the EGGS of
all other sins. This is what happens when we become negligent and forgetful of
Allah Ta’ala, of Aakhirah and of Accountability: We get caught up in
sins.’
11.
‘Empty the
heart and receive Allah.’
12.
For the Aarif
of Allah, his concern at every step is: ‘Is my Allah pleased with this
step?’
When he speaks: ‘Is
my Allah pleased with this speech?’
On his every
action: ‘Is my Allah pleased with this action?’
13.
Irrespective of
what the demand of the nafs may be, the Muslim looks at the Command of
His Allah.
The Muslim does
not look at the demand of the nafs, He looks at the Command of His Rabb, Allah
Ta’ala, and he willingly and happily accepts,
complies and acts in accordance with what pleases his Beloved Allah Ta’ala.
14.
The gist and
essence of Tasawwuf is the Pleasure of Allah.
15.
Abstinence from sins is Fardh (compulsory) at all times.
16.
There is
Perfection in Nabi (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi waSallam) and the Sahabah (Radhiyallahu
‘Anhum) were a Reflection of Nabi (Sallallaahu alayhi waSallam).
17.
One’s akhlaaq
(character) is an indication of one’s nisbat (connection) with Nabi (Sallallaahu
‘alayhi waSallam).
18.
Wherever you
go, you must have the Niyyah (intention) to convey this
beautiful Deen to others.
19.
Our teeth have
gone ‘blunt’ in chewing the Divine Bounty of food, but Shukr (gratitude)
does not come to our lips.
20.
When we come
into this world, people are happy and joyous, whilst we are crying. We should
lead our lives in such a manner that when we leave this world, we are happy and
joyous, and people are crying.
21.
The ‘ruh’ of
Ilm is Aml, and the ‘ruh’ of Aml is Ikhlaas, and the ‘ruh’ of Ikhlaas is not to
even think that you are mukhlis.
Ruh : soul
Ilm : knowledge
Aml : Practice
Ikhlaas : Sincerity
Mukhlis : sincere
22.
Life cannot become boring when we establish
contact with the One who gives Happiness…
23.
Say good-bye to that friendship which
distances us from Allah Ta’ala.
24.
The progress of a person depends on righteous
deeds and not just on duas. We will have to do something ourselves. Actions
have to accompany our duas.
25.
The whole world can cry for us, but we have
to cry over our sins.
26.
Happiness lies in restraining oneself from
Haraam.
27.
Do not become relaxed when the nafs becomes
obedient.
28.
In nasihah (advice), do not look at who is
giving the advice; rather look at the advice. Sometimes the one who is advising
is a child or a person with no standing in society, but the advice is to be
appreciated because it offers benefit.
29.
When we see “qaamat”, we forget our istiqaamat and we forget Qiyaamat.
‘qaamat’ : physical appearance
‘istiqaamat’ : steadfastness
‘Qiyaamat’ : Day of Resurrection and accountability
When we see “qaamat”, we forget our istiqaamat and we forget Qiyaamat.
‘qaamat’ : physical appearance
‘istiqaamat’ : steadfastness
‘Qiyaamat’ : Day of Resurrection and accountability
30.
The Beauty of Islam is that the rich person
does not have to become poor to become a Wali of Allah Ta’ala, and the poor
person does not have to become rich to become a Wali.
31.
Whoever places
his trust in Allah Ta’ala, will find no betrayal.
32.
A sincere lover
of Allah Ta’ala is not satisfied with the slightest of sins.
33.
If our hearts
are in a spiritually health state, we will be able to sense the displeasure of
Allah Ta’ala. There is an ON/OFF switch in the heart. On good deeds, there is
light (noor) and on evil deeds, there is darkness (zulmat)
34.
Intelligence can be very misleading if not
guided by Qur`aan and Hadeeth.
35.
If it is Fardh to break your Salaah, which is
your communication with Allah Ta’ala, in order to save the life of a
Muslim who is going to die one day, then how much more important it is to
curtail everything futile and channel that energy into saving others from
Jahannum?
36.
The
Shaykh-e-Kaamil looks at khuloos and not fuloos.
*khuloos : sincerity
*fuloos: money
37.
Ilm, without khashiyat is not recognized by
Allah Ta’ala.
*Ilm : knowledge
*khashiyat: fear / awe
38.
In the circus, lions are subjected to the
commands of man. They are trained to obey.
Similarly, we have to subject nafs to the
Commandments of Allah Ta’ala.
We have to train the lion of nafs to obey
Allah Ta’ala
and Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam).
39.
To cover up our
sins, we allow our children to do as they please.
40.
When it comes
to demanding a dress or money or some toy, a child begins to cry and insist:
“I must have
it! I must have it!”
Learn from that
child. Insist : “O Allah, I must have Your Love.”
41.
There is no Barakah, in fact, fear of harm in
going against the Shaykh's advice.
42.
Ilm cannot be of help without aml, and aml
cannot be of help without Ikhlaas.
Unfortunately, we cannot build up our Ikhlaas
because we have Makhlooq (creation) before us.
43.
As much as our Nisbat with the Akhlaaq of
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam), so will our value be in the sight of
Allah Ta’ala.
Allah Ta’ala will give honour, respect and
dignity.
44.
The medication
for the ailments of the spiritual heart is found with the Ahlullah.
45.
Always make Dua that the Ilm that you acquire
becomes beneficial. Just increase in Knowledge is the goal of most people these
days.
46.
Our belief in
the supremacy of the Sunnah and Shari’ah should not be dependent
on scientific
proofs.
47.
There is no
place of safety except in the obedience of Allah.
48.
We should
attend and listen to the talks of the Mashaa’ik and Ulama
with the Niyyah
(intention) of ‘Amal’, of practising; otherwise even a Deeni Majlis will
just be a kind
of entertainment or pastime.
49.
Trust is such a
delicate and fragile commodity, that when it is lost, it is very, very
difficult to recover and when ‘broken’, then sometimes impossible to restore.
50.
Think before
you say or do anything.
A little
thinking can protect from a lot of regret.
51.
Plug the heart
to the Qur'aan Sharief! Start reading, start understanding, start
practising and start propagating its beautiful message.
52.
True beauty is
in Ilm (knowledge of Dien) and Adab (etiquette).
53.
Hasad is a
cause of a lot of mischief; a cause of lies and a cause of defaming
others. It also results in many other spiritual
ailments and destroys good deeds. The Haasid (one who is jealous) moves in
the direction of Jahannum.
54.
Ghaflat
(negligence / heedlessness) deadens the nerves of spirituality!
55.
Like an
elevator that goes up and comes down; Imaan goes up with good deeds and it
comes down with sins. Whilst an elevator can only reach a certain level, there
is no limit to the stages of Imaan.
