In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful All praises to Allah the Sustainer of the worlds, and grace, honour and salutations on the Chief of Apostles and Seal of Prophets, Our beloved Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ, his family, companions and those who followed him in an excellent fashion and invited mankind towards Allah, till the Day of Resurrection. PARADISE FOR ALL MANKIND.This was the Motto of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ. He even cried at the death of a Jew. We are his ummati Our concern should be same. To start simultaneously from ourself, family,locality,country to whole mankind till the day of Judgment. Dawah is very effective tool for our correction also.Our success for life here and Hereafter THE LIFE AFTER DEATH is in obeying commands of Allah and following Path of Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ
Below is part an important letter written by Hadhrat Maulana Muhammad Yusuf (Rah.) to a jamat which was going to Makkah for umrah and there from it had an intention to visit various countries, so that they could work according to these instructions and lay a proper foundation of the effort (of dawah there).
GASHT(Jawla/Meeting brothers for sake of Allah)
Purpose
The gasht in this work is as important as the back-bone in the body. If gasht is proper, and accepted, the dawah will be accepted. When dawah is accepted, Dua will be accepted, and when Dua is accepted, hidayath (guidance) will come. And if gasht is not accepted, the dawah will not be accepted, and if dawah is not accepted Dua will not be accepted and if Dua is not accepted, hidayath will not come.
The purpose of gasht is that Allah has kept the solution of all
problems of this world's and the next life's problems in following
the ways of life of the prophet ﷺ To acquire these ways in our life, an effort is needed. To encourage for this effort, we need to gather all the Muslims in our locality in the mosque.
How to start and Adab/etiquetes
So we need to request the people to stay in the masjid by making an announcement after a salat. It is better if the announcement is made by an influential person of the locality or by the imam of the mosque. If he tells us to do, then one of our brothers may make the announcement. Then we should tell them the necessity, virtues and
the importance of gasht and encourage them to join the gasht.
Whoever agrees to take part we should explain the etiquettes of the
gasht properly. We need to go with zikr of Allah and lower our gaze. All our problems are connected with Allah. All the materials in the market have no connection with our problems. We should not look at materials or draw attention to them. If by chance we look at them just think of them as a piece of earth. If our heart is influenced by these materials, how can the heart of those whom we are visiting divert from these materials to Allah?
We should have the life of the grave in front of us. One day we have to go under the earth. We should walk together. When talking only one person should talk. A successful inviter is the one who gives only a short dawah and gets the brother out to the mosque.
What to talk in Gasht
"Brother. We are Muslims. We have recited the kalmia: la ilaha
illallah, muhammadur rasulullah. Our belief is that Allah is the sustainer. Profit and loss, dignity and respect are only in the hands of Allah. If we spend life according to the orders of Allah and the ways of the prophet ﷺ then Allah will be pleased and grant us success. The life of each one of us should be according to the ways of the prophet ﷺ Concerning this there is a Lecture in the mosque." Even if he has completed his salat, take him to the masjid immediately.
Use the reason of joining the next salat to encourage him to go to
the masjid immediately. "Allah's greatest command is salat. If we
are punctual in salat Allah will increase our sustenance, forgive
our sins, and will accept our Dua. Give them good tidings and not
warnings. That the time of salat is ending so please come to the masjid now."
Other Etiqueetes
We have to obey the Amir. Return and make istaghfar (repentance)
on the way back. Now, after concluding the discussion of etiquetes, go out for gasht by making Dua.
Ten brothers should go to gasht. Do gasht in the houses near the mosque? If there are no houses, then do gasht in the shopping area. The majority of brothers in the jamaat should be those who follow the etiquetes property. Leave two or three brothers in the mosque. If there are many new brothers explain to them the situation and leave them in the mosque. Only three or four new brother should be in the gasht.
One brother should remain in zikr Dua to Allah with concentration.
One brother should welcome those who are arriving in the mosque. If necessary ask the arriving brother to make wudhu and complete his missed salat.
First one brother should sit and continuously talk to the brothers until the next salaat. Explain the objectives of this life.
Gasht should last for 45 minutes.
End the gasht seven or eight minutes before salat. Everybody
should join the salaat early , with the first takbeer.
One brother should remain in zikr Dua to Allah with concentration.
One brother should welcome those who are arriving in the mosque. If necessary ask the arriving brother to make wudhu and complete his missed salat.
First one brother should sit and continuously talk to the brothers until the next salaat. Explain the objectives of this life.
Gasht should last for 45 minutes.
End the gasht seven or eight minutes before salat. Everybody
should join the salaat early , with the first takbeer.
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DAWAT-O-TABLIGH & ISLAH /CHAPTER 9
Volume.2 (Version 1)
The COLLECTION Of Artical
ON ISLAMIC DAWAH AND TABLIGH
Edited By:Muhammad Abuzar
Volume.2 (Version 1)
The COLLECTION Of Artical
ON ISLAMIC DAWAH AND TABLIGH
Edited By:Muhammad Abuzar
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