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HOW TO GAIN BLESSINGS IN BOTH WORLDS
Mishkat al-Masabih : 5025
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 5025
وَعَن أبي رَزِينٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: " أَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى مِلَاكِ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ الَّذِي تُصِيبُ بِهِ خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ؟ عَلَيْكَ بِمَجَالِسِ أَهْلِ الذِّكْرِ وَإِذَا خَلَوْتَ فَحَرِّكْ لِسَانَكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتَ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَأَحِبَّ فِي اللَّهِ وَأَبْغِضْ فِي اللَّهِ يَا أَبَا رَزِينٍ هَلْ شَعَرْتَ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا خَرَجَ مَنْ بَيْتِهِ زَائِرًا أَخَاهُ شَيَّعَهُ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ كُلُّهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَيْهِ وَيَقُولُونَ: رَبَّنَا إِنَّهُ وَصَلَ فِيكَ فَصِلْهُ؟ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تُعْمِلَ جَسَدَكَ فِي ذَلِك فافعل "
Sayyiduna Abu Razin رضي الله عنه narrated that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم asked, 'Shall I not guide you through this affair (which is the root of religion) whereby you may earn the good of this world and the next? (Listen!) Bind yourself to (these things) attend the gatherings of those who make dhikr (remember Allah often), when you are by yourself let your tongue remember Allah as much as possible for you, and love for the sake of Allah and hate for the sake of Allah. O Abu Razin! Know that when a man goes out of his house to visit his (Muslim) brother, seventy thousand angels follow him. All of them make istighfar for him, praying, 'Our Lord, he joins bonds of relationship for your sake. Bring him nearer to yourself (with your mercy and forgiveness)!' Hence, if you can (O Abu Razin) put your life to that end, (and bind yourself to these things, go ahead!) Do, it" [1]
[1] Bayhaqi # 90221 in Shu'ab ul eeman.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 5025In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 398
