Bohra iftar dua.
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As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
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Salam,
Thanks for your answers in regards to my questions for Ramadan iftar-but you
still havent cleared my doubt about the Dua that Bohras recite - Allahuma
Moatayas Salwaat,waliull ragabaat...Can that be recited while doing iftar? Also
if you would kindly mention the Arabic Words in English fonts not english Meanings?
Please help me with this as Im totally confused.Because the two lines of Iftar
dua - Allahuma inni laka sumto wa bika amanto,wa alayika tawakkalto,wa ala`a
rizkika aftarto is also mentioned in the Motayas salwaat dua.
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Answer:
Bohra iftar dua
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help
and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and
whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness
that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your
Question: …..Thanks for your answers in regards to my questions for Ramadan
iftar-but you still havent cleared my doubt about the Dua that Bohras recite -
Allahuma Moatayas
Salwaat,waliull
ragabaat...Can that be recited while doing iftar?
Respected sister in Islam, the honest truth is that there
is absolutely no mention of the terms and phrases ‘Allahuma Moatayas Salwaat,waliull
ragabaat...’ quoted by you in the
dua or supplications made by the Noble Messenger (saws) and recorded by the
collectors of his (saw’s) authentic ‘ahaadeeths’.
The supplications the Noble Messenger of Allah (saws)
would make when breaking his fast were:
Sunan of Abu-Dawood 2351 Narrated by Mu'adh ibn Zuhrah
The Prophet of Allah (saws) used to say when
he (saws) broke his fast: ‘O Allah, for Thee I have fasted, in Thee I have
believed, and with Thy provision I have broken my fast.’
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 2350 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar
When the Messenger of Allah (saws) had broken
his fast he (saws) would say: ‘The thirst has gone, the glands are moist, and
the reward is confirmed, if Allah Wills.’
Your
Question: ...Can that be recited while doing iftar?
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah
Ahzab verse 21:
There is indeed the best example for you
to follow in the Messenger of Allah, for every such person looks forward to Allah
and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah Nisa verse 79-80:
We have sent you (O Mohamed) as a Messenger to
mankind, and Allah’s witness suffices for this.
Whoever obeys the Messenger, in fact obeys Allah, and
whoever turns away from him, he will be accountable for his deeds. Anyhow, we have not sent you (O Mohamed) to
be a guardian over them.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale
Imran verse 31-32:
O Prophet,
tell the people, “If you sincerely love Allah, follow me. Then Allah will love you and forgive you
your sins, for He is All Forgiving, All Merciful.” Also say to them, “Obey Allah and His
Messenger.” And if, in spite of this, they do not accept your invitation, warn them that Allah does not love
those, who refuse to obey Him and His
Messenger.
Respected sister, in all matters of the deen, it would be
best to follow the example of the Messenger of Allah (saws)…..for we absolutely
assure you sister, no person who ever walked on this earth feared Allah
Subhanah more, or loved Allah Subhanah more, or worshipped Allah Subhanah
better or more than the noble self of the Last and Final Messenger of Allah
(saws)!
Your
Question: Also if you would kindly mention the Arabic Words in English fonts
not english Meanings?
Sunan of Abu-Dawood 2351 Narrated by Mu'adh ibn Zuhrah
The Prophet of Allah (saws) used to say when
he (saws) broke his fast: ‘O Allah, for Thee I have fasted, in Thee I have
believed, and with Thy provision I have broken my fast.’ (Allah humma inni laka
sumto, wa bika amanto, wa ala rizkika aftarto.)
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 2350 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar
When the Messenger of Allah (saws) had broken
his fast he (saws) would say: ‘The thirst has gone, the glands are moist, and
the reward is confirmed, if Allah Wills.’ (Zahaba zamau, wab tallatil urooqo,
wa thabatal ajro Insha Allah.)
Your
Statements: …..Because the two lines of Iftar dua - Allahuma inni laka sumto wa
bika amanto,wa alayika tawakkalto,wa ala`a rizkika aftarto is also mentioned in
the Motayas salwaat dua.
Respected sister in Islam, it should come as absolutely no
surprise that the ‘actual’ worships and supplications made by the Noble
Messenger of Allah (saws) are included in the additionally self-formulated
worships and supplications invented by the people and sects which have
digressed from the true teachings of Islam……for that is the only way for them
to add authenticity to their inventions and their innovations which they have
tirelessly added to the pure teachings of Islam!
If one takes even a mere and cursory look at the
modus-operandi of all such misguided sects, one would realize the number of
additions (and honestly burdens) they have added to the pure and perfect deen
of Islam with their self-invented innovations….
- The
Messenger of Allah (saws) declared five pillars of Islam…..the misguided
sect invented two more without any authority and declared seven pillars in
Islam!
- Allah
Subhanah Commanded His slaves to observe fast in the month of
Ramadan…..the misguided sects encouraged their followers to observe fasts
the whole month of Rajab in addition to Ramadan, when such a worship was
not endorsed by Allah and His Messenger (saws)!
- Allah
and His Messenger (saws) specifically forbade the believers to undertake
any special travel for worship except to the three Holy Masjids (in
Makkah, in Madinah, and in
- Allah
Subhanah and His Messenger (saws) time and time again guide the believers
to hold fast to the Guidance of the Glorious Quran…..the misguided sects
encourage their followers to study and follow every man-made book from
their scholars rather than accept the simple Guidance of the Glorious
Quran!
- The
‘raza’ for every religious rite and function; the self-invented ‘washeqs’
or long prayers; the demands of ‘khums’ from the believers, the
‘wajebaat’, the ‘salaams’, the ‘nazrul-maqaams’, etc.; the commemorations
of Muharram, of ‘Shabe-Baraat’, the various ‘Milaads’ and ‘Urs’, the
‘misaak’, the ‘sadakallah’ and all its adjoining rasms at a funeral,
etc….i can just go on and on and on regarding the self-invented
innovations and burdens which the misguided sects have added to the pure
and perfect deen brought by the Messenger of Allah (saws)!!!!!
Respected sister in Islam, the deen of Islam brought by
the Messenger of Allah (saws) is straight forward and simple to follow……it is
all these self-invented and self-imposed additions and innovations by the
unscrupulous and self-declared ‘holy men’ which burden the believers to a point
whereby one is overwhelmed by the plethora of self-invented rites and rituals,
and is forced by the burdens to leave even the essentials of the deen!!!! Then a time comes upon them when they are
unable to differentiate which amongst the Commands and the Guidance are from
Allah and His Messenger (saws) and which amongst them are self-invented
innovations that were added to the deen after the death of the Noble Prophet
Mohamed (saws)!!!!!
A ‘bida’ or innovation is something which is invented,
innovated, and added to the deen of Islam after the deen was completed on
Prophet Mohamed (saws). It especially concerns the rites and rituals of
worship, or any deed which was not
performed or endorsed by the Messenger of Allah (saws), but was added as a part of the ‘deen’ after
his (saws’s) death. It also concerns
any innovated deed which one does and believes that by doing this innovated
deed, he is eligible to earn more reward from Allah Subhanah.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah
Ahzab verse 21:
There is indeed the best example
for you to follow in the Messenger of Allah, for every such person looks
forward to Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much.
Respected sister in Islam, it is the solemn belief of
every true believer who sincerely fears Allah and the Last Day, that there was,
is, or never will be anyone in the annuls of creation who loved, feared, and
worshipped Allah Subhanah more or better than the Noble Last and Final
Messenger of Allah, Mohamed ar-Rasool Allah (saws)!
Thus if anyone dares to come up with any act of worship
like a celebration, or a commemoration, or prescribes importance to any prayer,
or fast, or night or day, or invents, innovates, or adds anything in the deen
of Islam which is not endorsed by the Noble Prophet (saws), then it implies one
of three things:
- that
the person who claims that worship is due on this specific night in this
specific way loves and worships Allah more than the Noble Prophet
(saws)!!!
- or,
that the person knows more than the Noble Prophet (saws)!!!
- or,
that the person has received revelations from Allah Subhanah after the
death of the Prophet Mohamed (saws)!!!
Allah is our witness sister, if anyone in the annuls of
creation ever claims to have any of the above three qualities is nothing more
than a confirmed and manifest liar!; for Allah is our witness, no man in the
annuls of creation feared, loved, or worshipped their Lord more than Prophet
Mohamed (saws), no man in the annuls of creation had more knowledge of the
Truth than the Noble Prophet Mohamed (saws), and Allah is our witness, the Last
and Final Revelations of The Lord Most Majestic were revealed on Prophet
Mohamed (saws), and there is none who will or can receive revelations after him
(saws)!
If one brings, invents, adds or innovates any act or deed
in religion which has not been specifically endorsed by Allah and His Messenger
(saws), then it has to be a ‘bida’ (innovation in the religion after the deen
was completed on Prophet Mohamed (saws)), and Allah is our witness, every
innovation in the deen of Islam is an error and a grievous sin in the Sight of
Allah Subhanah!
Sahih Muslim Hadith 1885 Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah
That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said in a
sermon: “The best speech is that which
is embodied in the Book of Allah, the Al Quran;
and the best guidance is the guidance given by me, Mohamed (saws). The most evil affairs are the
innovations (bida), and every innovation (bida) is an error.”
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4515 Narrated by Ali ibn AbuTalib
That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said: “If
anyone introduces an innovation (bida in religion), he will be responsible for it. If anyone introduces an innovation (bida) or
gives shelter to a man who introduces an innovation (bida), he is cursed by
Allah, by His Angels, and by all the people!”
The absolute first thing a believer should determine
before doing anything which concerns any aspect of religion, or concerns any
rite or ritual of religion, etc……is to determine whether the act is endorsed by
Allah and His Messenger (saws).
If the act is endorsed by Allah and His Messenger (saws);
then it obviously is part of the deen and one should wholeheartedly indulge oneself
into it; but if the act is not endorsed by Allah and His Messenger (saws), then
it is obvious that such a thing can only be a manifestation of the abomination
of ‘bida’ or innovation, and it must immediately be rejected by those who
sincerely fear Allah and the Last Day.
Respected sister in Islam, in all sincerity and humility I
apologize for the long response to your simple question regarding the proper
supplication to be made at the time of breaking of one’s fast…..but as the
issue is obviously much bigger than whether or not one should recite a
supplication made by the Messenger of Allah (saws) or give preference to the supplication
formulated by someone other than the Messenger of Allah (saws), which prompted
our long response.
If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and
commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws),
one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any
other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be
assured of being led astray.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister