Itikaf (Intellectual Seclusion) April 16, 2023

“Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi. Jaisa keh hum log jantay hain, yeh Ramzan ka mahina hai, aur Ramzan ki ayat jo Quran mein bayan ki gayi hai, to us ko bayan kartay huay Allah Ta'ala nay yeh kaha hai keh ta'keh tum log muttaqi ban jao.”

“to woh mustaqil itkaf mein rehti theen aur wahan inko ibadat, ziyada tar ibadat hi hoti thi wahan par. aur jab Hazrat Zakariya unke paas aate to Quran mein aaya hai ke wajadaha indahu rizqan, unke paas rizq paate.”

“to wahan par ek to insan worldli activities se door rehta hai. to iske bare mein hadith aaya hai ke woh gunahon se itkaf karte hain, yani gunahon se rukte hain.”

“ah, hadith bhi aati hai, Allah ke Rasool Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam ki hadith hai ke insan momin ke liye teen apni zindagi ke teen lamhon mein woh taqseem kare. ismein se ek yeh hai ke Allah Ta'ala ke, ah, Allah Ta'ala ki jo nishaniyan hain, Allah Ta'ala ki jo takhleeqat hain, ismein ghore o fikr kare. to woh itkaf mein samajhta hoon uski ek aala qism hai, Allah Ta'ala ki”

“hi Surah Noor mein aik ayat hai: "rijalun la yul'heehim tijaratun wa la bai'un 'an dhikrillahi" ke woh aise log hain ke unko ghaflat mein nahin dalti hai tijarat aur unka khareed-o-farokht Allah ke zikr se.”

“ah, rehbaniyat ka jo bol rahe hain, to tum par jihad lazim hai. jihad ka matlab da'wat ka kaam lazim hai, yehi rehbaniyat hai islam ka.”

“aur ek sahabi ko yeh kehte thay jo usman bin mazoon thay ke meri ummat ki rehbaniyat kiya hai? ke masajid mein baithna, namaz ka intezar karna, hajj o umrah karna, aur doosre neki ke kaam karna, yeh rehbaniyat hai.”

“kaha aap ne. Itikaf ke baray mein jo ek aur aham cheez jo hoti hai, aur do cheezen main add karunga. Ek cheez to yeh niyat hoti hai. Aadmi niyat kare, baghair niyat ke ja kar baithe ga to nahi hoga. Islam mein koi bhi cheez jo hoti hai, jaise isi wajah se Imam Bukhari ne sab se pehli hadith jo bayan ki hai, "Innamal a'malu binniyat" ke amal ka daromadar niyat par hai. Hamari intention rahe gi, usi hisab se hum ko yeh kiya jaye ga, sawab diya jaye ga.”

“is liye hum kuch riwayatein aisi bhi dekhte hain jo aap ne bataya ghar mein itikaf karne ki. Hazrat Aisha ke talluq se aata hai, Abdul Razzaq ki riwayat hai, Musannaf Abdul Razzaq mein hai ke unhone Ghar e Hira aur Sabir, yeh do pahad hain Makka mein,”

“aur aise hi balkeh iske aage Shabi'i wagera yeh kehte hain ke mard bhi apne ghar ki masjid mein itikaf kar sakta hai. Toh woh jo aap ne yeh kaha ke ek muayyan jagah honi chahiye, Allah ke Rasool sallallahu alaihi wa sallam ne is par ubhara hai ke aadmi ke liye apne ghar ke andar jo ek muayyan jagah honi chahiye, jismein woh ibadat kare, toh us wahan par baith kar woh itikaf kar sakti hai. Aur main samajhta hoon ke aaj ke halaat ke aitbar se”