Duas of Angels / Reward for Hajj
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1.) IMÂN - “The angels carrying the throne as well as
those around them, glorify the praises of their Rabb, believe in Him, and seek
forgiveness for those who believe. (They make duâ saying) “O our Rabb! Your
mercy and knowledge encompasses everything. So forgive those who repent an
follow Your path. And save them from the punishment of the Blazing Fire.
O our Rabb, enter then into the gardens of eternity, which You have
promised them, as well as the righteous ones from amongst their fathers, their
spouses and their progeny. Undoubtedly You are the Mighty, the Wise. And save
them from difficulties (evils). You have certainly showered Your mercy on the
one whom You have saved from difficulties on that Day (of Judgement). This is
indeed the greatest success.” (Mumin verse 7-9)
2.) ZIKRULLÂH - “O you who possess Îmân! Remember Allah
Ta'ala in abundance and glorify Him morning and evening. It is He who showers
mercy on you, and His angels pray for your forgiveness and supplicate on your
behalf, so that He may remove you from a multitude of darkness (disbelief,
ignorance and sin) into light (belief, knowledge and good deeds). He is always
merciful to the believers.” (Ahzâb verse 41-43)
3.) DUÂ WHEN PROCEEDING FOR SALÂH - Rasûlullâh
Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, “Whoever emerges from his house and proceeds
for salâh, reciting the following duâ, then Allâh Ta'ala turns His attention
towards him, and seventy thousand angels seek forgiveness on his behalf.” (Ibn
Mâjah)
اَللّهُمَّ إنّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ السَّائِلِيْنَ عَلَيْكَ وَ
أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقَّ مَمْشَايَ هَذَا . فَإِنِّيْ لَمْ أَخْرُجْ أَشَرًا وَّ لاَ
بَطَرًا وَّ لاَ رِيَاءً وَّ لاَ سُمْعَةً . وَخَرَجْتُ اِتّقَاءَ سَخَطِكَ
وَابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِكَ . فَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُعِيْذَنِيْ مِنَ النَّارِ وَأَنْ
تَغْفِرَ لِيْ ذُنُوْبِيْ . إِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
4.) FIRST SAFF - Rasûlullâh Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam
said, “Verily Allâh Ta'ala sends His special mercy and His angels make duâ on
behalf of those who perform salâh in the first saff (row).” (Ibn Mâjah)
5.) JOINING
OF SAFFS - Rasûlullâh Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, “Verily Allâh
Ta'ala sends mercy and the angels make duâ for those people who join the saffs
(rows). Whoever closes a gap, Allâh Ta'ala will raise him one rank.” (Ibn
Mâjah)
6.) SALÂH WITH JAMÂ’AT - Rasûlullâh Salallahu Alaihi
Wasallam said, “When the imâm says ‘Amîn’, then say ‘Amîn’. Whoever’s ‘Amîn’
conforms to the Amîn of the angels, all his past sins are forgiven.” (Bukhâri)
When a person recites Sûrah Fâtihah, he asks Allâh Ta'ala for guidance.
The angels say ‘Amîn’ which means “O Allâh, accept this duâ.” Muhammad ibn
Samâk never missed salâh with Jamâ’at for forty years except when his mother
passed away. He says, “Because I know that salâh with jamâ’at is 25 times
superior, I repeated a salâh 25 times when I happened to miss my salâh with
jamâ’at. I was then told in a dream, “Muhammad! Although you have repeated your
salâh 25 times, what about the Âmin that the angels say? (when salâh is
performed with jamâ’at)”
7.) SITTING AFTER SALÂH - Rasûlullâh Salallahu Alaihi
Wasallam said, “Salâh performed in congregation is twenty-five times more
superior to performing salâh in one’s home or in the market-place. When one
performs wudû properly, fulfilling all its etiquettes, and then proceeds to the
Masjid, intending only salâh, then on every step, Allâh Ta'ala raises his rank
by one stage, and forgives one sin, until he reaches the Masjid. When he enters
the Masjid, he will receive the reward of salâh as long as he is waiting for
the salâh. The angels continuously make the following duâ for him, whilst he
sits in the place he performed salâh, as long as he does not break his wudû, “O
Allâh, forgive him, O Allâh, shower mercy on him.” (Bukhârî)
8.) IBÂDAT OF LAILATUL QADR - Rasûlullâh Salallahu
Alaihi Wasallam said, “During the night of Qadr, Jibraîl u comes with a group
of angels and they make duâ of mercy for the one who stands or sits remembering
Allah Ta'ala (and is involved in worship).” (Shuabul Imân)
9.) SEHRI - Nabî Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam said,
“Indeed Allâh Ta'ala sends His special mercy and the angels seek forgiveness
and make duâ for those who partake of sehrî.” (Tabrâni, Ibn Hibbân)
10.) DUÂ FOR BROTHER IN ABSENCE - Rasûlullâh Salallahu
Alaihi Wasallam said, “When a man makes duâ for his brother in his absence, the
angels say, “Amîn, and may you be granted the same.” (Bazzâr)
11.) SPENDING IN CHARITY - Rasûlullâh Salallahu Alaihi
Wasallam said, “Every morning, two angels descend. One of them says, “O Allâh,
grant the one who spends a better return.” The other says, “O Allâh, destroy
the wealth of he who keeps back.” (Bukhârî)
12.) FEEDING OTHERS - Hadrat
Aishâh Radiallahu Anha narrates, “The angels continue to make duâ for you as long as your
table-cloth is laid out.” (i.e. continue to feed people.) (Kanzul
Ummâl)
13.) QURÂN - Hadrat Sa’d ibn Abî Waqqâs Radiallahu Anhu narrates, “When a person completes
the Qurân in the first portion of the night, the angels make duâ for him till
the morning, and if he completes the Qurân in the first portion of the day, the
angels make duâ for him till the evening.” (Daramî)
14.) SURAH DUKHÂN –Nabi Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam said,
“Whoever reads Surah Dukhân at night, then seventy thousand angels seek
forgiveness for him till the morning.” (Tirmidhi)
15.) DUÂ MORNING AND EVENING- Rasûlullâh Salallahu Alaihi
Wasallam said, “Whoever recites thrice in the morning
أَعُوْذُ بِاللهِ السَّمِيْعِ الْعَلِيْمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيْمِ
followed by the last three verse of Surah Hashr, then Allâh Ta'ala will
appoint seventy thousand angels who will make duâ for him till the evening. If
he passes away on that day, he will pass away as a martyr. Whoever recites this
duâ in the evening, will attain the same benefits.” (Tirmidhi)
16.) DURÛD -
Hadrat Aamir ibne Rabi’ah narrates from his father that he said, “I heard
Rasûlullâh Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam giving a khutbah and he was saying,
‘Whoever sends durûd on me, the angels continue to send salât (make duâ) for
him as long as he is engaged in durûd. Therefore, one can read a little or a
lot.” (Ahmad, Ibn Mâjah)
Hadrat Abdullah ibn Amr Radiallahu Anhu narrates, “The one who sends one
durûd on Nabi Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam, Allah Ta'ala bestows seventy mercies
on him and the angels make duâ for him seventy times.” (Ahmad)
Nabi Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, “Whoever sends durûd upon me in a
book (i.e. he writes it), the angels continue seeking forgiveness for him as
long as my name remains in that book.” (Tabrânî)
17.) SEEKING KNOWLEDGE - Rasûlullâh Salallahu Alaihi
Wasallam said, “Whoever traverses a road seeking knowledge, Allâh Ta'ala will
make easy for him a path to Jannah. The angels spread their wings out of
happiness for a seeker of knowledge. Those in the heavens and those on earth,
including the fish in the depths of the ocean seek forgiveness for a learned
person. The virtue of a learned person over a worshipper is like the virtue of
the full moon over the stars. The Ulamâ are the inheritors of the Ambiyâ. The
Ambiyâ did not leave dirhams and dinars (gold and silver coins) as inheritance.
Their inheritance is knowledge. Whoever has taken it, has taken great
goodness.” (Abû Dawûd)
18.) VISITING THE ILL- Rasûlullâh Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam
said, “Whoever visits his sick Muslim brother, then he is walking in the gardens
of Jannah until he sits. When he sits, mercy envelopes him. If he goes in the
morning, then seventy thousand angels make duâ for him until the evening. If he
goes in the evening, then seventy thousand angels make duâ for him until the
morning.” (Ibn Mâjah)
19.) SLEEPING WITH WUDHU - Nabî Salallahu Alaihi
Wasallam said, “An angel shares the bed of the person who passes the night in a
state of purity (i.e. wudû). Whenever he tosses or turns, the angel
supplicates, saying, “O Allâh, forgive this servant of yours.” (Ibn
Hibbân, Fathul Barî)
20.) SALÂM - Rasûlullâh Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam said,
“As-Salâm is one of the names of Allâh Ta'ala which He Ta'ala has placed on the
earth. Thus spread it amongst yourselves, because when a Muslim person
passes a group of people and makes salâm to them to which they reply, then he
has one rank of virtue over them due to reminding them of salâm. If they
do not reply, then those who are better than these people (viz. the angels)
reply to him.” (Targhîb) Note: In salâm, one is making duâ for
the protection of the other.
HAJ WITHOUT A VISA!
Mufti Mohammed H Abasoomer
Since Haj is among the most virtuous deeds in Islam, and not everyone
can afford it (especially on a continuous basis) Allah Ta'ala has attached the
reward of optional Haj to certain other deeds for the benefit of all.
Now that the Hujjaj have departed, those who have been left behind can
take consolation from the following narrations which promise of various other
deeds yielding Haj rewards:
1. Wudhu at home before proceeding for Salaah with Jamaat.
Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam said: “One who purifies himself
(i.e, makes wudhu) and leaves his home to attend the fardh salaah in
congregation receives the reward of a Haji in the state of Ihram. And if he
leaves for the salaatu-Dhuhaa (Chaast) he gets the reward of ‘Umrah. (Sunan
Abi Dawud)
2. Salatul Ishraaq.
Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam said: “Whoever offers his Fajr
salaah in congregation, and then remains seated making the dhikr (remembrance)
of Allah Ta’ala until (approximately 15 mins after) sunrise after which he
offers two rak’aats of salaah (Ishraaq), will receive the reward of one
complete Haj and one complete ‘Umrah” (Sunan Tirmidhi). Rasulullah
Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam repeated the words: “complete” thrice.
3. Going to the Masjid to acquire or impart Knowledge.
Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam said: “Whoever goes to the Masjid
for the purpose of learning or teaching Knowledge, receives the reward of a
Haji whose Haj was perfect. (Tabarani)
4. Umrah in Ramadhan.
Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam passed by Ummu Sinan while on his
way to haj. “Why didn’t you accompany me for Haj?” he enquired. She said: “We
only have two camels, one my husband has used to be with you in Haj, and the
other is needed for transporting water.” Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam
said: “Umrah in Ramadhan equals the reward of Haj with me”. (Sahih
Muslim)
5. To recite “Subhaanallah” 100 times in the morning and evening.
Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam said: “He who recites Subhaanallah
100 times in the morning and another 100 times in the evening is like one who
performed Haj 100 times!” (Sunan Tirmidhi)
6. Serving one’s Parents:
A man came to Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam and said: “I wish to
participate in Jihaad, but I cannot afford it” Rasulullah r enquired if any of
his parents were alive, to which he said: “Yes! My mother is alive” Rasulullah
Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam said: “Show Allah how you serve her. If you do so (duly)
you will be like a: Haaji, a Mu’tamir (one doing ‘Umrah) and a Mujaahid (One
striving in Allah’s way).”
(Abu Ya’la)
Hafidh Ibn Rajab Hambali Rahmatullah Alaih has quoted other deeds that
yield the reward of Haj from various Predecessors (i.e, not necessarily
from the hadith). All of the following have been extracted from his
priceless work: Lataaiful Ma’aarif, pgs.357-359.
7. Attending the Jumu’ah Salaah.
Sa’eed ibnul Musayyab Radiallahu Anhu said: “Attending the Jumu’ah Salâh
is better according to me than a nafl (voluntary) Haj.”
8. Attending the Eid Salaah.
Some of the Sahabah Radiallahu Anhuma have said: “Attending the Eidul
Fitr Salaah equals the reward of ‘Umrah, and the Eidul Adha Salaah equals that
of Haj.”
9. Esha Salaah in Congregation.
A reliable Tabi’e, Uqbah ibn ‘Abdil Ghaafir Rahmatullah Alaih said:
“Offering the Esha salaah in congregation equals the reward of Haj, and the
Fajr in congregation equals ‘Umrah”
10. Fulfilling the need of a fellow Muslim.
Imam Hasan Al-Basri Rahmatullah Alaih said: “Your proceeding to fulfil
the need of a fellow muslim is better for you than one Haj after
another!” (Also quoted By Zabeedi in Sharhul Ihyaa, vol.6 pg.292)
11. The fulfilment of all obligations.
After citing the above, Hafidh Ibn Rajab Rahmatullah Alaih writes:
“The fulfilling of all obligatory deeds is considered better than Nafl
(voluntary) Haj and ‘Umrah. This is due to (the Hadith in Sahih Bukhari
which states that) the best way of attaining nearness to Allah Ta’ala is
via the obligatory acts. However many people find it easy to carry out nafl Haj
and ‘Umrah, but feel it difficult to fulfil the other responsibilities (Wajib
acts) like repayment of debts and other such duties.
12. Abstinence from the haraam (forbidden) acts are also more virtuous
than Nafl Haj etc.
Some of the Pious predecessors said: “To abstain from an iota of wrong
is better than five hundred (Nafl) Haj”. Fudhail ibn ‘Iyadh þ –the great sage
of his age- said: “There is no Haj or Jihad that is more important than
protecting one’s tongue” i.e, against sin.
13. Any act of Good during the first 10 days of Dhul Hijjah.
Hafidh Ibn Rajab Rahmatullah Alaih has rightly
pointed out:
“If the Hadith has promised that any act of good done in these 10 days
supersedes even the reward of Jihad, which is considered better than optional
Haj too, that means all good done in these days will also supersede the reward
of optional Haj.” (Pg.390)
The following is an addition to what Hafidh Ibn Rajab Rahmatullah Alaih has
cited:
14. Spending on a student of Islamic Knowledge.
Once a father came to Imam Muhammad ibn Sahnun Rahmatullah Alaih and
said: “I will earn by myself and I will not distract my son from his studies.
Imam Ibn Sahnun replied: “Do you know that your reward for doing so will be
greater than that of (nafl) Haj, and Jihad!” (Ma’alim Irshadiyyah of
Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah, pg.35)
Note:
1. The promises of “gaining the same reward as Haj” that are mentioned
above, are restricted to the reward only. It does not mean that one upon whom
Haj is obligatory can merely suffice on these deeds. (Sharh-Nawawi ‘ala
Muslim & Fathul Mulhim)
2. Imam Tirmidhi Rahmatullah Alaih has quoted Imaam Is-haq Ibn Rahuyah Rahmatullah
Alaih as saying that this reward should
be understood in the light of the Hadith that explains surah ikhlaas to be
equal to one third of the Qur’aan. (Sunan Tirmidhi) i.e, one
who recites it will receive the reward of reciting one third, but since he
hasn’t physically done so the reward will not be multiplied. (Sharh
Nawawi) The reward for physically doing an act is multiplied ten times
and more in accordance to the sincerity, and sacrifice that accompanies it.
Mufti Mahmud Hasan Gangohi Sahib þ has also highlighted this in his Malfuzat.
Furthermore, by memorizing/reciting surah ikhlas thrice, one does not become a
Hafidh of the entire Quran..!
3. The purpose here is not to discourage one from the actual Haj. Like
they say: “There’s nothing like the real thing..”
Mufti Mahmud Hasan Gangohi Rahmatullah Alaih has highlighted this in his
Malfuzat.
Allah Ta’ala knows best, and may He grant us all the tawfeeq (ability) to practice on the above, as well as afford us the opportunity to perform the real Haj repeatedly. Ameen.