THE NECESSITY FOR A MURSHID

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAH Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa Sallam

Subhanallah!! gem of a post,

Beautiful words by our Ghaus e Azam Radi Allahu anhu one to reflect and act upon inshAllah.

The necessity of a murshid is vital for endless success and blessings and may we be the perfect mureeds ameen.

JazakAllah brother Ayaz for enlightening us all.

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

allahmurillah ,subhanallah allah give your hand more power to write more good thread

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu


This practice is based 100 % according to Qur'an Shareef and Hadith Shareef:


[Surah al Fath 48, Verse 10]: Those who swear allegiance to You, do indeed in fact swear allegiance to Allah; Allah’s Hand* of Power is above their hands; so whoever breaches his oath, has breached his own greater promise; and whoever fulfils the covenant he has with Allah - so very soon Allah will bestow upon him a great reward. (*Used as a metaphor to mean Allah’s power).

[Surah al Fath 48, Verse 18]: Indeed Allah was truly pleased with the believers when they swore allegiance to you beneath the tree - so He knew what was in their hearts - He therefore sent down peace upon them, and rewarded them with an imminent victory.

[Surah al Mumtahenah 60, Verse 18]: Indeed Allah was truly pleased with the believers when they swore allegiance to you beneath the tree - so He knew what was in their hearts - He therefore sent down peace upon them, and rewarded them with an imminent victory.

[Surah al Mumtahenah 60, Verse 12]: O Dear Prophet! If Muslim women come humbly to you to take oath of allegiance that they will neither ascribe any partner to Allah, nor steal, nor commit adultery, nor kill their children, nor bring the lie that they carry between their hands and feet, nor disobey you in any rightful matter - then accept their allegiance and seek forgiveness from Allah for them; indeed Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful.



Sahih Muslim, Book 020, Hadith Number 4546.

Chapter : Fulfilment of the covenant made with the Caliphs is imperative, the caliph to whom allegiance is sworn in the first instance has an established supremacy over those who assume powers.

It has been narrated on the authority of 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abd Rabb al-Ka'ba (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) who said: I entered the mosque when 'Abdullah b. 'Amr b. al-'As (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) was sitting in the shade of the Ka'ba and the people had gathered around him. I betook myself to them and sat near him. (Now) Abdullah (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) said: I accompanied the Messenger of Allah (Sallal Laahu Ta'ala Alyhi Wa Sallam) on a journey. We halted at a place. Some of us began to set right their tents, others began to compete with one another in shooting, and others began to graze their beasts, when an announcer of the Messenger of Allah (Sallal Laahu Ta'ala Alyhi Wa Sallam) announced that the people should gather together for prayer, so we gathered around the Messenger of Allah (Sallal Laahu Ta'ala Alyhi Wa Sallam). He said: It was the duty of every Prophet that has gone before me to guide his followers to what he knew was good for them and warn them against what he knew was bad for them; but this Umma of Yours has its days of peace and (security) in the beginning of its career, and in the last phase of its existence it will be afflicted with trials and with things disagreeable to you. (In this phase of the Umma), there will be tremendous trials one after the other, each making the previous one dwindle into insignificance. When they would be afflicted with a trial, the believer would say: This is going to bring about my destruction. When at (the trial) is over, they would be afflicted with another trial, and the believer would say: This surely is going to be my end. Whoever wishes to be delivered from the fire and enter the garden should die with faith in Allah (Azzawajal) and the Last Day and should treat the people as he wishes to be treated by them. He who swears allegiance to a Caliph should give him the pledge of his hand and the sincerity of his heart (i.e. submit to him both outwardly as well as inwardly). He should obey him to the best of his capacity. It another man comes forward (as a claimant to Caliphate), disputing his authority, they (the Muslims) should behead the latter. The narrator says: I came close to him ('Abdullah b. 'Amr b. al-'As) and said to him: Can you say on oath that you heard it from the Messenger of Allah (Sallal Laahu Ta'ala Alyhi Wa Sallam)? He pointed with his hands to his ears and his heart and said: My ears heard it and my mind retained it. I said to him: This cousin of yours, Mu'awiya, orders us to unjustly consume our wealth among ourselves and to kill one another, while Allah (Azzawajal) says: "O ye who believe, do not consume your wealth among yourselves unjustly, unless it be trade based on mutual agreement, and do not kill yourselves. Verily, God is Merciful to you" (iv. 29). The narrator says that (hearing this) Abdullah b. 'Amr b. al-As (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) kept quiet for a while and then said: Obey him in so far as he is obedient to God; and disobey him in matters involving disobedience to God.


Sahih Muslim, Book 020, Hadith Number 4562.

Chapter : Instruction to stick to the main body of the Muslims in the time of trials and warning against those inviting people to disbelief.

It has been reported on the authority of Nafi, that 'Abdullah b. Umar (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) paid a visit to Abdullah b. Muti' (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) in the days (when atrocities were perpetrated on the People Of Medina) at Harra in the time of Yazid b. Mu'awiya. Ibn Muti' (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) said: Place a pillow for Abu 'Abd al-Rahman (family name of 'Abdullah b. 'Umar -Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu). But the latter said: I have not come to sit with you. I have come to you to tell you a tradition I heard from the Messenger of Allah (Sallal Laahu Ta'ala Alyhi Wa Sallam). I heard him say: One who withdraws his band from obedience (to the Amir) will find no argument (in his defence) when he stands before Allah (Azzawajal)on the Day of Judgment, and one who dies without having bound himself by an oath of allegiance (to an Amir) will die the death of one belonging to the days of Jahillyya.


Abu Dawud, Book 030, Hadith Number 4236.

Chapter : Fitan and their predictions.

Narrated by 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu): The Prophet (Sallal Laahu Ta'ala Alyhi Wa Sallam) said: If a man takes an oath of allegiance to a leader, and puts his hand on his hand and does it with sincerity of his heart, he should obey him as much as possible. If another man comes and contests him, then behead the other one. The narrator 'Abd al-Rahman (Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu) said: I asked: Have you heard this from the Apostle of Allah (Sallal Laahu Ta'ala Alyhi Wa Sallam)? He said: My ears heard it and my heart retained it. I said: Your cousin Mu'awiyah orders us that we should do this and do that. He replied: Obey him in acts of obedience to Allah (Azzawajal), and disobey him in acts of disobedience to Allah (Azzawajal).

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jazakallah khair for taking the time out to answer my question. Your reply was very informative.