Special Invitation for those Obedient to Allāh Ibn Fahd...
Special Invitation for those Obedient to Allāh Ibn Fahd al-Hillī in his ‘Uddat al-Dā’ī narrates a sacred tradition ( al-hadīth al-qudsī ) in which Almighty Allāh tells Prophet Dāwūd (‘a) the following: أَهْلُ طَاعَـتِي فِي ضِيَافَـتِي. “The obedient people are My guests…[^7]” 5. Special Invitation to the Rememberers of Allāh The Holy Prophet (s) in a sacred tradition is reported to have said: وَإِنَّ اللٌّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ يَقُولُ أَهْلُ ذِكْرِي فِي ضِيَافَتِي...
“And surely Allāh, free is He from imperfections, Says: Those who remember Me are My guests….[^8]” Special Invitation to those who Study the Holy Qur’ān in the Mosque The Holy Prophet (s) is reported to have said: ...مَا جَلَسَ قَوْمٌ فِي بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُـيُوتِ اللٌّهِ، يَدْرُسُونَ كِتَابَ اللٌّهِ، وَيَتَعَاطَوْنَهُ بَيْـنَهُمْ إِلاَّ كَانُوا أَضْـيَافَ اللٌّهِ تَعَالـى، وَأَظَلَّتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا مَا دَامُوا فِيهِ، حَتَّى يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ...
“No people sit in a house from among the houses of Allāh studying the Book of Allāh and exchanging information between themselves, save that the Angels place a shade over them by their wings until they engage in talking about something else…[^9]” 7.
Special Invitation for one who Visits His Mu’min brother in the way of Allāh It is reported in a tradition that the Holy Prophet (s) said: مَنْ زَارَ أَخَاهُ فِي بَيْتِهِ قَالَ اللٌّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ: أَنْتَ ضَيْفِي وَزَائِرِي، عَلَيَّ قِرَاكَ، وَقَدْ أَوْجَبْتُ لَكَ الْجَنَّةَ بِحُبِّكَ إِيَّاهُ...
“Whosoever visits his brother at his home, (in the way of Allāh), Allāh, the Invincible and Majestic, Says: ‘You are My guest and My visitor, and I am bound to entertain you; and surely I have made Paradise obligatory on you through your love for him…[^10]” 8.
Special Invitation for the zā’ir (visitor) of Imām al-Husayn (‘a) In one of the ziyārāt of Imām al-Husayn (‘a), we are taught to address him saying: يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ: أَنَا ضَيْفُ اللٌّهِ وَضَيْفُكَ، وَجَارُ اللٌّهِ وَجَارُكَ، وَلِكُلِّ ضَيْفٍ وَجَارٍ قِرًى، وَقِرَايَ فِي هٌذَا الْوَقْتِ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ اللٌّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالـى أَنْ يَرْزُقَنِي فَكَاكَ رَقَـبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ، إِنَّهُ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ ...
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