Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh" (May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was instructed to make the supplication mentioned below from Surah Al-An'am (The Cattle) 6:162 & 163. In the Holy Qur-an, there are several supplications which were mentioned as made by prophets and believers. There are also some supplications which are taught by Allah (Subḥānahu wa ta'āla) Himself. This is one of such supplications, being taught by Allah (Subḥānahu wa ta'āla) to Belowed Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). In two verses, this supplication encompasses every aspect of our life.
"inna salatee wanusukee wamahyaya wamamatee lillahi rabbi alAAalameena. La shareeka lahu "
Behold, my prayer, and (all] my acts of worship, and my living and my dying are for God [alone], the Sustainer of all the worlds, in whose divinity none has a share:
Maulana further continues his lesson and talks about the regions where rain is required and the regions where there is abundance of rain.
He Advice's the people in region where there is abundance of rain supplicate to Allah Subḥānahu wa ta'āla for the regions where rain is required.
Maulana share with us the advices of ulema who have been known for their piety , taqwa and reliability FOR THE BLESSING OF RAIN .
1 # Astaghfar (Forgiveness).
2 # Charity.
3 # The Supplication from Small Children's.
4 # Salah.
Maulana further continues, Nowadays, a common practice is being developed among our womens to present gifts before the start of holy month Ramdhan, Giving Gifts is a beautiful Sunnah to be practiced by us all and need to be practiced throughout the Year .
Presenting gifts only before start of Ramdhan will slowly in future develop into Innovation as earlier some of other things which were developed [ innvovation ]. So please avoid it.
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Ref :June 25 ,2014.
End of the Today's Lesson.Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh (May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you).
Note : This sinner has a poor command on English language & is not able to exactly write (express) Maulana's Talk. Its just a small effort for my Bro and Sis who are not familiar with Urdu language to give them a summarize details about the lesson and get benefits from Maulana Lessons.
I ask forgiveness from Allah (Subḥānahu wa ta'āla) for my wrong doings.