The true performers of Salah will be called from Bab al-Salah (the Gate of Salah). Nowadays, crowds are lining up to perform Taraweeh yet people are nowhere to be seen for the Fara’id. The entire year’s Faraid Salah hang over the head. Perform Taraweeh, but perform your outstanding qada Salah instead of the Nafl after Witr. Perform qada instead of the optional units before [the Fard of] Isha. The Nawafil performed while one has oustanding Fard qada are not accepted. The big nights come and people perform many Nawafil, rubbing their heads on the ground; the thought does not occur to them to perform their oustanding obligation that hang on their necks, that will cut through their necks on the day of Qiyamah and will make them deserving of the wrath of Allāh. Perform those qada in those nights. Like this, the fasts of Muharram, the fasts of 15 Sha’baan, this fast, that fast - these are all very good fasts - these fasts should be kept by those people who have kept all their obligatory fasts. And those people who have obligatory fasts hanging over their heads, should keep qada fasts in these days. The oustanding fasts of Ramadan, keep them on 10 and 11 Muharram and in other days. So there is some decrease in the awaiting punishment, so that one may save oneself from the wrath of Allah. But people don’t take heed.

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The true Namazis will be called [from Bab al-Salah].” Not these fake namazis like the wahabis, or mirzais, or other deviant sects. Their namaz is not Namaz. The thing I cannot understand is those whose Namaz is Namaz do not perform it, while those whose namaz is not even Namaz, they are at it rigorously all the time. Those whose namaz is not even accepted, their mosques are packed, performing tirelessly. And they get nothing it is all فَجَعَلنٰهُ هَبَاءً مَّنثُورا it is all worthless, like dust. It has no value.

The true performers of Salah will be called from Bab al-Salah.

Transcribed from a speech by Huzur Muhaddith e Kabeer Allamah Zia ul Mustafa Azmi

Translated by Neesarahmed Amjadi

"Listen! In this day and age, if there is any fountain-head of Ala Hazrat’s blessings and excellence, a complete representative of Ala Hazrat and a true successor of Ala Hazrat’s knowledge, wisdom, blessings and virtues, then it is Hazrat Taaj al-Shari’ah Allamah Azhari. I have seen his entire life; from childhood until now – when he was very young, I was in Bareilly studying the beginning books of Farsi (Persian) under my honourable father (Sadr al-Shari’ah) and I would sometimes carry him in my arms and walk with him here and there. Since then I have been observing him, and I have found his personality to be extremely marvellous. As soon as he became older, even then I saw such piety that many tend to diverge from after the early stages, but – all praise is for Allah – he remained with piousness.

To study, he travelled to Al-Azhar (university in Cairo, Egypt), where many students from India travel to; among them, excluding a few, many shorten their beards, however from his beard, not even one hair was shortened – This is the status of Taaj al-Shari’ah. I have personally read the commendation of Sayyidi Murshidi Mufti Azam with my own eyes; in which he writes,

"I have appointed Maulvi Akhtar Raza Khan Qadri as my deputy [qayim maqam], whosoever needs any religious edicts or any other work from me, they should obtain it from him [instead]."

If in his early life Mufti Azam appointed Taaj al-Shari’ah as his deputy, then imagine how great Taaj al-Shari'ah's excellence and blessings are now."

By Huzur Muhaddith e Kabeer Allamah Zia ul Mustafa Azmi

Transcribed/Translated by Muhammad Kalim (Preston)

Allah says in the Holy Qur'an:

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّـهَ وَكُونُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ 

O People who Believe! Fear Allah, and be with the truthful. (9:119)

Allah did not say it is enough to have Imaan and be pious, but He says you must also be with the truthful. Follow the truthful people, stay attached to the way of the Awliya and seek advice from the truthful Ulama!

Why? You have Imaan, you have piety, but there is no guarantee that these will forever remain in your possession. Whereas, being with the truthful will provide you with that guarantee - as when Shaytaan comes and attempts to mislead you with his evil, these people (the truthful) will protect you. They will save both your Imaan and your Taqwa (piety).

This is why it is incumbent upon you all to follow the most truthful of this age, the biggest and the most steadfast upon the truth - Taajush Shari'ah (Mufti Akhtar Rida Khan). Follow him and he will protect you from the Shaytaan, whether it be in the form of human or jinn, he will save you from every form of Shaytaan.

Excerpt Transcribed from a speech by Huzur Muhaddith e Kabeer Allamah Zia ul Mustafa Azmi (Hafizahullahu Ta'ala)

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Transcribed from a speech by Sayyidi Huzur Muhaddith e Kabeer Allamah Zia ul Mustafa Azmi

Now, fitna has arisen even in the fight between truth and falsehood. In some situations it is clear what is baatil [falsehood] that even the common people understand, and then there are some circumstances where neither the person giving the ruling nor the person he is ruling against are upon falsehood - rather due to their egocentric intentions they continue to brandish their own rulings. Such people now exist amongst us.

Once, I was preparing to go to the airport, when I received a phone call at my place of stay from an individual who said he is so and so from Bareilly. Allah knows best where he was actually calling from.

[The following conversation then ensued] 

Caller: "Are you going (some place)?" 

Allamah Saheb: "Yes, I am."

Caller: "Don't go there!"

Allamah Saheb: "Why should I not go there?" 

Caller: "They are Suleh Kulli etc. and Fatawa have been published against them, some of which are Mawlanas as well as others."

Allamah Saheb: "Firstly, inform me of two things - Who has given the fatwa? And who has the fatwa been given upon?”

Caller: "You carry out research [and find out]."

Allamah Saheb: "Who are you to order me to do research or not? You have made the claim of there being a fatwa, so tell me who has issued it and on who has it been given upon?"

Caller: "You investigate..."

Allamah Saheb: "I have no need to investigate further. For me this research is enough, that a much bigger scholar than you, Mufti Mahmood Akhtar Saheb (Qazi of Mumbai) - and I have strong conviction that there will never be any mistake in his actions, in sha Allah, and that he will never attempt to betray me – he invited me. If it actually was a place of deceit he would never have invited me, or if he did he would have taken it [the invitation] back straight away.”

Caller: "No! They are like that [as claimed before]!"

Allamah Saheb "Again, you continue with your nonsense? I have asked you who issued the fatwa and who was it issued against, yet you do not answer?"

Caller: "Okay, I will inform you after conducting some research."

Allamah Saheb: "Fine, [in the meanwhile] keep speaking without research…"

[End of Conversation]

Now what I am trying to say is, this person, a layman is attempting to give orders to me (the Naib Qazi ul Quzzat) that do not go to such a place as the people are like this etc. yet he speaks without any evidence or research.

When one talks about a fatwa you must look at each and every article and letter of the fatwa - even the dots of the letters - as well as keeping in mind whether the specific situation ruled upon in the fatwa applies in that case or not.

[For example], a person comes to the Dar ul Ifta and asks, "Zaid has given two Talaaqs (divorces) to his wife - what is the ruling?" The Mufti Saheb answers, "During the period of iddat (waiting period), Zaid may retract the divorce, however should he issue one more Talaaq then the woman will forever become forbidden for him, until the Day of Reckoning. And Allah Knows Best". 

Thereafter, the questioner takes the answer, replaces the word "two" with "three" and then shows everyone, "Look! Mufti Saheb has written that Zaid has given three Talaaqs but he may still take the woman back, hence I will keep my wife - Mufti Saheb has given the ruling that one more Talaaq after three is allowed!"

Now tell me! - Is this any fault of the Mufti Saheb? Or is this the fault of the questioner - his deceitfulness - that too regarding the hukm of Allah!? To such a serious extent that he made Haraam into Halaal by replacing the word "two" with "three"!

These are the trials and tribulations awakening during this age - may Allah protect us all from such fitna! [Aameen!]

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