Bismillahir Rahmaanit Raheem
There is an incident, which has been recorded, of a
Bedouin who came to Madina Munawwarah, and on entering Masjidun Nabawi,
presented himself before the Roudha-e-Mubaarak, and recited such beautiful
couplets which are now engraved near the jhaalie
(gold and green mesh/frame) of the Roudha-e-Mubaarak.
These verses are:
Ya khaira man
dufinat bilqaa’e a'zhumuhu
O You, the best, whose (blessed) body has been buried in this plain (sand)
'Fa Taaba min tiebihinna al qaa'u
wal akamu
Due to the fragrance of the blessed body of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam),
the surrounding sand (touching his kafan) and the hillocks have become fragrant.
the surrounding sand (touching his kafan) and the hillocks have become fragrant.
The sand that is touching the blessed Kafan (shroud) of Rasulullah (Sallaahu alaihi wasallam). has thus become so honoured, so extremely blessed and sacred.
With regard to this sand, Imam Malik (Rahmatullahi
‘alaih) had said that the sand touching the Kafan of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
alaihi wasallam) is more blessed than the Ka’aba Sharief and the Arsh of Allah
Jalla Jalaaluhu! SubhanAllah.
How blessed must these grains of sand be! …And how
blessed the sand that is touching those grains of sand, and the sand and the
ground we stand on, which has contact with that same earth, near the
Roudha-e-Mubaarak? …SubhanAllah. This value is beyond any estimation; it is
priceless.
From our side, we need to at least, recognize and
appreciate this great bounty, honour and
privilege of Ziyarat. It is no ordinary experience.
When standing before Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alaihi
wasallam), we should keep this in mind, and should present ourselves according
to this honour and greatness. Both our
inward and outward conditions should be in conformity to what would please
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam)!
Nafsil fidhaa li qabrin anta
saakinuhu
My soul is sacrificed for the mausoleum you are in.
The real value of man is his soul. His body is just
a container housing the soul. If there is no soul, the body has to be buried. Without the soul, the body does not have
value.
In this verse, one is sacrificing his soul for Nabi
(Sallallaahu alaihi wasallam).
However, the
reality of this statement will only be proven and made manifest, when we give preference
to his Sunnah – i.e. the lifestyle of Nabi (Sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) over
everything else.
feehil afaafu wa feehil judu wal karamu
In it is purity, generosity and compassion.
These beautiful verses of poetry teach us the
exalted, noble, honourable position of Nabi (Sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) and
the great favour and privilege of standing and being present at the
Roudha-e-Mubaarak.
This bounty and blessing, and the rewards which
would accrue on such a visit, should not be destroyed by negligence, unmindfulness,
raising one’s voice, taking photographs, videoing, dressing immodestly or dressing
in the garb of the enemies of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaihi wasallam), or
presenting oneself to Nabi (Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam), clean shaven, etc.
May Allah Ta’ala give us the understanding and the
true appreciation of the priceless bounty of Ziyarat of our Beloved
(Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and accept our humble visit, despite our
failings in being able to ever fulfil the rights of such a visit.
