I want to be very close to him and be a Wali of Allah. How to increase Piety and taqwa?
Can you also tell me some of the sunnahs which I can implement? I Mashallah have a beard, wear pants above the ankle but I want to implement other sunnahs but dont know. Please help respected Scholars, May Allah reward you and grant you Jannatul Firdous.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The desire and thought to become a wali of Allah and inculcate taqwa within you is a gift and tawfeeq from Allah Ta’ala. Value the thought and act upon it without any hesitation before the thought escapes your heart and you lose the tawfeeq to practice upon it.
To become a friend of Allah, the simple prescription is mentioned in the Quran:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ
O you who have believed, fear Allah and be with those who are truthful.[1]
While we may explain in writing how to become a friend of Allah, which may remain a theoretical issue, you need to practically become a wali. To do so, identify a spiritual guide and benefit from his company. Observe him closely and implement his character and conduct within your life. What you see and observe is the best training.
Another prescription mentioned in the Quran is:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا
O you who have believed, fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice.[2]
Look after your taqwa. If you control your speech and guard your tongue, you will have good control over all of your limbs. Consider the following Hadith:
أَيُّ الإِسْلاَمِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: «مَنْ سَلِمَ المُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ، وَيَدِهِ»
Some people asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), “Whose Islam is the best? i.e. (Who is a very good Muslim)?” He replied, “One who avoids harming the Muslims with his tongue and hands.”[3]
In the meantime, you may refer to the Dar Al-Mahmood website (also by Mufti Ebrahim Desai Saheb) for spiritual guidance. You may listen to the talks of Mufti Ebrahim Desai Saheb on tasawwuf/daralmahmood.org or daruliftaa.net.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
AbdulMannan Nizami
Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, IL, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
[1] {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ} [التوبة: 119]
[2] {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا } [الأحزاب: 70]
[3] صحيح البخاري (1/ 11)
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ القُرَشِيُّ [ص:12]، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بُرْدَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَيُّ الإِسْلاَمِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: «مَنْ سَلِمَ المُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ، وَيَدِهِ»