Dr. Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri
Shaykh Ul Fiqh, Jamia Nizamia; Founder - Director
Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center
Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Hadhrat Abu Bakr Katani (May Allah shower His mercy on him) says:<span style=""> </span>Repentance is a Noor and Tauba is a name with 6 meanings in it:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">1.<span style=""> </span>To be remorseful about past sins.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">2.<span style=""> </span>To make a firm decision not to sin again.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">3.<span style=""> </span>Making up those obligations (Faraaidh) which were not performed.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">4.<span style=""> </span>Fulfilling the rights of the creation, which were not fulfilled or exploited.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">5.<span style=""> </span>To mortificate the flesh and fat, which were created through Haraam earnings in the body.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">6.<span style=""> </span>Taxing the body through worship, the way it experienced pleasure in sin.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The 4 pillars of Tauba:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Hadhrat Hasan Basri (May Allah shower His mercy on him) says: Tauba has 4 pillars:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">1.<span style=""> </span>To recite Istighfaar (i.e. repent) with the tongue.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">2.<span style=""> </span>To be remorseful in the heart.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">3.<span style=""> </span>To save the body parts from sins.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">4.<span style=""> </span>To have the intention in the heart of not repeating the sin.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Tauba of different body parts/organs:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Hadhrat Dhun Nun Misri (May Allah shower His mercy on him) says:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">1.<span style=""> </span>The Tauba of the heart is to make the intention (Niyyah) of abandoning the Haraam and forbidden things.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">2.<span style=""> </span>The Tauba of the eye is to not see the things, which are forbidden.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">3.<span style=""> </span>The Tauba of the ears is to not listen to forbidden and indecent things.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">4.<span style=""> </span>The Tauba of the hand is not to extend the hand towards forbidden things.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">5.<span style=""> </span>The Tauba of the legs is to not go towards forbidden places.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">6.<span style=""> </span>The Tauba of the stomach is to not eat forbidden things.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">7.<span style=""> </span>The Tauba of the private parts to stay away from adultery and fornication.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><br /> [</span>From Mawaiz-e-Hasana of Hadhrat Muhaddith-e-Deccan]</p>