‘Pray to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for rain!’ The man prayed, ‘يَا قُدُّوۡسُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ! يَا قُدُّوۡسُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Your treasure never ends and miserliness is not Your attribute; shower rain upon us out of Your grace and generosity.’ Immediately, it began to rain and by the time they returned from the mountain they were both soaked in rain. (Rauḍ-ur-Riyāḥīn, pp. 295)

May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on them and forgive us without accountability for their sake!

اٰمِيۡن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الۡاَمِيۡن صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِه وَسَلَّم

We learn here that it is very important to feel remorse for sins. A blessed Ḥadīš states, ‘اَلنَّدَمُ تَوۡبَةٌ’ Remorse is repentance.

(Sunan Ibn Mājaĥ, vol. 4, pp. 492, Ḥadīš 252)

Sadly, we commit thousands of sins everyday but we do not even realise what we do, let alone feel ashamed.

Koī ĥaftaĥ, koī din yā koī gĥanṫaĥ mayrā balkay

Koī lamḥaĥ gunāĥaun say naĥīn khālī gayā ĥogā

Nadāmat say gunāĥaun kā izālaĥ kucĥ to ĥo jātā

Ĥamayn ronā bĥī to ātā naĥīn ĥāye! Nadāmat say

No week, no day, no hour, in fact

No second of ours is free from sin

Shame would have washed away at least some sins

Alas! We do not even know how to cry with shame

Dear Islamic brothers! Asking an individual of lower status to pray is a practice of Prophets عَـلَيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام and saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی. Without doubt, the status of a Prophet is greater than that of a follower. Despite this, Sayyidunā Mūsā Kalīmullāĥ عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام made