PRAYER ON TIME
Our beloved grand shaykh (Dada Huzoor) Hazrat Mohammad Hasan Shah (Qaddas Allahu Sirrahu) (QSA) (May Allah sanctify his secret) emphasized and was very strict about the punctuality of the five times daily prayers (Salah) and the optional and mandatory fasting (Sawm). He would not allow his disciples (mureeds) to eat food without having first offered their prayers (Salah).
He would advise that the outward (zahir) cleanliness (taharat) and worship (ibadat) has to first be established. Then with the favor (karam) of the spiritual guide (Murshid), the secrets of the spiritual path to realization (tareeqat), the truth of our being (haqeeqat) and knowledge of Allah (ma’rifat) will itself come in front of you. The obedience of the spiritual guide (Murshid) is the first condition.
It is no coincidence that (Sultan ul Awliya) Hazrat Khawaja Mohammad Hasan Shah QSA produced some of the biggest awliya of recent times. He was at such a high level that it has been said that he was the mujaddid (renewer) of murshids (spiritual guides). And whoever took bayyat (pledged allegiance) with him, became one of the men of the time.
O’Allah I’m just a helpless person so please accept my repentance,
For the sake of Hazrat Mohammad Hasan Shah QSA
Banda E Ajiz Hun Ya Rab Kar Meri Tawba Qabool,
Hazrat Shah Mohammad Hasan Sufiya O Beriya Ke Wasthey
(Ref: Chiragh-e-Abul Ulai, pg. 99-100)
Silsila Aaliya e Khushhaliya !