The Naqshbandi Way – The Second Part
Our guide (Murshid) says:
“He who makes a regular practice of the Adab and the Awräd shall obtain the water of true life and with it he will perform wudü”
he will bathe in it and drink it, and by means of it shall he reach his goal. There is such a person who claims that he has been in the Order for thirty years and as yet has not seen anything and has not attained anything.
The answer for this person is to search and look at what his actions were throughout these years. How many deficient actions has he performed?
When you know the deficiency you should avoid it, and then you will quickly reach Alläh (Who is Powerful and Sublime). When the Murid forsakes that which the Sheikhs have told him about the Waza’if, then he will remain absolutely incapable of making further progress, and he will be unable to return to any previous stage.
Whoever keeps to these Wazå’if is promised that he will reach the exalted stations and great levels.
And if the Murid still has time before the morning prayer, then he can also perform the following:
(3) Eight Raka’ats : Salätu’t-Tahajjud.
(4) Salatu’t-Tasäbih: four Raka’ats, if he cannot do it every night, then he should do it once a week.
When the Adhän is called for the morning prayer then he should attend the congregational at home, if a congregation is there assembled, or else go to the mosque to attend the congregational prayer there. And he should wait for the prayer of Ishräq if sleep does not evercome him.
No Prophet ever obtained Prophethood, nor did any Saint ever obtain Sainthood, and no Believer ever attained the stage of faith without utilizing this period of time between the morning prayer and Ishråq (sunrise), keeping to these Wazä’if.
(5) He should pray two Raka’ats of Salätu’l-lshraq. And if he has some important job to do and isn’t able to pray the prayer of Duha at its appointed time, then he should pray it immediately after Ishraq.
(6) Eight Raka’ats of Salätu’d-Duhä.
The best time for the prayer of.Duhä is two hours before Zuhr.
