Question:
Assalaaamu-alaikum Waragmatullahi Respected Shuyukh
As we are trying to do more nawafil praying and dhikr and meditation, the following question keeps coming to mind:
Does one do additional ibaadat with the intention of achieving spiritual advancement OR should we do it for ALLAH’s sake without expecting anything in return?
Shukran for your valuable insights.
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
Our mashaykh teach us to intently focus on the intention of Rajab every night before Fajr by one hour, and say (in part):
O my Lord, O Allah, Ya Rabbi, Ya Allah, since this month is your month – Rajabun ShahrulLah – I came to you as a weak guest and intending to worship You, without asking anything in return. My God, You are my aim, and Your good pleasure is what I seek, and that is why I am coming, please don’t reject me.
Taher Siddiqui
