Wa Alaikum Assalaam Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuhu,
First of all, one should never request or seek permission for a
Wazifah from their Shaykh. The reason is that if you are unable to oblige their advise regularly, it will be regarded as disobedience. You should only ask them to pray for you and should read the
Wazifah they have advised you of, again, donot ask them to recommend you a
Wazifah.
Their presence and prayers are enough for you. All you need to do is
Tasawwur-e-Shaykh. This is best for you. My Shaykh once said that the best of all
Wazifah is
Durood Shareef, you donot need anything else. I know people who have achieved spiritual statuses that many may deny with the Blessings of reciting
Durood Shareef regularly.
If your Shaykh has advised you with a
Wazifah, then that,
Tasawwur-e-Shaykh and
Durood Shareef are enough, Insha Allah Azzawajal!
Going a bit off topic, some people fix a particular time for the above but feel it very hard and a burden upon themselves because they start from a huge number. If an amount is not specified by your Shaykh, then the best way is to start from a small number like three, the first week, then gradually increase the number, weekly, so that the
Nafs gets used to it and doesnot see it as a burden and will not form an hindrance in the future, Insha Allah!
Similarly, with
Tasawwur-e-Shaykh, if your
Shaykh's Shijrah says one hour daily, then you should not shoot off from the first day itself if you are afraid of being irregular because your
Nafs will burden your heart and mind and will form an hindrance. Start from one minute and increase a minute weekly.
It is very essential for a disciple or
Saalik to understand that amount is not the key to success in spirituality, regularity is. Being regular is a quality and we all know that quantity doesnot matter if there is no quality. Your employer will not oblige you for working late if you arrive late for work or take day-offs, he will appreciat your punctuality and this will be your success to promotions, in spirituality, increase in status.
Aa'lahazrat Rahmatullah Alaih state that you should halt every
Wazifah and should read the only ones your
Shaykh advise you. Though, it is permissible to seek permission for any from your
Shaykh.
Because, a patient never asks the doctor to give him a medicine and neither does he requests permission from him for a particular one. The doctor diagnoses and will only prescribe any, if required. It will be regarded as over-efficient. Your Shaykh knows what you need, they will tell you, you donot need to ask for it or seek particular permissions for any.
Originally posted by: Maria Qadri
1.Why is it necessary to take permission from your shaykh before starting a wazeefa(when the Wazeefas has some Allah ta'ala's name)Whats the need for permission ?
A Wazifah holds special spiritual powers and essences which reflect upon the heart. Your Shaykh receive Noor spiritually from their Mashaikh, they from theirs and The Holy Prophet
distribute this to the Mashaikh, they receive it from Allah Azzawajal. It is a constant flow of spiritual energy, you might say 24/7 to make yourself understand.
The Divine Noor of Allah Azzawajal Descends upon The Holy Prophet and they distribute it to the Mashaikh and the Mashaikh as a mediation to their followers. If this Divine Noor would have Descended Directly upon us, our end would be similar to the Mountain of Tur i.e. ash.
To make it clearer, your house requires electricity. Where does it comes from? Lets take note of it.
In Pakistan, Tarbela Dam produces raw electricity. This is not suitable to provide electricity to a house, it will blow the fuse and bulbs. This has to be refined and brought to a very low level, this is done by plants built on these places. The electricity from these plants are carried to cities, towns and districts. Every area has a transformer which distributes electricty required by each house, accordingly. Then, some houses also use stabilizers, which stops harmful and excess flow of electricity that can ruin the functionality of the appliances.
Similarly, this is how spiritual energy flows to us through our Mashaikh. The ones who wish to take it directly, then let them go and take it from Tarbela Dam, firstly, they won't get it and even if they do, they won't leave a mark of their existance after that.
Data Sahab Rahmatullah Alaih are a the plant of spiritual energy in Pakistan, similarly, Khwaja Sahab Rahmatullah Alaih are of Hindustan. This energy is recieved by their representatives in every state and they act as transformers. Then these Mashaikh have Khulufa who are stabilizers and let the flow of spiritual energy to a particular disciple appropriately because not all are capable of absorbing a huge amount.
There is a specific spiritual nature of every substance. Some may suit a disciple and some may not while others may require filtering. If the disciple informs his Shaykh, the Shaykh will only let flow that amount of energy which the discple requires and can handle. This is why it is necessary to seek permission.
Where there is spiritual benefit, other qualities which are already present in the reader are acquired in excess similar to an over-dose of a medicine which is capable to cure but will not if taken more than prescribed.
For e.g. The Wird of the Ayah-tul-Kareemah is Jalali in nature. I know a discple of my Shaykh who are short-tempered. My Shaykh advised them to read this Wazifah with sugar on their tongue to negate the effect of Jalal in it. Sugar is sweet in nature and the spirituality present in it is also sweet.
Originally posted by: Maria Qadri
2.For what kind of wazeefas should one take permission?
You can take permission for any sort of Wazifah but like I said earlier, you donot need to. If your Shaykh advise you some, that is best for you and if your Shaykh donot advise any, then that is best for you.
Practise being regular with your obligatory duties and Sunnah. Also, be regular in reciting Durood Shareef and performing Tasawwur-e-Shaykh, you donot need to recite a Wazifah if you are not asked to, by your Shaykh.
This is why one is advised to seek a Shaykh because the ones without any stray from one to another seeking permissions for Wazifah while the fact is that you donot need to recite any or volunteer for any if you have a Shaykh, their Blessed presence suffices you and provides you with the adequate spirituality required.
Originally posted by: Maria Qadri
3.What about one who doesnt have any shaykh?Cant he/she start any wazeefa?
They can with the permission of a Shaykh. One doesnot need permission of those mentioned in Ahadith or in The Holy Quran but it is recommended that one does.
Originally posted by: Maria Qadri
4.What if one didnt take permission before starting a wazeefa?
Inappropriate and excessive flow of energy can have an immense effect.
Maulana Shamsuddin Azeemi state that their Shaykh advised them to perform a particular movement with the fingers of their feet in Salat-ul-'Isha, during prostration, to gain concentration in Salaah. It helped them alot and they started practising it in all the prayers.
The consequence of which was that instead of climbing a stair per step, they reached a spiritual state where their concentration increased to such an extent that noise and visibility would decrease to blindedness and dumbness and full concentration was acquired but this state was inappropriate for them because they had not reached that level of devotedness in Worship.
Fear filled their heart due to the high-level of concentration achieved, their room turned black and suddenly their body started lifting up in air and their head touched the roof. They fainted then.
They saw Ghous-ul-A'zam
in their dream calling upon other people that it should be made sure that nothing happens to them. When they met their Shaykh next day, they said that you had everyone worried. The reason was doing in excess to what was prescribed.
In short, for understanding, donot seek the Electricity department's permission and lay a direct electricity cable from the dam to your house. Yes, the damages could be that severe. The appliances and light bulbs would burst with energy and not lit up.
I hope your questions are answered.
Jazak Allah
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