recited the most ṣalāt upon me.”^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Intentions of listening to the Bayan

The Merciful Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: اَفْضَلُ الْعَمَلِ اَلنِّيَّۃُ الصَّادِقَۃُ A truthful intention is the greatest deed.^[2] O lovers of the Prophet! Create a habit of making good intentions before every action, for good intentions can lead to paradise. Make good intentions before listening to the bayan too. For example, I intend to:

Acquire knowledge by listening to the entire speech.

Sit respectfully.

Refrain from laziness during the speech.

Listen to the speech to reform myself.

Share what I learn with others.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Mysterious Disabled Person

Sayyidunā Abū Qilābah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ  relates: I was once in Syria. One day, I heard a voice calling out: "Alas! For me is Hell, alas! For me is Hell." I began to wonder who this person could be who was saying with such certainty that "For me is Hell".

He relates: I got up and went towards the direction from where the voice was coming. There I saw an astonishing sight;

There was a person whose both hands were cut off, both feet were cut off, he