(Rabia, Lahore)
They already had arranged a musical band but to add uniqueness to their wedding celebration they called professional female dancers.
Perfect matches are scarce; marital bonds do not sustain for longer time and divorce is a common phenomenon these days. A man told that in last few years in his neighbourhood, eight to ten marriages took place out of which only two have sustained whereas rest have met a debacle. Almost all marriages were arranged in close relatives. He said that he could not gather facts that could have caused debacle of these marriages, but he presumed that the marraiges marked with pomp and show, extravagancy, music, dance and nudeness invited Almighty Allah’s wrath instead of His blessings.
A doctor had two daughters and a son. He got his daughter married with fanfare, and as per the demand of the groom he received marriage party in Hilton Hotel, Lahore. Doctor spent money open heartedly. There were variety of dishes and meat of every kind. Even desserts alone were of eight types. To bright lights and high resolution cameras, bride accompanied by her family members entered the hall. That was a fair of nudeness. After a year that doctor told that right after six months of marriage, her daughter was divorced. Listening this I thought if only I could tell him that fate gets triggered by our good and bad acts. Those who deliberately neglect Allah’s commandments never get Almighty Allah’s mercy but instead get entangled in hardships and worries which cannot be thought of usually.
A rich man bought a resthouse in our neighbourhood. They had two sons and four daughters. That family married their sons ostentatiously. Hundreds participated in marriage party and walima. They already had arranged a musical band but to add uniqueness to their wedding celebration they called professional female dancers. They ‘enjoyed’ all night. As they had annoyed Almighty Allah a lot, the groom fell to drug addiction right after marriage. Wife after giving birth to two mentally disabled children moved to court for divorce. While younger daughter of that rich man remained issueless. That family had to sell their property, business and that resthouse too. Poverty and hunger found way to that family.
Same is the case of my maternal uncle. He married his both daughters in a same family with fanfare. He bought many things for dowry. He even bought his daughters gas cylinders for stove. On 12th Rabi Ul Awal he had scheduled Rasm e Hinna of his daughters. We told him to consider the sanctity of this day as it may annoy Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. He told us not to spoil their happiness and further declared us jealous of their happiness. Music was high amidst the drumbeat. Family of the groom did not come as they had arranged music and dance at their own home. These marriages took place in January last year. One daughter has a baby girl while other is issueless. His third daughter came back to her parents’ home before delivering a baby and went back to her husband’s home when the baby-boy was six months old only to come back to her parent’s place after two weeks. Now both sisters live at their parent’s place and have moved court for divorce.
My maternal uncle would think that things make life happier and easier but it is not in fact. Neither wealth nor children buy you happiness. His daughters met the same fate they had extended to their sister-in-law. Their sister-in-law was from a poor family and had not brought any dowry. She would be mocked upon being issueless. Being issueless was not her fault as her husband was not medically fit. She would do all house chores only to be badly treated by her in-laws. She would cook food for all to remain hungry herself. Her husband would bring her meal at night.
Upon our visit to their home if we happened to ask her that how she was doing, she would leave that place with unsaid answers in her eyes. Her in-laws would mock her such gestures as acting. Daughters of my maternal uncle met the similar treatment which they could not bear. Allah showed them that His long arm makes no sound when strikes.
Does enjoying few hours at the cost of life’s and herafter’s peace mean marriage? It is impossible to seek happiness for our daughters after tormenting others’ daughters. My maternal uncle would always be found watching the wedding movie in high volume and would also show to every guest. He would neither care for Adhan nor for Salah. But now as his daughters are about to be divorced he has stopped watching that film.
We have many families around us who have met the same fate. One who learns lesson from others’ life is declared piety in Hadith. Therefore, these incidents are not stories but a lesson for us.
A potent practice to wade off evil eye (Muqadisa Haider)
Respected Hazrat Hakeem Sahib, Asalam Alaikum! As you always say that evil eye exists and it can have a camel slaughtered and a man dead. Similarly black magic exists too. I have potent methods to get rid of evil eye and black magic.
To wade off evil eye: Recite last four Surahs and Ayat Al Kursi for seven times in morning and in evening, blow on water and drink it.
To wade off black magic: Recite Manzil once, three times or seven times in morning and evening, blow on water and make the patient drink it.