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As u told me in previous reply that no nazar or niaz can give except to the name of Allah.So it means the niaz of 11 giraween shareef (Hazarat Ghous Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani ) is also not allowed so why this concept is in muslim of giving it on every 11 th of Islamic month. .

Can we give niaz to the name of Allah and send its sawab to Him or any Prophet.

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Niaz of 11^th bida

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Your Question: So it means the niaz of 11 giraween shareef (Hazarat Ghous Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani ) is also not allowed so why this concept is in muslim of giving it on every 11 th of Islamic month. .

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 121:

121    Eat not of (foods) on which Allah's Name hath not been pronounced: that would be impiety.  But the Shayateen ever inspire their friends to contend with you; if ye were to obey them ye would indeed be amongst the ‘mushriks’ (polytheists)!

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 145:

145     (O Prophet (saws)) Say: "I find not in the Message received by me by inspiration any (food) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine for it is an abomination, or what is impious (food) on which a name has been invoked other than Allah's."

If one consumes the food which is presented and associated in the name of anyone or anything other than the Blessed Name of Allah Subhanah, be it in the name of one of the deceased pious slaves of Allah, or at the birth or death anniversaries of some tomb or shrine, or even in the name of the Noble Prophet (saws) himself, etc….then without an iota of a doubt, such food which is dedicated or presented in the name of anyone other than Allah Subhanah Alone would be absolutely unlawful for the believers to consume.

Your Question: …..so why this concept is in muslim of giving it on every 11 th of Islamic month. .

The believers who keep their full trust and faith and strive their utmost to obey and follow the guidance of the Glorious Quran and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) are not even aware what does this term or self-invented rite of ‘giraween shareef’ means!!!

Why do some people who call themselves ‘muslims’ perform this self-invented rite, or why do they prepare and present such unlawful food in the name of someone other than Allah Subhanah is a question best asked to the people who commit this abomination….for Allah is our witness brother, there is absolutely no evidence for performing this ritual or consuming food in the name of anyone other than Allah Subhanah in the Glorious Quran and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws)!

Your Question: Can we give niaz to the name of Allah and send its sawab to Him or any Prophet.

Hadrat Jarir ibn Abdallah (r.a.) reported: "The Prophet (saws) said: 'Whoever introduces a good practice in Islam will get its reward and the rewards for all those who follow these practices after him, without any loss to their reward. And whoever introduces an evil practice in Islam will acquire its sin and the sins of all those who practice it (after him), without any decrease in their sins."

Dear and Beloved brother, the principle in Islam is that whoever starts the process of good will have a share of the reward of what he started, regardless of who follows his example and does the good; and whoever starts an evil will have a share of the punishment of what he started, regardless of who follows his example of doing the evil. 

Every good deed in Islam was initiated, taught, and encouraged by Prophet Mohamed (saws); thus whatever good deed a believer does in Islam in accordance with the guidance of the Messenger of Allah (saws), Allah Subhanah will assign a full reward of the deed in the account of the Prophet (saws) without reducing the reward of the person who actually performed the good deed.

When a believers offers a ‘niaz’ or food to the poor and the needy in the Name of Allah with the sole intention to earn the Pleasure and Good Will of their Lord Most Gracious, he in fact is obeying and following the example of the Prophet (saws); thus the Prophet of Allah (saws) will be accorded an equal and full share in this good deed of the believer, without any reduction in the reward of the believer. 

There is absolutely nothing in the authentic Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) whereby he exhorted or encouraged the believers to feed the poor and the needy and transfer their rewards to him (saws)! 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzab verse 21:

There is indeed the best example for you to follow,  in the Messenger of Allah, for every such person looks forward to Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much.

We are commanded by Allah Subhanah to obey and follow the Prophet (saws), and the absolute best thing one, who sincerely loves the Prophet of Allah (saws), can and must do is to recite the ‘durood’ on the Noble Prophet (saws) as often as one can, and strive their utmost in the doing of good deeds as endorsed by Allah and His Messenger (saws).

Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-'As reported that he heard the Prophet (saws) saying, "If anyone invokes blessings upon me once, Allah will bestow blessings upon him ten times over."

Related by Muslim.

Ibn Mas'ud reported that the Prophet (saws) said, "The people nearest to me on the Day of Judgment will be the ones most conscientious in invoking blessings upon me." Related by Tirmidhi.

Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (saws) said, "Do not turn my grave into a site of festivities, but send greetings to me for your greetings are raised to me wherever you might be."

Related by Abu Daw'ud.

Aus reported that the Prophet (saws) said, "The best of your days is Friday, so send more and more greetings to me on it, for your greetings are presented to me."

Related by Abu Daw'ud and Nasa'i.

Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet, (saws) said, 'The most miserly among people is the one who fails to invoke blessings upon me when my name is mentioned in his or her presence'."

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone.  Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan