Beautiful tales of the shayookh of Silsila Naqshbandia, such as Hadrat Khwajah Masoom Farooqui rahmatullah-alaih. They said:
* even if only 2 people gather for dhikr, even for a few seconds, the heavens prostrate to that place
* the Naqshbandi Silsila is like that of the sahaabah with Rasoolullah salallahu alayhi wasallam - Blessings are attained through physical company, from heart to heart
They also said, 3 qualities that made the student benefit from their Sheikh :
* immense love of his sheikh - to the point where he doesn't look anywhere else (like a man desires that his wife only loves him, like the story of two lovers where the woman scolds the man for praising a flower in her presence, like Hadhrat Abu Bakr ra who didn't care about being beaten, but wanted to see Rasoolullah salallahu alayhi wasallam). He is engrossed with his sheikh. If you don't have this, ask Allah to give you this.
* Khitmat. Best example is again Hadhrat Abu Bakr ra - he gave all his wealth for the battle of Tabuk, saying Allah and His Rasoolullah was enough for him. (side note - if you give a gift, give it freely, not by asking the recipient, ie reluctantly)
* Respect (adaab) - without this, you will never get anywhere, even if you do the first two points. Be careful about this.
When you attend the Dhikr gatherings, you are also helping to propagate the Silsila.
For any work of the deen, always get permission from your Sheikh.
* even if only 2 people gather for dhikr, even for a few seconds, the heavens prostrate to that place
* the Naqshbandi Silsila is like that of the sahaabah with Rasoolullah salallahu alayhi wasallam - Blessings are attained through physical company, from heart to heart
They also said, 3 qualities that made the student benefit from their Sheikh :
* immense love of his sheikh - to the point where he doesn't look anywhere else (like a man desires that his wife only loves him, like the story of two lovers where the woman scolds the man for praising a flower in her presence, like Hadhrat Abu Bakr ra who didn't care about being beaten, but wanted to see Rasoolullah salallahu alayhi wasallam). He is engrossed with his sheikh. If you don't have this, ask Allah to give you this.
* Khitmat. Best example is again Hadhrat Abu Bakr ra - he gave all his wealth for the battle of Tabuk, saying Allah and His Rasoolullah was enough for him. (side note - if you give a gift, give it freely, not by asking the recipient, ie reluctantly)
* Respect (adaab) - without this, you will never get anywhere, even if you do the first two points. Be careful about this.
When you attend the Dhikr gatherings, you are also helping to propagate the Silsila.
For any work of the deen, always get permission from your Sheikh.