Hazrat Moulana Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi رحمه الله would encourage one and all to keep busy in the Zikr of Allah Ta’ala جل جلاله whether the person was an Aalim or a Jaahil, a noble man or a common person, a rich man or a poor man. If any person came to Hazrat Gangohi رحمه الله for advice, he would remind him of the life of the Aakhirah and create a thirst in him for the Aakhirah. People who sat in his company would immediately think of Allah Ta’ala جل جلاله and a dislike for the dunya (world) was created in them. One lesson Hazrat Gangohi رحمه الله always repeated day and night was the sabaq (lesson) of Ittibaa-e-Shariat (following the Shariah) and Tamassuk bis Sunnah (holding firm on the Sunnah). The main purpose of life is to follow every Sunnah of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah صلى الله عليه وسلم which is the means of pleasing Allah Ta’ala جل جلاله and gaining the proximity of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
(SOURCE: IMĀME RABBĀNI HAZRAT MOULANA RASHEED AHMAD GANGOHI SAHIB رحمه الله, Chapter 22 – Habits and Ways, compiled by Jamiatul Ulama KZN, Ta’limi Board)