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You CAN Buy a House Riba-Free--With No Islamic Bank!
28 August, 2009
You CAN Buy A House Riba-Free – With No Islamic Bank!
May 10, 2009 by hibahmac
Some time ago, a dear sister-friend called me about Sister Hoda at Know Interest, who – with her husband – is sharing with the world via e-book that it IS possible to buy a house riba free and share exactly how they did it – without an Islamic bank.
My friend was skeptical at first and called and spoke directly with Sister Hoda to clarify the information and intent of the site before buying the e-book. Excited and satisfied with what she saw, she called me pronto to let me know. I contacted Sister Hoda, wanting to share this information with you all. AlhamduliLlah, Sister Hoda was kind enough to be interviewed and I’m happy to finally present it to you in two parts.
********************PART ONE********************
On behalf of Muslimah Money Matters, let me express gratitude that you and your husband chose to share your experience of purchasing a home riba-free in an accessible format for the benefit of all through the e-book It’s Your Money. May Allah ta’ala put barakah in your efforts and reward you immensely, amin.
MuslimahMoneyMatters (M$M): Nowadays, buying a home without riba usually means securing one’s “shari’ah-compliant” mortgage through financial organizations such as LARIBA or Guardian. Did you know about these organizations while you were saving for your home and research them? If so, what do you think of them? Why did you and your husband choose the route you shared in It’s Your Money?
Hoda Elkassem (HK):
We researched many Islamic organizations. We read a lot of opinions on such
organizations and we were concerned that some scholars believe that some of
them may not be 100% halal. We actually had an application for one of the
organizations but when we did our calculations the amount of money we would
have paid for the house was ridiculous. So even though it may not have been
interest that we were paying, the methods they use do involve paying more for
the home in some way or another and we didn’t want to do that. We did not
want to pay double for our home, it just didn’t make sense to us even if
it was halal.
M$M: The e-book begins after you and your husband had already managed to save a substantial amount of money. A question many readers might have pertains to how were you able to amass a great amount of cash in the first place. How many years did it take you two to save adequate funds?
HK: We were able to save 10,000 for our down payment. AlhumduLilah we were able to live in the basement of my in-laws house and did not have to pay any rent or have any bills of any sort. This helped A LOT. If one is able to do that, I suggest they give it a try because you’ll be able to save much faster.
If however that’s not an option then money needs to be set aside every month that will go towards your down payment. This money should be calculated based on your income, and should be at least 10% of your monthly income. Something that I find helps tremendously when saving money is to take out that money at the beginning of the month, right when you get paid, and put that money away. I remember I used to take out cash every month and then put it in my drawer. It’s amazing how much money you can save that way, when it’s out of sight it truly is out of mind. You almost forget the money’s there and it amazingly starts to accumulate.
Although we had 10,000, as we stated in our e-book there was one homeowner willing to take a $5,000 down payment for a $200,000 home. In the end people are desperate to sell and so you should give it a try with whatever money you are able to save. It’s important to remember that when you do it for the sake of Allah, He will Insha’Allah open doors for you from places you would never imagine.
M$M: Allah subhaanuhu wa ta’ala expands and restricts our rizq as He sees fit, of course. Some might say, well of course they could think about buying a house for cash because they’re so educated and probably make plenty of money to spare. But the reality is that no matter how much the income, good management of this trust is key. What were some of your economizing efforts through the years that helped put your family in the position to buy riba-free?
HK: Although we are both educated we lived on a 1-income salary. I was home with my family and did not work at all. You are right though, it doesn’t matter how much or how little you make, if you do not have good management of money then it’s almost impossible to save. As I stated earlier, taking out money every month as soon as you get paid helps. Also, keeping track of your expenses daily helps a lot. When you actually sit and write down how much you’re spending you realize that you may be over doing it on some things. One thing I like to do is figure out how much I think we need for each week and take out that amount in cash. For some reason you’re more conscious of what you spend when you use cash, perhaps because you can keep track of it better…or maybe because it’s harder to part with the cash as opposed to your debit card.
M$M: One admirable part of It’s Your Money is the discussion of riba itself. Usually, the typical argument is ‘riba is haram because it sucks money from the poor and makes the wealthier more wealthy.’ Or, ‘riba allows those who have to take advantage of those who don’t.’ Yet, It’s Your Money skirts all of these arguments – as true as they are – and speaks on a very practical level that is completely non-offensive or judgmental. When considering the da’wah aspect of It’s Your Money, what were the different arguments you considered? How were you able to craft a piece that non-Muslims could run with as well as Muslims?
HK: Everyone was amazed that we were able to purchase our home interest free. Muslims and non-Muslims approached us all the time asking us exactly how we did. When we explained everyone was always shocked by how easy it was and so when putting together the e-book I kept that in mind. I wanted to e-book to be useful guide for both Muslims and non-Muslims to help them stay away from riba and to save them a lot of money. The saving money part was a big help, because whether you are Muslim or non-Muslim, everyone is looking to save money.
********************Stay Tuned for Part Two********************
There is no explicit text to make it impermissable for one to recite Quran during hayd (menses)!
28 August, 2009
كتاب مجموع الفتاوى، الجزء 26، صفحة 190
قيل الجنب ممنوع من قراءة القرآن ويكره له الاذان مع الجنابه والخطبه وكذلك النوم بلا وضوء وكذلك فعل المناسك بلا طهاره مع قدرته عليها والمحدث ايضا تستحب له الطهاره لذكر الله تعالى كما قال النبى ( إني كرهت ان اذكر الله تعالى إلا على طهر ) والحائض لا يستحب لها شىء من ذلك ولا يكره الذكر بدونه عند احد من العلماء للسنه المتواتره فى ذلك
وإنما تنازعوا فى قراءة القرآن وليس فى منعها من القرآن سنه اصلا فإن قوله ( لاتقرا الحائض ولا الجنب شيئا من القرآن ) حديث ضعيف باتفاق اهل المعرفه بالحديث رواه اسماعيل بن عياش عن موسى بن عقبه عن نافع عن بن عمر واحاديثه عن اهل الحجاز يغلط فيها كثيرا وليس لهذا اصل عن النبى ولا حدث به عن ابن عمر ولا عن نافع ولا عن موسى بن عقبه اصحابهم المعروفون بنقل السنن عنهم
وقد كان النساء يحضن على عهد رسول الله فلوكانت القراءة محرمة عليهن كالصلاة لكان هذا مما بينه النبى صلى اله عليه وسلم لأمته وتعلمه امهات المؤمنين وكان ذلك مما ينقلونه الى الناس فلما لم ينقل احد عن النبى فى ذلك نهيا لم يجز ان تجعل حراما مع العلم انه لم ينه عن ذلك واذا لم ينه عنه مع كثرة الحيض فى زمنه علم انه ليس بمحرم
Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah rahimahullah said,
“It was said that the person in a state of Janaabah[ major ritual impurity] is prohibited from reciting the Qur'aan or making the Athaan [call to Prayer], or giving a khitbah, just like the person who has slept and [after waking] has not [yet] made wudoo' [ritual ablutions] is prohibited from performing the manaasik [ritual actions of worship] whilst they are in a condition without ritual purification, and they have the ability to perform ritual ablutions. It has also been said that it is mustahab [highly recommended and preferred] to be in a state of tahaarah [ritually purified] to perform thikr [remembrance] of Allah the Most High, just as the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa salama said, “ It is prohibited to make the thikr of Allah, except in a state of tahaarah.”. The menstruation [of the women] is an exception to this [rule], as it [tahaarah] is not recommended for her [at that time], neither is it disliked for her to make the [general] thikr of Allah without tahaarah according to one opinion one the 'Ulaamah [Scholars] which has been widely, and continually narrated from them concerning that. However, they have disputed concerning the recitation of the Qur'aan.
There is no [clear] text to prevent her from reciting the Qur'aan, and the hadeeth which says, “A menstruating woman, and the one who is in state of janaabah [ritual impurity] should not recite anything of the Qur'aan", this hadeeth is a weak hadeeth as is agreed upon by the knowledgeable Scholars of Hadeeth. It has been narrated by Isma'eel ibn Ayyaash, upon Moosa ibn 'Uqbah, upon Naafi', upon Abdullah ibn 'Umar, upon the authority of the people of Hijaaz, and he [Isma'eel] is [known to make] many mistakes [yaghlat feeha katheeran..!] in his narrations from them. And this hadeeth has no foundations [elsehwere in the sunnah] of the Prophet [sallallahu alayhi wa salama], nor it is narrated [elsewhere] by 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar [radi Allahu 'anhuma], nor [elsewhere] upon Naafi', nor [elsewhere] upon Moosa ibn Uqbah, nor from their known companions whom the collections of sunan where collected from.
If the women present in the time of the Messenger [sallallahu alayhi was salama], who used to have their monthly cycles of menses, had the recitation of Qur'aan prohibited for them, just as it in the case with the Prayer, then the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa salama would have made that clear to his Ummah, and the Mothers of the Believers [The noble wives of the Prophet] would have had knowledge about it, and they would have conveyed this knowledge to the people.
Due to [the fact that] no a single person has conveyed any prohibition from the Prophet [sallallahu alayhi wa salama] about this being prohibited, then it it not permissible to make this unlawful, especially when it is known that the Prophet did not prohibit it at the time when [like today] menses was very much present.”
قيل الجنب ممنوع من قراءة القرآن ويكره له الاذان مع الجنابه والخطبه وكذلك النوم بلا وضوء وكذلك فعل المناسك بلا طهاره مع قدرته عليها والمحدث ايضا تستحب له الطهاره لذكر الله تعالى كما قال النبى ( إني كرهت ان اذكر الله تعالى إلا على طهر ) والحائض لا يستحب لها شىء من ذلك ولا يكره الذكر بدونه عند احد من العلماء للسنه المتواتره فى ذلك
وإنما تنازعوا فى قراءة القرآن وليس فى منعها من القرآن سنه اصلا فإن قوله ( لاتقرا الحائض ولا الجنب شيئا من القرآن ) حديث ضعيف باتفاق اهل المعرفه بالحديث رواه اسماعيل بن عياش عن موسى بن عقبه عن نافع عن بن عمر واحاديثه عن اهل الحجاز يغلط فيها كثيرا وليس لهذا اصل عن النبى ولا حدث به عن ابن عمر ولا عن نافع ولا عن موسى بن عقبه اصحابهم المعروفون بنقل السنن عنهم
وقد كان النساء يحضن على عهد رسول الله فلوكانت القراءة محرمة عليهن كالصلاة لكان هذا مما بينه النبى صلى اله عليه وسلم لأمته وتعلمه امهات المؤمنين وكان ذلك مما ينقلونه الى الناس فلما لم ينقل احد عن النبى فى ذلك نهيا لم يجز ان تجعل حراما مع العلم انه لم ينه عن ذلك واذا لم ينه عنه مع كثرة الحيض فى زمنه علم انه ليس بمحرم
Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah rahimahullah said,
“It was said that the person in a state of Janaabah[ major ritual impurity] is prohibited from reciting the Qur'aan or making the Athaan [call to Prayer], or giving a khitbah, just like the person who has slept and [after waking] has not [yet] made wudoo' [ritual ablutions] is prohibited from performing the manaasik [ritual actions of worship] whilst they are in a condition without ritual purification, and they have the ability to perform ritual ablutions. It has also been said that it is mustahab [highly recommended and preferred] to be in a state of tahaarah [ritually purified] to perform thikr [remembrance] of Allah the Most High, just as the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa salama said, “ It is prohibited to make the thikr of Allah, except in a state of tahaarah.”. The menstruation [of the women] is an exception to this [rule], as it [tahaarah] is not recommended for her [at that time], neither is it disliked for her to make the [general] thikr of Allah without tahaarah according to one opinion one the 'Ulaamah [Scholars] which has been widely, and continually narrated from them concerning that. However, they have disputed concerning the recitation of the Qur'aan.
There is no [clear] text to prevent her from reciting the Qur'aan, and the hadeeth which says, “A menstruating woman, and the one who is in state of janaabah [ritual impurity] should not recite anything of the Qur'aan", this hadeeth is a weak hadeeth as is agreed upon by the knowledgeable Scholars of Hadeeth. It has been narrated by Isma'eel ibn Ayyaash, upon Moosa ibn 'Uqbah, upon Naafi', upon Abdullah ibn 'Umar, upon the authority of the people of Hijaaz, and he [Isma'eel] is [known to make] many mistakes [yaghlat feeha katheeran..!] in his narrations from them. And this hadeeth has no foundations [elsehwere in the sunnah] of the Prophet [sallallahu alayhi wa salama], nor it is narrated [elsewhere] by 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar [radi Allahu 'anhuma], nor [elsewhere] upon Naafi', nor [elsewhere] upon Moosa ibn Uqbah, nor from their known companions whom the collections of sunan where collected from.
If the women present in the time of the Messenger [sallallahu alayhi was salama], who used to have their monthly cycles of menses, had the recitation of Qur'aan prohibited for them, just as it in the case with the Prayer, then the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa salama would have made that clear to his Ummah, and the Mothers of the Believers [The noble wives of the Prophet] would have had knowledge about it, and they would have conveyed this knowledge to the people.
Due to [the fact that] no a single person has conveyed any prohibition from the Prophet [sallallahu alayhi wa salama] about this being prohibited, then it it not permissible to make this unlawful, especially when it is known that the Prophet did not prohibit it at the time when [like today] menses was very much present.”
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daleel for covering the feet which scholars use
24 January, 2009
Abu Dawud (RA)recorded that Umm Salama (RA) was asked about a woman praying in a head covering and long gown and she said,
"There is no harm in that as long as the gown covers the top of her feet."
So covering the feet is better and safest under all cirumstances.
Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin: Safiyyah, daughter of AbuUbayd, said: When the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) mentioned lower garment, Umm Salamah, wife of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him), asked him: And a woman, Apostle of Allah? He replied: She may hang down a span. Umm Salamah said: Still it (foot) will be uncovered. He said: Then a forearm's length, nor exceeding it. Sunan
Abu Dawud: Book 32, Number 4105.
"There is no harm in that as long as the gown covers the top of her feet."
So covering the feet is better and safest under all cirumstances.
Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin: Safiyyah, daughter of AbuUbayd, said: When the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) mentioned lower garment, Umm Salamah, wife of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him), asked him: And a woman, Apostle of Allah? He replied: She may hang down a span. Umm Salamah said: Still it (foot) will be uncovered. He said: Then a forearm's length, nor exceeding it. Sunan
Abu Dawud: Book 32, Number 4105.
urdu translation:
Umm Salama radiyallahu anha se aurat k ser dekhnay aur lambay gown may nimaz parhnay k baray may pucha gaya tha aur unho nay kaha:
“Is may koi masla nahi hai bashart hai k gown paon k ooper ka hissa dhakay.” (yay hadees Abu Dawood may hai.)
Is se yay maloom hota hai k paon dhakna sab se behtar ager che insan kisi bhi haal may ho.
Ummul Mumineen Umm Salama se riwayat hai k safiyyah, abu ubayd ki beti, nay kaha:
Jab Rasul salalahu alayhi wassallam nay nichlay libas ka zikr kiya, Umm salamah, unki biwi, nay unse pucha: aur aek aurat, ay Rasulallah? Aap salallahu alayhi wassallam nay jawab may farmaya: wo aek balisht jitna latka sakti hai. Umm Salama nay kaha: Wo (pair) phir bhi nangay hongay. Unho nay (rasul salallahu alayhi wasallam) farmaya: phir aek bazoo ki lambaee jitna, aur usse zyada nahi. (Yay hadith Sunan Abu Dawood may paie jati hai: kitab 32, number 4105)
"The Niqaab in light of the Holy Quran and Sahih Hadith and in the Opinions of the great scholars....
24 January, 2009
"The Niqaab in light of the Holy Quran and Sahih Hadith and in the Opinions of the great scholars....
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From the Quran.....(This tafseer is Agreed upon by Ibn Kathir, Al-Qurtabi and At-Tabari) The Noble Qur'an ........ Surah Al-Ahzaab, Verse #59 ‘O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks ("Jalabib") veils all over their bodies (screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way Tafseer Al-Qurtabi) that is most convenient that they should be known (as such) and not molested: and Allah is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful." Surah An-Nur, Verses #30 and #31 ‘And Say to the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent (like both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer palms of hands or one eye or dress like veil, gloves, head cover, apron), and to draw their veils all over Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms) From the Hadith..... Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 6, Book 60, Hadith # 282 Narrated Safiya bint Shaiba (Radhiallaahu Ánha) "Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) used to say: "When (the Verse): "They should draw their veils over their necks and bosoms," was revealed, (the ladies) cut their waist sheets at the edges and covered their faces with the cut pieces. Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 8, Hadith # 368 Narrated 'Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) used to offer the Fajr prayer and some believing women covered with their veiling sheets used to attend the Fajr prayer with him and then they would return to their homes unrecognized . Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin in tafseer of this hadith explains "This hadith makes it clear that the Islamic dress is concealing of the entire body as explained in this hadith. Only with the complete cover including the face and hands can a woman not be recognized. This was the understanding and practice of the Sahaba and they were the best of group, the noblest in the sight of Allah (swt) with the most complete Imaan and noblest of characters. so if the practice of the women of the sahaba was to wear the complete veil then how can we deviate from their path? (Ibn Uthaimin in the book "Hijaab" page # 12 and 13) Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 4, Hadith # 148 Narrated 'Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha): The wives of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) used to go to Al-Manasi, a vast open place (near Baqia at Medina) to answer the call of nature at night. 'Umar used to say to the Prophet "Let your wives be veiled," but Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) did not do so. One night Sauda bint Zam'a the wife of the Prophet went out at 'Isha' time and she was a tall lady. 'Umar addressed her and said, "I have recognized you, O Sauda." He said so, as he desired eagerly that the verses of Al-Hijab (the observing of veils by the Muslim women) may be revealed. So Allah revealed the verses of "Al-Hijab" (A complete body cover excluding the eyes). Tirmidhi with a SAHIH chain reports... "Rasulullah(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said “All of a woman is ‘awrah.” (Shaikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid quotes this hadith narrated by Tirmidhi with a sahih isnaad and says this is a direct hadith from Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam ) and has made it clear that a woman must cover everything including the face and hands!) Abu Dawood Book 14, Hadith # 2482 Narrated Thabit ibn Qays (Radhiallaahu Ánhu): A woman called Umm Khallad came to the Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) while she was veiled. She was searching for her son who had been killed (in the battle) Some of the Companions of the Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said to her: You have come here asking for your son while veiling your face? She said: If I am afflicted with the loss of my son, I shall not suffer the loss of my modesty. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said: You will get the reward of two martyrs for your son. She asked: Why is that so, oh Prophet of Allah? He replied: Because the people of the Book have killed him. Abu Dawood Book 32, Hadith # 4090 Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin (Radhiallaahu Ánha): When the verse "That they should cast their outer garments over their persons" was revealed, the women of Ansar came out as if they had crows over their heads by wearing outer garments. Abu Dawood Book 32, Hadith # 4091 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin (Radhiallaahu Ánha) "May Allah have mercy on the early immigrant women. When the verse "That they should draw their veils over their bosoms" was revealed, they tore their thick outer garments and made veils from them. Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalanee, who is known as Ameer Al-Mu'mineen in the field of Hadith, said that the phrase, "covered themselves", in the above Hadith means that they "covered their faces". [Fath Al-Bari]. Imaam Malik's MUWATTA Book 20 Hadith # 20.5.16 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that Fatima bint al-Mundhir (Radhiallaahu Ánha) said, "We used to veil our faces when we were in Ihram in the company of Asma bint Abi Bakr As-Siddiq (Radhiallaahu Ánha). "This again proves that not only the wives of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) wore the Niqaab and that even though in Ihram women are not supposed to wear Niqaab but if men are there they still have to cover the face. Abu Dawood Book 10, Hadith # 1829 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: (Radhiallaahu Ánha) who said, "The riders would pass us while we were with the Messenger of Allah(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam). When they got close to us, we would draw our outer cloak from our heads over our faces. When they passed by, we would uncover our faces. Recorded by Ahmad, Abu Dawood and Ibn Majah, Narrated 'Aisha. [In his work Jilbab al-Marah al-Muslimah, al-Albani states (p. 108) that it is hasan due to corroborating evidence. Also, in a narration from Asma {who was not the wife of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)}, Asma also covered her face at all times in front of men.] Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin in his tafseer of this hadith explains "This hadith indicates the compulsion of the concealing of the faces as an order of Shariah, because during the Ihram it is "wajib" (compulsory) NOT to wear the Niqaab. So if it was only mustahab (recommended) to cover the face then Aisha and Asma (Radhiallaahu Ánha) would have taken the wajib over the mustahab. It is well known by the Ullima that a wajib can only be left because of something that is also wajib or fardh. So Aisha and Asma (Radhiallaahu Ánha) covering the face even in Ihram in the presence of strange (ghairMahraam) men shows that they understood this to be an act that was wajib or fardh or they would not have covered the face in Ihraam. Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7, Book 72, Hadith # 715 Narrated 'Ikrima (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) narrates "Rifa'a divorced his wife whereupon 'AbdurRahman bin Az-Zubair Al-Qurazi married her. 'Aisha said that the lady (came), wearing a green veil." It is a very long hadith but the point is the women of Sahaba wore the full veil. Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 8, Hadith # 347 Narrated Um 'Atiya (Radhiallaahu Ánha) We were ordered (by Rasulullah '(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) to bring out our menstruating women and veiled women in the religious gatherings and invocation of Muslims on the two 'Eid festivals. These menstruating women were to keep away from their Musalla. A woman asked, "O Allah's Apostle ' What about one who does not have a veil (the veil is the complete cover with only one eye or two eyes showing)?" He said, "Let her share the veil of her companion." Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin in tafseer of this hadith explained "This hadith proves that the general norm amongst the women of the Sahaba (Radhiallaahu Ánhuma) was that no woman would go out of her home without a cloak, fully concealed and if she did not posses a veil, then it was not possible for her to go out. it was for this reason that when Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) ordered them to go to the Place for Eid Salah, they mentioned this hindrance. As a result Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said that someone should lend her a veil, but did not say they could go out without it. If Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) did not allow women to go to a place like the Eid Salah, which has been ordered by Shariah for women and men alike, then how can people let women to out to market places and shopping centers without where there is open intermingling of the sexes, without a veil. (by Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin in the book "Hijaab" page # 11) Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 8, Book 76, Hadith # 572 In the end of this very long hadith it quotes Anas (Radhiallaahu Ánho) rates from Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) "and if one of the women of Paradise looked at the earth, she would fill the whole space between them (the earth and the heaven) with light, and would fill whatever is in between them, with perfume, and the veil of her face is better than the whole world and whatever is in it." This show that even the women of Junnah have veils and the word veil is what covers the face (niqaab). Abu Dawood Book 33, Hadith # 4154, Agreed upon by Nasai Aisha(Radhiallaahu Ánha) narrates that on one occasion a female Muslim wanted to give a letter to the Holy Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam), the letter was delivered to the Holy Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) from behind a curtain. Note: Quoted in the famous book Mishkaat. Here the Mufasereen of hadith have explained that the hadith where women came up to Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) face to face were before the ayah "And when you ask (his wives) for anything you want, ask them from behind a screen, that is purer for your hearts and for their hearts." (Surah Al­Ahzâb ayah # 53) And this hadith proves this order is for the whole Ummah not just for the wives of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)! Abu Dawood Book 2, Hadith # 0641 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin (Radhiallaahu Ánha) "Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said "Allah does not accept the prayer of a woman who has reached puberty unless she wears a veil." Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 9, Book 89, Hadith # 293 Narrated 'Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) Utba bin Abi Waqqas said to his brother Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, "The son of the slave girl of Zam'a is from me, so take him into your custody." So in the year of Conquest of Mecca, Sa'd took him and said. (This is) my brother's son whom my brother has asked me to take into my custody." 'Abd bin Zam'a got up before him and said, (He is) my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and was born on my father's bed." So they both submitted their case before Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam). Sa'd said, "O Allah's Apostle! This boy is the son of my brother and he entrusted him to me." 'Abd bin Zam'a said, "This boy is my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and was born on the bed of my father." Rasulullah(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said, "The boy is for you, O 'Abd bin Zam'a!" Then Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) further said, "The child is for the owner of the bed, and the stone is for the adulterer," Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) then said to Sauda bint Zam'a, "Veil (screen) yourself before him," when he saw the child's resemblance to 'Utba. The boy did not see her again till he met Allah. note: This hadith proves Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) did infact order the veil to be observed. Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7, Book 65, Hadith # 375 Narrated Anas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) I know (about) the Hijab (the order of veiling of women) more than anybody else. Ubai bin Ka'b used to ask me about it. Allah's Apostle became the bridegroom of Zainab bint Jahsh whom he married at Medina. After the sun had risen high in the sky, the Prophet invited the people to a meal. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) remained sitting and some people remained sitting with him after the other guests had left. Then Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) got up and went away, and I too, followed him till he reached the door of 'Aisha's room. Then he thought that the people must have left the place by then, so he returned and I also returned with him. Behold, the people were still sitting at their places. So he went back again for the second time, and I went along with him too. When we reached the door of 'Aisha's room, he returned and I also returned with him to see that the people had left. Thereupon Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) hung a curtain between me and him and the Verse regarding the order for (veiling of women) Hijab was revealed. Abu Dawood Book 32, hadith # 4100 Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin(Radhiallaahu Ánha): I was with Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) while Maymunah was with him. Then Ibn Umm Maktum came. This happened when we were ordered to observe veil. Rasulullah(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said: Observe veil from him. We asked: oh Rasulullah! is he not blind? He can neither see us nor recognize us. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said: Are both of you blind? Do you not see him? The opinions of the great scholars about the Niqaab... From the Sahaba (Radhiallaahu Ánhuma) ....... Ibn Ábbaas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu), who was one of the most knowledgeable companions of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam), Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) even made duwaa for him saying "O Allah, make him acquire a deep understanding of the religion of Islam and instruct him in the meaning and interpretation of things." Ibn Jarir (Rahimahullah) with an authentic chain of narrators has quoted Ibn Abbaas' (Radhiallaahu Án) opinion was "that the Muslim women are ordered to cover their head and faces with outer garments except for one eye." (This is quoted in the Ma'riful Qur'an in the tafseer of Surah Ahzaab ayah # 33, with reference of Ibn Jarir with a sahih chain of narrators). The Tabiee Ali Bin Abu Talha explained that this was the last opinion of Ibn Abbas and the other opinions quoted from him were from before Surah Al-Ahzaab, Verse #59 and the order of the "Jalabib". Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin commented on this saying of Ibn Abbaas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) by saying "This statement is "Marfoo" and in shariah that is the same category as a hadith which is narrated directly from Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam). The quote of Ibn Abbas is quoted by many tabi'een like Ali Ibn Abu Talha and Ibn Jarir in Ma'riful Quran by Mufti Muhammad Shafi vol.7 pg.217 and also in Tafseer Ibn Jarir, Vol. 22, pg.29 and also by Imaam Qurtabi all with SAHIH Chains and explained in the book "Hijaab" by Ibn Uthaimin, Page # 9 and authenticated in the book "Hijaab wa Safur"by Shaikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah) on page #11 and by Shaikh AbdulAziz bin Bazz (Rahimahullah) on page # 55 and 60 ) Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) Who was known as the most knowledgeable Sahabi in matters of Shariah. He became Muslim when he was a young kid and ever since that he stayed with Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) and gained the understanding of Quran from him. Umar Ibn Khattab (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) said about him "By Allah, I don't know of any person who is more qualified in the matters dealing with the Quran than Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud" Explained, the word Jilbaab (as mentioned in the Quran Surah Ahzaab ayah # 59 ) means a cloak which covering the entire body including the head, face and hands. (Quoted from Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah) in his book on fatwaas Page# 110 Vol # 2 and By Shaikh Ibn Uthamin in the book Hijaab Page # 15) Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) Stated that in verse 30 and 31 of Surah An Nur "What has been allowed to be shown is the hands, bangles and rings but the face must be covered. (Quoted by Shaikh Abdul A'la Maududi in the book Purdah P# 195 and in his Tafseer of Quran under the tafseer of Surah An Nur) Abu Ubaidah Salmani (Radhiallaahu Ánhu), an other well known Sahabi is quoted saying "Jilbaab should fully cover the women's body, so that nothing appears but one eye with which she can see." (Tafseer Al-Qurtubi) And In the time of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) "The women used to don their cloaks (Jilbaabs) over their heads in such a manner that only the eyes were revealed in order to see the road." (The Book "Hijaab" page # 9) Ubaida bin Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith('Radhiallaahu Ánhu' An' Other well known and knowledgeable Companion of Rasulullah ) Imam Muhammad bin Sirin (Rahimahullah) One of the most knowledgeable tabi'een) said "When I asked Ubaida bin Sufyan bin al-Harith ('Radhiallaahu An') how the jalbaab was to be worn, he demonstrated it to me by pulling a sheet of cloth over his head to cover his entire body, leaving the left eye uncovered. This was also the explanation of the word 'Alaihinna in this verse" (Commentary by Ibn Jarir and Ahkam-ul-Quran, Vol.3, p.457 also in "hijaab wa Safur" quoted by Shaikh AbdulAziz Bin Bazz under the chapter of his fatwaa on hijab on page #54) From the Tabi 'een.. Hassan Al Basri (Rahimahullah) States in his tafseer of the Surah An-Nur, "What a woman is allowed to show in this Ayah implies to those outer garments (not the face or hands)which the woman puts on to cover her internal decoration (her beauty). (Quoted in the book "Purdah" P#194 ) Ibn Jarir (Rahimahullah) Quotes the opinion of Ibn Ábbaas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) "Allah has enjoined upon all Muslim Women that when they go out of their homes under necessity, they should cover their faces by drawing a part of their outer garments over their heads." (Tafseer Ibn Jarir, VOL 22, pg.29) The Tabi'ee, Qatadah (Rahimahullah) Stated that the Jilbab should be wrapped and fixed from above the forehead and made to cover the nose, (although the eyes are to show) and the chest and most of the face are to be covered. The Tabi'ee Ali bin Abu Talha (Rahimahullah) Quotes from Ibn Abbaas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) that he used to say it was allowed to show the hands and face when Surah Nur ayah #31 was revealed but after Surah Al-Ahzaab, Verse #59 with the word "Jalabib" was revealed then after this Ibn Abbaas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) said that That the Muslim women are ordered to cover their head and faces with outer garments except for one eye." And this was also the opinion of Ibn Mas'ud (Radhiallaahu Ánhu). (This is quoted by Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah) in his book of fatwaa and by Shaikh AbdulAziz Bin Bazz (Rahimahullah) in the book "Hijaab wa Safur" Page # 60) Imam Muhammad bin Sirin (Rahimahullah) One of the most knowledgeable tabi'een) "When I asked Ubaida bin Sufyan bin al-Harith ('Radhiallaahu Ánhu' Other well known and knowledgeable Companion of Rasulullah) the meaning of this verse about "Alaihinna" and how the jalbaab was to be worn, he demonstrated it to me by pulling a sheet of cloth over his head to cover his entire body, leaving the left eye uncovered. This was also the explanation of the word 'Alaihinna in this verse"(Commentary by Ibn Jarir and Ahkam-ul-Quran, Vol # 3, p.457 also in "hijaab wa Sufor" quoted by Shaikh AbdulAziz Bin Bazz under the chapter of his fatwaa on hijab on page #54) From the Mufasireen of Quraan... The Mufassir, Imaam Al-Qurtubi (Rahimahullah), Cites in his Tafseer of the Ayah on Jilbaab (Al-Ahzab 33:59), that the Jilbaab is: "a cloth which covers the entire body... Ibn 'Abbaas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu)and 'Ubaidah As-Salmaani (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) said that it is to be fully wrapped around the women's body, so that nothing appears but one eye with which she can see." (Tafseer Al-Qurtubi Surah Al-Ahzab ayah # 59. This was also agreed upon by Imam WahidiImam Neishapuri in the book of tafseer of Quran "Gharaib -ul-Quran" and "Ahkam-ul-Quran", Imam Razi, in his tafseer of Surah Azhab in the book "Tafsir-i-Kabir" Imam Baidavi in his tafseer of Quran "Tafsir-i-Baidavi" and by Abu Hayyan in "Al-Bahr-ul-Muhit" and by Ibn Sa'd Muhammad bin Ka'b Kuradhi and they have all descirbed the use of jalbaab more or less in the SAME way as the two described by Ibn Abbas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu).) Also from Imaam Qurtubi (Rahimahullah) in his Al-Jamia li Ahkaamul Qurãn states: "All women are in effect covered by the terms of the verse which embraces the Sharée principle that the whole of a woman is ‘Áwrah’ (to be concealed) – her face, body and voice, as mentioned previously. It is not permissible to expose those parts except in the case of need, such as the giving of evidence…" ("Al-Jamia li Ahkaamul Qurãn") At-Tabari and Ibn Al-Mundhir described the method of wearing the jalbaab according to Ibn Abbas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) and Qatadah (Radhiallaahu Ánhu). The sheet should be wrapped around from the top, covering the forehead, then bringing one side of the sheet to cover the face below the eyes so that most of the face and the upper body is covered. This will leave both eyes uncovered (which is allowed in necessity).(Rul-ul-Ma'ani, Vol 22, p.89) Ibn Kathir (Rahimahullah) said... "Women must not display any part of their beauty and charms to strangers except what cannot possibly be concealed." (Quoted by Mufti Ibrahim Desi in his article on hijaab) Maoulana Abul A'la Maududi (Rahimahullah) In his tafseer of Surah Azhab ayah #59 "In verse 59 the third step for social reform was taken. All the Muslim women were commanded that they should come out well covered with the outer garments and covering their faces whenever they came out of their houses for a genuine need." (From Tasfeer of Quran by Maoulana Abul A'la Maududi in tafseer of ayah # 59 of Surah Al-Ahzaab) From the 4 Madhabib (4 madhabs)....... Mufti Anwar Ali Adam Al Mazahiri (Mufti A'azam (Head Mufti) of Madrasa Madinatil Uloom Trinidad & Tobago.) "Imam Shafi, Malik and Hanbal hold the view that niqaab (covering the faceand the hands completely with only a small area for the eyes to see) as being compulsory (fard). Imam Abu Hanifa says that niqaab is Wajib and the face and hands can be exposed provided that there is not fear of desire if one looks at the female face, otherwise if there is the slightest chance of desire developing in the looker (the meaning of desire is that the looker would see the female face and think that she is beautiful, sexual thaught is not what is meant) then exposing the face and hands is Haraam. (This is from the fatwaa issued by Mufti Anwar Ali Adam Al Mazahiri on 13/9/99. He derived the opnions of the 4 Imaams from these sources Tafseer Ibn Katheer, Tafseer Ma'rifatul Qur'aan, Durre Muhtaar, Fatawa Shami, Al Mabsoot, Fathul Qadeer. And the opinion of Imaam Abu hanifah is a directly derived from his statements in the Famous book of hanafi Fiqh Fatwaa Shami) Shaikh AbdulAziz Bin Bazz (One of the greatest scholars of our times. He passed away 26th of Muharram 1420 Hijrah. (12th of May 1999) Rahimahullah. He belonged to the Hanbali School of jurisprudence.)"It is compulsory for a woman to cover her face in front of non mahram men"(This has been quoted in Shaikh Bin Bazz's pamphlet on Hijab and in the book 'Islamic Fatwas regarding Women' and in the Arabic version of the book "hijaab Wa Safur" page #51) Shaikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah) Relates that the correct opinion for the Hanbali and Malki madhaib is that is is wajib to cover everything except one or two eyes to see the way. (from the Arabic book "Hijaab wa Safur" under the fatwaa of Ibn Taymiyyah on hijaab, page # 10) Shaikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid Quotes All of the woman is awrah based on the hadith of "Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said “All of a woman is ‘awrah.” (Narrated by Tirmidhi with a sahih isnaad).This is the correct view according to the madhhab of the Hanbalis, one of the two views of the Maalikis and one of the two views of the Shaafa’is. (Quoted in his book of fatwaa and on his web site) Jamiatul Ulama Junbi Africa sated that the proper opinion for the Hanafi madhab is that "A woman must be properly and thoroughly covered in a loose outer cloak which totally conceals her entire body including her face!" (This from the book Islamic Hijab by Jamiatul Ulama P.12) Mufti-e-Azam Rasheed Ahmad Ludhyanvi (Rahimahullah, one of the head Muftis of the hanafi Madhab of his time This opinion is taken to be the correct opinion of the hanafi madhab today) Explained in his tafseer of Surah Al-Ahzaab, Verse #59. "Allah Ta'ala is telling them that whenever out of necessity they have togo out, they should cover themselves with a large cloak and draw a corner of it over their faces so that they may not be recognised. (From his article "A Detailed, analytical review on the Shar'ee hijab") From the known and respect authentic Ullima....... Ibn Al-Hazam (Rahimahullah) "In arabic language, the language of the Prophet (saw), the word jilbaab (as mentioned in the Quran Surah Ahzaab ayah # 59) means the outer sheet which covers the entire body. A sheet smaller than that which would cover the entire body, cannot be catagrized as jilbaab. (Al-Muhallah, Vol 3. Pg 217) Ibn Al-Mandhur (Rahimahullah) "Jalabib is plural for Jilbaab. Jalbaab is actually the outer sheet/coverlet which a woman wraps around, on top of her garments to cover herself from head to toe. This covers the body entirely."(Lisan ul-Arab, VOL 1. Pg.273) Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalanee (Rahimahullah) A tradition reported on the authority of Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) says: "A woman in a state of Ihram (during Hajj and Umrah) should stretch her head cloth over to her face to hide it." (In Fathul Bari, chapter on Hajj) Shaikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah) relates: "Women used to room about without Cloaks (Jilbaabs) and men used to see their faces and hands, but when the verse stating 'O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks over themselves.' (Surah Al-Ahzaab,Verse #59)was reveled, then this was prohibited and women were ordered to wear the Jilbaab. Then Ibn Tayimiyyah goes on to say "The word Jilbaab means a sheet which Ibn Mas'ud (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) explained as a cloak covering the entire body including the head, face and hands. Therefore, it is not permissible for the women to reveal the face and hands in public. (Ibn Taymiyyah's book on fatwaas Page# 110 Vol # 2 also in the book Hijaab Page # 15) Shaikh AbdulAziz Bin Bazz (Rahimahullah) "According to the understanding of the best generations (the "Salaf") after the ayah of hijaab was revealed than Muslims women must cover everything including the face and hands. they can show one eye or two eyes to see the way. this was the opnion held by many of the sahaba like Ibn Abbaas, Ibn Masud, Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánhuma) and others and this opnion was upheald by the Tab'ieen who followed than as Ali bin Abi Talha and Muhammad bin Sirin (Rahimahullah) and by the ritious ullima who followed them as Ibn Taymiyyah and Imaam Ahmed bin Hanbal (Rahimahullah)" (Quoted from the book "hijaab wa Sufor") Shaikh Abubakar Jassas (Rahimahullah) states "This verse of Surah Ahzab shows that the young women when going out of their homes are ordered to cover their faces from strangers (non-mahram men), and cover herself up in such a manner that may express modesty and chastity, so that people with evil intentions might not cherish hopes from her". (Ahkum Al-Quran, VOL. III, p.48) Imaam Ghazaali (Rahimahullah) "Woman emerged (during the time of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) with NIQAABS on their Faces" (From his famous book of Fiqh "Ihyaal Uloom") Qazi Al-Baidavi(Rahimahullah) "to let down over them a part of their outer garments" means that they should draw a part of their outer garment in front of their face and cover themselves" (Tafsir-I-Baidavi, Vol 4, p.168) Jamia Binoria Pakistan (This is a Question and Answer from a Mufti at one the highly respected hanafi Islamic Universites of Pakistan) Ques: Under which conditions are women allowed to leave the home? Ans: The principle command for women is that they should remain in their home and should not go out without any extreme need because mischief is feared in their going out. However if they have to go out in extreme necessity then they should go with a Mahram and duly covered in Burqa' (a "Burqa" covers the whole body including the hands and face) or large overlay so that their body including their cloths should not be visible and after buying the required article they should come back at once. In this condition there is no Haraam. It is also stated in the Famous books of Fiqh Durrul Mukhtar... "Young women are prohibited from revealing their faces in the presence of men." Hakimul Ummah Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (Rahimahullah) states in his famous book of Hanafi Fiqh "Bahishti Zewar." "It is not permissible for a young woman to expose her face in the presence of ghayr mahrams, nor should she stand in a place where she could be observed. We learn from this, that the custom of exposing the bride's face in public where all the men can observe her is also not permissible. To do so is a major sin." (Bahishti Zewar) Shaikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid (One of the great scholars of out time. click here for the full fatwaa on covering the face and who can you uncover the face infront of-->Fatwaa on niqaab "The most correct opinion, which is supported by evidence, is that it is obligatory to cover the face, therefore young women are forbidden to uncover their faces in front of non-mahram men in order to avoid any mischief" An other fatwaa when he was asked about is it preferred for sisters to wear the niqab, he said.... "The fact is that it is obligatory for women to cover their faces" as to how to wear the niqaab the Shaikh said "A woman may uncover her left eye in order to see where she is going, and if necessary she may uncover both eyes. The opening should only be wide enough for the eyes." Yet in an other Fatwaa he explained what was the Awrah of a woman with..."Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said “All of a woman is ‘awrah.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi with a saheeh isnaad).This is the correct view according to the madhhab of the Hanbalis, one of the two views of the Maalikis and one of the two views of the Shaafa’is. Shaikh ibn Uthaimin Question: What is the Islamic hijab? Response: The Islamic hijab is for the women to cover everything that is forbidden for her to expose. That is, she covers everything that she must cover. The first of those bodily parts that she must cover is her face. It is the source of temptation and the source of people desiring her. Therefore, the woman must cover her face in front of those men that are not mahram. As for those of who claim that the Islamic hijab is to cover the head, shoulders, back, feet, shin and forearms while allowing her to uncover her face and hands, this is a very amazing claim. This is because it is well known that the source of temptation and looking is the face. How can one say that the Shariah does not allow the exposure of the foot of the woman while it allows her to uncover her face? It is not possible that there could be in the Esteemed, Wise and Noble Shariah a contradiction.( 'Islamic Fatwas regarding Women' Page # 289) Shaikh Jamaal Zarabozo In Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 59, Allah has ordered the believing women to wear a jilbab. A jilbab as defined in all the books of tafseer is a cloak that covers the woman's body from the top of her head to her feet. It is also described in those books, form the scholars of the earliest generation that after that verse was revealed, the women would completely cover themselves, leaving, for example, just one eye exposed so they can see the road. Hence, this is the outer garment of the woman that she must wear when she is in front of men she is not related to. Shaikh Ibn Jibreen Question: I am married to a woman who wears, praise to Allah, hijab. However, as is the custom in my country, she does not wear hijab in front of her sister's husband and her sister does not wear hijab in my presence. This is the custom. Furthermore, my wife does not wear hijab in the presence of my brother or her cousins. Does this go against the Shariah and religion? What can I do while it has become the custom in my country not to wear hijab in the presence of those people that I mentioned. If I tell my wife to wear hijab in front of those people, she will accuse me of not trusting her and being suspicious about her and so forth. Response: All of those groups of men that you mentioned in the question are not mahram for her. It is not allowed for her to uncover her face and beauty in front of them. Allah has only allowed her to uncover in front of the mahram men mentioned in the verse in surah al-Nur, "[Tell the believing women] not to reveal their adornments except to their husbands, their fathers ......" (al-Nur 31). First, you should convince your wife that it is forbidden to uncover her face in front of non-mahram men. Make her abide by that even if it goes against the customs of your people and even if she makes accusations against you. You should also make this point clear to your close relatives that you mentioned, that is, the brethren of the husband, the husband of the sister, the cousins and so forth. All of them are non-mahram and they all may marry her if she gets divorced. ("Islamic Fatwas regarding Women") Shaikh Abul A'la Maududi (Who was the founder of "Jamat-ul-Islami" also a known and respect scholar of the Hanafi madhab) “A person who considers carefully the wordings of the Quranic verses, their well-known and genreally accepted meaning and the practice during the time of the Holy Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) cannot dare deny the fact that the islamic Shari'ah enjoins on the woman to hide her face from the other people and this has been the practice of the Muslim women ever since the time of the Holy Prophet(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) himself” (In the book "Purda" by Shaikh Abul A'la Maududi P# 199 ) Refutations from Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin This is taken from the book "Hijaab" by Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin from Saudi Arabia. Printed by Madrasah Arabia Islamia Azaadville-South Africa. Translated by Hafedh Zaheer Essack, Rajab 1416 (December 1995) The Ullima who are of the opinion that it is permissible to look at the face and hands of a strange woman (who is not mahrrum) say so mainly for the following reasons. The hadith of Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) when Asmaa (Radhiallaahu Ánha) the daughter of Abu Bakr came to the Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) while wearing thin clothing. He approached her and said: 'O Asmaa! When a girl reaches the menstrual age, it is not proper that anything should remain exposed except this and this. He pointed to the face and hands. But this hadith is WEAK because of 2 main weaknesses. 1. There is no link between Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) and Khalid bin Dareek, who narrated the hadith from her. And in every chain of narrators Khalid bin Dareek is mentioned. 2. In the chain os narrators Sa'eed bin Basheer appears, who is known by most of the Muhaditheen as being a weak narrator. This has been mentioned by Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal (Rahimahullah), An-Nasai (Rahimahullah), Ibn Madeeni (Rahimahullah) and Ibn Ma'een (Rahimahullah). This is also why Imaam Bukhari (Rahimahullah) and Muslim (Rahimahullah) did not except this hadith to be in their books. (From Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin in the book "Hijaab" pages # 17 and 18.) We also have to see that the Muhadith Abu Dawood when he quoted this hadith put with it that it is Musal (with a broken chain that does not lead up to the Sahaba). (From The Book "Hijaab wa Safur" under tha fatwaa of Shaikh AbulAziz Bin Bazz on Page #61. Also stated as being weak by Shaikh Nasirudden Al-Albaani in his Daeef Sunan Abu Dawud in Kitab-ul-Libas under hadeeth number 4092 (which is the original hadeeth number.) It has also been mentioned in the magazine called "Al Hijrah" that Ullima agree this hadith is weak.) An other thing that shows the weakness of this hadith is that after the ayah for hijab (Surah Al-Ahzaab – Verse #59) was revealed then the women of Sahaba wore a complete veil and covered the faces and hands. This includes Asmaa (Radhiallaahu Ánha) the daughter of Abu Bakr, who is supposed to have narrated this hadith. Asmaa (Radhiallaahu Ánha)covered herself completly including tha face, this has been narrated in authentic hadith in Imaam maliks "MUWATTA Book 20 Hadith # 20.5.16." Arabic words explained by Sahaba and Ullima.... Shaikh Ibn Al Hazam (Rahimahullah) writes: "In the Arabic language of the Prophet, Jalbab is the outer sheet which covers the entire body. A piece of cloth which is too small to cover the entire body could not be called Jalbab." (Al Muhalla, vol. 3, p.217.) The Tabi'ee, Qatadah (Rahimahullah), stated that the Jilbab should be wrapped and fixed from above the forehead and made to cover the nose, (although the eyes are to show) and the chest and most of the face are to be covered. Jalabib, which is used in the verse is the plural of Jalbab. "Jalbab, is actually the outer sheet or coverlet which a woman wraps around on top of her garments to cover herself from head to toe. It hides her body completely." Lisan ul Arab vol 1 p. 273. (The best explanation is that it is what we would today call a burqa or an abiya.) Ibn Masood (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) explained Jilbab to be a cloak covering the entire body including the face and hands. (fatwaa Ibn Taymiyyah Page #110 Vol. #2) What is Hijab really mean? "The root word of hijab is hajaba and that means: (hajb) to veil, cover, screen, shelter, seclude (from), to hide, obscure (from sight), to make imperceptible, invisible, to conceal, to make or form a separation (a woman), to disguise, masked, to conceal, hide, to flee from sight, veil, to veil, conceal, to cover up, become hidden, to be obscured, to vanish, to become invisible, disappear from sight, to veil, to conceal, to withdraw, to elude perception. Hajb: seclusion, screening off, keeping away, keeping off, Hijab plural: hujub: cover, wrap, drape, a curtain, a woman's veil, screen, partition, folding screen, barrier, Ihtijab: Concealment, hiddenness, seclusion, veildness, veiling, purdah. Hijab: Concealing, screening, protecting, Mahjub: concealed hidden, veiled! These definitions of the hijab were taken from the: Arabic-English Dictionary, The Hans Wehr dictionary of modern written arabic, edited by JM Cowan. NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: Just to make it clear the point of this page is NOT to say if a woman doesn't wear niqaab she will go to Jahunum, as we know there are two valid view points on the hijab. One view held by the Ullima is that the niqaab (covering the face) is wajib (compulsory) and other Ullima hold the view it is Mustahab (recommended and the best thing to do but not compulsory). This page is to explain to those people who say things like "The niqaab is not in islam or is not important" or is "bad for dawa" these people should understand that the Niqaab is from the Quraan and Hadith and even if you hold the view of it not being wajib it is still THE BEST thing and recommended and anyone who wears it is to be respected. And is anyone discourages the wearing of Niqaab or denies it being in Islam or makes fun of someone who wears it they should fear ALLAH and take their shahadah over. And ALLAH (swt) knows best. |
Ramadan Resource list (edited)
28 November, 2008
Q/A:
http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ds=qa&lv=browse&CR=295&dtree=1&dgn=4&ln=eng
http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/Fatwa/FatwaCategory.php?lang=E&CatId=25
Videos:
http://www.masjidomar.com/media/video?task=allvideoslist (lectures and khutab pertaining to the topic)
http://www.muslimvideo.com/tv/search_result.php?search_id=Ramadan&search_for=any
(particular recommendations from the above search results: Shaykh Anwar
Al Awlaki; Sheikh Feiz; Aboo AbdirRahman Navaid Aziz, Khalid Yasin;
Sheikh Hasan Khalil; Shaykh Dr. Ibrahim Dremali; AlHuda TV recordings;
and for the arabic speakers: recordings from Iqraa TV (plz.
note they usually start and end with music..; Shaykh Nabil Al-Awadi;
This one masri shaykh on naas tv who has a lihya (beard) and wears
glasses (I forgot his name i think it's Muhammad Hassaan);
http://www.islam-fr.com/modules/news/index.php?storytopic=33 (previous taraweeh recordings)
http://ummahfilms.blogspot.com/2006/12/ramadan-reruns-new-ummah-films-video.html Ummah Films--Ramadan Reruns
Lectures:
http://ahmadjibril.com/audio/ramadanprepare1.wma
http://ahmadjibril.com/audio/10days.wma
http://iisc.ca/khutbahs/SaidRageah-RamadanReminder_2003_11_14.ram
http://iisc.ca/courses/summer2004/Said%20Rageah_RamadanWorkshopPt1_2004_10_01.ram
http://iisc.ca/courses/summer2004/Sa...2004_10_01.ram
http://iisc.ca/courses/summer2004/Said%20Rageah_RamadanWorkshopPt2_2004_10_01.ram
http://www.audioislam.com/category.asp?CAT=Fasting
http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/engblue/eaudio/en/Philips_Preparation_Ramadan.rm
http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/engblue/eaudio/en/Philips_Fasting.rm
http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/engblue/eaudio/en/Qadhi_Fiqh_Zakah.mp3
http://www.islamicaudiovideo.com/english/index.php?pg=mat&subjref=175&v=14
http://www.islamicaudiovideo.com/english/index.php?pg=mat&subjref=179&v=11
http://www.islamicaudiovideo.com/english/index.php?pg=mat&subjref=178&v=4
http://www.islamicaudiovideo.com/english/index.php?pg=mat&subjref=176&v=11
http://www.islamicaudiovideo.com/english/index.php?pg=mat&subjref=174&v=1
http://www.islamicaudiovideo.com/english/index.php?pg=mat&subjref=173&v=4
http://www.islamicaudiovideo.com/english/index.php?pg=mat&subjref=171&v=6
http://ahmadjibril.com/audio/ramadanprepare1.wma
http://ahmadjibril.com/audio/10days.wma
http://iisc.ca/khutbahs/SaidRageah-RamadanReminder_2003_11_14.ram
http://iisc.ca/courses/summer2004/Said%20Rageah_RamadanWorkshopPt1_2004_10_01.ram
http://iisc.ca/courses/summer2004/Sa...2004_10_01.ram
http://iisc.ca/courses/summer2004/Said%20Rageah_RamadanWorkshopPt2_2004_10_01.ram
http://www.audioislam.com/category.asp?CAT=Fasting
http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/engblue/eaudio/en/Philips_Preparation_Ramadan.rm
http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/engblue/eaudio/en/Philips_Fasting.rm
http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/engblue/eaudio/en/Qadhi_Fiqh_Zakah.mp3
http://www.islamicaudiovideo.com/english/index.php?pg=mat&subjref=175&v=14
http://www.islamicaudiovideo.com/english/index.php?pg=mat&subjref=179&v=11
http://www.islamicaudiovideo.com/english/index.php?pg=mat&subjref=178&v=4
http://www.islamicaudiovideo.com/english/index.php?pg=mat&subjref=176&v=11
http://www.islamicaudiovideo.com/english/index.php?pg=mat&subjref=174&v=1
http://www.islamicaudiovideo.com/english/index.php?pg=mat&subjref=173&v=4
http://www.islamicaudiovideo.com/english/index.php?pg=mat&subjref=171&v=6
http://www.muslimaudio.com/mp3/Eating1.mp3
http://www.muslimaudio.com/mp3/Eating2.mp3
By Kamal El Makki
http://www.muslimaudio.com/mp3/Eating2.mp3
By Kamal El Makki
http://adly.net/adlyfiqh/adlyfiqh.htm (rulings of fasting)
http://adly.net/ibrahimzidan/ibrahimzidan.htm
(Ramadan Reminder)
http://adly.net/ibrahimzidan/ibrahimzidan.htm
(Ramadan Reminder)
urdu lectures: http://www.alhudapk.com/audio-video/assorted/ & http://www.arrahma.org/RamadanDaily.html
articles:
http://www.ahmadjibril.com/articles/ramadan.html
http://www.ahmadjibril.com/articles/commonmistakes.html
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=19
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=510
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=130
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=150
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=144
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=103
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=142
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=143
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=467&category=7
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=369&category=23
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=953&category=12
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=1198&category=12
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=1201&category=20
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=1202&category=12
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=1428&category=130
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=1430&category=130
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=1204&category=20
http://www.java-man.com/Pages/ramadhan.html
http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ds=qa&lv=browse&CR=295&dtree=1&dgn=4&ln=eng
http://muttaqun.com/ramadan.html
http://islamselect.com/english/index.php?ref=3078&pg=mat&CR=132&ln=2
http://www.ahmadjibril.com/articles/commonmistakes.html
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=19
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=510
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=130
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=150
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=144
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=103
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=142
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=143
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=467&category=7
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=369&category=23
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=953&category=12
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=1198&category=12
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=1201&category=20
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=1202&category=12
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=1428&category=130
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=1430&category=130
http://www.islaam.net/main/display.php?id=1204&category=20
http://www.java-man.com/Pages/ramadhan.html
http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ds=qa&lv=browse&CR=295&dtree=1&dgn=4&ln=eng
http://muttaqun.com/ramadan.html
http://islamselect.com/english/index.php?ref=3078&pg=mat&CR=132&ln=2
http://www.islamicawakening.com/articles.php?subcatID=18&
http://islambradford.com/articles/3070
http://islambradford.com/articles/2854
http://www.islam4uk.com/current-affairs/world-news/45-world/187-2008-09-21-11-10-53
http://www.masjidibrahim.org/articles/innovation/falsehood_of_calculation.htm
http://www.masjidibrahim.org/articles/innovation/moonsighting_truth.htm
http://www.masjidibrahim.org/articles/worship/ramadhan.htm
http://www.missionislam.com/ramadan/index.htm
http://www.sunnahonline.com/ilm/hajj/
http://www.lutonmuslims.co.uk/Ramadhan.htm
and more:
QUOTE
FEATURE : Ramadhan (The month of Fasting)
- Take advantage before the sand slips away
- Ramadhan in captivity - Al Ghurabaa (Flash video)
- Ramadhan in captivity
- Ramadhan Talk - An Ummah under seige (notes)
- Ramadhan Challenges in History - NEW
- RAMADHAN : The Month of Oppurtunity
- Khutba: Ramadhan Warriors
- Support Muslims prisoners this Ramadhan
- Lessons for Ramadhan
- The Month of Quran
- The three portions of Ramadhan
- The bounties of Ramadhan
- Reaping the reward of Ramadhan
- Imam Bukharis Chapter of Fasting
- The reality of Ramadhan
- Exerting oneself during Ramadhan
- Ramadhan - The blessings are here
- The etiquette of Iftaar & Suhoor
- I'tikaaf during Ramadhan
- Qiyam Al-Layl
- The month of Sha'ban
- Protect yourself in Ramadhan
- Fasting of all the limbs (Pearls)
- Fasting the six days of Shawwal
- Take advantage before the sand slips away
- Ramadhan in captivity - Al Ghurabaa (Flash video)
- Ramadhan in captivity
- Ramadhan Talk - An Ummah under seige (notes)
- Ramadhan Challenges in History - NEW
- RAMADHAN : The Month of Oppurtunity
- Khutba: Ramadhan Warriors
- Support Muslims prisoners this Ramadhan
- Lessons for Ramadhan
- The Month of Quran
- The three portions of Ramadhan
- The bounties of Ramadhan
- Reaping the reward of Ramadhan
- Imam Bukharis Chapter of Fasting
- The reality of Ramadhan
- Exerting oneself during Ramadhan
- Ramadhan - The blessings are here
- The etiquette of Iftaar & Suhoor
- I'tikaaf during Ramadhan
- Qiyam Al-Layl
- The month of Sha'ban
- Protect yourself in Ramadhan
- Fasting of all the limbs (Pearls)
- Fasting the six days of Shawwal
http://www.lutonmuslims.co.uk/Articles.htm
Poem:
http://islambradford.com/articles/2936
newsletter article:
http://al-istiqamah.com/SI/BbrRamad1.htm
http://al-istiqamah.com/SI/BbrRamad2.htm
http://al-istiqamah.com/SI/BbrRamad3.htm
books:
http://www.islamhouse.com/en/modules.php?name=Mybooks&doWhat=getlink&lid=54&type=2
http://www.islamhouse.com/en/modules.php?name=Mybooks&doWhat=getlink&lid=52&type=2
http://www.islamhouse.com/en/modules.php?name=Mybooks&doWhat=getlink&lid=52&type=2
http://www.alghurabaa.org/books/ramadan/
http://www.islamway.com/index.php?iw_s=esc&lang=2&id=181&target=1
http://www.islamway.com/index.php?iw_s=esc&lang=2&id=182&target=1
http://www.islamway.com/index.php?iw_s=esc&lang=2&id=183&target=1
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Zakatal fitr:
http://www.ahmadjibril.com/articles/zakatalfitr.html
http://www.ahmadjibril.com/articles/zakatalfitr.html
Taraweeh:
http://www.islamway.com/index.php?iw_s=esc&lang=2&id=183&target=1
http://www.islamway.com/index.php?iw_s=esc&lang=2&id=188&target=1
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presentation:
http://www.lutonmuslims.co.uk/ramcaptives.swf
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Eid:
http://www.masjidibrahim.org/articles/worship/eid_celebrations.htm
http://www.masjidibrahim.org/articles/worship/eid_friday.htm
http://www.islamway.com/index.php?iw_s=esc&lang=2&id=189&target=1
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After Ramadan:
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=519 (article)
http://iisc.ca/khutbahs/Said%20Rageah_RemainingSteadfast_2004_11_19.ram (lecture)
wassalaamu alaikum!
Hajj information
28 November, 2008
http://www.hajjratings.com/hajj/pre_hajj_checklist.php
http://www.tohajj.com/eng/ (Eng; Ar;urdu, and more)
http://www.hajtips.com/
http://www.dalil-alhaj.com/en/index.htm
http://www.hajinformation.com/
http://www.almanasik.com/thingsyouneed.html
http://www.hajjratings.com/
http://nur-al-hajj.tripod.com
(note this starts with a nasheed that I think has music..)
http://www.arabicforeveryone.com/Arabicsho...ured&prevstart=
$12-13 book Hajj & Umrah From A to Z by Mamdouh Mohamad really worth buying.
http://www.geocities.com/hayatanneosman/Hajj-Tips-1.html
TIPS FOR A HAPPY HAJJ
Are you going to the Hajj? Ma sha'Allah! Whether this is your first time or your tenth, these pointers will help, insha'Allah.
TIPS FOR A HAPPY HAJJ
This article is does not give religious fatawa, just practical advice to make your Hajj easier and more enjoyable. When the mechanics go smoothly, there's more time to concentrate on the spirit.
WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GO?
Go with an organized group. Although some young men go alone, and some families camp out on the pavement, these are not the ideal ways to comfort and peace of mind. Remember that when there was choice of ways of doing things, Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) always chose the easiest.
(NOTE: The Saudi government has announced that noone will be allowed to camp out on the pavement during the 2001 Hajj.)
All groups offer a guide, or mutawa, transportation, and accommodations. Other services vary. Ask:
Is the accommodation in Mina? (If not, you have to hang
around Mina until midnight each night before going back
to Makkah.)
How many people will share each room or tent?
How many will share each bathroom?
What type of toilets will there be? (Western, Arabian, or
both?)
What shower facilities there will be?
Which meals are provided? What kind of food will be
served?
Will there be lectures, classes, or workshops?
In which language(s)?
Are the buses air-conditioned?
Will you have a tent in Arafat?
Air conditioning?
Toilets?
How close will you be to the mosque?
Some groups provide hotel accommodations. These range from the new luxury hotels down to the simplest, most old fashioned types. Many groups put ladies in one hotel room, men in another. Some expect some guests to sleep on mats on the floor.
Some groups put you up in tents. A so-called tent may be an actual cloth tent, or it may be a tin shanty with a carpeted, cement, or bare earth floor.
Some groups provide apartments. With others, you sleep in schools.
Note, too, that some groups are for non-smokers only.
Food service also varies. The most expensive groups feed you in first-class restaurants. Others cook for you. Still others expect you to find your own food.
What should I take with me to the Hajj?
First of all, don't take anything valuable. The Hajj is crowded,
and you'll be very busy. It's only too easy to leave things behind,
and nearly impossible to find them later.
Essentials:
Bedding, if the group doesn't provide it. You'll want a thin
mattress, one or two sheets, a light blanket, and a pillow.
Shoes: men must wear shoes without stitching.
The best kind for both men and women is cheap plastic shower
clogs that you find comfortable but wouldn't feel bad about
losing.
Be sure to take an extra pair.
Clothes:
For men, an extra set of ihram towels;
For women, whatever simple, modest hijab they find convenient
For both, a change of clothes for the Eid; extra underwear and
socks.
Even Eid clothes should be inexpensive. It's not a fashion show!
Identification and visa: Your citizenship book, passport, iqama.
Money:
You'll need some for tips, possibly taxi fare, cold drinks, your
sacrifice, plus whatever food you want to buy.
Don't take too much money, though. Divide the money among
the members of your group.
Food: Even if your food is provided by your group, you will still
want some salty and some sweet snacks. Chips and biscuits in
tins keep well and are easy to store.
Food: If you're providing your own, buy as much as you can in
Jeddah, where it's cheaper and there's more variety..
Everything should be sealed in tins or cartons.
Don't take any fresh food (and don't buy any on the Hajj) except
for oranges, which are easy to store and have tough peels to
keep their fruit clean.
Most people take very simple, low-bulk foods, such as cheese,
tuna, corned beef, olives, dates, bread, and jam or preserves.
Due to competition for toilet facilities, the Hajj is a good time to
forget your high-fiber diet.
Please don't buy any fresh or cooked food on the Hajj, except in a
very superior restaurant!
Drinks:Tea (bags are easiest), instant coffee, sugar, instant milk,
and instant fruit drinks, like Tang.
Mix your drinks with bottled or bagged water.
Utensils: Plastic cups, plates, spoons, etc.
Hajj Checklist, part 3
Toiletries
A first-aid kit.
Unscented soap. You can buy it at any market in Saudi Arabia.
Just say you want soap ("savon") for the Hajj.
Disinfectant soap: Any kind that says "triclosan" on the label.
Lifebuoy and Dial Antibacterial are two examples, and there
are many others. But these have perfume, so you can't use
them until the Eid.
Disinfectant liquid, such as Dettol.
Unscented deodorant.
Laundry detergent, such as Ariel or Tide.
Tissues or toilet paper. Buy a large quantity!
A razor, if you plan to shave.
A small pair of scissors. You'll want to trim your hair and nails.
Any medicine you take regularly, including skin medicine.
Cornstarch, to use instead of talcum powder, which is
perfumed.
Sunscreen lotion. Of course, you would use this after you
remove your ihram, because of the perfume.
Shampoo, but remember that it has perfume, too.
Other
A small, inexpensive copy of the Qur'an. If you don't read
Arabic, there are several new editions with English
explanations, including very small ones.
A Hajj guidebook. You can find one in any big bookstore.
Reading glasses, if you need them. Hang them on a string
around your neck. Reading glasses have got to be one of
the most frequently lost items in the Hajj!
Lots of big plastic shopping bags for garbage, plus some small
plastic zipper bags.
A parasol, or umbrella, for the sun.
A phone card. You can buy them at the airport, any PTT
(telephone company) office, and some banks. This will make
calling home, or checking on your travel reservations, much
easier.
A small notebook and a pen. You'll want to exchange
addresses with your fellow Hajjis, and maybe to keep a diary,
too.
A needle and thread, just in case.
In cooler weather, as this year, you might need a sweater at
night.
DON'T TAKE:
Gold, jewels, or any other valuables.
Cameras.
Political literature of any kind.
Fresh fruit (except bananas and oranges.)
Fresh vegetables
Fresh meat.
Babies and small children (if you can help it.)
Gas cylinders or other cooking equipment.
MAKE IT EASY
Before you get off the bus, decide where you will meet if you get
separated.
In Makkah, choose an easy-to-find place in the Haram:
a particular door, under a clock, by Safa or Marwa.
In Arafat, identify a door of the mosque, a first-aid station,
or something similar. Then if you do get lost, don't hunt
around for the others. Go to your meeting point and stay
there!
Use the buddy system: pair off. Each person in the group
should have a partner. If this is your first Hajj, you should
have an older person who's seen it all before. You can lend
your strength and benefit from the other's experience. Stick
together, no matter what.
If you have children with you, assign each child one big person
for the entire Hajj.
Children should have identification pinned to their clothing.
It's best to put small children on a leash or lead.
People with medical problems (including drug allergies) should
wear some kind of tag identifying the problem.
Make sure are not carrying a camera, radio, cassette, or CD
player when you go to mosques in Makkah and Madinah.
You won't get in!
ATTITUDE CHECK
The Hajj is different from any other event on earth. Millions of
people from dozens of countries and speaking dozens of
languages converge on one tiny valley and become
intimate neighbors. There are bound to be delays,
misunderstandings, and unsuccessful arrangements. People
are sure to forget things, get tired and confused, and make
mistakes.
Remember that:
• The Hajj is a once-in-lifetime obligation to Allah, Who gave you
the health and money to perform it.
• All of the Hajjis are your brothers and sisters.
• Any cross word, any selfish act may ruin your Hajj, Allah forbid.
• Allah will reward you thousands of times over for any act of
kindness, no matter how small.
FINALLY
Please, please pray for all your Muslim brothers and sisters,
especially me!
--Hayat Anne Osman
(First published in the
Saudi Gazette, March 1998)
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http://www.hajtips.com/
http://www.dalil-alhaj.com/en/index.htm
http://www.hajinformation.com/
http://www.almanasik.com/thingsyouneed.html
http://www.hajjratings.com/
http://nur-al-hajj.tripod.com
(note this starts with a nasheed that I think has music..)
http://www.arabicforeveryone.com/Arabicsho...ured&prevstart=
$12-13 book Hajj & Umrah From A to Z by Mamdouh Mohamad really worth buying.
http://www.geocities.com/hayatanneosman/Hajj-Tips-1.html
TIPS FOR A HAPPY HAJJ
Are you going to the Hajj? Ma sha'Allah! Whether this is your first time or your tenth, these pointers will help, insha'Allah.
TIPS FOR A HAPPY HAJJ
This article is does not give religious fatawa, just practical advice to make your Hajj easier and more enjoyable. When the mechanics go smoothly, there's more time to concentrate on the spirit.
WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GO?
Go with an organized group. Although some young men go alone, and some families camp out on the pavement, these are not the ideal ways to comfort and peace of mind. Remember that when there was choice of ways of doing things, Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) always chose the easiest.
(NOTE: The Saudi government has announced that noone will be allowed to camp out on the pavement during the 2001 Hajj.)
All groups offer a guide, or mutawa, transportation, and accommodations. Other services vary. Ask:
Is the accommodation in Mina? (If not, you have to hang
around Mina until midnight each night before going back
to Makkah.)
How many people will share each room or tent?
How many will share each bathroom?
What type of toilets will there be? (Western, Arabian, or
both?)
What shower facilities there will be?
Which meals are provided? What kind of food will be
served?
Will there be lectures, classes, or workshops?
In which language(s)?
Are the buses air-conditioned?
Will you have a tent in Arafat?
Air conditioning?
Toilets?
How close will you be to the mosque?
Some groups provide hotel accommodations. These range from the new luxury hotels down to the simplest, most old fashioned types. Many groups put ladies in one hotel room, men in another. Some expect some guests to sleep on mats on the floor.
Some groups put you up in tents. A so-called tent may be an actual cloth tent, or it may be a tin shanty with a carpeted, cement, or bare earth floor.
Some groups provide apartments. With others, you sleep in schools.
Note, too, that some groups are for non-smokers only.
Food service also varies. The most expensive groups feed you in first-class restaurants. Others cook for you. Still others expect you to find your own food.
What should I take with me to the Hajj?
First of all, don't take anything valuable. The Hajj is crowded,
and you'll be very busy. It's only too easy to leave things behind,
and nearly impossible to find them later.
Essentials:
Bedding, if the group doesn't provide it. You'll want a thin
mattress, one or two sheets, a light blanket, and a pillow.
Shoes: men must wear shoes without stitching.
The best kind for both men and women is cheap plastic shower
clogs that you find comfortable but wouldn't feel bad about
losing.
Be sure to take an extra pair.
Clothes:
For men, an extra set of ihram towels;
For women, whatever simple, modest hijab they find convenient
For both, a change of clothes for the Eid; extra underwear and
socks.
Even Eid clothes should be inexpensive. It's not a fashion show!
Identification and visa: Your citizenship book, passport, iqama.
Money:
You'll need some for tips, possibly taxi fare, cold drinks, your
sacrifice, plus whatever food you want to buy.
Don't take too much money, though. Divide the money among
the members of your group.
Food: Even if your food is provided by your group, you will still
want some salty and some sweet snacks. Chips and biscuits in
tins keep well and are easy to store.
Food: If you're providing your own, buy as much as you can in
Jeddah, where it's cheaper and there's more variety..
Everything should be sealed in tins or cartons.
Don't take any fresh food (and don't buy any on the Hajj) except
for oranges, which are easy to store and have tough peels to
keep their fruit clean.
Most people take very simple, low-bulk foods, such as cheese,
tuna, corned beef, olives, dates, bread, and jam or preserves.
Due to competition for toilet facilities, the Hajj is a good time to
forget your high-fiber diet.
Please don't buy any fresh or cooked food on the Hajj, except in a
very superior restaurant!
Drinks:Tea (bags are easiest), instant coffee, sugar, instant milk,
and instant fruit drinks, like Tang.
Mix your drinks with bottled or bagged water.
Utensils: Plastic cups, plates, spoons, etc.
Hajj Checklist, part 3
Toiletries
A first-aid kit.
Unscented soap. You can buy it at any market in Saudi Arabia.
Just say you want soap ("savon") for the Hajj.
Disinfectant soap: Any kind that says "triclosan" on the label.
Lifebuoy and Dial Antibacterial are two examples, and there
are many others. But these have perfume, so you can't use
them until the Eid.
Disinfectant liquid, such as Dettol.
Unscented deodorant.
Laundry detergent, such as Ariel or Tide.
Tissues or toilet paper. Buy a large quantity!
A razor, if you plan to shave.
A small pair of scissors. You'll want to trim your hair and nails.
Any medicine you take regularly, including skin medicine.
Cornstarch, to use instead of talcum powder, which is
perfumed.
Sunscreen lotion. Of course, you would use this after you
remove your ihram, because of the perfume.
Shampoo, but remember that it has perfume, too.
Other
A small, inexpensive copy of the Qur'an. If you don't read
Arabic, there are several new editions with English
explanations, including very small ones.
A Hajj guidebook. You can find one in any big bookstore.
Reading glasses, if you need them. Hang them on a string
around your neck. Reading glasses have got to be one of
the most frequently lost items in the Hajj!
Lots of big plastic shopping bags for garbage, plus some small
plastic zipper bags.
A parasol, or umbrella, for the sun.
A phone card. You can buy them at the airport, any PTT
(telephone company) office, and some banks. This will make
calling home, or checking on your travel reservations, much
easier.
A small notebook and a pen. You'll want to exchange
addresses with your fellow Hajjis, and maybe to keep a diary,
too.
A needle and thread, just in case.
In cooler weather, as this year, you might need a sweater at
night.
DON'T TAKE:
Gold, jewels, or any other valuables.
Cameras.
Political literature of any kind.
Fresh fruit (except bananas and oranges.)
Fresh vegetables
Fresh meat.
Babies and small children (if you can help it.)
Gas cylinders or other cooking equipment.
MAKE IT EASY
Before you get off the bus, decide where you will meet if you get
separated.
In Makkah, choose an easy-to-find place in the Haram:
a particular door, under a clock, by Safa or Marwa.
In Arafat, identify a door of the mosque, a first-aid station,
or something similar. Then if you do get lost, don't hunt
around for the others. Go to your meeting point and stay
there!
Use the buddy system: pair off. Each person in the group
should have a partner. If this is your first Hajj, you should
have an older person who's seen it all before. You can lend
your strength and benefit from the other's experience. Stick
together, no matter what.
If you have children with you, assign each child one big person
for the entire Hajj.
Children should have identification pinned to their clothing.
It's best to put small children on a leash or lead.
People with medical problems (including drug allergies) should
wear some kind of tag identifying the problem.
Make sure are not carrying a camera, radio, cassette, or CD
player when you go to mosques in Makkah and Madinah.
You won't get in!
ATTITUDE CHECK
The Hajj is different from any other event on earth. Millions of
people from dozens of countries and speaking dozens of
languages converge on one tiny valley and become
intimate neighbors. There are bound to be delays,
misunderstandings, and unsuccessful arrangements. People
are sure to forget things, get tired and confused, and make
mistakes.
Remember that:
• The Hajj is a once-in-lifetime obligation to Allah, Who gave you
the health and money to perform it.
• All of the Hajjis are your brothers and sisters.
• Any cross word, any selfish act may ruin your Hajj, Allah forbid.
• Allah will reward you thousands of times over for any act of
kindness, no matter how small.
FINALLY
Please, please pray for all your Muslim brothers and sisters,
especially me!
--Hayat Anne Osman
(First published in the
Saudi Gazette, March 1998)
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The First Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah By: Sheikh Ahmad Musa Jibril http://www.ahmadjibril.com/articles/dhulhijjah.html
http://www.alminbar.com/khutbaheng/2357.htm
The Virtues and Rulings of Hajj by 'Ali al-Huthaifie
http://www.alminbar.com/khutbaheng/9015.htm
Hajj: its Virtues and Benefits by Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid
http://www.alminbar.com/khutbaheng/0006e.htm
Virtues of the first Ten Days of Dhu'l Hijjah by Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid
http://www.alminbar.com/khutbaheng/2285.htm
Rushing to perform Hajj by Ikrimah Sabrie
http://www.alminbar.com/khutbaheng/2356.htm
The Benefits of Hajj by Osaamah Khayyaat
http://www.alminbar.com/searchresults.asp?Topic=%25&Keyword=Hajj&Khateeb=%25&City=%25&Khutbahno=%25&Submit.x=0&Submit.y=0&Submit=Submit
http://www.masjidibrahim.org/articles/worship/udhiya_rulings.htm
http://www.sunnahonline.com/ilm/hajj/0001.htm
Advice for Those Intending Hajj
Shaykh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee rahimahullaah
http://www.sunnahonline.com/library/hajj/0004.htm# Fasting on the Day of 'Arafah By Tajuddin B. Shu'aib
http://www.sunnahonline.com/library/hajj/0011.htm
Qurbani for Non-Pilgrims 1426H / 2006CE
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=630
Easy Actions Equal in Reward to Hajj
http://www.iisna.com/?id=77
http://www.islamhouse.com/sh/?textsearch=Hajj&slanguage=EN&serachb=Search+All&flanguage=EN&kindsearch=all
http://www.islamweb.net/hajj1427en/index.html
Lectures:
Rulings and Prohibitions of Hajj
http://www.ahmadjibril.com/audio/RulingsHajj.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_01.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_02.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_03.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_04.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_05.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_06.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_07.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_08.mp3
Hajj Workshop-2 parts- Shaykh Saeed Rageah
http://iisc.ca/conferences/hajj/Said%20Rageah_HajjPt1_2004_12_24.ram
http://iisc.ca/conferences/hajj/Said%20Rageah_HajjPt2_2004_12_24.ram
Reflecting upon the rites of Hajj1.98 MB Salim Al-Amry
http://www.ibraheemscreed.net/audio/general/RUTROH.mp3
http://www.islamhouse.com/sh/?textsearch=Hajj&slanguage=EN&serachb=Search+in+Audios&flanguage=EN&kindsearch=audios
urdu:
2 parts- hajj and umrah guide
http://server1.aswatalislam.net/Audios/Misc/Hajj%20and%20Umrah%20Guide%20(Urdu)/Hajj%20And%20Umrah%20Guide%20(Urdu)%20-%201of2%20(www.aswatalislam.net).mp3
http://server1.aswatalislam.net/Audios/Misc/Hajj%20and%20Umrah%20Guide%20(Urdu)/Hajj%20And%20Umrah%20Guide%20(Urdu)%20-%202of2%20(www.aswatalislam.net).mp3
Hajj aur Umrah kaisay karain (42 parts)
http://is.aswatalislam.net/DisplayFilesP.aspx?TitleID=2023&TitleName=Farhat_Hashmi#Hajj_O_Umra_Kaise_Karen
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q/a:
http://islamqa.com/index.php?cref=299&ln=eng
pilgrimage
http://islamqa.com/index.php?cref=306&ln=eng
sacrifices
http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/Fatwa/FatwaCategory.php?lang=E&CatId=26
Hajj and Umrah
The First Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah By: Sheikh Ahmad Musa Jibril http://www.ahmadjibril.com/articles/dhulhijjah.html
http://www.alminbar.com/khutbaheng/2357.htm
The Virtues and Rulings of Hajj by 'Ali al-Huthaifie
http://www.alminbar.com/khutbaheng/9015.htm
Hajj: its Virtues and Benefits by Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid
http://www.alminbar.com/khutbaheng/0006e.htm
Virtues of the first Ten Days of Dhu'l Hijjah by Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid
http://www.alminbar.com/khutbaheng/2285.htm
Rushing to perform Hajj by Ikrimah Sabrie
http://www.alminbar.com/khutbaheng/2356.htm
The Benefits of Hajj by Osaamah Khayyaat
http://www.alminbar.com/searchresults.asp?Topic=%25&Keyword=Hajj&Khateeb=%25&City=%25&Khutbahno=%25&Submit.x=0&Submit.y=0&Submit=Submit
http://www.masjidibrahim.org/articles/worship/udhiya_rulings.htm
http://www.sunnahonline.com/ilm/hajj/0001.htm
Advice for Those Intending Hajj
Shaykh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee rahimahullaah
http://www.sunnahonline.com/library/hajj/0004.htm# Fasting on the Day of 'Arafah By Tajuddin B. Shu'aib
http://www.sunnahonline.com/library/hajj/0011.htm
Qurbani for Non-Pilgrims 1426H / 2006CE
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=630
Easy Actions Equal in Reward to Hajj
http://www.iisna.com/?id=77
http://www.islamhouse.com/sh/?textsearch=Hajj&slanguage=EN&serachb=Search+All&flanguage=EN&kindsearch=all
http://www.islamweb.net/hajj1427en/index.html
Lectures:
Rulings and Prohibitions of Hajj
http://www.ahmadjibril.com/audio/RulingsHajj.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_01.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_02.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_03.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_04.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_05.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_06.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_07.mp3
http://www.audioislam.com//audio/fiqh/bulughalmaram/the_book_of_hajj_part_08.mp3
Hajj Workshop-2 parts- Shaykh Saeed Rageah
http://iisc.ca/conferences/hajj/Said%20Rageah_HajjPt1_2004_12_24.ram
http://iisc.ca/conferences/hajj/Said%20Rageah_HajjPt2_2004_12_24.ram
Reflecting upon the rites of Hajj1.98 MB Salim Al-Amry
http://www.ibraheemscreed.net/audio/general/RUTROH.mp3
http://www.islamhouse.com/sh/?textsearch=Hajj&slanguage=EN&serachb=Search+in+Audios&flanguage=EN&kindsearch=audios
urdu:
2 parts- hajj and umrah guide
http://server1.aswatalislam.net/Audios/Misc/Hajj%20and%20Umrah%20Guide%20(Urdu)/Hajj%20And%20Umrah%20Guide%20(Urdu)%20-%201of2%20(www.aswatalislam.net).mp3
http://server1.aswatalislam.net/Audios/Misc/Hajj%20and%20Umrah%20Guide%20(Urdu)/Hajj%20And%20Umrah%20Guide%20(Urdu)%20-%202of2%20(www.aswatalislam.net).mp3
Hajj aur Umrah kaisay karain (42 parts)
http://is.aswatalislam.net/DisplayFilesP.aspx?TitleID=2023&TitleName=Farhat_Hashmi#Hajj_O_Umra_Kaise_Karen
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q/a:
http://islamqa.com/index.php?cref=299&ln=eng
pilgrimage
http://islamqa.com/index.php?cref=306&ln=eng
sacrifices
http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/Fatwa/FatwaCategory.php?lang=E&CatId=26
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