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Why I Am Never Going Back To America

21 December, 2005

Why I Am Never Going Back To America

May 10, 2003
By Zeba Khan, US Citizen

A Thoughtful Article By A Sister For The Parents In
America.

I may be an American citizen, but thats not my fault.
I ask the reader to please forgive me that much and
continue with the rest of the article. As a
consequence of having been born, raised, and college
educated in the States, I have gora-saab Urdu, a
severe allergy to mosquito bites and a blue passport,
but again, thats not my fault.

Often at parties, mostly at weddings, people (with
sons my age who eat, drink, and dream in red, white
and blue) will slyly ask whether or not I have plans
of returning. I say no, not at all, not unless pigs
fly, hell freezes over, and the Cubs win the World
Series, all on the same day. Then they ask me why, and
I can never answer them. I âm ashamed to, and the
reason why is because the true nature of American
society is obscene, and Islamic Taboos are often rites
of Passage back in God Bless America. The sins that
Americans proudly broadcast are so fahosh (obscene!)
that I cannot mention them in mixed company in more
than a whisper. But luckily I can type though, and
here, dear readers, dear sly aunties, dear people who
think I âm insane, is why I âm never going back to the
US.

America is famous for turning out highly qualified
doctors and engineers, and I will not insult their
universities and colleges. The Ivy League universities
offer the best education that money can buy...in an
environment where 90% of all on-campus rape cases are
linked to alcohol and approximately 240,000 to 360,000
of the nations 12 million current undergraduates will
ultimately die from alcohol-related causes. (Stats
from SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration website)

But like I said, I âm not going to slander
institutions where illicit affairs betweens professors
and students are common enough to be part of campus
life. It's a lovely collegiate society where emergency
phones with blue light beacons are installed every 100
or so feet on college grounds to curb crime and sexual
assault. I said I wouldnt slander the colleges, and I
âm not. To slander something is to lie, to demean it
with incorrect information, and I'm doing neither.
Everything Ive mentioned it true blue (and white, and
red) and 100% certifiable by anyone who has been to
college in any major city like Chicago.

Enough about college, let's go further back to public
high school. I'll tell you no lies here, either. The
state of Illinois has mandated a health and safety
class for all students, and the class is taught to
grade 9. The safety part of the class curriculum
includes drivers education. The health part of the
class involves skin care, fitness, how to use a
condom, how to recognize transmitted diseases in your
sexual partner and why, if you decide you âre a
homosexual; it's ok to feel that way.

I was blessed, truly blessed by Allah that I was
absent the day that my teacher showed a live video of
a woman giving birth, the natural way, in the nude, in
stirrups. This all-natural, all-nude video was shown
in front of my mixed 9th grade class, it was shown to
both the boys and the girls at the same time. I heard
horror stories the next day from my fellow miserable
Muslimahs.

I, and hundreds of thousands of other young Muslims
who were unfortunate enough to be educated in the US,
was taught that being gay (Hijra!) is quite normal.
Never mind the two girls sitting outside the class
window kissing each other with open mouths - they âre
exercising their right of choice. Homosexuality is not
a deviation, its a lifestyle, and a rather trendy one
at that.

Hooray for gay-rights and the yearly gay-pride parades
held in most major cities of the US. If youre
fortunate enough not to know what a gay-pride parade
is, allow me to ruin your day. It's a procession of
cars, decorated floats, dancers, near-naked hijras and
brainwashed heterosexuals who are proud to be part of
a sin so severe that it caused the destruction of
Sodom and Gomorrah.

Back to school, if your son or daughter needs a condom
so that they can have a little fun on their lunch
break, they don't need to be ashamed. They can just go
to the school counselors office and get one from her,
for free. If any of the students want to exercise the
freedom that the American forefathers fought and died
for, and engage in some pre-marital relations without
any of the consequences, then there are hundreds of
NGOs to help them with birth control, adoption, or
abortion, without ever letting the parents know whats
going on.

I âm being quite bay-sharam, I know, but how else can
I explain these things? How else can I tell you that
high-school in Chicago, a very average place, is a
beer-drinking, pot-smoking, hormonally charged orgy
where young girls and boys play merry-go-round with
their sexual partners. Oh, and theres very
high-quality biology, chemistry and physics in there
somewhere too.

If you think that my merely mentioning this is
outrageous, then what do you think of the unfortunate
Pakistanis and Muslims who study this as part of
school curriculum and are taught to practice these
things in their daily life? It's not their fault they
âre subjected to such an immoral brainwashing, and
thats why I call them (and myself) unfortunate instead
of guilty. These poor 9th graders (aged 14-15 on
average) did not chose to be born in a society where
talk is cheap, love is free, and God is banned from
public schools.

Yes, God is officially banned in public schools.
Prayer in school is quite a controversial issue back
over there in God Bless America. Religion is a private
affair, and much like STDs, you âre supposed to keep
them to yourself.

The American educational assault goes farther than
immorality; it extends into the illogical and absurd.
Did you know that our ancestors were monkeys? What?
You say that you knew your ancestors, and though one
of your uncles had a low forehead, he was hardly
simian? You may also say that the first man was
Prophet Adam, peace and blessings be upon him, and he
was no monkey. You know this because God said so, not
just in Islam but in all three major religions of the
world, and plus evolution has been deemed impossible
by a huge but muffled community of scientists. (Read
Evolution Deceit: The Scientific Collapse of
Darwinism... by Harun Yahya) If you make the mistake
of expressing your religious beliefs in class, you
will be laughed out of class and scolded when you come
eventually come back.

Teacher:(laughing with cocky attitude further
bolstered by authority and his/her own brainwashing)
Silly, backwards, fundamentalist student, how
foolish can you be to believe in God? What, have you
ever seen God? Look around, I don't see anything
remotely worship-able in the universe, do you?
Student:(muttering under breath to avoid being failed
for bad behavior) Well teacher, come to think of it,
when I look around I can't see radio waves, microbes,
heat, radiation, wind, or even your brain for that
matter...

The secular American scientific community boasts of
its superior knowledge, but if you went by the same
empirical logic that they use to ignore God (seeing is
believing) then they don't have any brains, either.
Both belief in God and belief in your teacher,s brain
can only be confirmed by sight apparently, and since
both cases involve death to do so, (dying to see God,
killing your teacher and extracting his brain...) then
the issue stays mostly unresolved in circles who
refuse to use higher reasoning.

I must stop here and give credit to a few very
intelligent, very religious college professors that I
had. For example, Dr. P. Lancki, a religious Christian
and a professor of Microbiology. During a long
conversation about religion, science and society at
large, Dr.Lancki told me with wonder in her eyes how
it was impossible for a single cell, miraculous in
function and complex in design, to have been created
by accident or random events. Not one single cell
could be produced through the methods that educators
teach to students in the US; evolution, but Dr.Lancki
is forbidden to teach that in her class. God,
one of her coworkers told her, ...died with the
dinosaurs. Man doesn't need religion anymore.

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50 Questions And Answers On Islamic Monotheism

19 December, 2005

50 Questions And Answers On Islamic Monotheism

Q1 Who is your Rubb? (the Lord,the Creator etc).
A. My Rubb is Allah Who has created me and all that exists. He nourishes me and all creatures by His Bounties.

Q.2. What is your religion?
A. My religion is Islam, which is submission and obedience to the Order oF Allah and His Messenger with love, hope and fear.

Q.3. How did you know Allah?
I know Him by His signs and creation like the day and night; the sun and the moon; the heaven and the earth, and all that is there in and between them.

Q.4. Where is Allah?
A. Allah is above the heavens raised over the Throne and separated from His creatures.

Q.5. Is Allah with us (in person)?
A. Allah is settled over His Mighty Throne, but He is with us by His Knowledge, hearing ,seeing and other attributes. As He said: "Fear not verily! I am with you both hearing and seeing (V,20. :46)

Q.6. Who are the friends of Allah?
A. Those people are the friends of Allah who are pious and righteous, fear Him much abstain from all kinds of sins and perform all kinds of goods, and holdfast to the Qur`an and Sunnah.

Q. 7. How do you worship Allah?
A. I worship Allah in a manner in which all my ibadah is dedicated to Him Alone. I do not ascribe anyone with Him in worship.

Q-8. Why did Allah send Messengers?
A. Allah has sent Messengers so that they call the people to worship Him Alone,not ascribing any partner with Him, and in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah.

Q-9 What is the meaning of Islam ?
A. Islam means i.e. submission to Allah with Tawhid.

Q-10 What are the pillars of Istam?
A. 1. Testimony of Faith (There is no true God except Allah and Muhammad
is the Messenger of Allah )
2. To establish Salat (prayers).
3. To pay Zakat.
4. To observe Saum (fasting) in Ramadan.
5. Hajj (pilgrimage to the Sacred House) if one can afford the journey.

Q-11 What is Iman?
A. Iman (Faith) means to believe in the heart, to confess by the tongue and to act with the parts of the body.

Q-12 Can there be any variation in Iman?
A. By some words and deeds it may increase and by some words and deeds it may decrease.

Q-13 What do you mean by increase and decrease in Iman?
A- Iman (Faith) increases by obedience to Allah and good deeds while it
decreases by sins and evil acts.

Q-14 What are the pillars of Iman (Faith)
A. The pillars of Iman are six i.e. to believe in:
1. Allah.
2. His Angels.
3. His Messengers.
4. His Books.
5. The Last Day.
6. Divine Preordainments good or bad.

Q-15 What is Belief in Allah?
A. The Belief in Allahi is that you should believe that Allah is the Sole Creator Sustainer Provider and the One in Whose Hand is the disposal of all affairs. Everything stands in need of Him, but He stands in need of none. He is the Only One Who is worthy of being worshipped. He has the Best Names and Perfect Attributes.

0-16 Who are the angels?
A. The angels are creatures of light. They are Allah's obedient slaves, they do that which they are commanded and are incapable of disobedience.

Q-17 What do you mean by Belief in the Book and the Messengers?
A. It means that Allah sent the Messengers like Moses, Jesus,Abraham. Noah etc. and sent down the books like the Torah, Injeel, Zaboor (Psalms) etc. to call the people to worship Allah Alone, associating nothing with Him. He sealed (finalized) the Messengers with Prophet Muhammed and abrogated all previous books with the Qur'an. Therefore the worship should be done according to the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet.

Q-I8 What is meant by Belief in the Last Day?
A. The Belief in the Last Day means to believe that Allah has ordained a fixed term for everything, and a term for this world. He will assuredly raise the dead from their graves and will account for everyone their deeds in this world. On that Day of Resurrection, rewards and punishments will be assigned. Every one will be justly rewarded or punished.

Q-19 What is meant by Belief Preordainment (Qadar)?
A. The Belief in Preordainment (Qadar) means to believe that everything — good or bad — happens or takes place according to what Allah has ordained for it. He has created everything in due proportion.

Q-20 What is the cleaning of "There is no God but Allah"?
A. It means there is no true deity except Allah Alone, Negating all false gods and affirming that Allah is the only true God.

Q-21 What is the meaning of ^Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"?
A. It means total submission to him in whatever he ordered, and avoiding what he forbade and believing in all those matters he informed us about.

Q-22 What are the conditions of the testimony of Faith?
A. There are seven conditions of the testimony of Faith:
1- Knowledge whick negates ignorance.
2- Certainty which negates doubt.
3- Sincerity and purity of intent which negates Shirk.
4- Truthfulness which negates hypocrisy.
5- Love and devotion which negates disdain of Allah`s religion.
6- Submission which negates disobedince.
7- Acceptance which negates rejection or denial.

Q-23 What is the greatest thing that Allah has enjoined?
A. The greatest thing Allah has enjoined is Tauhid (Monotheism).

Q-24 What is Tauhid (Islamic Monotheism)?
A. Tauhid means declaring Allah to be the only God who deserves to be
worshipped in truth and confirming all attributes with which He has qualified Himself or that are attributed to Him by His Messenger .

Q-25 What are the aspects of Tauhid?
A. There are three aspects of Tauhid:
1- Tauhid-ar-Rububiyah.
2- Tauhid-al-Uluhiyah.
3-Tauhid-al-Asma was-Sifat.

Q- 26 What isTauhid-ar-Rububiyah?
A. It is declaring Allah to be One and Unique in His work, Iike creation,
sustenance, bringing to life and causing death etc.

Q-27 What is Tauhid-al-Uluhiyah?
A. It is declaring Allah as the Only God to whom all acts worship must be
dedicated such salat (prayers), Zakat, Sawm(fasting), supplications vowing etc.

Q-28 What is Tauhid-al-Asma was-Sifat?
A. It is an affirmation of all the Divien Names and Attributes of Allah in a manner that suits His Majesty, as mentioned in the Qur'an and the Sunnah.

Q-29 How would you describe Ibadah?
A. It is a comprehensive word comprising deeds and words that Allah loves and is pleased with whether manifested or hidden,

Q-30 What are the conditions of Ibadah?
A. There are two conditions of Ibadah:
1. Sincerity to Allah.
2. Submission to Allah's Messenger i.e. to act according to his Sunnah.

Q-31 Write some types of Ibadah.
A. Some types of Ibadah are the prayers, the obligatory charity,
fasting, the pilgrimage, fear of Allah, hope in His Mercy, Seeking His aid. and other acts of worship which Allah has commanded and enjoined.

Q-32 What is the greatest thing Allah has forbidden?
A. The greatest thing Allah has forbidden is Shirk (polytheism).

Q-33 What is polytheism?
A. It means to believe that there is one who shares Allah in His acts i.e. ascribing partners or setting up rivals to Allah in His rights.

Q-34 What are the types of polytheism?
A. There are three types of polytheism:
1. The greater polytheism (Shirk Akbar).
2. The lesser polytheism (Shirk Asghar).
3. The inconspicuous polytheism (Shirk Khafi).

Q-35 What is greater polytheism?
A. The greater polytheism is to devote any form of worship to other than Allah. Allah will never forgive one who dies upon Shirk, nor accept his good deeds, and he would be cast out from the folds of Islam.

Q-36 What are the types of greater polytheism?
A. There are four types of greater polytheism:
1- The polytheism in invocation i.e. involving supplications to other than Allah.
2. The polytheism in intentions i.e. purpose and intentions not for the sake of Allah but directed towards other deities.
3, The polytheism in obedience i.e. rendering obedience to any authority against the Order of Allah.
4. The potytheism in love i.e showing love to others which is due to Allah Alone.

Q-37 What is lesser polytheism?
A. The lesser polytheism is Ar-Riya, that means the acts of worship done to gain praise or fame rather than to please Allah, this type of polytheism, however, does not cast the person committing it out of the fold of Islam.

Q-38 What is inconspicuous polytheism?
A. The inconspicuous polytheism implies being dissatisfied with the conditions ordained by Allah.

Q-39 What is the proof of the inconspicuous polytheism?
A.The proof of the above Shirk is the saying of the Prophet "The
inconspicuous polytheism is more hidden among this nation than the track of a black ant over a black stone on a dark night" (Musnad Ahmad)

Q-40 What are the types of Kufr (disbelief)?
A. There are two types of Kufr :
1. The majorKufr which cast its people out of Islam,
2. The lessor cr minor Kufr which does not cast the one who commits it out of Islam. It is Kufr of ungratefulness.

Q-41 What are the types of major Kufr?
A. There are five types of major Kufr :
1. The Kufr of denial.
2. The Kufr of arrogance associated with recognition of the truth.
3. The Kufr of doubt.
4-. The Kufr of disregard,
5. The Kufr of hypocrisy.

Q-42 What are the categories of hypocrisy ?
A. There are two categories of hypocrisy:
1. Hypocrisy in Belief.
2. Hypocrisy in deeds and actions.

Q-43 What is the hypocrisy in Belief?
A. Hypocrisy in Belief is of six types:
1. Denial of the Messenger .
2. Denial of the thing with which the Messenger is sent.
3. Hating the Messenger
4.Hating the thing with which the Messenger is sent.
5. Rejoicing at the disgrace of Islam.
6. Disliking the prevalence of Islam.

Q-44 What is the hypocrisy in deeds and actions?
A. The hypocrisy in deeds and actions is of five types:
1- When he speaks, he lies.
2- When he promises., he breaks it.
3. When he is entrusted, he betrays.
4. When he disputes, he acts immorally.
5. When he makes a pact, he makes acts treacherously.

Q-45 Are good deeds accepted (by Allah) with the polytheism?
A. Never! None of the deeds are accepted when mixed with polytheism.
Allah says: " If they had joined in worship others with Allah all that they used to do would have been of no benefit to them" (V.6: 88)
"Verily! Allah forgives not setting up partners in worship with Him, but He forgives whom He pleases sins other than that" '(V.4:116)

Q-46 What are the nullifiers of Islam?
A. The nullifiers of Islam are ten:
1. Polytheism of worship.
2. He who does not believe that the polytheists are disbelievers, or doubts their infidelity or holds their belief to be valid.
3. He who sets up intermediaries between one's self and Allah, supplicating them, trusting them and asking them to intercede on his behalf.
4. He who believes that the guidance of others is more perfect than the Prophet.
5. He who hates anything that the Prophet was sent with.
6. He who denies the religion of the Prophet or ridicules its reward or
punishment.
7. Sorcery.
8. Supporting the polytheists against the Muslims.
9. He who believes that some people are exempted from abiding by the Shari`ah as Khidr was exempted by the laws of Musa.
10. Turning away from the religion of Allah by neither learning nor applying it.

Q- 47 What are the three fundamentals that every Muslim must learn?
A. The three fundamentals are:
I, Knowing Your Rubb (the Lord, the Creator, the Sustainer, and the One in Whose Hand is the disposal of all affairs).
2. Knowing your religion (Islam).
3. Knowing your Prophet Muhammad

Q-48 What is Taghut?
A. Everything that is worshipped. or followed or obeyed other than Allah is Taghut.

Q-49 How many Taghut are there and who are their leaders?
A. They are many but their leaders are Five:

Q. 50-Who are the leaders of Taghut ?
A. They are:
1. Satan, may Allah curse him,
2. Anyone who is worshipped with his consent.
3. A person who calls the people to be worshipped instead of Allah.
4. A person who claims the knowledge of Ghaib (unseen, hidden, invisible,absent etc).
5.The ruler who rules by laws other than the law sent down by Allah.

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Notes on Hisnul Muslim

19 December, 2005

Important Notes About Hadeeths Used in the Book:

Hisnul-Muslim by Sa'eed al-Qahtaani
("Fortification of the Muslim" or "Citadel of the Believer")

- PART ONE -

Since the book Hisnul-Muslim (translated as "Fortification of the Muslim" or "Citadel of the Believer") by Sa'eed al-Qahtaani has been translated into English and made widely available, it is important to identify the dha'eef (weak, unacceptable) hadeeths found in it and to clarify other issues related to some of the authentic hadeeths. So, seeking Allaah's Assistance, we begin with a clarification of the seventh supplication mentioned by al-Qahtaani in Hisnul-Muslim:

- 1 - "May you wear it out and Allaah ta'aalaa replace it (with another)." [1]
This is mentioned by al-Qahtaani as a "supplication said to someone wearing a new garment."

It should be made clear here that this supplication is saheeh (authentic), however it was narrated by Aboo an-Nadhrah al-Munthir ibn Maalik as something that he heard the Companions say to each other when they would wear a new garment, as is mentioned in Sunan Abee Daawood (#4020). So it is mawqoof, or something from the words of some of the Companions, and not marfoo', meaning something from the words of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam). [2]

This does not mean that a person is not allowed to say it, rather whoever supplicates with this phrase is following something reported from the Companions (may Allaah be pleased with them), so it is a good
supplication. Furthermore, it is very similar to a supplication that the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) made three times for Umm Kaalid bint Khaalid (may Allaah be pleased with her):

"Tublee wa Akhlifee (Wear it out and replace it, ie. live a long life)." [3]

Since Hisnul-Muslim was intended to be a book of supplications from the Book and the Sunnah, then this supplication of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) is more deserving to be listed in this place, since it is from the direct speech of the Messenger (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) and due to it being in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree as well.

Then, al-Qahtaani brings a supplication for entering the home:

- 2 - "In the Name of Allaah we enter, and in the Name of Allaah we leave, and upon our Lord we place our trust." [4]

This hadeeth was collected by Aboo Daawood (#5096). It is dha'eef (weak, unacceptable) due to a broken chain of narration, as mentioned by al-Albaanee in his checking of Sunan Abee Daawood. Since some of the scholars accepted this hadeeth, let us look at the chain and then understand how it is broken from two angles, so as to be upon clarity.

The chain:

Aboo Daawood
Muhammad ibn 'Awf
Muhammad ibn Ismaa'eel ibn 'Ayyaash
Ismaa'eel ibn 'Ayyaash
Dhamdham ibn Zur'ah
Shurayh ibn 'Ubayd
Aboo Maalik al-Ash'aree (may Allaah be pleased with him)
The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam)

1) Notice that Muhammad ibn Ismaa'eel ibn 'Ayyaash narrates from his father (Ismaa'eel ibn 'Ayyaash).

Aboo Zur'ah said about Muhammad ibn Ismaa'eel, "He narrates from his father, and that is found in Sunan Abee Daawood. Aboo Haatim said: He never actually heard from his father. They urged him to narrate from his father and so he did." [5] So this shows the first break in the chain.
2) Knowing that Muhammad ibn Ismaa'eel did not hear from his father, Ibn 'Awf then said: "And I saw in the original book of Ismaa'eel ibn 'Ayyaash that he narrated from Dhamdham..." One may think that
this connects the chain, however someone's book is only used as a witness for his personal narration, as the scholars have clarified. And Ibn 'Awf never met Ismaa'eel. Al-'Atheem Abaadee said, "The hadeeth's chain is not muttasil (connected) since neither Ibn 'Awf or Muhammad ibn Ismaa'eel heard from Ismaa'eel ibn 'Ayyaash." [6]

So the hadeeth is dha'eef (weak, unacceptable) due to the break in the chain.

Then, al-Qahtaani mentions a supplication for after the athaan:

- 3 - "O Allaah, owner of this perfect call and Owner of this prayer to be performed, bestow upon Muhammad al-waseelah and al-fadeelah, and send him upon a praised platform which you have promised him. Verily you never fail in Your promise." [7]

This hadeeth, with the exception of the last phrase ("Verily you never fail in Your promise") has been collected by al-Bukhaaree in his Saheeh. However, the last phrase is only found in as-Sunan as-Sughraa
of al-Bayhaqee (1/103, Daar al-Ma'rifah).

Shaykh al-Albaanee said:

"As for the additional phrase, 'Verily you never fail in Your promise,' that is found in the last part of the hadeeth collected by al-Bayhaqee, it is shaath (contradictory to what has been authentically reported),
since it is not to be found in the other narrations from 'Alee ibn 'Ayyaash, except in the narration of al- Kishmeenee in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree, as opposed to what others have reported. Furthermore, it is shaath
due to its contradiction to the narrations of others in Saheeh (al-Bukhaaree). So it seems that this is why al-Haafith (Ibn Hajr) paid it no mind and did not even mention it in Fath (al-Baaree), as was his habit
when gathering the additional phrases found in different routes of a hadeeth. This is supported by the fact that the additional phrase is not found in al-Bukhaaree's Af'aal al-'Ibaad, while it is the same chain.
This additional phrase is also found in the book, Qaa'idah Jaleelah fee at-Tawassul wal-Waseelah of Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah, in all of its published versions: p.55 of al-Manaar's first printing, p.37
of the second printing, and p.49 of the Salafiyyah printing. It seems to have been something added by some of the scribes, and Allaah knows best." [8]

So in a nutshell, this supplication is saheeh (authentic) except for the last phrase ('Verily you never fail in Your promise'), which is dha'eef due to its contradiction to what has been authentically reported.

[Part two of this series coming soon in shaa' Allaah]

Footnotes:

[1] Hisnul-Muslim (Fortification of the Muslim) of Sa'eed al-Qahtaani, p.35-36
[2] I asked Shaykh Muhammad 'Umar Baazmool (1425/02/09) about this hadeeth: Since it has been related from some of the Companions and it is a supplication for a specific occasion, can it be considered marfoo' hukman, something that must have been originally from the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam)? He replied that this supplication is just something that they used to say and is considered their customary speech and not an act of legislated worship, so it can not be understood to be from the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam). He said that this supplication is similar to their saying "Taqabbal Allaah minnaa wa minkum" on the day of the 'Eed. These are permissible supplications reported from the Companions that are not considered to be from the Sunnah of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam).
[3] Saheeh al-Bukhaaree [#3071] - Ibn Battaal mentioned in his explanation of the hadeeth that it should read "Akhlifee" and not "Akhliqee" as found in some versions of Saheeh al-Bukhaaree, since the difference is based on the letter qaaf (q) or faa' (f) in the wording, and the Arabic language supports "Akhlifee" more in a general context and specifically due to the supplication of the Companions mentioned previously. [Sharh Ibn Battaal, 9/117-118]
[4] Hisnul-Muslim (Fortification of the Muslim) of Sa'eed al-Qahtaani, p.43
[5] Tuhfah at-Tahseel fee Thikr Ruwaat al-Maraaseel of Aboo Zur'ah, (p.440, Maktabah ar-Rushd)
[6] 'Awn al-Ma'bood of al-'Atheem Abaadee (1/297, Daar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyyah)
[7] Hisnul-Muslim (Fortification of the Muslim) of Sa'eed al-Qahtaani, p.49-50
[8] Irwaa' al-Ghaleel of al-Albaanee (#243)

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Dislike of the Salaf with Regards to Giving Religious Verdicts

19 December, 2005

Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem

Dislike of the Salaf with Regards to Giving Religious Verdicts
by al-Haafith Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

Source: Tibyan.com

This is similar to the hatred of the Salafus-Saalih (the Pious Predecessors) that a person should put himself forward to give religious verdicts (fataawaa) and to crave them, and to hasten to it, and to do it in excess. Ibn Lahee'ah reports from 'Ubaydullaah ibn Abee Ja'far in mursal form from the Prophet that he said, "He who is boldest from you in giving religious verdicts, will be the boldest in proceeding to the Fire." [It is reported by ad-Daarimee 1/57 and its chain of narration is weak
since it is mursal (i.e. there is a missing link or links between the last narrator and the Prophet)].

'Alqamah said, "They used to say, 'The boldest of you in giving religious verdicts is the one having the least knowledge.'" al-Baraa' said, "I met a hundred and twenty of the Ansaar from the Companions of Allaah's Messenger and when one of them was asked about a matter there was not a single man amongst them except that he wished that his brother would suffice him (by answering)." [This saying is reported by ad-Daarimee (1/53) and Ibn 'Abdul-Barr in Jaami' (2/163).
However it is the saying of 'Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Abee Laylaa and not the saying of al-Baraa', and its chain of narration is saheeh. As for the saying of al-Baraa', then it is, "I saw three hundred of the people of Badr, there was not a single one of them except that he loved that someone else should take his place in answering." It is reported by Ibnul-Mubaarak in az-Zuhd (no. 58), ibn Sa'd (6/11) and others and its isnaad contains Aboo Ishaaq as-Sabee'ee who is acceptable (sadooq)
except that he was mudallis and reports it without stating that he heard it directly.]

In a narration there occurs the addition, "…so this one would refer it to another, and he would refer it to someone else until it would eventually return to the first one." From Ibn Mas'ood, who said, "The one who gives a religious verdict to the people about everything that he is asked is indeed insane." [Reported by Ibn 'Abdul-Barr (2/164-165), al-Khateeb in al-Faqeeh wal-Mutafaqqih (2/197-198) and Aboo Khaithamah in al-'Ilm (no. 10) and its chain of narration is saheeh.]

'Umar ibn 'Abdul-'Azeez was asked about a question and replied, "I am not one who is bold about giving religious verdicts." He also wrote to one of his governors, "By Allaah I am not one who craves after giving religious verdicts, as long as I can find a way to avoid it."

Ibn Yameenah said, "This affair is not for those who love that the people should have need of them, rather this affair is only for those who love that someone can be found to take their place." It is also reported from him that he said, "The most knowledgeable of people concerning religious
verdicts is the one who is most often silent, and the most ignorant of people about them is the one who speaks the most with regard to them." [Reported by al-Khateeb in al-Faqeeh wal-Mutafaqqih (2/166) and its isnaad is weak.]

Sufyaan ath-Thawree said, "We reached the scholars and they used to hate answering questions and giving religious verdicts until they could find no way out except to give a verdict, but if they were relieved of having to do so then that was more beloved to them."

Imaam Ahmad said, "He who puts himself forward to give religious verdicts has put himself forward to something very serious, unless he is forced through necessity." It was said to him, "Then which is better: for him to speak or to remain silent?" He said, "It is more beloved to us that he should withhold." It was said, "But if there is a necessity?" So he started saying, "Necessity! Necessity!" And he said, "It is safer for him to withhold."

So those who give religious verdicts should realise that they are transmitting Allaah's orders and prohibitions and that he will be made to stand to account and be questioned about it. Ar-Rabee' ibn Khaitham said, "O giver of religious verdicts! Look and see how you are giving verdicts."

'Amr ibn Deenaar said to Qataadah when he sat to give religious verdicts, "Do you realise the affair that you have fallen into? You have come between Allaah and His worshippers and say, 'This is correct and this is not correct.'" [Reported by al-Khateeb in al-Faqeeh wal-Mutafaqqih (2/168)]

From Ibnul-Munkadir who said, "The scholar enters between Allaah and His creation, so let him look and see how he enters between them." [Reported with variations in wording by ad-Daarimee (1/53), and al-Khateeb in al-Faqeeh wal-Mutafaqqih (2/168) and its isnaad is saheeh.]

When Ibn Seereen was asked about anything pertaining to the permissible and forbidden his colour would change and he would alter so that he would not seem to be the same person. [Reported by ibn S''d (7/195), al-Khateeb in al-Faqeeh wal-Mutafaqqih (2/167) and its isnaad is saheeh].

When an-Nakhaa'ee was asked about something then hatred would be seen upon his face and he would say, "Could you not find someone else to ask other than me?" He also said, "I spoke and if I had found any way out I would not have spoken, and indeed a time when I am the scholar of Koofah is an evil time." [Reported in meaning by Aboo Khaithamah in al-'Ilm (no. 131).]

It is related that Ibn 'Umar said, "You ask us for religious verdicts in such a manner that it is as if we are people who are not going to be questioned about the verdicts that we give you." [Reported by al-Fasawee (1/490) and al-Khateeb in al-Faqeeh wal-Mutafaqqih (2/168) and its isnaad is weak.]

Also from Muhammad ibn Waasi' who said, "The first of those who will be called to account are the scholars."

It is reported about Maalik, radiallaahu 'anhu, that when he was asked about a matter it was as if he were standing between the Paradise and the Hell-Fire. [Reported by al-Khateeb in al-Faqeehwal-Mutafaqqih (2/167) and its isnaad is weak.]

One of the scholars also said to a person who used to give religious verdicts, "When you are asked about a matter then do not let your concern be to release and find a way out for the questioner, but rather to release and save your own self." [The one who said this was 'Umar ibn Khaldah az-Zurqee and he was speaking to Rabee'ah ibn Abee 'Abdir-Rahmaan. This narration is reported with very close wordings by al-Fasawee (1/556-557), Aboo Nu'aym in al-Hilyah (3/260-261) and al-Khateeb in al-Faqeeh wal-Mutafaqqih (2/169) and its isnaad is saheeh.]

Another said, "If you are asked about a matter then consider - if you find a way out of it then speak, otherwise remain silent."

The sayings of the Salaf about this are too many to quote and gather.

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The Error of Saying Everyone is a Muslim

10 December, 2005

The Error of Saying Everyone is a Muslim
By Rashad A. Muhaimin

There is an idea among some American Muslims that everyone is ‘Muslim’ even if that person’s religion may be Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, or even Atheism. This misguided idea is found among certain groups of generally well-meaning Muslims who are being misguided by their so-called Imams and leaders, either out of ignorance or deliberate manipulation. One of the main proponents of this theory is Wallace D. Mohammed and his followers. Due to a total lack of understanding of the fundamentals of Islam, which stems from a blatant disregard for the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu’alayhi wa sallam, and the subsequent understanding of the Qur’an based on it, this concept has festered and has been propagated without any such proof from
the Qur’an and Sunnah. This concept is usually found where Muslims have little or no access to the works of the people of knowledge such as prisons. Among other things, this line of thinking is used as rationalization for not calling the people to Islam. This legitimizes everyone’s belief, regardless of what it is, in the sight of these Muslims. Therefore, when it comes to their relatives, neighbors,co-workers, classmates, etc, they are absolved from their duty to call to Islam. I have been face to face with a Muslim, who claimed his dead Christian mother was in Jannah because she was a ‘Muslim’! When I asked whether or not she had actually taken the shahadah and accepted the religion of Islam, he said no. So when I asked why he felt that she was a ‘Muslim’, he responded, ‘Everyone is a Muslim’. Subhaanallah. Where in the Sunnah of the Prophet, sallallahu’alayhi wa sallam, is this understood to be the case? Where in the Qur’an does Allah say that everyone is Muslim? Where in the history of Islam is this concept found? The weak explanation is that although
everyone is ‘Muslim’, it is those who actually take the shahadah that become ‘conscience’ Muslims or ‘believers’. They have corrupted the categories of religion and have misunderstood the verse of Allah;

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A scholar Answers

10 December, 2005

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islam - ask 3 questions

A slap from a learned scholar answers a young man...

There was a young man who went overseas to study for quite a long time.When he returned, he asked his parents to find him a religious scholar or any expert who could answer his 3 questions. Finally,his parents were able to find a Muslim scholar.

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So that you don't get stressed out!

05 December, 2005

assalaamu alaikum,

Emaan

Taqwa

Tawwakal

Sabr

Reciting and/or listening to the Quran and pondering on it.

Salah--especially if you have khushoo.

Duaa

Constantly being organized,

Not being very materialistic--the less you have the easier it is to clean stuff every week. (I'm what some call a cleanfreak. I even start cleaning the keyboard, the phone, door knob, anything I can find spot a speck of dust on...)

Good time management skills. ( not being a procastinator would come under this!)

Remembering (I don't know what word to use?) our priorities.

Taking care of our health.

Good communications skills.

Not being popular.

Remembering that money itself does not buy happiness.

To sum it all up, remembering the purpose of life--which is to worship Allah alone.

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