Statement from Younes Abdullah Muhammad before sentencing on June 22, 2012

Assalamulaikum wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuh:

All praise be to Allah the Lord of all in existence.  May the peace and salutations of Allah be upon Muhammad, seal of Messengers.  I wanted to make a short statement to accompany my scheduled sentencing on June 22; 2012  in’sha’Allah.  I hope and pray that you all may kindly consider me and my family in your du’aa over the next few days.  As for my condition, then despite facing 15 years in prison and remaining in solitary, I am at peace and cannot count the innumerable blessings bestowed daily by Allah.  Sometimes we take for granted the amazing gift that is our Islam, a religion that can expand prison walls to depths spanning the universe and that can transform the suffering that accompanies incarceration into a liberating solitude, on itikaaf with the most Merciful who tries us not with burdens we cannot bear.  Indeed it is as Allah’s Messenger (saws) said:

“How amazing is the matter of the believer?  There is good in every affair of his and this is not the case with anyone except the believer.  If any prosperity befalls him, he gives thanks, thus there is good in it for him.  And if any misfortune befalls him and he endured patiently, there is good in it for him.”

I do not know if I will have much ability to communicate with you all after I am sentenced and so I want to tell all of you that supported me over the years that I love you for the sake of Allah and I ask any of you that I offended to forgive me.  I wouldn’t trade the world and everything in it for the heart in my chest that beats with a passion for those oppressed and with love for our beautiful religion.  True catastrophe can only befall the one that rejects Allah’s remembrance.  As the great scholar Ibn Qayyim explained, “What good is there in a person who witnesses the sanctities of Allah being violated, His hudood left unapplied, His religion abandoned, the sunnah shunned and yet remains silent-still with a cold heart and silent tongue- a deaf, dumb shaytan.”  Therefore, I hope that the trials befalling me not deter others from fulfilling the divine obligation to enjoin good and forbid evil.  As Allah ta’ala says, 

The Excellence of Knowledge and Teaching

Taken from “The Purification of the Soul” – Compiled from the works of Al-Hanbali, Ibn Al Qayyim, and Al-Ghazali
 

There are many proofs in the Quran concerning the excellence of knowledge and its transmission. 
Allah, the Mighty and Glorious, says:

“Allah will raise up to high ranks those of you who believe and those who have been given knowledge” (58:11)
 

And also:

“Are those who know equal to those who do not know?” (39:9)

Also, in the hadith, the Prophet (pbuh) says, “When Allah desires good for someone, He gives him understanding of the deen” (Al Bukhari and Muslim).  He also said, “Allah makes the way to the Garden easy for whoever treads a path in search of knowledge.” (Muslim 21/17)

Travelling on the path to knowledge refers both to walking along an actual pathway, such as going on foot to the assemblies of the ulama’, as well as to following a metaphysical road, such as studying and memorizing.

The above saying of the Prophet (pbuh) probably means that Allah makes learning the useful knowledge that is sought after easier for the seeker clearing the way for him and smoothing his journey.  Some of our predecessors used to say: “Is there anyone seeking knowledge, so that we can assist him in finding it?”

This hadith also alludes to the road leading to the Garden on the Day of Judgement, which is the straight path – and to what precedes it and what comes after it.

The Heinous History of the Religion of Shi'ah Rafidhah !!!

Many of the Muslims are fooled by the ‘ferocity’ of the Shi'ah Rafidhah nation, Iran, against the West. They think Shi'ah Rafidhah is a part of Islam, or are even heroes who defend the Muslims. Whereas, Shi'ah Rafidhah is a separate religion outside of Islam. Shi'ah Rafidhah also does not defend the Muslims. Thus, the history of Shi'ah Rafidhah since its first appearance to this day, shows that they always conspired with the enemies of Islam in the fight against Muslims.

The people of Shi'ah Rafidhah conspired with the European crusaders in the invasion of Palestine and Sham during the Crusades. After that, the Shi'ah Rafidhahs conspired with the Mongol forces in overthrowing the Daulah Abbasiyah and occupying the territories of Islam. The country of Shi'ah Rafidhah Safawiyah Iran also conspired with Britain, France, Spain, Portugal and the West in fighting against the Daulah Utsmaniyah.

Today, the Shi'ah Rafidhah Iran conspired with the Shi'ahs of Yemen and the Shi'ah Nusairiyah in the massacres of Muslims. To cover up its guise, the Shi'ah Rafidhah Iran shows itself as though hostile towards Israel and America. Whereas, many evidences suggest their conspiracies behind the scenes in order to fight against the Muslims.

The following is a summary of the history of the religion of Shi'ah Rafidhah, the cancer of the ummah, and its malignant diseases. By the permission of Allah, we explain the most important events that have direct links with the history of Shi'ah Rafidhah in their fight against Muslims. May it useful for the Muslims in general.

By the name of Allah, I begin:
 

The meaning of “We” in the Qur’an

It is a feature of literary style in Arabic that a person may refer to himself by the pronoun nahnu (we) for respect or glorification. He may also use the word ana (I), indicating one person, or the third person huwa (he). All three styles are used in the Qur’an, where Allah addresses the Arabs in their own tongue. Ibn Taymiyyah said:

“Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, sometimes refers to Himself in the singular, by name or by use of a pronoun, and sometimes by use of the plural, as in the phrase (interpretation of the meaning):’Verily, We have given you a manifest victory” [al-Fath 48:1], and other similar phrases. But Allah never refers to Himself by use of the dual, because the plural refers to the respect that He deserves, and may refer to His names and attributes, whereas the dual refers to a specific number (and nothing else), and He is far above that.” (Al-’Aqeedah al-Tadmuriyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, p. 75)

These words, innaa (“Verily We”) and nahnu (“We”), and other forms of the plural, may be used by one person speaking on behalf of a group, or they may be used by one person for purposes of respect or glorification, as is done by some monarchs when they issue statements or decrees in which they say ” We have decided…” etc. [This is known in English as "The Royal We" – Translator]. In such cases, only one person is speaking but the plural is used for respect. The One Who is more deserving of respect than any other is Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, so when He says in the Qur’an innaa (“Verily We”) and nahnu (“We”), it is for respect and glorification, not to indicate plurality of numbers. If an aayah of this type is causing confusion, it is essential to refer to the clear, unambiguous ayaat for clarification, and if a Christian, for example, insists on taking ayaat such as:

 

“And He made you as few in their eyes.”

By Abū Muhammad al-Maqdisī

The intelligent person is one who conceals his weaknesses, has patience when his numbers and provisions are sparse, discretely observes his enemy’s weaknesses and discretely makes plans so that his plans remain safe and secure, and he may wait for the opportune moment to see them through. Premature excitement and threats only serve to alert the enemy to the plans and allow him to make his own preparations, thereby making the Muslim become like a man who fires his arrows through the air before their time, or a man who alerts his prey before he shoots at it.

Anyone who goes to extremes in threatening or intimidating the enemy has underestimated his enemy, for threats and intimidation do not cause wounds, and going to extremes only decreases their fear and removes his own credibility. If anyone wants to act cleverly, they should not allow the enemy to know that he is clever, for then the enemy will be on guard against him such that he will not even be able to reach the weak among them, let alone the strong.

The battle fought by the weak and oppressed is never based on numbers or provisions, but rather it exploits the enemy’s weaknesses, takes advantage of his heedlessness and inattentiveness, and carries out devastating attacks at key moments. But sometimes a man may not understand these realities, and thus fans out is own feathers and makes himself seem bigger than he is. Consequently, the enemy gives him a thousand times more consideration than they would have otherwise, and do not simply suffice with observing and following him with their surveillance equipment, but they will rather also seek the assistance and support of their allies all over the world, to suppress their fear that then magnifies into being an international fear – indeed, a universal fear!

If our friend was intelligent, he would not become happy at such exaggerations by the enemy, for it is truly naïve of him to be gladdened by that which justifies his own suppression. Likewise, it is foolish to reinforce the enemy’s lies that magnify his threat to the world, thereby allowing the enemy to rally the world’s forces against him that they may cooperate to eliminate his threat. In effect, the poor man may become struck with a bout of delusion, forget his true size and believe the exaggerations of the enemy, thus he will begin acting in accordance with his enemy’s descriptions and thereafter issue fiery statements and threats of their destruction, and exaggerate matters while acting as though he is al-Qa‘qā‘ ibn ‘Amr or Qutaybah ibn Muslim with the forefront of his army in Baghdād and the rear of it crossing the great wall of China! But the matter is verified by one’s eyes not one’s ears, and what will be visible is fire, smoke, confusion and smut. It will endanger his followers and they will begin to act as though they have instigated a world crisis.

Issue of National Flags and the Ruling on Them

Brother A:
Akhee you don’t have anything on the use of nationalistic flags?


Brother B:
Not anything written, no


Brother B:
I asked about it before though


Brother A:
As far as I am aware they are prohibited, but their is not much on it apart from indirect references on nationalism, etc


Brother A:
"...I do not believe in nationalism either, but as long as there is no Khilaafah, I do support the Iraqi, Palestinian, Paki, Chechen etc. etc. flags, because those flags counter the american , jewish, hindu, russian flags, that the purpose, there is no Khilaafah so what else should they do ? ..." - a comment from a brother


Brother B:
I asked Shaykh Sulaymaan [Al-'Ulwaan] about it, he said that they are used in two ways:
1- That they person uses it as a way to represent the country in a glorifying way, which is kufr, because it is glorification of that countries laws, etc.
2- That the person uses it to identify where they are from as opposed to another group, this is Haraam, but not kufr

Spring of Hope, Winter of Despair: Rescuing a New Middle East from Neoliberal Control

By Younes Abdullah Muhammad

15 months after the dawn of the Arab Spring, Egypt, the most populated and arguably most influential Arab nation, has completed the first round of presidential elections.  A June 16-17 run off will pit Muslim Brotherhood backed candidate Mohammed Morsi against Ahmad Shafiq, a remnant of the Mubarak regime.  The results disappointed liberals within and outside the country but there is still room for hope.

Pro-democracy activists might recognize that democracy is a means and not an end in itself.  There now exists an opportunity to distinguish the limitations of national political concentration in a world dominated by transnational economic institutions.  In Egypt, an opportunity exists to attack the core disease.  People all over the world must unite to pose progressive, paradigmatic alternative to neoliberal globalization, a global social movement that can end the clash of civilizations by allowing the best of Occupy Wall Street to mesh with the tremendous potential of the Arab Spring.
  

The perpetuation of western dominance may be contingent on the insertion of a New Middle East into the neoliberal fold.  Actual causality of the Arab Spring stems not only from the West’s support of non-democratic regimes, but from efforts to liberalize the Arab world’s economies, from monetary policies of Western central banks, particularly the U.S. Federal Reserve, and from the military intervention of he global war on terror.  Significantly, the Arab Spring helped inspire protests in Europe against austerity, opposition in Wisconsin to collective bargaining repeal, and eventually the popular sentiment of Occupy Wall Street.  In many ways the futures of the Islamic world and West today are inextricably linked.

While ostensibly western powers fear the rise of political Islam, western influence unintentionally contributed to the collapse of the Mubarak regime and the region wide rise of the Brotherhood in its aftermath.  The Muslim Brotherhood may have worked for decades to gain political inclusion amidst authoritarianism but the pathway to power occurred as part of the Bush administration’s doctrine of “democratizing” the Middle East.

Explanation of hadîth: "The strong Believer is better..."

Abû Hurayrah (ra) reports that the Prophet (pbuh) said:
"The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allâh than the weak believer, while there is good in both. Guard over that which benefits you, seek Allâh's Assistance, and don't lend yourself to things devoid of benefit, and if something befalls you, then don't say 'If I only would have done such and such,' rather say 'Allâh ordained this and He does what He wills' [Qaddarallâhu wa mâ shâ' fa'al], for verily the phrase 'If I would have' makes way for the work of the Devil."

The takhrîj of this hadîth (where it can be found):
As-Suyûtî gathered it in 'al-Jâmi'us-Saghîr, and al-Albânî numbered it #6650 and called it 'hasan'. He traced it to Sahîh Muslim, Ibn Mâjah, and Ahmad. He brought it in his summarized Sahîh Muslim #1840 but did not mention why it is hasan, but he mentions in his takhrîj of As-Sunnah of Ibn Abî 'Âsim that as-Suyûtî found a problem with Rabî'ah bin 'Uthmân (one of the narrators).

Statements of the Scholars about the strong believer:

Shaykh ul-Islâm Ibn Taymiyyah (rh):
Shaykh Al-Islâm referred to the hadîth when discussing the prayer of a sick person standing up, saying: "As for the prayer of those who can not properly perform it, then their prayer is acceptable in any way that it is possible for them to perform it, according to their abilities, as this is what they have been ordered with in this circumstance, while the one who is capable of performing his prayers properly is more sound and more virtuous, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allâh than the weak believer, while there is good in both."" [Majmû' al-Fatâwâ (12/479)]

So here we see that Ibn Taymiyyah understood that physical strength is something found in the strong believer.

Our Sister in Islam arrested & honour violated-The Niqab under attack again!!!

I write to you with such news that no one can ignore. In the lands of the non-Muslims who hail human rights!!!

 The war on Islam and Muslims is an ongoing war; in recent times not only have we witnessed the kufar attacking the ummah physically by invading our lands, plundering our wealth, murdering and raping our men, women and children but these kufar have gone on to attack symbols of Islam as a part of their war against Islam and the Muslims. They have attacked our beloved Prophet Mohammed (saw), insulted the Muslims by burning the Quran, banned minarets on masajids, as well as banning Muslims from praying on the streets of France, they are working towards banning circumcision and halal meat but worst of all they have attacked the Muslimah by attacking and banning the burka/niqab.

On the 31st May 2012 in Belgium one Muslim sister was arrested for wearing a niqab, the sister was visiting her parents house and as she was leaving she was approached by officers in plain clothing and they arrested her. The sister was taken to the police station and while in the presence of the officers, she was insulted, her clothing ripped off and she was even beaten to the extent that she had to seek medical attention in hospital.

The Neo Murjiah

By Shaykh Abu Mohammed al-Maqdisi & Allamah Bakr Abu Zaid

 
The Article consists of four parts:

Part 1- Similarities between the Murj’ah of the past and the Neo-Murji’ah
Part 2- The Position of Ahl-us-Sunnah Wal-Jamaah regarding Iman and Kuffr
Part 3- The Types of Kuffr

Part 4- The Types of Disbelievers

Part 1- Similarities between the Murj’ah of the past and the Neo-Murji’ah

The Murjiah are three types:

1- Those who talked about Irjaa in Iman and Qadar (destiny) according to the way of Qadariyyah and Mutazilah.

2- Those who talked about Irjaa in Iman and Jabr in actions i.e. a man has no free will and he is forced to do what he is doing, according to the way of Jahmiyyah.

3- The Third type is different from the Jabriyyah (From Jabr) and Qadariyyah. They are many groups: Yonusiyyah, Ghasaniyyah, Thawbaaniyyah, Toomniyyah and Murisiyyah.

The Murjiah are called Murjah because they make the actions (deeds) fall behind the faith (Iman). Irjaa means to delay.

The Murjiah when they talk about Iman are of two parties:

1- Extreme Murjiah (Al-Murjiah al-Mutakallimoon)

2- The Jurist Murjiah (Murjiat al-Fuqahaa)

1-Al-Murjiah al-Mutakallimoon

Jahm Ibn Safwan and those who followed him say: Iman is only what is affirmed and known by the heart. They don't consider the actions of the heart from Iman. They thought that a man can be a total believer in his heart even if he curses Allah, his prophets, fights the Awliyaa of Allah, supports the enemies of Allah, destroys Masjids, humiliate the Quran and the believers, be generous with the kuffar, etc. They say that these are all sins that do not harm Iman in a mans heart. They say he can do this and he is inside (in heart) a believer in the sight of Allah. They say we only affirm the rules of disbelief in this life to the one who does all of the horrible actions mentioned above because these sayings and actions are a sign for his disbelief.

A Muslim detainee to his beloved wife...

Oh my love
When we met and married
Was a happy day
Tinged with sadness
For I knew one day we would part
And I treasured every moment
As we both worked hard
For the sake of the dawah

We travelled a lot
Up and down the country
For talks, meetings and demos
And discussed endlessly
On the way back

I knew one day it would end suddenly
And we would be parted
Either by arrest
Or martyrdom in the path of Allah swt
I wished for the latter
And knew our world would shatter

Being apart from you is agony
And the thoughts of the good times
Keeps me going
In this hell
A lonely cell

A Hadith to contemplate on Insha'Allah

Anas (RA) says, “I went into the presence of Aishah (RA) whilst someone else was seated with her. The person asked, ‘O Mother of the believers, relate to us regarding earthquakes (as to their cause)’ She turned her face away. I (Anas) asked her, ‘Relate to us regarding earthquakes, O Mother of the believers!’ She said, “O Anas, if I were to inform you thereof, you will live a sorrowful life and you will die in this state of grief and you will be raised on the Day of Judgement whilst this fear is in your heart.” I said, “O Mother, relate to me.” She then said, “When a woman removes her clothes in a house other than her husbands (an indication towards adultery), she tears the veil between her and Allah. When she applies perfume to please a male other than her husband, this will be a source of fire and a blemish for her. When the people then begin to commit adultery, consume alcohol and use musical instruments, Allah becomes enraged above the heavens and orders the Earth to shake them. If they repent and refrain, then it is good for them, otherwise Allah will cause it to fall upon them.” I asked, “Is this their punishment?” She said, “It is rather a mercy, means of blessings and admonishment for the believers, and a punishment, display of anger and torment for the unbelievers.” 

[Mustadrak al-Haakim (4/561) No. 8575 and Kitab Al-Fitan (2/619) No. 1729]

The Jazā' of Allāh VS the Jazā' of the Taghūt

By Shaykh Abū Muhammad Al-Maqdisī (MAY ALLAH HASTEN HIS RELEASE - ALLAH HUMA AMEEN)

“And that is why I tell the enemies of Allāh during their interrogations of me, and during their offers and threats which they sometimes give me, attempting to win me over to collaborate with them and work with them; [I tell them]: “It would be more realistic, and easier, if you were to collaborate with me – rather than me collaborating and working with you. For I consider you as enemies, and as Kuffār. And I declare you to be Kuffār, and I also declare anyone who assists you against the Muslims, as Kuffār also. So is it logical to think that I would work at a post, whose people I label as Kuffār? And is it logical that I would collaborate with my enemies?

And even if I were to work with you – you could never pay me the payment which Allāh has promised me if I fulfill my obligations towards Him, firm in patience and sincerity. And if you were to work with me, and you became Helpers of the Dīn of Allāh – then your payment, if you are sincere, is a Paradise, the width of which is the Heavens and the Earth. So what is your government’s salaries and wages worth, in front of a Paradise the width of which is the Heavens and the Earth?

And if you were to work with me, you would be committing treason – according to your terminology – against your country. But this is something trivial, and is weightless in comparison to treason against Allāh and His Deen. And the penalty sentenced by the country upon your treason, is nothing in front of the Torment of Allāh which I will go through if I were to betray His Dīn by working for you. Likewise, if you lose your country’s salary and wage, this is nothing in comparison to losing a Paradise, the width of which is the Heavens and the Earth. And that is the evident loss. This is why you working with me is more realistic, and easier, than me working with you.”

Tribalism and the dangers of depending on it

Author: Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisī - MAY ALLAH HASTEN HIS RELEASE - ALLAH HUMA AMEEN

Allāh the Exalted said to His Prophet,
﴿أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيماً فَآوَى﴾
Did He not find you an orphan and gave you a refuge? [al-Duhaa, verse 6]

Meaning: He granted you refuge with your disbelieving grandfather, and then your disbelieving uncle who protected you, helped you, defended you and prevented the harm of your people from reaching you.

Allāh the Exalted said about the enemies of His Prophet Shu‘ayb, whose family were disbelievers,
﴿وَلَوْلاَ رَهْطُكَ لَرَجَمْنَاكَ﴾
Were it not for your family, we should certainly have stoned you." [Hood, verse 91]

Allāh the Exalted said about the Prophet of Allāh Sālih and his near relatives who were defending him,
﴿قَالُواتَقَاسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُ وَأَهْلَهُ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِيِّهِ مَا شَهِدْنَامَهْلِكَ أَهْلِهِ وَإِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ﴾
They said: "Swear one to another by Allāh that we shall make a secret night attack on him and his household, and afterwards we will surely say to his near relatives: 'We witnessed not the destruction of his household, and verily! We are telling the truth.'" [al-Naml, verse 49]

There is no blame upon the caller or Mujāhid if his disbelieving people help him, or his tribe and family defend him due to their tribalistic feelings.

Nor is there blame upon him if he benefits from the support of his people due to their nationalism or ties of lineage, as long as he himself does not base his allegiance (walā’), disalliance (barā’) and love on these pre-Islamic ties.

The same ruling applies to him being defended and supported by nationalists, human rights activitists, democratics, or others who follow a path other than that of Islām; or to him being supported, defended or served by representatives of non-Muslim international organizations – crusader organizations or regular ones – who openly strive to reduce the oppression; in this case there is no blame on him as long as he disavows and distances himself from their deviant methodologies and disbelieving creed, and does not praise or support them, and he makes it clear that he opposes them in these aspects.

The ill effects of extensively mixing with Kuffar !!!

Shaykh Al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allāh be merciful to him, said,

“The Seventh point of consideration: Is that which I proved in the point of the basis of imitation, and that is that Allāh, Ta’ālā, created the Children of Ādam, rather, the rest of the creations, upon interaction between the two similar things. And the greater the similarity, the more complete the interactions in etiquettes and characteristics are, until the matter leads to none of the two being distinguishable from the other, except with the eye alone.

And since humans share a specific species, interaction within it is stronger.

Subsequently, he and the rest of the animals share the middle species, [1] so there is no escape from there being some type of interaction according to the amount (of similarity between the human and the other animal).

Next, he and plants share the far species, [2] for example, so there is no escape from there being some sort of interaction.

And due to this fundamental, emulation and influence takes place amongst the Children of Ādam, and each of them takes from the manners the other, in collaboration and association.

And likewise, if the human associates with a certain type of animal, it acquires some of its behaviours. [3] And due to this, arrogance and boastfulness has become (prevalent) amongst the people of camels. And serenity has become (prevalent) with the people of sheep. [4] And the cameleers and those who tend to mules have within them blameworthy behaviors of camels and mules, and likewise those who tend to dogs. And the human animal (i.e. an animal that is constantly around humans) ended up with some of the manners of humans such as association, friendliness, and rarely fleeing (when approached).

YES, I AM WAHHABI !!!

By Shaykh Abū Basīr At-Tartūsī

Despite my resistance to new labels which separate Muslims and do not unite them… I must announce openly and clearly – without any biasness or partisanship: That I am a Wahhabist, amongst those who love Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abdil-Wahhāb (may Allāh have mercy upon him) and his Da’wah.

If Wahhabism means Da’wah (Calling) to Tawhīd (Pure Monotheism)… and to the correct ‘Aqīdah (creed)… and abandoning shirk and Barā’ah (disassociating) from it and its people… as the Da’wah of the Shaykh was… Then, yes! I am a Wahhabist!

If Wahhabism means Da’wah to the Qur’ān and Sunnah… and holding on to the foundations, guidance, and understanding of As-Salaf As-Sālih (the Pious Predecessors)… and forsaking biasness towards a Math’hab… as the Da’wah of the Shaykh was… Then, yes! I am a Wahhabist!

If Wahhabism means waging Jihād (Holy War) against the oppressive Tawāghīt (false governments which have claimed to be gods)… and to wage Jihād against shirk and the pagans… as the Da’wah of the Shaykh was… Then, yes! I am a Wahhabist!

If Wahhabism means the middle-path… not leaning towards extremism nor deficiency… … as the Da’wah of the Shaykh was… Then, yes! I am a Wahhabist!

Indeed I have pondered over the situation of those who attack the Shaykh and his Da’wah, and I found them to be:
 

Whoever Loves to meet Allah, Allah also Loves to meet Him

Alhamdulillah, all praises be to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, The Lord of all the worlds. Salawat and salam be to His servant and messenger, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), his family and companions.

It is wajib (compulsory) for every Mu'min (believer) to love his God, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. It is also wajib to hope for love from Him.

It is also wajib for him to believe that the day of the meeting with Him will surely happen. Namely when Allah repays the deeds of His slaves after they have been resurrected from their graves. Due to that, he always prepares everything for that meeting.

فَمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا
"So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone." (Al-Kahf: 110)

Meaning: Whoever hopes for the rewards from Allah and good returns when meeting with Allah Ta'ala in the hereafter, then he should be doing righteous deeds, namely: deeds that are compatible with the Shari'ah of Allah.

The further condition is, in doing the righteous deeds, he only hopes for the wajh (face) of Allah Ta'ala, where there is no associate for Him. Both of these, according to Ibnu Katsir, are the prerequisites for the deeds to be accepted.

The deeds must be sincerely done for Allah and right in accordance with the shari'ah of Rasulullah (saws). (see Tafsir Ibnu Katsir in interpreting the above verse).

Rasulullah (saws) said:

A British Man ASKS a Sheikh...

A British man came to Sheikh and asked: "Why is it not permissible in Islam for women to shake hands with a man?"
 
The Sheikh said: "Can you shake hands with Queen Elizabeth?"

British man said: "Of course not, there are only certain people who can shake hands with Queen Elizabeth."

Sheikh replied: "Our women are queens and queens do not shake hands with strange men."

Then the British man asked the Sheikh: "Why do your girls cover up their body and hair?"

The Sheikh smiled and got two sweets, he opened the first one and kept the other one closed. He threw them both on the dusty floor and asked the British: "If I asked you to take one of the sweets which one will you choose?"

The British replied: "The covered one."

The Sheikh said: "That’s how we treat and see our woman...."