Allahu (Heart Touching Nasheed)

Shari'ah of Allah !!!

Allah guaranteed to preserve and protect the Shari'ah until the Day of Judgement, from time to time people with distorted views will emerge to misguide the people away from the truth. However, their hopes and anguishes will never be successful because Allah has promised to protect the Deen from any misguidance and corruption.
Allah said,
"Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Qur'aan) and surely, We will guard it (from corruption)." [al-Hijr 15:9]

The Shari'ah of Allah is a Hujjah (established evidence) against all the creation. None can make excuse that they were not aware, or their parents did not tell them about the Shari'ah. This is because Allah has personally guaranteed to protect it from any deviation (unlike the Judaism and Christianity). Allah sent the Anbiyaa' as bearers of good news and warners against the torment of Allah.
Allah said,
"Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah after the Messengers. And Allah is All Powerful, All Wise." [an-Nisaa' 4:165]

As stated in the verse, the reason (for sending Prophets) was to establish the hujjah upon the people so that they cannot return on the Day of Judgement and concoct false excuses.
Hujjah means to establish and provide the proof on a matter so that a person has no excuse to divert away from the path of the Salaf regarding the matter.

We learn from the verse (4:165), if the reason for sending the Prophets was to establish the hujjah regarding the truth for the people, then it is impossible for there to be any distortion in Shari'ah because the distortion can never be used as an evidence for the truth. And since Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdillāh (saws), the Imām of the Muwahhidīn is the final Messenger of Allah (saws), then the Shari'ah is also the final Shari'ah that must serve as hujjah for mankind until the Day of Judgement.

Treatment To Be Given To Souls AND The Reform of Vicious Characters

By Imam Ibn Hazm
In Pursuit of Virtue (Al Akhlaq Was Siyar Fi Mudawat Al Nufus)

Abd Muhammad 'Ali Ibn Ahmad Ibn Sa'id Ibn Hazm [the Andalusian jurist]. Allah may be blessed with him has said:

1. Praise be to Allah for His great gifts. May Allah bless [our master] Muhammad, His servant, the seal of His Prophets and Messengers; may He grant them eternal blessings. I rely on Him for any ability and strength I may have, and I seek His aid and protection against all the various terrors and ills of this world. And may He deliver me from all horror and suffering in the next world.

2. Now, I have gathered together in this book numerous ideas which Allah, the provider of intellect, has enabled me to profit from as day succeeded day, [and year succeeded year] and circumstances altered, permitting me to understand the vicissitudes of fate and to control its fluctuations, to the extent that I have devoted the larger part of my life to it. I have chosen to master these problems by study and contemplation, rather than throw myself into the various sensual pleasures which attract most souls on this earth, and rather than amass unnecessary wealth. I have gathered together all my observations into this book in the hope that the Almighty may allow it to benefit whichever of His servants He wishes who has access to [is capable of understanding] my book, in the matters over which I have slaved, devoting all my efforts to them and reflecting at length upon them. I hope that it will be well received, and I present it with good intentions and blessings [with a good heart].

This book will benefit a person more than financial treasures and the possession of property, if he meditates upon it, and if Allah enables him to make good use of it. As for myself, my hope in this enterprise is to win the greatest reward from Allah, since my intention is to help His servants, to remedy whatever is corrupt in their character, and to heal the sickness of their souls. I beseech the assistance of Allah [Almighty, we wish only for God, the best of defenders].

Section dealing with the Treatment to be given to Souls, and the Reform of Vicious Characters.

Difference Between a Murji`ee & a Man Who Has Irjaa` in Him !

By Shaykh Abu Qatadah Al-Filastini

Questioner:

“To the Honourable Shaykh Abu Qataada, may Allaah keep you steadfast.

Assalaamu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmat-Allaahi Wa-Barakaatu.

To proceed:

My question concerns an issue, which has confused me and I believe it has confused others as well. And that is the difference between a man who is a Murji’ee and a man who has Irjaa’ in him. And the truth is, that this question was raised when one of the young men who denies the Irjaa’ of Shaykh Al-Albaanee, telephoned one of the Shaykhs, who have been witnessed to the correct ‘Aqeedah and one whom has always taught the correct ‘Aqeedah.

And he endured the effort in contacting him an asked him about Shaykh Al-Albaanee, may Allaah be merciful to him and forgive him, if he was Murji’ee or not. So he answered him that Shaykh Al-Albaanee, may Allaah be merciful to him, had the correct ‘Aqeedah; however, his speech met with that of the Murji’yah. So I failed to understand what was meant by this.

Secondly, I have a cassette tape, in which Shaykh Al-Albaanee was discussing with one of his students, about Eemaan and he said that the actions are (merely) a condition of the completeness of Eemaan (i.e. Shart Kamal) and he also said that he is aware that some people have called him by that name (i.e. Murji’ee) but this is the correct matter (i.e. regarding actions). And I believe that your virtuous self must have heard this cassette tape.

So my question is:

What is the condition of Shaykh Al-Albaanee, may Allaah be merciful to him, and the condition of his followers, who have filled the world with their claims. I apologize for exceeding in time and may Allaah reward you.

Answer: 

20 Golden pieces of Advice for the Husbands towards their Wives

1. Offering a beautiful reception when entering the home, like starting with the Islamic greeting ‘Assalamu alaikum’ with a cheerful smile, shaking her hand and hugging her.

2. Using sweet and enchanting speech with her ... making sure to take care of her and making her feel special. Make your speech clear (repeat yourself if necessary) and call her with the best of names she likes; my honey, my darling etc.

3. Despite your workload, create time for friendliness and recreation ... it was the practice of the Prophet (saws) to befriend and spend time together with his wives, despite his workload and huge responsibilities.

4. Play games and distractions with each other ... the Hadith of the Prophet (saws) states: “All things in which there is no mention of Allah are frivolity, absent-mindedness, and idle play except for four things: A man being playful with his wife, training his horse, walking between two purposeful goals, and teaching another to swim.”

5. Assistance in the household ... to participate and help your wife with the household duties, like buying food, preparing food, cleaning and organizing the house, etc. This brings happiness to the wife and strengthens your love and relations together.

6. Consult her ... the opinion of Umm Salamah (ra) during Sulah Al-Hudaybiyah is a well-known event. It was the method of the Prophet (saws) to consult with his wives and friends.

7. Accompany the wife along whilst visiting relatives, and people of righteousness.

Some Words of Wisdom - Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

1. Every punishment from Him is pure justice and every blessing from Him is pure grace.

2. Whoever desires everlasting bliss, let him adhere firmly to the threshold of servitude.

3. The Lord loves to be loved.

4. Guidance is not attained except with knowledge and correct direction is not attained except with patience.

5. In this world is a Paradise, whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise of the Hereafter.

6. The one who is (truly) imprisoned is the one whose heart is imprisoned from Allah and the captivated one is the one whose desires have enslaved him.

7. This whole religion revolves around knowing the truth and acting by it, and action must be accompanied by patience.

8. Worship is founded upon the Legal Law and following it, not upon ones base desires and innovation.

9. If you do not taste the sweetness of an action in your heart, suspect it, for the Lord, Exalted is He, is the Appreciative.

10. The more the servant loves his Master, the less will he love other objects and they will decrease in number. The less the servant loves his Master, the more will he love other objects and they will increase in number.

11. Perpetually is the servant either the recipient of a blessing from Allah, in which case he is need of gratitude; or he is the perpetrator of a sin, in which case he is in need of repentance; he is always moving from one blessing to another and is always in need of repentance.

12. Sins cause harm and repentance removes the cause.

Al-Gheerah

The Gheerah is opposite to Dayaathah and Al-Ghayoun i.e. the one who has this Gheerah, is opposite to Dayouth who does not care about the honour of his family and has no Gheerah for them. For this reason the man who has Gheerah puts his life in danger and exhausts utmost effort and he may even put himself in front of all the arrows of death when he finds anyone insulting his honour, to the extent that if he stops the Gheerah upon his family he will go down from the level of human to the level of the worst animal who does not care about his honour e.g. the pigs.

Imam Ibn Qayyim (ra) said

‘If the Gheerah has left the heart, the whole Deen has left’

Therefore whoever misses the Gheerah, misses the purity of life and he becomes lower than animals because no one will be praised for the jealousy over his honour except the honourable man and honourable woman, verily the pure life needs the effort of the good people and the dirty life has an easy way and takes you lower and lower. This is why the Jannah has been surrounded by what people dislike but the hellfire has been surrounded by the desires.

It is for this reason that Islam makes the Hijaab (i.e. the covering of the woman or the Khimaar and Jilbab) a great motive to enhance the jealousy of the Muslim upon his mahaarem and to be protective so that no one will reach them or attack them. Verily the Hijaab is a great motive to inherit lofty values and character, both among parents and children. Jealousy of a woman over her honour and upon her husband is a praised one, jealousy of the parents upon their daughters is a praised one, jealousy of the believers upon other believers not to be attacked in any form or shape is a praised one. Hence the good Muslim woman will be hurt and wounded and she will feel that her respect has been wounded and her purity attacked whenever a foreign man looks at her. Therefore Islam has blocked any way which could lead to affect the covering and lead to the Dayaatha and carelessness about the honour and the aworah.

Some Forgotten Sunnahs In Salaah

NUMBER 1:
Before the recitation of Al-Faatihah, the Prophet (saws) used to sometimes recite:

 

“I seek refuge with Allaah from the Evil One, the Rejected, from his madness, his arrogance, and his poetry.” [Abu Daawood, Ibn Maajah, Daaraqutni and Haakim who, along with Ibn Hibbaan and Dhahabi, declared it saheeh]

Sometimes he (saws) would add to this, saying:

 

“I seek refuge with Allaah, the all-Hearing, the all-Knowing, from the Evil One …” [Abu Daawood and Tirmidhi with a hasan isnaad]

NUMBER 2:
In Rukooh, the Prophet (saws) used to recite “Subhaana rubbi yal-‘azheem“. However, sometimes he (saws) used to recite other phrases including:

 

“How Perfect is my Lord, the Supreme, and Praised be He.” [Abu Daawood, Daaraqutni, Ahmad, Tabaraani and Baihaqi - Saheeh]

Or sometimes he (saws) would recite:

 

“Perfect, Blessed, Lord of the Angels and the Spirit.” [Muslim]

Likewise, he (saws) used to also say:

 

“How Perfect You are O Allaah, and Praises are for You. O Allaah, forgive me.” [Bukhaari and Muslim]

Joining the Police force of the disbelievers ?!?

BY USTADH ABU WALEED (HAFIDHULLAH)

Many people have assumed that our deen permits one to join the police, yet have failed to even ask what is the implications of such action, for if we say we are Muslim then we must realize that this Deen of Istislam (Submission) is what we must refer to see if any action is permitted by the Shar’iah. Those police who are on the front line in the war on Islam and are desperate to recruit from within the Muslim community anybody willing to betray their Muslim brothers, to spy and inform about them. What is surprising is the numbers of hypocrites who rush to answer their call claiming that “it is because we are not involved with the police that we are facing calamity from them” But we are not disheartened because Allah (swt) informed us of those enemies within the Muslim community,

“And yet you can see how those in whose hearts there is disease rush to (join) them, saying, "We fear lest a calamity comes to us." But Allah may well bring about good fortune or any event of His own devising, whereupon those waverers will be smitten with remorse for the thoughts which they had secretly harboured within themselves.” [5: 52]

So what does Islam say about those from the Muslims who join the police force? Are they simply contributing to the society they live in? Are they doing a good deed? Will they receive any law? What will happen to their Imaan? Will it decrease, increase, negate? How can any Muslim really claim to love Allah and he joins those soldiers of the enemy to subjugate Islam

Verily any Muslim who joins the police force is an apostate from Islam, he is the enemy of Allah and even the officer who claims he does not believe in the kufr law in his heart will never be saved by his claim from the sin of his apostasy. How can a Muslim accept law not legislated by Allah let alone to enforce it with our tongue and body? Allah (swt) says,

“Is it that they believe in forces to have a share in Allah’s divinity, which enjoin upon them as a law something that Allah has never permitted? Now were it not for Allah’s decree on the final judgment, all would indeed have been decided between them [in this world]: but, verily, grievous suffering awaits the evildoers [in the life to come].” [42: 21]

Jewels Of Advises For Husband And Wives

JEWELS OF 60 ADVISE FOR HUSBAND AND WIFE

BELOW NOTES TAKEN FROM USTADH ABU BARAA'S (HAFIDHULLAH) CLASS 

And among His Signs is this, that He created for you wives from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who reflect. (Ar-Rum 30:21) 

And from these (angels) people learn that by which they cause separation between man and his wife, but they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's Leave. And they learn that which harms them and profits them not. And indeed they knew that the buyers of it (magic) would have no share in the Hereafter. And how bad indeed was that for which they sold their ownselves, if they but knew. (Al-Baqarah 2:102) 

1 – Short separations can strengthen marriage; long separations can harm marriage. 

2 – Need to understand each others nature. 

3 – Don't allow arguments to continue from one day to next day. 

4 – Avoid talking about previous marriages or divorces or relationships. 

5 – Avoid seeking perfection from partner. 

6 – You should convey your love and affection regularly (privately). 

7 – Be optimistic.

Four Poisons of the Heart !

"The Purification of the Soul" by Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahUllah)
 
You should know that all acts of disobedience are poison to the heart and cause its sickness and ruin. They result in its will running off course, against that of Allah, and so its sickness festers and increases. Ibn al-Mubarak said:
I have seen wrong actions killing hearts,
And their degradation may lead to their becoming addicted to them.
Turning away from wrong actions gives life to the hearts,
And opposing your self is best for it.

Whoever is concerned with the health and life of his heart, must rid it of the effects of such poisons, and then protect it by avoiding new ones. If he takes any by mistake, then he should hasten to wipe out their effect by turning in repentance and seeking forgiveness from Allah, as well as by doing good deeds that will wipe out his wrong actions.

By the four poisons we mean unnecessary talking, unrestrained glances, too much food and keeping bad company. Of all the poisons, these are the most widespread and have the greatest effect on a heart's well-being.

Unnecessary Talking:

It is reported in al-Musnad, on the authority of Anas, that the Prophet said: "The faith of a servant is not put right until his heart is put right, and his heart is not put right until his tongue is put right." [1] This shows that the Prophet has made the purification of faith conditional on the purification of the heart, and the purification of the heart conditional on the purification of the tongue.

At-Tirmidhi relates in a hadith on the authority of Ibn 'Umar: "Do not talk excessively without remembering Allah, because such excessive talk without the mention of Allah causes the heart to harden, and the person furthest from Allah is a person with a hard heart." [2]

Umm Salamah (ra)

Umm Salamah (ra) was also known as Hind. Her husband was Abdullah ibn Abd-ul-Asad and they both were among the first people to accept Islam. Only Abu Bakr (ra) and a handful of others became Muslims before them. As soon as the news of their embracing Islam spread, the Quraysh reacted with frenzied anger. They began hounding and persecuting Umm Salamah (ra) and her husband. But they did not waiver or despair and remained steadfast in their new faith.

As their persecution became more and more intense, life in Makkah became unbearable for many of the new Muslims. The Messenger Muhammad (pbuh) therefore gave permission for them to migrate to Abyssinia. Umm Salamah (ra) and her husband were in the forefront of these Muhaajiroun (emigrants), seekers of refuge in a strange land. For Umm Salamah (ra) it meant abandoning her spacious home and giving up the traditional ties of lineage and honour for something new, always hoping for the pleasure and reward of Allah.

Despite the protection, Umm Salamah (ra) and her companions received from the Abyssinian ruler, the desire to return to Makkah in order to be near the Messenger Muhammad (pbuh) and the source of revelation and guidance persisted. News eventually reached the Muhaajiroun that the number of Muslims in Makkah had increased. Among them were Hamzah ibn Abdul Muttalib (ra) and Umar ibn al-Khattaab (ra). Their faith had greatly strengthened the community and the Quraysh they heard, had eased the persecution somewhat. Thus a group of the Muhaajiroun urged on by a deep longing in their hearts, decided to return to Makkah.