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 Abu Dhar (ra) said, "I was with the Prophet (saws) one day and I heard him saying: "There is something I fear for my Ummah than the Dajjal." It was then that I became afraid, so I said: "Oh Rasool Allah! Which thing is that?" He (saws) said; "Misguided and astray scholars."
[Musnad Ahmad (5/145) No. 21334 and 21335]

8 Basic Boo-Boo’s some make when Paying Zakat Al-Fitr !

I feel compelled to put this together because I’ve seen the following boo-boos happen for years. Insha'Allah, you can help me spread the word by sharing this article with your community, friends and family. 

What is Zakat ul-Fitr? Think “Iftar”, Zakat Ul-Fitr is the charity that we pay at the end of Ramadan. Here is the foundational hadith that establishes the obligation of Zakat ul-Fitr: 
Ibn Umar reported that the Prophet (pbuh), made Zakat al-Fitr compulsory on every slave, freeman, male, female, young and old among the Muslims; one Saa' (a measurement: four double handfuls) of dried dates or one Saa' of barely. [Sahih Bukhari] 

But unfortunately, our community makes some basic boo-boos in the payment of Zakat Al-Fitr that must be clarified. 

Boo-Boo One: Paying at Eid Salah: 
Some people go to Eid prayers and drop money into the donation box thinking that they have paid their Zakat ul-Fitr. No, Zakat al-Fitr, which is food, must be in the hands of the needy family BEFORE Eid prayer. If someone goes to Eid prayer and pays then it is GUARANTEED that the money will NOT arrive on time. And thus the person paying is sinful for having missed the payment of Zakat al-Fitr. May Allah forgive us. 

Boo-Boo Two: Snail mailing the money overseas: 
Basic principle as before: the Zakat al-Fitr, food, MUST be in the hands of the needy BEFORE Eid prayer. One cannot mail the money overseas and have it arrive in the hands of the needy after Eid prayer is over. 
However, if one is able to get the Zakah al-Fitr to the needy overseas BEFORE Eid prayer is conducted in their locality, then Insha'Allah it’s alright.

20 Tips for 'The Last Ten Nights!'

1. Do not let your 'performance' until now affect your last 10 days. The moment of forgiveness could be today or anytime in the coming days! It is not all lost! If you sincerely wish it could have been better - Chin up and get ready to make it your best yet! Start with a positive, sincere intention!

2. Today, take a little time to read the Tafseer of Soorah al-Qadr to understand what actually happens this night! You will feel its power & greatness so much more! (Sent an email previously regarding this)

3. Do not just focus on the 27th Night to give it your "all" (Are we sure anyway that it's on 27th? NO!). The entire last 10 days should be your target. Stay up each night! Would you want to miss Laylatul Qadr even "by chance"?

4. Do not fall into any innovations/celebrations any masjid or culture might try to promote. Follow the Sunnah! The Prophet (saws) guided us simply: "Whoever stays up and prays on Laylat al-Qadr out of faith and in the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.”

5. Memorize and keep asking the duaa' taught by Rasoolullah (saws):
Allaahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibb al-'afwa fa'affu 'anni (O Allaah, You are forgiving and You love forgiveness, so forgive me).

REMINDER - Exerting Oneself During the Last 10 Days!

Aa’ishah (ra) said: “When the last ten days (of Ramadaan) would come, the Prophet (saws) would spend his night in worship, wake his family (at night), exert himself and tighten his Izaar (waistcloth).” [Al-Bukhari (4/269) and Muslim (1174)] 
This Hadeeth is proof that the last ten days of Ramadaan have a special virtue over any other (set of days), in which one should increase in obedience and acts of worship, such as prayer, making dhikr (remembrance) and reciting the Qur’aan. 

Aa’ishah (ra) has described our Prophet and role model, Muhammad (saws), with four attributes: 

1. He would “spend his night in worship”, meaning he would not sleep during it. Thus, he would remain awake throughout it in worship and he would liven his soul by spending the night in sleeplessness. This is since sleep is the brother of death. The meaning of “spend his night” is that he would spend all of it in the state of qiyaam (night prayer) and performing acts of worship that are done for the sake of Allah, Lord of the worlds. We must remember that the last ten days of Ramadaan are fixed and numbered. 

As for what has been reported concerning the forbiddance of spending the entire night in prayer, which has been mentioned in the hadeeth of ‘Abdullaah Ibn ‘Amr (ra) , then it is in regards to someone who does that consistently throughout every night of the year. 

2. He would “wake up his family” meaning his pure wives, the Mothers of the Believers, so that they may take part in the profiting of good, the dhikr (remembrance) and the acts of worship during these blessed times.

Concerning I`tikaaf...

Its Prescription:

1. Itikaaf (secluding oneself in the masjid) is a recommended act in Ramadaan as well as any other day in the year.  The source for that is found in Allah's saying: …while you are making Itikaaf in the masaajid.  And there are also many authentic Ahadeeth concerning the Prophets (saws) Itikaaf and narrations from the Salaf concerning that also. They are mentioned in the Musnnafs of Ibn Abi Shaibah and Abdur-Razzaaq.

It is authentically established that the Prophet (saws) made Itikaaf in the last ten days of Shawaal [This is a portion of a hadeeth from Aaishah reported by Al-Bukhari, Muslim and Ibn Khuzaimah in their Saheeh collections. I have referenced it in Saheeh Sunan Abi Dawood (2127)], and that Umar said to the Prophet (saws): I made an oath (to Allah) in the Days of Ignorance that I would make Itikaaf for one night in the Masjid Al-Haraam?  So the Prophet (saws) said: Fulfill your oath.  So he made Itikaaf one night. [Al-Bukhari, Muslim and Ibn Khuzaimah.  The extra addition is from Al-Bukhari in one narration as is stated in my abridgment to it (995)]

2. Observing it in Ramadaan is established in the hadeeth of Abu Hurairah: Allah's Messenger (saws) would make Itikaaf for ten days in every Ramadaan.  But when it was the year in which he died, he made Itikaaf for twenty days. [Al-Bukhari and Ibn Khuzaimah in their Saheeh collections and it is referenced in the previously mentioned source (2126-2130)]

3. The best time to do it is in the last part of Ramadaan because the Prophet (saws) would make Itikaaf during the last ten days of Ramadaan until Allah took his soul (in death). [Al-Bukhari and Muslim and Ibn Khuzaimah (2223) and it is referenced in Al-Irwaa (966) and Saheeh Abi Dawood (2125)]

Knowledge and Priority to the Qur‘an !!!

Hudayfah (ra) said:

The Messenger of Allah (saws) related two matters to us. I have seen one of them, and I am waiting for the other. He informed us: "Trustworthiness was sent down in the depths of the heart of the people, then they learnt it from the Qur'an, and then they learnt it from the Sunnah." [Al-Bukhari (no. 7086)]

Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajr (825H) said:

"His saying: '... then they learnt it from the Qur'an, then they learnt it from the Sunnah.' So it occurs in this narration with the repetition of then, which contains an indication that they would learn Qur'an before learning the details of the Sunnah. And what is meant by the details of the Sunnah is anything that they would learn from the Prophet (saws) whether it was obligatory or recommended." [Fath al-Bari (13/39)]

Al-Maymuni said:

I asked Abu 'Abdullah (Imam Ahmad) which is more beloved to you, that I should begin teaching my son the Qur'an or the Hadith? He said: "No! The Qur'an." I said: Shall I teach him all of it? He replied: "Unless that is difficult, in which case teach him some of it." Then he said to me: "If he begins reciting first, then he will learn correct recitation and will persevere in it." [Ibn Muflih in Al-Adab ash-Shar'iyyah]

Ibn Muflih said:

"Upon this are the followers of Imam Ahmad right up until our time." [Ibn Abi Ya'la in Tabaqat al-Hanabilah (1/41)]

Ibn Taymiyyah said:

"As for seeking to memorize the Qur'an, then this is to be given preference over many of the things that the people consider to be knowledge, but are - in reality - either totally useless, or having little benefit. It is also to be given precedence in learning especially by those who wish to acquire knowledge of the Deen, its principles and its particulars. Since what is prescribed for such a person at this time is that he should begin by memorizing the Qur'an, as it is the foundation of the branches of the knowledge of the Deen. This is contrary to what is done by many of the people of Innovation from the non-Arabs and other than them, in that one of them will pre-occupy himself with superfluous parts of knowledge; such as kalam (rhetorical speech) and argumentation; or very rare matters of differences; and blind-following; which there is no need for; or very strange and rare Ahadith, which are not established, nor of benefit; and many discussions which do not establish proofs. And he abandons memorizing the Qur'an which is more important than all of this." [Fatawa al-Kubra (2/54-55)]

Some Adʿiyah for us, from Allah's Book !

‌‍رَبَّنَ‍‍ا‌ ‌آتِنَا‌ فِي ‌ال‍‍دُّ‌نْ‍‍يَا‌ حَسَنَة ً‌ ‌وَفِي ‌الآ‍‍خِ‍‍رَةِ حَسَنَة ً‌ ‌وَ‍قِ‍‍نَا‌ عَذ‍َ‍‌ابَ ‌ال‍‍‍نَّ‍‍ا‌ر

"Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire!" [Al-Baqarah 2:201] 

رَبَّنَ‍‍ا‌ ‌أَفْ‍‍رِ‍‍غْ عَلَيْنَا‌ صَ‍‍‍بْ‍‍ر‌ا‌ ً‌ ‌وَثَبِّتْ ‌أَ‍‍قْ‍‍‍دَ‌امَنَا‌ ‌وَ‌ا‌نْ‍‍‍‍صُ‍‍رْنَا‌ عَلَى‌ ‌الْ‍‍قَ‍‍‍وْمِ ‌الْكَافِ‍‍رِينَ

"Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience, set our feet firm and make us victorious over the disbelieving people." [Al-Baqarah 2:250]

رَبَّنَا‌ لاَ‌ تُؤ‍َ‍‌اخِ‍‍ذْنَ‍‍ا‌ ‌إِ‌نْ نَسِينَ‍‍ا‌ ‌أَ‌وْ‌ ‌أَ‍خْ‍‍‍طَ‍‍أْنَا‌ ۚ ‌‍رَبَّنَا‌ ‌وَلاَ‌ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَ‍‍ا‌ ‌إِصْ‍‍ر‌ا‌‌ ً‌ كَمَا‌ حَمَلْتَ‍‍هُ عَلَى‌ ‌الَّذ‍ِ‍ي‍‍نَ مِ‍‌‍نْ قَ‍‍‍بْ‍‍لِنَا‌ ۚ ‌‍رَبَّنَا‌ ‌وَلاَ‌ تُحَ‍‍مِّ‍‍لْنَا‌ مَا‌ لاَ‌ طَ‍‍اقَ‍‍ةَ لَنَا‌ بِ‍‍هِ ۖ ‌وَ‌اعْفُ عَ‍‍نَّ‍‍ا‌ ‌وَ‌اغْ‍‍فِ‍‍رْ‌ لَنَا‌ ‌وَ‌ا‌رْحَمْنَ‍‍ا‌ ۚ ‌أَ‌نْ‍‍تَ مَوْلاَنَا‌ فَا‌ن‍‍‍صُ‍‍رْنَا‌ عَلَى‌ ‌الْ‍‍قَ‍‍‍وْمِ ‌الْكَافِ‍‍رِينَ

"Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error, our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us (Jews and Christians); our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us Forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Maulā (Patron, Suppor-ter and Protector, etc.) and give us victory over the disbelieving people." [Al-Baqarah 2:286]

‍رَبَّنَا‌ لاَ‌ تُزِغْ قُ‍‍لُوبَنَا‌ بَعْدَ‌ ‌إِ‌ذْ‌ هَدَيْتَنَا‌ ‌وَهَ‍‍بْ لَنَا‌ مِ‍‌‍نْ لَدُ‌نْ‍‍كَ ‌‍رَحْمَة‌ ً‌ ۚ ‌إِنَّ‍‍كَ ‌أَ‌نْ‍‍تَ ‌الْوَهَّابُ

"Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower." [Aali Imran 3:8]

رَبَّنَا‌ ‌اغْ‍‍فِ‍‍رْ‌ لَنَا‌ ‌ذُنُوبَنَا‌ ‌وَ‌إِسْ‍رَ‌افَنَا‌ فِ‍‍ي ‌أَمْ‍‍رِنَا‌ ‌وَثَبِّتْ ‌أَ‍‍قْ‍‍‍دَ‌امَنَا‌ ‌وَ‌ا‌نْ‍‍‍‍صُ‍‍رْنَا‌ عَلَى‌ ‌الْ‍‍قَ‍‍‍وْمِ ‌الْكَافِ‍‍رِينَ

"Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and our transgressions (in keeping our duties to You), establish our feet firmly, and give us victory over the disbelieving folk." [Aali Imran 3:147] 

رَبَّنَ‍‍ا‌ ‌إِنَّ‍‍كَ مَ‍‌‍نْ تُ‍‍دْ‍‍خِ‍‍لِ ‌ال‍‍‍نّ‍‍‍َ‍ا‌‍رَ‌ فَ‍‍قَ‍‍‍دْ‌ ‌أَ‍خْ‍‍زَيْتَ‍‍هُ ۖ ‌وَمَا‌ لِل‍‍ظَّ‍‍الِم‍‍ِ‍ي‍‍نَ مِ‍‌‍نْ ‌أَ‌نْ‍‍‍‍صَ‍‍ا‌رٍ

"Our Lord! Verily, whom You admit to the Fire, indeed, You have disgraced him, and never will the Zālimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers) find any helpers." [Aali Imran 3:192] 

Will you still not make Dua'a for the Aseer?

Read below indeed the reality taken from various individual sources personally from our Muslim Aseer/Prisoners, for what they go through at the hands of the Kuffaar and even in the hands of the oppressors in our so-called Muslim lands, then ask yourself should you not raise your hands in Dua'a for them rather than yourself?!?

-Detainees are isolated in solitary confinement for years.

-Detainees are hanged from their hands, sleep deprived and beaten.

-Detainees are tortured into writing false confessions.

-The detainees say, “we’re tortured to the point that we think we’re going to die.”

-Beards are shaved.

-Detainees are smacked on the face over 50 times in a single minute till their noses bleed.

-Feet and legs are beaten with a hosepipe till it gets swollen and they cannot walk on it.

-Electrocuted.

-Hair and beard are plucked.

-Detainee are dragged and lifted from the ground by their beard.

-Opening up the bathroom door on a detainees and dragging them out while still naked to beat them all over their bodies.

-Detainee is prohibited from bathing, making Wudhu, Ghusl and Praying.

-Delaying the detainee's prayer, by preventing him from making Wudhu till he’s forced to pray without it.

-Prohibiting the detainee from making Athaan.

-Prohibiting the detainee from the washroom until he suffers from sever pains, and makes his business inside his cell, which is not cleaned till several days later.

-Some of them says, “the pain would cut through me, and i’d scream out of pain, but to no avail.”

The Quraan and You...

Looking at the beginning of Surat al-Baqarat, you will notice that the very first characteristic of the muttaqin Allah lists is that they believe in al-Ghayb - the unseen world. Besides the obvious, there are a few practical implications of this concept in your life. 

Firstly, you - O Muwahhid - believe what you believe not because it is popular, easy, cute & cuddly, or will get you more visits to your website. You do not draw your scale of truth/falsehood, right/wrong, acceptable/unacceptable from the reaction of the people around you. In fact, such factors mean absolutely nothing to you. If the six billion people on this Earth believed in something, this would not cause you to budge. Rather, in this world of changing trends, fashions, and flavors of the month, you believe what you believe based on the reaction of a world that never changes its scales - the world of the Unseen... a world of divine Pleasure and Anger, Heaven and Hell, Angels and devils, that has retained the same unchanging scale of good/ evil & truth/ falsehood since the beginning of time, and will continue to do so until the end of time. The record of this scale - the Qur'an - was sprung forth from that world. It sprung forth from that world whose scales pay no mind to what those around you think, pay no mind to what will/ won't make you a household name, pay no mind to the constantly changing fashions that beliefs have unfortunately become an example of. This is why, my brother and sister, your heart grabs onto this Qur'anic scale of Tawhid being the maslaha (benefit) over all other masalih, and it grabs onto this scale of wala' & bara' being the honor of honors to carry in this era, and it holds tight to the scale that measures compromising with or bowing to a taghut as being the humiliation of humiliations in this era - your heart holds to this and never asks what this will mean for your popularity or worldly comfort. Why not? Because your heart is holding onto a scale that comes from a world devoid of changing fashions and trends. To believe in the unseen world will keep your beliefs as firm and unchanging as the scales of that world. And in a world where overnight riddah is in style, this verse of al-Baqarah means all the more.
 

Tahaakum to Taaghout ?!?

It is understood that obedience to one who legalises what Allah has forbidden is Apostasy and Shirk Akbar (polytheism) because such a person is a false god (Taaghout). And if one obeys the Disbelievers in forbidding what Allah has permitted or obliged, they are likewise committing Apostasy!

However, if a person is asked to do something Haraam (not Kuffr), such as to go to a cinema or night club, then obedience here is a Sin, not Apostasy, providing they do not legitimize it.

On a side note, if a person is asked by a non-Muslim to do something permissible, such as to wear a seatbelt, stop at a red light or drive on the left side of the road, it is allowed to do so because these things have already been made permissible by Allah due to our own safety. However, if a person does so because they believe those in authority have the right to be obeyed for who they are, this becomes Shirk!

Any person that refers to an arbiter who does not settle disputes based on Islamic law is a Mushrik (Polytheist).

People do not claim, take or share the rights of Allah, or His names, by only one or two means. There are many ways in which a person can become a false god and steal some of Allah’s Names and Attributes.

It is not necessary to say what Pharoah said (i.e. “I am your highest lord”) in order to become a false god or ilaah. It is enough for one to arbitrate by Kuffr laws and discard the Shari’ah of Allah to be considered a Taaghout or ilaah (false deity)!

ARTICLE: I am sorry for the role I played in Fallujah!

"I was the aggressor and that the resistance fighters in Fallujah were defending their city"

It has been seven years since the end of the second siege of Fallujah – the US assault that left the city in ruins, killed thousands of civilians, and displaced hundreds of thousands more; the assault that poisoned a generation, plaguing the people who live there with cancers and their children with birth defects.

It has been seven years and the lies that justified the assault still perpetuate false beliefs about what we did.

The US veterans who fought there still do not understand who they fought against, or what they were fighting for.

I know, because I am one of those American veterans. In the eyes of many of the people I "served" with, the people of Fallujah remain dehumanised and their resistance fighters are still believed to be terrorists. But unlike most of my counterparts, I understand that I was the aggressor, and that the resistance fighters in Fallujah were defending their city.

It is also the seventh anniversary of the deaths of two close friends of mine, Travis Desiato and Bradley Faircloth, who were killed in the siege. Their deaths were not heroic or glorious. Their deaths were tragic, but not unjust.

How can I begrudge the resistance in Fallujah for killing my friends, when I know that I would have done the same thing if I were in their place? How can I blame them when we were the aggressors?

Shaytaan Hinders the Slave from Acting by Means of Procrastination & Laziness!

Concerning this point, Satan has many ways and means. It is recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari that the Prophet (saws) said,

“During your sleep, Satan ties three knots at the back of your Decks. He breathes the following into them, `The night is long so keep on sleeping.’ If the person wakes and praises Allah, then one of the knots is unfastened. And if he performs ablution, the second knot is unfastened. When he prays, all of the knots are unfastened. After that he will be energetic and happy in the morning. Otherwise he would get up listless and grouchy.”

It is also recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim that he said,

“When one of you rises from your sleep he should make ablution. He should rinse his nose three times. For Satan stays in the upper part of one’s nose during the night.”

Al-Bukhari also records that the Prophet (saws) was asked about a man who sleeps until the morning comes,

that is, after the time of the dawn prayer. He said,

“That is a man whom Satan has urinated into his two ears.”

What we have mentioned is from among the ways that Satan hinders the human from doing some actions. He also whispers into the human a love for laziness, postponing or procrastinating actions and thinking about what a long period of time one has for such and such action or work. Ibn al-Jawzi has written on this topic, stating: