HALLOWEEN : 31st Oct - DAY Of TRICK Or SHIRK !?!

Every year thousands upon thousands of young children are encouraged to dress-up as devils, witches, ghosts and many other various demonic figures. This act is followed by knocking from door to door requesting a treat or being tricked as part of the Halloween festival. During the Halloween season, schools, movies, cartoons, shops etc work very hard in promoting and legitimizing Halloween as a celebration worth celebrating.

As Muslims who are firm believers in the Day of Judgement and responsible guardians of our children, it is important to take all necessary steps to safeguard ourselves and children from any practices that will lead to Hellfire, a punishment which is seventy times hotter than the fires of this world. Allah said, 
“O you who believe! save yourselves and your families a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones..” [66:6]

Before we encourage our children or ourselves to participate in the Halloween celebrations we must know what does Halloween stand for, and what effect will it have on our deeds on the Day when we will stand before Allah, giving an account for every single deed we do in our lives.

Halloween is a mixture of Paganistic (idol worshippers) and Christian belief and practice. The Idol worshippers believed that during the night of the 31st of October the gods would play tricks/pranks on their worshipers that would bring danger and cause fear on them. To be safeguarded from the mischief of these gods, the worshippers would offer treats to their gods in the form sacrifices, food, gifts etc hence the notion “Trick or Treat”.  In current time children as well as adults dress up as creatures of the evil, scaring people (trick) unless they give a sacrifice (i.e. a treat). For the Christians Halloween is a celebration of all the Saints that have passed away or were martyred/killed in the path of serving and establishing Christianity. Christians would spend the night before (31st October) in holding all night Vigils.

To summarize Halloween is:

“Our Jewish, Christian & Shi’ah BROTHERS” ?!?

What is the ruling on those who say, “Our Jewish, Christian and Shi’ah brothers” as a form of Da’wah, and they interpret the verses in Surah Ash-Shu’ara that what is intended by that is brothers in humanity? 

Shaykh Nasir Al Fahd fakk (Allahu asrahu) responded by saying: 
As for their statement of considering the Jews and Christians as brothers, I have written a treatise before I came to prison regarding this in response against Al Qardawi, however it did not get published because I did not finish it, and this (interpretation) is corrupt, because brotherhood has two categories, with no third ! 

– Brotherhood in Deen: 
"Verily, the believers are but brothers" 

– Brotherhood with family: 
"And to the ‘Aad [We sent] their brother Hūd" 

And between them and those who they take as brothers, there is no unity in Deen nor common family ties, so what kind of brotherhood do they claim? Moreover, it is a negator of Walaa and Baraa, and the evidences for that are too many too specify. 

As for their evidences from Surah Ash-Shu’ara, then it is an evidence against them, for 2 reasons:

The Battle of Kuffr and Imaan...

All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of Might, Lord of the creation, Supporter of this Deen. There is nothing worthy of worship but Him. He grants the truth victory, even if after some time. And may blessings and peace be upon the Imaam of the Messengers, and may Allah be pleased with his Companions from the Ansaar and the Muhajireen. To proceed:

Allah says:

"They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah refuses except to complete His light, even if the disbelievers hate it. He is the One who sent His Messenger with guidance and the Deen of truth to make it prevail over all religions/ways of life, even if the mushrikīn despise it." [9:32-33]

Thus, every Muslim must be certain that complete victory is coming, that Allah will honor this Deen, that the future belongs to it, even if all nations rabidly contend against us, and that we shall definitely rule the earth by the might of Allah, the Powerful, the Strong. And whoever rejects or doubts that is nothing but one of the disbelieving fear-mongers. Allah, the True King, says:

"And We have written in the Zabūr after previous revelation that the earth shall be inherited by My righteous slaves. Verily in that is a message to a worshiping people." [21:105-106]

The truthful and trusted Prophet (saws) said, “This matter shall reach all that the night and day have reached, and Allah will not leave a house of mud or fur (i.e. dwellings in the city or desert) except that He will make this Deen enter it, through glory or humiliation – glory by which Allah glorifies Islām and humiliation by which Allah humbles the disbelievers.” [Musnad Ahmad]. This was narrated by Tamīm ad-Darī, who then said, “I recognized that in my own household. Those of them who accepted Islām received much good, honor, and glory. And those of them who remained in Kuffr were afflicted with humiliation, subservience, and the jizyah.” 

Surah Al-Fatiha, Guidance upon the Straight Path!

In this amazing Surah we start by praising Allah the Lord of Mankind, Jinn and all that exists, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful, and the only Owner of the Day of Recompense. Then we declare that we worship Him Alone, and from Him Alone we ask for help.

Then we ask Him to guide us to the Straight Path!

In his valuable book al-Madarij as-Salikin Ibn al-Qayyim points out three levels of guidance:

- First, guidance of bayan or clarification. This does not happen except through Allah's prophets whom He sends to explain to mankind the essence of His message and to show them the way to the straight path.

- Second, guidance of Tawfeeq or success (on the Straight Path). In this level we ask Allah to open our hearts to his religion and to be steadfast upon it; by this it becomes the most precious thing in our lives.

Although these two levels of guidance are separate, reaching the straight path would not be achieved except by them both. These two levels include gaining the knowledge of what we did not know about the truth and becoming anxious to follow it openly and secretly, the ability to fulfill our duty through our sayings, actions and intentions, and to ask Allah to keep us firm on this path till we die.

Some people would ask why do we need to ask for guidance while we are already guided; we know Allah and we believe in Him? We need to believe without doubt that we all are always in need to ask for guidance because the things which we do not know are more than the things which we know. The things which we do not do due to our carelessness or laziness are much more than the things which we do, the same can be said about the things which we are incapable of doing. Those of us who do not see any lack concerning their knowledge or practice need to ask the guidance from Allah to keep them in this state till they die.

Iblees incites Adam (as) !!!

Allah says: "O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and enjoy (its good things) as ye wish: but approach not this tree, or ye run into harm and transgression." [7:19] 

Ibn Katheer states: When Allah admitted both Adam and Eve to Paradise, He allowed them to eat from all its fruits except the fruit of a certain tree, whose kind was a subject of difference among the exegetes of the Qur'an. Some believe it was a vine tree, others maintain that it was a palm-tree, and others suggest yet different kinds. Allah did not specify its kind in the Glorious Qur'an because it will be of no avail us to know. Iblees, the cursed, envied Adam and Eve and managed to use stratagem and tricks to strip them of the grace and good attire. Allah says: "Then began Satan to whisper suggestions to them, in order to reveal to them their shame that was hidden from them (before): he said: 'Your Lord only forbade you this tree, lest ye should become angels or such beings as live forever.' And he swore to them both, that he was their sincere adviser." [7:20-21] Satan tried to deceive them by telling them that he only wished to offer them advice. In another verse, Allah says: "But Satan whispered evil to him: he said, 'O Adam! shall I lead thee to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?'" [20:120] The Tree of Eternity mentioned above may be the one that is mentioned by Ahmad Ibn Hanbal who reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah that the Prophet said, "In Paradise there is a tree that one can ride alongside its shade for a hundred years without reaching its end. It is the Tree of Eternity "

Our attitude toward Trials and Tribulations

There is a certain attitude which the Muslim should adopt towards fitnah (trials and tribulations) so that this fitnah will not have a negative effect on him and so that he will not have a negative effect on the Muslim community.

This attitude includes the following.

1 – Deliberation, gentleness, forbearance and not being hasty
Deliberation, gentleness and forbearance at times of tribulation and upheaval are praiseworthy traits, because they enable the Muslim to see things as they really are and to understand what is going on.
The Prophet (saws) said, “There is no gentleness in a thing but it adorns it, and the absence of gentleness in anything makes it ugly.” Narrated by Muslim, 4698.
 
And he (saws) said to Ashajj ‘Abdul Qays: “You have two characteristics which Allah loves, forbearance and deliberation.” Narrated by Muslim, 24.

So we must all be gentle in our thinking and attitudes, and with regard to all events that occur, and we should not be hasty, because that is not the way of the Muslim ummah, especially at times of fitnah.

Is the World in need of Islam?

A few days had not passed since the Prophet's (pbuh) death when Islam became entangled in a fierce struggle with paganism, which suddenly came back to life and Christianity, which controlled the north of the peninsula, prevented anyone from entering Islam and stopped its spread by force. The desert had not seen the like of these violent battles during the lifetime of the Prophet (pbuh) himself. The battlefields were wielder, the costs more and the losses greater.

But the men whom the Prophet (pbuh) had brought up with knowledge of the Truth and sacrifice for it were sincere in their actions to Allah and bore the heavy burdens that were thrust upon their shoulders as gallant heroes. They broke the backbone of paganism in the peninsula, squeezed out its lifeblood and destroyed it forever. They routed the Romans at the borders where the latter had spread their arrogance. Then they returned to Medina not to relax but to spread out in the then populated world in a systematic order and by inspiration from a foolproof law. Within a few years Islam had filled land and sea, ear and eye.

Now after fourteen centuries have elapsed since that glorious era. Islam is no more ruling its Ummah, not to speak of steering the world to a land worth mentioning or to goodness worthy of thanks. The other religions are living on the brink of death, the existing civilizations do not allow religion to take hold of their reins. Paganism in India and the Far East as well as other places still has a great sway over the major part of the lives and behaviour of the masses.

Judaism is segregating its flock from the world in order to implant in their hearts hatred for mankind and to sweep away the greatest benefits for Israel by playing upon the split within the rants of the Muslim ranks.

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3 misconceptions of the Ghulaat Takfiriyyeen!

They differed over the basis and main cause behind his Kuffr upon the following statements: 

1. Whoever does not perform Takfeer upon the Mushrikeen did not understand Tawheed. 

2. Whoever does not perform Takfeer upon the Mushrikeen did not disbelieve in the Taghut. 

3. Whoever does not perform Takfeer upon the Mushrikeen rejected what is known by necessity in the Deen. 

So these are the three biggest misconceptions among those who make Takfeer upon the “‘Athir”, so let us go through each point. 

First misconception: “Whoever said that a Mushrik is a Muwahhid did not understand Tawheed.” This principle necessitates that whoever calls a Muwahhid a Mushrik, then he is a Kaafir, or else it would be a Ruling without proof, the one who stated this must make Tawbah. This necessitates making Takfeer upon ‘Umar ibnul Khattāb because he called the Muwahhid Hātib ibn Abī Balta’ah a Kaafir. So, he either adheres to making Takfeer upon ‘Umar, or he repents to Allah from this false principle, where no Hujjah or Proof has ever been sent down by Allah regarding it. 

From this, whoever makes Takfeer upon a Muslim with an acceptable Ta’weel, he does not disbelieve because of that Ta’weel, and whoever makes a Kaafir enter into Islām with an acceptable Ta’weel, he does not disbelieve because of Ta’weel. And whoever differentiates between the two cases must bring forth proof. And from the characteristics of the people of bid’ah is differentiating between two similar matters.

A Woman of Rare Knowledge !

The knowledge of Hafsah (rahimahaAllah) was such that Iyaas ibn Mu’awiyyah said: ‘I did not meet anyone whom I can prefer over Hafsah.’ He was asked: ‘What about Hasan al Basri and Muhammad ibn Sireen?’ He said: ‘As for me I do not prefer anyone over her. She learnt the Qur’an by heart when she was twelve years old.’

[Al Mizzi, Tahdheeb al-Kamaal, 152]

He said this even though the brother of Hafsah (rahimahaAllah) had met thirty Companions of the Prophet (saws) [Siyar, vol 4, page 606], and even though A’wf al-A’rabi said: “Ibn Sireen had good knowledge (hasanul i’lm) in Law of Decent and Distribution (al-Faraaidh), Jurisdiction (al-Qadaa’) and Estimation (Al Hisaab).”

[Siyar, vol 4, page 609]

And Hishaam ibnu Hassaan said: “I saw Al-Hasan (Hasan al Basri), and (Muhammad) ibnu Sireen, and I did not see anyone that I thought was cleverer than Hafsah.”

[Sifah As-Safwah, Dhikr Al Mustafiyaat min A’abidaat al Basrah, Vol 2, Page 709]

Not only had she memorized the Qur’an by the age of twelve but she had deep knowledge pertaining to the recitation of the Qur’an. Hishaam narrates that when Ibn Sireen (her brother) would find something difficult and ambiguous (ashkala ‘alayhi) regarding the Qiraa’ah (recitation), he would say, “Go and ask Hafsah how to recite.”

[Sifah As-Safwah, Dhikr Al Mustafiyaat min A’abidaat al Basrah]

Hijrah – Emigration

Prophet Muhammad’s (saws) trust in One God Allah, was absolute and had never caused him to drift with the tide of events. Revelation of the Quran had reminded him that he must never forget to say “Insha'Allah” (If God so wills) when he planned to act, and that the memory of God must be associated with humility, (especially in regard to his own powers as a human being).

Prophet Muhammad (saws) had been planning a Hijrah (emigration) to Medinah for almost two years, and nothing had been left to chance. Only after making intelligent and careful use of his human powers had he trusted himself to the divine will, thereby clarifying for us the meaning of “Attawakkul ‘ala-llah” (reliance on God and trusting Oneself to God). Each one of us has been granted qualities such as intellectual, spiritual, psychological, sentimental, etc. along with the ability of exercising them. At the same time, humbly remembering that beyond what is humanly possible, God alone makes things happen. Indeed, this teaching is the exact opposite of the temptation of fatalism, (fatalism means, the philosophical doctrine according to which all events are fated to happen, so that human beings cannot change their destinies.) God will act only after humans have, at their own level, sought out and exhausted all the potentialities of action. That is the profound meaning of this Quranic verse:
“Verily never will God change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.” [13:11]

Abu Bakr (ra)
Prophet Muhammad (saws) and Abu Bakr (ra) decided to leave Makkah at night and proceeded towards Yemen to avoid attracting attention. Having headed south, they went into hiding for a few days in the Thawr cave.
Not with standing all the arrangements made, a group of Quraysh men, suspecting a trick, went south to look for Prophet Muhammad (saws). They arrived in front of a cave and prepared to enter. From where he stood, Abu Bakr (ra) could see them, and in alarm, he told the Prophet (saws) that, should the men happen to look down they could not fail to see the two of them. Prophet Muhammad (saws) reassured him and whispered,
“Have no fear, for God is with us.” [9:40]
Then he added, “What do you think of two [people] whose third is God?” Those words soothed Abu Bakr (ra). In front of the Thawr cave, the group noticed that a spider web covered the entrance and also that a dove had nested there. It seemed obvious that Muhammad (saws) could not be hiding in the cave, and they decided to look for them somewhere else.

RAIN - in the Quraan

"Those who remember Allāh (always, and in prayers) standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and think deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth, (saying): Our Lord! You have not created (all) this without purpose, glory to You! (Exalted be You above all that they associate with You as partners). Give us salvation from the torment of the Fire." [3:191]

Rain is indeed one of the most important factors for life on the earth. Rain is a prerequisite for the permanence of life in a region. Rain, which carries great importance for all living things including human beings, is mentioned in various verses of the Qur'an where substantial information is given about the formation of rain, its proportion and effects. The fact that it was not possible for any of this information to have been discovered at the time of the revelation of the Qur'an shows us that the Qur'an is the word of Allah. Now, let us examine the information given in the Qur'an about rain.

The Proportion of Rain

In the eleventh verse of Surah Az-Zukhruf, rain is defined as water sent down in due measure. The verse is as follows:

"And Who sends down water (rain) from the sky in due measure. Then We revive a dead land therewith, and even so you will be brought forth (from the dead)." [43:11]

This "measure" mentioned in the verse has to do with a couple of characteristics of rain. First of all, the amount of rain that falls on the earth is always the same. It is estimated that in one second, 16 million tones of water evaporates from the earth. This number is equal to the amount of water that drops on the earth in one second. This means that water continuously circulates in a balanced cycle according to a "measure".

(Portuguese) Fought and declared a Kaafir... REASONS?

Combatido e declarado Kaafir (excomungado)...RAZÕES? 

Resposta do Cherr ul Islam Mohammad Ibnu ‘Abdul Uahhab (ráHimahullah) 

Os pilares do Islam são cinco, o primeiro deles é a chahadatain (testemunho de fé) e depois dele, os quatro restantes. Se alguém confirma estes últimos quatro, mas abandona-os devido à negligencia, então não os declaramos kuffar (descrentes) por causa desta negligencia, apesar de podermos lutar contra eles devido a esta ação.

Os eruditos têm diferentes opiniões em relação ao kufr (descrença) daquele que abandona os quatro pilares devido à preguiça mas não os rejeita.

Quanto a nós, não declaramos ninguém kaafir excepto no caso em que os eruditos chegaram à ijma (consenso), como no caso da chahadatain. E mesmo assim, só declaramos a pessoa kaafir depois de estabelecer, com certeza, que ele é capaz de compreender este assunto, no sentido em que ele percebe-o mas rejeita-o. Portanto, dizemos que a nossa posição em relação aos nossos inimigos, poderá ser classificada em diferentes categorias: 

Primeira categoria: Aquele que sabe que Tauhiid (Monoteísmo) é a Diin (Religião) de Allah e Seus Mensageiros, o que já foi clarificado. Ele afirma-o e similarmente afirma que as crenças prevalentes sobre rochas, árvores e humanos, nas quais a maior parte da população acredita, são na verdade tipos de chirk (associar outros a Allah), que o Profeta Mohammad foi enviado, por Allah, para proibir e para lutar contra aqueles que as praticam, para que a Diin seja somente para Allah.

Apesar de compreendê-lo, esta pessoa não dá importância nenhuma à Tauhiid, nem tenta aprendê-la ou praticá-la e também não abandona a chirk. Esta pessoa é kaafir e lutamos contra a ela devido ao seu kufr. Ela conhece a Diin do Mensageiro , mas não a segue; ela sabe o que é a chirk, mas não a abandona. Ela não detesta a Diin do Mensageiro nem quem faz parte dela. Nem louva a chirk ou a embeleza para outros (mas caiu naquilo mencionado).

Who are the Evil Scholars?

This is very important to us and actually all this is important to us because I reiterate, we teach to be applied. Knowledge is meant to be applied. So who are evil scholars? Here is a rule Ash-Shātibī said, “Evil scholars are those who are dangerous to mankind. They are a disease to mankind, and they are those who do not act on their knowledge.” 

In his book Al-Fawāid, Ibnul Qayyim gave a parable. He said evil scholars are like people sitting on the gates of Jannah and calling people to come on in. With their tongues they are saying come on in, come on in, but their actions are saying do not come in. The more they talk to people and tell people to come in, the more their actions say do not listen to us, because if we were indeed truthful then we would have been the first to apply it.

Those ‘Ulamā As-Sū appear as though they are guides but they are bandits, may Allāh save us and give us refuge from that. Those who do not apply what they learn are like bandits. It is like you are in your car and you are asking someone for directions, and he gives you a detour so he can rob you. That is how ‘Ulamā As-Sū are. The Qur’ān gives us parables and examples to learn from. Some of the worst parables and examples in the Qur’ān to learn from are pertaining to those who do not apply their knowledge. 

And recite (O Muhammad) to them the story of him to whom We gave Our Āyāt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc), but he threw them away, so shaytān followed him up, and he became of those who went astray. And had We willed, We would surely have elevated him therewith but he clung to the earth and followed his own vain desire. So his description is the description of a dog: If you drive him away, he lolls his tongue out, or if you leave him alone, he (still) lolls his tongue out. Such is the description of the people who reject Our Āyāt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc). So relate the stories, perhaps they may reflect." [7:175-176]

Muharram & it's Biddah! Taasoaa’ & Aashoraa’...

Alhumdulillah the Fast of Taasoaa' (9th or 11th Muharram) and Aashoraa' (10th Muharram) will be here soon! So Insha'Allah read below a brief on all the Biddah to stay away from during these days and overall in Muharram. And those who missed out previous Articles on the Blog in regards to Muharram and related Topics, then Insha'Allah Ta'ala click below links to read all you want.

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There are some legends and misconceptions with regards to Aashoraa' that have managed to find their way into the minds of the ignorant, but have no support of Authentic Islamic sources, some very common ones are: 
- This is the day in which Adam (as) was created. 
- This is the day in which Ibrahim (as) was born. 
- This is the day in which Allah accepted the repentance of Ibrahim (as). 
- This is the day on which the Qiyamah will take place. 
- Whoever takes bath in the day of Aashoraa' will never get ill. 
All these and other similar whims and fancies are totally baseless and the traditions referred to in this respect are not worthy of any credit! 

Some people take it as Sunnah to prepare a particular type of meal in the day of Aashoraa'. This practice, too, has no basis in the Authentic Islamic sources. 

Some other people (not just the Shi'ite but many among the Sunni as well) attribute the sanctity of Aashoraa' to the martyrdom of Hussain (ra) during his battle. No doubt, the martyrdom of Hussain (ra) is one of the tragic episodes of our history. Yet, the sanctity of Aashoraa' cannot be ascribed to this event for the simple reason that the sanctity of Aashoraa' was established during the days of the Holy Prophet (saws) much earlier than the birth of Hussain (ra). 
On the contrary, it is one of the merits of Hussain (ra) that his martyrdom took place on the day of Aashoraa'.

“So, he is strange…”

Ibn Qayyim states ['Madarij as-Salikin'; 3/182-185] :
“The strangeness of the people of Allah, and the people of the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah from amongst the Creation…it is the strangeness whose possessors were praised by the Messenger of Allah, and he informed us that the religion that he was brought with “…began as something strange,” and that it will “…return to being strange as it began,” and that its adherents will become strangers.

And this type of strangeness can occur in one location in exclusion to another, and in one era in exclusion to another, and amongst one group of people in exclusion to another. However, those who are described with this strangeness are the true people of Allah. This is because they do not lean towards anything but Allah, do not ascribe themselves to anyone besides His Messenger, and do not call to anything other than what he was brought with. They are the ones who abandoned the people when they needed them most. So, when the people go about behind their deities on the Day of Resurrection, they will remain where they are, and it will be said to them: ‘Will you not go along with the people?’ And they will reply: ‘We abandoned the people when we were more in need of them than we are today, and we are instead waiting for our Lord Whom we used to worship.’

So, this strangeness does not result in any loneliness for its possessor. In fact, he is as happy and sociable as can be when he abandons the deviant people, and as lonely as can be when he socializes with them. So, his allies are Allah, His Messenger, and the believers, even if the majority of the people oppose him and push him aside…

Takfeer - Doubt the Kuffr of the Kaafir..?

The Third Nullifier: 
Whoever does not make Takfeer on the mushrikīn, doubts their kuffr or thinks their madhhab is correct, disbelieves. 

This is in three issues: 
1. That he does not make Takfeer on the mushrikīn after their clear kuffr and this is from the category when he is shown and informed of their shirk. 
2. That he doubts their kuffr and it indicates another category when added “or”, doubt being that the things in question are equal or no preference given over another. 
3. “Thinks their madhhab is correct”, which is the most common because the first and second would fall under this. This is the one who says, “their madhhab is saheeh” or that “they are on the truth” or “every Deen except theirs’ is in vain.” 

Two issues are required on the one who did not make Takfeer on the mushrikīn: 
1. That the evidence of their kuffr is established from the Book and the Sunnah. He is then shown their kuffr and he does not make Takfeer on them, he disbelieves as stated by shaykh Sulaymān Ibnu ‘Abdullāh in Majmū Tawheed. 
2. That he was not ignorant of their kuffr. He would not be like those who did not know of their kuffr, so if he is aware and does not make Takfeer, he disbelieves. 
A mention of the ijmā’ on the kuffr of the one who does not make Takfeer on the mushrikīn is found in Al Qādī ‘Iyyad’s book Shifā. Ash-Shaykh Sulaymān Ibnu ‘Abdullāh letters on Īmān as well his Majmū Tawheed and Shaykhul Islām Ibnu Taymiyyah’s fatāwā.

Shirk of Legislation from Democracy or Manmade Law !

Shirk Al Uloohiyyah, and that is Shirk in At-Tā’ah or Shirk in governorship. And Shirk here also means to obey other than Allah like you obey Allah.

"They took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords besides Allāh (by obeying them in things which they made lawful or unlawful according to their own desires without being ordered by Allāh), and (they also took as their lord) the Messiah, son of Maryam, while they were commanded to worship none but One Ilāh (Allāh)." [9:31]

Once while the Prophet (saws) was reading this verse, ‘Adi Ibn Hātim said, “O Prophet of Allah, they do not worship the rabbis and monks (because he came from a background from them).” The Prophet (saws) said yes they do, they worship the rabbis and the monks. The rabbis and the monks make legal things that Allah made illegal, and make illegal things that Allah made legal. The jews and christians follow them and by following them, they really worshipped them. That is worship. So listening to them in the Haraam and Halaal became a matter of worship.

In the seventh volume, Ibn Taymiyyah talks a lot about this. He said they listened to their monks in telling them what is Halaal and what is Haraam, knowing that they changed the Deen of Allah, yet they still followed them. That is shirk even if they do not make Salaah or Sujood to them. Listening to them in the Haraam and the Halaal, and knowing that they are making a new legislation is shirk even if they do not make Sujood and Salaah to them. I will revise the statement of Ibn Taymiyyah somewhat. Whoever derives his legislation, his Halaal and Haraam, from the rules of democracy or other man-made rules or ideology, knowing they changed the Deen of Allah, has in reality worshipped democracy or those man-made rules, laws or whatever they may be. He followed them and he committed shirk, even if he does not make Sujood and Salaah to democracy or to those man-made laws.

Those Who Despair...!

"Truly Allah does not guide a people until they change what is in themselves." [13:11]

There are some of us who have gone away from the path of Allah and are afraid to return. We, who are afraid to return to Allah's path, we, who are rejecting Allah's friendship, we, who are very naïve, are also very foolish. We must not let Shaytaan deceive us. He promises us fun in this world, enjoyment of the worldly life, full of wealth, popularity, women/men, parties: plain enjoyment of the life of the world. Those who believe his promises have been trapped. For, Allah Says:
"The devil promises you destitution (extreme poverty) and enjoins on you lewdness (indecency), but Allah promises you forgiveness from Himself with bounty. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing." [2:268]

"He promises them and stirs up desires in them, and Satan promises them only to beguile." [4:120]

There are some of us who have a Satanic perception. For example, we think, 'Oh, because I'm a very bad person, I shouldn't pray Salaah. Because I'm a very bad person, I shouldn't observe Sunnah. Because I'm a very bad person, I shouldn't keep a beard in trying to follow the Sunnah of Rasoolullah (saws) because people will think I'm holy and I may appear to be holy, but I'm not.' This type of person thinks, 'I am so holy that I have this great understanding of myself to be evil and sinful. And I'm very humble. I'm very honest about myself.' This is Satanic perception. (The same could go with a sister's Hijaab.) A person should never stop doing something good simply because a person thinks of what others may think and fears that, 'I am so evil that even this little (good) thing will not be accepted.' This is despair and despair is Haraam in the Deen of Allah. One who despairs in Allah's mercy, Allah will despair him of His mercy, but if one is hopeful in Allah's mercy and forgiveness, Allah will deal with him accordingly. He will not deprive him of His forgiveness. Allah Says:
"O my servants, who have transgressed against their own souls! Do not despair in the mercy of Allah; for Allah forgives all sins; He is oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." [39:53]

(URDU) 7 Conditions of Shahadah !

SHAHADAH KI SAATH (7) SHARAIYT/SHARTAIN

APRIL 17 2014 / 17 JUMADA AL THANI 1435 HIJRI

BY SHAIKH ABDULLAH AL FAISAL 

Islam k Ulema akraam ne Shahadah ki sharaiyt/shartain ko bari tafseel se parhne k baad bayan ki hain. 

Jo cheez asmaano mai hai or zameen mai hai, sab Allah ki tasbeeh karti hai. Or wo Ghalib Hikmat Wala hai. [As-Saff 61:1] 

(Ay Muhammad ﷺ) Jab munafiqeen tumhare paas ate hain to kehte hain k: “hum ikraar karte hain k ap bayshak Allah k Peghaambar ho.” Lakin Allah zahir kiye dayta hai k munafiq jhoote hain. [Al-Munafiqun 63:1] 

- Ye Surat batati hai k munafiqeen bhi Shahadah layte hain.
- Munafiqeen Shahadah to layte hain lakin wo jali/nakli hoti hai.
- Munafiqeen plastic musalmaan hain.
- Ye Ayah apko batati hai k kuch Shahadah jali/nakli hoti hai.
- Ulema akraam batate hain k Shahadah ki kuch sharaiyt/shartain hain.
- Ap mai se kuch loog bohat nadaan (bohle bhale) hain.
- Yahan tak k kuch mujahideen bhi nadaan (bohle bhale) hain. 

Agr wo tum mai shamil ho kar nikal bhi kahre hote to tumhare haqq mai shararat/kharabi karte, or tumhare darmiyaan mai (fasaad dalwane ki gharaz se) dore dore phirte, or tumhare beech kuch aise majood hain jo inki baaton ko soun/maan bhi layte. Or Allah zalimo ko khoob janta hai. [At-Tawbah 9:47]

(Portuguese) The True Meaning Of Knowledge !

O Verdadeiro Significado de Conhecimento! 

Ibn al-Jawzi disse: 

“Eu vi a maioria dos eruditos preocupados com a aparência do conhecimento em vez da compreensão da sua realidade. Por exemplo:

1. O recitador de Qur’an está ocupado com os diferentes modos de recitação, ansioso por aprender os métodos mais raros e peculiares. Eles agem desta forma, pensando que o propósito do Qur’an é simplesmente ser recitado, esquecendo a Grandiosidade Daquele que o falou, e esquecendo-se dos avisos e ameaças que contém. Por vezes, podem até pensar que a mera memorização do Qur’an protegê-los-á destas ameaças, e por isso, observarás a indolência destas pessoas em relação a alguns pecados! Se realmente compreendessem, saberiam que as provas contra eles são muito mais do que as provas contra alguém que recita menos do que eles!

2. O erudito de hadith coleciona narrativas e memoriza suas cadeias de narração sem refletir sobre a mensagem presente na narração, e desta forma, assume que preservou a Sunnah para o povo, por isso torna-se indolente ao cometer erros, pensando que o seu suposto serviço da Shari’a protegê-lo-á.