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"a Mubtadi’ (innovator) may be rewarded for his Niyyah" ?!?

A BRIEF SUMMARY:

Shaykh al-‘Alwan (hafidhahUllah) explains Shaykh al-Islam’s (rahimahUllah) statement that a mubtadi’ may be rewarded for his niyyah.

What Ibn Taymiyyah means is that a mubtadi’ can be mujtahid and muta’awwil, such as ta’weel on a specific text, like mawlid for example, using the hadith of Prophet (saws) fasting on Monday to celebrate his birthday.

So if someone falls into a bid’ah out of ta’weel while he is a MUJTAHID then he is rewarded for his intention (according to Ibn Taymiyyah), but punished for his action.

What Ibn Taymiyyah means are hidden minor Bid’ah, not apparently clear bid’ahs, such as if someone makes ta’weel to do tawaf around the grave, or to make istighaatha in other than Allah, or if someone replaces shari’ah of Allah, or if someone stands in the ranks of the kuffar fighting the muslims, or if someone learns sihr and practices sihr, these people are not excused with anything, no ta’weel is given to them!

Rather ta’weel is only accepted in unclear matters which are besides the nullifiers of Islam. Moreover, this claim of mubtadi’ being rewarded for his niyyah isn’t correct in all matters, even in matters besides nullifiers of Islam, rather it’s only acceptable in matters when an individual has textual evidences to support his claim and knowledge, not a foolish jahil, he isn’t rewarded whatsoever (he never strived hard!), it’s not even a ta’weel in order for us to say he made ta’weel!

Innovative Excuses !!!

It is with much thought and debate amongst ourselves that we write this article. We understand the hostile reaction that it may cause, but we feel that there are sufficient, and important reasons for putting pen to paper about this subject. Over the past year or so we have been continually criticized by the local hierarchy, who have accused us of being "Wahabis", "followers of Arabs", "modernist Muslims" and of misleading the youth. It is with this constant criticism in mind that we write this article, in order to set the record straight. We ask all of you to keep an open mind; do not approach this subject from an emotional point of view, but rather an Islamic one. We ask the brothers and sisters to look for the 'clear argument', to consider the evidence that is provided herein. Do not let this article be a cause for creating more fitna (trials), but instead an opportunity to see a way forward for some reconciliation. If you do disagree with this article, then let this be a chance to start a dialogue between us and you rather than a war of words. You know our evidence, please show us yours and let us approach the issue with the scholastic behavior of our predecessors. Remember that at times, due its inherent power the truth can be somewhat painful at first, but acceptance and submission to it is ultimately the objective of every sincere student of knowledge. As Allah The Truth says, "Nay, we fling down the truth against falsehood so it smashes through its mind, and behold, it vanishes." [21:18]

Many people today are unaware of the many innovations (bid'ah) that have entered the religion, nor the importance of staying away from them. It is now common to see the people who speak out against innovations, being abused and vilified, and accused of being backed by Saudi Arabia etc. So we felt it our duty, as part of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil, to clarify the position of Ahl us-Sunnah wal Jamaa'ah regarding this important subject.

We shall begin by examining the proofs that the deen (religion) is complete, and is therefore in no need of being added to. Next we illustrate the importance of sufficing with and submersing oneself in the Sunnah, along with some strikingly relevant prophecies regarding its abandonment, and a definition of the term 'bid'ah'.  In case that is not enough to convince you, we then provide statements of the Sahaabah and scholars from the following two generations to reinforce these principles. With the ammunition in place, we then apply it to refute modern-day justifications for bid'ahs.

Independence - Colonialism’s Most Notorious Achievement !

Colonialism’s most notorious achievement was not that it occupied our lands, plundered our resources, and exploited our economies for its own interests. Its most notorious achievement was that, before leaving our lands, it succeeded in establishing an entire world within our minds, a mindset that continued to exist long after colonialist rule had formally ended.

The armies withdrew, the colonialist flags came down, and new faces appeared in the halls of power. Yet the map created by colonialism remained. It was not merely the map that survived; so did the ideas, interests, identities, and dispositional distancing attached to it.

At one time, regions that formed part of a broader political and civilizational whole were divided into separate entities by newly drawn borders. These nationalistic borders were then transformed from mere geographical lines into defining elements of identity. Gradually, a generation emerged for whom a person living on the other side of the nationalistic border, no matter how closely connected by language, religion, culture, or history, became a “foreigner.”

Origins and spread of Shirk in the Ummah

Allah guided mankind through Muhammad (saws) and through what he brought of clear manifest evidences and guidance - a guidance that could not be described by those who were proficient in giving descriptions and surpassed the knowledge of those with great perception. So, through this guidance that was given to the Messenger of Allah (saws), Allah opened the eyes of the blind ones, the ears of the deaf ones and the hearts of the heedless ones. Allah united them upon one religion - the religion of Islamic monotheism; Ibraheem’s (as) religion of pure monotheism - after they had been in complete disunity, enmity towards one another, upon destructive and corrupt creeds. Allah united their hearts and they became true brothers in Islam by way of this great blessing. And thereafter everything that was worshiped besides Allah such as graves, trees, stones, graven images, idols etc, ceased to exist and all worship was carried out for Allah (alone).

The people followed the true Religion of Islamic monotheism; they worshipped Allah alone and established worship sincerely for Allah, except those whom Allah willed that they were to remain as people of polytheism, hypocrisy and followers of the altered and distorted previous scriptures. The darkness of shirk was dispelled and the banner of Tawheed was raised in the lands amongst the Arabs and non-Arabs. 

Allah took away the soul of His Messenger (saws) whilst Islam was established and in authority-superseding all other ways of life and creeds. Then the rightly guided khulafah of the Messenger continued upon this path until the two powerful and great nations at the time-Rome and Persia-ended up in humiliation, degradation and in a state of fear after they had been in a state of security, and thus Caesar was restricted and besieged, and khosrau was subdued and destroyed.

So when the enemies of Islam saw that they were unable to do away with this religion, they implanted their disbelieving agents within Islam, who pretended to be Muslims in order to foment confusion, trials and tribulations; and in order to spread shirk by exaggerating the status of the pious people and exalting their graves with (beliefs and practices) that were not ordained by Allah.

Our Aqeedah Governs Our Actions!!!

We know very well that we are obliged in Islam to learn about certain topics and that we must first learn Tawheed Allah before all else. That is to worship Him (swt) exclusively and follow His (swt) commands and prohibitions, to know about Him (swt) and to affirm all His names and attributes without to associate with Him (swt) anybody or make any similarity with anyone or anything else.

When we say to believe in Allah, that is sayings and actions and those sayings and the actions must be to practise his Deen willingly. We know that the action must be based on knowledge, and that is we know that because of that the Shaytaan will make the people run away from the knowledge.
You must have the knowledge about the Tawheed and about Taghout, about the worship, about Islam and Imaan. If we are to worship Allah without that knowledge, then we will inevitably engage in innovationand the Shaytaan is fixed in his way to turn people away from the knowledge of what is known by necessity. He will say “do not learn otherwise you will be accountable for it.” However, if he was capable to know and he never searched for the knowledge, then he will have had the Hujjah established against him.

They should command good and forbid the evil and call for this Deen, that is Fard, and to have Sabr in that is very important. We know how there are many people who, because of carrying the Da’wah have faced suffering, but that is what makes the gold so shiny. If there was no heat to heat up and purify it, it would not shine the way it does. Moreover, the more heat, the shinier the gold. Similarly the harder the test, the purer the Da’wah and the Da’ee will be.
That principle will not change, the people may imprison you, they may stone you, but although they can imprison your body, your heart cannot be imprisoned. So the Da’wah will contain suffering and therefore for those people carrying the Da’wah, the most important thing they need to knowis the Tawheed, the Aqeedah.

Ghazwul Fikri !!!

Ghazwul Fikri or Ideological Battle is one of the methods founded by the West to destroy the Islamic ummah. This idea was created post-the Crusades where the battles that took place for three centuries never yielded any victory in the hands of Europe, the West instead suffered unequivocal defeats.

Post-the Crusader War, Western scholars and thinkers analyzed the factors that had caused the victories of the Muslims. The result was, the closeness of the Islamic ummah to Al-Qur’an became a huge strength for the Muslims that their resistance against the invaders never lessened. Based on this, the orientalists (Western specialists on Eastern world/Islam) formulated an idea, that the most effective way to destroy and invade the Islamic ummah was by distancing the ummah from Al-Qur’an and Islam itself.

King of France, Louis IX launched the Crusade VII (1248 – 1254 AD) by attacking Egypt. He was captured and then freed in return of a very huge ransom. After he was freed, in the year 1270 AD, he returned to revive the Crusade VIII by attacking Tunisia, but they were defeated when they were just landing in Tunisia, again they failed to capture a Muslim country.
 

JASHAN - E - AZADI (Independence Day)

A Piece of advice to all Pakistanis who are wishing or celebrating Independence Day today: Being a Pakistani, is just a Pakistani, something your parents handed over to you. But being a Muslim is a great gift from Allah. Here is some proof as to why you shouldn't be so proud of your country: "And verily this Ummah of yours IS A SINGLE UMMAH and I am your Lord and Cherisher: Therefore Fear Me (and no other)." Quran.23:53

Here the verse states that this Ummah is a single Ummah, meaning there is no space for Pakistani, Indian, American or British. We are known only as Muslims and we are all from Jannah.

It is narrated by Abu Dawood that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "He is not one us who calls for `Asabiyah, (nationalism/tribalism) or who fights for `Asabiyah or who dies for `Asabiyah." The prophet (pbuh) himself is disowning anyone who stands up for their country.

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "Undoubtedly Allah has removed from you the pride of arrogance of the age of Jahilliyah (ignorance) and the glorification of ancestors. Now people are of two kinds. Either believers who are aware or transgressors who do wrong. You are all the children of Adam and Adam was made of clay. People should give up their pride in nations because that is a coal from the coals of Hell-fire. If they do not give this up Allah will consider them lower than the lowly worm which pushes itself through Khara (dung)." [Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi]

Being a Muslim, shouldn't be something you take for granted. It should be something you are proud of, prouder than a materialistic country. Pakistan is not where you're going to live your eternal life, it will be either in Hell-Fire or Paradise. If you follow your country, you'll be as the prophet (pbuh) said lower than the the lowly worm which pushes itself through dung. If you follow your Ummah, you will be amongst the inhabitants of Jannah. It's up to you to choose which eternal life you would be more comfortable in. Nationalism, is a completely alien, and forbidden ideology in Islam and has to be stopped.

Brothers and sisters, which Pakistan are you wishing Independence Day for? The Pakistan that is almost drowned in floods? The people that have been killed, their houses destroyed, their families lost, their belongings lost...you're wishing them a happy independence day??????????? Do you think, the people stuck in the floods right now are celebrating Independence Day??? Instead of that, send them donations, include them in every duaa, remember them and their miseries throughout the day and just think of how Allah is punishing them...praise Allah that we are not in their situation and are safe in our homes until Allah wills. And most of all brothers & sisters, remember what month we are in...the holy month of Ramadan, where we have made specific goals to lessen our sins, to renew our Imaan. Wishing each other and celebrating Independance Day, wasting our time on materialistic Duniyah occasions isn't going to get us any sawaab. Come back to the real Islam and let go of the Jahaliyyah days.

Nationalism : An Erroneous Concept !!!

For most of this century, the Muslim world continues to hobble along a treacherous path that has been constructed for them by others. The destination for this course is one that they have led us to believe is beneficial and worthy of striving for. The fuel for this journey is extracted from the false concepts that Imperialist implanted in the Muslim World.

Origins of Nationalism
One of these poisonous concepts that stigmatizes the Prophet's (saws) Ummah is Nationalism. It is a dangerous concept that has become the emotional basis for the state of the Ummah today and one, which visibly fortifies the division among those who profess to believe in the same ideology. Furthermore, the Muslims identify themselves as Turkish, Arab, African and Pakistani. If this is not enough, Muslims are further sub-divided within each country or continent. For example, in Pakistan people are classed as Punjabis, Sindhis, Balauchis and Pathans. This fragmentation continues to gain momentum amongst the Muslims.

The Muslim Ummah was never confronted with such a dilemma in the past during Islamic rule. They never suffered from disunity, widespread oppression, stagnation in science and technology and certainly not from the internal conflicts that we have witnessed this century like the Iran-Iraq war. So what has gone wrong with the Muslims this century? Why are there so many feuds between them and why are they seen to be fighting each other? What has caused their weakness and how will they ever recover from the present stagnation?

There are many factors that contributed to the present state of affairs, but some of the main ones are the abandonment of the Arabic language as the language of understanding Islam correctly and performing Ijtihad, the absorption of foreign cultures and thus the abandonment of Islamic beliefs, the gradual loss of central authority over some of the provinces, and the rise of Nationalism since the 19th Century.

The Early Islamic Civilization...

“The bond of faith and ideology is a free one which human beings choose by their own free-will, after proper consideration and study. The other ties are not only more fitting for animals, but are also imposed on man and he has no say in them.

No human being can change his family descent or the race to which he belongs Nor does he have any choice of the colour of his skin. All these matters are settled before he is even born. The same applies to the land or the country of his birth and the language he speaks as a result of being raised within his particular community. Man has certain material interests and a common destiny with others, but these are also very difficult to change, because they apply to him as well as to his community. There is little room for man’s free-will in all these matters. For this reason, Islam does not adopt any of these as the basic bond uniting its community.

Faith, ideology and its practical approach of implementation are all matters of free choice. At any moment, a human being can declare his choice of these and determine the community to which he wishes to belong. No restriction is imposed on this choice as a result of man’s colour, language, race, descent, the land of his birth or his material interests which may change from one community to another…

The Ferocious Wave Of Akhlaq & Aqeedah Destroyer

There is a ferocious wave that is hitting the Islamic ummah globally, i.e. the wave of the jahiliyyah culture which is destroying the akhlaq and aqeedah of mankind shown through the TV and other medias. This wave in reality is fiercer than the nuclear weapons which always become an international issue. Only that, this ferocious wave, due to its targets, destroys the akhlaq and aqeedah, whereas the one that champions the akhlaq and aqeedah is Islam, thus those who are most concerned and becomes the targets are the Islamic ummah. Though the ferocious wave is hitting the entire world, the talks about it are only up to the level of complaints by the ulama' and the Muslims whose imaan are strong, as well as some scholars who are objective.

The ferocious wave is no other than the jahiliyyah culture that is spread through the various of mass medias, especially the TV, VCD/DVD/CD, radio, magazines, tabloids, newspapers and books, and that destroy the akhlaq and aqeedah. The Islamic world is as if crying in encountering this ferocious wave.

One of the negative influences of the TV is that it stimulates the animalistic instinct in the individuals… and the impact from that is the diminishing of the akhlaq and the very scary errors that are bound to collide with the norms in the society. There are a number of important examples for us from the research done by Charterz (a researcher) about this issue. Amongst them, he said: “Indeed, the display of porno images and the visualization of porno tricks, where a film star instills the feeling of pleasure and stimulates the lusts of the viewers in a very vulgar way for the children and teenagers, are very dangerous.”

The researcher had produced a statistic for the group of films shown for the children, he concluded that:

What the Kuffaar wants...

Muslims are not required to make political analysis of what the kuffar (disbelievers) desire of the Muslims by reading their newspapers or watching what they say on television. Rather Allah has favoured the Muslims with Islam which informs us, through the Qur’an, about all their plans. To avoid being short-sighted we must therefore take advantage of this unique window into the unseen to expose their plans and in order to give us a better vision for the future. Rather the media of the Kuffar will not fail to corrupt the pure Islamic understanding by inundating us with their culture, ideas, conspiracy theories, distorted history etc…
 
1. For Muslims to become Kafir like them
‘…they wish (Wadd) that you reject faith, as they have rejected faith, and thus that you become equal…’ [4:89]

Here Allah uses the word Al-Wudd, meaning that the kuffar would love for you to become just like them, having no hope of the mercy of Allah on the day of judgement. However the Messenger Muhammad (saws) told the Muslims that they are not like the kuffar, rather he said: ‘Islam is superior and will never be surpassed’. Hence Muslims should never stoop down to the level of the non-Muslims but always remain steadfast on the Deen of Al-Islam, no matter how many trials and tribulations they suffer and no matter what the conspiracies of the kuffar. The non-Muslims will always resent the firm belief of practising Muslims and their unwillingness to compromise at all on any issue specified in the divine text.

2. To fight Muslims until they turn away from their Deen (ideology)
‘…they will continue to fight you until they turn you away from your Deen…’ [2:217]

In other words we are informed that the non-Muslims will continue to fight the Muslims, even if it means they kill them, if they do not turn away and become non-Muslims like them. But Allah warns Muslims: ‘…whoever is diverted from his Deen and dies in kufr (disbelief) their actions have failed in this life and in the hereafter, they are the people of hellfire. Forever there…’

Why Two Women Witnesses?

A question that repeatedly arises is that concerning the position of women in Islam. Muslim scholars have been able with great success - despite the onslaught of distortion and misrepresentation - to demonstrate the true position of Muslim women; especially of women's liberation in the advent of Islam. The Islamic ruling on issues such as inheritance, the right to earn, the right to own property etc. have reinforced this position and have been prescribed by Allah - the One True God - long before western nations even thought of such concepts!

The issue of two women witnesses in place of one man is the concern of the present treatise. As will become clear to the sincere and objective reader, the intellectual status of a Muslim woman is neither marred nor degraded by the commandment that if two Muslim male witnesses are not available then one Muslim male and two Muslim females should be invited to witness. Rather, this injunction is in perfect harmony with the nature and psychology of the woman as will become evident through quotations from psychologists, psychiatrists and medical research.

The passage of the Qur'an (Baqarah 2:282) in which the above-mentioned requirement is made has usury, capital and debtor difficulties as its theme. Allah grants guidelines in matters relating to monetary obligations. Then business transactions are dealt with. In this section, the requirement to commit all transactions into writing is stated most emphatically ("Reduce them to writing ... "). The section after this describes the responsibility of the scribe, or in modern parlance, the person responsible for drawing up the agreement. The following section describes the responsibility and the obligation of the person incurring the liability. The section after this explains how if the party that is liable cannot effectively draw up the contract - out of being deficient or weak mentally, or being unable to dictate - then his or her guardian should help draw out the contract and choose two suitable witnesses to observe. It must be understood that this situation arises if it is not possible for the liable party to draw out the contract by him/herself. The condition to put things into writing is still supreme. The next section then explains that two men should be called to witness and if two men are not available ("And if there are not two men ... ") then a man and two women. The legislation then continues and reminds most emphatically that one should not be complacent about putting ALL agreements into writing - no matter whether these agreements are major or minor as this is more JUST in the sight of Allah and more reliable as evidence. The passage of the Qur'an further explains that for practical reasons it may not always be possible to commit on-the-spot agreements into writing. In this case, it is also recommended that it be witnessed. The section which follows then lays down the guidelines which should be followed in the event that no witnesses are present.

Servitude of Muraghamah !

A Muslim worships Allah in this world with pure intention and draws near to Him by means, as people worship Him by obligatory duties. Every step a Muslim takes in obeying Allah is an act of worship if the intention is sincere. Each movement and silence in the way of Allah for the victory of the religion, annoying the infidels, and fighting the enemies of Allah are sincere acts of worship that put a Muslim in the lines of the good-doers. "It was not becoming of the people of Al-Madinah and the bedouins of the neighborhood to remain behind Allah's Messenger (Muhammad, when fighting in Allah's Cause) and (it was not becoming of them) to prefer their own lives to his life. That is because they suffer neither thirst nor fatigue nor hunger in the Cause of Allah, nor they take any step to raise the anger of disbelievers, nor inflict any injury upon an enemy but is written to their credit as a deed of righteousness. Surely, Allah wastes not the reward of the Muhsinûn." [9:120]

That kind of servitude was called by Imam Ibn Al Qayyim: "The Servitude of Muraghamah (Fighting or teasing the infidels for the sake of Allah)" or the battle of Al Muraghamah, whereas scholars in modern times named it the approach of teasing the infidels.

It is a special kind of servitude which many Muslims do not realize! 

The Prophet (saws) followed that approach when he dealt with the polytheists of Quraysh in the Conquest of Makkah when he gathered the entire Muslim army to pass from a narrow passage to display the glory of Islam and to affect the hearts of the polytheists so that their hearts would subject to Allah, would believe in Him and in His Messenger. Moreover, to offer loyalty and obedience to Allah and His Messenger willingly while they are humbled.