tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50875562868636736322024-03-13T07:22:20.782+01:00www.penabdul.blogspot.comJust taking you through my humble thoughts....Abdullah Musa Abdul-www.penabdul.blogspot.com @amraabdulAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336225571658830016noreply@blogger.comBlogger222125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087556286863673632.post-36303716434305241332016-04-30T06:37:00.002+01:002016-04-30T06:37:43.357+01:00The Muslims and the Media: Battle of the minds<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
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<span class="s1">Allaah is testing us by giving us access to the world through the internet. Are we going to fear Him by not watching haram or doing haram with it.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Forgive me if I come across crudely, but this to me is a pertinent issue that needs to be curbed urgently. What is the media turning us into?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">What we experience today in the media world is a case of classical conditioning of the human mind through images and false repeated information that are alien to our fitrah (natural disposition to incline toward righteousness).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Today the entertainment industry promotes illicit sex, homosexuality, women superiority, child rebellion against parents and we are the end consumers. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">When you tolerate something, you will eventually accept it. You tolerate homosexual scenes on Tv Shows,Series,Movies and you will eventually accept it.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">In most movies, Tv shows, series.....they gradually are belittling the role of father as the leader of the house while promoting feminism and 'woman power'.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Single parenthood is what dominates most entertainment scenes today, this conditions the subconscious mind to accept the illusion that it's 'cool' to be divorced. Thus, undermining the social value of a family unit.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Most people (I inclusive) would have attained much moral heights if we had avoided the evils of social media and the entertainment world. But I guess it's not too late to have a rethink. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">The series that you jump to watch today have a woman playing a leading role, because it's all about women and feminism. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Music has dominated most things today such that you see a hafidh (one who has memorized the Qur'an) yet exposed to the evil of Music. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Transgender people have a TV show, homosexuals have, hip hop has, single parents have, spoiled kids have...and we want to be like them?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Those that don't watch Tv series, shows or movies or listen to musics are seen as being deprived yet they are really successful with respect to their time.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Hardly you'll find an innocent person that's been gripped by the clutches of the entertainment world without having an immoral person as a role model.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We shout anti-homosexual slogans when in reality that movie star, musician, footballer or reality show anchor we idolize is a homosexual or morally bankrupt person.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Arewa 24, another channel that's completely anti arewa culture. Be mindful of what you watch because Allaah watches and have records of all.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">They see it as advancement in civilization, yet it is an attack on their conscience and morals. Hausa translated Hollywood movies introducing the locals to the most filthy and twisted ideology promoted in movies.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Where's our sense of morality, where's our sense of spirituality, where's our intellect that now we'r been enslaved by the entertainment world? </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Our daughters, kid sisters, watched Anna Montana religiously now the leading stars are prostitutes. Our young sisters and kids that idolized them will now see fashion in prostitution.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We thought it's all about civilization when our kids rush in to change channels to disney, now their minds have been shaped by disney not the Qur'an.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Take the mind, leave the body......a lot of people think they are civilized yet have lost their civilization. They've gone far and wide leaving behind their Islamic culture. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">How many hours do some people spend watching pictures of unchaste women on instagram, twitter, facebook, snapchat etc?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The young woman spends all her time and energy putting on make-up just to have a picture posted on the instagram for strangers to admire. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Any man with a heart and the thought of Allaah's Severe Wrath will sob when he sees our innocent young girls taking shisha in the midst of men all in the name of advancement (an ci gaba).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Eloping to be with the love of our lives is one of the cardinal themes of the entertainment world today. We no longer value the family system.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">It's the world of vulgarity, obscene and immoral talks that even the Muslims are caught in this negative and satanic web.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We think we are "cool" only when we are moving with the trend even if this trend is immoral as long as the world celebrates it.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I see a lot of Muslims shouting and jubilating over "Game of Thrones" How does that even unite with a Muslim's heart? What you see, and appreciate you become.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Just when they promote and hype an entertainment star then you realize he or she is homosexual, and you have to accept the lifestyle of who you love.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Entertainment is being used as a convenient tool to condition our minds and take us away from reality. Wake up before you lose you righteous mind.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Our sisters with their five daily prayers yet they dance like the (beyonce's) because they don't want to be left behind. Be a true Muslimah. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Our sisters spend hours "Keeping up with the Kardashians" while we get brainwashed into accepting nudity and pornography as a way of life. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">A transgender that wants you to feel cool about changing your sex organ has a show "I am Cait" yet our sisters enjoy watching this?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">When "E channel" is what keeps you busy, I'm afraid you will be told about Khadija's, Aisha's and Fatimah's and you won't be inspired.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Go to instagram and see what our sisters post and wallaahi you will sob profusely for the Ummah of Rasulullaah (Pbuh).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">O Muslims! O Muslims! O Muslims! Wake up! Wake up! don't wait till you wake up in the Grave and by that time it will be too late. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336225571658830016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087556286863673632.post-73540193087483394632016-04-23T12:12:00.003+01:002016-04-23T12:12:30.305+01:00Living our words<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>"I desire not to do behind your backs that which I ask you not to do. I only desire reform so far as I am able to." Q 11:88</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">In the hierarchy of men, undoubtedly the Prophets of Allaah occupy the loftiest position, they enjoyed the special privilege of receiving message and guidance directly from Allaah. They are chosen servants of Allaah.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The above quoted verse talks about one of the renowned Prophets of Islam, Prophet Shu'ayb (AS), in the face of mockery from those opposed to his message he said; "I desire not to do behind your backs that which I ask you not to do. I only desire reform so far as I am able."</span></div>
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<span class="s1">It is highly undesirable and misfit for one to promote goodness while he is guilty of not implementing the good or to prevent evil while he hides from people just to commit the evil.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Prophet Shu'ayb (AS) was genuinely concerned lest he contradicts his own prohibitions in secret behind the backs of the people.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Allaah says:<b> "Enjoy you Al-Birr (piety and righteousness and every act of obedience to Allaah) on the people and you forget (to practice it) yourselves, while you recite the Scripture! Have you then no sense." Q2:44</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">If those that spread the message of Islam practice what they preach, then those suffering in the hands of Satanic temptation will see Islam as a way out of their predicament. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">For the message of the preacher against nudity to have profound effect on the audience held bondage by the naked world, then they need to be modest in what they do.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">"A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and thrown in the Fire. His intestines will fall out and he will continue circling pulling them behind him, just as the donkey goes round the pole. The people of the Fire will go to that man and ask him, 'What happened to you? Did you not used to command us to do righteous acts and forbid us from committing evil' he will say, 'Yes. I used to enjoin righteousness, but refrained from performing righteousness, and I used to forbid you to perform evil while I myself did it."</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Brothers and sisters, enjoining piety and practicing it are intertwined. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">We need to live the life of the message we preach. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>"They care only about things of this world that are visible to them, while being totally oblivious to the Hereafter." Q30:7 </b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Allah has described some people whose focus is only this world, they work for it, fight for it, protect it but are heedless of the Hereafter.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">These people whose focus, aim and passion is restricted to the visible things of this world find it difficult to understand the Deen (Islam) or even appreciate the people of Deen.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">They become all excited whenever the material benefit of this world is mentioned but demoralized and apprehensive when Religion is mentioned.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Prophet (Pbuh) prophesied an era wherein an individual will be celebrated and admired but he will be devoid of Eeman and religiosity.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">It is the people of dunya that restrict religion to the four corners of the Masjid saying it has no role to play in our workplaces and socio-political sphere. They want the people of Deen (Islam) to remain mute on political issues and when scholars talk against the order of the day even the misguided masses insult the custodian of Qur'an and Sunnah.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Ask the people of dunya about the minutest detail of the gadget they posses they will tell you but when it comes to Deen (Islam), they hide in shame. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">They don't argue with scientists when they provide scientific facts but they argue with scholars when they present facts from Qur'an and Sunnah.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">They put their hats off to the wealthy individuals and become enslaved to them but they insult and denigrate the scholars of the Deen (Islam).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Their aim and focus is to beautify this world even at the detriment of their religious obligations. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">High rise buildings, skyscrapers, latest technology yet spiritually bankrupt. The former preserves the dunya the latter destroys the Hereafter.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Islam encourages and has made permissible the pursuit of legitimate endeavors of this world but not at the detriment of our relationship with Allaah.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We might score points and receive accolades today when we speak against Islam and the Muslims (even though those involved might be Muslims too) but who is going to defend us when we stand in front of the Lord of Islam? </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Be from the children of the Hereafter and do not be from among the children of this world (whose days and nights are for wealth, power and fame).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">May Allaah out of His infinite Mercy safeguard our Eeman, make smooth our legitimate endeavors in this world and reward us with Jannatul Firdaus. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Sad to say that we are on a fast lane in losing our human sentiment and the inherent moral obligation of being our brother's keeper. Faster than our growth in technology and innovative lifestyle is our decline in morals and values. We don't need a scholar to convince us that the end of times is nigh, the sad tale of human cruelty against human is enough to convince any man with a sane and balanced understanding that ours is a generation very close to the end of times.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">In recent times, the unfortunate and brutal inhumane act of kidnapping has generously resurfaced in our shores with the frequency ever on the increase. What's more alarming is the occurrence of such in the North where it was unheard of before. Kaduna in particular has become the focus of this notorious act of kidnapping. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">There's no doubt that the security agents are doing a great job in curbing this menace but there's never enough when it comes to intelligence gathering to avoid or at least minimize the occurrence of this social anathema. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">The government should facilitate a better synergy between the security agents and the communication between the agents patrolling our streets and roads and highways should be as effective as possible because most of these kidnappers move freely to their destinations unhindered.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Security as it's widely echoed is the responsibility of everyone, that we need to be extra vigilant of where we go to and when we go to such places. That we avoid following paths less followed and be mindful of allowing our kids to move alone (as for the elderly, we need to be extra careful).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We might want to argue the fact that most of these things become a reality in a society if poverty becomes the garb of the society. The 'get rich quick' syndrome is driving even the most modest man that lives in the village as a shepherd to take to kidnapping on the high ways. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Our detachment from our cultural baggage and a desperation to keep up with other civilizations is partly responsible for this decadence. Mutual boasting amongst ourselves and the bid to out-rich one another may not be an isolated factor also. But be it as it may, as Muslims we know that there isn't such menace without a remedy. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Our collective safety is a product of cordial and amicable social interaction. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Amongst many remedies, I would encourage my Muslim brothers and sisters to be very mindful of their morning and evening adhkar (supplication) as taught by the Prophet (Pbuh).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Solicit for Allaah's protection in the morning and evening through these words of the Prophet (Pbuh):</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>"O Allaah, I ask You for security in my religion and my worldly affairs, in my family and my property; O Allaah, conceal my faults and keep me safe from the things which I fear; O Allaah, guard me from my front and from my right hand side and from my left side, and from above me; and I seek refuge in Your Greatness from receiving harm from below me."</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Email: penabdul@yahoo.com; Twitter: @amraabdul; Instagram: @penabdul</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336225571658830016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087556286863673632.post-1758200478965479972016-03-25T12:37:00.001+01:002016-03-25T12:53:36.737+01:00Licencing religious preachers<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1">A wise man would suggest that we should NOT have licencing for preachers and Imams - everything is halal by default and we should be careful about any unwarranted blanket restrictions on our freedom of speech. We want good people to always be able to "correct with their tongue" and "tell truth to a tyrannical ruler". Laws and governmentt should focus more on what we all don't want - hate speech, insult, inciting violence, noise, etc., etc....and not on what we want - basic 'asl of permissibility!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Between truth and falsehood, I believe truth is stronger if given equal hearing. Therefore a law of "survival of the fittest argument should rule" and free debate should be permitted and protected. In these days, I believe we need more freedom to correct others and the many misconceptions they have about Islam. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Who is to give licences to Shi'ah, Ekankar, Grail Message followers, Aladura, Jehovah's Witnesses, Atheists, Agnostics, followers of the many Traditional Religions, etc? This will most likely lead to greater inter-religious and inter-ethinic tension.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">How is control of social media usage by our youth going to proceed? Or will we only silence those offline while most will migrate online? Most of ISIS recruiting is now moving online!! </span></div>
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<span class="s1">It is also not a very practical law considering the size of this country and its rural and ethnic network (in case they aspire to take it national)- it will be financially too costly. How far with driving licenses and National ID cards? </span></div>
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<span class="s1">It is too open to politicians silencing those who are critical of them. The bad people will not stop talking, but the good will be law-abiding and have to keep quiet, report while the damage is done. The process of developing young people who will speak out will become bureaucratic with bribes and delayed renewals. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Let us learn from the intellectual religious stagnation that some countries have ended up with by the governments deciding on what can or cannot be said in the name of religion within the general populations. Freedom of speech must be protected. Freedom of abuse is different and the "abuse" of that freedom has to be defined and dealt with.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We cannot shut millions up just because of the abuses of 100. If government really want to check abuses of religious spaces, then let them give more support to the quality of training of our Imams and religious studies graduates. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Before you know it, only graduates of Islamic studies and Islamic law, etc. will have permission to give public lectures. We will end up killing da'wah in Nigeria. Christians will all have qualifications from their numerous private seminaries and pastoral colleges, while Muslims will have to shut up waiting for certification. It will be difficult to then get dawah volunteers for rural and urban da'wah, and Tablighi Jama'ah (who are many and have been peaceful) will have to end. This I believe should be unacceptable.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Identifying haram or harmful speech (mafsadah or fitna-causing speech or literature, movies, songs, etc.). The government needs to articulate what type of speech they/we do not want in collaboration with all stakeholders (Muslims and Christians) - "abuse", "hate speech", "steropyping", "dehumanising", "noise", "disturbance", inciting hatred and motivation to violence, slandering and telling lies, "religious racism", "insulting the Other", etc. Such speech may come from anyone, even if they are irreligious.</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">If they have to...IF THEY HAVE TO licence anyone, let them give licences to Jumu'ah Imams, but then let them also commit to better training and enlightenment. But that will lead to uncountable degrees of disunity and new Jumu'ah mosques side-by-side because of the government opportunities for training and funding. Such a move will also make Friday mosque Imams only say what is politically correct. So I am not in favor of that either. Most Friday Mosque Imams have never been a major security threat anyway, so again, who will benefit from government opening a new parastatal or agency to oversee such Imams.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I don't believe we should silence the next Muhammad Yusuf with a license, but we should be better prepared and coordinated in responding and correcting him and his followers. We should focus on vaccination and resilience of the Muslims with better understanding of Islam, instead of silencing debates of those we do not want to listen to.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I believe the harm of licencing is greater than the benefit ...by far!!!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">And Allah knows best.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336225571658830016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087556286863673632.post-45441573269506866402016-03-24T10:06:00.001+01:002016-03-24T10:06:15.913+01:00What's your thought about Allaah?<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>"Then what is your thought about the Lord of the worlds?" [37:87]</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Billions of minds in the world each having a distinct thought about Allaah regarding the events unfolding in their lives. These thoughts could be grouped into two; those that think good of their Lord and those that think otherwise.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Though the verse quoted above was in regards to Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and his Father and his people who worshipped others besides Allaah when he was admonishing them. Qataadah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 'when they meet Allaah what do they think He will do with them given that they worshipped others alongside Him.' The obvious answer is, Allaah will punish them with an eternal condemnation in Hell.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">However, Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (RA) gave another dimension to the verse which has a general application when he said "I swear by Allaah, never would one think of Allaah anything except that He gave him what he thought of Him."</span></div>
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<span class="s1">This brings us to the hadith qudsi narrated by Shaykhain (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) where Allaah says:<b> "I am as My slave thinks I am...."</b> also another narration in the Musnad of Ahmad with a saheeh isnaad (chain of narrators) Allaah says: <b>"I am as My slave thinks I am, so let him think of Me as he wishes."</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">How often does man finds himself in a desperate situation that he loses all hope and thinks Allaah will not provide an exit for him and in relation to his thought he plunges further into more difficult circumstances? </span></div>
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<span class="s1">And how often does man gets trapped in a severe challenge that he remains consistently hopeful that no matter how dark the night gets Allaah has willed that it will be overtaken by the brightness of the day and true to his thought he walks out of his difficulties as though they never existed?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">He who thinks that Allaah will have mercy on him will meet the mercy of Allaah. He who thinks that Allaah will honor him will be honored by Allaah (provided he honors the signs of Allaah). He who thinks Allaah will give him happiness in this world and in the Hereafter will attain what he thought of of His Lord.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Don't be like those that will shout out and sob profusely while asking a disrespectful question of "Oh Allaah, why me?" but be among those that perfect their Tauheed, work righteousness and abstain from sins so that the life of respect, contentment and lawful provision in this world and paradise in the Hereafter will be guaranteed when we think Allaah will provide such for us.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">May Allaah make it easy on us to think good of Him.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Email: penabdul@yahoo.com; twitter: @amraabdul; instagram: @penabdul</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336225571658830016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087556286863673632.post-73729886875570667542016-03-14T06:36:00.000+01:002016-03-14T06:36:01.311+01:00My Watch<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">We've learnt from the concept of Amana that we must exhaust all avenues in order to avoid blaming our brothers unless they openly reject the truth.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Sometimes people ask us to soft pedal on certain issues critical to the spiritual well-being of the believers suggesting that it sounds extreme while at the same time they always forget how active those promoting falsehood are.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">When forexample we harp on the issue of hijab and free-mixing it's seen as off the hook while at the same time those promoting nudity have made pornography accessible 24 hours at the press of a button and nobody sees that as a big deal.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">So the argument has always been whether people hate us for repeatedly talking about these issues , one should not relent because those on the opposite side of the truth are even more active and nobody seems to be disturbed. So whoever wants to speak the truth must run away from the praises of people and be ready for their criticism.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Today, our type of Islam is taking a new dimension where what seems trendy becomes the norm even if it violates the very tenets of the Shari'ah that even speaking against it makes one sound odd and out of place. The danger is, those that sincerely yearn for the truth will now be exposed to a type of Islam that only fits into the 21st century but not anyway close to the first century Islam.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Brothers and sisters, forgive my lengthy discussion but these are pertinent issues disturbing me. The type of Islam we have today, what women call hijab today, the various whatever international days we have today all alien to the Shari'ah yet they seem normal to us and we dread speaking against them.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We have a large population of Muslim brothers and sisters today that genuinely are seeking for the truth. If we don't give them the type of Islam acceptable by the Prophet (Pbuh) we would have been doing a great disservice to Islam.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Our love for one another dictates that we encourage one another on what is acceptable by the Shari'ah.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">When we speak we should not mince our words to appease a particular gathering, but in speaking the truth we need wisdom and diplomacy without telling people that what they are doing is normal when we know we would not be confident to present that type of Islam to the Prophet.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">May Allaah expose us to the truth and give us the ability to stick to it. There's only one competition in Islam and that's out racing one another in righteousness. I pray Allaah choose us among His righteous and sincere servants. Ma'salam</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Email: penabdul@yahoo.com; twitter: <complete id="goog_1252490014">@amraabdul; Instagram: @penabdul</complete></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336225571658830016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087556286863673632.post-58611327025797868932016-03-07T10:51:00.001+01:002016-03-07T10:52:17.100+01:00Self-introspection<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">"May Allaah forgive me for portraying a level of piety which I do not possess. "</span></div>
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<span class="s1">This to me is one of the most interesting and apt duas I've come across in recent times. It defines our sad reality and offers a solution to it. I used to say that it is easier to maintain consistency in sins than to maintain stringent consistency in piety.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We all talk about piety at least once in a day but when we do self introspection we will be more disappointed in ourselves than anyone else because we appear more pious than we really are. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Our silent sins, our inconsistency in words and deeds, our clash between the inward reality of sins and outward image of piety send a shiver down the spine of anyone that hopes to meet Allaah.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The million dollar question is, how then do we fare before Allaah if people keep seeing us and relating with us as pious individuals while we remain far from piety?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">My message is not to create an atmosphere of despondency but that of self introspection that leads one to blaming himself for failing to live up to the reality of the piety he advocates.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">May Allaah forgive us for portraying a level of piety which we do not possess and make us a living reality of the notion of piety which people have about us.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Email: penabdul@yahoo.com; twitter: @amraabdul; instagram: @penabdul</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336225571658830016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087556286863673632.post-80889018350793816962016-03-05T09:20:00.000+01:002016-03-05T09:22:25.490+01:00The stand!<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">"A man identified as Femi Orojo has allegedly raped and impregnated his 13-year-old step-daughter, Odunayo in Okitipupa town in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo state." dailypost.ng</span></div>
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<span class="s1">"The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a pastor with a Pentecostal church identified as Nzube Ohuama, for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl during a night vigil in the church premises."</span></div>
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<span class="s1">There are scores of young girls being used as "Sex toys" in virtually all parts of the world largely due to the sick nature of human but amazingly those that have subjugated themselves to bigotry have chosen to amplify such deeds when perpetrated by an adherent of a particular religion or region.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">What is being witnessed is a deliberate and systematic silence over the plights of scores of teens being impregnated in other parts of the country from the so called intellectuals and activists that naturally burst out in an emotional and intellectual hypocrisy when the sin at hand is attributed to a Muslim or someone from the North.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Speak against evil even if it be against yourself, your kinsman, your region, race or ethnicity and your fight for justice and rights of others will be legitimate.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Don't put a blindfold over your sins or the sins of your kinsman while you stand on a podium to amplify the sins of others simply because you have settled hatred for them in your heart.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Just when you think people are fighting for a just cause they will frustrate your expectations by promoting racism and ethnicity. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">The 'peace' slogan echoed by Islam does not in anyway make the Muslims intellectually docile when insulted, rather it calls for a systematic response that is not reactive in nature but thoughtful enough to expose the bigots to the reality of true intelligence.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Whatever talent Allaah has given us it is there for us to promote and defend the honor of Islam and Muslims before any other thing. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Don't stoop so low by engaging yourself in a "word fight" with those that have chosen to attack your religion or region but rather respond to issues in a matured and intellectual manner.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Email: penabdul@yahoo.com; twitter: @amraabdul; instagram: @penabdul</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336225571658830016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087556286863673632.post-30297408892626221522016-03-02T18:07:00.004+01:002016-03-02T18:10:01.791+01:00Two-faced individuals<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span class="s1">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>"And when you look at them, their bodies please you; and when they speak, you listen to their words. They are the enemies, so beware of them. May Allaah curse them! How are they denying (or deviating from) the Right Path" Q63:4</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Though we have two types of hypocrisy: the minor (also called hypocrisy of actions) and the major hypocrisy (concealing disbelief while displaying belief), this short reminder is on the minor type.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Hypocrisy destroys a man's sense of reasoning, today he is sympathetic towards a course tomorrow he goes against it.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Hypocrisy takes over a man's sense of judgement, so he starts seeing good people as evil and evil people as good.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Hypocrisy takes over a man's sense of shame so he outwardly supports what he hates inwardly just to ridicule those that hate it. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Hypocrisy takes over a man's criterion to judge what is right or wrong, so his biased mindset becomes his sense of judgment. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Hypocrisy exposes the true nature of people and it takes away their dignity just as night takes away day.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Hypocrisy is like the house of cards, it makes a man's speech and arguments appear solid yet they crumble when truth appears. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Hypocrisy instantly drops the esteem of a man in the eyes of those that respect and admire him.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">A believer shuns hypocrisy, he strives for sincerity in whatever he says or does because soon his words and actions will be used for or against him.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336225571658830016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087556286863673632.post-10530863532562909832016-02-29T18:06:00.001+01:002016-02-29T18:06:57.758+01:00Don't be apologetic about your Islam<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">We are faced with so many propaganda warfare where the entire Muslim community and the religion of Islam always suffers persecution whenever a Muslim is assumed to be guilty of a particular sin.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">This is not surprising because Allaah told us that we are going to hear character assassinating words from those that are not Muslims (in reference to Qur'an chapter 3:186).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The news making waves regarding certain Ese from Niger Delta that's in Kano has just provided another platform for those that are not Muslims to launch their verbal attacks on Muslims and the religion of Islam as a whole.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">But what baffles my imagination is why we (Muslims) always present ourselves in an apologetic manner even when we are not guilty of anything or when a Muslim does something wrong. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">To those insulting and making derogatory remarks about Islam and Muslims I quote a biblical verse to silence you (if it has the strength to). In the book of Ezekiel 18:20 it says:</span></div>
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<span class="s1">"The son shall not bear the iniquity (sins, immorality) of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him."</span></div>
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<span class="s1">And to my fellow Muslims, if you have to apologize to the world that has deliberately chosen to ridicule your Islamic civilization and culture whenever a Muslim makes a mistake (even if it's obviously against the teachings of Islam), then you lose your strength and footing. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Just be a good Muslim that you ought to be and exemplify the teachings of the religion as best as you can.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Email: Penabdul@yahoo.com twitter: @amraabdul Instagram: @penabdul</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336225571658830016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087556286863673632.post-18957474168982764132016-02-27T07:20:00.004+01:002016-02-27T07:42:57.915+01:00Believer: Between Ikhlas (sincerity) and Riya' (Show-off)<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>"So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord." Q: 18:110</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>"Allaah does not accept any deed except that which is done only for Him and to seek His Countenance. " al-Silsilah al Saheehah</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">One of the greatest things if not the greatest thing to keep clean and constantly under guard is sincerity. Whoever achieves it has succeeded in both lives. But is it an easy endeavor?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Ibn al- Qayyim said deeds are not measured by their quantity but rather by what is in the hearts (sincerity behind the deeds). </span></div>
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<span class="s1">All actions should be preceded by sound intentions as much as possible, including when one eats, works, keeps company with friends and mixes with people. In essence, truthfulness in intention and sincerity in action at all times.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Man lives in a society where being famous equates success and this twisted notion has being instrumental in challenging his quest to perfect the sincerity of intention which he ought to attain. Deeds are only accepted if they meet two inseparable conditions; unless it is done sincerely for the sake of Allaah and in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (Pbuh).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Those that came before us would dedicate more time and energy in making their intentions sincerely for Allaah Alone and not for fame nor fortune. They would consider that as the main foundation of deeds without which deeds of the limbs will be reduced to mere physical excersice.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Below are two examples of acts of sincerity from the lives of our pious predecessors that would in shaa Allaah serve as a spiritual immune booster.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">It was reported in Hafidh Shamsuddeen Al-Dhahabi's compendium Siyar A'laam Al-Nubala that Dawud bin Abi Hind fasted for forty years without his family knowing, he would take his lunch out with him and donate it in the street.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We also had the likes of Ayyub Al-Sakhtiyani that would pray all night (Tahajjud) and hide it (from the people). In the morning, he would raise his voice as if he had just woken up.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Lest a questioner asks how then did the acts get to the public, we would answer by saying; any deed done in secret for the sake of Allaah, if Allaah wills He will make it known to the public even after the death of the sincere servant. Man needs not to beg to be heard, Allaah amplifies the voice of truth when it is coupled with sincerity.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Salmaan bin Faris (RA) said: "Every man has an inward aspect and an outward aspect. Whoever takes care of his inward aspect, Allaah will take care of his outward aspect."</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Where does all these tales of sincerity in intention and deeds leave us? Today all our apparent good deeds are out on social media for all to see. Astagfrullah </span></div>
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<span class="s1">An apt example that is common among the youth today is; when we fast on Mondays and Thursdays, the whole world must know but here was Dawud bin Abi Hind for forty years he fasted not even his wife knew.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We give charity and donate to the poor with an accompanied media coverage thus exposing that very righteous deed that has the potential of raising our status (unless the benefits of publicizing such deeds is of great importance).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Have that one righteous deed between you and Allaah and don't expose it to the world.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Be sincere towards Allaah in your resolve to do good and when doing it. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaad (RA) said: Giving up a good deed for the sake of people is also showing off, and doing it for the sake of people is shirk. He said: If a person opens the door to noticing people and worrying about what they think then most of the doors to goodness will be closed to him. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">May Allaah make our intentions sincere for Him Alone.</span><br />
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<span class="s1">Email: penabdul@yahoo.com Twitter: @amraabdul Instagram: @penabdul</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336225571658830016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087556286863673632.post-53798980213429685642016-02-19T08:02:00.001+01:002016-02-19T10:18:08.452+01:00Defending the honor of a believer<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"If a Muslim defends his brother's honor in his absence, Allaah will protect his face from the fire of Hell on the Day of Resurrection. " Sound Hadith from At-Tirmidhi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"The Muslim is the brother of another Muslim, he does not wrong him, let him down or look down upon him. Taqwa (piety, awareness and fear of Allaah) is here" and he pointed to his chest three times- "It is sufficient evil for a man to look down upon his Muslim brother. Every Muslim is sacred to another Muslim, his blood, his property and his honor." Muslim</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is often said and rightfully so, that honor is a treasure that needs to be protected by any means necessary. Someone said it so beautifully that the most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">As Muslims, being honorable and of high good morals is rather not optional but part of the fabric that defines the true worth of our Iman and commitment to the dictates of the Shareeah. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the Mustadrak of Al-Hakeem a narration which he graded as authentic unlocks the potentials </span><span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">of how a true Muslim's disposition toward others should be. The Prophet (Pbuh) said, "You (people) cannot satisfy people with your wealth, but satisfy them with your cheerful faces and good morals."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of our Shaykhs said: “ There is no value for a smile unless it stems from a smiling soul." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">honor sincerely in their absence. How often don't we see honorable people being defamed through wrongful accusations and speculative narrations, sadly most at times we tend to be instrumental in tarnishing the image of our brothers and sisters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The society today has many qualified PhD (Pull-Him/Her-Down) holders in this regard cut across major age groups and this has practically crippled our strength as an Ummah (nation).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Above is the hadith of the Prophet (Pbuh) guiding us to that which will safeguard us from the humiliation of the Day of Judgement. We should always strive to remind ourselves first and then others about the benefits of defending the honor of our fellow humans and this can only be achieved when we guard our tongues to avoid uttering things that have been forbidden. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition to the above, we should not be part of those that talk bad of others and if we cannot </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Allaah says: "When you see those who engage in false conversation about Our verses (of the Qur'an) by mocking at them, stay away from them until they turn to another topic. And if Shaytan causes you to forget, then after the remembrance, sit not you in the company of those people who are wrongdoers." Q6:68</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Always speak well of your Muslim brothers and sisters especially in their absence and if they are guilty of certain sins (and I guess we all are guilty of one sin or the other) then the first step is to admonish him and not to taunt him. If you see people defaming the character of a believer then say good things about him instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstyletallbody"; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It should then be understood that defending a believer's honor is such a great virtue that Allaah takes a person's face away from the fire of Hell on the Day of Resurrection and this means his Jannah is not far-fetched.</span></div>
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In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. </div>
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"So, he went forth before his people in his finery. Those who were desirous of the life of the world, said: "Ah, would that we had the like of what Qarun has been given! Verily, he is the owner of a great fortune." </div>
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But those who had been given knowledge said: “ woe to you! The reward of Allaah is better for those who believe and do righteous deeds, and this none shall attain except the patient." Q28:79-80</div>
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The world from time immemorial has been witnessing two major categories of people; those who see things using both their material and spiritual eyes and those who view things primarily using only the material eye. The first category have always been successful because they combine God-conscioisness and materialism thus creating a balance in all their endeavors. While the second category have always failed to see things beyond the material world and gains thus making failure and disgrace their lot.</div>
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It has become almost inherent in people to show deep admiration and incline towards the adornments and splendor of this world especially when they see a display of magnificent regalia, mansions, exotic cars and a life of flamboyance by those they live with thus, striking a "wishful-nerve" of ' we wish we could have the same wealth..'</div>
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This uncontrolled desire has plunged a lot of people into the abyss of corruption, disgrace and lowliness. The mutual boasting and competition in material acquisition has put a veil on the sight of humanity that man has failed to deter himself from corrupt practices simply because he's in darkness and has not even realized so.</div>
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Man lives in a society where the so called 'privileged few' erect mansions and shamelessly display a life of extravagance from the proceeds of corruption or simply put, from milking the future of the masses yet same masses humble themselves before their greatest enemies.</div>
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The perception of people sometimes gets twisted that the one the society terms as being lucky and successful in the light of his fine clothing, accompanied by beautiful cars, servants and retinue might actually be the worst of people in the sight of Allaah if the wealth is ill-gotten either through 'executive theft' or 'legislative theft' or 'judicial theft' or 'coporate theft' or 'unexecuted contracts' or 'drug trafficking' or 'money laundering' or even highway robbery and the likes.</div>
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Where lies the solution?</div>
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Man must tame his desire of wanting to be like others by understanding where these others are getting it wrong. It is pertinent that at all times things be analysed by employing both the spiritual and the material eyes. </div>
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Allaah tells us about the people of beneficial knowledge that heard what the materialistic people said when they became spell-bound after seeing the display of wealth by Qarun. They said: “ Woe to you! The reward of Allaah is better for those who believe and do righteous deeds.."</div>
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Everyman should be well equipped with a strong belief that Allaah has allowed for us the legitimate enjoyment of this world through legitimate means and that we have to exert efforts in our various fields in order to attain excellence but also we should understand that our efforts are means while Allaah is the Provider.</div>
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<span class="s1">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Undoubtedly, in every society those who give are held in high esteem more than those who receive..</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The system of the world is such that there are givers and there are receivers. If the haves suppress their covetousness and are selfless then the have nots will have no cause to perish in their impoverishment. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Islamic social system is epitomized by generosity both in cash and in kind, this great virtue was greatly emphasised in various places in the Glorious Qur'an and traditions of the Prophet (Pbuh).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Conversely, Islam frowns at begging and strongly discourages people from engaging in that unless there are genuine, legitimate reasons for that.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">In an authentic hadith recorded by Al-Bukhari on the strength of Hakim bin Hizam (RA) The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:<b> "The upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e he who gives in charity is better than him who takes it)."</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Generosity is not a virtue that is found ONLY in the wealthy but ALSO in the poor. It is a thing of the heart and has nothing to do with money.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">In Saheeh Muslim the Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was reported to have said that: <b>"It is better for one among you to bring a load of firewood on his back and give in charity out of it and be independent of people than to beg of people, whether they give him anything or refuse him."</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Today beggars ask of men on the streets and in houses in the name of poverty hiding under the pretext of Islam when in reality Islam never encourages that, nay it frowns at it. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">However, there are those for whom begging is allowed: They are: the poor person who is destitute, the man who owes a debt, and the one who has been stricken by financial calamity and lost all his wealth. In these cases it is not permissible to ask for more than one needs, on condition that he does not have enough to meet his needs and is not able to earn enough for his livelihood.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">For these people, it is enjoined upon mankind to be generous and not to deny them if one is in a position to help.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Today most men always say 'NO' when asked and only say 'YES' when expecting something in return from the one being aided.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">A few example in the life of the Prophet of Islam will paint the image of what generosity really means.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) once gave an entire flock of sheep that were so numerous that they filled the valley separated by two mountains.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Once a man asked the Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) for the very shirt he had on his back; in response to the strange request, the Prophet removed his shirt and handed it over to the man.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The most generous man, Prophet Muhammad ( may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) never showed generosity in anticipation of something in return.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">To be generous does not equate seeking for people's respect, admiration, love and loyalty but rather it is an inner virtue deeply rooted in the love for Allaah and genuine zeal to help those in need.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Jews, the Bedouins, the enemies, and the hypocrites all ate with the Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) as his guests. What has become far fetched in the world today.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> To be generous means when the giver is happier than the person that receives. This was the attitude of the Prophet of Islam (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">On the strength of 'Uqbah ibn 'Amir (RA); The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: <b>"Every person will be under the shade of his own charity (on Qiyamat), until judgement is rendered among people"</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">And on the strength of Abu Hurayrah (RA) as narrated by Imam Muslim; The Prophet (pbuh) said: <b>"Charity never causes one's level of wealth to decrease."</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">In the words of Shaykh Ai'dh al-Qarni: "His (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) table-spread was like a complementary food stand-any and all comers were welcome to it."</span></div>
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<span class="s1">If only the world can shift away from hypocritical slogans of charity and put the spotlight on the generosity of Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) humanity will be better off in giving out charity to those that really deserve it.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"> A person's charity is not accepted until he or she is convinced that they need the reward more than the beggar needs the money.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">A shaykh once said: "The pious never believed they gave money, but rather they tell the poor that we are giving you your money which Allaah has kept with us"</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Be generous and surely your reward is with Allaah. Every good action triggers a positive reaction.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">To give is to be blessed.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">May Allaah infuse and imbibe within our bosoms the great virtue of generosity.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Indeed, the highest level every sane person seeks to achieve is that which confirms the love and pleasure of Allaah and if it is not attained then nothing else is worth achieving.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Today, we venerate the companions (RA) of the Prophet (Pbuh) and rightfully so, because Allaah's love, acceptance and pleasure was conferred on them and so also was the love of Jibreel (AS) and all the angels.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">What they did to attain this lofty status is left for the seekers of knowledge to dig with sincerity and determination. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">The long and short of it is that, Allaah loves the believers in Islamic Monotheism, those whose days and nights are spent in striving for the best of this world and the Hereafter with a special insight of the fact that Allaah's ultimate pleasure should and must be sought for in whatever endevor they undertake be it earning the wealth of this dunya or pursuing the religious perfection.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Likewise, Allaah hates those who disbelieve and disobey Him as long as they do not repent.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">As a way of substantiating this point, the hadith on the strength of Abu Hurayrah (RA) recorded by both Imams Bukhari and Muslim comes to mind.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Messenger of Allaah (Pbuh) said: <b>"When Allaah loves a person, He calls Jibreel and says: 'I love So and so, so love him.' So Jibreel loves him, then he calls out to the people of heaven, 'Allaah loves So and so, so love him.' so the people of heaven love him and he finds acceptance on earth. If Allaah hates a person, He calls out to the people of heaven: Allaah hates so and so, so hate him." So they hate him and he is hated on earth."</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Brothers and sisters in Islam! What more colorful feather can a person have on his cap than that that indicates the love of Allaah? Love that which Allaah loves and hate that which Allaah hates. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Run away from sins and transgression and repent. Be quick in responding to righteous deeds and be with the people of faith and avoid the sinful folks.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Don't be a liar, don't be deceitful, don't betray, don't backbite, don't be proud and arrogant. Attach yourself to that which you are sure Allaah is pleased with.</span></div>
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I came as a symbol of liberation, yet got enslaved</div>
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I came as a bearer of chastity,yet got unchaste</div>
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I came as a concept of women's status, yet got debased</div>
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I was here since 1400 years ago, yet I'm estranged</div>
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I was here on the command of the Creator, yet I'm opposed</div>
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I was here as a full garb, yet I'm skinned</div>
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The world has united against me</div>
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Yet I triumph patiently</div>
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The world sees me as a threat</div>
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Yet I'm harmless naturally</div>
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The world promotes nudity passionately</div>
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Yet condemns me vociferously</div>
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O dear world! I'll not succumb to your pressure</div>
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For I live for my Creator's pleasure</div>
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<span class="s1"><b>"As for the one who joins partners with Allaah, it is as if he plunges down from the skies--whereupon birds snatch him off, or the wind casts him away to a remote place (from Allaah's mercy)." Q 22:31</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Whatever man sows that he shall reap and there's no escape from this natural law. This is a common statement among one and all. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Previously, the journey of the soul of a believer and an obedient servant was explained in details and any man with sane and balanced understanding will yearn to be honored with such reception the moment he dies. However, the opposite of this is that of the disbelieving or disobedient servant whose life was dominated with disobedience and oppression against self. The Prophet (Pbuh) thus explained in details the justice of Allaah in rewarding and punishing. As we continue with the series, below is what happens the moment Allaah denies the soul of the sinful servant entry into the gates of the heaven.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Al Bara'a bin Azib (RA) further narrated in the hadith recorded in the Musnad of Ahmad, Sunan of Abu Dawud and others (authenticated by al-Albani in Sahih ul-Jami) that the Prophet (Pbuh) said:</span></div>
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<span class="s1">"His soul (the disbelieving or disobedient servant's soul that was cast down from the heavens without regard) is restored to his body, so that he hears the thumping of his companions' shoes as they walk away from his grave.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Two angels of severe reprimand come to him and shake him. They make him sit up, and ask him, "Who is your Lord?" He replies, "Alas, alas, I do not know!" They ask him, "What is your Din?" He replies, "Alas, alas, I do not know!" They ask him, "Who is that man who was sent to you?" He cannot recall his name, and he is told, "(His name is) Muhammad!" He says, "Alas, alas, I do not know. I just heard the people say that." He is then told, "You did not know; and you did not recite (the Qur'an)!" A caller calls from the heaven, "He lies! So spread for him furnishings from the Fire; and open for him a door to the Fire." Thus its heat and fierce hot wind reach him; and his grave is tightened around him, causing his ribs to break.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Before him appears a man with ugly face, repulsive clothes, and a foul smell; he says, "I am to give you evil tidings that will displease you. This is the day that you have been promised." He responds, "evil tidings from Allaah be to you too! Who are you? Your face is one that brings evil." He says, "I am your malicious deeds. By Allaah, I only knew you slow in obeying Allaah, and quick in disobeying Him. May Allaah repay you with evil."</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Brothers and sisters in Islam, we either experience the journey that takes the soul to the seven heavens to meet Allaah well pleased with it if we remain steadfast in His obedience or we take the path that the soul of the disbelieving or disobedient servant travels which ends in destruction even before it starts.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">A man will be subjected to a psychological torture in trying to answer the simplest questions (for the pious servants of Allaah) but nay the most severe questions (for the wicked souls) ever to be asked. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Everyone will agree to the fact that it's more painful if one sits for an examination and sees a question whose answer he knows but cannot remember than to see a question whose answer he knows not. This disbelieving or disobedient servant will try to recall his knowledge of Islam, the Lord he ought to have served and the Prophet he ought ot have followed but his memory will fail him. This failure will be as a result of his deliberate rejection of truth and stringent adherence to falsehood. </span></div>
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In the grave, the believing and obedient servant of Allaah desires that Judgement Day be fast-tracked after being exposed to the great bounty and everlasting pleasures kept in wait for him in Jannah (Paradise) while the disbelieving and disobedient servant will wish that Judgement Day never be established after realizing how impossible it is for him to escape the severest of punishments that will last forever.<span class="s1"></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Brothers and sisters, I ask Allaah to bless this series and to be a source of reformation for many and to accept it as a pious deed from me and any such person that will take it as a reforming tool and spread to others in order for us to be familiar with the two inevitable paths the soul of humans take the moment it departs from the body.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">You may wish to read from the first to the fifth article on this series.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">May Allaah privilege us with a good stay in this world, a wonderful stay in the grave and a favorable decision in the Hereafter.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336225571658830016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087556286863673632.post-80341653548656316022015-12-19T10:04:00.000+01:002015-12-19T10:34:12.821+01:00Keeping up with the Sahabah series: Episode 6<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
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<span class="s1">After a long break from the series on keeping up with the Sahabah, I felt the timely need for a continuation on the series because it's not possible for us to understand and appreciate Islam if we can't understand and appreciate the men and women that transmitted it to us.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">A Sahabi is anyone who meets the Prophet (P), believed in him and died upon Islam." Ibn Hajar in Nukhbatul Fikar fee Mustalahi ahlil athar</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Three characteristics make a sahabi: Al-Liqa' (meeting) as against "seeing", Iman (faith, believe), and al-maut alal Islam (death upon Islam).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Let's dissect this, it then means that anyone who does not meet the above requirements in totality is not to be counted among the companions of the Prophet (Pbuh). The following examples will substantiate my point:</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Ibn Umm Maktum (RA) met the Prophet (P), believed in him and died upon Islam even though he was blind, so he is a companion. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">The king of Abbysinia Al-Najjashi Ashama bin Al-Abjar believed in the Prophet, died upon Islam but did not meet him so he is not counted among the Sahabah. A prove of his acceptance of Islam can be found in Za'd Al-Ma'ad volume 3/61 of ibn Qayyim and when he died the Prophet prayed for him in Madeenah in absentia as was captured in the hadith of Muslim.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We have the likes of Abu al-Aliya Rafi'i bin Mahran who met the Prophet but did not accept Islam until afer the death of the Prophet during the era of AbuBakr (RA) hence he is not a Sahabi.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We equally have Abu Raafi' maula ahli Umar (RA) who saw the Prophet but didn't believe till after his death, hence he is not counted among the Sahabah. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Sahabah are the best of men after the Prophets. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Qur'an chapter 9 verse 100 paints the perfect image of the status of the Sahabah (companions) of the Prophet (Pbuh). Allaah is pleased with them and they with Him and above all they will all enter Paradise beneath which rivers flow.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Also, to demonstrate the status of the Sahabah, Allaah said: <b><i>"Allaah has forgiven the Prophet (SAW), the Muhajirun and the Ansar who followed him in the time of distress (Tabuk expedition, etc.) Q9:117</i></b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">ALLAAH HAS FORGIVEN THE SAHABAH (RA) FOR ALL THIER MISTAKES AND SINS>>> import of Q9:117</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b><i> "Allah knows best with whom to place His Message." Q6:124</i></b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Ibnul Qayyim in Tareequl Hijratayn page 171 said: "Allaah knows best where to place His Message, both with regard to the original recipient (Muhammad) and those who inherit it from him (the Sahabah)."</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Indeed, Allah was pleased with the believers when they gave their Bai'a (pledge) to you (O Muhammad Pbuh) under the tree, He knew what was in their hearts, Q48:18</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Ibn katheer said that Allaah knew what was in the hearts of the Sahabah of truthfulness, trustworthiness, obedience and adherence.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">There is a hadith in the Musnad of Imam Ahmad with a hasan (good) Isnaad on the strength of Ibn Mas'ud (RA) that: <b>"Allaah looked into the hearts of His slaves and He saw that the heart of Muhammad (Pbuh) was the best of people's heart, so He chose him for Himself and sent him with His Message. He then looked into the hearts of His slaves after the heart of Muhammad (Pbuh), and He found that the hearts of his companions were the best of people's hearts, so He made them the supporters of His prophet, who fought for this religion."</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Sahabah were 124,000 in number according to the famous opinion of Abu Zurha Ar-Razi (the teacher of Imam Muslim) in At-Taqrib ma'a Tadrib.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">It will interest those that care to know, that all the verses addressing the believers is first a reality with the Sahabah before reaching us. Hence, their Iman was accepted first by Allaah before the Iman of any other person.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The hadith that enjoyed the status of double authenticity on the strength of Abu Hurayrah (RA) in Bukhari and Muslim states that: <b>"Do not revile (insult) my companions, for by One in Whose Hand is my soul, if one of you were to spend the equivalent of Uhud in gold, it will not amount to a Mudd of one of them or half of that."</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Likewise the hadith on the strength of Jaabir bin Abdullah Al-Ansari (RA) Rasulullah (Pbuh) said: <b>"A believer does not antagonize Abubakr and Umar and the Munafiq (hypocrite) does not love them." </b>Khateeb al-Baghdad in Taareekhul Baghdad</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Abu Ja'far At-Tahawiyy has this golden words for us in Al-Aqeedatut Tahawiyyah; "We love the Sahabah of Rasulullaah (Pbuh) and we don't go extreme in the love for any of them. We love those who love them and we hate those who hate them. Loving them is from Islam, Iman and righteousness and hating them is disbelief, hypocrisy and tyranny.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">May Allaah favor us with the love of the Sahabah and unite us with them in Jannah and may these above points be evidence for us and not against us.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336225571658830016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087556286863673632.post-24474005964832169942015-12-18T06:40:00.001+01:002015-12-18T06:41:41.087+01:00Friday Tonic: On calling others to the truth<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">O you who believe! Obey Allaah and His Messenger, and turn not away from him (i.e. Messenger Muhammad) while you are hearing. [Quran 8:20]</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I used to say that calling people to the truth is like a doctor-patient relationship. If you have the truth from the Qur'an and Sunnah and someone lacks it then you are the doctor and he is the patient. The doctor tries as much as possible to make the patient understand the dangers posed by the ailment he's suffering from and oncee he succeeds in doing that, the patient is at the mercy of the doctor.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">If he's told to spend millions to buy drugs, he won't antagonize the doctor but rather will be thankful and look forward to raising the fund.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We need to systematically make people realize how far they've derailed from the truth and the consequences of such so that they will be willing to accept the truth to save themselves from self-destruction.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Prophet (P) preached, invited, prayed to Allaah and was patient in inviting the misguided folks into the right path. When we imbibe this culture we will go a long way in convincing others.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">People can never be as misguided as the people of the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah), yet the Prophet (P) never lose hope in preaching to them, he was persistent and consistent in his call until those among them whom Allaah has decreed guidance for accepted the truth.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Do not lose hope in teaching people the Qur'an and Sunnah no matter how steep they are in ignorance and misguidance. Be kind and persistent with the truth.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Prophet (P) was victimized, insulted, blacklisted by those he was ardently wishing good for, he never relented until some accepted the truth because he was sent as a mercy to Mankind. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Don't lose your patience in the midst of excessive misguidance and think that force or violence will bring people to the truth. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Preaching using the methodology and the teachings of the Prophet (P) is a strong tool to guiding people. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Don't be complacent if you find yourself on the path of true Sunnah, you have no assurance that you will not derail, pray to Allah to keep you firm and be patient with those that are yet to accept the truth.</span><br />
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<span class="s1">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">"The Sahabah (RA) did not only memorize the Qur'an but also its meaning from the Prophet (Pbuh)." Ibn Abi al'Iz al-Hanafi</span></div>
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<span class="s1">In the wake of series of violence across the globe with the "Muslims" always featuring in the equation, the natural question in the minds of many people would be to ascertain if really Islam is a religion of violence and rightfully so.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Well, intellectuals and great thinkers of sincere background and scholarship have discussed and written extensively on this issue to demystify the notion that Islam is a religion spread by the sword. I'm definitely not going to delve into that.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">What in the Name of Allaah are we doing in the Name of Islam? </span></div>
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<span class="s1">We have an in-house monster and that's sectarianism.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Islam as a Divine Religion has been perfected and completed 1400 years ago long before the idea of conceiving anyone of us living in this era was put in place. I quoted above the statement of ibn Abi al-'Iz al-Hanafi to lay the foundation for this line of thought.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We live in an era where many groups are cropping up all in the name of Islam and our issues are ever on the increase but we all know that Islam is one religion, a religion of unity and this unity is the unification of all acts of 'Ibadah, Manhaj (mathodolgy) and stands on issues regarding the creed itself.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The yardstick is always: Did Allaah command it? how did the Prophet (Pbuh) explained it? how did the Sahabah understood and applied it? And how does the contemporary society fit into the Islamic model not how does Islam fit into the contemporary society. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">What was not seen as Islam during the unique Qur'anic generation (the generation of the Sahabah, then of the followers and the followers of the followers) cannot be seen as Islam during this confused generation of ours.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Whoever derails from the understanding of the Sahabah (RA) regarding Islam is following his desires and he who follows his desires, whims and caprices is sinning and is misled and will mislead.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We must be willing to do the type of Islam the Prophet (Pbuh) and his companions (RA) died upon because that is the legitimate Islam and Qur'an cannot be understood without the aid of the Sunnah of the Prophet (Pbuh) and the Sunnah without the narrations of the Sahabah. So it's a chain without a missing link.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The owner of the house knows what belongs in the house what belongs not in the house, so any strange thing coming in will have to undergo rigorous checks before given access.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">It is incumbent upon the Muslims to speak out against any deviant sect derailing from the path of established Sunnah because if they don't they will suffer the consequences of negative propaganda against the pristine nature of Islam.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">It's a brainwashing system and the first step is to term those preaching the true Islam as evil so that their recruits won't have access to the truth.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Poverty and lustful desires have been used as a convenient tool to lure a lot of people into deviant sects misleading them from the path Jannah. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">The historical evidence proves that issues started arising in Islam when others entered into the fold of Islam to destroy it from within. We might need to refresh our history memory and study the genesis of each of these deviant sects.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Qur'an has clearly stated in more than one place that it addresses men of intellect, so we should not blind follow and we should strive to be from among the men of intellect. It's baffling to see an intellectual promoting deviant ideology all in the name of Islam.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Whatever we are doing, we should not be blinded, employ the evidences of revelation with reasoning to create a balance and don't fall for the leaders of deviant sects that sit on the road to Jannah to reroute you with their flowery speeches and illogical logics.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We can't just have a cup of tea and say any "rubbish" and call it Islam and even invite multiple followers to accept it. People must be given the freedom to learn the truth.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Violence destroys and undermines the rights of others while Islam emphasizes on the rights of others so anything that infringes on the rights of others be they Muslims or non-muslims is not Islamic.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We must be willing to speak the truth, Islam never teaches violence as a fundamental of the Deen. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">We live in an era where the voice of falsehood is amplified and that of truth is suppressed and marginalized. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Whatever leads to civil unrest, fracas and mayhem should and must be avoided even for Islam to flourish. Islam has spelt out rules of engagement and it will interest the world that the Prophet (Pbuh) killed only one person with his own hand and that's Ubay ibn Khalaf on the day of Uhud. He did not kill anyone else with his own hand before or after that. Ibn Taymiyah has this in Minhaaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah 8/57</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Unless we stop promoting our personal agenda hiding under the pretext of Islam, sectarianism will consume us first by taking away a high percentage of the Muslim population to deviant ideologies and secondly by radicalizing these innocently brainwashed Muslims. We have no option but to follow the established Sunnah if we want to live a happy life in both the worlds.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I urge my fellow Muslims not to resort to violence in whatever form, truth does not need violence as a vehicle to covey it. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">I'm a traveller and I guess we all are, and we all have Allaah to answer to. The muslims should and must be willing to preach the true Islam and must be willing to shy away from misleading people for a miserable price of this world.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">May Allaah cool off the embers of violence looming in the horizon and make peace our garb. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336225571658830016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087556286863673632.post-9653010462985674992015-12-15T07:38:00.004+01:002015-12-15T07:38:57.050+01:00Protecting our words<div class="p1" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="s1">In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Abu Hamid al-Ghazali said: "To insist on using one's intellect or reason without the aid of revelation is similar to a person moving around with their eyes open but in the dark. Likewise, to insist on following the guidance of revelation without the assistance of reason, is similar to a person moving around in broad daylight, with their eyes shut. Both reason and revelation are gifts from Allaah to guide us, so both should be used together to gain true insight."</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Today we the Muslims find ourselves living in an illusion of an intellectually driven era where everyone claims scholarship without having scholars as tutors, where everyone assumes the platform of a public and religious commentator without insight and where opinions are formed from uninformed perspectives. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">The dangers of all these are alarming and they require a serious Divine intervention otherwise we will lose the coming generation nay our generation to something that looks like Islam but far from Islam.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Some thinkers said that if you want to destroy a nation, detach them completely from the history of their predecessors.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Islam teaches that we remain silent if we don't have knowledge regarding an issue. The hearing, the sight and the heart will be questioned by Allaah.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">When we know our unadulterated history as Muslims, we will appreciate what is, and we will have a peep into what is yet to come and this will make us the true Muslims that we ought to be.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">An intelligent man speaks when he's exposed to the details of an issue lest he regrets his utterances and actions or inaction.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Don't say you know when in reality you don't know, don't say you heard when in reality you've not heard don't say you saw when you didn't see.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Don't follow the majority in making comments when an issue comes up, be smart enough to understand the reality of the matter lest you regret.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We must guard strictly our utterances because they may mislead others if not made with sincerity and from an informed perspective. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Sometimes the oppressor or the perpetrator of a sin assumes a "victim mode" and when you make comments out of ignorance you might ignite unrest by creating unnecessary sympathy for the oppressor through silencing of the voice of truth.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Knowledge and wisdom are key requisites to sanity and peaceful coexistence. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">In this world where everyone is desperately competing to come across intelligent and learned, we lose a lot of Muslims to dodgy aqeedah (bid'atic and satanic creed in the name of Islam).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I fear for our generation, instead of learning Islam in its pristine form we depend on our intellects and emotions to make religious statements.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We need sanity to reign and not emotions to dominate. Sanity can only reign if the Muslims are equipped with the right knowledge and sincerity.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">We must consider the pleasure of Allaah first in whatever we do, don't do because people are doing, do because you have knowledge thereof.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Oh Muslims! Be on guard lest you derail from the path of Sunnah. Wallah! Allaah can tolerate deficiency in our acts but Allaah does not tolerate deficiency in Aqeedah (creed, faith).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">My message to one and all is that for the sake of Allaah Whose Pleasure we all seek, don't say a thing if you can't defend it here and Hereafter.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Al-bidaayah wan-nihaayaah:</span></div>
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<span class="s1">"O' Allaah, whoever from this Ummah that is not upon the truth, but thinks he is upon the truth, then bring him back to the truth so that he becomes from the people of truth."</span></div>
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In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. </div>
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<span class="s1"><i><b>"And they ask you (O Muhammad SAW) concerning the Ruh (the spirit); Say: " The Ruh (the Spirit): it is one of the things, the knowledge of which is only with my Lord. And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little." Q17:85</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b><i>"The Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening. And the Day the Hour appears (it will be said), "Make the people of Pharaoh enter the severest punishment." Q40:46</i></b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b><i>"Verily, the dead are punished in their graves, and even the animals hear their screaming." Hadith authenticated by al-Albani in Sahihul Jaami'</i></b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">In the previous article on this series, the path which the soul of a believer takes from the moment it departs from the body to the moment it comes back to the body for questioning was aptly captured by the Hadith of Al-Bara' bin Azib (RA).</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Indeed, white and black differ strikingly, light and darkness are two contrasts and equally, obedience and disobedience are not on the same platform. These two opposing forces attract two different recompenses. The obedient servant whose soul was welcomed with an angelic and heavenly white carpet reception cannot be placed on the same pedestal with the soul of the disobedient, sinful servant.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The verse of the 17th chapter of the Qur'an referenced above is a sufficient proof that there will be severe punishment for the disobedient, sinful servants in the grave before the ultimate punishment of the Hereafter. Majority of scholars favor this opinion as stated by Imam al-Qurtubi as was captured by ibn Hajar in the first volume of Fat'ul Baari.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Man can survive the world where justice is riddled with injustice, truth intertwined with falsehood even if he is guilty but once his soul leaves his body for the next life, he loses all his ability to lie and to defend his sins because now the attorneys are the angels of Allaah fully aware of the records of his deeds never to be deceived.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Prophet (SAW) has mastered the art of teaching that he told the Companions the path the soul of the believing servant takes perhaps to spur them into more righteousness and less they become complacent he equally told them the evil path the soul of the disbelieving and the disobedient servant takes.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">He continued from the Hadith of Al-Baraa bin 'Azib in the Musnad of Imam Ahmad and the Sunan of Abu Dawud....</span></div>
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<span class="s1">"And verily when a <b>disbelieving (or disobedient) 'abd (servant)</b> is at the point of departure from the worldly life, and is about to enter the hereafter, <b>strong hulking angels with dark faces descend to him from the heavens</b>. They bring with them tough fabrics from the Fire. They sit away from him at the limit of his eyesight. The Angel of Death (AS) arrives, sits by his head, and says, <b>"O malicious soul, depart to a wrath and anger from Allaah."</b> (On hearing this) it becomes terrified, and clings to the body; but he extracts it (by force), like a skewer is pulled from wet wool, causing the veins and nerves to burst.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Every angel between the heavens and the earth, and every angel in the heavens, curses him. The gates of the heavens are shut; the guardians of every gate implore Allaah that this soul does not ascend in their direction.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">When the Angel of Death takes the soul, they (the other angels) do not leave it in his hand for as little as the blinking of an eye. They put it in the fabric that they have (from the Fire); and from it emanates the most repugnant odor of a decaying cadaver that ever existed on the surface of the earth.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The angels then ascend with it. As they pass by gatherings of angels, they ask them, "What is this malicious soul?" The angels holding it respond, "He is so and so, son of so and so," using the worst males with which he had been addressed in the first life. When they reach the lowest heaven, they ask for permission to enter; but the gates are not opened for him. (Here the Messenger SAW recited:)</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b><i>"For them (the disbelievers) , the gates of heaven will not opened; and they will not enter Jannah until the camel goes through the eye of the needle." Q7:40</i></b></span></div>
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<span class="s1">Allaah then says, "Write his record in Sijjin (a place most low; a place of Imprisonment) in the lowest earth." and they are told, "Take him back to the earth, because I promised them that from it I create them, into it I return them, and from it I resurrect them once again." His soul is then cast down from the heavens without regard; and it falls into his body." (Here the Messenger of SAW recited:)</span><br />
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The Hadith continues in the next series in shaa Allaah.</div>
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<span class="s1">In conclusion, there is absolutely no regards for the disbelieving or disobedient soul. Allaah's Wrath is confirmed on it. What are we doing in preparation for the grave that calls out:</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Think about the loneliness of the grave after which there is no companionship but our deeds (good or bad)</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Think about the darkness of the grave after which there is no light but the light of inner connection to Allaah (Iman)</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Think about the narrowness of the grave after which there's no vastness but the vastness of Jannah for those who feared Allaah and prevented their souls from wrongdoing.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">As long as we are still breathing, there is hope to secure a ticket to a VIP resting place in the grave otherwise the sight will be ugly.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">To be continued in shaa Allaah. </span><br />
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