HOW TO ACQUIRE GOOD MANNERS

 

 

Alhamdulillaah. 

 

Bismillaah

Allaahumma swalli alaa Muhammad wa sallim

 

A good attitude is the characteristic of the best of the Messengers and is the best action of the righteous.

It is – no doubt – half of religion, the fruit of the efforts of the pious and the practice of the devoted worshipper.

Bad characteristics are lethal poison and lead to shameful consequences.

 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 

“I have only been sent to perfect good characteristics.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari etc.

The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was asked about that which will admit most people to Paradise. He said: 

 

“Fear of Allaah and a good attitude.”

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

Hence Islam paid a great deal of  attention to laying down guidelines for treating diseases of the heart (i.e., spiritual diseases) and ways of acquiring good characteristics, which is regarded as one of the most important duties, because no heart will be free of sicknesses. 

If the heart is neglected, sicknesses will accumulate. No soul is free of inclinatons which, if they are given free rein, will lead it to doom in this world and in the Hereafter. This kind of medicine requires profound knowledge of reasons and causes, then it needs hard work to remedy it and set things straight, in order to reach a successful outcome. 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Indeed he succeeds who purifies his ownself”

 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to pray for a good attitude, saying, 

 

“O Allaah, You have made my outward form beautiful so make my attitude good too.”Narrated by Ibn

 

If a person knows what his shortcomings are he can do something to remedy them, but many people are unaware of their faults and shortcomings. 

A person may see the speck in his brother’s eye and not see the log in his own. The person who wants to know what his own faults are may do four things:

1. He may sit before a Shaykh who has insight into people’s faults and knowledge of the subtlety of some problems and learn from him knowledge, good attitudes and manners.

2. He may ask a sincere friend who has insight and is religiously committed to keep watch over him and take note of his actions,

so that he can draw attention to whatever he dislikes of his attitude, actions, and inward and outward faults.

This is what the best and greatest imams of Islam used to do. ‘Umar (may Allaah pleased with him) used to say:

“May Allaah have mercy on a man who shows me my shortcomings.”

3. He can learn about his faults and shortcomings from the lips of his enemies, because the eye of one who is resentful will always notice bad things about you.

A man may benefit more from an enemy who wants to cause trouble and mentions his faults than from a friend who wants to flatter him by praising him and concealing his faults.

 4th point:

He can mix with people.

Everything that he sees as blameworthy among people, he should guard against in his own self,

 because the believer is the mirror of his fellow believer, and in the faults of others he can see his own faults.

It was said to ‘Eesa (peace be upon him): *“Who taught you?” He said: “No one taught me; I saw the ignorance of the ignorant as something bad and I avoided it.

 May Allah help us to avoid bad manners, fix ourselves sincerely and adopt good manners always.

EXAMINATION OF SABR

 Assalamu alaikum warahmatullah

In the name of Allah, Most compassionate, Most Merciful,

All thanks and praise is due to Allah , we seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil within ourselves and the consequences of our evil deeds. Whoever Allah guides will never be led astray , and whoever Allah leads astray will never find guidance. I bear witness there is no God but Allah, alone without any partners, and I bear

witness that Muhammad (SAW) is his slave and messenger

Alhamdulillah

with regards to tonight's topic "The Examination of Sabr", there happen to be two words of interest to me. One is Examination and the other Is Sabr

As far as Exam-Nation is concerned, I have grown to understand that it is the Nation we students dislike

And in fact, our younger one's detest it more

that was just on the lighter note.

Examination was used in the context of observing critically and carefully as to what Sabr is

Sabr on the other hand has a lot of meanings

it is the Islamic virtue of "patience" or "endurance" or more accurately "perseverance" and "persistence"

But I prefer the commonly used terminology Patience.

So you will be seing more of patience in my presentation.

To show.the importance of this topic Sabr (patience) it is mentioned in the Quran over 90 times! It is a crucial attribute that

all Muslims must have and work on.

in Surat Asr after Allah declared all makind as lost, Allah exempted these people

Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.

Imam Shafi Rahimahullah mentions that if this was the only chapter revealed by Allah, it will have sufficed.

And hopefully Allah singled out advising towards patience and mentioned it as a complete act separate from doing righteous deeds

Patience is the key that unlocks the door to serenity, it relieves the grips of misery. When a problem befalls a person what is the usual response you hear? How do they react? Their face darkens and they complain crying out to the heavens "Why me"?

Hmmm

all are here to partake in the Exams of Sabr. See how generous Allah can be in that regard

Allah leaks a paper in his glorious Qur'an. Copy and copy well. 😀

"Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere"

Surat Baqarah (2:155)

And Allah even mentioned specifics.

Right?

And what is the answer to the test?

Patiently persevere

May Allah make it easy for us.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

“If Allah intends for a servant to reach a rank he is unable to reach by his good deeds, then Allah will put him to trial in his body or his wealth or his children, and he will be patient

until he reaches the rank intended for him.” (Ahmad)

Being a Muslim requires a lot of patience, especially in turbulent times like this.

Patience is needed in staying away from things which are displeasing to Allah, and obeying Allah’s commands.

Every single day our patience is tested in one way or another — from prayer on time, fasting, doing hajj while being trampled by people, to solving conflicts and enduring admonishments from parents.

_Harken to Sabr_

_For lack of that cost Musah (AS) Khidr_

_We say it was Allah's qadr_

_For the scrolls have dried off and so has the hibr(ink)_

Since having patience is something so important and necessary for each one of us, it’s not surprising that Allah has given us wonderful examples of patience in the Quran, patience displayed by the heroes of Islam throughout different ages and times. Who were these heroes? Let us get introduced to some of them.

The Ever Patient Ayyub (AS) who endured hardship without ever complaining.

his name is mentioned in the Quran in a grand style. Listen to what my Allah says about him. 😊😊

“Truly! We found him patient. How excellent a slave! Verily, he was ever oft returning in repentance to Us”

( Saad 38:44).

How excellent a slave Allah describes him.This is what kills me. 😊 After his Sabr is mentioned, Allah paints the picture of his excellence.

Finally after seven years of being shy of praying to Allah for a good health when it was not haraam, Prophet Ayyub suddenly opened his mouth to call out to his Allah.😢

The call, so sweet for it took him seven years to finally voice it out. Imagine the worry that must have been harnessed in that unique call. So when Prophet Ayyub finally did call, Allah loved that call so soo much that he preservered it for us in the form of Qur'an 😊

Read and understand what a man Ayyub was;

"Commemorate Our servant Job for behold he cried out to his Lord: "The Evil One has afflicted me with distress and suffering"!

(The command was given:) "Strike with thy foot: here is (water) wherein to wash and refreshing to drink." And We gave him (back) his people and doubled their number as a Grace from Ourselves and a thing for commemoration for all who have Understanding."

 

[Quran 38:41-43]

Indeed what an excellent slave Prophet Ayyub (AS) was. Allah didn't just restore his health, family and wealth. Allah *DOUBLED* it. 😊😊😊

other pious individuals are also mentioned of In a similar manner in the glorious Qur'an

Think of 🤔

Our Mother Maryams first encounter with the people holding Prophet Isa as a baby and how she was rebuked.

Aasiyah the wife of Pharaoh been tortured to death for embracing Islam.

Or the people of the ditch (Ashabul ukhduud) and how they were thrown into the fire for their belief In Surat Buruuj.

And now help me ask myself and you reading as to which of these ordeals we have undergone

we have lived a life of complete ease with nothing holding us back from practicing deen

yet how many times have we been heedless of the Azan and wished Salaat never existed

how many times do we feel like Deen is a *BURDEN* upon us

It all boils down to our nafs

the natural inclination to do good exist in each and every one. But when we are faced with a problem of which we mostly know it's ruling In Deen haraam.

We make Mashawra (consult) with our nafs (base desires) for it mostly agrees with the wrong. And It gives daleels that are uncalled for.

Daleels (proofs/evidences) that can not hold in the court of man never mind the court of Allah.

O brother you can shake a lady's hand, it's just about your intention. some will say

O u can watch pornography with your wife, there is no harm 🙄, some will say

Allah is very merciful and won't admit us his beloved creation into Jahannam. others will wrongfully put it.

well I tell them

u can equally kill a human and tell the judge it wasn't your intention to kill him and let's see how far that argument will take you.

and to the porn addict who feels u can watch with your wife, then meaning you can equally act for other married couples to buy and also watch. In fact, it's earning is halaal. 😡 Ku nyama

Allah might be very merciful so will not put us In hell. True. But Allah has more self Honour for him to say something and do the exact opposite.

Prophet Ayyub and all those we mentioned might have had to exercise Sabr in a context. Our test will come but maybe in a different context.

such as do away with a bad habit.

help correct a difficult friend.

drag yourself to the Masjid.

_deal with a difficult wife or husband_

and much much more.

Look at how Allah deals kindly with this servant who exercises Sabr upon the demise of a loved one Abu Moosa al Asharee (RA) narrates: Allah’s Messenger (SAW), said, If the child of a servant (of Allah) dies, Allah questions the angels, Have you taken the life of my servants beloved one?

The angels reply, yes. Allah then asks them, have you taken the fruit of his heart?

The angels reply, yes we took it.

Then Allah asks them, what did my servant say?

They reply, Alhamdulilah Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (All Praises are due to God, We are to God, and we are to return to Him)

At that Allah will say, Build a home for my slave in Jannah and call it Bayt-ul-Hamd

(The Home of Thankfulness).

what an everlasting recompense for exercising patience.

Now let's learn from the professionals. A typical manifestation of Sabr. And who can give a better example than the Blessed Pious predecessors of Rasalullah (SAW).

Let's look at the predicament of this Tabi'i and how he addresses it.

He is Urwah ibn Zubayr;

He was among the seven fuqaha (jurists) who formulated the fiqh of Medina in the time of the Tabi‘in and one of the Muslim historians.

Urwah Ibn Al Zubair had an operation, and the doctor amputated his leg. One friend came to visit him. ‘Urwah thought that the friend came to pacify him for the loss of his leg. So ‘Urwah told the visitor: If you came to give me condolence for the loss of my leg, I already submitted to Allah with patience to reward me for its loss. The guest told him, I came to inform you that your son fell down in a stable, and the animals stepped over him, and he died about an hour ago. ‘Urwah said: O Allah! You took one child, and left me many. You took one organ from my body, and left me many organs… O Allah You tested me with my body, and you were kind to leave me with good health.

You tested me with the loss of my son, but youw were kind in leaving me the rest of my children.

_O ye who belittles Sabr

_Harken! before u get engulfed by the Qabr

_For sufficient to mention in Surat al Asr

_Is; wa tawaasaw bis Sabr

_For the first Jihad was Sabr

_Then opened was a chapter in the land of Tamar

_And behold came the almighty Badr

_So check your Sabr

_before picking your sword to head to battle

_And later blame Qadr

So beloved brothers and sisters on this platform, I want us all to remember this,

"if we are not in a problem, it means we are waiting for one. this is the Sunnah of this life. But with the right kind of patience, it brings brightness. A misery in this life could be a path to the gates of Jannah (paradise). You just have to exercise some restraint.

The Prophet (Salallahu 'akayhi wa salam)

said: “How remarkable is the case of the believer! There is good for him in everything, but this is not the case for anyone except for the believer. When the believer receives any good, he is thankful to Allah, and gets a reward. And when some misfortune befalls him, he endures it patiently, for which he is (also) rewarded".

Lets not runaway from this Exams for it holds our success and failure in this world and the hereafter

Alhamdulillah.

salaam alaikum warahmatullah wabarikatuh.

DATING IN ISLAM

 All Praises is indeed due to Allah, Subhaa nahuu wata'aalaa, the Lord of the universe and we seek peace and  blessings of Allah to our Noble Prophet Muhammad ( P b u h) his household, his Companions and all those who have really followed him in the righteousness till the day of Resurrection. Ameen

I am very grateful to Allah Almighty for being a member of this noble group, indeed i will say I really thank Allah for giving me this opportunity to share with you the little knowledge I have  on one of the most pressing issues in our society today "Dating in Islam",

 

But before I start I will first greet you by saying: السلام عليكم ورحمةالله وبركاته

📱Dating as per the definition is a stage of romantic or sexual relationships in humans whereby two or more people meet possibly as friends or with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a prospective partner in a more committed intimate relationship or marriage.

 

📱 This term may also refer to two or more people who have already decided they share romantic or sexual feelings toward each other. These people will have dates on a regular basis, and they may or may not be having sexual relations.

📱As per the definition, dating is not good and has no place in the heart of a good Muslim. In reality, dating varies from Country to Country and from Suburb to Suburb depending on how they perceive it to be and how they do it but the end of the matter is that it is all dating.

 

 

📱The reality of the matter is, dating as it is currently practiced in much of the western world today should not be the cake of the Muslim. Young Muslim men and women do not enter into an intimate relationships, spending time alone together, "getting to know each other" in a very intimate way before deciding whether that's the person they will marry.

📱Dating has really become the Sunnah of today, just forget about marriage koraa, today many young men and women in our senior high schools and even tertiary levels who are not even ready  to marry are all involved in it which has really killed the morality of our youth today. It is such a sad situation we are in now. Many  pregnancy all in the name of dating. May Allah have mercy on u. Ameen

 

 

📱Perhaps a person   could ask, why is dating considered haram for a Muslim to engage in❓If we are to look at the shariah of Islam itself, anything that draw a person to sin is prohibited before even that person enter into it and to this effect Allah even warned us in Surat Israah : Do not come closer to Zina.  and when you look at dating, every angle of it has in it bad effect that would consequently lead a person to sin and so it is haram.

 

 

📱But on a more precise note, why is dating considered haram? Dating is considered haram because of the following which go against the Quran and go against the Sunnah of the Prophet (s a w):

 

1⃣ Firstly, those dating start their dating process at a time when they're not ready and well prepared to enter into marriage (e.g. female and male students dating secretly or openly while in school). And they are exposed to many temptation which Allah has said in surat israh that do not come closer to zina.  Most of them normally end in disappointment and separation which is against the ethics of Islam and so should be shunned away.

 

2⃣ Those dating usually would meet alone in a secret or a public place and it is actually where most romantic affairs starts. The Prophet ( p b u h) have warned us on that in a hadith saying ( whenever a man and a woman are alone in a place shaytan is the third). He would persuade them to gaze at ease other lustfully which often lead them into sin. Many women have lost their virginity just by visiting her fiancee.  And Allah command us to lower our gaze where He said in surah Nuur 24: 30.

 

3⃣ Those dating normally speaks or express their love in a lustful and soft way that is not accepted in Islam and cause the couples to fall into temptation. Allah ordered the prophet to tell his wives and the believing women to speak in an honourable way as in surah Ahzab 33 :32. But what happen in dating contradict that.

 

4⃣ Those dating usually shake hands with each other which is the initial stage of intimacy and Islam prohibit it by the sayings of the Prophet. (S a w) : ( It is better for one of you to be pierced by a steel pin in his head than to touch the hand of a woman who is not lawful to him). And Abu Hurayrah ( r.a) said [The temptation of the hands is fast striking)The shaking hands is a strong weapon used by Satan to let us end in wrong.

 

5⃣ Those dating normally spend the night together and go and execute the shameful act of Zina. Narrated by Abdallah Bun Jaabir, the Prophet said ( Behold, no person should spend the night with a woman, but only in the case he married to her or he is a Mahram (relative)). Most spend the night and fornicate where as the Quran warn us not to come near to zina in Surat Israah (17:32).

 

 

6⃣ lastly, The love that is being showed to each other in dating is a haram love that come with bad effect since it is a love from outside the Matrimonial home. The real love is the love that exist between husband and wife which is executed in marriage as said in Surah Room (30:21).

From the above reasons that goes against the Quran and Sunnah, it is very obvious that dating is never an issue for a Muslim to engage in. It is a dangerous game that come with many effect that effect you even if you marry, so the best thing to do is to stay away from it and opt for marriage as the best option.

 

The Prophet ( p b u h) encouraged the youth to be haste to marry because that protect you from zina and keep your gaze down. If we are not ready to marry then it is good we engage in more fasting to keep our gaze down. May Allah guide us. Ameen.

 

IN CONCLUSION: 

There would no be dating if in fact we seek partner when we are ready to get into marriage. The reality on the ground is mass of us are not ready yet we have seen someone we think we have to propose until may be after school or for a certain period of time we marry them. Some are ready to marry but they give stingy excuse that is not good. Knowing each other as some claim is out of context and as Western kind of dating has it. The Prophet ( s a w) advised us to opt for a good woman and also a pious man. You don't have to be with a person for many years to know his/her behavior. In fact good people are known in the community so when you are ready you will know them and opt for one in sha Allah.

 

The period that you initiate a talk with a woman you want to marry may be termed as Islamic dating as people might say because it is necessary. But you have to know that engagement or a commitment between a man and a woman to marry has absolutely no legal basis or role in Shariah; unless and until the actual ‘Nikaah’  marriage is performed where in the presence of two witnesses and the guardian of the bride, the groom proposes to marry the woman for a determined amount of ‘Mahr’, and the bride accepts his proposal. Only after the ‘Nikaah’ contract is completed, will the man and the woman be husband and wife.

 

What I will say is be haste to marry after you have proposed and you have been accepted. Those moment is really a tempting moment so make hay to marry whilst the sun shines. The reality on the ground is a lot of people are in such relationship the good and the bad. Some People have become just like husband and wife as the lady even go and wash and even sleep with him and when you ask they say they are engaged. Allahu Akbar! May Allah guide us. Ameen

 

In fact the period between proposal and marriage has been questioned in many ways whether it is Engagement period, waiting period, committed period or be throned period but all the same in Islam "An engagement is a promise to marry, or a private agreement with the intention of marriage between a suitable Muslim man and woman via their guardians''.

 

 When the guardians know of your aim and interest to marry does not guarantee it's sanctity but at least you are sure of marrying her but many people are those who claim they are engaged yet the guardians does not know anything about it. So They separate when they feel like doing it. We should be mature enough to let the home know about it as that will even guarantee our love to marriage.

 

 

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 Our people in this part of the world call it *Bayiko* when you are to go and make your intention know to the guardians of the woman. In fact The period !! time between proposal and marriage – which may be lengthy or trivial. During this period, a couple is said to be affianced, betrothed, engaged to be married, or simply engaged.  Allah Subhanahu wa ta'aalaa said in Quran chapter 2, verse 235 which says { And there is no sin on you if you make a hint of betrothal.......}.

 

 

When you engage her, it is of good to marry her early to prevent any sin, the more engagement period the more the couple fall into sin. Let us be haste in marrying because dating have a lot of effect even in our marriages. The best relationship which is Halal is marriage. May Allah grant us the means to marry and grant us full understanding. Ameen.

 

Assalamu alaykum warahmatullah....

how to be closer to Allah

 

 

 

Asalaamu Alaikum Warahmatullah wabarakaatuhu my brother and sister in Islam

The way to draw closer to Allah has been explained to us in the clearest terms by Him, may He be  glorified and exalted, in His Book, and He sent to us His Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), who did not omit anything good but he told us about it and he did not omit anything bad but he warned us against it. We will quote here just one of the beneficial and comprehensive hadiths in which the Prophet (pbuh) explained the way that will bring us closer to Allah, may He be glorified, in the most concise and clearest terms. Al-Bukhaari (6502) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (Pbuj) said: “Allah says: ‘Whoever takes a close friend of Mine as an enemy, I declare war on him. My slave does not draw closer to Me by anything more beloved to Me than that which I have made obligatory upon him, and My slave continues to draw closer to Me by doing naafil (supererogatory) deeds until I love him, and if I love him I will be his hearing with which he hears, his vision with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with which he walks. If he were to ask of Me, I would surely give to him; if he were to seek refuge with Me, I would surely grant him refuge. I do not hesitate about anything that I want to do as I hesitate to take the soul of a believer, for he hates death and I hate to hurt him.”

 

This hadith clearly and concisely highlights the way to become a close friend of Allah, may He be exalted, for the one who wants to be one of His close friends. Al-Haafiz Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Jaami‘ al-‘Uloom wa’l-Hikam (2/335): This hadith mentions that which will bring us closer to Him. The basic meaning of wilaayah (close friendship) is nearness or closeness, and the basic meaning of adaawah (enmity) is distance or being far away. So the close friends of Allah are those who draw close to Him by means of that which brings them closer to Him.

This hadith highlights the way that brings one closer to Allah, may He be exalted. All the believer has to do is reflect deeply upon this hadith and understand it properly, then follow that by acting upon what it says. After that, by Allah’s leave, he will be on his way to becoming a close friend of Allah, may He be exalted, and drawing closer to Him, commensurate with the deeds he does, seeking thereby the Countenance of Allah, may He be exalted, and following the Sunnah of His Messenger (pbuh). Explaining the content of this hadith, al-Haafiz Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) said elsewhere in his book Jaami‘ al-‘Uloom wa’l-Hikam : His close friends who are near to Him may be divided into two categories, the first of which is those who draw near to Him by doing that which is enjoined, which includes doing obligatory duties and avoiding things which are prohibited, because all of that comes under the heading of what Allah has enjoined upon His slaves. The second category is those who draw nearer to Him, after doing obligatory duties, by doing naafil (supererogatory) deeds.

So the Muslim must strive hard, first of all, to establish the obligatory duties that Allah has enjoined upon him, such as the five daily prayers, which are the most important of the practical obligatory duties, as well as giving zakaah, fasting Ramadan, performing the pilgrimage to the Ka‘bah if he is able to do so, and all the other obligatory practical duties, such as honouring one’s parents, upholding ties of kinship, fulfilling the rights of one’s wife and children, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, to the best of one’s ability, and other significant acts of worship which only draw one closer to Allah. One must also do acts of worship of the heart, such as being sincere to Allah, may He be exalted, alone, and loving Him, loving His Messenger and His law, loving the believers, putting one’s trust in Allah, fearing Him, and other acts of worship of the heart that have been enjoined. He must also strive hard to fulfil the rights of Allah, may He be exalted, with regard to the second type of obligatory duty, which is the obligation to refrain from that which Allah has instructed us to refrain from. This includes refraining from zina (unlawful sex), riba (usury, interest), alcohol, stealing, wrongdoing, backbiting, malicious gossip and other prohibited actions. If he does do any of these things, then he must hasten to repent and mend his ways. With regard to all these matters, one needs to acquire Islamic knowledge in order to worship Allah with insight and understanding.

Moreover, after that the believer must do a lot of supererogatory actions, by means of which he may attain a lofty status before Allah and attain the love of Allah, may He be exalted, as mentioned above in the hadith.

There are many of these supererogatory actions; the Muslim should start with the most important to them, then the next most important. The best and most significant of them is acquiring Islamic knowledge and teaching it to people.

 

 

Another example is the confirmed naafil (supererogatory) acts of worship, such as the regular Sunnah prayers ( as sunan ar-rawaatib ), qiyaam al-layl(voluntary prayers at night), and Witr prayer. That also includes remembering Allah, may He be exalted, a great deal (dhikr), and doing acts of charity. One of the things that will help the Muslim to do that is to organise his time by night and day. So he should allocate time for obligatory duties and time for supererogatory deeds. He can also help himself to attain that by attending the gatherings of the righteous and good people.

 

May Allah help us and you to do that which He loves and is pleased with. Ameen

Read Quran. Read it in Reverence and Reflect, try to understand every word it says because it will help you a lot in your life and of-course in the afterlife.

 

Pray 5 times a day. Always pray on time....

 

Maintain good manners. ...

 

 Avoid sins generally. ...

 

Stay covered.

Give "Zakaat" and donate as much as you can to the needy.

Always pray on time. Never ignore a prayer or delay it. When you hear the " azan " , go pray as soon as possible and try to relax in your prayer and forget everything that could bother you in life. And remember, you're with "Allah" now and He deserves your full attention.

I will like to conclude tonight's topic on our women 😊🙈

As for women, don't expose your body. Cover your legs and arms. Don't.wear clothing that are too tight. Only the hands and face may be shown in public, though some women prefer to cover these parts too.ASALAAMU ALAIKUM WARAHMATULLAH

FAITH IN THE ANGELS

 

 

INDEED NON IS WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT HE (ALLAH) ALONE

we ask blessing upon the last prophet,his companions,his household and the muminoon who follows his legacy till the day of Qiyama.

may ALLAH place us among the muminoon and those who follow the commandments of Allah and His prophets

TONIGHT'S TOPIC

FAITH IN THE ANGELS

 

It is not devotion to turn your face towards the east or west to offer prayers but rather true devotion is a muminoon believes in ALLAH, THE LAST DAY,,THE ANGELS,,THE BOOKS AND HIS MESSENGERS

reff:: surah al baqarah(2) verse 177

The messenger believes what was sent down to him from his Lord and so do the believers.

Each one of them believes in ALLAH &HIS MESSENGERS,,THE ANGELS & HIS BOOKS.

ref: surah al baqarah(2) verse 285

In the blessed verses above,The noble Quran guides us to the faith in the angels which is a basic tenet of Eeman as known from the lengthy hadiths of JIBREEL in which He asked Allah's messenger to define Eeman.

  Allah's messenger replied that  It(Eeman) is the believe in Allah,His angels,His messengers,His books,The last day and to believe in AL QADAR (THE GOOD & BAD)

AFFIRMING THE EXISTENCE OF THE ANGELS

They(angels) are creation of Allah and thus are subjects to His Lordship and Worship.

 

Sheikh Al -Fawzan writes in his treaties

( al eeman bil malaaika wa athruhu fi Hayati Ummah)..Angels are a creation of Allah which He created for His worship and to carry out His commands in the universe.

ANGELS are creation from the world of the unseen, we do not see them but we believe in thier existence with certainty without doubts because Allah has informed us about them (angels) and likewise.

His messengers also have enlightened us about them with definite information that causes us to believe in them.

Believe in the Angels precedes belief in the Books to His messengers because Allah revealed the Books to His messengers by means of Angels.

 

DENIEL OF THE EXISTENCE OF ANGELS LEADS TO REJECTION OF ALL THE DEVINE BOOKS AND CONSEQUENTLY,EVERYTHING THAT THE MESSENGERS WERE SENT WITH

Also choosing some angels to believe in over others is disbelief like choosing some prophets over others .

IMAM IBN KHATHEER  writes in the Tafseer of the verse in surah al baqarah (2) :97

"" whoever believes in one messenger is required to believe in all the messengers and whoever rejects one messenger,he has rejected all messengers""

 

Similarly Allah said .verily those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers and wish to make distinction between Allah and His messengers saying we believe in some but reject others and wish to adopt a way in between.they are in truth disbelieving

Allah decreed that they are disbelievers because they believe in some prophets and rejects others...Allah's messengers includes Angels and men because Allah said it in another verse that ALLAH CHOOSES MESSENGERS FROM ANGELS AND MEN.

 

REF: SURAH  HAJJ (22):75

CREATION OF THE ANGELS

ANGELS are creation of Allah and were created from light. In sahih muslim it was narrated by A'ISHA(radhi allahu anhaa) that the messenger of Allah said angels are created from light ,,,jinns are created from smokeless flames of fire and Adam was created from that which has been described to you

 

THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH DID NOT EXPLAIN THE EXACT LIGHT WHICH THE ANGELS WERE CREATED FROM HENCE WE CANNOT BRING INTO OUR DISCUSSION.

IT IS A MATTER OF THE UNSEEN AND NO FURTHER CLARIFICATION HAS BEEN MADE ON IT TILL DATE

 

NO MAN KNOWS THE EXACT TIME THE ANGELS WERE CREATED AND ALLAH HAS NOT INFORMED US ABOUT IT BUT WHEN WE TAKE THE STORY OF ADAM (AS) INTO CONSIDERATION THEN WE CAN DEDUCE THAT ANGELS WERE CREATED LONG BEFORE MANKIND.

 

NB the Lord said to the angels that I (Allah) am placing a khalifa ie: mankind on earth (ref:surah al baqarah (2): 30..

So we see from this point that Allah informed the Angels about his intention to create mankind that tells us that the Angels existed before mankind

 

SEEING THE ANGELS

Because the Angels are created from light and are of low density, mankind cannot see them especially since Allah has not given our eyes the ability to see them

 

NB

No man among this ummah has seen an Angel before except the messenger of Allah (prophet Mohamed) SAW

How blessed he was to see an Angel; HE SAW JIBREEL TWICE IN THE FORM WHICH ALLAH CREATED HIM

THIS TELLS US THAT WHEN ANGELS APPEARS IN HUMAN FORM WE ARE ABLE TO SEE THEM

ABILITY TO TAKE ON DIFFERENT FORMS

Allah has bestowed on the Angels the ability to take on different forms.

He sent Jibreel to MARYAM (19:16-19)

IBRAHEEM(11:69)

LOT(11:77) in human form

JIBREEL used to come to the messenger of Allah several times and sometime he came in the form of a Bedouin and sometimes a Dihyah

It was reported that A'ISHA (radhi allahu anha ) saw the prophet placing his hand on the mane of Dihyah al kalbee's horse and was taking to him.

When she asked about it he replied it was JIBREEL and he sends greetings to her

I wish i never finish talking about the Angels for the rest of my entire life  because their stories are very interesting

I will hold on here and continue in sha Allah in my next presentation from

NUMBER OF THE ANGELS.

INDEED NON IS WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT HE *(ALLAH)*ALONE

we ask blessing upon the last prophet,his companions,his household and the muminoon who follows his legacy till the day of Qiyama.

may ALLAH place us among the muminoon and those who follow the commandments of Allah and His prophets

ASSALAMU ALAIKUM WARAHMATHULLAHI WABARAKAATHU

BID'A/INNOVATIONS

 

 

                      

I bear witness that non deserves to be worshiped except Allah and our Prophet Mohammed is the slave and Messenger of Allah.

 

There is no blind following or worship in Islam except following the Messenger. The Prophet is the only person we follow blindly because Allah says:

 

إِنْهُوَإِلَّاوَحْىٌيُوحَىٰ ,عَلَّمَهُۥشَدِيدُٱلْقُوَىٰ

He says nothing but a revelation revealed. He has been taught by one mighty in power.

 

Allah again advice is to follow the teaching of the Prophet.

 

قُلْإِنكُنتُمْتُحِبُّونَٱللَّهَفَٱتَّبِعُونِىيُحْبِبْكُمُٱللَّهُوَيَغْفِرْلَكُمْذُنُوبَكُمْۗوَٱللَّهُغَفُورٌرَّحِيمٌ

Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."

 

All the above verses teaches us that the best person to teach Islam or show the best way to worship Allah is the Prophet. Any other person must take what the Prophet thought and teach people.

 

The deen (Islam) is a well cooked religion and does not need any salt again. Anybody who puts an additional salt to the religion is spoiling it.

 

Allah says in the Holy Quran :

 

 

ٱلْيَوْمَأَكْمَلْتُلَكُمْدِينَكُمْوَأَتْمَمْتُعَلَيْكُمْنِعْمَتِىوَرَضِيتُلَكُمُٱلْإِسْلَٰمَدِينًاۚ

This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion.

 

The verse above teaches us that Islam is not lacking anything, there is no better way to worship Allah that the Prophet didn't teach us. Doing anything contrary is Bidia'.

 

*Bidia* is an Arabic word that comes from the root Al-Bada' meaning to create something without precedence.  In English we would use the word “innovation".

 

Hence the Prophet cautioned us against doing something Bidia'. He asked us to only worship Allah the way he has taught us to.

 

Hadith

 

يُحَدِّثُقَالَحَدَّثَنَاأَنَسُبْنُمَالِكٍ، أَنَّالنَّبِيَّصلىاللهعليهوسلمقَالَ‏

 

‏لَيَرِدَنَّعَلَىَّالْحَوْضَرِجَالٌمِمَّنْصَاحَبَنِيحَتَّىإِذَارَأَيْتُهُمْوَرُفِعُواإِلَىَّاخْتُلِجُوادُونِيفَلأَقُولَنَّأَىْرَبِّأُصَيْحَابِيأُصَيْحَابِي‏.‏فَلَيُقَالَنَّلِيإِنَّكَلاَتَدْرِيمَاأَحْدَثُوابَعْدَكَ‏"

 

Anas b. Malik reported Allah's Prophet (ﷺ) as saying:

 

Some persons from amongst my associates would turn to my Cistern; when I would see them and they would be presented to me, they would be detained in the way while coming to me. I would say: My Lord, they are my companions, they are my companions, and it would be said to me: You don't know what innovations they made after you.

 

Sahih Muslim 2304

 

There are two types of innovations :

 

1. innovation in the matter of things pertaining to our worldly life. Things like technology, electricity and transport would come under this category. this is acceptable.

2. Innovation in the religion. This is not acceptable.

 

Hadith

 

وَحَدَّثَنِيمُحَمَّدُبْنُالْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَاعَبْدُالْوَهَّابِبْنُعَبْدِالْمَجِيدِ، عَنْجَعْفَرِبْنِمُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْأَبِيهِ، عَنْجَابِرِبْنِعَبْدِاللَّهِ، قَالَكَانَرَسُولُاللَّهِصلىاللهعليهوسلمإِذَاخَطَبَاحْمَرَّتْعَيْنَاهُوَعَلاَصَوْتُهُوَاشْتَدَّغَضَبُهُحَتَّىكَأَنَّهُمُنْذِرُجَيْشٍيَقُولُ‏‏صَبَّحَكُمْوَمَسَّاكُمْ‏"‏‏.‏وَيَقُولُ‏"‏بُعِثْتُأَنَاوَالسَّاعَةَكَهَاتَيْنِ‏"‏‏.‏وَيَقْرُنُبَيْنَإِصْبَعَيْهِالسَّبَّابَةِوَالْوُسْطَىوَيَقُولُ‏"‏أَمَّابَعْدُفَإِنَّخَيْرَالْحَدِيثِكِتَابُاللَّهِوَخَيْرُالْهُدَىهُدَىمُحَمَّدٍوَشَرُّالأُمُورِمُحْدَثَاتُهَاوَكُلُّبِدْعَةٍضَلاَلَةٌ‏"‏‏.‏ثُمَّيَقُولُ‏"‏أَنَاأَوْلَىبِكُلِّمُؤْمِنٍمِنْنَفْسِهِمَنْتَرَكَمَالاًفَلأَهْلِهِوَمَنْتَرَكَدَيْنًاأَوْضَيَاعًافَإِلَىَّوَعَلَىَّ‏"‏‏.‏"

 

Jabir b. Abdullah said:

                           

When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) delivered the sermon, his eyes became red, his voice rose, and his anger increased so that he was like one giving a warning against the enemy and saying: "The enemy has made a morning attack on you and in the evening too." He would also say: "The Last Hour and I have been sent like these two." And he would join his forefinger and middle finger; and would further say: "The best of the speech is embodied in the Book of Allah, and the best of the guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad. And the most evil affairs are their innovations; and every innovation is error.

 

Innovation in religion is very dangerous and people feared it even before the Prophet even was born. The story of the father of the Prophet (Abdullah) tells us how dangerous innovation is. 

                                  

After Abdul-Mutallib found the well of ZamZam he had only one son so he prayed if Allah gave him 10 sons he will sacrifice(kill) one for Allah. When Allah have him the 10 sons he was not allowed by his family to kill one of them (Abdullah).

 

He was told if he does it those after him will adopt that tradition. He finally replaced Abdullah with 100 Carmels and still today the blood money for killing someone is 100 carmels.

 

HOW DO PEOPLE INNOVATE

 

I have noticed two different ways by which people do Bidia. These are:

 

1. Introducing something Islam dislike.

 

2. Doing a good thing at a very wrong time.

 

 

 

Those who claim there is a good Bidia uses certain hadiths. Amongst them are 👇

First Claimed Evidence,

 

JareerIbn‘Abdullaah Al-Bujali may Allaah be pleased

with him, narrated that the Prophet sallallaahu‘alayhi

wasallam said: “Whoever introduces a good practice in Islaam will get the reward of performing it and that of all those who perform it until the Day of Resurrection; Whoever introduces a bad practice in Islaam will get the punishment of performing it and that of all those who do it until the Day of Resurrection.”(Muslim)

But this hadith has been taken out of contest.  Reading the full hadiths makes it clear it doesn't support bringing anything new into Islam

Refutation of this claim,

 

The proof of this is actually to be found in the very same Hadeeth, if you were to read it all, as

 

JareerIbn 'Abdullaah Al-Bujali, may Allaah be pleased with him, said: "We were with the Prophet (SAW) (in the Masjid) just after dawn one day when some people entered barefooted and clad in woollen matting (or covered with sleeveless woollen blankets) with their swords hung around their necks. Most of them belonged to the tribe of Mudhar. The face of the Prophet (SAW) turned pale due to their wretched condition. Then, the Prophet (SAW) went into his house, re-emerged and commanded Bilaal to call the Adhaan, and the Iqaamah and then he (SAW) led the prayer. After the prayer, the Prophet (SAW) stood up and addressed people saying (that which translates as): “O mankind! Fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women. And fear Allaah, through whom you ask one another, and the wombs. Indeed Allaah is ever, over you, an Observer.” (An-Nisaa’: 1) “O you who have

believed! Fear Allaah. And let every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow – and fear Allaah. Indeed, Allaah is Acquainted with what you do.” (AlHashr: 18). Then, the Prophet said: “Give in charity from (what you possess

of) Deenaars (gold coins) Dirhams (silver coins) a Saa’

(a small measure of weight) of wheat or even a Saa’ of

dates.” until he (SAW) said: “Give, even if it as little as half a date”Thereupon, a man from the Ansaar (residents of Madeenah) came with a bag of food which was so heavy that it was difficult for him to carry. Thereafter, people came successively until I saw two huge piles of food and clothes, and the Prophet’s face was bright as a glittering golden coin (due to his happiness). Then the Messenger (SAW) said: *“Whoever introduces a good practice in Islaam will get the reward of performing it and that of all those who perform it until the Day of Resurrection; Whoever introduces a bad practice in Islaam will get the punishment of performing it and that of all those who do it until the Day of Resurrection*.”"(Muslim).

this is the full hadiths

This implies that if you do something good and other follow it. The innovation there is not about introducing something that isn't in Islam.

It can be seen that what was talked about in the hadiths is not something new. It is sadaka which the Prophet has already encouraged us to do

Using the word Seera as an example. 

 

Seera means the life or story of an individual. Nontheless we have used it to mean the life or story of the Prophet Mohammed (SAW). One can then say the seera of Ali etc.

[The same way the innovation used in the hadiths doesn't mean the introducing something that has no precedence.

The second claim that they use to say there is a good Bidia is the hadiths below.

‘Umar ibn Al-Khattaab, may Allaah be pleased with

him, remarked upon seeing people playing Taraaweeh in congregation that: *"This is a good Bid’ah." (Bukhaari).

In Refuting this ImaamIbn Rajab, may Allaah have mercy upon him,

said: "Any words from the Salaf considering something

as a good Bid’ah were meant in the linguistic and not the Islamic sense, such as the saying of ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, when he saw people praying Taraaweeh in congregation, that "This is a good Bid’ah

To conclude with,

Sa’eedIbn Al-Musayyib, may Allaah have mercy upon him, saw a man praying too many optional prayers before the Fajr prayer and therefore he forbade him from doing so. The man retorted: "O Abu Muhammad! Will Allaah punish me for praying?" Sa'eed replied: "No, but He will punish you for doing other than the Sunnah."

(Ibn Rajab)

From the story above we should learn to do things exactly as the Prophet thought us to. Deviating or adding something to it or subtracting from it will end up making us change the teachings of Islam.

Let's end it here for today. Assalaamualaikum