بـسـم الله والحـمـد لله والـصلاة والـسـلام عــلى رسـول الله، وبـعـد
Apart from misunderstanding or misinterpreting
the Texts (the Qur’aan and the Ahaadeeth), the causes for deviation in the Deen
can be summed up to two Major reasons:
1. Extremism
2. Abandonment (negligence/leniency)
And both of these habits lead one to go against the
teachings of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Both of these habits only cause harm to Islaam and Muslims.
1. The Extremists:
Being an extremist or overzealous makes a person to exceed
the limits and then eventually it leads to disobedience and not properly follow
the Sunnah. The biggest example is that of the Khawaarij. In order to have a
“perfect society” they went into extremes and overburdened themselves and
others with undue hardship to the point where one of them didn’t even believe
in the justice of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
(as mentioned in the Hadeeth reported in the Saheehain), nor in the justice of
the Companions and they killed `Uthmaan, `Alee and the other Companions رضي الله عنهم; and in the present
era they are still upon their evil methodology of revolting against the rulers
and causing destruction amongst the Muslims and to the Muslims. And as the
Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
said: “and they would pass clean through their religion just as the arrow
passes through the prey, and they would never come back to it.”
2. The Negligent:
Then there are those who are at the other end of the
spectrum. People who are so lenient that the obligations of Islaam carry no
weight with them and the prohibitions in Islaam are manipulated to suit their
desires. An example is of those who make the unlawful such as music, adultery,
intoxicants etc. as lawful, and those who abandon the prayers and give little
importance to learning the religion. An example of such a group is the Soofees,
who are lenient about the rules set by the Muhadditheen, and accept any
narration, even if it is weak or fabricated, as long as it supports their
beliefs. And they’ll reject a narration, even if it is authentic, if it goes
against their beliefs. They give little importance to the matters of `Aqeedah.
They care less if their actions are according to the Sunnah or if they are
Bid`ah.
Allaah protect us all from falling into these two
extremes; and that He guide us towards the Wasatiyyah (the middle path) and
make us among the righteous.
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#1
On the authority of Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه, who
said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم
say: “What I have forbidden to you, avoid;
what I have ordered you [to do], do as much of it as you can. It was only their
excessive questioning and their disagreeing with their prophets that destroyed
those who were before you.” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (7288) and Saheeh
Muslim (2388, 4355)]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#2
Narrated Anas bin Maalik رضي الله عنه: Once
the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم entered the Masjid and saw a rope hanging in between its two
pillars. He said, “What is this rope?”
The people said, “This rope is for Zainab who, when she feels tired, holds it
(to keep standing for the prayer.)” The Prophet said, “Don't use it. Remove the rope. You should pray as long
as you feel active, and when you get tired, sit down.” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree
(1150)]
Narrated `Aaishah رضي الله عنها: Once the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came while a woman was sitting with me. He
said, “Who is she?” I replied, “She
is so and so,” and told him about her (excessive) praying. He said
disapprovingly, “Do (good) deeds which is within
your capacity (without being overtaxed) as Allaah does not get tired (of giving
rewards) but (surely) you will get tired and the best deed (act of Worship) in
the sight of Allaah is that which is done regularly.” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree
(43, 1151, 5862) and Saheeh Muslim (1308, 1314, 1965)]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#3
Narrated `Abdullaah bin `Amr bin Al-`Aas رضي الله عنهما:
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to me, “You fast daily all
the year and pray every night all the night?” I replied in the
affirmative. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “If you keep on doing
this, your eyes will become weak and your body will get tired. He who fasts all
the year is as he who did not fast at all. The fasting of three days (a month)
will be equal to the tasting of the whole year.” I replied, “I have
the power for more than this.” The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
said, “Then fast like the fasting of David who
used to fast on alternate days and would never flee from the battle field, on
meeting the enemy.” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (1153, 3419) and Saheeh
Muslim (1974, 1975)]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#4
Narrated `Aaishah رضي الله عنها: The
Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم never fasted in any month more than in the month of Sha`baan.
He used to say, “Do those deeds which you can do
easily, as Allaah will not get tired (of giving rewards) till you get bored and
tired (of performing religious deeds).” The most beloved prayer to
the Prophet was the one that was done regularly (throughout the life) even if
it were little. And whenever the Prophet offered a prayer he used to offer it
regularly.” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (1970)]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#5
Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه:
Allaah's Apostle صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “The deeds of anyone of
you will not save you (from the (Hell) Fire).” They said, “Even you
(will not be saved by your deeds), O Allaah's Apostle?” He said, “No, even I (will not be saved) unless and until Allaah
bestows His Mercy on me. Therefore, do good deeds properly, sincerely and
moderately, and worship Allaah in the forenoon and in the afternoon and during
a part of the night, and always adopt a middle, moderate, regular course
whereby you will reach your target (Paradise).” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree
(5673, 6463) and Saheeh Muslim (5041, 5042, 5044, 5045, 5046, 5047)]
Narrated `Aaishah رضي الله عنها: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Do good deeds properly,
sincerely and moderately, and receive good news because one’s good deeds will
not make him enter Paradise.” They asked, “Even you, O Allaah's
Apostle?” He said, “Even I, unless and until
Allaah bestows His pardon and mercy on me.” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (6467)]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#6
Narrated `Aaishah رضي الله عنها:
Allaah's Apostle صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Do good deeds properly,
sincerely and moderately and know that your deeds will not make you enter
Paradise, and that the most beloved deed to Allaah's is the most regular and
constant even though it were little.” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (6464)
and Saheeh Muslim (5048)]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#7
Narrated Abu Burdah: That his father said: “The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sent Mu`aadh and Abu Moosa to Yemen telling them: “Treat the people with ease and don’t be hard on them;
give them glad tidings and don’t fill them with aversion.” [Saheeh
al-Bukhari (3038, 4342, 4345, 6124, 7172) and Saheeh Muslim (3269)]
Narrated Anas bin Maalik رضي الله عنه: The
Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Facilitate
things to people (concerning religious matters), and do not make it hard for
them and give them good tidings and do not make them run away (from Islam).”
[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (69, 6125) and Saheeh Muslim (3270)]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#8
On the authority of Ya`laa bin Umayyah: He said: “I said
to `Umar bin al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه (about the verse): {There is no blame on you if you shorten the prayer if
you fear that those who disbelieve will trouble you}. But the people
are safe (now)”. He said: ‘I was wondering about that just as you are
wondering. So, I asked the Prophet of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم
about it. He صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ‘It is a charity which
Allaah has granted you, so accept it.’’ [Saheeh Muslim (1114)]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#9
Narrated Abu `Aamir or Abu Maalik Al-Ash`aree رضي الله عنهما:
that he heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saying, “From among my followers
there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the
wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical
instruments, as lawful. And there will be some people who will stay near the
side of a mountain and in the evening their shepherd will come to them with
their sheep and ask them for something, but they will say to him, 'Return to us
tomorrow.' Allaah will destroy them during the night and will let the mountain
fall on them, and He will transform the rest of them into monkeys and pigs and
they will remain so till the Day of Resurrection.” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree
(5588)]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#10
Narrated Abu Dharr رضي الله عنه:
Allaah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Verily there would arise
from my Ummah after me or soon after me a group (of people) who would recite
the Qur’aan, but it would not go beyond their throats, and they would pass
clean through their religion just as the arrow passes through the prey, and
they would never come back to it. They would be the worst among the creation
and the creatures.” [Saheeh Muslim (1782)]
Narrated Abu Sa`eed al-Khudree and Anas ibn Maalik رضي الله عنهما:
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Soon there will appear
disagreement and dissension in my people; there will be people who will be good
in speech and bad in work. They recite the Qur’aan, but it does not pass their
collar-bones. They will swerve from the religion as an arrow goes through the
animal shot at. They will not return to it till the arrow comes back to its
notch. They are worst of the people and animals. Happy is the one who kills
them and they kill him. They call to the Book of Allaah, but they have nothing
to do with it. He who fights against them will be nearer to Allaah than them
(the rest of the people)”. The people asked: What is their sign? He
replied: “They shave the head.” [Abu
Dawood (4765) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#11
Narrated Jaabir ibn `Abdullaah رضي الله عنهما:
The Apostle of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم came to us while we were reciting the Qur’aan, and there were
among us Bedouins and the non-Arabs. He said: “Recite,
all is well. In the near future there will appear people who will straighten it
(the Qur’aan) as an arrow is straightened. They will recite it quickly and not
slowly (or it means that they will get the reward in this world and not in the
Hereafter).” [Abu Dawood (830) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh
al-Albaanee and also graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh Muqbil al-Waadi`ee in
“al-Saheeh al-Musnad” (249) and “Saheeh Dalaail al-Nubuuwah” (588) and he said
“it is “Saheeh” as per the condition of Imaam Muslim”]
Zaid bin Wahb Jahani reported and he was among the squadron
which was under the command of `Alee رضي الله عنه and which set out (to curb the activities)
of the Khwaarij. `Alee رضي الله عنه said: O people! I heard the Messenger of
Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم say: “There
would arise from my ummah a people who would recite the Qur’aan, and
your recital would seem insignificant as compared with their recital, your
prayer as compared with their prayer, arid your fast, as compared with their
fast. They would recite the Qur’aan thinking that it supports them, whereas it
is evidence against them. Their prayer does not get beyond their collar bone;
they would swerve through Islaam just as the arrow passes through the prey. If
the squadron which is to encounter them were to know (what great boon) has been
assured to them by their Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم they would completely rely upon
this deed (alone and cease to do other good deeds), and their (that of the Khwaarij)
distinctive mark is that there would be (among them) a person whose wrist would
be without the arm, and the end of his wrist would be fleshy like the nipple of
the breast on which there would be white hair.” (`Alee رضي الله عنه said): You would be marching towards Mu`aawiyah and the
people of Syria and you would leave them behind among your children and your
property (to do harm). By Allaah, I believe that these are the people (against
whom you have been commanded to fight and get reward) for they have shed
forbidden blood, and raided the animals of the people. So go forth in the name
of Allaah (to fight against them). Salamah bin Kuhail mentioned that Zaid bin
Wahb made me alight at every stage, till we crossed a bridge. `Abdullaah bin
Wahb al-Rasibi was at the head of the Khwaarij when we encountered them. He (`Abdullaah)
said to his army: Throw the spears and draw out your swords from their sheaths,
for I fear that they would attack you as they attacked you on the day of Haroorah.
They went back and threw their spears and drew out their swords, and people
fought against them with spears and they were killed one after another. Only
two persons were killed among the people (among the army led by `Alee) on that
day. `Alee رضي الله عنه said: Find out from among them (the dead bodies of the Khwaarij)
(the maimed). They searched but did not find him. `Alee رضي الله عنه then
himself stood up and (walked) till he came to the people who had been killed
one after another. He (`Alee) said: Search them to the last, and then (`Alee's
companions) found him (the dead body of the maimed) near the earth. He (`Alee رضي الله عنه) then
pronounced Allaahu-Akbar (Allaah is the Greatest) and then said, Allaah told
the Truth and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم conveyed it. Then there stood before him `Abida Salmani who
said: Commander of the Believers, by Allaah, besides Whom there is none worthy
of worship (in truth) but He, (tell me) whether you heard this Hadeeth from the
Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم. He said: Yes, by Allaah, besides Whom there is none worthy of
worship (in truth) but He. He asked him to take an oath thrice and he took the
oath. [Saheeh Muslim (1780)]
Islaam between abandonment
(negligence/leniency) and extremism...#12a
Narrated Ibn `Abbaas رضي الله عنهما:
(in a long Hadeeth) that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Among
the off-spring of this man will be some who will recite the Qur’aan but the
Qur’aan will not reach beyond their throats (i.e. they will recite like parrots
and will not understand it nor act on it), and they will renegade from the
religion as an arrow goes through the game's body. They will kill the Muslims
but will not disturb the idolaters. If I should live up to their time I will
kill them as the people of `Aad were killed (i.e. I will kill all of them).”
[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (3344, 7432) and Saheeh Muslim (1769)]
Narrated Abu Sa`eed Al Khudree رضي الله عنه: I heard Allaah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم
saying, “There will appear some people among you
whose prayer will make you look down upon yours, and whose fasting will make
you look down upon yours, but they will recite the Qur’aan which will not
exceed their throats (they will not act on it) and they will go out of Islam as
an arrow goes out through the game whereupon the archer would examine the
arrowhead but see nothing, and look at the unfeathered arrow but see nothing,
and look at the arrow feathers but see nothing, and finally he suspects to find
something in the lower part of the arrow.” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree
(3610, 4351, 5058, 6163, 6931, 7432, 7562) and Saheeh Muslim (1770, 1771)]
Islaam between abandonment
(negligence/leniency) and extremism...#12b
Ibn
`Abbaas رضي الله عنهما
narrated: “When
the Harooriyyah (the Khawaarij) rebelled, they isolated themselves in a place.
There were 6000 of them and they were united in rebelling against `Alee.
Continuously
people would come to `Alee and say: “O Leader of the Believers! Verily these
people are rebelling against you.”
He
would reply: “Leave them; verily I will not fight them until they fight me and
that is what they will do.”
So
when it came to that day, I came to `Alee before the noon prayer and I said to
him: “O Leader of the Believers! Delay the prayer until it is cooler perhaps I
will speak to these people.”
He
said: “Verily, I fear for you.”
I
said: “Never! I used to be known as a man of good manners, I never harmed
anyone.”
He
gave me permission to go. So, I put on a very nice garment, the best of what
one could get from Yemen and I combed my hair. Then, I visited them at midday
while they were eating.
I
had entered upon a people, the likes of whom I had never seen with regards to
their exertion in worship. Their foreheads were wounded due to (constant)
prostration (in prayer) and their hands had become rough like camels’ feet,
wearing recently washed, untidy shirts with very high raised clothing and with
tired and worn out faces (due to not caring for themselves).
So,
I greeted them and they said: “Welcome, O son of `Abbaas! And what is this
cloak you are wearing?”
I
asked: “What deficiency do you see from me? Indeed, I saw the Messenger of Allaah
صلى الله عليه وسلم
dressed in the best of what you can find in Yemeni clothing, and then I recited
this verse:
{Say: “Who has forbidden the adornment of Allaah which He has
produced for His servants and the good things of provision?”} [Surah al-A`raaf
(7):32]
Then
they asked, “What has brought you here?”
I
told them: “I have come to you from amongst the Companions of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
– the Muhaajiroon and the Ansaar and from the son of the uncle of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
(`Alee), who is his son-in-law. And upon them descended the Qur’aan; they are
more knowledgeable about it than you and there is not one of them (the
companions) amongst you. I have come to convey to you what they say, and to
convey to them what you say.”
A
group amongst them said: “Do not debate with the Quraysh because verily Allaah تعالى says:
{Nay! But they are a quarrelsome people.} [Surah
al-Zukhruf (43):58]
Then
a group of them turned towards me and two or three of them said: “Verily, we
will speak to him.”
So
I said: “Come forward, what is the grudge you have against the Companions of
the Allaah’s Messenger and the son of his uncle (`Alee)?”
They
answered: “Three points.”
I
asked: “And what are they?”
They
said: “One of the points is that he (`Alee) had men judge in a matter of Allaah
while Allaah says:
{The judgment is for none but Allaah.} [Surah al-An`aam
(6):57 and Surah Yusuf (12):40, 67]
“What
have men got to do with the judgment?”
I
said: “This is one point.”
They
said: “As for the second point, then he fought and he did not take
captives nor did he take the war booty. If they were disbelievers, then their
captives are permissible for us and if they were believers then their captives
are neither permissible to take nor was it allowed to fight them (in the first
place).”
I
said: “This is the second point, and what is the third point?” Or he said
something similar.
They
said: “He removed the title of ‘Leader of the Believers’ (Ameer al-Mu’mineen),
and so, if he is not the ‘Leader of the Believers’ then he is the ‘Leader of
the Disbelievers’ (Ameer al-Kaafireen).”
I
asked, “Do you have any points other than these?”
They
replied, “These are sufficient for us.”
I
said to them: “Do you understand that if I read to you from the book of Allaah تعالى and from the Sunnah of
His Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
that which refutes what you say, will you then return (back)?”
They
said, “Yes.”
I
said: “As for your statement that `Alee had men judge in a matter that was for
Allaah; then I will read to you from the book of Allaah, where Allaah has
delegated His judgment to men regarding the eighth of a quarter of a dirham. Allaah
تعالى commanded the
people to judge in this matter.
Do
you not understand the saying of Allaah تعالى:
{O you who Believe! Do not kill the game while you are in a
state of Ihraam, and whosoever of you kills it intentionally, then the penalty
is an offering equivalent to the one he killed, as judged by two just men among
you.} [Surah
al-Maa’idah (5):95]
And
it is from the judgment of Allaah that He delegated men to judge in this
matter. If Allaah willed, He could have judged in this matter but He allowed
men to judge.
I
ask you by Allaah, is it better that men judge in something regarding
reconciliation in disputes and in preventing bloodshed or regarding the hunting
of a rabbit?”
They
said, “Of course, this is better.”
“And
regarding a woman and her husband (Allaah says):
{If you fear a breach between the husband and wife, appoint two
arbitrators: one from his family and the other from hers.} [Surah al-Nisaa’
(4):35]
“Is
not men judging in reconciling disputes and in the prevention of bloodshed
better than men judging regarding the private parts of a woman? Have we
finished with this point?”
They
replied: “Yes.”
I
said: “As for your statement: ‘He (`Alee) fought but did not take captives and
did not take war booty,’ then would you take your mother (in Islaam), `Aaishah,
as a captive, making her permissible for yourselves for that which you make
permissible from other than her while she is your mother? If you say: ‘We make
permissible from her that which we make permissible from other than her,’ then
you have committed disbelief. And if you say: “She is not our mother,” then you
have also committed disbelief:
{The prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves,
and his wives are their mothers.} [Surah al-Ahzaab (33):6]
“And
so you are between the two ill judgments. So, which of them do you want to
take? Have we finished with this point?”
They
replied, “Yes.”
“As
for `Alee removing the title of ‘Leader of Believers’, then I will give you
something that will please you; verily, the Prophet of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم
contracted an
agreement with the Mushrikeen (the disbelievers of Quraysh) on the Day of
Hudaybiyyah, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
said to `Alee:
“Write, O `Alee: This is what Muhammad, the Messenger of Allaah,
agrees with.”
They,
the Mushrikeen, said: ‘If we knew you to be the Messenger of Allaah, we would
not have fought you.’ So the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله
عليه وسلم said:
“O Allaah! Indeed You know that I am Your Messenger. Erase it,
`Alee, and write: This is what Muhammad Ibn `Abdullaah agrees upon.”
“I
swear by Allaah that the messenger of Allaah صلى الله
عليه وسلم is better than `Alee
and even he erased his own name, and erasing his name does not erase his
prophet-hood.
Have we finished with this point?”
They
said, “Yes.”
So
2,000 of them came back while the rest of them rebelled and fought, based upon
their misguidance, and the Muhajiroon and Ansaar fought them.
[Recorded
by `Abd al-Razzaaq in his book: al-Mussannaf (18678); Ahmad (1/243); al-Haakim
(2/150-152); Ibn `Abd al-Barr in his Jam` Bayan `Ulum (2/962-964/ 1834).
Other
references for this narration:
Narrated
by al-Darimi in his Sunan (1/68-69); and by Bahshal in: Tareekh Waseet. This narration is reported on the
authority of `Amr Ibn Salmah and authenticated by Shaikh al-Albaaeei.
There
are other narrations of this story. It has been narrated by:
1) `Abdullaah
Ibn Ahmad in Zawa’id al-Zuhud, (p.428)
2)
Abu Na`eem in Hilyat al-Awliyyah, (4/380-381).
3)
al-Tabraani in al-Kabeer, (9/125-126)
4) `Abd
al-Razzaaq in al-Mussannaf, (5409).
5)
al-Haythami narrated it in Mu`jam al-Zawaa’id, (1/181).
As
for the narration of `Abd al-Razzaaq and al-Tabraani, it has been authenticated
by al-Haythami in: Mu`jam al-Zawaa’id, (1/181).
The
narration of Abu Na`eem in al-Hilyat was reported on the authority of Abu Zar`a.
This
story has many other narrations in al-Kabeer and some of them were
authenticated by al-Haythami.]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#13
Narrated Anas bin Malik رضي الله عنه: A
group of three men came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asking how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم worshipped (Allaah), and when they were informed about
that, they considered their worship insufficient and said, “Where are we from
the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم as his past and future sins have been
forgiven.” Then one of them said, “I will offer the prayer throughout the night
forever.” The other said, “I will fast throughout the year and will not break
my fast.” The third said, “I will keep away from the women and will not marry
forever.” Allaah's Apostle صلى الله عليه وسلم came to them and said, “Are you the same people who said so-and-so? By Allaah, I
am more submissive to Allaah and more afraid of Him than you; yet I fast and
break my fast, I do sleep and I also marry women. So he who does not follow my
tradition in religion, is not from me (not one of my followers).” [Saheeh
al-Bukhaaree (5063) and Saheeh Muslim (2495)]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#14
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “The
Last Hour will not come until some groups of my nation attach themselves to the
polytheists and some of my people worship idols.” [Sunan Abu Dawood (4252);
Ibn Majah (3952); and Tirmidhi (2219) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh
al-Albaanee]
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “The Last Hour will not
came until women from the daws tribe wiggle their buttocks (as they
circumambulate) around the temple of the idol al-Khalasa.” [Saheehal-Bukhaaree
(7116) and Saheeh Muslim (6944)]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#15
Narrated `Aaishah رضي الله عنها: I
heard Allaah’s Apostle صلى الله عليه وسلم saying: “The
(system) of night and day would not end until the people have taken to the
worship of Laat and `Uzza (the two pagan gods from the Jaahiliyah).”
I said: Allaah's Apostle صلى الله عليه وسلم I think when Allaah has revealed this verse: {He it is Who has sent His Messenger with right guidance,
and true religion, so that He may cause it to prevail upon all religions,
though the polytheists are averse (to it)} [Surah al-Tawbah (9):
33], it implies that (this promise) is going to be fulfilled. Thereupon he
(Allaah's Apostle صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: “It would happen as
Allaah would like. Then Allaah would send the sweet fragrant air by which
everyone who has even a mustard grain of faith in Him would die and those only
would survive who would have no goodness in them. And they would revert to the
religion of their forefathers.” [Saheeh Muslim (5178)]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#16
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “You
will follow the practices of your predecessors, inch by inch and yard by yard;
so that if they were to enter a lizard’s hole, you would also follow them.”
When the Prophet was asked if he meant the Jews and Christians , he replied “If
not them, who else?” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (3456, 7320) and Saheeh
Muslim (6448)]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#17
Narrated Jaabir ibn `Abdullaah رضي الله عنهما:
that he heard Allaah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم saying: “Verily
between man and between polytheism and unbelief is the negligence/leniency of
prayer.” [Muslim (120), Tirmidhee (2618, 2620), al-Nasai’ (464), Abu
Dawood (4678), Ibn Maajah (1078)]
Islaam between abandonment (negligence/leniency)
and extremism...#18
Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The
Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Religion
is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able
to continue in that way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to
perfection and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain
strength by worshipping in the mornings, the nights.” [Saheeh
al-Bukhaaree (38)]
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