Friday, September 21, 2018

Even if only one deed was accepted...

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Yahya al-Ghassaanee said: A needy person came to Ibn `Umar, so he (Ibn `Umar) asked his son to give him a Deenaar. His son said to him: “May Allaah accept this from you, O my father!” He replied: If I come to know that Allaah تعالى has accepted from me even one Sajdah or even one Dirham in charity, nothing would hide how much I would love to die (in that state). Do you know from whom does Allaah accept (their good deeds)? (He then recited): {Verily, Allaah accepts only from those who are Al-Muttaqoon}

[al-Tamheed of Ibn `Abd al-Barr (4/256)]
[Surah al-Maaidah (5): 27]

Sunday, September 16, 2018

A sincere Believer's fear...



📖 QUR’AAN:
While describing the characteristics of the Believers of this Ummah, Allaah جل وعلا says:

وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَا آتَوا وَّقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ رَاجِعُونَ * أُولَـٰئِكَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Bid`ah: The Highway to Hellfire



🎓Shaikh al-Albaanee رحمه ﷲ said:

💠The foundations of Bid`ah are four:

1️⃣ First:
(Following) the Weak Ahaadeeth, which can neither be relied upon nor permissible to be attributed to the Prophet ﷺ. So, it is not permissible to follow/implement such narrations, as we have mentioned in the introduction of the book: "صفة الصلاة النبي" (Description of the Prophet's prayer). And this is what a group of scholars like Ibn Taymiyyah and others follow.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

False visions and dreams of Ikhwaan al-Mufsideen

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Ikhwaan al-Mufsideen and their false visions and dreams:

🚫A) Back in 2013, during the 2nd Egyptian revolt/protest, some "Shaikh" made a claim, saying: "some righteous people in al-Madeenah saw a dream that Jibreel عليه السلام had descended in support of the people who had gathered around the Masjid Raabi`ah Al-Adawiyah (the spot of their protest)."

📑 Note:
1. Who are these "righteous people" who saw the dream?
2. In a narration, it is reported that it is sufficient to consider a person to have lied, who narrates everything that he hears. (or as the Prophet had said).
3. How are they sure they saw Jibreel عليه السلام?
4. When Jibreel عليه السلام came to the Companions in a human form, they could not recognize him. And except for the Prophets and Messengers, none has been given permission to see him in his original form.
5. How can Jibreel عليه السلام support a people in an act (protest) which is against the Sunnah?
6. It could have been Shaitaan! Shaitaan came in a human form in support of the Mushrikeen during the battle of Badr.
7. There is no authentic report that any of the Companions ever made a claim of seeing Jibreel عليه السلام in their dreams - neither during the lifetime of the Prophet nor after his demise.

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🚫B) Salman al-Audah made a claim that he saw the Prophet and his Companions in his dream, and that he asked the Prophet a few questions and he responded to them. Then Salman sought his permission to write them down as people have formed many principles and rules in the Deen, and everyone has gone their different ways. And that this writing will help them unite and come back to his Sunnah and the right way. Then he claims that the Prophet gave him permission to write and then to also said to present it to him so that he could review it and correct the mistakes.

📑 Note:
1. Whoever sees the Prophet in his dream - as per the description in the Ahaadeeth - then indeed he has seen him . [Saheehain]
2. Anyone who claims to have seen the Prophet in a form other than what has been described in the Ahaadeeth has clearly lied. Example: saying that they saw him without a beard.
3. Dreams are the 46th part of Prophethood, and the righteous man will see his dream come true.
4. But no dreams can add or reduce anything from the Sharee`ah as it has been completed and perfected.
5. No one from the Salaf authenticated or unauthenticated a narration based on dreams.
6. No one from the Salaf accepted dreams as Hujjah (proof) in the matters of Sharee`ah.
7. Saying that principles and rules have divided the Ummah is Baatil (falsehood). Rather principles and rules were made based on the Qur'aan and Sunnah, so how can they divide the Ummah?
8. Principles and rules were made to prevent division and to prevent personal interpretations of the Text. Even mathematics has a set of rules: "BODMAS" or "PEMDAS" to limit the answer.
9. The Companions faced many difficulties and differed in some of the issues of Fiqh. But no one said that the Prophet corrected it for them or guided them in their dreams.
10. This is one of the methods the Sufees employ. Seeing a good dream is from the 46th part of Nubuwway (Prophethood) and it is a way of receiving glad tidings for the Believers. But what Salman al-`Audah is doing is giving an open invitation to some of the Sufees (the “Awliyaa” and the “Abdaal” among them) to interpolate in the Deen of Allaah as they please. If it is allowed to take knowledge through dreams, then they have more rights to this way of learning. They claim to receive Kashf (visions in the state of wakefulness) and they also claim to receive revelations directly from Allaah, as they say:

حدثني قلبي عن ربي...

"My heart informed me from my Lord…"

We seek Allaah’s refuge from such foolishness.

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🚫C) Now here is the vision of the biggest evil of them all, `Amr Khaalid, the Egyptian speaker, who claimed that in 2011, during the 1st protest, in the Tahreer Square, he saw Allaah! Not the miracles of Allaah, nor His Signs, but Allaah Himself, and not in his dreams, but while he was wide awake and in that Maidaan (Square). And Allaah's refuge is sought from such foolishness.

And he continues that when he was in that Square - in that mix gathering of men and women, young and old, Muslims and Christians - he felt like he was amongst the Angels!

📑 Note:
1. Allaah تعالى mentioned in Surah al-A`raaf, that when Moosaa عليه السلام requested Allaah to show Himself so that he can see Him, Allaah جل وعلا replied: {"You cannot see Me, but look upon the mountain if it stands still in its place then you shall see Me." So when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He made it collapse to dust, and Moosaa fell down unconscious. Then when he recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to You (O Allaah), I turn to You in repentance and I am the first of the believers."}
2. Moosaa عليه السلام could not see Allaah, but this dude could?!
3. Moosaa عليه السلام fell down unconscious, but this dude did not?! Is he stronger than Moosaa عليه السلام?!
4. The mountain collapsed to dust, but this Square is intact till now?!
5. The most pious of people - after the Prophets عليهم السلام - i.e. the Companions, in the best of time, i.e. during the lifetime of the Prophet , neither during Laylatul-Qadr nor on the Day of `Arafah - they never made such a claim; yet Allaah appeared to this man, in the worst of situations, where there was intermingling of men and women, boys and girls, Muslims with Christians, dancing and singing!!!
6. In a long Hadeeth about al-Dajjaal, the Prophet said: "Bear this thing in mind that none amongst you would be able to see Allaah عز وجل until he dies." [Saheeh Muslim]
7. Narrated Masrooq: I said to `Aaishah: "O Mother! Did Prophet Muhammad see his Lord?" `Aaishah said: "What you have said made my hair stand on end! Know that if somebody tells you one of the following three things, he is a liar: {A} Whoever tells you that Muhammad saw his Lord, is a liar." Then `Aaishah recited the Aayah: {No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision. He is the Most Courteous Well-Acquainted with all things.} (6.103) and also the Aayah {It is not fitting for a human being that Allaah should speak to him except by inspiration or from behind a veil.} (42.51) `Aaishah further said: {B} "And whoever tells you that the Prophet knows what is going to happen tomorrow, is a liar." She then recited: {No soul can know what it will earn tomorrow} (31.34) She added: {C} "And whoever tells you that he concealed (some of Allaah's commandments) is a liar." Then she recited: {O Messenger! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord..} (5.67) `Aaishah added. "But the Prophet saw Jibreel in his true form twice." [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree]

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All this shows that even in this age of advancement and easy availability of knowledge, there are more Juhhaal (ignorant) than ever before. People are seeking information but not the knowledge. Beneficial knowledge is that which guides the person to the Truth and righteous deeds, and not towards such falsehood and ignorance.

نسأل الله السلامة

Friday, September 7, 2018

Types of Fitan


⚡ Types of Fitan (calamities/affliction)
[Along with the advice by Shaikh Ibn al-Uthaymeen not to expose one self to them] 

▶️ There are two types of Fitan which affect a person:

➡️ 1) Affliction in the self: (And this is from the worldly perspective). This includes loss in wealth, health, live, honor, hunger, fear or any other type of physical or psychological loss or affliction. As Allaah تعالى said:

﴿وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ﴾

{And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits…}
📚 [Surah al-Baqarah (2): 155]

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➡️ 2) Affliction in the Deen: (and this is from the perspective of the Hereafter). Affliction in the Deen is far worse than affliction in the self. As Allaah تعالى said:

﴿وَالْفِتْنَةُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ﴾

{And Al-Fitnah (affliction in the Deen) is worse than killing}
📚 [Surah al-Baqarah (2): 191]

And

﴿وَالْفِتْنَةُ أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ﴾

{...and Al-Fitnah is a greater (crime) than killing}
📚 [Surah al-Baqarah (2): 217]

This includes being afflicted by:
🚫 Shirk, 
🚫 or Bid`ah, 
🚫 or belittling the Sunnah or authentic Ahaadeeth,
🚫 or getting confused even after knowing the correct path,
🚫 or having doubts about the Deen,
🚫 or chasing the desires, 
🚫 or giving preference to personal opinions over the Texts, 
🚫 or laziness in religious duties, 
🚫 or self-amazement,
🚫 or following the path of falsehood after being guided, 
🚫 or swaying between groups and parties etc. 

Part of this affliction also includes being prevented from carrying out the religious duties by the enemies, or persecution in the name of religion. As Allaah تعالى said:

﴿وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّـهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ﴾

{They (the enemies) had nothing against them (the believers), except that they believed in Allaah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!}
📚 [Surah al-Burooj (85): 8]

Affliction in the Deen can lead to misguidance and eternal damnation. Moreover, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم frequently used to supplicate saying:

يَا مُقَلِّبَ القُلُوبِ، ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ

❝O Changer of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.❞ 
📚 [Sunan al-Tirmidhee and Sunan Ibn Maajah, and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

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⚡ Do not expose yourselves to Fitan:

Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen said:
❝We also learn from this Aayah that al-Fitnah - i.e. preventing the people from following their Deen (Islaam) - is a greater (crime) than killing them; because in their killing, the maximum they'll miss out on is this worldly life. But if they are prevented from (learning and having) Imaan then they will lose in this world and the Hereafter.

And many people approach the places of Fitan (e.g. a bad company, or an environment that would corrupt their religious beliefs and morals) and they think that this Fitnah will not affect (or harm) them. But if they continue like this, then it won't be long before they are overtaken by the Fitnah. This is why the Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Let him who hears of the Dajjaal (Antichrist) go far from him for I swear by Allaah that a man will come to him thinking that he (the Dajjaal) is a believer, then he will follow him because of the deceptive arguments he (the Dajjaal) will put forward (to confuse him).❞
📚 [Sunan Abu Dawood (4319) and graded as "Saheeh" by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

The important thing is that a person should not expose himself to Fitan. How many people approached the places of Fitan thinking that they were immune to it, but they were not!❞
📚 [Tafseer of Surah al-Baqarah by Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen (3/59-60)]