Reciting the Quran like a Song

Reciting the Quran like a Song

It is reported that a person recited in a melodious ^[1] way in front of Al-A’mash. He said:

A man once recited in front of Anas [ibn Mâlik – Allâh be pleased with him] in this manner and he detested it.

Abû Bakr Al-Khallâl, Al-Amr bil-Ma’rûf wa Al-Nahî ‘an Al-Munkar, p110.

It is reported that Sâlim [b. 'Abdillâh b. 'Umar b. Al-Khattâb] – Allâh have mercy on him – was asked to listen to someone leading the prayer. When he heard the recitation he turned back exclaiming:

Singing! Singing!

Ibn Al-Jawzî, Al-Qussâs wa Al-Mudhakkirîn article 183.

It is reported that there was a man who used to lead the prayer in Al-Madînah. One night, he became euphoric (got carried away by emotion). ^[2]Al-Qâsim b. Muhammad recited:

Verily it is a mighty and noble Book. Falsehood does not approach it, neither before it nor behind. It is a revelation from the Most Wise, Most Praiseworthy. [Al-Quran, Fussilat: 41, 42]

And he detested [the behavior of the reciter].

Ibid. article 184.

It is reported that Al-Fudayl b. ‘Ayyâd – Allâh have mercy on him – was asked about reciting the Qurân with melodies,
^[1] to which he replied:

This is something they took from singing.

Ibid. article 182

Ibn Dâwûd ['Abdullâh b. Dâwûd b. 'Âmir Al-Khuraybî] – Allâh have mercy on him – was once asked by Bishr b. Al-Hârith:

If I pass by a man reciting, should I sit and listen? He asked, “Does he become euphoric ^[2] (because of emotional recitation)?” Bishr replied, “Yes.” Ibn Dâwûd said, “He has shown his bid’ah, do not sit with him.”

Ibid article 186.

Hanbal reports:

Abû ‘Abdillâh (Imâm Ahmad) used to detest this innovated recitation which is called Al-Alhân (melodious, musical recitation).

Ibid. article 187.

And it is reported that Imâm Ahmad said:

“This innovated recitation which is called Al-Alhân, I detest it.” He was very strict against it. He said, “I believe it resembles singing, and the Qurân is to be preserved from this.”

Ibid. article 188.

There are numerous narrations from Imâm Ahmad about this, amongst them:

When asked about it once he said:

It is something innovated. But [to recite in a beautiful voice is fine] if it is naturally his voice, as was Abû Mûsâ [Al-Ash'arî – Allâh be pleased with him].

When asked about reciting with alhân another time, he replied:

No. [It is allowed] if that is his natural voice, like the voice of Abû Mûsâ. As for learning how to recite like this, then no.

He was asked about recitation with melodies and harmonies, to which he replied:

“It is a bid’ah.” It was said to him, ‘They gather to listen to it.” He said, “Allâhul-musta’ân (‘Allâh is the one whose aid is sought’; a statement of sorrow and disapproval.)”

Also, he said:

It is a bid’ah, not to be listened to.

‘Abdullâh b. Yazîd Al-’Anbarî reports:

A man once asked Ahmad b. Hanbal:

“What do you say about reciting with alhân?” Abu ‘Abdillâh said, “What is your name?” The man replied, “Muhammad.” Imâm Ahmad said, “So would you like to be called Moohammad?”

Al-Khallâl, op. cit., p99+.

Imâm Mâlik – Allâh have mercy on him – said:

I do not like reciting in melodies, neither in Ramadan nor at other times, because it resembles singing, and it causes the Qurân to be laughed at. It is said ‘this person is a better reciter than that person (the Quran becomes the subject of rivalry and entertainment).

It has reached me that the slave-girls are taught to recite like this as they are taught how to sing. Do you think this was the way Allâh’s Messenger – peace and blessings be upon him – used to recite?

Al-Qayrawânî, Kitâb Al-Jâmi’ p166.

[1] Arabic: Alhân. This refers to reciting in a melodious, song-like tone. See notes.

[2] Arabic: Al-tarb. This refers to a state of emotional intensity which may bring about physical expression. See notes.

Notes

After relating some of these traditions, Ibn Al-Jawzî states:

Know that melodious musical recitation (Al-Alhân) is detested for a number of reasons, amongst others: [its reciters] merge letters that are not supposed to be merged, they extend vowels (madd) where there should be no extension, and they omit the hamzah and the doubling of consonants (tashdîd) just in order to preserve the melody. Also, this kind of recitation causes people to get emotionally carried away (al-tarb) and it distracts people from pondering the Quran. ^[3]

Explaining the type of recitation that is praiseworthy and the type that is detestable, Ibn Kathîr states:

What is sought in the Sharî’ah (teachings of Islam) is the type of beautification of the voice that leads to pondering the Quran and seeking to understand it, to submission, humility and compliance with the obedience [of Allah].

As for using voices with novel melodies, composed on distracting and entertaining rhythms and musical rules, then the Quran is far removed from this and is too respected and esteemed to have this approach taken in its delivery.^[4]

[3] Ibn Al-Jawzî, Al-Qussâs wa Al-Mudhakkirîn p335.

[4] Ibn Kathîr, Fadâ`il Al-Qurân p198.


Taken from http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/index.php/reciting-the-quran-like-a-song/

The Most Knowledgeable Companions

The Most Knowledgeable Companions

Reference: 'Ilm ar-Rijaal: P. 287
Author: 'Alee al Madeenee




‘Alee al Madeenee stated:


"Masrooq said: ' I studied the companions of the Messenger, صلى الله عليه وسلم,and found that their knowledge ended with six individuals;

• 'Umar ibn al Khataab

• 'Alee ibn Abee Taalib

• ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood

• Abu ad Dardaa

• Ubay ibn Ka'b and

• Zayd ibn Thaabit.

I further studied these six and found that their knowledge ended with two of them; 'Alee and 'Abdullaah.[1]


Al Khateeb al Baghdadee narrated upon the authority of Masrooq ibn al Ajda' al Hamdanee who said:


"The scholars after their Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم, were six, those who used to give verdicts that people acted upon, determine the amount of wealth to be inherited, practice Sunan that were acted upon, they were:

• 'Umar ibn al Khataab

• 'Alee ibn Abee Taalib

• 'Abdullaah ibn Mas'ood

• Ubay ibn Ka'b

• Zayd ibn Thaabit

• Abu Musa al Ash'aree

He then said:


"Of these six, three were in al Kufah; 'Alee, 'Abdullaah and Abu Musa, the other three were spread out."


'Alee al Madeenee also narrated on the authority of Masrooq who said:

"I studied the companions of the Messenger, صلى الله عليه وسلم, they were like al Akhaadh, amongst them were those who narrated to one person, amongst them were those who narrated to two and three, amongst them were those who narrated to everybody [i.e. everybody took narrations from them].

'Abdullaah ibn Mas'ood was amongst those who narrated to everybody.”

من هم أعلم الصحابة

المرجع: علم الرجال: ص. 287 المؤلف :علي المدينيالباب: هل تعلم

قال على بن المديني

: (( قال مسروق : شاممت أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فوجدت علمهم انتهى إلى ستة نفر منهم :

عمر بن الخطاب

وعلي بن أبي طالب

و عبد الله بن مسعود

و أبي الدرداء

و أبي بن كعب

و زيد بن ثابت

ثم شاممت هؤلاء الستة فوجدت علمهم انتهى إلى رجلين منهم :

علي

وعبد الله ))

واخرج الخطيب البغدادي بسنده عن مسروق بن الأجدع الهمداني قال :

(( كان العلماء بعد نبيهم صلى الله عليه وسلم : ستة نفر، الذين يفتون فيؤخذ بفتواهم ، ويفرضون فيؤخذ بفرائضهم ، ويسنون فيؤخذ بسنتهم : عمر بن الخطاب وعلي بن أبي طالب و عبد الله بن مسعود و أبي بن كعب و زيد بن ثابت و أبو موسى الأشعري، ثم قال : فكان من هؤلاء الستة- بالكوفة ثلاثة- على وعبد الله و أبو موسى، وثلاثة في سائر الأرض)).

وقال على بن المديني عن مسروق قال :

(( شاممت اصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وكانوا كالأخاذ ، منهم ما يروى الرجل ومنهم ما يروى الرجلين ، ومنهم ما يروى الثلاثة، و منهم ما يروى الناس، و كان, عبد الله بن مسعود ممن يروى الناس )).

Translator: Abu Abdul-Waahid, Nadir Ahmad
Taken from: http://www.subulassalaam.com/articles/article.cfm?article_id=5

'I will not remain silent'

'I will not remain silent'

Ibn Taahir al-Maqdisi al-Haafidh said, "I heard the Imaam, Abu Ismaa'eel 'Abdullaah bin Muhammad al-Ansaari saying, whilst in Haraah:

 'The sword was put to my neck five times [and each time] it was not said to me, 'Leave your madhhab' but it was said to me, 'Remain silent about those who are in opposition to you'. So I would say, 'I will not remain silent'."

 [Aadaab us-Sharee'ah (1/207) of Ibn Muflih al-Maqdisi al-Hanbali].

[To read this text translated to Spanish Language click here].

Taken from: http://www.spubs.com/sps/sp.cfm?secID=NDV&loadpage=displaysection.cfm

The Word Over the Sword

The Word Over the Sword

Ibn al-Qayyim said,

"The jihaad with decisive proofs [from the Book and the Sunnah] and the tongue takes precedence over the jihaad with the sword and the spear."

 [Al-Jawaab us-Saheeh of Ibn Taymiyyah (1/237)].

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The Mutual Benefit Sought by the Jinn and Men From Each Other

The Mutual Benefit Sought by 

the Jinn and Men From Each Other

The relationship between factions amongst these two categories (of Jinn and Men) of seeking mutual benefit from each other is mentioned in the verse:

وَيَوْمَ يِحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ قَدِ اسْتَكْثَرْتُم مِّنَ الإِنسِ وَقَالَ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُم مِّنَ الإِنسِ رَبَّنَا اسْتَمْتَعَ بَعْضُنَا بِبَعْضٍ وَبَلَغْنَا أَجَلَنَا الَّذِيَ أَجَّلْتَ لَنَا قَالَ النَّارُ مَثْوَاكُمْ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا إِلاَّ مَا شَاء اللّهُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِيمٌ عَليمٌ

And on the Day when He will gather them (all) together (and say): "O you assembly of jinns! Many did you mislead of men," and their allies amongst men will say: "Our Lord! We benefited one from the other, but now we have reached our appointed term which You did appoint for us." He will say: "The Fire be your dwelling place, you will dwell therein forever, except as Allah may will. Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing." (Al-An'am 6:128)

Ibn Taymiyyah comments on this verse (an-Nubuwwaat, pp, 311-312, through Fath ul-Mannaan, a compilation of the writings of Ibn Taymiyyah on the Jinn):

As for magic and soothsaying, then it is from the assistance of the devils to the sons of Adam, for the Jinn inform the soothsayer (with information) and likewise the magician, he kills or brings about illness or levitates in the sky through the devil's assistance of him. And so their affairs depart from what human's consider the norm by way of the devil's assistance of them ...

Then he quotes the above verse, then he continues:

For the Jinn and humans, they sought benefit (utility, pleasure), some of them from others, so these ones used those ones, and those ones used these ones in many affairs. All of them did for another whatever his objective was so as to aid in his objective, and magic and soothsaying (fortune-telling) is from this angle.

And thus, the Jinn seek their benefit through the magicians which is the desecration of the sanctity of revelation, prophethood and the religion, and the magicians seek the utility of the Jinn in bringing about or repelling harm, or seeking fame, fortune, power and the likes.

Note that this also happens amongst the Jews and Christians. Those who are practitioners of magic amongst them will be asked by the Jinn to commit what would be, in their religion, disbelief, such as dishonoring the Bible, or the Torah, or cursing and reviling Jesus, the son of Mary and so on. And in general the devils hate the revealed books, and they hate Prophethood and Messengership, and as the Jinns are of many different religions and beliefs (Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Pagans and so on), including hypocrites amongst them and innovators, and as the general characteristic of the devils is to love disbelief and disobedience and violation of the sanctities, then they will command the magicians, that come from the background of the revealed books, to commit that which is a revilement upon the notions of revelation and prophethood.


Taken from:http://www.dajjaal.com/liar/articles/rrzil-the-mutual-benefit-sought-by-the-jinn-and-men-from-each-other.cfm

Beware of Anger!

Beware of Anger!

by Sheikh Al-'Uthaymeen

Beware of Anger! by Ash-Sheikh Muhammad bin Saalih Al-'Uthaymeen -may Allah rest him in Jannah Al- Firdaus-

.....Oh Muslims: It has been authenticated on the Messenger of Allah -sallahu 'alayhi wasallam- that a man said to him: Advise me oh Messenger of Allah! He -sallahu 'alayhi wasallam- said: Don't become angry and he repeated it several times (three to be exact) he said: Don't become angry.* Anger is fury that Shaytaan casts in the heart of the son of Aadam. So this is why the veins become enlarged and he becomes red and his eyes become bulky and his hair ruffled. All of that is from anger that Shaytaan flings in the hearts until it is as though his blood is boiling (from rage).

Oh Muslims! If a person becomes angry it is appropiate for him to perform those actions that will prevent and extinguish it (from the likes of): Performing wudu' and if he's standing he should sit, and if sitting then lie down, and if he's in one place he should move to another so his anger can subside as this is reported on the Messenger -sallahu 'alayhi wasallam- by way of statements and approvals.

And sadly: There are those from the people who if they become angry with the slightest amount of anger they divorce their wives and perhaps complete the divorce, then goes to one of the Scholars and seeks a fatwa. So he asks a 'Aalim (Scholar) after he 'Aalam (already knows). Thus, when he's given a verdict that doesn't coincide with his desires he goes to a different scholar (TN: may Allah rectify our affairs). And this is how he pursues the authorizations of the Scholars because of what he incured upon him ownself.

So that which is necessary for the intellectual person is that he controls himself at the time when anger arises from him just as the Prophet -sallahu 'alayhi wasallam- instructed to do when He said: The strong person isn't the one who overpowers everyone, rather the strong person is the one who controls himself at the time of anger.** This hadeeth means: A person is not considered strong (in reality) if he always defeats and triumphs over the people when he wrestles them, rather the strong person is the one who wrestles himself and dominates it when he becomes angry and he doesn't speak or say anything that he will dislike after it (abates).

Therefore the matter is very crucial regarding this affair of those Angry individuals who divorce their women (because they themselves got angry) and (then) carry out the divorce. It is binding upon them that they take hold of themselves and be from amongst the strong and powerful persons so that their souls can be at ease. If a person gets accustomed to controlling himself when he becomes angry and his strength overcomes it, then that will become natural for him and he won't become (outrageously) angry. However when he does get angry he doesn't carry it out and act upon it.

So have taqwa of Allah oh Slaves of Allah! And adorn yourselves with excellent mannersims and keep away from repugnant characteristics.

Faaidah: Ash-Sheikh Saalih Al-Fouzaan -may Allah preserve him- mentions in his explanation of the hadeeth: The strong person isn't the one who overpowers the people...... he says: There are two types of anger:

First: If the anger is for (because of) Allah 'azza wa jall and His sanctity then this is praiseworthy anger, (for a person) to get angry for Allah 'azza wa jall if His sanctity has been violated. The Prophet -sallahu 'alayhi wasallam- used to get angry if the sanctities of Allah were infringed.

Second: The type of anger that causes a person to want revenge from the people who did him wrongly. Allah has permitted for the one who has been wronged to retaliate due to His statement: (And the reward for an evil is a evil the like thereof) 42:40. However He encouraged with having forgiveness and pardoning. And that a person should supress his anger and excuse. Allah the Most High says: (So whoever pardons and reconciles then his reward is upon Allah)42:40. And He the Glorified says: (A good and evil can not be equal, repel with that which is better. Then verily! the one who there was between you and him some enmity will become as though he was a close friend. But none is granted it (this quality) except those who are patient and none is granted it except the owner of the great portion (of happiness in the Herafter and in this world)41:34,35.

So if someone becomes angry with another for something other than the sanctities of Allah 'azza wa jall then it is proper that he pardons him and controls himself from retaliating against him. Because Allah says: (And those who supress their anger and those who pardon the people....)3:134. This is good mention of those who pardon others and supress their anger and fury and conceal it. [Reference: Sheikh Saalih Fouzaan's explantion of Buloogh Al-Maraam]

Footnotes:*Bukhaari (6116) on the authority of Abu Hurayrah.**Bukhaari (6113) and Muslim (2609) on the authority of Abu Hurayrah.

إيـاك ! والـغـضـب !

فضيلة العلامة محمد بن صالح العثيمين : الحمد لله ، أحمده وأشكره ، وأستعينه وأستغفره ، وأشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له ، وأشهد أن محمدًا عبده ورسوله : أرسله الله تعالى بالهدى ودين الحق ؛ فبلغ الرسالة ، وأدى الأمانة ، ونصح الأمة ، وترك الأمة على محجة بيضاء وطريق مستقيم لا يزيغ عنه إلا هالك ؛ فصلوات الله وسلامه عليه ، وعلى آله وأصحابه ، ومن تبعهم بإحسان إلى يوم الدين . أما بعد : أيها المسلمون : لقد صح عن رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - أن رجلاً قال له : أوصني يا رسول الله ! قال : ( لا تغضب فردد مرارًا ، قال : لا تغضب ) . والغضب جمرة يلقيها الشيطان في قلب ابن آدم ، ولذلك تنتفخ أوداجه ويحمر وجهه ، وتكبر عيناه وينتفش شعره ؛ كل ذلك من الغضب الذي ألقاه الشيطان في قلبه حتى صار دمه يغلي . أيها المسلمون : إن الإنسان إذا غضب فينبغي له : أن يفعل الأسباب التي تمنع مقتضيات الغضب ؛ فيتوضأ ، وإذا كان قائمًا فليجس ، وإذا كان جالسًا فليضجع ، وإذا كان في مكان ؛ فلينصرف إلى غيره حتى يهدأ غضبه كما جاءت بذلك السنة القولية عن رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - ، والسنة الإقرارية . وإن من المؤسف : أن من الناس من إذا غضب أدنى غضب على أهله طلق زوجته ، وربما بت طلاقها ثم ذهب إلى أعتاب العلماء يسألهم ؛ فيسأل عالمًا بعد عالم ؛ فإذا أفتي بما لا يهواه ذهب إلى عالم آخر ، وهكذا يتتبع رخص العلماء بما جناه هو على نفسه ، والذي ينبغي للعاقل : أن يملك نفسه عند الغضب كما أرشد إلى ذلك النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - في قوله : ( ليس الشديد بالصرعة ؛ إنما الشديد الذي يملك نفسه عند الغضب ) . يعني : ليس القوي بالإنسان إذا صارعه الناس صرعهم وغلبهم في المصارعة ، ولكن الشديد الذي يصرع نفسه فيملكها عند الغضب ولا يحدث شيئا يكرهه بعد ذلك ؛ فالمسألة خطيرة جدًا في هذا الأمر الذي يتسرع فيه هؤلاء الغاضبون فيطلقون نساءهم ، وربما يبتون طلاقها فعليهم أن يملكوا أنفسهم ، وأن يكونوا أشداء أقوياء حتى تطمئن نفوسهم ، والإنسان إذا مرن نفسه ملكها عند الغضب ، وعلت قوته عليها ؛ فإنه سوف يكون ذلك طبيعة له ولا يغضب ، وإذا غضب لم ينفذ مقتضى غضبه . فاتقوا الله عباد الله ، وتحلوا بالأخلاق الفاضلة ، واجتنبوا الأخلاق السيئة .

Taken from:http://www.sahab.net/home/index.php?Site=News&Show=734


Translated by: Abu Fouzaan Qaasim
taken from: http://www.salafitalk.net/st/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=11&Topic=10616&bookmark=1

Imaams Ahmad and ibn Ma’een Catch a Fabricator

Imaams Ahmad and ibn Ma’een Catch a Fabricator


Reference: Al Jaami’ li Akhlaaq ar Raawee Vol 4: P. 233
Author: Al Khateeb al Baghdaadee


Ibnul Jawzee narrated with his own chain of narrators until Ja’far ibn Muhammad at Tayalsee who said:

Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Yahya ibn Ma’een prayed in Masjid ar Rasaafah, after the prayer, a story teller stood saying:

Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Yahya ibn Ma’een narrated to me saying; Abdur Razzaaq ibn Ma’mar narrated to us on the authority of Qataadah that Anas said:

The Messenger of Allaah - صلى الله عليه وسلم - said: ‘Whoever says La Ilaha illAllah, Allah would create a bird with beak of gold and feathers of pearls from every word…’

He continued telling his story which consisted of about twenty pages.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal looked at Yahya ibn Ma’een and Yahya ibn Ma’een looked at Ahmad ibn Hanbal, he said; ‘Have you narrated this to him?!’

He responded: ‘By Allah, I have never heard of these narrations until now.’

When he finished his story and received his donations, he sat down waiting for the rest. Yahya ibn Ma’een beckoned for him to approach.

He came thinking that he would receive some money, Yahya said to him: ‘Who narrated this Hadeeth to you?’

He responded: ‘Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Yahya ibn Ma’een.’

Yahya ibn Ma’een said: ‘I am Yahya ibn Ma’een and this is Ahmad ibn Hanbal and we have never heard of this at all in the Ahadeeth of the the Messenger of Allaah - صلى الله عليه وسلم .

The man said: ‘I’ve been hearing that Yahya ibn Ma’een is a fool, and I haven’t verified this until now. As if there are no other Ahmad ibn Hanbals and Yahya ibn Ma’eens except for the both of you. Indeed I have written Ahadeeth on the authority of seventeen Ahmad ibn Hanbals and Yahya ibn Ma’eens.’

Ahmad ibn Hanbal put his sleve over his face and said; ‘Let him go.’

So he got up and left like one belittling them.

الإمام أجمد وابن معين مع وضاع

المرجع: الجامع لأخلاق الراوي 4/233المؤلف :الخطيب البغداديالباب: الاداب

وأغرب منه ماروى ابن الجوزى بإسناده إلى أبى جعفر بن محمد الطيالسى

قال : صلى أحمد بن حنبل ويحيى بن معين فى مسجد الرصا فة ؛ فقام بين أيديهم قاص

فقال : حدثنا أحمد بن حنبل ويحيى بن معين

قالا : حدثنا عبد الرزاق بن معمر عن قتادة عن أنس

قال : قال رسول الله –صلى الله عليه وسلم

مَن قال لا إله إلا الله خلق الله من كل كلمة طيرا منقاره من ذهب وريشه من مرجان وأخذ فى قصته نحوا من عشرين ورقة

فجعل أحمد بن حنبل ينظر إلى يحيى بن معين , وجعل يحيى بن معين ينظر إلى أحمد فقال له: حدثته بهذا

فيقول : والله ما سمعت هذا إلا الساعة , فلما فرغ من قصصه وأخذ العطيات ثم قعد ينتظر بقيتها قال له يحيى بن معين بيده تعالى ,فجاء متوهما لنوال , فقال له يحيى : مَن حدثك بهذا الحديث

فقال : أحمد بن حنبل ويحيى بن معين

فقال : أنا يحيى بن معين وهذا أحمد بن حنبل ما سمعنا بهذا قط فى حديث رسول الله –صلى الله عليه وسلم- فقال

لم أزل أسمع أن يحيى بن معين أحمق , ما تحققتُ هذا إلا الساعة !! كأن ليس فيها إلا يحيى بن معين وأحمد بن حنبل غيركما !! وقد كتبت عن سبعة عشر أحمد بن حنبل ويحيى بن معين

فوضع أحمد كمه على وجهه وقال : دعه يقوم فقام كالمستهزىء بهما

Translator: Abu Abdul-Waahid, Nadir Ahmad
Taken from: http://www.subulassalaam.com/articles/article.cfm?article_id=135

Appearance of the Dajjaal Is Near

Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan:

Appearance of the Dajjaal Is Near

Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzan says, as occurs in "al-Khutub al-Minbariyyah Fil-Munaasabaat al-Asriyyah" (1/199), the following:

That the person, so long as he is within the confines of life he is subject to a great tribulation, none will be saved from it when it befalls except a small (number) amongst the people, and verily that is the tribulation of the al-Maseeh ad-Dajjaal (Anti-Christ) who will appear amongst the people at the end of time. Through his hands there will occur great tribulations and severe trials, and for this reason the Prophets warned their nations, and the most severe of them in warning his nation was our Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam), and he legislated for us that we seek refuge from him (the Dajjaal) at the end of every (legislated) prayer, and his appearance has drawn close due to the clear signs, may Allaah protect us and you from his trial and make us firmly established upon our religion.

And the Shaykh listed this as the sixth of seven things that are impediments to a person performing action, the others being poverty, riches, illness, sudden death, senility, and the establishment of the hour.


Note: The "nearness, closeness" mentioned by the Shaykh is a relative one, relative to the occurrence of most of the minor signs of the approach of the Hour (which have come to pass) and it is qualified by other (major) signs which have yet to pass, such as the return of strength to Muslims, the uncovering of a mountain of gold in the Euphrates river, the Khilaafah in Bayt al-Maqdis and so on.


Taken from:http://www.dajjaal.com/liar/articles/hokgj-shaykh-salih-al-fawzan-appearance-of-the-dajjaal-is-near.cfm

Actions Specific to the Last Ten Days of Ramadaan

Actions Specific to the

 Last Ten Days of Ramadaan

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbalee
Lataa-if al Ma’aarif : P.207

The Messenger - صلى الله عليه وسلم - used to specify the last ten days of Ramadaan with specific actions that he wouldn’t practice during the rest of the month.
Amongst them: Staying up at night, it is possible that what is meant is that he would stay up the whole night, in the Hadeeth of ‘Aa-ishah:

“The Messenger used to combine between sleep and prayer during the first twenty days, when that last ten came in, he would role up his sleves and tighten his Izaar.”[Narrated by Ahmad]

It is also possible that what is meant is; he used to stay up the majority of the night, this opinion is supported by a Hadeeth collected by Muslim on the authority of ‘Aa-ishah:

“I do not know that he ever stayed up until the morning for even one night.”

Amongst them: The Messenger - صلى الله عليه وسلم - used to wake his family for the prayer during the last ten days and not in other nights. Sufyaan at Thawree stated: Praying Tahajud in [the last part of] the night is beloved to me, and that a person strives in it, and wakens his family and children to pray if they are able. It has been authentically reported that the Messenger - صلى الله عليه وسلم - used to knock on Faatimah and Alee’s door at night and say to them: “Will you not wake up and pray.” [Collected by both Bukhaaree and Muslim.]
He used to wake ‘Aa-ishah up at night after he finishes praying Tahajud before he prays Witr. An encouragement has been narrated for the spouses, that each one wakes the other and lightly sprays water on their face. A narration in Muwata Maalik states that ‘Umar ibn al Khataab used to pray at night what Allaah willed him to pray, when the middle of the night approached, he would wake his family to pray and say to them: “The prayer, the prayer.” and recite this verse:

{ And enjoin the prayers on your family, and be patient upon them } [Taha: 132]

Abu Muhammad, Habeeb al Faarisee’s wife used to say to him at night:

“The night is passing, ahead of us is a long journey and our provision is scarce, the caravans of the righteous have passed on ahead of us while we remain.”

O Sleeping one get up and lay down later,
wake up my beloved, the time has come.
Take from the night and its time,
some remembrance while the sleeping one sleeps.
One who sleeps until the night is gone,
then when would he reach his home or tire.

Amongst them, is that the Prophet - صلى الله عليه وسلم - used to tighten his Izaar. The scholars differed about its meaning; amongst them are those who said that it is an idiom indicating his eagerness and his efforts in worship, this explanation is not free of scrutiny. The correct understanding is that it means he used to refrain from [sexual relations with] women. This is how the Salaf and the Imaams of the earlier generations explained it, amongst them is Sufyaan ath Thawree. He mentions in his Tafseer that he would not retire to his bed until Ramadaan was over, and in the Hadeeth of Anas, may Allaah be pleased with him: “He used to forsake his bed and refrain from [sexual relations with] women.”
Some of the Salaf explained the saying of Allaah:

{ So now have sexual relations with them and seek what Allaah has ordained for you. } [Al Baqarah: 187]

They explained that this is due to seeking Laylatul Qadr. The meaning is that when Allaah permitted sexual relations with women in the nights of fasting until the dawn becomes clear, He also ordered the seeking of Laylatul Qadr, so that the Muslims are not busy during the nights of this month with permissible pleasures that would make them miss Laylatul Qadr. It is from this angle that the Messenger used to have relations with his family during the first twenty days, he would then refrain and free himself to seek Laylatul Qadr in the last ten.
Amongst them; al ‘Itikaaf. In a Hadeeth collected by both Bukhaaree and Muslim on the authority of ‘Aa-ishah that the Messenger of Allaah - صلى الله عليه وسلم - used to practice ‘Itikaaf on the last ten days until he passed away. In Saheeh al Bukhaaree on the authority of Abu Hurayrah:

“The Messenger of Allaah used to practice ‘Itikaaf for ten days every Ramadaan, in the year that he passed away, he practiced ‘Itikaaf for twenty.”

The Mu’takif imprisons himself to the obedience and remembrance of Allaah, he cuts off all the issues that distract him, he turns to his Lord and all that draws close to Him with his heart, and nothing remains with him other than Allaah and what pleases Him. The more the knowledge of Allaah and love for Him is strengthened, the more a person is able to completely cut himself off from anything other than Allaah the Eleveated.

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[Translators note] Al Haafidh ibn Rajab also mentions the issue of bathing between the Maghrib and ‘Ishaa and delaying breaking the fast until Sahoor on the last ten. Some of the scholars have declared that Hadeeth to be inauthentic so it has been omitted until the authenticity of the Hadeeth can be asertained.
Update: The Hadeeth about bating between Maghrib and Ishaa in the last 10 is weak in all its chains and various narrations. It was listed as #14 in the following link: Inauthentic Ahaadeeth on Ramadaan. It was declared inauthentic by more than one scholar due to the weakness of the chain and was not authenticated by any. Parts of this Hadeeth were narrated with authentic chains but without the addition of bating between Maghrib and 'Ishaa, which is not found in any of the well known books of Hadeeth.
Bathing during the last ten, or on the day that it is thought to be Laylatul Qadr is from the etiquettes of some of the Salaf and the article will be updated to include this.

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How To Recite The Quran

 

How To Recite The Quran

Question:

Is it permissible for a woman to read the Quran silently? Or must she recite it out loud and slowly?

Answer:

Reciting the Quran slowly is not compulsory, neither for male nor for female, yet doing so is considered to be one of the etiquettes of recitation. Among the best forms of recitation is that one would do so slowly and ponder over its meanings and come to understand it. One may recite it more quickly under the condition that none of the letters are skipped. As for reading out loud or quietly, this depends on the person: if one feels more alert and concentrated by reading it out loud, he should read out loud, but as long as he is not disturbing anyone. If he feels more alert and concentrated when reading quietly, then he should read quietly. And if both are equal, he may choose as he wishes

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen

Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 7 Page 27.

[To read this text in Spanish Language, click here].

Taken from: https://www.fatwaislam.com/fis/index.cfm?scn=fd&ID=1350

Second Hand Smoke and Fasting

Second Hand Smoke and Fasting

Shaykh Muhammad al-'Aqeel 
 Audio Tape: Taking Advantage of the Last Ten Days of Ramadaan

We know that smoking is prohibited, however what is the evidence that it breaks your fast? What about second hand smoke, does it break ones fast?

Whatever enters your throat may Allaah bless you; is either in the form of food, drink or whatever takes their ruling. Smoke is in reality, something that was previously solid that turned into smoke [by burning in this case]. So if a person breathes in this smoke, [some of it] turns back into a liquid form, and any liquid that enters a person’s throat invalidates his fast.

Smoking is prohibited to begin with, because it is harmful. The scholars state that this smoke turns into a liquid after it is breathed in, and it is this liquid that brakes your fast.

Likewise even Bakhoor (incense), which is a fragrance in the form of smoke, the scholars say that it is not permissible for a fasting person to breathe it in because it turns into a liquid.

As far as second hand smoke, if a smoker is next to you, you must take the necessary precautions by closing your mouth and nostrils, or ask him/her to stop smoking, just as you would do if you came across a small sand storm [i.e you would cover your mouth and nostrils].


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هل الدخان الذي ينشأ من تدخين الغير يفطر؟

شيخ محمد العقيل

 العشر الأواخر من رمضان

ما هو الدليل على أن الذى يدخن يفطر؟ وهل الدخان الذي ينشأ من تدخين الغير يفطر؟ ما هو الدليل على أن الذى يدخن يفطر؟ وهل الدخان الذي ينشأ من تدخين الغير يفطر؟

الداخل إلى الجوف إما أن يكون شراباً او طعاماً او في حكمهما والدخان ( هذا الغاز) عبارة عن مواد متحولة إلى بخار. فهي إذا استنشقها الإنسان رجعت إلى سائل، و اى سائل يدخل إلى جوف الإنسان يفطره.

والتدخين أصلا محرم لما فيه من الضرر ولذلك العلماء يقولون إن هذا الدخان يتحول في الجوف بعد استنشاقه إلى سائل فيدخل الجوف وهذا السائل إذا دخل الجوف يحرم فلا يجوز.

ولذلك حتى هذا الطيب الذي عبارة عن دخان وهو طيب البخور او نحوه، العلماء يقولون لا يجوز للمسلم أن يستنشقه في حال الصيام لأنه يتحول إلى سائل. أما اذا كان المدخن بجوارك فينبغي لك ان تحتاط منه بان تغلق فمك وانفك او تطلب منه عدم التدخين كما لو جاء غبار في الطريق ينبغي لك ان تحترز منه .

تاريخ الإضافة : Feb 15, 2008

 المترجم : أبو عبد الواحد نادر أحمد 

The Etiquette of Lending Books

The Etiquette of Lending Books

From the etiquettes related to books, also, is: The manners of lending out books. Giving out books for people to borrow is not allowed unless you are giving them to someone that you trust will care for the books. The reason for this is because you have the most right to your book, unless you find someone else that is in need of the book and who, when he finishes using it, will return it back to you.

It is mentioned in the biography of Al-Khateeb Al-Baghdaadee that a man once asked him if he could borrow one of his books, so he replied saying: “You have three days to use it.” The man said: “That is not enough time.” So Al-Khateeb said: “I have counted its pages, so if you want to make a copy of it, then three days is sufficient for you. And if you want to read it, then three days is sufficient for you. And if you want to do more than that with it, then I have the most right to my book.”

This is correct, since in the past I had lent the first volume of a large book consisting of eight volumes to a brother - I don’t want to mention the title of the book, since perhaps he may hear this and think I’m insinuating him - and now nearly twelve years have passed on, and he still has not returned it to me,. And he tells me he doesn’t know where he put it. Similarly, the eighth volume of another set – even though I’m not worried so much over it – however, more than twenty years have passed and until now, he has not given it back. This is why a poet once said:

“Do not lend your books

And make your answer some excuse

Whoever does in fact lend a book,

I swear, he has not done something good.”

Another person said: “The perdition of books is in lending them.”
It was once said to a man from India who had opened up a huge library: “How did you create this library?” He replied: “By borrowing books from people.” He was asked: “How?” So he said: “I borrow a book and don’t return it. This is how I was able to create this library.” The man asked: “Isn’t this a crime against those you borrow from?” He replied: “Whoever lends his books to people is crazy. And whoever gives back what he borrows is even crazier than him.”

This is since souls are attached to books. In his book al-Qawaa’id, while speaking about a principle, Al-Haafidh Ibn Rajab mentioned that there is no capital punishment of cutting the hand for stealing them – i.e. if a person steals a book, then according to some scholars, he does not have to have his hand cut off. This is since there is a doubt in this – i.e. that the truth contained in books is for everyone.

So for example, one of your fellow students or colleagues may get a book and then believe that he has a right to it, especially if the book is a charitable copy or it was given to you as a gift or so on. So this would cause him to take the issue of returning it lightly. He will be lax in giving the book back. and you will be the one who loses out on the book.

Therefore, if you are not sure if the one who is asking to borrow a book from you is serious and will benefit from it in a short amount of days and nights, then do not lend him the book. This is since when you lend your books out to people, you are depriving yourself from their benefit. And not every one that borrows a book can be trusted with it, for how many people have borrowed books and not retuned them!

- Shaikh Saalih bin ‘Abdil-’Azeez Aali Shaikh

Taalib-ul-’Ilmi wal-Kutub‘ (pg. 11-12)

Seek Knowledge!!!

 

Seek Knowledge!!!

Ibn Taymiyya said:

"Seek knowledge, because seeking it for the sake of Allah is a worship.

And knowing it makes you more God-fearing; and searching for it is jihad, teaching it to those who do not know is charity, reviewing and learning it more is like tasbeeh.

Through knowledge Allah will be known and worshipped.

With the knowledge Allah will elevate people and make them leaders and imams, who will in turn guide other people."

[Fatawa Ibn Taymiyya vol.10, p.39]

What is the ruling Regarding Using the Name "Israel" for the Jewish State? By Shaykh Rabee Bin Haadee al-Madkhalee

 

What is the ruling Regarding Using the Name "Israel" for the Jewish State? By Shaykh Rabee Bin Haadee al-Madkhalee

Taken from www.Rabee.net

Shaykh Rabee Stated:

"There is a strange phenomenon which is widespread and well known amongst the Muslims and it is using the name 'Israel' for the Jewish state which has incurred the wrath of Allaah. And I have not seen anyone REFUTING this DANGEROUS phenomenon that violates the honour of the noble messenger, from the chiefs of the messengers, Ya'qoob (alaihis salaam) who was praised by Allah in His Mighty Book..."

"...That which is correct is that it is NOT permissible. The Jews have plotted a great conspiracy whereby they made it their legislated right to establish their state in the heart of the lands of the Muslims, in the name of Ibraaheem and Israel.

And they plotted a great conspiracy in naming their Zionistic state: "The state of Israel." This deception has extended to the Muslims and I do not say the general masses alone, rather to most of the educated ones. They use the name 'Israeli' state and even 'Israel' in their reports, papers, magazines and their speech, whether it is in context of merely reporting news or in the context of defaming and dispraising, and even cursing.

All of that occurs amongst the Muslims and unfortunately we do not hear any rejection of this speech..."

The full Article in English 

 www.salafipublications.com

Article ID: CAF030001

The Wisdom of Zakah

The Wisdom of Zakah 

Shaykh Muhammad bin Jameel Zeno
From Pillars Of Islaam And Eemaan p160-162
Darussalam Publications

There is a great wisdom in the institution of Zakat, as it fulfills many major aims of the Shareah resulting general benefits, which becomes clear to o­ne who ponders the text of the Qur’aan and Sunnah that order for its payment; for instance, the Ayah of Soorah At-Tawbah which explains where the Zakat should be distributed, and other verses and Ahadeeth which encourage charity and spending for good causes in general. Among the aspects of this wisdom are:

1. Purification of the believers soul from the stains of sins and the transgressions and their negative effects o­n the hearts and the cleansing of his soul from the despicable qualities of miserliness and stinginess and their effects. Allaah said:

“Take Sadaqah (alms) from their wealth in order to purify them and sanctify them.” [Soorah At-Tawbah 9:103]

2.To fulfil the requirements of the poor Muslims and to preserve his honour from the humiliation of asking other than Allaah.

3. Lightning the burden of the Muslim debtor by helping to pay off his debt.

4. To join disparate hearts o­n belief and Islaam, bringing them from a state of doubt, spiritual uneasiness and weak faith to firmly rooted faith and complete certainty.

5. Equipping fighters in the way of Allaah and preparing the military equipment and material for the spread of Islaam and for the defeat of disbelief and corruption and for the establishment of justice between the people until there is no more Fitnah (Shirk in its beguiling and confusing manifestations) so that religion (worship) be exclusive for Allaah alone in the whole world.

6. Helping the stranded Muslim traveller to complete his journey; he is given from the Zakat what he needs to get back home.

7. Purification of wealth and its increase and protection from ruin through the blessing incurred by the obedience of Allaah and the aggrandisement of his order and kindness to His creation.These are some of the sublime wisdom and noble purposes for which Zakat was mandated. And there are much more, no o­ne comprehends all of them except Allaah.



Source: http://calgaryislam.com

Rulling on ‘oral sex’

Rulling on ‘oral sex’

Question: What is the ruling regarding that which some people refer to as ‘oral sex’?

Response: Allaah has not permitted [sexual] intercourse for the man with his wife using the mouth (oral sex), never!

And none pursues this path other than the one who does not have any upright moral character, even if he is (happens to be) from amongst the Muslims; And that which is apparent is they (the Muslims) have taken this [habit] from the disbelievers through [watching] pornographic films.

So that which is obligatory upon the Muslim woman is not to allow her husband to do this.

Shaykh 'Ubayd al Jabiree
Saturday 20 Rajab 1428 AH

Reference: Al-Ajwibah al-Jaabiriyyah ‘alaa As.ilah al-Bareediyyah al-Iliktroniyyah – Question 2, 

http://www.sahab.net/forums/showthread.php?t=370694

Some Famous Readings of exposition from GREAT MUJADDITH's OF Deoband

Some Famous Readings of exposition from 

GREAT MUJADDITH's OF Deoband 

1. Do not try to understand the Qur'ân ever. Else, you will go astray. Fifteen “Uloom” (sciences) are required to understand the Book. (“Maulana” Zakaria Kandhalwi, Fazael Amaal, p.2)

2. Do not read the Qur'ân with understanding, you will go astray. (Fazaael Aamal, “Maulana”  Ashraf Ali Thanwi, p. 216)

It is mentioned in Aamaal-e-Qur'aani, p. 134 by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi [published by Jasim Book Depot, Urdu Bazaar, Jama Masjid, Delhi] that if a woman has excessive menstrual bleeding, the verse (Surah Al-'Imran: 3:144) should be written on three different pieces of paper, one tied on her right and the other on her left and the third piece of paper with the Qur'ânic verse to be hung below the naval. This verse of the Qur'aan, "Muhammad (sallallahu alaihe wa-sallam) is no more than a Messenger, and indeed (many) Messengers have passed away before him. If he dies or is killed, will you then turn back on your heels (as disbelievers)? And he who turns back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allah, and Allah will give reward to those who are grateful." [Surah Al-'Imran: 3:144]

3. Delaying prayer once will cause a person to burn in the hellfire for 20.88 million years, just because he or she failed to pray on exact time. (“Maulana”  Zakaria Kandhalwi, Fazaael Namaz, p.317)

4. Recite the whole Qur'ân in one raka’ah like saints did! [That will amount to more than 50 times of the whole Qur'ân in a single day!] (Fazaael Namaz p.64.) Saints recite 2,000 raka’ahs every day. They keep standing the full one month of Ramadhan reciting the Qur'ân twice a day! (Tableegh-I-Nisab Fazaael Aamal)

5. “Maulana” Ashraf Ali Thanwi separated the way of Salat between men and women in his book “Bahishti Zever.” (Masjid Tauheed, Karachi. Muhammad Sultan)

6. When Shah Waliullah was in his mother’s womb, she said a prayer. Two tiny hands (too) appeared for prayer. She was frightened. Her husband said, "You have Qutubul-Aqtab (Wali of Walis) in your womb (Hikayat-e-Awlia, p. 17 Ashraf Ali Thanwi) What a break-through!

7. Junaid Baghdadi was sitting when a dog crossed by. He merely glanced at the dog. The dog reached such glory that all dogs of the town followed him. Then he sat down and all dogs sat around him in meditation. (Ashraf Ali Thanwi. Imdad-ul- Mushtaq)

8. The holy messenger came to Shah Waliullah (in the 18 century!) and said, “Why do you worry? Your children are the same as mine.” (Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Hikayat-ul-Awlia)

9. The prophet laid the foundation of Darul-Uloom, Deoband, India (in the 19th century) He comes to check accounts of the school. He has learnt the Urdu language. (Mubasshirat-e-Darul Uloom, and Deoband Number of the Darul-Uloom)

10. Mulla Mohammad Qasim Nanotwi saw in his dream that he was sitting in the lap of Allaah. (Biography of Mulla Qasim by Mulla Mohammad Yaqoob Nanotwi)

11. The advent of another Prophet is quite possible. (Mulla Abdul Hai Farangi Mahli and Mulla Qasim Nanotwi, Tahzeer-in-Nas, p.34, Athar Ibn Abbas, p.16)  
Why blame Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani only?

12. Disrespect to a monk is more perilous than disrespect to Allaah. (Mulla Ashraf Ali Thanwi, Al-Ashraf, p.23, Nov. 1991)

13. Dear reader, now read what p.154 “ Islam or Maslak Parasti” says: According to the Qur'ân anything dedicated to other than Allaah in forbidden. It is our maulvi mind who declare virtuous such things as Koondas of Ja’afar Sadiq, halwa of Shabe barat in the name of Owais Qarni, haleem and sherbet of Imam Hussain and Niaz of the 11th in the name of Jeelani!

14. Risala Tazkara of Darul-uloom Deoband of 1965 claims: Anyone suffering from malaria who took dust from the grave of “Maulana” Yaqoob Nanotwi and tied this dust to his body, found instant relief.

15. Allaah cuts jokes with the Ulama of Deoband. One of them went to a well for “Wudu” (Ablution) He lowered the bucket in the well. It came back full of silver. The Holy man said to Allaah: Don’t kid around! I am getting late for prayers. He lowered the bucket in again and this time it came back full of gold. (Risala Tazkara of Darul-uloom Deoband of April 1965)

16. In the night of Meraj (Ascension) Imam Ghazali rebuked Prophet Moses. Mohammed said, " Respect O' Ghazali!" (Malfoozat Haaji Imdaadullaah Muhaajir Makki, Imdad-ul- Mushtaq) by Ashraf Ali Thanwi.

[Please note that Ghazali was born centuries after passing away of the holy prophet]

17. Take the right arm of a goat after Friday prayers. Be completely naked. Write Sura Yasin and the name of the person you want, then put the meat in the cooking pot. That person will fall in love with you. (Monthly "Khalid" Deoband Darul Uloom)

18. If you want to kill your enemy write A to T on a piece of bread. Recite Surah "RA'AD.” Break the bread into five pieces and feed them to five dogs. Say to dogs, 'Eat the flesh of my enemy'. By the will of Allaah your enemy will have huge boils on his body. (Darul uloom Deoband "Khalid")

19. Say "Fazabooha" before you cut a melon, or any thing else (for that matter), you will find it sweet. (Aamale-Qurani, Ashraf Ali Thanwi)

20. Recite the verse "When the heaven will split.” Write it (on a piece of paper) and tie to the left thigh of any woman in labor, child birth will become easy. Cut the hair of that woman and
burn them between her thighs, childbirth will be easier still. (Aamal-e-Qurani, Ashraf Ali Thanwi)

21. During labor pains let the woman hold Mawatta Imam Malik for instant delivery. (Aamal-e-Qurani, Ashraf Ali Thanwi)

22. See what “Hakeemul Ummat” Thanwi says! Keep reciting "Al Mughni" during sex and the woman will love you. (same book, Ashraf Ali Thanwi)

23.The prophet laid foundation of Darul-Uloom, Deoband, India (in the 19th century). He comes to check accounts of the school. He has learnt Urdu language. (Mubasshirat-e-Darul Uloom, and Deoband Number of the Darul-Uloom)

24. When, "Maulana" Zakaria, the father of "Maulana" Yousuf Bannuri would fall sick, the prophet would come. He told the house servant, "Badshah Khan! I (the holy prophet), am also serving Zakaria. (Bayyanat 1975 Ashraf Ali Thanwi p. 7)

25. The prophet said to sister-in-law of Haaji Imdaadullaah Muhajir Makki, "Get up! I will cook meals for guests of Imdaadullaah." (Bayyanat p. 8, Ashraf Ali Thanwi)

26. “Maulana” Yousuf Ludhianwi taught a simple method to make interest (usury) Halal. Borrow from a non-Muslim. (Masaail-e-Jadeedah)

27. The wife of Mullah Jalaaluddin Rumi thought that his sexual desire had vanished. The Mullah came to know of her suspicion in a special trance of revelation (KASHF). That night he went to
the wife and drilled her 70 times. (Please excuse the language) So much so that she asked forgiveness. (Manaqib-il-Arifain, p.70, by Shamsuddin Akhlaqi)

Now please witness how far these Mujaddith's of Deoband  can go! See what garbage Mulla Ashraf Ali Thanwi is trying to unload. The same Thanwi whom other Mullahs call “Hakeem-ul-Ummat”!

28. He writes on p.110 in “Imdaadul Mushtaq”: There was a true monotheist. People told him if  delicious food is part of the person of Allaah and feces too is a part of Him, eat both. Well, the Sheikh first became a pig and ate feces. Then he became a human being and ate food! Isn’t that height of "wisdom" of our wise of the nation!”

29. Here is another pearl of wisdom from him: There was a Pir Sadiq from Ashraf Ali Thanwi’s town. He taught his disciples “There is no God but Allah and Sadiq is His messenger.” {Astaghfirullaah} The wise of the nation Thanwi declared that teaching OK. (Imane Khalis, p.109, Hazrat Masood Uthmani)

30. The holy messenger comes to Mulla Qasim Nanotwi and other big shots of Deoband, U.P to learn Urdu. He also checks accounts of the Madrasah. (Numerous references such as Haqaiq-o-Maarif, Deoband May 1975).

31. "Maulana” Yousuf Bannuri writes: The Prophet told my father, Zakaria! When you fall sick I also fall sick. Hazrat Ali had come to conduct the marriage of my father and mother. (In the 19th century!) (Iman-e-Khalis, pp. 7 and 8, Hazrat Masooduddin Usmani, Fazil Uloom Deenia)

(Taken from www.allaahuakbar.net/)

Beware of small innovations

Beware of small innovations

Imâm al-Barbahârî (d.329H) - rahimahullâh - said:

Beware of small innovations, because they grow until they become large. This was the case with every innovation introduced into this Ummah. It began as something small, bearing resemblance to the truth, which is why those who entered into it were mislead and then were unable to leave it. So it grew and became the religion which they followed, and thus deviated from the Straight Path and left Islâm. And may Allâh have mercy upon you! Examine carefully the speech of everyone you hear from in you time particularly. So do not act in haste and do not enter into anything from it until you ask and see: Did any of the Companions of the Prophet sallallâhu ’alayhi wa sallam speak about it, or any of the Scholars? So if you find a narration from them about it, cling to it, do not go beyond it for anything and do not give precedence to anything over it and thus fall into the Fire.”

Kitâb Sharhus-Sunnah (nos.7-8) of al-Barbahârî.