Authentic Islaamic material based upon the Qur'aan & Sunnah as understood by the Salaf-us-Saalih (Pious Predecessors) from the corner of a Salafi Home... Sheikh Muqbil رحمه الله said: "Fear الله and teach your families, teach your sons & daughters. How wonderful is the home in which its people are upon the sunnah."
[Taken from the audio: Al Hath - alaa Talab - ul Hadith, by Sheikh Muqbil Al-Hadee Al-Waadee.]
رَبِّ ابْنِ لِى عِندَكَ بَيْتاً فِى الْجَنَّةِ
'My Lord! Build for me a home with You in Jannaah'
(At-Tahreem 66:11)
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
O Abu ‘Abdullah! Are you groaning?
There are also some Angels who write
down the deeds of human beings.
وَإِنَّ
عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظِينَ
‘But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you,’
‘But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you,’
كِرَامًاكَاتِبِينَ
‘Kirâman (honourable) Kâtibîn writing down (your deeds),’
‘Kirâman (honourable) Kâtibîn writing down (your deeds),’
يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
‘They know all that you do.’
‘They know all that you do.’
(Al-Infitar 82:10-12)
مَا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ
“Not a word does he (or she) utter, but there is a
watcher by him ready (to record it).”
(Qaf 50:18)
One
of the companions of Imam Ahmad (رحمه الله) visited him while he was sick. He found
him groaning from the sickness. He said:
“O Abu ‘Abdullah! Are you groaning?
Tawus said ‘Indeed, the Angels write down everything, even the groan of a sick
person, because Allaah says:
مَا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ
Not a word does he (or she) utter, but
there is a watcher by him ready (to record it.”‘
(Qaf 50:18)
Therefore, Abu ‘Abdullah began to have
(more) patience, and he stopped groaning,[1] because
everything is written down. “Not a word does he (or she) utter? – Meaning any
word uttered by you is written. However, you might be rewarded or punished for
it. This is based on the saying that was said.
Nullifiers of Islaam
Sheikh Ibn Baaz (رحمه الله)
All praise is due to Allaah Alone.
Peace and blessings be upon the Last Prophet, his family, Companions and those
who follow his guidance.
A Muslim should know that Allaah (سُبحانه
وتعالى)
enjoins all the creation to embrace Islaam, hold it firmly and avoid what
contradicts it. Allaah sent His Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to call
for that, informing them that whoever follows him will be guided and whoever
turns away from him will be misguided. In many Ayahs (Qur’anic verses), Allaah سُبحانه
وتعالى
warned
people against causes of apostasy and all forms of Shirk (associating others
with Allaah in His Divinity or worship) and Kufr (disbelief). Under the topic
of the rulings of the apostate, scholars (may Allaah be merciful with them)
mentioned that a Muslim may abandon Islaam by committing one of the nullifiers
that make his blood and money violable and turn him out of the fold of Islaam. The most dangerous and common ten nullifiers are
mentioned by Sheikh and Imam Muhammad ibn `Abdul-Wahhab and other scholars (may
Allaah be merciful with them). Here we will list them in brief so that a
Muslim can keep away from them and warn people against them in hope for safety
and wellbeing. We will briefly elaborate on them.
First: Shirk in the worship
of Allaah. Allaah (سُبحانه وتعالى) says: Verily, Allâh forgives not that
partners should be set up with Him (in worship), but He forgives except that
(anything else) to whom He wills He (سُبحانه وتعالى) also says: Verily, whosoever sets up
partners (in worship) with Allâh, then Allâh has forbidden Paradise to him, and
the Fire will be his abode. And for the Zâlimûn (polytheists and
wrong-doers) there are no helpers. This includes invoking the dead and seeking
relief, vowing or offering sacrifice for them.
Second: Whoever takes
intermediaries between him and Allaah, invokes, and asks them for intercession
with Allaah and puts his trust in them has committed Kufr (disbelief)
according to the Ijma` (consensus) of scholars.
Third: Whoever does not hold
the polytheists to be disbelievers, has doubts about their disbelief or
considers their ways and beliefs to be correct has committed disbelief.
Fourth: Whoever believes
that some guidance other than that of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is more
complete than his guidance or that someone else's judgment is better than his
judgment, such as those who prefer the judgment of the Taghut (false
gods) over his judgment, then he is a disbeliever.
Fifth: Whoever hates
something that the Messenger صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم came with, even
though he may act on it, has disbelieved. Allaah (عز وجل) says: That is because they hate that
which Allâh has sent down (this Qur’ân and Islâmic laws, etc.); so He has made
their deeds fruitless.
Sixth: Whoever mocks or
ridicules any part of the Messenger’s religion, its rewards or punishments has
committed an act of disbelief. Allaah (عز وجل) says: Say: “Was it at Allâh (عز وجل), and His Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations) and His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) that you were mocking?” Make no excuse; you disbelieved after
you had believed.
The Creation is in Need of Allaah
Dr. Saleh as-Saleh رحمه الله
Man always looks
for what benefits him and what protects him from harm. However, to accomplish
this, man must be able to realize what is harmful. He must then know whom he
should need, trust, and love so that he can attain what is beneficial as well
as to feel good about his choice. He also must know the proper and good
approach that would make him achieve this goal. This latter condition requires
that man:
1. Know
about harm
2.
What ways can be
used to drive harm away
Certainly, man can
have no better guidance than that which comes from the One Who had perfected
everything, and the One who Has no deficiency in Himself and in His Attributes.
The One Who is Ever-Living and Who does not die. There can be no One better
than the One Who Has no need for anything; the One Who is rich; the Giver; the
One who, after all, controls man’s soul. Man is so poor to Him. He is Allaah,
the True and only God. Man can bring harm to himself if he seeks other than
Allaah for help. Allaah is the One Who can help man drive away any harm for it
cannot occur without His Will and His Power.
Allaah (سُبحانه وتعالى) sent down His Books and chose His
Messengers to guide man to:
1. Know
His Lord as He (سُبحانه وتعالى) had explained about Himself, and
2. Seek
Him Alone while living in accordance with His plan
Knowing Allaah’s Names and Attributes
liberates man from worshiping any form of creation because creation is weak and
is in need of The Creator, Allaah. The knowledge about Allaah leads man to know
that he is created to live according to Allaah’s way as revealed to the last
Messenger Muhammad صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم. This
Revelation contains a complete code of life. Everything that is beneficial or
harmful is established so that man can center his life around this Revelation.
If man commits wrong and knows that Allaah is Oft-Forgiving he would turn to
Him and to Him alone seeking His forgiveness:
فَاعْلَمْ
أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنبِكَ
“Know,
therefore, that there is no God Who deserves to be worshiped except Allaah;
and ask forgiveness for your sins.”
(Muhammad, 47:19)
It is wrong to
think or believe that Allaah created other ‘gods’ besides Him so that man turns
to them for help; loves them or fear them, etc. He is the same God of all
nations. He does not order that people should make of stars, sun, fire, Jesus,
Moses, etc. gods besides Him. He (سُبحانه وتعالى) cannot be ‘contradictory’. He has one way
(religion) that calls man to surrender his will only to Him. He warned that if
man (even Muhammad would take partners with Him, then his work will fail
and will be among losers:
وَلَقَدْ
أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ
لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
بَلِ
اللَّهَ فَاعْبُدْ وَكُن مِّنْ الشَّاكِرِينَ
“And
verily, it had been revealed to you (O Muhammad) as has been revealed to
those before you. If you join others in worship with Allaah (then) surely (all)
your deeds will be in vain and you will certainly be among the losers.
Nay! But worship Allaah and be among grateful.”
(Az-Zumar,
39:65-66)
Let us know what
Muhammad, the man-Prophet, who knew Allaah best, used to say:
“O Allaah, I seek
refuge in You for Your Pleasure and against Your Wrath, and in Your Forgiveness
and against Your Punishment and in You from You, I cannot Praise You as You can
Praise Yourself.”
(Muslim, Abu Dawoud,
at-Tirmidhi, ibn Majah)
“I have surrendered
myself to You, I have directed my face to You, I have entrusted my affairs to
You, I have compelled my back to refuge in You, in want and in fright of You,
there is no resort nor survival from You except (in turning) to You. I have
faith in Your book (i.e. the Qur’aan) which You brought down and in the Prophet
(Muhammad) you have sent.”
(Al-Bukhari,
Muslim)
When we read in the
Qur’aan that:
مَا
يَفْتَحِ اللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ مِن رَّحْمَةٍ فَلَا مُمْسِكَ لَهَا وَمَا يُمْسِكْ
فَلَا مُرْسِلَ لَهُ مِن بَعْدِهِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
“Whatever
of Mercy (i.e. of good), Allaah may grant to mankind, none can withhold
it, and whatever He may withhold, none can grant it thereafter. And He is
the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.”
(Fatir, 35:2)
And when we read
that:
This is for Allaah, What is for Me?
From Anas رضي اللّه عنـه
who
said: ‘A Bedouin came to the Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ
عليه وسلّم and said: ‘O Messenger of
Allaah! Teach me some goodness.’
So the Prophet صلّى
اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم took him by the hand and said:
قل: سبحان الله، والحمد
لله، ولا إله إلا الله، والله أكبر
‘Say: ‘Far is Allaah from
imperfection, and all praise be to Allaah, and there is none worthy of worship
in truth except Allaah, and Allaah is the Greatest.’
(Subhana Allaahi, wal hamdu
lillaahi, wa la illaah ila Allaah, wa Allaahu Akbar.)’
The Bedouin counted them on his hand,
when he finished he began to reflect then came back to the Prophet.
The Prophet صلّى
اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم smiled and said: ‘The desperate one
has reflected.’
Then the Bedouin came and said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah! ‘Far is Allaah from imperfection, and
all praise be to Allaah, and there is none worthy of worship in truth except
Allaah, and Allaah is the Greatest.’ This is for Allaah, what is for me?’
The Prophet صلّى
اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم said:
اللهم اغفر لي وارحمني وعافني وارزقني واهدني
‘Say: O Allaah forgive me,
and have mercy on me, and pardon me, and provide for me, and guide me.’
Morals and etiquette of the Da`ee to Allaah
The morals and qualities necessary for
a Da’ee (caller to Islaam) are highlighted by Allaah (سُبحانه وتعالى) in many
occurrences in the Qur’aan.
First:
Devotedness. It is obligatory for a Da’ee to be so devoted to Allaah that he
neither intends to show off, nor wants a good reputation or praise from people.
Rather, he should only call to Allaah to please Him.
Allaah
(سُبحانه وتعالى) says: Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم): "This is my way; I invite unto
Allâh (i.e. to the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism)." He (سُبحانه وتعالى) also says: And
who is better in speech than he who [says: “My Lord is Allâh (believes in His
Oneness) Therefore, you have to be devoted
to Allaah (سُبحانه
وتعالى).
It is the most important virtue and the greatest quality that has to
characterize your way of Da`wah (call to Islaam), i.e. seeking Allaah and the
Hereafter.
Second: Knowledge. Invite people to Allaah with firm knowledge. You should not be unaware of or ignorant about what you call people to. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم): "This is my way; I invite unto Allâh (i.e. to the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism) with sure knowledge."
Monday, January 11, 2016
Neither Slumber, Nor Sleep overtakes Allaah
–
Sheikh ibn Uthaimeen
In
His Saying:
{ لاَ
تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ}
‘Neither slumber, nor
sleep overtakes Him’,
Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى did not say (what means): “He does not
sleep,” instead He said: {لا
تأخُذُهُ} (which means) “does not overtake Him” in order to
comprise the sleep which overcomes and that arising by choice. If you say,
“Does not sleep,” it would imply that He does not sleep by choice. However,
Allaah, سُبحانه وتعالى does not sleep neither by ghalabah (overcoming)
nor by choice, because sleep is an imperfect attribute which contradicts both
the perfection of the Self and the perfection in relation to others.
The
person who is given to sleep misses a lot of his work because of His sleeping.
Consider, for example, the case of a person who has many people working for him
and he sleeps a lot. He is unable to reckon with nor manage the business or
other related matters. This is an imperfection with respect to others.
As
regard to self-perfection, sleep is a deficiency because it indicates
that the person’s body got tired and thus he needed the sleep as a rest from
what has passed, as well as a means to renew his activity to engage in what
will come ahead. That is the why the people of al-Jannah
do not sleep — because of the perfection of their lives and bodies. No illness or
the like touches them.
If
someone says, “We know that the person who does not sleep is unable to do so
because of some kind of sickness or a defect, while you say that the lack of
sleep is a perfection. Explain.”
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Seven Phases of Shaitaan to destroy the son of Adam
Ibnul-Qayyim (رحمه الله) said:
“Shaitaan tries to destroy the son of Adam in one of seven phases. Some of them are more intense than others. Shaitaan would not try to destroy him in the next phase until he fails to destroy him in a previous one.
These phases are:
1/ The phase of disbelief in Allaah.
His Deen, His perfect attributes, and in
what Rasulullah [صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم] informed us
about, and the fact that we will be resurrected. If Shaitaan is successful in
misleading the slave in this phase, his enmity towards him would diminish and
he would take rest. If the slave succeeds, and survives in this phase, Shaitaan
would try to destroy him in the next phase.
2/ The phase of Bid’ah (religious innovation)
Whether it pertains to believing in other
than the truth which Rasulullah [صلّى اللَّهُ
عليه وسلّم] was sent with or by worshipping other than Allaah; such as
worshipping idols, and the like. Shaitaan enjoys that one succumbs in this
phase, for Bid’ah conflicts with the nature of the Deen and compels one to
reject it. Furthermore, the one who observes innovated religious practices
would not repent from his actions; rather, he would invite people to his Bid’ah!
Observing innovated religious practices would compel one to forge lies against Allaah
and speak without knowledge; thus it openly clashes with the Sunnah. Observing
minor Bid’ah practices would lead one to observing major Bid’ah practices. In
this manner, a person would eventually exit the folds of Islam. Scholars and
people of knowledge alone know the real dangers of Bid’ah practices. If a
person succeeds and survives in this phase by adhering to the Sunnah, and
understanding its texts as the Pious Predecessors understood them, Shaitaan
would seek to destroy him in the next phase.
3/The phase of major sins
If
he is able to destroy the slave in this phase, he would beautify the deed that
he is doing and probably compel him to say the following: “No sin would harm
the Tawheed (creedal belief) as no good deed would benefit a man who has
committed Shirk (i.e. to associate partners with Allaah)? If the person is
successful and survives this phase, Shaitaan would seek to destroy him in the
next phase.
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