Wednesday, November 27, 2013
One Of The Types Of People Who Backbite
Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allaah have mercy upon him) stated:
"From among the people are those who backbite by way of being in agreement with those whom he sits with, his companions and his tribesman. This is the cause although the person knows that the one being backbitten is free from that which they say about him, or in him is some of that which they say. However, the person sees that if he was to reprimand them ( for backbiting ) the gathering would come to an end, the people of the gathering would become difficult with him, and they would flee from him. Therefore, he sees that being in agreement with them is from good companionship. It is possible that they become angry so he becomes angry, because they are angry. As a result of that, he indulges along with them ( into that which they indulge in )."
Majmoo'al Fataawaa 27 p.23
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Question posed to Shaykh Ubayd (may Allaah preserve him)
Q. How do we deal with a people who boycott others, and spread on them publicly that they are Hizbiyeen without any evidence? What is your advice for these individuals?
A. "Firstly my son, I don't know of any scholar who is upon the Sunnah who criticizes without evidence. That's because Jarh wa Ta'deel is a matter of religion that Allaah is worshipped with. The T'adeel is a praise and the Jarh is the opposite of it. The person will be held accountable on the Day of Judgment for the one he has praised, is the person deserving of the praise or not? Therefore whoever praises one who is deserving of criticism, and the person knows that, then indeed he is one who has deceived Islaam and the people of Islaam. Whoever criticizes one who has integrity and is upright, then the person's criticism is without proof. Likewise this person is considered to be one who has deceived (Islaam and the people of Islaam). That's due to him discrediting/disgracing the individual with a defect and a matter of innovation (and the matter is not as the person has said). Therefore we advise ourselves and all of those who hear us here or by way of the net, do not be hasty in this regard. The matter of Jarh and T'adeel is for the people of knowledge. It is for the people of experience, those who are proficient and aware of the statements (of deviance) and those who make them. As for criticizing the statements (of deviance), there's no doubt concerning this. There's no harm that you say, this statement is a statement of Qubtiyyah or Tableeghiyyah or Soofiyyah. Or in the case when the criticism is made in a general manner (there's no harm in this). Like if you were to say: The one who says this (statement) is a Tableeghi, or the one who says this (statement) is an Ikhwaani or the one who says this (statement) is a Qubtee etc... It's allowed for you to do this in a general manner. This is like if you were to say: The one who drinks Khamr (intoxicants) is a Faasiq (criminal) or the one who abandons the Salaah, denying its obligation is a Kaafir and the one who abandons it out of laziness is also a Kaafir according to the correct opinion.(1) It's allowed for you to say this because the legislation coincides with you. However for you to say (specifically) say: So and so from the people (is such and such), then NO! It is must the conditions (of criticism) are present within him and the obstacles (which stand in the way of criticizing him) are removed."
1. The Shaykh Ubayd al-Jaabiree (may Allaah preserve him) has changed his position from the last I have heard regarding the one who abandons the Salaah out of laziness, acknowledging its obligation. He holds from the last I have heard that the person has not left the fold of Islaam, rather the person is committing a major sin and is in grave danger. The answer above was given in 1425 Hijree. Allaah knows best.
Taken from: http://www.sahab.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=107484
Translated by Abu Yusuf Khaleefah NYC USA 3rd of Dhul-Qi'dah 1434/ September 9th 2013
Monday, September 9, 2013
Tafseer From Imaam Ibn Baaz (rahimahullah)
"يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تُلۡهِكُمۡ أَمۡوَٲلُكُمۡ وَلَآ أَوۡلَـٰدُڪُمۡ عَن ذِڪۡرِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٲلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَـٰسِرُونَ"
" O ye who believe! Let not your wealth nor your children distract you from the remembrance of Allah. Those who do so, they are the losers. "
(Soorah al-Munaafiqeen: 9)
Imaam Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy upon him) stated about this verse:
"In this noble verse Allaah has directed His commandment towards His believing servants. He also prohibits them from becoming busied and pre-occupied from the remembrance of Him by way of their wealth or their children. He has clarified that whoever does so is from amongst the losers.
Allaah stated
"O ye who believe! Let not your wealth nor your children distract you from the remembrance of Allah"
Allaah stated
"O ye who believe! Let not your wealth nor your children distract you from the remembrance of Allah"
This is mentioned a lot in the Book of Allaah. He directs His believing servants to hold fast to the necessities of Eemaan (faith). The necessities of Eemaan are: Fulfillment of the commandments and keeping away from the prohibitions. It also includes stopping at the prescribe limits which Al-Mawlaa (Allaah The Guardian) has set. This is how the believer is. This is how Eemaan is to be, that which Allaah has obligated upon him (the believer). For indeed his faith in Allaah and His messenger requires from him (the believer) to do that which is obligatory, leave off that which is prohibited and stop at the prescribe limits that our Lord has set . With that, the matter of faith stands. As a result of that, the triumph and happiness will take place for the believer in this life as well as in the hereafter.
The statement of Allaah:
"Oh ye who believe, let not your wealth nor your children distract you..."
The meaning is: Actualize this faith. Hold on to it. Be upright upon it until you leave off that which Allaah has made prohibited upon you. Hold fast to that which Allaah has obligated upon you. This is how the believer is. His faith makes it incumbent for him to stop at the prescribed limits of Allah. His faith makes it incumbent for him to fulfill the obligations of Allaah. His faith makes it incumbent upon him to leave off the prohibitions of Allaah. This is how the believer is. Based upon this Allaah has stated in many verses:
"Oh ye who believe fear Allaah.", "Oh mankind fear your Lord."
Allaah commands them with holding fast to at-Taqwaa (the piety) which is fulfillment of the obligations, abandonment of the prohibitions and stopping at the prescribed limits.
In this verse Allah mentions not to allow oneself to be distracted. This is a portion of at-Taqwaa. From at-Taqwaa, is that the believer leaves off that which busies him from the obedience of Allaah and His messenger. This is whether (the distraction) is family, wealth, a child or other than that. If the commandment of Allaah and His messenger conflicts with the need of the child, the need of oneself or the need of the wealth, the believer gives precedence to the command of Allaah and His messenger over the desires of himself, the desires of his child or the desires of attaining wealth.
"يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تُلۡهِكُمۡ أَمۡوَٲلُكُمۡ وَلَآ أَوۡلَـٰدُڪُمۡ عَن ذِڪۡرِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٲلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَـٰسِرُونَ"
" O ye who believe! Let not your wealth nor your children distract you from remembrance of Allah. Those who do so, they are the losers. "
(Soorah al-Munaafiqeen: 9)
What's intended by the remembrance of Allaah here: That which Allaah has legislated for us from the acts of obedience. The likes of the prayer, fasting, making pilgrimage, alms giving, striving for the sake of Allaah and other than that. All of it is considered the remembrance of Allaah. A group of the scholars of Tafseer have explained "the remembrance of Allaah" here to mean the prayer. The matter is general and indeed the prayer is a portion of the remembrance of Allaah. That which prohibited here, is the believer becoming preoccupied with his wealth, his children or anything else from doing that which Allaah has obligated upon him from the prayer or other than it (from the acts of obedience).
Then Allaah stated:
"وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٲلِكَ "
"Those who do so..."
Meaning those who become preoccupied with one's wealth or one's child from fulfilling the right of Allaah,
"فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَـٰسِرُونَ"
"...they are the losers."
When the word lost is mentioned unrestrictedly, the meaning is general. So it covers loss in the life of this world as well as the hereafter. We seek refuge with Allaah from that. Therefore whoever is busied by one's wealth, one's child or the part of the soul that commands one with evil from fulfilling that which Allaah has made obligatory or it causes the person to fall into the prohibitions of Allaah, the person has indeed lost. If the matter is one of disbelief and misguidance, that which expels the person from the fold of Islaam, the loss becomes a complete one. We seek refuge in Allaah from that. The loss will be a complete loss and the end result will be in the hell-fire to abide therein (forever). We seek refuge with Allaah from that and ask Him for the safety and protection. If that which has taken place causes the person to fall into the disobedience of Allaah, excluding disbelieving in Allaah, then the loss will become a tremendous one. However it will be less than the great loss, which is the loss that comes as a result of disbelief. We ask Allaah for the safety and protection from that. Therefore it is incumbent upon the believer to be aware of the two types of loss. The believer has to be aware of the great loss as well as the lesser loss. The believer has to keep far away from that which angers Allaah in order to be safe from loss and be triumphant with a total gain. That is by way of the obedience of Allaah and His messenger along with leaving off that which Allaah and His messenger have prohibited.
May Allaah give us all the guidance and success. May the Salaah and Salaam of Allaah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, followers and his companions."
Taken from: "Hadeethul-Masaa" pg. 163-165
Translated by: Abu Yusuf Khaleefah NYC USA 3rd of Dhul-Qi'dah 1434/ September 9th 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
The Ailments of the Hearts and their Cures
The hearts are three types:
1. The correct heart that is secure from all desires that oppose the command of Allaah and His prohibitions, and it is secure from all doubts that contradict what He informs. Just as it is secure from worshiping anything else besides Allaah and from seeking judgement from any person other than His Messenger.
2. The dead heart, this being the opposite of the correct heart containing no life, neither knowing its Lord nor worshiping Him.
3. The heart that has some life but also has a defect. So it contains love of Allaah, faith in Him, sincerity and trust towards Him from those things that are essential to it remaining alive. It also contains the love of vain desires and preference for them, despicable morals and manners from those things that cause it to die, and it is continuously wavering between these two conditions.
So the first type of heart is the living, humble, soft and gentle heart. The second is the dry, harsh and dead heart. The third is the heart which is diseased, it can either be made secure or have its destruction sealed.
All of the diseases of the heart are founded upon desires and doubts. The life of the heart and its illumination is the cause of all good to be found in it and its death and darkness is the cause of all evil to be found in it.
The heart can never be alive and correct except through cognisance of the truth, loving it and preferring it to everything else. There can never be any happiness, joy or correction for it, unless it makes its sole object to worship and desire Allaah alone.
This can never be perfected except through purification of the heart, repentance, and its relinquishing itself from all types of false love and despicable manners. This can never be attained except through striving hard against one's soul that incites towards evil, and bringing it to account and combating the satans from among the jinn by holding fast to Allaah: knowing their plots and objectives, and safeguarding oneself from them through remembrance of Allaah, the Exalted, and seeking refuge with Him from them.
The heart becoming defective and weak revolves around two basic matters: the corruption of knowledge and the corruption of intent. These in turn lead to two destructive illnesses - anger and misguidance. Misguidance being the end result of the corruption of intent. So these two diseases are the lords of all the ailments that afflict the heart. Its cure lies in guidance based on knowledge. Guidance based on knowledge is to know the truth and to follow it. The whole Qur'an is a cure for the these two diseases and others and it contains perfect guidance.
from Diseases of The Hearts & Their Cures by Shaykhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimah-hullaah ta'ala)
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Question Posed to Shaykh Saalih al Fawzaan ( May Allaah Preserve Him)
Q. Is it (permissible) for the father to force his daughter to get married?
A. "It is not for him to force her. However, it is befitting that she doesn't disobey her father as long as he is looking into her well-being and he chooses for her one who suffices her religiously. It is not befitting for her to oppose her father.
As for the matter of the forced (marriage), it is not (permissible) for him to force her if she's been previously married according to the consensus, or even if she's a virgin according to that which is correct, Allaah knows best."
Taken from "an-Nikaah wal-Huqooq al-Zawjiyyah" of Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan pg.7-8
Translated by Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Question Posed to Shaykh Muhammad Alee Farkoos (may Allaah preserve him)
Q. Is it established that an older person can perform the Aqeeqah for himself?
A. It has been established in the Sunnah by way of two routes, on the authority of Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him):
"The Prophet performed an Aqeeqah on himself after becoming a Prophet"
(Musannaf of Abdur-Razaaq: 3/ 204, 799- Declared Hasan by al-Imaam al-Albaani in as-Silsilatus-Saheehah 6/1/502)
Some of the Salaf have held the position of practicing it. Ibn Seereen (may Allaah have mercy upon him) said:
"If I knew that an Aqeeqah wasn't performed on me I would have definitely performed it for myself." (Musannaf of Ibn Abee Shaybah 5/111 # 24,226- Authenticated by al-Imaam al-Albaani in as-Silsilatus-Saheehah 6/1/506)
On al-Hasan al-Basree (may Allaah have mercy upon him):
"If an Aqeeqah wasn't performed upon you, perform one for yourself even if you're a man."
(Ibn Hazm in al-Muhallaa 8/322- Declared to be Hasan by al-Imaam al-Albaani in as-Silsilatus-Saheehah 6/1/506)
Based upon this, it is recommended for the man to perform the Aqeeqah for himself in place of his father. That's due to the slaughtering (of the animal) being an obligation upon the father. The obligation remains even after he (the child) has become older if it is easy (to perform it). If he doesn't perform it, it is permissible for the act to be done on his (i.e. the father's) behalf. That's because it is from the acts of worship performed by way of wealth which allows by way of legislation the act to be performed on behalf of another. It is permissible in the acts of worship performed by way of wealth to be carried out on behalf of another, like in the Zakaah, endowments and other than from the acts of worship."
Taken from 40 Questions Regarding the Rules and Regulations of the Newborn by Shaykh Muhammad Farkoos (may Allaah preserve him), p.g 17-18 Q. #4
Translated by Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
Translated by Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Tele-Lecture "Marital Advices In Having Justice Between Spouses" by Shaykh Ahmad Shamlaan
Assalaamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullaah wa Baarakatuh
We apologize, but our Shaykh Muhammad Ramzaan ( hafitha-hullah ta'ala) has excused himself from TODAY's Telelink due to an emergent affair, however, Shaykh Ahmad Shamlaan ( hafitha-hullah ta'ala) has agreed to give Tele-Lecture instead on Marital Advices TODAY 3PM.
We apologize, but our Shaykh Muhammad Ramzaan ( hafitha-hullah ta'ala) has excused himself from TODAY's Telelink due to an emergent affair, however, Shaykh Ahmad Shamlaan ( hafitha-hullah ta'ala) has agreed to give Tele-Lecture instead on Marital Advices TODAY 3PM.
Seminar Schedule for Saturday March 23 " Rectification of the Female Servants of Allaah"
Seminar Schedule for Saturday March 23 " Rectification of the Female Servants of Allaah"
After Salatul Fajr - " Benefits from Soorah al- Faatihah " - Abu Anisa Abdul-Hakeem
12:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. - Kitaabul Jaami from Buloogh al Maraam " The Chapter of Manners" - Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
3: 00 p.m. " Raising Righteous Daughters in the West " Tele-link Lecture with the Noble Shaykh Muhammad Ramzaan al-Haajiree (May Allah Preserve Him). Hosted by Muwahhideen Publications and Islam.tt, in conjunction with Covered Gems
5:00 p.m.- " "The Importance of Implementing What We Know and the Importance of a Sound Education" - Abu Abdis-Salaam Siddiq al-Juyaanee
followed by
Kitaabul Jaami from Buloogh al Maraam " The Chapter of Manners" - Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
After Salatul Fajr - " Benefits from Soorah al- Faatihah " - Abu Anisa Abdul-Hakeem
12:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. - Kitaabul Jaami from Buloogh al Maraam " The Chapter of Manners" - Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
3: 00 p.m. " Raising Righteous Daughters in the West " Tele-link Lecture with the Noble Shaykh Muhammad Ramzaan al-Haajiree (May Allah Preserve Him). Hosted by Muwahhideen Publications and Islam.tt, in conjunction with Covered Gems
5:00 p.m.- " "The Importance of Implementing What We Know and the Importance of a Sound Education" - Abu Abdis-Salaam Siddiq al-Juyaanee
followed by
Kitaabul Jaami from Buloogh al Maraam " The Chapter of Manners" - Abu Yusuf Khaleefah
Friday, March 22, 2013
Seminar Schedule for Friday March 22 " Rectification of the Female Servants of Allaah"
Schedule For Friday March 22
2:30 p.m.- Tele Lecture with Shaykh Badr Ibn Muhammad al-Badr al-‘Aanazy (rahimah-hullah ta'ala) Hosted by Muwahhideen Publications and Islam.tt, in conjunction with Covered Gems
5:00 p.m. - " Islaam's Honor of the Muslimah "
6:00 p.m. - " Importance of Seeking Knowledge for the Women "
After Salatul Maghrib - " Benefits from Soorah al Faatihah "
followed by " A Reminder for the Akhawaat "
Sunday, March 10, 2013
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