Our attitude towards Yazeed ibn Mu’aawiyah

Question: I heard of this person Yazeed Ibn Muawiyah. I heard that he once a calipha of the muslims and he was a drunken sadistic person, who was not really a muslim. Is this true? Please tell me his story. Thank you and may allah bless you.

Praise be to Allaah.

His name was Yazeed ibn Mu'aawiyah ibn Abi Sufyaan ibn Harb ibn Umayaah al-Umawi al-Dimashqi.

Al-Dhahabi said: he was the commander of that army during the campaign against Constantinople, among which were people such as Abu Ayyoob al-Ansaari. Yazeed was appointed by his father as his heir, so he took power after his father died in Rajab 60 AH at the age of thirty-three, but his reign lasted for less than four years.

Yazeed is one of those whom we neither curse nor love. There are others like him among the khaleefahs of the two states (Umawi/Umayyad and 'Abbaasi/Abbasid) and the governors of various regions, indeed there were some among them who were worse than him. But the issue in the case of Yazeed is that he was came to power forty-nine years after the death of the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him); it was still close to the time of the Prophet and some of the Sahaabah were still alive such as Ibn 'Umar who was more entitled to the position than him or his father or his grandfather.

His reign began with the killing of the martyr al-Husayn and it ended with the battle of al-Harrah, so the people hated him and he was not blessed with a long life. There were many revolts against him after al-Husayn, such as the people of Madeenah who revolted for the sake of Allaah, and Ibn al-Zubayr.

(Siyar A'laam al-Nubalaa', part 4, p. 38)

Shaykh al-Islam described people's attitudes towards Yazeed ibn Mu'aawiyah, and said:

The people differed concerning Yazeed ibn Mu'aawiyah ibn Abi Sufyaan, splitting into three groups, two extreme and one moderate.

One of the two extremes said that he was a kaafir and a munaafiq, that he strove to kill the grandson of the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to spite the Messenger of Allaah and to take revenge on him, and to avenge his grandfather 'Utbah, his grandfather's brother Shaybah and his maternal uncle al-Waleed ibn 'Utbah and others who were killed by the companions of the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), by 'Ali ibn Abi Taalib and others on the day of Badr and in other battles – and things of that nature. To have such a view is easy for the Raafidis who regard Abu Bakr, 'Umar and 'Uthmaan as kaafirs, so it is much easier for them to regard Yazeed as a kaafir.

The second extreme group think that he was a righteous man and a just leader, that he was one of the Sahaabah who were born during the time of the Prophet and were carried and blessed by him. Some of them give him a higher status than Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and some of them regard him as a prophet. Both views are obviously false to one who has the least common sense and who has any knowledge of the lives and times of the earliest Muslims. This view is not attributable to any of the scholars who are known for following the Sunnah or to any intelligent person who has reason and experience.

The third view is that he was one of the kings of the Muslims, who did good deeds and bad deeds. He was not born until the caliphate of 'Uthmaan. He was not a kaafir but it was because of him that the killing of al-Husayn happened, and he did what he did to the people of al-Harrah. He was not a Sahaabi, nor was he one of the righteous friends of Allaah. This is the view of most of the people of reason and knowledge and of Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah.

Then they divided into three groups, one which cursed him, one which loved him and one which neither cursed him nor loved him. This is what was reported from Imaam Ahmad, and this is the view of the fair-minded among his companions and others among the Muslims. Saalih ibn Ahmad said: I said to my father, some people say that they love Yazeed. He said, O my son, does anyone love Yazeed who believes in Allaah and the Last Day? I said, O my father, why do you not curse him? He said, O my son, when did you ever see your father curse anybody?

Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi said, when he was asked about Yazeed: according to what I have heard he is neither to be cursed nor to be loved. He said, I also heard that our grandfather Abu 'Abd-Allaah ibn Taymiyah was asked about Yazeed and he said: we do not deny his good qualities or exaggerate about them. This is the fairest opinion. 

Majmoo' Fataawa Shaykh al-Islam, part 4, p. 481-484

Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

The Message - Ar Risalah ( Story of Islam ) Movie of 1977

                                                                         


If you are a muslim, you must see this, if you are interested in Islam, you must see this, and all others should still see this. It's an experience of a lifetime! It shows the true meaning of Islam, its roots, its basic beliefs, and so much more...
When I first saw this film, it left me in tears and speechless for quite some time after. When I watch it today, it still does! I don't believe anyone can watch this film and not become moved or even shaken by what he/she sees and hears!

movie never shows the main character, prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him), He is never actually seen or heard,  Watching this movie will probably not make you go out to become a muslim (although I have read that most of the cast/crew involved did so), but certainly put some thought and understanding into you. One of the must see movies or all time!!!

This film is about how Islam began from the beginning until its establishment. Anthony Quinn stars as the uncle of Prophet Mohammed (p.b.u.h) Hamza who is the leader of an army of a few loyal men against an army of thousands. The film is not about offence but about defence and ends with peaceful armed less walk into the city of Mecca after many years of suffering.

This film explains how the Prophet Mohammed (SAW) start his message with a few men and eventually gaining thousands and as you can see today millions. The film talks about the establishment the spread of Gods message and the story of the men who had to give away there lives for the sake of Gods words including the sacrifices that are made is the death of Hamza (Anthony Quinn).

This movie is very powerful and uplifting. With todays views on Islam being bad due to extremists who are doing sin against Islam yet claim to be Muslims, this movie honestly tells the truth, it is a must watch to get a real view on the religion and not the view that the media has which is wrong. It was a risky movie considering they didn't show the prophets (saw) face neither his voice yet the film was based on him, and yet they managed to make such a brilliant film.

The script and the story went under huge study by muslim scholars to make sure that it does not violate Islamic rules in any manner. i don't think there will be a braver person who can make another movie like this or even close to this without awakening the extremists and causing big fights between them.

We should congratulate the director and consider this as a huge achievement by the Muslim director who managed to get this film produced with such a high standard in Hollywood (where most of the movies are now against Islam).

Note : The arabic version is better than the english version.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad,_Messenger_of_God


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islamic solution regarding common problems between mother in law and daughter in law

His mother makes false accusations against his wife

I was wondering if you could please explain to me about making the parents upset(the one where its haram to even say ouff to them). The reason I am asking this is, because I have been married for several and I have a couple of kids. But my mother always complains about my wife and they don't get along. She even calls me and tells me that my wife is evil. She say my wife disrespects even though she doesn't. She also says my wife does and says that my wife say she did not do or say. She does not live with us anymore, but still say my wife is disrespectful. I don't think my wife has really done anything wrong, but I am very upset that they can't get along. My wife stay away from my family, because she is afraid that they will accuse her of something she has not done. That makes my mother more angry because she says my wife doesn't care about her. What should I do in this situation so not to make my parents angry, but at the same time my wife hasn't done anything. She tells me that it is haram for me not to saying anything when they accuse her of thing she hasn't done, is this true? Please advise me of what to do in this situation. And is it haram for my mother to tell me to pick between them?.

Praise be to Allaah.

Your problem is one of the issues that arise in married life, and it is an ancient and complex problem, so much so that among the Arabs it has become the proverbial example of people who have to deal with one another and cannot do without one another, and between whom there is ongoing enmity; they say "The mother-in-law is too concerned about the daughter-in-law and the daughter-in-law is too suspicious of the mother-in-law." Al-hamaah (usually translated as "mother-in-law") is the husband's sister or mother, and the "daughter-in-law" is the man's wife. What this means is that if the daughter-in-law hears anything, she will say, "This is what my mother-in-law is doing to me!" [See: al-Mustaqsa fi'l-Amthaal by al-Zamakhshari (1/77)]. So in fact each of the two parties is watching out and taking a defensive stance. 

In relationships such as these, many factors and influences are interwoven, each of which must be paid attention to and understood, then we should try to find a way to deal with them so that we can get the best results. 

Perhaps you understand that jealousy – which Allaah has created in man – is one of these main factors, especially between your mother and your wife, because your mother, who has been with you for many years, looking after you and taking care of you, is going to feel that you no longer belong only to her; indeed she will feel that her share of you is no longer enough to fulfil her rights over you, and that the division of your attention between her and your wife is not fair. Your wife gets love, compassion and care, and all the mother gets is your showing patience, with difficulty, for her troubles, and your giving her what she needs with reluctance and resentment. This applies if the son gives her her rights, so how about if he is disobedient and denies her her rights? In that case there will be problems. 

Jealousy makes a person blind and deaf, and it soon destroys any happiness and tranquillity that the family might have. It is at its strongest when we do not handle it properly and do not try to tame it. 

I have started by highlighting these fasts so that you may understand two important things: 

1 – So that you may understand the real reason why your mother is treating your wife in this manner, and so that you may appreciate her excuse for doing so, which is that she may not have any control over her feelings, because women are very weak in the face of such feelings, and they cannot hide them despite their best efforts to show contentment and acceptance. If you understand your mother's excuse, this will put your mind at rest and soothe your  feelings towards her, and you will become certain that honouring, obeying and loving her are obligatory for you, and you should not doubt that for a single moment, no matter how bad the problem that is caused by jealousy gets. 

2 – You should realize that it is only with love that you change the situation between your mother and your wife The mother needs more reassurance that her son loves her and that his love, respect and kind treatment of her have not changed. Indeed, you have to try to increase these feelings by repeatedly visiting her, giving her gifts and trying to make her happy with kind words and fulfilling her wishes. Then she will begin to calm down and her jealousy will diminish, and gradually the problems that she has caused will begin to ease off. 

If your mother is quick to accuse your wife and the mother of your children unfairly, as seems to us to be the case, then we will address the situation by addressing you and your wife first, because this in fact is the easier of the two sides to deal with. 

We say to your wife: Allaah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): 

"The good deed and the evil deed cannot be equal. Repel (the evil) with one which is better (i.e. Allaah orders the faithful believers to be patient at the time of anger, and to excuse those who treat them badly) then verily he, between whom and you there was enmity, (will become) as though he was a close friend"

[Fussilat 41:34]. 

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Charity does not decrease wealth. No one forgives, but Allaah increases him in honour, and no one humbles himself before Allaah but Allaah raises him in status." Narrated by Muslim (2588)

According to another hadeeth: "No one is wronged and bears it with patience but Allaah will increase him in honour." Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2325) and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani. 

How many problems can be solved if the wife trains herself to adopt this attitude, seeking to attain Allaah's pleasure and to avoid problems for her husband and to give him peace of mind at home? 

She should try to regard her mother-in-law as being like her own mother, and put up with her anger and forgive her bad treatment, especially if they live separately. This will reduce problems and confrontation, to a large extent. 

How many problems will be reduced, and even ended, by Allaah's leave, if the wife can seek suitable opportunities to give nice gifts to your mother, even if there are some hard feelings between them. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Give gifts to one another, you will love one another." Narrated by Abu Ya'la and classed as hasan by al-Albaani. 

With regard to yourself, you have to open your heart to honouring and loving your mother a great deal, whilst also loving your wife and being happy with her. If you succeed, that is the beginning of the solution, but if you fail, the suffering will continue and increase. This matter needs you to be patient and to learn, for man is able to learn how to show feelings of friendship and love just as he is able to learn any other skill in this life. 

In all of that, it is essential that you adhere to the guidelines that have been set out by Islam. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

"And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour"

[al-Isra' 17:23] 

"But if they (both) strive with you to make you join in worship with Me others that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not; but behave with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who turns to Me in repentance and in obedience. Then to Me will be your return, and I shall tell you what you used to do"

[Luqmaan 31:15] 

Think about how the shirk and kufr of the parents – which are the worst of sins – should not prevent the son from behaving kindly with them, so how about if there are some problems with your wife? 

The most important of these guidelines that Islam has set out is protecting your wife's rights and respecting her feelings and wishes, and not being unfair to her or wronging her in order to fulfil your mother's rights. You should not obey your mother if she tells you to leave your wife, and it is not permissible for you to believe what she accuses your wife of falsely, especially if your wife is of good character and religiously committed. She is a trust (amaanah) that has been given to you, so you have to protect this trust. 

If we had the opportunity to speak to your mother, we would say to her: 

Dear mother, you have carried and borne your son, you have raised him with a great deal of selflessness and effort on your part, so do not spoil your kindness to your son by making his life difficult. Treat this wife whom your son has chosen for himself and through whom Allaah has given him children, like your own daughter. Think about how you would like your daughter to be treated by her husband and family, and treat her in that way. Strive to be kind as our Lord has commanded us (interpretation of the meaning): "and do good. Truly, Allaah loves Al-Muhsinoon (the good-doers)" [al-Baqarah 2:195]. 

If you are unable to be kind, then at least be fair. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

"and be equitable. Verily, Allaah loves those who are the equitable"

[al-Hujuraat 49:9]. 

Beware of wrongdoing. It was narrated from 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Wrongdoing will be darkness on the Day of Resurrection." Agreed upon. 

We ask Allaah to set your affairs straight and to reconcile between you, and to bless us and you with a good life in this world and in the Hereafter. 

And Allaah knows best.

Islam Q&A

 

Ruling on Suspicions / Spying in islam

He had doubts about his wife so he contacted her under a different name to test her

I work in one of the Gulf countries and my wife lives in one of the countries of East Asia. I had doubts about my wife and thought that she was having relationships with men in my absence. Hence I got in touch with her under a different name and she started talking to me believing that I was a different person. During these conversations I discussed very private matters with her and I even tried to make her commit some sins. In the end I found out from these conversations that she was innocent and fears Allah, which put my mind at rest as I wanted. 
I want to know:
1. Did I commit a sin by talking to her under a different name?
2. As I made her think that the person she was talking to was not her husband, did I encourage her thereby to commit the sin of talking about private matters?
3. As there was no other person in fact, will I be questioned about my pretending to be someone else? 
I hope that you can answer these questions, because I feel that I have sinned and I fear Allah in my heart.

Praise be to Allaah.

One should think positively of a Muslim and assume that he is good and innocent so long as there is no reason for doubt and suspicion, because Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion; indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not…"

[al-Hujuraat 49:12]. 

This Qur'aanic etiquette is one of the means of attaining happiness and peace of mind, because thinking badly of people leads one to seek out their faults and may lead to spying or doing something like what you did, which was a mistake because it may make the wife dare to speak to men about private matters, as you mentioned. 

With regard to talking to her under a different name, it is not a sin in and of itself. But we should speak about its motive and what may result from it. If the motive was thinking negatively of her with no evidence or grounds for doing so, then this is contrary to what Allah has enjoined of avoiding suspicion. 

Trying to make the wife commit some sins was also a mistake, even if the intention was to test her. If we assume that she responded and did fall into sin, that would not have proven that she had gone astray or committed that sin before that, because a person may be weak at any moment in the face of temptation. 

Thus it is clear that this action was of no benefit; rather it may be harmful and may encourage the wife to commit sin, and that would increase your doubts without enabling you to find out the facts of the matter. 

It would be better to take care of your wife by getting in touch with her and visiting her, and praying for good things for her, and trying to increase her faith and piety, and letting her live near your family or some righteous neighbours. These are means of attaining righteousness and keeping away from evil. 

Even more important than all of that is not being away from her for a long time for the purpose of amassing money; rather you should keep your journeys as short as possible, even if that results in more expenses or reduces your earnings. Being keen to take care of your wife and keep her chaste and give her her rights is more important and more obligatory. 

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Prohibition against spying on others

I work for a company and my boss has asked me to tell him what the employees are saying about him personally, despite the fact that some of what they are saying is true. Is the money that I receive in return for this spying halaal or haraam?

Praise be to Allaah.  

It is not permissible for you to do this haraam action, because it involves nameemah (malicious gossip) and spying, and the reward you receive for this is haraam earnings. 

You should note that nameemah is a major sin. Nameemah means telling some people what others have said about them in order to cause trouble among them. This is the most common definition of nameemah. Ibn Hajar al-Haythami narrated it in his book al-Zawaajir 'an Iqtiraaf al-Kabaa'ir, then he said: "It says in al-Ihya': it is not limited to that, rather it refers to disclosure of anything that may hurt or offend somebody if it is disclosed, whether it is the person who is spoken about who is offended, or the person who hears the gossip, or a third party, whether it is disclosed verbally, in writing or by means of a hint or a gesture, and whether what is transmitted is an action, a word, a fault or a shortcoming in the person who is being talked about, or in someone else. The definition of nameemah is uncovering secrets and disclosing that which it is not appropriate to disclose. Hence we should keep silent and refrain from telling everything that we see of people's situations, unless speaking of it will bring some benefit to a Muslim or ward off some harm. For example, if you see a person taking someone else's property, you have to bear witness to that, in contrast to if you see someone hiding his own money, in which case speaking of it would be nameemah and disclosing a person's secrets. If what is spoken of is a fault or shortcoming in the person of whom one speaks, then this is gheebah (backbiting) and nameemah (malicious gossip)." 

(al-Zawaajir, no. 252: al-Nameemah) 

It was narrated that al-Haafiz al-Mundhiri said: "The ummah is unanimously agreed that nameemah is forbidden and that it is one of the greatest sins in the sight of Allaah." 

From this we know that your passing on to your boss what your colleagues say is a kind of disclosing secrets and creating mischief and falling into this major sin, in addition to it being spying, which is haraam. 

There are many texts which condemn nameemah and spying and seeking out people's faults, which will deter the Muslim from committing these haraam actions: 

1 – The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "No person who spreads nameemah will enter Paradise." According to another report, "No eavesdropper (qattaat)…" Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6056; Muslim, 105. 

A qattaat is someone who spreads nameemah. It was said that the one who spreads nameemah is the person who is with a group who are speaking, then he spreads gossip about them, and that the qattaat is the one who listens to them without them realizing, then he spreads gossip about them. 

2 – In al-Saheehayn it is narrated that Ibn 'Abbaas said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) out of one of the gardens of Madeenah, and he heard the sounds of two people who were being tormented in their graves. He said, 'They are being punished, not for something that was difficult to avoid, but it is nevertheless a major sin. One of them did not protect himself from urine (i.e., take measures to avoid contaminating himself or his clothes) and the other used to walk about spreading nameemah.'"

(al-Bukhaari, 216; Muslim, 292). 

3 – It is also narrated in al-Saheehayn from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the falsest of speech. Do not eavesdrop; do not spy on one another; do not envy one another; do not forsake one another; do not hate one another. Be, O slaves of Allaah, brothers."

Al-Bukhaari, 5144; Muslim, 2563. 

Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "Some of the scholars said that tahassus ['eavesdropping'] means listening to other people's conversations, and tajassus ['spying'] means seeking out their faults. Or it was suggested that tajassus means looking for secrets. The word is mostly used in the sense of evil. The jaasoos (spy) is the one who seeks out secrets for evil purposes and the naamoos is the one who seeks out secrets for good purposes. And it was said that tajassus means looking for information for someone else, and tahassus means looking for information for oneself. This was the view of Tha'lab. And it was said that they mean one and the same, which is seeking out information about people's circumstances."  

4 – al-Bukhaari (7042) narrated from Ibn 'Abbaas that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever speaks of a dream that he did not actually see will be ordered [on the Day of Judgement] to tie two grains of barley together, and he will never be able to do so. Whoever listens in on other people's conversations when they do not like that will have molten lead poured into his ears on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever makes an image will be punished and will be ordered to breath life into it, and he will not be able to do so." 

5 – Ahmad (19277) and Abu Dawood (4880) narrated that Abu Barzah al-Aslami said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'O you who have spoken the words of faith but faith has not truly entered your hearts! Do not backbite about the Muslims, and do not seek out their faults. For whoever seeks out their faults, Allaah will seek out his faults, and if Allaah seeks out a person's faults He will expose him even in his own house.'" Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 4083. 

We do not think that a believer would read these great ahaadeeth and then volunteer to spy on his fellow-Muslims, or seek out their faults, or spread nameemah among them. We think that you are one of those who will benefit from this and pay attention, in sha Allaah. Hence we say that you must refuse to do this task, no matter what encouragement or threats you may receive, whilst also advising your colleagues to stop gossiping about their boss and telling them off for doing so. 

You should also advise your boss to stop spying on his employees and not be suspicious about them, because that will corrupt them and make them lose trust, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "If you seek out people's faults you will corrupt them or almost corrupt them."

Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4888; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 4088. 

We will conclude with a few points about the attitude of the Muslim towards nameemah or malicious gossip when it is passed on to him. 

Ibn Hajar al-Haythami said in his book al-Zawaajir 'an Iqtiraaf al-Kabaa'ir: 

"The person who hears some malicious gossip, such as being told 'So and so said this about you' or 'he did this to you,' must do six things: 

1 – He should not believe it, because the one who spreads nameemah is a faasiq (evildoer) according to scholarly consensus, and Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

"If a Faasiq (liar — evil person) comes to you with any news, verify it, lest you should harm people in ignorance, and afterwards you become regretful for what you have done"

[al-Hujuraat 49:6] 

2 – He should tell him not to repeat this evil action, which is evil in both religious and worldly terms. 

3 – He should hate him for the sake of Allaah if he shows no sign of repenting. 

4 – He should not think badly of the one of whom it was said, because he does not know whether that person really said it or did it. 

5 – What he has been told should not make him spy on others or look for their faults for the purpose of verifying what was said, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

"Avoid much suspicion; indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not…"

[al-Hujuraat 49:12] 

6 – He should not approve for himself that which he has told the other person not to do, so he should not pass on the malicious gossip and say, 'So and so told me this,' otherwise he will also be gossiping and backbiting, and he will be doing that which he told someone else not to do. 

'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Azeez (may Allaah be pleased with him) said to someone who passed on some malicious gossip to him: "If you wish, we can look into the matter. If you are lying, you will be one of the people mentioned in the verse 'If a Faasiq (liar — evil person) comes to you with any news' [al-Hujuraat 49:6 – interpretation of the meaning]; and if you are telling the truth, you will be one of the people mentioned in the verse, 'A slanderer, going about with calumnies' [al-Qalam 68:11 – interpretation of the meaning]. Or if you wish, we will forgive you." He said, "Forgive me, O Ameer al-Mu'mineen, I will never do it again." 

The caliph Sulaymaan ibn 'Abd al-Malik rebuked someone who had spread nameemah about him, in the presence of al-Zuhri. The man denied that and Sulaymaan said to him, "The one who told me about it is one who does not tell lies." Al-Zuhri said: "The one who spreads nameemah (malicious gossip) cannot be truthful." Sulaymaan said, "You are right," and he let the man go in peace. 

Al-Hasan said: "The one who tells malicious gossip to you will tell malicious gossip about you. This indicates that the person who spreads malicious gossip should be hated and not believed or trusted. How can he not be hated when he persists in lying, backbiting, slandering, betraying, deceiving, envying, spreading mischief among the people and cheating? He is one of those who try to sever the ties which Allaah has commanded must be upheld and who spread mischief on earth. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

'The way (of blame) is only against those who oppress men and rebel in the earth without justification; for such there will be a painful torment'

[al-Shoora 42:42] 

- and the one who spreads malicious gossip is one of them." 

And Allaah knows best.

Source : Islam Q&A

✦ REVIVE A SUNNAH ⇨ "REMOVING HARM FROM THE ROAD" ✦

Just remember this beautiful sunnah when you see a harmful thing on the road/path !!! Let us revive the Sunnah in every aspect of our life !!! Get reward even from the small thing...


It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam said:

"When a man walk in a street, finds a thorny branch on the path, puts it aside, thanks Allah for it, He will forgive him." [Muslim: 4940]

Revive a Sunnah

✦ REVIVE A SUNNAH ⇨ "DRINKING ZAMZAM WATER AND USING IT AS A CURE" ✦

Having Zamzam Water with you now? Then drink it !!! ➬ It is blessed and a food that nourishes... And a cure for sickness.


It is narrated on the authority of Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam said about Zamzam water:► "It is blessed and a food that nourishes" al-Tayaalisee adds, "And a cure for sickness." [Muslim 6359]


For further information regarding Zamzam Water, please read here: http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/1698/zamzam

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✦ REVIVE A SUNNAH ⇨ "VISITING THE SICK" ✦

Is there any of your friend, family, or relative is being sick now ??? Move your feet then... Visit him/her !!! Remember..."Seventy thousand angels send blessings upon you until morning comes, and you will have a garden in Paradise !!!


The Messenger of Allaah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam said:

"There is no Muslim who visits a (sick) Muslim early in the morning but seventy thousand angels send blessings upon him until evening comes, and if he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand angels send blessings upon him until morning comes, and he will have a garden in Paradise." [Al-Tirmidhi (969)]

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✦ REVIVE A SUNNAH ⇨ "HELPING ONE'S FAMILY WITH HOUSEWORK" ✦

Trully... our Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam was the best of mankind ever lived... and really the best example of mankind to be followed !!!


It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I asked 'Aa`ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) what the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam used to do in the house. She said: ► "He used to help with the housework and when it was time to pray he would leave for the prayer " [Al-Bukhari: 676]

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✦ REVIVE A SUNNAH ⇨ "READING THE QUR'AAN FREQUENTLY" ✦

What does the Qur'aan mean to you? Something that is kept hidden away at the highest shelve? Or that is constantly at the tip of your tongue?


It is narrated on the authority of Abu Amaama al-Baahilee(may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam say: "Read the Qur'aan, as it will come on the day of resurrection as an intercessor for its devotees." [Muslim: 1874]

Qur'an leads people out of darkness into light. Darkness is all around us.
What are you waiting for? open It & "Iqra", Read!!! ➬ Please read Qur'aan with understanding !!!

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✦ REVIVE A SUNNAH ⇨ "VISITING ONE ANOTHER FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH" ✦

Thinking to visit your brother or sister ??? Do not delay then... It's amazing how we can get reward by doing this... visiting them for the sake of Allah !!!


It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam said:

"A man visited a brother of his in another town and Allah appointed an angel to guard him on his way. When he came to him, the angel said, 'Where are you going?' He said, 'I am going to a brother of mine in this town.' He said, 'Do you have some property with him that you want to check on?' He said, 'No, it is only that I love him for the sake of Allah Almighty.' He said, 'I am the messenger of Allah to you to tell you that Allah loves you as you love this man for His sake.'" [Muslim #6549]

Utha k phool ki patti usne nazakat se masal dali,
Ishaaray se kaha hum dil ka aisa haal kartay hain…

Abhi kuch din lagenge.....

Urdu shayri

: 10 Really Weird and Awful Diseases

1. Elephantiasis Lymphatic filiriasis, best known as Elephantiasis is characterized by an awful picture of swollen arms and legs. Mosquitoes are responsible for spreading this disease on over 120 million people currently. With their bite they inject warm larvae, such as Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and B. timori, which actually cause the illness. Unfortunately, the "guests" in the blood can survive there for years. Despite the arms and legs, breasts and genitalia are also enlarged. There are still experiments for finding the cure but it's not found yet. 2. Pica This disorder makes people insatiable for non-food materials, such as soil, clay, feces, paper, glue, gum, coal, etc. It's not clear yet what causes it, but there are assumptions that it is linked with mineral deficiency, especially iron. There's no cure for it yet, but there are some medications that could reduce the symptoms to some patients. 3. Alice in Wonderland Syndrome Alice was really in Wonderland, sometimes she was seeing small things, sometimes they were much bigger than her, but people with Alice in Wonderland Syndrome look too small and too big whatever the object is. For example, they see their own house with size of their dog's house, they can see a bird big as dinosaur, etc. This perception disorder is a result of change in perception as opposed to the eyes themselves malfunctioning. There are medicaments that reduce the symptoms significantly. 4. Walking Corpse Syndrome Patients are not real walking corpses, they just think they are so. This syndrome is a mix of mental depression and suicidal tendencies. People think they have lost everything, from possessions to parts of their bodies. Most bizarre – most of them believe they're walking corpses. They often say that they can smell their own flesh and feel worms entering in their bodies. Unfortunately antidepressants don't help too much in treating this disease and there's not other usable cure. 5. Vampire Disease Although their skin is blistering when the Sun touches it, these people don't drink blood and are not vampires. However, they prefer to avoid any contact with the Sun, as acute attack of it can be fatal. There are several cure for this disease, every of them is used depending on the causes of it. 6. Aquagenic Urticaria Aquagenic Urticaria is commonly known as water allergy, although it's not allergy at all. It is very rare disease in which the patient becomes sensitive to non-distilled water what means feeling great pain when contact with it. The worst part is that they mustn't cry if they don't want their pain to grow, as tears have the same effect. Unfortunately, there's no cure yet. 7. Necrotizing Fascilitis This is a terrible disease. Fortunately it is very rare, but the mortality rate of 73% is another awful characteristic of it. It is caused by eating bacteria that could enter the skin through the smallest paths and once it gets in, it never gets out. The bacteria then start its way and eat whatever finds on its path. The skin looks rusty, but in extreme even losing body parts is possibility. 8. Progeria The disease better known as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is genetic failure that causes living life on fast forward. Patients die on average of 13 years. Before that they experience some things that later life brings, such as baldness and heart diseases. It happens once in eight million births. As it was mentioned before, genetic failure causes this, so there's no cure. 9. Exploding Head Syndrome If you thought that your head gonna explode when you had a headache, you were wrong. Patients with exploding head syndrome hear explosions, gunshots, screams and other noises, causing anxiety, fear and increasing heart rate. All of this happens 2-3 hours after falling asleep. Although this syndrome's etiology is still unknown, there are some findings that it is related with stress and fatigue, so there are a lot of medicaments that clear the explosions from head. 10. Human Werewolf Syndrome Hypertricosis, or Human Werewolf Syndrome, is disorder which characterize with growth of hair body that is particularly abnormal. There are two types of the disease: the first one covers with hair certain area of the body, the other one – the entire body. There is no cure that prevent the hair grow, all patients can do is to remove the body hair.

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Aish - The Fairy Princess

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This too shall pass - A thought provoking story ( Understand it deeply )

Once a king called upon all of his wise men and asked them, " Is there a mantra or suggestion which works in every situation, in every circumstances, in every place and in every time. In every joy, every sorrow, every defeat and every victory? One answer for all questions? Something which can help me when none of you is available to advise me? Tell me is there any mantra?"

All the wise men were puzzled by the King's question. They thought and thought. After a lengthy discussion, an old man suggested something which appealed to all of them. They went to the king and gave him something written on paper, with a condition that the king was not to see it out of curiosity.

Only in extreme danger, when the King finds himself alone and there seems to be no way, only then he can see it. The King put the papers under his Diamond ring.

Some time later, the neighbors attacked the Kingdom. King and his army fought bravely but lost the battle. The King had to flee on his horse. The enemies were following him. getting closer and closer. Suddenly the King found himself standing at the end of the road - that road was not going anywhere. Underneath there was a rocky valley thousand feet deep. If he jumped into it, he would be finished…and he could not return because it was a small road…the sound of enemy's horses was approaching fast. The King became restless. There seemed to be no way.

Then suddenly he saw the Diamond in his ring shining in the sun, and he remembered the message hidden in the ring. He opened the diamond and read the message. The message was - " THIS TOO SHALL PASS"

The King read it . Again read it. Suddenly something struck him- Yes ! This too will pass. Only a few days ago, I was enjoying my kingdom. I was the mightiest of all the Kings. Yet today, the Kingdom and all his pleasure have gone. I am here trying to escape from enemies. Like those days of luxuries have gone, this day of danger too will pass. A calm came on his face. He kept standing there. The place where he was standing was full of natural beauty. He had never known that such a beautiful place was also a part of his Kingdom.

The revelation of the message had a great effect on him. He relaxed and forgot about those following him. After a few minutes he realized that the noise of the horses and the enemy coming was receding. They moved into some other part of the mountains and were nowhere near him.

The King was very brave. He reorganized his army and fought again. He defeated the enemy and regained his empire. When he returned to his empire after victory, he was received with much fanfare. The whole capital was rejoicing in the victory.

Everyone was in a festive mood. Flowers were being showered on King from every house, from every corner. People were dancing and singing. For a moment King said to himself," I am one of the bravest and greatest King. It is not easy to defeat me. With all the reception and celebration he saw an ego emerging in him.

Suddenly the Diamond of his ring flashed in the sunlight and reminded him of the message. He open it and read it again: "THIS TOO SHALL PASS".

He became silent. His face went through a total change - from the egoist he moved to a state of utter humbleness. If this too is going to pass, it is not yours. The defeat was not yours, the victory is not yours. You are just a watcher. Everything passes by. We are witnesses of all this. We are the perceivers. Life comes and goes. Happiness comes and goes. Sorrow comes and goes.

Now as you have read this story, just sit silently and evaluate your own life. This too will pass. Think of the moments of joy and victory in your life. Think of the moment of Sorrow and defeat. Are they permanent ? They all come and pass away.

Life just passes away. There is nothing permanent in this world. Every thing changes except the law of change. Think over it from your own perspective. You have seen all the changes. You have survived all setbacks, all defeats and all sorrows. All have passed away. The problems in the present, they too will pass away. Because nothing remains forever. Joy and sorrow are the two faces of the same coin. They both will pass away.

You are just a witness of change. Experience it, understand it, and enjoy the present moment - this too shall pass

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Aish - The Fairy Princess

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If an eclipse is a natural phenomenon, then why should we feel scared and pray?

Question
It is now known that eclipse is nothing but a normal process that occurs after a regular interval (that can be known) of the moon coming between the sun & the earth. Then why was it that Holy Prophet(pbuh) used to pray at that time, though it didn't cause any danger!?

Answer

Praise be to Allaah.

When the sun was eclipsed at the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), he commanded someone to call out "al-salaatu jaami'ah (prayer is about to begin)", and he led the people in prayer. Then he addressed them and explained to them the reason for the eclipse, and declared their jaahili beliefs to be null and void. He explained to them what they should do, such as praying and making du'aa' and giving in charity. He (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allaah; they do not become eclipsed for the death or life of anyone. If you see that then call upon Allaah and magnify Him, and pray, and give in charity." The Muslims did not know when an eclipse would happen, but when it did happen, they would hasten to do what Allaah had prescribed, such as praying etc.

 When an eclipse happened, they would be afraid that is was a warning of impending disaster, so they would turn to Allaah and pray to Him to ward off that which they feared. When astronomy and the calculations of the movements of the sun and moon became well known in later times, and it became known that the experts could know when an eclipse was likely to happen, the scholars ('ulamaa') pointed out that this did not change the ruling, and that the Muslims still had to do what they were commanded to do at the time of an eclipse, even if they knew about it in advance.  But it is not prescribed to concern ourselves with the matter of predicting eclipses, because that is not what Allaah and His Messenger commanded us to do. The scholars also explained that an eclipse may be a sign or a cause of something bad happening to people. When the questioner says that eclipses do not cause hrm, she is speaking without knowledge and objecting to the sharee'ah of Allaah. People do not necessarily know of the events which Allaah causes to happen at the time of an eclipse, and some people may know about that whilst others do not. It could be that because of the Muslims' prayers, Allaah wards off bad things which are known only to Him. The Muslim must submit to the ruling of Allaah and act in accordance with His sharee'ah, and have faith in His wisdom, because He is the All-Knowing, All-Wise, may He be glorified and exalted.

 (Written by Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahmaan al-Barraak).

 Solar and lunar eclipses are two of the signs of Allaah with which He scares His slaves and reminds them of some of the things which will happen on the Day of Resurrection, when the sun will be wound round and will lose its light and be overthrown and the stars will fall (cf. al-Takweer 81:1), and the sight will be dazed, the moon will be eclipsed and the sun and moon will be joined together (by going into one another, or folded up, or deprived of their light) (al-Qiyaamah 75:8-9). This is why Muslims should be alarmed by eclipses. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fear Allaah very much, and one day he came out in an agitated state, thinking that the Hour had begun, when the sun was eclipsed during his lifetime… This is indicative of the great extent to which he kept the Hour in mind and feared it. We, on the other hand, have become negligent and most people no longer think of eclipses as anything other than a natural phenomenon which they go out to watch with special glasses, carrying cameras. They limit themselves to the worldly scientific explanation without understanding the reminder of the Hereafter which it brings. This is one of the signs of hard-heartedness and a lack of concern about the matters of the Hereafter. It reflects a lack of fear of the onset of the Hour, and ignorance of the aims of sharee'ah and the reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to feel fear when these eclipses happened. The Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) used to stand to pray the eclipse prayer, because they believed that if indeed the Hour had come, they would not then be counted negligent of their prayer, and if this eclipse was nothing to do with the Hour, then they would not lose anything by praying, for they would have earned a great reward. We ask Allaah to make us among those who fear Him and who are afraid of the Hour. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.

Salaat al-Kusoof should not be done once the eclipse is over, because the time has gone. If an eclipse ends before one knows about it, one does not have to pray, because the reason for this prayer is no longer there.

The way in which Salaat al-Kusoof is done is to pray two Rak'ahs in which Qur'aan is recited aloud, according to the correct one out of the two scholarly opinions. In the first Rak'ah, one should recite al-Faatihah and a long soorah such as Soorat al-Baqarah or the equivalent, then do a long rukoo', then raise one's head and say, "Sami'a Allaahu liman hamidah, Rabbanaa wa laka'l-hamd (Allaah listens to the one who praises Him; our Lord to You be praise)" after standing upright, as in other prayers. Then one should then recite al-Faatihah and another long soorah, shorter than in the first recitation, equivalent in length to Soorat Aal 'Imraan. Then one should do another long rukoo' shorter than the first, and when raising one's head, say, "Sami'a Allaahu liman hamidah, Rabbanaa wa laka'l-hamd hamdan katheeran tayyiban mubaarakan fih, mal' al-samawaati wa mal' al-ard wa mal' ma shi'ta min shay'in ba'd (Allaah listens to the one who praises Him; our Lord to You be praise, much good and blessed praise, filling heaven and earth and whatever You will besides that)." Then he should do two lengthy sujoods, without making the sitting between them too long. Then one should pray the second rak'ah like the first, with two long rukoo's and two long sujoods, as he did in the first rak'ah. Then he should recite the Tashahhud and say the salaam.

This is the description of Salaat al-Kusoof as prayed by the Messenger of Allaah SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), as was reported with a number of isnaads. Some of these reports are in al-Saheehayn, including the hadeeth narrated by 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her): "The sun was eclipsed at the time of the Messenger of Allaah SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and the Messenger of Allaah SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went out, stood up and said Takbeer ('Allaahu akbar'), and the people formed rows behind him. The Messenger of Allaah SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) recited a lengthy recitation and did a lengthy rukoo', then he raised his head and said, 'Sami'a Allaahu liman hamidah, Rabbanaa wa laka'l-hamd.' Then he stood upright and recited another lengthy recitation, shorter than the first. Then he said 'Allaahu akbar' and did another lengthy rukoo', shorter than the first. Then he said, 'Sami'a Allaahu liman hamidah, Rabbanaa wa laka'l-hamd.' Then he did sujood. Then in the second rak'ah he did likewise, until he had completed four rukoo's and four sujoods, and the eclipse was over before he had finished."

It is sunnah to pray Salaat al-Kusoof in jamaa'ah (congregation), because this is what the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did, but it is permissible to pray it individually, as with all other naafil prayers. However, praying it in congregation is better.

It is sunnah for the imaam to address the people after the prayer, and to warn them against negligence and being led astray, and to tell them to make lots of du'aa' and ask for forgiveness. In al-Saheeh it is narrated from 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) finished his prayer then addressed the people and started by praising Allaah then he said, "The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allaah, and they do not become eclipsed for the death or the birth of anyone. If you see that, then call on Allaah, perform salaah, give charity…"

If the prayer ends before the eclipse does, then remember Allaah (dhikr) and call on Him (du'aa') until the eclipse ends. The prayer should not be repeated. If the eclipse ends before the prayer, then the prayer should be completed quickly, but it should not be stopped or cut off abruptly, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "and render not vain your deeds" [Muhammad 47:33]. The prayer should be at the time of the eclipse, because the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "… until it (the eclipse) is over…" and he also said, "… until what you are going through is over …"

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said: "Sometimes eclipses last for a long time, and sometimes for a short time, depending on how much of the sun or moon is eclipsed. The entire sun or moon may be eclipsed, or only half of it, or one-third. If it is a total eclipse, then the prayer should last long enough for all of al-Baqarah or something of similar length to be recited in the first rak'ah, and in the next rak'ah a shorter recitation is made. There are saheeh ahaadeeth narrated from the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), as we have mentioned, and it is prescribed to shorten the prayer if the reason for it [i.e., the eclipse] is no longer there. So if it is known that the eclipse will not last for long, or if it started to get less, one should still pray, but the prayer should be shortened. This is the opinion of the majority of scholars, because this prayer is prescribed for a specific reason, and if the reason is no longer there and the eclipse is over, one should not pray."


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Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

Mirror Mirror on the Wall..... The Obsession of Good Looks

For many bride hunters, an extra ordinary beautiful girl has become a status symbol. There are marriage centers in Mumbai.. where the match makers charge higher fees for finding out a very good looking  girl !There was this sister who attended Islamic classes which were conducted for college girls during vacations. Somebody spotted her taking contact numbers of fair  and slim girls from the crowd. Some one asked her the reason. She replied, "I am looking for some good girls for my nephew...!" One of the lady rightly protested " Excuse me! Kindly dont do this  hunting here.. there are other girls here  who may not be very beautiful and they may get terrible complexes for not being good looking."

 A very rich person I know, stays in a south Indian Metropolitian city, has a daughter, and when she was around 20 they started looking for a rich boy to suit the status of the family. His girl, probably, was average looking as almost  all of the girls in the world are.  Many rich families discarded the proposal upon finding the girl to be average looking and found her too orthrodox in hijab. They wanted a girl  who wore colourful hijab and could look good even in hijab. That was the status factor perhaps they were also  looking for. 

   The hunt went on for two and a half years, and the more proposals got rejected the more worried the girl's parents got. Some well wishing females advised her to wear colourful  hijab and scarf  and apply  some good make up while attending some one's marriage so that she can be spotted by women looking for daughters in law. The girl was simple so she choose simplicity. One day she announced before her parents : Daddy Mummy ! I  give you two months to find out a prospective groom for me, after that I will give my bio data to so and so Dawah Center and I ll get married to any good guy without asking how much he earns, if I find him on deen.. The shocked parents speeded up the search and today the girl is married to a very good boy from the richest family of another city in South India. The family is on Qur'an and Sunnah. I am not mentioning even the name of the cities , to hide the identity of the family and the girl. 

   Many boys choose girls with a vision of displaying them like trophies where ever they go, be it a marriage ceremony or some other social gathering. A boy would be happy to note that other females in the gathering found his wife to be the most beautiful in the crowd!  Some mothers of grooms love for comments like " Wow you daughter in law looks like .......!" Some one once passed a comment after recieving compliments about her daughter in law " She looks awesome like "Aishwariya Ray". This reflects that even wives and husbands arebeing taken up like status symbols.

   This is one of the reasons that make me uncomfortable when I happen to find my self in a wedding reception where the husband and the wife sit together and all types of men come on the stage and  look at the bride and congrajulate the husband. Then there is a camera man standing on the stage recording all these happenings as if the angels Kirman kateibeen are not recording anything. These camerman's lens move on the bride with close ups and other angels and the husband, nor the Wali of the bride nor any person among the crowd get a feel of gheerah (self respect). I  would say this is a sin in congregation, or rather sin approved as normal culture.

 Some one rightly said to me, " if you want to judge the attitude of  Muslim families  towards the deen attend their marriages" 

The most common places people look for grooms and brides are marriages of  other people. They say," In one marriage there are many marriages taking place..." It is right. Men look for good looking young men for their daughters and neices and women look for young girls appearing pretty (yes appearing pretty through the  layers of make ups) and moving here and there being introduced to other ladies. The message though un announced yet very clear, "my daughter is very smart and beautiful and we are looking for some awesome guy for her...."

 My words of advice to my brothers who are getting ready for marriage or ready for marriage but not yet getting ready.... Selection of your spouse should not be on the basis of what people will say but it should be on how much peace will you get and affection will follow in our marriage life. As the Qur'an says : And among His signs are, He created spouses for you in  THEM YOU FIND SOLACE AND HE HAS MADE AFFECTION AND MERCY BETWEEN THEM...   IN this  are signs for people who reflect  (Surah ar Room ch 30, verse 21).. Will you reflect in this?

Author : Nisaar Nadiadwala ( writes and speaks on socio-educational issues from Islamic view point )

EK PAIGHAM UMMAT-E-MUHAMMADIYA KE NAAM

Is fikr mein ghunchey zard huey,
Is soch mein kaliya sookh gayi,
Ayine Gulistan kya hoga,
Dastoor-e-Bahara kya hoga…

Aey Mauje hawadis inko bhi do char thapede halke se,
Kuch log abhi tak sahil par tufan ka nazara karte hain…

Ye duniya ahle duniya ko basi maloom hoti hai,
Nazar walo ko ye ujdi hui maloom hoti hai,
Ye kisne kar diya sab dosto se mujhko begana,
Mujhe to dosti bhi ab dushmani maloom hoti hai,
Talab karte ho dad-e-husn tum phir wo bhi ghairo se,
Mujhe to sunkar bhi ek aar si maloom hoti hai,
Agar himmat kare to kya nahi musalman ke bas mein,
Ye hai kam himmati jo bebasi maloom hai…



Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, Mere azeez Musalman bhaiyo aur behno…



Aaj bht kuch likhna chahta hun bht kuch kahna chahta hun lekin pata nahi kab tak meri ye soch, mera ye zehen, mere ye jazbat sath de payenga lekin itna zarur kahunga ke aaj meri puri koshish hogi ke Ummat-e-Muslima ke har-har fard ke andar deen ke jazbat, uski azmat, uski muhabbat, Rasool-e-Kareem SAW ki muhabbat aur unke Ashaab R.A.A. ki muhabbat aur azmat dilo mein baitha saku, Khud-e-Bartar ki qasam aaj rone ko dil karta hai jab ye dekhta hun ki har taraf batil nazar ata hai, har raste, har gali, hume chidha raha hai kahan hain wo musalman jo nabi ki sunnato par amal karne wale they, kahan hain wo musalman jo ek ek sunnat ko zinda karne wale they, kahan hain wo musalman jo na mahram par nigah padne par apni nigahon ko jhuka liya karte they, kahan hain wo musalman jindigiya jo Huzoor-e-Aqdas SAW ki tarah hua karti thi, kahan hai wo jazbat jo deen par mar mitne wale hua karte they, kahan hai wo musalman jo haram ka ek lukma khane se pahle 100 martaba socha karte they, kahan hai wo musalman jinki tijarte Islam phailaya karti thi, kahan hain wo musalman jinke chehre Nabi Akhiruzzaman SAW ki yaad dilaya karte they,………… kya humme itna bhi iman nahi bacha ki hum haram aur halal se bach paye, kya hamare andar itna bhi iman nhi bacha ki hamare samne puri duniya mein musalmno ka khoon pani ki tarah bahaya jaye aur hum uff na kare, kya sirf apni zindigi bitane ko kaha tha ALLAH ne, kya is ummat ke liye humara koi farz nahi hai, kya badan par zakhm hota hai to hum haste hain, nahi uska ilaj karte hain, aaj Ummate-e-Muhammadiya par lakho zakhm diye ja rahe hain, kahin parde par Ban, kahin dahshatgardi ke naam hamara khoon bahaya ja raha hai, kahin humein sirf sur sirf shak ki bina par salo barso jail ki salakho ke piche rakha jata hai, aaj hamari masjide mahfooz nahi, aaj hamare Deeni kaam mahfooz nahi, aaj hamare deeni madaris shak keg here mein hain, pure alam mein batil ne pura zor laga rakha hai ki Islam ko khatam karma hai, tahes nahes karna hai aur hum sirf apna ghar, apni namaz, apne roze, khud ko bachana, sirf AML BIL MAROOF par kam karna, NAHI ANIL MUNKAR se koi wasta nahi, ALLAH RABBUL IZZAT ke jalal ki qasam ye hamari pakd ka sabab banega, Afsos aaj humne sab bhula diya…

Mujhe nahi pata ke meri soch sahi hai ya ghalat, lekin mujhe dikhayi de raha hai ki har taraf, har jagah, har mulk, har shahar, har basti ka musalman khasare ki taraf badhta he chala ja raha hai wo bhi is fani duniya ko pane ki chahat mein. Aaj bacha paida hota hai to use English medium school mein dal diya hai, kya English medium school us bachey ko haram aur halal ki samjh sikha sakta hai, kya ye English medium school ise mahram aur na-mahram ka fark bata sakta hai, kya English medium school iske dil mein ALLAH aur uske Rasool ki muhabbat bitha sakta hai, kya English medium school Quran ki ahmiyat bata sakta hai, harghiz nahi mere bhaiyo harghiz nahi, Khuda ke liye apne bacho ko Hafiz banao Alim banao taki maidan-e-mahshar tumhare saro par taaj rakha jaye, ALLAH ke chaheete bano, NABI SAW ke chaheete bano, ye fani duniya humein kuch nahi dene wali, Khuda-e-BAR HAQ ki Qasam ye sarapa dal-dal hai jitna agey badhte jaoge utna andar dhaste jaoge, kitne log humari ankho ke samne is duniya se chale gaye aur unhone jo khwab dekhe they wo bhi unhi ke sath chale gaye, mere pyaro sirf ek khwab apni ankho mein basa lo, aur bs sirf aur sirf usi ki mehnat karo, bs ek khwab JANNAT, JANNAT, JANNAT aur sirf JANNAT… ye socho ki hum jannat mein kaise ja sakte hai, kya kare jo ALLAH humein jannat dene ko razi ho jaye, aisi kaun si ibadat kare aise kaun se amal kare jisse wo la-mahdood zindigi humein ba-asani mil jaye, Khuda ki qasam Haram aur halal se sirf wahi bach sakta hai jiski ankho ke samne Jannat aur Jahannam ka tasawwur ho, jise Jannat ki aisho aram aur jahnnam ki aag ke barein mein pata ho…

Aaj humpar batil ne itni mehante ki, hamare dilo se iman ko halka kar diya jisse hamara apna iman kamzori ke is muhane par pahunch gaya jahan par Islam par koi war humein war nahi khud us musalman ki ghalti lagta hai, uske gunaho ki saza lagta hai aur humein wo sab kuch dikhaya ja raha hai jo ek musalman ne kabhi apne khwab mein bhi tasawwur nahi kiya tha. Aaj Qibale-e-Awwal hamare hatho se un khabees aur napak, najis yahoodiyo ke hatho mein hai, wo Qibla-e-Awwal jahan Nabi SAW ne Meraj ka safar kiya tha, jahan par Pyare AQA SAW ne tamam nabiyo ki namaz padhai thi, humne islam ke barein mein sochna he band kar diya, haye, haye nikalti hai, haye, aaj humein kuch nahi dikhayi deta…

Aaj humein wo sari cheeze, wo sari batein, wo sare kaam, pasand aa rahe hain jinse hamari akhirat kharab ho rahi hai, aaj pure alam par music ne aisa jaal bicha rakha hai jisse bade bade abid, hafiz aur alim bhi nahi bache hai, ye gane wale shaitan ke muezzin hain, ALLAH ke NABI SAW ne inhe shaitan ka muezzin kaha hai, aur gane ko shaitan ki awaz kaha hai aur us shaitan ke muezzin ki awaz par log thirak rahe hai, aur apni akhirat barbad kar rahe hai, aur iska khamiyaza ek din humein bhugatna he padega aur us din humein siwaye pachtawe ke kuch bhi hasil na hoga… humein haqeeqi Khud-e-Bartar ke samne pesh hona hai jaisa ki Quran mein ALLAH ne farmaya "WAKULLUHUM ATIHI YAUMAL QIYAMATI FARADA" ke jiska mafhoom hai "har kisi ko uske huzoor mein fardan fardan khada hona hai" socho mere bhaiyo, socho meri bahno, socho bugurgho aur jawano, socho ye sochne aur khud ko Jahannam ki aag se bachane ka maqam hai. Ye waqt Quran aur Sunnat par amal karke apni zindigiyo ko khushgawar banane ka hai, aaj ye waqt humein puri duniya mein islam ki dawat dene ka hai, puri duniya mein Islam ko pahilane ka hai, puri duniya mein Islam ka difa karne ka hai, har musalman par ALLAH ke deen ki hifazat karna farz hai aur ye ek ahemtareen fareeza hai jo qismat walo ko milta hai, aur hamesha yaad rakho "jab Islam aman mein ho to ek momin ke liye sabse behtareen jagah Masjid hai, aur jab Islam par har taraf se hamle ho rahe ho aur islam apni baqa ke liye lad raha ho to ek momin ke liye sabse behtareen jagah (mahaz) maidan-e-jung hoti hai. Aaj Qibla-e-Awwal humein cheekh cheekh kar bula hai, kahan hai wo musalman jo meri izzat ki khatir meelo ka safar karke mujhe bachane atey they, kahan hain wo Salahuddin Aiyyubi jisne yahoodiyat ki eat eat se baja di thi aur akhir Qibla-e-Awaaal ko azad kara kar he dam liya, aaj phir se yahoodi sari duniya se akar Israel mein bas rahe hai unhe usko greater Israel mein badalna hai jahan par non-jews ke liye koi jagah na hogi, Nabi-e-Kareem ki hadeeso ko padho mere bhaiyo ek hadees hai jiska ye mafhoom hai ki "mere baad Jazeerat-ul-Arab mein kisi kafir ko na basne dena", aaj aap khud dekhte honge ki jazeerat-ul-arab mein kitne kafir rah rahe hai aur sirf rah he nahi rahe wahan par rah rah kar Islam ko tabah karne ki schemey bana rahe hain…

Aaj musalman sirf naam ka musalman rah gaya hai, uska maqsad sirf zindigi ki aish-o-aram hasil karma hai, ALLAH ke deen se uska koi talluq nazar nahi, mere azzizo kyun hum ye nahi samjhte ke humein is zindigi ko ek din chhod kar ane wali zindigi mein jana hai, kyun hum ye nahi samjhte ke ane wali zindigi kabhi na khatm hone wali hai, kyun hum ye nahi samjhte ke Nabi-e-Kareem SAW ke tareeqe ke bina hum jannat mein nahi ja sakte, ALLAH ke ahkamo ko chhod kar hum qamyab kaise ho sakte hain, Nabi ne jin jin rasto se deen ki tableegh ki un tamam rasto ke bina hum deen ko kaise agey badha sakte hain…

Aaj puri duniya hum par ilzam laga rahi hai ke hum musalman ache insan nahi, ache akhlaq wale nahi, achi batein karne wale nahi, ache kaam karne wale nahi, aaj puri duniya ki taqat ek taraf aur hum musalman ek taraf hain, aao aaj ye Azm-e-musammam karte hain ki puri duniya ko dikha kar rahenge ki hum se behtareen akhlaq wale insan abhi is duniya mein ALLAH ne paida nahi kiye, humse behtareen baat karne wale ALLAH ne paida nahi kiye, humse behtareen kaam karne wale ALLAH ne padia he nahi kiye, humse behtareen insaf karne wale ALLAH ne paida he nahi kiye… Aaao, Aaao mere rafeeqo Aaao, hum aaj se ye AZM kare ki ek waqt ki namaz bhi nahi chootegi, aaj ye azm kare ki ek bhi roza nahi chootga, aaj ye azm kare ki haram ki taraf humein dekhna bhi gawara nahi chahe usme kitni bhi lazzat kyun na ho, aaj hum ye azm kare aur ALLAH hamari madad farmaye halal ke alawa hamare halaq se ek dana bhi na utre, hum sari zindigi ALLAH aur uske RASOOL ke ghulam ban kar rahe aur jis tarah ek ghulam rahta hai ki uske liye sirf uske AQA ka hukm he sab kuch hai usi tarah hum bhi ALLAH aur uske RASOOL ki baton aur hukmo par amal karne wale ho jaye, humein dekhne wale kahen ki ye hain musalman, hum amanatdar ho jaye, hum izzato ke muhafiz ho jaye, humari chaalo aur hamari baton se Islamiyat tapak rahi ho, NABI SAW ki sunnate jhalak rahi ho, agar kisi ki hum par nazar pade to wo andaza laga le ki ye Muhammad ke shaidayi hain, koi humein dekhe to use ALLAH aur Uska RASOOL yad aa jaye… Hamare sare kaam aur sari adatein sunnat ke mutabiq ho jaye, aur Yaum-e-Jaza ke din humein apna Nama-e-Amal Dahine hath mein mil jaye aur hum Jannat mein pahunch jaye… AMEEN. YA RABBAL ALAMEEN.

Article Written by : MUHAMMAD RAGHIB KHAN

✦ REVIVE A SUNNAH ⇨ "WHEN MEETING PEOPLE" ✦

There are some sunnah on meeting people, such as 'Give Salutation', 'Lengthen the Greeting', 'Smiling', 'Shaking Hands', & 'Saying Kalimah Tayyibah'. ~ How many times we meet people in a day? Imagine the rewards we will get by applying these sunnahs! MashaAllaah !!!

Sunnahs when Meeting People:

1 ➲ Give Tasleem (Salutation)

The Prophet (PBUH) was asked "which type of Islam is the best?" ; and he (PBUH) answered: " to feed people and salute the people you know or don't know"

[Al-Bukharee, The Book of Eeman, Hadith 12; Muslim, The Book of Eeman, Hadith 39]

2 ➲ Lengthen the greeting

A man approached the Prophet (PBUH) and saluted him saying "As-salaamu Alaykum (peace upon you)", the Prophet (PBUH) returned the salutation and after the man sat down, the Prophet said: "that was ten"; then another man came and said "As-salaamu Alaykum wa rahmatullah (peace and mercy of Allah upon you)" the Prophet (PBUH) said: "that was twenty"; then a third man came and said " As-salaamu Alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh (peace and mercy and blessings of Allah upon you) the Prophet (PBUH) said: "that was thirty"

[Aboo Daawood, The Book of Good Manners; Muslim, The Book of Eeman, Hadith 5195, 2689; At-Tirmidhee, The Book of Asking Permission and Good Manners]

Look how much reward the first two wasted because they didn't say the whole Islamic salutation to get the complete reward of thirty good deeds. And as a good deed it is at least considered ten; the sum would have been three hundred good deeds and might be more. As salutation take place many times a day; you should train yourself to utter the full Islamic salutation to get that great reward.

Do not forget that it is also from the Sunnah that whoever decides to leave a person that he should say the complete salaam:

"When one of you comes to a gathering, then say 'Salaam', and if someone decides to leave, then say 'Salaam', and the first does not have more right than the last."

[Aboo Daawood, The Book of Good Manners; Muslim, The Book of Eeman, Hadith 5208, 2706; At-Tirmidhee, The Book of Asking Permission and Good Manners]

3 ➲ Smiling

The Prophet (PBUH) said: " do not consider any of the good things as insignificant; even if it is that you meet your brother with a cheerful face" [Muslim, The Book Piety, Joining of The Ties of Relationship and Good Manners, Muslim, The Book of Eeman, Hadith 2626]

4 ➲ Shaking hands

Our Prophet (PBUH) said: " there are not two Muslims who meet with each other and shake hands of each other, except that they are forgiven them before their depart (from each other) "

[Aboo Daawood, The Book of Good Manners; Muslim, The Book of Eeman, Hadith 5212, 2727; At-Tirmidhee, The Book of Asking Permission and Good Manners]

An Nawawi said: you should know that it is preferred to shake hands in every time they meet. So dears, try to shake hands with whoever you salute with a smiley face; thus you will be applying three sunnahs at once.

5 ➲ Say kalimah Tayyibah

Allah says: " Say to My Slaves to say that which is better. Verily, Shaytaan incites to evil between them. Verily, Shaytaan is for mankind a clear enemy."(Al Israa 17: 53)

The Prophet (PBUH) said: " A Kalimah Tayyibah is charity"

[Al-Bukharee, The Book of Jihaad, Hadith 2989; Muslim, The Book of Az-Zakaah, Hadith 1009]

• A Kalimah Tayyibah (Kind words) include: Ath-thikr (remembrance of Allah), du'aa, salutation, rightful complementation, good manners, virtues and good deeds.

• Kind words are magical as they win others' hearts.

• Kind words are proofs how enlightened the heart of the believer is. So you should embrace your whole life with kind words; your spouse, children, neighbors, friends, servants and everyone you deal with needs kind words.

VAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ISLAM AND THE ACTUAL PRACTICE OF MUSLIMS

VAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ISLAM AND THE ACTUAL PRACTICE OF MUSLIMS

Question:

If Islam is the best religion, why are many of the Muslims dishonest, unreliable, and involved in activities such as cheating, bribing, dealing in drugs, etc.?

Answer:

1.   Media maligns Islam

1. Islam is without doubt the best religion but the media is in the hands of the westerners who are afraid of Islam. The media is continuously broadcasting and printing information against Islam. They either provide misinformation about Islam, misquote Islam or project a point out of proportion, if any.
2. When any bomb blasts take place anywhere, the first people to be accused without proof are invariably the Muslims. This appears as headlines in the news. Later, when they find that non-Muslims were responsible, it appears as an insignificant news' item.
3. If a 50 year old Muslim marries a 15 year old girl after taking her permission, it appears on the front page but when a 50 year old non-Muslim rapes a 6 year old girl, it may appear in the news in the inside pages as 'Newsbriefs'. Everyday in America on an average 2,713 cases of rape take place but it doesn't appear in the news, since it has become a way of life for the Americans.

2.   Black sheep in every community:

I am aware that there are some Muslims who are dishonest, unreliable, who cheat, etc. but the media projects this as though only Muslims are involved in such activities. There are black sheep in every community. I know Muslims who are alcoholics and who can drink most of the non-Muslims under the table.

3.   Muslims best as a whole:

Inspite of all the black sheep in the Muslim community, Muslims taken on the whole, yet form the best community in the world. We are the biggest community of tee-totallers as a whole, i.e. those who don't imbibe alcohol. Collectively, we are a community which gives the maximum charity in the world. There is not a single person in the world who can even show a candle to the Muslims where modesty is concerned; where sobriety is concerned; where human values and ethics are concerned.

4.   Don't judge a car by its driver:

If you want to judge how good is the latest model of the "Mercedes" car and a person who does not know how to drive sits at the steering wheel and bangs up the car, who will you blame? The car or the driver? But naturally, the driver. To analyze how good the car is, a person should not look at the driver but see the ability and features of the car. How fast is it, what is its average fuel consumption, what are the safety measures, etc. Even if I agree for the sake of argument that the Muslims are bad, we can't judge Islam by its followers? If you want to judge how good Islam is then judge it according to its authentic sources, i.e. the Glorious Qur'an and the Sahih Hadith.

5.   Judge Islam by its best follower i.e. Prophet Mohammed (pbuh):

If you practically want to check how good a car is put an expert driver behind the steering wheel. Similarly the best and the most exemplary follower of Islam by whom you can check how good Islam is, is the last and final messenger of God, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Besides Muslims, there are several honest and unbiased non-Muslim historians who have acclaimed that prophet Muhammad was the best human being. According to Michael H. Hart who wrote the book, 'The Hundred Most Influential Men in History', the topmost position, i.e. the number one position goes to the beloved prophet of Islam, Muhammad (pbuh). There are several such examples of non-Muslims paying great tributes to the prophet, like Thomas Carlyle, La-Martine, etc.