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Some Excellent Outcomes of Hajj- By Shaikh Abdul Muhsin Al-Abbaad [may Allaah preserve him]

Written by Salafi Dawah Manchester on . Posted in Aqeedah (Creed & Belief), Basics, Brotherhood, Hajj, Dhul Hijjah, Eid al Adha, Monotheism - Tawheed, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Purification of The Soul, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy

Shaikh Abdul Muhsin Al-Abbaad [may Allaah preserve him] said: As for hajj, it is a great act of worship. Allaah (The Mighty and Majestic) made it an obligation upon His slaves at least once in a lifetime. Hajj includes acts of worship related to wealth and physical actions. It has good outcomes and praiseworthy end results in the life of a person. The Noble Prophet (sallal laahu alayhi wasallam) said: ”(The performance of) Umrah is expiation for the sins committed between it and the previous one. And the reward of Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor (the one accepted by Allaah) is nothing but Paradise.”[1]

Abu Hurairah (radiyallaahu-anhu) said that the Messenger of Allaah (sallal laahu alayhi wasallam) was asked about the best of deeds, so he replied, ”To believe in Allaah and His Messenger.’’ The questioner then asked, ‘’What is the next (in goodness)?’’ He replied, ‘’To participate in Jihaad.’’ The questioner again asked, ‘’What is the next (in goodness)?’’ He replied, ‘’To perform Hajj Mabroor (which is accepted by Allaah…)” [2]

Abu Hurairah (radiyallaahu-anhu) also narrated that the Messenger of Allaah (sallal laahu alayhi wasallam) said: ”Whoever performs Hajj for Allaah’s sake only and does not have sexual relations with his wife and does not do evil or sins; then he will return (after hajj, free from sins) as if he was born anew.”[3]

A ‘Hajj Mabroor’ (the one accepted by Allaah) is the hajj a person performs in conformity with the Sunnah of the Noble Messenger (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam), and the sign of a ‘Hajj Mabroor’ is that a person’s becomes better than what he was before hajj. So if a person’s evil state of affairs changes to a good state, or changes from a good state to a state even better than that, then this is a clear sign that his hajj is Mabroor [accepted by Allaah].

Hajj and Umrah include acts of worship, such as Tawaaf, which is not performed in any other place besides its designated place (i.e. around the Kabah). Tawaaf is an act of worship, which Allaah has specified to be carried out around the Baitul Ateeq [i.e. The Ancient House (the Haram)]. So when a person reaches Makkah, he [or she] performs Tawaaf around the Baitul Ateeq. He [or she] seeks nearness to Allaah (The Mighty and Majestic) with an act of worship (i.e. Tawaaf) which one could not have being able to perform except in Makkah. That is because Tawaaf cannot be done except around the Noble Kabah. So this reminds a person and makes him [or her] aware of the fact that Tawaaf performed in any other place in the earth is not legislated by Allaah (The Mighty and Majestic). Therefore, it is not permissible to make Tawaaf around any tomb or any other place in the earth besides the Noble Kabah.

Also, this is the case with kissing and indicating with one’s hand towards the Black Stone and the Yemini Corner; for indeed Allaah (The Mighty and Majestic) did not legislate for the Muslims to seek closeness to Him by kissing any other stone or indicating with one’s hand towards it except in those two places (i.e. the Black Stone and the Yemeni corner). And because of this when Umar Ibnul Khattaab (radiyallaahu anhu) approached the Black Stone, he kissed it and then said: ‘’No doubt, I know that you are a stone and can neither harm (anyone) nor benefit anyone. Had I not seen Allaah’s Messenger (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) kissing you, I would not have kissed you.’’ [4]

Also from the good outcomes of Hajj and Umrah is that when the one in Ihraam removes his normal clothing and wears the Ihram, which is worn by both the poor and the rich, it reminds him of the cloth he will be shrouded with when he dies; so he prepares himself for righteous actions and that is the best of all provision for the hereafter, as Allaah (The Most High) said:  [وَتَزَوَّدُواْ فَإِنَّ خَيۡرَ ٱلزَّادِ ٱلتَّقۡوَىٰ‌ۚ -And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best provision is At-Taqwa (piety, righteousness, etc.)’’ [2:197]

Also from the good outcomes of Hajj is the gathering of the pilgrims at Arafah, which is a reminder of the gathering of the people on the Day of Judgement; so this (i.e. standing at Arafah) becomes a drive (or motive) for a person to prepare himself for that standing on the Day of Judgement by performing righteous deeds.

Also during Hajj the Muslims from the East and West regions of the earth get to meet one another; so they co-operate with one another and advise one another. They get to know the state of affairs of one another; so they share happiness and joy with one another, just as a person would share the pain that befalls his brother and then guides him towards what is obligatory to do regarding that. So they all co-operate upon righteousness and piety just as Allaah (Glorified Be He) commanded them.

[Abridged and slightly paraphrased. See link:

http://www.salaficentre.com/2017/08/good-outcomes-ibaadaat-acts-worship-life-muslim-shaikh-abdul-muhsin-al-abbaad-may-allaah-preserve/

 

References

[1] Bukhaari. Number 1773 and Muslim. Number 1349

[2]Bukhaari Number: 26 and Muslim Number 83

[3]Bukhaari Number: 1521 and Muslim 1350

[4] Bukhaari. 1597 and Muslim 1270

Three Types of Friends – The Freeloader Friend, The Friend of Pleasure Seeking and The Friend of Virtue

Written by Salafi Dawah Manchester on . Posted in Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Purification of The Soul.

In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy

The Freeloader Friend: Befriends you as along as he benefits from you – either by way of wealth or status, or other than that. If this benefit ceases, he becomes an enemy of yours – considers you as someone unknown to him and vice versa. How numerous are those who defame [others when they spend in] charity! When given from it, they are pleased; but if not given they are angered. You see a bosom friend of yours- the most noble in your eyes and vice versa- asks you one days, saying, ‘’Give me your book’’, so, you say, ”I’m in need of it today and will give it to you tomorrow”, so, he shows you enmity. This is a freeloader friend.

The Friend of Pleasure Seeking: Befriends you not, except due [to the fact] that he enjoys sitting and speaking with you, and for the sake of chatting and socialising; however, neither does he benefit you nor does he benefit from you. Neither party benefit from each other, rather [you] only waste time. This is also a type of friend to beware of.

The Friend of Virtue:  Leads you to what beautifies [your character etc], forbids you from what dishonours [or discredits] you, opens doors of good for you and guides you to it. And if you make a mistake, he informs you in a manner that does not blemish your honour.

Freeloader Friends are more numerous because the means of benefiting [others] are numerous; therefore, if you see that this man has not befriended you except due to receiving [worldly] benefit from you, then know that he is an enemy and not a friend. A Friend of Pleasure Seeking busies and distracts you with enjoyment through chatting [or spending the night in chatting], time wasting in the amusement parks and other than that. As for this type of person, there is no good in him; rather the one who should firmly cling to is the Friend of Virtue -the one who leads you towards every virtuous deed and forbids you from every evil. [End of Quote]

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[Source: Sharh Hilyati Taalibil Ilm’ pages 159-160’ by Shaikh Uthaymeen [rahimahullaah]. Slightly paraphrased]

 

 

[Source: Sharh Hilyati Taalibil Ilm’ pages 159-160’ by Shaikh Uthaymeen [rahimahullaah]. Slightly paraphrased]

 

The Levels of Explanation (Bayaan) – Ibn ‘Uthaymeen from Ibnul-Qayyim

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  1. Explanation via revelation – the Qur’an itself.
  2. Explanation of its meaning such as the explanation that dhulm is shirk.
  3. Explanation through action.
  4. Explanation of something asked about not found in the Qur’an, then it is revealed in the Qur’an.
  5. Explanation of something asked about via revelation and is not revealed in the Qur’an, such as the man who entered into ihraam with a scented garment and then asked the Prophet (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam).
  6. Explanation of some rulings initiated within the Sunnah.
  7. Explanation of the permissibility of something being performed and the absence of him forbidding it.
  8. Explanation of the permissibility of something being performed through affirmation of it.
  9. Explanation of something being allowed as a pardon through remaining silent about it
  10. Explanation of something the Qur’an obligated which has conditions and preventative barriers explained by the Prophet (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam).

 

Mukhtārāt min ‘Ilaam Al-Muwaqq’een – Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn
Translated by Abū Humayd

The Levels Of Revelation – Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn from Ibnul-Qayyim

Written by Salafi Dawah Manchester on . Posted in Aqeedah (Creed & Belief), Articles, Pearls of Wisdom.

 

  1. The true dream.
  2. The Angel casts into his (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) heart.
  3. The Angel speaks to him (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in human form.
  4. It comes to him as the ringing of a bell and this is the most difficult upon him (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam).
  5. He (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) sees the Angel in his created form.
  6. That which Allah revealed to him (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) on the Night of Ascension.
  7. The direct speech of Allah without mediator.
  8. Some added: Allah speaking to him (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) without a veil (based on the opinion that he saw his Lord. However, all the Companions are of the position that he did not see Him).

 

Muktārāt min Zād Al-Ma’ād – Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn
Translated by Abū Humayd

Father Of The Prophet In The Fire? Yet He Was From Those Before The Sending! – Shaykh Rabī’

Written by Salafi Dawah Manchester on . Posted in Articles, Da'wah - Calling To Islam, Fatawa-Rulings, Methodology - 'Manhaj'.

Question:
Ahlul-Fatra (those people who lived during the break in the series of Messengers) were Mushrikūn (polytheists) kuffār (disbelievers). However, there is a party of the People of Knowledge who say, “Indeed Ahlul-Fatra will not be punished up until the divine proof has been established upon them.” So based on this statement, the following hadīth poses as a problem: “Indeed my father and your father are in the Fire.” [Muslim, hadith no.247]
That which is well known is that the father of the Messenger – صلى الله عليه وسلم – was before the sending (of the Prophet). So what is the principle rule in knowing who Ahlul-Fatra were and who the Mushrikūn were before the sending of the Messenger – صلى الله عليه وسلم –?

Answer:
Ahlul-Fatra are those who had no Prophet sent to them. Allāh, the Most-High, said,

“O People of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Now has come to you Our Messenger (Muhammad – صلى الله عليه وسلم –) making things clear to you, after a break in (the series of) Messengers, lest you say, “There came to us no bringer of glad tidings and no warner.”[Al-Māidah:19].

This is that period of time between ‘īsā (Jesus) and Muhammad – عليهما الصلاة والسلام – this is a period (of a break in the series of Messengers). Whoever died in this period of time, whilst there didn’t reach him anything from the (divine) Message, the message of Mūsā or ‘īsā, this person although he may have been upon shirk (polytheism), Allāh will raise him on the Day of Resurrection, examine and test him. This applies to the one who died in this period of time, the mentally disabled, the deaf person, the child, the old senile person who lacks understanding. This person will say, “No warner came to me in this period of time and had he come to me, I would have believed.” The mentally disadvantaged would say, “I was disadvantaged mentally, the children would push me into the side of the pathways.” Another would say, “He (the Messenger) came to me, yet I was feeble-minded and couldn’t hear.”
So Allāh will send to them a Messenger from the Angels or other than them, who will say to them, “enter the Fire!” So whoever from them is prepared to enter the Fire, will be considered as an obedient believer. And whoever rejects and refuses, will be considered a disbeliever who shall enter the Fire, because this person, if a warner came to him and established upon him the proof, he would contest and oppose him like the rest of the Mushrikīn. So this person would enter the Fire due to his disbelief.

It is possible that a person is from this period of time (fatra) yet the evidence reached him from the remnants of the religion of Ibrāhīm, Mūsā or ‘īsā. So this person, the proof has been established with him. Hence, the Messenger – صلى الله عليه وسلم – mentioned concerning some of the Mushrikīn – they are in the Fire, because the proof had reached them yet they refused to enter into the true religion – the religion of Islam.

Before the sending of Muhammad there remained something from the da’wah of Ibrāhīm – عليه السلام -. So to whoever it became apparent concerning that which the Arab were upon was Shirk, like with Waraqah ibn Nawfal and Zayd ibn ‘Amr ibn Nufayl and other than them, if he was to remain with his people with that which they were upon, this person would be from the People of the Fire. However, if he was to shun this Shirk and abandon it as did Waraqah and his companions, then these – if Allāh wills – are from the People of Salvation.

The proof cannot be established until a person hears the evidence and understands it. So when you come and read to an Indian person for example, a non-Arab who doesn’t know Arabic and you read the Qur’ān to him, (can we say) the evidence has been established upon him? Another person is English! Another American! Is this the way the da’wah of the Messenger was?!

Therefore it is necessary to establish the clear proof. The Messenger – صلى الله عليه وسلم – used to explain and make clear. So when he used to write to Caesar and Chosroes, there was for them translators who would translate for them so they understood. So once they understand, the proof is then considered as being established and (if they refuse and) want to fight us, we fight them, and if we’re not able, Allāh is in charge of their affair and the proof has been established upon them.

 

Fatāwā Faḍeelatis-Shaykh Rabī’ Al-Madkhalī, Majmū’ Kutub Wa Rasāil Wa Fatāwā Ash-Shaykh Al-‘Allāmah Rabī’ bin Hādī Al-Madkhalī  – Volume 14, page 318 – 320, fatwā no. 48 & 104 (combined together and abridged).
Translated by Abū Humayd Sālim.