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New publication expected in two weeks InShaAllah

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

NB: There is a mistake in the title: It should be “The Effect of The Acts of Worship On a Muslim’s Life”.

Few weeks ago, while heading home after work with our Salafi brother, close friend, confidant, and colleague, Ustadh Abu Tasneem, Mushaf Al-Banghali, may Allah preserve him, we discussed the passing of the scholars of Ahlus Sunnah. He brought up Al-Allamah Abdul Muhsin Al-Abbad, highlighting him as one of the senior scholars who deserves constant mention due to his extensive knowledge and years dedicated to teaching and guiding the Ummah. We remembered that we had previously purchased a small risaalah by the Shaikh at a bookstore in Birmingham, which I had paraphrased and summarised several times on this website.

Upon returning home, we resolved to restart a full translation of it for Salaficentre once more. After doing our best to translate, we sought the help of Ustadh Zaid Khalid, may Allah preserve him, who kindly listened to our reading of the English translation while comparing it with the Arabic version and provided invaluable edits. May Allah bless him and increase him in beneficial knowledge and righteous actions.

Additionally, we ask Allah to bless our beloved younger brother and friend, Abdul Haqq Shabir, may Allah preserve him, for taking time outside of his work hours to format the treatise. Furthermore, may Allah bless our beloved brother and colleague Mubin Zaher for assisting with the proofreading. Last but not least, may Allah bless everyone, especially those specific brothers in Stoke-On-Trent and Manchester, and they would hate to be mentioned, who generously donated funds to Salaficentre for the printing of the first 500 copies of this treatise. We ask Allah to bless their wealth and grant them success in all their endeavours. InshaAllah, this treatise titled “The Effect of The Acts of Worship On a Muslim’s Life” will be available in two weeks InShaaAllah.

In the treatise, we included some details as footnotes from Imām Muḥammad bin Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn’s explanation of the three fundamental principles, and the explanation of the same book by al-ʿAllāmah ʿUbaid bin ʿAbdillāh al-Jābirī. We also took some footnotes from at- Tawassul of Imām Al-Albānī, notes from al-ʿAllāmah Ṣāliḥ Āl Al-Shaikh, Imām ʿAbdul-ʿAzīz Bin Bāz’s website, Tafsīr al-Qurṭubī, and notes from Zād al-Maʿād of Imām Ibn al-Qayyim, along with some links to Shaikh Abū Khadeejah’s website.

Furthermore, we included the Arabic text of al-ʿAllāmah ʿAbdul-Muḥsin’s speech so that readers can point out any errors in the English translation compared to the Arabic, which we will correct in future editions InShaAllah. We remember Shaikh Abū Talḥah, may Allah have mercy upon him and his wife, telling us in 2006: “Whenever I review one of my translations, I always notice that there are ways I could improve them.” If this is the perspective of such a skilled translator, an upright and bonafide student of knowledge, what can we say thereafter?

With regards to the text of the treatise itself, it discusses the purpose of life, which is to worship Allāh alone, along with some fundamentals of Islām. The Shaikh starts by defining al-ʿIbādah (worship) comprehensively and outlining some of its various types. He then highlights the two essential conditions of worship: Al-Ikhlāṣ (sincerity) and al-Mutābaʿah (following the path of the Messenger), linking them to the declaration of faith: ‘none has the right to be worshipped except Allāh and Muḥammad is Allāh’s Messenger.’

Next, the Shaikh cites Sharīʿah texts that emphasise the importance of worship, fear of Allāh, and repentance, along with some of their great effects in this life and the hereafter. He then discusses specific acts of worship, such as Prayer, which help Muslims avoid evil and immorality, and help them to maintain a constant awareness of their Lord throughout the day. He mentioned Zakāt, which purifies the believer’s soul and aids the poor in society. He further elaborates on fasting, its powerful effects in controlling desires, and the Prophet’s advice for the youth.

Lastly, he covers Ḥajj, some of its most important rituals, and its connections to the afterlife, including reflections on the day of ʿArafah, and the wearing of ihrām. The Shaikh also emphasises the bonds of brotherhood formed during Ḥajj and the opportunity to meet Muslims from various parts of the world. Most importantly, he clearly explains aspects of pure Islamic monotheism found in Ḥajj and its contrary. This treatise serves as a vital reminder of some of the core principles of our faith; and, by Allāh’s will, helps Muslims understand some of the effects of worship, making them more aware and prepared before engaging in worship. May Allāh preserve the Shaikh, the erudite scholar, the muḥaddith, ʿAbdul-Muhḥsin al-ʿAbbād al-Badr for this insightful treatise, and may He preserve the major scholars who are beacons of light, the likes of the Muftī; ʿAbdul-ʿAzīz Āl al-Shaikh, ʿAllāmah Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān, ʿAllāmah Ṣāliḥ Āl al-Shaikh — and have mercy upon those who have passed away, from the likes of: ʿAllāmah Rabīʿ bin Hādī, ʿAllāmah Ubaid al-Jābirī, and ʿAllāmah Ṣāliḥ al-Luhaidān, their contemporaries and students.

NB: This treatise has been translated for Dawah purposes. Neither the translator nor anyone else involved holds any rights or royalties concerning its publication; it is exclusively owned by Salaficentre for the aim of Dawah.

Which is better… establishing a Masjid or a School? – Shaykh Uthaymeen

Shaykh al-Uthaymeen (Rahimahullah) was asked:

Which of the two is better -if an individual wants to partake in good actions- building (establishing) a school for the memorisation of Quran or building (establishing) a mosque?

He (Rahimahullah) answered:

(The affair is) in accordance to the need; if the (particular) land needed a mosque more than a school for memorisation of Quran; (then) build a mosque, and if it was the opposite, build a school. The person should contemplate and ponder and not be hasty.


Fataawa Noor ala ad-Darb Vol 12 page 670


We ask our brothers & sisters to help us establish a School here in Manchester. Alhamdulillah we already have a masjid, with lessons in Qur’an, Arabic & Islamic Studies for Adults and Children. However a school is missing, and is a great neccessity for us.

Please give whatever you can for the sake of Allah. It is easy to donate and all details can be found here at www.salafischool.co/donate. You can Also donate directly via Paypal here.

Do not delay and gather as much reward as possible this Ramadhaan. May Allah facilitate it for us, and grant us forgiveness and his mercy.

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Clarification-Our Stance towards Those Who Praise ISIS and Call the Youth to Them

Assalaamu alaykum warahmatullaah;

Some of the ignorant youth in the UK and elsewhere are deceived by the Terrorists and their sympathisers. Therefore, let it be understood, as Shaykh Muhammad bin Haadi [may Allaah preserve him] stated: ‘’It (ISIS) is a terrorist organisation.’’ Al-Markazus Salafi [The Salafi Centre of Manchester in Cheethamhill] has nothing to do with the ideology and methodology of these Terrorists nor anyone who sympathises or finds excuses for them. Anyone caught promoting the ideology of ISIS or any other Terrorist group will be banned from the Masjid and reported to the authorities.

The pure Salafi Methodology is free from excess. It is free from the emotions that are guided by ignorance. Salafiyyah is based on the Book of Allaah, the authentic Sunnah of the Messenger and the understanding of the Salaf. This is what we clearly proclaim and establish on the pulpit on fridays, in our websites, in the Mosque and during conferences.

http://salaficentre.com/2014/06/isis-is-a-terrorist-organisation-explained-by-shaikh-muhammad-bin-hadi-hafidhahullah

 

 

 

North Road Academy [Stoke on Trent’s First Muslim Independent School]

Assalaamu alaykum warahmatullaah

Ofsted Report—Overall Good with Outstanding Features.

The Ofsted Report is now available online: see link:

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139071

We ask Allaah to aid the efforts of the brothers and the sisters in providing education for the next generation of Muslims.  At present the school is looking for classroom teachers for KS2 and KS3

A specific question about women study circles–Al’Allaamah Ubaid Al-Jaabiri

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

All praise is due to Allaah. We thank Him (The Most High) for protecting us from many of the trials—the trials of Shubuhaaat and Shahawaat. The Salafiyyoon of Al-Markaz As-Salafi in particular must thank Allaah (The Most High) for granting them the Tawfeeq to recognize the truth in many of the affairs of the Salafiyyah Dawah. Therefore, we should be mindful of self-amazement, boastfulness and stubbornness when truth reaches us, because our hearts are not in our control. Likewise, it is incumbent upon us to spread truth with wisdom, fine admonition and firmness after recognizing and acting upon it.  Neither should we fear the blame of the blamers nor should we give any attention to anyone who employ tricks and ambiguity in order to evade the clear verdicts of the scholars.  Al-Allaamah Ubaid Al-Jaabiri (may Allaah preserve him) was asked a specific question from Manchester via Ustaadh Uwais Taweel (may Allaah preserve him) about those who are worthy of teaching Salafiyyah….

Question

Is it better for us to attend the masjid and seek ilm and learn from the tullaab, or learn in our houses with sisters, even though they may not have a background in knowledge.

Answer

Shaykh said: the students of knowledge are known to be Students of knowledge and steadfast upon that (Salafi) then take knowledge from the students of knowledge. As for the sisters, then there is no harm in the sisters teaching as long as the sister has studied in Umm Al- Quraa or an establishment and studied with scholars, then it’s no harm in her teaching.

So Ustaadh Uwais (may Allaah preserve him) continued and asked “what happens if she hasn’t studied?”

So the Shaykh (may Allaah preserve him) said “La (no). Rather she should go to the tullaab the students of knowledge who are well known. But no harm if she has studied in Umm al Qura or with the people of knowledge.”  See link:  http://www.learnaboutislam.co.uk/audio/uways-at-taweel/uways-at-taweel-talk-2.mp3 [Question starts after 20 Mins—the question was asked specifically to remove all doubts people may seek to propagate in this affair through ambiguous and general statements.

Reminder: http://salaficentre.com/2013/03/shaikh-abdullaah-al-bukhaari-reasons-for-persistence-upon-falsehood/

And Allaah knows best

Email Shaykh (Mourad Al-Jazaa’iri)- The end to his delusions & lying has finally come!

  Summary

This post has the full details of the conclusion of the saga of the email shaykh. It makes clear the despicable lies that he attempted to spread, coupled with an example of his inquiring and attempting to entrap and “catch someone out” at any cost – even if it means asking a person “for the sake of Allah” to attest to a lie!

All of his actions are for one simple goal – Place doubt on the Salafi Masjid and Masaajid, to taint their exposition of the innovations and misguidance of Yahyah al Haajoori – His Shaykh. By attempting this he seeks discredit anyone and in turn stop them from clarifying the haddadi manhaj of his shaykh; which in actuality, he himself mirrors.
This document will make clear to the reader that this fanatical follower of al-Hajoori is in one of two states; and there isn’t a third place for him.

Either he is:

  1. Delusional; lives in a world of fantasy, conspiracy, plots and plans… an alternative reality to everyone else.
  2. An outright and shameless liar; (typo corrected as some text was cut off from the server) who will do whatever it takes to defend his shaykh (because he has been declared an innovator by the scholars), whether slandering others and spreading it in the month of Ramadhan, or making up an entire fictitious event and attempting to subliminally and forcefully convince others of its existence.

We will start with the following:

People cling onto a thousand doubts and speculations regarding an affair, whilst deliberately refusing to acknowledge and submit to one truth.

This is the case of the despicable saga of the email Shaykh. He has spent the last few days (of Ramadhaan) battling us (and maybe himself, with the number of times he has invoked the curse of Allah upon himself) with lies, slander and outlandish claims. All this in his burning desire to spread suspicion and rancour between the salafis, in Manchester, Birmingham, the UK, and wherever his emails can reach.

Yet one of the claims which underpins his entire attack against the Salafi Masjid has now been laid bare to waste; shattering his delusional dreams of putting up any truthful defence of his shaykh (al-Hajoori), and attacking the salafis who follow the clear verdicts of the scholars.

The email shaykh has continuously written that the Salafi Masjid “brought a takfeeri to the masjid, to do ruqiyah and charge £50 for it.” He later went onto challenge al-Markaz as-Salafi in an act of ridicule to make mubaahala about this (and other) issues stating “May Allah curse me if I am a liar or lying.”

We at Al Markaz as Salafi knew without a doubt that this statement of his was born out of two things: [Ghulluww] Excessiveness and exaggeration in speech; and rage… rage that his lies were being made clear and rage that his public doubt-filled defence of Al-Hajoori al-haddadi and rejection of the verdicts of Shaykh Rabee’ and Shaykh Ubaid, were being made clear to the people against his wishes; rage at the fact that the reputation he so desperately wished to advertise as a defender and “pillar”[!] of Salafiyyah in Manchester and elsewhere was now slowly but surely deteriorating into the foul-smelling waste rubble of a demolished building rather than a “pillar”!

So due to his persistent lying and transgression, we decided to respond and clarify that his statements were lies,  all in the hope that he would recant, make tawbah openly (as he was sending these emails out to whoever he wished), and return to the sound positions of the scholars.

Alas… no such thing materialised, and the email shaykh’s irrationality, delusions of grandeur and boiling blood got the better of him and he continued and persisted upon a delusional lie that a takfeeri was brought to al-Markaz as-Salafi to make ruqiyah in the masjid and charge £50! He cited some individuals who would bear witness to this (fictional) “fact” for him…

So Alhamdulillaah, these witnesses bore witness… they attested to the truth. And so we would like to share with the readers their testimony. We have removed their names, because we understand that the general reader may not even know them. Rather the aim behind this is so that the reader should understand the great lengths this person goes to in lying and twisting, to harm the only Salafi Masjid in his vicinity; and by extension al-Hajoori (albeit on a micro scale).

Below is their response to his desperate appeal to them, to bear witness to the fact that his fictional event (a takfeeri, brought to the masjid by the committee, to do ruqiah in the masjid and charge £50):

Witness 1 (may Allah reward him)

Email 1

your email below dated 24th May 2009, appears to be factually correct from what i remember of the incident. You mentioned (ruqiah man) was staying (and I add he was actually also doing the Ruqiya) in Levenshulme, this was because the committee of the Masjid did not allow us to organise for him to stay and do the Ruqiya in the flat above the Masjid.

This is the first email and was followed by a reply from the email shaykh to him asking direct questions.

My brother (name removed);

I know that, he was staying in levenshume but initially he came to the Masjid, prayed there and the committee new about him and (brother 1) – to the best of my knowledge was coordinating with him, I say this because I was in the same invite when he phoned (brother 2) from Longsight and said what I mentioned in my email, in addition (brother 1) and others have mentioned that (brother 3) and (brother 4) recommended him, thus I did not lie about them, yet the liars they want to make people to believe that, they had no knowledge of the matter what so ever. My noble brother (name removed again but he is referring to the witness) I ask you for Allaah Almighty sake, were the committee aware of the ruqiyah or not. and did he not stay at the least sometimes or one night in the Masjid. or at the least he came to the Masjid, was (brother 1) not aware of him via (brother 3)

We will look at and examine this in detail shortly by the permission of Allaah.  But to continue then the witness replied with the following.

Email 2

I will try to answer as complete as possible from what I remember.  I don’t have any ulterior motives in this affair, as I am well aware how responsible I was for this mistake – May Allah forgive me – so all I can do know is answer the question and pray to Allah it is resolved quickly and completely.   Alhumdullilah all of us have learnt now that the best Ruqiyaa is that which is done by ourselves and on/by our own family members.

In response to the direct questions:

Yes the committee become aware when (name removed) and I approached them, and they did not allow it in the Masjid.  Since then I believe questions were also asked to the Scholars about this affair, and maybe the brothers can provide all the details (hence i have copied in the Masjid email in if they wish to respond)

No he did not stay in the Masjid. Not even one nightas the committee had not allowed it, and hence the house in Levenshume had been organised.  That is were he stayed all of the time as far as I am aware, and I have no knowledge to imply otherwise.

Yes he came to the Masjid to pray, when I brought him there while he was up in north Manchester.  If I remember correctly, we prayed and left without hardly any interaction.

When the brothers as a committee decided he should not stay in the flat above the Masjid, then Yes, I believe (name removed) did make the necessary investigations to locate the house in Levenshume.  I then organised the logistics of his stay.

The remaining section of the email is not relevant, but we have pasted it in here anyway.

Yes I believe (name removed) become aware of him via (name removed), who initially had taken members of his own family to him in London.

But from what I remember, (name removed) did not know him, and was only aware of him when (name removed) went to him for advice.

I also remember when (name removed) initially mentioned him, there was confusion if he meant another brother who did Ruqiya in London also called (we have deleted the statement of his name and links, as we do not wish to promote this man)

I have copied in the Masjid email for transparency, so if I have made a mistake, anyone is free to rectify or clarify my responses above.

May Allah forgive us for our mistakes & help us all resolve this matter with the greatest of ease, and unite all of the Salafi’s upon the Haqq.

Then first let us start by praising Allah the Most High – who is Ar-Raqeeb [The Ever Watchful Guardian] over everything.  And may He reward this brother for his clear honesty, and preserve him upon the Sunnah.

Indeed the reader can see clearly that the email shaykh’s claim (that the masjid brought a takfeeri to do rukia and charge £50) has been shattered by the most credible and prominent witness that he himself called upon! However even when his initial appeal for testimony was answered with “You mentioned (ruqiah man) was staying (and I add he was actually also doing the Ruqiya) in Levenshulme, this was because the committee of the Masjid did not allow us to organise for him to stay and do the Ruqiya in the flat above the Masjid…” the email shaykh was still not satisfied!

Dear readers… look at this desperate attempt to squeeze blood from a stone –

“I know that, he was staying in Levenshume but initially he came to the Masjid…
I ask you for Allaah Almighty sake, were the committee aware of the ruqiyah or not. and did he not stay at the least sometimes or one night in the Masjid. or at the least he came to the Masjid, was (brother 1) not aware of him via (brother 3)”

What kind of sickness is this?! He has his answer (that the man made rukia in levenshulme and NOT in the Salafi Masjid) yet tries his utmost to squeeze out anything to indicate some wrong doing! And to compound it he says “I ask you for the sake of Allah”(!?). So we say – asks him for the sake of Allah for what?! To Lie? What kind of madness and evil is this?!

Alhamdulil-laah the brother did reply to him, and in fact he further clarified everything, and with Allah lies all success!

“they did not allow it in the Masjid”

“No he did not stay in the Masjid.  Not even one night, as the committee had not allowed it”

“I then organised the logistics of his stay.”

“when i brought him there…  we prayed and left without hardly any interaction.”

And in this one fell swoop his star defence witness became a star prosecution witness against him! By the blessing of Allah he spoke the truth. So now we will move onto the second witness, not to complicate the matter further and waste our time.

Witness 2 – (may Allah reward him)

I bear witness to the fact that this conversation took place in the email; that I did ring the man (the man who made ruqyah) and his son said he was residing in Levenshulme. And as everyone knows the masjid is in Cheetham Hill, not Levenshume.

Please see the map below to show the difference between Cheetham Hill and Levenshulme in Manchester

map-where is levenshulme

We hope that this clarifies that Cheetham Hill and Levenshulme are two separate places.

And so we can see the lengths this defender of  al-Hajoori goes to attack, slander and discredit the Salafi Masjid…all in the name of his fantasy land, mentally disturbed “truth!” Even his own witnesses whom he was appealing to in a last ditch attempt to prove a fantasy, have attested to the truth of the situation. This has shown the disgraceful and disgusting big lie that he was attempting to spread – has this man no shame?!, the purpose of which was to put shubuhaat in the hearts of the people, and credit himself thereby justifying his erroneous position towards (his Shaykh) al-Haajori.

That lie has turned out to be exactly what is… a fallacy! There was no “rukia in the masjid, by a takfeeri for £50”.

However we at al-Markaz as Salafi wish to bring a further witness in this whole affair… and that witness is non-other than the email shaykh himself?! Now although we do not believe he is a credible witness anyway (due to his excessive lying), then he had written this part of his “report” in 2009, so it shows the record he himself kept of the event.

Witness 3 – email shaykh

He wrote (we have again blotted the name of the brother who is witness 2). It reads as follows (we have deleted all the excess and put “etc” – please bear with it):

Sent: Sunday, 24 May 2009, 13:20

On Saturday my noble brother ——- from ——– came to visit me… (etc)

I asked (the brother) to phone, my friend’s house in London… (etc)

(etc)…. then (brother) phones the guy in Manchester, and he spoke to his son and his son said that he dad is with a guest and they were staying in Levenshulme.

So in a nutshell, after his “investigations” he concluded that this takfeeri, doing ruqiyah, was residing in Levenshulme (south Manchester); whereas the masjid is in cheetham hill – i.e. north Manchester. The email shaykh writes that this man was residing and making ruqiyah there… not as he incessantly now seems to repeat… “takfeeri do ruqiyah in the masjid and charge £50”.

So can this man making ruqiyah, be in two places at once? Or does the email shaykh not know the difference between Levenshulme and Cheetham Hill (click here for google maps)? Perhaps it is his quest of making a reality out of a fictitious event that has blinded him… There is no doubt then that this man is an evil and persistent liar.

Let us put the investigator out of his misery… yes they were in Levenshulme and yes they were doing ruqiyah in Levenshulme– NOT in Al-Markaz as-Salafi – Cheetham Hill.

O’ email shaykh… why do you continue lying that they were in the Salafi masjid in Cheetham Hill?! Can you not read your own writing? This blindness has been inspired by injustice and rage… so it is better that he fears Allaah and stops lying. Indeed (unjustified) anger is a disease of the heart born out of corruption of intention (paraphrased from Shaykh al Islam ibn Taymiyyah – “Diseases of The Heart and their Cures”).

So without factual evidence and him having contradicted himself… can we now expect a tawbah (repentence) from him? An open retraction in full perhaps?

Or is this his “Wallahi I never said it” Abu Usaamah-esque moment? 

So we say that this person is in one of two states and there isn’t a third makaan (place) for him. Either he is:

  1. Delusional; lives in a world of fantasy, conspiracy, plots and plans… an alternative reality to everyone else.
  2. An outright and shameless liar; who will do whatever it takes to defend his shaykh (because he has been declared an innovator by the scholars), whether slandering others and spreading it in the month of Ramadhan, or making up an entire fictitious event and attempting to subliminally and forcefully convince others of its existence.

Either way such an individual is not to be trusted–he deliberately lies, plots, conspires and works with half-truth and fallacies. He has deliberately lied and slandered to suit his own goals! So if he does that with this affair then what about all the rest of his accusations!? We cannot take anything from this man when he has now proven himself an unjust irrational liar and a fanatical defender of an innovator and haddaadi (Yahyah al Hajoori).

May Allaah guide him and protect us from the disgraceful falsehood that has plunged him into depths of unjustified rancour, anger, delusion, hatred and persistent lying… “The person tells the truth until he is recorded as truthful, and tells lies until he is recorded as a liar”.

We are awaiting his open full tawbah… and to Allaah belongs all bestowal of the means to guidance and good deeds.