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Etiquette Of Differing In Permissible Matters

Islam has laid down lofty standards for how the Muslim, who traverses the methodology of the Prophetic Sunnah, should deal with his brother who has differed with him on an issue of ijtihad. Indeed, how outstanding is the statement of the Prophet (peace be upon him): “Indeed I have been sent to perfect noble manners.” (Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, No.273, authenticated by Al-Albani)

From these etiquettes:

1. To have an open heart in accepting what comes to you by way of clarification of the mistakes that you have made, and to know that this is from the sincere advice which your brother for Allah’s sake is giving to you as a gift. So know that your refusal of the truth and your becoming angry with yourself is actually from pride; may Allah protect us. Indeed, the most eminently truthful (peace be upon him), said: “Pride is to reject the truth and to scorn other people.” (Sahih Muslim, No. 91)

Desiring World’s Life And Hereafter

[11. Surah Hud: Ayah 15-16] “Whoever desires this world’s life and its finery, We will pay them in full their deeds therein, and they shall not be made to. suffer loss in respect of them.”

“These are they for whom there is nothing but fire in the hereafter, and what they wrought in it shall go for nothing, and vain is what they do.”

[2. Surah Al-Baqarah: Ayah 200-202] “There are some people who say, Our Lord! Give us in the world, and they shall have no resting place.”

“And there are some among them who say: Our Lord! Grant us good in this world and good in the hereafter, and save us from the chastisement of the fire.”

“They shall have (their) portion of what they have earned, and Allah is swift in reckoning.”

[17. Surah Bani Israel: Ayah 18-19] “Whoever desires this present life, We hasten to him therein what We please for whomsoever We desire, then We assign to him the hell; he shall enter it despised, driven away.”

“And whoever desires the hereafter and strives for it as he ought to strive and he is a believer; (as for) these, their striving shall surely be accepted.”

[42. Surah Ash-Shurah: Ayah 20] “Whoever desires the gain of the hereafter, We will give him more of that again; and whoever desires the gain of this world, We give him of it, and in the hereafter he has no portion.”

[18. Surah Kahf: Ayah 103-105] “Say: Shall We inform you of the greatest losers in (their) deeds?”

“(These are) they whose labor is lost in this world’s life, and they think that they are well versed in the skill of the work of hands.”

“These are they who disbelieve in the communications of their Lord and His meeting, so their deeds become null, and therefore We will not set up a balance for them on the day of resurrection. “

Istighfar Ki Fazeelat

Istighfar Ki Fazeelat
Istighfar Ki Fazeelat: Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal (rahmatullah alaih) Ka Sabaq Amoz Waqia. Imam Hasan Basri (rahmatullah alaih) Ki Naseehat

Why Don’t You Embrace Islam?

Al-Mighty Allah describes Paradise in the Quran, “Verily, the dwellers of Paradise that Day, will be busy in joyful things. They and their wives will be in pleasant shade, reclining on thrones. They will have therein fruits (of all kinds), and they shall have whatever they desire (They shall be given whatever they ask for). (It will be said to them) “Salamun” (Peace be on you), a Word from the Lord, Most Merciful.” [ Qur’an chapter 36/55-58]

Further, the Quran describes, “No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy, as a reward for what they used to do.” (Surah As-Sajda 32/17)

Heaven is a beautiful and wonderful place that awaits those who believe in Allah and do righteous good deeds, where every wish is fulfilled. Every kind of beauty and blessing exists in Paradise and will be revealed with a perfection never seen or known before. There would be many types of delights that people enjoy therein. The highest blessing is Allah’s good pleasure. Allah will say: “This is a Day on which the truthful will profit from their truth: theirs are Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise) – they shall abide therein forever. Allah is pleased with them and they with Him. That is the great success (Paradise) (Quran Chapter 5/119)

Invitation To Oneness of Allah (Islamic Tauheed)

Muslims should keep away from polytheists to avoid committing shirk. Allah the Exalted said, “Say O Muhammad (peace be upon him),’ This is my way; I invite unto Allah (i.e. to the Oneness of Allah – Islamic Monotheism) with sure knowledge, I and whosoever follows me (also must invite others to Allah, i.e. to the Oneness of Allah – Islamic Monotheism with sure knowledge). (Qur’an, 12:108)

The verse above highlights two main points. First is the call to Islamic monotheism, and the second is to draw one’s attention to the issue of sincerity. It also conveys the message that one should invite with knowledge, certainty, and awareness. The characteristics of the followers of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) are that they have full knowledge of Tawheed, they act according to it, and invite others in a befitting manner.

When Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) sent Mu’adh (May Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen, he said, “You will come upon the People of the Book, let your first act be to call them to testify that – “To single out Allah Alone in the worship, i.e. actualize the Oneness (Tawheed) of Allah, if they obey you in this matter inform them that Allah has prescribed for them to offer five prayers (Salah) in day and night.

If they obey you in this, then tell them that Allah has imposed upon them the duty of Sadaqah (Zakah) to be levied from their rich and distributed to the poor. If they obey you in this, then be careful not to take the best of their properties (as payment of Zakah), and safeguard yourself against the supplication of those who have suffered injustice because there is no barrier between their supplication and Allah.” (Bukhari and Muslim)

The point to note here is that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) sent Mu’adh to invite people to Islam, he (peace be upon him) asked him to make their first message to the oneness of Allah, that is to testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah. Thus, Tawheed is the foremost obligation; it precedes everything, even the five daily prayers.

On the day of Khaibar, Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “Tomorrow I shall give the flag to a person who loves Allah and His Messenger and is loved by Allah and His Messenger. Allah will grant victory under his leadership.”

The people spent the night discussing to whom the flag would be given! In the morning, they came eagerly to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him). Each one of them hoped to get the flag. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) asked, “Where is Ali Bin Abi Talib?” They replied, “He is suffering from an eye sore.” He was sent for, and Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) then applied in his eyes his saliva and prayed for him, where upon he was cured as if he had no pain. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) then gave him the flag and said, “Advance with ease and gentleness until you reach their midst, then call them to Islam and inform them of their duties to Allah in Islam. By Allah, if He may guide through you a single man to Islam, it is better for you than the red camels.”

In the above Hadith, the statement “Then invite them to Islam” means inviting people to the two testimonies of Islam, (there is none worthy of being worshipped except Allah and that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is Allah’s Messenger. This also includes the rights of Allah, obligations towards Him, and His prohibitions. The statement “inform them of what is obligatory” means to welcome them into the fold of Islam with complete wisdom. The Hadith also conveys the promise of a reward for a person who guides a single man to Sirat Al-Mustaqeem (the straight path).

– by Farzana Qamar

Like The Prophets, Raise Your Complaints To The Creator – (Part-II)

Like The Prophets, Raise Your Complaints To the Creator – (Part-I)

Prophet Ya’qub (peace be upon him)
The bitter pain of losing one’s offspring, a beloved, most upright son, along with his younger brother, depicts the trial of Prophet Ya’qub (peace be upon him). Long years shadowed in grief and sorrow pass. He shed tears until his sight was lost, but what was not lost is hope and complaint to his Creator. Reprimanded by family for being too hard on himself, he firmly responds with words that abridge the message of this piece: He said, “I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you do not know.” (Yusuf 12:86)

Indeed, he did not complain to them, for they were mere humans who grew tired of the complaints of their brethren. He called out to One Whose pleasure increases when He is asked of.

Prophet Ya’qub’s word ‘bathee’ in the ayah refers to his greatest and most severe type of grief, whose difficulty makes one unable to restrain himself from releasing it and complaining about it.

When he turned to Allah, Allah helped him and he was reunited with his sons in an honored state: And when they entered upon Yusuf (Joseph), he took his parents to himself and said, “Enter Egypt, Allah willing, safe [and secure].”
And he raised his parents upon the throne (Yusuf 12:99-100).