friday / 20apri/ 2007 / 3 robee' ath-thaani

1428

Allah states that even though the martyrs were killed in this life, their souls are alive and receiving
provisions
in the Dwelling of Everlasting Life. In his Sahih, Muslim recorded that Masruq said, "We asked 'Abdullah
about this Ayah,

(Think not of those as dead who are killed in the way of Allah. Nay, they are alive, with their
Lord, and they have provision.)

He said, "We asked the Messenger of Allah the same question and he said,

(Their souls are inside green birds that have lamps, which are hanging below the Throne (of Allah),
and they wander about in Paradise wherever they wish. Then they return to those lamps. Allah looks
at them and says,
'Do you wish for anything' They say, 'What more could we wish for, while we go wherever we wish in
Para
dise' Allah asked them this question thrice, and when they realize that He will keep asking them
until they give an answer, they say, 'Q Lord! We wish that our souls be returned to our
bodies so that we are killed in Your cause again.' Allah knew that they did not have any other
wish, so they were left.)"' There are several other similar narrations from Anas and Abu Sa'ld,

Imam Ahmad recorded that Anas said that the Messenger of Allah said,

«J�� i;:.a �\ �:,; ::,[ �� ;;�.�,ii .i;�, �\ �; ::,[ t.:� .;. .1i1 � W
J:.::-;:,..,$:,;w
.::.� � :.,. . ��,$:;,(i�. · - ·
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(No soul that has a good standing with Allah and dies would wish to go back to the life of this
world, except for the martyr. He would hke to be returned to this life so that he could be martyred again,
for he tastes the honor achieved from martyrdom.) Muslim collected this Hadith
In addition, Imam Ahmad recorded that. lbn 'Abbas said that the Messenger of Allah said,

«,$_,�, ,t.:.J� :_,.. jl�, ,i ::it )t.:.:[ �_>i .� J_ .-.(�.[ � ;:_1,�[ �L :i;..:_ ._;.� J.;1:;_\
�( i:f
� - · - . ,L,i� �.,�� :,:. ;_, .��J..,...,)�.: � l�J i:t; ..;,.:,;iL j,. � . . :,� :_,..
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11 J� .;�1.;i:U;; iJ ·��\ � L�� � ,LJ!t � � ��.
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(When your brothers were killed in Uhud, Al/oh placed their souls inside green birds that tend ta
the rivers of Parodise ond eat from its fruits. They then return to golden /omps hanging in the
shade af the Throne. When they tasted the delight of theirfoad, drink and dwelling, they said,
·we wish that our brothers kn� what Allah gave us ID that they will not abandon J1hod or warfare.'
Allah said, ·1 will convey the newsfor you. ') Allah revealed these and the following Ayal,

(Think not of those as dead who ore killed in the way afAl/oh. Noy, they are alive, with
their Lord, and they have provision.)

Qatadoh, Ar-Rabi" and Ad-Dohhak said that these Ayat were revealed about the martyrs af Uhud.

Abu Bakr lbn Marduwyah recorded thot Jabir bin 'Abdullah said, "The Messenger afAllah loolil!d at
me one
day ond said, "OJabir! Why do I see you sad' I said, ·o Messenger of Al/oh! Myfather was
martyred and left
behind debts and children.' He said,

«,� ::_it;[�
- .:1-J ·�· �- i1 ti, t�[ 1t � � !j� \
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. �t,..it ·��t ,.ti-£ Jt.

«,J�L � � � �t ,1J jt_�ji� �� .;u. �[��� \p�_t

_..Jl ;�� �[ ji'f...[ ,J!i -�{ -,}:, .J�
� [)_,..,.. � If � ),$ _ ,J\; 1.t11-.r -.,;)�):! �

(Should I tell you that Allah never spoke to anyone except from behind a veil However, He spoke
to your father directly. He said, 'Ask Me and I will give you.' He said, ·1 ask that I am returned to
life ID that I am killed in Yoorcause again.' The lCJTd, Exalted He be, said, ·, haVt! spoken the word
that they shall not be returned bode fo it (this life). 'He said, ·o Lord! Tht!n convey the nf!WS to
those I left behind.') Allah r�

ft.;.[ lL � � i,i.i, :_,;.i't �;-,:i

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(Think not of thase as df!fldwhaare killt!d in the way afAllah... )"

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Imam Ahmad recorded that lbn 'Abbas said that the Mt!sst!nger ofAl/oh said,
«4,:L., _, i.�
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t)'lot ,cl�
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<1!f t "!t � ,,._.
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(The martyrs convene at the shore of a riVf!r dose fo the door af Purad�, in a grf!f!n tent, whf!Tf! their
provi
sions are brought to them from Paradise day and night.)

Ahmad and lbn Jarir col/med this Hadith, which has a good chain af norraNon.
 It appears that the marfyrs are af different types, some of them wander in Paradise, and wme
remain dose lo this river by the door of Paradise. It is alw possible that the river is where oll
the souls of the marfyrs convene ond where they are provided with their provision doy and night, and
Al/oh knows best. Imam Ahmad narrated o Hadith that contains good news for every believer that his
soul will be wondering in Paradise, os well, eating
from its fruits, enjoying its delights ond happiness and tasting the honor that Allah has pr-epared in
it for him. This Had1th has a unique, authentic chain of narration that includes three of the Four
Imams. Imam Ahmad narrated this Hadith from Muhammad bin Idris Ash-Shofi'i who norroted it
from Malik bin Anus Al-Asbuhi, from Az-Zuhri,from 'Abdur-Rohman bin Ka 'b bin Mahle that his
father wid that the Messenger ofAl/oh said,

'-·--·- -- �
«� f,t
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,$!# � _w
··-tL. ·.,. . ;..it
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(The soul of the believer becomes a bird that feeds on the trees of Paradise, until Allah sends him
bock lo his body when He resurrects him.)

This Had1th states that the souls of the believers ore jn the shape o/a bird in Paradise.
Asftx the souls of morfyrs, they are inside green birds, 11/ce the stars lo the rest of the
believing sau/s. We oslc Allah the Most Generous that He makes us firm on the faith.
Alloh's
statement,
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.,.
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(They rejoice in what Al/oh has bestowed upon them) indicates that the martyrs who were killed
in AJ/oh's cause are alive with Allah, delighted bemuse of the bounty ond happiness they are
enjoying. They are a/sa awaiting their brethren, who will die in Allah's cause after them, for they
will be meeting them soon. Th�
marfyrs do not have fear about the future or sorrow for what they left behind. We ask Al/oh to
grant us Paradise. The Twa Sahihs record from Anos, the story of the seventy Ansar Companions
who were murdered ot Bir Ma 'unah in one night. In this Hod1th, Anos reported that the Prophet
used lo suppliwte lo AJ/oh in
Qunut in prayer ogDinst those who killed them. Anas said, «A port of the Qur'an wos revealed about
them, but
wos /aterobrogated, 'Convey to our people thot we met Allah ond He was pleased with us and made
us
pleased."'

Allah said next,

(They rejoice in a grace and a bounty from Allah, and that Allah will not waste the reward of the
beli�)
{3:171}.

Muhammad bin lshoq commented, "They were delighted and pkased beawse af Allah's promise
that was fulfilled ftx them, andfor the tremendous rewards they earned. " 'Abdur-Rahman b,n Zayd
bin Aslam said, "This Ayoh enwmpasses oll the believers, mart)ln ond otherwise. Rcuely does AJ/oh mention
a bounty ond a
reward that He granted to the PropMts, without fallowing that with what � hos granted the believers
ofter
them."
Ta/sir lbn
Kothlr
 sunday f 22 april 2007 f 5 rabee' ath-thaani 1428

THE CONDITIONS OF LA ILLAAHA /LAA ALLAAH

[wnflllued from f'O'Jf' 4}
Tt1f' first cood,tuHt; Tt1f' Vf!rba/ Pronouncement

Pranauocmg rt by rls farm {say,ng it}. Any<>M wha wants ta enter mta Islam must wy an hJS tangiw ldilaha ila/ldh and
whoever h<,s nat SQ/d it verbally h,s lsllim JS nat occepled/ram him, any ronditlan Wf.' menflon Wf.' w,/1 bnng �ldMCf' ta
ma.l:e it r:kor and apparn,t.

Had/lh, Bukhaff, Musl,m, narrated by Saeed lbn Musayab, The Messeng<>r wn,t ta hJS uncle Abu 1/llib ta his death bed and
faund besides him Abu Jahl and Ab, Umayah lbn Mughirah, when tM Me�r (SQw} SQW hJS unclt< wld ta him SQY l/1-
ilaha-,/a/ldh t� wards w1!1 testify an beh<,/f af yau m t� herNfter. Wiren the Messenger (ww} wos a5,l,ng Abu Talib
are you go,ng ta fa,fe,t the Akh,rah far your um:lt<s, and he (ww} rema,ned beside h,m, te!l,ng him ta SQY 'iii 1/oha-,lalllih;
tM Messenger (SQw} continued da,ng th1S hap,ng and asJang far h,m ta be guided untll the last ward"" Abu 1/llibs J,ps
wlrf're I am an the Dfn af Abdul
Mutal,b, and lrf, d,ed U(HJII Shirk. Sa tM Me�r {SQw} SQld, Iam gmng ta continue ta Sttkforgiveness far him, untrl Alldh
{swt} tells me wOOt ta da. Abu 1/llib hadplayed a great rate ,n Mlp,ng the Da'wah af the Messenger (ww} and he (saw}
n�er fargat this.

Alllih (swt} ,pec,fico/ly revealed an ayah prahibttmg this, 'It JS nat fitting, far tM Me�r and those wha beliet1e, that
they should pray farforgiveness far Pagans, even though they be af km, after rt JS clear ta tMm that they are
rompamons af the fire.'
{Surah at Taub<! 'J:133/ and A!llih (swt} a/sa revealed ta the Messenger (ww}, 'lbu cannot gu,de whoever youSQ wt!/, ,t
ISAJ/dh
{swl} wha guides whom He wishes.' {SUrah Qasas 28:56]. So an)'Qne who dies upon Kufr and Shrrk even ,j he 1s a member
af your
family 1t is oot allowed ta Sttkjarg,veness /ram Alldh {swl} far them.

Hadilh Abu Hurayra, the Messenger (ww} said "Say IMre ISna glKI bl/I Alldh and I w,/1 bear Witnessfa, you an tM Day
af Judge ment.' Abu Tlihb repbed, 'If Quraysh d,d nat reproodr me by say,ng that I SQ,d this statement autaf/Nr, I
wauld ha..,. repeated ,t far your SQh,/' Then Alllih (•wt/ revealed, "rou connat guide whoe>ler yausa w,11, ,t ,s AJl/ih (swt} who
guides whom He w,.he,.'
{Sahfh Mu,hmJ

Tt1f' lessonWf.' shauld /Nm 1s that despite al/ /lrf, good deeds Abu 1/llib perja,med, this stl/1 w11/ oot benefit him because
lrf, did
oot say lQ ,/aha ,tol/lih and died upon Shrrk, we also learn [ram this Hadilh the matter af guiding people n; not
w,thm aur hands rt is w,th,n the contra/ afAlldh {swt} tM role af the �ssenger JS s,mply ta elucidate the r,ght path
ta the people but nat ta con..,.rt people, that IS , , the hands af Alllih (swt}. Look at th1S f!XfHflplt<, tM �uenger tried SQ
hard far his uncle, yet the role af guld,ng h,s uncl,> was oot III h1S hands.

Narrated ,n Abu Dawud, that Ah (ra} said ta tM Messenger (saw} abaut hJS father Abu Tlild>, 'Your m,sgulded uncle has
died' /never
ever, sa,d his dad!} what did the Messenger {saw} say lo him In re•pa�, 'go and bury him; and didn't prepare far him
Jan/i,ah
tM way Wf.' dafa, Musl,ms, because tM alleg1<>nce her- the belleW!rs JS tM Om ...,. carry and anyone wha d,es upon
Shirt a, Kufr Wf.' h<,ve 110ftrm relotlansh1ps with them.

Tt1f' �ssenger (saw} said, Ihave been <Kdered lofight tM people untll they wy to 1/aha dalllih and they estab/,sh the
pray and g,ve the ,akdt, if they da such th,ngs then tm>lr blood becames protected exapt by the /!add af l•llim.
lmlim Nawaw, m Sharh Sahfh Muslim wld th,s /!adjfh ,haws that fmon has aamd1twn afpranauncmg ,t.

lbn Taym1yah ,n h,s fatQwa stated, the twa Shahddahs ,.e. LO ,/ah<, ,la/!ah 'Muhammad ur-Ra5iilulloh' w!,r,ew,r �. nat
•II)' th1S by
tM agreement af all Muslims, ,. not a Muslim, And tM mGJO'l'y af the UlemO have agreed he IS lf.liftr, bath wit/rm the
inner and tM outer. He continued, those wha say It do so with (Qudra} ab1/,ty, wiry d,d he say this, far those wha cannot
•Pf>Gk that 1s bfted and is an eJ1Cephan ta the rult<, and abviausly the one wh<, connat speak the respons,bi/1ty JS J,fted/ram h,m
bl/I you can exp/am ta h,m m any a/her way ta under.;tand, e "g" language and at the saml' time lrf, can uses,gn
langooge ta matt yau understand what lrf, understand• by It as well, t� are other wa}'S ta arr,w, at tM wme
cancluSIOII.

Al the wme time we can agree the ane wha ,ays the ,tateml'nt af Tawhfd IS Musl,m, the SQme way by appa51te
mNmng WI' say tM one who ,peaks statemn,t af Ku/fr wn be a lf.Ofir; the way ...,. ha..,. fmOn by speech WI' wn have
Kufr by ,pttdr as welt.
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 monday / 23 apnl 2007 / 6robtt' atl>-thaan,
1428

ouaa Can ivine Decree!

-
The Prophet (sa/loAl/ahu3oloyhiwassnl/am) said:

wNothing can change the Divine decree except

du'ao�

(Noffoted by Ahmad, 5/677; lbn Maojah, 90; a/-Tirmidhi, 139. Classed

as hasan).

The Prophet (sa/loAl/ahu3oloyhiwassnl/am) said:

"Whoever has the gate of du'aa' upened to him, has the gates of mercy opened to
him. Alloah is never asked frx anything that He gives which is more beloved to Him
than being asked for good health and we/I-being. Du'oo' is beneficial with regard to
what hos been decreed and
what hos not been decreed. So, Os/aves of AJ/oah, you must moire
du'oo'.w

(Noffoted by ol-Tirmidhi,
3548)

*"'*"'"'*"'
The Prophet (sa/loAl/ohu3olayhiwassnl/am) said:
 "No precaution can protect against the decree of Allaah. Du'oo' is beneficial with
regard to what hos been decreed and what has not been decreed. The du'aa' meets the
calamity that hos been decreed and wrestles with it, until the Doy of Resurrection. w

(Narrated by al-Toboraoni, 2/800 (33),

hasan).
 wednesday l 25 apnl 2007 J 8rabtt' atl>-thaan,
1428

Assolamu 'Aloykuno Wo Rohmotulloohi Wo

Barolwtuhu

I hoOope that the beloved sisters ore oll in the most whOoolesome of health, relief ond Iman

lnshoAJloh. Akhowoti, /just wished to oslt. o question .. And everyone who answers con ond will only

beniftt herself .... so

please.. do poy heed
to it:

TommOoToOw...

The Mola,lwh ...

will raise our
deeds
To The Only One Who Rewords ond
Aa:oonfs. ..

So...

What
did yoOu prepar
,t
Deeds
for them carry fr
you?

One from the solofr,m;e

said:
"The one who performs Muhosoboh (accounts h1mselfl before being questioned (by A/Joh} his
interrogation will be little diminished. He will halle on answer preparedfor the questions that he will be
asked. He will see sur:c:ess ond feel tronqu11/ity. As/or the one who does not perform Muhosaboh, his
sorrow will be o/1 enwm- possing. He will remain under disgraced ond in hardship on the Doy
of Resurrection."
And 'Umor bin AJ-Khottoab Rodiyallohu 'Anh said: "Toke oa:ount of your deeds brfore they will be
occounted
for you (by Al/oh) ond weigh them oot before they will be
weighedfor you.

AccOount
yourself
Athobolt.illoh wo OOfidholt.i ..
l
 fnday / 27apnl 2007 / ltJrobtt' atl>-thaorn 1428

From thf> morals and man"'-"" of the So/of was that they would proct,a abundant
chonty w,th that wos beyond thf>lr � day and rnght secr&ly and OfJf'nly. ""'°'-""'r did not
"""'-' foodor wealth ta spend, they would be chanta/Jlf, byspanng the people their
harms and by beonng the harms of athNs.

Allah the Most Nigh said, '7hosl! who spend their wealth by rnght and day, in
Sttr& and in pub/,c, shall hove thf>lr reward with thf>lr Lord. On them shall be nofror
nor shall they gnf!W!." {SUrotu/ Baqoroh {2}:274/

lie also sa,d, "lt>u shall not attain p<&"f (blrr) untrl you Sf"'nd out of that wh,ch
you � Whatever good you spendAl/ooh knows well." {SUroh Aa/1- 'lmron
{3}:92}

'Abdul- 'Aziz ibn 'Umo,r (roh,mohul/ah}, said, "Solaot will rN>Ch you half the rood,
fostrng lets
you rf'OCh the doorof the king, and chanty allows you to ent...- into the lang's
axnporry."

� also used to say; ·�1th to us ore deposits for �nero.,1ty."

Their monnf'rs was ta S1J11/e cheerfully at theface of the beggar and not to
sus,,.,ct him. They would always thmk that he only begged out of d1rP tlf'f'd

SUfyan ath Thawn (roh1mohul/ah}, USN to be� if he saw beggar at h,s door
SO)"ng, "IM>lrom,, to the one who has come to wash
lrl)'sms."
Fudhayl ibn 'lyad (rah1mohu/lah}, said, ·�gars are such goodpeople! They r:arry our
pr<NISKXI to the Afterl,fe Without payment untrl they p/aa!! fl on the scale mfront
of Allah the MostHigh.•

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 saturday f lBapnl 1007 J 11 rabtt' ath-thaam
1418

Some Sayings he Salaf

Yahy:i jbn Mu':idh {rahlmahulhih) said, "Renew your hearts with the remembrance of All:ih
because
It rushes Into
forgetfulness.·

One of the Salaf used to say, "ff you want to be close to All:ih then put an Iron wall
between your
self and your desires."

One of the Salaf sald,"Wlsdom Is kindled by four things sorrow after sins, readiness for
death, emptiness of the stomach, and accompanying the forsake rs of this
world."

Al-Hasan al-Basree said, "If you see a man competing with you with regard to this world then
com
pete with him concerning the
Hereafter;"

One of the Sala! said, ·11 It can be that no one beats you to All:ih, then
do so.·

Wuhayb lbn al-Ward said, "If you are able to make sure that no ooe precedes you In
hastening towards Allaah then do so."

Muhammad lbn Yoosuf al-Asbahaanee, the worshipper, said, "If a person hears of another
person or knows of another person who Is more obedient to Allaah than him, then that
should grieve him"

Muhammad lbn Waasf used to say, "ti sins had an odour then nobody would be able to
sit with
 me"
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(Soorah an-Nlsa (4J:
85)

lbn Katheer (rahlmahullah) said, Also. Mujahld said, "This Ayah was revealed with resards people's
mterce<lms on behalf of each other. "Whoever Intercedes to fulfill a matter that produc:<i!S Khayr
(all that which osgood and nghteous), he (or she) w,11 gain a reward for ,t. "When one mtera,des
oo behalf of his
brother, and when hos mtercess,on "accepted, he w,11 gam two rewards, one for the Kllilyr that hrs
brother
has receoved, for wh,ch he was the reason, and one reward similar to the reward of those ,n
authonty, or
the reward of the person who has received, accejlted and then fulfilled the
mtercession.

Abu Baradah lbn ADl Baradah sa,d, "Abu Baradah, mygrandfather, ,nformed me that In father, Abu
Mu<a, sa,d that the Prophet <alla Alaho alayhl wasala;,m sa!d, "The behever to the belte'W!f IS hke
the b..nldqj whw;h parts SUl'!)Ort each other," he then joined between his fingers.

Further, the Prophet salla Ala ho alayhl wasalaam was once sitting down, lrlhen a man came
....1111'..
need to be fulfOled. The Prophet sana Alaho 11.ayhi wasalam then turned his face tOWll'dl•-, &
'Intercede, and you will gain the reward, and Allah will then decide what Hewlll t,y
1111.....tl..
Messenger."

This tHttltlmuns, "If WWW ash ml' !DraCl!l'taln � Nltel� .,.....

pin 1 .--11 for this. Tiwn.. Allah� whll: tfl Muse,cc; .. (lrldtt..dlllllllh , c rdllD
t.Mllllrcthls l'IHd, forthlstseit1:.,tlld1D IF I ......

Khayr any way one can. It al«> encou"'t<" inter S w..,.,. S•- a
Al,;o, lbn HaJar con,m.,nted, -rhrs Hadeeth encou.... I llleltll ....... .nd 1111 ... lllouttM
ID1 7 Midlll•i. ..
encourageshelpl�thewea<. Thlsls oot<lus<enllli•f&•ll•II-IM•'tt 11111.•ll•II
meet those In 1uthor1tv, or Is able to opress his need, soltlM:9-11• Fe.,.,. t ._.._....,
11111
Is why the Mess<enger of Allah salla Alaho alayhl .,,,-, tr cld 11111: N.19(flllldlhl51w• •
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that ordloary MusOms can approach him at any time IDrdmrnmds).•• htl O
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 wednesday / 2 may 2007 / 15 rabtt' ath-thaam
1428

••
•••
C!lnsoder, May All;ih have mer<.y an you, the admomOOn and the lesson contamed mwhat lbn Abee Haatim ar Raazee
nar rates, he said: I entered mta Damascus upon the students of hadith and I passed by the cirde afQaasim al-
Joo'ee. I found a grnupsottmg around h,m and he was speakmg. Their appearance amazed me and I heard him saymg:

'Seize the benefit affivethmgs from the people of your time:

- when you are present you are not known;
- when you are absent you are not missed;
- when you are seen your advice is not sought;
- when you say something your saymg ,s not accepted;
- and when you have some koowledge you are oot given anything for ,t.

I also advise you with hvett.ngs:

- when you are treated uniustly then do not behave un1ustty;
- when you are praised then do not become happy;
- when you are cntlased do oot be upset;
- when you are not believed then do not become angry;
- and If they act deceotfully towards you do oot act dece1tfulty towards them.'

100 Abee Haatlm said: So I took that as my benefit from Damascus.

The reason ta why I posted this is because al the hidden words, yetthe most important ones...., need ta unde<5tand:
when
you are cntlcised do not be u?S"l. I only wish ta saythis due ta mycoocem for you, p,ls ,f anyone cntlsi,e u, regardless
of haw
- may II be ma reaty harsh manner, or ma reaty beautiful one take the ad'Vlce, ponderat>out II, accejlt 11 and then act
upon II. Awoman enteredJahanam because al a cat she was careless about, so pay heed lathe golden ra,ndraps you
are blessed with. And dont be Dhnded by the manners al people. Even the ugl,est people m beav,our are indeed a
Rahmah for you when
they crrtls1ze you.

May Allah subhanah guide us all.

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 fr,ooy / 4 may 2007 / llrabtt' atlt-thoorn 1428

treasures of your Lord? Or are they the tyrants w,th the

1 - The Messenger of Allah said:
authority to do a, they hke?")
[at-Tur; 3�37], my heart wanted to Hy Imm my body oot
"Whoever wants to to love Allah and H" Messenger, then
of
let him read the Mushaf." awe."

['Sah1h a�Jam,"; It 6289] ['Taf5'r !bn Kath,r'; 4/3091

2 - lbn 'Abbas na,rated:

"al Wal,d bm al-Mugh,rah (a polythe,st] came to the

Messen
ger of Allah The Messenge< of Allah reated the Qur'an
to him, and al-Wahd seemed to become affected and
softened by 11. Abu Jahl came to know of this, so,
he came to al-Wahd and sa,d "Don't you see that
your people are colledlng charity for you?"

He said: "And why" that?"

Abu Jahl rephed: "So that th"'( can grve rt to you, a,

they ,;ee
that you went to Muhammad to get some of his food •

al-Wahd saKI: "Quraysh knows that I am of the

wealth,� of
"' "''""·.
Abu Jahl saKI: "So, say to Muhammad something that
would co1Mnce your people that you oppose him.•

al-Wahd replied: "And what can I possibly say? There" oot

a single man who " more knowledgable of poelf'I or prose
than I, or even that of the Jinn, and by Allah, what he
say; bea" oo resemblance to these things. By Allah,
what he say; has a sweetness to II, and a charm upon 11,
the highest part of ,t " fruitful and the lowest part of rt"
gushing forth wrth bounty;
rt dominates and cannot be dominated, and 11 crushes all
that
" Uflder It••

[Reported by al Halom in 'a�Mustadrak' (2/506-507)

and at-Taban in 'Jam,' al Bayan' (29/156), and 11 is
authenllc]

3-Jubayr bm Mut',m said

"I heard the Messeger of Allah reate 'at-Tur' ,n the

Maghrib prayer, and when he got to the verses rWere
they created by nothing. or were they themsehles the
creat""? Or did th"'( c,eate the heaven, and the earth?
No, but they have no firm Behef Or a,e wrth them the
4 - 'uthman bin 'Allan sa,d:

"If our hearts were truly pure, we would never get

enough of the Words of our Lord, and I hate that one day
passes wrth me oot looking 1n the Mu,haf."

['al-Bldayah wan-Nthayah'; 7/215]

S - lbn Abi Mulaykah narrated.

"'lknmah bin Abi Jahl used to pres, the Mushaf to ro<

face and cry,
saying: "The Book of my Lord! The Words of my Lord!""

[Reported by 'Abdullah bm al-Mubarak in 'al-Johad'; It 56)

6 - Bish, bin as-Sm1 saKI:

"Verily, each """" " hke a date: the more you chew,t,
the more of Its sweetness " released." Al>u SUlayman heard
this and com mented. "Tflll'. It " the case w,th one of you
that 11 he beg111S ooe chapter of11, he wants to read ,t to
U,e end."

['al-Had1th ti 'Ulum al--Qur'an'; p. 701

3]
 saturday / 5 may 2007 / 18 robtt' ath-thaam
1428

Nasrullahi Qareeb
So... Nabons.
they..Emp,res...
typeare
of 2

, .,,,..
the S1mdatude ofth1S nabon .. lS hke
smoke...
rt ""°"• h111h and m,ghtty....and then ... rt disappears... or..,t IS hke the foam of
the sea...
large ,n quantlty... but u�. and rt too, 1nevrnlblyd,sa?"ar;

on the other llllnd, - ti- a Nation w tu ' " ""' ch " not hke the foam on the

"
sea ...no oo
oo rather rt " l1R the SU � (1n �rds to Its odeology/phdosophy) 11 has a sohd concrete
foundation.

Collal""' of an Emp,re
N� 11 the first natlOn- to fall, how could ,t ever "''"'
again?!
HAVE 'IOU EVER 5EENS�I(£ REASEMBLE AFTER IT HAS DRIFTEONWIT, and a"ate something ofsubstance loke It was on the
flr;t plaa? N,P;�r, and� t"""" nations, with !her _.11, (if not oon--ni.tentlloundattons, when these nations aurnble, (H
ttwy al......,. do), ttwy.,.. rwver able to come back. u,,i.,,.. they ct.a,.. theor foundations, and emerge in a different
lonn. TI'll'y an, lib a- of playlfll cards... rnagmflcNlt from a distance but l-1lle at a doser mspecllon...

And the � ..-i. If It IS to !al, to colapse, It can """"'' t... fuly ""'1.myed ... the base of this nation IS so sohd and
secure ... that rt IS alway!; at. to l"Rpln ltS footingand ra"" high and sui-- again. Howe,...,,, It should be ooted,
that when this second
..-i tsdown....S...bhai\Uah..WHENJT IS OOWN... 11 can resemble the rubbish that floats on the
ocean ...

A.nd so...
we m,ght be hR ttw foam todaybut I wanted to help you under;tand and remember, that our nation IS not
onethat can be subdued for lq. OU" ffll!n wlW not be women, generation after generation but rather, through our
own Sins, and Allah's w,sdom our nation w,11 smk... but only to ra,se agam.

The issue was NEVER

HOWw,11 we ra,se agam?
HOW w,11 be beat the
Kuffar?
HOWw,11 ""' ever gam
victory?

But rather the Mue has always

been
WHEN we raise agam, what role w,11 you have
played?
WHEN""' beat the Kuffar, did you
partlapate?
 WHEN we gain vtctory, w,11 you have a share
of ,t?

and so,, rernond you of a time thats not so different to

oow...

Or do you thonk that you w,11 .,nte, Paradise without such (tnals) as came to those who passed flWiJ'f

before you?
They .,...,,e alfl,ct...i wrth severe poYerty and a,lments and were so shaken
that even the Messenger and those who believed alongw,th him
said, "When (will come) the Help of Allah?"
Yes! Certainly, the Help of Allah is
near! [2.214]

The Help of Allah IS

NEAR....

[odapt�d from Shi,,U, Zalwr', '(UITent 'i,rt.....

l3
tion of the UnYnoh']
 surtday / 6may Z007 / 19robtt' ath-thaam 1418

THE CONDITIONS OF LA ILLAAHA /LAA

ALLAAH
/rontmued /ram page 18]

The S,,cond Cand1tion: Ot!claring Disbt!lief in ToghlJt

°"" af tht! essf!fltla/ wndlflans ta how:, tM COffl'd Tawhid IS ta dedare l(ufr and d,50SSOCIOflon fram all typn af JoghlJt. Tht!
rt!
con beno fmiin ,n ane'.< heart f!XCT!pt after d,>danng disbelief inwordly and autwordly to tht! Tawughl1.

""""'°'-""- rejl!ds evil and ""11= m Allah has grasped tM most trustworthy hand hald, that "'-""'r breah." [EMQ al-
Baqaroh l:156]

The 'trustworthy hand-hald' ht!re mrons tht! testimony that tht!re ,s no god butAl/Oh (swt), as stated by tht! sdtalars af
knawl
edge and Taft;i"r (expkmaflon}. The above ayah shows that whoever d,>dares d,sbel,ef 1n tht! Taghiit then fo//aws this b)o
decklr
ing rman (bel,efl"' Alliih (swt} tht!y are those wha haw, att111ned the trustworthy hand-hald ,.e. the Shahadah.

And conversely, regarding tht! person wha daes not decklre d,sbe/,ef 1n 1iigmit ..._.n 1/ they go on to declare bel,ef 1n Al/Oh
(swt), tht!y i><1w, not fulfilled ,ts cond1oons and connot be said they have '.. grasped the most trustworthy hand-hald. . '.

It IS easy ta warship Al/Oh (swl} and people da not ftnd much prablem w,th th1S. But wht!n ya,, tell them lo <kr:lare
disbelitif m
Joghut, tht!yfind th,s matter ""'Y d1fftcult. In fact, most aftht! prablems ..._.ftnd today ,s due ta theability ar not, ta da
Kufr-brt-fllghiit. In thffr hearts they oombrne bt,fWttfl bel,ev,ng mAllah (swt} and also bt!/iev,ng 1n 1iighl,t, the ane wha
has
l,ellef ,n Allah (swt} and ""11tif"' raghllt, he connat be Muwaflld, and ""'can ew,n say he IS nat a Muslim.

It IS reported m the Tafsir aflbn KDthi"r 1n re/atJon lo the above ...v, "ThlS means w"""""'r re,ects thefalse m,uls
(andad} lo Al/Uh (swt}, the Klols (awthiin) and ....._.rything that the ShaytOn calls people lo wor,h,p bestdes Al/Uh
(swt) and then makes Al/Uh (swt} theonly Dne warthy af worship ,n all matt'-"5, and bears ...mess that there ,s
no gad butAllah (swt} he has
'grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold' meaning that he has becomefirm upon the best and the straight path and he
has
wme ta grasp the Din /ram its strongest way. The IIW' afthe wordhand-hald 1ndlcotes somethmg that ,s{ixl,<J, will not
"""' break whH:h has been f>edfirml'f. Mu}Ohld sa,d that thehand-hald ,s rman (true bel,ef). Sa'KI bin Musayab and AJ-
Dahak said that the hand-hald means there ,s na godbutAllah (swt}, •

"Rx We assuredly sent ta roch nation an apostle, (With the Command}, 'WDnhlp Alliih, and shun the Toghiit.• [EMQ
SUroh
an-Nahl 16:36/

ThlS was the wcrlaf the Praphets and the Messenger thmughaut the different ages and subsequently th1S mwt also be
the
message af those wha ck11m ta tread upon andfa/law thftrmrthodak,gyandpath in col/mg ta Allah (swl}.

In a Sahih hadith 1t ,s reported that the Prophet (saw} SOid, 'Whoewr says there IS no god butAllah ood re,ects and
d1sbeliews all that 1s worshipped bes,des Allah (swt}: his -,,/th andblood willbe pratKted and h1S auount will be wtth
Allah (swl}."
{Muslim, TabarOm/
 When the Prophet(saw} said, 'And d,sbel,evn ,n all that IS worshippedbes,des Allah (swt}; that infers the wndlflon af
Kufr-brt-raghllt. Someane may say that the first part of the Shahadoh already contmns the condition af Kllfr-brt-
Tjjghiit"' tM
farm af negation when one Sil)", 1ht!re ,s no god,' so wtly would the Prophet(saw} st>pulote this cond,t,or, twice as ,n
the above hadith?

M)' answ,,r IS that the Prophet (sow} did such ta ronfirm tM 1mportana af the matter and explain it acaxdingly
as Shay/ch Muhammad bin Abdul v.t>hab explained ,n h,s Ma1mou'at-Tawhid, "Ta declr,re d15be/,ef m all ab,ects af
worship ather than Al/Uh (swt} IS proaf af negation. Dne's wealth and bloodcannat ber:oml! protected except b)o
dang so Ifa perwn has any
daubt ar ht,s,tatron regarding th1S then h1S wealth and blood w,/1 nat be protected... Know that a pt!rson con ooly remam
a true believer exa>pt by declormg d15bel,ef m laghiit and the evtdena!! far this IS when Allah (swt} says, 'Whoever rejl!
ds evil and believes m Allah has grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold'"

34
Somf!one may ask, 'W11at ,s th<, wisdam bt>h,nd plocmg the aspect of ""!}OIJon bt>ftxe wnftrmatlon m tht. stat'-"""nt
of th<, Shohadoh?'

I onswer that tht>re ore o rwmbt>r of diffenmt W>sdoms bt>h,nd plocmg the ""!J"flon pnor to eo11firma1Jon m the Shohadoh and
'°""-' af th""" are asfallows:

A} Th,> pt!f50fl WOO os not careful m ,mplementmg the neyation pnorto th<, offirmatlon maybt>affhctt!d with
worshipping Allah (swt) and by worsh,ppmg the TQ!}hiit at th<,"'""-' tun,, orby havtng Srork and Tawhid at tht."'""-'
flm,_,. And ,n so doing, is fallowmg the rel191011 af th<, Mushnl<in (idol worsh1PfH!rs} who wmblnt! IH,tw,,.,n worsh,ppmg AJ/Qh
(swt) and others bt>stdes Allah (swt) concurrently. Desp,te bt>lu,vong m Allah(swt) they rema,n Musnkun as AJKJh (swt)
soid r"(JQrdmg th<,m,

"Most of those who bt>lot!Ve ,n AJIQh (swt) do not do so exr:ept with assoaatmg (otht!r as partnf!rs} wrth Him.• (EMQ SUroh
Yusuf
12.106)

B) H11lmg ta comply wrth the n,,gaflon before affirmatlan WIJUld /rod to all of one's octJons ta bt> rejtt:tt!d and redundant m
tht. l!ert'Oftr,r. Ifone begon to worship Allah (swt) without firstly rejf!dmg all atherfalse <klfles, then one wrU also bt>,-
forming
ol/ mannt>r of Sh,rk ocflans m odd1flon W theor arnons of obt!d•= ta Allah (swt). And as'"'-' mmt1onedbt>ftxe, by
pt>rfomttng Sh,rk all ocflons are wnseqmmtly rejtt:100 and prf!Yt>rlts ,ts wmpanlOII from ony bt>ntj,t. Tht>r,jare tht. one who
prays, fasts ond performs the hall, 1f he does so befort' dedonng dosbt>/1,j ,n the Iaghiit ond d""""°""'tioo from 1t such
octJons of "MXS111p will not bt>nefit h,m one ,oto ond he will bt>omongst the regretful people m th<, llereaftt>r {swry! nas'al
Allah a/.. 'aafiyah!J

{eo11tlnOJOO onpage43]

mondoy / 7 may 1007 ,' lOra/Jtt' ath-rhooni 1418

The Donkey
The likenes,; af those who ...,.re entrusted wir!, the Tawroh, but did not carry ,t, os os the Menes, of o
donkey whKh rnr ties huge burdens af books. Haw bod" the nample af people who deny the A)Vtaf
Allah. And Allah does r,of guide the people who are wrongdoers.

Su rah AI-Jumu'ah
61:5

Admonishing the Jews

Allah the Exalted admonishes t�e Jews who were em:rusted with the TaWTah ar.d w.-re ard�red to abide by 11.
However,
:hey d,d not ab;de by it. and 1h,s is w�y AliaC resembled them to the donkey that carries volumes al books. Surely,
whe� the donkey carries book.s, 1'. w,11 not understand what these books contain because it is only carrying these
l:>ook.s us,rg 11s strength. T�,s ,s the e"'mple of those who were entrusted with the Tawrah; they read its letter
Dut did �ot urde•stand tis meanings nor abid�d by them. Rather, they even corrupted and changed the
T;aWTah. Therefore, tCey are worse :han the donkey, because the donkey cannot understand. They. on the other
hand, could have understood using
:het' m,nds, but the tr minds were al no beneltt. This is why Allah th� E"'lted said in another Ayah,

(They a•e like ca'.tle, nay even more astray; those! They �re the h�less.) (7:179), and said,
How bad" t�e examole of people wro deny the Ayat of Allah. And Allah does not guide the
people who are wrongdoers.

Refe•erxe: Talsir ibn O::. thir (abridged) English

wrsian.

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thutsday / 10 may 2007 �,lJ robtt' att>-thoan,
1428
•

How Will It Be On The Day OfJudgement When They

W,11 Be
Thrown Out Infront Of all The World. This Is om/0/The'Worst Forms
Of Punishment
FN The People Of Thelfire While The Believer's Will Be Ghlen
The
Delight and The Pleosun Of Seeing
AJ/aaH.
•
het(saw) Was Much attached Jc;,111 rPI. HII Used To Say. 'O Bilal Give The Coll For EstobJish_l"f_l!nf Of
The
Us'tomfort' -Ahmed and Abu Dawud-

Fron1-Htwing To PerfOl"m Prayer, Rother In Pmyer, He Spoke To'11/lduh

and
1/rmh, He Felt love For AJ/anh and His Heart Moved and Pulsated With
love
For Al/ooh,

If o Disaster Befalls You, You Go To The Most Beloved Person To You, You Sit With Them FOT Hours On
End and
You Pour Your /-leort Out and When You Do This, You Feel as o Huge Burden Has �Released
Off Your Chest
and The Sadness Disappears. \.. f ..

•Wit)
But � •

The Prophet(saw) Said To Bilal Call For Prayer, So He Could Communicate Alah, and Relieve His
Burdens.
Prophet(sow) Said: 7he Prayer Was Made The Coolness Of My
Eyes'

- One Believer Was On His Death Bed. He Began Ta Cry and They Said To Him: Why ore You Crying?
You ore about To Die and Allaoh Has Written Death To Everyone and You ore among The Believers.
He Said: I am Not Crying Because My Soul Is about To Deport ond I om Going To Leave, and I Will
Miss Three Things,

- Firstly, The Night Prayer. How Will I Be able To

Speak To
Allaoh When I am In My Grave, My Heart Hos Become So attached To
Allaah.

- Secondly Fasting During Hot

Days.
- Thirdly, Simng Gose To Scholars Who Reminded Me about Alloah, about My Beloved Prophet. Who
Would
Remind Me about My Beloved Prophet when Im In My
Grove?

One 0/Jhe Students Of lbn Taymiyoh

Said:
'We Sow Shoykh U/-/sloam Leaving The Houses Going and He Went Into The Desert So We Followed
Him Without Him Knowing and We Heard Him Saying; '/ Have Come Out From among The Houses
So That I Con Speak To Myself obom You O My LOf"d'

'"'
lbn Qayyim Soys: He Used To Frequently In Prostratian When Imprisoned, 'O'Allaah assist Me To
Remember
You, To Be Grateful To You and WOl"ship You
Properly'
- ol-Wabil os-Soyy1b Of lbn
Qayyim{Page.61}
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 fnday / 11 may 2007 / 24 rabtt' ath--thaam
1428

Virtues of Reciting
Specific
Parts of the Qur'an
Translat"'1 byAmpd
Rafiq

The following ahaadeeth are from Saheehul-Jaam!' of Shaikh al-Albaanee p.1103-1104

Abu Umaamah (ra) reported that the Messenger of Allaah said: "'Whoever recites Auyatul
Kursi following every obligatory prayer; nothmg prevents h,mfrom entering Porod,se except
dying.-

lbn Mas'ood (ra) reported that the Messenger of Allaah said: 'Whoever recites the last two verses of
Soaroh Baquruh In a night, they w,11 suffice him.-

Anas (ra) reported that the Messenger of Allaah said: "'Whoeve,- recited. (Qui You uyyuhul-
Kooufiroon) It will be equal to a quarter of the Qur'un for him, and whoever recites {Qui
huwolluohu Ahod) It will be equal too third a/ the Qur'on for him.-

lbn lmraan (ra) reported that the Messenger of Allaah said: 'Whoever recites the Qur'on then let
him oskfrom Al/ooh by It, for there w//1 come o people who recite the Qur'on ond will the ask from
people by It.M

Tameem ed-Deeree {ra) reported that the Messenger of A11aah said: "'Whoever recites {In prayer) with
o
hundred verses In o night, Ir will be written for him as devour obedience roAlloohfor the night.-

Abdullaah bin Mas'ood (ra) reported that the Messenger (sas) said: -Whoever recites one letter
from the Book of Al/ooh then he will receive o good reword, ond every good deed Is reworded with
ten times Its like. I do nor soy that All/ Loom Meem Is one word but All/ Is one word, Loom Is
one word ond Meem Is one word.-

Abu Sa'eed (ra) reported that the Messenger of Allaah said: -Whoever recites Soorotul·Kohf on rhe
Doy of Jumu'oh, light w/1/ be mode to shine for him berween the twoJumu'ohs (thol Jumu'oh
ond the one following it).-

Mu'aadh bin Anas (raj reported that the Messenger of Allaah said: "Whoever recites (Qui hcrwollaahu
Ahad) ten times, Allaah w,11 build/or h,m a house m Parad,se.-

Ubayy (raj reported that the Messenger of Alla ah said: "Whoever recites (Qui huwo/laahu Ahad), It ,s
as
I/ he has recited one third of the Qur'an -

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 saturdat / 11 may 1007 / 15 robtt' atl>-thoan,
1418

concernin9 hiJ

Allah, the Exalted, says:

"Men are the protectors ond mointoiners of women, because Allah hos mode one of them to
excel the other, ond because they spend (to support them) from their means. Therefore, the
righteous women are devoutly obedient (to Allah and to their husbands), ond guard in the
husband's absence what Allah orders them to guard (e.g., their chastity and their husband's
property)." {4: 34)

Abu Huralrah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "When a
man calls his wife to his bed, and she does not respond and he (the husband) spends the night angry
with her, the angels curse her until morning". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "When a woman spends the night away from the bed of her
husband, the angels curse her until morning". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "By Him in Whose Hand is my life, when a man calls his wife to his
bed, and she does not respond, the One Who is above the heaven becomes displeased with her until
he (her hus band) becomes pleased with her". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "It is not
lawful for a woman to observe (voluntary) fasting without the permission of her husband when he
is at home; and she should not allow anyone to enter his house without his permission.". [Al-
Bukhari and Muslim].
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet {PBUH) said, "If I were to
order anyone to prostrate himself before another, 1 would have ordered a woman to prostrate
herself before her husband". [At-Tirmidhi]

Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Any
woman dies while her husband Is pleased with her, she will enter Jannah". [At-Tlrmldhl]
Mu'adh bin Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "Whenever a
woman harms her husband In this world (that Is without any due right), his wife among the
(Houris In Jannah) says:
'You must not harm him May Allah destroy you I He Is only a passing guest with you and Is
about to leave
you to come to us". [At-
Tirmidh1].

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THE CONDITIONS OF LA ILLAAHA /LAA

ALLAAH
[rontmued /ram page 34]

The Third Cond1t10n: Knowledge

Hav,ng knowledge " one of the cond,t>on, to have correctness on Tawhid. The one who " ,gnorant about ,t does not have
It, and subsequently does not haveTawhid. The one who does not have Tawhid "not Mushm; how can one beheve ,n
somethmg that he ha, no knowledge about?

The eV11lence for thos condition " m SUrah Muhammed Verse 19 'Know that there " no god but All;ih.'

And the second evidence" the Hadith m Sahih Mushm, 'Whoever does knowmg that there" nogod butAll;ih w,11 enter
Jannah.' The Hadith md,cate, that If you d,e knowong about the Shahadah you w,11 enter Jannah; and wecan taki, the
opposite meamng to mean that the one who does not know about Tawlid w,11 not enter Jannah. A person whow,11
never enter Jannah "not a Mushm. The only soul whoch can enter Jannah "that of a Mush m's one. Knowledge about
something comes after hav,ng behef m ,t and the same waythat knowledge precedes action, we cannot act upon Tawhid
without knowmg about ,t

An important matter regardmg knowledge o!Tawhid" that ,t mu<I precede acting upon thelawhid because havmg
knowl edge" fundamental before one can act. In fact knowledge must precede actions mall matters, and the oppos,te of
that can never be correct. Thos " because the one who performs act, before hav,ng knowledge w,11 worship All;ih (swt) t>ased
upon ignorance and not upon guidance and thus thos w,11 lead h,m to be misguoded from the 'itra1ght path and
mnoYalmg new mat
ters m the Din. There l'i no doubt that the one who" prevented from ..,.,k,ng knowledge aboutTawhid consequently"
also prevented from acting w,th the Tawhid. And for thos reason the Sah;it>ah (ra) sought knowledge regard mg Tawhid
hrstly before seeking any other type of knowledge.

The very first thmg the Sah;ibah would study l'i the knowledge of Tawhid.

Narrated byJundub lbn Abdullah who saod, We used to be w,th the Messenger (saw) when we where �ng. the fiffi thong
he
used to teach us was Tman (Tawhid) before he taught us Qur.in, and our Tman was increased bythe Quriin accordmgly.

[Sat."h Sunan lbn MaJah, S2]

In an agreed upon Hadith ,t" reported that when the Mes""rc,,r (saw) sent Mu'adh lbnJat>al to Yemen He saod: You are
gomg
to the people m Yemen of Ahlul K1tiib, the first thong you should call people to " the W<ITT.h,p of All;ih (swt).

In another narratlon he sa,d, call them to la-llaha-llall;ih. Tho, Messenger (saw) earned Ofl, If they know Alliih and accept
thos fact, then teach them the five prayers m the day and the mght time. Know here mean,, knowing Hos Name,,
Attnbutes, Hos nghts etc.

Shaykh Muhammed lbn Abdul Wahab, stated: The Din of the Nabi(sawl" Tawlid and tt.," to know that there"
no god but
Alliih and Muhammed" hos Messencer, to work w,th ,t and whatever ,tstand, for. Someone may ask, all the people say
La-,laha-olall;ih so what " so speaal about ,1. We say: The people who say,t JU<I understand ,t a, UIUhrph (1.e. no creator
but Alliih, no provoder but Alliih) a, well there are people who say ,t but do not understand what ,t means and they
are those who say It and know ,t, but they 00 not act upon ,t and what ,t stands for, and they are others who say It
t>ut do not unde<stand the gravity of ,ts meamng. Irrespective of all these thmgs, the thong that stnke, us the most "the
one who knows ti and acts upon
,t but at the samettme fights agamst the people who carry It! What" even more strange who say they love Tawhid and
Its
people but they are not able to dosttnguosh between the people of Tawhi"d and the Enemoes oflawhid! Ya
SUbhanAlliihul-Adhim!! can there be two group, who differ on the one Din and both of them are nght at the same
time? By
Alliih' No! Whatever" not Haq" batll. [R1s;i',I Shakhs,yah, P.182]

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. . . fiear the -.Advice o/ your

co1npa:1:1io11afe oiler brother . . .

The following " one of hos admon1t1ons narrated by SU!yaan ath-Thawree

Rahlmahullaah, as related In al-H,lyah of Abu Na',m:

"O ?"(lple, I am Jandabul Ghafaarl Come here and hearken to the good advoce of your
compassionate older brother. •

Immediately, ?"(lple hastened and stood around him to hear what he had to Sat Abu Dharr Radoyallahu 'Anh then
said, "Do you <ee, when one of you plans to travel, doesn't he prepare himself and takes woth him the needed
pr""'slons that w,11 suffice him unt11 he reaches hos dest1nat1on?"

The people replled, "Indeed, he does."

Abu Dharr continued, "In this regard, the road to the Day of Red<onl.-.i: Is the funnest of your ultimate destinations. Take
with you what benefit you mcst " The ?"(lple 8sl<ed, "And what do you consider as most benefidal for such
aJourney?"

Abu Dharr Radlyallahu 'Anhu replied:

- Make8 pilgrimage to Mecca for yourd!re needs;

- Fast (n the hottest day In contemplnlon of the horrific age-old standlr,g of the Day of Resurrection:

- Pray two rak"at In the darkness of the night In contemplation of one's bewilderment, lonel!ness, and darkness
of his grave;

- Either say something good, or remain silent pondering on awesome age-long standing In the grim sllenu of the
Day of
Resurrection:

- Spend your money In charity, so l)e'hapsyou can escape Its trials:

- Make this world a sett,ng for two types of conferences: One to seek the benefits of the hereafter, and the
other to seek what Is permissible. Should there tie a third criteria of meet1ngs, they will tie of harm and of no
benefit to you; and flnally,

• LOok to your money and dMde it In two categories: One dlrtlam you spend on your family, the second you
spend for your benefits In the hereafter, and should there tie left a third dlrham, It will tie of harm and of oo
benefit to you.•

Abu Dharr then shouted at the top of his voice •o ?"(lple1 YOur cravir,g to accumulate wh.at Is beyond
yo11r reach will smety deslroyyou!"

It Is also narrated In Abu Na'lm's al-H,lyah that someone asked

Abu Oharr Radhlallahu 'Anhu "O Abu Dharr, why do people le&Yf!
your company upset every t1me they visit you?" lie rephed, "They leave
upset becau� I
admonish them against hoarding the treasures of this world "

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Signs . . .
of Weak lmaan
--+ Commothng sons and not fet!ling any guilt.

--+ Having o hord hrort ond nodesire to rrod the Qur'oan.

--+ fee/mg too loLy hJ do good deeds, e g. being late for so/ooh

--+ Negleetrng the Sunnoh.

--+ Having mood swings, for onstooc,, being upset obout /J"/ty thongs and botheff'd ond ,mtated most
of the hme.

--+ Not fee/mg onythmg when hrormg verses from the Qur'oon, for ewmple when Alloah
worns us of pun,shm,>nts ond His promis,, of glad tldmgs.

--+ fmdmg d1ffic:ulty m remembenng Al/ooh ond mokmg dh,kr.

--+ Not fee/mg bod when things ore done ogomst the Shan:Jah.

--+ Df,sirmg status ond wrolth.

--+ Bf'mg mron and m1s,,rly, 1.e. not wonhng hJ port with wealth.

--+ Ordering others to do good deeds when not proctrsmg them ourst!lves.

--+ fee/mg pleased when thongs ore not progressing for others.

--+ Bf'mg concerflf'd woth whether somf'thing ,s horam orhalal only; ond not av01dmg mokroo
(not recommf'nded} thmgs.

--+ MokJng fun ofpeople who do simple good dttds, Ma, cleaning the moSJld

--+ Not fee/mg wn<:f!rflf'd about the s1tuoflon of Muslims.

--+ Not fee/mg the respons,lnl1t:y to do somf'thing to promote ls/om.

--+ LJkmg to argue Just for the soke of orgumg wothout any proof.

--+ Bf'coming engrOSSl!d and very onvolved with dunni)IO, worldly things, i e fttlmg bod only when
losing
somethmg m terms of moter,a/ wrolth.

--+ Bf'coming engrOSSl!d and obSf'ss"'e obovt ourselves.

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