Introduction
1. MISTAKES, ERRORS & MISCONCEPTIONS AMONG MUSLIMS.
This book “ Mistakes, Errors, Misconceptions among Muslims., reflects many errors committed knowingly or unknowingly by Muslims believing them to be authentic whereas they amount to innovations whereby their efforts go waste and in vain Some other matters mentioned herein are optional or obligatory acts that are not done in their proper positions or in the appropriate manner due to erroneous beliefs , misdirections and misconceptions and this effort is to pinpoint them so as to rectify and establish the truth instead, acceptable to Allah if we are to draw close to Him.
In two Saheehs of Bukhaaree and Muslim the Prophet (sallallaahu-alaihi-wasallam) says: "Whoever introduces something into this affair of ours something which does not belong to it will have it rejected"[2]
Muslim adds in his Saheeh from Aa'ishah that the Prophet (sallallaahu-alaihi-wasallam) also said: "Whoever does an action which we have not commanded will have it rejected” (3)
No doubt we are seeking to draw close to Allah by means of such acts, but they stand rejected as they are not performed in line with the Sharee’ah. Thus this amounts to Bid’ah which is a SIN.
Allāh (U) says:( 33:70-71)
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا يُصْلِحْ لَكُمْ أَعْمَالَكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَمَن يُطِعْ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ فَازَ فَوْزًا عَظِيمًا
‘O you who believe! Be dutiful to Allāh and fear him and speak always the truth. He will direct you to do righteous deeds and will forgive you your sins. And whosoever obeys Allāh and his Messenger (r) he has achieved a great achievement (i.e. he will be saved from Hell-Fire and be admitted to Paradise)
Allah intended a very high destiny for man, and placed him in his uncorrupted state even above the angels, but in his corruption he made himself even lower than the beasts. What was it that made man so high and noble? The differentiating quality which Allah gave man was that Allah breathed something of his own spirit into man. This meant that man was given a limited choise of good and evil, and that he was made capable of Forbearance, Love, and Mercy.
Man’s generic Covenant, which flowed from his exercising the option given him, choosing Will, Forbearance, Love and Mercy, made it necessary that breach of it should carry its own punishment.
Those who remain firm to their Faith and other Covenant will receive the aid of Allah’s Grace; their faults and weaknesses will be cured, and they will be made worthy of their exalted Destiny.
33:70. ஈமான் கொண்டவர்களே! நீங்கள் அல்லாஹ்வுக்கு அஞ்சுங்கள்; (எந்நிலையிலும்) நேர்மையான சொல்லையே சொல்லுங்கள்.
33:71. (அவ்வாறு செய்வீர்களாயின்) அவன் உங்களுடைய காரியங்களை உங்களுக்குச் சீராக்கி வைப்பான்; உங்கள் பாவங்களை உங்களுக்கு மன்னிப்பான்; அன்றியும் அல்லாஹ்வுக்கும் அவன் தூதருக்கும் எவர் வழிப்படுகிறாரோ, அவர் மகத்தான வெற்றி கொண்டு விட்டார். Abdul Raheman Abedeen
preface
MISTAKES, ERRORS &
MISCONCEPTIONS AMONG MUSLIMS.
uqia,susjrekaf.a wi;! jeros ye.Sus முஸ்லிம்களின் gpioahd jப்ghd topகள்
Advice from Al-Imaam Ibn Baaz to the Muslim Minorities
"…My advice to my Muslim brothers in the Islamic minority communities and in every place is that they fear Allaah and that they strive to understand their deen and that they ask the people of knowledge about whatever is not clear and that they strive to learn the Arabic language so they can use it to help them understand the Book of Allaah a and the Sunnah of the Prophet c. The first of that is to attach importance to the Book of Allaah, understanding (it) and acting (by it), as has come in the authentic hadeeth: "The best of you is he who has studied the Qur'aan and has taught it," then reading the reliable acknowledged books of hadeeth and the other books from the books of Fiqh and Aqeedah that are considered reliable with Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa'ah, and that they learn all of that from Ulamaa known for having righteousness and piety and good Aqeedah and correct knowledge. Also, it is upon (our) brothers, the Ulamaa in the societies that possess Muslim minorities that they be energetic in the domain of calling to Allaah amongst their brothers and amongst other than them, and for them is the reward from Allaah . This deed is from the most glorious and greatest of deeds as has proceeded in His statement:
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِّمَّن دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ)
"And who is better in speech than he who calls to Allaah and does good deeds and says: Verily I am one of the Muslims." Fussilat: 33
41:33. எவர் அல்லாஹ்வின் பக்கம் (மக்களை) அழைத்து, ஸாலிஹான (நல்ல) அமல்கள் செய்து: “நிச்சயமாக நான் (அல்லாஹ்வுக்கு முற்றிலும் வழிபட்ட) முஸ்லிம்களில் நின்றும் உள்ளவன் என்று கூறுகின்றாரோ, அவரைவிட சொல்லால் அழகியவர் யார்?” (இருக்கின்றார்?)
Then after that it is incumbent upon them to convey this deen to those around them from the other religions because the religion of Islaam is for all people. He d said: ( قل يأيها الناس إني رسول الله إليكم جميعا ) "Say: O people, indeed I am the Messenger of Allaah to all of you." A'raaf: 158 بِ
7:158. (நபியே!) நீர் கூறுவீராக: “மனிதர்களே! மெய்யாக நான் உங்கள் அனைவருக்கும் அல்லாஹ்வின் தூதராக இருக்கிறேன்; வானங்கள், பூமி ஆகியவற்றின் ஆட்சி அவனுக்கே உரியது, அவனைத்தவிர (வணக்கத்திற்குரிய) நாயன் வேறுயாருமில்லை –
உயிர்ப்பிக்கின்றான்
These societies are in the most need for this religion, and the caller to Allaah obtains a great reward if he is a reason for the guidance of these people and directs them to that which was unknown to them from the matters of the religion of Islaam as has preceded in the statement of the Prophet c to Ali ibn Abee Taalib: "For, by Allaah, that Allaah guide by you a single man is better for you than the red camels." Through this da'wah, groups, Allaah willing, enter into the religion of Allaah, the religion of Islaam, and the number of the disbeliever’s decreases. Then the victory, Allaah d willing, will be for the Muslims.
And if the Muslim is not able to give da'wah in those lands then it is upon him to adhere to his deen and uphold Islamic character and manners, for verily that is da'wah by actions and it is something that is loved by those who possess sound intellect, for people most often are affected by these praiseworthy characteristics. Indeed some of the regions of south East Asia have entered Islaam because of the character of the merchants from trustworthiness and being truthful in dealings. And whenever the Muslim is not able to openly perform his deen in the land he resides in whereas he does not feel safe for his deen and his honor and his wealth, then verily it is incumbent upon him hijrah to safe lands in which he is able to perform the rituals of his deen in safety and comfort if he is able to do that, working by the verses and hadeeths that have come concerning that."
Taken from "Majmoo' Fataawaa wa Maqaalaat Mutnawwiah", volume 2, pages 377-379. Translated by: Abdullah MacPhee in Daarul-Hadeeth Dammaaj.
2 Bid’ah means seeking to draw close to Allaah by means of acts of worship for which there is no precedent (in sharee’ah).
In the two Saheehs of Bukhaaree and Muslim the Prophet (sallallaahu-alaihi-wasallam) says: "Whoever introduces something into this affair of ours something which does not belong to it will have it rejected"[2]
Muslim adds in his Saheeh from Aa'ishah that the Prophet (sallallaahu-alaihi-wasallam) also said: "Whoever does an action which we have not commanded will have it rejected"[3]
3 .INNOVATORS ( See the next versions also below)
o Tooba (a tree in paradise) to the strangers." It was asked, "who are the strangers?" He replied, "those that purify and correct what the people have corrupted of my sunnah" (Tabaraanee in al-Kabeer [6/202])
Reported by Tabarani, Dailamy and Al-Hakam.
4.INTERACTING WITH THE PEOPLE OF INNOVATION
(Different Views)
Avoiding Bid’ah is one of the most important principles of the Sunnah. We are told to have hatred for innovation, keep away from it, warn people about it, and to refute the innovators. To begin this small offering of advice to our brothers and sisters we bring the Hadeeth of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhewa sallam), where the status of the innovator is described and of those who accommodate him.
“Whoever innovates or accommodates an innovator then upon him is the curse of Allah, His Angels and whole of mankind.” [Reported by Bukhaaree (12/41) and Muslim (9/140)]
It is hoped that from this hadeeth there is no doubt as to the feelings of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) towards the innovator and to his supporters. If there is then we challenge you to bring forth a proof of equal waiting that abrogates this… May we assure you that there is no such thing in the Qur’aan or authentic Sunnah, anything produced to the contrary to this is a lie against the Messenger (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam). Regarding this the Prophet (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) said: “Whoever lies on me intentionally then let him reserve his seat in hell.” [Reported by Bukhaaree (1/106) and Muslim] What follows is a methodology in interacting with the people of bid’ah, taken purely from the salaf and not from our own opinions. The article also touches on modern misconceptions and false calls against these concepts that are based purely on emotion and not on knowledge
Attending the circles of the people of innovation .Many brothers and sisters are seen sitting in the circles of the Ahlul-Bid’ah, when they are questioned as to their motives they say; ‘there is good within them, and we take what is good and leave the rest.’ To these people we bring the statement of Al-Hasan al-Basree [d.110H] who said:“Do not sit with the people of innovation and desires, nor argue with them, nor listen to them.” [Reported ad-Daarimee in His Sunan (1/121)]
As regards to taking from what they say Al-Layth ibn Sa’ad [d.175 H] said:
“‘If I saw a person of desires (i.e. innovations) walking upon the water I would not accept from him.’ So Imaam ash-Shaafi’ee then said: ‘He (al-Layth) has fallen short. If I saw him walking in the air I would not accept from him.’” [As-Suyootee “al-Amr bil ‘Ittibaa wan Nahee ‘anil Ibtida”]
From this it is clear that no matter how amazing, how pious and well mannered a person of innovation might seem, a great Imaam like Imaam ash-Shaafi’ee would not take from them. Is there anyone who can bring anything contrary to this from the great Imaam ash-Shaafi’ee or any of the other Imaams in that case??
Rather, the act of attending the circles of the people of innovation is far graver than this, as is detailed by Sufyaanath-Thawree [d.161H] who said: “Whoever listens to an innovator has left the protection of Allaah, and is entrusted with the innovation.” [Abu Nu’aym “al-Hilyah” (7/26), Ibn Battah 444]
We all crave for the protection of Allaah as there is no safety in anything else, so to leave this leaves one open to corruption; of the heart, of the mind and of the soul. Additionally al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaad said: “Do not sit with a person of innovation. Allaah has rendered his actions futile and has taken the light of Islaam from his heart.” [Ibid No. 263]He also said, “Do not feel safe about your deen with a person of innovation. Do not consult him in your affairs and do not sit with him, for whoever sits with a person of innovation Allaah will make him inherit blindness. [Ibid No. 264]
Is it that we need more persuasion in this regard? 5?
5. Interaction with the people of innovation
In the previous section we detailed the sitting with the people of innovation with regards to knowledge (or lack of it!) now what about the sitting in the sociable sense? The answer to this lies with the statement of al-Fudayl ibn Iyaad [d.187H] who said: “Whoever sits with a person of innovation, then beware of him and whoever sits with a person of innovation has not been given wisdom. I love that there was fort of iron between me and a person of innovation. That I eat with a Jew and a Christian is more beloved to me than that I eat with a person of innovation.” [Reported by al-Laalikaa’ee (no.1149)]
Hence we see that being in the company of a Jew or a Christian is considered less harmful than that of a person of innovation. This can be explained by the fact that the Jew or Christian will attack Islaam from the exterior, whilst the innovator attacks Islaam from within. Thus it is easier to guard against the external and visible enemy than it is to guard against the stealthy enemy from within. Not everyone goes to the length of attending the circles and sitting with the Ahlul-Bid’ah, however they fall short in the manner by which they interact with them. The importance of ones companions cannot be stressed enough and to a person ignorant of the state of a person of innovation the very site of a person of Sunnah interacting with them can be very misleading. To this effect the great Imaam, Imaam Maalik [d.179H] said: “How evil are the people of innovation, we do not give them salaam.” [Reported by al-Baghawee in Sharh us-Sunnah (1/234)]
Also Ibn Haanee an-Neesaabooree said: “I witnessed Aboo ‘Abdullah (meaning Imaam Ahmad), on his way to the mosque and a man from the skeptics (innovators) gave him salaam. He did not return salaam to him and the man gave him salaam again. Imaam Ahmad pushed him away and did not return salaam to him.” [Masaa’il Imaam Ahmad of Ibn Haanee an-Neesaabooree (2/153)]
In the similar sense, if the interaction is about the deen where we hear our ignorant brothers say: ‘there can be no harm in discussing some Qur’aan with him’ to this we bring the saying of Sa’eed ibn ‘Aamir who said: “I heard my grandfather, Ismaa’eel ibn Khaarijah speaking, saying: “Two men from the People of Desires came to Muhammad ibn Seereen [d.110H] and said: ‘O Aboo Bakr, can we narrate to you a hadeeth?’ He said, ‘No.’ They said, ‘Then can we recite an aayah to you?’ He said, ‘No. Either you stand (and leave) or I will stand (and leave).’ So the two men stood and left. Some of the people said to him, ‘What harm would it do to you if they recited an aayah?’ He said, ‘I disliked that they read an aayah to me and then distort it, so that this falls into my heart.” [Ibid, no. 242]
The position to the Salaf towards the innovator can be clearly illustrated by the following statements:
Qaadee Aboo Ya’laa [d.333H] said: “There is consensus (Ijmaa’) among the Sahaabah and the Taabi’een as regards dissociating and cutting-off from the Innovators.” [Hajarul-Mubtadi, p. 32]Al-Baghawee (d. 535H) said: “And the Sahaabah, the Taabi’een, their successors and the Scholars of the Sunnah passed away while they were upon this, united and unanimously agreed upon having enmity towards the People of Innovation and fleeing from them.” [Sharhus-Sunnah, 1/227]
From the statements detailed in this section, the position of Ahlus-Sunnah with regards to interaction with Ahlul-Bid’ah is clear. Their company has been likened to being worse than the Jew and Christian, and we have been commanded to make dissociation from them and have enmity towards them.
Warning against the people of innovation As we see around us much of the da’wah of Ahlul-Bid’ah is based on emotion and not knowledge. So what is it that we say to those who cry out for us to hold back in our criticism of the Ahlul-Bid’ah, and indeed in the rebuttal of this article itself? We first bring the statement of al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaad [d.187H]:“I met the best of people, all of them are people of the Sunnah and they used to forbid from accompanying the People of Innovation.” [Al-Laalikaa’ee (1/267)] Regarding the people of knowledge of the time of Imaam Bukhaaree, the great Imaam (rahimahullaah) said:“I met more than a thousand men amongst the people of knowledge from the people of al-Hijaaz, al-Makkah, al-Madeenah, al-Koofaa, al-Basrah, Waasit, Baghdad, Shaam and Misr.. and I never saw a single one of them differ with respect to the following matters...
. And they used to forbid and prevent [people] from the innovations - those that the Messenger and his Companions were not upon, due to His saying “And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allaah (i.e. this Qur’aan), and be not divided among yourselves.” [Soorah Aali Imraan 3:103]
And due to His saying:“If you obey him [the Messenger], you shall be on the right guidance.” [Soorah an-Noor 24:54]” [Reported by al-Laalikaa’ee (2/172-5)] To those who persist in defending the people of innovation regardless of the proof that we give them we bring the saying of Ibraaheem ibn Maysarah [d.132H] who said: “Whoever honours an innovator has aided in the destruction of Islaam.” [Reported by al-Laalikaa’ee (1/139)]
And the statement of al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaad [d.187H]: “It is not possible for a person of the Sunnah to support a person of innovation except out of hypocrisy.” [Sharh Usoolil-I’tiqaad of al-Laalikaa’ee, no. 266] Interaction with those who accompany the people of Innovation .So what of those who simply tag along with the people of innovation, do we abandon them also? The answer to this lies with the saying of Aboo Daawood as-Sijistaanee [d.275] said: “I said to Aboo ‘Abdullaah, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, ‘If I see a man from the Ahlus-Sunnah sitting with a man from the people of innovation, should I abandon speaking to him?’ He said, ‘No. You should first inform him that the one whom you saw him with is a person of innovation. Either he will cease speaking to the innovator, so continue speaking to him, or if not, then regard him to be like him.’” [Reported by Ibn Abee Ya‘laa in Tabaqaatul-Hanaabilah, 1/60]
In Summary:
To end this small amount of advice to my fellow Muslim brothers and sisters and to my self (May Allaah guide us all to the truth… Aameen), we will end with Imaam as-Saboonee’s [d.449H]description of the people of Sunnah: “They follow the pious predecessors [Salaf us-Saalih], the Imaams and the Scholars of the Muslims, and cling to the firm deen that they clung to and to the clear truth. And they hate people of innovation [Ahlul-Bid’ah] who innovate into the deen that which is not from it. They do not love them and they do not keep company with them. They do not listen to their sayings nor sit with them, nor argue with them about the deen, nor debate with them. Rather they protect their ears from hearing their futility, things which if they pass through the ears and settle in their hearts, will cause harm and cause doubts and wicked ideas to appear.
Allaah said: “And when you see people engaged in vain discourse about Our Signs, then turn away from them unless they turn to a different theme.” *[Soorahal-An’aam (6):68]” [Risaalah fil I'tiqaad Ahlus-Sunnah Ashaabul-Hadeeth/100]
Note:891 Yusuf Ali: If in any gathering truth is ridiculed, we must not sit in su;ch company. If we ffind oourselves it it, as soon as we realize it, we must show our disapproval by leaviang by leaving.
6:68. (நபியே!) நம் வசனங்களைப் பற்றி வீண் விவாதம் செய்து கொண்டிருப்போரை நீர் கண்டால், அவர்கள் அதைவிட்டு வேறு விஷயங்களில் கவனம் செலுத்தும் வரையில் நீர் அவர்களைப் புறக்கணித்து விடும்; (இக்கட்டளையைவிட்டு) ஷைத்தான் உம்மை மறக்கும்படிச் செய்துவிட்டால், நினைவு வந்ததும், அந்த அநியாயக்கார கூட்டத்தினருடன் நீர் அமர்ந்திருக்க வேண்டாம்.
So, who is it who calls to the manhaj of the pious predecessors,openly refuting the people of innovation, and warning about keeping company with them??
Ahmad ibn Hanbal said, "... So let a man fear Allaah and be wary of Him, and let him take himself to putting forward for himself those good actions, the benefit of which will return to him the next day. And let him not be of those who invent new matters [into the Deen], for whenever such a thing emerges from such a man, he seeks to find a proof for what he is doing. So he induces himself to do the impossible, searching for a proof for what he has brought out ? whether valid or baseless ?in order to beautify his innovation and his invention ..."
6.INNOVATORS (ANOTHER Version):
When the Khawaarij manifested their bid’ah (innovation) and separated from the main body of the Muslims because of the idea and innovations they introduced, none of the Sahaabah ordered that they be removed or expelled from the mosques, because they are houses which Allaah has given permission to be built and His name mentioned in them. So it is not right for anyone to forbid that for which Allaah has given permission.
(1) ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib said concerning the Khawaarij: “They have three rights over us: that we should not initiate fighting with them so long as they do not fight us; that we should not prevent them from entering the mosques of Allaah to mention His name therein; and that we should not deny the booty to them so long as they have fought alongside us.”
(2) Narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah in al-Musannaf (7/562) with a hasan isnaad.
(3) What is prescribed in your case is to treat them kindly in the house of Allaah, and to strive to explain the Sunnah to them by all means. If you can prevent them from establishing their bid’ah, after asking the scholars and making sure that this particular action is indeed bid’ah, then you may prevent them from doing this bid’ah only, but you cannot prevent them from entering the mosque altogether. That is subject to the condition that preventing this bid’ah will not lead to trouble among the Muslims or to an evil that is greater than the bid’ah that you want to prevent.
(4) Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
(5) Based on this, if the person or group combines good with evil in such a way that they cannot be separated, rather they will do it all or abandon it all, then it is not permissible merely to enjoin good or forbid evil, rather you should look and see. If the good is more prevalent, then it should be enjoined, even if that will entail a lesser amount of evil, and you should not forbid an evil if that means that a greater amount of good will be lost.In that case, forbidding evil would be more akin to blocking the path of Allaah and striving to stop people from obeying Him and His Messenger, and to stop people doing good.
(6) But if the evil is more prevalent then it should be forbidden, even if that means that a lesser amount of good will be lost. In that case, enjoining that good which entails a greater amount of evil is in fact enjoining evil and striving to disobey Allaah and His Messenger. If the good and evil are equal, then you should neither enjoin nor forbid, rather in some cases it will be better to enjoin (the good) and in some cases it will be better to forbid (the evil), and in some cases neither enjoining good nor forbidding evil will be appropriate, because the good and evil are so strongly connected.
(7) That has to do with specific issues. But when speaking about specific actions, then good should be enjoined in general and evil should be forbidden in general.
(8) With regard to a single person or group, then its good should be enjoined and its evil should be forbidden; its praiseworthy actions should be commended and its blameworthy actions should be criticized, in such a way that enjoining good will not cause most of the good to be lost or a greater evil to occur, and in such a way that forbidding evil will not cause a greater evil to occur or a greater good to be lost. If the matter is unclear then the believer should wait until the truth is clear to him, so that he will not do an act of obedience without the proper knowledge and intentions.
(9) End quote from Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (28/129-130); al-Istiqaamah (2/217-218).
Praise be to Allaah. (Shaykh Muhammads al-Munajjad.-Islam Q&A
What you mention about feeling some resentment towards some of the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is one of the effects of keeping company with this follower of innovation. It indicates that the salaf were wise in warning against sitting with followers of innovation and their strictness with regard to that.
Abu Qilaabah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Do not sit with those who follow their whims and desires and do not debate with them, for I cannot be sure that they will not tempt you into misguidance or confuse you about the religion as they are confused.
Abu Ishaaq al-Hamadaani said: The one who shows respect to the follower of innovation has helped to destroy Islam.
Two men who were among the followers of whims and desires entered upon Muhammad ibn Sireen and said: O Abu Bakr, let us talk with you. He said: No. They said: Let us recite to you a verse from the Book of Allaah. He said: No; either you get up and leave me or I will get up and leave you. So the two men got up and left.
Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaad said: Do not sit with a follower of innovation, for I fear that the curse may descend upon you.
Muhammad ibn al-Nadr al-Haarithi said: The one who lends his ear to a follower of bid’ah when he knows he is a follower of bid’ah will be cast out from divine protection and entrusted to his own care.
‘Abd al-Razzaaq al-San’aani said: Ibraaheem ibn Abi Yahya said to me: I see that the Mu’talizah frequent you a great deal. I said: Yes, and they say that you are one of them. He said: Why don’t you come with me to this store with me so we may speak together. I said: No. He said: Why not? I said: Because the heart is weak.
See these reports in al-Sharee’ah by al-Aajirri and Usool I’tiqaad Ahl al-Sunnah by al-Laalkaa’i.
Al-Aajirri (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his book al-Sharee’ah: Chapter on shunning the followers of innovation and whims and desires: everyone who adheres to what we have outlined in this book of ours, which is Kitaab al-Sharee’ah, must shun all of those who follow whims and desires, whether they are Khaarijis, Qadaris, Murji’is or Jahamis, all those who claim to belong to the Mu’tazilah, all of the Raafidis, all of the Naasibis, and all of those whom the Muslim scholars have determined and proven to be followers of innovation and misguidance. He should not speak to them, greet them with salaam, sit with them, pray behind them, marry from them or give a female relative of his to them in marriage, enter into partnerships with them, deal with them, or debate with them. Rather he should ignore them. If you meet them in the street, take another route if you can. If he says: Why shouldn’t I debate with them or respond to what they say? The answer is If you debate with them or listen to what they say, you cannot be certain that they will not affect you or deceive you with their falsehood, which the shaytaan makes attractive, then you will be doomed. Unless you are compelled to debate with him or establish proof against him in the presence of the ruler etc. But apart from that, do not do it. What I have mentioned to you is based on the views of earlier Muslim scholars, and is in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). End quote.
Al-Dhahabi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Most of the imams of the salaf warned against (mixing or dealing with these people), and they thought that hearts were weak and susceptible to doubts. End quote from Siyar A’laam al-Nubala’ (7/261).
What has happened to you is because of your negligence and carelessness in sitting with this follower of innovation, until your heart was poisoned against the best of creation after the Prophets. They are the people whom Allaah chose to accompany His Prophet and support His religion, and when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) died he was pleased with them, so no one would cast aspersions upon them except one who is doomed and deprived of mercy.
Islam Q&A-Shaykh Munajjad.
7. When is it prescribed to boycott innovators (followers of bid’ah)? When is it prescribed to hate for the sake of Allaah? Is it prescribed to boycott them in this day and age?
Praise be to Allaah.
The believer should analyze the situation in the light of faith and sharee’ah, and ignore his whims and desires. If his shunning and keeping away from the innovator will not result in a greater evil, then it is prescribed, and at the very least it is Sunnah. Similarly, shunning those who openly commit sin is at the very least Sunnah. But if not shunning them will be more effective because one thinks that calling these innovators, guiding them to the Sunnah and teaching them what Allaah has enjoined upon them will be more effective in guiding them, then he should not hasten to shun them, but he should hate them for the sake of Allaah just as he hates the kaafirs and sinners. But his hatred for the kuffaar should be greater, whilst also calling them to Allaah and striving to guide them, acting in accordance with all the shar’i evidence. So he should hate the innovator in accordance with the degree of his innovation, so long as it does not imply kufr, and he should hate the sinner in accordance with the degree of his sin, but he should also love him for the sake of Allaah in accordance with the degree of his Islam and faith. From this we know that shunning depends on the situation.
Conclusion: the most correct approach is to look at the shar’i interests involved, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) shunned some people and not others, depending on the objectives of Islam. He shunned Ka’b ibn Maalik and his two companions (may Allaah be pleased with them) when they stayed behind from the campaign of Tabook with no excuse. He shunned them for fifty days, until they repented and Allaah accepted their repentance. But he did not shun ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ubayy ibn Salool and a group of those who were accused of hypocrisy, for shar’i reasons.
The believer looks at what is in the best interests (of Islam). This does not contradict the idea of hating the kaafirs, innovators and sinners for the sake of Allaah and loving the Muslims for the sake of Allaah. Attention must be paid to what is in the general interest; if shunning is better then they should be shunned, but if the objectives of Islam dictate that ongoing da’wah efforts should be made rather than shunning, then that is what should be done, following the teaching of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). And Allaah is the Source of strength.
8. Tabligue Jama’at ( Extracted from “Fatwa on the Tablighi Jama’at – Dar al- IFTA- Granada.)
SOME OF THEIR MAKRUH PRACTICES:
(1) EATING AND SLEEPING IN MOSQUES : Uninvited, they take over the local mosques for days at a time, sleeping and eating in them and imposing their own programme in complete disregard of the actual needs and on-going organisation of the community concerned.
(2) RECRUITMENT DRIVES:They also cause great offence to Muslims in the way that they disrupt the worship in the mosques they visit by their announcements immediately after the Fard prayers and their offensive recruitment drives. As a result of which is to keep away from the mosque many people who would normally be present. They encourage and force poorer ignorant Muslims to leave their family and places of work for 3, 10, 20, 40, etc. days and go out for Ghast, while they themselves, belonging to the upper strata in society have accumulate enough wealth to live comfortable lives. We often hear their women-folk, of course, after being brainwashed by their husbands, as saying "Allah will give us Jannat for allowing our husbands to go in the path of Allah."
(3) THEY REGARD ALL OTHERS AS INFERIOR MUSLIMS:They always treat those not in the Jamaat as inferior beings in need of guidance. They often repeat the same speeches regardless of the people that they are speaking to. Much of their activity is based on having a bad opinion of Muslims, something in fact forbidden by Allah and completely contrary to the Messenger (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), who, as we know, refused to listen to anything that would give him a bad opinion of any of the Muslims. In "Teachings of Islam" they condemn all Muslims as only being involved in vice and sinning. Besides, 99.9% of their devotees in South Africa belong to the Gujerati community and look down upon other ethnic groups!
(4) IGNORING THE MESSAGE OF ISLAM TO BE GIVEN TO THE KUFAAR: They address their message solely to Muslims, the vast majority of whom are as knowledgeable or more knowledgeable than they themselves are, ignoring the Kaafir populations among whom they move, who actually are the people to whom the message should be directed. Allah's words are frequently, and sometimes specifically, directed towards the Kufaar and the efforts of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) and the Companions (radiya'allahu 'anhum ajma'een) were devoted to conveying Islam to them (kuffar). Even when they visit the African townships, their only aim is to "convert" the poorer African Muslims (who have already reverted to Islam) to their brand of Islam. In fact, they do not even pass the message of Islam to the non-Muslims in the townships.
(5) LARGE NUMBERS THAT ATTEND THE IJTIMA: If the leaders of the Tableeghi Jamaat are sincere, let them hold their next annual gathering on the East bank of Jordan and let them cross the river and march to Al-Quds and liberate it from Jewish/Zionist occupation. Let them hold their Ijtima near the Babri Masjid in India and counter-attack the might of Hindu extremist and capture the mosque. Lem them hold their Ijtima near the Shia' centre in Ottawa and take over the centre in defence of true Sunni beliefs. They would not! The Jamaat is only interested in increasing its number and wasting the energy of thousand and thousand of Muslims.
When the Tableeghi Jamaat is asked about their complete indifference to the dominance of the Kufaar, they say "We are not yet strong enough to do anything yet." Yet, they boast of the large numbers that attend their Ijtima's. The Quran says that if you are a hundred, steadfast, you will overcome two hundred and if there are a thousand of you, you will overcome two thousand by Allah's permission (Surah al-Anfal: 65-6). The Tableeghi Jamaat's lack of strength cannot be considered as a valid excuse.
And speaking about the mass Nikahs that take place at the Ijtimas, which is by the way, a meeting place of the rich upper class, the grooms are immediately shoved off to sleep in some mosque for 40 days. And after 40 days, these "spiritually enlightened" individuals qualify as Molvis!
THE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS:
The Jamaat claims that it is a Sunnah of the Prophets and the Sahaba and, on the other hands, it says that Molvi Ilyas is the founder of this movement. The questions we ask, are:-
- If, in reality, this is a Sunnah of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) as claimed, then it must be proven by authentic Islamic books that the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) and his Sahaba also used to form Jamaats and do Ghast and Tableegh of Kalimah and Namaaz amongst Muslims.
- Why was this Sunnah ignored for 1 419 years? Do we classify all the past spiritual luminaries as anti-Sunnah?
- If this is a Sunnah practice, then surely Molvi Ilyas cannot be its founder. But, if he is the founder, then obviously this type of Tableegh did not exist before him. It is a Bid'ah!
It is the religious duty of the members of Tableeghi Jamaat to clarify the position with their Tableegh work and deceiving the Muslim community. The answers are obvious. This is a new movement founded by a Molvi Ilyas and definitely not a Sunnah.
THE AQEEDA OF THE TABLEEGHI JAMAAT
To have good and strong Imaan, one must have the proper Aqeeda. It is for this reason that we quote a few un-Islamic beliefs of the leaders of the Tableeghi Jamaat together with the proper Islamic answers. The present Molvis and devotees of the T. Jamaat refuse to condemn the persons who wrote such bad beliefs and to even disassociate themesleves from such false beliefs. The un-Islamic beliefs which we have quoted below are quotations from those individuals who possess such beliefs and by writing them in this handbill, we have no intention of Kufr.
FALSE BELIEF 1: "Allah can speak lies". ("Barahine Qaatia" by Khaleel Ambetwi; "Yakrozi" by Ismaeel Dehlwi; "Fatawa Rasheedia" by Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi).
ANSWER: Lies is a defect which is not worthy of the Zaat of Almighty Allah and is totally Muhaal (Impossible) for Almighty Allah. Allah is free from all shortages and defects thus making lies Muhaal for Almighty Allah.
FALSE BELIEF 2: "The Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) had died and is mixed in the sand." ("Taqweeyat-ul Imaan" by Ismaeel Dehlwi).
ANSWER: It has been stated in the Hadith: "Verily, Almighty Allah has made it Haraam upon the earth to eat the bodies of the Ambiya". It has also been stated that Ambiya are alive and are blessed with Sustenance from Almighty Allah.
FALSE BELIEF 3: "Every creation, no matter how big or small, is equivalent to a cobbler before Allah." ("Taqweeyat-ul Imaan" by Ismaeel Dehlwi).
ANSWER: The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is the most beloved Nabi of Almighty Allah. Almighty Allah took Qasm (Oath) even on the city of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). He is the greatest of the creations of Almighty Allah. His every word is accepted in the Court of Allah. He is a perfection in the Attributes of Almighty Allah and Allah has not created any unique being besides Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam).
FALSE BELIEF 4: "To think of an ox and donkey in Salaah is permissible, but to think of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) in Salaah is Shirk (Polytheism)." ("Seerate Mustaqeem" by Ismaeel Dehlwi).
ANSWER: For a Muslim to perform any Ibaadat accepting that it is a noble action of Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is the true sense of Ibaadat. If one reads Namaaz thinking of it as the Sunnah of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), then, without doubt, one will think of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). This belief creates in the mind of the performer the thought of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). Not only is the thought of the Prophet in Namaaz permissible, it is also the demand of Shari'ah that one must remember the Holy Prophet (salall laahu alaihi wasallam) at the time of Tasha'hud. According to the Fuqaha (Jurists) it is Waajib to believe that the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is observing you and that he is aware of your actions.
FALSE BELIEF 5: Any person who says the Nabi to be Haazir and Naazir is a Kaafir. ("Jawaahirul Quraan" by Ghulaamullah Khan).
ANSWER: Until and unless we do not accept Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) as being Haazir and Naazir, the concept of Risaalat will be incomplete. Our Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is Shaahid, Mubashir and Nazeer.
FALSE BELIEF 6: To commemorate the Meelad is like commemorating the function of the Hindu deity. ("Baharine Qaatia" by Khaleel Ambethwi).
ANSWER: Meelad is a means of gaining blessings and closeness to Almighty Allah. It is the practice of all the great predecessors. Many sources of Shari'ah are available to prove it's authencity. In fact, Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) observed fast on Monday as he was born on a Monday.
FALSE BELIEF 7: If Allah wills, then he may create a million Muhammads. ("Taqweeyatul Imaan") A Prophet can even come after Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). ("Tahzeerun Naas")
ANSWER: The doors of Prophethood have been sealed. Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is the Seal of Prophethood. The Prophet also said that no Prophet shall come after him. Any person who claims Nabuwat after the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is a Liar, Dajjal Kazaab and a Shaitaan.
FALSE BELIEF 8: "Rahmatul Lil Alameen" (Mercy unto the Worlds) is not a special title of the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), but the Ummati are also "Rahmatul Lil Alameen". ("Fatawa Rasheedia")
ANSWER: "Rahmatul Lil Alameen" is the unique quality of Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) as stated in the Holy Quran.
Note: To believe all these above mentioned false "Islamic" beliefs makes one a hypocrite, and one is included in the ranks of the Shia, Rafazi, Khaarijite, Qadiani, Ghair-Muqallid (Ahle Hadith), Tabligi, Deobandi, Maudoodi, Ahle Quran (People of Quran), etc. which are totally out of Islam. Any person who falsely claims to be the true Mahdi is misguided and a Faasiq. Any person who says that Allah can lie, that the Prophet's (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) knowledge are like those of animals, that the Prophet Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is not the Final Messenger, that the swearing of the Sahaba does not make one a criminal, that the Prophet's knowledge is less than Shaitaan, etc. IS A KAAFIR (totally out of the folds of Islam). We should not perform Salaah or associate with such persons as their companionship is detrimental to our Imaan.
IN CONCLUSION:
| The members of Tableeghi Jamaat have become extremely unpopular with many communities of Muslims throughout the world and even in South Africa. However, many continue to tolerate them. In fact, what they do, in the manner of Christian evangelists, is to play on the guilt of insecure people and then offer them an emotional environment in which they can redeem themselves and find others in a similar plight who are ready for the same treatment. Such "conversions" are frequently very superficial and sometimes superficially quite dangerous for the individuals concerned. As we have seen, the ludicrous claim is made that the programme of the Tableeghi Jamaat comprises in every respect the way followed by the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) and his Companions (radia'llahu 'anhum ajma'een), in their establishment of Islam. In fact, the opposite is true. From its inception, the programme of the Tableeghi Jamaat was designed, while giving the appearance of Islamic activity, to leave in place the very Kaafir forces whose explicit intention was precisely the prevention of the establishment of Islam in any real way. In the light of all the foregoing: 1. We declare that the Tableeghi Jamaat is, by its own admission, a deviant sect of Islam and that it is being used by the enemies of Islam to help them in their continuing battle to prevent governance by the laws of Allah from being re-established in the world.
2. We therefore call on the leadership of the Tableeghi Jamaat to acknowledge that they are directly responsible for the misguidance of millions of Muslims and to abandon their present programme which only furthers the interest of the enemies of Allah.
3. We therefore call on all members of the Tableeghi Jamaat to reject the subversive role they have been unwittingly persuaded to play and leave this sect which is being used by the enemies of Islam to prevent Allah's Deen being restored and governance by His Laws re-established.
4. We therefore call on all Muslims to disown the Tableeghi Jamaat and to discourage its activities by refusing to give its members permission to sleep in mosques and to use them for their activities. And we call on all Muslims to reject the modernist perspective of Islam that they have been given to and respond to Allah and His Messenger (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) by giving their wealth and lives to see the totality of Islam once again re-established on the earth. . | | |
9.- Divine knowledge, as far as man is concerned, is unlimited. Constant effort is necessary to keep our knowledge square with the march of time… ( See breath of all the toil is lost” Oars alone can ne’er prevail to reach the distant coast : Note: 2404.
Behold Moses said to his attendant "I will not give up until I reach the junction of the two seas or (until) I spend years and years in travel." See note:2404 Yusuf Ali. 18:60. இன்னும் மூஸா தம் பணியாளிடம், “இரு கடல்களும் சேரும் இடத்தை அடையும் வரை நீங்காது நடப்பேன்; அல்லது வருடக் கணக்கில் நான் போய்க்கொண்டிருப்பேன்” என்று கூறியதை நீர் நினைவு படுத்துவீராக.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
Hadith 1.98 Narrated by
Abu Huraira
…..And 'Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz wrote to Abu Bakr bin Hazm, "Look for the knowledge of Hadith and get it written, as I am afraid that religious knowledge will vanish and the religious learned men will pass away (die). Do not accept anything save the Hadiths of the Prophet. Circulate knowledge and teach the ignorant, for knowledge does not vanish except when it is kept secretly (to oneself)."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
Hadith 4.803 Narrated by
Hudhaifa bin Al Yaman
"There will be some people who will lead (people) according to principles other than my tradition. n- A___
Sunan of Abu-Dawood
Hadith 4251 Narrated by
AbuHurayrah
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: There will be civil strife (fitnah) which will render people deaf, dumb and blind regarding what is right. Those who contemplate it will be drawn by it, and giving rein to the tongue during it will be like smiting with the sword.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood
Hadith 4329 Narrated by
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As
When we were around the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him), he mentioned the period of commotion (fitnah) saying: When you see the people that their covenants have been impaired, (the fulfilling of) the guarantees becomes rare, and they become thus (interwining his fingers). I then got up and said: What should I do at that time, may Allah make me ransom for you? He replied: Keep to your house, control your tongue, accept what you approve, abandon what you disapprove, attend to your own affairs, and leave alone the affairs of the generalit
10..Mawlid al-Nabi (the Prophet’s birthday)
Why some people accept and some unaccept the celebration of the prophet ( What is your opinion?
Praise be to Allaah.,
There is nothing in the Qur’aan to say that we should celebrate the Mawlid or birthday of the Prophet (Sal).
The Prophet himself (Sal) did not do this or command anyone to do it, either during his lifetime or after his death.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
Hadith 9.229 Narrated by
Abi Waih
Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman said, "The hypocrites of today are worse than those of the lifetime of the Prophet, because in those days they used to do evil deeds secretly but today they do such deeds openly."
11. Calamity-
64:11 مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۗ وَمَن يُؤْمِن بِاللَّهِ يَهْدِ قَلْبَهُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
64:11-No kind of calamity can occur except by the leave of Allah: and if anyone believes in Allah (Allah) guides his heart (aright): for Allah knows all things. 5492
5492 - What we consider calamities may be blessings in disguise. Pain in the body is often a signal of something wrong, which we can cure by remedial measures. So in the moral and spiritual world, we should in all circumstances hold firmly to the faith that nothing happens without Allah's knowledge and leave; and therefore there must be some justice and wisdom according to His great universal Plan.
Our duty is to find out our own shortcomings and remedy them.
If we try to do so in all sincerity of heart, Allah will give us guidance. (64.11)
64:11. நிகழும் நிகழ்ச்சியெல்லாம் அல்லாஹ்வின் அனுமதி கொண்டேயல்லாமல் (வேறு) இல்லை; மேலும், எவர் அல்லாஹ்வின் மீது ஈமான் கொள்கிறாரோ, அவருடைய இருதயத்தை அவன் நேர்வழியில் செலுத்துகிறான் - அல்லாஹ் ஒவ்வொரு பொருளையும் நன்கறிந்தவன்.
12. Sects- among Muslims
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith
Hadith 171 Narrated by
Abdullah ibn Amr
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: There will befall my Ummah exactly (all those) evils which befell the people of Isra'il, so much so that if there was one amongst them who openly committed fornication with his mother there will be among my Ummah one who will do that, and if the people of Isra'il were fragmented into seventy-two sects my Ummah will be fragmented into seventy-three sects. All of them will be in Hell Fire except one sect. They (the Companions) said: Allah's Messenger, which is that? Whereupon he said: It is one to which I and my companions belong.
13. A Time will come-
A time will come upon men when their fuqaha are few but their Qur'an reciters are many, when the letters of the Qur'an are guarded carefully but its limits are lost, when many ask but few give, when they make the khutba long but the prayer short, and put their desires before their actions."
WHAT ARE THEY DISTORTING
1. Recital of Salawat before Azan in Mosques contrary to Hadhis
2. Jummah Prayers- not confirming to authentic Hadhis, viz: praying Salatul Jummah after the 1st Azan, Long Khutbas (instead of short) and wasting time – misleading the congregation on irrelevant subjects; making Prayers short – (instead of long) and devoting more time in collecting donations in tills and buckets as in begging for the mosques, etc.,
3. Janaza – burial delays due to various recitals – halara, dikr, Quran recitals, etc.,
4. Paying to Homage to Saints –m as partners, patrols, protectors, intercessors, helpers, equals, with Allah.
5. Birthday celebrations of the Prophet (Sal) and recitals of Mowloods and Kaththams,
6. Hijab or Niqab or devoid of them,
7. Haram and Halal – ignored in many respects’
8. Sunnah or Farlu (Obligatory) not adhered to;
9. Iddah for 4 months and 10 days or 40 days!
10. Treat innovations as permissible,
11. Hadith – authentic or weak, not concerned
12. Community – a bunch of spendthrifts in weddings etc., for prestige, not fearing Allah,
13. They join in worship others with Allah – false worship – even though this is indeed the highest wrongdoing etc.
14. Birthday celebrations of Muslim leaders and prominent people invoking blessings from Muslims and non-Muslims and their deities in their Temples!
15. They are forming various sects – all the 73 sects said in the Hadhis are there.!
16. To Bestow Honour – they are covering with Silk/Silver/Woolen and Gold BROCADES, contrary to Hadhis,
17. Crazy for palatial buildings and luxury limousines. Ignore good neighbourliness and giving Salam to one another,
18. Arrogance and superiority complex in their dealings with men, etc.m
14. Misconceptions –Errors
Divine knowledge, as far as man is concerned, is unlimited. Constant effort is necessary to keep our knowledge square with the march of time.( Note:2404 )
6:69 - On their account no responsibility falls on the righteous but (their duty) is to remind them –
6:69 وَمَا عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ مِنْ حِسَابِهِم مِّن شَيْءٍ وَلَٰكِن ذِكْرَىٰ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ
6:69. (வீண் விவாதத்தில் ஈடுபட்டுக் கொண்டிருக்கும்) அவர்களுடைய (செய்கைகளின்) கணக்கில் பயபக்தியுடையவர்களுக்கு யாதொரு பொறுப்பும் இல்லை; எனினும் அவர்கள் பயபக்தியுடையவர்களாகும் பொருட்டு, அவர்களுக்கு நல்லுபதேசம் செய்வது பொறுப்பாகும்.
A FEW OF THEM ARE:-
1. That You should send salawat on Rasoolulla, but you should not do this while starting the Azan
2. That after Azan, individual salawat should be sent on the P:rophet (Sal)-not jointly,
3. That for Jummah prayers, a bath is obligatory, apply scent (at home)and enter the mosque early.,
4. That you should pray 2 rakats of Thahiyyathul Masjid as you enter the mosque before sitting down,
5. That there is no prayer known as 2 rakats prior sunnah of Jummah,
6. That Prophet (Sal) always prayed 2 rakats of sunnah after Jummah in his house & not in the mosque,
7. That he ordered 4 rakats to be prayed after Jummah for those praying in the mosque,
8. That you should never jump over the shoulders of those who are seated for prayers,
9. That those coming early should occupy the front ranks, and late comers in the rear ranks,
10. That the children should be kept orderly in the ranks behind,
11. That you should not ask Duwa with hands raised (only)during Jummah as Blessings are guaranteed,
12. That Friday Prayer is a place to meet Muslim brothers for Unity & Brotherhood,
13. That the Khutba should be short and the prayer long,
14. That you should give salams to known or unknown Muslims when you meet them anywhere,
15. That you should not beg in the mosques, for money etc.
16. That you should recite Surah Yaseen when somebody is on death bed,
17. That you should not recite Quran or any other recitals for the Janaza and cause any delay of burial,
18. That the relations should feed the deceased householders for one day and one night,
19. That you should throw into the grave 3 handfuls of earth from the head side after burial,
20. That you should not set fire to incense and plant on the grave nor strew any flowers over it,
21. That you should not prompt the deceased (Talkeen) but lecture on these matters to the public,
22. That there is no Kaththam of any sort, but give charity on his bahalf or perform Haj etc., for him,
23. That the widow must perform Iddah for 4 months and 10 days if the husband dies,
24. That you should never have SAINTS as partners, protectors, helpers,intercessors or equals with Allah,
25. That there is no Birthday celebrations for anyone, not even for Prophet (Sal),
26. That you should never form Sects among Muslims,
27. That men should never cover themselves with Gold, Silver, or Silk Brocades,
28. That you should strictly follow the 5 principles of Islam,
29. That fasting on the Arafat day, and fasting two days of Muharram, &6 days of Shawwal is excellent,
30. That the Prophet (Sal) fasted on Mondays and Thursdays of every month,
31. That those with health and wealth may perform Hajj every 5 years,
32. That all males must grow the Beard and shorten the moustache, shaving is haram/makruh.
33. That all women must wear Hijab and cover their heads, leaving the face and below wrist open,
34. That it is meritorious to pray daily Thahajjut and Witr before Fajr ,
35. That they should recite the Quran daily & try to understand by referring to the translations,
36. That reading Surah Kahf on Friday nights is very meritorious
37. That Ramadhan fasting begins when the moon is seen with the eyes and not on calculations,
38. That an Imam without a beard should be discouraged from leading any prayers,
39. That the essence of Islam is to avoid all extravagances on either side.
40. That every individual among the sons of Aadam has a jinn who has been appointed to be his constant companion (qareen). We know that he is with us so we should beware of him as much as possible.”
41. The Shaytaan who is the disbelieving jinn could take control of a person when he is about to depart this world, and misguide him or stop him from repenting…” The way to save oneself from this is to remember Allaah and speak His Name at the beginning of all things, & recite Surahs 2:(255), 113 & 114..
42. That Iblees is one of the jinn and not one of the angels. “… Verily he [Shaytaan] and his qabeeluhu [his soldiers from the jinn or his tribe] see you from where you cannot see them…” [al-A’raaf 7:27] Because the jinn can see us while we cannot see them.
43. The jinn live on this earth where we do. They are mostly to be found in ruins and unclean places like bathrooms, dunghills, garbage dumps and graveyards. The jinn were created from fire.
44. That if a Mushrikoon dies, (e.g.-those who worship graves etc.,) it is not permissible to walk in their funeral procession, or to pray over him, or to make du’aa’ and seek forgiveness for him, or to perform Hajj on his behalf or give charity on his behalf .( 9:113].
45. That in festivals of the kuffaar - It is not permissible under any circumstances to take the
strength of the kuffaar and the weakness of the Muslims as an excuse for imitating and
resembling them, as some hypocrites and defeatist Muslims claim.
