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The cure for haughtiness and the way to be modest

Published on September 30, 2011 By

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How to cure haughtiness and be modest

Q: There are many legal texts from the Qur'an and the Sunnah recommending modest acceptance of Truth and kindness to people. Such texts praise those who are modest and mention their instant reward. On the other hand, there are also many legal texts forbidding arrogance and haughtiness and displaying the punishment for such people. Thus, how can a person cure himself of haughtiness and be modest?

A: There is no doubt that it is obligatory upon every Muslim to beware of haughtiness and seek modesty. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever humbles himself to Allah, He elevates him a rank." The arrogant person is liable to be destroyed by Allah (Exalted be He). We implore Allah to grant us safety. Once someone said to the Prophet (peace be upon him): “I like to wear beautiful clothes and shoes. Is this out of arrogance?” The Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Allah is Beautiful, He loves beauty. Arrogance means ridiculing and rejecting the Truth and despising people. i.e. ridiculing and rejecting the truth when it opposes one's desires and despising people, because an arrogant person considers other people less than him and that he is much more important than them. This can be due to a person's eloquence, wealth, position, or other reasons. Such a person could turn out to be poor. In an authentic Hadith, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “There are three persons whom Allah shall neither speak to on the Day of Resurrection, nor purify, nor look at, and they shall have a painful torment: an old adulterer, a lying king, and an arrogant destitute person.”

It is most detestable that a pauper should be arrogant and haughty, because one may be enticed to be arrogant due to wealth and fortune. Thus, if a pauper is characterized by arrogance this reflects an innate trait and nature.

Modesty is leniency, good manners, and treating people well. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The dearest and the closest of you to me on the Day of Resurrection will be those who are the best in behavior. Virtue is a kind disposition.

Thus, let us remember the Majesty of Allah and that it is He Who gives wealth, position, authority, beauty and so on. Let us remember that part of being grateful for this is to be modest and not arrogant. Let us not be haughty because of our wealth, office, origin, beauty, power, or other things. Rather, let us remember that these are bounties conferred upon us by Allah (Exalted be He) and that part of being grateful for such bounties is to be modest, humble, and not to be arrogant or treat others haughtily. This is because arrogance leads to oppression, lying, and unfairness in word and action. It leads a person to consider himself superior to his brother due to either wealth, beauty, position, origin, or other things you could imagine. Therefore, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Pride is disdaining what is true and despising people. Rejecting the truth when it opposes one's desires is arrogance, whereas despising people means to belittle them and deem them inferior and unworthy of just treatment, greeting, and so on.

If a person can remember his weakness and that he is created from weak sperm that was created from semen of despised water; that he needs to enter the bathroom to empty his body of urine or excrement; that he needs to eat to be able to live, and that if he continues to disobey Allah (Exalted be He), his end will be in Hellfire. If he can recognize his weakness and poverty he will not be arrogant.

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The ruling on Isbal without the intention of pride and wearing silk for men

Published on September 30, 2011 By

Q 1: What is the ruling on Isbal (lengthening and trailing clothing below the ankles) without the intention of pride? Is it permissible for men to wear silk clothes in certain situations?

A: It is impermissible for men to lengthen and trail their clothes below the ankles, even if it is not out of pride, as the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade this and said in a Sahih (authentic) Hadith, Three persons whom Allah shall neither speak to on the Day of Resurrection, nor look at, nor purify, and they shall have a painful torment: he who lengthens and trails his Izar (garment worn below the waist) below the ankles, he who reminds (the people) of what he gives, and he who sells his merchandise by false swearing. Related by Muslim. The Prophet (peace be upon him) also said, On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will not look at a person who drags his garment (behind him) out of pride.

Those two Hadiths indicate that it is impermissible for men to perform Isbal. It is even more sinful if done out of pride. Isbal should be only for women, as their feet are `Awrah (private parts of the body that must be covered in public).

Men should be aware of Isbal in general, and they should wear clothes that do not exceed their ankles, according to the previously mentioned proofs and the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), The part of an Izar that hangs below the ankles is in Hellfire. Related by Al-Bukhari in his Sahih Book of Hadith. All this is about men. As for women, there is nothing wrong in Isbal as previously mentioned.

It is also impermissible for men to wear silk clothes; it is only permissible for women, according to the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Gold and silk are permitted for the women of my Ummah (nation) and prohibited for men. However, if silk is worn as a treatment, such as in cases of itching or so, there is no harm in wearing it by men. The Prophet (peace be upon him) gave permission for Al-Zubayr and Talhah to wear silk clothes, as they had itching.

This was out of treatment. It is also permissible for men to wear clothes embroidered with silk of about two, three or four fingers length, as this was authentically established in the Sunnah.

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INTERESTING POINT RELATED TO AQEEDA [E=mc^2]

Cern mulls 'crazy' physics find

Published on September 29, 2011 By

Brother Mohammad Ali wrote:

I had read a very interesting thing in my aqeeda course. I would like to share with all. According to Dr Bilal Philips, he believes that Einstein's theory of relativity (E=mc2), which states that Energy is equal to mass times the square of speed of light, and this theory is taught in all schools, is in fact an expression of shirk in Tawheed al-Asma was-Sifat (names and attributes of Allah).

The theory states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it merely transforms into matter and vice versa. However, both matter and energy are created entitites and they both will be destroyed, as Allah clearly states:

"Allah is the creator of all things.." (39:62)

"Everything in [the world] will perish." (55:26)

The theory also implies that mass and energy are eternal having no beginning or end since they are supposed to be uncreated and transform into each other. However, this attribute belongs only to Allah who alone is without beginning or end.

Comment on Post:

Brother Zeeshan Saleem commented:

I have been following the news associated with CERN & Large Hadron Collider as a lot of controversies are expected to come out of it very soon. Recently I have learnt that scientist at CERN lab has found a sub-atomic partical called 'Neutrinos' which they believe has exceeded the limit of speed of light. Now E=MC2 is a part of Einstein's Special theory of relativity which is based on speed of light, in fact the whole modern physics is based on and if that experiment is true, which I am sure will be, the whole E=MC2, special theory of relativity and more precisely the physics we know as of today will cease to exist. And hence once again Quran will prove to be right Inshallah.

The link if any one interest to read the whole article:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15017484

Brother Nosherwan Huma commented:

For more details and Post check: "islamic Brothers"

WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR?

employment

Published on September 29, 2011 By

By Brother Mohammad Ali

Asalam o alaikum wr wb. I have been thinking of writing this since many days. Its something very important and every person especially the one who is doing something for Allah's religion should ponder over this. There is so much information available on internet about Islam. Many people read it and come to Islam Alhamdulila. So many people are working for Islam. Those who revert to Islam get this feeling that they should also do something because everyone is doing. So i just want to convey this reminder, first of all to me, and then to all those who are working for benefit of Allah's deen in any way.

There are 2 kinds of people. One who change through some organization/jamat/individual/personality, and other who change through personal research. Both kinds get this desire to do something for Allah's deen. I came to Islam through personal research. I read the Holy Quran translation and then i started to listen to scholars. So i too had made it a mission that i will work for Islam insha Allah. So i started doing whatever i can with Allah's grace. I know my story is of no concern to u so i will come to the point soon :P Alhamdulilah my intention was to gain Allah's pleasure only. What i wanted to tell is that, main thing is your intention. Sometimes i would see some organization or videos of some organization or listen to some scholar and think "Oh i am doing nothing!" and a strange feeling of guilt would take me and i would stand up and start doing anything in josh. Just some weeks ago i thought of doing something. But then i wondered "Wait a minute. For whom am i doing all this?" Has not working for Islam become a stereotype business these days rather than a purpose for which we were actually created? Do we do work for Islam for Allah's sake or just to be included in the list of those who are doing work for Islam and to compete with them and to stand among them? Are we doing work to please Allah or just to over come the guilt that we are doing nothing and so and so is doing a loot? By Allah these questions hit me a lot and made me think a lot and forced me to re visit my mind and check the intention. And trust me when i re visited, somewhere around i found there was problem. Yes its a brave confession to make. But its a confession i am making so that my brothers & sisters can revisit too and find out who they working for? I just want to share a GREAT hadith with everyone:

"The first of men (whose case) will be decided on the Day of Judgment will be a man who died as a martyr. He shall be brought (before the Judgment Seat). Allah will make him recount His blessings (i. e. the blessings which He had bestowed upon him) and he will recount them (and admit having enjoyed them in his life). (Then) will Allah say: What did you do (to requite these blessings)? He will say: I fought for Thee until I died as a martyr. Allah will say: You have told a lie. You fought that you might be called a" brave warrior". And you were called so. (Then) orders will be passed against him and he will be dragged with his face downward and cast into Hell. Then will be brought forward a man who acquired knowledge and imparted it (to others) and recited the Qur'an. He will be brought And Allah will make him recount His blessings and he will recount them (and admit having enjoyed them in his lifetime). Then will Allah ask: What did you do (to requite these blessings)? He will say: I acquired knowledge and disseminated it and recited the Qur'an seeking Thy pleasure. Allah will say: You have told a lie. You acquired knowledge so that you might be called" a scholar," and you recited the Qur'an so that it might be said:" He is a Qari" and such has been said. Then orders will be passed against him and he shall be dragged with his face downward and cast into the Fire. Then will be brought a man whom Allah had made abundantly rich and had granted every kind of wealth. He will be brought and Allah will make him recount His blessings and he will recount them and (admit having enjoyed them in his lifetime). Allah will (then) ask: What have you done (to requite these blessings)? He will say: I spent money in every cause in which Thou wished that it should be spent. Allah will say: You are lying. You did (so) that it might be said about (You):" He is a generous fellow" and so it was said. Then will Allah pass orders and he will be dragged with his face downward and thrown into Hell."
(Sahih Muslim Book 20 : Hadith 4688)

REMINDER ABOUT PARENTS

mohammad ali

Published on September 28, 2011 By

By Brother Mohammad Ali

Asalam o alaikum wr wb. I want to share with all of you a very unpleasant incident that happened with me yesterday. Alhamdulilah Allah Almighty taught me a lesson so soon and sent me a great reminder that has shook me up. So i want to share with everyone, whose parents are alive, whether mother or father.

Yesterday i took my mother and sister for shopping. They went inside a shop and took so much time. I kept waiting in scorching heat and then all of a sudden i dont know what happened, all that heat rose up my mind :p I went inside the shop and asked my mother and sister why they taking so much time. Then i misbehaved and talked in a loud voice with my mother and sister and said that i have not eaten anything and u people came to buy a little thing but taking so much time, if you do not come in 5 minutes then i will go home. At that time i saw a sign of disappointment at her face like she's very hurt. And that look really pierced through my heart. I just thought what have i done. I read "Auzibillah" and then picked up the things they have bought and then went back to car.

This same day, at evening, my mother and sister went to do more shopping with the driver. At 7pm i received a sms from my sister that mother has an accident. She was crossing the road and a bike hit her and she fell meters away and now she is in hospital. Had she fallen on her head, who knows what had happened. But praise be to Allah she fell on knees and nothing serious happened. Just some minor injury to the knee and she got an injection of painkiller and tetnus.
ALLAH HU AKBAR!! That moment i realized, just some hours ago i misbehaved and talked in a loud voice and didn't even apologize and then what would have happened if that was the last day i saw her. That thought didn't allow me to sleep properly the whole night and i had this utmost feeling of guilt and i went into extreme anxiety. Verily this was a great reminder from Allah Almighty to a worthless fool like me. Allah Almighty said:
"And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not "Uf" to them, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour." (17:23)

"May he be humiliated; May he be disgraced; May he be brought low."
"Who? (O Messenger of Allah)" The Companions radhiyallahu anhum enquired.
"The unfortunate person whose parents or any one of them attain old age in his lifetime and he does not earn Paradise (by being kind-hearted and dutiful to them)."
(Sahih Muslim)

Reward for memorizing Qur’aan

Published on September 27, 2011 By

Asalamu Alaikum wr wb Brothers n Sisters
Praise be to Allaah.

Whoever memorizes Qur’aan and acts upon it, Allaah will reward him and honour him greatly for that, so that he will rise in status in Paradise to a level commensurate with what he memorized of the Book of Allaah.

Al-Tirmidhi (2914) and Abu Dawood (1464) narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “It will be said to the companion of the Qur’aan: Recite and rise in status, recite as you used to recite in the world, for your status will be at the last verse that you recite.” This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 5/218, no. 2240, after which he said:

Note that what is meant by the “companion of the Qur’aan” is the one who memorizes it by heart, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “The one who knows more Qur’aan should lead the people in prayer,” meaning the one who has memorized the most. The differentiation in status in Paradise will depend on how much was memorized in this world, not how much one will recite on that day as some people imagine. This clearly points to the virtue of the hafiz who has memorized the Qur’aan, but that is subject to the condition that he memorizes it for the sake of Allaah, not for worldly purposes or financial gain. Otherwise the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Most of the hypocrites of my ummah are among those who have memorized Qur’aan.”

Concerning the virtue of the hafiz who memorizes the Qur’aan, al-Bukhaari (4937) narrated from ‘Aa’ishah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The likeness of the one who reads Qur’aan and memorizes it is that he is with the righteous honourable scribes. The likeness of the one who reads it and tries hard to memorize it even though it is difficult for him, he will have two rewards.”

For the hafiz who has memorized the Qur’aan, praying qiyaam al-layl is easy. And the Qur’aan will intercede for him on the Day of Resurrection, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Fasting and the Qur’aan will intercede for a person on the Day of Resurrection. Fasting will say, ‘O Lord, I deprived him of food and desires during the day, so let me intercede for him.’ The Qur’aan will say, ‘O Lord I deprived him of his sleep at night, so let me intercede for him.’ Then they will both intercede for him.” Narrated by Ahmad, al-Tabaraani and al-Haakim; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 3882

And Allaah knows best.

It should be noted here that there is a weak (da’eef) hadeeth that is quoted concerning the virtue of memorizing Qur’aan. This hadeeth says, “The bearer of the Qur’aan, if he regards what it permits as halaal and what it forbids as haraam, he will intercede for ten of his family members on the Day of Resurrection, all of whom deserved to enter Hell.” This was narrated by al-Bayhaqi in Shu’ab al-Eemaan (The Branches of Faith) from Jaabir; it was classed as da’eef by al-Albaani in Da’eef al-Jaami’.

Some important points to be kept in mind by every preacher

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Published on September 26, 2011 By

Some important points to be kept in mind by every preacher:

1 He should do dawah to please Allah swt

2 He should not seek worldly benefits for his efforts.

3 He should be consistent in his dawah

4 He should not mock the people he is addressing

5 He should do dawah with wisdom

6 He should know the psychology of the people

7 He should tolerate the criticism and false allegations of the people

8 He should not give up dawah due to opposition of the people

9 He should act on the messages he is delivering.

WHO IS STRONG AMONG US?

anger

Published on September 26, 2011 By

By Arif Mohammed.

The next time you are tempted to say something hurtful to someone just because you’re angry, you might want to stop and remember this story. First let me tell you this hadeeth. Once a man asked the Prophet (pbuh) to give him advice, for which Prophet (pbuh) replied. Don’t get angry. The man asked again twice for which the reply that he received from the prophet(pbuh) was “Don’t get angry”. Similar to the hadith where Prophet(pbuh) said that maximum love and affection is to mother. So one can clearly understand how important is to control our anger.

Now, the story There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.”The little boy then understood how powerful his words were. He looked up at his father and said “I hope you can forgive me father for the holes I put in you.”“Of course I can,” said the father.

Anger is an emotional state that varies in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage,” according to Charles Spielberger, PhD, a psychologist who specializes in the study of anger. It is accompanied by physiological and biological changes; when you get angry, your heart rate and blood pressure go up, as do the levels of your energy hormones: adrenaline and noradrenaline. At the conscious level, there are commonly to be found ideas such as, "She shouldn't have said that to me," or "Who does he think he is ?" or "I can't take anymore of this. Anger can potentially “hijack” the rational thinking part of our brain. This is often the case when a person states, “I just coudnt control myself!”

Many of us are unable to control ourselves and end up arguing with others, often the ones that we love – our parents, our brothers, our sisters, husband or wives. As humans beings, we have our emotions. We react in either positive or negative emotions. Sometimes we may lose our logic and we cannot control our emotions. So what we supposed to do. Prophet(pbuh) ordered us to say:

I seek refuge in God from the accursed evil (a`ûdhû billâhi min ash-shaytân ir rajîm).

In another narration Prophet (pbuh) said the following: Anger is a burning coal. Don't you see your eyebrows wide and eyes reddish? So when one of you feels angry, let him sit down if standing, and lie down if sitting.

The Prophet (pbuh) said : "When one of you gets angry, let him make ablution with water as anger arises out of fire."

Also "Anger comes from the devil and the devil is made of fire."

These are the three Anger Management tips from the Sunnah of Prophet(pbuh) which should be used by us.

Allah says in surah Ashuraa, which is Surah 42 of the Quran, in the 36th and 37th verse: So whatever thing you have been given – it is but [for] enjoyment of the worldly life. But what is with Allah is better and more lasting for those who have believed and upon their Lord rely. And those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, and when they are angry, they forgive.

When you analyse how Allah explains us the importance of not getting angry, you will be more submissive to Him Alone. Firstly, He says that this worldly things are for this life only and think why do we get angry. Is it for the worldly things or some thing else. Definitely it is mostly because of the worldly things. So Allah says what He has for you in the Akhiraah which is firstly better and more lasting. So as a believer in Allah we must place our trust in Him. Further He says.. to avoid the major sins and immoralities and he says to forgive when you are ANGRY. He did not say STAY CALM WHEN YOU ARE ANGRY. He says: FORGIVE. So, remember this when you are about to burst out your rage on your mother, brother, sister or your spouse. As this act of forgiveness that you would do for the sake of Allah. Allah is ready to offer you in the above verse which you would lose.

I would like to end by saying a hadith where Prophet(pbuh) said: He is not strong who throws people down, but he is strong among us who controls himself when he is angry." [Bukhari and Muslim]. So who is strong amonst us………

Please leave your comments here or and inbox me @ dawah_thebestcall@yahoo.in

Jazak Allahu Khairan for reading.

Islam. I live for it

Published on September 25, 2011 By

Islam. I live for it

Food, Meals

Bukhari :: Book 7 :: Volume 65 :: Hadith 286

Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari:
The Prophet said, "Give food to the hungry, pay a visit to the sick and release (set free) the one in captivity (by paying his ransom)."

Look! there goes a Molvi

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Published on September 22, 2011 By

by Abu Jammaz also publish on Islamic Brother Forum

Sometimes we say things and pay no heed to how it effects our Faith. In our daily lives, many things are done JUST FOR FUN, or at least thats what we think, but does Allah bear it? well I think FUN is the word Allah disregards????!!!!

Indeed FUN is regarded hideous, when it comes to serious matters. I do not need to explain what psychological effects it creats when a person is saying something serious and the listener throws a joke in return!

Islam is really serious about the word ‘FUN’! Salaf had agreed on declaring a person ‘Kafir’ (infidel) who makes fun of any matter of Deen. Sheikh ul Islam Imam Ibn e Taimiyyah, Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab, and others described this point in their scripts and declared such people as Kuffar. The evidence they give is:

Abdullah bin Wahab said, Hisham bin Saad informed me, Zaid bin Aslam narrated, Abdullah bin Umar R.A narrated, in the battle of ‘Tabook’ a person said in one gathering, I have never seen people with such plumpy bellies like our Qurras (reciters) have, nor did I see any big liar than them and nor did I meet anyone having such arrogance while meeting. A man of Masjid said, you lied and you are a hypocrite, I will surely tell this to the Prophet of Allah – and he did. The Verses of Quran revealed. Abdullah bin Umar R.A said, I saw him being dragged by the reigns of the Prophet’s camel (in order to get the attention of the Prophet) and was being tumbled by the rocks and trying to justify:

"We were only conversing and playing”

The Prophet of Allah said:

“Say, "Is it Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?"Make no excuse; you have disbelieved after your belief.”

Isnt this exactly what we say to our religious figures? Molvis do this, they have the most plumpiest bellies, they lie, atleast we are better than them, etc! Same is the case with a person who keeps a beard and a sister who starts wearing Hijaab; we just mock them and try our best to redicule them with the words like Molvi (though it isnt a bad word, but now it is used for mockery) and others. In actual we are mocking ourselves because it is we, who do not follow the commands of Allah and not the one whom we are mocking, because in this case he is a lot better than us, because unlike us atleast he looks like a Muslim. It is a human nature, when a person lacks something, he tries to find errors in others, who do not lack and this way he tries to satisfy himself. When a person keeps a beard, his brothers and friends would surely mock him for the very same reason, because there would be a voice in them cursing them and they would definitely defy him and in this way sometimes lose their Iman.

My topic is general, but the example of beard is so common that I would like to present it as for the common issue:

Sheikh Bin Baaz was asked about the person who makes fun of the fellow Muslim who had kept the beared. He answered thus:

This is different, if he targets the beard which is an order of Allah and is a part of Deen, surely he had commited apostacy (because apostacy is not only commited by words but certain actions also lead towards it, like to spit purposely on Quran, to walk on it and make fun of Deen), as Allah SWT said:

“Say, "Is it Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?" Make no excuse; you have disbelieved after your belief.”

But if his aim is not Deen, rather he is targetting the person for any other reason (like he did not comb it properly), even then it is not allowed in any case and a person is in danger, because at any time he can mistakenly enter into Kufar (infidelity). (Majmo’ Fatawa bin Baaz 28/365, 366)

Sheikh Saleh Al Munajjid declared it as a ‘Fisq’ if not targeted Beard, but if it is done, then Kufar.

So my brothers and sisters in Islam! We must take care of it, because we go too far in making fun of such things and it is more dangerous for us as we are Muslims and we must defend at any case our religious figures and the orders of Allah and must respect them. If we do not respect, then how can we expect from the people of other religions to respect us. I agree that there are number of so called religious figures who have disgraced the name of Islam by their actions, but let me ask you, does it allow you to mock this respectable title of Deen – ‘Molvi’? Islam is not what people practice and what their actions present, it is Quran and the life of our Prophet. The word Molvi is derived from ‘Mawla’ which is the name of Allah SWT and the word ‘Molvi’ means a person referred to Mawla. The reference is towards Allah and was indeed a blessed title until British came to the subcontinent and started bearing hatred in the hearts of the Muslims for those, who were the main threat to their existance. Remember when we are saying the Molvi is bad, it means we are targetting Islam

For example, when we say that the son of so and so is bad, the reason we make the name of the father prominent is that we want to direct this to the father. Which means we target the father more than the son. Same is the case with islamic figures, when we say, that Molvi is bad we direct this to Islam, otherwise there is no logical reason why the name Molvi is pointed rather than calling him by his own name to specify his own personality only.

Similarly, the Fatwah of Imam Abu Hanifa (R.A) is well known as he said, if anyone rejoices while looking at himself in the mirror after shaving his beard, he becomes Kafir, because he feels happiness on disobeying Allah, instead of being ashamed of himself which is (an act of treason) BEWARE my brothers BEWARE!

Similarly, when a person tries to tell us something about Islam, we start making fun of him, like start asking too much questions or annoying him by asking too much stupid questions which also leads to Kufar sometimes and if a person dies in this state, we all know what he shall face!

Furthermore, we see many jokes forwarded on text messages on Hell fire, paradise, molvis, etc. We must fear Allah and immediately remove those text messgaes. We do not even care while making a funny joke on fire, and we all laugh vigorously on it whereas Sahabah used to cry and faint after hearing the name of Hell fire, but what do we do???!!!! We do not pay attention and ague, come on its just a JOKE!

Here are some important things to do:

-Whenever someone tries to say something about Islam, we must listen carefully with respect and humility. Be serious and do not defy or refute in any case, unless there is a problem with that and you have an evidence from Quran and Sunnah against what he said. If you do not have the evidence and proof, stay silent and accept it with heart unless you find out the proof against it, because the person is representing Allah and His Prophet:
“O you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet or be loud to him in speech like the loudness of some of you to others, lest your deeds become worthless while you perceive not.”

Raising the voice means to give more value to your statements than the Hadith of the Prophet as described by Prophet of Allah himself when a companion stopped speaking after the revealation of this verse as he thought his voice to be louder than the Prophet’s. Therefore, to give logics and defying the Saheeh Hadith of the Prophet or the verses of Quran is strongly condemned by Islam and a person at anytime can enter into Kufar.

The Salaf had Ijmaa on this Point that refuting or defying any order of Allah intentioally is an apostacy. However, if a person accepts everything by heart but does not fulfill or carry out the commands of Allah and His Prophet, due to laziness or weakness of Faith, then he would be a sinful not Kafir.

-Similarly whoever laughs or jokes on your beard or anything Islamic, try your best to change the topic in order to save him from commiting Kufar.

-Whenever you meet with any ignorant, who do not pay much importance to Islam, say Salam and pass away silently and forbear!As Allah SWT said:

“and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,”

-never ever argue without knowledge and especially with Scholars as they are much knowledgeable and know things which you may not be able to know after spending a long period, but yes the discussion is allowed with all due respect.

“Those who dispute (argue) concerning the signs of Allah without an authority having come to them - great is hatred [of them] in the sight of Allah and in the sight of those who have believed. Thus does Allah seal over every heart [belonging to] an arrogant tyrant.”

May Allah show us the right path and save us from such dangers which may become the cause of elimination of our deeds and our Islam! Ameen!
copied from:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/IslamicBrothers/doc/223313097723350/

DAAWAH AND SOME TECHNIQUES

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Published on September 20, 2011 By

By Brother Mohammad Ali on Islamic Brother Forum:

Holy Prophet sallalaho alayhi wassalam said:
“The most beloved of speech to Allaah is for a person to say ‘Subhaanaka Allaahumma wa bi hamdika wa tabaaraka ismuka wa ta’aala jadduka wa laa ilaaha ghayruka (Glory and praise be to You, O Allaah, blessed be Your name, exalted be Your majesty and there is no god but You).’ And the most hated of speech to Allaah is when one man says to another, ‘Fear Allaah,’ and he answers by saying ‘Mind your own business.”
[Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah].

Main reasons why people usually dont take or like your advice:

1- From a psychological viewpoint, the advice is not easy to swallow, one cannot accept it readily and go on with their lives in the same way.
The brain recognizes that this will force it to re-arrange and re-program several pieces of information it has accumulated over the years, i-e the life style that tv and environment has shown them, so the brain will fight, because this requires a high amount of mental effort, and the best way to avoid such effort is to reject the advice.

2- The second reason deals with the problem of ego. Due to a person's ego, he will fight you and your information, because he/she vaules their words over yours. They can't accept that you might of stumbled upon valuable truths, that they did not realize before and in defense of their ego, they disclaim your truths.

3- In many occasions, the person is so comfortable living the fast life, that they simply dont want to change their way of life, and couldn't care less about what's happening in the world. They are too focused on themselves.

What to do when you see these?

1- "Invite (mankind) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islâm) with wisdom and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided." (16:125)

2- Talk to every person according to his/her psychology and interests. Do not try to become a doctor dealing with patient. Do not try to show them ur different and they are some lower human beings.

3- Do not over burden them with too much counseling. Try to show them u are a normal human being like them i-e u also know how to enjoy life.
From Abu Wa'il Shaqiq ibn Salama said, "Ibn Mas'ud used to teach us every Thursday. A man said to him, 'Abu 'Abdu'r-Rahman, I wish that you would teach us every day.' He said, 'I am prevented from doing that because I do not want to bore you." [Sahih Bukhari & Sahih Muslim].
Human mind gets bored by listening to repeated things. Try to present Islamic teachings to them in an attractive manner.

4- "Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them)." (87:9)
When you see the reminder is not benefitting them, instead things getting more worse(like fight, harsh words), 'QAALU SALAMA'. As Rasul Allah (sallalaho alayhi wassalam) guaranteed a home in a part of paradise to the one who leaves arguing even if on right.

5- "So remind them, you are only a one who reminds. You are not a dictator over them." (88:22)

6- "And the slaves of the Most Beneficent (Allah) are those who walk on the earth in humility and sedateness, and when the foolish address them (with bad words) they reply back with mild words of gentleness." (25:63)

7- Always remember Allah is watching all and your reward is with Him anyways whether the person listens or not.
"So let not their speech, then, grieve you. Verily, We know what they conceal and what they reveal." (36:76)

8- Read Surah Nooh and see how Hazrat Nooh called his people day and night and for hundreds of years but very few accepted and always remember that your job is just reminding and not enforcing. Hidayah is in Allah's Hands. And dont forget to pray(especially at tahajjud).

9- Be very very patient and remember. Once you were they.

Jazak Allah khair

Molvi Virus with pictures :D

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Published on September 19, 2011 By

By Mohammad Ali

ASALAM O ALAIKUM WR WB

I see a maulvi virus series started by a brother. Great work indeed. Jazak Allah khair ya akhee. Alhamdulila. Allah guided us all and made us realise the true path. I just want to share something with all brothers and sisters out here. Just a reminder first of all to me, and then to all revert brothers & sisters:

"They regard as favour upon you (O Muhammad SAW) that they have embraced Islam. Say: "Count not your Islam as a favour upon me. Nay, but Allah has conferred a favour upon you, that He has guided you to the Faith, if you indeed are true."

(Surah Al Hujuraat 49:17)

"Then if you slide back after the clear signs have come to you, then know that Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
Ask the Children of Israel how many clear signs We gave them. And whoever changes Allah's Favour after it had come to him, then surely, Allah is Severe in punishment."
(Al Baqarah Verse 209, 211)

Pray to Allah to not make us amongst those, that Allah have mentioned in these ayahs. Pray to Allah to make us steadfast. Pray to Allah to not fill hypocrisy in our hearts.

"So He punished them by putting hypocrisy into their hearts till the Day whereon they shall meet Him, because they broke that (covenant with Allah) which they had promised Him and because they used to tell lies." (9:77)

O Allah. Please forgive us. "Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower." (3:8)

AAMEEN. YA RABBUL AALAMEEN.

MOLVI VIRUS PICTURES

NOSHERWAN HUMA

BROTHER ZEESHAN KHALID

BROTHER Yasser Khan

BROTHER HAMAS ASHRAF

BROTHER Mehrullah Soomro

BROTHER MUGHIRAH LUQMAN

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What is the result when a group [priest and bishops] goes against nature?

Allama Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer

Published on September 19, 2011 By

Allama Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer said:

"Christian clergy always attack Muhammad salal laho aliehi wasalam for supporting and promoting polygamy .

In 2003 16 priests submitted a petition that they should be given permission for marriage but they were not allowed because it was taken as a violation of Christian tradition.

In 2009 in a discussion session in New York an arch bishop also recommended marriage for Bishops and priests but no one paid attention to him .

See !!!!!!what is the result when a group goes against nature???? Sexual Abuse of Young Boys by Priest and Bishops "
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Report by Mohammad Rana Usman Nisar:

Allegations of and convictions for sexual abuse by clergy has been subject to public debate in many countries (see Roman Catholic sex abuse cases by country). After the United States, the country with the next highest number of reorted cases is Ireland. A significant number of cases have also been reported in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia.

In 2001, lawsuits were filed in the United States and Ireland, alleging that some priests had sexually abused minors and that their superiors had conspired to conceal and otherwise abet their criminal misconduct. In 2004, the John Jay report tabulated a total of 4,392 priests and deacons in the U.S. against whom allegations of sexual abuse had been made.

Although the scandals in the U.S. and Ireland unfolded over approximately the same time period, there are some significant differences between them. In the United States, most of the abusers were parish priests under diocesan control.[citation needed] While there were also a significant number of abuse cases involving parish priests in Ireland, another major scandal involved criminal abuse committed by members of religious orders working in Catholic-run institutions such as orphanages and reform schools.[citation needed] In the United States, the abuse was primarily sexual in nature and involved mostly boys between the ages of 11 and 17; in Ireland, the allegations involved both physical and sexual abuse, and children of both sexes were involved, although a large majority were male.[citation needed]

In a statement read out by Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi in September 2009, the Holy See stated "We know now that in the last 50 years somewhere between 1.5% and 5% of the Catholic clergy has been involved in sexual abuse cases", adding that this figure was comparable with that of other groups and denominations. A Perspective on Clergy Sexual Abuse by Dr. Thomas Plante of Stanford University and Santa Clara University states that "approximately 4% of priests during the past half century (and mostly in the 1960s and 1970s) have had a sexual experience with a minor" which "is consistent with male clergy from other religious traditions and is significantly lower than the general adult male population which may double these numbers".Additionally, according to Newsweek magazine, the figure in the Catholic Church is similar to that in the rest of the adult population.

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Links:

Roman Catholic sex abuse cases by country
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_sex_abuse_cases_by_country

Catholic sex abuse cases
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_sex_abuse_cases
The church and sexual abuse caseshttp://www.americancatholic.org/news/default.aspx?categoryid=37
Report on Sexual Abuse in Jang [urdu]
http://e.jang.com.pk/09-19-2011/Lahore/pic.asp?picname=1327.gif

Natural disasters and epidemics and their Solution

Allama Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer

Published on September 18, 2011 By

Allama Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer:

" Many people think that natural disasters and epidemics are accidents and they occur due to lack of planning and scientific deficiencies.They need to rectify their wrong thinking .Every thing is in hand of Lord of universe .If it is just due to lack of management and a deficiency in scientific development why USA is unable to overcome hurricanes and twisters???The best thing we can do is to seek salvation through repentance with dedicated heart."

Spiritual training of children

Published on September 18, 2011 By

I have a young child who is three years old, and I want to instill faith in his heart. What should I do?

All praises be to Allah

A child who is three years old should see his mother and father praying, and he should hear them reciting Qur’aan, for if a child hears his parents and brothers reciting Qur’aan and daily dhikr repeatedly, this nourishes his soul and brings his heart to life as the rain brings life to a dry barren land, because when a child hears his parents remembering Allaah and sees them worshipping him, that has an effect on his own words and actions.

An example of that is the following story of a young girl:

Her mother finished her wudoo’, and her three-year-old daughter washed her face and hands, copying her mother, then she raised her forefinger saying, “Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah.” This indicates that the little girl had been watching her mother and noticed that there was a specific dhikr to be said after making wudoo’.

In another story, a mother did the Sunnah of wudoo’ (saying “Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah”) one day, then she got up to finish her housework. Her daughter had gotten used to seeing her mother sitting after praying until she had finished reciting the du’aa’s to be said after prayer, and she noticed that her mother had got up straight after doing the Sunnah prayer, so she said to her, “Why did you get up before saying, “Astaghfir-Allaah”? This attitude indicates how closely children watch their parents.

Man is exposed to sickness and diseases, and a child may fall ill. Then his illness should be an opportunity to strengthen his relationship with Allaah, by reminding him of the virtues of good health, and that it is the blessing of Allaah, and that we must thank Him for that, and that man has no power and no strength except with his Lord. When giving him medicine or going to the hospital, we should tell him that healing comes from Allaah, but these are means which Allaah has enjoined upon us. Then we should get them accustomed to ruqyah as prescribed in sharee’ah. We should tell them about the example of the Prophets and how they took the necessary means and put their trust in Allaah, such as the story of Ayyoob (peace be upon him) and his sickness, and the story of Ya’qoob (peace be upon him), when he told his sons to enter by different gates, and that would not avail them against Allaah at all, and how he left the matter to Allaah. Allaah tells us that Ya’qoob said:

“Do not enter by one gate, but enter by different gates, and I cannot avail you against Allaah at all”

[Yoosuf 12:67 – interpretation of the meaning]

One of the most important things is to remind children to seek reward and to bear sickness and medical treatment with patience. One little girl reminded her mother that Allaah wanted her to bear with patience the sickness which the doctors described as chronic. That was according to human doctors, but healing is in the hand of Allaah. The mother remembered that this child had to take medicine twice every day, and her mother always reminded her to seek reward. One day this little girl said to her mother, “I will get reward because I am taking this medicine.” She said that as if she felt proud of this reward and the reward that her family and siblings would receive.
From Ummahaat qurb Abnaa’ihinna, p. 21.

HER EXAMPLE FOR US...WHO IS SHE? ARIF MOHAMMED

Published on September 17, 2011 By

We all have known that out of the wives that the prophet (pbuh) had, she enjoys a very important status. Her life is a proof that she was far more knowledgeable, well aware of tenants of Islam. She has been a source of inspiration for many during her times. Many of the learned companions of the Prophet and their followers benefitted from her knowledge.

She was one of three wives who memorized the Revelation. Like Hafsah (R.A), she had her own script of the Quran written after the Prophet had died. So far as the Ahadith or sayings of the Prophet is concerned, she is one of four persons (the others being Abu Hurayrah, Abdullah ibn Umar, and Anas ibn Malik) who transmitted more than two thousand sayings. Have you all guessed? Who is she? It is none other than Aisha (Radhiallahu anha).

The Prophet entered into marriage with Aisha (R.A) when she was six … and at the time [of joining his household] she was a girl of nine years of age. She died at the age of 67 and she was 18 when prophet (pbuh) died. She had lived with the prophet (pbuh) for not more than a decade. In her youth, already known for her formidable memory, she came under the care and attention of the Prophet (pbuh). As his wife and close companion, she acquired from him knowledge and insight such as no woman has ever acquired.

Men and women came from far of places to benefit from her knowledge. The number of women is said to have been greater than that of men. Some of her students were outstanding. Abu Musa al-Ashari once said: "If we companions of the Messenger of Allah had any difficulty on a matter, we asked Aisha about it."Many of the traits pertaining to personal behavior which only someone in Aisha (R.A) position could have learnt from Prophet (pbuh). What is most important is that her knowledge of hadith was passed on in written form by at least three persons including her nephew Urwah who became one of the greatest scholars among the generation after the Companions. “Musa ibn Talha said: I never saw anyone more eloquent than Aisha.”

Her nephew Urwah asserts that Aisha (R.A) was proficient in her extensive understanding of Qur'an, Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), Islamic teachings and traditions (Sunnah), medicine (tibb) and poetry. Many of the senior companions of the Prophet came to her to ask for advice concerning questions of inheritance which required a highly skilled mathematical mind. Scholars regard her as one of the earliest fuqaha of Islam along with persons like Umar ibn al-Khattab, Ali and Abdullah ibn Abbas. The Prophet referring to her extensive knowledge of Islam is reported to have said: "Learn a portion of your religion (din) from this red colored lady." "Humayra" meaning "Red-coloured" was an epithet given to Aisha (R.A) by the Prophet.

Youth girls of today have their ideal as famous personalities from Glamour field including actor, actresses, sports personalities and others from different field. But one of the best ideal for all of us is definitely this sahaabiya and wife of our prophet (pbuh).

"The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) would say to `Aisha, (may Allah be pleased with her): "I know when you become angry or pleased of me" She said, "I asked, how could you know that?" He said, "When you are pleased, you say, "No, by the Lord of Muhammad and when you are angry, you say, "No, by the lord of Ibrahim"(Reported by Bukhari).

What is the reason for this behaviour to be included in bukhari? This behaviour of Aisha (R.A) was approved by prophet (pbuh) that is the reason why this hadith has been reported in the bukhari. The personality of Aisha (R.A) is an example for many of us. It teaches us several practices and how to deal with any situation. When we relate our lives and think for a while as to what the companions would do if they had been in our place... we would definitely get the answer. But the greatest concern is that we don’t relate it to them, nor do we relate it to Aakhiraah. May Allah help us achieve the qualities that this Mother of believer’s had. Ameen.

Ruling on taking assistance from organizations that help students with their studies

Published on September 16, 2011 By

Praise be to Allaah

It does not seem to us that in the system mentioned there is any form of cheating and deceit; rather we do not think that the law of any country could allow cheating and deceit… Rather cheating and deceit occur when one goes against certain conditions set out by the system to control access to these funds or tries to cheat the law and take what one is not entitled to.

However we do not approve of a Muslim seeking help any organization when he does not really need it, because in this case his hand will be the lower one (the hand that takes). It was narrated that Hakeem ibn Hizaam said: I asked the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and he gave to me, then I asked him and he gave to me, then I asked him and he gave to me, then he said: “O Hakeem, this wealth is green and sweet (i.e., attractive); whoever takes it without asking for it, it will be blessed for him, but whoever takes it with longing, it will not be blessed for him and he will be like the one who eats and is not satisfied. And the upper hand is better than the lower hand.”

Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1403) and Muslim (1035).

If sharee‘ah does not like the Muslim’s hand to be the lower hand (the one that takes), even if the upper hand (the one that gives) is the hand of a Muslim, then how about if the upper hand is the hand of a kaafir?

The prohibition on asking for help from these organizations is even more emphatic if obtaining it is done by means of something haraam, such as lying and deceit about the information given by the one who is seeking this help, or if taking it will lead to some harm that affects his religious or worldly affairs.

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him)said: “There is nothing wrong with them taking help and assistance from the kaafir state if that will not result in failing to do an obligatory duty or doing something haraam. They do not have the right to take assistance except in the official manner dictated by the state, and they do not have the right to tell lies in order to get it.

End quote from Fataawa ash-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 28/239

Time Management --- Simple Answer ???

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Published on September 16, 2011 By

Brother Mugheerah Luqman on Islamic Brothers:

As far as I believe, the best thing is to organize yourself through Prayer... If a person makes himself determined on this, he can do anything in this world as in Muawatta Imam Malik it is narrated that Umar R.A ordered his governors to never ever let the prayer time go, and he said, if your perfect in prayer then I wont be worried about you as you'll be perfect in all your responsibilities too... similarly the Prophet of Allah said about prayer:

اذا صلحت صلح العمل كله, واذا فسدت فسد سائر العمل * الحديث

Whose prayer is good, his every deed is good, whose prayer is bad, his all deeds are bad.

besides logically, prayer binds you to a timetable and organizes you, so if a person can be perfect in this, he can surely be perfect in any of this world!

Great comment by brother Muhammad Iqbal on Bollywood Movies

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Published on September 12, 2011 By

Brother Muhammad Iqbal said on Islamic Brothers:

" Prostitutes are better than actresses because their sin is within the four walls, but these actresses accept huge sum of money to reveal almost all of their body in the movies, act out intimate and adult scenes on TV which is then viewed by millions all over the world in bigger than life size screens which is known to ppl as cinemas...the youth watch it, the shaitaan incites them and they want to do the same stuff and feel tht same pleasure which they saw on the big screen...this is the start of a chain reaction which has sowed the seed of zina among the people who were watching all that...

Thats why Allah in his infinite wisdom commanded the ummah in the Quran to not even get close to Zina.....

We muslims should start spreading awareness about the evils of movies and their impact on the mentality and intelligence of the younger generation. These movies are making the kids slaves of their sexual desires which they want to now full fill in the haram way because the halal way is not exciting (as compared to what the saw on the big screen)

We cannot support this industry by paying for their cinema ticket or purchasing their original DVDs.

If we now reflect on the statement of Iblees when he challenged Allah that i will approach your men from the front, back, left and right...we realize that he has encourage mankind over generations to develop a system where each and every 'so called' important elements of life are nothing but invitation towards satanic deviations without the human being realising what is going on unless its too late...

We want our daughters to be Khadijah, Ayesha and Fathima...not Munni and Shela. "

A Good Deed Which a Few People Practice

Published on September 12, 2011 By

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Training oneself: He feels that his faith decreases when he is apart from righteous brothers

He feels that his faith decreases when he is apart from righteous brothers

Published on September 12, 2011 By

Praise be to Allaah.

We advise you to stick to good companions, and if you have to leave them because of some work, then fear Allaah and remember that He is always watching you, and He is greater than them. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Surely, Allaah is Ever an All Watcher over you” [al-Nisaa’ 4:1]

“Who sees you (O Muhammad) when you stand up (alone at night for Tahajjud prayers).

And your movements among those who fall prostrate (to Allaah in the five compulsory congregational prayers [al-Shu’araa’ 26:218-219]

“Be not sad (or afraid), surely, Allaah is with us”

[al-Tawbah 9:40]

Allaah is always watching you, so fear Allaah. Remember that you are in front of Him and that He can see you when you obey Him and when you disobey Him. So fear the punishment of Allaah and beware lest you do anything that earns His wrath. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And Allaah warns you against Himself (His punishment)”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:30]

“and fear none but Me” [al-Baqarah 2:40]

You have to be sincere towards Allaah and adhere firmly to the religion of Allaah when you are alone and when you are with your friends. Wherever you are, Allaah can hear what you are saying and can see what you are doing, so you have to feel more shy of Allaah than you do of your family and other people.

From Fataawa wa Maqaalaat mutanawwi’ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh al-‘Allaamah ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), vol. 9, p. 39