Sh. Saeed Fodeh

Dr Abdul hakim murad

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf

Sheikh Nuh ha mim Keller

Sheikh Nuh ha mim Keller

Dr Umar Farooq Abdullah

Dr Umar Farooq Abdullah

Dr Umar Farooq Abdullah

Dr Umar Farooq Abdullah

Dr Umar Farooq Abdullah

Dr Umar Abdullah Faruq

Imam Zaid Shakir

Imam Zaid Shakir

sheikh Yahya Rhodus

Sheikh Yahya Rhodus

Sheikh Yahya Rhodus

Sheikh Yahya Rhodus

The haram things about weddings

 

The haram things about weddings

There are quite a few unlawful things about weddings even though the marriage might be the most halal thing someone does, the actual wedding is not.

We are told to eat, drink but not to excess.

وكُلُواْ وَٱشْرَبُواْ وَلاَ تُسْرِفُوۤاْ إِنَّهُ لاَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

"Eat, drink [but] not to excess, He does not like the profligate." (Quran 7:31).

Abu Laith al-Samarqandi said, "in the unlawful, or it is claimed excess is to eat that which is not lawful. Alternatively, to eat that which is lawful but above reason and the limits of need. "

The Asian Wedding Industry is worth over £3 billion a year with the average Asian couple spending over £50,000 on their wedding with costs only expected to grow. (Asian Wedding Magazine, 2015)

1. The cost is extravagant to the extreme. Wedding should be done reasonably and without burdening the relatives.

2. Excessively large Mahr - the Mahr is the wedding gift of the male to the female. These are too expensive and it takes a long time to save to get married.

3. The unlawful clothing of the bride, the groom, the attendees. The man will often have a suit on that is so tight - it looks painted on! The women will have spent at three hours putting fake make up and then wearing inappropriate clothing.

4. Loud music: that often disturbs people around the vicinity. This includes annoying fireworks and loud drums.

5. Parking: often they block residents by blocking the streets and parking behind parked cars. The Highway Code does not matter to them!

6. Decorating the house: this is so childish and a total waste of time.

7. Too much food: one meal and a desert is enough but they have many meals and lots of waste.

8. Hiring of expensive cars

9. Free mixing and shouting and screaming

10. Expenses: the only money/present that should be exchanged is the mahr which is a gift of the husband to the wife. Everything else is culture. The blessed Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) did give gifts to Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) but these were practical gifts like plates and so on.  

 

The marriages of the Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings be upon him) were simple and without fuss. The marriage of Fatimah and Ali (may Allah be pleased with them) was simple too, they had perfume in the corridors and served raisins and dates.

If you are at the wedding, then there is nothing wrong in looking elegant for men but they should not be wearing tight clothing.

A reasonable wedding can be done for a few thousand pounds and not tens.

Someone who I once knew told all the guests to make charitable donations made for the bride and groom and not presents.

Marriages should easy and not hard, but today they are so hard.

Now that I told you then you have no reason to continue this nonsense!!

 

What shall we do then?

Spend a moderate amount, invite close relatives, have a small function, make Shukr for the blessings, avoid wastage, make it quick, keep genders separate, keep it simple, both genders cover correctly, do not ask for expensive gifts and avoid extravagance in everything, especially clothes etc. Most of all do not compete with the neighbours or the people of your area. The only competing allowed is the competition for good actions. But most of all enjoy the blessing of Allah (the Exalted) from the union of you both and thank Him for it.  

 

Sheikh Yahya Rhodus

Sheikh Yahya Rhodus

Dr Abdul hakim murad

Are Ahl al-Bayt sinless?

 

 

As you know well, I have written about many issues that concern the Ahl al-Bayt over the years. Allah (the Exalted) has blessed me to write about the events of Karbala, Ahl al-Bayt in general and translated two books about the Ahl al-Bayt.

Recently it has come to my attention that individuals on antisocial media are spreading Shia ideas. Now there is a difference between the Shia and Sunni belief and that has been present for many years. The Shia are going through something of a resurgence and people who are not scholars but sit in places that they are not qualified to sit.

 

Belief

Belief is something that should be proved by one ayah and many hadith. It cannot be based on one hadith to be taken in isolation.

The Shia believe the following: they say that the following hadith that the blessed Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings be upon him) family are sinless.

Imam al-Bukhari (may Allah show him mercy) reports that he (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said,

فاطمة بضعة مني يغضبني ما يغضبها

"Fatimah is part of me: whatever angers me, angers her.” They say that Fatimah is part of the Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings be upon him) and thus sinless and so are her offspring. No book of Sunni Islamic belief has ever said this but there are plenty of Shia books that confirm this.

First of all, the hadith is specific for our Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her). Therefore, it does not apply to the Ahl al-Bayt and if the Shia say that she is infallible/sinless then she is at the same degree of the prophets! Which is an incorrect opinion, to say the least! Logically the Shia claim that the Ahl al-Bayt are prophets and this is rejected by all Sunni groups because it is an act of disbelief. There can never be a prophet after the Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings be upon him).

The Sunni belief are that Sayyids can sin, if they choose and repent if they chose. Their faith will remain intact and their connection to the blessed lineage will mean they die believers. This is a type of hifiz / protection and it is not masum because only prophets have that. This hifiz is similar to the awliyah, in so much they die upon faith. The awliyah have the ability to sin but they do not do it, and if a misdeed occurs then they repent straight away. A false wali will not repent even from major sins.

Our Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) is not masom and that is not commented in any book of Sunni belief. If it was then it should be mentioned in the Quran, which it is not. She has a hifiz of her faith like the Awliyah but it was very special and unique. She never committed a sin but she is not like the prophets. In this way she was unique.

I do not think a short piece of writing like this can express the respect and honour we owe our Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her).

From Sharaf al-Mubad/ continuous esteem of the family of the Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him):

It was reported by Ibn ‘Abdulbarr (may Allah show him mercy) that he (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said,

يا بنية ألا ترضين أنك سيدة نساء العالمين قالت يا أبت فأين مريم؟ قال تلك سيدة نساء عالمها

“O daughter, are you not happy that you are the master of women of the universe?” She replied, “Dear father, what about Maryam?”  He replied, “She is the master of the women of her era.”

It is clear that her superiority is over all women, even our Lady Maryam, by the scholarly verification of Taqiuddin al-Subki, Jalaluddin al-Suyuti, al-Badr al-Zarkshi and Taqiuddin al-Maqrizi (may Allah show them mercy)."

Maryam (upon her peace) was a waliyah and not a prophet but some Christian sects do consider her a prophet. Similarly Maryam is a waliyah and so is Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) but with the addition that Fatimah was the daughter of our blessed Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) which made her rank greater that Maryam (upon her peace).

We also have no reports that our Lady Fatimah did any sin ever and I would refute those who say such a thing.

 

Purification

إِنّمَا يُرِيدُ اللهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا

"Allah only desires to remove filth away from you, Family of the House, and purify you completely.” (Quran 33:33.)

Is the ayah in question, some say rijs is purification from sin. Other say the word رجس is filth and in another ayah rijs is shirk.

فَٱجْتَنِبُواْ ٱلرِّجْسَ مِنَ ٱلأَوْثَانِ وَٱجْتَنِبُواْ قَوْلَ ٱلزُّورِ

"Avoid filth from idols and avoid false speech." (Quran 22:30.)

 

كَذٰلِكَ يَجْعَلُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرِّجْسَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ

"Therefore Allah made filth on those who do believe." (Quran 6:125)

Filth in the first ayah is that effect from the worship of idols and in the second ayah, rijs is what disbelievers have that is a punishment for their disbelief. So the protection of Ahl al-Bayt is from belief and not sins. If you look at many sayyids and you will find them committing sins and this is because of the environment we are in. Yet know that they will have pure faith and it will come out before their die, so they die disbelievers. If the Shia think that the Ahl al-Bayt are sinless then how can they explain their sins?

One of the other meanings of purification is that they repent from their sins before they die or Allah (the Exalted) sends them tribulations until they are clean of all sins.

 

Saying peace be upon her

This is other pressing Shia issue that has presented itself as Sunni Islam over the last few years. This stems from personalities who use rare instances and apply them to every matter. In Usul al-fiqh you have khass and amm. Khass is specific to a matter and amm is a matter applied to every matter. Now I heard a famous personality say that one book had Fatimah (upon her peace), this was a rare event and it was applied globally.

In terms of Sunnah, it was never said by the Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) or any of the early community. It was something innovated by the Shia mostly but some, not all, Sunni used this term of saying 'upon her be peace'.  

The Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) only ever used it for prophets and angel Jibril and rest of the events were rare. The Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) never said about his wonderful daughter Fatimah.

But now people use and gravely accuse others of disrespect when they do not use it. This is a wrong that people are doing. Respect is only when there is a deliberate term of disrespect or a direct implication. Not using 'upon her peace' does not mean disrespect and nor does it mean respect.

Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) is a companion and directly from the Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) and she has many virtues that can be read in Sheikh Yusuf's book. If you chose, to do it then that is up to you but you cannot say that you are respecting her more than others! This is another way in which the Shia consider her as a prophet by using the same term.

You can also read commentary on the 40 hadith of the companions by Sheikh Yusuf al-Nabhani in which I show the respect of the companions with Ahl al-Bayt.

Eid al-Ghadir is a Shia fabrication and not a celebration that the Sunnis should involve themselves. Beware of being tricked by the Shia because they are unaware of Ahl al-Bayt and have no rights with them.

I hope that this is clear for you all.

I am now preparing myself for the hate mail! Oh and I am a Sayyid too! 

 

 

Dr Abdul hakim murad

Dr Abdul hakim murad

Dr Abdul hakim murad

Dr Abdul hakim murad

Dr Abdul hakim murad

Mufti Saif al-Asri al-Shafi'i

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Dr Abdul hakim murad

Habib Umar ibn Hafiz

Sheikh Gibril Haddad

Sheikh Gibril Haddad

Sheikh Gibril Haddad

Shahdab

Dr Abdul hakim murad

Dr Abdul hakim murad

Sheikh Gibril Haddad

Sheikh Gibril Haddad

Sheikh Gibril Haddad

Sheikh Gibril Haddad

Sheikh Gibril Haddad

Sheikh Gibril Haddad

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Sheikh Gibril Haddad

Sheikh Gibril Haddad

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Sheikh Gibril Haddad

Sheikh Gibril Haddad

Sheikh Gibril Haddad

Sheikh Gibril Haddad

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf

Dr Abdul hakim murad

sheikh Yahya Rhodus

Habib Umar

Sheikh Yayha Rhodus

Sheikh Yahya Rhodus

Sheikh Yahya Rhodus

Sheikh Yahya Rhodus

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah

Shaykh Yahya Rhodus

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf

Dr Umar Abdullah Faruq

Dr Umar Abdullah Faruq

Dr Umar Abdullah Faruq

Dr Umar Abdullah Faruq

Dr Umar Abdullah Faruq

Dr Umar Abdullah Faruq

Dr Umar Abdullah Faruq

دعاء الاستخارة Supplication of Istikharah

 

دعاء       الاستخارة

Supplication of Istikharah

 
عَنْ  جَابِرٍ  رَضِيْ  اَللهُ  عَنْهُ  قَالَ   : كَانَ  رَسُولُ  اللَّهِ  صَلَّى اللهُ عَلِيهِ وَسَلَّمْ  يُعَلِّمُنَا  الْاِسْتِخَارَةَ   فِي   الْأُمُورِ كُلِّهَا   كَمَا   يُعَلِّمُنَا   السُّورَةَ   مِنْ   الْقُرْآنِ   يَقُوْلُ   : إِذَا  هَمَّ   أَحَدُكُمْ   بِالْأَمْرِ   فَلْيَرْكَعْ   رَكْعَتَيْنِ  مِنْ  غَيْرِ الْفَرِيضَةِ   ثُمَّ    لِيَقُلْ   : ( اَللَّهُمَّ        إِنِّي   أَسْتَخِيْرُكَ    بِعِلْمِكَ    وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ   بِقُدْرَتِكَ    وَ   أَسْأَلُكَ    مِنْ   فَضْلِكَ   الْعَظِيمِ   فَإِنَّكَ   تَقْدِرُ   وَ لَا أَقْدِرُ   وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ  عَلَّامُ  الْغُيُوبِ ؕ  اَللَّهُمَّ    إِنْ  كُنْتَ  تَعْلَمُ  أَنَّ   هَذَا  الْأَمْرَ     خَيْرٌ    لِّيْ   فِيْ  دِيْنِيْ  وَمَعَاشِيْ وَعَاقِبَةِ  أَمْرِيْ)  أَوْ  قَالَ : (عَاجِلِ أَمْرِيْ وَآجِلِهِ   فَاقْدُرْهُ   لِيْ   وَيَسِّرْهُ   لِيْ  ثُمَّ   بَارِكْ   لِيْ   فِيْهِ   اَللَّهُمَّ   وَإِنْ  كُنْتَ  تَعْلَمُ  أَنَّ  هَذَا   الْأَمْرَ   شَرٌّ   لِيْ   فِيْ  دِيْنِيْ  وَمَعَاشِيْ وَعَاقِبَةِ    أَمْرِيْ)  أَوْ    قَالَ :( عَاجِلِ  أَمْرِيْ  وَآجِلِهِ   فَاصْرِفْهُ  عَنِّيْ وَاصْرِفْنِيْ  عَنْهُ  وَاقْدُرْ   لِيَ الْخَيْرَ  حَيْثُ  كَانَ   ثُمَّ  ارْضِنِيْ  بِهِ  ).ؕ

 وَفِي رِواية   ( ثُمَّ رَضِّنِي ْ بِهِ)

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ       1166   

transliteration

 

Allahumma inni astkhiurak bi’ilmika wa astaqdiruka biqudratika wa asaluka min fadlika L-Azeem fa innaka taqirru wa la aqiru wa ta’alam wa la ‘alam wa anta ‘allam Al-ghayub, Allahumma in kunta ta’lamu anna hadha l-amruk (mention your need here) khyrun li fi dini wa m’ashi wa aqibah amri aw qal ‘ajila amri wa aajali faqdiru li wa yasirau li thumma barik li fihi Allahumma wa in kunta  ta’alam inna hadha amru (mention your need) sharun li fi dini wa ma’ashi wa ‘aqibah amri aw qal ‘ajili mari wa aajilihi fasrifu ani wasrifni ani waqaduri li l-khayr hathu kan thumma ardini bihi (mention your need), in another narration, thumma radini bihi.

 

 

 

Translation

 

Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said, ‘The Messenger of Allah used to teach how to make the istikharah supplication for all our concerns as he would teach us a Sura from the Quran. He said, “If you are concerned about a matter pray two units of supererogatory prayer then (supplicate) say, O Allah, I seek guidance by your knowledge, I seek assistance by you decree and I beseech you for your great bounty, as you ordain and I do not, you know and I do not know, and you knower of the unseen. O Allah, if you know that this matter (mention your need) is good for me, my religion, my livelihood and the succession of my affairs...” or say, “Bring it for my concern, as you decreed, make it easy for me then bless me in it.” Or say, “O Allah, if you know this concern (mention your need) is evil for me, for my religion, my livelihood and the succession of my affairs. Then turn it me away from it and turn it away from me, and ordain for me goodness where it is then make me pleased by it.” (mention your need) Or in another narration, “Then make me pleased by it.”

Narrated by Al-Bukhari hadith number one thousand one hundred and sixty six. 

 

Please note there are various different narrations of this hadith.

 

Signs?

You could receive a dream or a sign but most of all look for facilitation of the events that you are asking. So if it is a marriage and then you make this dua and lots of things go well then it is a sign.

Signs that are dreams can be read wrongly because other events might interfere with your dua. Have a clear mind and do not incline to either way.

It is important to note that even with this dua what might turn out right. Things can fall apart in moments from years of work. When something does fall apart then know that is the best thing for you at that time.