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Some points of Aqida/Doctrine/Theology
This is a response to a request made by a brother a few months ago.
I was recently in a debate with someone who I had met, about Aqida/Islamic belief/Islamic theology. The fruits of that debate were bitter and it left me with a taste that I did not like.
It seems that this is the debate of this century, to argue about positions of belief. It does not matter what position someone will disagree with someone else about it. We are not talking about scholars here we are talking about the average person who has read a few books and thinks he knows the subject well.
Basic belief is easy to get your head around and it does not take that much time to understand. Read the Hadith Gibril and this explains the basics of faith. As for the remainder, these are issues that are the branches of faith and not the source. To reject the source, a Muslim leaves faith but to reject the branch; a Muslim can become an innovator. But it is these details that people seem to disagree upon the most.
The major thing that we must all know is that we are not scholars and therefore we are not the ones who should be sat around debating whether you agree with the Maturdi or Ashari schools. Your job, as an average person, is to follow one of the sound schools of relied upon belief; the Ahl As-Sunna wa Jamma’; namely, the Ashari, Maturdi or Athari schools.
Your job is not to think about which school is correct and not to declare that I agree with this position and not that. When you have not studied the reasons for what they are stating.
Muslims seem to get bogged down with all the information then become confused. Or even worse still they “think” they understand; when they clearly do not. The person, who I was speaking to, told me opinions that were held by one school which were not of that school but were of another. I could see that he had become mixed up because he was trying to understand all the schools. You will get so mixed up that you will not know what you are following.
The Tahawiyyain doctrine/Aqida Tahawiyya is a great basic text that does not delve into these issues but even that some people have a problem with. This was the teaching of Imam Abu Hanifa (may Allah show him mercy) which was dictated to from student to student until it reached Imam Tahawi who recorded it. If this is all you study then it is sufficient for you. Imam Abu Hanifa states in Fiqh Al-Akbar; if a person has a question in belief he should find a scholar and get the answer.
One of our problems is that we have people who have no qualifications to speak about Islam or doctrine, yet give out legal verdicts that Muslims are disbelievers because of this or that issue. Only a Qadi/Islamic Judge can decide who is a disbeliever. What happens now is that some of us listen to unqualified people and repeat what they say. We call each other disbelievers on a whim! Don’t we think that something is going wrong here?
How can the religion that supersedes all other traditions have so many people calling each other disbelievers! When we call each other disbelievers we mean anyone who does not believe in the ethos of our group. In other words that person does not believe in our group and therefore he is a disbeliever. This conclusion is a wrong one and not yours to make.
Where we have a focus on the correct belief, in some groups, we have an abandonment of righteous actions, almost. We need both the correct belief and righteous action which is the best mixture.
As bad actions will lead a person to the hellfire and bad belief will put someone into the hellfire. Good actions will lead a person to the garden and good actions will put someone into the garden.
So do not waste your time debating about issues of belief this is not your job nor are you taxed to do this nor should you attempt to do this. Aqida Tahawiyya separates Muslims into two parts: one is the Ahl As-Sunna and the other is the Ahl Qibla. So as long as we do not reject the foundation or the sources of belief we are still Muslim.
Rant over!!
Here are some quotes to back up my argument!
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Reflect upon creation of Allah, do not reflect on Allah."
Abu Naeem Al-Hilya
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Reflect on the favors of God, do not reflect on His Essence, for you will never be able to give Him His due."
Imam Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab Al-Imam (120)
Someone asked our master Ali (may Allah ennoble his face), "Dear cousin of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) where is our Lord? Or is he in a place?" His face changed and he remained silent for a moment.
Then he said, "You are saying where is Allah? questioning about place? Allah was before there was place, then he created time and place. He is now, as he was, before time and place." Meaning, Allah was and nothing besides, he is now as he was, so understand.
(Ibn Ajiba in Miraj at-tshwafa Haqiaq at-Tassawaf p.55)
When Imam Shafi delivered his first speech about “The Treatise” he said, “All praise is for Allah, who is as he described himself, beyond how creation describe him.” Then he explained (may Allah show him mercy), “Allah is described, as he described himself, in his book and upon the tongue of his Prophet peace and blessings of God be upon him.”
Likewise, Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal said, “There is no description of Allah except as he described himself or as his Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did."
I was recently in a debate with someone who I had met, about Aqida/Islamic belief/Islamic theology. The fruits of that debate were bitter and it left me with a taste that I did not like.
It seems that this is the debate of this century, to argue about positions of belief. It does not matter what position someone will disagree with someone else about it. We are not talking about scholars here we are talking about the average person who has read a few books and thinks he knows the subject well.
Basic belief is easy to get your head around and it does not take that much time to understand. Read the Hadith Gibril and this explains the basics of faith. As for the remainder, these are issues that are the branches of faith and not the source. To reject the source, a Muslim leaves faith but to reject the branch; a Muslim can become an innovator. But it is these details that people seem to disagree upon the most.
The major thing that we must all know is that we are not scholars and therefore we are not the ones who should be sat around debating whether you agree with the Maturdi or Ashari schools. Your job, as an average person, is to follow one of the sound schools of relied upon belief; the Ahl As-Sunna wa Jamma’; namely, the Ashari, Maturdi or Athari schools.
Your job is not to think about which school is correct and not to declare that I agree with this position and not that. When you have not studied the reasons for what they are stating.
Muslims seem to get bogged down with all the information then become confused. Or even worse still they “think” they understand; when they clearly do not. The person, who I was speaking to, told me opinions that were held by one school which were not of that school but were of another. I could see that he had become mixed up because he was trying to understand all the schools. You will get so mixed up that you will not know what you are following.
The Tahawiyyain doctrine/Aqida Tahawiyya is a great basic text that does not delve into these issues but even that some people have a problem with. This was the teaching of Imam Abu Hanifa (may Allah show him mercy) which was dictated to from student to student until it reached Imam Tahawi who recorded it. If this is all you study then it is sufficient for you. Imam Abu Hanifa states in Fiqh Al-Akbar; if a person has a question in belief he should find a scholar and get the answer.
One of our problems is that we have people who have no qualifications to speak about Islam or doctrine, yet give out legal verdicts that Muslims are disbelievers because of this or that issue. Only a Qadi/Islamic Judge can decide who is a disbeliever. What happens now is that some of us listen to unqualified people and repeat what they say. We call each other disbelievers on a whim! Don’t we think that something is going wrong here?
How can the religion that supersedes all other traditions have so many people calling each other disbelievers! When we call each other disbelievers we mean anyone who does not believe in the ethos of our group. In other words that person does not believe in our group and therefore he is a disbeliever. This conclusion is a wrong one and not yours to make.
Where we have a focus on the correct belief, in some groups, we have an abandonment of righteous actions, almost. We need both the correct belief and righteous action which is the best mixture.
As bad actions will lead a person to the hellfire and bad belief will put someone into the hellfire. Good actions will lead a person to the garden and good actions will put someone into the garden.
So do not waste your time debating about issues of belief this is not your job nor are you taxed to do this nor should you attempt to do this. Aqida Tahawiyya separates Muslims into two parts: one is the Ahl As-Sunna and the other is the Ahl Qibla. So as long as we do not reject the foundation or the sources of belief we are still Muslim.
Rant over!!
Here are some quotes to back up my argument!
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Reflect upon creation of Allah, do not reflect on Allah."
Abu Naeem Al-Hilya
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Reflect on the favors of God, do not reflect on His Essence, for you will never be able to give Him His due."
Imam Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab Al-Imam (120)
Someone asked our master Ali (may Allah ennoble his face), "Dear cousin of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) where is our Lord? Or is he in a place?" His face changed and he remained silent for a moment.
Then he said, "You are saying where is Allah? questioning about place? Allah was before there was place, then he created time and place. He is now, as he was, before time and place." Meaning, Allah was and nothing besides, he is now as he was, so understand.
(Ibn Ajiba in Miraj at-tshwafa Haqiaq at-Tassawaf p.55)
When Imam Shafi delivered his first speech about “The Treatise” he said, “All praise is for Allah, who is as he described himself, beyond how creation describe him.” Then he explained (may Allah show him mercy), “Allah is described, as he described himself, in his book and upon the tongue of his Prophet peace and blessings of God be upon him.”
Likewise, Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal said, “There is no description of Allah except as he described himself or as his Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did."
Sunday, May 03, 2009
How was Hadith/Prophetic narrations gathered and recorded?
More can read about this subject in Muhammad Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) by Fethullah Gulen from page 314.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Sheikh Saad Al-Attas
Hadith Gibril (upon him peace) part two of two
The soul of the human being is greater that the universe
Whatever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said was true
Prayer means that you are connected to the divine
Taste the secrets of salat
There are three people on a journey, Muslim says its enough that I know that theres water over there. Muhsin and Mummin say lets climb the mountain then Mummin said it is enough that I can see the water. The Muhsin is the one who goes to water and brings it to others.
The Mushin goes further than the rest
The barrier in understanding the lesson maybe your Taqwa (piety)
Prayer is based on faith
The greatest patience is in worship
We believe in what Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala described in the Quran, but we do not add to them
We affirm Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala with all the attributes of greatness (as he describes himself) and nothing weak
Look at yourself, your knowledge is limited.
Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala knowledge is unlimited
In the hadith of female servant, when she pointed upwards, not that Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala is in the heavens but the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) wanted to see if she was going to point to the idols
Belief in the angels – as they delivered the texts
Every angel has a job
Michel oversees the provision
We should believe in the angels of the grave
There are twenty five messengers mentioned in the Quran
It is possible for Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala to sent Messengers and Prophets to us
The last day – we believe in this as we know that there will be a reckoning
Life begins when we receive our results
We don’t know what people ends will be
Don’t raise yourself above others
We cant wear that cloak, the cloak of pride
Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala will speak on the day of judgement, the people close will hear it as the people far and creation will be silent
“I am The King, where are the kings?”
Then the judgement day will begin
For ill treatment against people, good deeds will be taken from them and if they have none bad deeds will be taken from oppressed people
Some people will be asked to be sent to hell because of the intenseness of the day judgement
Sort yourself out before Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala sorts you out
Divine decree is to believe that the good is coming from Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala and the evil is from yourself
Imam Juwanyni (may Allah show him mercy) said All actions will be sentenced then accepted or rejected
You need to have sincerity
Every family wants happiness
The women in Prophets life (peace and blessings be upon him) are his mother Amina, Umm Ayman, Halima, Fatima (Abu Talibs wife) and Khadija (may Allah be pleased with them). Where are the men?
The first thing is to realise Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala sees you – this is your sincerity
These are people who do actions where nobody can see them, like reading the Quran in the middle of the night
Anis is have tranquillity in nothing else but Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala
There is only one door that allows you to come towards Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala, that is to follow the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Man follows the asbab (reasons) in things
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) knew the unseen, “(He is) the Knower of the Unseen, and He revealeth unto none His secret, Save unto every messenger whom He hath chosen.” Sura Jinn 72.26-27
One of the signs of the last day is a servant gives birth to his master
Some said that’s a sign that Islam will spread and people will be taken as slaves
Free men were taught by slaves
At the end of the day, we all slaves
Traditionally no houses where built higher than Mecca
When Martin lings went there, there was this law
We see truth in his message (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
“That was Gibril who came to teach you, your religion.”
Islam, Imam and Ishan
We ask Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala to make us firm in these
These are the raw substances
All actions of the heart are Iman
All actions of the limbs are Islam
Both are interchangeable and the end product (of both) is Ishan
The soul of the human being is greater that the universe
Whatever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said was true
Prayer means that you are connected to the divine
Taste the secrets of salat
There are three people on a journey, Muslim says its enough that I know that theres water over there. Muhsin and Mummin say lets climb the mountain then Mummin said it is enough that I can see the water. The Muhsin is the one who goes to water and brings it to others.
The Mushin goes further than the rest
The barrier in understanding the lesson maybe your Taqwa (piety)
Prayer is based on faith
The greatest patience is in worship
We believe in what Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala described in the Quran, but we do not add to them
We affirm Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala with all the attributes of greatness (as he describes himself) and nothing weak
Look at yourself, your knowledge is limited.
Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala knowledge is unlimited
In the hadith of female servant, when she pointed upwards, not that Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala is in the heavens but the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) wanted to see if she was going to point to the idols
Belief in the angels – as they delivered the texts
Every angel has a job
Michel oversees the provision
We should believe in the angels of the grave
There are twenty five messengers mentioned in the Quran
It is possible for Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala to sent Messengers and Prophets to us
The last day – we believe in this as we know that there will be a reckoning
Life begins when we receive our results
We don’t know what people ends will be
Don’t raise yourself above others
We cant wear that cloak, the cloak of pride
Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala will speak on the day of judgement, the people close will hear it as the people far and creation will be silent
“I am The King, where are the kings?”
Then the judgement day will begin
For ill treatment against people, good deeds will be taken from them and if they have none bad deeds will be taken from oppressed people
Some people will be asked to be sent to hell because of the intenseness of the day judgement
Sort yourself out before Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala sorts you out
Divine decree is to believe that the good is coming from Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala and the evil is from yourself
Imam Juwanyni (may Allah show him mercy) said All actions will be sentenced then accepted or rejected
You need to have sincerity
Every family wants happiness
The women in Prophets life (peace and blessings be upon him) are his mother Amina, Umm Ayman, Halima, Fatima (Abu Talibs wife) and Khadija (may Allah be pleased with them). Where are the men?
The first thing is to realise Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala sees you – this is your sincerity
These are people who do actions where nobody can see them, like reading the Quran in the middle of the night
Anis is have tranquillity in nothing else but Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala
There is only one door that allows you to come towards Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala, that is to follow the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Man follows the asbab (reasons) in things
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) knew the unseen, “(He is) the Knower of the Unseen, and He revealeth unto none His secret, Save unto every messenger whom He hath chosen.” Sura Jinn 72.26-27
One of the signs of the last day is a servant gives birth to his master
Some said that’s a sign that Islam will spread and people will be taken as slaves
Free men were taught by slaves
At the end of the day, we all slaves
Traditionally no houses where built higher than Mecca
When Martin lings went there, there was this law
We see truth in his message (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
“That was Gibril who came to teach you, your religion.”
Islam, Imam and Ishan
We ask Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala to make us firm in these
These are the raw substances
All actions of the heart are Iman
All actions of the limbs are Islam
Both are interchangeable and the end product (of both) is Ishan
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Sheikh Saad Al-Attas
Hadith Gibril (upon him peace) or the narration Gabriel part one of two
Umar narrated that :
One day while we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah there appeared before us a
man whose clothes were exceedingly white and whose hair was exceedingly black.
No signs of journeying on him and none of us knew him. He walked up and sat down by the Prophet. Resting his knees against his and placing the palms of his hands on his thighs. He said, "O Muhammad, inform me about Islam". The Messenger of Allah said, "Islam is to testify that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establish prayers, to pay the zakat, to fast in Ramadan and to make pilgrimage to the House, if you are able to do so." He said, "You have spoken truthfully." We were amazed at him asking him and saying that he had spoken truthfully. He said, "Inform me about faith.” He said, "It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His Messengers, the Last Day and to believe in divine decree the good and the evil of it.” He said, "You have spoken truthfully." He said, "Then tell me about ahsan." He said, "To worship Allah as if you see him, yet know you cannot see him but he can see you.” He said, "Inform me about the Hour." He said, "The one questioned about it knows no better than the questioner." He said, "Then tell me about its signs." He said, "That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress a d that you will see the barefooted, naked, destitute herdsman competing in constructing lofty buildings." Then he went and I stayed for a while. Then he said, "O’ Umar, do you know who the questioner was?" I said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "He was Gibril who came to you to teach you your religion."(Muslim)
Whoever gives thanks ties his bounties, that he has been given and if he doesn’t he risks losing everything
Whats the greatest blessing? This is Deen is the greatest blessing
Muslims don’t look at achievements like certificates
The sheep was given out by Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), everything except the hoof. Everything that was given was kept and what was kept wasn’t kept
Hadith Gibril is considered to be like the Fatiha
The Fatiha teaches us to be a slave
We profess that he is the only deity
After he shows his servitude then he asks for guidance
The Quran teaches us to be servants
All of our acts can be acts of worship, eating, drinking etc
If you looking for the entirety of the Sunna, all the points are here
Three levels Islam – Iman – Ahsan
It is a mass transmitted hadith Umar, Anis ibn Malik etc narrated by eight companions
Its near the beginning of Sahih Bukhari
What happened before the hadith
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood in front of the companions and encouraged them to ask questions, “Ask me.” The companions where apprehensive to ask
They were sitting and a man came out from nowhere and no one knew who he was, he came in like a bedion and said, “Ya Muhammad.”
They couldn’t tell which tribe he was from
How could a bedion know when the stranger said you are truthful, he affirms the answer
The deeper level is Ishan
If a servant keeps in his heart, that Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala is looking at him all the time – he will see an opening
The bedions will compete in building buildings
In another Sahih Hadith, the stranger went and then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent one of the companions after him, but they couldn’t find it
Umar was not there, he had left
Three nights had passed and then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) told Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), “That was Gibril who came to teach you, your religion.”
During the caliphate of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was when the some people believed that Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala didn’t have pre-existent knowledge. To know the action before it is performed.
Abu Ashari Al-Ansari (may Allah show him mercy) defined the Islamic Aqida (belief)
Mabud Al-Jarr was at the forefront (of the previous group) he went to Hajj and saw Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who used to say, “We used to know nothing until the Prophet came, we practiced and did things like he did things.” (peace and blessings be upon him)
They addressed his as “O’ father of Abdulrahim.”
When Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) heard what they had to say, he said, “I am free from him and Islam is free from him.”
Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used the hadith Jibril as proof
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered people to stand up for Mu’ad ibn Jabal (may Allah show him mercy) because he was the leader of a tribe, he said, “Stand up for your leader.”
You can loose the Deen if you don’t belief all of this
From this we can see the manners of seeking knowledge
Gibril had a sweet smell
One of the greatest barriers for the student is his manners
Don’t be disrespectful – even if you know he made a mistake – leave it
If you correct him, he not tolerate it
The teacher doesn’t give to you but its Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala who gives
Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala gives to the students
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) made a supplication for Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) and he didn’t forget anything after that
Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) made a dua for rain through Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him, the uncle of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
One of the companions was unable to talk to people about Islam, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him to be eloquent in a month
When the companions would sit with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) they would sit quietly
The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) made a Dukan, a small mound of earth, to sit on. So people could see who he (peace and blessing be upon him) was.
Gibril put his knees below the knees of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The student shows respect to the teacher
This is how you get maximum benefit from the teacher
Islam
What is Islam? Literally, it means to surrender, to submit, to give in
The pillars are there (prayers, fast etc)
Maintaining the Shahada is the greatest blessings, we don’t judge from the inside
A person could be a Muslim
There are tree types of Muslims
1. True Muslim – a believer in Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala and his Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) – we treat him like a Muslim in the world
2. Shahada on the tongue but no faith in the heart
3. A person is a Muslim with Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala
Every person who says there is no god but God has attained the greatest portion of what he has attained for himself
The Haidth of the Bitaka (card – the hadith about the man who came with a list of sins that went as far as the eye could see. He was a believer and the card on which this was written was put on the scale and this outweighed all the sins)
The card was the same size as the tip of the finger
A person should safeguard his shahada
The reason for the bad Muslims, is that Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala can manifest his name Al-A’fao
If a person does bad things we shouldn’t call them bad names
This doesn’t not give us the right to call them anything
Ibn Rajab (may Allah show him mercy) said, “What can be achieved through kindness cannot be achieved through harshness.”
Salat (prayer) is the hub of all our actions, if it is weak, all of our actions are weak
Do you follow the conditions of prayer? (Hanafi Madhab: 1. cleanliness from impurity (ghusul/ wudu), filth (clothes), Awara covered, Facing Qibla, time and intention. Others say opening Takbir is a condition.)
The salat removes the sins in between, the last one
Stand up to what will clean you
The salat cleans oneself from evil and bad actions
The Jewel of the prayer is the Fatiha
Many of us pronounce it incorrectly
Being present in the prayer – this is a moment of purity
We add the magic potion which is sincerity
Salat separates routine
Where is the intention? is has to be solely for Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala
Are we shooting blanks – we need to reload
Umar narrated that :
One day while we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah there appeared before us a
man whose clothes were exceedingly white and whose hair was exceedingly black.
No signs of journeying on him and none of us knew him. He walked up and sat down by the Prophet. Resting his knees against his and placing the palms of his hands on his thighs. He said, "O Muhammad, inform me about Islam". The Messenger of Allah said, "Islam is to testify that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establish prayers, to pay the zakat, to fast in Ramadan and to make pilgrimage to the House, if you are able to do so." He said, "You have spoken truthfully." We were amazed at him asking him and saying that he had spoken truthfully. He said, "Inform me about faith.” He said, "It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His Messengers, the Last Day and to believe in divine decree the good and the evil of it.” He said, "You have spoken truthfully." He said, "Then tell me about ahsan." He said, "To worship Allah as if you see him, yet know you cannot see him but he can see you.” He said, "Inform me about the Hour." He said, "The one questioned about it knows no better than the questioner." He said, "Then tell me about its signs." He said, "That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress a d that you will see the barefooted, naked, destitute herdsman competing in constructing lofty buildings." Then he went and I stayed for a while. Then he said, "O’ Umar, do you know who the questioner was?" I said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "He was Gibril who came to you to teach you your religion."(Muslim)
Whoever gives thanks ties his bounties, that he has been given and if he doesn’t he risks losing everything
Whats the greatest blessing? This is Deen is the greatest blessing
Muslims don’t look at achievements like certificates
The sheep was given out by Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), everything except the hoof. Everything that was given was kept and what was kept wasn’t kept
Hadith Gibril is considered to be like the Fatiha
The Fatiha teaches us to be a slave
We profess that he is the only deity
After he shows his servitude then he asks for guidance
The Quran teaches us to be servants
All of our acts can be acts of worship, eating, drinking etc
If you looking for the entirety of the Sunna, all the points are here
Three levels Islam – Iman – Ahsan
It is a mass transmitted hadith Umar, Anis ibn Malik etc narrated by eight companions
Its near the beginning of Sahih Bukhari
What happened before the hadith
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood in front of the companions and encouraged them to ask questions, “Ask me.” The companions where apprehensive to ask
They were sitting and a man came out from nowhere and no one knew who he was, he came in like a bedion and said, “Ya Muhammad.”
They couldn’t tell which tribe he was from
How could a bedion know when the stranger said you are truthful, he affirms the answer
The deeper level is Ishan
If a servant keeps in his heart, that Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala is looking at him all the time – he will see an opening
The bedions will compete in building buildings
In another Sahih Hadith, the stranger went and then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent one of the companions after him, but they couldn’t find it
Umar was not there, he had left
Three nights had passed and then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) told Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), “That was Gibril who came to teach you, your religion.”
During the caliphate of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was when the some people believed that Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala didn’t have pre-existent knowledge. To know the action before it is performed.
Abu Ashari Al-Ansari (may Allah show him mercy) defined the Islamic Aqida (belief)
Mabud Al-Jarr was at the forefront (of the previous group) he went to Hajj and saw Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who used to say, “We used to know nothing until the Prophet came, we practiced and did things like he did things.” (peace and blessings be upon him)
They addressed his as “O’ father of Abdulrahim.”
When Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) heard what they had to say, he said, “I am free from him and Islam is free from him.”
Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used the hadith Jibril as proof
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered people to stand up for Mu’ad ibn Jabal (may Allah show him mercy) because he was the leader of a tribe, he said, “Stand up for your leader.”
You can loose the Deen if you don’t belief all of this
From this we can see the manners of seeking knowledge
Gibril had a sweet smell
One of the greatest barriers for the student is his manners
Don’t be disrespectful – even if you know he made a mistake – leave it
If you correct him, he not tolerate it
The teacher doesn’t give to you but its Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala who gives
Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala gives to the students
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) made a supplication for Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) and he didn’t forget anything after that
Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) made a dua for rain through Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him, the uncle of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
One of the companions was unable to talk to people about Islam, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him to be eloquent in a month
When the companions would sit with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) they would sit quietly
The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) made a Dukan, a small mound of earth, to sit on. So people could see who he (peace and blessing be upon him) was.
Gibril put his knees below the knees of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The student shows respect to the teacher
This is how you get maximum benefit from the teacher
Islam
What is Islam? Literally, it means to surrender, to submit, to give in
The pillars are there (prayers, fast etc)
Maintaining the Shahada is the greatest blessings, we don’t judge from the inside
A person could be a Muslim
There are tree types of Muslims
1. True Muslim – a believer in Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala and his Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) – we treat him like a Muslim in the world
2. Shahada on the tongue but no faith in the heart
3. A person is a Muslim with Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala
Every person who says there is no god but God has attained the greatest portion of what he has attained for himself
The Haidth of the Bitaka (card – the hadith about the man who came with a list of sins that went as far as the eye could see. He was a believer and the card on which this was written was put on the scale and this outweighed all the sins)
The card was the same size as the tip of the finger
A person should safeguard his shahada
The reason for the bad Muslims, is that Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala can manifest his name Al-A’fao
If a person does bad things we shouldn’t call them bad names
This doesn’t not give us the right to call them anything
Ibn Rajab (may Allah show him mercy) said, “What can be achieved through kindness cannot be achieved through harshness.”
Salat (prayer) is the hub of all our actions, if it is weak, all of our actions are weak
Do you follow the conditions of prayer? (Hanafi Madhab: 1. cleanliness from impurity (ghusul/ wudu), filth (clothes), Awara covered, Facing Qibla, time and intention. Others say opening Takbir is a condition.)
The salat removes the sins in between, the last one
Stand up to what will clean you
The salat cleans oneself from evil and bad actions
The Jewel of the prayer is the Fatiha
Many of us pronounce it incorrectly
Being present in the prayer – this is a moment of purity
We add the magic potion which is sincerity
Salat separates routine
Where is the intention? is has to be solely for Allah Subhanu wa ta’ala
Are we shooting blanks – we need to reload
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