Barka Juma'ah

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Five prayers which Allah has made obligatory. Whoever does wudoo’ properly for them, prays them on time, does rukoo’ properly & has perfect khushoo’, it is a promise from Allah that he will be forgiven, but whoever does not do this, has no such promise – if Allah wishes, He will forgive him, & if He wishes, He will punish him.”
[Abu Dawood 425; Saheeh al-Jaami’, 3242]

Celebrating the birthday of the Prophet

Praise be to Allaah the Lord of the Worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and all his family and companions.

The commands mentioned in the Qur’aan and Sunnah to follow the laws of Allaah and His Messenger, and the prohibitions on introducing innovations into the religion are quite clear. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say (O Muhammad to mankind): ‘If you (really) love Allah, then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Qur’aan and the Sunnah), Allah will love you and forgive you your sins’” [Aal ‘Imraan 3:31]

“Follow what has been sent down unto you from your Lord (the Qur’aan and Prophet Muhammad’s Sunnah), and follow not any Awliyaa’ (protectors and helpers who order you to associate partners in worship with Allaah), besides Him (Allaah). Little do you remember!” [al-A’raaf 7:3]

“And verily, this is My straight path, so follow it, and follow not (other) paths, for they will separate you away from His path” [al-A’naam 6:153]

And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The most truthful of speech is the Book of Allaah and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad, and the most evil of things are those which are newly-invented.” And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever innovates anything in this matter of ours (i.e., Islam), that is not part of it will have it rejected.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 2697; Muslim, no. 1718). According to a version narrated by Muslim, “Whoever does anything that is not in accordance with this matter of ours (i.e., Islam), will have it rejected.”

Among the reprehensible innovations that people have invented is the celebration of the birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in the month of Rabiul-al-Awwal. They celebrate this occasion in various ways:

Some of them simply make it an occasion to gather and read the story of the Mawlid, then they present speeches and qaseedahs (odes) for this occasion.

Some of them make food and sweets etc., and offer them to the people present.

Some of them hold these celebrations in the mosques, and some of them hold them in their houses.

Some people do not limit themselves to the actions mentioned above; they include in these gatherings haraam and reprehensible things, such as free mixing of men and women, dancing and singing, or committing actions of shirk such as seeking the help of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), calling upon him, seeking his support against their enemies and so on.

What Muslims should do is to revive the Sunnah and put an end to bid’ah (innovation); they should not do any action until they know the ruling of Allaah concerning it.
Ruling on celebrating the Prophet’s birthday

Celebrating the occasion of the birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is forbidden and is to be rejected for a number of reasons:

1.It is not part of the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or of the khaleefahs who succeeded him. Since this is the case, then it is a forbidden innovation, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I urge you to follow my Sunnah and the way of the rightly-guided khaleefahs after me; adhere to it and cling to it firmly. Beware of newly-invented things, for every newly-invented thing is an innovation (bid’ah) and every innovation is a going-astray.” (Narrated by Ahmad, 4/126; al-Tirmidhi no. 2676).

Celebrating the Mawlid is an innovation introduced by the Shi’a Faatimids after the three best centuries in order to corrupt the religion of the Muslims. If a person does anything in order to draw closer to Allaah which was not done by the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) or enjoined by him, and was not done by the khaleefahs who succeeded him, this action implies that he is accusing the Messenger of not explaining the religion to the people, and that he disbelieves in the words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning):

“This day, I have perfected your religion for you” [al-Maa'idah 5:3]

Because he is adding something extra and claiming that it is a part of the religion, but the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not bring this.

2Celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is an imitation of the Christians, because they celebrate the birth of the Messiah (peace be upon him). Imitating them is extremely haraam. The hadeeth tells us that it is forbidden to imitate the kuffaar, and we are commanded to differ from them. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them” (narrated by Ahmad, 2/50; Abu Dawood, 4/314). And he said, “Be different from the mushrikeen” (narrated by Muslim, 1/222, no. 259) – especially with regard to things that are the symbols or rituals of their religion.

3 Besides being bid’ah and an imitation of the Christians, both of which are haraam, celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is also a means that leads to exaggeration and excess in venerating him, which even goes as far as calling upon him (making du’aa’ to him) and seeking his help, instead of calling upon Allah, as happens now among many of those who observe the bid’ah of the Mawlid, when they call upon the Messenger instead of Allah, and ask him for support, and sing qaseedahs (odes) of shirk praising him, like Qaseedat al-Burdah etc. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade going too extremes in praising him, as he said: “Do not extol as the Christians extolled the son of Maryam. For I am just His slave, so say, the slave of Allah and His Messenger” (narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4/142, no. 3445; al-Fath, 6/551), i.e., do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians exaggerated in praising the Messiah and venerated him until they worshipped him instead of Allaah. Allah forbade them to do that when he said (interpretation of the meaning):

“O people of the Scripture (Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, nor say of Allaah aught but the truth. The Messiah ‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), was (no more than) a Messenger of Allaah and His Word, (“Be!” — and he was) which He bestowed on Maryam (Mary) and a spirit (Rooh) created by Him”[al-Nisaa’ 4:171]

Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade us to exaggerate concerning him lest the same thing happen to us as happened to them, so he said: “Beware of exaggeration, for those who came before you were destroyed because of exaggeration” (narrated by al-Nasaa’i, 5/268; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Sunan al-Nasaa’i, no. 2863).

4.Observing the innovation of the Prophet’s birthday opens the door to other kinds of bid’ah and being distracted by them from the Sunnah. Hence you find that the innovators are very active when it comes to bid’ah and very lazy when it comes to the Sunnah; they hate it and regard those who follow it as enemies, until their entire religion is innovated anniversaries and Mawlids. They have split into various groups, each of which commemorates the anniversary of its imaam’s birth, such as the births of al-Badawi, Ibn ‘Arabi, al-Dasooqi and al-Shaadhili. No sooner do they end the celebration of one birthday but they start the celebration of another. This results in exaggeration concerning these dead people and others, and in calling upon them instead of Allaah, believing that they can bring benefit and cause harm, until they deviate from the religion of Allaah and go back to the religion of the people of the Jaahiliyyah of whom Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And they worship besides Allah things that harm them not, nor profit them, and they say: ‘These are our intercessors with Allah’” [Yoonus 10:18]

Loving the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) implies keeping his Sunnah alive, adhering firmly to it, and avoiding words and deeds that go against it. Undoubtedly everything that goes against his Sunnah is a reprehensible innovation (bid’ah) and a manifest act of disobedience. That includes celebrating his birthday and other kinds of bid’ah. A good intention does not mean that it is permissible to introduce innovations into the religion. Islam is based on two things, purity of intention and following [the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)]. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Yes, but whoever submits his face (himself) to Allaah (i.e. follows Allaah’s religion of Islamic Monotheism) and he is a Muhsin (a doer of good) then his reward is with his Lord (Allaah), on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve” [al-Baqarah 2:112]

In conclusion, celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), whatever form it takes, is a reprehensible innovation. The Muslims should put a stop to this and other kinds of bid’ah, and occupy themselves with reviving and adhering to the Sunnah. They should not be deceived by those who promote and defend this bid’ah, for these types of people are more interested in keeping innovations alive than in reviving the Sunnah; they may not even care about the Sunnah at all. Whoever is like this, it is not permissible to imitate him or follow his example, even if the majority of people are like this. Rather we should follow the example of those who follow the path of the Sunnah, among the righteous salaf and their followers, even if they are few. Truth is not measured by the men who speak it, rather men are measured by the truth.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever among you lives (for a long time) will see many differences. I urge you to follow my Sunnah and the way of the rightly-guided khaleefahs who come after me. Hold on to it firmly. Beware of newly-invented matters, for every innovation is a going astray.” (Narrated by Ahmad, 4/126; al-Tirmidhi no. 2676). So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained to us in this hadeeth what we should do when there are differences of opinion, just as he explained that everything that goes against his Sunnah, be it words or deeds, is a bid’ah, and every bid’ah is a going astray.

If we see that there is no basis for celebrating the birthday of the Prophet, whether in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or in the way of the rightly-guided khaleefahs, then it is one of the newly-invented matters, one of the bid’ahs which lead people astray. This principle is what is implied by this hadeeth and is what is indicated by the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):

“O you who believe! Obey Allaah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allaah and His Messenger, if you believe in Allaah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination” [al-Nisaa’ 4:59]

We ask Allaah to help us adhere to His Book and the Sunnah of His Messenger until the Day when we will meet Him. May Allaah grant blessings and peace to our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.

PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE CONT'D

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, “Allah, the Glorious and Exalted said: ’When I afflict my slave in his two dear things (i.e., his eyes), and he endures patiently, I shall compensate him for them with Jannah.“.
[Al-Bukhari].

Commentary: Blindness is the greatest deprivation in the world and Allah grants its reward according to His Pleasure. For this reason patience in this case is highly meritorious. Its reward is Jannah provided the blind is enormously rich in Faith.

’Ata’ bin Abu Rabah reported: Ibn ’Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) asked him whether he would like that he should show him a woman who is from the people Jannah. When he replied that he certainly would, he said, “This black woman, who came to the Prophet (PBUH) and said, ’I suffer from epilepsy and during fits my body is exposed, so make supplication to Allah for me.’ He (PBUH) replied: ’If you wish you endure it patiently and you be rewarded with Jannah, or if you wish, I shall make supplication to Allah to cure you?’ She said, ’I shall endure it.’ Then she added: ’But my body is exposed, so pray to Allah that it may not happen.’ He (Prophet (PBUH)) then supplicated for her“.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Commentary: While continuing medical treatment, one should not ignore his prayer to Allah because both have importance and utility of their own.

’Abdullah bin Mas’ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I can still recall as if I am seeing the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) resembling one of the Prophets whose people scourged him and shed his blood, while he wiped blood from his face, he said: “O Allah! Forgive my people, because they certainly do not know“.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Commentary: It mentions the refined character and compassion of the Prophets which has an important lesson for those who preach righteousness. They should be always prepared to face hardships involved in inviting people to the right path and, instead of retaliation, forgive their audience and pray for their guidance. These noble qualities are extremely important for those who are devoted to preach religion.

FIRM BELIEF AND PERFECT RELIANCE ON ALLAH - CONT'D

’Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying: “If you all depend on Allah with due reliance, He would certainly give you provision as He gives it to birds who go forth hungry in the morning and return with full belly at dusk“.
[At-Tirmidhi].

Commentary: Trust in Allah does not mean that one should not give any importance to material resources. What it really means is that along with their due importance, one should have full trust in Allah. Without His Will, material resources are of no avail. But nevertheless it is necessary to have material resources because their procurement is also ordained by Him. Birds do not keep sitting in their nests for food but fly out in search of it.

Al-Bara’ bin ’Azib (May Allah be pleased with them) said: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) asked me to recite whenever I go to bed: “Allahumma aslamtu nafsi ilaika, wa wajjahtu wajhi ilaika, wa fawwadtu amri ilaika, wal-ja’tu zahri ilaika, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika, la malja wa la manja minka illa ilaika. Amantu bikitabikal-ladhi anzalta, wa nabiyyikal-ladhi arsalta (O Allah! I have submitted myself to You, I have turned my face to You, entrusted my affairs to You; and committed my back to You out of desire for You and fear of You; expecting Your reward and fearing Your punishment). There is no refuge and no place of safety from You but with You. I believe in the Book You have revealed and in the Prophet You have sent.’’ Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said that if anyone recited these words and died that night, he would die in the true religion. In case he remains alive till morning, he will obtain good.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

In another narration: He reported Messenger of Allah (PBUH) as saying: “If you go to bed, perform Wudu’, lie down on your right side and say [the above Du’a (supplication)] and let these words be your last“.

Commentary: It is better to make Wudu’ before going to sleep. Similarly, it is also meritorious to recite the invocation mentioned in the Hadith before one goes to bed, because it is a prayer for the renewal of Islam and Faith and request for grant of peace and security.

On the Prohibition of pride and arrogance

Allah Almighty says, "That Abode of the Next World: We grant it to those who do not seek to exalt themselves in the earth or to cause corruption in it. The successful outcome is for the godfearing," (28:83)

and the Almighty says, "Do not strut arrogantly about the earth." (17:37)
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The Almighty says, "'Do not avert your face from people out of haughtiness and do not strut about arrogantly on the earth, Allah does not love anyone who is vain of boastful," (Q31;17; Q31:18)

and the Almighty says, "Qarun was one of the people of Musa but he lorded it over them. We gave him treasures, the keys to which alone were a heavy weight for a party of strong men. See when his people said to him, 'Do not gloat. Allah does not love people who gloat.'" (Q28:76)

Belated Barka Jumu'ah

PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the last illness of Messenger of Allah (PBUH) made him unconscious, Fatimah (May Allah be pleased with her) exclaimed: “Ah, the distress of my dear father.’’ He (PBUH) said, [color=#990000]“There will be no distress for your father after today“. When he died she said: “My father, Allah has called you back and you have responded to His Call. O father! Garden of Firdaus is your abode. O father! We announce to Jibril your death.’’ When he was buried, she said: “Are you satisfied now that you put earth over (the grave of) Messenger of Allah (PBUH)?[/color]’’
[Al-Bukhari]

Commentary: This Hadith shows that it is permissible to express the trouble and restlessness which one feels at the time of death. Similarly, expression of pain and grief in a natural way in the event of someone’s death is also permissible. To remember the virtues of the deceased is also permitted but it is to be free from wailing and moaning, lamentation and crying, and tearing off clothes, etc. The last words of Fatimah (May Allah be pleased with her) are also a way of expressing grief and sadness and not a criticism on the burial of the Prophet (PBUH) because such criticism is prohibited by Shari’ah and no one is exempted from it.

Usamah bin Zaid (May Allah be pleased with them) narrated: The daughter of the Prophet (PBUH) sent for him as her child was dying, but the Prophet (PBUH) returned the messenger and sent her good wishes saying, “Whatever Allah takes away or gives, belongs to Him, and everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in this world), and so she should be patient and anticipate Allah’s reward.’’ She again sent for him adjuring him for the sake of Allah to come. The Messenger of Allah, accompanied with Sa’d bin ’Ubadah, Mu’adh bin Jabal, Ubayy bin Ka’b, Zaid bin Thabit and some other men went to see her. The child was lifted up to the Messenger of Allah while his breath was disturbed in his chest. On seeing that, the eyes of the Prophet (PBUH) streamed with tears. Sa’d said, “O Messenger of Allah! What is this?’’ He replied, “It is compassion which Allah has placed in the hearts of His slaves, Allah is Compassionate only to those among His slaves who are compassionate (to others)“.

Another version says: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “Allah shows compassion only to those among His slaves who are compassionate“.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Commentary:

1. Gathering of all the relatives is not necessary at the time of someone’s death. However, their participation in the funeral prayer is Mustahab Fard Kifayah (a desirable collective duty upon all Muslims; but which is sufficient or equivalent to all having performed it if it is performed by only some of them).

2. The desire of the relatives that at the time of someone’s death some pious people should be present is quite genuine so that the agonizing process of death is made easy by their prayers.

3. It is lawful that a trustworthy person is made to take an oath and it is essential for the trustee to fulfill it as it increases the mutual trust and love.

4. To shed tears on someone’s death, and to advice the relatives of the deceased for patience and accountability are permissible acts.

5. Expression of kindness and love is a gift from Allah and means to gain His Compassion, while deprivation from it is callousness.

FIRM BELIEF AND PERFECT RELIANCE ON ALLAH

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, “A group of people (both men and women) whose hearts will be like the hearts of birds, will enter Jannah“. [Muslim].

It has been interpreted that such people are those who put their trust in Allah; another interpretation is that these people are tender-hearted.

Commentary:
1. Excellence of trust in Allah and kindness of heart are most valuable qualities because both of them are means to enter Jannah.

2. One should not worry much about one’s food and means of subsistence. In fact, people should have the heart like birds who do not collect to keep in reserve anything and go out every morning in search of food and return to their nests fully satiated. This advice is repeated in another Hadith to the effect that when birds leave their nests in the morning they are hungry but when they come back, their stomachs are full and they do not need any more food.

Ibn 'Abbaas (R.A) says that Rasulullah (S.A.W) used to say: " Choose white clothing, as it is the best clothing. White clothing should be worn whilst living, and the dead should be buried in white."
Shumael Tirmizi Jild: 1 Hadith Number 63

Barka Jumu'ah

One day Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) noticed a Bedouin leaving his camel without tying it. He (SAW) asked the Bedouin: "Why don't you tie down your camel?" The Bedouin answered, "I put my trust in Allah." The Prophet (SAW) then said, "Tie your camel first, then put your trust in Allah."
[Tirmidhi]

Contention is incompatible with such goodness of character. The early believers went to great lengths in guarding against contention and in urging mutual assistance; so much so that they frowned on questioning altogether. They said, 'If you say to your brother 'come along' and he asks 'where?, then do not make him your fellow. According to them he should rather come along unquestioningly.

Abu Sulayman al-Daranj said:'I once had a brother in Iraq. I would go to him when times were bad and say,'Give me some of your money'. He would throw me his purse for me to take what I wanted. Then one day I came to him and said,'I need something'. He asked 'How much do you want? And so the sweetness of brotherhood left my heart.

Another said,' If you ask your brother for money and he says,'What are you going to do with it? He has abandoned the duty of brotherhood.

Know that the mainstay of brotherhood is concord in word and deed and compassion. Abu Uthman al-Hiri said: Concurring with brothers is better than having compassion for them.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "Beware of [baseless] suspicion, for [baseless] suspicion is the falsest of gossip. And, do not [unintentionally] sense [the privacy of] one another. And, do not[intentionally] spy at one another. And, [while auctioning an item] do not[deceivingly] bid higher, against one another [to scam one another into bidding more]. And do not envy/be jealous of one another. And, do not hate one another. And, do not turn your backs to one another [by deserting and not speaking to one another]. And, [truly] be Allaah's servants - [like true] BROTHERS!"

[Found in Maalik, Ahmad, Bukhaari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Tabaranie, and Bayhaqi]

Abu Huraira reported that a person said: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) who amongst the people is most deserving of my good treatment? He said: Your mother, again your mother, again your mother, then your father, then your nearest relatives according to the order (of nearness)
(Muslim Book 32, Number 6181)

You dnt beg people for salvation,Islam dnt teach you people to beg people for salvation of thier own soul,If hymen accept Islam is for her own good,and if she does not,its should not bother you,you can only teach,invite the best  manner.

I remembered when some people threatened the prophet (saw) just because they accepted Islam, that they would go back to their ways and Allah revealed a verses that some people think that they are doing you (O muhammed saw) a favour by accepting Islam, tell them that they should rather thank Allah for showing them the way. Anybody that accepts Islam does so for his/her own soul while anybody that refuses does so at his/her own peril.

Allah also says invite people to the way of the Lord with beautiful preaching and nice words but we can not force a horse to drink from a river but we could only take the horse there.

What am I saying?[/b]

It us our sole responsibility to invite people to Islam and if need be, beg them because Hell is real and the fire is hotter, fiercer than any earthly fire. It should bother us if someone does not accept Islam because we are from the same father and mother despite our ethnicity,tribe, colour, race etc. We are all shepherds and would be accountable for how we are able to lead our flock. Also there is one hadith

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "If anyone calls others to follow right guidance, his reward will be equivalent to those who follow him (in righteousness) without their reward being diminished in any respect, and if anyone invites others to follow error, the sin, w, ill be equivalent to that of the people who follow him (in sinfulness) without their sins being diminished in any respect".[b]

I always feel sorry for non muslims because of the punishment waiting for them and the painful part is when Allah said all their efforts would be in vain. You could imagine when money, energy,waking up early morning, evangelising etc for years is being spent on the wrong path and to them, each follower would be thinking that he/she is following the right path. All efforts would be in vain when there is no belief as small as a MUSTARD SEED.

In a nutshell, if begging them would make them see reasons, I would implore us to beg them and we should know that there is even a reward for doing that. Even if we are not considering the reward, we should consider them as our brothers and sisters because the truth of it is that, it is only few families that do not have mixture (muslims and non muslims as family members) and if we do not have them as family members, we may have them as friends, office colleague, business partner etc.

Abdullah Bin Mas`ud  (radhiallahu anhu)  narrated that Allah’s  Messenger (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)  said, “A man shall be asked concerning five things on the day of resurrection: concerning his life, how he spent it; concerning his youth, how he grew old;  concerning his wealth, whence he acquired it, and in what way he spent it; and what was it that he did with the knowledge that he had.”    (Tirmidhi  5197)

some hypocrite here thinking some muslims have bad manners  etc stated above and writing indirectly are nothing but ignorantly foolish.can anyone of those upthere sincerely from their heart say what i wrote is abusive?its just what hymen deserves i gave her,if she wants to study Islam,fine,no one is opposing her/or standing as a stumbling block,but when she start liking the religion and hating,badmouthing it,and disguising as if she wants the religion,what  do you expect?you expect me to like such a person,or welcome such act,go to threads where the same girl went haywire tarnishing the image of Islam,maybe then your soft weak hearts will become hardened,would any good muslim not hypocrite alike though like such,or what did the hadith teach you about people badmouthing the religion and the Prophet,since shes not a child but a full grown adult,all you could do is to lick her shoes all in the name of calling her to Islam,and compromising the same religion.

As its a sin to stand against who wants to accept Islam but at same time not when the person is indirectly fooling you people,and shes tarnisghing the image of the religion,mockery of it.

You do not pay evil with evil. There is this story but I could not remember vividly where a certain woman always stone the prophet whenever he passes in front of her house. One day the prophet passed but noticed that she did not see this woman and it happened like that for three days. The prophet did not from the beginning prayed for the woman to die or attacked the woman thinking that she is attacking a prophet of Islam but he rather enquired about the woman and was told that the woman was ill. The woman was surprised when she saw him because she never believer that he would come despite all she did to him. As a result of this, the woman accepted Islam.  We should not abuse or insult someone just because he/she did same. If someone is doing evil or saying bad things about you or something and you maintain your stand, the individual may as a result of this, accept your religion. The holy prophet encountered lots in his quest for making Islam what it is today and he never insulted back nor fought back except those that fought him, pursued him from his home.

There was a time when the prophet lost his teeth while preaching the oneness of Allah and he never  incur Allah's wrath on them nor fought back.

We should all know that people would want to test our level of perseverance,tolerance and it is only when we can hold on to that that people would see us Muslims as tolerant and believe that Islam is a religion of peace, teaching good and avoiding evil.

In doing Dawah, lots of sacrifice would be made to drive home your point.

In her own case (Hymen), for the fact that she might have abused muslims in another thread does not give us room to fight,insult or abuse her when she looks interested in the religion and the post above is not motivating at all and may make someone that wants to revert change his/her mind after reading through the above post.

There are lots of instances where you do not retaliate during Dawah because the person that is interested in your religion would be looking at you as a Muslim, the way you talk, manner of approach etc and mind you, you do not expect an individual interested in Islam to just accept everything like that. She could say whatever she feel about Islam, muslims and that is where you as a muslim would need to come in and with Allah she may declare Shahadah other things follow after citations.

It is just like servicing a customer in which if you service one perfectly, he/she would tell like five (5) people but if you annoyed a customer, he/she would tell like twenty (20) and the twenty customers would spread it like wildfire. Only few people believe that not all Muslims are bad. Some believe that all muslims are bad just because a muslim did a bad thing to them and it is now left for us to contain insults and explain why some things are like that. Lastly, we are to fight those that fight us but it is better to hold one's peace and not retaliate if need be and holding oneself from retaliation has the greatest reward.

I rest my case. Allah knows best.

His speech will only add more pains to their torments. They will ask for destruction in the midst of fierce blast of fire. At this point, the insincere preacher or caller would be seen with his intestines bursting out his belly and will be going round and holding them as does donkey working a mill. The denizens of the fire will gather round him and say,'what is this? Did you not enjoin good and forbid evil? He will say:'that is so. I enjoined good but did not do it and I forbade evil but did it'.

While the denizens of the Hell are undergoing its excruciating agonies, the hell will keep saying: 'is there any more? Till the Lord of the whole world will put His foot over it. Whereupon, all its denizens will come close to one another and it would be said, 'Qat! Qat!! (enough!enough!!). By then, it would have been full to the brim.

Quran 21v 100: Therein they will be breathing out with deep sighs and roaring therein, they will hear not.

Ibn Mas'uud (RA) recite this verse and then said; 'when those (who are destined to remain in the Hell-fire (forever) would be thrown in the Hell, each of them will be put in a separate Taabut (box) of fire so that he will not see anyone being punished in the Hell fire except himself.

The most serious causes than fan the fire of rancour between brothers are contention and disputation. These are the essence of variance and rupture. For rupture start off with opinions, then becomes verbal and finally physical.

The prophet (saw) said:
Do not fall out with one another, do not hate one another, do not envy one another, do not break off one with another. Serve God as brothers, The Muslim is brother to the Muslim. He does not wrong him or offend him or forsake him. A man can do no worse than disgrace his Muslim brother.

The worst disgrace is contention, for if you reject what another says you accuse him of ignorance and stupidity or forgetfulness and absent-mindedness in understanding his subject. All this constitutes disgrace, annoyance and alienation.

In general the only motive for contention is to display intellectual superiority and to belittle one's opponent by showing up his ignorance. This amounts to arrogance, contempt, hurtfulness and the insulting charge of folly and ignorance. There is no meaning to enmity but this, so what part can it have in brotherhood and true friendship?

PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE

Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that: Certain people of the Ansar asked the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and he gave them; then they again asked him and he gave them until all what he possessed was exhausted. Then the Prophet (PBUH) said, “Whatever wealth I have, I will not withhold from you. Whosoever would be chaste and modest; Allah will keep him chaste and modest and whosoever would seek self-sufficiency, Allah will make him self-sufficient; and whosoever would be patient, Allah will give him patience, and no one is granted a gift better and more comprehensive than patience“.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Commentary: Besides describing generosity, kindness, munificence and nobility of the Prophet (PBUH), he has been ordained by Allah to adopt patience, contentment and self-respect and to avoid anyone’s favour.

Abu Yahya Suhaib bin Sinan (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “How wonderful is the case of a believer; there is good for him in everything and this applies only to a believer. If prosperity attends him, he expresses gratitude to Allah and that is good for him; and if adversity befalls him, he endures it patiently and that is better for him“.
[Muslim].

Commentary: A Muslim is required to behave in poverty and prosperity, affluence and hardship, in the manner stated in this Hadith. It means that to forget Allah in prosperity, rather than being thankful to Him for His Favour is defiance of His Orders. Similarly, it is unbecoming of a Muslim that in troubles and turmoil, rather being patient, he tends to weeping and crying, grousing and grieving against the Will of Allah.

FIRM BELIEF  AND PERFECT RELIANCE ON ALLAH

Ibn ’Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to supplicate: “O Allah! To You I have submitted, and in You do I believe, and in You I put my trust, to You do I turn, and for You I argued. O Allah, I seek refuge with You through Your Power; there is none worthy of worship except You Alone; that You safeguard me against going astray. You are the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists; the One Who never dies, whereas human beings and jinn will all die“.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Ibn ’Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: When (Prophet) Ibrahim (Abraham) was thrown into the fire, he said: “Allah (Alone) is sufficient for us, and, He is the Best Disposer of affairs.’’ So did Messenger of Allah Muhammad (PBUH) when he was told: “A great army of the pagans had gathered against him, so fear them“. But this (warning) only increased him and the Muslims in Faith and they said: “Allah (Alone) is sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us)“. [Al-Bukhari].

Commentary: Even in the worst circumstances one should always have faith and trust in Allah.

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Time will pass rapidly, good deeds will decrease, miserliness will be thrown (in the hearts of the people) afflictions will appear and there will be much 'Al-Harj." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is "Al-Harj?" He said, "Killing! Killing!"

Bukhari Book 9 Volume 88 Hadith 183

Barka Jumu'ah

Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) said: "Sadaqa is due on every joint of a person, every day the sun rises. Administering of justice between two men is also a Sadaqa. And assisting a man to ride upon his beast, or helping him load his luggage upon it, is a Sadaqa; and a good word is a Sadaqa; and every step that you take towards prayer is a Sadaqa, and removing of harmful things from the pathway is a Sadaqa.

[Muslim]

Narrated By 'Umar bin Al-Khattab : Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said, "The reward of deeds depends upon the intention and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for Allah and His Apostle, then his emigration was for Allah and His Apostle. And whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for."

Bukhari Volume 1 Book 2 No. 51

Abu Ayub Ansari relates that a man said: Messenger of Allah, tell me that which cause me to be admitted to Paradise and will keep me away from the Fire. He answered: Worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him, observe Prayer, pay the Zakat and join the ties of kinship.

(Bukhari, Kitabul Adab)

oyb nko? And samba123. Especially oyb. He no longer comes here tho. Dunno if Riskie is also qualified. . . .and Mustay (where are they?)

Salam

Thanks a lot Dudue.
Please, I think[b] Oyb [/b],Samba123 and Riskie should be included. They are part of the Muslims that made this thread what it is today.

@Abuzola

in this scenario we are talking of killing our civilians and Allah said fight them the way they fight you.

We are not Allah and should not put judgement into our hands. We should all know that this is part of what is causing unwarranted death in some countries. Some count it as a retaliatory process, avenginG the death of loved ones, avenging the death of a those sharing the same faith with the hope,believe that it is the act of Jihad etc. Allah alone has judgement and He knows the reason for everything and knows why it is happening this way. Come to think of it, Allah is able to put a stop to all these but only knows the reason for holding on. There are verses that goes against taking another person's life.

Quran 4: 29-30:  "O ye who believe!,  [do not] kill yourselves, for truly Allah has been to you Most Merciful. If any do that in rancour and injustice, soon shall We cast him into the Fire, "

Quran 17: 33:The taking of life is allowed only by way of justice (i.e. the death penalty for murder), but even then, forgiveness is better.  "Nor take life - which Allah has made sacred - except for just cause, "

Now, let us take a look a these verses:

In Quran 2V 190: “And fight in the way of Allah with those who fight with you, and do not exceed the limits, surely Allah does not love those who exceed the limits.

191: And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from whence they drove you out, and persecution is severer than slaughter, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the recompense of the unbelievers.”

Also in Al A’raf 39: “And fight with them until there is no more persecution and religion should be only for Allah; but if they desist, then surely Allah sees what they do.”

The above verses are very straight forward that one should fight against those who wage against you but one should fight only those who wage against you meaning that you should for example fight the army and not innocent civilian (men, women, boys, girls, infants), all living things which could be termed committing excess:

Quran 2 v 190: And fight in God's cause against those who wage war against you, but do not commit aggression — for, verily, God does not love aggressors.

As for suicide can anybody open the dictionary and define suicide, is suicide a sacrifice of ones life to inflict damage on the enemy ? Thank you

Suicide (Latin suicidium, from sui caedere, "to kill oneself" is the act of a human being intentionally causing his or her own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair, or attributed to some underlying mental disorder which includes depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism and drug abuse. Financial difficulties, troubles with interpersonal relationships and other undesirable situations play a significant role.

Nawas ibn Sam'an reported that the Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) was asked about doing good and evil. He replied, "Doing good is having good manners. Doing evil is what troubles you inside and what you would not like others to know about."

[Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Darimi, Abu 'Awanah, Hakim, and Ibn Hibban]

ohhhhh, you would have said you dont understand what the trinity is all about, in what some said that: christianity is about God in man. the trinity work together, in islam , the is deliverance ,there only best you can do is dying for God as the always do.

The issue of TRINITY, God dying for you, coming down as a man had been discussed,debated and explained in some threads. All you need do is to hit the search button and read.

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It was related that Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said, "He said to me, 'A time will come upon people when the best property of a Muslim will be some sheep which he takes to the peaks of the mountains and to places where the rain falls, in order to flee out of the fear that his deen will be tempted."

Sahih Al Bukhari. The Book of Virtues. Hadith No. 3405.

Barka Juma'a to you all

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "If anyone calls others to follow right guidance, his reward will be equivalent to those who follow him (in righteousness) without their reward being diminished in any respect, and if anyone invites others to follow error, the sin, w, ill be equivalent to that of the people who follow him (in sinfulness) without their sins being diminished in any respect".[b][/b]

[Muslim]