B i s m i l
l a h i r R a h
m a n i R a h e e m
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barkatuh!
Rajab &
Shabe-Mairaj:
What did the Prophet (Sall'Allahu alaihi
wasallam) do?
By
Sister Asma bint Shameem
A very good
presentation on the facts about the
Month of Rajab, the rituals like fasting,Umrah, Koonday and the worship
of the 27th of Rajab and the Mairaj Event.
http://www.download.farhathashmi.com/dn/Portals/0/Latest-Events/Rajab-10/Rajab-10.html
Check out the link below for presentation in
Urdu (PDF)
http://www.download.farhathashmi.com/dn/Portals/0/Latest-Events/Rajab-10/rajab.pdf
Indeed, one night the Prophet
(Sal Allaahu Alaihi Wassallam) was granted the Night Journey of
al-Israa' wal Mi'raaj, when he was first transported from Masjid
al-Haraam to Masjid al-Aqsa and then onwards, he ascended to the Heavens
and Allaah spoke to him as He willed, and enjoined the five daily
prayers upon him.
This is definitely part of our Aqeedah. It says so in the Qur'aan
[al-Isra':1] and there is no denying that fact.
However, the big question to ask
is...
What did the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaihi Wassallam) do when the same day
arrived the next year? Or the year after that? Or the year after that?
Did he EVER celebrate the night of al-Israa' wal Mi'raaj, or fast the
next day???
And what did he instruct the Sahaabah to do about his Night Journey?
Did he tell them to celebrate that night as a 'special night' for
worshipping Allaah?
Did he tell them to specifically fast the next day because it was 'the
day after the Journey'?
And what were the actions of the Sahaabah themselves?
Did THEY do any of the above??
The
answer
to all of the above is a
big resounding NO!
Surely the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaihi Wassallam) did not omit or forget
anything in the deen! Surely he did not hide anything from mankind!
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaihi Wassallam) said, "There is
nothing that brings you closer to Jannah except that I have informed you
about it and there is nothing that brings you closer to the fire of
Hell except that I have warned you against it."
(at-Tabaraani–Saheeh)
Then why do we not have ANY
Saheeh reports of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaihi Wassallam) or the
Sahaabah worshipping Allaah especially on this night and fasting the
next day?
ANSWER:
BECAUSE THAT
WAS NOT
THE PRACTICE OF RASUL ALLAAH (Sal Allaahu Alaihi Wassallam) OR HIS
SAHAABAH!
If celebrating it was something
that is prescribed in Islam, the Messenger (Sal Allaahu Alaihi
Wassallam) would certainly have told his ummah about it, either in word
or in deed. If any such thing had happened, it would have been well
known, and his companions would have transmitted the information to us.
They narrated from the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaihi Wassallam) everything
that we need to know, and they did not neglect any aspect of the
religion, rather they were the first ones to do anything good. If
celebrating this night had been prescribed in Islam, they would have
been the first people to do so.
And if it wasn't the practice
of our Beloved Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaihi Wassallam) or his Sahaabah,
then, why, O Muslim, do YOU insist on doing
it???
Isn't the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaihi Wassallam) the best example to be
followed?
"In
the Messenger of Allah you have a fine example for he who hopes for
Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah abundantly."
(Surah
al-Ahzaab: 21)
But everyone
does so!!
Sure, I know, you have seen your fathers and grandfathers doing so. But,
let me remind you, O Muslim, that it is NOT our forefathers that we are
supposed to follow. Rather, our worship should be based on proofs from
the Quraan and authentic Sunnah, and NOT culture or tradition.
"When
it is said to them: 'Follow what Allah has sent down,' they reply: 'We
will follow that which we found our fathers upon,' even though their
fathers did not understand anything nor were they guided."
(Surah
al-Baqarah: 170)
Is good
intention
enough??
I know beyond doubt, that in celebrating this night, your intention is
good. But dear brother/sister, in order for our worship to be accepted,
it also has to be prescribed in the Qur'aan and Sunnah. If it is not so,
it will be rejected.
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaihi Wassallam) said:
"Whoever
introduces anything into this matter of ours that is not part of it will
have it rejected."
(Bukhaari, Muslim)
Exact date
unknown???
Also, do you know that even though the incidence of al-Israa' wal
Mi'raaj is an undeniable fact in history, yet the exact date or even the
exact month in which this took place is not certain?
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz said:
"With regard to this night on which the Isra'
and Mi'raaj took
place, there is nothing in the saheeh ahaadeeth to indicate that it is
in Rajab or in any other month. Everything that has been narrated
concerning a specific date for these events cannot be proven to have
come from the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaihi Wassallam) according to the
scholars of hadeeth.." (Islam-qa)
But, what's the
harm
in it???
Now, some of you will say, "What's the harm in it? I am just worshipping
Allah!"
But, the answer to that, O noble reader, is...
"And
whosoever opposes the Messenger (Muhammad Sal Allaahu
Alaihi Wassallam) after the right path has been shown clearly to him,
and follows other than the believers' way, We shall keep him in the path
he has chosen, and burn him in Hell – what an evil destination!"
[Surah an-Nisaa:115]
Shaykh
Ibn 'Uthaymeen says:
"Fasting on the twenty-seventh
of Rajab
and spending that night in prayer is a bid'ah (innovation), and every
bid'ah is a going astray."
(Majmoo' Fataawa ,
20/440)
So, remember, my dear brothers and sisters in Islaam, DO
NOT single out
the 27th for your worship because it was NOT the practice of
the Prophet
OR his Sahaabah.
If however, you pray every
single night and it is part of your routine to stay up for worship, then
there is no harm. Similarly, if you are in
the habit of fasting Mondays
and Thursdays, or during Ayyaam Beed (the 13th, 14th, and 15th of every
Islaamic month), and the 27th of Rajab falls on one of those days, then
it is OK to do so.
The problem arises when one
thinks that this night is special and singles out this
night
or day for
worship, thinking they are getting extra reward for their worship. But
this is contrary to the Sunnah.
Flash Presentation : Rajab and Mairaj
Lecture by Dr.Farhat Hashmi: Rajab Aur Shab e Mairaj
Urdu eBook: Rajab Aur Shab e Mairaj
WEBSITE URL:
http://farhathashmi.wordpress.com/category/islam/innovations-biddat/
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