Bismillah [IslamCity] Question: Is it allowed to wipe over socks or shoes or it is only over khuffs?
asalamualikum http://www.albaseerah.org/forum/showthread.php?t=4080 *Question:* Is it allowed to wipe over socks or shoes or it is only over khuffs? *Answer:* I should have said in the beginning when I mentioned the point of wiping over the khuffs, that the khuffs are from the time of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم and therefore the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم commanded the Sahaabah to wipe over the khuffs. The khuffs are usually made from leather, but they may also be from cotton or other materials. It is not obligatory that they are made from leather. The proof for this is that the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم commanded some of the Companions that were sent on an exhibition that they should wipe over what they wrapped around their feet, and their turbans. Also, some of what the Sahaabah would have worn may have had holes. It is therefore * permissible* to wipe over the socks, even if it made from cotton or other materials known these days. Some narrations also mention the socks as well, and this (wiping) is from the actions of the Companions رضى الله عنهم and therefore the socks are not the khuffs. Some of the People of Knowledge have already compiled a little book on the wiping over the socks and the khuffs with the tahqeeq of Imaam al-Albaani رحمه الله. *Answered by: Shaykh Wasi-Ullaah Abbas Title of Lecture: Fiqh Course FQ110 (Class #5) Date answered: June 17th, 2006 Listen to Lecture: Click herehttp://www.albaseerah.org/audio/audioicfq.htm Read the Transcribed Lecture: Click herehttp://www.albaseerah.org/forum/showpost.php?p=10375postcount=5 * -- Masjid Ahlul-Quraan wa As-Sunnah of New york http://www.seekknowledge.org http://www.albaseerah.org -- Masjid Ahlul-Quraan wa As-Sunnah of New york http://www.seekknowledge.org http://www.albaseerah.org
Bismillah [IslamCity] RIYADHU-US-SALEHEEN -Chap:3 # 37-38-40 Steadfastness
37. Abu Sa'id and Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, (PBUH), said, No fatigue, illness, anxiety, sorrow, harm or sadness afflicts any Muslim, even to the extent of a thorn pricking him, without Allah wiping out his mistakes by it. [Agreed upon] 38. Ibn Mas'ud said, I visited the Messenger of Allah, (PBUH), when he had a fever. I said, Messenger of Allah, you have a very high fever!' He replied, 'Yes. I have the fever of two of you.' I asked, 'Is that because you will have two rewards?' He said, 'Yes, it is like that. No Muslim is afflicted by harm, whether it is a thorn or something worse, without Allah expiating his evil deeds on that account and his sins fall away from him like leaves from a tree.' [Agreed upon] 40. Anas said, The Messenger of Allah (PBUH), said, 'None of you should wish for death because of some harm which has befallen him. If he has got to do something he should say, 'O Allah, make me live if life is best for me and make me die if death is best for me. [Agreed upon]
Bismillah [IslamCity] Poll: Americans want Bush prosecuted
Poll: Americans want Bush prosecuted
Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:20:08 GMT
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Americans want Bush to be investigated for wrongdoings.
A majority of Americans say George Bush should face trial for his misdeeds, as
US lawmakers are moving to probe into a raft of his illegal actions.
Two leading Democrats, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy recently stated they are
weighing the setting up of commissions to investigate possible Bush
administration violations, ranging from detainee and interrogation policies to
warrant less wiretaps and the firing of US attorneys.
A USA Today/Gallup poll found Thursday that 41 percent of Americans favor a
criminal probe against the former president, 30 percent back an examination by
an independent panel and 25 percent say neither should happen.
On possible use of telephone wiretaps without a warrant, 38 percent favor a
criminal investigation, 25 percent an independent probe and 34 percent say
there shouldn't be either.
On possible use of torture in terror investigations, 38 percent back a
criminal investigation, 24 percent an independent probe and 34 percent neither.
Close to two-thirds of respondents also said they'd like to see formal
investigations of Bush policies, even if not criminal probes.
These results are based on a telephone survey of 1,027 adults conducted Jan.
30-Feb.1.
The American Civil Liberties Union and other rights groups are also going to
launch a campaign next week in a bid to raise public awareness and urge the
people to press lawmakers to fully investigate the US government's abuses in
the war on terror and hold accountable those responsible.
The...organization is calling on President Barack Obama and the US Congress
to create an independent and impartial commission to examine the use of
torture, indefinite detention, secret renditions and other illegal US
counterterrorism policies, an Amnesty International statement added.
RB/HAR
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astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
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His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I
am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Bismillah [IslamCity] RIYADHU-US-SALEHEEN -Chap:3 # 48-51 Steadfastness
48. Abu Hurayra reported that a man said to the Prophet, (PBUH), Give me counsel. He said, Do not get angry. He repeated his request several times and he said, Do not get angry. [al-Bukhari] 51. Ibn Mas'ud reported that the Messenger of Allah, (PBUH), said, 'After I am gone there will be misappropriation and matters of which you disapprove. They said, O Messenger of Allah, what do you command us to do? He said, To fulfill the rights you owe to others and to ask Allah for what is owed to you. [Agreed upon]
Bismillah [IslamCity] SADDAM-THE TRIAL YOU WILL NEVER SEE
*Web of Deceit * *Saddam Hussein - The Trial You'll Never See* *Made for European television this film was never broadcast in North America.* *Barry Lando and Michel Despratx's documentary The horrifying truth is the extent to which we in the west have been complicit. Check out Lando's new book Web of Deceit and his blog at **http://barrylando.com/ * http://barrylando.com/ http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17053.htmhttp://barrylando.com/ * http://barrylando.com/* -- Forwarded message -- From: *yaghoob ebrahimi* http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article17053.htm ** *-- Have a wonderful Life with infinite happiness, * *love, and peace. May all your dreams come true. * Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Jummah Mubarak
As Salaamu Alaikum
The journey of life is travelled only ONCE so make TAWBA for the PAST,make
SHUKR for the PRESENT make DUA for the FUTURE.
Jumuah Mubarak!
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Happiness is the key to the foundation of satisfaction, contentment and
acceptance…Zohra Moosa (Deaf Poet)
***
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(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness), and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: I
am one of the Muslims.} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels. [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all.
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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Bismillah [IslamCity] The Forgotten Terrorist Attack
http://www.malcomlagauche.com/id1.html THE FORGOTTEN TERRORIST ATTACK Malcom Lagauche Feb 12, 20009 In a few days, much of the world will celebrate Valentine’s Day, in commemoration of love. However, an event that occurred on Valentine’s Day 18 years ago has diminished any affinity for celebrating love for many Iraqis. On the morning of February 14, 1991, when I turned the TV on to see the latest lies being told to the public about the U.S. bombing of Iraq, I saw a chaotic situation in Baghdad. The Amiryah bomb shelter had just been struck by two 2,000-pound superbombs. Information was sketchy, but it was evident that many people lost their lives. The first statement from the U.S. administration was that the U.S. hit an Iraqi command and control post and the dead were military. Shortly after, the cameras showed charred bodies of women and children, so the U.S. story had to be revised. The administration then said that the building was a military target in which Saddam Hussein placed civilians to protect the military personnel. Remember that the former vice-president of the U.S., Dick Cheney, was the U.S. Secretary of War in 1991. He said, We blame the Iraqi leadership for putting civilians in harm’s way. That statement was not only a lie, but one of the most absurd allegations one could make because it denigrated the hundreds of humans who lost their lives. Cheney, an avid hunter of caged quail, once shot a hunting partner. He can’t tell the difference between a small bird and a person, so nothing is new about his lack of brainpower or eyesight. For a couple of hours, the world was told that the Iraqis led civilians to their deaths by putting them into a military target. Then, the truth began to emerge. The Amiryah bomb shelter was built as a civilian bomb shelter during the Iran-Iraq War. Even the engineer who designed it came on television and told the world that there was no way it could be a military asset. After the lies were put to rest, it became evident that the U.S. had mistaken the target as a military venue, or it had deliberately bombed it knowing it was a bomb shelter. To this day, not one U.S. government spokesperson has ever mentioned the truth. In fact, after February 14, 1991, the subject has been left unspoken: even the lies. Those inside the bomb shelter died horrific deaths. First, a 2,000-pound bomb crashed through the shelter creating a massive tunnel in which the second 2,000-pound bomb then came. Both blew up leaving a huge hole and killing more than 500 people. Only seven humans survived the attack. Those who died actually saw the first bomb and had a few seconds of life left before the second burrowed its way into the shelter. Such an attack transcends the barbarity of a bombing in which the people die immediately. The lines of burnt dead bodies lining the street presented a horrific scene reminiscent of Hiroshima after it was nuked by the U.S. This is the 18th anniversary of the bombing of the shelter, yet few words have been written as a reminder of the horrific act. Before March 2003, at least Iraq commemorated the event and remembered the dead. The stooges in power today don’t want to remind the world of the lack of caring for human life the U.S. displayed in 1991 in the bombing of Iraq. Most weren’t even in the country then. No matter how much they stick their heads in the sand, nothing will never ease the pain of one of the most barbaric terrorist attacks in history. The silence from the U.S. and the Iraqi quislings is deafening.
Bismillah [IslamCity] Bashir Ahmad: The Scottish Parliament's first Asian member
Bashir Ahmad was a man of extraordinary grace, kindness and decency. The Scottish Parliament, in which he served all too briefly as its first Asian and first Muslim member, is much the poorer for his passing. Bashir Ahmad: The Scottish Parliament's first Asian member http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bashir-ahmad-the-scottish-parliaments-first-asian-member-1609209.html
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Dr. Zakir Naik - Defame And Destroy.
Zakir Naik always speak with references from Quran and Authentic Hadeeth and he never claim to belong any so called sects, you should also present references againt his speaches regardless of making the war of sufism and wahabism Send your renowned scholars to have a debate with Dr. Zakir Naik instead of sending these hatred messages From: sai...@yahoo.com sai...@yahoo.com To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 3:33:10 AM Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Dr. Zakir Naik - Defame And Destroy. Dr. Zakir Naik - Defame And Destroy. Jamshed Iqbal One comes across several interesting comments from the people who have been defending Mr. Zakir Naik on Indian Muslims Blog. Most of my brothers and sisters are impressed by his “immense knowledge” without knowing that his kind of knowledge (database or retention) has nothing to do with religion at all. In other words the knowledge he and his fans boast of is irreligious in its very essence, for any true religion is an ever-flowing fountain of “wisdom” not “knowledge”. However, Mr. Naik is not an only man basking under this false impression but, it is pity that most of our so-called Muslim scholars are making the profits of same deceptive notion. And it is about this “subtle subversion” that Muslim world or Muslim identity has suffered a great deal. Therefore in this article, I would talk about a whole range of “scholars” of this nature and use the name of Mr. Naik as an “all-purpose unit” to bring my point home. A wise man may have some knowledge but “it does not necessitate that every knowledgeable man is wise”. For knowledge comes with analysis but wisdom with synthesis. Analysis demands scattering the whole into parts and pieces, on the contrary, synthesis demands uniting and reassembling the parts, once again, into a whole. Men of knowledge without wisdom are far more harmful for human family than mad men. For knowledge without wisdom lacks comprehensiveness of vision, feelings, beauty and empathy. Therefore it is not beneficial at all, and in religious terms, it is irreligious! How? A man of knowledge studies the composition of the atom from a disinterested desire for knowledge, and incidentally places it in the hands of powerful lunatics as the means of destroying the human race. In such ways the pursuit of knowledge may become harmful unless it is combined with wisdom; and wisdom in the sense of comprehensive vision is not necessarily present in specialists in the pursuit of any kind of knowledge. The point is “so-called men of knowledge lack comprehensive vision that is necessary to make them wise”. Ask, for example, a man of science to define human being! If he is sociologist he will tell you that, “man is a social animal for he cannot live without society”. Ask the same question to a physicist and he would brief you about “material composition of a human being” and reduce it to material hump. Raise this question before a chemist and get ready to listen that “man is nothing but product or composition of different chemicals”. A chemist would also open your eyes by telling that “man is a chemical animal and his emotions and character is mainly controlled by chemical balance or imbalance”. Go to a biologist to listen, “human being is an organism composed of different organs”. See a human being have been dissected into piece and lost! Even if all of these definitions cannot include what makes a human being a human being! Definitions, I mean to say, are the foundations of analytical thinking and they always fail to spot the core—the essence. For example, in above definition of human person, what makes human person a human person is nowhere, as no definition could be holistic! Moreover, in definition, metaphor or simile, as logic demands, is not allowed to make analytical thinking free from feelings but religious wisdom or morality is absurd or impossible without feelings! There is no room for aesthetics (beauty) in analysis and morality or wisdom gushes from these two springs as well! I think Islam is very clear about this point as: “Allah is beautiful and loves beauty”. Allah (The Supreme Reality) is truth and truth cannot be revealed unto those whose whole effort is demystification and dissection! Has analysis anything to do with “love”? Isn’t beauty a mystery so beyond the logic (Allah Him/Herself) ? Have analytical sciences, from so-called Enlightenment Age onwards, not been trying to demystify the mysterious phenomenon of existence or being? Was it not an organized effort to obliterate God from human consciousness? Has sciences (knowledge not wisdom) not been consciously trying to omit suggestiveness from natural phenomena to make it dull and ugly! There have a tendency among Quranic scholars—the tendency to count! For example word (or Ism-e-Zat) Allah has been used so many times in Quran. Mr. Zakir Naik, and
RE: Bismillah [IslamCity] Dr. Zakir Naik - Defame And Destroy.
Dear All Dr. Zakir Naik is struggling hard. By his struggle many people from other religions have converted to Islam. Only people who are Worshippers of Qaboors do not like such noble persons. We pray for God to give more courage to Dr. Zakir to spread the Islam to maximum person. You have also objected that he is teaching like Saudi Arabia Wahabi. Do you think that Wahabi of Saudi Arabia are not true Muslims. If they are not true Muslims then no one is true Muslims. Understand. Avaoid to send such mails in future. Thanks. Shafi To: islamc...@yahoogroups.comfrom: Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 15:33:10 -0800Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Dr. Zakir Naik - Defame And Destroy. Dr. Zakir Naik - Defame And Destroy. Jamshed Iqbal One comes across several interesting comments from the people who have been defending Mr. Zakir Naik on Indian Muslims Blog. Most of my brothers and sisters are impressed by his “immense knowledge” without knowing that his kind of knowledge (database or retention) has nothing to do with religion at all. In other words the knowledge he and his fans boast of is irreligious in its very essence, for any true religion is an ever-flowing fountain of “wisdom” not “knowledge”. However, Mr. Naik is not an only man basking under this false impression but, it is pity that most of our so-called Muslim scholars are making the profits of same deceptive notion. And it is about this “subtle subversion” that Muslim world or Muslim identity has suffered a great deal. Therefore in this article, I would talk about a whole range of “scholars” of this nature and use the name of Mr. Naik as an “all-purpose unit” to bring my point home. A wise man may have some knowledge but “it does not necessitate that every knowledgeable man is wise”. For knowledge comes with analysis but wisdom with synthesis. Analysis demands scattering the whole into parts and pieces, on the contrary, synthesis demands uniting and reassembling the parts, once again, into a whole. Men of knowledge without wisdom are far more harmful for human family than mad men. For knowledge without wisdom lacks comprehensiveness of vision, feelings, beauty and empathy. Therefore it is not beneficial at all, and in religious terms, it is irreligious! How? A man of knowledge studies the composition of the atom from a disinterested desire for knowledge, and incidentally places it in the hands of powerful lunatics as the means of destroying the human race. In such ways the pursuit of knowledge may become harmful unless it is combined with wisdom; and wisdom in the sense of comprehensive vision is not necessarily present in specialists in the pursuit of any kind of knowledge. The point is “so-called men of knowledge lack comprehensive vision that is necessary to make them wise”. Ask, for example, a man of science to define human being! If he is sociologist he will tell you that, “man is a social animal for he cannot live without society”. Ask the same question to a physicist and he would brief you about “material composition of a human being” and reduce it to material hump. Raise this question before a chemist and get ready to listen that “man is nothing but product or composition of different chemicals”. A chemist would also open your eyes by telling that “man is a chemical animal and his emotions and character is mainly controlled by chemical balance or imbalance”. Go to a biologist to listen, “human being is an organism composed of different organs”. See a human being have been dissected into piece and lost! Even if all of these definitions cannot include what makes a human being a human being! Definitions, I mean to say, are the foundations of analytical thinking and they always fail to spot the core—the essence. For example, in above definition of human person, what makes human person a human person is nowhere, as no definition could be holistic! Moreover, in definition, metaphor or simile, as logic demands, is not allowed to make analytical thinking free from feelings but religious wisdom or morality is absurd or impossible without feelings! There is no room for aesthetics (beauty) in analysis and morality or wisdom gushes from these two springs as well! I think Islam is very clear about this point as: “Allah is beautiful and loves beauty”. Allah (The Supreme Reality) is truth and truth cannot be revealed unto those whose whole effort is demystification and dissection! Has analysis anything to do with “love”? Isn’t beauty a mystery so beyond the logic (Allah Him/Herself)? Have analytical sciences, from so-called Enlightenment Age onwards, not been trying to demystify the mysterious phenomenon of existence or being? Was it not an organized effort to obliterate God from human consciousness? Has sciences (knowledge not wisdom) not been consciously trying to omit suggestiveness from natural phenomena to make it dull and ugly! There have a tendency among Quranic scholars—the tendency to
Bismillah [IslamCity] Dutch MP Geert Wilders deported after flying to Britain to show anti-Islamic film
Dutch MP Geert Wilders deported after flying to Britain to show anti-Islamic film A controversial Dutch politician has been sent back to Holland after trying to enter Britain to show his anti-Muslim film in the House of Lords. By Christopher Hope, John Bingham and Bruno Waterfield Last Updated: 6:19AM GMT 13 Feb 2009 Mr Wilders was told he could not come to Britain on public order grounds Photo: EPA Geert Wilders had been invited to Westminster to show his 17-minute film Fitna, which criticises the Koran as a fascist book, by a member of the House of Lords. But on Tuesday Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary refused Mr Wilders entry because his opinions would threaten community security and therefore public security in the UK. Mr Wilders went ahead with his trip anyway, and flew from Amsterdam to London on a British Midland flight.When he arrived at Heathrow airport he was met by two plain clothed officers from the UK Border Agency.As he was being led away, Mr Wilders said: I am not nervous but is this how Great Britain welcomes a democrat?Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen said Holland would press for a reversal of the travel ban. Earlier on the flight, Mr Wilders had launched a savage attack on the Government. He said: They (the British Government) are the biggest bunch of cowards in Europe. I'm coming because I am invited by one of your members of parliament. I'm not provocative. I am an elected political representative. I am a democrat. I use my freedom of speech. I am using all the democratic means I have.Mr Wilders has urged the Dutch government to ban the Koran and warned of a tsunami of Islam swamping the Netherlands. His film Fitna sparked violent protests around the Muslim world last year for linking verses in the religious text with footage of terrorist attacks. Mr Wilders had been due to attend a screening of Fitna, organised by Ukip peer Lord Pearson, in the Lords.Lord Pearson said the screening would go ahead yesterday with or without Mr Wilders. In a joint statement, he and cross-bench peer Baroness Cox said they were promoting freedom of speech and accused the Government of appeasing militant Islam. They added: Geert Wilders' Fitna film, available on the web, is not a threat to anyone. It merely suggests how the Koran has been used by militant Islamists to promote and justify their violence. They react in fury and menace to our intention to show the film and have boasted that their threats of aggressive demonstrations prevented its previous showing in the Mother of Parliaments.In the Lords, Lord Pearson asked Lord West of Spithead, a home office minister, said: Do you think this situation would occur if Mr Wilders had said ban the Bible? Lord West replied: I certainly don't think we are guilty of appeasement in any way whatsoever. The Government and I are great believers in freedom of expression. This is based not purely on Fitna, on that particular film. It is based on a range of factors, including prosecution in the Netherlands for incitement and discrimination and for other statements as well. The National Secular Society said Miss Smith had made a mistake in denying an application by a democratically-elected politician from a sovereign state who wants to come and express an opinion. The ban was supported by the Muslim Council of Great Britain. A spokesman said: Geert Wilders has been an open and relentless preacher of hate - there is little difference between his views and those of the far right. More Details: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/12/far-right-dutch-mp-ban-islam http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4603165/Dutch-MP-Geert-Wilders-deported-after-flying-to-Britain-to-show-anti-Islamic-film.html http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2149956.ece/Geert_Wilders_stopped_in_London http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1141622/Banned-Dutch-MP-flies--sent-straight-home-again.html __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now at http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com.
Bismillah [IslamCity] View Of Four IMAMS On Music
Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir Raheem Assalaamu laykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu http://islamandmusic.blogspot.com/2008/04/consensus-of-companionstaabieen-imams.html THE VIEW OF THE TAABI'EEN IMAMS AND SCHOLARS AFTER THEM The view held by the companions was generally adhered to by the taabi'een and their followers, the four imams and the great majority of dependable Islamic scholars up to the present time. From among the taabi'een and their followers, there are such authorities as Mujaahid, Ikrimah, An-Nakha'i and Al-Hassan Al-Basri.(*107) IMAM ABU HANEEFAH: Imam Abu Haneefah(*108) has perhaps the harshest view of the four famous Imams of jurisprudence. His school of thought is the strictest, for he detested singing and considered it sinful. As for his disciples, they have explicitly confirmed the prohibition of listening to all musical amusements and pastimes, including wind instruments (mazaameer),(*109) all types of tambourines, hand drums (dufoof)(*110) and even the striking of sticks(al-qadeeb). They have asserted that such actions constitute disobedience to Allah and that the performer of such action is sinful, therefore necessitating rejection of his testimony.(*111) They have further stated that it is incumbent upon the Muslim to struggle to avoid listening to such things, even if he were passing by or stationed near them (without any willful intention). Abu Haneefah's closest disciple, Abu Yoosuf, stated that if the sound of musical instruments (ma'aazif) and amusements (malaahi) were heard coming from a house, the house could be entered without permission of its owners.(*112) The justification for this is that the command regarding the prohibition of abominable things (munkaaraat) is mandatory, and cannot be established if such entering rests upon the permission of the residents of the premises.(*113) This is the madhhab (position) of the rest of the Kufic scholars as well, such as Ibraheem An-Nakha'i, Ash-Sha'bi, Hammaad and Ath-Thowri. They do not differ on this issue. The same can be said of the general body of jurisprudence of Al-Basrah.(*114) IMAAM MAALIK: It is related by Ibnul-Jowzi that Ishaaq bin 'Eesaa At-Tabba'a asked Imaam Maalik bin Anas,(*115) the leading jurisprudent of Madeenah, about the view of the people of Madeenah regarding singing (ghinaa). He replied, In fact, that is done by the sinful ones. Abut-teeb At-Tabari said, As for Maalik bin Anas, he truly did prohibit singing and listening to it. He further related that Maalik said, If one purchased a slave-girl(*116) and found her to be a professional singer, he could return her to the original owner for reimbursement on the claim of having found fault in the merchandise.(*117) The ruling of prohibition (tahreem) is generally agreed upon by the scholars of Madeenah. The Maaliki jurisprudence and commentator, Al-Qurtubi, reports Ibn Khuwayz Mandaad as saying that Imam Maalik had learned singing and music as a small boy until his mother encouraged him to leave it for a study of the religious sciences. He did, and his view became that such things were prohibited.(*118) Al-Qurtubi confirmed Maalik's view by saying that the only exception to this general ruling was the type of innocent songs such as those sung to placate the camels during travel, or during hard labor or boredom or during times of festivity and joy, such as the 'Eed days and weddings - the latter to the accompaniment of a simple daff (hand drum). Al-Qurtubi then said, As for that which is done in our day, by way of the [blameworthy] innovations [bidah] of the Sufi mystics in their addition to hearing songs to the accompaniment of melodious instruments such as flutes, string instruments, etc., such is haraam [forbidden].(*119) IMAAM SHAAFI'EE: In the book, Aadaabul Qadaa, Ash-Shaafi'ee is reported as saying, Verily, song is loathsome [makrooh]; it resembles the false and vain thing [al-baatil]. The one who partakes of it frequently is an incompetent fool whose testimony is to be rejected.(*121) His closest and most knowledgeable disciples clearly stipulate that his position on this issue is that of prohibition (tahreem) and they rebuke those who attribute its legality to him.(*122) This is confirmed by the later Shafi'ite scholar, Ibn Hajar Al-Haythami. He related that one of Ash-Shaafi'ee's disciples, Al-Haarith Al-Muhaasibi (d.243 H) said, Song is haraam, just as the carcass [maytah](*123) is. Furthermore, the statement that singing is haraam is found in the treatise, Ash-Sharh Al-Kabeer, by the authoritative Shafi'ite scholar, Ar-Raafi'ee (d.623 H.). This is further corroborated by the accomplished Shafiiite jurisprudent, Imam An-Nawawi (d.676 H.) in his Rowdah.(*124) Such is the correct view of the dependable scholars of the Shafi'ite madhhab. However, due to limited knowledge and personal fancy and desire, a few of their latter-day scholars disagree with this view.(*125) IMAM AHMAD BIN
Bismillah [IslamCity] The lion, snake, rats and honey comb ....A Learning Story
The lion, snake, rats and honey comb A Learning Story The lion, snake, rats and honey comb Once a man saw in his dream, that a lion was chasing him. The man ran to a tree, climbed on to it and sat on a branch. He looked down and saw that the lion was still there waiting for him. The man then looked to his side where the branch he was sitting on was attached to the tree and saw that two rats were circling around and eating the branch. One rat was black and the other one was white. The branch would fall on the ground very soon. The man then looked below again with fear and discovered that a big black snake had come and settled directly under him. The snake opened its mouth right under the man so that he will fall into it. The man then looked up to see if there was anything that he could hold on to. He saw another branch with a honeycomb. Drops of honey were falling from it. The man wanted to taste one of the drops. So, he put his tongue out and tasted one of the fallen drops of honey. The honey was amazing in taste. So, he wanted to taste another drop. As he did, he got lost into the sweetness of the honey. Meanwhile, he forgot about the two rats eating his branch away, the lion on the ground and the snake that is sitting right under him. After a while, he woke up from his sleep. To get the meaning behind this dream, the man went to a pious scholar of Islam. The scholar said The lion you saw is your death. It always chases you and goes where ever you go. The two rats, one black and one white, are the night and the day. Black one is the night and the white one is the day. They circle around, coming one after another, to eat your time as they take you closer to death. The big black snake with a dark mouth is your grave. It's there, just waiting for you to fall into it. The honeycomb is this world and the sweet honey is the luxuries of this world. We like to taste a drop of the luxuries of this world but it's very sweet. Then we taste another drop and yet another. Meanwhile, we get lost into it and we forget about our time, we forget about our death and we forget about our graves. May Allah wake us up from the sleep and save us before it's too late! (Ameen) Everyone shall taste death. Then unto Us you shall be returned (Al-Qur'an) With Kind Regards Mohammad Usman Jeddah-SAUDI ARABIA The sayings of our beloved Prophet Muhammad http://muhammad.net/ (peace be upon him) 'Acquiring (religious) knowledge in company for an hour in the night is better than spending the whole night in prayer.' Al-Tirmidhi;Narrated: Abdullah ibn Abbas (r)
Bismillah [IslamCity] Going to School in Palestine!
Abu Mas'ud 'Uqba ibn 'Amr al-Ansari al-Badri reported that the Messenger of Allah, (PBUH), said, Anyone who shows the way to something good has the same reward as the person who does it. [Muslim] E.g. if you encourage someone to go for Salah, or pay Zakat and the person actually goes ahead and prays or pays Zakat, Allah will reward him for the good deeds and at the same time give you (the one that encouraged them to do good) an equal reward as he has given them- without decreasing what he gave them. So Encourage Other To Do Good And Refrain From Bad Deeds --- On Sat, 2/7/09, sha...@yahoo.com sha...@yahoo.com wrote: From: sha...@yahoo.com sha...@yahoo.com Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Going to School in Palestine! To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 7:05 AM http://img410. imageshack. us/img410/ 3899/schoolga7. jpg
Bismillah [IslamCity] Israel: Baby Organ Snatchers
I understand that these articles are a little old, but it is well known that Israel has a firm grip on the media controling what goes in and goes whatout, it wouldn't be suprising that these evil acts are still going on. Israelis Harvest Organs from Palestinian Children AL-KHALIL (IRNA) - The Zionist state has tacitly admitted that doctors at the Israeli forensic institute at Abu Kabir had extracted the vital organs of three Palestinian teenage children killed by the Israeli Army nearly ten days ago. Zionist Minister of Health Nessim Dahhan said in response to a question by Arab member of the Zionist Parliament 'Knesset', Ahmed Teibi, on Tuesday that he couldn't deny that organs of Palestinian youths and children killed by the Israeli forces were taken out for transplants or scientific research. I couldn't say for sure that something like that (taking out the organs) didn't happen. Teibi said he had received credible evidence proving that Israeli doctors at the forensic institute extracted such vital organs as the heart, kidneys, and liver from the bodies of Palestinian youths and children killed by the Israeli Army in Gaza and the West Bank. The Israeli authorities normally detain the bodies of martyred Palestinians for a few days without any explanation. The Israeli Army on December 30 killed three Palestinian boys, aged 14-15 near Khan Younis in unclear circumstances. The army issued conflicting reports on the killing, while Palestinian sources charged that Israeli troops murdered the three unarmed boys in cold blood. The bodies of the three boys were handed over to the Palestinians for burial on 6 January. However, shortly before burial, Palestinian medical authorities examined the bodies and found out that the main vital organs were missing from the bodies. The Israeli media have nearly completely ignored the affair. (IRNA) Is Israel harvesting organs of Palestinian youths? by Hector Carreon La Voz de Aztlan Los Angeles, Alta California - 1-10-2002 - (ACN) On August 13, 1996, La Voz de Aztlan reported on horrifying rumors that a network of Baby Organ Snatchers was operating in various cities along the U.S./Mexico border. The report, THE CORRUPTIVE INFLUENCE OF THE DOLLAR: The Shameful Trade in Mexican Baby Organs! led our publication to investigate similar abuses that are taking place around the world including the harvesting of transplantable organs and tissues from inmates at both China and U.S. prisons. Today we received a disturbing report from the Middle East that Israel is doing the same thing with Palestinian youths that they routinely arrest and kill at their detention camps. The Tehran Times published today a report alleging that Israel has tacitly admitted that doctors at the Israeli forensic institute at Abu Kabir had extracted the vital organs of three Palestinian teenage children killed by the Israeli Army nearly ten days ago. The report says that the Israeli Minister of Health, Nessim Dahhan, tacitly admitted to the horrific practice in an answer to Arab member of the Knesset Ahmed Teibi. Nessim Dahhan said in response to a question by Ahmed Teibi, on Tuesday, that he couldn't deny that organs of Palestinian youths and children killed by the Israeli forces were taken out for transplants or scientific research. Ahmed Teibi, according to the report, had received credible evidence proving that Israeli doctors at the forensic institute extracted such vital organs as the heart, kidneys,and liver from the bodies of Palestinian youths and children killed by the Israeli Army in Gaza and the West Bank. The report explains that the Israeli Army killed three Palestinian boys, ages 14-15 near Khan Younison on December 30, 2001. The army issued conflicting reports on the killing, while Palestinian sources charged that Israeli troops murdered the three unarmed boys in cold blood. The bodies of the three boys were handed over to the Palestinians for burial on January 6, however, shortly before burial, Palestinian medical authorities examined the bodies and found out that the main vital organs were missing from the bodies. La Voz de Aztlan believes that the harvesting by Israel of organs and tissues from dead Palestinian youths for transplants and research is a very distinct possibility that should be investigated by the World Organization Against Torture in Geneva as well as by United Nations agencies concerned with the well being of children. The harvesting of Palestinian organs may be related to the clandestine research being conducted at the super secret biological laboratory at Nes Ziona, Israel that is located near the MOSSAD headquarters in Tel-Aviv. On November 15, 1998, the much respected London Sunday Times reported on the work at Nes Ziona to develop ethnically specific bio-weapons that would target Arab populations. The report quoted Dr. Vivienne Nathanson, British Medical Association Head of Health Policy Research
Re: Bismillah [IslamCity] Dr. Zakir Naik - Defame And Destroy.
Dear All concerned. There is no Wahabism Islam in the World. A man with the name of Muhammad Bib Abdul Wahab who is follower of Mazhab of Imam Ahmed Bin Hamble (RA). Imam Ahmed Bib Hamble (Hambly Mazhab) is one out of four Mazhabs. It is said that these four Mazhabs are on Haq. Even then some persons having no knowledge of Islam do not hesitate to blame the Mazhab of Imam Ahmed Bin Hamble (RA). When we say that these four Mazhabs came into existance more than 100 years after the completion of Islam, and are not on the right path, even then some says that these four Mazhabs are on the right path. This is the admission of those people who blame Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahab (Hambly Mazhab) as on right path and on the other hand these people blame Hambly Mazhab as on the wrong path. However, Islam is a name of Quran o Hadith, the follower of these two books are also consideredWahabi by Qabar Parast group. Even I have seen some non-sense people who are basically from Mazhab Hanfi declare to the follower of Hanfi Mazhab as Wahabi. They have no sense of Islam. Mr. Zakir Naik from India is a great schollar of Islam. He has won so many Munazras with ghair Muslims. He is true follower of Islam. I have seen on Internet that so many Hindus and other people have converted / accepted Islam with his struggle and knowledge. May Allah give him more courage to spread true Islam in the continent. Please do not hear / take care of such mails which are spread to defame schollare of Islam. Thanks. Shafi --- On Tue, 10/2/09, sai...@yahoo.com sai...@yahoo.com wrote: From: sai...@yahoo.com sai...@yahoo.com Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Dr. Zakir Naik - Defame And Destroy. To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World islamcity@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, 10 February, 2009, 4:33 AM Dr. Zakir Naik - Defame And Destroy. Jamshed Iqbal One comes across several interesting comments from the people who have been defending Mr. Zakir Naik on Indian Muslims Blog. Most of my brothers and sisters are impressed by his “immense knowledge” without knowing that his kind of knowledge (database or retention) has nothing to do with religion at all. In other words the knowledge he and his fans boast of is irreligious in its very essence, for any true religion is an ever-flowing fountain of “wisdom” not “knowledge”. However, Mr. Naik is not an only man basking under this false impression but, it is pity that most of our so-called Muslim scholars are making the profits of same deceptive notion. And it is about this “subtle subversion” that Muslim world or Muslim identity has suffered a great deal. Therefore in this article, I would talk about a whole range of “scholars” of this nature and use the name of Mr. Naik as an “all-purpose unit” to bring my point home. A wise man may have some knowledge but “it does not necessitate that every knowledgeable man is wise”. For knowledge comes with analysis but wisdom with synthesis. Analysis demands scattering the whole into parts and pieces, on the contrary, synthesis demands uniting and reassembling the parts, once again, into a whole. Men of knowledge without wisdom are far more harmful for human family than mad men. For knowledge without wisdom lacks comprehensiveness of vision, feelings, beauty and empathy. Therefore it is not beneficial at all, and in religious terms, it is irreligious! How? A man of knowledge studies the composition of the atom from a disinterested desire for knowledge, and incidentally places it in the hands of powerful lunatics as the means of destroying the human race. In such ways the pursuit of knowledge may become harmful unless it is combined with wisdom; and wisdom in the sense of comprehensive vision is not necessarily present in specialists in the pursuit of any kind of knowledge. The point is “so-called men of knowledge lack comprehensive vision that is necessary to make them wise”. Ask, for example, a man of science to define human being! If he is sociologist he will tell you that, “man is a social animal for he cannot live without society”. Ask the same question to a physicist and he would brief you about “material composition of a human being” and reduce it to material hump. Raise this question before a chemist and get ready to listen that “man is nothing but product or composition of different chemicals”. A chemist would also open your eyes by telling that “man is a chemical animal and his emotions and character is mainly controlled by chemical balance or imbalance”. Go to a biologist to listen, “human being is an organism composed of different organs”. See a human being have been dissected into piece and lost! Even if all of these definitions cannot include what makes a human being a human being! Definitions, I mean to say, are the foundations of analytical thinking and they always fail to spot the core—the essence. For example, in above definition of human person, what makes human person
Bismillah [IslamCity] ICC Prosecutor Threatens Peace in Sudan
Embassy of The Republic of the Sudan: ICC Prosecutor Threatens Peace in Sudan WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Embassy of The Republic of the Sudan - Washington: In yet another vivid demonstration of the true inspiration behind the Prosecutor's actions, the anticipated issuance of an arrest warrant for President al-Bashir, is preempted by a dubious announcement through the media. New York Times reported on Wednesday evening that some anonymous United Nations' officials confirmed to the Secretary General Ban Ki Moon the approval of an arrest warrant by the judges who allegedly would make an official announcement shortly. If in fact such an announcement is imminent, it's a proceeding that requires a degree of care and some level of professionalism from a prosecutor. It is rather embarrassing for the Court, that it had to release a statement this morning denying having reached a decision let alone issuing an arrest warrant. Still the NYT has disseminated the story again this morning and has widely been reproduced by other media outlets. This incident is reminiscent of Ocampo's behavior when he initially made his intentions to charge the President public. He first leaked the information to the media and soon after embarked on a political campaign that continues to this day, touring city to city from one country to the next in a desperate bid to elevate his profile internationally. And of course this is all done at the expense of our people in Darfur whose suffering should be the focus of the world, but attention on their plight was suddenly eclipsed and quickly receded into the shadows while spotlight was diverted by the man whose irresponsible actions have only exacerbated their miserable conditions. It is to be noted that Ocampo and those pulling his strings are fully cognizant of the implications of such a motion and the grave threat it poses to the peace and security of the country. To verify this fact does not require expertise on the matter, the evidence, since the prosecutor concocted the charges in July of 2008 abounds. Violence in Darfur (killing of civilians, attacks on Humanitarian aid workers, ambushes, killing of peacekeepers, attacks on cities) escalated dramatically as the perpetrators of those egregious crimes saw an ally in Ocampo. He ensured their immunity from international scorn as the Government invariably received the blame for all incidents including instances where it was protecting its civilians. He would consolidate impunity for the rebels. Yet perhaps even more poignant is the timing of this leak. Sudan is at a pivotal moment as the Government and the Rebels began discussions just a day ago. The hopes of all the people of Sudan are pinned on these talks, which have rightly received international support. However, it is clear now that the Prosecutors latest stunt will severely undermine these hopes as the rebels will undoubtedly begin to consider recourse to violence because this indictment is, to them, a green light to continue their atrocities and abandon peace talks. This is an incident preceded by a series of others where the pattern of sabotaging efforts at the decisive moments has been noted. It must be made clear that the Sudanese will hold Ocampo accountable for the fate that may befall them as a consequence of his reckless actions. Sudan also regrets deeply the deplorable posture assumed by some members of the United Nations Security Council who, in clear grasp of what such a move portends for the peace and security of the country, choose political games in the face of an existential threat to millions of lives. We call on the world to denounce and reprimand the prosecutor for worsening the conditions of an already besieged people who need nothing else but peace. The African Union has made its position clear and does not wish to be the victim or the guinea pig of the ICC. And the Arab League has also voiced its concerns about a court that has already botched its first case against an alleged Congolese warlord. We call on the Security Council to heed to the calls of the vast majority of the world that demands the dismissal of these dubious charges and help with the efforts of peace building in Darfur. SOURCE Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104STORY=/www/story/02-12-2009/0004971746EDATE=
Bismillah [IslamCity] The flying Dutchman
Finally, a good job from our Govt. Arif Editorial: The flying Dutchman http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/feb/13/free-speech-geert-wilders
