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From The Editor- 3
W ords To Advise, Not Shame- 4-5
Tales Of As-Suffa– 6-7
10 Things Muslim Men Find Att ract ive In Muslim W omen– 8-10
Savor The Sweetness Of Divine Link- 10
Can Some Knowledge Make You Ugly– 11-12
Got Dhikr?!- 13
Poem – The Soul Cries Over The W orld– 14-15
INTERVIEW W ITH SHAYKH YASER BIRJAS– 16-17
Your Neighbor And You– 18-19
You W ill Not Believe Unt il You Love Each Other– 20-22
Amazingly Ordinary– 23
ASK HEBA– 24
Lessons From The Letter– 25-26
Call Of Duty– 27
Reality Check: Confused W ith Al l The Info Out There?- 28-29
Taqw a; True Success– 30
Not “Just For Laughs”- W hy do you need t o attend “Fiqh Of Love”- 31
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I n The N am e Of A l lah , A r -Rahm an; A r -Raheem
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Dear Readers,
Alhamdulillah, the second issue of our quarterly magazine AL-HADIYAH is out now. And I am excitedabout it! Because this issue has richer content than the first one which shows we are improving mashAllah
walhamdulillah. We have articles written by students of Shaykh Jamaal Zarabozo and still better, we have
a featured article written by Shyakh Muhammed Hussain, the Imam of our community in Santa Clara
(may Allah preserve them all). We have in this publication an interview with Shaykh Yaser Birjas, takenwhen he had come here for our previous seminar– Divine Link: Fiqh Of Salah. Read some random points
compiled by me, in this edition.
InshAllahu Ta’ala, our next class is “Fiqh Of Love” taught by Shaykh Waleed Basyouni and I would like
to invite you to attend this class so that you can taste the sweetness of beautiful knowledge presented beauti-
fully by our highly-esteemed Shaykh Waleed. This class is important for you, whether you are married,,single and looking to marry, or divorced (or think you need a divorce– may Allah protect you from all
evil). Shaykh will be educating us about Love and Marriage in Islam and you will benefit a lot if you havebeen happily married for the last 10-25 years– this is a guarantee from the Shaykh himself mashAllah. For a
taste that will tickle your intelligent brains for more, read the article compiled by one of his students, “Can
Some Knowledge Make You Ugly”
We have our “ASK HEBA” featured too, where Sr Heba Alshareef graciously answers questions relatedto personality development, time management and other personal issues. MashAllah, she is a very wise
woman who has been mentoring women all over the world. If you would like to ask her a question, please
post them as comments under “ASK HEBA” in our website and it will be answered in our next edition in-shAllah.
I would also like to thank the Co-Editor, Br Turner Schafer who manages the AL-HADIYAH website
mostly, and also happens to write well mashAllah. Flip through the pages to find“Tales of As-Suffa”.
Last but not the least, I would like to share a lesson I learnt while involved in this project as Editor. And that
is, no matter how carefully I would have scrutinized and tried to make this beautiful, it is always going to be
imperfect. It is said about a great scholar that he edited and made changes to his book atleast 40 times, andstill he was able to find mistakes afterwards. SubhanAllah, man is indeed imperfect; we need to humble our-
selves constantly. Only Allah Azza Wajal is Perfect and The Omniscient! And so are His Book, His Kalam–
The Noble Qur’an. Isn’t it the Greatest Blessing that Allah has revealed for us, His Perfect words– for theimperfect mankind?! Let’s turn to it with sincere gratitude!
“If We had sent down this Qur'an upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and coming apart from
fear of Allah . And these examples We present to the people that perhaps they will give thought.” (Surah Al-
Hashr: 21)
Jazakum Allahu khayr! I hope you will find this effort beneficial! Your continued support will not go unre-warded on the Day of Judgment. May Allah increase us in Taqwa and make us among the dwellers of Jan-
nah. Aameen.
Fathimah Zainulabideen
Chief– Editor
http://qhaadi.org/alhadiyah/
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Verily, all praise is due to Allah, we thank Him, ask Him for help and forgiveness, and we seek refuge with Allah
from the evils of ourselves and from the evils of our deeds. Whomsoever Allah guides is indeed guided, and
whomsoever Allah misguides won't find anyone to guide him.
Allah Subhanahu wata’ala says, "O you who have believed, fear Allah as He should be feared and do not die
except as Muslims [in submission to Him]" (Surah Aal Imran: 102), "O mankind, fear your Lord, who created
you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women. And fear
Allah, through whom you ask one another, and the wombs. Indeed Allah is ever, over you, an Observer." (Surah An-Nisaa’: 1). Allah also said, "O you who have believed, fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice. He
will [then] amend for you your deeds and forgive you your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has
certainly attained a great attainment." (Surah Al-Ahzaab: 70-71).
As for what follows, this article is written for my brothers, sisters and children, in hopes that Allah Subhanahu
wata’ala benefits us with it in this world and the hereafter, and that it is a running charity (sadaqa jaariya) for us
after we have moved to the grave.
Why have I chosen this topic of research?
1. Due to the increase in divorce rates amongst Muslims.
2. To maintain and protect the Islamic identity.
3. So that the new generation can benefit from the experiences of those before them.
4. Due to many of the youth becoming addicted to drugs.5. It is an obligation upon myself and others to give advice to the Muslims.
6. Due to the need of the Muslim ummah to face its problems internally, before doing da’wah to other nations.
7. To leave no room for the innovators and secularists to attack Islam and Muslims.
8. For leadership of the world (especially with the world being driven by carnal desires, materialism, and the
spilling of innocent blood).
As thus, it is critical to have those who return mankind to the origins in terms of monotheism and character.
Shaykh Muhammad Hussein was born in 1964. He finished his undergraduate degree in Agri-cultural Engineering from Cairo University in 1986. He finished memorizing Quran in 1988
and got his Ijazah in Hafs the same year. He went to Saudi Arabia and taught Quran there forseven years in Imam Muhammed Bin Saud University of Islamic Studies (now King Khalid
University) in Abha. During his time there, he earned ijazah in Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim,Imam Malik's Muwatta, Sunan An Nisai and Sunan Abi Dawud. He came to the US in 1994. He
earned his Master's degree in Islamic studies. His Master's thesis was titled "Tareeqa asshadhiliyya fee Amreeka as shimaliyya".(The Shadhili Tareeqah in North America). He is cur-
rently defending his Phd thesis in Aqeedah wa Akhlaq this summer inshAllah. He has 25 yearsof counseling experience for youth and adults alike and counsels community members all year
round.
Shaykh Muhammad has four children mashAllah. He gives regular Quran Halaqaat in MasjidAn-Nur and MCA. His students love him and pray that Allah Subhanahu wata’ala accept his
efforts.
WORDS TO ADVISE, NOT SHAME
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I will thus discuss, in detail, some of the most important social problems and how to solve them, while asking
Allah, the most Elevated, the Exalted in Might, for His help, and while following the footsteps of our beloved
Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam and his beloved companions, especially Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali(radhiyAllahu anhum), may Allah gather us with them and make us from those who follow them, not the ones
who innovate.
It is known that if we want to begin fixing, we have to start at an individual level. An individual is a natural by-
product of a family that was established based on shared responsibilities between two spouses. As thus, I will
focus on marriage and what is related to it, along with the benefits of it and how to maintain this relationship as
long as we remain on the surface of the earth, and then we will talk about the most important problems and how
to solve them. With Allah's permission, I will give real examples of some of the most important problems I have
come across in my life and how to solve them.
First: Why should we get married?
Unfortunately, many people don't understand why they get married. Most women, Muslims or non-muslims,have a goal of wearing the white dress, receiving gifts, having parties without understanding what comes after
that. The strange thing is that this lack of understanding transfers to men, especially the Muslims, so they don't
understand the reality of marriage in the Islamic law.
As a result, I'll focus on five reasons for marriage.
1. To search for affection and mercy. Humans are created as emotional beings, and so they need a way to fill
these emotional needs or they would end up going away from the straight path. The human needs belief in Allah
as a Lord, with Islam as a religion, and with Muhammad Sallallahu alaihiwasallam as a Prophet and Messen-
ger. These are the most important things that a human needs - belief with love.
The Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam said, "None of you shall believe until I become more beloved to him thanhimself, his family, his wealth, and all the people."
Allah Subhanahu wata’ala says, "Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will
love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."" (Surah Aal Imran: 31)
So the love of Allah with monotheism and without ascribing partners with Him, and loving the Prophet Sallallahu
alaihiwasallam) by following him and not by innovating, and the love of all of the messengers, and the righteous
people, the companions, and whosoever follows them with good deeds until the Day of Judgment.
After this, the normal human needs love from a special kind between men and women, the seed of which grows
in marriage, which Allah calls, "a solemn covenant." Allah Azza Wajal said, "And of His signs is that He created
for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you affection andmercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought." (Surah Ar-Rum: 21)
So the successful marriage relationship is built off affection and mercy.
To Be Continued.....
J azakum A l lahu K hayr, brothers
(S haykh’s students) who translated these
wonder ful words of wisdom!
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the Prophet’s supplication. When I arrived at the door of
the house I found it closed. Hearing my footsteps, my
mother said: “Son, do not come in yet.” I could hear the
sound of water. She washed herself and wore her robe
and head cover then she opened the door and said: “Ibear witness that there is no God but Allah and that Mu-
hammad is the servant and messenger of Allah!” I re-turned at once to the Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam
weeping for joy, and said to him: “Messenger of Allah,
good news! Allah has answered your request and guided
my mother!” He glorified and praised Allah, thankingHim and saying good things. I said: “Messenger of Al-
lah! Ask Allah that He make me and my mother be-
loved to His believing servants and that He make them
beloved to us.” The Prophet said: “O Allah! Make Your
little servant here and his mother beloved to Your be-
lieving servants, and make the believers beloved to thetwo of them.”
‘O slaves of Ar-Rahman take to heart, the story of the
Sahabah; the best generation as they learnt the religion
directly from our beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallal-lahu alaihiwasallam. We see our stories are without the
sacrifice of money, food and time seeking knowledge.
As reported in Sahih Al-Bukhari a Sahabi stated: “I was
raised an orphan and immigrated to Medina moneyless.
I was one of the needy people of the Suffa.” Also re-ported in Sahih Al-Bukhari, “I asked the Prophet:
“Messenger of Allah! Who is the most blessed person toobtain your intercession on the Day of Resurrection?’
He said: ‘O [Abdur Rahman]! I knew that surely no one
would precede you in asking such a question, due to the
persistency I have observed in you in obtaining hadith.The most blessed person to obtain my intercession on
the Day of Resurrection is he who said ‘la ilaha illAllah’
sincerely from his heart.”
We will be judged by our intentions, accountable for our
own actions. Allah is the Most Merciful, best of Plan-
ners. He shows us examples so we do not have to stray
from the straight path. Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu
alaihiwasallam is the best of examples but I share with
you my love for one of the Sahabah, a convert to Islam,from Darkness to Light, from boy to man. He made
Hijra and endured extreme hardship out of love for Al-lah and His Messenger.
Allah says in Surah Yusuf: 3 “We relate unto you
(Muhammad) the best of stories through Our Revela-
tions unto you, of this Qur'an…” The meaning of this
ayah is that Allah reveals the most entertaining stories
and the stories with the most benefit and lessons and I
think if we look deep into the lives of the Sahabah this
same message transcends. May Allah be pleased with
all of the Sahabah and righteous predecessors.
Born in Baha, Yemen into the Banu Daws tribe from the
region of Tihamah on the coast of the Red Sea; he wasan orphan with only a mother and no other relatives. His
name at birth was Abd-u-Shams (Servant of the Sun).
After embracing Islam and making hijrah, the Prophet
renamed him Abdur Rahmam; from the Slave of the Sun
to the Slave of Ar-Rahman Radhiya Allahu anh.
This was the story of a great muhaddith; the quotes and
narrations were from or referring to him Radhiya Allahuanh. He was the one there that night 1400 years ago
accompanying Rasoolullah. That night when Rasoolul-lah was driven out from his home due to hunger. He was
also suffering from the hunger, but still accompanied the
Prophet out of his deep love for learning everything
from the Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam. Ya Ummah,I appeal to you, who amongst you will shun this world
and be an inheritor of the Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasal-
lam and follow in the footsteps of the best of genera-
tions?
You people say that Abu Hurairah tells many narrationsfrom Allah's Apostle and you also wonder why the Mu-hajir and Ansar do not narrate from Allah's Apostle as
Abu Hurairah does. “My emigrant brothers were busy
in the market while I used to stick to Allah's Apostle
content with what fills my stomach; so I used to be pre-
sent when they were absent and I used to remember
when they used to forget, and my Ansari brothers usedto be busy with their properties and I was one of the
poor men of Suffa. I used to remember the narrations
when they used to forget. No doubt, Allah's Apostleonce said, "Whoever spreads his garment till I have fin-ished my present speech and then gathers it to himself,will remember whatever I will say." So, I spread my
colored garment which I was wearing till Allah's Apos-
tle had finished his saying, and then I gathered it to my
chest. So, I did not forget any of those narrations.”
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10 Thi ngs M us l i m M en F i nd
A t t r act i v e I n M usl i m Women1. Her Obedience to the Creator:
A practicing Muslim man loves tohave a practicing Muslim wife; who
knows that the life of this world isnothing but a test from her Lord;
giving her an opportunity to come
closer and closer to Allah, doing
more and more good deeds to please
Him Azza wa jal, restricting herself
from the desires of her inner self that
go against the will of her Creator.
But as for him who feared
standing before his Lord, and re-
strained himself from impure evil desires, and lusts. Verily, Paradise
will be his abode. (Surah An- Naaziyaat: 40-41)
2. Her Haya (Modesty/Shyness):
Haya is one of the most significant
factors of a woman’s personality.
Haya according to a believer's nature
refers to a bad and uneasy feelingaccompanied by embarrassment,
caused by one's fear of being ex-
posed or censured for some unwor-thy or indecent conduct.[1]
Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam
said: "Haya comes from Eman;
Eman leads to Paradise. Obscenity
comes from antipathy; and antipathy
leads to the fire." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)
A Muslim woman feels shy to do
anything that would displease her
Lord in any aspect. She has haya in
her talk, she has haya in her gaze,she has haya in her clothing, she has
haya in her walk. Her haya in her
talk is that she is not soft in her
speech but speaks honorably. Allah
subhanahu wa ta’a la says
(interpretation of the meaning):
“O wives of the Prophet!You are not like any other women.
If you keep your duty (to Allah),
then be not soft in speech , lest he in
whose heart is a disease (of hypoc-
risy, or evil desire for adultery) should be moved with desire, but speak in an honorable man-
ner” (Surah Al-Ahzaab:32)
Her haya in her gaze is that she does
not look at what Allah subhanahu wa
ta’ala has prohibited for her to look.
Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala says
(interpretation of the meaning):
And tell the believing
women to lower their gaze (from
looking at forbidden things), and
protect their private parts (fromillegal sexual acts)… (Verse contin-
ues) (Surah An-Nur: 31)
Her haya in her clothing is that she
does not reveal to others what Allah
subhanahu wa ta’ala has forbidden
for her to reveal. Allah subhanahu
wa ta’ala says (interpretation of the
meaning):
...And not to show off their adornment except only that which is
apparent (like both eyes for neces-
sity to see the way or outer dresslike veil, gloves, head-cover, apron,
etc.), and to draw their veils all over
Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies,
faces, necks and bosoms,) and not
to reveal their adornment except to
their husbands, or their fathers, or
their husband's fathers, or their
sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers or their brother's
sons, or their sister's sons, or their
(Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in
Islâm), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands possess, or old
male servants who lack vigor, or
small children who have no sense of
the feminine sex.. (Verse Contin-
ues) (Surah An-Nur: 31)
Her haya in her walk is that shewalks modestly without attracting
others attention towards herself. Al-
lah subhanahu wa ta’ala says
(interpretation of the meaning):
...And let them not stamp
their feet so as to reveal what they
hide of their adornment. And all of
you beg Allâh to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be success-
ful. (Surah An-Nur: 31)
Abu Usayd al-Ansari narrated that he
heard Allah’s Messenger Sallallahualaihiwasallam say to the women on
his way out of the mosque when he
saw men and women mixing to-
gether on their way home: ‘Give way
(i.e., walk to the sides) as it is not
appropriate for you to walk in themiddle of the road.’ Thereafter,
women would walk so close to the
wall that their dresses would get
caught on it. (Narrated by Abu Da-
wood in "Kitab al-Adab min Su-
nanihi, Chapter: Mashyu an-NisaMa’ ar-Rijal fi at-Tariq)
A woman who has the knowledge of
Allah’s commandment to preserve
her modesty, submitting herself tothe will of her creator, even after
having the desire to be praised for
her beauty, is without doubt beloved
to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala and as
well as to all good believing men.
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3. Her Beauty:
Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala made women beautiful in the
sight of men. It’s just that some human beings are more
attracted towards some than others.
Aishah RadhiyAllahu anha said: “I heard the ProphetSallallahu alaihiwasallam saying: ‘Souls are like con-
scripted soldiers; those whom they recognize, they get
along with, and those whom they do not recognize, they
will not get along with.’” (Sahih Al-Bukhari)
Al-Qurtubi said: “Although they are all souls, they differ
in different ways, so a person will feel an affinity with
souls of one kind, and will get along with them because
of the special quality that they have in common. So we
notice that people of all types will get along with thosewith whom they share an affinity, and will keep away
from those who are of other types. [This is like the old
saying goes, “Birds of a feather flock together”]
For a believing man, a Muslim woman’s beauty is not just how her nose looks or how big her eyes are, but her
modesty, purity of heart, and innocence make her look
beautiful as well. Also Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala makes
people whom He loves, pleasing to others.
“When Allah loves someone he calls to Jibreel Alaihis-salaam saying, ‘O Jibreel, I love such and such a person,
so love him.’ Then Jibreel will call to the (angels) of the
heavens, ‘Allah loves such and such a person so love
him.’ And the angels will love [that person]. And then
Allah will place the pleasure in the hearts of the people
towards this person.” (Sahih Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
4. Her Intellect/playfulness:
Intellect and playfulness are two qualities of women
highly liked by men. Every man likes to have an intelli-
gent wife who can advise and support him in day to daymatters. Khadija bint Khuwaylid RadhiyAllahu anha
was one of the most beloved wives of Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him). She supported Al-
lah’s messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be uponhim) at the very beginning of his Prophethood when
Jibreel alaihissalaam brought the first revelation to him.
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) al-ways admired her and remembered her even long after
her death.
A playful wife is a joy and pleasure to a man’s heart.Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam recommended Jabir
bin 'Abdullah to marry a virgin so that the two could
play with each other and amuse each other.
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: "My father died and leftseven or nine girls and I married a matron. Allah's Apos-
tle said to me, "O Jabir! Have you married?" I said,
"Yes." He said, "A virgin or a matron?" I replied, "A
matron." he said, "Why not a virgin, so that you might
play with her and she with you, and you might amuse
her and she amuse you." (Hadith continued) (Sahih Al-Bukhari)
5. Her Truthfulness:
Being truthful and honest is an essential quality of a
believer.
‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ood RadhiyAllahu anh said: The
Messenger of Allah Sallallahu alaihiwasallam said: “I
urge you to be truthful, for truthfulness leads to right-
eousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. A man
will continue to be truthful and seek to speak the truthuntil he is recorded with Allah as speaker of truth
(Siddeeq). And beware of lying, for lying leads to im-morality and immorality leads to Hell; a man will con-
tinue to tell lies until he is recorded with Allah as a
liar.” (Sahih Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
A person who is known to lie repeatedly loses his trust.
And if that happens in case of a marital relationship the
whole relationship falls apart. A woman who is known
to be a “Siddeeqah” certainly has a higher status in a
Muslim man’s heart.
6. Her Obedience:
Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala made man protector and
maintainer of the woman and enjoined upon her to obey
him in all the matters that do not go against Quran andSunnah. Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala says (interpretation
of the meaning):
“Men are the protectors and maintainers of
women, because Allah has made one of them to excel
the other, and because they spend (to support them) from their means” (Surah An-Nisa’: 34)
The Messenger of Allah Sallallahu alaihiwasallam said,
“The best women is she who when you look at her, she
pleases you, when you command her she obeys you, and
when you are absent, she protects her honor and your
property.” (At-Tabarani, Ibn Majah)
7. Her Patience:
Patience is a characteristic that can never be praisedenough. A woman who remains patient at the times of hardship and relies on the help and mercy of Allah iswithout a doubt a beloved servant of Allah subhanahu
wa ta’ala. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And Allah loves As-Saabiroon (the pa-
tient)” (Surah Aal Imran: 146)
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8. Her Cooking:
Delicious food is without a doubt weakness of men. It’s
an old saying that “The Way to a Man's Heart is through
his Stomach”. We also know that one of Prophet’s(Sallallahu alaihiwasallam) wives used to cook food that
he liked a lot and due to that Aishah radhiyAllahu anhawould get jealous, because she didn’t know how to cook
that.
9. Her Contentment with Rizq:
No man likes to have a woman who is always complain-
ing about how less her husband earns or how rich her
other friends are. A good Muslimah is the one who
thank Allah for what He has blessed her with and she is
thankful to her husband for what he provides her with.
Abu Hurairah RadhiyAllahu anh reported: The Prophet
Sallallahu alaihiwasallam said, "Richness is not the
abundance of wealth, rather it is self-sufficiency.'' (Sahih
Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
10. Good Manners:
A woman of good manners is a blessing from Allah sub-hanahu wa ta’ala. When she speaks, she speaks honora-
bly, why she deals with others she deals with them
kindly. She is polite with elders, loving to children, andgood to her fellow folks.
It is related by 'Abdullah bin Amr that the Prophet Sal-
lallahu alaihiwasallam said: "The best of you are those
who possess the best of manners." (Sahih Al-Bukhari
and Muslim)
[1] http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/Haya.htm
S avor T he S weetness
O f D ivine L inkB y U mm A isha
S avor the sweetness of the History of Salah:
We see from many ayaat from the Qur’an that Salah was
prescribed for Prophets and messengers before Prophet
Muhammed Sallallahu alaihiwasallam. Salah was al-
ways an act of worship that represented humility and
devotion in front of The Lord Almighty. And today wefind some orthodox Jews and Christians, who are the so-called followers of Prophet Moses and Jesus alaihumas-
salam, pray in a similar fashion as our Salah.
This is something that we, as Muslims, can take pride in.
Among all the nations, it is only we who still pray the
way we were taught by our Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwa-
sallam; while the other nations have adopted practices
that didn’t exist in the original form of prayer.
With the coming of Islam, the five prayers at their ap-
pointed times was established in stages. In the begin-ning, Qiyam-u-layl (night prayer) was mandatory for a
year till the ruling was abrogated. In Surah Al-
Muzzammil, Allah commands:
O you wrapped up! Stand (to pray) all night, except a
little. Half of it, or a little less than that. Or a little
more; and recite the Qur’an (aloud) in a slow,
(pleasant tone) and style. (73: 1-4)
And in the end of the Surah, “Verily, your Lord knows
that you do stand (to pray at night) a little less than two
-thirds of the night, or half the night, or a third of the
night, and so do a party of those with you, and Allah
measures the night and the day. He knows that you are
unable to pray the whole night, so He has turned to you (in Mercy). So, recite you of the Qur’an as much
as may be easy for you.... (73: 20)
Salah (specifically, the five times fardh) was the only act
of worship and command given to our Prophet Sallal-
lahu alaihiwasallam and to his Ummah during his night
journey (Mi’raj) to the heavens. This just shows the
status, value and importance of this Divine Link.
Savor the sweetness of different variety of Salah:
Variety like the fard, witr, qiyam-u-layl, rawatib, tahiy-
yatul masjid etc adds to the beauty and makes salah col-orful and diverse. Other than the obligatory, we can
choose from this variety and excel in one type, to startwith, and then broaden the horizon of our goal. The
Salawaat in different times, on different occasions re-
minds us to be in constant remembrance of Allah. Al-
hamdulillah, we have different ways of Salah in invok-
ing Allah for our different needs.
Qiyam-u-layl is, indeed a special retreat and the supple-
ments needed for our spiritual need. Just like we haveour main meals of the day for basic nutrition and thenextra smaller meals, we need to satisfy our spiritual
needs by adding on to our five main meals of Salah.
Salah serves the purpose of constant remembrance
throughout the day. If done sincerely, with Ihsaan- with
the thought that you are facing Allah Subhanahu wa-
ta’ala during Salah- it will put haya and shyness in our
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A Summary of a Talk by Shaykh Waleed BasyouniBy AbooZaidB ack in 2008, when Sheikh Waleed came to the Bay
Area for “Rays Of Faith”, we had arranged for a
“bonus” session to be held on Monday, since it was a
holiday. I remember:
I found myself feeling proud and relaxed; after all, this
was a bonus session, extra credit. Yet I had come to the
masjid on my day off to sit and review the material after
more than 16 hours of study the previous two days.
Since I felt confident that I knew most of the material
we had studied, I figured I would coast through the ses-sion and just soak in the Shaykh's unique, warm charm.
Holiday mode had overtaken my mood.
Shaykh Waleed took his seat and looked out
at us with a fairly serious look on his face,displaying a new, weighty demeanor, not
seen during the course the previous two days.
As if the doctor knew the patient's ailment
before even taking the vitals. Instead of
opening up a light review session, he pro-
ceeded to deliver a very profound advice tothe student of knowledge.
Immediately he advised us about the great
importance of seeking knowledge. As if to
tell us that knowledge is not a weekend phe-nomenon. The message resonated: Do not
think that you are absolved by a two week-
end seminar. Striving in the path of knowl-
edge should be a continuous struggle according to an
individual's capability. Most of the audience was com-
prised of people with families, full of responsibilities.Many of us might feel that serious pursuit of knowledge
is something for the youth. We feel that if our own
youth has escaped us without seeking knowledge, that's
it. We now have nothing to do with 'ilm and are content
to rely on the other avenues of doing good.
The Shaykh started with a quote from Al-Hasan Rahi-
mahUllah smashing that notion for those of us who had
fallen prey to it. Hasan AlBasri was asked, “Should an
old person seek knowledge?” The Imaam answered,
“Yes if he loves to live.”
So if we like life then seek knowledge. Righteousness
can be a means for prolonged life and its fruit is un-
matched in satisfaction compared to other achievements
in dunya. Imaam Ash-Shafi RahimahUllah said: I don't
know anything more beloved to Allah after the 5 pillars
than seeking knowledge.
The shaykh, may Allah bless him, mentioned a hadeethof the Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam- the Hoot and
the ants make istighfaar for the one who seeks knowl-
edge. Interestingly Hoot has two different meanings in
the Arabic language. It can mean Whale or can also beused to describe a very small fish. Either meaning lends
itself elegantly to the illustration.
In the case of the Whale, we get the idea that
two creatures on complete opposite ends of the spectrum in their size, are making istigh-faar, possibly meaning that all of the crea-tures in between are doing the same. As for
the meaning of very small fish, this paints a
picture of two extremely minuscule, abun-
dant creatures, one from the land and one
from the sea, are seeking forgiveness for
you. Both meanings work and serve as yetanother testimony to the miraculous quality
given to Rasoolullaah Sallallahu alaihiwasal-
lam: Jawaam al Kalim (succinct speech withexpansive meaning.)
Shaykh Waleed then proceeded to articulate
a beautiful classification of the Uloom ash-Shareeah.
For me it was my first time hearing this. Understanding
these categories, I believe, would eliminate a lot of con-
fusion in our communities. This framework is especially
critical for the aspiring student of knowledge with lim-
ited time, wondering how to prioritize his study. Uloom
ash-Shareeah has been divided into three categories by
the scholars.
Certain types of knowledge are foundational knowledge,Usooliyaat. From the Usooliyaat are Creed and Fiqh, the
two main pillars of Islamic knowledge. These two are
derived from the Quran and Sunnah according to the
understanding of the first three generations of Muslims
and of the scholars that followed their footsteps. Tafseer
and Hadeeth fall under this category.
Ibn Mubarak RA
was asked: If you
were brought back
to life after death,
what act would you
do? He replied:
Seek Knowledge
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Uloom al Alaat: Knowledge of
Tools. These sciences are named
tools because they enable you to deal
properly with textual evidences, to
access the texts and analyze themproperly. From these sciences are:
Usool ul Fiqh, Mustalah al hadeeth,Ilm ul rijaal, knowledge of the qiraat,
al lugha: grammar, and balaghah.
Uloom al Kamaaliyaat: Accesso-ries beautify you. From this type of
knowledge are: ilm of tajweed, his-
tory, biography of scholars, and po-
etry.
This categorization helps a person inpriorities and also in determining the
true status of a scholar or student of
knowledge. It is WRONG for a per-
son to have a lot of information in
tools and kamaliyaat, but very littlein fiqh or aqeedah. The Student of
Knowledge must focus on founda-
tions, and may pursue as much de-
tails as he would like to in these sci-
ences. General knowledge of Uloom
ul Alaat is needed for a student of knowledge, but he should not go
very deep in a particular tool, unless
he is dedicated to Islamic knowledge
full time.
Shaykh Waleed expanded on thislater when I asked him, that many of
the experts in the tools are not sound
in the fundamentals. And this dispro-
portion makes that knowledge ugly.
Because the fundamentals are the
most immediately applicable andhelpful in coming close to Allah, the
Alaat are useless by them-
selves. And this becomes a fitnabecause the laymen are most im-
pressed by tools. It is a dazzling type
of knowledge to possess. When these
types of scholars flex their knowl-edge, we watch their actions and
imitate them. We assume that they
must have a good reason for shaving
or skipping different sunan in theprayer. This is a logical conclusion
for a spectator to arrive at for some-
one unaware of these categories of knowledge.
The student of knowledge needs to
have some basic knowledge in the
tools, but should focus on the Usool.
Only the specialists should go very
deep in any of the tools. Conversely,the student of knowledge can learn
as much details as he wants from theUsooliyaat. The more knowledge
and details you posses from the
Usool, the more your emaan will
increase. A person will get lost and
could do serious damage to himself
by going deep into any of the Alaat,
without strong foundations.
Out of the fairness of Ahl Sunnah,
they accept sound research andscholarship, even if it might havecome from other than Ahl Sunnah.But this means someone diving into
the tools will be exposed to foreign
concepts indirectly, because a
scholar's world-view will often
manifest itself one way or another. If
someone is exposed to deviant be-
liefs without being founded upon the
correct Usool, he would be suscepti-
ble to them. The Alaat help you ac-cess the Usool in a more profoundand complete way. That is why thestudent of knowledge needs Alaat,
but he should not go too deep in
them unless he is full time and is
very sound in the Usool. Kamaali-
yaat are what beautify a person. Noone can be considered a student of
knowledge by having knowledge of
the Kamaaliyaat alone, regardless of
his expertise in any of them.Kamaaliyaat complete and beautify a
person's knowledge.
Lastly, Shaykuna briefly advised us
about some practical matters the
seeker should bear in mind.
Our intention while learning should
be to increase ourselves. ImamAhmad, was asked: what is the sin-
cerity of seeking knowledge? Heanswered, “To remove the ignorance
from your own self.” That should beour intention. We have gaping holes
that if we really put them out on dis-
play, it would be so humiliating to
us. It would prevent us from wanting
to learn knowledge for the sake of
accumulating ammunition againstothers, because our own problems
would take priority.
Also, the seeker should know that
ASKING is a very important tool.
Use it wisely and ask for the purpose
of benefitting. Ibn Abbas Radhya
Allahu anh was asked what the key
to his knowledge was. He replied: I
have a heart that can absorb theknowledge and a tongue that knows
how to ask questions.
We should keep in mind, as much as
you learn, it should affect yourakhlaaq. First the seeker should have
good manners with Allah in terms of
His Book and Shareeah. The shaykh
asked, “Do you have good mannerswith the people close to you?” How
about etiquettes with the scholars
that you read? What about mannerswith your parents, wife, son, son-in-
law, daughter-in-law, brothers and
sisters? The student of knowledge
should use hikmah in dealing withpeople, have concern of how to help
people, make people feel better, and
be a mercy to the people around him.
These are the main points the
Shaykh conveyed, inter-spliced withsome of my own reflections as a live
recipient. I hope that they add a
worthwhile personal dimension to
this summary. May Allah preserve
Shaykh Waleed, bless him and his
family with all that is good, save
them from all that is evil, and reward
them with the best.
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Got Dhikr??!O ne of the most neglected and under-
appreciated methods of gaining the forgiveness of Allah
Azza wa jal and increasing our emaan is none other than
performing dhikr. We can do it anytime anywhere and in
different forms yet our excuses are many and effortsfew. We are reminded numerous times in the Quran to
be steadfast in the remembrance of Allah, for it strength-
ens our hearts. Allah says:
“Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth,
and in the alternation of night and day, there are in-
deed signs for men of understanding.” (Surah Aal Im-
ran: 190)
The more Dhikr we engage in, the more our surround-
ings remind us of Allah. Every time the wind blows, thesun sets, or a star glimmers in the sky, our hearts and
mind automatically think of Al Khaliq, the Creator.
Amongst the benefits of Dhikr is that it keeps off shay-
tan far from you and if this was the only benefit dhikr,
then this, in and of itself, is sufficient. When one is con-
stantly engaged in the dhikr of Allah, then it follows thatthey will be less inclined to follow the whispers of shay-
tan, for we know that the accursed has no physical
power over us rather, his influence over us is limited to
whispers.
Shaykh ul-Islam Ibn Tayimiyyah RahimahUllah, one of
the greatest scholars of Islam, is reported as saying,
“dhikr for the heart is like water for fish because without
it the heart will die.” The early scholars of Islam truly
understood the value of adhkaar, it helped them reach
the heights and levels that they did.
Another Benefit of performing dhikr is that it wipes out
our sins. It is narrated in Sahih Al-Bukhari 7/168 and
Muslim 4/2071, that if someone says “Subhanallahi wa
bihamdhi” a hundred times a day, his sins will be for-
given, even if they are like the foam of the sea. Manymiss out on this opportunity for forgiveness because
they assume it will take too long to do. However, con-
trary to popular belief, it takes about an average of three
minutes to say and four minutes if you say it really slow.
That’s it. In a maximum of four minutes we can poten-tially wipe all of our (minor) sins away! Only Allah
knows which deed will make it for us, which deed will
be the one which He accepts and out of His mercy ad-
mits us into Paradise and thus we should strive and take
every opportunity to draw closer to Him subhanahu wa
ta’ala and be amongst those who are enveloped by His
mercy.
In a Hadith Qudsi- “Narrated by Abu Hurairah RadhyaAllahu anh: The Prophet said, “Allah says: ‘I am just as
My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what
he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if He re-members Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too,
remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a
group of people, I remember him in a group that is better
than they; and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go
one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit
nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms
nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to
him running.’” (Sahih Al-Bukhari)
All we have to do is take small yet consistent steps such
as remaining seated after our salah to finish our ad-hakaar, saying our morning and evening adhkaar or say-
ing the dua before entering the restroom, before sleeping
etc, and bi idhnillahi ta’ala with the more adhkaar we
make, we will be counted amongst the Dhakireen, those
who Remember Allah, and what can be better and
sweeter than be counted amongst them?
-Ilm Summit ’09, “Fiqh Of Adhkaar”By Shaykh Waleed Basyouni
By Umm Zubayr
Check this proportionality out:
Quran: Allah SWT:: Dhikr/ Dua’:Us
Qur’an is the Speech of Allah AzzaWajal. Qur’an is how Allah commu-
nicated tomankind. How can we communicate
withOur Lord?
Through Dhikr and Dua’!
Establish communication both ways!!
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T he S oul C r ies Over T he Wor ld
T he first in a series of original translations of statements and writings by pious people of the early generations of Islam: A poem attributed to
`Ali ibn Abi Talib Radhiy Allahu anh
– T ransl ated B y A sma S aloom -
*** The soul cries over the world, although it knows
That well-being in it comes from leaving what is in it.
***There is no abode, after death, for a person to live in
Except the one he was building before death.
*** So if he built it with good, how wonderful is his abode
And if he built it with evil, then woe to its builder.
*** We amass our wealth for those who will inherit it
And we build our homes for the destruction of time.
*** Where are the kings who were entrenched in power? --
Until they were served drink from the cup of death.
*** And how many cities have been built across the horizons? --
They ended up as rubble and death annihilated their people.
*** Every soul, even when terrified of death, has hopes that strengthen it.
*** Man stretches them out, and time constricts them
The soul spreads them out, and death swallows them up.
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***Indeed, noble traits lead to pure character:
The first of them is the deen, and intelligence is the second.
*** Knowledge is the third of them, and patience is their fourth
Generosity is the fifth of them, and grace is their sixth.
*** Devotion is the seventh of them and thankfulness is their eighth
Patience is the ninth of them and gentleness makes up the rest.
*** My soul knows that I do not entrust myself to it
And that I do not follow the right way except when I disobey it.
*** Do not rely on this world and what is in it
For death, no doubt, will destroy us and it.
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*** So work for tomorrow’s abode, and the happiness of its owner
Where the neighbor is Ahmad () and the Most Merciful is its
founder.
*** Its palaces are gold, and its mud is musk
Its grass is saffron, sprouting within it
*** Its rivers are of pure milk and of honey
And wine flows as a nectar in its streams.
***
Birds skip along the tree branches, dwelling there,
Glorifying Allah openly in their songs.
*** So who will buy a house in the Firdaws to dwell in?
With a rak`ah in the darkness, bringing life to the night.
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you might be more beneficial ...inshallah... for the com-
munity- the larger community in America, we’ll take itinshallah.
Q. So now that you have taught all the classes that
you teach in Qabeelat Haadi, are you planning on
developing another class?
A.I have three or four classes in my mind that I’m think-ing of right now inshallah. Right now I’m going to be
developing one of these classes and hopefully it will be
ready by 2010, it’s a secret though. (now with the ac-
quisition of Shaykh Abdullah Hakim Quick, he also
teaches the history of Spain right?) Na’am. (You guysare fighting over that?) No, it’s his specialty, it’s his
field and I’m just conceding. (ok mashallah jazakllah
khair)
Q. What’s the advantage of Al-Maghrib institute
over other Islamic learning institutes in northernCalifornia?A. Why don’t you ask the students this question. It
wouldn’t be fair if I talked about this subject, I’m sure
that every institution has it’s own unique style and we
are trying our best inshallah to provide ilm and knowl-
edge. That’s what we are trying to do. Our main focusis to bring ilm and knowledge to students to try to give
the students, the average person the taste of knowledge.
We don’t want them to underestimate their level of in-
tellect; we are trying to upgrade that level of intellect for
them inshallah.
Q. What is one point about the Palestinian situationthat the Muslims should know and the non-Muslims
should know?
A.It’s a great injustice. A great overlooked injustice. I
was reading today.. even in the news.. Just read the arti-cle on CNN, it’s ridiculous about Clinton’s announce-
ment -putting pressure on the Palestinians, they just as-
sume all the pressure always comes from lobbies they
have here in the country. (The Muslims know this, that
it’s an injustice, so that would be the message to the non
Muslims, because I remember in Heavenly Hues you
mentioned it’s not a religious conflict yet.) and that’s
what I’m saying if the non Muslims can see the injustice
in this conflict they would be supportive of the cause,
the just cause of the Palestinians, it’s a great injusticeand it’s completely overlooked by the masses.
So a bunch of quick questions.
Q. What is your favorite story from the Seerah?A.From the Seerah? (yeah, starting from Ibrahim
(alayhissalaam) ). Hmmm there are a lot of stories, you
start from Ibrahim alayhissalaam (you don’t have to tell
the story). Well there are a lot of stories I really love
subhanallah, from the history and the Seerah. The story
of Ibrahim in general, I love it and that’s why I named
my son Ibrahim. After the Prophet Ibrahim
(alayhissalaam), I love in the Seerah, the stories of Umar al-Kattaab (radiallahu anhu) and from the life of
the Prophet (Sallahu Alahyi Wa Salaam), his personal
human stories.
Q. Who is your favorite Sahabah -male and female?A.Umar al-Kataab (radiallahu anuhu) That’s why I
named my son Umar and from the female, ‘Aisha
(radiallahu anha) no doubt ya’ni, hands down.
Q. What’s your favorite Surah and ayah?
A. My favorite surah? I have a lot of favorite surahsbut one of my favorite surahs...One of my favorite
surahs is Surah Al-Ankabut, basically the beginning of
Surah Ankabut (that’s good enough, favorite ayah?)there is no doubt -Allahu la ilaha illa huwa alhayyu
Q. Favorite book besides the Quran?A. Besides the Quran? (yeah) Sahih Bukhari. (Not Ri-
yadah Salaheen?) Al- Bukhari.
Q. Favorite Fard Salah?
A. Fard Salah? (yeah) Fajr
Q. Favorite Sunnah Salah?
A. It’s Witr
Q. Any last words?A. Jazakallah Khair. Time to start.
Q. How was an interview with no marriage ques-tions?
A. Alhamalhamdulillahi rabbil ‘alameen!
Jazakallah Khair Shaykh. (May Allah Bless Our Be-
loved Shaykh and his family, aameen.)
Visit www.qhaadi.org/alhadiyah/ to listen to the in-
terview.
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Y our N eighbor
A ndY ou
Compi led B y A S tudent of S haykh J amaal Zarabozo
T his article is based on a class by
Shaykh Jamaal Zarabozo on the
Commentary of the Forty Hadith of Nawawi. Shaykh Jamaal discussed
some aspects of the neighborly rela-tions that touch our everyday life.
Muslims, wherever they lived, had a
very positive impact on the societies.
There are many lands where Islam
spread by the mere observance of the
Muslims who went there as traders.
This is due to their adherence to the
principles in the Quran and the Sun-nah. As Muslim, we have certain
obligations to the people who liveclose to us. Are we fulfilling our
obligations towards them? Are we
having a positive impact on the soci-
ety? These are questions that eachone needs to ask himself.
In a hadith in Musnad Ahmad which
Al Albaani declared as saheeh, the
Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallamsaid:
The Imaan of an individual will not be sound until his heart is sound,
and his heart will not be set aright
until the tongue is set aright. No
individual will enter Jannah if his
neighbor is not saved from his af-
fairs.
In Islam, being a good neighbor does
not simply mean that we do notharm our neighbor, but in fact we
need to take positive steps towards
our neighbor, like bringing assis-tance and help to them. Allah gives
us the general relationship of the
believers towards others:
Worship Allah and associate nothing
with Him, and to parents do good,
and to relatives, orphans, the needy,
the near neighbor, the neighbor far-ther away, the companion at your
side, the traveler, and those whom
your right hands possess. Indeed,
Allah does not like those who are
self-deluding and boastful. (Surah
An-Nisaa’: 36)
There are three interpretations for
the words:
1. Neighbor who is near of kin(relative) and neighbor who is not a
relative
2. Neighbor who is close to you (in
distance) as opposed to a neighbor
who is more distant
3. Neighbor who is a Muslim and
neighbor who is a non- Muslim
What is a neighbor?
We need to define neighbor from a
Shariah perspective, since the
Shariah gives them specific rights.
The jurists have differed concerning
the exact definition of ‘neighbor’.
1. A person’s neighborhood extends
forty houses in each direction.
2. Only those whose houses are ad-
joining, either from the front or theback
3. In most Muslim areas, there is a
local mosque. All those who pray in
the same mosque are considered your
neighbor.
4. Those who live in a particular dis-trict or a city.
Is there a contemporary definition?There is no authentic evidence back-
ing any of these opinions. Neighbors
are a culturally defined thing. That
doesn’t lessen the obligation of ful-
filling the rights of the neighbors.
One should be aware of who his
neighbors are, and treat them well. Ingeneral, those closest (in distance) to
you have more rights on you thanthose further away.
Ahadith regarding good treatment
of neighbors
There are a number of ahadeeth in
which the Prophet Sallallahu alaihi-
wasallam stressed the importance of
dealing properly with one’s
neighbors. In one hadith, the ProphetSallallahu alaihiwasallam said:
Jibreel kept advising me concerning
the neighbor to the point that I
thought he would inherit [from his
neighbor] (Sahih al Bukhari)
In another hadith, Prophet Sallallahu
alaihiwasallam said:
…Whoever believes in Allah and the
Last Day should not harm his
neighbor … (Sahih al Bukhari)
In addition to not harming our
neighbors, we should be courteous
and generous to our neighbor.
… Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should be courteous and
generous to his neighbor … (Bukhari
and Muslim)
And,
The Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasal-
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lam said, “By Allah, he is not a believer. By Allah, he is
not a believer. By Allah, he is not a believer.” It was
said to him, “Who is that, O Messenger of Allah?” He
said, “The one from whose affairs his neighbor is not
safe.” (Sahih al Bukhari)
One time the Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam wasasked about a woman who performed lots of prayers,
fasted and gave charity but she used to harm her
neighbor by her speech. The Prophet Sallallahu alaihi-
wasallam said that she is in the Hell-fire.[1] Then the
Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam was asked about a
woman who did not fast, pray or give in charity much
[more than what was obligatory upon her] but she
would not harm her neighbors. The Prophet said that
she is in Paradise. (Ahmad, Ibn Maajah and Al-Haakim;
Ali Hasan al-Halabi states that its chain is sahih)
In another hadith, the Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam
has described three people whom Allah loves:
“There are three people who Allah loves… [One of them
is] a man who is being harmed by his neighbor but he is
patient until they are separated by death or one moves
away.” (Musnad Ahmad; Shuaib al-Arnaoot says that it
contains an unknown narrator. According to AbdulHameed, it is hasan.)
This shows how important it is to be polite and behave
properly to one’s neighbors. Even if the neighbor is
causing a great deal of harm, if the person is willing tobe patient – Allah loves that individual.
Some practical aspects related to our everyday life
Much of what it means to behave properly with one’sneighbors is defined by the customs of the people. When
a person moves from one country to another andchooses to live in the new society, it is imperative on
them as a Muslim to know what it means to be a good
neighbor in that society and imperative on them to live
up to that standard. Many Muslims fail to understand
this aspect. What is acceptable in the societies they came
from is not acceptable here. One has to act according to
the standards and the conditions where he lives at the
time.
American culture is very different than other cultures.
The standards are very different with respect to children,noise and property – maintaining front yard and back
yard among other things. For example: if you are living
in an apartment and the children are running around
during the night, there is a good chance that you are
harming your neighbors. This is due to the way that the
apartments are built here. It is upon us to take the
needed precautions even if your neighbors don’t knock
at your door to complain.
It is part of our da’wah too to be good neighbors. It isvery unfortunate that many people cannot stand Muslim
neighbors. Some of the common complaints about Mus-lim neighbors are – children, noise, up late at night,leaving toys outside, leaving trash outside.
It is important to know what is the ‘urf (custom) and
standard. It is an obligation; at the very minimum, one
should not harm his neighbors. You cannot expect them
to understand the standards and customs of where you
come from. They would say – ‘Now he lives here, he
needs to know’.
If we understand the limits of being a good neighbor
here – in addition to meeting the minimum requirementsand do things which Islam tells us; then we would be
having a positive impact on our relationships with
neighbors. If we don’t meet the minimum requirement
of the customary habits of a neighbor and show good
gestures to our neighbors, the end result still will benegative. Let us make a positive impact especially upon
our Non-Muslim neighbors and become good da’ees
even through simple acts.
[1] This doesn’t mean that she is outside the fold of Islam or
that she is in Hell-fire forever. It is such a grievous action that
she has committed which causes her to enter Hell-fire to pu-
rify her of her sin.
Worship Allah and associate nothing
with Him, and to parents do good, and
to reatives, orphans, the needy , the
near neghbor, the neghbor f arther
away, the companion at your side, the
traveer, and those whom y our right
hands possess. Indeed, Al lah does not
l ike those who are sef -deuding and
boastful.(Surah An-Nisaa’: 36)
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greater" (Bukhari, al-Adab al-
Mufrad). So compete in this noble
act of worship and 'spread the love'
for this is a concept inherent to Islam
that came long before many othermovements in the present day, and it
is of the purest and truest of loves.
In another hadith the Prophet salla
Allahu alaihiwasallam said, "Allah
will ask on the Day of Judgment,'Where are those who loved one an-
other for My Glory? Today I will
shade them in My shade[1] on the
Day when there is no shade but
Mine" (Sahih Muslim).
When we read the Qur'an and
ahadeeth, we know how desperate
we will be on that Day, how in need
of any type of relief we will be, so
such a reward is definitely worthworking for!
Do not belittle this essential deed
and recognize that on That Day, you
will desire even one hasanah. You
will wish you loved more of yourbrothers for the sake of Allah. You
will wish that you had put forth more
than what you earned.
As we have come to know of the
noble status of the one who loves forthe sake of Allah, it is necessary to
clarify some of the conditions for
this love. What constitutes love for
the sake of Allah?
1. Enjoining the Good and Forbid-ding Evil
When loving for the sake of Allah,
we must recall the statement of our
Rabb in Surah al-Asr, "Surely man isin a state of loss. Except for those
who call to the truth and call to pa-
tience."
In our dealings with those whom we
claim to love for the sake of Allah, it
should be in the interest of fulfillingthese noble duties that we love them.
This should be the Muslim's role
amongst any and all Muslims. Yet
we often find that we are shy to en- join the good and forbid evil before
those whom we claim to love, and
less shy to do so before those with
whom we are less familiar. At this
point, it is very important to check
our intentions and make the neces-
sary adjustments to make sure that
we are doing it in the manner com-
manded by Allah and His Messenger
and for the pleasure of Allah alone.
2. Loving for your friend what youlove for yourself.
When loving for the sake of Allah,
we must remember the hadith inwhich the Prophet sallallahu alaihi
wasallam informed us, "None of you
believes (perfectly) until he loves forhis brother what he loves for him-
self" (Sahih Al-Bukhari and Mus-
lim).
This is a well-known hadith, yet we
are seldom able to implement it. Asloving for the sake of Allah is free of
the interest in personal gains or de-sires, this would often require us to
prefer others over ourselves and this
is very difficult indeed, but this is the
sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu alai-
hiwasallam and we must make thenecessary sacrifices to perfect our
emaan.
3. Fulfilling your friend’s rightsupon you.
The Prophet sallallahu alaihiwasal-lam said, “A Muslim has six rights
over another Muslim.” They asked,
“What are they, Messenger of Al-
lah?” He said, “When you meet him,
greet him with salaam; when he in-
vites you, accept his invitation; when
he seeks your advice, advise him;when he sneezes and then praisesAllah, invoke Allah’s mercy upon
him; when he falls ill, visit him;when he dies, follow his fu-
neral” (Sahih Muslim).
This is the least that we must do for
our brother or sister in Islam. Espe-
cially if we claim to love that person
for the sake of Allah, we should ful-fill these rights to them lest that love
become compromised or false.
4. Spreading the Salaam!Although it was mentioned in the
hadith above, it is worth mentioning
that the Prophet sallallahu alaihiwa
sallam said, "By Him in Whose
Hand is my soul! You will not enter
Jannah until you believe, and you
shall not believe until you love oneanother. May I inform you of some-
thing, if you do it, you love each
other? Spread the salaam amongstone another."
Alhamdulillah! So simple, yet nowa-
days we even find ourselves unable
to fulfill this right to other Muslims.
This is a simple ingredient to lovingone another for Allah’s sake.
5. Smiling in the face of your
friendWe can all attest to the good affects
of a smile in the face of our brotheror sister. The Prophet Sallallahu alai-
hiwasallam said, “Do not view any
good act as insignificant, even the
act of meeting your brother with a
cheerful face” (Sahih Muslim).
Do not be stingy with smiling asthere are many Sahaba who claimed
to always having seen the Prophet
sallallahu alaihiwasallam smiling.
Then isn’t it no wonder that he be-came the most beloved to them?
6. Thinking good of your friend
It is well known that a Muslim, just
like he should have “Husn adh-
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Dhann” (good expectation/thinking) with his Lord, he
should have it with his Muslim brother as well.
Fudayl ibn Iyaadh said, “He who seeks a brother pure of
shortcomings will remain brotherless!” We must seek the good in one another and focus on the good qualities
of each other while working to correct our shortcom-ings, but in the best of ways.
7. Making du’a for your friend
If you truly want for your brother what you want foryourself, just as you make du’a for yourself, you should
supplicate for him as well.
The Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam said, “A Mus-
lim’s supplication for his brother in secret is answered.
At his head an angel is appointed, and whenever he sup-plicates for his brother with something good, the angel
appointed to him says, ‘Ameen , and likewise for
you’” (Sahih Muslim).
Make sincere du’a for another, so that you will begranted the same. This is a good protection against
hasad between friends as well.
8. Giving Gifts
Lastly, the Prophet sallallahu alaihiwasallam said, “Give
gifts, it will increase love” (Sahih al-Bukhari).This is a very special one because it has done so much
for many relationships between Muslims, even between
strangers. Surely almost everyone can attest to the love
that one feels when giving something to someone that
they love and likewise, the love that is felt when receiv-
ing a gift from someone who you know is giving out of love alone and with no expectations except reward from
Allah.
With the above and by the guidance of Allah and His
Messenger sallallahu alaihiwasallam, we can begin right
now to cultivate this love and continue to learn of newways to increase the love between Muslims. I pray that
this is of benefit to the Muslims and that its benefit will
be one noticeable and apparent to those in the communi-
ties we live in. I ask Allah the Most High, I enable us tolove one another for His sake alone so that we will be of
those loved by Him, and that we will be gathered in the
shade of His Throne on that Day, when there will be noshade except His. Ameen.
[1]Scholars have explained that this shade is from the shade
of the Throne of Allah. As mentioned in the hadeeth in Buk-
hari and Muslim of the 7 under the shade of the throne.
“I LOVE YOU
FOR THE SAKE OF
ALLAH”
“MAY HE FOR WHOSE
SAKE
YOU LOVE ME,
LOVE YOU”
OPEN YOUR HEART TO
YOUR BROTHERS/
SISTERS IN ISLAM AND
LOVE THEM!
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T here are many times when we in
our lives will look upon a person or
group of people with envy. Ok,
maybe not envy in the purely evil
sense, but we may actually just wishto be in someone else’s shoes, or
wish to have the same wonderful
opportunities, to have some of thesame or all of the same blessings
another person may have been be-
stowed with. However, we are re-
minded in the Qur’an:
And do not wish for that by which
Allah has made some of you ex-
ceed others...... And ask Allah of his bounty. Indeed Allah is ever, of
all things, Knowing.
[Surat an-Nisaa': 32]
Instead of wishing for what others
have, and thus eventually harboring
evil feelings, we are told to instead
go to the source of these blessings
and ask Allah for His Bounty.
Along the same lines, there are many
instances in the stories of the Qur’anwhen we might ask, “Couldn’t Allah
have just done this instead and thenthe matter would have been settled in
a shorter time? Couldn’t Allah have
jus t saved Musa miraculously and put an end to
Pharoah likewise? Why the whole
hiding the baby in the basket, send-
ing him upon the Nile River, being
raised under Pharoah’s nose, etc.?
What about ‘Isa? Why not just beborn even more miraculously and
save his mother from all that hard-ship?” And many, many instances
like this.
To make it short, it is simply more
miraculous. To have gone through
the ordinary means appeals to human
nature much more powerfully. It
reveals the exquisite planning of
Allah, His Wisdom and His far-
reaching power. And along the way,
the people involved attain virtueswhich would not have been attained
had things been done differently: thepatience of the mother of Musa, thewife of Pharoah, and Maryam,
mother of ‘Isa, and many more. The
struggle of Patience and Persever-
ance, belief and absolute trust in
Allah are probably the most miracu-
lous aspects of the entire story. And
only those people who have the true
belief are blessed with such virtues,
because it is only Belief in Allahwhich makes such virtue grow, and
not belief in any other deity.
So what does this have to do with
wishing for what others have? Well,
we might wish for the opportunities
awarded to others, the blessings, and
basically the “ease” that others have,
but ultimately, however the fact that
we have reached our destinations
from sometimes ordinary means iswhat makes each of our lives so spe-
cial. None of us is given all that lifehas to offer in a silver platter–and
thus, if we have struggled to reach a
goal, it is that struggle and reward
for hard earned work which makes ita l l t h e mo re sp ec i a l an d
“miraculous.” For example, many of
young Muslims today thirst for those
once in a life time opportunities to
study Islam overseas, or to learn theArabic Language, to study under arenowned Scholar, in Makkah, at theHaram, etc. However, if a person
were to reach all of these goals with-
out these opportunities, isn’t that
much more “miraculous”?
We will also be asked about the cir-cumstances we are already in, about
the opportunities and resources that
are already available to us. Amongstthese resources is the Internet, whichhas made learning our Deen so easy,that one can study Islam or Arabic
from the comfort of home while
one's teacher is half way across the
world. Amongst the resources avail-
able to us also, and a great opportu-
nity, is the number of Institutes thathave sprouted all across the country,
offering knowledge of the Deen with just the click of a button. Indeed,
these are the blessings we will beasked about!
Then, on that Day, you shall be
asked about the delight (you
indulged in, in this world)!
[Surat at-Takathur: 8]
Success is effort. It is hard work,
taking hold of the opportunities that
come our way, and the Tawfeeq of Allah that renders our goals fulfilled.
And if anyone embodied this, it was
the Sahabah—who took hold of
opportunities and became amongst
those who were praised by Allah:
And the first forerunners [in the
faith] among the Muhajireen and
the Ansar and those who followed
them with good conduct - Allah is
pleased with them and they arepleased with Him, and He has pre-
pared for them gardens beneath
which rivers flow, wherein they
will abide forever. That is the
great attainment.
[Surat at-Tawbah: 100]
And thus, when a person is given thetidings to eat and drink on the Day of
Judgment as Allah says:
They will be told, “Eat and drink
in satisfaction for what you put
forth in the days past.”
[Surat al-Haaqqah: 24]
This has special meaning to the one
who is about to enter the gates of
Paradise. To have struggled for itand worked hard, the reward is
just…more rewarding. And Allah
says many times that He could have
just destroyed us for our evil, or Hecould have made us one nation, but
all matters are carried out in perfec-
tion, and this befits the Lord of the
Worlds.
Amazingly
OrdinaryBy Umm Umar
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Assalamualaikum Sr Heba,I am very happy with my husband alhamdulillah,
except that he has a bad temper. And sometimes, I
fail to be patient. And if I am patient at least out-
wardly (without fighting back with him), I feel frus-
trated inside. Even though I am happy with him oth-
erwise, sometimes I fear that this one problem can
lead to unhappiness. Please advice.
Walaikum assalam,
I think that what many partners in marriages don't real-ize is that the person they are with is usually a product
of a variety of experiences and unique reactions to those
experiences - things they weren't around for, things that
they might not understand. And depending on how long
they may end up being married for, may never under-stand. Not surprisingly, because men are less likely to
"talk" about their past or their feelings, it's the woman
who may never really know what makes him tick or
what doesn't. On the other hand, because women usu-
ally do like to share their feelings with (may even need
to do so in order to feel fulfilled), the husband wouldusually have an idea of where her reactions and person-
ality traits stem from.
Regardless, if both parties take the time to open the lines
of communication, to talk without being judgmental, to
place themselves in the other's shoes, then the chance forhappiness greatly increases.
Being patient is one thing - but even the most patient
have a limited supply. What's more concerning is the
fact that the unhappiness is simmering underneath the
surface. If you're saying that your husband is otherwisea great guy and you do love him, I think it would be-
hoove the relationship (and your own happiness) to open
those lines of communication and really get to know
him and what makes him get angry and why, you're onyour way to understanding. And through understanding,
your patience reserves are refilled.
Once you start to understand what sets off his temper,
you can feel for him, maybe even match his mood
through your compassion for what he's going
through. And then once you've come to his level, youcan actually be the calmness and the coolness -
and bring him back to a good place.
Consider the example of the Prophet SAW, when he
returned to his wife Khadija after the first revela-
tion. He said to her "cover me, cover me!" and after she
met his mood, and sympathized with his feelings of the
unknown and then comforted with words of support.
And Allah knows best.
Assalamualaikum Sr Heba,
When do I know when to stop committing to things?
I always feel overwhelmed with things to do. Is it
because I am not managing time well, or is it because
I have too much to do?
Walaikum assalam,This is a dilemma I commonly hear about and to tell you
the truth, I don't know what you're doing so I can't reallyanswer for you :) But here's the thing, if you can take a
look at your ultimate life plan (or at least your goals for
this year) and then ask yourself if the projects you've
committed to are, in fact, serving that plan - then you're
on your way to finding the answer.
There are those who thrive on busy schedules, who work
better when they are doing so much and being so in-
volved in everything. And that's nice if: a) they're notavoiding dealing with some issue in their own life and b)they're not at risk of burn out and then giving up on allthe projects they're participating in.
So, in essence, to determine if you are doing too much:
1) Consider your schedule and list out all the tasks/
projects/events you are dealing with
2) Match up that schedule to your goals and question if
there is compatibility of the two3) Determine if you're running away from dealing with
some other issue4) If the answer is yes - figure out how are you going todeal with it.5) Gently drop the things that don't fit in
6) Work with ihsan (excellence) on the things that do.
Work like you mean it :) And Allah knows best.
Hope that helps.
Heba Alshareef is a teacher and author of“Release Your Inner Queen of Sheba!”
She has been mentoring women aroundthe world to discover their unique talents,act on their aspirations to achieve greatthings, and find authentic happiness.
You can send your questions forpersonal advice to “Ask Heba” at:http://www.qabeelathaadi.org/alhadiyah/
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W e all are aware of the Hadith reported By AbuSufyan which is recorded in Sahih Al-Bukhari
[Hadith #7] - a dialogue between Abu Sufyan and
Heraclius. Perhaps, the most important part in this
hadith would be the Letter in which Prophet Sal-lallahu alaihiwasallam addresses Heraclius. This
letter is very profound as it highlights the impor-
tant principles of giving Da’wah to the non-muslims. There are a lot of lessons that can be
drawn out of this letter and this gives us the in-
sight of how Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam
gave Da’wah to the People of book. This is rele-
vant to our place and time as we live in the land
where its majority is the people of the Book.
During the period after the incident at Hudaibiyah,
when the Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam ac-cepted the treaty of peace, he sent letters to differ-
ent kings in Persia i.e. Khusroo, Heraclius- Em-
peror of Byzantine and Najashee, Emperor of Ethiopia. To mention briefly the response by the
three kings, Khusroo rejected the message and
killed the messenger who brought to him the mes-
sage and Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam made
dua’ for the destruction of the Persian Empire and,
if we look at the Emperor of Ethiopia, Najashee,
he accepted the message and protected the Mus-
lims and Islam. He died a Muslim and Prophet
Sallallahu alaihiwasallam prayed Janazah prayerfor him. And the last letter was the letter sent to
Byzantine Emperor, Heraclius.
The content of the letter was as follows
"Bismillahi Ar-Rahmani Ar-Raheem (In the Name
of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merci-
ful. (This letter is) from Muhammed, the slave of
Allah and His Messenger; to Heraclius, the ruler
of Byzantines. Peace be upon him, who follows
the Right Path. Then after I invite you to Islam,and if you become a Muslim you will be safe, and
Allah will double your reward, and if you reject
this invitation of Islam you will be committing ina sin (by misguiding your) 'Arisiyin' (peasants)And (I recite to you Allah's Statement) 'O people
of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Come to a
word that is just between us and you, that we wor-
ship none but Allah and that we associate no part-
ners with Him, and that none of us shall take oth-
ers as lords beside Allah. Then, if they turn away,
say: Bear witness that we are Muslims" [3:64]
If we carefully look at this letter it has instrumen-tal teaching and principles of Da’wah.
1) He starts the Letter with Bismillah.
2) He addresses the king in polite manner and he
shows the respect to the king by addressing him as
"’Adheem Ar-Rum" as the Romans recognized
him by that title. So it is really required by us
when we are addressing the leaders of the commu-nity, we address them in the respectful manner
that they deserve and by the title they are recog-
nized by.3) He does not greet the Emperor with “Assalamu
Alaikum” as this has got a significant meaning
and cannot be applied to everyone, ratherhe greets him with "Salamun ‘Alaa Manittaba’a-
alHuda" (Peace be upon him, who follows the
right path). This is one of the forgotten sunnah
which need much attention and revival while ad-
dressing the people of Book.4) Straight away, he invites him to Islam without
getting into any other matters. He says "if you
become a Muslim you will be safe, and Allah willdouble your reward". If you look at the wording
used, it is "Aslim Taslim" Aslim is in the form of
Amr i.e command. So basically he is telling that
you have to submit and if you do so Allah Sub-
hanahu wata’ala will double his reward.5) Then he continues "and if you reject this invita-
tion of Islam you will be committing in a sin (by
misguiding your) 'Arisiyin' (peasants/servants/ farmers)". At that time it was common that if
leader of nation follows a certain religion then, his
subjects would follow him as they trusted theirleaders. Also we know that: “La thaziru
waazirathan vizra ukhra” (And no bearer of
burdens will bear the burden of another) [17:15]
and if you are the cause for someone turning
away from Islam then, not only do they bare the
burdens of their own disbelief but also the burden
of all the people who are turning away from Is-lam.6) Then Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam quotedthe verse of the Quran.
From his letter there can be important lessons that
we can relate to :
1) The primary topic of Da’wah is to call people
to Tawheed and not clear the misconceptions.
LESSONS FROM THE LETTER
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Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam started his message
by inviting him to the Islam right away.
2) Book and letters are means of Da’wah. If you go to
any book store today, you will find books on Islam,
books from an academic point of view and most of themare not written by Muslims.
3) One of the category to whom we need to makeDa’wah are the Christians as they need guidance.
4) We have to make it clear that there is a difference
between them and us that we are following the correct
message and they have diverted from the message and if they do not revert and accept the straight path, they are
going astray and will not succeed.
5) Da’wah includes two aspects- good news and warn-
ing, targeeb and tarkeek. It is not only enough that we
pass on the good news so as to be politically correct
when we speak but, it is equally important that we warnthem about the consequences of not following the mes-
sage. In this letter Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam
after giving him good news that he will be rewarded
doubly, he warns him that if he rejected the message that
he would be sinning. Da’wah is not about public rela-tions or being politically correct. If we look at the exam-
ple of Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam, he used the
command form- "Aslim". If anyone had to speak diplo-
matically and politically correct, and still be kind in
speech, it would have been Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwa-
sallam. Imagine the political condition of Muslims then-it was before Makkah conquest, they were under the
treaty of Hudaybiyah and the Prophet had to be very
careful not to breech it, as breeching it would mean war.
Moreover, he was dealing with the superpower of thetime- The Romans. Yet he addressed them with the clear
and complete message with both Targeeb and Tarkeek.The concept of targeeb is also very clear in the Ayah
that the Prophet referred in this Hadith: "Then, if they
turn away, say: Bear witness that we are submitting to
Allah”.
6) We also learn that each one of us needs to set a good
example, as there will always be someone who followsyou, and you don’t want to be the one misguiding oth-
ers. You don’t have to be the Roman Emperor; even
your siblings, children will follow your example.7) As da’ees, it is a good idea to concentrate on giving
da’wah to people of authority and influence. If Allah
grants them hidaya, then the ripple effect could be
greater. People always look up to influential people.8) A very important lesson to note is: while giving
Da’wah, let the Quran speak. It is ironic that we are
afraid to talk anything which we might think the person
wouldn’t like but we happily hand over the Quran tothem which has more warning in it than what we can
speak. While speaking to the people, let the Quran be
the source of guidance for your da’wah. This is alsosunnah of Prophet Sallallahu alaihiwasallam which is
clear from this Letter.
Continued from Pg. 10....hearts to commit any sin. Additionally, even though this
should not be our intention, Salah acts as a self-discipline tool and organizer.
The fard Salah is the only act of worship that has a ritual
call- the Adhan and Iqamah to let people know of itstime and call people to it. No other act of ibadah, be it
fasting or hajj, has a “call” to mark its time. And thiscall has a profound meaning and beauty that goes be-
yond the sound of it. Not to mention the amazing story
of how the adhan was established.
Savor the sweetness of the anatomy of Salah:Let me just share two amazing gems in the anatomy of
Salah. When we start Salah, we begin with “takbeerathul
ihram” or “Allahu Akbar” (Allah is The Greatest!) In the
midst of our happening day with all the happiness,
pleasures, sorrow and troubles attached with it, we stand
before Allah, in a state of ritual purity (Wudu’ and ghuslas required). Allah is the Greatest, greater than anything
in our life, greater than anyone in our life. And so, we
leave all other thoughts behind because Allah is The
Greatest and worthy of this complete submission with-
out our mind being occupied by anything else. Salah is
when we are most connected with Allah Subhanahu wa-ta’ala. And in case, we forget this, and we allow shaytan
to steal our thoughts, Salah has repeated utterance of
“Allahu Akbar” in its format.
Secondly, when we begin our Salah, we are standing. Inthis position, our brain is above our heart. Man is an
intelligent animal, and his intelligence is what distin-
guishes himself from other animals. His intelligence if often his reason of his arrogance and pride that enters
his heart ultimately. While in ruku’, we put our intelli-
gence in the same level as our hearts. And further, wesubmit with the most humility with our intelligence and
head on the ground, where it is at the lowest. If we un-
derstood and pondered upon this hikmah in the anatomy
of Salah, we would be successful in humbling ourselves
at least a degree higher bi idhnillah.
Savor the sweetness of difference of opinions:
When it comes to issues of Fiqh, we often see many
differences. Divine Link was one of the classes that
taught me it is okay to have these differences, as long as
they are based on valid evidences (daleel) and opinions.
This shows the Mercy and Wisdom of Allah in allowing
these differences to exist. Only Allah knows the absolute
right; we choose opinions with sincere intentions and
then leave the rest to Allah to judge. One is not entitled
to judge others’ actions or label another person wrong,
especially based on small issues in Fiqh. Allahu a’lam.
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E very year, during the last 10 days of Ramadan, some
brothers sacrifice their comfort by waking up before
everybody and missing their Tahajjud prayer to prepare
and serve breakfast for about 300 people before the time
of Fajr. Every year, the same exact brothers! Theywould do the planning, shopping, cooking and serving.
Have you ever wondered why? Why are they goingthrough these hassles? Are they getting paid? Are they
hopping to get some benefit from you and me? We all
know the answer (or at least we hope we know): they
are doing it for the sake of Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala.
They want to get the ultimate rewards on the Day of Judgment.
At work, we have a special month where the employees
are encouraged to volunteer at least half a day in differ-ent organizations to make a difference in someone’s life.
Some choose to help a school, some will clean a park
and some choose to pack food for the needy. At the end
of the project, most of the participants will feel goodabout themselves, knowing that they did something no-
ble, beyond their own needs. What’s their motivation?
Most of the people don’t act for the rewards in the after-life, but to give some meaning to their life. If they con-
tribute to the society, it’s a reward by itself.
Most people believe that if everybody was doing hispart, we would live in a better world. So why aren’t
more people making it happen? Why do we see the same
people doing all the work, and the rest continue to be on
the sidelines? Let’s try to explore the different reasons
and what we can do about it:
1. I am too busy. Work? Education? Family? We all
have a life to manage. What makes our day is how we
prioritize our goals we want to achieve. If we needtraining to advance our career, we will find time. If weneed to go to the gym because we need to lose weight,we will find time. There is no such thing as time man-
agement; it’s all about goal management. Write down
your goals you want to achieve during the month, the
week, the day and prioritize them so that you can fulfill
all your responsibilities, including volunteering for the
community.
2. I want to help but don’t have any special skill. It’s
very common to find people who think they have littleor no value for the community. Allah subhanahu wa-ta’ala has given to all of us very special skills that areunique. We need to identify them and need to know our
strengths and weaknesses. I agree that it is sometime
difficult to realize what we are really good at. For that, I
would recommend talking with a life coach, or do some
self-assessments questionnaire online. However, irre-
spective of your skills, you can always volunteer for
easier tasks and later propose your help where you think
you can benefit others the most.
3. I wish I could help but… I love video games too
much. I guess that’s a first step to recognize where the
problem is. Do you enjoy playing “Call of Duty”? Well,this is the real life call of duty, so get your gears on andscore some points on how many meals you can serve tothe homeless people.
Let’s not forget that the most important is not the great-
ness of the act, but what your motivation is. Sometime,
the simplest act can lead to the greatest reward if it’s
done for the sake of Allah Azza Wajal only. So next
time, when you are asked if you would like to volunteer
to distribute some flyers, or send a few emails, don’t
think twice and do it with your best intention, this mightbe your pass to enter Jannah:
The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "Once, a
man saw the branch of a tree in the middle of a road.
So, he said, 'By Allah, I will remove this from the path of
the Muslims so they may not be hurt.' For this action, he
was put in Paradise." (Sahih Muslim).
By Nadim Sohail
VOLUNTEERISM IS NOT SOMETHING
TO BE OFFERED IF AND WHEN YOU
HAVE NO OTHER ACTIVITIES. IT IS
NOT A SECONDARY THING TO BE
DONE, IT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE
PRIORITIES IN A MUSLIM’S LIFE!
AND WHEN YOU DO SO, IT IS NOT
SOMETHING TO BE BRAGGED ABOUT, OR SOMETHING FOR WHICH
YOU ACCEPT SOMETHING IN RE-
TURN, AS YOU ARE DOING IT “FEE
SABEELILLA H” (FOR THE SAKE OF
ALLAH)
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I n the currentage, humans
claim they have reached unsurpassable heights on manylevels. From iPods to satellites to architectural majesties,
the progress we seem to be living in is characterized by
much understanding of the world. With understanding, it
is assumed, one can better the world. Others may think it
is a chance to control the world and its resources. Others
want to understand and absorb this information just for
the sake of information itself. We constantly read our
twitters, facebook updates and the news all throughout
the day, sometimes overwhelmed with all this informa-tion. Does it give us a sense of peace? Doesn't it make
us feel good about ourselves that we know more thanbefore? Does it anchor us and give us a grasp on reality
when reality is changing oh-so-quickly these days?
Well...what is the true reality? So many questions come
to mind.
Unfortunately knowing is such a relative term and con-
cept. Some people will know more about a subject and
others will just read the headline and think theyknow. Teachers, researchers and professors in all fieldsare hailed as role models and seen as timeless emblems
of knowledge. Similarly, shuyookh and 'ulamaa are re-
spected for their knowledge of Qur'an, hadith, fiqh, taf-sir and more. If they are sincere and dedicated and fol-
low the sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad sallallahualaihiwasallam) to seek knowledge, they must be know-
ing the reality, right? But is this status of knowing lim-
ited to them only? How about those studying secular
sciences? What about us average people flipping
through San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times and
twitter daily? What is it that the average human really
needs to know to benefit themselves in this life and
Hereafter?
If we truly want to understand the condition of human
beings and what knowing actually means, who better to
turn to than our Creator, exalted is He? He has praised
those of knowledge in the Qur'an. If Allah praises some-thing, we can rest assured that this thing or person or
idea is magnificent. It is unlike other average things
because truly it is He, the One who is All-Knowing, All-
Wise and Knower of the seen and unseen who has givenit this status.
Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala says about the Ulul Albaab
(people of understanding/people of pure essence) in theQur'an :
“It is He who has sent down to you the Book; in it areverses precise-they are the foundation of the Book- and
others unspecific. As for those in whose hearts in devia-
tion, they will follow that of it which is unspecific seek-ing discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to
them]. And no one knows its [true] interpretation except
Allah. But those firm in knowledge say, “We believe in
it. All of it is from our Lord.” And no one will be re-
minded except those of understanding . [Who say],
“Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have
guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed,You are the Bestower.” (Surah Aal Imran: 7-8)
In the eyes of Allah, the true intellectual or one deeply
rooted in knowledge is one who knows his or her limits.They believe in the Quran fully and, they believe that all
of it is from Allah, the parts they understand and the
parts they do not fully comprehend. Their emaan and
belief in the validity of the Quran and the Messenger-
hood of Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihiwasallam
gives them a deep humility when faced with the true
knowledge from their Lord- the knowledge of Hiswords.
The root ‘albaab’ comes from ‘lub’ which refers to ‘aql
as-saalih’ or ‘a sound mind.’ In other words, you cannotbecome a person of deep knowledge or thought unless
you become a person of a pure mind. In the world welive in, we are bombarded with so much information.
But did we ever make a distinction between that infor-
mation which is useful and that which is not? They are
not the same. If an individual consistently becomes de-
sensitized to information, it will all look the same to himor her. And when the truth is coming to them, they will
think, “oh, just some more ‘info’”. Not only is it infor-
mation but these venues of harm to the intellect come in
forms of senseless media, gossip and tale bearing, music
and overexposure to shamelessness, all things whichAllah has not allowed for us for our own good.
Thus, Allah lays out a simple formula to become a trueintellectual:
1. Become a person of a sound mind so you will retainthe knowledge. You cannot become a person of knowl-
edge or understanding without purity of mind. Get rid of
the clutter in there. Detoxify yourself from those influ-
ences, and you know best which ones they are.
2. Drop your ego, period. Only the humble ones will
Reality Check: Confused w ith all theInfo out ther e?
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truly appreciate the knowledge and
intellect because they know the lim-
its of their intellect. When true
knowledge from Allah comes, they
say, “We hear and we obey” withpure submission of hearts and minds.
When they prostrate in prayer, they
put the most important part of their
body- their head, their intellect, their
mind- on the ground, humbling theirego towards He Who is the Origina-
tor of it.
Finally, Allah ends the Surah with a
reminder on Ulul Albaab once again.
Just as He starts the surah, He ends itwith their praise and mentions their
simple yet profound qualities.
“Indeed, in the creation of the heav-
ens and the earth and the alterna-
tion of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding-
Who remember Allah while stand-
ing or sitting or [lying] on their
sides and give thought to the crea- tion of the heavens and the earth,
[saying], “Our Lord, You did not
create this aimlessly; exalted areYou; then protect us from the pun-
ishment of the Fire.” (3:190-191)
3. The people of intellect ponderover the creation of Allah. Such a
magnificent creation it is, all of it is a
sign of our Creator’s Majesty and
Perfection. Wait a second, does the
information in our time lead us to
such purified thought and pondering
over His signs? Let’s backtrack a bit
and make some time for such reflec-
tion.
4. Allah clearly says that the intellec-
tuals are those who remember Allahat all times- standing, sitting or ly-
ing. They are not praising their ownselves or their knowledge but their
praise is for the One to Whom all
praise is due. Their praise is towards
the One Whom all of creation
praises. They remember Him alone
in their supplications and prostra-
tions and prayers, because it is only
He who can answer. And it is HeWho will bring them to account on
the Day of Judgment. The intellec-
tual in the sight of Allah knows hisplace humbly before his Lord.
5. Not only do we see the character-
istic of humility but the action of
du’a is very prominent for the Ulul
Albaab. When a person knows his or
her place before their parents or
teacher or elder, they will immedi-ately run to show them their grati-
tude. More worthy of praise, love
and admiration is Allah, the Onewho has guided us despite our short-
comings, the One who gives without
asking. There are so many ayaat andahadith regarding du’a.
For example, `Ubadah bin As-Samit
RadhiyAllahu anh said: The Messen-
ger of Allah Sallallahu alaihiwasal-
lam said, "Whenever a Muslim sup-plicates Allah, He accepts his suppli-
cation or averts any similar kind of trouble from him until he prays for
something sinful or something that
may break the ties of kinship.'' Upon
this someone of the Companions
said: "Then we shall supplicateplenty.'' The Messenger of Allah
said, "Allah is more plentiful (in
responding).''[At-Tirmidhi].
It is up to us to make sure we makedu’a from our hearts with sincerity,
in our sujood, throughout our day
and more. It’s up to us to educate
ourselves on the proper etiquettes of
making du’a as well so we may at-
tain the status of Ulul Albaab in the
sight of Allah.
Overall, purifying our minds from
rubbish, controlling our egos, reflect-ing and remembering Allah are the
keys to becoming the true intellec-
tual in the sight of Allah. If an indi-
vidual studies different areas of
knowledge in life such as mathemat-
ics, history, science, psychology,
economics, Islamic sciences, law,
you name it- all of these can be re-warded, InshAllah, given the inten-
tion is to please Allah and themethod is done according to the Sun-
nah of Prophet Muhammad Sallal-
lahu alaihiwasallam. But, what’s the
bare minimum? Will everyone be-
come a haafidh-ul-Quran? Or a PhD
in Chemistry? Or a Nobel Peace
Prize winner? Maybe not. Shall we
try? Of course. But the foundationshould be strong.
If we keep in mind as our foundationthe definition of intellectual and pure
mind our Creator has set for us, we
will find nothing else more refresh-
ing for our emaan, uplifting to our
spirit and relevant to our purpose.
Sources: Saheeh International Qur'an
Translation, "Ulul Albaab" Lecture- Nou-
man Ali Khan - The Quran Conference,
2009.
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A l i f L am M eem. T his is the B ook, wherein there is no doubt, a guidance for the
M uttaqin.... .T hey are on gui dance fr om thei r L ord, and they are the successful .
S urah A l- B aqarah
I must say if you truly want to understand “Purification
of the Soul– and its means” in the light of Qur’an and
Sunnah, you have to read Shaykh Jamaal Zarabozo’s
book on Purification of the soul. Very well written and
very detailed. On top of that I am learning from himwhen he adds his comments and anecdotes. So Alham-
dulillah for all this. Yesterday, as I was sitting and lis-
tening to the Shaykh my eyes fell on page 90 of his book
“Purification of the soul”. Here is what it had:
Sulaiman ibn Buraidah narrated from his father that
whenever the Messenger of Allah (SAW) would send a
general over an army he would advise him about himself to have fear (taqwa) of Allah and to treat those of the
Muslims with him well. Then he would say, “Fight in
the Name of Allah for the sake of Allah and fight who-
soever disbelieves in Allah.”.In the famous letter that
Umar ibn Al Khattab(R) wrote to Saa’d bin Abi Waqas,
Umar stated,
“I order you and the soldiers who are with you to be
aware of Allah under all circumstances as taqwa (fear
and awareness) of Allah is a better weapon against your
enemy and a stronger strategy in battle. And I order you
and those with you to be very much on the defensive
against any sins, more then your enemies are , for thesins of an army are more feared than their enemies. Ver-ily, Allah helps the Muslims due to the sins of their ene-
mies; if it were not for that we would not be able to
overcome them for our numbers are not like theirs and
our power is not like theirs. If we are equal in sins to
them, they will be able to overtake us due to their
(military) power. If we were not aided by our virtue we
would not be able to overcome them solely due to our
power….And ask Allah to help yourselves in the same
way that you ask Allah for help against your enemies.”
So I sat their contemplating, subhanAllah, today we
have become so ignorant of our deen that we fail to
comprehend what is expected of us as an ‘Abd (slave) of
Allah. (Just a side note I am a huge fan of Umar(RA).
The level of Iman he had is amazing!) So like Umar( R)said, if we are overcoming an enemy then it is a moment
that we should be thankful to Allah and increase our
taqwa because their sins are greater then our sins!. This
is exactly why the Muslim Ummah was so successful -they had that level of iman and fear of Allah in their
hearts plus their enemies had more sins on their hands
than the Muslims. Contrast that with present day. Today
we see that we are humiliated and very unsuccessful. So
what happened? This statement can change our perspec-
tive on how we look at things. Many times I have seen
people arguing saying that economically we should be
strong etc. These people should really stop debating thisissue. If you have put the Book of Allah aside then what
do you expect? Allah(Subhanahu wa ta’ala) is not in
need of us, we are in need of Him. So we must instillthis fear and awareness of Allah in our hearts. This will
govern our limbs which will make us successful bidinil-
lahi ta’ala. Allah has used the word muttaqueen numer-
ous times in the Quran and how they will attain salva-
tion by going to Jannah. So this taqwa is very important.
Those that dont have taqwa can just follow their desires
and live and do as they want. They are an open target for
Shaytan. He knows this person is weak and can be ma-
nipulated easily to do evil. We must compare ourselves
to the Prophet (Sallallahu aalihiwasallam) in this aspect
as he is our role model. Compare today with the time of
the our beloved Prophet and the difference stands outvery clear. Something to ponder about and keep us
awake in the remembrance of Ar-Rahman!
May Allah give increase our iman and our taqwa!
T A Q W A
R U E S U C C E S S
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