Allaah Will Rush To You

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

Abu Huraira reported : The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: 

“I am near to the thought of My servant as he thinks about Me, and I am with him as he remembers Me. 

And if he remembers Me in his heart, I also remember him in My Heart, and if he remembers Me in assembly I remember him in assembly, better than his (remembrance), 

and if he draws near Me by the span of a palm, I draw near him by the cubit, and if he draws near Me by the cubit I draw near him by the space (covered by) two hands. 

And if he walks towards Me, I rush towards him.”

( Sahih Muslim )

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ

 أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي وَأَنَا مَعَهُ حِينَ يَذْكُرُنِي

 إِنْ ذَكَرَنِي فِي نَفْسِهِ ذَكَرْتُهُ فِي نَفْسِي وَإِنْ ذَكَرَنِي فِي مَلإٍ ذَكَرْتُهُ فِي مَلإٍ هُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُمْ

 وَإِنْ تَقَرَّبَ مِنِّي شِبْرًا تَقَرَّبْتُ إِلَيْهِ ذِرَاعًا وَإِنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَىَّ ذِرَاعًا تَقَرَّبْتُ مِنْهُ بَاعًا

 وَإِنْ أَتَانِي يَمْشِي أَتَيْتُهُ هَرْوَلَةً

If you walk to Allah, Allah will rush to you

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Business Transaction

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

Ibn Umar reported: A man mentioned to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 

that he was deceived in a business transaction, 

so he said, “When you enter into a transaction, buying or selling, say: there should be no deception.”

( Sahih Muslim )

ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ ذَكَرَ رَجُلٌ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

 أَنَّهُ يُخْدَعُ فِي الْبُيُوعِ

 فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ بَايَعْتَ فَقُلْ لَا خِلَابَةَ فَكَانَ إِذَا بَايَعَ يَقُولُ لَا خِيَابَةَ

It is forbidden to commit fraud when buying or selling

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Begging Is Right Only For Three People

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

Anas ibn Malik reported: A man of the Ansar came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and begged from him. The Prophet asked: “Have you nothing in your house?”

He replied: “Yes, a piece of cloth, a part of which we wear and a part of which we spread (on the ground), and a wooden bowl from which we drink water.”

He said: “Bring them to me.” He then brought these articles to him and he took them in his hands and asked: “Who will buy these?”

A man said : “I will buy them for one dirham.”

He said twice or thrice : “Who will offer more than one dirham?”

A man said: “I will buy them for two dirhams.” He gave these to him and took the two dirhams and, giving them to the Ansari,

he said: “Buy food with one of them and hand it to your family, and buy an axe and bring it to me.” He then brought it to him. The Messenger of Allah fixed a handle on it with his own hands and said: “Go, gather firewood and sell it, and do not let me see you for a fortnight.”

The man went away and gathered firewood and sold it. When he had earned ten dirhams, he came to him and bought a garment with some of them and food with the others.

The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, then said: “This is better for you than that begging should come as a spot on your face on the Day of Judgment. Begging is right only for three people : one who is in grinding poverty, one who is seriously in debt, or one who is responsible for compensation and finds it difficult to pay.”

( Sunan Abu Dawud )

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْأَلُهُ فَقَالَ ‏”‏ أَمَا فِي بَيْتِكَ شَىْءٌ ‏”

‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ بَلَى حِلْسٌ نَلْبَسُ بَعْضَهُ وَنَبْسُطُ بَعْضَهُ وَقَعْبٌ نَشْرَبُ فِيهِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ ‏

 قَالَ ‏”‏ ائْتِنِي بِهِمَا ‏ ‏ فَأَتَاهُ بِهِمَا فَأَخَذَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِيَدِهِ وَقَالَ ‏”‏ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي هَذَيْنِ

 ‏ ‏ قَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا آخُذُهُمَا بِدِرْهَمٍ 

‏.‏ قَالَ ‏”‏ مَنْ يَزِيدُ عَلَى دِرْهَمٍ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا

 قَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا آخُذُهُمَا بِدِرْهَمَيْنِ ‏.‏ فَأَعْطَاهُمَا إِيَّاهُ وَأَخَذَ الدِّرْهَمَيْنِ وَأَعْطَاهُمَا الأَنْصَارِيَّ 

وَقَالَ ‏”‏ اشْتَرِ بِأَحَدِهِمَا طَعَامًا فَانْبِذْهُ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ وَاشْتَرِ بِالآخَرِ قَدُومًا فَأْتِنِي بِهِ ‏ فَأَتَاهُ بِهِ فَشَدَّ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عُودًا بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ ‏”‏ اذْهَبْ فَاحْتَطِبْ وَبِعْ وَلاَ أَرَيَنَّكَ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا

 ‏ ‏ فَذَهَبَ الرَّجُلُ يَحْتَطِبُ وَيَبِيعُ فَجَاءَ وَقَدْ أَصَابَ عَشَرَةَ دَرَاهِمَ فَاشْتَرَى بِبَعْضِهَا ثَوْبًا وَبِبَعْضِهَا طَعَامًا

‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏”‏ هَذَا خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَجِيءَ الْمَسْأَلَةُ نُكْتَةً فِي وَجْهِكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّ الْمَسْأَلَةَ لاَ تَصْلُحُ إِلاَّ لِثَلاَثَةٍ لِذِي فَقْرٍ مُدْقِعٍ أَوْ لِذِي غُرْمٍ مُفْظِعٍ أَوْ لِذِي دَمٍ مُوجِعٍ ‏‏

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They Treated As Avoid

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

It is obligatory for a follower to learn the Masae'l which are of daily importance.

If a person faces a problem whose rule is not known to him, it is necessary for him to exercise precaution, or to follow a Mujtahid according to the conditions mentioned above. 

But if he cannot obtain the ruling of an A'lam Mujtahid on that matter, he is allowed to follow a non-A'lam Mujtahid, even if he has a general notion about the difference between the verdicts.

If a person relates the fatwa of a Mujtahid to someone, and then that fatwa is changed, it is not necessary for him to inform that person about the change. 

But if he realises after having related the fatwa that he had made an error, and the error would lead someone to contradicting the laws of Shariah, then as an obligatory precaution, he should do his best to rectify the error.

If a person performs his acts for some time without taqlid of a Mujtahid, and later follows a Mujtahid, his former actions will be valid if that Mujtahid declares them to be valid, otherwise they will be treated as void.

Allah Knows The Best

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Prayer Is A Light

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

Abu Malik al-Ash’ari reported: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: 

“Purity is half of Faith and al-Hamdu Liliah (praise be to Allah) fills the scale, 

and Subhan Allah (glory be to Allah) and al-Hamdu Liliah fill up what is between the heavens and the earth, 

and prayer is a light, and charity is proof (of sincere faith), and patience is illumination, and the Qur’an is a proof for you or against you. 

All people go out early in the morning and sell themselves, either setting themselves free or destroying themselves.”

( Sahih Muslim )

عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

 الطُّهُورُ شَطْرُ الْإِيمَانِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ تَمْلَأُ الْمِيزَانَ 

وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ تَمْلَآَنِ أَوْ تَمْلَأُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ

 وَالصَّلَاةُ نُورٌ وَالصَّدَقَةُ بُرْهَانٌ وَالصَّبْرُ ضِيَاءٌ وَالْقُرْآنُ حُجَّةٌ لَكَ أَوْ عَلَيْكَ

 كُلُّ النَّاسِ يَغْدُو فَبَايِعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُعْتِقُهَا أَوْ مُوبِقُهَا

Purity is half of Faith, Prayer is Light, Charity is Proof, and Patience is Illumination

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All charity is rewarded

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

Narrated Suraqah ibn Ju’shum: I asked the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 

about a lost camel that comes to my cisterns that I have prepared for my own camels 

will I be rewarded if I give it some water to drink? 

He, peace be upon him, said: “Yes, in every living being there is a reward (for charity).”

(Sunan Ibn Majah )

سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ جُعْشُمٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ 

عَنْ ضَالَّةِ الْإِبِلِ تَغْشَى حِيَاضِي قَدْ لُطْتُهَا لِإِبِلِي

 فَهَلْ لِي مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ سَقَيْتُهَا 

قَالَ نَعَمْ فِي كُلِّ ذَاتِ كَبِدٍ حَرَّى أَجْرٌ

All charity is rewarded even if given to animals

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Plants A Tree Is A Charity

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

Anas bin Malik رضي الله عنه narrated: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said,

“There is no Muslim who plants a tree or sows seeds and then a bird, or a person, or an animal eats from it

except that it is regarded as a charity for him.”

( Sahih Bukhari )

عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

‏ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَغْرِسُ غَرْسًا، أَوْ يَزْرَعُ زَرْعًا، فَيَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ طَيْرٌ أَوْ إِنْسَانٌ أَوْ بَهِيمَةٌ،

 إِلاَّ كَانَ لَهُ بِهِ صَدَقَةٌ

No Muslim plants a tree except that it is rewarded as charity

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Donate To Charity Shopping ?

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

What Can You Donate To Charity ?

When you think of charity most of the time you think of those who are sick or those who can't get a decent meal for themselves. In many cases, this is only part of the reality. There is a lot more to your average donation than you might realise and you can donate quite a bit more than your hard earned money.

First of all, you can donate your time. In days like these if you have a few extra minutes there are a great number of people who could use your talents and free time to do something for the greater good. If you have just one day off a month you can do something to help those in need. It doesn't even have to be all day just a few hours is a great help. Most people have quite a bit of canned food or fruit laying around in their pantry. Make sure that everything has a good date on it and go ahead. It's one of the easiest things that you can donate to charity but it's also one that people need most. Certain items are preferred so have a think about what items they need most.

Clothing is another great thing to donate to charity. When you dounate clothing to charity, yo provide people with a way to stay warm all year round. Try and pick clothing that is gently used as opposed to clothing that's been through the mill. Then you can donate to charity another way, A way that most people wouldn't think of, This method is called charity shopping online. When you use this method, you may find that it's one of the easiest ways that you can donate. So what is this charity shopping ?

You go to a site and then proceed to another site, The second site tracks your link so that they know which website sent to them. If you just type in the store you are buying from it won't work the same. It's essential that you reach the site this way or else the donation will not be made.

You do not spend any extra money. The site you start at is the one that sponsors the donations and they're the one who donates. You support the site by using it to reach these other sites. Make sure that you take your time when you decide to buy from a site and that you take your time to also look over what charities are being supported by this. 

This gives you a better idea of what or whom you are supporting, have you been try and pick Donate to Charity Shopping...?

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Fight A Common Enemy

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

Jubair ibn Nufair said: Let us go to Dhu Mikhbar, a companion of the Prophet. When we reached him we asked him about the truce. 

He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, say, “You will make a secure peace with the Romans, and together you will fight an enemy from behind you.”

( Sunan Abu Dawud )

عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ قَالَ قَالَ جُبَيْرٌ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى ذِي مِخْبَرٍ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَتَيْنَاهُ فَسَأَلَهُ جُبَيْرٌ عَنْ الْهُدْنَةِ

 فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ سَتُصَالِحُونَ الرُّومَ صُلْحًا آمِنًا وَتَغْزُونَ أَنْتُمْ وَهُمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ وَرَائِكُمْ

Muslims will make a secure peace with Christians and fight a common enemy

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Obtaining Of A Mujtahid

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

There are four ways of obtaining the verdicts of a Mujtahid :

1. When a man hears from the Mujtahid himself.
2. When the verdict of the Mujtahid is quoted by two just persons.
3. When a man hears the verdict from a person whose statement satisfies him.
4. By reading the Mujtahid's book of Masae'l, provided that, one is satisfied about the correctness of the book.

As long as a person is certain that the verdict of the Mujtahid has not changed, he can act according to what is written in the Mujtahid's book. And if he suspects that the verdict might have been changed, investigation in that matter is not necessary .

If an A'lam Mujtahid gives a fatwa on some matter, his follower cannot act in that matter on the fatwa of another Mujtahid. But if he does not give a fatwa, and expresses a precaution (Ihtiyat) that a man should act in such and such a manner, for exam ple if he says that as a precautionary measure, in the first and second Rak'at of the namaz he should read a complete Surah after the Surah of "Hamd", the follower may either act on this precaution, which is called obligatory precaution (Ihtiyat Wajib), or he may act on the fatwa of another Mujtahid who it is permissible to follow. Hence, if he (the second Mujtahid) rules that only "Surah Hamd" is enough, he (the person offering prayers) may drop the second Surah. The position will be the same if the A'a lam Mujtahid expresses terms like Ta'mmul or Ishkal.

If the A'lam Mujtahid observes precaution after or before having given a fatwa, for example, if he says that if Najis vessel is washed once with Kurr water (about 388 litres), it becomes Pak, although as precautionary measure, it should be washed thre e times, his followers can abandon acting according to this precaution. This precaution is called recommended precaution (Ihtiyat Mustahab).

If a Mujtahid, who is followed by a person dies, his category will be the same as when he was alive. Based on this, if he is more learned than a living Mujtahid, the follower who has a general notion about the variation in the day to day Masae'l, must continue to remain in his taqlid. And if the living Mujtahid is more learned, then the follower must turn to him for taqlid. The term 'taqlid' used here implies only an intention to follow a particular Mujtahid, and does not include having acted acco rding to his fatwa.

If a person acts according to the fatwa of a Mujtahid in certain matter, and after the death of that Mujtahid, he follows a living Mujtahid in that matter according to his obligation, he cannot act again according to the fatwa of the dead Mujtahid.

Following A Mujtahid

Identifying A Mujtahid

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How To Identifying A Mujtahid

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

Taqlid in religious laws means acting according to the verdict of a Mujtahid. It is necessary for the Mujtahid who is followed, to be male, Shi'ah Ithna Ash'ari, adult, sane, of legitimate birth, living and just ('Adil). A person is said to be just when heperforms all those acts which are obligatory upon him, and refrains from all those things which are forbidden to him. And the sign of being just is that one is apparently of a good character, so that if enquiries are made about him from the people of his locality, or from his neighbours, or from those persons with whom he lives, they would confirm his good conduct. And if one knows that the verdicts of the Mujtahids differ with regard to the problems which we face in every day life, it is necessary that the Mujtahid who is followed be A'alam (the most learned), who is more capable of understanding the divine laws than any of the contemporary Mujtahids.

There are three ways of identifying a Mujtahid, and the A'lam :

When a person is certain that a particular person is a Mujtahid, or the most learned one. For this, he should be a learned person himself, and should possess the capacity to identify a Mujtahid or an A'alam;

When two persons, who are learned and just and possess the capacity to identify a Mujtahid or the A'alam, confirm that a person is a Mujtahid or an A'lam, provided that two other learned and just persons do not contradict them. In fact, being a Mujtahid or an A'lam can also be established by a statement of only one trusted and reliable person.

When a number of learned persons who possess the capacity to identify a Mujtahid or an A'lam, certify that a particular person is a Mujtahid or an A'lam, provided that one is satisfied by their statement.

If one generally knows that the verdicts of Mujtahids do vary in day to day matters, and also that some of the Mujtahids are more capable than the others, but is unable to identify the most learned one, then he should act on precaution based on their verdicts. And if he is unable to act on precaution, then he should follow a Mujtahid he supposes to be the most learned. And if decides that they are all of equal stature, then he has a choice.

Following A Mujtahid 

Obtaining A Mujtahid

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Following Mujtahid | The Fundamentals Of Faith

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

It is necessary for a Muslim to believe in the fundamentals of faith with his own insight and understanding, and he cannot follow anyone in this respect i.e. he cannot accept the word of another who knows, simply because he has said it. 

However, one who has faith in the true tenets of Islam, and manifests it by his deeds, is a Muslim and Mo'min, even if he is not very profound, and the laws related to a Muslim will hold good for him. In matters of religious laws, apart from the ones clearly defined, or ones which are indisputable, a person must :

Either be a Mujtahid (jurist) himself, capable of inferring and deducing from the religious sources and evidence or if he is not a Mujtahid himself, he should follow one, he should act according to the verdicts (Fatwa) of the Mujtahid Or if he is neither a Mujtahid nor a follower (Muqallid), he should act on such precaution which should assure him that he has fulfilled his religious obligation. 

For example, if some Mujtahids consider an act to be haraam, while others say that it is not, he should not perform that act. Similarly, if some Mujtahid consider an act to be obligatory (Wajib) while others consider it to be recommended (Mustahab), he should perform it. Therefore, it is obligatory upon those persons who are neither Mujtahids, nor able to act on precautionary measures (Ihtiyat), to follow a Mujtahid.

Mujtahid is a jurist competent enough to deduce precise inferences regarding the commandments from the holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of the holy Prophet by the process of Ijtihad. Ijtihad literally means striving and exerting. Technically as a term of jurisprudence it signifies the application by a jurist of all his faculties to the consideration of the authorities of law with a view to finding out what in all probability is the law. In other words Ijtihad means making deductions in matters of law, in the cases to which no express text is applicable.

Mujtahid is a jurist competent enough to deduce precise inferences regarding the commandments from the holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of the holy Prophet by the process of Ijtihad. Ijtihad literally means striving and exerting. Technically as a term of jurisprudence it signifies the application by a jurist of all his faculties to the
consideration of the authorities of law with a view to finding out what in all probability is the law. In other words Ijtihad means making deductions in matters of law, in the cases to which no express text is applicable.

Identifying A Mujtahid

Obtaining A Mujtahid

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Bacaan Yang Sangat Mulia

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ

Sesungguhnya Al-Quran ini adalah bacaan yang sangat mulia,

Verily (indeed, actually, in fact ) this Qur'an is a very noble passage

(Sesungguhnya Al Quran ini) yakni yang dibacakan kepada kalian (adalah Alquran yang sangat mulia)

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Blessings Upon Those Who Teach Good

بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اﷲِالرَّحْمَنِ اارَّحِيم

The Superiority of the Scholar over the Worshipper, Blessings upon those who teach Good

Abu Umama Al-Bahili reported: Two men were mentioned before the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, one of them a worshipper, the other a scholar.

So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “The superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like my superiority over the least of you.”

Then he said, “Indeed, Allah, His angels, and the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth – even the ant in his hole, even the fish – send blessings upon the one who teaches people to do good.”

Al-Fudayl ibn Iyad would say, “A scholar who works in teaching has a high status in the domains of the heavens.”

[Sunan At-Tirmidhi]

عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ قَالَ ذُكِرَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا عَابِدٌ وَالْآخَرُ عَالِمٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَضْلُ الْعَالِمِ عَلَى الْعَابِدِ كَفَضْلِي عَلَى أَدْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ وَأَهْلَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرَضِينَ حَتَّى النَّمْلَةَ فِي جُحْرِهَا وَحَتَّى الْحُوتَ لَيُصَلُّونَ عَلَى مُعَلِّمِ النَّاسِ الْخَيْرَ

الْفُضَيْلَ بْنَ عِيَاضٍ يَقُولُ عَالِمٌ عَامِلٌ مُعَلِّمٌ يُدْعَى كَبِيرًا فِي مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَوَاتِ

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