Actions that are foundations of sins

 Actions that are foundations of sins:

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد


There are a few actions which are the foundation of one sin or the other:


1️⃣ Kibr (الكبر - pride, conceit, arrogance, narcissism). It was excessive pride that prevented Iblees from obeying the Command of Allaah to prostrate to Aadam.


2️⃣ Hirs (الحرص - wish, crave, desire). It was the desire to live long that made Aadam to disobey Allaah and eat from the tree.


3️⃣ Hasad (الحسد - jealousy, envy, animosity). One son of Aadam (Qaabil) killed the other son (Haabeel) out of jealousy that the sacrifice of the latter was accepted and not of the former.


4️⃣ Ghuloo (الغلو - exaggeration, excessiveness). Shirk first appeared on earth when the people exaggerated in praising the righteous people and took their graves as places of worship, while others made statues of these people and worshiped them.


5️⃣ Hubb al-Dunya (حب الدنيا - love, attachment to this worldly life). The love of the Dunyaa and the amassing of wealth is the head of all the wrongdoings, and it makes the person do all of the above in addition to niggardliness, oppression, malignity, cutting of ties with relatives, lust, etc.


And Allaah knows best.



You are better off than millions of women.

 Think of the world as a whole, of the hospitals filled with patients who have been stricken with disease and calamity for many years; and the prisons in which thousands of people are held behind bars, their lives and pleasures ruined; and the asylums and hospitals which accommodate people who have lost their minds and have become insane.


Are there not poor people living in tattered tents and hovels, who cannot find a bite to eat? Are there not women who have been stricken with calamities that took away all their children in a single accident? Or women who have lost their sight or hearing, or whose arms or legs have been amputated, or who have lost their minds, or who have been stricken with chronic diseases such as cancer and the like?

But you are sound in body and in good health, living a life of tranquility, security and contentment.

So give thanks to Allah, the Exalted, All-Merciful. for His blessings and do not waste your time with things that are not pleasing to Him, sitting for hours in front of satellite TV with its cheap, nasty and foolish content that makes the heart sick and causes depression, and makes the body lethargic.

Rather, choose that which is useful and beneficial, such as lectures and conferences, or programmes about medicine, or news that concerns Muslims, men and women, and so on. Avoid this garbage that is shown and this promiscuity that they are trying to spread, for it destroys modesty and religious commitment

"Leave the wrongdoer to the court of the Hereafter when there will be no judge but Allah."

یومِ سیاہ اور شہداء کی سالانہ برسی

"یومِ سیاہ اور شہداء کی سالانہ برسی"

✍️ حافظ محمد طاھر

بسم الله و الحمد لله و الصلاة والسلام على رسول الله......!!!
ایام و ماہ اور سال و صدیاں اللہ تعالی کی حکمتِ بالغہ اور تخلیقِ کاملہ کا شاہکار ہیں کہ نظامِ عالم ایک خاص ترتیب سے جاری و ساری ہے، پھر مزید رحمتِ الہی یہ ہے کہ نہ تو دنوں میں سے کوئی دن منحوس یا برا ہے اور نہ مہینوں میں سے کوئی مہینہ، لیکن ہمارے ہاں ایک خاص طریقہ ایجاد ہوا ہے جس میں کسی دن کو یومِ سیاہ / بلیک ڈے وغیرہ قرار دے دیا جاتا ہے پھر اسے ہر سال منایا جاتا ہے، اس سلسلے میں بطورِ مسلمان ہمیں دو باتیں مد نظر رکھنی چاہیئں :

پہلی بات تو یہ کہ کسی دن کے متعلق خبر دیتے ہوئے کہہ دینا کہ فلاں دن برا گزرا یا فلاں دن کسی کے لیے پریشانی والا تھا وغیرہ تو اس میں ایک حد تک جواز کا پہلو نکلتا ہے، جیسا کہ اللہ تعالی نے عذاب کے دنوں کو "ایام نحسات" کہا، لوط علیہ السلام نے ایک دن کو "يوم عصيب" کہا ، لیکن یہ بھی عین لازم ہے کہ کسی ایک انسان کے لیے کوئی دن بڑا پریشان کن گزرا ہو جبکہ وہی دن دوسرے کے لیے خیر و برکت کا باعث بنا ہو. 

(مزید تفصیل دیکھئے : مفتاح دار السعادة لابن القيم : 2/ 194، مجموع فتاوی الشيخ ابن عثيمين : 10/ 823)
البتہ سال کے کسی مقررہ دن یا ماہ کو اس لیے "منحوس" یا "یومِ سیاہ" قرار دینا کہ اس میں آپ کو کوئی مصیبت یا تکلیف پہنچی تھی، پھر اس کو ایک منحوس دن یا ماہ کی حیثیت سے یاد کرنا تو یہ سراسر حرام اور ناجائز ہے، جیسا کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ و سلم نے زمانے کو گالی دینے سے منع فرمایا بلکہ اسے اللہ تعالی کو برا بھلا کہنے کے مترادف قرار دیا. 

(البخاري :7491، مسلم : 2246) اسی طرح جاہلیت میں منحوس سمجھے جانے والے ماہِ صفر کی نحوست کی نفی کی گئی (البخاري : 5776، مسلم : 2224) اور اس سے بڑھ کر اگر عقیدہ ہی یہ بن جائے کہ کوئی دن یا سال ہمارا نفع و نقصان کر سکتا ہے تو یہ شرک ہے، کیوں کہ نفع و نقصان کے مالک صرف اللہ تعالی ہیں.

دوسری بات یہ ہے کہ کسی کی وفات یا شہادت کے خاص دن کو ہر سال بطورِ یومِ سیاہ منانا، اس دن غم کا اظہار کرنا، خاص قسم کے پیغامات اور پوسٹیں شیئر کرنا، نوحہ گری یا اس قسم کے ترانے بجانا، تقریبات منعقد کرنا، یہ تمام چیزیں برسی منانے کی ہی ایک قسم ہے، جو کہ اسلام کا ہرگز ہرگز مزاج نہیں، مسلمان مصیبت و پریشانی کو اللہ تعالی کی طرف سے آزمائش سمجھتا ہے، نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ و سلم کی زندگی میں بیسیوں پریشانیوں و تکالیف، شہادتوں اور اموات کے دن گزرے، آپ نے کسی بھی دن کو سالانہ یاد گار قرار نہیں دیا، فطری اور طبعی طور پر دل غمگین یا پریشان ضرور ہوتا ہے لیکن ہر سال ایک خاص طریقے سے سوشل میڈیا پر ٹرینڈ چلانا، پوسٹنگ کرنا یہ یقینا برسی منانے کا ایک جدید طریقہ ہے، بد قسمتی سے اب خالص مذہبی اور سنجیدہ طبقہ بھی آلودہ ہو چکا ہے، اللہ تعالی ہمیں محفوظ فرمائے. آمین.
نوٹ : 
یہاں یہ بات بھی ذہن نشین رہے کہ عوام الناس اور بعض مؤرخین وغیرہ کے مطابق نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ و سلم نے سیدہ خدیجہ رضی اللہ عنہا اور ابو طالب کی وفات کے سال کو عام الحزن (غموں کا سال) قرار دیا تھا، یہ بات بالکل بے بنیاد و بے اصل ہے جس کی کوئی حقیقت نہیں، نہ تو اس کا کوئی ثبوت ہے اور نہ ہی اسلام اور پیغمبر اسلام صلی اللہ علیہ و سلم کا یہ مزاج ہے جیسا کہ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ و سلم کی سیرت کے مطالعے سے واضح ہوتا ہے۔۔

Hypocrisy: A Brief Description


بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Hypocrisy, like Kufr and Shirk, has different levels and grades, which may take a person out of Islaam and which may not.

 

Hypocrisy is of two types: Major and Minor.

 

1) Major hypocrisy or hypocrisy in belief takes a person out of Islaam, and not only makes him a permanent inhabitant of the Hell-Fire but also the inhabitant of the lowest level in Hell. [See Surah al-Nisaa (4): 145] They are the ones who hide their Kufr inside their hearts while they outwardly pretend to be Muslims, through their speech and actions.


Such hypocrites, we can never know about them for sure, we accept them on their face value as we have not been given the ability to know what is in their hearts. Only Allaah knows about them and what they conceal.

 

2) Minor hypocrisy or hypocrisy of the actions does not take a person out of Islaam. He might believe in his heart but he does the actions of a hypocrite. If Allaah wills, He might punish him or forgive him. If he is punished, like other sinners he will not be in the Hell-Fire forever, and he might be taken out of the Hell-Fire through the intercessions of those who will be allowed to intercede on the Day of Judgment, by Allaah’s Permission.

 

This type of hypocrisy is a precursor for the Major hypocrisy. The one who persists in Minor hypocrisy and it becomes his habit then it is feared for him that he will soon fall into Major hypocrisy. From the signs of Minor hypocrisy is: lying, deceiving, using profanity, etc.

 

There are many Aayaat and Ahaadeeth describing the characteristics of the hypocrites. One Hadeeth which sums this up is:

 

Narrated `Abdullaah Ibn `Amr رضي الله عنهما: The Prophet  said:

Whoever has the following four (characteristics) will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he gives it up.

1. Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays.

2. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.

3. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous.

4. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil, and insulting manner.

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree and Saheeh Muslim]

 

We cannot judge what is in a person’s heart, but we can judge him through his actions:

 

Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattaab رضي الله عنهPeople were (sometimes) judged by the revealing of a Divine Inspiration during the lifetime of Allaah's Messenger  but now there is no longer any more (new revelation). Now we judge you by the deeds you practice publicly, so we will trust and favor the one who does good deeds in front of us, and we will not call him to account about what he is really doing in secret, for Allaah will judge him for that; but we will not trust or believe the one who presents to us with an evil deed even if he claims that his intentions were good.

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (2460)]

 

Narrated Anas bin Maalik رضي الله عنه: A funeral procession passed and the people praised the deceased. The Prophet  said: It has been affirmed to him. Then another funeral procession passed and the people spoke badly of the deceased. The Prophet  said: It has been affirmed to him. `Umar Ibn al-Khattaab asked (Allaah’s Messenger ): “What has been affirmed?” He  replied: You’ve praised this, so Paradise has been affirmed to him, and you spoke badly of this, so Hell has been affirmed to him. You people are Allaah’s witnesses on earth.

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (1367, 2642), and from the narration of `Umar (1368, 2643)]

 

WE DO NOT JUDGE THE INTENTIONS, WE JUDGE THE ACTIONS!

An Alarming Alert to our Society

Takhbeeb: Corrupting or Instigating the Wife against her Husband:

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد


The Lawyer, `Abdullaah al-Jiraish, explained that: “Takhbeeb is when a third person (a man or a woman) interferes between the husband and the wife with the intention of causing problems between them, and perhaps with the intention of their own marriage (i.e. a man intending to marry the wife, or the woman intending to marry the husband). If the corrupter corrupts the marriage with the intention of his/her own marriage with the one being corrupted, then such a marriage is Baatil (invalid), because in the Islaamic Legislation prohibits a man to propose marriage to a woman to whom another person has already proposed, it is not even allowed to propose to a woman who is in her Iddah, then how about one who tries to separate a man and his wife in order to get her.

He further said that a large number of divorce cases registered were due to Takhbeeb, and this is the direct result of when a third person corrupts or instigates the spouses against each other.

The Messenger of Allaah said: He is not one of us who turns a woman against her husband or a slave against his master.
[Sunan Abu Dawood (2175, 5170); and graded as “Saheeh” by al-Albaanee]

The Lawyer, ` Abdullaah al-Jiraish, confirmed that the Islaamic Legislation gives utmost importance to maintaining the family, and it strictly rebukes the actions of those who try to create separation between the husband and the wife by instigating or corrupting the wife against her husband, or by offering her wealth or something similar to lure her. Al-Jiraish also mentioned that the Saudi Law has not fixed a prescribed punishment – as a criminal offense, but the punishment has been prescribed as censure and to discourage such actions, which the attending judge decides, which also includes imprisonment and flogging. But when the third person interferes when there is a conflict between the husband and the wife, and his/her action leads to the divorce between the couples, then it is treated as a criminal offense which obligates punishment. One should note that Takhbeeb is corrupting the heart of the woman by this third person against her husband, taking advantage of the conflict between them.

And al-Jiraish further confirmed that the judge decides the punishment as a means of censuring the act, and depending upon the severity of the action – i.e. if the action by the interference of the third person led to the separation between the spouses.
--end of quote from Al-Madinah Newspaper.

The oppression of corrupting a person’s wife who was Halaal for him is worse than the oppression of taking away his wealth and property, and it is more severe if they have children between them.

It is very strange to see people who will sink to any depths for the sake of a fleeting moment of physical pleasure or illusionary happiness.

﴿وَلَا تَتَمَنَّوْا مَا فَضَّلَ اللَّـهُ بِهِ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۚ لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا اكْتَسَبُوا ۖ وَلِلنِّسَاءِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا اكْتَسَبْنَ ۚ وَاسْأَلُوا اللَّـهَ مِن فَضْلِهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا﴾

{And do not wish for that by which Allaah has made some of you exceed others. For men is a share of what they have earned, and for women is a share of what they have earned. And ask Allaah of his bounty. Indeed Allaah is ever, of all things, Knowing}
[Surah al-Nisaa’ (4):32]

As Allaah has blessed us with enough of that which is permissible, then what need do we have of immoral ways for the purpose of gratification, unless all a man cares about is pursuing his irrational desires?

Turning a wife against her husband does not only mean pushing her to demand a divorce; rather trying to play with her emotions and causing her to fall in love with you is one of the worst kinds of corruption and wrongdoing. 

The Prophet  said: Any woman who asks her husband for a divorce for no reason, the fragrance of Paradise will be forbidden to her.
[Sunan al-Tirmidhee (1187), Sunan Abu Dawood (2226), and Sunan Ibn Maajah (2055), and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

It is easy to manipulate and corrupt women because they are quick in denying the favors done to them by their husbands and are ungrateful to them.

Narrated Ibn `Abbaas: The Prophet  said: I was shown the Hell-fire and that the majority of its dwellers were women who were ungrateful.It was asked: “Do they disbelieve in Allaah? (or are they ungrateful to Allaah?)” He  replied: They are ungrateful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favors and the good (charitable deeds) done to them. If you are benevolent to one of them throughout the life and if she sees anything (undesirable) in you, she will say, 'I have never received any good from you.’
[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (29, 1052, 5197)]

Asmaa' narrated that the Prophet  passed by a group of women sitting down in the Masjid. He  said Salam to them with his hand and said: Beware of the ingratitude of those with blessings. Beware of the ingratitude of those with blessings. One of them said: “O Prophet of Allaah! We seek Allaah’s refuge from being ungrateful for the blessings of Allaah.” He said: Rather, one of you women might have been without a husband for a long time (and then Allaah provides her with one) and she becomes angry and says: ‘By Allah, I have never seen an hour of good from you.’ That is ingratitude for the blessings of Allaah. That is the ingratitude of those with blessings.
[al-Adab al-Mufrad (1047) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

Narrated Abu Sa`eed Al-Khudree: Once Allaah’s Messenger  went out to the Musallaa (to offer the prayer) of `Eed al-Adha or `Eed al-Fitr prayer. Then he  passed by the women and said: O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women). They asked: “Why is it so, O Allaah’s Messenger ?” He  replied: You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you. The women asked: “O Allaah’s Messenger ! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?” He  said: Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man? They replied in the affirmative. He  said: This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Isn't it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses? The women replied in the affirmative. He  said: This is the deficiency in her religion.
[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (304, 1462) and Saheeh Muslim]

Even if only one deed was accepted...

Even if only one deed was accepted...

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Yahya al-Ghassaanee said: A needy person came to Ibn `Umar, so he (Ibn `Umar) asked his son to give him a Deenaar. His son said to him: “May Allaah accept this from you, O my father!” He replied: If I come to know that Allaah تعالى has accepted from me even one Sajdah or even one Dirham in charity, nothing would hide how much I would love to die (in that state). Do you know from whom does Allaah accept (their good deeds)? (He then recited): {Verily, Allaah accepts only from those who are Al-Muttaqoon}

[al-Tamheed of Ibn `Abd al-Barr (4/256)]
[Surah al-Maaidah (5): 27]

Explanation of the Duaa for anxiety and sorrow

Explanation of the Duaa for anxiety and sorrow

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Supplication for one whose affairs have become difficult

Narrated Anas bin Maalik رضي الله عنه: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said (in another narration: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to supplicate saying):

اللَّهُمَّ لا سَهْلَ إِلا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلا، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلا

Allaahumma laa sahla illaa maa ja`altahoo sahlaa, wa anta taj`alu al-hazna idhaa shi’ta sahlaa

❝O Allaah, there is no ease except in that which You have made easy, and You make difficulty, if You wish, easy.❞

📚 [Ibn Hibbaan (986), and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee in al-Saheehah (2886) and said: “It is as per the condition of (Imaam) Muslim”. And also grade as “Saheeh” by Shaikh Muqbil in Saheeh al-Musnad (73)]

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📑 Explanation:

Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله:
❝The meaning of this Du`aa is that anything which Allaah عز وجل has not made it easy for a person, then it will never be easy for him to do or achieve. Easy is that which Allaah عز وجل has made easy. Al-Hazn means that which is extremely difficult, and if Allaah عز وجل Wills, He can make it convenient, easy, and simple. And if Allaah عز وجل Wills, He can make an easy thing inconvenient, difficult, and hard, for everything is in the Hands of Allaah عز وجل.

Through this Du`aa a person is asking Allaah عز وجل to make the difficult affairs easy for him. And he is praising Allaah عز وجل and affirming that everything is in the Hands of Allaah alone, and that only He تعالى can remove the difficulty and make the affairs easy.❞

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