Eclipse prayer after dawn

We went out to pray Fajr prayer last Thursday, the fourteenth of Ramadaan, and we saw that the moon was eclipsed. What should we have done?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The sun and moon are two of the signs of Allaah.By means of lunar and solar eclipses, Allaah reminds His slaves of the Day of Resurrection, the Day on which their light will disappear. Allaah says(interpretation of the meaning):
“So, when the sight shall be dazed.
8. And the moon will be eclipsed.
9. And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light)”
[al-Qiyaamah 75:7-9]
So by means of this sign Allaah reminds us of that Day. See also question no. 5901 . And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) hastened to pray when that happened.
When you saw the eclipsewhen you were going outfor Fajr prayer, you had the choice of starting withthe eclipse prayer, as suggested by some scholars, because of the command narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to hasten to dothat. But if you started with Fajr first, this is also good because the obligatory prayer should come first. This may also serve an interest, especially since the eclipsecould not be seen except at the time of the iqaamah, so it may have been too difficult for the people, especially those who had stayed up at night during the blessed month, if the imam had started with the eclipse prayer. So he started with Fajr prayer, to enable those who wanted to leave to do so, as that would be easier for the people; this is also less likely to cause confusion, especially for those who had come for Fajr and did not know that the imam was going to offer the eclipse prayer./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

PrayerWhen There is an Eclipse

If a man comes late for Fajr prayer, can he join the imam whilst he is offering the eclipse prayer?.
Praise be to Allaah.
If he knows that he is offering the eclipse prayer, then he should not join him, because of the difference in nature between the two prayers. Although the eclipse prayer is two rak'ahs, each rak’ah includes two bowings, two standings and two recitations. So whoever does not realize that the imam is offering the eclipse prayers and join the imam with the intention of praying Fajr should form the intention of praying separately from the imam when he realizes that the imam is offering the eclipse prayer. Then he should complete his prayer as Fajr and then if he wants he may join the imam for whatever is left of the eclipse prayer.
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The call to the eclipse prayer should be made by saying “Al-Salaatu jaami’ah”

It is narrated that the call to the eclipse prayer should be made by saying“Al-Salaatu jaami’ah”. Should this be said once, or is it prescribed that it should be repeated? How often should it be repeated? Please advise us, may Allaah reward you.
Praise be to Allaah.
It was reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) gave orders that the call to the eclipse prayer should be made bysaying “Al-Salaatu jaami’ah”. This was narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim. The Sunnah is for the caller to repeat that until he thinks that the people have heard; there is no set limit for that as far as we know. And Allaah is the Source ofstrength.
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catch up with the eclipse prayer in the second rukoo’ of the first rak’ah

If I catch up with the eclipse prayer in the second rukoo’ of the first rak’ah, what should I do?
Praise be to Allaah.
The rak’ah will count in Salaat al-Kusoof if you catch up with the first rukoo’. Based on what you say in your question, you caught up with the second rak’ah only, so after the imaam says the salaam, you have to do a whole rak’ah with its two recitations, two rak’ahs and two sujoods./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

1a] The false feathered Dinosaur Concavenator corcovatus and the endless deceptive speculation from Darwinists

1a]
Speculation Is Useless. What Matters Is the eradication of the idea of evolution
Darwinist demagoguery may continue and the Darwinist press may persist
in portraying this false demagoguery as major discoveries. But WHAT
MATTERS IS THE FUNDAMENTAL ERADICATION OF THE IDEA OF EVOLUTION. What
matters IS THAT PEOPLE CAN NO LONGER BE DECEIVED BY THE LIE OF
EVOLUTION. Those days are over. DARWINISTS THEMSELVES ARE WELL AWARE
OF THAT. The lie ofDarwinists that science has annihilated has been
exposed now in the 21st century. Nothing that Darwinists do, no
speculation, can bring back the old glory days that evolutionists
enjoyedwith their mass deceptions. By Allah's leave, the 21st century
will be when superstitiousviews and ideologies vanish, never to return
and flourish again.

1] The false feathered Dinosaur Concavenator corcovatus and the endless deceptive speculation from Darwinists

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Darwinists lost no time in illustrating the false feathered dinosaur
they called Concavenator corcovatus. Using false pictures, one of the
most effective conditioning techniques, they sought to give the
impression that the animal really did have feathers on its forearms.
These feathers, that do not exist on the fossil itself, were added
tothe drawings as tools for speculation in order to deceive the
public.
N on-existent feathered dinosaurs, non-existent half-man and half-ape
creatures, life forms that supposedly emerged fromwater onto dry land
and the missing links that have never ever been found are some of the
evolutionist frauds that have been imposed on the public for many,
manyyears. Whenever Darwinists panic, whenever they realize that the
theory of evolution is heading for total collapse and whenever they
grasp the fact they have been defeated, they come up with a new
transitional form myth. They impose the idea of a fin growing a 1.5-mm
bump, for instance, a feather in the process of development or a
finger supposedly becoming vestigial... The proponents of the theory
of evolution, that for years has only managed to survive with
demagoguery and fraud instead of science, are stilltrying to persist
with the same techniques. All they need is a little speculationand a
little help from the press.
Now, however, Darwinistsare experiencing the shock of seeing that
theseoutdated methods no longer work. Darwinists;
-Never guessed that science would be used to respond to Darwinist demagoguery.
-Never imagined they would be humiliated in the eyes of the world.
-Never expected that theirmaneuvering and frauds would be exposed.
The way that Darwinists are again claiming to have "discovered a new
feathered dinosaur" is in fact an indication of their difficult
predicament. Obviously, the only way of defending Darwinism isthrough
speculation and demagoguery. The way they still resort to demagoguery
even though all their trickery has been exposed and insist on using
the same old methods and imposing outdated nonsense are a clear
expression of this huge despair.
How was Concavenator corcovatus made a tool for so-called evolution?
A 130-million-year dinosaur fossil represents another despairing
Darwinist initiative. An effort is being made to bring up the
fraudulent idea of the feathered dinosaur, that everyone issick of
hearing, in this fossil. Darwinists, once again, carried their frauds
to the pages of Darwinist publications, in the full knowledge they
will just be humiliated.
What Darwinists claimed is that the dinosaur fossil in question
belongs to a so-called feathered dinosaur. The supposed evidence was
the 'mini bumps' on the fossil's forearms. Darwinist speculation
immediately raised its head and these were claimed to be "possible
connection points for feathers." Closeexamination of their
claimreveals that there was no actual feather or any remains of
anything remotely resembling one. The interpretation of a miniature
bump as a "connecting point for feathers" could only be the product of
Darwinist demagoguery.
It will be of use here to remind our readers that the mini bumps in
question were not visible on the fossil itself, but were very apparent
in drawings and reconstructions based on it.
These statements are expressions of terrible weakness for Darwinists.
Darwinists are experts at depicting any bump they like as a feather,
or an arm as a wing. When it suits them, these bumps are portrayed as
completely unimportant fossil components. But when they believe that
any fossil detail can be used as a good tool for evolutionary
speculation, they immediately start building speculation around it.
The best knownexample of this is protoavis , which was rejected by
Darwinists because it refuted their claims, even though it was
scientifically proved to be the oldest known flying bird. It proved
impossible to convince Darwinists about the evident feather
protrusions on protoavis. Yet they had no such hesitations about
describing irrelevant structures on a 130-million-year-old dinosaur as
evidence for evolution. But there is onevery important piece of
evidence that demolishes their claims, one that Darwinists always
strive to forget but that we always remind them of:
The point needing to be emphasized is the existence of Archaeopteryx ,
a flying bird with perfect feathers that lived 20 million yearsbefore
the Concavenator corcovatus fossil. Archaeopteryx, a flawless bird
dating back 150 million years, totally refutes all the Darwinist
claims concerned. But Darwinists always have tofall back on
demagogueryin order to survive. That iswhy they never stop talking
about the frauds in question.
Speculation Is Useless.
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What Matters Is the eradication of the idea of evolution :->

The ideological basis of the Rwandan Genocide is rooted in Darwin'stheory of evolution

The theory of evolution bases the development ofliving things on a “struggle for survival” that exists in nature. According to the founder of the theory, Charles Darwin, there is a ruthlessfight for survival and permanent conflict in nature. The strong invariably eliminate the weak, and progress is only possible in this way.
Darwinism longs for a world in which human beings live and behave like animals. When this Darwinist law of the jungle is applied to societies, conflict and war between races and nations are inevitable. War, killing, mass murder and barbarity in many parts of the world assumed a scientific guise,and the 20th Century was one of pain and ruthlessness.
Darwin's writings about “the protection of favoredraces,” and especially the unscientific claims in his book The Descent of Man, supported the German error of the superiority of the alleged Aryan race and the British idea of thesuperiority of the Anglo Saxons.
The mass murder of approximately 40 million people by the Nazis and their racially driven program of systematic genocide during the Second World War, the former apartheid system in South Africa and the racial discrimination against black people in the USA and the aboriginal peoples in Australia all drew strength from the supportthat Darwinism supposedly provided for racism.
How can those who say, “These ideologies are things of the past” or “There is no longer any need to tell people of the invalidity of the theory of evolution” ignore the fact that in Rwanda in 1994 some 800,000 Hutus and Tutsis died in 100 days as a result of skull-based racism?
The roots of the Rwandangenocide go back to the Belgian colonization of the country in the wake of World War I. It was claimed in those days, on the supposed scientific basis of Darwin’s theory of evolution, that the people living in the regionof Rwanda were an intermediate race between the Aryan race and negroes, who were regarded as an inferior race. Skull measurements were taken, common linguistic, traditional and ethnic similarities between the Rwandan Hutus and Tutsis were ignored and an artificial policy of racial discrimination was followed.
In order to foment racial discrimination, Belgian administrators enforced ethnic identity cards and gave everyone a card on which his or her ethnicity was written. These racially-based practices between Hutus and Tutsisfrom 1930 to 1994 brought the background conflict in the country to apeak. And despite a concerted last-minute UN intervention in 1994, 800,000 Rwandans lost their lives in just 100 days.
The documentary “ Shake Hands With The Devil; TheJourney of Romeo Dallaire” , in which the commander of the UN Peace Force during the genocide describes those events, describes how the racism in the region was supported by Darwinist circles:
“The problem that essentially was created bythe Belgians, who had thiscountry as a colony, and through their whole etnictiy, exercise, and their antropologists who had gone on a wild sphere of idiotic theories and sizes of heads and this and that, and the administrators included the ethnicity on the ID cards. And then that splits the country and identifies you as elements of difference.
“I understand the intense ethnic hatred weren’t really in the soul of Hutus and Tutsis but were encouraged by the emperial powers over the years.”
According to Social Darwinism, people’s skullsneed to be measured and classifications made on that basis. Under this twisted way of thinking, members of supposed inferior classes must be ruthlessly eliminated and exploited. For these people, who believe that only when such savagery is applied can human beings and societies progress, and massacres, genocide, cruelty and ruthlessness on that path are to be regarded as successes. People, societies, cultures and nations that fail to achieve that success must be eliminated.
This is without doubt a most twisted and dangerous way of thinking. The dangers of Darwinism must not be ignored. We must not forget that Darwinism and social models based on Darwinism have inflicted the most awful tragedies on mankind. Butthe moral values commanded by Allah and revealed in the Qur’an willalways bring with them well-being, peace and tranquility.
If the pains of the last century are finally to come to an end in the 21st Century, and if this century is to be one of peace, then an end must be put to dogmatic Darwinist education./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

The nonsense of evolution, which is devoid of any scientific validity, is imposed in schools in many countries ofthe world

Darwinism occupies an official place in the curricula of schools and universities in just about every country of the world today. Scientific facts are ignored, and even distorted, and misused, in an effort to use them in favor of evolution, as this outdated theory is kept propped up for ideological reasons.
LEARNING DARWINIST FAIRY-TALES IS COMPULSORY, WHILE THE TEACHING OF THE SCIENTIFIC FACTS IS BANNED!
The fact remains that the theory of evolution is unable to explain how thefirst living cell or even a single protein could have formed. Not one single transitional form fossil showing that life forms are descended from one another has ever been found from among the more than 350 million fossils discovered to date. If the myths of evolution are to be taught in schools, these facts revealed by science must also be taught. Children and young people need tobe educated with the facts revealed by 21 st -century science, not pagan teachings left over from Sumerian times.
Yet the Darwinist dictatorship never permitsthat. Evolution is taught in a compulsory manner, as part of the curriculum, in the school textbooks ofjust about all countries.
Nonsense such as the myth of giraffes acquiring longer necks as they stretched up to reach higher leaves, the hoax of the industrial melanism and peppered moths, the lie that human beings andmonkeys are descended from a common ancestor and the fiction of primitive man living in caves is still taught to young people in Europe as if were scientific fact.
Moreover, young people in Turkic states and even Iran are also educated with these myths of evolution, not just those in European countries.
Ernst Haeckel’s fraudulent embryo drawings, the lie of the existence of fictitious half-reptile and half-bird creatures and the fairy tale of the evolution of the horse areall taught as if they were scientific truth.
Yet young people have noright to demand any supporting evidence in the face of this nonsense!
They have no right to express the facts revealed by science!
They have no right to givethe answers shown by science in exams!
No student saying that “... evolution doesn't exist” inbiology classes anywhere in the world has the possibility of passing that class!
People with academic careers in fields such as biology, anthropology or paleontology in any country of the world haveno possibility of saying “...evolution doesn't exist” and then being promoted!
Although everyone in nearly all countries of the world are well aware thatevolution is an outdated myth and an unscientific ideology, all students, teachers, academics and politicians “are forced to sign up to evolution.” People who refuse have to repeat academic years again, are deprived of the right to an education or lose their jobs, and campaigns against them appear in the press.
In short, neither students nor teachers enjoy the right even to question thetheory of evolution. Though refuted in the face of scientific developments time and time again, the theory is still portrayed as an absolute truth.


Interestingly, despite this manifest situation, some people are still able to say, “Does Darwinism really exist at all?”. Yes, Darwinism has collapsed scientifically, but efforts are still being made to keep it propped up ideologically. Moreover, this is done through prohibitory, oppressive and fascist policies.
But we are now in the century when all this pressure will come to an end. The sun has now risen and the true illumination of mankind has begun. Even though Darwinists are keeping the drapes tightly drawn and saying “There is no Sun,” people have now seen the light of the truth.This is the century of truth, not of myth. Sciencewill overcome the repressive and prohibitoryDarwinist mindset, and the truth will emerge victorious.
Say: “Truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Falsehood is always bound to vanish.” (Surat al-Isra’, 81)/ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

The tongue of a chamelon is faster than a jet plane

Many interesting living creatures live in the forestsof Madagascar .
It is quite difficult to distinguish a stick grasshopper from the
branches. A mantis is getting ready to prey upon a stick grasshopper.
At the same time, the flawless master of camoflauge, one of the most
fascinating of the Creations of Allah, the gecko is watching them
both by blending itself into the tree.
Although the gecko seemsto catch the mantis easily,there is another
hunter which is not even observed : the chamelon.
The chamelon has a unique pair of legs and feet which enables it to
very move silently. It is almost impossible to see the chamelon
because of its ability to change the color of its skinin accordance
to the environment. The chamelon's eyes can moveindependently
fromeach other in any direction. Thus, they can see their prey which
is notdirectly in their line of sight.
This chamelon also possesses a tongue that it can use as an arrow by
flinging the tongue rapidlyfrom its mouth. The chamelons tongue can
move five times fasterthanthe speed of a jet plane. Via its tongue,
the chamelon hits its prey andthe tongue sticks to itsprey by
forming a powerful vacuum effect.
The thing that accelerates the chamelon tongue is atleast 10 slippery
rings of muscles between the tongue and hyoid bone. Those muscle
rings slip from their normal place and they closely press together
and they push the tongue forward. By means of this mechanism the
tongue pops out with a velocity of 1,5 meters per second. At the time
of the jactus, the hairs of thetongue dissociate from each other and
the tongue reaches to its maximum lenght. During firing; the tongue
stretches up to 6 times from its standby position;and it also
stretches up toone and a half times the body lengthof the cameleon .
After firing the system quickly regroups and reverts backto normal.
It is obvious that the formof these muscle rings cannot be explained
by the theory of evolution in any way. Dr. Brad Harrub,a scientist
who supports Creation, asks those questions which forms great dilemas
to the evolutionists in his article:
1) How come each of the muscle rings evolved in the right position?
2) How has the tongue enlarged to that lenght?
3)How did the acceleratingmuscles emerge?
4) How can the muscle rings coordinate their movements in such a
wayas to allow the tongueto reach its maximum lenght?
5) How did the muscle rings develop the ability of' dissociating from
eachother like the tubes ofa telescope'?
6) How could the chamelon learn and carry out re-collecting all of the
necessary muscular movements after flinging the tongue?
7) If the ability to fire the tongue is a gain as an evolutionary
benefit, why hasn't that benefit yet evolved in other animals, and
why haven't other animalshaven't employed a similar hunting method?
8) How has the chamelon (or its so-called evolutionary
predecessor)survived while all of thosecomplex systems are supposed to
evolve little by little?
Undoubtedly; He is The Almighty Allah, He is the One Who Creates the
chamelon by all its features, and He is Omniscient, Mighty and Exalted
in Power. Allah informs us in a verse fromthe Qur'an Verse thusly:
"And verily in cattle (too) will you find an instructivesign.From
what is within their bodiesbetween excretions and blood, We produce,
for your drink, milk, pure and agreeable to those who drink it."
(Surat an-Nahl, 66)
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The devotion of the poison arrow frog

Living beings show great compassion to their babies which are wholly
defenseless and unaware of the dangers around them. One of these
living beings live in the rainforests of the Amazon River basin. It is
the poison arrow frog.
The mother frog leaves the babies that she gave birth to in a puddle.
However, this puddle is both insuffcient and unsafe for the eggs that
will grow up.The mother frog should move her tadpoles to a more
convenient place as soon as possible. The journey starts with the
tadpole to be moved on its mothers back. But, where will they go? A
lakeshore or a riverbank are not suitable places. The place where the
mother will bring the tadpoles is quite surprising; the place that
they will go is a place in the top of the forests.
The upward journey of the poisonous arrow frog is equal to a person's
climbing the Empire State Building, which is one of the tallest
buildings of the world, while carrying a baby on our back.
When the poison arrow frog reaches a plant calledthe bromelyad which
alsolives in the highest places of the forest, the posinon arrow frog
leaves her tadpoles into a tiny pool there. The tadpoles will be safer
here. However, the mother frog has to carry out this difficult journey
for the rest of the radpoles too. In the end, 6 of the tadpoles were
moved to the top of the tree and they are saved.
But there is another problem for the mother frog;
There is no food in the pool for the tadpoles. In order to provide
food, themother frog leaves a clutch of unfertilized eggs in the
pool, for the nutrition of the tradpoles.
Yet, just one egg is not enough for the growth of the tadpoles. That's
why the mother frog frequently visits her tradpoles and leaves more
eggs for their sustenance.
In order to take care of her tadpoles, the mother frog climbs the
tree manytimes, nearly 800 meters every single day, over the course
of two weeks.
To protect her tadpoles, the mother frog risks all kinds of dangers
and difficulties, and sometimes sacrifices her life to protect her
tadpoles as well. As it is seen, living beings are not in a system
where only the strongest survive and the weaks areswept away as the
Darwinists claim but rather they are Created with the behaviors of
compassion, mercy and devotion; this sweeps away the theory of
evolution and proves the fact of Creation, for only our Lord, Almighty
Allah, could endow a humble frog with these behaviors and inspire it
to such great endeavors.

4a] Isnaad of the hadeeth about the Angel of Death asking the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) for permission to take his soul

He (may Allaah have mercy on him) replied:
This is not correct. The Angel of Death did not come to him or ask permission to enter upon him, rather the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) delivered a speech at the end of his life in which he said: “Allaah has given a slave the choice between immortality in this world for as long as Allaah wills, or meeting his Lord, and he has chosen to meet hisLord.” This is what he saidat the end of his life. Abu Bakr wept, and the peoplewere surprised that Abu Bakr wept at these words.The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was the one who was given the choice,and Abu Bakr knew the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) better than any of the people. This is what has been narrated. As for the idea that the Angel of Death came to him and asked him for permission, this is not correct. End quote from Liqa’ al-Baab il-Maftooh (2/340)
Anyone who wants to read more saheeh ahaadeeth about the story of the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) may refer to the book al-Bidaayah wa’l-Nihaayah by Ibn Katheer (5/248), the chapter of the last days and death of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him); and Saheeh al-Seerah al-Nabawiyyah by Ibraheem al-‘Ali, chapter 6: The illness and death ofthe Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
And Allaah knows best./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

4] Isnaad of the hadeeth about the Angel of Death asking the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) for permission to take his soul

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How sound is this hadeeth? “The angel Jibreel entered upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said: ‘The Angel of Death is at the door, and he is asking permission to enter upon you. He has never asked permission from anyone before you.’ He said, ‘Let him in, O Jibreel.’ The Angel of Death entered and said: ‘Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allaah. Allaah has sent meto give you the choice between staying in this world and meeting Allaah.’ The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Rather the Higher Companion, rather the Higher Companion.’ So theAngel of Death stood at the head of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) as hewill stand at the head of each of us, and said: ‘O good soul, the soul of Muhammad ibn ‘Abd-Allaah, come out to the good pleasure of Allaah and a Lord Who is pleased and is not angry.’”.
Praise be to Allaah.
There are many ahaadeeth about the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Many such reports have been narrated, but the saheeh ones are mixed with the false ones, and many people are careless about quoting reports which have no basis or which have been narratedvia unsound isnaads. The one who is seeking soundreports on this subject should refer to the saheehahaadeeth, which are sufficient and in which he will information about the incidents surrounding the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and in which there are important lessons to be learned.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Bidaayah wa’l-Nihaayah (5/256):
Al-Waaqidi and others narrated many reports concerning the death (of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)) in which thereare many strange things. We have refrained from mentioning many of thembecause of their weak isnaads and dubious content, especially those narrated by many storytellers, later writers and others. Many of them are undoubtedly fabricated. In the saheeh and hasan ahaadeeth which are narrated in the well known books there issufficient information andwe have no need of lies and reports whose isnaads are unknown. AndAllaah knows best. End quote.
After researching the reports about the death of the Prophet (peace andblessings of Allaah be upon him), we could not find the hadeeth mentioned by the questioner in this version, but there are ahaadeeth about the Angel of Death asking the Prophet (peaceand blessings of Allaah be upon him) for permission, in wording similar to that mentioned by the questioner. But these are weak (da’eef) ahaadeeth which the scholars judgedto be false and fabricated. For example:
There is a hadeeth narrated by ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn from his father, telling a long story in which the Angel of Death asks for permission to enter upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and speaks with him.
This story was narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Mu’jam al-Kabeer (3/129) and in Kitaab al-Du’aa’ (1/367).
Al-Haythami said in Majma’ al-Zawaa’id (9/35):Its isnaad includes ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Maymoon al-Qaddaah, whose reports are worthless.
He was also judged as such by al-Haafiz al-‘Iraaqiin Takhreej al-Ihya’ (4/560); al-Haafiz ibn Hajar in Ajwabah Ba’d Talaameedhatihi (1/87) and Ibn Katheer in al-Bidaayah wa’l-Nihaayah (5/290). Al-Albaani said in al-Silsilah al-Da’eefah (5384): it is mawdoo’ (fabricated).
There is another hadeeth which was narrated by Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him), in which it mentions the Angel of death seeking permission to enter upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) during his finalillness. This was narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Mu’jam al-Kabeer (12/141).
Al-Haythami said in Majma’ al_Zawaa’id (9/36):its isnaad includes al-Mukhtaar ibn Naafi’, who is da’eef (weak).
Al-‘Iraaqi said in Takhreej al-Ihya’ (4/560): It isnaad includes al-Mukhtaari ibn Naafi’, whose hadeeth is rejected.
With regard to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) being given the choice between deathand staying in this world, and his saying, “Rather the Higher Companion,” this is proven in al-Saheehayn in the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her), which is quoted in the answer to question no. 45841 , q.v.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about the story of the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): it is mentioned in some booksof history that the Angel of Death came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in the form of a Bedouin and asked for permission to enter upon him. How true is this?/ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

Did the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) have nine wives or eleven?

In Ar-Raheeo Al Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar) by Safi-ur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri, the author says in the section called "The Prophet Household" that the Prophet (S.A.W.) had 11 wives, plus 2 who he did not consummate marriage with plus four concubines
Is this information correct? .
Praise be to Allaah.
The scholars differ concerning the number ofwives that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had. The majority are of the view – which is correct – that he had eleven wives with whom he (peace andblessings of Allaah be upon him) consummated marriage, and he left nine of them behind when he died. Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid and Zaynab bint Khuzaymah – may Allaah be pleased with them both – died before him (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
This is the view of his companions, as the imams narrated from them in their saheeh books.
It was narrated from Anas(may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to go around his wives in a single night, and he had nine wives. Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 280.
Mu’aadh ibn Hishaam narrated from his father, according to a report narrated by al-Bukhaari (265) from him alone, that there were eleven wives, but he was mistaken; the correct view is that he went around to nine wives.
Ibn Hajar said:
Ibn Khuzaymah said: Mu’aadh ibn Hishaam wasthe only one who narrated that from his father, and it was narrated by Sa’eed ibn ‘Uroobah and others from Qataadah but they said “nine wives.” Al-Bukhaari referred to the report of Sa’eed ibn Abi ‘Uroobah ina mu’allaq report here, but twenty chapters later he narrated it in a mawsool report when he said: “He used to go around his wives in one night, and at that time he had nine wives.”
Fath al-Baari, 1/377.
It was narrated that ‘Ata’ said: We, along with Ibn ‘Abbaas, attended the funeral of Maymoonah in Sarif. Ibn ‘Abbaas said: This is the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). When you lift up her bier, do not shake it or rock it; be gentle, for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had nine wivesand he used to give a portion of his time to eight and not to one.
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4780; Muslim, 1465.
The one to whom he did not give a portion of his time was Sawdah bint Zam’ah, when she gave up her night to ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her).
Ibn al-Qayyim said:
There is no scholarly dispute concerning the fact that he left nine behind when he died and that he used to give a portion of his time to eight of them. Those nine were: ‘Aa’ishah, Hafsah, Zaynab bint Jahsh, Umm Salamah, Safiyyah, Umm Habeebah, Maymoonah, Sawdah and Juwayriyyah. The first of his wives to follow him after he died was Zaynab bint Jahsh in 20 AH and the last of them to die was Umm Salamah in 62 AH during the caliphate of Yazeed.
Zaad al-Ma’aad, 1/114
With regard to his female slaves, he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had four female slaves.
Ibn al-Qayyim said:
Abu ‘Ubaydah said: He had four: Maariyah who was the mother of his sonIbraaheem; Rayhaanah; another beautiful slave women who he got among some of the prisoners of war; and a slave woman who was given to him by Zaynab bint Jahsh.
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Who took care of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) after his mother died?

Who took care of The Prophet Muhammad after his parents died?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The one who took care of him was his grandfather ‘Abd al-Muttalib, then after his grandfather died,his paternal uncle Abu Taalib took care of him. Both of them died as disbelievers, but ‘Abd al-Muttalib died before the Prophet’s mission began. Abu Taalib died about ten years after the Prophet’s mission began, after refusing to enter Islam.
Ibn Katheer said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was with his mother Aaminah bint Wahb, then when shedied, his grandfather ‘Abd al-Muttalib took care of him. He used to sit on his cushion and ‘Abd al-Muttaalib would not eat any food without saying “Bring me my son”and he would be brought to him. When ‘Abd al-Muttalib was on his deathbed, he told Abu Taalib to take care of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Ibn Ishaaq said: When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) reached the age of eight years, his grandfather ‘Abd al-Muttalib ibn Haashim died. After his grandfather, the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stayed with his paternal uncle Abu Taalib, in accordance with the last wishes of ‘Abd al-Muttalib,and because he was the full-brother of (the Prophet’s) father ‘Abd-Allaah – their motherwas Faatimah bint ‘Amr ibn ‘Imraan ibn Makhzoom. So Abu Taalib was the one who looked after the affairs of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Abu Taalib had no wealth, but he loved him deeply, more than he loved his own children; he would not sleep unless he was his side, and when he went out he would go outwith him, and he used to keep the best food for him. Al-Bidaayah wa’l-Nihaayah, vol. 2, p. 282./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

3a] Did the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) pray for the Muslims who did not see him?

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It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) wentout to the graveyard and said:
“Peace be upon the abodeof believing people, and ifAllaah wills we will join you soon. Would that I could see our brothers.” They said: Are we not your brothers, O Messenger of Allaah? He said: “You are my companions. Our brothers are those who have not come yet. I will reach the Cistern before them.” They said: O Messenger of Allaah, how will you recognize those of your ummah who came after you? He said: “Do you not see that if a man has a horse that has a white blaze and white feet among horses that are all black, will he not recognize his horse?” They said: Of course. He said: “They will come to me with bright faces and limbs (like the white markings of a horse) because of the traces of wudoo’, and I will reach the Cistern before them.”
Narrated by Muslim (249),al-Nasaa’i (150), and this is his version. See also al-Silsilah al-Saheehah (2888).
Whoever wants to attain this virtue must adhere tothe guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and adhere to his Sunnah, so that he may win his companionship in Paradise.
We ask Allaah to honour us and you with that, by His grace, for He is the Most Generous and Most Kind.
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3] Did the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) pray for the Muslims who did not see him?

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Did the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say a special du’aa’ for his brethren who came after him?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The noble Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was the most merciful and kindest of people, who loved good for them and was keen for them to be happy and prosper. We will never find anything more true than the words of Allaah which speak of that (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty. He (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is anxious over you; for the believers (he صلى الله عليه وسلم is) full of pity, kind, and merciful”
[al-Tawbah 9:128]
He loved his ummah a great deal, and was very concerned about their salvation on the Day of Resurrection, hoping that Allaah would honour them with His Paradise. He would weep because of the depth of his fear forthem and his compassion towards them.
It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) recited the verse about Ibraaheem (peace be upon him), “O my Lord! They have indeed led astray many among mankind. But whoso follows me, he verily, is of me” [Ibraaheem 14:36], and the verse in which ‘Eesa said, “If You punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them, verily,You, only You, are the All‑Mighty, the All‑Wise” [al-Maa'idah 5:118]. Then he raised his hands and said: “O Allaah, my ummah, my ummah.” Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, said:“O Jibreel, go to Muhammad, although your Lord knows best, and ask him why he is weeping.” So Jibreel (peace be upon him) wentto him and asked him, and the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told him what he said, although He knows best. Allaah said: “O Jibreel, go to Muhammad and say: “I will make you pleased concerning your ummah and not displeased.”
Narrated by Muslim (202).
This hadeeth includes a number of things that we learn from it, such as: the Prophet’s complete compassion towards his ummah; his concern about their interests and his care for them; the great glad tidings for this ummah – may Allaah increase it in honour – of what Allaah has promisedit, as He said: “I will make you pleased concerning your ummah and not displeased.” This hadeeth represents one of the greatest hopes for this ummah. End quote.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prayed for all of his ummah, and he sought the help of Allaah, praying that He would make it a nation that would be honoured and shown mercy, until Allaah answered his prayer and said that half of the people of Paradise, or more, would be from his ummah, and they would be blessed with his intercession on the Day ofResurrection.
Secondly:
One sign of his compassion and love towards his ummah was that he prayed for more blessing and goodness especially for those who believed in him and followed him without seeing him.
It was narrated from Anasibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Glad tidings to the one who believed in me and saw me, and sevenfold glad tidings to the one who believed in me but did not see me.”
Narrated by Ahmad in al-Musnad (3/155). The scholars said: it is hasan li ghayrihi (hasan because of corroborating evidence). It was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inal-Silsilah al-Saheehah (1241), A similar hadeeth was narrated from a number of the Sahaabah.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Sharh Muslim (2/176):
With regard to the meaning of glad tidings (tooba): the mufassireen differed concerning the meaning of the words of Allaah “Tooba (all kinds ofhappiness or name of a tree in Paradise) is for them and a beautiful place of (final) return” [al-Ra’d 13:29].
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that what it means is joy and delight. ‘Ikrimah said: Joy that will be theirs. Al-Dahhaak said: Bliss thatwill be theirs. Qataadah said: Goodness that will be theirs. It was also narrated from Qataadah that it means that they will attain goodness. Ibraaheem said: Goodnessand honour that will be theirs. Ibn ‘Ajlaan said: Eternal goodness. And it was said: Paradise, or a tree in Paradise. All of these meanings may be applied to the hadeeth. And Allaah knows best. End quote.
Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) gave glad tidings to the believers who came after him and did not see him, that they would see him at the Cistern (al-hawd): :->/ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

2b] The sword of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) “al-Battaar” and his relics in museums

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There is no sound evidence to prove that any of the hairs that werein the hands of the peoplecould be attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), because the hairs that the people havewere some of that which had been shared out among the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them), but it is difficult to tell what is genuine from what is not.
End quote.
4 – Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
It is essential to note that we believe it is permissible to seek blessing from the relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and we do notdenounce it, contrary to what our opponents think, but this seeking of blessing is subject to certain conditions, including the following:
Correct faith that is acceptable to Allaah. If a person is not a Muslim who believes sincerely in Islam, Allaah will never grant him any good by hisseeking blessing in this manner.
It is also stipulated that the one who wants to seek blessing have found one of the genuine relics of the Prophet (peace andblessings of Allaah be upon him).
We know that relics such as his garments, hair, etc. have been lost and it is not possible for anyone toprove with certainty that any of them exist.
Al-Tawassul (1/145).
5 – Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) said in an article entitled Ta’qeeb ‘ala Mulaahazaat al-Shaykh Muhammad al-Majdhoob ibn Mustafa:
With regard to things thatare separated from the body (of the Prophet) (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or things that were in contact with his body, blessing may be sought from them if they existed during his life and after his death if they have survived, but in most cases they did not survive after his death. As for the claims made by some charlatans nowadays that some of his hair etc still exists, these are false claims for which there is no evidence…
These relics do not exist now, because so much time has passed that it is most likely that they havedisintegrated or been lost,and there is no evidence to support the claims made that some of them still exist.
Al-Bayaan li Akhta’ Ba’d al-Kuttaab (p. 154).
6 – Under the title Hal yoojad Shay’un min Athaar al-Rasool sall-Allaah ‘alayhiwa sallam fi’l-‘Asr al-haadir (Does any relic of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) exist at present?) Dr. Naasir ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Jadee’describes types of seekingblessing and the rulings on them. On pp. 256-260 he explains that it is uncertain that any of the relics that exist currently can truly be attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and he states that many of the relics of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) have disappeared through the ages due to loss, wars andturmoil.
End quote.
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2a] The sword of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) “al-Battaar” and his relics in museums

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When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) conquered Makkah, he did not enter the Ka’bah until after he had issued instructions that the images inside it be erased.
It was narrated from Jaabir that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him), at the time of the conquest when he was in al-Bat-ha’, to go to the Ka’bah and erase every image that was inside it, and theProphet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not enter ituntil it had been rid of every image that was inside it.
Narrated by Abu Dawood(4156); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
It is proven in the Sunnah that the handle of the sword Dhu’l-Fiqaar was made of silver.
It was narrated that Abu Umaamah ibn Sahl said: The pommel of the swordof the Messenger of Allaah(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was made of silver. Narrated by al-Nasaa’i (5373) and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Nasaa’i.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
It is permissible to adorn a sword with a little silver, because there was some silver on the sword of the Prophet (peace andblessings of Allaah be upon him).
Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (25/64).
Thirdly:
The claims made on that website – that this is the sword of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) – may be answered by noting that there is no proof that any of the relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) survived for sure. Claims have been made that shoes, hair, garments and precious stones that belonged to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) exist in many parts of the world, and every nation claims that it is right and others are wrong. But it has been proven in the past and in recent times that the claims of many topossess items owned by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) are false, because they are making money out of these claims.
In his book Mafaakahah al-Khullaan fi Hawaadith al-Zamaan, Ibn Tuloon mentioned the events of 919 AH, when someone claimed to have in his possession a vessel and some of the sticks of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), but then they realized that these were not relics of the Prophet, rather they were relics of al-Layth ibn Sa’d.
Some of the khulafa’ and senior Sahaabah preserved some relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), but many of them were lost in the turmoils that befell the Islamic state one after another.
For example, when the Tatars attacked Baghdad (656 AH), they burned the cloak (burdah) of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). When Timurlane attacked Damascus (803 AH), shoes that were said to have belonged to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) disappeared.
Hence the imams doubtedthat it could be proven that any of the relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) have survived until now, and some of them are certain that it cannot be proven.
1 – Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, speaking of the garments of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him):
I say: It is not known what happened to these three garments after that.
Al-Bidaayah wa’l-Nihaayah (6/10) and al-Seerah al-Nabawiyyah (4/713).
2 – al-Suyooti (may Allaahhave mercy on him) said:
This burdah was in the keeping of the caliphs who passed it down to one another and wore it on their shoulders in processions, both walkingand riding. It was being worn by al-Muqtadir when he was killed and was stained with blood. I think that it was lost during the turmoil causedby the Tatars. Inna Lillaahiwa inna ilayhi raaji’oon (verily we belong to Allaah and unto Him is our return).
Tareekh al-Khulafa’ (p. 14).
3 – The great scholar Ahmad Timur Pasha said –after listing the relics attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in Istanbul:
It is obvious that some of these relics may be genuine, but we do not see any of the trustworthy scholars stating definitely whetherthey are genuine or not. Allaah, may He be glorified, knows best about them. But with regard to some of them, we cannot hide our suspicion concerning them
Al-Athaar al-Nabawiyyah (p. 78)
And on p. 82 he said – after quoting reports of some of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) seeking blessing from the hairs of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): :->/ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

2] The sword of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) “al-Battaar” and his relics in museums

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I have read of and seen photographs of a sword called al-battar that the prophet salallahu alaihi wa salaam supposedly owned. pictures of the sword can be seen here:
http://www.usna.edu/Users/humss/bwheeler/swords/batar.html the sword is inscribed with the name of the prophets and has a picture of prophet dawood alaihi salam cutting off the headof goliath on it. considering the prophet salallahu alaihi wasalaam forbade pictures of peopleor animals, why would heown a sword that has pictures on it? any response would be appreciated.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
In the books of Seerah it is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had a number of swords. Some of the scholars said that he had nine swords, but there is no proof of that in the saheeh Sunnah except in the case of only one.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaahhave mercy on him) said:
He (peace and blessings ofAllaah be upon him) had nine swords: Ma’thoor, which was the first sword he owned and which he inherited from his father; al-‘Adb (cutting or sharp); Dhu’l-Fiqaar, which almost never left his side, its handle, its pommel, its ring, its decorations and the end of its scabbard were made of silver; al-Qal’i; al-Battaar; al-Hatif; al-Rasoob; al-Mikhdham; and al-Qadeeb. The end of the scabbard was of silver.
His sword Dhu’l-Fiqaar was acquired as booty at the battle of Badr, and it is the one that was shownin dreams.
When he entered Makkah on the day of the Conquest, there were goldand silver on his sword. [This was classed as da’eef(weak) by al-Albaani in Mukhtasar al-Shamaa’il (87)]. Zaad al-Ma’aad (1/130). See also: al-Taraateeb al-Idaariyyahby al-Kataani (1/343).
The only sword for which there is proof in the saheeh Sunnah is Dhu’l-Fiqaar.
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) acquired his word Dhu’l-Fiqaar on the day of Badr and this is the one that hesaw in a dream on the day of Uhud.
It was narrated by al-Tirmidhi (1561) and IbnMaajah (2808) and classedas hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah.
The phrase translated here as “acquired” means he took it in addition to his share of the booty.
Ahmad (2441) narrated – in a report classed as hasan by al-Arna’oot – a more complete account, in which the dream is described:
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) acquired his sword Dhu’l-Fiqaar on the day of Badr, and it is the one concerning which he saw a dream on the day of Uhud. He said: “I saw that my sword Dhu’l-Fiqaar was blunted and I interpreted that as some loss that would affect you.And I saw myself with a ram riding behind me andI interpreted that ... ; and Isaw myself wearing a strong coat of chain-mail and I interpreted that as Madeenah. And I saw cattle being slaughtered, and by Allaah what good cattle they are, by Allaah what good cattle they are.” What the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said came to pass.
The sword of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was called Dhu’l-Fiqaar because it had fine and beautiful engraving on it and engraving may be called fiqrah in Arabic. This was the most famousof his swords.
As for his sword al-Battaar, it is mentionedby Ibn Sa’d in al-Tabaqaat(1/486), but it is mursal – which is a type of da’eef (weak) report – its isnaad includes al-Waaqidi. And there are other ahaadeethwhich are not saheeh.
Al-Haafiz al-‘Iraqi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: In al-Tabaqaat, Ibn Sa’d mentions the mursal report of Marwaanibn Abi Sa’eed Ibn al-Mu’alla who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) acquired three swords from the weapons of Banu Qaynuqa’: a sword called Qa’li, a sword calledBattaar and a sword called al-Hatif. After that, he got al-Mikhdham and Rasoob.
Its isnaad includes al-Waaqidi.
Takhreej Ahaadeeth al-Ihya’ (2471).
Al-Qal’i is named after Marj al-Qal’ah, a place in the desert.
Since there is no proof in the saheeh Sunnah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had a sword bythis name, how can we believe that it existed in the form described by the one who claims that it is apicture of the sword of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?
Secondly:
There is a description in the Sunnah of the sword of the Prophet (peace andblessings of Allaah be upon him), Dhu’l-Fiqaar, but it does not say that it included an image of anyone. How could the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) have kept sucha sword, when he is the one who forbade images and ordered that they be erased? :->/ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

What does Islam sayabout Domestic violence?

Islam condemns domesticviolence. Once a number of women came to the
prophet, on whom be peace, to complain that their husbands had beaten
them. The prophetannounced that men whobeat their wives are not good
men. The prophet also said: Do not beat the female servants of Allah.
Allah knows that life is not always a bowl of cherries. And so He
stipulates that a man must be kind to his wife even if he happens to
dislike her (Qur'an 4:19). Allah offers a good reasonas to why men
should notdislike their wives. Allah says that He has placed much good
in women (Qur'an 4:19). In this regard the prophet Muhammad, on whom
be peace, said that no believing man should hold a grudge against a
believing woman. So what is a husband to do ifhe dislikes some things
about his wife? This is bound to occur, since no human being is
perfect. The prophet instructed that men should look for the agreeable
traits in their wives rather than focus on their faults. (See Saheeh
Muslim, chapter on advice relating to women).
The prophet also advised men that if they wish to benefit from
marriage they should accept their wives as they are rather than try to
straighten them out and thus end upin divorce. In the following verse
of the Qur'an, Allah warns men that if they retain their wives in
marriage it should not be to take advantage of them. The verse reads:
Retain them in kindness or release them in kindness. But do not retain
them to their hurt so that you transgress (the limits). If anyone does
that he wrongs his own soul. Do not take God's instructions as a
jest(Qur'an 2:231).
Once the prophet, on whom be peace, was asked what are the obligations
of husbands toward their wives. He replied:
Feed her when you eat, and provide her clothing when you provide
yourself. Neither hit her on the face nor use impolite language when
addressing her (See Mishkat, chapter on the maintenance of women).
The prophet equated perfect belief with good treatment to one's wife
when he said:
The most perfect believer is one who is the best in courtesy and
amiable manners, and the best among you people is one who is most kind
and courteous to his wives (see Tirmidhi, chapter on the obligations
of a man to his wife).
Finally, the prophet, the best example of conduct said:
The best among you is the one who treats his family best.
Some of the last words of the prophet delivered during the farewell
pilgrimage enjoins that men should hold themselves accountable before
Allah concerning the question of how they treat their wives. Therefore
his advice to all men, is as follows:
You must treat them withall kindness.

What does Jihad mean?

The word Jihad representsa concept which is much misunderstood in the
West. The concept is explained nicely by the Christian scholar Ira 6.
Zepp, Jr. in his book entitled A Muslim Primer on pages 133-135. We
adapt from his answer thefollowing:
The essential meaning of Jihad is the spiritual, psychological, and
physical effort we exert tobe close to God and thus achieve a just and
harmonious society. Jihad literally means "striving" or "struggle" and
is shorthand for Jihad fi Sabeel Allah (struggle for God's cause). In
a sense, every Muslim is a Mujahid,one who strives for God and
justice.
Al-Ghazali captured the essence of Jihad when he said: "The real Jihad
is the warfare against (one's own) passions. Dr. Ibrahim Abu-Rabi
calls Jihad "the execution of effort against evil in the self and
every manifestation of evil in society." In a way, Jihad is the
Muslim's purest sacrifice: a struggle to livea perfect life and
completely submit to God.
Another form of Jihad is the striving to translate the Word of God
into action. If one has experienced God and received guidance from the
Qur'an, one struggles to apply that guidance in daily life. So the
larger, more prevalent meaning of Jihad is the spiritual struggle of
the soul. In this case, Jihad is always present for the believer
whether there is an external enemy or not. We should never reduce
Jihad to violence.
A third level of Jihad is popularly known as "holy war." The classic
passage is found in the Qur'an:
Fight in the way of Allah those who fight against you, but transgress
not the limits. Truly Allah likesnot the transgressors (Qur'an 2:190).
It is crucial to note here that what is condoned is defensive warfare;
Islam cannot justify aggressive war. Muhammad and the Tradition are
also against killing non-combatants, torturing of prisoners, the
destruction of crops, animals and homes. Adapted from Ira 6. Zepp,
Jr., A Muslim Primer (1992,Wakefield Editions, US) pp.133-135.
Robert Ellwood of the University of Southern California has the
following to say about the Muslim concept of Jihad:
Out of the community ideal of Islam comes the concept of jihad, or
holy war, which is designed to defend Islam and allow itssocial
practice, though notto force individual conversions, which is
forbidden. Since Islam in principle is a community as well as a
religion, presumably only an absolute pacifist would beable to reject
the theory of jihad out of hand, since other communities also fight to
defend or expand their ways of life. (Many Peoples, Many Faiths by
Robert S. Ellwood, 4th edition, Simon & Schuster,US, 1982, p.346)

* Do we have to say bismillah when reading surah at tawbah from the middle? Also why is there no bismillah in thebegining of surah tawbah?

* Ruling on the Basmalah atthe beginning of Soorat at-Tawbah
Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
Part of the etiquette of reciting Qur'aan is for the reciter to always
say Bismillah ir-Rahmaan ir-Raheem (In the name ofAllah, the Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful) at the beginning of every soorah, except
Soorat at-Tawbah.
Imam an-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: He should always
recite Bismillah ir-Rahmaan ir-Raheem at the beginning of every soorah
except Soorat Baraa'ah (at-Tawbah), because the majority of scholars
said that it is a verse wherever it is written in the Mushaf, andit
was written at the beginning of all the soorahs except Soorat
at-Tawbah. If he recites it at the beginning of every soorah (other
than at-Tawbah), then there is certainty that he had recited the
entire Qur'aan or soorah, and if he fails to recite the Basmalah,
hehas omitted part of the Qur'aan according to the majority.
End quote from at-Tibyaan fi Adaab Hamalat al-Qur'aan, 100.
But if he recites from partway through a soorah, he does not have to
recite the Basmalah and it is sufficient for him to seek refuge with
Allah (by saying A'oodhu Billaahi min ash-Shaytaan ir-rijeem (I seek
refuge with Allah from the accursed Shaytaan), but if he does say the
Basmalah there is nothing wrong with that. For more information please
see the answer to question no. 21722
Secondly:
The reason why the Basmalah does not appear at the beginning of Soorat
at-Tawbah is that the Sahaabah (may Allah be pleased with them) did
not write it at the beginning of this soorah in the Mushaf, following
the example of the caliph 'Uthmaan (may Allah be pleased with him).
At-Tirmidhi narratedin as-Sunan that Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allah be pleased
with him) said: "I said to 'Uthmaan ibn 'Affaan: 'What made you put
al-Anfaal which is oneof the Mathaani, next to Baraa'ah [al-Tawbah],
which is one of the Mi'een? Why did you not put the line Bismillaah
ir-Rahmaan ir-Raheem in between them when you put it at the beginning
of the rest of al-Sab' al-Tiwaal [the long seven soorahs]?" 'Uthmaan
said:"The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) used to receive revelation of soorahs with many aayahs. When they
were revealed, he would call hisscribes and tell them, 'Put these
aayahs in the soorah where such-and-such is mentioned.' Al-Anfaal was
one of the first soorahs to be revealed in Madeenah, and Baraa'ah
(al-Tawbah) was one of the last parts of the Qur'aan to be revealed.
Its stories were similar to the stories mentioned in al-Anfaal, soit
was thought that it waspart of it. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) was taken [i.e., died] without
explaining whether it was indeed part of it, so they were put next to
one another, and the line Bismillaahi ir'Rahmaan ir'Raheem was not
written between them, and it [al-Tawbah] was put among the Sab'
al-Tiwaal [seven long soorahs]."
End quote from Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah, 4/225
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy onhim) said: … The correct
opinion is that there is no Basmalah between it (Soorat at-Tawbah) and
al-Anfaal, because the Basmalah is a verse of theBook of Allah, may He
be glorified and exalted, and if the Messenger (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) did not say to put the Basmalah between the two
soorahs, they did not put it between them. The Prophet (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) is the one who decided and said: Put the
Basmalah, and he did not tell them to put the Basmalah between
Sooratal-Anfaal and Soorat at-Tawbah, so they did not write it. But it
remainsto be said: if he did not give instructions to this effect, why
is there a separation between it andSoorat al-Anfaal? Why didthey not
make it one soorah? We say: Yes, they did not make it one soorah
because they wereuncertain as to whether itwas the same soorah as
al-Anfaal or they were two separate soorahs, so they said: Let us make
a separation between the two soorahs and not write the Basmalah. This
is the correct opinion concerning the absence ofthe Basmalah between
Soorat al-Anfaal and Soorat at-Tawbah.
End quote from Liqa' al-Baab al-Maftooh, no. 18
And Allah knows best.

Wanted: a policy on antibiotics

It needed a scare like NDM-1 for the country to wake up to a policy to
regulate antibiotics. But after announcing with much fanfare that a
policy would be in place, the government withdrew thedecision. We have
arrived at a crossroads and there is no solution to the crisis yet.
Organisations comprising medical practitioners across the country will
come together in Chennai on August 24 to discuss the possibility of
evolving a road map that will help the government prepare and
implement an antibiotic policy. Physicians, surgeons, gynaecologists,
oncologists and representatives from the World Health Organisationand
Medical Council of India will deliberate on the need to evolve an
antibiotics policy.
The approach to treating diseases changed after Alexander Fleming's
accidental discovery of penicillin. It was this discovery that saved
hundreds of wounded soldiers during World War II. What began in the
1940s turned into a flurry of activity, leading to manufacture of a
large number of antibiotics. But soon, everything changed. Today the
number of antibiotics manufactured across the world has
fallendrastically and adding to the woes is the fact that its
unchecked use has resulted in bacteria developing resistance to
several antibiotics.
Across the world, every country has been battling the antibiotic
resistance war. Antibiotic resistance would mean that 2.5 million
deaths would occur due to infections. Simply put, resistance would
mean no more drugs and back to the pre-Fleming days. While other
nations have formulated a policy, India has done nothing, says Abdul
Gafur, Indian coordinator of World Alliance Against Resistance, who
will also coordinate the roadmap meeting in the city.
What will happen if antibiotics fail? Usually, a doctor would
prescribe alternatives to an antibiotic if the patient is found
resistant to one set of antibiotics. But rampantmisuse of antibiotics
has resulted in patients developing resistance to several antibiotics,
Dr. Gafur says. The problem is compounded in countries where animals
have been fed antibiotics and eating the cultivated meat has passed on
resistant strains of the bacteria to humans.
Some large hospitals in the country follow a routine of culturing
bacteria taken from patient samples. When a patient exhibits
resistance to a set of antibiotics, she/he is isolated and an
infection control protocol to prevent the next patient from acquiring
resistance is followed. Thisprotocol should be made mandatory for all
hospitalsseeking accreditation fromthe National Accreditation Board
for Hospitals, Dr. Gafur says.
While doctors and smaller hospitals and clinics should follow simple
prevention steps such as washing hands between examining patients,
wearing gloves and apron while treating a patient with resistant
bacteria, larger hospitals should have a vibrant infection control
cell, and a policy for rational use of antibiotics. "What we are doing
now is crisis management. India needs a practical antibiotics policy
which can initially be liberal and later be made stringent," Dr. Gafur
says. All countries are sailing in the same boat. But while some
developedcountries have started evolving a policy, India is merely
observing the situation. A country that has been promoting medical
tourism should pay attention to the crisis,

The dwelling-places of the jinn

The jinn live on this earth where we do. They are mostly to be found in ruins and unclean places like bathrooms, dunghills, garbage dumps and graveyards. Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) taught us to take precautions when entering such places, by reciting the adhkaar (prayers) prescribed by Islam. One of these was reported by Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him), who said: "When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) entered the toilet, he would say, 'Allaahumma innee a'oodhu bika min al-khubuthi wa'l-khabaa'ith (O Allaah, I seek refuge with You from the evil ones, male and female).'" (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 142; and Muslim, 375).
Al-Khattaabi explained that khubuth is the plural of khabeeth (evil or dirty -masculine form), and khabaa'ith is the plural of khabeethah (evil or dirty -feminine form), and that what is meant is male andfemale shayaateen./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

The food and drink of the Jinn

The jinn eat and drink. IbnMas'ood said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'Someone from among the jinn called me, and I went with him and recited Qur'aan for them.' He took us and showed usthe traces of where they had been and the traces of their fires. They asked him for food and he said, 'You can have every bone on which the name of Allaah has been mentioned that comes into your possession, as meat, and all the droppings as food for your animals.' The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, 'So do notuse [these things] for cleaning yourselves [after relieving oneself], for theyare the food and provision of your brothers.'" (Reported by Muslim, 450).
According to another report: "A delegation of jinn from Naseebeen came to me, and what good jinn they are! They asked me for food and I prayed to Allaah for them,so that they would not pass by bones or droppings, but they would find food on them." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 3571). The believing jinn may eat any bone on which the name of Allaah has been mentioned, because the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not permit them to have anything onwhich Allaah's name has not been mentioned - those are for the kuffaar among the jinn./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

Let's Enjoy-Advice to the Youth

Today, people complain that they do not see the miracles of Allah as the people used to see during the presence of the prophets. That is not true at all. The miracles of Allahare visible each and every time. Whether a person is out of this world or within this world, under the sea or above the clouds, he will see the miracles of Allah. Mankind created airplanes after so much struggle and hardship, but Allah had created the birdssince the beginning of creations, which can outperform the abilities of the modern airplanes. In Canada, the weather fluctuates from extreme cold to extreme hot. But we see that the birds stay outside and survive these temperatures without extra clothing. They do noteven need socks to protecttheir legs. I remember, once a pigeon laid some eggs in our balcony. It waswinter. After few weeks, the babies came out. One day as it was snowing, I accidentally opened the balcony door and the mother pigeon flew away leaving the babies unattended. The babies had no feathers to keep them warm. However, they survived this extremecold temperature for a full 15 minutes until the mother returned. If we were to stand outside without clothes in this temperature, then we would be in the hospital for hypothermia. It’s amazing how Allah preserves these animals!
Even in Jannah, Allah has prepared for us beautiful birds. As one Scholar has mentioned, as we walk in Jannah, we will see thousands of birds flying in the sky. Each bird will have two wings and each wing will have 70,000 feathers. When the birds flap their wings, each feather will give out one type of colour. So, each wing will give out 70,000 different types of colours when the birds fly. We cannot comprehend how beautiful it will be. Then suddenly, you will wonder how these birds taste like. As soon as this thought comes to your mind, the birds will fly towards you. Each one of them will offeritself for your food. They will in fact compete with each other to be eaten. One bird will come and say, “I grew up drinking water from the best fountain of Jannah and eating the best fruits of Jannah. Eat me.” You will agree and immediately thebird will be presented to you in food form on 70,000 different plates. Each plate will have a different meal. So, one birdwill feed you 70,000 different types of food! After you are done eating to your satisfaction, the bird will form itself again and fly back to the sky.
We all like to have fun. Butto enjoy a nice car, you must work for sometime beforehand to get the money to buy the car. To enjoy a cell phone, we need to make some effort to pay for the bills. Similarly, to enjoy the eternal bliss of paradise, we have to do some work in this world. That is to obey Allah and call others to obey Him. Everyone is looking for peace but peace is hiding behind obeying Allah. When a person obeys his Lord, then he refrains from harming others. Don’t wait; take the first step now to get closer to Allah. Then keep on taking more steps to climb the stairs. One day will come when you will be high up there, Insha-Allah.
( Love for Muhammad PBUH is the basic teaching of Islam.)... Islam is not terrorism nor backwordness, but Islam isteachings of peace."Ashadunna La illaha illallahu Wa Ashadunna Muhammadan Wa Rasuluhu." "I bear witness that there is no god, but Allah, and Muhammad is His Last Messenger."/ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

The example of two friends -Advice to the Youth

Allah has given us another opportunity to share with each other some advice which will remind us about the purpose of our lives inshallah. These advice are written and posted by Muslim youths just like you.
Our belief in Allah needs tobe strong and solid. Right now if I were to ask you"Is there a ground under you?" You would without a doubt say yes. Then if I asked "Is there a sky above you?" You would reply yes again without a doubt. Our belief in Allah should be so strong that if I was to ask "Is Allah watching you right now?" Without a doubt you should say yes. This type of belief doesn't come by sitting at home and doing nothing. We must work forit. Allah the Almighty has said in the Holy Quran: As for those who strive hard ``in Us`` (Our Cause), We will surely, guide them to Our Paths. (Surah Ankabut:69).
Let me share a story with you. Two friends were travelling together. One was blind and the other could see. Now, when the night fell, they decided to take some rest and continue the journey in the morning. This area wassuch that in the day time the temperature increases pretty high but in the night the temperature decreases significantly. Much like the areas near the oceans. In the morning, the person who could see left to find some food. The blind man stayed behind and was just touching here and there around him. Now, what had happened at night is that one snake was passing by this place. But due to the extreme coldness, the snake became inactive, frozen, and straight. This blind man's hand fell on this snake and he thought thatit's a very nice stick. He picked it up and became very happy. To a blind man, a good stick is a very valuable thing.
Later, the person who could see came back with some food and saw his friend touching a snake. Sohe shouted and said to throw it away. But the blind man insisted, you want this stick don't you? Iam not going to throw it away. After trying hard, hecouldn't convince the blindman to throw it away. Anyway, they continued their journey. Then the temperature began to rise and the snake started regaining its energy. Whenit received enough heat, it flexed its muscles and bit the blind man.
We can compare ourselvesto this situation also. We are like this blind man andProphet Muhammad (SAW)is like the person who could see. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) went toMiraj and saw the horrors of Hell and the blissfulness of Paradise. Now, the Prophet told us about many things to give up and stay away but becausewe can't see the dangers that's why we don't pay any attention to them. Butwhen the time comes, we will get into serious problems. That is why, we should follow the rules and regulations of Islam.
( Love for Muhammad PBUH is the basic teaching of Islam.)... Islam is not terrorism nor backwordness, but Islam isteachings of peace."Ashadunna La illaha illallahu Wa Ashadunna Muhammadan Wa Rasuluhu." "I bear witness that there is no god, but Allah, and Muhammad is His Last Messenger."/ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

1a] She ran away from her family’s home and marrieda Christian; is she entitled to a share of her father’s estate?

1a]
It should be noted that one of the things that invalidate one's being
a Muslim and that constitutes apostasy is not regarding as
disbelievers the People of the Book and the mushrikeen, or having some
doubt as to whether they are disbelievers, or regarding their religion
as valid. See the answer to question no. 31807 and 6688
What you have to do is advise your sister and explain the seriousness
of what she has said, and call her to leave her husband ifhe does not
become Muslim.
To sum up the issue of her inheritance: if she remained Muslim and did
not regard as permissible her marriage that she knew was invalid, and
she did not regard the religion of the Christians as valid ordoubt
that they are disbelievers, then she may inherit. Otherwise if she has
done any of these things that invalidate her being a Muslim, then you
have to advise her and askher to repent in front of scholars in your
country. If she repents, all well and good, otherwise she is an
apostate and has no right to inherit from your father.
And Allah knows best.

1] She ran away from her family’s home and marrieda Christian; is she entitled to a share of her father’s estate?

1]
My younger sister ran away from the family home when she was sixteen
years old. My parents tried very hard to convince her to come back,but
she refused and said that she no longer wantedto be part of this
family. There has been very little contact between us and her during
the last twenty years. Now my father has died.
1. Is my sister entitled to a share of what my father left behind?
2. Is there anything wrongwith her marrying a Christian man and saying
that her children are free to choose between Islam and Christianity?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The factors that determinewhether one person inherits from another are
three: blood ties (kinship), marriage and wala' (relationship between
a freed slave and his former master). And the impediments to
inheritance are three: being a slave, being the murderer of the
deceased, and being of different religions. The fact that your sister
ran away from the family home does not alter the fact that she is the
daughter of your parents. This means that she comes under the heading
of kinship by virtue of which she is entitled to inherit from them so
long as she has not apostatised from Islam.
The fact that she ran away from the family home does not deprive her
of her right to inherit from your father, even if she hasstayed away
from her parents' home for a long time. And we do not knowof any
difference of scholarly opinion concerning that.
Secondly:
Marriage of a Muslim woman to a non-Muslim man is a major sin, and
there is scholarly consensus that it is haraam and that the marriage
contract is invalid. Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of
the meaning):
"And give not (your daughters) in marriage to Al-Mushrikoon till they
believe (in Allah Alone) and verily, a believing slave is better than
a (free)Mushrik (idolater, etc.), even though he pleases you"
[al-Baqarah 2:221]
"O you who believe! Whenbelieving women come to you as emigrants,
examinethem, Allah knows best as to their Faith, then if you ascertain
that they are true believers, send them not back to the disbelievers,
they are not lawful (wives) for the disbelievers nor are the
disbelievers lawful (husbands) for them"
[al-Mumtahanah 60:10].
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was
asked: A man married a Muslim woman then it became apparent that the
man was a kaafir. What is the ruling on that?
He replied:
If it is proven that the manmentioned was a kaafir at the time of the
marriage contract and the woman was Muslim, then the marriage contract
is invalid because it is not permissible, according to the consensus
of the Muslims, for a kaafir to marry a Muslim woman, because Allah,
may He be glorified, says (interpretation of the meaning): "And give
not (your daughters) in marriage to Al-Mushrikoon"[al-Baqarah2:221]
and "then if you ascertain that they are true believers, send them not
back to the disbelievers, they are not lawful (wives) for the
disbelievers nor are the disbelievers lawful (husbands) for them"
[al-Mumtahanah 60:10].
End quote from Fataawa Islamiyyah, 3/230
It says in a statement of the Islamic Fiqh Council: Marriage of a
kaafir to a Muslim woman is haraam and is not permissible according to
scholarly consensus. And there is no doubt concerning that, because of
what is impliedby shar'i texts.
End quote from Fataawa Islamiyyah, 3/231
Any Muslim woman who isaware of that (and still does it) deserves to
incur sin and deserves to be subjected to the hadd punishment for
zina. But if a woman was unaware of this ruling, sin is waived in her
case, but it is not permissible for her to remain in that marriage,
because it was never valid in the first place.
See also the answer to question no. 8396
Thirdly:
It seems from your question that your sister has not declared any
apostasy from Islam, but there remains the issue of her marriage to a
non-Muslim and her sayingthat her children are free to choose between
Islam and Christianity. So we say:
1. It seems that her marriage to a Christian man is an invalid,
haraam marriage. If she did that regarding it as permissible when she
was aware of the prohibition on it, then that constitutes apostasy
from Islam, and the apostate cannot inherit from his Muslim relative.
If she did not regard it as permissible, then she is a sinner, as
mentioned above, but that does not prevent her from inheriting.
2. With regard to her saying that her children are free to choose
between Islam and Christianity, that is a false notion and a great
evil, because Islam is the true religion and nothing other than it is
valid or acceptable from anyone. :->

Is there any saheeh report in the Sunnah that speaks of reciting a particular soorah of the Qur’aan before travelling?

I read a hadeeth from Jubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) which
says that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) said:"When you want to set out on a journey, you haverecite
Soorat al-Kaafiroon, an-Nasr, al-Ikhlaas, al-Falaq and an-Naas, but in
one go, and start with the basmalah and end with the basmalah." We
need an answer to this in the light of the Qur'aan and Sunnah.
Praise be to Allaah.
The text of the hadeeth referred to in the question is as follows:
It was narrated that Jubayribn Mut'im said: The Messenger of Allah
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to me: "O Jubayr, when
you set out on a journey, would you like to be the best of your
companions in appearance and quantity of provisions?" I said: Yes, may
my father and mother be sacrificed for you. He said: "Recite these
five soorahs: 'Qul ya ayyuhal kaafiroon' [al-Kaafiroon 109], 'Idha
ja'a nasr Allahi wal fath' [al-Nasr 110], Qul Huwa Allahu ahad
[al-Ikhlaas 112], Qul a'oodhi bi rabbi'l-falaq [al-Falaq 113] and Qul
a'oodhu bi raabi'n-naas [an-Naas 114]. Start your recitation by saying
Bismillah ir-Rahmaan ir-Raheem and end your recitation by saying
Bismillah ir-Rahmaan ir-Raheem." Jubayr said: I was rich and had a
great deal of wealth, and I used to set out with whomever Allah willed
I should set out with on a journey, andI would be the worst of them in
appearance and the least in terms of provisions. From the time the
Messenger of Allah (blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) taught me
it, I have never stopped reciting them, andI am one of the best of
them in appearance and have the most provisions, until I come back
from my journey.
This was narrated by Abu Ya'la in his Musnad, 13/339, hadeeth no 7419.
This is a da'eef (weak) hadeeth; its isnaad includes unknown narrators.
Al-Haythami said concerning it in Majma' az-Zawaa'id (10/134): (Its
isnaad) includes people who I do not know.
Shaykh al-Albaani said concerning it in as-Silsilah ad-Da'eefah
(6963): (it is) munkar.
Based on that, it is not valid to quote this hadeethas evidence to
suggest that it is mustahabb to recite any soorahs of the Qur'aan
before travelling. By the same token, it is not valid to quote it as
evidence for saying the basmalah at the beginningof each soorah.

And Allah knows best.