The Mercy of Allah in Regard to Forgiveness

"O son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and put your hope in Me, I
have forgiven you for what you have done and I do not mind. O son of
Adam, ifyour sins were to reach the clouds of the sky and then you
would seek My forgiveness, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, if you
were to come to Me with sins that are close to filling the earth and
then you would meet Me without ascribing any partners with Me, I would
certainly bring to you forgiveness close to filling it."
In this Hadithi Qudsi, Allah gives hope to mankind more than any other
narration. It displays the quality and attribute of Allahs mercy.
Indeed, He is ar-Rahman, the Most Compassionate, and ar-Raheem, the
Most Merciful. In this HadithiQudsi, Allah tells man of the greatness
of His forgiveness and mercy so that no one would despair due to the
amount of sins he may have committed. This is supported by the
following verse of the Holy Quran:
Say: O My servants whohave transgressed against their own souls,
despair not of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins.
Truly, He is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surah az-Zumar 39:53)
This hadith teaches us the importance of realizing Allahs mercy,
having faith and hope in Him especially whenmaking dua, calling to
Allah alone for forgiveness, and the importance of repentance in the
life and faith of a believer.
Allah catches the attention of mankind by calling out, O son of Adam!
This is a call to every human being. Why didnt Allah say, O mankind or
O People? The significance of thisspecific call is because it was the
first human being, Adam (alaiyhis-salam) who committedthe first sin.
Adam was an example to all humans of the consequences of sin and how
to turn to Allah for forgiveness ofones sins. This gives hope that
even after committing a violation, ones sins canbe forgiven if one
repents to Allah sincerely the same waythat the father of mankind
sinned, repented, and was forgiven by Allah.
Allah calls out to His servants, a call of forgiveness, mercy, and
compassion. For He knows that man was created weak and is prone to
fall into sin.After calling out to mankind, Allah informs them that as
long as they call on Him and put their hopein Him, He will forgive
them and not mind. This statement alone can convince one to have hope
and never to despair. When one calls out to Allah or makes dua, he is
displaying his need and dependence of Allah. He is demonstrating his
weakness to the fact that he has no power to do anything for himself.
It is the essence of submission and servitude. It is alsoa recognition
of Allahs attributes of kindness, generosity, forgiving and merciful
nature, and His unlimited power and knowledge.Humans are never in a
situation where they are not in need of Allah. A believer always turns
to Allah to ask for guidance as well as to seek forgiveness of sins
andshortcomings.
Allahs says, Call on me and I will respond to you. One of the most
important conditions of making dua is that one must completely trust
that Allah will respond. One must alsosupplicate with sincerity, hope,
and seriousness. One must not have any doubt at all on whether Allah
will respond to ones call or if He accepts the dua. The Messenger of
Allah (sallallahu alaiyhiwa sallam) said, Supplicate Allah while you
are certain of a response. And know that Allah does not respond to a
supplication from a heart that is heedless and inattentive. He also
forbade that one say, Oh Allah, forgive me if You will. But he said,
Instead, you should ask with will and conviction for there is nothing
so great to Allah that He cannot grant it.
When supplicating, one should truly seek Allahs aid and His
forgiveness and demonstrate his need for Allah and submit toHim with
fear and hope in receiving the desired response. Allahadvises in Surat
al-Araaf 7:56:
And invoke Him in fear and aspiration (of hope). Indeed, the mercy of
Allah is near to those who do good.
Another important condition of supplication is that one must not
become hasty and impatient and stop supplicating because he did not
receive a response sooner or at all. The Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi
wa sallam) said, You are responded to as long as you do not become
hasty and say, I supplicated and it is not being or was not responded
to.
And the final conditionof ones dua being responded to is that one must
make sure heis living off of halal andpermissible means.
Allah says, Put your hope in Me. Man was not created sinful, but he
was created weak. He is prone to fall into the temptations of sin and
the whispers of Satan and when he does, he should alwaysremember to
turn to Allah, call upon Him, and ask for forgivenesswith hope in His
mercy. Allah stated in aHadithi Qudsi, I am with My servant as He
expects of Me. The meaning of this is that Allah treats His servants
the way he expects Him to. If one has hope in Allah and trusts Him,
Allah will act accordingly to that servants beliefs and faith. And if
he does not have faith and is in despair of his Lords mercy, Allah
will act accordingly. Not having hope in Allah and despairing of His
mercy is a great sin and an act of kufr. Allah quotes Prophet Yaqoob
(alaiyhis-salam) in the Quran:
Indeed, no one despairs of relief from Allah except the disbelieving
people. (Surah Yusuf 12:87)
One must be hopeful ofAllahs mercy and forgiveness and fearfulof His
punishment. It isthis fear that should lead one to seek Allahs
forgiveness with hope.Allah says:
Know that Allah is severe in punishment and that Allah is Forgiving
and Merciful.(Surat al-Maaidah 5:98)
In the above verse, Allah gives us reason to fear because His
punishment is justly severe, as well as goodreason to have hope, since
He is the Most Forgiving and Merciful.There should be a balance
between fear and hope and not too much or too less of oneor the other.
If there is too much fear, then a person may negate Allahs quality of
mercy and ascribe to Him unkindness (Allah forbid!).
There was a sect calledKhawaarij, who worshipped Allah only in fear
and held the belief that anyone whocommits major sins was a
disbeliever and would be thrown into the Hellfire forever. This is a
gross extremism and straying from the correct path.
Yet, another sect, which emerged withinthe first century of Islam, had
no fear and believed that sins did not affect ones faith and that as
long as onebelieved and testified in Islam, he would enter Paradise
regardless of his actions. Both of these extremes lead to a dangerous
consequence.
To understand the balance of fear and hope of Allah, let us look at
the very first chapter of the Quran, Surat al-Fatiha. The first verse
says, All praise be to Allah, Lordof all the worlds. In this verse,
love for Allah is expressed. We acknowledge that Allah is our Lord and
the Lord of all the worlds. He is the Creator of all things;
Hesustains and nourisheseverything; He gives life and death; anything
good that we have is from Him; and everything is dependant on him and
nothing can happen unless Allah wills it to happen.
In the second verse we express our hope in Him by stating,
ar-Rahma-nir-Raheem.The meaning of which is: The Beneficent, the
Merciful. When we mention these two names of Allah, then we have hope,
since Heis the One, who is full of mercy and we hope He will forgive
out mistakes and shortcomings. We should never lose hopebecause there
is no reason to.
And in the third ayah of Surat al-Fatiha, fear of Allah is expressed
when we recite, Master(King) of the Day of Judgement. When we recite
this verse, we remind ourselves of the Day that we will bestanding in
front of ourLord and be questioned for our deeds, a Most Awful Day. It
will be a day in which not even the smallest action will be hidden.
This reminder of the Day of Judgement should bring fear to our hearts.
Fear and hope, both should be equally proportioned in our hearts, in
our worship, and in our dua to Allah.Allah says:
Call out to Him with fear and hope. (Surat al-Araaf 7:56)
They forsake their beds to call their Lord in fear and hope. (Surat
as-Sajdah 32:16)
The Prophet (sallallahualaiyhi wa sallam) said, The like of these two
qualities do not unite in the heart of a servant except that Allah
gives him what he hopes for and protects him from what he feared.
In the Hadithi Qudsi that is being discussed in this paper, Allah
says, O son of Adam, if your sins were to reach the clouds of the sky
and you would then seek My forgiveness, I would forgive you. Here, we
will discuss the importance of repentance and seeking forgiveness and
its virtues.
First of all, we should never lose hope or stop asking for Allahs
forgiveness. Its importance is shown to us in the following hadith of
the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam): O people! Turnto Allah in
repentance and seek His forgiveness, for surely Imake repentance a
hundred times every day. Repentance is such a great act of worship
that doing it can totally erase ones sins altogether, as the Noble
Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam) said, One who repents from sins
is like one without sin.
When a person sins and then sincerely turns to Allah for forgiveness,
one will find Allah ready to accept his repentance and to forgive him,
as this verse indicates:
And whoever does a wrong or wrongs himself, but then seeksforgiveness
from Allah,he will find Allah forgiving and merciful.(Surat an-Nisaa
4:110)
Everyone commits sin and does wrong, but Allah is always willing to
forgive and He always gives them a chance to repent and seek His
forgiveness. A believer should never forget the fact that Allah is so
forgiving. If Allah had willed, He could have held everyone
accountable for his or her sins, but He has decreed that He shall
allow His servantsto seek His forgivenessand that He shall in
factforgive who and what He wills. In fact, Allah commands that His
servants seek His forgiveness:
And seek Allahs forgiveness. Certainly, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
(Surat al-Muzzammil 73:20)
Repentance is an act, which purifies the souland brings the servant
closer to His Lord. It puts the heart at rest from guilt. It protects
one from falling prey to his desires and lusts and increases his
faith.
Allah then says in the Hadithi Qudsi that is being discussed, O son of
Adam, if you were tocome to Me with sins close to filling the earth
and then you would meet Me without ascribing any partners with Me, I
would certainly bring you forgiveness close to filling it. Look at how
great Allahs mercy, compassion, and love is! The least Allah asks for
is that one not ascribe any partners and gods with Him, for, He is
alone in His Sovereignty. And after that if one commits sins and seeks
sincere forgiveness, Allah will forgive him and shower His mercy upon
him.
However, one is not forgiven if he seeks repentance from Allah at the
time of death when he sees the angels or when the sunrises from the
west at the approaching of the Day of Judgement. Thisis confirmed by
the following verse:
And of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil
deeds until death faces one of them and he says, Now I repent, nor of
those who dies while they are disbelievers. For them, We have prepared
a painful torment. (Suratan-Nisaa 4:18)
Allah also does not forgive one who commits shirk, which is the
association of partners with Allah. Forgiveness will only come to
those who die while adhering to tawheed and avoiding any form of
shirk.
Verily, Allah does not forgive that partners should be set up with
Him, but He forgives whatever is less than that for whomever He wills.
And whoever sets up partners with Allah has indeed invented a
tremendoussin. (Surat an-Nisaa 4:48)
Verily, Allah forgives not the setting up of partners with Him, but He
forgives whom He pleases whatever is less than that. And whoever sets
up partners with Allah hasindeed strayed far away. (Surat an-Nisaa
4:116)
We must ask ourselves this question: Would we be willing to forgive
anyone who hurts us and disobeys us constantly as easily as Allah is
Able to forgive? Most probably, the answer would be no. But our
Creator is the Most Kind and He is the MostPerfect.
Lo! Allah is a Lord of Kindness to mankind, but most of mankind give
not thanks. (Surat al-Baqarah 2:143)
In this Hadithi Qudsi, mankind is encouraged to seek Allahs
forgiveness and repent, but there are five conditions of repentance,
which must be met for ones repentance to be accepted. The first and
most important is that the act of repentance be sincerely for Allah
alone. Secondly, the person must feel remorse and guilt overhis
actions so much so that he wished he had never done it in the first
place. The third condition is that the person must immediately cease
performing the wrong and sinful act. Fourthly,the repentant person
must have a firm intention to never commit the sin again. And lastly,
the person must repent before it is too late, meaning before death
approaches.
Allah, Blessed and Exalted, finishes the Hadithi Qudsi with the
following words, O sonof Adam! If you were to come to Me with sins
that are close to filling the earth and you would then meet Me without
ascribing any partners to Me, I would certainly bring to you
forgiveness close to filling it. Again, the mercy of Allah is clearly
demonstrated by His Divine Words. However, there is a condition. One
must not associate any partners with Allah, which is shirk. And Allah
does not forgive shirk and if one dies without believing in Allah
alone as ones Creator, then he will bedoomed to the Hellfire for all
of eternity. So, Allah emphasizes the importance of calling on Him
alone. He has no and needs no partners, associates, wives, children,
etc. There is no god, but Allah. None forgives sins except Him, so
oneseeking forgiveness should seek it only from Allah.
Will they not repent to Allah and ask His forgiveness? For Allah is
the Forgiving, the Merciful. (Surat al-Maaidah 5:74)
And who can forgive sins except Allah? (Surah Ali Imran 3:135)
Allah praises the one who truly believes, hashope, and seeks the
forgiveness of his Creator, as did his father, Adam:
Say: Shall I not inform you of things far betterthan those (things of
this world)? For the pious, there are gardens with their Lord, wherein
rivers flow. Therein (is their) eternal home and purewives. And Allah
will be pleased with them. And Allah is Seer of theslaves. Those who
say, Our Lord! We have indeed believed, so forgive us our sins and
save us from the punishment of the Fire.They are those who are
patient, those who are true and obedient with sincere devotion in
worship to Allah. Those who spend (in charity) and those whopray and
beg for Allahsforgiveness in the last hours of the night. (Surah Ali
Imran 3:15-17)
Allahs forgiveness and mercy is far greater and more vast than thesins
of the creation. One must always have trust and hope in Allah in both
good times andbad times and especially when seeking Allahs
forgiveness. And the believer who calls out to his Lord for
forgiveness demonstrates his true weakness and that he is totally
dependent onthe Creator. When one confesses his sins to Allah and
sincerely repents with hope in Allahs mercy, the heartshould come to
peace and the soul should feel rest. When a person has hope, he has no
reason to despair because it onlyleads to destruction. Allah gives
hope to all, especially those who despair that there is noreason to
despair because Allah is the Most Merciful of all those who show
mercy. Allah praises those who repent and turn to Him:
And those who, when they commit a lewd actor wrong themselves with
evil, remember Allah and ask forgiveness for their sinsand who
forgives sins except Allah? And they do not persist in what (wrong)
they were doing while they knew it. For such, the reward is
forgiveness from their Lord and Gardens with rivers flowing through,
wherein they shall abide forever. How excellent is the rewardof the
doers (of good)! (Surah Ali Imran 3:135-136)

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Taqwa: Fear of the Almighty

Bismillahir-Rahma-nir-Raheem
A person once asked the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaiyhi wa
sallam), "O Messenger of Allah! Give me some advice." The Prophet
(sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam) replied, "I advise you to fear
Allahbecause it is the head of everything."
This is taqwa--having fear of the Majestic, theAll-Mighty, Most High,
Most Exalted, the One Creator, the Supreme Power.
Muhammad (sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam) said, "Have fear of Allah, it
is the head of everything." But to have fear of Allah, we must attain
God-consciousness, theawareness that Allah isdeeply involved in every
aspect of our lives, in our every action, in our every thought, in
every spoken word. He sees what we do hidden and what we do openly. He
sees all that we do, whether it's intentional or unintentional,
whetherit's an evil, sinful act or a good, rewardful act. He hears all
we say, whether we say it to someone's face, to ourselves, behind
someone's back, or in our innermost thoughts. He is the Alive, the
Eternal and He is closer to us than the vein in our neck (Suratul Qaaf
50:16).
The likeness of one who has the awareness of the reality of Allah's
existence in every single act, every single decision, every single
word, every single thought is the likeness of a dry, curled up desert
plant that receives a drop of moisture, which will make it spread out
its leaves and sink its roots and flourish and blossom. Similarly,
onewho feels Allah in theirheart at every breath they take and in
every aspect of their lives and in everything they do from the
important and profound to the everyday, simple tasks becomes aware of
the great thirst, the great dependence and the great joy his or her
life had been lacking without this devotion, without this urge to
serve. And with it they strive for the pleasure of their Lord, finding
fulfillment and happiness.
Taqwa--fear of Allah. There was a time when this actually meant
something. There was a time when Umar bin al-Khattaab (radiyallahu
anhu) merely said a two-word khutbah. He said, "Ittaqullah!" Fear
Allah! And with that hestarted the Jumu'ah prayer. But today, we are
in a situation in which these two words alone will hold no weight as
it did at the time of the Prophet(sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam) and
his companions (radiyallahu anhum). There was a time when fearing
Allah, theOne, the True, was a type of advice in whichpeople did take
heed, but today its means absolutely nothing to us. Instead of having
fear of He, whose hands hold our very lives, instead of havingfear of
He who holds our destinies, instead of having fear of He who takes not
our eyesight or our hearing or our ability to feel, but gives us
thousands of chances daily to turn to Him, who do we fear? We fear our
friends, our peer group. We fear them so much that we disobey that
same God,who loves us so much that He forgives all our sins if only
one tear falls from our eyes onto our cheeks. One tear! We go out with
our friends, even our relatives, to make them happy and to fit in. We
go to the movies, we go out partying at clubs and pubs committing sins
and earning the displeasure of Allah and earning the pleasure of
Shaytaan (Satan) for their sake."Here just have a sip ofthis. It's not
gonna do nothing," or, "Smoke a joint, man. What's wrong with you
mama's boy?!?" or,"Come on, baby, just once if you really love me."
These phrases might sound familiar to some of us. Instead of realizing
that one day, on a day in which there is no doubt, we will be called
up one by one to answer for every deed we committed and then either
thrown into the Hellfire or welcomed into Paradise, we obey the
disbelievers and the hypocrites (Muslims only by name):
"O Prophet! Keep your duty to Allah and obey not the disbelievers and
the hypocrites. Verily, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. And follow
that which is inspired to you from your Lord. Verily, Allah is well
aquainted with what you do. And put your trust in Allah and Sufficient
is Allah as Trustee." (Suratul Ahzaab 33:1-3)
"How do you disbelieve in Allah when He gave you life when you were
dead, then He will give you death, then life again, then unto Him you
will return?" (Suratul Baqarah 2:28)
Instead of fearing the one who gave us life after we were dead, the
One who bestows upon us food to keep our stomachs full, clothes to
keep us warm, and houses to protect us, who do we fear? We fear our
employers and our teachers. And because of fear of them, we choose not
to worship that One, Powerful Lord at our prescribed times. We fear
them?!?!? Them, who Allah, Himself created--created them as He created
us, the believers, out of the dust of the earth?!? Yet, we fear them,
whothemselves will have no protects, no friends,no helpers, nor any
interceders against Allah on the Day of Resurrection. Imagine, we make
the choice not to worship the Lord of Kindness. And, in reality, we
fear everything, but we fearnot Allah, the Source ofall Goodness.
"It is only Shaytaan that suggests to you the fear of his friends and
supporters (disbelievers) so fear them not, but fear Me, if you are
true believers." (Suratul Ali Imran 3:175)
"Truly, Allah is with those who fear Him, keep their duty to Him,and
those who are doers of good for the sake of Allah only." (Suratul Nahl
16:128)
"Whoever fears Allah, Allah will grant him a way out of hardship; and
whoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will forgive his
sins from him and will enlarge his reward." (Suratut-Talaq 65:2, 5)
"Verily, those who are fearful of Allah are the people who, when an
evil thought from Shaytaan comes to them, they remember Allah, and
indeed they then see aright." (Suratul A'raaf 7:20)
Once the fear and awareness of Allah dawns on a person, lifeis never
the same. When a person's heart opens up to Allah, it cannot be. The
way we view life, how we see life, our ambitions in life, our
expectations in life, our goals in life, all change. After this, every
aspect of life is seen with a spiritual and Islamic dimension.There is
a reason, an aim, a goal to it all, a sense of justice and
fulfillment, and a senseof a relationship with one's Creator, the
Creator who is deeply involved with every action and thought of our
lives.
"It is Allah Who gives life and death and Allah sees well all that you
do." (Suratul Ali Imran 3:156)
"Truly my Lord casts (a mantle) of Truth (over His servants), He that
has full knowledge of (all) that is hiddenIf I am astray it is only at
the loss of my own soul; but if I receive guidance, it is because of
the inspirations of my Lord to me; it is He Who hears all things and
is ever near." (Suratus-Saba 34:48, 50)
This is why it is also important to realize that Islam is a way of
life. It is not just a ritual of prayers, fasting, and feasting. Islam
is the true deen, the Deen of Allah, a complete system of lifeand this
life, the Islamic life, is to be lived the way Allah hasprescribed it.
And it starts with taqwa. Now, taqwa is more than just having fear
ofAllah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
Umar ibn Abdul Aziz (radiyallahu anhu) narrated: "Taqwa is not fasting
during the day and it is not praying during the night and it is not
the mixing of the two of them, but taqwa is leaving what Allah has
made haram (forbidden) and by doing what Allah has made fard. After
one has done this, Allah will provide good things for that person."
Al Hasan (radiyallahu anhu) reported: "The people who have taqwa
(called al-muttaqeen) are the people who avoided whatever Allah
prohibited and had done whatever Allah ordained."
And this, doing what ispermitted and refraining from what is
prohibited comes from the fear and awareness of Allah's presence. The
means of obtaining taqwa is in our grasp and our ability; it is in our
very homes, and it is what our arwah (souls) crave. The means of
gaining taqwa, the fear of Allah, which leads to a more nourished and
healthy ruh, which leads to a more obedient Muslim,which leads to
refraining from all haram, which leads to striving to gain Allah's
pleasure, which helps lead us to success, which will lead us to Jannah
(Insha Allah) is the remembrance of Allah azzowajal, His dhikr, and it
is the recitation of the Holy Qur'an, His very words. This is why the
Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam) said, "Fear Allahit is the head
of everything."
It is so easy to remember Allah and toglorify and praise Him,
especially once we've reached this step. For example, when we are
standing in line at the grocery store with all our goods--breads,
cereals, drinks, sweets,nourishments, we should do
tasbih--Subhannallah, Alhumdulillah, Allahu Abkar, and just speak to
Allah in your heart and thank Him for His blessings. Simple. Remember
Allah, praise Him, wherever you are, whatever you are doing.
Another means of gaining taqwa is the guidance of the Qur'an.Its
greatness and its power, is only known to those who experience it and
receive its guidance. Its words have the dynamic power that noother
words could everpossess. It contains thevery words of Allah. Imagine:
holding the very sacred, holy, divine words of the only Supreme Being,
the Only One worthy of being worshipped. What a blessing! We must keep
a habit of reciting the Qur'an, even if it is just a few verses before
heading to work or school, or if we cannot even do that, even
listening to the tilawah, the recitation, of the Holy Book in the car
is, itself, a beautiful experience. The words of the Qur'an are so
powerful, it could make every hair on ourbodies stand to the fear of
Allah.
"Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest." (Suratur-Ra'd 13:28)
The observance of salah, the one most important act of worship, in the
eyes of Allah, is another means of gaining taqwa and closeness
toAllah, if offered properly and regularly.It is the first thing we
will be questioned about on the Day of Judgement. It is also one of
the good deeds that will protect one from the torment of the grave.
Salah is the heart of Islam and it is the heart of faith (iman). It
saves us from evil and helps us lead a pure life. It expresses our
gratitude to Allah for His mercy and His kindness. By our salah, we
not only glorify andworship the Creator of all that is in the heavens
and all that is in the earth, but we seek His forgiveness through it.
It is blessedand we are blessed to receive a type of worship that has
the power to absolve us of our sins if offered regularly, properly,
and sincerely.
To be included among the muttaqeen, those who have taqwa, we must
refrain from all forbidden acts, all forbidden words, thoughts,
feelings, and emotions, all forbidden celebrationsand gatherings,
which are places of fitna; we must refrain from those who practice and
do what is forbidden and displeased by Allah and stick with the pious
and righteous, who will help us make a habit of doing what is good and
pleasing toAllah and help us refrain from what is sinful and
displeasing to Allah.
In conclusion, from what Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu alaiyhi
wa sallam) has outlined for us, we can see that a person who possesses
taqwa is notone who lives an isolated life, only praying and fasting
and maintaining good character alone. Instead, the muttaqeenare those
who fear Allah and look to what Allah has ordained in the carrying out
of his actions to avoid His displeasure and anger. These are they who
areinvolved with the strengthening of the Ummah, active in his or her
life concerned with the affairs of the Muslims while, at the same
time, keeping their duty to their Lord--praying, fasting, spending in
Allah's cause, having good morals, behaviors, and characteristics.
This is why the Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam) said fearing
Allah is the head of everything. Without this, life is just life, the
daily grind, a gradual process from life to death, but with the
blessing of Islam, we could make our lives more than just life, more
than just the daily grind, more than just a gradual process from life
to death, by the guidance of the Most Glorious Book, the Holy Qur'an
and by the Sunnah, the sayings and teachings of Prophet
Muhammad(sallallahu alaiyhi wa sallam).
The Prophet (sallallahualaiyhi wa sallam) said, "The most common
reason for people to enter Jannah is taqwa and good manners and the
most common reason for people to enter the Hellfire is the mouth and
the private part!" In his last khutbah, the Prophet (sallallahu
alaiyhi wa sallam) said, "I ask you to fear Him, listen to Him, and
obey."
"Truly, the muttaqeen will be amidst Gardensand water springs (Paradise)."
(Suratul Hijr 15:45)
May the Turner of hearts, turn our hearts towards His obedience. May
He giveus the towfique to change in order to fearand obey Him. Our
Lord! Make us submissive to You and of our seed a nation submissive to
You and show us our ways of worship and relent towards us, Lo! You,
only You are the Relenting the Merciful (2:128). Our Lord! Cause not
our hearts togo astray after You have guided us and bestow upon us
mercy from Your presence. Lo! You, only You, are the Bestower. Our
Lord! It is You, Who gathers mankind together on a Day in which there
is no doubt (3:8-9). Our Lord! Lo! We believe; so forgive us our sins
and guard us from the punishment of the fire (3:16)! Ameen.
Alhumdulillahi Rabbil Alameen.

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The Woman as Human Being and Equal to Man

The Woman as HumanBeing and Equal to Man
Islam was revealed at a time when a lot of people denied the humanity
of the woman;some were skeptical about it; and still others admitted
it, yet considered the woman athing created for the humble service of
the man.
With the advent of Islam,circumstances improved for the woman. The
woman's dignity and humanity were restored.Islam confirmed her
capacity to carry out Allah's commands, her responsibilities and
observation of the commands that lead to heaven.
Islam considered the woman as a worthy human being, with a share in
humanity equal to that of the man. Their single origin, their general
human traits, their responsibility for the observation of religious
duties with the consequent reward or punishment, and the unity of
their destiny all bear witness to their equality from the Islamicpoint
of view. This fact isestablished in the Noble Qur'an.
" O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single
person (Adam) and from him (Adam) He created his wife (Eve), and from
them both He created many men and women and fear Allah through Whom
you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the
wombs (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever an All-Watcher over you." The
Holy Qur'an, Chapter 4, Verse 1
As is stated in another verse:
" It is He Who has created you from a single person (Adam), and (then)
He has created from him his wife (Eve), in order that he might enjoy
the pleasure of living with her." The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 7,Verse 189
The Qur'an, on its part, treats this issue of equality among men
andwomen from more than one perspective.
On the purely religious level
"Verily, the Muslims (those who submit to Allah in Islam) men and
women,the believers men and women (who believe in Islamic
Monotheism),the men and the women who areobedient (to Allah), the men
and women who are truthful (in their speech and deeds), the men and
the women who are patient (in performing all the dutieswhich Allah has
ordered and in abstaining from all that Allah has forbidden), the men
andthe women who are humble (before their Lord Allah),the men and the
women who give Sadaqat, (i.e. Zakat, and alms, etc.),the men and the
women who fast (the obligatory fasting during the month of Ramadan and
the optional Nawafil fasting),the men and women who guard
theirchastity (from illegal sexual acts) and the menand women who
remember Allah much with their hearts and tongues (while sitting,
standing, lying, etc.) Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a
great reward (i.e. Paradise)." The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 33, Verse35
On the basic social and religious responsibilities
The Qur'an establishes equality by maintaining
"The believers, men and women, are "Awliy," (helpers, supporters,
friends, protectors) of one another, they enjoin(on the people)
Al-Ma`ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to
do);and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar (i.e. polytheism and disbelief
of all kinds, and all that Islam has forbidden); they offer their
prayers perfectly (lqamat-as-Salat), and give the Zakat and obey Allah
and His Messenger. Allah will have mercy on them." The Holy Qur'an,
Chapter 9, Verse 71
In Adam's story, Divine Orders were made to him and his wife, both and equally:
"O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in the Paradise and eat both ofyou
freely with pleasure and delight of things therein as wherever you
will, but come not near this tree or you both willbe of the Zalim'n
(wrongdoers)." The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 2, Verse 35
What is new, however, about this story as given by the Qur'an is that
the temptation is blamed not on Eve but on Satan.
"Then the Satan made them slip there from (theParadise), and got them
out from that in which they were." The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 236
The reverse of The Old Testament versions. ThusEve was neither the
sole eater from the tree, nor the one who initiated the act. Rather,
the mistake was theirs both, and both of them repented and asked for
forgiveness:
"They said, "Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us
not, and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall be losers." The Holy
Qur'an, Chapter 7, Verse 23
Further still, some verses ascribe the trespass to Adam:
"And indeed We made a covenant with Adam before, but he forgot, and We
found on his part no firm will-power". Then Satan whispered to him
saying, "O Adam! Shall I lead you to the Tree of Eternity and to a
kingdom that will never waste away?" Thus did Adam disobey his Lord,
so he went astray." The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 20, Verse 115, 120 and
121
Equality of punishment and reward and eligibility for Paradise
The Almighty says: "That was a nation who has passed away. They shall
receive the reward of what they earned and you of what you earn. And
you will not be asked of what they used to do." The Holy Qur'an,
Chapter 2, Verse 134 and 141.
Concerning the equality of men and women in receiving rewards and the
entry of paradise, God says:
"So their Lord accepted of them (their supplication and answered
them), "Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he
male or female." The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 3, Verse 195
"And Whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, while he(or
she) is a true believer(of Islamic Monotheism) verily, to him We will
give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful
provision), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to
the best of what they used to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter)."
The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 16, Verse 97
Financial matters
The rule of Islam abolished the conventions prevalent among many
nations which deprived the woman of the right of ownership,
inheritance, and those which createdobstacles against her exercise of
free and full control of her holdings. As a rule, Islam acknowledges
the woman's rights to all kinds of ownership, spending and channeling
of her money. It gives her the rights of inheritance, selling, buying,
renting, donating, lending, allocating property for religious and
charitable purposes, giving alms, legal transfer and mortgage, as well
as many other forms of contracts and actions.
Right to seek education
The woman's right to seek education or learning is basic and is also
guaranteed by Islamic teachings. Islam actually makes it incumbent on
the woman to seek knowledge; the Prophet (blessings and peace be upon
him) says, `seekingknowledge is incumbenton every Muslim," where"every
Muslim" obviouslyinvolves men and women on an equal footing as a rule
formalised by all authorities of jurisprudence.
Right to perform religious ordinances
The woman is also required to perform religious ordinances andforms of
worship the way the man is. Praying, fasting, Zakat (the alms
sanctifying tax), pilgrimage and all the other fundamental practices
in Islam are required of Muslims in their capacity, both men and
women, as responsible humans. Again the woman's actions are
recompensedby Allah the way the man's actions are.
Social activity
The woman is not excluded from the area of social activity; Allah says:
"The believers, men and women, are "Awliy," (helpers, supporters,
friends, protectors) of one another, they enjoin(on the people)
Al-Ma`ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to
do); and forbid (people) fromAl-Munkar (i.e. polytheism and disbelief
of all kinds, and all that Islam has forbidden)." The Holy Qur�an,
Chapter9, Verse 71.
For instance, she can give refuge for those who seek it. If she hosts
a refugee, her action is to be respected and observed. This rule
relates back to Um Hanibint Abi Talib's giving relief to a father
in-law on the day of the Conquest of Mecca by Muslims. When her
brother wanted to kill him because he was an infidel, she complained
to Allah's Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) saying,"Allah's
Messenger, my mother's son insists on killing my refugee, Ibn Hubayra.
"The Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) replied, "We confer
asylum on him that you give refuge to, Um Hani". [Mutafaq aley (agreed
upon) on the authority of Um Hani, The Pearl and the Coral (Al-Lu'lu'
wal-Marjan) (193)]

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Status of Women in Islam

Status of Women in Islam
"Why is it that so many women who have been born and brought in Europe
and America are willing to reject their 'liberty' and 'independence'
to embrace a religion that supposedly oppresses them and is widely
assumed to be prejudicial to them?" This is a question that I found on
one of the siteswhile surfing around, and I found it an interesting
question andwhich I'd like to draw this article around.
Can Islam be prejudiced to women, and yet appeal to women? Can Islam
lower the status of a woman and still have more women embracingit as
their way of life than men? According to an article written by Lucy
Berrington in the Times Magazine (London) dated 9th Nov. 1993: "It is
even more ironic that most British converts should be women, given the
widespread view in the west that Islam treats women poorly. In the
United States, women converts outnumber men by four to one, and in
Britain make up the bulk of the estimated 10,000 to 20, 000 converts,
forming part of a Muslimcommunity of 1 to 1.5 million "
How can the case of those women be explained?! Well, I could say that
there are only one of two choices that one can decide upon. Either all
those women who choose Islam don't know what they are doing or that
they discovered Islam is not prejudice to them as others have yet to
discover. New convert toIslam since September 11, US Navy petty
officer,Heather Ramaha. "Islam gives us Elevation; not Degradation"
In the Noble Quran Allah (Arabic word for God) says:
"Mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you
into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the
most honorable of you in the Sight of Allah is the believer who has
Taqwa (i.e. piety and righteousness)and loves Allah most. Verily,
Allah isAll-Knowing, All-Aware." The Holy Qur'an(49:13)
"I shall not lose sight of the labor of any of you who labors in My
way, be it man or woman; each of you is equal to the other. The Holy
Qur'an(3:195)"
On the light of those verses, Islam declares that it has not come to
disadvantage women, but in fact has been revealed to elevate women
ever since 1400 years ago, when womenin many parts of the world and
especially in the western societies were considered objects that are
owned and withlittle to no rights in the society they live in.
Before any other religion or system in the world Islam gave a woman
the right to inherit, the right to vote and voice her opinion, the
right to trade invest and improve herself financially, the right to
own - buy and sell, the right to seek knowledge and have a good
education, the right to work and has even gonefurther to oblige the
males in every stage of her life, whether it was afather, brother or
husband ... It's their dutybefore God to take care of her, to spend on
her, to provide her with the food , clothing and shelter that she
needs, toprovide her with a good education, to protect herfrom
anything that can harm her and to never hesitate to put their livesin
stake for her if the need calls them to do so."As a modern westerner
with a career, of course Ihad to look into Islam's attitude to women -
I couldn't be oppressed allof a sudden. But I discovered that it is
pro-women and pro-men; in Islam, women had the right to vote in the
year 600. Men dress modestly, women dress modestly; neither should
flirt with the eyes, but rather they should lower their gaze. I think
it's unhealthy to flaunt your sexuality - it attracts the wrong energy
back." (MTV Presenter Kristiane Backer after being a Muslim) "Since I
called myself a feminist, my early reading centered around women in
Islam. I thought Islam oppressed women. In myWomen's Studies coursesI
had read about Muslim women who were not allowed to leave their homes
and were forced to cover their heads. Of course I saw hijab as an
oppressive tool imposed by men rather than as anexpression of
self-respect and dignity. What I discovered in my readings surprised
me. Islam not only does not oppress women, but actually liberates
them, having given them rights in the 6th century that we have only
gained in this century in this country: the right to own property and
wealth and to maintain that in her name after marriage; the right to
vote; and the right to divorce." (Karima Slack, an American feminist
from secular humanism to Islam)
Some Muslim societies today lack those values. Some people may
rightlyask then, why do we see some Muslim societies lacking those
values? There is a beautiful and very true example I heard from a
lecture by an American Muslim called Khaled Yaseen, who said that
every person can be a father; but if a father does not turn out to be
a good father then it's not fatherhood that we would blame. Similarly,
Islam is a rule and order.A Muslim who does not act according to that
rule and order then by all means its not Islam that should carry the
blame.
Karla, a young Blonde haired Blue eyed young American from Washington
DC who is a recent convert to Islam said in an interview made with
her: The mainquestion people seem toask, is "How could you, an
educated American woman convert to Islam--a religion that oppresses
women?" They are quick to try andequate the rights of women in
Afghanistan with the rights of Muslimwomen everywhere. Basically, what
I tell them, is that the Qur'an gives women more rights than the Bible
does--in print. That was one of the things that first drew me to
Islam. Unfortunately today, Islam is no longer the leader in women's
rights. I had a choice--deny what I believe (i.e. that There is only
one God, and that Muhammed is a Prophet of God)...or accept what I
believe, but work to change the problems that exist within the Muslim
community. I chose the latter.
In the world today, one could say that the Taliban government in
Afghanistan have been considered as the top example of Women
Oppression in Islam. But what's ironic is that evenwhen a woman falls
captive in the hands of those supposedly most hateful men in the
world, Islam does not fail to win her heart.
Yvonne Ridley is an award-winning journalist of more than 25 years
standing and author of two books, In The Hands of the Talibanand
Ticket to Paradise. She has spent the last 10 years working for
several prestigious Fleet Street newspapers including The Sunday
Times, The Observer, The Independent on Sunday and The Sunday Express.
She has also expanded into television and radioproducing several
documentaries from Iraqand Afghanistan. Yvonnehit the headlines in
September 2001 when while working for the Daily Express she
crossedillegally into Afghanistanand was subsequently held captive by
the Taliban for 11 days. Following her release, she read the Qur'an as
she had agreed to during her captivity, andconverted to Islam in
thesummer of 2003.
Last but not least I wouldlike to conclude by the blessed sayings of
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him:
"It is the generous (in character) who is good to women, and it is the
wicked who insults them."
"The most perfect believers are the best in conduct and best of you
are those who are best to their wives."
"Treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners
and committed helpers."


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The end of the Darwinist dictatorship: the second coming of Jesus (pbuh) has comeclose

150 years ago Darwin made the following confession in his book, The
Origin of Species :
WHY, if species have descended from other species by insensibly
finegradations, DO WE NOT EVERYWHERE SEE INNUMERABLE TRANSITIONAL
FORMS? Why is not all nature IN CONFUSION INSTEAD OF THE SPECIES
BEING, AS WE SEE THEM, WELL DEFINED?
INNUMERABLE TRANSITIONAL FORMS MUST HAVE EXISTED, WHY DO WE NOT FIND
THEM EMBEDDED IN COUNTLESS NUMBERS IN THE CRUST OFTHE EARTH?
WHY THEN IS NOT EVERY GEOLOGICAL FORMATION AND EVERY STRATUM FULL OF
SUCH INTERMEDIATE LINKS?
Geology assuredly DOES NOT REVEAL any such finely graduated
organicchain; and this, perhaps, IS THE MOST OBVIOUS ANDGRAVEST
OBJECTION WHICH CAN BE URGED AGAINST MY THEORY. (Charles Darwin, The
Origin of Species, pp. 172, 280)
150 years later what Darwin said turned out to be right. In no strata
of the Earth had even a single transitional fossil-- Darwinists have
claimed existed -- been discovered. His theory, as he himself foresaw,
has gone through a GREAT COLLAPSE.
On the other hand, Darwinists, who, in the name of science, have
spread a great lie to the entire world for the last two centuries,
have suffered a great defeat. MORE THAN 100 MILLION fossils have been
unearthed. Because theyPROVE CREATION, Darwinists tried to "HIDE"
these 100 million fossils. But, in an unexpected moment, all of these
fossils were displayed to the entire world. NONE OF THESE WERE FOSSILS
THAT ARE CALLED ALLEGED TRANSITIONAL FORMS. Thescience of genetics
that revealed the structure ofDNA, proteins and the cell revealed that
EVEN A SINGLE PROTEIN is extremely complex and certainly could not
have been FORMED BY CHANCE. In the light of proofs, it became to be
understood that Darwinism is establishedonly on FRAUD. It appeared
that ALL THE SKULLS that have been strived to be shown as a proof for
the imaginary evolution of man were FAKE. As a consequence of these,
people began to SHOW REACTION TO THELIE OF EVOLUTION, OBJECT TO
DARWINIST EDUCATION and TURN TO THE FAITH INALLAH (GOD) IN MASSES.
Darwinists, unable to putup with this defeat, strived to keep the
Darwinist dictatorship alive by continuing with their lies through
demagogy methods, dismissing anti-Darwinist professors from schools
and universities and keeping the state's senior institutions
underpressure. THEY HAVE EVENTAKEN THE PAPACY UNDER THE PRESSURE OF
DARWINIST DICTATORSHIP and OCCUPIED THIS INSTITUTION, as a consequence
of which the Pope was forced to advocate a deviant opinion like the
reconcilability of evolution with the explanations in the New
Testament. And the churches were forced to apologize Darwin in a
meaningless way by the pressure of this deviant dictatorship.
Darwinists strived to prevent the inclusion of Creation in school
curriculums which already have evolution. Moreover, they even opposed
to the teaching of the weaknesses of evolution, which Darwinhimself
explained in his book. Darwinist dictatorship has OCCUPIED all
religious institutions, schools, universities, professors, educators
and almost everyone in the states' senior institutions.
However, this dictatorial regime will not last for long, for, by
Allah's leave, the SECOND COMINGOF Jesus (pbuh), HAS COME CLOSE.
The Appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and the Second Coming of Jesus (pbuh)
Hazrat Mahdi is a holy personage, the tidings of whose sending in the
End Times have been imparted by our Prophet(may Allah bless him and
grant him peace), who will free Muslims from a climate of oppression
and trouble, who will eliminate the strife on Earth and bring peace,
justice, plenty, happinessand well-being to all the world. According
to reliable accounts transmitted from our Prophet (may Allah bless him
and grant him peace), Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will restore the faith,
which has been turned away from its true essence with various
superstitious beliefs and practices, to that original nature, will
meet with Jesus (pbuh), and together with the help of Jesus (pbuh), by
Allah's leave, will be a means whereby the moral virtues of Islam, the
one true faith, come to prevail over the whole world.
The second coming of Jesus (pbuh) is a CERTAIN FACT THAT IS STATED IN
THE QUR'AN AND THE NEW TESTAMENT. The hadith related from our Prophet
(may Allah bless him and grant him peace) openly state that during the
last period called the End Times, Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) willappear,
following by theimmediate descend of Jesus (pbuh). Jesus (pbuh),
together with Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), will eradicate all deviantand
superstitious religions and make the right religion dominate the all
world. We AT THIS MOMENT LIVE IN THE END TIMES indicated in the hadith
and THE DESCEND OF JESUS (PBUH), which isagain heralded in the hadith,
is VERY CLOSE .
With the second coming of Jesus (pbuh), THE ALL-OUT PRESSURE OF
DARWINIST DICTATORSHIP OVER THE ENTIRE WORLD WILL COME TO A DEFINITE
END. When Jesus (pbuh) comes to the world for the second time, he will
bring proof from the Qur'an, the New Testament and the Old Testament,
and will DESTROY THIS SUPERSTITIOUS SYSTEM. From the hadith we
understand that, by Allah's leave, HAZRAT MAHDI (PBUH) HAS ALREADY
APPEARED . Before the return of Jesus (pbuh), Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will
defeatDarwinism and eradicatethis deviant religion. When Jesus (pbuh)
comes, on the other hand, he will put an end to the deviant
dictatorship established by the religion of Darwinism. With the
returning of Jesus (pbuh), THE POPE WILL BERELEASED FROM THE PRESSURE
OF THOSE WHO FORCE HIM TO ADVOCATE DARWINISM. Those who advocate
Darwin and tryto spread atheism to the entire world, like Richard
Dawkins, on the other hand, will come to realize the big mistake they
have done. Jesus (pbuh), together with Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), will
release all the pressure upon people and destroy all beliefs and
ideologies openly denying Allah. In this age called the The Golden Age
, people will experience an unprecedented environment of peace,
comfort and abundance,and will be free from all superstitious
religions and this deviant dictatorship. By Allah's leave, this period
is very close.
The Signs of the Second Coming of Jesus (pbuh) in the Qur'an
And [on account of] theirsaying, "We killed the Messiah, Jesus son of
Maryam, Messenger of God." They did not kill him and they did not
crucify him but it was made to seem so to them . Those who argue
abouthim are in doubt about it. They have no real knowledge of it,
just conjecture. But they certainly did not kill him . God raised him
up to Himself. God is Almighty, All-Wise. (Surat an-Nisa, 157-158)
When God said, 'Jesus, I will take you back and raise you up to Me and
purify you of those who are kafir. And I will place the people who
follow you above those who donot believe until the Day of Resurrection
. Then you will all return to Me, and I will judge betweenyou
regarding the thingsabout which you differed. (Surah Al 'Imran, 55)
There is not one of the People of the Book who will not believe in him
before he dies ; and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness
against them.(Surat an-Nisa, 159)
Peace be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die and the day I
am raised up again alive .'(Surah Maryam, 33)
He is a Sign of the Hour. Have no doubt about it.But follow me. This
is astraight path. (Surat Az-Zukhruf, 61)
He will teach him the Book and Wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel. (
Surah Al 'Imran,48)
Remember when God said, 'Jesus, son of Maryam, remember My blessing to
you and to your mother when I reinforced you with the Purest Spirit so
that you could speak to people in the cradle and when youwere fully
grown; and when I taught you the Book and Wisdom, and the Torah and
the Gospel... (Surat Al-Ma'ida,110)
The Signs of the Second Coming of Jesus (pbuh) in the Hadith
By the One in Whose hand is my self, definitely the son of Mary will
soon descend among you as a just judge. He will break the cross (annul
the worshipof the cross), kill the pig (inform that eating pork is
forbidden), and abolish the jizya (a head tax on free non-Muslims
living under Muslim rule). (Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)
No Prophet shall come during the period between me and Jesus. And
Jesus shall descend. Recognize him when you see him. He is a man of
medium height and ofa ruddy, fair complexion.He will be dressed in
twopieces of a yellow garment. The hair on his head will appear as if
water is trickling out of it, although his hair would not be wet. He
will struggle for the cause of Islam. And Jesus will make Dajjal (the
Antichrist) ineffective. Hewill live on this Earth for a period of
forty years, and at the end of this period he will pass away. The
Muslims will offer the funeral prayersof Jesus. (Abu Dawud)
Certainly, the time of prayer will come and then Jesus (peace be upon
him), son of Mary, descend and will lead them in prayer. When the
enemy of God see him, he will (disappear) just as salt dissolves in
water. (Sahih Muslim)
When their [believers'] Imam [Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)] would come forward
to lead them in congregation in the morning, Prophet Jesus, son of
Mary, (peace be upon him) would descend upon them in the morning. Upon
this, that Imam [Hazrat Mahdi(as)] would retreat walking backward, so
that Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) should come forward to lead
people in prayer in congregation. But he would place his hand in
between his shoulders and say: "Come forward and lead the prayer, for
it has been established for you." (Sunan Ibn Majah)
When the Dajjal faces him [Jesus], he [the Dajjal] will begin to
dissolve like salt in water. He [Jesus] will sayto him: "I have to
step in;you cannot escape." So Jesus will make him ineffective at the
gate ofLudd. (Sunan Ibn Majah)
Then Prophet Jesus will come to a people whom God would protect from
Dajjal (anti-Christ). He would then wipe [the traces of hardship from]
their faces and tell them their ranks in Paradise. (Sunan Ibn Majah)
The Signs of the Second Coming of Jesus (pbuh) in the Bible
...This same Jesus, who has been taken from youinto heaven, will come
back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."(Acts, 1:11)
"So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go
out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. For as
lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so
will be the coming of the Son of Man (Jesus) (Matthew, 24:26-27)
So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man (Jesus)
will come at an hour when you do not expect him.( Matthew 24:44)
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which
theLord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not
only to me, but also to allwho have longed for his appearing.( 2
Timothy, 4:8)
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as
a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.( Matthew24:14)
"At that time the sign of the Son of Man (Jesus) will appear in the
sky, and all the nations of theearth will mourn. They will see the Son
of Man (Jesus) coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great
glory.( Matthew 24:30)
"Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the
sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will
come back in the same way you have seenhim go into heaven."( Acts
1:11)
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a savior from
there, ...Jesus( Philippians 3:20)
Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him...(
Revelation 1:7)
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that
you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part
until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel
will be saved, as it is written:
"The deliverer will come from Zion;
he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.( Romans, 11: 25-26)
"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get
tender and its leaves come out, you know thatsummer is near. Even so,
when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the
door.(Matthew 24:32-33)
"When the Son of Man (Jesus) comes in his glory, and all the angels
with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. (Matthew 25:31)

The peacock is an example of Allah's matchless creative artistry

According to one of the evolution scenario's claims, some
water-dwelling amphibians developed into fully, terrestrial reptiles.
One branch of this group evolved further, constituting the ancestors
of today's birds.
However, despite all the efforts expended over the last century and a
half, not a single trace has ever been found of the half-bird,
half-reptilecreatures that evolutionists assume must once have lived.
Notransitional forms covered half in scales and half in feathers, or
with half-developed wings, have ever been found in the Earth's
geological strata. In fact,contrary to what's been conjectured, only
fossils with perfect structures─the remains of flawless, fully formed
living things─have ever been discovered.
But despite the absence of any evidence to support their unscientific
tale, evolutionists doggedly persist in their claims, hoping that
these fictitious fossils will one day be found.
Stuart Burgess, an assistant professor of engineering design at
Bristol University in England, revealed the extraordinary nature of
the peacock feather in a most striking way and concluded that this
structure could not be explained in terms of Darwin's theory of"sexual
selection."
With its large tail feathers with their vivid hues and unique
patterns, the peacock possesses an extraordinary beauty. One feature
of these stunning iridescent colors is that they change according to
the angle one views them from. These are created not thanks to
pigments (the substance that givescolor to feathers ), but toan
optical effect in the micro-hairs known as the "thin film."
The eye shape at the endof each feather of this bird emerges through a
combination of thousands of micro-hairs. Although they are independent
of one another, thousands of neighboring micro-hairsproduce this
pattern. If they were arranged at random and in an unordered manner,
theycould not produce the geometric shapes. The odds of this shape
arising by chance are as slim as that of the flowers in a garden
combining to produce the same pattern.
The information determining all the structures in the feathersis
concealed in DNA. This once again emphasizes the extraordinary
natureof Creation. The number and thickness of the keratin layers, the
number of micro-hairs, the brown background, the distance between the
feathers-all these factors are produced according to data in the DNA.
This peerless beauty cannot possibly have emerged through random
mutations, as evolutionists would haveus believe.
Right from the outset, this fact has representeda major predicament
for the theory of evolution. Darwin, who endeavored to account for the
signs of Creation in living things in terms of blind coincidence, made
the following confession regarding peacock feathers in a letter he
wrote to his friend Asa Gray on 3 April, 1860:
The sight of a feather in a peacock's tail, whenever I gaze at it,
makes me sick! (Francis Darwin, Letter to Asa Gray, 3 April 1860, The
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, London: John Murray, Vol. 2, 1887,
p. 296.)
This certainly demonstrates Darwin's biased point of view.
The beauty in the peacock tail has nothing to do with its function.
This attribute of the peacock is a clear indication of creation. When
one sees beauty ina human design, one immediately realizes that it
must have a designer. For example, in addition to imparting order and
functionality to a garden, a landscape architect also brings to
itbeauty and attractiveness-clear signsthat this garden was the work
of a designer. Every detail the architectadds to its beauty is further
proof that the garden has not been arranged at random.
The beauty in peacock feathers, which display all the fine detail of
optical science, are examples of aesthetic marvels that reveal the
existence of their Creator, Our Lord.
Every detail in the peacock feather, which we have reviewed here only
in broadest terms, has the appropriate location, shape, color and
structure for a specific purpose. That purpose displays to us Allah's
artistry, introduces us to His knowledge in the detailsand that Allah
possesses all the power necessary to create matchless beauties that
delight human beings.
In one verse of the Qur'an, people who fear Allah and who are able to
comprehend such concepts by drawing attention to the beauty in living
things are described as "possessingknowledge":
And humanity and beasts and livestock are likewise of varying colors.
Only those of His servants with knowledge have fear of Allah. Allah is
Almighty, Ever-Forgiving. (Surah Fatir, 28)

The lineage of the Prophet Muhammad-II

The King of Abyssinia ( Ethiopia ) had captured Yemen for a very short
period. During the lifetime of ' Abdul-Muttalib , Yemen was under the
rule of the King of Abyssinia. In those days Abrahah Ashram was the
governor of Yemen on behalf of the king. He built a temple in Yemen
and persuaded the Arabs to perform Hajj at the temple of Yemen instead
of the Ka'bah. However, he was not successful in his endeavor. In
order to put him to disgrace, an Arab defecated in the temple to
desecrate it. Abrahah grew so furious that he invaded Makkah with the
intention of destroying the Houseof Allaah -- the Ka'bah. He used
elephants in his attack, so the people of Makkah called them thePeople
of the Elephant and the year came to be known as the Year of the
Elephant.
When the Quraysh came to know of the attack, they were filled with
fear, as they were no match for such a large and strong army. They
jointly requested their chief,'Abdul-Muttalib to go to Abrahah and
explore a way to avert the battle. When 'Abdul-Muttalib presented
himself to Abrahah, hewas greatly impressed and held him in high
esteem. 'Abdul-Muttalib stated that Abrahah's army had captured 200
camels, which belonged to him. Thereupon Abrahah remarked that he took
him to be a wise person but he obviously was mistaken. He
('Abdul-Muttalib) was aware that Abrahah had come with the sole
purpose of demolishing the House of Allaah — the Ka'bah. However,
intentionally ignoring the topic, he only spoke of his camels instead
of saving the Ka'bah.
'Abdul-Muttalib said: " I am merely the owner of the camels, but this
House also has an Owner and He will save it."
The answer enraged Abrahah andhe burst out in anger saying he would
see if the Lord of the House would save it. His army was destroyed and
left like an empty field from which all the corn has been eaten up,
and only the straw with stalks and stubblewas left. The complete rout
of Abrahah's forces after 'Abdul Muttalib's daring reply was a
verysignificant event for Arabia , which put great fear of Allaah in
their hearts.
After that fateful event, the rule of Yemen went out of the hands of
the Abyssinian king and Sayf Ibn Dhi Yazin captured the country.
'Abdul-Muttalib took some nobles of Quraysh and went to congratulate
Sayf on his victory. Sayf Ibn Dhi Yazin gave 'Abdul-Muttalib glad
tidings that the last Prophet would be raised from his
('Abdul-Muttalib's) offspring. This prophecy found wide currency and
fame. All the members of the delegation thought that the last Prophet
would be raised from their progeny. Each of them contacted the
soothsayers and monks hoping for good news but returned disappointed.
We have mentioned that 'Abdul-Muttalib invoked Allaah the Almighty
that in case he was granted ten sons, he would sacrifice one of them
in the nameof God. 'Abdul-Muttalib had ten sons, Al-Haarith,
Az-Zubayr, Abu Talib, 'Abdullaah, Hamzah, Abu Lahab, Ghidaq, Maqwam,
Safar and Al-'Abbaas. He also had six daughters, who were Umm
Al-Hakim, Barrah, 'Atikah, Safiya, Arwa and Omayma.
'Abdullaah was the father of Prophet Muhammad . His mother was
Fatimah, daughter of'Amr Ibn 'A'idh Ibn 'Imran Ibn Makhzum Ibn Yaqdha
Ibn Murrah.'Abdullaah was the most handsome of 'Abdul-Muttalib's sons,
the chastest and the most loved. He was also the son whomthe
divination arrows pointed at, to be slaughtered as a sacrifice
toAl-Ka'bah. When 'Abdul-Muttalib had ten sons and they reached
maturity, he revealed to them hissecret vow which they silently and
obediently accepted. Their names were written on divination arrows and
given to the guardian of their most beloved goddess, Hubal.
The arrows were shuffled and drawn. An arrow showed that it was
'Abdullaah to be sacrificed. 'Abdul-Muttalib then took the boyto
Al-Ka'bah with a razor to slaughter the boy. Quraysh, his uncles from
Makhzoom tribe and his brother Abu Talib, however, tried to dissuade
him from consummating his purpose. Aftermuch discussion they turned to
Saja', a famous soothsayer. She pointed out that blood money fortheir
('Abdul-Muttalib's) clan was ten camels. Thus, they should
put'Abdullaah on one side and ten camels on the other and then draw
the lots.
In case the camels were chosen they would be slaughtered, but
if'Abdullaah was chosen they should add ten more camels and draw
again. They should keep adding to the number of the camels until the
camels were drawn. This exercise went on until the number of camels
reached one hundred. 'Abdul-Muttalib drew the lots twice more for his
personal satisfaction, but each time it fill upon the camels. Hence,
100 camels were slaughtered and 'Abdullaah was saved. Since that time,
the blood money of a person who was killed was fixed at one hundred
camels.
'Abdul-Muttalib chose Aaminah, daughter of Wahab Ibn 'Abd Munaaf Ibn
Zahrah Ibn Kilaab, as a wife for his son, 'Abdullaah. In the light of
this ancestral lineage,she stood eminent in respect of nobility of
position and descent. Her father was the chief of Bani Zahrah, to whom
great honor was attributed. They were married in Makkah, and soon
after 'Abdullaah was sent by his father to buy dates in Madeenah where
he died. According to another version, 'Abdullaah went to Syria on a
trade journey and died in Al-Madeenah on his way back. He was buried
in the house of An-Nabigha Al-Ju'di. He was twenty-five years old when
he died. Most historians state that his death was two months before
the birth of Prophet Muhammad . Some others said that his death was
two months after the Prophet's birth. When Aaminah was informed of her
husband's death, she composed a heart-rending elegy in his memory.
'Abdullaah left very little wealth --five camels, a small number of
goats, a woman servant called Barakah Umm Ayman, who would later
serve as the

Chapter Az-Zalzalah (The Earth Quake ) - ,

In the Name of Allaah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
1. When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake
2. And the earth discharges its burdens
3. And man says, "What is wrong with it?" -
4. That Day, it will report its news
5. Because your Lord has inspired [i.e. commanded] it
6. That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories], to be
shown [the result of] their deeds
7. So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,
8. And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it .
Explanation:
"When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake"
Ibn 'Abbaas said that it means: "When the earth moves from beneath its
surface . "
"And the earth discharges its burdens"
That is, when it throws out its dead. This is said by many, like the
Words of Allaah (which mean) : "O mankind, fear your Lord. Indeed, the
convulsion of the [final] Hour is a terrible thing." [Quran 22:1], and
:
"And when the earth has been extended, and has cast out that within it
and relinquished [it]." [Quran 84:3-4] It is narrated on the authority
of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allaah said: "The earth will
throw out what is hidden within it, suchas columns of gold and silver,
and the murderer will say: 'For this I committed murder.' Then the one
who severed family ties will say: 'For this I severed relations.' Then
the thief will come and say: 'For this was my hand cut.' Then they
will leave it and not take anything from it . " [Muslim and
At-Tirmithi]
"And man says, 'What is wrong with it?'" -
That is, in bewilderment, he cries out: "What is happening to the
earth, which previously was fixed, firm and peaceful and is now moving
in convulsions underits surface?" It does so by the Command of Allaah,
the Most High. Then it throws out all of its dead from the first
generation to the last, and at this time man cries out in
astonishment: "What is wrong with it?"
"That Day, it will report its news"
That is, it will speak about the actions of those whom it has thrown
forth. It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that he said:
"The Messenger of Allaah read the verse (which means): " That Day, it
will report its news ," then he said: " Do you know what the news
are?" We (the listening companions) replied: "Allaah and His Messenger
know best." He said: "Verily, (they) are that it will testify
concerning every slave, male and female, about what they did on its
surface, that it willsay: 'He did this and this on such-and-such a day
.' - Those are its news." [Imaam Ahmad]
"Because your Lord has inspired [i.e. commanded] it"
Mujaahid said it means that Allaah will command the earth togive its tidings.
"That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories], to
beshown [the result of] their deeds,"
That is, they will proceed to the place of reckoning in scattered
groups, according to their type, ranging from the most abjectly
wretched to the joyful, having been ordered to proceed to Hell or
Paradise.
"to be shown [the result of] their deeds ".
To confirm what they did in their earthly life, whether good or bad,as
Allaah says (what means): " So whoever does an atom's weight of good
will see it, and whoever does an atom's weight of evil willsee it . "
It is narrated on the authority of 'Adiy Ibn Haatim that the Messenger
of Allaah said: "Fear the Fire even if it were by (giving) a portion
of a date or by (saying) a good word. Do not despise any act of
kindness, even if it were to fill the drinking vessel of a thirsty
person from your bucket, or to meet your brother face-to-face and
smile at him." [Al-Bukhaari]
Also narrated by Al-Bukhaari is: "Ocommunity of believing women! Let
not the woman neighbour despise her woman neighbour, even if it were
by (giving her) a sheep's trotter." In another authentic narration, he
said: "Respond to the one who asks (for assistance) even if it were
with only a burnt trotter." It is narrated on the authority of 'AmrIbn
Al-'Aas that he said:"When the Soorah (Quranic chapter), " When the
earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake " was revealed, Abu Bakr
whowas sitting with the Prophet began to cry. The Messenger of Allaah
asked him: "What makes you cry, O, Abu Bakr? " AbuBakr replied: 'This
Soorah makes me cry.' Then the Messenger of Allaah said: "Even if you
did not err and commit sins that Allaah might forgive you, He would
have created another community who erred and committed sins that He
might forgive them . " [Muslim]
" So whoever does an atom's weight …" That is, the most insignificant
weight - less than anant .
"… of good will see it ."
That is, he shall see it recorded inthe book given to him on the Day
of Judgment, and he will be pleased with that: Every sinful act, every
charitable deed is recorded therein. Every bad deed will be
recompensed as one deed, while every good deed will be recompensed ten
times over. Whoever has more good deeds than bad will enter Paradise .
The Messenger of Allaah said :
"Beware of the minor sins, because they will build up over a man until
they destroy him." [Ahmad]
Anas said: "The Messenger of Allaah said: "Say: 'He is Allaah, One."
is equal to one-third of the Quran and " When the earth is shaken with
its [final] earthquake " is equivalent to one-quarter of the Quran."
[Al-Bazzaar] It is also reported on the authority of AnasIbn Maalik '
' that Allaah's Messenger said to a man: " Have you married, O,
so-and-so? " He replied: "No, by Allaah! I have not the wherewithal,
how may I marry?" The Messenger said: "…Do you not have When the earth
is shaken with its [final] earthquake ?" The man replied:"Certainly!"
The Prophet said: "(It is) one-quarter of the Quran: " [At-T irmithi]

Explanation of Soorah (Chapter) Al-Falaq

In the Name of Allaah, theMost Gracious, the Most Merciful:
Allaah Says (what means): "Say: 'I seek refuge in the Lord of
daybreak. From the evil of that which He created. And from the evil of
darkness when it settles. And from the evil of the blowers in knots.
And from the evil of an envier when he envies.'" [Quran113:1-5]
Explanation
1. "Say: 'I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak."
Jaabir said that Falaq means morning. Ibn 'Abbaas said that Falaqmeans
creation. Ka'b Al-Ahbar said that Falaq is a place in Hell - when its
gate is opened, all the inmates of Hell cry out because of the
intensity of its heat. Imaams Ibn Jareer and Al-Bukhaari said that it
means morning, and this view seems reasonable. Allaah directsbelievers
to seek refuge in the Lord of the Falaq.
2. "From the evil of that which Hecreated."
Meaning, to seek refuge from the evil that He (i.e.,Allaah Almighty)
created. His creation includes Hell,Iblees (Satan) and his offspring,
and other evil things.
3. "And from the evil of Ghaasiq (darkness) when it settles ."
One should seek refuge from the evil of nightfall. According to Ibn
Zayd, the Arabs termed the setting of the Pleiades star as 'Ghaasiq'
and believed that after its setting and at its rising, disease
increases and spreads. Some commentators say that the word Ghaasiq
means moon. They base their argument on a Hadeeth (narration) where
the Prophet once held the hand of 'Aa'ishah and pointed to the moon,
saying: "Seek refuge from the evil of this Ghaasiq." [Ahmad] However,
the rising of the moon and the appearance of the stars are things that
happen atnight.
4. "And from the evil of the blowers in knots."
5. "And from the evil of an envier when he envies."
"…The blowers in knots… " refers to sorcerers. Mujaahid said: "(It is)
when they make their incantations and blow onthe knots." Ibn Jareer
quoted Ibn Taawwoos assaying, on the authority of his father: "There
is nothing closer to Shirk (polytheism) than those incantations used
as a protection from snakes and insanity, etc." Such incantations are
made to blow on a snake bite or magic-stricken man. A Hadeeth says
that Jibreel once came to the Prophet and asked: "O Muhammad! Are you
sick?" When the Prophet replied in the affirmative, he said:"Invoke
the Name of Allaah against every disease that pains you, against the
evil of every envier and against any evil eye. May Allaah heal you."
The disease referred to in this Hadeeth was probably a magic spell.
Allaah then healed His Messenger and repelled that magic.
Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal reported that a Jew bewitched the Prophet who
remained under its spell for several days. Then Jibreel, peace be upon
him, came to him and informed him that such and such a Jew had
bewitched him and had hidden a knotted rope down such and such a well
and asked him to send somebody to get it. When the Prophet received
it, he untied the knots, and the spell was broken. He never mentioned
it to that Jew nor showed him any anger.
'Aa'ishah narrated:"Once when the Prophet was under a magic spell, he
thought that he had come to his wives while he had not done so. Once,
he said to me: "Iasked my Lord and He showed me. Two personscame and
one sat near my head and the other near my legs. The man sitting near
my head asked the other: 'What has happened to this man.' He replied:
'He is under a spell.' (The first) asked: 'Who bewitched him?' (The
second) answered: 'Labeed Ibn Al-A'sam from the Banu Zurayq tribe.
They are allies of the Jews.' The (first) man asked: 'What was the
item used for charming?' The other answered: 'The comb andthe hair.'
(The first) asked: 'Where are those things?' The other answered: 'In
the well of Dharwan, under a rock."' The Prophet sent 'Ali to the well
and had the things dug out. I ('Aa'ishah) suggested that the magician
should be punished. The Prophet replied: "All praise is due toAllaah
who healed me; I do not like to incite people for myself."

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Friday Prayers - , Dought & clear - , Speaking during the interval when the imaam falls silent between the two khutbahs.

during the interval when the imaam falls silent between the two
khutbahs at Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer? Is it permissible to make a
gesture by pointing to one's lips with one's forefinger in order to
remind a person that he should not speak during the khutbah?
Praise be to Allaah. It is permissible to speak during the interval
when the imaam falls silent between the two khutbahs, if there is a
need to do so. It is OK to gesture to one who speaks whilst the imaam
is preaching, to tell him to be quiet, just as it is also permissible
to gesture during the prayer if there is a need to do so. May Allaah
helpus all.
Majmoo' Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi'ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh
al-'Allaamah 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn 'Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz (may Allaah have
mercy on him), part

Friday Prayers - , Employees whose work means that they have to continue working at the time of Jumu’ah.

require the constant presence of an employee, including at the times
of obligatory prayers and Jumu'ah (Friday) prayers. Should these
employees leave their work and go and pray, or should they stay on the
job?
Praise be to Allaah.
The basic principle is that Jumu'ah prayer is obligatory upon
individuals, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the
Salaah (prayer) on Friday (Jumu'ah prayer), come to the remembrance of
Allaah [Jumu'ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salaah (prayer)] and
leave off business (and every other thing). That is better for you if
you did but know!"
[al-Jumu'ah 62:9]
And Imam Ahmad narrated from Ibn Mas'ood (may Allaah be pleased with
him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said
concerning some peoplewho were failing to attend Jumu'ah prayers: "I
had thought to tell a man to lead the people in prayer, then I would
burn down the houses of men who fail to attend Jumu'ah
prayers."(Ahmad, 1/402; Muslim, 1/452). Muslim narrated from Abu
Hurayrah and Ibn 'Umar (may Allaah bepleased with them) that they
heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) say from the minbar: "There are people who should stop neglecting
Jumu'ah,or else Allaah will put a seal on their hearts, thenthey will
surely be among the negligent." And there is consensus among the
scholars on this point (that Jumu'ah is obligatory). But if a person
for whom Jumu'ah is obligatory has a legitimate shar'i excuse – such
as one who is directly responsible for a matter of national security
and protecting the interests of the ummah, and he is required to do
that job at the time of Jumu'ah, such as those who are incharge of
security, traffic, wireless and telephone communications, etc, those
whose shift happens to be at the time of the second call toJumu'ah
prayers or the time of a prayer in congregation – then such people are
excused for not praying Jumu'ah or prayers in congregation, because of
the general meaning of the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
"So keep your duty to Allaah and fear Him as much as you can"
[al-Taghaabun 64:16]
And the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "Whatever I forbid you to do, avoid it, and whatever I
command you to do, do as much ofit as you can." Moreover,such a person
has no lessan excuse than one who is excused because he fears for his
life or his wealth etc., who the scholars have said is excused for not
praying Jumu'ah or prayers in congregation so long as the reason is
present. But the obligation to pray Zuhr still stands, and he must
pray it on time; whenever he can pray in congregation he is obliged to
do that, as is the case with all the five daily obligatory prayers.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah li'l-Buhooth

Friday Prayers - , Dought & clear - , Khateeb reciting in Jumu’ah prayer verses that are appropriate to the topic of the khutbah.

recite Soorat al-A'la (87) and al-Ghaashiyah (88) in Jumu'ah prayer,
rather they choose passages from the Qur'aan that are appropriate to
the subject of the khutbah. What is the ruling on that?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The Muslims in general should respect the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and strive to learn it and act
upon it, because this is a sign of their sincere lovefor Allaah and a
means of them attaining Allaah's love for them. Allaah, may He be
exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to mankind): 'If you (really) love
Allaah, then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the
Qur'aan and the Sunnah), Allaah will love you and forgive youyour
sins. And Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful'"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:31]
If the Muslim is sincere inhis love of Allaah, that will be manifested
in his following the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) in all things. The khateeb isthe first one who should be adhering
to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him), because the people take him as an example, so hehas to present
the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
to the people and teach them about it.
How can this khateeb enjoin the people to follow and venerate the
Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),
then come down from the minbar and openly go against the Sunnah of the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?!
The way of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
wasto recite two soorahs in Jumu'ah prayer: Sabbih isma rabbika
al-A'la (Soorat al-A'laa 87) and al-Ghaashiyah (88), or hewould recite
al-Jumu'ah (62) and al-Munaafiqoon(63).
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not choose
verses from the Qur'aan that were appropriate to the topic of his
khutbah. The best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him).
Does this khateeb – or anyone else – think that he is more guided than
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or that he
knows something that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) did not?!
This action on the part of the khateeb is an innovation (bid'ah)
because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did
not do it.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
But there is something that some imams do: when they give a khutbah
then recite in the prayer verses that are appropriate to it. This may
be described asan innovation, because the Messenger (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) always recited Soorat al-A'la (87)
and al-Ghaashiyah (88), or al-Jumu'ah (62) and al-Munaafiqoon (63),
and he did not pay any attention to the topic of the khutbah. End
quote.
Liqaa'aat al-Baab il-Maftooh (155/18).
Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd said:
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) always did
three things in his recitation in Jumu'ah prayer: he recited
al-Jumu'ah (62) and al-Munaafiqoon (63), or al-Jumu'ah and
al-Ghaashiyah (88), or al-A'la (87) and al-Ghaashiyah.
Nowadays it has becomecommon for some of them to ignore that which is
prescribed and recite whatever verses the imam sees fit, or soorahs of
the Qur'aan that are appropriate to the subject of the khutbah.
This striving to recite something that was appropriate to the topic of
the khutbah was not narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) and was not known among the early generations of
this ummah, so adhering to that is an innovation. Similarly,
deliberately ignoring what is prescribed and doing something else
implies that one believes that there is something missing in what is
prescribed and it should be made up, and that may cause confusion to
ordinary Muslims. And Allaah knows best. End quote.
Tasheeh al-Du'aa' (p.