Dua -, Protection from enemies / Oppressors

Dua'a 135 Recite 100 times daily:
There is no power nor strength with (anyone) save Allah.
LAA H'AWLA WA LAA QUWWATA ILLA BILLAAH
Dua'a 137 Keep surah al Bara-at on the body to remain safe from the
plots of enemies.
To ward off the evil designs of enemies recite surah al fil in the
first rakat of Fajr salat (after recitation of al Fatihah) daily till
the danger disappears.
Dua'a 138 To destroy your enemy recite the following du-a-a 500 times
for 3 days.
O He who disgraces all obstinate tyrants by the exercise of His
supreme power and absolute authority.
YY MUD'ILLA KULLI JABBAARIN A'NEEDIN BIQAHRIN A'Z'EEMIN WA SULT'AANIHEE
Dua'a 139 Imam Ali said - If a person, subjected to oppression, pray a
two rakat salat and after salam, recites verse 10 of Al Qamar 100
times, inshallah, Allah will deliver him from the Oppressor
O Lord, verily, I am overcome, so help me.
RABBI INNEE MAGHLOOBUN FANTAS'IR
Dua'a 140 -Imam Musa bin Jafar Al Kazim said :
If a person, subjected to oppression, recites (the following) du-a'a
inshallah Allah will destroy the oppressor"
O He who equips me to cope with the hardships which have afflicted me,
O He who helps me to take off the load of the sorrows which have
burdened me, keeps an eye (which never sleeps) on me, make me
competent to deal with (misfortunes) with the (help of) astrong
reinforcement (from You) which cannot be knocked down. O He who owns
the strongest strength, O He who owns the most majestic majesty, O He
who owns the highest honour compared to which all that whichhas been
created is low and humble, send blessings on Muhammad and on the
children of Muhammad, make me competent to deal with the oppressor,
and punish him for what he did to me.
YAA U'DDATEE I'NDA SHIDDATEE WA YAA GHAWTHEE I'NDA KURBATEE UH'RISNEE
BI-AY'NIKALLATEE LAA TANAAMU WAKFINEE BIRUKNIKALLAD'EE LAA YURAAMU YAA
D'AL QUWWATIL QAWIYYATI WA YAA D'AL JALAALISH SHADEEDI WA YAA D'AL
I'ZZATILLATEE KULLU KHALQIKA LAHAA D'ALEELUN S'ALLI A'LAA MUH'AMMADIN
WA AALI MUH'AMMAD WAKFINEE Z'AALIMEE WANTAQIM LEE MINHU
Dua'a 141 Imam Jafar bin Muhammad as Sadiq said :
If a person, subjected to oppression, prays a 2 rakat salat, and after
salam goes into sajdah and say in one breath
O Sustainer, O Sustainer.
YAA RABBAAHU YAA RABBAAHU
And then recite verses 50 to 54 of Najm, inshallah, the persecution
shall come to an end.
That He it is who destroyed the Ad of old,
And Thamud! He did not spare (them),
(like) the people of Nuh before them, who were, verily, the most
unjust and the most transgressive;
And He overthrew the subverted cities,
So that they were covered by what they were covered over.
WA INNAHOOO AHLAKA A'ADA NIL OOLAA
WA THAMOODS FAMAAA ABQAA
WA QAWMA NOOH'IM MIN QABLU INNAHUM
KAANOOHUM AZ'LAMA WA AT'GHAA
WAL MOOTAFIKATA AHWAA
FAGHASHSHAAHAA MAA GHASHSHAA
Dua'a 142 The following du-a'a isso effective to defeat the designsof
the enemies that Imam Husayn bin Ali Zayn al Abidin, according to Imam
Jafar bin Muhammad as Sadiq, used to recite this regularly.
In the name of Allah, with Allah, from Allah, unto Allah, and in the
way of Allah: O Allah, I surrender myself to You, I direct myself
towards You, I entrust my affairsto You, so keep me safe, with
thepreservation of belief, from in front of me, from behind me, from
my right side, from my left side, from above me, from belowme, and
repel (evil) from me withYour strength and power, because, verily,
there is no strength and no power save withAllah, the high, the great.
BISMILLAAHI WA BILLAAHI WA MINALLAAHI WA ILALLAAHI WA FEESABEELILLAAHI
ALLAHUMMA LAKA ASLAMTU NAFSEE WA ILAYKA WAJJAHTU WAJHEE WA ILAYKA
FAWWAZ'TU AMREE WAH'FIZ'NEE BIH'IFZ'IL BEEMAANI MIN BAYNI YADAYYA WA
MIN KHALFEE WA A'NYAMEENEE WA A'N SHIMAALEE WA MIN FAWQEE WA MIN
TAH'TEE WAD-FA A'NNEE BIH'AWLIKA WA QUWWATIKA FA-INNAHOO LAA H'AWLA WA
LAA QUWWATA ILLA BILLAAHIL A'LIYYIL A'ZEEM
Recite the following du'as of Sahifah Alawiyyah, by Imam Ali ibn abi
Talib to render the plots and intrigues of your enemy ineffective.
His supplication in seeking protection from the enemies His
supplication for averting the trapof the enemies His supplication on
gaining victory over the enemies
His supplication when he used to fight the enemy
O Allah, I take refuge with You for the reason that: Would I be
persecuted inspite of Your absolute sovereignty?
O Allah, I take refuge with You for the reason that: Would I go astray
inspite of Your guidance?
O Allah, I take refuge with You for the reason that: Would I be ruined
inspite of Your security?
O Allah, I take refuge with You for the reason that: Would I be
deprived inspite of your abundance/

Poem: Nothing, Love

He comes to you with barbs in his skin
and blood on his cheek.
He comes with eyes of loam and gold.
He comes to you again and again,
as a youth and a man.
He has never forgotten you.
He comes with burns on his back
but standing straight,
hiding his scars and his shame,
wearing a half-thawed grin.
He has never stopped thanking you.
He comes with no answers,
with nothing, only love,
a heart like a sun,
and a soul like an African rain.
Will you open your arms to him
and hold him so tightly
that when you let go
he falls down laughing
happy to be alive,
happy to be a father and a man,
happy for you
and for the first time, years ago
that he heard your voice
like the whisper

miracle worker Filed under

miracle.
"Among His Signs in this, that He created you from dust; and then,-
behold, you are human beings scattered (far and wide)!" – Quran,
30:20.
Our existence is a miracle.That we are here, on this tiny planet
revolving in space, thinking our thoughts, sailing the ocean, growing
crops, loving, worshiping, forgiving, living and dying, is a miracle.
Our aspirations, hopes and bravery are miracles and gifts.
Beyond that, each of us has the potential to be a miracle worker, not
in the sense of walking on water or splitting the sea,but in changing
the world, spreading peace, and being examples of love and faith in
action.
My fellow editors at IslamicAnswers.com – SisterZ, Leila, Sara, Amy,
Muhammad, Abdul Wali, Maria and the others – are miracle workers. They
save lives and help desperate people.
One editor took in two foster children and raisedthem with love. He
and his wife are miracle workers.
Anyone who speaks out for truth, who dedicates themselves to helping
others, who plants trees and protects endangeredspecies, who raises
good children in this turbulent world, any such person isa miracle
worker.
Think of it: to be a miracle and a miracle worker. What a thing.
What an amazing creature the child of Adam can become if he (and she)
turns away from hatred, bigotry and revenge, and turns to compassion
and

Poem: All I Have

have is you
No lover, no fighter, no comforter
All I have is you
All I have is you Allah, all Ihave is you
No strength, no hope, no wishes
All I have is you
All I have is you Allah, all Ihave is you
No colors, no peace, no whispers
All I have is you
All I have is you Allah, all Ihave is you
No pride, no beauty, no certainty
All I have is you
All I have is you Allah, all Ihave is you
No future, no patience, no ease
All I have is you
All I have is you Allah, all Ihave is you
And you are everything that I lack

Poem - Depressing ... dull days...

… dull days…
… it never gets very light…
these dull, grey short December days…
expression rules… like the heavy hand of a malevolent king
sadistically, sentencing his subjects to terminal boredom…
… revelling in their squirming frustration…
'till all imagination, colour and joy…
…all slip passed…
and sail, sail irretrievably away…

Short Story - Adventure SAMUEL’S GREAT DETECTING ADVENTURE:

It was after a trip to the gold fields with my sisters Chantae, Aniqu
my grand father and grandmother that this story came about.
My grand father's hobby is looking for gold with a metal detector, he
had told me that his detector was so smart that it woke him up in the
morning and made him coffee for breakfast, but I never saw it make
coffee.
I went detecting with my poppy a few times and when he found some gold
he would show me and tell me that it was worth a lot of money, all I
could think about was having a detector just like my poppy had, he
said when I get older he would buy me one, and I could not wait but
mine would be a special one.
Then the day came when poppy found a lot of gold, all I could think
about was getting older and having my own detector.
That night I could hardly get to sleep with excitement I wanted to
sleep so I could dream about all the gold that I would find one day.
My detector was a very special one a magical one it could fly through
the air and when it found gold it would dig it up out of the ground
and put the gold ina little pocket on the detector and come back to me
and put it'sself away it could even find piratetreasure, all of them
jewels and gold coins I was going to be very rich.
After a long time, I think it was about a week I had a lot of gold and
other treasure that I had stacked on the table and was justsitting
there looking at it but I could hear a voice that seemed tobe a long
way away, but what was it saying it sounded like it was calling my
name "Samuel, Samuel are you going to wake uptoday" then it was
followed by "come on sleepy head it is time to get up, oh no my magic
detector was only a dream, but I did not want to wake up.
When I told my poppy about my dream he just laughed and said who knows
one day they may be just like your magic detector.
Now when poppy told me that it was possible it got me thinking may be
I could make a magical detector, but I don't think I will sell them
because other people would find all my gold and treasure, yes I think
I will only make one for me but my poppy could use it now and then.
End.

Prophets' names appear in the ebla tablets, 1500 years older than the torah

Dating back to around 2500 BC, the Ebla tablets provide very important
information regarding the history of religions. The most important
feature of the Ebla tablets, discovered by archaeologists in 1975 and
which have been the subject of much research and debate ever since, is
that they contain the names of three prophets referred to in holy
scriptures.
The discovery after thousands of years of the Ebla tablets and the
information they contain is extremely important from the point of view
of clarifying the geographical location ofsocieties revealed in the
Qur'an.
Around 2500 BC, Ebla was a kingdom coveringan area that included the
Syrian capital Damascus and south-eastTurkey. This kingdom reached a
cultural and economic peak but later,as happened to a great many
civilizations, it disappeared from the stage of history. It was
apparent from the records that were kept that the Kingdom of Eblawas a
major cultural andcommercial center of thetime. (1) The people of Ebla
possessed a civilization that established state archives, built
libraries and recorded commercial contracts in written form. They even
had their own language,known as Eblaite.
The History of Buried Religions
The true importance of the Kingdom of Ebla, regarded as a great
success for classical archaeology when first discovered in 1975, came
to light with the finding of some 20,000 cuneiform tablets and
fragments. This archive was four times greater than all the cuneiform
texts known to archaeologists over the last 3,000 years.
When the language usedin the tablets was deciphered by the Italian
Giovanni Pettinato, an epigrapherfrom the University of Rome, the
scale of their importance was better understood. As a result of this,
the finding of theKingdom of Ebla and thismagnificent state archive
became a matternot just of archaeological interest, but one of
interest to religious circles, too. That was because as wellas the
names Michael (Mi-ka-il) and Talut (Sa-u-lum), who struggled alongside
the Prophet David, they also contained the names of prophets mentioned
in the three holy books: The Prophet Abraham (Ab-ra-mu), the Prophet
David (Da-u-dum) and the Prophet Ishamel (Ish-ma-il). (2)
The Importance of the Names on the Ebla Tablets
The names of the prophets identified in the Ebla tablets are of the
greatest importance as this was the first time that they had been
encountered in historical documents of such age. This information,
dating backto 1500 years before the Torah, was most striking.The
appearance in the tablets of the name of the Prophet Abraham recorded
that the Prophet Abraham and the religion brought by him had existed
before the Torah.
Historians analyzed the Ebla tablets from this perspective, and this
major discovery regarding the Prophet Abraham and his missionbecame
the subject of research with regard to the history of religions. David
Noel Freedman, anAmerican archaeologist and researcher into the
history of religions, reported, based on his studies, the names of
such prophets as Abraham and Ishmael in the tablets. (3)
Other Names in the Tablets
As stated above the names in the tablets were those of prophets
referred to in the three holy books, and the tablets were far older
than the Torah. In addition to these names there were also other
subjects and place names in the tablets, from which it can be seen
that the Eblaites were very successful traders. The names Sinai,Gaza
and Jerusalem, not too distant from Ebla, also appeared in the texts,
showing that the Eblaites enjoyed commercial and cultural links with
these places. (4)
One important detail seen in the tablets was the names of the areas of
Sodom and Gomorrah, where the people of Lot lived. It is known that
Sodom and Gomorrah was a region on the shore of the DeadSea where the
people of Lot lived and where the Prophet Lot communicated his message
and called people to live by religious moral values. Inaddition to
these two names, that of the city ofIram, which appears in the verses
of the Qur'an, is also among those in the Ebla tablets.
The most noteworthy aspect of these names is that apart from in the
texts communicated by the prophets, they had never before appeared in
any other text. This is important documentary evidence showing that
reports of the prophets who communicated the message of the one true
religion at that time had reached those areas. In an article in
Reader's Digest magazine it was recorded that that there had been a
change in the Eblaites' religion during the reign of King Ebrum and
that people had begun to add prefixes to their names in order to exalt
the name of Almighty God.
God's Promise Is True…
The history of Ebla and the Ebla tablets which came to light after
some 4,500 years actually point to one major truth:God sent messengers
to Ebla, as He did to every community, and these called their peoples
to the true religion.
Some people adhered tothe religion that came tothem and thus attained
the true path, while others opposed the message of the prophetsand
preferred a wicked life. God, Lord of the heavens, the earth, and all
that lies between, reveals this fact in the Qur'an:
We sent a Messenger among every people saying: "Worship God and keep
clear of all false deities." Among them were some whom God guided but
others received the misguidance they deserved. Travel about the earth
and see the final fate of the deniers. (Qur'an, 16: 36)
References
1) "Ebla", Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopaedia, © 1995 Funk & Wagnalls
Corporation, Infopedia 2.0, SoftKey Multimedia Inc.
2) Howard La Fay, "Ebla: Splendour of an Unknown Empire," National
Geographic Magazine, December 1978, p. 736; C. Bermant and M.
Weitzman, Ebla: A Revelation in Archaeology, Times Books, 1979,
Wiedenfeld and Nicolson, Great Britain, pp. 184.
3) Bilim ve Teknik magazine (Science and Technology), No. 118,
September 1977 and No. 131October 1978
4) For detailed information, please see Harun Yahya's Miracles of the Qur'an.

for our Christian brothers to confuse bigotry with true

incites wars in the name of Islam and that encourages killing and
bloodshed leads some Christians and Jews to form an incorrect opinion
regarding Islam.They imagine that the BIGOTED mindset that emerges in
the name of Islam is true Islam. They do not know that this
bloodthirsty system has nothing to do with the real Islam and is even
a lifestyle diametrically opposed to it.
Some people imagine that various types who appear to be Muslims but
who carry out actions that have no place in Islam and live within a
mindset that totally conflicts with the spirit of the Qur'an are
genuine representatives of Islam. As a result of that erroneous
opinion, some of our Christian brothers in particular strongly oppose
Islam and Muslims, regard them as a grave threat and prepare to fight
against them. They attempt to equate the bloodthirstiness,
enmity,cruelty, lovelessness, ruthlessness, lack of conscience and
lack of affection they see in such people with the Qur'an. The fact
is, however, that those who espouse a bloodthirsty system havenothing
to do with true Islam. They do that out of a nonsensical faith they
invent out of their own ignorance. Otherwise, there is no such mindset
in the Qur'an. Our Lord describes people with a mindset that espouses
bigotry, seeks to mix religion with nonsense and make it impossible to
live by and to deceive people in the name of Allah as follows in the
Qur'an:
Among them is a group who distort the Book with their tongues so that
you think it is from the Book when it is not from the Book. They say,
'It is from Allah,' but it is not from Allah. They tell a lie against
Allah and they know it. (Surah Al 'Imran, 78)
True Islam is the Islam revealed by Allah in the Qur'an and manifested
by our Prophet (saas). In other words, Muslims have a responsibility
to live by the Qur'an and the Sunnah of our Prophet (saas), not by the
nonsense and invented interpretationsof bigots. Their measure must be
the Qur'an and the Sunnah, not nonsense. True Islam is the Islam of
the Age of Felicity, in which people follow the Qur'an and the life of
our Prophet (saas). The affectionate and loving, protective and noble
life of our Prophet (saas), who attached great value to art, beauty,
cleanliness and kindness is the most perfect role-model for Muslims.
In the same way that examples not from the life of our Prophet (saas)
are not esteemed by Muslims, so non-Muslims must not think of Islam in
terms ofthe dark lifestyles of certain bigots.
On this subject, our Christian brothers need to bear in mind the
following statements:
The bigoted mindset is as hostile toward Muslims as it is toward
Christians and Jews
This sinister mindset people try to ascribe to Islam is BIGOTRY, not
realIslam at all. The bigot claims to act in the nameof Islam. But he
is loveless, with a dark soul, fanatical and without understanding. He
is the enemy of all beauty, art and science. He is even the inimical
tolife itself; and to joy and happiness.
The bigot regards all kinds of beauty with hatred. He hates
flowers,and children, and cats, and dogs and rabbits. His spirit and
soul are empty. As revealed in one verse of the Qur'an, such people
are, "like propped-up planks of wood" (Surat al-Munafiqun, 4). There
is nothing even resembling love in their souls. They attach no value
to human beings and no importance to any living thing. There isno room
for consideration, love or compassion in their hearts.
As a result of all this, the bigot also hates women. One of the main
featuresof bigots is their enmity toward womankind. Treating woman as
third-class citizens is a fundamental characteristic of the bigot.
Communists, Darwinists and those who to date have regarded Islam with
a hostile eye have made verbal assaults against Islam, accusing it of
a supposed hatred of women. But this enmity toward women that
theyoppose is a characteristic of fanatical and backward bigots, not
of Islam, which attaches the greatest value to womenand praises and
protects them. (You can find more information about the importance
attachedto women in the Qur'an from here .)
In the same way that thebigot loves nobody, so nobody loves him.
Everyone detests the presence, logic, lifestyle and way of thinking of
the bigot. Even bigots detest bigots. That is why there is constant
division and rancor among them. They can never live in peace and
happiness together. Liketheir souls, their lives arein utter darkness.
The bigot may be found in all faiths and sections of society. There
are people in Christian and Jewish communities, as well, not just
among Muslims, who seek to turn religion away from its true essence,
and to inflict a dark and bloodthirsty state of mind instead of the
joy and love bestowed by faith in Allah. What we are discussing here
is people who try to infiltrate themselves among Muslims. But the fact
is that the bigot represents a polluted and perverse idea, no matter
from what faith or section of society he comes from.
As a result of this frightening state of mind, the bigot desires
bloodshed. He wants bloodshed everywhere. He can only find peace with
blood and oppression. He can only express the hatred within him by
causing blood to be shed and speaking with hostility. These people,
who espouse bloodshed in the name of Islam, spread hatred of and
rancor toward Christians, Jews and even Muslims, and who drip hatred
and loathingfrom their lips, are very definitely NOT MUSLIMS, but
bigots under the influence of the way of the antichrist.
For these reasons, our Christian brothers must properly distinguish
between genuine Muslims and bigots, between true Islam and the bigoted
mindset. Only then will they be able to see that the lifestyle they
are opposed to is bigotry, not Islam.
Bigots are the army of the antichrist; they neither apply the
Qur'an,nor let others apply it.
Backwardness, fanaticism and bigotry ISTHE GREATEST ARMY OF THE
ANTICHRIST OPPOSED TO ISLAM. Our Prophet Muhammad (saas) reveals this
in a hadith:
"Seventy thousand scholars from my community, all wearing turbans,
will follow the dajjal [antichrist]." (Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Musnad,
p. 796)
In referring to the people who will follow the antichrist in the
hadith, our Prophet (saas) speaks in particular of THOSE WHO EMERGE
FROM WITHIN THE UMMAH (COMMUNITY) OF ISLAM AND REGARD THEMSELVES AS
SCHOLARS.Through this hadith, our Prophet (saas) indicates that it is
bigots who are the main group who, as supporters of the antichrist,
will act against all the friends of Allah and do the worst damage to
religion.
In another hadith our Prophet (saas) says:
"People will spring up inthe End Times: but their brains will not
function. They will speak fine words when they. The will read the
Qur'an, but their faith will go no further than their throats..."
(Buhari, 3611, 5057, 6930, Muslim, 1066, Abu Dawud 4767, Ahmed ibn
Hanbal, Musnad 1, 81, 113, 131, 289; Al-Tayalisi, al-Musnad, no.
1984.)
As set out in the hadith, these people will speak very finely and read
the Qur'an; but 'their faith will go no further than their throats.'
In other words, they will not basethemselves on the Qur'an. These
people willspeak of the Qur'an but will not be devoted to it and will
rule by mixing nonsense up with it. They will regard the provisions of
the Qur'an as inadequate and will implement a faith they invent
themselves under the name of Islam. There, a significant proportion of
the army of the antichrist will emerge from every religion, and they
will constitute bigots who seek to damage their own faiths and the
world.
Bigots' aim is to stop people applying the Qur'an. In adding things to
Islam that have nothing to do with it, they reject those parts ofthe
Qur'an that are incompatible with their own foolish ideas. For them,
it is a cause for tremendous rage the way that the Qur'an recommends
love, peace, affection, brotherhood and unity and encourages beauty,
art and science. The quality and depth of soulresulting from living by
the moral values of the Qur'an, a Muslim model that is rational,
esthetic, modern and full of love, is incompatible with their own
nonsensical religions. That is why theantichrist uses bigotry and
fanaticism to strike at Islam and seek to do away with it.
This point now needs to be made clear; there may be honest people who
genuinely love Allah but who espouse ideas that actually have no place
in true Islam, either from lack of knowledge or inaccurate education.
We need to differentiatebetween these people and bigots who
deliberately try to add nonsense to religion. The former are people
who will accept the truth once they have been enlightened by
theluminosity of the Qur'an.Almighty Allah is He Who always shows His
genuine servants the true path.
The Qur'an has declared war on bigotry
THE QUR'AN HAS DECLAREDWAR ON ALL SCOURGES RESULTING FROM BIGOTRY,ON
UNHAPPINESS, OPPRESSION, LOVELESSNESS, FANATICISM, ANGER AND
BLOODSHED. The Islam based on the Qur'an IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF
BIGOTRY. Islam teaches peace, love and friendship. It encouragesunity,
the praising of thename of Allah all together, brotherhood and world
peace and security. People who ignore the verses of the Qur'an and
others who distort the verses in the light of their own foolishminds
and purport to use them as evidence and thus claim that
Islamencourages war, are making a serious error. As our Lord reveals
in verse 25 of Surah Yunus,"Allah calls to the abode of peace."
According to the Qur'an, active war is only permissible for defensive
purposes. The condition is imposed that a Muslim can only wage war in
the event of an attack, to defend his life. Our Prophet (saas) is the
person who applied this in the clearest way. All three wars fought in
the time of our Prophet (saas) were waged for defensive purposes, and
forgiveness was always advised. During the Battle of the Trench, for
example, our Prophet (saas) had a rampart erected to protect Muslims
from attacks by the other side.
In the Qur'an, Almighty Allah makes war lawful for Muslims only under
specific circumstances:
Fight in the Way of Allah against those who fight you , but do not go
beyond the limits . Allah does not love those who go beyond the
limits. (Surat al-Baqara, 190)
But if they cease [fighting], Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
(Surat al-Baqara, 192)
In order for Muslims to go to war, the other sidehas to go on the
offensive. War can neverbe resorted to in order to protect a cruel
societythat is aggressive and does not listen to reason. In such a
case, Muslims have a duty not to go to extremes; in other words, they
may only fight defensively. Moreover, according to Islam, no harm must
befall women, children or the elderly. As our Lord reveals in verse
192of Surat al-Baqara, Muslims are also advised to stop fighting once
theother side does.
Again in the Qur'an, it is clearly stated that killingis a sin:
"...if someone kills another person – unless it is in retaliation for
someone else or for causing corruption in the earth – it is as if he
had murdered all mankind . And if anyone gives life to another person,
it is as if he had given life to all mankind.Our Messengers came to
them with Clear Signs but even after that manyof them committed
outrages in the earth." (Surat al-Ma'ida, 32)
Those who do not call onany other god together with Allah and do not
killanyone Allah has made inviolate, except with the right to do so ,
and do not fornicate; anyonewho does that will receive an evil
punishment (Surat al-Furqan, 68)
As is clear from these verses, it is a sin in the Qur'an for a Muslim
to kill. In Surat al-Ma'ida, Allah reveals that although the envoys He
sent warned people of that sin, many of them still overstepped the
bounds. In other words, although this is set out in the Qur'an, there
are still people who find the Qur'an inadequate and go beyond proper
bounds and engage in unjust oppression and bloodshed. These peopleare
the fanatics and bigots who claim to act in the name of Islam but are
in fact under the influence of the way of the antichrist.
Declaring war on Islam isnot how to get rid of bigotry
Those who ascribe bigotry to Islam in an ill-informed manner andseek
to eliminate that bigoted system generallyfall into the error of
adopting a hostile attitude toward Islam. Deliberate efforts have been
made to spread theperspective toward Islam in question, especially by
the atheist and Darwinist press, intellectual organizations and
influential circles. These circles deliberately misrepresent Islam,
engaging in incitement using conditioning techniques such as saying,
"This is what Muslims are like, they will not let you live, so you had
better annihilate them before they annihilate you." They have been
charged with doing this by various sinister forces. Under the
influence of that conditioning, some Christians maintain that the
Qur'an and Islam have to be eradicated if the oppressive and unjust
system created bybigotry is to be done away with (Surely Islam and the
Qur'an are beyond that). But this policy, a violation of reason and
good conscience, merely leads to the feeding of bigotryand
backwardness, contrary to expectations.Attacks on the Qur'an and true
Islam further strengthen the bigoted system that espouses bloodshed
and violence and desires lovelessness. This means being angered by the
bigot but declaring war on Allah (Surely Allah is beyond that) and is
an exceedingly foolish way of behaving. The way to eliminate bigots
and the bloodthirsty system espoused by them is to emphasize the
Qur'an and true Islam and bringabout the Islamic Age of Felicity.
Muslims living joyful, outward-looking lives based on love, affection,
friendship andbrotherhood and sharing a mindset that espouses
democracy andfreedom and is modern and progressive will burn bigots to
dust. Therefore, our Christian brothers must support true Muslims
against the bigoted mindset that is inimical to both Muslims and to
Christians and Jews; they must encourage people to liveby true Islamic
moral values.
Combating bigotry is a religious observance for Muslims. Because
opposing hypocrisy is one of the commandments of the Qur'an. 'Bigot'
is anotherway of describing the 'hypocrites' referred to in the
Qur'an. Almighty Allah refers to hypocrites, and unbelievers and those
with sickness in their hearts, and they all ascribe equals to Him.
They are the enemies of the Age of Felicity, THEY DECLARE WAR ON THE
QUR'AN IN THE NAME OF THE QUR'AN. The perverseway of thinking that is
loveless, devoid of compassion, uncultured and ill-educated, that
dislikes art and science, that does not think deeply and seeks to make
religion something complicated, a matter of showing-off, and that
develops a religion constantly equated with prohibitions and
inventions is 'backwardness,' in other words 'polytheism.' THE BIGOTED
SYSTEM DEVELOPED IN TOTAL OPPOSITION TO THE QUR'AN, THAT REGARDS THE
QUR'AN AS INADEQUATE AND APPLIES THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF THE
COMMANDMENTS IN THE QUR'AN IS A PERVERSE SYSTEM THAT NEEDS TO BE
CRUSHED BY MUSLIMS. For that reason, the most effective intellectual
campaign against it comes from the Muslims of the Qur'an, in other
words, from us.
The solution to bigotry comes from espousing the Islam of the Age of
Felicity and the true moral values of the Qur'an. Hazrat Mahdi
(as)will do that in our day. For that reason, it is most important
that the way of the Mahdi be supported. The way of the Mahdi contains
love, peace, brotherhood, security, peace and friendship. It contains
joy, happiness, art and beauty. It means freedom, liberty and
democracy. It is modern and progressive. It is terribly dangerous to
support the bigoted system that represents a scourge on the whole
world by attacking true Islam. The bigoted system that constitutes a
threat to the three great faiths will come to an end only when the
Qur'an is fully applied and the way of the Mahdi (as) is strengthened
and supported. The Islam of the Qur'an will leave neither shamanists,
nor atheists, nor satanists nor Darwinists behind. This is the sole
and definitive solution.
Christians and Jews will also be at peace when people live by true
Islamic moral values
It is very important for our Christian and Jewish brothers to
interpret what we have described in reference to such concepts as
love, peace, democracy, liberty, happiness and modernity as a
"well-intentioned analysis." These are not our personal opinions. THEY
ARE FOUNDED IN THE QUR'AN. They are in agreement with the spirit of
the Qur'an, all the examples we see in the Prophet Muhammed (saas) and
the approval of Allah, the Rahman andRahim. That is how the Qur'an was
implementedin the time of our Prophet (saas). Bloodshed exists only in
the nonsensical ideas of the bigots. Bigots controlled by the
antichrist have depicted bloodshed as true Islam, misleading vast
masses of people, and have sought to spread it across the world.
It is essential that our Christian brothers shouldsee the true Qur'an
and its great message. The Qur'an is a ray of light for anyone looking
at it with good conscience. Everything that makes people happy and
enlightens the world is in the Qur'an. Living by the Qur'an as people
did in the Age of Felicity will bring total well-being and beauty to
the world.For Muslims to apply the Qur'an in that way will be a source
of peace, happiness and clam for Christians and Jews, as well. The
young people that emerge as a result will enjoy exceedingly happy
lives. The joy that is part of human nature but that has vanished
under the influence of the system of the antichrist will return to
society. Art will develop, and artists making real art will appear.
The architecture that disappeared under the influence of the system of
the antichrist will be restored to life. Because security, peace,
happiness, friendship, brotherhood and, most important of all, love of
Allah will spread widely. When love comes, art will come to
everything, too, and beauty, joy, happiness and science. The
perspective of the Islam of the Qur'an is founded upon affection,
compassion, love, reason, consistency, behaving in a balanced way,
thinking logically, looking at events in a positive manner,
makingsacrifices and seeing the best in everything. A world in which
people apply Islam in that way will thus be one of extraordinary
beauty forChristians and Muslims, too.
What Christians must oppose and wage an intellectual campaign against
is bigotry, Darwinism and materialism, the foe of all three faiths.
What they must support and espouse is people living by Islam as set
out in the Qur'an and the way of the Mahdi that will bringthat about
in our day. When they support that, bigotry, fanaticism, backwardness,
Darwinism and materialism will disappear, an air of festive rejoicing
will enfold the world and everything and everywhere will be
enlightened. When they support that, the corruption of bigotry will
enjoy no success whatsoever. Churches and synagogues are under the
protection of Almighty Allah, as revealed in verses of the Qur'an. Our
Christian andJewish brothers will worship as they please and attain
the ease and beauty they desire. Muslims will live in a state of love
and brotherhood with Christians and Muslims, wars will come to an
endand the world will become a place of well-being, peace and

Riba (Usury) in Islam

Definition:
The word used for 'interest' in the Quran is Ar-Riba , an Arabic word
which means 'excess.' In Sharee`ah (Islamic Law), it is the measure of
excess in one thing when two things are exchanged in some bargain; or
in the case ofa loan, an increased amount of the loan at the time of
its payment.
In Islam, dealing with Riba is one of the major sins, which entail
severe punishment by Allaah Almighty. Allaah, the Exalted, Says(what
means): " Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of
Resurrection] except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into
insanity. That is because they say,'Trade is [just] like interest.'
But Allaah has permitted trade and has forbidden interest. So whoever
has received an admonition from his Lord and desists may have what is
past, and his affair rests with Allaah. But whoever returns [to
dealing in interest or usury] - those are the companions of the Fire;
they will abide therein. Allaah destroysinterest and gives increase
for charities. And Allaah does not likeevery sinning disbeliever.
Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds and establish prayer
and give Zakaah will have their reward with their Lord, and there will
be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve. O you who have
believed, fear Allaah and give up what remains [due toyou] of
interest, if you should be believers. And if you do not, then be
informed of a war [against you] from Allaah and His Messenger. But if
you repent, you may have your principal - [thus] you do no wrong, nor
are you wronged.'' [Quran 2:275-279]
Abdullah Ibn Mas`ood reported: 'The Messenger of Allaah cursed the one
who accepts usury and the one who pays it.' [Muslim] The Hadeeth
(narration) of At-Tirmithi adds: 'And the one who records it, and the
two persons who stand witness to it.'
Both the parties, the one who charges interest and the one whopays it,
are equally guilty in the matter of usury. This Hadeeth highlights the
intensity of unlawfulness of the usury, or, what has come to be called
nowadays interest which can be judged from the fact that not only the
person who charges it and the one who pays it are cursed, but even
those who writethe documents and bear witness to the transaction are
condemned although the latter two have no active part in the deal.
They have been condemned for their mere co-operation in thematter of
interest. Thus, we learnthat even co-operation in the deal in which
interest is involved is an invitation to the Curse and Wrath of
Allaah.
The reason for such severity in the matter of interest is that Islam
wants to create a society that is founded on fraternity, sympathy,
selflessness and sacrifice. If someone is in need of money, the rich
should fulfill his needs for the sake of Allaah's Pleasure or give him
a loan without interest. As against the Islamic system, this system of
interest is based on selfishness, exploitation and suppression.
In the interest-ridden societies, the affluent ones are not inclined
to co-operate with the needy for the sake of Allaah. All they are
concerned with is their own interest. Their lust and greed are not
reduced in the slightest measure even after draining the last drop of
the blood of the poor. This is the reason why Islam has forbidden
interest of every kind and regarded it unlawful, no matter whether the
loan is for the personal need or commercial requirements.
Some people say that there did not exist any practice of commercial
loan in Arabia at thattime (the advent of Islam) and people used to
borrow money fortheir personal needs only. On the basis of this plea,
they say that the interest, which has been forbidden by Islam relates
to the latter form. For this reason, they hold that interest charged
on a loan taken for industry and commerce is lawful. They contend that
since the borrowersin industrial and commercial sectors make huge
profits from such loans, how does it become unlawful if they pay the
lender a small fixed annual amount? In their opinion, it is a right of
the lender that should be paid to himon his wealth.
But such arguments are totally wrong for two major reasons:
First, the assumption that there was no practice of commercial loans
in Arabia is baseless. Commercial loans were certainly in vogue in
Arab society and there is no point in debating this fact.
Second, nobody can say with certainty that the amount invested by a
person in business will definitely yield a profit because we see every
day that sometimes huge investments made in business and industry
result in colossal loss, but the lending agency does not bother about
it at all and it recovers from the borrower every penny of his loan
and interest.
If it is supposed that there is no loss, even then the interest on a
loan substantially contributes to the increase in prices of goods.
Whatever interest an industrialistpays on a loan is added to the cost
of his goods, which ultimately increases their price and, in turn,
adversely affects the purchasing capacity of the customers - the
masses. This is the reason why Islam has closed this largest source of
exploitation, suppression and tyranny by declaring every kind
ofinterest unlawful.
The usury is of two kinds:
First, Riba Al-Fadhl : To take more in exchange of one commodity inthe
event of barter of two similarcommodities.
Second, Riba An-Nasee'ah : To take a larger return of one thing while
two identical things are bartered. But in this case the larger return
is affected after a fixed period of time.
In Islamic jurisprudence, assets are of two types. One type is of
commodities and the other is of the mode of price for
exchangingcommodities called Thaman (price). Then, every type has a
class of varieties. For example, food grains are a type of assets and
rice, wheat, etc., are its varieties. Similarly, silver, gold, etc.,
are varieties of the second type of assets. Coins, currency notes,
company shares, etc., can also be considered varieties of this type in
contemporary life.
These two types of assets have four varieties:
1. Commodities which are sold byweight.
2. Commodities which are sold bymeasure.
3. Commodities which can be stored.
4. Commodities which are used as Thaman in sale and purchase.
In all such matters the position of interest-bearing and interest-free
things would be as under:
1. When commodities to be exchanged are of the same `type' and
`variety,' any increase or decrease in them will be unlawful, as will
be their sale on credit; for example, exchange of wheat with wheat and
rice with rice. It is essential that these things are equal in measure
and/or weight, and are in one's actual possession.
2. If two things to be exchanged are of the same `type' but of a
different `variety,' any increase ordecrease in them is permissible.
Their sale on credit is, however, unlawful. For instance, the exchange
of one kilogram of silver with two grams of gold, or the barter of one
kilo of barley with half a kilo of wheat, or the exchange of one Dinar
with four Riyals. If such a bargain is on a cash basis it will be
fair, but any credit in this case is not correct.
3. When the two things to be exchanged are not of the same `type' and
are also different in `variety,' then any increase or decrease in them
is permissible and their sale on credit is also allowed. For example,
exchange of one kilogram of wheat with a gram of gold, bargain of one
kilogram of dates with ten Tola (about 116 grams) of silver. Any
increase or decrease in them is permissible, as is their sale on
credit .
To conclude, we, Muslims, ought to struggle to understand the truth in
the Quran and the Sunnah (Prophet's narrations), particularly as it
pertains to the prohibition of the usury, and to be faithful to it
regardless of the price we may have to pay, in order to gain Allaah's
Pleasure and avoid His unbearable

Restoring and maintaining intimacy in marriage

intimacy from conflict, if, and only if, they stop hurting each other
and return to meeting eachother's emotional needs again .
What is intimacy?
Intimacy is closeness to each other. In an intimate state, spouses
communicate smoothly, rush to do whatever it takes to make each other
happy, and avoid what might upset or annoythe other. Couples can
achieve this state only through meeting each other's psychological,
emotional and physical needs .
Reviving and maintaining intimacy: Mainstream-counseling perspective
From Dr. Harley's research and experience in trying to save marriages
through counseling, he concluded that couples negotiate from one of
three states of mind, each having its own unique negotiating rules and
its own unique emotional reactions. He called these states of mind,
'intimacy', 'conflict' and 'withdrawal '.
Couples can return to the state ofintimacy from conflict, if, and only
if, they stop hurting each other and return to meeting eachother's
emotional needs again. The first and most important concept that Dr.
Harley produced to help couples understand the rise and fall of
romantic love is"the Love Bank Account". In his study of what it takes
to build love bank accounts, he learned that habits were much more
important to consider than isolated instances of behavior. Habits that
deposit love units build very large love bank balances because they
are repeated over and over almost effortlessly. Isolated behaviors, on
the other hand, usually do notaffect the love bank much. Similarly,
habits that withdraw love units tend to destroy love bank balances
because they are also repeated almost effortlessly. In marriage, one
of the most destructive behaviors is an angry outburst, where one
spouse intentionally tries to hurt the other one, causing massive love
bank withdrawals .
As a starting point to build the love bank balance, dr. Harley
encourages spouses to get into the habit of doing whatever it takes to
make each other happy (deposit love units), and avoid habits that make
each other unhappy (withdraw love units). Through his counseling
experience, he proved the success of his approach in saving marriages
and restoring intimacy. As soon as he realized that a large love bank
balance triggered the feeling of love, he tried to discover what
spouses could do for each other that would make the largest love bank
deposits. "What could your spouse do for you that would make you the
happiest?" He asked each couple that he counseled, and then he
compiled the answers he had in a set of audiotapes that teaches what a
husband needs from his wife andwhat a wife needs from her husband .
Reviving and maintaining intimacy: Islamic perspective
As committed Muslims who believe that the Islamic message is the
absolute final truth that provides the cure for every ailment and
grants the ultimate happiness in both this life and eternal life, we
weigh any information or research findings with the message of Islam
to accept what is compatible and reject what contradicts any of
Islam's teachings. Dr. Harley's recommendations in the twenty first
century were not any different from what Allaah Almighty, and his
Messenger taught us fourteen hundred yearsago .
Marriage unites the souls
The Quran emphasizes the essential unity of men and women in the most
beautiful metaphor for intimacy. Allaah Says (what means): "…They are
clothing for you and you are clothing for them…" [Quran 2: 187]
Just as a garment hides our nakedness, so do husband and wife, by
entering into the relationship of marriage, secure each other's
chastity, and cover each other's faults. The garment gives comfort,
grace and beauty to the body; so does a husband find comfort in his
wife's company and she in his .
The Quran has given the comprehensive description of intimacy in
marriage, and considered it one of His Signs. Allaah Says (what
means): "And ofHis signs is that He created for you from yourselves
mates that you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you
affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give
thought." [Quran 30: 21]
Islamic tips to restore and maintain intimacy in marriage
Islam gave us detailed instructions that identify rights,
responsibilities and characters of both husband and wife to build
their relationship on mutual love,respect, and mercy. Here are the
most important tips that lead to a successful and happy marriage .
1. Faith: Common faith binds the couple strongly. Since Islam is a way
of life, it becomes an integralpart of a Muslim's life. Couples with
strong faith will share the same values and the frame of reference and
communicate smoothly and effectively. Faith plays an essential role in
developing a loving relationship .
Couples who work on strengthening their faith, for example by
performing the Prayer, reading Quran, and seeking Islamic knowledge
together, become closer. They love and please Allaah through loving
and pleasing each other. The commitment couples make to Allaah are
excellent facilitatorsfor enhancing their family's spiritual
development and commitment to Allaah and His Religion .
2. Forgiving: When the Prophet said to his Companions : "Do you wish
that Allaah should forgive you?" They said, 'of course, O Prophet of
Allaah.' He responded: 'Then forgive eachother .'"
One of the main components of ahappy marriage is forgiveness. It is a
challenge not to blame and to move past an incident when one hurts the
other. This can onlyhappen if we are not too proud to ask for
forgiveness and we are not too stingy to forgive .
3. Friendship: A relationship based on friendship is more able to
withstand outside pressures. We mean the friendship that is based on
honor, trust, respect, acceptance and care for each other, in spite of
our differences .
4. Feelings: The Prophet stated that Allaah forgives all sinsif we
repent but not those we have committed against others, i.e., hurt
their feelings unless the person we have hurt forgives first. Couples
must be very carefulnot to hurt the feelings of each other and if they
inadvertently do, they should apologize as soon as possible. Since one
does not know when someone they love will leave this world, is it
notbetter to make amends when wehave the time?
5. Openness: Marital relationship is where the partners must feel safe
to speak their mind honestlywith due consideration to the other's
feeling, without compromising their own views. When the communication
is not sincere it hinders the development of closeness and deep
understanding of each other's inner self .
6. Flattering: Paving compliments and indulging in honest flattery isa
very inexpensive way to win your spouses heart. Everyone likes to be
appreciated and noticed. So being scant with compliments is actually
deprivingone of being appreciated in return .
7. Unconditional giving: The heartdoes not put conditions or make
stipulations. It gives without expecting anything in return, but such
selfless giving is always rewarded tenfold .
8. Fallibility: When couples start to demand the impossible they must
remind themselves that

How to achieve humbleness

Islam highly commends humbleness and simplicity and reckons that as
one of the traits of a true believer. The Prophet said: "Al-Kibr
(proud and arrogance) is rejecting the truth and looking down upon
people." [Muslim, At-Tirmithi and Abu Daawood]
Humility is for one who is important and significant and he fears to
gain notoriety or to become too great among people.As it was said,
"Humble yourself, you will be as a glimmering star to the viewer on
the surface of the water even if it is lofty." We don't say to an
ordinary person,"Humble yourself." But it is said to him, "Know the
value of yourself, and do not place it in the wrong place!"
It was narrated by Al-Khattaabi in Al-Uzlahthat Imaam `Abdullaah ibn
Al-Mubaarak came to Khuraassaan [in Persia] and went to a person who
was known for his Zuhd and Wara' [asceticism and cautiousness in
piety], so when he entered wherethe man was, he (the man) did not turn
around nor give him anyconsideration at all.
When 'Abdullaah Ibn Al-Mubaarakleft, some of the people who were
inside with the man said to him, "Don't you know who he was?! " He
said, "No." He was told, "This is the 'Ameer of the
believers...`Abdullaah Ibn Al-Mubaarak." So the man was astonished and
came out to 'Abdullaah Ibn Al-Mubaarak in a hurry apologizing and
absolving himself from what happened, saying, "O Abu 'Abdur-Rahmaan!
Forgive me and advise me!" Ibn Al-Mubaarak said, "Yes... whenever you
come out of your house and see someone, assume that he is better than
you!" He knew that the man was conceited. When 'Abdullaah Ibn
Al-Mubaarak inquired as to what the man's profession was, he found out
that he was a weaver!! Therefore, this educatedImaam noticed that this
Mutazahhid (devoted pious person) possessed a kind of arrogance,
conceitedness and feeling of superiority over others.
This disease sometimes envelops pious people; this is why he was
offered advice that was easy for him. Many times we find this
characteristic in some pious people, as well as some callers toIslam.
But when it reaches the small students who misbehave with their
scholars and teachers, this really hurts inside! There is no objection
if you differ in opinion or judgment with a scholar as long as you are
qualified to do so. The problem occurs when this difference of opinion
becomes a destructive element to the scholar's dignity, diminishes his
value, disregards and disrespects him.
One should humble himself with his companions. Frequently whenthe
spirit of competition and envy is agitated between companions and
rivals, a person may feel superior over his companion, he may be
pleased byharming him, degrading his valueand importance, accusing him
of defects or exaggerating his faults; faults that may have come to
light when seeking advice, or correction. In reality this is called
jealousy.
Humility is to humble oneself to one who is below you. If you find
someone who is younger than you, or of less importance than you, you
should not despise him, because he might have a better heart than you,
or be less sinful, or closer to Allaah than you. Even if you see a
sinful person and you are righteous, do not act with arrogance towards
him, and thank Allaah that He saved you from the tribulation that He
put him through. Remember that there might be some Riyaa' (showing
off) or vanity in your righteous deeds that may cause them to be of no
avail, and that this sinful person may be regretful and fearful
concerning his bad deeds, and this may be the cause of forgiveness of
his sins.
According to Jundub the Messenger of Allaah mentioned that a man said,
"By Allaah, Allaah will not forgive so-and-so," and that Allaah said:
"Who is swearing by Me that I will not forgive so-and-so? I surely
have forgiven so-and-so and nullified your deeds." [Muslim].
Therefore, do not act in arrogantly towards anyone. Even when you see
a sinner, do not show superiority towards him, nor treat him with
arrogance anddomination. If you feel that the sinner may perform some
acts of obedience which you do not, and that you may also posses some
defects which the sinner may not, then deal kindly with him, and
gently give Da`wah which will hopefully be the cause of his acceptance
and remembrance.
Your deeds also should not become too great in your eyes. If you do a
good deed, or attempt to get closer to Allaah through anact of
obedience, your deed still may not be accepted. Allaah Says what
means: "…Indeed, Allaah only accepts from the righteous [who fear
Him]." [Quran 5:27] Thisis why some ofthe Salaf (predecessors) said,
"If I knew that Allaah accepted one Tasbeeh(saying "Subhaanallaah")
from me, I would have wished to die right now!"
The arrogant person never gives credit to anybody or mentions good
about someone, and if he needed to do so, he would also mention
defects of that person. But if he hears somebody reminding him about
his own defects, he will not be flexible nor comply due to his
inferiority complex. This is why it is among man's moral integrity to
accept criticism or comment without any sensitivity or discomfort or
feelings of shame and weakness. Here he is, the 'Ameer of the
Believers `Umar raising the flag and lifting the motto, "May Allaah
have mercy on a person

Dought & clear - , She entered ihraam for‘umrah from Makkah. What should she do?.

I am a resident of Makkah and I wanted to do 'umrah, but I did not go
out to the meeqaat because my brother insisted that I did not have to
do that. But I know that the meeqaats must be observed. What is the
ruling? If I have to offer a sacrifice, and I want to send the meat
outside the Kingdom, is that permissible?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Whoever is in Makkah and wants to do 'umrah has to go outside the
Haram (sanctuary) to enter ihraam for 'umrah.It is not permissible for
him to enter ihraam for 'umrah from Makkah. If he does that, then
according to the majority of scholars he has to offer a sacrifice,
i.e., slaughter a sheep in Makkah and distribute its meat to the poor
of the Haram.
Al-Bukhaari (1556) and Muslim (1211) narrated that 'Aa'ishah (may
Allaah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him), said: "We went out with the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) for the Farewell
Pilgrimage… and when we had finished Hajj the Prophet(peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) sentme with 'Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Abi
Bakrto al-Tan'eem and I did 'umrah.
Al-Bukhaari (1215) and Muslim (1211) narrated that 'Aa'ishah (may
Allaah be pleased with her) said: "O Messenger of Allaah, you have
done'umrah but I did not." Hesaid: "O 'Abd al-Rahmaan, take your
sister to do 'umrah from al-Tan'eem," so he seated her behind him on a
camel and she did 'umrah.
According to a report narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim, the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Take your sister
out of the Haram and let her enter ihraam for 'umrah."
Al-Nawawi said:
"Take your sister out of the Haram and let her enter ihraam for
'umrah" is indicative of what the 'ulama' said, that whoever is in
Makkah and wants to do'umrah, his meeqaat is the closest point that is
outside the Haram, and it is not permissible to enter ihraam from
insidethe Haram.
The scholars said: Rather it is obligatory to go out to the area
outside the Haram so that he will be outside the Haram and then enter
the Haram, just as the pilgrim performing Hajj does both, because he
stands in 'Arafah, which is outside the Haram, then he enters Makkah
to do tawaaf and saa'i, etc. This is the view of al-Shaafa'i.
Similarly the majority of scholars said that it is obligatory to goout
to the closest point that is outside the Haramto enter ihraam for
'umrah, and that if a person enters ihraam for'umrah from the Haram
and does not go out, he must offer a sacrifice. 'Ata' said: he does
not have to do anything. Maalik said: there is no option other than
going outside the Haram. Al-Qaadi 'Iyaad said: Maalik said: He must
enter ihraam from al-Tan'eem in particular. They said: This is the
meeqaat for those who are doing 'umrah from Makkah. But this is an odd
view that is rejected. The view of themajority is that all areas
outside the Haram are the same, and al-Tan'eem need not be singled
out. And Allaah knows best.
But with regard to one who is in Makkah and wants to enter ihraam for
Hajj, he may enter ihraam from where he isin Makkah, and he does not
have to go outside the Haram.
The evidence for that is the hadeeth narrated by al-Bukhaari (1524)
and Muslim (1181) from Ibn 'Abbaas who said: The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) defined the meeqaat of the people of
Madeenah as Dhu'l-Hulayfah; that of the people of Shaam (Syria) as
al-Jahfah; that of the people of Najd as Qarn al-Manaazil; and that of
the people of Yemen as Yalamlam. And he said: "And these meeqaats
arefor the people at those very places, and besides them for those who
come thorough those places with the intentionof performing Hajj and
'Umrah; and whoever is living within these boundaries can enter Ihram
from the place he starts, and the people of Makkah can start from
Makkah."
Al-Haafiz said:
" and the people of Makkah can start from Makkah" i.e., they do
notneed to go out to the meeqaat to enter ihraamfrom there, rather
they may enter ihraam from Makkah. This applies only to the one who is
doing Hajj. As for the one who is doing 'umrah, he has to go out to
the closest point that is outside the Haram. Al-Muhibb al-Tabari
said:I do not know of anyonewho described Makkah as a meeqaat for
'umrah.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in
Manaasikal-Hajj wa'l-'Umrah (p. 27), after mentioning the meeqaats:
Whoever is closer to Makkah than these meeqaats, his meeqaat is the
place where he is and he should enter ihraam from there, and the
people of Makkah should enter ihraam from Makkah, except in the case
of 'umrah, when those who live in the Haram should enter ihraam from
the closest point outside the Haram.
Then he quoted as evidence the hadeeth of 'Aa'ishah mentioned above,
about her doing 'umrah with her brother 'Abd al-Rahmaan.
Secondly:
It is obligatory to slaughter a sheep in Makkah and distribute its
meat to the poor of the Haram; it is not permissible to distribute it
outside Makkah. That is because Allaah says concerning the penalty for
hunting in the Haram(interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe! Kill not the game while you are in a state of
Ihraam [for Hajj or 'Umrah (pilgrimage)], and whosoever of you kills
it intentionally, the penalty is an offering, brought to the Ka'bah,
of an eatable animal (i.e.sheep, goat, cow) equivalent to the one
hekilled, as adjudged by two just men among you"
[al-Maa'idah 5:95]
"and afterwards they are brought for sacrifice unto the ancient House
(the Haram — sacred territory of Makkah)"
[al-Hajj 22:33]
The Standing Committee was asked about some people who entered ihraam
for 'umrah from Kada (a place in Makkah)and did not go out to
al-Tan'eem.
They replied:
These people who entered ihraam for 'umrah from Kada made a mistake,
because Kada is not outside the Haram,rather it is part of the Haram
and is not like al-Tan'eem or al-Ji'raanah, because both al-Tan'eem
and al-Ji'raanah are outside the Haram. The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) did 'umrah from al-Ji'raanahand he
did not do 'umrah from al-Tan'eem,rather he told 'Abd al-Rahmaan ibn
Abi Bakrto go with his sister 'Aa'ishah to enter ihraam for 'umrah
from al-Tan'eem, because it was the closest place outside the Haram.
If it were permissible to enter ihraam for 'umrah from inside the
boundaries of the Haram, he would have given 'Aa'ishah permission to
enter ihraam from where she was in al-Abtah, and he would not have
told her and her brother to go to al-Tan'eem to enter ihraam for
'umrah from there, because that would cause unnecessary hardship when
they were traveling. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) was given thechoice between two things, he would always
chose the one that was easier so long as it was not a sin. Comparing
Kada to al-Tan'eem and al-Ji'raanah is not correct, because entering
ihraam from the meeqaats is part of the rituals. But their 'umrahs are
still valid. Soeach of them has to offer a sacrifice for entering
ihraam for 'umrah from inside the Haram.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen said in Fataawa Arkaan al-Islam (p. 515):
Whoever wants to do Hajj or 'umrah has to enter ihraam from the
meeqaat when he passesit, and he should not go any further without
doing so. If he does that and passes the meeqaat, then he has to go
back and enter ihraam from there. If he goes back and enters ihraam
then there is no penalty, but if he enters ihraam from where he is and
does not go back, then according to the scholarshe has to offer a
sacrifice and distribute its meat to the poor of

Can he wipe over his khufoof when removing madhiy (prostatic fluid)?.,Dought & clear - ,

When purifying myself from madhiy, can I wipe over my socks?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Madhiy is najis (impure) and nullifies wudoo' according to scholarly consensus.
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:The ummah is unanimously
agreed that madhiy (a fluid which is usually secretedas a result of
sexual excitement) and wadiy (a thick white fluid that may come after
urination or due to other reasons such as illness) are najis.
End quote from Sharh al-Muhadhdhab, 2/571
And he (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Ibn al-Mundhir said: They
are unanimously agreed that it (wudoo') is invalidated by the emission
of stools from the back passage, of urine and madhiy from the front
passage, and ofwind from the back passage.
End quote from Sharh al-Muhadhdhab, 2/6
Secondly:
What is required when purifying oneself from madhiy is two things:
1. To wash the penis and testicles to remove whatever has gotten
onto them of madhiy, because of what has been stated above of it being
najis.
2. To do wudoo' to purify oneself from it when wanting to pray or
to do anything for which wudoo' is prescribed, because madhiy is one
of the things that invalidate wudoo', as stated above.
See also the answer to question no. 2458
With regard to washing off the traces of madhiy, this requires washing
the traces from the affected part of the body; it cannot be imagined
that this involves wiping over thekhufoof, as is quite obvious.
As for doing wudoo' because of madhiy, it is like doing wudoo' in
thecase of any of the other things that invalidate wudoo'. If the
individualput on his khufoof whenin a state of purity, it is
permissible for him to wipe over them when doing wudoo', because of
the hadeeth of Safwaan ibn 'Assaal (mayAllah be pleased with him) who
said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) used to command us not to take off our leather slippers for three
days except in the case of janaabah, but not in the case of stools,
urine or sleep.
Narrated by at-Tirmidhi, 96; Ibn Maajah, 478; and others. Classed as
saheehby al-Albaani in Mishkaatal-Masaabeeh, no. 520
This indicates that wiping over the khufoofis permissible in the
caseof things that invalidate wudoo'. But in the case of janaabah
(impurity following sexual activity), that requires ghusl so it is not
permissible to wipe overthe khufoof when

Islamic Stories - , Sand and stone

Sand and stone
Two friends Ismail and Ibrahim were walking through the desert, as the
sun was beating down on their heads, and they were thirsty forwater
they began to argue. The argument gotmore and more heated and
eventually Ismail struck Ibrahim across theface. Ibrahim felt hurt
inside, but without anything to say, he wrote in the sand:"Today, my
best friend slapped me in the face."
They kept on walking, until eventually they came across an oasis,
where they decided to stop and bathe. Ibrahim jumped in and began to
wash, while Ismail sat back and relaxed. Suddenly Ibrahim beganto
scream and shout, he had developed a cramp and was having difficulty
keeping his head above water, he was drowning.
Ismail dived in after him,and brought him gently to shore. When
Ibrahim recovered from the shock, he scratched a message on a nearby
stone:
"Today, my best friend saved my life"
Ismail who had saved and slapped his best friend Ibrahim, asked him,
"Why, after I hurt you, you wrote in the sand, and now you writeon a
stone?"
Ibrahim, smiled and replied:
"When a friend hurts us, we should write his deeds in the sand, where
the winds of forgiveness can blow it away, and when a frienddoes
something good, we should engrave it in stone, where it shall remain
for eternity."

Islamic Stories - , The best dirt cleaner

The best dirt cleaner
Abu Umamah (RA) narrates: Rasulullah (SAW) said: Whoever stands up to
perform his Wudhu, intending to offer Salah, then cleans his hands;
the sins of his two hands fallout with the first drop of water. Then,
when he rinses hismouth, and draws waterinto his nose and expels it;
the sins of his tongue and two lips fallout with the first drop of
water. Then, as he cleans his face, the sins of his hearing and seeing
fallout with the first drop (of water). Then, when he cleans his two
arms past the elbows, and his two feet past theankles; he becomes free
of all his offences and sins, just as was his state,the day his mother
gave him birth. He (then) said:Then, when he stands for Salah; Allah
elevates his position, and if he (merely) sits (without standing for
Salah) even then his sitting is free of sins! Source: Musnad Ahmad.
We take bath regularly to clean our body of dirts, but how many of us
offer regular prayers daily to clean the real dirts (sins)?