For children, - Discipline and Islam: Knowledge (Ilm) and Noble Character (Akhlaq) in Islam

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Not only that discipline is a secret of the success of great men, our universe also stands on the same foundation. If the solar system is working regularly, if the stars are revolving around the sun systematically and if there is no flaw function for millenniums it is only due to the fact that the solar system is based on order.
Order is found in everything around us from the largest bodies of the universe to the minutest thing called "atom". Everything in this world is made up of tiny atoms. A wonderful discipline is in action and it is seen in each and every movement of the universe. There are tiny atoms in every system.
Every atom has its own center, which is called 'proton'. Many 'electrons' move round the center like stars and moons. In the words of a great Muslim scholar: "If you tear up the heart of every atom you will find its sun in its center."
The universe is the best guide for all of us. We should learn about life and the causes and reasons of its stability and success from it. This universe tells that: "The secret of my survival is the regularity and orderliness which my Creator has ingrained in me."
If the educational system of any country becomes chaotic, if the trade and economy of any nation is disturbed, if the balance of supply and demand is upset, if the law and order of any country turns corrupt, if the army gets out of control the end of that nation becomes certain.
When Imam Ali (pbuh), Commander of the Faithful, was fatally injured by the sword of Ibne Muljim, the first bequest uttered by him to his sons, after advising them to refrain from Allah's (SWT) disobedience, was regarding this orderliness in every affair: "I advise you to refrain from disobeying Allah (SWT) and to abide by law and order and regularity in life."
One of the ways of orderliness is to divide our daily time according to our needs. Doing every necessary work in its proper time is life. We should further this foundation of life. We must refrain from disorderliness and indiscipline because irregularity ends propriety and destroys our talent and competence.
The leader of the God-fearing people, Imam Ali (pbuh) says, "A Muslim must divide his timeinto three parts. One part should be reserved for Allah's (SWT) worship, one for earning livelihood and the third for attending to the demands of the body which cannot be ignored."
If there was no orderliness or discipline in our past can we benefit from such orderliness in the remaining years of our life?
"Certainly, we can ..." because the three stages of our life, childhood, youth and old age are like three compartments of a ship which can be separated from one another by pressing a button. If a compartment is damaged it can be separated from the rest.
Only he is successful who can, using his wisdom, separate different compartments of his life and deal whit them separately.
It is pitiable that man, instead of gaining from the present opportunities, should remain sorrowful for his past, thus wasting the time available to him and become careless about brining order in the forthcoming time.
A competent minister was carrying out his administrative duties with the help of his assistants.
When asked as to how he was arranging his affairs he replied, "I never postpone today's work for tomorrow. In my view it is not correct to delay anything."
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Welcome to Islam, - The amazing Quran -V

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The Quran continues to beat the odds
All of the examples so far given, concerning the various angles from which one can approach the Quran, have undoubtedly been subjective in nature; however there does exist another angle, among others, which is objective and whose basis is mathematical. It is surprising how authentic the Quran becomes when one assembles what might be referred to as a list of good guesses.
Mathematically, it can be explained using guessing and prediction examples. For instance, if a person has two choices )i.e., one is right, and one is wrong(, and he closes his eyes and makes a choice, then half of the time )i.e., one time out of two( he will be right. Basically, he has a one in two chance, for he could pick the wrong choice, or he could pick the right choice. Now if the same person has two situations like that )i.e., he could be right or wrong about situation number one, and he could be right or wrong about situation number two(, and he closes his eyes and guesses, then he will only be right one fourth of the time )i.e., one time out of four(. He now has a one in four chance because now there are three ways for him to be wrong and only one way for him to be right.
In simple terms, he could make the wrong choice in situation number one and then make the wrong choice in situation number two; or he could make the wrong choice in situation number one and then make the right choice in situation number two; or he could make the right choice in situation number one and then make the wrong choice in situation number two; or he could make the right choice in situation number one and then make the right choice in situation number two. Of course, the only instance in which he could be totally right is the last scenario where he could guess correctly in both situations. The odds of his guessing completely correctly have become greater because the number of situations for him to guess in have increased; and the mathematical equation representing such a scenario is 1/2 x 1/2 )i.e., one time out of two for the first situation multiplied by one time out of two for the second situation(.
Continuing on with the example, if the same person now has three situations in which to make blind guesses, then he will only be right one eighth of the time )i.e., one time out of eight or 1/2 X 1/2 X 1/2(. Again, the odds of choosing the correct choice in all three situations have decreased his chances of being completely correct to only one time in eight. It must be understood that as the number of situations increase, the chances of being right decrease, for the two phenomena are inversely proportional.
Now applying this example to the situations in the Quran, if one draws up a list of all of the subjects about which the Quran has made correct statements, it becomes very clear that it is highly unlikely that they were all just correct blind guesses. Indeed, the subjects discussed in the Quran are numerous, and thus the odds of someone just making lucky guesses about all of them become practically nil. If there are a million ways for the Quran to be wrong, yet each time it is right, then it is unlikely that someone was guessing. The following three examples of subjects about which the Quran has made correct statements collectively illustrate how the Quran continues to beat the odds.
In the 16th chapter, the Quran mentions that the female bee leaves its home to gather food )16:68-69(. Now, a person might guess on that, saying: "The bee that you see flying around - it could be male, or it could be female. I think I will guess female." Certainly, he has a one in two chance of being right. So it happens that the Quran is right. But it also happens that this was not what most people believed at the time when the Quran was revealed. Can you tell the difference between a male and a female bee? Well, it takes a specialist to do that, but it has been discovered that the male bee never leaves his home to gather food. However, in Shakespeare's play, Henry the Fourth, some of the characters discuss bees and mention that the bees are soldiers and have a king. That is what people thought in Shakespeare's time - that the bees that one sees flying around are male bees and that they go home and answer to a king. However, that is not true at all. The fact is that they are females, and they answer to a queen. Yet it took modern scientific investigations in the last 300 years to discover that this is the case.
So, back to the list of good guesses, concerning the topic of bees, the Quran had a 50/50 chance of being right, and the odds were one in two. In addition to the subject of bees, the Quran also discusses the sun and the manner in which it travels through space. Again, a person can guess on that subject. When the sun moves through space, there are two options: it can travel just as a stone would travel if one threw it, or it can move of its own accord. The Quran states the latter - that it moves as a result of its own motion. To do such, the Quran uses a form of the word sabaha to describe the sun's movement through space.
In order to properly provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the implications of this Arabic verb, the following example is given. If a man is in water and the verb sabaha is applied in reference to his movement, it can be understood that he is swimming, moving of his own accord and not as a result of a direct force applied to him. Thus when this verb is used in reference to the sun's movement through space, it in no way implies that the sun is flying uncontrollably through space as a result of being hurled or the like. It simply means that the sun is turning and rotating as it travels. Now, this is what the Quran affirms, but was it an easy thing to discover?
Can any common man tell that the sun is turning? Only in modern times was the equipment made available to project the image of the sun onto a tabletop so that one could look at it without being blinded. And through this process it was discovered that not only are there three spots on the sun but that these spots move once every 25 days. This movement is referred to as the rotation of the sun around its axis and conclusively proves that, as the Quran stated 1400 years ago, the sun does, indeed turn as it travels through space. And returning once again to the subject of good guess, the odds of guessing correctly about both subjects - the sex of bees and the movement of the sun - are one in four!
Returning one final time to the subject of good guesses for the purpose of the present example, the odds that someone guessed correctly about all the two aforementioned subjects - the sex of bees and the movement of the sun!
Certainly, one could continue on and on with this example, drawing up longer and longer list of good guesses; and of course, the odds would become higher and higher with each increase of subjects about which one could guess. But what no one can deny is the following: the odds that Mohammed, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, an illiterate, guessed correctly about thousands and thousands of subjects, never once making a mistake, are so high that any theory of his authorship of the Quran must be completely dismissed - even by the most hostile enemies of Islam!
Indeed, the Quran expects this kind of challenge. Undoubtedly, if one said to someone upon entering a foreign land: "I know your father. I have met him," probably the man from that land would doubt the newcomer's word, saying: "You have just come here. How could you know my father?" As a result, he would question him: "Tell me, is my father tall, short, dark, fair? What is he like?" Of course, if the visitor continued answering all of the questions correctly, the skeptic would have no choice but to say: "I guess you do know my father. I don't know how you know him, but I guess you do!"
The situation is the same with the Quran. It states that it originates from the One Who created everything. So everyone has the right to say: "Convince me! If the author of this book really originated life and everything in the heavens and on the earth, then He should know about this, about that, and so on." And inevitably, after researching the Quran, everyone will discover the same truths. Additionally, we all know something for sure: we do not all have to be experts to verify what the Quran affirms. One's faith grows as one continues to check and confirm the truths contained in the Quran. And one is supposed to do so all of his life. May God )Allaah( guide everyone close to the truth.
In conclusion I ask you to consider with care the following. Allaah Says )what means(:“But they say, “Why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord?” Say, “The signs are only with Allaah, and I am only a clear warner. And is it not sufficient for them that We revealed to you the Book ]i.e. the Qur’an[ which is recited to them? Indeed in that is a mercy and reminder for a people who believe.”]Quran 29:50-51[
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Welcome to Islam, - The amazing Quran -IV

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Telling facts not lies
In conjunction with the excuses that non-Muslims advance in futile attempts to justify unexplainable verses in the Quran, there is another attack often rendered which seems to be a combination of the theories that Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, was crazy and a liar. Basically, these people propose that Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, was insane, and as a result of his delusion, he lied to and misled people. There is a name for this in psychology. It is referred to as mythomania. It means simply that one tells lies and then believes them. This is what the non-Muslims say Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, suffered from. But the only problem with this proposal is that one suffering from mythomania absolutely cannot deal with facts, and yet the whole Quran is based entirely upon facts. Everything contained in it can be researched and established as true. Since facts are such a problem for a mythomaniac, when a psychologist tries to treat one suffering from that condition, he continually confronts him with facts.
For example, if one is mentally ill and claims: "I am the king of England," a psychologist does not say to him: "No you aren't. You are crazy!" He just does not do that. Rather, he confronts him with facts and says, "Okay, you say you are the king of England. So tell me where the queen is today. And where is your prime minister? And where are your guards?" Now, when the man has trouble trying to deal with these questions, he tries to make excuses, saying: Uh... the queen... she has gone to her mother's. Uh... the prime minister... well he died." And eventually he is cured because he cannot deal with the facts. If the psychologist continues confronting him with enough facts, finally he faces the reality and says: "I guess I am not the king of England!"
The Quran approaches everyone who reads it in very much the same way a psychologist treats his mythomania patient. Allaah says )what means(:“O mankind, there has come to you instruction from your Lord and healing for what is in the breasts and guidance and mercy for the believers.”]Quran 10:57[. At first glance, this statement appears vague, but the meaning of this verse is clear when one views it in light of the aforementioned example. Basically, one is healed of his delusions by reading the Quran. In essence, it is a therapy. It literally cures deluded people by confronting them with facts. A prevalent attitude throughout the Quran is one which says, "O humanity, you say such and such about this; but what about such and such? How can you say this when you know that?" And so forth. It forces one to consider what is relevant and what matters while simultaneously healing one of the delusions that facts presented to humanity by Allaah can easily be explained away with flimsy theories and excuses.
A problem for the Catholic Church
In an article under the subject of the Quran, the Catholic Church states: "Over the centuries, many theories have been offered as to the origin of the Quran ... Today no sensible man accepts any of these theories.” Now here is the age-old Catholic Church, which has been around for so many centuries, denying these futile attempts to explain away the Quran. Indeed, the Quran is a problem for the Catholic Church. It states that it is revelation, so they study it. Certainly, they would love to find proof that it is not, but they cannot. They cannot find a viable explanation. But at least they are honest in their research and do not accept the first unsubstantiated interpretation which comes along. The Church states that in fourteen centuries it has not yet been presented a sensible explanation. At least it admits that the Quran is not an easy subject to dismiss.
Certainly, other people are much less honest. They quickly say: "The Quran came from here. The Quran came from there." And they do not even examine the credibility of what they are stating most of the time. Of course, such a statement by the Catholic Church leaves the everyday Christian in some difficulty. It just may be that he has his own ideas as to the origin of the Quran, but as a single member of the Church, he cannot really act upon his own theory. Such an action would be contrary to the obedience, allegiance and loyalty which the Church demands. By virtue of his membership, he must accept what the Catholic Church declares without question and establish its teachings as part of his everyday routine. So, in essence, if the Catholic Church as a whole is saying: "Do not listen to these unconfirmed reports about the Quran," then what can be said about the Islamic point of view? Even non-Muslims are admitting that there is something to the Quran - something that has to be acknowledged - then why are people so stubborn and defensive and hostile when Muslims advance the very same theory? This is certainly something for those with mind to contemplate - something to ponder for those of understanding!
Recently, the leading intellectual in the Catholic Church - a man by the name of Hans - studied the Quran and gave his opinion of what he had read. This man has been around for some time, and he is highly respected in the Catholic Church, and after careful scrutiny, he reported his findings, concluding: "God has spoken to man through the man, Muhammad." Again this is a conclusion arrived at by a non-Muslim source - the very leading intellectual of the Catholic Church himself! I do not think that the Pope agrees with him, but nonetheless, the opinion of such a noted, repute public figure must carry some weight in defense of the Muslim position. He must be applauded for facing the reality that the Quran is not something which can be easily pushed aside and that, in fact, God is the source of these words. As is evident from the aforementioned information, all of the possibilities have been exhausted, so the chance of finding another possibility of dismissing the Quran is nonexistent. For if the book is not a revelation, then it is a deception; and if it is a deception, one must ask: "What is its origin?" And where does it deceive us?" Indeed, the true answers to these questions shed light on the Quran's authenticity and silence the bitter unsubstantiated claims of the unbelievers.
A challenge for all times
Certainly, if people are going to insist that the Quran is a deception, then they must bring forth evidence to support such a claim. The burden of proof is on them, not us! One is never supposed to advance a theory without sufficient corroborating facts; so I say to them: "Show me one deception! Show me where the Quran deceives me! Show me, otherwise, don't say that it is a deception!" An interesting characteristic of the Quran is how it deals with surprising phenomena which relate not only to the past but to modern times as well. In essence, the Quran is not an old problem. It is still a problem even today - a problem to the non-Muslims that is.
For everyday, every week, every year brings more and more evidence that the Quran is a force to be contended with - that its authenticity is no longer to be challenged! For example, Allaah Says, )what means(:“Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?”]Quran 21:30[ Ironically, this very information is exactly what they awarded the 1973 Noble Prize for - to a couple of unbelievers. The Quran reveals the origin of the universe - how it began from one piece - and mankind continues to verify this revelation, even up to now.
Additionally, the fact that all life originated from water would not have been an easy thing to convince people of fourteen centuries ago. Indeed, if 1400 years ago you had stood in the desert and told someone: "All of this, you see )pointing to yourself(, is made up of mostly water," no one would have believed you. Proof of that was not available until the invention of the microscope. They had to wait to find out that cytoplasm, the basic substance of the cell, is made-up of 80% water. Nonetheless, the evidence did come, and once again the Quran stood the test of time. In reference to the falsification tests mentioned earlier, it is interesting to note that they, too, relate to both the past and the present. Some of them were used as illustrations of Allaah's Omnipotence and Knowledge, while others continue to stand as challenges to the present day. An example of the former is the statement made in the Quran about Abu Lahab. It clearly illustrates that Allaah, the Knower of the Unseen, knew that Abu Lahab would never change his ways and accept Islam. Thus Allaah dictated that he would be condemned to the Hellfire forever. Such a chapter was both an illustration of Allaah's Divine Wisdom and a warning to those who were like Abu Lahab.
The enmity of the Jews
An interesting example of the latter type of falsification tests contained in the Quran is the verse which mentions the relationship between the Muslims and the Jews. The verse is careful not to narrow its scope to the relationship between individual members of each religion, but rather, it summarizes the relationship between the two groups of people as a whole. In essence, Allaah states in the Quran that the Christians will always treat the Muslims better than the Jews will treat the Muslims. Indeed, the full impact of such a statement can only be felt after careful consideration of the real meaning of such a verse. It is true that many Christians and many Jews have become Muslims, but as a whole, the Jewish community is to be viewed as an avid enemy of Islam. Additionally, very few people realize what such an open declaration in the Quran invites. In essence, it is an easy chance for the Jews to prove that the Quran is false - that it is not a divine revelation. All they have to do is to organize themselves, treat the Muslims nicely for a few years and then say: "Now what does your holy book say about who are your best friends in the world - the Jews or the Christians? Look what we Jews have done for you!" That is all they have to do to disprove the Quran's authenticity, yet they have not done it in 1400 years. But, as always, the offer still stands open!
Historical miraculousness
An engineer at the University of Toronto who was interested in psychology and who had read something on it, conducted, researched and wrote a thesis on Efficiency of Group Discussions. The purpose of his research was to find out how much people accomplish when they get together to talk in groups of two, three, ten, etc. The graph of his findings: people accomplish most when they talk in groups of two. Of course, this discovery was entirely beyond his expectations, but it is very old advice given in the Quran: Additionally, the 89thchapter of the Quran mentions a certain city by the name of Iram )a city of pillars(, which was not known in ancient history and which was non-existent as far as historians were concerned. However, the December 1978 edition of National Geographic introduced interesting information which mentioned that in 1973, the city of Elba was excavated in Syria. The city was discovered to be 43 centuries old, but that is not the most amazing part. Researchers found in the library of Elba a record of all of the cities with which Elba had done business. Believe or not, there on the list was the name of the city of Iram. The people of Elba had done business with the people of Iram! Allaah Says )what means(:“Say, “I only advise you of one ]thing[ - that you stand for Allaah, ]seeking truth[ in pairs and individually, and then give thought." There is not in your companion any madness. He is only a warner to you before a severe punishment.”]Quran 34:46[
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Welcome to Islam, - The amazing Quran -III

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The real certainty about the truthfulness of the Quran is evident in the confidence that is prevalent throughout it; and this confidence comes from a different approach - "Exhausting the Alternatives." In essence, the Quran challenges the reader to come up with some other explanation. Here is a book made of paper and ink. Where did it come from? It says it is a divine revelation; if it is not, then what is its source? The interesting fact is that no one has with an explanation that works.
As has already been mentioned, there is much information contained in the Quran whose source cannot be attributed to anyone other than Allaah. For example, who told Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, about the wall of Thul-Qarnayn - a place thousands of miles to the north? Who told him about embryology? When people assemble facts such as these, if they are not willing to attribute their existence to a divine source, they automatically resort to the assumption that someone brought Muhammad the information and that he used it to fool the people. However, this theory can easily be disproved with one simple question: "If Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, was a liar, where did he get his confidence? Why did he, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, tell some people out right to their face what others could never say?" Such confidence depends completely upon being convinced that one has a true divine revelation.
Confidence of prophethood
For example, the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, had an uncle by the name of Abu Lahab. This man hated Islam to such an extent that he used to follow the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, around in order to discredit him. However, about ten years before Abu Lahab died, a short chapter in the Quran was revealed about him. It distinctly stated that he would go to Hell.
In other words, it affirmed that he would never become a Muslim and would therefore be condemned forever. For ten years all Abu Lahab had to do was to say: "I heard that it has been revealed to Muhammad that I will never change - that I will never become a Muslim and will enter the Hellfire. Well I want to become a Muslim now. How do you like that? What do you think of your divine revelation now?" But he never did that. And yet, that is exactly the kind of behavior one would have expected from him since he always sought to contradict Islam.
Another example of the confidence which Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, had in his own Prophethood and consequently in the divine protection of himself and his message is when he left Makkah and hid in a cave with Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, during their emigration to Madeenah. The two clearly saw people coming to kill them, and Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, was afraid. Certainly, if Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, was a liar, a forger and one who was trying to fool the people into believing that he was a prophet, one would have expected him to say in such a circumstance to his friend: "Hey, Abu Bakr, see if you can find a back way out of this cave." Or "Squat down in that corner over there and keep quiet." Yet, in fact, what he, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said to Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, clearly illustrated his confidence. He, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, told him: "What do you think of those two with whom the Third is Allaah. "
Now, if one knows that he is fooling the people, where does one get this kind of attitude? In fact, such a frame of mind is not characteristic of a liar or a forger at all. So, as has been previously mentioned, the non-Muslims go around and around in a circle, searching for a way out - some way to explain the findings in the Quran without attributing them to their proper source. On one hand, they tell you on Monday, Wednesday and Friday: "The man was a liar," and on the other hand, on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday they tell you: "He was crazy." What they refuse to accept is that one cannot have it both ways; yet they need both excuses to explain the information in the Quran .
Did the Devil do it
About seven years ago, I had a minister over to my home. In the particular room which we were sitting there was a copy of the Glorious Quran on the table, face down, and so the minister was not aware of which book it was. In the midst of a discussion, I pointed to the Quran and said: "I have confidence in that book." Looking at the Quran but not knowing which book it was, he replied, "Well, I tell you, if that book is not the Bible, it was written by a man!" In response to his statement, I said: "Let me tell you something about what is in that book." And in just three to four minutes I related to him a few things contained in the Quran. After just those three or four minutes, he completely changed his position and declared, "You are right. A man did not write that book. The Devil wrote it!"
Indeed, possessing such an attitude is very unfortunate - for many reasons. For one thing, it is a very quick and cheap excuse. It is an instant exit out of an uncomfortable situation. As a matter of fact, there is a famous story in the Bible that mentions how one day some of the Jews were witnessed when Jesus, may Allaah exalt his mention, raised a man from the dead. The man had been dead for four days, and when Jesus arrived, he simply said: "Get up!" and the man arose and walked away. At such a sight, some of the Jews who were watching said disbelievingly: "This is the Devil. The Devil helped him!" Now this story is rehearsed often in churches all over the world, and people cry big tears over it, saying, "If I had been there, I would not have been as stupid as the Jews!" Yet ironically, these people do exactly what the Jews did when in just three minutes you show them only a small part of the Quran and all they can say is: "The Devil did it. The Devil wrote that book!” Because they are truly backed into a corner and have no other viable answer, they resort to the quickest and cheapest excuse available.
Another Example of people's use of this weak stance can be found in the Makkans' explanation of the source of Muhammed's, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, message. They used to say: "The devils bring Muhammad that Quran!" But just as with every other suggestion made, the Quran gives the answer. One verse in particular states, )what means(:"And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes ]i.e. looks[ when they hear the message, and they say, “Indeed, he is mad. But it is not except a reminder to the worlds."]Quran 68:51-52[
Thus it gives an argument in reply to such a theory. In fact, there are many arguments in the Quran in reply to the suggestion that devils brought Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, his message. For example, in the 26thchapter, Allaah clearly affirms )what means(:“And the devils have not brought it ]i.e. therevelation[ down. It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.”]Quran 26: 210-212[
And in another place in the Quran, Allaah Says )what means(:"So when you recite the Qur’an, ]first[ seek refuge in Allaah from Satan, the expelled ]from His mercy[.”]Quran 16:98[. Now is this how Satan writes a book? He tells one: "Before you read my book, ask God to save you from me.” This is very, very tricky.
Indeed, a man could write something like this, but would Satan do this? Many people clearly illustrate that they cannot come to one conclusion on this subject. On one hand, they claim that Satan would not do such a thing and that even if he could, God would not allow him to; yet, on the other hand, they also believe that Satan is only that much less than God. In essence they allege that the Devil can probably do whatever God can do. And as a result, when they look at the Quran, even as surprised as they are as to how amazing it is, they still insist, "The Devil did this!" Thanks be to Allaah, Muslims do not have that attitude. Although Satan may have some abilities, they are a long way separated from the abilities of Allaah. And no Muslim is a Muslim unless he believes that. It is common knowledge even among non-Muslims that the Devil can easily make mistakes, and it would be expected that he would contradict himself if and when he wrote a book. For indeed, Allaah Says )what means(:“Then do they not reflect upon the Qur’an? If it had been from ]any[ other than Allaah, they would have found within it much contradiction.”]Quran 4:82[
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Dought & clear, - His work requires him toplay a standardadhaan preceded by Qur’aan recitation and followed by salawaat upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be uponhim)

A brother working as Mu'adhin (who calls for prayers) in the ministry
of Islamic endowments is asking: "I am working as Mu'adhin and serving
in a masjid, we were commanded some time ago to play the adhaan via
radio when the time of adhaan comes. We were also ordered to play
Quraan recitation before the adhaan time, and follow the adhaan loudly
by sending peace and blessing upon prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
The question: am I sinful to do these, knowing that I am officially
commanded to do them? If I do not fulfill the commands it may cause
ham to me.".
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Giving the adhaan via recording or broadcasting equipment, or sending
it from one place to other mosques via such equipment is an innovation
(bid'ah). The ruling on that has been discussed in the answer to
question no. 48990.
Secondly:
Reciting Qur'aan and tasbeeh and adhkaar before the adhaan for the
five daily prayers is also an innovation (bid'ah).
The scholars of the Standing Committee were asked:
What is the Islamic ruling on reading Qur'aan on Friday before Zuhr
prayer over the loudspeakers? If you say that this is something that
has no basis, they will say to you: "Do you want to stop people
reading Qur'aan?" What you think about the religious nasheed over the
loudspeakers that come shortly before the adhaan for Fajr? If you say
that this is something for which there is no evidence, they will say
to you: "This is a good deed, it wakes the people for Fajr prayer."
They replied: We do not know of any evidence which suggests that this
was done at the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) and we do not know of any of the Sahaabah who did it. The
same applies to the nasheed which come over the loudspeakers before
the adhaan for Fajr. This is an innovation, and every innovation is a
going astray. It is proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever introduces anything into this
matter of ours that is not part of it will have it rejected." End
quote.
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz, Shaykh 'Abd al-Razzaaq 'Afeefi, Shaykh
'Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan, Shaykh 'Abd-Allaah ibn Qa'ood.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah(2/495, 496)
Thirdly:
For the muezzin to send blessings (salawaat) upon the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) out loud following the adhaan is
also an innovation (bid'ah), because the adhaan is an act of worship,
and it is not permissible to add anything to its wording or take
anything away from it. It starts with the muezzin saying "Allaahu
akbar, Allaahu akbar" and it ends with him saying "Laa ilaaha
ill-Allaah." Anything that is added to the adhaan, before or after, is
an innovation.
These people have mixed the adhaan with Qur'aan and adhkaar before and
after it to such an extent that the adhaan is lost in the midst of all
these adhkaar. They are also disturbing the people at the times when
they sleep and when they worship.
Ibn al-Jawzi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, discussing ways in
which the shaytaan tricks the muezzins:
They mix the adhaan of Fajr with reminders and tasbeeh and
exhortations, and they put the adhaan in the midst of that and mix it
with that. The scholars regarded it as makrooh to add anything to the
adhaan. We have seen people who often get up in the night and stand on
the minaret, exhorting and reminding, and some of them recite soorahs
from the Qur'aan in a loud voice, which keeps the people from
sleeping, and confuse people who are reciting Qur'aan in their
tahajjud. All of these are reprehensible actions. End quote
Talbees Iblees(p. 157)
Al-Maqreezi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, discussing the
history of this innovation and the rulings on it:
It was introduced in 791 AH, when some confused ascetic heard the
muezzins sending salaams on the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) in the night before Friday (which is
also an innovation). A number of his brothers regarded this as
something good and he said to them: Would you like this salaam to be
included with every adhaan? They said: Yes. That night passed, and in
the morning he claimed that he had seen the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in a dream and that he told him
to go to the man in charge and tell him that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) was telling him to order the muezzins
to send salaams on the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) in every adhaan. So he went to the man in charge
of Cairo, who at that time was Najm al-Deen Muhammad al-Tanbadi, who
was an ignorant old man and was known for his bad conduct and was
known to care only for money even if that led him to doom, and he was
not ashamed to take bribes, and he did not care about the welfare of
the Muslims, and his ignorant ideas and bad deeds were well known, and
he said to him: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) is telling you to order all the muezzins to add the words
Al-salaatu wa'l-salaam 'alayka yaa rasool-Allaah (Blessings and peace
be upon you, O Messenger of Allaah) to every adhaan, as they do every
Friday night. The ignorant man liked this suggestion, and he was
unaware that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) does not enjoin anything after his death except that which
is in accordance with what Allaah had prescribed on his lips during
his lifetime, and that in His Holy Book Allaah forbade adding anything
to His laws, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):"Or have they
partners with Allaah (false gods) who have instituted for them a
religion which Allaah has not ordained?" [al-Shoora 42:21]. And the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"Beware of newly-invented matters." So he issued orders to that effect
in Sha'baan of the year mentioned, and this innovation was introduced
fully, and it has lasted until our own times in all areas of Egypt and
Syria, and the common folk and ignorant people think that this is part
of the adhaan which it is not permissible to omit. That has led to
some of the heretics in some villages adding after the adhaan salaam
to some people who have died. There is no power and no strength except
with Allaah. To Allaah we belong and unto Him is our return. End quote
fromal-Khatat al-Makhreeziyyah(2/172). See alsoal-Ibdaa' fi Madaar
al-Ibtidaa'by Shaykh 'Ali Mahfooz (p. 172-174).
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked:
Here in Jordan and in other countries, some muezzins say, after the
adhaan, 'Allahumma salli 'ala sayyidina Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa
sahbihi ajma'een(O Allaah, send blessings upon our Master Muhammad and
upon all his family and companions). Is there anything wrong with
that? What is the ruling on it?
He replied:
That depends. If the muezzin says it in a low voice, it is prescribed
for the muezzin and others who answer the muezzin, because the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "When you hear the
muezzin then say what he says, then send blessings upon me, for
whoever sends one blessing upon me, Allaah will send ten blessings
upon him in return, then ask Allaah to grant me al-waseelah, which is
a position in Paradise that will be granted to only one slave of
Allaah, and I hope that I will be the one, so whoever asks for
al-waseelah for me, then my intercession will be granted for him."
Narrated by Muslim in hisSaheeh. Al-Bukhaari narrated in hisSaheehthat
Jaabir ibn 'Abd-Allaah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"Whoever says when he hears the call to prayer, 'Allaahummah Rabba
haadhihi'l-da'wat il-taammah wa'l-salaat il-qaa'imah, aati Muhammadan
al-waseelata wa'l-fadeelah, wab'athhu maqaaman mahmoodan alladhi
wa'adtahu(O Allaah, Lord of this perfect Call and the Prayer to be
offered, grant Muhammad the privilege and also the eminence, and
resurrect him to the praised position that You have promised), will be
granted my intercession on the Day of Resurrection."
But if the muezzin says that in a loud voice, like the adhaan, then it
is an innovation (bid'ah), because it may be thought that it is part
of the adhaan. It is not permissible to add anything to the adhaan,
because the last words of the adhaan areLaa ilaaha ill-Allaah(there is
no god but Allaah) and it is not permissible to add anything to that.
If that was a good thing, then the righteous salaf would have done it
before us, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
would have taught it to his ummah and prescribed it for them. He
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever does any
action that is not part of this matter of ours will have it rejected."
Narrated by Muslim in hisSaheeh; the original version is narrated
inal-Saheehaynfrom 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her).
I ask Allaah to increase us and you and all of our brothers in
understanding of His religion, and to enable us all to adhere
steadfastly to it, for He is All-hearing, Ever near. End quote.
Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz(1/439, 440) and (10/362, 363).
InFataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah(6/101-103) it says:
After the adhaan, it is prescribed for the muezzin and others to send
blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him), then to say: "Allaahummah Rabba haadhihi'l-da'wat il-taammah
wa'l-salaat il-qaa'imah …(O Allaah, Lord of this perfect Call and the
Prayer to be offered …). But the muezzin and others should say this
quietly, and not raise their voices, because it is not prescribed to
say it out loud, as stated above. End quote.
Fourthly:
Once it is understood that standardizing the adhaan is an innovation,
and it is an innovation to recite tasbeeh, dhikr and Qur'aan before
the adhaan, and it is an innovation to send blessing and salaams upon
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) out loud after
the adhaan, then the ruling on the muezzins doing these actions will
become clear, which is that it is not permissible to do that. If the
muezzin thinks that this is something temporary, and that it will soon
be changed or that he can become an imam or take up an administrative
position, then he can stay there for a while, but if this continues,
then he should not stay in that job where he will be playing a role in
spreading these innovations.
And Allaah knows best.

Dought & clear, - Kissing the Ka’bah is not prescribed in sharee’ah

Is kissing the Holy Ka'bah during the rituals of Hajj or 'Umrah halaal
or haraam?.
Praise be to Allaah.
What is prescribed is to kiss the Black Stone. It was proven that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) kissed the Black
Stone, but he did not kiss any other part of the Holy Ka'bah.
And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send blessings and
peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions. End
quote.
Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn 'Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz, Shaykh 'Abd al-Razzaaq
'Afeefi, Shaykh 'Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan.

Dought & clear, - Du’aa’ during wudoo’by the status ofthe Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be uponhim)

I have a habit which I do not know if it is good or bad:
I ask Allah while washing my feet during wudu' by the Prophet's virtue
to keep my feet firm on the Siraat.
Also during the prayer I ask Allah by his Prophet's virtue to forgive
my sins and to have mercy on me. Is this du'a permissible or not?
I used to make du'a in this way believing that Allah will answer the
prayer of who asks him by His beloved Prophet's virtue, may peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him.
Praise be to Allaah.
Asking Allaah to make His slave's feet steadfast on the Straight Path
is a good du'aa' and there is nothing wrong with it. We ask Allaah to
make the feet of all of us steadfast.
But there are two mistakes in this du'aa':
1 – Always reciting it when washing your feet during wudoo':
You know that wudoo' is an act of worship and that the Muslim does not
have the right to change the way an act of worship is done or add to
it or take away from it; rather following the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) properly means doing what he did,
without adding or taking anything away.
Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said inMajmoo' al-Fataawa(22/510):
No one has the right to introduce to the people any kind of dhikr or
du'aa' apart from those that are narrated in the Sunnah, and make them
a regular act of worship that the people do all the time, as they do
the five daily prayers; rather this is innovation in the religion for
which Allaah has not given permission. End quote.
It was not the practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) to say du'aa' when washing the parts of the body that are
washed in wudoo'. There is a hadeeth concerning that, but it is not a
saheeh narration from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him).
Al-Haafiz ibn al-Salaah said:
There is no saheeh hadeeth concerning that. End quote. It was
mentioned thus by al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar inal-Talkhees al-Habeer(1/297).
Ibn al-Qayyim said inal-Manaar al-Muneef(45):
As for the mawdoo' (fabricated) hadeeth about dhikr when washing each
part of the body (in wudoo'), it is baatil (invalid). End quote.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said of the du'aa's recited
when washing each part of the body (in wudoo'): The du'aa' for washing
each part of the body (in wudoo') has no basis.
Al-Futoohaat al-Rabbaaniyyah(2/27-29).
In Fataawa al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem(2/49):
Some people think that there is a dhikr for every part of the body
(when doing wudoo'), and some ahaadeeth have been narrated concerning
that, but they are not saheeh at all, rather they are false. End
quote.
InDuroos li'l-Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz(no. 13, tape 2) it says:
There is no basis for any of this, and nothing has been narrated in a
sound report from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him), so these du'aa's are not recommended when washing these parts of
the body. Rather what is recommended (mustahabb) is two things:
Firstly, when starting to do wudoo', one should mention the name of
Allaah; secondly, after finishing wudoo' one should recite the
Shahaadah. This is what is prescribed with regard to wudoo'. End
quote.
It cannot be said that weak ahaadeeth should be acted upon with regard
to good deeds, because there is no consensus on this principle and
there are some who disagree with it. Moreover, with regard to acting
upon weak ahaadeeth, it is stipulated that they should not be severely
weak, and this condition is not met in this case, as was understood by
Ibn 'Allaan inal-Futoohaat al-Rabbaaniyyah(2/29).
Al-Suyooti (may Allaah have mercy on him) wrote an essay on this
matter entitledal-Ighda' 'an Du'aa' al-A'daa', in which he explained
how very weak the reports concerning that are, and that they are not
fit to be acted upon, even with regard to good deeds.
See also the answer to question no. 45730.
2 – As for the second mistake, it is your saying in your du'aa', "by
the status of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him)".
Undoubtedly the status of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) is great, but Allaah has not made seeking to draw near to
Him (tawassul) by means of that one of the causes of du'aa' being
answered.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) – who is
the one who did not omit to guide us to anything that is good – did
not teach us to seek to draw near to Allaah by means of that.
Hence it is known that this du'aa' is not prescribed.
This has already been explained in the answer to question no. 23265.
So strive to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) and do not add anything to it or take anything
away; keep away from things that have been introduced into the
religion, as the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
advised us when he said: "I urge you to adhere to my Sunnah and the
sunnah of the rightly guided Khulafa' (al-Khulafa' al-Raashideen), and
to seize it firmly. Beware of newly-innovated things, for every
innovation is a going-astray." Narrated by Abu Dawood (4607); classed
as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
And Allaah knows best.