Fathwa, - Why Allaah has made some people rich and some people poor

Question
Muhtaram, Assalamualikum. I have a question about the acceptance of
supplication)Dua(to Allah.We often pray to Allah in our daily life.
But all of them are not accepted byAllah. Though Allah knows the best
why He doesn't accept all the prayers. Certainly He doesit for our
well being in present and next life. But to me, and also to many other
people it seems that Allah is discriminating among Hiscreatures.
Because some of His creatures are very happy in their every part of
life but some of them are not happy inspite of praying to Allah.This
makes me very confused. Would you please write me about it from the
view of Quran and Sunnah?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that
MuhammadisHis slave and Messenger.
First of all, you are wrongfor saying that Allaah does not accept our
supplication, as you cannot authoritatively assert this; because
accepting the supplication does not necessarily mean that a person
should be given exactly what he supplicated for. Rather, one's
supplication may be answered, or an affliction is driven away from him
because of his supplication and this will be better for him than what
he asked for, or that Allaah reserves the reward for him in the
Hereafter as confirmed ina Hadeeth from the Prophet. For more benefit,
please refer to Fataawa 85023and 88296.
As regards Allaah discriminating between his creatures, then this is
evident; however, Allaah does this out of knowledge and wisdom and not
out of ignorance and injustice. There is absolutely perfect wisdom in
Him doing so; Allaah Says )what means(:}Look how We have favored ]in
provision[ some of them over others. But the Hereafter is greater in
degrees ]of difference[ and greater in distinction.{]Quran 17:21[
Allaah also Says )what means(:}…and have raised some of themabove
others in degrees ]of rank[ that they may make use of one another for
service. But the mercyof your Lord is better than whatever they
accumulate.{]Quran 43:32[
In fact, poverty may be for some people better than richness, and
richness is better for some others, in the same way health is more
beneficial for some, and it is reported in a Hadeeth Qudusi ]even if
there is a controversy about its authenticity[ that"Among My Slaves
there are those for whomnothing is better than richness, and if I were
to impoverish them, they would be corrupted, and among My Slaves there
are those for whom nothing is better than poverty, and if I were to
make them rich, they would be corrupted. I manage )the affairs of( My
Slaves, I am indeed the All-Aware of their circumstances."
You should know that real happiness is not for a man to obtain some
money and other temporary worldly pleasures. Rather, the real
happiness is in faith and acts of good deeds; Allaah Says )what
means(:}Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he
is a believer— We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We
will surely give them their reward ]in the ereafter[ according to the
best of what they used to do.{]Quran 16:97[
Finally, it should be notedthat there are some etiquettes that must be
observed when supplicating and there are some matters that prevent the
supplication from being accepted;
Allaah Knows best.

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Fathwa, - Saying that evil is a lack of good

Question
Some people say that evilis not an entity by itself, but rather, it is
a lack of good. Is this notion correct?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that
MuhammadisHis slave and Messenger.
There are evil souls like the devils and the rebellious jinn, and acts
and incidents of evil, like disbelief, dissoluteness, disease and
epidemic and so on. Indeed, Allaah created good and evil, and He tests
His slaves with them, as Allaah says )what means(: }And We test you
with evil and with good as trial.{]Quran 21:35[ For more benefit,
please refer to Fatwa 2855.
There is good and wisdom in all what Allaahdoes, but evil takes place
in the acts of the creatures, and this is due to the lack of good in
their acts.
Ibn Abi Al-'Izz Al-Hanafidealt with this subject when he interpreted
Al-'Aqeedah At-Tahaawiyyah as he said: "Know that all evil is due to
nonexistence, i.e. the nonexistence of good and the causes that lead
to it; in this sense it becomes evil, but as regards its very
existence, there is no evil in it. Example: evil souls: their presence
is good in itself, but evil happened to them because of depriving them
from good matter, as in principle they were created dynamic, so if
they were helped with knowledge and the inspiration of good, they will
move towards good, but if they were left )without help(, they will
move by their nature to what is contrary to this."
Allaah Knows best.

Fathwa, - Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to be in the presence of a dying person?

Question
Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to be in the presence of
her dying mother?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad,
is His slave and messenger.
Some scholars choose theopinion that the dying person must be kept
away from a menstruating, post- partum bleeding woman,musical
instruments and similar things detested bythe Angels, may Allaah exalt
their mention.
In his book, Al-Mughni,Ibn Qudaamahsaid: "It is disliked for a person
who is in a state of majorimpurity and a post-partum bleeding woman to
close the eyes of a deceased person or touch him. 'Alqamah, the
disciple ofIbn Mas'ooddisliked it as well asAsh-Shaaf'i,Al-Hasan,Ibn
Seereen,'Ataa'andMaalikdisliked that amenstruating woman or person in
a state of majorimpurity washes the deceased.Ibn Abu Zayd
Al-Qayrawaanisaid: "Itis recommended to keep a dying person away from
a menstruating woman or person in a state of majorimpurity. This is
applicable when there are people who can teach him the testimony,
close his eyes and manage his affairs. If not,a menstruating woman may
be present with the dying person because of the need for her presence.
Thus, it is clear to the questioner to not attend her mother's death
if there are others besides her. Otherwise, she can.
Allaah Knows best.

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Tawheed… the essence ofIslam

Tawheed )Islamic monotheism( isthe greatest foundation of Islamic
belief. In fact, a person is considered as Muslim if he/she accepts
that there is no god worthy of worship but Allaah andthat Muhammadis
His slave and His messenger to humankind.
Almighty Allaah Says in the Noble Quran )what means(:"Allaah- there is
no deity except Him, the Ever- Living, the Sustainer of ]all[
existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs
whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it
that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is
]presently[ before them and what will be after them, and theyencompass
not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi
)literally, a footstool( extends over the heavens and the earth, and
their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most
Great."]Quran 2: 255[
In these marvelous verses, Allaah describes Himself as The Only One-
Most Powerful, Ever-Living Lord of us. Tawheed is the bedrock of Islam
and it states that it is Allaah Who has created the universe with
whatever is in it and administers it. What we deduce from the
operation of theuniverse and call 'natural laws' are, in fact,
Allaah's regular ways of creating things and events andadministering
the universe.
According to Islam, all religions revealed to the prophets, may Allaah
exalt their mention, have the same essence and knowledgeof Tawheed and
unity of Allaah, but, with the time, the message was misinterpreted,
mixed with superstition, and degenerated into magical practices and
some rituals. That was the same message with which Aadam was sent down
to earth, the same knowledge that Allaah revealed to Nooh )Noah(,
Ibraaheem )Abraham(, Moosaa )Moses( and 'Eesaa )Jesus(, may Allaah
exalt their mention, and the last Prophet sent to humanity, Muhammad.
Islam rejects characterizing Allaah in any human form or depicting Him
as favoring certain individuals or nations on the basis of wealth,
power, or race. However, our human minds are often in search of
understanding the concept of Allaah in materialistic ways, although we
are not capable to completely comprehend this concept. When Prophet
Muhammad'scontemporaries asked him about Allaah, Allaah revealed the
chapter of Ikhlaas )Quranic Chapter No. 112( which is considered as
the motto of Tawheed, Saying )what means(:"Say )O Muhammad(, "He is
Allaah, ]who is[ One. Allaah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets
nor was He begotten. Nor is thereto Him any equivalent."]Quran
112:1-4[
The Creator must be a different nature from the things created,
because if He is of the same nature as they are, He will be temporal
and will, therefore, need a maker. If the maker is not temporal, He
must be eternal. But if He is eternal, He cannot be caused. If nothing
apart from Him causes Him to continue to exist, He must be
Self-Sufficient and Self-Subsistent. If He does not depend upon
anything for the continuance of His own existence, this existence can
haveno end. The Creator is therefore Eternal and Everlasting Allaah
Says )what means(:"He is the First and the Last"]Quran 57:3[.
The Creator does not create only in the sense of bringing things into
being, in other words, He is not only a Starter, He also preserves
everything, takes them out of the existence, and is the ultimate cause
of whatever happens to them.
'Ali Ibn Abu Taalibthe fourth Muslim Caliph, is reported to havesaid:
"He is being but not through the phenomenon of coming into being. He
exists but not from non-existence. He is with everything but not
physical nearness. He is different from everything but not by physical
separation. He acts but without the accompaniment of movements and
instruments. He is the One, only such that there is none with whom He
keeps company or whom He misses in his absence."
In Islam, Allaah is known by His Names and Attributions and the
manifestation of these names in the universe.
Another aspect of Tawheed in Islam is that it implies the equity and
unity of all people in their relation with Allaah. Thus, peopleof
different social strata were notcreated by separate deities with
varying levels of power, since thiswould violate Tawheed by putting
barriers between them. Instead, social dimension of Tawheed states
that the same Allaah created everyone, and so all people have the same
fundamental essence. In fact, the noblest person in Allaah's Sight
isthe one who is most Allaah-conscious.
Prophet Muhammadsaid:"Your Lord is One. You are from Aadam and Aadam
was created from dust. An Arab is not superior to a non-Arab, nor a
white person over a black person,except for his/her piety and
righteousness."]Ahmad[