The Heart Softeners -, Ruling on entering chat rooms on the Internet for fun.Dought & clear - ,

I hope you can advise me on the ruling on entering chat rooms
anddiscussion boards. I only go there for fun and to see some of the
topics under discussion, and you can well imagine the kind of bad talk
that goes on in those places. Please advise me about this, may Allaah
preserveyou.
Praise be to Allaah.
One of the things that the Muslim should do is discipline himself and
seek to adopt the best ofattitudes and etiquette. This requires a
great deal of striving against bad inclinations and it needs a lot of
patience. The most important thing that can help him to do that is
avoiding places of evil and places that could lead to his doom. The
scholars of personal development are unanimously agreed that man is
inherently weak and inclined towards evil, and that it is the mind (or
reason) that could controls his attitude and inclinations, and guide
his energies. So if reasondoes not restrain one's inclinations towards
following whims and desires, then he will soon find no means to turn
back to the path of salvation.
The same applies to gatherings of leisure and entertainment. Theyhave
always been – and still are, as they appear on the internet – a
wasteof energy and talent, where followers of falsehood who have no
mission to work or succeed in their lives gather, and they waste their
time and their liveswhich are the most precious things they own, and
they spend their days exchanging gossip, and they waste a lot of time
and do not achieve anything for their worldly or religiousinterests.
When the Muslim has theblessing of free time with which Allaah has
honoured him, he can do no more than look for the best deeds with
which to fill his time, notjust any good deed. Hence you see that the
Sahaabah (may Allaah bepleased with them) asked the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) in many ahaadeeth about the best
actions by means of which they could attain a higher status before
Allaah, andthe Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
answered their questions.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There
are two blessings which many people do not make the best of: good
health and free time." Narrated by al-Bukhaari (6412).
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, speaking of regret
about time:
Regret for wasted time should be deep, for time passes quickly and it
is difficult to make up what you have missed.
Time for the worshipper is a time for worship andreciting awraad, and
for the devoted Muslim it is time for turning to Allaah and focusing
on Him with all his heart.
Time is the dearest thingto him and he would feel very sad if time
passes without him doing what he is meant to do. If he misses time, he
can never make it up,because a second time has its own duties. So if
he misses time, there is no way he can bring it back.
Madaarij al-Saalikeen (3/49).
The most important things that will help you make the most of your
time is to avoid futile gatherings and refrain from talking too much
and keep away from lazyand idle people, and to keep company with those
who are striving hard, clever, smart and aware of time, and thoseho
immerse themselves in reading for the purpose of increasing their
knowledge.
The wise man is the one who is guided to fill his time with useful,
beneficial and good deeds; thus he will advance and rise in status. So
you will find him always seeking knowledge, or writing lessons, or
learning a skill, or visiting relatives or a sick person, or advising
one who has gone astray, or earning a living so that he can spend on
his dependentsand save them from having to ask of people.
'Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
I would hate to see any one of you idle and not doing anything to help
himself in this world or in the Hereafter.
Quoted by Abu 'Ubayd al-Qaasim ibn Sallaam in al-Amthaal (48).
The Muslim has no time to listen to or look at sinful things. You know
that these conversations include things that go against sharee'ah such
as immoral talk and bad attitudes, so is entering these foul swamps
something that will benefit a Muslim, or is it anything that he should
seek in his life?
It was narrated that AbuHurayrah said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Strive to do that which
will benefit you and seek the help of Allaah." Narrated by Muslim
(2664).
When Allaah asks you onthe Day of Resurrection about this time that
you wasted in idle talk and writing and conversing about things that
are of no benefit, rather they will harm you, what will your answer
be? It was narrated that Abu Barzah al-Aslami said: The Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "A person's
feet willnot move on the Day of Resurrection until he is asked about
his life and how he spent it, his knowledge and what he did with it,
and his wealth, how he acquiredit and how he spent it, and his body
(health), and how he used it." Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2417), classed
as saheehby Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb wa'l-Tarheeb
(126).
Finally, you should note:
That these chat rooms have corrupted the morals of many people; they
have caused rifts between loved ones, men have divorced their wives
because of them, women have lost their honour because of them,and
those who are weakin faith and lacking in knowledge have been deceived
by the speciousarguments and myths in them, and have thus been misled.
If the Muslim hears of an environment that is filled with fitnah and
sin, he should denounce the people involved and strive to set them
straight – if he is one of those who are able for that – otherwise he
should keep away from such environments and not be deceived by
thinking that his faith is strong or that he knows what they really
are, andthat he is just having fun.
Beware of indulging in chat rooms on the internet, and protect
yourself from the immorality and evil that is in them, for they are
gatherings that bring little benefit but cause a great deal of harm;
they are of no benefit in this world and do not bring salvation in the
Hereafter.
If you find that you are getting drawn into fitnah and sin, such as
speaking to women unnecessarily and speaking too much to this one and
that one, then you should realize that you are in grave danger, and we
hope that you will save yourself from it and resist falling into the
trap of the shaytaan.

The Heart Softeners - Obedience to Allaah brings provision.

I am thirty years old. I was sinning till five years ago, yet I was
praying. Then I got married and travelled to France. Many problems
happened to me and I found that the only solution is to return to
Allah and repent. So I repented, all praise be toAllah. I started
memorising Quraan and seeking Islamic knowledge. I fast the optional
fasting along the year, I do not miss any prayer in the masjid except
rarely; I did not miss the first takbeera ofany salah for forty days.
All praise be to Allah as He should be praised. As a result of this,
my circumstances improved a lot, and I felt a very bigpositive change
in myself as well. The more I obey, the more Allah blesses me, Allah
is watching, He knows I amtruthful.
The problem is that I donot know why I am exerting effort in
worship; is it for the gain of the hereafter or for worldly benefits?
If I give in charity for example, I am not sure ifI am really seeking
the pure reward or because I know that Allah will bless me with much
more than what I gave in charity. I started doubting myself, am I
hypocrite?.
Praise be to Allaah.
I congratulate you, my brother, on having been guided to repent to
Allaah and come back to the right path. That is a blessing that has
been bestowed upon you for which you should be thankful, because it is
the aim of every believer, and this is the most important thing in
this world and the Hereafter. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on
him) said: Allaah doesnot grant His love to the penitents but they
become the elite of people before Him. Wereit not that repentance is a
word that encompasses all the lawsof Islam and truths of faith, the
Lord would notrejoice so greatly over the repentance of His slave. End
quote.
Madaarij al-Saalikeen (1/343)
The fact that the harder you strove in worship, the more means of
finding halaal provision became available to you shows that fearing
and obeying Allaah brings provision, as Allaah says (interpretation of
the meaning):
"And whosoever fears Allaah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a
way for him to get out (from every difficulty).
3. And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine"
[al-Talaaq 65:2-3]
Similarly, sin brings poverty. A person may be deprived of
provisionbecause of sins that he commits. Nothing brings provision
like doing acts of obedience and avoiding sins. But you have to pay
attention to your intention before you start to act, so that the
motive for doing good in the first place will be to seek the pleasure
of Allaah, and you should keep an eye on your intention and guard
against it being corrupted during and after the action, so that you
can rid it of self-admiration, showing off, and seeking praise and
status in people's hearts because of it, and avoid doing it because of
whatit brings you of good things in such a way thatif your provision
was reduced you would stop doing it. These are all things that are
contrary to sincerity and spoil acts of obedience.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: The things that
spoil and cancel out good deeds are too many to list. What matters is
not the deed; what matters is protecting the deed from that which
would spoil it and cancel it out. End quote.
Al-Waabil al-Sayyib (p. 20)
It should be noted that ifa person's intention in doing acts of
worship is to seek the pleasure of Allaah and His reward in the
Hereafter, and he also intends to seek the immediate reward of
obedience in this world, such as ample provision, a good life and so
on, there is nothing wrong with that.
Allaah has encouraged us to obey Him and to avoid disobeying Him, by
mentioning that reward in this world, which indicates that there is no
blame on the believer if he seeks that.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: If a person
intends two good thingsby his action: the good of this world and the
good of the Hereafter, there is nothing wrong with that [i.e., no
blame and no sin on him] because Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
"And whosoever fears Allaah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a
way for him to get out (from every difficulty).
3. And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine"
[al-Talaaq 65:2-3]
al-Qawl al-Mufeed (2/244)
Do not let the Shaytaan tell you that you are a hypocrite or
insincere, because his aim is to divert you from doing righteous deeds
and to lead you astray from the path of good. Do not let your motive
in doing acts of obedience be the provision that they bring, in such a
way thatif the benefits were to dry up you would stop doing them.
Rather make your deeds sincerely for your Lord, and thank Him for the
good things that He has bestowed on you:
"And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed: 'Ifyou give thanks (by
accepting Faith and worshipping none but Allaah), I will give you more
(of My Blessings); but if you are thankless (i.e. disbelievers),
verily, My punishment is indeedsevere'"
[Ibraaheem 14:7]
And Allaah knows best.

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Explanation of soorah An-Nasr

In the name of Allaah, theMost Beneficent, the MostMerciful.
Almighty Allaah Says (what means): "When the victory of Allaah has
come and the conquest [of Makkah]. And you see the people entering
into the religion of Allaah in multitudes. Then exalt [Him] withpraise
of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever Accepting
of repentance." [Quran: 110:1-4]
Explanation:
Imaam At-Tirmithi related from Anas Ibn Maalik that the Messenger once
asked a man: "Are you married?" He replied:"No, I swear by Allaah, O
Messenger of Allaah! For Ihave nothing, so how can I marry?" He
askedthe man: "Do you not have: "Say: `He is Allaah, the One."'[i.e.,
Soorah Al-Ikhlaas]?" The man replied: "Certainly!" He said: "It is
(equivalent to)one third of the Quran." Then he asked: "Do you not
have: "When the victory of Allaah has come and the conquest [of
Makkah]" [i.e., SoorahAn-Nasr]?" The man replied: "Certainly!" The
Prophet then said: "It is (equivalent to) one quarter of the Quran."
`Ubaydullaah Ibn `Abdullaah Ibn `Utbah narrated that Ibn `Abbaas said
to him:"Do you know which Soorah (chapter) was thelast to be revealed
from the Quran?" I replied:"Yes, and it was (what means): "When the
victory of Allaah has come and the conquest [of Makkah]."" He said:
"You are right."
Abu Bakr Al-Bazzaar and Al-Bayhaqi both narrated from Ibn `Umar that
he said: "This Soorah was revealed to the Messenger of Allaah during
the days of Tashreeq (i.e., the 11th, 12 th and 13th of Thu'l-Hijjah)
and he knew that it was his farewell address. He called for his
riding-camel, and when he had travelled some way on it, he stood and
addressed the people with his famous farewell speech. According to
Imaam Al-Bayhaqi Ibn `Abbaas said: "This Soorah was revealed,
following which the Messenger of Allaah summoned his daughter Faatimah
and said to her: " It heralds my death." At this, Faatimah began to
cry; but she laughed when he said: "Have Patience, for you are the
first of my family who will join me." [Muslim]
Imaam At-Tabaraani related on the authority of Ibn `Abbaas that he
said: "When the Soorah: "When the victory of Allaah has come and the
conquest [of Makkah]." was revealed, it heralded to Allaah's Messenger
that his death was near, and so he intensified his preparations for
the Hereafter (by increasing his prayers, fasting, supplicating etc.);
after embarking upon this, he said: " The conquest and the help of
Allaah have come, andthe people of Yemen have come." A man asked: "O
Messenger of Allaah! Whoare the people of Yemen ?" He replied: "A
people who are gentle-hearted and moderate in their ways: faith is in
Yemen ; fiqh (understanding of Islam) is in Yemen ." [Al-Bukhaari]
It has been confirmed from Ibn `Abbaas that the Messenger of Allaah
said on the day of the conquest of Makkah: "There is no Hijrah (i.e.
emigration) after the conquest, but there is Jihaad and Niyyah (pure
intention) and if you are called upon, then respond to the call."
[Al-Bukhaari & Muslim]
Masrooq said: "I heard`Aa'ishah saying that the Messenger of Allaah
would repeat: " Glorified be Allaah and all praise be to Him,I ask
Allaah's forgiveness and I turn to Him in repentance." He continued:
"Indeed, my Lord has informed methat I will see a sign amongst my
people, and He ordered me, if I do seeit, to glorify His praises and
ask His forgiveness, and I have seen it, (it is): 'When the victory of
Allaah has come and the conquest [of Makkah]. And you see the people
entering into the religion of Allaah in multitudes. Then exalt [Him]
with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is
ever Accepting of repentance.'"" [Muslim]
Umm Salamah said:"Towards the end of his life, the Messenger of Allaah
would not stand, nor sit, nor depart,nor arrive, without saying: "Most
Glorified is Allaah and all praise is due to Him." So I said to him:
"O Messenger of Allaah! I have observed you frequently glorifying
Allaah and praising Him." He said: "I was ordered to do it." Then he
said: "When the victory of Allaah has come and the conquest [of
Makkah]..." (to the end of the Soorah)." What is meant by 'the
conquest' is the conquestof Makkah. The people ofArabia were slow in
answering the call to Islam until the fall of Makkah, then they
entered the Religion of Allaah in crowds and within two years, the
whole of Arabia became unified in faith and all the tribes of Arabia
embraced Islam.
Imaam Al-Bukhaari reported that when Makkah was conquered, delegations
from all the tribes of Arabia came to the Messenger of Allaah to
declare their allegiance to Islam, whileprior to it, they were slow to
embrace Islam.
Imam Ahmad narrated on the authorityof the neighbour of Jaabir Ibn
`Abdullaah may Allaah be pleased him that he (i.e., the neighbour)
said: "I once returned from a journey and Jaabir Ibn `Abdullaahcame to
me and greeted me. I began to talk with him about the disunity ofthe
people and their innovations (in religion). Jaabir then began to cry
and said: "I heard Allaah'sMessenger say: "Indeed, the people entered
the Religion of Allaah in crowds and they will abandon it in crowds."

Prophet Muhammad's justice and equality

The Prophet asked people to be just and kind. As the supreme judge and
arbiter, as the leader of Muslims, as generalissimo of a rising power,
as a reformer andapostle, he had alwaysto deal with people and their
affairs. He had often to deal with mutually inimical and warring
tribes when showing justice to one carried the danger of antagonizing
the other, and yet he never deviated from the path of justice. In
administering justice, he made no distinction between believers and
nonbelievers, friends andfoes, high and low. From numerous instances
reported in the traditions, a few are given below.
Sakhr, a chief of a tribe, had helped the Prophet greatly in the siege
of Taaif, for which he was naturally obliged to him. Soon after, two
charges were brought against Sakhr: one by Mugheerah of illegal
confinement of his (Mugheerah's) aunt and the other by Banu Saalim of
forcible occupation of his spring by Sakhr. In both cases, he
decidedagainst Sakhr and made him undo the wrong. [Abu Daawood]
Abdullaah Ibn Sahl was deputed to collect rent from Jews of Khaybar.
His cousin Mahisah accompanied him but, on reaching Khaybar, they had
separated. Abdullaah was waylaid and done to death. Mahisah reported
this tragedy to the Prophet but as there were no eye-witnesses to
identify the guilty, he did not say anything to the Jews and paid the
blood-money out of the state revenues. [Al-Bukhaari]
A woman of the Makhzoom family with good connections was found guilty
of theft. For the prestige of the Quraysh, some prominentpeople
including Usaamah Ibn Zayd interceded to save her from punishment. The
Prophet refused to condone the crime and expressed displeasure saying:
"Many a community ruined itself in the past as they only punished the
poor and ignored the offences of the exalted. By Allaah,if Muhammad's
(My) daughter Faatimah would have committed theft, her hand would have
been severed." [Al-Bukhaari]
The Jews, in spite of theirhostility to the Prophet were so impressed
by his impartiality and senseof justice that they used to bring their
cases to him and he decided them according to Jewishlaw. [Abu Daawood]
Once, while he was distributing the spoils of war, people flocked
around him and one manalmost fell upon him. He pushed the men with a
stick causing a slight abrasion. He was so sorry about this that he
told the man that he could have his revenge, but the man said: "O
messenger of Allaah, I forgive you." (Abu Daawood)
In his fatal illness, the Prophet proclaimed in a concourse assembled
athis house that if he owed anything to anyone the person concerned
could claim it; if he had ever hurt anyone's person, honor or
property, he could have his price while he was yet in this world. A
hush fell on the crowd. One man came forward to claim a few Dirhams
which were paid at once.[Ibn Hishaam]
Equality
Muhammad asked people to shun notions ofracial, family or any
otherform of superiority basedon mundane things and said that
righteousness alone was the criterion of one's superiority over
another. It has already been shown how he mixed with everyone on equal
terms, how he ate with slaves, servants and the poorest on the same
sheet (a practice that is still followed in Arabia), how he refused
all privileges and worked like any ordinarylaborer. Two instances may,
however, be quotedhere:
Once the Prophet visited Sa'd Ibn 'Ubaadah . While returning, Sa'dsent
his son Qays with him. The Prophet asked Qays to mount his camel with
him. Qays hesitated out of respect but the Prophet insisted: " Either
mount the camel or go back." Qays decided to go back. [Abu Daawood]
On another occasion he was traveling on his camel over hilly terrain
with a companion, Uqbah Ibn 'Aamir . After going some distance, he
asked 'Uqbah to ride the camel, but Uqbah thought this would be
showing disrespect to the Prophet . But the Prophet insisted and he
had to comply. The Prophet himself walked on foot as he did not want
to put too muchload on the animal. [An-Nasaa'ee]
The prisoners of war of Badr included Al-'Abbaas,the uncle of the
Prophet . Some people were prepared to forgo their shares and remit
the Prophet's ransom but he declined saying that he could make no
distinctions. [Al-Bukhaari]
During a halt on a journey, the companions apportioned work among
themselves for preparing food. The Prophet took upon himself the task
of collecting firewood. His companions pleaded that they would do it
andthat he need not take the trouble, but he replied: "It is true, but
I do not like to attribute any distinction tomyself. Allaah does not
like the man who considers himself superior to his companions."
[Az-Zarqaani]