Quraanic Exegesis, Dought & clear, - * What is “the most trust worthy hand hold”?

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What is “the most trustworthy handhold”?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The most trustworthy handhold is mentioned in two places in the Holy Qur’aan:
In Soorat al-Baqarah, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Taaghoot (false gods etc) and believes in Allaah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allaah is All-Hearer, All-Knower”
[al-Baqarah 2:256]
And in Soorat Luqmaan, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And whosoever submits his face (himself) to Allaah, while he is a Muhsin (good‑doer, i.e. performs good deeds totally for Allaah’s sake without any show-off or to gain praise or fame and does them in accordance with the Sunnah of Allaah’s Messenger Muhammad(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold [Laa ilaaha illAllaah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allaah)]. And to Allaah return all matters for decision”
[Luqmaan 32:22]
The most trustworthy handhold is also mentioned in the Sunnah, in a hadeeth narrated by al-Bukhaari (3813) and Muslim (2484) from Qays ibn ‘Abbaad who said: I was in Madeenah with some people, among whom were some companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), when a man came on whose face were signs of the fear of Allaah. Some of the people said: This man is one of the people of Paradise, this man is one of the people of Paradise. He prayed two rak’ahs, making them short, then he went out. I followed him, and he entered his house, and I entered, and we spoke together. When he was at ease, I said to him: When you came in before, a man said such and such. He said: Subhaan Allaah! No one should say what he does not know. He said: Shall I tell you why that is? I saw a dream at the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and I told him about it. I saw myself in a garden –and he mentioned its vastness and richness and lushness – and in the middle of the garden there was a pillar of iron. Its base was in the earth and its top was in the sky, and at the top of it there was a handhold. It was said to me: Climb it. I said: I cannot. Then a helper came to me and he pushed me up from behind. So I climbed until I was at the top of the pillar, and I took hold of the handhold. It was said to me: Hold it tightly.
I woke up and it was in my hand. I told the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) about it, and he said: “That garden is Islam, and that pillar is the pillar of Islam, and that handhold is the most trustworthy handhold. You will remain a Muslim until you die.”
He said: And the man was ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Salaam.
The righteous salaf explained the meaning of the most trustworthy handhold in various ways, all of which indicate the same meaning. Ibn ‘Abbaas, Sa’eed ibn Jubayr and al-Dahhaak said: It meansLaa ilaaha ill-Allaah.
Anas ibn Maalik said: It is the Qur’aan.
Mujaahid said: It is faith.
Al-Saddi said: It is Islam.
It was narrated from Saalim ibn Abi’l-Ja’d: It is love for the sake of Allaah and hate for the sake of Allaah.
See:Tafseer Ibn Abi Haatim(2/496).
Ibn Katheer said inTafseer al-Qur’aan al-‘Azeem(1/684):
All these reports are saheeh and there is no contradiction between them. End quote.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked inFataawa Noor ‘ala al-Darb(al-salaah/1218): What is the most trustworthy handhold?
He replied:
The most trustworthy handhold is Islam. It is called a most trustworthy handhold because it leads to Paradise. End quote.
You can see that the meaning given by the scholars to the most trustworthy handhold is that which leads the one who holds onto it to Paradise. That includes Islam, faith, the Qur’aan and the word of Tawheed (laa ilaaha ill-Allaah). Each of the scholars focused on one of these meanings, which are all close in meaning.
And Allaah knows best.

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Plural marriage and fair treatment of co-wives, Dought & clear, - * How to start fair treatment between two wives

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If a man marries a second wife, how should he start fair treatment between his two wives?
Praise be to Allaah.
Ibn Qudaamah said: If he marries a virgin, he should stay with her for seven nights, then start alternating (between his wives). If he marries a previously-married woman, then he should stay with her for three nights. That is because Abu Qulaabah narrated that Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “It is part of the Sunnah, if a man marries a virgin after marrying a previously-married woman, that he should stay with her for seven days, then start sharing his time, and if he marries a previously-married woman, he should stay with her for three days, then start sharing his time.” Abu Qulaabah said: If you wish, you may say that Anas attributed this to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and it is agreed upon. If the previously-married woman wants him to stay with her for seven days, then he should do that, and make it up to the other wives later on , because Umm Salamah narrated that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stayed with her for three days, and he said, “You are not unimportant; if you want I can stay seven nights with you, but if I do that, I have to do likewise with the rest of my wives.” According to another version, “If you wish, I will stay with you for three nights, then I will alternate among you.” According to another report: “If you wish, I will stay with you for three nights exclusively for you.”
Al-‘Iddah Sharh al-‘Umdah by Ibn Qudaamah al-Maqdisi, p. 479

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Plural marriage and fair treatment of co-wives, Dought & clear, - * The first wife’s approval is not a condition for marrying a second wife

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My question is if you would help me to know the Hadith or the point of vieuw from the Islamic law on the follwing situation.
If a woman is married to a man and that this man is also married to an other woman without her, the last, knows about this marriage.
No need to say that this is a difficult and very exceptional situation but seems the best concerning the circumstances?
Praise be to Allaah.
The wife’s approval is not a condition for plural marriage, and it is not obligatory for the husband to have the approval of his first wife if he wants to marry a second wife. But it is good manners and kind treatment to approach the issue in such a way as to reduce the pain which women naturally feel in such cases, by smiling at her, greeting her warmly, speaking nicely to her and spending money on her according to his means, in order to gain her approval.Fataawa Islamiyyah, 3/204.
If a husband takes a second wife, he has to treat his wives equally as far as possible. If he does not treat them equally then he is exposing himself to a stern warning, for it was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever has two wives and inclines more towards one of them than the other, will come on the Day of Resurrection with half of his body leaning.” (narrated by al-Nisaa’i, ‘Ushrat al-Nisaa’, 3881; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inSaheeh Sunan al-Nasaa’i, no. 3682).
When Allaah permitted us to marry more than one woman, He said (interpretation of the meaning):
“but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one or (slaves) that your right hands possess. That is nearer to prevent you from doing injustice”[al-Nisaa’ 4:3]
So Allaah commands that a man should restrict himself to one wife, if he knows that he cannot be just. And Allaah is the source of strength.

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- PUBLISHERNajimudeeN M. MD, IRI (Managing Director, Islamic Research Institution)