i would like information on majic (jadoo) what are the consequences
and can people use it to kill people.
Praise be to Allaah.
Yes, there is sihr that cankill. When discussing different forms of
murder the scholars have mentioned that theperson who kills anotherby
means of a kind of sihr that usually kills should be executed (qisaas
– retaliation), because he has killed by means of something
thatusually kills. Ibn Qudaamah said in al-Mughni (9/330): "The sixth
kind: if he killed him by means of a kind of sihr that usually kills,
then he has to be executed, because he has killed by means of
something that usually kills, like killing by use ofa knife. If he
killed by means of something thatdoes not usually kill or something
that sometimes kills and sometimes does not, then he has to pay
diyah(blood-money), but qisaas is not required, because he intended to
do harm, and it is akin tobeating someone with a stick (which may or
may not kill)."
The ruling concerning the saahir (practitioner of sihr) in
al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah (24/267) says that in the case where he
killed a personby means of his sihr… the majority say that killing by
means of sihr may be done deliberately, in which case qisaas is
required. According to the Maalikis, evidence or a confession is
required. According to the Shaafi'is, if the person whom the
practitioner of sihr killed was his equal , then qisaas is required if
the killing was deliberate, which may be proven by a confession on the
part ofthe saahir, such as his saying "I killed him by means of my
sihr", or "I killed him with this type of thing", supported by the
testimony of two reliable witnesses who have practised sihr in the
past but have now repented, who can confirm that this kind of sihr
usually kills. If it is a type that does not usually kill, then the
matter is more akin to manslaughter.
And Allaah knows best.
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Can sihr (witchcraft, magic) kill?
Do the jinn help humans in some ways?
What is the difference between a shaytaan (devil) and a jinn? Do
theshayaateen reproduce from males and females?Do the shayaateen
interact with humans and serve them in returnfor the human's
disobeying his Lord? Are there Muslim jinn who serve the Muslims as
theyserved Sulaymaan (peace be upon him)? If the shayaateen or jinn
are able to serve humans, then why do the Muslim jinn not help the
Muslim humans in their wars against the kuffaar, and tell them their
secrets and supportIslam? Why do the kaafirjinn not help the kaafir
humans in some way? Did any examples of suchthings happen at the time
of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? If there
are any books about such matters, please tell me about them so that I
can be safe from the evil of the shayaateen. May Allaah keep me and
you safe from their evil.
Praise be to Allaah.
The shayaateen are fromamong the jinn; they arethe rebellious ones and
the most evil among them, just as the devils among mankind are the
rebellious ones and the most evil among them. There are among the
jinn, as is the case among mankind, devils who are the rebellious ones
and the most evil, kaafirs and evildoers. There are also Muslims among
them who are righteous and good. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
"And so We have appointed for every Prophet enemies — Shayaateen
(devils) among mankind and jinn, inspiring one another with adorned
speech as a delusion (or by way of deception). If your Lord had so
willed, they would not have done it; so leave them alone with their
fabrications"
[al-'An'aam 6:112]
The Shaytaan is the father of the jinn according to many scholars. He
is the one who disobeyed his Lord and was too proud to prostrate to
Adam, so Allaah expelled him and banished him. Other scholars say that
the Shaytaan was one of a group of angels who were called al-jinn; he
was too proud to prostrate, so Allaah expelled him and banished him.
He became the leader of every evildoer and wicked one, every kaafirand
wrongdoer. Every person has a shaytaan and an angel with him, as the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"There is no one among you but he has with him a constant companion
(qareen) from among the jinn and a constant companion from among the
angels." They said, "You too, O Messenger ofAllaah?" He said, "Me too,
but Allaah has helped me against him (the devil-companion) and he has
become Muslim."
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said that
the Shaytaan inspires man to evil and calls man to evil. There are
times when he has control over man's heart and can find out, by
Allaah's decree, what a person intends to do of good or evil. There
are also times when the angel has control over a person's heart. He
makeshim incline towards good and calls him to good. These are things
that Allaah has enabled them to do, i.e., He has enabled the two
companions, the jinn-companion and the angel-companion, to do these
things. Even the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
had a shaytaan with him, his constant companion (qareen) from among
the jinn, as stated above,in the hadeeth which says that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"There is no one among you but he has with him a constant companion
(qareen) from among the jinn and a constant companion from among the
angels." They said, "You too, O Messenger ofAllaah?" He said, "Me too,
but Allaah has helped me against him (the devil-companion) and he has
become Muslim."
The point is that every man has with him a companion from among the
angels and a companion from among the shayateen. The believer
suppresses his shaytaan by obeying Allaah and adhering steadfastly to
His religion, so he humiliates his shaytaan until he becomes weak and
unable to stop the believer doing good or make him fall into evil,
except what Allaah wills. The sinner, by his disobedience and evil
actions, gives his shaytaan the strength to make him do evil and
encourageshim to do evil, and discourage him from doing good. The
believer has to fear Allaah and strive against his shaytaan by obeying
Allaah and His Messenger, and seeking refuge with Allaah from the
Shaytaan. And he should strive to help his angel by obeying Allaah and
His Messenger and heeding the commands of Allaah.
The Muslims help their brothers among the jinn to obey Allaah and His
Messenger just as they help their human brothers. Humans may help them
in some matters without realizing it. They may help them to obey
Allaahand His Messenger by teaching and reminding other humans, for
the jinn may attend the lessons of humans in the mosques and elsewhere
and benefit from them. Humans may also hear some things from the jinn
which benefit them;they may wake them up to pray or draw their
attention to things which may benefit them or harm them. All of this
happens even though the jinn do not make themselves visible to humans.
A jinn may make himself visible to some people when pointing them
towards something good or something evil. This may happen, although it
is rare. Usually they do not appear to humans, although their voices
may be heard on some occasions when they wake a person for prayer or
tell him of some things. In conclusion, the believingjinn help the
believers even though the believers may not realizeit, and they love
everything good for them. Similarly, believing humans love everything
good for their believing brethren among the jinn, and they ask Allaah
to give them everything good. They may attend lessons,and they love to
listen tothe Qur'aan and knowledge, as stated above. The believers
among the jinn attend the lessons of humans, atsome times and in some
lands, and they benefit from the lessons of humans. All of this
happens and is well known. This has been clearly stated by many ofthe
scholars whom the jinn contacted and asked about some issues;they told
them that they had attended their lessons. All of this is well-known,
and Allaah is the One Whose help we seek.
Allaah has told us that the jinn listened to the Qur'aan from the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). At the end of
Soorat al-Ahqaaf, He says(interpretation of the meaning):
"And (remember) when We sent towards you (Muhammad) a group (three to
ten persons) of the jinn, (quietly) listening to the Qur'aan. When
they stood in the presence thereof, they said: 'Listen in silence!'
And when it was finished, they returned to their people, as warners.
They said: 'O our people! Verily, we have heard a Book (this Qur'aan)
sent down after Moosa (Moses), confirming what came before it, it
guides to the truth and to the Straight Path (i.e. Islam)"
[al-Ahqaaf 46:29-30]
And Allaah revealed other aayahs in a separate soorah, where He says:
"Say (O Muhammad): "It has been revealed to me that a group (from
threeto ten in number) of jinnlistened (to this Qur'aan). They said:
'Verily, we have heard a wonderful Recitation (this Qur'aan)!"
[al-Jinn 72:1]
Many books have been written on this matter. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah
have mercy on him) mentioned a great deal on this topic in his books.
There is also a book by one of the scholars entitled al-Marjaan fi
Bayaan Ahkaam al-Jaan, by al-Shibli, which is a useful book. There are
other books written on this topic as well. You can look for them and
ask for them in any bookstore. You could also read the books of
Tafseer and learn from the commentary on Soorat al-Jinn and the other
aayahs from Soorat al-Ahqaaf and elsewhere which speak of the jinn.
You can learna lot from what the mufassireen (may Allaah have mercy on
them) said about the jinn, boththe good and the bad among them.
Kitaab Majmoo' Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi'ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh
al-'Allaamah 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn 'Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz (may Allaah have
mercy on him), vol. 9, p. 373
theshayaateen reproduce from males and females?Do the shayaateen
interact with humans and serve them in returnfor the human's
disobeying his Lord? Are there Muslim jinn who serve the Muslims as
theyserved Sulaymaan (peace be upon him)? If the shayaateen or jinn
are able to serve humans, then why do the Muslim jinn not help the
Muslim humans in their wars against the kuffaar, and tell them their
secrets and supportIslam? Why do the kaafirjinn not help the kaafir
humans in some way? Did any examples of suchthings happen at the time
of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? If there
are any books about such matters, please tell me about them so that I
can be safe from the evil of the shayaateen. May Allaah keep me and
you safe from their evil.
Praise be to Allaah.
The shayaateen are fromamong the jinn; they arethe rebellious ones and
the most evil among them, just as the devils among mankind are the
rebellious ones and the most evil among them. There are among the
jinn, as is the case among mankind, devils who are the rebellious ones
and the most evil, kaafirs and evildoers. There are also Muslims among
them who are righteous and good. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
"And so We have appointed for every Prophet enemies — Shayaateen
(devils) among mankind and jinn, inspiring one another with adorned
speech as a delusion (or by way of deception). If your Lord had so
willed, they would not have done it; so leave them alone with their
fabrications"
[al-'An'aam 6:112]
The Shaytaan is the father of the jinn according to many scholars. He
is the one who disobeyed his Lord and was too proud to prostrate to
Adam, so Allaah expelled him and banished him. Other scholars say that
the Shaytaan was one of a group of angels who were called al-jinn; he
was too proud to prostrate, so Allaah expelled him and banished him.
He became the leader of every evildoer and wicked one, every kaafirand
wrongdoer. Every person has a shaytaan and an angel with him, as the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"There is no one among you but he has with him a constant companion
(qareen) from among the jinn and a constant companion from among the
angels." They said, "You too, O Messenger ofAllaah?" He said, "Me too,
but Allaah has helped me against him (the devil-companion) and he has
become Muslim."
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said that
the Shaytaan inspires man to evil and calls man to evil. There are
times when he has control over man's heart and can find out, by
Allaah's decree, what a person intends to do of good or evil. There
are also times when the angel has control over a person's heart. He
makeshim incline towards good and calls him to good. These are things
that Allaah has enabled them to do, i.e., He has enabled the two
companions, the jinn-companion and the angel-companion, to do these
things. Even the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
had a shaytaan with him, his constant companion (qareen) from among
the jinn, as stated above,in the hadeeth which says that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"There is no one among you but he has with him a constant companion
(qareen) from among the jinn and a constant companion from among the
angels." They said, "You too, O Messenger ofAllaah?" He said, "Me too,
but Allaah has helped me against him (the devil-companion) and he has
become Muslim."
The point is that every man has with him a companion from among the
angels and a companion from among the shayateen. The believer
suppresses his shaytaan by obeying Allaah and adhering steadfastly to
His religion, so he humiliates his shaytaan until he becomes weak and
unable to stop the believer doing good or make him fall into evil,
except what Allaah wills. The sinner, by his disobedience and evil
actions, gives his shaytaan the strength to make him do evil and
encourageshim to do evil, and discourage him from doing good. The
believer has to fear Allaah and strive against his shaytaan by obeying
Allaah and His Messenger, and seeking refuge with Allaah from the
Shaytaan. And he should strive to help his angel by obeying Allaah and
His Messenger and heeding the commands of Allaah.
The Muslims help their brothers among the jinn to obey Allaah and His
Messenger just as they help their human brothers. Humans may help them
in some matters without realizing it. They may help them to obey
Allaahand His Messenger by teaching and reminding other humans, for
the jinn may attend the lessons of humans in the mosques and elsewhere
and benefit from them. Humans may also hear some things from the jinn
which benefit them;they may wake them up to pray or draw their
attention to things which may benefit them or harm them. All of this
happens even though the jinn do not make themselves visible to humans.
A jinn may make himself visible to some people when pointing them
towards something good or something evil. This may happen, although it
is rare. Usually they do not appear to humans, although their voices
may be heard on some occasions when they wake a person for prayer or
tell him of some things. In conclusion, the believingjinn help the
believers even though the believers may not realizeit, and they love
everything good for them. Similarly, believing humans love everything
good for their believing brethren among the jinn, and they ask Allaah
to give them everything good. They may attend lessons,and they love to
listen tothe Qur'aan and knowledge, as stated above. The believers
among the jinn attend the lessons of humans, atsome times and in some
lands, and they benefit from the lessons of humans. All of this
happens and is well known. This has been clearly stated by many ofthe
scholars whom the jinn contacted and asked about some issues;they told
them that they had attended their lessons. All of this is well-known,
and Allaah is the One Whose help we seek.
Allaah has told us that the jinn listened to the Qur'aan from the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). At the end of
Soorat al-Ahqaaf, He says(interpretation of the meaning):
"And (remember) when We sent towards you (Muhammad) a group (three to
ten persons) of the jinn, (quietly) listening to the Qur'aan. When
they stood in the presence thereof, they said: 'Listen in silence!'
And when it was finished, they returned to their people, as warners.
They said: 'O our people! Verily, we have heard a Book (this Qur'aan)
sent down after Moosa (Moses), confirming what came before it, it
guides to the truth and to the Straight Path (i.e. Islam)"
[al-Ahqaaf 46:29-30]
And Allaah revealed other aayahs in a separate soorah, where He says:
"Say (O Muhammad): "It has been revealed to me that a group (from
threeto ten in number) of jinnlistened (to this Qur'aan). They said:
'Verily, we have heard a wonderful Recitation (this Qur'aan)!"
[al-Jinn 72:1]
Many books have been written on this matter. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah
have mercy on him) mentioned a great deal on this topic in his books.
There is also a book by one of the scholars entitled al-Marjaan fi
Bayaan Ahkaam al-Jaan, by al-Shibli, which is a useful book. There are
other books written on this topic as well. You can look for them and
ask for them in any bookstore. You could also read the books of
Tafseer and learn from the commentary on Soorat al-Jinn and the other
aayahs from Soorat al-Ahqaaf and elsewhere which speak of the jinn.
You can learna lot from what the mufassireen (may Allaah have mercy on
them) said about the jinn, boththe good and the bad among them.
Kitaab Majmoo' Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi'ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh
al-'Allaamah 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn 'Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz (may Allaah have
mercy on him), vol. 9, p. 373
Frightening dreams.
I am a young sister who got married recently to aman with very good
character and deen, masha-Allah. Since I havegot married, I
frequentlyhave very frightening dreams about my husband and others I
love.
Before marriage I never had frightening dreams as I always make my
adhkaar at bedtime. Sometimes I see that there are jinns inside other
people and I am trying to fight them by reciting ayatul-Kursi, butthey
are stopping me from doing so. I cannot sleep at night and wake up
several times. One good sister suggested to me that it may be the evil
eye brought on by others who are jealous. If that is the case, then
please could you guide me as to what I can do about this problem as it
is very distressing.
May Allah Reward you greatly for your advice.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Undoubtedly the frightening dreams that this sister sees are from the
accursed Shaytaan who is trying his hardestto prevent people from
following the true religion and keep them away from their Lord Whom
they worship, and he wants to cause grief to the believers. But his
plots against the pious close friends of Allaah are weak and
insignificant, especially against those who fortify themselves with
ruqya as prescribed in sharee'ah day and night.
Secondly:
You should note that thebest way in which the Muslim can protect
himself against the Shaytaan is to rememberAllaah. According to the
hadeeth narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2863), Allaahcommanded Yahya ibn
Zakariyya (peace be upon him) to tell the Children of Israel to do
five things, including thefollowing:
"I command you to remember Allaah, for thelikeness of that is that of
a man who enemy comes after him, until hecomes to a strong fortress
where he protects himself from him. Similarly, a person cannot protect
himself against the Shaytaan except by remembering Allaah." Classed as
saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmdihi.
If the Muslim fears Allaahin all his affairs, and adheres to that
which Allaah has commanded and avoids that which He has forbidden, and
he constantly remembers Allaah, praying and fasting and other kinds of
worship, and he fortifies himself by reading Qur'aan night and day,
out loud and silently, and he regularly recites the wirds and dhikrs
prescribed in Islam for the morning and evening, and when eating,
drinking, gettingdressed and going to sleep, then the Shaytaan will go
away from him, blameworthy and defeated, and will have no power to do
anything to him. How can it be otherwise when Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Those who believe, fight in the Cause of Allaah, and those who
disbelieve, fight in the cause of Taaghoot (Satan). So fight you
against the friends of Shaytaan (Satan); ever feeble indeed is the
plot of Shaytaan (Satan)"
[al-Nisa' 4:76]?
The Shaytaan only comesclose to those who are far away from their
religion and Qur'aan. The Shaytaan may try to divert the righteous
from the straight path, in order to ruin their lives and religious
commitment and worldly interests. But protection may be sought against
him in the manner described above. You can also referto the books of
dhikr such as al-Adhkaar by al-Nawawi; 'Aml al-Yawm wa'l-Laylah by
al-Nasaa'i; 'Aml al-Yawm wa'l-Laylah by Ibn al-Sunni; and other books
of dhikr that deal with this topic, or books of Sunan in general. If
you do that we hope that your situation will improve and you will find
peace of mind, and Allaah will change your situation to a better one.
Among the dhikrs with which we advise you to recite regularly are the following:
1 – Adhkaar for morning and evening.
(a) Reciting every evening the words, "A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allaah
il-taammah min sharri ma khalaqa (I seekrefuge in the perfect words of
Allaah from theevil of that which He has created)."
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: A man came to the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of
Allaah, I am suffering because of a scorpion that stung me yesterday."
He said, "If you had said in the evening, A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allaah
il-taammah min sharri ma khalaqa (I seek refuge in the perfect words
of Allaah from theevil of that which He has created),' it would not
have harmed you.
Narrated by Muslim.
Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
encouraged us to say that in every place where we stop (when
travelling).
It was narrated that Khawlah bint Hakeem al-Salamiyyah said: I heard
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
say: "Whoever makes a stop in some place, then says, 'A'oodhu bi
kalimaat Allaah il-taammah min sharri ma khalaqa (I seekrefuge in the
perfect words of Allaah from theevil of that which He has created),'
nothing will harm him until he moveson from that place."
Narrated by Muslim, 2708.
(b) It was narrated that'Uthmaan ibn 'Affaan (may Allaah be pleased
with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: "There is no personwho says in the morningand
evening of each day, 'Bismillaah illaahi laa yadurru ma'a ismihi
shay'un fi'l-ard wa la fi'l-sama' wa huwa al-samee' ul-'aleem (In the
name of Allaah with Whose name nothing is harmed on earth nor in
heaven, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing)' three times, but
nothing will harm him."
Narrated and classed as saheeh by al-Tirmidhi, 3388; also narrated by
Ibn Maajah, 3869. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn
Maajah.
(c) Reciting Aayat al-Kursiy and al-Mu'awwidhaat beforegoing to sleep.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: "The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) put me in charge of
guarding the zakaah of Ramadaan. Someone came to me and started
grabbing handfuls of thefood. I took hold of him and said, 'I will
take you to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him).' He said, 'I will teach you some words by means of which
Allaah will benefityou.' I said, 'What are they?' He said, 'When you
go to your bed, recite this aayah (interpretation of the meaning):
"Allaah! Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but
He), Al-Hayyul-Qayyoom (the Ever Living, the One Whosustains and
protects all that exists)…" [al-Baqarah 2:255] – until he completed
the aayah. Then Allaah will appoint a guard for you who will stay with
you and no shaytaan (devil) will come near you until morning.' The
Messengerof Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked
me, 'What did your prisoner do last night?' I said, 'O Messenger of
Allaah, he taught me something, and claimed that Allaah would benefit
me by it.' He said, 'What was it?' I said, 'He taught me to recite
Aayat al-Kursiy when I go to bed, and said that no shaytaan would come
near me until morning, and that Allaah would appoint a guard for me
who would stay with me.' TheProphet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said, 'He told you the truth, although he is an inveterate
liar. That was the Shaytaan.'"
Narrated by al-Bukhaari,3101; Muslim, 505.
There are many such dhikrs; we do not have room to mention them all here.
Thirdly:
With regard to the hasad(envy) and the evil eye of which you speak, it
may be that this harm has come to you throughhasad. Protection against
that is to be sought by reciting the dhikrs prescribed in sharee'ah.
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with them
both)said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
used to seek refuge withAllaah for al-Hasan and al-Husayn. He said:
'Your father [i.e., Ibraaheem] used to seek refuge withAllaah for
Ismaa'eel and Ishaaq with these words:A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allaah
al-taammah min kulli shaytaanin wa haammah wa min kulli 'aynin laammah
(I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allaah, from every devil and
every poisonous reptile, and from every bad eye).'"
Narrated by al-Bukhaari,3191.
With regard to the remedy:
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbaas that the Prophet(peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said: "The evil eye is real,and if anything
were to overtake the divine decree (al-qadar) it would be the evil
eye. When you are asked to take a bath (to provide acure) from the
influence of the evil eye, you should take a bath"
Narrated by Muslim, 2188.
If you know that the evil eye has been put on you by a certain person,
thenyou should ask him to doghusl and wudoo', then you should pour the
water of his ghusl or wudoo' over yourself. The way in which this
should be done has beenexplained by Ibn al-Qayyim, who said:
In Sunan Abi Dawood it is narrated that 'Aa'ishah(may Allaah be
pleased with her) said: The 'aa'in(the one who put the evil eye on
another) would be ordered to do wudoo', then the ma'een (the one on
whom he had put the evil eye) would do ghusl with that water.
In al-Saheehayn it is narrated that 'Aa'ishah said: "The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded me or he
commanded us to recite ruqyah for protection against the evil eye."
Al-Tirmidhi narrated from Sufyaan ibn 'Uyayanah from 'Amr ibnDinaar
from 'Urwah ibn 'Aamir from 'Ubayd ibn Rafaa'ah al-Sarqi that Asma'
bint Umays said: "O Messenger of Allaah, the children of Ja'far have
been afflicted by the evil eye, shall we recite ruqyah for them?"He
said, "Yes, for if anything were to overtake the divine decree it
would be the evil eye." Al-Tirmidhi said: a saheeh hasan hadeeth. Then
he mentioned the hadeeth which described how 'Aamir ibn Rabee'ah
afflicted Sahl ibn Hunayf with his eye, and the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded 'Aamir to do ghusl.
So he washed his face, hands, forearms, knees and the sides of his
feet, and inside his izaar (lower garment) in the vessel. Then that
water was poured over him, and a man poured it over his head and back
from behind. He did thatto him, then Sahl got up and joined the
people.
Al-Tibb al-Nabawi, p. 127-129.
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character and deen, masha-Allah. Since I havegot married, I
frequentlyhave very frightening dreams about my husband and others I
love.
Before marriage I never had frightening dreams as I always make my
adhkaar at bedtime. Sometimes I see that there are jinns inside other
people and I am trying to fight them by reciting ayatul-Kursi, butthey
are stopping me from doing so. I cannot sleep at night and wake up
several times. One good sister suggested to me that it may be the evil
eye brought on by others who are jealous. If that is the case, then
please could you guide me as to what I can do about this problem as it
is very distressing.
May Allah Reward you greatly for your advice.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Undoubtedly the frightening dreams that this sister sees are from the
accursed Shaytaan who is trying his hardestto prevent people from
following the true religion and keep them away from their Lord Whom
they worship, and he wants to cause grief to the believers. But his
plots against the pious close friends of Allaah are weak and
insignificant, especially against those who fortify themselves with
ruqya as prescribed in sharee'ah day and night.
Secondly:
You should note that thebest way in which the Muslim can protect
himself against the Shaytaan is to rememberAllaah. According to the
hadeeth narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2863), Allaahcommanded Yahya ibn
Zakariyya (peace be upon him) to tell the Children of Israel to do
five things, including thefollowing:
"I command you to remember Allaah, for thelikeness of that is that of
a man who enemy comes after him, until hecomes to a strong fortress
where he protects himself from him. Similarly, a person cannot protect
himself against the Shaytaan except by remembering Allaah." Classed as
saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmdihi.
If the Muslim fears Allaahin all his affairs, and adheres to that
which Allaah has commanded and avoids that which He has forbidden, and
he constantly remembers Allaah, praying and fasting and other kinds of
worship, and he fortifies himself by reading Qur'aan night and day,
out loud and silently, and he regularly recites the wirds and dhikrs
prescribed in Islam for the morning and evening, and when eating,
drinking, gettingdressed and going to sleep, then the Shaytaan will go
away from him, blameworthy and defeated, and will have no power to do
anything to him. How can it be otherwise when Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Those who believe, fight in the Cause of Allaah, and those who
disbelieve, fight in the cause of Taaghoot (Satan). So fight you
against the friends of Shaytaan (Satan); ever feeble indeed is the
plot of Shaytaan (Satan)"
[al-Nisa' 4:76]?
The Shaytaan only comesclose to those who are far away from their
religion and Qur'aan. The Shaytaan may try to divert the righteous
from the straight path, in order to ruin their lives and religious
commitment and worldly interests. But protection may be sought against
him in the manner described above. You can also referto the books of
dhikr such as al-Adhkaar by al-Nawawi; 'Aml al-Yawm wa'l-Laylah by
al-Nasaa'i; 'Aml al-Yawm wa'l-Laylah by Ibn al-Sunni; and other books
of dhikr that deal with this topic, or books of Sunan in general. If
you do that we hope that your situation will improve and you will find
peace of mind, and Allaah will change your situation to a better one.
Among the dhikrs with which we advise you to recite regularly are the following:
1 – Adhkaar for morning and evening.
(a) Reciting every evening the words, "A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allaah
il-taammah min sharri ma khalaqa (I seekrefuge in the perfect words of
Allaah from theevil of that which He has created)."
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: A man came to the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of
Allaah, I am suffering because of a scorpion that stung me yesterday."
He said, "If you had said in the evening, A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allaah
il-taammah min sharri ma khalaqa (I seek refuge in the perfect words
of Allaah from theevil of that which He has created),' it would not
have harmed you.
Narrated by Muslim.
Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
encouraged us to say that in every place where we stop (when
travelling).
It was narrated that Khawlah bint Hakeem al-Salamiyyah said: I heard
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
say: "Whoever makes a stop in some place, then says, 'A'oodhu bi
kalimaat Allaah il-taammah min sharri ma khalaqa (I seekrefuge in the
perfect words of Allaah from theevil of that which He has created),'
nothing will harm him until he moveson from that place."
Narrated by Muslim, 2708.
(b) It was narrated that'Uthmaan ibn 'Affaan (may Allaah be pleased
with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: "There is no personwho says in the morningand
evening of each day, 'Bismillaah illaahi laa yadurru ma'a ismihi
shay'un fi'l-ard wa la fi'l-sama' wa huwa al-samee' ul-'aleem (In the
name of Allaah with Whose name nothing is harmed on earth nor in
heaven, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing)' three times, but
nothing will harm him."
Narrated and classed as saheeh by al-Tirmidhi, 3388; also narrated by
Ibn Maajah, 3869. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn
Maajah.
(c) Reciting Aayat al-Kursiy and al-Mu'awwidhaat beforegoing to sleep.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: "The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) put me in charge of
guarding the zakaah of Ramadaan. Someone came to me and started
grabbing handfuls of thefood. I took hold of him and said, 'I will
take you to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him).' He said, 'I will teach you some words by means of which
Allaah will benefityou.' I said, 'What are they?' He said, 'When you
go to your bed, recite this aayah (interpretation of the meaning):
"Allaah! Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but
He), Al-Hayyul-Qayyoom (the Ever Living, the One Whosustains and
protects all that exists)…" [al-Baqarah 2:255] – until he completed
the aayah. Then Allaah will appoint a guard for you who will stay with
you and no shaytaan (devil) will come near you until morning.' The
Messengerof Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked
me, 'What did your prisoner do last night?' I said, 'O Messenger of
Allaah, he taught me something, and claimed that Allaah would benefit
me by it.' He said, 'What was it?' I said, 'He taught me to recite
Aayat al-Kursiy when I go to bed, and said that no shaytaan would come
near me until morning, and that Allaah would appoint a guard for me
who would stay with me.' TheProphet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said, 'He told you the truth, although he is an inveterate
liar. That was the Shaytaan.'"
Narrated by al-Bukhaari,3101; Muslim, 505.
There are many such dhikrs; we do not have room to mention them all here.
Thirdly:
With regard to the hasad(envy) and the evil eye of which you speak, it
may be that this harm has come to you throughhasad. Protection against
that is to be sought by reciting the dhikrs prescribed in sharee'ah.
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with them
both)said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
used to seek refuge withAllaah for al-Hasan and al-Husayn. He said:
'Your father [i.e., Ibraaheem] used to seek refuge withAllaah for
Ismaa'eel and Ishaaq with these words:A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allaah
al-taammah min kulli shaytaanin wa haammah wa min kulli 'aynin laammah
(I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allaah, from every devil and
every poisonous reptile, and from every bad eye).'"
Narrated by al-Bukhaari,3191.
With regard to the remedy:
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbaas that the Prophet(peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said: "The evil eye is real,and if anything
were to overtake the divine decree (al-qadar) it would be the evil
eye. When you are asked to take a bath (to provide acure) from the
influence of the evil eye, you should take a bath"
Narrated by Muslim, 2188.
If you know that the evil eye has been put on you by a certain person,
thenyou should ask him to doghusl and wudoo', then you should pour the
water of his ghusl or wudoo' over yourself. The way in which this
should be done has beenexplained by Ibn al-Qayyim, who said:
In Sunan Abi Dawood it is narrated that 'Aa'ishah(may Allaah be
pleased with her) said: The 'aa'in(the one who put the evil eye on
another) would be ordered to do wudoo', then the ma'een (the one on
whom he had put the evil eye) would do ghusl with that water.
In al-Saheehayn it is narrated that 'Aa'ishah said: "The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded me or he
commanded us to recite ruqyah for protection against the evil eye."
Al-Tirmidhi narrated from Sufyaan ibn 'Uyayanah from 'Amr ibnDinaar
from 'Urwah ibn 'Aamir from 'Ubayd ibn Rafaa'ah al-Sarqi that Asma'
bint Umays said: "O Messenger of Allaah, the children of Ja'far have
been afflicted by the evil eye, shall we recite ruqyah for them?"He
said, "Yes, for if anything were to overtake the divine decree it
would be the evil eye." Al-Tirmidhi said: a saheeh hasan hadeeth. Then
he mentioned the hadeeth which described how 'Aamir ibn Rabee'ah
afflicted Sahl ibn Hunayf with his eye, and the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded 'Aamir to do ghusl.
So he washed his face, hands, forearms, knees and the sides of his
feet, and inside his izaar (lower garment) in the vessel. Then that
water was poured over him, and a man poured it over his head and back
from behind. He did thatto him, then Sahl got up and joined the
people.
Al-Tibb al-Nabawi, p. 127-129.
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Determined prayer is the key to destiny
There are various elements in life you come face to face with every
day and that you imagine you know and understand very well; so much so
that you imagine it would be impossible to understand the majority of
them any better than you do already. But that is not always true.
Sometimes you may heara different account or witness something that
leads to a brand new door, a new horizon youhad never contemplated
before, opening up on a subject you thought you knew so well. Your
whole perspective changes, not only momentarily but fundamentally. You
acquire a new perspective on that long familiar subject, as if youwere
encountering it forthe first time.
One of these subjects about which one constantly acquires a new and
more profoundconception during the various stages of one's life is
'prayer.' A believer knows that Allah will heed all prayers, and
trusts in that truth with all his heart. But the more a person's
closeness to Allah, depth of faith and understanding of destiny grow,
the more his perspective toward prayer deepens and is perfected.
Although he knows the verses of the Qur'an very well, the spiritual
power that Allah instills in his heart through those verses constantly
increases whenever he reads themagain. And for someone who is
determined in faith, this situation is repeated constantly untilthe
end of his life.
One piece of knowledge regarding prayer that will again be
instrumental in the opening of his heart when he hears it is that
prayer 'is the key to destiny.' This is part of the law of Allah. When
Muslims beseech Allah with love and passion, by His leave, what they
desire will come about.
This is a secret mystery of Allah that very few people are aware of.
When one prays, Allah's destiny goes into motion. Mass prayer
especially has a particular power; when Muslims request something
determinedlyand en masse , and whenthey embrace natural causes, then
by Allah's leave, something that people thought would never happen
does in fact come to pass. Allah has created the world bythat law.
Allah is He Who heeds every prayer
Allah has cited many examples in the Qur'an so that people can
understand this secret ofdestiny: the Prophet Jonah (pbuh) frequently
prayed to Allah from inside the stomach of the whale, and Allah
rescued him in an incomparable manner. When the Prophet Moses(pbuh)
and his people were trapped between Pharaoh's army and the sea, the
Prophet Moses (pbuh) prayed to Allah infull submission, and Allah
created a miraculous escape for him and his people. Rasulullah (saas)
placed all his trust in the infinite might of Allah when he and a
friend were in the cave, and Allah spared him from the traps of the
unbelievers and grantedhim victory. In the same way, when the Prophet
Joseph (pbuh) was thrown down the well, Allah in His infinite mercy
sent him help. Allah again manifested His infinite mercy when the
Prophet Abraham (pbuh) was about to be cast into the flames, and made
them cool for him. The Prophet Zechariah (pbuh) prayed to Allah, and
despite their advanced age, he and his wife were blessed by Allah with
the birth of the Prophet John (pbuh).
Some of the verses of the Qur'an that reveal how Allah heeds the
sincere calls of His prophets are as follows:
Jonah too was one of the messengers. When he ran away to the fully
laden shipand cast lots and lost. Then the fish devoured him and he
was to blame. Had it not been that he was a man who glorified Allah,
he would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are raised
again. So We cast him uponto the beach and he was sick; and We caused
a gourd tree to grow over him. We sent him toa hundred thousand or
even more. They believed and so We gavethem enjoyment for a time.
(Surat as-Saffat, 139-148)
And when the two hosts came into sight of one another Moses'
companions said, "We will surely be overtaken!" He said, "Never! My
Lord is with me and He will guide me." So We revealed to Moses,
"Strike the sea with your staff." And it split in two, each part like
a towering cliff. And We brought the others right up to it. We rescued
Moses and all those who were with him. Then We drowned the rest. There
is certainly a sign in that yet most of them are notbelievers. (Surat
ash-Shu'ara', 61-67)
If you do not help him, Allah did help him when the unbelievers drove
him out and there were two of them in the Cave. He said to his
companion, "Do not be despondent, Allah is with us." Then Allah sent
down His serenity upon him and reinforced him with troops you could
not see. He made the word of the unbelievers undermost. It is the
wordof Allah which is uppermost. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.
(Suratat-Tawba, 40)
When they declared, "Why! Joseph and his brother are dearer to our
father than we are although we constitute apowerful group. Our father
is clearly making a mistake. Kill Joseph or expel him to some land so
that your father will look to you alone and then you can be people who
do right." (Surah Yusuf, 8-9)
But when, in fact, they did go out with him and gathered all together
and agreed to put him atthe bottom of the well, We then revealed to
himthat: "You will inform them of this deed they perpetrate at a time
when they are totally unaware." (Surah Yusuf, 15)
Some travelers came that way and then dispatched their water-drawer
who let his bucket down. He said, "Good news for me, I've found a
boy!" They then hid him away among their goods. Allah knew very well
what they were doing. They sold him for a pittance, a fewsmall coins,
considering him to be of little worth. (Surah Yusuf, 19-20)
The Egyptian who had bought him told his wife, "Look after him with
honor and respect. It's possible he will be of use to us or perhaps we
might adopt him as a son." And thus We established Joseph in theland
to teach him the true meaning of events. Allah is in control of His
affair. However, most of mankind do not know. And then when he became
a full-grown man, We gave him knowledge and right judgement too. That
is how We reward all doers of good. (Surah Yusuf, 21-22)
They said, "Who has done this to our gods? He is definitely one of the
wrongdoers!" They said, "We heard a young man mentioning them. They
call him Abraham." They said, "Bring him before the people's eyes so
they can be witnesses." (Surat al- Anbiya', 59-61)
They said, "Burn him andsupport your gods if youare resolved to do
something." We said, "Fire, be coolness and peace for Abraham!" They
desired to trap him but We made them the losers. (Surat al- Anbiya',
68-70)
And Zechariah when he called out to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave
me on my own, though You are the Best of Inheritors." We responded to
him and gave him John, restoringfor him his wife's fertility. They
outdid oneanother in good actions,calling out to Us in yearning and in
awe, and humbling themselves to Us. (Surat al- Anbiya', 89-90)
Then and there Zechariah called on his Lord and said, "O Lord, grant
me by Your favor an upright child. You arethe Hearer of Prayer." The
angels called out to him while he was standing in prayer in theUpper
Room: "Allah givesyou the good news of John, who will come to confirm
a Word from Allah, and will be a leader and a celibate, a Prophet and
one of the righteous." He said, "My Lord, how can I possibly have a
son when I have reached old age and my wife is barren?" He said, "It
will be so. Allah does whatever He wills." (Surah Al 'Imran, 38-40)
Some people who encounter similar situations to these cited in the
Qur'an in their own lives fall into the error of thinking that "it is
impossible" for their prevailing circumstancesto ever change. Since
their attitude is essentially one of despair and lack of faith,they
fail to properly appreciate the might of Allah and do not pray to Him
with a genuine and absolute submission to Him. And this stems from
these people being unaware of the secret ofdetermined prayer, and
being unaware that prayer is the key to destiny.
Yet if Allah so wishes He can immediately make those things that
people mistakenly think of as "impossible" a reality. In the same way
that Allah sent His help to messengers and true believers in the past,
andthat situations regarded as "impossible" were made a reality, so
this also applies to the lives of everyone today.
Praying with absolute faith
Everyone may face situations wherein they may truly want from Allah
but that look impossible to happen. But people must never be deceived
under thesecircumstances. It is very important not to forget that
prayer is the key to destiny and that when one prays, so Allah's
destiny goes into motion, and thus to beseech Allah with an absolute
faith. In the same way that our Lord smoothed the way for the Prophet
Moses (pbuh) and helped the prophets Jonah (pbuh), Abraham (pbuh) and
Zechariah (pbuh), so all sincere Muslims hope for Him to respond to
their prayers with mercy.
Of course, however, a believer who really wants something to happen
must frequently call on Allah, just like theProphet Jonah (pbuh) and
must, just like our Prophet Muhammad (saas) and the Prophet Moses
(pbuh), say "Of course, our Lord is with us," without losing
heartunder even the most difficult of conditions; he must trust in
Allah's might with a powerful faith, feeling no doubts at all. And
then the secret in prayer will come about and, by Allah's leave,
destiny willbegin to work in the desired direction.
The great Islamic scholarImam Rabbani reminds believers of this great
and certain truth in the following passage:
"To ask for something is to obtain it; because Almighty Allah will not
allow His servant to uttera prayer that He will not heed." (Imam
Rabbani)
day and that you imagine you know and understand very well; so much so
that you imagine it would be impossible to understand the majority of
them any better than you do already. But that is not always true.
Sometimes you may heara different account or witness something that
leads to a brand new door, a new horizon youhad never contemplated
before, opening up on a subject you thought you knew so well. Your
whole perspective changes, not only momentarily but fundamentally. You
acquire a new perspective on that long familiar subject, as if youwere
encountering it forthe first time.
One of these subjects about which one constantly acquires a new and
more profoundconception during the various stages of one's life is
'prayer.' A believer knows that Allah will heed all prayers, and
trusts in that truth with all his heart. But the more a person's
closeness to Allah, depth of faith and understanding of destiny grow,
the more his perspective toward prayer deepens and is perfected.
Although he knows the verses of the Qur'an very well, the spiritual
power that Allah instills in his heart through those verses constantly
increases whenever he reads themagain. And for someone who is
determined in faith, this situation is repeated constantly untilthe
end of his life.
One piece of knowledge regarding prayer that will again be
instrumental in the opening of his heart when he hears it is that
prayer 'is the key to destiny.' This is part of the law of Allah. When
Muslims beseech Allah with love and passion, by His leave, what they
desire will come about.
This is a secret mystery of Allah that very few people are aware of.
When one prays, Allah's destiny goes into motion. Mass prayer
especially has a particular power; when Muslims request something
determinedlyand en masse , and whenthey embrace natural causes, then
by Allah's leave, something that people thought would never happen
does in fact come to pass. Allah has created the world bythat law.
Allah is He Who heeds every prayer
Allah has cited many examples in the Qur'an so that people can
understand this secret ofdestiny: the Prophet Jonah (pbuh) frequently
prayed to Allah from inside the stomach of the whale, and Allah
rescued him in an incomparable manner. When the Prophet Moses(pbuh)
and his people were trapped between Pharaoh's army and the sea, the
Prophet Moses (pbuh) prayed to Allah infull submission, and Allah
created a miraculous escape for him and his people. Rasulullah (saas)
placed all his trust in the infinite might of Allah when he and a
friend were in the cave, and Allah spared him from the traps of the
unbelievers and grantedhim victory. In the same way, when the Prophet
Joseph (pbuh) was thrown down the well, Allah in His infinite mercy
sent him help. Allah again manifested His infinite mercy when the
Prophet Abraham (pbuh) was about to be cast into the flames, and made
them cool for him. The Prophet Zechariah (pbuh) prayed to Allah, and
despite their advanced age, he and his wife were blessed by Allah with
the birth of the Prophet John (pbuh).
Some of the verses of the Qur'an that reveal how Allah heeds the
sincere calls of His prophets are as follows:
Jonah too was one of the messengers. When he ran away to the fully
laden shipand cast lots and lost. Then the fish devoured him and he
was to blame. Had it not been that he was a man who glorified Allah,
he would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are raised
again. So We cast him uponto the beach and he was sick; and We caused
a gourd tree to grow over him. We sent him toa hundred thousand or
even more. They believed and so We gavethem enjoyment for a time.
(Surat as-Saffat, 139-148)
And when the two hosts came into sight of one another Moses'
companions said, "We will surely be overtaken!" He said, "Never! My
Lord is with me and He will guide me." So We revealed to Moses,
"Strike the sea with your staff." And it split in two, each part like
a towering cliff. And We brought the others right up to it. We rescued
Moses and all those who were with him. Then We drowned the rest. There
is certainly a sign in that yet most of them are notbelievers. (Surat
ash-Shu'ara', 61-67)
If you do not help him, Allah did help him when the unbelievers drove
him out and there were two of them in the Cave. He said to his
companion, "Do not be despondent, Allah is with us." Then Allah sent
down His serenity upon him and reinforced him with troops you could
not see. He made the word of the unbelievers undermost. It is the
wordof Allah which is uppermost. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.
(Suratat-Tawba, 40)
When they declared, "Why! Joseph and his brother are dearer to our
father than we are although we constitute apowerful group. Our father
is clearly making a mistake. Kill Joseph or expel him to some land so
that your father will look to you alone and then you can be people who
do right." (Surah Yusuf, 8-9)
But when, in fact, they did go out with him and gathered all together
and agreed to put him atthe bottom of the well, We then revealed to
himthat: "You will inform them of this deed they perpetrate at a time
when they are totally unaware." (Surah Yusuf, 15)
Some travelers came that way and then dispatched their water-drawer
who let his bucket down. He said, "Good news for me, I've found a
boy!" They then hid him away among their goods. Allah knew very well
what they were doing. They sold him for a pittance, a fewsmall coins,
considering him to be of little worth. (Surah Yusuf, 19-20)
The Egyptian who had bought him told his wife, "Look after him with
honor and respect. It's possible he will be of use to us or perhaps we
might adopt him as a son." And thus We established Joseph in theland
to teach him the true meaning of events. Allah is in control of His
affair. However, most of mankind do not know. And then when he became
a full-grown man, We gave him knowledge and right judgement too. That
is how We reward all doers of good. (Surah Yusuf, 21-22)
They said, "Who has done this to our gods? He is definitely one of the
wrongdoers!" They said, "We heard a young man mentioning them. They
call him Abraham." They said, "Bring him before the people's eyes so
they can be witnesses." (Surat al- Anbiya', 59-61)
They said, "Burn him andsupport your gods if youare resolved to do
something." We said, "Fire, be coolness and peace for Abraham!" They
desired to trap him but We made them the losers. (Surat al- Anbiya',
68-70)
And Zechariah when he called out to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave
me on my own, though You are the Best of Inheritors." We responded to
him and gave him John, restoringfor him his wife's fertility. They
outdid oneanother in good actions,calling out to Us in yearning and in
awe, and humbling themselves to Us. (Surat al- Anbiya', 89-90)
Then and there Zechariah called on his Lord and said, "O Lord, grant
me by Your favor an upright child. You arethe Hearer of Prayer." The
angels called out to him while he was standing in prayer in theUpper
Room: "Allah givesyou the good news of John, who will come to confirm
a Word from Allah, and will be a leader and a celibate, a Prophet and
one of the righteous." He said, "My Lord, how can I possibly have a
son when I have reached old age and my wife is barren?" He said, "It
will be so. Allah does whatever He wills." (Surah Al 'Imran, 38-40)
Some people who encounter similar situations to these cited in the
Qur'an in their own lives fall into the error of thinking that "it is
impossible" for their prevailing circumstancesto ever change. Since
their attitude is essentially one of despair and lack of faith,they
fail to properly appreciate the might of Allah and do not pray to Him
with a genuine and absolute submission to Him. And this stems from
these people being unaware of the secret ofdetermined prayer, and
being unaware that prayer is the key to destiny.
Yet if Allah so wishes He can immediately make those things that
people mistakenly think of as "impossible" a reality. In the same way
that Allah sent His help to messengers and true believers in the past,
andthat situations regarded as "impossible" were made a reality, so
this also applies to the lives of everyone today.
Praying with absolute faith
Everyone may face situations wherein they may truly want from Allah
but that look impossible to happen. But people must never be deceived
under thesecircumstances. It is very important not to forget that
prayer is the key to destiny and that when one prays, so Allah's
destiny goes into motion, and thus to beseech Allah with an absolute
faith. In the same way that our Lord smoothed the way for the Prophet
Moses (pbuh) and helped the prophets Jonah (pbuh), Abraham (pbuh) and
Zechariah (pbuh), so all sincere Muslims hope for Him to respond to
their prayers with mercy.
Of course, however, a believer who really wants something to happen
must frequently call on Allah, just like theProphet Jonah (pbuh) and
must, just like our Prophet Muhammad (saas) and the Prophet Moses
(pbuh), say "Of course, our Lord is with us," without losing
heartunder even the most difficult of conditions; he must trust in
Allah's might with a powerful faith, feeling no doubts at all. And
then the secret in prayer will come about and, by Allah's leave,
destiny willbegin to work in the desired direction.
The great Islamic scholarImam Rabbani reminds believers of this great
and certain truth in the following passage:
"To ask for something is to obtain it; because Almighty Allah will not
allow His servant to uttera prayer that He will not heed." (Imam
Rabbani)
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