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The view of the Hanbalis, the more correct view among the Shaafa’is, is that these meals are mustahabb.
Ibn Qudaamah said: Theseinvitations – other than the wedding feast (waleemah) and ‘aqeeqah– are something good, but they are like invitations that are given for no reason; if the person who does them intends thereby to give thanks to Allaah for His blessing and to feed his brothers and offer food, then he will have the reward for that in sha Allaah. End quote.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked:
If one of my children doeswell in school, is it permissible for me to offer a sacrifice to celebrate his success, and to give thanks to Allaah?
He replied:
There is nothing wrong with making food (waleemah) if the childrenor one of them succeeds, and inviting one’s loved ones and his child’s friends, to celebrate Allaah’s blessing and to encourage the child. End quote.
Liqaa’aat al-Baab il-Maftooh (no. 161, question no. 1).
Secondly:
It is essential to beware ofsome beliefs which many people hold, and say that in order to protect the new house or car it is essential to offer a sacrifice and sprinkle it with the blood of the slaughtered animal, or that evil spirits will not keep away from you unless you do that, otherwise the blessing will soon dissipate. hese are jaahili beliefs which do not come from someone who believes in Allaah as his Lord Who possesses all powers to bring benefit or cause harm, in Whose hand is the creation and the commandment, and knows that it is not permissible to do acts of worship unless they are done for the sake of Allaah.
The scholars of the Standing Committee wereasked about the belief held by many people, thatoffering a sacrifice on the threshold of the new house before entering it isone of the most important means of warding off the evil eye, and making the house blessed, and avoiding calamities and undesirable events.
They replied:
If this custom – i.e., offering a sacrifice on the threshold of the new house – is done in order to placate the jinn and ward off calamities and undesirable events, then it is a haraam custom, andis in fact shirk. This is what seems to be the case with offering the sacrifice before entering the house, and doing it onthe threshold in particular.
But if the intention is to honour one's new neighbours and get to know them, and to give thanks to Allaah for the blessing of a new home, and to honour one's relatives and friends on this occasion, and to showthem the house, then this is good and the one who does it is to be praised forhis action. But that is only usually done after the people have moved into the house, and not before,and the animal or animalsshould not be slaughteredon the threshold of the house or in the entryway to the house. End quote.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (1/214)
See also the answer to question no. 26952 , which quotes two fatwas from Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz and Shaykh al-‘Uthaymeen concerning the same topic.
And Allaah knows best.

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Is it permissible to offer a sacrifice in gratitude to Allaah for a specific blessing?

Is it permissible for a person who has bought a car or a house to offer a sacrifice in gratitude to Allaah?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The blessings that Allaah bestows upon people are many, and His bounty andgenerosity towards them are vast. A blessing can only be responded to by giving thanks and appreciating it. Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, has enjoined giving thanks to Him, for He is Appreciative and loves those who give thanks.
Allaah says (interpretationof the meaning):
“So eat of the lawful and good food which Allaah has provided for you. And be grateful for the Graces of Allaah, if it is He Whom you worship”
[al-Nahl 16:144]
“seek your provision fromAllaah (Alone), and worship Him (Alone), and be grateful to Him. To Him(Alone) you will be brought back”
[al-‘Ankaboot 29:17]
Part of being grateful to Allaah is seeking to draw closer to Him by means ofdifferent kinds of acts of worship and to endear oneself to Him by means of good deeds such as prayer, zakaah, fasting and so on.
Another part of being grateful to Allaah is givingthanks to Him by means of sacrifice rituals, which means offering a sacrifice for the sake of Allaah.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his commentary on the verse “Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice (to Him only)” [al-Kawthar 108:2]:
What is meant is that prayer and sacrifice are the best of the things by means of which one may draw closer to Allaah, and the usage of the word fa (translated here as “therefore”) points to the reason, i.e., doing that – prayer and sacrifice – in gratitude for that which Allaah has given him of al-Kawthar (a river in Paradise) and much goodness. So he should give thanks to the One Who has blessed him and worship Him, and the twogreatest types of worship are these two acts of worship; indeed, prayer is the ultimate act of worship. It is as if He is saying to him: We have given you al-Kawthar and a great deal of goodness, and We have blessed you with that because you have been doing these two acts of worship in gratitude for Our blessing to you; these are the reasons why We have bestowed these blessings upon you, so do these two things for Us, for prayer and sacrifice are surrounded by blessings that come before them and after them. The best financial act of worship is sacrifice and the best physical act of worship is prayer, and the benefits that a slave of Allaah may gain from prayer cannot be compared to any othertype of worship, as is known by those whose hearts are alive and those of high aspirations. Adding to it the benefits of offering sacrifice, whichis a sign of devotion to Allaah and thinking positively of Him, and having strong certainty and faith about that which is in the hand of Allaah is something wonderful, if that is accompanied by faith and sincerity. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) obeyed the command of his Lord and prayed and sacrificed a great deal to Him; he even sacrificed sixty-three camels with his own hand during the Farewell Pilgrimage, and he used to offer sacrifices on the Eids and at other times. End quote.
Majmoo’ al-Fataawa 916/532).
If Allaah bestows a great blessing upon a person – and all His blessing are great – then it is mustahabb for him to give thanks to Allaah for itby showing kindness to people, so he should offer a sacrifice and make food and invite his brothers and friends, and give charity to those who are in need.
It says in al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah (26/180-181):
It is mustahabb to give thanks anew when new blessings come, by speaking words of praise. Gratitude for that may also be expressed by doing acts of worship, which includes offering a sacrifice or inviting peopleto a meal. The fuqaha’ have mentioned the kindsof meals that may be offered when blessing arerenewed, such as the wakeerah which is made for a new home, or naqee’ah which is made on the return of an absentloved one, and hidhaaq which is done when a child completes a reading of the Qur’aan./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

Meaning of Allah breathed His soul into man

Assalam-o-Alaikum,
I have recently come across some people who believe that the verse in
Surah As Sajdah "Then He proportioned him and breathed into him from
His soul and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are
yougrateful." refers to soul which was made of Allah'snoor. Can I get
any explanation from Imam Bukhari's Kitab ul Tafseer?Plus, does it
make any sense to you that spirit (and not the body) was made of
Allah's noor and is eternal i.e the bodies will decay but the spirits
are there in Barzakh and cannot die? Any help would be appreciated.
JazakAllah!

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4a] How can he rid himself of jealousy towards his brothers?

4a]
the evil deeds
[Hood 11:114]
3- Reading the seerah (biography) of the Messenger
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), seeing how hekept away
from hasad and how he loved good for others, even for his enemies.
Among the useful books on seerah is Noor al-Yaqeen fi Seerat Sayyid
al-Mursaleen.
[Translator's note: a well-known book of seerah which is available in
English is "Al-Raheeq al-Makhtoom (the Sealed Nectar) – Biography of
theNoble Prophet (peace andblessings of Allaah be upon him), by
Safi-ur-Rahmaan al-Mubarakpuri]
4- Reading the biographies and stories ofthe Sahaabah
in books such as Suwar min Hayaatal-Sahaabah by 'Abd al-Rahmaan Ra'fat
al-Basha)
5- If any such thoughts (of hasad, etc.) cross your
mind, then seek refuge with Allaah from the accursed Shaytaan, and
keep yourself busy with something that will make you forget these
insinuating whispers and thoughts.
6- If the Shaytaan manages to instil hasad in your
heart, then beware lest you say or do anything which will show that
hasad. Every person has his or her share of hasad. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn
Taymiyah said: "Nobody is free fromhasad, but the noble person hides
it whilst the base person shows it." (Amraad al-Quloob). A person will
not be brought to account for whatever crosses his mind, but he will
be brought to account for what he says and does. The Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah will forgive my
ummah for their mistakes, what they forget and what theyare forced to
do." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2033).
7- If you feel that you are jealous of a specific
person, then buy him a gift and shake hands with him. The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Shake hands, for
this will dispel rancour, and exchange gifts and love one another, for
this will dispel hatred." (Narrated by Maalik in al-Muwatta', 1413).
Hasad is the result of hatred, whose oppositeis love, the way of which
is giving gifts and spreading (the greeting of) salaam, because the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "You will
not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until
you love one another. Shall I not tell you of that which will
strengthen love between you? Spread (the greetingof) salaam amongst
yourselves." (Narrated by Muslim, 81).
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said in his bookAmraad al-Quloob
(diseases of the heart):
"Whoever find in himself any hasad towards another has to try to
neutralize it by means of taqwa (piety, consciousness of Allaah) and
sabr (patience). So he should hate that (the feeling of hasad) in
himself… But the one whodoes wrong to his brotherby word or deed will
be punished for that. The onewho fears Allaah and is patient, however,
is not included among the wrongdoers, and Allaah will benefit him by
his taqwa."
And Allaah knows best.

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