6] Ramadan 2012, The 28th Day

6]
Allah has promised those of you who believe and do right actions that
He will make them successors in the land as He made those before them
successors, and will firmly establish for themtheir religion with
which He is pleased andgive them, in place of their fear, security.
"They worship Me, not associating anything with Me. Any who are
unbelievers after that, such people are deviators." (Surat an-Nur, 55)
Hazrat Mahdi (as), one of my children, comes intobeing, by the
blessing of Allah, when the Day of Judgment approaches andthe
believers' hearts weaken because of death,hunger, the disappearance of
the Sunnah, the emergence ofinnovations, and the loss of the means by
which to enjoin the right and forbid the wrong. His justice and
prosperity will ease the believers' hearts, and friendship and love
will settle between the non-Arab and the Arab nations. (Al-Muttaqi
al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-Zaman, p. 66)
According to the hadiths of Rasulullah (pbuh), the Mahdi and Jesus the
Messiah must have appeared by now. There isno alternative. Look,
thereare eight hadiths about it.Imam Suyuti says it. Rasulullah says
that 5600 years of the 7000-year lifespan of the world have passed.
What remains is 1400-1500 years. So everything will happen between
those 1400 and 1500 years. Since we are now in 1433, Jesus the Messiah
and the Mahdi must already have arrived. That is so clear as to leave
no room for any alternative explanation. (A9 TV, May 19, 2012)
The Timing Of The Coming Of The Prophet Jesus (as) And Hazrat Mahdi (as)
"The subject of the Mahdi"is one that has always occupied an important
place in the Islamic world,ever since the Age of Bliss.Hoping that
Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be instrumental in making the afflictions
Muslims have been going through, the intellectual systems based on
denial, unfair and unjust practices, conflicts and wars pervading the
worldto come to an end, believers have always awaited the coming of
this blessed individual in their own times and sincerely prayed to
Allah for it to come about.
The hadiths of our Prophet (saas) speak of Muslims eagerly awaiting
the coming of the ProphetJesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) ever since
the time of the Ashab al-Kiram (Companions of the Prophet [saas]). In
the hadiths, our Prophet (saas) also tells the believers who will live
in that time "to find and follow Hazrat Mahdi (as), even by crawling
over ice," and advises those who live to see this happy age to strive
to be worthy of this blessing from Allah:
Ibn Abi Shayba and Nuaim Ibn Hammad in Kitab Al-Fitan, and Ibn Majah
and Abu Na'im quoted from Ibnu Mas'ud. He said that: "... He
[HazratMahdi (as)] owns the earth and fills the earth with justice
which was previously filled with oppression and violence. WHOEVER OF
YOU LIVES TOSEE HIM, LET HIM CRAWL OVER SNOW TO HIM AND JOIN HIM.
Because he is Hazrat Mahdi (as)." (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi
Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 14)
This blissful time, for which people have been deeply longing for
hundreds of years will, according to the indications in the hadiths,
last "for more than half a century." And little time now remains until
these historic glad tidings, of such great importance to the Islamic
world, finally come about. By Allah's leave, the timing given bythe
Prophet (saas) in the hadiths for the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as) is
now imminent. The century weare living in, or "Hijri 1400s", is "the
century of the Mahdi," by Allah's leave. "The coming of the Prophet
Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as)," that people have been keenly
awaiting and praying for over the centuries will, by His leave, take
place in this century. Sincere Muslims living in this century and who
eagerly, hopefully and enthusiastically await the coming of these
historic individuals will, insha'Allah, be able to enjoy the honor of
being among the Prophet Jesus' (as) and Hazrat Mahdi's (as) helpers,
friends and close followers. They will be able to support the Prophet
Jesus (as) and Hazrat Mahdi (as) in their intellectual struggle
against irreligious movements, in spreading the moral values of Islam
across the world, in uniting the Islamic world and in causing the
Christian world to follow the Qur'an and the true faith.
The hadiths of our Prophet (saas), books written by great Sunni
scholars, and all the statements by worthy scholars who were mujaddids
(revivers) and mujtahids (scholars who derive legal rulings) of their
own times, all point to the present century. Almost all the events
known as "The Portents of the End Times" have come about one after the
other "like the beads on a necklace."

5b]Which angels take the soul of the Muslim, the angels of mercyor the angels of wrath?

5b]
Allah has promised here, and that the one who mixed good deeds with
bad deeds will find himself in a mixed situation, so he will be
deprived of the glad tidings andgood situation and merciful treatment
by the angels, according to his situation and deeds.

And Allah knows best.

5a] Which angels take the soul of the Muslim, the angels of mercyor the angels of wrath?

5a]
It was narrated from al-Bara' ibn'Aazib (may Allah be pleased with
him) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said
-- in a lengthy hadeeth in which he described the situation of the
believer and the evildoer when their souls are taken --:
"… as for the evildoer, when he is about to enter the Hereafter and
depart from this world, the Angel of Death comes to him and sits by
his head. There comedown to him angels from heaven with black faces,
bringing with them sackcloth. They sit with him as far as the eye can
see. Then the Angel of Death and says, 'O evil soul, come out to the
wrath and anger of Allaah…' .
This was narrated by al-Haakim in al-Mustadrak (1/93) and classed as
saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in Ahkaam al-Janaa'iz (no. 108). The
hadeeth is also narrated in al-Sunan. Ibn Tooloon compiled in his book
al-Tahreer al-Mursakh fi Ahwaal al-Barzakh (p. 75-112) the hadeeths
and reports which speak of this matter.
But if we say that what is meantby the evildoer or the bad man in
these reports is the disbeliever who is mentioned in the other
reports, then all the versions of the hadeeth are in accordance, as
seems to be the case. So that means that there is nothing definite
about Muslims who commit wrong actions and major sins. And Allah knows
best.
Shaykh al-Shanqeeti (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"Those whose lives the angels take while they are in a pious state
(i.e. pure from all evil, and worshipping none but Allaah Alone)
saying (to them): Salaamun 'Alaikum (peace be on you) enter you
Paradise, because of that (the good) which you used to do (in the
world)"
[al-Nahl 16:32 –interpretation ofthe meaning].
In this verse Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, stated thatthe
pious who obeyed the commands of their Lord and avoided that which He
forbade will have their souls taken by the angels when they are in a
good state, i.e., pure and free of shirk and sin -- according to the
soundest commentaries -- and they will give them the glad tidings of
Paradise and greet them with salaam..
This meaning is also stated elsewhere, as in the verses in which Allah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Verily, those who say: "Our Lord is Allaah (Alone)," and then they
stand firm, on them the angels will descend (at the time of their
death) (saying): "Fear not, nor grieve! But receive the glad tidings
of Paradise which you have been promised!"
[Fussilat 41:30]
"and its keepers will say: Salaamun 'Alaykum (peace be upon you)! You
have done well, so enter here to abide therein"
[al-Zumar 39:74]
"And angels shall enter unto them from every gate (saying):
24. "Salâmun 'Alaikum (peace be upon you) for you persevered in
patience! Excellent indeed is the final home!"
[al-Ra'd 13:23-24]
The glad tidings are given at thetime of death, and when they entered
Paradise from one gate, because they are glad tidings of good after
moving to the Hereafter.
From the description of those whose souls are taken when they are in a
good state and to whom it is said ' peace be upon you, enter
Paradise,' it may be understood that those who are not described as
pious will not be taken by the angels in that noble state or be
greeted or given glad tidings.
Allah has stated this meaning elsewhere, such as in the verses where
He says (interpretation ofthe meaning):
"Those whose lives the angels take while they are doing wrong to
themselves (by disbelief and by associating partners in worship with
Allaah and by committing all kinds of crimes and evil deeds)." Then,
they will make (false) submission"
[al-Nahl 16:28]
"Verily, as for those whom the angels take (in death) while theyare
wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though
emigration was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): 'In
what (condition) wereyou?' They reply: 'We were weak and oppressed on
the earth.' They (angels) say: 'Was not the earth of Allaah spacious
enough for you to emigrate therein?' Such men will find theirabode in
Hell — what an evil destination!"
[al-Nisa' 4:97]
"And if you could see when the angels take away the souls of those who
disbelieve (at death); they smite their faces and their backs,
(saying): "Taste the punishment of the blazing Fire"
[al-Anfaal 8:50].
And there are other similar verses. End quote from Adwa' al-Bayaan, 3/3
Perhaps it may be said here -- and Allah knows best -- that the
situation of those who commit acts of disobedience and major sins, at
the time of death, varies according to their level of disobedience and
obedience. For the person who is one of those who affirm Tawheed and
are good and righteous, they will have the glad tidings and good
situation that Allah has promised here,...

5] Which angels take the soul of the Muslim, the angels of mercyor the angels of wrath?

5]
If a Muslim who sins dies, is his soul taken by the angels of mercy or
the angels of wrath? Please note that he prays, but hecommits some
sins such as looking at haraam things or listening to music.
May Allah reward you with good.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The majority of texts that speak of this matter divide people intotwo
categories:
1. Believers. The angels of mercy take their souls and lift them
up to heaven with great care, coming with glad tidings, calling them
by the most loved of their names, so they feel joy, blessing and
happiness which makes them steadfast.
2. Disbelievers and hypocrites.The angels of wrath take their
souls, coming with harshness and warnings, and the gates of heaven are
closed in their faces, so they are thrown in the earth to face woe and
punishments asrecompense for what they did in this world of
wrongdoing, disbelief and enmity.
Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, mentioned that in the Holy
Qur'aan, where He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"By those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers and the
wicked) with great violence.
2. By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers).
3. And by those that swim along(i.e. angels or planets in their orbits)"
[al-Naazi'aat 79:1-3].
Al-Haafiz ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Ibn Mas'ood, Ibn 'Abbaas, Masrooq, Sa'eed ibn Jubayr, Abu Saalih,
Abu'l-Duha and al-Suddi said: "By those who pull out" refers to the
angels, i.e., when they pull out the souls of the sons of Adam. There
are some whose soul is taken forcefully and they suffer when it is
taken out, and there are some whose soul is taken gently, which is
referred to in the verse, "and those who gently take out." Thiswas
stated by Ibn 'Abbaas.
It was also narrated from Ibn 'Abbaas that al-naazi'aat refers to the
souls of the disbelievers, which are taken out, then plunged into the
Fire. This was narrated by Ibn Abi Haatim. End quote.
Tafseer al-Qur'aan al-Kareem, 8/312
Secondly:
There is fear for the Muslim whocommits sin or is an evildoer -- and
what is meant is the one who persists in committing major sins or
transgresses against people and dies in that state. To which of the
two groups mentioned above does he belong? Is his soul taken by the
angels of mercy and treated in the same manner as the believers, or is
it taken by the angels of wrath and treated in the same manner as the
disbelievers?
This is a matter of the unseen and we have not found any textthat
clearly and definitively states the situation of the one who commits
major sins.
But there are some references that may indicate that the angelsof
wrath take the souls of those who commit major sins. For example:
1.
The hadeeth about the man whokilled one hundred people, then he
repented to Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. When he died, the
angels of mercy and the angels of wrath disputed as to which of them
would take hissoul and take it up to heaven. The story was narrated by
Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him):
The angels of mercy and the angels of torment disputed overhim. The
angels of mercy said: he came repenting and turning wholeheartedly
towards Allaah. The angels of torment said: He never did anything
good. Then an angel in the form of a man came to them and they
appointed him (to decide) between them. He said: Measure the distance
between the two lands, and whichever is closer, that is where he
belongs. So they measured it and they found that he was closer to the
land that he was heading for, sothe angels of mercy took him."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (3740) and Muslim (2766).
Think about how the angels of wrath wanted to take the soul of this
sinner who had killed one hundred people. Were it notfor the sincerity
of his repentance, his soul would havefallen to the share of the
angels of wrath. So there is the fear forall of those who commit major
sins that the angels of wrath may take their souls if they do not
repent to Allah, may He be glorified and exalted.
2.
There are many hadeeths whichdescribe how the angels come to take the
soul of the one who is dying and take it up to the highest heavens;
these hadeeths compare and contrast the situation of the believers and
that of the disbelievers. In some of these hadeeths it says al-faajir
(evildoer) instead of al-kaafir (disbeliever). And in some of them it
describes him as al-rajul al-su' (the bad man). This may also indicate
that the one who commits major sins is in great danger in this regard.
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