3a. Beliefs of the Bareilawis (or Barelvis)

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8. They find it very strange when the siwaak is used at the time of prayer.
9. They kiss their fingersduring wudoo', at the timeof the adhaan,
and after prayer.
10. Their imam always recites the verse "Allah sends His Salat
(Graces, Honours, Blessings, Mercy, etc.) on the Prophet (Muhammad )
and also Hisangels too (ask Allah to bless and forgive him)"
[al-Ahzaab 33:56] after prayer, then all the worshippers send
blessings upon the Prophet in unison and loudly.
11. They gather in circles after Jumu'ah prayer, standing, reciting
and reciting poetry in praise ofthe Prophet (blessings andpeace of
Allah be upon him) loudly.
12. After completing the recitation of the Holy Qur'an in Taraweeh
prayerin Ramadan, they make a great deal of food and distribute it in
the forecourt of the mosque, as well as sweets.
13. They build mosques and adorn them elaborately, and they write over
the mihraab "Ya Muhammad (O Muhammad)".
14. They regard themselves as followers ofthe Sunnah and correct
'aqeedah (belief), and think that others are in the wrong.
What is the shar'i ruling on praying behind them?
They replied:
It is not permissible to pray behind one who is like this, and if one
who knows that the belief of the imam is like that praysbehind him,
his prayer is invalid, because most of the things listed are
characteristics of kufr (disbelief) and bid'ah (innovation) that are
contrary to the Tawheed (affirmation of the Oneness of Allah) with
which Allah sent His Messengers and which He revealed in His Books. It
is contrary to the clear meaning of the Qur'an, such as the verses in
which Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Verily, you (O Muhammad ) will die and verily, they (too) will die"
[az-Zumar 39:30] and "And the mosques are for Allah (Alone), so invoke
not anyone along with Allah" [al-Jinn 72:18]. The innovations that
they do should be denounced in a gentle way; if they accept it then
praise be to Allah. If they do not accept it, then shun them and pray
in the mosques of Ahl as-Sunnah. We have a good example in the
CloseFriend (Khaleel) of the Most Merciful, as Allah tellsus he said
(interpretation of the meaning): "And I shall turn away from you and
from those whom youinvoke besides Allah. And Ishall call on my Lord;
and Ihope that I shall not be unblest in my invocation to my Lord"
[Maryam 19:48].
End quote from Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah, 2/396-398
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: What is
the ruling on praying behind an imam from the Bareilawi sect, who
believes that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
is aliveand present and can see us?
He replied: If they believe that, then they have gone against ijmaa'
(consensus of the ummah), and if theyseek his help, then that is
shirk, so it is not permissible to pray behindthem.
And Allah knows best.

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3. Beliefs of the Bareilawis (or Barelvis)

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What are the beliefs of theBareilawi (or Barelvi) sect?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The Bareilawis are an extreme Sufi sect that appeared in the
Indo-Pakistani subcontinent, in the city ofBareilly, in the Indian
stateof Uttar Pradesh during the days of British colonialism.
The basic principles of their misguided, deviant teachings are based
on exaggeration about the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) and the members of his household, exaggeration about the
righteous, enmity towardsAhl as-Sunnah, and diverting the people
awayfrom jihad for the sake of Allah.
The founder of this sect was called Ahmad Reza Khan Taqiy 'Ali Khan;
he called himself 'Abd al-Mustafa.
He was one of the misguided extremists. He used to say: "When you are
confused, seek help from the occupants of the graves."
In his extreme exaggeration about the Messenger (blessings and peace
of Allah be upon him), he said: "The Messenger of Allah (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) is in control everywhere; he is the king
of earth and the sovereign of mankind."
And he said: "O Muhammad, I cannot say that you are Allah and I cannot
differentiate between you and Him; your matter is for Him to judge,
for He knows best what you really are."
And he said: "Allah, may He be blessed and exalted,gave the one who
broughtthe Qur'an, our master Muhammad (blessings andpeace of Allah be
upon him), everything that is in al-Lawh al-Mahfooz."
And he said: "The Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
is light from the Lightof Allah, and all of creationcomes from his
light."
Amjad 'Ali, one of their leaders, said: "The Prophet(blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) is a deputy of Allah with complete
authority, and the entire universe is under his control. So he does
whatever he wants, he gives whatever he wants to whoever he wants, he
takes whatever he wants, and there is no one in the universe who can
alter his rule. He is the master of humans and whoever does not make
him his sovereign is deprived of the sweetness of the sunnah."
And he said: "Those who reject seeking help from the Prophets and
saints and from their graves are heretics."
Ahmad Yar Khan – one of their shaykhs – said: "The shar'i meaning of
the one who is present and watching [this refers to the Prophet
(blessings andpeace of Allah be upon him] is that the one who
ispossessed of holy power isable to see the world like the palm of his
hand from the place where he is; he can hear sounds from nearand from
far; he can go around the world in a single moment; he helps those who
are in need andhe answers those who callon him."
They used to build structures over graves andfrequent them, lighting
candles and lamps in them, offer sacrifices to them in fulfilment of
vows, seeking barakah (blessing) from them, holding celebrations for
them, putting flowers and roses and cloths on them and putting
curtains around them, and calling their followers to circumambulate
the tombs, seeking barakah from them.
See: al-Kashf 'an Haqeeqat as-Sufiyyah (1/350); as-Sufiyah: Nash'atuha
wa Tatawwuruha (p. 62); al-Mawsoo'ah al-Muyassarah fi'l-Adyaan
wa'l-Madhaahib wa'l-Ahzaab al-Mu'aasirah (p. 302-306).
See also the answer to question no. 1487
The scholars of the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas were asked:
There is a certain group in Pakistan that is called the Bareilawis or
the Nawaari group, named after their current leader who is known as
Nawaari. I askedyou for the shar'i ruling concerning them and
theirbeliefs, and praying behind them, so that this may bring peace of
mind to many people who do not know the truth about them. And once
again, I would like to ask you about some of their mythsand widespread
beliefs:
1. The belief that the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) is alive
2. The belief that the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) is present and can see what is happening, especially
immediately after Jumu'ah prayer.
3. The belief that the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) will definitely intercede for them.
4. They believe in the awliya' ("saints") and the occupants of
graves, and they pray at their graves and ask them to meet their
needs.
5. They build domes over graves and put lights in them.
6. They are known to say "Ya Rasool, Ya Muhammad (O Messenger, O
Muhammad) (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).
7. They get angry with the one who says Ameen out loud and raises
his hands when praying, and they regard him as a Wahhaabi.:->

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2a. The “miracles of nature”that are widely spoken of nowadays

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The wise Muslim – who is aware of the guidelines onverifying news and
drawing conclusions from it – should not hasten to believe in them,
let alone spread them and call people to glorify Allah in amazement.
But what has happened is the opposite of that; manypeople believed in
these "stories" and they started spreading them and talking about them
in their gatherings, and passing them around on their mobile phones
and in e-mails, then suddenly afew days later they are surprised when
it turns out that it was a fabrication spread by some of those who are
zealous for Islam – in ignorance and naivety – orby some hateful
heretics – in mockery and scorn. Thishas caused confusion for many
people. And Allah is the One Whose help we seek.
What we object to is hastening to believe thesethings and regarding
themas miracles and challenges,telling everybody about them, and
making such stories a phenomenon without end. Every day there is a new
story; the matter has reached such a level of foolishness that noone
of sound mind could believe in these things. Wesee that in the story
of thelion's roar in which some people – by a huge stretchof the
imagination – hear the name of Allah. Much worse than that is what is
happening in one country where people have startedto touch a tree on
the trunk of which the name of Allah appeared, seeking barakah
(blessing) and healing from it. Then uponinvestigation it turns out
that it had been carved by someone who wanted to mislead the people.
The Muslims should refrainfrom propagating such rumours that may cause
people to go astray.
We ask Allah to help us understand our religion.
And Allah knows best.

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2. The “miracles of nature”that are widely spoken of nowadays

2.
Recently on websites and in chat rooms it has become common to see
topics and posts that contain pictures and audioor video clips that
show miracles, such as a fountain coming out of the sand in the
desert, or the name of Allah on the skin of a goat, or clouds forming
the name of Allah,or a girl who was transformed into an animal. Most
of these things are not true and arefabricated but these thingsare
very widespread.
What is the ruling on such things?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The signs of Allah in this universe are many; every atom in it
testifies to His greatness and majesty, and affirms His Oneness.
Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
"HaMeem. (These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran and none
but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings).
The revelation of the Book(this Quran) is from Allah, the All-Mighty,
the All-Wise.
Verily, in the heavens and the earth are signs for the believers.
And in your creation, and what He scattered (through the earth) of
moving (living) creatures are signs for people who have Faith with
certainty.
And in the alternation of night and day, and the provision (rain) that
Allah sends down from the sky, and revives therewith the earth after
its death, and in the turning about of thewinds (i.e. sometimes
towards the east or north, and sometimes towards the south or west
etc., sometimes bringing glad tidings of rain etc., and sometimes
bringing the torment), are signs for a people who understand.
These are the Ayat (proofs,evidences, verses, lessons, revelations,
etc.) of Allah, which We recite to you (O Muhammad SAW) with truth.
Then in which speech after Allah and His Ayat will they believe?"
[al-Jaathiyah 45:1-6] .
This is a call to ponder andthink about dozens of verses in the Holy
Qur'an that encourage us to look at the visible signs and to think
about them so as to increase in faith and certainty about the Creator
and believe in His Oneness, may He be glorified.
What these signs have in common is that they are visible to all
people. The earth, the sky, the sun, themoon, the animals, rain, one's
own self and so on are all signs that may be seen and known by all
humans. Each and every individual can understand their greatness and
realisethat they point to the Lordand Creator. Even though the
scientist may know things that ordinary people do not know aboutthese
things, they are visible to all and each person may learn from them
according to his ownlevel of understanding.
But with regard to what has become widespread nowadays of talking
about"miracles of nature", including those mentionedby the questioner,
as far asAllah's power is concerned,Allah, may He be exalted, has
power over all things, such as causing His name to appear on the skin
of a goat or on an egg, or transforming some peopleinto animals.
In fact we believe that such transformations will happen, as the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) told us.At-Tirmidhi
(2212) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) said: "Among this ummah, people will be swallowed
up in the earth, transformed into monkeysand pigs, and pelted with
stones." A man among theMuslims said, "O Messenger of Allaah, whenwill
that be?" He said: "When singing-girls and musical instruments become
widespread and wine is drunk."
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh at-Tirmidhi.
This is as far as the might and power of Allah, may He be exalted, are
concerned. But as for whether these "miracles" happened or not, most
of what is in circulation nowadays of such things cannot be verified
or proven. Most of what people are passing aroundto one another of
these things is no more than chit-chat in their gatherings and images
on discussion boards and in chat rooms, the source or author of which
is not known. Does the Muslim need such stories to prove the soundness
of his religion and belief?!
Is there a shortage of evidence based on common sense and certainty,
so that one has to resort to these rumours?!
The correct attitude towards these reports is torefrain from
judgement. So we do not believe them, because of the possibility that
they may be false, and we do not disbelieve them, because of the
possibility that theymay be true, so long as wehave no clear evidence
to prove whether they are true or false. If such evidence comes along
then we may be certain in that case.
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