Amr ibn al-Jamuh was one of the leading men in Yathrib in the days of
Jahiliyyah. He was the chief of the Banu Salamah and was knownto be
one of the most generous and valiant persons in the city.
One of the privileges of the city's leaders was having an idol to
himselfin his house. It was hoped that this idol would bless the
leader inwhatever he did. He wasexpected to offer sacrifices to it on
special occasions and seek its help at times of distress. The idol of
Amr was called Manat. He had made it from the most priceless wood. He
spenta great deal of time, money and attention looking after it and he
anointed it with the most exquisite perfumes.
Amr was almost sixty years old when the first rays of the light of
Islam began to penetrate the houses of Yathrib. House after house was
introduced to the new faith at the hands of Musab ibn Umayr, the first
missionary sent out to Yathrib before the hijrah. It was through him
that Amr's three sons--Muawwadh, Muadh and Khallad--became Muslims.
One of their contemporaries was the famous Muadh ibn Jabal. Amr's
wife, Hind, also accepted Islamwith her three sons but Amr himself
knew nothing of all this .
Hind saw that the peopleof Yathrib were being won over to Islam and
that not one of the leaders of the city remained in shirk excepther
husband and a few individuals. She loved her husband dearly and was
proud of him but she was concerned that he should die in a state of
kufr and end up in hell-fire.
During this time, Amr himself began to tell uneasy. He was afraid that
his sons would give up the religion of their forefathers and follow
the teaching of Musab ibn Umayr who, within ashort space of time, had
caused many to turn away from idolatry and enter the religion of
Muhammad. To his wife, Amr therefore said:
"Be careful that your children do not come into contact with this man
(meaning Musab ibn Umayr) before we pronounce an opinion on him."
"To hear is to obey," she replied. "But would you like to hear from
your son Muadh what he relates from this man?""Woe to you! Has Muadh
turned away from his religion without my knowing?" The good woman felt
pity from theold man and said: "Not at all. But he has attended some
of the meetings of this missionary and memorized some of the things he
teaches." "Tell him to come here," he said. When Muadh come,he
ordered: "Let me hearan example of what this man preaches." Muadh
recited the lalihah (the Opening Chapter of the Quran):
"In the name of God, the most Gracious, the Dispenser of Grace. All
praise is due to God alone, the Sustainer of all the worlds, The most
Gracious, the Dispenser of Grace. Lord of the Day of Judgment!
You alone do we worship and to You alone do we turn for help. Guide us
on the straight way, the way of those upon whom you have bestowed Your
blessings, not of those who have been condemned by You, nor of those
who go astray."
"How perfect are these words, and how beautiful!" exclaimed the
father. "Is everythinghe says like this?"
"Yes indeed, father. Do you wish to swear allegiance to him? All your
people have already done so" urged Muadh.
The old man remained silent from a while and then said, "I shall not
do so until I consult Manat and see what he says.""What indeed would
Manat say, Father? It is only a piece of wood. It can neither think
nor speak." The old man retorted sharply, "I told you, I shall not do
anything without him."
Later that day, Amr wentbefore Manat. It was the custom of the
idolators then to place an old woman behind the idol when they wished
to speak to it. She would reply on behalf of the idol, articulating,
so theythought, what the idol had inspired her to say. Amr stood
before the idol in great awe and addressed profuse praises to it. Then
he said:
"O Manat no doubt you know that this propagandist who was delegated to
come to us from Makkah does not wish evil on anyone but you. He has
come only tostop us worshipping you. I do not want to swear allegiance
to him in spite of the beautiful words I have heard fromhim. I have
thus come to get your advice. So please advise me."
There was no reply from Manat. Amr continued:
"Perhaps your are angry.But up till now, I have done nothing to harm
you... Never mind, I shall leave you for a few days to let your anger
go away."
Amr's sons knew the extent of their father's dependence on Manat and
how with time he had become almost a part of it. They realized however
that the idol's place in his heart was being shaken and that they had
to help him getrid of Manat. That must be his path to faith in God.
One night Amr's sons went with their friend Muadh ibn Jabal to Manat,
took the idol From its place and threwit in a cess pit belonging to
the Banu Salamah. They returned to their homes with no one knowing
anything aboutwhat they had done. When Amr woke up the following
morning, he went in quiet reverence to pay his respects to his idol
but did not find it.
"Woe to you all," he shouted. "Who has attacked our god last night"
There was no reply from anyone. He began to search for the idol,
fuming with rage and threatening the perpetrators of the crime.
Eventually he found the idol turned upside down on its headin the pit.
He washed and perfumed it and returned it to its usual place saying.
"If I find out who did this to you, I will humiliate him." The
following night the boysdid the same to the idol. The old man
recovered it, washed and perfumed it as he had done before and
returned it to its place. This happened several times until one night
Amr put a sword around the idol's neck and said to it: "O Manat, I
don't know who is doing this to you. If you have any power of good in
you, defend yourself against this evil. Here is a sword for you."
The youths waited until Amr was fast asleep. They took the sword from
the idol's neck and threw it into the pit. Amrfound the idol Lying
facedown in the pit with the sword nowhere in sight. At last he was
convinced that the idol had no power at all and did not deserve to be
worshipped. It was not long before he entered the religion of Islam.
Amr soon tasted the sweetness of Iman or faith in the One True God. At
the same time hefelt great pain and anguish within himself at the
thought of every moment he had spent in shirk. His acceptance of the
new religion was total and he placed himself, his wealth and his
children in the service of God and His Prophet.
The extent of his devotion was shown during the time of the battle of
Uhud. Amr saw his three sons preparing for the battle. He looked at
the three determined young men fired by the desire to gain martyrdom,
success and the pleasure of God. The scene had a great effect on him
and he resolved to go out with them to wage jihad under the banner of
the messengerof God. The youths, however, were all against their
father carrying out his resolve. He was already quite oldand was
extremely weak.
"Father," they said,"surely God has excused you. So why do you take
this burden on yourself?"
The old man became quite angry and went straight away to the Prophet
to complain about his sons: "O Rasulullah! My sons here want to keep
me away from this source of goodness arguing that I am old and
decrepit. By God, I long to attain Paradise this way even though I am
old and infirm."
"Let him," said the Prophet to his sons."Perhaps God, the Mighty and
the Great, will grant him martyrdom."
Soon it was time to go out to battle. Amr bade farewell to his wife,
turned to the qiblah andprayed: "O Lord, grant me martyrdom and
don'tsend me back to my family with my hopes dashed." He set out in
the company of his threesons and a large contingent from his tribe,
the Banu Salamah.
As the battle raged, Amr could be seen moving in the front ranks,
jumping on his good leg (his other leg was partially lame), and
shouting, "I desire Paradise, I desire Paradise."
His son Khallad remainedclosely behind him and they both fought
courageously in defense of the Prophet while many other Muslims
deserted in pursuit of booty. Father and son fell on the battlefield
and died within moments of each other.
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Amr ibn al-Jamuh - Biographies of the Companions (Sahabah)
Is it true that the Day of Judgement will come on a Friday, 10 th Muharram?
my question is with regards to the day of judgement. from what i have
read in the sahih(accurate) hadith itis stated that the day of
judgement will come on friday(10th moharram).My question is if it is
friday in saudi arabia then it will be another day in USA and so
on....so basically it is never friday all over the world at one
time...please answer, this has been troubling me for sometime.
Praise be to Allaah.
Everyone who gives a specific time or date for the onset of the Day of
Judgement is a fabricator and a liar. Theonset of the Day of
Resurrection is the "Hour" of which Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
"They ask you about theHour (Day of Resurrection): 'When willbe its
appointed time?' Say: 'The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (Alone).
None can reveal its time but He'" [al-A'raaf 7:187]
But when the Day of Resurrection comes, at the time which is knownto
Allaah, which will be aFriday, then the system of this universe, with
its night and day, sun and moon and stars, will be changed. We do not
know whether the America which exists today will exist then or not,
for Allaah is Able to destroy whichever of these nations He wills
before the Day of Resurrection, for Allaah is Able to do all things.
read in the sahih(accurate) hadith itis stated that the day of
judgement will come on friday(10th moharram).My question is if it is
friday in saudi arabia then it will be another day in USA and so
on....so basically it is never friday all over the world at one
time...please answer, this has been troubling me for sometime.
Praise be to Allaah.
Everyone who gives a specific time or date for the onset of the Day of
Judgement is a fabricator and a liar. Theonset of the Day of
Resurrection is the "Hour" of which Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
"They ask you about theHour (Day of Resurrection): 'When willbe its
appointed time?' Say: 'The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (Alone).
None can reveal its time but He'" [al-A'raaf 7:187]
But when the Day of Resurrection comes, at the time which is knownto
Allaah, which will be aFriday, then the system of this universe, with
its night and day, sun and moon and stars, will be changed. We do not
know whether the America which exists today will exist then or not,
for Allaah is Able to destroy whichever of these nations He wills
before the Day of Resurrection, for Allaah is Able to do all things.
Ruling on wearing necklaces for men
What is the ruling on wearing necklaces for men? Please note that this
is not by way of imitating (women); nowadays it has becomequite common
among men, and it is no longer limited to women. Sometimes it is worn
because of necessity. Does this come under the heading of
imitatingwomen?.
Praise be to Allaah.
It is proven that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) forbade men to imitate women and women to imitate men.
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
cursed men who imitate women and women who imitate men." Narrated by
al-Bukhaari,5885.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)
said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) cursed men who wear women's clothing and women who wear
men'sclothing.
Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4098; classed assaheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani
(may Allah have mercy on him).
It says in al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah, 11/268: There is no difference
of opinion among the fuqaha' that it is haraamfor men to imitate women
in their movements, soft speech, adornments, clothing and other things
that are exclusively theirs according to custom or nature… Ibn Daqeeq
al-'Eid gave as a guideline on what it is haraam to imitate them in as
being whatever is exclusively theirs, whether it is the thing itself
or the way it is made or the fact that it is more commonly made for
women, and the converse is also true. Endquote.
See also the answer to question no. 81994
Secondly:
It does not mean that something is not the kind of imitation that is
haraam if there are people who wear the item concerning which there is
the fear of it being imitation in a certain country or at a certain
time. It is very rare to find none of it at all. Rather what may take
it out of the category of being haraam is if it becomes widespread in
that particular place, and it becomes commonly practised and like a
custom, without anyone objecting to it, to the point that the one who
does it is no longer regarded as odd, and people of dignity and
decency would not refrain from it.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: at-Tabari
said:What is meant is that it isnot permissible for men to imitate
women with regard to the garments and adornments that areonly for
women, or vice versa.
I say: This applies to ways of speaking and walking. As for styles of
clothing, that may vary according to the differences in customs from
one land to another. There may be some people who do notdifferentiate
between the clothing of their women and their men, but the women are
distinguished by observance of hijab and covering.
End quote from Fath al-Baari, 10/332
In the commentary on al-Qawaa'id al-Fiqhiyyahby Shaykh Sa'd ibn Naasir
ash-Shatri it says: Custom (al-'urf) in any country must meet certain
conditions in order for it to be acceptable in sharee'ah. The
conditions for custom are four:
The first condition is thatthe custom should be consistent and widely
practised; it should not be inconsistent because if it is inconsistent
and not widely practised, it isnot called custom. This iswhat they
expressed by saying: What counts is what is widely known and
practised, not that which is rarely practised.End quote.
In al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah (30/58) it says: What is important with
regard to custom is that it should be consistent or widely practised.
What is meantby consistent is that the custom is ongoing and persists
so that it does not disappear in different situations. What is meant
by widely practised is that it is done a great deal, and isnot done.
That is because consistency and being widely practised proves that the
custom isdefinitively well established and well known. As-Suyooti
said: It is regarded as a custom if it is consistent; if it is not
consistent then it is not regarded as a custom. End quote.
With regard to the necklaces that you askedabout, it is not known
inyour country (Saudi) that this custom is consistent, and it is not
widely practised among men without any objection; rather hardly anyone
does it except effeminate men and their ilk, or those who imitate
women or evildoers. So it is not permissible for you to wear it for
that reason.
is not by way of imitating (women); nowadays it has becomequite common
among men, and it is no longer limited to women. Sometimes it is worn
because of necessity. Does this come under the heading of
imitatingwomen?.
Praise be to Allaah.
It is proven that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) forbade men to imitate women and women to imitate men.
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
cursed men who imitate women and women who imitate men." Narrated by
al-Bukhaari,5885.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)
said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) cursed men who wear women's clothing and women who wear
men'sclothing.
Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4098; classed assaheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani
(may Allah have mercy on him).
It says in al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah, 11/268: There is no difference
of opinion among the fuqaha' that it is haraamfor men to imitate women
in their movements, soft speech, adornments, clothing and other things
that are exclusively theirs according to custom or nature… Ibn Daqeeq
al-'Eid gave as a guideline on what it is haraam to imitate them in as
being whatever is exclusively theirs, whether it is the thing itself
or the way it is made or the fact that it is more commonly made for
women, and the converse is also true. Endquote.
See also the answer to question no. 81994
Secondly:
It does not mean that something is not the kind of imitation that is
haraam if there are people who wear the item concerning which there is
the fear of it being imitation in a certain country or at a certain
time. It is very rare to find none of it at all. Rather what may take
it out of the category of being haraam is if it becomes widespread in
that particular place, and it becomes commonly practised and like a
custom, without anyone objecting to it, to the point that the one who
does it is no longer regarded as odd, and people of dignity and
decency would not refrain from it.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: at-Tabari
said:What is meant is that it isnot permissible for men to imitate
women with regard to the garments and adornments that areonly for
women, or vice versa.
I say: This applies to ways of speaking and walking. As for styles of
clothing, that may vary according to the differences in customs from
one land to another. There may be some people who do notdifferentiate
between the clothing of their women and their men, but the women are
distinguished by observance of hijab and covering.
End quote from Fath al-Baari, 10/332
In the commentary on al-Qawaa'id al-Fiqhiyyahby Shaykh Sa'd ibn Naasir
ash-Shatri it says: Custom (al-'urf) in any country must meet certain
conditions in order for it to be acceptable in sharee'ah. The
conditions for custom are four:
The first condition is thatthe custom should be consistent and widely
practised; it should not be inconsistent because if it is inconsistent
and not widely practised, it isnot called custom. This iswhat they
expressed by saying: What counts is what is widely known and
practised, not that which is rarely practised.End quote.
In al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah (30/58) it says: What is important with
regard to custom is that it should be consistent or widely practised.
What is meantby consistent is that the custom is ongoing and persists
so that it does not disappear in different situations. What is meant
by widely practised is that it is done a great deal, and isnot done.
That is because consistency and being widely practised proves that the
custom isdefinitively well established and well known. As-Suyooti
said: It is regarded as a custom if it is consistent; if it is not
consistent then it is not regarded as a custom. End quote.
With regard to the necklaces that you askedabout, it is not known
inyour country (Saudi) that this custom is consistent, and it is not
widely practised among men without any objection; rather hardly anyone
does it except effeminate men and their ilk, or those who imitate
women or evildoers. So it is not permissible for you to wear it for
that reason.
Ruling on one who says “Harramt (she is haraam to me)” but does not intend to divorce
I hope that you can advise me about one who says "Harramt (she is
haraam to me)" but does not intend it as divorce.
I know some Sudanese people who say "Harramt (she is haraam to me)",
intending divorce thereby. I am not Sudanese, but I live with them and
I have picked up some of their culture. One day, I was having
anargument witha friend of mine from the Sudan, and he said to me: You
will never let any Sudanese ride in your car after today. Without
thinking, I said: "Harramt (she is haraam to me)", meaning Yes indeed;
I had no intention whatsoever of divorce or anything of that nature –
Allah forbid. I did my marriage contract two months ago and have not
yet consummated the marriage.
Since that day I have been very worried. I have read some of the
fatwas on the Islamweb and Tareeq al-Islam websites, and according to
the fatwas, this phrase depends on the intention at the time it was
spoken; some of them said that it is regarded as an oath andthe
expiation for it is thesame as the expiation for breaking an oath
(kafaarat yameen).
I have asked Allah a great deal for forgiveness and I have promised
Allah that I willnot do it again. I also fasted for three days as the
expiation for breaking an oath. But I wanted to write to you and
explain to you what happened so that you could put my mind at rest.
Praise be to Allaah.
What you have mentioned about uttering the word "Harramt" is subject
to further discussion:
1 - If you said this word without thinking and without intending what
it means, then you do not have to do anything.
2- If you meant what you said, then there is a difference of opinion
among the fuqaha' concerning this word. Some of them regarded it as
zihaar (a jaahili form of divorce in whicha man said to his wife: You
are to me as my mother's back), and some of them regarded it as
talaaq.
The most correct opinionconcerning this matter is: if he intended it
as talaaq, zihaar or an oath, then it is as he intended. If he did not
intend anything, then hehas to offer expiation for breaking an oath.
This is the view of Imam ash-Shaafa'i (may Allah have mercy on him).
See also the answer to question 81984
So long as you did not intend talaaq (divorce) or zihaar, then
expiationeither is or is not required; as you have offered expiation
for your oath, you do not have to do anything elsenow.
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haraam to me)" but does not intend it as divorce.
I know some Sudanese people who say "Harramt (she is haraam to me)",
intending divorce thereby. I am not Sudanese, but I live with them and
I have picked up some of their culture. One day, I was having
anargument witha friend of mine from the Sudan, and he said to me: You
will never let any Sudanese ride in your car after today. Without
thinking, I said: "Harramt (she is haraam to me)", meaning Yes indeed;
I had no intention whatsoever of divorce or anything of that nature –
Allah forbid. I did my marriage contract two months ago and have not
yet consummated the marriage.
Since that day I have been very worried. I have read some of the
fatwas on the Islamweb and Tareeq al-Islam websites, and according to
the fatwas, this phrase depends on the intention at the time it was
spoken; some of them said that it is regarded as an oath andthe
expiation for it is thesame as the expiation for breaking an oath
(kafaarat yameen).
I have asked Allah a great deal for forgiveness and I have promised
Allah that I willnot do it again. I also fasted for three days as the
expiation for breaking an oath. But I wanted to write to you and
explain to you what happened so that you could put my mind at rest.
Praise be to Allaah.
What you have mentioned about uttering the word "Harramt" is subject
to further discussion:
1 - If you said this word without thinking and without intending what
it means, then you do not have to do anything.
2- If you meant what you said, then there is a difference of opinion
among the fuqaha' concerning this word. Some of them regarded it as
zihaar (a jaahili form of divorce in whicha man said to his wife: You
are to me as my mother's back), and some of them regarded it as
talaaq.
The most correct opinionconcerning this matter is: if he intended it
as talaaq, zihaar or an oath, then it is as he intended. If he did not
intend anything, then hehas to offer expiation for breaking an oath.
This is the view of Imam ash-Shaafa'i (may Allah have mercy on him).
See also the answer to question 81984
So long as you did not intend talaaq (divorce) or zihaar, then
expiationeither is or is not required; as you have offered expiation
for your oath, you do not have to do anything elsenow.
And Allah knows best.
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