WHO ARE THE AHLE SUNNAT WAL JAMAAT?

WHO ARE THE AHLE SUNNAT WAL JAMAAT?
1. The Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat is the largest group of Muslims and the
only group whose beliefs and teachings are truly in accordancewith the
Holy Quran and Sunnah of the HolyProphet (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam).
2. The beliefs of this group are the same as the beliefs of the Sahaba
or noble companions of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)
and the Salf-e-Saliheen(our great pious predecessors).
3. In many Ahadith, the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)
strongly advised the Muslims to follow his Sunnah and to remain
steadfast upon the path of his Sahaba, theSalf-e-Saliheen and
themajority of Muslims to remain steadfast upon the way of the Ahle
Sunnah.
4. The Holy Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said: "I have left
two things behind me for you (the Ummah). You will never go astray as
long as you follow these two things. One of these two things is
Allah's Holy Book (the Holy Quran) and the other is the Sunnah of his
Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)." (Muwatta Imam Malik)
5. The Holy Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said that after he
passes away his Ummah should remain firmly steadfast upon his Sunnah
and upon the way of his four Muslim Caliphs. He advised us to follow
this path alone and to be beware of innovations, which contradict the
Holy Quran and his Sunnah. (Abu Dawud; Tirmizi)
6. The Holy Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said: "Follow the
way of the largest group of Muslims! For, he who deviates from this
group will be thrown into Hell!" (Ibn Majah)
REMAINING WITH THE AHLE SUNNAT WAL JAMAAT
1. The Holy Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) advised us to remain
firm with the largest group of Muslims and remain steadfast upon their
way in beliefs and in actions.
2. The Holy Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said: "Allah will
never allow my Ummah to unite upon misguidance and incorrect beliefs.
Allah's mercy, blessingsand protection are with the largest group of
Muslims. And he who deviates from thislargest group of Muslims will be
throwninto Hell." (Tirmizi)
3. The Holy Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said: "He who
deviates from the largest group of Muslims, even as much as a hand
span, has himself cut off his connection with Islam". (Abu Dawud)
ABSTAINING FROM MISGUIDED GROUPS
1. The Holy Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) clearly warned his
Ummah to completely abstain from joining inthe gatherings of or
listening to the words of any of the other misguided groups that will
appear amongst the Muslims, whose beliefs will contradict the beliefs
of the largest group of Muslims.
2. The beliefs of the largest group of Muslims will be in accordance
with the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam),
the beliefs of the Sahaba and the Salf-e-Saliheen.
3. The Holy Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said: "In the period
prior to the Day of Judgement, false and deceitful groups will emerge.
They will say things to you, which neither you nor your forefathers
will have ever heard before. Stay away from these deceitful people and
do not let them come near you! Do not be misguided by them and do not
let them cause strife amongst you!" (Sahih Muslim)
DIVISIONS IN THE UMMAH
1. The concept of the Muslim nation separating into 73 sects, is taken
from authentic Ahadith suchas the following related by Hazrat Abu
Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) : "The Messengerof Allah (sallal laahu
alaihi wasallam) said: 'The Jews separated into 71 sects, and the
Christians into 72, and my nation will divide into 73 sects.'" (Abu
Dawud, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)
2. The Holy Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said : "Seventy-two
(of the 73 sects of the Muslim nation) will be in the fire, and only
one will be in Paradise;it is the Jama'ah (i.e. Ahle Sunnah Wa
Jamaah)." (Abi Dawud, Ad-Darimi, Ahmad)
3. There is another narration which states : "The Companions asked:
'Which sect will triumph (i.e. achieve salvation)?' The Prophet
(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) replied: 'The sect which adheres to
that (set of beliefs and practices) which I and my Companions adhere
to.'"
4. It should be clear from these Ahadith that the one sect, out of the
73, which is to gain salvation, is the Ahle Sunnah Wa Jamaah, the only
segment of the Muslim community which adheres to that which the Holy
Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) and his Companions (radi Allahu
anhum) adheredto.
OPINION OF GREAT SCHOLARS AND SAINTS
1. Ghousal Azam, Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani (radi allahu anhu)
states: "There are 73 groups as foretold by Sayyiduna Rasoolallah
(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) and (bear in mind that), the Ahle
Sunnat wal Jamaat was the rightful group". (Ghunyatut Taalibeen)
2. Imam Ghazzali (radi Allahu anhu) writes: "The Ahle Sunnat Wal
Jammat is the successful Firqah (group) and it is this Firqa which
weighs or determines its thoughts and its according to the scales of
the Holy Quran". (Mujarribaate Imam Ghazal)
3. Hazrat Sha Wali'ullah Muhaddith Dehlawi (radi Allahu anhu) states:
"As Rasoolallah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) has stated, follow this
'Sawad-e-Azam', and when thefour Madhabs are within the Sawad-e-Azam
then the following of any one of them, is followance of the
Sawad-e-Azam. Therefore, refuting any one of them is refuting the
Sawad-e-Azam". (Aqdul Jayyad)
4. Imam Sufyan Souri (radi Allahu anhu) states: "By Sawad-e-Azam is
meant those who are called the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat". (Al Mizaanul
Qubra)
5. Shah Abdul Aziz Muhaddith Dehlawi (radi Allahu anhu) states in his
book"Fatawa Azeezi" (Vol. 2,pg. 4) that: "The various parts of the
Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat in Aqaa'id such as the Ash'ariya, the
Maaturadi, in Fiqh suchas the Hanifa, the Shafi'i, the Hambali, in
Tassawwaf such as the Qaaderi, the Chisti, Naqshabandi, the
Suhurwardi, this servant considers all ofthem to be the truth".
6. Imam Rabbani, Mujaddid Alif Thaani (radi allahu anhu) states in the
second chapter, page 67 of his "Maktubaat Shareef" that: "The way of
salvation is followance of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat. May Almighty
Allah Ta'ala bestow blessings upon the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat, in
their speech, in their actions, laws, for this isthe successful group.
Besides this, all other groups have become victims of deception.
Today, nobody realiseshow much these misled groups will be punished,
however, onthe Day of Qiyamah this secret will become apparent. Even
thoughat that time this knowledge will be of no benefit to the
misled."

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The Jinnaat

The Jinnaat
1. The plural of Jinn is Jinnaat. Jinnaat are thecreation of Allah
Ta'ala made from fire.
2. They are given the power to take whatever shape or form they wish.
3. The mischievous and evil one's are called "Shaitaan".
4. They are like human beings having wisdom and understanding.
5. They have a soul and a bodily form.
6. There are male and female Jinnaat.
7. Jinnaat eat, drink and sleep.
8. They also have children.
9. Jinnaat are invisible creation of Allah Ta'ala.
10. Among the Jinnaat there are Muslims, Mu'min (Believers) and
Kaafirs (Disbelievers).
11. Jinn and human werecreated for the worship of Allah Ta'ala. Allah
Ta'ala says in the Holy Quran : "And I have created the Jinn and the
men only for this that they may worship Me". (Surah Zariyat: 56)
12. The Jinnat do not live forever. They eventually die.
13. The Jinnaat used to work at the commandof Hazrat Sulaiman (alaihis
salaam). The Masjid-ul-Aqsa, Baitul Muqaddas, was built by the
Jinnaats under the command of Hazrat Sulaiman (alaihis salaam).
14. The good deeds performed by Jinnaat will earn them Sawaab (reward).
15. The disbelievers among them will go to Hell and the Believers
among them will live nearby Jannat. The Jinnaat will not live in
Jannat,because Jannat is the estate of Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam)
and itwill be distributed to his children (human). The Jinnaat will
enter Jannat for Sair (sight-seeing).
16. He who disbelieves inthe existence of Jinnaat becomes a Kaafir.

What is Destiny (Taqdir) ?

What is Destiny (Taqdir) ?
1. Within the Knowledge of Allah Ta'ala, He wrote what was going to
happen in the worldand whatever His servants were going todo.
2. Allah Ta'ala wrote good in some people's fate and wrote bad in
another person's fate.
3. He did not make the person helpless by writing this down, but wrote
down what the servant was going to do.
4. An example of this is that if Allah Ta'ala wrote bad for Zaid, then
it was because Heis aware that Zaid is going to do bad, and ifZaid was
to do good, then He would have written good for Zaid, thus His Writing
and His Knowledge did not make any person compelled.
5. After performing bad deeds you should not say that this happened
because it was Allah Ta'ala's will and therefore it was in my destiny,
but all good things are done with the Pleasure of Allah Ta'ala and all
bad deeds are done with the pleasure of one's desires.
6. To believe yourself as totally without will or totally helpless is
a misguided belief. The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)
has referred to those who do not believe in Taqdir to be like
fire-worshippers of hisUmmah.
7. It is forbidden to discuss or debate the subject of destiny. A
person should only think that they are not helpless like stones and
therefore cannot do anything according to their will, but actually
Allah Ta'ala has given humans the power to do as they please and the
reward and sin is based upon this power of will. Hazrat Abu Bakr
Siddique and Hazrat Umar-e-Farooq (radi Allahu anhuma) were prohibited
from discussing Taqdir.

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An-Nuayman ibn Amr - Biographies of the Companions (Sahabah)

In spite of the fact that he fought in the battles of Badr, Uhud,
Khandaq and other major encounters, an-Nuayman remained a
light-hearted personwho was quick at repartee and who loved to play
practical jokeson others.
He belonged to the Banu an-Najjar of Madinah and he wasamong the early
Muslims of the city. He was one of those who pledged allegiance to the
Prophet at the Second Pledge of Aqabah. He established links with the
Quraysh when he married the sister of Abdur Rahman ibn Awl and later
Umm Kulthum the daughter of Uqbah ibn Mu'ayt. She had obtained a
divorce from her husband az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam on account of his
harshness and severity.
Unfortunately for a time an-Nuayman became addicted toalcohol. He was
caught drinking and the Prophet had him flogged. He was caught a
secondtime and then he had him flogged again. Because he still did not
give up the habit, the Prophet ordered that he be flogged with shoes.
When all this did not persuade him to stop drinking, the Prophet
finallysaid: "If he goes back (to drinking) then kill him."
This was a severe Pronouncement and Umayr, one of the companions of
the Prophet, understood from it that should he return to the drinking
of alcohol, an-Nuaymanwould go outside the pale of Islam and deserve
death. Umayr gave vent to his anger and disgust by saying: "La 'nat
Allah alayhi - may God's curse be on him."
The Prophet heard Umayr's imprecation and said: "No, no, don't do
(such a thing). Indeed he loves God and His Apostle. The major sin (as
this) does not put one outside the community and the mercy of God is
close to the believers."
While being firm, the Prophet still held out hope for an-Nuayman's
reform especially on account of his past sacrifices as a veteran of
Badr. Because he was not someone who went outof his way to conceal his
actions,it was easier for him to acknowledge his crimes and repent and
seek forgiveness from God. This he did and he won the favor of the
Prophet and his companions who enjoyed his pleasantries and his
infectious laughter.
Once an-Nuayman went to the suq and saw some food being sold which
appeared to be tasty and delightful. He ordered some and sent it to
the Prophet as if itwere a gift from him. The Prophet was delighted
with the food and he and his family ate ofit. The vendor of the food
then came to an-Nuayman to collect the price of it and an-Nuayman said
to him: "Go to the Messenger of God it was for him.He and his family
ate it."
The vendor went to the Prophet who in turn asked an-Nuayman:"Didn't
you give it to me?" "Yes,"said an-Nuayman. "I thought you would like
it and I wanted you to eat some of it so I had it presented to you.
But I don't have any dirhams to pay the vendor for it. So, pay, O
Messenger of God!"
The Prophet had a good laugh and so did his companions. The laugh was
at his expense, literally, for he had to pay the price of the
unsolicited gift. An-Nuayman felt that two benefits came out of the
incident: the Prophet and his family ate food that they enjoyed and
the Muslims had a good laugh.
Once Abu Bakr and some companions went on a trading expedition to
Busra. Various people on the trip were given fixed duties. Suwaybit
ibn Harmalah was made responsiblefor food and provisions. An-Nuayman
was one of the group and on the way he became hungry and asked
Suwaybit for some food. Suwaybit refused and an-Nuayman said to him:
"Do you know what I would yet do with you?" and went on to warn and
threaten him but still Suwaybit refused. An-Nuayman then went to a
group of Arabs inthe suq and said to them:"Would you like to have a
strongand sturdy slave whom I can sellto you." They said yes and
an-Nuayman went on: "He has got a ready tongue and is very articulate.
He would resist you and say: 'I am free.' But don't listen
to him"
The men paid the price of the slave - ten qala'is (pieces of gold)and
an-Nuayman accepted it andappeared to complete the transaction with
business-like efficiency. The buyers accompanied him to fetch theft
purchase. Pointing to Suwaybit, he said: "This is the slave whom I
sold to you."
The men took hold of Suwaybit and he shouted for dear life and
freedom. "I am free. I am Suwaybit ibn Harmalah..."
But they paid no attention to him and dragged him off by the neck as
they would have done with any slave.
All the while, an-Nuayman did not laugh or batter an eyelid. He
remained completely calm and serious while Suwaybit continued to
protest bitterly. Suwaybit's fellow travellers, realizing what was
happening, rushed to fetch Abu Bakr, the leader of the caravan, who
camerunning as fast as he could. He explained to the purchasers what
had happened and so they released Suwaybit and had their money
returned. Abu Bakr then laughed heartily and so did Suwaybit and
an-Nuayman. Back in Madinah, when the episode was recounted to the
Prophet and his companions, they all laughed even more.
A man once came to the Propheton a delegation and tethered hiscamel at
the door of the Masjid. The Sahabah noticed that the camel had a large
fat hump and their appetite for succulent tastymeat was stimulated.
They turned to Nuayman and asked:"Would you deal with this camel?"
An-Nuayman understood what they meant. He got up and slaughtered the
camel. The nomad Arab came out and realized what had happened when he
saw people grilling, sharing out and eating meat. He shouted in
distress: "Waa 'aqraah! Waa Naqataah! (O my camel!)"
The Prophet heard the commotion and came out. He learnt from the
Sahabah what had happened and began searching for an-Nuayman but did
not find him. Afraid of being blamed and punished, an-Nuayman had
fled. The Prophet then followed his footprints. These led to a
gardenbelonging to Danbaah the daughter of az-Zubayr, a cousin of the
Prophet. He asked the companions where an-Nuayman was. Pointing to a
nearby ditch, they said loudly so as not to alert an-Nuayman: "We
haven't found him, O Messenger of God."An-Nuayman was found in the
ditch covered with palm branches and leaves and emerged with dirt on
his head, beard and face. He stood in the presence of the Prophet who
took him by the head and dusted the dirt from his face while he
chuckled with laughter.The companions joined in the mirth. The Prophet
paid the price of the camel to its owner and they all joined in the
feast.
The Prophet obviously regarded an-Nuayman's pranks for what they were
light-hearted sallies that were meant to create somerelief and
laughter. The religion of Islam does not require peopleto disdain
seemly laughter and levity and remain perpetually gloomy. An
appropriate sense ofhumor is often a saving grace.
An-Nuayman lived on after the Prophet and continued to enjoy the
affection of Muslims. But did he put an end to his laughter? During
the caliphate of Uthman, a group of Sahabah were sitting in the
Masjid. They saw Makhramah ibn Nawfal, an old man who was about one
hundred and fifteen years old and obviously rather senile. He was
related to the sister of Abdur-Rahman ibn Awl, who was a wife of
an-Nuayman.
Makhramah was blind. He was so weak that he could hardly move from his
place in the Masjid. He got up to urinate and might have done so in
the Masjid. But the companions shouted at him to prevent him from
doing so.. An-Nuayman gotup and went to take him to another place, as
he was instructed. What is this other place that an-Nuayman took
himto? In fact he took him only a short distance away from wherehe was
sitting at first and sat him down.
The place was still in the Masjid!
People shouted at Makhramah and made him get up again all ina frenzy.
The poor old man was distressed and said: "Who has done this?"
"An-Nuayman ibn Amr," he was told.
The old man swore and announced that he would bash an-Nuayman on the
head with his stick if he should meet him.
An-Nuayman left and returned. He was up to some prank of his again. He
saw Uthman ibn Allan, the Amir al-Muminim, performing Salat in the
Masjid. Uthman was never distracted when he stood for Prayer.
An-Nuayman also saw Makhramah. He went up to him and in a changed
voice said: "Do you want to get at an-Nuayman?"
The old man remembered what an-Nuayman had done. He remembered his vow
and shouted: "Yes, where is he?" An-Nuayman took him by the hand and
led him to the place where the Khalifah Uthman stood and said to him:
"Here he is!"
The old man raised his staff and bashed the head of
Uthman. Blood flowed and the people shouted: "It's the Amir al-Muminin!"
The dragged Makhramah away and some people set out to get an-Nuayman
but Uthman restrained them and asked themto leave him alone. In spite
of the blows he had suffered, he was still able to laugh at the deeds
of an-Nuayman.
An-Nuayman lived up to the timeof Muawiyah when fitnah saddened him
and discord filled him with anguish. He lost his levity and laughed no
more.

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