Beliefs About the Prophet (SAWW)

BELIEFS ABOUT THE PROPHETS
1.
Allah has sent many Prophets to guide mankind onto the rightpath. All
of them are all free from sins. Their actual number is known to Allah
alone. In order to establish their truthfulness, Allah enabled them to
do certain things which others could not do. Such acts are called
miracles (mu'jizaat).
The first Prophet is Aadam (alayhis salaam) and the last is Muhammad
(SAW). There were others in between these two. Some of them are
famous, such as: Nuh alayhis salaam, Ibrahimalayhis salaam, Is'haaq
alayhis salaam, Ismail alayhis salaam, Yaqub alayhis salaam, Yusuf
alayhis salaam, Daood alayhis salaam, Sulayman alayhis salaam, Ayyub
alayhis salaam, Musa alayhis salaam, Harun alayhis salaam, Zakariyyah
alayhis salaam, Yahya alayhis salaam, Isa alayhis salaam, Ilyas
alayhis salaam, al-Yasa' alayhis salaam, Yunus alayhis salaam, Lut
alayhis salaam, Idris alayhis salaam, Zul Kifl alayhis salaam, Salih
alayhis salaam, Hud alayhis salaam, and Shuayb alayhis salaam.
2.
Allah has not disclosed the exact number of Prophets to anyone.
Weshould therefore resolved to have faith in all the Prophets of
Allah, those that we know and those we have no knowledge of.
3.
The status of some Prophets is higher thanthat of others. The highest
status is that of our Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. No
Prophet will come afterhim. He is the Prophet of all mankind and jinn
right until the day of qiyamah.
4.
Allah took our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam physically while he
was awake, from Makkah to Baitul Maqdis, and from there to the seven
heavens, and from there to wherever He wanted. He then sent him back
to Makkah. This journeyis known as the Mi'raj.

Islamic Articles, - Beliefs About Allah

BELIEFS ABOUT ALLAH
1.
In the beginning, the entire universe did not exist. Allah brought it
into existence.
2.
Allah is One. He is not dependent on anyone. He has not given birth to
anyone, nor was He begotten. He does not have any wife. There is no
one equal to Him.
3.
He has been since eternity and will remain till eternity.
4.
There is nothing similarto Him. He is unique.
5.
He is alive. He has power over everything.Nothing is beyond His
knowledge. He sees and hears everything. He speaks, but His speech is
not like ours. He does whatever He wishes and there is no one to stop
or reprimand Him. He alone is worthy of being worshipped. He has no
partner. He is Merciful to His slaves. He is the Lord. He is freeof
all blemishes. He is the one Who saves His slaves from all calamities.
He is the possessor of honour and greatness. He is theCreator of all
things; nothing has created Him. He is the forgiver of sins. He is
all-powerful.
He gives in abundance. He is the One who provides sustenance and
decreases or increase the provision of whosoever He likes. He
humiliates or elevate whomsoever Hewishes. He gives honour or
disgraces whomsoever He wishes. He is just. He is extremely tolerant
and forbearing. He values and rewards service and worship rendered to
Him. He accepts duas (supplications). He is all-encompassing. He is
the ruler over everyoneand no one rules over Him. No work of His is
devoid of wisdom. He fulfils the needs of everyone. He is the One Who
created everyone and He is the One Who will bring everyone back to
life on the day of qiyaamah. He is the one who gives life and causes
death.
Everyone knows Him through signs and attributes. No one can know the
essence of Hisbeing. He accepts the repentance of the sinners. He
punishes those who deserve punishment. He is the One Who gives
guidance. Whatever happens in this universe occurs under His order.
Without His order, even an atom cannot move. He does not sleep nor
does He slumber. He does not get weary of protectingthe entire
universe. He is the One Who is keeping everything in control. He has
all goodand beautiful qualities. There is no bad or defective quality
in Him, nor is there any blemish in Him.
6.
All His qualities are from eternity and will remain till eternity. No
quality of His can ever disappear.
7.
He is free from the qualities of the creation. Wherever such qualities
have been mentioned in the Quraan or Ahadith, their meanings are known
only to Allah. Heis the One Who knows the reality of these things. We
believe in these things with the conviction that whatever their
meanings, they are correct. And this is the best way of looking at
these things. Alternatively, we might describe them to be able to gain
an understanding of them.
8.
The good or evil that takes place in the world is in Allah's knowledge
eternity and He give it existenceaccordingly. This is known as taqdir
(pre-destination). There is much wisdom in creating the creationof
evil things. Everyone cannot fathom this wisdom.
9.
Allah has given man an understanding and the power of choice with
which he chooses between good and evil.But he cannot bring anything
into existenceof his own accord. Withgood deeds pleasing Allah and
evil deeds displeasing Him.
10.
Allah has not command man to do anything beyond his power.
11.
Allah is not bound by anything. Whatever mercy He shows is solely out
of His kindness and virtue.

He wants to do ghusl asprescribed in sharee‘ah, using shampoo and soap.,Dought & clear, -

Is it permissible to start ghusl by cleaning oneself with soap and the
like, then to do ghuslas prescribed in sharee'ah?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Using shampoo and soapwhen doing ghusl as prescribed in sharee'ah,
such as ghusl in the case of janaabah, is not obligatory; rather it is
sufficient for the Muslim to pur water over his body so that it
reaches every part of it, as we explained in the answer to question
no. 163826 . In the answer to question no. 83172 you will find a
description of complete and acceptableghusl.
If a person wants to use shampoo and soap when doing his obligatory
ghusl, there isnothing wrong with his washing his body with water and
shampoo in order to clean it, then doing ghusl as prescribed in
sharee'ah, with water only. There isnothing wrong either with him
intending to do ghusl for janaabah with the water with which he is
removing the shampoo and soap with which he has cleaned his body, so
thathe makes water reach his whole body only once, combining the
twomatters.
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah havemercy on him) was asked:
I did ghusl for janaabah using soap and shampoo; does this ghusl count
for wudoo' too, if that was my intention?
He replied: That will count for both if you intended both types of
purification. But it is preferable to do wudoo'first, then to do
ghusl, asthe Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did,
because that is more complete. There is nothing wrong with using soap
or shampoo or lotus leaves and the like in order to remove dirt.
End quote from Fataawa ash-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 10/173

Zakaah on usurped wealth.,Dought & clear, -

I have some land that I own with official papers,but another person
useddeceitful methods to prove that he has ownership of it, and our
case is still before the courts. One full hijri year has passed; do I
have to give zakaah on this land?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
If your intention was to develop the land in order to live there or to
rent it out, then there is no zakaah on this land because it does not
come under the headingof trade goods. Please see the answer to
question no. 129787
But if your intention wasto deal in it, then the basic principle is
that trade goods are subject to zakaah. So the value of this land
should be worked out every time one hijri year has passed, then you
should pay zakaah on it according to its market value.
But because this land has been usurped and you are not able to dispose
of it, there is no zakaah on it according to the more correct
scholarly opinion.
Ibn Qudaamah said in al-Kaafi: With regard to usurped property, lost
property and debt owedto one who cannot get itoff because the debtor
isin difficulty or because he denies he owes anything or he keeps
deferring the payment, there are two view on this issue… etc.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There are
two opinions in our madhhab. One view is that zakaah is due on it and
it is obligatory, but he does not have to giveit until he takes
possession of it, whereupon he should give zakaah for the past period,
even if it has gone on for ten years.
The second opinion is that there is no zakaah due on that, because
thewealth is not in his possession and he is not able to ask for it,
and if he asks for it he will not be able to get it. This view is the
correct one.
End quote from ash-Sharh al-Kaafi.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:Zakaah
is not due on a debt for which repayment has been deferred, or the
debtor is in difficulty or is unemployed or is denying that he owes
anything, or on usurped or stolen property. This is the view of Abu
Haneefah.
End quote from al-Ikhtiyaaraat, p. 146
But to be on the safe side, if you regain possession of this land, you
should pay zakaah for one year, even if it remained in the possession
of the usurper for several ... And Allaah knows best......