Dought & clear,- Ruling on distributing leaflets and pamphlets that contain Qur’anic verses for da‘wah purposes to non-Muslims.

My question is regardingdistributing leaflets/pamphlets for dawah
purposes that contain Quranic verses. Itis likely that many of them
will end up on the streets or bins after being distributed. Isnt this
wrong and should this discourage us givingout such material? Also, is
this ok, considering that the targeted recipients are non-muslims who
are impure?
Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
Distributing leaflets and pamphlets for da'wah purposes is a good deed
and is calling people to Allah. It is something from which many
peoplebenefit, especially non-Muslims. It is a means of spreading the
religion of Allah, establishing proof for them and leaving no excuse
for them, and conveying to them the message of their Lord. But this
work should be done in a thoughtful manner, following guidelines and
methods through which the aim may be achieved in an appropriate manner
without going against the rulings of Islam.
Secondly:
Leaflets and pamphlets for da'wah purposes that contain Qur'anic
verses do not come under the same rulings as the Mushaf, and the one
who touches them cannot be said to have touched the Mushaf, because
the Qur'anic material in them is mixed with other material. So they
come under the same ruling asthe ruling on books of fiqh, tafseer and
the like,and it is permissible for a non-believer or one who is in a
state of impurity to touch them.
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
With regard to the verse that the Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) wrote – i.e., to Heraclius – his intention thereby
was to correspond, and a verse in a letter or a book of fiqh and the
likedoes not come under theprohibition on touching it, and the book or
letterdoes not become a Mushaf.
End quote from al-Mughni, 1/109
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Some of the scholars are of the view that it is permissible for a
non-believer to touch the Mushaf if there is thehope that he will
become a Muslim. They quoted as evidence for that the fact that the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) wrote to Heraclius,
the ruler of Byzantium, (a letter containing) the verse in which
Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the
meaning): "Say (O Muhammad SAW): 'O people of the Scripture (Jews and
Christians): Come to a word that is just between us and you" [Aal
'Imraan 3:64]. They said: This verse is a verse of the Book of Allah
that he wrote to Heraclius. But the correctview is that this is not
proof; rather it only indicates that it is permissible to write one or
two verses of the Book of Allah. As for handing over the entire Mushaf
(to a non-Muslim), it is not proven that the Prophet (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) did that.
End quote from Majmoo'Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 24/340-341
Thirdly:
If these books or leaflets are translated into another language,
otherthan Arabic, then the matter is easier. It does not matter if the
non-believer touches a translation of the meanings of the Holy Qur'an
into a language other than Arabic, even if it is a translation of an
entire soorah, because the translation is an interpretation of the
meanings of the Qur'an, and it does not come under the same rulings as
the Qur'an. The non-believer is not forbidden to touch books of
tafseer or Islamic knowledge, unless he is doing so by way of
mishandling them or showing disrespect. See the answer to question no.
119323 .
To sum up:
There is nothing wrong with distributing these leaflets and pamphlets
for da'wah purposes, even if they contain some verses of the Holy
Qur'an or hadeeths of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him), and there is nothing wrong with allowing the non-believer
to touch them and read them, because of the great interests that are
served by that, of acquainting him with the religion of Allah, and
establishing proof for him and leaving him with no excuse by conveying
the message. The interests ofconveying the message to him in the hope
that he might become Muslimtake precedence over the possible negative
consequences of allowing him to touch them and handle them.
Disallowing the printing of these books and leaflets that are aimed
atnon-Muslims would cancel out a great deal of good and impose
restrictions on the means of calling non-Muslims to Allah.
With regard to throwingthese leaflets into the trash, it is not
permissible according toIslam, but it is only haraam for the one who
does that action himself. As for the one who prints and distributes
these leaflets and spendson that, he will have (thereward of) his good
deeds and is not responsible for the actions of others.
See the answer to question no. 39376
If it is possible to write on them a request not tothrow them on the
ground or the like, or asking the reader to leave them in an
appropriate place, that would be a good idea.

And Allah knows best.

Dought & clear,- Does he have the right to take possession of a house that was bought with his money that he used to send to his mother?.

|
My grandfather had 9 children and he migrated from india with poor
means. My father was third eldest son .Due to The sudden death of my
grandfather, my father left for dubai,stayed there for 12years , sent
all money except that was needed for our sustenance, to my
grandmother.My older uncles were in no position to financially support
there mother or siblings. As all my uncles and aunt got good education
and were married off , my grandmother wished myfather to return and
own the house which was purchased on installments by my grandfather a
few months before his death but the 4 yearly installments were paid
after that for more than 12 years by money sent by my father. She
wanted this as my fatherhad no savings for his own family after a long
tenure in middle east , she made this known to her sister in laws and
a few other senior members of family . She died before my father could
return to pakistan. The property was still half paid for , my father
lived for next 12 years orso in middle east , completed the
installments and started the paperwork for the transfer of documents
tohis name from that of my grandmothers . At the time of her death the
my uncles and aunt have agreed that her wish was justifed and they had
no problems with it but as the papers were completed for transfer a
few of them objected that the property belonged to their father ,then
mother so it should be distributed among all . My father was not keen
to keep it for himself earlier but as they all have agreed on it , he
had been counting the property as his own . RIGht now the amount has
increased to 6 fold inprice . What should he do ? My uncle and aunt
claim that since he was out of country and couldafford to pay , this
does not mean he was the sole heir , which is true but why did they
earlier gave the impression thatthey wanted to honour the wish as she
was being just too her son . Should he distribute the money among all
, whichwill be a lot of money actually.
Praise be to Allah.
Undoubtedly what your father did of helping his parents and siblings
and contributing to the living expenses even though he was overseas
and far away from his children was an act of great kindness and a good
deed.
From the question it seems that what your father did was to help the
family with their living expenses, then he sent money with which this
house that is the subject of the dispute was bought.
It may be said that in this case one of the following two scenarios must apply:
1.
Either he sent this money with which the house was bought as an act of
kindness to his parents and upholding ties of kinship with his
siblings and helping them, voluntarily giving the money that he sent
to them. In that case the house is to be included with the estate and
is to be divided among all theheirs in accordance withthe laws of
Allah, because he gave up his wealth by way of giving a gift, so he
has no right to take back his gift. Andyour father will be rewarded
abundantly byhis Lord.
Al-Bukhaari (2067) and Muslim (2557) narrated from Anas ibn Maalik
(may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever would like his rizq
(provision) to be increased and his life to be extended, should uphold
the ties of kinship."
2.
Or he was sending this money for them to take whatever they needed,
and whatever was left over after spending on his family remained his
property, so the house that was bought is the property of the owner
ofthe money, because he isthe one who paid its price, and his father
and mother acted as deputies for him in transferring this
leftovermoney to buy this house.
In this case it would be better if he had stated clearly to his
parents or they had stated clearly to him at the time of purchase that
the house was being bought in his name.
However we should advise both parties not to undermine the good
relationship between them; your father shouldnot make this a cause of
spoiling the acts of kindness that he did for his family and they
should not not be harsh with their brother who helped them, spent on
them and treated them kindly. Is the reward of good anything but good?
And Allah knows best.

Islamic Stories,- The Patched Robe

There was a Jew of Damascus who was reading a holy book oneday when he
came across the name of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
written in it. Not liking this, he removed the name. But the next day
he found it there again. Again he took out the name; but on the third
day it had appeared again. He thought:"Perhaps this is a sign that a
true Emissary has come. I will journey southwards to Madinah."
And he forthwith startedout, not tarrying until hereached the city of
the Prophet. When he arrived there, knowing nobody, he was near
theMosque of the Prophet when the Sahabi Anas (ra) arrived. He said to
Anas: "Friend, take me tothe Prophet."
Anas (ra) led him into the mosque, which was full of people in
anguish.Abu Bakr (ra) the successor was sitting there at the head of
the assembly. The old man went up to him, thinkinghe must be Muhammad,
and said: "O Chosen Envoy of God, a strayed old man has come to offer
you peace." Hearing the title of the Prophet used, everyone present
burst into a flood of tears. The stranger was uncertain as to what to
do. He said:"I am a foreigner and a Jew, and I am unaware of the rites
of the Faith of Submission to the Willof Allah. Have I said something
untoward? Should I have remained silent? Or is this a ritual
observance? Why do youcry? If it is a ceremony, I have never heard of
it."
Omar (ra) said to him:"We do not weep because of anything which you
have done. But you must hear, unfortunate one, that it is a but a week
since the Prophet left the earth. When we heard his name, grief took
possession of our hearts anew."
As soon as he heard this, the ancient tore his clothes in anguish.
Whenhe had recovered a little,he said: "Do me one favour. Let me have
at least a robe of the Prophet. If I cannot see him, at least let me
have this."
Omar (ra) answered:"Only Fatima (ra) could give us one of his robes."
Ali (ra) said: "But she will not allow anyone to go near her." But
they went to her door and knocked, and explained what they wanted.
Fatima (ra) answered:"Verily, the Prophet spoke truly when he said,
shortly before he died: 'A wayfarer, who has love towards me andwho is
a good man, will come to the house. He will not see me. Give him,
therefore, this patchwork robe as if from me, and for me treat him
gently, offering salutations.'"
The Jew put the robe on himself and, professing Islam, asked to be
taken to the Prophet's grave. Itwas at this place that he breathed his
last.

Islamic Stories,- A Sheet for the Prophet

Narrated Abu Hazim: I heard Sahl bin Saad saying, "A woman brought a
Burda (i.e. a square piece of cloth having edging). I asked, 'Do you
know what a Burda is?' They replied in the affirmative and said, "It
is a cloth sheet with woven margins." Sahl went on, "She addressed the
Prophet and said, 'I have woven it with my hands for you to wear.' The
Prophet took it as he was in needof it, and came to us wearing it as a
waist sheet. One of us said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Give it to me to
wear.' The Prophet agreed to give it to him. The Prophet sat with the
people for awhile and then returned(home), wrapped that waist sheet
and sent it tohim. The people said to that man, 'You haven't done well
by asking him for it when you know that he never turns down anybody's
request.' The man replied, 'By Allah, I have not asked him for it
except to use it as my shroud when I die." Sahl added; "Later it (i.e.
that sheet) was his shroud."
Source: Sahih Al Bukhari (Volume 3, Hadith# 306)
The person wanted to have the sheet for his shroud because he hoped
that Allah will show mercy towards him after death as he is covered in
a sheet that was worn by the Prophet. We can also hope for the same by
dressing ourselves with the lifestyle of the Prophet (peace be upon
him) as his simple lifestyle is the most beloved to Allah.