Dought & Clear, - Does the hadeeth “I am not afraid that you will worship others along with Allah after my death” mean that shirk will never occur among this ummah?.

Narrated 'Uqba bin 'Amir:
Bukhari - Volume 2, book 23, number 428: Narrated 'Uqba bin 'Amir: One
day the Prophet went out and offered the funeral prayers of the
martyrs ofUhud and then went up the pulpit and said, "I will pave the
way for you as your predecessor and will be a witness on you. By
Allah! I see my Fount (Kauthar) just nowand I have been given the keys
of all the treasures of the earth (or the keys of the earth). By
Allah! I am not afraid that you will worship others along with Allah
after my death, but I am afraid that you will fight with one another
for the worldly things." This hadeeth is often used bythose comitting
bidah asjustification for some of the acts which can be labeled as
"shirk" (such as calling out on others besides Allah, grave
worshipping, etc.). The claim is that the Ummah of the Prophet (SAW)
arenot at risk of comitting shirk. What is the correctinterpretation
of this hadeeth.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The hadeeth was narrated by al-Bukhaari (1344) and Muslim (2296) from
'Uqbah ibn 'Aamir, and says that the Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) came out one day and prayed for the people of Uhud
as he used to pray for the dead. Then he went to the minbar and said:
"I will be there ahead of you, and I will be your witness. By Allaah,
I can see my Cistern now. I am given the keys to the treasures of the
earth, orthe keys to the earth. By Allaah, I do not fear that you will
associate others with Allaah after I am gone, but I fear that you will
compete with one another for them (the treasures of the earth)."
What is meant by his praying for them (the people of Uhud) as he used
to pray for the dead is his offering supplication for them with the
du'aa' that is recited in the funeral prayer. This was seven years
after they were martyred (may Allah be pleased with them).
There is nothing in the hadeeth to say that shirk(association of
others with Allah) will not happen in this ummah; rather it may be
understood that he did not fear it for the entire ummah, based on the
fact that it has occurred among some of them, as is indicated in other
texts in which he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) stated
that some of his ummah would fall into shirk.
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his commentary on
Muslim (Sharh Muslim): In this hadeeth we see the miracles of the
Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), because
what it means isa foretelling that his ummah would be given the
treasures of the earth, which did indeed come to pass; and that they
would not all apostatise because Allah,may He be exalted, protected
them from that; and that they would compete with one another for
worldly gain. And all of that came to pass. End quote.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar al-'Asqallaani (may Allah have mercy on him)
said:The words "I do not fear that you will associate others with
Allah" mean:(I do not fear that you will do that) en masse, because
that happened with some of them – may Allah protect us. This hadeeth
is one of the miracles of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him), hence the author narrated it under the heading of the signs
of Prophethood.
End quote from Fath al-Baari, 3/211
Secondly:
The saheeh Sunnah indicates that among this ummah will be somewho
associate others with Allah, may He be exalted.
1.
al-Bukhaari (7116) and Muslim (2906) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may
Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) said: "The Hour will not begin until the
backsides of the women of Daws wobble (as they go) around
Dhu'l-Khalasah."
Dhu'l-Khalasah was a false god of Daws that they used to worship
during the Jaahiliyyah.
2.
Muslim (2907) narrated that 'Aa'ishah said: I heard the Messenger of
Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) say: "Night and day
will not cease until al-Laat and al-'Uzza are worshipped." I said: O
Messenger of Allaah, when Allaah revealed the words "He it is Who has
sent His Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) with guidance and the
religion of truth (Islamic Monotheism) to make it victorious over all
(other) religions even though the Mushrikoon (polytheists, pagans,
idolaters, and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allaah and in His
Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) hate (it)" [al-Saff 61:33], I
thought that that had been fulfilled and would never be undone. He
said: "As much of that as Allaah wills will happen, then Allaah will
send a pleasant wind which willcause everyone in whose heart is faith
the size of a grain of mustard seed to die, then there will be left
those in whom there is no good, and they will revert to the religion
of their forefathers."
Thus it becomes clear that some of the Muslimswill fall into shirk and
apostasy, without that affecting the entire ummah, for it is protected
against uniting in misguidance.
How can the Muslim doubt that calling upon the dead, beseeching them
at times of calamity and asking them to relieve distress are acts of
shirk? In fact this is the essence of what the earlier mushrikeen used
to do, seeking to draw close to Allah or seeking intercession with
Him, asAllah says (interpretationof the meaning):
"And those who take Auliya (protectors and helpers) besides Him (say):
"We worship them only that they may bringus near to Allah." Verily,
Allah will judge betweenthem concerning that wherein they differ.
Truly, Allah guides not him who is a liar, and a disbeliever."
[az-Zumar 39:3]
"And they worship besides Allah things that hurt them not, nor
profitthem, and they say: 'These are our intercessors with Allah.'
Say: 'Do you inform Allahof that which He knows not in the heavens and
on the earth?' Glorified and Exalted be He above all that which they
associate as partners with Him!
Mankind were but one community (i.e. on one religion - Islamic
Monotheism), then they differed (later), and had not it been for a
Word that went forth before from your Lord, it would have been settled
between them regarding what they differed"
[Yoonus 10:18, 19]
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:The
one who makes the angels and Prophets mediators on whom he calls and
in whom he puts his trust, and asks them to bring benefits and ward
off harm, such as asking them for forgiveness of sins, guidance of
hearts, relief of distress and meeting his needs, is a kaafir
according to the consensus of the Muslims.
End quote from Majmoo'al-Fataawa, 1/124
This consensus was narrated by more than one of the scholars who
affirmed it, see: al-Furoo'by Ibn Muflih, 6/165; al-Insaaf, 10/327;
Kashshaaf al-Qinaa', 6/169; Mataalib Ooli'n-Nuha, 6/279. These are the
essential reference books of Hanbali fiqh.
In Kashshaaf al-Qinaa' it says, after mentioning this consensus under
theheading of the ruling onthe apostate: Because this is like the
action of the idol worshippers who say, 'We only worship them so that
they might bring us closer to Allah.'
End quote.
More than one of the scholars has clearly stated that what some ofthe
ignorant Muslims do of focusing their devotion on graves is the
essence of what the earlier mushrikeen used to do.
Ar-Raazi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in hiscommentary on the
verse from Soorat Yoonus quoted above, explaining the explanations
that the mushrikeen gave for their worship of idols:
Fourthly: they made these idols and statues in the image of their
Prophets and great men,and claimed that if they devoted themselves to
worshipping these statues, those great men would be intercessors for
them with Allah, may He be exalted. The equivalent to that in our own
times is the devotion of many people to venerating thegraves of great
men, in the belief that if they venerate their graves, they will
intercede for them with Allah.
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Islamic Stories, - The mysterious helpinghands

Iram, and her brother, Ahmed, were excited about the upcoming days. It
was Ramadan, a time to learn appreciation for the things they had, and
to think of others who didn't have as much.
They had both been saving their money all year long. Iram, who was
seven years old, sat on her bed and dumped out her money jar. Coins
ran all over the blanket."This is a lot of money. Momma says we are
supposed to help someone. She wants us to think about how much we have
and then think of someone who doesn't have very much, and do something
nice for them," Iram said, gathering the money into a pile. "Dump out
your jar, Ahmed," she told her brother.
The coins came spilling out of his jar onto the bed. "Wow! We can do a
lot for someone with all this money," Ahmed said, smiling. "This is
such a special time of year. I'm glad we can help others."
"But we have to do it secretly, Ahmed, remember. We have to pick
someone and do something very nice without them knowing it is from us.
Who shouldwe pick?" Iram asked.
"Let's pick our neighbors, Rashid, and Fatima. I noticed that they had
holes in their shoes," Ahmed said.
"That's a good idea. We could buy some new shoes for them. They aren't
as blessed as we are. We have a lot of shoes, don't we?" Iram asked
with appreciation.
"I have three pair. You have more. Let's buy some new shoes for them,"
Ahmed said, smiling.
Iram and Ahmed found their momma. She was busy washing some dates. She
saw her children come into the kitchen. "I'm going to make some
baklawa for tonight," she said, knowing her family loved to eat that.
"Poppais at the mosque, in prayer. When he comes home, after the sun
sets, we'll have some. In the meantime, you two look like you've got
something on your minds."
"We want to help the poor. Ahmed and I have been saving our money all
year long and we want to help Rashid and Fatima, our neighbors," Iram
began.
Ahmed, with excitement,interrupted, "We want to buy them some shoes."
Momma smiled at her beautiful children. She was so proud of them.
"Aren't you hungry, Momma?" Ahmed asked. He knew she had not had
anything to eat or drink since dawn that morning.
"I'm a little bit, but that is good for me. Don't worry about me. When
you're older, you'll understand more and beable to fast too," she
explained. "Would you like me to take you to the store to buy the
shoes?" she asked.
"Would you, Momma? Is that all right?" Iram begged.
"Why of course. Let's go," she said.
They walked to the shoe store and went inside. Iram picked out a pair
ofshoes for Fatima. Ahmed picked out a pair for Rashid. They were both
so proud that they'd saved their money so they could do this to help.
Later, they went home and wrapped the shoe boxes in plain brown paper.
They waited anxiously for night to come. It would be dark and they
could deliver their gifts.
The sun began to drop behind the horizon. A little while later, Poppa
came home. He and Momma had some lentil soup, then tomato and cucumber
sandwiches. Momma called to her children, "Iram. Ahmed. Come and have
some baklawa, and some freshdates." The children came running into the
kitchen. Momma cut them a big piece.
They gobbled it down quickly as they were anxious to do their
gooddeed. "Slow down, children," Poppa urged, laughing.
It was soon dark outside.Momma had the childrengo and get the boxes
they'd wrapped so carefully. They put their coats on and walked
quietly over to Rashid and Fatima's house. Momma whispered, "All
right, children. We must be very quiet and very fast. Ahmed, you knock
on the door and then run over here, to this bush, where Iram and I
will be hiding. We'll watch as they come and find their gifts."
Iram and Ahmed giggledwith delight. Iram and Momma hid, and Ahmed
tiptoed up to the door. He put both of the boxesdown on the porch, and
knocked hard. Then he ran, and ran, and ran, as fast as he could, to
where Iram and Momma were. "Shhh," Momma whispered. "Someone opened
the door."
They watched as Rashid and Fatima came out onto the porch. "Look!
There are presents for us. Someone left them here," Rashid cried out
with excitement. He and Fatima looked around. Itwas very dark and they
couldn't see anyone. They picked up the boxes and took them inside.
After a minute or two, waiting to make sure they wouldn't be seen,
Momma, Ahmed, and Iram, snuck quietly back to their house. Ahmed
started laughing."Poppa! Poppa! We did it! We snuck up and left the
presents!"
Iram added, "They didn'tsee us, Poppa. They don't know it was us." She
was laughing too.
Momma and Poppa stood back and looked at their children. They were so
proud of them. They knew their childrenknew the real meaning of giving
and of sacrifice. The next morning, as Momma, Poppa, Iram, and Ahmed
went to their car to drive into town, they saw Rashid and Fatima
outside playing. They were both wearing theirbrand new shoes. Nobody
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Islamic Stories, - The Dumb Boy

I would like to relate a story about a "dumb" boy. There was a rich
man in Pakistan with tremendous wealth. He was a landlord. However,
the man had a dumb son who had very little intelligence. The people
call the son a stupid. One day, the rich man called his son and told
him to make him some tea. The son made some tea and brought it to his
father. The father took one sip from the cup and to his surprise, it
was very delicious. He asked his son about howthe tea was made. The
son said that "I went to the backyard to look for some firewood. But,
since it was raining, all the woods were wet. So,I went to the place
where you store your money and picked up a lot of cash. Then I burned
all the paper money to made the tea."The tea that tasted very good in
the beginning to the father now tasted like poison.
All of us reading this story is thinking that theson is really dumb.
Why? Because he burned valuable money just to make a cup of tea.
That'sright, but in reality, that person is more dumber who burns his
everlasting life in the hereafter (akhira) for this short life.
The wisest of all men is he who remembers death often and prepares for
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Islamic Article

Question
q1: is it allow for marriage couple in islam to live with someone in
their house, who were not relatives of either couple? q2: who is wali
in marraige? q3: what is the ruling regarding to the ownership of
properties ,such as cash, house any of such kind, and if the wife give
her any of such ,should he take and enjoy even her dawry. thank you
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad,
sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.
We will answer these questions in the following points:
Firstly, there is nothing wrong if the married couple live in the
house of relatives or strangers, provided that this does not cause any
religious violations like prohibitedmixing of men and women, or
entering upon non-Mahram women while there is no Marhram men, or
womentaking off Hijaab or exposing adornment in the presence of
non-Mahram men and the like.
Secondly, we have previously explained the order of the woman's
guardians in marriage in Fatwa 83338 , so kindly refer to it.
Thirdly, each of the spouses has his/her independent financial
liability and whoever gives up of what he/she has willingly while
he/she is healthy and hasa sound mind, then the other can benefit from
it.This includes the Mahr if the wife waived a part orall of it to her
husband. Allaah The Almighty says (what means): { And give the women
[upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts graciously. But if they give up
willingly to you anything of it, then take it in satisfaction andease.
} [Quran 4:4]
Also, it was narrated that the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,
said: " It is not permissible to take the property of a Muslim except
with his consent... " [Ahmad]
For more benefit, kindly refer to Fataawa 162471 and 92134 , which
clarify that the wife has an independent financial liability.
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