Fathwa - A statement falsely attributed to 'Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him

Question
Asslam O Alaikum, Respected Sheikh, I want to verify the authenticity
of one statement which is attributed to Caliph Umer (May Allah please
with him) ie He Said: " Dont narrate from Prophet anything except
which is related to acts ofWorship" means Hadiths which are related to
Beliefs are NOT to be narrated from Prophet. In this respect, kindly
answer 1) where [in which book] the above statement of Caliph is
mentioned? 2) Is The chain of narrators authentic? what is the chain
of narration also? 3) What are the objects of mentioning this
statement in mind of Caliph Umer jazak Allah kair
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
, is His Slave and Messenger.
We did not find that statement attributed to 'Umar in any of the books
of the scholars thatare available to us. It is well known that the
Companions held different opinions regarding writing down the Hadeeth
in general and then agreed to writeit down. Also, it was well known
that 'Umar helda strict approach regarding narrating the Hadeeth in
general. His aim behind that was to make people careful when reporting
from the Messenger of Allaah ; and his story with Abu Moosa Al-Ash'ari
regarding the Hadeeth ofseeking permission thrice, which was reported
by Al-Bukhaari and Muslim , is well known.
As for allowing narrating what is related to the acts of worship apart
from beliefs, then we never heard of it and such a thing cannot
occurfrom anyone of the Companions .
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Fathwa - Ruling on an insurance company depends on type of insurance it carries out

Question
As Salaam u Alaikum, I amcurrently working in a Insurance company.
This company is not like otherinsurance companies. This is a Captive
insurance company. I mean this is a company which was created by a
large oil company and we do insuance only for them. we do not charge
them any interest. There is a fixed amount which the parent company
paysus. We do insurance only to them and their subsidiaries. Could you
please advise whether it is Haram to work here or not. Jaza Kumullah
Ahmed
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
isHis slave and Messenger.
The ruling on the mentioned insurance company depends on thekind of
insurance that it carries out; if it is a cooperative insurance, it is
permissible to work in it, and if it is a commercial insurance based
on risk and gambling, then it is forbidden to work in it.
We have clarified how to distinguish between the permissible insurance
system and the forbiddencommercial insurance in Fatwa 81425 . The
conclusion in this Fatwa is that one should look atthe nature of the
contract between the employees or their employer (company) and your
company that deducts from them those premiums; so if the role of the
insurance company is to take care of those premiums like an agent or a
hired person, and cover losses from these collective premiums, and the
compensation would be paid wholly or partly from the employees to each
other, and the surplus would be for them, and the company has no
relation with the premiums except that of a hired agent, then this
insurance is cooperative and permissible.
On the other hand, if the insurance company is thecompany that pays
the treatment expenses in return for the installments paid, and it
takes the surplus money, then it is a commercial insurance and it is
forbidden as it is based on risk and gambling andit is not permissible
to work in it if one has the choice not to do so.
Allaah Knows best.

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Explanation of soorah An-Nasr

The verses:
In the name of Allaah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
Almighty Allaah Says (what means): "When the victory of Allaah has
come and the conquest [of Makkah]. And you see the people entering
into the religion of Allaah in multitudes. Then exalt [Him] with
praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever
Accepting of repentance." [Quran: 110:1-4]
Explanation:
Imaam At-Tirmithi related from Anas Ibn Maalik that theMessenger once
asked a man:"Are you married?" He replied:"No, I swear by Allaah, O
Messenger of Allaah! For I have nothing, so how can I marry?" He asked
the man: "Do you not have: "Say: `He is Allaah, the One."'[i.e.,
Soorah Al-Ikhlaas]?" The man replied: "Certainly!" He said: "It is
(equivalent to) onethird of the Quran." Then he asked: "Do you not
have: "When the victory of Allaah has come and the conquest [of
Makkah]" [i.e., Soorah An-Nasr]?" The man replied: "Certainly!" The
Prophet then said: "It is (equivalent to) one quarter of the Quran."
`Ubaydullaah Ibn `Abdullaah Ibn `Utbah narrated that Ibn `Abbaas said
to him: "Do you know which Soorah (chapter) was the last to be
revealed from the Quran?" I replied: "Yes, and it was (what means):
"When the victory of Allaah has come and the conquest [of Makkah].""
He said: "You are right."
Abu Bakr Al-Bazzaar and Al-Bayhaqi both narrated from Ibn `Umar that
he said:"This Soorah was revealed to the Messenger of Allaah during
the days of Tashreeq (i.e., the 11th, 12 th and 13th of Thu'l-Hijjah)
and he knew that it was his farewell address. He called for his
riding-camel, and when he had travelled some way on it, he stood and
addressedthe people with his famous farewell speech. According to
Imaam Al-Bayhaqi Ibn `Abbaas said: "This Soorah was revealed,
following which the Messenger of Allaah summoned his daughter Faatimah
and said to her: " Itheralds my death." At this, Faatimah began to
cry; but she laughed when he said:"Have Patience, for you are the
first of my family who will join me." [Muslim]
Imaam At-Tabaraani related on the authority of Ibn `Abbaas that he
said: "When the Soorah: "When the victory of Allaah has come and the
conquest [of Makkah]." was revealed, it heralded to Allaah's Messenger
that his death wasnear, and so he intensified hispreparations for the
Hereafter (byincreasing his prayers, fasting, supplicating etc.);
after embarking upon this, he said:" The conquest and the help of
Allaah have come, and the peopleof Yemen have come." A man asked: "O
Messenger of Allaah! Who are the people of Yemen ?" He replied: "A
people who are gentle-hearted and moderate in their ways: faith is in
Yemen ; fiqh(understanding of Islam) is in Yemen ." [Al-Bukhaari]
It has been confirmed from Ibn `Abbaas that the Messenger of Allaah
said on the day of the conquest of Makkah: "There isno Hijrah (i.e.
emigration) after the conquest, but there is Jihaad and Niyyah (pure
intention) and ifyou are called upon, then respond to the call."
[Al-Bukhaari& Muslim]
Masrooq said: "I heard `Aa'ishah saying that the Messenger of Allaah
would repeat: " Glorified be Allaah and all praise be to Him, I ask
Allaah's forgiveness and I turn to Him in repentance." He
continued:"Indeed, my Lord has informed me that I will see a sign
amongstmy people, and He ordered me, if I do see it, to glorify His
praises and ask His forgiveness, and I have seen it, (it is): 'When
the victory of Allaah has come and the conquest [of Makkah]. And you
see the people entering into the religion of Allaah in multitudes.
Then exalt [Him] withpraise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him.
Indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance.'"" [Muslim]
Umm Salamah said:"Towards the end of his life, the Messenger of Allaah
would not stand, nor sit, nor depart, norarrive, without saying: "Most
Glorified is Allaah and all praise is due to Him." So I said to him:
"O Messenger of Allaah! I have observed you frequently glorifying
Allaah and praising Him." He said: "I was ordered to do it." Then he
said: "When the victory of Allaah has come and the conquest [of
Makkah]..." (to the end of the Soorah)." What is meant by 'the
conquest' is the conquest of Makkah. The people of Arabia were slow in
answeringthe call to Islam until the fall of Makkah, then they entered
the Religion of Allaah in crowds and within two years, the whole of
Arabia became unified in faith and all the tribes of Arabia embraced
Islam.
Imaam Al-Bukhaari reported that when Makkah was conquered, delegations
from all the tribes of Arabia came to the Messenger of Allaah to
declare their allegiance to Islam, while prior to it, they were slow
to embrace Islam.
Imam Ahmad narrated on the authority of the neighbour of Jaabir Ibn
`Abdullaah may Allaah be pleased him that he (i.e., the neighbour)
said: "I once returnedfrom a journey and Jaabir Ibn `Abdullaah came to
me and greeted me. I began to talk with him about the disunity of the
people and their innovations (in religion). Jaabir then began to
cryand said: "I heard Allaah's Messenger say: "Indeed, the people
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Explanation of soorah Al-Kawthar

The verses:
In the name of Allaah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Almighty Allaah Says (what means): "Indeed, We have granted you, [O
Muhammad], Al-Kawthar. So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him
alone]. Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off". [Quran: 108:1-3]
Explanation
It is narrated that Anas bin Maalik said: "(Once), the Messenger of
Allaah was dozing; then, heraised his head and smiled, then, either he
said to them (his companions), or they asked him:"Why did you smile?"
He replied: "Indeed, a Soorah (Quranic chapter) has (just) been
revealed to me." Then he recited (what means): "In the Name of Allaah,
the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful, verily, We have given you
Al-Kawthar..." to the end of the Soorah . Then he asked: "Do you know
what Al-Kawthar is?" They replied: "Allaah and His Messenger know
best." He said: " It is a river in Paradise granted to me by my Lord,
the Almighty and All-Powerful, in which is great goodness; its
drinking vessels are as (numerous as) the heavenly bodies. It will
refuse to allow oneof the slaves to drink, and I (i.e., the Prophet )
will say: 'O my Lord! He is one among my community.' But it will be
said to me: 'You know nothing of the innovations (in religion) that
theypracticed after you.'"
It has been narrated about the Al-Kawthar pool that it has two streams
running into it from the heavens which emanate from thefamous
Al-Kawthar river (The name Al-Kawthar has been reported to refer to
the river as well as the pool of the Prophet ). Its drinking vessels
are as numerous as the stars in the sky. [Muslim, Abu Daawood &
An-Nasaa'i]
As for the saying of Allaah which means: "Indeed, We have grantedyou,
[O Muhammad], Al-Kawthar" [Quran 108:1] it has already been mentioned
that Al-Kawthar is a river in Paradise; Imaam Ahmad narrated on he
authority of Anas that he recited this Soorah and then said: "The
Messenger of Allaah said: "I have been given Al-Kawthar, a flowing
river in Paradise which does not flow along a normal channel, rather,
its banks are domes of pearl. I struck its earth with my hand and it
was a strong-smelling musk, and its pebbles were pearls."
Imaam Ibn Jareer narrated on the authority of Anas that he asked the
Messenger of Allaah about Al-Kawthar and that he replied: "It is a
river in Paradise, given to me by my Lord,whose colour is whiter than
milk and whose taste is sweeter than honey; upon it are birds whose
necks are like those of camels." 'Umar said: "O Messenger of Allaah!
They (i.e., the birds) seem so blissful!" He replied: "He who eats
from them is more blissful (in luxury) than them O 'Umar!"
"So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone]." [Quran 108:2]
That is, since We have given you such blessings in this world, and in
the Hereafter, including the river described previously, then devote
your obligatory and optional prayers to your Lord alone; likewise,
your sacrifices and all your other acts of worship. Worship Allaah
Alone,without associating partners with Him, as in the saying of
Allaah (which means): "Say: `Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice,
my living and my dying are for Allaah, Lord of the worlds.No partner
has He. And this I havebeen commanded, and I am the first [among you]
of the Muslims.'" [Quran 6:162-163]
Ibn `Abbaas, `Ataa', `Ikrimah, Mujaahid and Al-Hasan are all agreed
that the word Sacrifice here means Halaal (Islamic) slaughter. Most of
the scholars from amongst the pious Salaf (early Muslim generations)
agreed on this and it is contrary to the practices of the idolaters,
who prostrated themselves before false gods and sacrificed animals in
their name. Allaah, theMost High Says (what means): "And do not eat of
that upon which the name of Allaah has notbeen mentioned…" [Quran:
6:121]
"Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off ". [Quran 108:3] That is,
theone who hates you O Muhammad and hates that which you have brought
(i.e. the Message of Islam) is defective, insignificant, despised and
is cut off (from remembrance).
According to Ibn `Abbaas, Mujaahid, Sa'eed Ibn Jubayr and Qataadah
this Soorah was revealed in regard to Al-'Aas bin Waa'il, who used to
say, whenever Allaah's Messenger was mentioned: "Leave him, for he is
a man who is cut off and is of no consequence, and if he were killed,
he would be forgotten." Therefore, Allaah revealed this Soorah.
It was also said that it was revealed concerning 'Uqbah bin Abu
Mu'eet, Ibn `Abbaas and `Ikrimah said that it was revealed in regard
to Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf and a number of the pagans of Quraysh (the
largest Makkan tribe). Al-Bazzaar reported that Ka'b Ibn Al-Ashraf
approached Makkah and the people of Quraysh said: "You are their
leader (i.e. the people of Makkah). Do you not see this weak, feeble,
despised man (Muhammad ) who is withoutfamily or any who might help
him and who is cut off from his own people? He claims that he is
better than we! We are the people of (the House of) the pilgrims, the
custodians (of the Ka`bah), the suppliers of water (to the pilgrims)."
So Ka'b said:"You are better than he" and Allaah therefore revealed
this Soorah. This is an authentic narration.
`Ataa' said that it was revealed concerning Abu Lahab (the Prophet's
disbelieving uncle);this was when the Prophet's son died and Abu Lahab
went to the polytheists and said: "When his sons die, he will no
longer be remembered." Far from that! On the contrary, Allaah has
preserved his memory for the entire world to witness and has placed
the responsibility of (implementing) His Revealed Law upon their
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