Soul Purification, - Whispering is the Devil’s Weapon - II

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Methods of Treating Whispering in Matters Pertaining to Creed
There are two methods for protecting one’s self against the devil’s whispering in matters pertaining to creed and faith:
The first one is a preventative method, which means protecting one’s self against the whispering before it even takes place by fortifying one’s self with knowledge and devoting himself to studying and learning the issues of Tawheed and faith, because the devil always finds it difficult to whisper to scholars. Whenever he tries to defeat them, they would defeat him. If he tries to whisper to them, they would drive away these whisperings with the guidance and knowledge that they have and would thereby pelt him with these stones. It was said that one scholar is harder on the devil than one thousand worshippers. The one who gets to know Allaah through His attributes and creation, would certainly glorify Him. Moreover, he would always have good expectations of his Lord until he meets Him.
The second method should be applied if the whisperings already take place. Muslims who are aware of this should drive them away and nullify their effect through six ways:
The first one is to stop thinking of these whisperings by dispelling any thoughts that are related to them and seeking refuge with Allaah from the evil of the accursed devil. This is supported by a Hadeeth on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with him, where the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:“The devil comes to one of you and says, ‘Who created this and that?’ Until he says, ‘Who created your Lord?’ If he comes to this, one should seek refuge with Allaah and put an end to such idle thoughts.”]Muslim[
This means that if such whisperings occur to anyone, he should resort to Allaah The Almighty to drive its evil away and stop thinking of it. He should also know that these whisperings are from the devil who wants to corrupt and tempt him. So, he should not listen to his whispering and should stop it by keeping himself busy with something else. Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allaah. Indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing. Indeed, those who fear Allaah - when an impulse touches them from Satan, they remember ]Him[ and at once they have insight.{]Quran 7: 200-201[
In a Hadeeth on the authority of Ibn Mas‘ood, may Allaah be pleased with him, the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:“The devil puts thoughts in the son of Aadam and so does an angel. The devil’s thoughts promise evil and deny the truth, whereas, the angel’s thoughts promise goodness and belief in the truth. The one who finds the latter should know that this is from Allaah and should praise Him. On the other hand, the one who finds the former should seek refuge with Allaah from the accursed devil.”
Thus, the person should restrain himself from continuing with such thoughts as they have dire consequences.
The second one is that he should not ask direct questions related to these whisperings. In other words, he should not utter any of these whisperings for he would be safe for as long as these whisperings are confined in his heart without reaching his tongue. In a Hadeeth on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with him, the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:“Allaah has forgiven my Ummah ]nation[ the evil thoughts that occur to their minds, as long as such thoughts are not put into action or uttered.”]Al-Bukhaari[ This was the behavior of the Companions, may Allaah be pleased with them, when they encountered anything like this. In a Hadeeth on the authority of ‘Abdullaah Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with him, he said that a man came to the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and said: “I have thoughts of such a nature that I would rather be reduced to ashes than speak about them.” He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:“All praise is due to Allaah who has reduced the plot of the devil to whisperings.”`]Abu Daawood[
The third one is to say with firm belief “I believe in Allaah”, when any of the devil’s whisperings occur to him. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:“People will continue asking questions until they would say, ‘Allaah created everything, but who created Allaah?’ The one who finds something like this should say, ‘I believe in Allaah.’”]Muslim[
It is well known that belief in Allaah is the first pillar of believing in the unseen, and from which belief in all the other pillars spring. Confirming this belief by one's tongue acts as a reminder of Allaah and drives away the devil.
The fourth one was mentioned by Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy upon him, who said,
The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said that the one who is afflicted with any whisperings such as being asked who created Allaah should recite the verse )which means(:}He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing]Quran 57:3[ Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with him, asked Abu Zumayl Simaak ibn Al-Waleed Al-Hanafi when he said to him, “There is something that I feel in my chest.” ]To which he inquired,[ “What is it?” He replied, “By Allaah, I will not talk about it.” Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with him, said, “Are you in doubt?” He replied, “Yes.” Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with him, said, “No one was saved from this until Allaah The Almighty revealed the verse )which means(:}So if you are in doubt, ]O Muhammad[, about that which We have revealed to you, then ask those who have been reading the Scripture before you.{]Quran 10:94[ Then he said to Abu Zumayl, “If you feel any of this, recite the verse )which means(:}He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing{]Quran 57:3[”
Allaah The Almighty has guided people to the fact that an infinite chain of creation is logically invalid and that the chain of creation is traced back to a beginning that is not preceded by any other thing and will end at something that is not followed by any other thing. Allaah is the First who was not preceded by any other thing and the Last who is not followed by any other thing. He is the Ascendant and nothing is above Him and the Intimate and nothing is under Him.
The fifth one is resorting to Allaah the Almighty by supplicating to Him and asking Him to make one’s heart firm on faith. This is why the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would supplicate to Allaah saying:“Ya muqallib al-quloob thabbit qalbi ‘ala deenik ]O You who changes the hearts )i.e., Allaah(, make my heart firm on Your religion[.”He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, also would say:“Faith wears out just as clothes do, so ask Allaah to renew your faith.”
The sixth one is that, if the whispering continues, one should refer to the people of knowledge regarding whatever troubles or disturbs his belief in his Lord for Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}So ask the people of the message if you do not know.{]Quran 16:43[
The devil’s whispering in acts of worship is something that he does with certain people. He makes them imagine, for instance, that they have nullified their ablution while praying or that they have prayed three Rak‘ahs )units( instead of four. He also comes to the slave after performing ablution and whispers to him that he did not wipe over his head or did not wash his body parts in the correct way.
The treatment of this kind of whispering is to overlook it, especially if it has become a habit. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, guided us to its treatment when he said:“The devil comes to one of you while he is praying and would open his anus, and the person would think that he has nullified his ablution while in fact he did not. If anyone of you feels this, he should not leave the prayer until his ears hear a sound or his nose smells a bad smell.”]Al-Haythami: Al-Majma‘ with a Saheeh Chain[ The one who is afflicted with this should remember and mention Allaah a lot because the devil has no authority over those who do this frequently. He should also invoke Allaah and supplicate to Him frequently to drive this affliction away. Moreover, he should seek the help of specialized physicians. May Allaah protect us and all Muslims from every affliction and drive the devil’s plot away.

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Dought & clear, - The non Muslims ask who created Allaah.

I tell non-Muslims that Allah created everything in this universe.
They ask me who created Allah ? How can Allaah have been there since
the beginning?
How can I answer them ?
Praise be to Allaah.
This question which the non Muslims have asked you is inherently false
and self-contradictory. If we were to say – for the sake of argument –
that someone created Allaah, then they would ask you, Who created the
creator of the Creator? Then, who created the creator of the creator
of the creator?! And so on, ad infinitum. This is irrational and
impossible.
All of creation goes back to the Creator Who created all things. No
one created Him; He created everything other than Himself. This is
what makes sense and is logical. This Creator is Allaah, may He be
glorified and exalted.
With regard to what our religion tells us, the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us about this question, where it
comes from, and how to respond to it.
Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "People will
keep on asking questions until someone will say, 'Allaah created the
universe, but who created Allaah?' Whoever encounters anything like
that, let him say, 'Amantu Billaah (I believe in Allaah).'"
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "The Shaytaan will come to one of you and say, 'Who created the
heaven? Who created the earth?' He will say, 'Allaah'" – then he
mentioned something similar (to the previous report), and added, "And
His Messengers." [i.e., amantu Billaah wa Rusulihi = I believe in
Allaah and His Messengers]
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "The Shaytaan will come to one of you and say, 'Who created such
and such?' until he says to him, 'Who created your Lord?' When it
reaches that stage, let him seek refuge with Allaah [say A'oodhu
Billaahi min ash-shaytaan ir-rajeem = I seek refuge with Allaah from
the accursed Shaytaan] and stop thinking about it."
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "The Shaytaan will come to a person and say, 'Who created such
and such…'" and he narrated the whole report. (Imaam Muslim, 134).
In these ahaadeeth (Prophetic narrations) we see:
Where this question comes from – from the Shaytaan;
How to deal with it, which is:
to stop pursuing these thoughts and these tricks of the Shaytaan
to say, "I believe in Allaah and His Messengers"
to seek refuge with Allaah from the Shaytaan.
It was also reported that one should spit drily three times to one's
left, and recite Qul Huwa Allaahu ahad.
(See "Problems and Solutions" in the Shaykh's Books section of this website).
3. With regard to the prior existence of Allaah, our Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has told us about this, for
example:
He (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "O Allaah, You
are the First and there is nothing before You; O Allaah, You are the
Last and there is nothing after You." (Narrated by Muslim, 2713)
He (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah existed
when there was nothing apart from Him." According to another report:
"There was nothing before Him." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari; the first
report 3020; the second report 6982).
This is in addition to what is stated in the aayaat (verses) of the
Qur'aan. The believer believes without a doubt, the non Muslim denies
and the munaafiq (hypocrite) doubts. We ask Allaah to grant us sincere
and certain faith with no doubts. And Allaah is the Source of
strength.

Dought & clear, - Ruling on saying “We arethe children of Allaah”.

What is the rulling on, when a Muslim say "We believe we are all
children of Allah" Basing it on the weak Hadeeth (All creations are
sustained by Allah). Please provide details of the ruling.
Praise be to Allaah.
The hadeeth mentioned was narrated by al-Bazzaar and Abu Ya'la from
Anas, and says, "All of mankind are the dependents of Allaah, and the
most beloved of them to Allaah are those who are most helpful to their
dependents." This is a very weak (da'eef jiddan) hadeeth as al-Albaani
said inDa'eef al-Jaami', hadeeth no. 2946.
Any Muslim who says, "We believe that we are all the children of
Allaah" should be asked to explain what he means before any judgement
is made concerning him.
1 – If what he means by being children is the metaphorical meaning,
which is that people are dependent upon Allaah, and he is using this
word for a purpose allowed in sharee'ah, such as refuting the
Christians who say that the Messiah is the son of God, then there is
nothing wrong with that if he uses it only with Christians in order to
show that their belief is false, but he should not use it with others
lest that generate confusion and misunderstanding. That is because one
of the means of showing the Christians' beliefs concerning 'Eesa
(peace be upon him) to be false is to use the same expressions as are
mentioned in their holy Book (the Bible) to prove that others were
described as "sons of God" as well as 'Eesa, which clearly indicates
that what is meant by being a son of God in the texts of the Gospels
is not "sonship" in the literal sense, which St. Paul claimed for
Jesus in order to lead them astray from belief in Divine Oneness
(Tawheed). St. Paul based his argument on the confusion that may arise
from the use of the words "father" and "son". Some of the Bible texts
that may used to refute their argument are as follows:
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus said of those who believed in him:
"They are like the angels. They are God's children since they are
children of the resurrection."
[Luke 20:36]
And in the Book of Isaiah:
"Bring back My sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth"
[Isaiah 43:6]
And this is what was said describing God as the Father, as it is
narrated in the Gospel of Matthew that the Messiah said to his
students:
"If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven."
[Matthew 6:1]
In the Gospel of Luke:
"When you pray say, 'Our Father, Who art in heaven…'"
[Luke 11:2]
In the Gospel of John:
"I am returning to my Father and your Father, my God and your God."
[John 20:17]
The Christians do not say that the angels, the Children of Israel and
the Disciples were sons of God in a literal sense, or that God was
their father in a literal sense, rather they interpret that in a
metaphorical sense, i.e., that He is a father to them in the sense of
blessing them, being kind to them, protecting them and taking care of
them, and they are His children in the sense that they worship Him,
need Him and are dependent upon Him.
This demonstrates the falseness of their understanding of 'Eesa being
the son of God, basing their argument on some texts that say that he
is the son of God.
2 – If he means that all people are children of Allaah just as 'Eesa
is the son of Allaah, in the sense of the Christian belief, then this
is kufr (disbelief) that is worse than the kufr of the Christians.
3 – If he means that we are all children of Allaah or dependent upon
Him, with no difference between Muslims and kaafirs, and he means that
the Jews, Christians and idol-worshippers are not kaafirs, then this
is riddah or apostasy from Islam, because whoever doubts that the Jews
and Christians are kaafirs or approves of their religions is a kaafir,
according to scholarly consensus.
4 – If he means thereby to justify using the word "brother" for Jews
and Christians, because we are all the children of Allaah, this is
false, because there is no brotherhood between the believers and the
disbelievers. The hadeeth (which some may interpret as meaning that
all men are brothers) has been proven to be not saheeh. Even if it was
saheeh, it could not be interpreted in this fashion.
We must beware of using confusing words which may cause a person to
fall into something haraam or make people think badly of him,
especially words which have to do with the Oneness of Allaah (Tawheed)
and His Uniqueness in His names and attributes. For the rights of
Allaah take precedence and must be taken care of, and we must avoid
anything that may violate them, especially when those words are used
by the Jews and Allaah quotes them in the Qur'aan in the context of
condemnation.
"And (both) the Jews and the Christians say: 'We are the children of
Allaah and His loved ones.' Say: 'Why then does He punish you for your
sins?' Nay, you are but human beings of those He has created…"
[al-Maa'idah 5:18 – interpretation of the meaning]
And Allaah knows best.