Youth, - A Gleam on the Way

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How effective was the first generation of the Ummah )nation( of Islam?
What is the importance of positivity in the life of a Muslim?
How has the Quran recorded this effectiveness?
These are important and serious questions about the value of positivity and effectiveness and what they represented in the life of the youth who established the civilization of this Ummah, and how they could be revived once again in the life of the youth of this generation, given that a great deal of good lies in them. Let us start with the Prophetic point of view on the path of effectiveness and warding off failure and negativity.
A Prophetic perspective on the path of effectiveness
“ O Allaah! I seek refuge with You from )being given to( failure, indolence, cowardice, )and from being sent back to( old geriatric age and niggardliness, and I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave, and from the affliction of both life and death.”]Muslim[
These are luminous Prophetic words, filled with positivity and carrying within their folds seeking refuge from negativity. This was the Prophetic perspective. In fact, the life of Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, was but a living example of that. The life of the Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, was the best ideal of a human being, in whom all the attributes of positivity were manifested and from whom all traces of negativity had been removed. The Companions, may Allaah be pleased with them, gathered around the pure spring of the noble attributes of Al-Mustafa, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and at the beginning of the Da‘wah )call to Islam. The majority of whom were young men, imbibing positivity, power and effectiveness, translating them into words and deeds in the world, and spreading them among those surrounding them, until they were able to establish an edifice of civilization of strong foundations and great power.
Armed with positivity, the youth of the Ummah set out in the different parts of the land of their Lord, building and constructing. They gave life to the land with strong arms of endeavor, and promulgated effectiveness in the hearts, which had long been possessed by negativity, thus, illuminating the universe with pleasure and delight.
Thus, the Islamic Ummah )nation(, at the hands of its youth, presented to humanity the most beautiful gifts in all fields. The scientists of Islam presented to humankind the principles of the experimental scientific method based on practical experiment and scientific proof in order to reach a scientific fact, unlike the Greek philosophical method that is based on philosophy and theoretical postulates. Thus, it is the Muslims who presented to the entire world the basis of the modern renaissance, on which the European renaissance depended later on. ]Hayaat An-Noor: Fareed Mannaa‘ p28[
This took place due to the fact that the youth of this Ummah were brought up on positivity, according to which each of them sought areas of work where he was most effective without waiting for it to come to him; making events happen, and not waiting for events to take place on their own. None of them would let a day pass until he had done an act pertaining to the religion or the world, which he liked to see on the Day of Judgment. This is reported by one of the positive youths of this Ummah, ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas‘ood, may Allaah be pleased with him, who said,“I hate to see a man without work; neither working for this world nor for the Hereafter.”]Hilyat Al-Awliyaa’: Abu Nu‘aym[
However, when we moved away, step by step, from that concept of positivity, the youths of our Ummah deviated, owing to a violent wind of negativity, which lulled most of them into a sense of complacence and subsequently, ruined them. It caused the disease of failure and indolence to spread among them, and consequently, we started hearing oft-repeated words that imply the aforesaid mental state such as: “I cannot”, “I am a failure”, “It is impossible ]to achieve[, this is the reality”, and so on.
A concrete reality
In order to come closer to the issue of positivity, we have to consider the reality. A man might be intelligent and possess high qualifications in the field of science, but, at the same time, he might not be effective. This is because he has been brought up in a culture which hinders him from any great achievement unless he gets rid of any traces of negativity.
There are communities characterized by individualism, selfishness and envy, and there are diseases which decay the soul, like haughtiness and arrogance. There are also communities whose people have ideas which encourage idleness, like those who read the Hadeeths )narrations( of the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, about the future afflictions and battles and misunderstand them, and thus sit at home, and do nothing to support Islam, under the pretext that things are deteriorating, and it is useless to work, and so on.
No doubt, such examples and others, are found in reality. However, we should not continue to curse the darkness and loathe reality – in particular the reality of today's Muslim youth that is typically characterized by negativity -- and then satisfy ourselves with phrases of sorrow and regret. On the contrary, we should talk about positivity, its concept and importance, perchance we may light up the candles of effectiveness in the hearts of the youth.
The concept of positivity
First of all, we could define positivity as a Muslim’s personal movement, resulting from the sentient believing heart to change and reform the reality in conformity with the ordinances of Allaah The Almighty.
We may get more acquainted with effectiveness if we say that it is the best form of productivity that is based on perseverance and regularity of actions, as confirmed by the description given by Umm Salamah, may Allaah be pleased with her, of the deeds of the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam: “The dearest of deeds to the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is that which a servant does regularly, no matter how little it might be.”]Al-Albaani: Saheeh[
The same description is given by ‘Aa’ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, of the deeds of the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, when she said,“He used to do any deed regularly.”
Positivity in the Quran
In order to clearly perceive the concept of positivity in the Quran, it is sufficient to recite the following short Soorah )in which Allaah The Almighty Says what means(:}By time, indeed, mankind is in loss, Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.{]Quran 103:1-3[
It shows that man is doomed to loss unless he has four characteristics, which in fact are the characteristics of the positive Muslim personality. According to As-Sa‘di, may Allaah have mercy upon him,
“Allaah The Almighty enjoined loss upon everyone unless he has four characteristics:
1.To have faith in all things which Allaah The Almighty commanded to believe in. Faith is not complete without knowledge, which is an integral branch of faith.
2.The righteous deed includes all good works, hidden or apparent, pertinent to the right of Allaah The Almighty or the right of His servants, obligatory or recommended.
3.To advise each other to adhere to the truth -- which is faith and righteous deeds. In other words, they should advise and encourage each other to do good.
4.To advise each other to patience in the obedience of Allaah The Almighty, and abstention from the sins forbidden by Allaah The Almighty, and accept the decrees of Allaah The Almighty even if one finds them painful.
With the first two, man perfects himself, and with the other two, he perfects others. By having these four characteristics, man becomes safe from loss, and obtains great profit.” ]Tayseer Al-Kareem: ‘Abd-Ar-Rahmaan ibn Naasir As-Sa‘di: 1:934[
At this point, after talking about the importance of positivity, we have to pause so that each of us asks himself: Am I really positive? Do I have a positive attitude in my life? Do I feel that I am really effective in life, or do I live among negative people? Also ask yourself: Positivity is to seek areas of work and not to sit waiting for them: Am I really like this?
Positive people exert an influence on events, unlike the negative ones who wait to see what events occur. Am I then from those who make events happen or those who wait for them to happen?
This is a pause, not only for blame, but also for assessment and introspection, after which each of us should wake up to seek his roles in life, and see how he can efficiently interact with them, and how he can best utilize this life. No doubt, we, as Muslim youth, have several missions to carry out in this world. Doing this would be impossible unless each of us becomes truly positive and effective in our sphere of activity.









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Dought & clear, - He wants to repent from homosexuality and needs help

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I am a very serious muslim who reverted to islam many years ago. i was sexually abused as a child and after that, i am attracted to males as well as females. it is something that i hate within myself, but i don't know how to change it. i don't commit the actual sin often, but i do it sometime. after i do it, i hate it as i know ALLAH hates such perversion. the problem is that i am unable to help myself. i try and try to change, but i am unable to change. i beg and continue to beg ALLAH for help. i have also confessed in front of muslims seeking help, and i have been in therapy. the main thing is that i love ALLAH and the sunnah, and everything else in my life reflects this love. i am constantly striving for the pleasure and nearness of ALLAH. please please please help me. since i am plagued with this sickness, i understand why the sharia mandates that death is the punishment for homosexuality. i am potentially big and serious problem within the ummah. as long as i am alive, i may commit this perversive act. all of my friends are ,uslim and all of them are serious muslims like me. the shaitan may whisper to us and use me to detroy me and a friend's iman. please help me. i am ready to go anywhere i need to go so that i can be subjected to the beautiful and complete sharia of ALLAH. i don't want to commit this sin anymore, and i don't want to be a threat to any of ALLAH's servants. please help me soon. i don't know where else to turn.
Praise be to Allaah.
We will discuss four points with you and no more than that, and we hope that you will read them carefully. These four points are: the abhorrent nature of the sin of homosexuality; the damaging effects it has on health; the greatness of Allaah’s mercy to those who repent; and ways of dealing with this problem.
1 – The abhorrent nature of the sin of homosexuality
Ibn al-Qayyim said concerning the people of Loot:
Those who support the first view – who are the majority of the ummah, and more than one narrated that there was consensus among the Sahaabah on this point – said that there is no sin that causes more corruption than the sin of homosexuality. It is second only to the sin of kufr, and may be greater than the sin of murder, as we shall see below in sha Allaah.
They said: Allaah did not test anyone with this major sin before the people of Loot, and He punished them with a punishment that he did not send upon any other nation. He sent upon them various kinds of punishment: they were destroyed, their houses were turned upside down, the earth swallowed them up, they were pelted with stones from the sky, their eyes were blinded, they were tormented and their torment was made ongoing. So they were punished severely in a way that no other nation was punished, and that was because of the evilness of this crime which almost causes the earth to shake when it is done on it; and the angels flee to the ends of the heavens and the earth when they witness it, fearing that the punishment may come upon its people and strike them too; and the earth cries out to its Lord, and the mountains almost collapse.
Killing the one to whom it is done would be better for him than having intercourse with him, for if a man has intercourse with him he corrupts him in such a way that life is no longer worth living, unlike killing him in a real sense, in which case he would be a martyr who had been wronged, which may be of benefit to him in the Hereafter.
And he said:
The companions of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) agreed unanimously that he should be put to death, and none of them disagreed about that. Rather they differed with regard to the manner in which he should be put to death. Some of the people thought that the difference of opinion had to do with whether [the homosexual] should be executed, and they narrated it as being a point of dispute among the Sahaabah, whereas in fact it was a matter on which there was consensus.
Whoever ponders the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And come not near to unlawful sex. Verily, it is a Faahishah (i.e. anything that transgresses its limits: a great sin, and an evil way that leads one to hell unless Allaah Forgives him)”
[al-Isra’ 17:32]
And the verse in which He says concerning homosexuality (interpretation of the meaning):
“And (remember) Loot (Lot), when he said to his people: “Do you commit the worst sin such as none preceding you has committed in the ‘Aalameen (mankind and jinn)?”
[al-A’raaf 7:80]
will see a difference between the two. For Allaah mentioned zina without the definite article, indicating it is a kind of evil action, but He mentioned homosexuality (liwaat) with the definite article al-, which means that it encompasses all aspects of faahishah or evil.
Then Allaah confirms that and states that no one in the ‘aalameen (mankind and jinn) ever did this before them, as He says, “such as none preceding you has committed in the ‘Aalameen (mankind and jinn)”. Then He emphasizes that even further by mentioning it a blunt manner that demonstrates the abhorrent nature of this action, which is a man having intercourse with a man as a man has intercourse with a woman, and He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, you practise your lusts on men instead of women”
[al-A’raaf 7:81]
Then Allaah confirms how abhorrent that is by stating that the homosexuals distort the nature with which Allaah has created men, which is to desire women rather than men. They have twisted the natural order and they approach men with desire rather than women. Hence Allaah turned their houses upside down and their hearts likewise, and they were turned upside down, as a punishment.
Then Allaah reiterated the abhorrence of their actions by judging them to have transgressed all bounds as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Nay, but you are a people transgressing beyond bounds (by committing great sins)”
[al-A’raaf 7:81]
Think about this: was this, or anything similar, said concerning adultery? And Allaah reiterated the abhorrent nature of their action when He said (interpretation of the meaning):
“and We saved him from the town (folk) who practised Al‑Khabaa’ith (evil, wicked and filthy deeds)”
[al-Anbiya’ 21:74]
Then Allaah the All-Knowing condemned them further by describing them as being extremely evil, as He said (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, they were a people given to evil, and were Faasiqoon (rebellious, disobedient to Allaah)”
[al-Anbiya’ 21:74]
And He described them asmufsidoon(evildoers etc), as He said (interpretation of the meaning):
“My Lord! Give me victory over the people who are Mufsidoon (those who commit great crimes and sins, oppressors, tyrants, mischief‑makers, corrupters).”
[al-‘Ankaboot 29:30]
And He called themzaalimoon(wrongdoers), in the words that the angels said to Ibraaheem (peace be upon him) (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, we are going to destroy the people of this [Loot (Lot’s)] town (i.e. the town of Sodom in Palestine); truly, its people have been Zaalimoon [wrongdoers, polytheists disobedient to Allaah, and belied their Messenger Loot (Lot)]”
[al-‘Ankaboot 29:31]
Think about those who have been punished in these ways, and whom Allaah has condemned in such terms.
And he said:
Pleasure ceased and was followed with loss; desires ended and led to misery; they enjoyed themselves for a little while, but will be punished for a long time. They grazed on filth, and they suffer a painful torment. They were intoxicated with those desires, but they have awoken in the abode of the tormented. They feel the greatest regret, by Allaah, at the time when regret is to no avail. They weep for what they did before, with tears of blood. If only you could see the highest and lowest of this group, with fire coming out from their faces and bodies when they are in the depths of Hell, drinking cups of boiling water instead of delightful drinks, being told as they are being dragged on their faces, “Taste of that which you used to earn.”
“Taste you therein its heat and whether you are patient of it or impatient of it, it is all the same. You are only being requited for what you used to do”
[al-Toor 52:16 – interpretation of the meaning]
Adapted fromal-Jawaab al-Kaafi, pp. 240-245.
2 – The damaging effects it has on health:
Dr Mahmoud al-Hijaazi said in his bookal-Amraad al-Jinsiyyah wa’l-Tanaasuliyyah(Sexual and genital diseases), when discussing some of the dangers to health caused by committing sodomy:
The diseases which are transmitted by way of sexual perversion (homosexuality) are:
1. AIDS, which causes loss of acquired immunity and usually leads to death.
2. Viral inflammation of the liver
3. Syphilis
4. Gonorrhea
5. Herpes
6. Bacterial inflammation of the anus
7. Typhoid
8. Amoebiasis
9. Intestinal worms
10. Anal warts
11. Scabies
12. Pubic lice (“crabs”)
13. Cytomegalovirus that may lead to anal cancer
14. Genital-lymphatic pustules
3 – The greatness of Allaah’s mercy to those who repent
From the above it is clear that this immoral action is seriously wrong and abhorrent, and leads to harmful consequences. Nevertheless the door is open for sinners to repent, and Allaah rejoices at their repentance.
Think about what Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god) along with Allaah, nor kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourseand whoever does this shall receive the punishment.
The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace;
Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allaah is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”
[al-Furqaan 25:68-70]
By thinking about the words, “Allaah will change their sins into good deeds”, you will see how great is the bounty of Allaah the Almighty.
The scholars said that there are two meanings of the word “change”:
(i) Bad attributes will be turned into good attributes, such as their shirk being turned into faith, their adultery into chastity, their lying into honesty, their treachery into trustworthiness, and so on.
(ii) The bad deeds that they have done will be turned into good deeds on the Day of Resurrection.
So what you must do is repent to Allaah and know that your coming back to Him is better for you and your family and your brothers and the entire society.
Remember that life is short, and that the Hereafter is better and more lasting. Do not forget that Allaah destroyed the people of Loot in a way that He did not destroy any other nation.
4 – Ways of dealing with this problem
(i) Keeping away from the things that make it easy for you to fall into this sin and remind you of it, such as:
- Letting your gaze wander and looking at women or movies
- Being alone with any man or woman
(ii) Always keeping yourself busy with things that will benefit you in your religious or worldly affairs, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“So when you have finished (your occupation), devote yourself for Allaah’s worship”
[al-Sharh 94:7]
So when you have finished with some worldly task, then strive to do something that will benefit you in the Hereafter, such as remembering Allaah (dhikr), reading Qur’aan, seeking knowledge, listening to useful tapes, etc.
When you finish one act of worship then start another, and if you finish one worldly task then start another… and so on, because if you do not keep your nafs (self) busy with good things, it will keep you busy with bad things. So do not give your nafs any opportunity or spare time to think about this evil action.
(iii) Compare the pleasure you feel when committing this sin with the regret, anxiety and confusion that follow it and stay with you for a long time, and then the torment that awaits the one who does that in the Hereafter. Do you think that any wise man would give precedence to this pleasure which vanishes after an hour over the regret and torment that follow? You can become more convinced of this if you read the book by Ibn al-Qayyim,al-Jawaab al-Kaafi li man sa’ala ‘an al-Dawa’ al-Shaafi. He wrote it for people in a situation like yours. May Allaah make things easy for us and for you.
(iv) The wise man does not give up a thing that he loves except for something that he loves more, or for fear of something he dislikes. This evil action will cause you to lose the blessings of this world and the Hereafter, to lose Allaah’s love for you, and will incur the anger, wrath and punishment of Allaah.
Compare the good you will lose and the evil that will come to you because of this evil action. The wise man will see which should take precedence.
(v) More important than all of the above is making du’aa’ and seeking the help of Allaah to ward off this evil from you. Make the most of the times and situations in which prayers are answered, such as sujood (prostration), before the tasleem at the end of prayer, the last third of the night, when it is raining, when travelling, when fasting, and when breaking the fast.
We ask Allaah to guide you and to accept your repentance, and to help you to avoid bad deeds and bad attitudes.
And Allaah knows best.








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Dought & clear, - Expiation for committingadultery with amarried woman

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What is the expiation for one who committed adultery with a married woman?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Zina (adultery) is nothing but evil. But with a married woman it is a greater sin because that is a transgression against the husband’s honour. Allaah says concerning zina (interpretation of the meaning):
“And come not near to unlawful sex. Verily, it is a Faahishah (i.e. anything that transgresses its limits: a great sin), and an evil way (that leads one to hell unless Allaah forgives him)”
[al-Isra’ 17:32]
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If a man commits zina, faith will come out of him until it becomes like a cloud over him, and when he stops, his faith comes back to him.” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4690; al-Tirmidhi, 2625; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inSaheeh Abi Dawood.
Ibn Hajar al-Haythami said inal-Zawaajir ‘an Iqtiraaf al-Kabaa’ir(2/138): Thus it is also known that there are different categories of zina. If it is done with a non-mahram woman who has no husband it is a serious matter. It is more serious if it is with a non-mahram woman who has a husband; it is more serious still if it is with a mahram. The zina of a previously-married person is worse than zina of a virgin, which is indicated by the fact that the punishment is different. And the zina of an old man who is of sound mind is worse than the zina of a young man, and the zina of a free man or a knowledgeable man is worse than the zina of a slave or one who is ignorant. End quote.
The expiation for committing zina with a married woman or any other is sincere repentance that fulfils all the conditions of repentance. That involves giving up the sin completely, regretting what one has done and resolving never to go back to it. Whoever does that has repented to Allaah, and whoever repents, Allaah will accept his repentance and turn his bad deeds into good deeds, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Know they not that Allaah accepts repentance from His slaves and takes the Sadaqaat (alms, charity), and that Allaah Alone is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful?”
[al-Tawbah 9:104]
“And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god) along with Allaah, nor kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourseand whoever does this shall receive the punishment.
69. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace;
70. Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allaah is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”
[al-Furqaan 25:68-70]
Al-Bukhaari (4436) and Muslim (174) narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that some people from among the mushrikeen who had killed and killed a great deal, and committed zina and done it a great deal came to Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said: “What you are saying and calling us to is good, if only you could tell us that there is any expiation for what we have done.” Then the words“And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god) along with Allaah, nor kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse” [al-Furqaan 25:68]and“Say: O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allaah” [al-Zumar 39:52]were revealed.
Whoever falls into zina must hasten to repent to Allaah and conceal himself with His concealment, and not disclose what he has done, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Avoid this filthy thing that Allaah has forbidden, and whoever commits any sin of that nature let him conceal himself with the concealment of Allaah.” Narrated by al-Bayhaqi and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inal-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 663.
Muslim (2590) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah does not cover any slave in this world but Allaah will also cover him on the Day of Resurrection.”
And Allaah knows best.









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