Hajj & Umrah, - *Discovering the Bounties of Hajj - II

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… Continued
In brief, Allaah The Almighty has completed the religion by the Noble Quran and the exegesis of his Prophet. Thus, whatever is authentically reported of his exegesis cannot be replaced by another and what comes after his Sunnah )Prophetic tradition( is a light that can be taken as guidance in understanding its rulings, such as the consensus of the Companionsor the action of the vast majority of them and those who followed their guidance. Therefore, whoever refrains from adopting their way, will be inevitably misguided and will not be saved from following his desires and whims.
Dear pilgrims of the Sacred House of Allaah The Almighty, you have heard the Hadeeth of the greatest Messenger:“An accepted Hajj brings no less a reward than Paradise.”
Planes, cars and ships travel this journey in a short time. They have made the distant places near, and lightened the difficulty, especially for the disable and weak. Thus, bear the glad tidings today for the pilgrims of the Sacred House of Allaah The Almighty. A warm welcome to those who performTawaaf, staying there for worship, bowing and prostrating! Allaah The Almighty rewards the good doers with good rewards and grants them extra from His bounty. He is the Most Generous and The Most Kind.
Dear pilgrims, you have witnessed these sacred places, that were founded on righteousness and fear of Allaah The Almighty and seeking His approval; no blood can be shed in them, no Muslim can be threatened in them, and no game can be hunted in them. Allaah The Almighty has made the acceptedHajja means of obliterating sins and misdeeds and a cause of entering Paradise. Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}Indeed, the first House ]of worship[ established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds. In it are clear signs ]such as[ the standing place of Ibraaheem )Abraham(. And whoever enters it shall be safe.{]Quran 3: 96-97[
Moreover, the Prophetsaid:“Whoever comes to this House and does not commit any obscenity or commit any evil will go back )free of( sin as on the day his mother bore him.”]Al-Bukhaari and Muslim[
An eminent scholar once said,
“Hajj is the general conference of Muslims that is held every year where the revelation descended, in the secure city ]Makkah[. In Makkah and Madeenah, the sacred place of Allaah The Almighty and the sacred place of His Messenger, all Muslims meet in spite of their distant countries, different races, different languages, different colors, and different etiquettes and traditions. Everyone comes to his Lord, declaring repentance from all sins, seeking His reward, fearing His punishment, seeking the pleasure of Allaah The Almighty, leaving the adornments of life, reciting Talbiyah obediently, reciting Takbeer submissively, and supplicating Allaah The Almighty in humility. They meet there and the word of Tawheed )Islamic monotheism( combines them, the banner of Islam shades them, and the language of the Noble Quran links them to each other. They meet there so that they may witness benefits for themselves; spiritual, physical, religious, and worldly benefits, and perfect the relationships of brotherhood and mercy. It is a bounty and favor from Allaah; and Allaah is Knowing and Wise.”
Dear Muslims,Hajjhas great wisdom and secrets in its rites. Every action in the rites ofHajjis a precious reminder and a great lesson for those who have understanding. If such secrets are comprehended well, then their effects will result in purity of heart and richness of knowledge and understanding. Allaah The Almighty has honored the Ancient House by mentioning it in conjunction with Him and making it a destination for His worshippers. Furthermore, He The Exalted affirmed its sanctity by forbidding its game and trees. The clothing ofIhraamsignify renouncing the vanities of the worldly life, demonstrating complete equality and avoiding all adornment, with no distinction between the highest and lowest. One returns to his country, afterwards, a new person with strong faith, noble morals, and a pure and clear conscience.

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Dought & clear, - {Islamic history and biography}, - * Is there anythingin the Qur’aan or Sunnah about global warming?

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What do Islam and Quran say about the big problem we have in the world so-called "global warming"? They say that the world will melt after some decades and things are getting really dangerous and so on. Does the science in Quran tell something about this?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The problem of global warming is regarded as one of the most serious environmental problems of our time, concerning which experts have held many conferences and published many articles about its dire consequences. These experts attribute this rise in temperature to the accumulation of gases in the atmosphere that is caused by factories, power stations and car emissions, which has led to a rise in air temperature and ocean temperature, which threatens to melt the ice-caps and cause flooding of land, which is expected to change the features of some countries completely and to change the climate of vast areas on earth.
We could not find anything about this in the Qur’aan and Sunnah, apart from one hadeeth which some scholars who are specialized in sharee’ah and environmental sciences say has to do with this topic, and some of the most prominent specialists in the world agreed with them, which is that the Arabian Peninsula will again become meadows and rivers. They attribute that to a complete change in the earth’s climate and the melting of the Arctic ice cap due to global warming.
What we think is that Arabia becoming meadows and rivers again is something concerning which there is no doubt, but we cannot be certain that it will happen because of the melting of the ice cap, because that is known only to Allaah. But we mention this view because it is relevant and because it has been said by some specialists, both Muslims and kaafirs.
The hadeeth is:
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The Hour will not begin until the land of the Arabs once again becomes meadows and rivers.” Narrated by Muslim (157). Meadows refers to spacious land with a great deal of vegetation.
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Dr. Zaghloul al-Najjaar says:
This hadeeth is a scientific miracle that describes a natural fact that was not understood by scientists until the late twentieth century, when it was proven by definitive evidence that the Arabian Peninsula was meadows and rivers in ancient times. Climate studies have also indicated that the arid desert is now on its way to becoming meadows and rivers again, because the earth throughout its long history passes through climatic changes that take place gradually over long periods of time, or they may be sudden and swift.
Climate studies indicate that we are coming into a new rainy period, the evidence of which is the shift of the ice-cap in the northern hemisphere towards the south, and a noticeable fall in winter temperatures.
The fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) referred to this ice age in his hadeeth “until the land of the Arabs once again becomes meadows and rivers” is proof of his Prophethood, and shows that he was always connected to divine revelation, and was taught by the Creator of the heavens and the earth.
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Shaykh ‘Abd al-Majeed al-Zandaani said:
Professor Alfred Kroner, one of the most famous geologists in the world, attended a geological conference in the College of Earth Sciences in the King ‘Abd al-‘Azeez University. I said to him: Do you have any proof that Arabia was once gardens and rivers? He said: Yes, this is well known to us and it is a scientific fact. Geologists know this because if you dig in any area you will find signs that tell you that this land used to be meadows and rivers. There is a lot of evidence.
I said to him: Do you have any evidence that Arabia will once again become meadows and rivers? He said: This is something real and proven. We geologists know it and measure it and calculate it. We can say approximately when it will happen, and it is not far off, it is quite close. I said: Why? He said: Because we have studied the history of the earth in the past, and we have found that it passes through many stages, one of which is the ice ages. What does ice age mean? It means that a certain amount of sea water turns into ice and collects at the North Pole, then it begins to shift towards the south, and when it shifts towards the south it covers whatever is beneath it, and the climate on earth changes. Among the climatic changes is the change that takes place in Arabia, where the weather becomes cold and Arabia becomes one of the lands which has the most rain and rivers on earth.
I said: Can you confirm that for us?
He said: Yes, this is an undeniable fact.
I said to him: Listen, who told Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) of that? This is all mentioned in a hadeeth that was narrated by Muslim; he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The Hour will not begin until the land of the Arabs once again becomes meadows and rivers.” Who told Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that Arabia was once meadows and rivers? He thought, then he said: The Romans. I said to him: And who told him that Arabia would once again become meadows and rivers? He thought for a moment and said: The One Who is above! Then I said to him: Write it down. So he wrote in his own hand: I am astonished at the scientific facts that I have seen in the Qur’aan and Sunnah, which we could not prove until recently by modern scientific methods. This indicates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not attain this knowledge except by revelation from above.
By Allaah, I spent only two and a half hours with this German until he said all of that. This giant among scientists wrote that and approved of it, which indicates that there is one science, one truth, One God.
And Allaah knows best.

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Dought & clear, - {Islamic history and biography}, - * Did any earthquake take place at the time of the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)?

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Did any earthquake take place at the time of the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)?.
Praise be to Allaah.
There is no proof in the books of Sunnah and reports with an uninterrupted, saheeh isnaad, to suggest that there was any earthquake in Madeenah at the time of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). The only reports that speak of that have da‘eef, mursal isnaads (i.e., they are weak). There follows further explanation:
Firstly:
It was narrated that Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwaan said: The ground shook at the time of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and he put his hand on it then he said: “Be still, for it is not yet time for that.” Then he turned to face his Companions and said: “Your Lord is asking you to seek forgiveness, so seek forgiveness.” Narrated by Ibn Abi’l-Dunya inal-‘Uqoobaat(no. 18). : ‘Abd-Allaah told us, ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem told me, Abu Maryam informed us, al-‘Attaar ibn Khaalid al-Harami informed us, Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwaan told me.
This isnaad is da‘eef (weak) and has a number of faults, including:
1.
It is a mu‘dal mursal report. Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwaan died in 266 AH, so how he could tell of something that happened at the time of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) which no one else narrated?
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al-‘Attaar ibn Khaalid al-Harami - I did not find any biography of him.
Secondly:
It was narrated that Shahr ibn Hawshab said: “There was an earthquake in Madeenah at the time of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and he said: “Your Lord is asking you to seek forgiveness, so seek forgiveness.”
Narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah inal-Musannaf(2/357). He said: Hafs told us, from Layth, from Shahr.
This isnaad is da‘eef and has a number of faults:
1.
It is mursal. Shahr ibn Hawshab died in 112 AH, and did not witness the time of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).
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Moreover he (Shahr ibn Hawshab) is da‘eef (weak) in and of himself, according to some scholars. Shu‘bah said: I do not pay any attention to his reports. Al-Nasaa’i said: He is not strong. Ibn Hibbaan said: He is one of those who narrated from trustworthy narrators problematic reports. al-Bayhaqi said: He is da‘eef. Others regarded him as trustworthy. Hence al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar said concerning him: He is sadooq but he narrates many mursal reports and is confused. SeeTahdheeb al-Tahdheeb, 4/371
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Layth ibn Abi Sulaym - he is confused a great deal and we cannot be certain about his hadeeth, so he was rejected. SeeTahdheeb al-Tahdheeb, 8/468
Hence al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar said inal-Talkhees al-Habeer(2/222): This is mursal da‘eef. End quote.
This report was also narrated from Ibn Mas‘ood (may Allah be pleased with him), as reported inTafseer al-Tabari(17/478): Bishr narrated to us, Yazeed narrated to us, Sa‘eed narrated to us, from Qataadah, that he said: “And We sent not the signs except to warn, and to make them afraid (of destruction)” [al-Isra’17:59]. Allah causes people to fear Him by whatever signs He wills, so that they might learn a lesson or be reminded or come back (to Him). It was said to us that the ground shook in Kufah at the time of Ibn Mas‘ood, and he said: O people, your Lord is asking you to seek forgiveness, so seek forgiveness.
To sum up, there is no proof that an earthquake took place at the time of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him); rather it happened after his time, at the time of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allah be pleased with him). That was narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah inal-Musannaf(2/358) and by others from Naafi‘ from Safiyyah who said: The earth shook at the time of ‘Umar, and he addressed the people and said: “If it happens again, I shall definitely abandon you and leave.” That was mentioned by Ibn al-Jawzi inal-Muntazam, among the events of the year 20 AH.
And Allah knows best.

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Dought & clear, - {Islamic history and biography}, - * Nothing has been proven about the place where Adam came down to earth

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Is it true that Adam (peace be upon him) came down in India and that Hawwa’ came down in Jeddah?.
Praise be to Allaah.
What is proven definitively in the Holy Qur'aan is that Adam and Hawwa’ (peace be upon them) came down from Paradise to earth after they ate from the tree.
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Then the Shaytaan (Satan) made them slip therefrom (the Paradise), and got them out from that in which they were. We said: ‘Get you down, all, with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be a dwelling place for you and an enjoyment for a time’”
[al-Baqarah 2:36].
With regard to the place where they came down on earth, the Qur'aan does not say anything about it, and there is no saheeh, marfoo‘ hadeeth in the Sunnah of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) which explains that, although there are some da‘eef (weak) hadeeths, such as the hadeeth that says: “Adam came down in India and felt lonely…”. This was narrated by Ibn ‘Asaakir inTareekh Dimashq(7/437) and classed as da‘eef by Shaykh al-Albaani inal-Silsilah al-Da‘eefah, no. 403. There are also other hadeeths which speak of this matter, but their isnaads are very weak.
The only saheeh reports about this matter are the words of some of the salaf, most of which are taken from the knowledge of the people of the Book which were transmitted during their time. Such reports cannot be relied upon or trusted, and it is not permissible to believe in what they mention of things concerning which our religion is silent. Rather they may be narrated for the purpose of story-telling only.
Despite that, the scholarly opinions concerning this matter differ.
Some of them said: Adam came down in India and Hawwa’ came down in Jeddah.
Some of them said that they both came down in India.
Some of them said that Adam came down in a land between Makkah and al-Taa’if called Dahna.
Some of them said that Adam came down on al-Safa and Hawwa’ came down on al-Marwah.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Al-Saddi said: Allah said (interpretation of the meaning):“Get you down, all” [al-Baqarah 2:36]. So they came down; Adam came down in India and the Black Stone and a handful of leaves from Paradise came down with him, and he scattered them in India, and a perfume tree grew, which is the origin of what comes from India of perfume from the handful of leaves that Adam brought down. Adam only took them because of his sorrow at leaving Paradise when he was expelled from it.
‘Imraan ibn ‘Uyaynah said, (narrating) from ‘Ata’ ibn al-Saa’ib, from Sa‘eed ibn Jubayr, from Ibn ‘Abbaas, who said: Adam came down from Paradise in Dahna, in the land of India.
Ibn Abi Haatim said: Abu Zar‘ah told us: Uthmaan ibn Abi Shaybah told us: Jareer told us: from ‘Ata’, from Sa‘eed, from Ibn ‘Abbaas who said: Adam (peace be upon him) came down in a land called Dahna, between Makkah and al-Taa’if.
It was narrated that al-Hasan al-Basri said: Adam came down in India and Hawwa’ in Jeddah, and Iblees in Dastumeesaan a few miles from Basrah, and the serpent came down in Asbahaan. This was narrated by Ibn Abi Haatim.
Ibn Abi Haatim said: Muhamamd ibn ‘Ammaar ibn al-Haarith told us: Muhammad ibn Sa‘eed ibn Saabiq told us: ‘Amr ibn Abi Qays told us, from Ibn ‘Adiyy, from Ibn ‘Umar, who said: Adam came down on al-Safa and Hawwa’ on al-Marwah. End quote.
Tafseer al-Qur’aan al-‘Azeem, 1/237
But all of these are words for which there is no evidence.
And Allah knows best.

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