Prophet Musa and the Bani Israel

When Prophet Musa(alayhis salam) and his people fled from the
Egyptians, their trialswere far from over. After they had safely
crossed the sea, they came upon some people who were worshiping idols.
The children of Israel asked Prophet Musa (alayhis salam) to make an
idol for them, and he had to remind them of all that Allahhad done for
them. How could he make another god for them when their Allah was the
only true god?
Prophet Musa (alayhis salam) was summoned byAllah to Mount Sinai and
he put his brother Harun(alayhis salam) in charge while he was gone.
When he arrived atthe appointed site, he asked to see Allah. Allah
said He could not show Himself directly to Prophet Musa (alayhis
salam), but Prophet Musa (alayhis salam) should look towards the
mountain, and if the mountain remained in one piece, then Musa would
see Allah. When Allah showed His glory onthe mountain, it became like
dust, and Prophet Musa (alayhis salam) fell down in a faint. When
hehad recovered his senses,he asked Allah's forgiveness and declared
his unquestioning belief in Allah. Then Allah spokewith Prophet Musa
(alayhis salam) and gave him tablets containing His commands and
explaining all things. Prophet Musa (alayhis salam) was to carry the
tablets back to his peopleand convey to them the words of Allah. He
spent forty days on the mount, communing with his Lord.
Meanwhile, the people ofProphet Musa (alayhis salam) gathered
togetherall their jewelry and gold which they had carried from Egypt.
They melted it down and made it into the form of a calf, which they
wished to worship. When Prophet Musa (alayhis salam) returned from the
mountain with his tablets, he was angry and grieved to see the golden
calf. Thinking thatHarun (alayhis salam) hadapproved the actions of
the Israelites, an angry Prophet Musa (alayhis salam) grabbed his
brother by the hair and dragged Harun towards him. Harun hastily
explained that the people had not listened to him and had even
threatened to kill him when he opposed their activities. At this
Prophet Musa (alayhis salam) prayed to Allah for forgiveness for both
himself and his brother. He also prayed for mercy for those who
repented of their evil deed in making the golden idol.
The ultimate destination of the people of Israel was the land of
Canaan. Continuously they rebelled against Allah, and continuously
Allah forgave them. When theywere thirsty, Allah commanded Prophet
Musa (alayhis salam) to strike a rock and from it sprang twelve
springs of water, one for each of the tribes of Israel. When they were
hot, Allah provided clouds to cover the sun. When they were hungry,
Allah provided manna and salwa. Yet they were never grateful.They even
complained about the sameness of the diet and asked for more variety.
At last they came to the land of Canaan. But because the people of
Canaan were very strong-looking, the Israelites were afraid to invade
their land. There were only two men who were willing to join Prophet
Musa (alayhis salam) and Harun (alayhis salam) in an attempt to drive
the Canaanites out. They counseled that if the proper gates were
attacked, they could easily gain entrance. And once they were inside,
they would easily be victorious if only they would put their trustin
Allah. But the people of Israel would not budge. They told Prophet
Musa (alayhis salam) and Harun(alayhis salam) to go withtheir Lord and
fight, while they, the people, would sit and watch. At this Prophet
Musa (alayhis salam) gave up trying to persuade his rebellious people.
And Allah decreed that because of their behavior, the children of
Israel would be condemned to wander inthe wilderness for forty more
years, before they would be allowed to enter the land of Canaan.
You can read about the story of Prophet Musa (alayhis salam) and his
people in the wilderness in al-Quran 2: 51-61; 5: 23-29; 7: 138-162;
and 20:80-98.

How the Qur’an was Compiled

QUESTION:
I wanted to know was the entire Qur'an compiled before the Prophet's
deathor after by the khalifas. What I mean by compiled is the ordering
of the surahs. Before the Prophet's death ( Allahbless him & give
himpeace), did the sahabas know that the #1 surah isfatiha and #2 is
suratul baqara and so forth? Or was this order established by the
khalifas like during Uthman (Allah be pleasedwith him) time?
ANSWER:
Assalamu alaykum
In the name of Allah the inspirer of truth
The order of the verses ineach chapter of the Qur'an was divinely
inspired, even though they were revealed portion by portion as theneed
arose over a 23 year period.
The Messengerof Allah (upon him be peace) would instruct the scribes
to place each verse in its proper place as they were revealed.
It is related by Imam Ahmad and the authors of the Sunans on the
authority of Uthman radhiyallahu anhu, "When a chapter was revealed of
the Qur'an that had a number of verses, the Messenger of Allah would
call one of the scribes and say, "Place these verses in thechapter
which states such and such…" Hence, from this and other narrations it
is understood that not only was the arrangement of the verses divinely
inspired, so were the chapters according to many scholars. (Fath
al-Bari, Bab ta'lif al-Qur'an).
Although there is agreement concerning the arrangement of the verses
being divinely inspired, there is a difference of opinion concerning
the order of the chapters. The stronger opinion seems to be that the
arrangement of many chapters was also divinely inspired, although some
chapters were placed through the ijtihad [inference] of the
Companions. For instance, it is reported that the Companions placed
Surat al-Tawba after Surat al-Anfal, through their own deliberation,
as they did not have any informationconcerning this from the Messenger
(upon him be peace).
A good English work on the sciences of the Qur'anis,Approach to the
Qur'anic Sciences by Shaykh Mufti Taqi Uthmani. An abridged version of
it is found in the beginning of the Ma`arif al-Qur'an [a Qur'anic
tafsir in Urdu, which is available in English translation as well].
Well worth reading.
Wassalam

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Praised Manners - Dought - clear, - Worshipping Allaah when young, and do the devils try to gain power over a person who worships Allaah a lot?.

Iam young and like woshipping Allah After 12 in the midnite especially
when fasting but some ppl told me that when sombody prays alot or
worships Alllah alot then the jinn nd the shaitan tries to stop him is
this true? another question is that when young ppl worship Allah in
the youth it is like gold for them i would be very happy if u can tell
me more about it .
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
We are very happy to learn of this good example of Muslim youth.
Whilst other youngsters think only of play and entertainment, and
spending their time in things that are of no benefit, along comes
thisgood example of Muslim youth who loves to worship Allaah, seek
knowledge, call others to Allaah and strive to learn the Qur'aan and
Sunnah. We congratulate you and pray that Allaah will make you
steadfast in adhering to His religion and will protect you and make
you a joy to your parents.
You should note that when the Shaytaan sees a person turning towards
his Lord, he tries to stop him. The Shaytaan has sworn to undertake
this evil mission, but Allaah tells us that he has no power over His
sincere slaves.
Allaah says )interpretation of the meaning(:
"]Iblees )Satan([ said: 'O my Lord! Because You misled me, I shall
indeed adorn the path of error for them )mankind( on the earth, and I
shall mislead them all.
40. 'Except Your chosen, )guided( slaves among them.'
41. )Allaah( said: 'This is the Way which will lead straight to Me.'
42. 'Certainly, you shall have no authority over My slaves, except
those who follow you of the Ghaawoon )Mushrikoon and those who go
astray, criminals, polytheists, and evildoers('"
]al-Hijr 15:39-42[
It should be noted that the Shaytaan can do no more than call people
to misguidance and make it look attractive to them. He has no power
over them to force them to do what he wants. So blame is attached only
tothose who respond to him.
Allaah says )interpretation of the meaning(:
"And Shaytaan )Satan( will say when the matterhas been decided:
'Verily, Allaah promised you a promise of truth. And I too promised
you, but I betrayed you. I hadno authority over you except that I
called you, and you responded to me. So blame me not, but blame
yourselves. I cannot help you, nor canyou help me. I deny yourformer
act in associatingme )Satan( as a partner with Allaah )by obeying me
in the life of the world(. Verily, there is a painful torment for the
Zaalimoon )polytheists and wrongdoers('"
]Ibraaheem 14:22[
Worshipping and obeying Allaah impedes the tricks and whispers of the
Shaytaan, and remembrance of Allaah )dhikr( is a strong fortress by
means of which Allaah protects the one who remembersHim from the plots
and wiles of the Shaytaan.
It was narrated from Anas ibn Maalik that the Prophet )peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him( said: "When aman leaves his house and
says, 'Bismillaah, tawakkaltu 'ala Allaah wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata
illa Billaah )In the name of Allaah, I put my trust in Allaah, and
there is no power and not strength except withAllaah(, it is said:
'You have been guided, takencare of and protected,' and the devils
turn awayfrom him. And another devil says to him: 'What you can do
with a man who has been guided, taken care of and protected?'"
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3423; Abu Dawood, 5095; classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
The Shaytaan has no power over a heart that knows Allaah, or over
physical faculties that have submitted to Allaahby doing acts of
worshipand obedience and by avoiding sin. The light ofobedience burns
the devils as the shooting stars burn their brethren.
Ibn al-Qayyim )may Allaah have mercy on him( said:
Worship and obedience illuminate the heart and make it strong and
steadfast, until it becomes like a clear mirror, shining with light.
When the Shaytaan draws close, heis struck by its light like those who
try to eavesdrop )in the heavens( are struck by the shooting stars,
and the Shaytaan flees from this heart with more terror than a wolf
fleeing from a lion. End quote.
Al-Jawaab al-Kaafi, p. 64
Secondly:
Worshipping Allaah in one's youth is a sign thata person is good. The
Prophet )peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him( spoke of the great
virtue of a young man who grows up worshipping and obeying Allaah, and
said that he will be shaded by Allaah on the Day of Resurrection, the
Day when the sun will be directly over the heads of the people.
It was narrated from AbuHurayrah )may Allaah be pleased with him( that
the Prophet )peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him( said: "There
are seven whom Allaah will shade with His shade on the Day when there
will be no shade but His…" among whom he mentioned, "a young man who
grew up worshipping Allaah." Narrated by al-Bukhaari,1423; Muslim,
1031.
Whoever keeps his physical faculties away from sin when he is young,
Allaah will protect him when he gets older. The Prophet )peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him( saidto Ibn 'Abbaas when he was a
young boy: "Be mindful of Allaah and He will take care of you."
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2516; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali )may Allaah have mercy on him( said:
Whoever is mindful of Allaah when he is young and strong, Allaah will
take care of him when he is old and has become weak, and will bless
him with good hearing, eyesight, strength and reasoning. One of the
scholars who lived beyond the age of one hundred years and enjoyed
good strength and reasoning, jumped up in a lively manner one day and
was asked about that. He said: "I kept these physical faculties from
sin when Iwas young and Allaah has preserved them for me now that I am
old." The opposite also applies; one of the salaf saw an old man
beggingfrom people and said: "This is a weak man whoignored Allaah
when he was young, so Allaah is ignoring him now he has grown old."
End quote.
Jaami' al-'Uloom wa'l-Hukam, 1/186
So seek the help of Allaah in obeying Him and ask Him for more of His
bounty, and do not let anyone discourage you from following this path.
Beware of the devils among mankind and the jinn. We ask Allaah to help
you to remember Him and give thanks to Him and worship Him properly.
And Allaah knows best.

Praised Manners - Dought - clear, - Enthusiasm when one first repents, followed byslackening off .

When a person repents, he makes a vigorous start and says, "The
Shaytaan is telling me toslow down," so he does more acts of worship.
Then his enthusiasm cools down, and he says,"Allaah does not burden
any person beyond his scope," and his acts of worship become less
until he goes back to theway he was.
My question: What advice can you give? Should he make a vigorous
start, or take a gradual approach until itis established and then add
more after a while, or should he follow the saying, "When your wind
blows, then make the most of it"?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The blessing of guidanceand repentance is one ofthe greatest blessings
that Allaah can bestow upon the Muslim, whereby he changes himself for
the better in ways that will bring him closer to Allaah, may He be
exalted. Usually the person who has repented starts to do acts of
worship in an enthusiastic manner, seeking thereby to makeup for what
he missed out on during the time that he spent in sin and misguidance.
This is something naturalthat happens to everyone who is sincere in
his repentance. This was mentioned by our Prophet )peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him(, who also described the cooling offand
reduction of enthusiasm that comes after that. This is also something
natural, but the danger in the case ofone who has repented isthat this
loss of enthusiasm may lead to him going back to the way he was. Hence
it is essential to pay attention to this matter. If the one who
repents finds his enthusiasm waning, he must adopt amoderate approach
and adhere to the Sunnah so that he can preserve his capital, then he
can startagain with energy and strength, because starting from the
middle is better than starting from zero.
It was narrated that 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Amr )may Allaah be pleased with
him( said: The Messenger of Allaah )peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him( said: "Every deed has a period of enthusiasm, and every
period of enthusiasm is followed by a slackening off. If a person's
enthusiasm is for my Sunnah, then he has succeeded, but whoever
chooses something else when he slackens off is doomed."
Narrated by Ibn Hibbaanin his Saheeh )1/187(; classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 56.
It was narrated from AbuHurayrah )may Allaah be pleased with him( that
the Prophet )peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him( said: "Every
deed has a period of enthusiasm, and every period of enthusiasm is
followed by a slackeningoff. If a person is moderate and avoids
extremes, then you may have hope for him, but iffingers are pointed at
him, then do not count him as anything."
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2453; classed as hasan byal-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Targheeb, 57.
Al-Mubaarakfoori )may Allaah have mercy on him( said:
"Every deed has a periodof enthusiasm" means, enthusiasm and energy
for doing a thing, whether it is for good orevil.
"and every period of enthusiasm is followed by a slackening off"
means, one becomes tired, weak and lethargic
"If a person is moderate and avoids extremes" means, if he controls
his enthusiasm and avoids the extremes of excess and negligence when
his enthusiasm wanes.
"then you may have hope for him" means, there is the hope that hewill
succeed, for he can continue to adhere to something moderate, and the
most beloved of deeds to Allaah are thosewhich are done consistently.
"but if fingers are pointed at him" means, he is striving hard in
order to become famousfor his worship and asceticism, so that he will
be famous and people will point at him.
"then do not count him as anything" means, do not think of him as
special or regard him as one of the righteous, forhe is showing off.
He didnot say, "Do not have any hope for him," because he has already
fallen and he cannot catch up with what he has missed.
Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi, 7/126
In order for the Muslim to avoid either extreme, he must be moderate
and not go to extremes in doing acts of worship and obedience lest he
get bored and give it up,and he should not refrain from doing them out
of laziness and carelessness lest he gets used to that and never goes
back to worship. Both attitudes are wrong, but the one who follows a
middle path is following the right path,and whoever follows theright
path will attain that which Allaah loves and is pleased with.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah )may Allaah be pleased with him(
said: The Messenger of Allaah )peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him( said: "No one of you will be saved by his deeds." They said: Not
even you, O Messenger of Allaah? He said: "Not even me, unless Allaah
bestows mercy upon me. So do good deeds properly, sincerely and
moderately, and worship Allaah in the forenoon and in the afternoon
and during a part of the night, and always adopt a moderate course
whereby you will reach your target )Paradise(."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari,6098
Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar )may Allaah have mercy on him( said:
"So do good deeds" means, strive to do whatis right.
"moderately" means, do not go to extremes in worship, lest you become
tired and give up, and thus fall short.
This hadeeth indicates that we are encouraged to be gentle and
moderate in worship; the words used liken worship to walking at
various times of day and night, with the aim of reaching one's abode,
namely Paradise.
"Always adopt a moderate course" meansadhere to the middle way. The
literal translation would be, "Moderation, moderation"; the word is
repeated for emphasis.
Fath al-Baari, 11/297
Conclusion: We invite you to ponder the ahaadeeth quoted above and
think about what they mean. Remember that the one who repents should
be grateful, and the best way of showing gratitude is to persist in
repentance, which means persisting in worship. Remember that"The
dearest of actions to Allaah is that which is done regularly, even if
itis small." Narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim. So do not start in an
overenthusiastic way and then stop completely; rather be moderate in
worship. This is something that it is possible for you to do. Whenever
you feel moreenergetic, then focus on obeying and worshipping Allaah,
and whenever you feel tired than go back to the moderate way. We ask
Allaah to make things easy for you, and to guide you to the best of
words, deeds and attitudes.
And Allaah knows best.