Some people do notwish to acknowledge the fact that Allah is everywhere. How can we explain this reality to such people?

Some people imagine thatthey themselves, matter and the world they see
allaround them are all absolute beings. But they regard Allah (surely
He is beyond that) as an imagination pervading that absolute matter.
Or else, since they cannot seeHim with their own eyes, they say:
"Allah must be somewhere we cannot see, in space or far away from
human eyes." (SurelyAllah is beyond that.) But these are all grave
errors.
As the sole absolute being, Allah enfolds the whole universe, all
peopleand places, the heavens and everywhere. He is manifested in the
whole universe. According to thehadith, our Prophet (saas) said that
someone who said that Allah was in the sky was telling the truth. But
this account in no way conflicts with the factthat Allah is
everywhere. That is because if someone at your location on Earth
raises his hands and prays to Allah and thinks that Allah is in the
sky, while someone at theSouth Pole turns to Allah in the same way,
while someone else at the North Pole raises his hands and yet another
individual in Japan, or America or Ecuador raises his hands to the sky
in thesame way and turns to Allah, then it is impossibleto speak of
any fixed direction. In the same way, if djinn, angels and demons at
various points in space and the universe also pray toward the skies,
it will again be impossible to speak of any fixed direction, and the
situation will be one that covers the entire universe.
We must not also forget that Allah is unfettered bytime and space.
Allah's Own Being is different. But the manifestations of Allah are
everywhere. If someone enters a room and says Allah is not there, he
is denying Allah. The manifestations of Allah are in that room
andeverywhere. Wherever you may turn, manifestations of Allah are
there. Several verses of the Qur'an state that Allah pervades all
places, that He is closer to us than our own jugular veins, and that
we will see His Face wherever we look. For example, in verse 255 of
Surat al-Baqara Allah says "... HisFootstool encompasses the heavens
and the earth...." Verse 92 of SurahHud says, "... But my Lord
encompasses everything that you do" meaning that Allah also pervades
what people do.

Biographies Prophets - Prophet Lut

The stories of the prophetswhich are told to us in the Qur’an are not just tales of devout and God-fearing people. They are meant to serve as a warning to us ofwhat happens to people who do not follow in the way of Allah.
Prophet Lut’s community
The society in which Prophet Lut (A.S.) lived must have been very much like the society in which we live, where natural laws governing the behaviour of men and women toward each otherare not any longer respected. What is naturally right has becomewrong and what is naturally wrong has become right, and all types of dishonesty and wickedness abound. Somehow, people who try to live in the way of Allah, who try to be clean and pure, honest and trustworthy, who are fearful of Allah, these people are scorned and disliked and made fun of. As you read the story of Prophet Lut (A.S.), remember that Allah’s punishment for wrongdoers is never far away and that those who fear Allah are surely rewarded.
Prophet Lut (A.S.) attempted to get his people to turn from their wicked ways. He would say to them, “Won’t you fear Allah? I am a trustworthy messenger , so fear Allah and obey me. I don’t ask for any reward from you. My reward is from the Lord of the Worlds. Of all the creatureson this earth, you alone approach males, and leavethe women whom Allah has created for you to be your mates. You are people who sin beyond all limits.”
The people knew that Prophet Lut (A.S.) and his followers were leading a much cleaner and purer life than their own. Deep down in their hearts they knew that what he said was true, but they didn’t like being told so. So they would say, “If you don’t stop your preaching, you will surely be driven out oftown!”
He in turn would reply, “I do detest your doings. O my Lord! Deliver me and my family from such things as they do!”
Now, at about the same time that Allah sent angelsas messengers to Ibrahim ,to foretell the birth of Ishaq , the angels also toldIbrahim that they had been sent to destroy the people in Prophet Lut’s (A.S.) township. His immediate reaction was, “But there is Lut there!” They replied, “We well know who is there. We will certainly save him andhis following, except his wife. She is among those who lag behind.”
When the same messengers came to Prophet Lut (A.S.) , he was deeply concerned for their safety at the hands of his fellow townspeople, and he felt powerless to protect them. But they said, “Don’t be afraid and don’t grieve. We are here to save you and your followers.”
Just as Prophet Lut (A.S.) had feared, the townspeople came after his guests. He even tried tooffer them his daughters for them to marry, if they would only leave his guests alone. But they tried to snatch away his guests anyway, until Allah blinded their eyes and they heard, “Now taste my anger and my warning.”
Prophet Lut Leaves
Then the angels conveyed their message to Prophet Lut (A.S.) . They said, “O Lut! We are messengers from your Lord. Travel with your family while yeta part of the night remains. You bring up the rear and don’t let anyone look back. But your wife will remain behind and to her will happen what happens to the people. Morning is the appointed time and it is not far off, sogo!”
And Prophet Lut (A.S.) had faith in Allah and left his home and all he had ever known, for the sake of his Lord.
When morning came the cities were turned upside down. Brimstones as hard as baked clay rained downupon the cities and spread,layer on layer. Everyone and everything in the towns were destroyed. That was the end of those who indulged in sin and crime.
You can read about Prophet Lut in the Qur’an, Sura 7, Ayat 80-84; Sura 11, Ayat 63-83; Sura 15, Ayat 57-77; Sura 25, Ayat 160-175; Sura 25, Ayat 54-58; Sura 29, Ayat 26, 28-35; Sura 37, Ayat 133-138; Sura 51, Ayat 31-37; Sura 54, Ayat 33-39; Sura 66, Ayat 10./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

1a] Biographies Prophets - Prophet Nuh

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When all the earth was flooded, Allah commanded, “O earth, swallow up your water and O sky, withhold your rain!” Slowly the waters receded and the ship cameto rest on top of Mount Judi. The only surviving people were in that ship. Thus did Allah do away with those who did wrong.
Then Allah said, “O Nuh! Come down from your ship with peace from us, and blessings on you and on some of the peoples who will spring from those with you. But there will be other people who will lead a life of pleasure for a time, only in the end to be punished by us.”
You can read about Nuh (Alayhis Salam) in the Qur’an, Sura 7,Ayat 59-64; Sura 11,Ayat 25-49; Sura 26,Ayat 105-122; Sura 54,Ayat 9-15; and Sura 71,Ayat 1-28./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

1] Biographies Prophets - Prophet Nuh

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The prophets of Allah oftenhad a tough time getting their people to listen to them, and Prophet Nuh (Alayhis Salam) was no exception. His people had been going very far astray,they worshipped idols, and many of them were soinvolved with their material well being that they forgot about their souls. Therefore Allah sent Prophet Nuh (Alayhis Salam) to his people with a message.
Prophet Nuh’s Message
The prophet Nuh ’s (Alayhis Salam) message was a simple one. He said that they should worship Allah and serve none but Allah. If they wouldn’t change their ways, he feared that Allah would send down a terrible punishment on them. He reminded them of all the beauty and bounty that Allah had provided for them.
There were some people who did believe and they tried very hard to live as Allah had commanded. Butmost of the people would find reasons for not listening to Prophet Nuh’s (Alayhis Salam) message. Often the leaders would say that Prophet Nuh (Alayhis Salam) was crazy. At other times the leaders of those who didn’t believe would say, “You are just a man, no different from us, no angel, so how can you carry a message from Allah?”
And Prophet Nuh (Alayhis Salam) would remind them that he had never claimed to be anything other than a man, he had never claimed to know anything more than what he knew, and he had never tried to get anything from them in return for what he had to tell them. But he repeatedly told them that he had a message from Allah, which it was his duty to deliver, whether ornot they chose to listen to him.
Many of the people who believed in Prophet Nuh (Alayhis Salam) were not very high in social status, so the leaders of the people looked down on the followers of Prophet Nuh (Alayhis Salam). But he said that no one could save him from Allah’s anger if he drove away any of those who believed,no matter how poor or uneducated they were. Finally the leaders of the people would say in exasperation, “You’ve argued and argued with us for a long time, so bringon this punishment now that you’ve been threatening us with.”
Prophet Nuh’s (Alayhis Salam) answer was, “Allah will bring it on you if He sowills, and then you will not be able to stop it.”
These discussions went on for a long time. Prophet Nuh (Alayhis Salam) lived for 950 years among his people (Sura 29,Ayat 14). He became very discouraged when not many people would listen to him. He then received a message from Allah, “Noneof your people will believeexcept those who have believed already: So don’t worry about the wrongdoers any more. Build a ship under our guidance. Those who are in sin will soon be destroyed.”
Prophet Nuh and the building of the Ship
Prophet Nuh (Alayhis Salam) and his followers built the ship out of broad planks and caulked it with palm-fibre. As they worked the non believers ridiculed them. Sometime after the ship had been completed, water started gushing out of the earth. Allah commanded ProphetNuh (Alayhis Salam) to get into the ship, and to take with him a male and a female of each kind of living thing, and also to take the members of his family who believed and the small number of other believers from the community.
This was Prophet Nuh’s (Alayhis Salam) prayer before the flood. “O my Lord! Leave not a single one of the unbelievers on earth. For if any are left, they will only mislead those who worship you, and they will only producewicked, ungrateful offspring. O my Lord! Forgive me, my parents, allwho enter my house in faith, and all believing men and women. And to the wrongdoers grant no increase except in eternal damnation.”
The waters started to rise as water poured out of theearth and rain poured down upon the earth, and the waves were very high, like mountains. But the ship floated safely on the waves. Nuh (Alayhis Salam) saw one of his sonsstill on the shore and called to him to join them. The son was not a believerand called back that he would be safe on some mountain top. At that moment a wave came along and swept the son away, and he was seen no more.
Now Nuh (Alayhis Salam) was concerned about his son who had been washedaway by the waves, because a father never stops being a father, even if the son is not a worthy man. So Nuh (Alayhis Salam) asked Allah, “O my Lord, surely my son is one of my family. And you promised that my family would be safe.”
Allah replied, “He is not a member of your family, forhis conduct is not righteous. So don�t ask mefor things about which you have no knowledge .” Then Nuh (Alayhis Salam) realized that he had gone too far. He begged Allah toforgive him for asking for something about which hehad no knowledge. Only Allah knew why the son had been separated from the others./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

Biographies Prophets - Prophet Ismail (A.S)

Prophet Ismail (a.s) was the son of Ibrahim (a.s) and Hajar. One day Ibrahim (a.s) took his babyson and wife (Hajar) to thesite where Ka’ba can be found today. He gave them some dates and water and started to leave.As Ibrahim (a.s) walked away, Hajar followed and asked why they were being left in this empty place. She understood from his silence that Allah had commanded him to do this. Finally, she asked if Allah had ordered him todo this and he replied thatit was so. Upon hearing this, she accepted Allah’s will and returned to the place where Ibrahim (a.s) had left her.
As soon as Ibrahim (a.s) was out of sight, he turnedand prayed to Allah to protect and provide for hisfamily which he had left out in the wilderness:
رَّبَّنَآ إِنَّيۤ أَسْكَنتُ مِن ذُرِّيَّتِي بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذِي زَرْعٍ عِندَ بَيْتِكَ ٱلْمُحَرَّمِ رَبَّنَا لِيُقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلاَةَ فَٱجْعَلْ أَفْئِدَةً مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ تَهْوِيۤ إِلَيْهِمْ وَٱرْزُقْهُمْ مِّنَ ٱلثَّمَرَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْكُرُونَ
“O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in a valley without cultivation, by Thy Sacred House; In order, O our Lordthat they may establish regular prayer ; So fill the hearts of some among men with love towards them, and feed them with fruits; So that they may give thanks.” (al-Qur’an 14:37)
Ismail (a.s) and his mother lived for some time on thewater and dates Ibrahim (a.s) left them, but finally the water ran out, and Ismail’s (a.s) mother could no longer produce enoughmilk to feed Ismail (a.s). The mother could not bearto see her child suffering, so she ran to the top of nearby Mount Safa to see if she could find someone to help her. When she could see no one, she ran down the mountain and across the valley to Mount Marwa. She ran from one mountain to the other seven times, looking for water or help. After the seventh time she heard a voice and she called out toit for help. When she looked she saw an angel digging the earth with his heel until water flowed forth. That place was the site of Zam-zam. She carefully made a barrier around the place where the water was flowing, and filled her waterbag with her hands. Then she was able to drink water and feed her baby. The angel also told her not to be afraid, that she and her son would be provided for.
Ismail (a.s) and his mother continued to live at this place all by themselves forsome time. One day some people of the Jurhum tribewere passing through the valley. They didn’t intend to stop, because they knew that there had neverbeen any water in that valley. But they saw a kindof bird which was known to frequent wet spots, so they followed it to the spring of Zam-zam. There they found Ismail’s (a.s) mother sitting by the water.
Ismail’s mother agreed they could settle there for a while, as long as they did not claim possession to the water. Some of the people of the tribe settled by the water permanently and Ismail grew up amongst them./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

Biographies Prophets - Prophet Adam

When Allah had created the heavens and the earth,He said to the
angels, "I will create a Khalifa on earth, someone to carry out my
orders." They asked Allah, "Will you place someone on earth who will
make mischief and shed blood, while we praise you and glorify
yourname?" And Allah said, "I know what you know not."
The Creation of Prophet Adam
So Allah created Prophet Adam (Alayhis-salam) out of clay, and taught
him thenames of all things. He placed the things before the angels and
asked the angels to tell Him the names of them, but the angels
answered, "You arethe exalted, and we know nothing except what you
have taught us." Allah then asked Adam (Alayhis-salam) the same
question, and Adam (Alayhis-salam) was able to answer correctly.
Allah ordered the angels to bow down to Prophet Adam (Alayhis-salam)
and they did so. But Iblis, or Shaitan, did not bow down. When Allah
asked, "What kept you from bowing down when I commanded you ?" Iblis
answered, "I am better than he. I was created from fire while he was
made from clay."
Upon hearing this response, Allah threw Shaitan out of paradise, but
Shaitan vowed that hewould lie in wait for Prophet Adam
(Alayhis-salam) and his descendants, trying to divert them from the
Straight Way. To which Allah replied, "If any of them follow you, Hell
will Ifill with you all."
Meanwhile, Allah had created a wife, Hawa, for Prophet Adam
(Alayhis-salam), and he told them to live in the garden of paradise,
Jannah, but he warned them to stay awayfrom one particular tree, lest
it bring harm to them. Shaitan started whisperingsuggestions to
Prophet Adam and Hawa (Alayhis-salam). He spoke in such a clever way
that they were convinced he was only concerned for their well-being.
He told them that the forbidden tree would make them immortal and that
they would live forever like the angels if they ate from it. Shaitan
spoke so convincingly that Adam and Hawa (Alayhis-salam) believed him.
As soon as they tasted the tree, they realized that they were naked,
and started trying to cover themselves with leaves from the garden,
for it now seemed wrong to be uncovered.
Then Allah called to them, "Did I not tell you to stay away from that
tree, and didn't I warn you that Shaitan was your sworn enemy?"
Prophet Adam & Hawa sent to earth
Prophet Adam and Hawa (Alayhis-salam) were immediately full of remorse
and begged for forgiveness and mercy from Allah. Allah ordered them
out of Jannah and sent them to live on earth.He said, "Therein shall
you live, and therein shall you die, but from it you shall be taken
out at last." Prophet Adam (Alayhis-salam) and his offspring began to
live on earth according to Allah's command.
And so we are all the descendants of Prophet Adam and Hawa
(Alayhis-salam), the first humans tobe placed on earth. Here on earth
we shall all live and die, and from here we shall all be made to
return to Allah. It is our choice whether we shall be takento Jannah
or join the disobedient and deceitful Shaitan in Hell. Allah, in
Hisinfinite mercy, realizes that we will sometimes beled astray by
Shaitan. Allahtaught Prophet Adam (Alayhis-salam) some prayers for
repentance andseeking pardon for wrongdoing.
Prophet Adam (Alayhis-salam) was the first prophet to bring Allah's
message to mankind, so that we might know how to worship Allah and how
to seek forgiveness for ourmistakes. This message was completed to
perfection by Allah through his last prophet Muhammad (peace be upon
him).
The story of Prophet Adam(Alayhis-salam) can be found in the Quran,
Surah 2, Ayat 30-37 and Surah 7, Ayat 10-27.

Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal was born in the city of Baghdad during the month of Rabi-ul Awwal 164 A.H. His father passed away either before he wasborn or shortly afterwards,and it was his mother whodiligently brought up the Imam.
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal’s Education
He acquired his childhood education through the Maktab but even there his piety and scholarly character were recognised. Abu Afeef (r.a) has reported, Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (r.a) was within our learning group at the Maktab. At that time he was very young, and we, as students were aware of his piety. Having completed his basic education at the age of 16,the Imam went on to study ahadith by attending the study circles of Qazi Imam Abu Yusuf (r.a).
Having acquired knowledge from the scholars of Baghdad, his zeal for learning took him to different parts of the world including Kufa, Basra, Yemen, Makkah , Madinah and Syria, to benefit from their great scholars. Sometimes, during long and difficult journies to acquire ahadith, the Imam had to resort to manual work in order to cover his expenses.
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal’s Teachers
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal had many teachers, amongst the most prominent was Imam Shafiee (r.a) whom he met on several separate occasions and each time he took full benefit of the opportunity. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal commented, ‘Only after sitting in the Majlis of Imam Shafiee (r.a)did I understand and comprehend nasikh and mansukh hadith.’ One should remember , the Imam was an accomplished scholar evenbefore he met Imam Shafiee.
It was only at the age of forty, in 204 A.H., the Imam began formally teaching hadith. Whilst his teachers were still alivehe refused to teach and narrate hadith out of humility and respect for them. Imam Ahmad was acknowledged by the Ulama of his time as the Imam ul Hadith.
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal’s books
Amongst his publications, the more famous are Kitabul Musnad (based upon 30,000 ahadith), Kitab ul Tafseer, Kitab us Salaah, Kitab us Sunnah, Kitab un Nasikh and Mansukh and others.
The Imam dressed very simply and disliked clotheswhich created a false awe. He wore a turban, white clothes and a shawl. He never accepted gifts offered by rulers and the affluent out of caution.
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal died on the blessed day of Friday in Rabi ul Awwal 241 A.H at the age 77, after a period of illness which lasted nine days. The news of the Imams death soon spread and after Jumuah more than 850,000 people performedhis janazah prayer with the rows formed in the city, streets, bazaars and even on boats on the river Tigris. Even the non-Muslims mourned the passing away of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

Imam ibn Majah

Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Majah (r.a) – [209 - 273 A.H.]
Imam Ibn Majah was born in the city of Qazvin in the northern Persian province of Dailam. After gaining ahadith from the many great religious scholars of his city, he travelled to seek knowledge at the young age of 21. Imam IbnMajah is said to have visited Basrah, Kufah, Baghdad, the Hijaz, Makkah , Syria and Egypt to hear and gather ahadith.
Amongst his teachers wereJabbara ibn al Mughlis, Ibrahim ibn al-Munzar, Hisham ibn Umar and more Abu Bakr ibn Shaibah.
His status
Ibn Khallikan writes that Imam ibn Majah held the position of an Imam in thesubject of hadith.
Abu al-Ali Khalili says he was a great scholar of Qur’anic exegesis, ahadith and history.
Adh Dhahabi stated that he was a hafiz and warehouse of Prophetic knowledge.
Imam ibn Majah is known to have authored 3 books, popularly known Sunan ibn Majah, at-Tafsir and at-Tarikh.
Imam Ibn Majah departed from this world during theblessed month of Ramadan 273 A.H. in Qazvin, the city of his birth.
May Allah Ta’ala fill his Qabar with Noor.
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Carrying a Mus-haf with a Tafseer whilst praying qiyaam al-layl

Is it permissible for a person to carry a Mus-haf which has footnotes (Tafseer or commentary) whilst praying qiyaam al-layl, and if he comes across a word he does notunderstand, he looks at what it means whilst he ispraying?
Praise be to Allaah.
I put this question to my shaykh, Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), and he answered as follows:
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AMAZING RICE FIELDS OF CHINA – Nature

AMAZING RICE FIELDS OF CHINA :- This beautiful photo was shot in
Yunnan,China as it is popular for itsrice field terraces. This is not
a Photoshopped image! This is a real shot. Just admire the beauty of
Nature

What is the evidence foroffering the prayer for rain (salaat al-istisqa’)?

What is the evidence for offering the prayer for rain (salaat al-istisqa’)?
Praise be to Allah.
Offering prayers for rain (salaat al-istisqa’) is Sunnah, as confirmed by saheeh hadeeths and the practice of the early generations of Islam. Ibn Qudaamah said: Prayer for rain is a confirmed Sunnah, proven by the practice of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and of his successors (the caliphs – may Allah be pleased with them).
End quote from al-Mughni, 2/148
Abu Dawood (1165), at-Tirmidhi (558), an-Nasaa’i (1506) and Ibn Maajah (1266) narrated that Ishaaq ibn Abdillah ibn Kinaanah said: al-Waleed ibn ‘Uqbah, who was the governor of Madinah, sent me to ask Ibn ‘Abbaas about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) for rain (istisqa’). He said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peaceof Allah be upon him) went out wearing modestclothes, walking humbly and beseeching Allah, until he reached the prayer place, where he ascended the minbar, but he did not give a khutbah like this khutbah of yours;rather he continued to offer supplication (du‘aa’), beseech Allah and recite takbeer, then he prayed two rak‘ahs as he used to pray at Eid.
Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, etc
See also the answer to question no. 26167
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Ruling on a pamphlet with the title: “House available, do not miss out, overlooking three things”

What is the ruling on this message: "House available, do not miss
out,overlooking three things: 1. the Throne of the Most Merciful, 2.
The palace of the Messenger, 3. The river of al-Kawthar. Location:
Paradise as broad as the heavens and the earth. The price is verylow:
only 12 rak'ahs of Sunnah every day and night.".
Praise be to Allaah.
This message contains fabrication about Allaah and claims to know that
which is known only by Allaah. How does he knowthat the house that is
built in Paradise for its owner will be overlookingthe Throne of the
Most Merciful, the palace of the Messenger (blessings and peace of
Allaah be upon him) and the river of al-Kawthar?
The Throne of the Most Merciful is the roof of all creation and is
above all creation, so how can this house be overlooking it?
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) encouraged
some deeds and promisedhouses in Paradise to those who do them, but he
did not give details of their location or what they overlook.
Moreover, this kind of message is a kind of foolishness which the
scholars have pointed out and warned against beingtempted to publish
them, such as that message which describes the number of rak'ahs of
the prayers as a phone number to contact Allaah, may He be exalted --
Allaah forbid -- or that in which they liken the Hereafter to a
journey on an airline with tickets, seats and other foolish things;
and the pamphlet in which there is information about the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) and they call it the
passport of the Prophet orthe ID card of the Prophet! All of that is a
waste of time and money,and may also be a kind of mockery and making
fun. The aim of those who do that may be bad or it maybe good; we do
not knowthe truth of the matter, but whatever the case it isnot
permissible to publishsuch messages; rather we must beware of them
andwarn others about them.
The number of rak'ahs mentioned in the question refers to the regular
Sunnah rak'ahs.

And Allaah knows best.

Which is better: prayingqiyaam or reading Qur’aan?

Which is better if one stays up at night: praying or reading Qur'aan?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Praying is better than reading Qur'aan outside of prayer. This was
stated by the imams. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "Adhere to righteousness even though you will not able
to do all acts of virtue. Know that the best of your deeds is prayer
and that no one maintains his wudoo' except a believer." But if a
person feels more focused and ponders and understands better when he
reads Qur'aan outside of prayer, then in his case it is betterto do
that which is more beneficial for him.

2a] Ruling on swearing by the life of the Qur’aan

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Fourthly:
If your oath to your brother that he should not sleep in the house was
the result of an argument, then it is not Islamically appropriate.
When you swore that oath, what is Islamically prescribed in your case
is to break the oath and offer expiation for it, because of the report
narrated by al-Bukhaari (6718) and Muslim (1649) from Abu Moosa
al-Ash'ari(may Allah be pleased with him), according to which the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allaah,
if Allaah wills, Ido not swear an oath then see something better than
that, but I expiate my oath and do that which is better."
And Muslim (1650) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased
with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah
be upon him) said: "Whoever swears an oath then sees that something
else is better than it, let him do that and offer expiation for his
oath."
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
These hadeeths indicate that if a person swears to do something or not
to do something, and breaking the oath is better than adhering to
it,it is mustahabb for him tobreak the oath and he hasto offer
expiation. This is something agreed upon. End quote.
And Allah knows best.

2] Ruling on swearing by the life of the Qur’aan

2]
I swore an oath that my brother should not sleep in the house, and I
said "By the life of the Qur'aan,you shall never sleep in the house."
Then he slept in the house. What do I have to do?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
In the answer to question no. 122729 we stated thatit is permissible
to swear by the names and attributes of Allah.
The Qur'aan is the word ofAllah, and His word is one of His
attributes, so it is permissible to swear by the Qur'aan. The scholars
of the Standing Committee said:
It is permissible to swear by Allah and His Attributes. The Qur'aan is
the word of Allah, which is one of His attributes, so it is
permissible to swear by it.
End quote from Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah, 1/354
Secondly:
Swearing by the life of theQur'aan is not mentioned, as far as we
know, in Islam, either in the Book of Allah or the Sunnah of His
Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) or the words
ofany of his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them).
It seems that the one whoswore by this oath intended to swear by the
Qur'aan and spoke in the manner of the common folk when they swear by
the life of that by which they are swearing. What appears to be the
case is that it comes under the same rulings as the ruling on one who
swears by the Qur'aan.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked:
We have many people who swear by things other than Allah. For example
they say, "By thelife of the Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him)" or "By the life of 'Eesa" or "By the life of Moosa
(peace be upon him)" or "By the life of theQur'aan" or "By the life of
my father's grave" or "I swear by my honour". Please advise me about
that; may Allah reward you with the best of rewards.
He replied: Swearing by anything other than Allah is not permissible.
Rather the oath should be by Allah alone, may He be glorified and
exalted, because it is proven that the Messenger of Allah (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever swears an oath,let him
not swear by anything except by Allah, or else let him remain silent."
And he said: "Whoever swears by anything other than Allah has
associated something with Him (shirk)." Swearing by anything other
than Allah is one of the haraam actions that constitute kufr
(disbelief), but it comes under the heading of minor shirk, unless he
meant that this by which he swore was as great as Allah, or that it
has control over the universe, or that it deserves to be called upon
instead of Allah, in which case it becomes major kufr (al-kufr
al-akbar) – Allah forbid.
So if he said "By the life ofSo and so" or "By the life of the
Messenger" or "By the life of Moosa" or "By the life of 'Eesa" or "By
myfather's grave", or he swore by honesty or by the Ka'bah and so on,
all of that is swearing by something other than Allah, and all of that
is notpermissible and is an evil action.
What should be done is tonot swear by anything except Allah, may He be
glorified and exalted, or by one of His attributes, or by one of His
names. The Qur'aan is the word ofAllah, and the Qur'aan is one of the
attributes of Allah. So if a person says "By the Qur'aan" or "By the
life of the Qur'aan", there is nothing wrong with that, because the
Qur'aan is the word of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted.
End quote from Fataawa Noor 'ala ad-Darb by Ibn Baaz (p. 236-237)
Thirdly:
If a person swears that hisbrother or someone else should not sleep in
the house, then he sleeps there, he has to offer expiation for
breaking an oath (kafaarat yameen).
The scholars of the Standing Committee wereasked:
I swore an oath to someone, saying: "By Allah, you should not
slaughter the animal," buthe did not heed my wordsand he slaughtered
it, andI ate some of it. Is there any sin on me, and is there any
expiation I haveto offer? If there is any expiation I must offer,
please advise me about it.
They replied: If the situation is as you describe, there is no sin on
you for eating from it, but you have to offer expiation for breaking
an oath (kafaarat yameen), by feeding ten poor persons with the same
kind of food as you eat, orclothing them, or freeing a believing
slave. If none of that is possible, then you have to fast for three
days.
End quote from Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah, 23/85
Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked:
I have children and I oftenswear that they should not do such and
such, but they do not respond to my words. Do I have to offer any
expiation in this case?
He replied: If you swear an oath to your children or anyone else, with
the aim that they should do something or should not do something, then
they go against that, you have to offer expiation for breaking an oath
(kafaarat yameen). End quote from Majmoo' Fataawa Ibn Baaz (23/119)

1a] Cancer Killer Fruit

1a]
There was no way the company could protect its profits–or even make
back the millions it poured into research.
As the dream of huge profits evaporated, their testing on Graviola
came to a screeching halt. Even worse, the company shelved the entire
project and chose not to publish the findings of its research!
Luckily, however, there was one scientist from the Graviola research
team whose conscience wouldn't let him see such atrocity committed.
Risking his career, he contacted a company that's dedicated to
harvesting medical plants from the Amazon Rainforest and blew the
whistle.
Miracle unleashed
When researchers at the Health Sciences Institute were alerted to the
news of Graviola,! they be gan tracking the research doneon the
cancer-killing tree. Evidence of the astounding effectiveness of
Graviola–and its shocking cover-up–came in fast and furious….
….The National Cancer Institute performed the first scientific
research in 1976. The results showed that Graviola's "leaves and stems
were found effective in attacking and destroying malignant cells."
Inexplicably, the results were published in an internal report and
never released to the public…
….Since 1976, Graviola has proven to be an immensely potent cancer
killer in 20 independent laboratory tests, yet no double-blind
clinical trials–the typical benchmark mainstream doctors and journals
use to judge a treatment's value–were ever initiated….
….A study published in the Journal of Natural Products, following a
recent study conducted at Catholic University of South Korea stated
that one chemical in Graviola was found to selectively kill colon
cancer cells at "10,000 times the potencyof (the commonly used
chemotherapy drug) Adriamycin…"
….The most significant partof the Catholic University of South Korea
report is that Graviola was shown to selectively target the cancer
cells, leaving healthy cells untouched. Unlike chemotherapy, which
indiscriminately targets all actively reproducing cells (such as
stomach and hair cells), causing the often devastating side effects of
nausea and hair loss in cancer patients.
…A study at Purdue University recently found that leaves from the
Graviola tree killed cancer cells among six human celllines and were
especially effective against prostate, pancreatic and lung cancers….
Seven years of silence broken–it's finally here!

1] Cancer Killer Fruit

1]
"10000 times stronger killer of CANCER than Chemo".. do share it.. can
save many lives, fill up hopes and build confidence in the patients…
The Sour Sop or the fruit from the graviola tree is a miraculous
natural cancer cell killer 10,000 times stronger than Chemo.
Why are we not aware of this? Its because some big corporation want to
make back their money spent onyears of research by tryingto make a
synthetic version of it for sale.
So, since you know it now you can help a friend in need by letting him
know or just drink some sour sop juice yourself as prevention from
time to time. The taste is not bad after all. It's completely natural
and definitely has no side effects. If you havethe space, plant one in
your garden.
The other parts of the tree are also useful.
The next time you have a fruit juice, ask for a sour sop.
How many people died in vain while this billion-dollar drug maker
concealed the secret of themiraculous Graviola tree?
This tree is low and is called graviola ! in Brazi l, guanabana in
Spanish and has the uninspiring name "soursop" in English. The fruit
is very large and the subacid sweet white pulp is eaten out of hand
or, more commonly, used to make fruit drinks, sherbetsand such.
The principal interest in this plant is because of its strong
anti-cancer effects. Although it is effective for a number of medical
conditions, it is its anti tumor effect that is of most interest. This
plant is a proven cancer remedy for cancers of all types.
Besides being a cancer remedy, graviola is a broad spectrum
antimicrobial agent for both bacterial and fungal infections, is
effective against internal parasites and worms, lowers high blood
pressure and is usedfor depression, stress and nervous disorders.
If there ever was a single example that makes it dramatically clear
why theexistence of Health Sciences Institute is so vital to Americans
like you,it's the incredible story behind the Graviola tree..
The truth is stunningly simple: Deep within the Amazon Rainforest
grows a tree that could literally revolutionize what you, your doctor,
and the rest of the world thinks about cancer treatment and chances of
survival. The future has never looked more promising.
Research shows that with extracts from this miraculous tree it now may
be possible to:
* Attack cancer safely and effectively with an all-natural therapy
that does not cause extreme nausea, weight loss and hair loss
* Protect your immune system and avoid deadly infections
* Feel stronger and healthier throughout the course of the treatment
* Boost your energy and improve your outlook on life
The source of this information is just as stunning: It comes from one
of America 's largest drug manufacturers, th! e fruit of over 20
laboratory tests conducted since the 1970′s! What those tests revealed
was nothing short of mind numbing… Extracts from the tree were shown
to:
* Effectively target and killmalignant cells in 12 typesof cancer,
including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreatic cancer..
* The tree compounds proved to be up to 10,000 times stronger in
slowing the growth of cancer cells than Adriamycin, a commonly used
chemotherapeutic drug!
* What's more, unlike chemotherapy, the compound extracted from the
Graviola tree selectivelyhunts
down and kills only cancercells.. It does not harm healthy cells!
The amazing anti-cancer properties of the Graviola tree have been
extensivelyresearched–so why haven't you heard anything about it? If
Graviola extract is
One of America 's biggest billion-dollar drug makers began a search
for a cancer cure and their research centered on Graviola, a legendary
healing tree from the Amazon Rainforest.
Various parts of the Graviola tree–including thebark, leaves, roots,
fruit and fruit-seeds–have beenused for centuries by medicine men and
native Indi! ans in S outh Americato treat heart disease, asthma,
liver problems and arthritis. Going on very little documented
scientific evidence, the company poured money and resources into
testing the tree's anti-cancerous properties–and were shocked by the
results. Graviola proved itself to bea cancer-killing dynamo.
But that's where the Graviola story nearly ended.
The company had one huge problem with the Graviola tree–it's
completely natural, and so,under federal law, not patentable. There's
no wayto make serious profits from it.
It turns out the drug company invested nearly seven years trying to
synthesize two of the Graviola tree's most powerful anti-cancer
ingredients. If they could isolate and produce man-made clones of what
makes the Graviola so potent, they'd be able to patent it and make
their money back. Alas, they hit a brick wall. The original simply
could not be replicated. There was no way the company could protect
its profits :->

5 Amazing Things You DidntKnow About Surah Fatiha

Surah Fatiha is called the 'The Opening', is the first Surah of the
Quran. Besides having the honor of starting the Quran, It also has
some very great benefits of reading it.
1) According to a Hadith by Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, Prophet Muhammed
PBUH has been recorded as calling Surah Fatihah the greatest surah of
the Quran. Imagine that! This is Prophet Muhammed recommending it the
best from himself!
2) Surah Fatiha has been called one of the two light,by none oter than
Angel Jibrael. According to this, Surah fatiha is the most important
key to heaven!
3) Surah Fatiha alone has the distinction of being a Fard (necessary)
component of a namaz. Without it namaz is not complete. So let me
rephrase, out of the 114 surahs only surah fatiha gets recited in
every namaz.
4) It is known as one of the best Dua's taught to the Muslims by
Allah's ownself. During the recitation of this surah Allah himself
answers the reciter, which in itself is a great honor.
5) It has been quoted and known as being the cure to a scorpion bite!
So the next time you reciteSurah Fatiha, whether in prayers or while
reading Quran, remember these amazing facts and be happy and content

Mullah Nasruddin

Once Nasruddin took his students tohis house and insisted they should
have lunch with him. Moment later, he called his wife and ordered her
to cook Palaw for the guests as soon as possible. His wife said, "You
order so simply as ifyou have rice and ghee in the house."
Nasruddinbecame very angry and said: "Can't you at least bring empty
plates? His wife accepted and a few minutes later brought the plates
to Nasruddin. He took the empty platesand placed them in front of the
guests. "Friends!" he said, "If I had bought rice and ghee, I would
have brought you an oilyPalaw in these plates."
Nasruddin was looking at the image of the moon in a well. He thought
it was a recompense to take out the moon from the well. Therefore, he
threw a rope inside the well and swung it a few times. Incidentally,
the tip of the rope got caught to a big stone. Hetried to take the
rope out. Hence he pulled it with a lot of force. The rope tore off
and he fell on his back to the ground. When he looked at the sky, he
saw the moon and said, "Doesn't matter. My efforts were not wasted.
Though I faced a lot of difficulties, I finally succeeded to rescue
the moon."
Once Nasruddin went to a hair dresser to get his head shaved.
Incidentally, the barber was inexperienced. The moment he cut a part
of his scalp, he would put apiece of cotton on the wound. Finally
Nasruddin became angryand told the barber, "Youplanted cotton on half
of my head. I would like to grow flax in the remaimng half."
Once Nasruddin went to a garden and climbed on apricot tree. The
gardener observed this and asked him, "Why didyou climb someone else's
tree?" Nasruddin answered, "Don't you know I am nightingale and for
nightingales climbing a tree is not a sin." The gardener laughed and
said, "Please sing so I listen and enjoy." Nasruddin started to sing
in his horse voice. The gardener asked him whether nightingale sang so
badly. Nasruddinreplied, "A nightingale which eats raw apricot will
not sing better than this.

Beauty of Your Intentions – In Light Of Hadith

It is narrated on the authority of Umar ibn al-Khattab who said: I
heard the Messenger of God say:
"All actions are judged by motives, and each person will be rewarded
according to their intention. Thus, he whose migration was to God and
His Messenger, his migration is to God and His Messenger; but he whose
migration was for some worldly thing he might gain, or for a wife he
might marry, his migration is to that for which he migrated." (Saheeh
Al-Bukhari, Saheeh Muslim)
In Islam, there are two realms to a person's life, the religious and
the mundane. Although there is a clear separation between the two in
regards to religious jurisprudence, they are in fact inseparable, as
Islam is a religion which legislates in matter family,society and
politics as wellas the belief and worship of God. Thus, although
thissaying of the Prophet appears to apply to the religious aspect of
a persons' life, it actually applies to both.
Purity of Intention in the Religious Realm
As mentioned earlier, this hadeeth sets the first principle for one's
deeds tobe accepted by God, whichis that they should be done purely
for God. In regards to those deeds which have been commanded as a form
of religious devotion, known as worship, one must do them for God
Alone, for it is God who commanded the service or deed to be done and
loves it. These deeds include the likes of prayer, (Salah), Fasting,
theoffering of the CompulsoryCharity (Zakah), the performance of the
Lesser or Grater Pilgrimage to Mecca (Umrah and Hajj), and all other
service whichhave been ordained in the religion. Even though the deeds
may appear outwardly, as in this hadeeth, to be one accepted, of
pivotal importance is the intention which the person has when
performing them.
A person who directs any of these or other religious service to other
deities other than or alongside God will never be accepted, and one
who commits this heresy is deemed as committing thegreatest sin
against God, polytheism: to associate others with God in those things
which are specific to Him. Islam is a religion which believes and
practices true and strict monotheism. This monotheism not only entails
that that there is only One Sole God and Creator, but also that this
God has the right that all worship and acts of deed be done solely for
His sakeand none else. This concept is once which God ordered all His
Prophets topreach, as He says in the Quran:
"And they were not commanded except that they should worship God,
keeping the religion pure for Him, and worship nonebut Him Alone, and
establish the Prayer and offer the Compulsory Charity, and that is the
upright religion." (Quran 98:5)
Here we see that even though a person may seem to be performing acts
of devotion and worship to God outwardly,if they associate any other
being in this worship, whether they be angels, prophets, or righteous
people, then this deed is not accepted by God. Moreover, they fall in
to the great sin of polytheism.
Another aspect of this purity of intention is that aperson should
never seek any worldly gains throughreligious service and acts of
worship, even if that worldly gain be somethingpermissible. In the
hadeeth mentioned above,the second person did not perform this
religious obligation of migration forother deities besides or
alongside God, nor did he intend something intrinsically evil. Rather
hisintention was something deemed permissible in thereligion. Still,
however, theact was not accepted by God, and the person may or may not
have received what he intended from this worldly life. Thus, if a
person seeks any permissible worldly gain though an action, the reward
of the deed diminishes.
If a person desires something deemed as impermissible by Islam from
religious service and worship, this is considered as a sin. Islam is a
religion which encourages humbleness and selflessness, reprimanding
those who seek praise of others and status in this worldly life. Thus,
if one seeks the praise of others through religious service and
worship, not only is it not accepted by God, but the person is deemed
liable for punishment in the afterlife. The Prophet mentioned the
first peopleto be sentenced to the Hellfire in the afterlife, andfrom
them is the following:
"A person learned [religious] knowledge and taught it [to others], as
well as reciting the Quran. He will be brought [to the presence of
God], and God will mention to him all thefavors he granted him, andhe
recognized them. God will ask him, 'What did you do with them?'
He will answer, 'I learned [religious] knowledge and taught it [to
others], and I recited the Quran purely for Your sake.' :->

If a couple have debts must zakat be paid for the gold the wife has?

Question:
If a couple have debtsmust zakat be paid for the gold the wife has?
Answer:
Wa alaik as salam
First of all, you need to understand that even as a couple living together, each spouse is obligated to perform his/her own duties. Debt's incurred by the husband will not be counted as the wife's debts and vice versa.
Secondly, in light of the above, if the debts have been incurred by the husband, he may deduct them from his annual zakah i.e. 2.5% of total zakatable wealth owned by the husband only and give the remainder if any.
The wife has to give zakahseparately. If she has incurred the debts, she may deduct them from the total zakah due on herwealth only. Otherwise she has to give full zakah on her assets including all gold and silver jewelry.
Both their wealth will not be considered as one unless it is jointly owned.
And only Allah Almighty knows best./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

43 workers dead after Sichuan mine blast

Death toll in Wednesday'scolliery blast in southwestChina's Sichuan Province has risen to 43 as rescuersare reaching out to the location of the last three trapped miners, said YangDongliang, head of the State Administration of Work Safety, on Saturday.

types of angels?

In almost all cultures, Angels have their place. What they do and how
they serve depends on what type they are. The word "angel" is from the
Greek word, angelos, meaning 'messenger'. There are actually nine
different types of angels. Serphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations,
principalities, virtues, powers, archangels and guardian angels. Some
only have the job of worshipping God, while others are messengers for
God. Yet others are our protectors and some do battle with devils.
The serphim is the highest of the nine types. They are the closest to
God. They circle God's throne with their love and devotion. They are
said to have six wigs, have a body of a horse and a face of a long
bearded man. They have never been seen by humans.
The second highest of angels, are the cherubim. They are said to
possess great knowledge and wisdom. Their duties to God include
keeping records and keeping an eye on things in heaven. Their vast
knowledge and wisdom is so great that if a human were to look upon
them, the human would go blind with their brilliance. They have
neverbeen seen by humans.
The third highest are thrones. They are the counselors and
companionangels. The thrones are also known as the "many-eyed ones."
The thrones have the job of carrying out divine judgments. They have
never been seen by humans.
Next in line are the dominions. The dominations have the virtues and
powers. Their job in heaven is to delegate jobs to the lower angels.
They take care of the smaller details in heaven and earth. For any
other jobs, the cherubim and thrones tell them what to do. They have
rarely been seen by humans.
Following the dominions are the virtues. They virtues preside over the
elements of the world. They watch over nature and have rarely been
seen by humans.
After the virtues are the powers. Their duties include stopping the
demons efforts for domination. They are also responsible for the
cosmic order and to watch over the human raced.
The principalities come next. These angels have the job of caretakers
of every nation all the way down to every home. Theywork with guardian
angelsand are assigned to people.
The archangels follow after the principalities. Their job is rule over
stellar orders.
Last are the guardian angles. They watch over allof us. Their job is
to guild and protect us.
Angels were created by God before humans as pure spirit; they are all
symbols of all that is good.They carry out our communications with
God.They are immortal. According to Scriptures, there is no indication
of exactly when angels were created, except they were created before
man. They areimmortal. In normal form they are pure energy or spirit.
But when need be, they assume human form.
We have celebrated angelsfor centuries in books, painting and
sculptures. Alldefine and describe angles as wearing white with huge
white feathered wings and sometimes witha beautiful halos around their
heads. Most of us even have figurines in our homes of angles, most as
symbols of protection.
Whether you believe in them or not, they have been mentioned
throughout the centuries and have a strong place in time.
< Are you Believe>

1a] He gave charity on the basis that by doing so all his sins would be forgiven

1a]
accordance with sharee'ah, and whatever there is of innovation in
itmay be forgiven on the basis that he tried to work out what was
correct or he was following someone and thus may be excused. The same
applies to whatever is mentioned of benefits of certain actions;
whatever benefit is gained may be because ofwhatever in his action was
in accordance with sharee'ah, such as fasting, dhikr, reading Qur'aan,
bowing, prostrating and good intentions in worshipping and obeying
Allah and calling upon Him. And whatever it included of things that
aredisliked in sharee'ah may be forgiven by Allah because he based his
action of what he thoughtwas best or he followed the example of
someone else. And this is applicableto everything that may bementioned
of the benefitsof some innovated actionsthat are disliked, but
nevertheless this possible benefit does not cancel out the fact that
it is disliked and forbidden, and one should do what is prescribed and
has no innovation in it.

And Allah knows best.

1] He gave charity on the basis that by doing so all his sins would be forgiven

1]
MY question is, if someone lies to you by saying all ur sins we be
removed and u will be like a new born baby if you give zakat every
month. and u ask them for daleel and them give usome made up
daleel(proof) and u do that act such as giving zakat every month. so
even if that wasn't true and the person lied to u but u searched the
the daleel and found it but actually the daleel wasn't true would all
ur sins still be erased?
Im asking this question because this problem happens to many people.
Praise be to Allaah.
With regard to the one who deliberately tells a lieabout Allah and His
Messenger, he is promisedthe punishment of Hellfire. It was narrated
that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger
of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever
tells a lie about me deliberately, let him take his place in Hell."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (110) and Muslim (2).
Some of those who tell lies about Islam think thatthey are doing
somethinggood if the lie is about virtues or encouraging people to do
good deeds or deterring them from doing bad deeds.
Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
When he forbade lying about him, the Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) did not differentiate between that which has to do
with rulings and that which does not have to do with rulings, such as
encouraging people to do good deeds, deterring them from doing bad
deeds, exhorting and so on. All lies about him are haraam and are
major sins and abhorrent actions, according to the consensus of those
Muslims whose opinions are qualified to be taken as part of consensus,
in contrast to the innovatorsof the Karaamiyyah groupwho falsely
claimed that it is permissible to fabricate hadeeths with regard to
encouraging people to do good deeds and deterring them from doing bad
deeds, and they were followed in that regard by many ignorant people
who claimed to be ascetics or who were classified as such by ignorant
people. Their opinions, actions and evidence are indicative of a great
deal of ignorance and negligence, and are the clearest proof that they
have no knowledge of any of the basic rulings of Islam. In their
views, they have combined many flaws that are suited to their foolish
minds and corrupt way of thinking. They have gone against the words of
Allah, may He be glorified and exalted (interpretation of the
meaning): "And follownot (O man, i.e., say not, or do not, or witness
not) that of which you have noknowledge. Verily, the hearing, and the
sight, and the heart of each of those ones will be questioned (by
Allaah)" [al-Isra' 17:36]. And they have gone against the clear
meaning of these mutawaatir hadeeths andwell known hadeeths which
regard false testimony as a very serious matter. And they have gone
against the consensus of the scholars and other definitive evidence
that proves that it is haraam to attribute words falsely to any
individual, so how about the one whose words are part of sharee'ah and
regarded as Wahy (Revelation)? If you look at their words, you will
find that they are telling lies about Allah, may He be exalted. Allah,
may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): "Nor does he
speak of (his own) desire. 4. It is only a Revelation revealed"
[al-Najm 53:3].
End quote from Sharh Muslim, 1/70, 71
What is based on an invalid foundation is invalid. Whoever does anyact
of worship thinking that he will have a specificreward, then finds out
that that is not so, will not have the reward that he thought he would
get, because the issue of reward rests with Allah and does not depend
on weak and fabricated hadeeths.
This does not mean that he is sinning, because of the hadeeth of Abu
Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of
Allah (blessings and peaceof Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever is
given a verdict that is not based on proper knowledge, his sins will
be on the one who gave him the verdict." Narrated by Abu Dawood (3657)
and Ibn Maajah (53); classed as hasan by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Jaami', 6069.
So this person who gave charity will have a rewardfor his charity, and
charityis one of the causes of forgiveness for sins. But asto whether
all sins will be forgiven because of charity, Allah knows best.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said, when discussing innovated acts of worship:
There is no doubt that theone who does them on the basis of his own
misinterpretation or because he is following (a shaykh or scholar)
will have one reward for his good intention and will be rewarded for
his deed inasmuch as it is in accordance with sharee'ah,
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gave zakaah when not entitled to it

My brother has a mental disability and some people gave us zakaah
forhim. Please note that my brother is not in need andhe has his own
income which reaches the nisaab, and zakaah is paid on it. What should
we do with this money that came to us? Do we have the right to dispose
of it and give itto someone who is entitled to it?.
Praise be to Allaah.
If your brother is independent of means or has someone who spends on
him, then he is not entitled to zakaah and it is not permissible for
you to accept any money that comes that you know is zakaah. You have
to tell the one who is giving zakaah that your brother is not entitled
to it, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
said concerning zakaah: "No one who is independent of means or who is
strongand able to earn a living should have any share in it." Narrated
by Abu Dawood, 1391 and al-Nasaa'i, 2551; classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani inSaheeh Sunan Abi Dawood.
And he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Charity is
not permissible for a rich person, or for one who is strong and
healthy." Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1329; al-Tirmidhi, 589; al-Nasaa'i,
2550; Ibn Maajah, 1829. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh
Sunan al-Nasaa'i.
Whatever you have of thismoney must be given back to the one who
gaveit, so that he can give it tosomeone who is entitled to it. But if
he delegates you to give it to people who are entitled to zakaah,
there is nothing wrong with that.
It says in Mataalib Ooli al-Nuha (2/259): If zakaahis given to someone
who is not entitled to it, because the giver was unaware of that, the
one who took it has to return it to him with any increase in it,
whether in weight or in the form of offspring [as in the case ofa
donated sheep, camel, etc], because it is in increase in the giver's
wealth.

And Allah knows best.

Ruling on paying zakaah in instalments because the cash is not available; does she haveto take a loan in order to pay zakaah?

I put my money in two Islamic bank portfolios.
The first is for construction of real estatein an Islamic Indian city.
The project was completed three years ago without receiving anymoney
and I cannot withdraw the money. Thesecond is also in real estate, but
every four months I receive a small amount of profits that I spend on
my needs. For the past three years I have been saving some ofmy
monthly maintenance (from my husband) and have been paying the zakaah
on my wealth which has reached the sum of ten thousand.
But this year I was not able to save because my husband was building a
private villa and because prices rose. Now Ramadanis approaching and I
feel very worried because I donot have enough money to pay zakaah,
especially since I do not like to pay zakaah from bank profits.
My question is: is it permissible for me to divide the ten thousand
(which is the amount of my zakaah) according to my ability or should I
takea loan and pay the zakaahin one go, then pay off the debt after
that?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Putting money in a shared bank portfolio to build real estate and then
trade in it or benefit from the dividends comes under the heading of
dealing in real estate shares.
The basic principle with regard to zakaah on shares is: if the company
[or bank] has not paid zakaah on its wealth for any reason, then what
theshareholders must do is pay zakaah on their shares. If the
shareholder is able to find out from the company accounts how much
zakaah is due on his own shares (that is if the company has paid
zakaah on its wealth in the manner indicated), then he should pay
zakaah on his shares in this manner, because that is the basic
principle with regard to paying zakaah on shares.
If the shareholder is not able to find out about that:
If he bought shares in the company with the aim of benefitting from
the annual dividend of the shares, not with the aim of trading in
them, then this shareholder does not have to pay zakaah on the shares
themselves; rather he must pay zakaah on the dividend, at the rate of
one quarter of one tenth after one full hijri year has passed since he
took possession of the dividend. He should also pay attention to the
conditions of zakaah being obligatory and make sure there are no
impediments.
If the shareholder bought the shares with the aim oftrading in them,
he should pay zakaah on them as trade goods. If zakaah becomes due on
them when they are still in his possession, he should pay zaakah on
the market value. If they haveno market value, he should pay zakaah on
their value as estimated by experts. He should pay one quarter of one
tenth, or 2.5%, of that value andof the profit if there is any.
End quote from Majallat Majma' al-Fiqh al-Islami (1/879)
Based on that:
If you bought this portfolio with the intention of benefitting from
the dividends, but you have not received anything, then you do nothave
to pay zakaah on it. If you have received a small amount of profit,
but you spent it before one full hijri year had passed, then you do
not have to pay zakaah on it either.
If you bought these shares with the intention of trading in them, then
you have to pay zakaah every year on the market value of the shares.
There is nothing wrong with you paying the obligatoryzakaah from any
money you have, from bank profits or otherwise, so long as it is
permissible according to sharee'ah.
Secondly:
If a person is obliged to pay zakaah but he does not have any cash, it
is permissible for him to delay paying zakaah until he has the cash,
or to pay in instalments whenever he is able to do so, and hedoes not
have to take out a loan.
Al-Mirdaawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in al-Insaaf (3/186):
If youare not able to pay it fromthe wealth itself because it is not
available or for some other reason, it is permissible to delay it
until you are able to do so. End quote.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If the land and
the like, such as the house and car and so on, are intended for trade,
then you have to pay zakaah every year based on their value at the end
of the zakaah year, and it is not permissible to delay that, except
for one who is unable to pay his zakaah because he has no other
wealth. In this case he may delay it until he sells it and pays the
zakaah forall years, each year according to its value at the end of
that zakaah year, whether the value was greater than the priceor less.
What I mean is: the price for which the land or car or house was
bought.

And Allah knows best.

best times for making dua

Question
Regarding best times to make Dua, I have read thefollowing hadith:
"Narrated Abu Omamah (radiAllahu anhu): that Allah's Messenger
(salAllahu alayhiwasalam)was asked, O Messenger of Allah, which
supplication is heard (by Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala), he said the end
of the night and at the end of the obligatory Salat (prayer)
[at-Tirmidhi] This time is after saying 'At-tahyat' , and before
making Tasleem (finishingprayer)"
I wanted to know how can we interprete that themeaning of end of
obligatory salat is after saying 'At-tahyat' , and before making
Tasleem (finishing prayer)? Why does it not mean after making Tasleem
(finishingprayer)?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu `alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The hadith in reference is:
وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قِيلَ
أَيُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَسْمَعُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَوْفُاللَّيْلِ الْأَخِيرِ وَدُبُرُ الصَّلَوَاتِ
الْمَكْتُوبَاتِ
Tuhfatul Ahwazi 2/169 [1]
The hadith states thatdua after farz salat is accepted.
The hadith is general.
It also refers to dua after making salam upon the completion of the salah.
In principle the salat terminates with Taslim (giving salam).
And Allah knows best.

Why are the names of the same prophets different inboth the Bible and Holy Qur'an?

Why the names of same prophets are different in both Bibleand Holy Quran?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah,the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The names of many Prophets (Anbiya) (Alayhim al-Salaam) have been
mentioned in the Bible as well as in the Holy Qur'an. Many Anbiyaa
(Alayhim al-Salaam) were of different cultural, social and linguistic
backgrounds. For example, Hadhrat Ismail (Alayhi al-Salaam) spoke the
Hebrew language.
Since the Qur'an is in Arabic language, the names of such Anbiyaa
(Alayhim al-Salaam) were Arabasized from Hebrew, etc. in order to
accommodate for the Arabic phonetic, linguistics, etc.
This does not mean that the actual name has changed. Rather, it is a
variant version of the name in another language.
For example:
1. Ismail (Alahi al-Salaam) was Ishmael (Hebrew: יִשְׁמָעֵאל , Modern
Yishma'el Tiberian Yišmā ʻ ēl ISO 259-3 Yišma ˁ el; Greek: Ισμαήλ
Ismaēl; Latin: Ismael; Arabic: إسماعيل ‎ ʾ Ismā ʿ īl) is a figure in
the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, and was Abraham's first son according
to Jews, Christians and Muslim s [1]
2. Ya'qub (Alayhi al-Salaam) was from the Latin Iacobus, which was
from the Greek Ιακωβος (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name
יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov). The English names Jacob and James derive from
thesame source, with James coming from Latin Iacomus, a later variant
of Iacobus. Unlike English, many languages do not have separate
spellings for the two names.
And Allah Ta'āla Knows Best/

Put the Glass Down

A professor began his classby holding up a glass with some water in
it. He held itup for all to see and asked the students, 'How much do
you think this glass weighs?'
'50 gms!'…. '100 gms!'……'125 gms' …… the studentsanswered.
'I really don't know unless I weigh it,' said the professor, 'but, my
question is: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few
minutes?'
'Nothing' the students said.
'Ok! What would happen ifI held it up like this for an hour?' the
professor asked.
'Your arm would begin to ache', said one of the students.
'You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?'
'Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress and
paralysisand have to go to hospital for sure!' ventured
anotherstudent; and all the students laughed.
'Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?'
asked the professor.
'No'
'Then what caused the armache and the muscle stress?' The students were puzzled.
'Put the glass down!' said one of the students.
'Exactly!' said the professor. 'Life's problems are something like
this. Hold it for a few minutes in your head and they seem okay. Think
of them for a long time and they begin to ache. Hold it evenlonger and
they begin to paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything'.
'It's important to think of the challenges (problems) in your life,
but EVEN MOREIMPORTANT is to have trustin Allah (swt) and to 'put them
down' at the end of every day before you go tosleep. That way, you are
not stressed, you wake up every day fresh and strongand can handle any
issue, any challenge that comes your way!'
So, as it becomes time for you to leave office today, Remember friend
to 'PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY' and have tranquility by putting trust in
Almighty Allah (swt).
Holy Quran: "He it is who sent down tranquility into the hearts of the
believers that they might have morefaith added to their faith". (48:4)
Tranquility is sign ofstrong faith while worries and stress is sign of
weak faith.
Tell to your mind every day before you go to sleep: "YAA AYYATUHAN
NAFSUL MUTMAINNAH, IRJI'II ILAA RABBIKI RADHIYATAN
MARDHIYYAH,FADKHULII FII IBAADII WADKHULII JANNATII". (Al-Fajr
89:27-30)
"O soul that is at rest satisfied. Return to your Lord well-pleased
(with Him), well-pleasing (Him). So, enter among My servants, and
enter into my Paradise".

Imam Muslim

His name was Abul-Hussain Muslim-bin-Habaj al Nishapuri. He was born
in a distinguished family of Arab Muslims in Khorasan which. was a
famous townof Russia. Imam Muslim was born in 817 A.D. corresponding
to the Islamic year 204 A.H. His forefathers occupied prominent
positions during the time of the fourCaliphs. He travelled to many
places with the object of learning Hadith, and after completing his
studies in the various centres of learning, he settled at Nishapur. He
spend the rest of his life teaching Hadith.
EDUCATION
Imam Muslim started his studies at the very early age of fourteen
years. In the year 218 A.H. the atmosphere in Nishapur, his
birthplace, was of a religious and knowledge type. Nishapur had great
personalities in this period such as lmaam Rahiwe andlmaam Zohri.
After travelling widely in search of Hadith, he settled in Nishapur as
mentioned above. Imam Muslim was much impressed by the vast knowledge
of Imaam Bukhari (R.A.), in the field of Hadith and the deep insight
he possessed on this subject. He therefore attached himself to
ImaamBukhari (R.A.) up to the end of his life. Imam Muslim was also an
admirer of another great teacher of Hadith, Muhammed bin Yahya al
Dhuli. He attended his lectures regularly. He visited Baghdad several
times and had the opportunity of delivering lessons there. His last
visit to Baghdad was two yearsbefore his death.
IMAM MUSLIM'S TEACHERS
Imam Muslim (R.A.) apart from attending the lessonsof Imaam Bukhari
regularly, also attended the lectures of lmaam Ahmad bin Hambal,
Abdullah al Qarri, Qutaiba bin Said, Abdullah bin Maslama and other
great Muhadith.
IMAM MUSLIM'S STUDENTS
Imam Muslim (R.A.'s) most noted students are Hatim Razi, Ahrnad bin
Salmah, Abu Isa Tinnizi, Abubaker bin Khuzaima and other great
scholars.
CHARACTER AND KNOWLEDGE
Imam Muslim R.A. adhered strictly to the path of righteousness. He was
in fact a great saint of a very high calibre. His excellent character
can be well judged from the simple fact that he never ever indulged in
backbiting, a very common human failing. He had a remarkable memory.
Ishaqbin Rahwi said of Imam Muslim; " I wonder what this person is
going to be?" This was said in his youth. Ishaq Kausar once addressed
lmam Muslim (R.A.) and said; "Your presence in the Muslim community
will always keep it in the good. " Abu Saimah who was a colleague of
lmam Muslim was so attached to him that while lmaam Sahib was busy
compiling the Sahih Muslim, he remainedin lmaam Sahib's companyfor
fifteen years. He never told a lie nor did he ever use vulgar words.
MASLAK
Sheikh Abdul Latief says Imaam Tirmidhi and ImamMuslim were followers
of the Shafee school of thought, although they were both Mujtahids.
Moulana Abdur-Rashid says that Imaam Muslim was a Maliki. The fact is
what was said by Sheikh Tahir Jazari that Imam Muslim is not a Maliki
nor aHanifi nor a Shafi, but his compilation of the sahih Muslim shows
that he was more inclined towards the Shafee school of thought.
SAHIH OF IMAM MUSLIM
Allamah Nabawi (R.A.) saysthat the Ummat have accepted the Bukhari
Shareef and Muslim Shareef as the Kitabs, which follow the Quraan, in
authenicity although the Bukhari is regarded as holding a higher
position than the Sahih Muslim for specific reasons, the sequence
applied in the Muslim is much better than that of Bukhari. It is known
as Al-Jamah as Sahih because it contains the eight different
subjectson Hadis.
AL-JAMAH AS SAHIH MUSLIM
Imam Bukhari (R.A.) concentrated his efforts oncompilation of
authentic hadith as well as deduction of Laws from Hadith. This is the
most difficult part to understandin the Bukhari. How he deduced Laws
from the Hadis, Imam Muslim concentrated his efforts only on
compilation of authentic Hadith.

Do women have to pronounce the adhaan andiqaamah?

Please can you tell me if it is obligatory for women tocall the
iqamaah before they pray alone or in congretion with other sisters.
Praise be to Allaah.
The Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas was asked: Is it prescribed
in sharee'ah that a woman should say the iqaamah when she is leading
other women in prayer?
They replied:
It is not prescribed for women to say the iqaamah for prayer, whether
they are praying individually or one womanleads the others in prayer,
just as it is not prescribed for them to say the adhaan.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 6/84
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him)was asked: Is it
permissible for a woman to do the adhaan and iqaamah for prayer or
not?
The shaykh replied:
It is not prescribed for women to pronounce the adhaan or iqaamah for
prayer, rather that is for men. Neither the adhaan nor the iqaamah is
prescribed for women, rather they should pray without the adhaan or
the iqaamah.

And Allaah knows best.

Think once

Friends, Health and Love These things don't come with PRICE TAGS But
When we lose then, we realize D COST
History never looks like history when you are living through it
Suffering cheerfully endured, ceases to be suffering and is transmuted
into an ineffable joy
Faith is to believe in what you do not yet see, the reward for faith
is to see what you believe
A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he
begins to blame somebody else and stops trying
Learn the habit of compromise, bcoz its better to bend a little, than
2break a loving relationship
I Know So Many People Hate Me Bcoz I M Not So Good. But Some People
Love Me Bcoz They Know, That I M Not Too Bad.

Kidney function

Most people have two kidneys and despite their relatively small size,
they receive approximately 20 per cent of the blood leaving the heart.
They're bean-shaped organs, the size of a fist, weighing about 150g.
They're located near the middle of the back, just below the rib cage,
one on each side of the spine. The right kidney sits just below the
diaphragm andbehind the liver; the left below the diaphragm behind the
spleen, and is slightly larger.
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What do your kidneys do?
Healthy kidneys clean your blood and make hormones that keep your
bones strong and your blood healthy.
Each kidney has a million tiny filters, called glomeruli. They filter
about 200 litres of blood per day, sifting out about two litres of
waste products (including excesssalt) and extra water.
The wastes and extra water that's left becomes urine, which flows to
the bladder through tubes called ureters. The bladderstores urine
until releasing it during urination, and the cleansed blood returns to
the heart and recirculates through the body.
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Fluid balance
By removing just the rightamount of excess fluid, healthy kidneys
maintain what is called the body's fluid balance, meaning the correct
amount of water stays in the body.
In women, fluid content stays at about 55 per centof total weight, in
men about 60 per cent. The kidneys maintain these proportions by
balancing the amount of fluid that leaves the body against the amount
entering.
Blood pressure is closely related to water balance; the more water
there is inthe body, the higher the blood pressure.
Fluid comes into our bodies from what we drink, and from high-liquid
foods such as soup. If we drink a lot, healthy kidneys remove the
excess fluid and we pass more urine. If we don't drink enough, or it's
a hot drink, the kidneys retain fluid and we don't pass much urine.
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Other functions of the kidney
Healthy kidneys also produce a range of hormones, including:
*. Erythropoeitin (EPO), which is carried in the blood to the bone
marrow where it stimulates the production of red blood cells. These
cells carry oxygen throughout the body.
*. Renin and angiotensin, that regulate how muchsalt and fluid the
body keeps, and how well theblood vessels can expand and contract.
This, in turn, helps control blood pressure (as well as the effects of
the kidney on fluid balance).
*. Clacitriol (Vitamin D) is activated by the kidneysand controls the
amountof phosphate and calcium in the bones and blood.
Many drugs are removed from the body through secretion by the kidney
into the urine. The kidney also breaks down certain proteins and
creates glucose when you are fasting.
When kidneys fail, harmful wastes build up in your body, your blood
pressure may rise, and your body may retain excess fluid; leading to
ankle swelling and shortness of breath (water in the lungs). Lack of
EPO causes tiredness due to anaemia and lack of active Vitamin D
causes bone pain, and occasionally fractures./

Dry udders of goat becomes full with milk by the touch of Rasulullah

During the Migration of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) to Medina, the Prophet (SAW) with his companions travelled until they reached to solitary tents belonging to a woman called Umm Ma'bad Al-Khuza'iyah. She was a gracious lady who sat at her tent-door with a mat spread out for any chance traveller that might pass by the way. Fatigued and thirsty, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and his companions wanted to refresh themselves with food andsome milk. The lady told them that the flock was out in the pasture and thegoat standing nearby wasalmost dry. It was a rainless year. The Prophet (Peace be upon him), withher permission, touched its udders, reciting over them the Name of Allah, and to their great joy, there flowed plenty of milk out of them. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) first offered that to the lady of the house, andhe shared what was left with the members of the party. Before he left, he milked the goat, filled the container and gave it to Umm Ma'bad. Later on, her husband arrived with slender goats hardly having any milk in their udders. He was astonished to see milk in the house. His wife told him that a blessed man passed by the way, and then she gavedetails about his physical appearance and manner of talk. Here Abu Ma'bad realized on the spot that the man was the one whom Quraish were searching for and asked her to give full descriptionof him. She gave a wonderful account of his physique and manners, towhich we will go in detail later in the process of talking about his attributes and merits.
Abu Ma'bad, after listening to his wife's account, expressed a sincere wish to accompany the Prophet (Peace be upon him) whenever that was possible, and reiterated his admiration in verses ofpoetry that echoed all over Makkah to such an extent that the people therein thought it was a jinn inculcating words in their ears. Asma', daughter of Abu Bakr, on hearing those lines, got toknow that the two companions were heading for Madinah . Theshort poem opened with thanks giving to Allah having given them (the Ma'bads) the chance to host the Prophet (Peace be upon him) for a while. It then gave an account ofthe bliss that would settlein the heart of the Prophet's companion whosoever he was; it closed with an invitation to all mankind to come and see by themselves Umm Ma'bad, her goat and the container of milk that would all testify to the truthfulness of the Prophet (Peace be upon him).
Source: Zadul-Ma'ad. This story was recorded by Al Hakim who rendered it authentic as did Adh Dhahabi./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

Musa's miracle repeats during the migration of the Holy Prophet

During the migration of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) to Medina, Quraish had declared that whoever would seize Muhammad (Peace be upon him) would receive a hundred camels as reward. This had spurred many persons to try their luck. Among those who were on the lookout for the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and his companion in order to win the reward was Suraqah, the son of Malik. He, on receiving information that a party of four, had been spotted on a certain route, decided to pursue it secretly so that he alone should be the winner of the reward. He mounted aswift horse and went in hot pursuit of them. On the way the horse stumbled and he fell on the ground. On drawing a lot so as to divine whether he should continue the chase or not,as the Arabs used to do in such circumstances, he found the omens unpropitious. But the lust for material wealth blinded him altogether and he resumed the chase. Once more he met with the same fate but paid no heed to it. Again he jumped onto the saddle and galloped at a break-neck speed till he came quite close to the Prophet (Peace be upon him). Abu Bakr's heart agitated and he kept looking back while the Prophet (Peace be upon him) remained steadfast and continued reciting verses of the Qur'an.
The repeated stumbling of Suraqah's horse and hisfalling off awakened him to the situation, and he realized that it was a constant warning of Allah for his evil design which he contemplated against the Prophet (Peace be upon him). He approachedthe travelling group with a penitent heart and begged of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) forgiveness in all humility.He addressed the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and his companion, saying:"Your people (the Quraishites) have promised a generous reward to anyone who captures you." He added that he offered them provision but they declined his offer. They only asked him to screen off their departure and blind the polytheists to their hiding place. Then the Prophet (Peace be upon him) forgave him and confirmed it with a token written by 'Amir binFuhairah on a piece of parchment. Suraqah hurried back to Makkah and tried to foil the attempts of those who were in pursuit of Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and his noble companions. The sworn enemy was converted into an honest believer./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en