Dought & clear, - Belief of the Salaf Concerning the Quran.

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We would like to know what the Salaf (righteous predecessors) believed concerning the Holy Quran.
Praise be to Allah.
The belief of the Salaf concerning the Quran is like their belief in all the names and attributes of Allah, which is a belief that is based on what is indicated by the Book of Allah and the sunnah (teachings) of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). We all know that Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, has described the Quran as being His Word and that it was sent down from Him. Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And if anyone of the Mushrikoon (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) seeks your protection then grant him protection, so that he may hear the Word of Allah (the Quran), and then escort him to where he can be secure.” [9:6].
Undoubtedly what is meant by the Word of Allah here is the Noble Quran.
And He, may He be exalted, says:
“Verily, this Quran narrates to the Children of Israel most of that about which they differ.” [27:76].
So the Quran is the Word of Allah in both wording and meaning. Allah spoke it in a real sense and gave it to Jibril (peace be upon him) the trustworthy, then Jibril brought it down to the heart of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so that he might be one of the warners, in a plain Arabic tongue.
The Salaf believe that the Quran was revealed; Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, revealed it to Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) piecemeal, i.e., bit by bit, over twenty-three years, in accordance with the wisdom of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted.
Moreover, some of the revelation was revealed for a specific reason for which it was sent down, and some of it was revealed without a specific reason. And some of it was revealed to tell of something that happened to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his companions. Some of it was revealed concerning shar‘i (legal) rulings, according to what the scholars have said concerning this matter.
Then the Salaf say that the Quran is from Allah in the first place and it will return (to Him) at the end of time. This is the view of the Salaf concerning the Noble Quran.
It is clear to us that Allah has described the Noble Quran in superlative terms. He has described it as wise (hakeem), noble (kareem), great (‘azeem), and glorious (majeed). These qualities, in terms of which Allah has described His Book, may be attainable by one who adheres to this Book and acts upon it both inwardly and outwardly. Allah will give him some share of glory, greatness, wisdom, honour and authority that is not given to the one who does not adhere to the Book of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. Hence I call all Muslims, rulers and ruled, scholars and ordinary folk, to adhere to the Book of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, both inwardly and outwardly, so that they may attain honour, happiness and glory, and prevail in the east and in the west. End quote. Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him). Fatawa Kibar ‘Ulama al-Ummah .
Fataawa Kibaar ‘Ulama’ al-Ummah, p. 45

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Dought & clear, - The Scriptures of Ibrahim(Peace be Upon Him).

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What are the Scriptures of Ibrahim (peace be upon him)?
Praise be to Allah.
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) are the Scriptures that Allah revealed to His Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him); according to the scholars, most of what they contain were exhortations, wisdom and lessons.
Our Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, has mentioned them in the Quran in a number of places, some of which refer to them in general terms and some in more specific terms.
As for the general terms, it is where Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Say (O Muslims): We believe in Allah and that which has been sent down to us and that which has been sent down to Ibrahim, Isma’il, Ishaq, Y’aqub, and to Al-Asbat [the offspring of the twelve sons of Y’aqub], and that which has been given to Musa and ‘Isa, and that which has been given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we have submitted (in Islam).” [2:136]
“Say (O Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)): We believe in Allah and in what has been sent down to us, and what was sent down to Ibrahim, Isma’il, Ishaq, Y’aqub and Al-Asbat [the offspring of the twelve sons of Y’aqub] and what was given to Musa, ‘Isa and the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between one another among them and to Him (Allah) we have submitted (in Islam).” [3:84].
As for the place where they are mentioned clearly and specifically, it is in Surat al-Najm, where Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Did you (O Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)) observe him who turned away (from Islam)?
Or is he not informed with what is in the Pages (Scripture) of Musa,
And of Ibrahim who fulfilled (or conveyed) all that (Allah ordered him to do or convey):
That no burdened person (with sins) shall bear the burden (sins) of another.
And that man can have nothing but what he does (good or bad).
Then he will be recompensed with a full and the best recompense.” [53: 33 – 41]
And in Surat al-A’ala, where Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and nawafil(voluntary prayers)).
The Scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa (peace be upon them).” [87:14-19].
What is meant by Scriptures here are the books of Ibrahim and Musa. End quote. Jam’i al-Bayan.
Al-‘Allamah al-Ameen al-Shanqeeti (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
“… and what was sent down to Ibrahim”: it is not explained here what this was that was sent down to Ibrahim, but it is explained in Surat al-A’ala that it was Scriptures, and that among what it said in those Scriptures was: “Nay, you prefer the life of this world, although the Hereafter is better and more lasting” and that is in the verse where Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
The Scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa (peace be upon them).” [87:14-19]. Adwa al-Bayaan.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has told us about the history of its revelation, as it was narrated from Wathilah ibn al-Asq’a that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The Scriptures of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) were revealed on the first night of Ramadan, the Torah was revealed on the sixth of Ramadan, the Gospel was revealed on the 13th of Ramadan, and the Quran was revealed on the 24th of Ramadan[Ahmad].
In some weak hadeeths (narrations) and in some reports from the Tabi’in (successors) there are quotations from the Scriptures of Ibrahim, and it is most likely that they were narrated from the books of the children of Israel which, even if they are sound, indicates that the main subject matter of the Scriptures of Ibrahim is wisdom and exhortation.
It is written in the Scriptures of Ibrahim (peace be upon him):
“O world (dunya), how insignificant you are to the righteous to whom you adorn yourself. I created in their hearts hatred towards you and dislike for you. There is nothing in creation that is more insignificant to Me than you. Everything about you is insignificant; you are bound to perish; I decreed the day I created creation that you would not last for anyone, and no one would last for you, and even if the one who loves you tried to hold on to you, glad tidings to the righteous who showed Me what they have of contentment in their hearts and they showed Me what they have of sincerity and righteousness. Glad tidings to them: I have no reward for them when they come to me out of their graves except light running ahead of them, and the angels surrounding them, until I grant them what they hope for of My mercy. Al-Zuhd, by Ibn Abi’l-Dunya.
It says in al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah: with regard to the Scriptures of Ibrahim and Dawud, they were exhortations and proverbs, with no rulings in them, so they are not included among the books which contain rulings. End quote.
The Scriptures of Ibrahim are Scriptures which Allah revealed to Ibrahim, in which there are exhortations and rulings. End quote. Liqa’at al-Bab il-Maftuhah.

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Dought & clear, - Learning English by Studying the Bible.

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I am a student studying in a foreign country. In this country they offer some services to the families of students, such as English classes. My wife attends these classes in order to learn English and the book that is being used for these classes is the Bible. My question is: what is the ruling on studying the Bible with the aim of learning English?
Praise be to Allah.
There is nothing wrong with the Muslim learning foreign languages. Indeed, that may be required and rewarded, if one learns their language in order to call them to Islam and strives to guide them to the truth from which they have gone astray, or if one intends to benefit from the knowledge that they have that the Muslims do not have, so that he will be able to benefit the Muslim by means of this knowledge.
But we think that the way that you have mentioned is not permissible, and we think that these people are deceiving the Muslims in order to divert them from their religion. This class is not a language learning class; rather it is a class in Christianity.
We Muslims believe that the Bible has been distorted and tampered with by Christian scholars, and it now contains falsehoods and myths that no one with a sound mind can believe.
Reading these distorted books is not permissible, except for one who has enough Islamic knowledge to be able to distinguish between truth and falsehood in them, and who reads them with the aim of refuting their followers and convincing them that what is in these books is falsehood.
Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) got angry when he saw a book in the hand of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that he had taken from some of the People of the Book. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Are you in doubt of it, O son of al-Khattab? By the One in Whose hand is my soul, I have brought to you that which is white and pure, and by the One in Whose hand is my soul, if Musa ((peace be upon him) were alive, he could do nothing but follow me.” [Imam Ahmad].
Allah has told us that these people are plotting and that they will do all that they can to take the Muslims away from their religion. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And they will never cease fighting you until they turn you back from your religion (Islamic Monotheism) if they can.” [2:217]
Allah tells us that they will never stop fighting the believers, and that their aim is not to steal their wealth or kill them; rather their aim is to turn them back from their religion so that they will become disbelievers after having believed, and so that they will be doomed to Hell. So they are doing all that they can to achieve this and striving as hard as they can, but Allah will not allow except that His Light should be perfected even though the Kafirun (disbelievers) hate (it) [9:32].
This description is general and applies to all the disbelievers. They will not cease to fight others until they turn them back from their religion, especially the People of the Book, the Jews and Christians, who set up organizations and send missionaries and doctors, and build schools in order to attract people to their religion and to introduce to them whatever they can of specious arguments which will make them doubt their religion.
But hope comes from Allah Who has blessed the believers with Islam and has chosen for them His true religion, and has perfected His religion for them, and has completed His blessings upon them, and has thwarted everyone who wants to extinguish His light, caused their plans to fail, supported His religion and made His word supreme.
This verse speaks the truth about these disbelievers as it speaks the truth about those who came before them (interpretation of the meaning): “Verily, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend it; but in the end it will become an anguish for them. Then they will be overcome. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto Hell.” [8:36] End quote. Tafsir al-S’adi.
What you have to do is prevent your wife from going to these people and not go along with them and their evil plots. It is essential to warn every Muslim man and woman who may be deceived by such people, and expose their plots and schemes.
It is possible to learn English by many easy ways that do not involve any problems, missing of issues or misguidance.
We ask Allah to thwart the plot of these people and to give the Muslims insight into their plots .

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