Dought&clear, - Ruling on smoking various types of hasheesh (marijuana)

Is it harm to smoke weed (Marijuana) occasionally especially when stressed out?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Hasheesh of all types is haraam, whether it is marijuana or any other type.
Al-'Allaamah Ibn Hajar al-Haythami said inal-Fataawa
al-Fiqhiyyah(4/233), speaking of hasheeh:
The evidence for its being forbidden is the report narrated by Ahmad
in hisMusnadand by Abu Dawood in hisSunanwith a saheeh isnaad from Umm
Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade all kinds
of intoxicants and relaxants. The scholars said that relaxants are
things that cause drowsiness and languor in the limbs. This hadeeth
indicates that hasheesh in particular is haraam, because it
intoxicates and relaxes, which is why those who consume it sleep a
great deal. Al-Qaraafi and Ibn Taymiyah narrated that there is
scholarly consensus that it is haraam and said: The one who regards it
as permissible is a kaafir. He said: The only reason why the four
imams (may Allaah have mercy on them) did not speak of it is that it
was not known at their time, rather it only appeared at the end of the
sixth century AH and the beginning of the seventh century when the
Tatar state emerged. End quote.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said
inal-Fataawa al-Kubra(3/425): Consuming this hasheesh in solid form is
haraam, and it is one of the most evil of haraam plants, whether a
little of it is consumed or a lot. End quote.
Consuming intoxicants is haraam regardless of the way in which they
are consumed.
Al-'Allaamah Ibn Qaasim al-Shaafa'i said: What is meant by the drinker
is the consumer, whether it is drunk or consumed otherwise, whether
there is consensus on its being forbidden or there is a difference of
opinion concerning that, and whether it is solid or liquid, cooked or
raw. End quote.
Sharee'ah only forbids the consumption of drugs and intoxicants
because of the great harm that they cause to the mind, soul, family
and society. We have discussed some of these harmful effects in the
answer to question no. 66227.
As for stress and anxiety, you may rest assured that the remedy for
them is not to be found in smoking hasheesh or any other haraam thing.
Allaah has not put the remedy of this ummah in that which He has
forbidden to it. In Saheeh Muslim (3670) it says that asked the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) about alcohol and
he forbade him or told him not to make it. He said: "But I make it as
a remedy." He said: "It is not a remedy, it is a disease."
If you want to rid yourself of anxiety, then we advise you to do
several things, including the following:
1- Pray a great deal for forgiveness with proper presence of mind.
2- Do wudoo' and pray, for these are the greatest means of helping
oneself to be patient in dealing with hardship and dispelling worry.
3- Remember Allaah a great deal (dhikr), because this is a sure way
to attain peace of mind and tranquillity.
4- Send a great deal of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him). InSunan al-Tirmidhi(2381) it is
narrated that Ubayy (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: I said: O
Messenger of Allaah, I send a great deal of blessings upon you. How
much of my du'aa' should I make for you? He said: "Whatever you wish."
I said: One-quarter? He said: "Whatever you wish, but if you do more
it will be better for you." I said: One half? He said: "Whatever you
wish, but if you do more it will be better for you." I said:
Two-thirds? He said: "Whatever you wish, but if you do more it will be
better for you." I said: I will make all my du'aa' for you. He said:
"Then your worries will be taken care of and your sins will be
forgiven." Classed as hasan by al-Albaani inSaheeh Sunan al-Tirmidhi.
This is in addition to avoiding the causes of stress and anxiety as
much as possible. If the source of this anxiety and stress is worry
about the future, such as how you will learn a living and so on, then
you must think in positive terms of Allaah and sincerely put your
trust in Him. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And whosoever puts his trust in Allaah, then He will suffice him.
Verily, Allaah will accomplish his purpose. Indeed Allaah has set a
measure for all things"
[al-Talaaq 65:3]
May Allaah help us and you to do all good.
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Dought&clear, - Ruling on honour killings

I would like to know what the ruling on Honor killings would be and
how it should be punished acording to the Laws of the Shariat.
Praise be to Allaah.
Killing a Muslim unlawfully is a serious matter and a grave crime.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell to
abide therein; and the Wrath and the Curse of Allaah are upon him, and
a great punishment is prepared for him"
[al-Nisa' 4:93]
al-Bukhaari (6355) narrated from Ibn 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with
him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "The believer will continue to be encompassed by the
mercy of Allaah so long as he does not shed blood that it is forbidden
to shed."
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has explained
to us the reasons for which it becomes permissible to shed this blood.
He said: "It is not permissible to shed the blood of a Muslim who
bears witness that there is no god but Allaah and that I am the
Messenger of Allaah except in three cases: a life for a life (murder),
zina of one of who is previously-married (adultery), and the one who
changes his religion and forsakes the jamaa'ah." Narrated by
al-Bukhaari (6370) and Muslim (3175). From this it is clear that zina
on the part of one who is married is one of the reasons that make it
permissible to kill a person, but the zaani (adulterer) cannot be
killed unless two conditions are met:
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He should be previously-married. The scholars have explained what is
meant by previously-married in this case. Zakariya al-Ansaari (may
Allaah have mercy on him) said inAsna'l-Mataalib(4/128): The
previously-married person, whether male or female, is any adult of
sound mind who has previously had intercourse within a valid marriage.
End quote. Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said
inal-Sharh al-Zaad(6/120): There are five conditions for (being
described as) previously-married:
1- Intercourse
2- Within a valid marriage
3- Being an adult
4- Being of sound reason
5- Being free (i.e., not a slave).
End quote.
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The second condition is that it should be proven that the hadd
punishment is deserved, by the testimony of four male witnesses who
saw the private parts meet, or the person should freely admit to
having committed zina, without being forced to do so.
If it is proven that he deserves the hadd punishment, it is not
permissible for individuals to carry out this punishment themselves.
Rather the matter must be referred to the ruler or his deputy to prove
the crime and carry out the punishment, because if individuals carry
out hadd punishments, that will lead to a great deal of corruption and
evil.
Ibn Muflih al-Hanbali (may Allaah have mercy on him) said
inal-Furoo'(6/53): It is haraam for anyone to carry out a hadd
punishment except the ruler or his deputy. This is something on which
the fuqaha' of Islam are unanimously agreed, as was stated
inal-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah(5/280): The fuqaha' are unanimously agreed
that the one who should carry out hadd punishments is the ruler or his
deputy, whether the punishment is transgressing one of the limits of
Allaah, may He be exalted, such as zina, or a transgression against
another person, such as slander. End quote.
Concealing one who has committed this evil deed so that he may repent
and set his affairs straight before he dies is better than exposing
him, let alone killing him. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) turned away from Maa'iz (may Allaah be pleased with him)
after he admitted committing zina, and he ignored him until he had
repeated his confession several times, then he carried out the hadd
punishment on him.
Based on this, that which is called "honour killing" is a
transgression and wrongdoing, because it is killing one who does not
deserve to be killed, namely the virgin if she commits zina
(fornication), but the shar'i punishment in her case is flogging and
banishment for one year, not execution, because the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "(The punishment for zina) of a
virgin with a virgin person is one hundred lashes and exile for one
year." Narrated by Muslim. The one who kills her has killed a
believing soul whom Allaah has forbidden to be killed, and there is a
stern warning concerning that, as Allaah, may He be glorified and
exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god) along with Allaah, nor
kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor
commit illegal sexual intercourse ___ and whoever does this shall
receive the punishment.
69. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and
he will abide therein in disgrace"
[al-Furqaan 25:68-69]
Even if we assume that she deserves to be executed (if she was
previously-married and committed zina), no one should do that but the
ruler - as stated above. Moreover, in many cases killing is done on
the basis of accusations and speculation, without proving whether the
immoral action even took place.
And Allaah knows best.
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Dought&clear, - Is repentance accepted if the hadd punishment is not carried outon a person?

I have a question that is confusing me. If a married or unmarried
person commits the sin of immoral conduct, or major sins such as
stealing, backbiting, riba, etc, and persists in doing that for a long
time, then he comes to know Allaah and he repents sincerely to Allaah,
seeking the Face of Allaah, and he seeks the forgiveness of those
about whom he gossiped, and returns what he stole, and gives up riba
(usury) and all the sins that there are between him and Allaah such as
zina, drinking, failing to pray etc, but the hadd punishment is not
carried out on him, will Allaah accept his repentance and his worship,
no matter how great his sins were? Or is it possible that Allaah will
not accept his repentance and his worship will be rejected? Will
Allaah save him from the torment of the grave and from Hell? What
should he do in order to avoid punishment and so that Allaah will be
pleased with him?.
Praise be to Allaah.
You should note that it is not permissible for a Muslim to think of
the sins from which he has repented as being too great, for the mercy,
pardon and forgiveness of Allaah are greater than his sins.
If the sins had to do with other people, then it is obligatory to
restore people's rights to them. If the sin has to do with something
that is between a person and his Lord, then it is sufficient for him
to repent, seek forgiveness, regret what he did and resolve not to go
back to those sins. It is not a condition of repentance that the hadd
punishment be carried out on the repentant person. He should conceal
himself with the concealment of Allaah, Achieving sincere repentance
is better than confessing so that the hadd punishment may be carried
out.
This person has repented well and has given back to people what is
rightfully theirs, so he should not let the Shaytaan come and spoil
his repentance.
It should be noted that Allaah turns the bad deeds of the repentant
into good deeds. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god) along with Allaah, nor
kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor
commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this shall receive
the punishment.
69. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and
he will abide therein in disgrace;
70. Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and
do righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good
deeds, and Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
71. And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds; then verily,
he repents towards Allaah with true repentance"
[al-Furqaan 25:68-71]
The offenses which the sultan (Muslim ruler) hears of are the ones for
which the hudood punishments must be carried out. As for those of
which he does not hear, then it is better to repent from them and to
conceal oneself with the concealment of Allaah.
The scholars of the Standing Committee said:
If the shar'i ruler hears of offenses and they are proven by
sufficient evidence, then the hadd punishments must be carried out,
and it is not waived by repentance, according to scholarly consensus.
The Ghaamidi woman came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) asking him to carry out the hadd punishment on her after
she had repented, and he said concerning her: "She has repented in a
manner that if the people of Madeenah were to repent in this way, it
would be sufficient for them." But despite that he carried out the
shar'i hadd punishment on her. But no one has the right to do that but
the sultaan.
But if news of that offence does not reach the sultaan, then the
Muslim should conceal himself with the concealment of Allaah and
repent sincerely to Allaah, so that Allaah may accept his repentance.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 22/15
And they said - responding to one who wanted to carry out the hadd
punishment and who was not sure that repentance from zina would be
accepted -
If a person repents to his Lord sincerely, then Allaah has promised
that He will accept his repentance, and will compensate him with
reward. This is by His kindness and generosity. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god) along with Allaah, nor
kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor
commit illegal sexual intercourseand whoever does this shall receive
the punishment.
69. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and
he will abide therein in disgrace;
70. Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and
do righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good
deeds, and Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
[al-Furqaan 25:68-70]
The conditions of repentance include: giving up the sin, regretting
what one has done and resolving not to go back to it. If the matter
involves the rights of other people, then one must also ask them for
forgiveness.
It was narrated from 'Ubaadah ibn al-Saamit (may Allaah be pleased
with him) that when the women gave their oath of allegiance (bay'ah)
to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), he said:
"Whoever among you is faithful (to this oath), his reward will be with
Allaah. Whoever does any of these things (wrong actions) and is
punished for it, that will be an expiation for him. Whoever does any
of these things and Allaah conceals him, then it is up to Allaah: if
He wills He will punish him and if He wills He will forgive him."
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) encouraged
sincere repentance. In the story of Maa'iz he said: "Why did you not
leave him alone, perhaps he would have repented and Allaah would have
accepted his repentance." Maalik narrated inal-Muwatta'from Zayd ibn
Aslam that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "O people, the time has come for you stop
transgressing the sacred limits set by Allaah. Whoever commits any of
these evil actions, let him conceal himself with the concealment of
Allaah, for whoever discloses his actions, then we have to carry out
the hadd punishment (that is prescribed in) the Book of Allaah."
So you have to repent sincerely, offer prayers regularly in
congregation and do a great deal of good deeds.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 22/44,45
And Allaah knows best.

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For children, - Story of Honesty

An Arab while crossing a desert came across a huge rock half buried in
the sand. Written on the boulder was: "TURN ME OVER AND YOU WILL
BENEFIT FROM IT"
The Arab felt assuming there was a great treasure hidden underneath it
worked mightily to turn it over. He succeeded after several hours. But
there was no treasure there, only an inscription on the underside of
the rock: "GREED IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL REMEMBER THIS AND YOU WILL BE
A BETTER MAN."
Haven't you collected free pens, note books at conferences? Watch
people picking up candies, freshening tissues, napkins in the flights
simply to go home and throw them. People go on collecting things out
of greed and fear.
"Greed is a projection of fear. It is because of fear that man becomes
greedy. He is so much afraid, that he wants to accumulate for the
future. He is so afraid, that he sacrifices his today for tomorrow and
the tomorrow never comes. The greedy man never becomes rich.
He may have the whole world at his disposal, but he remains poor. He
cannot enjoy it, his greed won't allow that. He remains miserly. He
always remains in such fear of the future that he cannot part with his
money. He accumulates, accumulates, wastes his whole life and one day
dies.
He was a poor man his whole life - empty- handed he had come,
empty-handed he has gone, and his whole life went down the drain with
no significance."

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