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Q: I have heard of a spray that is called "Miracle Magnesium" which I believe is very effective with all sorts of pain in joints etc. This is extracted from the dead sea. Will this be permissable to use? What is the Islamic ruling on using products from the dead sea? A: It is reported in the Hadith that when Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) passed by the land of Thamood where upon Azaab had fallen, Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) asked the Sahaabah to hasten and pass through that area covering their faces in the state of fear lest they may become victims of the punishment that was inflicted on the Thamood. Furthermore it is mentioned that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) did not allow them to use the water of that place nor make wudhu from it and those who had prepared the food with that water, Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) asked them not to consume it. From this Hadith we understand that the place upon which azaab had fallen, one should not unnecessarily go to such places nor benefit from the things found there. Based on this Hadith we understand that it is not advisable for one to use such creams, sprays, etc which contain the dead sea extracts. And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best. وعن ابن عمر أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لما مر بالحجر قال: «لا تدخلوا مساكن الذين ظلموا أنفسهم إلا أن تكونوا باكين أن يصيبكم ما أصابهم» ثم قنع رأسه وأسرع السير حتى اجتاز الوادي. متفق عليه (مشكاة #5125) عن عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لا تدخلوا على هؤلاء المعذبين إلا أن تكونوا باكين فإن لم تكونوا باكين فلا تدخلوا عليهم لا يصيبكم ما أصابهم (بخاري #433) عن إبراهيم بن سعد بن أبي وقاص عن أبيه قال نزل رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم بالحجر واستسقى الناس من بئرها ثم راح منها فلما استقل أمر الناس أن لا يشربوا من مائها ولا يتوضئوا منها وما كان من عجين عجن من مائها أن يعلف ففعل الناس لا يروى عن سعد إلا بهذا الإسناد تفرد به بن بنت شرحبيل (المعجم الأوسط #3404) وعن أبي الشموس البلوي «أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - نهى أصحابه يوم الحجر عن بئرهم، فألقى ذو العجين عجينه، وذو الحيس حيسه. رواه الطبراني، وفيه يعقوب بن حميد، وهو ضعيف ووثقه ابن حبان وقال: يخطئ في الشيء بعد الشيء. (مجمع الزوائد #10320) وعن سعد بن أبي وقاص قال: «نزل رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - بالحجر، واستقى الناس من بئرهم، ثم راح منها فلما استقر أمر الناس أن لا يشربوا من مائها، ولا يتوضئوا منها، وما كان من عجين عجن من مائها أن يعلف، ففعل الناس رواه الطبراني في الأوسط، وفيه عبد الرحمن بن بشير الدمشقي ضعفه أبو حاتم. (مجمع الزوائد #10321) وعن أبي ذر «أنهم كانوا مع رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - في غزوة تبوك فأتوا على واد، فقال لهم النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم -: " إنكم بواد ملعون ; فأسرعوا ". فركب فرسه فدفع ودفع الناس، ثم قال: " من اعتجن عجينه، أو من كان طبخ قدرا فليكبها ". ثم سرنا ثم قال: " يا أيها الناس، إنه ليس اليوم نفس منفوسة يأتي عليها مائة سنة فيعبأ الله بها» ". رواه البزار، وفيه عبد الله بن قدامة بن صخر ولم أعرفه، وبقية رجاله وثقوا. (مجمع الزوائد 10323) Answered by: Mufti Zakaria Makada Checked & Approved: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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Shaikh Sa’di (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) writes: “Once, a thief silently sneaked into the house of a saint. The saint was asleep and was not aware of the thief’s entry. The thief began to search everywhere to see if he could find something valuable. However, after searching the entire dwelling, he realized that there was nothing available for him to steal, as the saint did not possess anything of the world. The only thing he saw was the saint sleeping with the blanket on his body covering him. Being overcome by a state of despondency and having lost all hope of acquiring anything, he eventually decided to leave. At that time, the saint’s eyes opened and he became aware of the intruder in his home. He thought to himself that how can I allow this person to leave empty handed, whereas he came in my home with the hope of receiving something. Hence, he placed the blanket he was using in the pathway of the thief with the intention that he takes the blanket and does not feel despondent by leaving empty handed. As the thief passed by the saint, thinking him to be asleep, he picked up the blanket and left. ” Shaikh Sa’di (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) thereafter comments: “I have heard that the friends of Allah Ta’ala do not cause any harm to anyone, let alone their friends, they even refrain from hurting their enemies, O listener, how will you ever reach the ranks of the pious and friends of Allah Ta’ala, whereas you constantly engage in disputes and quarrels with your own friends.” (Jawaahir Paare) Ihyaaud Deen

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7. Belief in the Life After Death 1. After the day of Qiyamat when everything will be destroyed, Hazrat ISRAFEEL (Alayhis salaam) will be ordered to blow the trumpet (soor) for the second time. 2. Once again every person that lived on this earth from the time of Hazrat AADAM (Alayhis Salaam) up to the final day would be given new life. 3. They will all gather before Allah Ta'ala for judgment in the MAIDAAN-E-HASHR (Field of Resurrection). 4. They would have to give an account of their deeds. 5. The day on which this will be done is called :- YAUM-UL-HASHR : Day of Resurrection YAUM-UL-JAZA and YAUMU DEEN : Day of Judgment YAUM-UL-HISAAB : Day of Reckoning (Account). 6. The good would be blessed and rewarded with JANNAT (PARADISE) 7. The evil ones would be punished in JAHANNAM (Hell) 8. Besides the Kufaar and Mushrikeen Allah Ta'aala will forgive whomsoever He wishes. KUFFAAR- Plural of KAAFIR meaning one who disbelieves in Allah. MUSHRIKEEN- Plural of MUSHRIK meaning one who associates with Allah Ta'aala any partner in His being or attributes.

6. Belief in Fate -Taqdeer 1. Allah has the knowledge of everything before its creation. 2. Allah has given human beings the willpower and the ability of doing good or bad. 3. Allah's knowledge of what good or bad one would do even before one is created is called TAQDEER or FATE. 4. All favours are by Allah's will alone and no misfortune can happen except by the will of Allah. 5. Therefore we should not despair over any misfortune or boast over any favour. This teaches us that we should he thankful to Allah for His favours and patient over any misfortune.

5. Belief in the Last Day (Qiyamat) 1. This world will one day come to an end. 2. Besides Allah Ta'ala no one knows the exact day of Qiyamat. Only this much is known that Hazrat ISRAFEEL (Alayhis Salaam), the Angel, will be ordered to blow the soor (trumpet). 3. The sound will cause every living person or creature to die. 4. The earth will be shaken up. The mountain will become like flakes of cotton wool the sun and the moon will crash. The stars will lose their shine and the whole universe will be destroyed. 5. The approach of Qiyamat will be known by its signs shown to us by our Prophet MUHAMMAD sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam 6. Some of these signs are as follows:- (a) People will disobey their parents and disrespect respect them. (b) Breach of trust. © Singing, music and dancing will become common. (d) Illiterate people will become leaders. (e) People will speak ill of their ancestors and the previous pious people. (f) People of low means will begin to boast of high buildings. (g) Unworthy people will be given high posts.

4. Belief in the Messengers Of Allah 1. Allah sent many messengers to this world from time to time to guide mankind. 2. These messengers were known as RASOOLS and NABIS. 3. The FIRST of these messengers was HAZRAT AADAM (Alayhis-Salaam) (Peace be upon him) whilst the LAST was HAZRAT MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam. 4. We do not know the names of all the NABIS that came into the world. 5. There were about 124 000 Nabis. 6. All the NABIS and RASOOLS were human beings whom Allah chose to convey his message to the people. 7. They always spoke the truth, committed no sins and conveyed the message without adding or leaving out anything. 8. They performed miracles with the help of Allah Ta'ala. 9. All the RASOOLS were NABIS but not all NABIS were RASOOLS. 10. A RASOOL is a Prophet who received a new SHARIAT (Divine Law) and Book from Allah. A NABI follows the SHARIAT of a RASOOL or a Prophet before him. 11. No person can become a NABI or a RASOOL by his own effort. 12. No more Prophets will come after our NABI MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA . He was the final Prophet of Allah. 13. In the HOLY QURAN Allah Ta'ala mentioned our NABI MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA as KHAATAMUN NABIYEEN which means that he is the LAST of all the NABIS. 14. The name of some other NABIS and RASOOLS mentioned in the QURAAN are Hazrat EBRAHIM, ISMAIL, YAHYA, ZAKARIA, YUNUS, IDRIS, YACOOB and SULEMAN (Alay-Himus-Salaam). 15. Our NABI MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA was of the highest position amongst all the Prophets. 16. All the Prophets of Allah preached the oneness of Allah Ta'ala.

3. Belief in the Books Of Allah 1. Allah has revealed His Books to various Prophets for the guidance of their nations. 2. The big Books are called KITAABS whilst the small ones are called SAHIFAS. 3. The four main Books that were revealed are the: 1. TOURAAT 2. ZABOOR 3. INJEEL 4. HOLY QURAN. 4. The TOURAAT (OLD TESTAMENT) was given to Hazrat MOOSAA (Alayhis-Salaam). 5. The ZABOOR (PSALMS) were given to Hazrat DAWOOD (Alayhis-Salaam). 6. The INJEEL (NEW TESTAMENT) was given to Hazrat 'ISAA (Alayhis-Salaam). 7. The HOLY QUR'AN, the final Book of Allah was revealed to MUHAMMAD sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam. 8. Besides these there were many more smaller Kitaabs revealed, e.g. 10 Sahifas were revealed to Hazrat ADAM (Alayhis-Salaam ). 50 Sahifas were revealed to Hazrat SHIES (Alayhis-Salaam). 30 Sahifas were revealed to Hazrat IRIS (Alayhis-Salaam). Between 10 and 30 Sahifas were revealed to Hazrat IBRAHAM (Alayhis-Salaam) (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon all of them). 9. All the other Books besides the HOLY QUR'AN were revealed at once. 10. The HOLY QUR'AN was revealed over a period of 23 years. 11. All the other Books are no more in their original form. Changes, alterations and additions have been made to them. 12. The HOLY QUR'AN has been memorized by thousands from the beginning of ISLAM right to the present day. 13. Allah has promised to safeguard the text of the HOLY QURAN, which is miraculous. 14. The HOLY QUR'AN was the final book of Allah. It is still pure, clear and free from any change or alteration.

2. Belief in the Angels Do Muslims belive in Angels? Muslims believe that Allah Ta'ala created Angels. So the answer is: yes, Muslims do belive in angels. When Were Angels Created and Out of What? Angels were craeted long before man. Muslims belive that Allah (God), created Angels out of light. What do Angels Do? Angels carry out the tasks ordered by God. Since Angels do NOT have Free Will, unlike humans, they do only that which God has ordered them to. hence, they belive in God and only do good. They never go agains the commands of Allah and when ordered to do something, do it. Are Angels Higher in Rank Than Man? Many people think that Angels are higher than man becasue they never disobey Allah Ta'ala. The thing is, when there is a sinning slave who does not repent, then of course the angel will be of higher rank. However, that slave who worships Allah and carries out the orders of Allah may attain a higher rank than the Angels by his good deeds. Why? Because man has free will, hence he can do good and bad BUT if he controls himself and stays away from bad then this takes him a level higher, as he has controlled himself. How Many Angles Are There? We do not know the amount of angels Allah created, but one thing we do know is that there are a huge amount of angels. Well Known Angels 1)Jibra'eel 2)Mikaeel 3)Israfeel 4)Izraeel

1. Belief in Allah Belief in Allah is not confined to belief in the mere existence of a Creator. This belief necessitates the affirmation of Allah with all His Attributes in the way in which these are expounded in the Qur'aan and Hadith. 1. Allah is ONE. 2. He alone is worthy of worship and none besides Him is worthy of worship. 3. He has no PARTNER. 4. Nothing is hidden from Him, He even knows the thoughts that go into a person's mind. 5. He is the most POWERFUL. 6. He has created the earth, the skies, the sun, the moon, the stars, the angel, human beings and the whole universe. 7. He gives life and death. 8. He gives sustenance to all creation. 9. He does not eat, drink or sleep. 10. He is forever and will be forever. 11. He was not created by anyone. 12. He does not have any parents, wife or children. 13. He does not depend on anybody. All depend on Him. 14. Nobody resembles Allah, and He resembles none. 15. He is pure from all faults. 16. He does not have eyes, nose or a body like that of human beings. 17. We should therefore PRAY to HIM for all our requirements.

There are seven basic beliefs in Islam. Belief in: 1. Allah 2. Angels of Allah (Mala’ikah) 3. Books of Allah (Kutubullah) 4. Messengers of Allah (Rusulullah) 5. The Day of Judgement (Yawmuddin) 6. Pre-destination or Supremacy of Divine Will (Al-Qadr) 7. Life after death (Akhirah) These beliefs have been declared in Al-Imanul Mufassal (the statement of faith), which is as follows: "Amantu Billahi, wa Mala’ikatihi, wa Kutubihi, wa Rusulihi, wal Yawmil Akhiri, wal Qadri Khairihi wa Sharrihi Minal Lahi Ta’ala, wal Ba’thi Ba’dal Mawt." Meaning: "I believe in Allah, in His angels, in His books, in His messengers, in the Last Day (Day of Judgement) and in the fact that everything good or bad is decided by Allah, the Almighty, and in the Life after Death."

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Equality Among Wives (From Beheshti Zewar) 1. If a person has more than one wife it is wâjib upon him to treat each one equally. Whatever he gives to one wife, the other wife also has the right to claim something equal to that in value. This rule of equality applies to all types of wives, i.e. whether both were virgins at the time of marriage, both were previously married or one was a virgin at the time of marriage while the other had been previously married. If he spends one night with one wife, he will have to spend one night with the other wife as well. If he spends two or three nights with one wife, he will have to do the same with the other wife as well. Whatever wealth, jewellery, clothes, etc. he gives to one wife, the other wife also has the right to claim something equal to that in value. 2. If a person marries a second woman, the rights of this new wife and the rights of the old wife are the same. There is no difference in rights between the two. 3. Equality is based on spending the night and it is not necessary to spend an equal time with them during the day. If a person spends more time with one wife during the day and less time with the other, there is no harm in this. However, it is wâjib to spend an equal time with them at night. If a person goes to one wife immediately after maghrib, and the following day he goes to the other wife after ‘ishâ, he will be sinning. However, if a person’s occupation is such that he works at night and remains at home during the day; for him, the basis of equality will be the day. For example, a night watchman or guard will have to base his equality with his wives according to the day and not the night. 4. There is no equality in engaging in sexual intercourse in the sense that if a person engages in sexual intercourse with one wife, it is not necessary for him to engage in sexual intercourse with the other wife as well. 5. The man has to maintain equality in allocating nights to his wives irrespective of whether he is ill or not. 6. There is no sin in loving one wife more than the other because these matters are connected to the heart and one does not have any control over one’s heart. 7. Equality is not wâjib when embarking on a journey. The husband can take whichever wife he wishes. However, it is preferable to cast a lot and to take the wife in whose favour the lot was drawn. In this way there will be no unhappiness or disgruntlement.

When choosing a carrier or doing any action we should ask ourselves why we have chosen what we have chosen. What is our intention? Is it because everyone is doing it and we simply jump on the bandwagon? "Which bandwagon are you jumping on? Are you jumping on Nooh's Safina or the Titanic?" Shaykh Hasan Ali *safina is a ship therefore it means Prophet Nooh AS's ship which was saved or the Titanic which sank

One should recite the following Duaa in the evening: أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ We and the entire creation of Allah Ta’ala spend the evening for Allah Ta’ala. And all praises be to Allah Ta’ala. There is no deity besides Allah Ta’ala alone, who has no partner. To Him belongs the entire universe, and for Him is all praise and He has power over everything. O my Rabb, I ask you for the good of this night and the good of what is after it, and I seek Your protection from the evil of this night and the evil of what is after it. O my Rabb, I seek Your protection from laziness and the difficulty of old age. O my Rabb, I seek Your protection from the punishment of Jahannum and from the punishment in the grave. عن عبد الله رضي الله عنه قال كان نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أمسى قال أمسينا وأمسى الملك لله والحمد لله لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له قال أراه قال فيهن له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير رب أسألك خير ما في هذه الليلة وخير ما بعدها وأعوذ بك من شر ما في هذه الليلة وشر ما بعدها رب أعوذ بك من الكسل وسوء الكبر رب أعوذ بك من عذاب في النار وعذاب في القبر وإذا أصبح قال ذلك أيضا أصبحنا وأصبح الملك لله (مسلم رقم 2723) Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) would recite the following Duaa at the time of dusk: أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ And he would recite the same Duaa at dawn, except that he would read the words اَصبَحْنَا وَ اَصْبَحَ الملكُ للهِ instead of أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ

We Can Earn Over a BILLION Rewards in Just a Few Seconds! Narrated ‘Ubaadah that the Messenger of Allah said, “Whoever seeks forgiveness for the believing men and believing women, Allah will write for him a good deed for each believing man and believing woman.” (Tabarrani) Islaaminfo

lol...she is not going to tell us Maryam. Hmmmm maybe we should bribe her with something

Wa'alaykumus salaam! Aishazaynap...where do you find so many messages? EDIT: split from the Islamic Picture Messages

no probs...please ask if you need further clarification here on anywhere else. InshaAllah If I can help I will...if not we can get advise from scholars inshaAllah : )

I think what the replies are saying is that yoga itself is not permissible due to the various reasons mentioned in the replies but simply using the stertching techniques as a means of exercise is allowed AS LONG AS (following from the reply).... personally I don't like copying or using anything even remotely connected with shirk...Alhadulillaahi Rabbil 'aalameen for Islam!!

Wa'alaykumus salaam ww! Gives me an opportunity to bump this topic

Wa'alaykumus salaam ww Maryam Look at post number 6 (InshaAllah it will become clear) however to further clarify it see below: ok see the following which is within the answer you have quoted: Here the women are using just the exercises/stretching techniques In Mufti Desai's reply the questioner is asking of the Yoga itself and so his answer is: inshaAllah this is of help Maryam

The Mahr of Hadhrat Aadam (Alaihis Salaam) Shaikh Abdul Haq Dehlawi (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) writes in “Madaarijun Nubuwah” that when Hadhrat Hawa (Radhiyallahu Anha) was created, Hadhrat Aadam (Alaihis Salaam) wanted to stretch forth his hands towards her. The angels then said, “Be patient until such time that the nikah is performed and you give her the mahr. Hadhrat Aadam (Alaihis Salaam) then inquired, “What is the mahr?” The angels replied, “The recitation of Durood upon Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). (According to another report, the mahr was twenty durood upon Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). (Fazaail Durood) يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ وَ سَلِّم دَائِمًا أَبَدًا عَلَى حَبِيبِكَ خَيرِ الخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ

عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال ما من عبدين متحابين يستقبل أحدهما صاحبه ويصليان على النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم لم يتفرقا حتى يغفر لهما ذنوبهما ما تقدم منهما وما تأخر رواه أبو يعلى (الترغيب و الترهيب رقم 2586) [1] Hadhrat Anas (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “When two Muslims, who love each another for the sake of Allah Ta’ala, meet and recite durood upon Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), their (minor) sins are forgiven before they separate. Ihyaaud Deen