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Question What is the definition of Sunnah. What are the types of sunnah. Is there any type of sunnah if we don’t follow resulted in committing sins. Please give example. What are the rulings in Sharia about Qadaa prayer? Do we have to make up for all the missed prayer in our lifetime. Please give the reference of Hadith to answer this question. Answer In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh According to Shariah, the definition of Sunnah is “A prophetic way of life”. Sunnah is categorized into two Sunan Huda Sunan Zawaaid SUNAN HUDA Are those practices of Nabi (صلى الله عليه وسلم) that relate to the matters of Deen. An example of Sunan Huda is the prophetic manner, manner of performing Salaah etc Sunan e Muakadah (those practices that were not left out by Nabi (صلى الله عليه وسلم) except on a few occasions) falls in the category of Sunan Huda A person leaving out this type of Sunnah will be sinful. SUNAN ZAWAA’ID Are those practices of Nabi (صلى الله عليه وسلم) that relate to his personal habits and likes. For example, he liked to eat a certain type of food, the type of clothes he wore or the manner he walked, talked etc. If a person practices upon this type of Sunnah, he/she will be rewarded and one will not be sinful for leaving out this type of Sunnah. Source: http://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/1698

It is a myth that women in today’s society are liberated. From the stone age through to the space age, women have been incarcerated in a prison of oppression and discrimination. Advancements in the fields of science and technology have failed in unearthing the true status and value of women. We have transcended and penetrated the peripheries of space, yet fallen short of emancipating women from the bounds of exploitation and mistreatment. What kind of freedom can there be when a woman cannot walk down the street without every aspect of her physical self being “checked out”? What kind of freedom can there be when a woman is just an ‘advertisement’, employed only to boost the revenue of voracious, self centred and greedy men? Would you define being subjected to a mirror daily for hours on end as liberty? Today’s culture resonates and echoes the values and notions of the civilisations in the shadows of history, where women were nothing but a tool or a toy. Reading popular teenage magazines, you can instantly find out what kind of body image is “in” or “out.” and if you have the “wrong” body type, well, then you’re just going to have to change it, aren’t you? After all, there is no way that you can be overweight and still be beautiful. Look at any advertisement, is a woman being used to sell the product? How old is she? How attractive is she? What is she wearing? More often than not, that woman will be no older than her early 20s, taller, slimmer and more attractive than average, dressed in skimpy clothing. In the sphere of this unjust culture, only that woman is beautiful if she has the ‘looks’, whereas in the scope of islam, every woman can be beautiful. Beauty isn’t what the eyes behold, true beauty is good character and morals. Where the sight of this culture ends, the vision of islam commences. In this culture, eyes are glued to the exterior, whilst Islam’s spotlights are beamed at the interior. In Islamic principles and belief, a woman is likened to a precious jewel or to a sweet smelling and attractive flower, everything about her radiating rays of beauty. Islam shields her by enjoining her to wrap herself in the hijaab, so that this fence wards off the swamps of flies and impure creatures to pinch and steal the nectar of this exquisite flower. This small piece of fabric labelled as a hijaab has salvaged and rescued women from the tyranny of hollow concepts and opinions. Ladies dressed in the hijaab have been liberated from the hungry and judgemental eyes of onlookers. They have rocketed from the world of toys and tools to float freely in the galaxy of value and significance. Women who were once submerged in the dark oceans of peer pressure and ……… have surfaced in the submersible known as hijaab, breathing in at will the air of freedom. This fabric is a safety blanket, if lost all is lost. A woman revels in the realm of this fabric, where she has no worry regarding how people will judge her exterior. She is appreciated for her gentleness and soft nature, praised and treasured for her modesty and piety. The hijaab extends the promise of happiness and serenity in a time when women are hoping for salvation from depression and dejection. Islam has valued women with such a figure, that the money of this world can’t match. They aren’t toys for men to drool over, but the backbones of society. The hijaab ensures that women aren’t a commodity available on the market or on an auction waiting to be sold cheaply to the highest bidder. The hijaab has gifted women with a new purpose of life. They are now free from the shackles of worrying about the view of the creation, and now can truly turn their attention to their Creator. This simple piece of clothing inhibits extravagance and lavishness, thus crowning a lady with simplicity in this life and prosperity in the life to come. The hijaab shelters women from the tidal waves of fashion, women dressed in hijaab can never be ‘out of date’. This in itself dissolves so many worries and concerns of clinging onto the ‘trend of the time’. Women can now walk into a room stripped of the fear of rivalry and competition in appearance. Whereas those deprived of the hijaab are prone to jealousy and rancour as their only objective is to outclass and exceed peers in appearances and looks, which in itself structures a hypocritical social order, wherein friends are venomous snakes, lurking in the dark awaiting the moment to strike. The hijaab advocates equality, hence sowing the seeds of love and mutual compassion amongst female cotemporaries and friends. The hijaab unites the hearts of women by weaving a common thread of modesty and chastity through their souls. It is a reality and a fact that women are the icons of liberty and freedom in the Islamic global village. With Compliments~Darul Fiqh.com http://darulfiqh.com/

Bismihi Ta'ala 1. Immediately upon awakening rub the face and the eyes with both palms in order to remove the effects of sleep. [shamaa`il Tirmidhi] 2. When the eyes open in the morning recite the Dua: 3. When awakening from sleep, clean the mouth with a Miswaak. [Musnad Ahmad, Abu Dawood] The use of the Miswaak should be repeated when making Wudhu. Using Miswaak upon awakening is a separate Sunnah. 4. When wearing one’s trousers, first put on the right leg, then the left one. When putting on a Kurta or shirt, first put on the right sleeve and then the left one. The same procedure should be followed when wearing a vest. When wearing a shoe, first put on the right shoe. When removing any garment or shoe, first remove the left, then the right. This is the Sunnah method when removing any garment from the body. [bukhari – Tirmidhi] 5. Before immersing the hands into any utensils, wash them thrice thoroughly. [Tirmidhi] From "BEAUTIFUL SUNNATS OF THE BELOVED NABI (SALLALLAAHU 'ALAYHI WASALLAM) By Hadhrat Moulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (Daamat Barakaatuhum) http://ahaadeeth-and-sunnah.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/sunnats-upon-awakening.html

A Female Buddhists journey to Islam My Background before being a Muslimah My family and relatives are strict Buddhist. We are from the middle class of the society. My family’s nationality is a mix of Chinese and Thai. I was raised and trained to be a loyal Buddhist. As a young girl, I had supported the local temple, and I went to the temple quite often. Almost every day I would give charity to the monks as I believed that this is the way to enter paradise. Moreover, I was a good daughter and granddaughter. I used to take care and obey my parents and was good to all relatives. How did I become a Muslim? When my older sister graduated from Grade 9, she had a good chance to study in USA. She stayed with a Muslim family. They told my older sister so many things about life after death and Oneness of God.My sister embraced Islam. She used to write letters to me telling me to avoid eating pork as it is not good for health. I only read her letters, but I didn’t realize the importance of Islam and what she said to me. When I was in grade 10, I became more attached to the temple and supplicated to the Buddhist Statues. One day in the class, one thought just came to my mind about the statues, “Why I never get anything I have asked to these Gods?” However, I just ignored this thought. At the end of the semester, my parents sent me to USA for the summer camp and visiting my sister. I had only few days to stay with my sister with the Muslim family. I heard about life after death and oneness of God “Allah” from them. I believed what they told me was true but I didn’t yet accept Islam. During the summer camp, I heard someone in my group saying something bad about Islam. I didn’t like that, and I had an argument with that person. I felt like I wanted to protect Islam because it is a good religion. Finally, I just stopped the argument as we knew on one would win this argument. After summer camp was over, I went back to Thailand and continued my study until I graduated from High school. My parents wanted me to go with my father to visit my sister in the USA. So I had a chance again to go and stay there. Fortunately, everybody in this Muslim family had convinced my father to let me stay and study in USA . The family I lived with always spoke about the greatness of Allah and life after death. After a few days, I told my sister that I would like to be a Muslim. I was about 19 years old. My sister taught me the first and the second Kalimah. After that, I learned how to pray from my sister. I cried a lot because I wanted to be able to pray salaat like other Muslims. Every Sunday, the grandfather of this family took my sister and i to the masjid to learn how to read the Quran.The Muslim teacher there put me in the kindergarten class and learn few alphabets. I felt so ashamed to stay in the class as I was the oldest but knew nothing. I couldn’t express my difficulty to anyone and I couldn’t even communicate with other Muslim teachers there because my English was very poor and only few people understood me.Finally one Muslim sister taught me the basics of reading Quran (Alphabets and vowels). I wanted to learn more about Islam. I searched the internet and came across Mufti Taqi Uthmaani’s name.I got in touch with him and Alhamdulillah he sent me some books on Islam which were most valuable. I also found the website of Jamiatul Ulama, South Africa. Whenever I had any question/or needed any suggestion, I would send an email and waited for the reply eagerly. One Ramadhaan, I contacted the Jamiat.They suggested to me to contact Mufti Ebrahim Desai as he was in America. I sought advice and took Bay’ah from him. Whenever I needed any advices, I would contact Mufti Ebrahim Desai via email. Mufti Ebrahim Desai has helped me to have a better understanding of Islam and practice Islam. Life after returning home After I graduated from Associate Degree, I got scholarship offer from New York University to continue my bachelor degree. My parents didn’t allow me to go there and study because they wanted me to revert to Buddhism. I didn’t want to turn back to Buddhist anymore because I believed and loved Islam dearly. I thought too much about life after returning back to Bangkok, Thailand. For example: what should I do as I would face non-Muslim relatives and friends; what would I do there; would I pray and wear hijab; what food I would eat, I didn’t have any Muslim friends at all etc. Finally, I had to go back to Thailand. Life in Bangkok with my family was not easy at all. I had to face so many difficulties. I still wore the hijab but everyone was against me. My Imaan was weak and I stopped wearing HIjab. I rarely had a chance to connect with Mufti Ebrahim Desai. My parents ordered me to go to Laos and stayed there almost a year. Every day we had big arguments about me being a Muslim. I admit that I was weak. However, I didn’t abandon my prayer and fasting. I tried my best to eat Halal food. I couldn’t go anywhere as this place was not my hometown and I didn’t have money or car to go out without my parents’ permission. I was forced to dress up to look more beautiful for the public. I cried many times and made Dua that Allah helps me to practice Islam and make me a good Muslim. Alhamdulillah,once a Lao Muslim family sent me Halal food as they knew that I became a Muslim. I thought hard about what I should do to practice and follow the commandments of Allah.I asked my parents to return to Bangkok to continue with my studies. This is the only reason that I could use to return to Bangkok as I could do as I wish. Yes, my decision was right with the Help of Allah. Now I could wear the hijab, and I had Muslim friends. After marriage, I didn’t contact Mufti Ebrahim Desai.What I had learned from him while in America has been very valuable and carried me a long way. Mufti Ebrahim Desai sent me books which were and are more valuable than any of my belongings. Whenever some matters arose, my husband would come and consult with me as he knew that I learned from reliable Ulama. During previous years of my marriage, I still had so many difficulties but my Imaan was stronger and the love for Allah has been increasing. The love of Allah helped me to overcome many challenges of life.I feel being in touch with reliable Ulama is the greatest bounty for people like us who have very limited access to Islamic knowledge. Our Comments: Allah says ‘’When Allah opens up the heart of someone for Islam, that person is on light (guidance) from Allah’’. IdealWoman

Question: Is there any duas to be recited when one is worried and depressed? Answer:In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Take note of the following Hadith and the Du’aa of Rasulullaah (salallaahu ῾alayhi wasallam) كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدْعُو عِنْدَ الْكَرْبِ يَقُولُ “لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ” Transliteration:-La ilaha illa Allah Al-’Azim, Al-’Halim, la ilaha illa Allah, Rabbul ‘arshil ‘Azim, la ilaha illa Allahu, Rabbus-Samawati wa rabbul ardi wa rabbul ‘arshi karim :Translation:-Whenever Prophet salallahu ῾alayh wasallam would face distress he would recite “There is no deity except Allah, The Mighty and Forbearing; There is no deity except Allah, Lord of the skies and the Earth and the Lord of the Mighty Throne And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best Checked and Approved by, Mufti Ebrahim Desai. (Sahih Bukhaari #6345)[1] [1] الجامع الصحيح للبخارى ، بَاب الدُّعَاءِ عِنْدَ الْكَرْبِ، رقم 6345)

I think we should write it and stipulate all the methods which make us happy sis : )

Q. How Islam belongs to the healing, some people claim that they have supernatural abilities to cure people without medical intervention – imposing of hands, reading any prayers. I know the woman who claims that she be able to heal people imposing of hands. What our religion says about it? (Query published as received) A. Allah has made this world such that whilst He alone is the controller of everything and everything revolves around His will, we are required to adopt the means to achieve these goals. The important thing is that the means adopted should be permissible and one’s belief should be focused, that despite adopting all the means, it is all dependent on the will and might of Allah. With regards to remedying ailments as well, the Shari’ah has encouraged that a person seeks treatment. In the Hadith, you will find many examples where the Prophet of Allah advised treatment of wounds and ailments. Sayyiduna Usamah bin Shurayk (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that once, some Bedouins came to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and asked him if they should adopt medical treatment for their ailments. The Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) replied: “Adopt medical treatment. For indeed, Allah has provided a cure for every ailment besides old age” (Abu Dawood, Hadith #: 3855) So as you can see, the treatment of ailments and sickness is encouraged in Islam. However, the important point to remember is that only permissible methods can be adopted. The use of impermissible methods is prohibited and is of no benefit. This is why Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’oud (Radiyallahu Anhu) said: “Definitely, Allah has not placed cure in treatment that he has declared unlawful for you” (Sahih al-Bukhari) With regards to the method of healing you have described in your question where people claim to be able to heal by supernatural powers, this is a dubious method of healing and should be abstained from. Yes, there are some methods which are permissible for example, Ruqyah (where verses of the Qur’an are recited as a means of treatment with the belief that cure can only be achieved by the will of Allah). But besides this, most other methods are dubious and hold impermissible elements. For an ordinary person to differentiate between which is permissible and which is not permissible in such methods of treatments is nearly impossible and therefore, I advise that all such treatments be abstained from. Furthermore, many of these so called “healers” are fraudsters and have no proper knowledge on this subject. Considering the facts above, a person should rather adopt alternate physical methods of treatment which are free from doubt. In the acute case of such treatment not being beneficial, a person should consult with a reliable and trustworthy Alim or Imam to direct him/her to a reliable healer who practices on the Qur’an and Sunnah. And Allah Knows Best Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed Fatwa Department Jamiatul Ulama (KZN) Council of Muslim Theologians

1- Beautiful Reception After returning from work, school, travel, or whatever has separated you, begin with a good greeting. * Meet him with a cheerful face. * Beautify and perfume yourself. * Start with good news and delay any bad news until he has rested. * Receive him with loving and yearning sentences. * Make hard efforts for excellence of the food & having it ready on time. 2- Beautify and Soften the Voice * For your husband only, it shouldnt be used in front of non-mahram men (men who can marry you if you were unmarried). 3- Smelling Good and Physical Beautification * Taking good care of your body and fitness. * Put on nice and attractive clothes and perfumes. * Bath regularly and, after the monthly period, remove any blood traces or bad smells. * Avoid that your husband observes you in dirty clothes or rough shape. * Avoid prohibited types of ornamentation, e.g. tattoo. * Use the types of perfumes, colours, and clothes that the husband likes. * Change hair style, perfumes, etc. from time to time. * However with these things you should avoid excessiveness and, of course, only act as such in front of mahram men and women. 4- Intercourse * Hasten for intercourse when your husband feels compulsion for it. * Keep your body clean and smelling good as possible including cleaning yourself after intercourse. * Exchange loving phrases with your husband. * Leave your husband to fully satisfy his desire. * Choose suitable times and good occasions for exciting your husband, and encouraging him to do intercourse, e.g. after returning from a travel, weekends, etc. 5- Satisfaction With What Allah Has Allotted * You shouldnt be depressed because your husband is poor or works in a simple job. * You should look at poor, sick, and handicapped people and remember Allah for all that was given to you. * You should remember that real wealth lays in Iman and piety. 6- Indifference to Worldly Things 7- Appreciation * You should not consider this world as your hope and interest. * You should not ask your husband for many unnecessary things. * Asceticism does not mean not to enjoy what is good and permissible (Halal), but it means that one should look forward to the hereafter and utilize whatever Allah gave them to achieve paradise (Jannah). * Encourage your husband to reduce expenses and save some money in order to give charity and feed poor and needy people. * By the saying of the prophet, the majority of people in hell were women because they were ungrateful and deny the good done to them. * The result of being grateful is that your husband will love you more and will do his best to please you in more ways. * The result of being ungrateful is that your husband will be disappointed and will start asking himself: Why should I do good to her, if she never appreciates? 8- Devotion and Loyalty 9- Compliance to Him * In particular in times of calamities in your husband’s body or business, e.g. an accident or a bankruptcy * Supporting him through your own work, money, and properties if needed. * In all what he commands you, unless it is prohibited (Haram). * In Islam, the husband is the leader of the family, and the wife is his support and consultant. 10-Pleasing Him If He Is Angry * First off, try to avoid what will guarantee his anger. * But if it happens that you can’t, then try to appease him as follows: 1- If you are mistaken, then apologize. 2- If he is mistaken then: – Keep still instead of arguing or – Yield your right or – Wait until he is no longer angry and discuss the matter peacefully with him. 3- If he was angry because of external reasons then: – Keep silent until his anger goes – Find excuses for him, e.g. tired, problems at work, someone insulted him – Do not ask many questions and insist on knowing what happened, e.g. 1) You should tell me what happened? 2) I must know what made you so angry. 3) You are hiding something, and I have the right to know. 11-Guardianship While He is Absent * Protect yourself from any prohibited relationships. * Keep the secrets of the family, particularly bedroom talks and things that the husband doesn’t like other people to know. * Take care of the house and children. * Take care of his money and properties. * Do not go out of your house without his permission and put on full hijab. * Refuse people whom he does not like to come over. * Do not allow any non-mahram man to be alone with you in any place. * Be good to his parents and relatives in his absence. 12- Showing Respect for his Family and Friends * You should welcome his guests and try to please them, especially his parents. * You should avoid problems as much as you can with his relatives. * You should avoid putting him is a position where he had to choose between his mother and his wife. * Show good hospitality for his guests by arranging a nice place for them to sit in, perfection of food, welcoming their wives, etc. * Encourage him to visit his relatives and invite them to your home. * Phone his parents and sisters, send letters to them, buy gifts for them, support them in calamities, etc.. 13- Admirable Jealousy * Jealousy is a sign for wife’s love for her husband but it should be kept within the limits of Islam, e.g. not insulting or backbiting others, disrespecting them, etc.. * You should not follow or create unfounded doubts. 14-Patience and Emotional Support * Be patient when you face poverty and strained circumstances. * When you face calamities and disasters that may happen to you, your husband, your children, relatives or properties, e.g. diseases, accidents, death, etc. * When facing hardships in Dawah (imprisonment, getting fired, arrested, etc.), be patient and encourage him to keep on the path of Allah and remind him of paradise. * When he mistreats you, counteract his ill-treatment by good treatment 15- Support in Obedience to Allah, Dawah and Jihad * Cooperate with your husband and remind him of different obligatory and voluntary worships. * Encourage him to pray at night. * Listen and reciting the Quran individually and with your husband. * Listen to Islamic tapes and songs individually and with your husband. * Remember Allah much, particularly after Fajr and before Maghrib. * Share in arranging Dawah activities for women and children. * Learn Islamic rules (ahkam) and good manners (adab) for women. * Support your husband activities by encouraging him, offering wise opinions, soothing his pains, etc. * Yielding some of your rights and a part of your time with your husband for Dawah. * Encourage him to go for Jihad when needed and remind him that you and children will be in the preservation of Allah 16-Good Housekeeping * Keep it clean, decorated and well arranged. * Change house arrangements from time to time to avoid boredom. * Perfect of food and prepare healthy foods. * Learn all the necessary skills for managing the house, e.g. sewing. * Learn how to raise children properly and in an Islamic way. 17-Preservation of Finances and the Family * Do not spend from his money, even for charity without his permission unless you are sure that he agrees on this. * Protect his house, car, etc. while he is absent. * Keep the children in good shape, clean clothes, etc. Take care of their nutrition, health, education, manners, etc. Teach them Islam and tell them the stories of the Prophets and companions. With Compliments~ Darul Fiqh http://idealwoman.org/2012/17-ways-to-keep-your-husband-happy

The following fatwa is the most detailed: # Hanafi Fiqh > Askmufti.co.za Q: Is yoga permissible for Muslims? A: Yoga is a Sanskrit word (an ancient Indian language) meaning to join, or union. This was the name given to an art which originated in the Hindu religion, wherein special spiritual exercises were done to give enlightenment to the soul and to ‘join’ the spiritual self with God. Yoga as a means to enlightenment is central to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and has had some influence on other religious and spiritual practices. Ancient Hindu texts establishing the basis for yoga include the Upanishads (old Hindu scriptures), Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the Bhagavad Gita (the famous Hindu Bible), the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and many others, which specify the criteria of having successfully mastered a particular yoga technique. The spiritual goals of yoga are regarded as inseparable from the religions of which yoga forms a part. In other words, Yoga originated as an inseparable part of the Hindu religion to derive spiritual fulfillment. All records and writings are unanimous that Yoga is based in, and originates from the Hindu religion. The postures adopted in Yoga such as the lotus position for example, were positions Hindus adopted when meditating in front of their deities and idols. In fact, the Hindu Bible, The Bhagavad Gita teaches the basics of Yoga and the philosophy behind it. A system or discipline that originates from an idolatrous religion, and comprises postures that resemble the idol worshippers is not permissible in Islam. The Messenger of Allah (alayhis salaam) abolished the ways and practices of ignorant times. (Bukhari). He also forbade the imitation of idol-worshippers, even in acts not related to worship. It appears in an authentic hadith of Imam Tirmizhi (RA) that once the Sahaaba were out in jihad with Rasoolullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), when they came across a tree on which the Pagan Arabs used to hang their weapons as a symbolic act. The Sahaaba thought it a good idea to do the same, so they mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) expressed his amazement at this request, stating that this is tantamount to following in the footsteps of the Pagans. He forbade them from doing so. This hadith proves that imitation the ways of other religions in symbolic acts is not permissible. What was wrong in hanging weapons on a particular tree if the Sahaaba wanted to rest somewhere? The fact this practice was symbolic to an un-Islamic culture or faith made it unacceptable. We, therefore, can apply the same principle to the art of Yoga. In fact Yoga is deeply rooted in the Hindu religion, and today Hindus still practice this art as part of their religious ritual and worship. On these grounds Yoga would not be permissible in Islam. The Religion of Islam has its own form of spiritual discipline and meditation, and that is zikr of Allah and Salah. The Auliyaa of Allah (in Tasawwuf) also describe forms of meditation using the concepts in the Quran and Hadith. Muslims should resort to these types of meditation to seek closeness to Allah and purification of the soul. Mufti Siraj Desai

Assalaamu 'alaykum So as not to cause confusion I have looked at a good number of Q/A's by respected Ulama from various Iftaa sites. There are two opinions: 1. That it is permissible as long as none of the haram aspects are applied to the yoga exercises: "if the yoga consists in the form of ‘muraqabah’ practiced in the science of tasawuff, then it will be allowed. Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (RA) has said ‘to concentrate strongly on a given subject for someone so that a person starts feeling the results inside him, to visualise the matter is called meditation’. At another point, Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (RA) has said ‘to turn the thoughts with deep concentration towards Allah and His divine attributes or any such subject and to visualise it from the inner depth of your heart is called meditation’. (Tasawwuf and Character Building p.54)" 2. It is impermissible (and this is the more popular opinion) as it is deeply rooted in the Hindu religion: "Yoga, according to the World Book lexicon is, ‘A system of Hindu religious philosophy that requires intense mental and physical discipline as a means of attaining with the universal spirit.’ (World Book p. 2421)" "Yoga is a Sanskrit word (an ancient Indian language) meaning to join, or union. This was the name given to an art which originated in the Hindu religion, wherein special spiritual exercises were done to give enlightenment to the soul and to ‘join’ the spiritual self with God.Yoga as a means to enlightenment is central to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and has had some influence on other religious and spiritual practices" I found that there are more opinions against Yoga. and Allah ta'ala knows best

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Assalaamu 'alaykum and Jazaakallah for this wonderful article....and welcome to islamicteachings!! Please note that the first few posts have to be approved by a moderator, I hope it will not deter you from posting

Q. i`m in the service industry whereby i physically go out on install in peoples homes, the bulk of my clientele are none muslim and thus they have dogs as pets, many a time there dogs jump on me etc, my question is what is the permissibility salaah for me as i was told that a dog has touched my clothing etc thus salaah cannot be made, can i were an overall or a garment over my garment and if the dog touches the overall, at the time of salaah can i remove the overall and wear the clothes beneath the overall and perform salaah? please reply asap as my salaah is being affected negatively. (Query published as received) A. A dog merely touching you or your clothing does not make the affected area impure. Yes, if the dog's saliva or sweat latches onto you, the soiled area will be impure and it will be necessary to wash this part of the clothing before performing Salaah. As an alternative you have suggested, you may wear an overall so if it does become soiled with the saliva or sweat of the dog, you may remove it and perform Salaah with your usual clothing that you have under. The clothing you have under will not be impure as long as the saliva of the dog did not penetrate though the overall. And Allah Knows Best Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed Fatwa Department Jamiatul Ulama (KZN) Council of Muslim Theologians

Question: Is there any SUNNAT of cutting nails? i.e: Is there any day preferred to cut nails or any preferred order of cutting nails or particular day in which it is prefeered not to cut nails. Answer: Assalāmu `alaikum Warahmatullāhi Wabrakatuh, Pairing ones nails is a sunnah of Nabi salallahu alayhi wasallam. The nails should be paired whenever the need arises. ῾Allāmah Tahtāwi rahmatullah alayh (d.1231H) mentions that nails should be paired once a weak and preferably on a Friday. If one delays from pairing once a week (due to slow growth of nails or some other reason) then he should pair them once in fifteen days. Leaving the nails unpaired for more than forty days is a sin. [ii] There is no sunnah of pairing the nails in a specific sequence or order. However, there are different opinions about what is the preferred sequence. Imām Ghazāli rahmatullah alayh (d.505H) has preferred and expounded on a particular sequence for pairing nails in hisIhyā’ Ulūmid Dīn. He mentions that one should start pairing the nails from the Shahadah finger of the right hand and then move towards the right till the small finger. Then one should start with the small finger of left hand and move towards the thumb of the left hand. Finally one should finish pairing at one’s right thumb. [iii] ῾Allāmah Nawāwi rahmatullah alayh (d.676H) has mentioned in his Al Majmū῾Sharhul Muhadhibthat this view of Imām Ghazāli rehmatullah alayh is acceptable except for the part where he says that the right thumb should be delayed it the end. ῾Allāmah Nawāwi rahmatullah alayh says that pairing the right thumb before starting the left hand will fulfil the preference of “beginning (an action) with the right”. [iv] Mullah ῾Ali Qārī rahmatullah alayh (d.1014H) has thus conclusively mentioned in Mirqāt ul Mafatīh Sharah Mishkātil Masābīh that the preferred method is to start from the right index finger (Shahadah finger) to the right small finger then the right thumb. Thereafter, for left hand start from the small finger and ending towards the thumb. [v] Pairing of the toe nails will be from the small right toe to the small left toe. [v] With regards to specifying a particular day too, different opinions have been mentioned in the books. ῾Allāmah ibn Hajar rahmatullah alayh makes clarification of these views and mentions that the most appropriate view is that there is no reason to make any day specific for pairing ones nails. However, one may choose Jumu῾āh(Friday) to pair ones nails since most people reserve this day to clean themselves and beautify for the congregation. [vi] Mawlana Faisal bin Abdul Hameed Student, Darul Iftaa Canada Checked and Approved by, Muftī Ebrahim Desai. www.daruliftaa.net اعْلَم أَن تقليم الْأَظْفَار لَا يتوقت وَالضَّابِط فِي ذَلِك الِاحْتِيَاج فَأَي وَقت يحْتَاج إِلَى تقليمه يقلمه (عمدة القاري شرح صحيح البخاري 22/ 46) [ii] تكميل من كمال النظافة قص ظفر وحلق شعر قال في الخانية والخلاصة من كتاب الاستحسان رجل وقت لقلم أظفاره أو حلق رأسه يوم الجمعة قالوا: إن أخره إلى يوم الجمعة تأخيرا فاحشا يعني قد جاوز الحد كره لأن من كان ظفره طويلا يكون رزقه ضيقا فإن لم يجاوز الحد وأخره تبركا بالأخبار فهو مستحب لما روت عائشة رضي الله عنها مرفوعا من قلم أظافيره يوم الجمعة أعاذه الله من البلاء إلى الجمعة الأخرى وزيادة ثلاثة أيام وفي استحسان القهستاني عن الزاهدي يستحب أن يقلم أظفاره ويقص شاربه ويحلق عانته وينظف بدنه في كل أسبوع مرة ويوم الجمعة أفضل ثم في خمسة عشر يوما والزائد على الأربعين آثم اهـ (حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح ص: 524) [iii] ولم أر في الكتب خبراً مروياً في ترتيب قلم الأظفار ولكن سمعت أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم بدأ بمسبحته اليمنى وختم بإبهامه اليمنى وابتدأ في اليسرى بالخنصر إلى الإبهام ولما تأملت في هذا خطر لي من المعنى ما يدل على أن الرواية فيه صحيحة إذ مثل هذا المعنى لا ينكشف ابتداء إلا بنور النبوة وأما العالم ذو البصيرة فغايته أن يستنبطه من العقل بعد نقل الفعل إليه فالذي لاح لي فيه والعلم عند الله سبحانه أنه لا بد من قلم أظفار اليد والرجل واليد أشرف من الرجل فيبدأ بها ثم اليمنى أشرف من اليسرى فيبدأ بها ثم على اليمنى خمسة أصابع والمسبحة أشرفها إذ هي المشيرة في كلمتي الشهادة من جملة الأصابع ثم بعدها ينبغي أن يبتدىء بما على يمينها إذ الشرع يستحب إدارة الطهور وغيره على اليمين وإن وضعت ظهر الكف على الأرض فالإبهام هو اليمين وإن وضعت بطن الكف فالوسطى هي اليمنى واليد إذا تركت بطبعها كان الكف مائلاً إلى جهة الأرض إذ جهة حركة اليمين إلى اليسار واستتمام الحركة إلى اليسار يجعل ظهر الكف عالياً فما يقتضيه الطبع أولى ثم إذا وضعت الكف على الكف صارت الأصابع في حكم حلقة دائرة فيقتضي ترتيب الدور الذهاب عن يمين المسبحة إلى أن يعود إلى المسبحة فتقع البداءة بخنصر اليسرى والختم بإبهامها ويبقى إبهام اليمنى فيختم به التقليم (إحياء علوم الدين 1/ 141) [iv] وَلَمْ يَثْبُتْ فِي تَرْتِيبِ الْأَصَابِعِ عِنْدَ الْقَصِّ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الْأَحَادِيثِ لَكِنْ جَزَمَ النَّوَوِيُّ فِي شَرْحِ مُسْلِمٍ بِأَنَّهُ يُسْتَحَبُّ الْبُدَاءَةُ بِمُسَبِّحَةِ الْيُمْنَى ثُمَّ بِالْوُسْطَى ثُمَّ الْبِنْصِرِ ثُمَّ الْخِنْصَرِ ثُمَّ الْإِبْهَامِ وَفِي الْيُسْرَى بِالْبَدَاءَةُ بِخِنْصِرِهَا ثُمَّ بِالْبِنْصِرِ إِلَى الْإِبْهَامِ وَيَبْدَأُ فِي الرِّجْلَيْنِ بِخِنْصِرِ الْيُمْنَى إِلَى الْإِبْهَامِ وَفِي الْيُسْرَى بِإِبْهَامِهَا إِلَى الْخِنْصِرِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ لِلِاسْتِحْبَابِ مُسْتَنَدًا (فتح الباري لابن حجر 10/ 345) [v] وَقَصُّ الْأَظْفَارِ “: أَيْ: تَقْلِيمُهَا وَتَحْصُلُ سُنِّيَّتُهَا بِأَيِّ كَيْفِيَّةٍ كَانَتْ، وَأَوْلَاهَا أَنْ يَبْدَأَ فِي الْيَدَيْنِ بِمِسْبَحَةِ الْيُمْنَى ثُمَّ الْوُسْطَى ثُمَّ الْبِنْصَرِ ثُمَّ الْخِنْصَرِ ثُمَّ الْإِبْهَامِ، ثُمَّ خِنْصَرِ الْيَدِ الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ بِنْصَرِهَا ثُمَّ وُسْطَاهَا ثُمَّ مِسْبَحَتِهَا ثُمَّ إِبْهَامِهَا وَفِي الرِّجْلَيْنِ بِخِنْصَرِ الْيُمْنَى وَيَخْتِمُ بِخِنْصَرِ الْيُسْرَى(مرقاة المفاتيح شرح مشكاة المصابيح 1/ 396) [vi] وَسُئِلَ أَحْمَدُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ يُسَنُّ فِي يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ قَبْلَ الزَّوَالِ وَعَنْهُ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ وَعَنْهُ يَتَخَيَّرُ وَهَذَا هُوَ الْمُعْتَمَدُ أَنَّهُ يُسْتَحَبُّ كَيْفَ مَا احْتَاجَ إِلَيْهِ … قَالَ الْقُرْطُبِيُّ فِي الْمُفْهِمِ ذِكْرُ الْأَرْبَعِينَ تَحْدِيدٌ لِأَكْثَرِ الْمُدَّةِ وَلَا يُمْنَعُ تَفَقُّدُ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ وَالضَّابِطُ فِي ذَلِكَ الِاحْتِيَاجُ وَكَذَا قَالَ النَّوَوِيُّ الْمُخْتَارُ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ يُضْبَطُ بِالْحَاجَةِ وَقَالَ فِي شَرْحِ الْمُهَذَّبِ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَخْتَلِفَ ذَلِكَ بِاخْتِلَافِ الْأَحْوَالِ وَالْأَشْخَاصِ وَالضَّابِطُ الْحَاجَةُ فِي هَذَا وَفِي جَمِيعِ الْخِصَالِ الْمَذْكُورَةِ قُلْتُ لَكِنْ لَا يُمْنَعُ مِنَ التَّفَقُّدِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَإِنَّ الْمُبَالَغَةَ فِي التَّنَظُّفِ فِيهِ مَشْرُوعٌ (فتح الباري لابن حجر 10/ http://www.qafila.org/is-there-any-sunnat-of-cutting-nails/

Question: Are Muslims allowed to do yoga as a form of exercise and as a fitness programme? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh. Yoga has its roots, origins and numerous phrases and acts inextricably linked with Hinduism. As Muslims, we treat matters of our aqeedah (creed and beliefs) with the utmost importance and without compromise. We are sensitive to issues of aqeedah and belief. We do not tread on any path that may lead us to compromise on our aqeedah or influence us in another direction. Yoga has the potential to do just that. Therefore, yoga is not permissible. If one wishes to look after his physical health, there are numerous other exercises that one may implement; exercises that do not compromise ones aqeedah at all. And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best Checked and Approved by, Mufti Ebrahim Desai. http://idealwoman.org/2013/is-yoga-as-a-fitness-programme-permissible/

According to Shariah, the husband has to maintain the wife whether she has wealth or not. We will be discussing the following points: Does the husband have a right to know the wife’s wealth. Does she have to seek her husband’s permission in administrating her financial issues. The relationship between the husband and wife is unique. It is a legal bond submerged with intense love. The implications of a legal issue are different from the implications of a love issue. In legal issues there are rules and regulations that govern the issues. In love, rules are broken. According to Shariah if a wife owns wealth, she is totally independent in her wealth. She can administer her financial issues as she wants. The husband has no right over her financial issues. He should respect the right Shariah has granted to her. She can buy, sell, loan, and deal in her wealth in such a way that it does not infringe the rights of the husband. When the husband regulates his financial issues, and he does not tell his wife about his financial issues, he expects her to respect his right. If she questions him on his wealth, he does not have to divulge information to her. If he buys or sells or does anything, he can conceal all that from his wife. The wife should respect that. Likewise if she conceals her financial issues from him, he too should respect that. Flexibility: Money can become a bone of contention in a marriage. A husband and wife should not live like adversaries in a boxing ring. All the time fighting on financial issues. In marriage, often laws are broken to maintain love and harmony. On one side we have the example of Hazrat Sara the wife of Ebrahim(a.s).She owned Hazrat Hajra, but she gave Hajra as a gift to Ebrahim(a.s). On the other hand we have the wife of Rasulullah Sallallāhu Alayhi Wasallam Hazrat Khadija (r.a). She was very rich and wealthy. She gave her wealth to Rasulullah Sallallāhu Alayhi Wasallam. Allah says: وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَى (سورة الضحى آية 8) And He found you poor and made [you] financially rich. This was through the wealth of Hazrat Khadija (r.a). It is because of this flexibility between the spouses, it is not permissible for the husband to give zakat to his wife and vice versa. The wife cannot give her zakat to her husband. It is very possible, she herself will give her zakat to her husband, and she will end up using the same money she gave her husband. Mufti Ebrahim Desai Ideal Woman

Question: If a girl over 9 gets bleeding for the first time, for less that 3 days and it is istehaaza, will she still be classed as baaligh (mature). Answer: A girl becomes baaligh when her periods start (haydh), and not when any bleeding starts. The minimum period is 3 days and the maximum is 10. See nurul iydah page 38: وأقل الحيض ثلاثة أيام وأوسطه خمسة وأكثره عشرة. “The minimum period for haydh is 3, normally 5, and at most 10” Since her bleeding is less than 3 days, it would be classed istihazaa (non-menstrual non-postnatal bleeding) and not haydh, so she would not be considered baaligha yet. (a/hafiz1/12) http://www.tafseer-raheemi.com/q-buloogh-upon-bleeding/

Assalamalikum, I would like to know that after delivery a muslim women is not allowed to leave her house for 40 days. She can only leave her house after completing 40 days. Is there any hadith on this. What does islam say about this? Waiting for your earliest reply. Thank You Answer (Fatwa: 618/463/D=1431) It is not an Islamic rule not to leave home after delivery, rather after delivery in the state of nifas it is unlawful for a woman to have intercourse with her husband. Similarly, keeping fast, offering salah and reciting the holy Quran is forbidden, these are Islamic rulings. The matter of not leaving home is precaution according to medical viewpoint for the safety of health, for which care is taken in houses, as during nifas period often such weakness or illness occurs which takes root, which causes a woman to suffer her whole life. Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband

Shaykh (Mufti) Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera (HA) I was once told by a Maulana that whilst women are menstruating, it is not permissible for them to either 1) touch/recite Qur'an, not even one verse or 2) enter a masjid. However, in recent times many people I meet are telling me differently, including people of knowledge. For example, a sheikh has told me that it is ok for the women to enter the masjid. I am pretty sure that the Hanafi school of thought holds that women are not allowed to enter the masjid, but I was wondering if it is possible to get the daleel for this so that I may be able to give a better explanation than,"Well, a Maulana told me that this was not permissible." Today, everyone wants proof. Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah, the Inspirer of truth. Itt is an agreed upon issue that a menstruating women or a person inthe seminally defiled state is prohibited from entering the masjid. Many hadiths state this. To quote a few: 1 'A'isha ra relates that the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wasallam said: "I do not make lawful the masjid for menstruating women or for one who is in a seminally defiled state [junub]. (Sunan Abu Dawud) 2 Umm Salama ra related that the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wasallam entered the courtyard of the masjid and announced aloud, "The masjid is not permitted for the seminally defiled and for the menstruating women." (Tabarani) 3 'A'isha ra relates that the Prophet Sallallahu alayi wasallam called out from the masjid, "O 'A'isha, hand me the cloth." She told him that she was menstruating, so he said the menstruation is not in her hands [i.e. that she could hand him the cloth. Note: the door of her chamber opened up into the masjid]. (Sahih Muslim) Also in regards to the prohibition of reciting a portion of the Qur'an for them, there are the following hadiths 1 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar relates that Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wasallam said, "A menstruating women or a seminally defiled person should not recite any part of the Qur'an. (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan al-Bayhaqi) There are also other hadiths transmitted by Imam Daraqutni, Tirmidhi, Nasa'i, Ibn Maja, Abu Dawud, Ibn Hibban, Hakim and others in this regard (See Nasb al-Raya]. Another hadith found in the Muwatta of Imam Malik states that "Only a person in the state of purity should touch the Qur'an." This hadith has been transmitted by many other hadith scholars as well. 'Allama Zayla'i has discussed the hadiths pertaining to these questions thoroughly in his Nasb al-Raya. 1:194199. Hence, it is established that women in their periods are prohibited from entering themasjid area. The same pertains to those who are in a seminally defiled state and are in need of a ritual bath [ghusl]. However, it would be permissible for such people to entera side hall or room in an Islamic Center that is not considered the actual masjid or sanctified prayer area, for instance to attend a dars or lecture. And Allah knows best Wassalam Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf [/removebr]

The Blessed Prophet [saws] said "Whoever bears malice towards Allah’s wali, Allah will declare war upon him." (Sahih Bukhari) Ponder upon the words, “I declare war upon one who bears malice towards my wali.” Would anyone who prepares himself for war against Allah be successful in this world, let alone in the hereafter? The message of this hadith is narrated with various wordings which indicate that the Blessed Prophet [saws] relayed this message to us in different times and in different circumstances. The aforementioned hadith is the narration of Abu Hurairah RA as related in Bukhari. This narration is also by Aishah RA, Maimuna RA, Muadh RA, Anas bin Malik RA, Usama bin Zaid RA, and Wahab Bin Munaba RA. In another narration it says, ‘whosoever bothers my 'wali', has prepared himself for war against me.’ In a different narration the words are, ‘whoever ridicules my wali, challenges Me.’” (Fath-ul-Bari) Imam Nawawi writes in Sharhul-Muhazzab: "It is narrated in Bukhari that Allah said, “I declare war upon the one who troubles my wali.” Khatib Baghdadi relates from Imam Abu Hanifah (rahmatullahi alayh) and Imam Shafi'i (rahmatullahi alayh) that “If the fuqaha (jurists) and ulema (scholars) are not the Auliyah of Allah, then nobody is a wali of Allah .” Abdullah bin Abbas RA says, “Anyone who troubles a faqih troubles the Blessed Prophet [saws]” Ahmed Ibn Athir writes in Jaami'-ul-Usool: "To be contemptuous of the Sufia who follow the Sunnah, destroy the bida, hold knowledge of the Deen and are pious in their actions, and who are the keepers of the esoteric meanings, is a disaster. In Islam, the threat against one who holds hard feelings against them is severe. What a dangerous position, to be in war with Allah . It is bearable if ones ears are cut, eyes gouged, and legs and arms broken in punishment for this heinous crime, because the difficulties and pains of this world will end. If this happened to someone, at least the doors of repentance are still open, but what is one to do if he is corrupted in his Deen? The scholars say that aside from these two (Riba and malice towards the Auliya), no other sin has been recorded which incites war with Allah . It indicates the graveness of these two sins and that a person involved in them may die in the state of kufr.” (Mirqat-Commentary on Mishkat- by Imam Mulla Ali Qari RA) The Blessed Prophet [saws] said, “The one whom Allah befriends cannot be humiliated and no person whom Allah makes his enemy can have any respect.” (Tirmidhi) Anas bin Maalik RA narrates that Rasulullah [saws] said: "Indeed, the example of the 'Ulama is like that of stars in the sky, by which guidance is obtained in the darkness of the land and water..." (Musnad Ahmad) Rasulullah Sallalahualaihiwassallam said, “The virtue of an Alim to a worshipper (Aabid) is similar to the virtue of the moon when it is full to the rest of the stars. And verily the Ulema are the inheritors of the Prophets. Verily the Prophets did not leave behind dirhams and deenars, but rather they left behind knowledge. ” – Authentic, narrated by Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, and Ibn Majah. The Holy prophet [saws] prophesized regarding the current fitna of people abandoning the Ulema and following the non-qualified leaders as- "...the people will take the ignorant as leaders, who are asked for and who give Islamic legal opinion without knowledge, misguided and misguiding." (Sahih Bukhari) * * * TORMENTING THE Ulema and AULIYA-ALLAH IS A MAJOR SIN The scholars list tormenting or troubling the Auliya-Allah as a major sin since doing so can lead to kufr and is foreshadowed with a dire threat. Imam Dhahabi writes in his book Kitabul-Kabair: “The 51st major sin is tormenting the Auliya-Allah and bearing malice against them. Allah says: "Verily, those who annoy Allah and His Messenger, Allah has cursed them in this world, and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating punishment. And those who annoy believing men and women undeservedly, bear on themselves the crime of slander and plain sin". (Ahzaab 57:58) The Blessed Prophet [saws] stated that Allah said, “I have declared war upon him who makes an enemy of my wali.” (Bukhari) And in another narration of Bukhari, “He invites Me (Allah) to war.” The Blessed Prophet [saws] said, “O Abu Bakr ! If you incensed the poor muhajireen (i.e. those who migrated from Mecca) you have incensed your lord.” (Kitabul-Kabair) Hafiz bin Hajar writes in his book on major sins, Al-Zawajir An Qataratil-Kabair: “The 65th major sin is tormenting the Auliya-Allah and making them an enemy.” After this, he mentions the hadith of Bukhari and of the declaration of war against one who makes the Auliya-Allah his enemy. Then Hafiz bin Hajjar says: "Some scholars have classified this as a major sin since the dire threat is mentioned so explicitly in the Qur’an. And really, what could be a greater threat than the fact that one is inciting war with Allah? Nothing indeed is so damning as to declare war against Allah, except for the person who deals in usury. It is obvious that a person whom Allah declares His enemy can never succeed (may Allah I save us). The consequences of declaration of war against Allah can be nothing less than dying in kufr. May Allah save us from this through his infinite kindness and mercy. Further, he writes, “I have read in the book, Al-Khadim by Zarkashi, that after mentioning the hadith of Bukhari, he writes, ‘Notice that the threat issued against this person is the very same as the one who deals in usury.’” Hafiz Ibn Asakar writes: "O brother! May Allah grant us the ability to perform good deeds and may He guide us on the straight path. The flesh of the scholars is extremely poisonous. It is the way of Allah that He cuts down those who insult them and corrupts the heart of those who expose their faults. Allah says in the Qur’an: And let those who conspire to evade orders beware lest a fitnah strike them or a painful punishment. (Surah Nur: 63) Ali Shari’ wrote a comprehensive treatise on the subject of those who make the Auliya-Allah their enemy and ridicule them. He writes in his book, Al-Zawajir fi Tahzir min Al-Kabair, the 51st major sin is tormenting the Auliya-Allah and making them one’s enemy. He writes: "Auliya-Allah is the plural of wali. Wali is a person who loves Allah and obeys Him; a wali is knowledgeable in Deen and worships in sincerity." Ali Shari’ continues narrating the same ahadith and ayah as mentioned above. In the end, he summarizes in these words: "Making one of the Auliya-Allah an enemy, deriding them, treating them rudely, and verbally lashing at them, are all indications of the prevalence of ignorance. A sign of the Day of Judgment is when low-level and ignorant people will take positions of authority and the pious (mutaqeen) will be disregarded. The Blessed Prophet [saws] said, “The Day of Judgment will not come until the lowly and vile, and those whose fathers and grandfathers were lowly and vile, are considered the most fortunate of all people." Remember, hurting the Auliya-Allah and making them enemies are declarations of war against Allah and a challenge to His greatness. How can those who challenge Allah be successful? Keeping a grudge against the Auliya-Allah is such a wicked act that it comprises a major sin. Such a person is heaving destruction upon his head, and nothing good can be expected in the outcome of a person against whom Allah has declared war. Shaikh Muhammad Zakariya was emphatic about loving the Auliya-Allah, staying in their company, avoiding deriding them and creating discontent in their hearts. He carried this message throughout all of his books. At one point he says, “This is one of the most sensitive and frightening matters. Whether they are ulema, muhaditheen, fuqaha, or Sufia, deriding them is certainly a blasphemy. Allah says in the Qur’an: “And the forerunners [in the faith] among the Muhajireen and the Ansar, and those who followed them with good conduct, Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him, and He has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. That is the supreme success.” (Surah Taubah: 100). In Durri Manthoor, many ayahs and ahadith are mentioned which explain this ayah. In one of the narrations of Imam Auzai, he says Atia bin Hasan, Makhul, Ubda Bin Abi Lababa, Qasim, and others heard from a large number of Sahaba RA that, ‘When this ayah was revealed, the Blessed Prophet [saws] said, ‘This is for my Ummah, and there is no anger after Allah is pleased.’ Those Sufia who come under the definition of the hadith of ihsan also fall under this ayah. This subject has been explained extensively in the book Al-I’tidaal. Regarding this matter, I will only add that those who make a career of finding faults in scholars and are proud of it, only hurt themselves not the ulema they criticize. And even if they could hurt the ulema the most they could do is to deprive them of worldly things (i.e. material possessions) or dignity and respect, all of which are temporary and insignificant. Of course, this is only possible if they have power over decreasing whatever is written in their (ulema) destiny (which they do not). In essence, their criticism and prejudices against the ulema backfire on them. The Blessed Prophet [saws] said, ‘He who does not respect our elders, is not kind to our children, and does not value our scholars, is not from amongst us.’ Some consider themselves of this Ummah; however, according to this hadith, the Blessed Prophet [saws] wants them to have nothing to do with this Ummah. The Blessed Prophet :saws: said, ‘Those who carry the revelations (e.g. the scholars) are the wali of Allah.’" The great faqih and Muhaddith, Shaikh Abdul-Hai R.A.writes in his Fatawa: "The fuqaha decree that one who swears at the Auliya or ulema due to his contempt for knowledge is a kafir. If there is another reason for his contempt of the scholars, he will be at the very least a fasiq or fajir (sinner) and will be deserving of the wrath of Allah in this world and in the hereafter.” He further corroborates this with the statements of the fuqaha, verses of the Qur’an, and the ahadith. The door of Tawba is open still. May Allah guide us all. -Excerpted from the book 'Consequences of Debasing The Auliya-Allah' By Shaykh Dr. Ismail Memon http://theislamicreality.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/becareful-when-speaking-about-ulema-and.html

In one Hadith it is mentioned that the person who recites Durud once, Allaah opens a door of safety and security for him. Another Hadith states that the person who recites Durud once, Allaah will send ten mercies upon him, forgive ten sins of his and raise his stages by ten. Alislam.co.za

1. Hadhrat Khadija al Kubra bint Khuwaylid bin Asad bin Abdul Uzzah bin Qusayy bin Kilaab radhiyallaahu anha. Her title was Umm e Hind. Rasulullaah صلى الله عليه وسلم married her when he was 25, while she was 40. 2. Hadhrat Sauda bint Zam'ah bin Qays bin Abd Shams bin Abdud bin Nasr bin Maalik bin Hasl bin Aamir bin Lu'ayy radhiyallaahu anha. Her dowry was 400 dirhams. She passed away in the khilafah of Hadhrat Umar (R.A). 3. Hadhrat Maariya radhiyallaahu anha was the slavewoman of Rasulullaah صلى الله عليه وسلم (from whom Hadhrat Ibraaheem t was born). 4. Hadhrat Ayesha radhiyallaahu anha bint Hadhrat Abu Bakr t bin Abi Quhaafa Uthmaan bin Aamir bin Amr bin Ka'b bin Sa'd bin Taym bin Murra bin Ka'b bin Lu'ayy. She was 9 years of age when she married. It is said that she had a miscarriage. She passed away in Ramadhaan 58 A.H. 5. Hadhrat Hafsah radhiyallaahu anha bint Hadhrat Umar bin Khattaab t bin Nufayl bin Abdul Uzza bin Rabaah bin Abdullaah bin Qurt bin Ridaah bin Adiy bin Ka'b bin Lu'ayy. It is narrated that Rasulullaah r took her back after divorcing her. She passed away in Sha'baan 45 A.H. 6. Hadhrat Zaynab bint Khuzaymah radhiyallaahu anha bin Al Haarith bin Abdullaah bin Amr bin Abd Manaaf bin hilaal bin Aamir bin Sa'sa'ah bin Mu'awiyah Al Hilaliyyah. She was titled Umm al Masakeen. She was married in 3 A.H and passed away after 8 months. 7. Umme Salamah Hind bint Umayyah radhiyallaahu anha bin Al Mugheera bin Abdullaah bin Amr bin Makhzoom bin Yaqdha bin Murra bin Ka'b bin Lu'ayy bin Ghaalib bin Fihr. She was married in 4 A.H and passed away in 62 A.H. 8. Zaynab bint Jahsh radhiyallaahu anha bin Rubaab bin Ya'mur bin Sabra bin Murra bin Kabeer bin Ghanam bin Dudaan bin Asad bin Khuzaymah. Her name was Barra. Rasulullaah e kept her name Zaynab. She was married in 4 A.H when she was 35. She passed away in 20 A.H in Madinah Munawwarah. 9. Hadhrat Juwayriyyah bint Al Haarith radhiyallaahu anha bin Abi Diraar bin Habeeb bin Aabid bin Maalik bin Khuzaymah - he was Mustaliq - bin S'ad bin Ka'b. Her name was also Barrah, and was named Juwayriyyah. She was married in 6 A.H and passed away in 56 A.H. 10. Hadhrat Rayhaana bint Sham'un radhiyallaahu anha bin Zayd (from the Banu Nadeer tribe from the Banu Qurayzah). She was brought as a prisoner during the battle against the Banu Qurayzah. Rasulullaah e freed her and married her. 20 ½ uqiyah of silver was fixed as her dowry. There is difference of opinion with regards to her marriage. However, the scholars of Hadith have favoured the given explanation. 11. Hadhrat Umm e Habeebah radhiyallaahu anha bint Abi Sufyaan Sahkr bin Harb bin Umayyah bin Abd Shams bin Abd Manaaf bin Qusayy Al Qurayshiyya Al Umawiyyah. Her name was Ramla. She was married in the court of Najashi in the 7th year of Nubuwwah for a dowry of 400 dinaars. She passed away in 40 A.H. 12. Hadhrat Safiyya bint Huyayy radhiyallaahu anha bin Akhtab bin Shu'bah bin Tha'labah bin Ubayd bin Ka'b bin Al Khazraj bin Abi Habeeb ibn An NAdheer bin An Nihaam bin Takhoom. She was from the Bani Israa'eel, i.e. she was from the progeny of Hadhrat Haroon u. 13. Hadhrat Maymoona bint al Haarith Al Hilaaliyyah was married at a place called Sarif. She passed away in 51 A.H. Haafidh Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi and others have mentioned that Rasulullaah (s.a.w) made 7 other Nikaahs. There is a command to include the pure spouses in reciting Durud. صلى الله عليه وسلم وعلى أزواجه وذرياته وسلم تسليما Alislam.co.za

“A person is made of two things: body and soul. The more important of the two is the soul because it will remain permanently, whilst the body will only remain until the grave. This is why the Prophet sallalahu alayhi wasallam’s teachings were focused primarily on the purification of the soul. Allāh ta’ala mentions in the Qur’ān: ‘O our Rabb! Send among them a messenger (the Prophet sallalahu alayhi wasallam) from their midst who will recite to them Your verses, teach them the book and wisdom and purify them.’ (2:129) The main objective is the third, and the first two are the means of acquiring the third. This is why Allāh ta’ala says: ‘Successful indeed is he who has acquired purification (of the soul).’” (87:14) Shaykh Muhammad Saleem Dhorat (Hafizahullah) www.shaykh.org

This is the same person in post number 8...he went for umrah! ‘I am sorry, O Prophet…’ MADINAH – Former Dutch Islamophobe and a former leading member of far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders’ party Arnoud Van Doorn visited the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah to pray and say sorry for becoming part of a blasphemous film. Doorn was among the Freedom Party leaders who produced the blasphemous film, Fitna. Last month he reverted to Islam after an extensive study about the religion and the Prophet (peace be upon him). He said that the worldwide outrage against the film made him study about the Prophet (pbuh) and that eventually led to his conversion. He headed for Makkah to perform Umrah after meeting the two imams of the Prophet’s Mosque, Sheikh Ali Al-Hudaifi and Sheikh Salah Al-Badar, who enlightened him on how to lead the life of a good Muslim and confront challenges facing Islam in the West. A member of the Dutch parliament and The Hague City Council, Doorn announced his decision to accept Islam on his Twitter profile. He also posted a tweet in Arabic declaring that “there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his Prophet.” At first, other users took the news as a joke. After all, an active supporter of a notorious Dutch hater of Islam, Wilders, he repeatedly approved Islamophobic statements and public actions, and personally participated in them. But Doorn, who now serves as a regional adviser at the City Hall in The Hague, personally confirmed his decision to practice Islam in an official letter to the city mayor. Most recently, the politician filed a formal application to the mayor of the city to allow him to perform prayers obligatory for Muslims during his working hours. “I can understand people are skeptic, especially that it is unexpected for many of them,” Doorn told Al-Jazeera English satellite channel. “This is a very big decision, which I have not taken lightly.” “In my own close circle people have known that I have been actively researching the Qur’an, Hadith, Sunnah and other writings for almost a year now,” he said. “In addition, I have had numerous conversations with Muslims about the religion.” Driven by his party’s anti-Islam discourse, Doorn decided to dig in for the truth about the religion himself. “I have heard so many negative stories about Islam, but I am not a person who follows opinions of others without doing my own research,” he said. “Therefore, I have actually started to deepen my knowledge of Islam out of curiosity.” The 46-year-old has continued on The Hague Council as an independent candidate since splitting from Wilders’s party. Doorn’s decision to embrace Islam has won mixed reactions in the Netherlands. “According to some people I am a traitor, but according to most others I have actually made a very good decision,” he told Al-Jazeera. “The reactions are generally positive and I also received quite some support via twitter. “It feels good that people who do not know me personally have understanding of my situation and support me in my choice.” Asked if he now regretted joining the Freedom Party, he replied: “I have learned that every experience in life has a purpose. However, with the knowledge I have today, I would have undoubtedly made a different choice.” For the Dutch politician, finding Islam was finally guiding him to the true path in his life. “I have made mistakes in life as many others. From these mistakes I have learned a lot,” Doorn said. “And by my conversion to Islam I have the feeling that I finally found my path. I realize that this is a new start and that I still have much to learn as well.” See Also : Ex-Islamophobe to produce film on Prophet