J. Grant Swank, Jr.

This Barack Hussein Obama Recovery.gov lies.

It is unfortunately believed by the uninformed. That is utterly abominable but once again underlines that Obama plants deceit in every corner of his oversight.

Obama lies regarding statistics on numerous Recovery.gov levels. Obama has been asked to fix the site. He refuses to fix the site. He will not attempt to fix that site.

How can this be? Can be tolerated?

The answer is that Muslims are taught to lie for it furthers Islam World Rule. Allah instructs via the Koran to outsmart the enemy. Lying then is an Islamic virtue.

To Christians, lying is a sin. Therefore, Christians in the nation expect people to tell the truth. Of course, Christians know there are liars out there. But when these liars are caught, Christians expect them to be exposed. Sometimes they are penalized or disciplined in some manner.

However, a Marxist Muslim President gets away with lying because the liberal media will not expose him. His own lying team, naturally, will not expose him. And so he twists the honest citizenry once again in the wind.

There are plenty of Dems in Congress who are not Muslims; but since their leader lies, they take on his mantle. And countless get by with it.

Hopefully in the next elections, these liars will be spanked out of Congressional halls. Of course, some more liars will no doubt take some of their places; but let’s pray that enough liars are sent into oblivion that truthful individuals sit in their seats.

Obama lied from years back. Demented Jeremiah Wright preached for twenty years to Obama.

In that cultic mentoring Obama was taught how artfully to lie. Michelle was as well. Now these two sit in the White House, screwing up our Republic.

Obama’s czars and shadow government plot through sessions to refine their lies. Then when they are caught, for instance, in Congressional question-and-answer sessions, at times the query gets the cat out of the bag.

Recovery.gov is symbolic of the prime motive spinning Obama’s lying machine. Like Wright’s cultic warehouse where hate and deceit were a membership requirement, Obama’s lying machine builds on to Wright’s creedal teachings in political environs.

Back to the bottom line regarding Recovery.com: It is laden with lies because it is overseen by a socialist Muslim who honors Islam’s warped ethic that condones lying as a moral good.

From Recovery.gov, one can extrapolate to whatever Obama considers his political mission, schemes that lie, such being a fundamental quotient. That includes his health care plan. Also his stand on abortion. That includes his (mis)management of Afghanistan as well as his projections for job increase, stimulus policy substance, international relations, basic freedoms regarding religion and speech, and so forth.

Obama plans on destroying America through the power of the lie. Of course, history reveals indeed how tremendously powerful the lie is.

The lie is the given in Obama’s religion. It is the absolute in his speeches, his dealing with other nations, and his empty promises laid on America.

In other words, Obama cannot be believed in anything he says. He cannot be believed in anything.

Recovery.gov is an in-your-face example.

Muraqabah Allah (Merasa Selalu Diawasi Allah)

Mukaddimah

Kajian kali ini sangat urgen sekali untuk direnungi sekaligus diamalkan, sebab hanya dengan begitu semua amalan kita akan dapat bernilai. Betapa tidak, bukankah ketika melakukan suatu amalan, seorang hamba selalu berharap agar diganjar oleh Allah dan dinilai-Nya ikhlash karena-Nya bila amalan itu baik dan bila amalan itu buruk, pastilah seorang hamba takut ada yang mengetahuinya. Padahal semua itu pastilah diketahui oleh Allah sebab Dia Maha Mendengar lagi Maha Melihat.

Karena itu, sudah sepantasnyalah seorang hamba merasa dirinya selalu diawasi oleh Allah sehingga semua amalannya terjaga dan dijalankan dengan sebaik-baiknya. Ini semua, tentunya berkat penjagaan seorang hamba terhadap Rabbnya di mana buahnya, Rabbnya pun akan selalu menjaganya.

Naskah Hadits

Dari Ibn ‘Abbas RA., dia berkata, “Suatu hari aku berada di belakang Nabi SAW., lalu beliau bersabda, ‘Wahai Ghulam, sesungguhnya ku ingin mengajarkanmu beberapa kalimat (nasehat-nasehat), ‘Jagalah Allah, pasti Allah menjagamu, jagalah Allah, pasti kamu mendapatinya di hadapanmu, bila kamu meminta, maka mintalah kepada Allah dan bila kamu minta tolong, maka minta tolonglah kepada Allah. Ketahuilah, bahwa jikalau ada seluruh umat berkumpul untuk memberikan suatu manfa’at bagimu, maka mereka tidak akan dapat memberikannya kecuali sesuatu yang telah ditakdirkan Allah atasmu, dan jikalau mereka berkumpul untuk merugikanmu (membahayakanmu) dengan sesuatu, maka mereka tidak akan bisa melakukan itu kecuali sesuatu yang telah ditakdirkan Allah atasmu. Pena-pena (pencatat) telah diangkat dan lembaran-lembaran telah kering.” (HR. at-Turmudzy, dia berkata, ‘Hadits Hasan Shahih’. Hadits ini juga diriwayatkan Imam Ahmad)

Urgensi Hadits

Al-Hafizh Ibn Rajab RAH., berkata, “Hadits ini mencakup beberapa wasiat agung dan kaidah Kulliyyah (menyeluruh) yang termasuk perkara agama yang paling urgen. Saking urgennya, sebagian ulama pernah berkata, ‘Aku sudah merenungi hadits ini, ternyata ia begitu membuatku tercengang dan hampir saja aku berbuat sia-sia. Sungguh, sangat disayangkan sekali bila buta terhadap hadits ini dan kurang memahami maknanya.” (Lihat, Jaami’ al-‘Uluum, Jld.I, h.483)

Kosa Kata

Makna perkataannya:
Di belakang Nabi : yakni di atas kendaraannya
Wahai Ghulam : yakni bocah yang belum mencapai usia 10 tahun
Jagalah Allah : yakni jagalah aturan-aturan-Nya (Hudud-Nya) dan komitmenlah terhadap segala perintahnya serta jauhilah segala larangannya
Pena-pena (pencatat) telah diangkat dan
lembaran-lembaran telah kering : yakni takdir-takdir telah ditetapkan dan telah dicatat di Lauh al-Mahfuuzh

Pesan-Pesan Hadits

1. Hadits di atas menunjukkan perhatian khusus Nabi SAW., terhadap umatnya dan kerja karas beliau di dalam menumbuhkan mereka di atas ‘aqidah yang benar dan akhlaq mulia. Di sini (dalam hadits) beliau mengajarkan si bocah ini –yang tak lain adalah Ibn ‘Abbas- beberapa nasehat dalam untaian yang singkat namun padat makna.

2. Di antara isi wasiat ini adalah agar menjaga Allah Ta’ala, yaitu dengan menjaga Hudud-Nya, hak-hak, perintah-perintah dan larangan-larangan-Nya. Menjaga hal itu dapat direalisasikan dengan melaksanakan semua perintah-Nya dan menjauhi segala larangan-Nya dan tidak melanggar apa yang diperintahkan dan diizinkan-Nya dengan melakukan apa yang dilarang-Nya. Allah Ta’ala berfirman, “Inilah yang dijanjikankepadamu, (yaitu) kepada setiap hamba yang selalu kembali (kepada Allah) lagi memelihara (semua peraturan-peraturan-Nya). (Yaitu) orang yang takut kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Pemurah sedang Dia tidak kelihatan (olehnya) dan dia datang dengan hati yang bertaubat.” (Q.s.,Qaaf:32-33)

3. Di antara hal yang terdapat perintah agar menjaganya secara khusus adalah shalat sebagaimana firman-Nya, “Jagalah segala shalat(mu), dan (jagalah) shalat Wustha.” (Q.s.,al-Baqarah:238), dan thaharah (kesucian) sebagaimana bunyi hadits Rasulullah SAW., “Beristiqamahlah (mantaplah) sebab kamu tidak akan mampu menghitung-hitung. Dan ketahuilah bahwa sebaik-baik pekerjaan kamu adalah shalat sedangkan yang bisa menjaga wudlu itu hanya seorang Mukmin.” (HR.Ibn Majah). Di antaranya juga adalah sumpah sebagaimana firman-Nya, “Dan jagalah sumpahmu.” (Q.s., al-Maa`idah:89)

4. Di antara penjagaan yang diberikan oleh Allah adalah penjagaan-Nya terhadapnya di dalam kehidupan dunia dan akhirat:
a. Allah menjaganya di dunia, yaitu terhadap badannya, anaknya dan keluarganya sebagaimana firman-Nya, “Bagi manusia ada malaikat-malaikat yang selalu mengikutinya di muka dan di belakangnya, mereka menjaganya atas perintah Allah.” (Q.s., ar-Ra’d:11). Ibn ‘Abbas RA., berkata, “Mereka itu adalah para malaikat yang menjaganya atas perintahAllah. Dan bila takdir telah tiba, mereka pun meninggalkannya.” (Dikeluarkan oleh ‘Abduurrazzaq, al-Firyaaby, Ibn Jarir, Ibn al-Mundzir dan Ibn Abi Haatim sebagai yang disebutkan di dalam kitab ad-Durr al-Mantsuur, Jld.IV, h.614). Allah juga menjaganya di masa kecil, muda, kuat, lemah, sehat dan sakitnya.

b. Allah juga menjaganya di dalam agama dan keimanannya. Dia menjaganya di dalam kehidupannya dari syubhat-syubhat yang menyesatkan dan syahwat yang diharamkan.

c. Allah juga menjaganya di dalam kubur dan setelah alam kubur dari kengerian dan derita-deritanya dengan menaunginya pada hari di mana tiada naungan selain naungan-Nya

5. Di antara penjagaan Allah lainnya terhadap hamba-Nya adalah menganugerahinya ketenangan dan kemantapan jiwa sehingga dia selalu berada di dalam penyertaan khusus Allah. Mengenai hal ini, Allah berfirman ketika menyinggung tentang Musa dan Harun AS., “Janganlah kamu berdua khawatir, sesungguhnya Aku berserta kamu berdua; Aku mendengar dan melihat.” (Q.s., Thaaha:46) Demikian juga dengan yang terjadi terhadap Nabi dan Abu Bakar ash-Shiddiq saat keduanya berhijrah dan berada di gua, Rasulullah SAW., bersabda, “Apa katamu terhadap dua orang di mana Yang Ketiganya adalah Allah? Janganlah kamu bersedih, sesungguhnya Allah beserta kita.” (HR.Bukhari, Muslim dan at-Turmudzy)

6. Seorang Muslim wajib mengenal Allah Ta’ala, ta’at kepada-Nya dan selalu mengadakan kontak dengan-Nya dalam semua kondisinya sebab orang yang mengenal Allah di dalam kondisi sukanya, maka Allah akan mengenalnya di dalam kondisi sulitnya dan saat dia berhajat kepada-Nya

7. Terkadang ada orang yang tertipu dengan kondisi kuat, fit, muda, sehat dan kayanya namun sesungguhnya nasib orang yang demikian ini hanyalah kerugian, kesia-siaan dan celaka

8. Seorang harus selalu antusias untuk memperbanyak meminta pertolongan kepada Allah dan memohon kepada-Nya dalam semua kondisi dan situasi yang dihadapinya. Hendaklah dia tidak memohon kepada selain-Nya terhadap hal tidak ada yang mampu melakukannya selain Allah seperti meminta kepada para wali yang shalih, orang mati dan sebagainya. Allah berfirman, “Hanya kepada-Mu kami menyembah dan hanya kepada-Mu pula kami meminta tolong.” (Q.s., al-Fatihah:5)

9. Sesungguhny apa-apa yang menimpa seorang hamba di dunia, baik yang mencelakakan dirinya atau yang menguntungkannya; semuanya itu sudah ditakdirkan atasnya. Dan tidaklah menimpa seorang hamba kecuali takdir-takdir yang telah dicatatkan atasnya di dalam kitab catatan amal sekalipun semua makhluk berupaya untuk melakukannya (mencelakan dirinya atau memberikan manfa’at kepadanya). Allah berfirman, “Katakanlah, sekali-kali tidak akan menimpa kami melainkan apa yang telah ditetapkan oleh Allah bagi kami.” (Q.s.,at-Taubah:51)

10. Bila seorang hamba telah mengetahui bahwa tidak akan ada yang dapat menimpanya baik berupa kebaikan, keburukan, hal yang bermanfa’at atau pun membahayakannya kecuali apa yang telah ditakdirkan oleh Allah darinya, serta mengetahui bahwa seluruh upaya yang dilakukan semua makhluk karena bertentangan dengan hal yang ditakdirkan tidak akan ada gunanya sama sekali; maka ketika itulah dia akan mengetahui bahwa hanya Allah semata Yang memberi mudlarat, Yang menjadikan sesuatu bermanfa’at, Yang Maha Memberi atau pun Menahannya. Sebagai konsekuensi dari semua itu, seorang hamba mestilah mentauhidkan Rabbnya dan menunggalkan-Nya dalam berbuat keta’atan dan menjaga Hudud-Nya.

11. Seorang Muslim harus menghadapi takdir-takdir Allah yang tidak mengenakkannya dengan penuh keridlaan dan kesabaran agar bisa meraih pahala atas hal itu. Allah Ta’ala berfirman, “Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang bersabar akan diganjari pahala mereka dengan tanpa hisab (perhitungan).” (Q.s., az-Zumar:10). Dan dalam sebuah hadits, Rasulullah SAW., bersabda, “Sungguh aneh kondisi seorang Mukmin; sesungguhnya semua kondisinya adalah baik, jika ia mendapatkan kesenangan, ia bersyukur; maka itu adalah baik baginya. Dan bila ia ditimpa hal yang tidak menguntungkannya (kemudlaratan), ia bersabar; maka itu adalah baik (pula) baginya.” (HR.Muslim)

12. Seorang Muslim tidak boleh dihantui keputusasaan dan pupus harapan terhadap rahmat Allah ketika mengalami suatu problem atau musibah. Ia harus bersabar dan mengharap pahala dari Allah atas hal itu serta bercita-cita agar mendapatkan kemudahan (jalan keluar) sebab sesungguhnya kemenangan itu bersama kesabaran dan bersama kesulitan itu ada kemudahan

If you are not new net you would have heard people talking about the 72 women who wait Muslim Martyrs in paradise! Well I say there will be a lot of disappointed people! Why do I say that? Well my friends the term virgin is an error in translation as a matter of fact many things the media throws out there is an error in translation LOL. the 72 virgin women being one of them. Why Am I doing this blog? Well first of all I am sick and tired of answering this Question on Yahoo Answers. Second of All I want people to understand that Allah is fair and anything we want we can get in heaven and the 72 virgin thing LOL will be explained! Inshallah. Now I remind you I am not a scholar but I did research on this 5 years ago when I first found out and I see many new Muslims struggling with this topic because they do not have sufficient info! I made this blog from info gathered over the years on this topic and info I received from several imams (6 of them) as I was in my first year / almost second year as a Muslim). Again I am not saying man can not have many wives that is known. I want to share light in who these “Huries” are!

First Let’s talk about the term “Virgins” these people are trying to push?

DESCRIPTION:

Houri (حورية ḥūrīya; pl. ḥūrīyāt حوريات)
beautiful and pure young men and women, that Muslims believe inhabit Paradise, or Heaven.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Islamic_terms_in_Arabic

Now the media uses this term “Virgin” which is an attribute of Houri and translates just the attribute not the actual name of the being… HOW CONVENIENT IS THAT?????

ETYMOLOGY:
According to classical Arabic usage in the time when the Qur’an was revealed, Hur’in is made of two words Hur and In. The word ‘Hur’ is the plural of both Ahwar (Masculine) and Hawra (Feminine) which literally translates into persons distinguished by Hawar, signifying “intense whiteness of the eyeballs and lustrous black of the pupils.” (ref: Qamus ), hence ‘the purity’ (ref: Tafsir al’Tabari, and Tafsir al-Razi in 3:52).

And as for the phrase, “In it is the plural of both ‘Ayan’ (Masculine) and ‘Ainao’ (Feminine)”,[8] it was used to refer to the beautiful eyes of the wild-cow whose eyes are blond. In general, this word implies ‘most beautiful eye’ irrespective of the person’s gender. Thus, the most appropriate English endering of the compound word Hur’In will be: “Companions pure, most beautiful of eye.” (ref: Muhammad Asad, Message of the Quran in 56:22 [4]); and it is applicable to both male and female.[9]

Now let’s examine who is a martyr in Islam shall we?

Shaheed (Arabic: شَهيد šahīd, plural: شُهَداء šuhadā) is a religious term in Islam, that literally means “witness”. It is a title that is given to a Muslim after his death, if he died during the fulfillment of a religious commandment, or during a war for the religion.

A woman can obtain martyrdom by the following means: Dying while giving birth, from post natal bleeding, and while the child is still in her womb.

Both men and women can obtain martyrdom by the following means: While guarding the territory of Islam or the territory of Muslims, by falling from his mount while riding to battle or by falling from his mount, on her death bed while striving in the path of Allah, due to the collapse of a building on him while he is still trapped inside, dies by being attacked by a beast, dies while being a stranger in a new land or place, from a stomach ailment.

It is mentioned in a hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah according to which Muhammad said: “The shuhadaa’ are five: the one who dies of plague, the one who dies of a stomach disease, the one who drowns, the one who is crushed by a falling wall, and the one who is killed for the sake of Allah.” This was narrated by Maalik in al-Muwatta’, and by al-Bukhaari.

So a woman giving birth is a martyr…. DID THAT SURPRISE YOU????

Let’s examine rewards in paradise as explained by the Quran:

Here is verses regarding both genders explicitly:

God has promised the believers, both men and women (Lit., waalmuminoona (male believers) waalmuminatu (female believers), gardens through which running waters flow, therein to abide, and goodly dwellings in gardens of perpetual bliss: but God’s goodly acceptance is the greatest [bliss of all] -for this, this is the triumph supreme! [Chapter (Surah) At-Taubah (The Repentance) (9):72][17]

As for anyone – be it man or woman [Lit., min (from) thakarin (male) aw (or) ontha (female)][16:97] – who does righteous deeds, and is a believer withal – him shall We most certainly cause to live a good life, and most certainly shall We grant unto such as these their reward in accordance with the best that they ever did. [Chapter (Surah) An-Nahl (The Bee) (16):97][18]

And Allah Almighty, speaking of the believers said, “Men and women who have submitted, obeyed, are truthful, steadfast, reverent, giving in charity, fasting, guarding their private parts and remembering Allah often, Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward”
[al-Azhab (the confederates) ch 33 v 35]

THE SPOUSE YOU HAVE HERE ON EARTH AND YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE IN HEAVEN WITH YOU! (NOTICE THE WORD USE IS SPOUSE NOT THE WORD WIFE!!!!!)

A verse regarding other companionship:

“And, O our Sustainer, bring them into the gardens of perpetual bliss which Thou hast promised them, together with the righteous from among their forebears, and their spouses, and their offspring – for, verily, Thou alone art almighty, truly wise [Chapter (Surah) Ghafir (The Forgiver)(40):8][19]

THE SPOUSE YOU HAVE WILL BE RESURECTED AS A PURE VIRGIN:

Here is verses that refer to one’s spouse renewal to a pure state :

“And [with them will be their] spouses, raised high: for, behold, We shall have brought them into being in a life renewed, having resurrected them as virgins [Chapter (Surah) Al-Waqi'a (The Event)(56):34-36][15]

And among His wonders is this: He creates for you mates out of your own kind [min anfusikum azwajan, Lit. “from among yourselves mates (spouses, one of the pair)”] so that you might incline towards them, and He engenders love and tenderness between you: in this, behold, there are messages indeed for people who think! … And He it is who creates [all life] in the first instance, and then brings it forth anew: and most easy is this for Him, since His is the essence of all that is most sublime in the heavens and on earth, and He alone is almighty, truly wise. [Chapter (Surah) Ar-Rum (The Romans)(30):21…27][16]

NOW LET US STOP FOR A SEC AND RE-CAP MMMMKAY!

THIS IS WHAT ALLAH SAYS IN THE QURAN:

Allah Almighty says “And they shall have wide eyed maidens averting
their gaze. They resemble hidden pearls”
[as-Saffat (the Rangers) ch. 37, v 48, 49]

Allah Almighty also says “Thus it will be, and We have them wide-eyed
houris in marriage”
[ad-Dukhan (the Smoke) ch 44, v 54]

Allah Almighty also says, “And round breasted mates”
[an-Naba (the Tidings) ch 78 v 33]

And Allah Almighty, speaking of the believers said, “Men and women who
have submitted, obeyed, are truthful, steadfast, reverent, giving in
charity, fasting, guarding their private parts and remembering Allah
often, Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward”
[al-Azhab (the confederates) ch 33 v 35]

What I find interesting is the first three surahs were revealed in Mecca in the earlier period of Islam before the Prophet’s migration to Medina. The revelation of last verse cited above was after the migration in Medina – a gap reflecting a number of years.

When reading the explanation of the last verse above we see that it was a reactionary verse. That is to say a group of Muslim women went to the Prophet Muhammad complaining that the verses of the Quran were revealed directed to the male gender (the duties, the rewards, the
responsibility etc) and they asked, what about the women? Thus Allah Almighty pointed out with this verse that faith, the duties of faith, the rewards of faith, are for all people, men AND women.

Specifically it was reported that Umm Salamah asked the Prophet “Why is it that we (women) are not mentioned in the Quran as men are”
[Ahmed 6/305]

In understanding the Quran, the early period was designated as a way to contrast and attract the attention of the pagan Arabs, focusing more on the material and sexual. The latter period in Medina clearly being observed as the period in which a greater focus on spirituality
is observed as is shown by these two verses where Allah Almighty says,

“Proclaim to those who have believed and done good works…. They shall
also have their pure spouses there…”
[al-Bakara (the Cow) ch 2 v 25]

“…and in which they abide forever along with purified spouses and
Allah’s good pleasure…”
[al-Imram (the family of Imran) ch 3 v 15]

Understanding the above allows us to see how Allah Almighty first catered for the comprehensive abilities of certain groups of people, namely the uncouth, Arabs. Why did Allah Almighty adopt such an approach? Like all things, it was disruptive, it caught people’s
attention, made them think. Once the attention is gained, then a refocus to that which is right as later spelled out in the Medina verses where Allah Almighty refers not to `houris’ but to `purified spouses’.

NB There is dispute over the term houri, whether it relates to beautiful women or beautiful spouses. The word Hoor is the plural of the word ahwar (applicable to man) and of haura (applicable to woman). So the word Houri can relate to both men and/or women.

The word hoor has been used 4 times in the Quran, twice it has been followed by attributive nouns which are (i.e. female) gender specific. But, more interestingly, twice, it has been used without a specific gender.

Female gender: “Wide-eyed, cloistered in pavilions” [55: 72]- Mecca

Female gender: “And wide-eyed houris” [56: 22] – Mecca

Gender neutral: “Thus it will be, and We have them wide-eyed houris in
marriage” [44: 54] – Mecca

Gender neutral: “Reclining on ranged couches, and we shall wed them to
wide-eyed houris” [52: 20] – Mecca

Secondly, I’d like to address is that there is of course no shortage of opinion in classical and latter literature which implies that`houris’ relate to beautiful women, but are not actual earthly women but inhabitants of heaven.

Generally, these comments relate to how houris of paradise will have beautiful wide eyes, a trait of beauty, and how their bodies will be young and supple. Of course, contextualizing this, we see elsewhere in literature that men and women will both be of a young age, both have
good bodies, both have no illness, both have no need or want for anything etc. So it stands to reason that the descriptions of pious partners, of houris may indeed refer to the state at which believing women in the hereafter will revert to – just as men in the hereafter will end up with six-packs, full bodied heads of hair, etc. And Allah knows best

The interpretation that many lament where houris are the sex slaves of men in paradise, and that paradise is full of the satisfaction of carnal desires for men, leaving women with little by comparison is not one which either makes sense to me, nor does it fit within the concept
of justice where Allah Almighty will reward both, men and women, with such wonders that our minds in this life cannot comprehend.

A final note, many classical texts were authored by men thus it stands to reason that the comments found within them will have a male orientated slant. This doesn’t mean to say that aspects of the interpretation are wrong, rather, by our focusing and reducing success
in the hereafter in such a way in isolation, a truly unjust representation of the next life is made – and who are we to comment about that which we do not know that much about of in the first place?

WHAT DID THE PROPHET (PBUH) SAY????
“It was mentioned by Daraj Ibn Abi Hatim, that Abu al-Haytham ‘Adullah Ibn Wahb narrated from Abu Sa’id al-Khudhri, who heard the Prophet Muhammad saying, ‘The smallest reward for the people of Heaven is an abode where there are eighty thousand servants and seventy two houri, over which stands a dome decorated with pearls, aquamarine and ruby, as wide as the distance from al-Jabiyyah to San’a.

So did he say anything about killing yourself? NO So please Media people get your facts straight and stop making BULL…. Thanks! Allah is fair he rewards and punishes men and women equally READ THE QURAN!!!! And please stop the lies about Islam!

Another note the hadith mentioning 72 virgins … has been found to be a weak hadith: See Salahuddin Yusuf , Riyadhus Salihin,commentary on Nawawi, Chapter 372, Dar-us-Salam Publications (1999), ISBN-10: 159144053X ,ISBN-13: 978-1591440536. It explains how the whole 72 virgin hadith has a weak chain in narration.

For your cross reference I have included the other Hadith here:

Searching what Muslims refer to as Gharib Hadiths (weak or strange Hadiths) we do find something about 72 wives but not virgins. The Hadith we find is the following:

“The Prophet Muhammad was heard saying: “The smallest reward for the people of Paradise is an abode where there are 80,000 servants and 72 wives, over which stands a dome decorated with pearls, aquamarine, and ruby, as wide as the distance from Al-Jabiyyah [a Damascus suburb] to Sana’a [Yemen]”-Sunan al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2562

This is as a weak Hadith that has no Sanad — line or sequence of narration. Although listed in an authoritative collection, this particular Hadith has technical weaknesses in its chain of transmitters and is therefore not considered impeccable. As a result, Muslims are not required to believe in it. Even if the Hadith was true, there is nothing about it that says that if someone commits suicide they would get 72 virgins in paradise.

Muslims know that the description of paradise or heaven in Hadiths and Quran is allegorical. If not, then Allah would have allowed us to take our bodies with us when we die. But the vehicle by which we could enjoy the physical things (especially 72 virgins ) mentioned as being in heaven, is left behind here in this world to rot and decay away. So we know for a fact that for heavenly rewards, physical things of this world are used to describe things totally non-physical. A Hadith to keep in mind is as follows:

The Prophet said, “Nobody who dies and finds good from Allah (in the Hereafter) would wish to come back to this world even if he were given the whole world and whatever is in it, except the martyr who, on seeing the superiority of martyrdom, would like to come back to the world and get killed again (in Allah’s Cause).” (Sahih Bukhari, 4:52:53)

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS EXPLANATION!

Is cool, I am just trying to present to you another perspective of what scholars think. Because it makes sense that Allah would want both man and women to be happy in heaven. But I understand if some man want sexual pleasures, that is cool, I get that. So many people might think yeah they will get 72 actual virgins and yeah if you want them perhaps Allah will grant it, he can do anything. But are you sure you will even make it there???? LOL!

So anyways, I urge you to write your own blog. Just tell us you disagree, I do not like Drama as I mentioned before. So tell us why you disagree in your own blog so we can see your perspective. Bring Proofs from the Quran and explanation of the hadith you cite. Also make sure they are string hadith! Thanks!

MY ADVICE TO YOU!

Do not worry about Paradise, worry about Now because it does not matter what paradise looks like if you did sin You might be going to hell. Worry about being a good spouse rather than awaiting for heaven to get 72 of them LOL because you know, we have a pretty good chance of ending up down in hell and burning and getting NOTHING. So worry about now, not about the next life! mmmkay! Salams and peace out!

May Allah Almighty have mercy and guide us all, ameen.

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Kitap ismi: Efendimiz´in bir günü

Yazar: Prof. Dr. Abdulhakim Yüce

Evet, ilk basda dedigim gibi: seven insan sevdigi kisi hakkinda herseyi ögrenir. Namaz kilmakla, Kur´an okumakla günahkar kul olarak Cenneti kazanmis olurmuyuz? Allah´u Alam.

Ama bu kitabi okudukdan sonra fark etdim ki bir  bir günahkar kul olarak günlük 5 vakit namaz´dan vs. baska ibadetler olmadigini hayatimda. Neden mi? Cenneti kazandigi halde Allah´a karsi ibadetlerini hala yerine getiriyordu- ve daha fazlasiyla bile. Esinin ” ama neden hala ya ResulAllah” sorusunun karsiligini söyle bir cevapla vermisdi: “Sükreden bir kul olmayayim mi?”

Bizler ise ilk basdan Cennete girecekmiyiz girmeyecek miyiz onu bile bilmiyoruz. Bunu bovser, Rabbime iyi ve kötü günümde sükretmeyi dogru dürüst biliyormuyum?? O yüzden bu kitabi okudukdan sonra kendime söz verdim: Mizan´da ibadetlerimin daha fazlasiyla artmasi icin sadece günde 5 rekat namazla, senede bir kere gelen 30 günlük Ramazan orucu disinda sevgili Nebinin peygamber oldugu halde yaptigi ibadetlerini, az veya cogunu, hayatimda gerceklestirmeye karar verdim.

Kitabin icindekiler:

Efendimiz´in Kur´an’la bir günü.

Efendimiz´in Dua günlügü

Efendimiz´in namaz günlügü

Efendimi´zin ailesiyle bir günü

Ashabiyla bir günü

Dünya ile bir günü

Bu baslik sayfalarin degisik alt kisimlari var.

Tavsiye ederim. Cok kolay ve sadece 161 sayfalik bir kitap. Ônemli olan sayfa degil ama aldigin hayirli ilimler- eminim ki hem bu dünyada hem ahiretde hayirlara vesile olacak inshaAllah.

Allah´a emanetsiniz.

Christians talking about love

Protestent christians expressed their love by the rampant killing of native americans, who were called not humans, but ‘red indians’, and usurping their lands and destroying their livelihood. This was quite in line with the way Catholic christians in Europe called native cultures ‘pagan’ and killed the natives, who were again, not called humans, but ‘heathens’. Catholic christians also expressed their universal love through Inquisitions in Europe, South America and in other former colonies such as in Goa. They burned women on stakes, calling them not humans, but, witches. Thus they demonstrated that it is very easy to love people without feeling remorse when labelled with an alternate term instead of calling them humans.

Christians also expressed their love in Africa by enslaving the natives, shipping them off to plantations to be made to work like animals, calling them, not humans, but ‘negros’ or ‘niggers’ .

They loved the natives of Australia and New Zealand so much that they killed them, displaced them, enslaved them, took away their small children and de-cultured them, calling them, not humans, but ‘aboriginals’.

Christian love for India was expressed in the rampant plunder of this country. They not only enslaved the indians, plundered the wealth, they also appropriated the scientific advancements made by the indians, used that to develop their industries and economy and called it ‘industrial revolution’. Concurrently, so much love christians had, that they destroyed the education system that produced that scientific knowledge, destroyed the culture that produced that scientific knowledge, deracinated the indians, shipped them off to far off Carribeans and Africas as bonded labourers calling them ‘hindoos’.

Christians loved the Jews and the Gypsies in Europe throughout the centuries so much that christian Nazis, continuing with such love, starved them to skeletons and incinerated them in gas chambers in millions.

Despite all these accomplishments, christians consider themselves full of love of the only true God and want to convert the remaining adherents of native cultures to this version of love. They call it God’s work. They also call such expressions of love as civilising the natives.

If the past is any indicator, how godly is this christian God ? how merciful ? how benevolent ? how loving is this entity ?
To some of the above victims, the entity God may appear indistinguishable from the other entity these christians bandy about, called Satan.

Muslims talking about peace

Since the death of Khadija, the aggrandizing instinct of muslims have been unleashed unbridled upon the world in such a violent manner that it matches that of christian inquisitions, at times even surpassing that. So ‘peaceful’ were the muslims that they enslaved and killed people following native customs calling them ‘kaffirs’, not humans. In the name of their merciful ‘Allah’, these people have been waging ‘jihad’ over a millennium upon human beings. These peaceful people have mercilessly butchered women and children and enslaved them brutally. Their peaceful acts still continue unabated, in India, in Pakistan, in Afghanistan, in Iraq, in Iran, in Saudi Arabia, in Bangladesh, in Indonesia, in Malaysia, in Sudan, in Palestine, in Libya.

To the victims of muslim’s peace campaigns throughout the centuries, the entity ‘Allah’ may seem anything but peaceful or merciful.

Communists talking about liberating the masses

If Cuba and China, let alone Stalinist Russia and Cambodia, are examples of liberating the masses, what would be imprisonment ?

The condition of the states of West Bengal and Kerala, that have repeatedly elected communists to power- the impoverishment, material as well as ethical and cultural, people having to work for capitalists outside those states and send money back home, the violence that underlies these societies becoming a fertile ground for exploitation by subversive ideologues -are indicators of how communists ‘liberate’ the masses in a democracy.

To the beneficiaries of such liberation, liberty may seem indistinguisable from incarceration.

Capitalists talking about environment

The way in which capitalists have rampantly and remorselessly looted the earth and destroyed her sustainability over the past few centuries, causing changes in climate and on the native flora and fauna, all to feed their aggrandizing drive, their new found concerns for environment and their pious endeavours towards ‘reducing carbon emissons’ and bringing in ‘green technology’ without discarding the unbridled greed that caused the damage in the first place, without recognizing that Nature is to be sustained for its own sake, not merely for continuation of human’s consumption levels, belie their claim and their intention.

To people living with Nature in a mutually nurturing way, the capitalists’ effort at greening the planet may seem mere continuation of the selfish project of grabbing yet another opportunity to increase bank balance at the cost of environment and ethics.

Indian liberals talking secularism

Secularism of the indian liberals is to demonstrate cronic intolerance towards bharatiya samskriti and to excessively indulge the relentless attack on indian psyche by the four groups- christians, muslims, communists and capitalists.

To the practitioners of bharatiya samskriti, such liberals may seem like puppets dancing to the tune of western imperialism that sprouts four heads- christianity, islam, communism and capitalism.

Maya

Despite the blatant inconsistencies, majority of people today end up buying the lemon sold by the four headed western imperialism.

maya

J. Grant Swank, Jr.

Looking back on the pre-presidential election days can be quite interesting. Take this:

Filmmaker Spike Lee said that God put Barack Hussein Obama in the Oval Office. He is certain that Barack Hussein Obama will walk into the White House
because heaven ordained it to be so.

Lee says that he can feel it. It is without question. There is such certainty in Lee’s conviction.

However, Lee is not known for his biblical sensitivity or theological learning. Lee is not considered a spiritual advisor of excellence.

Nevertheless, that did not stop Lee from publicly pronouncing his soul witness endorsing Barack Hussein Obama as deity’s choice for America’s President.

Per Jeff Poor of Business & Media Institute, “Lee revealed he thought the economic difficulties that are presently plaguing the country were ordained by God to help get Barack Obama elected president.”

Therefore, add to the Lee certainty that God has placed Barack Hussein Obama on Pennsylvania Avenue that God also planned the nation’s financial mess. In other words, thank you, God, for two weird blessings wrapped in one package.

“Lee appeared on ‘Morning Joe’ and, in an interview with co-host Joe Scarborough, he made the revelation.

“‘I’ve always believed, and it seems naive, that God had a hand in America,’ Scarborough said. ‘And I get a real sense you feel that God has had a real hand in this.’

“‘So many things have happened – all of a sudden, the economy goes south at that moment, and then McCain,’ Lee replied. ‘There were so many things.. It was almost a movement that had to be ordained, I think.’”

So there you have it. Lee the prophet. Lee the advisor for future events and analyzer for past happenings.
This is Lee the film designer giving forth the Holy Spirit’s messages to his own spirit.

What is so odd is that Lee’s testimony does not square with God’s Word. And of course if Lee is speaking for the Bible’s God, then what he states as divinely ordained should square with divine revelation.

However, it does not.

Lee’s idol, Barack Hussein Obama, is pro-choice for womb killing mothers. This is not God sanctioned.

Obama desires homosexual activity to be permitted throughout America as a legitimate pastime. This is not God sanctioned.

Obama states that reading the Koran was a poetic, aesthetic experience for his own soul experience. This is not in line with the Bible as divine revelation in comparison to the Koran as demonically scribed.

Obama holds that all religions are one. That is not sanctioned by the Bible’s God.

Obama embraces Islam as a legitimate religion, holding a long history of being pro-Muslim so that many suspect him to be a mask Muslim. That is not
God sanctioned.

Lee obviously speaks for other than God. If he sincerely means that a spirit spoke to his spirit, that spirit would have to be a satanic spirit, not the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit cannot contradict His own inspired Word. The Holy Spirit cannot cancel out biblical ethics. The Holy Spirit cannot endorse an immoral agenda such as that proposed by Barack Hussein Obama.

Lee, check out your spirit. It does not appear to be in line with the Holy Spirit, therefore, your analyses are suspect, evidently.

The 9/11 Never Forget Coalition is holding a December 5^th rally protesting the plan to bring the 9/11 terrorist conspirators to trial in New York City.

The Coalition formed to fight the decision of President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder to try the 9/11 co-conspirators in New York City’s federal court, effectively giving war criminals the same rights as American citizens while endangering the safety of all New Yorkers.  Two weeks ago, we sent a letter signed by 300 family members of 9/11 victims to the President, Attorney General and Defense Secretary Robert Gates asking them to reverse course.  The letter has now been signed by over 120,000 Americans and is posted at http://www.keepamericasafe.com.

via Atlas Shrugs http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/

The trial of the “Gitmo detainees”, having already pled guilty does a bit more than endangering the safety of all New Yorkers.  What a farce to allow them to step one little pinky toe upon the soil they wish so to defile.  Can you imagine the protesters in the name of Allah and jihad perhaps blowing up the court room?

How much will the court proceedings cost?  Does freedom and justice have a price?    Where will they stay?  The Plaza?

On the battlefield, should a soldier stop and mirandize an enemy combatant?  What a precedent.

What about classified information?  What if the jury finds them not guilty, what then?  Are they free to see asylum in the nation they so abhor?  What country would welcome them home?  One of our allies?  Would NYC allow them to roam free in the home of the brave?

As the Chief and Commander of the U.S.A., President Obama needs to rethink the injustice upon America that these men have already admitted to committing.  The injustice will lie upon President Obama’s shoulders and the weight of the hearts of all Americans will weigh him down, rightfully so.

Bismillaah

Ruling by Allaah’s Law
Kitab at-Tahweed, Chapter 6
Translated by Mahmoud Ridha Murad

Among the requirements of believing in Allaah, the Exalted, and worshipping Him is submitting to His judgment, and contentment with His laws, and the referral to His book and to the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace be upon him), in disputes with regards to statements, fundamentals, litigation’s, blood, properties, and the rest of rights. For Allaah is the ultimate Judge and judgment ultimately pertains to Him. It is incumbent upon the rulers to rule by what Allah revealed, and it is incumbent upon the subjects to seek judgment from the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace be upon him).

With regards to rulers, Allaah says: “Verily, Allaah commands you to deliver the trust committed to you to their due owners, and that when you judge between people, to judge with justice.”(Quraan 4:58)

And surely excellent is that with which Allaah admonishes you. Allaah is all-Hearing, all-Seeing.

And with regards to the subjects, He said: “O you who believe, obey Allaah and obey His Messenger, and the people in authority among you. And if you dispute over anything, refer it to Allaah and His Messenger if you really believe in Allaah and the Last Day, that is best in terms of consequences.” (Quran 4:59)

Then Allaah has made it clear that having faith does not conform with seeking judgment in other than what Allaah revealed. Allaah, the Exalted, says: “Do you not see those who allege to believe in what is revealed to you and what was revealed before you? They desire to seek judgment from the Taghat, although they are commanded to disbelieve in it, and Satan desires to lead them far astray.” (Quraan 4:60)

Then how will they fare when an affliction befalls them because of what they have achieved (of evil deeds) then they come to you swearing by Allaah, saying, ‘We meant nothing but the doing good and reconciliation? It is those whose secrets Allaah knows well. So turn away from them and admonish them and give them effective exhortation concerning their insights. And We have sent no Messenger but that he should be obeyed by the command of Allaah. And had they come to you when they wronged themselves, and asked forgiveness of Allah, and the Messenger also asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allaah oft-Returning, Merciful.

“But nay, by your Rubb, they will never become believers until they set you a judge in their disputes and then find no straits in themselves concerning what your verdict, and submit with full submission.” (Quran 4:65)

Allaah, the Exalted, emphasizes by oath the lack of iman of those who do not refer their disputes to the Messenger of Allaah (SWT) and be content with his judgement submissively.

Allaah also ruled that those rulers who do not rule by what Allaah sent down are unbelievers, wrongdoers, and rebellious. He says: “And he who does not rule by what Allaah sent down, it is they who are the disbelievers.” (Quraan 5:44) And He says: “And he who does not rule by what Allaah sent down, it is they who are the wrongdoers.” (Quran 5:45) And He says: “And he who does not rule by what Allaah sent down, it is they who are the rebellious.” (Quraan 5:47)

It is incumbent to rule by what Allaah revealed and to seek His judgment in all cases of dispute with regards to scholars opinions to accept only those opinions or statements that are substantiated by the Book and the Sunnah without taking side of a certain jurisprudential school, or certain Imam. This must apply to all litigation and rights, not just personal statutes as practiced in some countries that are related to Islam. For Islam is one entity which is indivisible. Allaah says: “O you who believe! uphold Islam in its entity (as a whole).” (Quran 2:208)

And Allah condemned the Jews saying: “Do you, then, believe in part of the Book and disbelieve in part?” (Quraan 2:85)

The adherents of Madh’hab (Jurisprudential schools) must also refer the statements of their Imams to the Book and the Sunnah to accept only those of them that are in conformity with these two sources, and reject the rest, without prejudice or bias, particularly in matters of Aqeedah. The Imams, may Allaah be merciful to them, recommended doing so strongly; and this is the real Madh’hab of all the Imams. Therefore, he who opposes them is not considered as their adherent, even if he claims to be so. Rather, he would be one of those of whom Allaah says: “They take their priests and monks, and the Messiah, son of Maryam, as lords aside from Allaah.” (Quran 9:31)

The above Ayah is not restricted to Christians only, rather, it applies to anyone who copies them. He who disobeys the command of Allaah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) ruling by other than what Allaah revealed, or requests doing so following his whims, and what he loves, he would have apostatized by departing from Islam and disposing of Imaan, even if he claims to be a believer. Allaah, the Exalted, denied such people’s claim to Imaan, by using the verb, ‘allege’ in the above-mentioned Ayah; a verb which is usually applied to those whose action and behavior belie their claims. This is proven by the words of Allaah: “And they are commanded to denounce the Taghoot.” (Quran 4:60)

Because denouncing Taghoot (i.e., whatever is worshipped or obeyed beside, or aside from Allaah) is a pillar of Tawheed (the belief in the Oneness of Allaah.) If man does not fulfill this pillar he would not be considered as a believer in the Oneness of Allaah, for Tawheed is the foundation of Imaan through which all good deeds are rendered sound, and without which they would be nullified. Seeking judgement from the Taghoot means believing in it [Muhammad b. Abdul Wahhab, Fath al-Majeed, p. 467-468] Allaah says: “He who disbelieves in Taghoot and believes in Allah has surely grasped a strong handle.” (Quraan 2:256)

Negating Imaan from him who does not rule by what Allaah revealed indicates that applying the laws of Allaah is a matter of faith, creed and worship which a Muslim must uphold and adhere to. The laws of Allaah should not be applied only because they are better for people and their safety and security, rather because applying them is an act of worship.

Some people emphasize this point only and ignore the terms of faith, creed and worship of applying the Divine laws. Allaah, glory be to Him, condemns those who apply His laws for personal interest, not because they believe that applying them is an act of worship. Allaah, the Exalted, says: “And when they are summoned to Allaah and His Messenger to judge between them, behold! a party of them turn away. But if the right is in their favor, they come to him submissively.” (Quran 24:48-49)

They in fact care only about what they desire, while they turn away from anything else which opposes their desires, because they do not consider as an act of worship seeking the judgement of the Messenger of Allaah (SWT) (by going to him during his lifetime and referring to his Sunnah after his death).

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The Status of Applying Other Than the Divine Laws
Shaykh Saleh al-Fouzan

Ruling by Allaah’s Law
Kitab at-Tahweed, Chapter 6
Translated by Mahmoud Ridha Murad

Allaah, the Exalted, said: “And He who does not rule by what Allaah has revealed it is they who are the unbelievers.” (Quran 5:44)

This Ayah signifies that ruling by laws other than those revealed by Allah constitutes infidelity. This type of infidelity is either major which entails apostasy, or minor which does not constitute apostasy depending on the ruler’s attitude. If he believes that the laws of Allaah are not binding, and that he has a choice, or he took them lightly, or believed that man-made laws are better than the Divine laws, because the former are not suitable for this time and age, or if he wants to satisfy the infidels and hypocrites by so doing, then he commits major infidelity. But if he believes that the laws of Allaah are binding and knows the respective laws are relevant to the case he is handling, and yet he opted to rule by otherwise, recognizing that his deed is wrong, and would be subject to punishment, then such a ruler is disobedient who has committed minor Kufr or disbelief. But if he was ignorant of the respective Divine law and tried his best and utmost seeking it, but missed it, he would have committed an error, but he would be rewarded for exerting the effort to reach the proper judgment and, whose error would be forgiven [At-Tahawiyah p.363-364].

This applies to cases that concern individuals, but ruling on cases that concern the public is a different case. Shaikhul Islam b. Taymiyyah said: “If the ruler was religious and yet ruled ignorantly without knowledge, he would end up in Hell-Fire. But if he is aware of the Divine laws and yet he ruled by other than the truth of which he is, aware, he would belong to the people of Hell-Fire. And if he rules unjustly and without knowledge, he would be more deserving of Fire. This in case he judges in a case of an individual, but if he judges in a case which concerns the public, and altered the truth into falsehood, and the falsehood into truth, the Sunnah into Bid’ah, or the Bid’ah into Sunnah, and the good into evil and the evil into good, and opposes the commands of Allaah and His Messenger and commands what Allaah and his Messenger forbid, then this is another type to be judged by Allaah, the Rubb of the Worlds, and the God of the Messengers, the Proprietor of the Day of Requital, to Whom belongs all the praise in the beginning and the end. [Majmoo' al-Fatawa, p.388]

Allaah says: “The judgement is His, and to Him you shall return.” (Quran 28:88) Allaah says: “He it is Who sent His Messenger with guidance and the deen of the truth, to make it prevail over all other religions. And Allaah is sufficient as a Witness.” (Quraan 48:28)

Shaikhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah went on to say: “There is no doubt that he who does not believe in the incumbency of ruling by what Allaah sent to His Messenger is an infidel. So he who deems it lawful to judge between people according to what he deems as justice without adhering to what Allaah sent down is an infidel too.

There is not a nation but enjoins ruling with justice, although justice according to their religion is what their leaders or chiefs consider as such. There are many who claim to be Muslims, rule by their mores and customs which is not revealed by Allaah, such as the customs of the Bedouins, which they inherited from their forefathers who were obeyed rulers. They believe that such customs must be applied, excluding the Book and the Sunnah, and such belief constitutes infidelity.

There are many people who accept Islam, but do not rule except by the prevailing customs that are commanded by obeyed lords. Such people know that it is not permissible to rule by other than what Allaah revealed, but do not apply them, rather they deem as lawful to rule by other than what Allaah sent down, they are infidels.” [Minhaaj as-Sunnah]

Shaikh Muhammad b. Ibraheem (the late Mufti of Saudi Arabia who is succeeded by Shaikh Bin Baz) asserted: “As for that which is described as lesser infidelity, it is when he refers the dispute to other than the Book of Allaah knowing that he is disobeying Allaah by doing so, and that the ruling of Allaah is the truth, and He does it once. Such a person would not be committing major infidelity. As for those who legislate laws and make others obey them, this constitutes infidelity, even if they claim that they made a mistake, and that the laws of Allaah are more just; such is considered as an infidelity which entails apostasy.” [Fatawa ash-Sheik Muhammad b. Ibreheem aal-Ash-Sheik]

By asserting this Sheik Muhammad b. Ibraheem, may Allaah grant him His Mercy, made distinction between the partial ruling of no recurrence, and between the general ruling which is used as reference to all judgments or most of them, and he decided that such infidelity constitutes absolute apostasy. That is because he who discards the Islamic Shar’iah and replaces it with man-made laws, this is a proof that he considers the man-made laws as more appropriate and better than the Shar’iah, which is beyond doubt a major infidelity which constitutes apostasy and contradicts Tawheed (the belief in the Oneness of Allaah).

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Claiming the Right of Legislation, Legalization and Illegalization
Shaykh Saleh al-Fouzan

Ruling by Allaah’s Law
Kitab at-Tahweed, Chapter 7
Translated by Mahmoud Ridha Murad

Legislating rulings for the slaves of Allaah to follow in their acts of worship, transactions, settling the disputes, litigation, and in the rest of their affairs is an exclusive right of Allaah, the Exalted, the Rabb of mankind, and the Creator of the creatures.

Allaah says: “Verily the creation and the command belong to Him, and He is the blessing Granter, the Rubb of the Worlds.” (Quran 7:54)

He knows what suits His slaves, and legislates it for them. By virtue of His Ruboobiyyah, He legislates for them, and by virtue of their servitude to Him, they accept His judgements; whichever case it is in their interest. Allaah, the Exalted, says: “And if you dispute over anything, refer it to Allaah and His Messenger if you really believe in Allaah and the Last Day, that is best in terms of consequences.” (Quraan 4:59)

And He also says: “And in whatever you differ, the decision thereof rests with Allaah. Say: ‘This is Allaah, my Rubb:” (Quran 42:10) Allaah, Glory be to Him, denies that His slaves should accept a lawmaker other than Himself. He says: “Or do they have partners to Allaah to legislate for them in the deen what Allah does not allow?” (Quraan 42:21)

Hence, he who accepts a law other than Allaah’s ascribes a partner to Allaah. Whatever act of worship that is not legislated by Allaah and His Messenger is Bid’ah, and every Bid’ah is a means of deviation. The Prophet said: “He who introduces in our deen, anything which does not belong to it, it shall be rejected.” [Hadith Bukhari & Muslim]

In another version, he said: “He who practices an act of worship, that is not endorsed by our deen it is to be rejected.” [Hadith Muslim]

While any other law which is legislated by neither Allaah nor His Messenger in politics, or for judging in people’s disputes, it is considered as the law of Taghoot, and Jahiliyyah (Pre-Islamic era) Allaah says: “Do they seek the judgment of Jahiliyyah? And who is better than Allaah as a judge for a people who have firm faith?” (Quraan 5:50)

The right of legalizing and illegalizing, belongs to Allaah too, and no one is permitted to share this right with Him. Allaah says: “And do not eat of that on which the name of Allaah is not pronounced, for surely that is disobedience. And certainly Satans inspire their friends to argue with you. And if you obey them, then you are polytheists.” (Quraan 6:121)

Thus Allaah, the Exalted, considers obeying Satans and their followers, with regard to legalizing what Allaah prohibits as Shirk. Likewise, whoever obeys scholars and rulers in prohibiting what Allaah made lawful, or legalizing what He prohibited, he would be considered as taking them as lords to the exclusion of Allaah. Allaah, the Exalted, says: “They have taken their learned men and their monks, and the Messiah, the son of Maryam for lords aside from Allaah. And they are commanded to worship the One God. There is no true god but He. Far is He removed from what they ascribe to Him!” (Quran 9:31)

At-Tirmidhi and others reported that the Prophet recited the above Ayaat to Adi bin Hatim at-Ta’i (just before he accepted Islam) may Allaah be pleased with him, who said: “O Messenger of Allaah, we do not worship them! The Prophet said: Do they not make legal for you what Allaah makes illegal? and you deem it as legal, and they illegalize what Allah made legal and you deem it as illegal?’ He said: ‘Certainly!’ Thereupon, the Prophet said: ‘That is how you worship them.” (Hadith Tirmidhi and others)

Hence, the obedience of the Christians to their learned men, with regards to illegalization and legalization is considered as worship and major Shirk, which contradicts the Tawheed, which is signified by the Testimony of Faith, La ilahah illal Allaah. [Fath al-Majid p.107] This Testimony which signifies that legalization and illegalization is an exclusive right of Allaah, the Exalted.

If obeying scholars and worshippers in illegal and legal matters that oppose the law of Allaah, is considered as Shirk; even though the scholars and worshippers are religious people whose mistake may be forgiven if it were made after exerting their efforts, and they will be rewarded for that. If obeying such people constitutes major Shirk, then how about those who obey man-made laws that are the work of the unbelievers and the atheists, imported into Muslim countries and applied? They are much worse than the former. There is no altering of one condition into another, nor is there power except through Allaah. For the latter to take the unbelievers as lords aside from Allaah to legislate laws for him, and legalize the illegal, and rule people by such laws…

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“Kαι δεν ειναι δυνατο σε εναν ανθρωπο να του μιλησει ο ΑΛΛΑΧ εκτος εμπνεοντας τουτον, η πισω απο ενα παραπετασμα, η στελνοντας αγγελιοφορο για να εμπνευσει (αποκαλυπτοντας)- με την αδεια Tου- τα οσα θελει. Αυτος ειναι βεβαια ο Υψιστος , ο Πανσοφος.” Ιερο Κορανιο 42: 51

Ο ΑΛΛΑΧ μας συστηνεται. Ο Δημιουργος ολων των κοσμων και ο Μοναδικος Κυριαρχος του συμπαντος ειναι ο Υψιστος και ο Κατοχος του ουρανου της γης και των παντων μεταξυ.

Δεν υπάρχει καμία θεότητα εκτος απο Αυτόν. Υψιστος ειναι Αυτος και Δοξασμενος πάνω απ ‘όλα απο ότι συνδέουν (μαζί Του). Αυτός είναι ο Κυριαρχος, ο Παντοδύναμος, και ο Κύριος του Τρόπου Εξυψωσης. Ο Αλλάχ είναι Αυτάρκης, πάνω απο καθε αναγκη.

Όλα τα ωραία ονόματα ανήκουν Αλλάχ, γιατι Αυτός είναι ο Κατοχος απείρου κάλλους και άπειρης αιθεριότητας. Ένα άτομομπορεί να Τον ξέρει μόνο στο βαθμό που ο ίδιος επιτρεπει, και μπορεί να Τον εκτιμησει μέσα από τους στίχους του Κορανίου. Σε ένα στίχο, Αλλάχ περιγράφει αυτό το όνομα και λεει τα εξεις.

Ο ΑΛΛΑΧ! Δεν υπαρχει κανενας αλλος θεος παρα μοναχα Αυτος. Εχει αιωνια ζωη, και προσεχει για παντα, ολο τον κοσμο. Η αδρανεια δεν μπορει να Τον κυριευσει, ουτε ο υπνος. Δικα Του ειναι ολα οσα υπαρχουν στους ουρανους και στη γη. Ποιος ειναι λοιπον εκεινος που μπορει να μεσολαβησει κοντα Του, εαν δεν του επιτρεψει, Γνωριζει ο,τι υπηρχε πριν και ο,τι θα υπαρξει μετα απο αυτους. Κι ουτε μπορουν να συλλαβουν τιποτα απο ο,τι γνωριζει Αυτος εκτος εκεινου που Αυτος θελησει. Ο Θρονος Του περιεχει τους ουρανους και την γη και δεν αισθανεται κοπο, φυλαγοντας τα και συντηρωντας τα. Γιατι ειναι ο Υψιστος, ο Μεγαλος. (Ιερο Κορανιο 2:255)

“I really do not want to know. In all honesty I am not interested.” It might sound harsh and a little uncaring but I believe that it is the kindest thing to say.

I suggest that nobody  should  be interested.

Why do they do it?

Some people feel they want to share their personal or other’s  secrets. Sometimes innocent but very often sinful. It does not matter to them if you plead ” I do not want to know”.

Persisting in their revelations,stubbornly, show disrespect towards Allah swt, His Messenger saw, and the believers.

Some do it to boast, some looking for support, exposing themselves to all kinds of situations if it happens  their  revelations to  fall in the wrong ears.

It was reported that Ibn ‘Umar said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “The believer will be brought close to his Lord until He conceals him and makes him confess his sin. Allaah will say, ‘Do you remember such and such a sin?’ The man will say, ‘Yes, I admit it.’ The Lord will say, ‘I concealed it for you in the world and I forgive you for it today.’ Then He will close up his record of good deeds. As for the others or the Kuffaar, it will be called out before the witnesses, ‘These are the ones who disbelieved in their Lord. The curse of Allaah is upon the wrongdoers.’” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4408; Muslim, 2768).

This hadith clearly states that Allah swt  conceals and we should also conceal our secrets.

Abu Hurayrah said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “All of my ummah will be forgiven except those who sin openly. It is a part of sinning openly when a man does something at night, then the following morning when Allaah has concealed his sin, he says, ‘O So and so, I did such and such last night,’ when all night his Lord has concealed him and the next morning he uncovers what Allaah had concealed.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5721; Muslim, 2990).

So If Allah swt keeps our secrets why can we not keep them ourselves?

Similarly if we happen to know of anybody else’s secrets we must not disclose them to anybody.

Prophet Muhammad s.a.w (peace be upon him) said: “He, who relieves a hardship of this Dunia (world) for a believer, Allah will relieve (from him) a hardship of the Day of Resurrection; he who makes easy an indebted person, Allah will make it easy for him in the Dunia and the Hereafter; he who covers a Muslim (meaning his mistakes and shortcomings), Allah will cover him in the Dunia and the Hereafter …” [Sahih Muslim]

So for next time…

“I do not want to know…I am not interested. Please do not tell me  your secrets!”

Xenia

The cab ride!

Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. When I arrived at 2:30a.m.,the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, then drive away. But, I had seen too many impoverished people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation.Unless a situation smelled of danger, I always went to the door. This passenger might be someone who needs my assistance, I reasoned to myself.So I walked to the door and knocked. “Just a minute,” answered a frail,elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.After a long pause, the door opened.

A small woman in her 80’s stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940s movie. By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets. There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware. “Would you carry my bag out to the car?” she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb. She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.” “Oh, you’re such a good boy,” she said.

When we got in the cab, she gave me an address, then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?” “It’s not the shortest way,” Ianswered quickly. “Oh, I don’t mind,” she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice.” I looked in the rearview mirror. Her eyes were glistening. “I don’t have any family left,” she continued. “The doctor says I don’t have very long.” I quietly reached over and shut off the meter. “What route would you like me to take?” I asked. For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the  building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl. Sometimes she’d ask me to slow in front of a particular  building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.” We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico. Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move.They must have been expecting her. I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.”How much do I owe you?” she asked, reaching into her purse. “Nothing,” I said. “You have to make a living,” she answered. “There are other passengers,” I responded.
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,” she said. “Thank you.” I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.

I didn’t pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away? On a quick review, I don’t think that I have done anything more important in my life.

We’re conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.But great moments often catch us unaware–beautifully wrapped in what others may consider, a small one.

Çok eşlilik İslam’dan önceki bir uygulamadır. İslam’la başlamamış, İslamla gelmemiştir. İslamdan önceki dönemdeki toplumsal  şartlara göre özellikle savaş sırasında dul kalan kadınlara ve yetimlere ekonomik ve psikolojik yardım sağlamak amacıyla başvurulan bir uygulamadır. Düşmana karşı korunmanın hem de çevresi üzerinde hakimiyet sağlamanın güçlü ve muharip (asker) nüfusa ihtiyaç göstermesi,  kırsal hayatın güçlü ve birçok emekçiye gerekli kılması, kabileler arasında sürüp giden savaşların, yağma, baskın ve talan hareketlerinin çok sayıda erkek ölümüne sebep olması, bunun sonucu olarak da kadın erkek arasındaki sayı dengesinin erkek aleyhine bozulması nedenler arasındadır.  İslam bu uygulamayı belli şartlara ve hukuk kurallarına bağlamak suretiyle, eş sayısını kısıtlayarak, iyileştirerek devam ettirmiş ancak “tek eşliliği” tavsiye etmiştir.

“Yetimler konusunda adaleti koruyamayacağınızdan korkarsanız, sizin için temiz kılınan kadınlardan ikişer, üçer, dörder nikâhlayın. Eğer bu durumda adaleti gözetemeyeceğinizden korkarsanız, bir tek kadınla yahut yeminlerinizin/sağ ellerinizin sahip olduklarıyla yetinin. İşte bu, haksızlığa sapmamanız için en uygun yoldur.” Nisa 3.

Burada yemin/sağ el  anlaşma yani nikah akdi anlamındadır.Evlenmiş olanlara eşleri mağdur olmasın diye mevcut durumu korumaları yani başka evlilik yapmamaları, henüz evlenmemiş olanlara ise bir eşle yetinmeleri tavsiye edilmiş, birden fazla kadınla evli olanlar için adalete riayet edememe tehlikesinin bulunduğu, bundan uzak kalmanın en uygun yolunun ise bir kadınla evlenmek olduğu dile getirilmiştir.

“Bundan sonra sana artık başka kadınlar helal olmaz. Bunları, başka eşlerle değiştirmek de -onların güzellikleri hoşuna gitse bile- jelal olmaz. Elinin sahip olabilecekleri müstesna. Allah herşey üzerinde bir Rakib’dir, herşeyi gözetlemektedir.” Ahzab 52.

Bu ayet ile Hz. Muhammed’in yeni eş alması, ya da eş değiştirmesi yasaklanmıştır. Gerçekten de Hz. Muhammed bu ayetten sonra bir daha evlenmemiştir. Kanımca  bu ayet ile Peygamber sünnetini uygulayacak olan tüm Muhammed ümmetine de önceki eşleri mağdur olmasın diye mevcut durumu muhafaza ederek yeni eş almaları yasaklanmış yani bir anlamda ümmet dereceli olarak tek eşliliğe yöneltilmiştir. Peki Kuran neden hemen ve doğrudan bir yasak getirmemiş de böyle dolaylı bir yol kullanmış? Bunun yanıtı da yukarıda anlatılan toplumsal şartlar. Yani toplumlar sosyal şartlar düzeldikçe tek eşli evliliğe yönelmenin doğru olduğu mesajı verilmiştir. Peygamberin bu ayetten önceki çok eşlilik durumu bu ayetten sonra sünnet olmaktan çıkmış sadece mağduriyeti önleme açısından mevcut evliliklerin sürdürülmesine müktesep hak olarak izin verilmiştir.

“Size şu kadınlarla evlenmek haram kılınmıştır: Analarınız, kızlarınız, kızkardeşleriniz, halalarınız, teyzeleriniz, erkek kardeş kızları, kızkardeş kızları, sizi emziren süt anneleriniz, süt kızkardeşleriniz, karılarınızın anneleri, kendileriyle birleştiğiniz hanımlarınızdan doğmuş olup evlerinizde oturan üvey kızlarınız -eğer anneleriyle birleşmemişseniz o takdirde sizin için bir günah yoktur- ve sulbünüzden gelen oğullarınızın karıları. İki kızkardeşi birlikte almanız da haram kılınmıştır. Eskide kalanlar müstesna. Allah çok affedici, çok merhametlidir. ” Nisa 23.

Buna göre müslümanlar birisi ölmeden ya da  birini boşamadan diğer kız kardeş ile evlenemez. İki kız kardeş ile evlenmek mümkün ama aynı anda değil. Bunun anlamı Kuran’ın çok eşliliğe dolaylı olarak  cevaz vermediğidir.

Yukarıdaki ayetlerden anlaşılması gereken dini açıdan günümüzde tek eşliliğin esas alınmasıdır. Buna karşın İslam’da dört eşe kadar izin verildiğini varsayalım. İslam’da değişmez kurallar olmasına rağmen, bir kural uygulandığında eğer olumsuz sonuç doğuyorsa uygulamayı durdurma imkanı da bulunmaktadır. Sosyal şartlara bağlı olarak çok kadınla evliliğe 14 asır önce tanınan sınırlı izin genellikle gerek olmadığı, kötüye kullanıldığı ve olumsuz sonuçlar doğurduğu takdirde Müslüman toplumların veya seçtikleri yöneticilerinin kararıyla engellenebilir. Bu uygulama tek eşliliği tavsiye eden Allah’ın hükmünü değiştirme anlamına gelmez. Bu, çok eşlilik şartlarını yerine getirememekten korkan ferdin tek kadınla evli kalmayı yeğlemesine benzer. Ancak ve ancak şartlar tekrar oluşursa, yani kadın-erkek dengesi bozulursa,  kadınlar iş bulamayıp geçimlerini temin edemezse, kadınlar ve yetimler aç ve açıkta kalırsa, sıcak bir yuvadan, sevgiden mahrum kalırlarsa uygulama eskiye dönebilir.

Sonuç olarak İslam’da çok eşlilik ne farzdır ne de sünnet. Günümüzde kadı-erkek dengesi, kadınların eğitim yapma, çalışma ve kendi kendilerini, versa çocuklarını geçindirme imkanlarının olması nedeniyle sosyal sorunlar yaratan çok eşlilik gereksizdir, dini esastan yoksundur.