<b>Lucy Berrington </b> finds the Muslim Faith is winning Western admirers despite hostile media coverage


Unprecedented numbers of British people, nearly all of them women, are converting to Islam at a time of deep divisions within the Anglican and Catholic churches.


The rate of conversions has prompted predictions that Islam will rapidly become an important religious force in this country. “Within the next 20 years the number of British converts will equal or overtake the immigrant Muslim community that brought the faith here”, says Rose Kendrick, a religious education teacher at a Hull comprehensive and the author of a textbook guide to the Koran.


She says: “Islam is as much a world faith as is Roman Catholicism. No one nationality claims it as its own”. Islam is also spreading fast on the continent and in America.


The surge in conversions to Islam has taken place despite the negative image of the faith in the Western press. Indeed, the pace of conversions has accelerated since publicity over the Salman Rushdie affair, the Gulf War and the plight of the Muslims in Bosnia. It is even more ironic that most British converts should be women, given the widespread view in the west that Islam treats women poorly. In the United States, women converts outnumber men by four to one, and in Britain make up the bulk of the estimated 10, 000 to 20, 000 converts, forming part of a Muslim community of 1 to 1.5 million. Many of Britains “New Muslims” are from middle-class backgrounds. They include Matthew Wilkinson, a former head boy of Eton who went on to Cambridge, and a son and daughter of Lord Justice Scott, the judge heading the arms-to-Iraq enquiry.


A small scale survey by the Islamic Foundation in Leicester suggests that most converts are aged 30 to 50. Younger muslims point to many conversions among students and highlight the intellectual thrust of Islam…


Some say the conversions are prompted by the rise of comparative religious education. The British media, offering what Muslims describe as a relentless bad press on all things Islamic, is also said to have helped. Westerners despairing of their own society - rising in crime, family breakdown, drugs and alcoholism - have come to admire the discipline and security of Islam.


Many converts are former Christians disillusioned by the uncertainty of the church and unhappy with the concept of the Trinity and deification of Jesus. Others are self-confessed idealists wo did not go looking for religion but found an irresistible appeal in Sufi mysticism, which they describe as “the pearl within the shell of Islam”.

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زُيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ الشَّهَوَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاء وَالْبَنِينَ وَالْقَنَاطِيرِ الْمُقَنطَرَةِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْخَيْلِ الْمُسَوَّمَةِ وَالأَنْعَامِ وَالْحَرْثِ ذَلِكَ مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَاللّهُ عِندَهُ حُسْنُ الْمَآبِ


Beautified for men is the love of things they covet; women, children, much of gold and silver (wealth), branded beautiful horses, cattle and well-tilled land. This is the pleasure of the present world's life; but Allâh has the excellent return (Paradise with flowing rivers, etc.) with Him. (Aali Imran 3:14)


Tafseer Ibn Katheer:


<i>The True Value of This Earthly Life</i>


Allah mentions the delights that He put in this life for people, such as women and children, and He started with women, because the test with them is more tempting. For instance, the Sahih recorded that the Messenger said,


«مَا تَرَكْتُ بَعْدِي فِتْنَةً أَضَرَّ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النِّسَاء»


(I did not leave behind me a fitnah more tempting to men than women.){1}


When one enjoys women for the purpose of having children and preserving his chastity, then he is encouraged to do so. There are many Hadiths that encourage getting married, such as,


«وَإِنَّ خَيْرَ هذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ مَنْ كَانَ أَكْثَرَهَا نِسَاء»


(Verily, the best members of this Ummah are those who have the most wives){2} He also said,


«الدُّنْيَا مَتَاعٌ، وَخَيْرُ مَتَاعِهَا الْمَرْأَةُ الصَّالِحَة»


(This life is a delight, and the best of its delight is a righteous wife){3}


The Prophet said in another Hadith,


«حُبِّبَ إِلَيَّ النِّسَاءُ وَالطِّيبُ، وَجُعِلَتْ قُرَّةُ عَيْنِي فِي الصَّلَاة»


(I was made to like women and perfume, and the comfort of my eye is the prayer.){4)


`A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said, "Nothing was more beloved to the Messenger of Allah than women, except horses,'' and in another narration, "...than horses except women.''{5)


Footnotes:


1. Fath Al-Baari 9:41


2. Fath Al-Baari 9:15. That is, a maximum of four at the same time.


3. Muslim 2:1090


4. An-Nasaa'ee in Al-Kubraa 5:280


5. An-Nasee'ee 6:217, 7:61

Narrated 'Urwa from A'isha:


The wives of Allah's Apostle were in two groups. One group consisted of A'isha, Hafsa, Safiyyah and Sawda; and the other group consisted of Umm Salamah and the other wives of Allah's Apostle.


The Muslims knew that Allah's Apostle loved A'isha, so if any of them had a gift and wished to give it to Allah's Apostle, he would delay it, until Allah's Apostle had come to A'isha's home and then he would send his gift to Allah's Apostle in her home.


The group of Umm Salamah discussed the matter together and decided that Umm Salamah should request Allah's Apostle to tell the people to send their gifts to him in whatever wife's house he was. Umm Salamah told Allah's Apostle of what they had said, but he did not reply. Then they (those wives) asked Umm Salamah about it. She said, "He did not say anything to me." They asked her to talk to him again. She talked to him again when she met him on her day, but he gave no reply. When they asked her, she replied that he had given no reply. They said to her, "Talk to him until he gives you a reply." When it was her turn, she talked to him again. He then said to her,


<b>"Do not hurt me regarding A'isha, as the Divine Inspirations do not come to me on any of the beds except that of A'isha." </b>





On that Umm Salamah said, "I repent to Allah for hurting you."


Then the group of Umm Salamah called Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Apostle and sent her to Allah's Apostle to say to him,


<b> "Your wives request to treat them and the daughter of Abu Bakr on equal terms." </b>


Then Fatima conveyed the message to him. The Prophet said, "O my daughter! Don't you love whom I love?" She replied in the affirmative and returned and told them of the situation. They requested her to go to him again but she refused.


They then sent Zaynab bint Jahsh who went to him and used harsh words saying, "Your wives request you to treat them and the daughter of Ibn Abu Quhafa on equal terms." On that she raised her voice and abused A'isha to her face so much so that Allah's Apostle looked at A'isha to see whether she would retort. A'isha started replying to Zaynab till she silenced her. The Prophet then looked at A'isha and said, "She is really the daughter of Abu Bakr."


~Saheeh al-Bukhaari, Book of Gifts, Hadeeth No. 2417

Narrated A'isha:


When there was said about me what was said which I myself was unaware of, Allah's Apostle got up and addressed the people. He recited Tashah-hud, and after glorifying and praising Allah as He deserved, he said:


"To proceed: O people Give me your opinion regarding those people who made a forged story against my wife. By Allah, I do not know anything bad about her. By Allah, they accused her of being with a man about whom I have never known anything bad, and he never entered my house unless I was present there, and whenever I went on a journey, he went with me."


Sad bin Mu'adh got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle Allow me to chop their heads off" Then a man from the Al-Khazraj (Sa'd bin 'Ubada) to whom the mother of (the poet) Hassan bin Thabit was a relative, got up and said (to Sad bin Mu'adh), "You have told a lie! By Allah, if those persons were from the Aus Tribe, you would not like to chop their heads off." It was probable that some evil would take place between the Aus and the Khazraj in the masjid, and I was unaware of all that.


In the evening of that day, I went out for some of my needs (i.e. to relieve myself), and Um Mistah was accompanying me. On our return, Um Mistah stumbled and said, "Let Mistah be ruined." I said to her, "O mother, why do you abuse your son." On that Um Mistah became silent for awhile, and stumbling again, she said, "Let Mistah be ruined." I said to her, "Why do you abuse your son?" She stumbled for the third time and said, "Let Mistah be ruined," whereupon I rebuked her for that. She said, "By Allah, I do not abuse him except because of you." I asked her, "Concerning what of my affairs?" So she disclosed the whole story to me. I said, "Has this really happened?" She replied, "Yes, by Allah."


I returned to my house, astonished (and distressed) that I did not know for what purpose I had gone out. Then I became sick (with fever) and said to Allah's Apostle, "Send me to my father's house." So he sent a slave with me, and when I entered the house, I found Um Rum-an (my mother) downstairs while (my father) Abu Bakr was reciting something upstairs. My mother asked, "What has brought you, O (my) daughter?" I informed her and mentioned to her the whole story, but she did not feel it as I did. She said:


<b>"O my daughter! Take it easy, for there is never a charming lady loved by her husband who has other wives but that they feel jealous of her and speak badly of her."</b>


But she did not feel the news as I did. I asked (her), "Does my father know about it?" She said, "Yes." I asked, "Does Allah's Apostle know about it too?" She said, "Yes, Allah's Apostle does too." So the tears filled my eyes and I wept. Abu Bakr, who was reading upstairs heard my voice and came down and asked my mother, "What is the matter with her? " She said, "She has heard what has been said about her (as regards the story of Al-lfk)." On that Abu- Bakr wept and said, "I beseech you by Allah, O my daughter, to go back to your home."


I went back to my home and Allah's Apostle had come to my house and asked my maid-servant about me (my character). The maid-servant said, "By Allah, I do not know of any defect in her character except that she sleeps and lets the sheep enter (her house) and eat her dough." On that, some of the Prophet's companions spoke harshly to her and said, "Tell the truth to Allah's Apostle." Finally they told her of the affair (of the slander). She said, "Subhan Allah! By Allah, I know nothing against her except what goldsmith knows about a piece of pure gold." Then this news reached the man who was accused, and he said, "Subhan Allah! By Allah, I have never uncovered the private parts of any woman." Later that man was martyred in Allah's Cause.


Next morning my parents came to pay me a visit and they stayed with me until Allah's Apostle came to me after he had offered the 'Asr prayer. He came to me while my parents were sitting around me on my right and my left. He praised and glorified Allah and said, "Now then O 'Aisha! If you have committed a bad deed or you have wronged (yourself), then repent to Allah as Allah accepts the repentance from his slaves."


An Ansari woman had come and was sitting near the gate. I said (to the Prophet), "Isn't it improper that you speak in such a way in the presence of this lady?" Allah's Apostle then gave a piece of advice and I turned to my father and requested him to answer him (on my behalf). My father said, "What should I say?" Then I turned to my mother and asked her to answer him. She said, "What should I say?"


When my parents did not give a reply to the Prophet, I said, "I testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and that Muhammad is His Apostle!" And after praising and glorifying Allah as He deserves, I said, "Now then, by Allah, if I were to tell you that I have not done (this evil action) and Allah is a witness that I am telling the truth, that would not be of any use to me on your part because you (people) have spoken about it and your hearts have absorbed it; and if I were to tell you that I have done this sin and Allah knows that I have not done it, then you will say, 'She has confessed herself guilty.' By Allah, I do not see a suitable example for me and you but the example of (I tried to remember Yaquub's name but couldn't) Yusuf's father when he said, 'So (for me) patience is most fitting against that which you assert. It is Allah (alone) whose help can be sought.'


At that very hour the Divine Inspiration came to Allah's Apostle and we remained silent. Then the Inspiration was over and I noticed the signs of happiness on his face while he was removing (the sweat) from his forehead and saying, "Have the good tidings O 'Aisha! Allah has revealed your innocence." At that time I was extremely angry. My parents said to me, "Get up and go to him." I said, "By Allah, I will not do it and will not thank him nor thank either of you, but I will thank Allah Who has revealed my innocence. You have heard this story but neither did not deny it nor change it (to defend me)."


A'isha further said: "Allah's Apostle also asked Zainab bint Jahsh (i.e. his wife) about my case. He said to Zainab, 'What do you know and what did you see?' She replied, 'O Allah's Apostle! I refrain from claiming falsely that I have heard or seen anything. By Allah, I know nothing except good (about A'isha).'


<b>From amongst the wives of the Prophet Zainab was my peer (in beauty and in the love she received from the Prophet) but Allah saved her from that evil because of her piety.</b>


<i>~Saheeh al-Bukhari, Kitaab at-Tafseer, Hadeeth No. 4429</i>

<b>Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!</b>


Oh, just tell me, daddy!


What can I do, daddy?


The girls at Kuwait University


Are smarter than the girls in Jersey City


You know what, daddy,


They have Mercedes cars


They have Rolls-Royce cars


They have Ferrari cars


But me, daddy, I have no cars!


Oh, daddy! Daddy! Daddy!


You know what, daddy,


Everything in my class


Is First Class!


You know what, daddy,


I saw a black girl


Wearing such a pearl


That even Joseph would be tempted by her!


And I won’t tell you, daddy,


About her gold and fur.


You know, daddy,


She’s a girl but they call her Sir!


Oh, daddy! Daddy! Daddy!


Where could I stand, daddy,


On this crazy land, daddy,


Among Parisian skirts


And Los Angeles jeans,


Amid snobbish flirts


Who know what money means?


Oh, daddy! Daddy! Daddy!


I just don’t know what makeup


I should wear when I wake up


’Cause the girls in my class


Look finer than the finest glass


When they sit around me, daddy!


Oh, daddy! Daddy! Daddy!


I wanna have a car


That no one’s driven so far;


I wanna have a dress


That would hit the national press;


I wanna have makeup


That would make the dead wake up;


I wanna have gold and pearls


That would make me the Queen of the girls!


Oh, daddy! Daddy! Daddy!


Do that for me, daddy!


Mohamed Ali LAGOUADER


Morocco


Copyright ©2007 by Mohammed Lagouader


http://amgoon.alkablog.com/

Bismillah: Assalamo Alikum:


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This dialogue took place when Abu Sufyan the leader of the tribe of Quraish and the arch enemy of the Prophet was in Constantinople on a business trip, when the Prophet's letter of invitation reached Hercules, the Byzantine emperor of Eastern Roman Empire. Hercules, at the time was in his court at Constantinople celebrating his victory over the Persians.


Hercules read the letter through an interpreter and then asked the people in his court, to find out if there was someone in the city, who knew the Prophet. <b>Abu Sufyan with his companions was brought into the court</b>.


The emperor asked Abu Sufyan, "What kind of family does Muhammad belong to?"



"Noble",
replied Abu Sufyan


"Has there been a king in his family?"
Hercules asked.


"No,"
said Abu Sufyan


"Are the people who have accepted his religion poor or rich?",
Hercules questioned again.


"They are poor",
replied Abu Sufyan.


<b>Hercules was now becoming more and more interested and he went on asking questions.</b>


His next question was, "Are his followers on the increase or decrease?"



"Increasing",
Abu Sufyan replied shortly.


"Have you known him to tell lies"?
asked Hercules.


"No",
admitted Abu Sufyan.


"Does he ever go against his convents?",
Hercules once again asked.


"Not so far. But we have to see whether he carries out the new agreement made between us and him",
Abu Sufyan answered lengthily for a change.


"Have you ever fought him in wars?"
Hercules questioned.


"Yes",
answered Abu Sufyan


"What has been the result?"
Hercules asked, getting more and more interested.


"Sometimes we have won, sometimes he",
replied Abu Sufyan.


"What does he teach?"
asked Hercules


"Worship One God, join no partners with Him, carry out your prayers, be chaste, speak the truth and keep union with your relatives",
answered Abu Sufyan, even surprised at his own answer as it sounded like he was preaching Islam.


Hercules stood up and said,

Quote:"If all you said is true, then I am sure that this Prophet's Kingdom will reach here where I am standing. I was certain that a Prophet was coming, but I didn't know that he would be born in Arabia. If I were to go there, I would embrace Islam and wash the Prophet's feet with my own hands."

Asalamu Alaikum to all


I am not sure if it's ok to start a new topic on this inshallah it is


The following article is a summary of the book "How to Make Your Husband Happy" by Sheikh Mohammed Abdelhaleem Hamed.





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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.


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2. Beautify and Soften the Voice


For your husband only, it shouldn't be used in front of non-mahram men (men who can marry you if you were unmarried)


<b>3. Smelling Good and Physical Beautification</b>


Take good care of your body and fitness.


Put on nice and attractive clothes and perfumes.


Bathe 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. tatoos


Use the types of perfumes, colors, 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 mahrem men and women.


<b>4. Intercourse</b>


Hasten for intercourse when your husband feels compulsion for it.


Keep your body clean and smelling good as possible including cleaning yourself of released fluids during 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.


<b>5. Satisfaction With What Allah (subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa) Has Allotted</b>


You shouldn't 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 (subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa) for all that was given to you.


You should remember that real wealth lies in faith and piety.


<b>6. Indifference to Worldly Things</b>


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 SWT gave them to achieve paradise (Al-Jannah).


Encourage your husband to reduce expenses and save some money in order to give charity and feed poor and needy people.


<b>7. Appreciation</b>


By the saying of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam), 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?"


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8. Devotion and Loyalty


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.


<b>9. Compliance to Him</b>


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.


<b>10. Pleasing Him If He Is Angry</b>


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:


If you were mistaken, then apologize


If he was mistaken then:


Keep still instead of arguing or


Yield you right or


Wait until he is no longer angry and discuss the matter peacefully with him.


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!


<b>11. Guardianship While He is Absent</b>


Protect yourself from any prohibited relations


Keep the secrets of the family, particularly intercourse and things that the husbands don'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 hijaab


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 with his parents and relatives in his absence


<b>12. Showing Respect for his Family and Friends</b>


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...


<b>13. Admirable Jealousy</b>


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.


<b>14. Patience and Emotional Support</b>


Be patient when you face poverty and strained circumstances.


When you face calamities and disasters that may happen to you, your husband, his and your children, relatives or properties, e.g. diseases, accidents, death, etc.


When facing hardships in Da'wah (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.


<b>15. Support in Obedience to Allah, Da'wah and Jihad</b>


Cooperate with your husband and remind him of different obligatory and voluntary worships.


Encourage him to pray at night.


Listen and reciting the Qur'aan individually and with your husband.


Listen to Islamic tapes and songs individually and with your husband.


Remember Allah subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa, much, particularly after Fajr and before Maghrib.


Share in arranging Da'wah activities for women and children.


Learn Islamic rules (ahkaam) and good manners ('adab) for women.


Support your husband's 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 Da'wah


Encourage him to go for Jihad when needed and remind him that you and children will be in the preservation of Allah, subhaanahu wa ta'aalaa.


<b>16. Good Housekeeping</b>


Keep it clean, decorated and well arranged


Change house arrangements from time to time to avoid boredom


Perfect food (preparation) 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.


<b>17. Preservation of Finances and the Family</b>


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.

<b>Shaykh Muqbil ibn Haadee al-Waadi'ee</b>


Reference: Tuhfatul Mujeeb ‘alaa asilat al haadir wal ghareeb: p.65


If Allaah guides someone to Islaam, then what should he say and what should be said to him?


He should say:


“I Bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is his slave and messenger.”


Then he is to be advised with accompanying the righteous people, for indeed the messenger of Allaahصلى الله عليه و سلم said:


“The example of the righteous companion and the evil companion is like the perfume seller and the black smith. As for the perfume seller, then he is either going to give you some perfume, sell you some, or at least you will smell a pleasant fragrance from him, and as for the blacksmith, then he will either burn your clothes or you will smell a wretched smell from him.”


I was told of a story while I was studing in the Islaamic University (of Madeenah) that someone entered into Islaam, so he moved from the kufaar’s homes to live with the Muslims. However, the Muslims that he stayed with didn’t even pray, so his Islaam was merely moving from one home to another.


So it is essential that he strives to accompany the righteous people, as well as disbelieving in the worship of the messiah.


And we also advise him to acquire beneficial books such as: Riyadhus Saleheen, Fathul Majeed the explanation of Kitaabut Tawheed, Buloogh Al Maraam, Tafseer ibnu Katheer.


And likewise, we advise him, to learn Islaam from the books of Islaam, and not from the actions of the Muslims, because their actions are not good, you may find a Muslim lying or committing adultery or drinking alcohol, while they know that these things are forbidden. Then the kufaar use this as evidence against the Muslims, so we say to them: We do not call you to this, rather we call you to cling on the correct religion:


{Verily Allaah enjoins Al ‘Adl (justice) and Al Ihsaan, and giving (help) to kin, and forbids Al Fahshaa’(evil), Al Munkar, and Al Baghy(oppression) He admonishes you, in order that you may take heed.} [An Nahl/90. Please refer to tafseer ibnu Katheer for the explanation of this verse.]


And likewise the issue of amaanah (trustworthiness and honesty) as well as other issues that the Muslims have fallen into which are against the legislation of Islaam, these people are not a proof against Islaam, rather Islaam is a proof against the Muslims themselves. So it is important to make this clear so that they (the kufaar) do not use the actions of sinful Muslims as a proof against Islaam, rather we say to them: We do not call you to be like those people, nor like those who are corrupt, or thieves, or those who sell or make alcohol, nor do we call you to become Sufees...


A noble brother who studies either in Britain or Germany once visited us, and told us that Allaah had guided a woman into Islaam, then she saw the Sufees dance in the masjid, so she called him and said, I saw such and such in the masjid, so if this is Islaam, then there is no difference between it and the religion that I have left.


So we do not call you to become a shee’ee, nor a sufee, nor an ‘ilmaanee, rather [we call you to] act upon the book of Allaah, and the sunnah of his messenger صلى الله عليه و سلم even if all the people were to contradict you.


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نصيحة الشيخ مقبل للمسلم الحديث


الشيخ مقبل بن هادي الوادعي


المرجع: تحفة المجيب على أسئلة الحاضر و الغريب - ص65


الباب: نصائح المشايخ


إذا هدى الله رجلا للدخول في دين الإسلام فما الذي يقوله وما الذي يقال له ؟


يقول اشهد أن لا اله إلا الله ، وان محمداً رسول الله، ثم ينصح بمجالسة الصالحين، فان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: ((مثل الجليس الصالح والجليس السوء، كحامل المسك ونافخ الكير، فحامل المسك أما أن يحذيك، وإما أن تبتاع منه، و إما أن تجد منه ريحاً طيبة، ونافخ الكير إما أن يحرق ثيابك و إما أن تجد منه ريحاً خبيثة.)) وقد اخبرنا بقضية ونحن في الجامعة الإسلامية: أن شخصاً اسلم، فانتقل من حجرة النصارى إلي حجرة المسلمين، فإذا المسلمون لا يصلون، فصار إسلامه انتقالاً من حجرة إلي حجرة الأخرى، فلا بد أن يحرص على مجالسة الناس الصالحين، والكفر بعبادة المسيح، وننصحه كذلك باقتناء الكتب النافعة مثل كتاب:رياض الصالحين و فتح المجيد شرح كتاب التوحيد و بلوغ المرام , و تفسير ابن كثير. وننصحه كذلك بان يأخذ الإسلام من كتب الإسلام لا من أعمال المسلمين، فأعمالهم سيئة ربما تجد المسلم يكذب ويزني ويشرب الخمر وهم يعرفون أن هذه الأشياء محرمة ، ثم يحتجون على المسلمين بهذا، فنقول لهم: نحن لا ندعوكم إلي هذا، بل إلى التمسك بالدين الصحيح: } إن الله يأمر بالعدل والإحسان وإيتاء ذي القربى وينهى عن الفحشاء والمنكر والبغي يعظكم لعلكم تذكرون { وهكذا مسالة الأمانة وغيرها من المسائل التي ارتكبها المسلمون وهى مخالفة للشرع، فهم ليسو بحجة على الإسلام، بل الإسلام حجة على المسلمين أنفسهم. فلا بد من تبيين هذا حتى لا يحتج على الإسلام بفسقه المسلمين، بل نقول لهم، نحن لا ندعوكم إلى أن تكونوا مثل هؤلاء ، ولا مثل القضاة المرتشين، أو قطاع الطرق، أو الخمارين، ولا ندعوكم إلى أن تكونوا صوفية، فقد زارنا احد الإخوة الأفاضل يدرس إما في بريطانيا أو ألمانيا، وحكى لنا أن الله هدى امرأة للإسلام، ثم رأت الصوفية يرقصون في المسجد، فاتصلت به وقالت: رأيت كذا وكذا في المسجد، فان كان هذا هو الإسلام فلا فرق بينه وبين الدين الذي خرجت منه. فنحن لا ندعوكم إلى أن تكونوا شيعياً ولا صوفياً ولا علمانياً، بل تعمل بكتاب الله وبسنة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ولو خالفك الناس كلهم


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