02-02-2004, 01:06 AM
From Ibn Umar (ra) who said that Allah's Messenger said:
"When you take part in 'eenah (A transaction that invovles usury (interest) transactions, take hold of the tails of cows, become satisfied with cultivation and abandon Jihaad, Allah will send humiliation upon you and he will not remove it until you return to your Deen" (1)
The state of affairs of the Ummah described in this Hadeeth is "something that we are witnessing and its signs are seen upon the Muslims, in that they have become slaves of the earth and of agriculture. Indeed this is apparent in every nation that is enslaved by the earth, which has satisfied itself with agriculture, and it is Jihaad in Islaam which is the prerequisite for success in the affairs - whether the slaves of Europe are pleased or not" (2)
This humiliation which the ummah is suffering has produced a very grave efffect which will ruin its people if they do not arouse from their slumber and awaken from their sleep - and this humiliation is disagreement and divergence
1 - Reported by Abu Dawood (eng trans vol 3 p 985 no 3455). Baihaqi (5/316) and adoolaabee in al kunna (2/65) and it is reported by Ahmad (no 4825) and Abu Umayyah at Tarsoosee in Musand Ibn 'Umar (no 22)
This hadith is raised to the level of hasan by combination of these two chains, particulary since it has other chains of narration which we will indicate so that they can be referred to : in at tabaranee's Mu'jamul Kabeer (no's 13583 and 13585), Musnad Abee Ya'ala (no 5659) . tashfeetul Mudadditheen (1/191) Musnad Ahmad (2/44 and 84), al kaamil of ibn adiyy (2/455 and 5/1998) and other sources
2. From a footnote of ahmad Shaakir to the Musnad (no 4835)