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Raising your Child to be a Muslim

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:20:27 +0000

It is true that the first learning center for a child is the mother’s lap. The mannerisms of the parents are reflected in the children.

The story of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani is famous: When he was traveling with a caravan, a gang of thieves robbed the caravan, when it came time to check Abdul Qadir Jeelani (Rahmatullahi Alaih), an eighteen year old young man, the thieves inquired if he had any valuables to which told them about money which had been sewn in his clothes by his mother. The thieves asked out of curiosity as to why he let them know of the sewn money to which he told them that his mother had advised him before leaving ‘to never lie’ upon which the thieves become ashamed and repented to Allah.

It is the duty of the parents to be an example to their children and advise them. Allah (Subhanahu Ta’ala) tells us of the advise that Luqman Hakeem gave to his son, “Behold, Luqman said To his son by way of instruction: “O my son! Join not others with Allah; association with Allah is indeed the highest wrong-doing.”

Then after some ayaat, the advise continues,
O my son! If there be (but) the weight of a mustard-seed and it were (hidden) in a rock or (anywhere) in the heavens or on earth, Allah will bring it forth; for Allah knows the finest mysteries, (and) is well-acquainted (with them).

O my son! Establish regular prayer, enjoin what is Just, and forbid what is wrong; and bear with patient constancy whatever befalls thee; these are affairs of determination.

And swell not thy check (for pride) at men, nor walk in insolence through the earth; For Allah loveth not Any arrogant boaster.

And be moderate in thy pace, and lower they voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of an ass.

(Surah Luqman)

We can recall not to long ago in our Muslim culture that all the grown-ups in the community would take the role of guiders for the youth. No child dared acting up in front of elders in any gathering. All the elders held enough authority that they could discipline the child without having to face the wrath of the parents as is the case today. As a result, children tend to misbehave and disrespect elders because they no longer have fear discipline from anyone besides that parents and that too is seen little.

Parents find out too late that what they thought was giving ‘freedom’ to their children was really digging a hole for them. Being affectionate to your child is one thing but to let them free to do anything is not affection rather it is hurting the child. Ah, this is all a result of the parents forgetting the duty of teaching the child. More often the television takes the place of the parent and it is from here the child gains much of his/her ill-mannerisms. Today, I ask you to take my words to be a reminder and a word of caution.

When the child is able to speak a little, teach them the name of Allah. Before, mothers would put their children to sleep by chanting Allah Allah, but now it is by playing the music on the radio.

When children are mature do not do anything in front them which will ruin their mannerisms because they tend to copy these acts, they do whatever they see their parents doing. Never argue with your spouse in front of them because this leaves puts a lot of stress on the child and causes them to think that they are the cause of the argument. Never curse your children.

Pray Salah in front of them, recite Quran, take them to the Masjid with you, and tell them stories of our pious predecessors, they like to listen to stories very much. Hearing stories with lessons and morals will increase their good habits. When they are a little older, teach them the five Kalimat, Imane Mujmal, Imane Mufassal, and then teach them Salah.

Put them in under the teaching of an Allah-fearing, Mutaqee Saheehul Aqeeda Hafiz or Maulvi of to learn Quran Majeed and knowledge of the deen so they can learn of the beautiful religion to which they belong. Teach them the masail of gusul, wudu, and salah.

If Allah gives you taufeeq, make atleast on your children Alim or Alimah or Hafiz or Hafiza. A Hafiz will get three generations forgiven and Alim will get seven generations forgiven [on the Day of Judgement]. It is baseless to think that an Alim has no source of earning bread for his family. Know that one does not get more than destined by learning uloom of the dunya; one will get what Razzaq has written for him.

Teach your children simplicity and do not expose them to materialism. Teach them the value of doing thier own work. Send them to college, make them judges, make them doctors or any successful and halal career in this world but make them such that they take on these professions as honest Muslims who know their religion.

Omair Abdul Jabbar

The Positive & Negative C's of Islamic Parenting

Sun, 27 May 2012 08:14:35 +0000

In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate

"May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You"

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah

As-Salaam Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakaatuh

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1) The Positive & Negative C's of Islamic Parenting

One of the greatest challenges a Muslim will ever face is being a parent. This is one challenge, however, many of us are least prepared for.

Allah tells us in the Quran that our children are our trial and as such we should take the task of parenting seriously, and start learning from each other. In my experience in dealing with my own family and coun seli ng other Muslim families, a model has developed based on what I call "The Positive and Negative C's". I pray to Allah that this humble contribution will help parents and children alike in diagnosing and repairing the health of their families.

POSITIVE C'S

Compassion (Rehmat): Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) stated, "He is not of us who does not have com passion for his fellow beings". It is interesting to note that when it com es to Hadith like this or Quranic quotes dealing with human behavior, we never stop to think that our children and family members are also our fellow human beings and that these golden rules must also be applied to them. Compassion is only one com ponent of the concept of mercy (Rehmat) — the others being kindness, respect, and of course love. Remember the displeasure of Prophet Muhammad when a Bedouin told him how he had never kissed any of his ten children.

Consultation (Shura): The Prophet has related that Allah says "Oh My servant. I look on high handedness as something not permissible for myself, and I have forbidden it for you. So do not oppress each other". When we consult with each other in the domestic realm, both husband and wife must show respect for each other. This is one of the best ways to bond and to learn to listen to each other and to resolve conflicts. However, the consultation will only be fruitful if it is sincere and not merely a formality. Imposition of one's ideas with scant regard to the welfare of the whole family unit defeats the purpose of the most important Quranic principle of Shura.

Cooperation: This concept of cooperation in Islam is most beautifully illustrated in Sura Al-Asr: "… counsel each other to the truth (Haq), and counsel each other to patience and fortitude (Sabr)". When a family unit cooperates in this manner, they truly capture the spirit of Islam — the welfare of each member of the family be com es the concern of the other.Commitment: It is extremely important that our families com mit themselves as a unit to Allah and His Prophet(s): "Obey Allah and His Prophet and that in authority over you" (Nisa). This collective com mitment gives us an identity and maps out our purpose — namely that we all belong to Allah and are accountable and responsible to Him.Communication: Communication is more than talking. It is an essential part of family life. It is both talking in a manner in which others can understand you, and hearing in a manner in which you can listen and understand others. So many times people claim that they have no com munication problem since they are always talking. However, the majority of the time they are talking "at" and not talking "to". This mode usually results in the recipient tuning out. Many children at an early age learn to tune out their parents. When com munication is a means to listening, understanding, and exchanging ideas, it is the most powerful tool to effective parenting and the best shield against peer and societal pressures. It also teaches children skills to problem solving. An important com ponent of positive com munication is a sense of humor when parents and children can laugh together. Communication can also be instrumental in passing down family history and thus creating oneness and togetherness by sharing a mutual heritage (children love to hear about family stories).Consistency: Effective parenting requires that we are consistent in our value judgments, discipline, and moral standards. Many parents inadvertently apply double standards to boys and girls when it com es to social behavior and domestic chores. This is unacceptable, and leads to sibling rivalry and stereotypical males and females.

Confidentiality: Family is with whom we can feel safe and secure. Where we know our secrets are safe and where there is mutual trust. Unfortunately, parents often betray the trust of their children when they discuss their concerns, which they confide in them to outsiders. This leads to mistrust, and sooner or later our children will stop confiding in us. This may take them to find confidants outside the family, sometimes non-Muslim peers, and this can be detrimental to their spiritual and moral growth.

Contentment (Tawakkul): The greatest gift we can give our children is that of contentment. This can be developed very early in life by encouraging our children to give thanks to Allah for all they have by discouraging materialism by word and example, and by counting the blessings every night and remembering the less fortunate.

Confidence: It is the duty of parents to build confidence in our children through encouragement and honest and sincere praise. By developing confidence, we give our children the courage to stand up for themselves and their beliefs and to be able to deal with opposition.

Control:By teaching restraint and avoiding excess we develop in our children control so that they do not be com e slaves to their desires (Nafs).

Calm: By encouraging and showing calm in matters of adversity and in times of panic we improve our Taqwa (God consciousness) and teach our children to rely on Allah and to turn to Allah alone for all needs.

Courage: Courage of conviction can only be achieved when we have been able to teach our children true Islam. We should take advantage of every learning opportunity as a family so that our faith (Iman) flourishes and evolves towards Ihsan as a family unit. In this manner we can be a source of strength to each other.

Critical Thinking: The Quran encourages us over and over again to think, reflect, ponder, understand and analyze. However, very rarely do. Parents must encourage children to ask questions. Our response to difficult inquiries from our children is to say "do it because I said so". This discourages the children from developing critical thinking. They be com e lazy and com placent and easy prey to cult type following. To take things at face value makes us vulnerable.

Charitable: The most important attitude of a Muslim personality is, as Prophet Muhammad stated : "Do you not wish that Allah will forgive you? Then forgive your brothers and sisters". Many relationships break because people are not able to forgive each other. It is important that parents make up in front of their children by forgiving each other after an argument. Prophet Muhammad stated, "Like for your brother what you like for yourself". So if husband and wife expect respect from each other they should give respect.A charitable nature also encourages us to overlook people with their short com ings and to be sensitive and to have empathy.

NEGATIVE C'S

There are many negative C's, which should also be identified so that we can avoid them or at least be aware of them. As you will notice when you go through the whole exercise, the presence of one negative C cancels out a positive C.

Competition:In an authentic Hadith the Prophet Muhammad said: "Look up to one who is greater in piety so you strive to be like him and look upon one who is below you in material status so that you may be thankful to Allah's Grace". As a Muslim com munity we are experiencing the opposite. We are literally killing ourselves to gain bigger and better material goods than others and passing this same com petitive spirit to our children. If Br. X's son is going to Yale, my son must go to Harvard otherwise he is a failure, no matter how good a Mumin (believer) he is in com parison to Br. X's son. We are inadvertently putting so much pressure on our children to com pete in Dunya (this world) that we are actually hurting their self-esteem and pushing them away. Remember if children don't find acceptance of who they are and what they are capable of at home, they will find it elsewhere.

Comparison: Comparison is an out com e of negative com petition it is cruel and breeds resentment and anger. Many parents com pare their children to others and get in the habit of com plaining. Grass always seems greener in the neighbor's yard, but closer inspection may reveal the opposite. None of us are perfect, and therefore we should stop looking for perfection in others.

Control:The negative aspect of control shows in the form of a controlling personality e.g. I am the boss so you do as I tell you. In extreme cases this need to control leads to abuse and neglect. Anger is also a weapon of a control freak. In most cases it is the father; however mothers also exhibit this trait.

Criticism: Constant, destructive criticism is a sign of dysfunctional parenting. Continuous put downs and verbal clashing destroys the tranquil atmosphere at home. The self-esteem of the recipients of this criticism is extremely low developing in them a victim mentality. They will either seek abusive relationships or turn their backs on their families. Many runaways com e from such a family background.

Corruption:"If the truth was to follow their whims, the heaven and earth and all their inhabitants would be corrupt" (Quran part of 23:71). Weak Nafs and diseases of the heart lead to poor character, which of course is the result of grudging submission and conditional faith. When we corrupt our Deen (religion) by picking and Choosing what we want, practicing what suits us best and resisting and outright opposing what does not suit our fancy, we pay an enormous price by losing ourselves to the Dunya, and driving our children away from Islam.

Confusion: Parents are confused about their identity and their values. They have not been able to develop a structure of right and wrong based on Quran and Hadith and as such when it com es to implementation give conflicting signals to their children. We must as parents develop an Islamic frame of reference, which would serve to develop a Muslim conscience in our children and a basis for judgment. Sifting through our cultural baggage and increasing our knowledge can only achieve this.

Contempt: Contempt for others is a result of pride, arrogance, and conceit. We must discourage arrogance in children and be constantly vigilant about it as many Muslim youth are falling prey to this trait and developing contempt towards their parents. It is one thing to praise and quite another to set them up on a pedestal. We should always remember "knowledge is proud it knows so much — wisdom is humble it knows no more".

Consumerism: Consumption, a vice of this society, is creeping into Muslim com munities. When wants be com e needs, and parents start com pensating for their lack of time spent with their children with material gifts, we are perpetuating consumerism — anything can be bought. This, however, is not true. So many young people I counsel always say "I could do without this new com puter if only my parents would spend more time with me".The legacy of materialism survives generations since it caters to our baser self. Please watch out for it.

Contradiction: When there is contradiction in word and deed it is called hypocrisy. Children are very sensitive to this vice and can pick a hypocrite a mile away. When we behave holier than thou in the Masjid but present a different side in other settings, we are giving our children the message it is okay to be a hypocrite.

Carelessness: As Prophet Muhammad reminded us in his last sermon "Shaytan cannot mislead us in major issues of Faith but in minor issues". This is where our carelessness and lack of diligence can lead to weak character.

Colonization: This is a mind set that many immigrant parents have passed down to their children — a sense of inferiority, a com plex as such, that European and Western cultures are superior and better than that of their country of origin. This is a mentality that encourages imitation, following and serving rather than leadership.There are many more positive and negative C's that I could discuss but perhaps it would be entertaining if families could sit together and see how many they can com e up with, and perform a diagnostic test of their own families based on this humble contribution.

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Egyptian inventor through the interpretation of Koranic verse reach for the manufacture

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:07:49 +0000

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The Egyptian scientist invention protects buildings and facilities, the risk of earthquakes, which received the Order of Merit within ten scientists in the world were honored in London.

Invention is reached by the engineer, Dr. "Layla Abdul-Moneim," is in the formation of reinforced concrete of the "walls of bitumen from the molten iron are supported in the invention to the Quranic verse decent in the cave as a reference the first in this invention, namely:" Atoni Sber iron even if equated Alsdwin Anfjua said even if a fire make it Atoni said he emptied a diameter of 96} {Cave

Egyptian expert says: stopped in front of these two verses and the position of Nzulhma managed well and after several experiments reached a new combination of "concrete" was used where the same material that was adopted by a centuries in the establishment of the barrier between the two mountains .. Of petroleum products a plus molten iron with asphalt mixture Eventually, she concluded her high coherence and ability to resist earthquakes.

Has inspired of God Almighty a centuries how to build a barrier between two mountains with some of the materials that prevent the influence of the strongest earthquakes, a barrier that separates between us and the Gog and Magog

Dr. Laila invention of 100 .. I got for it on the Merit Award in London .. I have Mdhaa members of the jury, saying: "Mother of inventors working in the silence of the Sphinx and the pyramids Hmokh

Marriage and other Relationships

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:22:00 +0000

Assalam Wa Alaikum,

I wanted to start this topic because I have felt the need to and I want as much feedback as possible both islamically and as friends. A marriage is between two persons and both parties will usually have friends that they talk to from time to time. These friends can be both male and female. Some might say they are more acqauintances than friends. My issue is a husband having close female friends. I am a kind of shy person and I don't have any male friends , not that I want but , to think of having a close male friend and being married , in Islam is just wrong. Another thing is that he says he has her as a close friend but doesn't tell you how close he really is with her. Is this right? I am not sure. Please help me. What is the ruling or the right thing to do in a situation like this?

When I Grow Up I Wanna Be Abu Bakr!

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:02:15 +0000

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by Muhammad Alshareef

After groups of people had become Muslim, Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu insisted to RasulAllah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam that they, the Muslims, declare their Islam publicly and not hide. RasulAllah finally agreed and as a group they entered the courtyard of the Ka'bah, each taking a corner, and called out to the people about Islam. Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu was the first khateeb to invite to Allah and His Messenger.

When the mob sitting there heard Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu and the others speaking about Allah and Islam, they ignited in anger and began stoning and beating the Muslims. Utbah pounced on Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu with his leather sandals, slapping him repeatedly in the face until Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu was knocked down. He then fell on top of Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu punching him in the stomach and continued the facial blows. Abu Bakr's tribe finally peeled Utbah off of him and swore that if Abu Bakr died, they were going to chop off Utbah's head in revenge. Abu Bakr laid in blood, his face indiscernible, unconscious.

It was only upon nightfall that Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu began to show signs of life. Do you know what the first words he spoke were? "What happened to RasulAllah? What happened to RasulAllah?" His mother offered him food but he refused. "I shall not touch food until I am taken to RasulAllah and am reassured that he is alright."

They carried him to Daar Al-Arqam and when he entered, RasulAllah cried at the state that Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu was in and hugged him. He held the hug as the Muslims gathered around.

Role Models. In his book Risaalat Al-Mu'allim, Jamal Abideen tells us that at the age of 2 – perhaps earlier – the boy or girl begins habitually imitating all that they see. At the age of 5 or 6 – when the child is in kindergarten and grade 1 – they reach a climax in imitating anything that they see, good or bad. Then this habit of imitating smoothes out but continues to play the most vital role in the child's upbringing.

Ibn Khaldoon writes in his Muqaddimah about this issue: "Children are influenced most by a role model. In their early years, children think that everything that adults do is correct and good and that their parents are the best amongst the adults and the most perfect."

Children do not learn by being told, they learn by example. How much weight does a commandment to a child to fast have when the parent or teacher himself is eating a sandwich? For this reason, it is something hated and despised by Allah that a person should command good and he himself do other than what he commands. For indeed, his words will have little worth when the two – his actions and commandments - are contradictory.

Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise / O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do? / Most hateful it is with Allah that you say that which you do not do (Al-Saff 61/1-3).

And in Saheeh Muslim, the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said:

"A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and be thrown into Hellfire. The inhabitants of Hellfire shall gather around him and say, ‘O so and so! What is wrong? Were you not the one that would tell people to do good and tell them to stay away from doing bad?’ He shall say, ‘Yes, I used to command people to do good but I would not do it myself, and I would command people to stay away from bad and I myself would commit it.'"

The severity of this warning stems from the harmful scars that cut into a child's personality when he sees his role models doing wrong and not doing what's right. By us not following what we claim to believe in, we could be causing the destruction of dozens of lives on the Day of Resurrection.

It is in this search for our role models that we turn to the shining light, Abu Bakr as Siddeeq radi Allahu anhu. When the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam received the first revelations, the first man he approached was his best friend, Abu Bakr. When Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu heard that Muhammad had been chosen as a Prophet, he immediately announced, "I've never tasted a lie from you. I testify that there is no God but Allah, and you are the Messenger of Allah." RasulAllah later said, "There is no one that I have spoken to about Islam that did not debate the issue with me except Abu Bakr."

With the few verses that he knew, Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu set off to invite to this deen of Al-Islam. Soon, he was escorting by the hand the likes of Uthman, Az-Zubayr, Abd ArRahmaan ibn ‘Owf, Sa'd, Abu ‘Ubaidah, and Talha – six of the ten people who were promised Jannah during their time on earth. And on the Day of Resurrection they shall all be written in the book of Abu Bakr's good works.

In the early days of Islam, Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu would walk around the markets and homes observing all the Muslim slaves that were being tortured. He would watch as Umayyah dragged Bilal out to the grilling desert at noontime, the hottest moments of the day. Umayyah would press Bilal to the scalding ground and place a boulder on top of his chest to increase the torture. Bilal would say nothing but, "Ahad, Ahad (One, only One)." Abu Bakr would watch and whisper to Bilal, "YunJeeka AlWaahidul Ahad (The One [Allah] shall save you)."

Abu Bakr went to Umayyah and requested that he sell Bilal to him for 5 uwqiyyah of gold. Umayyah was astonished at that amount and hurriedly agreed. "Take Bilal. There is no good in him."

After the deal was done, Umayyah snickered, "Had you refused to pay more than 1 uwqiyyah I still would have sold him to you."

And Abu Bakr announced, "And had you refused to sell him for no less than 100 uwqiyyah I still would have bought him!"

Evil wishers – like always – spread rumors about Abu Bakr’s freeing of Bilal, saying that he did it only because of a favor he owed him. In the Qur’an, in verses to be recited till the end of time, Allah lay clear the intentions of Abu Bakr:

He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification, / And have in his mind no favor from anyone for which a reward is expected in return, / Except only the desire to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High; / He surely will be pleased [when he will enter Paradise] (Al-Layl 92/18-21).

Read that last verse again. Allah is telling Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu that he is going to make him satisfied. Allahu Akbar! Imagine if Allah told you that. Would anything in the world be more valuable to you than that one ayah?

This was Abu Bakr; this was Khaleefatu Rasulillaah. When ‘Amr ibn Al- Aas became Muslim, RasulAllah appointed him as a leader for one of the Muslim armies. ‘Amr believed that this could only be so because RasulAllah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam loved him the most. So after the army had returned, ‘Amr went and sat by RasulAllah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam and asked him a question out loud so that everyone would hear the answer. He asked, “Who do you love the most?”

RasulAllah replied, "Aisha," his wife.

Startled, ‘Amr asked, "No, no, from the men who?"

He said, "Her father!" Abu Bakr, radi Allahu anhu.

PART II: Who are our Role Models?

Have you ever sat with your children or some Muslim neighbor's children? Give them a basketball and lower the rim for them and listen to what they say. All – with a few exceptions – will call out the name of a kafir basketball player as they take the shot. You'll hear the name of Michael Jordan shouted out and others, a name that comes from their heart as they slam the ball in glee.

Listen carefully; they are innocently calling to the world, "I wanna be a kafir basketball player, just like that kafir Jordan." Don't be surprised when they reach university, after they've lost their precious youth, that they can spit a ball into a basket with unbelievable precision, yet they cannot read Al-Fatiha without fumbling like a baby. On the Day of Resurrection, these entertainment idols shall disown all those that took them as role models and imitated their sins. Interestingly, Reebok advertised one of these entertainment idols dunking a ball and at the end of the commercial he walks to the camera and says, "Just because I dunk a ball doesn't mean I have to raise your kids." Subhan Allah, if children and parents only understood what he said.

Look at the real models and the children that took them as their models. Aisha narrates that RasulAllah used to visit them in the mornings and in the evenings. But one day he came at noon time – a time that signified something different was happening. Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu opened the door and RasulAllah announced that Allah had given him permission to do Hijrah to Madinah. Abu Bakr bounced out, "Together, Yaa RasulAllah, together!"

And Rasul Allah replied, "Together."

Abu Bakr began to cry. Aisha comments, "I never believed that someone could cry from happiness until I saw my father that day cry when he found out he would be doing Hijrah with RasulAllah."

Look at the Hijrah incident and you shall see that all the characters involved other than Abu Bakr were children. Aisha and her brother Abd ArRahmaan. Asmaa was slapped in the face by Abu Jahl when she refused to tell him where her father was. The guide that took them to Madinah was also a young boy. Subhan Allah, these children grew up to be amongst the greatest humans to ever walk this earth. How not when they had the greatest role models – RasulAllah and Abu Bakr.

After over 10 years of da'wah and jihaad in Madinah, when RasulAllah passed away, 'Umar called all the people, sharpened his sword and spoke. "Muhammad is not dead. He went to his Lord as Musa went to his Lord and he shall come back as Musa did. When he does, he shall kill all those who said he was dead."

News reached Abu Bakr of the Prophet's death. He prepared himself and galloped on his horse to RasulAllah's home. There, RasulAllah lay covered in a cloth. Abu Bakr raised the cloth and kissed RasulAllah saying, "Tibta Hayyan wa Mayyitan (You are blessed in life and in death)." He then stepped outside as 'Umar was addressing the people. "Sit down 'Umar," said Abu Bakr. He then praised Allah and began, "Whoever worships Muhammad let him know that Muhammad is dead, and whoever Allah let him know that Allah is alive and never dies." He then recited the verse:

Muhammad is nothing more than a Messenger. Messengers came and went before him. If he dies or is killed shall you turn on your heels?

'Umar said, "When I heard that verse, my knees became soft as I fell. I knew that RasulAllah had died."

Soon after that, Abu Bakr sent out the army of Usama. Usama was 18 at that time, the age of one of our youth in grade 12. He led an entire Muslim army, fought the Romans and came home victorious, breeding fear in all those that wanted to attack the Muslims in Madinah.

As Usama was leaving Madinah, Abu Bakr was escorting his horse as he walked along side it. Usama said, "You shall ride with me or I shall come down and walk."

But Abu Bakr refused saying, "You shall not come down and I shall not ride. What harm does it bring me that I should dust my feet in the cause of Allah for an hour of the day." Indeed, Usama reached this position because he had role models like Abu Bakr.

Muslims understood the seriousness of the role models their children had. ‘Amr ibn Utbah rahimahullah advised his son's teacher, "Let the first correction you do to my son be the correction of yourself. Verily, their eyes are locked into yours. Good to them is what you do, even if it is bad. And bad to them is what you do not do, even if it is good."

Many parents have understood this issue of finding the correct role models for their children. Here is an example that we conclude with: In a kindergarten classroom, a non-Muslim teacher sat with the students and asked each one what they want to be when they grow up. One said, "I want to be a policeman." The other announced, "I want to be a fireman." Then a Muslim boy in the crowd spoke up, "I want to be a Sahaabee!" A what?

When parent teacher conferences came up, the teacher asked the parents about this Sahaabee that their son wanted to be when he grew up. They said, "Whenever we have the chance we read stories of the Prophet's companions to him. They have become his role models. And when he becomes older he wants to be just like the Sahaabaa."

Isn't that what we want for our kids too?

Women's rights

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:22:29 +0000

Bismillah

as salam alykom

Very interesting and brief book dealing with women's rights

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Flowers blooming in Palestine

Wed, 04 May 2011 08:28:13 +0000

Bismillah

Praise be to Allah, The All Knowing, Lord of the Worlds and Earths, and prayer and peace be upon Our beloved teacher, leader and Prophet Mohamed Ibn Abdu Allah best among mankind.

“And say not of those who are killed in the Way of Allah, "They are dead." Nay, they are living, but you perceive (it) not.” (Quran 2:154)

“Think not of those who are killed in the Way of Allah as dead. Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have provision” (Quran 3:169)

“Narrated under the authority of Abdullah Ibn Amr said, Abdullah Ibn Amr said O Messenger of Allah tell me about Jihad and invasion, he said O Abdullah Ibn Amr, if you fight while being patient and dedicating your fight to Allah, Allah Shall resurrect you patient and devout, whereas if you fight seeking people’s attention and personal credit and praise, Allah Shall resurrect you as such, O Abdullah Ibn Amr whatever attitude you adopt while fighting or when you are killed Allah Shall resurrect you on the same status“ (reported by Sunan Abi Dawoud)

Looking around me lately, I see people became so much attached and involved in gaining worldly affairs. I saw youth much taken by their desires for undergraduate, post graduate studies, their extensive efforts to secure a senior position no matter what it takes them to get it, laying their focus on a house, summer house, cars…etc. No I am not pessimistic, on the other hand Alhamdulelah I still see those who dedicated their free time, effort even cars or whatever resources they can come up with to serve Allah in any way they can.

But we still need more, specially from the youth who are the hope of this Ummah. Families meanwhile, not all of them of course, really lack the essence of Islamic upbringing.

We seriously need youth role model, not only from the past generations, generations of Sahaba and Tab`yeen. No but from the modern time. Do we have this? Yes we do.

Let us have a look on young girls who sat up a goal for their lives. One that is totally different from their peers, one that is not associated with rose dreams, prince charming, wedding dress..etc. But one that is associated with how to be closer to Allah. Let us see how they realized that life is not but a short trip, how they realized the value of time and skills, the value of being a Muslim.

Amidst the suffering our Ummah is experiencing currently, I thought to bring back to our minds the young girls who grew up in Palestine under occupation, seeing all the humiliation, the lack of the simplest human rights, the lack of dignity, and the aggressor who is taking up Muslim land. How did they react? What did they do?

They chose to meet Allah as Martyrs Insh a Allah, they chose the shortest course to Allah, they realized the value of fighting in the name of Allah, they realized the importance of taking away the aggressor’s security, depriving the enemy from sleep and comfort, they decided to take action a serious one that all of us wish to take.

Insh a Allah we will cover them one by one, and may Allah Sobhanhu wa Ta`ala Accept them as martyrs and shower His mercy upon their families ameen.

Dareen Abu Aaysha (22 years old)

Performer of the Martyrdom operation carried on a Zionist barrier near Ram Allah

On 27/2/2002

Dareen daughter of the Islamic block who searched for martyrdom and became the second on that area

Dareen was 22 years old and a student on her 4th year at Al Najah university. She lived in Bayt Wazn village at Nablus city North of the West Bank and was one of a family of 8 sisters and 2 brothers.

She carried out a martyrdom operation on the evening of Wednesday 27/2/2002 in front of a Zionist barrier in the West Bank. The operation resulted into the injury of 3 Israeli soldiers, the martyrdom of the implementer of the operation and two other Palestenians who accompanied her.

Dareen was not just an ordinary girl, but rather an active girl within the Islamic block affiliated with Al Najah university. She was a devout Muslim who enjoyed good manners and morale. These were the words of her sister Ebtesam.

Ebtesma her sister added:” The martyrdom of Waf-a Edress was not per se the motive behind Dareen’s thinking of martyrdom. But rather she was expressing her wish since more than one year to carry out a martyrdom operation. Thus she kept looking for a body to prepare her for such an operation”.

Ebtesam said:” At one time Dareen met with Jamal Mansour one of the leaders with the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas who Israel assassinated in August 2001. She requested from him to join the Military Wing of Hamas and expressed her wish to carry out a martyrdom operation”. Ebtesam continued:” But she didn’t find Hamas as welcoming as she hoped. Martyr (Insh a Allah) Jamal told her:” When we run out of men we will start putting you girls to martyrdom operations”.

According to Ebtesam, Dareen was not convinced. She never stopped talking about martyrs and martyrdom. She even took much part in funerals of martyrs and marches.

On a video tape in which Dareen appeared before carrying out the operation, she confirmed” That she decided to become the second martyr after Wafa-a Edrees in order to revenge for the blood of all those who were killed and the violation of the sanctity of Masjed Al Aqsa”.

She also added that the Palestinian woman was and still occupies a front position in the area of Jihad and resistance. Calling on the Palestinian women to continue on the road of martyrs she said:” Let Sharon the coward knows that every Palestinian woman shall give birth to an army of martyrs. She will not just stand there crying over her son, brother or husband. But she will turn into a martyr”.

Her mother commented saying:” she left without saying good buy to me. Yet I didn’t observe any unusual behaviour on that day. All what I remember is that when she came home on Wednesday noon she said to me O mother how delicious is your cooking that smells so good”.

According to her mother, Dareen on the previous night of the operation spent the time praying Qiyamul Layl and reciting Quran till Fajr time. The mother also added: “Although Dareen was very religious who never abandons reciting Quran, voluntary fasting or praying Qiyamul Layl, but on that particular night before her martyrdom, she increased her religious activity. She left home fasting without saying good buy to me”.

Her sister added saying:” Upon leaving the house, she said I am going to buy a book and came back after sometime. After that she left without letting us know where to”. At 10.00 PM she called on the phone and told us don’t worry about me, I will come back Insh a Allah, don’t worry and just depend on Allah and in the morning I will be there”. These were her last words to me and my mother.

Ebtesam confirms that Dareen was not originally a member of either Fath or Al Aqsa Brigades. She was one of the most active students of the Islamic Block of Al Najah university. She continued explaining:” As soon as she received the disapproval of Hamas, Dareen found with Al Aqsa Brigades those who can fulfill her wish. They prepared her for a martyrdom operation. Al Aqsa Brigades which is the military wing of Fath Movement declared responsibility about the martyrdom operation.

At this point I like all of you to read what Dareen wrote down as her will, let us see together what she left for us to learn.

Bismillah ArRahman ArRaheem

Prayer and peace be upon master of Mujahedeen sayeduna Mohamed Allah’s prayer and peace be upon him:

Allah Ta`la Say:” So their Lord accepted of them (their supplication and answered them), "Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female. You are (members) one of another, so those who emigrated and were driven out from their homes, and suffered harm in My Cause, and who fought, and were killed (in My Cause), verily, I will remit from them their evil deeds and admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise); a reward from Allah, and with Allah is the best of rewards." (Quran 3:195)

As the role of the Palestinian woman is no less than the role of our brothers the Mujahedeen, I decided to be the second female martyr who continues on the course which martyr Wafa-a Al Edresee started. I therefore shall grant myself as a cheap sacrifice in the name of Allah Sobhanhu wa Ta`la in revenge to the bodies of our martyred brothers. Also taking the revenge of the sanctity of our religion and our Masjeds including Al Aqsa and other Masjeds that were turned into bars seeing all kinds of sins being committed just to humiliate the message of our Prophet.

Because the soul and body are all what we own, I therefore dedicate it in the name of Allah in order to become a bomb that burns the Zionists and destroy the legend of Allah’s favorite people. As the Palestinian woman was and still occupies an advanced position in the course of Jihad against unjust, I call upon my sisters to follow this road, the road of those who are free and honored. I call upon everyone who still maintains dignity and honor to carry on taking this route. As such, the Zionist tyrants would realize that they are worth nothing compared to our determination and Jihad. Let Sharon the coward realize that every Palestinian woman shall give birth to an army of martyrs even if he tried to kill them while still in their mothers wombs. The role of the Palestinian woman is no longer limited to crying over the loss of her husband, brother or father, but we are going to turn our bodies into human bombs that destroy the security of Israeli people.

At the end, I invite every struggling Muslim who loves freedom and martyrdom to continue on this respected rout.

Your daughter the alive Martyr: Dareen Mohamed Tawfiq Abu Aysha

Al Aqsa Brigades

Palestine

Reem Al Rayashy

Her last hours and moment of farewell:

The target of the operation was the barrier of Bayt Hanoun “Erez” located North of Ghaza.

The method was carrying out a martyrdom operation targeting a crowd of soldiers on the highly secured site.

A group of Qassam Brigades were assigned for the task. They needed to coordinate with Al Aqsa Martyr Brigades for the implementation of this operation. The coordination was to collect and provide information so as to help in setting the plan and style of attack. In this regard, the group of Al Aqsa Martyr Brigades was involved.

Information revealed that the weak point on the barrier is actually the security aspect specially while conducting the search on the citizens when a number of soldiers have to gather on one place to carry on the search task, in addition to the protection, surveillance and processing other activities on the crossing point. While brain storming to come up with the best solution to face the many and accurate security measures carried out using advanced technological equipment, the plan sat for the operation depended mainly on camouflage and taking the process out of just the conventional electronic search to the use of human element (soldiers to carry out the search in person). For this method to succeed in fulfilling the element of surprise, a Mujahida was needed.

Selection of Reem:

At that time, there was a Palestinian woman living in one of Ghaza districts anxiously looking forward for martyrdom. The mother and wife Reem Al Rayashy. She always expressed her willingness to carry out an operation. Through special channels, her wish was conveyed to the leadership of Al Qassam Brigades which at first was hesitant and reluctant to recruit Reem for being a mother and married woman. But due to the unusual determination of Reem, Qassam Brigades leadership accepted to select Reem, despite that there are tens or even hundreds of girls who wish and demand martyrdom. As it seems, Reem enjoyed a number of traits, including courage, determination and faith, which were taken as assets while selecting her.

The Qassami group in cooperation with Al Aqsa Martyr Brigades sat the plan for the operation, an engineer of the Qassam Brigades developed the explosive belt which was of a different design. In this operation, it was not limited only on the waste of the Mujahida, but also wrapped around her legs. As such, her movement would be difficult as well as suspicious. But all these problems turned actually to factors of success. Under such conditions, the Mujahidah will have to pretend that she is suffering an illness or fracture of her legs which require using walking sticks.

Qassam Brigades leadership discussed the selection of Mujahida Reem for the operation. Making the decision was a difficult task. It was a possibility though to allow women’s participation in the Military and Jihad process. What actually settled the matter is that the circumstances of the operation depended for its success, after the Support of Allah, to be carried out by a female. Immediately, contacts were made with Mujahida Reem to prepare her for the operation according to the plan.

Only training was needed on how to wear and operate the explosive belt. It seems that her strong faith, determination and strong desire for martyrdom made the task easy. According to the plan, Reem had to take a look at the site including Erez barrier before the implementation in order to closely watch the mechanism of work during the search which was always coupled with humiliating and oppression attitude from the side of the Israeli forces. Based on the field visit, the operation plan was modified as now Reem became part of it and had comments about it.

Operation day:

The operation was scheduled for Wednesday 14/1/2004. This is the day the occupation authorities assign for women to issue magnetic IDs on the crossing point. Reem continued on her life on a normal routine, nothing has changed except that she kept looking at everybody with a farewell final look. She was keen to please all those who are around her, she visited her parents one week before the operation, she made farewell in her own way without allowing anyone to sense it. She was quite and didn’t allow her emotions to control her. Few hours before the operation, she put on her military suit and started to farewell her children. Those moments were long and hard for her, but at the same time she was doing it in the fighter, Mujahida and martyr manner. Those emotions actually surpassed the motherhood feelings. She took her children Mohamed and Doha in her arms for the last time and kissed them. At that time, she felt as if she became the mother of all children and infants who were killed by the enemy.

She left her home, but the scene shall remain engraved in the human, Arab and Muslim history specially in the eyes of those who failed to rescue Palestine. In this regard, Reem proved to be above all of them.

Reem wrapped the belt, which was subjected to a final check to ensure its proper function, around her body. She headed towards the North where the humiliation and oppression barrier is located. During that time in the car, she was reciting Quran and invoking upon Allah in preparation for her last moment, the moment on which she is going to meet her Lord. As soon as she arrived to the barrier, she started using her walking sticks but she was very stable with no sign of fear. She crossed the national security barrier, and due to her apparent condition, she was not subjected to much search. At this time, she was only few meters away from the target and will have to cross through the electronic equipment the occupation forces use to search the workers and travelers. When the alarm went off indicating a foreign object with the passer, Reem immediately acted according to the plan without any sign of confusion regardless the fact that she was only few seconds away from the moment when she is to blow her body. A female soldier approached her to inquire about what she is carrying. Reem informed her about having implanted platinum pins on her fractured leg. The female soldier informed the other officer on the site. But security measures do not stop at this reply. Actually that is what Reem was waiting for. The officer gave a command to take her to the central search room to ensure she is free from any other metal objects. In this room, a number of officers were present assuming different tasks. Israeli explosive experts were called in to search her. At this time, Reem was making dua to Allah that the technical aspects of the belt were in the proper condition and ready to function. As soon as the crowd of officers were present, she touched on the button to cause a massive explosion that shacked the whole area of North Ghaza. The result was 4 dead officers and another 15 were wounded. But the most important is that terror spread among the surveillance sites and towers on the barrier which put them on hold that they even couldn’t open fire for sometime.

Reem’s family is proud of her:

Although they were not aware of what Reem is about to do, family of the martyred Reem Saleh Al Rayashy (21 years old) took pride in what Reem did. Her brother Ayman Al Rayashy stated on a press conference held in front of Masjed Al Hedaya at Ghaza: “ what my sister Reem did is an act that the whole sector of Ghaza as well as the Palestinian people take pride in and honored with. Ayman further explained that Reem was motivated by her love to Islam and Palestine to carry out the operation against the forces of Zionist occupation. He also confirmed the family’s lack of any previous information about her intention. Ayman also explained that his sister was an outstanding student who was keen to learn also through Islamic books. He indicated that the family was taken by surprise but at the same time they resorted to patience and submitted themselves to Allah. As for her children, Ayman replied that they are fine and living with the paternal grandmother.

Reem belongs to a well off family and she completed her high school from Girls Basheer Al Rayes in Ghaza. She was hoping to study engineering but she got married. She is one of a 4 girls and 6 boys family. Her father died two years ago.

Multiple talents:

Reem enjoyed multiple talents like poetry, drawing and good handwriting. She also kept a special notebook in which she compiled biographies of martyrs coupled with their portrays. But she focused at the end on memorizing Quran with an aim to complete it in full. Her martyrdom though didn’t allow her to fulfill her wish. She also was keen to fast throughout her last days not only Mondays and Thursdays. Such traits really affected all those who lived with Reem making her departure difficult for her family, husband and children. Her husband who shared a very happy life with her and was first to mourn her departure.

A martyr on hold:

Special sources revealed that martyr Reem Al Rayashy tried in the past (before her marriage) to carry out a martyrdom operation aiming to stab a number of officers serving at Erez. She prepared herself till the last moment. But the operation was not implemented as she was unable to reach the target. The source indicated that Reem stipulated in her marriage contract that her husband allows her to carry out a martyrdom operation. As such Umm Mohamed the martyr Insh a Allah becomes the first from Hamas Movement, the first from Ghaza strip during Intifadat u Al Aqsa in addition to being the first wife and mother martyr.

It is worth noting that the consensus opinion about Reem was that she was just an ordinary girl. But at the same time, she was very courageous and never fears anything specially during hard times the Palestinians go through. She was never scared during air strikes hitting the residential areas near her house or even during the invasion operations.

Noura Shalhoub

Operation date: 25/2/2002

Noura, according to her father Dr. Jamal Shalhoub, was an outstanding beautiful and very sensitive child, and may be due to all these traits together she did what she did and left this world.

Only a child of 15 years from Tolkurm who martyred on the 25th of.. while making an attempt to attack the occupation officers assigned on a military barrier near the city.

Although it has been one month since the operation during which Noura martyred, yet her family is still under the shock. Her father states:” It never crossed my mind that little pretty and calm Noura could think of all this. She was an outstanding student while also assuming much of her brothers and sisters responsibilities, being the eldest, specially in terms of studying. Nothing in her daily life indicated her intentions”.

On midnight of the day of her operation, Noura sneaked out of her father’s house, took a cab to the neighboring village of Faroun. From there she continued walking between the fields till she reached the military barriers located 2 km away. At this point, she took out a small knife and tried to attack one of the offices who immediately opened fire of their machine guns on he little body.

Till this day, her father and family can not grasp the idea that their little sweet child was capable of such an act that requires an extraordinary level of boldness.

Noura is not but one of many children who surprised their families and everyone around them with actions that could only come from experienced adults.

Noura’s Will:

Bismillah ArRahman ArRahem, Prayer and peace on the seal of Prophets and Messengers, Imam of Mujahedeen Mohamad salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam:

Allah Ta`la Say:”

This terrorist enemy exceeded his limits in his arrogant and aggressive attitude against our people. Thus it is high time you occupier that I teach you a hard lesson. Through my operation I am sending a message to the occupation army that you Beni Yahud (Jews) can never attain security while still on our land. Go out of my land this is an unlawful land for you. Therefore, I decided with the Permission of my Lord to attach those arrogant officers assigned on the cursed barrier and kill them. I intend to let them know that they will never attain security on my land. I dedicate this operation as a present to the souls of martyrs: Fawaz Badran, A`mer Al Hodairy, Ra-ed Alkarmy, Dr. Thabet Thabet, Feras Aljaber, Abu Hunud, Nasse Hamdan, AbdurRahman Hammad, Mahmoud Almadani, Yasser Albadawy, to all the martyrs of the massacres of Nablus, Beet Lahm, Bayt Reema, A`in Alfare`a and to all the martyrs of Palestine. I also dedicated it to the families of martyrs, wounded and harmed.

Alhamdulelah wa Allah u Akbar, victory is to Islam and Muslims, shame and humiliation to the low people and spies killers of Mujahedeen. May Palestine be dignified.

Alive martyr Insh a Allah

Noura Jamal Shalhoub

Translated from: Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades

please make dua

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:10:16 +0000

Assalam O alaikum

bros and sisters

hope this finds u in best of health and faith Insha Allah.....

My elder brother "Mohsin Siddique" is very very sick... he is suffering from Alsar

and his condition since last week is un-explainable

he had been admitted in the hospital since 4 days.....please make special dua for my brother that May Allah cure him.ameen

and do remember all the muslims around the world in ur duas too.

May Allah always keep us under his loving care and cure all the sickones around the world.Ameen

Jazak Allahu Khayran

ws wr wb

ur sister

Juwayriah Haani

Selling perfume to non-Muslim women

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:24:04 +0000

Selling perfume to non-Muslim women

i would like to know if it is haraam for me to sell perfume to non muslim women. i am asking because of the hadith about the woman who comes out of her home and the scent of her perfume reaches the people then she is like a prostitute. please list the proof.

jazakala khairan

Praise be to Allaah.

The basic principle is that selling, whether to Muslims or others, is permissible. Perfume is used for a number of things, but it is haraam to sell it to a person who it is known will use it for a haraam purpose. The same applies to all things that Allaah has permitted. For example, it is permissible to sell grapes to Muslims and others, but some people may use them to make wine. The guideline is: if it is known that a person will use for haraam purposes something that it is permitted to sell, then it is not permissible to sell it to him, otherwise it is permissible.

If you were dealing in grapes, and a kaafir came to you wanting to buy some, and you did not know whether he was going to use them for food or to make wine, then in principle it is permissible to sell them to him. But if the representative of a wine producer came wanting to buy grapes, and you knew that, then it is not permissible to sell them to him. And Allaah is the source of strength.

Islam Q&A

Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

What is the ruling on alcohol based perfumes?

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:18:01 +0000

Q/ What is the ruling on alcohol based perfumes?

A/ Bismillah wa ‘l-hamdu lillah:

The scholars are of two opinions with regards to alcohol based perfumes and the like. Is it permissible to use alcohols for other than getting intoxicated? Are they najis (impure, filthy) or not?

Those scholars who said that all alcohol is impure and that we have to avoid ALL types of alcohol for any type of usage based their opinion on the statement of Allah in surah ma’idah [5:90-1] in which Allah says that khamr [wine], along with other things, are “rijz from the handiwork of shaytan”. Rijz means impure. Furthermore in the same ayahs, Allah carries on to command us to “avoid that in order that you may be successful”. They argue that the word ‘avoid’ infers that we must avoid these things in all situations.

Other scholars said that alcohol, and indeed all intoxicants, are only impermissible if, when consumed in large amounts, they result in being intoxicated. They said that it is only haram to consume the alcohol in the way that results in intoxication. Of course, if something intoxicates in large amounts then it is also haram to consume that in small amounts in the way that results in intoxication. As an example, they would allow one to use alcohol based perfumes on the body because putting them on the body does not result in intoxication (even if one were to use large amounts of perfume). They also said that this perfume would not be najis.

This latter opinion seems to be the strongest view among the scholars and it is the opinion of Shaykh Uthaymin – may Allah have mercy on him. (He still, however, said that one should avoid these perfumes if they contain a large amount of intoxicant in them in order to teach the principle: ‘it is better to keep away from those things that the scholars differ over and stick with those things that they agree over’.)

This opinion is stronger because:

1) Allah gave the ‘illah’ (reason) for the prohibition of intoxicants when He said later on in the verses of ma’idah: “Shaytan only wants to induce enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah and from salah. So will you not then abstain?” Applying intoxicants (such as alcohol) to the skin do not cause enmity or lack of remembrance in the salah. Therefore, this implies that the prohibition of alcohol is only when drunk.

2) The prophet sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “All intoxicants are khamr (wine)”. In the ayah of ma’idah Allah prohibited ‘khamr’ (i.e. all intoxicants) not just ‘alcohol’. Therefore, the hadith (along with the ayah) clearly shows that anything that intoxicates is khamr and therefore prohibited. If we were to apply the reasoning of the first group of scholars (saying that consuming any khamr in any way is haram) then we would HAVE to say that using paints, glue and petrol in any way is haram because they all intoxicate (albeit, by sniffing, etc) and therefore fall under ‘khamr’. No scholar (as far as I know) has said this and this shows the weakness of the view that to use any khamr in any way is haram. Rather, the stronger interpretation is that these items are all haram if used in the way that leads to intoxication.

3) These scholars say that khamr is impure in an abstract way. In other words, if it is used in a way that leads to intoxication, it is haram and najis. A similar example of where the word ‘impure / filthy’ is used in an abstract way is when Allah says that the polytheists are ‘najas’. The majority of scholars held that this ‘impurity’ is an abstract (not physical) impurity and is due to their polytheism (shirk). Based on this, it would be permissible to touch them. How would one marry a Christian woman or Jewess if they were physically impure? We would not be able to touch them! The same applies to polytheist slave girls.

So in conclusion, alcohol based perfumes are allowed, according to the stronger of the two scholarly views, as long as they are not consumed in ways that lead to intoxication. Likewise, they are only impure in an abstract way (not physical) and that is when they lead to intoxication.

Allah knows best.

http://www.abuabdissalam.com/?p=22

Azhar Imam Orders Niqab off, Wants Ban‏

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:42:13 +0000

salam

This is interesting topic to read. please let me know ur views on this subject.

CAIRO – Al-Azhar, the highest seat of religious learning in the Sunni world, decided on Thursday, October 8, to ban niqab in all its affiliate girls-only schools, educational institutes and dormitories.

"The Supreme Council of Al-Azhar has decided to ban students and teachers from wearing the niqab inside female-only classrooms," said Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi.

Reading out from a written statement, he said niqab would not be allowed in schools where both the students and teachers are females.

Tantawi added that the same rules would apply in university dormitories where the residents and the supervisors are also all females.

During a visit to a school earlier this week, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi ordered a school girl to remove her niqab, telling her the face-veil is “a tradition and has nothing to do with Islam.”

The Muslim-majority country’s top religious authority also vowed to ban the niqab all schools linked to Al-Azhar.

stablished in 359 AH (971 CE), Al-Azhar mosque drew scholars from across the Muslim world and grew into a university, predating similar developments at Oxford University in London by more than a century.

Al-Azhar, which means the "most flourishing and resplendent," was named after Fatima Al-Zahraa, daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

The first courses at Al-Azhar were given in 975 CE and the first college was built 13 years later.

Al-Azhar first admitted women students in 1961, albeit in separate classes.

Also in 1961, subjects in engineering and medicine were added to classes on Shari`ah, the Noble Qur’an and the intricacies of Arabic language.

Not Anti-Niqab

The Supreme Council asserted that Al-Azhar does not oppose the niqab in the homes, streets or the work place.

But Tantawi asserted that they are against over exaggerations.

“Women cover their faces so as not to be seen by stranger men. But it makes no sense to use niqab in a women-only environment,” he contended.

“Insistence on covering the face in the presence of women only is a form of extremism which Islam opposes.”

Tantawi told the state television Tuesday that although he considers the niqab as a tradition, he does not oppose it and deals normally with women who cover their faces.

The majority of Muslim scholars believe that a woman is not obliged to cover her face or hands.

They believe that it is up to every woman to decide whether to take on the face-cover or not.

Most Muslim women in Egypt wear the hijab, which is an obligatory code of dress in Islam, but an increase in women putting on the niqab has apparently alarmed the government.

The ministry of religious endowments has recently distributed booklets in mosques against the practice.

The Education Ministry has reportedly banned students who wear the niqab from being accepted in state-run Cairo University’s dormitory.

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satelli...-News/NWELayout

Muslim women for domestic work and sexual

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:41:29 +0000

Firstly, I would like the reader please to look at the following Fatwa and afterwards we will elaborate on the topic and explain what we should all do.

(A Fatwa for a Shiit scholar given to a Shia living in Saudi Arabia that it is permissible for him to commit Zina (Muta`a marriage) with the Indonesian domestic helper.

The Fatwa is as follows:

Chapter of unsustainable marriage

The Question:

I sent you a question that was as follows: I have a domestic helper and I would like to conduct a Muta`a marriage contract with her..Am I allowed, taking in consideration that she is a virgin? Your answer was: it is permissible with the permission of her father or paternal grandfather.

My next question is..does it suffice for her to call him and take the permission from him, or do I have to speak to him, taking in consideration that her family live in Indonesia and we are living in Saudi Arabia and I do not speak their language? It is allowed to conclude the marriage contract with her without her family's permission because she is living in a foreign country and we might not be able to take her family's permission?

The Fatwa: it is enough to take her permission personally and conclude the marriage contract with her if you feel comfortable about the permission, and it was difficult to contact her Walli and she was in a dire need for marriage. She is in such case allowed to marry without his permission.

The link to the Fatwa:

http://www.alseraj.net/cgi-bin/pros/Search...?1&20&1

Select from the list (كنز الفتاوى) and then search using key word: اندونيسيا.

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Now let us clarify a number of issues. Shia`a, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, just like other Gulf countries, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and of course Iran are known of being inconsiderate about protecting honor, chastity and reputation. They practice something called Muta`a marriage whereas it is actually Zina with the approval of both parties. In this type of marriage, a man and a woman agree on a contract allocating certain fees to the woman. The contract may be concluded to remain valid for an hour, day, or month according to the situation of both parties. By the way, the woman might be married and conclude a Muta`a contract with another man. This is proved in their books, Fatwa of their scholars, a number of video recordings of Shiit women I had access to.

We need to highlight as well that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a Muslim Sunni country where Shia`a represent a small percentage living in the east part of the Kingdom. Indonesia is another Muslim Sunni country that is considered to be the largest Muslim country. Recruitment and employment offices contract tens or hundreds of thousands of Indonesian domestic helpers to work for Saudi families. Nearly, every Saudi household has one. Employment offices operating in the Kingdom apply a set of rules and conditions. Mostly, the domestic helper receives kind treatment specially if she is working for a religious and conservative family. But there is no law that prohibits that the helper might end up in the swamp of a Shiit family. This means, according to the Fatwa, that male members of the Shiit household will sequentially commit Zina with the Muslim Sunni Indonesian girl. They will even (the male Shia) gain reward and good deeds for this disgraceful act. According to their scholars, they claim that whoever concludes this type of disgusting marriage gains a major reward. The question here is, who will stand for our the Indonesian Muslim women? Who would save our Indonesian Muslim sisters from becoming victims of a Shiit household which does not maintain the trust (Amana) neither fear Allah. Shia`a maintain much enmity for all Sunni schools. They actually declared the companions as Kufar, and they call Sunnis Nawseb (those who openly express enmity towards Ahul Bayt: the Messenger's blessing and peace be upon him household). What would be expected when a Sunni Muslimah falls into their hands. Wallahi my brothers I used to feel this sectarianism before reading this scandalizing Fatwa. I used to be amazed and question what would be the status of a Muslim woman who falls in the hands of Shia`a the grandchildren of Magians, yes Shia`a are the descendants of Magian. The Shia`a school emerged in Iran which was a Magian country. It is known that the Magina religion allows marriage of Maharem (non marriageable: marriage to mothers and sisters). They are people who adopt an animal oriented sexual life. Shia`a inherited this as part of the religion. They brought it to Islam in the form of Muta`a marriage. Matter of fact, Islam does not call for this. I remember once I was in a Shia`a district in the Eastern part of the Kingdom with my wife. While passing in a narrow street, an Indonesian domestic helper came out of one of the Shia`a houses carrying items. She was in the maximum level of humility and downgrade. She did not look like a normal woman in terms of her clothing or appearance. Really a sorrowful image that can only be scene in Tragedy movies. The Muslim woman should not be living under such magnitude of lowliness till it reflects on her features and image unless her dignity and honor are abused. I really wished to stop her and investigate this issue. Another situation I encountered. I had a friend who works for an organization providing care for lost women. Most of them are domestic helpers who ran away from their employers due to either maltreatment, or other reasons. They are provided with shelter till their legal status is corrected, sent back home or handed to their families if they were local citizens. This brother is quoted as saying: the worst cases I experience are those domestic helpers working for Shiaa households. They are subjected to rape and sexual practices till they are forced to run away and hand themselves to this organization asking to go back home. Just imagine, in one of the cases, a Shiit woman requested to an office a domestic helper, she was provided with one in her 20s. She dressed her up in the best of appearance with full make up and jewelry and married her off to her husband. This was the story of one of the run aways according to my friend
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Shia`a are transgressing against the honor of Muslim Sunni women in our country and the law suffers a large gap. We are standing to watch such horrendous crimes and realize its magnitude. Shall we stand still? It is our duty to disseminate information. It is a shame that we stand still against this issue. I feel my manhood is falling short if I am unable to change this bitter reality. O brothers a believer is jealous, the Prophet blessing and peace be upon him is jealous and Allah may He be Glorified is even higher in jealously than all of us. It is not sufficient for our jealousy to be restricted on our Mahram females. It is not enough to keep our jealousy confined to the walls of our houses. But rather we must feel jealous on the honor of Muslims worldwide otherwise we are not truly Muslims. We feel jealous when Zionist soldier rape a Muslim sister or an Iraqi who is assaulted by an American. We equally feel jealous for our sisters everywhere just as we do for our daughters and sisters otherwise we are not Muslims. Your duty, my duty and the duty of every one who is aware of this tragedy is to have his/her voice heard. He /she must escalate the issue specially our brothers in Indonesia. No doubt the 200 million Indonisian Muslims must include those who feel terribly jealous on their sisters and fellow Indonesians. The thousand million Muslims worldwide must include those who feel this grief and are concerned to protect Indonesian Muslim honor. Our sisters who had to leave their families and live in foreign countries under humiliating conditions because of destiny and need.

Brothers and sister, here is the solution and I really hope for each one to contribute their inputs and more alternatives. Until now this is what I have of ideas:

Addressing the Saudi Government explaining how Shia`a behavior negatively affects the reputation of the government. It is recommended for international legal institutions to take this step such as human rights organization.
This topic must be widely spread in sites, forums, blogs specially those that are human rights oriented including labor and foreigners' rights.
Spreading the topic among Indonesian NGOs, organizations, and forums specially the serious and Islamic oriented including official ones.
Addressing the Indonesian embassies in Riyadh and Gulf countries (let us use this thread as a platform to design a message addressing the ambassador or councilor). Perhaps others may contribute contacts of Indonesia embassies and foreign affairs..etc.
Contacting human and labor rights organizationس and others.
Sending a message to media outlets that are concerned with such issues including newspapers, TV channels..etc.
Let us all work collectively to solve this issue. Just consider yourself in a battle and let us all stand in the same location.

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Why tatoo is forbidden in Islam

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A research published by:

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DIRECTORATE GENERAL JRC

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