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Al Adaab: Minhaj of the True Salaf as Salihoon
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Concerning the mistaken doctrine that Ashura should be regarded as a tragic misfortune |
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Written by Sayyidinaa Shaykh 'Abdul Qadir Jilani
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Concerning the mistaken doctrine of those who maintain that the day of ‘Ashura
should be regarded as a day of tragic misfortune.
[Excerpt from Ghunya lit Taalibi Tariqal Haqq: Sufficient Provision for the Seeker of the Path of Truth]
By Sayyidina Shayhk 'Abdul Qadir al Jilani al Baghdadi Radhi Allahu 'anhu
Certain people have been harshly critical of those who fast on this glorious day, and of the exaltation traditionally held to be its due. They maintain that it is not permissible to observe it as a day of fasting, on the grounds that it is the day on which al-Husain ibn 'Ali (Radhi Allahu ‘anhu and with his father) was slain. They state their case in the following terms:
"What is right and proper, on that day, is that the sense of calamitous loss should be experienced by the general mass of the people, since it is the day on which his tragic death occurred. But you prefer to celebrate it as the day of happiness and joy. You declare it to be the day for treating one's dependents with special generosity, for much liberal expenditure, and for making charitable donations [Sadaqa] to the poor, the weak and the needy. Yet this is not the kind of respect that is rightfully due to al-Husain (Radhi Allahu ‘anhu) from the community of the Muslims."
Whoever makes this statement is in error, and his doctrine [madhhab] is repugnant and unsound. We can dismiss it as such, because Allah (Exalted is He) chose martyrdom [shahada] for the grandson of our Prophet Muhammad (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim) on the most noble of all the days, the most glorious of them, the most majestic of them, and the most exalted of them in His sight. In so doing, His purpose was to grant him increased elevation in His degrees and His tokens of special favor [karamat], over and above the special favor he already enjoyed. By way of martyrdom [shahada], He caused him to reach the stations of the rightly guided Caliphs who died as martyrs [al-Khulafa' ar-rashideen ash-shuhada'].
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Concerning the Special Qualities of the Day of 'Ashura. |
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Written by Sayyidinaa Shaykh 'Abdul Qadir Jilani
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Concerning the Special Qualities of the Day of 'Ashura.
[Excerpt from Ghunya lit Taalibi Tariqal Haqq: Sufficient Provision for the Seeker of the Path of Truth]
By Sayyidina Sheikh 'Abdul Qadir al Jilani al Baghdadi Radhi Allahu 'anhu
Allah (Exalted is He) has told us:
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ۚ
The number of the months in the sight of Allah is twelve months. [They were already inscribed] in the Book of Allah on the day when He created the heavens and the earth; four of them are sacred. (9:36)
Inna 'iddatash shuhuri 'indallah ithna 'ashara, shahran fi kitabillahi yawma khalaqas samaawaati wal-arda min-ha arba'atun hurum
We have discussed this earlier in the present work, and we have also mentioned that [the month of] Muharram is one of the four. [As its name implies] this month is one of the months that have been declared sacred [al-ashhur al-muharrama] in the sight of Allah (Exalted is He). It includes the day of 'Ashura', and Allah (Exalted is He) enormously enhances the recompense of those who worshipfully obey Him on that day.
As we are reliably informed by Shaikh Abu Nasr [Muhammad ibn al-Banna'), Allah's Messenger (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim) once said:
"If someone observes a day of fasting during Muharram, for every such day he will be credited with thirty days."
Amazing Events Associated with Yawmul ‘Ashura
According to another traditional report, transmitted by Maimun ibn Mihran on the authority of lbn 'Abbas (may Allah be well pleased with him and with his father), Allah's Messenger (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim) also said:
"If someone fasts on the day of 'Ashura' in Muharram, he will be granted the spiritual reward of ten thousand angels [malaika]. If someone fasts on the day of 'Ashura' in Muharram, he will be granted the spiritual reward of ten thousand martyrs [shahid], as well as the spiritual reward of ten thousand pilgrims [hujajj] and visitants [mu'tamir].
If someone strokes the head of an orphan with his hand on the day of 'Ashura', for every hair on the orphan's head, Allah (Exalted is He) will promote him by one degree in the Garden of Paradise.
If someone provides a believer [mu' min] with a meal to break his fast on the night of 'Ashura', it will be just as if the entire Community [Ummah] of Muhammad (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim) had broken fast as his guests, and had filled their stomachs to capacity.
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How Much Love for Rasulullah Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim and Ahlul Bayt? |
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Written by Ustadh Muhammad Sa'id Hunafa Qadiri
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Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
Nahmaduhu wa Nusalli ‘alaa Rasulihil Kareem
How Much Love for Rasulullah Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim and Ahlul Bayt
are the Believers Required to Possess?
A'oothu Billahi Min Ash shaytanir rajim Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. Nahmaduhu wa Nusalli ‘alaa Rasulihil Kareem. Was Salaatu was Salaamu ‘alaa Sayyidil Ambiyaa’ wal Mursaleen. Sayyidinaa Wa Shafee’enaa wa Habeebinaa wa Nabiyyinaa wa Mawlaanaa Muhammadin Abdika Wa Rasulikan Nabiyyil Ummiyy wa ‘alaa Aalihi wa Ashaabihi wa Azwaaji wa Ahli Bayti wa Dhurriyaatihi wa Ummatihi ajma’eena birahmatika Yaa Ar Hamar Rahimeen.,
Wa Qaal Allahu ta ‘alaa fi Kalaamihil Majid:
[قُل إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ [٣:٣١
Qul in kuntum tuhibbun Allaha Fattabi'ooni, Yuhbibakumullah wa yaghfirlakum wallahu Ghafoorur Rahim
[قُلْ أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ ۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْكَافِرِينَ [٣:٣٢]
Qul Atwiullaha war Rasul, Fain tawallaw fa inn Allaha laa yuhibbul Kafireen
Wa Qaala Nabiyyu Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim;
لَا يُؤمِنُ اَحَدَكُمْ حَتَّى اَكُوُنُ اَحَبَّ إِلَيهِ مِنْ وَالِدِهِ وَ لَدِهِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِين
Laa yu’minu ahadukum hatta akoono ahabba ilayhi min waalidi wa walidihi wan naasi ajma’een.
For the true believers, Hubbur Rasul total and complete love of Sayyidinaa Rasuli Akram Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim is a requirement of Imam. Allahu ta ‘ala ‘ala has equated loving Him with obeying and emulating the Noble and Blessed Character of the Best of created beings Sayyidinaa Rasuli Akram Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa sallim. Allahu Subhana Hu has also tied His forgiveness with following and emulating the Best of Creation Khayri Khalqillah Rasuli Akram Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim. It is not possible to sincerely follow someone or to obey someone with absolute surrender until and unless one loves, respects and reveres that individual more than oneself and ones desires. Therefore it is not possible to Love Allahu ta ‘ala without also loving and obeying and showing the proper respect to our Master Sayyidinaa Rasuli Akram Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim.
Excessive Love of Sayyidinaa Rasuli Akram Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim?
There are those who say that our love for Sayyidinaa Rasuli Akram Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim is excessive. That we love Sayyidinaa Rasul Akram Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim too much. The very nature of true love is that one loses him or herself in the object of love. Allahu ta ‘ala is commanding us to lose ourselves in the love of the Holy Last Messenger Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim. There is no such thing as excessive love for Sayyidinaa Rasuli Akram Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim.
The great Lover of Sayyidinaa Rasuli Akram Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim Al Imam Busiri Radhi Allahu ‘anhu begins him monumental testimony of love “Qasidah Burdah” with these word:
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Hajj-The Greater Pilgrimage |
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Written by Allama Mawlanaa Mufti Jalal al-Din al-Qadiri al-Amjadi
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| HAJJ | – THE GREATER PILGRIMAGE
Extracted From
Anwaar al-Hadith, Chapter 7, Pages 263 to 274
by Hadrat Allama Mufti Jalal al-Din Qadiri al-Amjadi
English Translation: Mawlana Kalim al-Qadiri [Bolton - U.K.]
Hadrat ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas Radhi Allahu Ta ‘ala Anhumma reported that the Messenger of Allah Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim has stated,
يا أيها الناس كتب عليكم الحج فقام الأقرع بن حابس فقال : أفي كل عام يا رسول الله؟ فقال : لو قلتها لوجبت ، ولو وجبت لم تعملوا بها ولم تستطيعوا أن تعملوا بها ، الحج مرة فمن زاد فهو تطوع
“‘O People! Allah has made Hajj incumbent upon you.’ Hadrat Aqra’ ibn Habis stood up and inquired, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Is it incumbent each year?’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘If I say ‘yes’ then it would be made obligatory and incumbent upon you each year, and if it was to be made incumbent each year you would not be able to fulfill this religious duty. Thus, Hajj is only once in the lifetime and those who exceed this (do more than once) then the (extra) is nafl (optional).’” [Mishkat, Kitab al-Manasik, Page 221]
From this we understand that the Holy Prophet has full power, control and authority on Shari’ah and Sacred Islamic Laws. If the Messenger of Allah desired, he could have made Hajj obligatory and incumbent each year. For a detailed treatise on this topic please read: Muniyyat al-Labib Anna al-Tashri’a biyad al-Habib (1311AH) by Imam Ahmed Rida Khan.
Hadrat ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas Radhi Allahu Ta ‘ala Anhumma reported that the Messenger of Allah Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim said,
من أراد الحج فليعجل
“He who intends to perform hajj should hasten to do so.” [Sunan Darimi, Vol. 2, Page 27]
Hadrat ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu reported that the Messenger of Allah Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim said,
تابعوا بين الحج والعمرة فإنهما ينفيان الفقر والذنوب كما ينفي الكير خبث الحديد والذهب والفضة وليس للحجة المبرورة ثواب إلا الجنة
“Make the Hajj and the Umrah follow each other closely, (wear the Ihram for Qiran, in which the intention of Hajj and ‘Umrah is done or perform both the Hajj and ‘Umrah consecutively) for they remove poverty and sins as a furnace removes impurities from iron, gold and silver; and Hajj which is accepted, its reward is Paradise.” [Sunan Tirmidhi, Abwab al-Hajj, Vol. 1, Page 167]
Hadrat Abu Hurairah Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu reported that the Messenger of Allah Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim said,
من خرج حاجا أو معتمرا أو غازيا ثم مات في طريقه كتب الله له أجر الغازي والحاج والمعتمر
“Anyone who went out (of his house) with the intention of performing Hajj, ‘Umrah or fighting in the Path of Allah, and then passed away as he was on his way, then Allah the Most Exalted shall forever write for him the reward of a Haji, one who performs ‘Umrah and a mujahid.” [Mishkaat, Kitab al-Manasik, Page 223]
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Fasting Six Days of Shawwal After Ramadan |
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Written by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
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Tuesday, 10 Syawal 1433 
Fasting Six Days of Shawwal After Ramadan: ‘Like Fasting The Entire Year’
Sayyidinaa Ayyub (Radhi Allahu ‘anhu) relates that the Messenger of Allah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sahbihi wa sallim) said, “Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six days from Shawwal it is as if they fasted the entire year.” [Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, and Ibn Majah; Ahmad transmitted it from Jabir, Muntaqa]
Sayyidinaa Thawban (Radhi Allahu ‘anhu) relates that the Messenger of Allah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sahbihi wa sallim) said, “Whoever fasts Ramadan, and then six days after Eid, it is [like fasting] an entire year. Whoever does a good deed shall have ten times its reward.” [Ibn Majah, Muntaqa]
1. Based on this, the majority of the fuqaha, including the Hanafi, Shafi`i, and Hanbali school, have held that it is recommended to fast six days of the month of Shawwal. [Radd al-Muhtar; Mughni al-Muhtaj Shah al-Minhaj; Kashshaf al-Qina`]
2. It is permitted to fast these six days separately throughout the month, or consecutively, after Eid al-Fitr. [ibid.]
3. It is prohibitively disliked (makruh tahriman) and sinful to fast on Eid day itself. [Radd al-Muhtar]
4. The Shafi`is and Hanbalis state that it is superior to make the six fasts consecutive [Minhaj, Ghayat al-Muntaha]. Khatib al-Shirbini explains the reasoning as being, “In order to hasten to do the good, and because of the problems inevitable in delaying,” such as becoming lazy and not actually fulfilling this sunna in the end, though he points out that the sunna is fulfilled by both consecutive and non-consecutive fasting of six days in Shawwal. [Mughni al-Muhtaj] The later Hanafi scholars differed as to which is better, fasting the six days consecutively or non-consecutively, though neither is disliked and both fulfill the sunna. [Radd al-Muhtar] However, it would be agreed that those who fear not fulfilling the recommendation due to laziness, forgetfulness or other excuses, should hasten to fast the six days consecutively immediately after Eid al-Fitr.
5. The reward is akin to having fasted obligatory fasts the entire year days, according to Buhuti, Shirbini, and others.
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