Salaf stories

Syrian Uprising AMAZING POEM: Heartbreaking story of Zainab, young girl murdered by Assad regime

2012-01-28T17:58:00.000Z

Syrian Uprising AMAZING POEM: Heartbreaking story of Zainab, young girl murdered by Assad regime

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"Woe to you, son of Adam! Can you fight Allah?"

2012-01-25T18:29:00.002Z

We laugh and yet who knows?

It is reported that Hassan Al Basri said:

We laugh and yet – who knows? – perhaps Allah has looked at some of our works and said: “I will not accept anything from you.” Woe to you, son of Adam! Can you fight Allah? Whoever disobeys Allah is fighting Him. By Allah! I have met seventy veterans of Badr. Most of their garments were wool. Had you seen them you would have said they are crazy, and had they seen the best among you they would have said: “Those people will have no part in the Hereafter.” Had they seen the worst among you they would have said: “Those people do not believe in the Day of Reckoning.” I have seen people for whom this world was cheaper than the dust under their feet. I have seen people the like of whom would come home at night, not finding more than his own portion of food, and yet say: “I shall not put all of this into my belly. I shall certainly give some away for Allah’s sake.” Then he would give away some of his food in charity, even if he were more in need of it than its recipient.

[Narrated from `Alqama ibn Marthad by Abu Nu`aym in Hilya al-Awliya’]

Taken from IslamicQuotes.org

Zar Circles & Effected by Jinn - his shocking story.

2012-01-22T11:17:00.000Z

(ii)Zar circles and those who frequent them

The jinn and devils also gain power over and harm those who frequent the Zar circles and those who organize them. In those gatherings, which are supposedly held for the purpose of healing, women gather in a place and the jinn dictate their demands to those who organize these circles, such as wearing jewellery and beautiful clothes, wearing their finest adornments, slaughtering certain kinds of birds and daubing the faces of the women with their blood, lighting candles, beating drums, and making the women dance in a frenzied manner to the beat of the drums in a manner that pleases the Shaytaan. A woman may not be ill at all, but the jinn may possess her during these evil gatherings.

In the midst of all this excitement, the poor woman thinks that her sickness has gone, but the jinn will soon make more and more demands. 1 low often has women's honour been violated in these gatherings of misguidance which are called Zar circles.

I have in front of me a letter from Morocco, from a man who used to organize these circles, from which I will quote in brief. I will quote it for every man who takes his womenfolk to these circles, so that he might learn from it

The writer of the letter says:

What motivated me to write this letter is the suffering I have endured since 1984. The reason for that is, frankly, that I was very negligent. Although I was a teacher and well educated, fluent in Arabic and French, I was addicted to alcohol, I engaged in illicit relationships with women, and I did not pray. From a very young age I saw my parents organizing Zar circles in our house. I divorced my first wife in 1974, after having a daughter with her. From that time my only relationships with women were unlawful in nature, with the women who came to my mother for treatment. My role was to collect the birds front them and slaughter them, to write on the candles for them, and to make amulets.

In 1984—after ten years-1 began to suffer from Waswaas. Ill saw two men talking together I would think that they were talking about me, and usually I would confront people for no reason. In 1985 I got married again, and! stopped drinking, and I.started

pray. But then something else happened. I started to hear my neighbour's voice, when I was in my own house, slandering and insulting me, and I could hear the voices of his wife and daughters too. 1 even started to hear the voices of all the neighbourhood residents, slandering me in the worst possible manner, until I lost my patience and started to argue with them. I felt very confused, I could not sleep, and I became mentally unstable. Although my neighbour and his wife swore to me that they had not said any such things, I still continued to hear their voices even though they were not there in the house.

After a while, I divorced my second wife, after having a child with her, and I went back to drinking and reciting spells.

Fifteen days later, I started to hear voices which no one else could hear, even if they were close to me, which made me resort to the magicians. That was something that cost me a lot of money but brought me no relief. Some of these magicians wrote me a schedule for burning incense, some told me to buy camel hairs and other things to burn with the incense, but it was all to no avail. I was in very had shape, feeling constantly anxious, suffering nightmares, hearing voices and not tasting my food.

After a while, we sold our house and moved to another, but things stayed the same. The voices did not leave me alone. Sometimes they threatened me, sometimes they told me to commit immoral actions. My friend told me about a magician and I went to him, thinking that I would find relief with him. lie gave me some names and told me to repeat them after every prayer. I did what he suggested, but to no avail.(II

Do you not see the evil and immoral things that take place in these gatherings, and how the jinn gained power over the author of this letter who used to organize these Zar circles, and over those who frequented them? Beware of taking your womenfolk to these evil gatherings.

To the writer of the letter I say you should do the following:

1- Hasten to repent sincerely from what you have done, and weep for your sins.

2- Go to someone who treats sickness by means of the Noble Qur’aan, the conditions of which are outlined in the previous section, so that he can treat you by means of the Qur’aan and beware of the witches (practitioners of witchcraft).

3- Attend prayers in congregation in the mosque regularly.

4- Recite the Adhkaar (duas/prayers) for the morning and evening, and the &dwelt With which are mentioned at the end of this book.

5- Read a Juzz’ (para) of the Quiaan each day, and read Soorah Al-Baqarah every three days in the house.

6- Give charity as much as you can.

7- Perform some Nawafil acts of worship, such as praying Qiyaam at night, and observing Nawafil fasts, Do that a great deal.

8- Turn to Allaah, make a lot of Du'aa' and seek the times when Du^taa's are answered.

Jinn & and; the Human Sickness - Page 81-84 [Download 13mb]

Also visit an Islamic site: http://JinnDemons.com

'The Messenger of Allah () saw Jibraeel in his true form. He had six hundred wings, each of which covered the horizon. There fell from his wings jewels, pearls and rubies, only Allah knows about them. (Musnad Ahmad)

2012-01-17T19:30:00.000Z

Angels have great physical composure. For instance, consider the description of Jibraeel (alaihi as-salaam) in the following reports:

The Messenger of Allah () said, 'I saw Jibraeel descending from heaven, and his great size filled the space between the heaven and the earth.' [Saheeh Muslim (no. 177)]

Abdullah ibn Mas'ood (radhi allahu anhu) said, 'The Messenger of Allah () saw Jibraeel in his true form. He had six hundred wings, each of which covered the horizon. There fell from his wings jewels, pearls and rubies, only Allah knows about them.' [Musnad Ahmad. Ibn Katheer said in al-Bidayah 1/47 that its isnad is jayyid.]

Among the greatest angels are those, who carry the Throne of Allah, whom the Prophet () described in the following words, 'I have been given permission to speak about one of the angels of Allah who carry the Throne. The distance between his ear lobes and his shoulders is equivalent to a seven-hundred-year journey.' [Sunan Abee Dawood (Kitab al-Sunnah, Bab fi'l-Jahamiyyah)]

From as-Sunnah newsletter, vol 2, issue 6.

"I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve" (Quran) --- “This is how we felt horror in our hearts.” - Yazeed ibn ‘Aamir

2012-01-15T22:59:00.002Z

[Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, “I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved..

(Quran Al-Anfaal 8: 12).

Terror is a great tool which the Muslims asked for in their supplications against the disbelievers.

Yazeed ibn ‘Aamir, may Allaah be pleased with him, was amongst the ranks of the unbelievers during the battle of Hunayn;

When he later became Muslim, some of the Companions, may Allaah be pleased with them, asked him: “How was the nature of this terror which Allaah instilled in the hearts of the disbelievers? Describe it for us.”

Thereupon, he, may Allaah be pleased with him, grabbed a stone and flung it strongly against a metal pot, which caused a very loud noise, and remarked: “This is how we felt horror in our hearts.”

The Companions, may Allaah be pleased with them, used to pray against the disbelievers during their Witr (prayer of odd-numbered units performed after ‘Ishaa’ (night prayer) in Ramadhaan, uttering: “O Allaah! Fight the disbelievers, who hinder people from following Your path, belie Your Messengers and do not believe in Your promise. Differ between their hearts (i.e., disunite them), True Lord!”

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A brother comments:

Kuffaar in general cannot stand up againt a Muslim. Whether they are white, black, or any other race, their hearts tremble before the Muslim. And the Muslim never feels fear because he has Allah on his side.

Just a quick story. Just two days ago I was on the bus; on the top deck, at the back. 3 sisters got on and they sat near the front, 2 of them happened to be Niqaabis. So I was day-dreaming and thinking with myself, how hard it must be for sisters because of all the trouble they get from Islamaphobes and what not. For the Hijaabi's it is hard enough, but for the Niqaabis, I think us brothers cant imagine how hard that must be. Growing a beard is nothing in comparison to the test and pressure from society of wearing the Niqaab. Then I was thinking about the stories I heard about various sisters being abused or attacked for wearing Hijaab or Niqaab. I was thinking what I would do if I was there and something like that happened. So these were some thoughts that were going through my mind. Only around 5 minutes after the sisters had got on, some trouble started. There was one big black man sitting right in front of them. I couldnt make out what was being said as I was far away, but voices got raised - and then I heard the word 'Baghdad'. So I go and sit right next to this guy, thinking something is gonna go down. He shuts up straight away, so I asked him if he had a problem. He replies, "Nah, I'm cool. I'm just chilling." He cant say anything, so he just asks why I came and sat next to him. I simply replied, to see if he has a problem. He then gets up, I thought he wanted to beef so I got up too, but he walks past me and walks straight down the stairs and exits the bus - when getting off he says "I'm not scared of you."

It just got me thinking, how cowardly are these kuffaar. I was probably half his size, and I'm not a small guy (probably average or a little taller), its just that he was huge. Yet he can abuse women freely, thinking he is hard, but then he is mute when he is against a Muslim man.

The only time they will try to start trouble is when they have outnumbered the Muslim - even then it must be substantially outnumbered.

Allah, 'Azza wa Jall, strikes fear into the hearts of His enemies, the enemies of the Muslims, whilst giving tranquility to the hearts of the Believers. Wa Lillahil-Hamd.

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‘By Allaah, my wife has just delivered a baby and I do not have anything, so I went out unaware of my surroundings.’

2012-01-12T11:36:00.001Z

Shaqiq bin Ibrahim said:

“While we were with Ibrahim bin Adham, a man passed by us and Ibrahim asked, ‘Is not that man so-and-so?’ and he was answered in the positive. Ibrahim said to a man in the gathering, ‘Catch up with him and tell him that Ibrahim asks, ‘Why did you not greet us with the Salam?’ That man said in reply, ‘By Allaah, my wife has just delivered a baby and I do not have anything, so I went out unaware of my surroundings.’ The man, returned to him and told what happened, and Ibrahim commented, ‘We all belong to Allaah! How is it that we were unaware about the condition of our friend until his condition deteriorated to this point?’

Ibrahim said to a man who was present, ‘Go to so-and-so and borrow two dinars from him, then go to the market and buy whatever is possible with a dinar and then give him. That man said, ‘I went to the market and bought whatever I could with one dinar and then went to the man’s house. I knocked the door and his wife asked, ‘Who is this?’ I said, ‘I need your husband.’ She said, ‘He is not here right now.’ I said, ‘Then open the door and go inside.’ She opened the door, and we took whatever we carried on the camel inside her house and gave her the second dinar. She asked, ‘Who sent all this?’ I said, ‘Your brother (in Islam) Ibrahim bin Adham.’ She said, ‘O Allaah! Do not forget what happened today from Ibrahim.’”

(Transcribed from: Sifaatus-Safwah, vol. 4, p.155)

"Seize the benefit of five things from the people of your time..."

2012-01-12T11:33:00.005Z

Ibn Abee Haatim (d. 328 Hijri), raheemahullah, said:

"I entered Damascus and came upon the students of hadeeth, and I passed by the circle of Qaasim al-Joo'ee (d.248H). I found a group sitting around him and he was speaking. Their appearance amazed me; and I heard him saying: "Seize the benefit of five things from the people of your time: when you are present, you are not known; when you are absent, you are not missed; when you are seen, your advice is not sought; when you say something, your saying is not accepted; and when you have some knowledge, you are not given anything for it. I also advise you with five matters: when you are treated unjustly, do not behave unjustly; when you are praised, do not become happy; when you are criticized, do not become upset; when you are not believed, do not become angry; and if people act deceitfully towards you, do not act deceitfully towards them." Ibn Abee Haatim said: So I took that as my benefit from Damascus."

(Related by Ibn al-Jawzee in Sifatus-Safwaa (2/200))

‘My son, I swear by Allah, when I recalled Allah’s majesty in my heart, the Sultan became like a kitten in front of me!’

2012-01-02T20:27:00.001Z

“I heard the shaykh and Imam (Allah have mercy on him) say, I heard our shaykh al-Baji say;

Our shaykh `Izz al-Din went to the Sultan in al-Qal`a one time on Eid day and saw the army in full array before the gathering of the ruler who does not make an entrance before his people except in splendour, - as was the custom in Egypt - and the officials would begin kissing the floor before the Sultan/king.

The Shaykh [al `Izz Ibn `Abd al-Salam] turned to the Sultan and called out to him saying, ‘O Ayyub! What is your argument before Allah when he asks you, ‘Did I not give you the land of Egypt and yet you permitted alcohol?’’

[The Sultan] asked, ‘is this the case?’

[al `Izz Ibn `Abd al-Salam] replied, ‘indeed, wine is sold in such and such tavern’ [food + alcohol place] –mentioning other evil acts (munkarat) too – ‘while you bask in the luxury of this kingdom!’ While he (al 'Izz) was shouting at the top of his voice in front of the army.

[The Sultan] said, ‘my master, I am not the one who did this. It s from the time of my father.

[al `Izz Ibn `Abd al-Salam] retorted, ‘what, are of those who say (Lo! We found our fathers following this and we are guided by their footprints)?’

The Sultan [then] ordered the tavern (the place where the alcohol was sold) be closed.

I heard the Shaykh and Imam say that I heard al-Baji say, I later asked [al `Izz Ibn `Abd al-Salam] when he had returned from the Sultan and had publically done this good, ‘my master how are you?’ he replied, ‘my son, I saw [the Sultan] in that grand state and wanted to humiliate him in case he puffed himself up with pride.’
I then asked him, ‘my master did you fear him?’ He replied, ‘my son, I swear by Allah, when I recalled Allah’s majesty in my heart, the Sultan became like a kitten in front of me!’…

al-Subki, Tabaqat al-Shafi`iyyat al-Kubra, 8:211-212.

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Stories of Good Death: "Say Laa ilaaha illallaah.” So he replied, For the like of this (Paradise) let the workers [on earth] work.."

2012-01-02T17:58:00.000Z

Taken from: “Say, ‘Laa ilaaha Illallaah …’’’ so he said … | Part Two « Gifts of Knowledge

You can find the first part here .

Salaam ibn Sualimaan al-Muzani

Hammaad ibn Zaid said, “I visited Salaam Abul-Mundhir while he was going through the agonies of death. So someone started to remind him to say, ‘Laa ilaaha illallaah.’ But he didn’t say it and that grieved me. Then the muadhin started to pronounce the call to prayer on the minarets of the Jaami’ Mosque, saying, ‘Ashhadu an Laa ilaaha illallaah!’ So Salaam said, ‘I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, nothing except what He will takes place in the Heavens or the earth!’

Then he passed away, may Allaah have mercy on him.”
Zuhd of Imaam Ahmad, p. 369.

Aamir ibn Abdullaah ibn az-Zubair

Az-Zubair said, “My uncle, Mus’ab said, ‘Aamir ibn Abdullaah az-Zubair heard the muadhin [making the call to prayer] whilst he was on his deathbed, and his house was close to the mosque. So he said, ‘Take me by my hand.’ So it was said to him, ‘You are ill.’ So he said, ‘I hear the Caller of Allaah [i.e., the muadhin] and I don’t respond?!’ So they took him by the hand and he entered [the mosque] while they were praying maghrib. He prayed a rak’ah with the Imaam and then passed away. May Allaah have mercy on him.’”
At-Tamheed, Ibn Abdul-Barr, (20/93).

Ibrahim ibn Haani

Abu Zakariyyaa ibn Ziyaad said, “I was present at the death of Ibrahim ibn Haani. He said, ‘I’m thirsty.’ So his son brought some water, so [Ibrahim ibn Haani] said, ‘Has the sun set?’ He replied, ‘No,’ so he refused the water and said, ‘For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work.’ [Saafaat 37:61] Then he passed away, may Allaah have mercy on him.”
Taarikh al-Islaam of adh-Dhahabi, 20/63.

Ismaa’il ibn Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ismaa’ili

He passed away half way through the month of Rabee’ul-Aakhir, on Friday night … so he passed away, as an honour for him from Allaah, during maghrib prayer whilst he was reciting, ‘It is You we worship and You we ask for help.’ [Faatihah 1:5]. May Allaah have mercy on him.
Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa of adh-Dhahabi, 17/88.

Humaid at-Taweel

He passed away while he was standing, praying, in 142ah.
Hilyatul-Awliyaa, 7/329.

Abu Bakr al-Naqqaash

Abul-Hussein ibn al-Fadl al-Qattaan said, “I was with Abu Bakr al-Naqqaash whilst he was on his deathbed, on a Tuesday with three nights remaining in the month of Shawwaal in the year 351ah. So he started to move his lips and [say something] which I did not understand. Then he called out at the top of his voice:

‘For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work!’
‘For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work!’
‘For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work!’ [Saafaat 37:61]

Three times, then his soul left him.”
Taarikh Baghdaad of al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi, 2/205.

Zurarah ibn Abi Awfaa

He was the head judge of Basrah and he passed away whilst he was in sajdah.
Tahdheeb al-Kamaal, 9/340.

Abdul-Aziz ibn Abu Haazim

He passed away while he was in sajdah in 180ah, and he was eighty-two years old.
Mashaahir Ulemaa al-Amsaar of Ibn Hibbaan, p. 142.

Umar ibn Aamir as-Sulami, al-Basri, al-Qaadi

Abu Zur’ah said, ‘He passed away whilst he was in sajdah.’
Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, 7/410.

Ya’qub ibn Ibrahim al-Bazzaaz

He passed away in the year 323ah on Friday night and was buried on Friday, and it was in sajdah that he passed away.
Taarikh Baghdaad of al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi, 14/293.

Mujaahid ibn Jabr

From Fadl who said, ‘Mujaahid passed away whilst he was in sajdah.’
Athibaat indal-Mawt, p. 138.

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Jumu’ah al-Hanbali

Musa ibn Mamluk mentioned, and he was from the righteous, that he was present at the time of his death. So he [i.e., Ahmad ibn Muhammad] began to recite Surah Ra’d. When he got to, ‘Its fruit is lasting and its shade …’ [Ra’d 13:35]his soul left him.
Taarikh Baghdaad of al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi, 14/293.

Abdullaah ibn al-Akram al-Misri al-Nu’maani

Some of our Shaikhs reported from Atiq al-Umari that he visited Abdullaah ibn al-Akram with a group of people on the night he passed away. So they said to him, ‘Won’t you say the shahaadah?’ So he said it and then said, ‘For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work!’ [Saafaat 37:61] and then he passed away.

And Ibn Sayyidin-Naas mentioned from someone who told him that at the time of his death he was saying both shahaadah’s and then he said, ‘I have succeeded by the Lord of the Ka’bah!’ and then he passed away.
Ad-Durur al-Kaaminah, 2/250.

Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Yunis as-Susi

He passed away in Muharram in the year 259ah on the Makkah road coming back after having performed Hajj. He passed away whilst he was in sajdah. And he was one hundred years old.
Mawlid al-Ulemaa wa wafayaatihim, of Rib’i, 2/570.

Muhammad ibn al-Hussain al-Mazrafi

He passed away whilst in sajdah on the first day of the year.
Al-Ibar fee Khabar min Ghair of adh-Dhahabi, 4/72.

Abdullaah ibn Ali al-Kaazruni

It is authentically reported from someone who was present at the time of his death that he heard him, while in the pangs of death, saying, ‘I don’t know you, O Devil!’ or, ‘You are the devil. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah.’ Then he passed away.
Ad-Daw al-Laami, of as-Sakhaawi, 5/34.

Musa ibn Ali ibn Musa az-Zarzaari

He passed away whilst in sajdah on the eleventh of Rajab in the year 730ah.
Ad-Durur al-Kaaminah, 4/739.

Musarrah ibn Muslim ibn Rabee’ah al-Hadrami

When he was on his deathbed, may Allaah have mercy on him, he started reciting the Quraan. So when he read the Saying of Allaah in Surah Taa Haa [the twentieth surah], ‘… and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased,’ [Taa Haa 20:84] he passed away.’
Tarteeb al-Madaarik wa Taqrib al-Masaalik, of al-Qaadi Iyaad, 6/270.

Ali ibn Hasan as-Sairafi

This Shaikh passed away whilst he was praying witr. He recited, ‘Say, ‘He is Allaah, [who is] One!’ [al-Ikhlaas 112:1] then when he got to, ‘Nor is there to Him any equivalent,’ [al-Ikhlaas 112:4] he passed away.
Dhail Tarikh Baghdaad, 18/329.

Shu’aib ibn Hussain al-Andalusi

The last thing he said was, ‘Allaah is the Ever-Living!’ Then he passed away.

Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa of adh-Dhahabi, 21/219.
All taken from, Akhbaar Mawt as-Su’adaa of Abdur-Rahmaan al-Jumaizi.

Imam Malik: "My mother would dress me up in the clothes of the scholars whilst I still was a young boy.."

2011-12-30T12:33:00.000Z

Imām Mālik [رحمه الله] said:

“My mother would dress me up in the clothes of the scholars whilst I still was a young boy and she would tell me 'Go to the Masjid and seek knowledge from Imām ar-Rabīʿah, study his manners before you take from his knowledge.' ”

- Siyar Aʿlām an-Nubalā -

[VID] Tens of THOUSANDS give a Pledge to Allah for DEATH in Syria!

2011-12-29T21:21:00.000Z

http://youtu.be/zkg2RAwwe5Q

The guy who pulls out the paper every now and then is saying 'we dont need your food' etc. to the puppet governments.

The Messenger of Allah, Muhammad (peace be upon him) said (meaning);

“When the people of Sham (Syria, Jordan, Palestine) become corrupt then there will be no good in you. And there will not cease to be a group from my Ummah being helped; those that oppose them will not harm them, until the hour is established.” [Saheeh: Related by at-Tirmidhi (2/30) who said: “The hadeeth is Hasan Saheeh.”]

But it looks like the people of Syria are now becoming good.. maybe that's a sign the Muslim Ummah will rise once again?

“I set out on a journey to the Messenger of Allaah (saws), but his life was taken away while I was in Jufah."

2011-12-29T11:36:00.000Z

Some stories of the Salaf who journeyed to seek knowledge but the Shaykh died before they got there.

From the excellent book “Ar-Rihlah fee talabil Hadeeth. [the Travels of the Students of Hadeeth]” of Khateeb al-Baghdaadee. Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah.

1) Abdur Rahmaan bin Usaylah as-Sunaabihee (1) who said, “I set out on a journey to the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alaihi wasallam) but his life was taken away while I was in Juhfah.”

2) Zayd bin Wahab who said, “I set out on a journey to (meet) the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahualaihi wasallam) but his life was taken away while I was on the way.”

3) Al-Awzaa’ee (2) said, “I departed to (meet) al-Hassan and Ibn Sireen, and I found that al-Hassan had passed away, and I found that Muhammad ibn Sireen was ill, so we entered upon him and he lived for a few more days and then passed away.

4) From Abbaas bin Yazeed who said, “Yazeed bin Zur’ay’ died in the year 82 A.H. So I and my father departed for Koofah intending to meet Abu Ishaaq al-Hamdaanee, but (when we got there) we came across his funeral.”

5) Ali bin Aasim said, “I and Hushaym departed from Waasit heading towards Koofah, so that we could meet Mansoor. So when I left from Waasit and travelled some miles, I met Abu Muaawiyah or somebody else, and I said to him, “Where are you going?”

He said, “I am trying to pay off a debt which is upon me.”

So I said, “Come back with me because I have four thousand dirhams, and I’ll give you two thousand.”

So I went back and gave him two thousand (dirhams) and set off again. Hushaym had reached Koofah at noon and I reached Koofah at night. So Hushaym had gone to Mansoor and heard forty ahaadeeth from him. As for me, I went to the bathhouse and when I woke up I came to the door of Mansoor, where I found a funeral taking place.

So I said, “What is this?”

They said, “It is the funeral of Mansoor.”

So I sat down, crying, and then an old man said to me, “O young man, why are you crying?”

So I said, “I came here to hear (hadeeth) from this Shaykh but he died.”

He said, “Shall I guide you to someone who witnessed his mothers’ marriage?” (an arabic expression for someone who knows better.)

I said, “Yes!”

He said, “Write: Ikrimah narrated to me, from Ibn Abbaas…”

So I wrote from him for a month, then I said to him, “Who are you, may Allaah have mercy upon you?”

He said, “You have been writing from me for one month and you don’t know me?

I am Husayn bin Abdur-Rahmaan, and there were only seven or nine dirhams between me and meeting Ibn Abbaas. So Ikrimah used to hear from him and then come to me and narrate to me.” (3)

Footnotes:

(1) al-Awzaa’ee, the Imaam, Abdur-Rahmaan bin Amr bin Muhammad, al-Haafidh, born in the year 88AH.

(2) Abdur Rahmaan bin Usaylah as-Sunaabihee: From the kibaar of the Taabi’een, he missed the Prophet (sallallaahualaihi wasallam) by about 5 days.

(3) - Husayn bin Abdur-Rahmaan used to be a slave and tried to earn enough money to free himself from slavery so that he could be free to seek knowledge. But it was not possible for him to meet Ibn Abbaas because he was busy with that goal, and then when only a few dirhams remained, Ibn Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) passed away.

"I held onto the weapon of Messenger of Allaah.."

2011-12-29T11:29:00.001Z

On the authority of ‘Alee who said: when I held onto the weapon of Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – I found a slip of paper in the sheath of the sword (scabbard) of Allaah’s Messenger which had on it:

‘Keep good relations with the one who breaks away from you.Be good to the one who is bad to you and say the truth even if it is against yourself.’

Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah – No. 1911

http://bintabeemuusa.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/be-good/

Two Companions, one in Paradise and the other in Hell.

2011-12-28T17:58:00.000Z

Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment, And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do -

But not the chosen servants of Allah. Those will have a provision determined - Fruits; and they will be honored. In gardens of pleasure. On thrones facing one another. There will be circulated among them a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring, White and delicious to the drinkers; No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated.
And with them will be women limiting [their] glances, with large, [beautiful] eyes, As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected.

And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other. A speaker among them will say, "Indeed, I had a companion [on earth] Who would say, 'Are you indeed of those who believe That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"

He will say, "Would you [care to] look?" And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire. He will say, "By Allah , you almost ruined me. If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].

(Quran Saffat 37: 38-57)

Abu Ja`far bin Jarir recorded that Furat bin Tha`labah Al-Bahrani said concerning the Ayah,

﴿إِنِّى كَانَ لِى قَرِينٌ﴾

(Verily, I had a companion)

"There were two men who were [business] partners and had collected eight thousand Dinars.

One of them had a craft [skill] and the other did not. The one who had a craft said to the other, `You do not have a craft, so I think I will divide the money with you and leave you.' So he left him.

Then the man bought a house, belonging to a king who had died, for the price of one thousand Dinars. He called his companion and showed him the house, saying, `What do you think of this house I bought it for one thousand Dinars.' He said, `How beautiful it is.' When he went out he said, `O Allah, this companion of mine has bought this house for one thousand Dinars; I ask You for one of the houses of Paradise -- and he gave one thousand Dinars in charity.'

Then as much time passed as Allah willed should pass. The first man married a woman with a dowry of one thousand Dinars, and invited his companion and made food for him. When he came, he said, `I have married this woman with a dowry of one thousand Dinars.' He replied; `How beautiful this is.' And when he left, he said, `O Lord, my companion has married a woman with a dowry of one thousand Dinars; I ask you for a wife from among Al-Hur Al-`Iyn' -- and he gave one thousand Dinars in charity.

Then as much time passed as Allah willed should pass. Then the first man bought two gardens for two thousand Dinars, then he called his companion and showed them to him. He said, `I have bought these two gardens for two thousand Dinars.' He replied, `How beautiful this is.' When he came out, he said, `O Lord, my companion has bought two gardens for two thousand Dinars; I ask you for two gardens in Paradise' -- and he gave two thousand Dinars in charity.

Then the angel came to them and took their souls in death. He took the one who had given his money in charity and put him in a house that he liked. There, there was a woman who was so beautiful that the ground shined under her, then he (the angel) took him to two gardens and gave him other things which are known only to Allah.

The man said, `This is like a man who has such and such.' The angel said, `That is exactly what it is; this house, these gardens and this wife are all for you.' The man said, `I had a companion who used to say: Are you among those who believe' It was said to him, `He is in Hell.' He said, `Will you look down' So he looked down and saw him in the midst of Hell.

At this, he said:

﴿قَالَ تَاللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ - وَلَوْلاَ نِعْمَةُ رَبِّى لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ ﴾

(By Allah! You have nearly ruined me. Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I would certainly have been among those brought forth (to Hell).)''

Stories of Bad Death: “Say Laa ilaaha illallaah.” So he replied, “King! Rook! Checkmate!” and then he passed away."

2011-12-19T22:15:00.002Z

Taken from: “Say, ‘Laa ilaaha illallaah!’” Instead he said, “King! Rook! Checkmate!” « Gifts of Knowledge

Ibn al-Qayyim said, “So it may become impossible for him to pronounce the shahaadah, as many people have witnessed happen to those on the deathbed, such that it was said to some of them:

“Say Laa ilaaha illallaah.” So he replied, “Aaah! Aaah! I cannot say it!”

And it was said to another, “Say Laa ilaaha illallaah.” So he replied, “King! Rook! Checkmate!” and then he passed away.

And it was said to another, “Say Laa ilaaha illallaah.” So he started singing irrationally, saying, ‘Taatinaa tinintaa, [no meaning, just irrational singing]’ and then passed away.

And the same was said to another, so he replied, “And how will what you are saying help me when I left no sin except that I committed it?” and then he passed away without saying it.

And the same was said to another, so he replied, “And how will that benefit me? And I don’t know if I have ever prayed a single time to Allaah?” and then he passed away without saying it.

And the same was said to another, so he replied [talking about himself], “He is a disbeliever in what you say,” and then he passed away.

And the same was said to another, so he replied, “Every time I want to say it my tongue withholds.”

And someone who was present at the death of someone who would beg told me that [they told him to say the shahaadah] so he started saying, “For Allaah’s Sake. A penny for Allaah’s Sake,” until he passed away.

And a trader told me that he was present when one of his relatives was on his deathbed, so they told him to say Laa ilaaha illallaah and he was saying, “This piece is cheap. This is a good buy. This is such and such,” until he passed away.

So if the devil has gained mastery over the servant in the state when his mind is present and his strength [is also present] and he has complete cognizance, and has employed him in committing whichever acts of disobedience to Allaah he wants him to do, and has made him unmindful of the remembrance of Allaah the Most High, and has paralysed his tongue from remembering Him and his limbs from obeying Him–then what does one think will be the case when his strength breaks down and his heart and soul become preoccupied with the death pangs that he is in?

And [all the while] Shaitaan will have gathered all of his strength and determination and assembled everything that he is capable of to avail his opportunity concerning him–for that is the last action.

So the strongest his Shaitaan will be against him will be at that time, and the weakest he [i.e., the person] will be will be at that time.

So who do you think will be safe from that? So it is there that, “Allaah keeps firm those who believe, with the firm word [i.e., 'the firm word' is Laa ilaaha illallaah], in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. And Allaah sends astray the wrongdoers. And Allaah does what He wills.” Ibraaheem 14:27

So how can someone whose heart Allaah has made heedless from His remembrance and who has followed his desires and whose affair is ever [in] neglect be granted the success to have a good ending?

Thus far away–the one whose heart is distant from Allaah the Most High, heedless of Him, worshipping his own desires, a slave to his lusts, his tongue dry from ever remembering Allaah [i.e., not moist with His remembrance], his limbs incapacitated from obeying Him actively working to disobey Him–far away [is such a person] from being granted the success to have a good ending.”

Ad-Daa wad-Dawaa, pp. 91-92, slightly edited.

“I never made du’a to Allah for anything except that He gave it to me … except for one thing.”

2011-12-19T22:13:00.000Z

Imam ibnul Jawzi (rahimahullah) wrote a book about the virtues of Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) in which he details a beautiful story that teaches us the importance of regular adhkaar.

Imam Ahmad was the most famous man in the Muslim world both before and after the fitanh during his lifetime. Imam ad-Dhahabi even said that he had the largest Janazah that took place in that era. In just one day, 1.3 million people came to pray Janazah on him. SubhanAllah. Just imagine how popular and beloved he was, rahimahullahu ta’ala. He would cover his face when travelling to seek knowledge so people wouldn’t notice him. Look at the humility.

One day, he was travelling to ash-Shaam and on the way, he stops by a Masjid to spend the night. The guard of the Masjid tells him,”You need to get out, the Masjid is closing”. “I have no where to go,” said Imam Ahmad. “Ukhruj.. get out,” said the guard.Now, he could have said, “Oh, by the way, I’m Imam Ahmad,” but he didn’t. Instead, he, rahimahullah, took his belongings and went to sleep on the steps of the Masjid. The guard came outside and told him to get off the steps and go somewhere else. Imam Ahmad didn’t know what to do.

This guard then picks up Imam Ahmad by his legs and drags him to the middle of the street and drops him.

So now Imam Ahmad is like.. “uhh.. Okay..”

A baker who owned a bakery across the street saw Imam Ahmad and said, “You can stay in my bakery tonight. I’ll be doing some work .. you can come sleep here”. So he opens the way for him.

Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) observes this man. He’s putting the dough together, putting it in the oven, and through every step of the process .. kneading, forming, baking, etc., the man is saying:

SubhanAllah, Alhumdulillah, La ilaha il Allah, Allahu Akbar …

SubhanAllah, Alhumdulillah, La ilaha il Allah, Allahu Akbar …

SubhanAllah, Alhumdulillah, La ilaha il Allah, Allahu Akbar …

The entire night, he is making tasbeeh of Allah subhanahu wata’ala.

Imam Ahmad is shocked. Think about it, how quickly people get tired of tasbeeh, yet this man is constantly doing dhikr at his workplace! This isn’t even Tahajjud or I’tikaaf or something.

Imam Ahmad then asks him, “How long have you been in this situation?” He says, “Which situation?” “Making tasbeeh of Allah,” he said.

“My whole life,” said the baker.

Imam Ahmad asks him a second question. “What have you seen from Allah as a result of all this tasbeeh that you make?”

Maa da’utullaha li shay, illa a’taani iyyaa … “I never made du’a to Allah for anything except that He answered it.”

Imam Ahmad sais, “SubhanAllah! You never made du’a to Allah for anything except that he gave it to you?!

And he repeated.. “I never made du’a to Allah for anything except that He gave it to me … except for one thing.”

Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) said, “And what is that?”

He said, ”an aral Imam Ahmad” … “To have a chance to see Imam Ahmad”

Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) is brought to tears. He embraces this man and says:

“SubhanAllah. Qad jaa aka bi Ahmad. Yajurruhu bi rijlihi ila makhbazikh…” …“Here is Allah! He brought you Ahmad, dragging him by his feet to your bakery” ..”if it wasn’t for you, I could have slept in peace at the Masjid”.

SubhanAllah.

.:TASBEEH:.

اذْكُر رَّبَّكَ فِي نَفْسِكَ تَضَرُّعاً وَخِيفَةً وَدُونَ الْجَهْرِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالآصَالِ وَلاَ تَكُن مِّنَ الْغَافِلِينَ

And remember your Lord within yourself in humility and in fear without being apparent in speech – in the mornings and the evenings. And do not be among the heedless. [7:205]

-Fi Amanillah-

Source: I heard this story in great lecture (live) by Sh. Omar Suleiman.

Tasbeeh « Sami'na Wa Ata'na

"The self service machine just produced a RECEIPT..."

2011-12-17T17:52:00.000Z

This may sound like a stupid incident to relate, and i don't expect many people to read it, but for someone who is from a poor background and is constantly in financial harship, this has opened my eyes.

Today, as usual I was getting home from work. And as usual, I always walk the long distance from work to my house. when i was walking home, i realised there was no food at home, so i went to tesco and headed straight for the reduced product section. unlike other evenings, tonight there weren't any reduced items. i was annoyed with myself for walking all the way to tesco in the cold and not finding any priced off food. so walked out feeling humiliated with myself, thinking you can't even buy normal food, you have to go for the reduced items every single time. as i got closer to the store exit, and this security guy must be sick of me because i'm there every night trying to get priced off food, so he looked at me, and this is when i thought enough is enough. i turned round and went for the fruit section i got some fruit, and some bread and some salad and headed for the self service till. i knew i only had enough money for the rent, and i never touch my rent money. but i felt angry, and so i got my bank card out.

THEN, AND I SWEAR BY THE 99 NAMES THAT ALLAH MADE KNOWN TO US, AND THE NAMES HE TAUGHT HIS OTHER CREATION, AND THE NAMES HE HAS CONCEALED TO HIMSELF, that the self service machine just produced a RECEIPT. strange, i looked at it, and it was like a NORMAL RECEIPT, showing the items bought, and how much the person paid, and how much they got back. i was like huh? It was like a normal receipt that people get after they paid for their products. ONLY I HADN'T PAID A SINGLE PENNY. contemplating walking out with the food, i feared Allah, and showed the staff member nearby, i said to him " exuse me, I didn't pay for this". He looked at it for 1 minute and then said to me "i'll sort it out for you, 1 moment". I told him i didn't want to wait, and that i would just pay it at the normal till instead. he said, wait i'll just check something. then he got a senior staff member, and they looked at it both, and then they mumbled something, and then last thing i heared was "shall we just leave it and give it to her, and woman replied yes, just leave it, take it". I said thank you and left.

http://www.ummah.com/forum/showthread.php?283265-it-is-true-that-Allah-is-merciful

FUNNY: "What! Why did you do that!?"

2011-12-15T16:44:00.000Z

This is a true story that happened in Egypt (related by Shaykh Wahid ‘Abd al-Salam Bali in his lecture):

A young man flagged down a taxi in order to take his ill mother to the hospital. They both got in and the driver made his way to the hospital. However, on the way, the son asked for the taxi to be stopped so that he could get out and quickly get some medication for his mother. As he was away, the mother’s health suddenly plummeted and subhan’Allah, the driver noticed the signs of death on her. He immediately went to her side and guided her through the Shahadah (testimony of faith), in accordance to the hadith: “Whoever’s last words are la ilaha illa’Allah (there is no God but Allah), will enter Paradise.” [Abu Dawud]. The mother looked at the driver acknowledging it, and finally she uttered the words of faith before breathing her very last.

When the son returned, the driver informed him of the news. The son went into a natural hysteria whereupon the driver consoled him saying, “Don’t worry, I helped her utter the Shahadah and she said it in a clear voice.” The son then exclaimed, “What! Why did you do that? Don’t you know we are Christians?!”

Subhan’Allah, the wonders of the Qadr (Decree) of Allah. You just don’t know where it will take you and what your last words/deeds will be. This was a Coptic Christian mother in the throes of death and Allah saved her just in time. May Allah grant us all a good end, ameen.

http://fajr.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/wonders-of-qadr/

FUNNY: A friend of Imam Ahmad said: "I used to crumble bread for ants everyday.."

2011-12-07T18:49:00.003Z

I found this on Shaikh Munajjid's Facebook page:

Al-Fat'h Ibn Shakhrf the ascetic worshiper, friend of Al-Imam Ahmed said:

I used to crumble bread for ants everyday, but when the day of ashoora [10th of Muharram] came, they did not eat it.

من الطرائف ما صح عن الفتح بن شخرف الزاهد العابد صاحب الإمام أحمد قال: كنت أفتّ للنمل الخبز كل يوم فلما كان يوم عاشوراء لم يأكلوه

http://ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?t=14239

Someone commented (as a funny reply):

They were probably keeping the fast of Ashura.

Challenging the JINN

2011-11-27T15:44:00.000Z

Story: Challenging the Jinn

It was the summer of 1996 and I was on holiday in Azad Kashmir, one night I was traveling on a motorcycle with a friend and he said to me “jagga (Name of the person telling his story) be quiet this place is inhabited by jinns”.

I was young and naive and did not believe in jinn, sensing the fear of my friend I decided to wind him up I shouted “oh jinn come out and mess with me, let’s see how tough you really are” my friend got more scared and told me to shut up which made me laugh and I continued to challenge the jinn.

Little did I know that they would accept my foolhardy challenge.

Two days passed and I was out in the valleys of Kashmir with a cousin and it was late at night, we were walking back to the small village where I was staying at my aunt’s house.

we were walking on a cobbled path with a cliff face to my left and fields to my right as we approached the village my cousin said he had left his walking stick in the valley where we had sat chatting he told me to wait for him on the path while he went back to retrieve his stick, it was a long staff with metal caps on the end.

So off he went to get the stick while I waited for him on the path, after a few minutes I heard a weird noise come from above and to my left and at the same time the noise of the insects which you can hear clearly at night went totally silent. I thought what was that noise I knew it came from the top of the cliff to my left which was about 20 or 30 foot high.

I could not see the top of the cliff being on the path right under it so I walked out about twenty paces into the field on my right and turned around to see what was on top of the cliff.

It was a moonlit night and on top of the cliff I saw a black Smokey shadow about 6 foot tall and the hairs on the back of my neck stood up, as I watched this shadowy black creature it started to get taller and wider and I was frozen to the spot in amazement (I was not scared at that point).it grew and grew till it was at least 200 feet tall and 200 feet wide and it blocked out most of the sky behind it.

Then slowly it started to descend slowly down towards me as it got closer it blocked out everything in my vision it was so huge.

It came right up to my face it was close enough to reach out and touch and then suddenly it disappeared and at the same time it felt as though my chest was crushed in a vice or a huge hand could not breath no air would go past my throat because my chest was being crushed tried to fight it off, I rolled around on the floor fighting to get this thing off me flailing my arms around but because I could not breath I very quickly had no energy left.

So I ended up kneeling on the floor with one knee and one hand on my chest and I’m saying to myself jagga breath but no air would go past my throat something was crushing my chest, my entire body was covered in sweat and my clothes were damp. That’s when I heard a tick noise from behind me and whatever was crushing my chest released its grip and I gasped for air. I turned around and saw my cousin approaching the tick noise was the metal cap of his staff hitting the cobbled path.

I stood up and as he approached me I managed to control my heavy breathing a part of me wanted to tell him what had just happened to me but then I thought he would think I got scared for no reason and make fun of me so I decided to keep quiet.

We walked back to the village I was silent thinking about what had just happened to me ,when we got to the village which had small alleyways we said goodbye to each other and he went on his alley and I proceeded up another alley to go to my aunt’s house.

I did not get very far there it was again waiting for me about 30 or 40 feet away on the path I had to go to my aunt’s house this time it was about 6 foot tall and the same black swirly Smokey shadow .I stopped and it flew towards me fast like it was carried by the wind.

It hit my chest and disappeared and at the same instant my chest was crushed and I could not get any air past my throat. I tried to run to my aunt’s house but after taking about ten or 15 paces I was completely exhausted already tired by round 1 with this creature.

I didn’t have the energy to take another step and rested my back against a wall all the time I’m trying to breath but my chest is crushed.

My legs gave away and I slid down the wall into a sitting position with my hands on my knees and my vision started to go.

It was like turning the brightness down on an old TV the edges of my vision went black and the picture got smaller and smaller and then the small white dot in the middle went black. So there I am sitting there with my eyes open but no vision suddenly my whole life went past me from childhood to that day it was like flicking the pages of a book with an image on each page. That’s when I thought I’m about to die. That’s when I recited the kalimah “Laa ilaaha illallaahu Muhammadur rasoolullaah ”

Praise be to Allah (swt) as soon as I read the kalimah I was released from the grip on my chest and I gasped for air, after several minutes my vision returned and I staggered to my aunt’s house holding the walls for support and collapsed on my bed which was outside due to it being so hot in the summer.

I awoke the following morning and a doctor was examining me he said I had some type of indigestion(lol) and I had a deep fear inside me that if I told anyone I would not survive my chest hurt a lot and I did not tell anyone about what happened. When I got back to the UK I started to catch glimpses of the same creature following me but as soon as I looked it would disappear. At first I tried to ignore it but this kept on happening for about a year and I thought am I going crazy I never used to see stuff like that before, finally I decided to confide in my mother about what happened to me, she was shocked to hear about it and said I was very lucky because other people had been attacked by jinn in the same place and had either died or gone mad.

This thing followed me for 3 years until I went to Pakistan and saw someone who gave me taweez(amulet) and a bottle of water which he had recited Quran on, he told me to make ablution with the water when I got home to the UK before I went to bed and that the jinn would appear in a dream and I would be able to ask it questions, he said the jinn was female and was in love with me and that if I did not get it treated that when I got married it would sit in the nikkah(engagement) and I would never get rid of it and it would harm my wife.

After wearing the taweez I never saw it again but I never got to try the water because when I got home a visitor who was a little girl about 3 years old picked up the bottle and emptied its contents over the carpet.

Source:

http://www.jinndemons.com/challenging-the-jinn/

Prophet (saws): "If the enemy raid you - then say 'Haa-Meem' - they will not be Victorious."- Saheeh - Tirmidhi 1682

2011-11-27T15:34:00.002Z

The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wasalam) said;

و حديث آخر رواية الترمذي : « إِنْ بَيَّتَكُمُ الْعَدُوُّ فَقُولُوا (حم) لاَ يُنْصَرُونَ »

"If the enemy raid you - then say 'Haa-Meem' - they will not be Victorious." (Haa-Meem Laa yuNSaroon)

It's chain is Saheeh [authentic] - Tirmidhi.

(Narrated by Ahmad [4/65, 377], at-Tirmidhi 1682, Abu Dawud 2597 and others. Authenticated by al-Haakim 2/107, Ibn Kathir said in his Tafsir 4/69 - 'its chain is Sahih/authentic.'

"The dog did this because of what evil you said about Muhammad صلى الله عليه وآله‎ )

2011-11-18T14:10:00.001Z

In the year 1258 (675 A.H.), there lived a tyrant Mongolian leader by the name of Haloko, who invaded Baghdad and killed thousands of Ulama. This paved the way for Christian missionaries to preach Christianity and convert Muslims openly. Haloko himself was married to a Christian woman. One day, a delegation of the most notable Christians headed for Baghdad to attend a grand party to celebrate the conversion of a key Mongolian leader to Christianity. The Mongolian leader had his favourite hunting dog on a leash nearby.

One of the Christians then began congratulating the Mongolian leader on his wise decision and then proceeded to revile the blessed character of our Beloved Rasool (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). The dog started acting violently and jumped on the Christian, scratching him badly. It took several men to make the dog let go of the Christian. One of the attendees turned to the Christian and said, “The dog did this because of what you said about Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam).” The Christian brushed aside the man’s comment and arrogantly said, “No, that was not the reason for the dog’s reaction. When I was speaking, I pointed with my hand and the dog thought that I was going to hit him.” The Christian appeared unmoved by the incident and continued to insult the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). At that time the dog, in such a rage, cut itself loose, jumped on the Christian and sank its molars in the man’s neck. It snatched his throat out and the man died immediately. This incident caused 40 000 Mongolians to embrace Islam.

[Ad-Durar al-Kaaminah, Vol. 3]

2 Cases of Murder & Justice in Afghanistan.

2011-11-11T21:18:00.000Z

2 Cases of Murder & Justice in Afghanistan:
My Life with the Taliban - [by Mulla Zaeef] Page 76-78:
http://kalamullah.com/Books/Life%20With%20The%20Taliban.pdf

Mawlawi Pasanai Saheb was known for his impartial judgments and rulings. Whoever was brought before him, even if they were relatives or friends - would receive the same treatment and the same judgement. He followed God’s orders as specified in the Islamic shari’a law.

I remember many of the cases we dealt with, but two in particular stick out;

Story #1:

There is a place near Pashmol called Shukur Hill where most sentences against murder cases were carried out. When a convict was led up the mountain to receive his punishment we would secure the area. Twan, also known as Qurban, had slaughtered a man with a knife in cold blood in my childhood village of Charshakha. He was brought to Shukur Hill.

Many muslim fighters had gathered there, and the father of the victim and his family were waiting for him. When Twan was brought onto the empty square the people started to beg the father of the victim for forgiveness, as was the custom in these cases.
The Ulema’ explained the virtue of forgiveness, other people offered money, and some commanders pledged weapons. One of the com- manders offered fifty Kalashnikovs and some money on behalf of the condemned man, but the father of the victim could not be convinced to forgive Twan. The on-duty personnel gave him a knife and Twan was brought to him with his hands and legs tied. The father of the victim walked over to him slowly, rolling up his sleeves. He first knelt on the ground then uttered Allahu Akbar loudly and put the knife on Twan’s neck.

Taking back the knife and raising it in the air, he started to speak. “Look! God has given me this power. No one can release you from me but God. You are the one who brutally killed my son without any lawful reason. Based on the shari’a, God has given me the right to take revenge for my dear son or to forgive you for sake of God. Forgiveness pleases God more than revenge. I forgive you, so that God
will be pleased with me. Now it is he who shall take revenge when the final day comes”.

He threw the knife away and at once people were crying out the takbir, others were firing guns and the people were rushing forward to kiss the hands and feet of the father. Someone untied the hands of Twan but he could not move or talk for a full five minutes. People
congratulated him on this unexpected chance for a new life and told him that he should devote himself to Islam and the worship of God.

“God has shown mercy. Regret your deeds and never even think of actions like these again”, he was told.
I was convinced that the man would never commit another crime, but he soon killed again. I also heard that he himself was killed in a robbery a short while later.

My Life with the Taliban [by Mulla Zaeef] - Page 75-76

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Story #2:

Another case that Mawlawi Pasanai ruled on was that of the murder of an entire family and their guest. A man called Mohammad Nabi from Girdi Jangal camp had gone to the house of the baaja or husband of the sister of his former wife. He was warmly welcomed by his wife’s sister and her husband. Another guest arrived and dinner was served when night fell and it became dark outside. Mohammad Nabi and the other guest decided to stay overnight and settled in the guestroom to sleep, while his baaja and her family retired to their rooms. When everyone was asleep, Mohammad Nabi, a trained butcher by profession, took a cleaver and beheaded the other guest in his room.

Then he proceeded through the house killing the entire family room by room; there were eleven victims in total: a woman, two men and eight children including a six-month old baby. Before he left the house, he chopped all the bodies into pieces and brought them down to the basement. He was arrested in Panjpayi Camp in Baluchistan by the Muslim fighters and brought to Kandahar, where he confessed to the crime but never explained why he did it. During the court sessions and while in prison Mohammad Nabi would often say that he should be killed, but never told us why he had butchered the family of his baaja.
More than once he said he wanted to be killed. In his dreams he could see the small children, their limbs in his hands, blood everywhere. Every night they would come to him and ask him why he had so brutally killed them. “What did we do?” they would ask him. Mohammad Nabi could not sleep; “my heart is heavy, please have mercy and kill me soon”, he often told the judge. He was condemned to death and the sentence was due to be carried out at the riverside between Kushkak and Nelgham. Relatives and friends of the family had come with their guests.

They had selected two men one from each family to avenge the deaths of their relatives. The two men were both brothers of a victim. When Mohammad Nabi was brought before them at the riverside no one asked for forgiveness. Neither the mullahs nor the people said a word, even though Mawlawi Pasanai Saheb had instructed the Ulema’ to ask for mercy and to pray for him. Not even the friends or family of Mohammad Nabi had come to collect his body. I went to Judge Maw-lawi Saheb. I asked for permission to have Mohammad Nabi perform two rak’at [2 units of prayer] and that he should be instructed to utter the kalima [testimony of Islamic belief]. With the permission of Mawlawi Saheb I went to Mohammad Nabi. I told him that the relatives had arrived and that they would avenge what he had done. Now would be the time for him to perform a last prayer towards the Ka’aba and proclaim the creed of faith. But Mohammad Nabi looked straight at me and said, “Just kill me now. I can still see those limbless children in my hands. I can’t pray or pro- claim the creed of faith”.

I was surprised and astonished by his words. I begged him to reconsider. I tried to change his mind for a long time but all he would say is, “Just kill me”. Finally Mawlawi Saheb told me to leave him alone. I was pleading with him until the very last moment when he was shot by the heirs of his victims. He died without praying or uttering the kalima. The victims’ families became ecstatic after he was shot; people screamed and threw their turbans in the air. For me, Mohammad Nabi was proof that a cruel man will die without even being able to pray or proclaim his faith. If a man is not guidedby God himself, no experience or amount of suffering will show him the right path.

"He brought out his arm and the hand was cut off.."

2011-11-11T18:01:00.002Z

Some fighters came from Syria, heading for Yemen, and ‘Umar had dishes of food that he would set out after Fajr. One of those men came and sat down, and started to eat, using his left. ‘Umar – who used to watch the people whilest they were eating – said to him: “Eat with your right hand,” but he did not respond ‘Umar repeated it, and he said, “O’ Ameer al-Mu’mineen, it is busy.” When he had finished eating, ‘Umar called him and said, “What kept your right hand busy?” He brought out his arm and the hand was cut off. ‘Umar said, “What is this?” He said, “I lost my hand on the day of al-Yarmook.” He said, “Who does wudoo’ for you?” He said, “I do wudoo’ with my left hand, and Allah helps me.” He said, “Where are you going?” He said, “Yemen, to my mother whom I have not seen for many years.” He said, “And you honour your mother too.” And he ordered that he be given a servant and five camels from the camels given in charity, and he loaded them up for him.”

‘Umar ibn Al-Khattab his life and times by Dr. ‘Ali Muhammad as-Sallabi.

“May Allāh not prevent you from Ḥajj every year.”

2011-11-09T18:20:00.001Z

By Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Maghāmasī

Watch Arabic video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAbOQ3plN2I

I know of a man from Egypt who performed Ḥajj 32 years ago in his youth. He, at the time, was riding in a nine-passenger vehicle. In the front seats were a husband and wife. Behind them was a woman very old in age who, due to the congestion inside, was in an uncomfortable position, and her age and body’s condition didn’t help the situation any better. So, the man who I know tried to convince the man in the front to switch seats with the old woman so that she could up front. He refused, but this man kept on pushing him to do it until he finally accepted. The husband ended up going to the back seat and the old woman was able to sit up front. When the old woman felt relaxed and was able to extend her legs she said to this man, in her local dialect, what means, “May Allāh not prevent you from Ḥajj every year.”

This man has performed Ḥajj until now—and I know him—for 32 years. 32 pilgrimages since she supplicated for him that year! Sometimes a new year comes and the time of Ḥajj approaches, but he doesn’t have the money or even the intention to perform it. Yet, without any notice, he’s led to perform Ḥajj by the blessing of that woman’s supplication.

`Alī (may Allāh be pleased with him) said, “Allāh has concealed two within two: He has concealed His pleasure in righteous acts, so one does not know which righteous act of his pleases Allāh; and He has concealed His awliyā’ amongst His servants, so one does not know which servant of Allāh is His walī.[friend]”

The point here: perform good deeds and desire for them to be sincerely for Allāh’s Sake. Perhaps you’ll do something for someone who is unknown amongst the people—which is better—and his supplications are answered.

http://muslimmatters.org/2011/11/08/encounter-with-an-awliya-of-allah/

my MSN story - a Muslim experience. (awesome story! with amazing lessons to learn from for all youth)

2011-11-08T18:49:00.000Z

Asalaam alaykum waRahmatullah waBarakaatuh

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Lowering Your Gaze On 'Eid

2011-11-05T20:18:00.000Z

It is reported on the authority of Al-Wakî’ b. Al-Jarrâh:

We went out one Eid with Sufyân Al-Thawrî and he said, “The first thing we will do on this day of ours is to lower our gaze.”

[Ibn Abî Al-Dunyâ, Kitâb Al-Wara’. Article 66]

It is reported that Hassân b. Abî Sinân – Allâh have mercy on him – went out one Eid and when he returned home his wife said:

“How many beautiful women have you looked at today?”

After she kept asking him, he said:

“Woe to you! I have looked at nothing but my toe from when I went out to when I returned to you.”

[Ibn Abî Al-Dunyâ, Kitâb Al-Wara’. Article 68]

http://theauthenticbase.wordpress.co...e2%80%98eid-2/

A Modern Day Jinn Experience (Jinn pretending to be historical Scholars!) - Ahmad Izzudin al Bayanuni.

2011-10-31T21:23:00.000Z

A Modern Day Jinn Experience (Jinn pretending to be historical Scholars!) - Ahmad Izzudin al Bayanuni.

This experiment took place with the author Ahmad Izzudin al-Bayanuni. He mentioned it in his book Kitab al-Iman bi-l Mala'ika. I eagerly decided to quote the complete text of what he write:

The people of the East and the West have preccupied themselves with the claim of making the spirits appear. There have been many articles written about it, written in different languages, published in Arabic as well as non-Arabic magazines. Books have been written about it. Much research has been done lately on this topic. Many experiments have been performed. After all of that, the intelligent people have concluded that the raising of the spirits is nothing but falsehood and forgery, a call to disbelief and wickedness. What they claim to be the appearing of the spirits of people who have passed away is nothing but fakery and forgery. The spirits that appear are nothing but devils that are playing with and duping humans. In reality, there is no one who is capable of making the spirits appear. After the spirit leaves the body it goes to reside in the realm called al-Barzakh which is the interval between this worldly life and the life of the hereafter. Therein the person is either in bounties or punishment. They are preoccupied there with a great affair which would prevent them from appearing before the humans.

I [al-Bayanuni] was called to such an act of these spiritualists. And I experienced my own lengthy experience. This experience made it clear to me that it is nothing but falsehood, forgery and deception. It is just the playing of the devils. They present that to the people to mislead them and to deceive them and to make humans follow them. The beginning of the experience I had known for more than ten years of a person who claimed that he was using the jinn to do good deeds in the service of mankind. And that was done through a person who was a medium. He claimed that he achieved that through recitations and lengthy invocations which took up a great deal of time. He was instructed in thorough incantations by someone who claimed he was knowledgeable in that area. The medium came to me one day telling me that so and so of the
jinn had called for me to discuss something important and there was a great matter in store for me.
I to the appointment, trusting in Allah and very happy about it, in order to learn new information through this experience.

How did the deception begin?

The first deceiving step that they took with me, in the process of bringing forth the spirits, was to have me ask Allah for forgiveness, glorify him and other acts of dhikr [remembrance] This would make a person believe,at first glance, that he is meeting with spirits who are pure, holy and truthful.

I entered the house of the medium and we were alone together in a room. The medium sat on the bed. And we began sanctifying Allah, obviously under his guidance with asking forgiveness and Allah- until he became like in a trance and I laid him down on his bed. I covered him with a covering in the way I was told to do. Then in a low voice, his companion greeted me. His knowing me and his like for me were obvious. He introduced me to himself. He claimed to be a created being. He was not from the angels or the jinn but was of another creation, a different species. He came into being by Allahs saying, Be and he was.

The person of the voice claimed that the jinn only appeared through his command. And that between him and receiving the command from Allah there was only four intermediaries, with the Angel Gabriel being the fifth. He began to praise me. He said that they will cut off any meetings they have with other humans and they shall only meet with me. Because, they claimed, I was a special person of this age. And this was a special sanction from Allah and it was Allah who had chosen me for that. And they made me a glittering promise full of amazing things.

I accepted this new experience and false call with trust in Allah and asking Allah to protect me from error and to guide me to the clear truth, enlightened by the light of knowledge and following the path of steadfastness and praising Allah.

At the end of the first meeting, he promised me a second meeting. Then the person himself instructed me to make some special incantations to awake the medium from his absence. That was done. And the medium was sitting. His eyes opened as if he had been wakened from a deep sleep and did not know what had transpired.

I went back for the second appointment also. Then we had many meetings, one after another, for a long time. During every meeting, they renewed their good promise to me and described a great future for me and the great blessings that the nation would receive at my hands.

The situation develops:

The situation developed further. Many spirits came to visit me in every meeting. Some with invocations being made before the meeting while others without it. While eating or drinking tea with the medium, the medium would fall asleep with his head down at the promised time.

And the spirits would appear, some claiming to be angels or from the jinn or companions of the Prophet or saints. They would always speak with reverence and respect. They would invoke blessings for my visit and point to a blessed future. Then they would leave and others would come.

Who were those Visitors?

I was visited by beings that claimed to be angels, jinn, Abu Huraira, scholars, saints, such as Abu al-Hasan al-Shaadhili, well known and accepted scholars, such as al-Shaikh Ahmad al-Tirmaaneeni, and some scholars that I had met before and had known of their deaths, including my father (may Allah have mercy on him). They gave me glad tidings of my fathers visit at a specific time.

I looked forward to this meeting with anxiety. When it was time for the meeting, they requested me to read surah al- Waqiah aloud. read it. When I finished reciting it, they said, Your father will appear after a few moments. Listen to what he says and do not ask him about anything.

The beginning of my vigilance
After a few minutes, there came someone who claimed to be my father. He greeted me. He showed his happiness for meeting me. he was happy with me for meeting those spirits. He advised me to assist the medium and his family and to take care of them in the best way as he had no other means of making money except through this way.

He ended his speech with the prayers on the Prophet Abraham. And I knew that my father was passionately fond of saying the prayers upon the Prophet (peace be on him), especially in the prayer of Abraham. The most amazing thing was that his accent was exactly the same as my fathers. He said and left. Then I began to ask myself, Why did they advise me not to ask him about anything. For a secret reason no doubt. The secret reason became clear to me at that moment. It was not my father. It was his partner from the jinn, the one who accompanied him throughout his life. He came to me in the form of my father and imitated his most particular characteristics.

They advised me not to ask him about anything because the partner from the jinn, no matter to what extent he knows and remembers about my father, he is not able to remember every detail that a son knows about his father. They feared that if I asked him something of that nature, he would not be able to respond and the matter would become clear. With others, 1 would meet them and not know who they were until they were about to leave and then they would say, I am so and so, greet me and leave immediately.

There was also a secret reason for that: If any of them would tell me who they were, and he was well-known for being knowledgeable, I could discuss a topic with him and he would not be able to respond. Again, the matter would then be uncovered.

One time someone came and debated with me saying that the face of the woman is not aurah [or from the private parts that must be covered] and need not be covered. I refuted him and he responded to me with a response that had no aspect of knowledge in it. The argument became heated between us, I said to him, How do you respond to those jurists who say that the face of the woman is aurah and she must cover out of fear of [temptation and sin]? The argument ended without any benefit. Then he told me that he was Shaikh al-Tarmaaneeni and he left. It became clear to me that he was undoubtedly a liar because Shaikh al-Tarmaaneeni was a leading scholar and the leaders of the Shafi school say that all of the woman is aurah, even if she is an aged, gray-haired woman. If he really was the shaikh he said he was and he had discovered some new knowledge in the world of barzakh [life in the grave] he would have informed me about it and shown me its evidence. But it was all a lie and deception. Its intention was misguidance. And Allah- and all praises are due to refused except to guide me and confirm me on the truth and guidance. A woman uncovering her face, especially in times like these with moral laxity and a sick society, is something no knowledgeable or religious person would agree to.

The reality becomes uncovered

The reality of the situation became more and more uncovered meeting after meeting and experience after experience. Finallv. I was certain that all of it were lies and forgeries. It had no in righteousness and no standing in religion.Even the medium, who I was advised generously, was known not to pray and he was not steadfast in his prayers. His beard was shaven and no one ordered to help and treat ordered to perform him to let it grow.

Certainly, he devours the wealth of the people through falsehood and deceiving promises. There is no source of income for him except through that evil means.

A man came to me after he heard that I had some relation with that medium and complained to me about his deception. He took 300 Syrian from him and the man was a poor person who was very much in need of that money. I insisted that the medium return the money to him. He did so, in his and his devils hope that I would continue to meet with them.

The medium and his family base most of their entire lives on lying. Those spirits, after everything became clear to me, tried to threaten me. But that did not shake my heart whatsoever. And all praises are to Allah. I used to record what they used to say to me. These recordings filled two large files. I recorded most of what they said to me. When it became unquestionably clear to me that it was all fake, without any other way to explain it, I made my final judgment about them and burned the two files that were filled with lies and forgeries. Those spirits who claimed to be Companions of the Prophet, saints and pious people were all devils. No intelligent believer should be deceived by them. All of the ways that are taken to make the spirits appear are nothing but lies and falsehood. It does not matter if it is through a or medium, as in the experience I had, or through a table or tea cup, that some people have experienced and mentioned to me. All of them end in the same result that I reached.

A wonderful thing is that I have seen other people write on this topic and the conclusion of the intelligent people who experienced these things is the same conclusion I arrived at. They concluded that those spirits are nothing but the partners of humans from among the jinn, as Allah had guided me to. And all praise is to Allah.

I have fulfilled, by these words, the obligation of advising others. And Allah is the Guide to the Straight Path.

(Jinn & Devils [3MB] - Umar al Ashqar p143 - p148)

The Dangers of Chi - (A Martial Arts Jinn story)

2011-10-31T20:51:00.000Z

The Dangers of Chi - (A Martial Arts Jinn story)

My History of Martial Arts

I began learning martial arts over a decade ago, I was always very keen and took great interest not only in the physical sciences of the art but also the spiritual aspects. I studied many systems during this time including both Japanese and Chinese systems (both northern and southern systems as well as internal and external systems). All my instructors were of the highest calibre, including a Shaolin Monk from China, Grand Masters and national champions (and if I was to provide you with their names I don’t think anyone would dispute their skill and genuine martial arts lineage)

It was upon learning the internal system known as the Five Animal system of Spontaneous Chi Kung (Wu Qin Xi) which is an internal system which involved involuntary movements following the discharge of energy into the practionar that my insight into the world of Martial Arts was to take a turn for the worse. Never before had I learnt a system which resulted in induced trance like and altered states of consciousness which ostensibly improved health and martial arts prowess. I soon began channeling the energy (Chi) and creating a mini mirco-cosmic orbits around myself. Inadditon my instructor would adeptly summon the energy (Chi) and transmit and project it into hes students with stunning transitory results of improved health and increased physical strength. As the years passed on and I earned my instructors trust as I passed through all the Five Animal stages, he would boast that I was becoming a very powerful student and that soon I would soon be able to heal people myself, this made me even more eager to master this science. The principal of using martial arts as a fighting art was always sound, but using it for the betterment of others was an even greater incentive to learn, this was by no means a contradication but merely the flip side of the ability to kill and heal. And indeed I was aware of the body of scientific evidence which supported this claim. See Five Animal Frolics.

Beginning Symptoms

During this time I started to experience unusual sensations. This began with paralysis between the state of wakefulness and sleep as if something was constricting me just as I woke up in the morning, to feelings of vapours of energy around myself, particularly at night when my body was arrest and in a state of repose at night during sleep. Furthermore other students of this system also experienced the similar things but my instructor always eloquently countered any assertions of the supernatural by saying the Chi was simply opening up dormant chambers of the body & brain and that such feeling were completely natural. The instructor went as far as saying had we been practising such systems a century ago we would likely be convicted of practising magic & witchcraft, and that is only lately (i.e.19th century) that chi has been examined and studied scientifically, infact some ignorant Chinese & even non-Chinese scientists have suggested that it is no more than bio-electromagnetic energy (see Phd thesis "Qi & Biolectromagnetic Energy" York University). Certainly I was aware of the body of scientific evidence purporting the health benefits of Qigong & Chi (see The Qigong Institute). I thus as a gullible young student continued with my study of this system determined to master it always mentally finding an excuse to explain away these symptoms.

It was upon doing some prelimary research on the subject of Sleep paralysis which consists of a period of inability to perform voluntary movements either at sleep onset (called hypnogogic or predormital form) or upon awakening (called hypnopompic or postdormtal form) that I began to discover that this was often associated with withcraft and magic throughout history, where the term the old Hag was frequently used and is still used to describe a demon, ghost, etc. that sits upon their victim's chest, causing paralysis and sometimes making it hard to breathe. I decided to investigate further and read a book bought by my brother titled "The Exorcist Tradition in Islam" By Dr. Bilal Philips University of Wales. In it the author describes these symptoms of sleep paralysis as the begining sgns of demonic/jinn possession. However still not adequatly convinced of any sinister goings on I decided to continue my interests in the martial arts.

Visit by Abbot & Shaolin Monk and the Statue of Buddha

I also observed the statue of Buddha we had in our temple would become of more central importance in our classes. Our instructor (Sifu) would channel hes energy into the enoromous statue that occupied a large corner of the hall. The significance of the Buddha was to become further exemplified following a visit by the Abbot Shi Yon Xian into our temple, where upon he performed a ceremony which involved the statue of Buddha, he channeled an enormous amount of Chi into the Buddha (at which point many Sifus that were present in the audience reported feeling the powerful energy of the Abbot pass into the Buddha, some even reported seeing bright lights, and indeed this energy was to remain in the despicable idol. He was accompanied by a Shoalin Monk that our Sifu instructor had invited to teach, and much of the world media was present. The Abbot of the Shaolin Temple, aided by Shaolin Warrior Monk Shi Yan Tzi after blessing the Temple School's Buddha then consecrated the building as a branch of Shaolin Temple.

During this visit afer the ceremony, there was an amazing display of Wushu martial arts by the Shaolin monk, this involved a Shaolin form and four extrodinary displays of Chi Kung, the first being the Shaolin Monk taking powerful Gow Choi (hammer fist technique) strike by an experienced martial artist in the solar plexus with no noticeable side effects, followed by a similar strike this time with the aid of a tree trunk and four students ramming it into the stomach of the Monk. In the third display Monk Shi Yan Tzi took two volunters from the audience and made them stripe off their shirts. He then positioned them in a sort of a bowing position, this he said was for their own safety. The Monk then summoned up hes chi power. This took two or three minutes. Standing a good ten feet from the two volunteers, he reached out hes hand and made a slow downward clawing motion. When the volunteers turned around, each had clealry visible red claw marks down his back. A murmur of surprise went around the room and the Chinese camera crew moved in to take close-up shots o the phenomenon. The curious bowing posture the two volunteers took up was so that the Chi power projected by Monk Shi Yan Tzi wouldnt strike the volunters square on. If it had, it would almost certainly have injured them. I was later to discover that Shaolin Monks don't normally perform this act of Red Sand Palm technique in public, the Abbot later chastised the younger Monk for performing this as the powerful Chi could have been captured by someone in the audience with ill intent. Even after this remarkable display of inner power, Monk Shi Yan Tzi's demonstartion wasnt over yet. Choosing from a pile of bricks, the Monk built a brigde with three bricks that he could use as a pillow. He then went through a short series of excercises to focus his Chi power in his head region. He laid his head down on his brick pillow and placed another column of three bricks on top of his head. He then asked our Sifu to brick another brick down as hard as he could onto the brick column. Upon doing this incredibly all three bricks on top of the monks head and the brick beneath forming the span of the bridge shattered. To tumutuous applause, the Monk bounced to his feet, smiling and waving and completely unharmed by the massive blow delivered. It was a spectaculor display of the power of Chi witnissed first hand by me and many others including the world media. In awe of Monk Shi Yan Tzi's skill I was to remain with him for several years.(see for Monk Shi Yan Tzi)

When the Abbot went back to China I observed several noteable changes in our temple, Sifu was now no longer summing chi his normal way but rather now going up to the Buddha to attract/summon Chi (this was of coarse because the Abbot had passed his very poweful Chi into it) and students too were approaching the Buddha to get charged up (this was a term used to denote the initialisaton into the Five Animal state). I too observed when in the Gong state (Five Animal Frolics) would some how subconcsiousely be me drawn unexplianably to the Budhha for no discernable reason.The statue of Buddha was suddenly becoming the nexus of the Temple School and the roots of idolatry were taking fold. (see Buddhism: An Idolatrous Religion)

Discontinuation of Martial Arts & Symptoms Getting Worse

After some time due to other committments notably work I had to discontinue my pursuits in the martial arts. It was also during this time by complete coincidence that my instructors school closed due to internal politics.

Over this period I gradually started to experience further unusual symptoms I had never before experienced: paralysis, muscle spasms, unusual dreams, vapours of energy , unusual sounds & movements in my stomach, feeling of making growling sounds, sensations of crawling around the body i.e. formication, feeling of something moving around inside my body (almost thrashing around with great speed), numbness in legs following adopting sitting positions, desiring to cry at moments with no motive, paranoia, declining mental acumen (exhibiting itself in memory loss, inability to concentrate, limited lateral thinking and analytical skills), vomiting sensations, and strange clicking sound in my bedroom. Infact I become so use to these symptoms that I couldn't even remember what is was like to be normal again

It must be stressed that it was only after the inception of my study of the internal arts all these symptoms were to occur, prior to this I had always been healthy and was of sound mental intellect. Not knowing what was wrong with myself I bore this sickness but chose not to seek a cure through western medicine fearing they would misdiagnose me and fill me full of drugs or even think I was making it up or that I was psychologically imbalanced.

On Holiday

Whilst on holiday to an Islamic country one of my relatives spoke of a man that performed exorcisms on people. Again not knowing what was wrong with myself, only that I had the above symptoms, I thought what harm would there be in visiting such a person. I really had very little believe in the supernatural and magic. I always took it for granted that such things existed but no more than that, and as someone educated in the West, my mind set was more inclined to wanting tangible proof of something backed up with empirical evidence to support any claim.

HOWEVER ALL THAT WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE!!!

Meeting The Sheikh

I booked an appointment to see the sheikh who at this point I new very little about. On the day that I went to see him my uncle accompanied me. Upon entering the Sheikhs premises/building I discovered a very religious theme all around me i.e. Islamic material and writing on the wall etc. When first seeing the Sheikh I was also surprised to discover a very outspoken man with deep religious convictions (but very sincere) that seemed to have a constant flock of people around him, he seemed naturally charismatic. After waiting some time in a queue of people to see him my uncle introduced me to the Sheikh. I described my problems to him. He simply listened hmming every know and then. He examined parts of my body e.g. hands nails and face and asked me a few questions e.g. my dreams, any stools, unusual sensations etc.

The Sheikh then asked me to sit by the wall and put on some headphones with my eyes closed (as if I was meditating) listening to the recitation on the tape focusing upon the area of pain as if it too could hear the recitation just as I could. At this point I didn’t know what to make of the Sheikh, this was the first time I met such a person and sought such an unconventional resolution to my problem, hence I simply did what the Sheikh asked without critiquing hes methodology. I simply wanted to be normal again as I was before I studied the internal arts.

Upon putting the headphones on and taking a comfortable sitting position with my legs crossed I closed my eyes and the tape was then played. I immediately identified the recitation on the tape which consisted of Islamic chants, unusual sounds, and Quranic recitation of carefully selected verses. With my eyes closed my concentration power was heightened and I was able to isolate and focus on the pain (in my head, legs & in my stomach) with great ease. Then all of a sudden I know longer felt comfortable, almost slightly faint infact. I started swaying my head gently and my facial expression began to change as I took on a different demeanour. I began to growl and hiss with my front teeth protruding (like a wild angry animal displaying it fangs). Then gradually swaying movements was to become more acute. I was later told at this point the sheikh was giving salutations of Mubarak to my uncle (praise be to god). My concentration different falter despite all this, I kept focusing upon the pain in my body and in my head in particular.

After 30 mins of this the Sheikh then told me to take the headphones off and sit in the centre of the room were he's assistants were waiting. He asked me to take on a different sitting posture (sitting on my legs with my palms on top). One of the Sheikhs assistants who was behind me that then took a hold of my head and then forced hold of my eye lids putting some unusual drops into my eyes. The pain was excruciating. I began to cry, however all was not as it seemed. My control over my body became less so and although I was feeling the pain from the eye drop which was resonating throughout my body it wasn't all being born my me. Something very unusual began to surface from inside me and was being hit by the pain caused by the eye drops. At this point I began crying excessively however it wasn't myself crying, I was almost like a spectator in my own body watching something else within me suffering and undergoing great torment. The Sheikh began yelling "leave him!!! leave him or else you will have to undergo more of this!!!". The assistants at this point were holding me either side due to the violent uncontrollable nature by which I was swaying and trying to break out of the sitting position the Sheikh had asked me to adopt. The Sheikh then asked me to recite certain verses of the Quran, but I was unable to. He came over to me sat down and started praying over me. Whilst I was crying my lips would utter sounds and speech of "naay, don't, naay" as well as some other sounds I was unfamiliar with. I was also spitting out a lots of saliva and nasal mucus was coming out of my nose, my whole face was awash with tears. He took some water and splashed it over my neck, then all of a sudden I was able to recite.

Gradually the effects of the drops began to wear off as the pain began to subside and the crying slowed down and then eventually stopped. I was later told that the jinns see through the eyes of the human and that the ointment that the sheikh put into my eyes was also tantamount to putting it into the eyes of the jinn itself as well. Also the pain that I felt correlated with the power & control the jinns had over me.

The Sheikhs assistants noticing my behaviour returning to a more normal state then wrapped a towel around the top half of my body exposing only my face and then produced forth a water spray (squirter). One assistant held me locked down from behind, while another infront of me began squirting water (which had been prayed upon by the Sheikh) straight into my face, I immediately began to scream violently and it almost felt like I was suffocating, but the assistants weren't phased and didn't lapse as the squirting continued. The Sheikh again yelled out at me saying "Leave him or else!!!". After the squirting was over the whole towel was completely drenched and I felt greatly relieved that it was over. However all was far from finished.

What occurred next is perhaps the most astonishing thing to have happened to me (as if what had happened already wasn’t astonishing enough). The Sheikh asked one of hes assistants to give me a glass of water. The Sheikh told me do drink it and then vomit it out again. I was puzzled (what was the point of that?). The water in the glass had been prayed upon by the Sheikh with verses from the Quran. I took hold of the glass and drank it all down in a few gulps. The assistants put a bowel infront of me and told me to vomit into it. At first I struggled and nothing came out, I kept trying but again but found myself unable to vomit. The Sheikh insisted that I must do it and that I should try to put my hand deep down into my throat to help facilitate this process. So I then (again thinking what was the point of all this), tried to simulate the act of vomiting this time putting my hand down my throat, and then all of a sudden I felt a great surge of pressure coming out, I leaned over the bowel infront of me and water began gushing out of my mouth from around the sides straight into the bowel. It kept coming out and the bowl was filling up. I couldn't believe it !!!. I didn’t even recall drinking that much water the entire day so where was this fluid (that looked more like liquid nasal mucus) coming from? I was later to discover the act of vomiting is a standard practise amongst many of the worlds leading Islamic exorcists, the stomach is the elixir field for the jinns where they reside and feed off the contents the individual ingests, the water which had been prayed upon my the sheikh had explosive effects in the stomach such that ordinarily when the individual vomits the jinns would cling onto the lining in the stomach thus preventing them from forcibly leaving, but drinking the water in prelude to this act would prevent the jinn from doing this due to the explosive nature of the water inside which would cause the jinns to extricate involuntarily during the vomiting process. Also the unusual nature of the liquid that was being discharged by me in the west is more commonly known as ectoplasm.

Then one of the assistant grabbed me and said that's enough telling me to stop vomitting. Why did he intervene and just not let the liquids completely discharge itself in entirety I wondered? The assistant stopped me during the vomiting because he told me that I would become very weak if I vomited any further, that the jinns inside me had caused my own overall strength to increase and that by causing so many to leave at once would have left me excessively weak. He also made a stark admission that I had a lot inside me. This almost has a completely inverse relationship to the study of chi Kung that through the years of practise the individual acquires more and more chi which manifests itself in greater overall strength.

By now I was in a shattered state. There were many other people in the room that had come to see the Sheikh and were visibly disturbed at the site of what they had seen with me. I looked at the Sheikh and rather sillily asked "Am I possessed by Jinns" , he looked at me and said "What else!!!", also a lot of people in the room starting sighing "what else", as if there could be no other conclusion that could be drawn from what had just happened.

I had passed all of the Sheikhs litmus tests in terms of diagnosing/ascertaining jinns/demonic possession. And yet my first thoughts weren’t so much about myself but more about all the other people that were practising these esoteric systems of martial arts and other eastern systems summoning Demons/Jinns without a clue in the world about the reality of what was going on. I am one of the lucky ones that by complete fortune and the grace of God path collided with that of the Sheikh's and put on the path to recovery, had this not happened I am almost certain today I would either be in a mental asylum or on some extreme form of medication falsely diagnosed by western doctors that don’t even have the mental constructs and concepts to explain the world of the jinns/demons, the unseen & possession adequately.

The Sheikh told my uncle to bring me again for the next session. The Sheikh had been performing exorcisms for over a decade and had been blessed by Allah (God) with this divine ability, and as a result people from all over the country and indeed the world would contact him with their various jinn related problems. Hes methodology was in strict conformance to the Islamic Sharia.

See for video footage of Islamic style exorcisms:

(1) A local Imam in Jordan Shiekh Ayach Qaraan practices Exorcism on a man

(2) An eyewitness account of an Islamic exorcism carried out by an Imam in Brunei

The Days After

I went to see the Sheikh the next day and indeed everyday there on in after for several weeks undergoing the same combination of Islamically sanctioned exorcist rites with some additions. The Sheikh gave me a list of prayers to perform regularly and told me to drink nothing except a water bottle he would give me which had been prayed upon (which I could then fill up when it was half full). The Sheikh would say that water had the benefit that it could reach every where inside me so the jinn had no refuge except but to leave or die within me. During this period those symptoms of spasms, numbness, head aces etc began to wane. The decline was such that the until spasms were no more than just a little pricks, the head aces were gone and my overall well-being was vastly improved etc. Also during this period I would often have unusual dreams which I would convey back to the Sheikh, and sensations of something crying inside me between the state of wakefulness and sleep. The Sheikh was torturing the jinns to leave, and if it didn’t he told me it would die within me. It is difficult to ascertain why the jinns had such a strong association with myself , it is possible that because I had invoked them they were tormenting me, may be they liked their new found home/host, may be they were forced to remain inside me by other jinns that had control/mastery over them, or maybe they were just simply evil and desired nothing other than the destruction of mankind due to historical reasons of enmity between the two creations.

Cases of Possession

I have since seen many cases of possession, possession involving jinns falling in love with girls, possession involving acts of magic performed on individuals, possession where by jinns harass or haunt individuals/buildings etc. But certainly my case was unlike most of the others the Sheikh was dealing with because I had directly invoked these creatures and inadvertently sought their assistance via (i)My instructor channelling the energy into me (ii)Capturing chi from outside my body (iii) Going into deep meditative trances allowing the chi to take control of my body like I was in an intoxicated state taking on the characteristics of animals see Wu Qin Xi five animal frolics (iv) Through various chants and (v) Performance of certain forms/kata with acts of magic embedded with in without even knowing it. What is also most disturbing is that the practise of my art involved the accumulation of these jinns inside me or as my instructor would say the cultivation of chi which could take many years to achieve, which is why they often say that to practise the external arts could take a few years but to practise the internal art a decade i.e. the more chi I had the more adept at the internal arts I became. Most instances of possession only involve a hand full of jinns, however internal arts by definition require the individual to store up or hoard their chi. That is why practising such systems can be so fatal to the practitioner and act of exorcism can be considerably longer than otherwise.

http://dangerofchi.org/mystory.htm

I Didn’t Expect the Reply to Come So Quick!

2011-10-19T15:03:00.000+01:00

Bismillah al Rahman al Raheem

Shaykh Khaled al-Wuhaybi narrates:

This is a story that has a lesson to be learned, it happened to me personally and was not conveyed to me (perhaps some of you have heard it from me before, but I repeat it as a reminder).

Here I am writing it to you as it occured, so that perhaps a reader may benefit from it …
Or it may find someone desperate, and send hope to his heart …
Or find someone who was haste, and stopped supplicating to his Lord!!

On Wednesday 22/4/1423 of the Hijri Calendar

During the time of Duhr (Noon) prayers, in the Holy Mosque in Mecca, I was standing close to the chamber of the Muezzin (one who calls to prayer), when a brother signalled to me to fill a gap in the row next to him after the Iqamah has been called. So I went forward.

After we completed the prayer, I went to the back a little to sit with my legs crossed and be more comfortable while I do my Tasbeeh (Glorify and Praise Allah). I looked at that man beside me, and he appeared as if his body is worn out like the poor of the Sacred Mosque. He had the appearance of stillness and humility, and had placed his hands on his thighs as he supplicated to his Lord with humbleness. I put my hand into my pocket reaching for the money which I had tied into groups of 1 Riyal, 5 Riyals, and 10 Riyals.

I took out 5 Riyals and placed it hidden in the palm of my hand and approached him, extending my arm to him to shake his hand. We shook hands and he felt the money in my palm, then pulled his hand quickly away without taking the money or even knowing how much was in my hand, telling me: May Allah reward you greatly

I said: Won’t you accept it?

He did not respond, so I felt that he is being modest, which is why he did not accept it.

So I placed it back in my pocket. I stood back a little, and performed the Sunnah, and noticed the man turning to me again and again as if he is waiting for me to finish my prayers!!

When I completed my prayers, he came next to me and greeted me, and then asked: How much was it that you were going to give me?

I said: I offered you and you refused to take it, so why would it matter if it was one riyal or a hundred?!

So he said: By Allah, how much was it that you were going to give me?

I said: Do not ask me by Allah, this matter between me and you has finished!
He said: I was supplicating to my Lord about my dire need for five Riyals, so How much was it you were going to give me?

I said: By Allah, who there is no God worthy of worship besides Him, the amount which I was offering you was 5 Riyals!

The man started weeping.

I asked him: Do you need more?

He said: no
Then he said: Subhan Allah, you were placing the money in my hand as I was still asking my Lord for it!!

I said: Why then did you pull your hand away without taking it?

He said: I didn’t expect the reply to come so quick

I said: Subhan Allah, Indeed Allah is All-Hearing, Close to those who ask Him, Answering their call; He will not come down to you Himself to give you what you asked, but truly he will facilitate for you one of his slaves to fulfill for you what you need!

I offered him the five riyals again, and he took it, and refused to take anything extra. Indeed, Glory to Allah, the Great, who said of Himself:

{And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near. I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me …} (Al Baqarah 2:186)

Original Arabic: http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=257678

al Qurtubi: "..And nothing was able to harm me until I left it."

2011-09-22T08:20:00.000+01:00

Khawlah bint Hakim narrated that Allah’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said:

“Whoever arrives somewhere and says:

‘I seek refuge with Allah’s complete Words from the evil He has Created

(أعوذ بكلمات الله التامات من شر ما خلق),’

nothing will harm until he leaves that place.” This was reported by Muslim (2708).

In ‘Taysir al-’Aziz al-Hamid’ (p. 146), Sulayman bin ‘Abdillah relates that al-Qurtubi commented on this by saying:

“And this is true and real, and I believe in it due to the textual proof as well as my own experience.

Since I heard this narration, I would constantly act upon it and nothing was able to harm me until I left it. One night, I was stung by a scorpion in al-Mahdiyyah (a province in Tunisia). So, I thought to myself until I realized that I had forgotten to seek refuge using these words.”

In ‘al-Qawl al-Mufid’ (1/155), Ibn al-’Uthaymin commented on this hadith:

“This protection is from all human and jinni devils – whether they are visible or invisible – until the person leaves that place. And there is no way that what is described in this narration will not take place, as these are the words of the truthful one who is believed (i.e. the Messenger of Allah)! However, if what is mentioned in this narration does not take place, it is because of a preventative factor and not because of a deficiency in the method itself or the narration. This also applies to anything that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) mentioned as a Shar’i method in which the desired outcome is not achieved. So, this is not because of a fault in the method, and is rather because of the presence of an obstacle that is blocking the desired outcome.

For example, reciting ‘al-Fatihah’ for a sick person is a form of healing. Some people recite it and find that the sick person is not healed. This is not because of a deficiency in this method, and is instead because there is something present that is preventing this method from bringing about its desired effect. Another example is mentioning Allah before having sexual intercourse in order to prevent Satan from harming the future child. Some people will mention Allah and find that Satan still ends up harming the child due to something that is preventing this effect from being achieved.

So, you should check yourself to figure out what the obstacle is so that you can remove it and experience the effect of the method.”

"Allaah will put in Paradise any Muslim for whom four have testified to his goodness."

2011-07-30T18:19:00.001+01:00

‏حدثنا ‏ ‏عبد الله بن يزيد ‏ ‏حدثنا ‏ ‏داود يعني ابن أبي الفرات ‏ ‏حدثني ‏ ‏عبد الله بن بريدة ‏ ‏عن ‏ ‏أبي الأسود الديلي ‏ ‏قال ‏
‏أتيت ‏ ‏المدينة ‏ ‏وقد وقع بها مرض فهم يموتون موتا ذريعا فجلست إلى ‏ ‏عمر بن الخطاب ‏ ‏رضي الله عنه ‏ ‏فمرت به جنازة فأثني على صاحبها خير فقال ‏ ‏عمر ‏ ‏رضي الله عنه ‏ ‏وجبت ثم مر بأخرى فأثني على صاحبها خير فقال وجبت ثم مر بالثالثة فأثني على صاحبها شر فقال ‏ ‏عمر ‏ ‏رضي الله عنه ‏ ‏وجبت فقلت وما وجبت يا أمير المؤمنين قال قلت كما قال رسول الله ‏ ‏صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏أيما مسلم شهد له أربعة بخير أدخله الله الجنة قال قلنا أو ثلاثة قال أو ثلاثة فقلنا أو اثنان قال أو اثنان ثم لم نسأله عن الواحد ‏

Abul-Aswad narrated that he came to Madeenah during the time of an epidemic and he sat next to 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab. When a bier passed by, the people praised the person and 'Umar said, "It has been affirmed." Another bier passed by and the people praised the person and again 'Umar said, "It has been affirmed." When a third bier passed by, the people spoke badly of the deceased and 'Umar said, "It has been affirmed." Abul-Aswad asked him what was affirmed and he replied, "I said what the Prophet (saws) said: "Allaah will put in Paradise any Muslim for whom four have testified to his goodness." We asked, even if three? He replied, even if three. We asked, even if two [testify to his goodness]? He replied, even if two. Then we did not ask about one person.

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, vol.2, pp. 253-54, no. 449, Mishkat Al-Masabih, vol.1, p350.]

(حديث قدسي) حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْوَكِيعِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَمُوتُ ، فَيَشْهَدُ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَهْلِ أَبْيَاتٍ مِنْ جِيرَانِهِ الأَدْنَيْنَ أَنَّهُمْ لا يَعْلَمُونَ إِلا خَيْرًا ، إِلا قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : قَدْ قَبِلْتُ عِلْمَكُمْ فِيهِ ، وَغَفَرْتُ لَهُ مَا لا تَعْلَمُونَ " .

Anas quoted the Prophet (saws) as saying, "For any Muslim who dies and four of his close neighbours testify that they have known him to be good, Allaah-the Blessed, the Highest- will say, 'I have accepted your testimony and forgiven him for what you do not know about.'

[Collected by Ahmad and authenticated in Ahkaamul-Janaa'iz, pp. 45-46]

(page 54. Bilal Philips - Funeral Rites in Islam)

"O Abu ad-Darda'! Your house has been burned down!"

2011-07-30T17:16:00.002+01:00

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Allahumma inni 'a'udhubika minal hammi walhuzni, Wal'ajzi walkasali, walbukhli waljubni, Wa dal'id-daiyni wa ghalabatir-rajal

‘O Allaah, I take refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being over powered by men.’

Sahih al-Bukhari, 7/158

Once, they came to Abu ad-Darda' while he was in the mosque, saying to him: "O Abu ad-Darda'! Your house has been burned down!" He replied: "By Allah, it has not been burned down." They said: "It has been burned down!" He replied: "By Allah, it has not been burned down." They went to see that the fire had consumed everything in the area, and had stopped right at Abu ad-Darda''s house, and he did not even get up to go see for himself. They came back and asked him: "What drove you to insist that it had not been burned down?" He replied: "The Messenger of Allah had taught me some words that, if I say them, I will not be stricken with any harm," - he is secure! - "'O Allah, I seek refuge with You from sadness and grief, and I seek refuge with You from inability and laziness, and I seek refuge with You from cowardliness and stinginess, and I seek refuge with You from being overpowered by debts and men,' so, I made this supplication."

In regards to this same supplication, Abu Umamah narrated: "I was sitting in the mosque, when the Messenger of Allah asked me: "What is wrong, Abu Umamah?" I replied: "I am in distress because of a debt that I owe." The Prophet then told me: "Supplicate with these words ('O Allah, I seek refuge with You from sadness and grief...')." So, I supplicated with these words, and Allah removed my distress, and paid off my debt.

Abdullah Azzam - ['at-Tarbiyah al-Jihadiyyah wal-Bina''; 5/28-31]

http://forums.islamicawakening.com/f20/how-to-deal-with-allah-17608/

The Dream of Osama when 9yrs old... (Black flags from the East & al Mahdi's coming..)

2011-06-24T11:23:00.001+01:00

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

The Dream of Shaykh Osama bin Laden (may Allah have mercy on him)

This incident was narrated to me by a student of knowledge who spent more than 20 years in the company of scholars acquiring knowledge. He told me about a dream that Shaykh Osama bin Laden had when he was 9 years old, which indicated that Allah swt was preparing Shaykh Osama bin Laden, may Allah have mercy on him, since childhood, for battles against the Crusaders.

He told me that once he was sitting with a companion and discussing the deplorable condition of the Ummah but that all the incidents taking place in the Muslim Ummah are going according to Allah’s plan and that it is certain that the victory of Allah the Almighty will come. He will surely send a Leader and a Guide from amongst our Ummah who will deliver the humiliated and pitiful Ummah to the enlightened path of ascent and loftiness. We started thinking that who could be such a person!

Immediately, the thought of Shaykh Osama bin Laden came to our minds, since he has made innumerable sacrifices for the sake of the Ummah. On this, my companion smiled and said, “I will narrate to you a dream of Shaykh Osama bin Laden; you will be pleased to hear it, and your love for the mujahideen will only increase.”

He said, “I was in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah at the house of a Scholar who used to lecture at the Prophet’s masjid. We had just arrived at his house when someone knocked on the door. The Shaykh returned with a person of luminous and honorable appearance who was about 80 years old.

“The host welcomed him and requested the Tafsir of a few verses from the Qur’an. We quietly listened to him while the guest Shaykh recited a few verses, and then he gave the Tafsir of those verses. By Allah, I had studied a number of Tafsirs, but that Shaykh was a sea of knowledge. When he completed his lesson, the host invited him for a meal, but he declined politely, and we came to understand that he was fasting.

“Eventually, the guest asked for permission to leave, but the host insisted,
‘Until you narrate to us the dream of Shaykh Osama bin Laden once more, you will not get the permission to leave.’

“The Shaykh smiled and asked, ‘The dream that Shaykh Osama bin Laden had
when he was 9 years old?’ The host replied in the affirmative.

This is how that Shaykh narrated the incident:

“’I was a close friend of Muhammed bin Laden, the father of Osama bin Laden.
Many times I would be in his company. And many times, I used to visit his house
regarding work related to construction. During the discussions, our talk would
be disturbed by the playing of his children, and then he would ask them to go
out and play.

“’But I was surprised to see that he would always ask one particular son to
sit beside him. I asked him, “Why don’t you let this son of yours to play
with his other brothers? Is he sick?”

“’Mohammed bin Laden smiled and said, “No, there something special about
this son of mine.”’

“’When I asked his name, he said, “His name is Osama, and he is 9 years
old. Let me share with you something strange which happened a few days ago. My son woke me up few minutes before the morning prayer and told me, ‘Dear
father, I want to tell you about a dream that I had.’ I thought he must have
had a nightmare. I made ablution and took him along with me to Masjid.

“’“On the way, he told me, ‘In the dream, I saw myself in a huge, flat
area. I saw an army mounted on white horses moving towards me. All of them were wearing black turbans. One of the horsemen, who had shiny eyes, came up to me and asked me, “Are you Osama bin Muhammed bin Laden?” I replied, “Yes.” He then asked me again, “Are you Osama bin Muhammed bin Laden?” I again replied, “Yes, that is me.” He again asked, “Are you Osama bin Muhammed bin Laden?” Then I said, “By Allah, I am Osama bin Laden.” He moved a flag towards me and said, “Hand this flag over to Imam Mahdi Muhammad bin Abdullah at the gates of Al-Quds.” I took the flag from him, and I saw that the army started marching behind me.’

“’Muhammed bin Laden said, “I was surprised at that but, due to business
at work, I forgot about the dream. The next morning, he woke me up just before the morning prayer and narrated the same dream. The same thing happened on the third morning also. Now, I began to worry for my son. I decided to take him with me to a knowledgeable person who can interpret dreams.

“’“Accordingly, I took Osama to a person of knowledge and informed him
about the whole incident. He looked at us with surprise and asked, ‘Is this
your same son who had the dream?’ I said, ‘Yes.” He kept staring at Osama
for some time. My concern multiplied. He comforted me and said, ‘I will ask
you a few questions. I am sure that you will answer them truthfully.’

“’“He asked Osama, ‘Son, do you remember anything about that flag which
that horseman gave you?’ Osama replied, ‘Yes, I remember it.’

“’“He asked him, ‘Can you describe it, how it was?’

“’“Osama said, ‘It was similar to the flag of Saudi Arabia, but its
color was not green but black, and there was something written on it in white
color.’

“’“He then put the next question to Osama, ‘Did you ever see yourself
also fighting?’ Osama replied, ‘I commonly see such dreams.’ He then asked
Osama to go out of the room and do recitation of the Qur’an.

“’“Then that person of knowledge turned towards me and asked, ‘Where is
your ancestry from?’

“’“I replied from Hadramawt in Yemen. Then, he asked me to tell him
something about my tribe. I replied that we are related to the tribe of Shanwah which is a Qahtani tribe from Yemen. He then cried out the Takbir loudly and called in Osama and kissed him while crying. He also said that the signs of the hour are near.

“’“’O Muhammed bin Laden, this son of yours will prepare an army for
Imam Mahdi and for the sake of protecting his religion, he will migrate to the region of Khurasan [Afghanistan]. O Osama ! Blessed is he who will do Jihad by your side and undone and disappointed be he who leaves you alone and fights against you.’”’”

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[1] On the authority of Thawban, the Messenger of Allah (upon whom be blessings and peace) said:The Prophet Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam said: "Before your treasure, three will kill each other -- all of them are sons of a different caliph but none will be the recipient. Then the Black Banners will appear from the East and they will kill you in a way that has never before been done by a nation."

Thawban, a companion said: 'Then he said something that I do not remember by heart' then continued to say that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: "If you see him give him your allegiance, even if you have to crawl over ice, because surely he is the Caliph of Allah, the Mahdi. If you see the black (meaning war) flags coming from Khurasan (Afghanistan), join that army, even if you have to crawl over ice, for this is the army of the Caliph, the Mahdi and no one can stop that army until it reaches Jerusalem."
(Son of Majah, Al Busiri, Al Hakim, Ahmad Nuaym, Ad-Daylami, Hasan, son of Sufyaan, and Abu Nuaym.)

Related by Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam said: "(Armies carrying) black flags will come from Khurasan (Afghanistan). No power will be able to stop them and they will finally reach Jerusalem where they will erect their flags." (Tirmidhi)

Muhammad, son of Al Hanaffia, said:"The Black Banners will come out for the children of Al Abbas. The other black banners will come from Khurasan [Afghanistan area]. Their turbans will be black and their clothes white. At their front will be a man named Shuayb, the son of Salih, from Tamim. They will defeat the companions of The Sufyaani until he comes to the House of Jerusalem where he will establish his power for the Mahdi, and he will be supplied with three hundred (men) from Syria after his arrival and the matter will be settled for the Mahdi in seventy-two months (six years)."

NOTE: The authenticity of these hadeeth reports is disputed.

http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?t=5331

The Yemeni Who Stood Up to Al-Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf

2011-06-24T11:01:00.001+01:00

Tawus ibn Kaysan, one of the righteous students of Ibn ‘Abbas and a Muhaddith said, ‘I entered the Haram (Makkah) to perform ‘Umrah and when I completed it, I prayed 2 units of prayer behind the Maqam of Ibrahim and then I sat down. I turned to look at the people in the mosque when behold, I saw a group of people with weapons, swords, spears and shields! I looked and it was al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, the Amir of blood-shed, about whom Laila al-Akhiliya said,

حجاج أنت الذي ما فوقه أحد
Hajjaj, you are the one above whom there is none

إلا الخليفة المستغفر الصمد
Except the True Ruler, the Forgiving and Eternal One (Allah)

قتل مائة نفس وقتل سعيد بن جبير
He (Hajjaj) killed a hundred souls and he killed Sa’id ibn Jubayr

Al-Hajjaj once said, ‘I saw in my dream that Allah killed me once for every soul I killed except for Sa’id ibn Jubayr for Allah killed me on the Sirat (path over Hellfire) seventy times because of him.’

Tawus continues: ‘I saw the commotion so I kept seated in my place. Whilst in that state, I saw a poor, ascetic worshipper from Yemen. He went to circumambulate around the Ka’bah, then he came to pray 2 units of prayer when suddenly his garment clung to a spear from the spears of the army of Hajjaj, and so the spear fell on al-Hajjaj! He stopped him and said, ‘Who are you?’ He said, ‘Muslim.’ He said, ‘Where are you from?’ He said, ‘From Yemen.’ He said, ‘How is my brother with you people?’ (– He meant his brother Muhammad ibn Yusuf who was also a tyrannical ruler like him). He said, ‘I left him as a fat man with a fat stomach.’ Al-Hajjaj said, ‘I didn’t ask you about his health but I asked you about his justice.’ He said, ‘I left him as a deceiving and oppressive ruler.’

He said, ‘Don’t you know who I am?’ So the man said, ‘Who are you?’ He said, ‘I am al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf!’ So the man said,

أتظن أنه يعز بك أكثر من اعتزازي بالله؟
‘Do you think that he (your brother) is mightier and strengthened by you more than I am by Allah?’

Tawus said, ‘When he said that, all my hair stood on end. But al-Hajjaj let him go and left him.’

فَاللّهُ خَيْرٌ حَافِظاً وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

“… But Allah is the Best of Protectors and He is the Most Merciful of those who show Mercy.”
[Yusuf 12: 64]

- Taken from احفظ الله يحفظك [If you guard Allah, He will Guard you] by ‘Aidh al-Qarni.

"I am Ibrahim.." - a story of Brotherhood & Sacrifice.

2011-05-04T11:54:00.000+01:00

"I am Ibrahim.." A Story of Brotherhood & Sacrifice.

Hajjaj ibn Yusuf had given orders for the arrest of Ibrahim an-Nakha'i.

The person deputed to locate him ended up at Ibrahim at-Taymi's and told him that he had orders to arrest Ibrahim.

He said, "I am Ibrahim", (though he knew that the man wanted Ibrahim an-Nakha'i). The man arrested him and took him to Hajjaj who imprisoned him in a place that neither recieved sunlight nor was protected from severe cold. Another person was enchained in the same fetters with him.

Ibrahim at-Taymi's condition deteriorated. When his mother visited him, she could not recognise him till he spoke to her. He remained in this cell till his death therein.

Hajjaj's dream;

Hajjaj saw a dream that very night in which someone announced that a person had died that day who would go to Paradise. In the morning, Hajjaj made enquiries and was told that Ibrahim Taymi had died in prison. Hajjaj commented, "This was one of the dreams in which the devils attack (men)".

Burial;

After that, Hajjaj ordered that Ibrahim must be buried. He had died in 92 AH.

[Source: ONE HUNDRED ASCETICS and their Chief MUHAMMAD. - Muhammad Siddiq al-Manshawi. P186. (Darul Ishaat - Karachi - Pakistan. ISBN: 969-428-154-7)]

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Poem: "She was asleep. I kissed her. She awoke..."

2011-05-04T11:09:00.001+01:00

قال القاضي عبد الوهاب المالكي

Qādhi ‘Abd’l-Wahhāb al-Māliki said:

ونائمةٍ قبَّلتها فتنبَّهَتْ … وقالَتْ تعالَوْا فاطلُبُوا اللِّصَّ بالحدِّ

She was asleep. I kissed her. She awoke.
She shouted, “Help! Establish the law against this thief!”

فقلتُ لها إنِّي فَدَيتكِ غاصبٌ … وما حكمُوا في غاصبٍ بسوَى الرَّدِّ

So I said to her, “But I sacrificed myself for you! I took it by force I admit!
But they didn’t rule on the Usurper other than it is to be given back!

خُذيها وكُفِّي عنْ أَثيمٍ ظلامة … وإن أَنتِ لم ترضَيْ فأَلف على عدِّ

Take it and stop punishing this oppressive soul!
If that doesn’t satisfy you, then take a thousand instead!

فقالتْ قصاصٌ يشهدُ العقلُ أَنَّه … على كبدِ الجاني أَلذُّ من الشَّهْدِ

She said, “This kind of punishment, everyone bears witness no doubt
That it is sweeter for the Criminal than honey itself!

فباتَتْ يَميني وهي هميانُ خصرها … وباتَتْ يَساري وهي واسطَةُ العقدِ

So my right hand spent the night and it was her belt.
And my left hand spent the night and it was her necklace.

فقالتْ أَلم أخْبَرْ بأَنَّكَ زاهدٌ … فقلتُ بلَى ما زلتُ أَزهدُ في الزُّهْدِ

She said, “Was I not told that you were a pious man?!”
So I said, “Indeed! I am still a pious man when it comes to piety!”

Easy tiger.

This wonderful little poem needs a little bit of explanation so here goes:

ونائمةٍ قبَّلتها فتنبَّهَتْ … وقالَتْ تعالَوْا فاطلُبُوا اللِّصَّ بالحدِّ

She was asleep. I kissed her. She awoke.
She shouted, “Help! Establish the law against this thief!”

He goes up to a sleeping girl (who could be anyone – of course someone lawful – that doesn’t really matter here) and kisses her. It wakes her up and in anger she calls for someone to grab this criminal and give him the hadd (a prescribed punishment). She’s clearly angry and decides to call him a thief for what he’s done, probably because she can’t think at that moment which kind of crime he’s really perpetrated.

فقلتُ لها إنِّي فَدَيتكِ غاصبٌ … وما حكمُوا في غاصبٍ بسوَى الرَّدِّ

So I said to her, “But I sacrificed myself for you! I took it by force I admit!
But they didn’t rule on the Usurper other than it is to be given back.

He then responds and says, “Look, be fair. I did all this for you! I haven’t stolen anything so I can’t be a thief and therefore you can’t ask for a hadd against me can you?”

He wants to convince her that if he has done a crime, then it’s ghasb. Ghasb is “to usurp” and even that isn’t a very accurate translation. Ghasb is to forcefully and oppressively take something without “stealing” (sariqah) it as such, robbing it (tashlīh), pick-pocketing it (nashl) or harming the other party physically (qat‘ al-tarīq etc). All of these four categories have different punishments and likewise ghasb is a fifth category of many possible further categories. Now I know you’re thinking, “but they’re all the same thing aren’t they?!” but in the Sharī‘ah, the scholars differed much over these separate categories and the punishments associated to each type. For example, a pick-pocket takes something which isn’t guarded as such, whereas a thief who gets his hand cut must have stolen something which is properly guarded or closed off to the public according to the majority of the scholars such as breaking and entering into your home at night. The other categories have some force and violence attached to the crime.

As for ghasb: sometimes it can be fraudulent i.e. you ‘blag’ your boundary post and take someone else’s land or more practically another example is if I’m in the street and I shout you down and just snatch something off you whilst you’re holding it, but I don’t run off or anything, then you’ve got a better idea now of what ghasb is and how it’s different to the other categories of “stealing”.

The main thing to understand is that the mass majority of scholars have agreed that the Usurper has no punishment other than that he must return the item he usurped and then make tawbah. Others said he must ask for pardon from the aggrieved party as well, but other than that, the State does not get involved.

So, what our cheeky but clever Faqih romantic has decided to do is to ‘play’ this woman he’s just kissed. And he tells her, “Look, what I’ve done is only ghasb! Okay, I took a kiss from you by force – but I don’t know why you’re asking for the sword! All the scholars have agreed that the only punishment for the Usurper is that he gives back that what he’s taken!”

خُذيها وكُفِّي عنْ أَثيمٍ ظلامة … وإن أَنتِ لم ترضَيْ فأَلف على عدِّ

Take it and stop punishing this oppressive soul!
If that doesn’t satisfy you, then take a thousand instead!

He’s clearly got so far using his wits and now his real cheekiness comes out. Appealing to her sense of humour and excitement, he’s actually asking her to kiss him just once to take back what he has taken from her in usurpation. And like every artful dodger, he’s now turned the tables and assumed the role of the aggrieved party, the underdog, the miskeen, the oppressed one!

He then goes further and says, “If you’re not happy with what the scholars demand (i.e. like for like is given back in ghasb), then I tell you what, take extra from me as my punishment, no problem! In fact, kiss me a thousand times as my punishment!”

فقالتْ قصاصٌ يشهدُ العقلُ أَنَّه … على كبدِ الجاني أَلذُّ من الشَّهْدِ

She said, “This kind of punishment, everyone bears witness no doubt
That it is sweeter for the Criminal than honey itself!

She’s clearly warming to this cheeky scholar now, and is only stating the obvious here that, “There is no way I’m going to give you exactly what you wanted all along! You call that a punishment?!”

But it’s far too late now, and she’s fallen for his charm; if you’re sixteen or under, please close this page now. Thanks.

فباتَتْ يَميني وهي هميانُ خصرها … وباتَتْ يَساري وهي واسطَةُ العقدِ

So my right hand spent the night and it was her belt.
And my left hand spent the night and it was her necklace.

Is my central heating on too high or what?

Here is Arab poetry at its most daring: our romantic has completed his seduction of his prey and has now spent the night with her. Not just that, but what is being described (poorly in English of course and much more sensitively in the Arabic) is how he’s lying next to her and holding her very close, around her waist and very gently across her neck and what on Earth am I doing still talking about this line…

فقالتْ أَلم أخْبَرْ بأَنَّكَ زاهدٌ … فقلتُ بلَى ما زلتُ أَزهدُ في الزُّهْدِ

She said, “Was I not told that you were a pious man!”
So I said, “Indeed! I am still a pious man when it comes to piety!”

Perhaps the cleverest line of the poem, which could mean something else but I’ve translated it this way: as we said before, the woman has completely fallen for this chap and is now teasing him, “I thought I was told that you were an ascetic/pious man (Zāhid).” Normally, zuhd or ascetism as practiced by the masters of Tasawwuf is to completely renounce the dunya, almost like a form of monasticism but without that kind of extremism. But clearly she is claiming that enjoying oneself with women in such a way would be against the way of zuhd as such.

So our star of the show dead-pans a response playing on the fact that zuhd doesn’t have any agreed upon Shar‘i definition, decides to give the word his own definition i.e. piety and thus being good, praying, fasting and all those things that one would expect day to day from an ‘Alim – but don’t try and put the fun that I’m having with women in that category!

So there we are.

This poem was written by the inimitable Qādhi ‘Abd’l-Wahhāb al-Māliki al-Baghdādi (rahimullāh); he was one of the famous Imams of Iraq and from the leaders of Ahl’l-Sunnah. He was the student of the scholar Imām al-Bāqillāni and the Shaykh of the Māliki madhab. Al-Khatīb al-Baghdādi took from him and considered him to be the most knowledgeable of the Mālikis of his time.

He is most famous for his commentary to Ibn Abi Zayd’s masterpiece al-Risālah. Amongst many other books, he also has a commentary to the Mudawwana. Many quoted from Qādhi ‘Abd’l-Wahhāb especially Ibn Hajr, Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim, who uses him extensively as a reference in his Ijtimā‘ al-Juyūsh’l-Islāmiyyah.

He was not only a master of fiqh but a great poet, with over 165 books attributed to him. His intellect, eloquence and clear skill in the Arabic language and poetry was much admired in his time and until this day.

Ibn Khallikān reported in his Wafāyat’l-A‘yān the circumstances of the death of Qādhi ‘Abd’l-Wahhāb. He had suffered for many years in Baghdad, experiencing very difficult circumstances. Then he moved to Egypt where he was warmly welcomed and lavishly supported by the wealthy and good people. All new to him, he wrote of his happiness in various poems. Not too long after, he had an opportunity to eat some quality food that he had desired for a long time but he became deathly ill from it straight away. It was reported that as he was in his last moments, he said,

“Lā ilāha illallāh! Now that we are finally starting to live, we have died!”

Miskeen.

May Allah have mercy upon this great Imam’s soul and grant him the highest part of Paradise! He was born 362h in Baghdad and he left us in Cairo, 422h (see al-Bidāyah w’l-Nihāyah and Siyar al-A‘lām for more detailed information).

And the point of all this?

Well, just imagine that someone like Shaykh Shu‘ayb al-Arna‘ūt said something like the above poem, or Shaykh Muhammad Hasan al-Dadu, or Shaykh Muhammad al-‘Awwāmah, or Shaykh Taqi al-Usmani, or Shaykh Muhammad Mukhtār al-Shinqītī, or Shaykh Ibn Bāz. Or anyone for that matter.

My goodness. There’d be uproar. From the ignorant that is.

Firstly, have no doubt that these great and noble scholars of today wouldn’t reach half the standard of someone like Qādhi ‘Abd’l-Wahhāb al-Māliki, neither in ‘ilm or ‘amal.

So therefore secondly, let it just be a little reminder to everyone showing the vastness of our heritage and a reminder to the extremists to just take it easy a little bit, and a reminder to the modernists and “progressives” that we have no need for you to bring into our pure Islam all the new dreams you have in your inferiority-complex induced sleep in the houses of your Masters of disbelief and heresy.

Alhamdulillāh ‘alā ni‘mat’l-Islām, wa kafā bihā ni‘mah.

And Allah knows best.

Translated by Abu Eesa Niamatullah:

http://alternativeentertainment.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/she-was-asleep-i-kissed-her-she-awoke/

Salaf Stories BOOK - Download!

2011-04-22T09:55:00.003+01:00

Asalaamu alaykum waRahmatullah waBarakaatuh.

Salaf Stories E-Book [DOWNLOAD].

Are you as Committed as Suhaila? Have you seen an intelligent Thief who was Fasting & afraid to do Bid'a? Or maybe sending blessings on the Prophet (saws) will remove all your problems? Do you want to see Miracles & True Dreams of the righteous before us?

Salaf Stories is a Collection of different events throughout our Islamic history of the righteous before us. We hope - by reading their examples, and following them - you will increase in Emaan [belief], insha' Allah.

لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِّأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ

Indeed in their stories, there is a lesson for men of understanding.. (Yusuf 12:111)

CONTENTS - Stories:

Chapter 1: SINCERETY
Chapter 2: SMALL GOOD ACTIONS - GREAT REWARDS
Chapter 3: PATIENCE & TRUST in ALLAH
Chapter 4: PRISONERS
Chapter 5: BATTLES
Chapter 6: MIRACLES & TRUE DREAMS
Chapter 7: LOVE
Chapter 8: HUMOUR (Funny)
Chapter 9: JINN EXPERIENCES
Chapter10: DEATH

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2 Powerful Stories on Death!

2011-04-18T14:13:00.000+01:00

Ash-Shaykh `Ali at-Tantawi related that a man who drove a truck in Syria once picked up a passenger to give him a lift. The passenger sat in the back where there was neither roof nor cover.

There was, however, a coffin that had been prepared for burial. It started to rain and the man, noticing that it was a large coffin, decided to seek shelter inside of it. Another passenger came onto the truck and he also made his way to the back. He happened to choose a seat beside the coffin. While it continued to rain the second passenger thought that he was alone in the truck. Without warning, the first passenger stuck his hand out of the coffin to see if the rain had subsided. On seeing the hand, the second passenger became terrified, thinking that a dead man in the coffin was rising to life. From the sheer terror and shock of the moment, the man stumbled backwards, fell out of the truck, and smashed his head on the pavement, dying instantaneously.
This unexpected way of dying is how Allah had written for this man to die.

[From: Don't be Sad -By Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni - Chapter Death.]

http://www.dont-be-sad-alqarni.com/Death.htm

At-Tantawi related another story that equally illustrates the unexpectedness of death. A bus full of people was moving when the driver suddenly pressed on the brakes. The passengers asked him what was wrong. He said, "I am stopping for this old man who is waving so that he can get on the bus." They all said in wonder, "We do not see anyone."

He said, "Look at him over there." They repeated that there was no one to be seen. He said confidently, "Now look, he is coming to get in." Now the situation was beyond wonder, and they exclaimed,

"By Allah, we don't see anyone." Then, in an instant, the driver died in his seat.
Thus death came to him in the most bizarre and unexpected of scenarios:

When their term is reached, neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour [or a moment]. (Qur 'an 7: 34)

Memorizing the Entire Qur'an in 2 months!

2011-04-18T12:23:00.000+01:00

As-salaamu `alaykum

I recently heard an incredibly amazing account told by Shaykh Yasir Salamah, one of the leading Imams and recitors of Egypt. In his audio tape ‘When will I see you as a Haafidh?’ he speaks of the true account of Muhammad, a brother who after attending a workshop on memorising Qur’aan and utilising all the available mediums, went on to memorise the entire Qur’aan within just 50 days (i.e 2 months)

Within 2 months?!

Yes. Within 2 months. This is his account and he says:

“I declared a state of Jihad upon my soul and put death before my eyes. I made an intention to memorise the Noble Qur’aan. So I abandoned telephone calls and unnecessary visits, and I changed all the negative thoughts associated with hifdh (memorisation) to positive and practical ones e.g. When a thought came to me saying ‘I can’t do it!’ I’d say, ‘I can do it.’ If it said, ‘My memory is weak!’ I’d say ‘I take pleasure in having a great memory.’

I chose the masjid as the place of my hifdh as it preserves three:

1. The eyes

2. The ears

3. The tongue

I followed a specific dietary program consisting of eating dates, fruits and honey - and fasting helped me a great deal in that. I used to wake up before salaat al-Fajr by 2 and a half hours and I slept 2 hours after ‘Isha. I used to wake up for Tahajjud (the night prayer), prolonging my sujood wherein I would call upon Allaah ta’alaa to ease for me my affair. I would also seek forgiveness 100 times.

I began to memorise 5 pages and would recite them in the Sunnah prayers of Fajr. After salaat al-Fajr, I would begin the memorisation of 5 new pages and at the end, I would recite them in the 2 raka’ahs of salaat al-Duhaa, all the time thanking Allaah for easing the memorisation.

I would perfect the recitation of what I had memorised by listening to tapes of one of the recitors. I would read about the qiraa’ah in books or via the Muqaddimah al-Jazariyyah (poem on the ahkam of tajweed).

After salaat al-Dhuhr, I would repeat everything that I had memorised previously beginning from the 1st Juz, until salaat al-’Asr. After the ‘Asr prayer, I would repeat the new portion of hifdh and the juz before. After the Maghrib prayer, I would prepare the recitation of 10 new pages and it was only after salaat al-’Isha that I’d review the Qur’aan with my teacher, may Allaah reward him well.

Before retiring to bed, I would listen to all that I memorised in the day from cassettes and I would be sitting for 6 continuous hours, without any boredom or feeling tired. In the 1st week, I would sit for 6 hours, memorising and revising. In the 2nd week, I would sit for 8 hours. In the 3rd week, it was 10 hours and in the 4th week, it was 12 hours. In the last 10 days, I was sitting for 14 hours memorising and revising.

The hardest times for me were when it came to sleeping and eating. I ardently wished that the period of sleep would end quickly so that I could start my hifdh of the Noble of Qur’aan. Everytime I began to read the Qur’aan and memorise, I felt such delight and enjoyment that I had never felt before. Du’a was an important factor for me before and after hifdh. I would memorise a page whilst sitting down and then repeat it whilst walking. My teacher played an important role in encouraging me, in revision, in correcting me and benefiting me in terms of Tajweed.

In the last week, on the night of 20th Ramadan, only 4 and a half juz remained until completion of hifdh. So I turned to Allaah to open up my way and ease it for me. I went on to memorise it in 6 days with the Help of Allaah.

Laylatul-Qadr came, the night of delight and happiness - it was like a wedding night to me. My completion of hifdh took place between Maghrib and ‘Isha in the masjid with the Imam and those in I’tikaaf. We began the khatma (reciting from beginning till end of the Book). In the end, during the du’aa, my heart opened up greatly and I began to weep like never before. It was the most beautiful hour of my life. Allaah had honoured me with the memorisation of His Book.

During the du’aa, I remembered a dream I had more than 10 years ago… I was a Mu’adhin of a mosque and after Fajr salaah, I sat remembering Allaah in the mosque. I felt sleepy so I took a nap in the middle of the mosque, and behold! I found myself amidst a gathering. A powerful ray of light descended from the sky down to the middle of the masjid. From that light came many angels and between them were 2 big Angels. One of them turned towards me and took me to the light. I entered along with the 2 angels. I then found myself on top of a large green tree - I began to climb it in the companionship of the 2 angels. We found angels standing by the door of the 1st heaven. They said to me ‘Where are you going?’ They opened up a book and said, ‘We don’t have your name with us, so climb onwards to the top.’ And likewise, all the time (through each heaven), they said the same thing to me.

Upon arriving at the 7th heaven, we reached the end of the tree. I found angels standing at the door and they said, ‘Are you Muhammad?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ They said, ‘Enter, for the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) wants you.’ I said to the 2 angels that were with me ‘Come in with me.’ They said, ‘We can’t enter. But we will wait for you.’ So I entered Jannah and behold, I saw therein what no eye has seen, no ear has heard and had never entered in the heart of Man. Angels were surrounding me and there was a door, on top of it was written لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله. جنة الفردوس (There is no God but Allaah and Muhammad is His Messenger. Al-Firdaws Paradise).

The Angels opened the door and I entered. Before me was the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) sitting at the top end and beside him were men, some that I recognised and some that I didn’t. In front of him were a very large group of men, women and children. They wore white clothes, and they were so many that they had a beginning but no end. All of them were reciting Qur’aan.

The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) called me and I went up to him. He got up and made some space for me. I kissed him and he sat me down besides him. I asked him ‘Who are these people O Messenger of Allah?’ He said, ‘These are the people who have memorised the Book of Allaah `azza wa jall.’

Inshaa’Allaah ta’ala, the dream ended in truth. I never spoke to anyone about it until the night that I completed the memorisation of the Qur’aan.”

Allahu Akbar, if this is not tawfeeq from Allaah and determination… I don’t know what is!
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Transcribed and edited from the audio ‘When will I see you as a Haafidh?’ by Shaykh Yasir Salamah, hafidhahullah. Rest of the series located here

‘By Allah, I will not leave him for anyone!’

2011-04-14T07:21:00.001+01:00

Jarir b. ‘Abdullah al-Bajali reported that in a battle there was a man with Abu Musa al-Ash’ari who was very brave and damaging against the enemies. After the battle they collected the booty. Abu Musa granted the man only a portion of the booty he deserved and not all. The man refused to accept anything less than what he deserved. As a result, Abu Musa gave him ten lashes and shaved off his head. The man collected his hair and went off to ‘Umar as he was sitting in his gathering. He struck ‘Umar’s chest with his hair and said, ‘I swear by Allah! If it wasn’t for the fire of Hell, I would have dealt with your deputy myself!’ He then related to him what Abu Musa did to him.

‘Umar then wrote to Abu Musa saying, ‘To proceed; So-and-so has related to me such-and-such. If you did this to him in public, then I swear you must also sit in public view so the man could exact revenge. If you did this to him in private then you may sit privately.’

The man took the letter to Abu Musa. The people said, ‘Forgive him.’

‘By Allah, I will not leave him for anyone!’ said the man.

When Abu Musa sat down for him to exact revenge, the man looked up at the sky and said, ‘O Allah, I have forgiven him.’

Sirat ‘Umar b. al-Khattab by al-Baltaji 97-98.

Poem: "Respond to Allah’s call, woe to you, respond!"

2011-04-10T12:08:00.000+01:00

أحلَّ الكفر بالإسلام ضيماً ……… يطول به على الدين النحيبُ
فحقٌّ ضائع وحمى مُباح ……… وسيف قاطع ودم صبيبُ
وكم من مسلم أمسى سليباً ……… ومسلمة لها حرم سليبُ
وكم من مسجد جعلوه ديراً ……… على محرابه نُصب الصليبُ
أمور لو تأمَّلهنَّ طفل ……… لثارَ في مفارقه المشيب
أتُسبى المسلمات بكلِّ ثغرٍ ……… وعيش المسلمين إذاً يطيب
أما لله والإسلام حق ……… يدافع عنه شُبانٌ وشيبُ؟
فقل لذوي البصائر حيثُ كانوا ……… أجيبوا الله ويحكمو
أجيبوا

What injustice Kufr has inflicted upon Islam
That has brought on great lamentation for the religion.

A right lost, a sanctuary violated,
A piercing sword, flowing blood.

How many a Muslim has been looted,
And how many a Muslimah her sanctity defiled,

How many a Masjid has been made a monastery,
A crucifix erected upon its mihrab?

Such events, were a child to reflect,
They would turn white his hair.

How can Muslim women be enslaved at every frontier,
While Muslims yet live in comfort?

Does not Allah or Islam have a right
That young and old must rise to defend?

Say to the men of understanding wherever they may be,
"Respond to Allah’s call, woe to you, respond!"

Source

Asad bin al-Furat: The Conqueror of Southern Italy

2011-04-06T13:57:00.000+01:00

asalaam alaikum warahmatatulah wabarakatuh

Asad bin al-Furat: The Conqueror of Southern Italy

adh-Dhahabi introduced him in ‘Siyar A’lam an-Nubala” (9/14):

“Asad bin al-Furat, the Imam, the ‘Allamah, the Qadi, the Amir, the forerunner of the Mujahidin, Abu ‘Abdillah al-Harrani then al-Maghribi. He was born in Harran in 144 according to Ibn Makula. Others have said he was born in 145.”

In ‘Shajarat an-Nur az-Zakiyyah fi Tabaqat al-Malikiyyah’ (p. 62), Shaykh Muhammad Makhluf al-Maliki said:

“He traveled with his father when he was two years of age with the army of Arabs under the leadership of Ibn al-Ash’ath, and he entered Qayrawan in the year 146. He then entered Tunis and dedicated himself to reciting and studying the Qur’an and its sciences. He heard ‘al-Muwatta” from Ibn Ziyad (’Ali bin Ziyad at-Tunisi), and when he was eighteen, he traveled east. He lived in Madinah for some time, and reviewed ‘al-Muwatta” with Malik himself.

He then traveled to Iraq and met the most famous companions of Abu Hanifah, including the two leading scholars Abu Yusuf and Muhammad bin al-Hasan. He obtained much useful knowledge from them, and he then traveled to Egypt and met a group of the most famous scholars including ‘Abd ar-Rahman bin al-Qasim. He stayed with him for some time, and this is where he wrote ‘al-Asadiyyah.’

He then returned to Qayrawan, and this is where he became famous for his knowledge and his reputation became great. In the year 212, the governor Ziyadatullah al-Aghlabi gathered his army naval fleet and prepared them to invade Sicily, and the commander and judge of the army was Asad bin al-Furat. He went out as part of a huge caravan that included scholars and his supporters.

When Asad saw this huge number of people of all types in front of him and behind him, he said to them after praising Allah: “There is none worthy of worship except Allah, without any partners. O people! By Allah, I did not inherit any position of leadership from my father or grandfather, and none of my ancestors have ever seen a gathering such as this! I am not witnessing what you see for any reason other than the pens (i.e. due to learning and studying knowledge, writing it, and placing oneself at its service). So, exert yourselves and exhaust your bodies in seeking knowledge and writing it. Be patient upon its hardship, as you will attain the good of this world and the next through it.”

This caravan stretched all the way to Marsa Susah (on the northern coast of Libya), and the fleet of ships departed from there towards Sicily. After enduring much hardship, he finally entered it and made a great conquest! He died of his wounds during the siege of Syracuse (southern Italy) and was buried there, may Allah have Mercy upon him.”

adh-Dhahabi concluded in ‘as-Siyar’ (9/15):

“…In addition to his immense knowledge, he was also a courageous and heroic warrior. The leader of Sicily confronted him with an army of 150,000, and a man said: “I saw Asad carrying the banner of his army that day while reciting ‘Ya Sin.’ He then charged the enemy and defeated them, and I saw the blood flowing on the banner and onto his arm,” and he became ill and died while laying siege to Syracuse.”

The Woman Locked in the House.

2011-04-06T13:48:00.001+01:00

The Woman Locked in the House

In ‘Mashari’ al-Ashwaq’ (2/239), Ibn an-Nahhas related from Abu Bakr bin al-’Arabi [not ibn arabi - the sufi]

“Some of the rulers had made a pact with the disbelievers that they would not hold any prisoners. So, a Muslim man one day travelled near their lands and passed by a locked house. He could hear a woman calling from inside the house: “I am a prisoner! Tell your companions about me!”

When he went back and told the people about this woman, the ruler did not even let him finish the story. He immediately got up and walked on foot to the frontlines until he freed this woman and conquered the area where she had been held captive.”

"Don't be sad, Salem. Do you know who's going to take you to the masjid today?"

2011-03-01T12:58:00.000Z

This is a true story about a man named Rashed. He tells his story as follows...

I was not more than thirty years old when my wife gave birth to my first child. I still remember that night.

I had stayed out all night long with my friends, as was my habit. It was a night filled with useless talk, and worse, with backbiting, gossiping, and making fun of people. I was mostly the one who made people laugh; I would mock others and my friends would laugh and laugh. I remember on that night that I'd made them laugh a lot. I had an amazing ability to imitate others – I could change the sound of my voice until I sounded exactly like the person I was mocking. No one was safe from my biting mockery, even my friends; some people started avoiding me just to be safe from my tongue. I remember on that night, I had made fun of a blind man who I'd seen begging in the market. What was worse, I had put my foot out in front him – he tripped and fell, and started turning his head around, not knowing what to say.

I went back to my house, late as usual, and I found my wife waiting for me. She was in a terrible state, and said in a quivering voice, "Rashed... where were you?"

"Where would I be, on Mars?" I said sarcastically, "With my friends of course."

She was visibly exhausted, and holding back tears, she said, "Rashed, I'm so tired. It seems the baby is going to come soon." A silent tear fell on her cheek.

I felt that I had neglected my wife. I should have taken care of her and not stayed out so much all those nights... especially since she was in her ninth month. I quickly took her to the hospital; she went into the delivery room, and suffered through long hours of pain.

I waited patiently for her to give birth… but her delivery was difficult, and I waited a long time until I got tired. So I went home and left my phone number with the hospital so they could call with the good news. An hour later, they called me to congratulate me on the birth of Salem. I went to the hospital immediately. As soon as they saw me, they asked me to go see the doctor who had overlooked my wife's delivery.
"What doctor?" I cried out, "I just want to see my son Salem!"

"First go see the doctor," they said.

I went to the doctor, and she started talking to me about trials, and about being satisfied with Allah's decree. Then she said, "Your son has a serious deformity in his eyes, and it seems that he has no vision." I lowered my head while I fought back tears... I remembered that blind man begging in the market who I'd tripped and made others laugh at.

Subhan Allah, you get what you give! I stayed brooding quietly for a while... I didn't know what to say. Then I remembered by wife and son. I thanked the doctor for her kindness, and went to go see my wife. My wife wasn't sad. She believed in the decree of Allah... she was content... How often had she advised me to stop mocking people! "Don't backbite people," she always used to repeat... We left the hospital, and Salem came with us.

In reality, I didn't pay much attention to him. I pretended that he wasn't in the house with us. When he started crying loudly, I'd escape to the living room to sleep there. My wife took good care of him, and loved him a lot. As for myself, I didn't hate him, but I couldn't love him either.

Salem grew. He started to crawl, and had a strange way of crawling. When he was almost one year old, he started trying to walk, and we discovered that he was crippled. I felt like he was an even greater burden on me. After him, my wife gave birth to Umar and Khaled. The years passed, and Salem grew, and his brothers grew. I never liked to sit at home, I was always out with my friends... in reality, I was like a plaything at their disposal [entertaining them whenever they wanted].

My wife never gave up on my reform. She always made du'aa for my guidance. She never got angry with my reckless behavior, but she would get really sad if she saw me neglecting Salem and paying attention to the rest of his brothers. Salem grew, and my worries grew with him. I didn't mind when my wife asked to enroll him in a special school for the handicapped.

I didn't really feel the passing of the years. My days were all the same. Work and sleep and food and staying out with friends. One Friday, I woke up at 11 am. This was early for me. I was invited to a gathering, so I got dressed and perfumed, and was about to go out. I passed by our living room, and was startled by the sight of Salem – he was sobbing! This was the first time I had noticed Salem crying since he was a baby. Ten years had passed, and I hadn't paid attention to him. I tried to ignore him now, but I couldn't take it... I heard him calling out to his mother while I was in the room. I turned towards him, and went closer. "Salem! Why are you crying?" I asked.

When he heard my voice, he stopped crying. Then when he realized how close I was, he started feeling around him with his small hands. What was wrong with him? I discovered that he was trying to move away from me! It was as if he was saying, "Now, you've decided to notice me? Where have you been for the last ten years?" I followed him... he had gone into his room. At first, he refused to tell me why he'd been crying. I tried to be gentle with him... Salem started to tell me why he'd been crying, while I listened and trembled.

Do you know what the reason was?! His brother Umar, the one who used to take him to the masjid, was late. And because it was Jumu'ah prayer, Salem was afraid he wouldn't find a place in the first row. He called out to Umar... and he called out to his mother... but nobody answered, so he cried. I sat there looking at the tears flowing from his blind eyes. I couldn't bear the rest of his words. I put my hand over his mouth and said, "Is this why you were crying, Salem!"

"Yes," he said.

I forgot about my friends, I forgot about the gathering, and I said, "Don't be sad, Salem. Do you know who's going to take you to the masjid today?"

"Umar, of course," he said, "... but he's always late."

"No," I said, "I'm going to take you."

Salem was shocked... he couldn't believe it. He thought I was mocking him. His tears came and he started crying. I wiped his tears with my hand and then took hold of his hand. I wanted to take him to the masjid by car. He refused and said, "The masjid is near... I want to walk there." Yes, by Allah, he said this to me.

I couldn't remember when was the last time I had entered the masjid , but it was the first time I felt fear and regret for what I'd neglected in the long years that had passed. The masjid was filled with worshippers, but I still found a place for Salem in the first row. We listened to the Jumu'ah khutbah together, and he prayed next to me. But really, I was the one praying next to him.

After the prayer, Salem asked me for a Quraan. I was surprised! How was he going to read when he was blind? I almost ignored his request, but I decided to humor him out of fear of hurting his feelings. I passed him a Quraan. He asked me to open the Quraan to Surat al-Kahf. I started flipping through the pages and looking through the index until I found it. He took the Quraan from me, put it in front of him, and started reading the Surah... with his eyes closed... Ya Allah! He had the whole Surah memorized.

I was ashamed of myself. I picked up a Quraan... I felt my limbs tremble... I read and I read. I asked Allah to forgive me and to guide me. I couldn't take it... I started crying like a child. There were still some people in the masjid praying sunnah... I was embarrassed by their presence, so I tried to hold my tears. My crying turned into whimpering and long, sobbing breaths. The only thing I felt was a small hand reaching out to my face, and then wiping the tears away. It was Salem! I pulled him to my chest... I looked at him. I said to myself... you're not the blind one, but I am, for having drifted after immoral people who were pulling me to hellfire. We went back home. My wife was extremely worried about Salem, but her worry turned into tears [of joy] when she found out I had prayed Jumu'ah with Salem.

From that day on, I never missed the congregational prayer in the masjid. I left my bad friends... and I made righteous friends among people I met at the masjid. I tasted the sweetness of Iman with them. I learned things from them that distracted me from this world. I never missed out on gatherings of remembrance [halaqas], or on the witr prayer. I recited the entire Qur'an, several times, in one month. I moistened my tongue with the remembrance of Allah, that He might forgive my backbiting and mocking of the people. I felt closer to my family. The looks of fear and pity that had occupied my wife's eyes disappeared. A smile now never parted from the face of my son Salem. Anyone who saw him would have felt that he owned the world and everything in it. I praised and thanked Allah a lot for His blessings.

One day, my righteous friends decided to go to a far away location for da'wah. I hesitated about going. I prayed istikharah, and consulted with my wife. I thought she would refuse... but the opposite happened! She was extremely happy, and even encouraged me... because in the past, she had seen me traveling without consulting her, for the purpose of sin and evil. I went to Salem, and told him I would be traveling. With tears, he wrapped me up in his small arms...

I was away from home for three and a half months. In that period, whenever I got a chance, I called my wife and talked to my children. I missed them so much... and oh, how I missed Salem! I wanted to hear his voice... he was the only one who hadn't talked to me since I'd traveled. He was either at school or at the masjid whenever I called them.Whenever I would tell my wife how much I missed him, she would laugh happily, joyfully, except for the last time I called her. I didn't hear her expected laugh. Her voice changed. I said to her, "Give my salam to Salem," and she said, "Insha'Allah," and was quiet.

At last, I went back home. I knocked on the door. I hoped that it was Salem who would open up for me, but was surprised to find my son Khaled, who was not more than four years old. I picked him up in my arms while he squealed, "Baba! Baba!" I don't know why my heart tensed when I entered the house.

I sought refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan... I approached my wife... her face was different. As if she was pretending to be happy. I inspected her closely then said, "What's wrong with you?" "Nothing," she said. Suddenly, I remembered Salem. "Where's Salem?" I asked. She lowered her head. She didn't answer. Hot tears fell on her cheeks.

"Salem! Where's Salem?" I cried out.

At that moment, I only heard the sound of my son Khaled talking in his own way, saying, "Baba... Thalem went to pawadise... with Allah..."

My wife couldn't take it. She broke down crying. She almost fell to the floor, and left the room. Later, I found out that Salem had contracted a fever two weeks before I'd returned, so my wife took him to the hospital... the fever got more and more severe, and didn't leave him... until his soul left his body...

And if this earth closes in on you in spite of its vastness, and your soul closes is on you because of what it's carrying… call out, "Oh Allah!" If solutions run out, and paths are constricted, and ropes are cut off, and your hopes are no more… call out, "Oh Allah." Allah wished to guide Salem's father on the hands of Salem, before Salem's death. How merciful is Allah!

So she said to her father; "Say Ameen three times.."

2011-02-23T13:24:00.004Z

One of the Ulema from Riyadh narrated to us saying:

We went to one of the doors of the hospitals and we found a man with his daughter and she was in her illness, and her age was 40 years old and had not married. Every man who came for her, her father rejected him.

He (the shaykh) said: he was from the greediest people, a person of the Dunya however his Dunya did not benefit him. He had many offices, real-estate and cars and clinics, however he was known between the people that if his daughter were to be married, he cannot marry her except with hundreds of thousands, so all of the young men who came to her rejected marrying her, because those who came for her were poor youth. And most of the conditions of the people did not allow them to pay the high mahr. So every righteous man who came he was asked about his employment and his cars and his salary and if he informed him that he did not have that then he was left, until she reached 40 years of age. Then she suffered an acute illness and was admitted to the hospital and when the time for her death came, and it is a time for meeting the One, the Only One who Judges between the parties, and there is no Judge Except Him, and the One who does Justice between the Oppressed and the Oppressor, then when the death came to meet her, she said:

O Father, come close!

So he came closer to her.

She said: Say Aameen.

So he said: Aameen.

So she said: Say Aameen.

So he said: Aameen.

-By Allah, this was narrated to us by a Shaykh from the Mashayikh who witnessed this-

So she said: Say Aameen three times,

Then she said: May Allah prohibit for you Jannah as you have prohibited for me the delicacy of marriage

40 years she stayed in the house of her father, why wait?

Source:
- Mawqi' al-Imam al Aajurry li Tulabul 'Ilm

http://www.islamic-life.com/forums/heart-softeners/aameen-900

Did they not believe Him, so they made him take an oath?!"

2011-02-14T14:48:00.000Z

Al-Thaâlabi said, and Abul-Qassim Al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibnul-Hassan ibn Jaâfar Al-Mudhakkar narrated: Al-Hakem Abu Muhammad Yahya Ibnu Mansour narrated : Abu Rajaa' Muhammad ibn Ahmad Al-Qadhi narrated:

Abul-Fadhl Al-Abbas ibn Abil-Faraj Ar-Riashi Said : I heard Al-Asmaâi saying:

One day, I went out the mosque in Basra. While I was walking in one of its pathways, a gross and crude bedouin suddenly appeared, riding his camel, wearing his sword, and holding an arch in his hand.

He approached me, saluted, and asked me: "Where are you from?", I said : "From Banil-Asmaâ". He said : "You are Al-Asmaâi?", I said :"Yes", he said : "And from where do you come out?", I said : "From a place where the words of Ar-Rahman (The All-Beneficent, Allah) are recited". He said : "And does Ar-Rahman have words that humans can recite ?", I said: "Yes!", He said : "Recite some from it !". So I said : "Descend from your camel".

So he descended, and I started to recite surat Adh-Dhariyat. And when I reached the verse :

"وفي السماء رزقكم وما توعدون" (And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised) [Adh-Dhariyat:22]

He said : "O Asmaâi ! Is that really the word of Ar-Rahman ?", I said "Yes! I swear by the One (Allah) who truly sent Muhammad (with the truth), It is His word ! and He revealed it to His prophet Muhammad peace be upon him." He said : "That is sufficient."

And he went to his camel, and slaughtered it. Then he hashed it without even flaying it. And he said to me : "Help me to distribute it". So we distributed it all to every coming or going person. Then he took his sword and his arch and broke them, and put them under the saddle. And he turned out and went back to the country, saying:

"وفي السماءرزقكم وما توعدون" (And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you arepromised) [Adh-Dhariyat:22]

So I came back blaming myself, and I said to myself : "You didn't notice before, what the bedouin just understood!"

And when I went to Hajj with Ar-Rasheed, I entered Makka. While I was turning around the Kaâba, I heard a little voice calling me. So I turned, and It was the same bedouin, but he became very skinny and pale. He saluted me, and took my hand and made me sit behind the Maqam (the place of Ibrahim peace be upon him).

And he said to me: "Recite the words of Ar-Rahmaan."

So I started to recite surat Adh-Dhariyat, and again, when I came to the verse:

"وفي السماء رزقكم وما توعدون" (And in the heaven is your provisionand whatever you are promised) [Adh-Dhariyat:22]

The bedouin shouted : "Indeed we found what God promised us!", and then he asked : "Is there something else?", I said : "Yes, Allah Almighty says":

"فورب السماء والأرض إنه لحق مثل ما أنكم تنطقون" (Then, by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth, just as it is the truth that you can speak) [Adh-Dhariyat:23]

So the bedouin shouted : "O Subhan Allah! (Glory to Allah!) Who dare to anger Allah (The Majestic) so He had to swear/do an Oath? Did they not believe Him, so they made him take an oath?!"

He said that three times and then, he breathed his last...

Translated from "The book of Repentants" for Ibn Qudamah (May Allah have mercy on him)

Source

‘O evil Shaykh (old man), Do you know why I forgave you?’

2011-01-31T19:45:00.000Z

Abu Bakr as-Saidalaani reported that he heard Salim bin Mansur bin ‘Ammar say,

“Upon seeing my father in a dream, I asked him, ‘What did your Lord do with you?’

He answered : ‘Indeed, my Lord drew me near and close and he said to me:

‘O evil Shaykh (old man), Do you know why I forgave you?’

I said: ‘No, O my Lord.’

He said : ‘You sat before people in a gathering one day and you made them cry.

Among them was one of my slaves who had never before cried from fear of me and so I forgave him and forgave everyone in the gathering for him; and you were among the ones I donated to him (among the ones that I forgave for him)’

(Sifatus-Safwah 2/ 204)

A letter was handed to al-Buhlul...

2011-01-28T15:01:00.000Z

'Some of the students of al-Buhlul said: A letter was handed to al-Buhlul so he opened it and it was in it:

"From a woman from Samarqand of Khurasan, I am a woman who committed all types of sins that no other ever committed, but turned to Allah and repented, and I asked about the worshippers living on earth so I was informed of four worshippers, one of them is al-Buhlul in Africa. O Buhlul, I ask you by Allah to invoke Allah for me so He maintain for me this guidance"
Upon reading this, the letter fell off the hands of al-Buhlul and he fell on his face weeping and crying until he wet the letter with his tears then he said [blaming himself]: O Buhlul! From Samarqand Khurasan [They know of you]? Woe to you if Allah did not cover you [i.e. conceal your faults and make you unknown]!

This story is a lesson to all those who seek knowledge to debate so and so or to give lectures and talks so people know him, or so that people approach him to ask him questions, or to be called a shaykh or a student of knowledge, and it is for those who dislike it when someone does not pay attention to what they say, or feel insulted when someone call them laypeople, and for those who learn but do not act upon what they learn, and for those whose knowledge did not increase the sense of fearing Allah in their hearts, for those who thinks knowledge is about memorizing and for those and for those...

May Allah engulf our hearts with His Mercy and write us amongst those who fear Him and act upon what they know for Imam al-Shafi'e said: Knowledge is not to memorize, rather to act upon it.

And Allah directs Whoever He likes to success.

Source:

[al-Qadi 'Iyyad related it in his known book 'Tartib al-Madarik' (3:89) under the biography of Imam al-Buhlul ibn Rashid al-Qayrawani al-Maliki who was one of the companions of Imam Malik and known for his piety and excessive wosrhip.]

http://ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?p=74610

Woman dies while reading Quran - 18/1/2011

2011-01-20T18:51:00.000Z

Woman dies while reading Quran
Published Tuesday, January 18, 2011

A Saudi woman died while reading the Quran, leaving behind 11 children and 18 grandchildren, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The 52-year-old woman was studying at a Quran memorization centre in Makkah and had intended to memorize the whole holy book, Kabar said.

“On Friday, she turned her chair towards the Grand Mosque in Makkah and sat reading the Quran…after reading a few verses, she died,” the paper said.

“Her son said she died while her hand was gripping the holy book…a Moslem scholar told her family not to open her hand and keep the Quran with her.”

Kabar said the unnamed woman had planned to fly to the eastern region to visit her daughter on Saturday. It did not mention the reason for her death.

Woman dies while reading Quran - Emirates24|7

"I was with Malik.. and a scorpion stung him ten times..."

2011-01-08T16:40:00.000Z

Abdullah Ibn Al-Mubarak said:

"I was with [Imam] Malik while he was relating hadith to us and a scorpion stung him ten times. Malik changed colour and grew ashen, but he did not interrupt the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (SAW).

When the people left him, I said 'I have seen something wondrous from you today.'" he mentioned the story and Malik said, "I was not steadfast out of fortitute, but out of respect for the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (sal Allah alayhi wasalam)."

Bustaan al-Muhaddithin, The Garden of the Hadith Scholars p.25

He killed 300 with 1 Arrow.

2010-12-05T14:06:00.000Z

‘Uthmaan bin Abee ‘Aatikah said:

The enemy threw petrol (bombs) against the people (the Muslims) so Mu’aawiyyah said ‘If they are doing this, then retaliate in the same way’ So both parties started hurling petrol (bombs) at each other.

At sea, one Roman soldier prepared to throw a pot full of petrol against the ship of Aboo al-Ghaadiyyah, but Aboo al-Ghaadiyyah sent an arrow flying and killed the man on the spot causing him to fall with the pot of petrol consequently setting his own ship ablaze. Thus the fire devoured the entire ship and all its crew, they were 300 in number.

After that incident people used to say, the arrow of Aboo al-Ghaadiyyah killed 300 men.

[Taken from Siyar 'Alaam an-Nubalaa by Imaam ath-Thahabee]

khalduun » He killed 300 with one arrow.

"..I felt jealous, so I killed her.."

2010-11-30T11:27:00.000Z

A man came to Ibn Abbas (ra) and said, “I asked for a women’s hand in marriage, and she refused me. Someone else asked for her hand and she accepted and married him. I felt jealous so I killed her. Will my repentance be accepted?”

Ibn Abbas (ra) asked, “Is your mother still alive?”

He said, “No.”

So Ibn Abbas (ra) told him, “Repent to Allah and do your best to draw close to Him.”

Then Ataa’ ibn Yasaar (ra) who over heard their conversation asked, “why did you ask him if his mother was still alive?”

Ibn Abbas (ra) said, “Because I know of no other deed that brings people closer to Allah than kind treatment and respect towards one’s mother.”

[ Bukhari, Al-Adab al-Mufrad, 1/45 baab birr al-umm [kindness to the mother].]

"O Ahmad, say in my ear: "The Qur’an is created!"

2010-11-22T13:49:00.000Z

Imam Ahmad was being punished, and its narrated:

تقدم إليه ابن أبي دؤاد، وقال له: يا أحمد قل في أذني القرآن مخلوق حتى أخلصك من يد الخليفة؛ فقال له الإمام أحمد: يا بن أبي دؤاد قل في أذني القرآن كلام الله وليس بمخلوق حتى أخلصك من عذاب الله عز وجل

Ibn Abi Du'ad came to him and said, ‘O Ahmad, say in my ear: ‘The Qur’an is created,’ so that I may save you from the hand of the Caliph.’ So Imam Ahmad said to him, “O Ibn Abi Du'ad, say in my ear: ‘The Qur’an is the Speech of Allaah, it is not created,’ so that I save you from the punishment of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic!!”

["Al-Manhaj Al-Ahmad", 1/35].

“O Allah, this one made a show of me, so grant me freedom from this (fame).”

2010-11-17T12:24:00.000Z

Sheikh Abdul Malik Ar-Ramadani mentions some narrations on this subject from the righteous people of the past in his book Sittu Durar:

Ikhlas is “when the servant’s internal and external actions are the same.

And Riya is when the external actions are better than the internal actions (of the heart).

Truthfulness in one’s sincerity is when the internal is better (developed) than the external.”

(Madarij-us-Salikeen, 2/91)

Bilal Bin Sa’d said, “Do not be a wali (friend) of Allah outwardly, yet an enemy to Him internally.”
(Ahmad in Az-Zuhd, Abu Nu’aym in Al-Hilyah)

It has been stated, “Ikhlas is that you do not request anyone to witness your action except Allah, and that you do not seek anyone to reward you (for it) except Him.”

Salamah Bin Dinar said, “Hide your good deeds (from the people) just like you hide your evil deeds”.
(Abu Nu’aym, Bayhaqi)

And in a narration in Al-Bayhaqi, “Hide your good deed like you hide your evil deed, and do not be delighted at your own action, for you do not know whether you are happy or wretched (in the Hereafter).”
It has been stated in definition of Ikhlas, “It is to single out Allah in one’s intention (qasd) in one’s obedience (to Him).”

Examples from the lives of the Salaf:

Hammad Bin Zaid said, “I used to walk with Ayyoob (As-Sakhtiyani) and he would take me through different routes. I would be surprised at how he would guide himself through them, fleeing from (being seen by) the people who might say, ‘This is Ayyoob.’”

He also said, “Ayyoob used to take me via a route that was the longest and I would say “But this one is closer.” He would reply, “I fear (passing by these) gatherings.”

When he would pass by them and give salams, they would reply to him with more than what (they would do for) others. So he would say, ‘O Allah, you know that I did not desire this! O Allah, you know that I did not desire this.’” (Ibn Sa’d, Al-Fasawi)

Abu Zur’ah Bin Abi Amr said, “Ad-Dahhak Bin Qays came out and made the prayer for rain with the people, but they were not granted rain, and nor did they see any clouds come. Ad-Dahhak said, “Where is Yazeed Bin Al-Aswad?” (And in a narration, “But nobody answered him!”. He then said again, “Where is Yazeed Bin Al-Aswad Al-Jurashee?” And I was insistent on calling him that if he was to hear my words he would get up.)

“Here I am,” he said. So (Ad-Dahhak) said, “Stand and intercede with Allah on our behalf, that he should grant us rain.” So Yazeed stood up, made his face pointed in the direction of his feet, and made his head sink into his shoulders (out of humility). He then said, “O Allah, these servants of yours sought intercession through me from You.

So he had not called upon Allah three times except that the people were granted rain in such abundance that they almost drowned on account of it.

Then Yazeed said, “O Allah, this one made a show of me (i.e. Ad-Dahhak, by asking him and calling him out), so grant me freedom from this (fame).”

Yazeed did not live except for the next Jumuah [Friday].

"Don't narrate anything from my brother, because he is a liar"

2010-11-08T12:06:00.000Z

A few examples of our scholars, to whom the preservation of this deen was more beloved than their own families:

1 - Ad-Dhahabi narrates in "Meezan Al-I'tidaal":

عن علي بن الحسين بن الجنيد يقول سمعت أبا داود السجستاني يقول ابني عبد الله هذا كذاب. وكان بن صاعد يقول كفانا ما قال أبوه فيه
"Ali bin Al-Hussayn bin Al-Junayd said: "I heard Abu Dawood Al-Sijistani say: "My son Abdullah is a liar!" And Bin Sa'd used to say: "Sufficient for us are his fathers words regarding him".

["Meezaan Al-I'tidaal", 2/433].

2 - Ibn Hibaan narrates in "Al-Majruhheen":

وقد سئل علي بن المديني عن أبيه، فقال: اسألوا غيري، فقالوا: سألناك؛ فأطرق، ثم رفع رأسه، وقال: هذا هو الدين؛ أبي ضعيف
"Ali bin Madeeni (the shaykh of Bukhari) was asked regarding his father, he said: "Ask other than me". They said: "We ask you". He looked down ... Then he raised his head, saying: "This is religion, my father is weak".

["Al-Majruhheen", 2/14].

3 - Ibn Adee narrates in "Al-Kaamil":

قال زيد بن أبي أنيسة في أخيه يحيى: لا تحملن عن أخي شيئًا فإنه كذاب
Zayd bin Abi Anisah said regarding his brother Yahyaa: "Don't narrate anything from my brother, because he is a liar".

["Al-Kaamil", 7/2644].

NOTE: This does not encourage the criticism of family members, rather - they had to do this to preserve the Prophetic narrations/ahadeeth.

"..and therefore I did not pray (the funeral prayer) over him."

2010-10-05T17:27:00.001+01:00

and therefore I did not pray (the funeral prayer) over him...

عن سعيد بن جبير - رحمه الله - قال: "مات لي جار موسر لم يحج فلم أصل عليه"

Sa'eed bin Jubair said: "A wealthy neighbour of mine died without having performed Hajj, and therefore I did not pray (the funeral prayer) over him."

الزواجر (1/389-390) بتصرف يسير

NOTE: Please do not make your own opinions about others, but consider the importance of Hajj.

Were they Jinn?? But they were prisoners...

2010-09-09T23:07:00.002+01:00

Asalaam alaikum warahmatulah wabarakatuh

Were they Jinn??

On the mention of the brothers in the prisons of the interior, overhead tyrants [in the secret dungeons of Jordan], I find it of fidelity to mention a story that happened to my brother Abu Muhammad al Misri (may Allah have mercy on him).. and with the brother Abu Saleh (may Allah release him.):

They made brother Abu Saleh enter by mistake on a group of ghosts, in a place which was nothing less than a red hell, or the house of Jinns or the trash containers or gutters. What is important is that it was a place where there were no similitudes of men.

There were people squatting, on them was nothing more than what what concealed their private parts, very long hairs, nails like the claws of a beast, and the smell of carrion was emanating from everything, and complete silence. A man carrying a weapon in his hand and a whip sat infront of them but he was away from them where he would not get affected by the smell, and they made my companion enter into this place.

He [Abu Baseer] said: When I saw that, my heart fell between my legs, and I felt a fear that was cutting my sides from their place, they made me sit beside one of them. I turned a little and tried to talk to one of them, and there wasn't (a response).

All of them, even the tears had stoned like the stoning of their sides, everything was silent, unmoving.

After several hours they called him and he understood that he was entered by mistake, and what he saw was not a scene from the fears of the Day of Judgement, and that he was really not in a coma or a painful, disturbing nightmare but what he saw were his [Muslim] brothers, one of the days before more than 20 years.. and others and from that time onwards till our this day and they are in this condition for more than 20 years, no talk nothing, no sun, no, no, no.

Extract From the book; Undead Warriors P30.

This is what is happening to our Muslim brothers and sisters today, right now. We ask Allah to ease the affairs of our brothers and sisters oppressed everywhere. ameen.

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O Ahmed, and does the Quraan die!?

2010-09-09T15:23:00.000+01:00

Excerpt from " Foundations of the Sunnah "

Imam Ahmed Ibn Hanbal died 241H

pg 93

When I arose ( the next morning ) I made my way to the door ( of al-Mu'tasim ) and the people were entering , so I entered along with them . Al Mu'tasim approached and sat on his chair and said " Bring Ahmed ibn Hanbal ", and so he was brought. When he stood in front of him , Al Mu'tasim said to him, " How were you in your cell yesterday, O Ahmad?.

Imam Ahmad said . " In goodness and alhumdulillah except that in my cell, O Ameerul Mumineen, I saw something amazing ". He said to him " And what did you see ?". So he replied " I arose in the middle of the night , performed ablution for the prayer and prayed two rakah. In one rakah I recited Alhumdulillah....and Qul Authoo bi rabin naas, and in the second rakah I recited Alhumdulillah....and Qul authoo bi rabil Faalaq. Then I sat down , read the tashahud and gave salutation ( to my right and left)... and then Istood again, made the takbeer and recited Alhumdulillah ...and then I desired to read : Qul huwallahu ahad, And I was not able to. I tried hard to read something else from the Quran and I was not able. Then I stretched my eyes to the corner of the prison and ( behold) I saw the Quraan laid out on the floor , dead. So I washed it and shrouded it, then prayed over it and buried it.

So Al Mu'tasim said " Woe be to you, O Ahmed, and does the Quraan die!?. So Ahmed said to him " Well that is what you say - That is is created . And everything created dies". Al Mu'tasim said " AHmad has subdued us, Ahmad has subdued us".

Then Ibn Abee Duwaad and Bishr al Mareesee said " Kill him, so that we can rest ( in his absence". Al Mu'tasim said " I have pledged to Allah that I will not kill him with a sword and that I will not order for him to be killed with a sword". Ibn Abee Dawud said to him, " Then lash him with a whip ". So Al Mu'tasim said " Yes "and then said " Bring the executioners ", and so they were brought.
Al Mu'tasim said to one of them " With how many lashes will you kill him ?'. He said " With Ten , O Ammerul Mumineen ". Then he replied " Take him to yourself ( beat him )".

Sulaymaan as Sijzee continued " So Imaam Ahmad was undressed and made to wear a garment of wool around his waist. Two new ropes were drawn tight around his hands. the man took the whip in his hand and said " Shall I strike him O Ameerul Mumineen?".

Al Mu'tasim said " Strike him ", and he struck him with one lash. Imam Ahmed said " Alhumdulillah ".The he lashed him a second time and Imam Ahmed said " Whatever Allah wills occurs ". Then he struck him a third time and Imaam Ahmed said " There is no movement nor power save that Allah , the Most high, the Mighty".

When the man desired to strike him a fourth time I looked at the garment around his waist and it had become loose. He wished that he could fall to the ground, so he raised his head towards the sky and moved his lips - and Suddenly the earth shook and two hands came out of it and supported his weight by the power of Allah , the mighty, the Majestic.

When Al Mu'tasin saw this he said " Leave him ". Then Ibn Abee Duwaad came to him and said " O Ahmad , say in my ear The Quran is created so that I may save you from the hand of the khaleefah". So Imam Ahmad said to him " O Abee Duwaad, say in my ear The Quran is the Speech of Allah , it is not created, so that I may save you from the punishment of Allah , the Mighty, and Majestic". Al Mu'tasim then said " Place him in the prison ".

Sulaymaan said " He was then carried to the prison and the people departed with them. Then when the next day arrived the people came to the door ( of Al Mu'tasim ) so I came with them and stood in front of the chair. Then al Mu'tasim appeared and sat in the chair and said " Bring Ahmad ibn Hanbal ". So he was brought and when he stood in front of him Al Mu'tasim said to him " How were you in your cell during the night, O son of Hanbal ?".

He said " in goodness and all praises are due to Allah " . Al Mu'tasim said " O Ahmed, I saw a dream yesterday". He said " And what did you see O Ameerul Mumineen ?". He said " I saw in my dream as if there were two lions approaching me and they desired to tear me apart. And then two angels appeared and repelled them from me. They gave me a book and said to me " This written is the dream that Ahmad ibn Hanbal saw in his cell. So what is it that you saw, O son of Hanbal?'.

So Ahmed said to him " O ameerul Mumineen, I saw as if the Day of Judgement had been established, and as if Allah had gethered the first and the last in a single plain and He was calling them to account. Whilst I was standing , I was called for, so I proceeded until I stood in front of Allah, The mIghty, the Majestic, and He said to me...O Ahmed , for what were you beaten? I said " On account of the Quraan ". I said Your words Allah, belonging to you . He said from where do you (derive and )say this?. I said O my Lord , Abdur Razzaq narrated to me. So Abdur Razzaq was called for and he was brought , until he was made to stand in front of Allah.He said to him " What do you say about the Quran O Abdur Razzaaq?".

He said " your words O Allah , belonging to you . " So Allah said from where do you ( derive and ) say this ? He said " Ma'mar narrated to me. So Ma'mar was called for and he was brought , until he was made to stand in front of Allah, the Mighty and the Magnificent , and He said to him " What do you say about the Quran O Mamar?".

He said " Your words , O Allah, belonging to you" So Allah said from where do you ( derive and ) say this ?. He said AzZuhree narrated to me. So AzZuhree was brought and made to stand in front of Allah the Mighty the Magnificent and He said to him " What do you say about the Quran O Zuhree?".

He said " your words, belonging to you ". So Allah said from where do you ( derive and ) say this ?'. He said :" Urwah narrated to me ". So Urwah was brought and made to stand in front of Allah the Mighty and the Magnificent" and He said to him "O Urwah What do you say about the Quran ?". He said " Your words O Allah , belonging to you ".So Allah said from where do you ( derive and ) say this ?". He said , " Aaisha, the daughter of Abu Bakr as Siddeeq, narrated to me ".

So Aaisha was called for and she was brought until she was made to stand in front of Allah , the Mighty, the Magnificent, and He said to her " What do you say about the Quran ,O Aaisha?". She said " Your words, belonging to you O Allah ".So Allah said from where do you ( derive and ) say this ?". She said " Your Prophet Muhammad sallalahu alayahe was salaam narrated to me ".

He said So Muhammad was called for and he was brought, until he was made to stand in front of Allah, The Mighty and the Magnificent, and He said to him " What do you say about the Quran O Muhammad ?". He said " Your words, O Allah, belonging to you ". So Allah said from where do you ( derive and ) say this ?". So The Prophet sallallahu alayahe was salaam said " Jibreel narrated to me ".

So Jibreel was called for and he was brought, until he was made to stand in front of Allah , The Mighty, The Magnificent, and He said to him " What do you say about the Quraan , O Jibreel?" He said " Your words, O Allah belonging to you.' So Allah said " From where has this come to you ?" He said " Such did Israafeel narrate to me ".

So Israafeel was called for and he was brought , until he was made to stand in front of Allah, the Mighty and Magnificent, and Allah , the Sublime, said to him , " What did you say about the Quraan , O Israafeel ? " He said " Your words, O Allah belonging to you.' So Allah said " From where has this come to you ?" He said " I saw that in the Lawhul Mahfooz".

So the Preserved Tablet was brought and stood in front of Allah, the Mighty and Magnificent, and He said " O Lawh, what do you say about the Quraan ?" And it said " Your words, O Allah , belonging to You. Then Allah the Exalted said " From where has this come to you ?" And the Lawh said " Such did the Qalam inscribe upon me ."

Then the Pen was brought until it stood in front of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, so Allah , the Mighty and Majestic said to it, O Qalam , what do you say about the Quraan?" The Qalam said , " Your words , O Allah , Belonging to you " . So Allah said, " From where has this come to you ?"

The Qalam said -" You dictated and I wrote ".

Then Allah the Mighty and Magnificent said " The Qalam has spoken the truth. The Lawh has spoken the truth. Israafeel has spoken the truth. Jibreel has spoken the truth. Muhammad has spoken the truth. Aaisha has spoken the truth. Urwah has spoken the truth. Az- Zuhree has spoken the truth. Ma'mar has spoken the truth . Abdur Razzaq has spoken the truth. Ahmad ibn hanbal has spoken the truth. The Quraan is my speech , it is not created ".

Sulayman as Sijzee said " Al Mu 'tasim leapt upon hearing that and said " You have spoken the truth, O son of Hanbal". Then al Mu 'tasim repented, oredered the necks of Bishr al Mareesee and Ibn Abee Duwaad to be beaten and revered Ahmad ibn Hanbal and bestowed upon him , But Ahmad refrained from that. He was then ordered to be taken to his house and he was taken.

Subhan Allah.

http://www.islamicboard.com/miscellaneous/36739-o-ahmed-does-quraan-die.html

The happy ending of Umar b. Abdul Azeez (Rahimahullah)

2010-08-31T13:33:00.000+01:00

Al-Tabari narrates in Tārīkh’l-Tabari (4/72):

Fātimah the wife of ‘Umar b. ‘Abd’l-‘Azīz said about his illness, “That night, his shivering became uncontrollable and he couldn’t sleep, so we kept a vigil over him and didn’t sleep either. In the morning, I told a servant of his known as Marthad, “O Marthad, stay with the Amīr’l-Mu’minīn and if he has any single need then at least you are at hand.”

We left and fell into a deep sleep due to the previous night spent awake. It was well into the day once we awoke and we went to see (‘Umar) and found Marthad sleeping outside the house. I woke him up and said, “What are you doing outside Marthad?!”

Marthad replied, “He told me to get out! He said to me, “Marthad, leave me! By Allāh, I see something which is neither human or jinn!”

When I came out, I heard him recite:

تِلْكَ الدَّارُ الْآَخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فَسَادًا وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

We grant the Home in the Hereafter to those who do not seek superiority on earth or spread corruption: the happy ending is awarded to those who are mindful of God. (al-Qasas, 83)

So I entered the room again and I saw his face turned and his eyes were closed. He had passed away.””

May Allāh have mercy upon him.

http://alternativeentertainment.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/the-happy-ending-of-%e2%80%98umar-b-%e2%80%98abd%e2%80%99l-%e2%80%98aziz-r/

How much the Salaf read Qur'an during Ramadan.

2010-08-21T18:37:00.000+01:00

Yes, it is mustahabb [recommended] for the Muslim to read Qur’aan a great deal during Ramadaan and to strive to complete it, but that is not obligatory, i.e., if he does not complete the Qur’aan he is not sinning, but he has missed out on a great deal of reward.

The evidence for that is the report narrated by al-Bukhaari (4614) from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: Jibreel used to review the Qur’aan with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) once every year, and he reviewed it with him twice in the year in which he passed away.

Ibn al-Atheer said in al-Jaami’ fi Ghareeb al-Hadeeth (4/64):
i.e., he used to study with him all that had been revealed of the Qur’aan. End quote.

It was the practice of the salaf (may Allaah be pleased with them) to strive to complete the Qur’aan in Ramadaan, following the example of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).

It was narrated that Ibraaheem al-Nakha’i said: al-Aswad used to complete the Qur’aan in Ramadaan every two nights. Al-Siyar (4/51).

Qataadah used to complete the Qur’aan in seven days, and when Ramadaan came, he would complete it every three days. When the last ten days came, he would complete it every night. Al-Siyar (5/276).

It was narrated from Mujaahid that he used to complete the Qur’aan every night in Ramadaan. Al-Tibyaan by al-Nawawi (p. 74). He said: Its isnaad is saheeh.

It was narrated that Mujaahid said: ‘Ali al-Azdi used to complete the Qur’aan every night in Ramadaan. Tahdheeb al-Kamaal (2/983).

Al-Rabee’ ibn Sulaymaan said: al-Shaafa’i used to complete the Qur’aan sixty times in Ramadaan. Al-Siyar (10/36). [One completion during the day, one completion during the night.]

Al-Qaasim ibn al-Haafiz ibn ‘Asaakir said: My father used to pray in congregation and read Qur’aan regularly. He would complete it every week, and every day in Ramadaan. Al-Siyar (20/562).

Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, commenting on how often the Qur’aan should be completed:

The best view is that that varies from one person to another. The one who is seeking to understand it and ponder its meaning should limit himself to as much as he can understand fully when he reads, and the one who is busy spreading knowledge or other religious works, or working for the public interests of the Muslims, should limit himself to what will not cause him to neglect his work.

If he is not among the categories mentioned here, then he should do as much as he can without reaching the point of boredom. End quote.

Al-Tibyaan (p. 76)

However it is mustahabb [recommended] to read Qur’aan and complete it in Ramadaan, and that remains mustahabb but it is not one of the obligatory duties and the Muslim is not sinning if he does not do it.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: Is it obligatory for the fasting person to complete the Qur’aan in Ramadaan?

He replied:

Completing the Qur’aan in Ramadaan is not obligatory for the fasting person, but he should read the Qur’aan a great deal in Ramadaan, as that is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to review it with Jibreel every Ramadaan. End quote.

Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (20/516)

See also questions no. 66063 and 26327

http://ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showpost.php?p=37346&postcount=5

‘Listen. Salli ‘ala al-Naby (send blessings on the Prophet), and your Lord will relieve it.”

2010-07-25T19:06:00.000+01:00

Shaykh Saleh Al-Meghamsi (may Allah preserve him), Imam of Masjid Quba, went through such a humbling, lesson-laden moment that leaves us with much to reflect on. He relates his story saying:

I was in the intensive care unit, just beginning to regain consciousness after undergoing a 24 hour open-heart surgery, when the nurse in charge of me noticed a change in the blood. He informed a doctor, who informed another. A third doctor was then called, until 14 people, among them doctors and professionals, had gathered to discuss what they should do regarding my case. They were reading the signals from the devices over my head, and although I had no idea what the situation was, I could read fear in their faces. It seemed that the signals were not pleasant.

They called Dr. Adam, a successful Sudanese doctor, to come and see. He studied the monitor and concluded that there was congealed blood on the heart and that it had to be removed. The news came down on me like a thunderbolt . The doctor sought my permission, and although fear began to overwhelm me, Allah guided me to utter the shahadah, followed by my head nodding in agreement.

I was disconnected from the devices around me, and the doctor left to prepare for the operation.

At that same moment, there stood to my left a Lebanese nurse who seemed to feel sorry for me due to the situation I was in. Allah guided her to gently remind me:

‘Listen. Salli ‘ala al-Naby (send blessings on the Prophet), and your Lord will relieve it.”

Instantly, like anyone would respond, I said:

‘Allahumma sallee ‘ala Muhammad wa ‘ala Aali Muhammad.”

Just like that, I said it.

I said it and all the blood came down.

The signals indicated by the machines differed, and they were unsure as to what had occurred. They called the doctor back. He arrived, looked at the screen and said; ‘Shaykh Saleh, what we wanted to do and rid you of, Allah rid you of it from above the 7 heavens.’

Ubayy bin Ka'b said, "I said, `O Messenger of Allah, I send a lot of Salah (prayers) upon you, how much of my prayer should be Salah (prayers for blessings upon Prophet Muhammad) [be] upon you' He said,

«مَا شِئْت»

(Whatever you want.) I said, `A quarter' He said,

«مَا شِئْتَ، فَإِنْ زِدْتَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَك»

(Whatever you want, but if you increase it, it will be better for you.) I said, `Half' He said,

«مَا شِئْتَ، فَإِنْ زِدْتَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَك»

(Whatever you want, but if you increase it, it will be better for you.) I said, `Two thirds' He said,

«مَا شِئْتَ، فَإِنْ زِدْتَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَك»

(Whatever you want, but if you increase it, it will be better for you.) I said, `Should I make my whole prayer for you' He said,

«إِذَنْ تُكْفَى هَمُّكَ، وَيُغْفَرُ لَكَ ذَنْبُك»

(This would be sufficient to relieve your distress and earn you forgiveness of your sins.)''

[Sunan at-Tirmidhi]

http://muslimmatters.org/2010/07/23/from-the-nurse-to-the-shaykh-a-heartfelt-reminder/

Imaams Ahmad and Yahya ibn Ma’een - Catch a Fabricator [of Ahadith].

2010-07-06T17:12:00.000+01:00

Ibn ul Jawzee narrated with his own chain of narrators until Ja’far ibn Muhammad at Tayalsee who said:

Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Yahya ibn Ma’een prayed in Masjid ar Rasaafah, after the prayer, a story teller stood saying:

Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Yahya ibn Ma’een narrated to me saying; Abdur Razzaaq ibn Ma’mar narrated to us on the authority of Qataadah that Anas said:

The Messenger of Allaah - صلى الله عليه وسلم - said: ‘Whoever says La Ilaha illAllah, Allah would create a bird with beak of gold and feathers of pearls from every word…’

He continued telling his story which consisted of about twenty pages.
Ahmad ibn Hanbal looked at Yahya ibn Ma’een and Yahya ibn Ma’een looked at Ahmad ibn Hanbal, he said; ‘Have you narrated this to him?!’

Ahmad ibn Hanbal responded: ‘By Allah, I have never heard of these narrations until now.’

When he finished his story and received his donations, he sat down waiting for the rest. Yahya ibn Ma’een signalled for him to approach.

He came thinking that he would receive some money, Yahya said to him: ‘Who narrated this Hadeeth to you?’

He [the storyteller] responded: ‘Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Yahya ibn Ma’een.’

Yahya ibn Ma’een said: ‘I am Yahya ibn Ma’een and this is Ahmad ibn Hanbal and we have never heard of this at all in the Ahadeeth of the the Messenger of Allaah - صلى الله عليه وسلم .

The man said: ‘I have been hearing that Yahya ibn Ma’een is a fool, and I have not verified this until now. As if there are no other Ahmad ibn Hanbals and Yahya ibn Ma’eens except for the both of you. Indeed I have written Ahadeeth on the authority of seventeen Ahmad ibn Hanbals and Yahya ibn Ma’eens.’

Ahmad ibn Hanbal put his sleve over his face and said; ‘Let him go.’

So he got up and left like one belittling them.

Abolish the Arabic Language…!

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Abolish the Arabic Language…!

Edward Benson wrote, ” The Basis of Islam is the Arabic Language. If it is lost, Islam is lost!”

During the French occupation of Algeria, the French government was advised by its consulate in Algeria, “We will never be able to overpower the Algerians as long as they read the Qur’an and speak Arabic. Therefore, we must remove the Arabic Qur’an from their midst, and abolish the Arabic language from their tongues.”

Lughat al-Qur’an

Man dies in Sajdah in Masjid an-Nabawi.

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Man dies in Prostration/Sajdah in Masjid an-Nabawi

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Salaf stories

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‘By Allaah, my wife has just delivered a baby and I do not have anything, so I went out unaware of my surroundings.’

"Seize the benefit of five things from the people of your time..."

‘My son, I swear by Allah, when I recalled Allah’s majesty in my heart, the Sultan became like a kitten in front of me!’

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Two Companions, one in Paradise and the other in Hell.

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“I never made du’a to Allah for anything except that He gave it to me … except for one thing.”

"The self service machine just produced a RECEIPT..."

FUNNY: "What! Why did you do that!?"

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Challenging the JINN

Story: Challenging the Jinn

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"The dog did this because of what evil you said about Muhammad صلى الله عليه وآله‎ )

2 Cases of Murder & Justice in Afghanistan.

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"He brought out his arm and the hand was cut off.."

“May Allāh not prevent you from Ḥajj every year.”

my MSN story - a Muslim experience. (awesome story! with amazing lessons to learn from for all youth)

Lowering Your Gaze On 'Eid

A Modern Day Jinn Experience (Jinn pretending to be historical Scholars!) - Ahmad Izzudin al Bayanuni.

The Dangers of Chi - (A Martial Arts Jinn story)

The Dangers of Chi - (A Martial Arts Jinn story)

My History of Martial Arts

Beginning Symptoms

Visit by Abbot & Shaolin Monk and the Statue of Buddha

Discontinuation of Martial Arts & Symptoms Getting Worse

On Holiday

Meeting The Sheikh

The Days After

Cases of Possession

I Didn’t Expect the Reply to Come So Quick!

al Qurtubi: "..And nothing was able to harm me until I left it."

"Allaah will put in Paradise any Muslim for whom four have testified to his goodness."

"O Abu ad-Darda'! Your house has been burned down!"

The Dream of Osama when 9yrs old... (Black flags from the East & al Mahdi's coming..)

The Yemeni Who Stood Up to Al-Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf

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Salaf Stories BOOK - Download!

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Asad bin al-Furat: The Conqueror of Southern Italy

The Woman Locked in the House.

"Don't be sad, Salem. Do you know who's going to take you to the masjid today?"

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Did they not believe Him, so they made him take an oath?!"

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A letter was handed to al-Buhlul...

Woman dies while reading Quran - 18/1/2011

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He killed 300 with 1 Arrow.

"..I felt jealous, so I killed her.."

"O Ahmad, say in my ear: "The Qur’an is created!"

“O Allah, this one made a show of me, so grant me freedom from this (fame).”

"Don't narrate anything from my brother, because he is a liar"

"..and therefore I did not pray (the funeral prayer) over him."

and therefore I did not pray (the funeral prayer) over him...

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O Ahmed, and does the Quraan die!?

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‘Listen. Salli ‘ala al-Naby (send blessings on the Prophet), and your Lord will relieve it.”

Imaams Ahmad and Yahya ibn Ma’een - Catch a Fabricator [of Ahadith].

Abolish the Arabic Language…!

Abolish the Arabic Language…!

Man dies in Sajdah in Masjid an-Nabawi.

2 Cases of Murder & Justice in Afghanistan:
My Life with the Taliban - [by Mulla Zaeef] Page 76-78:
http://kalamullah.com/Books/Life%20With%20The%20Taliban.pdf