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Re post. ISLAM EN ESPANOL
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Islam en Espanol
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LOOKING FOR HISPANIC MUSLIMAHS WHO REVERTED TO ISLAM AFTER 9/11.
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SISTERS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS SHORT DOCUMENTARY.
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WILL NEED TO SUBMIT A SIGNED AND NOTARIZE CONSENT FOR THE INTERVIEW.
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NO MONETARY COMPENSATION.
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SISTERS SHOULD BE BUT NOT NECESSARY, FROM NYC, NJ OR PENNSYLVANIA.
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CONTACT ME VIA e-mail. queenc29@hotmail.com, subject (so your e-mail is not deleted) LOOKING FOR HISPANIC MUSLIMAHS, Email should consist of: A short bio and picture.
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Insha Allah this film will show the reality of Islam among the Hispanic community looking forward to hear from all my sisters Jazak allahu khayran,
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sister Khadijah bint Costello
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DW4S PRODUCTION COMPANY
Who are your friends?
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I came across this article, wonderful reading. May Allah subhana wa tallah increase His favors on His ummah and keep us in the Right Path. Ameen.
The author is unknown to me.
“Know that not everyone is suitable to be your friend…”
1 – Allah Said:
{“Ah! Woe to me! If only I had never taken so-and-so as a friend! He indeed led me astray from the Reminder after it had come to me!”}
[al-Furqan; 28-29]
The Messenger of Allah said:
“A person is upon the way of his friend. So, let one of you look to whom he keeps as a friend.”
['Sahih al-Jami'' (3545) and 'as-Silsilah as-Sahihah' (927)]
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3 – ‘Abdullah bin Ahmad bin Hambal said:
“My father went out to Tarsus on foot, and he perfored two or three Hajjs on foot, and he was the most patient of people upon being alone.”
['Tarjamat al-Imam Ahmad'; p. 18]
4 – Ibn al-Qayyim said:
“Know that the greatest of losses is for you to be preoccupied with one who will bring you nothing but a loss in your time with Allah – the Mighty and Majestic – and being cut off from Him, a wasting your time with the person, a weakening of your energy, and the dispersing of your resolve. So, if you are tested with this – and you must be tested with this – deal with him according to how Allah would wish, and be patient with him as much as possible. Get closer to Allah and His Pleasure by way of this person, and make your getting together with him something to benefit from, not something to incur a loss from. Be with him as if you are a man who is on a road who was stopped by another man, who then asks you to take him on your journey. Make sure that you are the one who gives him a ride, and that he is not the one giving you the ride. If he refuses, and there is nothing to gain from travelling with him, do not stop for him, bid him farewell, and do not even turn back to look at him, as he is a highway robber, regardless of who he really is.
So, save your heart, be wary of how you spend your days and nights, and do not let the Sun set before you arrive at your destination.”
['al-Wabil as-Sayyib'; p. 45]
5 – Ibn Jama’ah said:
“So, it is upon the student of knowledge to abandon socialization, as abandoning it is from the most important things that the student of knowledge must do – let alone with members of the opposite gender – especially with those who spend most of their time in play, and spend little of their time in thought, as the nature of individuals can rob you.
The harms of socialization include the passing of life without any benefit, as well as the decline of wealth and religious practice, if this socialization were to occur with the wrong people.
The student of knowledge should not mix except with either those who he can benefit, or can benefit from. And if he is offered the friendship of one who will waste his time with him, will not benefit him, will not benefit from him, and will not assist him in reaching his objective, he should politely end the relationship from the start before it progresses to something deeper, as when something becomes established, it becomes more difficult to change it. There is a phrase that is constantly on the tongues of the Fuqaha’: ‘Repelling something is easier than removing it.’
So, if he requires someone to befriend, let that person be righteous, religious, pious, wary, intelligent, full of benefit, having little evil, good at complying, rarely conflicting, reminding him if he forgets, cooperating with him when he is reminded, helpful if he is in need, and comforting if he is in distress.”
['Tadhkirat as-Sami' wal-Mutakallim'; p. 83]
6 – Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi said:
“Know that not everyone is suitable to be your friend. You must verify that this potential friend has the neccessary characteristics that make friendship with him something to be desired. The one you seek to befriend must have five characteristics:
- He must be intelligent, as there is no good in befriending an idiot, as he will only harm you when he wants to benefit you. By intelligent, we mean one who understands things as they are, either on his own, or if they are explained to him;
- He must have good manners, and this is a must. One who is simply intelligent might be overcome by anger or desire, and obey his desire. Thus, there would be no benefit in befriending him;
- He must not be a fasiq, as such a person would not fear Allah, and whoever does not fear Allah cannot be trusted;
- He must not be an innovator, as his abundance of innovation is feared from befriending him;
- He should not be eager for the dunya.”
['Mukhtasar Minhaj al-Qasidin'; p. 126-132]
Ruling on saying “I am a Salafi”
Ruling on saying “I am a Salafi”
I have come to know a person who follows the Salafi da’wah and I have read a book about this movement. I believe that the Salafi da’wah is correct and that those who follow it have the sound ‘aqeedah belief), but there are some matters I want to ask about
How correct is it from an Islamic point of view to use the word “Salafi” and to describe oneself in this way?
If a person says that he is a Salafi, is he praising himself? Is this considered to be dividing the ummah?
If we tell the Sufis that their madhhab is not correct, and that neither the Prophet 
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or his Companions taught it, they will respond that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or his Companions did not use the word “Salafi” either, so how should we reply to them?
Praise be to Allaah.
We can answer this question with the following points:
Each person is obliged to follow the guidance of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and his Companions. This is the way of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah and the followers of the righteous predecessors (al-salaf al-saalih). Allaah says (interpretation of the meanings):
“Say (O Muhammad): ‘This is my way; I invite unto Allaah with sure knowledge, I and whosoever follows me with sure knowledge. And Glorified and Exalted be Allaah (above all that they associate as partners with Him). And I am not of the mushrikeen (polytheists… those who worship others along with Allaah or set up rivals or partners to Allaah).” [Yoosuf 12:108]
“And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad) after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers’ way, We shall keep him in the oath he has chosen, and burn him in Hell – what an evil destination!” [al-Nisa’ 4:115]
Whoever follows the way of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) belongs to the salaf al-saalih, even if the people call him something else; by the same token, whoever goes against it and deviates from the Sunnah is an innovator, even if he claims to be a Salafi.
If a person calls himself a Salafi to express his gratitude for having been guided to this way, or to clearly distinguish himself from innovation, then this is OK and is allowed in Islam. But if he says it only for the purpose of praising himself, then this is not allowed, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “… therefore justify not yourselves…” [al-Najm 53:32 – Yusuf ‘Ali’s translation]. Similarly, it is not allowed if it is said in a spirit of tribalism or sectarianism, because such attitudes are forbidden, as is clear from the following story: Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah said: “A man from the Muhaajireen shoved a man from the Ansaar from behind, so each man’s people gathered around him, saying ‘O Muhaajireen (come and help)!’ or ‘O Ansaar (come and help)!’ News of this reached the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and he said, ‘Stop this, for it is repulsive.’ Then he said, ‘What is this call of the people of jaahiliyyah? What is this call of the people of jaahiliyyah?’” (Reported by Imaam Ahmad, 14105; the hadeeth is also to be found in al-Saheehayn). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) called it the call of the people of jaahiliyyah and described it as repulsive, even though the words “Ansaari” and “Muhaajiri” are Islamic words, the first referring to those who supported Allaah and His Messenger, and the second referring to those who left the land of kufr and migrated to Allaah and His Messenger. Why were they described in this manner? Because in this instance, the words were not used in a permissible fashion; the usage was a sectarian and political one that could have led to fighting between the two groups. The same applies to the word “Salafi”.
If the Ahl al-Sunnah and the salaf draw a line between themselves and the innovators, this is not considered to be dividing the ummah, as those who criticize the use of this word think is the case, but this distancing of oneself has to be done in accordance with the degree of bid’ah – whether it is major or minor – and should be regulated by the overall interests of the Islamic da’wah.
The Sufi claims mentioned in the question are not valid. The denunciation is not merely because of the word “Sufi”, which is a general word that may be applied to things approved of in Islam, such as asceticism (zuhd) and fear of Allaah, or it may be applied to innovations such as monasticism and extremism. Rather the denunciation is because of the various types of shirk, major and minor, that are connected with Sufism and its tareeqahs. The word Tasawwuf (Sufism) now refers to the Sufi tareeqahs and the kinds of innovations they have. Sufism – as is obvious from their books and how Sufis actually are – includes deviant ideas of kufr, such as hulool (incarnation or the belief that the Creator may be indwelling in His creation – exalted be Allaah above what they say), ittihaad (union) and wahdat al-wujood (pantheism or the unity of existence, which is the belief that the Creator and His creation are the same thing, and that everything in existence is Allaah – exalted be Allaah above what they say), and going to extremes in what they say about the awliya’, in addition to their innovations in the matter of acts of worship and awraad (du’aa’s).
The one who is seeking salvation has to work hard to gain beneficial knowledge and do righteous deeds, and he should avoid vain arguments and futile discussions in which there is no benefit.
We ask Allaah to help us and you to follow the truth and act upon it. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.
Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
Obstacles to Khusoo
Obstacles to Khusoo, virtues of prayer at home and in the masjid.
From the book “as Saalat wa Atharuhaa fee Ziyaadatul Imaan…
Translation by: Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq.
1. Weak Eemaan in the Meeting with Allah.
Allah the Exalted said: Seek help with patient perseverance and prayer. Indeed it is hard except upon those who are humble and submissive. Those who know with certainty that they are to meet their Lord and that to Him they will return.
2. The whispering of Shaytaan.
Abu Hurairah , radiallahu anhu, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallahu alaihi wa salam, said: “When the call to prayer is made, Shaytaan flees on his heels and passes wind with noise during his flight so that he does not hear the adhaan. When the adhaan is completed he comes back. When the Iqaamah is pronounced h takes to his heels again until it is completed. Then he returns again and whispers into the heart of the person (so that person starts thinking about other things) and says to him: “Remember this and remember that. So the person remembers those things which were not in his mind before the prayer began and as a result he forgets how much he has prayed.”
3. Heedlessness and the hawaa (whims)
4. Excessive concern with the world.
5. Abandoning the Masjid and the Congregational prayer.
Abu Dardaa, radiallahu anhu, said: “The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa salllam) said: “There are no three persons in a town or Bedouins (in the desert) amongst whom the prayer is not established (in congregation) except that Shaytaan has gained mastery over them. So observe prayer in congregation as the wolf eats the lonely animal.”
6. Lack of love for one’s Muslim brother for the sake of Allah.
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: “By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, you will not enter Paradise until you believe and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I not direct you to something which if you were to do would cause you to love one another? Increase in giving salutations to one another.
7. Not straightening the rows.
8. Oppressing the servants of Allah and not fulfilling their rights.
9. Turning around (looking around) during prayer and raising one’s eyesight to the sky.
Qataadah, radiallahu anhu, reported that Anas saying: “The messenger of Allah said: “What is the matter with the people that they raise their eyes to the sky during their prayer?” He continued to say this sternly until he said: “Either the people will refrain from this or their eyesight will be snatched away from them.”
Ibn al Qayyim said: “Turning around in the prayer is of two types:
First: The turning of the heart away from Allah Azzawajall to other things besides Him,
Second: Turning of the eyesight.
Both of them have been forbidden. Allah subhanna wa tallah, does not cease to face His servant so long as he faces Him in his prayer. If he turns away with his heart or his sight, Allah turns away from him.” Quoted by Ahmad Fareed in his book [Risaalah taqdeer Qad is Salaat]
10. Praying upon something which is colorful or attractive, something which has been ornamented or something with pictures upon it.
Our Muslim youth
As salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. I am a Muslim from Newark, NJ. Just a brief introduction for what is to come.
In the area of Newark we have 3 main masajid. East Orange has 2 masajid. We have 2 private Islāmic schools within the area. It could be more, Allah knows best.
Actually only two of the masajid offer activities for children, and few for teenagers. (And one of the masajid if you are not of certain ethnic group you are set aside and basically not included in their activities.) We would like to see our teens become an essential part of these masajid. We would like to have more classes for them, more activities which will help them understand the blessing of a balance Islāmic life
As, I listen to more and more parents complain of the lack of activities for the teens. And listen how brothers would like to create re-entry programs for ex convicts and many activities, which do exclude teens. The Imams and head of these masajid have to create programs, parents YOU have to become consistent and keep these programs available. The same way we have classes for adults we should focus on teaching our teens.
Stop criticizing the one who tries to start a program. Only to turn around and do the same with your click. We are about clicks, in and out of the Masjid. We teach our teens the same way. We are all brothers and sisters in Islam. This behavior cuts deep into the fabric of what Islam stands for. Stop complaining and do something about it. Main complain, the lack of funds. How much does a basketball cost? How much does a trip to the Newark museum cost? Spend couple of hours at a skating rink, a day at a park?
The whole of the ummah should take responsibility in rasing our children to become the next generation of Muslims. The whole of the Muslim Ummah should realize we will lose our children as teenagers. We follow the way of the Salaf and the best of the Salaf was our Prophet Muhammad salahu allehi wa salam. Ask yourself ”WHAT WOULD THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD DO?”
Please don’t say my child never… because I’ve seen what this dunya will do to a teenager. This dunya took my son and he was a Muslim.
When We Pardon One Another
It is obligatory that we coöperate in what we agree upon in aiding the truth and in calling to it as well as in warning from what Allah and His Messenger, , have prohibited. As for overlooking one another in what we disagree with then this is not definite, rather the issues that occur are looked at in detail. So if the disagreement is from the issues related to al-Ijtihaad when the evidence is not clear then it is obligatory not to go against one another. As for whatever opposes the Book and the Sunnah then it is obligatory to reject whatever opposes the texts while observing wisdom, good admonition, and debating in a good way. The Most High says: {Cooperate on piety and God-consciousness but do not coöperate upon sin and transgression.} al-Maaidah: 2
And the Glorified says: {the believing men and the believing women are supporters of one another; they enjoin the good and forbid the evil.} at-Tawbah: 71
And the statement of the Mighty and Glorious: {Call to the path of your Lord using wisdom and good admonition while you debate with them in a good way.} an-Nahl: 125
As well as the statement of the Prophet, : (Whoever from among you sees some evil then let him change it with his hand, and if he is not able then with his tongue, and if he is not able then let him hate it with his heart…)”
“…It is not a need when it comes to the obligation of uniting the Muslims to put off forbidding the evil when one commits wrong or believes that is incorrect such as the Sufis or other groups. Rather the need for true unity is in commanding the good and in forbidding the evil and in explaining the truth to the one who is misguided or who holds an opinion that contradicts the truth contained within the divine legislation until they unite upon the truth and they reject what opposes it. This is the fulfillment of His statement: {Cooperate on piety and God-consciousness but do not cooperate upon sin and transgression.} And His Statement: {And so that there will be from among you a nation that calls to good and enjoins good while forbidding evil. These are the ones who will be successful.} Aali ‘Imraan: 104
Whenever the people of truth remain silent in explaining the errors and mistakes of the people then they will not achieve the good that Allah commands them with such as calling to good, enjoining the good, and forbidding the evil. It is known that this will result in the silent one falling into sin when he chooses to reject forbidding the evil, the person who commits errors and mistakes will continue making errors and mistakes, and the one who opposes the truth will remain opposing the truth. All of this opposes what Allah has legislated of giving advice, cooperating upon good, enjoining the good, and forbidding the evil. And Allah is sustainer of success…”
Ash-Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez bin Baaz (may Allah have mercy upon him)
Majmoo’ Fataawaa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawa’ah
Translated by Aboo Imraan al-Mekseekee-May Allah guide him
Bid’aah – Don’t Do it, Forbid it, & Warn Against It
Compiled from Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah Websites
To those who stated there are bigger problems, please understand there is no bigger problem than failing to protect the purity of Islam and failing to stop the division we suffer from. What bigger problem could there possibly be than the dilution of Islam and the deterioration of the deen Allaah chose and perfected for us? And these are just a few of the consequences of bid’ah, as you’ll soon read, inshaAllaah, along with their proofs. |
Arkan ul Islam
The Pillars of Islam
Arkan Ul Islam are its basic foundations upon which is established ; they are five , mentioned in the narration by Ibn Umar in Which the prophet said:
( بنى الإسلام على خمسة : على أن يوحد الله ( وفى رواية أخرى على خمس): شهادة ألا إله إلا الله ، و أن محمدا عبده و رسوله ، و إقام الصلاة ، و إيتاء الزكاة ، و صيام رمضان ، و الحج . فقال رجل : الحج و صيام رمضان ، قال : لا صيام رمضان و الحج ، هكذا سمعته من رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم – متفق عليه – و اللفظ لمسلم.
“ Islaam is raised on five (pillars): To establish His Tawheed {and in other narration “The Shahaadah (testimony) that La illaha illa Allaah ( none has the right to be worshipped but Allaah ) and that Mohammed is Allah’s salve and Messenger}, establishment of prayers, payment of Zakaat, the fast of Ramadan , and pilgrimage to (to Makkah) . A person said ( to the narrator) ( which of the two precedes the other ) Pilgrimage or the fast of Ramadan? Upon this (the narrator) replied: No ( it is not the pilgrimage first) but the fast of Ramadan precede the pilgrimage , this is how I have heard it from Allaah’s Messenger”
FIRST: The Shahaadah of :
لا إله إلا الله ، و أن محمدا عبده و رسوله
La ilaaha illal laah,Mohammed Rassoulul laah Is the deceived belief expressed on the tongue as though one sees with his own eyes the certainty of his firm conviction. The fact that Shahaadah has been made as single pillar despite the multiplicity in what is being attested, because of either of the following (reasons):
The Messenger is a bearer ( of News) about Allaah تعالى . Attesting therefore , that he , the messenger is a true slave of Allah and bearer of the message ( of Islaam) is part of the meaning of Shahaadah ( La illaha illal laah) or That the two testimonies la illa illal laah , and Mohammed Rassoulal laah are ( the required) bases for the rightness of deeds and their acceptances , since both , the validity and acceptance of deeds , cannot be achieved without Al-Ikhlas to Allaah ( sincere devotion of intention to Allaah alone) and Mutaba’ah ( following) of Rasooulaul laah . It is through Al-Ikhlas that the Shahaadah of la illah illa llah is realized , while through Al-Moutaba’ah of Rasoolul laah , the Shahaadah that Mohammed is Allaah’s slave and Messenger is manifested. Some of the benefits attained by the declaration of the great Shahaadah include the liberation of the heart and soul from slavery to the created, and from following paths other than the Messenger’s path.
SECOND: Regarding the establishing of Prayers: it is worshipping Allah by performing it in the right and perfect manner19 and its prescribed times. Some of it’s benefits include the openness of the chest, contentment joys and detrainment from committing sins and wrong-doing.
THIRD: The Giving of Zakaat: is devoting worship to Allaah by offering the obligatory prescribed amount charity deducted from the wealth upon which Zakaat is due. Some of it’s benefits are : purifying the self from immoral characteristics like misery , and fulfilling the needs of Islaam and Muslims.
FOURTH: Fasting: It is devoting worship to Allaah by refraining from any everything known to nullify the fast during the days of the month of Ramadan.
Fasting coaches the self to endure the relinquishment of what it likes seeking to gain the pleasure of Allaah.
FIFTH : The Hajj to the House of Allaah: is worshipping Allaah by going to the sacred House (Al-Ka’abh) to execute the rites of Hajj.
Some of the benefits includes: the training of the self to expend the physical and financial sacrifices in obedience to Allaah تعالى . This is the reason why Hajj is considered as one kind of Jihad in the cause of Allaah تعالى.
The sound of an ignorant person.
Masha Allah, listen to another fool. It never ends. How close minded one could be? Please, when you speak about of Islam do research first and become familiar with the subject, then give your opinion.
The Christian preacher is worst than the man who is screaming on top of his lungs.
One day, Allah subhana wa tallah will call all of us in to account. No matter who you are, how much money you have and how many times you went to church? We will be standing bear in front of each other with no one to help you. No one will intercede for each other. Not even the one you call the son of god.
