#12 Imams

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It's MAHDI not MEHNDI !!

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What if I made a HeartAche!Toriel ask blog to FINALLY do the lore stuf? What then?

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“We Are the Church: Render to no person evil for evil. Strengthen anyone fainthearted. Support anyone weak. Heal anyone afflicted” at Westminster Presbyterian Church  

On October 15, 2023, Rev. Dr. Tim Hart-Andersen, Senior Pastor at Minneapolis’ Westminster Presbyterian Church, delivered the sermon, “We Are the Church: Render to no person evil for evil. Strengthen anyone fainthearted. Support Anyone Weak. Heal Anyone Afflicted,” which was the fifth of his final seven sermons before his retirement at the end of October. Scripture Leviticus 19:9-18 “‘When you…

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Here are 50 Palestinian Lies Since Last Saturday, 7 October 2023:

1- Hamas killed nobody.

2- Hamas only killed IDF soldiers.

3- The soldiers Hamas targeted were not in uniform.

4- Okay, Hamas killed civilians, but they’re part of the occupation.

5- Hamas didn’t kill children.

6- Hamas didn’t burn children.

7- The fire was an accident.

8- Hamas didn’t kidnap children.

9- Hamas takes care of child hostages.

10- Hamas didn’t rape women.

11- Other people raped the women.

12- The Hamas fighters who raped will be punished. 

13- Hamas didn’t bomb people hiding in bomb shelters. 

14- Only one bomb shelter was bombed. 

15 - Hamas didn’t shoot people as they fled.

16- The people who were shot while fleeing were guilty of occupation.

17- Hamas is not a terrorist group. 

18- Hamas is a resistance group.

19- Jews began the conflict in 1948, Hamas is still resisting that today.

20- Hamas doesn’t idolize Hitler.

21- Only some Hamas members love Hitler. 

22- Hamas is different from ISIS.

23- Only some Palestinians joined ISIS in 2014. 

24- Hamas doesn’t want a global Caliphate, (when Hamas’ Charter says they strive for a global caliphate).

25- Hamas respects Human rights, but… “Jews are not Humans”

26- Palestinians don’t idolize Saddam Hussein, despite him having roads, roundabouts named after him in Gaza and West Bank - and his photos raised in Palestinian protests.

27- Hamas does not steal. 

28- Hamas only takes what it needs to protect Palestinian interests. 

29- Hamas doesn’t kill Palestinians.

30- Only some Hamas rockets accidentally land in Gaza and kill Palestinians. 

31- Hamas never uses human shields.

32- Only in some cases Hamas may use human shields. 

33- We don’t want to drown Jews in the sea. We want a peaceful solution. 

34- There will be no peace until all the land is ours and the Jews return to Europe. 

35- All the Arab states have betrayed us.

36- All the Arab states are supporting us. 

37- Iran doesn’t fund Hamas.

38- Iran only supplies Hamas with weapons, not money.

39- Iran only pays our soldiers’ salaries. 

40- Hamas is not the Muslim Brotherhood. 

41- Hamas was only founded by the Muslim Brotherhood. 

42- Palestinians didn’t support Osama Bin Laden.

43- Only some Palestinians (thousands) celebrated on 9/11.

44- Nobody gave Palestinians a chance to govern themselves.

45- Yes we elected Hamas in Gaza, but Hamas doesn’t represent us.

46- Sometimes Hamas represents us, and sometimes it doesn’t. It depends.

47- Palestinians are indigenous to the Holy Land.

48- Yasser Arafat was Egyptian, but he was also indigenous to Palestine. 

49- Palestinians who stab Jews get paid because their families need to eat. 

50- It’s all the Jewish people’s fault.

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If you’ve seen another lie being amplified over the last week, feel free to add it to the list below.

Imam of Peace

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SUBHAN'ALLAH, THIS TEXT CONTAINS VERY INFORMATIVE KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL!! READ & SPREAD IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, IT WILL BE SADQA-E-JARIAH FOR YOU AND ME.

1-Akhi - Brother

2-Ukhti - Sister

3-JazakAllah khair - May Allah give you Ajar/Sawab for your deed.

4-Ma'Shaa'Allah - As God has willed.

5-HayakAllah - May Allah give you life.

6-BarakAllahu Feek - May Allah put baraka in what you are doing.

7-Wa feeka barakallahu - and May Allah bless you. (in response to Barakallahu Feek)

8-Wa iyyakum - And to you

9-Alhamdulillah - Praise be to Allah

10-Allah - God

11-Allahu Akbar - Allah is Most Great

12-Amanah - Trust

13-Assalamu Alaikum - Peace be upon you--the "official" Islamic greeting.

14-Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh - "Peace and the Mercy and Blessings of God be upon you" Extended form of the above.

16-Astaghfir Allah - I seek forgiveness from Allah (used when mentioning something that goes against the standards of Islam)

17-Ayah/Ayat - Qur'anic verse

18-Bid`ah - Innovation, addition to the religion's essentials

19-Bukhari - One of the most noted compilers of hadith. His collection is 20-known as Sahih Bukhari

21-Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim - In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Most Merciful

23-Da'wa - Invitation (for humankind to Islam)

24-Du`aa - Supplication

25-Eid - Islamic holiday

26-Fatwa - Islamic legal ruling

27-Fiqh - Islamic law as interpreted by scholars

28-Fitnah - Corruption and disorder, also temptation

29-Hadith - A report of a saying or deed of the Prophet

30-Haj - Pilgrimage

31-Halal - Allowed (per Islamic law)

32-Haram - Forbidden (per Islamic law)

33-Hazrat/Hadrat - Honorable

34-Hijab - Modest way of behavior and dress (including head scarf for women)

35-Imam - Leader

36-Iman - Faith

37-In Shaa Allah - If God wills. (Used when talking about a future event)

38-Injeel - The scripture sent down to Prophet Issa (Jesus)

39-Isnad - Chain of transmitters, the list of people who successively narrated a given hadith

40-Jannah - Paradise

41-JazakAllah Khair - May God grant you what is good. (Often used instead of "Thank you")

42-Jihad - Striving for Islam, whether by peaceful or violent means

43-Jinn - Unseen beings, who, like humans, are given the power to choose between right and wrong

44-Kafir - One who denies the truth. Literally, one who "covers" the truth (sometimes applied to non-Muslims).

45-Khalifah - Caliph: Leader of Muslim nation

46-Khilafah - Caliphate

47-Khutba - Sermon

48-Kufr - Denial of the Truth, rebellion against God

49-La Ilaha Illa Allah - There is no deity but God

50-Ma Shaa Allah - What God has willed! (Usually used to express wonder at Allah's creation)

51-Madhhab - School of jurisprudential thought

52-Makruh - Detested, but not forbidden (per Islamic law)

53-Mandoub - Recommended, but not required (per Islamic law)

54-Mubah - Neither forbidden nor commended. Neutral (per Islamic law)

55-Mushrik - One who commits Shirk

56-Muslim - One who submits to Allah and is a follower of Islam; also, name of one of the most notable hadith scholars. His collection is known as Sahih Muslim

57-Nabi - Prophet

58-Qur'an - The Words of Allah conveyed to us by the Prophet

PBUH - Peace Be Upon Him. Same as SAW

59-RAA - (Radia Allahu Anhu/Anha.) May Allah be please with him/her

60-Ra-sool - Messenger (Prophet to whom a scripture is revealed)

61-Rasool Allah - Messenger of God (used to refer to Prophet Muhammad)

62-Sahaba - Companions of Prophet. Singular is "Sahabi"

63-Sahih - "Sound in isnad." A technical attribute applied to the "isnad" of a hadith

64-Salaam - Peace. An abbreviated version of the Islamic greeting

65-Salaat - Prayer

66-SAW - (Salla Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam.) Peace Be Upon Him

67-Sawm/Siyam - Fasting

68-Seerah/Sirah - History of the Prophet's life

69-Shahadah - Bearing witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger.

70-Shari'ah - Divine Law

71-Sheikh - Scholar (or any elder and/or respected man)

72-Shirk - Associating partners (e.g. helpers, other gods) with Allah

73-Shura - Consultation among Muslims

74-Subhan Allah - "Glory be to God"

75-Sunna/Sunnah - Tradition of the Prophet

76-Surah/Sura - A Chapter in the Qur'an

78-Tafsir - Interpretation

79-Tawraat - The scripture sent down to Prophet Musa (Moses).

80-Ulama - Religious scholars

81-Umma - Nation, community.

82-Ustadh - Teacher

83-Wassalaam - And peace. It means "goodbye"

84-Zakat - Required charity

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the full 4 hours worth of speeches and chants before the national march even actually began to march. being there in-person was truly another experience, so i wanted to share this here so y'all could get even just a sliver of that same amazement! speeches you can listen to include:

Opening Chant

Introduction with Manolo De Los Santos

Nadya Tannous from Palestinian Youth Movement

Ahlam from Maryland2Palestine

Arsema Kifle from Dissenters

Jasmin Nicole Williams from Artists Against Apartheid

Dr. Hatem Bazian from UC Berkeley

Lauren Pineiro from the Tampa 5

Mahdi Bray from the American Muslim Alliance

Black Alliance for Peace

Melanie Yazzie from The Red Nation

Marte White from Community Movement Builders

Omar Suleiman, an American imam

Mohammed Nabulsi from Palestinian Youth Movement

Brian Becker from ANSWER Coalition

Layan Fuleihan from The People's Forum

Macklemore (yes, the muisician)

Ya'oub from the National Students for Justice in Palestine

Maysoon Abu Gharbieh from Arab Women's Committee (Chicago)

Tara Alalami, Sarah Ihmoud, and Rasha Mubarak from Palestinian Feminist Collective and Susan Sarandon

Ahmad Abuznaid from US Campaign for Palestinian Rights

Nihad Awad from Council on American-Islamic Relations

Mohammed El-Kurd, a writer

Nazek Sankari from US Palestinian Community Network

Nour Jafghama and Medea Benjamin from CODEPINK

Meredith from Anti War Committee MN

Osama Abu Irshaid from American Muslims for Palestine

Noura Erakat, a human rights attorney

Majid Gadsen from December 12 Movement

Nina from Bayan USA

Rania Mustafa from Palestinian American Community Center NJ

Krystal Two Bulls from Honor the Earth

Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss from Neturei Karta

Jonel Edwards from Dream Defenders

Raja Abdulhag from Al Quds News

Ángel from Malcolm X Grassroots Movement

Nick Tilsen from NDN Collective

Lamis Deek from Al Awda: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition

Ju-Hyun Park from Nodutdol

Eugene Puryear from Party for Socialism and Liberation

Vijay Prashad from Tricontinental Institute

Celine Qussiny from Palestinian Youth Movement

as well as several interviews towards the end of the video in front of the white house! go watch! go share!

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“Just as you’d love to have Allah’s pardon for your sins, likewise you should forgive those beneath you!”

Source: Imam Qurtubi’s Tafsir (v. 12, p. 193)

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SORDULAR :İmam ı Ali'yi bu kadar sevmenizin nedeni nedir ?

Söyleyeyim :

Peygamberimiz buyurdu :

1. ( Kıyamette müminlerin amel defterinin ilk cümlesi ALİ sevgisidir )

2. ( Aliden başka yiğit , zülfikardan başka kılıç yoktur.)

3. ( Dünya ve ahirette bayrağımı taşıyan Ali'dir)

4. ( Rabbim bana emretti ; Alinin kapısı dışında bütün kapıları kapat)

5. ( Hakiki doğrular üç kişidir : Yâsin ailesinin mümini, Firavun ailesinin mümini , ve Ali. Ali bunların en üstün olanıdır.)

6. ( Benim gibi yaşayıp benim gibi ölmek isteyenler ,benden sonra Ali'ye bağlansın.)

7. ( Cebrail kıyamet günü nida edecek : ya Muhammed baban İbrahim ne güzel baba, kardeşin Ali ne güzel bir kardeştir.)

8. ( Bütün peygamberlerin bir vasisi vardır. Benim vasim ise Ali’dir.)

9. ( Allahım Alinin yüzünü son kez görmeden canımı alma.)

10. ( Ben ve Ali aynı ağaçtan yaratıldık)

11. ( Benden sonra ümmetin en alimi Ali’dir.)

12. ( Meclislerinizi Alinin zikri ile süsleyin.)

13. ( Ümmetimin en iyi hüküm vereni Ali’dir.)

14. ( Ateşten kurtulmanın mühürü Ali’dedir.)

15. ( Ben kimin mevlası isem Ali de onun mevlasıdır.)

16. ( Allah eğer Ali’yi yaratmasaydı , fatimaya denk bir eş bulınmazdı)

17. Bana iman edip beni kabul edenlere vasiyetim Ali’ye bağlanmalarıdır.)

18. ( Kıyamet günü yanıma ilk gelecek olan , bana ilk iman eden Alidir)

19. ( Sırat köprüsünden geçiş , ancak Ali’den berat mührü ile gerçekleşir)

20. ( Ezelden ebede en taş kalpli insan , Alinin katilidir.)

21. ( Ben uyarıcıyım. Benden sonra hidayet eden Ali’dir)

22. ( En büyük sıddık ( Doğru sözlü ) Alidir)

23. ( Hak ile bâtılı birbirinden ayıran faruk ,Alidir.)

24. ( Benim elim ve Ali’nin eli , adalette eşittir)

25. ( Ali dünya ve ahirette kardeşimdir)

26. ( Ali insanların en hayırlısıdır, bunu inkar eden dinden çıkar)

27. ( Ali kurtuluş kapısıdır, her kim o kağıdan girerse mümindir)

28. ( Ali iyilerin imamıdır, fâcirlerin katilidir, ona yardım edene yardım edilir ,onu yalnız bırakan yalnız kalır)

29. ( Ali takvalıların imamıdır,müminlerin emiridir,alnı nurlu olanların imamıdır.)

30. ( Ali benim yanımda tıpkı Musanın yanındaki Harun gibidir,yalnız benden sonra peygamber yoktur)

31. ( Alinin bu ümmet üzerindeki hakkı , babanın evlat üzerindeki hakkı gibidir)

32. ( Ali Kur’an iledir, Kur’an da Ali ile )

33. ( Ali ve şiileri kurtulanlardır )

34. ( Ali ilmimin kapısıdır , ümmetime benim mesajımı açıklayandır,)

35. ( Alinin sevgisi iman , ona buğz etmek ise küfürdür)

36. ( Ali cennet ile cehennemi bölendir)

37 . ( Alinin bu ümmet içindeki yeri Kuranda ihlas suresi gibidir)

38. ( Ali iki halil arasındaki habiptir. Ben ve İbrahim arasında)

39. ( Aliden ayrılan benden ayrılır , benden ayrılan Allah’tan ayrılmıştır )

40. ( Ali benden ben de Ali’denim , o benden sonra bütün müminlerin velisidir)

41. ( Allah ve resulünün en çok sevdiği şahıs Ali’dir)

42. ( Aliyi sevmek sevaptır , günahlar ona zarar veremez.)

43. ( Aliyi zikretmek ibadettir. Onun yüzüne bakmak ibadettir)

44. ( Ali Kâbe gibidir)

45. ( Ali benim yanımda bedenimdeki başım gibidir)

46. ( Ben ilmin şehriyim Ali de onun kapısıdır )

Allahın selamı sana olsun ey müminlerin emiri ey yetimler babası.

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🎨 Résistance inébranlable et puissante à Gaza

🇵🇸 Les combattants de la Résistance palestinienne ont envoyé un message qui nous est aussi parvenu disant qu’il n’y avait pas lieu de s’inquiéter pour eux. Ils affirment que près de 90 % de leurs équipements et capacités sont présevés et gardés sains et saufs.

Imam Khamenei, 12 mars 2024

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…And to think well of others is a sign of Iman. 🤍

Some examples:

Umar  said, “Do not think ill of a word that your believing brother utters as long as it can be interpreted in a good way.” 

Hamdun al-Qassar, one of the great early Muslims, said, “If a friend among your friends errs, make seventy excuses for them. If your hearts are unable to do this, then know that the shortcoming is in your own selves.” [Imam Bayhaqi, Shu`ab al-Iman, 7.522]

Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Munazil (Allah have mercy upon him), of the early Muslims, said, “The believer seeks excuses for their brethren, while the hypocrite seeks out the faults of their brethren.” [Sulami, Adab al-Suhba]

Also Allah (swt) commanded us in the Qur‘an “Believers! Leave much doubt, for most doubt is sinful.” [Qur’an 49:12]

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A Russian court sentenced Imam Raif Fevziev, a defendant in the "Crimean Muslim case," to 17 years in prison.

The lawyer of the sentenced Crimean imam Edem Semedlyaev commented on the sentence handed down by the Russian court, saying that his client was sentenced to 17 years "for talking about Islam."

"Murderers don't get such sentences. A man was given 17 years for a 70-minute conversation about Islam today," said lawyer Edem Semedlyaev.

Defenders of those arrested and convicted in the "Hizb ut-Tahrir case" consider their persecution to be motivated by religion. The lawyers point out that those persecuted in this case by the Russian law enforcement agencies are mainly Crimean Tatars, as well as Ukrainians, Russians, Tajiks, Azerbaijanis and Crimeans of other ethnic origin professing Islam.

According to the latest data, russia is currently illegally detaining 158 political prisoners, 111 of them are representatives of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people.

In a sickly ironic way, today in Ukraine is the Day of political prisoners. If you are able, please consider donating to Noman Çelebicihan crimean tatar batalion to help them liberate their home. Paypal: liberationofcrimea@gmail.com

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Dua Orang Kampung

Seorang imam bernama Muhammad bin Ismail pernah mendapat fitnah, dibanned oleh pemerintah hingga tidak bisa mengajar di kampungnya sendiri.

Apalah artinya kampung, beliau lalu mengajar di Naisabur, kampung tetangganya. Ternyata satu musibah itu melahirkan keajaiban, dua orang guru bermurid ini menjadi dua imam tertinggi dalam pembukuan riwayat hadits shahih: Imam Muhammad bin Ismail Al-Bukhari dan Imam Muslim bin Hajjaj An-Naisaburi.

Dua nama ini adalah pemilik kitab rujukan agama Islam paling otentik setelah Al-Quran. Keduanya bersatu dalam istilah "muttafaq alaih", hadits yang ditulis bersamaan oleh keduanya berarti disepakati keabsahannya oleh umat Islam.

Jadi kampung yang dimaksud di atas itu adalah Bukhara. (/bʊˈxɑːrə/ buu-KHAR-ə, romanized: Buxoro, pronounced [buχɒrɒ]) Hari ini dinaungi negara bangsa bernama Uzbekistan. Kampung tua peninggalan Persia, hanya berukuran seperempat luas Kabupaten Sleman, populasinya juga setara hanya berkisar 2.000 penduduk di setiap kilometer persegi.

Jangan-jangan Bukhara dulu hanyalah sebuah kampung seperti Sleman. Tapi siapa orang asing yang mengenal Sleman?

Kampung hanyalah sebidang tanah. Tapi Imam Ibnu Hajar menuliskan kaidah ilmu hadits dalam Nukhbatul Fikr, “Penting untuk mengetahui thabaqat para rawi, lahirnya, wafatnya, dan nama kampung halamannya,” maka kampung menjadi bukan sekadar kampung. Ia objek belajar. Setiap pelajar hadits akan tahu nama-nama kampung para rawi dan muhaddits.

Melalui wasilah muhaddits nomor wahid itu—terlebih karena nisbat utama kepada kampungnya, maka Bukhara menjadi mendunia. Namanya disebut-sebut di manapun Islam diajarkan. Setiap kali dikutip hadits dari kitab Shahih Al-Bukhari, disebutlah nisbat itu, "diriwayatkan oleh Al-Bukhari", sebagai jaminan keshahihan.

Dari Makkah kiblat umat Islam hingga ke daerah antah berantah bernama Donoharjo, Ngaglik, Sleman, nama kampung Bukhara jadi tidak lagi asing di telinga penduduknya.

Siapa yang tidak familiar dengan Bukhara?

Bahkan mungkin "Bukhara" lebih familiar daripada "Uzbekistan"—nama negaranya sendiri meskipun sedikit viral setelah membekuk garuda muda di lapangan hijau baru-baru ini.

Mengenal nama kampung bukan hanya untuk mengetahui identitas seorang rawi. Itu juga wasilah untuk merenungi bagaimana ajaibnya kampung non-Arab yang berjarak 4.500 km dari Makkah, berjeda empat negara bangsa, berbulan-bulan perjalanan dengan jalan kaki, bisa melahirkan penulis kitab mega best-seller nomor dua setelah Al-Quran untuk 12 abad bahkan hingga kiamat nanti.

Itu bukan kampung biasa. Ada benih keberkahan yang Allah tanamkan di sana untuk menumbuhkan pohon paling rindang itu.

Kita yang menikmati naungannya mungkin perlu sesekali melirik Ashomiddin, kawan saya orang Bukhara tulen ini, mungkin saja ada rahasia yang diwariskan di Uzbekistan sana.

Saya ingin sekali bertanya, kalian hobi belajar apa saja di kampung, selain latihan MMA dan belajar diving? Duh.

@audadzaki

Jami' Al-Azhar, 30 Mei 2024.

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for the fake fic ask game:

a THG fic with: accidental marriage, political intrigue and mutual pining!

OOF this is so hard i’ve been thinking about this one for a WHILE but i think i got it!! in honor of Passover…a Jewish!Everlark (shtetl!District 12, really) AU set during Catching Fire.

The twin burns on their hands aren’t the only things binding Katniss and Peeta together that fateful night before the Passover Seder. When they tear the loaf to drop in the Mellark fireplace together, cleansing the house of chametz before the holiday, they’re transported to another time with another burnt loaf…until they look down to find a toasted piece of bread in each of their hands. And, worse yet, Mrs. Mellark saw the whole thing. Couldn’t they at least have waited to do the toasting under a chuppah? Oy, what a shanda!

As Katniss and Peeta are marched down to the Justice Building by Mrs. Mellark and the town rabbi, Katniss fears the repercussions from President Snow, whose perfect, goyische Capitol wedding was just ruined by the accidental fulfillment of the District 12 tradition.

A month after Peeta stepped on the glass in the Justice Building, making their marriage legal in the eyes of both the state and HaShem, they learn the consequences of their actions when President Snow announces the Quell. With nothing left to lose, Katniss and Peeta start to think that maybe the meshugas they caused could be what saves them in the arena. After all, being star-crossed lovers worked pretty well last time.

In the battle for their culture, their rights, their traditions, and their lives, they can’t help but wonder…is it beshert?

glossary for the goyim:

shtetl - small Jewish towns in Eastern Europe (generally pre WWII for obvious reasons)

Passover - holiday where we don’t eat leavened bread and we often burn it to ensure our houses are entirely bread-free before the holiday

Seder - super long ritual dinner we do on the first night or two of passover

chametz - leavened bread

chuppah - a big ritual tarp we get married under

shanda - scandal

rabbi - Jewish spiritual leader (comparable to a minister or imam)

goyische - goy-like (“goy” means non-Jew; serves a similar role to gringo/a in Spanish-speaking regions)

breaking the glass - wedding tradition where the groom steps on a piece of glass which usually ends the ceremony

HaShem - literally translates to “the name” but is just God (we’re not allowed to say God’s name)

meshugas - ridiculousness, chaos

beshert - basically destiny (“it would’ve happened anyway…”)

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ISLAM 101: AN INTRODUCTION TO HADITH: Part 12

Avoiding Innovation

It is related that Aisha, may Allah be well pleased with her, said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“Anyone who introduces an innovation in this affair of ours which is not part of it, that will be rejected.”

One version in Muslim reads:

“He who does an act which we have not commanded will have it rejected [by Allah].” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Sulh, 5; Sahih Muslim, Aqdiyya, 17, 18. See also: Sunan ibn Majah, Muqaddima, 2).

NARRATOR

Aisha

Aisha was a very intelligent woman who learned how to read and write at a very young age. She never forgot anything that she had learned and memorized.

The most important point in relation to the Prophet’s marriage to Aisha was it's being contracted through the direct commandment of Allah.

The Messenger of Allah loved Aisha greatly. When he was asked, “Who do you love most?” he replied, “Aisha.” When he was then asked, “(What about) from among the men?” he said, “Her father.”

Aisha was born nine years before the Emigration, in the city of Mecca. She passed away on the seventeenth day of Ramadan (676 CE), on a Tuesday, in Medina.

EXPLANATION

Innovation in religion is referred to in Islam as bid’a.

1. Allah declares the following in relevant Qur’anic verses:

“…What is there, after the truth, but error?” (Yunus 10:32).

This verse demonstrates that there is no connection between truth and being on the wrong path. What behooves the human being is to be on the side of and in the way of truth. All kinds of innovation in religion and every fabricated thing that does not have its basis in Islam is deviation. Deviation of all kinds has been deemed unacceptable.

“…We have neglected nothing in the Book…” (al-An’am 6:38).

Some scholars have asserted that implied in “the Book” is the Qur’an. This is because none of the proofs and obligations necessary for human beings has been omitted therein.

“…And if you are to dispute among yourselves about anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger” (an-Nisa 4:59).

Solutions contravening the criteria espoused by Allah and His Messenger and which violate the truths of the Qur’an and the Sunnah lead the human being and society to an impasse. Individuals and even broader society come to believe, at times, that the most perfect solution lies in their self-discovered and tried paths, methods, and systems. They can even convince others of this also. Finding the resolutions to such great issues, however, is only possible through appeal to Allah and His Messenger, and through putting the Qur’an and the Sunnah into practice, without oversight, and free from any innovations.

This hadith constitutes one of the most important foundations of Islam. Anything that does not rest upon the Book and the Sunnah cannot be accepted. Such a thing cannot be considered to be part of religion. Those who disregard the worship and deeds befitting the Qur’an and the Sunnah, lessen or alter them and who thus manipulate (corrupt or distort) religion are also innovators in religion. Their deeds too are rejected and are on no account accepted.

Innovation (in religion) is that which does not have a basis in and which cannot be reconciled with the Qur’an or Sunnah and which has no application in the Muslim community. Here, however, it is used to mean the fabrications put forward in religion without an authoritative source. Rendering inactive the Qur’an and Sunnah or neglecting them breeds innovation and gives rise to their fostering and thriving. In that case, the sole way of preventing innovations in religion is to spread the culture of the Qur’an and Sunnah and to prepare the grounds for these to become a way of life. That being the case, how must innovations be understood?

According to Imam Shafi’i, innovation is of two kinds:

“Anything that contravenes the Qur’an, the Sunnah, the learned consensus, and the way of the Companions is a deviatory and evil innovation; those things and good practices that do not contradict these are good innovations.”

This is the reason behind the use of the terms bid’a hasana (good innovation) and bid’a sayyi’a (evil innovation). Shafi’i substantiates this with the words of Umar who responded to a group of Companions performing the Tarawih Prayer particular to Ramadan in the congregation, remarking, “What a good innovation this is!”

2. The Messenger of Allah said the following in relation to good and evil innovation:

“Whoever introduces a good practice that is followed after him, will have the reward for that and the equivalent of their reward, without that detracting from their reward in the slightest. Whoever introduces an evil practice that is followed after him, will bear the burden of sin for that and the equivalent of their burden of sin, without that detracting from their burden in the slightest.” Sahih Muslim, Zakah, 69. See also: Sunan an- Nasa’i, Zakah, 64.

The Companions undertook a great many things that were not in question during the time of the Prophet and reached a unanimous consensus regarding their acceptance and legitimacy. The Qur’an’s being compiled into book form during the caliphate of Abu Bakr and duplicated and distributed to various regions during the caliphate of Uthman are the most known examples in this regard. Efforts in later periods to record, in full, texts of Arabic grammar, the religiously obligatory, accounts, Qur’anic commentary, and hadith constitute further such examples. Even if these are to be termed innovations, they cannot be said to be wrong, as this is precisely how knowledge was preserved, spread and transferred to succeeding generations. This needs to be considered thus with respect to our time and mass media organs, modern printing and publication houses, the Internet, and military and social developments. Those who do not keep pace with such advancements would have no chance of survival in such a world.

The sources of Islamic jurisprudence are clearly defined

The Qur’an: The leading source in Islamic jurisprudence. The religion of Islam is learned first and foremost from the Qur’an. “The best among you are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it.”

The Sunnah: The words and actions of the Prophet. Constitutes the second primary source in Islamic jurisprudence. The Sunnah is applied in the absence of clear injunctions in the Qur’an. In the same way that the Prophet has instructed adherence to his Sunnah, he has also enjoined adherence to the practice of the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs as well as his Companions. Such innovations as the supererogatory Prayer during Ramadan performed in the congregation during the caliphate of Umar and the establishment of the Call to Prayer inside the mosque for the Friday Prayer during Uthman’s caliphate, constitute the practice of the Companions and must be followed.

Ijma al-Umma (Consensus of Scholars): Ijma is the term employed to refer to the consensus of Muslim jurists on a theological matter in a given era. The consensus of scholars on a matter is a source of legislation in Islam and is appealed to when a matter is not found in the Qur’an and the Sunnah. For instance, the Tarawih Prayer performed in congregation during Umar’s caliphate.

Qiyas al-Fuqaha (Analytical Reasoning of the Scholars): The term qiyas literally means measuring two things with each other and drawing comparisons between them. Umar is known to have advised Abu Musa al-Ash’ari to “Identify similar and analogous cases, carefully examine their causes, and then use qiyas (analytical deduction).”

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED

This hadith constitutes one of the cornerstones of Islam.

That which does not abrogate or contradict the Qur’an and Sunnah is accepted (The compilation of the Qur’an in book form, the commemoration of the Noble Birth, and the like).

Innovation (bid’a) is categorized into good (hasana) and evil (sayyi’a) innovation.

Muslim scholars have considered an innovation in five parts: necessary (wajib), recommended (mandub), permitted (mubah), unlawful (haram), and disliked (makruh). The discovery of weapons of warfare and the readying of forces suitable for the conditions of the time is necessary. Establishing universities and institutes and publishing scholarly works, spreading knowledge, teaching it to others, building schools and the like are recommended and accepted. Eating and drinking of the lawful are permissible, while the unlawful and disliked have been clearly defined and determined in Islam.

Both the one who sets an evil precedent (in evil innovation) and the one who follows in their path are equally wrongdoers.

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Knowledge or Manners, What’s more important?

Correct answer: Manners

Abū Zakariyyā Yahya ibn Muhammad Al-'Anbari رحمه الله said : Knowledge void of manners is like fire without firewood! And manners without knowledge is like a spirit with no body!

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Imam Malik رحمه الله said : My mother would tie the 'imāmah on my head and say to me: Go to Rabī'ah! Learn from his manners before his knowledge!

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Ibn Al-Mubarak رحمه الله said: A person does not excel in any kind of [islamic] science unless he adorns his actions with manners!

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