Archive for March, 2007
To Call Upon Other Than Allah
1) To call upon other than Allah for a need, such as rain, etc, while believing that the one being addressed will answer the call is Shirk by agreement. For example: O Prophet! Send us rain!
This is the most important of all issues that the Muslims must be very clear about, for this is the [...]
Intro to Tawassul
1) To call upon other than Allah for a need, such as rain, etc, while believing that the one being addressed will answer the call is Shirk by agreement. For example: O Prophet! Send us rain!
2) To call upon other than Allah for a need, such as rain, etc, while believing that only Allah [...]
Some Manifestations of Kufr
Making fun of anything religious
“The Jews said: ‘Allah’s hand is tied up.’ Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for the (blasphemy) they utter.” (3:181) In this ayah they were almost ridiculing or mocking Allah.
When you make fun of any commandment of Allah, you are making fun of the One giving the commandment.
Making [...]
Nifaq
Nifaq comes from the root nafiqaa, which is an escape hole that the jerboa (desert animal) builds. It is as if the person secretly escaped from Islam.
Major nifaq is for a person to pretend to be a Muslim while he is not
“Verily, the hyprocrites will be in the lowest depths (grade) of the Fire; no [...]
Kufr
Kufr means to cover up something to the extent that is is destroyed. A farmer is called a kaafir for covering up the land. It can also mean to cover up the fitrah.
In Islam: Absence of emaan from a person, even if his heart believes.
Kufr can be major or minor.
Major kufr is of [...]
Minor Shirk
Minor shirk can only occur in Uloohiyyah. Minor shirk is still a major sin.
The Prophet Muhammad (saw), in an authentic narration, said that they would be among the first groups of people thrown into because the scholar, when he taught the knowledge that Allah gave him, did not do so for the sake of Allah. [...]
Prophet’s Protection of Tawheed
Just as alcohol and adultery were made haram, so too were all the roads leading to them. When this is the case for major sins, then it must be even more so for the sin of shirk.
Prohibited Mosques over Graves
“May Allaah (swt) curse the Jews and Christians who took the graves of their Prophets [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Tawassul by Status of the Prophet (saw)
Obligatory:
By following his Sunnah
By loving him
By defending his honor
All of these fall under the previous categories of legislated types of tawassul.
Innovation occurs when asking Allah through his status, body, or honor. Many ‘ulemma have differed about this issue. Therefore, it [...]
Legislated Types of Tawassul
Tawassul is something that brings you closer to another object. In Islam the general meaning is any good deed because they bring you closer to Allah. The specific meaning is something used to increase the chance of your du’a being accepted.
“O you who believe! Do your duty to Allah and fear Him. Seek the means [...]
Intercession (Shafa’ah)
Meaning of Intercession: Asking an intermediary to plead one’s request in front of another.
Shafa’a means even (like odd and even). Intercession means to plead your case in front of another being. You and the intermediary together are 2 (even).
“To Allaah belongs exclusively (the right to grant) intercession.” (Az-Zumar, 39:44)
For any intercession to be accepted by [...]
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