No Excuse!

There was a time when seeking knowledge meant undertaking year long journeys. There was a time when communicating with a spiritual guide meant travelling and staying with him for as long as the guide wished. There was a time when a woman could seek knowledge only through her husband... so if the husband was not pious, chances were the family would not be as well.

And now there is our time. Technology is booming and all sorts of new paths for seeking have opened. A person no longer needs to travel on months to reach a certain scholar. If he wishes, he may take only a day's long journey and reach the other side of the world. 

But an even more simple way that would not even have the person leaving the house would be to use the internet. Alhamdu Lillah, our time is such that we have many scholars who are accessible via email. Not only that, they have many lectures and books online that we may peruse through and gain insight as to how one may closen oneself to Allah Ta'aalah.

Nowadays, we do not have the excuse of not having a scholar nearby. It is our duty to take hold of the ease Allah Ta'aala has provided in our time and make the most of it. Fitnah is immense now, but so is accessibility to true scholars and correct knowledge.

So do not waste time and be lazy. Afterall, sometimes it is only the simple click of a mouse that will start your path towards Allah.

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Below I will put a few links to sites where one may find scholars of truth. For more, check the right side of the blog.

Al-Haadi *
Ask Imam
Darul Fiqh
Mufti Online Australia
Moulana Yunus Patel Rahmatullahi Alayh
QAFILA
Tasawwuf.org

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Also it has been noticed by many that live streaming does not seem to cost any money. I have noticed this myself as I do not have a cent on my phone yet I was able to listen to the live streaming. Alhamdu Lillah for His Blessings.

The Car Hooter Sounds Good

Our Deen, Islam, consists of many a’amaal (actions). For a’amaal to come alive in our lives, the requirement is knowledge. Thus if our knowledge is correct, our actions will be correct and ultimately our Islam will be correct. Therefore in essence the knowledge we possess is our Deen. We need to be very cautious about whom and where we acquire our knowledge from. The source must be authentic and the person must be reliable. The Great Tabi’ee Muhammad ibnu Sireen (rahimahullah) said: "This knowledge is your Deen, so be extremely cautious regarding its source, (Saheeh Muslim)."

When we buy a car we do not buy it based on the sound of its hooter - that if the hooter sounds good the car must be good. Rather we check its engine and whether it has quality parts that are well assembled and serviced. In the same way when it comes to our Deen, we need to check if the speaker is a qualified ‘Aalim who studied under the guidance of ‘Ulama. He should not be some self-taught internet/google “scholar” who merely sounds good, so we assume he must be good. One of the greatest fears Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) had for his Ummah was the danger of hypocrites who have great command over the language (ie. They have the gift of the gab), (Majma’uz Zawaaid, vol. 1, pg. 445).

 Let us not be fooled merely by a person’s oratory skills and his ability to quote Arabic phrases. Of absolute importance is his “engine” (his heart), his motivation, his intention, his link with his teachers and above all, his commitment to Deen and the Sunnah of Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). Imaam Maalik (rahimahullah) said: "Knowledge should only be acquired from the one who has studied it and acquired it in the company of the “Men of knowledge”, he has understood it, he practices on it and he has piety and the fear of Allah Ta’ala coupled with it." (Adabul Ikhtilaaf, pg. 165).

Taken from Al-Haadi

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Wake Up!

Wake up!

It was the thought that came to my head when I heard of the earthquake in Indonesia.

Imagining... 

What if that earthquake had instead hit my country? What state of mind and action would I be in? If something happened to me, would I be found in a state I would like to be found in? If I passed away, what state would I be raised in on the Day of Judgement?

Wake up!

Before you are shaken awake!

Abbreviations... or 'ABBR'

Many times when I am reading a post on a forum, an email, etc, I see abbreviations.

I myself am not free of this, occasionally I will use the 'Salams' or 'iA' (Insha Allah) when messaging on the phone.

However, I find it rather strange when we use abbreviations like the above at the beginning of an email, post etc and then proceed to write a page worth of words that are longer than a simple 'Assalaamu Alaikum'.

When I was studying, I used to see students using the first letter of Salla Allahu Alayhi wa Sallam in their notes and exams. However, our teacher told us that it is best to write the complete durood rather than an abbreviation... after all, can we not take out the time to write a durood for the most beloved creation of Allah?

Since then I always wrote Salla Allahu Alayhi wa Sallam in complete. This however was in Arabic, and I would manage to write the durood in such a way that saved space, like so. 

 

However there are always those who will go beyond. Mufti Ebrahim Salejee saheb once mentioned about writing the durood in the same fashion I mentioned above. Not to quote him, but the point he was making was that why do you want to save space in a durood on Rasulullah Salla Allahu Alayhi wa Sallam? Why not write it in a straight line rather than box the durood? Is a durood not worth taking a little bit of extra time and space on a piece of paper?

I feel the same can be said for 'Assalaamu Alaikum', 'Insha Allah', 'Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala', and all those other duaas and praises that we abbreviate. If we can find the time to write long pieces of works with complicated words in English, then surely we can write down a few praises of Allah Ta'aala and His Nabi Salla Allahu Alayhi wa Sallam.

May Allah Ta'aala give us all the tawfeeq. Ameen.

When Restless and in Grief

Recite

يا حي يا قيوم

 برحمتك استغيث

Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum

Bi Rahmatika Astagheeth

 
Oh Ever-Living and Ever-Sustaining! 

I seek Your help through Your Mercy.

Is it Permissible to Play “April Fool”?

The first of April is regarded as a day to play practical jokes on people. Generally a person is told something which perturbs or even shocks him. However he shortly thereafter realizes that what he was told is not true but it was rather a joke. According to the Shariah is it permissible to play such practical jokes on people?

Read the answer at the following link- ANSWER