In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Mu` meneen Brothers and Sisters, As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi

wa Barakatuh. (May Allah`s Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you) The sayings of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.415 Narrated by Abu Hurairah (ra) "There are two expressions which are very easy for the tongue to say, but they are very heavy in the Scales (with Allah Subhanah) and are very dear to The Lord Most Beneficent; and they are, `Subhan Allah Al-`Azim and `Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi.` (Glory be to the Lord Most Magnificent, Glory be to the Lord and all Praise to Him).
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzab verse 21: There is indeed the best example for you to follow in the Messenger of Allah, for every such person looks forward to Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much. Aisha narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: If somebody innovates something which is not present in our religion, then that thing will be rejected. Related by Bukhari. 3:861, Good deeds 9:449 Sahih Muslim Hadith 1885 Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said in a sermon: The best speech is that which is embodied in the Book of Allah, the Al Quran; and the best guidance is the guidance given by me, Mohamed (saws). The most evil affairs are the innovations (bida), and every innovation (bida) is an error. 4266 4267 Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4515 Narrated by Ali ibn AbuTalib That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said: If anyone introduces an innovation (bida in religion), he will be responsible for it. If anyone introduces an innovation (bida) or gives shelter to a man who introduces an innovation (bida), he is cursed by Allah, by His Angels, and by all the people!

Question no.7918)When we do tasbeeh, is it necessary that we count it only on our fingers?

[Topic:Bidaa` (Innovations)]

Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters, As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you) One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question: Assalam alaikum burhan bhai ham tasbeeh padhte hain to kya wo sirf fingers par padhni hai. Agar hum tasbih par padhe to ye galat hai. Zikr agar tasbih par kare to ye bida hai kya. Meri friend ne mujhse kaha k jo bhi zikr hai wo fingers par padhna chahiyye. Aur counting nahin karni chahiyye. Pls mujhe bataiyye ke sahi kya hai. Pls do remember me in your supplication Jazakallah Translation of Question: When we do tasbeeh, is it necessary that we count it only on our fingers? If we do tasbeeh through a rosary, would it be wrong? If dhikr is done through a rosary, would it be considered bida? My friend told me that whatever dhikr one does, its count should only be done through ones fingers. And one should not count the dhikr. Please do let me know what is right.
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Answer: Tasbeeh rosary or fingers In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers. Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzaab verses 41-42: 41 O ye who believe! Celebrate the Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah and do this (as) much (as possible); 42 And glorify Him morning and evening. Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 29 Surah Ankabut verse 45: 45 Recite what is sent of the Book (Al-Quran) by inspiration to thee and establish regular prayer, for prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; and the Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt. And Allah Knows all that ye do.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 13 Surah Raad vers 28: 28 Those who believe, their hearts find satisfaction in the Dhikr of Allah: for without doubt, (only) in the Dhikr of Allah do hearts find satisfaction! Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 152: 152 Then do ye remember Me; I will remember you. Be grateful to Me and reject not faith. Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 43 Surah Zukhruf verse 36: 36 If anyone withdraws himself from Dhikr of (Allah) Most Gracious, We appoint for him a Shaytaan to be an intimate companion to him! Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 63 Surah Munafiqoon verse 9: 9 O ye who believe! Let not your wealth or your children divert you from the Dhikr of Allah. If any act thus, the (severe) loss is their own! Hadrat Said ibn Jubair (r.a.) reported that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "Anyone engaged in obeying Allah is in fact engaged in the Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah." Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 9.502 Narrated by Abu Huraira The Prophet (saws) said, "Allah, The High and Exalted, Says: 'I am just as My slave thinks I am, and I am with him if He remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they (the Angels); and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running!'" Hadrat Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (r.a.) and Hadrat Abu Hurairah (r.a.) reported that the Prophet (saws) "When any group of men do Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah, the Angels surround them and mercy covers them, tranquility descends upon them, and Allah mentions them to those who are with Him (the Angels)." The Prophet (saws) said, "The devotees have surpassed all." The companions asked, "Who are these exceptional people (Mufarridoon), O Messenger of Allah (saws)?" The Prophet (saws) replied, "Those men and women who remember Allah unceasingly." Related by Muslim.) Hadrat Abu Musa Al-Ashari (r.a.) reported that the Prophet (saws) said: "The likeness of the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not remember Him is like that of a living to a dead person!'' Related by Bukhari. A man came to the Messenger of Allah (saws) and complained, "The laws of Islam are too heavy for me, so tell me something that I can easily follow". The Prophet (saws) told him, "Let your tongue be always busy with the Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah." The Prophet (saws) would often tell his companions, "Shall I tell you about the best of deeds, the most pure in the Sight of your Lord, about the one that is of the

highest rank and is far better for you than spending gold and silver, even better for you than meeting your enemies in the battlefield where you strike at their necks and they at yours?" The companions replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah (saws)!" The Prophet (saws) said, "The Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah.'' Related by Tirmidhi, Ahmad, and Al-Hakim. Hadrat Mu'adh (r.a.) reported that the Prophet (saws) said, 'No other act of man is a more effective means for his deliverance from the Chastisement of Allah than the Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah.'' Related by Ahmad. One is at absolute liberty to make as much dhikr or Remembrance of Allah as often as one wills or is easy for them..and when and only when a specific number or count of a specific dhikr or tasbeeh is given and endorsed by the Messenger of Allah (saws), one should follow the Sunnah and fulfill that count. Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.344 Narrated by Ali Hadrat Fatimah (the daughter of the Prophet (saws)) complained of what she suffered from the hand mill and from grinding, and when she got the news that some slave girls of the booty had been brought to Allah's Messenger (saws), she went to him to ask for a maid-servant, but she could not find him, and she told Hadrat Aisha (r.a.) of her need. When the Prophet (saws) came, Aisha (r.a.) informed him of that. The Prophet (saws) came to our house when we had gone to our beds. (On seeing the Prophet (saws)) we were going to get up, but he (saws) said, 'Keep at your places,' I felt the coolness of the Prophet's (saws) feet on my chest. Then he (saws) said, "Shall I tell you a thing which is better than what you asked me for? When you go to your beds, say: 'Allahu Akbar (i.e. Allah is Greatest)' 34 times, and 'Alhamdu Lillah (i.e. all Praise is due to Allah) 33 times, and Subhan Allah (i.e. Glorified be Allah) 33 times. This is better for you than what you have requested." Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.514 Narrated by Abu Huraira Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "If one says one-hundred times in one day: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Alone Who has no partners, to Him belongs Dominion and to Him belong all the Praises, and He has power over all things", one will get the reward of manumitting ten slaves, and one-hundred good deeds will be written in his account, and one-hundred bad deeds will be wiped off or erased from his account, and on that day he will be protected from the morning till evening from the Shaytan, and nobody will be superior to him except one who has done more than that which he has done." Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2185 Narrated by Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib The Prophet (saws) said, "If anyone recites ten times 'Say, He is Allah, One and Only . (Surah 112: Al-Ikhlaas), a palace will be built for him in Paradise because of it; if anyone recites twenty times two places will be built for him in Paradise because of it; and if anyone recites it thirty times three palaces will be built for him in Paradise because of it." Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "I swear by Allah, O Messenger of Allah (saws), that we shall then produce many palaces for ourselves; to which he (saws) replied, "Allah's abundant Grace is even more comprehensive than that." Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "If anyone said in the morning and evening: 'subhana-Allah wa bihamdihi' (Glory to Allah and all

praise to Him), a hundred times, on the Day of Judgment none will come with anything better than that except the person who utters similar words or adds some to them." Abdallah b. Habib reported that the Prophet (saws) said, "Speak." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah (saws), what should I say?" He (saws) replied, "Recite Surat alIkhlas (112th Surah), and the two last surahs (of the Qur'an), i.e. Surat al-Falaq (113th) and Surat an-Naas (114 th), in the morning and evening three times, and it will suffice you for everything." When the Messenger of Allah (saws) guided the believers on any aspect of the deen, then it becomes incumbent upon the believers to obey and accept exactly what is declared by the Messenger of Allah (saws). When the Messenger of Allah (saws) has given a specific number or count of a tasbeeh or a dhikr, then we should know and believe with absolute conviction that it is this number of repetitions alone that is acceptable and best in the Sight of Allah Subhanah; and when the Messenger of Allah (saws) has not given a specific number or count, then it would not befit a believer that he should invent or allocate a specific number towards that repetition from himself without any authority from Allah and His Messenger (saws). Your Question: When we do tasbeeh, it is necessary that we count it only from our fingers? If we do tasbeeh through a rosary, would it be wrong? If dhikr is done through a rosary, would it be considered bida? The Messenger of Allah (saws) would count his repetitions of tasbeeh on his fingers and it would obviously be best for the believers to follow his (saws) Sunnah and do the same. The absolute majority of the scholars are of the opinion that it one counts or finds it easier to count the number of ones repetitions of ones tasbeeh on a rosary instead of ones fingers, there is absolutely no harm and it would not constitute a bida or innovation. But if one were to believe that the count of a tasbeeh or dhikr should only be done through a rosary, or one believes that counting a repetition through a rosary earns more reward or is more meritorious in the Sight of Allah.then indeed such determinations would be absolutely incorrect! But if one finds it more convenient or easier to keep count on a rosary rather than on ones fingers, there is absolutely no harm and no restriction in using a rosary. And Allah Alone Knows Best. Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

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[Topic:Understanding Quran]

No.477)Ahle

Zikr

Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters, As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you) One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

AREY DHOBA BHAI,WHO R U O EXPRESS THE MEANINGS OF QURAAN BY UR

OWNSELF? TANEY MAANI KAUN SAMJHAWSEY?ALLAH SAY IN HIS QURAAN,DO ASK THE AHLUL ZIKR IF U DO NOT KNOW THE MEANINGS OF QURAAN, WHO IS THE AHLUL ZIKR IN UR OPINION U FOOL?? NO DOUBT ITS THE 52ND DAI DR SYEDNA MOHAMMED BURHANUDDIN TUS.RASAULLAH STATED IN HIS HADTITH, I AM LEAVING TWO PRECIOUS THINGS AMONGST U MY QAUM AND THEY R... MY PROGENY AND THE QURAAN. QURAAN DOESNT SPEAK SO U CANT UNDERSTAND ITS MEANING!! ALI AS PUT THE QURAAN ON HIS HEAD SAYING OH KITAB TALK SAYING IT THRICE BUT IT DIDN`T UTTER A WORD THEN HE SAID I AM THE KITABULLAH AL NATIQ! I KNOW TU PARANEY DHOBO BANEY CHEY TAARI ADAWAT NA SABAB BUT IT DOESNT HARM THE FELLOWERS OF HIS HOLINESS AT ALL!!AND I DOUBT ANYONE MIGHT BE READING UR MAILS AS WELL!!IT WOULD BE UNFAIR FROM ALLAH TO GARCE THE PEOPLE OF RASUALLAH AS AGE WITH THE PRESENCE OF RASUL AND THEN PROHIBIT THE WORLD FROM A MESSANGER OF ALLAH!! THEREFORE TO PROVE ALLAH JUSTICE THERE HAS TO BE A WALI TO ALLAH IN THIS EARTH AND IN THE SECLUSION OF IMAM AS THAT HADI AND WALI IS MOULANA MOHAMMED BURHANUDDIN! ALLAH SAID TO MOHAMED SAW U R THE MUNZIR AND THERE IS A HADEE TO ALL QAUMS AND TO US THE QUAM ON RIGHT PATH, ITS HADEE IS SEDNA MOHAMMED BURHANUDIIN U DUMB FOOL!!! SAMJHO, TAARI AQAL NE CHAMKAO JAL NAA ANE ISTIGFAAR KAR NAI TO JAHANNAM TARO HASHAR THASEY ALONG WITH UR FOLLOWERS!! KHUDA NI LANAAT TARA PAR ANEY TARA FOLLWERS PAR KHUDA SHAHID CHEY KE ME BARA`AAT KARU CHU ANEY HUJJAT QAIM CHEY TARAA PAR.
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Answer: Ahle Zikr Click here to read an Article posted by a sister on the forum In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and

we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers. Your Question: WHO R U O EXPRESS THE MEANINGS OF QURAAN BY UR OWNSELF? TANEY MAANI KAUN SAMJHAWSEY? My beloved brother, Allah says Himself in the Glorious Quran that the Quran is plain and easy to understand. Anyone who understands Arabic will have absolutely no difficulty in understanding these crystal-clear Messages of the Glorious Quran. We have quoted literally hundreds of aayahs in our forum and have given a specific reference for each aayah. If you or anyone else thinks that the aayah means anything other than what we have mentioned, why dont you let us know what you think they mean? The brothers who use this excuse that the Quran is impossible and difficult to understand, are the same ones who propagate to leave aside the guidance and understanding of the Quran! Because they are unable to give evidence for their beliefs from the Quran, they have chosen to deny the clear guidance of the Quran and formulate their own beliefs against it! Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 44 Surah Dukhan verse 58:We have made this Book easy in your own tongue so that they may ponder and take good counsel. Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 43 Surah Zukhruf verses 1-3:Haa Meem. By this lucid (clear or open) Book. We have made it an Arabic Quran, so that you may understand it. Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 12 Surah Yusuf verse 1-2:These are the verses of the Book that makes its object perfectly clear. We have sent it down as a Quran in Arabic, so that you may understand it well. Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 16 Surah Nahl verse 89:We have sent down to you this Book, which makes everything plain, and is a guidance, blessing and good news to those who have surrendered themselves entirely. Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 18 Surah Kahf verse 1-3:All praise is for Allah Alone, Who has sent down this Book to His Servant (Mohamed (saws)), and assigned nothing crooked to it. This Book says everything directly, so that he may warn the people of the severe chastisement of Allah and give good news to the believers, who do righteous deeds, that they will have an excellent reward. Allah Himself says the Holy Quran is easy, open, clear, plain, a guidance and a blessing. He declares that He has not assigned any crookedness in it! And some people insist (in spite of all these assurances from Allah), that this Book is impossible to understand!!!!!!!! We have given a reference for each and every aayah quoted above. Brother, we urge you in all humility and in search of the Truth: to please study any or all of these aayahs and if you or any of your scholars can interpret any of the above aayahs differently which changes the meaning of the aayahs, to please let us know. We urge you to do this exercise for the Pleasure of Allah and in search for the Truth. The truth is brother, the people who object and find faults with the guidance of the Holy Quran, are the ones who have, in truth, denied the very Revelations of Allah. The truth is that such people just do not want to believe in the Message of the Holy

Quran, and thus they have turned away from its guidance and its teachings. They cannot justify their self-invented beliefs from the Holy Quran and have no other choice but to deny the understanding of the clear guidance and teachings of the Holy Quran in pursuit of their false and fabricated set of beliefs, which have absolutely no basis and no authority from the Glorious Quran! Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 7: (O Prophet) even if We had sent down to you a Book written on paper, and even if they had touched it with their own hands, the disbelievers would have said, This is nothing but manifest sorcery!. Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 33:We know that what they say grieves you. But it is not you whom they charge with falsehood! These wicked people are in fact, denying the Revelations of Allah! Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 157-158:Now that a clear proof, a Guidance and Blessing, has come to you from your Lord, who can be more unjust than the one who treats Our Revelations as false and turns away from them? We will inflict the severest torment on those who turn away from Our Revelations because of their aversion. Do the people now await that the angels should come down before them? Or that your Lord may Himself come down? Or that the manifest Signs of your Lord should appear? Your Comment: ALLAH SAY IN HIS QURAAN, DO ASK THE AHLUL ZIKR IF U DO NOT KNOW THE MEANINGS OF QURAAN, This is exactly how the people who have no knowledge from the Holy Quran quote! Without reference, without knowledge, and half-truths! They take the one phrase ahlez-zikr (people of zikr) and attach whatever they want to it. Brothers: Fear Allah! Every aayah of the Quran must be taken in its context. We cannot take one phrase or one word and eliminate the rest of the sentence or the topic being discussed! Yes, the Quran does mention the phrase ahlez-zikr in two places, but what follows or precedes is NOT as you have quoted! Fear Allah, and do not ascribe false things to Allah. Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 10 Surah Yunus verse 17:Who can be a greater sinner than the one who himself forges a lie and ascribes it to Allah, or falsifies His real Revelations? Indeed, the criminals can never attain true success. Your Question: WHO IS THE AHLUL ZIKR IN UR OPINION U FOOL?? NO DOUBT ITS THE 52ND DAI DR SYEDNA MOHAMMED BURHANUDDIN TUS. Now lets study the subject of ahlez-zkir in the context of the Holy Quran, and find out who is the real fool! Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 16 Surah Nahl verses 43-44:And before you (O Mohamed) the Messengers We sent were but men to whom We granted inspiration. You (people of Makkah) may inquire from the ahlez-zikr if you do not know this. We sent the former Messengers with clear Signs and Books, and now We have sent the zikr (Admonition) to you, so that you should make plain and explain to the people what is sent for them, and that they themselves should ponder over it. Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 21 Surah Anbiyaa verses 5-10:They (the People of Makkah) say, It is a bundle of incoherent dreams. Nay, he (Mohamed)

himself has invented it. Nay, he is a poet! If not, let him bring a Sign like the Signs with which the former Prophets were sent. The fact is, that no habitation which We destroyed before them believed! Now will these (people of Makkah) believe? Before you (O Mohamed) the Prophets we sent were but men to whom We granted Inspiration. You (People of Makkah) may inquire from the ahlez-zikr if you do not know this. We did not give them (the Prophets) such bodies as could survive without food, nor were they exempt from death. Then We fulfilled Our promises with them and ultimately delivered them and whomsoever We willed, and destroyed the transgressors. O People, We have sent down to you a Book in which is Admonition for you. Will you not then understand? If one removes all his prejudice and hate, only then will he be able to understand what the above aayahs means in the context of the Holy Quran. The pagans of Makkah refused to believe in the Holy Quran and the Prophethood of Mohamed (saws). They hurled every name and abuse at the Prophet of Allah (saws) and called him a liar, a sorcerer, a magician, a fraud, a poet, etc. In the above aayahs, Allah admonishes the pagans of Makkah, and tells them that the prior people treated all the earlier Prophets sent by Him in the exact same manner. These pagans of Makkah had no knowledge of the earlier Prophets like Adam, and Noah, and Idris, and Moses, and Jesus, etc. because no Messenger had come to them since Prophet Ismail for almost 2000 years. All the Prophets sent by Allah were sent to the People of the Book, that is, the Jews and the Christians. Thus, when the pagans of Makkah objected to the Prophethood of Mohamed ar-Rasool Allah (saws) because he was a mere human being, Allah challenges them and tells the pagans to ask the ahlez-zikr or the People of the Book (the Jews and the Christians) for they knew the names and stories of all the Prophets that are now being mentioned to them from the Holy Quran! The phrase ahlez-zikr in the above aayahs refers to the People of the Book, and not to some personality of your choice in the 21st Century!!!!!!!! Allah has Himself termed His Revealed Books as furqaan (The Criterion), or zikr (Admonition), or simply al-kitaab (The Book) in the Holy Quran. In that respect and also in the context of the Quran, the phrase ahle-zikr clearly means the People of the Admonition, or the People of the Book of Allah. And Allah has Himself called the Jews and the Christians the ahle-kitaab or People of the Book many times in the Holy Quran. By no stretch of any imagination would the phrase ahle-zikr mean, what you claim and quote it should mean, DO ASK THE AHLUL ZIKR IF U DO NOT KNOW THE MEANINGS OF QURAAN. There is absolutely no mention of the words that you have so conveniently quoted IF U DO NOT KNOW THE MEANINGS OF QURAAN near the phrase ahlez-zikr! Allah Alone knows best where you got this quote from!!! Brother, I urge you to fear Allah before you start saying something which is not from the Holy Quran, for Allah is watching over everything that we do. He will gather all of us on an Inevitable Day to give a full accounting of all our deeds. Fear Allah!

Your Comment: RASAULLAH STATED IN HIS HADTITH, I AM LEAVING TWO PRECIOUS THINGS AMONGST U MY QAUM AND THEY R... MY PROGENY AND THE QURAAN. Again, careful how you quote the Messenger of Allah (saws). We must always make sure that we quote the exact words when ascribing something to the Messenger of Allah (saws). Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 2.378 Narrated byAl Mughira I heard the Prophet saying, "Ascribing false things to me is not like ascribing false things to anyone else. Whosoever tells a lie against me intentionally then surely let him occupy his seat in Hell-Fire." The correct words of the part of the hadith that you have quoted is as follows: Sahih Muslim Hadith 5920 Narrated byZayd ibn Arqam One day Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) stood up to deliver a sermon at a watering-place known as Khumm, situated between Mecca and Medina. He praised Allah, extolled Him, delivered the sermon, exhorted (us) and said: Now to our purpose, O people: I am a human being. Perhaps I am about to receive a messenger (the angel of death) from my Lord, and I, in response to Allah's call, (shall bid goodbye to you). But I am leaving among you two weighty things: the one being the Book of Allah in which there is right guidance and light, so hold fast to the Book of Allah and adhere to it. He exhorted (us) (to hold fast) to the Book of Allah, and then said: The second are the members of my household; I remind you (of your duties) to the members of my household. Yazid ibn Hussain said to Zayd: Who are the members of his household? Aren't his wives the members of his family? Thereupon he said: His wives are the members of his family (but here) the members of his family are those for whom acceptance of Zakat is forbidden. And he said: Who are they? Thereupon he said: Ali and the offspring of Ali, Aqil and the offspring of Aqil, the offspring of Ja'far and the offspring of Abbas. Husayn said: These are those for whom the acceptance of Zakat is forbidden. Zayd said: Yes. The Messenger of Allah (saws) exhorted the believers to hold fast to the Book of Allah, and reminded the believers of their duties to the members of his household. There is not a believer who does not love and honor the noble members of the Prophets household, although there are a few mis-guided sects in Islam who have the audacity to go against the above commands of the Messenger of Allah (saw) and curse and revile some of his noble and chaste wives, who are very much from amongst the ahle-bayt. But one must be careful here to understand that never did the Prophet (saws) say to make tombs and places of worship on the graves of his noble ahle-bayt! He never said to go and bow down in sajdah to these graves and shrines! He never said to gather, and wail, and beat out chests, and ceremonize the death days of his noble ahle-bayt! He never said to divide the Ummah of Islam on the pretext of his noble ahle-bayt! He never ever told the believers to commit the heinous crime of shirk using the names of his noble ahle-bayt! The Messenger of Allah (saws) first exhorted the believers to hold fast to the Holy Quran and adhere to it for in it is the Right Guidance and Light! He then reminded the believers of their duties to the noble members of his blessed household.

My sincere advise to you brother is hold fast to the Book of Allah and adhere to it, for the Glorious Quran indeed shows the Right Guidance. And love and honor all the members of the blessed household of the Messenger of Allah (saws), if indeed you truly believe in Allah and the Last Day. Your Comment: QURAAN DOESNT SPEAK SO U CANT UNDERSTAND ITS MEANING!! ALI AS PUT THE QURAAN ON HIS HEAD SAYING OH KITAB TALK SAYING IT THRICE BUT IT DIDN`T UTTER A WORD THEN HE SAID I AM THE KITABULLAH AL NATIQ! The Glorious Quran was revealed by Allah as a guidance to all of mankind. Allah did not create the Quran to speak, as it is not in the nature of a Book to speak! The people who make such ridiculous claims that the Quran does not speak therefore you cannot understand its meanings; are precisely the ones who would not believe even if the Quran did speak!!!!!! Allah says about such people in the Holy Quran: Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 7: (O Prophet) even if We had sent down to you a Book written on paper, and even if they had touched it with their own hands, the disbelievers would have said, This is nothing but manifest sorcery!. Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 157-158:Now that a clear proof, a Guidance and Blessing, has come to you from your Lord, who can be more unjust than the one who treats Our Revelations as false and turns away from them? We will inflict the severest torment on those who turn away from Our Revelations because of their aversion. Do the people now await that the angels should come down before them? Or that your Lord may Himself come down? Or that the manifest Signs of your Lord should appear? And regarding the episode of Imam Ali (r.a.) putting the Quran on his head and asking it to speak three times; Allah Alone knows best if it is the Truth, or it is the fabrication of some liar ascribing this deed to the noble Imam Hadrat Ali ibn Abi Taalib (r.a.). Brother, if you are indeed truthful in your claim that Hadrat Ali (r.a.) did indeed do such an act and utter these words, I request you to give me the reference of the book in which this is recorded! The need never rose for the Messenger of Allah (saws) to do such a thing, but according to your statement, Imam Ali (r.a.) did it!!!! May Allah take full retribution from the people who falsely attribute deeds and words to the noble companions of the Messenger of Allah (saws). Your Comment: IT WOULD BE UNFAIR FROM ALLAH TO GARCE THE PEOPLE OF RASUALLAH AS AGE WITH THE PRESENCE OF RASUL AND THEN PROHIBIT THE WORLD FROM A MESSANGER OF ALLAH!! THEREFORE TO PROVE ALLAH JUSTICE THERE HAS TO BE A WALI TO ALLAH IN THIS EARTH AND IN THE SECLUSION OF IMAM AS THAT HADI AND WALI IS MOULANA MOHAMMED BURHANUDDIN! Indeed, amongst the Noble Attributes of Allah is that He is the Al-Aadil (The Just). If what you claim is true that there is at all times a Hadi and Wali of Allah on this Planet earth, then brother answer these simple questions of mine! Who was the Hadi or Wali of Allah in the world just before the birth of the Last Messenger of Allah (saws)? Who did the Messenger of Allah follow as his Hadi? Someone who was alive during his time, or did he follow the millah of Prophet Abraham (a.s.)? Who was the Hadi during the days of ignorance for the pagans of Makkah?

Only the Prophets of Allah (saws) have the right to come to mankind and declare that they have been appointed as the Messengers of the Merciful Lord. No imaam, no dai, no mazoon, no muqasir, no bhaisaheb, no moulvi, no peer, no shaikh. Nobody! Nobody, other than the Prophets, have a right to come to mankind and declare that he has been appointed so and so by Allah; and anyone who does so is a confirmed liar!!!! Allah sends His Messengers wherever He wills and whenever He wills. And He, in His Supreme and Infinite Mercy, sent the Last Messenger Mohamed ar-Rasool Allah with the Message of the Holy Quran to all of mankind. Now whoever believes, obeys and follows the Last Messenger (saws), will attain Allahs Forgiveness and Mercy. And whoever follows all the other self-made names and personalities, will attain nothing but the Wrath and Anger of Allah. Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah Nisa verse 79-80:We have sent you (O Mohamed) as a Messenger to mankind, and Allahs witness suffices for this. Whoever obeys the Messenger, in fact obeys Allah, and whoever turns away from him, he will be accountable for his deeds. Anyhow, we have not sent you (O Mohamed) to be a guardian over them. Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale Imran verse 31-32:Prophet, tell the people, If you sincerely love Allah, follow me. Then Allah will love you and forgive you your sins, for He is All Forgiving, All Merciful. Also say to them, Obey Allah and His Messenger. And if, in spite of this, they do not accept your invitation, warn them that Allah does not love those, who refuse to obey Him and His Messenger. Allah says in the Holy Quran in Chapter 7 Surah Al-Araaf verse 157:So, now Mercy has been assigned to those who follow this Messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whose mention they shall find in the Torah and the Gospel. He (Mohamed(saws)) enjoins them to do good and forbids them for evil. He makes pure things halaal for them and impure things haraam. He relieves them of their burdens and frees them from the shackles that they bound themselves with (of customs and pagan rituals). The Holy Quran and the traditions of the Last Messenger (saws) are the only two sources of guidance for mankind until the end of time. No one is authorized to change or alter the commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws). Mohamed ar Rasool Allah (saws) is the only Hadi or Guide of the Ummah until the end of time. Neither has Allah appointed any other hadi or wali, and nor is one needed. Whoever has chosen their hadis and their walis, have done so with absolutely no authority from Allah. They have chosen people amongst their scholars, chiefs, and holy men and named them their Hadis themselves! Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 9 Surah Taubah verse 31:They have made their scholars and their monks as their Rabbs besides Allah! Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzab verse 66-68:On the Day their faces are rolled about on the Fire, they will say, Would that we had obeyed Allah and His Messenger! And they will say, O our Lord, we obeyed our CHIEFS and our GREAT MEN, and they led us astray from the Right Path. O our Lord, give them a double chastisement and curse them severely. Your Comment: ALLAH SAID TO MOHAMED SAW U R THE MUNZIR AND THERE IS A HADEE TO ALL QAUMS AND TO US THE QUAM ON RIGHT PATH, ITS HADEE IS SEDNA MOHAMMED BURHANUDIIN U DUMB FOOL!!!

The aayah of the Quran that you are probably referring to is the following: Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 13 Surah Raad verse 7:These people who have rejected your Message, say, Why has no Sign been sent down to this person from His Lord? You are only a warner and every Quam has its Haad (guide). We are indeed the Ummah of Prophet Mohamed (saws) and Prophet Mohamed is our Hadi. Every Quam that passed away had its Hadi (guide): The Quam of Adam had Prophet Adam as its Hadi; the Quam of Noah had Prophet Noah as its Hadi; the Quam of Lot had Prophet Lot as its Hadi; the Quam of Moosa had Prophet Moosa as its Hadi; etc. Similarly, we are the Quam of Prophet Mohamed (saws), and Prophet Mohamed is our Hadi! There are several aayahs in the Quran, and countless traditions of the Messenger of Allah (saws) that prove this fact. But there is absolutely no aayah in the Holy Quran and no tradition of the Messenger of Allah (saws) that can prove that the person you claim to be your Hadee has any authority from Allah and His Messenger (saws). The One and Only Hadee of the Ummah of Islam is the Last Messenger (saws), and there is no Messenger after him. Sahih Muslim Hadith 1885 Narrated byJabir ibn Abdullah The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "The best speech is that embodied in the Book of Allah; and the best Hadi is the guidance given by me, (Muhammad). The most evil affairs are the innovations; and every innovation is an error." Your Comment: KHUDA SHAHID CHEY KE ME BARA`AAT KARU CHU ANEY HUJJAT QAIM CHEY TARAA PAR And we bear witness, and we hereby call Allah to witness our correspondence, that we worship and invoke nothing except Allah Alone; and that we bear witness that Mohamed (saws) is the Last Messenger and the Last Hadi of the Ummah of Islam. We also call Allah to witness that we have rejected all your self-made hadis and feel disgusted with the shirk that you practice in the name of Islam! Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 19:Ask them, Whose testimony is most reliable?. Say (O Prophet), Allah is a witness between me and you, and this Quran has been revealed to me so that I should thereby warn you and all whom it may reach. What! Will you really testify that there are other deities besides Allah? Say, As for me, I will never testify such a thing. Say, Indeed, He Alone is the Deity, and I feel disgusted with the shirk you practice. Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 10 Surah Yunus verse 66:Note it well that all the dwellers of the heavens and the earth belong to Allah. And those who invoke partners besides Allah, follow nothing but surmises and merely indulge in guessworks! May Allah have Mercy on you and us, and guide us all to the Siraat al Mustaqeem. Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength. May Allah guide you and us all to stay on the Straight Path of Islam, and give us the patience and steadfastness to choose His Way above all the ways of the world. May Allah help all the muslims in the trial that is effecting the muslim world.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan
Article posted by a sister on the forum Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wa Barakatuh To dawoodibohrahelpline Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters, Masha Allaah, I read your article about 'Syedna's deeds' with a feeling of hope. It is a very well written article with supporting evidence from the Qur'an. I have been thinking about some of these points and have wanted to write. Alhamdulillah, I am happy that you have taken so much time and energy to write this. This only shows your caring, love and concern for the Bohra 'koum'. May Allaah SWT reward you in this world and in akhirah. Ameen. May Allah SWT open the hearts of the Bohra's who read this article so that they may understand the message in it. Only those who read this article in humbleness and in a quest for the truth will Allah SWT open their hearts. If not Allah SWT will cause them to be blind from the truth even though they have eyes to read the article and cause them to be deaf even though they have ears to hear the message. Worst of all even though they have hearts Allaah SWT will seal it and they will not be able to think their way to the truth. So let us all be humble and desire to at all times to seek the truth so that Allaah SWT will not abandon us in our lost ways. For only Allaah SWT can guide us to the truth and we must constantly make dua that he protects us from falsehood and guides to HIS truth. We must remember that Allah SWT created us only for one purpose and that is to worship Him. So man's main goal in life is to correctly worship his creator and Lord. Surah 51:56 Wama Khalaqtul Jinna Wal Insa ILLa liya'a buduun. And I (Allah) have not created the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (alone). So if all man's intelligence is used only for being the best and the most successful in this physical world but fail to use the intelligence to ensure he is worshipping his Lord as his Lord wants to be worshipped then he has failed miserably in life's goal. We must worship Allaah SWT according to the way HE wants to be worshipped [according to HIS recipe] rather than the way we have been taught to worship by our parents, our 'koum' and our leaders. In the history of Islam from the time of

Adam a.s. groups of people have deviated before and had to leave the practices of their parents and their 'koum' in search of the truth. A good example is Nabi Ibraheem a.s. who left his father and his koum and their false practices. Thus man needs to be on guard all the time and seek to be guided back to the truth. Our allegiance should not be to our 'koum' but to Allaah SWT. If our 'koum' is wrong then we should humbly seek and go in the direction of truth. Thus HIS [Allaah's] recipe is to follow the Qur'an to the letter and to follow the Teachings of Rasulullah [saw] according to the authentic hadiths. In these difficult times Muslim's are trying to make sense of the American tragedy and their counter attack. Let us not focus on the battle between the kufar and Muslims as what will happen will happen by the will of Allaah SWT and no one will have control over this. All we can do is make doa for the Muslims in different parts of the world. Nor should we focus on the disagreements between the different groups of Muslims but to look within ourselves and fight our inner jihad [battle] to ensure that Shaittan does not win the battle in making us continue worshipping Allaah SWT in the wrong way and thus lead ourselves to be the losers in our life goal. We must thus strive to gather knowledge that will get us back on the right path and achieve the goal for which we were created in the first place that is of worshipping Allaah correctly. Thus we will be successful in this most important life goal. If at death all we have done is succeeded in being successful businessmen, engineers, doctors and lawyers; gathered position, power and wealth; educated our children well and got them married well [and strated the cycle all over again] but worshipped Allaah SWT in other than HIS way than we have but wasted our time, energy and intelligence. We would then end our life's journey having failed misreably. Now what a waste that would be for intelligent, oustanding Bohra's to be in. May Allah SWT guide us to the right path and give us the strenght to break away from falsehood. Ameen. There is nothing to fear accept Allaah SWT. To fear anything else is SHIRK.

(Question

[Topic:Duaa-Supplication-Tasbi]

no.7891)Best

dhikr

remembrance

of

Allah.

Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters, As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you) One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question: As salaamu'alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wabarakatuhu. Brother I want to know the best "Zikr of Allaah" tht we can easily do in all dayz... plz let me know the benefits of "Zikrullaah" and the various Zikr. jazaakallaahu khairau wa ahsanul jazaa.
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Answer: Best dhikr remembrance of Allah In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers. Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzaab verses 41-42: 41 O ye who believe! Celebrate the Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah and do this (as) much (as possible); 42 And glorify Him morning and evening. Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 29 Surah Ankabut verse 45: 45 Recite what is sent of the Book (Al-Quran) by inspiration to thee and establish regular prayer, for prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; and the Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt. And Allah Knows all that ye do. Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 13 Surah Raad vers 28: 28 Those who believe, their hearts find satisfaction in the Dhikr of Allah: for without doubt, (only) in the Dhikr of Allah do hearts find satisfaction! Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 152: 152 Then do ye remember Me; I will remember you. Be grateful to Me and reject not faith. Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 43 Surah Zukhruf verse 36: 36 If anyone withdraws himself from Dhikr of (Allah) Most Gracious, We appoint for him a Shaytaan to be an intimate companion to him! Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 63 Surah Munafiqoon verse 9:

O ye who believe! Let not your wealth or your children divert you from the Dhikr of Allah. If any act thus, the (severe) loss is their own!

Hadrat Said ibn Jubair (r.a.) reported that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "Anyone engaged in obeying Allah is in fact engaged in the Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah." Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 9.502 Narrated by Abu Huraira The Prophet (saws) said, "Allah, The High and Exalted, Says: 'I am just as My slave thinks I am, and I am with him if He remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they (the Angels); and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running!'" Hadrat Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (r.a.) and Hadrat Abu Hurairah (r.a.) reported that the Prophet (saws) "When any group of men do Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah, the Angels surround them and mercy covers them, tranquility descends upon them, and Allah mentions them to those who are with Him (the Angels)." The Prophet (saws) said, "The devotees have surpassed all." The companions asked, "Who are these exceptional people (Mufarridoon), O Messenger of Allah (saws)?" The Prophet (saws) replied, "Those men and women who remember Allah unceasingly." Related by Muslim.) Hadrat Abu Musa Al-Ashari (r.a.) reported that the Prophet (saws) said: "The likeness of the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not remember Him is like that of a living to a dead person!'' Related by Bukhari. A man came to the Messenger of Allah (saws) and complained, "The laws of Islam are too heavy for me, so tell me something that I can easily follow". The Prophet (saws) told him, "Let your tongue be always busy with the Remembrance of Allah." The Prophet (saws) would often tell his companions, "Shall I tell you about the best of deeds, the most pure in the Sight of your Lord, about the one that is of the highest rank and is far better for you than spending gold and silver, even better for you than meeting your enemies in the battlefield where you strike at their necks and they at yours?" The companions replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah (saws)!" The Prophet (saws) said, "The Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah.'' Related by Tirmidhi, Ahmad, and Al-Hakim. Hadrat Mu'adh (r.a.) reported that the Prophet (saws) said, 'No other act of man is a more effective means for his deliverance from the Chastisement of Allah than the Remembrance of Allah.'' Related by Ahmad. Ahmad reports that the Prophet (saws) said, "Whatever you say in the Celebration of Allah's Glory, Majesty, and Oneness, and all your words of Praise for Him gather around the Majestic Throne of Allah. These words resound like the buzzing of bees,

and call attention to the person who uttered them to Allah. Don't you wish to have someone there in the presence of Allah who would call attention to you?" Your Question: Brother I want to know the best "Zikr of Allaah" tht we can easily do in all dayz... Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 29 Surah Ankabut verse 45: 45 Recite what is sent of the Book (Al-Quran) by inspiration to thee and establish regular prayer, for prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; and the Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt. And Allah Knows all that ye do. The biggest form of Dhikr or bringing Allah Subhanah to Remembrance are obviously prayers and the recitation of the Glorious Quran.and each and every deed or act one does in the obedience of the Laws of the Lord Most Gracious, Most Merciful. There are literally innumerable words and phrases taught by Allah and His Messenger (saws) which one can say in the Remembrance of their Lord Most Majestic, Most Supreme, but if one were to choose the very best phrase amongst them, it would have to be: The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "The best worship is that of the Day of Arafah, and the best thing that I (saws) and other Prophets before me have said is: 'La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul mulk, wa lahul hamd, wa huwa 'ala kuli sha'in qadeer. (There is no god except Allah Alone, He has no partner, to Him Alone belongs the Dominion, to Him Alone belongs All Praise, and He Alone Has Absolute Power over everything"' Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.412 Narrated by Abu Huraira Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "Whoever says: 'La ilaha illal-lah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shai'in qadir' one hundred times will get the same reward as given for manumitting ten slaves; and one hundred good deeds will be written in his account, and one hundred sins will be deducted from his account, and it (his saying) will be a shield for him from the Shaytaan on that day till night, and nobody will be able to do a better deed except the one who declares it more than he." Other than the Tahleel (Laa ilaaha illalaah or there is no god but Allah), Tasbeeh (Subhan-Allah or Glory to Allah), Tahmeed (Alhamdolillah or Praise be to Allah), and Takbeer (Allah-o-Akbar or Allah is the Greatest), another phrase of Dhkir or Remembrance highly recommended and constantly made by the Messenger of Allah (saws) himself is: Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.415 Narrated by Abu Hurairah The Prophet (saws) said, "There are two expressions which are very easy for the tongue to say, but they are very heavy in the Scales (with Allah Subhanah) and are very dear to The Lord Most Beneficent; and they are, 'Subhan Allah Al-'Azim and 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi.' (Glory be to the Lord Most Magnificent, Glory be to the Lord and all Praise to Him).

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

(Question No.7018)What is the status of such a gathering in the light of Quran and Sunnah. In which categor will it fall?
[Topic:Bidaa` (Innovations)]

Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters, As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you) One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question: Assalam-o-alaikum I wanted to know that if a ladies gathering is held for reading Quran for the purpose of doing Allah`s Zikr, will it be ok or will it be Bida`ah?As reading Quran is one of the best forms of Zikr. It is not done with an intention of finishing the Quran, neither it is stressed that one should read this and this much. Rather it is optional like any one can read any Surah or any part of The Quran. Nothing is fixed and no number is fixed. Only we fix one hour for reading Quran. Afterwards a lady reads some ahadith from Fazail-e-Amaal and then we do Dua. What is the status of such a gathering in the light of Quran and Sunnah. In which categor will it fall?
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Answer: Gather to recite quran bida or not In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers. Your Question: What is the status of such a gathering in the light of Quran and Sunnah. In which categor will it fall? Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2137 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "If anyone recites a letter from Allah's Book he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a tenfold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim are one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter." Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 6.545 Narrated by Uthman The Prophet (saws) said, "The best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Quran and teach it." Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 9.502 Narrated by Abu Huraira The Prophet (saws) said, "Allah, Exalted and High is He, Says: 'I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if He remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him

in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than theirs; and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.'" Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 257 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr Allah's Messenger (saws) happened to pass by two groups (of muslims) in the mosque and he (saws) said: Both of them are good, but one is superior to the other. One group is supplicating Allah and praying to Him. If He so wills, He will confer upon them and if He so wills He will withhold. So far as those who are acquiring the understanding of religion and its knowledge and are busy in teaching the ignorant, they are superior. Verily I have been sent as a teacher. He (saws) then sat down amongst them. Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 250 Narrated by Al-Hasan al-Basri Allah's Messenger (saws) was asked about two people of Banu Israel: one of them was a scholar observing prescribed prayer, then sitting and teaching the people goodness; the second one observed fast by day and prayed during the night - which of them was superior. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (saws) said: The superiority of a scholar who observes the prescribed prayer and then sits down to teach people goodness over the worshipper who observes fast during the day and worships during the night, is like my superiority over the lowest in rank amongst you. Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 249 Narrated by Al-Hasan al-Basri Allah's Messenger (saws) said: He whom death overtakes while he is engaged in acquiring knowledge with a view to reviving Islam with the help of it, there will be one degree between him and the Prophets in Paradise. Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 256 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas Acquiring knowledge in company for an hour in the night is better than spending the whole night in prayer. Beloved Sisters, if some believers choose to get together to recite, learn, and/or study the Glorious Quran and the dictates of the deen from the guidance of the Glorious Quran and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws).not only are such gatherings permitted in Islam, such gatherings are absolutely encouraged and blessed by the Lord Most Merciful. Question: when would such type of gatherings constitute a bidah (innovation)? If some people were to appoint a specific time of the day or night, or a specific day of the month or year.and assume from themselves that the commemoration or celebration of the praises and remembrances of Allah Subhanah are more meritorious on this particular day or night when Allah and His Messenger (saws) have not specified that day or night as holy..or one assembles people to praise or glorify Allah Subhanah every time they move to a new house, or a new office, or only when something good happens to them.or one assembles people at the birth or death anniversaries of ones deceased loved ones, etc.it is such gatherings which one chooses to assemble on self-invented special moments which would definitely constitute a ritual of bida in the Sight of Allah Subhanah. Sahih Muslim Hadith 1885 Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah

That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said in a sermon: The best speech is that which is embodied in the Book of Allah, the Al Quran; and the best guidance is the guidance given by me, Mohamed (saws). The most evil affairs are the innovations (bida), and every innovation (bida) is an error. Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4515 Narrated by Ali ibn AbuTalib That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said: If anyone introduces an innovation (bida in religion), he will be responsible for it. If anyone introduces an innovation (bida) or gives shelter to a man who introduces an innovation (bida), he is cursed by Allah, by His Angels, and by all the people! But in the situation which you have described where the believers are gathered for no other purpose than to remember and praise Allah, or recite, learn, and study the Quran and the Sunnah..Allah is our witness sister, there is no better gathering in this world than such righteous gatherings.

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[Topic:Tauheed & Imaan]

No.5840)I

would

like

to

enquire

about

Sufism.

Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters, As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you) One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question: Assalamoalaikum I would like to enquire about Sufism, recently my friend introduce me Akram Awan Saheb( http://www.owaisiah.com/) and some methods of Zikr and various associated concepts like Silsila etc.I would like to ask if its ok to perform some sort of zikr like "Allah Hu" in some specific way with some some specific conditions (in dark etc) and what is its significance (according to my friend it will lead to Tazkiyah) Thanks in advance.
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Answer: Sufi worship In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers. Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 151: 151 A similar (favor have ye already received) in that We have sent among you a Messenger of your own (Mohamed (saws)), rehearsing to you Our signs and sanctifying (tazkiyah) you, and instructing you in Scripture and Wisdom and in Knowledge. Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 151: 129 (And Ibraheem (a.s.) prayed) "O Our Lord! Send amongst them a Messenger of their own (Mohamed (saws)), who shall rehearse Thy Signs to them, and instruct them in Scripture and Wisdom, and sanctify (tazkiyah) them; for Thou art the Exalted in Might the Wise." Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 62 Surah Jumuah verse 2: 2 It is He Who has sent amongst the unlettered a Messenger (Mohamed (saws)) from among themselves, to rehearse to them His Signs, to sanctify (tazkiyah) them, and to instruct them in Scripture and Wisdom although they had been before in manifest error.

One amongst the many reasons Allah Subhanah declares He appoints and sends His Messengers is so that they may teach mankind how to spiritually purify themselves (tazkiyah). Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzab verse 21: There is indeed the best example for you to follow in the Messenger of Allah, for every such person looks forward to Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much. Sahih Muslim Hadith 1885 Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said in a sermon: The best speech is that which is embodied in the Book of Allah, the Al Quran; and the best guidance is the guidance given by me, Mohamed (saws). The most evil affairs are the innovations, and every innovation is an error. The only tazkiyah or spiritual purification which is acceptable and pleasing to Allah Subhanah is through what is laid down by the Lord in His Glorious Quran and what is related from the Prophet (saws) in his authentic and established Sunnah. If one seeks any other method, or rite, or ritual, or way of tazkiyah other than that which is endorsed by Allah and His Messenger (saws).such methods would constitute clear and manifest innovations and a sin in the Sight of Allah Subhanah. There is absolutely no evidence in the Quran or the Sunnah that the Messenger of Allah (saws) ever himself did zikr like "Allah Hu" in some specific way with some specific conditions (in dark etc), nor guided the believers to such a format or method of dhikr (Remembrance) or tazkiyah (spiritual purification)! And when Allah and His Messenger (saws) have not endorsed a deed in the deen, it can be nothing but an evil innovation.and every single innovation in the pure and perfect deen of Islam is an error and a grave sin in the Sight of Allah Subhanah. Aisha narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: If somebody innovates something which is not present in our religion, then that thing will be rejected. Related by Bukhari. Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4515 Narrated by Ali ibn AbuTalib That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said: If anyone introduces an innovation (in religion), he will be responsible for it. If anyone introduces an innovation or gives shelter to a man who introduces an innovation (in religion), he is cursed by Allah, by His Angels, and by all the people. In conclusion brother, if any act of worship is endorsed by Allah and His Messenger (saws), believe it with conviction that it would constitute a lawful method of doing dhikr (Remembrance) and a form of tazkiyah (spiritual purification)..but if one is advised to do any act or deed of worship which is not specifically endorsed by Allah and His Messenger (saws), know with absolute conviction that it can be nothing but a manifest bida and innovation.and every single innovation in the pure and perfect deen of Islam is an error and a sin in the Sight of Allah Subhanah. If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of being led astray.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength

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[Topic:Tauheed & Imaan]

No.3879)Kindly

let

me

know

something

about

Zikr

(Wird)?

Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters, As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you) One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question: Kindly let me know something about Zikr (Wird)? Like some people do the wird of Allah Hu by inhaling in & out is this allowed in islam means if there is any Bidaah in it please let me know?
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Answer: In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers. Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah Aaraaf verses 204-205: 204 When the Qur'an is being recited, listen to it with attention, and hold your peace: that ye may receive Mercy. 205 And do thou bring thy Lord to remembrance (dhikr) in thy (very) soul with humility and in reverence without loudness in words in the mornings and evenings; and be not thou of those who are unheedful. Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chatper 13 Surah Raad verses 28-29: 28 Those who believe and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance (dhikr) of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance (dhikr) of Allah do hearts find satisfaction. 29 "For those who believe and work righteousness is (every) blessedness and a beautiful place of (final) return." The literal meaning of dhikr is to remember, and the term dhikr-Allah means to call to mind or remember our Lord Allah Subhanah in our very souls, our words, and our deeds in all humility, adoration, reverence, and in absolute awe at His Perfection, Greatness and Majesty. Every deed done with the sole intention of attaining the Pleasure and Good Will of Allah Subhanah would be classified as Dhikr-Allah: the recitation of the Glorious Quran, the performance of prayers, fasting, giving charity, extolling and praising Allah Subhanah, making supplication, or any act or deed of worship, etc. are all forms of Dhikr-Allah as practiced by the Messenger of Allah (saws). Your Question: Like some people do the wird of Allah Hu by inhaling in & out is this allowed in islam means if there is any Bidaah in it please let me know?

A bida or innovation is something which is invented, innovated, and added to the deen of Islam after the deen was completed on Prophet Mohamed (saws). It especially concerns the rites and rituals of worship, or any deed in the deen which was not performed or endorsed by the Messenger of Allah (saws), but was added as a part of the deen after his (sawss) death. It also concerns any innovated deed which one does and believes that by doing this innovated deed, he is eligible to earn more reward from Allah Subhanah. Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzab verse 21: There is indeed the best example for you to follow in the Messenger of Allah, for every such person looks forward to Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much. Dear and Beloved sister in Islam, it is the solemn belief of every true believer who sincerely fears Allah and the Last Day, that there was, is, or never will be anyone in the annuls of creation who worshipped Allah Subhanah more or better than the Noble Last and Final Messenger of Allah, Mohamed ar-Rasool Allah (saws)! And Allah is our witness, never ever did the Messenger of Allah (saws) do or endorse or include the constant proclamation of Allah-hu as a form of worship or dhikr! This constant chanting of the term Allah-hu or any other term, this deep inhaling inand-out while chanting such terms, this swaying of the head and body when chanting such terms, etc. are self-invented forms of dhikr by some ignorant people and have absolutely no evidence or basis from the acts and deeds of worship performed by the Messenger of Allah (saws); and thus the believers, who sincerely fear Allah and the Last Day, must absolutely abstain from this and all such innovations in the deen of Islam! Sahih Muslim Hadith 1885 Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said in a sermon: The best speech is that which is embodied in the Book of Allah, the Al Quran; and the best guidance is the guidance given by me, Mohamed (saws). The most evil affairs are the innovations (bida), and every innovation (bida) is an error. Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4515 Narrated by Ali ibn AbuTalib That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said: If anyone introduces an innovation (bida in religion), he will be responsible for it. If anyone introduces an innovation (bida) or gives shelter to a man who introduces an innovation (bida), he is cursed by Allah, by His Angels, and by all the people! If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of being led astray. Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.