Learn the ahadith to better understand Islam

[R_not]

I don’t follow Islam so I could not care less about what your hadith says or does not say.

You should - it is the reason why they attack us and have over 35 battles around this globe killing of non-muslims; or why slavery, kidnappings, and subjugation still exists to this very day. They don’t think that they should be attacked back - no matter what they do to non-muslims. It is also a reason why they have no compunction about claiming they are the victims if they start the violence! How often have we seen that in the news!!

 

[hamba2han]

You can think what ever you want to, but you are wrong. I personally will follow the Magiterium of the Church Jesus established. You are free to follow what I consider a false prophet if you wish.

This is a reminder both to myself and also to everyone here:

For Muslims, the Truth comes only from Allah and is therefore good and conversely falsehood is evil.

Whereas the Christian approach towards the Truth would be → “good” must be the Truth and “evil” must be falsehood.

Unfortunately, Christians determine what is ‘good’ and what is ‘evil’ by allowing the Church to decide for them.

They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of Allah, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; yet they were commanded to worship but One Allah: there is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him). … Al-Qur’an, 009.031

Always remember folks that ONLY the Master of the Day of Judgment can save us from the Hell-fire, NOT the Magisterium of the Church.

Therefore, when it comes to the enormously important matter of saving our own souls, shouldn’t we be listening to our Creator alone and no one else?

And how do we listen to Him alone?.. Not difficult at all actually because we just need to read the ‘Message’ that he has sent down to all of His servants.

 

[hamba2han]

So, you say we worship statues - when in fact we don’t even need those statues…

Who is mentioning anything about worshipping statues??

What we are saying instead is that you make and bow down to statues and graven images.

Are we wrong about this?

biblestudymanuals.net/quran9e.htm

A quote:
**We noted the haphazard means by which the Qur’an was collected, and were appalled by the many abrogations and errors which exist in this supposedly “perfect” word of Allah. We came to the conclusion that the book could be nothing more than a man-made piece of literature, which could not stand alongside the great literary compositions that we have in our possession today. Yet, we found it troubling that there were so many inadequacies with this most ‘holy book’ for the Muslims.

As we approached the study on the collation of the Qur’an, we were shocked by the glaring deficiencies which were evidenced in its collection, forcing us to conclude that much of its content must have been added too much later.

If this be so, we are now left with the question as to where the author or authors went for their material? Where were the sources for many of the stories and ideas which we find in the Qur’an?

When we read the Qur’an we are struck by the large number of Biblical stories within its pages. Yet, these stories have little parallel with that which we read in our Bible. The Qur’anic accounts include many distortions, amendments, and some bizarre additions to that which we have heard our parents read to us at devotional times.

So, where did these stories come from, if not from the previous scriptures? **

Suppose that 3 brothers of different ages went to the same school at different times but were taught in the same class by the same teacher.

Should it come as any surprise at all then that all of the 3 brothers would end up with similar notes?

And if there are to be found differences between the notes of the brothers, how can anyone be certain that the youngest brother copied the notes from his older brothers?

Could it not be instead that the notes of the older brothers became gradually corrupted through the ensuing years by the actions of unscrupulous people who had their own agenda?

 

[Booklover]

This is a reminder both to myself and also to everyone here:

For Muslims, the Truth comes only from Allah and is therefore good and conversely falsehood is evil.

Whereas the Christian approach towards the Truth would be → “good” must be the Truth and “evil” must be falsehood.

Unfortunately, Christians determine what is ‘good’ and what is ‘evil’ by allowing the Church to decide for them.

They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of Allah, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; yet they were commanded to worship but One Allah: there is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him). … Al-Qur’an, 009.031

Always remember folks that ONLY the Master of the Day of Judgment can save us from the Hell-fire, NOT the Magisterium of the Church.

Therefore, when it comes to the enormously important matter of saving our own souls, shouldn’t we be listening to our Creator alone and no one else?

And how do we listen to Him alone?.. Not difficult at all actually because we just need to read the ‘Message’ that he has sent down to all of His servants.

First, you have to prove that the “message” is really from God and not one fabricated by Muhammad!

Second, good and evil in Islam are determined by Muhammad and his behaviour. Is he someone worthy of imitation and adulation? Is he really a “mercy to mankind” like Muslims claim?

Third, the Quran is written for the followers of Muhammad ONLY! A book as derogatory towards those who reject the message of Muhammad was not written for them!

Fourth, stop accusing others of ascribing partners to God when Muslims do the same with Muhammad!

Vickie

 

[R_not]

This is a reminder both to myself and also to everyone here:

For Muslims, the Truth comes only from Allah and is therefore good and conversely falsehood is evil.

Whereas the Christian approach towards the Truth would be → “good” must be the Truth and “evil” must be falsehood.

Unfortunately, Christians determine what is ‘good’ and what is ‘evil’ by allowing the Church to decide for them.

Always remember folks that ONLY the Master of the Day of Judgment can save us from the Hell-fire, NOT the Magisterium of the Church.

Therefore, when it comes to the enormously important matter of saving our own souls, shouldn’t we be listening to our Creator alone and no one else?

And how do we listen to Him alone?.. Not difficult at all actually because we just need to read the ‘Message’ that he has sent down to all of His servants.

And muslims are robots taking what is in the koran by what their clerics say. We Christians are able to think, question and do research for ourselves. How often on these threads have you posted some hogwash that we are supposed to blindly accept something that says muslims have the same god as the Jews and Christians and we are rejecting that? That shows you that we do indeed think for ourselves. You are trying to force us into thinking we should accept these ill-researched documents. I know I do not.

You can’t even do the research on your own koran, mohammed or allah. Your arguments are weak, but I will say this that your true natures are coming forth. It is not peaceful, benign nor is it ‘holy’. When we quote back your hadiths - you whine that we are not using the ones that you want us to use.
here are some hadiths that we can learn about islam from:

Book 041, Number 6981:
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah’s Messenger as saying: You will fight against the Jews and you will kill them until even a stone would say: Come here, Muslim, there is a Jew (hiding himself behind me) ; kill him.

Book 041, Number 6982:

Ubaidullah has reported this hadith with this chain of transmitters (and the Words are):" There is a Jew behind me."

Book 041, Number 6983:

Abdullah b. 'Umar reported Allah’s Messenger as saying: You and the Jews would fight against one another until a stone would say: Muslim, here is a Jew behind me; come and kill him.

Book 041, Number 6984:

Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that Allah’s Messenger said: The Jews will fight against you and you will gain victory over them until the stone would say: Muslim, here is a Jew behind me; kill him.

Book 041, Number 6985:

Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger as saying: The last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him; but the tree Gharqad would not say, for it is the tree of the Jews.

Here are some from the ‘all knowing’ allah - who didn’t even know how it created things! Or how things worked after it created things! Some of this stuff is even laughable that it could come from an ‘all knowing god’. This is why muslim society stagnates - when they take their science from this ‘all knowing god’ it seems that it is more like stone age science rather than what is real.
Bukhari:V4B55N546 “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘Gabriel has just now told me of the answer. If a man has sexual intercourse with his wife and gets discharge first, the child will resemble him, and if the woman gets discharge first, the child will resemble her.’”

Tabari I:232 “Gabriel brings to the sun a garment of luminosity from the light of Allah’s Throne according to the measure of the hours of the day. The garment is longer in the summer and shorter in the winter, and of intermediate length in autumn and spring. The sun puts on that garment as one of you here puts on his clothes.”
Tabari I:233 “When the Messenger was asked about that, he replied, 'When Allah was done with His creation He created two suns from the light of His Throne. His foreknowledge told Him that He would efface one and change it to a moon; so the moon is smaller in size.”
Tabari I:234 “Allah thus sent Gabriel to drag his wing three times over the face of the moon, which at the time was a sun. He effaced its luminosity and left the light in it. This is what Allah means: [in Qur’an 17:12] ‘We have blotted out the sign of the night, and We have made the sign of the day something to see by.’ The blackness you can see as lines on the moon is a trace of the blotting.”
Tabari I:244 “Allah then created for the sun a chariot with 360 handholds from the luminosity of the light of the Throne and entrusted 360 of the angels inhabiting the lower heaven with the sun and its chariot, each of them gripping one of those handholds. Allah also entrusted 360 angels with the moon.”
Tabari I:234 “Then the Prophet said: ‘For the sun and the moon, Allah created easts and wests on the two sides of the earth and the two rims of heaven. There are 180 springs in the west of black clay-this is why Allah’s word says: “He found the sun setting in a muddy spring.” [18:86] The black clay bubbles and boils like a pot when it boils furiously.’”

There are more junk science hadiths, I just don’t need to write them all to prove the point that a so called god didn’t even know science.

 

[hamba2han]

Hadith # 39

Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

"Truly Allah has for my sake pardoned the mistakes and forgetfulness of my community, and for what they have done under force or duress."

[A fine hadith related by Ibn Majah, Al-Baihaqi and others]

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What has been stated in this hadith has also been stressed and emphasised in the Qur’an. In Surah al-Baqarah, Ayah 286, it is stated:

"Our Lord, punish us not if we forget or fall into error."

Another translation for the meaning of the ayah :
"Oh our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make mistakes."

Allah says in Surah al-Ahzab, Ayah 5:

And there is no sin on you concerning that in which you made a mistake, except in regard to what your hearts deliberately intended. And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Being excused for what is done mistakenly or out of forgetfulness does not mean that there will be no consequent rulings. This means that a person might be forgiven but he still has to take responsibility for his actions. The consequent rulings for doing something mistakenly or out of forgiveness can be classified into three categories:

1. There are mistakes where there is no consequent ruling such as a person or a Muslim who eats during the day in the month of Ramadhan out of forgetfulness. The majority of scholars say that his fasting is still valid and he does not have to repeat that day.
2. There are consequent rulings to actions that are done out of mistakes or forgetfulness such as if someone kills a Muslim by mistake - as what happens nowadays in car accidents or accidents at work, etc. It is well-known by scholars that for such a person there is no consequent ruling. There is no kaffarah (expiation of sins) but he has to pay the fidyah as stated in the Qur’an. Another example is if someone caused harm or damage to the property or money of someone else by mistake. In this case the person is responsible and has to compensate for what he has damaged even though he is forgiven by Allah and is not being regarded as sinful.
3. There are actions where there are different opinions among the Muslim scholars of whether there is a consequent ruling or not. Some scholars say that the person has a consequent ruling. Others will say that he is fully excused and has nothing to do.

Ibn Rajab states that the person who acts out of forgetfulness or by mistake is excused and that the sinfulness will be removed because sinfulness is related to those who does it deliberately. But the ruling, whatever the responsibility is, is not meant by this hadith. The hadith does not mean that they are going to be excused from everything including any kind of responsibility or rulings. This is something very important to know because some Muslims have the misconception that they are totally excused and they do not have to bear any consequences.

In the situation where a person is forced to do something which is not acceptable in Islam, this ikrah or duress can be categorised, according to Ibn Rajab, into two categories:

1. The person is powerless and has no choice to refuse doing an evil act or something which is not acceptable by shari’ah. Ibn Rajab says that he is excused.
2. The person is forced to harm someone else. In this situation, we look at the issue from the perspective that he has the power over his actions and can refuse to do the harm but at the same time his intention is to remove the harm from himself rather than to harm the other person. What is the ruling in this case? The scholars say that there are certain cases where the Muslim should not do it (i.e. harm someone else) even if he is harmed himself, such as if a Muslim is forced to kill someone else. He is not allowed to do so because this is a major harm that Muslims should do their best to avoid.

Unfortunately, some Muslims today abuse what the hadith implies by using it as an excuse to not uphold a responsibility or to break a promise. Allah knows our intentions and we should not take what is mentioned in the hadith to get away from the responsibility of fulfilling a commitment or an obligation.

Islam encourages ihsan, quality, excellence at work, and a sense of responsibility. At the same time, Islam discourages recklessness, carelessness, and heedlessness. However, Islam takes into account the nature of human beings and their shortcomings. It also takes into consideration the unavoidable situations that they may undergo. It should also be noticed that Islam calls for taking lessons from our mistakes and our experience with others. That’s why the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, says a Muslim should not be bitten from the same hole twice.

We should also be aware (based on Hadith 32) not to harm others. That hadith says: “There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.” According to this hadith we have to minimise the size of the harm and the consequences of the mistakes as much as possible. Even though the person might be excused and forgiven by one of these factors that are mentioned in the hadith, he still has to bear the full responsibility of his actions or deeds.

However, because we are human beings and subject to committing mistakes out of forgetfulness, Islam still leaves room for these human shortcomings and makes it possible for them to be excused and forgiven - but they have to bear some of the consequences.

 

[cathopologist]

hamba2han, would you kindly post us the Muslim website/forum you go to as the others like Sister Amy, Muslim Woman, Americanrevert, Analyzer, planten (perhaps) so we Catholics can also join and spam ermm i mean post the Catechism of the Catholic Church?

I know its alot but i’m sure the Muslims over there are a peaceful tolerable bunch? On the other hand, perhaps the CCC is bit long winded. Maybe the Compendium to the Catechism of the Catholic Church will do?

We too feel there is a need for Muslims to better understand Christianity. What say you?

 

[hamba2han]

hamba2han, would you kindly post us the Muslim website/forum you go to as the others like Sister Amy, Muslim Woman, Americanrevert, Analyzer, planten (perhaps) so we Catholics can also join and spam ermm i mean post the Catechism of the Catholic Church?

I know its alot but i’m sure the Muslims over there are a peaceful tolerable bunch? On the other hand, perhaps the CCC is bit long winded. Maybe the Compendium to the Catechism of the Catholic Church will do?

We too feel there is a need for Muslims to better understand Christianity. What say you?

A while back, I have indeed invited forum posters here to also participate at a Muslim forum where I visit fairly regularly.

The invitation still stands.

 

[R_not]

A while back, I have indeed invited forum posters here to also participate at a Muslim forum where I visit fairly regularly.

The invitation still stands.

Make sure to use completely anonymous ids. Do not put your correct name, address, or anything that they can figure out who you are. The muslims are not about fairness and openness about their own texts, mohammed, history or allah. If you doubt me then maybe read some books on this:

• The Myth of islamic toleration
• The Legacy of jihad
  and there are others which tell of the start of their battles right from the beginning starting with mohammed.
  -Politically Incorrect guide to Islam
  -The Sword of the Prophet, Islam
  -From Time Immemorial

You can get anonymous ids from yahoo.com and other places. It might sound cumbersome, but believe me - I am serious. Be careful. We use anonymous ids in Act for America and that is for a very, good reason! The seeds for violence is in the koran and hadiths, and deceiving us is a part of islam.

 

[hamba2han]

Hadith # 40

On the authority of Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, took me by the shoulder and said:

"Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a traveler/wayfarer."
Ibn 'Umar used to say:
"When evening comes, do not expect (to live till) morning, and when morning comes, do not expect (to live till) evening. Take from your health (a preparation) for your illness, and from your life for your death."

[Al-Bukhari]

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The Qur’an makes numerous comparisons between the worldly life and the Hereafter. The priority and emphasis is made on the Hereafter where it is described as the real life and the worldly life as a life of nothing but entertainment and amusement. Allah says in Surah al-An’am, Ayah 32:

And the worldly life is not but amusement and diversion but the home of Hereafter is best for those who fear Allah. Will you not then reason?

And in Surah al-‘Ankabut, Ayah 64, Allah expresses the same meaning mentioned in the previous ayah. The same meaning is also expressed in other ayahs such as in Surah Muhammad Ayah 36, Surah Yunus Ayah 26, Surah al-Kahf Ayah 45 -46, Surah Fater Ayah 5, Surah al-A’la Ayah 16-17, and Surah al-Isra’ Ayah 18-19.

In all of the above mentioned ayahs, Allah reminds the believers that the Hereafter is the final destination and the real life and enjoyment of the believers. Allah also comments on this life as nothing but amusement and diversion. It is a life of a test and trial. It is a life used as a means of getting us forward to the Hereafter.

The concept of 'ubudiyyah (worshipping Allah) is a comprehensive concept where everything we do in this life, if it is guided by revelation and is done with a good intention, becomes a form of worship even though it is a worldly matter. The Muslim should establish a good life, improve his way of life and aim for the Hereafter at the same time. By doing so, he is obeying Allah, being guided by His guidance and instructions. Consequently, he will get the pleasure of Allah.

The Prophet, peace be upon him, tells the believers how to deal with this life, and as usual he offers his audience with more than one choice. In this hadith, the Prophet, peace be upon him, is giving two choices or levels with regards to living in this world:

1. To be as a stranger

This is usually the easier choice. The Prophet, peace be upon him, used the analogy ‘to be as a stranger’ because, as Ibn Rajab points out, the stranger is usually prepared to eventually go back to his original place or home town. His heart will always long for his home. His main concern will be to be in preparation to do whatever possible and beneficial for returning. A stranger does not look like the other people in his current environment - he is different. Similarly, the believer should be different from those who only care about this life and worldly matters. He should rid himself of the yearning for this materialistic world, a world where some people do not care about the spiritual aspects and the Hereafter. As believers, we should be different from the ‘people of this world’.

1. To be a traveler or wayfarer, traveling along a path

This is a higher level than the stranger. The traveler is always traveling day and night without stopping, He is heeding towards his final destination. Even if he stops for a while, this is to provide himself with the needed power to continue his journey and to go farther until he achieves his main objective. A stranger might obtain and keep more things than he actually needs but the traveler takes as little as possible in terms of luggage or other things. Similarly, the believer who is in such a situation has a main objective or concern - and that is not to take more than what he needs (i.e. he should not be weighed down with materialistic things or wealth).

Another thing is the traveler needs to know that he is traveling on the right path, the straight path. For this, he needs to obtain the right knowledge (ilm). He also needs good, helpful companions to help him on his way.

The impact of this hadith on the life of Muslims

1. To increase the sense of responsibility in terms of our duties towards Allah, the Prophet, peace be upon him, relatives, and the community members.
2. To motivate the Muslims to enjoin what is good and to forbid what is evil.
3. To be closer to Allah at all times.
4. To minimise weaknesses, shortcomings and sinful acts.
5. To maximise self-accountability and self-reckoning.
6. To emphasise taqwa and fearing Allah the Almighty.
7. To be safeguarded from being misled or enslaved by self-interests, desires and worldly temptations.

Some Muslims throughout history misunderstood this hadith. Consequently, they misunderstood the Islamic teachings regarding dealing with life. They understood it in a negative way. We also find other Muslims who are affected by the challenges of modernity and the excessive tension that is given to this life. We find minimum levels of good deeds. They are overwhelmed by the advancement of technology and end up with little iman or spirituality. The Islamic standpoint that should be understood is that there is no conflict or opposition between this life and the Hereafter. On the contrary, Islam establishes harmony where a Muslim lives in this life but his heart is devoted to Allah and the Hereafter. Whatever he does is with the objective of pleasing Allah and is to be done in accordance with the teachings of Islam and the guidance of revelation.

 

[hamba2han]

Hadith # 41

Abu Muhammad 'Abdullah bin Amr bin al-'As, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

"None of you (truly) believes until his desire or inclination is in accordance with what I have brought or subservient to what I came with."

[A fine and genuine hadith which was related by al-Maqdidsi in his Book of Hujjah]

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Imam Nawawi stated that the sanad (chain of authorities) of this hadith is authentic. However, many other scholars, including Ibn Rajab, stated that there are many defects in the chain of authorities. Sometimes the scholars consider a hadith as weak but this does not mean that what is stated in the hadith is weak. The meaning of this hadith has been emphasised in the Qur’an and strengthened by other ahadith. Allah says in Surah al-Nisa’ Ayah 65:

But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad), judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept them with full submission.

In Surah al-Ahzab Ayah 36, Allah says:

It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision.

The main point that this hadith makes is that a believer will not be considered as fulfilling the obligatory level of faith or iman until he follows what the Prophet, peace be upon him, has said - i.e. he loves what the Prophet, peace be upon him, commanded him to do and hates what the Prophet, peace be upon him, prohibited or made illegal.

It is an obligation on every single believer to love what Allah loves and to hate what Allah hates to a degree that will motivate them to fulfill his or her obligations. If that love is increased above the level which will lead to fulfilling the preferable acts (mandoub), this is considered an additional preferable level. At the same time, he should hate or dislike what Allah hates or dislikes to the extent that will lead him to avoid all the prohibitions. If that level leads him to avoid what needs to be avoided, then that is an additional level that Allah will reward him for.

In the two Sahihs of Al-Bukhari and Muslim it is related that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “None of you will be truly a believer until I become more beloved to him than himself, his children, his family, and all the people.” The true love necessitates that one has to follow whatever has been commanded by Allah and the Prophet, peace be upon him, as stated in Surah al-Imran Ayah 31-32:

Say (O Muhammad): “If you (really) love Allah then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” Say (O Muhammad): “Obey Allah and the Messenger.” But if they turn away, then Allah does not like the disbelievers.

The true believer is one who loves Allah and the Prophet, peace be upon him, truly and sincerely from his heart, and loves whatever Allah loves and whatever the Prophet, peace be upon him, loves, and hates whatever Allah hates and whatever the Prophet, peace be upon him, hates or dislikes. This love will lead him to act in accordance with these likes and dislikes. If someone acts in a different way, the obligatory love to Allah and the Prophet, peace be upon him, is not complete and has a defect. In this case, he has to repent and do his best to fulfill all the obligatory levels to achieve complete love to Allah and towards His Prophet, peace be upon him.

All the sins or disobedience that take place as a result of desires happen because self-desire is given a higher degree or outweighs the love of Allah and the love of the Prophet, peace be upon him. Allah attributes this in the Qur’an to the disbelievers. In Surah al-Qasas Ayah 50, Allah says:

But if they answer you not, then know that they only follow their own lusts. And who is more astray than the one who follows his own lusts, without guidance from Allah?

Allah has made restraining desires one of the conditions to be fulfilled in order to enter Paradise. Allah says in Surah al-Nazi’at Ayah 40-41:

But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts. Verily, Paradise will be his abode.

Anyone who does anything that contradicts with the Message that Allah sent His Prophet, peace be upon him, with and violates any of the instructions or prohibitions, is a person who is following his own desires and which is the reason behind many evil acts and it is also the basis for bid’ah (heresy). When someone follows his desires without evidence or truth, this will lead him to fall into bid’ah easily. And those who are misled by their desires are the first to follow misconceptions, as stated by many scholars. Whenever there is a misconception they easily fall into problems or troubles.

In order to fulfill one’s faith, one has to make a continuous effort to control his or her self-desires and to like what Allah and the Prophet, peace be upon him, like, and to dislike what Allah and the Prophet, peace be upon him, dislikes. This is actually a very important task which Muslims are required to do in order to adhere to the path of Allah. The result will be attaining Allah’s pleasure and being honoured in this life and the Hereafter by being a truly honest, sincere servant of Allah.

 

[hamba2han]

Hadith # 42

From Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, say:

**“Allah the Almighty has said: ‘O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me, and hope in Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds in the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I shall forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with an earthful of sins and were you then to face Me, without having associated anything with Me, I shall grant you an earthful of pardon.’” **

[Recorded by Al-Tirmidhi, who said that it is a good and sound hadith]

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The main message of this hadith is calling upon Muslims to repent sincerely to Allah and to seek His forgiveness.

There are three means or ways which enable a Muslim to be forgiven by Allah:

1. The first one is al-du’a which means to supplicate Allah. Allah says in Surah Ghafir Ayah 60:

And your Lord said: Call upon me, I will respond to you.

The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “Supplication is the essence of worship” [Al-Tirmidhi]. The Prophet, peace be upon him, also said: “Supplicate to Allah as if you are certain about His response.” Supplication is guaranteed that Allah will attend to or respond to it when certain conditions are fulfilled. At the same time there are other things that a Muslim should avoid doing in order for his supplication to be answered. The conditions of supplication have been discussed in previous hadiths. The most important thing is the full concentration and attention of the heart and to have full hope that Allah will respond to that du’a and not to rush it.

1. The second way to receive Allah’s forgiveness is istighfar (seeking forgiveness), even if someone has committed many sins. What is meant by seeking forgiveness is the istighfar that is linked to repentance which in turn also necessitates that the Muslim gives up committing sins and does not persist on doing them. Istighfar is a form of worship which Muslims have to do and perform a lot of every day. Allah commanded us to make istighfar and praised those who perform istighfar. Allah says in Surah al-Zumar Ayah 53:

O My servants, who have transgressed against themselves! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah. Verily, Allah forgives all sins. Truly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

1. The third cause or means of seeking Allah’s forgiveness is Tawhid which means a Muslim should worship Allah alone. Allah should be worshiped without associating or ascribing any partners with Him. Allah says in Surah al-Nisa’ Ayah 116:

Verily! Allah forgives not the setting up partners (in worship) with Him, but He forgives whom He wills sins other than that, and whoever sets up partners in worship with Allah has indeed strayed far away.

Tawhid, as the scholars say, melts away sins. Through fulfilling all the obligations of Tawhid, Muslims are going to be forgiven and rewarded. In a previous hadith in this collection of ‘Imam Nawawi’s Forty Hadith’, the importance of Tawhid was stressed whereby Muslims have to love, fear, and glorify Allah the most. By Tawhid, Muslims seek refuge only in Allah and ask support and help from only Him. All of these great actions of Tawhid, which means that the heart becomes fully devoted to Allah, enable the Muslims to be true believers and Muwahideen. Only then Muslims will become enlightened, inspired, and their iman or faith will be strengthened and their sins will be forgiven. By realising the idea of Tawhid, the Muslim also minimises the chances of committing sins because his heart is fully devoted to Allah.

In order to be a good Muslim to Allah, one should follow the way that awliya’ Allah (closer servants of Allah) followed as mentioned in Hadith 38. They had good morals, they loved Allah, feared Him, had total belief or faith in Allah and his Messengers, and they were obedient to Allah and followed His instructions which included performing good deeds. Moreover, they were characterised with devotion, honesty, and sincerity.

The realisation of Tawhid is very important for all Muslims. This is the last portion of the hadith. Moreover, it is the last hadith in Imam Nawawi’s collection. This is very significant since this last portion summarises the most important thing in Islam and that is Tawhid. It is a message from Allah to all Muslims to make sure that their Tawhid is sincere and pure. It is extremely important that they should not ascribe any partners with Allah. By doing so, they are assured that they will receive the forgiveness of Allah even if they have committed other sins.

While this hadith mentions three ways which lead to Allah’s forgiveness, it should be noted that these are not the only ways and means of receiving forgiveness, as explained in previous ahadith, such as running into hardships, being put on trial, sickness, patience, the torture in the grave, avoiding the major sins, the horrible situations on the Day of Judgement, following the Prophet, peace be upon him, to perform the pillars of Islam, fasting specific days, and the intercession (shafa’ah) of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and the intercession of the believers (which is conditional to Allah’s permission and He being pleased with the person).

 

[morning_star777]

dear hamba,you have posted lots of hadiths.now should I(or we)post some hadiths?people will also know the dark side of islam via ahadith .This thread is not bad but I think,you are playing football in an empty field!!So I think that Brother angelos,inJESUS,sam_777 or cathopologist Should post some hadiths also,that support our claim about islam.

 

[R_not]

dear hamba,you have posted lots of hadiths.now should I(or we)post some hadiths?people will also know the dark side of islam via ahadith .This thread is not bad but I think,you are playing football in an empty field!!So I think that Brother angelos,inJESUS,sam_777 or cathopologist Should post some hadiths also,that support our claim about islam.

I have posted quite a few, they are in the beginning pages of this thread - maybe you should post what you have.

 

[morning_star777]

I have posted quite a few, they are in the beginning pages of this thread - maybe you should post what you have.

Thank you dear friend R_not.I will read your posts.And i will also post some Hadiths I hope.But my internet connection is horrible now.may be in 2/3 days it will improve.network is bothering me since 30th september

 

[morning_star777]

These hadiths taught us about salvation in islamic style.

**Bukhari,Volume 8, Book 82, Number 806:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

A man came to Allah's Apostle while he was in the mosque, and he called him, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I have committed illegal sexual intercourse.'" The Prophet turned his face to the other side, but that man repeated his statement four times, and after he bore witness against himself four times, the Prophet called him, saying, "Are you mad?" The man said, "No." The Prophet said, "Are you married?" The man said, "Yes." Then the Prophet said, 'Take him away and stone him to death." Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: I was among the ones who participated in stoning him and we stoned him at the Musalla. When the stones troubled him, he fled, but we over took him at Al-Harra and stoned him to death.

Volume 8, Book 82, Number 809:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

A Jew and a Jewess were brought to Allah's Apostle on a charge of committing an illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet asked them. "What is the legal punishment (for this sin) in your Book (Torah)?" They replied, "Our priests have innovated the punishment of blackening the faces with charcoal and Tajbiya." 'Abdullah bin Salam said, "O Allah's Apostle, tell them to bring the Torah." The Torah was brought, and then one of the Jews put his hand over the Divine Verse of the Rajam (stoning to death) and started reading what preceded and what followed it. On that, Ibn Salam said to the Jew, "Lift up your hand." Behold! The Divine Verse of the Rajam was under his hand. So Allah's Apostle ordered that the two (sinners) be stoned to death, and so they were stoned. Ibn 'Umar added: So both of them were stoned at the Balat and I saw the Jew sheltering the Jewess.

Volume 8, Book 82, Number 813:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

When Ma'iz bin Malik came to the Prophet (in order to confess), the Prophet said to him, "Probably you have only kissed (the lady), or winked, or looked at her?" He said, "No, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said, using no euphemism, "Did you have sexual intercourse with her?" The narrator added: At that, (i.e. after his confession) the Prophet ordered that he be stoned (to death).

Volume 8, Book 82, Number 815:

Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid:

While we were with the Prophet , a man stood up and said (to the Prophet ), "I beseech you by Allah, that you should judge us according to Allah's Laws." Then the man's opponent who was wiser than him, got up saying (to Allah's Apostle) "Judge us according to Allah's Law and kindly allow me (to speak)." The Prophet said, "'Speak." He said, "My son was a laborer working for this man and he committed an illegal sexual intercourse with his wife, and I gave one-hundred sheep and a slave as a ransom for my son's sin. Then I asked a learned man about this case and he informed me that my son should receive one hundred lashes and be exiled for one year, and the man's wife should be stoned to death." The Prophet said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I will judge you according to the Laws of Allah. Your one-hundred sheep and the slave are to be returned to you, and your son has to receive one-hundred lashes and be exiled for one year. O Unais! Go to the wife of this man, and if she confesses, then stone her to death." Unais went to her and she confessed. He then stoned her to death.

Volume 8, Book 82, Number 816:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

'Umar said, "I am afraid that after a long time has passed, people may say, "We do not find the Verses of the Rajam (stoning to death) in the Holy Book," and consequently they may go astray by leaving an obligation that Allah has revealed. Lo! I confirm that the penalty of Rajam be inflicted on him who commits illegal sexual intercourse, if he is already married and the crime is proved by witnesses or pregnancy or confession." Sufyan added, "I have memorized this narration in this way." 'Umar added, "Surely Allah's Apostle carried out the penalty of Rajam, and so did we after him." **.We saw in those hadiths that peoples can not control their lust and then commit fornication.and after finishing the work(fornication),they go to prophet for death penalty!is it possible?who will accept these type of cruel way of salvation?Oh I guess, mumin,who fear allah,will choose this type of salvation.Then if they fear allah then why do they commit such sin?oh I guess again**because human being can make mistake even they know that the penalty will be stoned death**.now peoples?are not these hadiths very contradictory,what is the story of some lewd person who claimed that they commit fornication for their lust(they know it's punishment!),and then they show their love to God and accept stoned death.my question is if they Fear God then why they can not control their lust?they know about the death penalty but still can not control their lust and then for fear of allah they confess their sin and accept death!sounds like fiction novels!so this type of mumin(pious) prefer their lust over their Life.sounds like erotic!and the penalty or you can call it salvation is very sweet!if you will beg pardon,that is not enough!death is the only way of salvation!Btw,according to hadith number 809,muhammed punished Jewish person,but he is not the prophet of jewish!he just showed his power to those 2 poor jewish!.And please read hadith number 816 very carefully(All hadiths are in red text).Thats it.Later we will know more about islam via Ahadith.I think this is too much for one post.

 

[hamba2han]

Wordly punishments like stoning to death, lashing and cutting off limbs is really mild when compared to the punishment that awaits the evil-doers and unbelievers in the Hereafter.

Kindly refer to this thread for a description of these punishments and in particular, the following posts:

1, 2, 3, 6, 20, 21, 24, 35, 37, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 112, 113, 116, 131, 132 & 133

 

[cathopologist]

Wordly punishments like stoning to death, lashing and cutting off limbs is really mild when compared to the punishment that awaits the evil-doers and unbelievers in the Hereafter.

Even Jews have abandoned this age-old practice and replaced it with more humane ways of punishments.

If a sinner must be condemned to hell, its best he/she be left at the mercy of God’s wrath. Even a murderer deserves protection than be subjected to a mob of blood-thirsty religious fanatics.

 

[R_not]

Wordly punishments like stoning to death, lashing and cutting off limbs is really mild when compared to the punishment that awaits the evil-doers and unbelievers in the Hereafter.

Kindly refer to this thread for a description of these punishments and in particular, the following posts:

Then as far as committing sin - can you imagine the crispy critter that mohammed must be? he had the audacity to not only be a fornicator, but a murderer, looter, he even took his son’s wife, a liar, a pediphile, etc.

He thought that redefining sin would be ok since he had to do that in order to think he was doing nothing wrong! The arrogance of such a guy.

 

[Muslim_Woman]

Salaam/peace

Wordly punishments like stoning to death, lashing and cutting off limbs is really mild when compared to the punishment that awaits the evil-doers and unbelievers in the Hereafter.

yes , all should keep this imp point in mind . Also , many Christians react in such a way as if there is no punishment prescribed in Bible. huh. They should browse for Bible Punishment Quizzes.