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Hadith # 24

It was relayed on the authority of Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, of waht he related from his Lord, magnified and exhalted be He, Who said:

"O My servants, I have made oppression unlawful for Me and unlawful for you, so do not commit oppression against one another. O My servants, all of you are liable to err except for those whom I guide on the right path, therefore seek guidance from Me so that I should direct you to the right path. O My servants, all of you are hungry (needy) except for those whom I feed, therefore seek food from Me so that I may feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked (need clothes) except for those whom I provide garments, therefore seek clothing from Me so that I should clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day and I am there to pardon your sins, therefore seek forgiveness from Me so that I should grant you pardon. O My servants, you can neither do Me any harm nor can you do Me any good. O My servants, even if the first amongst you and the last amongst you and the whole human race of yours and that of Jinns become as pious as the most pious heart of any one amongst you, it will not add anything to My Power or Kingdom. O My servants, even if the first amongst you and the last amongst you and the whole human race of yours and that of Jinns become as wicked as the most wicked heart of anyone amongst you, it will not decrease anything from My Power or Kingdom. O My servants, even if the first amongst you and the last amongst you and the whole human race of yours and that of Jinns gather together on a sector of land and all ask of Me and if I were to give everyone of them what they asked, that will not in any way decrease what I have anymore than a needle decreases what is in the ocean when it is put into it. O My servants, these deeds of yours which I am recording for you I shall reward you for them, so he who finds good should praise Allah and he who finds other than that should not blame anyone but himself."

[Muslim]

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This hadith stresses on the prohibition of all forms of injustice and oppression in Islam. It commands its followers to practice justice which is one of the main objectives of the Shariah. It also encourages Muslims to seek guidance from Allah by means of supplication (du’a) and relying on Allah alone (Tawakul).

As mentioned in many verses of the Qur’an, Allah subhana wa ta’ala affirms His absolute justice and negates that He has never committed any kind of injustice towards anyone. Some verses of the holy Qur’an in this regards are:

In Surah Fussilat (41), Ayah 46 : "Your Lord is not at all unjust to His slaves"

In Surah al-Zukhruf (43), Ayah 76 : "No wise shall We be unjust to them but it is they who have been unjust to themselves"

In Surah Ghafir (40), Ayah 31 : "And Allah wills no injustice for His slaves"

In Surah al-Imran (3), Ayah 108 : "…and Allah wills no injustice to the world"

In Surah al-Nisa (4), Ayah 40 : "Surely Allah wrongs not even of the weight of an atom"

In Surah al-Kahf (18), Ayah 49 : "…and your Lord treats no one with injustice"

The forbidden injustices include all forms. The first, the highest level and the most extreme form of injustice is al-shirk or associating partners with Allah. Allah says in the Qur’an:

"Verily joining others in worship with Allah is a great form of injustice indeed"
[Surah Luqman (31) : Ayah 13]

The second form is unjust towards one ownself such as committing sins. The third form is dhulm or unjust towards others whether human beings or other creatures.

It is a must that a Muslim should avoid injustice as it displease Allah subhana wa ta’ala and leads to His severe punishment.

The hadith shows us that humans are always in great need for Allah. We need Allah for everything because we are poor and needy. Allah is the only One Who does not need anybody. He does not need anything from us. He is the Almighty and the Most Powerful. So a Muslim should show his or her need to Allah all the time and should seek Allah’s support and Tawfiq in whatever he or she does.

Guidance is a great mercy and ni’mah from Allah the Almighty. It is very important for every Muslim to know that the most valuable thing that we have in our life is this guidance.

The hadith shows us the proper relationship between mankind and Allah. It shows us the many attributes of Allah such as being Merciful, Forgiving, Powerful and Compassionate. In contrast, we as human beings are poor, needy and weak. We are in continuous need for Allah, our creator and sustainer. We need His Guidance, Help and Support.

In many verses of the Qur’an and in the hadiths of the Prophet, peace be upon him, it is explained the importance of showing our need and humbleness to Allah and the worthiness of frequent taubah or repentance to Him. We want to be guided, supported and forgiven. We seek the pleasure of Allah and it is the most important thing that a Muslim may achieve in life. Those who achieve it are described as Fa’izun or the most successful people.
 
Hadith # 25

Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that some of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to him:

"O Messenger of Allah, the rich have taken away all the rewards. They observe the prayer as we do, and they keep the fasts as we do, and they give sadaqah (charity) from their surplus riches." Upon this he (the Prophet) said: "Has Allah not prescribed for you (a course) by following which you can also do sadaqah? Verily in every tasbih (i.e. saying Subhanallah) there is a sadaqah, every takbir (i.e. saying Allahu Akbar) is a sadaqah, every tahmid (i.e. saying Alhamdulillah) is a sadaqah, every tahlil (i.e. saying Lailaha illallah) is a sadaqah, enjoining of good is a sadaqah, forbidding of evil is a sadaqah, and having sexual intercourse with your wife is a sadaqah. They (the Companions) said: “O Messenger of Allah, is there reward for him who satisfies his sexual passion among us?” He said: “Tell me, if he were to devote it to something forbidden, would it not be a sin on his part? Similarly, if he were to devote it to something lawful, he should have a reward.”

[Muslim]

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In another hadith recorded by both Muslim and Al-Bukhari, it is mentioned that the questioners were the poor of the Muhajruun or immigrants from Makkah. Ibn Rajab says that this hadith shows that those poor people thought that giving sadaqah (charity) can only be done through money, something which they could not afford. The Prophet, peace be upon him, told them that all good deeds are considered as charitable acts.

There are other versions this hadith of Abu Dharr as well as some other hadiths which show similar meanings. One of them is in Sahih Muslim which says that: “Every good act is an act of charity”. In another version the hadith, it says: "Your smile to your brother is a charitable act. Ordering good is a charitable act. Forbidding evil is a charitable act. Helping a man who has bad eyesight to see things is a charitable act. Removing a stone, rubbish or bones is a charitable act. Emptying your cup in the cup of your brother is a charitable act."

Also in the Sahihain (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) it is mentioned that “A man spending money upon his wife is charity”. In another hadith in the Sahihain it is mentioned that “No Muslim plants a plant or soils a seed and has it eaten by a bird, animal or human except that it will be a charitable act for him”.

The acts of pleasing Allah are very wide and affordable to everyone. People differ in their ability, preference, potential, etc. There is room for all where every one has the ability to perform some act of charity. Therefore a Muslim should take this advantage and do good deeds which are more convenient and suitable for him or her and we are encouraged to do as much of good deeds and charitable acts as we can.

Scholars state that permissible acts can be turned into ibadah (act of worship). These acts can be rewarded with the condition of having good intentions. So every normal activity that we do in our everyday life can be turned into ibadah and we will be rewarded for doing it with good intentions. For example, when you are driving or putting petrol into your car with the intention of benefiting your family or relatives, you will be rewarded and this act will be considered as ibadah. Also, when you make a telephone call to your family or relatives with good intentions, you will be rewarded for that. Hence, these simple acts of our everyday life can be turned into ibadah and be rewarded. We need to train ourselves with this habit and God-willing, we will get a great reward from Allah.
 
Hadith # 26

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

"On every person’s joints or small bones (i.e. fingers and toes), there is sadaqah (charity) every day the sun rises. Doing justice between two people is sadaqah; assisting a man to mount his animal, or lifting up his belongings onto it is sadaqah; a good word is sadaqah; every step you take towards prayer is sadaqah; and removing harmful things from pathways is sadaqah."

[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

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The content of this hadith is the same as the previous one, Hadith # 25. One possibility why this is so is that Al-Imam An-Nawawi wanted to emphasise the importance of sadaqah (charitable acts) so he decided to repeat the meaning of the previous hadith. Another possibility is that this hadith may contain more examples of sadaqah than what was mentioned in the previous one. A third possibility is the influence of Al-Imam Muslim on Imam Nawawi, who has written commentaries on Sahih Muslim. Imam Muslim recorded many hadiths which address the issue of sadaqah. It can be concluded that what has happened is due to the influence of Imam Nawawi’s involvement in this great scholarly research on explaining and interpreting Sahih Muslim.

This hadith emphasises the significance of certain deeds: bringing about justice between two people and reconciling them. Getting people who deviated in their thoughts back to the community is part of islah (reconciliation).

Saying a good word is a charitable act, as mentioned in Hadith # 25. There are many ways that we can do this. For example, when we notice that someone is unhappy, we can bring pleasure to him by saying a good word to him and relieving his sadness or worry.

Another deed is the step to prayer. We know that prayer is obligatory, but by walking to prayer we perform a charitable act in every step. When Muslims keep this in their minds, they will be encouraged to do such deeds.

The last charitable act that is mentioned in this hadith is removing a harmful thing from the road or from someone’s pathway. Some people may look at this as insignificant or unimportant. But this does not mean that the act is degrading. In the sight of Allah it is a great act and we will be rewarded for doing it. Doing such an act may prevent a terrible accident from happening. For example, omitting a nail from the street may prevent car accidents and consequently keep the safety of our community. We should not care about the comments of others because we are doing it for the sake of Allah. The more we have the intention that we are doing these charitable acts for the sake of Allah, the more will be the reward from Allah subhana wa ta’ala.
 
Hadith # 27

Al-Nawwas bin Sam’an, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said:

"Righteousness is good character, and sin is that which wavers in your heart and which you do not want people to know about."

[Muslim]

According to Wabisah bin Ma’bad, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and he said: “You have come to ask about righteousness ?” " Yes," I answered. He said: "Consult your heart. Righteousness is that about which the soul feels tranquil and the heart feels tranquil, and sin is what creates restlessness in the soul and moves to and fro in the breast, even though people give you their opinion (in your favour) and continue to do so."

[A good hadith transmitted from the Musnads of the two Imams, Ahmad bin Hanbal and Al-Darimi]

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Even though the second hadith is weak by itself, due to supporting evidence it is raised to the level of hasan (authentic). These two hadiths state the meaning of righteousness and sinfulness.

Allah has created us with a pure innate or natural disposition that is called fitra, as mentioned in other hadiths. This means to love the truth and the good and to hate falsehood and evil. Consequently, good believers with pure fitra should never confuse truth with falsehood.

The two hadiths reveal a significant aspect of Islam that is an internal controlling and guiding system that is established as a result of several factors:
  1. The pure fitra (natural disposition). Allah created everybody with a pure fitra and not just Muslims. The Prophet, peace be upon him, mentions many factors in the environment that play an influential role in subjecting the fitra to corruption.
  2. The realization of tawhid. This means practicing all the essentials of tawhid like loving Allah, seeking His Help as the only refuge, depending on Him (tawakul), asking for His Mercy, and many other essentials associated with the idea of tawhid.
  3. Adhering to shari’ah instructions.
  4. Seeking knowledge.
  5. Tazkiyah and tarbiyah - that is the purification of the soul and the heart of the Muslim.
Without a ‘fully functioning’ internal controlling system, people will have different attitudes which may lead to problems such as extremism. Extremists will increase in the Muslim community if these issues are not resolved. Muslims may end up with multiple personalities. They are Muslims but they commit haram (forbidden) and many other negative things.
 
Hadith # 28

It was narrated on the authority of Abu Najih al-Irbad bin Sariyah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, delivered an admonition that made our hearts fearful and our eyes tearful. We said, “O Messenger of Allah, it is as if this were a farewell sermon, so advise us.” He said, "I enjoin you to have Taqwa of Allah and that you listen and obey, even if a slave is made a ruler over you. He among you who lives long enough will see many differences. So for you is to observe my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly-principled and rightly-guided successors, holding on to them with your molar teeth. Beware of newly-introduced matters, for every innovation (bid’ah) is an error."

[Abu Dawud & Al-Tirmidhi, who says it is an authentic hadith]

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The Prophet’s, peace be upon him, actions may be classified as follows:
  1. Those that are specific to the Prophet, peace be upon him, such as continuous fasting (wisal).
  2. Actions that are related to the culture of his time, such as the turban, unbuttoning the top shirt button, keeping long hair, using a walking stick.
  3. Actions resulting from spontaneous or haphazard actions. For example, the Prophet, peace be upon him, used to stop at particular places during a journey or take a certain route for a journey.
  4. Actions that the Prophet, peace be upon him, performed intentionally for the purpose of ibadah (act of worship).
Scholars state that Muslims are only obliged to follow the last type of action.

Note: An act is considered an ibadah if there are authentic hadiths mentioning that the act is an ibadah, or that it will be rewarded, or that the one who does it is praised, or that the one who does not perform it is blamed or cursed or will be punished.
 
Hadith # 29

From Mu’adh bin Jabal, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

** I said: “O Messenger of Allah, tell me of a deed which will take me into Paradise and will keep me away from the Hell-fire.” He said: “You have asked me about a great matter, yet it is, indeed, an easy matter for him to whom Allah Almighty makes it easy. (It is ) that you worship Allah without associating anything with Him, that you perform the prayers, that you pay the zakat, that you fast during Ramadan, and that you make the pilgrimage to the House.”

Then he said: “Shall I not guide you to the gates of goodness? Fasting is a shield; charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire; and a man’s prayer in the middle of the night.” Then he recited: “Who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of that We have bestowed on them. No soul knoweth what is kept hid for them of joy, as a reward for what they used to do”. [Qu’ran, Surah al-Sajdah (32): Ayah 16-17]

Then he said: “Shall I not also tell you of the peak of the matter, its pillar, and its topmost part?” I said: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “The peak of the matter is Islam (submission to Allah), the pillar is prayer; and its topmost part is jihad.” Then he said: “And shall I not tell you of the controlling of all that ?” I said:" Yes, O Messenger of Allah". So he took hold of his tongue and said: “Restrain this.” I said: “O Prophet of Allah, will we be held accountable for what we say?” He said: “May your mother be bereft of you! Is there anything that topples people on their faces (or he said, on their noses) into the Hell-fire other than the jests of their tongues?”**

[Related by Al-Tirmidhi, who said it was a fine and sound hadith]

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This hadith is evidence that doing good deeds facilitates and leads to entering Paradise as it has been mentioned in the Qur’an: “This is the Paradise that you have made to inherit because of your good deeds which you used to do” (Surah al-Zuhkruf: Ayah 72). However, a person’s good deeds are part of Allah’s mercy and grace. Allah says: “But Allah who caused faith to be dear to you and have given it beauty in your heart, and has made hateful to you denial of the truth and all inequity and all rebellion against what is good” (Surah al-Hujarat (49): Ayah 7). So the meaning of this verse has been emphasized by this hadith. The performing of good deeds is a cause of entering Paradise but they are themselves a gift from Allah.

The deeds that have been mentioned in this hadith have been emphasized in previous hadiths collected by Imam An-Nawawi, mainly Hadith 2, 3, 15 and 23. However, there are two additional good deeds mentioned in this hadith:

1 A man’s prayer in the middle of the night. This includes, according to Ibn Rajab, three types of people:

a. Those who wake up during the night for dhikr, du’a, or praying tahajud.
b. Those who wait for the Isha’ prayer and do not go to sleep until they perform Isha’.
c. Those who wake up for the Fajr prayer.
  1. All these three groups have been mentioned in the Qur’an. People who stay awake throughout the night (busy in entertaining themselves) miss these blessed deeds. The three types of people are guaranteed and promised with the blessing from Allah in the Hereafter where there are unpredictable and unimaginable rewards.
Jihad where and when it becomes an obligation (this deed is not stated clearly in other hadiths). It is a great blessing that gets Muslims closer to Allah. Scholars say that jihad is the greatest act of worship and the most important deed after the obligatory acts. Through jihad, Islam is protected and preserved and became dominant, where other nations lived under its rule peacefully with their rights maintained.

In Hadith # 15, the Prophet, peace be upon him, quoted the importance of saying good things or keeping silent. In this hadith the Prophet, peace be upon him, says it is because of the tongue saying bad things that people are thrown into the Hell-fire. Ibn Rajab states that this indicates that restraining and controlling our speech is the crucial matter of all good things. The one who controls his tongue controls all his affairs.

In this hadith, we see the emphasis is on the negative side of the tongue, whereas in the previous hadiths, the emphasis is on the positive side of the tongue. The Muslim should have control over his tongue; otherwise his tongue can create a lot of problems for the community.

The central idea in Islam is tawhid and taqwa (submission to Allah). All other deeds can be looked at as part of taqwa and tawhid. Without proper tawhid there would be no fear of Allah. If we fear Allah, and love Him the most, this should lead us to be closer to Him. Otherwise, our claim is not valid or incomplete. Our taqwa and fear should be up to the level.

So tawhid is the essence of the message of Allah. He sent the Prophet, peace be upon him, with this message and made him an example for us to emulate and follow. Consequently, tawhid by following the Prophet, peace be upon him, is part of submission to Allah.
 
Hadith # 30

It was narrated on the authority of Abi Tha’labah Al-Khushani Jurthum bin Nashir, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

"Verily Allah the Almighty has prescribed the obligatory deeds, so do not neglect them; He has set certain limits, so do not go beyond them; He has forbidden certain things, so do not indulge in them; and He has said nothing about certain things, as an act of mercy to you, not out of forgetfulness, so do not go enquiring into these."

[Related by Al-Daraqutni and others - Al-Nawawi said this is a hasan (fine) hadith]

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The meaning of the statement which says: “He (Allah the Almighty) has set certain limits, so do not go beyond them.” has been emphasised in the Qur’an. Allah says:

These are the bounds, the limits set by Allah. Do not then transgress them for who transgress them are evil doers. [Surah Al-Baqarah (2): Ayah 229],

and in Surah Al-Talq, Ayah 1, Allah says:

And those are the set limits of Allah and whosoever transgresses the set limits of Allah then he indeed has wronged himself.

By looking closer into the content of these verses, we find that the two verses are talking about the limits (hudud) that Allah set regarding family relationships, especially the relationship between husband and wife. The limits that govern the relationship between husband and wife are stated in two verses in two surahs. Moreover, in Surah Al-Nisa’, Ayah 13 and 14, Allah talks about the regulations of inheritance (furud almirath). Favouring one person over another and giving a person more than he deserves is considered transgression in Islam. And if we lessen or decrease the right of another person, this is also considered transgression. We have to stick to what Allah has set for us regarding what a person should receive.

Islam, as a practical religion, wants things to happen even if we dislike them. This is actually mentioned about the relationship between husband and wife. The hadith explains what the verse in the Qur’an says, that the believer should not hate another believer (wife). If he dislikes an aspect of her character or personality, he should appreciate other aspects of her character as well and vice versa.

Islam also asks us to be moderate in our life when it comes to dealing with people. So spouses should deal with each other in a moderate way. A hadith says: "When you like someone, you should like him moderately because he might become someone whom you dislike one day, and when you dislike someone dislike him moderately because he might become someone you like one day."

This hadith implies that we should be moderate in our actions and sayings and not to exceed the limits. Unfortunately today, this idea has been violated by the media through movies, songs, etc. where love is taken as the central issue in our daily lives. We rarely or never see any exception where love is moderate and in accordance with the Islamic guidelines. This explains why we have ‘hopeless’ people. Because they have lost their lovers (and most importantly because they have exceeded the limits set by Allah) their lives become miserable and meaningless. This is because of the effect of the culture and the environment which they are exposed to. So by exceeding the limits set by Allah, more problems and disasters occur.

Another area where people usually go beyond the limits is the area of fara’ed (inheritance). The limits and guidelines that have been set by Allah have been violated. Allah, in the Qur’an, and the Prophet, peace be upon him, via revelation, have prescribed and made clear for us the limits. For example, in the case of death, it is made clear to us who should inherit and what is the allowance of each son or daughter. As a result we will have those who have priority and those who have less but still have their share. And we also have those who are even set aside because there is someone closer to inherit.

Nowadays we see people violate these limits all over the Muslim world. Most of the cases happen because of the transgression and domination of the relatives. Muslims all over the world have to observe the limits. Otherwise they will transgress and violate the guidelines set by Allah. They have to make sure that this is not halal (permissible) and will not please Allah. They may enjoy it for months or years, but at the end they may suffer the severe punishment of Allah in the Hereafter. We hear different stories of people who transgress and victimize their relatives. A verse in the Qur’an says: Those people are considered transgressors and being unjust where Allah has forbidden injustice (zulm). These people will be totally responsible for what they have done. This is one statement that is mentioned in this hadith and has been emphasized by the Qur’an.
 
Most questions that I have seen, and also asked, on different threads have NEVER been answered by muslims.

These haditha are not what the majority of muslims believe in, what sect of islam are you?

I wrote haditha from the accepted translators and you have told me that you only want to print these haditha that not too many even know about. Please answer - what sect of islam are you?

To know islam, or understand it - isn’t even allowed for muslims to know so why do you not start there - with your own fellow muslims? (oh, I can tell you why - because you don’t want us to know islam, you want us to convert to it. duh!🤷 ) What you are doing is da’wa.

What we have, worldwide, is violence in the name of islam - by muslims. So, are you saying your own don’t know islam - all those millions don’t know islam? Why is that? Why are not you trying to tell them what the ‘real’ islam is? How come it can be construed such that muslims continually call fatwas against people, countries and kill - all in the name of islam?
 
R_not said:
Please answer - what sect of Islam are you?
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The sect that has the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as our absolute leader and who follows and obeys his teachings as found in the ahadith to the best of our abilities.

Of all the 73 sects in Islam which the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has mentioned, this is the only sect that will enter Paradise.
 
Ooo…with an answer like that, Hamba2han probably goes to Westboro Baptist Mosque! 😛
 
R_not said:
These haditha are not what the majority of muslims believe in, what sect of islam are you?

I wrote haditha from the accepted translators and you have told me that you only want to print these haditha that not too many even know about. Please answer - what sect of islam are you?
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The fact that he is using 40 hadith by Imam Nawawi to teach Islam, should tell you that he is Sunni, at least in the general sense, which is called in arabic Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah.

40 Hadith by Imam Nawawi is the most widely studied hadith collection in the Muslim world, and this is a fact. In fact the most widely studied hadith collection by common people.

From a muslim stand point, it is just an excellent collection of hadith, which covers the fundmental aspects of Islam, this is why Imam Nawawi’s collection of 40 hadith is so widely accepted. I mean there are literally hundreds of 40 hadith collections, but Imam Nawawi’s collection is the only one that is widely accepted and taught clear across the Muslim world in madrasa, schools, grade school, high schools, and universities. And he lived in 1100 AD around that time.

In Christ,

Silouan
 
Silouan said:
The fact that he is using 40 hadith by Imam Nawawi to teach Islam, should tell you that he is Sunni, at least in the general sense, which is called in arabic Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah.

40 Hadith by Imam Nawawi is the most widely studied hadith collection in the Muslim world, and this is a fact. In fact the most widely studied hadith collection by common people.

From a muslim stand point, it is just an excellent collection of hadith, which covers the fundmental aspects of Islam, this is why Imam Nawawi’s collection of 40 hadith is so widely accepted. I mean there are literally hundreds of 40 hadith collections, but Imam Nawawi’s collection is the only one that is widely accepted and taught clear across the Muslim world in madrasa, schools, grade school, high schools, and universities. And he lived in 1100 AD around that time.

In Christ,

Silouan
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Then why do muslims get so upset when the nasty hadiths are censored at USC?

jihadwatch.org/archives/022567.php

I find this post just some more deception practiced by an ex-muslim of all people - how surprising!

You say it is a fact, then you should have some proof to back it up other than your word alone or muslims practicing da’wa on these threads. It is not a widely accepted norm or else we wouldn’t be seeing the violence worldwide by muslims trying to emulate a murderer! or muslims deceiving us daily on these threads to have us believe that a looter, a mass murderer, a marauding gangster, a pedophile, an assasin, a lustful womanizer, and what not is something that we would want to follow.
 
Hadith # 31

On the authority of Abu al-'Abbas Sahl bin Sa’d al-Sa’idi, may Allah be pleased him, who said:

A man came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and said: “O Messenger of Allah, direct me to an act which if I do it, [will cause] Allah to love me and people to love me.” He, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, answered: "Be indifferent to the world and Allah will love you; be indifferent to what people possess and they will love you."

[A fine hadith related by Ibn Majah and others with good chains of authorities]

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This hadith is a weak hadith as pointed out by many scholars. Ibn Rajab gave a detailed argument about the weakness of this hadith. However, later scholars still recorded their commentaries on the text of the hadith for several reasons. The major two reasons are:
  1. Sometimes the chain of the narrators (sanad) is not strong and the hadith consequently is not an authentic hadith. But the meaning of the text of the hadith is correct and acceptable. In this case the scholars still give their comments on the hadith.
  2. The hadith is related to one of the major concepts in Islam which is al-zuhd. Unfortunately, many Muslims misunderstand and misinterpret this concept due to the influence of other cultures. They need to remove this misunderstanding or misinterpretation which is linked to this concept.
Ibn Rajab says that this hadith contains some great advice:

Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said the renouncing of this world will lead to the love of Allah. In other words, the one who practices this zuhd will be loved by Allah.

And also, to renounce what people possess and that will cause the love of people to the person who practices zuhd.

Al-zuhd (asceticism) has been emphasized in the Qur’an and hadiths especially zuhd in this world. In Surah al-Nisa’ Ayah 77, Allah says:

Brief is the enjoyment of this world whereas the life to come is best for all who are muttaqun or conscious of Allah.

In Surah al-Ra’d Ayah 20, Allah says:

The life of this world is nothing but a flitting pleasure.

In Surat al-A’la Ayah 16-17, Allah says:

But may you prefer the life of this world although the life to come is better and more enduring.

One of the early scholars, Abu Muslim Al-Hawlani, says zuhd in this world does not mean forbidding what is permissible or wasting wealth. Zuhd with respect to this world is only where a person puts more trust in Allah, more than what was is in his own hands. If he was afflicted with calamity by losing something of this world, he is more hopeful for its reward and what is in store for him in the Hereafter than if it were to have remained with him.

Based on this, Ibn Rajab states that zuhd can be interpreted as three actions of the heart:
  1. The Muslim should realize that all provisions come from Allah and not simply the result of his own acts. He should trust Allah and what Allah has more than what he has in his hands.
  2. If he loses anything in this world, this should not bother him because he is looking for its reward.
  3. The Muslim should not care whether he is going to be blamed or praised by others. He will not look for praise. In his heart, he is not touched by such praise. And if he is blamed, he will not be offended by being blamed. If the accusation is not true, he has nothing to worry about; if it is true then he has to face it and try to be a better Muslim.
Some Muslims misunderstand zuhd. Zuhd does not mean that we stay in one place and worship Allah. Worshiping Allah is a broad concept. The betterment of the community is considered as a form of worship. So asceticism or zuhd does not clash with any of the worldly affairs that the community needs. The zuhd here becomes that we do it in the right way, with a good intention and for the sake of Allah. This should not keep us from fulfilling the obligations towards Allah.

Ibn Rajab mentions that the worldly life is cursed because it keeps people away from Allah. They will be deprived from fulfilling the obligations. This life is a test for us, as stated in Surah al-Kahf Ayah 7. We either use it in the right way and be rewarded or we use it in the wrong way which will cause us to fail the test - we will go astray and indulge in disobedience.

One thing that brings us closer to Allah and to be loved by Him is al-zuhd. There are other actions that make Allah love us:

To love Allah much. If we love Allah, He will love us.
The love of meeting Allah (as stated in another hadith).
The love of the Prophet, peace be upon him, more than we love ourselves and our family and to love his sunnah and to follow his model.
Remembrance of Allah, and all forms of dzikr.
To practice the preferable good deeds.

If we claim that we love Allah, we should test ourselves by taking the above points as criteria. By loving Allah, we will be successful in this life and the Hereafter.
 
R_not said:
You say it is a fact, then you should have some proof to back it up other than your word alone or muslims practicing da’wa on these threads. It is not a widely accepted norm or else we wouldn’t be seeing the violence worldwide by muslims trying to emulate a murderer! or muslims deceiving us daily on these threads to have us believe that a looter, a mass murderer, a marauding gangster, a pedophile, an assasin, a lustful womanizer, and what not is something that we would want to follow.
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Christians have the bible, and yet that did not stop them from enslaving Africans or slaughtering Indians in America. Christians have the bible and yet it did not some the pope from blessing the crusaudes, in which Christians were killed.

Christians have the bible and it does not stop them from signing up and going over and killing human beings in Iraq and other places around the world. And Killing human being is sinful. Yet it does not stop Christians from doing it.

So there is only two possiblilities for this happening.

One: People are ignorant of what their religion teaches.

**Two: **They are people who have twisted the words of their scriptures to fit their evil intent.

Both Muslims and Christians are guilty of this.

In Christ,

Silouan
 
Silouan said:
Christians have the bible, and yet that did not stop them from enslaving Africans or slaughtering Indians in America. Christians have the bible and yet it did not some the pope from blessing the crusaudes, in which Christians were killed.

Christians have the bible and it does not stop them from signing up and going over and killing human beings in Iraq and other places around the world. And Killing human being is sinful. Yet it does not stop Christians from doing it.

So there is only two possiblilities for this happening.

One: People are ignorant of what their religion teaches.

**Two: **They are people who have twisted the words of their scriptures to fit their evil intent.

Both Muslims and Christians are guilty of this.

In Christ,

Silouan
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Muslims have the koran and that is why they have been enslaving people since mohammed’s time. Muslims have the koran that is why they have been slaughtering people since mohammed’s time. Muslims have the koran that is why they have been deceiving, looting, etc. muslims have the koran that is why they do not make peace treaties that last longer than 10 years and are broken at any time when they are regrouped and/or rearmed - per mohammed. muslims have the koran that is why in Iraq they have killed more people than our military who have not aimed for the innocent while their jihadists have hid behind women and children knowing they might be killed and then using them as propaganda - as they have done in the Lebonese/Israeli war, as they do in Gaza, as they do anywhere they start their violence.

So, you are unable to see the difference that our Bible does not direct us to do atrocities against people, while the koran not only directs them but tells them that it is holy and they will go to their big sexual escapade in heaven so they can rape virgins for eternity.
 
I should add that it wasn’t muslims who took out the massive amount of weapons found in children’s schools in Iraq. Or rebuilt those schools where GIRLS and boys go to school now. It wasn’t muslims who freed muslims from the persecution of the taliban. It wasn’t muslims who have been helping them to rebuild their country while it IS muslim jihadists who continually start the violence in Iraq. It IS muslim jihadists that our guys find who have killed whole families. And it IS muslims who are funding these jihadists via their ‘muslim charities’.

Also learn how to tell the difference between the past and the present. In the past the slave trade was ended in the 1860s. It was helped along by the muslims in Africa and those muslims in Africa still carry on the slave trade to this day. And it isn’t only in Africa. They kidnap Hindus and forcibly convert them and marry them off to muslim males (which is rape and slavery). I am sure that if I started searching the web we would find this being done in any place where muslims are starting their violence.
 
Nicolas said:
Really??, you said “muslim jihadists”

I thought the word jihadist is redundant in your dictionary…
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You are right - I guess that if you don’t know that muslims ARE Jihadists then this could be confusing. MUSLIMS ARE JIHADISTS, and we don’t hear any outcry from the masses of ‘moderates’ to stop them, instead our government shuts down muslim charities (that is another oxymoron) because they are the funders of the jihadists.

Oh, instead we hear the outcry of cartoons and movies. And it isn’t only an outcry from the ‘moderates’ - they have killed, destroyed churches, issued fatwas, and are now working diligently to get the UN to pass censorship on all who discuss islam, its ‘prophet’ or allah.

I posted this previously, but it could have been on a different thread about jihad and islam:

this article goes into how jihad is essential to islam as the resurrection is to Christianity.
faithfreedom.org/Articles/JenniferKing50710.htm

a quote from the above article: The last two chapters of the Qur’an are chapter 5 and chapter 9, in their correct chronological order, Allah’s Last Call. The opinions of scholars differ over which is the last chapter, but they both contain the final orders for all Muslims. These laws abrogate, cancel ALL the earlier, ‘peaceful and tolerant’ verses of the Qur’an. These final and absolute orders demand Jihad, holy war against all non-Muslims forever. All non-Muslims must be killed, enslaved and controlled by Muslims. Islam must rule the world. Islam is in fact a License to Kill in the name of Allah. Holy War is the holy law of Islam. This unique law called Jihad gives all Muslims the right to attack and kill non-Muslims, to loot, rape and enslave them, and to rule the world in the name of Allah.

Jihad is as essential to Islam as the Resurrection is to Christianity.
 
Hadith # 32

It was related on the authority of Abu Sa’id Sa’d bin Malik bin Sinan al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

"There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm."

[A excellent hadith which Ibn Majah, Al-Daraqutni and others related as of sound *isnad, but which Malik related in his Muwatta’ as of broken isnad, from 'Amr bin Yahya, from his father, from the Prophet, peace be upon him, but dropping (the name of) Abu Sa’id. This hadith has lines of transmission which strengthen one another (so that it may be regarded as of sound isnad).]

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Imam Abu Dawud stated that this hadith is one of the hadiths around which all of fiqh revolves. Furthermore, this hadith leads to the birth of new branches in fiqh, mainly fiqh maxims (qaw’ed fiqhiyyah) and rules. The text of this hadith becomes one of the most important maxims. Later on other maxims were derived from the text of this hadith. Some of them are as follows:
  1. Harm is to be prevented from appearing as much as possible.
  2. Harm is to be eradicated.
  3. Harm is not to be removed by a similar harm.
  4. A greater harm can be removed by a lesser harm.
  5. Based on maxim number 4, it was realised that if someone has no other options, he should take the lesser of the two harms.
    Another situation is that if there is a conflict between two harms, precedence is given to avoiding the greater harm.
  6. The presence of a particular harm is accepted towards a general harm.
  7. Preventing harm takes precedence over gaining or attaining benefits.
  8. If there is a conflict between factors permitting something and others prohibiting something, the prohibition takes precedence; that is, it is going to be given the priority.
  9. Something harmful is not given precedence just because it was pre-existing. In other words, the pre-existence of something does not allow it to continue to exist and be the cause of harm.
Another maxim is if there is a conflict between individual harm and public harm, the prohibition of public harm will take precedence. The above are some of the maxims that are derived from the text of this present hadith.

When scholars talk about doing things right from the first time either based on experience or anticipation that certain things will cause harm, they urge people to take precautions to prevent any kind of harm. There are books written by Imam Muslim on this issue. When we look at these maxims, we see that they are very great where we have to anticipate the harm and not to allow it to take place. If it takes place, efforts should be done in order to bring it to an end or to remove it. If it cannot be removed, we should try our best to minimize the harm.

Based on the situation, if there is a conflict between a major harm and a minor harm, then the major harm should be avoided. This means that Muslims have to tolerate the minor harms for the sake of avoiding the major ones. In another situation, if we want to bring an end to a certain harm and if the result would be by bringing a similar or greater harm, then there is no need to remove it in this way. We should not remove harm by bringing a similar degree of harm. In this way the removal of harm would be useless. A greater consideration should be given to this point as this is related to ma’ruf (asking people to do good things) and munkar (asking people not to do harmful things). If the munkar (harm) is to be removed by creating a greater harm, this contradicts the objectives of the shari’ah. The objectives of the shari’ah are to prevent harm (if not, to minimize it) and to promote goodness and maximize it.

Any act that causes harm to others, whether individually or as a community and whether it is beneficial or not beneficial to the one who causes it, is prohibited in Islam. It should not exist in the first place and if it did, then a deliberate effort should be made to remove or minimize it. The scholars point out that those in authority should interfere and prevent such harmful acts.
 
Why do muslims post this stuff when they should be telling their violent jihadists that they are the ones who are misinterpreting islam?!?!
 
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