Sinners using Divine Decree as an Excuse
No Excuse for Sinners
Shaykh al-`Uthaymeen said:
We believe that the sinner has no excuse in Allaah’s divine decree, because he commits his sin by his free will, without knowing that Allaah has decreed for him, for no one knows Allaah’s decree before it takes place:
«No soul knows what it will earn tomorrow» [31:34]
How can it be possible, then, to present an excuse that is not known to the person who is advancing it when he commits his offense? Allaah invalidated this type of argument by saying:
«Those who took partners (in worship) with Allaah will say: “If Allaah had willed, we would not have taken partners (in worship) with Him, nor would our fathers, and we would not have forbidden anything (against His Will). Likewise belied those who were before them, (they argued falsely with Allaah’s Messengers), till they tasted of Our Wrath. Say: “Have you any knowledge (proof) that you can produce before us? Verily, you follow nothing but guess and you do nothing but lie.» [6:148]
We say to the sinner who is using divine decree as an excuse: ‘Why did you not perform deeds of obedience, assuming that Allaah has decreed them upon you, since you did not know the difference between good deeds and sins? That is why, when Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) told his Companions that everyone’s position in Paradise or Hell has been assigned, they said: ‘Should not we rely on this and stop working?’ He said: «No, work and everyone will be directed to what he is created for» [Bukhaaree and Muslim].
We say to the sinner who is trying to find an excuse in the divine decree: “Suppose you want to travel to Makkah. There are two roads that may take you there. You are told by a truthful person that one of these roads is dangerous and difficult, the other is easy and safe. You will take the second one. You will not take the first road and say it is decreed upon me. If you did, people would consider you crazy.”
We may also say to him: “If you are offered two jobs, one of which has a higher salary, you will certainly take the one with the higher salary. Why do you choose what is lower in the Hereafter and use the divine decree as an excuse?”
We may further say to him: “We see you when you are afflicted with a disease, you knock at every physician’s door looking for treatment and bearing whatever pain that may result from surgical operations and the bitterness of medicine. Why do not you do the same when your heart is spiritually sick with sins?“
Source : The Muslim’s Belief.
Internet Source: http://daragharbi.org
Squeezing in the Grave – is there any escape?
Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab
http://shaikhalbaani.wordpress.com
Questioner: He said in the Musnad … the hadith of Hudhaifah, who said, “We were with the Prophet of Allaah, صلى الله عليه وسلم, during a funeral. So when we got to the grave he sat down on his two shins and started to look at it, and then said, ‘The believer is squeezed in it one time such that his ‘hamaa’il’ are crushed, and the disbeliever is covered in Fire.’”
He said the hamaa’il are the veins of the testicles. What does, “… the veins of his testicles are crushed …” mean?
Al-Albani: It’s an expression to show the severity of the punishment. [The compiler of the book said, 'I.e, his ribs are crushed to such an extent that it affects his testicles.']
Questioner: Namely, the believer will be squeezed to such an extent?
Al-Albani: And his ribs will overlap, no one will escape it, not even Sa’d ibn Mu’aadh [did] as he, عليه السلام, said in some authentic hadtihs.
Questioner: Namely, he will feel pain from this squeezing?
Al-Albani: … without doubt. When the ribs overlap then this is severe pain, but it does not persist. One squeezing and then everything returns to its natural state, if he was a righteous person then [he will be in the state of a] righteous person, and if he was an evil person then [he will be the state of an] evil person, as we just explained that a window is opened up in the grave for the dead person.
Questioner: Namely, the squeezing, there is no escape from it?
Al-Albani: There is no escape from it.
Mawsoo’atul-Allaamah, al-Imaam, Mujaddidil-Asr, Muhammad Naasirid-Deen al-Albaani, of Shaikh Shady Noaman, vol. 9, pp. 159-160.
Here’s the video a brother made of this post, jazaahullaahu khairaa:
Increase of Provision through Forgiveness
Increase of Provision through Forgiveness
Compiled & Translated by Umm Yahya
A) Hasan al Basri -Rahimullaah- mentioned:
‘That a man complained to him concerning drought so it was said seek forgiveness from Allaah, another complained about another matter so it was said seek forgiveness from Allaah, another complained about lack of rain for his land so it was said seek forgiveness from Allaah another complained of no offspring so it was said seek forgiveness from Allaah, then he (Hasan al Basri) recited.
ٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمۡ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارٗا ١٠ يُرۡسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّدۡرَارٗا ١١ وَيُمۡدِدۡكُم بِأَمۡوَٰلٖ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجۡعَل
لَّكُمۡ جَنَّٰتٖ وَيَجۡعَل لَّكُمۡ أَنۡهَٰرٗا ١٢<<Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.
He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers
And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers. >> [Nuh: 10-12]
[Taken from: ‘Fath al-Bari’ Chapter: the Best Method of Seeking forgiveness]
B) al-Hafidh Emaad ad-Deen Isma’eel Ibn Katheer (d. 774 A.H.) -Rahimullaah- said in his Tafseer about the previous Ayaat:
‘If you repented to Allaah and sought forgiveness from Him and showed obedience to Him your Rizq (provision) would increase and rain would fall from the blessings of the skies, and the blessings of the earth would spring forth, crops would grow for you. You will be given abundant livestock. You will be aided with wealth and offspring; meaning that offspring and wealth would be given to you. And you will be given gardens that have numerous types of fruits and through out there will be rivers that flow in these gardens. This is the way of giving Dawa’ by encouragement.’
[Taken from: ‘Tafseer al-Qur’aan al-Atheem’ 4/p.536]
C) It is narrated from Abi Saeed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:
‘Whoever performs Wudu and then says:
‘ Subhanaka Allahuma wabihamdika la ilaha ila anta astaghfiruka wa atooboo ilaika’
(‘Far are You O Allaah from imperfection, and You have all praise, there is none worthy of worship in truth except You, I seek forgiveness from You and I repent to You),
then this reward is written in a parchment and it is stamped with a seal and no falsehood can break it until the day of Judgment.’
[Taken from ‘Silsilah as-Saheehah’ No. 2333 declared Hasan by Shaykh al-Albaani]
Source : http://followingthesunnah.wordpress.com – Brother Abbaas Abu Yahya and Umm Yahya’s blog
Related articles :
- Br. Abbas Abu Yahya’s valuable Translations
- Allaah is Al-`Afuww (the Pardoner) (asmawasifaat.wordpress.com)
- Forgiving & Pardoning the one who has oppressed you hoping for the reward from Allaah (salaf-us-saalih.com)
- Consequences of Sins of a Believer are Repelled with Ten Means (sinsinislam.wordpress.com)
“Why did you not tell me?”
Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahu`Allah) said:
There was a king who had a lot of wealth, and he had a daughter and no other children. He loved her very much, and he used to let her enjoy all kinds of entertainment. This went on for a long time. Beside the king there lived a devoted worshiper, and whilst he was reciting one night, he raised his voice saying,
“O you who believe! Ward off yourselves and your families against a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones.” [At-Tahreem 66:6 – interpretation of the meaning].
The girl heard his recitation and said to her servants, “Stop!” But they did not stop. The worshipper started to repeat the verse, and the girl kept telling them to stop, but they did not stop. She put her hands to her collar and tore her garment, and they went to her father and told him the story. He went to her and said, “My dear, what happened to you tonight? What made you weep?” and he hugged her. She said, “I ask you by Allaah, O my father, to tell me, does Allaah have a Fire the fuel of which is men and stones?” He said, “Yes.” She asked him, “Why did you not tell me? By Allaah I will not eat any good food or sleep on any soft bed until I know whether my abode is in Paradise or Hell.”
[Safwat As-Safwah, 4/437-438]
Refutation of the claim that Tawheed divides the Muslims – Shaykh Saalih bin Fawzaan al-Fawzaan
Translation and Audio Source: http://www.sunnahpublishing.net/audio/tawheeddivides.wma
Listen to the translated audio clip of Shaykh Saalih Ibn Fawzaan al-Fawzaan where he answers the conception held by many ignorant Muslims today that being concerned with Tawheed is a cause for the division amongst the Muslims and that we must instead be more mindful of the plots of the Jews and Christians against Islaam. The Shaykh aptly explains that such a person is either an innovator, or a mushrik.
Internet Source : http://ahlulsunnahwaljammah.wordpress.com
Haa’iyyah – Ibn Abee Daawood as-Sijistani
Haa’iyyah حائية Ibn Abee Daawood as-Sijistani ابن أبي داود السجستاني
‘Aqeedah Course: The Haa’iyyah Poem of Ibn Abee Daawood (d.316)
By Abul-’Abbaas Moosaa Richardson
http://www.troid.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1036&Itemid=314
In the lead-up to the 2010 TROID Islamic Summer Courses, we present to you the 2007 Aqeedah Course. From June 11th – June 22nd we will be publishing a lecture a day towards the completion of the course.
The famous Haa’iyyah poem of Ibn Abee Daawood (rahimahullaah) and its illustrious points concerning the correct Islaamic ‘Aqeedah was recently adapted using the explanation of Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan for the ‘Aqeedah course, as part of the Summer Islaamic Courses 2007.
| Text: | Arabic Text (Poetry) with its Translation | Listen/Download |
9 min | |||
| Class 01: | Hold Tight to the Rope of Allaah and don’t be a Innovator | Listen/Download | 60 min | |||
| Class 02: | Speaking Decisively about the Qur’aan being the speech of Allaah | Listen/Download |
51 min | |||
| Class 03: | Seeing Allaah, His Omnipotence and the Jahmee Rejection of this | Listen/Download |
47 min | |||
| Class 04: | Affirmation of the Hands of Allaah and His Descending | Listen/Download | 57 min | |||
| Class 05: | The Excellence of the Companions | Listen/Download | 55 min | |||
| Class 06: | Being Convinced of Pre-Ordainment (qadr) | Listen/Download | 45 min | |||
| Class 07: | Do Not Disbelieve in the Day of Judgement | Listen/Download | 79 min | |||
| Class 08: | Removal from the Fire and The River of Firdows | Listen/Download | 54 min | |||
| Class 09: | Concerning the Khawaarij, the Murjiah and the Issues of Eeemaan | Listen/Download | 49 min | |||
| Class 10: | Stick to the Sunnah, Avoid Playing with the Deen and Be Successful | Listen/Download | 52 min | |||
| Class 11: | Concerning the issue of ‘Salafiyyah‘ and the term ‘Salafee‘ | Listen/Download | 57 min | |||
| Class 12: | Course Review Session with Q&A | Listen/Download | 45 min |
Clarity in Manhaj & its Effects in Calling Others to Allaah – Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ramzaan al-Haajiree and Shaykh Saalih ibn Sa’d as-Suhaymee
This was a lecture delivered by the two noble and esteemed Shaykhs: Muhammad Ibn Ramzaan al-Haajiree and Saalih Ibn Sa’d as-Suhaymee – may Allaah preserve them both – on Tuesday, the 15th of Jumaadul-Oolaa 1432H, at Masjid Qubaa in al-Madeenah, the city of the Prophet.
Synopsis:
Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Ramzaan al-Haajiree explains, with numerous examples from the Qur`aan, the authentic Sunnah and the narrations of the Salaf, how clarity in manhaj has aided the people in accepting the da’wah throughout the history of Islaam. Shaykh Saalih Ibn Sa’d as-Suhaymee commends the discourse and provides examples of how people have plotted to pollute the clarity of manhaj.The Arabic text can be found at the following link:
http://ar.miraath.net/books/woduh-almanhajThe Arabic Audio can be found at the following links:
http://ar.miraath.net/audio/play/1898/file.mp3
http://www.box.com/s/5x2nrc2ue3f8mlxl6kthThe translation was rendered by Abu Yaseer Shareef and then edited by Abu Suhayl Anwar Wright; the PDF can be downloaded from the following link:
http://sunnahpublishing.net/modules/Manhaj/wuduhramzan.pdf
Internet Source : http://ahlulsunnahwaljammah.wordpress.com/
Ibn al-Qayyim: Sit for a short while before you sleep and do this …
Imam Ibn al-Qayyim, Ar-Rooh, p. 79.
Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab @ http://wp.me/p23HnI-38
Ibn al-Qayyim said,
‘Avoid those things that necessitate the punishment of the grave.
And from the most beneficial of them is that when a man wants to sleep, he sits for an hour, for the Sake of Allaah, calling himself to account over the things that he has lost and gained during that day of his. Then, between him and his Lord, he renews his sincere repentance over those things that he lost, and sleeps on that repentance, firmly resolving not to return to the sin when he wakes up–and he does this every night.
So if he dies on that night of his, he would have died upon repentance and if he wakes up, he will wake up going towards action, pleased with the postponement of his appointed time so that he can turn to his Lord and set right what he missed out on.
And there is nothing more beneficial for the servant than this sleep, especially when he follows that [i.e., his resolve to renew his repentance] up with the remembrance of Allaah, performing those sunnahs which have been reported from the Prophet of Allaah when going to bed, [doing so] until sleep overtakes him.
So whoever Allaah wishes good for, He will grant him the success to do that. And there is neither movement, nor power except through Allaah.”
Ar-Rooh, p. 79.
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- The Pleasure of Sinning or the Pleasure of Repenting? (sinsinislam.wordpress.com)
Self-amazement shovels away the Deeds of the Amazed one in its Violent Torrent
Bismillaah Al-Hamdulillaah wa salatu wa salaamu ‘ala rasulullaah
Amma-ba’dHaafidh Al-Hakami Advises The Student Of Knowledge
Al-’Allaamah Haafidh Al-Hakami (rahimahullaah) advised the student of knowledge saying:
And self-amazement, be warned against it. Indeed, self-amazement shovels away the deeds of the amazed one in its violent torrent.Shaikh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq Bin ‘Abdul-Muhsin Al-Badr (hafidhahumallaah) commented on the above statement of ‘Allaamah Haafidh Al-Hakami (rahimahullaah):
“He likened Self-amazement to the violent torrent that destroys everything in front of it; thus when a person is afflicted with the disease of Self-Amazement, all his righteous deeds are shovelled away, and nothing remains of it. Al-Haafidh Al-Mundhiree reported in his book At-Targheeb Wat-Tarheeb under the chapter Tarheeb Min Ad-Dawee Fil Ilmi Wal Qur`aan that the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said that:
A people will appear who will recite the Qur`an and say: ‘Who recites (better) than us? Who knows more than us? Who has more understanding than us?’ Then the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said to his companions: ‘Is there any good from these people?’ They said: ‘Allaah and His Messenger know best.’ The Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: ‘These ones are from you, from this Ummah, and they are fuel for the fire.’” [Imaam Al-Albaanee (rahimahullaah) Declared this hadeeth Hasan Li-Ghayrihee-Saheeh At-Targheeb Wat-Tarheeb: Number: 135]
Shaikh ‘Abdur Razzaaq then said:
“When self-amazement afflicts the student of knowledge, it drags him towards pride, exalting himself above the people, raising himself above the slaves of Allaah and exaltedness in the earth. And it has been reported in a hadeeth from the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) who said: “The one who has an atom’s weight of pride in his heart will not enter Jannah.”Source: Click on the headline or here.
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As-Salafiyyah
- Ad-Da’wah’As-Salafiyyah – by Shaykh Abdul-Azeez bin Bazz (Arabic/English)
- ‘I am a Sunni and I am not a Salafi.’ – By Shaykh Salih as-Suhaymee
- In Defense Of The Salafi Manhaj and Refutation Of The Innovators – Abu Khadeejah
- Introduction To The Salafi Dawah – by Abu Khadeejah [Youtube]
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Names and Attributes of Allah
- Al-Fattaah (The Judge, The Opener)
- From ‘Aqeedah Course: The Haa’iyyah Poem of Ibn Abee Daawood – By Abul-’Abbaas Moosaa Richardson
- Allaah is Al-Qadeer, Al-Qaadir, Al-Muqtadir (The All-Powerful)
- Allaah is Al-Muqaddim and Al-Mu’akkhir
- The deviations from the correct belief (ilhad) regarding the names of Allaah – Al-Qawaa`id al-Muthlaa
As Salah – The Prayer
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- “The one who prayed badly” (radhi-Allaahu `anhu)
- Waiting or joining Salah for someone entering the Masjid when the people are reciting Tashahhud
- Praying Behind an Innovator – Shaykh Sa’ad ibn Nasir ash-Shitri
- Where to Look During Qunoot – Shaykh Sa’ad ibn Nasir ash-Shitri
Covered Pearls
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- The Description of the Worldly Women in Jannah
- The Ruling in Divulging Marital Secrets
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- Description of Woman Passing the Hands over the Head whilst Performing Wudu
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