Women reciting Naat Shareef in such a loud voice that a (foreign)ajnabee can hear them is a severe offense and is a sin (Haraam)It is impermissible for ajnabee men to hear the voice of a ajnabee woman. While performing Namaaz, if a man wants to stop someone from passing before him he should say ''Subhanallah!''. However, if a woman wishes to so, she shouldnt say this but hit the back of her left hand with her right hand instead. This explains that in Namaaz, even in a situation of need, a woman should make her voice audible. Similarly, reciting Naat Shareef with music and the loud voice of women in Milaad Shareef gatherings is a big sin. Music itself is Haraam and utterly vain. Using it with Naat recitation, which is an act of worship, is even a greater sin. If any gathering of Milaad Shareef has these incorrect practices, they should be done away with. However, the Milaad Shareef shouldnt be abandoned. If a woman recites the Quraan Shareef in a loud voice or if recitation is made with music, these vices should be stopped, not the recitation (because that is an act of worship).May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala forgive us all for rasing our voices, Ameen!May we all strive to benefit from this, Ameen!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Seerat e Umar Bin Abdul Aziz - (1of12)
Seerat e Hazrat Umar Bin Abdul Aziz (Radi Allahu Anhu) Speech given by Nigran-e-Shura Hazrat-e-Maulana Muhammad Hajji Imran Attari (Sallamahul Baari) Speech given On Sunday 8th February 2009 also for islamic sister weekly ijtiama at 2.30 every week
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Medicine for anger!
"The strong man is not the one who can wrestle (fight); the strong man is the one who controls himself at the time of anger."
[Sahih al-Bukhari]
When Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam became angry at someone else's wrong actions or disbeliefs, he Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam never expressed it with his hand or tongue. His companions knew that he Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam was angry by looking at his blessed face, which would be red and with some sweat on his forehead, and he Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam would keep quiet for a moment, trying to control himself.
Once a couple went to Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam and said, We have been fighting each other for many years. Each time she says something to hurt my feelings, I become angry, and then I fight back and this fight comes to such a degree that I am afraid that this verbal fight may, become physical, or we may end up divorced. So please advise how we can control our anger.
He told the husband that when your wife provokes you and makes you angry, take a sip of your water in your mouth and do not swallow it or spit it out, but keep it there until she has calmed down.
Well, he practiced that and a few months later, he reported back that it did work.
Since we believe that anger is an expression of satanic control, we must not let this control take over. The Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam has advised us to say, "During anger, I seek refuge from Satan in protection of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala."
He Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam also advised us that when angry, that one should sit down or lie down as it is not easy to hit someone else in those positions. Obviously, the best remedy is to think about Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and ask yourself a question, "are you in control of yourself, or would you allow Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala to take control of you?" Think of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala's anger and punishment. Is Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala's wrath less than your wrath? And what happens when He expresses His wrath? We humans who seek forgiveness from Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala must forgive others first.
When one forgive someone else, it establishes peace and tranquility in one's heart, but at the same time, the matter of injustice or wrong actions which made one angry, become a dispute between him and Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and if one do not take revenge and forgive, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala might act on ones behalf.
The first attribute of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala that Muslims are reminded (of) is Ar Rahman-Ar Rahim that is, The Most Kind and Most Merciful. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has said, "My mercy overtakes my wrath", and in one of the hadith Qudsi , 'O son of Adam, when you get angry, remember Me."
One can also turn and pray to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala to take control of the situation and the person or the people who have caused His anger. We must also think that tone life so dear to us, is a temporary life, and we must not forget our death and destroy the life of eternity at the cost of this life. Washing one's face with cold water or taking a cold shower is also helpful.
May we all act upon the sunnah of our Sarkare do alam Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam and keep our anger at bay inshAllah azzawajal
Frightening animals
Frightening animals
It was the last Friday in Sha`baan 1414ah. During an Ijtima at night to propagate the Sunnah at Baab-ul-Madina (Korangi), a young man met me. He was extremely frightened and narrated the following incident, `A young daughter of a very good friend of mine suddenly died. When we had completed the burial and were returning, the father of the deceased realised that he had accidentally left a bag which contained important papers with his young daughter in her grave. As a matter of great need, we had to reopen the grave. When we opened the grave, what we saw made us scream with extreme fear because the same young girl who we had just covered in a new piece of cloth was now sitting up straight with her shroud torn. Her legs were tied with the hair on her head and small frightening animals which we did not recognise were stuck to her. We forgot what we had come for and without even retrieving the bag, we covered the grave and ran from their. When I returned home, I inquired about the sins of this young girl. Her relatives revealed that she possessed no such bad habits which had made her look bad; however, like the young girls of today, she also thought of herself as a fashionable person and never used to cover herself. Recently, there was a wedding in her family and like other females, she also cut her hair and joined other women without any covering at all.`
Punishments for Women!
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
Kya Deen e Mustafa Ko Jagaaya Hussain Nay
Karbal Mein Sara Kumba Lutaaya Hussain Nay
Aisa Namaaz e Ishq Ka Sajdah Adaa Kiyaa
Sar Koh Jhukaa Kay Arsh Hilaaya Hussain Nay!!!!!
I Pray that you are all well and in the best state of Imaan, Ameen!
Hazrat Ali Radi Allahu anhu said that once he and Bibi Fatima Radi Allahu anha went to visit Rasoolallah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. Rasoolallah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam was weeping. They inquired the reason that had made them Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallamweep. He Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam replied: "On the night of the Ascension (Miraaj Shareef), I saw the punishments being given to some women, today I was remembering those scenes. This is why I am worried". They Radi Allahu anhu asked, "Please tell us what did you see?" He Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam replied: "I saw a woman hanging by her hair and her brain was boiling. (This was the punishment of that woman who did not hide her hair by covering her head from men). I saw one woman hanging by her tongue with her hands tied against her back. (She used to hurt her husband's feelings by her tongue i.e. speaking). I saw one woman with both her hands and feet tied towards her forehead; and snakes and scorpions were attacking her. (She used to go out of her house without the permission of her husband and she did not clean up herself properly by taking a shower after menses and child birth bleeding). (Those women who use nail polish should learn a lesson from this. Keep in mind! Nail polish sticks to the surface of the nail hence, ablution and bath is not made.) One woman was eating her own flesh and there was fire burning under her. (She used to dress up and apply make-up in order to attract attention of males and she used to speak bad about people behind their backs). One woman was seen having her body being cut by a scissor made out of fire. (This was the punishment for showing her body and private parts to other men). One woman had a face of pig and the body of a donkey, and she was being punished in different styles. (She used to tell lies and make false accusations). There was a woman who looked like a dog, snakes and scorpions were entering into her front-side and coming out from her backside. And angels were hitting her with a hammer made up of fire. (She used to have an attitude problem towards her husband).
Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam
Astaghfirullah!
May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala protect us all, Ameen!
Gunnaon ki addath chura mere Maulah
Mujhay naik insaan banna mere Maulah, Ameen!
Fi Aminillah
Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
Weddings: A Time to Thank Allah azawajal
Weddings: A Time to Thank Allah Azawajal
by Muhammad Ash-Shareef
�And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.� - Surah Ar-Rum, 21
In this time of happiness, when gifts are received, hugs are generously donated, and laughter sprinkles the tables, we must remember who gave this all to us.
In this verse, Yamtann Allahu Alayna � Allah reminds of us of His favour upon us. Every husband in this room, it is Allah that created your bride. Every bride in this room, Allah created your husband. Allah created the pairs and then blessed the pair with love and mercy.
Then Allah says: �Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought�. Let�s take the time now to give a little thought to Allah�s favour upon us.
Sulayman � alayhis salam � sat his son down one day and taught him about Allah and life. Allah mentions what he said
�And We enjoined upon man (care) for his parents. His mother carried him, (increasing her) in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years: Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to me is the (final) destination.�
Thank Allah:
Every thing that you enjoy, everything that you love is from Allah:
�And whatever you have of blessing (indeed) it is from Allah!�
Thank Allah, remember Him and He will remember you. Allahu akbar!
�Remember me and I shall remember you, and be thankful to Me and do not be ungrateful.�
Allah will give us more when we are thankful:
�And (remember) when your lord proclaimed, �if you are grateful, I will surely increase you; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.�
I�ve heard of Muslims that regularly donate half a million dollars to the Democratic Party to have their picture taken with Clinton and his wife! They place these pictures up in the middle of their homes in all pride and honour.
Yet to every parent, let me draw your attention the most noble picture to put up in your home. Allah ta�ala put His majesty and every parent in this world in a portrait: �Be grateful to Me and to your Parents!�
Scholars have said that being grateful to Allah is to be grateful for the Iman that He has blessed us with. And to be thankful to our parents is to be grateful for the hard work they went through to raise us.
Ibn Abbas raa said, �There are three things that will not be accepted if it�s mate is not fulfilled. (And he mentioned), �Thank Me (Allah) and your Parents...� � Luqmaan 31/14.
Ibn Abbaas continued, �Thus whoever thanks Allah and is not thankful to his parents, Allah will not accept it from him.�
The scholars understood this and set the example for us. Haywah bin Shurayh ra.gif, one of the Imam�s of our Ummah, used to give classes in front of his home. During the class, his Mother would call him to feed the chickens. He would stand up, leave the Halaqah, and go feed the chickens.
Sufyan ibn Uyaynah � one of the Ummah�s greatest scholars � said, �Whoever prays the 5 salah has been grateful to Allah. And whoever prays for his parents after the Salah has been grateful to them.�
My mother in Law, Ali�s mother once told me about when Ali was young. He would come home from school, run up to her and give her the strongest hug. Then he would top it off with, �Mummy I love you.� She would mention the story and then let a tear drop.
As we get older, words like �I love you� become harder for us to say. Yet as much as it becomes harder for us to say, as much as it becomes more precious to the parents.
I ask Allah ta�ala that we not forget this innocence, when we were without sin, when we used to bring a smile to our parents.
Let�s keep making them smile. And In doing so, we would be thanking Allah.
