Part B Some Ahadeeth pertaining to Manners, Righteousness & Keeping Good Relations

Part B

Some Ahadeeth pertaining to Manners, Righteousness

 & Keeping Good Relations

Taken from

Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah

of

Shaykh Al-Albaani

Translated by

Abbas Abu Yahya

10- From Anas who said: that the Messenger of Allaah said to a man: 'O such and such! You did this? He answered: 'No, I swear by Allaah other than whom there is no god!'

The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- knew that he had indeed done that thing, so he said to him: 'Indeed Allaah has forgiven your lying, due to your certainty of 'La illaah illa Allaah.'

11- From Abdullaah who said that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: 'Verily Allaah has distributed your manners between yourselves just like He distributed your provisions between yourselves.

Allaah gives the Duniya (world) to the one He loves and the one whom He doesn't love, but He doesn't give Emaan (faith) except to the one whom He loves.

Whosoever is too miserly with his wealth to spend it, and is too fearful to fight the enemy, and is too weak to stand the night in prayer, then he should say 'SubhanAllaah, wal-Hamdulillaah, wa la illah ill Allaah, wa Allaahu Akbar.' a lot.  

No. 2714

12- From  al-Miqdam bin Ma'adee Karb al-Kindee on the authority of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- who said: 'Indeed Allaah orders you to fulfill the rights of your mothers, then to fulfill the rights of close relatives then those who are after them.'

No.1666

13- From  Anas who said: The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- used to have a she-camel named al-Udbaa', and it could not be beaten in a race.

A Bedouin came with his camel, and it beat al-Udbaa'. This was difficult for the Muslims, and they said 'al-Udbaa' has been beaten!'  On that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: 'Indeed it is a right upon Allaah, that He does not raise anything in this world except that He lowers it.'

No.3525

14- From 'Aeysha who said: that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: 'Indeed a man reaches the level of the one who prays the night prayer and fasts during the day, due to his good manners.'

No.795

15- From Umaarah bin Khuzaimah bin Thaabit: that his father said: I dreamt as if I was prostrating on the Messenger of Allaah's -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- forehead.  I informed the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- of this, and he said: 'Indeed a soul meets another soul [in another narration: sit down, prostrate and do what you saw.]'  The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- tilted his head like this - ['Affaan said: with his head backwards] - then he placed his forehead on the forehead of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.  

No.3262

16- From Abu Huraira: that a man mentioned: O Messenger of Allaah!  Indeed I have close relatives, I keep good relations with them but they turn away from me.  I am good to them but they are bad to me.  I'm gentle to them and they are harsh with me. The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: 'If it is as you say then it is as if you feed them hot ashes, you will continue to have assistance from Allaah as long as you are upon this way.' 

No. 2597

17- From Anas bin Malik who said: some guests from Bahrain came to visit the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.  The Prophet requested for some water for wudu, and he made wudu.  They rushed to the water from his wudu, and they drank whatever they could from it.  Whatever poured on to the ground, they wiped their faces, heads and chests with it.   The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said to them: 'what made you do this?' they said: for the love of you, perhaps Allaah will love us O Messenger of Allaah.'

The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said : 'If you love that Allaah and His Messenger will love you, then continue to have three characteristics: truthful speech, fulfilling trusts and being good to your neighbour; if the neighbour is harmed, your good deeds are erased just like the sun melts an ice-berg.' 

No. 2998

18- The Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: 'Indeed every religion has a characteristic and the characteristic of Islaam is modesty.' 

No. 940

All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance.

Part 13 - 32- The Prohibition of Swearing by a Trust

The Ahadeeth of Tawheed

from the

Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah

 of

Shaykh Al-Albaani

Translated by

Abbas Abu Yahya

Chapters of Tawheed and the Shahahdtayn

Part 13

32- The Prohibition of Swearing by a Trust

325- 'Whoever swears by a trust then he is not from us, and whoever causes a wife to hate her husband or a slave to hate his master then he is not from us.'

33- Swearing by the Sifaat of Allaah

1168- "The person who was most severely trialed in the world will be brought forward from the people of Paradise. Allaah will say: immerse him deep into Paradise, so they will dip him into Paradise.

Then Allaah Azza wa Jal will ask: O son of Adam did you ever see any suffering or anything that you disliked?

He will answer: No, I swear by Your (Izzah) honour I never ever saw anything that I disliked.

Then the most blessed person in the world will be brought forward from the people of the Hell-fire.  Allaah will say: dip him into Hell-fire.

Then Allaah will ask: O son of Adam did you ever see any good, or ever see anything pleasing to the eyes?

He will answer: No, I swear by Your (Izzah) honour I never ever saw any good, nor anything pleasing to the eyes."

Benefit:

This hadeeth  shows the permissibility of swearing by a Sifah (attribute) from the Sifaat  of Allaah  Ta'ala, and from what al-Bayhaaqi mentioned in a chapter  heading  in 'Sunaan al-kubra' (10/41) 'Chapter : What is mentioned regarding swearing by the Sifaat of Allaah Ta'ala like al-Izzah(Honour), al-Qudrah (Capability), al-Jalaal (Magnificence), al-Kubreeyah (Pride), al-Uthma (Greatness), al-Kalam (Speech) and as-Sama' (Hearing) and those similar to it.'

Then he mentioned some ahadeeth under this chapter, and he pointed to this hadeeth.  He also used, for evidence, some narrations on the authority of Ibn Mas'ood and other than him.  Then he mentioned: "this narration is evidence that swearing by the Qur'aan is considered taking an oath……' 

Then he narrated with an authentic chain on the trustworthy Tabi'ee (successor) Amr bin Dinaar who said; 'I met people for 70 years saying: Allaah is the Creator, everything other than Him is created and the Qur'aan is the speech of Allaah Azza wa Jal.' 

34- From Obligatory Behaviour with Allaah is Leaving Shirk even if it is in Wording

136 - "Say: Whatever Allaah wills then say whatever you will, and say: I swear by the Lord of the Ka'ba"

The origin of the hadeeth is: "Verily a Rabbi came to the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - and said; Verily you commit Shirk! You say 'whatever Allaah wills and whatever you will', and you say, 'By the Ka'ba'.  So, the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - said; "Say: Whatever Allaah wills then say whatever you will, and say: I swear by the Lord of the Ka'ba"

137 - "Do not say: whatever Allaah wills and whatever so and so wills, but you should say: whatever Allaah wills then whatever so and so wills."

138- "Without doubt Tufail (a Companion) saw a dream and he informed some of those amongst you about it. In it you were saying a sentence, which some of those who are living amongst you, were trying to prevent me from forbidding.' Then he mentioned: 'Do not say: Whatever Allaah wills and whatever Muhammad wills."

139 - "Have you made me equivalent with Allaah (and in a wording: a partner?!)  No, but you should say whatever Allaah Alone wills."

Fiqh ul-Hadeeth:

I say: So in these Ahadeeth, the saying of a man to another person: "Whatever Allaah wills and whatever you will" is regarded as Shirk in the sight of the Sharia'. And it is committing Shirk in wording, since it gives the impression that whatever the slave wills is at the same level as what Allaah Subhana wa Ta'ala wills. The reason being is that it equates the two wills.

Similar to this is the saying of some of the general people and their like, from those who claim to have knowledge who say, “I have no one other than Allaah and you”.  Or they say, “we have relied upon Allaah and yourself”.  Similar to this is the statement of some of those who deliver lectures: 'In the name of Allaah and the country' or 'In the name of Allaah and the people' and other similar words of Shirk. It is obligatory to leave them and repent from them, so as to have good conduct with Allaah Tabaraka wa Ta'ala.

Many of the general people have become neglectful of this noble behavior, not just the minority of educated Muslims who justify the pronouncement of these types of Shirk - such as calling on other than Allaah in circumstances of extreme hardship or seeking aid with the deceased of the righteous people such that they swear by them, rather than swearing by Allaah Ta'ala and such that they swear by them above Allaah.  So, if a scholar of the Book and the Sunnah refutes them, instead of them being with him in aiding against evil, they rebel against him by refuting him and saying that: the intention of those who call on other than Allaah is good and “verily actions are but by their intentions” as is mentioned in the hadeeth!

So, they are ignorant or pretend to be ignorant, trying to please the general people. If a good intention is found with the aforementioned, then it still doesn't make an evil action good.  As for the meaning of the hadeeth which is mentioned, then it is that actions are but with sincere intentions, the meaning is not that actions which oppose the Sharia' become good, permissible actions just because a good intention is attached to them. No-one says this except an ignorant person or one who follows his desires!

Do you not see that if a person prays towards a grave that this would be regarded as an evil action due to him opposing the ahadeeth and the athaar which mention the prohibition of facing a grave in prayer?  So would an intelligent person say that, if a person returns and faces the grave in prayer after knowing its prohibition that, his intention was good and his action was permissible?  No never!  Likewise those people who seek aid from other than Allaah Ta'ala whilst they forget Him when they are in a situation where they are in most need of His help and aid, it is not possible to say that their intention was good, let alone that their action was good.  Yet they proceed upon this evil while they know it is wrong.

35 - The Danger of Praising the Mushrikeen

1270 -Two men at the time of Musa - alayhi sallam - traced back their ancestry. One of them said to the other, “I am so-and-so the son of so-and-so,” until he mentioned nine people, “Who are you? You have no lineage”?!

He said; I am so-and-so the son of so-and-so the son of Islaam.

The Messenger said; then Allaah revealed to Musa - alayhi sallam - to say to these two men who traced back their ancestry: “as for you who ascribes to or affiliates to nine of those who are in the Hell-fire then you are the tenth. And as for you who ascribes to two who are in paradise, then you are the third in Paradise.'

36 - Gifts of the Mushrikeen

1707- Verily we do not accept anything from the Mushrikeen.

Muhammad - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – was the most beloved person to me from all the people in Jahiliyah so when he was ordered to go to Madina he went.  Hakeem bin Hizaam was present during the season of pilgrimage, and he was a kaafir.  He found a cloak that belonged to a ruler from Yemen that was being sold.  So he bought it for fifty dinars so that he could give it as a gift to the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - and so he came to Madina with it.

He wanted the Messenger to accept the gift but he - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – refused.  UbaydAllah said, “I believe that the Messenger said: 'Verily we do not accept anything from the Mushrikeen, but if you want I will take it for a price,” so I gave in to him when he refused to take it as a gift.”

Hakim said "Saheeh al-Isnaad" and Dhahabi agreed with him and it is just like they said.  

All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance.

The Foundation of Marriage is Polygyny

The Foundation of Marriage is Polygyny

(Having more than one wife)

Taken From

The Fatawaa of our

Shaykh, Allaama Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abdul Azeez bin Abdullaah Bin Baaz

Translated by

Abbas Abu Yahya

Question is the foundation of marriage polygyny or is it having one wife?

The answer: The foundation in the Sharia is polygyny for he who has the capability to do so, and will not oppress them.

This is due to the many benefits of polygyny, protecting ones private parts, protection for the one who marries women and is good to them. The increase of offspring by which the Ummah is increased thereby an increase of those who worship Allaah alone.

The evidence which shows this is the saying of Allaah Ta ala:

<<Then marry (other) women of your choice, two or three, or four but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one or (the captives and the slaves) that your right hands possess. That is nearer to prevent you from doing injustice.>> [Soorah an-Nisa:3]

Also, because the Messenger - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – married more than one wife and Allaah Subhanahu said:

<<Verily in the Messenger of Allaah you have a beautiful example>>

[Soorah Ahzab:21]

The Messenger- sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – mentioned when some of the companions said: As For me then I will not eat meat, another one said: As for me then I will pray and I will not sleep. Another one said as for me then I will fast and not open my fast. Another one said: as for me then I will not marry women.

So when this news reached the Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – he addressed the people and praised and glorified Allaah then he said: "Indeed such and such news has reached me. However I fast and open my fast, pray and sleep.  I eat meat and marry women.  So whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not from me.'

This is a great statement from the Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – which includes having one wife and polygyny.

Allaah is The One who gives the capability.

[al-Balaag magazine no.1015, 19 Rabi al-Awal 1410 A.H.]

 All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions and all those who follow his guidance.