Apparently the prohibition of women shaving their heads is a weak hadith. Who knew? Albaanee did.
Plucking eyebrows question
Wa alaikum asalam. I’m fine. Thanks for asking! Anyway. In response to what this girl has said, I would have asked her what qualifies her to be a muhadditha. Seriously. Because the last greatest muhaddith of our lifetime passed away in 1998. Here’s what he and others had to say:
www.al-athariyyah.com/media/pdf/sisters/adjusting_eyebrows.pdf
The hadith is authentic. Why take a gamble with something like this? It says that Allah has cursed these women. Do we really want to sit there and take such a risk over an honestly UGLY fashion trend? Thin and shaped eyebrows can’t hold a candle to full and natural looking eyebrows. It is a timeless look.
Speaking of things that are timeless- Islam. So let’s run with what this girl was saying for a moment. If not plucking the eyebrows was used to distinguish the Muslimah from the disbelieving woman, as was the hijab and the niqab, then why would we stop doing this today? We still wear the hijab and the niqab, no? We still maintain that imitating the disbelievers makes us a disbeliever as well, no? So why carry over the hijab and the niqab and leave the natural eyebrows in the past? It does not make sense. Not one bit. If you happen to run into these sisters again, I strongly recommend that you advise them of all of this. Perhaps even give them the pdf I shared as well.
Excellent lecture. Starts to get real around 10:30 or so into the lecture when homosexuality is addressed, specifically the treatment, (not murder). If you have a half hour or so to spare, I highly recommend listening to this lecture. Especially if you need some education on salafi aqeedah.
Undercover mosques- Abu Khadeejah ‘Abdul Waahid
The Prophet said there is a book which is located above the Arsh, which says what means “Allah’s mercy is greater than his punishment.” … The one who says Allah is also located above the Arsh, has compared Allah to this book. In that in his mind, both the book and Allah share an attribute together, which is “being located above the arsh”. Further more, the one who says Allah is located above the arsh believes Allah shares an attribute with anything which is in the above location. For example the sun is above the ground. So in this persons mind, both Allah and the sun share an attribute, which is that they are both “above something else”
The truth is that Allah is not in a location, locations are creations. Allah is free of created attributes. The one who says Allah has created attributes [such as confinement to a location] has blasphemed. He is not a muslim, and if he was then he no longer is and he must become muslim again by leaving the bad belief and saying shahadah.
*sigh* Let me go ahead and attempt to clarify this as best as I can because people don’t understand what we mean when say that Allah has risen above the throne. I’ll be using some resources here so bear with me, this might be a long post. Please read all of it. It is not correct for you to say that we believe Allah is confined to a location- this is ignorance of our creed- and it is not correct for you to say that those who believe Allah has risen above the throne are not Muslims because you are then calling our own prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) a non-Muslim. Therefore I strongly encourage you to obtain a better understanding of what the salafis believe before you make such a bold claim.
The Belief of the Pious Predecessors
Ahlus-Sunnah wal Jama’ah
Regarding Allah’s Istiwa’ & Elevation above His creation
1. Allah Almighty is above the throne, above the heavens, above all of His creation.
Evidence from the Qur’an
- Allah says – translation of the meaning- :
{The Most Gracious Rose (Istawa) above the Throne} [20:5]
And the Throne is the highest of all creation, as it is above the heavens and all of creation, it is the roof of creation.- {They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded} [16: 50]
{From Allâh, the Lord of the ways of ascent. The angels and the Rûh ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years} [70:3-4]
And ascension is: Rising, meaning: the angels rise to Allah Almighty because He is above.
- {And because of their saying, “We killed Messiah, son of Maryam, the Messenger of Allâh,” – but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but it appeared so to them and those who differ therein are full of doubts. They have no knowledge, they follow nothing but conjecture.For surely, they killed him not. But Allâh raised him up to Himself..} [4:157-158]- {Do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven, will not cause the earth to sink with you, and then it should quake?} [67:16]
Abu Bakr Ahmad As-Sibghi (d. 342 H.) said: «The Arabs would sometimes use the word ‘fi’ to mean ‘alaa’ (on; above). Allah the Exalted said: {So travel ‘fi’ the earth} [9:2] and {I will crucify you ‘fi’ the trunks of palm trees} [20:71]. The meaning is ‘on the earth’ and ‘on the trees’. The phrase ‘fi as-samaa’ is used in the same way, meaning: on the throne, above the heavens, as it has authentically been reported from the Prophet peace be upon him.» (1)- {He is the First and the Last, the Most High and the Most Near. And He is All-Knower of every thing} [al-Hadid: 3]
The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: ”When any one of you intends to go to sleep, he should lie on the bed on his right side and then say: “O Allah. the Lord of the Heavens and the Lord of the Earth and Lord of the Magnificent Throne, our Lord, and the Lord of everything, the Splitter of the grain of corn and the datestone (or fruit kernal), the Revealer of Torah and Injil (Bible) and Criterion (the Holy Qur’an), I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of every- thing Thou art to sieze by the forelock (Thou hast perfect control over it). O Allah, Thou art the First, there is naught before Thee, and Thou art the Last and there is naught after Thee, and Thou art Adh-Dhahir and there is nothing above Thee, and Thou art Al-Batin (Innermost) and there is nothing dunak. Remove the burden of debt from us and relieve us from want.“
Dunak in this hadith means: near, meaning nearer in knowledge.Ibn Jarir At-Tabari (d. 310 H.) said: “and His saying {Adh-Dhahir}, He is saying: And He is dhahir over everything below Him, and He is High above everything, nothing is higher than Him. {Al-Batin} He is saying: and He is the batin of everything, nothing is nearer to anything than Him, as He said: {And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein} [50:16].” (2)
At-Tabari says in the Tafsir of that ayah [50:16] : “With knowledge of what his own self whispers to him.”
Ibn Abi Zamanin (d. 399 H.) said: “ Adh-Dhahir is the High above everything He created, and Al-Batin is His inward knowledge of His creation (i.e His knowledge of the hidden), {And He is All-Knower of every thing} [Al Hadid: 3].” (3)Evidence from the Sunnah (Hadith):
- Hadith of the slave girl:
Mu’awiyah as-Sahmi reported: «I had some sheep which I kept between Uhud and Juwaniyyah with a slave girl to look after them. One day, I went out to check on my sheep and discovered that a wolf had devoured one of them. Since I am just a human, (I became angry) and struck the girl. Later on, I came to the Prophet -Sallallahu alahi wa Sallam- and reported to him the incident. He terrified me with the gravity of my action. I said, “Messenger of Allah! Shall I free her (as an expiation of my sin.) He said ”Call her over.“
When I did, he asked her: ”Where is Allah?“ She said: “fi as-sama (above the Heavens)”
Then he asked her, ”Who am I ?“ She said: “The Messenger of Allah -Sallallahu alahi wa Sallam-“.
Thereupon, the Messenger of Allah -Sallallahu alahi wa Sallam- ordered me, ”Free her for she is a believer.“ [Saheeh Muslim]- In the of the farewell pilgrimage (Hajj), the Prophet –Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ”I have left among you the Book of Allah, and if you hold fast to it, you would never go astray. And you would be asked about me (on the Day of Resurrection), (now tell me) what would you say?“
They (the audience) said: “We will bear witness that you have conveyed (the message), discharged (the ministry of Prophethood) and given wise (sincere) counsel.” He (the narrator) said: “He (the Holy Prophet) then raised his forefinger towards the Heaven, and pointed it at the people (saying) : ”O Allah, be witness. O Allah, be witness,“ saying it thrice. [Sahih Muslim]
In this hadith, the Messenger of Allah was testifying Allah Azza wa Jal at that moment, and not making duaa for one to say that he pointed above because it is the qiblah of duaa.2. That Allah Istawa (Rose) over/above His throne.
Allah Almighty says –translation of the meaning-:
{Ar-Rahman above the Throne Istawa} [20: 5]
{Then He Istawa over the Throne} [7:54], [10:3], [13: 2], [25:59], [32:4], [57: 4]The Meaning of Istiwa’ :
The Tabi`ee Mujahid (d. 102 H. said: “ Istawa (meaning) : Rose (`alaa) above the
Throne.” (4)
Bishr bin Umar Az-Zahrani (d. 207 H.) said: “I heard more than one of the commentators (scholars of tafsir of the Quran) say: {Ar-Rahman above the Throne Istawa}: Ascended (Irtafa`a).” (5)
The linguist Abu Al-Abbas Tha`lab (d. 291 H.) said: {Istawa over the Throne} Rose above (`alaa).” (6) Ibn Jarir At-Tabari (d. 310 H.) said in his commentary (tafsir) regarding the first verse [20:5] : “Ar-Rahman above His Throne Ascended and Rose (Irtafa`a wa `alaa).
And said regarding the meaning of the second verse in the second verse said “Meaning: Rose (`alaa) above it.”3. That Allah Almighty Rose (Istawa) over His Throne because He {(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He wills} [85:16], and not because He is in need of the Throne, for Allah is independent from the Throne and other than the Throne.
Allah said –translation of the meaning-:
{Verily, Allâh stands not in need of any of the `Alamîn (mankind, jinn, and all that exists)} [29:6]
{He is Rich (Free of all needs). His is all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth.} [10:68]
{O mankind! it is you who stand in need of Allâh. But Allâh is the Rich (Free of all needs), the Worthy of all praise} [35:15]
Abu Ja`far At-Tahawi (d. 321 H.) said in his famous Aqeedah (creed) : “And He is independent of the Throne and what is below it, He encompasses everything, and is above it.”4. Allah is separate (ba’en) from His creation:
Meaning: Nothing of Allah’s Essence is in His creation, nor any of His creation is in His Essence. Nothing from His creation encompasses Him.
Allah Ta’la said: {Ar-Rahman above the Throne Istawa}
And all of His creation is below the Throne, and Allah is above the Throne.Ibn Al-Mubarak (d. 181 H.) : It was related that Ibn Shaqiq said to Ibn Al-Mubarak: “How do we know our Lord?”
He said: «By (knowing) that He is above the 7th Heaven over the throne, that He is separate from His creation.» (7)
Ishaq Bin Rahwaih (d. 238 H.) : Harb Alkaramani said to Ishaq: “In regards toAllah’s saying: {There is no Najwâ (secret counsel) of three but He is their fourth…} [58:7], What would you say (about its meaning) ?
He said: «Wherever you may be, He is closer to you than your jugular vein, and He is separate from His creation.» Then he related what Ibn al Mubarak said: «He is over His Throne, separate from His creation.» Then Ibn Rahwaih said: «The highest and most clear thing in that is His (Allah’s) saying: {Ar-Rahman over the Throne Istawa (Rose)}.» (8)5. The Istiwa of Allah Almighty does not resemble the istiwa of creation, rather, we believe that Allah istawa over His Throne in a manner befitting His Majesty, not like that of creation.
Allah said –translation of the meaning- : {There is nothing like Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer} [42:11] and {And there is none coequal or comparable to Him} [112:4]
6. The kayfiyyah (reality; how-ness) of Allah’s Istiwa is unknown to us, as Allah has not informed us, nor did His Messenger –sallallahu alayhi wa salamm-, on the details of this matter, and it is not permissable to ask about the kayfiyyah of His Attributes. Allah Almighty alone knows how He Rose (Istawa) over His Throne, and our duty is to believe and submit.
Imam Malik (d. 179 H.) said in his famous statement, answering someone who asked him “How did He (Allah) Istawa?”:
«The Istiwa is not unknown, the how-ness is not comprehendible, asking about it is an innovation, and believing in it is compulsory.» This saying of his is famous amongst scholars.
Wakee` bin Al-Jarrah (d. 197 H.) said regarding the Hadiths about Allah’s Attributes: «We accept these Hadiths as they came, and we do not say: ‘How is this?’ nor ‘Why this came?» (9)
Abu Bakr Al- Isma`ili (d. 371 H.) said: “… and that He, Almighty, Has Risen (Istawa) over the Throne without (asking) how, for Allah Almighty has stopped at Him Rising over the Throne and did not mention how His Istiwa was.” (10)——————————————————————-
(1) “Al Asmaa was Sifaat” by Al Baihaqi (p.324). He said: “Abu Abdillah Al
Hafidh said: The Shaikh Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Ishaq ibn Ayyub al Faqeeh said: …”
and then he mentioned his statment. The chain is saheeh.
(2)Tafsir At-Tabari [Jami` Al-Bayan] (23/168)
(3) “Riyadh Al-Jannah bi-Takhrij Usool As-Sunnah” by Ibn Abi Zamanin Al Maliki (p.61)
(4)Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab “At-Tawheed”, chapter {And His Throne was over water}
(5) Musnad Ishaq bin Rahawaih (d. 238 H.), as is reported in “It-haf Al-Maharah” by Al-Busairi (1/186), and “Al-Matalib Al-`Aliyah” by Ibn Hajar (12/570); the chain is sahih. It was also narrated by Al-Lalika’i in “Sharh I`tiqad Ahl-Assunnah wal-Jama`ah, with a chain to Ishaq bin Rahwaih (3/396).
(6) “Sharh Usool Ahl AsSunnah by Lalika’i (3/399); its chain is saheeh.
[7] “Ar-Rad `ala Al-Jahmiyyah” by Ad-Darimi (39-40) with a hasan chain; “AsSunnah” by Abdullah bin Ahmad (p. 175), and others.
[8] “Al-Uluw” (p.178); “Siyar A`lam Nubala (11/370); and “Kitab Al-Arsh” (2/244), all by Adh-Dhahabi.
(9) Kitab As-Sunnah by Abdullah bin Ahmad (1/267) with a sahih chain; it is also reported in “kitab as—sifat” by Ad-Darqutni (p.71)
(10) “I`tiqad Ahl AsSunnah” by Abu Bakr al-Isma`ili (p. 36)
For more statements from the pious salaf and scholars of Sunnah regarding this belief, refer to the second and third parts of this article.
No one wants to know Tawhîd? No one wants to know about usool ud dîn? No one wants to learn about the Salaf?
Where are our priorites?
I am sorry but how do you know the people who ask such questions are not striving to learn Tawhid, aqeedah and usool ud din? Sometimes resources on these are much more widely available and there is probably no need to ask here on Tumblr. However when it comes to rulings about certain issues, it becomes difficult to find the best and most authentic opinion on our own due to limited resources, probably. I see nothing wrong in asking questions besides tawhid etc if the answer to that one question could bring him/her closer to Allah. I never would have been interested in learning about the correct creed, the salafs, the manhaj of salaf-us-salleh if I did not ask/discuss/debate with Brother Dawud(http://talibulilm-dawud.tumblr.com/) about the ruling on masturbation about a year ago. So that’s how I established my aqeedah. So please don’t discourage people from asking any question.Allahu musta’an -end of rant-
Exactly. And what another sister said, it’s a reflection of the conditions we live in. The important thing here is seeking knowledge and one question about sex could lead to several other questions about other aspects of Islam. You won’t believe the lies that are out there about sex in Islam and how they are perpetrated by Muslims due to culture. Questions about sex can lead someone to study hadith sciences - something extremely important - when they hear about completely weak hadith. For example, we would not have such a problem with female genital mutilation in Islamic communities if people would not be shunned away for asking too many questions relating to sex. Hearing that there was even a hadith about this was enough for me to dive deeper into how hadiths are authenticated. Ask questions about anything relating to Islam.
Individuals relations within a community
Abu-Musa related that the prophet said: (A faithful believer to a faithful believer is like the bricks of a wall, enforcing each other[3].)”. Imam Bukhari narrated the Hadith with addition (the Prophet clasped his hands, by interlacing his fingers[4].)
The truth about music. I love this khutbah. It inspired me to give up Music. I didn’t even think of nasheeds that contained instruments as haram. But you cannot take a halal thing and add something haram to it and still have it be halal. Milk is halal but if you add a drop of alcohol to it, it becomes haram. Think about it. Insha’Allah it will inspire others.
On excessive questioning
“On the authority of Abu Huraira Abdul Rahman ibn Sakhr (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying, ‘What I have forbidden you, stay away from. What I have ordered you [to do], do as much of it as you can. Verily, the people before you were destroyed only because of their excessive questioning and their disagreeing with their Prophets.” (Recorded in al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Surah Al-Maeda, Verse 101: O you who believe! Ask not about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. But if you ask about them while the Quran is being revealed, they will be made plain to you. Allah has forgiven that, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.
Allah has not granted us the ability to reason without it being a test for us. Think to Adam (as) who was tested with his ability to reason from day one. Shaytan uses our ability to reason against us. Do we, the sons of Adam, think that we won’t be tricked by Shaytan into overthinking and questioning Islam?
“He’s a Kaffir! He’s a Kaffir!(the one who says they believe in only the Quran and reject the sunnah recorded and related by ahadeeth)…He’s a Kaffir even in regards to the Quran as Allah commands us to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet(salAllahu Alehi Wasalaam)…so he’s a kaffir even in his claim towards the quran and he’s a liar..na’am.”
- Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 36:
And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.
- Surah An-Nisa, Verse 80:
Whoso obeyeth the messenger hath obeyed Allah, and whoso turneth away: We have not sent thee as a warder over them.
- Surah An-Nisa, Verse 14:
And whoso disobeyeth Allah and His messenger and transgresseth His limits, He will make him enter Fire, where he will dwell for ever; his will be a shameful doom.
- Surah Al-Hashr, Verse 7:
And whatsoever the messenger giveth you, take it. And whatsoever he forbiddeth, abstain (from it).
- Surah An-Noor, Verse 63:
Deem not the summons of the Messenger among yourselves like the summons of one of you to another: Allah doth know those of you who slip away under shelter of some excuse: then let those beware who withstand the Messenger’s order, lest some trial befall them, or a grievous penalty be inflicted on them.
- Surah An-Nisa, Verse 65:
But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad SAW) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission.
- Surah An-Nisa, Verse 59:
O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger (SAW), if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination.
- Surah An-Noor, Verse 51:
The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allah (His Words, the Quran) and His Messenger (SAW), to judge between them, is that they say: “We hear and we obey.” And such are the prosperous ones (who will live forever in Paradise).
- Surah An-Noor, Verse 52:
And whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger (SAW), fears Allah, and keeps his duty (to Him), such are the successful ones.
^^^Here is all of your evidence from the Quran to follow the Sunnah. Had it meant to only follow the Quran, why would thete be a distinction between Allah and His messenger? Wouldn’t it be sufficient to just say follow this book alone? Why bother with ayat afyer ayat of obeying both Allah and His messenger? Allah does not mean to confuse us. If it were to be clear to follow only the Quran, it would have been clearly stated this way. Furthermore, would you rather follow the hadith and have it turn out to be mostly fabricated and suffer no consequence for it (rather the penalty would fall on the one who fabricated it)? Or would you rather not follow it and suffer the consequences if it is indeed factual? The Quran favors following the Sunnah. Go with what Allah has commanded. You will fair better than those who choose to decide for themselves what is true.
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Hadith - Muslim, Narrated Umm Salamah
I said: Messenger of Allah, I am a woman who has closely plaited hair on my head; should I undo it for taking a bath, because of sexual intercourse? He (the Prophet ) said: No, it is enough for you to throw three handfuls of water on your head and then pour water over yourself, and you shall be purified.
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My disgust with Quranists
I’m tired of this hipster Islam garbage that’s going around tumblr. “I don’t follow the hadith. I’m a Quranist.” Really? Really? You think you can have Islam with just the Quran? I don’t think so. You’re wrong. You’re stupid. You need to quit while you’re still ahead. Being a Quranist is cafeteria style pick and choose Islam at it’s worst. “I don’t agree with hadith, I don’t understand hadith, I don’t know how to authenticate hadith so I’m just going to say the hell with hadith.” Really? The hell with hadith. The hell with the sunnah. At this rate you might as well be saying the hell with prayer and the hell with Muhammad. Oh, yeah. I went there. Because that’s what you are saying when you say that the hadith don’t matter. Just about everything we know about Muhammad (saws) comes from hadith. Through him, we have come to understand Islam and what it means to be Muslim. Without knowing his life, we know nothing. We wouldn ‘t know how to pray. We wouldn’t know which qualities make a good person and which make a bad person. How can any Muslim say that the hadith are worthless?! Because they were written down several years after Muhammad (saws) had passed? Really? Is that it? Because they may have been subject to man’s corruption? Really? Well I’ve got news for you: the Quran was put into written form years after his death as well. It’s called having faith, people! We have faith that the Quran and sunnah have not been corrupted. We have no way of knowing for sure. It takes FAITH. We have faith in Allah that our Quran AND hadith are protected. Do you honestly believe that man has not tried to alter the Quran?! Oh yes he has. It has been published too. But the publication of fake Qurans is not breaking Allah’s promise nor is the publication of fake hadith. We have the knowledge to make the distinction. We can tell the difference between the real Quran and the fake Quran. We can tell the difference between authentic and weak hadith. Allah has given us the capacity for such knowledge and it is through us Muslims that Allah keeps that promise. Allah has given us the ability to learn and memorize Quran and hadith. And Allah has made it so that the TRUTH will always pervail. How can any Muslim even begin to question this?! Faith, people, FAITH. You either have it or you don’t. Enough of the Quranist bull.
Do you want to know what I find most disturbing about this ridiculous Quranist movement? The fact that without hadith, we have no knowledge of the context in which each ayat was revealed. Did it ever occur to you Quranists that we Muslims have been able to counter Islamophobic spins on the Quran, time and time again? How many verses have they taken out of context that we have corrected? How were we able to do so? By knowing the hadith. By knowing the tafseer. Without hadith, the Quran is up for all kinds of interpretations. And how are the Quranists going to combat these interpretations when they themselves believe that the Quran is allowed to be interpretted by the individual? You can’t have your cake and eat it too. You can’t just say that this verse means this and this, without knowledge of the hadith and then say that the non-Muslim can’t say this verse means this and that, without knowledge of the context. You just can’t do that. Enough with this Quranist nonsense.
But as I’ve said before, Islam is protected and there will always be those who can distinguish truth from falsehood. So in that regard, I’m not concerned with what garbage you spread around the internet because that’s all it is- garbage. Not Islam. My concern is for the Muslims actually caught up in it. Please, just stop. We all have enough to answer for on the day of accounting. You don’t want this to be one of them. You really don’t.. May Allah guide us all.
