lucidthoughtz:

thats just me

Allah, the Exalted, says, “And there are among men those who purchase idle talk in order to mislead others from Allah’s path without knowledge, and who throw ridicule upon it. For such there will be a humiliating punishment.” (31:6)

Ibn Jareer At-Tabari, in his Jaamiul Bayaan, mentions that the interpreters of the Quraan differed as to the meaning of the term {lahwal hadeeth} (idle talk) which occurs in the above-quoted verse. Their views regarding its meaning can be formulated into three basic categories.

The first category defines the term {lahwal hadeeth}: (a) singing and listening to songs, (b) the purchasing of professional male or female singers and (c) the purchase of instruments of amusement; namely, the drum (tabl). The elements of this category revolve around reference to the blameworthy usage of instruments of idle amusement, in short, music and song. This view was held by a number of companions such as Ibn Masood, Jaabir and Ibn Abbaas. It is related that the former was questioned regarding the meaning of the verse under discussion to which he replied, “I swear by the One other than Whom there is no god that it refers to singing [ghinaa]”; he repeated it three times to emphasize his position. It is related that Ibn Abbaas said it referred to “singing and the like.” Jaabir is reported to view its meaning to signify singing and listening to songs. This general view pointing to censure of music and song was also held by a great number of taabi’een, such as Ikrimah, Mujaahid, Makhool and Umar bin Shuayb, to name only a few.

The second category of interpretation centers around the idea that {lahwal hadeeth} indicates conversation inviting to or consisting of shirk (polytheism). This view was the view of some tafseer scholars from the generation after the companions, such as Ad-Dahaak and Abdur-Rahmaan bin Zayd bin Aslam.

The third category conveys the meaning of all false talk, actions or deeds, whose nature it is to divert people from Allah’s path and from His worship and remembrance. For example, Al-Aaloosi relates that Al-Hasan Al-Basri was reported as saying that {lahwal hadeeth} includes “everything which distracts one from worship and the remembrance of Allah such as whiling the night away in idle conversation or entertainment, jokes, superstitous tales, songs and the likes thereof.” Al-Aaloosi supports this view, saying that the verse should be interpreted to include all such blameworthy words and deeds which divert one from Allah’s path.

After having conveyed the previously-mentioned categories of tafseer, Ibn Jareer relates the commentary of Ibn Zayd about the verse, {And there are among men those who purchase idle talk in order to mislead others from Allah’s path without knowledge, and who throw ridicule upon it.} Ibn Zayd said, “The people referred to [in this verse] are the disbelievers. Don’t you see that it says [in the immediately following verse], {And when Our revelations are recited to such a person he turns away in pride as if he hadn’t heard them, as if there was a deafness in his ears.} The people of Islam are not as those described here, although some say the verse refers to Muslims [as well]. The verse refers to the disbelievers who pitched their voices in a tumultuous clatter in order to drown out the hearing of the Quraan.”

At-Tabari concludes by offering his own weighted preference for the general, inclusive meaning as conveyed in this final category. He states, “The most correct view regarding the meaning of {lahwal hadeeth} is the one which indicates every form of conversation which diverts from Allah’s path - the hearing of which has been prohibited by Allah or His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is because the statement by Allah, the Exalted, is general and inclusive, and does not exclude certain forms of conversation. Therefore, His statement remains in its general context unless proof which specifies it appears; and singing and polytheism [shirk] are included in this general statement.”

From what has preceded, it is to be understood that a specific or exclusive meaning such as singing or shirk cannot be proven; rather, the verse and particularly the phrase {lahwal hadeeth} should be interpreted as anything which diverts one from Allah’s path. Music, singing, etc. (since they occupy people’s attention and distract them from Allah’s worship and remembrance and invite to His disobedience), no doubt fall under the general censure, blame and rebuke cast upon those who fall into this category. However, this verse is not itself an explicit, unequivocal proof for the prohibition of music, singing, etc. Rather, its prohibition is conditional and incidental as stated above. Thus, this issue requires other external proofs which are both clear and categorical, so as not to leave the least bit of doubt in the mind of the conscientious, truth-seeking believer. In order to achieve such a lofty, yet absolutely vital objective, it is necessary to turn to the second source of the Islamic shari’ah, the authentic sunnah of Allah’s Messenger (upon whom be blessings and peace).

As you can see, this verse of the Quran is referring to music, among other things, which distracts one from worship and the path of Allah. Bear in mind that Allah does not forbid something for us without good reason. He does not forbid something for one group of people and then allow it for another. So to say that the one who listens to music and their mind goes astray is their own personal problem is incorrect. Allah does not say that this prohibition does not apply to those stronger in faith; rather, it is applied to everyone. It bears repeating that Allah does not forbid something for us without good reason.

If the prohibition of Music from the perfect words of Allah was good enough for several of the great scholars and for Ibn ‘Abaas (the man who the prophet made du’a for to be blessed with knowledge of the Quran-and he was) to swear three times that it refers to music, then we should be satisfied with that and not make exceptions for ourselves and others.

It takes time to give up music. Trust me, I know. But there is no use in leading others into haram things while you struggle with justifying it for yourself. You said yourself it is haram, so leave it at that.

auzubillah:

…”The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers. And fear Allah that you may receive mercy.

O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better…

Well I guess that makes sense if you consider worshiping graves, turning people into saints, believing the Quran was created, believing Allah is everywhere, believing that certain imans and the prophets are at a higher status than Allah, believing that swallowing the waste and filth that comes out of certain imam will make you pure, believing that Muhammad is the master of jinn and men, believing that the dead can answer your prayers, believing that you’re supposed to pray on stones, believing that you’re supposed to pray with your arms at your sides, believing that you don’t recite blessings on the prophet before finishing prayer, believing that it’s obligatory to make du’a before finishing prayer that A’isha and several companions are in the hellfire, believing that there is secret knowledge in Islam, believing that Ali wrote a tafsir and that it is forever hidden thus believing that the Quran is incomplete and thus believing that Muhammad failed to deliver the message completely, perfectly and thoroughly- all of this and much, much more- if you consider all of this to be belief then I guess this makes sense.

Too bad that’s not belief.

People like to take advantage of being anon.

It’s really sad though. I’ve decided that the only reason Muslims use anon is because they fear losing followers; what other people will think of them; getting hate mail, etc. rather than fearing Allah as He should be feared. It’s shirk. And they don’t even realize it. If you have to go and be anon to say something nasty because you don’t want people to think any less of you, then this is shirk because you are now concerned more with what someone else thinks over what Allah thinks. It’s no different than perfecting your prayer in public because the people are watching. It’s a hidden shirk but shirk nonetheless. You know why you’re doing it.

And I really just don’t want to give people an outlet to do that. I’ve never turned off anon before but I’ve seen people turn it on and off and on and off again because they get bored. Hope I don’t fall into that. Probably not because I get a lot of questions off anon that I respond to privately just because. I’m sure I won’t be turning anon back on in a week. lol.

pearlsfromislam:

I ask you to not belittle nor attack any of your brothers and sisters because of what they preach. I ask you to avoid swearing. I ask you to control your anger. I ask you to approach people in a peaceful manner. I ask you to not discredit the intellect of any of your brothers and sisters because God only knows what is in the hearts of His servants. I ask you to leave aside what does not concern you. Finally, I ask you to pay attention to every single words in the following verse:

But as for those who strive hard in Our cause - We shall most certainly guide them onto paths that lead unto Us: for, behold, God is indeed with the doers of good. (29:69)

There is no unique way to reach Islam and I want you to respect that. If someone found Islam through a speaker who preached peace but whose speech demonstrated an affiliation with a specific party then leave him alone; his personal experience will ultimately shape his understanding of the religion. Also, do not dictate lessons from what you have lived for everyone is fighting different battles. Thank you.

First of all, the translation is incorrect. Which translation are you using? I’ve looked at quite a few and I cannot find the one that says exactly what you have quoted here. What is says is:

“And those who strive hard in us, We shall surely guide them in Our paths; verily Allah is with the good doers.”

But let’s not argue over faulty translations and get right to it.

Allah says:

﴿وَالَّذِينَ جَـهَدُواْ فِينَا﴾

(As for those who strive hard for Us,) meaning the Messenger and his Companions and those who follow him, until the Day of Resurrection,

﴿لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا﴾

(We will surely guide them to Our paths. ) means, `We will help them to follow Our path in this world and the Hereafter.’ Ibn Abi Hatim narrated that `Abbas Al-Hamdani Abu Ahmad — one of the people of `Akka (Palestine) — said, concerning the Ayah:

﴿وَالَّذِينَ جَـهَدُواْ فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴾

(As for those who strive hard for Us (in Our cause), We will surely guide them to Our paths. And verily, Allah is with the doers of good.) “Those who act upon what they know, Allah will guide them to that which they do not know.” Ahmad bin Abu Al-Hawari said, “I told this to Abu Sulayman Ad-Darani, and he liked it and said: `No one who is inspired to do something good should do it until he hears a report concerning that; if he hears a report then he should go ahead and do it, and praise Allah because it was in accordance with what he himself felt.”’

﴿وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ﴾

(And verily, Allah is with the doers of good.) Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ash-Sha`bi said; “Isa bin Maryam, peace be upon him, said: `Righteousness means doing good to those who ill-treat you, it does not mean doing good to those who do good to you.”’ And Allah knows best. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-`Ankabut. All praise and thanks are due to Allah.

Clearly from this ayat there is only ONE path to Jannah and that is the path that the prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) and his companions (the salaf, if you will) took. All other paths will lead to destruction.

Thank you.

themindislimitless:

thalamtnafsee:

I highly doubt that Muhammad …

This post is beautiful.

This post is incorrect. Allah does not want us to issue our own tafsir of the Quran. Does He not warn to not speak of our own opinions in His book? We are not born with knowledge of the Quran. We are not born with the ability to just interpret the Quran correctly on our own. If this were the case then why would the prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) make supplication for the benefit of Ibn ‘Abaas?

“O Allaah, grant him understanding of the religion, and teach him the  ta-weel.”
(Reported by al Bukhaaree in the Book of Wudhoo and by Muslim).

You know the story of Ibn ‘Abaas, I’m sure. Both Sunni and Shia alike agree that he was blessed with the knowledge of the Quran. No one disputes that. His tafsir is regarded as the most correct and those he taught are also regarded as correct. If people could just come up with their own opinions about what each ayat in the Quran means, why would the prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) go out of his way to make this special du’a for Ibn ‘Abaas? If there were allowed to be numerous opinions and interpretations of the Quran, why would he do this? Wouldn’t he just let him go and make what he will of the Quran? This is foolishness to believe that we can go and interpret the Quran as we see fit.

You know when Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) addressed his companions about a particular verse or chapter, or about any matter, and he would ask them ‘Do you know what X means?’ They would respond, ‘Allah and His messenger know better.’ Honestly, if those who sat beside our prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) didn’t dare to make their own interpretations of the Quran, what right do we think we have to do it today?

“…Say: `Are those who know equal to those who know
not?’ It is only men of understanding who will remember
(that is get a lesson from Allaah’s signs).” 39:9

Where does this notion that we are all qualified to issue our own tafsir come from? Has Allah made us all equal in knowledge? No. The previous ayat confirms this.

“…Allaah will exalt in degree those of you who believe
and those who have been granted knowledge (‘Ilm) …” 58:11

It is as though we are saying that we are all exalted because we all have ‘Ilm. This is so foolish. It doesn’t make sense.

Whoever is ignorant of the truth must go and learn the truth from those who know. Allah says:

“…So ask the people of knowledge if you do not know.” 16:43

O Quranists, what is your “great” interpretation of this? What great rhetoric do you have to invalidate the previous ways of learning (Allah said..His messenger said..his companions said he said..)? Where are you getting this idea that you can interpret the Noble Quran? Because you’re clearly not getting it from the Quran. 

Starting a list of charities focused on providing Muslimahs with hijabs, abaya, khimar, niqabs etc.- anything to help them out in creating an Islamic wardrobe.

• Muslimah FSOT Network   - A for sale or trade group that specializes in mostly Islamic clothing and other related items for women. The prices have been very low and trading is encouraged. Free items also encouraged. 
• Muslimahs Covered with Care - An organization solely devoted to providing Muslimahs with care packages of Islamic clothing and other goods. I believe clothing and cash donations are accepted. 
• Scarves for Sisters - An organization solely devoted for sending out donated hijabs and other clothing to Muslimahs.
• Hadiyah’s Abayas - A small business that sells handmade abaya and hijabs. This is a link to the donation page where 100% of the donations go to sewing and shipping out abaya to Muslimahs in need. Giveaways are done through the tumblr page hadiyahsabayas.tumblr.com and suggestions/requests for sisters in need are done through the ask. 

Please add to the list if you know of any other organizations and please reblog. All organizations listed are great ways to give sadaqa and should qualify for zakat as they are ran by Muslims and are for Muslims.

pretsyfartsy:

The girl dressed in the drawing, it’s haram. So I guess this picture shows a true story. That they’re wrong for dressing like that. But please, a hoe? You have no right to call one a hoe.

Just to share knowledge, The Quran says that we should cover our aurat and that only our hands(palms) and face can be seen. Which means we have to wear our clothes, long sleeves. Not three quarters or t-shirt which majority are wearing right now. And we’re not allowed to dress nakedly. Yes, I’m not imam or anything but from what I’ve learnt, dressing tightly and showing your figure, is considered being naked as you’re showing people your body shape. And wearing a hijab, you have to cover your chest. 

And regarding the haram police, you’re not supposed to judge if someone is wrong, you’re not even allowed to say it’s a sin. It may be a sin written in the Quran, but you can’t say it to others as it’s between them and Allah. All you can do is advise them and tell them it’s wrong. You can’t say “You’s committing a sin by wearing tight clothing”, you have to tell them why it’s wrong.

etaminparis:

I mean I’m all for kind advice, but I’ve seen how the haram police works..and it’s almost as if they’re more focused on ridiculing/demeaning you rather than helping you for the sake of Allah.

zalia-ash:

     This little doodle I made represents something that’s caught my attention lately. I can’t help but notice all the hate within the Tumblr Ummah, especially for Hijabis. Heck, I didn’t even know the word ”Hoejabi” before I started Tumblr. I can’t believe how negative people here are.
     It seems like most Muslimahs on this site are magnets for Haram Police. (Thankfully, no one has said anything to me yet, but I figure it’s just a matter of time.) It’s astonishing, really, to see people say these things. ”You use bad language”, ”Your posts are un-Islamic”, and for people that post pictures of themselves, ”Your clothes are too tight”, or ”You wear makeup” or ”You do your eyebrows”, all the way up to ”You’re a slut”, there seems to be no shortage of things these people find to nitpick. The most annoying part is that this rarely happens in real life, but people find safety to say things like this behind their screens, on anon.
     My qestion to the Haram Police is: Who made you an authority? You’re not a mufti/shaykh/’alim/mullah/imam, you’re just some kid with a computer. Nobody gave you the power to evaluate someone’s Muslim-ness. You don’t know what’s in a person’s heart, and therefore, you have no right to pass judgement. If your intention is to help your fellow Muslims, them by all means, do so. But please do so in a manner that is respectful and uncondescending, because as of now, all you’re doing is bullying.

There’s enough people in the world that hate us, and we’re not making it any better by hating each other.

I hate the term “hojabi”. It’s disgusting. There is a difference between quietly advising a sister that her clothing does not meet the requirements of hijab to going out of your way to hurt her feelings and call her a slut. When you call someone a hojabi, you’re not interested in guiding them, you’re interested in hurting and humiliating them. Your best bet is to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they are new Muslims and offer to help them create a more modest look. If you’re really so concerned about helping them dress in accordance to the rules Allah outlines in His book, offer to BUY THEM AN ABAYA. You can get decent ones from Sunnahstyle or East Essence for under 50 bucks. It’s sadaqa and it would make much more of an impact than shaming them and being harsh. It would likely inspire them to dress more modestly and increase their iman and faith in Muslims if someone were to offer to help them instead of turn their noses up at them.

When I was a new Muslim, I looked almost identical to the picture. All I owned were skinny jeans and I wasn’t in a position to purchase any new clothes at the time. Alhamdulillah I had donations from older sisters at the masjid and eventually worked my way up to having a modest closet. You never know the real story. You can’t just assume she is dressing for attention.

I just can’t get over how awful this is. How someone could have it in their heart to flat out call another Muslim a slut- to call anyone a slut- based off of their clothing is beyond me. Shape up, people. Don’t know any specific people to pull aside and give PROPER naseeah to? Don’t have anyone you can buy an abaya for? You can always donate to various Muslimah charities that send out abaya for sisters.

You can join the Muslimah FSOT Network  and make a post about wanting to give away abaya and other items for free or trade or sell for a small price.

You can also donate money and items to Muslimahs Covered With Care

And you can also donate money to hadiyah’s abayas to have hand made abaya sent out free of charge to sisters in need the world over. This is my personal effort and is a part of my abaya business. Alhamdulillah there have already been small donations and I am getting ready to sew and ship out the first of insha’Allah many free abaya.

So the next time you see a sister posting a picture of herself in what YOU would consider to be improper hijab, instead of anonymously messaging her and calling her a slut in so many other words, how about you personally message her and offer to send her a free abaya or two? You have no excuse now. I’ve given you THREE out of possibly several more options of making a positive impact on someones life. Make a choice.

Highly recommended read to gain the true Sunni perspective on this subject.

and you’re all like:

and they’re all like:

and you’re all like:

because of this

And then they’re all like:

and you ask them again:

just listen

and they see that it’s 9 minutes long:

and then they reblog a 40 minute long hamza yusuf lecture and say it’s the best thing they’ve heard all day:

You’ve got time to listen to this sufi clown seduce you and drag you to the hellfire but you can’t listen to 9 minutes of refutation and proof that he is a deviant and one who commits shirk; 9 minutes that could potentially save yourself from doing the same?

Ever get angry when you’re searching on google for something relating to Islam and all you find are a bunch of shia, sufi, and even anti-Islamic websites? Not an issue anymore! Use this custom google search that only lists information from authentic Islamic websites.

Amazing. Brilliant. Caught that flithy shi’a in a perfect example of deception. Watch the whole video. It’s brilliant.

But also note how even while the shia is lying and trying to act like it is not a part of the shia faith to curse A’isha (radhi allahu anha) he is still swearing by other than Allah and he is saying that a dead man is not pleased with such actions. Really? What right does a dead man have to pleased? What about the pleasure of Allah?!

You’ll see. Just watch.

salamseeker:

“Jalaluddin Rumi (died 672H) was one of the famous Sufis who followed the path of Muhiuddin Ibn ‘Arabi – the Sufi – in his belief of Wahdat Al-Wujood (i.e. Allah and His creation are one being)”

Be exceptionally careful of what you take from his poetry.
In fact, it’s best to avoid it all together due to what he promotes.

never stop reblogging this

willthinkforcash:

zombiejihadi replied to your post: I think I know what zombiejihadi is thinking when…

This isn’t backbiting. I was talking about something else. White privilege IS different but I think white Muslims (who truly embrace Islam inside and out) no longer have it. I’ve known too many…

I guess we’ll just have to disagree. I think we’re saying some of the same things with different words here. White Muslims lose their privilege by being Muslim (IF they can be identified as Muslim). All of that carefree living that goes along with white privilege goes away (IF they can be identified as Muslim) because of the stereotyping and hatred that is directed at Muslims. I’ve heard some people say ‘Well, they’re discriminated against less than Muslims of color’ and this is true. When you’re a minority in multiple different categories, you’re going to get more discrimination, of course! But ANY discrimination is bad and there shouldn’t be some contest about who gets discriminated against the most. Come on! But we’re talking about white people who’ve never been discriminated against in their lives who are now seeing what it feels like to have that white privilege taken away from them. That discrimination takes away white privilege because the essence of white privilege is NEVER being discriminated against! I’m not talking about you but some of these people who get so bent about this discussion, I wonder if they have ever taken a college course on social inequality. White privilege=never being discriminated against in your life in any circumstance due to being white. You cannot admit that white Muslims face discrimination and in the same breath say that they still have white privilege. They now face discrimination; the privilege is gone. Gone are the days of carefree browsing in store. Gone are the days of being late on rent without penalty. Gone are the days of not getting ticketed for speeding. You name it. It’s gone. And for the very last time: IF THEY ARE IDENTIFIED AS MUSLIM (i.e: you can tell they are Muslim by either looking at them, knowing their name, or both).