asalamualikum..........
*WORKING TOGETHER UPON RIGHTEOUSNESS*
O my Muslim brothers, while you are in a large, expansive country, I advise
you to be firm upon the Truth, having cooperation between yourselves –
helping and working together between yourselves in order to protect your
honor and dignity, and to stay upright and firm upon your Deen. Do not enter
into issues where the outcome will reflect negatively upon you and upon the
teachings of your religion, meaning that you or the Deen will be seen as
something negative.
Have uprightness and firmness upon *hudaa* (guidance), and adhere to Islaam
upholding the commands and staying away from the prohibitions. Let Islaam be
apparent upon you in your actions and your dealings. It is the Deen of *
khayr* (goodness) and the Deen of *rahmah* (mercy) and the Deen of joy and
happiness in this world and the hereafter.
*THINGS TO BE WARY OF*
Be aware of being weak and watered down in any aspect or part of your
religion. Be aware of being fooled from what you see of so-called modern
civilization and advancement in life and wealth. I warn you from becoming
weak in front of *at-tahaddiyaat* (تحديات) - the challenges. Be firm upon *
al-Haqq* (the truth); be upright upon the Truth. Be helpers of one other
upon obedience and righteousness. Be as one hand, one body; if a part of the
body complains due to illness, the rest of the body reacts to it in fever
and staying up, unable to sleep due to the aching part. Solve your problems
dear brothers and sisters in Islaam; solve your problems between yourselves.
Be aware of differing and disputing. Verily differing is evil; and do not
dispute. Allaah سبحانه وتعالى said:
وَلا تَنَازَعُوا فَتَفْشَلُوا وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ وَاصْبِرُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ
مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ
*{and do not dispute (with one another) lest you lose courage and your
strength departs, and be patient.
Surely, Allâh is with those who are As-Sâbirûn (the patient)}* [Al-Anfaal
8:46]
Have *tawakkul* (reliance) of Allaah سبحانه وتعالى. Depend on Him and take
every correct, beneficial means which brings benefit to you in your religion
and your life. Then he quoted the ayah:
فَامْشُوا فِي مَنَاكِبِهَا وَكُلُوا مِنْ رِزْقِهِ وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
*{…so walk in the paths thereof and eat of His provision. And to Him will be
the Resurrection. }* [Al-Mulk 67:15]
*HAVE THE BEST MANNERS*
Dear brothers and sisters in Islaam, I advise you to have *taqwaa* of Allaah
سبحانه وتعالى by being dutiful to your parents, by raising your children
upon the best of manners, and by cultivating them upon the highest morals
and noble character. I call you to uphold and practice the correct manners
of Islaam which call to the highest levels of virtue and righteousness, by
way of helping each other and working together towards that which will bring
forth and make a reality, the things which are means by which you may
benefit in this life and in your Deen. Work together and do not open a door
for arguments, disputes and splitting. Beware of splitting and disputes
because it will not cause you to achieve your goal nor will it bring glory;
but verily it weakens the fence and splits the world.
*SEEK KNOWLEDGE*
Hold on to your Deen, and ask in the affairs that you may not understand
concerning matters of your Deen. Be serious and put forth great amounts of
effort in beneficial actions and increase in learning the beneficial
Sciences. Indeed knowledge is a blessing from Allaah سبحانه وتعالى on His
slaves. So, my brothers, be men of knowledge, action and production; and
beware of relying on, or depending on others. Beware of laziness and
heedlessness. Be serious and put forth great efforts because you just might
attain that which will be beneficial for you in your Deen and your life.
Allaah سبحانه وتعالى said:
اعْمَلُوا آلَ دَاوُودَ شُكْرًا وَقَلِيلٌ مِنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ
*{Work you, O family of Dâwûd (David), with thanks!" But few of My slaves
are grateful.}* [Sabaa' 34:13]
*CONCLUDING REMARKS*
Lastly, I advise you with the fear (*taqwaa*) of Allaah سبحانه وتعالى. I
advise you with that which will make your feet firm. I advise you to be wary
and cautious of what can bring the enemies upon you. Do not throw yourself
into affairs of which you have no need, and which you are sufficient
without. Make the worship of Allaah the work which takes up your time and
energy. Make the worship of Allaah your goal and put forth the good words,
and be active in attaining a beneficial livelihood and working together
towards good and stay far away from the prohibited matters in all forms and
types. Behave upon the manners and morals of Islaam. Verily, the manners of
Islaam are lofty and highly elevated manners. If the Muslim is able to hold
on to them, he will call others to Islaam and inshaa'Allaah ta'alaa they
will enter into the Deen of Allaah سبحانه وتعالى. The manners of Islaam are
the best manners and they are the most noble and complete. Hold onto your
Deen truly for the sake of Allaah سبحانه وتعالى and thank Allaah سبحانه
وتعالى for the blessing of this Deen – Islaam.
I ask Allaah سبحانه وتعالى for firmness on the *Haqq* (Truth) and that He
does not make our hearts crooked and misguided after He has guided us; and I
ask Allaah to grant us and you *khayr* (goodness) and that He blesses us and
you to be from those who order with the truth, have patience upon it, and
call to it. He is the Walee over that.
*Questions & Answers*
1. *Question:* We are about to establish a masjid upon the manhaj of the
Salaf in the United States. Could you advise us?
*Answer:* These masaajid are houses from the Houses of Allaah سبحانه وتعالى.
They are meant for establishing and upholding the salaah and the remembrance
of Allaah سبحانه وتعالى. Allaah says:
فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ يُسَبِّحُ
لَهُ فِيهَا بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ {36} رِجَالٌ لَّا تُلْهِيهِمْ
تِجَارَةٌ وَلا بَيْعٌ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاء
الزَّكَاةِ
*{In houses (mosques) which Allâh has ordered to be raised (to be cleaned,
and to be honoured), in them His Name is remembered [i.e. Adhân, Iqâmah,
Salât (prayers), invocations, recitation of the Qur'ân]. Therein glorify Him
(Allâh) in the mornings and in the afternoons or the evenings, Men whom
neither trade nor sale (business) diverts from the remembrance of Allâh
(with heart and tongue) nor from performing As-Salât (the prayers) nor from
giving the Zakât (obligatory charity)…}* [An-Noor 24:36-37]
If you are going to establish a masjid upon the methodology of the Salaf
then you should seek to make the people love you and love this masjid so
that they may benefit from the correct Aqeedah (belief) and Manhaj
(methodology). This should be done with wisdom and in a good and proper
manner, so that they may come to the correct belief of Islaam; so do good so
that the people may love you.
2. *Question:* Is it mandatory upon a Muslim to recite the Qur'aan with
tajweed? Was the science of tajweed known to the Arab people before Prophet
صلى الله عليه وسلم?
*Answer:* The knowledge of tajweed, of reciting the Qur'aan with tajweed, is
a knowledge which makes recitation of the Qur'aan better. A person should
take as much of this knowledge as he needs to, and study it well, because
this knowledge is good to learn. It even helps the person who is reciting
the Qur'aan to understand the aayaat much better. Tajweed is good, but one
should not let it take up all of his time. What is important it to make the
recitation better, giving the letters their rights, such that the one
reciting is well versed in recitation of the aayaat.
3. *Question:* If a man is not circumcised at birth and embraces Islaam as
an adult, is it necessary for him to get circumcised after embracing Islaam?
*Answer:* Circumcision is waajib upon the man unless it may cause him harm.
For example, the man may be very old and the doctors see that if he goes
ahead and gets circumcised at this time, it would cause him harm. In this
case, circumcision is not waajib. If the person knows this will not harm him
and he is able to do it, then it becomes obligatory upon him because our
Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered us to circumcise and he صلى الله عليه
وسلم said *"the fitrah is five"* and he began with circumcision.[1]
4. *Question:* A sister had an unlawful relationship with a man and due to
this she became pregnant and then she went ahead and did an abortion after
one month of pregnancy. Now she has repented to Allaah and asks what is upon
her?
*Answer:* It is upon this sister to make repentance to Allaah سبحانه وتعالى
and for her to have *nadm* (regret) about what occurred in the past, and
that she has *'azeema* (عزيمة – determination) i.e. that she puts forth very
great effort so that she will not return to this sin at all; and that she
asks Allaah سبحانه وتعالى that He forgives her and accepts her repentance
and that He changes her sins to good deeds as Allaah has said:
إِلَّا مَنْ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَأُولَئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ
اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا
*{Except those who repent and believe (in Islâmic Monotheism), and do
righteous deeds, for those, Allâh will change their sins into good deeds,
and Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful}* [Al-Furqaan 25:70]
*References and Notes*
[1] Reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Libaas (The Book of
Clothing), (#5552).
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