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:he Shaykh ,uhammad ibn Abdul ;ahhaab 12 #<=> 7rote thi) risaalah ?@ >'A me))ageB to ea5h re)pon)ible indiCidual 7ho 7ould 5ome a(ter him. The ~hayh )$ g& C beins the boo ith a uaa and an Adice De began in the Eame o( Allaah4 then 7ith a "aseeyah ?@/3" A adCi5eB: Q 9 '# ($ R ! (' 9# ($ S " C ' ' ;! '# ($ ) ' $T 3U 'V ( 2 ', ! " #$ % &' ( ! " #$ ) $ * ( +

From hi) 12 #<=> 7i)dom he began 7ith mentioning the three type) o( ta7heed: G. :a7heed al-loohiyyaah in hi) )aying: *****12 HI*****'J A I ask Allaah K. :a7heed al-Asmaa as-~iaat in hi) )aying: -**LMN2 A al2Kareem (the Most Generous) O. :a7heed ar-uboobiyyah in hi) )aying: -**/P 2 QM 2 R> A Rabb (3or#) of the remen#ous hrone :he )5holar) 5all thi) HSTU'S2 VW2MX 7hi5h mean) that 7hen )omeone 7ant) to di)5u)) a parti5ular topi5 he begin) 7ith mentioning the )ubYe5t matter he 7ant) to deal 7ith. :hen the author mention) a number o( matter). The First Matterk That you are protected in this orld and the hereater ! F 'G H$= ' A 'I (J K #$ /L M ' NO 'P '; '< (2 '

:he (ir)t matter being a du6aa a)king Allaah " ! **#$%&*' to manage our a((air) in thi) li(e and in the herea(ter. :hi) i) mentioned in the Qur6aan and Dadeeth. Zn the Qur6aan Di) [0 " \] )pee5h:

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ar g> g ^i m 2 o aj w -h _$ a ^] _M gd bL _x _ ^y _ z e 2 _{ _| _ }/ a g" bJ a2 b "M _~ a a o a Lp g e2" a > g^ _i m 2 ar gx g < a. _P m 2 o aj w -h _] _M gd bL _2 b ^i _j a o a Lp g e2 m g" a 1 m 2 g < x a. _P m 2 Allh is the Wal Protector or uardian o those ho belieeE e brins

them out rom darness into lihtE ut as or those ho disbeliee their Auliy supporters and helpers are Tht alse deities and alse leaders they brin them out rom liht into darness sAl-aqarah K:Kv

:he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 )aid: You protect Allaah s limits and Allaah shall protect !ou."sGv :hi) require) kno7ledge and a5tion. Zt require) that the )erCant 7ork) in order to attain thi) a))i)tan5e (rom Allaah " ! #$%&' in thi) 7orld and the herea(ter by 5arrying out the 5ommand) o( Allaah " ! ***#$%&**' 7ith the intention o( 5arrying them out. And4 to )tay a7ay (rom 7hat De " #$%&' ( ! orbid. :he)e a5tion mu)t (ul(ill t7o 5ondition): G. Follo7ing the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 K. 8oing the a5tion 7ith the )ole intention o( )eeking Allaah6) Fa5e " \] [0

Z( both 5ondition) are not pre)ent then the a5tion 7ill not be a55epted by Allaah " ! #$%&'

So i( you 5arry out Allaah6) 5ommand) and )tay a7ay (rom 7hat De " #$%&' ( ! orbid) then you 7ill obtain Di) a))i)tan5e4 proCiding you (ul(ill the K 5ondition) required. Allaah tea5he) u) that De i) the prote5tor o( tho)e 7ho belieCe. De take) him out o( darkne)) into light.

The ~econd Matterk That you are blessed hereer you are ' ? > (@ 3 A& '? '; (2 ' A@ BC ' AD '6 3 7 '8 '9 ': (; '< (2 '= '

:he Shaykh 12 #<=> the )aid: 4May Allaah make you blesse# "here$er you are.5 :hi) i) a du6aa (or the indiCidual that he be5ome) ble))ed in hi) deed)4 hi) 7ealth4 hi) a5tion)4 hi) da67ah4 and in all a)pe5t) o( hi) li(e4 7hereCer he i) on the earth. **i **j o**LJ - :hi) i) an indi5ation o( all pla5e) A it i) all-en5ompa))ing A hereer he may be. :he indiCidual )hould a5t ba)ed on kno7ledge4 and mu)t haCe 7i)dom in 5arrying out the kno7ledge 7hi5h he ha). Al)o4 i( the indiCidual i) going to (orbid or preCent )omething it )hould al)o be ba)ed on kno7ledge and be done 7ith 7i)dom.

The Third Matterk The Three ~ins o appiness G. :hank(ul 7hen giCen '' ! -. ' / '0 1 (2 3 $4 '5 % (& "6 7 '8 '9 ': (; '< (2 '= '
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:he Ord part o( the adCi5e A 4An# to make you from those "ho "hen he is gi$en he is thankful.5 :hi) deal) 7ith relation)hip bet7een the )erCant and Allaah [0 " \] regarding the )erCant 7hen he re5eiCe) bountie) be)to7ed by Allaah [0 " \]. :he)e may be bountie) regarding hi) 8een4 hi) intelle5t4 hi) body4 7ealth4 health or any bounty he re5eiCe) (rom Allaah " #$%&' ! *. De mu)t be thank(ul to7ard) Allaah [0 " \*] (or all o( the)e bountie). :hank(ulne)) mu)t be )ho7n dire5tly to Allaah " ! #$%&' by Di) )erCant. :here are t 5ategorie) into 7hi5h people may (all: G. :he indiCidual 7ho u)e) the bountie) granted to him by Allaah " ! #$%&' in di)obedien5e to Allaah " ! #$%&'. De doe) not )ho7 thank(ulne)) to Allaah " ! **#$%&**'. :hi) i) like the 5ondition o( tho)e 7ho di)belieCe A they re5eiCe an abundan5e o( bountie) (rom Allaah but they di)belieCe and they )ho7 no thank(ulne)). K. :he )erCant 7ho )ho7) thank(ulne)) (or bountie) by 5arrying out 7hat i) 5ompul)ory or re5ommended4 e.g. 7hen giCen 7ealth he pay) akaat4 giCe) )adaqah4 )pend) on hi) 7i(e4 parent) et5. ;hen giCen good health he u)e) in obedien5e to Allaah [0 " \] in halaal a5t)4 e.g. 7ith hi) )ight he u)e) it to read 7hat i) bene(i5ial4 and )o too 7ith hi) hearing4 hi) tongue4 hi) heart4 and hi) body. Similarly the priCate part) )hould be u)ed (or halaal a5t) and in aCoiding haraam a5t) like inaa ?adultery4 (orni5ationB et5. O. :ho)e 7ho 7hen giCen bountie) they are de(i5ient in thank(ulne)). t. :ho)e 7ho do not 5on)ider bountie) a) 5oming (rom Allaah " ! **#$%&**' e.g. Qaaruun 7ho 7a) giCen mu5h bountie) a) mentioned in the Qur6aan.

G. +atient 7hen te)ted

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:he Shaykh 12 #<=> then mention): 4(May Allaah make us of those) "ho "hen teste# are !atient.5 A) be(ore4 thi) )ho7) the relation)hip bet7een Allaah " ! #$%&' and the )erCant (rom the per)pe5tiCe o( ho7 to deal 7ith trial) and di((i5ultie) that the )erCant may en5ounter. A per)on may be a((e5ted in hi) body4 hi) )ight or hi) tongue )u5h that he i) not able to )peak4 or in the re)t o( hi) body )u5h that he i) 5rippled and unable to moCe. :hi) i) 7itne))ed and kno7n. De may al)o be te)ted 7ith hi) (amily member)4 hi) 7i(e4 5hildren4 and al)o in hi) 7ealth. Allaah \] " `0 )ay):

2 ar go a Lp g e2 G o a LM gX g e 2 M g wX a" a x g 2M a< a e 2" a g ~ _ $2" a H g 2^ aj aa 2 o aj w k b$ a" a g ^ _ b 2" a g ^ bd a b2 o aj w W b aX gbN _$ e^ a. _& bi a a" a a ^_ ] q g 2> a # g/ b ar g *$ er g" a 1 w $ g er g2 b ^ _n a@ & a / g j m -h _U bX a 3 a J a And certainly We shall test you ith somethin o ear huner loss o ealth lies and ruits but ie lad tidins to As-~birn the patientE Who hen alicted ith calamity sayk Truly to Allh e belon and truly to im e shall returnE sAl-aqarah K:G-Gv

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:hi) type o( trial and a((li5tion i) not ne7 a) it 7a) kno7n to tho)e be(ore 7ho 7ere al)o te)ted: Zbraaheem [**2 #**/.0 7a) te)ted 7ith )a5ri(i5ing hi) )on4 Euh [2 #/.0 te)ted 7ith a kaa(irah 7i(e4 the 7i(e o( Fir6aun 7a) te)ted 7ith a hu)band 7ho 5laimed that he 7a) ord. :he)e type) o( te)t) require (rom the )erCant a parti5ular )tan5e A that )tan5e i) patience. ne mu)t be patient upon the di((i5ult thing) that Allaah de5ree) to happen to u). :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 )aid: #he servant receives his station in $aradise %ecause o& how he dealt with the trial that %e&ell him." sKv So regarding trial)4 the)e thing) are going to happen and one mu)t be patient upon them. :here are O thing) that are inColCed: G. :here 7ill be di((i5ultie) and trial). K. :here mu)t be patien5e in the (a5e o( the)e trial). O. :he re5eiCing o( a tremendou) re7ard (or thi) patien5e. :he re7ard may be in thi) 7orld a) 7ell a) in the herea(ter.

G. Seek) (orgiCene)) 7hen he )in)

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:he Shaykh 12 #<=> then mention): 4(May Allaah make us of those) "ho "hen he sins seek forgi$eness.5 :hi) )enten5e eplain) 7hat Allaah6) )erCant) )hould be upon 7hen they 5ommit )ome type o( )in. Sin) are )ometime) (rom one a)pe5t A like leaCing o(( that 7hi5h i) 5ompul)ory and other time) (rom doing that 7hi5h i) (orbidden. :here i) daleel ?eCiden5eB (rom the Qur6aan and hadeeth indi5ating that 7hen a )erCant )in) he )hould )eek (orgiCene)) (rom Allaah #$%&' " ! a) De )ay):

a / o g" e a 2 _ i e' _ b a j a T bk ac a2 b " _ ^_ L aq br g" a a . a' a T bn a j e -h _ aM b~ a aL _2 b ^h _U a iL a qr g2 b "M _~ a a o a Lp g. e g \n _ ~ay to those ho hae disbelieed i they cease rom disbelie their past ill be orien sal-An(aal :Ov

:hi) ayah )ho7) that Allaah a55ept) the repentan5e o( the di)belieCer (rom hi) di)belie(4 or (rom hi) )hirk or (rom hypo5ri)y i.e. maYor ku(r ? M&2 M~B4 maYor )hirk ?M&2 MB4 and maYor hypo5ri)y ?M&2 ~$B i( he leaCe) i( o((. Al)o 7hat i) le)) than that i) (orgiCen4 7hether it i) minor ku(r ?M~ M3B4 minor )hirk ?M32 MB or minor hypo5ri)y ?M32 ~$B a) mentioned in hadith qud)i: :he +rophet -.**' " #**/.0 * 12 .**3 mentioned that Allaah " ! **#$%&**' )aid: ' m! (ervant !ou commit sins %! ni)ht and da! and I &or)ive all sins so seek &or)iveness o& me and I will &or)ive !ou." sOv Do7eCer4 there are 5ondition) 7hi5h mu)t apply 7hen repenting and there are Cariou) type) o( tran)gre))ion: G. Z( it i) tran)gre))ion again)t Allaah6) Right :he per)on mu)t giCe up hi) )in). De mu)t be remor)e(ul or )ad (or 7hat ha) tran)pired. De )hould make up mind neCer to return to that )in again. K. Z( it i) tran)gre))ion again)t other indiCidual): Z( it inColCe) people6) monetary thing) e.g. 7ealth that 7a) taken unYu)tly4 it mu)t be returned to the indiCidual Z( non-monetary you mu)t a)k (or (orgiCene)) Z( it i) not po))ible to )eek (orgiCene)) (rom the indiCidual then he mu)t )uppli5ate (or the per)on 7ho he ha) 7ronged until he (eel) that he ha) di)5harged 7hat i) upon him in re)pe5t to the tran)gre))ion he ha)

5ommitted. Some indiCidual) are negligent and not 5on5erned. :hey 5ommit maYor ku(r4 maYor )hirk4 maYor ni(aaq ?hypo5ri)yB and do not repent. :hen death 5ome) to them and they die upon maYor ku(r4 )hirk4 hypo5ri)y or )ome other maYor a5t4 or in a )tate o( le))er )hirk4 le))er ku(r or le))er hypo5ri)y. :hi) i) not good. ne mu)t not allo7 death to 5ome to u) in thi) )tate. ;e must there(ore be 5on5erned 7ith4 and a7are o( thi) i))ue and kno7 that :aubah ?repentan5eB i) a bene(it to mankind in the li(e to 5ome.

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:he Shaykh 12 #<=> then mention): 4%or certainly, these are the three signs of ha!!iness.5 :hi) i) a remark 5on5erning 7hat ha) pre5eded: and to make you (rom tho)e 7ho4 7hen giCen4 are thank(ul4 7hen te)ted are patient4 and 7hen )in(ul )eek (orgiCene)). Z( the)e three matter) o55ur together: that you are thank(ul to Allaah 7hen giCen4 patient 7hen te)ted and )eek (orgiCene)) (or all your )in) that you did4 then thi) i) 8aleel ?proo(B that you 7ill be happy in thi) 7orld and happy in the herea(ter.

We hae been created to orship Allaah alone A6 '= ' n kc# ' A9 'd 'T ' Ae ' A& '' @ ,% ' ;J f #$ g 3# ' Ah B 8 i (6 3 j 3J '( = ' ,) ' $J 'D 39 (d '< (2 ' k ' ] $! '+ (5 l 38 "6 l ' "_ ? m '# ($ < "2 ' kg P 1 ' A0 '# ) 3 $M 'J '. ' C (2 ' (8 '1 ($ '6 } ' N5 F BW ' AD '1 c& "* 'd 3NF 'W ' AD '9 # ($ < "2 ' (8 '1 ( AL ' xg d W ' AD '9 # 7 'u '8 'G ' ) ' $< "2 '> ' L (! '1 ' $4 '^ L ' r< =J 3D 39 ( '# N "5 s ' It $= ' % ": # ($ > 3 u (8 'G ' 'G { 'W ' $4 '5 X J '' m# ( A@ ' ,o ( J '* ' L 'F W ' AD '9 # ( $ /L M 3! (| f #$ ' {G 'W ' $4 '^ L ' ,F C ' Az '0 " #$ } '6 ' N5 F B Yb ' c& "* ' d 3NF ' Yh " #$ < "2 ' A& '@ ' ,J O (P " #$ FC A 'z '0 " #$ /L ,

:hen he **12 #**<=> )aid: 4Kno" may Allah gui#e you to &is obe#ience. that &aneefiyyah is the religion of Ibraheem' hat you "orshi! Allah making the religion sincerely for &im alone. As &e, a(aala, sai#' {And I have not created the jinn and mankind except to worship Me (alone).} 5 A#h2)haariyaat (*+)'*,

-hen you ackno"le#ge that Allah create# you to "orshi! &im, then you kno" that "orshi! is not (regar#e# as) "orshi! e.ce!t "ith a"hee#, 1ust as !rayer is not (regar#e# as) !rayer e.ce!t "ith !urification. 0o "hen shirk enters into "orshi! it corru!ts it 1ust like im!urity "hen entere# into !urity (i.e.2it in$ali#ates it).5

Di) intent (rom thi) i) 5lari(ying the )tan5e that i) ne5e))ary that the )erCant )hould adopt (or hi) 7or)hip to Allaah [0 " \]. De )aid that the path ?@.jB o( Zbraaheem [2 #/.0 5ompri)e) Ikhlaas ?[r A )in5erityB and mutaaba(ah ? @ XUj - (ollo7ingB. Follo7ing ?@ XUjB i) repre)entatiCe o( 5omplian5e 7ith the order)4 and al)o ab)taining (rom the prohibition). Ikhlaas i) that the )erCant 7or)hip) hi) Rabb ?ordB A that i)4 that hi) a5tion) are done de)iring :he Fa5e o( Allaah4 [0 " \**]. De doe) not introdu5e a((air) 7hi5h 7ill a((e5t theeebaa#ah. :hi) i) be5au)e eebaa#ah (rom the per)pe5tiCe o( it) being 5on)idered eebaa#ah ?i.e. it) ei)ten5eB ha) t 5a)e)4 and like7i)e (rom the per)pe5tiCe o( it) being ab)ent ?non-ei)ten5eB it ha) t 5a)e). :he 5a)e) (or it6) being eebaa#ah ?i.e. it6) existenceB are: G. :he pre)erCation o( it) origin i.e. ta7heed4 )u5h that one doe) 7hat i) plea)ing and loCed by Allaah in all a)pe5t o( ta7heed A ta7heed aluloohiyyah4 ta7heed ar-Ruboobiyyah and ta7heed al-A)maa6 7a)Si(aat. K. +re)erCing the per(e5tion o( it) origin A that one re(rain) (rom all type) o( )hirk and 7hat may lead to it. y thi) one 7ould haCe a5hieCed per(e5tion o( the origin ?ta7heedB. O. ,aintaining the ssper(e5tion o( the 5orre5tne)) o( it) obligatory matter)sv A in per(orming one6) obligation)4 one )hould re(rain (rom de(i5ien5y in the 5ompul)ory a5t) a) thi) negate) it) 5orre5tne)). t. +re)erCing o( the per(e5tion o( the 5orre5tne)) o( the recommen#e# deed) A )imilarly one )hould per(orm the re5ommended a5t) A the na7aa(il ?)upererogatoryB e.g. )alaah4 (a)ting4 )adaqah et5. All o( thi) com!letes the )oundne)) o( the 5ompul)ory a5t).

:he)e (our 5ondition) are in 5on)ideration o( it being 5on)idered 7or)hip.

ike7i)e (rom the per)pe5tiCe o( the absence o orship it i) that one o( the)e t ha) o55urred: G. ,aYor ku(r4 maYor )hirk or maYor hypo5ri)y A thi) i) negation o( the origin ?ta7heedB. K. Zt i) po))ible that minor )hirk )tem) (rom him and thi) 7ill negate the !erfection o( the ba)i). O. +o))ibly o55urring (rom him i) )omething (rom )inning A drinking o( al5ohol4 (orni5ation et5. - thi) i) al)o negation o( the )oundne)) o( the obligatory deed).

t. Zt i) po))ible (or eample that he i) negligent regarding hi) re5ommended deed) )u5h a) optional )alaah4 (a)ting4 )adaqah4 haYY et5. :hi) lead) to negation o( the per(e5tion o( the re5ommended a5t).

Zt i) there(ore ne5e))ary that one remain) upright and )tead(a)t upon ta7heed4 )u5h that he i) in a )tate 7hi5h plea)e) Allaah and thi) i) the "ay o( Zbraaheem [2 #/.0 (rom one per)pe5tiCe4 and the "ay o( all the ,e))enger) (rom another per)pe5tiCe.

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G. uestionk Z( a 5ouple haCe a daughter 7ho i) openly 5ommitting )in and ha) had unla7(ul 5hildren (rom thi) behaCior and )he i) )till behaCing in thi) manner 7hat )tan5e )hould they take 7ith her A )hould they 5ontinue their )upport or )hould they boy5ott her Anserk Zn re)pe5t to the)e illegitimate 5hildren that re)ult (rom adultery or (orni5ation are attributed to their mother i.e. they (ollo7 their mother in term) o( their lineage and there i) no relation to the (orni5ator. a)ed on thi) the 5hildren haCe no )in and there i) no prohibition o( )pending money on them (or in)tan5e4 the money (or their 5lothing et5. A) (or the relation 7ith their daughter they )hould do their be)t to giCe her da67ah and 5all her to de)i)t (rom thi) matter ?her behaCiorB be5au)e it i) a graCe matter. Zt i) obligatory upon them to giCe her naseehah ?adCi5eB. A) (or the i))ue o( her a55eptan5e or reYe5tion o( the adCi5e then that return) to Allaah " ! #$%&'. :he )laCe i) 5ommanded to giCe da67ah a) needed4 but the guidan5e and a55eptan5e i) (rom Allaah " ! **#$%&**'. Zndeed Allaah i) able to guide and 7ith Dim i) the ta7(eeq.

K. uestionk ,any o( u) here 7ear Yean) and trou)er) that are under our ankle) but 7hen 7e got to ma)aaYid or to pray 7e rai)e the Yean) or trou)er) aboCe the ankle. Z) thi) a 5orre5t moCe (or u) A that 7e only rai)e the Yean) or trou)er) oCer the ankle) (or the prayer) only Anserk Zt i) not permi))ible (or a man to 7ear hi) garment) belo7 hi) ankle 7hether in)ide or out)ide o( )alaah a) the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 )aid what is %eneath the two ankles is in the hell&ire" stv and in another narration that it is

haraam"sv4 )o it i) not po))ible to do thi).

O. uestionk Z) it permi))ible (or the (emale tea5her) to tea5h the older boy) in Z)laami5 )5hool) a) the )5hool admini)tration 5annot a((ord tea5her) and )eparate building) (or boy) and girl) Anserk :he prin5iple i) that the male) tea5h the male) and the (emale tea5h the (emale. Zt i) probably po))ible to 5hange the time 7here the (emale) tea5h the (emale) and the male) tea5h the male) by 5hanging the time eCen though it i) etended.

t. uestionk ;hat i) the ruling o( )haking hand) 7hen leaCing a gathering Anserk Zn re)pe5t to )haking hand) A 7omen )haking 7omen6) hand) and men )haking men6) hand) then there i) nothing 7rong 7ith that legally4 a) (or the 7omen )haking the men6) hand) and the oppo)ite then i) not permi))ible. :he +rophet .3 -.' " #/.0 12 neCer tou5hed a lady6) hand A eCer. ;hen he took the pledge (rom the men and 7omen4 he took the pledge (rom the men by tou5hing their hand4 and he only took the pledge (rom the 7omen Cerbally.

. uestionk ;hat i) the ruling o( )elling o( debt) to pay other debt) an a debt be u)ed to pay a debt Anserk :he per)on that you are indebted to ha) a prior right oCer you. Z( you 7ant to )7it5h thi) debt A thi) i) )7it5hing one debt (or another and thi) i) not permi))ible. Do7eCer i( a third party i) inColCed A a )trange per)on that you are borro7ing money (rom4 to di)5harge the debt that you haCe on another indiCidual then that i) permi))ible. Getting it (rom the )ame per)on that you o7e the debt to in order to pay o(( the prior debt i) not permi))ible. Allaah " ! #$%&' mention) in the Qur6aan: ^& _ _U _ b c a < - aj m \ ] aJ a ar go L bT aX g -U _ iL a 2T a! a 2 ar g2 b ^i _j a o a Lp g e2 h aL mJ a L a you ho beliee When you contract a debt or a ixed period rite it don. sal-aqarah K:KKv :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 pa))ed a7ay and hi) armor 7a) mortgaged to a 9e7

be5au)e o( a debt he o7ed. . uestionk ;e 7ould like to help edu5ate and help e)tabli)h )ome ,u)lim) in our lo5al area upon ta7heed. :hey are a7ay (rom the Sunnah Allaahu mu)ta6aan 5an you giCe u) )ome adCi5e on the matter) to do )o aarak Allaahu (eekum. Anserk :he (ir)t )tep i) to inCite the people to ta7heed4 and to tea5h them a(ter that: taharah and )alaah a55ording to the guidan5e o( +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 upon ho7 he puri(ied him)el(. ;hen it i) time to (a)t tea5h them about (a)ting4 i( the indiCidual) haCe )ome 7ealth they )hould be taught the regulation) o( akaat )o that they may di)5harge their re)pon)ibility. Z( they intend to per(orm haYY ?the pilgrimageB in)tru5t them ho7 to do thi). :he per)on )hould be patient upon the de(i5ien5y he may en5ounter in 5onCeying the me))age and i( people are )lo7 in an)7ering hi) 5all. Allaah " ! #$%&' mentioned4 7hen De )aid to the +rophet .3 -.' " #/.0 12: Mj g b a 2 c gb{ _> b" g a" a bh _ aM b~ g bU a' b 2" a bh _i b0 a _ 0 b c a a g^ b= a o bj g 2 b ^ m ~ a $S a g . bk a b2 a /. gy a P -c a a i _ ^ b a" a And had you been seere and harsh-hearted they ould hae broen aay rom about you so pass oer their aults and as Allhs orieness or them and consult them in the aairsE sAal-Zmraan O:Gv

. uestionk Z read a book on ta7heed 7herein the author 5ategoried ta7heed into (our type): :a7heed ar-Ruboobiyyah4 :a7heed al-loohiyyah4 :a7heed al-A)ma 7a)-Si(aat and :a7heed al-Z6tibah. Z) thi) 5ategoriation 5orre5t Anserk :he 5orre5t 5ategoriation o( ta7heed into three diCi)ion) i) 5orre5t. G. :a7heed al-loohiyyaah A )ingling Allaah " ! #$%&' out 7ith the 7or)hip that 7e dire5t to Dim. nly Allaah alone de)erCe) to be 7or)hipped. K. :a7heed ar-Ruboobiyyah A )ingling out Allaah " ! #$%&' (or the a5t) that De alone doe) e.g. 5reation O. :a7heed al-A)ma 7a)-Si(aat A 7here 7e only de)5ribe Allaah " ! #$%&' the 7ay De de)5ribe) Dim)el( in the Qur6aan or the 7ay the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 de)5ribed Dim in the Sunnah4 7ithout 5hanging the meaning o( it4 7ithout likening Allaah to Di) 5reation4 or )etting up riCal) to Dim4 and 7ithout denying any o( tho)e name) and attribute). A) Allaah " ! #$%&' mentioned in the Qur6aan: M/ _ g & a 2 _ /< g e 2 ^ a{ _" a W b a # g. g b< g a a / b a There is nothin lie im and e is the All-earer the All-~eerE sa)hShooraa tK:GGv

:hi) i) e)tabli)hed (rom the Qur6aan and Sunnah and i) agreed upon (rom the ,u)lim) A the )ahaabah and the tabi6een a(ter him -.' " #/.0 12 .3.

. uestionk Z) it permi))ible to haCe ne7)paper) in the hou)e a) it 5ontain) pi5ture) Anserk :he prin5iple 7ith re)pe5t to pi5ture-taking i) that it i) (orbidden. Do7eCer4 i( it pla5ed in a lo5ation in the home 7here it i) di)re)pe5ted and not Cenerated A it i) better not to haCe it there at all4 but i( it i) in that lo5ation then there i) nothing 7rong 7ith it in)haa Allaah.

. uestionk Z( a per)on ha) an oCer7helming (eeling o( )adne)) thinking o( a pa)t )in that they haCe 5ommitted and (or 7hi5h they haCe made taubah to Allaah many time)4 but )till (eel that they need) to 5ontinue to a)k Allaah (or (orgiCene)). 8o they 5ontinue making taubah to Allaah repeatedly until thi) (eeling i) gone or i) there )ome other (ormat they need to do (ollo7ing the Sunnah Anserk ;ith re)pe5t to thi) indiCidual i( the )in that he ha) 5ommitted i) in regard to the right) due to Allaah " ! #$%&' he )hould giCe up the )in4 he )hould (eel )ad about it4 and he )hould make up hi) mind neCer to return to that )in again. :he)e are the 5ondition) o( taubah A i( they are in pla5e then hi) taubah i) 5orre5t. A) (or him tran)gre))ing on the right) o( )ome other human being A i( it i) pertaining to money or hi) 7ealth then he )hould return thi) 7ealth to him4 i( it re(er) to hi) honor then he )hould try and pardon him. Z( he i) pardoned then in addition to that he )hould )uppli5ate (or thi) indiCidual in the pla5e) 7here he )poke badly about him or tran)gre))ed hi) honor. Z( thi) doe) not happen then the 9udgment and the 8e5ree o( thi) 7ill be 7ith Allaah " ! #$%&' 7ho )ay) in the Qur6aan: _ /= gM e 2 > _ ^~ _ a b2 ^ a{ _ # _$ er g /< g] a R a ^$ _p m 2 M _~ g bL a1 a 2q e er g1 g 2@ e g< a= b> e oj g 2^z _i ak b! aS a bh g g~ _ $J a . a0 a 2^c _M a' bJ ao a Lp g e2 a g & a0 g L a\ bn _ ~ayk Ibd My slaes ho hae transressed aainst themseles by committin eil deeds and sins espair not o the Mercy o Allh erily Allh ories all sinsE Truly e is t-Foriin Most MerciulE sA-umar O:Ov Al)o4 the Allaah " ! #$%&' )aid in a hadith Qud)i: I am as m! servants thinks a%out Me." sv So a per)on )hould think that hi) repentan5e ha) been a55epted and that Allaah " ! #$%&' ha) (orgiCen him.

Gu. uestionk ,y hu)band pronoun5ed diCor5e on me re5ently and he )aid that he 7a) not thinking right at the time. EeCerthele)) he did it and Z a55epted and no7 he )ay) that it doe) not apply be5au)e he did not take all the )tep) A admoni)hment4 re(u)e to )hare bed4 )trike her lightly and (inally diCor5e. Anserk :he (undamental prin5ipal in regard to the a5tion) o( the ,u)lim) i) that it i) )ound4 and i( thi) o55urred that a per)on diCor5ed hi) 7i(e A the (undamental prin5iple i) that he did it 7ill(ully4 that he 7a) in hi) right mind 7hen he did )o. Do7eCer4 it 5ould haCe o55urred that )omething happened to him that 5au)ed him to )peak out)ide o( him being in hi) right mind and (ully a7are o( 7hat he 7a) )aying. So4 it i) po))ible (or him to 5onta5t the Z)laami5 5enter in hi) lo5ality )o that they may (ind out i( thi) i) the 5a)e A that the per)on 7a) really in a )tate 7hen he pronoun5ed diCor5e that it did not 5ount or i( it 7a) other7i)e. Z( it 7a) only one pronoun5ement4 then it i) la7(ul (or him to take hi) 7i(e ba5k 7hil)t )he i) in her 6i##ah ?7aiting periodB A and he )hould haCe t7o 7itne))e) 7hen doing )o. r4 i( he 7ant) to4 he may haCe marital relation)hip 7ith her 7ith the intention that thi) relation)hip i) taking her ba5k4 and thi) 7ould be )u((i5ient.

GG. uestionk Z am a )i)ter 7ho i) not able to 5on5eiCe e5ept by arti(i5ial in)emination in)haa Allaah4 by taking my egg and my hu)band6) )perm and (ertiliing it out)ide my 7omb and then pla5ing it in my 7omb. ;hat i) the 5orre5t ruling in thi) Anserk :he Shaykh 12 #P~= )aid that he 7ould an)7er thi) que)tion in the net le5ture in)haa Allaah.

GK. uestionk Z am 5urrently 7orking in a label (a5tory. :he label) that 7e make are being u)ed (or many produ5t) )ome o( 7hi5h are al)o u)ed (or beer bottle) ?GuB. Z am a 5utter )o my Yob i) to 5ut the paper) into the a5tual label). So Z don6t 5ome in 5onta5t 7ith the end produ5t6. Z) it permi))ible (or me to 7ork AnserkA man and hi) earning and )pending i) o( (our type) or ha) (our )ituation): G. K. O. t. De earn) by halaal mean) and )pend) in a halaal manner De earn) by haraam mean) and )pend) in a haraam manner De earn) by haraam mean) and )pend) in a halaal manner De earn) by halaal mean) and )pend) in a haraam manner

A) (or the one 7ho earn) by halaal mean) and )pending in a halaal manner he i) re7arded (or earning by a halaal mean) and )pending in a halaal manner. A) (or the one 7ho earn) by haraam mean) and )pend) in a haraam manner4 he i) a )inner and 5ommit) )in) by earning by haraam mean) and )pending in a haraam manner. Z( he earn) by halaal mean) and )pend) in a haraam manner then he i) re7arded (or earning by halaal mean) and a )inner (or )pending in a haraam manner. Z( he earn) by haraam mean) and )pend) in a halaal manner then he i) 5ommitting a )in by earning (rom haraam mean) and i) not rearded (or hi) )pending in a halaal manner. So thi) man4 the que)tioner4 7ork) in a pla5e 7here )ome o( hi) earning) may haCe haraam a)pe5t) and the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 )aid: 7D;!; N A6 c#5 7D;!; A6 W *eave o&& that which makes !ou dou%t &or that which does not make !ou dou%t." sv And the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 al)o )aid: g? ;J # 2 '! 'D (P 'V ( $o Az 'D 3| K #$ cu 'd "$ % (& 'L ' A? " #$ % (6 !Z @ ' % "z 3& 38 '9 (; 'N ' oAz 'D P '| ( 6 3 A& 'z 3? ' (+ '= ' % f+ ' ' $! 'm '# ($ < "5 = ' % f+ 'T ' Ym '# ($ < "5 f{ 3# < "5 = ' N '2 'g L } 'd '! (; '< (2 '7 3. O; 3 c& 'm # ($ T 'O ( ' c1 '! (; ' /1 $! " #A@ ' $! 'm '# ( $ /L } 'e '= ' o Az 'D 3| K #$ /L } 'e '= ' % (6 '= ' g ! (1 = ' '* J ' L 'o ( J '* ' L ' $4 '5 = ' g 38 K3 @J 3* ' : '# ($ '8 'b ' > ( m '8 'b ' $4 '5 l B` ' ( 6 3 J * ' : '# ( $ /L < "5 = ' N '2 'g 36 3C Am '6 ' ) $ c& " ' < "5 = ' N '2 ' c& B 7 8 6 ' 3 8 a (u '# ($ / '] = ' N '2 'g 38 K@ 3 J 3* ' : '# ($ #he halaal is clear and the haraam is clear and %etween the two are dou%t&ul matters which are not known to man!. #here&ore whoever &ears and avoids dou%t&ul matters has protected his reli)ious commitment and his honor. +ut whoever &alls into dou%t&ul matters then he &alls into that which is haraam , like the shepherd who herds his &lock near a sanctuar! or private pasture- it is possi%le that his herd ma! stra! into it. +eware- ever! kin) has a sanctuar! and the sanctuar! o& Allaah on the earth is .is le)al- &or%idden thin)s." sv :here(ore thi) man )hould quit thi) Yob and 7hoeCer quit) )omething (or Allaah4 Allaah repla5e) that 7ith a better one. And 7ith Allaah i) ta7(eeq.

GO. uestionk Z am a ,u)limah A i) it permi))ible (or me to )ho7 my hair to my )i)ter in la7 7ho i) a di)belieCer and 7hat i) the (a"rah (or ,u)lim 7omen 7hen

)he i) 7ith non-,u)lim 7omen Anserk All o( the 7oman i) (a"rah e5ept her (a5e and her hand) in )alaah4 and it i) not permi))ible (or her to )ho7 anything o( her (a"rah A her hair or other7i)e to a di)belieCing 7oman.

Gt. uestionk ,y (riend ha) made a promi)e or )7ore by tou5hing the Quraan4 )he regret) it )o mu5h. Z) thi) type o( promi)e permi))ible a) )he didnt ea5tly )ay it (rom her heart and a) )he 7a) (or5ed to do )o and had no other option. Anserk :hi) type o( oath i) a Cery )in(ul oath and it i) binding upon her to make taubah to Allaah " ! #$%&' but there i) no atonement binding upon her.

G. uestionk ,y mother 7a) rai)ed under )trong Shia in(luen5e4 but 5urrently under)tand) their innoCation). Do7eCer4 )he 5urrently doe) not pray4 (a)t4 pay akaat4 or per(orm the other obligation) o( Z)laam. She 5laim) that )he belieCe) in Allaah and Di) ,e))enger -.' " #/.0 12 .3. a)ed on thi)4 i) my mother 5on)idered a ,u)lim Z) )he 5urrently entitled to an Z)lami5 7edding4 (uneral4 greeting ?)alaam)B et5. Anserk on5erning thi) lady 7ho i) mentioned4 it i) binding upon her daughter to inCite her to Z)laam be5au)e )he i) not a ,u)lim a) the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 )aid that pled)e %etween us and them is the salaah- whoever )ives it up he has dis%elieved."sv And 7hen 9ibreel [2 #/.0 que)tioned the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 about emaan the re)pon)e o( the +rophet -.**' " #**/.0 *12 .**3 7a) to %elieve in Allaah- .is An)els- .is +ooks- .is Messen)ers- the *ast /a!- and 0adr , the )ood and the %ad o& it." De mentioned pillar) and 7hen he -.' " #/.0 12 .3 7a) que)tioned about Z)laam he )aid that !ou %ear witness that there is nothin) worth! o& worship other than Allaah- and the Muhammad is the Messen)er o& Allaah- and that !ou esta%lish the salaah and )ive the 1akaah- !ou &ast in 2amadaan and !ou per&orm the pil)rima)e to the .ouse." sGuv So the)e must be in pla5e4 )o a) (or thi) lady )he i) not a ,u)lim ba)ed upon 7hat ha) been mentioned in the que)tion )o it i) upon her daughter to inCite her to Z)laam.

G. uestionk Z really need to kno7 7hat the proper dre)) i) (or a ,u)limah 7hile )he i) in her home alone4 and kno7) that no one 7ill be 5oming to her home. Z) it a )in (or me to 7ear )hort) in the home 7hen Z am alone

Anserk a5h human being ha) 7ith him (our ?tB angel) (rom the FaYr prayer to the A)r prayer and (our ?tB 7ith him (rom the A)r prayer to the FaYr prayer. De ha) one on hi) right re5ording hi) good deed) and one on hi) le(t re5ording hi) bad deed) and tho)e in (ront and behind him prote5ting him by Allaah6) eaCe (rom the harm(ul thing) 7hi5h Allaah ha) ;illed. Al)o4 (rom )alaatul A)r to )alaatul FaYr A it i) the )ame thing A the angel on hi) right 7riting hi) good deed) and the one on hi) le(t re5ording hi) bad deed) and one in (ront and one behind him prote5ting him by Allaah6) eaCe. So he ha) eight ?B angel) throughout the day 7ith him. :he home i) al)o inhabited by the Yinn4 )o the lady )hould be )hy o( the angel) around her and )he )hould guard her)el( to prote5t her)el( (rom the Yinn). She )hould 5oCer her body A all o( it A in her home. :here i) nothing 7rong i( )he )ho7) her hand4 (a5e and head i( there are no non-mahram) 7ith her.

G. uestionk ;hat i) the ruling in marriage (or a 7oman 7ho)e hu)band ha) 5ut her o(( in relation)4 and hi) rea)on (or 5utting you o(( i) to keep you (rom be5oming pregnant Al)o4 ho7 doe) a 7oman approa5h her hu)band 7hen he i) being negle5t(ul in time that he )pend) 7ith hi) (amily Anserk :he lady ha) right) that are due to her (rom her hu)band and )he ha) right) on her due to her hu)band and he ha) right) due to him (rom her and he ha) right) due to her (rom him. a5h one o( them ha) right) and they )hould kno7 7hat their right) are in order to reque)t it4 and to kno7 7hat he)he i) re)pon)ible (or. A) (or marital relation) in re)pe5t to the intima5y the lady ha) a right and her hu)band ha) a right. Eeither o( them )hould preCent the other (rom attaining the right) due to himher unle)) there i) )omething legally Z)laami5ally Yu)ti(ying it. A) (or 7hat 7a) mentioned in the que)tion4 nothing 7a) mentioned about Z)laami5 right) that allo7) (or the hu)band to turn a7ay (rom hi) 7i(e4 )o in thi) 5a)e 7hat he i) doing i) in5orre5t.

G. uestionk Z am a ,u)limah 7ho ha) re5ently 5ome to term) 7ith my hu)band looking (or another 7i(e. De ha) (ound )ome matrimonial )ite). Some )i)ter) )end pi5ture) o( them)elCe) to my hu)band )ometime) 7ithout hiYaab. At time) Z haCe noti5ed that a) )oon a) he 5ome) home4 he goe) )traight to the 5omputer to 5he5k hi) email (or the)e )i)ter)4 Allaahu Alim. ;heneCer Z a)k him i( he ha) the daleel on the permi))ibility o( u)ing )u5h )ite) (or thi) purpo)e4 he )ay) Z am di)obedient4 and )pying on him. Z (ear that my hu)band i) (alling into the haraam. De doe) not )pend time 7ith me or our 5hild4 and 7heneCer he doe) talk to me it i) 7ith har)hne)). So ho7 )hould Z approa5h him Anserk Zt i) kno7n that i( a man intend) to marry he ha) a right to look at the

7oman he intend) to marry and )he ha) a right to look at him. :he +rophet 12 .3 -.' " #/.0 in addre))ing hi) 5ompanion )aid /id !ou look at her3 *ook at her &or it is more likel! to keep the a&&ection %etween !ou." sGGv A) (or Yu)t 5oCering one6) de)ire thi) i) not la7(ul A it i) (orbidden and Allaah 7ill puni)h a per)on (or doing )u5h a thing. And4 thi) i) 7hether it i) a pi5ture or real li(e. Zt i) al)o not permi))ible (or him to be negligent in regard) to the right) o( hi) 7i(e and 5hildren be5au)e he i) a guardian or a )hepherd oCer them. A) the +rophet .3 -.' " #/.0 12 mentioned4 All o& !ou are in a position o& %ein) a shepherd or a )uardian , the man is the )uardian over his household and he is responsi%le &or those under his care. And the lad! is a )uardian in the home o& her hus%and and she is responsi%le &or those under her care." sGKv And ta"fee7 i) (rom Allaah.

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G. Re(eren5e not (ound K. Saheeh al-uhkaari A itaab at-:a7heed u4 u (rom Abu Durayrah

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G. Dadeeth o( 9ibreel A Saheeh ,u)lim Abu 8a7uud t and other). Found in an-Ea7a7i6) tu Dadith K. K. ,i)hkaat al-,a)aabih OGu 7ith a )aheeh i)naad (rom Ahmad4 at-:irmidhi4 an-Ea)aai and other) A&-?+ W\; <2 ! 2 gI^L Az#5 !QIAL TAe N >8e Az#5 o!QI {] Zn Ahmad 7ith the 7ording: A& '3 -? ' (+ ' 'W '\ (; 3< (2 ' ! '( 2 'g 3I "^ L ' Az ' (# '5 ! (Q 3I ( AL 'T ' Ae ' N> 3 8 (e 3 Az ' (# '5 o ' ! (Q 'I '2 '

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:he Shaykh 12 #P~= began by prai)ing Allaah " ! q%&' and )ending the )alaat and )alaam upon our +rophet ,uhammad -.' " #/.0 12 .34 hi) (amily and 5ompanion) until the 8ay o( 9udgment. De then read the tet: ~hir hen mixed ith orship corrupts it

If you kno" that "hen shirk is mi.e# "ith "orshi! it corru!ts it an# it #estroys the #ee#s an# that those !eo!le "ill be in the fire fore$er, then you "ill reali8e the im!ortance of this matter, an# !erha!s Allaah " ! q%&' "ill free you from this tra! 9 an# that is shirk "ith Allaah " ! q%&'. &e " ! q%&' sai#' W _ aL a o< a g a g aq a " _ j a M _~ g bL a" a # gX ga M a bL _ qJ aM _~ g bL aa S1 e 2q er g erily Allh ories not the sin o settin up partners in orship ith im but e ories hom e ills sins other than that san-Ei)aa t:GGv his is by kno"ing : !rinci!les that Allaah " ! q%&' mentions in &is Book. The First Principle st Principle Taheed ar-uboobiyyah does not enter one into Islaam : hat the (kuffar) #isbelie$ers that the ;ro!het -.' " #/.0 12 .3 fought against ha# the kno"le#ge that Allaah " ! q%&' "as the <reator an# the =ne "ho arranges

the affairs, but this #i# not enter them into Islaam. saying of Allaah " ! q%&''

he e$i#ence for this is the

aj o g a / w< a b2 _M gd bL _" a g / w< a b2 o aj g e% a b2 _M gd bL _ oj a" a > a a X b a 2" a< b e 2 _. g< bL a oj eJ a g > b a 2" a W g < a e 2 o aj w -N _n _ _M bL a oj a \ bn _ a ^k q _U e! a[ ac aJ a\ bk _c a1 m 2q a ^ _^k _/ a ac aM aj b a 2M _X wT aL _ oj a" a w% a b2 ~ay Muhammad ysal-Allhu alayhi a sallamqk Who proides or you rom the sy and the earth r ho ons hearin and siht And ho brins out the liin rom the dead and brins out the dead rom the liin And ho disposes the aairs They ill sayk AllhE ~ayk Will you not then be araid o Allhs punishment or settin up rials in orship ith Allh sunu) Gu:OGv

:he Shaykh 12 #P~= 7ent on to eplain that 7hat i) meant by the Shaykh 12 #<=> i) that (rom among)t mankind4 in thi) li(e people are in di((erent group):

+st Grou! A are tho)e 7ho are upright in both their in7ard belie() and their out7ard a5tion). :he eCiden5e (or thi) i) (ound in al-aqarah K:G-

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Ali-m-MmE This is the oo the urn hereo there is no doubt a uidance to those ho are Al-Muttan ythe pious belieers o Islamic Monotheism ho ear Allh much abstain rom all inds o sins and eil deeds hich e has orbidden and loe Allh much perorm all inds o ood deeds hich e has ordainedqE Who beliee in the haib and perorm As-~alt the prayers and spend out o hat We hae proided or them yiEeE ie at obliatory charity spend on themseles their parents their children their ies and also ie charity to the poor and also in Allhs ause - ihdqE And ho beliee in that the urn and the ~unnah hich has been sent don reealed to you Muhammad 8V = g81 )$ c8b and in that hich as sent don beore you ythe Taurt Torah and the Inl ospelq and they beliee ith certainty in the ereaterE esurrection recompense o their ood and bad deeds Paradise and ellE They are on true uidance rom their ord and they are the successulE sal-aqarah K:G-v

>n# Grou! A tho)e 7ho di)belieCe. Allaah " ! q%&' mention):

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?r# Grou!A tho)e 7ho out7ardly di)play righteou) a5tion) but in7ardly they oppo)e the 8een. :hey are the hypo5rite). o ihteous eeds

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:he Shaykh * 12 #**<=> )aid that man may do a righteou) deed but then doe) )omething 7hi5h 5orrupt) or eCen de)troy) the righteou) a5t. :here are t 5ategorie) a) (ollo7):
G. Z( the righteou) deed i) mied 7ith an a5tion that negate) it 5ompletely4 like

doing a deed that 5ontain) ma1or shirk, ma1or kufr or ma1or hy!ocrisy . Zn thi) 5a)e the righteou) a5t 7ill not be a55epted be5au)e the original deed 7a) 5ombined 7ith an a)pe5t that 5ompletely negated it) ta7heed A i.e. maYor )hirk4 maYor ku(r or maYor hypo5ri)y. K. ne doe) a righteou) deed 7ith ta7heed4 but not 5ompletely. :he a5t i) not nulli(ied in it)el(4 but it i) la5king in it) per(e5tion. :hi) i) due to the 5ommitting o( minor shirk. Z( the indiCidual die) upon thi) he i) not ab)olCed o( the )in. Allaah may enter him into the (ire or may take (rom hi) good deed) to 5ompen)ate (or hi) a5t o( )hirk. De " ! q%&' )ay): W _ aL a o< a g a g aq a " _ j a M _~ g bL a" a # gX ga M a bL _ qJ aM _~ g bL aa S1 e 2q er g erily Allh ories not the sin o settin up partners in orship ith im but e ories hom e ills sAn-Ei)aa t:GGv

G. ne doe) a righteou) deed but al)o 5ommit) a maYor )in like ina4 )tealing or

drinking al5ohol. :he maYor )in may be leaCing o(( a 5ompul)ory a5t or 5ommitting a (orbidden a5t. :hi) doe) not negate the original a5t4 or it) 5ompletene)) but it preCent) 5ompletene)) in re7ard (or the 5ompul)ory a5t. Ahlu) Sunnah 7al 9ama6ah )ay) that thi) indiCidual i) )till mu(min 7ith

eemaan4 but a )inner haCing 5ommitted a maYor )in. Z( he die) upon thi) )in(ul a5t he i) under the ;ill o( Allaah " ! q%&' A De may (orgiCe him i( De ;i)he) or enter him into the (ire to be puri(ied and then granted 9annah. K. ne doe) a )in(ul a5t and i) per)i)tent upon it. So he doe) righteou) deed) but i) per)i)tent upon minor )in). Z( he doe) not repent and die) upon thi) then thi) i) like 5ommitting a maYor )in. :hi) i) be5au)e per)i)ting upon minor )in) i) equiCalent to tran)(orming it to a maYor )in. Z( he die) upon thi) he 7ill al)o be under the ;ill o( Allaah " ! q%&'. Z( De ;i)he) De " ! q%&' 7ill puni)h him and i( De " ! q%&' ;i)he) De 7ill (orgiCe him. ;hat the Shaykh 12 #<=> ha) mentioned i) a 7arning that 7hen Shirk i) mied 7ith righteou) deed) it 5orrupt) it a) Allaah [0 " \] tea5he) u): 2T= aJ a# gX w> a V g a & ag X gb M g bL _S a" a % g3 a [ < a0 a \ b< ab/ a. bc a# gX w> a W a k a g2 b ^] _M bL aq a a o< ac a ~o hoeer hopes or the Meetin ith his ord let him or rihteousness and associate none as a partner in the orship o his ordE sAl-ah( G:GGuv :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 )aid in a hadith qud)i that: .e Y1 = { said4 5I am the most sel&6su&&icient o& havin) an! associates- whoever does a deed and commits shirk with Me in doin) that deed- I leave him to the one that he committed the shirk &or ." sGv From thi) 7e deriCe that the ,u)lim mu)t pay attention to a5tion) that 7ill bene(it him and to per)i)t a) mu5h a) he i) able4 to make hi) )pee5h and a5tion) and al)o 7hat he attain) (rom 7ealth and )pend) (rom it4 to be in 5omplian5e 7ith Allaah6) egi)lation. :hi) path 7ould lead to hi) deed) o( righteou)ne)) being kept )ound (or him. uestions and Ansers

G. uestionk ;hat i) the meant by Allaah #escen#s to lo7e)t heaCen in la)t third o( the night Z) thi)#escen#ing real or (iguratiCe Anserk 8e)5ent6 i) an attribute denoting a5tion ?@**/. cB. Allaah6) attribute) are either tho)e that denote an a5tion ?@/. cB4 or a per)onal attribute ?@/!2B - tho)e that de)5ribe Dim " ! q%&'4 or both ?@/. c @/!2B. :he methodology o( Ahlu) Sunnah 7al 9ammah i) that you adhere to 7hat ha) been mentioned in the Qur6aan and the Sunnah. Di) " ! **q%&**' de)5ent i) like Di) a)5ending oCer Di) :hrone. #he meanin) is known- how it applies to Allaah is unknown- %elie& in it is compulsor!and we should not ask how. ;e don6t a)k ho7 doe) De de)5end 7hat i) upon u) i) to haCe eemaan in Di) " ! q%&' de)5ending. And may Allaah giCe u) )u55e)).

K. uestionk ,y ,u)lim mother i) buying thing) 7ith my per)onal 5ard (raudulently and de5eit(ully and putting bill) in my name and not paying them o((. Cery time Z 5on(ront her about thi) )he pro5laim) her right) oCer me. She i) in5urring the)e debt) 7ithout my kno7ledge or permi))ion. Am Z re)pon)ible (or the)e debt) Z do not 7ant to go to the poli5e a) they 7ill put her in Yail. Anserk Zt i) ne5e))ary to take into 5on)ideration the 5ondition o( thi) 7oman and thi) man. on)idering the 7oman A i) )he poor and unable to pay (or her epen)e)4 5lothing and to proCide )helter (or her)el( Z( thi) i) the 5a)e and )he pur5ha)e) 7hat i) )u((i5ient (or her (rom 5lothing and her epen)e) and (ood and drink and her a55ommodation4 then 7e mu)t al)o look at the )on A i) he 7ealthy Z( )o4 then it i) com!ulsory upon him to )pend on her need)4 her 5lothing4 (ood4 and )helter. Do7eCer4 i( the mother i) ri5h then )he ha) no right to take anything (rom her )on6) 7ealth. ike7i)e4 i( the )on i) poor )he ha) no right to buy thing) and to pla5e the debt upon him.

O. uestionk ;hat i) the 5orre5t under)tanding o( the hadith that )tipulate) that the imaam i) the one 7ho )hould haCe memoried the mo)t Qur6aan Zn our ,a)Yid tho)e that are musbil ?lo7er garment i) belo7 the ankleB and haCe trimmed beard) kno7 more Qur6aan than tho)e 7ho haCe the legi)lated beard) and 7ear tha7b)4 )o 7ho ha) the right to be the imaam Anserk :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 )aid that the one who has memori1ed more 0ur aan than the others should lead the person in salaaah and i& the! are e7ual in this- then the one who has most knowled)e o& the (unnah" .sKv ;hat i) intended by thi) i) that the per)on 7ho i) going to lead the prayer )hould haCe the mo)t kno7ledge o( the ruling) o( the )alaah A 7hat may o55ur o( mi)take) in it) pillar)4 it) 5ondition) or the 5ompul)ory a5tion) o( the prayer4 7hi5h may be le(t o(( unintentionally4 inadCertently or intentionally. Z( the per)on i) kno7ledgeable about the regulation) o( the )alaah he 7ould be able to deal 7ith i))ue) a) they pre)ent them)elCe)4 )o he i) the one 7ho )hould )tep (or7ard to lead the people in prayer.

t. uestionk on5erning the garment o( the indiCidual (or prayer A i( a per)on ha) an iaar ?7ai)t5lothB or a tha7b aCailable4 i) it permi))ible (or him to pray in pant) ;hat about the one 7ho i) heaCy A perhap) i( he pray) in pant) hi) a7rah ?the part) o( the body that mu)t be 5oCeredB may be5ome epo)ed

Anserk Allaah [0 " \] mention) in Qur6aan: T g bj a \ w _ T a i0 g bN _U ai a L g 2 b "p _ _ a a 2W a i gX a L a hildren o Adam Tae your adornment by earin your clean clothes hile prayin sAl-A6raa( :OGv So4 one )hould u)e the be)t o( hi) garment) (or prayer. Do7eCer4 i( he ha) 5oCered hi) a7rah then hi) )alaah i) a55eptable and 5orre5t.

. uestionk Z) it permi))ible (or u) to )ay that a )pe5i(i5 per)on i) an inno$ator be5au)e o( hi) being a))o5iated 7ith a politi5al group De i) the imaam o( a ,a)Yid. r4 i) it that thi) Yudgement 5an only be pa))ed on a per)on 7ho openly doe) innoCation and inCite) to it Anserk id6ah mu)t be under)tood a) 7hat 5ome) in the 8een not in matter) o( 7orldly a((air). ZnnoCation) may be (rom the per)pe5tiCe o( adding to or )ubtra5ting (rom a matter4 bringing (or7ard or delaying it4 or regarding it) pla5e or time4 or by doing an a5tion or leaCing it o((4 in matter) o( the 8een. id6ah i) o( t7o type): a5tual bid6ah ?@**/k/k= @0TXB or )e5ondary bid6ah ?@/c**r @**0TXB i.e. it i) related to a legi)lated matter o( the 8een. ne i) termed an innoCator i( )ometime) he doe) the bid6ah on hi) o7n or )ometime) he 5all) to doing a bid6ah. :here(ore4 one mu)t be 5are(ul in eamining the a5t o( the indiCidual to determine hi) 5ondition beore applying the legal regulation) to thi) indiCidual. Z( one a5t) in oppo)ition to 7hat Allaah ha) legi)lated then that a5tion i) an innoCation. Z( one 5all) to innoCation then thi) i) more )eCere. :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 taught u) thatwhoever esta%lishes a )ood sunnah then &or him is the reward and the reward o& all those who act %! it until the /a! o& 8ud)ment- without an!thin) %ein) reduced &rom their rewards- and whoever esta%lishes an evil sunnah then &or him is the sin and the sin o& all those who act %! it until the /a! o& 8ud)ment- without an!thin) %ein) reduced &rom their sins". sOv A) (or 5alling a )pe5i(i5 per)on an innoCator )imply be5au)e he 5laim) to be a part o( a politi5al group4 then thi) )hould not be done. Z( he a55ompanie) them in their innoCation or he 5all) to their innoCation then thi) i) di((erent.

. uestionk ;e re5eiCe through the mail o((er) regarding Free +rie 8ra7) - i( it i) (ree 5an 7e )ubmit our name) to thi) or i) it a (orm o( gambling Anserk Z( the per)on )pend) any money in order to re5eiCe thi) type o( re7ard and

he may or may not get the re7ard4 then it i) not permi))ible (or him to parti5ipate in thi) type o( a5t) a) thi) i) (orm o( gambling.

. uestionk Z) it permi))ible to tran)late the khutbah o( the imaam in the )itting bet7een the t7o khutbah) i( the imaam kno7) both language) Anserk :he ba)i) i) that the khutbah )hould be giCen in the Arabi5 language but there i) nothing 7rong 7ith tran)lating the khutbah a(ter the khutbah i) giCen or a(ter the )alaah i) per(ormed.

. uestionk Z haCe been married (or almo)t O year) and (or the pa)t K year) Z haCe had a lot o( trial) in my marriage and Z am being Cery patient 7ith my )ituation but the la)t thing that ha) happened ha) really been the 7or)t and Z 7ant to a)k (or a khullah4 +lea)e adCi)e me 7hat to do. Anserk Z( not po))ible (or her to remain 7ith her hu)band be5au)e he i) bad in hi) 8een or not good in hi) 5hara5ter or he treat) her in a bad manner either in the 7ay he )pend)4 5lothe) or hou)e) her4 then there i) nothing 7rong 7ith her )eeking a )eparation (rom her hu)band under the)e 5ir5um)tan5e).

. uestionk Do7 i) it po))ible to kno7 that one i) a((li5ted 7ith )or5erybla5k magi5 and 7hat i) the 5ure Anserk :hi) que)tion )hall be an)7ered in the net le))on in)haa Allaah. Gu. uestionk Z haCe a que)tion regarding taking a 5hild o( one o( my neighbour) to a non-,u)lim )5hool. Der mother i) 7orking and not able to take her. :he 5hild goe) to publi5 )5hool a) the ,u)lim )5hool) here are Cery epen)iCe and the mother i) unable to pay the tuition. Zn thi) non-,u)lim )5hool they tea5h the 5hildren haraam thing). Am Z in a )tate o( )in (or doing thi) a) Z driCe the 5ar and take her to and (rom )5hool eCery day. :he mother i) not religiou) and doe) not tea5h her daughter religiou) matter). Anserk :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 )aid: 9ach o& !ou is a shepherd over !our &lock. #he imam is a shepherd and responsi%le his &lock- the man is a shepherd over his &amil! and responsi%le &or them- the woman is a shepherd over her hus%and s household and responsi%le &or those under her care. 9ver!one is a

shepherd and responsi%le &or those under their care." stv :hi) mother ha) a legal Z)laami5 re)pon)ibility to look a(ter her 5hildren and it i) not la7(ul (or her to )end her 5hildren to a )5hool that tea5he) them matter) that are prohibited. Rather4 it i) 5ompul)ory upon her to tea5h them 7hat 7ill bene(it them (rom matter) o( their 8een. Transcribers Footnotes G. Shaykh al-Albaani )ay) Saheeh in Saheeh al-9aami6 tOGO Saheeh ,u)lim ol. t K (rom Abu Durayrah 3@ g '! (. = ' g 3P 3 (@! 'd ' ! ( ' /9 6 ' g L M '! '. ( 2 'Y B& '' 1{ '& 1 ' % (6 ' M ! (| f #$ % (1 ' [ A@ '! '| K #$ c? ' (2 ' AI '2 ' c# ' A9 'd '= ' M 'C ' AD 'd ') 3 $T " ' Ae '

G. Shaykh al-Albaani )ay) Saheeh in Saheeh al-9aami6 uGG (rom Abi ,a)6ud Saheeh ,u)lim ol. G4 O 9aami6 at-:irmidhi Gt KO4 Shaykh alAlbaani )ay) Saheeh i)naad. z6JeUL [$OV l?*#$ /L $OIA@ <^L l?*#A+ z&81UL [$OV F[$!u#$ /L $OIA@ <^L )$ SAP-# !]e2 Ou#$ \; gP+ /L J9u; N= gIA08V /L N= g8]2 /L {!#$ %6\; N= A?V z6JeUL [$OV F!:z#$ /L $OIA@ <^L F!:] gI4^+ N5 gP6!-d c81

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Taheed

al-loohiyyah

Zn thi) there i) al)o an admonition (or tho)e people that are pre)ent in thi) time 7ho a5kno7ledge :a7heed ar-Ruboobiyyah and :a7heed al-A)maa 7a)-Si(aat4 but they 5ommit )hirk 7ith Allaah [0 " \**] in :a7heed al-loohiyyah ?7or)hipB a) :a7heed al-loohiyyah i) the )ingling out o( Allaah alone in a5t) o( 7or)hip by the )erCant. For eample:

ommitting )hirk in mahabbah ?@&%j A loCeB i.e. in the loCe that they haCe (or Allaah [0 " \]. :hey may loCe the 5reation more than they loCe Allaah " \] [0 or they loCe the 5reation instead o( Allaah " ! #$%&' i.e. they loCe the 5reation and haCe no loCe (or Allaah " ! #$%&'. ommitting )hirk in #u(aa ?W***0 A )uppli5ationB i.e. 7here they may )uppli5ate to the 5reation a) an a5t o( 7or)hip ?glori(i5ationB or make a reque)t 5on5erning a parti5ular i))ue 7here the only ne that 5an addre)) the i))ue i) Allaah " ! #$%&'. :hi) i) like tho)e people 7ho go to the o55upant) o( the graCe) and )uppli5ate to them be)ide) Allaah [0 " \] 7ith regard to their bringing bene(it or repelling harm. ommitting )hirk in niyyah ?@/$ A intentionB i.e. 7here their intent ?T*nB in doing an a5t i) )hared bet7een Allaah " ! #$%&' and Di) 5reation4 or they do the a5tion )eeking other than the Fa5e o( Allaah [0 " \****]. Dere intent mean) 7or)hip ?T& !B. ommitting )hirk in taa(ah ?@0 A obedien5eB e.g. by making halaal 7hat Allaah [0 " \] ha) made haraam and making haraam 7hat Allaah [0 " \] ha) made halaal a) Allaah [0 " \] )aid:

12 q w g " _ oj w XX a> bJ abh _$ a & a{ b> _" a b{ _> a & a= bJ a2 b "p _d a! e2 They es and hristians too their rabbis and their mons to be their lords besides Allh sAt-:aubah :OGv 'nce while Allaah:s Messen)er 8V = g81 )$ c8b was recitin) this a!ah- a companion said- ;' Allaah:s Messen)er< #he! do not worship them (i.e. the ra%%is and monks).; Allaah:s Messen)er 8V = g81 )$ c8b said4 ;#he! certainl! do. #he! (i.e. the ra%%is and monks) made law&ul thin)s as unlaw&ul and unlaw&ul thin)s as law&ul- and the! (i.e. 8ews and =hristians) &ollowed them> and %! doin) so- the! reall! worshipped them.; sGv ~inlin out Allaah c#A9d = gIAmDV alone in acts o orship

:here(ore4 it i) ne5e))ary (or an indiCidual to )ingle out Allaah [0 " \] alone in a5t) o( (eebaa#ah ?7or)hipB a) ta7heed al-loohiyyah i) )ingling out Allaah " \]

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So 7hen the Shaykh *12 #**<=> point) out that a5kno7ledgment o( thi) type o( ta7heed ?ar-RuboobiyyahB doe) not bene(it an indiCidual nor enter him into Z)laam4 he mention) the daleel ?eCiden5eB that i) indi5atiCe o( thi) i.e. that the di)belieCer ackno"le#ges thi) a)pe5t o( ta7heed but it doe) not enter him into Z)laam. Surah unu) Gu:OG. aj o g a / w< a b2 _M gd bL _" a g / w< a b2 o aj g e% a b2 _M gd bL _ oj a" a > a a X b a 2" a< b e 2 _. g< bL a oj eJ a g > b a 2" a W g < a e 2 o aj w -N _n _ _M bL a oj a \ bn _ a ^k q _U e! a[ ac aJ a\ bk _c a1 m 2q a ^ _^k _/ a ac aM aj ba 2 M _X wT aL _ oj a" a w% a b2 ~ay Muhammad ysal-Allhu alayhi a sallamqk Who proides or you rom the sy and the earth r ho ons hearin and siht And ho brins out the liin rom the dead and brins out the dead rom the liin And ho disposes the aairs They ill sayk AllhE ~ayk Will you not then be araid o Allhs punishment or settin up rials in orship ith Allh sunu) Gu:OGv

The isbelieers acnoleded taheed ar-uboobiyyah rom w aspects :he Shaykh * 12 #**<=> mention) the daleel that the di)belieCer) a5kno7ledged ta7heed ar-Ruboobiyyah (rom a)pe5t). G. Ar-Riq A :he 8aleel (rom the Qur6aan: > g b a 2" a W g < a e 2 o aj w -N _n _ _M bL a oj a \ bn _ ~ay Muhammad ysal-Allhu alayhi a sallamqk Who proides or you rom the sy and the earth sunu) Gu:OGv And (rom a hadith Qud)i: ?' M! servants- all o& !ou are hun)r! (need!) except one whom I &eed- so %e) &ood &rom Me- so that I ma! )ive that to !ou. ' M! servants- all o& !ou are naked (need clothes) except one whom I provide )armentsso %e) clothes &rom Me- so that I should clothe !ou?" sKv And Allaah [0 " \] )ay): _ /U o g< a b2 V g^ ek _ b 2 " _ _ 2 eM e 2 ^ a{ _ 1 a 2q e er g erily Allh is the All-Proider ner o Poer the Most ~tronE sAd8haariyaat G:v And Allaah [0 " \] )ay):

> g b a 2" a W g < a e 2 o aj w x aM aX a -h g/ b. a0 a i a% bU a~ a a2 b ^k a! e 2" a 2 b ^i _j a M ak _ b2 \ a{ bJ aq eJ a^ b a" a And i the people o the tons had belieed and had the Ta piety certainly We should hae opened or them blessins rom the heaen and the earth sal-A6raa( :v ;hat i) intended by thi) que)tion i) that it i) dire5ted to the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 )aying4 A)k them 7ho proCide) (or them (rom the )ky and the earth :hi) i) the (ir)t a)pe5t. G. Dearing A (rom the ayah: r 7ho o7n) hearing meaning that the hearing o( the 5hildren o( Aadam [2 #/.0 i) 5ontrolled by Allaah [0 " \]. a< b e 2 _. g< bL a oj eJ a

G. Sight A al)o (rom the ayah4 )ight i) 5ontrolled by Allaah [0 " \]. K. i(e A Allaah [0 " \] )ay): g / w< a b2 o aj g e% a b2 _M gd bL _ oj a" a And ho brins out the liin rom the dead

G. 8eath A Allaah [0 " \] )ay): % w a b2 o aj g a / w< a b2 _M gd bL _" a and brins out the dead rom the liin

G. 8i)po)e) the a((air)- Allaah [0 " \] i) the ne 7ho arrange) the a((air) (rom the )ky to the earth. aj M b a 2M _X wT aL _ oj a" a And ho disposes the aairs ;hat Allaah 7i)he) De doe) and 7hat De doe) not 7i)h De doe)n6t do. Z( De 7ant) to order a matter De )ay)e And it is. :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 7a) ordered to a)k them the)e )i que)tion4 then a(ter that 5ame the an)7er at the end:

q^k a _U e! a[ ac aJ a\ bk _c a1 m 2q a ^ _^k _/ a ac a They ill sayk AllhE ~ayk Will you not then be araid o Allhs punishment :hat i)4 i( they a5kno7ledge all the)e )i a)pe5t) and belieCe that Allaah " #$%&' ! i) the 7ner and Ruler then 7hy don6t they a5kno7ledge that Allaah " #$%&' ! alone de)erCe) to be 7or)hipped :hey )ay 7e a5kno7ledge :a7heed arRuboobiyyah then 7hy don6t they a5kno7ledge :a7heed al-loohiyyah i.e. obey Allaah do 7hat De order)4 and leaCe o(( 7hat De ha) prohibited E~TI~ A~WE~

G. uestionk Z haCe heard that minor )hirk doe) not remoCe one (rom the (old o( Z)laam. Z) thi) a 5on)en)u) ?i1maa@B 7ith the lamaa Anserk :he manhaY o( Ahlu) Sunnah 7al 9amaa6ah (rom the Sahaabah4 the :abi6een and the atba-:aabieen4 i) that normally a per)on i) not (ree (rom minor )hirk4 e5ept Cery rarely it i) Riyaa ?)ho7ing o((B. For eample4 one may adorn hi) )alaah )o that it may be )aid that he pray) 7ell4 or he re5ite) ni5ely )o that it may be )aid that hi) re5itation i) good. :hi) i) minor )hirk. A55ordingly4 the aqeedah o( Ahlu) Sunnah 7al 9amaa6ah )ay) thi) per)on i) not a di)belieCer be5au)e o( the )tatement o( Allaah [0 " \]: W _ aL a o< a g a g aq a " _ j a M _~ g bL a" a # gX ga M a bL _ qJ aM _~ g bL aa S1 e 2q er g erily Allh ories not the sin o settin up partners in orship ith im e ories hom e ills sins other than that sAn-Ei)aa t:GGv Do7eCer4 Allaah 7ill either enter him into the Fire ?not permanentlyB4 or take (rom hi) good deed) to 5ompen)ate (or hi) ?minorB )hirk. :hi) i) the madhab o( Ahlu) Sunnah 7al 9amaa6ah.

K. uestionk :he Su(i) haCe been )preading a shubhah ?doubtB about tabarruk ?)eeking ble))ing)B 7ith the graCe) to the ne7 ,u)lim) here by bringing to them narration) (rom the book) o( the Sala( ?)u5h a) Siyaar AlaamB. ,any o( the narration) are da6ee( ?7eakB and ma7doo6 ?(abri5atedB. Do7eCer my que)tion i)4 Z)tabarruk 7ith the graCe) )hirk4 bid6ah mukaffarah ?take) one out o( the (old o( Z)laamB or bid6ah ghayr mukaffarah ?doe) not take one out o( the (old o( Z)laamB

Anserk :ho)e 7ho go to the o55upant) o( the graCe are o( Carying 5ondition):
G. ne that )uppli5ate) to Allaah " ! #$%&' at the graCe 7here )omeone i)

buried4 or pray) to Allaah " ! #$%&' at the graCe A thi) i) not permi))ible be5au)e )uppli5ation to Allaah " ! #$%&' i) not la7(ul at a graCe a) it 7a) not done by the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 nor 5ommanded by him " #/.0 12 .3 -.'. :he Sahabaah al)o did not do thi)4 nor order that it be done4 and like7i)e the :abi6een and the atba-:abi6een did not do thi). :hi) i) a matter that i) not la7(ul be5au)e the intent i) 7or)hip o( Allaah " ! **#$%&**' and one may not go to the graCe intending to do thi). #he $rophet 8V = g81 )$ c8b was 7uestioned %! one o& his companions ' Messen)er o& Allaah I made a pled)e to sacri&ice a camel at +uwanah (a place)" .e 8V = g81 )$ c8b asked i& there was ever an idol worshipped at that place or did the! ever have an! o& their cele%rations there and when the companions replied no" he was told %! the $rophet 8V = g81 )$ c8b to )o and &ul&ill his pled)e as there is no &ul&illment o& a pled)e made in diso%edience to Allaah or somethin) that is %e!ond a person s capacit!. sOv A55ordingly4 it i) not permi))ible (or one to go to the graCe 7ith the intention o( )uppli5ating to Allaah near the dead per)on or to pray to Allaah near the dead per)on. K. ne that goe) to the graCe and )uppli5ate) to the occupant o( the graCe or )a5ri(i5e) to him4 )uppli5ating to the one in the graCe a) an inter5e))or to Allaah4 a)king him to bring bene(it or repel harm4 a))uming that ble))ing) 7ill be obtained. :hi) a5t i) maYor )hirk. :hi) type o( du6aa ?reque)ting )omethingB and al)o istigaatha ?)eeking a))i)tan5e in time) o( di((i5ultyB i) la7(ul 7hen )eeking it (rom one 7ho i) aliCe4 pre)ent and 5apable and 7ho 7ant) to help you i( a reque)t i) made o( him. Do7eCer4 to go to a dead per)on and )uppli5ate to him to bring bene(it or repel harm i) maYor )hirk a) the dead obCiou)ly 5annot (ul(il 7hat i) being a)ked. :he (ir)t i) prohibited be5au)e it leads to shir and the )e5ond be5au)e it i) maor shir.

O. uestionk Z am a )i)ter 7ho 7ould like to )eek more kno7ledge o( my 8een. Z liCe in the ;e)t and 7ould like to go to 7here the +eople o( no7ledge are. Do7eCer4 Z am in heaCy debt (rom )5hool bill) ?i.e. ten) o( thou)and) o( dollar)B. Z) it permi))ible (or me to leaCe my 5ountry to )eek kno7ledge 7ith the intention o( returning to pay o(( my debt)

Anserk Zt i) 5ompul)ory upon the )erCant to under)tand 7hat i) far# 6ayn ?indiCidual dutyB and 7hat i) far# kifaayyah ?5olle5tiCe dutyB regarding kno7ledge. %ar# 6ayn i) 5ompul)ory upon ea5h indiCidual that ha) attained the age o( re)pon)ibility. Zt in5lude) )eeking kno7ledge o(: Allaah " ! **#$%&**' and haCing Aemaan ?(aithB in Allaah " ! **#$%&**' and kno7ledge o( the oppo)ite 7hi5h i) hypo5ri)y the ta7heed o( Allaah [0 " \****] and the oppo)ite 7hi5h i) )hirk the pillar) o( Z)laam and the oppo)ite 7hi5h i) ku(r the per(orman5e o( taharaah ?puri(i5ationB i.e. "u#u, tayyamum and ghusl the )alaah A the number4 pillar)4 5ondition)4 5ompul)ory a)pe5t) the ruling) pertaining to (a)ting i( he ha) 7ealth he mu)t learn the ruling) o( akaat4 i( he intend) to per(orm haYY or umrah he mu)t learn the ruling) o( haYY and umrah4 i( he 7ant) to do bu)ine)) tran)a5tion) he mu)t learn the regulation) o( buying and )elling4 )o that he may kno7 7hat i) la7(ul and 7hat i) prohibited the ruling) pertaining to marriage A 7hat are the right) due to and due (rom ea5h )pou)e. All o( thi) i) %ar# 6Ayn i.e. 5ompul)ory kno7ledge upon ea5h indiCidual. Z( thi) kno7ledge 5an be obtained in one6) home to7n thi) i) no doubt ea)ier. Do7eCer4 i( )omeone 5annot be (ound to tea5h 7hat i) %ar# 6Ayn upon the indiCidual then there i) nothing 7rong 7ith relo5ating to 7here there are )5holar) and people to in)tru5t in the)e area). Z( there i) the need to traCel4 then it i) ne5e))ary to reque)t permi))ion to traCel (rom the lender o( the loan4 7ith the intention o( repaying the loan a(ter returning ?(rom )eeking kno7ledgeB. A) (or kno7ledge that i) far# kifayyah ?5olle5tiCe re)pon)ibilityB e.g. being a Yudge. :hi) i) )o be5au)e thi) parti5ular type o( kno7ledge i) 5arried out and )pread to other) e.g. a tea5her or #ai(ya. Zt i) not 5ompul)ory to a5quire thi) type o( kno7ledge and to traCel to do )o4 but i( he 7ant) to do )o it i) not a problem.

t. uestionk Z) the 7oman that i) diCor5ed (or the third time entitled to maintenan5e during her pregnan5y +lea)e eplain 7hat maintenan5e i)4 7ould it di((er i( the 7i(e i) a 5o-7i(e 7ith her o7n home Anserk Eot tran)lated during )e))ion

. uestionk Z 7ould like 5larity 7ith regard) to u)ing the name) o( Allah pre5eded

by al4 (or other than Allah. :hi) i) be5au)e o( )ome quote) Z haCe read (rom the Qur6aan and Ahadeeth 7here thi) )eem) to be the 5a)e4 (or eample rabbul-ar)hiladheem ?Qur6aanB. Dere Allah re(er) to Di) throne a) al-adheem. And Zmam ,alik )aid in al-,u7atta uqmaan alhaeem . So 7hat i) the ruling regarding u)ing Allah) name pre5eded by al4 to other) be)ide) Allah4 5on)idering the)e quote) Anserk ne o( the prin5iple) that 7e haCe i) that the legi)lation o( tho)e 7ho pre5eded u) i) al)o legi)lation (or u) unle)) there i) )omething in our 8een 7hi5h preCent) 7hat i) (ound in preCiou) )5ripture). Allaah " ! #$%&' mention) about the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3: -/= g> e "| _> a o a /i gj g b< _ b X g -N _/ b. a0 a LM g= a bU mi g0 a j a # g/ b. a0 a ` L` g0 a bN _ g~ _ $J ao bj w H ^' _> a b _ W] a T bk a a erily there has come to you a Messener Muhammad 8V = g81 )$ c8b rom amonst yourseles iEeE hom you no ellE It riees him that you should receie any inury or diicultyE e Muhammad 8V = g81 )$ c8b is anxious oer you or the belieers he is ull o pity ind and merciulE sat-:aubah :GKv Dere the 7ord) -/=> "|> aoo aheem are u)ed to epre)) that the ,e))enger -.*' " #/.0 12 .3 i) 5ompa))ionate and mer5i(ul. Dere Allaah " ! *#$%&*' u)e) a name (or the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 )imilar to 7hat i) u)ed (or Allaah " #$%&' ! *********************************************************************************************************************************************************. A) (or the proper name) o( Allaah " ! #$%&' like Allaah and Ar-ahmaan4 it i) not permi))ible (or a per)on to name him)el( 7ith them. ;hen a)ked i( the name) o( Allaah " ! #$%&' may be u)ed 7ithout the de(inite arti5le4 the Shaykh )aid that tho)e are qualitie) that are attributed to Allaah " ! **#$%&' alone4 and it i) not la7(ul to u)e them like that.

. uestionk Z (ind it Cery di((i5ult to Ci)it my relatiCe) and a55ept their inCitation) be5au)e all the gathering) are mied 7ith non-mahram men and 7omen intera5ting (reely and the 7omen do not ob)erCe proper hiYaab. +lea)e adCi)e me a) my relatiCe) (eel hurt and up)et be5au)e Z aCoid all )u5h inCitation) to dinner)4 7edding)4 Ci)iting the )i5k et5. Do7 )hould Z treat my relatiCe) 7hile maintaining the prin5iple) o( Z)lam Anserk Eot tran)lated during )e))ion

. uestionk Z( one o7e) money to an unkno7n )our5e4 )hould that indiCidual put that amount in 5harity or )uppli5ate (or them Anserk Z( the per)on doe) not kno7 7ho the 7ealth belong) to then the 7ealth )hould be giCen in 5harity on behal( o( the o7ner ?lenderB o( the 7ealth. Z( the lender 5ome) to 5olle5t the 7ealth one day in the (uture he )hould be told that the 7ealth 7a) giCen in 5harity and i( he agree) to that4 then there i) no problem. Do7eCer4 i( the lender doe) not a55ept thi) then he mu)t be repaid. :he )adaqah giCen earlier e.g. Guuu on behal( o( the lender 7ould be )omething in (aCour o( the one 7ho gaCe the )adaqah and not the original o7ner ?lenderB o( the money4 7ho mu)t be repaid the Guuu.

. uestionk ;e haCe )ome tea5her) 7ho beat and mi)treat 5hildren mentally and phy)i5ally. ur 5hildren are in trauma and )o (rightened to attend their le))on). :he little one) being 5alled out their name) 7ith (oul language)4 imitating their )pee5h and under di)5iplinary a5tion) their (a"rah i) being epo)ed. :hey 5laim thi) i) the 7ay o( the Sahaabah. ;hat i) your na)eehah Anserk Regarding thi) i))ue4 the +rophet -.**' " #**/.0 12 .3 )aid =ommand the children to pra! at seven and reprimand them at ten." stv :he tea5her6) di)5iplining o( a )tudent Carie) depending on the )tudent6) age and many method) are aCailable. 8i)5iplining by breaking bone) due to beating and epo)ing the (a"rah i) not permi))ible. po)ing one6) (a"rah i) haraam and it i) not permi))ible (or one to look at another per)on6) (a"rah4 e5ept bet7een the hu)band and 7i(e4 but other than thi) it i) not permi))ible. :here i) no problem in 5ertain 5ir5um)tan5e) 7here there i) a need e.g. i( one i) undergoing )ome )ort o( medi5al treatment. Do7eCer4 (or the tea5her to epo)e the )tudent6) (a"rah and apply the puni)hment )u5h that the tea5her or )tudent) )ee) the 5hild6) (a"rah there i) no doubt that thi) i) haraam ?prohibitedB. :o attribute thi) to the ompanion) and the :aabi6een i) no doubt a lie. :hi) tea5her i) being )in(ul by attributing thi) to the ompanion) and the :aabi6een and al)o by u)ing a type o( puni)hment that i) unla7(ul.

. uestionk ,y parent) 5on5eiCed me out)ide o( 7edlo5k4 but got married be(ore Z 7a) born4 there(ore Z 7a) born in 7edlo5k. oth o( them are non-,u)lim)4 am Z to be attributed to my (ather or to my mother Anserk Z( a man 5ommit) 8inaa ?adultery or (orni5ationB 7ith a 7oman and )he be5ome) pregnant and he marrie) her 7hil)t )he i) pregnant thi) marriage 5ontra5t i) not Calid and the 5hild i) not attributed to the man. :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3

)aid: #he child is to the %ed and the stone is &or the adulterer" sv i.e. the 5hild i) attributed to the mother and her relatiCe) A her parent)4 5hildren and tho)e out)ide her nu5lear (amily. :he adulterer ha) no relation)hip 7ith the 5hild and a) mentioned be(ore4 the marriage 5ontra5t i) not Calid.

Gu. uestionk ;hat i) the ruling regarding the remoCal o( hair (rom a 7oman6) (a5e Anserk Z( )he ha) a beard or hair on her 5heek there i) no problem in remoCing thi). A) (or the hair aboCe the eye) i.e. the eyebro7)4 it i) not permi))ible that )he )hould remoCe any o( it (or any rea)on4 7hether it be (or beauti(i5ation or other7i)e.

GG. uestionk Z need adCi5e 5on5erning my 5hildren. Z do not permit teleCi)ion4 moCie) and the like in my home4 but 7hen my e-hu)band take) the 5hildren (or a Ci)it he take) them to the moCie hou)e to )ee the ku((aar moCie)4 he allo7) them to )ee 88 moCie) in hi) home4 Z tell my daughter) 7ho are in puberty to 5oCer their (a5e) and he tell) them they do not haCe to. Eo7 the 5hildren hate my home4 be5au)e they long (or the home o( their (ather. ;hat i) your adCi5e Anserk :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 )aid 9ach o& !ou is a shepherd and each o& !ou is responsi%le &or his &lock- the man is a shepherd in his house and responsi%le &or his household- the woman is a shepherd over her hus%and s house and has a responsi%ilit! &or those under her care." sv A55ording to thi)4 the mother ha) a re)pon)ibility and like7i)e4 the (ather ha) a re)pon)ibility. oth o( them haCe the re)pon)ibility o( bringing up 5hildren in an Z)laami5 manner. Zt i) not la7(ul to bring them up )u5h that they be5ome a55u)tomed to haraam thing) (rom drink4 (ood4 5lothing4 or thing) that they are allo7ed to hear or )ee. Z( they ?the parent)B in5ite them to7ard) the)e thing) then they haCe betrayed their :ru)t. Allaah " ! #$%&' )ay): h a. g{ bJ a ar gx g $ a j aa 2 2 b " m ! _ qJ ab _M _j _I bL a1 e 2q er g erily Allh commands that you should render bac the trusts to those to hom they are due san-Ei)aa t:v So4 you e5el in training your 5hildren regarding 7hat i) bet7een you and Allaah ?your tru)tB and a)k Allaah [0 " \*] to diCert their (ather (rom thi) bad type o( upbringing to righteou) upbringing ?o( the 5hildrenB. ;hat the (ather doe) o( bad training i) a )in upon him4 and the )in i) not upon you a) Allaah [0 " \] )ay):

h a a b'" _ S er g ~ b$ a1 m 2 _ . wN aL _a S Allh burdens not a person beyond his scope sal-aqarah K:Kv And Allaah [0 " \] )ay): M a= a o bj w -N _/ b. a0 a \ a a b/ a g1 m 2T _ LM gL _ j a Allh does not ant to place you in diiculty sAl-,aaidah :v GK. uestionk ,y )i)ter in la7 liCe) about u kilometre) (rom the 5ity Z liCe in. Z) it permi))ible (or her to 5ome Ci)it me 7ithout a mahram Z( not may her brother meet her hal(7ay and driCe in (ront o( her the re)t o( the 7ay Anserk :he legal eCiden5e) )ho7 that it i) not la7(ul (or a 7oman to traCel a di)tan5e o( a day and a night 7ithout a mahram. :he Yourney that ha) been mentioned i) not permi))ible (or a 7oman to traCel be5au)e it i) e)timated at tukm (or the (ir)t day and tukm (or the )e5ond day4 )o it i) not permi))ible (or her to traCel thi) di)tan5e. +o))ibly her brother 5ould Ci)it her and bring her to hi) home. Zt i) not permi))ible (or her to traCel hal(7ay or the 7hole 7ay on her o7n.

GO. uestionk Z) it permi))ible (or a 7oman to traCel (or t hour) by plane in order to )tudy 7ith the lema Anserk Eo4 it i) not permi))ible. Zt i) not allo7ed. ou look at the di)tan5e it 7ould take a 5amel to traCel in a day and night A not an aeroplane.

Transcribers Footnotesk G. Shaykh al-Albaani )ay) Da)an in Ghaayatul-,araam 7ith the (ollo7ing 7ording: /D?#$ }&V A&8L YVt$ {De lI$!h?#A+ <$W Je <A@= 8V= g81 )$ c8b /D?#$ c#5 dA %+ J1 [A Je= A6= !;6 %+$ &*#$= )$ <=W %6 A+A+C2 zIAD]C= ]CAD 2 $=pid$ l;H$ jp] 2!u; 8V= g81 )$ c8b k TAuL =]JD9; # zI5 )$ TOVC A; k TAe <O@!|; A&1 gIAmDV O] N5 g#5 N $J $= Az#5 $=JD9# N5 $=!62 g81 /D?#$ <2 l;$=C /L= E ]A;5 zdWAD1 7#pL ]O9DdAL $!m#$ z# $O8 2= TYm#$ z81 $O6! zI5 c8+ $45= jO8mPV$ A. z# $O8 2 $45 $OIA@ z?-#= zI=JD9; $OIO-; # zI5 A62 k l;H$ jpz# $!_*d TAe Y*#$ jO6! A. z81 $O6! G. Shaykh al-Albaani )ay) Saheeh in Saheeh al-9aami tOt. Earrated by Abi

8harr in Saheeh ,u)lim ol. t K 5ontaining the 7ording: /I O* 3(P 'V ( AL 'g 3d 3O (* '@ ' % (6 ' N "5 C A1 ' (38 K@ 3 W AD '1 A; ' (3& (9 (2 3 /I O& 39 0 (P 'V ( AL 'g 3P 3& (9 ' (2 '% (6 ' N "5 } A ' (38 K@ 3 W AD '1 A; ' ( 3* 3@ (2 ' G. Sunan Abu 8a7uud OKO OOGO. Shaykh al-Albaani )ay) the hadith ha) a )aheeh i)naad. TAuL 8V= g81 )$ c8b /D?#$ cdUL lI$OD+ Y+5 !m?; <2 8V= g81 )$ c8b )$ TOVC Jz1 c81 {C CpI JD9; l8]A:#$ <A=2 %6 %= AzL <A@ {] 8V= g81 )$ c8b /D?#$ TAuL lI$OD+ Y+5 !mI2 <2 oCpI /I5 N gI^L MCp?+ =2 8V= g81 )$ c8b )$ TOVC TAe N $O#Ae ]WA12 %6 J1 AzL <A@ {] TAe N $O#Ae W %+ 78&; N A&LN= )$ lh96 /L Cp?# [AL= G. Ahmad olK. Abu 8a7uud ol. G4 t. Shaykh al-Albaani )ay) Saheeh in Zr7aa al-Ghaleel ol. K K 7ith the 7ording: =]FYh#A+ [@A?+2 $=!6 TAe 8V= g81 )$ c8b )$ TOVC <2 jJ %1 g+2 %1 a9. %+ =!&1 ;J }A&#$ /L z?+ $Oe!L= !|9# Az81 ]O+!$= %?V }DV [A?+2 G. Earrated by abu Durayrah in Saheeh al-ukharee ol. t tOK 7ith the 7ording belo7. Al)o (ound in ,u)lim4 Abu 8a7uud4 at-:irmidhi and other). !:m#$ !]A98#= ,R$!_8# J#O#$ G. Shaykh al-Albaani )ay) Saheeh i)nad in Adab al-,u(rad GO KGK 7ith the 7ording: F2!&#$= T=\*6 O]= g8]2 c81 $C {!#$= T=\*6 O]= $C !6AL gP1C %1 T=\*6 -8@= $C -8@ >1C %1 T=\*6 -8@= $C -8@= N2 l#=\*6 c]= Az=- >+ c81 l1$C

At the )tart o( the 5la)) it 7a) announ5ed that a )i)ter4 Si)ter etty4 7anted to enter into Z)laam by pronoun5ing the 0hahaa#ah A Alhamdulillaah. :hey Shaykh 12 #P~= gaCe )ome adCi5e to the )i)ter4 and then pronoun5ed the 7ord) o( the 0hahaa#ahtayn (or her to repeat. A(ter thi) he 5ontinued 7ith the book: :he Four +rin5iple). :he Shaykh *****************************12 #*****************************P~= )aid:

:he Shaykh 12 #P~= began by prai)ing Allaah " ! #$%&' and )ending the )alutation and )alaam upon the mo)t noble o( all +rophet) and ,e))enger) -.' " #/.0 12 .34 hi) (amily and (ollo7er) all o( them. De then )aid: Adice to ~ister etty

 Zt i) ne5e))ary to kno7 that the Qur6aan i) a ook )ent by Allaah " ! #$%&' (or all 5reation (rom Yinn and mankind4 and that the me))age o( the +rophet #/.0 12 .3 -.**' " i) general A (or mankind and Yinn4 and that thi) 0haree(ah ?legi)lationB i) 5omplete a) Allaah [0 " \] )ay): iL g a[ a' b g 2_N _ a _ / g > a" a U g< ab$ gbN _/ b. a0 a _ < b< a! bJ a" a bN _i a L gbN _ a _ . b< a bJ a a^ b/ a b2 This day I hae perected your reliion or you completed My Faour upon you and hae chosen or you Islm as your reliion sAl-,aaidah :Ov And that thi) 0haree(ah i) (irm and (ied4 it doe) not 5hange. Zt Yudge) and it i) not Yudged i.e. the ruling) it 5ontain) are the legi)lation o( Allaah a) De [0 " \] )ay): a ^i q _n g ^L _ ^ bk a w <N b= _ 1 w 2o aj g o _ a= bJ ao bj a" a And ho is better in udement than Allh or a people ho hae irm FaithE sAl-,aaidah :uv And a) Allaah [0 " \] )aid to Di) +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3: ]M a= a bh g g~ _ $J a c g2 b "T _ gL aS a el _bh _i a/ bX aM a a a < a /c g a ^< _N w% aL _ aU e= a q a ^i _j g bL _S a aX w> a" a [ ac a </. g b! a2 b ^< _. w aL _" a a / b a n a < ej w ut no by your ord they can hae no Faith until they mae you Muhammad 8V = g81 )$ c8b ude in all disputes beteen them and ind in themseles no resistance aainst your decisions and accept them ith ull submissionE sAn-Ei)aa t:v From another per)pe5tiCe4 it i) important (or thi) lady to be thank(ul (or thi) ble))ing (rom Allaah [0 " \] ;ho guided her to Z)laam4 be5au)e i( all o( the angel) in the DeaCen)4 and all the o55upant) o( the arth4 and the 9inn)4 all o( them4 i( they gathered together to guide her to Z)laam then by Allaah4 eCen i( they intended to guide her4 they 7ould neer be able to do )o4 a) Allaah [0 " \] )aid: g < q a L bg gb _ 2T a{ a q bJ abN _/ b. a0 a o m< _L a1 _ 2\ e gX a -N _j a [' br g e. a0 a 2^i m< _! aS e \n _ 2^< _. a' bJ aq bJ a a/ b. a0 a q a ^i m< _L a

They reard as a aour to you Muhammad 8V = g81 )$ c8b that they hae embraced IslmE ~ayk ount not your Islm as a aour to meE ay but Allh has conerred a aour upon you that e has uided you to the

Faith sAl-DuYuraat t:Gv So4 her guidan5e to Z)laam i) (rom Allaah alone. Zt i) an enormou) ble))ing and it i) upon her to )ho7 gratitude to Allaah [0 " \******] (or thi). A(ter that )he )hould utter the 0hahaa#ah: qJ " #* *ij "> " -*LMj *r {**kJ #**U<. " #* " >'*^12 T&0 /0 qJ " 12 H^'> T<%j qJ " 12 Sr #r S >^****&k2 ****c o****j **** &L ****12 qJ " ****h/c ****L> S @****/!2W @0****2 qJ " =>****i2 qJ " ****= @****i2 here is no #eity "orthy of "orshi! besi#es Allaah an# Muhamma# -.' " #/.0 12 .3 is the Messenger of Allaah an# that Aesah [2 #/.0 is the sla$e of Allaah an# &is Messenger an# a -or# from &imself that &e cast into Maryam an# a Ruh (s!irit) from &im an# that the /annah is true an# the %ire is true an# that the &our (an# /u#gment) is coming, there is no #oubt about it, an# that Allaah "ill resurrect those in the gra$es. A(ter )he ha) uttered the 0hahaa#ah it i) obligatory upon her to per(orm ghusl ?ritual bathB on a55ount o( entering Z)laam. A(ter entering Z)laam thi) ghusl remoCe) the e((e5t) o( u(r ?di)belie(B and the e((e5t) o( Shirk. :hi) i) imperatiCe. Regarding the name4 there are three name) and )he may 5hoo)e one o( them:

Faatimah A the daughter o( the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 and the leader o( the 7omen o( 9annah Aye)ha A the 7i(e o( +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 ,aryam A the daughter o( Zmraan4 mother o( e)ah [2 #/.0

,ay Allaah be plea)ed 7ith them all. She may 5hoo)e one o( the)e name). And 7ith Allaah i) the ta"fee7. :he Shaykh *12 #P~= then pronoun5ed the 7ord) o( the 0hahaa#ahtayn and the )i)ter repeated them. :he Shaykh * 12 #**P~= then made du6aa (or the )i)ter4 and mentioned that )he )hould 5hoo)e a name (rom the three he mentioned and he in5lined to Faatimah hi0 12 > a) )he i) the daughter o( the +rophet " #/.0 12 .3 -.' and the leader o( the 7omen in 9annah. De )aid Alhamdulillaah to the ne 7ho ha) )aCed her (rom ku(r. The Four Principles by Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhab )$ g& C The nd Principle

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:he Shaykh 12 #P~= )aid that Shaykh ,uhammad ibn Abdul ;ahhab 12 #<=> )tarted the Knd prin5iple by )aying: The Mushrieen too their ods as a means o drain closer to Allaah :he ,u)hrikeen ?polythei)t)B )ay that they only 7or)hip their god) )o that they ?their deitie)B may dra7 them 5lo)er to Allaah4 and a) a mean) o( inter5e))ion 7ith Dim " ! #$%&'. :he eCiden5e (or thi) i) the Spee5h o( Allaah [0 " \] a ^~ q _. gU a bdL a# g /c gb{ _ j a c gbh _i a/ bX a_N _% bL a1 a 2q e er g ~ a b _ 1 g 2 e ar g $ a ^X _M wk a/ _ gS er gb{ _T _& _b $ a j a W}/ a g" bJ a# g$ g " _ oj g 2"p _d a! e2 o a Lp g e2" a ~ > e a R g a ^ a{ _ o bj a T gh bL aS a 1 a 2q e er g And those ho tae Auliy protectors helpers lords ods besides im sayk We orship them only that they may brin us near to AllhE erily Allh ill ude beteen them concernin that herein they dierE Truly Allh uides not him ho is a liar and a disbelieerE sa-umar O:Ov ;hat i) meant by thi)4 i) that Allaah " ! #$%&' )tated that the ,u)hrikeen4 7ho De )an5tioned and 5ondemned to the Fire (oreCer4 did not 5ommit )hirk in ta7heed ar-Ruboobiyyah ?ord)hipB regarding Allaah [0 " \]. Rather4 their )hirk 7a) in ta7heed al-loohiyyah ?;or)hip o( Allaah " ! ********#$%&********'B. :hey did not )ay or 5laim that their god) 7hi5h they 7or)hipped be)ide) Allaah " ! #$%&' 5reated anything4 or granted ri87 ?proCi)ionB or bene(ited or harmed or admini)tered the a((air) along 7ith Allaah " ! **#$%&' in Di) Supreme +o7er.

 :hey took their deitie) a) intermediarie) bet7een them)elCe) and Allaah4 a) Allaah " ! #$%&' )aid about them: g 2T e 1 a i0 g $ a| _ a ~ a _ W g S _ *{ a q a ^ _^k _L a" a bh __~ a iL aa S" a b{ _M m _ L aa S j a 1 g 2q e g " _ oj g q a "T _& _b L a" a And they orship besides Allh thins that harm them not nor proit them and they sayk These are our intercessors ith AllhE sunu) Gu:Gv :heir )aying: that harm them not- nor pro&it them" i) their a5kno7ledgment that their deitie) neither pro(it nor harm them and that they take them a) inter5e))or) i.e. intermediarie) to Allaah " ! *******************#$%&*******************'. The A7eedah o the Mushrieen

:he )a5ri(i5e) they u)ed to make to the idol)4 and promi)e) and pledge) that they took in the name) o( the idol)4 7a) not be5au)e they thought that the)e thing) harmed or bene(ited them in and o( them)elCe)4 but that they 7ere intermediarie) and brought them 5lo)er to Allaah " ! #$%&'. :hi) i) the A7ee#ah ?elie(B o( the ,u)hrikeen. Intercession ~haaaah l1A_.

Znter5e))ion i) o( t7o type) A that 7hi5h i) true and 5orre5t ?=B and e)tabli)hed in the Qur6aan4 and that 7hi5h i) (al)e and (utile ?\*******XB. GB :he 5orre5t (orm o( inter5e))ion ha) K 5ondition) 7hi5h mu)t be )ati)(ied: iB Zt i) done 7ith the permi))ion o( Allaah [0 " \*******] iiB :he one being inter5eded (or4 mu)t be (rom the people o( :a7heed KB :he in5orre5t (orm o55ur) 7hen either o( the K 5ondition) mentioned aboCe i) ab)ent. :he Shaykh 12 #<=> then )ay) that the eCiden5e (or their taking their deitie) a) a mean) o( inter5e))ion i) the Spee5h o( Allaah [0 " \]: w 2T 1 a i0 g $ a| _ a ~ a _ WS _ *{ a q a ^ _^k _L a" a bh __~ a iL aS a" a b{ _M m _ L aa S j a 1 w 2q g " _ oj g q a "T _& _b L a" a And they orship besides Allh thins that harm them not nor proit them and they sayk These are our intercessors ith AllhE sunu) Gu:Gv

Intercession

is

typesk

G. @*/~ij @0 ~A ?0hafaa(ah ManfeeyahB Znter5e))ion that i) prohibited or negated. K. @U&j @0 ~A ?0hafaa(ah MuthbitahB Znter5e))ion that i) a((irmed or e)tabli)hed in the Qur6aan. +rohibited Znter5e))ion Zt i) inter5e))ion that i) )ought (rom other than Allaah [0 " \] in thing) 7here only Allaah " ! #$%&' ha) the ability to proCide 7hat i) being reque)ted. :he daleel (or thi) i) the )tatement o( Allaah [0 " \]: . @ e _ S a" a # g /c g / bX aS e ^ bL a a! gI bL a qJ a\ g& bn a oj w - _ i an b a> a < ej g 2 b ^k _~ g $J a2 b ^i _j a o a Lp g e2 h aL mJ a L a a ^< q _ gP e 2 _{ _ q a "M _c g N a b 2" a @ 0 a ~ a a S a" a you ho beliee ~pend o that hich We hae proided or you beore a ay comes hen there ill be no barainin nor riendship nor intercessionE And it is the disbelieers ho are the limn ron doersE sal-aqarah K:Ktv :hi) i) inter5e))ion 7hi5h i) baatil ?(al)eB and 7hi5h i) done 7ithout the +ermi))ion o( Allaah [0 " \***************************]. :hi) i) the type that the ,u)hrikeen )poke o( 7hen they )ought inter5e))ion (rom other than Allaah " ! *********************#$%&*********************'. A((irmed Znter5e))ion Zt i) inter5e))ion reque)ted (rom Allaah " ! **#$%&' (rom a noble inter5e))or4 7ho)e inter5e))ion i) a55eptable and the per)on on 7ho)e behal( the inter5e))ion i) being )ought i) one that Allaah " ! **#$%&' i) plea)ed 7ith hi) )tatement) and a5tion)4 and it i) a(ter Di) " ! #$%&' +ermi))ion a) De " ! #$%&' )ay): g$ # g b gX ge Sr g _T ai b0 g _~ a bL a p g e2 2 a oj a Who is he that can intercede ith im except ith is PermissionEEE sAlaqarah K:Kv

The

Mushrioon

did

not

understand

intercession

Zn thi) i) an eplanation (rom the Shaykh ! 12 #<=>4 be5au)e the)e people heard about inter5e))ion but they did not under)tand the meaning o( it. :hey reque)ted inter5e))ion 7ithout the permi))ion o( Allaah \] " `0 and (or tho)e 7ho 5ommit )hirk 7ith Allaah. :hey reque)ted it (rom tho)e 7ho haCe no 5ontrol oCer the matter and (or tho)e 7ho are not de)erCing o( it. :he inter5e))ion o( tho)e inter5e))or) 7ill be o( no bene(it to them. :hey are ignorant o( the meaning o( the a((irmed

inter5e))ion Intercession is

and by

the the

di)allo7ed Permission o

inter5e))ion. Allaah

Eo one i) able to inter5ede 7ith Allaah " ! #$%&' e5ept 7ith Di) +ermi))ion. :he be)t o( 5reation4 and the )eal o( the +rophet4 ,uhammad " #**/.0 * 12 .**3 -.' when he wants to intercede &or those standin) on Yawmul 0i!aamah (the /a! o& 8ud)ment) he will honor Allaah %! prostratin) to .im and ask o& .im and praises .im and he will repeat this and will not cease to prostrate until .e gIAmDV c#A9d = sa!s to him4 2aise !our head and speak- and !our speech will %e listened to- intercede and !our intercession will %e accepted." sGv So4 he -.' " #/.0 12 .3 7ill not be able to inter5ede until he -.' " #/.0 12 .3 i) giCen permi))ion by Allaah " ! *********************************************************************#$%&*********************************************************************'. :hi) type o( inter5e))ion i) (or the people o( :a7heed. The Mushrioon ill not beneit rom intercession on amul iyaamah :he ,u)hrik 7ill not bene(it (rom inter5e))ion4 tho)e 7ho make o((ering) to piou) people (rom the people o( the graCe)4 thinking it 7ould help them. :hi) i) a)5ribing partner) 7ith Allaah. Zt i) maor shir4 and tho)e that they )ought inter5e))ion (rom4 their inter5e))ion 7ill not bene(it them on a7mul Qiyaamah. a /g c o g e 2 @ _0 a ~ a a bh __~ a i! a < ac a ~o no intercession o intercessors ill be o any use to themE sal-,uddaththir t:tv

~ummary :here(ore4 thi) 5lari(ie) that the Prohibited Intercession i) reque)ted 7ithout the permi))ion o( Allaah " ! #$%&' or by 5ommitting )hirk 7ith Allaah " ! #$%&' and the Airmed Intercession i) done a(ter permi))ion i) granted by Allaah " #$%&' ! ***********and it i) (or the +eople o( :a7heed.

uestions

and

Ansers

G. uestionk ;hat i) the (ir)t obligation upon a ne7 ,u)lim a(ter per(orming the ghusl ?bathB4 and i) it permi))ible (or himher to pray in the ngli)h language

until he)he ha) memoried the prayer in the Arabi5 language Anserk :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 when he sent Mu adh to Yemen the &irst thin) he 8V = g81 )$ c8b said to do was to invite the people to the (hahaadah , #hat there is no deit! worth! o& worship other than Allaah and that Muhammad 8V = g81 )$ c8b is the Messen)er o& Allaah. #hen he said I& the! o%e! !ou in this then in&orm then that Allaah c#A9d = gIAmDV has made compulsor! upon them &ive pra!ers throu)hout the da! and ni)ht." sKv So4 the (ir)t obligation a(ter )he 5ome) into Z)laam and take) a bath4 i) the prayer and there i) nothing 7rong 7ith her per(orming the prayer in the language 7hi5h )he under)tand) or kno7) and i) a55u)tomed to4 until )he learn) the Arabi5 language. ( the prin5iple) o( our 8een i) that 7hen di((i5ultie) o55ur there i) ea)e. :here are many Cer)e) in the Qur6aan epounding thi) prin5iple4 )u5h a) 7hen Allaah [0 " \] tea5he) u): h a a b'" _ S er g ~ b$ a1 m 2 _ . wN aL _a S Allh burdens not a person beyond his scope sAl-aqarah K:Kv

M a= a o bj w -N _/ b. a0 a \ a a b/ a g1 _ 2T e _ LM gL _ j a Allh does not ant to place you in diiculty sAl-,aaidah :v So ba)ed on that4 there i) nothing 7rong 7ith per(orming the prayer on time a) thi) i) )omething that )hould be done ?i.e. the prayer on timeB and to do the )uppli5ation in the language that )he i) a55u)tomed to )peaking until )he learn) the Arabi5 language.

K. uestionk Eoble Shaykh4 you mentioned in your la)t le5ture ?Four +rin5iple) la)) tB that the ku((ar o( Quray)h belieCed in ta7heed al-A)maa 7a)-Si(aat4 )o ho7 do 7e under)tand their a5tion) 7hen they re(u)ed to a5kno7ledge arRahmaan and ar-Raheem in the :reaty o( Dudaibiyyah Anserk :hi) a5kno7ledgement o( Allaah6) Eame) and Attribute) 5ome) a) a natural by-produ5t o( them belieCing in :a7heed ar-Ruboobiyyah. :hey belieCe that De i) the ne 7ho giCe) li(e4 and ha) authority oCer eCerything. All o( the)e 5annot

take pla5e unle)) the name) o( the)e parti5ular thing) are inherently attributed to Allaah " ! **#$%&**'. So eCen thought they don6t a5kno7ledge it openly4 it i) )omething that they re5ognie be5au)e o( :a7heed ar-Ruboobiyyah4 eCen though they might not )tate thi)4 they belieCe in :a7heed al-A)maa6 7a)-Si(aat inherently. So it i) (rom thi) per)pe5tiCe that 7e are )aying that ye) A they a5kno7ledge :a7heed al-A)maa6 7a)-Si(aat A the :a7heed o( Allaah6) Eame) and Attribute).

O. uestionk Z( a man embra5e) Z)lam )o he 5an take a ,u)lim 7oman (or marriage i) hi) )in) )till (orgiCen or not Anserk Zn all 5ondition)4 i( he entered ?Z)laamB out7ardly and did not enter in7ardly i.e. he entered out7ardly (or the purpo)e o( marrying a 7oman then he i) a munaa(iq ?hypo5riteB A thi) i) ,aYor Dypo5ri)y be5au)e the hypo5rite) are the one) that Allaah " ! #$%&' mentioned in the Qur6aan in )urah al-aqarah: a /i o gj g b< _X g -{ _ j a" a M g g 2 g^ b/ a b X g" a 1 g X e g i ej a H _ ^k _L a oj a g i e 2 o aj g" a And o manind there are some hypocrites ho sayk We beliee in Allh and the ast ay hile in act they beliee notE sal-aqarah K:v And like7i)e 7hat De " ! #$%&' mentioned in )urah an-Ei)aa: M/ 2 g $ abh _ aT a g! a o a" a > g i e 2 o aj g \ g~ a' b a 2g > bT e 2 c go a /k gc g i a< _ b2 q er g erily the hypocrites ill be in the loest depth rade o the Fire no helper ill you ind or themEsAn-Ei)aa t:Gtv So4 i( he entered Z)laam out7ardly and did not enter regarding hi) heart ?i.e. he did not embra5e Z)laamB4 and he entered out7ardly (or the purpo)e o( marriage4 then it i) not permi))ible (or him to marry thi) 7oman. From the prin5iple) o( the 0haree(ah i) that thi) type o( indiCidual i) treated ba)ed on the oppo)ite o( hi) intention.

t. uestionk 8o 7e haCe to pray Salaatul Khusoof ?e5lip)e prayerB eCen i( 7e do not 7itne)) it And are there any )pe5i(i5 adiyah ?pl. du6aaB that 7e haCe to )ay in the day or during the e5lip)e Anserk :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 )aid: #he sun and the moon are two si)ns

&rom the si)ns o& Allaah. #he! do not eclipse &or the death o& an!one neither their li&e (i.e. %irth). Allaah uses these to strike &ear into .is slaves. (o when !ou see them o&&er the pra!er and supplicate until the eclipse passes awa!." sOv Z( )omeone e)tabli)he) that an e5lip)e i) pre)ent then he )hould pray the 5lip)e +rayer ?Salaatul KhusoofB4 7hether he ha) to pray it indiCidually or in 5ongregation and )imilarly 7hether it i) a man or a 7oman. Zt i) per(ormed a) de)5ribed in the 0haree(ah ?egi)lationB.

. uestionk ;hat i) the ruling on Anaashee# ?)ong)B i( they do not 5ontain anything (rom Shirk or id6ah or mu)i5al in)trument) Anserk :he)e Anaashee# are (rom t7o per)pe5tiCe) A 7ho i) doing the Anaashee# and 7hat i) the rea)on (or it :he per)on may 5on)ider )omething to be la7(ul in that there i) nothing in it that i) prohibited 7hen in a5tuality there i). So really4 Z 7ould pre(er that thi) be )ent to me by (a )o that Z may )ee 7hat it i) and re)pond a55ordingly. :he ruling in re)pe5t o( giCing (at7a i) that a per)on re)pond) to ea5h que)tion a) it i) pre)ented4 be5au)e thi) 7ould di((er (rom one )ituation to the net. So it i) important not to giCe a general ruling in )omething that may require a )pe5i(i5 de5i)ion or ruling.

. uestionk ;e are pri)oner) and due to the pri)on) re)tri5tion) on our moCement 7e are unable to pray (iCe daily prayer) in 5ongregation a55ording to the Sunnah. Z) 5ombining the prayer) due to the pri)on) re)tri5tion) legi)lated in Z)laam or i) it pre)5ribed to pray indiCidually ea5h prayer at it) proper time 7ithin our pri)on 5ell) Anserk ;hat preCent) a per)on (rom attending the 5ongregational prayer or the 9umu6ah in re)pe5t to the men are: G. /k/k= $j ?Real 8eterrentB A Zt may be a real preCentatiCe A i.e. )omething 7hi5h in a5tuality 5annot be aCoided in the human. K. $j //<N=?egal 8eterrentB A Zt i) 5on)idered a) )omething 7hi5h preCent) him. :he (ir)t 5a)e ?k/k=B i) (or eample )i5kne)) A thi) i) )omething that allo7) a per)on to )tay a7ay (rom the 5ongregational prayer. Eo 5reation ha) any )ay in thi)4 it i) not )omething that i) (rom the 5reation4 rather it i) (rom Allaah " ! #$%&'. :hi) i) a real type o( deterrent 7hi5h allo7) him to pray in hi) home A to pray 8huhr t rakaat in it) time4 A)r t rakaat on time and ,aghrib and e)haa in the time) they are )uppo)ed to be prayed.

Another thing that may preCent a per)on i) traCelling4 and Allaah " ! #$%&' ha) giCen him a 5on5e))ion A (or the traCeller to )horten hi) prayer (or a permi))ible Yourney or one that i) 5ompul)ory. A) (or a per)on 7ho i) traCelling in order to do )omething haraam A it i) not permi))ible (or him to take the 5on5e))ion under thi) 5ir5um)tan5e. A) (or one that ha) )omething 7hi5h preCent) him legally A a deterrent )u5h a) tho)e 7ho are preCented by )omeone el)e (rom 5arrying out a parti5ular a5t A like tho)e mentioned in the que)tion. :hey are preCented by tho)e 7ho haCe impri)oned them (rom per(orming the prayer the 7ay they 7ant to per(orm it and thi) i) not (rom Allaah6) " ! *********#$%&*********' in the 7ay that )i5kne)) i). For the)e indiCidual)4 i( it i) ea)y (or them to pray in 5ongregation then they )hould do )o4 i( they 5an pray 7ith another indiCidual thi) i) good be5au)e the +rophet .3 -.' " #/.0 12 mentioned that two and a%ove is what is considered a con)re)ation stv. Z( they are not able to do )o4 then they pray by them)elCe) a55ording to their 5ir5um)tan5e4 and ea5h per)on pray) the prayer on time A 8huhr t rakaat in it) time4 A)r t rakaat in it) time4 ,aghrib in it) time and e)haa t rakaat in it) time thi) i) 7hat i) binding upon them.

. uestionk A man ha) a mini-)tore4 7hi5h )ome o( hi) in5ome i) (rom )elling al5oholi5 beCerage)4 and he i) 7ondering i( he 5ould )end hi) mother to do mrah (rom the in5ome o( that )tore +lea)e keep in mind that the )tore 7a) pur5ha)ed by taking an intere)t-bearing loan and ha) not yet been paid o((. Anserk Zt i) not permi))ible (or him to )pend on him)el(4 hi) 7i(e4 hi) 5hildren4 and it i) not permi))ible (or him to )pend on hi) mother regarding mrah (rom the)e unla7(ul earning). :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 taught u) thatAllaah c#A9d = gIAmDV is pure and .e does not accept except that which is pure. sv De -.' " #/.0 12 .3 mentioned a man who had traveled &or a lon) time- he is dust! and his hair is unkempt and his &ood is haraam- his drink is haraam and his clothin) is haraam and he is sa!in) 5Yaa 2a%%- Yaa 2a%% (M! *ord- M! *ord) , .ow- the $rophet 8V = g81 )$ c8b saidcan he %e answered3sv So4 it i) not la7(ul (or him (rom the prin5iple) o( Z)laami5 bu)ine)) tran)a5tion)4 to in5ur the)e type) o( unla7(ul tran)a5tion)4 (or eample Ribaa?Zntere)tB and )elling al5oholi5 beCerage). :hi) i) )o be5au)e the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 cursed with respect to alcoholic %evera)es- ten individuals- amon)st them is the one who receives some time o& monetar! %ene&it &rom sellin) those items. sv From another per)pe5tiCe thi) i) an a5t o( di)obedien5e (rom him to7ard) hi) mother A to treat her in thi) manner.

. uestionk A )tudent re5ently 5ame to the SA and did not kno7 the time (or praying nor 7a) he able to look at the )un to (ind out 7hether the time had entered or not. De prayed all hi) prayer) on time e5ept 8huhr. De prayed it about Ku to K minute) be(ore it) time. ;hat i) he to do no7 Anserk ;hateCer prayer he prayed be(ore it) time entered4 mu)t be repeated.

. uestionk an a hu)band a)k hi) 7i(e i( )he 7ant) a khullah keeping in mind that the 7i(e neCer brought it up or a)ked but )he an)7ered ye) out o( anger and hurt4 then the hu)band )aid by Allaah you got it. Z) thi) 5on)idered permi))ible Are they )till married Anserk A) (or the khullah it i) )omething that i) done and i) only 5on)idered a khullah i( there i) )omething that ha) been giCen A )ome type o( 7ealth. ther7i)e i( a per)on intend) by agreeing 7ith hi) 7i(e that thi) i) a diCor5e4 then thi) i) a diCor5e4 7hat i) important i) hi) intention in thi) 5a)e. A) (or the khullah )he ha) to giCe )omething4 and i( )he doe) and he a55ept) it4 then )he i) (ree o( him and it i) not la7(ul (or him to get ba5k 7ith her 7ithout a ne7 5ontra5t and a ne7 mahr ?do7ryB i.e. marrying her a )e5ond time.

Gu. uestionk Z 7ould like to kno7 i( it i) permi))ible to )ay to a Shaykh Z loCe you (or the )ake o( Allaah i( you are a lady and your intention i) not another 7ay. +lea)e 5lari(y thi) i))ue (or u). Anserk Z( )he i) truth(ul bet7een her)el( and Allaah " ! **#$%&**' there i) no di((eren5e bet7een thi) regulation 7ith 7omen among)t 7omen4 men among)t men or (rom male to (emale. :he prin5iple i) that Allaah " ! #$%&' ha) pointed out 5ertain )pe5i(i5 regulation) (or 7omen and 5ertain )pe5i(i5 regulation) (or men. ;hen there i) no )pe5i(i5ation that it i) either (or the men or 7omen then the regulation i) general (or both men and 7omen a) i) the 5a)e 7ith 7hat i) being pre)ented here in thi) que)tion.

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The people diered in their orms o orship

Shaykh ,uhammad ibn ;ahhab * 12 #**<=> )aid: he hir# ;rinci!le. he ;ro!het -.'" #/.0 12 .3 encountere# !eo!le #iffering in the "orshi!. Among them "ere !eo!le "ho "orshi!!e# angels, some "ho "orshi!!e# the !ro!hets an# the righteous men an# others "ho "orshi!!e# stones, trees, the sun an# the moon. he messenger of Allaah -.'" #/.0 12 .3 fought them an# #i# not #ifferentiate bet"een them. Zn thi) prin5iple i) the de)5ription o( the 5ommunity to 7hi5h the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 7a) )ent in order to epo)e their (orm) o( 7or)hip4 7hi5h 7a) to other than Allaah [0 " \]. :hey di((ered in their (orm) o( 7or)hip (rom the a)pe5t o( hat they 7or)hipped. :he Shaykh 12 #<=> mentioned a number o( 5ategorie): G. tho)e that 7or)hipped angel) K. tho)e that 7or)hipped prophet) and righteou) men O. tho)e that 7or)hipped )tone) and tree) t. tho)e that 7or)hipped the )un and the moon

The Prophet 8V = g81 )$ c8b did not dierentiate beteen the arious orms o ~hir

:he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 had one po)ition again)t all o( them4 that i)4 he -.*' " #/.0 12 .3 opposed them all and did not di((erentiate bet7een them although they Caried in their obYe5t) o( 7or)hip 7hi5h 7ere all (orm) o( )hirk 7ith Allaah [0 " \]. :hi) 7a) in 5ontra)t to the ompanion) -hi0 12 > o( the +rophet 12 .3 -.' " #/.0 7ho 5ame together upon one thing and that i) that they 7or)hipped Allaah [0 " \] alone. Zt i) upon thi) ba)i) that the +rophet -.**' " #**/.0 12 .3 )et out to giCe hi) 8a67ah in 5alling to Allaah [0 " \]4 oppo)ing all orms o( )hirk A maYor and minor4 and he al)o (ought again)t di)obedien5e ? ma(aaseeB. De 5alled and inCited all mankind4 to the 7or)hip o( Allaah " ! #$%&' alone. ;heneCer the people 7or)hip other than Allaah " ! #$%&' they (ollo7 their de)ire) a) 7ell a) the 5laim) o( the mi)guided one) (rom the 5reation.

The similitude o the Mushrik polytheist

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Allh puts orth a similitudek a slae man belonin to many partners lie those ho orship others alon ith Allh disputin ith one another and a slae man belonin entirely to one master lie those ho orship Allh AloneE Are those to eual in comparison All praise and thans are Allhs ut most o them no notEsA-umar O:Kv

:ho)e that 7or)hip Allaah alone are like the )laCe that )erCe) one indiCidual A he i) plea)ed 7ith hi) ma)ter4 he kno7) hi) obYe5tiCe) and he kno7) 7hat he i) reque)ted to do and he i) plea)ed 7ith it. Do7eCer4 the Mushrik ?polythei)tB i) like one 7ho ha) many ma)ter)4 he doe) not kno7 7hat i) required o( him A all o( them haCe their de)ire)4 they ea5h haCe reque)t) and they ea5h haCe their intere)t)4 ea5h one 7ant) him to attend to him4 hen5e Allaah " ! **#$%&**' dra7) the )imilitude o( the man ho is oned by many partners disputin ith one another i.e. he i) o7ned by )eCeral indiCidual)4 he doe) not kno7 7ho he i) plea)ing (rom among)t them. And the man ho belonin entirely to one master i.e. ha) one ma)ter that i) plea)ed 7ith him. :hi) i) the )imilitude that Allaah [0 " \*****] put) (orth (or the Mushrik ?polythei)tB and the Mu"ahhi# ?one upon :a7heedB. :he Mushrikoon are diCided in their 7or)hip and the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 (ought again)t them all A the idol 7or)hipper)4 the 9e7)4 the hri)tian)4 the ,agian) ?(ire 7or)hipper)B4 tho)e that 7or)hipped the angel) and tho)e that 7or)hipped the a"liyaa( and righteou) people.

eutation aainst those ho dierentiate beteen orshippin animate and inanimate obects

Zn thi) i) a re(utation again)t tho)e 7ho )ay that tho)e 7ho 7or)hip idol) are not like the one) 7ho 7or)hip a righteou) per)on or an angel4 be5au)e tho)e 7or)hip )tone)4 tree) and inanimate obYe5t)4 a) (or the one) that 7or)hip a righteou) man and a"liyaa( (rom the a"liyaa( o( Allaah " ! #$%&'4 they )ay they are not like tho)e that 7or)hip idol)6. :hey intend by that )tatement4 that tho)e that 7or)hip graCe) in thi) time haCe a di((erent ruling (rom tho)e that 7or)hip idol). So they do not 5on)ider a) kufr ?di)belie(B tho)e that 7or)hip the dead ?the )aint) et5.B. :hey do not 5on)ider thi) a5t o( their) a) )hirk or that it i) permi))ible to (ight them. So it i) )aid to them the +rophet -.**' " #**/.0 *12 .**3 did not di((erentiate bet7een them and 5on)idered all o( them Mushrik ?polythei)tB and regarded a) permi))ible their blood and their property and did not di((erentiate bet7een

them. And tho)e that 7or)hipped al2Maseeh ?the ,e))iah A e)ah [2 #/.0B4 he 7a) a me))enger o( Allaah " ! #$%&'4 neCerthele)) he -.' " #/.0 12 .3 (ought them4 and the 9e7) 7ho 7or)hip (B8air7ho 7a) a prophet o( their). :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 (ought them and did not di((erentiate bet7een them.

Eidences :he daleel ?eCiden5e)B that the Shaykh 12 #<=> mention) (or thi) +rin5iple are: G. Ciden5e (or (ighting all the Mushrikeen: :he Spee5h o( Allaah " ! #$%&': # g 1 _. m _ o _ LT w 2 q a ^N _L a" a @ i aU bc gq a ^N _! aS a U e= a b{ _ ^. _! g n a" a And iht them until there is no more Fitnah disbelie and shir and the een ill be only or Allaah sal-An(aal :Ov :hi) ayah 5ompri)e) three matter):
G. the 5ommand 7ith (ighting the Mushrikeen ?polythei)t)B 7ithout

di)tingui)hing bet7een them regarding 7hat they 7or)hip K. until there i) no (itnah i.e. until )hirk i) remoCed A all o( it4 7hether maYor or minor )hirk O. make the 8een (or Allaah only )o that there 7ill not be (ound on the earth anything 7or)hipped other than Allaah " ! #$%&'

G. Ciden5e regarding the )un and the moon being 7or)hipped: :he Spee5h o( Allaah " ! #$%&': g< M ak a. b g S" a g < b e . g 2"T _ _ b! aSM _< ak a b 2" a _ < b e 2" a > _ h ai e 2" a \ _/ b. e2 # g! g L a o bj g" a And rom is sins are the niht and the day and the sun and the moonE o not prostrate to the sun or the moon sFu))ilat tG:Ov :hi) i) eCiden5e that there are tho)e 7ho pro)trate to the )un and the moon. :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 prohibited thi)4 a) 7ell a) )alaah during the ri)ing o( the )un and it) )etting to aCoid that 7hi5h lead) to )hirk. From the kno7n prin5iple) o( the legi)lation ?Shari6ahB i) the )topping o( all mean)

that lead to maYor )hirk4 maYor ku(r4 maYor nifaa7 ?hypo5ri)yB or to )in)4 (or it i) obligatory that they be preCented. :hi) i) be5au)e there are tho)e 7ho pro)trate to the )un at )unri)e and pro)trate to it at )un)et4 )o 7e are prohibited (rom per(orming )alaah at the)e t7o time)4 eCen though the )alaah i) dire5ted to7ard) Allaah " ! #$%&'. Z( there 7a) )alaah at the)e time) it 7ould re)emble the Mushrikeen 7ho 7or)hip the )un and the moon. ;e haCe been preCented (rom that by blo5king the mean) 7hi5h lead) to )hirk and the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 5ame 7ith a prohibition aainst anythin that ould lead to shir and bloced all means to it. :he daleel preCenting 7or)hip at tho)e time) i) the )tatement o( the +rophet 12 .3 -.' " #/.0: Az+=! J?1 N = s&|#$ O8 J?1 /8hL @J 2 ! " mP; N *et none o& !ou seek to o%serve pra!er at the time o& the risin) o& the sun or its settin)."sGv G. Ciden5e regarding angel) and prophet) being 7or)hipped: :he Spee5h o( Allaah " ! #$%&': XX a> bJ ao a/ b/ w& gi w 2" a @ aN af g[ a< a b2 2 b "p _d gU e! a qJ ab _M aj _I bL aa S" a or ould he Muhammad order you to tae anels and prophets or lords ods sAali Zmraan O:uv :hi) eCiden5e indi5ate) that there 7ere tho)e that 7or)hipped angel) and prophet) and thi) i) a (orm o( )hirk. :he angel) and prophet) being 5lo)e to Allaah [0 " \] doe) not preCent their 7or)hip (rom being )hirk. :he graCe 7or)hipper) o( today )ay that tho)e that 7or)hip the angel)4 prophet) and righteou) people are not di)belieCer) and thi) i) )pee5h that i) not 5orre5t. G. Ciden5e regarding the prophet) being 7or)hipped: :he daleel that the Shaykh 12 #<=> al)o mention) i) the Spee5h o( Allaah " ! #$%&': bqJ a gq _ ^N _L a j a a$ a % a& b' _ H a n a1 w 2q g " _ oj g o g/ bh a * ar g aj wJ _" a $ g "p _d g! e2 g i e . g a .n _ a $J aJ aaL aM bj a o aX b 2 a /0 g L a1 m 2H a n a br g" a g ^/ R _ _ b2 _[ e0 a a $J a a$ er g a g~ b$ a c g j a _. a0 bJ aS a" a g~ b$ a c g j a _. ab ! a# _U a< b. g0 a T bk ac a# _U _. bn _ _ i _ qr g % aX g g a / b a j a H a ^n _a J And hen Allah ill say on the ay o esurrection a Isa ibn Mariam did you say to men Worship me and my mother as to ods besides Allah e ill say ~ubhanaa It as not or me to say that hich I hae not riht to sayE ad I said such a thin ou ould surely hae non itE ou no

hat is in my inner-sel thouht I do not no hat is in ours truly ou are the All-noer o all that is hiddenE sal-,aa6idah :GGv Zn thi) ayah i) the indi5ation that there are people 7ho 7or)hip al2Maseeh ?e)ah [2 #/.0B and hi) mother. :hey 7or)hip the t7o o( them be)ide) Allaah [0 " \]. So4 in thi) ayah i) a )tatement o( re(utation again)t tho)e 7ho di((erentiate bet7een that 7or)hip and the 7or)hipping o( graCe). :hey )ay that )hirk i) the 7or)hip o( i#ols only. :hey do not equate bet7een tho)e that 7or)hip idol) and tho)e that 7or)hip a "alee or a righteou) man. :hey are ignorant o( the )imilarity bet7een the)e (orm) o( 7or)hip and they think that )hirk i) 5on(ined to the 7or)hip o( idol) only and thi) i) a clear mistae. :hat i) be5au)e Allaah \**] " `**0 in the Qur6aan di)approCed o( all o them and ordered 7ith (ighting all tho)e 7ho 7or)hipped other than Allaah4 regardle)) o( the type o( obYe5t they 7or)hipped. :he +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 did not di((erentiate bet7een any o( them A the idol 7or)hipper) and tho)e that 7or)hipped the angel) or a righteou) man. G. Ciden5e regarding righteou) people being 7or)hipped: the Spee5h o( Allaah " ! #$%&': _X # a 2p a0 a q a ^c _ d aL a" a # _U a< a= b> a q a ^] _M bL a" a R _ M an bJ abh _L mJ a@ a. a/' g^ a b2 _h gX w> a ar gq a ^ _U a& bL aq a ^0 _T bL ao a Lp g e2 a g * a"J _ Those ho they call upon desire or themseles means o access to their ub Allah as to hich o them should be nearest and they hope or is Mercy and ear is Torment sal-Z)raa G:v Zn thi) ayah i) the reCelation that there are tho)e 7ho 7or)hip righteou) people. :hi) ayah 7a) reCealed 5on5erning tho)e that 7or)hip al2Maseeh ?e)ah [2 #/.0B and hi) mother4 and air. Allaah " ! #$%&' in(ormed that al2Maseeh4 hi) mother ,aryam and air4 all o( them are )erCant) o( Allaah [0 " \] that )eek to dra7 5lo)e to Dim and they hope (or Di) ,er5y and they (ear Di) +uni)hment. :hey are )erCant)4 they are in need o( Allaah " ! #$%&' and they depend upon Dim4 they 5all upon Dim and 7or)hip Dim 7ith obedien5e4 )triCing to get 5lo)e to Dim " \] [0. Z( thi) i) )o4 then ho" can they be "orshi!!e# besi#es Allaah G. Ciden5e regarding )tone) and tree) being 7or)hipped: the Spee5h o( Allaah " ! #$%&':

M a b b_ 2 @ a a g e 2 V a i aj a" a G ` e _ b 2" a x a [ e 2 _U _L bJ aM ac aJ a ae you considered al aat and al a and Manaat the other third san-EaYm O:G-Kuv :he )tatement DaCe you 5on)idered i) a negatiCe que)tion 7hi5h mean) Zn(orm me. aat4 7ithout a )haddah on the taa i) the name o( an idol that 7a) in :aa6i(. Zt re(er) to a )5ulptured ro5k4 upon 7hi5h 7a) 5on)tru5ted a hou)e and on it ?the hou)eB 7ere 5urtain) made to re)emble the ka6bah4 around it 7a) a 5ourtyard and there 7ere 5u)todian). :hey 7or)hipped thi) ro5k in)tead o( Allaah \] " `0 and it belonged to the tribe ha7eef and the tribe) remained loyal to it and took pride in it. Z( read a) aatt 7ith a )haddah on the taa it i) the doer o( the Cerb ?\0c -'2B (rom ?latta2yaluttu A to 5ru)hB and thi) 7a) a righteou) man 7ho u)ed to 5ru)h (ine (lour and (eed it to the pilgrim). ;hen he died a hou)e 7a) built upon hi) graCe and 5urtain) 7ere hung on it and they 7or)hipped it be)ide) Allaah \**] " `**0. :hi) i) aat. And a 7a) a pat5h o( a5a5ia ?-.'B tree) in the Calley o( Eakhla bet7een ,akkah and :aa6i(. Surrounding them 7a) a building 7ith 5urtain) and there 7ere 5u)todian). Zn them ?the tree)B 7ere Shayaateen ?deCil)B 7ho )poke to the people. :he ignorant people thought that the tree) 7ere the one) )peaking to them or the hou)e that they built around them4 but it 7a) the Shayaateen that 7ere )peaking to them in order to mi)guide them (rom the +ath o( Allaah " ! #$%&'. :hi) idol belonged to the Quray)h4 the people o( ,akkah and tho)e around it. Manaat 7a) a large ro5k in an area )ituated near ,ount Qudayd bet7een ,akkah and ,adinah and it 7a) (or the tribe) o( huaa6ah4 A7) and haraY. :hey a))umed ihraam there (or haYY and they 7or)hipped the ro5k in)tead o( Allaah " \] [0. :he)e three idol) are the greate)t idol) to the Arab). Allaah " ! #$%&' )aid: ae you considered al-aat and al a and Manaat i.e. did they enri5h you in anything 8id they bene(it you 8id they help you 8id they 5reate4 grant proCi)ion and giCe li(e or death ;hat did you (ind in them :hat i) (rom the a((air o( re(utation and a )timulation o( the intelle5t (or it to return to it) right guidan5e. For the)e are only ro5k) and tree)4 there i)n6t in them any bene(it or harm. :hey are 5reated. ;hen Allaah [0 " \**] brought (orth Z)laam and the +rophet -.**' " #**/.0 * 12 .**3 5onquered ,akkah he )ent ,ugheer ibn Shu6bah and Abaa Su(yaan ibn Darb

to aat at :aa6i( to demoli)h it4 and he did a) the +rophet -.**' " #**/.0 * 12 .**3 5ommanded. De -.' " #/.0 12 .3 )ent halid ibn ;aleed to a and he demoli)hed it and he 5ut the tree) and killed the1inni ?(emale YinnB 7ithin in a) it )poke to the people and mi)guided them )o he obliterated it. A) (or the la)t o( them4 he -.' " #/.0 12 .3 )ent Ali ibn Abi :aalib to Manaat. De de)troyed and obliterated it. :he)e idol) 7ere not able to )aCe them)elCe)4 )o ho7 5ould they )aCe their people and their 7or)hipper)ae you considered al-aat and al a and Manaat the other third ;here did they go ;ere they able to preCent the in(antry o( Allaah and the army o( the Mu"ahi##een ?monothei)t)B :hi) i) eCiden5e that there are tho)e 7ho 7or)hip )tone) and tree). Do7eCer4 the)e three idol) 7ere the greate)t idol) and Allaah " ! #$%&' obliterated them (rom ei)ten5e and they 7ere not able to de(end them)elCe) or bene(it their people. :he +rophet -.*' " #/.0 12 .3 atta5ked them and (ought them4 and their idol) did not preCent him -.******************' " #******************/.0 ******************12 .******************3. Zn thi) i) eCiden5e that bene(it and harm are (rom Allaah [0 " \] a) 5ome) in a hadith (rom the lega5y o( the +rophet -.**' " #**/.0 12 .3: And know that i& the @mmah came to)ether to %ene&it !ou with a thin) it would not %e a%le to %ene&it !ou except with what Allaah has written &or !ou> and i& the! )athered to)ether to harm !ou with a thin) the! would not %e a%le to harm !ou except with a thin) that was written %! Allaah to %e&all !ou- the pen has %een li&ted and the pa)es have dried." sKv 7# gDP@ Je N5 [/|+ MO9_?; # |+ MO9_?; <2 c81 >9&P$ O# l6$ <2 81$=, mh#$ >_= Ye$ >9LC ,781 ) $ gDP@ Je [/|+ N5 M=!; # [/|+ M=!; <2 c81 $O9&P$ <$=

G. Ciden5e that they 5alled the tree /haat Anwaat A hadith o( the +rophet .3 -.' " #/.0 12 3m % (I '= ' % (? ' 3 c# '5 '8 "V ' = ' g (8 '1 ' ) 3 $ c8 "b ' / fD ? " #$ } '6 ' A? ' (! 'G ' kT ' Ae ' g 3? (1 ' ) 3 $/ ' C ' / fZ (8 "#$ Je $= ' /+ 2 ' ; 3J ' ' = _ ! (3+ J z (1 ' [ 3 A 'J '3 , A? '8 (u 3L 'F C 'J (* + AI 'C (! '& 'L ' , $O 'I (2 'o 3 $4 ' Az '# 'T ' Au '; 3 , (z 3P 'm '8 V ( 2 ' Az '+ < ' O 3O f? '; 3= ' A] 'J '? (1 < ' O_ 339 (; ' ,FC 'J (V % ' @ ! | ( & 38 # = 'k ' ;J m ' #$ E $O 'I (2 'o 3 $4 ' (z 3# ' A& '@ ' $O 'I (2 'o ' $4 ' A? '# '{ (9 ' ( $) $T ' OV 3C ' A; '

And the hadith o( Abu ;aaqid al-aythee #i0 12 > 7ho )aid: Ae departed with the $rophet 8V= g81 )$ c8b to .una!n and we had recentl! le&t ku&r (dis%elie&). #he Mushrikeen (pol!theists) used to have a tree the! used to devote themselves to and han) their weapons upon- the! called it B%C/hat Anwaa t. 0o "e !asse# by a tree an# "e sai#' 6Ca Rasoolullah a!!oint for us a /hat Anwaat like they ha$e a /hat AnwaatB%C. sOv Abu ;aaqid al-aythee #i0 12 > i) (rom tho)e 7ho a55epted Z)laam in the year o( the onque)t o( ,akkah in the th year o( the DiYrah. Di) )aying /haat Anwaat6 A An"aat i) the plural o( na"t ?)omething )u)pended or hangingB and it mean)t(alee7 A )u)pended4 )o )haat An"aat mean) that they )u)pended (rom it their 7eapon) )o they 5ould )eek ble))ing) (rom it. Some o( the 5ompanion) 7ho had re5ently a55epted Z)laam and 7ho did not (ully under)tand :a7heed4 )aid to the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 ,ake (or u) a )haat An"aat like they haCe a )haat An"aat. Zn thi) i) a 7arning 5on5erning the prohibition o( ta7lee# ?blind (ollo7ingB. :hi) tribulation o( blind (ollo7ing and imitation i) (rom the greate)t trial) 7ith 7hi5h the 5reation i) a((li5ted. :he +rophet -.**' " #**/.0 12 .3 7a) a)toni)hed by thi) and )aid Allaahu Abar Allaahu Abar Allaahu Abar ?Allaah i) the Greate)t4 Allaah i) the Greate)t4 Allaah i) the Greate)tB (or 7hen the +rophet -.**' " #**/.0 *12 .**3 7a) amaed by )omething or di)approCed o( )omething he 7ould )ay 4Allaahu Akbar5 or40ubhaanallaah5 and repeat it. Zt 7a) a (orm o( 5riti5i)m. Di) )aying as-sunanyq means paths that the people traerse some o them olloin othersE The reason that motiates you upon this isk olloin the paths o those that came beore and imitatin the Mushrikeen polytheists iEeE blind-olloin themE is speech yqI said to them by the ne in hose and is my soul indeed you hae said ust as anu Israaeel said to Musa mae or us a od lie they hae a od he Musa said Indeed you are an inorant peopleE ?:hi) i) mentioned in the Qur6aan A Surah al-A6raa( :GO-GtuB @h a g bh _ a < a a h* ar g i a e \a ] b 2 ' a ^j _ L a2 b ^ _n abh _ e i a3 b J a . a0 a q a ^~ _N _bL a ^ bn a . a0 a 2 b^ b! aI ac aM a% b& a b2 \ a /f g 2M a' br g i g& aX g $ a b" a ] a" a bN _ / gX bJ a1 w 2M a/ by aJ aH a n a GO q a ^. _< abL a2 b ^$ _ a j e \ g X a" a # g /c gb{ _ j e M & eU aj _ WS _ *{ a q er g GOq a ^. _h a b! a ^ bn abN _$ er gH a n a a /< o g aa b 2 . a0 a bN _. a e c a^ a{ _" a h* ar g And We brouht the hildren o Israel ith saety across the sea and they came upon a people deoted to some o their idols in orshipE They saidk Ms Moses Mae or us an ilh a od as they hae lihah odsE e saidk erily you are a people ho no not the Maesty and

reatness o Allh and hat is obliatory upon you iEeE to orship none but Allh Alone the ne and the nly od o all that existsE yMs Moses addedkq erily these people ill be destroyed or that hich they are enaed in idols orshipE And all that they are doin is in ainE e saidk ~hall I see or you an ilh a od other than Allh hile e has ien you superiority oer the Aalamn manind and inn o your timeE salA6raa( :GO-Gtuv :hi) 5riti5i)m i) (or all time). :hat i)4 he ?,u)a [**2 #*/.0B denied them ?their reque)tB a) the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 denied the reque)t o( the Mushrikeen in hi) time. EeCerthele))4 the)e ?ne7 SahabaahB and tho)e ?ani Z)raa6eelB did not 5ommit )hirk a) they did not 5arry out the a5t). Z( tho)e Sahaabah had taken a )haat An"aatthey 7ould haCe 5ommitted )hirk. Do7eCer4 Allaah " ! #$%&' )a(eguarded them 7hen the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3 prohibited them and they )topped. eneits deried

A bene(it deriCed (rom thi) i) the danger o( ignoran5e in ta7heed4 (or the one 7ho i) ignorant o( ta7heed may (all into )hirk and not eCen realie it. :here(ore4 it i) obligatory to learn about ta7heed and to learn that 7hi5h oppo)e) it (rom )hirk4 until an indiCidual i) upon baseerah ?5larityB in order not to be ruined by hi) ignoran5e. :hi) i) e)pe5ially 7hen he )ee) )omeone doing a5ting upon ignoran5e and he 5on)ider) it the truth be5au)e o( his o"n ignoran5e. And (rom the hadith4 the danger o( re)embling the Mushrikeen and that it lead) to )hirk. Zt i) e)tabli)hed (rom the +rophet -.*' " #**/.0 12 .3 that he )aid: Ahoever resem%les a people then he is &rom them." stv z?6 OzL Ou+ gD|d %6

And in it i) an admonition that )eeking ble))ing) (rom )tone)4 tree) and building)4 i) shir eCen i( it i) 5alled other than that4 be5au)e the ble))ing) are reque)ted (rom other than Allaah [0 " \].

The th Principle

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hat the Mushrikeen (;olytheists) of our time are "orse in their shirk than the Mushrikeen "ho came before. his is because those "ho came before committe# their shirk #uring times of ease an# ma#e their "orshi! !urely for Allah #uring times of har#shi!. &o"e$er, the shirk of the Mushrikeen of our time is continuous, #uring times of ease an# har#shi!. he !roof is the saying of the Most &igh' a q^ _M g bL _b{ _ 2 ar gM w& a b 2 ar gb{ _ e$ a < e. ac ao a LT w 2 # _ ao a / g . gd bj _ 1 a 2 2^ e _0 a a g. b~ _ b 2 c g 2^& _ g> a 2 a gc a And hen they embar on a ship they inoe Allah main their aith pure or im only but hen e brins them saely to land behold they ie a share o their orship to othersE sal-Ankabut K:v

Zn thi) prin5iple the Shaykh 12 #<=> mention) the di((eren5e bet7een the )hirk o( tho)e that 5ame be(ore ? al2A""aloonB and the )hirk o( tho)e in hi) 12 #<=> time. :he Mushrikoon that 5ame be(ore4 in time) o( ea)e 7or)hipped other than Allaah [0 " \] and in time) o( hard)hip 7or)hipped Allaah [0 " \] making it purely (or Dim. A) (or the Mushrikoon o( our time they per)i)t in their )hirk i.e. they 7or)hip other than Allaah and 5all upon other than Allaah [0 " \] Yu)t the )ame in time) o( ea)e or hard)hip. And on thi) ba)i) it i) )aid that the di((eren5e bet7een the Mushrikeen o( our time and the Mushrikeenthat 5ame be(ore i) general )pe5i(i56. :he Mushrikeen that 5ame be(ore4 their )hirk 7a) more speciic be5au)e they 5ommitted )hirk 7ith Allaah in 5ondition) o( ea)e4 and in 5ondition) o( hard)hip they 7or)hipped Allaah [0 " \**************]. Regarding the Mushrikoon o( our time their )hirk i) eneral i.e. they 5ommit )hirk 7ith Allaah [0 " \] in time) o( ea)e and hard)hip.

And Allaah ~ubhaanahu nos bestE And may the prayers o Allaah be upon Muhammad 8V = g81 )$ c8b his amily and his companionsE

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G. uestionk Z) it permi))ible to learn the Arabi5 language (rom other than the Sala(ee) taking into 5on)ideration 7e do not haCe any Sala(i ma)Yid in the lo5ality 7here 7e are Anserk earning the Arabi5 language i) Cery important be5au)e thi) Shari6ah ?legi)lationB i) an Arabi5 Shari6ah. And it i) not po))ible (or an indiCidual to under)tand the Qur6aan e5ept 7ith kno7ledge o( the Arabi5 language and like7i)e the under)tanding o( the ahadeeth o( the +rophet -.' " #/.0 12 .3. For thi) rea)on it i) 5ompul)ory to learn it ?the languageB (rom the Cie7 o( under)tanding 7hat Allaah ha) made obligatory upon him. So i( a per)on gain) a55e)) to one 7ho tea5he) him the language but doe)n6t di))o5iate (rom hi) 5orrupted tea5hing) e.g. it i) po))ible that he tea5he) him language but 5all) him to a deCiated ideology. Z( the indiCidual ha) thi) 5hara5teri)ti5 then do not learn (rom him4 rather )ear5h (or an indiCidual 7ho 7ill tea5h him and 7ho i) tru)t7orthy.

K. uestionk Z) it permi))ible (or a (ather or a brother i( they are not ,u)lim) to be a mahram (or a ,u)lim 7oman and 7hat are the 5ondition) o( the mahram Anserk Z( the (ather i) a di)belieCer he 5annot be a guardian (or a ,u)lim 7oman 7ithout e5eption. De i) ab)olutely not a guardian (or her. Z )ay: i( the (ather or brother i) kaa(ir ?di)belieCerB they are not a guardian (or a ,u)lim under any 5ir5um)tan5e and like7i)e they 5annot be a mahram (or her.

O. uestionk Z( a per)on en5ounter) debt be(ore Z)laam4 i) it 5ompul)ory upon him to take 5are o( the debt he o7e) be(ore per(orming hiYrah Anserk A debt that a per)on o7e) 7hether he in5urred it 7hen he 7a) a ,u)lim or not a ,u)lim4 7e need to kno7 regarding it4 5ertain tetual eCiden5e) in order to under)tand it. ;hen 7e )ay that 5Islaam removes what preceded it sv and 7hen Allaah " ! #$%&' )ay):

a . a' a T bn a j e -h _ aM b~ a aL _2 b ^h _U a iL a qr g2 b "M _~ a a o a Lp g. e g \n _ ~ay to those ho hae disbelieed i they cease rom disbelie their past ill be orien sal-An(aal :Ov :hi) i) in re)pe5t o( the right) due to Allaah " ! #$%&'. A) (or the right) due to the 5reation4 7hether ,u)lim or not4 thi) parti5ular right ?repaying the debtB remain) binding on the indiCidual.

Alham#ulillaah, this com!letes the e.!lanation of he %our ;rinci!les of 0haykh Muhamma# Ibn Ab#ul2-ahhab 12 #<=> as e.!laine# by 0haykh Ab#ullaah Ab#ur2Rahmaan Al2Ghu#yaan 12 #P~=

Footnotesk sGv Earrated by ibn mar hi0 12 > and 5olle5ted in Saheeh ,u)lim4 itaab Salaatul-,u)aa(ireen ?KB and in Saheeh ukhaaree in itaab ,a7aaqeet a)Salaat ?uB. sKv +art o( a hadeeth narrated by Abu Abba) and reported by Ahmed and at:irmidhi t4 Shaikh al-Albaanee *12 #<=> )ay) Saheeh in 9aami at-:irmidhee ?KGB4 in Saheeh Al-9aami ?B and ,i)hkaatul-,a)aabih ?OuKB. sOv Reported by At-:irmidhee tt4 Shaikh al-Albaanee 12 #<=> )ay) Saheeh in 9aami At-:irmidhee ?KGuB and in ,i)haatul-,a)aabih ?tuB. :he re)t o( the Dadith ?not in5luded in the Arabi5 tetB i): So the ,e))enger o( Allah #/.0 12 .3 -.'" )aid: Allahu Akbar y Dim in ;ho)e Dand i) my )oul4 Cerily you haCe )aid Yu)t a) the ani Z)ra6eel )aid to ,oo)aa: Appoint or us a od ust lie they hae ods he Moosaa saidk erily you are an inorant peopleE al-Araa( :GO erily you 7ill (ollo7 the 7ay) o( tho)e be(ore you.6 stv Earrated by ibn mar #**i0 * 12 **> A 5olle5ted in Sunan Abi 8a7ud ttt ?tuOGB4 and by Dudhay(ah #*i0 12 > A 5olle5ted by at-:abaraani in al-A7)at. Shaikh Al-Albaanee ***12 #***<=> )ay) Saheeh in Saheeh Al-9aami ?GtB. sv Reported by Zmaam Ahmad4 Sheikh Al-Albaanee 12 #<=> )ay) Saheeh in Zr7aa

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