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Rulings and Importance of Saying Aameen in Salaah
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"And your Lord said: "Invoke Me, [i.e. believe in My Oneness (Islamic
Monotheism)] (and ask Me for anything) I will respond to your (invocation).
Verily! Those who scorn My worship [i.e. do not invoke Me, and do not
believe in My Oneness, (Islamic Monotheism)] they will surely enter Hell in
humiliation!"
"Is not He (better than your gods) Who responds to the distressed one, when
he calls Him, and Who removes the evil, and makes you inheritors of the earth,
generations after generations. Is there any ilah (god) with Allah? Little is that
you remember!"
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The Amir al-Mu'minin Abu Hafs 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (ra) said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) saying, 'Actions are only by intentions,
and each man has only that which he intends. Whoever's emigration is for
Allah and His Messenger, then his emigration is for Allah and His Messenger.
Whoever's emigration is for some worldly gain which he can acquire or a
woman he will marry, then his emigration is for that which he emigrates."
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Acknowledgement
All Praise and thanks be to Allah! We praise and thank Him, ask Him for His
Help and Forgiveness, and we seek refuge in Allah from the evils of our souls
and the mischief of our deeds. He whom Allah guides will not be misled, and
he whom Allah misleads will never have a guide. I testify that there is no deity
but Allah alone, without any partners, and that Muhammad is His 'Abd
(worshiper) and Messenger.
Of course, first and last, all praise and thanks are due to Allah (SWT), may He
(AWJ) forgive us for any mistakes and show us the right path. Aameen.
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Allah has perfected this religious in all aspects, especially He has sent down the
Qur'an and the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as blessings and guidance for the
entire human being, as it is stated:
"This is the Book (the Qur'an), whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to
those who are Al-Muttaqun [the pious and righteous persons who fear
Allah much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has
forbidden) and love Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which
He has ordained)]." Surah Al-Baqarah 2:2
And,
"And We have sent you (O Muhammad (pbuh) not but as a mercy for
the 'Al-Aameen (mankind, jinns and all that exists)." Surah Al-Anbiyaa
21:107
So, it is loud and clear that the All-Mighty has perfected this religion and there
is nothing to add or nothing to deduct from it. We only need to know the
authentic source of following any matter concerning of Islam. Especially there
are many misconception and mistakes we often do while performing Salaah,
and sometimes it is not misconception or mistakes, but people are eager to
stick with ignorance, Bid'ah while sometimes through the mercy of the Most
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In this regard, it is very serious aspect for the Ummah, especially for the Imams
of the religion. The Imams need to have transparent authentic knowledge of
the Islamic Jurisprudence and they should act upon it constantly. And
whenever there is mistake or misconception is sticking with them, as long as
the correction reached to them through the blessings of the All-Mighty, then
they should not reject it out of arrogance or due to other any invalid reasons at
all.
So, we constantly look for guidance and knowledge as the guidance does not
come but to those who are conscious of Allah. In the several occasions the
Prophet (pbuh) said:
"Seeking Knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim." Ibn 'Adiyy, Al-
Bayhaqi & Al-Tabarani
And,
"One who treads a path in search of knowledge has his path to Paradise
made easy by God…" Riyadh us-Saleheen
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And,
"A servant of God will remain standing on the Day of Judgment until he
is questioned about his (time on earth) and how he used it; about his
knowledge and how he utilized it; about his wealth and from where he
acquired it and in what (activities) he spent it; and about his body and
how he used it." Al-Tirmidhi
And,
"Knowledge from which no benefit is derived is like a treasure out of
which nothing is spent in the cause of God." Al-Tirmidhi
And,
"God, His angels and all those in Heavens and on Earth, even ants in
their hills and fish in the water, call down blessings on those who
instruct others in beneficial knowledge." Al-Tirmidhi
And,
"Acquire knowledge and impart it to the people." Al-Tirmidhi
So, in this religion we need to follow what the Messenger (pbuh) brought to
us, as Allah says:
"He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad pbuh), has indeed obeyed
Allah, but he who turns away, then we have not sent you (O
Muhammad pbuh) as a watcher over them." Surah An-Nisa 4:80
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And,
" ......... And whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger (pbuh) he has
indeed achieved a great achievement (i.e. he will be saved from the Hell-
fire and made to enter Paradise)." Surah Al-Ahzab 33:71
And,
".....and whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad pbuh)
will be admitted to Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise), to
abide therein, and that will be the great success." Surah An-Nisa 4:13
And,
"Say: "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger, but if you turn away, he
(Messenger Muhammad ) is only responsible for the duty placed on him
(i.e. to convey Allah's Message) and you for that placed on you. If you
obey him, you shall be on the right guidance. The Messenger's duty is
only to convey (the message) in a clear way (i.e. to preach in a plain
way)." Surah An-Nur 24:54
So, the Prophet (pbuh) was sent with blessed guidance, with the Noble Qur'an
and Like of the Qur'an (hadith), as Allah says in the Noble Qur'an:
"With clear signs and Books (We sent the Messengers). And We have
also sent down unto you (O Muhammad (pbuh) the reminder and the
advice (the Quran), that you may explain clearly to men what is sent
down to them, and that they may give thought." Surah An-Nahl
16:44
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As, Allah has already perfected this religion in all aspects, Yet, if someone turn
his back from the true guidance then they are only to blame themselves, as it is
stated in the Qur'an:
"And obey Allah and the Messenger (Muhammad pbuh), and beware (of
even coming near to drinking or gambling or Al-Ansab, or Al-Azlam,
etc.) and fear Allah. Then if you turn away, you should know that it is
Our Messenger's duty to convey (the Message) in the clearest way."
Surah Al-Maidah 5:92
Now, I would like to move to the main subject matter which is performing
Salaah according to the Qur'an and Sunnah. Before we move, I would like to
mentioned shortly the importance of the Salaah, as it is stated in the Qur'an:
"In Gardens (Paradise) they will ask one another, About Al-Mujrimun
(polytheists, criminals, disbelievers, etc.), (And they will say to them):
What has caused you to enter Hell? They will say: "We were not of those
who used to offer their Salat (prayers), Nor we used to feed Al-Miskin
(the poor); "And we used to talk falsehood (all that which Allah hated)
with vain talkers. And we used to belie the Day of Recompense. Until
there came to us (the death) that is certain." Surah Al-Muddaththir
74:40-47
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So, we need to be very serious regarding all the aspects that are related to the
Salaah, and find us far off from either following any innovation and conveying
it to others, obviously if knowledge has reached to us against any Bi'dah then
we need to stand forth to remove it from us and from the others through the
best of the manners with seeking help from the All-Mighty.
The prayer was one of the most important things which the Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) explained to the people, verbally and practically,
even praying on the pulpit once - standing, bowing, and prostrating, and
then saying to them, 'I have done this so that you may follow me and
learn my prayer." Bukhari & Muslim
"The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) obliged us to copy him in his prayer,
saying, 'Pray as you have seen me prayer.'" Bukhari & Ahmad
So, regarding saying 'Aameen' When the imam says after the Surah Al-Fatiha,
end of the verse 1:7 {Siraatal-lazeena 'an'amta 'alayhim ghayril-maghdoobi
'alayhim wa lad-daaalleen -
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it is stated that:
"Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Sa'id ibn al-
Musayyab and Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman told him from Abu
Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "When the imam says
'Aameen', say 'Aameen', for the one whose 'Aameen' coincides with the
'Aameen' of the angels - his previous wrong actions are forgiven him."
Ibn Shihab said, "The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) used to say 'Aameen'
(extending it)." Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik ibn Anas, 47
And,
Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr,
from Abu Salih as Samman, from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of
Allah (pbuh) said, "When the imam has said, 'not of those with whom
You are angry nor of those who are in error,' say 'Aameen', for the
previous wrong actions of the one whose utterance coincides with that of
the angels, are forgiven him." Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik ibn Anas, 48
And,
"Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj from
Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "When one of
you says 'Aameen' and the angels in the sky say 'Aameen' so that one
coincides with the other, his previous wrong actions are forgiven him."
Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik ibn Anas, 49
And,
"Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr,
from Abu Salih as-Samman from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of
Allah (pbuh) said, "When the imam says, 'Allah hears whoever praises
Him,' say 'O Allah! Our Lord, praise be toYou, 'for the previous wrong
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actions done by the one whose utterance coincides with that of the
angels are forgiven." Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik ibn Anas, 50
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There are also mentioned some of the hadiths in Sahih al-Bukhari regarding
this issue.
"Ata said: Aameen is an invocation. Ibn Az-Zubari and the persons
behind him said Aameen loudly till the mosque echoed. Abu Hurairah
used to say to the Imam "Do not say Aameen before me (i.e., before I
join the row for the prayer)." Nafi said: "Ibn Umar never missed 'Ameen,
and urged the people to say it. I heard something good about it." Al-
Bukhari
And,
Narrated Abu Hurairah (ra): The Prophet (pbuh) said, 'Say Aameen
when the Imam says it and if the Aameen of any one of you coincides
with that of the angels then all his past sins will be forgiven."
Ibn Shihab said, "Allah's Messenger (pbuh) used to say Aameen." Al-
Bukhari
And,
"Narrated by Abu Hurairah (ra): The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, 'If
anyone one of you say Aameen and the angels in the heavens say
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Aameen and the former coincides with the later, all his past sins will be
forgiven." Al-Bukhari
And,
"Narrated by Abu Hurairah (ra): Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said, "Say
Aameen when the Imam says Ghairil-maghdubi alaihim walad-dal-lin
[not the path of those who earn Your anger (such as Jews) nor of those
who go astray (such as Christians)], all the past sins of the person whose
saying (of Aameen) coincides with that of angels, will be forgiven." Al-
Bukhari
Similarly, There are also mentioned some of the hadiths in Sahih al-Muslim
regarding this issue.
And,
"It was narrated from Abu Hurairah (ra) that the Messenger of Allah
(pbuh) said: 'When Imam says 'Aameen' (at the end of Al-Faithah) then
say 'Amin', for if a person's saying Aameen coincides with that of the
angels, his previous sins will be forgiven.
Ibn Shihab said: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) used to say 'Aameen'".
Al-Muslim
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And,
"It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)
said: "When one of you says Aameen in the prayer, and the Angels in
heaven say Aameen, if the one coincided with the other, then his
previous sins will be forgiven." Al-Muslim
And,
"It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)
said: 'When the reciter says: [Not (the way) of those who earned Your
Anger, nor of those who went astray] and those behind him says
'Aameen'; if a person's saying it coincides with that of the inhabitants of
the heavens, his previous sins will be forgiven." Al-Muslim
In this stage, I would like to add that it is the responsibility of the Imams to
make sure that they say 'Aameen' at the end of the Surah Al-Fatihah.
According to the Islamic Jurisprudence the Imam has been appointed to be
followed. So, Imam always should have a sound knowledge of Islamic
Jurisprudence so that he may not be misguided and as a result the ummah at
large shall face the destruction. It is also should take very seriously into the
consideration that sometimes some people may come to correct the Imam that
he is doing wrong, if this is the case and the correction is authentic then the
Imam should accept it without any hesitation and announce it to others so that
if there is anything which was performed wrongly may gets the correction as
soon as possible.
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difficult for others to person any fard or sunnah acts. As example, If Imam does
not say Aameen clearly, then those who are behind him may precede him and
say it clearly even may before him or sometimes those who may not say
Aameen fearing to precede the Imam or sometimes many of those who behind
the Imam may never say Aameen thinking that Imam does not say it, so we
should not say it too, as we are about to follow the Imams.
In most of the hadiths which are already significantly saying, "When Imam
says Aameen' say Aameen'; so if Imam does not follow this act then how others
may follow the Imam?
And this is not a light issue which we can simply ignore or leave. It is an issue
that has huge goodness, and through this act of saying Aameen which may
cause of the forgiven of anyone's previous all sins. In sha Allah, at the ending I
will explain it briefly that why this issue of saying Aameen should not be taken
lightly.
So, as stated that Imam is appointed to be followed, there are many hadiths
mentioned in this regard, so here are some of them as follows:
"It was narrated from Abu Hurairah (ra) that he said: 'The Messenger of
Allah (pbuh) used to teach us, saying: 'Do not precede the Imam. When
he says the Takbir, then say Takber; When he says: 'Nor of those who
went astray' then say: 'Aameen', when he bows, then bow; when he says:
'Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah', then say: 'Allahumma Rabbana lakal-
hamd.'" Al-Muslim
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And,
It was narrated that Az-Zuhri said: "I heard Anas bin Malik say: 'The
Prophet (pbuh) fell from a horse and was injured on his right side. We
entered upon him to visit him, and the time for prayer became due, so
he led us in prayer sitting, and we offered prayer behind him sitting.
When he had finished the prayer, he said: 'The Imam has been
appointed to be followed, so when he says the Takbir, then say the
Takbir; when he prostrates, then prostrate; when he rises, then rise and
when he says: 'Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah', then say: 'Rabbana wa
lakal-hamd.' And if he prays sitting, then you should all pray sitting."
Al-Muslim
He (pbuh) also used to order the congregation to say Aameen: When the Imam
says,
"Nor of those who receive (Your) anger, nor of those who go astray",
then say "Aameen" [for the angels say "aameen" and the Imam says
aameen]. In another narration: When the Imam says "aameen" say
"aameen", so he whose aameen coincides with the aameen with the
aameen of the angels (in other narration: when one of you says "aameen"
in prayer and the angels in the sky say "aameen", and they coincide), his
past sins are forgiven."
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Bukhari, Muslim, Nasaa'i & Daarimi; the additional wordings are reported by
the later two, and prove that this hadeeth cannot justify that the Imam does not
say aamee, as reported from Malik; hence, Ibn Hajar says in Fath al-Bari, "It
clearly shows that the Imam says aameen." Ibn Abdul Barr says in Tamheed
(7/13), "It is the view of the majority of the Muslims, including Maalik as the
people of Madeenah report from him, for it is authentic from Allah's
Messenger (pbuh) through the ahaadeeth of Abu Hurairah (i.e., this one) and
that of Waa'il ibn Hujr (i.e., the previous one)."
In another hadith: "...then say aameen; Allah will answer you." Muslim
& Abu Awaanah
*The aameen of the congregational behind the Imam should be done loudly
and simultaneously with the Imam, not before him as the majority of the
worshippers do, nor after him. This is what I finally find most convincing, as I
have explained in some of my works, among them Silsilat al-ahaadeeth ad-
da'eefah, no.952
Also, if we go through the Tafsir Ibn Kathir, the Tafsir of the Surah Al-Fatihah,
what we find is as follow:
It is recommended to say Amin after finishing the recitation of Al-Fatihah.
Amin means, "O Allah! Accept our invocation.'' The evidence that saying
Amin is recommended is contained in what Imams Ahmad, Abu Dawud and
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At-Tirmidhi recorded, that Wa'il bin Hujr said, "I heard the Messenger of
Allah (pbuh) recite,
(Not (that) of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went
astray), and he said `Amin' extending it with his voice.''
Abu Dawud's narration added, "Raising his voice with it.'' At-Tirmidhi then
commented that this Hadith is Hasan and was also narrated from `Ali and Ibn
Mas`ud. Also, Abu Hurayrah narrated that whenever the Messenger of Allah
(pbuh) would recite,
(Not (the way) of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went
astray), He would say Amin until those who were behind him in the first
line could hear him.
Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah recorded this Hadith with the addition, "Then the
Masjid would shake because of (those behind the Prophet ) reciting Amin.''
Also, Ad-Daraqutni recorded this Hadith and commented that it is Hasan.
Further, Bilal narrated that he said,
"O Messenger of Allah! Do not finish saying Amin before I can join
you.'' This was recorded by Abu Dawud.
In addition, Abu Nasr Al-Qushayri narrated that Al-Hasan and Ja`far As-Sadiq
stressed the `m' in Amin.
Saying Amin is recommended for those who are not praying (when reciting Al-
Fatihah) and is strongly recommended for those who are praying, whether
alone or behind the Imam.
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The Two Sahihs recorded that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said,
(When the Imam says, ' Amin', then say, 'Amin', because whoever says,
Amin' with the angels, his previous sins will be forgiven).
Muslim recorded that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said,
(When any of you says in the prayer, 'Amin ` and the angels in heaven
say, `Amin', in unison, his previous sins will be forgiven).
It was said that the Hadith talks about both the angels and the Muslims saying
Amin at the same time. The Hadith also refers to when the Amins said by the
angels and the Muslims are equally sincere (thus bringing about forgiveness).
Further, it is recorded in Sahih Muslim that Abu Musa related to the Prophet
(pbuh) that he said,
(When the Imam says, `Walad-dallin', say, `Amin' and Allah will
answer your invocation).
In addition, At-Tirmidhi said that `Amin' means, "Do not disappoint our
hope'', while the majority of scholars said that it means. "Answer our
invocation.''
Also, in his Musnad, Imam Ahmad recorded that `A'ishah said that when the
Jews were mentioned to him, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said,
(They will not envy us for anything more than they envy us for Friday
which we have been guided to, while they were led astray from it, and
for the Qiblah which we were guided to, while they were led astray from
it, and for our saying `Amin' behind the Imam).
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(The Jews have never envied you more than for your saying the Salam
(Islamic greeting) and for saying Amin).
Tafsir Ibn Kathir, vol.1, p.91-93
Moreover, according to The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and
Ifta, The Fatwa no. 2709;
Saying "Amen" after the Imam's saying: "...nor of those who went astray." Is a
Sunnah for the Imam, Ma'mum (a person being led by an Imam in Prayer) and
the one who is performing Salah alone. This was reported from Ibn `Umar and
Ibn Al-Zubayr. This opinion was also held by Al-Thawry, `Ata', Al-Shafi`y,
Yahya ibn Yahya, Is-haq, Abu Khaythamah, Ibn Abu Shaybah, Sulayman ibn
Dawud, and As-hab-ul-Ra'y (scholars, especially the Hanafis, who exercised
personal reasoning to make judgments in the absence of clear texts). The
evidence for this saying is what was reported by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be
pleased with him) that the Prophet (pbuh) said:
"Say 'Amen' when the Imam says 'Amen', for if anyone's utterance of
'Amen' coincides with that of the angels, his past sins will be forgiven."
This Hadith is reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Wa'il ibn Hujr reported that the Prophet (pbuh) said:
'...nor of those who went astray.' He used to say 'Amen' in a loud voice.'
This Hadith was reported by Abu Dawud
and Al-Tirmidhy who reported it as:
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He also said that this Hadith is Hasan (a Hadith whose chain of narration
contains a narrator with weak exactitude, but is free from eccentricity or
blemish.)
Imam Ahmad reported on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (ra) that the Prophet
(pbuh) said:
"Say 'Amen' when the Imam says "Wala-ddallin" (nor of those who go
astray); for the angels say 'Amen' when the Imam says 'Amen'. Thus, a
person whose saying of Amen coincides with that of the angels will have
all his past sins forgiven."
May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet
Muhammad, his family, and Companions.
The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta, Fatwa no. 2709
"As for saying 'Amen' aloud after reciting Al-Fatihah (the opening
chapter), this is confined to the Jahri Salah (Prayer recited out loud),
where the Imam and the Ma'mum (a person being led by an Imam in
Prayer) should do so."
Fatwa of Ibn Baaz, Vol.11, the book of salah, section 2
Other than that, the prominent scholar ash-Shaykh Ibn Uthameen (may Allah
be pleased with him) said:
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"If the Imam says, Aameen, then you say, Aameen, because if a person's
saying Aameen coincides with the angles' saying of Aameen, all of his
previous sins will be forgiven." Al-Bukhari & Muslim
Saying Aameen for the Imam and the worshippers should be at one time,
according to the words of the Prophet (pbuh):
"If the Imam says: 'Nor those who went astray,' then you say: Aameen."
Al-Bukhari & Muslim
Ash-Shaykh Ibn Uthaimeen, Fatawa Arkanul-Islam, Vol.2, Fatwa no.240
I believe depending on the explanation that the importance of saying "Aameen"
is now transparent for all of us, without any exception. Many of the people
may say and take this sunnah very lightly, but many of the prominent scholars
say that when any of the sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh) is known to us, we
should act upon it and ignorantly should not reject it or make it less
appreciated.
It is neither a sunnah that we can take lightly nor reject it or leave it from
performing. It has in it a huge blessings that we may not realise but from the
explanation based on above I urge everyone to perform this highly
recommended Sunnah whenever the opportunity arises.
There are many reasons which loud and clearly highlights that this sunnah is
not a light one but the heavy one, and some of the reasons are as below:
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So, through the mercy of the most merciful, All-Mighty has helped us to clear
this issue with authentic references as it is highly recommend Sunnah and
Muslims should not leave this Sunnah but to act upon it sincerely and
wholeheartedly. And I urge to the Ummah without exception that whenever
any of the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh) is established then don't ever
discourage other to do so out of ignorance, rather acquire true knowledge, act
upon it, convey it to others and whenever correction comes to you, as long as it
is from authentic source, then grab it and don't leave it.
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If anyone discourages any of the fard act or Sunnah act which is confirmed and
established according to the Qur'an and Sunna, then they are in great error.
Even if it is a Sunnah, we should always be sincere as the Prophet says:
"Beware, I have been given the Qur'an and it's like together with it."
Abu Dawud
And we should never reject any of the fard act or sunnah and discourage others
to act upon it out of ignorance or arrogance and whatever reaches to us from
Qur'an and Sunnah should accept and follow it till last breath. Allah, All-
Mighty mentioned in the Noble Qur'an:
"....And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad pbuh) gives you, take it,
and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it) , and fear Allah. Verily,
Allah is Severe in punishment." Surah Al-Hashr 59:7
And, the All-Mighty, Exalted be He, also stated regarding the Prophet (pbuh)
that:
"He does not speak out of his own desires. It is only an Inspiration that
is inspired." Surah An-Najm 53:3-4
I would like to end with saying that today nothing has made the situation of
the Ummah worse except the lacking of true knowledge of Islam and rejection
the following true teachings of Al-Qur'an and Sunnah.
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We most of the times yet All-Mighty through His mercy sends blessings to us
as the correction in several ways but we refuse to accept it and fall in the trap
of the devil which drags us to the error and destruction at large.
I end with the statement that I love by heart of the Prominent scholar ash-
Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allah have mercy on him), as he said:
"If even it is a single reference but sufficient for the true seekers; but for
the ignorant people thousands of the references shall bring no benefit.
We can teach the one who would like to learn but for the ignorant we
don't have anything to do."
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The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said in his last sermon on 9th day of Dhul al-
Hijjah, 10 A.H. in the 'Valley of Mount Arafat,
"All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and
those to others again; and may the last ones understand my words
better than those who listen to me directly. Be my witness O God,
that I have conveyed your message to your people."
And He (pbuh) also said:
"May Allah make radiant [the face of] one who heard what 'I said,
learned it by heart, and transmitted it as he heard it." at-Tirmidhi
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Conclusion
I pray to the All-Mighty, Exalted be He, bless this small work and forgive me
for falling short of my lofty goal. And I pray to the All-Mighty, All-Wise, that
He bless the Prophet, his family, and his righteous Companions. May the All-
Mighty, Exalted be He, grant us a place under the Prophet's standard on the
Day of Resurrection. Aameen.
"....Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us. Verily! You are the All-
Hearer, the All-Knower." Al-Qur'an 2:127
"My Lord! Inspire and bestow upon me the power and ability that I may
be grateful for Your Favours which You have bestowed on me and on my
parents, and that I may do righteous good deeds that will please You,
and admit me by Your Mercy among Your righteous slaves." Al-Qur'an
27:19
How perfect You are, O Allah! All praise is for You. I bear witness that none
has the right to be worshipped but You. I ask for Your forgiveness, and I
repent to You.
"and the close of their request will be: Al-Hamdu Lillahi Rabbil-'Alamin
[All the praises and thanks are to Allah, the Lord of 'Alamin (mankind,
jinns and all that exists)]." Al-Qur'an 10:1
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[note: Due to typing errors, I had to remove the Arabic contexts of the
Qur'anic verses. In sha Allah, as soon as the errors have been resolved I will
put all those Qur'anic verses here.]
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