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Q 9: A worshiper, while in the posture of standing during Salah (Prayer), should look at the spot of Sujud (prostration). Where should the worshiper look when performing Ruku` (bowing), Sujud and Tashahhud (testification recited in the sitting position in the second/ last unit of Prayer)?
A: During Ruku`, the worshiper should also look at the spot of Sujud, whereas during Tashahhud they should look at their pointing (index) finger. During Sujud, they should look at the place where their eyes meet the ground.
May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions.
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The Position of Ahlus Sunnah With Regards to The Dispute Between The Companions radiyallahu ‘anhum
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The People of Hadeeth hold that one must refrain (from discussing) the dispute between the Companions of the Messenger of Allah صلَّى اللهُ عليه وآله وسَلَّم. The tongues must be purged from mentioning anything which entails the attribution of shortcomings and deficiencies to them. 1 They (The People of Hadeeth), hold that one should seek Allah’s Mercy for all of them and have love and defend each and every one of them. They also hold that one should exalt the status of the Prophet’s wives, radiallahu ‘anhum, supplicate for them, recognize their excellence and acknowledge that they are the Mothers of the Believers.
1 TRANSLATORS NOTE ~ The Prophet صلَّى اللهُ عليه وآله وسَلَّم, said:
“When my Companions are mentioned then withhold.” Related by at-Tabaraanee and see Silsilatul-ahadeeth-is-Saheehah [34]
Source: The Creed of Pious Predecessors – The People of Hadeeth by The Great Imaam Aboo ‘Uthmaan Isma’eel ibn ‘Abudrrahmaan As-Saaboonee, Page 95
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The Eemaan of Aboo Bakr radiyallahu ‘anhu
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Ishaaq ibn Ibraheem al-Handhalee (ar-Raawhawaih) said:
Ibn al-Mubaarak came to ar-Rayy and one of the worshippers stood up, it was thought he followed the way of the Khawaarij. He said to Ibn al-Mubaarak: ‘O Aboo ‘Abdur-Rahmaan! What do you say about someone who commits adultery, steals, and ddrinks alcohol? He said:
“I do not say he has left Eemaan. “ The worshipper said:
‘O Aboo ‘Abdur-Rahmaan, upon old ago you have become a Murjee? He replied:
“Do not call us Murj’ia. The Murjiah say, all of our good deeds are accepted and all of our sins are forgiven. If I knew that my deeds were accepted, I would have testified that I am going to Paradise. “
The he related from the Ibn Shawdhan, from the Muhammad ibn Juhaadah, from Salamah ibn Khaleel, from Hazeel ibn Sharkeel, who said: Umar ibn al-Khattaab, radiyallahu ‘anhu, said:
“If the Eemaan of Aboo Bakr was to be weighed, it would be greater than the Eemaan of all the people of the Earth.”
[Also related by ‘Abdullah ibn Ahmad in as-Sunnah[821]]
Source: The Creed of Pious Predecessors – The People of Hadeeth by The Great Imaam Aboo ‘Uthmaan Isma’eel ibn ‘Abudrrahmaan As- Saaboonee, Page 66
Issue of Mocking the Prophet (Peace and blessing be upon him) by Shaykh Saalim At-Taweel
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Why You should be a Muslim by Dawood Adeeb
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Shaykh Ramzaan (hfithahullah) is explaining a point about the following hadeeth in the class (file#8) of fadhl Islam (The Superiority of Islaam): The entire class audio files can bee downloaded from http://knowledgeisdeen.com/downloads/audios/english-audios/shaykh-ramzaan/fadhlislam/
It is narrated in the two Saheeh on the authority of Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah صلَّى اللهُ عليه وآله وسَلَّم said:
“I would love it if we could see our brothers,” They (the Companions) said, ” Are we not your brothers, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “You all are my Companions. My brothers are those who have not come yet.” They said, “How will you know those who have not come yet from your Ummah?” He replied, “If there is a man who has horses with distinctive white patches on their foreheads and legs, and his horses are among horses that are solid black, don’t you think he would know his horses?”They replied, “Of course.” Then he said, “Well verily, they (my brothers) will come with distinct white markings on their forheads and limbs from the ablution (Wudoo”), and I will precede them to the pond (Al-Hawdh). And indeed there will be men who will be driven away from my pond on the Day of Resurrection just as the stray camel is driven away. I will call out to them saying, ‘Come on!’ But it will be said, ‘Verily they changed (the religion) after you. ‘ So I will say (to them), ‘Get away, get away!”"
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HOW THE FAMOUS PEOPLE OF THE PAST USED TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN AND INTERACT WITH THEIR FAMILIES
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- Zayd Ibn Aslam narrated upon his father that ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab used to pray the night prayer for as long as Allah had decreed for him. When the last part of the night arrived he would wake his family saying: ‘The Prayer! The Prayer! And he would recite the verse:
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“And command your family to pray.” [Taha: 132] “At-Tahajjud wa Qiyaam Al-Layl”
- ‘Uthmaan Al-Haatimee said:
I heard Ibn ‘Umar say to a man: Discipline your children because you will be asked: How did you discipline your child? What did you teach them? Ash-Shu’ab” (8295) - Thaabit Ibn ‘Ubaid said:
Zayd Ibn Thaabit was the most joyful of people to his family. Ash-Shu’ab” (7852) - Sufyaan Ibn ‘Uyainah said: I heard Abu Sanaa Darraar Ibn Murrah say:
Today I milked the animals and provided my family with water to drink. It used to be said: The best of you are the most beneficial of you to your families. “Ash-Shu’ab” (7855) - Saalih the son of Ahmed Ibn Hanbal said:
Whenever a righteous, pious man who wasn’t tempted by the beauties of this world came to visit, my father would send for me so that I could see them. He loved for me to be like them. “As-Siyar” (12/530) - Al-Hasan (Al-Basri) said: Read more…
Elaborating on Shee`ah Sects by Shaykh Bin Baaz
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Shiites have many sects. It is not easy to mention them in detail in a short time. In brief, some of them are Kafirs (disbelievers) who worship `Aly and call upon him, and they worship Fatimah, Al-Husayn and others. Some of them claim that Jibril (peace be upon him) betrayed the trust and that Prophethood belonged to `Aly not to Muhammad. There are also others among them, such as Al-Imamiyyah , i.e. Al-Rafidah Al-Ithna `Ashriyyah (a Shiitic group) who worship `Aly and say that their Imams are better than the angels and Prophets. There are many groups among them; some are Kafirs (disbelievers) and some are not Kafirs (disbelievers). The moderate among them are those who believe that `Aly was better than the three (Abu Bakr, ‘Umar and ‘Uthman). Those who say this are not Kafirs (disbeliever) but in error, because `Aly was the fourth, and Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, ‘Umar and `Uthman were better than him. If a person prefers him over them then he is mistaken and is going against the consensus of the Companions, but he is not a Kafir (disbeliever). The Shiites are of different levels and types.
Those wishing to know more about this may refer to the books of the scholars, such as Al-Khutut Al-`Aridah by Muhibb Al-Din Al-Khatib, Minhaj Al-Sunnah by the Shaykh of Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and other books that have been written on this topic, such as Al-Shi’ah wa’l-Sunnah by Ihsan Ilahy Zahir [URDU - ENGLISH] and many other books which explain their errors and evils – we ask Allah to keep us safe and sound. Among the most evil of them are the Twelver Imams and Al-Nusayriyyah who are also called Al-Rafidah because they rejected (rafadu) Zayd ibn ‘Aly when he refused to disavow the two Shaykhs Abu Bakr and `Umar so they went against him and rejected him. Not everyone who claims to be a Muslim can be accepted as such. If one claims to be a Muslim, his claim should be examined. Who worships Allah alone and believes in His Messenger, and follows that which he brought, is a true Muslim. If a person claims to be a Muslim yet worships Al-Husayn, Fatimah, Al-Badawy, Al-`Aydarus, or anyone else, then he is not a Muslim. We ask Allah to keep us safe and sound. Similarly, anyone who reviles the faith, or does not pray, even if he says that he is a Muslim, is not a Muslim. The same applies to anyone who mocks at the faith or mocks at Prayer, Zakah, Fast, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who disbelieves in him, or says that he was ignorant or that he did not convey the message in full or convey the message clearly. All such people are Kafirs (disbelievers). We ask Allah to keep us safe and sound!
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A Clarification on Al-Khidr (عليه السلام) by Shaykh Bin Baaz
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A calamity to this ummah is the fabricated stories mentioned in the books of many deviant sects and groups. You will find the name of Al-Khidr all over in the books for Brelvis, Deobandis, and Tableeghis that he aided some person in the desert and many other places. Please read the following fatawa by Shaykh Bin Baaz regarding Al-Khidr الخضر.
Shaykh’s Words
The truth is that Al-Khidr died long ago, even before the Prophet’s mission. He is not alive and this is a lie, according to the preponderant opinion of Muslim scholars. In fact, Al-Khidr (peace be upon him) died before the missions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and Prophet `Eisa (peace be upon him). We know that Al-Khidr is a prophet, as understood from the Qur’an. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said in a Hadith Sahih (authentic Hadith):
“I am the nearest of all the people to the son of Mary (i.e. `Eisa), and all the prophets are paternal brothers, and there has been no prophet between me and him (`Eisa).”
[Al-Bukhari, Book on Prophets, no. 3186; and Muslim, Book on virtues, no. 4360] This denotes that Al-Khidr died long before this time. Assuming he was not a prophet, but just a righteous man, he would have contacted the Prophet (peace be upon him).
Furthermore, if we assume that he did not contact the Prophet (peace be upon him) but was alive at that time, he must have died during the following one hundred years. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said towards the end of his life:
“You see this night of yours. Well, one hundred years (from tonight), none of the people living on earth now will still be alive.”
[Narrated by Muslim, Book on merits of the Companions, no. 4605; and Al-Tirmidhy, Book on trials, no. 2177] This means that none of those living at the time will be alive after one hundred years, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) said. Based on that, Al-Khidr is dead and anyone who claims seeing him is either a liar or the one he saw is the liar. This person is not Al-Khidr, but a devil whether from among the humans or jinn (creatures created from fire). As for the person who heals people by wiping over the place of pain, the matter should be examined. If he is a righteous good Muslim, who recites Qur’an over the sick and asks Allah (Exalted be He) to heal them, there is no harm in what he does, even if he takes money for it. However, if he is known to be evil, he should be stopped by the authorities and none should seek his help. Mostly, he will be a sorcerer, a charlatan or someone seeking the help of jinn to devour people’s money unjustly. We ask Allah to protect and save us!
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