Insha’Allah we hope to be publishing the fist part of the English explanation of Ala Hazrat’s famous salaam in time for Milaad shareef this Rabi ul Awwal. Make dua for us that we are able to do so
Good news - we have by the Grace of Allah and the beneficient glance of the Prophet completed the first draft of the English translation of ‘The Prophet’s Haj’ -How the Prophet performed Hajj - by Mufti Muhammad Khan Qaadri. We hope to have this published in time for Hajj in 2010 so look out for that andmake dua for us
Kissing the thumbs or the index fingers and putting them to the eyes on hearing the name of the beloved Muhammad, intercessor on the day of Judgement, in the Adhaan is absolutely permissible, good and a source of great mercy and barakah.
Whilst there is no evidence prohibiting it there are many proofs for it. Here are some proofs for the reader: thumbs.pdf
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The Walli of his time, the Mard e Momin, Janaab Qaazi sahib have passed on from this world to meet his Lord and True Beloved today 3 Muharram (31/12/08). He was a walli acknowledged by both friend and foe and was the Shaykh of prominent scholars of our time such as Mufti Muhammad Ameen sahib and Munaazir e Islam Saeed Ahmad Asad sahib. The former was also one of his three Khalifas.
The passing of a walli is a sad occassion for us but a day of reward and happiness for the departed as he attains all that he has worked for and the angels tell him to sleep like the bride sleeps and the gates of paradise are opened for him. The Awliyaa of Allah do not die and their faidh (benefit) will continue.
May Allah accept Qaazi sahib into his mercy and give him his rank amongst the accepted one’s and through his waseela accept and correct our deeds and matters and give us Qaazi sahib’s proximity on the day of Qiyaamah
Aameen
ps - Haaji Pir Sahib performed the Funeral prayer on 1 Jan 09. See attached report from the Mirpur Times of Friday 2 January. It states that Janaab Peer sahib’s funeral was attended by approximately 100,000 people and the whole of kotli shut down on Thursday which is a massive gesture from such a large town. This shows the affect Janaab Qaazi sahib on that region.
It also states that the funeral was attended by the leading politicians, judges etc of Azad Kashmir and that many people were unable to see Janaab’s face at the end.
see report in Urdu: wwwmirpurtimes.doc or this : mirpur-times-report-qaazi-sahib.htm
Zakir Naik’s insistence on referring to the cursed Yazeed - the enemy and murderer of the blessed grandson of the Prophet, Imam Husayn - is condemnablke and contrary to the overwhleming view of Islamic Scholars. All Muslims are asked to be wary of Zakir Naik until he repents for this is not the first time he has challenged the orthodoxy of Islam. More soon …
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Are the Sunnah before or after Jumuah proven? There is indirect evidence for the four before but for the four or two after there is strong direct evidence. So taking the strongest first:
Some (not all) ahadith for Four rakahs after Jumuah:
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet (saw) said, “Whenever one of you prays Jumuah he should pray four rak’ahs after it.” (muslim)
Some narrations say he prayed two rakahs; Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Prophet (saw) did not pray after Jumuah until after he had gone back and would pray two rakahs in his house. (Muslim)
So 2 or 4 after Jumuah are directly proven so shouldn’t be missed.
Some ahadith indirectly proving 4 before Jumuah:
The Prophet (saw) would always pray 4 rakahs after zawaal (when the sun begins to set); some see these as being the 4 rakahs before Zuhr and that is not a problem for the 2 rakahs of Jumuah and 2 khutbahs replace the 4 Fard of Zuhr on a Friday. But nothing replaces the sunnahs so they should be offered as normal.
Abdullah ibn as-Sa’ib reported that the Prophet (saw) used to pray four rak’ahs when the sun began to descend before the Zuhr prayer. He said, ‘It is a time when the gates of heaven are opened and I want a righteous action to ascend for me in it.’” [Tirmidhi]
‘A’isha reported that the Prophet (saw) did not miss the four rak’ahs before Zuhr.” (Bukhaari)
Reading four rakahs sunnahs before Zuhr everyday is a very praised act. On Friday these would have to be before the Jumuah prayer:
Aisha reported that the Prophet (saw) said ‘Whoever prayed 12 rakah sunnah every day Allah will build for him a house in Jannah; 4 rakahs before Zuhr and 2 after; 2 after maghrib; 2 after Isha and two before Fajar.’ (Tirmidhi; Abu Dawud; Nisai & Ibn Majah)
It is scientifically impossible to sight the moon anywhere on Thursday evening thus in the absence of eye witness accounts of the moon there is no Shari basis for Eid ul Fitr to be on Friday 12 October anywhere in the world (save South America). All Good muslims are requested to fast tomorrow and perform Eid on Saturday. May Allah protect us from fitnas
We kindly request Regents Park Mosque or East London Mosque to publsh the names of those who saw the moon in the UK on Thursday evening. Likewise if they rely on the Saudi statement then where are the Saudis who saw the moon - why do they remain anonymous?
Ramadhaan Mubaarik to all. At trueislam.org.uk we have everything you need to take full benefits of this month
Click here to access the 8 page Al Hira Ramadhaan newsletter with various articles related to this month alhira02.pdf alhira01.pdf
