Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Do You Know? : The Ten Nullifiers of Islam
Many Muslims are under the misconception that kufr (disbelief) occurs only when someone denies or rejects Islam totally or it's components. But this is a false understanding.
Disbelief is not just restricted to denial. Disbelief occurs due to denial when someone denies Allaah or rejects the Messenger. Or if someone rejects something that is known from the Religion by necessity, he also commits disbelief.
Disbelief can also occur due to an action, as is the case when someone prostrates to an idol, even if he doesn’t believe in it. If someone tramples over the mus-haf with his feet whilst doing so intentionally, he commits disbelief. Or if he stains the mus-haf with impurities or with urine intentionally, he commits disbelief.
Likewise, disbelief may occur through speech. For example, if someone reviles Allah or reviles the Messenger or curses the Religion of Islaam or mocks and ridicules Allaah and His Messneger, he commits disbelief based on such speech.
Disbelief also may occur due to doubt. If someone has doubt in Allaah or about His angels or he doubts the revealed Books or Messengers or he has doubts about Paradise and the Hellfire. For example, he says: “I don’t know if there is a Paradise or not” or “…if there is a Hellfire or not?” He commits disbelief due to this doubt and uncertainty.
Disbelief may also occur due to abandonment, say for example if someone turns away from the Religion, not learning it or worshipping Allaah. Or he abandons certain obligations of Islam, such as the Prayer, or Zakaat etc.. He commits disbelief due to this abandonment.
The things that negate and nullify one’s Islaam are many. In fact, it's plain delusion to assume that just because you uttered "laa ilaaha ill allaah" once in your lifetime, you're a permanent and guaranteed believer. Allaah (subhanahu wa ta’ala) and His Messenger (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) warned that there are ways that lead to Shirk, Kufr and rejection of Faith.
And it is for this reason, Muslim scholars from every madhhab – the Hanbalees, the Shaafi’ees, the Maalikees and the Hanafees – all of them made it mandatory to include chapters in their books on Fiqh solely devoted to this subject.
The Muslim must learn Tawheed and what opposes it, so that he does not indulge in practices and concepts that contradict the essence of Islaam. And the most dangerous and widely existing ways that breach Tawheed are the following Ten.
These are the ten nullifiers of Islam that are unanimously agreed upon by the scholars of Islam, past and present. There is no doubt about this as these are the most significant and oft occurring of the nullifiers.
First: Shirk (associating partners) in the worship of Allaah.
Second: Setting up intermediaries between a person and Allaah, calling unto them and asking intercession from them, and seeking reliance in them, has committed disbelief according to the unanimous agreement (Ijmaa’).
Third: Believing that the Mushrikeen are not disbelievers, or has doubts about their disbelief or considers their ways and beliefs to be correct, has committed disbelief.
Fourth: The belief that guidance by someone other than the Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) is better or that ruling by other than the rule of Muhammad (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) is better
Fifth: Hating any command or anything of the Prophet's (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) Message despite practicing it.
Sixth: Mocking or ridiculing any part of Islam. the Messenger’s Religion or its rewards or punishments has committed an act of disbelief.
Seventh: Involvement in Sorcery i.e. accepting and believing in the words of sorcerers, fortune-tellers, astrologers etc..
Eighth: Supporting and assisting the mushrikeen against the Muslims.
Ninth: Believing that it is permitted for some people to be free of (implementing) the Sharee’ah (revealed laws) of Muhammad (i.e. Islaam),
Tenth: Turning away from Allaah’s Religion, not learning it or implementing it.
NOTE : Finally, it must be pointed out that there is no difference (in accountability) between the one who seriously commits any of the above acts or the one who claims to be just "joking", "playing" or "mocking"!
The only exception is when someone commits any of these acts under compulsion; even then his heart must be filled with faith and Tawheed of Allaah.
*** NOTE : Another very important thing is the issue of declaring someone a Kaafir. This is a very grave and serious matter in Islam and it is not left for the common Muslims or heads of random groups or the like to decide.
It is to be left to the reliable scholars firmly grounded in knowledge, those who follow the Qur’an and authentic Sunnah in the context of the Salaf’s way of understanding the Deen. They are the ones who can advise or pass rulings on immense issues such as this, not the innovators and the politically and emotionally driven ones.
The common Muslims should refrain and hold themselves from making sweeping takfeer (declaring someone a kaafir) on a particular person or group of people. We must fear Allaah in this matter which had caused and is still causing deviation in the Ummah at large.
We seek refuge in Allaah from such deeds and we ask Him to make the truth clear to us all.
Reference :
- " Sharh Nawaaqid-ul-Islaam" (Explanation of the Nullifiers of Islam) by Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Ar-Raajihee, in which he explains the small treatise of Imaam Muhammad bin ‘Abdil-Wahhaab “Nawaaqid-ul-Islaam” (The Nullifiers of Islaam).
- Avoid Ten Ways That Nullify Islam by Dr. Saleh as-Saleh, based upon the Classification of Shaykh Muhammad At-Tameemi
Do You Know? : The Four Sacred Months
A part of our belief and known to every Muslim is that Allaah عز و جل has chosen certain individuals, certain objects, things, occasions, etc... over others to show us their elevated status and significance over the rest of its brethren.
In this regard, Allaah عز و جل has chosen some of His creation above others. He chose Messengers from Angels and from men. He also chose His Speech above all speech, the Masajid above other areas of the earth, Ramadan and the Sacred Months above all months, Friday above the other days and Laylatul-Qadr (The Night of Decree) above all nights.
So what exactly is special about these months? Why are they "sacred"?
Sin in these four months is WORSE than sin in other months.
Ali bin Abi Talhah narrated that Ibn `Abbas رضي الله عنه said, Allaah's statement,
(Verily, the number of months with Allah...), is connected to (so wrong not yourselves therein), "In all (twelve) months. Allaah then chose four out of these months and made them sacred, emphasizing their sanctity, making sinning in them greater, in addition to, multiplying rewards of righteous deeds during them.''
This is why these months are sacred. And with the beginning of the new hijri year, we have entered into the first of these four sacred months i.e. Muharram.
We ask Allaah to make us among those who revere the sanctity of this month and take extra precaution to safeguard ourselves from falling into sin during this blessed month. Ameen.
Reference: Tafsir ibn Kathir - #09 Surah At-Taubah (The Repentance)
Do You Know? : The Three Duas of Sulaiman عليه السلام
When you read about the lives of the Prophets sent throughout the history of mankind, you witness the startling contrast between all of them. You see that they came from all walks of life. Some were slaves, some were simple commoners, some had wealth, authority and nobility while yet others were royalty and ruled vast kingdoms.
And each of their stories brings you a fascinating and emphatic description of Allaah's Power, Knowledge and Wisdom.
Sulayman عليه السلام was a Prophet, and the son of a Prophet. Born a Prince into wealth and luxury, he inherited both the Prophethood and Kingdom from his father, Dawud عليه السلام.
He was a King who literally ruled over every soul on earth, of men as well as of jinn, and of animals whether on land or air. All of this was given to him, because he asked it from Allaah.
"O Lord! Forgive me and grant me a kingdom which will not be given to anyone after me." (Surah Saad - 38:35)
There are many narrations where our Prophet refrained from punishing evil jinn out of respect for his brother Sulaiman and this particular duaa.
Allaah subjugated the jinn for Sulaiman, and they worked for him, making for him whatever he desired.
Allaah subjugated the wind for Sulaiman, and it blew by his order wherever he desired. He had a rug fitted with wood and he travelled on it with the wind blowing it to wherever he wanted to go, at whatever speed he wanted.
He was the only Prophet of Allaah for whom Allaah subjugated the world, giving free reign. He was given an open hand to spend whatever he wanted and wherever he wanted, and to withhold from whom he wanted and wherever he wanted and whatever he wanted. No account will be asked from him on the Day of Resurrection.
This is the case regarding a king Prophet, in contrast to a slave Prophet, who is not allowed to give anything except after he had been granted permission from Allah.
Our Prophet was given the choice of these two ranks, but he preferred to be a slave Prophet rather than a king Prophet. However, the rule and kingdom have been established for his Ummah after him, which will remain till the Day of Judgement.
Do You Know? : The Seven Companions with the Most Narrations
In the Science of Hadith, particularly in the study of the chain of hadith narrators, the bulk of the chains stops at Seven Companions, who each transmitted over a thousand sayings of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Anyone else narrated less than this number.
It is said that that none from this Ummah was blessed with a memory as strong as Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه. Throughout his life, he could always recall each hadith with precise accuracy, complete with the words and the circumstances regarding it, without any discrepancies whatsoever.
Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrates:
People say that Abu Hurayrah narrates so many ahadith from Allaah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم whereas Allaah is the Reckoner, and they say: How is it with Muhajirs and the Ansar that they do not narrate ahadith like him (like Abu Hurayrah)?
Abu Hurayrah said: I tell you that my brothers from Ansar remained busy with their lands and my brothers from Muhajirs were busy in transactions in the baazaars, but I always kept myself attached to Allaah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم with bare subsistence. I remained present (in the company of the Prophet), whereas they had been absent. I retained in my mind (what the Prophet said), whereas they forgot it.
One day Allaah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said: He who amongst you spreads the cloth and listens to my talk and would then press it against his chest would never forget anything heard from me. So I spread my mantle and when he had concluded his talk I then pressed it against my chest and so I never forgot after that day anything that he (the Prophet) said.
And if these two verses would not have been revealed in the Book I would have never transmitted anything (to anybody): "Those who conceal the clear evidence and the guidance that We revealed…." (Surah al-Baqarah : 159-160)
[Sahih Muslim : Book #31 : Hadith #6085]
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