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Q1: Oh! Noble
Shaikh We have a publication here in America called Al-Hujjah Publication
please advise us on what should be our focal point to our English speaking
brothers and sisters in the west?
A1: Spreading the correct understanding of
Islâm mainly in Aqeedah, Manhaj, and Fiqh of the religion and etiquettes
of the Muslim when dealing with himself and others.
Q2: Oh! Noble
Shaikh, Please advise us on how we should conduct ourselves here in America as
far as working together for the Dawah?
A2: Firstly: I
advise you with the Taqwâ of Allâh in secret and in the open.
As Allâh
says:
“O you who believe! Fear Allâh (by doing all
that He has ordered and by abstaining from all that He has forbidden)”[i]
Secondly: you
should deal with each other with forgiveness and patients and good compartment
just as
Allâh says:
“Those who spend (in Allâh's Cause) in
prosperity and in adversity, who repress anger, and who pardon men; verily,
Allâh loves Al-Muhsinûn (the good-doers)”[ii]
And He says:
“And by the Mercy of Allâh, you dealt with them
gently. And had you been severe and harsh-hearted, they would have broken away
from about you”[iii]
Also to advise your brother when he makes a
personally mistake and not to talk about him behind his back keeping his
wealth, blood and honor sacred. Advising him of whatever his mistake was with
kindness and gentleness.
Q3: Oh! Noble
Shaikh, What is the responsibility of the men in facilitating a sanctuary for
their women and children [i.e. a place for recreation and enjoyment for the
women and children) and how should they go about it?
A3: This is good if it is done in accordance to
the Islâmic principles. As far as going about it you guys are better aware of
your situation then me, what is important is not to oppose the Quran and Sunnah
in your affairs by staying away from the prohibitions of Islam in regards to mingling
the sexes and other than that from that which is well known to you guys.
Q4: Oh! Noble
Shaikh, What is the role of women in rectifying the society?
A4: The role of the women is very important,
rather it is the most important role in the society because women are the first
educators to the children in regards to commanding them with the good and
forbidding them from evil.
Also, the women advise their husband’s with the
good in a good manner; just as she does with those who are her sisters in the Deen.
And other than that from the many roles the women plays in the society.
Q5: Oh! Noble
Shaikh, Many Muslims in the west disassociate themselves from Muslims who have
no knowledge or do not understand the way of the Salaf. Note we are the
minority in this country so should we take the position to boycott them or to
have patients in calling them to the correct way?
A5: You should
not help Shaitân against your brother by leaving him to the disbeliever and the
deviant Muslims. Rather, you should be patient with him and try to clarify the
truth to him or take him to someone who can wanting to increase the ranks of
Ahlus-Sunnah not decrease them.
As Allâh says:
“Except those who believe (in Islâmic
Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, and recommend one another to the truth
(i.e. order one another to perform all kinds of good deeds (Al-Ma'ruf) which
Allâh has ordained, and abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds
(Al-Munkar which Allâh has forbidden), and recommend one another to patience
(for the sufferings, harms, and injuries which one may encounter in Allâh's
Cause during preaching His religion of Islâmic Monotheism or Jihâd)” [iv]
Q6: Oh! Noble
Shaikh, What is the difference between Hasid and Gyra?
A6: Gyra: Is to
become angry for the Deen of Allâh when it has been violated.
Hasid, he said: It wants to see a bounty that Allâh
has bestowed upon an individual removed from them.
So in essence, that envies hate what Allâh
loves and loves what Allâh hates, since Allâh wants that bounty to be bountiful
for that individual, while the envier hates that bounty for that individual to
have.
Q7: Oh! Noble
Shaikh, Can a woman who is a virgin marry a man without her Wali’s approval?
A7: No women can marry any man except with a
Wali, whether she is a virgin or have been married before, as Allâh says:
"Marry them with the permission of their families."
More questions
and answers to come…Insha’Allâh
Translated
by Abu Abbaad Abdul Mutakabir [may Allâh reward him]
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