KSA Blocks Website Stating Imam An-Nawawi was an Asha'ri
Salamu ‘alaykum brethren,
Alhamdulillah for the freedom Allah has bestowed upon us all to use our minds to reason and rationalize our law. I was speaking with my cousins who live in Dammam Saudi Arabia today, and we were discussing the bida’ah of the wahhabis and their deviations from the Sunnah of the Nabi ‘alayhis salam. They asked for some references and so I gave them a well known arabic site that refutes the wahhabis. Here is an example:
http://www.soufia.org/vb/showthread.php?t=11435
This is a defense of Imam An-Nawawi being an Asha’ri in creed done by some Sunni students, actually quoting the deviances and lies of the pseudo-salafis of our day. The site was “Blocked!” They could not access an article in defense of Imam An-Nawawi being an Asha’ri!
Here is the Picture of the error they receive:
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The actual error read:
Sorry, the requested page is unavailable.
If you believe the requested page should not be blocked please click here.
This is proof that they will go to all and any means to keep the mass of the Saudis in ignorance about the reality of things, the reality that their devious masters distort for their own sad gains. I was truly shocked that they would strip away from Muslims the freedom to debate whether or not Imam An-Nawawi was an Asha’ri! What are they truly afraid of if they hold the truth? We allow the deviant arguments of the pseudo-salafis to enter our websites, even quoting their pages word for word. What this shows is that they are scared of the truth and what will become of their illegitimate government and “scholardom” which was appointed by the sons of Aalis-Sa’ud, the servants of the enemies of our Lord!
May Allah guide their evil government aright, and allow the Sunnis to once again teach truth, as they did for 1300 years, inside of the land of the Harams! Amin!
What Not to Say to the One in Anger
Imam An-Nawawi states in his Al-Adhkar,
“Section: It is reported by An-Nahhas from Abi Bakr Muhammad ibn Abi Yahya – and he was one of the Fuqaha’ Al-Adbaa’ – that he said: ‘He considered it makruh (hated) for one to say to someone while full of rage (ghadab) ‘Remember (or mention) Allah’ ta’ala’, for it may be that his anger will lead him to utter disbelief. And he said, ‘And just the same one should not say to such a person ‘Send blessings upon the Nabi (‘alayhis salam)’ for fear that he would enter kufr as well.”
In other words telling someone to “Fear Allah” or to “Mention Allah” while in a state of intense anger is disliked, for it may be that his anger will drive him to say something against Allah ta’ala or the Nabi (‘alayhis salaam). A man became enraged in the presence of the Prophet Muhammad and the Prophet Muhammad told him that he knew a sentence, that if he said it, his anger would dissipate. Then he said:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
“A’uthu billahi minash-shayton Ar-Rajim” – I seek refuge with Allah from the rejected Satan”. ((Reported by Al-Bukhari & Muslim in their Sahihs))
Take note that the Nabi Muhammad ‘alayhis salam did not force him to say it. Also notice the teaching that took place in this incident. One could contest that the Nabi ‘alayhis salam is actually telling him to do such, however, not everyone who is angry is the sublime presence of the Prophet of Allah. Thus, it is necessary to be rational and be aware that telling someone in a fit of rage to Fear Allah etc. may cause more harm than benefit. Allah Knows Best the affairs of the believers!
The Prophet Muhammad ‘alayhis salam also said,
إن الشيطان خلق من نار وإنما تطفأ النار بالماء
“Verily Satan was created from fire, and verily fire is put out with water.”
And in the Sunan of Abu Dawud is the saying of the Prophet Muhammad,
إن الغضب من الشيطان، وإن الشيطان خلق من النار، وإنما تطفأ النار بالماء، فإذا غضب أحدكم فليتوضأ
“Verily rage is from Shayton, and Shayton is created from fire, and verily water extiguishes fire, so when one of you becomes angry let him make Wudu’.” ((Sunan Abu Dawud ))
It is also reported in the Sahih of Imam Al-Bukhari that Abu Hurayrah was actually deceived by a Shayton and that he told him to recite Ayatul-Kursi and the Shayatin will depart.
5 Islamic Solutions to Anger Management:
- Ta’wwuth - to seek refuge in Allah.
- Wudu‘. The spiritual benefits of wudu’ are obvious. One starts with Allah’s name and ends with La ilaha illa Allah! How could it NOT cause anger to dissipate!
- Another hadith mentions sitting for the one standing and laying down for the one sitting. In other words Relax!
- Reciting Ayatul-Kursi or the Mu’awwithatayn (Surat An Nas and Falaq)
Also See: Anger and Rage: Subdue the Ego
What causes people to be tortured in the grave?
From Kitab Ar-Ruh by Ibn Al-Qayyim:
What causes people to be tortured in the grave?
The response to this question is general and specific.
The general response: they are tortured for their ignorance and disobedience, hence no soul is tortured by Allaah which is beloved and obedient to him, nor the body which contained it. The torture of the grave and the nextlife is the result of the anger of Allaah toward his servant. Thus, whoever has angered Allaah on earth without repenting will be tortured during the intermediate stage according to the extent of his anger, and this is affirmed and denied.
The specific response: the prophet (may Allaah send salutations upon him) has informed us of the two men whom he saw being tortured in their graves. One was a tale carrier while the other did not protect himself from his urine. The later neglected obligatory purification while the formed created hostility among people, but was truthful. There is a warning here that a greater punishment awaits one who falsely creates hostility between people, as well as one who neglects prayer where purity from urine is a prerequisite.
Purifying our Intentions for 'SeekingIlm'
I was reading Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali’s The Compendium of Knowledge and Wisdom (translated by Abdassamad Clarke) and I came across some points on seeking knowledge, that would be a good reminder for everybody, starting with me.
We read on pg. 15, under the section of Intention:
At-Tirmidhi related a hadith of Kab ibn Malik that the Prophet(SAW) said ‘Whoever seeks knowledge in order to argue with foolish people, or to compete with people of knowledge, or to turn people’s faces towards him, then Allah will put him in the Fire’(At-Tirmidhi 265). Ibn Majah related the same meaning from a hadith of Ibn Umar, Hudahfah, and Jabir is, “Do not learn knowledge in order to compete with people of knowledge or to argue with foolish people or to do well in assemblies. For whoever does that, then [beware of] the Fire! The Fire!” (Ibn Majah 253) Ibn Masud said, ‘Do not learn knowledge for three reasons: to argue with foolish people, or to dispute with fuqaha, or to turn people’s faces towards you. Seek from your words and your actions that which is with Allah because it endures and what is other than it will go away
And to add this idea, Imam Zaid Shakir also reminds about the ‘The Proper Approach to Debating”, by quoting the statement of Imam Shafi`i:
Never do I debate a man with a desire to hear him err in his speech, or to expose the flaws in his argument, and thus vanquish him. Whenever I face an opponent in debate I silently supplicate, ‘O Lord, help him so that truth may manifest itself in his heart and on his tongue. If it be that the truth is on my side, may he follow me; and if the truth be on his side, may I follow him.’
May Allah (SWT) purify our intentions to seek knowledge for His Sake!
Join Sham, For Allah Has Guranteed… !
حدثنا عبد الله حدثني أبي ثنا حيوة بن شريح ويزيد بن عبد ربه قالا ثنا بقية قال حدثني بحير بن سعد عن خالد بن معدان عن أبي قتيلة عن بن حوالة انه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : سيصير الأمر إلى ان تكون جنود مجندة جند بالشام وجند باليمن وجند بالعراق فقال بن حوالة خر لي يا رسول الله ان أدركت ذاك قال عليك بالشام فإنه خيرة الله من أرضه يجتبي إليه خيرته من عباده فان أبيتم فعليكم بيمنكم واسقوا من غدركم فان الله عز وجل قد توكل لي بالشام وأهله
The Prophet Muhammad said:
“It shall reach a point when you will all be joining [opposite] armies: one army in shaam, one in Yemen, one in ‘Iraq. Abdullah ibn Hawaalah said, “Choose for me Oh Rasulullah!” He said, “You must join Shaam, for it is Allah’s chosen land in His earth. In it shall the chosen ones among His servants have protection. Otherwise, go to Yemen but be prepared to drink from still water. For Allah has given me a gurantee concerning Shaam and its people.” [This is the translation of Shaykh G.f. Haddad and It is correct.]