COMPLAIN TO ALLAAH

A precious Gem: The Complain of the Ignorant, Ibn Al-Qayyim , Al Fuwaid

(taken from the English translation of the book) p. 134

The ignorant people complain to people about Allaah, and this is the

highest degree of ignorance, for if he had known his Lord, he would not

have complained about Him, and if he had known the people he would not

have complained to them.

One of the predecessors saw a man complaining to another man about his

poverty and dire necessity. He said to him, 'O you! By Allaah, you have

done nothing but complain about He who has mercy for you, to the one who

has no mercy for you'.

The following words have been mentioned about the meaning of the

previous statement of the predecessor.

*When you complain to a son of Adam,,,,verily you complain about the

Most Merciful,,,,,, to the one who does not pity*.

On the contrary, the person who is profoundly knowledgeable about

Allaah complains to Allaah alone. And the most knowledgeable person

about Allaah is the one who complains about himself to Allaah, and never

to people. He complains about the causes that make people do wrong to

him, for he knows about the following ayah,

'And whatever of misfortune befalls you it is because of what your

hands have earned. And He pardons much' (Ash-Shura, 42: 30)

'Whatever of good reaches you, is from Allaah but whatever of evil

befalls you, is from yourself.'

(An-Nisa, 4: 79)

'(What is the matter with you?). When a single disaster smites you,

although you smote (your enemies) with one twice as great, you say:

'From where does this come to us?' Say (to them), 'It is from yourselves

(because of your evil deeds). 'And Allaah has power over all things.

(Al-Imran, 3: 165)

Therefore, there are three levels: the lowest one is to complain about

Allaah to his creatures, the highest one is to complain about yourself

to Him and the middle one is to complain about His creatures to Him.

May Allaah make us from those who complain to Him alone about

ourselves, He the Majestic and Most High, Ameen.

THUL HIJJAH

THE MONTH OF HAJJ

HAJJ is the fifth (5th) pillar of Islaam. It is a once in a lifetime obligation upon every male and female who are sane adults, who have good health and who have the financial means to do so.

ALLAAH says; "And Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House (Ka'bah) is a duty that mankind owes to Allaah, those who can afford the expenses (for one's conveyance, provision and residence); and whoever disbelieves (i.e. denies Hajj), then he is a disbeliever of Allaah". (Imraan 3:97)

In carrying out this obligation Muslims fulfill Allaah's call to Ibraheem (Abraham) to sacrifice for the sake of Allaah.

ALLAAH says; "And proclaim to mankind the Hajj. They will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, they will come from every deep and distant (wide) mountain highway to perform Hajj".

That they may witness things that are of benefit to them (i.e. the reward of Hajj in the Hereafter, and also some worldly gain from trade), and mention the Name of Allaah on appointed days over the beast of cattle that He has provided for them (for sacrifice). Then eat thereof and feed therewith the poor who have a very hard time". (Al Hajj 22:27-28)

Narrated Abu Hurairah (ra), Allaah's Messenger (sallaahu alaihi wa sallam) said, "Whoever performs Hajj to the House (Ka'bah) and does not approach his wife for sexual relations nor commits sins (while performing Hajj), he will come out as sinless as a newly born child (just delivered by its mother)". (Sahih Bukhari Vol3, No. 45)

THE DAY OF ARAFAT

It is the ninth (9th of Thul Hijjah) and the pilgrims are worshipping Allaah with Salaat and Dua'a and we, here at home, are worshipping Allaah with Salaat and fasting. And the people who complete their fast this day, Allaah will forgive them of their sins for the last year and the upcoming year; Maa Sha Allaah. Stay at Arafat from sunrise until sunset

There is no god but Allaah, there is no partner with Allaah, He has all the Sovereignty and He deserves all the praises. He is Almighty Allaah Who is capable of everything; AMEEN!!!

THE DAY OF EID

It is the tenth (10th of Thul Hijjah) and now comes the Eid, Eidul Adha, The Slaughter for the pilgrims and The Celebration for the Muslims at home and The Slaughter. The pilgrims will slaughter and eat and then make their farewell Tawaf and the Muslim women and children will celebrate while the men go out to slaughter at home. AL HAMDULILLAAH!!!!

ALLAAH says, "That is the command. Whoever glorifies the commands of Allaah, it surely is from the devotion of the hearts". (Al Hajj 22:32)

OUR LORD! GIVE US THE GOOD IN THIS WORLD AND THE GOOD IN THE HEREAFTER, AND SAVE US FROM THE FIRE; AMEEN!!!

THE EXPLANATION & UNDERSTANDING OF VEILING &HIJAB

The Tafsir of Surat An-Nur

Ayaat 24:31

And tell the believing women to lower their gaze, and protect their private parts and not to show off their adornment except that which is apparent, and to draw their veils all over their Juyub and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers or their brother's sons, or their sister's sons, or their women, or their right hand possessions, or the Tabi`in among men who do not have desire, or children who are not aware of the nakedness of women. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And all of you beg Allah to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful.)

The Rulings of Hijab

This is a command from Allah to the believing women, and jealousy on

on His part over the wives of His believing servants. It is also to

distinguish the believing women from the women of the Jahiliyyah and the deeds of the pagan women. The reason for the revelation of this Ayah was mentioned by Muqatil bin Hayyan, when he said: "We heard -- and Allah knows best -- that Jabir bin `Abdullah Al-Ansari narrated that Asma' bint Murshidah was in a house of hers in Bani Harithah, and the women started coming in to her without lower garments so that the anklets on their feet could be seen, along with their chests and forelocks. Asma' said: `How ugly this is!' Then Allah revealed:

And tell the believing women to lower their gaze...)'' And Allah says:

(And tell the believing women to lower their gaze) meaning, from that which Allah has forbidden them to look at, apart from their husbands. [Some] scholars said that it is permissible for women to look at non-Mahram men without desire, as it was recorded in the Sahih that the Messenger of Allah was watching the Ethiopians playing with spears in the Masjid on the day of `Id, and `A'ishah the Mother of the believers was watching them from behind him and he was concealing her from them, until she got bored and went away.

(and protect their private parts). Sa`id bin Jubayr said: "From immoral actions.'' Abu Al-`Aliyah said: "Every Ayah of the Qur'an in which protecting the private parts is mentioned means protecting them from Zina, except for this Ayah – (and protect their private parts), which means protecting them from being seen by anybody.''

and not to show off their adornment except that which is apparent,) means, they should not show anything of their adornment to non-Mahram men except for whatever it is impossible to hide. Ibn Mas`ud said: "Such as clothes and outer garments,'' Meaning what the Arab women used to wear of the veil which covered their clothes and whatever showed from underneath the outer garment. There is no blame on her for this, because this is something that she cannot conceal. Similar to that is what appears of her lower garment and what she cannot conceal. Al-Hasan, Ibn Sirin, Abu Al-Jawza', Ibrahim An-Nakha`i and others also had the same view as Ibn Mas`ud.

and to draw their veils all over their Juyub) means that they should wear the outer garment in such a way as to cover their chests and ribs, so that they will be different from the women of the Jahiliyyah, who did not do that but would pass in front of men with their chests completely uncovered, and with their necks, forelocks, hair and earrings uncovered. So Allah commanded the believing women to cover themselves, as He says:

(O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks all over their bodies. That will be better, that they should be known, so as not to be annoyed) [33:59] And in this noble Ayah He said:

and to draw their (Khumur) veils all over their Juyub) Khumur (veils) is the plural of Khimar, which means something that covers, and is what is used to cover the head. This is what is known among the people as a veil. Sa`id bin Jubayr said:

(and to draw) means to pull it around and tie it securely.

(their veils all over their Juyub) means, over their necks and chests so that nothing can be seen of them. Al-Bukhari recorded that `A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: "May Allah have mercy on the women of the early emigrants. When Allah revealed the Ayah:

(and to draw their veils all over their Juyub), they tore their aprons and Akhtamar/covered themselves with them.'' He also narrated from Safiyyah bint Shaybah that `A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, used to say: "When this Ayah:

(and to draw their veils all over their Juyub) was revealed, they took their Izars (waistsheets) and tore them at the edges, and Akhtamar/covered themselves with them.''

(and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers or their brother's sons, or their sister's sons,) All of these are a woman's close relatives whom she can never marry (Mahram) and it is permissible for her to show her adornments to them, but without making a wanton display of herself. Ibn Al-Mundhir recorded that `Ikrimah commented on this Ayah,

(and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers...), "The paternal uncle and maternal uncle are not mentioned here, because they may describe a woman to their sons, so a woman should not remove her Khimar in front of her paternal or maternal uncle.''With regard to the husband, all of this is for his sake, so she should try her best when adorning herself for him, unlike the way she should appear in front of others.

(or their women,) this means that she may also wear her adornment in front of other Muslim women, but not in front of the women of Ahl Adh-Dhimmah (Jewish and Christian women and disbelievers), lest they describe her to their husbands and others like them. This is prohibited for all women, but more so in the case of the women of Ahl Adh-Dhimmah, because there is nothing to prevent them from doing that, but Muslim women know that it is unlawful and so, would be deterred from doing it. The Messenger of Allah said:

(No woman should describe another woman to her husband so that it is as if he is looking at her.) It was recorded in the Two Sahihs from Ibn Mas`ud.

(or their right hand possessions. ) Ibn Jarir said, "This means from among the women of the idolators. It is permissible for a Muslim woman to reveal her adornment before such a woman, even if she is an idolatress, because she is her slave-girl.'' This was also the view of Sa`id bin Al-Musayyib. Allah says; (Tabi`in among men who do not have desire,) such as hired servants and followers who are not at the same level as the woman and are feeble-minded and have no interest in or desire for women. Ibn `Abbas said, "This is the kind of person who has no desire.'' `Ikrimah said, "This is the hermaphrodite, who does not experience erections.'' This was also the view of others among the Salaf. It was narrated in the Sahih from `A'ishah that a hermaphrodite, used to enter upon the family of the Messenger of Allah and they used to consider him as one of those who do not have desire, but then the Messenger of Allah came in when he was describing a woman with four rolls of fat in front and eight behind. The Messenger of Allah said, (Lo! I think this person knows what is they are; he should never enter upon you.) He expelled him, and he stayed in Al-Bayda' and only came on Fridays to get food.

(or children who are not aware of the nakedness of women. ) Because they are so young they do not understand anything about women or their `Awrah or their soft speech or their enticing ways of walking and moving. If a child is small and does not understand that, there is nothing wrong with him entering upon women, but if he is an adolescent or approaching adolescence, so that he knows and understands these things, and can make a distinction between who is beautiful and who is not, then he should not enter upon women. It was recorded in the Two Sahihs that the Messenger of Allah said:

(Avoid entering upon women.) It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think about the male in-laws'' He said:

(The male in-law is death.)