The Reason for some spelling “Allah” as “Allaah”

There are some Arabic words which some people, mostly salafees, transliterate with the double “A” sound into the English transliterations. Some examples are as follows:

Qur’an = Qur’aan

Allah = Allaah

Islam = Islaam

Haram = Haraam

Halal = Halaal

There is a vertical line above the shaddah in these ‘alf’ letters in Arabic. This line makes the long ‘a’ sound transliterated as ‘aa’ or with the accent above the English ‘a’ such as â. These transliterations are more of an explicit phonetic spelling of the words.

The Five Prayers in the Qur’aan

There are some claims that the Qur’aan does not command five prayers but only three; this is not true.

فَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا وَمِنْ آنَاءِ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْ وَأَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضَىٰ

{{So bear patiently what they say, and glorify the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun, and before its setting, and during some hours of the night, and at the ends of the day (an indication for the five compulsory congregational prayers), that you may become pleased (with the reward which Allaah shall give you)}} [Soorah Taa-Haa, 20:130]

From this, we establish five different prayers:

1) Before the rising of the sun
2) Before the setting of the sun
3) Some hours of the night
4) & 5) The sides/two ends of the day (two different prayers)

The specified prayers are those listed below:

1) Salaat al-Fajr (صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ) – The Dawn Prayer [24:58]

2) Salaat al-Wusta (الصَّلاَةِ الْوُسْطَى) – The Middle Prayer [2:238]

3) Salaat al-Maghrib – The Sunset Prayer:

الصَّلاَةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى غَسَقِ اللَّي

{{At the sun’s decline till the darkness of the night}} [Soorah al-Israa, 17:78]

4) Salaat al-’Asr:

طرفي النهار وزلفا من الليل

{{At the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night}} [Soorah Younus, 11:114]

5) Salaat Al-Ishaa (صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ) – The Night Prayer [24:58]

Hadeeth of the tongue

حدثني إسحاق بن إبراهيم الحنظلي أخبرنا يحيى بن آدم حدثنا ورقاء بن عمر عن عبيد الله بن أبي يزيد عن نافع بن جبير عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال كنت مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في سوق من أسواق المدينة فانصرف فانصرفت فقال أين لكع ثلاثا ادع الحسن بن علي فقام الحسن بن علي يمشي وفي عنقه السخاب فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بيده هكذا فقال الحسن بيده هكذا فالتزمه فقال اللهم إني أحبه فأحبه وأحب من يحبه وقال أبو هريرة فماكان أحد أحب إلي من الحسن بن علي بعد ما قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما قال

This hadith is not in sahih Bukhari . It is in Al Adab al Mufrad for Bukhari which is known of having many daeef hadiths . And the correct translation was that he asked him to open his mouth and he kissed him , no mention of tongues in the Arabic version .

http://www.dorar.net/enc/hadith/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86/+s9+yj

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Essay refuting those who laugh at the hadith of the stoning of the monkey

There exists this hadeeth in Sahih Bukhaaree which the Qur’aaniyyoon and non-Muslims make a mockery of:

Narrated ‘Amr bin Maimun:

{{During the pre-lslamic period of ignorance I saw a she-monkey surrounded by a number of monkeys. They were all stoning it, because it had committed illegal sexual intercourse. I too, stoned it along with them}} [Sahih Bukhaaree, Volume 5, Book 58, No. 188]

There is a salafee brother who has took the time to write a refutation for this and it is as follows:

Making mockery of the religion of Allaah that He blessed us with is a major sin.

This narration is authentic and can be traced back to its narrator. There is nothing wrong or even ridiculous about the narration. The perversion, rather, is in your own heart.

The narration is a Companion’s interpretation and reflection regarding what he saw from a group of animals.

Such interpretations are common amongst any from mankind who reflects on what he or see she witnesses from Allaah’s creation.

Here is more detail regarding the narration:

►Question: I read in Sahīh al-Bukhārī that some monkeys stoned another one for adultery. Does this mean that adultery is sinful for animals? This sounds really silly to me. Can you explain this?

►Answered by the Fatwa Department Research Committee – chaired by Sheikh `Abd al-Wahhāb al-Turayrī

The account in question is narrated from `Amr b. Maymūn – a Companion – in Sahīh al-Bukhārī (3849):

“I had seen in the days of ignorance before Islam, some monkeys who surrounded a she-monkey who had committed unlawful sexual intercourse and they stoned it, so I stoned it along with them.”

►In Fath al-Bārī, Ibn Hajar al-`Asqalānī gives a more detailed narration of this event from `Amr b. Maymūn:

“I was in Yemen tending the sheep of my people up upon an elevation. A male monkey came with a female and laid his head on her hand. Then a smaller monkey came and beckoned towards her, so she gently slipped her hand out from under the cheek of the first monkey and followed him. He mated with her while I looked on. Then she returned and gently tried to slip her hand back under the cheek of the first monkey, but he woke up suddenly, smelled her, and cried out.

Then the monkeys gathered round and he began screaming while pointing towards her with his hand. The monkeys went all about and came back with that monkey that I recognized. They dug a pit for the two of them and stoned them both. So I had witnessed stoning being carried out by other than Adam’s descendants.”

This is not a hadīth of the Prophet (peace be upon him). It is not even something that `Amr claims he told to the Prophet (peace be upon him). It is just `Amr’s personal account of some things `Amr b. Maymūn saw some animals doing. It is merely his interpretation that those monkeys were stoning the other one as a punishment for adultery. There is no way that he could have known their true motives.

There is no Islamic teaching to be gleaned from this account.

►Ibn Hajar writes in Fath al-Bārī (Explanation of Saheeh al-Bukhaaree) :

“It is not necessary that an event that looks like adultery and stoning was really a case of adultery and capital punishment. He merely described it that way because it looked like these things. It does not mean that legal accountability was being applied to animals.”

Allaah creates what He wills. There are many creatures in the animal kingdom who perform actions that have fascinated mankind. Incidents of this nature are mentioned in the Qur’aan. For example, the speech of the ants during the approach of Prophet Sulaymaan, the birds who pelted the army of Abraha as mentioned in Soorah Feel, the bird who also spoke to Sulaymaan regarding the land of the Queen of Sheeba.

If you had ever studied the various creatures of the earth, you would find that they are not creatures who live and act in vain. Some of them are more intelligent than humans in that they know who their Lord is and they submit to Him.

Calling the Jewish state “Israel”

One should not refer to the Jewish state as ‘Israel’. Israa’eel is another name for the Prophet Ya’qoob ‘alayhi salaam, and is not to be used in reference to a disbelieving state.

Unfortunately, we may see Muslims chanting the like of ‘Death to Israel’, wal’iyathubillah, out of ignorance; not realizing perhaps that this refers to one of the Prophets of Allaah.

Proof from the ahaadeeth about the Qur’aan being memorized by many

There were many people during the time of the Prophet sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wasalam who helped preserve the Qur’aan using memorization likie the many huffaadh that exist today. Here is some proff from the ahaadeeth:

Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:

{{So I started compiling the Qur’aan by collecting it from the leafless stalks of the date palm tree and from the pieces of leather and hides and from the stones, and from the chests of men who had memorized the Qur’aan. The manuscripts of the Qur’aan remained with Abu Bakr until Allaah took him unto Him. Then it remained with ‘Umar until Allaah took him unto Him, and then with Hafsa bint ‘Umar}} [No.6728 in Sahih Bukharee]

Narrated Sahl bin Sad:

{{A woman came to Allah’s Apostle and said, “I present myself to you for marriage. She stayed for a long while, then a man said, “If you are not in need of her then marry her to me.” The Prophet said, “Have you got anything to pay her Mahr?” He said, “I have nothing with me except my Izar (waist sheet).” The Prophet said, “If you give her your Izar, you will have no Izar to wear, so go and search for something. He said, “I could not find anything.” The Prophet said, “Try to find something, even if it were an iron ring But he was not able to find even that The Prophet said to him. “Do you memorize something of the Qur’aan?” “Yes. ‘ he said, “such Sura and such Surah,” naming those Suras The Prophet said, “We have married her to you for what you know of the Qur’aan by heart}} [No.4796 in Sahih Bukharee]

Narrated Zaid ibn Thabit:

{{We use to compile the Qur’aan from small scraps in the presence of the Apostle}} [(Suyuti, Itqan, I, p.99]

{{Zaid bin Thabit had committed the entire Quran to memory}}

Narrated al-Bara’:

{{There was revealed: ‘Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive and fight in the Cause of Allah.’ (4.95) The Prophet said, “Call Zaid for me and let him bring the board, the inkpot and the scapula bone (or the scapula bone and the ink pot).”‘ Then he said, “Write: ‘Not equal are those Believers who sit..”, and at that time ‘Amr bin Um Maktum, the blind man was sitting behind the Prophet . He said, “O Allaah’s Apostle! What is your order For me (as regards the above Verse) as I am a blind man?” So, instead of the above Verse, the following Verse was revealed: ”Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc.) and those who strive and fight in the cause of Allaah.’ [Sahih Bukhaaree, Volume 6, Book 6, No. 512]

Are Cousin Marriages allowed in Islaam?

Cousin marriages are allowed in Islaam and there is no restriction placed:

There are two verses about this; one which does not forbid it and one which is a command to the Prophet sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wasalam that it is allowed:

حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ وَخَالَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ الْأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ الْأُخْتِ وَأُمَّهَاتُكُمُ اللَّاتِي أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُم مِّنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَأُمَّهَاتُ نِسَائِكُمْ وَرَبَائِبُكُمُ اللَّاتِي فِي حُجُورِكُم مِّن نِّسَائِكُمُ اللَّاتِي دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَإِن لَّمْ تَكُونُوا دَخَلْتُم بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَحَلَائِلُ أَبْنَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلَابِكُمْ وَأَن تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ الْأُخْتَيْنِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

{{Forbidden to you (for marriage) are: your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father’s sisters, your mother’s sisters, your brother’s daughters, your sister’s daughters, your foster mother who gave you suck, your foster milk suckling sisters, your wives’ mothers, your step daughters under your guardianship, born of your wives to whom you have gone in – but there is no sin on you if you have not gone in them (to marry their daughters), – the wives of your sons who (spring) from your own loins, and two sisters in wedlock at the same time, except for what has already passed; verily, Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful}}

[Soorah an-Nisâ, 4:23]

ا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِنَّا أَحْلَلْنَا لَكَ أَزْوَاجَكَ اللَّاتِي آتَيْتَ أُجُورَهُنَّ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُكَ مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَبَنَاتِ عَمِّكَ وَبَنَاتِ عَمَّاتِكَ وَبَنَاتِ خَالِكَ وَبَنَاتِ خَالَاتِكَ اللَّاتِي هَاجَرْنَ مَعَكَ

{{O Prophet! Verily, We have made lawful to you your wives, to whom you have paid their Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage), and those (slaves) whom your right hand possesses – whom Allâh has given to you, and the daughters of your ‘Amm (paternal uncles) and the daughters of your ‘Ammât (paternal aunts) and the daughters of your Khâl (maternal uncles) and the daughters of your Khâlât (maternal aunts) who migrated (from Makkah) with you}}

[Soorah al-Ahzâb, 33:50]

Advice from ash-Shaafi’ee about Tasawwuf (Soofism)

al-Bayhaqee recorded in his Manaaqib ash-Shaafi’iyyah in volume 2 on page 208 that Imaam ash-Shaafi’ee said:

لو أن رجلاً تصوَّف من أول النهار لم يأت عليه الظهر إلا وجدته أحمق

{{If a person practiced Tasawwuf (soofism) in the first part of the day, he does not arrive at Dhuhur except as an Idiot}}

The Seven Sahaabah with the most Hadeeth Narrations

1) Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated 5374 ahaadeeth.

2) ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنه narrated 2630 ahaadeeth.

3) Anas ibn Maalik رضي الله عنه narrated 2286 ahaadeeth.

4) ‘Aisha رضي الله عنها narrated 2210 ahaadeeth.

5) ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Abbaas رضي الله عنه narrated 1660 ahaadeeth.

6) Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullaah رضي الله عنه narrated 1540 ahaadeeth.

7) Abu Sa’eed al Khudree [who is Sa’d ibn Maalik] رضي الله عنه narrated 1170 ahaadeeth.

Not all Shee’ah are disbelievers, amongst them are the Rawaafidh and amongst them are the Zaydiyyah.

Some of the Rawaafidh cannot be called disbelievers lest the Hujjah is upon them, however their callers are disbelievers.

This is because of their religion, it’s not what we believe in. It’s not the Qur’aan and Sunnah, it’s a different religion in its entirety.

The concept of Imaamah is shirk and Kufr. They separated themselves from the Muslims.

روى ابن بطة في الإبانة الكبرى باب ذكر افتراق الأمم في دينهم، و على كم تفترق الأمة من حديث أبو علي بن إسماعيل بن العباس الوراق ، قال حدثنا الحسن بن محمد بن الصباح الزعفراني ، قال حدثنا شبابة ، قال حدثنا سوادة بن سلمة أن عبد الله بن قيس رضي الله عنه قال اجتمع عند علي رضي الله عنه جاثليتو النصارى و رأس الجالوت كبير علماء اليهود فقال الرأس: تجادلون على كم افترقت اليهود؟ قال: على إحدى و سبعين فرقة.
فقال علي رضي الله عنه: “لتفترقن هذه الأمة على مثل ذلك، و أضلها فرقة و شرها: الداعية إلينا!! ( أهل البيت ) آية ذلك أنهم يشتمون أبا بكر و عمر رضي الله عنهما.”

Ibn Battah reported in his al-Ibaanah al Kubraa, in the chapter: Mentioning the sections of the Nations in their religion and upon how many sects will the Ummah split into, from the Hadeeth of Abee ‘Alee bin Ismaa’eel bin al-Abbaas al-Warraaq who said: al-Hassan bin Muhammad bin as-Sabaah az-Za’faraanee narrated to me that Shabbaabah said, that Sawaadah bin Salamah said that ‘Abdullaah bin Qays (رضي الله عنه)said:

((A group of Christians came to ‘Alee (رضي الله عنه)and at the head of them was a major scholar of the Jews. So the leader said: “You debate about how many groups the Jews split into?” He said: “Into seventy one sects”. And ‘Alee (رضي الله عنه)said: “And this Ummah will split into similar to that, and the most deviated and evil sect of them: the ones who call to us (Ahlul Bayt), and a sign of them is that they insult Abaa Bakr and ‘Umar رضي الله عنهما” ))