Allah (SWT)
Has Honored Bani Adam - Mankind
By
Shaikh Abdullah Faisal
Saturday,
7th March 2015
Edited and
formatted by AT38
Allah
(swt) has declared to mankind that He has honored Bani Adam
And
indeed We have honoured the Children of Adam, and We have carried them on land
and sea, and have provided them with At-Taiyibat (lawful good things), and have
preferred them above many of those whom We have created with a marked preference.
(Al-Isra 17:70)
When you
read this verse, you should think why did Allah honor Bani Adam?
Iblis
could not cope with this honor bestowed on Bani Adam
[Iblis
(Satan)] said: "See? This one whom You have honoured above me, if You give
me respite (keep me alive) to the Day of Resurrection, I will surely seize and
mislead his offspring (by sending them astray) all but a few!" (Al-Isra
17:62)
This is
a threat from Iblis that he will send Bani Adam astray
Iblis
claims he was given a raw deal from Allah (swt)
Iblis is
on the war path and he did not hide his feelings
He
predicted that most men will follow him and be in the hellfire, not paradise
THE 30
WAYS ALLAH HAS HONORED BANI ADAM
1. HE
HAS CREATED ADAM (AS) WITH HIS TWO HANDS
I hope
you don’t have a problem understanding that Allah has two Hands
(Allah)
said: "O Iblis (Satan)! What prevents you from prostrating yourself to one
whom I have created with Both My Hands. Are you too proud (to fall prostrate to
Adam) or are you one of the highly exalted?" (Sad 38:75)
Allah (swt)
has created four things with His Two Hands:
Mujahid
narrated Abdullah ibn Umar (RA) said:“Allah created four things with His Hand;
1. The Throne 2. The Pen 3. Aadam and4. The paradise of ‘Adn. He then said to
the rest of the creation ‘Kun’ [Be]and it was.” [Adh Dhahabi in ‘Mukhtasar
al-‘Uluw’ (p105), Abu al-Shaikhal-Asbahani in 'al-‘Adhuma' (5/1555), Tafsir
al-Tabari (21/239), ‘The chain is authentic according to the conditions of
Muslim.’]
Allah
has two Hands but they don’t resemble our hands
2. ALLAH
BLEW IN ADAM THE SOUL
When
Allah (swt) did this, the first thing Adam (as) did was to sneeze
"So,
when I have fashioned him completely and breathed into him (Adam) the soul
which I created for him, then fall (you) down prostrating yourselves unto
him." (Al-Hijr 15:29)
3. HE
TAUGHT ADAM THE NAMES OF EVERYTHING
And He
taught Adam all the names (of everything), then He showed them to the angels
and said, "Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful."
(Al-Baqarah 2:31)
Allah
then displayed them in front of the Angels and asked them to give the names
But they
were unable to name them
Allah
said to them ‘I know what you reveal and what you conceal’
They used
to say (in their hearts) that they were the most knowledgeable
Allah
blessed Adam with Ilm (knowledge)
… Say:
"Are those who know equal to those who know not?" It is only men of
understanding who will remember (i.e. get a lesson from Allah's Signs and
Verses). (Az-Zumar 39:9)
Allah
said in 58:11:
…Allah
will exalt in degree those of you who believe, and those who have been granted
knowledge. And Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do. (Al-Mujadilah 58:11)
4. ALLAH
GAVE ADAM THE HONOR TO DWELL IN HEAVEN
Everything
was provided to him
And We
said: "O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in the heaven and eat both of you
freely with pleasure and delight of things therein as wherever you will, but
come not near this tree or you both will be of the Zalimun (wrong-doers)."
(Al-Baqarah 2:35)
Adam
(as) was in heaven and not in paradise
No one
will enter paradise before the prophet (saw)
5. ALLAH
HAS COMMANDED THE ANGELS TO BOW DOWN TO ADAM (AS) OUT OF RESPECT
This bowing
is called the bowing out of respect, not the bowing of worship
"So,
when I have fashioned him completely and breathed into him (Adam) the soul
which I created for him, then fall (you) down prostrating yourselves unto
him." (Al-Hijr 15:29)
Another
Ayah to prove that Allah commanded the Angels to bow down is 18:50
And
(remember) when We said to the angels; "Prostrate to Adam." So they
prostrated except Iblis (Satan). He was one of the jinns; he disobeyed the
Command of his Lord. Will you then take him (Iblis) and his offspring as
protectors and helpers rather than Me while they are enemies to you? What an
evil is the exchange for the Zalimun (polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc).
(Al-Kahf 18:50)
Allah
(swt) specifies in the above ayah that Iblis is a jinn and not an angel
The believe
that he is an angel is from Christianity
6. ALLAH
HAS MADE ADAM HIS CALIPH (VICEGERENT) ON EARTH
And
[mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will
make upon the earth a successive authority." They said, "Will You
place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we
declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know
that which you do not know." (Al-Baqarah 2:30)
‘I know
that which you know not’ means that Allah will not leave you to go astray
He will
send Prophets and Messengers to guide us, as not to leave man in the lurch
The
Angels were concerned that man may end up like the Jinn
They created
a lot of mischief on earth
7. He HAS
BLESSED US WITH AQL (REASON)
Man uses
his brain to make airplane, microwave, electricity, computer etc
All of these
are amazing inventions doing great things.
If
someone tried to scam you and you fell for the scam,
I blame
you because Allah (swt) gave you an aql and you did not use it.
Verily!
The worst of (moving) living creatures with Allah are the deaf and the dumb,
those who understand not (i.e. the disbelievers). (Al-Anfal 8:22)
If you
do not use your aql, Allah calls you a beast, the worst of creatures
On the Day
Of Judgement, when people are dumped into the hellfire
Malik (the
keeper of hell) will ask them ‘didn’t a warner come to you?’
They
will say ‘YES, but we did not use our aql’
This is
related in 67:9-10
They
will say: "Yes indeed; a warner did come to us, but we belied him and
said: 'Allah never sent down anything (of revelation), you are only in great
error.'" (Al-Mulk 67:9)
And they
will say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we would not have
been among the dwellers of the blazing Fire!" (Al-Mulk 67:10)
When you
were going to church and you hear the priest say ‘Holy Mary Mother of God!’
Why
didn't you ask how could this be?
The Hindus
have a festival call Diwali in which they believe that
They need
to light to city for their ‘god’ to see the way
When he
was returning from a journey
Else he
may trip and fall because it is dark and he can’t see in the dark
Why
didn't you, the Hindu, ask ‘why does this ‘god’ need light to see in the dark?’
Surah
Mulk is used to refute the atheist, if the sun is too close we will die from
heat
If it is
too far we would freeze.
But the
sun is in an accurate place.
The
world did not come about by accident
You the Hindu,
when you go to the temple and
People worship
rats, snakes, black erected penis
Why
didn't you use your aql regarding these things used as gods for worship?
In the
last days, many will be dodgy, even your scholars
Some of
your ‘Shaikhs’ gave bay'ah to the king of Saudi Arabia and not the Caliph
Some ‘Shaikhs’
believe in democracy, praying to the grave etc
People
will believe a liar, and disbelieve one who tells the truth. People will
distrust one who is trustworthy, and trust one who is treacherous [Musnad Ahmad
(3/220) No. 13322]
If you
don't use your aql, you will end up in the hellfire
Like these
people in Surah Mulk
8. CLOTHING
In 7:26-27
Allah spoke about this clothing
Clothing
is so important that you have to make a dua when you put on new clothing
Begging Allah
for the good of it and protection from the evil of it
O
Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover yourselves (screen
your private parts, etc.) and as an adornment, and the raiment of
righteousness, that is better. Such are among the Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, that they may remember
(i.e. leave falsehood and follow truth[]). (Al-A'raf 7:26)
O
Children of Adam! Let not Shaitan (Satan) deceive you, as he got your parents
[Adam and Hawwa (Eve)] out of Paradise, stripping them of their raiments, to
show them their private parts. Verily, he and Qabiluhu (his soldiers from the
jinns or his tribe) see you from where you cannot see them. Verily, We made the
Shayatin (devils) Auliya' (protectors and helpers) for those who believe not.
(Al-A'raf 7:27)
9. ALLAH
(SWT) HAS GIVEN YOU A CONSCIENCE
Whether
you are a Muslim, Christian, Jew or Pagan you know that stealing is wrong
And
shown him the two ways (good and evil)? (Al-Balad 90:10)
But he
has made no effort to pass on the path that is steep. (Al-Balad 90:11)
The
Prophet (saw) said in a famous hadith:
Narrated
By Abu Mas'ud: The Prophet said, 'One of the sayings of the early Prophets
which the people have got is: If you don't feel ashamed do whatever you
like." [Sahih Bukhari (4/177) No. 3484]
Because Allah
(swt) gave you a conscience to know the good from the bad
10. ALLAH
CREATED YOU AS A BORN MUSLIM
Allah
created Bani Adam on the fitra
So set
you (O Muhammad SAW) your face towards the religion of pure Islāmic Monotheism
Hanifa (worship none but Allāh Alone) Allāh's Fitrah (i.e. Allāh's Islāmic
Monotheism), with which He has created mankind. No change let there be in Khalqillāh
(i.e. the Religion of Allāh Islāmic Monotheism), that is the straight religion,
but most of men know not. [Tafsir AtTabarī, Vol 21, Page 41] (Ar-Rum 30:30)
All
these people that are evil to the core were born Muslim.
Abu
Huraira (RA) reported that Allah’s Messenger said, “Every child is born on the
religion (of Islam). Then his parents make him a Jew, a Christian or a
polytheist.” Someone said, “O Messenger of Allah, (what about) those who die
before (their parents convert them)?” He said, “Allah knows best what they
would have done (if they had survived).” [al-Bukhari (6599) and Muslim (2658)]
Their
parents made them otherwise
Their upbringing,
the society that they live in corrupt the human being
Ibn
Taymiyyah (rh) said the place you live in can corrupt you
Shaykh
ul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rh) said, “The state of a place reflects the state of a
person. It is possible to be sometimes a Muslim and at other times a
disbeliever; sometimes sincere and at other times hypocritical; sometimes good
and pious and at other times rotten and corrupt. Thus, a person becomes like
the place of his abode. The migration of a person from a land of disbelief and
profanity to one of faith and probity is an expression of repentance and of his
turning away from disobedience and perversion to belief and obedience. This is
so until the Day of Resurrection.” [Majmu’al-Fatawa, (18/284)]
11. ALLAH
MAKES YOU WALK UPRIGHT ON YOUR TWO FEET
So for
you to crawl on your face is a disgrace
When you
read the Quran or Hadith saying that some people will crawl on their face,
Don't think
this is impossible
Abu
Hurayrah reported that Allah’s Messenger(SAW) said, “On the Day of
Resurrection, mankind will be gathered in three categories - a category of
those walking on foot, another of riders and the third of those walking on
their faces.” Someone asked, “O Messenger of Allah, how would they walk on
their faces?” He said, ‘Surely, he who makes them walk on their feet is Able to
make them walk on their faces. Know that they will walk on their faces
safeguarding from every ascent and thorn.” [Sunan Tirmidhi(5/305) No. 3142,
Musnad Ahmad (2/363) No. 8740]
Because you
are not allowed to limit the powers of Allah
12. ALLAH
HAS MADE MAN HIS MASTERPIECE
In the
Museum some artworks are valued at millions and they are guarded
These are
so valuable that when it is purchased, the buyer is anonymous
Because criminals
may attack him for the masterpiece
By the
fig, and the olive, (At-Tin 95:1)
By Mount
Sinai, (At-Tin 95:2)
And by
this city of security (Makkah),(At-Tin 95:3)
Verily,
We created man of the best stature (mould), (At-Tin 95:4)
If you
look at yourself in the mirror,
You cannot
say my eyes, ears, nose, mouth etc
Would be
better if they were placed in a place other than where they are
They are
perfectly placed
13. ALLAH
INSTILLED IN YOU SHYNESS
Allah
gave you shyness
When Adam
(as) and his wife saw that their nakedness was exposed
They instinctively
took leaves to cover their nakedness
Then
they both ate of the tree, and so their private parts appeared to them, and
they began to stick on themselves the leaves from Paradise for their covering.
Thus did Adam disobey his Lord, so he went astray. (Ta-Ha 20:121)
If you
see someone walking down the road naked, he is a madman
Because
instinctively, we cover our private parts
Because
Allah has honored Bani Adam by giving you shyness
Shyness is
a branch of Imaan
Narrated
By Abu Mas'ud: The Prophet said, 'One of the sayings of the early Prophets
which the people have got is: If you don't feel ashamed do whatever you
like." [Sahih Bukhari (4/177) No. 3484]
Every
Ummah has a characteristic and shyness is our characteristic
Anas
(RA) narrated the Messenger of Allah(SAW) said: “Every religion has a
particular manner or characteristic. And the characteristic of Islam is Hayaa.”
[Sunan Ibn Majah (5/276) No. 4181]
We are not
allowed to share bedroom secrets because of shyness
Abu
Sa'id al-Khudri (RA) reported the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “Indeed from
the worst of people on the Day of Resurrection is one who has marital relations
with his wife and then spreads her private matters.” [Sahih Muslim (2/1060) No.
1437]
Asma’
bint Yazeed, who said that she was with the Messenger of Allah (SAW), when men
and women were sitting with him, and he said: “I think there are some men who
talk about what they do with their wives, and that there are some women who
talk about what they do with their husbands.”The people stayed silent. [Asma’]
said: “Yes, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah,[women] do that and [men] do that!”
He said, “Do not do that, for it is as if a male devil met a female devil in
the street and had intercourse with her whilst the people were watching.”
[Musnad Ahmad (Vol. 6 p.456) No. 27624]
14. ALLAH
BLESSED US WITH GHAIRAH (JEALOUSY)
Three people
won’t enter paradise
Abdullah
ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "Three people
will not enter paradise and Allah will not look at them on the Day of Judgment:
the one who is disobedient to his parents, the woman who imitates men and the
ad-Dayooth (cuckold, weak man who feels no jealousy over his women
folk)..." [Musnad Ahmad (2/134) No.
6180,Musnad al-Bazzar (12/270) No. 6051, al-Sunnan al-Kubra al-Nasa'i (2/63)
No.2354, al-Mu’jam al-Awsat al-Tabarani (3/51) No. 2443]
Narrated
By Abu Huraira: The Prophet; said,“Indeed, Allah has Ghayrah, and the faithful
believer has Ghayrah, and the Ghayrah which Allah has is provoked when a
believer commits that which Allah has forbidden.” [al-Bukhari (4925) and Muslim
(2761)]
Al-Mughira
b. Shu'ba (RA) reported that Sa'db. 'Ubada (RA) said: If I were to see a man
with my wife, I would have struck him with the sword, and not with the flat
part (side) of it. When Allah's Messenger (PBUH) heard of that, he said: Are
you surprised at Sa'd's jealousy of his honour? By Allah, I am more jealous of
my honour than he, and Allah is more jealous than I. Because of His jealousy
Allah has prohibited abomination, both open and secret And no person is more
jealous of his honour than Allah,and no persons, is more fond of accepting an
excuse than Allah, on account of which He has sent messengers, announcers of
glad tidings and warners; and no one is more fond of praise than Allah on
account of which Allah has promised Paradise. [Sahih Muslim, Book 9, Hadith
#3572]
15: ALLAH
HAS SENT AMONG US PROPHETS AND MESSENGERS TO GUIDE US
And
verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger
(proclaiming): "Worship Allāh (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from)
Tāghût[] (all false deities, etc. i.e. do not worship Tāghût besides
Allāh)." Then of them were some whom Allāh guided and of them were some
upon whom the straying was justified. So travel through the land and see what
was the end of those who denied (the truth). (An-Nahl 16:36)
16. ALLAH
HAS REVEALED ONTO US MANY BOOKS, AND HE HAS BLESSED US WITH THE HOLY QURAN
He it is
Who sent among the unlettered ones a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from among
themselves, reciting to them His Verses, purifying them (from the filth of
disbelief and polytheism), and teaching them the Book (this Qur'ān, Islāmic
laws and Islāmic jurisprudence) and Al-Hikmah (As-Sunnah: legal ways, orders,
acts of worship, etc. of Prophet Muhammad SAW). And verily, they had been
before in manifest error; (Al-Jumu'ah 62:2)
After
Allah sent the Quran, Allah made a promise:
Verily
We: It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Qur'ān) and surely, We will
guard it (from corruption). (Al-Hijr 15:9)
17. ALLAH
HAS BLESSED US WITH THE:
SALIHOON
(THE RIGHTEOUS ONES),
SIDIQOON
(THE TRUTHFUL ONES),
MURABITOON
(THOSE WHO KEEP WATCH OVER THE BOARDERS OF THE ISLAMIC STATE),
ULAMAA
(SCHOLARS),
DU'AAT
(THOSE WHO GIVE DAWA),
MUJAHIDOON
(THOSE WHO FIGHT IN HIS PATH),
SHUHADAA
(THE MARTYR)
Allah
has spoken about some of these people in 4:69
And
whoso obeys Allāh and the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), then they will be in the
company of those on whom Allāh has bestowed His Grace, of the Prophets, the
Siddiqûn (those followers of the Prophets who were first and foremost to
believe in them, like Abu Bakr AsSiddiq), the martyrs, and the righteous. And
how excellent these companions are! (An-Nisa 4:69)
We have
more Shafi's (those who follow his madhab) in the world than Jews
Imam
Malik (rh) and Imam Shafi (rh) have more followers than Musa (as)
Abu
Hanifa (rh) has more followers than the other four great Imams
Abu
Hanifa has over 1/2 billion followers
India,
Pakistan and Bangladesh are all Hanafis
Don't think
man will all go astray
You will
have great ones from among them
18. ALLAH
HAS BLESSED US WITH VARIOUS FACULTIES
For seeing,
hearing, smelling, tasting, thinking, discerning etc
19. ALLAH
HAS BLESSED US WITH FIRASA (INTUITION)
Abu
Sa’eed Khudri (RA) reported that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said, ‘Guard yourself
against a Believer’s insight, for, he sees with the light of Allah.” He then
recited: Surely in that are signs for the sagacious. (15:75) [Sunan Tirmidhi
(Vol. 5, pg. 298) No. 3127]
Anas
ibn Malik (RA) said: I entered the company of Uthman ibn Affaan (RA) while I
was thinking about the beauty of a woman I saw in the street. Uthman (RA) then
said: One of you enter my presence and the remnants of zinaa can be seen in his
eyes. I then said: Did revelation come down after the departure of the Rasool
(SAW)? Uthman said: But this is the deep insight, foresight and intuition of
the believer. [Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, Madaarij as-Saalikeen (Vol. 2, pg.
455)]
20. ALLAH
BLESSED US WITH THE ABILITY TO SMILE
No
animal can smile
Till,
when they came to the valley of the ants, one of the ants said: "O ants!
Enter your dwellings, lest Sulaimān (Solomon) and his hosts crush you, while
they perceive not." (An-Naml 27:18)
Sulaiman
(as) smiled at the speech of the ant, he was amused
21. ALLAH
GAVE YOU THE ABILITY TO READ AND WRITE
Read! In
the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists), (Al-'Alaq 96:1)
Has
created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood). (Al-'Alaq 96:2)
Read! And
your Lord is the Most Generous, (Al-'Alaq 96:3)
Who has
taught (the writing) by the pen [the first person to write was Prophet Idrees
(Enoch)], (Al-'Alaq 96:4)
Has
taught man that which he knew not. (Al-'Alaq 96:5)
Nay!
Verily, man does transgress all bounds (in disbelief and evil deed, etc.).
(Al-'Alaq 96:6)
Prophet
Idris (as) was the first one to use the pen.
22. HE
HAS TAUGHT BANI ADAM BAYAN (SPEECH)
The Most
Beneficent (Allāh)! (Ar-Rahman 55:1)
Has
taught (you mankind) the Qur'ān (by His Mercy). (Ar-Rahman 55:2)
He
created man. (Ar-Rahman 55:3)
He
taught him eloquent speech. (Ar-Rahman 55:4)
People
use speech to create revolutions all over the world
Narrated
Ibn 'Umar: 'Two men came from the East and addressed the people who wondered at
their eloquent speeches. On that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "Some
eloquent speech is as effective as magic."' [Tran Sahih Al Bukhari Vol: 7
Book 67 No. 5146]
23. ALLAH
HAS HONORED US IN THAT HE HAS SUBDUED THE UNIVERSE FOR US
Allah
spoke about it in the following:
See you
not (O men) that Allāh has subjected for you whatsoever is in the heavens and
whatsoever is in the earth, and has completed and perfected His Graces upon
you, (both) apparent (i.e Islāmic Monotheism, and the lawful pleasures of this
world, including health, good looks, etc.) and hidden [i.e. One's Faith in
Allāh (of Islāmic Monotheism) knowledge, wisdom, guidance for doing righteous
deeds, and also the pleasures and delights of the Hereafter in Paradise, etc.]?
Yet of mankind is he who disputes about Allāh without knowledge or guidance or
a Book giving light! (Luqman 31:20)
Allāh is
He Who has created the heavens and the earth and sends down water (rain) from
the sky, and thereby brought forth fruits as provision for you; and He has made
the ships to be of service to you, that they may sail through the sea by His
Command; and He has made rivers (also) to be of service to you. (Ibrahim 14:32)
And He
has made the sun and the moon, both constantly pursuing their courses, to be of
service to you; and He has made the night and the day, to be of service to you.
(Ibrahim 14:33)
So you
are able to utilize the universe, sea, air and earth
And He
has made the night and day for you as well
24. ALLAH
HAS PUT RAHMA (MERCY) IN YOUR HEARTS
Whenever
a lion takes over a pride, the lion kills the cubs!
Why?
Lions don't believe in step children
A man
doesn't do this because he has rahma in his heart
A lion
wants to only see his cubs and when the cub becomes an adult he kicks him out
In the
animal kingdom there is no mercy
Tears
come to your eyes sometimes when you watch this on the Animal planet
In the
US someone had a pet snake that killed two children
"O
Quraish, what do you think I will do to you?" They said, “You are a
brother, the son of a noble brother.” He said: "Go your way, for you are
free.” [al-Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi (9/199) No. 18276, Fath ul-Bari Ibn Hajar
(8/18) No. 4289, Seerah Ibn Hisham (2/412), al-Seerah al-Nabawiyyah Ibn Kathir
(3/570)]
The
Prophet (saw) released the people of Makkah because of his mercy
And We
have sent you (O Muhammad SAW) not but as a mercy for the 'Alamīn (mankind,
jinns and all that exists). (Al-Anbiya 21:107)
25. ALLAH
PUT LOVE IN YOUR HEARTS FOR EACH OTHER
And
among His Signs is this, that He created for you wives from among yourselves,
that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and
mercy. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who reflect. (Ar-Rum
30:21)
If you
don't have love in a marriage, don't stay in the marriage
And He
has united their (i.e. believers') hearts. If you had spent all that is in the
earth, you could not have united their hearts, but Allāh has united them.
Certainly He is All-Mighty, All-Wise. (Al-Anfal 8:63)
The sahabah
used to kill each other before Islam but loved each other after that
26. BY
GIVING YOU AL-ISLAM
They
regard as favour upon you (O Muhammad SAW) that they have embraced Islām. Say: "Count
not your Islām as a favour upon me. Nay, but Allāh has conferred a favour upon
you, that He has guided you to the Faith, if you indeed are true. (Al-Hujurat
49:17)
Some
people believe they did Muhammad (saw) a favor by accepting Islam
Allah
did you a favor by guiding you to Islam
Umar
Ibn Khaatab said: …We were once amongst the lowest of people, but Allaah gave
us honour because of Islaam. As soon as we start to seek honour in avenues
other than that in which Allaah has granted us honour, Allaah will then
humiliate us." [Mustadrak al-Hakim (1/130) No. 207]
Mustadrak
means to fix a mistake that was made in history
The Mustadrak
Al-Hakim is a compilation of hadiths that Bukhari rejected
It available
in Arabic only
50
fabricated hadith are in this book, but most are sahih
27. ALLAH
HAS HONORED US WITH SPOUSES
These
spouses are of our own kind
Not Jinns,
human beings like you.
And
among His Signs is this, that He created for you wives from among yourselves,
that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy.
Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who reflect. (Ar-Rum 30:21)
If there
is an evil omen, it is in houses, spouses and horses;
Because people
envy you for these things, more than anything else
Ibn
Umar (RA) narrated: ‘Evil omen was mentioned before the Prophet; he (the Holy
Prophet) said, “If there was [such thing as] bad omens in anything, they would
have been in houses, spouses and horses.” [al-Bukhari (5093) and Muslim (2225)]
28. DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES AND COLORS
Why do
people find New York and London exciting to live in?
Because
it is a multi-cultural society
And
among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the
difference of your languages and colours. Verily, in that are indeed signs for
men of sound knowledge. (Ar-Rum 30:22)
A society
where everyone looks the same is a boring society.
29. ALLAH
HAS HONORED US WITH THE ARABIC LANGUAGE
Verily,
We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'ān in order that you may understand.
(Yusuf 12:2)
Imam
Shafi'i (rh) said: "Every Muslim is obligated to learn the Arabic tongue
to the utmost of his power in order [to be able] to profess through it that
"There is no Ilah but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger" and to
utter what is mandated upon him, the takbir, and what is commanded, the tasbih,
and the tashahhud and others." [al-Risala al-Shafi'i (pg. 47)]
It is
fard to learn Arabic and makrooh to speak French, English, German etc
Ibn
Taymiyyah said: “As for becoming accustomed to talking to one another in a
language other than Arabic, which is the symbol of Islam and the language of
the Qur’aan, so that this becomes a habit in the land, with one’s family and
household members, with one’s friends, in the marketplace, when addressing
government representatives or authority figures or when speaking to people of
knowledge, undoubtedly this is makrooh (disliked), because it involves being
like the non-Arabs, which is makrooh, as stated previously. Hence when the
early Muslims went to live in Syria and Egypt, where the people spoke Byzantine
Greek, and in Iraq and Khurasaan, where the people spoke Farsi, and the Maghrib
(North Africa) where the people spoke Berber, they taught the people of those
countries to speak Arabic, so that Arabic became the prevalent language in
those lands, and all the people, Muslim and kaafir alike, spoke Arabic. Such
was also the case in Khurasaan in the past, then they became lax with regard to
the language and got used to speaking Farsi until it became prevalent and
Arabic was forgotten by most of them. Undoubtedly this is makrooh. (Iqtidaa’
al-Siraat al-Mustaqeem, 2/207)
30. ALLAH
HAS BLESSED US WITH HALAL THINGS TO UTILIZE
And
indeed We have honoured the Children of Adam, and We have carried them on land
and sea, and have provided them with At-Taiyibāt (lawful good things), and have
preferred them above many of those whom We have created with a marked
preference. (Al-Isra 17:70)
Halal food,
drinks, wives etc.
31. ALLAH
HAS BLESSED US WITH OFFSPRING
People
are divided into 5 categories in regards to offspring:
Some of
us, Allah gives us boys alone
Others
girls alone
Others
boys and girls
Some of
us have a child which is deformed
Some of
us were made barren - no kids
The best
category is those who were blessed with boys and girls
