Chapter 1
32492: Are there any weak points in Islam that enable
the kaafirs to attack it?
Question:
As you know Muslims are facing many challenges, pressures and criticisms from non-Muslims in the
world. In light of this atmosphere, should we Muslim not be
the most open and honest about our shortcomings and try
to tackle them as opposed to being overly defensive
and seeming to make excuses or cover our faults? The
reason for this question is that if we seem to deny or gloss
over obvious shortcomings it will not help us to
overcome them. Perhaps some Muslims feel that to deal with
our problems openly will assist the kufaar in their attacks
on Islam. Please advise.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
There are no weak points in Islam _ praise be to Allaah
_ that the Muslim needs to worry about. Islam is the
perfect religion of Allaah, and Allaah says (interpretation of
the meaning):
"And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled in
truth and in justice"
[al-An'aam 6:115]
One of the scholars said that this means, it tells the
truth in its reports and is just in its rulings.
Allaah has blessed us by completing His religion
and perfecting the blessing, as He says (interpretation of
the meaning):
"This day, I have perfected your religion for
you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for
you Islam as your religion"
[al-Maa'idah 5:3]
If an Islamic ruling seems to a person to be a weak
point, he should realize that the fault lies in his way of
thinking, because some of the rulings of sharee'ah that
are absolutely wise and just may appear otherwise to
some people, either because of their whims and desires,
or because it goes against what people are used to in
their lives, that goes against sharee'ah. For example, some
think that a man's being the protector and maintainer of
women is a weak point in Islam, because they are used
to something which is contrary to that and which also
goes against the fitrah (natural inclination of man).
Secondly:
An important matter which should be pointed out here
is that it is not permissible for anyone to speak about
the rulings of Islam or the tafseer of Qur'aan or the
meanings of hadeeth, rather that should be referred to the
scholars who are well-versed in knowledge.
What happens is that a question is put to an
ordinary Muslim, and he cannot find an answer for it or he gives
a wrong answer, or it leaves some doubt in his heart that
he cannot rid himself of.
"if only they had referred it to the Messenger or to
those charged with authority among them, the
proper investigators would have understood it from
them (directly). Had it not been for the Grace and Mercy
of Allaah upon you, you would have followed
Shaytaan (Satan), save a few of you" [al-Nisa' 4:83 _
interpretation of the meaning]
Hence we say that Allaah has protected the religion
for us through the scholars and has enabled them
to understand it correctly so as to refute hostile ideas
and explain its wisdom to people. That is not for the
ordinary people, rather it is only for the elite, namely the scholars.
Some of scholars used to challenge people to bring
them a verse that contradicts another verse or a hadeeth, or
a hadeeth that contradicts another hadeeth or a verse
of Qur'aan, and they would explain to them anything
that appeared to be a contradiction, and they used to
openly challenge everyone on this matter.
Al-Daaraqutni _ who was one of the imams of hadeeth
_ stood in Baghdad as a khateeb and said: "O people
of Baghdad! No one can tell lies against the Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
whilst I am alive." These words indicate the depth of
their knowledge and understanding of Islam, which was
so great that the people of falsehood could not attack
Islam or introduce into it things that were not part of it.
Hence our advice to this questioner and other
Muslims, especially those who mix with kuffaar because of
their work or because they live in their countries, is to strive
to seek knowledge and to learn the correct rulings of
Islam that are derived from the Qur'aan and Sunnah,
whilst paying attention to learning the reasons behind
these rulings, so that they will have knowledge with which
to refute the specious arguments of those who seek to
attack Islam, and this will enable them to call people to
Allaah with proper insight and understanding.
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27080: He wants a list of books on al-raqaa'iq
(heart softening reports)
Question:
Could you please tell me the best books on
al-raqaa'iq (heart softening reports)?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
The best book of all for softening the heart is the Book
of Allaah, hence Allaah calls it maw'izah (good advice)
as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"O mankind! There has come to you a good advice
from your Lord (i.e. the Qur'aan, enjoining all that is
good and forbidding all that is evil), and a healing for
that which is in your breasts, — a guidance and a
mercy (explaining lawful and unlawful things) for the believers"
[Yoonus 10:57]
There is no book that reforms hearts and heals them
of disease like the Qur'aan. Hence the Muslim should
not turn away from it towards other books. The Muslim
should read Qur'aan a great deal with proper focus and
humility, pondering the meanings. He will see the effect of that
on his heart. He can also refer to one of the brief tafseers
in order to understand the meanings of any verses that
he finds difficult, such as the Tafseer of al-Sa'di (may
Allaah have mercy on him).
With regard to what the scholars have written on
al-raqaa'iq (heart softening reports), their writings are
many and varied. Some form parts of other books and
some form separate books. In the books of hadeeth such
as Saheeh al-Bukahari and Saheeh
Muslim etc there are chapters on al-raqaa'iq. With regard to separate
books, we have chosen the following list for you, but it
should be noted that these books are simply a help: there
is nothing wrong with the Muslim reading them and benefiting from them, but that should not replace
reading and studying the Qur'aan.
Al-Bahr al-Raa'iq fi al-Zuhd
wa'l-Raqaa'iq by Ahmad Fareed
Al-Zuhd wa'l-Raqaa'iq by `Abd-Allaah ibn
al-Mubaarak, edited by Habeeb al-Rahmaan al-A'zami.
Al-Fawaa'id wa'l-Zuhd wa'l-Raqaa'iq
wa'l-Maraathi by Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Nusayr al-Khaldi, edited
by Majdi Fathi al-Sayyid.
Maw'izah al-Mu'mineen min Ihya' `Uloom
al-Deen by Muhammad Jamaal al-Deen al-Qaasimi
Madaarij al-Saalikeen
Al-Jawaab al-Kaafi
Tareeq al-Hijratayn wa Baab al-Sa'aadatayn
These three books were all written by Ibn al-Qayyim.
Lataa'if al-Ma'aarif by Ibn Rajab.
Muqtatafaat min al-Mawaa'iz wa'l-Adab by `Ali
Saalim Aal Haarith.
Al-Ta'leeq `ala Manzoomah fi'l-Sayr ila Allaah
wa'l-Daar il-Aakhirah by Shaykh `Abd al-Rahmaan al-Sa'di.
Tazkiyat al-Nafs by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah,
edited by Dr. Muhammad Sa'eed al-Qahtaani.
Al-Sirr al-Maknoon fi Riqqah al-Quloob
wa Dam' al-`Ayoon by `Abd al-Kareem al-Deewaan, Dar al-Muslim.
Mawaarid al-Zam'aan li Duroos al-Zamaan by `Abd
al-`Azeez al-Salmaan.
Al-Tadhkirah fi Ahwaal al-Mawta wa Umoor
al-Aakhirah by Abu `Abd-Allaah al-Qurtubi al-Mufassir, edited
by Mahmoud al-Bastawaysi
Ahwaal al-Qiyaamah by `Abd al-Malik Kulayb
Al-Qabr wa `Adhaabuhu wa Na'eemuhu by Husayn
al-`Awayishah [available in English under the title
The Grave: Punishment and Blessings]
And Allaah is the Source of strength.
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20804: What is the madhhab followed when
answering questions submitted to the site?
Question:
To which madhahib do you adhere
(Shafii,Hanbali,Hanafi,Maliki)?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
This issue covers two things:
1 _ Rulings on which there is scholarly consensus,
in which case we accept that consensus and do not
ignore it.
2 _ Matters concerning which the scholars differed
on the ruling. Here we look at the evidence quoted for
the various opinions, and we follow that which is closest
to the Qur'aan and Sunnah as it appears to us, following
the words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning):
"(And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves,
refer it to Allaah and His Messenger, if you believe in
Allaah and in the Last Day"
[al-Nisa' 4:59]
Referring to Allaah means referring to His Book,
and referring to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) means referring to his Sunnah.
In doing so, we seek the help of the work done
by qualified, trustworthy scholars in differentiating
between the various opinions and suggesting which are most
likely to be correct, such as Imam al-Nawawi, Ibn `Abd
al-Barr, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah, Ibn al-Qayyim,
Ibn Katheer, Ibn Rajab al-`Asqallaani, al-Shawkaani
and others; and contemporary scholars such as
Muhammad `Abd al-Rahmaan al-Mubaarakfoori, Muhammad
al-Ameen al-Shanqeeti, `Abd al-Rahmaan al-Naasir
al-Sa'di, `Abd al-`Azeez ibn `Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz
and Muhammad ibn Saalih al-`Uthaymeen, may Allaah
have mercy on them all.
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10675: The knowledge which is praised by Allaah in
the Qur'aan and Sunnah
Question:
They are many ahadeeths describing the importance
of elm(science) and that scientists will have a great
reward, so what's meant by elm? is it just the forensic elm
that's mentioned in ahadeeths or could it be any kind of
elm like biology, physics, electronics etc?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
The knowledge mentioned here is the knowledge
of sharee'ah which is derived from the Qur'aan and
Sunnah. This is the legacy of the Prophets, for the Prophets
did not leave behind dirhams and dinars (money), rather
they only left behind knowledge. Whoever learns it gains
a great deal. When the texts commend knowledge, what
is meant is knowledge of the Qur'aan, Sunnah and sharee'ah. This also includes knowledge of
nahw (grammar), i.e., the Arabic language, because it is
the language of the Qur'aan: knowledge of how
inheritances are to be shared out (faraa'id); acts of worship
(`ibaadaat); interactions with others (mu'aamalaat);
punishments prescribed in sharee'ah (hudood); the shar'i literature
and Arabic literature, for it is the biography of the close
friends (awliya') of Allaah and His righteous slaves. Similarly
it is important to know the means to this knowledge,
such as Usool al-Fiqh, tawheed, `Aqeedah, the basic
principles of Islam, etc. With regard to other, worldly sciences
which the Muslims need to know, there is no doubt that
they come under the heading of fard kifaayah
(communal obligation, i.e., if some of the community does it, the
rest are absolved of the obligation); those who are able to
learn them are obliged to do so, thus fulfilling the obligation
of fard kifaayah, because the people are in need of that,
so long as that does not prevent them from learning the
things that they are obliged to know. Undoubtedly there is
benefit in sciences such as biology, chemistry, etc. Many of
the scholars were of the view that it is obligatory to
learn necessary crafts and industries, and there should
be enough people who have these skills, such as
blacksmiths, tailors, barbers, etc.
Shaykh `Abd-Allaah ibn Jibreen
And the sciences which Muslims are in need of, such
as military skills, are even more essential and
more obligatory. And Allaah knows best.
Islam Q&A
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6524: Is it waajib (obligatory) for non-Arabs to
learn Arabic?
Question:
Is it compulsory to learn arabic language for the
non-speaker of the language of the moslems ? And is it
Wajib, Mustahab or something else ?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
We put the following question to Shaykh
`Abd-Allaah ibn Jibreen:
Is it obligatory for non-Arabs to learn Arabic?
He, may Allaah preserve him, replied as follows:
They have to learn as much as they need for
Islamic purposes, how to pronounce the words and what
they mean, such as the Takbeer, al-Faatihah and
al-Tasbeehaat _ those that are obligatory in the prayer and for
other duties.
Shaykh `Abd-Allaah ibn Jibreen (www.islam-qa.com)
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11551: Women and teaching
Question:
What are the fields which it is permissible for a
woman to learn? Is it permissible for her to work as a lawyer
and take on cases representing others as much as she is
able to?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Women may learn about their religion and whatever
will be of use to them in their lives as wives and
mothers. Then if a woman is able and circumstances are
suitable, she may learn other things too. There is no reason
why she should not learn the profession of teaching,
whether she teaches in women's schools or in her own home.
A woman may also learn medicine and nursing,
especially in the field of women's diseases (gynaecology), so
that she can be a women's doctor or a women's nurse,
and women will not be forced to go to male doctors.
It is permissible for a woman to represent another
person in a case, hence it is permissible for her to be a
lawyer, because lawyers represent defendants. However, the
field of law nowadays has taken a wrong turning.
Moreover, the lawyer needs to mix with the defendants and
attend court, etc., and women are not allowed to do any of
these things. So it is not appropriate for women to
become lawyers so long as things remain as they are. Wilaayat
al-Mar'ah fi'l-Fiqh al-Islami p. 690 (www.islam-qa.com)
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