Monday, October 31, 2011

Marriage proposal from one who smokes and drinks, and doesn’t pray regularly

 

A young man proposed marriage to me after I passed the age of thirty. He smokes and drinks, and neglects prayer, but he honours his mother, treats people well and works hard. 


My brothers agreed to him, but I feel that they are fed up because I am still with them and am not married. 


Can I agree to marry him and try to change him for the better? Please tell me what I should do?.

Praise be to Allaah.

Our answer to you will consist of three messages in which
there is advice: to them (your brothers), to the suitor and to you. This is
how we will answer your question. 

Firstly: 

A message to your brothers: 

1 – Allaah has commanded you to look for that which is in the
best interests of your sister in both religious and worldly terms, which
includes choosing a good husband who is suitable for your sister, and not
preventing her from marrying one who is suitable. You know that marriage
cannot be done without a wali (guardian), and that one of the most important
duties of the wali is to look for a good husband and make a good choice,
even if that means the guardian offering his sister or daughter in marriage
to righteous people. Marrying your sister to one who is not suitable or
preventing a suitable man from proposing marriage to her is a betrayal of
the trust with which Islam has entrusted you. 

2 – You should note that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) has told you of the qualities to be found
in the man who is suitable for your sister, which may be summed up in two
characteristics: religious commitment and good character. These two
characteristics, in sha Allaah, will guarantee good and happiness for your
sister and her children. The one who is religiously committed will take care
of her rights and he will do what Allaah has commanded him to do towards her
and her children. He will encourage her to do good and obey Allaah, and will
warn her against evil and sin. 

His good character will prevent him from mistreating her, and
will make him continue to treat her well; if he dislikes one characteristic
in her, he will be pleased with another, so he will be patient in putting up
with any crookedness in her nature which Allaah has created in her, and if
he wants to leave her he will do so in a kind manner and will give her her
rights. 

3 – You should note that it is not permissible for you to
marry her to a kaafir, and it is not good for an evildoer to marry your
sister. Marriage to a kaafir means that the marriage is invalid, and
marriage to an evildoer is a betrayal of the trust and a failure to protect
her.  

The one who does not pray is not a Muslim. The fact that he
is a kaafir is mentioned in the Qur’aan and Sunnah, and that was the
consensus of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them). The one who
prays but neglects prayer in congregation is an evildoer (faasiq). The one
who smokes is also an evildoer, as is the one who drinks alcohol, which is
the mother of all evils. Such a man should not be married and he cannot be
trusted to take care of his wife and protect her honour, and he cannot be
trusted to take care of his children. 

Allaah has made you the guardians in charge of arranging your
sister’s marriage, and He has enjoined upon you to fulfil the trust and be
sincere towards her in the best of ways. This means that you should find
out  how religiously committed  the one who proposes marriage to your sister
is, and how good his character is. If you find that he does not pray, then
do not give your sister in marriage to him, because by not praying he is a
kaafir. But you must advise him. If he is careless about praying on time or
he does not pray in congregation, or he drinks alcohol, then do not give
your sister in marriage to him either, because the trust requires you to
marry her to one whose religious commitment and character are good. 

4 –Fear Allaah with regard to your sister, and do not
mistreat her. Do not be upset by the delay in her getting married or her
remaining single. She is putting up with worries which we do not think that
you men could bear. Instead of that you should try to support her and help
her to be patient, and you should keep her good company, until she is
blessed with a righteous husband and good children who will give her good
company.  

Secondly: 

Our message to the suitor: 

1 – Remember that Allaah, may He be exalted, has judged the
one who does not pray to be a kaafir. The same is mentioned in the Sunnah,
and the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) were unanimously agreed upon that. Allaah says (interpretation of
the meaning): 

“But if they repent [by rejecting Shirk (polytheism) and
accept Islamic Monotheism], perform As-Salaah (Iqaamat-as-Salaah) and give
Zakaah, then they are your brethren in religion”

[al-Tawbah 9:11] 

It was narrated that Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased with him)
said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) say: “Between a man and shirk and kufr there stands his giving up
prayer.” Narrated by Muslim (82). 

‘Abd-Allaah ibn Shaqeeq said: The companions of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not think that failing
to do any deed counted as kufr, except prayer. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi
(2622). If you are not praying, then you must repent from this deed and you
have to go back to praying regularly, as Allaah has enjoined you, at the
proper times fulfilling the conditions of prayer and doing all the
obligatory parts of prayer. 

2 – You should note that neglecting the prayer until the time
for it is over is one of the deeds for which Allaah has warned of
punishment. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Then, there has succeeded them a posterity who have given
up As‑Salaat (the prayers) [i.e. made their Salaat (prayers) to be lost,
either by not offering them or by not offering them perfectly or by not
offering them in their proper fixed times] and have followed lusts. So they
will be thrown in Hell”

[Maryam 19:59] 

“Those who delay their Salaah (prayer from their stated
fixed times)”

[al-Maa’oon 107:5] 

3 – As for alcohol, how evil it is. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning): 

“O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic
drinks), and gambling, and Al‑Ansaab (stone altars for sacrifices to false
gods) and Al‑Azlaam (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination
of Shaytaan’s (Satan’s) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that
(abomination) in order that you may be successful”

[al-Maa’idah 5:90] 

And the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: “Every intoxicant is khamr and every intoxicant is
haraam. Whoever drinks khamr in this world and dies when he is addicted to
it and has not repented, will not drink it in the Hereafter.” Agreed upon. 

And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Every intoxicant is haraam. Allaah has made a covenant that whoever drinks
intoxicants, He will give him to drink of the mud of al-khabaal.” They said:
O Messenger of Allaah, what is the mud of al-khabaal? He said: “The sweat of
the people of Hell, or the juice of the people of Hell.” Narrated by Muslim
(2002). 

And he said: “Khamr is the mother of all evils. Whoever
drinks it, his prayers will not be accepted for forty days, and if he dies
with that in his stomach he will have died a death of Jaahiliyyah.” Narrated
by al-Tabaraani, classed as hasan by al-Albaani. 

4 – You should note that smoking is haraam, and it destroys
wealth and the body. Allaah will ask you about your wealth and on what you
spent it. If smoking is the cause of your death then you will come under the
ruling on one who committed suicide, which is a major sin. 

5 – We appreciate your honouring your parents, especially
your mother. We also appreciate your good treatment of other people and your
attention to your work. But you must note that your not praying or your
shortcomings with regard to prayer, and the fact that you smoke, mean that
the guardians must refuse to marry you to their sister, and the woman must
refuse to accept you as a husband. We hope that you will review your deeds
and make all of them good and righteous, then you will deserve to be the
husband of a righteous woman, and you and she can build a righteous
household based on the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and form a good and blessed
family. 

Thirdly: 

Our message to you:  

1 – We advise you to be patient and adhere steadfastly to the
truth, and we do not advise you to compromise on the issue of religious
commitment and good character in those who propose to you, even if you
remain unmarried for a long time. Women are weak by nature, and a woman may
marry a man who commits sins with the aim of guiding him, but many women
have failed in that. So do not follow this path which many have followed
before you, without succeeding. It is said that a woman follows the way of
her husband. 

2 – If your brothers want to insist on your marrying this
suitor, then they must understand why you are refusing to marry him, and
they should tell him frankly about that, and take a promise from him that he
will adhere to the laws of Allaah. That may be done with the knowledge of
his family, so as to ensure his seriousness about keeping his promise. There
should be a lapse of time to prove whether he is actually keeping his
promise, before the marriage contract is completed. 

3 – If we exclude his not praying, the other sins that he is
committing do not affect the validity of the marriage contract, but we
advise you to do that which is best. If you choose to marry him in spite of
all the problems he has, with the hope that he will be guided, that is up to
you. Rather we say this so that you will not think that marrying him – in
the latter case – is haraam, although we prefer for you to be patient and
make du’aa’, so that Allaah will give you a way out and send you a husband
who is better than him. 

4 – You should note that married life with one who is
religiously committed and of good character is a happy life in which a woman
can establish her household in accordance with Qur’aan and Sunnah, and
develop herself and raise her children in accordance with that which our
Lord loves and is pleased with. But a life with one who commits sin will
bring worries and distress and a focus on worldly matters, and a failure to
attain the pinnacle of good morals. Sin drags a person to further sin, until
his heart becomes blackened and he does not acknowledge anything good or
condemn anything bad. The one who is of good character and religiously
committed may occasionally do something bad, just as the one who commits sin
may occasionally do something good, but marriage, partnership, love and
brotherhood can only be based on that which is present and established, not
that which is hoped for or impossible. 

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have
mercy on him) said: 

The most important characteristics for which a woman should
choose a suitor are good character and religious commitment. Wealth and good
lineage are secondary matters. The most important thing is that the suitor
should be religiously committed and of good character, because the woman
will not lose anything with a husband who is religiously committed and of
good character. If he keeps her, he will keep her on reasonable terms and if
he divorces her he will release her with kindness. Moreover the one who is
religiously committed and of good character will be a blessing for her and
her children, and she will learn good attitudes and religion from him. But
if he is not like that, then she should keep away from him, especially some
of those who are negligent about performing prayers or who are known to
drink alcohol – Allaah forbid. As for those who do not pray at all, they are
kuffaar and it is not permissible for them to marry believing women, and
they are not permissible for (believing women) either. What matters is that
the believing woman should focus on good character and religious commitment.
As for good lineage, if that is present too, then it is better, because the
Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If there
comes to you one with whose religious commitment and character you are
pleased, then give (your daughter or female relative under your care) in
marriage to him.” But if they are socially compatible, that is better.

Fataawa al-Mar’ah al-Muslimah
(2/702) 

And he (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 

If the suitor does not pray in congregation, then he is a
faasiq (evildoer) who is disobeying Allaah and His Messenger, and is going
against the consensus of the Muslims, which is that praying in congregation
is one of the best acts of worship. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah
have mercy on him) said in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (23/222): The scholars
are unanimously agreed that it – i.e., praying in congregation – is one of
the most emphasized acts of worship, best acts of obedience, and greatest
symbols of Islam. End quote. 

But this evil deed does not put him beyond the pale of Islam,
so it is permissible for him to marry a Muslim woman, but someone else who
adheres more strictly to the religion and  good attitudes is better than
him, even if he is less wealthy and of an inferior lineage, based on what is
said in the hadeeth: “If there comes to you one with whose religious
commitment and character you are pleased, then give (your daughter or female
relative under your care) in marriage to him.” They said: O Messenger of
Allaah, even if he has some fault? He said: “If there comes to you one with
whose religious commitment and character you are pleased, then give (your
daughter or female relative under your care) in marriage to him,” three
times. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi. And it is narrated in al-Saheehayn
and elsewhere from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Women may be
married for four things: their wealth, their lineage, their beauty and their
religious commitment. Choose the one who is religiously-committed, may your
hands be rubbed with dust (i.e., may you prosper).”

These two ahaadeeth indicate that the first things that
should be sought in both men and women are religious commitment and good
character. What the guardian who fears Allaah and takes his responsibility
seriously should do is to pay attention to the teaching of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), because he will be asked about
that on the Day of Resurrection. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning): 

“And (remember) the Day (Allaah) will call to them, and
say: What answer gave you to the Messengers?”

[al-Qasas 28:65] 

“Then surely, We shall question those (people) to whom it
(the Book) was sent and verily, We shall question the Messengers.

7. Then surely, We shall narrate unto them (their whole
story) with knowledge, and indeed We have not been absent”

[al-A’raaf 7:6-7] 

But if the suitor does not pray at all, whether in
congregation or alone, then he is a kaafir who is beyond the pale of Islam
who must be asked to repent. If he repents and starts to pray, then Allaah
will accept his repentance if it is sincerely for the sake of Allaah,
otherwise he should be executed as a kaafir and apostate, and he should be
buried somewhere other than the Muslim graveyard, without being washed or
shrouded or having the funeral prayer offered for him. The evidence that he
is a kaafir is to be found in the texts of the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah
of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
– He quoted the evidence for the one who does not pray being a kaafir, then
he said: 

As it is clear from the texts of Qur’aan and Sunnah that the
one who does not pray is a kaafir whose kufr puts him beyond the pale of
Islam, it is not permissible for him to marry a Muslim woman, according to
the texts and scholarly consensus. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning): 

“And do not marry Al-Mushrikaat (idolatresses) till they
believe (worship Allaah Alone). And indeed a slave woman who believes is
better than a (free) Mushrikah (idolatress), even though she pleases you”

[al-Baqarah 2:221] 

“then if you ascertain that they are true believers send
them not back to the disbelievers. They are not lawful (wives) for the
disbelievers nor are the disbelievers lawful (husbands) for them”

[al-Mumtahanah 60:10] 

The Muslims are unanimously agreed upon what is indicated by
these two texts, that it is haraam for a Muslim woman to marry a kaafir.
Based on that, if he gives a woman whose guardian he is, whether his
daughter or anyone else, in marriage to a man who does not pray, the
marriage is not valid and the woman does not become permissible to that man
as the result of that marriage contract, because it is a contract which is
not in accordance with the command of Allaah and His Messenger. It is
narrated from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever does an
action that is not in accordance with this matter of ours will have it
rejected.” 

So if a marriage is to be annulled because the husband gives
up praying, unless he repents and comes back to Islam by praying, so what
about marrying someone who is already known not to pray? 

To sum up: with regard to this suitor who does not pray,
if he does not pray in congregation then he is a faasiq (evildoer) whose
evil deed does not make him a kaafir, and it is permissible to marry him in
that case, but one who is religiously committed and of good character is
better than him. 

If he does not pray at all, either in congregation or
alone, then he is a kaafir and apostate who is beyond the pale of Islam, and
it is not permissible for him to marry a Muslim woman under any
circumstances, unless he repents sincerely and starts to pray and adhere to
the religion of Islam. 

Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
(12/question no 31). 

Seek the help of Allaah with patience, prayer and du’aa’, and
we ask Allaah to make you steadfast in obeying Him, and to bless you with a
righteous husband and good offspring. 

And Allaah knows best.

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Can he lie about his age in order to get a pension?

 

I want to retire from my job with a government-owned company, but I am a few years too young to retire, which means I cannot retire now. But I see some of my colleagues who are the same age as me or younger, and they go to the governmental medical committee and ask them to re-evaluate their ages, and in most cases they get an official agreement to alter their ages between two to seven years. Then their ages are altered in the company files according to the instructions from the civil records department, based on the re-evaluation referred to. I think that doing something like this is haraam because most of those who do it are certain of how old they are before they ask for this re-evaluation, but they do this in order to get retirement. Is it haraam if I go to the official concerned and tell him the reason, and ask him to do issue instruction to show my age as older, without having to refer to this medical committee and to regard this action of that official as a favour so that I can  show the new documents to the government and retire?.

Praise be to Allaah.

So long as a person knows what his age is, he has no right to
tell anyone anything different, whether he is the one who says it or it is
done via a committee or official. None of that is permissible, because it is
lying. 

If the official wants to help you to retire, based on reasons
that you have, there is nothing wrong with that, so long as it does not
involve any lying about your age. 

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Is it permissible to steal from the kuffaar?

 

Is stealing from the kuffar haram if you live in a kaafir country? The person I'm thinking of is certainly not starving or in need of the things that he steals. It is also rather safe to live as a muslim in this country and the oppression is not grave.

Praise be to Allaah.
 

 

No one is unaware of the
fact that stealing is a major sin, for which Allaah has enjoined the
punishment of having the hand cut off. Sharee’ah makes no distinction
between the wealth of a male and the wealth of a female, or between the
wealth of a minor and the wealth of an adult, or between the wealth of a
Muslim and the wealth of a kaafir. The only exception made by sharee’ah is
the wealth of kaafirs who are waging war against the Muslims. 

The Muslim should be a good
example of trustworthiness, honouring agreements and good character. When
Muslims have had such characteristics, this has been the cause of many
kaafirs entering Islam, because they saw the beauties of Islam and the good
character of its people. 

The Muslim who regards the
kaafirs’ wealth as permissible, whether he is in a Muslim country or in a
kaafir country, is doing the kaafirs a great favour and helping them to
distort the image of Islam and Muslims; he is thereby helping those who are
launching attacks against Islam. 

When a Muslim enters a
kaafir country, it is as if he entering into a peaceful agreement with them
– which is the visa which is given to him to enable him to enter their
country – so if he takes their wealth unlawfully, then he is breaking that
agreement, in addition to being a thief. 

The wealth that he steals
from them is haraam. It was narrated that al-Mugheerah ibn Shu’bah kept
company with some people during the Jaahiliyyah. He killed them and took
their wealth, then he came and entered Islam. The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “As for your Islam, I accept it, and
as for the wealth, I have nothing to do with it.” According to a report
narrated by Abu Dawood, “As for your Islam, we accept it, and as for the
wealth it is obtained through treachery, and we have no need of it.”

(Narrated by al-Bukhaari,
2583; Abu Dawood, 2765; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi
Dawood, 2403).

Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar said: 

The phrase “and as for the
wealth, I have nothing to do with it” means, I will not touch it because it
was obtained through treachery. What we learn from this is that it is not
permissible to take the wealth of the kuffaar by treachery when they have
trusted you and granted you safety, because when people accompany one
another (when travelling), they do so on the basis of mutual trust, and that
trust should not be betrayed, whether the other person is a Muslim or a
kaafir. The wealth of the kuffaar is only permissible in the case of combat
and war. Perhaps the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) let him keep the wealth in the hope that the people of its owner might
become Muslim, then he could return their wealth to them. 

Fath al-Baari,
5/341 

Al-Shaafa’i (may Allaah
have mercy on him) said: When a Muslim enters dar al-harb (the non-Muslim
lands) on peaceful terms, and finds himself in position to take something of
their wealth, it is not permissible for him to take it, whether it is a
little or a lot, because if he is safe from them, they should be safe from
him, and because it is not permissible for him to take anything from them
when they have given him safety except what it is permissible for him to
take from the wealth of the Muslims and ahl al-dhimmah (non-Muslims living
under the protection of the Muslim state). Wealth may be forbidden for a
number of reasons:

If the owner is a Muslim

if the owner is (a
non-Muslim) living under the protection of the Muslim state

if the owner is one with
whom there is a peace deal, until the deal expires; such people are
considered to be like ahl al-dhimmah as far as the sanctity of their wealth
is concerned, until the deal expires. 

Al-Umm,
4/284 

Al-Sarkhasi (may Allaah
have mercy on him) said: It is not right for a Muslim who is on peaceful
terms with them to betray them, because betrayal is haraam. The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Every betrayer will have
a banner by his backside on the Day of Resurrection, by which his betrayal
will be known.” If he betrays them and steals their wealth, and brings it to
the Muslim lands, it is not right for a Muslim to buy from him if he knows
about that, because he has obtained it in an evil manner, and buying from
him is encouraging him in that, which it is not right for the Muslim to do.
The basic principle in this matter is the hadeeth of al-Mugheerah ibn
Shu’bah (may Allaah be pleased with him), when he killed his companions and
brought their wealth to Madeenah and became Muslim, and asked the Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to take the khums
of his wealth, and he said, “As for your Islam, we accept it, and as for the
wealth it is obtained through treachery, and we have no need of it.” 

Al-Mabsoot,
10/96 

And Allaah knows best.

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Prohibition against spying on others

 

I work for a company and my boss has asked me to tell him what the employees are saying about him personally, despite the fact that some of what they are saying is true. Is the money that I receive in return for this spying halaal or haraam?

Praise be to Allaah.
 

 

It is not permissible for you to do this haraam action,
because it involves nameemah (malicious gossip) and spying, and the reward
you receive for this is haraam earnings. 

You should note that nameemah is a major sin. Nameemah means
telling some people what others have said about them in order to cause
trouble among them. This is the most common definition of nameemah. Ibn
Hajar al-Haythami narrated it in his book al-Zawaajir ‘an Iqtiraaf
al-Kabaa’ir, then he said: “It says in al-Ihya’: it is not
limited to that, rather it refers to disclosure of anything that may hurt or
offend somebody if it is disclosed, whether it is the person who is spoken
about who is offended, or the person who hears the gossip, or a third party,
whether it is disclosed verbally, in writing or by means of a hint or a
gesture, and whether what is transmitted is an action, a word, a fault or a
shortcoming in the person who is being talked about, or in someone else. The
definition of nameemah is uncovering secrets and disclosing that which it is
not appropriate to disclose. Hence we should keep silent and refrain from
telling everything that we see of people’s situations, unless speaking of it
will bring some benefit to a Muslim or ward off some harm. For example, if
you see a person taking someone else’s property, you have to bear witness to
that, in contrast to if you see someone hiding his own money, in which case
speaking of it would be nameemah and disclosing a person’s secrets. If what
is spoken of is a fault or shortcoming in the person of whom one speaks,
then this is gheebah (backbiting) and nameemah (malicious gossip).” 

(al-Zawaajir, no. 252: al-Nameemah) 

It was narrated that
al-Haafiz al-Mundhiri said: “The ummah is unanimously agreed that nameemah
is forbidden and that it is one of the greatest sins in the sight of
Allaah.” 

From this we know that your passing on to your boss what your
colleagues say is a kind of disclosing secrets and creating mischief and
falling into this major sin, in addition to it being spying, which is
haraam. 

There are many texts which condemn nameemah and spying and
seeking out people’s faults, which will deter the Muslim from committing
these haraam actions: 

1 – The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: “No person who spreads nameemah will enter Paradise.” According
to another report, “No eavesdropper (qattaat)…” Narrated by al-Bukhaari,
6056; Muslim, 105. 

A qattaat is someone who
spreads nameemah. It was said that the one who spreads nameemah is the
person who is with a group who are speaking, then he spreads gossip about
them, and that the qattaat is the one who listens to them without them
realizing, then he spreads gossip about them. 

2 – In al-Saheehayn it is narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas
said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) out of
one of the gardens of Madeenah, and he heard the sounds of two people who
were being tormented in their graves. He said, ‘They are being punished, not
for something that was difficult to avoid, but it is nevertheless a major
sin. One of them did not protect himself from urine (i.e., take measures to
avoid contaminating himself or his clothes) and the other used to walk about
spreading nameemah.’”

(al-Bukhaari, 216; Muslim, 292). 

3 – It is also narrated in al-Saheehayn from Abu
Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: ‘Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the falsest of speech. Do not
eavesdrop; do not spy on one another; do not envy one another; do not
forsake one another; do not hate one another. Be, O slaves of Allaah,
brothers.”

Al-Bukhaari, 5144; Muslim, 2563. 

Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “Some of the
scholars said that tahassus [‘eavesdropping’] means listening to other
people’s conversations, and tajassus [‘spying’] means seeking out their
faults. Or it was suggested that tajassus means looking for secrets. The
word is mostly used in the sense of evil. The jaasoos (spy) is the one who
seeks out secrets for evil purposes and the naamoos is the one who seeks out
secrets for good purposes. And it was said that tajassus means looking for
information for someone else, and tahassus means looking for information for
oneself. This was the view of Tha’lab. And it was said that they mean one
and the same, which is seeking out information about people’s
circumstances.”  

4 – al-Bukhaari (7042) narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever
speaks of a dream that he did not actually see will be ordered [on the Day
of Judgement] to tie two grains of barley together, and he will never be
able to do so. Whoever listens in on other people’s conversations when they
do not like that will have molten lead poured into his ears on the Day of
Resurrection. Whoever makes an image will be punished and will be ordered to
breath life into it, and he will not be able to do so.” 

5 – Ahmad (19277) and Abu Dawood (4880) narrated that Abu
Barzah al-Aslami said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: ‘O you who have spoken the words of faith but
faith has not truly entered your hearts! Do not backbite about the Muslims,
and do not seek out their faults. For whoever seeks out their faults, Allaah
will seek out his faults, and if Allaah seeks out a person’s faults He will
expose him even in his own house.’” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh Abi Dawood, 4083. 

We do not think that a
believer would read these great ahaadeeth and then volunteer to spy on his
fellow-Muslims, or seek out their faults, or spread nameemah among them. We
think that you are one of those who will benefit from this and pay
attention, in sha Allaah. Hence we say that you must refuse to do this task,
no matter what encouragement or threats you may receive, whilst also
advising your colleagues to stop gossiping about their boss and telling them
off for doing so. 

You should also advise your boss to stop spying on his
employees and not be suspicious about them, because that will corrupt them
and make them lose trust, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: “If you seek out people’s faults you will corrupt them or
almost corrupt them.”

Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4888; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani
in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 4088. 

We will conclude with a
few points about the attitude of the Muslim towards nameemah or malicious
gossip when it is passed on to him. 

Ibn Hajar al-Haythami said in his book al-Zawaajir ‘an
Iqtiraaf al-Kabaa’ir: 

“The person who hears some malicious gossip, such as being
told ‘So and so said this about you’ or ‘he did this to you,’ must do six
things: 

1 – He should not believe it, because the one who spreads
nameemah is a faasiq (evildoer) according to scholarly consensus, and Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“If a Faasiq (liar — evil person) comes to you with any
news, verify it, lest you should harm people in ignorance, and afterwards
you become regretful for what you have done”

[al-Hujuraat 49:6] 

2 – He should tell him not to repeat this evil action, which
is evil in both religious and worldly terms. 

3 – He should hate him for the sake of Allaah if he shows no
sign of repenting. 

4 – He should not think badly of the one of whom it was said,
because he does not know whether that person really said it or did it. 

5 – What he has been told should not make him spy on others
or look for their faults for the purpose of verifying what was said, because
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Avoid much suspicion; indeed some suspicions are sins.
And spy not…”

[al-Hujuraat 49:12] 

6 – He should not approve
for himself that which he has told the other person not to do, so he should
not pass on the malicious gossip and say, ‘So and so told me this,’
otherwise he will also be gossiping and backbiting, and he will be doing
that which he told someone else not to do. 

‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azeez (may Allaah be pleased with him)
said to someone who passed on some malicious gossip to him: “If you wish, we
can look into the matter. If you are lying, you will be one of the people
mentioned in the verse ‘If a Faasiq (liar — evil person) comes to you
with any news’ [al-Hujuraat 49:6 – interpretation of the meaning]; and
if you are telling the truth, you will be one of the people mentioned in the
verse, ‘A slanderer, going about with calumnies’ [al-Qalam 68:11 –
interpretation of the meaning]. Or if you wish, we will forgive you.” He
said, “Forgive me, O Ameer al-Mu’mineen, I will never do it again.” 

The caliph Sulaymaan ibn ‘Abd al-Malik rebuked someone who
had spread nameemah about him, in the presence of al-Zuhri. The man denied
that and Sulaymaan said to him, “The one who told me about it is one who
does not tell lies.” Al-Zuhri said: “The one who spreads nameemah (malicious
gossip) cannot be truthful.” Sulaymaan said, “You are right,” and he let the
man go in peace. 

Al-Hasan said: “The one who tells malicious gossip to you
will tell malicious gossip about you. This indicates that the person who
spreads malicious gossip should be hated and not believed or trusted. How
can he not be hated when he persists in lying, backbiting, slandering,
betraying, deceiving, envying, spreading mischief among the people and
cheating? He is one of those who try to sever the ties which Allaah has
commanded must be upheld and who spread mischief on earth. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning): 

‘The way (of blame) is
only against those who oppress men and rebel in the earth without
justification; for such there will be a painful torment’

[al-Shoora 42:42] 

- and the one who spreads malicious gossip is one of them.” 

And Allaah knows best.

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Children looking at images for the purpose of learning

 

Should children be shown images of humans and animals since they may learn from them?.

Praise be to Allaah.
 

 

The basic principle concerning image-making
is that it is haraam except for that which has become unavoidable because it has become so widespread. So it is not permissible for the Muslim to
make images of human beings or animals or any animate being, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed the
image-makers as narrated in al-Bukhaari, 5374. And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “Every image-maker will be
in Hell.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2225; Muslim, 2110. And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to ‘Ali (may Allaah
be pleased with him): “Do not leave any image without erasing it.” (Narrated by Imam Muslim, 969). 

If children need to look at images of human
beings or animals, whether these are photographs or images on video tapes, if that is for a purpose – such as children or adults looking at
pictures of our brothers in Palestine, Chechnya or Afghanistan – there is nothing wrong with a child looking at some pictures in order to learn.
But we should also tell the child that making images is haraam and that this is only done by way of necessity, so that the child will grow up
knowing the shar’i ruling.

And Allaah knows best.

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Is making pictures shirk?

 

Is drawing or capturing pictures of the livings by hand or camera Shirk?.

Praise be to Allaah.
 

 

We have already discussed the ruling on
making photographic images with a camera. You can refer to questions nos. 13633,
10668, 7918. 

With regard to the question of whether making
pictures is shirk: 

The answer is that it is not shirk, but it
may be a means that leads to shirk or associating others with Allaah, especially if the picture is of someone who is venerated by the people, such
as scholars, righteous people and rulers. The first case of shirk among mankind was through images and statues. It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas
(may Allaah be pleased with him) said, concerning the verse in which Allaah says of the people of Nooh (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And they have said: ‘You shall not leave your gods, nor shall you leave Wadd, nor
Suwaa‘, nor Yaghooth, nor Ya‘ooq nor Nasr’ (these are the names of their idols)”

[Nooh 71:23] 

 – These were the names of righteous men
among the people of Nooh; when they died, the Shaytaan inspired their people to set up stone altars in the places where they used to sit, and call
them by their names. So they did that, but they were not worshipped until those people died and knowledge was lost, then they were worshipped. 

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4920. 

We have already discussed this matter in
detail. See Question no. 7222. 

And Allaah knows best.

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Ruling on making partial image in cases of necessity

 

What is the ruling on making images, and is there is difference between a three dimensional image and other kinds of images such as photographs, or between pictures showing a complete image of a person and pictures which show only the face and chest and what is around them?

Praise be to
Allaah.

It
is clear that image-making is one of the blameworthy actions of the
jaahiliyyah which Islam came to oppose. It is well established from
clear, saheeh mutawaatir ahaadeeth that it is not allowed, and that
the one who does this is cursed and is warned of torment in Hell, as
in the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Abbaas which is attributed to the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “Every image maker will
be in Hell, and a soul will be given to every image which he made so
that it might torment him in Hell.” (Narrated by Muslim).

 This
applies to all images of animate created beings, humans and others.
There is no difference between three-dimensional and other images, whether
they were taken with cameras or produced by painting, engraving or other
methods, because of the general meaning of the ahaadeeth. 

Whoever
claims that photographs are not included in the general prohibition
or that the prohibition applies only to three-dimensional images and
those that cast a shadow is making a false claim, because the ahaadeeth
concerning that are general in meaning. There is no differentiation
between one kind of image and another. The scholars have clearly stated
that the prohibition applies to photographs and other kinds of pictures,
such as Imaam al-Nawawi, al-Haafiz ibn Hajar and others. The hadeeth
of ‘Aa’ishah concerning the story of the curtain is clear, and what
it indicates is that an image which is on a curtain is not three dimensional,
rather it is a kind of drawing on cloth, but despite that the Messenger

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) counted it as trying to
match the creation of Allaah.

 But
if the image is originally incomplete, such as a head-and-shoulders
picture, etc., and there is removed from the picture that without which
is could not live, then it may be understood from the comments of many
of the fuqahaa’ that this is permissible, especially if there is a need
for such partial pictures. Whatever the case, one has to fear Allaah
as much as one can, and avoid that which Allaah and His Messenger have
forbidden.

 “And
whosoever fears Allaah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way
for him to get out (from every difficulty).

And He will provide him from (sources) he never could
imagine”

[al-Talaaq 65:2-3 – interpretation of the meaning] 

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

A book which includes lies against the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) concerning the ruling on zina

 

I read in alkhilaph's pumphlet regarding sying of holy prophet(ahadith)that some one asked prophet that I like a women at my work place, I love her ,can I have sex with that women,answer by prophet was yes.


I feel the answer as written in that pumphlet is wrong but to certify that I would greatly value your opinion.


Praise be to Allaah.
 

 

Firstly: 

This book called al-Khilaaf is not
known; perhaps it is one of the books of the Raafidi Shi’ah, because they have a book by this name which they claim deals with matters of dispute
between the Islamic sects.                                                  

The Raafidi Shi’ah would not refrain from telling lies against the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him). Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah described them as being “the worst liars among people and the worst in breaking
promises.” Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 28/484. And he also said in Minhaaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah (1/8) that they are the worst liars when
it comes to transmitting reports, and the most ignorant of people in terms of reasoning. They believe reports which the scholars know are
obviously false, and they reject well-known facts that have been passed down from generation to generation. With regard to the transmission of
knowledge and the narrators of ahaadeeth and reports, they do not differentiate between lies, mistakes and ignorance or whether the narrator is of
good character, has a sound memory and is known for his knowledge of the reports.  

In Minhaaj al-Sunnah (2/87) he also
said: “Among the people who pray towards the qiblah you will not find any more ignorant than the Raafidi Shi’ah… they are the worst liars among
people without a doubt… and they are the most hypocritical.” 

Secondly: 

With regard to the hadeeth you ask about, no
rational person would doubt that it is falsely attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), because how could the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) permit zina (adultery, fornication) when it is well known in Islam that it is forbidden?
Indeed the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade the things that may lead to zina, such as a man being alone with a
non-mahram woman, shaking hands with her, careless mixing between men and women, and women speaking in a soft and gentle manner, etc. 

Hence Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning): 

“And come not near to unlawful sex.
Verily, it is a Faahishah (i.e. anything that transgresses its limits: a great sin, and an evil way that leads one to hell unless Allaah Forgives
him)”

[al-Isra’ 17:32] 

Think about this: Allaah forbids us to come
near to zina, which is more emphatic than simply saying do not do it, because this means that all the things that lead up to it or promote it are
also forbidden. Tafseer al-Sa’di, p. 742. 

And Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning): 

“ And those who invoke not any other ilaah
(god) along with Allaah, nor kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this shall
receive the punishment.

 The torment will be doubled to him on the
Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace;

Except those who repent and believe (in
Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good deeds”

[al-Furqaan 25:68-70] 

This abhorrent immoral action (illegal sexual intercourse) is mentioned alongside associating
others with Allaah and killing innocent souls, because it kills virtue, spreads evil, destroys honour, mixes lineages, and other evil consequences
and diseases which cause disintegration of nations and societies. 

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah
be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When the adulterer commits adultery he
is not a believer.” 

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2475; Muslim, 57. 

Al-Bukhaari narrated (7047) from Samurah ibn
Jundub that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, in a lengthy hadeeth in which he described different kinds of
punishment in the grave: “… and we went on and came to something like a tannoor oven, whose top was narrow and its base was wide, in which there
were screams and voices. We looked inside and saw naked men and women, to whom flames came from beneath. When those flames came to them, their
voices became loud and they rose up until they almost came out, then when the flames died down they went back. I said to them [the two angels],
‘Who are these people?’… They said, ‘As for the naked men and women who were in something like a tannoor oven, they are the adulterers and
adulteresses.’” 

Ahmad (21708) narrated that Abu Umaamah said:
A young man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allaah, give me permission to commit
zina.” The people turned to him to rebuke him, saying, “Shh, shh.” (The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)) said, “Come
here.” So he came close to him and he told him to sit down. He said, “Would you like that for your mother?” He said, “No, by Allaah, may I be
sacrificed for you.” He said, “Nor do people like it for their mothers.” He said, “Would you like it for your daughter?” He said, “No, by Allaah,
may I be sacrificed for you.” He said, “Nor do people like it for their daughters.” He said, “Would you like it for your sister?” He said, “No, by
Allaah, may I be sacrificed for you.” He said, “Nor do people like it for their sisters.” He said, “Would you like it for your paternal aunt?” He
said, “No, by Allaah, may I be sacrificed for you.” He said, “Nor do people like it for their paternal aunts.” He said, “Would you like it for
your maternal aunt?” He said, “No, by Allaah, may I be sacrificed for you.” He said, “Nor do people like it for their maternal aunts.” Then he
placed his hand on him and said, “O Allaah, forgive his sin, purify his heart, and guard his chastity.” And after that, this young man never did
anything. 

Al-‘Iraaqi said in Takhreej Ahaadeeth
al-Ihya’: Ahmad narrated this with a jayyid isnaad whose men are the men of saheeh. 

There are very many verses and saheeh hadeeth
which state how repugnant this crime is and which describe the fate of those who do it, in this world and in the Hereafter. So how, after all
that, can these ugly words be attributed to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? 

Moreover, this sinful liar says, “If this man
is attracted to a woman at his place of work”.

Did the companions of the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him), who were the best generation, have “places of work” in which men and women came together and mixed? 

The questioner and others should beware of
these reprehensible and immoral misconceptions, and not pay any attention to them. 

This liar who falsely attributes words to the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) indeed deserves to be included in the words of the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever tells lies against me deliberately, let him take his place in Hell.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 111;
Muslim, 3.

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Abrogation of the verse ordering the confinement of an adulteress in a house

 

I would like to know more about the meaning of this part of Surah al-Nisa’:



"If any of your women are guilty of lewdness . . . confine them to houses until
death do claim them, or Allah ordain for them some (other) way." [al-Nisaa’ 4:15]



Does this mean to punish a woman who has committed adultery by death, or does
it mean to imprison her for the remainder of her life? Also what does "or Allah
make some way for them" mean?



Thank you for you time, I look forward to your response so that I may better
understand Islam through the explanation of Muslims as opposed to those of
non-Muslims.


Praise be to Allah.



Allah says: "If any of your women are guilty of lewdness, take the evidence of four (reliable)
witnesses from amongst you against them; and if they testify, confine them to houses until
death do claim them, or Allah ordain for them some (other) way."

[al-Nisa’ 4:15]



Ibn Katheer, may Allah have mercy on him, said in his Tafseer (explanation) of this aayah:

"At the beginning of Islam, the ruling concerning a woman who was proven guilty of adultery
was that she was to be detained in a house and not allowed to come out until she died. So the
phrase ‘If any of your women are guilty of lewdness’ refers to adultery. ‘Take the evidence of
four (reliable) witnesses from amongst you against them; and if they testify, confine them to
houses until death do claim them, or Allah ordain for them some (other) way’ - the ‘other way’
that Allah made for them was the abrogation of this. Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with
him, said: ‘This was the ruling until Allah revealed Surat al-Nur, then this punishment was
abrogated and replaced with whipping or stoning.’ Something similar was reported from
‘Ikrimah, Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, al-Hasan, ‘Ataa’ al-Khurasani, Abu Saalih, Qutaadah, Zayd ibn
Aslam and al-Dahhak, stating that this is abrogated, and this is agreed upon. Imam Ahmad said:
‘Muhammad ibn Ja‘far told us that Sa‘id told us from Qutaadah from al-Hasan from Hattaan
ibn ‘Abdullah al-Raqaashi from ‘Ubaadah ibn al-Saamit who said: Whenever the wahy
(revelation) descended upon the Messenger of Allah
(Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him), it affected him, the stress showed on
him and his face would change. Allah sent a revelation to him one day, and when it was over, he
said: " Listen to me, Allah has made another way for them. (When) a married man (commits
adultery) with a married woman, and an unmarried man with an unmarried woman, then in the
case of married (persons) there is (a punishment) of one hundred lashes and then stoning (to
death), and in the case of unmarried persons, (the punishment) is one hundred lashes and exile
for one year."’ It was reported by Muslim and other narrators of Sunan via Qutaadah from
al-Hasan from al-Hattan from ‘Ubaadah ibn al-Saamit from the Prophet
(Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) with the wording:
‘Receive (teaching) from me, receive (teaching) from me. Allah has made another way for those
(women). When an unmarried man commits adultery with an unmarried woman, (they should
receive) one hundred lashes, and banishment for one year. In the case of a married male
committing adultery with a married female, they should receive one hundred lashes and be
stoned to death.’ Al-Tirmidhi said: This is a saheeh hasan hadeeth."



Al-Qurtubi, may Allah have mercy on him, said in his tafseer of this aayah:

"This [confinement] was the first punishment for adultery, at the beginning of Islam. Ibn
‘Abbas and al-Hasan said: Ibn Zayd added: They would not be allowed to marry, until they
died, as a punishment for them when they asked to marry someone else. This ruling applied for
a while, then the Prophet
(Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) said, according to the hadeeth narrated by ‘Ubaadah ibn al-Saamit:
"Receive (teaching) from me, receive (teaching) from me. Allah has made another way for those
(women). When an unmarried man commits adultery with an unmarried woman, (they should
receive) one hundred lashes, and banishment for one year. In the case of a married male
committing adultery with a married female, they should receive one hundred lashes and be
stoned to death." Some of the scholars said: the idea of punishment and shame was still there
with the lashing, because there is no contradiction, and they are applied to one person. As for
confinement, this is abrogated, by the consensus of the scholars. And Allah knows best.



To complete the benefit of what has been said, it is appropriate to learn the tafseer of the next
aayah in Surat al-Nisaa’:

"If two men among you are guilty of lewdness, punish them both. If they repent and amend,
leave them alone; for Allah is Oft Returning, Most Merciful." [al-Nisaa’ 4:16]



Ibn Katheer, may Allah have mercy on him, said in his Tafseer of this aayah:

"‘If two men among you are guilty of lewdness’ means two who commit an immoral act, so
they should be punished. Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Sa‘eed ibn Jubayr and
others said: i.e., by putting them to public shame and hitting them with shoes. This was the
ruling until Allah abrogated it and replaced it with lashing and stoning. ‘Ikrimah, ‘Ataa’,
al-Hasan and ‘Abdullah ibn Katheer said: ‘This was revealed concerning a man and a woman
who commit adultery. The phrase ‘if they repent and amend’ means if they give up what they
were doing and mend their ways. ‘Leave them alone’ means not to keep rebuking them with
ugly words after that, because the one who has repented from his sin is like one who never
sinned at all. ‘Allah is Oft Returning, Most Merciful’ - it was proven in the two Saheehs: ‘If the
slave woman of one of you commits adultery, apply the punishment of lashing, and do not
blame her (after that)’ - i.e., do not blame her for what she did after the punishment has been
given, because the punishment is an expiation for her deed.’"

Following note from Muslim Quran online Blog 

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