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By worshipping
idols you can never be close to Allah, although by using the Prophets and pious
as a wasila you wil succeed in being close to Allah.
Even if the
polytheists of Makkah used their idols as wasila (in a different manner to Muslims),
or if they worshipped their idols, neither of these will bring you close to Allah.
Not only can you attain closeness to Allah through the wasila of the Prophets and
pious, but also through sittting in their company, learning from them and following
them.
Our Explanation of wasila
The manner in
which we use the Prophets and pious as wasila is by using their righteousness. They
have carried out so many good deeds and are very blessed, so we use their righteousness
as a wasila. We have much love for them and even loving them is a good deed!
Ali:
What are you saying? How can their righteousness benefit you? How can you make wasila
using their righteousness-their good deeds? Their good deeds will only benefit themselves,
not you. My shaykh informed me that you would sooner or later make such absurd claims
that you can use the good deeds of the Prophets and pious as a wasila. For this
reason he told me to show you this in contradiction to the following verses of the
Qur?an:
002.141 Those are a people
who have passed away; theirs is that which they
earned and yours that which ye earn. And ye will not be asked of what they
used to do.
053.038
That no laden
one shall bear another's load,
053.039
And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,
In these verses,
Allah Almighty tells us that what people earn is theirs and what we earn is ours:
there is no ?wasila for their righteousness?!
Qadi:
Let me deal with both verses you presented individually. Firstly, when you presented
002:141 you did not bother to look at the verses before and after it. If you did,
you would have actually been able to understand the correct meaning of this verse.
This is a habbit of you and your shaykh. Look carefully below at the verses
before and after 002:141, as
Allah Almighty says in the Qur?an:
002.139
Say (unto the
People of the Scripture): Dispute ye
with us concerning Allah when He is our Lord and your Lord? Ours are our works and
yours your works. We look to Him alone.
002.140
Or say ye that
Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes were Jews or Christians?
Say: Do ye know best, or doth Allah? And who is more unjust than he who hideth a
testimony which he hath received from Allah? Allah is not unaware of what ye do.
After reading
these verses you should understand that 002:149 and the verses around it are directed
at the Jews and Christians of Madina. Allah Almighty is telling them that they will
not be able to benefit from the previous Prophets ?Ours
are our work and yours is your work? because they believed in Sayydina Abraham,
Ishmael, Issac and Jacob (may Allah be pleased with them) but failed to believe
in the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) as the final successor
to the Prophets and the final Messenger of Allah. ?And
who is more unjust than he who hideth a testimony which he hath received from Allah??
It is for this reason that the previous Prophet?s good deeds and piety will
not be able to benefit them, even though they believed in their prophecy. At the
same time, this verse implies that the previous Prophets will be able to benefit
those who believe in the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)
and accept him as the final Messenger of Allah. Again, your shaykh has succeeded
in his habbit of placing the verses of the kafir upon the Muslims
Regarding :
053.038
That no laden
one shall bear another's load,
053.039
And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,
I really feel
you should reconsider the manner in which you are studying the Qur?an. If you continue
to take out verses from their proper context you will surley fall into destruction.
If you looked at the verses before and after the second verse you presented, (053.039),
you would have come to know that it is actually intended for the polytheists of
Makkah and the star worshippers who are being addressed not the Muslims, as Allah
Almighty says in the Qur?an:
053.019 Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza
053.020And Manat, the third, the other?
053.0.021Are yours the males and His the females?
053.022 That indeed were an unfair division!
053.023They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which Allah
hath revealed no warrant. They follow but a guess and that which (they) themselves
desire. And now the guidance from their Lord hath come unto them.
053.049 And that He it
is Who is the Lord of Sirius;
If you learn
to read the verses in their proper context, you will be successful in understanding
the verses of the Qur?an, although you and your shaykh always seem to fail to look
at the preceeding and following verses. After looking at the verses before and after
the verses you presented, you will see that it is actually the Jews, Christians,
the polytheists and those who worhsipepd the stars that the verses are talking of.
Furthermore, when we say that we are making wasila using the righteousness of the
pious, we do not mean to say that if a pious person does a good deed we will be
rewarded for HIS good deed. No! What we are saying is that we will receive some
of the blessings for the sake of that
good deed. The argument in this case is not ?wasila?, but with recieveing blessing
and reward for the sake of anothers righteousness.
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Iman and Kuffr
(Belief and Infidelity)
We also learn
that the verses are not relating to wasila but it is a case for those who accept
and reject Iman, as Allah Almighty says in the Qur?an
017.015
Who receiveth guidance, receiveth it
for his own benefit: who goeth astray doth so to his own loss:
No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another: nor would We visit
with Our Wrath until We had sent an messenger (to give warning).
In this verse
Allah Almighty is comparing the traits of the believers with the disbelievers, proving
to us the verse is dicussing Iman and Kufar and not wasila!
One Question
Some may question
that Muslims have a lot of ways to benefit from other?s righteousness, however the
person with no belief does not. Why is this?
The answer to
this question can be seen through this example: If a plant has no roots and you
keep giving it water, it will never be able to benefit from the water, because it
has no roots to absorb the water. Having no roots creates the ?break? between the
water and the plant. In the same way our root is the root of Iman, and it is through
that root that the Prophets and pious righteousness and rewards can benefit us,
although sadly, those who do not have any belief in Allah or His Messengers and
Prophet?s do not have the root of Iman, which Muslims do. Only when they accept
Iman, they grow and that root can take benefit from the Prophets and the pious.
Can the Deeds of the Prophets and Pious
be beneficial for others?
The answer is
yes! The deeds of the Prophets and pious can benefit others in many ways. Let us
look at the examples of this in the Holy Qur?an, as Allah Almighty says in the Qur?an,
018.082
And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and there was beneath
it a treasure belonging to them, and their father had been righteous,
and thy Lord intended that they should come to their full strength
and should bring forth their treasure as a mercy from their Lord; and I
did it not upon my own command. Such is the interpretation of that wherewith thou
couldst not bear.
In this verse
we are informed of the story when Sayyidina
Musa (peace be upon him) and Sayyidina Khidr
(peace be upon him) both went and built a wall above the treasures which belonged
to two orphans. The reason Allah Almighty commanded his Prophets to build this wall
was because Allah Almighty wanted to shower His mercy upon the two orphans; ?bring forth their treasure as a mercy from their
Lord? the reason for Allah?s
Mercy was because of their righteous father! ?their father had been righteous?
SubhanAllah! This shows how the righteousness of their deceased father benifited
them in this world.
Secondly, it
was Sayyidina
Khidr (peace be upon him) who told Sayyidina
Musa (peace be upon him) the reason
for building the wall, which was because ?their father had been righteous?.
Here, one Prophet has said this and the other has accepted that ones righteosness
can benefit others even after their death. Surely if the Prophets can accept this,
it cannot be shirk of any sort, as some claim!
Second Proof
The previous
verses have shown us how the righteousness of parents will benefit their children
in this world. The follwing verse will prove to us the righteousness of the parents
can also benefit the children in the next world, as Allah Almighty says in the Qur?am:
052.021 And (as for) those
who believe and their offspring follow them in faith,
We will unite with them their offspring
and We will not diminish to them aught of their
work; every man is responsible for what he shall have wrought.
013.023
Gardens of
Eden
which they enter, along with all who do right
of their fathers and their helpmeets and their seed. The angels enter unto
them from every gate,
In these two
verses we are told that some righteous parents will be in a higher level in heaven
than their children. However, because they will pray to Allah, longing that their
children will be with them, Allah in His infinite Mercy will unite their offspring
with them. SubhanAllah! Even in pardise the righteousness of the
parents will benefit their children and will not only bring them closer to
their parents, but bring them to a higher place in heaven!
When someone
intercedes for another person, we know this will not decrease the deeds of the person
interceding, but it will make the person with less deeds gain from the one with
more. In the same way the deeds of the righteous parents will not decrease because,
?every man is responsible for what he shall have
wrought.?
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Disbelievers do not believe that
the Prophets are
an intermediary between mankind and Allah Most High
002.008 And
of mankind are some who say: We believe in Allah and the Last Day, when they believe
not.
The disbelievers
used to say that we believe in Allah and the Last Day, however they did not believe
Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) as in intermediary between
mankind and Allah Azawajal. It is for this reason that Allah has called them disbelievers.
004.061 And
when it is said unto them: Come unto that which Allah hath revealed and unto the
messenger, thou seest the hypocrites turn from thee with aversion.
In this verse,
we learn that the hypocrites believed in Allah but denied Rasulullah (may Allah
bless him and grant him peace) as Allah says, the hypocrites turn from thee.
The hypocrites turned from Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)
who is the intermediary between Allah and mankind! It was for this reason that they
had been called hypocrites.
063.005 And
when it is said unto them: Come! The messenger of Allah will ask forgiveness
for you! they avert their faces and thou seest them turning away, disdainful.
Furthermore
in this verse, once again the disbelievers were turning away from the intermediary
between themselves and Allah. Even when Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant
him peace) said he would pray for their forgiveness they still scornfully turned
their faces.
The Polytheists of Makkah
and Tai?f did not believe that Rasulullah (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace) is in an intermediary
between Allah Azawajal and mankind
043.031
And they say: If only this Qur'an had been revealed to some great man of the two
towns ?
Once again,
from this verse we learn that the polytheists of Makkah and Tai?f also denied Rasulullah
(may Allah bless him and grant him peace). They failed to believe that he is an
intermediary between Allah Azawajal and mankind.
Objections to Wasila
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003.128
It is no concern at all of thee (Muhammad) whether He relent toward them
or punish them; for they are evil-doers.
Brother Ali,
the verse you have presented has nothing to do with wasila and nor does it even
contain the word. The actual meaning of this verse It is no concern at all of
thee (Muhammad), means that when Allah Azawajal makes a decision, no-one
can influence His decision unless He chooses for them to do so. The Prophets, the
angels or mankind have no influence in His decision: it is Allah Almighty?s decision,
indeed He is the Lord of the worlds and all decisions are made by Him. For example,
when Allah Most Powerful created this universe, it did not concern anybody else
other than Allah, about how or when to make this universe etc. But Allah is very
Merciful upon His beloved Prophets and pious, so sometimes when He makes decisions
He makes them according to the desires of the Prophets and pious. This does not
mean that the Prophets and pious forcefully influence Allah?s decisions (I seek
shelter in Allah!) though it does mean that Allah in His infinite Mercy accepts
the desires of the Prophets and pious and fulfils them, as Allah Almighty says in
the Qur?an:
002.144
We have seen the turning of thy face to heaven (for guidance, O Muhammad). And now
verily We shall make thee turn (in prayer) toward a qiblah which is dear to thee.
So turn thy face toward the
Inviolable
Place
of Worship, and ye (O Muslims), wheresoever ye may be, turn your faces (when ye
pray) toward it. Lo! Those who have received the Scripture know that (this revelation)
is the Truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do.
When Rasulullah
(may Allah bless him and grant him peace) migrated from Makkah to Madinah, all the
Muslims prayed facing towards Masjid al-Aqsa (Dome of Rock in
Jerusalem
), although it was always a desire of Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant
him peace) for everyone to pray towards the Ka?bah in Makkah. When Allah Azawajal
saw Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) turning to face the heavens
with his desire, Allah fulfilled his wish to please Rasulullah (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace), ?which is dear to thee? and to this
day the entire Muslim community, all over the world faces towards the Ka?bah in
Makkah whilst praying. The Prophets and pious have many wishes which Allah gracefully
fulfills.
Listen carefully
to this verse
020.130
Bear then patiently what they say, and glorify your Lord by the praising of Him
before the rising of the sun and before its setting, and during hours of the night
do also glorify (Him) and during parts of the day, that you may be well pleased.
Here, Allah Azawajal Himself wants to
please His beloved Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace).
093.005
And soon will your Lord give you so that you shall be well pleased.
From this verse
we learn that Allah Azawajal is informing Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant
him peace) that in order to please his beloved Prophet, He will grant him what he
(may Allah bless him and grant him peace) desires. When Allah Azawajal grants us
anything in this world, He does not do it with the purpose to please us, although
He does it with the purpose to provide for us as He is the Lord of the worlds as
He tells us in the Qur?an:
001.002
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
SubhanAllah?However,
when Allah wanted to fulfill the desire of His beloved Rasulullah (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace) it was in order to please His Mssenger (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace). From this we learn that Allah Azawajal wants to see Hs
beloved Rasuullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) pleased and Allah Azawajal
will continue bestowing His blessings upon Rasuullah (may Allah bless him and grant
him peace) until he is pleased. So in future when you do recite, It is no concern
at all of thee (Muhammad), do not forget to recite all the verses I
have just mentioned, they all interlink!
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039.003
Surely pure religion is for Allah only. And those who choose protecting friends
beside Him (say): We worship them only that they may bring us near unto Allah.
Lo! Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Lo! Allah
guideth not him who is a liar, an ingrate.
This verse was
used by you as your second objection against wasila. You think that because the
polytheists of Makkah used their idols as intermediaries between Allah and mankind,
the Ahl al-Sunna Wa al-Jama?a are following the same practice as the polytheists
of Makkah by using the Prophet?s and pious as intermediaries between Allah and mankind.
Firstly, the
polytheists of Makkah used to worship their idols, and we most definitely do
not worship the Prophets and pious. Their ?idols? have been cursed and have
been said to be the fuel of hell fire by Allah. In contradistinction, the Prophets
and pious have been praised, have been promised the highest ranks in paradise and
have been said to be intermediaries, as Allah Almighty says in the Qur?an:
010.062
Lo! verily the friends of Allah are (those) on whom fear (cometh) not, nor do they
grieve ?
010.063 Those who believe and keep their duty (to Allah).
010.064 Theirs are good tidings in the life of the world and in the Hereafter
- There is no changing the Words of Allah - that is the Supreme Triumph.
In these verses
the friends of Allah have been praised, whereas the idols have been cursed in many
places in the Qur?an.
Ali:
I will now show you a verse of the Qur?an which tells us how the Prophets and angels
have said not to use wasila in any way. Allah Almighty says in the Qur?an:
003.079
It is not (possible) for any human being unto whom Allah had given the Scripture
and wisdom and the prophethood that he should afterwards have said unto mankind:
Be slaves of me instead of Allah; but (what he said was): Be ye faithful servants
of the Lord by virtue of your constant teaching of the Scripture and of your constant
study thereof.
003.080 And he commanded
you not that ye should take the angels and the prophets for lords. Would he command
you to disbelieve after ye had surrendered (to Allah)?
In these verses
we learn that no Prophet or angel commanded that we use them as a wasila. By using
them as a wasila you are not only going against Allah Almighty?s command and the
Prophets wish, but you are also committing shirk.
Qadhi: SubhanAllah!
I do not understand what you are saying; neither of the verses you presented even
mentions wasila! What the verses are telling us is that the Prophets have never
commanded the people to worship them
or the angels. The only form of worship they ever commanded was worshipping Allah
Almighty alone. However, wasila is not shirk anyway, and if it was then you would
have to accept that all forms of wasila
is shirk, even wasila of your own good deeds, e.g, Salat, Zakat..etc. Let me explain
to you the reality of the verses you presented. If you did not take the verses out
of context and read the verses before it, you would have come to understand that
these verses are referring to the Jews and Christians, as Allah Almighty says in
the Qur?an:
003.061
And whoso disputeth with thee concerning him, after the knowledge which hath come unto thee,
say (unto him): Come! We will summon our sons and your sons, and our women and your
women, and ourselves and yourselves, then we will pray humbly (to our Lord) and
(solemnly) invoke the curse of Allah upon those who lie.
003.064 Say:
O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you: that
we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him,
and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away,
then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him).
003.078
And lo!
there is a party of them who distort the Scripture with their tongues, that ye may think that what they say is from
the Scripture, when it is not from the Scripture. And they say: It is from Allah,
when it is not from Allah; and they speak a lie concerning Allah knowingly.
These verses make it absolutley clear that they are not addressing Muslims at all:
they are addressing non-Muslims. Sadly, you are once again directing the verses
that speak of non-Muslims, to Muslims.
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The actual Background and meaning
of Verse 003:79/003:80
003.079
It is not (possible)
for any human being unto whom Allah had given the Scripture and wisdom and the prophethood
that he should afterwards have said unto mankind:
Be slaves of me instead of Allah; but (what he said was): Be ye faithful servants
of the Lord by virtue of your constant teaching of the Scripture and of
your constant study thereof.
003.080
And he commanded
you not that ye should take the angels and the prophets for lords. Would he command
you to disbelieve after ye had surrendered (to Allah)?
These verses are actually referring back to when the Christians came to the blessed
Prophet Muhammad (may
Allah bless him and grant him peace), whilst
they were worshipping Jesus. When they came to the Prophet Muhamamd (may
Allah bless him and grant him peace), he invited
the Christians to embrace Islam, although they refused the invitation of Islam,
they asked that if they embraced Islam, would they have to worship the Prophet Muhammad
(may Allah bless him and grant him peace)
just as they were worshipping Jesus (peace be upon him)? It was then that these
verses were revealed, which explained that the Prophets will never command the worship
of anyone other than Allah Almighty alone.
PART 4
The Need of Hadith
***
Ali: I feel
that I have discussed the topic of ?asking help from other than Allah? and ?waasila?
with you in great depth. I have put forward some of your arguments to my shaykh
and he has told me to start a new topic due to your lack of understanding of the
Qur?an. There is a new topic which I am particularly interested to discuss with
you, which is, ?Why the Need of Hadith.? Why do we have to believe in hadith? There should be no need for hadith when everything
has been mentioned in the Qur?an. Time and time again, Allah Almighty has told us
to stay steadfast with the Qur?an and there are many verses explaining to us that
the Qur?an has not neglected anything: all things are in the Qur?an, as Allah Almighty
says in the Qur?an:
016.089 And
(bethink you of) the day when We raise in every nation a witness against them of
their own folk, and We bring thee (Muhammad) as a witness against these. And We
reveal the Scripture unto thee as an exposition of all things, and a guidance
and a mercy and good tidings for those who have surrendered (to Allah).
006.038 There
is not an animal in the earth, nor a flying creature flying on two wings, but they
are peoples like unto you. We have neglected nothing in the Book (of Our
decrees). Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.
From these verses,
we clearly learn that Allah Almighty has included ?all things? in the Qur?an.
What I find unbelievable is that even after the clear verses mentioned above, people
still turn to hadith and are failing to understand the meaning of ?We have
neglected nothing from the book?
Qadhi: What you have said is wrong. Only the central
principles and laws have been mentioned in the Qur?an. e.g. Salat, Zakat?. The real
details are in the hadith. Here are some examples:
·
The
amount of Rakah?s (units) in Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha are not mentioned
in the Qur?an.
·
Even
though the words ?Sajda & Ruku? have been mentioned in the Qur?an, to
find out how to implement both these actions into Salat can only be found
in hadith; for example, the amount of Ruku?s
in each Rakah and amount of Sujud in each Rakah are not mentioned in the Qur?an,
yet are mentioned in hadith.
·
What
is to be recited in each rukuh and sajda is not in the Qur?an
·
The
difference between congregational (jammat) prayer and praying individually is not
mentioned in the Qur?an.
·
If
someone was to turn up in the middle of the congregational salat, after two or three
rakahs have been read, what is this person to do? This is not mentioned in
the Qur?an.
·
Details
of Tashahud and salutation e.g. when to read this, is not mentioned in the
Qur?an
·
If
one was to forget how many rakahs to read in salat, what would one do? This is not
brought up in the Qur?an
·
When
one dies we dress them in white, wash them and perform all the necessary rituals?These
details are not in the Qur?an
·
The
percentage of Zakat, has not been announced in the Qur?an
·
If
one breaks their fast what should he do, this is not pointed out in the Qur?an
·
What
to do on Hajj for example, stoning Iblis, how long to stay in mina and arafa,
this is not revealed in the Qur?an
·
After
Hajj, people go to the Prophet?s (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) grave
and perform the 40 salat as the Muslim ummah is doing; this is not written
in the Qur?an
·
When
you sacrifice an animal in Allah?s way, whether one animal is acceptable for a whole
household, or individual sacrifices are to be carried out is not mentioned
in the Qur?an
·
Which
sins are major and minor are not mentioned in the Qur?an
·
The
punishment for major sins and punishment for minor sins are also not mentioned
in the Qur?an
·
The
punishment for a Muslim drinking wine is not mentioned in the Qur?an
·
The
detail of why monkeys and donkeys are unlawful meat, is not mentioned in
the Qur?an
Regarding:
?We have neglected nothing from the book?.
You have presented
the verse 006:038 without knowing its true meaning. When Allah Almighty says ?we
have neglected nothing from the book?, He is not talking of the Qur?an, but rather,
He is referring to the ?Lawh-e-Mahfudh?
(a guarded tablet.) which is
kept above the seven skies, in which knowledge of all times and things is mentioned.
Insha?Allah you will also come to know that in fact, the Qur?an is taken from the
Lawh-e-Mahfudh. You would have understood
that 006:038 is discussing the Lawh-e-mahfudh
if you looked a few verses ahead. As Allah Almighty says in the Qur?an:
006.059 And with Him are the keys of the Invisible.
None but He knoweth them. And He knoweth what is in the land and the sea. Not a
leaf falleth but He knoweth it, not a grain amid the darkness of the earth, naught
of wet or dry but (it is noted) in a clear record.
The meaning
of ?We have neglected nothing from the book? is discussed in this verse, which means
that the ?book? has knowledge of all things; what is in the land, the seas, what
is in the dry and wet, it has knowledge of the largest and smallest of creatures,
of the existence of life on other planets, it knows of modern and old, computer
technology, science, fashion and even TV! It even has the knowledge of when and
where a seed will form into a tree, the date of every human?s birth and death, who
will be rich and who will be poor. This verse highlights the knowledge this ?book?
has, even to the extent that it knows what grains lay in the darkness corners of
the earth. But the question is that can this book be the Qur?an? If we look at the
emphasis given about the knowledge this book holds, it is obvious that this book
is a book other than the Qur?an, as the Qur?an does not inform us of every individual
thing on this earth and the Qur?an simply does not fit in with the description of
this knowledgeable ?book?. The book being discussed is a book loftier than the Qur?an,
a book with more knowledge than the Qur?an, a clear record in which each and every
thing is mentioned- indeed it is the Lawh-e-Mahfudh.
006.038 There
is not an animal in the earth, nor a flying creature flying on two wings, but they
are peoples like unto you. We have neglected nothing in the Book (of Our
decrees). Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.
In this verse, Allah Almighty is saying that all the creatures of this earth are
a nation like us. Then Allah Almighty says ?We have neglected nothing in the Book?
If Allah Almighty was talking of the Qur?an He could have given even a few examples
of the creatures, but He did not. At the same time, Allah is saying that He has
neglected nothing from the book. This must mean He is talking of another detailed
book which is the Lawh-e-Mahfudh. Just as Allah Almighty says elsewhere in the Qur?an:
054.052 And every thing they did is in the scriptures,
054.053 And every small and great thing is recorded.
These verses say that every small and great thing is recorded in the record, although
we know the Qur?an does not contain every small and great thing so this can only
mean another book-the Lawh-e-Mahfudh.
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The Qur?an is an extract from the
?Lawh-e-Mahfudh?
056.075 Nay, I swear by the places of the stars -
056.076 And lo! that verily is a tremendous oath, if ye but knew -
056.077 That (this) is indeed a noble Qur'an
056.078 In a Book kept hidden
056.079 Which none toucheth save the purified,
056.080 A revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
056.081 Is it this Statement that ye scorn,
085.021 Nay, but
it is a glorious Qur'an.
085.022 On a guarded tablet.
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In
these verses, we learn that there is a ?book? other than the Qur?an, a book hidden,
the Lawh-e-Mahfudh-it does exist!
·
Secondly,
these verses tell us that the Qur?an was once a part of the
Lawh-e-Mahfudh, ?That this is indeed a noble
Qur?an in a book kept hidden? the book kept ?hidden? is the
Lawh-e-Mahfudh. The Qur?an was extracted from the
Lawh-e-Mahfudh, and revealed to the beloved Prophet Muhammad
(may Allah bless him and grant him peace).
·
The
Lawh-e-Mahfudh, is a clear record of
all things as 006:059 tells us
What Sayyidina
Musa (peace be upon him)
said to Pharaoh
020.049 (Pharaoh) said: Who then is the Lord of you twain, O Moses ?
020.050 He said: Our Lord is He Who gave unto everything its nature, then guided
it aright.
020.051 He said: What then is the state of the generations of old?
020.052 He said: The knowledge thereof is with
my Lord in a Record. My Lord neither erreth nor forgetteth
When Pharaoh
asked about the nations that went before them, Sayyidina
Musa (peace be upon him) answered
by telling him it was in a Record with Allah Most Glorious. This
record cannot be the Qur?an as it was not yet revealed, it can only be the
Lawh-e-Mahfudh! Also note that just in
Verse 006:059 the word, record has been
used again, not the Qur?an, a book other than the Qur?an, The Lawh-e-Mahfudh.
Regarding:
?We reveal the Scripture unto thee as an exposition of all things?
(016.089)
The meaning you have taken of the words ?exposition of
all things? is that you think the Qur?an mentions everything. However
you are mistaken as Allah Almighty used these very same words in the previous scriptures
as Allah Almighty says in the Qur?an:
07.145 And We wrote for him, upon the tablets,
the lesson to be drawn from all things and the explanation of all things,
then (bade him): Hold it fast; and command thy people (saying): Take the better
(course made clear) therein. I shall show thee the abode of evil-livers.
006.154 Again, We gave the Scripture unto Moses, complete for him who would do good,
an explanation of all things, a guidance
and a mercy, that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord.
Theses verses
inform us of two verses revealed to Sayyidina
Musa (peace be upon him) in the Torah. ?The lesson to be drawn from
all things and the explanation of all
things,? We know that the Torah does not provide an explanation of all things
because the Qur?an was then later revealed and explained so much more, even though
the same verses have been revealed in the Torah. The meaning of ?all things? in
the Torah meant all the guidance needed for the nation at the time.
The explanation
of this verse is that indeed the Torah did mention all things, just as the Qur?an
now mentions all things, (as 016:089 tells us) although the Qur?an mentions all
things to a certain an extent. It gives us knowledge of right wrong, past and future
just as the Torah once did. Though they do not explain all things to the extent
of, what grain lies in the darkness recesses of the earth. Knowledge of this degree
has only been mentioned in the book which nothing
has been neglected from ? The Lawh-e-Mahfudh.
Clarification
Do not think
that we are claiming that the Qur?an has no knowledge (I seek shelter in Allah!)
We firmly believe that the Qur?an is a book of much knowledge, a book of guidance,
a book of light, a book revealed for us, a book which explains the laws of our life.
As Allah Almighty says in the Qur?an:
010.037 And this Qur'an is not such as could
ever be invented in despite of Allah; but it is a confirmation of that which
was before it and an exposition of that which is decreed for mankind - Therein is
no doubt - from the Lord of the Worlds.
012.111 In their history verily there is a lesson for men of understanding. It is
no invented story but a confirmation of the existing (Scripture)
and a detailed explanation of everything, and a guidance and a mercy for
folk who believe.
Though the point
we are trying to make is that the Qur?an is not that particular book which nothing
has been neglected from as that book is the
Lawh-e-Mahfudh.
Ali: All I have
done is provide you with two verses of the Qur?an which you have denied and instead
of acknowledging their meaning you have given me a list of things which have
not been mentioned in the Qur?an. Let me clarify something for you. You
do not understand that if something has been mentioned in the Qur?an we can then
link it with the hadith. For example if the word ?salat? has been
mentioned in the Qur?an, we can then go to the hadith and believe and follow further
detail regarding salat, as long as it does not contradict the words of Allah. I
have only given you two verses and you are already running away with an entirely
different point. I have many more verses which I will present to you, one by one
which will prove that there is not a need of hadith and it does not necessarily
have to be followed, if there is no link between the Qur?an and the hadith. Let
me just remind you again of a very beautiful verse, as Allah, the King of the worlds
says:
006.038 There
is not an animal in the earth, nor a flying creature flying on two wings, but they
are peoples like unto you. We have neglected nothing in the Book (of Our
decrees). Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.
Sadly I believe
there is a veil covering your eyes. Insha?Allah with the help of Allah I will lift
this veil from your eyes and Allah will guide you.
Qadhi: Ali. Please do not embarrass yourself. I have
answered the questions you presented using the verses. The verses you have presented
to me simply mean that Allah has laid the ultimate decrees in the Qur?an and has
included all the laws in the Qur?an, though many without detail. Your job was to
prove the list that I mentioned from the Qur?an but you have failed to do so. Your
first claim was that we shouldn?t believe in hadith completely and now you are saying
we should, as well as introducing a new idea of ?link?.
I have never heard of this ?Link? idea before, nor have you defined for me
what you actually mean by it. Going by what you have said, I think it can mean one
of the following:
1.
Link
could possibly mean that if something mentioned in the Qur?an has also been mentioned
in the hadith you should believe it. If this is the case then why would you
need hadith? For example, the Qur?an says that Sayyidina
Ibrahim (peace be upon him) broke
the idols in the polytheists place of worship and
this story has also been mentioned in the hadith. Why then would you need to establish
a link with the hadith when it has already been mentioned in the Qur?an? You should
just trust the story in the Qur?an and there would not even be a need to
use hadith! Therefore this meaning of link makes no sense.
2.
Link
could also mean, associating any word mentioned in the Qur?an with a hadith which
further mentions or discussess that same word in the hadith. For example if the
word ?Ruku? has been mentioned in the Qur?an, you will then go to the hadith
and see what the hadith has to say about ?Ruku?. The hadith can then further
inform us with details such as; you are to do one ruku and two sajuds in every rakah;
you can then accept this hadith because there is a link between the Qur?an and hadith
regarding the word ?Ruku?. However, if this is the case, the Qur?an only mentions
the word ?Ruku? or ?Sajud?, but it does not mention that ruku
should be applied in every rakah, after you have recited
Surat
al-Fatihah and an additional surah. This information is only given in hadith; therefore
this is contradicting the Qur?an. Furthermore,
if you use this ?form? of linking then you have to apply this form to all words
mentioned in the Qur?an. This must mean that because the word ?grave? (Qabr)
has come in the Qur?an, you must agree with all the hadith discussing the
grave. One hadith states that when you arrive and leave the burial of a deceased
Muslim, the deceased Muslim hears your footsteps. If we apply the ?linking? here
you have to accept this hadith, however I am fully aware that you and the
rest of the khawarij reject this hadith! Moreover, even though the word ?wasila?
has been mentioned in the Qur?an, you deny and reject all the hadith that explain
and discus wasila in detail! In this manner you are not using this ?form? of linking
correctly, simply because you do not want to accept some hadith and are forced to
accept others, therefore this explanation of ?Link? is also flawed.
3.
A
third meaning of your term ?link? could be that, even if a hadith does not have
a link with the Qur?an you will accept it as long it does not contradict
the Qur?an. If this is the case, then there would
be no specialty of accepting the sayings and actions of the Prophet (hadith)! This
could also mean that if anyone said or did something which did not contradict
the words of the Qur?an, you would blindly accept it (simply because their sayings
or actions do not contradict the Qur?an). This means there is no difference between
the words and actions of the Prophet, and the words and actions of the ordinary
man. For this reason, this third possible meaning of the term, ?link? is also flawed.
Secondly, if any action or saying of the
Prophet is to contradict the Qur?an, then one cannot say that it was the Prophet
contradicting the Qur?an. One must understand that if there are any hadiths contradicting
the Qur?an then we must say the narrators who narrated these very actions and sayings
of the Prophets, may have committed mistakes in hearing these hadiths, and as these
hadiths are being passed on from generation to generation, there can be a possibility
that in a rare hadith the narrator could have misheard the hadith and mistakenly
changed a word. The Scholars of this ummah have written many books on this matter,
which are known as the ?Kutb-e-Mawdu?at? in which in detail they discuss the reliabilities
of hadith and even ensure whether a hadiths chain is traceable back to the beloved
Prophet. If a hadith is not traceable to the Prophet then it is fabricated. Thirdly,
if someone were to claim that a certain hadith goes against the Qur?an, then we
should ensure that what he is saying is precise. To even make such a claim, one
would have needed to study all the Qur?an and hadiths, knowing the principles and
types of hadith (Authentic, weak, or fabrication?). Also I would just like to inform
you that there has already been an extreme amount of work on the matter of certain
hadiths contradicting the Qur?an. Those hadith have already been rejected in dozens
of books written by the Islamic Scholars, such as, Allah Ibn Jawzi, Hafidh Dhahabi,
Mullah Ali Qari, Hafidh Suyuti etc?
Ali: I have
discussed what has been said with my shaykh and he has told me to stay steadfast
to the book of Allah. I will read only from the Qur?an and will like to be answered
by the Qur?an. Please do not fill any gaps with Bukhari, Muslim, Tabari, Qurtabi
or Ibn Kathir! The Prophet and his followers have been commanded in the Qur?an to
stick by the Qur?an and stay steadfast upon it. As Allah ta?la has said in the Qur?an:
007.002 (It
is) a Scripture that is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) - so let there be no
heaviness in thy heart therefrom - that thou mayst warn thereby, and (it
is) a Reminder unto believers.
007.003 (Saying):
Follow
that which is sent down unto you from your Lord,
and follow no protecting friends beside Him. Little do ye recollect!
From these verses
we can prove that the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)
and his followers were given strict orders to follow the revelation of Allah (alone).
The Prophet of Allah was not only told to reveal the Message of Allah but to also
follow it.
018.110 Say:
I am only a mortal like you. My Lord inspireth in me that your God is only One
God. And whoever hopeth for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous
work, and make none sharer of the worship due unto his Lord.
From this verse
we learn that Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) only obeyed that
which Allah revealed to him and it was only the Qur?an which was revealed
to Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Where did this ?hadith?
come from? This it not another revelation from Allah which we have to follow!
Qadhi: Allah sent the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace) to show mankind the light of al-Islam. Allah always guided
our blessed Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace); sometimes he was
guided through the angles and at other times without the angles, he was also guided
through dreams and Allah Almighty would even guide him (may Allah bless him and
grant him peace) directly. This is why all the actions or sayings the Prophet (may
Allah bless him and grant him peace) said or did are always from Allah. The khawarij
sadly fail to understand this point and believe that Allah Almighty merely sent
Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) to deliver the message of Islam,
which is the Qur?an and that the Qur?an alone should be followed. I will
show, Insha?Allah, that Allah Almighty has guided and spoken to our blessed Rasulullah
directly through dreams, without any intermediaries.
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Revelation to the Beloved Prophet
(may
Allah bless him and grant him peace)
other than the Qur?an
002.143 Thus
We have appointed you a middle nation, that ye may be witnesses against mankind,
and that the messenger may be a witness against you. And We appointed the qiblah
which ye formerly observed only that We might know him who followeth the messenger,
from him who turneth on his heels. In truth it was a hard (test) save for those
whom Allah guided. But it was not Allah's purpose that your faith should be in vain,
for Allah is Full of Pity, Merciful toward mankind
When the Blessed
Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) came to Makkah he prayed facing
Masjid al-Aqsa, (Dome of Rock in Jersulaem) but he (may Allah bless him and grant
him peace) always had a deep desire to observe salat facing the Holy Mosque (qiblah)
in Makkah. Allah then permitted the prophet to face the Ka?bah as in verses 2:142-2:150
Some people objected to the new ruling of changing direction of prayer to the Ka?bah
instead of Masjid al-Aqsa, Allah Almighty then revealed the following verse:
002.143
And We appointed the qiblah which ye formerly observed only that We might
know him who followeth the messenger.
In this verse
Allah Almighty has informed us that He had formerly commanded the Prophet and his
followers to face praying towards Masjid al Aqsa, but because of Rasulullah?s (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace) desire to pray facing towards the Ka?bah, Allah then
commanded all Muslims to face towards the Kabah when praying. The interesting point
here is there is no verse in the Qur?an which ever commanded Rasulullah (may
Allah bless him and grant him peace) to pray facing towards Masjid al-Aqsa! Even
though Allah Almighty said that ?And We
appointed the qiblah which ye formerly observed? This must mean that Allah
Almighty commanded Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant
him peace) to pray towards Masjid al-Aqsa through a form of revelation other than
the Qur?an, such as a dream or directly.
Adhan
(The call to prayer)
The Prophet
Muhammad (may
Allah bless him and grant him peace) was ordered by Allah to make adhan
five times a day before each prayer, which the Prophet commanded us to do. However
this command has been mentioned nowhere in the Qur?an.
005.058
And when ye call to prayer they take it for a jest and sport. That is because
they are a folk who understand not.
From this verse
we learn that when the adhan was said, the non-believers used to mock it.
Though it does not mention when the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him
and grant him peace) was commanded to say adhan or when it began to be said.
So how then did the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) know
to say adhan in the way it was said and to this day is still is said? Surely Allah
was communicating to the Prophet which had not been included in the Qur?an. As we
are all aware that he (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) could never do something
without Allah Almighty?s approval.
Jummah
(Friday prayer)
062.009 O
ye who believe! When the call is heard for the
prayer of the day of congregation, haste unto remembrance of Allah and leave
your trading. That is better for you if ye did but know.
This verse proves
that adhan was already established but no where in the Qur?an does it mention to
establish adhan nor does it make any mention when it was established.
From the above
we learn that the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) must
have received revelation other then the verses of the Qur?an informing him to establish
the call to prayer. You will be interested to know that the order of adhan
has been mentioned in the hadith. This is only one simple, example which
stresses the need and importance of hadith, so eventually the Muslim ummah has to
turn to the hadiths in order to practice and follow their din comprehensively.
Janaaza (Funeral Prayer)
Nowhere in the
Qur?an is it commanded to perform a janaaza (funeral) prayer when someone passes
away. However, during the time of Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him
peace) if anyone died, he (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) would always
perform a Janaaza for the deceased. Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him
peace) also used to pray for the hypocrites (that Allah may forgive them), but later,
verse was revealed commanding Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)
not to pray for the hypocrites. As Allah Almighty says in the Qur?an,
009.084 And never (O Muhammad) pray for one of them
who dieth, nor stand by his grave. Lo! they disbelieved in Allah and His messenger,
and they died while they were evil-doers.
From this verse
we learn that Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) was commanded
not to pray for the hypocrites, despite their being no comman in the Qur?an to read
this prayer. Clearly, the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace
) was commanded elsewhere to pray this prayer otherwise he himself would not start
this pratcise without any instruction from Allah
Azawajaul.
Cutting trees
In one war which
the Muslims fought, Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) commanded
that the trees of a tribe, Banu Nadir,
should be cut down as Allah talaa says in the Qur?an
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