On the authority Abu Musa رضي الله عنهwho Narrated that:
The Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم said, "My example and the example of what I have been sent with is that of a man who came to some people and said, 'O people! I have seen the enemy's army with my own eyes, and I am the naked warner; so protect yourselves!' Then a group of his people obeyed him and fled at night proceeding stealthily till they were safe, while another group of them disbelieved him and stayed at their places till morning when the army came upon them, and killed and ruined them completely. So this is the example of that person who obeys me and follows what I have brought (the Quran and the Sunnah), and the example of the one who disobeys me and disbelieves the truth I have brought."
As reported by Abu Musa (raa) in hadith Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 92, Number 387.
Dreams - Islamic point of view
Dreams are broken into three parts according to the Hadeeth:
Ru'yaa - good visions (dreams)
Hulum - bad dreams
Dreams from one's self
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Prophet Muhammad
(Peace and Blessing be upon Him) said, "There are three types of dreams: a righteous dream which is glad tidings from Allah, the dream which causes sadness is from Satan (the devil), and a dream from the ramblings of the mind. (Related by Muslim)
True/Good Dreams:
The true dreams are from All-mighty Allah, as Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing Be upon Him) said, "True dreams are from Allah, and bad dreams are from Satan (the devil)." (related by Al-Bukhari)
True dreams are more likely to be seen by those who are truthful in their lives as Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing Be upon Him) said, "Those of you with the truest dreams will be those who are most truthful in speech" (related by Muslim)
Good dreams are also from All-mighty Allah, Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing Be upon Him) said, "If anyone of you has a dream that he likes then it is from Allah. He should thank Allah for it and narrate it to others." (related by Al-Bukhari)
You may share your good dreams with those you like as Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing Be upon Him) said, "If one sees a good dream, let him expect good, and not tell it except to those he likes (someone pious, honest, trustworthy)."(related by Muslim)
An example of the above Hadeeth is Prophet (Jacob) Yaqoob (Peace Be upon Him) telling his son, Josef (Yusuf) (Peace Be upon Him) concerning his dream about eleven stars and the sun and the moon prostrating to him: "He said, "O my son! Relate not your vision to your brothers lest they arrange a plot against you. Verily! Satan is to man an open enemy." (Surah Yusuf 12:5)
We know the brothers of Yusuf were jealous of him, therefore telling them the dream only served to increase their jealousy. So it is important that a good dream only be shared with trustworthy people who do not envy.
Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing Be upon Him) also told us, "Nothing is left of Prophet-hood except glad tidings." Those with him asked, "What are glad tidings?" He replied, "Good dreams." (related by Al-Bukhari)
Bad Dreams:
As stated above bad dreams are from Satan (Shaitan). Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing Be upon Him) told us what to do upon seeing a bad dream. "So when one of you sees a dream which he does not like, he should spit on his left side three times, seek refuge with Allah from Shaitan thrice, and change the side which he was sleeping on (or may move to another spot in the room) (related by Sahih Muslim)
Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing Be upon Him) also told us that if we saw a bad dream to "stand up and offer prayer." (related by Muslim)
*Bad Dreams MUST NOT Be Disclosed:*
Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing Be upon Him) said, "If he has a dream that he dislikes, then it is from Shaitan. He should seek refuge with Allah from its evil, and he SHOULD NOT MENTION IT TO ANYBODY, then it will not harm him."(related by Al-Bukhari)
No need to interpret bad dreams at all, If one does tell somebody about the bad dream then there could be the chance that some harm will come out of it or that dream itself may occur.
Dreams from One's Self:
These dreams come from one's thoughts.
Lying About Dreams
Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing Be upon Him) said, "Indeed the worst of lies is that of a person who falsely claims to have dream." (related by Al-Bukhari)
This is only a short article, but it is hoped this is beneficial to all that reads it, and it will erase some misconceptions people have about dreams.
- Courtesy: Jeddah Dawah Center
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"I have left you upon clear proof...
"I have left you upon clear proof , its night is like its day, no one deviates from it except one who is destroyed, and whoever lives long from amongst you will see great controversy. So stick to what you know from my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the orthodox, rightly-guided caliphs - cling to that with your molar teeth, and stick to obedience even if it is to an Abyssinian slave, since the believer is like a submissive camel, wherever he is led, he follows."
— [Ahmad (4/126), Ibn Maajah (no. 43), al-Haakim (1/96) and others - Hasan
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Three persons will never enter Jannah
Abdullah bin Umar reports that Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said "Three persons will never enter Jannah, and Allah will not look at three persons (with the eye of Mercy) on the day of Qiyaamah. Those who will never enter Jannah are: a disobedient child, a woman that imitates a man and a cuckold. Those whom Allah will not look at are: a disobedient child, a drunkard and a person who constantly reminds others of his good."
Commentary:
We are living in a time when many parents are faced with the ill manners and treatment of their children. Children have become so bold and daring that some go to the extent of physically abusing their parents. A sign of Qiyaamah is that children will respect and revere their peers and friends more than their own parents. Islam teaches us to respect them at all times. A respectable child will one day become a respected parent.
The cancer of women imitating men has gripped the Ummah. Under the guise of liberation and freedom to women, they have assumed the positions of men. These women are the most detested women in the sight of Allah. Democracy demands that a woman should also ascend the corporate ladder like their men counterparts. In her quest to ascend that position she forsakes her respect, dignity, marital obligations and importantly her Imaan. She will be deprived of Allah's mercy and Jannah. What good remains in a woman that Allah has chosen to conceal her and she chooses to expose herself.
Drugs and substance abuse have become the order of the day. Sin and vice has reached such a low that those involved in sin vie to outdo others in committing sin. At one stage this Ummah competed in good actions. How sad to witness our youth in their quest for fame and popularity commit these haraam and indecent actions.
The last category mentioned in the Hadith whom would be deprived of Allah's mercy will be those who do good to others and remind them of their favours upon them. Allah states "O! You who believe do not contaminate your charity by reminding (the poor) of your favours" (Surah Baqarah). Therefore help for the pleasure of Allah and reap the rewards of your good in the hereafter. Constantly talking of ones good decreases reward in the hereafter.
Caring for the Widows and the Poor
The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon Him) said:
"The person caring for the widows and the poor is like the one who is on the path of Allah, and as if he said: Like one who stands in prayer without sitting down and like the one who fasts without breaking the fast." [Bukhari #5038 & Muslim #2982]
Concerning the Hadeeth ''Being Arrogant to those Who are Arrogant''
Question:
I noticed that when someone passed by one of my friends and greeted him, my friend not only did not reply but also gave him a rather haughty look. When I asked him why he did that, he told me that the other person was arrogant and that the Prophet (sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam) said, "Arrogance to someone who is arrogant is charity." Is this Hadeeth authentic? And is what my friend did correct?
Answer:
When one is arrogant with one of the servants of Allaah, he is perpetrating one of the major sins, and no one is permitted to be arrogant with another, even if another person is himself arrogant. One cannot cure another person's arrogance by being the same with him; rather, one may help him by advising him sincerely and warning him about Allaah's punishment, by saying, for example, "Fear Allaah, for verily arrogance is one of the major sins." The Hadeeth mentioned by the questioner is false — it has no basis and is not authentically related from the Prophet (sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam).
Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 7, Page 169, DARUSSALAM
The importance of the family
O Muslims! The family is the foundation of the community, and from it nations are produced which then spread and increase. The core of the family is the husband and wife; Allaah says that which translates as: "O Mankind! Indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another…" (Al-Hujuraat: 13).
Allaah has made the family a place where people resort to for peace, tranquillity and stability. Marriage is the means to increasing the population of the earth, to attain tranquillity of the heart and to enjoy the pleasures of life. The marital home organises ones life and establishes chastity and protection; Allaah has made marriage a way of joining different and distant families; Allaah assured us that this is a sure way of increasing ones provisions, as He says that which translates as: "… If they [i.e., your wives] should be poor, Allaah will enrich them from His bounty …" (An-Noor: 32).
Married couples have many worries, but good treatment and kindness to one another make them disappear; Allaah says that which translates as: "…And live with them [i.e., your spouses) in kindness. For if you dislike them – perhaps you dislike a thing and Allaah makes therein much good" (An-Nisaa': 19). The condition of ones family is constantly fluctuating between calm and complaint and contentment and discontent; man should always forgive mistakes and overlook shortcomings and be kind and compassionate, because woman was created from a bent rib. It is by persevering and being patient through that which the husband hates of the wife's behaviour that things improve. The Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "Take good care of women, for they were created from a bent rib, and the most curved part of it is its top; if you try to straighten it you will break it, and if you leave it, it will remain arched, so take good care of women." (Bukhaari & Muslim).
Ref.: Taken from the khutbah title "The Essentials for a Happy Marriage" by Abdul-Muhsin Al-Qaasim
The Mad Mufti
By Allah, he who gives people verdicts (fatwā) for every question they ask him is crazy (majnun).
Ibn Battah Al-'Ukbarī, Ibtal Al-Hiyal article 81, et al.
Imam Ibn Battah (d. 304H) laments:
So here is Ibn Mas'ud, swearing by Allāh that a person who gives people verdicts for every question they ask him is mad. And if a person swore, he would not be breaking his oath, and if a person said, he would be speaking the truth: that most of the muftis of our time are mad. For you will hardly find a man who is asked about an issue pausing to consider carefully before answering, nor fearing Allāh and bringing to mind that Allāh is watching him, and fearing that He will say to him: What is the basis of your answer? Rather, most of them worry that it will be said: so-and-so was asked a question and he had no answer…
Source: Sayings of the Salaf
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