| Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "(The structure of) Islam is built on five (pillars): Testification of `La ilaha illallah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), that Muhammad (PBUH) is his slave and Messenger, the establishment of Salat, the payment of Zakat, the pilgrimage to the House of Allah (Ka`bah), and Saum during the month of Ramadan."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
This Hadith has already been mentioned. Here it is repeated to emphasize that Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam. Every Muslim who has fifty-two and a half Tola (a Tola is about 12 grams) silver or cash equivalent to it in excess of his need, and a year has passed since its possession is liable to pay it. One who has seven and a half Tola or more gold also comes in this category. It should be evaluated in terms of money and Zakat at the rate of 2.5% to be paid on it. | | 216/1206 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous) |
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Had I not thought it difficult for my Ummah, I would have commanded them to use the Miswak (tooth-stick) before every Salat."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
We learn from this Hadith that the Prophet (PBUH) liked to clean his teeth with Miswak (a softened stick used as tooth brush for cleaning the teeth) with every Salat, but he did not made it obligatory for the reason that it would be inconvenient for his followers. It shows that he was extremely affectionate and kind to his Ummah.
This Hadith also shows that using Miswak is an admirable act. Every Muslim should make it a routine to use it as frequently as possible especially before performing prayers. | | 215/1196 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous) |
Was Palestine Promised by Allah to the Israelis?
| Question and answer details | | Name of Questioner: | Abu Zidan | | Reply date: | 2012/11/17 | | Question: | As-salaamu `alaykum, My questions are: Who inhabited Palestine in the earliest times and established Jerusalem? According to the Noble Quran, Allah (SWT) did promise the Children of Israel the holy lands; if so, what about the people who were living there? Were they to be sacrificed just as the Palestinians are now being sacrificed for the sake of Zionist Israel ? Again, according to the Noble Quran, the Children of Israel refused to obey Allah's commandments to enter the holy lands even though Allah (SWT) assured them victory as soon as they entered the lands; and they were punished harshly by Allah, when they disobeyed Allah's commandments. Now, do they still have the right to claim the holy lands at anytime they desire? Are the Zionist movements in the 20-century justified from a religious perspective in massacring the people of Palestine to replace them with eastern European and Russian Jews, before, during, and after 1948, since Allah (SWT) did promise them the holy lands? Thank you and God bless you! | | consultant: | Shahul Hameed | | Answer Salam Abu Zidan,
Thank you very much for your questions.
I shall try to answer them as briefly as possible.
The earliest known people of Palestine came from the Arabian Peninsula. They are called the Canaanites by western scholars. Because they were the descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham. The name is also used for the territory now known as Palestine, which the Jews would prefer to call Israel. In the first book of the Bible we may read how Jehovah promised Abraham's offspring the Land of Canaan:
"And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations." (Genesis 17: 8,9)
Abraham had two sons: the firstborn was Ishmael, the second, Isaac. The Arabs are the children of Ishmael and the Jews are the children of Israel or Jacob, the second son of Isaac. The Jewish claim is that only the children of Israel deserve the Promised Land; because Ishmael's mother was only a handmaiden of Sarah, the mother of Isaac.
Part of the present complexity of the Palestinian Problem arises from the above claim. In the Book of Deuteronomy, the sixth book of the Bible, we read:
"If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated: then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn: but he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his." (Deuteronomy 21:15-17)
It is clear from the above passage of the Jewish Bible itself, that neither Ishmael nor his children can be denied their birthright; but the perverse racism of most of the Children of Israel made them adopt an unjust policy towards their brethren.
The Holy Quran very clearly speaks of the special favor God gave the Children of Israel. You can read this in Surah 2, verse 47, which means: (O Children of Israel! call to mind the [special] favor which I bestowed upon you, and that I preferred you to all others [for My Message].) The special favor mentioned here is obvious in the fact that they were miraculously liberated from the bondage of Egypt, and were led to the Promised Land. And more importantly, they were chosen as the bearers of the Divine Message, meant for leading the people out of darkness to light. For this reason Allah appointed a number of prophets from among the Children of Israel.
Yet, despite all this, the Children of Israel were ungrateful to the All-Merciful; and instead of worshipping Him alone, they took to idolatry: They defiantly broke God's commandments given in the Torah. They insulted the prophets and even plotted against their lives.
Allah Almighty admonishes them and tells them in Surah 2, verse 40, what means: (O Children of Israel! call to mind the [special] favor which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill your covenant with Me as I fulfill My covenant with you, and fear none but Me.) Here God speaks of the special covenant of the Children of Israel. Allah says that He has fulfilled His part of the covenant, and it is now the turn of the Children of Israel to fulfill their part. The verses following the above would make it clear how they were expected to fulfill the covenant. Surah 2 verses 41 – 43 say what means: (And believe in what I reveal, confirming the revelation which is with you, and be not the first to reject faith therein, nor sell My signs for a small price; and fear Me, and Me alone. And cover not Truth with falsehood, nor conceal the Truth when ye know [what it is]. And be steadfast in prayer; practice regular charity; and bow down your heads with those who bow down [in worship].) The point to be noted here is that from the very beginning of mankind on earth, Allah has been sending His prophets to guide humanity along the Right Path. Whenever the people deviated from Divine Guidance, prophets came to correct them and lead them back to the Path of Allah. Thus after the time of Moses, when the Children of Israel distorted the Divine Message, many prophets came to them, of whom the most important was Jesus the Messiah.
In fact, the coming of Jesus had been clearly foretold and the Jews ought to have believed in him and followed him when he came. But selfish obstinacy prevented most of them from receiving the Messiah when he appeared; they ridiculed him and sought to crucify him. The Holy Qur'an narrates how Allah Almighty saved Jesus from an accursed death on the cross. Obviously the Jews who rejected Jesus were transgressors who broke God's covenant and forfeited the special favor of God.
Indeed both Moses and Jesus had foretold the coming of the Last Prophet of God; and it was the duty of whoever persisted in the old Judaism and of the Christians to follow the Last Prophet who came to complete the Divine Guidance for mankind. But except for some, the Jews and Christians rejected God's Last Prophet, Muhammad (peace be upon him).
In short, from the point of view of the Holy Qur'an, the real inheritors of the prophetic tradition of Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon and Jesus, indeed of all the prophets culminating in Muhammad (peace be upon them all), are the Muslims. More than any political or military claim, this fact alone must establish the Muslims' right to Palestine and its capital Jerusalem.
But Allah is the God of all; and He is Just, Compassionate and Forgiving as the Qur'an repeatedly states. So the Muslims are not to fight the Jews and the Christians for the reason that they rejected the Last Prophet; their duty is to invite all to the Path of God. And they have no business on that score to fight those who reject their invitation; on the contrary they must try their utmost to live with them in peace and harmony.
You have asked the question whether the Jews of the present day have any right to claim the Land of Palestine which God promised to Abraham's children. The answer to this question can be found purely on the basis of the principles of justice and truth, the importance of which is emphasized throughout the Holy Qur'an. But the Zionists who come from Eastern Europe for instance, want the people living in Palestine to vacate the land to give way to Jewish settlements, because God had promised the Land to them about 4000 years ago!
The early Zionists used to say that they were claiming "a land without people for a people without land"; which means that they just refused to take note of their own brethren who had been living in that land for thousands of years.
In 1969, Golda Maier, the former Prime Minister of Israel echoed the same idea in other words:
"There was no such thing as Palestinians, they never existed."
This means that the Zionists are not prepared even to acknowledge the existence of the people who were born and brought up in Palestine, on the plea that they were not Jews. And at the time of the Balfour Declaration in 1917, only 7% of the 700,000 inhabitants of Palestine were Jews; the rest were Christians and Muslims.
If so, is it reasonable to believe that the All-Merciful God would bless the Zionist plan of genocide against the Children of Ishmael, for the reason that their mother was a bondwoman? Isn't it hypocritical of the modern apostles of human rights to ignore the cry of Sabra-Shatila and Jenin?
Hoping my answer is satisfactory. Thank you and please keep in touch. | http://www.onislam.net/english/ask-about-islam/islam-and-the-world/politics-and-economics/166085-was-palestine-promised-by-allah-to-the-israelis.html MALIK YAWM AD-DEEN - The King of the Day of Judgment The King of the Day of Judgment… (Surat al-Fatiha, 1:3) On the Day of Judgment, people will be resurrected and gathered together to account for their deeds. On that Day, they will have neither the will nor the opportunity to pay attention to the people around them, whether they are their parents, spouses, or children. Due to this Day's fearsome nature, everyone will pay attention only to themselves, for: What will convey to you what the Day of Judgment is? Again! What will convey to you what the Day of Judgment is? It is the Day when a self will have no power to help any other self in any way. The command that Day will be Allah's alone. (Surat al-Infitar, 82:17-19) On that Day, anything to which a person attaches too much attention will be reduced to insignificance. From then on, any mundane relation or kinship will lose all importance, for the only value that will remain is one's faith in Allah. No one will be able to help another person, for only Allah, if He wills, can save a person from this detrimental situation. Each of us will be alone before Allah's presence, the Owner of the Day of Judgment, just as we were alone when we were first created. Each of our deeds and thoughts will be displayed on the Day of Judgment, for He never forgets any detail, no matter how small. Allah creates a setting that befits His Honor and calls His servants to account. However, He saves anyone He wills through His mercy. On this Day, when unbelievers will be overwhelmed by a grievous regret, believers will be joyful and exuberant: ... On the Day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who had faith along with him... (Surat at-Tahrim, 66:8) That is because "Allah will certainly help Messengers and those who believe both in the life of the world and on the Day the witnesses appear." (Surah Ghafir, 40:51) The sole king of that Day is Allah, for He is the only One Who can command. The related verses read: There will be but one Great Blast, and then their eyes will open. They will say: "Alas for us! This is the Day of Reckoning!" This is the Day of Decision you used to deny. (Surat as-Saffat, 37:19-21) Woe that Day to the deniers, those who deny the Day of Reckoning. No one denies it except for every evil aggressor. (Surat al-Mutaffifin, 83:10-12) The Weight of 'Laa ilaaha illAllaah' by Shaykh Saalih as-Suhaymee
`Abdullaah ibn `Amr said, "Allaah's Messenger sallAllaahu ` alayhi wa sallam said,
'A man from my nation will be called out in front of the whole of the creation on the Day of Resurrection. So ninety-nine scrolls will be laid out for him. Each of the scrolls will be as far as the eye can see. Then it will be said, "Do you deny anything from this?" So he will say, "No, O my Lord." So it will be said, "Do you have any excuse or any good deed?" So the man will fear and he will say, "No." So it will be said: "Yes indeed, you have good deeds with Us. You will not be wronged with regard to them." So a parchment will be brought out for him containing, 'I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger. So he will say, "O my Lord, what is this parchment in comparison to those scrolls?" So it will be said, "You will not be wronged." So the scrolls will be placed on one scale and that parchment will be placed on one scale. So the scrolls will be lighter and the parchment will outweigh.'" Reported by Ibnul-Mubaarak in his book az-Zuhd and in his Musnad and by Imaam Ahmad and by at-Tirmithee and Ibn Maajah and others besides. Shaykh al-Albaanee declared this hadeeth saheeh, authentic. Shaykh Saalih as-Suhaymee hafizahullaah mentioned some points of benefit with regard to this hadeeth. He said, "The hadeeth contains a number of points of benefit. "The first benefit is that the people of sins will be beneath al-mashee·ah (Allaah's Will and Wish). If Allaah wishes He will forgive them by His favour. And if He wishes He will punish them by His justice. "The second point of benefit is that whoever is such that his eemaan (true belief) and his tawheed is strong, and his attachment to Allaah the Mighty and Majestic, this fact may be a means for wiping away all of his evil deeds. And there is no clearer proof for this than the fact that this small parchment will outweigh and overcome all of the rest of the scrolls. "The third point of benefit is that the person who is guilty of major sin, he does not become a disbeliever, as the Khawaarij and the Mu`tazilah claimed. Rather he is beneath mashee·atullaah (the Wish and Will of Allaah). So even if he is punished, then still he will not remain forever in the Fire. "The fourth point of benefit is the tremendous virtue of Laa ilaaha illAllaah, none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah over the rest of deeds. So when a Muslim says it, knowing its meaning and acting in accordance with it, then that is the case, tremendous. "The fifth point of benefit is establishment of al-meezaan (Balance of deeds) with which the deeds will be weighed on the Day of Resurrection, and that it is a balance which is true and real. It will be erected on the Open Plain of the Resurrection before the passing over the Siraat (Bridge). This is the most correct of the sayings which the People of Knowledge mention." Translated by Aboo Talhah Daawood Burbank rahimahullaah
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