Babar Ahmed – Our Brother , Our Responsibility.

Put Babar Ahmad on trial in the UK – Please sign the petition NOW – without delay.

Responsible department: Home Office

Babar Ahmad is a British Citizen who has been detained in the UK for 7 years without trial fighting extradition to the USA under the controversial no-evidence-required Extradition Act 2003. In June 2011, the Houses of Parliament, Joint Committee on Human Rights urged the UK government to change the law so that Babar Ahmad’s perpetual threat of extradition is ended without further delay. Since all of the allegations against Babar Ahmad are said to have taken place in the UK, we call upon the British Government to put him on trial in the UK and support British Justice for British Citizens.

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/885

Manifestation is Gratitude.

قال بعض السلف

مَن كتم النعمة : فقد كفَرها ، ومن أظهرها ونشرها : فقد شكرها

قال ابن القيم – تعليقاً على هذا – :
وهذا مأخوذ من قوله

إن الله إذا أنعم على عبد بنعمة : أحب أن يَرى أثر نعمته على عبده 

” مدارج السالكين “  2 / 246 

Some of the salaf said:

Whoever conceals a blessing has denied it, but whoever manifests it and spreads it has given thanks for it. 

Ibn al-Qayyim said, commenting on that: This is based on the words:

“When Allah bestows a blessing upon a person, He loves the effect of His blessing to be seen on His slave.”

Madarij al-Salikeen (2/246).

Advice from the Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ to someone He Loved.

عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ وَقَالَ

يا مُعَاذُ ، وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكَ ، وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكَ ،

فَقَالَ : أُوصِيكَ يَا مُعَاذُ لَا تَدَعَنَّ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ تَقُولُ

اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ ، وَشُكْرِكَ ، وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ  .

رواه أبو داود  والنسائي 

It was narrated from Mu’adh bin Jabal that the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ took his hand and said: “O Mu’adh, by Allah I love you, by Allah I love you.”

Then he said, “I advise you, O Mu’adh, do not fail following every prayer to say: O Allah help me to remember You, thank You and worship You properly.” 

Narrated by Abu Dawud (1522) and al-Nasai (1303)

Remind One Another of Blessings!

 

تذاكروا النِّعَم ، فإنَّ ذِكرها شكرٌ

عمر بن عبد العزيز رحمه الله

 Remind one another of blessings, for mentioning them is gratitude.

‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azeez (rahimahullah)

He Will Attain By Du’aa What He Cannot Attain Without Du’aa

 

وقال شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية – كما في “مجموع الفتاوى”
ومن قال : أنا لا أدعو ولا أسأل اتكالاً على القدر ، كان مخطئًا أيضًا ؛ لأن الله جعل الدعاء
والسؤال من الأسباب التي ينال بها مغفرته ورحمته وهداه ونصره ورزقه ، وإذا قدر للعبد خيرًا يناله بالدعاء لم يحصل بدون الدعاء ، وما قدره الله وعلمه من أحوال العباد وعواقبهم فإنما قدره الله بأسباب ، يسوق المقادير إلى المواقيت ، فليس في الدنيا والآخرة شيء إلا بسبب ، والله خالق الأسباب والمسببات .
فمحو الأسباب أن تكون أسبابا نقص في العقل

If a person says that he does not make supplication because he relies on the divine decree, he is also erring, because Allah has made du’aa and asking means of attaining His forgiveness, mercy, guidance, support and provision.

If good is decreed for a person he will attain by du’aa what he cannot attain without du’aa. What Allah has decreed and knows with regard to His slaves’ circumstances and destinies is only decreed on the basis of means and decrees will be fulfilled at the appointed times.

There is nothing that happens in this world or in the Hereafter except on the basis of cause and effect; Allah is the Creator of both cause and effect. Disregarding the principle of cause and effect is contrary to reason.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah ~ Majmu al-Fatawa (8/69)

Ask Away In Sujood!

قال شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية :

فأمَّا قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم ” أما الركوع فعظِّموا فيه الربَّ ، وأمَّا السجود فاجتهدوا في الدعاء فَقَمِنٌ ( أي : حقيق وجدير ) أنْ يستجاب لكم ” – رواه مسلم  . ففيه الأمر في الركوع بالتعظيم ، وأمره بالدعاء في السجود بيانٌ منه أنَّ الدعاء في السجود أحق بالإجابة من الركوع

، ولهذا قال : ” فقمِنٌ أنْ يُستجاب لكم “ كما قال : ” أقرب ما يكون العبد من ربِّه وهو ساجدٌ “ – رواه مسلم    – فهو أمرٌ بأنْ يكون الدعاء في السجود .

” مجموع الفتاوى “ 

Regarding the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),

“As for rukoo’, glorify your Lord there, and as for sujood (prostration) strive in du’aa’ therein, because then it is more likely that you will be answered” (narrated by Muslim) – this has the command to glorify Allah in rukoo’, and the command to make du’aa’ when prostrating indicates that du’aa’ in sujood is more likely to be answered than in rukoo’.

Hence he said, “because then it is more likely that you will be answered”. Likewise he also said, “The closest that the slave is to his Lord is when he is prostrating.” (Narrated by Muslim). This is a command that du’aa’ should be made in sujood. 

Majmu’ al-Fatawa, 22/378

“… For Allah Loves to Be Asked.”

    Ask Allah for His Bounty for Allah Loves to be Asked.

Allah loves to be asked, to be hoped in and desired at times of need, to be supplicated frequently and resolutely. He is able to grant all of mankind all their requests without His dominion decreasing in the slightest.

Created beings on the other hand are the exact opposite, they dislike being asked due to their own inability,need and poverty. This is why Wahb bin Munabbih said to one who would frequent the door of the ruler,

‘Woe to you! You run to one who would shut his door in your face, display his poverty to you and conceal his riches, and you leave the One who opens His door to you in the middle of the night and the middle of the day, who displays His richness and proclaims, “invoke Me and I will respond.” ‘

Tafseer of Surah Fatihah, 124-126.

For Indeed Allah Is In Front of You…

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw some spittle on the wall of the mosque in the direction of the qiblah, so he scratched it off then turned to the people and said:

“If any one of you is praying, let him not spit in front of him, for indeed Allah is in front of him when he prays.” 

Bukhari (406) and Muslim (547)

‘My Lord!’

Some of the salaf would say

‘My Lord! I am amazed at how one who knows You can place his hope in someone else and ask the help of someone else.’

Jami al -`Ulum wal Hikam

Even If It Is Painful

فقضاؤه لعبده المؤمن عطاء وإن كان في صورة المنع

ونعمة وإن كان في صورة محنة ،

وبلاؤه عافية وإن كان في صورة بلية

Whatever Allah has decreed for His believing slave is a blessing even if that is in the form of withholding;

it is a favour even if that is in the form of a trial,

and the calamity decreed by him is fair even if it is painful.

Madarij al-Salikeen, 4/215.