Another day, another blog. Hope everyone is doing well Insh'Allah. :)
Before I begin though, I'd like to make one thing clear. I'm not trying to offend anyone or any sect. I don't have anything against the people, but I have thoughts, feelings and beliefs against their innovations in Islam. Islam is the simplest and purest of all religions, Maulana's may or may not have heaps of knowledge; people should not believe everything they say straight away. Find out for yourselves, this is why Allah has given us the Qur'an, the Sunnah and the Hadith. Use the authentic hadith and the Qur'anic ayahs to find out the truth and to find out how to act as a Muslim. If we are to blindly believe anything, believe the Qur'an and the authentic Hadith. Another thing I'd like to say: Wake up and smell the Deen.
Well, as I said yesterday, I'd be giving my views on and writing about Shirk in part 2. I think everyone will at least have an idea about this topic, but I'm going to be concentrating on doing Du'as to the dead, or asking the dead to do Du'a to Allah for you. One thing I'd like to ask is how will the dead do Du'a to Allah for or from you? They are in their graves, either going through the Punishments of the Grave or sleeping peacefully with the blessings of Allah. And another thing, didn't Allah say in the Qur'an Himself that we should ask Him directly, that we should do Du'a to Him directly without any intermediaries?
There are countless Sunni's out there who go to the shrines of "holy people" in order to use them as intermediaries to Allah, or in some cases -Naudhubillah - they even ask the deceased person to help them! Not only are these people adding their own things to this great religion, but they're also doing Shirk. These people will be putting bits of cloth on trees or windows, they'll be throwing flowers on the shrines... and these are just two examples of their innovations.
Do people not understand that a deceased person cannot help them? Do they not understand that the deceased person will be going through the outcome of their deeds in this world - be it good or bad.
“And those who take Awliyaa’ (protectors, helpers, lords, gods) besides Him (say): ‘We worship them only that they may bring us near to Allah.’ Verily, Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Truly, Allah guides not him who is a liar, and a disbeliever”
[al-Zumar 39:3]
Do people overlook Ayah's such as these? Do they not read the Qur'an and the translation? And why do some people decide to twist - Astaghfirullah - the meaning of the translation? Some people claim that they can call upon Ali r.a. or Hussain r.a. to help them, to do Du'a for them to Allah. Why? Why can't the people turn to Allah themselves and ask Him themselves? Is it so hard to do Du'a to Allah yourself? I think not. If people can call upon others, it shouldn't be hard to call upon Allah.
There is another pretty common perception of Verse 35 in Surah Five - The Table:
"O you who believe! be careful of (your duty to) Allah and seek means of nearness to Him and strive hard in His way that you may be successful."
Many people have percieved this as using a Waseelah as a means to reach Allah. We do not need people as means to reach Allah, no matter how good a Muslim they were. The Prophet P.B.U.H and his Companions (May Allah be pleased with them) did not use Waseelahs and they were alive at the time the Qur'an was revealed. As a matter of fact, Ibn Abbas had said that this Ayah means to "seek needs from Allah" as He is the only One who can meet them. This has been approved and repeated by Abu Wa'il, Al-Hasan, Mujahid, Ibn Zayd and many others. In addition to this Ibn Zayd and Qatadah have also said that this Ayah means to be obedient to Allah, doing what pleases Him and not doing things which displeases Him.
As well as this, Ibn Zayd also backed up his point using the following Verse from the Qur'an:
"Those whom they call upon (like Isa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), Uzair (Ezra), angels and others) desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord (Allah)."
This clearly states and shows that those who use others as a means of access to Allah are making a mockery of this great religion by inviting Shirk into their lives. Obtaining nearness to Allah is through being obedient to Him and His Prophet P.B.U.H. - by following the teachings in the Qur'an and in the Hadith and the actual actions of the Prophet P.B.U.H.
People also claim from both sects, that Ali and Hussain are martyrs, they are not dead. Yes, Allah has said that martyrs of Islam do not die, but they also do not live amongst the ones who are alive in this world. They are alive in Jannah. We cannot say "Ya" to them. And the Shaheeds themselves, did they ever call upon anyone other than Allah when they needed help or guidance? No they did not. Then why should we? The Prophet P.B.U.H and his companions, peace be upon all of them, they did not call upon anyone except Allah. Not any shaheed, not any great companion who died of natural death, no-one except Allah.
Islam is the simplest and purest of all religions, yet people make it complicated for themselves and others. They innovate and introduce new traditions which have nothing to do with Islam. Allah has stated what we should and should not do in the Qur'an and through the Prophet P.B.U.H and his Sunnah.
Shirk is the greatest of sins. People may not think that they are committing Shirk by asking the deceased or the Shaheed to help them, or to do Du'a for them to Allah, but they are. Allah has clearly stated in the Qur'an to go to Him for help and no-one else.
May Allah guide us to the right path, Insh'Allah, and save us from committing sins, especially Shirk. Ameen.
That's all I have to say for Part 2. I don't know what I'll be talking about in Part 3, I may carry this topic on, or I might start on a new one.
Walaikum Salam. :)
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