Sunni + Shia = One Ummah. Part 2

Asalam u Alaikum

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. :)

Sunni + Shia = One Ummah. Part 1.

Asalam u Alaikum.

Hope everyone is well Insh'Allah.

Well, to be completely honest with you, I don't actually know how many parts there are going to be to this. I'll just carry on writing until I have said all I wanted to say.

I don't know about anyone else, but I am sick and tired of this Sunni vs. Shia war. Why are there so many differences? Well, okay, the Prophet P.B.U.H did say that there will be 73 sects in Islam, but he also said that the people who will be the most righteous will be those who follow the his Sunnah and the Qur'an. Those who will be most righteous will follow the footsteps of the Prophet P.B.U.H and his companions (Sahabah).

I hope everyone has noted, that he mentioned the Sahabah. So why are there people who do not respect all his companions (may Allah bless them with Jannah.) Why are there people who do not respect Umar r.a., Abu Bakr Siddique r.a. or Uthman r.a.? Why do people assume they were bad people? Where did people obtain these logics from in the first place? Why don't people think about the fact that Allah had chosen the Sahabah for the Prophet P.B.U.H? If these great men were not meant to be pious Muslims, why would Allah guide them to the Right Path, why would Allah make them the Prophet P.B.U.H's closest companions? Doesn't make much sense does it.

These men were willing to put their own lives at risk for the Prophet P.B.U.H and his family. Why would they commit such crimes which many people accuse them of? I don't understand how people could accuse Umar r.a. of killing Fatima r.a. - the daughter of the Prophet P.B.U.H. I don't understand how some Shia are still going on about how Abu Bakr Siddique r.a. should not have been the first Caliph after the death of the Prophet P.B.U.H. Does not everything happen because of Allah's will? If he was not meant to be the first Caliph, he would never have been the first Caliph. Allah had chosen him, he was made the first Caliph by Allah's will. Those who still disagree with Abu Bakr Siddique being the first to attain Caliphate are obviously not agreeing with Allah's will. Is this a sign of a Muslim who is following Allah's orders, Allah's will, Allah's Qur'an, Allah's Prophet P.B.U.H?

Naudhubillah. Many people also accuse the Prophet P.B.U.H's own wife of being wrong! How can this be? People have taken the issue of Aisha r.a. and Ali r.a. and stretched it so far from the truth. Yes, Aisha r.a. had become angry, yes Aisha r.a. and Ali r.a. had an argument / disagreement. But astaghfirullah, how can people overlook Allah's revelation which came down as witness of Aisha's honesty? The Prophet P.B.U.H had asked his wife Aisha to ask for forgiveness, she had said that yes, she was not able to hold in her anger or her opinions, but why does that mean that she is wrong, why does that mean that she is lying?
She had been left behind, but the Prophet P.B.U.H had appointed one of his most trustworthy companions: Safwan r.a. who travelled at least 4-6 hours behind them. He was appointed to stay behind them in order to check out all the places where they had stopped to rest, in order to see if any possession, or person or anything was left behind. He had found Aisha r.a. and offered her his camel, but he had moved far away until she had sat on the camel properly; this was because her hijab could've fallen off whilst trying to get onto the camel. After she had sat on, he came back and they set off to catch up with the Prophet P.B.U.H. The Prophet P.B.U.H had realised that his wife Aisha r.a. was not present, but even he P.B.U.H was not worried, he said that Safwan would have found her and will be bringing her soon. And Astaghfirullah, a Munafiq, a Jew called Abdullah had said that something must have gone wrong; both Aisha and Safwan were travelling alone, a sinly act may well have been committed. These words of his had started spreading like wild fire. Once Aisha had returned home, she had no idea of what accusation was put upon her. She became ill, for 2o days straight, her parents had come to see her, but they never told her about the accusation which was put upon her. However, she did realise that there was a change of attitude in the Prophet P.B.U.H. The accusation spread even further. After some days, she had asked the Prophet P.B.U.H, her husband for permission to go to her parents house to meet them and he granted her permission. But even at her parents house, no-one told her anything.
One night, Aisha r.a. had gone travelling or walking, and Ummi Mistah was with her; the mother of one of the Prophet P.B.U.H's companions. Ummi Mistah had tripped on the cloth covering her, and said: "Woe betide Mistah" - Let Mistah perish. Aisha r.a. was shocked at this, and asked Ummi Mistah why she was saying such things about the Prophet's companion, why she was saying such things about someone who had fought for Islam. Ummi Mistah then asked Aisha r.a. if she did not know of what was being said about her, and thus told her about the word spreading about her, and her travelling home along with Safwan r.a. which caused people to think wrong of her. Abu Ayub r.a. asked his wife if she was in Aisha's position, would she do such a deed? Or if he was in Safwan's position, would she think about doing such a deed with him? His wife said Wallahi, No! Thus Abu Ayub was positive that Aisha r.a. could not commit such an act. She was better than his wife, and Safwan r.a. was better than him. If Abu Ayub r.a. and his wife could not commit such sinful acts, how could Aisha r.a. and Safwan r.a. even think about it?

After hearing this Aisha r.a. knew why her husband, the Prophet P.B.U.H was not talking to her as normal; she had returned to Madinah quite a while ago and she has only just found out about this accusation. She had no choice but to cry. The Prophet P.B.U.H had called everyone to gather in Masjid al-Nabawi, and said that now people have even come about to hurt him about his family; he hasn't ever seen any of his wives, any of his family committing any type of sin and now people are accusing his wife and forcing him to think about it. A companion of the Prophet P.B.U.H then spoke out and said, anyone from his tribe (Aus) who accuses the Prophet P.B.U.H or any of his family members, he will cut their throats. If he was from Sa'ad bin Ubadah r.a.'s tribe (Khasraj), then he would cut their throat. Both of these companions started arguing and the Prophet P.B.U.H got up and said that instead of trying to help him, they are arguing amongst themselves, thus he walked off. The Prophet P.B.U.H then called Ali r.a. and Osama r.a., and the Prophet said that Osama is like his son, and asked for his opinion on this matter. Osama r.a. said that he has never seen any sins done by anyone in the Prophet P.B.U.H's household, nothing of the sort has ever happened, and that Aisha r.a. has nothing bad about her. And then the Prophet P.B.U.H asked Ali r.a. to give his opinion on this matter, he, Ali r.a. said that he only wishes for the Prophet P.B.U.H to be rid of this dilemma, and he also asked why the Prophet P.B.U.H is so worried about one woman; why doesn't he P.B.U.H marry someone else? But if he wants to gain more insight on this, he should ask the woman who is with Aisha r.a. 24/7. They called her, and she swore to Allah that Aisha r.a. would never do such a thing, she has never in her life seen Aisha r.a. even think about doing such a thing. However, only once did she make a mistake; she had kneaded some dough and asked Aisha to look after it whilst she was away, but when she returned Aisha r.a. was playing and the goat was eating the dough. This was not any major mistake, she was young, any child could make such a mistake, but she has never committed any sin.
Ali r.a. began to get impatient and asked Barira to speak clearly, as this matter is personal to the Prophet P.B.U.H; she replied and said that she has never seen Aisha r.a. do any type of sin. This is the real reason why Aisha r.a. had become angry with Ali r.a. She r.a. had said that even her son Ali is suspecting her and asking her servant about her, thus making her angry. Aisha r.a. was angry and upset at the fact that her son Ali r.a. even advised the Prophet P.B.U.H to marry again and divorce her; if the Prophet P.B.U.H divorced her, her life would have been ruined in this world and the next. However, then Ali r.a. said that he only said all this because he was worried for the Prophet P.B.U.H - he had no real intention to upset Aisha r.a. in such a way. This did not last long, however many people from both sects have twisted this issue and portrayed Aisha r.a. as an unchaste woman. Think about it, would Allah choose an unchaste woman for His Prophet?

The Prophet P.B.U.H then asked Umar r.a. about this matter. Umar then asked the Prophet P.B.U.H if he married Aisha r.a. with his own will or did Allah swt tell him to marry her? The Prophet P.B.U.H then said "What kind of a question is that? Obviously Allah did. Jibreel a.s. brought a picture of her, and then with Allah's will I married her." Umar r.a. then said, if we can find good wives for our sons, wouldn't Allah find a good wife for the Prophet P.B.U.H?
Umar r.a. then asked the Prophet P.B.U.H if flies had ever touched his skin, the Prophet P.B.U.H replied that he has been kept clean from flies and any such insects. Thus Umar r.a. said that if flies have never touched the Prophet P.B.U.H. how could he have an unclean wife? This made the Prophet P.B.U.H extremely happy; he P.B.U.H said that Umar r.a. was correct; his P.B.U.H's house and his family are clean from any type of sin, then why was he worried?

The Prophet P.B.U.H then returned home, and said to Aisha r.a. that if there is small mistake or anything of that sort, she should ask for forgiveness from Allah. Aisha r.a. then replied saying that has such a day come that when she lies, she will be believed, and if she claims she is free from sin and is truthful, no-one will believe her? She said that she has done nothing wrong, she will not ask for forgiveness for something she has not done - Allah is witness for this. But she did admit that in her anger she even forgot Hazrat Yaqub's name. She said she will be patient and wait for Allah to sort this out and act as her witness. Thus Abu Bakr Siddique r.a. and her family were waiting, and wondering if a revelation would come or not. Allah then revealed ayah's for the Qur'an which spoke as her witness, in fact not only a few ayah's but a whole ruqooh - Subhan'Allah! A whole Ruqooh speaking in witness of Aisha's chastity; the first Ruqooh in Surah Noor. Aisha r.a. was shocked, she said that she did not expect Allah to send ayah's in the Qur'an about her, she thought Allah would make Prophet P.B.U.H understand in his heart that his wife Aisha is truthful and chaste. Subhan'Allah, a Ruqooh in the Qur'an for a mother of the entire Muslim Ummah. Yet people still think of Aisha r.a. as unchaste?

Well, that's all I have to say in part 1. I will next talk about shirk, how people ask the dead for things, how people go to the dead's graves and ask them to do du'a to Allah. Within the Sunni's, there are countless people who do this.

Walaikum Salam. For now.