The Holy Prophet-SAAW brought us one deen and that is Islam,
and that is one which brings ease for everyone. All four Fiqh's are accepted as
authentic Islam, with very slight variations in the do's and dont's all agree
on the exact same beliefs, there is no variation there. And the do's and don'ts
are all such that the Prophet-SAAW taught on different times and occasions and
all are considered valid and authentic.
My question to the Salafis is that do they believe that they
or anyone else today has more knowledge and authority regarding Islam than a
Taba’ee (Imam Abu Hanifa) who met atleast four Sahabis-RAU during his life
time, which include Hazrat Anas-RAU?
Are the Salafis attempting to or trying to claim that the
Prophet-SAAW never offered his-SAAW salah according to the Hanafi Fiqh? ... yet
all the other 3 Fiqh's have no issues with the Hanafi Fiqh or vice versa ...
A direction from the Hadith informs us:
"Also perform your prayer just as you see me perform my prayer."
(Bukhari Vol. 1, p. 1076)
It is not said: "Perform your prayer in the manner you may infer from the
Holy Qurãn."
Masa'il or precepts are of four kinds:-
1Clear instructions from the Holy Qurãn and Ahadith. No Qiyas is allowed nor Taqlid permissible. The order is to practice on the clear injunction.
2In such propositions where there are two injunctions, one earlier, and one later, and through historical evidence both renown, then the earlier proposition is abrogated (Mansukh), whilst the latter command is ordered. Here too Qiyas and Taqlid ~ not permitted.
3Those propositions that have two clear injunctions but it is not known which is earlier and which later, i.e. no historical evidence.
4Those propositions of which there exist no clear injunctions.
(
http://reformationofheart.blogspot.com/2012/04/what-is-taqleed-taqlid-falsification-of.html)
The Taba’een visually saw the Sahabah-RAU performing the
Salah in manners they learnt from visually seeing the Holy Prophet-SAAW
performing the Salah in person, live in front of them. Now how can one expect
us to accept the statements and rulings of those random common Muslims (who
have no knowledge of Islamic Jurisprudence, who casually come across one Sahih
Hadith and base their entire understanding of the complete matter on the basis
of that one Hadith) over that of a Taba’ee like Hadhrat Imam Abu Hanifa-RUA?
With all due respect are all Salafis Muftis? Or masters
of Islamic Jurisprudence? or these points are not infact their own learnings and
deductions but are the learnings of those whom they consider a valid scholar?
The mentioned four schools are derived from the Sunnah and
the Hadith and the practical demonstration of how and where they are applied;
First taught directly by the Prophet-SAAW to the Sahabi-RAU and then from the
Sahabi-RAU to the Tabaee-RUA. Thus yes their interpretation of the Islamic
Law's and rituals of worships will be considered more accurate and authentic as
compared to one who got up today studied some Hadith and decided as per his
understanding and imagination how they should apply to our practical lives and
rituals of worship.
Also in regard to the matter concerning the slight
differences in the manner of offering Salah, that is because the Prophet-SAAW
at different time periods in his-SAAW used all of the prescribed methods and
none of them were specifically asked to be abandoned. Therefore all four are
correct. The Fiqhs have been derived bearing different era's of the
Prophet-SAAW's life, Imam Abu Hanifa followed the teachings and methods of the
last era of the Prophet-SAAW's life (I believe, I'm not 100% sure on this one,
I will have to validate the time period), thus the Hanafi Fiqh is derived from
the rules of Islamic Jurisprudence according to the Hadith and Sunnah of that
time.
“quote from the Holy Quran is from Chapter 4 Surah Nisaa
verse 59: O you who believe, obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those
entrusted with authority amongst you. Then if there arises any dispute about
anything, refer the dispute to Allah and the Messenger, if you truly believe in
Allah and the Last Day. That would be the best way and most suitable for final determination.
The Arabic word 'ati' means obey.. In the above aayah, Allah commands the
believers to obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those entrusted with
authority (olil-amr) amongst you. The above verse is extremely clear whereby
Allah says:
'Ati-Allah' meaning 'obey Allah'
'wa ati-ar Rasool' meaning 'obey the Messenger'
'wa olil-amr minkum' meaning 'and those entrusted with authority amongst
you.'
Allah does not say 'wa ati olil amr minkum'. The command 'ati' (obey) is not
placed independently before the 'olil-amr'. And anyone who knows even basic
Arabic grammar will confirm with you that because the word 'ati' (obey) is not
placed before 'olil-amr' (those entrusted with authority), then it becomes a
'mashroot' (condition), that you have to obey those entrusted with authority
amongst you, ONLY IF THEY OBEY ALLAH AND THE MESSENGER!
Then Allah states in the same aayah, that if there arises a dispute about
anything, refer the dispute back to Allah (the Quran) and the Messenger (His
Sunnah or Way).... If you truly believe in Allah and the Last Day.”
Before I delve any further, into this discussion, I would like to reply to their
above comment. The insinuation of “ONLY IF THEY OBEY ALLAH AND THE MESSENGER!”
as per the context of this discussion and their point of view or rather the
salafi point of view is,
that (na’uzubillah) they did not obey
Allah-SWT and the Messenger, and therefore we (the ones who believe in
the Taqleed of either of the 4 Aimah-e-Fiqh) are wrong in doing their Taqleed.
Whereas our stance is this that according to the above mentioned ayat,
after
Allah-SWT and the Prophet-SAAW if we are to do anyone’s Taqleed it is of “those
entrusted with authority amongst us” and in the order of precedence they would
be as follows Sahabah-RAU, Tabaee-RUA, Taba Tabaee-RUA and the learned Fuqaha
(Mufti or masters of Islamic Jurisprudence).
We take as further reference of this, the famous Hadith (which I will not be
surprised if the salafi conveniently declare unauthentic) in which the
Prophet-SAAW clearly stated that if only one Sahabi-RAU from the Ghazwa of Badr
were to remain alive amongst all other Sahabis-RAU. And a conflict arose over a
matter and all the other Sahabis-RAU were unanimously agreeing upon one stance
while the Sahabi-RAU of Badr was the only one upholding the conflicting stance.
Thereupon it would be incumbent upon them all to do the Taqleed of the
Sahabi-RAU of Badr, as his-RAU understanding of the Quran and Sunnah would be
considered superior in authenticity and his spiritual connection with the Holy
Prophet-SAAW and Love for Allah-SWT would far supersede them all.
Thus when the matter arises of conflict today and we have the clear teachings
of a Tabaee. Whom we believe to be an ardent and obedient follower of the Quran
and Sunnah, we believe that there is no question regarding whose teachings we
should adhere to: a Tabaee’s or some random scholars of today (no matter how
qualified they claim to be or how many medals they may have hanging around
their necks)?
For us the matter is of no conflict at all, for we shall abide by the Quran and
the Sunnah and we believe that the four respective Imams did an immaculate job
of doing the Taqleed of the Quran and Sunnah and deriving the Fiqh thereof. May
Allah-SWT be pleased with them all, and rightly guide those who are audacious
enough to get up centuries later under various pretexts and justifications
pointing fingers at them and proclaiming themselves to be more authentic then
them (nau’zubillah). Aameen! (The act itself seems nothing but replicating that
of Ibn Muljam and the khwarij and this has always been the way of satan, to
confuse people with a play of words and then secretly fill their hearts with
self-love and the belief of their own superiority of beliefs and ideology etc.
Truly it is them, who are the misguided and they know not. They have harboured arrogance
in their hearts and blasphemed through their actions and their beliefs such
that they do not even know and all their acts are lost. For such only the
Judgment Day will be proof enough of who was right and who was wrong, and they
might be shocked to find the four blessed Imam-e-Fiqh standing amongst the
Muqaraboon in the plain of Arafat while they are standing on the left side
wondering what happened.)
May Allah-SWT protect us from such an end and such a fate and allow our hearts
to be opened to the truth and cleansed and purified such that every heartbeat
of ours, every pulse, every breath is engaged in zikr-Allah. And our hearts are
softened with love for Allah-SWT, His-SWT’s beloved Prophet-SAAW, the
Prophets-AS, the Khulfa-e-Rashidoon-RAU, the Ahl-e-Bayt-RAU, the Sahabi-RAU,
the khair-ul-Quroon-RUA, the Aulia-e-Ikram-RUA, and the rest of the Ummah and
all of humanity and all of the creation of Allah-SWT. Aameen!
… Now in an attempt to only provide clarity to those who might get mislead
after this debate, if I leave some matters unanswered and unsubstantiated.
Therefore, I will make my utmost effort in replying with all earnestness
regarding the links and references provided.
the reference salafi comment from the link provided below are given in quotes and
italics: whereas my reply is provided in black font without italics.
http://ahnazeer19.jeeran.com/archive/2008/4/519791.html -
“No
doubt these imams were very high in their knowledge and deeds,and there were
lot of others of similar caliber and even of higher than these imams in rank
and caliber. And beside these four scholars, three other scholars were
also followed by people similar to "Hanafi" "Maliki"
"Shafaee" and "Hanbali" as we find today people only
following them. There are some important points to be kept in mind here.”
What is the reference of the comment in bold and who are they to randomly
get up today and make claims in regard to which imam supersedes which in rank
and caliber, especially when one of the Imam’s under discussion was a Tabaee?
“v
Whatever Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) had given us that is intact and not lost, and
can not be lost as Allah Himself is its Guardian.”
No doubt about that. Islam is preserved in its most authentic form through
the four duties of the Prophet-SAAW being upheld todate by the four respective
fields: i) Hufaaz-e-Quran; who learn each and every word (with its perfect
pronunciation) and punctuation of the Quran by heart. ii) Sufia-e-ikram;
tassawwuf /tazkeeyah for the purification of the heart and the spirit. iii) the
Ulema-e-Ikram: the Muhadith and the Mufasir, iv) the Fuqaha; masters of Islamic
Jurisprudence who tell us how the Quran and Sunnah apply to our practical
lives.
“v Secondly
that very religion was in practice in the time of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and
after him, even till the time of imams who were born in the 2nd and 3rd century
Hijri. Then they compiled their books. It is very clear here that a lot of time
of Ummat al Muslima had passed practicing the same religion of Prophet Mohammad
(PBUH) without following any sect and Prophet said about those people who
followed his way (other than any sect). "Khair al-qaroon qarnee
thummalazeena yalonahum thummalazeena yalonahum"
Means, the best period is of mine, then that which is adjacent to the period
of mine then which is connected to that and so on. All these three
spans of time which are said to be the best by Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) had
passed before these 4 imams came in this world. Therefore the best people of
this umma had gone before the "Hanafi" "Maliki"
"Shafaee" and "Hanbali" periods. Whose followers
were these best people of umma and to whom they never followed? The period of
imams came long after the period of the best followers of Prophet.”
What lies do they go around stating. They should atleast authenticate their
nonsense with some reference and not their unqualified opinions.
Nuʿmān ibn Thābit ibn Zūṭā ibn Marzubān[4] (Persian:نعمان بن
ثابت بن زوطا بن مرزبان), better
known as Imām Abū Ḥanīfah, (699 — 767 CE / 80 — 148 AH) was the founder of the
Sunni Hanafi school of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). Status as a Tabi‘i.
Imām Abū Ḥanīfah was born 67 years after the death of Muhammad, but during
the time of the Sahaba of Muhammad, some of whom lived on until Abū Ḥanīfah's
youth. Anas bin Malik, Muhammad's personal attendant, died in 93 AH and another
companion, Abul Tufail Amir bin Wathilah, died in 100 AH, when Abū Ḥanīfah was
20 years old.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab%C5%AB_%E1%B8%A4an%C4%ABfa)
Mālik ibn Anas ibn Mālik ibn Abī 'Āmir al-Asbahī (Arabic مالك بن أنس) (c.
711 – 795) (93 AH – 179 AH ) is known as "Imam Malik, Malik took advantage
of the fact that he was contemporary to many of the Tabi‘in to formulate his
school of thought, which gave precedence to the acts of the people of Medina
over the Hadith if they were in conflict. This was done due to the sizeable
amount of scholars, and companions of Muhammad residing in the city where
Malik's reputation grew immensely. Imam Malik died at the age of 86 in Medina
in 795 and is buried in the famous Jannat ul-Baqi cemetery across from the
Masjid al Nabawi.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_ibn_Anas)
Abū ʿAbdullāh Muhammad ibn Idrīs al-Shāfi‘ī (Arabic: ابو عبدالله محمد بن إدريس الشافعيّ) was a Muslim jurist, who lived from 767 CE to 820 CE.
He was active in juridical matters and his teaching eventually led to the
Shafi'i school of fiqh (or Madh'hab) named after him. Hence he is often called
Imam al-Shafi'i. He is considered the founder of Islamic jurisprudence.[2]:1
al-Shāfi‘ī belonged to the Qurayshi clan Banu Muttalib which was the sister
clan of the Banu Hashim to which Muhammad and the Abbasidcaliphs belonged.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_ibn_Idris_ash-Shafi%27i)
Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hanbal Abu `Abd Allah al-Shaybani (Arabic: احمد بن محمد بن حنبل ابو عبد الله الشيباني) was an important Muslim scholarand theologian. He is
considered the founder of the Hanbali school of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence).
Imam Ahmad is one of the most celebratedSunni theologians, often referred to as
"Sheikh ul-Islam"[8] or the "Imam of Ahl al-Sunnah,"
honorifics given to the most esteemed doctrinal authorities in the Sunni
tradition. Imam Ahmad personified the theological views of the early orthodox
scholars, including the founders of the other extant schools of Sunni fiqh,
Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik ibn Anas, and Imam ash-Shafi`i. Born 780 CE/164 AH-
died 855 CE/241 AH (aged 77) On Friday, the 12 of Rabi' al-Awwal 241 AH, the
legendary Imam breathed his last.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Hanbal)
Muhammad Ibn Ismail Ibn Ibrahim Ibn al-Mughirah Ibn Bardizbah al-Bukhari
(Persian/Arabic: محمد بن اسماعيل بن ابراهيم بن مغيره بن بردزبه بخاری), popularly known as Bukhari or Imam
Bukhari, (196-256AH / 810-870AD), was a Sunni Islamic scholar of Persia.[3][4]
He authored the hadith collection named Sahih Bukhari, a collection which Sunni
Muslims regard as the most authentic of all hadith compilations.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Bukhari)
provided above with the clear references are the time periods of these
respective Imams. Which clearly shows Imam Abu Hanifa to be a respected Tabaee,
and Imam Malik I believe was a Taba Tabaeen. Thus they were both from the
Khair-ul-Quroon to say the least! I also added the details and reference of
Imam Bukhari who is famous for his compilation of Sahi Hadith and as one can
see that he and Imam Hanbal had an over lapping era.
“v In
so many issues these scholars had used their rational power, as the collection
work of Aadeeths (Tradition of our Prophet) could not be done in their period,
as now easily available to every Muslim. So these imams had used their rational
power and later on it is found Ahadeeths were there on those issues.”
If one were to go over the various links provided above under each Imam’s
details, one would see that they
themselves were well versed in Hadith and are used as authentic sources of
compiled Hadith. They were the Muhadith, the Mufasir and the Fuqaha of their
respective eras. So this nonsense regarding their knowledge of Hadith being
less authentic then those of today is preposterous. Our knowledge of our
religion especially the Hadith and the Sunnah has survived through their
sacrifices and their efforts to begin with.
It is unbelievable and unacceptable
to anyone with any amount of religious devotion and sense that a Tabaees
understanding of the Quran and Sunnah would be less authentic to some scholar
of today!
“Now I
give you an example. Suppose you are traveling in the night, at the time of
Isha' prayer you were not certain of the side of Qibla. You seriously ponder
and decided to pray choosing one, same you did in Fajr prayer. After the dawn,
you realized that your selection of Qibla side was wrong. Your Isha' and Fajr
which you have prayed are correct in absence of any authentic source of
correction, so no need to repeat those prayers. But which side would you choose
for your Zuhar prayer in the open light of sun? Obviously towards the true
Qibla side, as it is now day light to guide you. Your Zuhar prayer would not be
accepted by Allah (SWT) if prayed toward the same side you prayed Isha.
Similarly whatever decision imams have taken, as well as their followers
did, in the light of their best knowledge, in absence of Hadeeth, was correct.
As it is obligatory to decide after proper consultation (Ijtihad) in absence of
any Hadeeth on any particular problem, so their act was quite correct. But when
all the Ahadeeth have been collected and it is found that some of the decisions
were against the Ahadeeth of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), then there is no room to
follow imams' decision which contradicts with Hadeeth of Prophet Mohammad.
It is similar to your Zuhar prayer which can not be prayed towards the wrong
side of Qibla you had chosen previous night, for your Isha prayer and followed
the same for your Fajr prayer, because you are now in daylight.”
I think with the provided references I have already refuted these
preposterous claims and twisted beliefs and logic of these salafis.
I would
like here to provide three links below which clearly provide evidences of the
forgeries, tampering and tehreef done by the salafis in their Darussalam printed
editions of various (previously authentic and pure works of renowned
Ulema-e-Haq).
(
http://www.marifah.net/forums/topic/3246-examples-of-salafis-salafi-publishing-houses-tamperingalteringforging-texts/)
(
http://www.marifah.net/forums/topic/3246-examples-of-salafis-salafi-publishing-houses-tamperingalteringforging-texts/page__st__15)
(
http://www.marifah.net/forums/topic/3246-examples-of-salafis-salafi-publishing-houses-tamperingalteringforging-texts/page__st__30)
You will find this:_“Translated and abridged by a group of scholars under the
supervision of Sheikh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri. Written and complied by
Hafiz Ibn Kathir - The Qur'an is the revelation of Allah's Own Words for the
guidance of His creatures. Since the Qur'an is the primary source of Islamic
teachings, the correct understanding for the Qur'an is necessary for every Muslim.
The Tafsir of Ibn Kathir is the most renowned and accepted explanation of the
Qur'an in the entire world. In it one finds the best presentation of Ahadith,
history, and scholarly commentary. - Dar-us-Salam is proud to present for the
first time this abridged version of Tafsir Ibn Kathir, which is free from
unauthentic Ahadith.”_ On the link provided : (
http://www.meccabooks.com/quran-tafsir-commentary/418-tafsir-ibn-kathir-10-volume-set-9781591440208.html)
And my question would be that who has given any one of
them the authority to tamper with the authentic works of Ibn-Kathir? If they
actually believed that his Tafseer contained supposed unauthentic Hadith they
should take the matter up in Sharaee court with dalail and make their own
learned scholars write their own Tafseer rather than confusing other Muslims
that their abridged version is infact the authentic Tafsir Ibn-Kathir. Which
true to God person needs to do such devious acts as tampering with renowned
religious works of others to promote their own wicked concepts and ideologies?
Which man of Allah-SWT needs to tamper with the authentic works of renowned
scholars and pass them of as the originals in order to prove or spread his own
point of view. If one disagrees with the works or some parts thereof, of
renowned scholars, he should clearly provide his chain of knowledge and
religious background, point of difference and write his own works and spread
them under his own name, leaving it to the people if they choose to read or
agree with his point of view. This stance of attempting to mislead people into
believing that the edited versions of the authentic works are the original
works themselves is in fact not the way of a Muslim, let alone a man posing to
be a religious authority or scholar or cleric etc.
“About
twelve centuries have passed to the period of imams while the period of Prophet
Mohammad (PBUH) is of more 225 years older. Suppose Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
comes to you alive and asks you to do any deed and tells you the way how to do
that, same time imam also comes to you alive and ask you to do the same task in
different way, who would be obeyed. Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) or imam?
There is no confusion in its answer that imam's way would be rejected and
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) would be followed. Yes, you are ordered to follow and
obey the right path of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and not the path of
contradiction. While a clear path is in front of us lead by our Prophet, why to
accept the wrong one.”
“Neither the prophet is alive now, nor the imams but their paths are in
front of us. Since there is no doubt that the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) would be
obeyed and imams' contradictory path would be rejected if they come alive,
there must not be any hesitation to follow the path of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
in the light of his Ahadeeth rest all would be rejected.”
The above is a clear example of the hypothetical nonsense they come up with
in order to confuse those with little or even less knowledge. These are weapons
of satan to cause a rift and confusion amongst the Ummah. These questions are
exactly like the one’s the atheists put forth saying “can GOD create a rock
that HE cannot break? And if there would be a rock that HE cannot break than HE
would not be GOD and if HE cannot make such a rock, then HE is not GOD because
HE cannot make anything and everything!” All this is rubbish and a ploy of
satan. The respective Imams followed the Quran and Sunnah immaculately and
would continue to do so, if all were to come alive even today. We follow the
Quran and Sunnah in doing their respective Taqleed, as was the way taught to us
through the times of the Khulfa-e-Rashideen-RAU. All did the Taqleed of the
Khaleefa of the time, irrespective of the fact that the rest of the people
might also have been Sahabi-RAU.
“Interestingly
the same is taught by these four imams in their teachings. None of them said
whatever I adopt you have to follow. Imam Shafaee (RA) said " Iza saha
al-hadeeth fa hua mazhabee"means "when there is authentic hadeeth
available that is my religion". Imam Abu Hanifa said " when
you find a Hadeeth contradicting my mandate, throw my decision on wall, means
DO NOT FOLLOW MY SAYINGS.”
Please show me an authentic reference whereby I know that
Imam Abu Hanifa-RUA said what they claim he has stated about throwing his
ruling against the wall... secondly what my understanding of this matter is -
that if he did state this it was because of his surety that there is no
contradiction between his qiyas and understanding of the Quran and Sunnah,
therefore no such issue will arise. The above statement of Imam Abu
Hanifa-RUA (if true) only goes to show how sure he was of his qiyas being in
absolute adherence to the Quran and Sunnah that he would say "when you
find a Hadeeth contradicting my mandate, throw my decision on wall, means DO
NOT FOLLOW MY SAYINGS.” Because he knew there was no such issue whatsoever. It
is exactly as when the Prophet-SAAW proposed the Mubahala challenge with the
Arab Christians (Al-Quran 3:61), that whichever one is wrong may the wrath of
Allah-SWT seize him, because he-SAAW was absolutely sure of his-SAAW validity. Just
like in the case of the proposed Mubahala challenge by the Prophet-SAAW,
whereby he-SAAW wanted to invoke Allah-SWT's curse on the liar/the deviant,
because he-SAAW was certain that he-SAAW was absolutely TRUTHFUL!
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RAU), reported that the Messenger of
Allah (SAW) said:
"Allah the Almighty has said: 'Whosoever acts with enmity towards a
Wali (of Allah), I will indeed declare war against him. Nothing endears My
servant to Me than doing of what I have made obligatory upon him to do. And My
servant continues to draw nearer to Me with nawafil prayers so that I shall
love him. When I love him, I shall be his hearing with which he shall hear, his
sight with which he shall see, his hands with which he shall hold, and his feet
with which he shall walk. And if he asks (something) of Me, I shall surely give
it to him, and if he takes refuge in Me, I shall certainly grant him it.”
Our belief regarding the Aimah-e-Fiqh. We believe them to be
devout followers of the Quran and Sunnah. We believe them to be fully adept in
Islamic Jurisprudence thereby their understanding and interpretation would be
considered to be correct and authentic one, even if we seemingly came across a
hadith that apparently seemed contradictory; however, recognizing the fact that
we are not masters in Tafseer-e-Quran or Tafseer-e-Hadith and neither Islamic
Jurisprudence. We have no knowledge of when and where and under which
circumstances that hadith took place and how it was meant to apply to our
practical lives unless first the Prophet-SAAW enacted it or approved it in the
actions of the Sahabi-RAU who in turn taught the pristine actions, meanings,
and message to the Tabaee-RUA. We would still go by with the understanding or
verdict provided by the Aimah-e-Fiqh - especially Imam Abu Hanifa as he himself
was a Tabaee. Because we believe that he is immaculate in his understanding and
depiction of the Quran and Sunnah. Thus in emulating his Law, we are infact
attempting to authentically emulate the Quran and Sunnah and not deviate as per
our convenient understanding or lack therefof.
“When
imams (RAA) in absence of Hadeeth did "Ijtehad" and instructed that
do not follow this path if Hadeeth is available on this subject, REJECT US
PLUNTLY. They got free with this expression, in the sight of Allah. Those who
systematically follow the way of their imams rigidly are introducing a new
thing which was never introduced before in Islamic Sharia.”
just imagine that during the time of the Imam the Hadith was absent and its
suddenly present now, yet those who do taqleed are introducing new things into
Islamic Sharia! Unbelievable! What can one say to such absurdity?
Also to further explain this point I would like to recommend
the reading of the following book
“The Status of Imam Abu Haneefah in the
Science of Hadith” By Shaykh Abu ‘Umar ‘Irfan Kabeeruddin, on the below provided
link. I think it will clarify the misconceptions of many an individual and many
an ignoramous who questions Imam Abu Hanifa’s authority in regards to Islamic Jurisprudence
and his knowledge of the Ahadith.
http://www.muhammadiyah.info/Books/The%20Status%20of%20Imam%20Abu%20Hanifa%20in%20Hadees.pdf
please read the following:http://reformationofheart.blogspot.com/2012/04/aqeedah-tahawiyyah-aqaidbeliefs-of.html ...
"73. We follow the Sunna of the Prophet-SAAW and the Congregation of the
Muslims (Khair-ul-Quroon), and avoid deviation, differences and
divisions."
"97. The learned men of the Predecessors, both the first community and
those who immediately followed (Khair-ul-Quroon: Sahabah, Tabaee, Taba
Tabaeen): the people of virtue, the narrators of hadith, the jurists, and the
analysts-- they must only be spoken of in the best way, and anyone who says
anything bad about them is not on the right path."
"101. We do not accept as true what soothsayers and fortune-tellers say,
nor do we accept the claims of those who affirm anything which goes against the
Book, the Sunna, and the consensus of the Muslim Community (Khair-ul-Quroon,
Fuqaha, the learned scholars, and Aulia)."
... I think as Muslims we really need to be very clear about our Aqeedah/Aqaid
in depth.
May Allah-SWT guide us all to the right path and choose us to become His-SWT
Muqariboon, and on the Day of Judgement may we be amongst those who receive
salvation without accountability and May He-SWT make us a source of pride and
pleasure for the Prophet-SAAW, the Sahabah-RAU, the Khair-ul-Quroon and the
Aulia-e-ikraam. Aameen!
I believe in the Quran and Sunnah and Authentic Hadith books
(in their original prints), I believe in the authenticity of the four Fiqhs, I
believe the pious Predecessors (the Khair-ul-Quroon) as the authority for
upholding the most authentic and correct Islam. I believe they were living
examples / embodiment of the teachings of the Holy Prophet-SAAW. I take their
word over any later scholars any day. I believe in their Taqleed as
tantamounting to being the closest to the correct Sunnah. I believe deviations
and sects would not have arisen had everyone simply done Taqleed of the four
Aimah-e-Fiqh in the most sincere way. The day we stopped doing that and started
issuing our own ideas and logic as means of acceptance of Hadith and Sunnah and
Fiqh, we fell prey to satan and his attacks and divided into endless sects.
below is a abstract from the post(article)
Taqlîd or Ittibâ in essence, simply refers to the practice of an unqualified,
lay person (in a specific field of specialisation) submitting to and accepting
the authority of an expert in that field, without demanding proof and
justification for every view, opinion or verdict expressed by such an expert
authority
will
you agree with the above blindly?
how came ?you go to shop and just blindly purchase something without
investigating and search ?
I was asked the above and my reply is YES! I would
believe it and yes when I go shopping and a box of eatables is stamped with the
halaal seal, I just pick it up blindly and eat it without further investigating
who and how and when and where and why was this stamped as halaal. The stamp
of Imam Abu Hanifa-RUA on a verdict or ruling or teaching is more authentic to
me than the present day stamp of “halaal” on the eatables world over.
_"Narrated Aisha
The Prophet (may peace be upon him) kissed one of his wives and went out for
saying prayer. He did not perform ablution. (Sunan Abu Dawood Vol. 1 Chapter
No. 70 Hadith No. 179)_
Thus
this particular teaching of Imam Shafi contradicts the authentic saying of the
Prophet. So I reject this specific ruling of Imam Shafi who himself said , “ If
I say something, then compare it to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His
messenger and if it agrees to them, then accept it and that which goes against
them, then reject it and throw my saying against the wall” – This is a saying
of ash-Shafi’ee-rahimaullah. See Al-Majmoo’ of an-Nawawee (1/63).
Thus
by rejecting this particular teaching of Imam Shafi which contradicts the
authentic Hadith, I am practically a better follower of Imam Shafi than those
who call themselves ‘Shafi’."
(
http://www.muftisays.com/viewarticle.php?article=zntaqleed)
A strange tragedy of today is that whereas we do have the
exact chain of transmission of the knowledge and education that the
Aimah-e-Fiqah received and how it traces back to the Prophet-SAAW. Today random
scholars make absurd claims regarding these Aimah-e-Fiqh and we have no
knowledge of the chain of education or transmission of knowledge that they have
received and how it traces back to the Prophet-SAAW. Yet we are ever so willing
to believe them over these Aimah-e-Fiqh solely because their beliefs and
ideologies suit our fancy and give way and room for our own desires and change
of Fiqh as per our own likes and preferences. For example: We want to kiss our
wives and not bother to do wuzu again, so let’s completely deny the
authenticity of the Islamic Jurisprudence of Imam Shafee
The teachings of 4 imams are within the parameters of
ahadith! and we just cannot interpret the meaning of a hadees with our own
understanding.
Have these people never heard of the fact that the Fiqh
of the Prophets-AS is different to those of the masses? The Prophet-SAAW had
more than 4 wives at a given time. Then as per the Ayat and the Hadith
mentioning that should all Muslim men be allowed more than 4 wives? Please
understand that the matter of Islamic Jurisprudence is not a joke. People of
great Eemaan and spiritual enlightenment and purification, dedicated their
entire lives, sacrificing all their energies, efforts, money etc for achieving
perfection of Islamic Jurisprudence. We today, who dare to question their works
and are audacious enough to believe that our knowledge is more enduring than
theirs, must be certain that we have devolped such an illness and hardness in
our hearts that can only be cured through constant zikr-Allah. And May
Allah-SWT grant us the taufeeq to do it (Aameen), for otherwise we are cetainly
doomed in our arrogance, the stench of which will never allow us to come close
to the gardens of Allah-SWT's beloveds.
in whole of the Christian world Pope is the last word, why
shouldn't in Islam every one just consult Imam-e-Kabah
Also regarding the matter of doing taqleed of the
Imam-e-Kaba. Well the Imam-e-Kaba himself is ghair Muqalid, then how come he
would accept that others should do his Taqleed, when he considers even the
Taqleed of a Tabaee an unnecessary bidah? Besides that everyone should
consult the Ameer-ul-Momineen - for that the revival of Khilafat is required.
Which as per the prophecy of Prophet Muhammad-SAAW will now be at the hands of
Hazrat Imam Mehdi. Until then we have the Sunnah and we have the four valid and
authentic Fiqhs which are good enough for us Muslims. - We do not emulate
the Christians and their Pope in any which way.
How abnormal or normal would I be considered if I had a bunch of law books
lying in my shelf and even after never having formally studied Law, I began to
claim that I was equipped in matters of law because now I had the authentic
books????
And just for the record I would like to clarify: Taqleed of the four
Imam-e-Fiqh is not obligatory if one is himself well equipped with the formal
knowledge of Islamic Jurisprudence, and is a master of the Tafseer and the
Hadith (Muffasir-e-Quran and Muhadith), thereupon one may derive one’s own
Islamic law and practice it. But he will still not be considered authentic
enough that others should do his Taqleed.
And Allah-SWT knows best!
...
In conclusion:
I read a book that a friend shared with me sometime back, called "the
devils deception" there was a part in there which I want to mention here ...
page
9:
Any comprehensive study of Shi'ism has to include the Khawaarij, because to a
large degree the Shi'ite deviation represents an extreme reaction to the
extremes of the Khawaarij. The Khawaarij declared 'Alee(RAU) ibn Abee
Taalib to be a Coffer (disbeliever) and the Shi'ite elevated him and some of
his descendants to the leval of demi-gods. Meanwhile mainstream Islaam, often
referred to as Sunni Islaam, considers him to be neither a coffer nor a
demi-god, but one of the greatest companions of the Prophet (SAAW), and the
fourth of the Righteous Caliphs (RAU). No serious historical study of
the Shee'ah could be considered complete without a look at what it gave birth
to, the ultra-deviant sects of the Baatineeyah.
page 26:
The arbitration was subsequently delayed till the month of Ramadaan.During
this period, the very validity of men deciding something which lay in Allaah's
jurisdiction, was questioned by one of 'Alee's followers by the name of 'Urwah
ibn Uthainah39 who said, "Judgement belongs only to Allaah." When
'Alee turned his army away from the plain of Siffeen and entered Kufah, about
twelve thousand of his followers did not enter the city with him. Instead, they
camped at the town of Harooraa4 0 and raised their voices in unison reciting
the slogan, 'Judgement belongs only to Allaah!'This incident marks the
first appearance of the Khawaarij as a sectarian movement. They subsequently
appointed Shuaib4 1 ibn Rib'ee at-Tameemee as their Ameer for battle, and
'Abdullaah ibn al-Kawwaa al-Yashkaree as their Ameer for Salaah. These
Khawaarij were initially very pious and meticulous about the performance of the
various acts of worship. *However, their belief that they were more
knowledgeable than the Prophet's (SAAW) companion (RAU), 'Alee (RAU) ibn Abee
Taalib, became the basis of a terrible sickness which afflicted them and led
them astray.
you can read the rest of it yourself, however I shall share you the
catastrophic and detrimental result of this blaphemous audaciousness of these
cursed men:
page 34:
“Muhammad ibn Sa'd reported from his teachers that three Khaarijites,
'Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Muljam, al-Burak ibn 'Abdillaah and 'Amr ibn Bakr
at-Tameemee, gathered in Makkah and pledged to kill 'Alee-RAU,65 Mu'aawiyah and
'Amr ibn al-'Aas respectively and not betray one another.
Ibn Muljam went to Kufah and on the appointed night when 'Alee left his house
to lead the early morning prayers (Salaah al-Fajr), he struck him a vicious
blow on the forehead which penetrated to his brain. 66
'Alee-RAU cried out to the people not to let him escape and they caught him.
When Umm Kulthoom-RAU 67 screamed at him, 'Oh enemy of Allaah, you have killed
the Ameer al-Mumineen-RAU wrongly, he replied, 'Cry then.' He then went on to
say, 'I poisoned my sword, so if he survives me, I pray that Allaah banishes
him and destroys him.' So when 'Alee-RAU died, Ibn Muljam was brought out to be
executed and even though Abdullaah ibn Ja'far cut off both of his hands and
feet, he did not cry out or speak. Next both of his eyes were pierced by red hot
nails, but he still did not cry out. Instead he began to recite Soorah
al-'Alaq: “Read in the name of your Lord who created mankind from a leach-like
clot” - and he finished it while blood flowed from his eye-sockets. However,
when a section of his tongue was burned, he cried out and when asked why he did
so at this point, he replied, 'I hate to die in this world with other than
Allaah's remembrance on my tongue.'
Looking at the skin on his forehead one could see brownness; the effects of
constant prostration in prayer - may Allaah curse him!”
....
my point here is this ... during those times, after the Holy Prophet-SAAW, the
pious Sahabi-RAU and that too the Khulfa-e-Rashideen, faced people such who
decide to go against them and declare themselves as being more authentic. And
in their actions, they were very staunch in their worships and presentation.
Yet the arrogance they harboured inside their hearts was such that they were
audacious enough to declare their knowledge superior to that of the Sahabi-RAU.
Nowadays we do that with the Khair-ul-Quroon. But the fact remains that this
act is the one that made Satan become the accursed one. It was his arrogance in
his own knowledge that made him undermine the status of Hazrat Adam-AS, to the
extent of defying Allah-SWT's Command. The fact of the matter is that the Quran clearly states the reason for satan's defiance to prostrate before Adam-AS, however had his reason been solely that no-one other than Allah-SWT should be prostrated before, even then he would have been the accursed one, since no one has the right to pick and choose the commands of Allah-SWT and decide as per his own whim and will how and where they apply! When Allah-SWT commands us to do something, we look at the Prophet-SAAW (and his-SAAW's Companions-RAU and their Companions-RUA and their Companions-RUA) as to how and where that Command is applied and we comply and adhere to it as immaculately as we can, with utmost sincerity in our hearts.
Allah-SWT knows best ... and may He-SWT rightly guide us, even if we have the
slightest sincerity towards Allah-SWT, the Prophet-SAAW, the Sahaba-RAU, the
Khulfa-e-Rashideen-RUA and Islam, in our hearts. Aameen (for Islam would have
never survived in its pure and pristine form if it were not for the efforts,
sacrifices and dedication of the khair-ul-Quroon) May Allah-SWT bless them all.
Aameen
I have more or less read the claims made by these salafis on
the provided links. They are preposterous to say the least and
exceptionally audacious at most. I have found similarity in their behavior,
debates and their beliefs with those of Jews, Khwarij and the Shi’ites. The
Jews disregarded and undermined the Prophet-AS. The Khwarij and Shi’ites did
the same with the Sahaba-RAU, the Salafi’s do the same with the Khair-ul-Quroon-RUA
and the pious predecesors. All of them claim to be more authentic and more
ardent followers of Allah-SWT and uphold themselves as the chosen authentic
true beloveds of Allah-SWT. I find in my dealing over the years with them, the
same two-faced bigotry.
I find them focusing mainly on their outward following and practices of their
religions and that too more so publically. I find that privately or in their
homes they live dual lives, with their main focus being on creating public
impressions of authenticity. For example one would not find TV’s in their
lounge, but one would find them hidden away in their bedrooms. I find many of
them running dual internet accounts on public platforms, either a fake one for
their un-Islamic activities or a fake one for preaching. I have found them to
lie at their convenience, even in matters pertaining to deen just to uphold
their arguments. They make light to undermining the khair-ul-Quroon,
yet when anyone of the scholars they accept as authentic is undermined, they
would cut throat. What is OK for them, is not OK for others. I find them
judgmental and hardened of heart. They are quick to point fingers at
others and engage in long extensive arguments and almost invariably redundantly
repeating over and over again the same lines they have been brain washed /
indoctrinated with. They are quick to assume everyone else is bound for
hell whereas they are the only ones worthy of receiving Allah-SWT’s mercy. I
find in their beliefs, behaviour and arguments like those of the Qadiyani's or
any of these similar people or groups who wish to distort the teachings and
interpretation of the Quran and Sunnah to propagate their own heretic beliefs
for vested interests. May Allah-SWT protect us from these ever forming new
fitnas. Aameen!
The matter of these salafis is similar to:
'A serious doubt of pharmacists' - if a poison has an expiry date, would it
become more poisonous or less?
I would like to highlight and anyone can go and look this up, the salafis
tamper with religious texts and books in matters of Tassawuff and Taqleed. The
two things which, if one removes, there is no way left to keep a Muslim safe
from the satanic whispering of self-love, arrogance and conceit!
Surah Az-Zumar (39:22-23)
Is one whose breast Allah has opened [wide with willingness] to Islam, so that
he is illumined by a light [that flows] from his Sustainer [follows a Light
from Allah], [no better than or be likened to the blind and deaf of heart, one
hardened of heart]? Woe to those whose hearts are hardened against the
[dhikr] remembrance of Allah. They are manifestly wandering [in error]! Allah
bestows [Light, inspiration, revelation] from on high the best of all teachings
[manifest] in the shape of a divine writ [the Quran] fully consistent within
itself, repeating each statement [of the truth] in manifold forms [a divine
writ] whereat shiver [tremble, vibrate] the skins of all, who stand in awe of
their Sustainer: Then their skins and their hearts do soften with the
remembrance [dhikr] of Allah. Such is Allah’s guidance: HE guides therewith him
that wills [to be guided] whereas he whom Allah lets go astray can never find
any guide.
I know the teachings of the Salafis and their redundant arguments, all I can say is, that May Allah-SWT protect
all earnest and sincere Muslims from falling victim to them and falling into
their trap. Aameen! If there is an iota of truth and khuloos in us may Allah-SWT guide us to the
true and authentic Islam and bless us with the taufeeq to engage in constant
zikr-Allah. Aameen!
“Your (Muhammad's s.a.w) duty is only to convey (the
Message) ..." [3:20]
" The Messenger's (Muhammad's s.a.w) duty is nothing but to convey
..." [5:99]
"... Your (Muhammad's s.a.w) duty is nothing but to convey (the Message)
..." [42:48]
I have done my duty ... you
may believe what you wish.
JazakAllah Khair
