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1) Asalamualaikum Hazrat.
Is it true to say when Isa (AS) arrives he’ll know the shariah as of the time of the Prophet (SAW)? So, if he instructs that all madhabs are to be abrogated, and codifies his understanding as told to him by Allah in the heavens (presumably) then we’ll be obliged to follow/obey him?
Surely, he’ll be above the level of a mujtahed?
I’m just getting views, as I am not interested. I understand such things don’t benefit me in anyway, but surely there is no harm in asking either?
2) Asalamualaikum Hazrat.
At times when I call certain companies whom we have accounts with, I will pretend to be my uncle, brother etc to access certain accounts to get things done. Some of these accounts are in their names because they the bill, and there is a policy where the company will only speak with the one who’s name is on the account, and only they can authorise certain changes. I’ll give you an example.
If our boiler/Internet is not working, and we contact our Utility/Internet supplier company, they’ll expect to speak to my brother, and they ask some personal questions to verify his identity, but, I’ll pretend to be him, so we can just get on with it. At time sit’s necessary, and at times it’s just out of laziness as he won’t want to come to the phone if he’s busy or occupied with something else.
Is this sort of lying haram for either reason (laziness, and in his absence)?
3) Asalamualaikum Hazrat.
I work in a call centres where I take incoming calls from customers. At times some customers can be quote difficult, and challenging to manage/communicate with. When the call ends, I’ll have a bit of a vent or moan to my colleague next to me, I mean we’re human, and need to an outlet to let our frustration. When doing so, I’ll “quote” what the customer said to me to my colleague in order to have a bit of a laugh, and express how I thought the customer was making excuses to why he’s not paid his bill etc etc.
My questions:
1) Is this gheebat?
2) Would it gheebat even if there NO swear/insulting remarks made, but we were merely critiquing the customer’s attitude and behaviour in a constructive/professional way, but still they would probably like that if it was being said to their face, would this still be considered as gheebat as per the Hadith?
4) Asalamualaikum.
Correct me if my understanding is wrong or clarify if I am right in both scenarios.1) If someone performs a good with the intention of doing to impress others, and not for Allah then he/she has committed minor shirk, and the deed is rejected?
2) If someone performs a good for the sake of Allah, but after a while slips by showing off and showing off then they will be sinful, but their good will not be void because it was done before-hand and with the right intention?
Let me give you an example because I’ve done this myself, and am feeling insecure:
– Someone returns from Umrah, and then merely states to a friend he performed in total a dozen Umrahs. Has all his Umrahs been void in a moment of stupidity, and replaced with sin in his account?
– Someone stayed up all night on layatul qadr and performed ibadat i.e. nafl salah/zikr/Qur’an etc, and states to a friend he stayped up all night doing the ibadat, has all his ibadat been voiced, and replaced with sin?
3) How is riya defined? If simply utters a statement with the intention of riya, but doesn’t audaciously boast/brag is this defined as riya in Islam?
4) Can sincere tawbah restore the good/worship back in his account of good deeds?5) Asalamualaikum Hazrat.
I know performing salah in the masjid is close to Wajib, and there must be a valid reason why a male does not perform his salah at the masjid.
For Fajar salah, I read at home (at times Tahujud too) to maximise time sleeping in preparation for work. On weekends or other holidays it’s in the masjid.
Is this a valid reason, or not?6) Asalamualaikum Hazrat.
When, you feel disappointed/jealous that someone may have overtaken you in a certain form of ibadat? Is this a positive or negative feeling to have?
Like you don’t want that individual to overtake you? Like someone goes, and perform Umrah whilst you’re at home, and wish you could be there intead of him, but you don’t hate the person either?
7) Asalamualaikum.
Hazrat,
Generally we place RA or radiayallo ahu after the name of the Sahaba, and alahi salam after the names of the Prophets.
Is it haram to place alahi salam after the name of the Companions?
8) Asalamualaikum.
I’d like some clarification, please. If someone is reading a new website like bbc or Yahoo on the latest news to what’s going on around the world, and comes across an article about a certain Muslim(s) who committed such such a deed/crime, and you read the entire article with interest – can this be equated to someone listening to someone else talk rubbish behind someone else’s back?
My understanding when someone is listening to someone else talk behind someone else’s back because he/she is enjoying or getting a kick out of hearing someone’s evil being exposed. The difference in this scenario is that their deed is out in the world press, and therefore everyone knows or can find out.
Please clarify. I’m sure it’s better not to read such stuff, but my question strictly whether it’s the same thing.
Also, if it is the same the one who is read/listening to gheebat are his/her’s deeds also at risk being void, and being direct debited to the victim’s account of deeds?
Finally, is backbiting behind a non-Muslim without a valid reason equally as sinful doing it behind a Muslim’s back, and can the good deeds of that Muslim be transferred into the account of a non-Muslim’s even he/she may not have Imam?
Jazak’Allah.
9) Asalamualaikum.
Please strictly confirm whether the following scenarios can be considered as an act of gheebat. This is on behalf of a friend.
1) There a video on YouTube that went viral of Junair Jamshed getting beat up by a bunch of thugs at Isalamabad airport. My friend shared it with his family friends just to merely share news, but there was no malicious intent in his heart to expose him as such. It was already all over the net.
2) The reason why he was attacked is because over a year ago he overly dramatised a particular Hadith
involving a little comical moment between Aisha (RA), and the Prophet (SAW). What he said was right, but the way he said it against adaab. So, he shared the YouTube video of this talk to those who were now curious after having watched him get attacked because of it. Again no malicious intent, but merely to fill them in, and to justify how people have blown it out of proportion.
Has the brother committed gheebat in both scenarios.
Jazak’Allah.
10) Asalamualaikum Hazrat.
I had two questions regarding riya.
1) It’s well known if someone’s intention to engage in any act of worship other than Allah then it is rejected, and he incurs a sin instead.
However, when someone has performed ibadat for the sake of Allah initially, but later shows off then is the ibadat still rejected? So, an example if someone went to perform Umrah for the sake of Allah, and when he returns he boasts about what he’s achieved. It’s doubtful his intention from the start other than for Allah because it costs him a lot of money, and the people he shows off to are not present at the moment he performs his Umrah.
2) Same example as above where the act of worship is Umrah, but makes firm and a concious intention to perform it for the sake of Allah, however he has this thought of hoping to tell people what he’s achieved, but hates it, and prays to Allah to stop him, but in the ends up not “boasting”, but still merely states what he’s achieved.
- a) Were the “thoughts” in his mind wawasah?
b) Is he stilL guilty of committing riyah?
c) If the answer to 1 that his ibadat would be in vain even though riya took place after the worship then can/does sincere taubah reinstate that good deed/act of worship in his account of good deeds?Please answer all questions accordingly.
Jazak’Allah.
11) Asalamualaikum Hazrat.
I had three questions regarding how gheebat can be defined from the perspective of the victim.
1) It requires some background info first.
My wife had a little argument with a member of the family regarding our daughter. The family member at times would scare my daughter with frightening expressions, and has been reminded/warned about it before not to do that. However, they persisted, and resulted in a bit of spat between the two. She, later narrated to me what happened, and during the discussion she made the following comments:
– “Who does he/she think they are”?
– “They have a habit of doing this”?
– “Next it happens, I’m going to say such, and such to them”
Now, not there was no negative remarks said about the family member, so the my questions are as follows:
– Is gheebat only restricted to a remark or a swear, or can it also include general talk/speed about that a person in a negative way?
– In the event where someone is frustrated, and the culprit is clearly in the wrong then is there any leeway to let out the frustration in the manner my wife did? In short would it NOT be sinful if someone had a little moan/rant even if it meant talking about the culprit in a negative way, but without any profanity and vulgar language?
2) Gheebat can also be in the form of literature as well. So, if BBC for examples writes an article about a fellow Muslim who has been imprisoned about a particular crime then he/she may not approve of the world finding out. However, if one reads it out of concern(not out of genuine interest) for the brother/sister then it can still be regarded as gheebat? Or is the type of motivation irrelevant?
3) If one is “unsure” how their friend would feel if a certain comment/remark was said about them, and they uttered the statement/remark anyway, are they still guilty of doing gheebat?
4) The Hadith talks about anything he/she will dislike or find offensive (to the nearest meaning) if said in their presence, can this include anything that will mildly annoy or irritate them or does the Hadith refer to something that will genuinely upset them? How have the scholars interpreted this?
5) If you slander/insult someone in their face then this is sinful, but as sinful doing so behind their back, and they do NOT inherit your good deeds, and you their bad deeds? Is this correct?
Answer
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
حامدا و مصليا و مسلما
Muhtaram
We acknowledge the receipt of your queries. Please excuse us for the belated reply.
1) It is not becoming of a believer to spend his valuable time in a leisurely and futile way, just mere studying or being inquisitive without a primary objective and purpose (i.e. the recognition of Allah), would be perceived as inanity.
In the words of Hadrat Mufti Muhammad Shafi Sahib Rahimahullah “No Mas’ala of Iman and Amal is dependent on asking such questions. Rather than wasting ones time in such discussions one should engage oneself in efforts which will help one in the Akhirat”.[1]
2) It is not permissible to deceive someone and lie.
Nabi sallallahu alai wa sallam has said:
“He who deceives us is not of us.”
Allah Ta’ala mentions in the Quran-ul -Kareem (Surah 51 Verse 10):
Translation: Cursed be the liars.
In the light of the Hadeeth Shareef speaking lies has been mentioned as a trait of hypocrisy.
3) Backbiting is to speak about someone in his absence which he would dislike, even though such a fault is to be found in him. If, however, such a fault is not found in him then this will be termed as slander.
There are two ways of expiation from the sin of backbiting :
- The backbiter will have to repent sincerely and regret over his action.
- He will have to seek pardon from the backbited person, if he is alive. If, however, he cannot be traced or he is dead , then he should seek forgiveness for him by saying اللهم اغفر لنا و له ( Oh Allah , forgive us and him )
- Allah Ta’ala will not forgive the perpetrator of backbiting until the person backbited does not forgive him, because this sin is related to Huququl-Ibaad (rights of slaves). However, some Ulamâ` are of the opinion that as long as the news of backbiting does not reach the backbited person then this will not fall under the category of Huquql-Ibaad. Therefore, it will not be necessary for him to seek forgiveness from the backbited person. However, it will be necessary for him to undo the wrong or admit to committing an error before the person whom he had divulged the fault to. [2]
4) Riya is Iraadatul Khalq lel Gardh Dunyawi; a person intends to conduct his worship for the creation (due to some worldly reason), or to make apparent a permissible action due to some evil purpose.
If the intention is for the creation then one is sinful, however if it is merely a waswasa (whispering) of Shaytan than this will not be termed as Riyaa and inshallah one will not be held accountable.
To make Ihtimaam on making apparent of ones Kamalaat (perfections) is also Riyaa. [3]
In any case, if there lingers any doubts with regards to the intentions then continue to make Tauba and Istighfaar to Allah Ta’ala as the Most Merciful is ever ready to forgive his slaves.
5) One will need to read with Jamaat in the Masjid/Musalla unless one has a Shar’ee reason.[4]
6) Allamah Nawawi Rahmatullahi Alayhi in his commentary of Saheeh Muslim has framed a chapter under the caption مسابقة إلى الخيرات competing with one another in doing good deeds. Imam Nawawi Rahmatullahi Alaihi then cites the Ayaah of the Noble Quraan. فإستبقوا الخيرات “Vie with one another in doing good deeds.” In this chapter Imam Nawawi Rahmatullahi alayhi has mentioned many incidents where Sahaba Radiyallahu anhum competed with one another in do good deeds.
Therefore, it is good to compete in good actions as long as one does not have any incorrect intentions and motives.
7) The Dua “Alaihis salam” is used commonly with Anmbiya Alahemus salam however it may also be used for those that are not messengers if there is no incorrect intention such as the Shiahs who place “Alaehis salam” with their Imams.[5]
8) Let alone backbiting, the majority if not all the newspapers, television and radio broadcasters indulge in many other serious and heinous sins. Immorality, lies, accusations and deception have become an integral part of day to day news. The media thrive on lies, speculation and gossip. Backbiting is viewed in Shariah as a major sin. We have been ordered in Shariah to conceal even the faults of non-muslims if there is no benefit in making it public. One should in all capacity try to stay clear of any connection with such sins. Some newspapers do mention relevant information, although rarely, but wherever there is more harm than good one should exercise restraint.
Mufti Rashid Ludhwani Rahimahullah has also mentioned that it is not permissible to listen to such news.[6]
It is also not permissible to make Gheebat of Non- Muslims unless in some specific cases.[7]
9) It is a sad reality that video clips have become soo widespread. May Allah Ta’ala save us all from this Fitna and forgive us for our shortcomings. First and foremost, those that viewed the clip should make sincere Tawba for viewing images of animate objects without any Shar’ee need.
One should not waste ones precious time in viewing and forwarding such things. A person may only expose a person’s evil practices and qualities to an Alim, Imam etc with the purpose that such a person could advise the person.[8]
10) Please refer to answer four.
11) Refer to answer three.
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Muhammad Irshad Motara
3rd Shawaal 1437
7th July 2016
Checked and approved by:
Mufti Musayyab Sahib
3rd Shawaal 1437
7th July 2016
[1] تمرين افتاءکی ہدايات-ص35
اصول الافتاء-ص291
[2] معارف القران ج 8 ص 123
[3] Anfaas Eesa- From page 164
[4] Shaami Vl 1 Pg 552-555 – Fatawa Mahmoodiya- Farooqiya Jadeed- 409/6
[5] Fatawa Mahmoodiya-Faroqiyah Jadeed- 138/19
[6] Ahsanul Fatawa 212/8
[7] Ma’ariful Qur’aan 123/8 and Raddul Muhtaar 171/4 Saeed and Gheebat keya he- Allamah Abdul Hay Lakhnawi Rahimahullah Pg 17.
[8] Gheebat keya he- Allamah Abdul Hay Lakhnawi Rahimahullah Pg 49.
