Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Dua For Moon Sighting - Month of Safar



Dua For Moon Sighting - Month of Safar

O Allah!
for us, let this month be period of peace,
faith, safety and total submission to Your
will;

make us walk a pace swiftly to that which
you like and approve.

O Allah pour out much blessings on us in
this month and keep us safe from
the harm, evil, misfortune
and mischief that may try to trap us in the
month

(O 1st night Moon!)
My Lord and
your Lord
is ALLAH,

the Lord of the Worlds.

Gheebat (Backbiting)


Dua Qabul kyun nahi hoti?


Durood Pak


Tuesday, January 27, 2009

70 Major Sins In Islam

The major sins are those acts which have been forbidden by Allah in the Quran and by His Messenger (SAW) in the Sunnah (practise of the Prophet), and which have been made clear by the actions of of the first righteous generation of Muslims, the Companions of the Prophet (SAW).

The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "The five [daily] prayers, Friday to Friday, and Ramadan to Ramadan make atonement for what has happenned since the previous one when major sins have been avoided." It is therefore very important to determine exactly what the greatest vices, technically called "the major sins" (Kaba'ir), are, in order that Muslims should avoid them.
There is some difference of opinion among scholars in this regard. Some say these major sins are seven, and in support of their position they quote the tradition: "Avoid the seven noxious things"- and after having said this, the propeht (SAW) mentioned them: "associating anything with Allah; magic; killing one whom Allah has declared inviolate without a just case, consuming the property of an orphan, devouring usury, turning back when the army advances, and slandering chaste women who are believers but indiscreet." (Bukhari and Muslim) 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas said: "Seventy is closer to their number than seven," and indeed that is correct. The above tradition does not limit the major sins to those mentioned in it. Rather, it points to the type of sins which fall into the category of "major." These include those crimes which call for a prescribed punishment (HADD; plural, HUDUD), such as theft, fornication or adultery (ZINA), and murder; those prohibited acts for which a warning of a severe punishment in the Next is given in the Qur'an or the tradition; and also those deeds which are cursed by our Prophet (SAW). These are all major sins.
Of course, there is a gradation among them, since some are more serious than others. We see that the Prophet (SAW) has included SHIRK (associating someone or something with Allah) among them, and from the text of the Qur'an we know that a person who commits SHIRK will not his sin be forgiven and will remain in Hell forever.
Allah Most High says: Surely, Allah does not forgive associating anything with Him, and He forgives whatever is other than that to whomever He wills. (al-Nisa 4:48 and 116)




1. Associating partners with Allah (Shirk)

* Great Shirk: worshipping beings other than Allah (proof all over Quran)
* Small Shirk: Riya

The Prophet (saw), "Should I not inform you of that which I fear for you even more than the dangers of Dajjal? It is the hidden shirk: A person stands to pray and he beautifies his prayer because he sees the people looking at him". (Sahih; Sunan ibn Majah)
2. Committing murder: (Furqan; 68)
3. Performing Sorcery (2: 102)
4. Not performing the Prayers (Maryam: 59)
5. Withholding the Zakat (Charity) (3: 180)
6. Breaking the fast of Ramadhan or not fasting in that month without a valid excuse.
Prophet (saw) said, "Islam is built upon five pillars: testifying that there is no true god except Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, performing the prayers, paying the zakat, making the pilgrimage to the house, and fasting the month of Ramadhan" (Sahih al-Jami # 2837)
7. Not performing the pilgrimage when one has the ability to do so (above hadith)
8. Disobeying one's parents (al-Isra: 23)
9. Cutting off the ties of relationships (Muhammad: 22)
10. Committing adultery or fornication (al-Isra: 30)
11. Committing sodomy
The Prophet (saw) said, "Allah will not look at a person (with pleasure) who commits sodomy with a man or a woman" (Sahih al-Jami # 7678)
12. Taking or paying interest (2: 275)
13. Devouring the wealth of orphans (4:10)
14. Forging statements concerning Allah or forging Hadith (al-Zumar: 60)
15. Fleeing from the battle (al-Anfal: 16)
16. Wrongdoing, deception or oppression on the part of the ruler (al-Shura: 42)
17. Being arrogant, boastful, vain (al-Nahl: 23)
18. Giving false testimony (al-Furqan: 72)
19. Drinking alcoholic beverages (5: 90)
20. Gambling (5: 90)
21. Slandering innocent women (al-Nur: 23)
22. Misappropriating something from the booty (3:161)
23. Stealing (5:38)
24. Committing highway robbery (5: 33)
25. Making false oath
Prophet (saw) said, "If someone is ordered to take an oath and he takes a false oath in order to take possession of property of a Muslim, then he will incur Allah's wreath when he meets Him" (Sahih al-Jami # 6083)
26. Committing oppression (al-Shuara: 277)
27. Levying illegal taxes
Prophet (saw) said, " Do you know who the bankrupt is? The bankrupt form my nation is the one who appears on the Day of Resurrection having performed the prayers, fasted and paid the zakat, but had also abused that person, slandered that person, wrongfully taken the wealth of that person and spilled the blood of that person. These people will take from his good deeds. If his good deeds are thereby exhausted, he will be given their sins and then he will be thrown into the hell-fire" (Sahih al-Jami #87)
28. Consuming forbidden wealth or taking it by any means (2: 188)
29. Committing suicide (4: 29)
30. Being a perpetual liar (3: 61)
31. Ruling by laws other than the laws of Islam (5: 44)
32. Engaging in bribery (2: 188)
33. Women appearing like men and vice-versa
Prophet (saw) said, "Allah's curse is upon women who appear like men and upon men who appear like women" (Sahih al-Jami # 4976)
34. Being a dayyouth
Dayyouth: is the one who approves the indecency of his womenfolk and who is void of jealousy or the pimp who facilitates indecency between two people
Prophet (saw) said, "Allah has forbidden the Paradise to three people: the alcoholic, the runaway slave, and the one who is complacent in the face of the evil deeds that his family is performing" (Sahih al-Jami # 3047)
35. Marrying for the purpose of making a woman allowable for another (Baqarah)
36. Not keeping clean from the remains of urine
Ibn Abbas reported that Prophet (saw) passed by a grave and said, "These two are being punished and they are not being punished for something hard. But it is a great sin. One of them did not keep himself clean form his urine and the other went around spreading tales" (Sahih al-Jami # 2436)
37. Acting for show (al-Maoon: 4-6)
38. Acquiring knowledge only for worldly gain or concealing knowledge (2: 160)
39. Breaching trusts (al-Anfal: 27)
40. Reminding people of one's kindness (2: 27)
41. Denying predestination (al-Qamar: 49)
"If Allah were to punish the inhabitants of the heavens and earths, then He would punish and He would not be doing injustice to them. If He were to have mercy on them, His mercy would be greater than from their actions. If a person had amount of gold equivalent to Mount Uhud or similar to Mount Uhud and spent it in the Path of Allah, (that spending) would not be accepted form him by Allah until he believes in the preordainment of good and evil. And until he knows that what afflicted him was not going to miss him and what missed him was not going to afflict him. If you were to die with any belief other than that, you would enter the Hellfire" (Kitab al-Sunnah by Ibn Abu Asi # 245. Albani says that its chain is sahih)
42. Eavesdropping on other's private conversation (Hujarat: 12)
43. Spreading harmful tales(al-Qamar: 10)
44. Cursing others
Prophet (saw) said, "Abusing a Muslim is evil and fighting him is disbelief" (Sahih al-Jami # 3598)
45. Not fulfilling one's promises
Prophet (saw) said, "Whoever has a four characteristic is a complete hypocrite. Whoever posses any of these characteristics has the characteristics of hypocrisy until he gives it up; whenever he makes a promise, he breaks it up…" (Bukhari)
46. Believing in what soothsayers & astrologers say
Prophet (saw) said, "Whoever goes to fortuneteller and asks him about something will not have his prayer accepted for forty nights" (Sahih al-Jami # 5816)
47. A wife being rebellious to her husband (4: 34)
48. Putting pictures of beings with souls on clothing, curtains, rocks and any other items
Prophet (saw) said, "…the people who will receive the greatest punishment on the day of judgment are those who compete with Allah in creation [those who make pictures or statues]" (sahih al-Jami # 1691)
49. Striking one's self, wailing, tearing one's clothing, pulling one's hair & similar deeds as a form of mourning
Prophet (saw) said, "One who strikes his cheeks or tears his clothing and shouts in the manner of pre-Islamic culture is not one of us" (Sahih al-Jami # 5713)
50. Committing injustice (al-Shura: 42)
51. Being overbearing or taking advantage of the weak, slaves, wives or animals
Prophet (saw) said, "Allah will torture those who torture people in this world" (Muslim)
52. Harming neighbors
Prophet (saw) said, "A person whose neighbor is not safe from his mischief will not enter paradise" (sahih al-Jami # 7002)
53. Harming and abusing Muslims (al-Ahzab: 58)
54. Wearing one's clothes too long, i.e. below the ankles
Prophet (saw) said, "What is below the ankles will be in the hellfire " (Bukhari)
55. Harming the slaves of Allah
Prophet (saw) said that Allah said, "Whoever shows enmity to a slave of Mine (Allah's) I shall be at war with him" (Sahih al-Jami # 1778)
56. Men wearing silk & gold
Prophet (saw) said, "Gold and silk have been permitted for the females of my nation and forbidden for its males" (Sahih al-Jami # 209)
Prophet (saw) said, "Men who wears silk in this world will have no portion [of heavens] in the hereafter" (Muslim)
57. Running away of a slave
Prophet (saw) said, "If a slave runs away, his prayers will not be accepted" (Sahih al-Jami # 257)
58. Sacrificing animals for other than Allah
Prophet (Saw) said, "The one who sacrifices for other than Allah is cursed by Allah" (Sahih al-Jami # 4988)
59. Claiming that somebody is one's father while the claimant knows it is not true
Prophet (saw) said, "One who claims that someone is his father and knows that it is not true will be forbidden of paradise" (Sahih al-Jami # 5865)
60. Arguing or quarreling for show & not seeking the truth
Prophet (saw) said, "Whoever argues in support of something that is wrong and he knows it Allah will be angry with him until he stops" (Sahih al-Jami # 6073)
61. Not allowing excess water to flow to others
Prophet (saw) said, "Whoever doesn't allow the access water or pasture for others will not share in the blessings of Allah on the day of judgment" (Sahih al-Jami # 6436)
62. Not measuring the weights properly (al-Mutafafifeen: 1-3)
63. Thinking that one is safe from Allah's planning (al-Araf: 99)
64. Eating carrion, blood or pork meat (al-Anam: 145)
65. Not praying in the congregation & praying by one's self without a valid excuse
Prophet (saw) said, "Whoever hears the call to prayer and doesn't come to prayer, there is no prayer for him say for the one who has valid excuse" (Sahih al-Jami # 6176)
66. Continually not performing the Friday prayers and congregational prayers without any valid excuse
Prophet (saw) said, "If people don't stop abandoning the Friday Prayers Allah may seal their hearts and they will become headless" (Muslim)
67. Harming others by manipulation one's bequests (4: 12)
68. Being deceitful or deceptive (Fatir: 43)
69. Spying on the Muslims & pointing out their secrets (al-Kalam: 11)
70. Abusing or reviling anyone of the Companions of the Prophet (saw)
Prophet (saw) said, "Do not revile my companions for, by the one in whose hands is my soul, if you were to spend in charity a mountain of gold similar to mount Uhud it would not be equal to a handful or a half a handful (or what they have done)" (Sahih al-Jami # 7187)

Please make sincere repentance to Allah before as Ali (ra) said, "Today is deed without reckoning and tomorrow is reckoning without deeds". Sincere repentance has four conditions :

* Feeling bad for the sin
* Firm commitment in intention not to repeat sin (whether it happens again is not a condition if one tried his best)
* Make repentance to Allah by Du'a and asking or better crying for forgiveness
* If some person has been wronged because of this sin then one needs to make up to this person

Disbustion of Food (RIZQ) by ALLAH (S.W.T)‏

B i s m i l l a a h i r R a h m a a n i r R a h e e m
As Salaam o Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barkatuh!


The life of the world has been decorated in the eyes of infidels and they laugh at Muslims and those who fear would be above them on the Day of Resurrection; and God bestows without counting whomsoever He pleases.
Surah Al-Baqara : Ayat 212


And eat what Allah has provided you lawful and pure. And fear Allah in Whom you believe.
Surah Al-Maidah : Ayat 88


And there is none moving on this earth, the provision of that is not upon the generous responsibility of Allah, and He knows its place of stay and the place of return. All is recorded in a clear explanatory Book.
Surah Hud : Ayat 6


And how many there are who move on the earth that they have not their provisions with them, Allah provides them and you also. He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
Surah Al-Ankabut : Ayat 60


And what was the harm, if they would have faith in Allah and the Last Day and spent out of what Allah has given them? And Allah knows them.
Surah An-Nisaa : Ayat 39


And had Allah expanded the provisions of all His bondmen, they would have necessarily then spread mischief in the earth, but He sends down according to a measure as He pleases, undoubtedly, He is Aware of His bond-men, Sees them.
Surah Ash-Shura : Ayat 27


And will provide for him whence he expects not. And he who puts his trust in Allah - He is sufficient for him. Verily, Allah is to fulfil His work. Undoubtedly, Allah has kept a measure for every thing.
Surah At-Talaq : Ayat 3


And whoever obeys Allah and the Apostle, these are with those upon whom Allah has bestowed favors from among the prophets and the truthful and the martyrs and the good, and a goodly company are they.
Surah An-Nisaa : Ayah 69


Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Hadith

Hadith


Sayyiduna Abu Hurayra ( radi Allahu anhu ) reported:
the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said,

The parts of the land liked most
by Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala,
are its masjids,

and the parts of land disliked most
by Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala,
are its markets.


{ Muslim }

Thursday, January 8, 2009

HUSSAIN (Razi Allah Tala Anhu)

Kausar k Saqi ka wo Nawasa HUSSAIN tha
jab Karbala k dasht main Piyasa HUSSAN tha
Baadal yazeediat k jo pheley tha char soo Un main
Chamkata aik Sitara HUSSAIN tha
Karta wo Kaise hath pe baiyat yazeed k
Us waqt sab se Urfa-o-Aala HUSSAIN tha
Hilna laga tha Arsh-e-Ellahi bhi us ghari
Jab Karbala ki rait pe tarpa HUSSAIN tha
Pardes main Shaheed jisay kar diya gaya
Wo MUSTAFA (Sallallaho Aalihi Wassallam) ki
ankhon ka Tara HUSSAIN tha.

Friday, January 2, 2009

یوم عاشورہ کا روزہ اور اس کی تاریخی اہمیت

حضرت عبداللہ ابن عباس رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ سے روایت ہے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم (جب مکہ سے ہجرت فرما کر) مدینہ تشریف لائے تو آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے یہود کو یوم عاشورہ (10 محرم) کا روزہ رکھتے دیکھا تو آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے ان سے دریافت کیا (تمہاری مذہبی روایات میں) یہ کیا خاص دن ہے (اور اس کی کیا خصوصیت و اہمیت ہے) کہ تم اس کا روزہ رکھتے ہو؟ انہوں نے کہا کہ ہمارے یہاں یہ بڑی عظمت والا دن ہے۔ اس میں اللہ تعالٰی نے موسٰی علیہ السلام اور ان کی قوم بنی اسرائیل کو نجات دی تھی اور فرعون اور اس کے لشکر کو ڈبو دیا تھا تو موسٰی علیہ السلام نے اللہ تعالٰی کے اس انعام کے شکر میں اس دن کا روزہ رکھا تھا اور اس لیے ہم بھی (ان کی پیروی میں) اس دن روزہ رکھتے ہیں۔ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے ارشاد فرمایا کہ: ”اللہ کے پیغمبر موسٰی علیہ السلام سے ہمارا تعلق تم سے زیادہ ہے اور ہم اس کے زیادہ حق دار ہیں۔ پھر رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے خود بھی عاشورہ کا روزہ رکھا اور امت کو بھی اس دن روزے کا حکم دیا”۔
(بخاری و مسلم)

فائدہ:۔
اس حدیث کے ظاہری الفاظ سے یہ سمجھا جا سکتا ہے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے ہجرت کے بعد مدینہ پہنچ کر ہی عاشورہ کا روزہ رکھنا شروع کیا۔ حالانکہ اصل واقعہ یہ ہے کہ یوم عاشورہ زمانہ جاہلیت میں قریش مکہ کے نزدیک بھی بڑا محترم دن تھا اسی دن خانہ کعبہ پر نیا غلاف ڈالا جاتا تھا اور قریش اس دن روزہ رکھتے تھے۔ قیاس یہ ہے کہ حضرت ابراہیم اور اسماعیل علیہم السلام کی کچھ روایت اس دن کے بارے میں ان تک پہنچی ہوں گی اور رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کا دستور تھا کہ قریش ملت ابراہیم کی نسبت سے جو اچھے کام کرتے تھے ان میں آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ان سے اتفاق اور اشتراک فرماتے تھے۔ اسی بناء پر حج میں بھی شرکت فرماتے تھے۔ لہٰذا اپنے اس اصول کی بناء پر آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم قریش کے ساتھ عاشورہ کا روزہ بھی رکھتے تھے۔ لیکن دوسروں کو اس کا حکم نہیں دیتے تھے۔ پھر جب آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم مدینہ طیبہ تشریف لائے اور یہاں کے یہود کو بھی آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے اس دن کے روزے کا زیادہ اہتمام فرمایا اور مسلمانوں کو عمومی حکم دیا کہ وہ بھی اس دن کا روزہ رکھا کریں۔

یوم عاشورہ کی تاریخی اہمیت و عظمت کے لحاظ سے کوئی اور دن اس کی برابری نہیں کرسکتا۔ تاریخ مذاہب عالم اور سوانح انبیائے سابقین پر نظر ڈالیے تو معلوم ہوتا ہے کہ جتنے اہم اہم واقعات عاشورہ کے دن ظہور میں آئے ہیں اتنے کسی اور دن نہیں آئے۔ حضرت موسٰی علیہ السلام اور ان کی قوم بنی اسرائیل کا فرعونی مظالم سے نجات پانا، طوفان نوح علیہ السلام کے ختم ہونے کے بعد ان کی کشتی کا جودی پہاڑی پر آکر ٹھہرنا اور ایک نئی دنیا آباد ہونے کی تیاری کرنا، حضرت یونس علیہ السلام کا مچھلی کے پیٹ سے باہر آنا، حضرت آدم علیہ السلام کی طویل آہ و زاری کے بعد آخرکار توبہ کا قبول ہونا، حضرت ابراہیم علیہ السلام کی پیدائش، حضرت یوسف علیہ السلام کا کنعان کنویں سے باہر نکلنا، پھر جب ان کی جدائی کے غم میں روتے روتے حضرت یعقوب علیہ السلام کی بینائی جاتی رہی تو اللہ تعالٰی کے فضل و کرم سے ان کی آنکھیں روشن ہونا۔ حضرت عیسٰی علیہ السلام کی پیدائش اور پھر ان کا آسمان پر اٹھایا جانا یہ سب کچھ اسی مبارک دن میں ہوا۔

عاشورہ کے روزے کی اہمیت کا اندازہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے اس فرمان سے بھی ہوتا ہے کہ یہ گزشتہ ایک سال کے گناہوں کا کفارہ بن جاتا ہے۔ (بحوالہ مسلم) اور ایک روایت میں ہے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ ”عاشورہ کے روزوں کے متعلق مجھے اللہ تعالٰی سے توقع ہے کہ وہ گزشتہ ایک سال
کے گناہوں کا کفارہ ہو جائیں گے”۔ (بحوالہ ابن ماجہ)۔

Source: http://www.hipakistan.com/quranhadees/hadees224.html