35.43 . ( Shown in their ) behaving arrogantly in the land and plotting evil ; and the evil plot encloseth but the men who make it . Then , can they expect aught save the treatment of the folk of old? Thou wilt not find for Allah ' s way of treatment any substitute , nor wilt thou find for Allah ' s way of treatment aught of power to change .
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itik'af
“I’tikaaf” . What does it mean? How is it done? Who’s it for? and What can you do about it?
It is strange that the Muslims have almost forgotten this great Sunnah of i’tikaaf when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not give it up from the time he entered Madeenah until Allaah took him (in death).
So, what is I’tikaaf?
I’tikaaf is one of the confirmed Sunnahs which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did regularly. The basic idea of i’tikaaf is to cut oneself off from people and turn to Allaah. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to order that a kind of tent be pitched for him in the mosque, and he would stay in it, keeping away from people and turning to his Lord, so he could be on his own with his Lord in a true sense of the word. These few days of seclusion may indeed be regarded as an intensive course of spiritual education which brings immediate positive results in a person’s life during the days and nights of Ramadaan and in the coming days, until the next Ramadan comes.
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Excellence in faith
Abu Hurayrah , may Allaah be pleased with him, reported that
the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said:
"It is from the excellence of (a believer's) Islam that he should shun
that which is of no concern to him". [At-Tirmithi].
This narration contains many great meanings which a believer should understand
and apply. It is one of the principles and foundations of good manners, and
thus some scholars considered it to constitute one-third or one-fourth of the
religion of Islam.
Imaam Ibn Al-Qayyim , may Allaah have mercy upon him, said:
“The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam,
summed all the aspects of piety and devoutness in this narration. He, sallallaahu
alayhi wa sallam, outlined for the slave what to do and what to shun, and it
is an indication to the first pillar of soul purification, namely, shunning
what does not concern the person, which leads to the second pillar, and that
is busying oneself essentially with what concerns him”
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Married life between extravagance and stinginess
“My
husband is stingy”; “My husband does not buy me my necessities”;
“My husband gives money to his family and does not give me anything”;
“My wife exaggerates in her spending”; “My wife does not care
about saving, nor does she care how hard I work”; “My wife asks for
too many things,” It is difficult to find a household without such problems; the husband accuses
the wife of exaggerating in her expenditure and she accuses him of being miserly;
this leads to fights and disturbs married life, and could, in some cases, lead
to divorce and the complete destruction of the family structure.
This problem, in all cases, occurs due to the lack of understanding of the
rights that each spouse has upon the other. One of the greatest rights of the
wife upon her husband is that he provides for her, and his spending and providing
for her is considered Islamically to be one of the best ways that he could spend
in charity; this includes food, drink, clothing, housing and anything else a
wife might need to maintain her strength and live a normal life.
Allaah informs us that it is the duty of men to provide for their wives, and
this is one of the reasons men were made superior to women, as Allaah Says (what
means): “Men are in charge of women by [right of]
what Allaah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance]
from their wealth…” [Quran 4: 34]
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The institution of mosque
‘masjid’ It should be borne in mind that prayers can be offered anywhere. No particularly
consecrated place is necessary for the holding of diviner service. However,
mosque plays a more important part in Islam than does any other house of worship
in any other religion.
Where the Holy Quran speaks of the Muslims duty to defend and protect all houses
of worship, to whatever religion they may belong, it speaks of the mosque last
of all, but it mentions its distinctive characteristics, namely that the name
of Almighty God is remembered there most of all:
“Did not God check one set of people by means of
another, there would surely have been pulled down monasteries, churches, synagogues,
and mosques, in which the name of God is commemorated in abundant measure’”
(22:40) . The concluding words of the verse—“mosques,
in which the name of God is commemorated in abundant measure” —are
significant.
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Warning against over-long sermons
Dr. Azam Al-Shewair , Chief of the Committee for the Assessment
of Imams and Khateebs at the ministry’s branch in Riyadh, said the Imams
who ignore the ministry’s instructions will be forced to undergo training.
If they repeat the offense, they will get a final warning and their salaries will
be cut.Dr. Saleh Al-Humaid , a member of the Board of Senior Ulema and
Chairman of the Supreme Judiciary Council said, “The
impact of the sermon is not measured by its length but by the eloquent, concise
and precise wording. Imams should refrain from flowery and bombastic language
and delve directly into the core of their sermon.”
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