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Weekly Comment |
The Legacy of Abu Bakr
Radhi-Allahu anhu
The close companionship of the
Prophet Sallallahu ‘alayhi
wasallam to Abu Bakr
Radhi-Allahu anhu is a
well-known one.
The
Prophet Sallallahu ‘alayhi
wasallam once said: “No body has
done a favour for us except that
we have compensated him save Abu
Bakr for, he has done us favours
that, it is only Allah who can
recompense him for it on the Day
of Judgement.” (At-Tirmidhi)
Yet when gleaning through
the various collections of
traditions of the Prophet
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam,
seldom does one come across the
name of this first khalifa of
Islam as a hadith narrator.
What was the role of Abu
Bakr then which even the Prophet
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam
himself admitted could not
recompense? What earned Abu Bakr
consideration by the Prophet
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam that
“if he were to take one friend,
it would be Abu Bakr?”
One would cite Abu Bakr’s
Radhi-Allahu anhu unconditional
acceptance of Muhammad
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam as
Alllah’s messenger. It is him
who defended the Prophet’s
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam
integrity and honour when he was
ridiculed and scorned on the
announcement of his nightly
journey of Isra and Miraj.
It also appears that one of
the most striking attributes of
Abu Bakr was his generosity.
It is Abu Bakr who ransomed
Bilal ibn Rabbah Radhi-Allahu
anhu. He saved Bilal from being
crushed under a boulder on the
hot desert sand at the hands of
the pagan Makkans. He challenged
the pagans that even if they had
wanted 20 times more than what
he paid in gold for ransom, he
could have still paid them for
Bilal’s eventual freedom.
It is Abu Bakr who paid for
the land that was identified for
the construction of Masjidun
Nabawi. (So, when you visit the
Haram in Madinatun-Nabi,
remember the legacy of Abu Bakr
Siddiqui!)
When the
Prophet Sallallahu ‘alayhi
wasallam appealed for resources
before the expedition of Tabuk,
Abu Bakr presented to him
(Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam)
with four thousand silver
dirhams. Allah’s Messenger
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam
asked, "What did you leave to
your family?" He replied, "Allah
and His Messenger!"
Later when he came to know about
it, Umar Radhi-Allahu anhu
couldn’t help but concede that
he would never match Abu Bakr’s
spirit of sacrifice!
Abu
Bakr Radhi-Allahu anhu was also
a consummate mediator, resolving
disputes, establishing stability
and harmony among the early
Muslim community members.
The Jamiatul Ulama is
involved in relief, welfare,
Islamic education, mediation and
arbitration and various other
programmes that promote and
preserve the stability of our
community.
We appeal to
you our reader to emulate the
generosity of Abu Bakr
Radhi-Allahu in supporting our
work of the legacy of the
Prophet Sallallahu ‘alayhi
wasallam, his beloved companion
Abu Bakr Radhi-Allahu and all
those that follow them.
Start this Ramadan to make
regular, albeit small
contributions through debit
orders and other means to the
Jamiatul Ulama....” to spend of
your substance, out of love for
Him, for your kin, for orphans,
for the needy, for the wayfarer,
for those who ask, and for the
ransom of slaves; to be
steadfast in prayer, and
practice regular charity.”
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C O N T E N T
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Summarised
Jumuah Bayaan |
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Question and
Answer |
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Update |
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Message from the Ameer |
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I N F O R M A
T I O N |
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Min. Mahr |
R 139.00 |
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Mahr Faatimi |
R 6,950.22 |
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Zakaat Nisaab |
R 2,780.09 |
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Words of Wisdom |
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Hadith of the Week |
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Accountability |
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Haddad bin Aus Radhiallahu
anhu reported: The Prophet
Sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam
said, "A wise man is the one
who calls himself to account
(and refrains from doing
evil deeds) and does noble
deeds to benefit him after
death; and the foolish
person is the one who
subdues himself to his
temptations and desires and
seeks from Allah the
fulfillment of his vain
desires".
(At-Tirmidhi).
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Quotation
of
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Knowledge and Action |
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True knowledge is not
measured in relationship to
how much you memorise and
then narrate, but rather,
true knowledge is an
expression of piety
[protecting oneself from
what Allaah prohibited and
acting upon what He
mandated]. Study and act
upon what you learn.
(Ibn Mas'ud)
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Point of Reflection |
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Conscience |
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You can outdistance that
which is running after you,
but not what is running
inside you. (Rwanda)
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Q and A |
Question:
Is a
woman who is experiencing
menses during Ramadan
allowed to eat anything or
should she be observing a
‘fast’ like every one else?
Also, I heard that on
the day the menses comes to
an end, a different ruling
applies. Kindly clarify.
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Answer:
A woman is allowed to
eat during the days of
Ramadan in which she
experiences her menses.
(Ahsanul Fataawa, vol.4
p.438). It is however waajib
for a woman that becomes
pure from her menses during
the day to abstain from
eating for the remainder of
the day (ibid).
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U P D A T E |
Zakaat Workshop
There will be a Zakaat Workshop
today, Wednesday 4th August
2010, after Esha at Greenside
Masjid. The programme which will
be presented by Muftis Muhammad
Haffejee, MY Minty and Yusuf
Docrat of the Jamiatul Ulama’s
Darul Iftaa will focus on
(non)Zakaatable assets, how to
calculate Zakaat and other
rulings of this important pillar
of Islam.
A question and
answer session will follow the
presentations.
Moon-sighting: The Start of
Ramadan
The
next moon-sighting shall herald
the start of the Blessed month
of Ramadan. In Johannesburg, the
moon will have to be sighted on
Tuesday 10 August 2010. At
sunset, it will be 12hours 38
minutes old. In case of
sighting, please contact the
Jamiatul Ulama on 011 373 8000.
In the event that the moon
is not sighted, the first day of
fasting shall be Thursday, 12
August 2010. We wish all Muslims
the world over Ramadan Mubarak.
Soweto’s Masjid Project
The Jamiatul Ulama appeals to
the Muslim community to
contribute towards the final
work on the Islamic centre in
Orlando East in Soweto where a
masjid is set for completion by
the start of Ramadan.
The
project, a joint initiative of
the Jamiatul Ulama and Ikhwana
Islamiya under Siddiqui Trust
has seen the construction of a
multipurpose facility of a
masjid, madrasa classrooms and
living quarters for an imam and
a caretaker.
There is an
outstanding amount of funds to
be settled with contractors and
the community’s contribution
will go a long way in meeting
the shortfall.
Kindly
contact the Jamiatul Ulama for
details about the project on 011
373 8000.
Roshnee Ulama Get-together
An ulama
get-together meeting was held on
Thursday 29 Jul 2010 in Roshnee
where about 25 participants
looked at ways of enhancing the
work of Deen in the area. A
delegation of Jamiatul Ulama
officials attended the programme
where they also made a
presentation on the organisation
and its activities.
Over 100 Aalims Graduate
Over a hundred
students graduated from their
Aalim programme at two of the
major darul ulooms of the
country on Sunday 1 August 2010.
On the day, Madrasah Arabia
Arabia in Azaadville saw 54
complete their studies while
Darul Uloom Zakariyya has 51.
The two ceremonies at
the respective institutions had
Moulana Yunus Patel and Moulana
Abdul Hafez Makki as guest
speakers.
We pray for the
new Aalims spirit of service and
may the Almighty accept their
sacrifices for our Deen. Aameen.
Pakistan Flood Relief
An appeal is
made to assist our fellow
brethren in this flood
disaster-stricken Pakistan. Your
Zakât, Lillâh and other
contributions may be forwarded
to any of the Jamiatul Ulama
Offices or deposited directly
into any of our relief account:
Name of Account: Jamiatul Ulama
Transvaal Relief Account Branch
& Code: Nedbank - Fordsburg
(195305) Account No: 1953 285
937 Kindly fax a copy of your
deposit slip to our offices for
record purposes and earmark it:
‘Flood Relief-Pakistan.’
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Summarised Jumu’ah
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Respect
for People of
Knowledgeable and
Elderly |
“Are they the same
those who know and those
who do not know?
It
is only people of
intelligence who pay
heed.” (39:9)
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‘Uqba ibn ‘Amr al-Badri
al-Ansari radhiyallahu
anhu said: Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, ‘The
people should take as
Imam the one among them
who knows the most of
the Book of Allah. If
they are equal in
respect of recitation,
then the one among them
who has the most
knowledge of the Sunnah.
If they are equal in
respect of the Sunnah,
the one who made hijrah
(migrated to Madinah)
earlier. If they are
equal in respect of
hijrah, then the oldest
of them in respect of
age. A man should not
lead a man in the prayer
in his own house nor sit
in his house in his
special place without
his permission.’
(Muslim) In one variant,
‘The oldest of them in
respect of Islam’
instead of ‘age’. In
another variant, ‘The
people should take as
Imam the one of them who
knows the most of the
Book of Allah and the
most experienced of them
in respect of
recitation. If their
recitation is the same,
then the oldest of them
in respect of migration.
If they are equal in
respect of migration,
then the oldest in
respect of age should
lead them in the
prayer.’
• ‘Uqba
ibn ‘Amr al-Badari
al-Ansari radhiyallahu
anhu said, ‘Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam used to touch
our shoulders in the
prayer and say, ‘Stand
in line and do not be
uneven causing your
hearts to differ. The
nearest of you to me
should be those who have
reached maturity and
have intelligence, and
then those who are next
to them.’ (Muslim)
• ‘Abdullah ibn
Mas‘ud radhiyallahu anhu
reported that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, ‘The
nearest of you to me
should be those who have
reached maturity and
have intelligence, and
then those who are next
to them,’ three times.
He added, ‘Beware of the
turmoil of the markets.’
(Muslim)
• Jabir
radhiyallahu anhu said,
‘Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam put
together in one grave
two men among those who
were martyred in Uhud
and said, ‘Which of them
knew more Qur‘an?’ When
one of them was pointed
out, he put him in the
grave first.’ (Bukhari)
• Ibn ‘Umar
radhiyallahu anhu
reported that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, ‘I was
shown in a dream that I
was using a miswaak when
two men came to me. One
of them was older than
the other. I handed the
miswaak to the younger
and was told, ‘To the
elder.’ So I gave it to
the elder of the two.’
(Muslim)
• Abu
Musa radhiyallahu anhu
said: Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, ‘Part of
showing respect for the
majesty of Allah
Almighty is to honour
Muslims with white hair
and those who know the
Qur‘an by heart without
either being excessive
in respect of it or
abandoning it, and to
honour a just ruler.’
(Abu Dawud)
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The grandfather of ‘Amr
ibn Shu‘ayb radhiyallahu
anhu said: Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, ‘Anyone
who does not show mercy
to our young people nor
honour our old people is
not one of us.’ (Abu
Dawud and Tirmidhi) In
the variant of Abu
Dawud, ‘...respect the
rights of our old.’
• Maymun ibn Abi
Shabib radhiyallahu anhu
reported that one day a
beggar passed by ‘A’isha
radhiyallahu anha and
she gave him a piece of
bread. Then a man
wearing a fine garment
appeared and passed by
her, and she asked him
to sit and he ate. She
was asked about that and
said, ‘Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, ‘Give
people their proper
place.’ (Abu Dawud)
• Abu Sa‘id Samura
ibn Jundub radhiyallahu
anhu said, ‘I was a boy
in the time of
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam and I
used to memorize things
from him. I am only
prevented from speaking
because there are men
who are older than me.’
(Bukhari and Muslim)
• Anas radhiyallahu
anhu reported that
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said,
‘No young man honours an
old man on account of
his age without Allah
decreeing for him one
who will honour him in
his old age.’ (Tirmidhi)
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Message from the Ameer of
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You Are Free |
Today, the buzzword of
empowerment is applied
everywhere. However, a
number of projects to make a
woman ‘equal’ to man that
are launched from time to
time ignore the disastrous
pitfalls that emanate
therefrom.
Empowerment that is devoid
of spiritual intervention
has much harm. The breakdown
of morality, high divorce
rates, juvenile delinquency,
single parent phenomena and
the overall breakdown of
family life are but some of
the so-called ‘gains’ of
these policies.
In
our times many
pseudo-intellects and others
are also joining the
bandwagon. “Throw out the
Hijaab” they say, though
there is no evidence that
suggest that the hijaab
clouds a person’s mind or
compromises a person’s
intelligence. Is there a
suitable Islamic module of
women’s empowerment and
emancipation?
The
answer is simple; when we
live our lives in accordance
to the Qur’an and Sunnah we
will experience true
liberation and equality.
Islam entrenches the rights
of both men and women
keeping in mind their unique
nature and temperament. A
cursory examination of these
rights will reveal that she
is indeed the queen of her
home, worthy of all the
dignity and respect that she
deserves.
We do not
believe that immorality is
reflective of one’s freedom
or that until and unless she
abandons her hayaa and
hijaab she will remain a
pitiful oppressed creature.
We do, however believe that
her status as a nurturer,
giver of life and as a
mother makes her unique.
As a tribute to our
women, let us celebrate the
hadith that says: “Paradise
lies under the feet of the
mother.” This implies that
women are also a medium for
eternal success in the
Hereafter. Can there be any
higher accolade than this?
May Allah keep all our
women safe and grant them
success. Ameen.
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