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Weekly Comment |
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Haj Chaos: A Poor Reflection of
Muslim Integrity!
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The United Ulama Council of
South Africa (UUCSA) is
extremely troubled and concerned
about the Haj visa chaos that
has the potential of further
fragmenting an already divided
South African Muslim community.
Some of the issues that gave
rise to the current visa chaos
were a direct result of:
* An Unaccredited
Operator: An
unaccredited tour operator
called ‘As Sabireen” solicited
1000 visas directly from Saudi
Arabia. SAHUC alerted the
Ambassador and the relevant
authorities in the Kingdom as
soon as it became aware of the
issuance of ‘irregular’ visas.
92 people had booked with
Sabireen who are now left
stranded. SAHUC was contacted by
Friends of the Hujaaj in an
attempt to secure 92 visas.
SAHUC had obviously refused to
legitimise the unlawful dealings
of the tour operator.
* Visas From
neighbouring countries:
Accredited tour operators who
fraudulently acquired visas from
neighbouring Southern African
countries by dishonestly
producing residence permits for
the pilgrims from the said
countries.
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Visas for sale: 104
accredited people were left
stranded without visas because
between seven to eleven
‘Accredited Operators’ had
secured visas from the embassy
on the pretext that they were
applying for South Africans
residing in neighbouring
countries. They had thus
exhausted the allocated visa
quota. SAHUC intervened and
manage to secure visas for the
104 affected pilgrims.
We appeal to the Muslim
community not to adopt dishonest
measures in attempting to
perform a fardh of Islam, nor
give currency to unverified
chit-chat as this only serves to
negatively impact on the welfare
of pilgrims.
Yusuf Patel
Secretary General
26
October 2011
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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 261.83 |
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Mahr Faatimi |
R 13,091.29 |
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Zakaat Nisaab |
R 5,236.51 |
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Words of Wisdom |
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Hadith of the Week |
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Reward for Accepted
Haj |
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Abu Hurairah Radhi-Allahu
anhu reported: The Messenger
of Allah Sallallahu 'alayhi
wasallam said, "(The
performance of) `Umrah is an
expiation for the sins
committed between it and the
previous `Umrah; and the
reward of Hajj Mabrur (i.e.,
one accepted) is nothing but
Jannah.'' (Al-Bukhari
& Muslim) |
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Quotation
of
the Week |
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Detrimental Desires |
“It is possible that a thing
that you may desire may be
against your interest."
(Abu Bakr RA)
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Point of Reflection |
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Effects of Knowledge |
“Knowledge, humbles a great
person, astonishes the
common, and puffs up the
small."
(Old
Saying) |
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Q and A |
Question:
Is the
performance of Qurbani
abroad valid and would it be
encouraged? |
Answer:
It is, in principle,
permissible to carry out
Qurbani abroad. However, one
should ensure that some
Qurbani share be slaughtered
at home (in one’s own
country). According to
senior Ulama, if one
suffices on performing
Qurbani abroad without
performing it him/her self,
he/she would be deprived of
the actual reward of
carrying out the Ibadah.
Reference: Mahmoodiyyah
11/345 (Meerat edition)
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U P D A T E |
Qurbani 1432 Hijri
Qurbâni
arrangements have been made
locally and abroad.
Local:
R1500.00 per share
India:
R175.00 per share
Kindly
Forward Your Payments
NOT
LATER THAN THURSDAY, 3rd
NOVEMBER 2011
to Any of the
Jamiatul Ulama South Africa
offices below OR
Deposit
directly into our
Jamiatul Ulama Relief Account
NEDBANK FORDSBURG;
ACCOUNT NO: 1953 285 937 and
Earmark Your Payment “QURBANI
2011”
It cannot be
over-emphasised that your
obligatory qurbâni be made
yourself personally. In so doing
many dimensions of offering
qurbâni will be fulfilled. If
you so desire to make optional
qurbâni, then this can be made
elsewhere.
NOTE THE
FOLLOWING:
Kindly fax
deposit slip with name and
address details for official
receipt Kindly submit names of
individuals on behalf of whom
Qurbâni is to be made Surplus
funds, if any, will be utilised
for Dîni activities Price of
share includes administration
costs
Tel: 011 373 8000 Fax:
011 373 8022
Rescue 786 Ambulance
Service
Radio
Islam International and the The
Jamiatul Ulama South Africa are
pleased to announce the launch
of their Ambulance Service which
is now fully operational,
Alhamdulillah.
The service
has at the moment 12 experienced
paramedics to serve the
community of Johannesburg
especially in the vicinity of
Fordsburg and Mayfair.
The
service’s hotline number is: 083
9000 786.
Educator Workshops:
Tas-heel Taalimil Atfaal Series
The Jamiatul Ulama South Africa
in conjunction with Me'raj
Publications will be having
exciting interactive workshops,
which will pay closer attention
to the series, and give greater
detail to the content of both
the pre-school textbooks as well
as the Teacher Guide.
This is a great opportunity for
teachers to get more first-hand
information on how to use the
series to its full potential.
There will be a workshop on
Thursday 27 October 2011 in
Lenasia
For further info
and venue confirmations,
contact:
Sister Shanaaz -
011 622 0531 / 082 444 6056
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Summarised Jumu’ah
Bayaan: |
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Prohibition
against Muslims
disassociating
themselves from one
another |
“The believers are
brothers, so make peace
between your brothers.”
(49:10)
“Do not help
each other to wrongdoing
and enmity.” (5:2)
“Conferring in secret is
from Shaytan.” (58:10)
• Anas radhiyallahu
anhu reported that
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said,
“Do not cut one another
off nor have enmity and
hatred towards one
another. Be slaves of
Allah, like brothers. It
is not lawful for a
Muslim to cut himself
off from his brother for
more than three days.”
(Bukhari & Muslim)
• Abu Ayyub
radhiyallahu anhu
reported that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, “It is
not lawful for a Muslim
to cut himself off from
his brother for more
than three nights so
that when they meet this
one turns aside and that
one turns aside. The
best of them is the one
who greets the other
first.” (Bukhari &
Muslim)
• Abu
Hurayrah radhiyallahu
anhu reported that
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said,
“Actions are presented
every Monday and
Thursday, and Allah then
forgives every man who
does not associate
anything with Him except
for a man who has
rancour for his brother.
He says, “Wait until
these two make it up!”
(Muslim)
• Jabir
radhiyallahu anhu said:
I heard Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam say, “Shaytan
has despaired of being
worshipped in the
Arabian Peninsula by
those who do the prayer,
but he does sow discord
between them.” (Muslim)
• Abu Hurayrah
radhiyallahu anhu
reported that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, “It is
not lawful for a Muslim
to separate from his
brother for more than
three days. Anyone who
separates himself for
more than three days and
then dies will enter the
Fire.” (Abu Dawud)
• Abu Khirash Hadrad
ibn Abi Hadrad al-Aslami
radhiyallahu anhu, also
called as-Sulami, the
Companion, heard
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam say,
“Anyone who separates
himself from his brother
for a year, it is as if
he had shed his blood.”
(Abu Dawud)
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Abu Hurayrah
radhiyallahu anhu
reported that Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said, “It is
not lawful for a
believer to separate
from a believer for more
than three days. If it
goes beyond three and he
meets him, he should
greet him. If he returns
the greeting, they share
in the reward. If he
does not return it, he
returns with the sin. A
Muslim is someone who
rejects separation.”
(Abu Dawud) Abu Dawud
said, “When the
separation is for the
sake of Allah, none of
this applies.”
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Ibn Mas’ud radhiyallahu
anhu reported that
Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said,
“When you are three
together, two should not
speak together privately
apart from the other one
until you come together
with other people
because that might upset
him.” (Bukhari & Muslim)
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Message from the Ameer of
the Jamiatul Ulama |
The Almighty Forbade
Oppression even for Himself
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As humans, we tend to
justify our actions even if
they violate the rights of
others. It is not uncommon
to verbally abuse another
person on the pretext that
“he is my enemy.”
One of the descriptions of
oppression is “to do or say
something that is
inappropriate.” What this
translates into is that
anything that is done or
said that would result in
hurt or humiliation would be
regarded as oppressive.
Allah the Almighty
dislikes oppression. We read
in a Hadith Qudsi that Allah
has forbidden oppression
upon Himself and has
commanded His creation not
to oppress one another.
In the world that we are
living in it seems that
feelings for others are
regarded as unimportant.
There is also an increasing
mindset that as long as a
person is deemed as
inferior, one has the right
to do as one pleases as far
as violation of rights are
concerned.
We need to
be aware that the du’aa of
an oppressed person is
answered. So as much as we
think that the victim of our
oppression is powerless the
reality is that he/she has
recourse to the Highest
authority. This awareness
can become a means of us
becoming more conscious of
how we treat and speak with
people.
It is an
unfortunate reality that the
people closest to us can
also become victims of our
oppression. We become
oblivious to the hurt that
we cause them. It is always
wise to weigh our words and
actions lest they become
destructive and demeaning.
It would be a great
tragedy if our oppression of
others becomes for us an
oppressive darkness in the
Hereafter. May Allah guide
us. (Ameen)
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