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| The_Naeem |
| 10/24/02 at 09:04:45 |
| Salaaams, If you've been hiding under a rock for the past 3 weeks, you might not know in my native, of the DC Metro area, there's a sniper on the loose. And this morning they just picked up 2 guys belived to be connected with it. And of course one of them is, you guess it "Muslim". Well they said dude took shahadah in '93, his last name is Muhammad, and he was a Sept 11th Hijacker sympathiser. He also happens to be a military guy, but did not have sniper training. Allahu Alim, I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but I hope he dosen't turn out to be connected or God forbid the actual sniper :o . I'm really getting tired of all of this stuff. Killings, persecution, media hype. I'm ready to buy 4 one way tickets to some carribean island and live the life of a hermit with my family. Think brother dawud was right, times like this "we miss the Prophet's hands" :'( |
| 10/24/02 at 09:05:16 |
| The_Naeem |
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| ltcorpest2 |
| 10/24/02 at 12:38:09 |
| i am hoping he is and that this nightmare is over. |
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| Red |
| 10/24/02 at 15:13:46 |
| [slm], I just feel like crying... :(, I got so sad when i read that the man they caught could be muslim. I am very glad that they caught whoever has been hurting sooo many people, but why does he have to be a muslim... I know this person does not have muslim characteristics or character of any righteous person, but now that he is muslim, this just adds to everything that going on already in the muslim world. I am just soooo tired of reading about muslim this and muslim that on the radio, televison, internet, news, everywhere, it just blows my mind away. And now in russia, their are muslims holding up 700 theatre people in a theatre. what is this world coming too...? wasalam, red :( |
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| Fatimah |
| 10/24/02 at 16:12:02 |
| [slm] The thing that gets me though is how in the world can a Muslim leave a note saying "I am God" ?? Just doesn't sound right to me. |
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| Fatimah |
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| jannah |
| 10/24/02 at 17:28:01 |
| Well forget that.. How can a so called Muslim go around killing innocent people in such a disgusting/horrible fashion and then demand 10 million dollars!! He's obviously quite deranged. The interesting thing is the media never uses his real name but just loooooooves using "Muhammad". |
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| BroHanif |
| 10/24/02 at 17:47:14 |
| Salaams, remember this guy that they have caught was in the Gulf War. And sad to say he may be experiencing Gulf War syndrome. No sane person would call himself God. Whatever we say, Islam is being dragged through mud. From the Far East to the west, if you want to blame something or someone blame Islam. Just say that his link to Al-Qaeeda or he or she trained in Afghanistan or supports suicide bombers. Salaams Hanif |
| NS |
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| jannah |
| 10/24/02 at 18:29:24 |
| [slm] hmm what do you guys think it all is? signs of the day of J? corruptness of the world increasing so it also increases in Muslims? or just that Muslim "crimes" are more notorious now, more advertised.. there must have been freak serial killers somewhere in islamic history before? or just the natural process of people getting desperate after suffering injustice after injustice and feeling impotent and not being able to do anything about it so it comes out in violent means? |
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| theOriginal |
| 10/24/02 at 18:54:39 |
| [slm] Like I said in the other one, it's ever so convenient that his name is Muhammad. It makes it easier to blame Muslims without really saying the word "Muslim." I don't say that from a conspiracy theory stance, but rather from a "wow isn't that ironic" stance. It gets even harder everyday to feel that my religion secures me, when it isn't secure itself (in other words, I fear for its sanctity). I often feel like Islam is on trial, and I am its defence attorney. The prosecution is extremely convincing, and I can't help chokin on the amount of staggering evidence they provide the jury with. I'm unconvinced that he was not framed. (Note: Two negatives.) Wasalaam. SF. |
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| Fatimah |
| 10/24/02 at 19:10:27 |
| [slm] [quote]Well forget that.. How can a so called Muslim go around killing innocent people in such a disgusting/horrible fashion and then demand 10 million dollars!! He's obviously quite deranged. The interesting thing is the media never uses his real name but just loooooooves using "Muhammad".[/quote] Yeah, but thats not what the public is going to see. :( They will not see that he is sick/crazy/deranged.. They will see he is Muslim, and we know how that goes. :'( Yeah, they leave out his real name and his step-son's name and just use Mr. Muhammad through the whole reports. >:( They even had to include his conversion to Islam, as if it had something to do with this situation. >:( So, what do you guys think will happen now? Another backlash? :( |
| 10/24/02 at 19:12:19 |
| Fatimah |
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| jannah |
| 10/24/02 at 19:18:25 |
| [quote] I often feel like Islam is on trial, and I am its defence attorney. The prosecution is extremely convincing, and I can't help chokin on the amount of staggering evidence they provide the jury with. [/quote] [slm] theOriginal, Islam doesn't need you to defend it. It is there clear and pure and free from evil until the end of time. It is Allah who says He will protect the Quran and His Message and certainly there is Noone else who could protect it best. And I certainly don't think we should go to the lengths of defending such ppl as the sniper. His actions prove he is not someone who is following Islam, so what's the point. He has nothing to do with us really. I think what we're feeling is that blow when we know anti-dawah has been committed, so now we realize we have to step up our efforts and again try to explain to people just because a person is muslim/xtian/jew and they commit evil acts, it doesn't mean they are following their religion, quite the opposite. About him being framed or all that. I think in this case or in 9/11 or anything else Muslims shouldn't go down that road. To do so gives us an excuse and mires us in animosity and confusion and puts us in the position of defending the indefensible. We should get back on track, practice our deen and help others to practice the deen. |
| 10/24/02 at 19:20:40 |
| jannah |
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| BroHanif |
| 10/24/02 at 19:22:01 |
| salaams [quote]I often feel like Islam is on trial, and I am its defence attorney. The prosecution is extremely convincing, and I can't help chokin on the amount of staggering evidence they provide the jury with. [/quote] The truth is clear just as the night is from the day. I agree with your point Jannah, just look at those held hostage in the Russdain theatre, I know sisters and bros have been raped in Chechneyah, crimes committe against them that anyone including me and perhaps you would turn angry. Then what happens you lash out hitting everyone, its like what my sensai told me in fighting if you fight with anger you become blind and your form is not correct, only way to become a better fighter is to relax and not let anger take over your emotions. Thats why its necessary that we adopt the correct way of maintaining sabr but also practice jihad at that time and the best jihad is starting with ourselves. Islam has been attacked in the past and it will be in the future as well, however what we as muslims have got to do is make sure that whatever is thrown at us we work within the Islamic frame. For example, if a rock is placed in the flowing stream then the water will find a way round the rock, right now the rock is the amount of garbage and suffering imposed upon our brothers and sisters worldwide. True its a large rock yet every rock is pourous. We need a correct form of dawah we need to be pro-active and not re-active. We need to re-activate the dwindling mosques and commite out go the illogical and backward thinking and in come the bros and sisters who are not interested in building lavish mosques and yearning for power. Out goes the cable and the TV adn VCR's and in come taleem and study circles in our houses and mosques. Out go the hopelessness of the ummah and in come the projects to transform the drugs and alcohol abuse and the hope to revitalise the dreams and aspirations of our youth. Forget whether one is a tablighi, hibut tahrir or ikhwan, in come the acceptance that we are all as one. Forget where your grandad came from, forget the fact that his a pakistani or guji who the hell cares, the cancer of qumiyat has damaged us greatly its high time we forget these petty differences and start to do salams and start hugging each other like we really mean it. In the end the solution lies with us. We've got the Quran and Sunnah what more do we want as the way forward ? Salaams Hanif |
| NS |
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| ltcorpest2 |
| 10/24/02 at 19:31:00 |
| Yeah, they leave out his real name and his step-son's name and just use Mr. Muhammad through the whole reports They were 1st using his given name but he changed it i heard a couple of years ago. I would think that is his real name, I don't think mohamed ali wants to go by cassius clay (i think he took offence and made a huge issue with joe frazier) also, he appears to be a convert to nation of islam. I thought that nation of islam was not a true islamic religion. Is that the case or am i wrong? gets even harder everyday to feel that my religion secures me, when it isn't secure itself (in other words, I fear for its sanctity). I often feel like Islam is on trial, and I am its defence attorney. The prosecution is extremely convincing, and I can't help chokin on the amount of staggering evidence they provide the jury with. I'm unconvinced that he was not framed. (Note: Two negatives.) I get a headache trying to figure out how to untangle 2 negatives. I think everyones religion is on trial, but you can only show people what you believe and honor those beliefs. Christians are in the same boat, when an abortion doctor is shot, or some goofballs in Idaho like aryan nation who make a claim on christianity spout their hate speach or Jim Jones gets his people to commit suicide, the media will take this and say that this is part of Christianity when it is only some sick people who allow satan to rule their lives but use God's name to do satan's will. |
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| ltcorpest2 |
| 10/24/02 at 19:57:29 |
| I am just soooo tired of reading about muslim this and muslim that on the radio, televison, internet, news, everywhere, it just blows my mind away. And now in russia, their are muslims holding up 700 theatre people in a theatre. what is this world coming too...? wasalam, red Also, i have been praying for you guys, it seems like the last week has had some very toa4^yfj nQm.WW)j˗;+{ߒ\TݏK 7IWӞ2K^Z> gمi!.>PM+b Ǖf/>\wop5D0X Qpk$\(v.d=u$vKH i0GgU) C{g.!G gz͵O Iikc |
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| Abd_al-Rashid |
| 10/25/02 at 03:09:29 |
| [slm] [quote]locally at our mosque nobody believes in doing things so simple as helping the homeless[/quote] I have the same problem at my masjid. The problem is that the majority are cultural Muslims who regard the masjid as a place to pray and speak the native language. Forget the homeless shelter, they don't even wanna speak to the people down the street. The thing that upsets me the most is some of the brothers own haraam businesses in the inner city and have lavish homes thanks to the profits of selling alcohol, lottery tickets, pork, and in some cases pornography. When asked, the stock reply is usually along the lines of "this is America, I have a family to feed" Either they don't know or care that they are destroying the lives of people who need Islam the most (inner city residents). Meanwhile, their sons and daughters are busy with drugs and dating. I've actually met "Muslim" drug dealers. And I tried to talk to em, be their friend, but when the celly rings they gotta go and handle their business. That's why I laugh at conspiracy theories "the jews/americans/christians/hindus/whatever are out to get us" Muslims are the biggest enemies of Islam today. It's very discouraging and makes me sad and angry. :( and >:( is not a good combination. I only ask for the mercy of Allah and to guide our hearts to that which pleases him. And know that I am the biggest sinner and worst among you and this is only a reminder and I look in the mirror first. All mistakes are mine alone and I bear full responsibility for them. The sacred month approaches and I sincerely hope we don't gain only hunger from it. [wlm] |
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| Kashif |
| 10/25/02 at 06:02:36 |
| assalaamu alaikum From what i understand this guy is Nation of Islam, and that might explain his statement as the NOI believe that the black man is God. Allahu a'lam. Kashif Wa Salaam [quote author=truthfinder link=board=ummah;num=1035471557;start=0#3 date=10/24/02 at 16:12:02] [slm] The thing that gets me though is how in the world can a Muslim leave a note saying "I am God" ?? Just doesn't sound right to me.[/quote] |
| NS |
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| BrKhalid |
| 10/25/02 at 07:29:07 |
| Asalaamu Alaikum ;-) [quote]I also wanted to ask everyone, how do you recommend starting programs like the ones Brohanif mentioned?[/quote] I think Br Naeem and Sr Barr made a great point in the British Souq about those who are competent and committed, should be standing up and doing something rather than allowing others to come forward who are less capable. Specifically in our Masjids we should be getting more involved and if current committees aren't satisfying the needs of the local community, then we should be telling them about it. [quote]From what i understand this guy is Nation of Islam, and that might explain his statement as the NOI believe that the black man is God. [/quote] If this guy is really from the NOI, then the least each one of us can do is tell every non Muslim we know that the NOI is not part of the Islamic faith. If possible tell them why, and, InshaAllah, from a seemingly bleak perspective, a few people may learn a bit more about *real* Islam. [quote]hmm what do you guys think it all is? signs of the day of J? corruptness of the world increasing so it also increases in Muslims? or just that Muslim "crimes" are more notorious now, more advertised.. there must have been freak serial killers somewhere in islamic history before? or just the natural process of people getting desperate after suffering injustice after injustice and feeling impotent and not being able to do anything about it so it comes out in violent means? [/quote] Personally I just think we are being tested by Allah. More importantly we will be continued to be tested and afflicted until we start to change. |
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| The_Naeem |
| 10/25/02 at 09:35:43 |
| African-Americans grapple with race of sniper suspects Relief at capture, worry about repercussions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Tanika White, Laurie Willis and Linell Smith Sun Staff Originally published October 25, 2002 In the African-American community, the good news came first and the bad news a half-beat later. "Did you hear?" huddled office workers and shocked e-mail buddies said to one another: They think they caught the sniper ... and he's black. It was a revelation few expected: The two suspects in the Washington-area serial sniper killings are not disenchanted white men, as were Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh or Unabomber Theodore J. Kaczynski. John Allen Muhammad, 41, and Lee Boyd Malvo, 17, are black. Pundits and criminal profilers got it all wrong; they had predicted that the deadly accurate sniper would turn out to be a young to middle-age white man with a political or social ax to grind. Yesterday, experts admitted to being surprised. However, in Baltimore and around the country, many African Americans - from average citizens to influential leaders - took the news personally. Diania Dabney, owner of Dabney's Beauty Salon on Reisterstown Road in Northwest Baltimore, said the alleged snipers' race was the buzz all yesterday in her shop. "It makes me feel good that they're caught, but I'm sorry they're black because I'm black," Dabney said. "It's a negative thing against the race, and we already have enough negative things against us." The talk that went on in Dabney's shop was echoed around the country. Yesterday, on the Tom Joyner Morning Show - a nationally syndicated radio program that reaches more than 5 million African-Americans between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. daily - the phone lines were flooded with callers shocked to hear that the serial sniper suspects are black. "Folks were disappointed, and kinda like relieved and scared at the same time," said Keith Fisher, producer of the Baltimore-area affiliate that carries the show on WWIN-FM. "People were saying, 'Oh, I hope it's not the guy, but if it is, well, then it's good that they caught him.'" Former Black Entertainment Television talk-show host Tavis Smiley, who has a radio program on National Public Radio, plans a show on the suspects' race next week. Profilers who missed the mark had relied on the history of such crimes. "It's very unusual for serial killers to be black," said Ken Jennings, vice president of the African American Coalition of Howard County, a local black think tank. "This is very surprising. I think people are very surprised." Although cases of black serial killers are unusual, there have been some. Henry Louis Wallace, a black man, was convicted in 1997 of murdering nine women in the Charlotte, N.C., area over a 20-month period. Dr. Na'im Akbar, former president of the National Association of Black Psychologists and a professor at Florida State University, said he fielded calls all day yesterday from colleagues, family members and a producer from Smiley's radio show, all of whom wanted to talk about the suspected snipers' race. "I certainly am shocked and upset and saddened," Akbar said. "This is not typical conduct for us. I mean black folks do some crazy stuff, but we don't do anonymous violence. That's not in our history. We just don't do that." Akbar said many African-Americans know that the race of the serial sniper suspects will reflect negatively on them. "The reality of it is we know on some very basic level that in this country we are always identified with the worst aspects of our community," he said. "So it becomes a very personal thing." Meanwhile, Kweisi Mfume, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said he saw little connection between the suspects' race and the crimes they are alleged to have committed. "Madmen, like bigots, come in all colors," Mfume said. Still, the two suspects had many African-Americans scrambling to make sense of it all. "It's unbelievable to think that with all we go through, we'd be out here [randomly] killing people," said Laverne Smith, 41, who owns Laverne's Up Close & Personal, a hair-braiding shop on Pennsylvania Avenue. "I have to admit that I kinda said that myself," said Baltimore City Council President Sheila Dixon. "It's bad enough that somebody's doing this. But then to find out that the person doing this is of your race just makes it even more difficult to" understand. Joe Feagin, a sociology professor at the University of Florida and a co-author of Living with Racism, said African-Americans are legitimately worried that this will exacerbate white stereotypes of the black man as violent. "The news coverage itself will be racist in a number of subtle ways," he said. "We are constantly reminded that a black criminal is black and only occasionally reminded that a white criminal is white." Chuck Stone, a journalism professor at the University of North Carolina, said race isn't an issue when a white man commits a heinous crime. "We denounce the act but not the person because he's white," Stone said. "When it's one of us, they say 'Oh, the black guy did it.'" Stone said that's why when the killing started, African-Americans said, "Oh, we hope they're not black." Similarly, some Muslims fear a possible backlash. One of the suspects, Muhammad, is a convert to Islam. "We are concerned that ... American Muslims will now face scapegoating and bias," said Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council of American Islamic Relations, a national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group, in a statement. Imam Mohamad Bashar Arafat, president of the Islamic Affairs Council of Maryland, said he could see how some African-Americans might fear the negative backlash from Muhammad's and Malvo's arrest. "I'm concerned that some people are going to take the example of that murderer and sick person who happened to be an African-American," Arafat said, "and start targeting the African-American Muslim community." Some African-Americans even refused to believe that the police had the right men. Jacqueline Hall, a University of Maryland freshman from Silver Spring, said some students left a discussion in the student union yesterday still in doubt. "They were saying that I still don't think that they're the snipers. I think that they were the ones who wanted the money but not the actual snipers," Hall, 18, said. Then she added what most people were feeling yesterday, regardless of race or religion. "Whether the sniper is black or white, I'm just glad he's off the streets." Copyright 2002, The Baltimore Sun |
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| theOriginal |
| 10/25/02 at 10:47:11 |
| [slm] Yes I agree.....I don't need to defend Islam as a religion. But I need to defend my spirituality...moreover, I need to defend my beliefs. Not to anyone, but myself, and Allah (awj). And it's not the sniper I'm angry with; deranged people can justify their ignorance in any way they wish to. But from a philosophical stance (if there ever was such a thing), I simply cannot get my intelligence (or lack thereof) to wrap my mind around the concept of certain things that are going on. I will not tell you exactly WHY I can't do this (perhaps I just don't know how to), but I can tell you that it is definitely NOT because Muslims are being blamed for seemingly everything. I could be more precise, articulate, and even expressive, if I wanted to. But I remain vague, intentionally. Your comments were appreciated. Wasalaam. SF. |
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| sofia |
| 10/25/02 at 11:46:50 |
| As-salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullah May Allah keep you all safe, aameen! I dont know about yall, but Im tired of seeing the Ummah in a constant state of ad hoc fear, hostility (from within and without), and depression about our reality. If were not progressive, were reactionary. I blame myself first, for forgetting about our history and what we were made to do, regardless of all this drama. And by "drama," I don't mean just the sniper case, the Moscow issue, the Bali incident, 9/11, Palestine, etc etc etc. Nothing happens "coincidentally," in a "vacuum;" things happen for a reason. And this isn't pointed at anyone in particular, since I haven't even read all the posts here yet (oops, did I admit that?). Just free-forming. Problem: Muslims are weak. Why? We lack ilm, taqwa, imaan, etc. We lack unity and we dont enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. The sunnah of Allah, as laid out pretty clearly in the Quraan, is to destroy and/or humiliate those who not only transgress, but those who condone their transgression. Most of the stories related in the Quraan of ancient civilizations that were destroyed, happened not only to the tyrants/transgressors, but to almost all those around him/her. Why? Because they sat back and did not stand up against oppression and did not enjoin good, patience, and mercy. AllahuAlim. In addition to that, defiling the earth (which we were appointed viceregents of and will be asked about), lack of hayaa/modesty, increase in riba/interest, lack of unity (even breaking ties of kinship), lack of ilm, increase in wealth/arrogance/racism/feudalism, etc. Its all destroying us. And few of us have stood up against the wrongs we and others commit. Solution: Muslims, speak out against injustices. Not just those oppressing/wronging you, but those wronging others, regardless of who they are. And not just when there is wrong done to Muslims or to Islam, but when there is wrong done to any innocent. (Do we even keep them in our duaa?) Enjoin good and forbid wrong-doing. Its not just a sunnah, its an obligation on us all. Who did the sahaabah provide support for, whether in the beginning stages of Islam (when all were oppressed) or at its height? The poor and the marginalized. The widows and orphans. The neglected. Who are we taking care of? This deen will have true success on this earth again, with or without us. Allah will protect what is meant to be protected, with or without us. And He will make what will come to pass, with or without us. I dont say this to mean, we shouldnt worry about a thing. Rather, we should be worried about whether or not well be destroyed with the transgressors. I know this all sounds harsh (and I have to point to myself first), but in reality, we havent checked ourselves, yet we check others. And we may be living in a nightmare, but it could be a lot worse. We dont count our blessings as much as we count our trials. "O Believers! Stand up for justice as a witness to God, even if it be against your ownselves or against your parents or your kin, be he rich or poor. Allah is a better Protector to both. So follow not the lusts (of your your heart) lest you avoid justice; and if you distort your witness or refuse to give it, verily, Allah is well-acquainted with all you do." [4:135] Allah has said: O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you, O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and will not attain benefitting Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more that a needle decreases the sea if put into it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let him finds good praise Allah and let him who finds other that blame no one but himself. Hadith Qudsi, related by Muslim, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah. On the authority of Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Let not any one of you belittle himself. They said: O Messenger of Allah, how can any one of us belittle himself? He said: He finds a matter concerning Allah about which he should say something, and he does not say [it], so Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says to him on the Day of Resurrection: What prevented you from saying something about such-and-such and such-and-such? He say: [It was] out of fear of people. Then He says: Rather it is I whom you should more properly fear. It was related by Ibn Majah with a sound chain of authorities. Allah has said: Whosoever shows enmity to someone devoted to Me, I shall be at war with him. My servant draws not near to Me with anything more loved by Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him, and My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him. When I love him I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him, and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant him it. I do not hesitate about anything as much as I hesitate about [seizing] the soul of My faithful servant: he hates death and I hate hurting him. It was related by al-Bukhari. The Prophet said, "Near the establishment of the Hour there will be days during which (religious) knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and general ignorance will spread, and there will be Al-Harj in abundance, and Al-Harj means killing." Saheeh Bukhari. Narrated Hudhaifa: "While we were sitting with 'Umar, he said, 'Who among you remembers the statement of the Prophet about the afflictions?' Hudhaifa said, 'The affliction of a man in his family, his property, his children and his neighbors are expiated by his prayers, Zakat (and alms) and enjoining good and forbidding evil." Saheeh Bukhari. On the authority of Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Allah (mighty and sublime be He) said: Truly of those devoted to Me the one I most favor is a believer who is of meager means and much given to prayer, who has been particular in the worship of his Lord and has obeyed Him inwardly (i.e. he has not been ostentatious in his obedience.), who was obscure among people and not pointed out, and whose sustenance was just sufficient to provide for him yet he bore this patiently. Then the Prophet (pbuh) rapped his hand and said: Death will have come early to him, his mourners will have been few, his estate scant. Related by at-Tirmidhi, Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Ibn Majah in a sound chain. |
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