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Mothers Day
a_Silver_Rose
05/10/03 at 13:10:00
[slm] What are you doing for your mom?

Re: Mothers Day
Kathy
05/10/03 at 14:00:04
[slm] You may want to read this from islam Q&A http://63.175.194.25/topics/mother/mother_eng.shtml

Re: Mothers Day
jaihoon
05/10/03 at 16:53:44
[quote author=a silverose link=board=bebzi;num=1052583001;start=0#0 date=05/10/03 at 13:10:00] [slm] What are you doing for your mom?[/quote] Mother Rediscovered . . . ------------------------------- http://www.jaihoon.com/egoptics/momgift.htm Thanks to the media, the commercial giants have spent heavily on defining motherhood through their products. Biscuits, stationeries, soft drinks, online gift vendors have all rediscovered a sudden fondness for the entity called 'Mother'. Business as usual. I have made no plans to present a gift. And yes it would be a worthwhile effort to take a shovel in hand and try to find the 'paradise (that) lies under the Mother's feet'. I only wish to please her in such a way that would make her raise her hands in dua for this offspring. Not that she requires gifts to do it. She has been doing the same for the past twenty years unconditionally. And will continue to do so . . . I would lobby my mother to ensure that she continues praying for me. I have heard that Creator hardly rejects a  mother's prayer for her child. God bless this 'Treasure house of Affection' whose love is beyond what I can describe. God bless her for helping me go on the tightrope walk of life. All my achievements may not be worth more than a heap of dust at her feet! To safeguard her offspring from 'ego-desolating forces', she embraces the sternness of thunder and the patience of Mother Earth. New forces of desolation calls for new ways of preservation. In an era where even the smile is 'genetically  engineered' to fit the unfit times, even motherhood seems to have restricted itself in the narrow-sized columns of magazines or the promotional offers of the corporate entities. I can recall no other words to end this topic than the lines of Allama Iqbal, which he composed on the death of his mother : "Awaiting whom shall I reside in this land, Who will be sleepless now on the late arrival of my letter, Let my wailing reach the dust of her grave Whom will I remember in my Fajr prayer?" - Jaihoon

Re: Mothers Day
a_Silver_Rose
05/10/03 at 17:39:11
[slm] Jazak Allahu Kair sister Kathy. [quote] “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.” [/quote] I have seen this hadith used: to say that birthdays and engagement/wedding rings are  also forbidden. I have also read in islamonline that nothing is forbidden until it specifically says it is. I see this as a contradiction. When I see that hadith I believe it to mean to try to act like the unbelievers (such as drinking alcohol, mixing, wearing undecent clothes) We should be not afraid to say we are Muslim and not follow their unlawful ways. I have also read that it is ok to do cultural things unless it goes against the teachings of Islam. I think celebrating mothers day cannot go against the teachings of Islam. Same for birthdays. (unless ofcourse you blow away money and make an excess of it (as some people do)). I agree that 'mothers day' is everyday, but dont see any harm in giving a present that day to specifically recognize you appreciate someone. But ofcourse you can do that more than once and other days. I think its nice so one does not feel left out. [i]Aisha narrated that the Prophet  [saw] said: Exchange gifts with one another for gifts remove ill will from peoples hearts. [/i] I understand that some people may only start obeying or 'being nice' to their mother that one day, instead of everyday. (then this is ofcourse wrong...) But ofcourse if you fear Allah (swt) you will not do that. and Allah (swt) knows best
05/10/03 at 17:50:37
a_Silver_Rose

Re: Mothers Day
a_Silver_Rose
05/10/03 at 17:45:29
[slm] Jazak Allahu Kayron Brother Jaihoon. That was really beautiful, Mash'Allah
05/10/03 at 17:45:54
a_Silver_Rose

Re: Mothers Day
Tesseract
05/10/03 at 18:02:16
Assalamu 'alaikum,        [quote] I think celebrating mothers day cannot go against the teachings of Islam. Same for birthdays. [/quote]             I remember from ISNA 2001, Sheikh Hamza Yusuf saying," Why don't people celebrate Mother's day everyday? Why would u pick just one day out of 365 days, and do something special to show ur mom that u love her. This is what Non-Muslims do. They don't look after their parents whole year, but choose one day to show their affection to their parents."            Now, what he said, made a lot of sense to me. By picking up one day out of 365 days and doing something (whatever that is) to show ur affection for ur parents, is imitating them exactly the way they do, isn't it? Wassalam.

Re: Mothers Day
a_Silver_Rose
05/10/03 at 18:08:08
[slm] [quote] I remember from ISNA 2001, Sheikh Hamza Yusuf saying," Why don't people celebrate Mother's day everyday? Why would u pick just one day out of 365 days, and do something special to show ur mom that u love her. This is what Non-Muslims do. They don't look after their parents whole year, but choose one day to show their affection to their parents."    Now, what he said, made a lot of sense to me. By picking up one day out of 365 days and doing something (whatever that is) to show ur affection for ur parents, is imitating them exactly the way they do, isn't it? Wassalam. [/quote] I already wrote: [quote]I agree that 'mothers day' is everyday, but dont see any harm in giving a present that day to specifically recognize you appreciate someone. But ofcourse you can do that more than once and other days. I think its nice so one does not feel left out. Aisha narrated that the Prophet   said: Exchange gifts with one another for gifts remove ill will from peoples hearts. I understand that some people may only start obeying or 'being nice' to their mother that one day, instead of everyday. (then this is ofcourse wrong...) But ofcourse if you fear Allah (SubHana Wa Ta`ala) you will not do that. and Allah (SubHana Wa Ta`ala) knows best [/quote]

Re: Mothers Day
Muslimah08
05/10/03 at 19:11:43
[slm] I thought that  in Islam everyday was mothers day.......i dont belive it should be haram? [wlm]   :-)

Re: Mothers Day
a_Silver_Rose
05/10/03 at 20:00:39
[slm] [quote]I thought that  in Islam everyday was mothers day.......i dont belive it should be haram? [/quote] yup thats right :) I dont think anyone can say its exactly haram but they are just trying to say that you shouldnt have one day to appreciate your mother but you should be doing that everyday. Alhumdulilah. I personally think its ok to give a gift during the official' mothers day' and ofcourse you could do that other days as well, insh'Allah.

Re: Mothers Day
jannah
05/10/03 at 22:55:43
[slm] [Sometimes I think we should make the word haram a censored word...] Anyway one of the Imam's here (Bro Djafar) gave a great khutbah on Friday... The first half was about the prophet [saw]. Who's birth date is this tues or thurs or something like that. And he was saying he didn't want to comment on the fiqh of 'celebrating mawlid' but wanted to point out how the Sahaba, the Tabieen and Tabi'Tabieen used to remember the prophet [saw] all the time, like every day, in all aspects of their life... And he talked about how there is no other person on earth who's life is so remembered, detailed, talked about and followed.... The second part of the khutbah was about mothers and he talked about how mothers are mentioned in the Quran and hadith with so much respect and praise.. He told us a story of a Sahaba who CARRIED his mother around the kabah doing Tawaf and then after, he came to the prophet [saw] and asked if the rights of his mother had been repaid for all she did.. and the prophet [saw] said not even for one wahn? (labor pain)....not even one push of labor pain... subhanallah.. He said how he never realized how much a mother goes through for her children and their love until he saw his first child being born and at that moment he remembered his own mother. He shared this Arabic poem story of a young boy/man who was offered jewels, enormous wealth and happiness if he won the 'heart of his mother'. So the boy ran home and then he killed his mother!!! Then he took her heart and was running back to claim his prize.. on the way to running he tripped and he fell and the heart fell on the ground in the dust.. and then the heart spoke.  It said "Are you hurt, my son?".  And the boy realized what he had done and how much love his mother still had for him even after everything he had done to her.. and so he wanted to kill himself.. so he took the knife and was going to stab himself in the heart and kill himself.. and the heart spoke again... it said "My son, don't kill me twice."   Subhanallah...  :-)

Re: Mothers Day
a_Silver_Rose
05/11/03 at 00:58:52
[slm] wow Jannah thats enough to make me weak. Jazak Allahu Kair for sharing that... a Mother is definately special...and my dream..to be one...
05/11/03 at 00:59:36
a_Silver_Rose

Re: Mothers Day
jaihoon
05/11/03 at 06:54:25
[quote author=jannah link=board=bebzi;num=1052583001;start=0#9 date=05/10/03 at 22:55:43][slm] He shared this Arabic poem story of a young boy/man who was offered jewels, enormous wealth and happiness if he won the 'heart of his mother'. So the boy ran home and then he killed his mother!!! Then he took her heart and was running back to claim his prize.. on the way to running he tripped and he fell and the heart fell on the ground in the dust.. and then the heart spoke.  It said "Are you hurt, my son?".  And the boy realized what he had done and how much love his mother still had for him even after everything he had done to her.. and so he wanted to kill himself.. so he took the knife and was going to stab himself in the heart and kill himself.. and the heart spoke again... it said "My son, don't kill me twice."   Subhanallah...  :-)[/quote] Subhanallah! I suppose this earthly life of few decades is not enough to serve one's mother.

Mother's Day an Islamic Perspective
bhaloo
05/11/03 at 11:54:08
[slm] Insha'Allah this will help to clarify this matter.  Alhumdullilah some excellent points were brought up by Kathy, Bulwark of Islam,  and Jannah. From islamonline.net regarding Mother's Day. In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. First of all, it goes without saying that every committed Muslim is supposed to pay his parents, especially his mother, due respect. One should try to show dutifulness to one’s parents, even if they happened to be non-Muslims, let alone being Muslims. What Islam goes against is to imitate non-Muslims by marking a special occasion such as celebrating the Mother’s Day in a way that shows that mothers do not deserve due respect and care save on this very day. If we are going to make the whole year a Mother’s Day, then Islam welcomes celebrating the occasion with open arms. Indeed, Muslim scholars have maintained various opinions regarding the issue. Here below we will attempt to furnish you with Juristic views as regard this issue: First of all, Sheikh Faysal Mawlawi, deputy chairman of the European Council for Fatwa and Research, states: “Dutifulness to parents, especially the mother, and treating them kindly is an act of worship enjoined in both the Qur’an and the Sunnah of Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Being dutiful to parents is not confined to a specific time. It is an obligation that should be observed every time, as all people commonly know. Yet, the Mother’s Day, as it’s known nowadays is a Western habit. The Westerners specified a day and called it the Mother’s Day. On that day sons and daughters show gratefulness to their mothers and offer them presents. It has become part of important feasts in the West, whereas we Muslims have no other festivals except the Lesser and the Greater Bairams. Any other celebrations are deemed mere occasions or anniversaries; and this is applied to the Mother’s Day. The Mother’s Day implies paying more attention and exerting more effort in expressing gratitude to mothers. So there is nothing wrong in that. However, there are two reservations worth mentioning; first, considering the Mother’s Day a feast; second, confining the task of showing dutifulness to mothers to that specific day, giving implication that throughout the whole year, just only one day is for showing love to parents. If such two anomalous points are addressed, then there is nothing wrong in considering the Mother’s Day a chance to give more care to mothers. Thus, we may take the Mother’s Day as a chance to lay more emphasis on our duty towards our mothers, as Islam enjoins us, because dutifulness to parents is a genuine Islamic teaching. But Muslims, in doing that, should never deviate from the Islamic teachings, they should do things in Islamic manners, not in Western manners. Hence they would not be imitating the non-Islamic habits of the West. Hence, viewed in juristic perspective, we can say that celebrating the Mother’s day is controversial among the contemporary scholars. While a group of them consider it Haram (unlawful) as a kind of blind imitation of the Western non-Islamic habits, which have no benefit for Muslims, another group see it Halal (lawful) on condition that showing gratitude and dutifulness to parents should not be confined to that day only." Moreover, the well known erudite scholar Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi states: [i] "The Arab tend to blindly follow the Western in their celebration of the Mother’s Day, without trying to understand the wisdom behind inventing such an occasion. When the European found that children do not deal properly towards their parents nor give them their due right, they resorted to specifying an annual occasion for children to remedy the situation. But in Islam, mothers are to be due respect and love every time, not only one day a year. For example, when one goes out, he kisses one’s mother’s hand seeking her pleasure and blessing. [/i] A Muslim must not allow any gap between him and his mother, he must offer her presents every time. This indicates that Muslims can dispense with such an occasion, the Mother’s Day. Unlike the case in the West, where it’s a vogue for some children to show indifference to their mothers’ feelings, and, what’s more, it is so common to see some parents being dragged to infirmaries (as their kids have no time for them), dutifulness to parents in Islam, alongside with worshipping Allah, is a sacred duty. In this concern Almighty Allah says: “And We have commended unto man kindness toward parents. His mother beareth him with reluctance, and bringeth him forth with reluctance, and the bearing of him and the weaning of him is thirty months, till, when he attaineth full strength and reacheth forty years, he saith: My Lord! Arouse me that I may give thanks for the favor wherewith Thou hast favored me and my parents, and that I may do right acceptable unto Thee. And be gracious unto me In the matter of my seed. Lo! I have turned unto Thee repentant, and lo! I am of those who surrender (unto Thee).” (Al-Ahqaf: 15) Reflecting on the aforementioned Qur’anic verse, we find it stressing both parents’ right, but reviewing the following verses we find them paying special care to the mother and tackling the hardships she suffers in pregnancy, fosterage and rearing children. In this verse Almighty Allah informs man of the debt he owes his mother since he was a fetus, passing by the process of childbirth, infancy, childhood until he comes of age. A child normally forgets the hardship which his mother underwent during pregnancy. Hence Almighty Allah draws his attention to such hardships, laying emphasis on her great status in Islam." Finally, Dr. `Abdul Fattah `Ashoor, professor of Qur’an Exegisis at Al-Azhar University, concludes: “Holding celebrations in honoring others and commemorating anniversaries are neither feasts nor Islamic. But one may seize any chance to express gratitude to those who deserve it. This is how we should consider the Mother’s Day. The mother has a special place in the Islamic culture, and all other civilized cultures. So it is something good to do anything to please her and show gratefulness to her. So dedicating a day to showing good feelings towards parents, especially the mother, is by no means blameworthy as it does not contradict the Islamic teachings, nor can it be merely considered a form of joining the Western vogue of making celebrations. Conversely, it is a kind of devotion to Allah’s orders that we should be dutiful to our parents.” Allah Almighty knows best.

Re: Mothers Day
jannah
05/11/03 at 23:42:43
One day a man came to see the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. It seemed that he was trying to solve something but couldn't quite work it out. So he asked the Prophet. ''Tell me, O Prophet!'' I have many relatives and many friends whom I love, and whom I wish to care for and help. But I often find it difficult to decide which of them has the greatest claim upon me? Which of them should come first?'' The Prophet replied immediately, ''Your mother should come first and before all others.'' The man was very pleased to have this clear guidance from the Prophet. But of course there were all his other relatives and his friends, so he asked ''and after my mother, who has the greatest claim upon me?'' The Prophet's reply this second time surprised him. ''Your mother!'' he said again. The man wondered why the Prophet was repeating himself. Perhaps he had not spoken clearly, the man thought, so he asked the question again, ''What I want to know is, after my mother, who has the greatest claim upon me? Again the Prophet said ''your mother!'' Your mother, your mother, your mother! The Prophet had now said it three times. Slowly, the man realized why he had done so. ''The Prophet means that my mother is extremely important, so much so that my duty to her must be stressed over and over again. Even so, the man's thoughts ran on, ''what about all the others I love and wish to care for?'' Still uncertain and wanting to know more, he once again turned to the Prophet and said, ''and after my mother, who comes after her? Is there anyone besides her?'' The Prophet then replied ''after your mother, your father.'' ''And then?'' asked the man. ''Then people who are nearest to you,'' said the Prophet. Allah's peace and blessings be upon the Prophet.

Re: Mothers Day
Barr
05/12/03 at 06:10:00
Assalamu'alaikum :) [quote]But in Islam, mothers are to be due respect and love every time, not only one day a year. For example, when one goes out, he kisses one’s mother’s hand seeking her pleasure and blessing.[/quote] MashaAllah! I didn't know kissing a mother's hand originates from Islam. I thought its just from my culture that is coincidently Islamic.   coz somehow, I don't see other traditional Muslim cultures doing it... except, maybe the Somalis...?
05/12/03 at 10:07:43
Barr

Re: Mothers Day
Maliha
05/12/03 at 07:48:07
[slm] Hey we kiss our mother's hand...and every older aunties/Jiddahs hands too :) It's considered disrespectful in me culture to simply shake hands with an older woman... but yeah, mother's day is everyday:) Alhamdullillah:) Sis, Maliha. :-) [wlm]

Re: Mothers Day
Kathy
05/12/03 at 10:00:05
[slm] When I first became a mother I used to feel "gipped", being a Muslim Mother, on Mother's Day. Even tho I knew in my heart -the hadiths, fatwas and lessons... I still wanted someone to recognise me on this day. But alas, I taught my son, my hubby, family and friends the correct Islamic way of thinking about this day. I may not have agreed, but I did what was right. Then at work, school or grocery store people would ask me what Ali or my hubby did for me on this day. It was always agony. Knowing that it would "seem" to put a negative conotation on Islam, and usually the conversation did not warrant a long explanation... I would change the conversation.  They, undoubtedly noticing. It has been eight years as a Mom. Yesterday someone someone said "happy Mother's Day" to me and asked if I had done/received any gifts. In a fleeting surreal moment, I saw the past year fly by. I thought of the flowers Ali brings home, either from the school yard, my yard or [i] gasp[/i] the neighbors yard... I thought of the daily kisses and hugs that I still receive, the little notes of love, he painstakingly writes in cursive, which I find when I come home from the Dawah Center. I think of his support and help around the house... and the times i push him too far asking him to do the most mundane things for me... like get the remote for me... and it is three feet away... and he does them with love. I thought about the many many ways he shows me he loves me all the time... so I replied... "Thanks... everyday is Mother's Day for me...."  :-) ;-)
05/12/03 at 10:01:41
Kathy

Re: Mothers Day
Halima
05/12/03 at 10:41:07
Yesterday, I was driving with my younger son in the car with me.  Suddenly the messages on Mother's day started filtering through the car radio.  So, I said to my son Haroun, how come you people (him and his brother) do send me something on mother's day?  His respons, Mum, we do not even know that it is mother's day!  Besides, we do not have money to buy you anything yet! I was of course teasing him just to see his reaction.  But the truth is mother's day has never been of any significance to us.  So, I told him, you know baby, just the fact that I am your mother is ENOUGH for me.  Every time I look into your faces, I feel over whelming love for you guys, even when you push me to the limit.  Beneath all my anger when I angry with you, my love is steadfast.  When I am away from you guys, I worry a lot.  And anyway, mother's day is a western concept.   He mules over this and agrees because he has not seen any Muslims celebrating it either. Halima

Re: Mothers Day
a_Silver_Rose
05/12/03 at 15:56:27
[slm] Its not just a western concept. It happens all around the arab world and they celebrate it in Pakistan also. I dont see anythign wrong with it. As long as we all realize that it is 'everyday' and that she deserves respect and gifts on other days as well. [quote]Hey we kiss our mother's hand...and every older aunties/Jiddahs hands too  [/quote] Yes we do too! :)I also thought it was a cultural thing and was adopted from hindus since they kiss the feet of their elders.

Re: Mothers Day
Halima
05/14/03 at 02:52:22
[quote]Its not just a western concept. It happens all around the arab world and they celebrate it in Pakistan also. I dont see anythign wrong with it. As long as we all realize that it is 'everyday' and that she deserves respect and gifts on other days as well. [/quote] Silverose, here, it is considered a western concept even among our Christian counterparts some of who are celebrating it and some don't give a damn about it.   Kissing of the hand is a MUST for us too.  No one greets an elder without kissing the back of their hand.  It will be an offense if you don't do so. Shukran. Halima

Re: Mothers Day
Kathy
05/14/03 at 08:28:49
[slm] Wow... things you learn... Kissing someone's hand is a good thing? No wonder people can't figure me out.  More than enough times, women have grabbed/taken my hands to kiss them. Immediately I have been abhorred because I feel it is in excess of admiration, because usually they do it because of something good I did. I feel like they are praising me and I sure do not want that! Help me sort this out.... is it an American way of thinking?

Re: Mothers Day
Barr
05/14/03 at 22:10:30
[wlm] [quote]Help me sort this out.... is it an American way of thinking? [/quote] I dunno, Kathy.. I'm no American, but I feel like U. When I lived in England, kissing of the hands is not something that is widely practised... hence, my perception. Also, I heard from some sisters that it is not very encouraged "Islamicly" as it shows excess admiration to people by kissing their hands. So, when I get back to Singapore, I have to change gear again. Somehow, I feel uncomfortable to kiss the hands of "stranger" (non-family) aunties. I only kiss my parents hands now and my real aunties/uncles (related by close family ties) and my gran, of course. I am extra uncomfortable, when kids kiss my hands. My teenage sister's friends, would try to kiss my hands sometimes, and that usually puts me on a spot. I want to give them a nice, warm and firm handshake, yet, I don't want to let go of my hands first.. but if I don't they're gonna kiss it... :( Sometimes, with a big smile, I say.. Its OK, U don't have to kiss, . Hnmmm, maybe, I should put my left hand over their hand when we shake hands, and say that too. Pathetic or what? Any tips?

Re: Mothers Day
a_Silver_Rose
05/14/03 at 22:56:12
[slm] I always thought only our sect of people in Pakistan do it.. wow learned something new. In ours we only kiss the elderly(grandma, older aunts/uncles and then parets) tho (mostly relatives), and its only in special days (wedding, big/special nights) When the first time I see an older aunt/ my grandma when I visit pakistan I will kiss their hand... It was funny at my cousins wedding, when my young uncle went to go shake my cousins hand and congratualte her, she reached to kiss his hand...and he freaked out and backed away :D Anyway its just for respect altho i thought it was imitating the hindu custom of kissing feet because in pakistan many people have adopted many hindu customs. AStagfirullah.
05/14/03 at 22:57:49
a_Silver_Rose

Re: Mothers Day
Halima
05/15/03 at 07:18:12
Interesting!!! In my culture and the the Mulsims around this part of the world, all children kiss the back of the hand of an elder regardless of gender.  It is not a lingering kiss or a wet kiss for that matter.  It is a touch of the lips to the back of hand which is fast and done only once.  Here, this is a sign of respect and affection BUT NOT worship, NEVER worshop.  You see will from the people exchanging this kind of greeting the happiness radiating from their faces. Mind you even friends, aquintances, in-laws, cousins, greet each other like this.  It is comes naturaly with no inhibitions.  And it happens wherever people meet, at homes, in the street, at weddings, at the masjids, restaurants, whenever and wherever people run into each other.  This greeting is common among the females.  For children, gender is not an issue. There also those who greet by the hand, then withdraw the hand quickly each kissing their respective hands. This has the same effect as if you have kissed the back of the other person's hand. There are also the hugs between family members, friends, cousins, etc. In fact the non-Muslims here admire the kissing of the hand a lot. Hey, you learn a lot here. Halima

Re: Mothers Day
a_Silver_Rose
05/15/03 at 16:12:04
[slm] [quote]I feel like they are praising me and I sure do not want that! Help me sort this out.... is it an American way of thinking? [/quote] Yah I would feel the same way. I noticed if you kiss the elderly aunts they kind of feel shy also and it seems like they feel 'too much praise' Thats interesting sister Halima. Where you are from it seems as common as kissing the cheek here.

Re: Mothers Day
Halima
05/16/03 at 09:04:24
I am a Kenyan of Somali origin.  Somalis inhabit the East African region of the continent, hence we are found in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. The drawing of the borders by the coloniolists left some of us in Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. But now, we are all over the world, in Europe, Asia and America. Halima

Re: Mothers Day
ahmeth
05/16/03 at 16:59:32
Mothers Day is absolut a  business (cheat)(trick..  ;-) (with original bearth)

Re: Mothers Day
a_Silver_Rose
05/19/03 at 01:10:49
[slm] [quote][Sometimes I think we should make the word haram a censored word...] [/quote] Yah sis Jannah, here is something good (part of answer) written on that [quote][color=Blue]Warning against playing with the word “Haram” To conclude, we address the respectful scholars who tackle the word “Haram” easily and set it free in their writings and Fatwas. They should observe that Allah is watching over them in all that they say or do. They should also know that this word “Haram” is very dangerous. It means that AllahÂ’s Punishment is due on a certain act or saying, and should not be based upon guessing, whims, weak Hadiths, not even through an old book. It has to be supported by a clear, well established text or valid consensus. If these last two are not found, then we revert the given act or saying to the original rule permissibility governing things. We do have a good example to follow from one of our earlier pious scholars. Imam Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, says: “It was not the habit of those who preceded us, the early pious Muslims who are set good example for the following generation, to say, “This is Halal (lawful), and this is Haram (prohibited). But, they would say, ‘I hate such and such, and maintain such and such, but as for Halal and Haram, this is what may be called inventing lies concerning Allah. Did not you hear AllahÂ’s Statement that reads, “Say: Have ye considered what provision Allah hath sent down for you, how ye have made of it lawful and unlawful? Say: Hath Allah permitted you, or do ye invent a lie concerning Allah?” (Yunus: 59) For, the Halal is what Allah and His Messenger made lawful, and the Haram is what Allah and His Messenger made unlawful. Allah Almighty knows best.  [/color][/quote]
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