OG..hey girL! Im with Zu's crew...a 7. I must say its an interesting read...some of the descriptions are very accurate lol.

^^^Not I, but funny stuff Uve got here. What made You come up with this stuff?

InTereStinG! Here Goes MIne: -The ant, when intoxicated, will always fall over to its right side. -The California Department of Motor Vehicles has issued six driver's licenses to six different people named Jesus Christ. -People in China and Japan die disproportionately on the 4th of each month because the words death and four sound alike, and they are represented by the same symbol. -Dogs have two sets of teeth, just like humans. They first have 30 "puppy" teeth, then 42 adult teeth. -A Nigerian woman was caught entering the UK with 104 kg of snails in her baggage. -Profanity is typically cut from in-flight movies to make them suitable for general audiences. Fox Searchlight Pictures has substituted "Ashcroft" for "A**hole" in the movie Sideways when dubbed for Aerolineas Argentinas flights. -The RIAA sued an 83 year old woman for downloading music illegally, even though a copy of her death certificate was sent to the RIAA a week before it filed the suit. -Motorists traveling outside Salem, Oregon saw one of the "litter cleanup" signs crediting the American Nazi party. Marion County officials had no choice but to let that group into the adopt-a-road program. The $500 per sign was picked up by Oregon taxpayers. The Ku Klux Klan is also involved in the adopt-a-road program in the state of Missouri. -The biggest dog on record was an Old English Mastiff that weighed 343 pounds. He was 8 feet, 3 inches from nose to tail. -All of Queen Anne's 17 children died before she did. -In 2002, women earned 742,000 bachelor's degrees. Men earned only 550,000 during the same year. The difference is growing so large that many colleges now practice (quietly) affirmative action for male applicants. -A ten year old mattress weighs double what it did when it was new, because of the -ahem- debris which is absorbed through the years. That debris includes dust mites (their droppings and their decaying bodies), mold, millions of dead skin cells, dandruff, animal and human hair, secretions, excretions, lint, pollen, dust, soil, sand and a lot of perspiration, of which the average person loses a quart per day. Good night! -Oprah Winfrey and Elvis Presley are distant cousins. That's it for NOw!

^^^Ouch...that is sad. Zeph..sis youre not mad...I have had the same probLem for quite some time now. I do not know why its happenin' and I aint no doctor fan...so forget that. I have Left my purse in a cLassroom, on top of the car and drove away with and Left it in the bathroom. I have Locked myseLf out of my car, Left my ceLL phone aLL over the pLace. And LIke Rahima I have forgotten that I was cooking and didnt go back into the kitchen untiL I heard the smoke detector cooking off-Lol-this happened countLess of times...The List is endLess YaLL so May ALLah heLp us ALL.

Assalaamu Alaykum, JazakaAllah Khayr for the insightfuL posts.

As-salaamu Alaikum, ------------------------------------------------ FAITH WHAT IS FAITH? A candle that lightens the heart With the glorious rays of Allah’s love A flower that perfumes the entire being With the pleasant fragrance of trust A flow that purifies the heart’s dirt And beautifies one’s character A tonic activating every body part With the energetic will of doing good To the creator and his creatures It creates a major differentiation Between what is good and what is not It enables you spread the word of truth And gives you the courage, the guts To stop all what’s wrong With the hand or the tongue Or at least feeling bad about it Those feelings will soon grow up And become words The growth of words will occur And become our acts Our acts will be Our final destiny An immortal life It’s pleasant or miserable Well, it’s our choice To choose the path Whether eternal pleasure Or never ending miseries It’s our decision.

As-salaamu Alaikum,I wouLd Like to Share with YaLL a Lil something that I received. --------------------------------------------- 1.Give a Copy of the Quran to someone and each time they read from it, you will gain hasanaat. 2.Donate a wheelchair to a hospital and each time a sick person uses it, you will gain hasanaat. 3.Share a constructive reading material with someone. 4.Help in educating a child. 5.Teach someone to recite a dua. With each recitation, you will gain hasanaat. 6.Share a dua or Quran CD. 7.Participate in the building of a Masjid. 8.Place a water cooler in public place. 9.Plant a tree. Each time any person or an animal sits under its shade or eats from the tree, you will gain hasanaat. 10.Share this with someone and If one person applies any of the above you will receive your hasanaat until the Day of Judgement.

Assalaamu Alaikum, I received this email...just wanted to share with YaLL Im not sure if any of you have come across this before or wether its been posted! -------------------------------------- Assalamu 'alaikum all, "Three years ago Dr. and Mrs. Shorrosh completed the translation of the monumental document The True Furqan from Arabic to English. In style and substance it is like the Muslim’s Quran but contains the gospel message. It is written as a tool to evangelize Muslims" >VERSE OF THE DAY: A SIGN FOR THE WHOLE WORLD >"And We blessed (Mary), who guarded her chastity. We breathed into >her of Our Spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for the whole >world." [The Holy Quran, 21:91] > >The new AMERICAN Quran: a dangerous trick > >A new Quran is being distributed in Kuwait, titled >"The True Furqan". > >It is being described as the ayats of the Shaytan and >Al-Furqan weekly magazine has found out that the two >American printing companies;'Omega 2001' and 'Wine >Press' are involved in the publishing of 'The True >Furqan', a book which has also been titled 'The 21st >Century Quran'! > >It is over 366 pages and is in both the Arabic and >English languages...it is being distributed to our >children in Kuwait in the private English schools! > >The book contains 77 Surats, which include Al-Fatiha, >Al-Jana and Al-Injil. Instead of Bismillah, each Surat >begins with a longer version of this incorporating the >Christian belief of the three spirits. And this so >called Quran opposes many Islamic beliefs. in one of >its ayats it describes having more than one wife as >fornification, divorce being non-permissable and it >uses a new system for the sharing out of the will, >opposing the current one. It states that Jihad is >HARAAM. This book even goes as far as attacking Allah, >Subhanahu wa Tahala! All this is poisoning our >children at approx. $3. > >Brothers and Sisters pleae make sure you forward this >email to as many people as possible so that we can >stop this dangerous trick. Please tell everyone you >know and may Allah reward you. > >DONT BELIEVE IT.... > >PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS MESSAGE TO ALL CONTACTS ESPECIALLY ANYONE WHO >MAY BE ABLE TO TAKE THE PUBLISHERS ON AND TRY TO >HAVE THE BOOK BANNED AND DESTROYED. ------------------------------------ CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW FOR THE WEBSITE! http://www.truth-in-crisis.com/Aboutus.htm

First,Aredendra WeLCome to SOL and I hope you enjoy your stay here. Second,I beg to differ@Ngonge and FF, the Abayas aLso come with a headscarf-a rectanguLar one(same coLor as the Abayas).ActuaLLy ALL the Abayas I have have come across have a headpiece. Aredendra Good Luck with your noveL. PEace !

Assalaamu Alaikum, InTerEsTinG indeed!Jazaka Allahu Kheir....I did not even know there was a ruLing on that...I too am guiLty of using the abbreviations sometimes, but from now on I wiLL try not to use InshaAllah. PEace !

Assalaamu Alaikum, I was reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam just :eek: :mad: me. The things they said were just beyond beLief anyway I got the other statements cLarified except for this one. Elijah Muhammad said, " Im David(Nabi Dauud), when you read about how David took another man's wife, Im that David. When you read about Noah(Nabi Nuuh) who got drunk, Thats me, You read about Lot(Nabi Lut) who went and Laid up with his own daughters. I have to fulfill all those things." He is trying to justify him committing adultry, drinking alchol and Incest :eek: ! Im comparing the views of the Nation of Islam with that of the Orthodox Muslism. AnywaY I would be grateful if Yall can help me out or give a direction to get the answers. PEace !

Assalaamu Alaikum, Fighting for a Cheater? HELL NO! A Cheater is not worth my time.I sure as HeLL am not gonna fight for a man. PEace !

Assalaamu Alaikum, Ive seen peopLE who are far more ignorant than that.You just gotta Learn to Live with them. PEace !

^Im with ya on that...I dont think Ive ever heard of that story. Zu do teLL. PEace ! P.S. what is this 'new' thread aLL about?Dood Wadaag?Anyone care to expLain?

Assalaamu Alaikum, AmIIn to ALL the Du'as. May ALLah Give You Caafimad...AmIIn. PEace !

Assalaamu Alaikum, Rayaana beautifuL...JZK for the reminder. PEace !

Assalaamu Alaikum, THnx...Its beautifuL and Im gLad that they can see our BeLoved Prophet Muhammad(SAW)for he truLy is the greatest man of ALL time. PEace !

Oh Yeah I forgot to mention how it was my first time voting. Heh...it wasnt too bad actuaLLy except for the part where they had too many damn things on the baLLot that I wasnt not aware of Like the "B" regarding the trash...I didnt get it at aLL. There was no Line when I went to vote(I took the break in between my cLasses @around noon) but my mama and dad teLL me that the Lines in the evening were LOOOOOOOOOONg...ppLe were Lined severaL bLocks. PEace !

Assalaamu Alaikum, I know im posting Late but I was busy. Bach: I voted Yes on Stem CeLL. FF Hopefully the MORON will die a HORRIBLE DEATH. InshaAllaah...AmIIn. Lol@OG_GirL. President Sheikh Zaid...May ALLah Have Mercy on Him...MashaAllaah THousands of PpLe Loved him...wow. PEace !

Assalaamu Alaikum, QQ while from raping u could recover from it.. You say that Like its nothing...as if though youve experienced it first hand.I beg to differ...women(i dont know about men)do not recover easiLy if at aLL from rape...you couLdnt begin to phatom the first thing about it and the damage it does is worse than being dead. PEace !

Assalaamu Alaikum, SisSade, here is a summary: Jalaqsan is asking a hypotheticaL question and its directed at the men. Shes asking them if they wouLd agree to Let their sister marry an ex-con. Hes been in prison for 10yr for either raping,murdering, theft and the Like.The girL wants to marry him.Question, wouLd you give him your sisters hand in marriage? That is roughLy transLated I hope that heLps. This is just a scenario which means it does not concern Jalaqsan so...! PEace !

As-salaamu Alaikum, A message to someone Drowning Author: Sh. Hamed ibn Abdullah Al-Ali Question: I would like to let you know that I have committed most major sins and I am not saying this in order to take pride in my sins; I used to feel this before but not any longer. I have drunk wine twice in my life or perhaps three times, I don’t know. I have committed adultery with almost 10 women and I was about to destroy the future of a girl but Allah saved her from my harm; I do not know is it possible that Allah repents on me and forgives me? I don’t know, I have tried to repent more than once and every time I return to the same sins to the degree that I have felt I am a hypocrite who is not afraid of death and being accounted. Sometimes I feel that Allah loves me and that I love Him, but then Satan quickly takes over my heart again. I have defeated Satan in many rounds, but he defeated me in more battles; Is it possible for me to return to Allah once again and how? I have prayed a lot but more than that I have interrupted my prayers. My weakness has reached points a believer cannot imagine. I have sworn upon the Holy Quran that I will stop smoking but I haven’t. I have promised Allah Himself that I will not view pornographic sites and that I will never visit them again and that I will not watch those unclean movies that the west uses to kill our faith but I have broken my promise to Allah; My will has weakened to a level that nobody can imagine after I used to have strength in performance and the ability to change my personality and my way of life; I have become a person who does not feel the pleasure of life even though I still maintain my soul and my rounds of vice, sins, lying, cheating; so how do I get rescued? I want to know what religious people have known but what I haven’t. I am sure that they know something I don’t know and don’t feel, so why? This is me so what do I do to benefit me, may Allah benefit you. Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise be to Allah, and prayers and greetings upon our prophet Muhammad and his family and companions. The prophet (PBUH) said Allah will repent upon whoever repents before the sun rises from the west [reported by Muslim from the hadith of Abu Hurairah] I have read your message, and I know that nothing prevents you from repenting, even if your sins reach the sky or fill the whole earth. As long as the human is in this life, the door of repentance is open. I have noted from your letter that you are living a battle between the call of faith in your heart, and the call of desire that is guided by Satan in your heart Praise be to Allah the Exalted who has retained in your heart some of the light of faith, which blames you for sins, and beautified good deeds to you. But this light is weak, because the darkness of sins, which are the blowings of Satan, has weakened this light. This is why it sometimes shines, making your conscience awake a little, only to extinguish again and you return to committing sins. I will clarify to you the illness that you are suffering from, then I will describe the treatment, so please read this with reflection and interest, may Allah benefit you from it. Dear brother, the heart is the place of will in the human; sometimes it wants good, and sometimes evil, and the body parts are nothing but soldiers that obey the heart according to what it desires. The difference between religious people and yourself is that the hearts of the former firmly want good, so their body parts obey this will and are thus persistent in obeying Allah the Exalted. As for yourself, your heart knows good and evil, and differentiates between good and bad deeds, but it cannot want good, so you find that it wants desires even though it knows they will harm it, so it commands the body parts so they obey it, but what is the reason?. The reason is that the hearts that are immune to Satan easily want to do good because these hearts are healthy and strong. On the other hand, in hearts that Satan can enter and wonder in freely, Satan can easily achieve making the heart want sins, after he has made them look attractive to the heart, because the latter is ill and full of satanic germs. For some people, Satan only briefly enters their hearts owing to the strong immunity surrounding them. For example, those who commit minor sins then quickly repent from them, and those are the ones about whom Allah (SWT) has said (interpretation of the meaning): {The pious ones, when a visitation from Satan afflicts them they become mindful, then lo! they see.}. There are some people whom Satan never comes close to their hearts, as they are like the sky, which is guarded from devils by flames; likewise their hearts are guarded from devils. The Prophet (PBUH) has said about this heart white like a smooth rock not harmed by temptation as long as the heavens and earth exist [reported by Muslim from the hadith of Huzaifah (RAA)]. Satan has entered the hearts of other people and has dwelled there and created a nest for himself in which he lays his eggs and hatches them. So he has controlled these hearts, commanding them to do forbidden desires, so their hearts want these desires and command their body parts to commit them and they indeed do that. This is because Satan has found hearts that have no immunity, their doors open, weak and ill owing to committing sins, and this is why Allah the Exalted has said about this type (interpretation of the meaning) {Satan has gained the mastery over them, so he has made them forget the remembrance of Allah}. Because the zikr (remembrance) of Allah is immunity from Satan, Satan has made them forget it in order to control and drive their hearts, which their body parts will then follow. The heart is not immunized from Satan except with the zikr of Allah the Exalted, and it does not have the strength to want good except by doing good deeds. Satan does not defeat the heart unless it is inattentive of the zikr of Allah the Exalted and weak because of committing sins and vice. And now, after you have known the reason why your heart does not obey you in wanting to do good and avoid sins, and cannot preserve its righteousness, the treatment is in the following medical prescription. Take it and maintain it as its results are guaranteed -Allah willing - if you persevere it honestly: 1. Maintain the five prayers in congregation, especially the fajr prayer and never miss it. Allah the Exalted says {and the fajr reading, for the fajr reading is witnessed} i.e. the fajr prayer is witnessed by angels. 2. After the fajr prayer remain in the mosque to read the Quran until sunrise, and then offer 2 rakas 10 minutes after sunrise. 3. Say subhan Allah wa bi hamdih (may Allah be glorified and praised) one hundred times a day at any time in the mosque or house, whether walking, sitting, in the car, etc. This zikr wipes out sins. 4. Ask forgiveness of Allah one hundred times each day, saying astaghfirullah wa atoobu ilayh (I ask forgiveness of Allah and I repent to Him), once again at any time you wish and in whatever condition you are in. 5. Say this zikr: la ilaha illa Allahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahulmulku wa lahulhamdu wa howa ala kul shayin qadeer (there is no god but Allah; He has no partner; He has the possession and praise, and He is capable of everything) one hundred times each day at any time you wish and in whatever condition you are in. It doesn’t necessarily have to be said in the mosque. The prophet (PBUH) maintained these zikrs, as they are the life of the heart and its indispensable nutrition. 6. Between Maghrib and Ishaa remain in the mosque and do not leave it, and recite as much as you can of the Quran while concentrating 7. You should totally avoid watching TV and reading magazines, and going to places where there is vice, as you are in quarantine in order to restore health to your heart, and the medicine (good deeds) will not benefit you if you induce disease (sins) into your heart during the treatment period. 8. Continue this program for at least a month: living with the Quran reciting it with consideration, and acting upon what is in it; spending time alone for long hours for the zikr of Allah the Exalted. The proof of doing this for a month is that the prophet (PBUH) ordered that by saying “Recite the Quran in a month, in 25 days, in 10 days, in 7 days†[bukhari & Muslim from the hadith of Ibn Omar]. 9. If the environment in which you live does not support you in applying this program then change this environment: abandon bad friends, and avoid places in which you spend your free time if they encourage you to commit sins, and if you can travel to Makkah for example to follow this program then do it. 10. Donate part of your money as a form of repentance to Allah the Exalted, as secret charities are seen only by Allah the Exalted. In the authentic hadith “Secret charities extinguish the anger of the Lord†[narrated by ibn Hibban from the hadith of Anas]. 11. Try to perform umrah with the intention of renewing your faith and cleansing your past with the water of this blessed trip. The prophet (PBUH) said A umrah causes forgiving of sins since the previous umrah, and an accepted hajj has no reward other than paradise [bukhari & Muslim from the hadith of Abu Hurairah (RAA)]. 12. If you owe anything to others return everything, and do not retain anything you will be accounted for, as a form of repentance to Allah. 13. Ask Allah every night during the sahar (prior to fajr) with this supplication Rabbi inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran wa la yaghfir uzunuba illa Ant, faghfir lee maghfiratan min indik warhamni, inaka Anta Alghafoor Urraheem (My Lord, I have oppressed myself a lot and only You forgive sins, so forgive me a forgiveness from You and have mercy upon me, You are Most Forgiving, Most Merciful), and also Allahuma alhimni rushdi wa qini shar nafsi(O Allah, grant me my the right way and protect me from the evil of myself), as the prophet (PBUH) taught these two to some of his companions. In addition, perform a lot of istighfar and supplication, as the sahar is a time of acceptance of supplication. This is your prescription, and one month is not necessarily the period required, as change might appear on you before that, or you might need more than a month in this quarantine. The goal is to expel Satan from the heart and clean his traces and dirt and the filth that he has placed there, as this is the reason behind the weakness of your heart and its incapability of wanting good and doing good deeds, and its quickness to follow desires. So if health returns to your heart and you become fit and strong when it comes to the zikr of Allah the Exalted, immune from the cunningness of Satan, then you may slightly reduce this program to the extent that you can withstand, as the prophet (PBUH) said “You should do what you can withstand†[bukhari & Muslim from the hadith of Aisha (RAA)], unless you can withstand more than this, for in this case you should increase doing good as long as your heart loves good deeds. These faithful duties are the levels as considered by Allah: the more a servant does, s/he ascends in the levels of piety. The best things to perform are what Allah has prescribed upon you (obligatory forms of worship). You will notice that things have changed in a surprising manner, as long as you maintain the prescription I have given you, and you will find yourself hating to commit sins and your heart not wanting them, looking at them with inferiority and disdain. You will also like good deeds and feel enthusiastic about them, and feel their good taste in your heart. The secret behind this change is that you have treated you heart with the zikr of Allah the Exalted and good deeds until your heart has become healthy wanting good and loving it after it was ill, wanting evil and sins and loving them. Allah, the Truth and Exalted says (interpretation of the meaning) {but Allah has endeared the faith to you and has made it seemly in your hearts, and He has made hateful to you unbelief and transgression and disobedience; those are the followers of the right way). By grace from Allah and as a favor; and Allah is Most Knowing, Most Wise} and Allah knows best Sh. Hamed ibn Abdullah Al-Ali, who loves good for You.

As-salaamu Alaikum, The Light of Guidance Ahmad ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Swiyaan (Al-Bayaan magazine, issue # 152, Rabee’ al-Aakhir 1421, pp. 66-67) ------------------------------------------------------------------ I was coming back from a long journey, and Allaah decreed that my seat in the airplane should be beside a group of carefree young men whose loud laughter and voices were too much, and the air was filled with clouds of smoke from their cigarettes. By the wisdom of Allaah, the plane was completely full and I could not change my seat. I tried to escape from the problem by sleeping, but it was impossible… When I got fed up of their noise, I took out my Mus-haf (copy of the Qur’aan), and started to read what I could of the Qur’aan in a soft voice. Soon after that these young men started to quieten down. Some of them started to read newspapers, and some of them fell asleep. Suddenly one of them said in a loud voice, even though he was sitting right next to me, “Enough! Enough!†I thought that I had disturbed him because my voice was too loud, so I apologized to him and carried on reading in a whisper that only I could hear. I saw him holding his head in his hands, then fidgeting in his seat, moving a lot. Then he raised his head and said to me angrily, “Please, stop it, I can’t stand it!!†Then he got up from his seat and went away for a while, then he came back, greeted me with salaams, and apologized. He fell silent, and I did not know what was going on. But after a while he turned to me with his eyes full of tears and said to me in a whisper, "For three years or more I have not put my forehead on the ground, and I have not read even one aayah! For a whole month I have been on this trip, and there is no evil action that I did not indulge in. Then I saw you reading Qur’aan, and my world turned black and my heart was filled with despair. I felt as if someone was strangling me… I felt every aayah that you read coming down on my body like a whip. I said to myself, for how long will this negligence go on? Where will this path lead you? What will happen after all this foolish play? Then I went to the washroom, do you know why? I had the strong urge to weep, and I could not find anywhere else to hide from the people’s sight!†I spoke to him in general terms about tawbah (repentance) and turning back to Allaah, then he fell silent. When the plane landed, he stopped me, and it seemed that he wanted to keep away from his companions. He asked me, with a serious expression on his face, “Do you think that Allaah will accept my repentance?†I said, “If you are sincere and serious in your repentance, then Allaah will forgive all your sins.†He said, “But I have done terrible things, very terrible.†I said, “Have you not heard what Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): ‘Say: O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allaah, verily, Allaah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful’ [al-Zumar 39:53]?†I saw him smiling with joy, with his eyes filled with tears, then he bade me farewell and left. Subhaan Allaah al-‘Azeem! No matter how great a man's evil and sin, in his heart there is a seed of goodness. If only we can reach it and make it grow, it will bear fruit, insha'Allaah. This seed of goodness is always fighting in man's heart, even when it is covered by layers of whims and desires. When Allaah wills good for His slave, He causes the light of guidance to shine in his heart and guides him to the path of those who are guided. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And whomsoever Allaah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam; and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed and constricted, as if he is climbing up to the sky†[al-An’aam 6:125]

Refuting some false claims of the celebrators of Al-Mawlid First claim: "The celebration of Al-Mawlid is a way of expressing joy, which is something beneficial. It would benefit anybody who celebrates it, as it even benefits Abu Lahab (a disbelieving uncle of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam), due to the narration which states that a person saw Abu Lahab in his dream and asked him about his predicament. He (Abu Lahab) replied that his punishment in hell is reduced every Monday due to his rejoicing at the news of the birth of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam and also because he bought the freedom of the slave who brought him the good news." Refutation: This narration has an unconnected chain of narrators which renders it inauthentic; therefore, it cannot be used as evidence in an argument. Even if we were to assume, for the sake of argument, that it is not a weak narration, it is still rejected for many other reasons: * It was only a dream and dreams are never used as a basis to judge anything, let alone be used to establish a form of worship based on them. * This contradicts the Qur'aan. Allah says that which translates as: "And we will approach [i.e., regard] what they [i.e., the disbelievers] have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed." (Al-Furqaan: 23). Therefore, nobody will get any reward for their deeds unless they intend to get closer to Allah by doing so, and a disbeliever will never attempt to do anything to get closer to Allah as he does not believe in Him in the first place. * History proves that this story was incorrect, and that Abu Lahab did not free any slave at that time. In fact, the slave in question was freed after the migration of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam as mentioned in the books of Ibn 'Abdul Barr and Ibn Al-Jawzi, may Allah have mercy upon them both. Second claim: "The Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam himself glorified his birthday, due to his reply when asked why he fasted on Mondays: "I was born on this day and started receiving the revelation on it." (Muslim). Therefore, he glorified his birthday by fasting on it, and this is a form of celebration." Refutation: This doubt can be refuted from three different angles: * The Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam never regularly fasted on the twelfth of Rabee' Al-Awwal, which is the date that some claim is his birthday, rather, he fasted every Monday, and there are four Mondays in every month. Therefore, celebrating the twelfth of Rabee' Al-Awwal and designating certain acts of worship for it must be considered as an attempt to correct what is thought to be wrong or less than perfect on the part of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. * The Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam did not only fast on Mondays, but in addition, he would also fast on Thursdays, as he said: "The records of deeds are raised (to Allah) every Monday and Thursday, therefore, I like to be fasting at this time.†(Tirmidhi). Moreover, the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam did not say that the reason for fasting on a Monday were due to his birth only, but also because of the fact that the records of everybody's deeds are raised to Allah on these days. Therefore, celebrating Al-Mawlid with the excuse that the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam used to fast on a Monday is a misunderstanding and a gross exaggeration of the facts. * The Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam did not add any form of celebration to his fasting, as those who celebrate Al-Mawlid do. If people intend to express their gratitude to Allah by observing Al-Mawlid and they justify it with the excuse that he used to fast on Mondays, then common sense dictates that they must completely imitate the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam in the way that he expressed gratitude to Allah. Many people who celebrate Al-Mawlid do not fast regularly on Mondays and Thursdays as they deem it to be exhausting. On the contrary, they actually prepare and eat more food than usual as part of their celebration. Third claim: "Rejoicing at this event is something recommended and requested of all of us by Allah in the verse were He says that which translates as: "Say: 'In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy – in that let them rejoice, it is better than what they accumulate.'" (Yoonus: 58). Allah commanded us to rejoice in His mercy, and the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam was the greatest of all His mercies, as Allah says (that which translates as): "And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds." (Al-Anbiyaa': 107). Refutation: The mercy mentioned in the first verse means other than what the celebrators of Al-Mawlid claim. Commenting on this verse, Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "'The Bounty' refers to the Qur'aan and 'The Mercy' is if one is from the people who adhere to it.'" Hilaal Ibn Yasaaf said commenting on the verse: "'The Bounty' means Islaam and 'The Mercy' means the Qur'aan.'" None of the Salaf interpreted this command of Allah to mean rejoicing in the form of feasts and festivals. The mercy in the second verse is nothing other than the Qur'aan and the Sunnah which the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam was sent with. Therefore, the true meaning of rejoicing due to Allah sending us His Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam must be to follow him completely and adhere to all his commands verbally and practically. There can be no doubt that attempting to use this verse as an evidence for the permissibility of celebrating Al-Mawlid is applying it in a way other than how the Salaf, or pious first three generations, of Muslims, applied it. Ash-Shaatibi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: "Any application from the later generations of a text which was not understood nor applied by our Salaf is unacceptable." Ibn 'Abdul Haadi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: "It is prohibited to interpret a verse from the Qur'aan or a Hadeeth in any way other than the way our Salaf interpreted, applied and clarified it to the Ummah, because this would imply that they were ignorant of the truth and strayed away from it while the latter generations were guided to it. It is even worse if the interpretation of the latter generations opposes and contradicts that of the Salaf." Indeed the understanding and interpretation of the texts of those who celebrate Al-Mawlid is misguidance and an innovation in itself. Ash-Shaatibi, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "It is commonplace that the innovators and people of misguidance manipulate the Qur'aan and Sunnah and apply it in a way that suits their needs. Also, they propagate these false ideas to the common people in order to confuse them." Fourth claim: Although we acknowledge that it is a Bid'ah to celebrate Al-Mawlid due to the fact that the different acts of worship performed during it were not collectively practiced at the time of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, we still hold that it is a good Bid'ah because these acts are mentioned in some general texts individually. So we accept that it is a Bid'ah in the sense that it is a new phenomenon, but not regarding all its details because these did exist individually at the time of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. Refutation: The presence of the necessity of establishing a certain act of worship at the time of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam plus the absence of any preventing factors, in addition to the fact that the Prophet did not do it, are all factors which determine that celebrating Al-Mawlid is a Bid'ah. A Bid'ah can never be deemed as good, even if there are texts that generally recommend the innovative acts performed for other times and places. To illustrate this point, the remaining companions of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam condemned and rejected Marwaan Ibn Al-Hakam, may Allah have mercy upon him, when he innovated of a new Adhaan, or call for prayer, for the 'Eed prayer. This was despite the fact that the Adhaan already existed for the five daily prayers and so was not something entirely new. Likewise, it would be an innovation if someone were to pray at a specific time of the day or the week, a certain number of optional prayers. This is because although praying is an act which is legislated and the Islamic texts recommend it, specifying a time and a set number of prayers with the intention of pleasing Allah is an innovation if specific supportive evidences to prove the legitimacy of the specified time, day and number of prayers are not given. Once an act is proven to be a Bid'ah, it can never be deemed of as good because the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam gave a comprehensive statement saying: "Every Bid'ah (innovation) is misguidance" (Ahmad, Tirmidhi and others). Shaykh Al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: "If something is called a Bid'ah, yet was proven to be good according to evidences from the Sharee'ah, then it must be one of two things: 1) It is not a Bid'ah by the Islamic definition but rather linguistically (i.e. something abandoned and then newly revived) like the saying of 'Umar ibn Al-Khattaab, may Allah be pleased with him: "Good Bid'ah" when he observed that the people had gathered behind one Imaam to lead them in their Taraaweeh prayers in congregation during Ramadaan". 2) It is a special case which is exempted from the general texts because it has a specific evidence, but the general text still applies to every other case other than the special one (i.e. nobody is permitted to use this special case as an excuse to oppose the general text and innovate new things due to it)." He, may Allah have mercy upon him, also said: "It is well known that any form of worship which was not established by either the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam or his companions, or shown by the trustworthy scholars to have a firm foundation, is rejected." Ibn Rajab, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: "The description of some of the Salaf about some matters being 'good Bid'ahs' are always in the linguistic sense of the term and never the religious one, like for example, the saying of 'Umar ibn Al-Khattaab, may Allah be pleased with him: "Good Bid'ah" when he observed that the people had gathered behind one Imaam to lead them in their Taraaweeh prayers in congregation during Ramadaan. Praying Taraaweeh in congregation was practiced by the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, and all that these people were doing was simply reviving an act which already existed, so the usage of the term here must have been purely linguistic." Fifth claim: Al-Mawlid encourages people to ask Allah to send salutations upon His Messenger and exalt his mention, which is something mandatory upon all Muslims, as Allah says (that which translates as): "Indeed Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and his angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace." (Al-Ahzaab: 56) Therefore, anything which accomplishes that which is required Islamically is itself a requirement, such as Al-Mawlid. Refutation: The thing that would really make a person implement the command mentioned in that verse and frequently mention of name of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam is if they were to live their life studying the Sunnah of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam and applying it to all areas of their life. In reality, the celebration of Al-Mawlid once a year is nothing but a practical call to desert and abandon the Sunnah of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam and the asking of Allah to send salutations upon him and exalt his mention - except during this yearly festival. One only has to look at the lives of the people who propagate the celebration of Al-Mawlid to confirm this. These people are the furthest from applying the Sunnah in their lives; they seem to think that just because they have celebrated this yearly festival, they have fulfilled their duties towards the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. They also think that those who do not celebrate this event are not giving the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam his due right. Reality testifies that the truth is the opposite of this, and that those who celebrate Al-Mawlid are actually the ones who abandon the Sunnah of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam and are the ones who are the furthest from its guidance. They do not realise that the true meaning of rejoicing at Allah sending us His Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam is by rejoicing with that which he came with, and that following him is the only way for this joy to materialise and have a real effect. Allah says that which translates as: "Say, [O Muhammad], 'If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you." Ibn Katheer, may Allah have mercy upon him, said commenting upon this verse: "This verse is a ruling against anyone who claims to love Allah while not following the Prophet's Sunnah that they are a liar - until they follow the way of the Prophet Muhammad sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam totally, in word and deed." Al-Hasan Al-Basri, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: "Some people made the claim that they love Allah, so He tested the claim with this verse." Sixth claim: If Jumu'ah (Friday) has a special virtue and is honoured due to the fact that Aadam, peace be upon him, was born on that day, as the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said: "… And Aadam was born on it (Jumu'ah)", then surely the Prophet's birthday is worthier because he is the most honourable of all the Prophets. Refutation: The virtues of Jumu'ah are well established; it is a weekly holiday and a celebration for the Muslims. Although Aadam, peace be upon him, was born on Jumu'ah as the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said: "The best of your days is the day of Jumu'ah, and Aadam was born on it." It is a lie upon the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam to claim that Islaam glorified and honoured Jumu'ah because of the birth of Aadam on that day. Those who make such a claim only do so to use it as a foundation for their argument of celebrating Al-Mawlid. We need to bear in mind that the same Islamic texts (the Qur'aan and Sunnah) which glorified and honoured the day of Jumu'ah are those that intentionally and deliberately did not mention anything about, nor honour the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. Therefore, giving the same ruling to both events, when Islaam did not legislate for one and did so for the other, is an extremely evil, corrupt and false double-standard. Allah says that which translates as: "This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed my favour upon you and have approved for you Islaam as a religion." (Al-Maa’idah: 3). The Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam forbade singling out Jumu'ah for fasting or optional night prayers (Qiyaam) when he said: "Do not single out the night of Jumu'ah for Qiyaam, nor its day with fasting unless you habitually fast it." (Muslim). Seventh claim: Al-Mawlid includes things which are islamically praised, recommended and encouraged like charity, the mentioning of Allah's names and praise and glorification of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. Refutation: Although Al-Mawlid does include these praised and encouraged matters, it is still an unfounded gathering for an unlawful reason. Acts of worship must be justified by the Sharee’ah, otherwise they will be rejected by Allah due to them not coinciding with His commands and that of his Messenger sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. The Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam did not legislate for his birthday to be a day to gather for prayer, charity or recitations of poems of praise, some of which contain Shirk, like the famous Al-Burdah written by Al-Booseeri which says in some of its verses: You are the most honourable of all creation I have none but you to resort to when adversities befall me If you don’t rescue me on the Day of Resurrection from your grace Then my feet will definitely slip into the Hellfire From your generosity you have provided this world and the Hereafter Your know what is in the preserved tablet and you know the divine decree Allah says that which translates as: "Indeed Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted." (Luqmaan: 34). Ibn Mas’ood, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "Your Prophet was given access to all knowledge (as needed) except the absolute knowledge of the unknown and the unseen." - Then he recited this verse. In Islaam, anything that leads to a prohibited act it itself prohibited. Although the Islamic texts recommend charity, mentioning the name of Allah and asking Allah to send salutations upon the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam and exalting his mentioning, they do not state that people are to exaggerate in praising him to the extent of attributing knowledge of the unknown and unseen to him – which is knowledge that is exclusive to Allah and a form of shirk if someone were to attribute this knowledge to anyone besides Him. Eighth claim: Some scholars have recommended Al-Mawlid, and Muslims all around the world have celebrated it throughout history. Therefore, it must be celebrated based on the saying of Ibn Mas'ood, may Allah be pleased with him: "Anything which the Muslims collectively deem as good is good and anything which the Muslims collectively deem as bad is bad." Refutation: If we are to understand from this statement of Ibn Mas'ood, may Allah be pleased with him, that 'collectively' means the consensus of the scholars of the Muslim nation, then this is of course the correct understanding, because they never collectively agreed on anything that was misguidance. However, the notion that the Muslim nation as a whole are united in celebrating Al-Mawlid is a fallacy, in fact the opposite is true. The struggle against this Bid'ah began from the very first day that it was initiated by the misguided Baatini (those with concealed beliefs) rulers. After that, in the seventh Hijri century, Sultan Irbil spread this misguidance even further. What made this Bid'ah spread as far and wide as it did was the fact that was propagated by the rulers, who hade complete control over their subjects. The fact that many people in different countries take part in this Bid'ah can never be taken as evidence to justify it and make it Islamically permissible, because the truth is not related to the numbers who adhere to it. Allah says that which translates as: "And if you obey most of those upon the earth, they will mislead you from the way of Allah." (Al-An'aam: 116). Moreover, the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam described the victorious Muslim group which will supported by Allah and granted victory to be very small in number as stated in the book of Muslim. If the people who propagate Al-Mawlid were to reflect on that saying of Ibn Mas'ood, may Allah be pleased with him, they would find that it is actually evidence against themselves. This is because the consensus mentioned refers to that of the companions of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. This is the very reason why these people deliberately delete the beginning and misinterpret the end of the narration. For the sake of completion, here is the complete narration: Ibn Mas'ood, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "Allah looked into the hearts of the people and found that the heart of Muhammad sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam was the finest, so he chose him to be his beloved and sent him with His Message. Then Allah looked into the hearts of everybody else and found that the hearts of Muhammad's companions were the finest (from the rest), so he made them succeed his Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam and made them fight for the sake of His religion. Therefore, anything which the Muslims collectively deem to be good is good and anything which the Muslims collectively deem to be bad is bad." (Ahmad). As-Sindi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: "It is obvious that the companions of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam are the ones referred to as 'the Muslims' in this narration. Therefore, the consensus must be that of the companions and the consensus of others cannot be included, let alone the agreement of a single group of people on one opinion …" When Ibn Mas'ood and Abu Moosaa Al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with them both, condemned circles in which the name of Allah was mentioned collectively, they did so due to it going against the practice of the companions of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam and therefore being a bad practice. This is despite the fact that generally, mentioning the name of Allah is a recommended act of worship, but these circles were an innovative way of doing so. Ibn Mas'ood, may Allah be pleased with him, said to some of the people in these circles: "What is this that I see you all doing?" they replied: 'We are counting how many times we say Allahu Akbar, Laa Ilaaha Illaa Allah and Subhaana Allah with these stones." He replied: "Woe to you! How fast it is that you lead yourselves to destruction, the companions of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam are still many in number around you (to ask for religious instructions) and the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam just passed away (i.e. he has not been gone long enough for you to forget his teachings)." Then Ibn Mas'ood, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "I swear by Him in Whose hands my soul is, you are either following a way (which you think is) more guided than that of Muhammad sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, or you are initiating a way of misguidance." They replied: "But we only intended to do what is good." Ibn Mas'ood, may Allah be pleased with him, replied: "How often it is that those who intend to do good miss out on it.' It was never reported that any of the companions of the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam held an opinion opposite to that of Ibn Mas'ood and Abu Moosaa regarding the condemnation of those who gathered for the collective mentioning of Allah's name. If all the companions regarded that as evil, then what would they have thought of those who gather to read Qur’aan collectively during Al-Mawlid, which also includes other activities that are clear forms of Shirk? source: alminbar.com

Evil consequences of the Bid’ah of Al-Mawlid * The attempted worship of Allaah in ways which the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam did not legislate, and by ways he deemed as misguided. * Doubting the perfection and completion of the religion of Islaam while Allaah has said that which translates as: "This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed my favour upon you and have approved for you Islaam as a religion." (Al-Maa’idah: 3). * Doubting the honesty and sincerity of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam in perfectly conveying the Message of Islaam. * Doubting that the companions of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam loved him, for they never celebrated his birthday. * Making this day (Al-Mawlid) a new ‘Eed wherein it is prohibited for the Muslims to fast, as some of their people of reference have ruled, such as Ibn ‘Abbaad and Ibn ‘Aashir. * Imitating the Christians in the celebration that they hold for the birthday of ‘Eesaa, or Jesus, peace be upon him. As-Sakhaawi, may Allaah have mercy upon him, claimed that: "If the people of the cross celebrated the night of the birthday of their Prophet, then the Muslims are worthier to celebrate and honour their Prophet". Mullaa ‘Ali Qaari, may Allaah have mercy upon him, refuted him by saying: "What answers him (i.e., As-Sakhaawi) is that we Muslims were commanded to differ from the people of the book." * Believing that the night of the Prophet’s birth is better than the night of decree, or Al-Qadr as ruled by Al-Qastallaani, may Allaah have mercy upon him but Mullaa ‘Ali Qaari, may Allaah have mercy upon him refuted him by saying: "What Al-Qastallaani said is strange and unacceptable because Allaah has told us about the virtue of the night of Al-Qadr in the Qur’aan, Allaah says (that which translates as): “The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months†(Al-Qadr: 3) yet there is no evidence proving the virtue of the Prophet’s birthday in the Qur’aan, Sunnah or by any of the Muslim scholars." * Extravagant spending during Al-Mawlid. Shaykh Muhammad Al-Mutee’i may Allaah have mercy upon him, said: "If only the people knew just how much the Faatimi people used to spend during this celebration, then they would definitely deem it to be unlawful." * Some prohibitions of Al-Mawlid include: - Using musical instruments, as is the case in some countries. - Lack of respect of the Book of Allaah, due to the people combining its recitation with listening to music. - Free mixing between men and women. - Deeming that which is unlawful to be lawful and vice versa solely in order for it to be practiced on that night (Al-Mawlid). - Narrating fabricated and extremely weak Ahaadeeth which was condemned by the falls in the saying of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam: “He who narrates something on my behalf suspecting that what he is saying might be a lie, is one of the liars.†(Bukhaari). He sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam also said: “Let he who intentionally and falsely attributes words to me expect his seat in Hell Fire.†(Bukhaari& Muslim). - The false belief that during this night there is an hour in which supplications are not rejected by Allaah, and that anything a person asks for within this hour, will be granted by Allaah, just like the hour every Friday (which incidentally is substantiated in the Islamic texts). - Reciting poetry and prose in praise of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam which borders on, and in some cases falls into clear Shirk. source: alminbar.com