The scholars of hadeeth took great care to make sure they collected everything that was narrated from him as a narration, even if it was not authentic. Then they strove to authenticate every hadeeth, and every letter narrated in a narration. So they criticized their conditions and their narrations and they took the most extreme care in quoting. So they would rule a hadeeth to be weak due to a little doubt in the biography of a narrator's character which affected his reliability according to the people of knowledge. So if they doubted in his truthfulness and they knew that he had lied about something in his statements, then they would discard his narrations and they would call his hadeeth fabricated (mawdhoo') or lies (makdhoob), even if he was not particularly known for lying in narrating hadeeths and even though they knew the liar could have been telling the truth. Likewise, they used to check the memorization of every narrator and read his narrations with other ones. So if they found many mistakes from him and his memorization was not good, they would declare his narrations weak, even if he had not been disparaged in his character or his truthfulness. It was feared that his memory might be unreliable in his narrations.

The Sunnah refers to the commands, prohibitions, sayings, actions and tacit approvals of the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam). The whole of the Sunnah falls under the command of Allaah in His Book: "Whatsoever the Messenger gives you then take it and whatsoever he prohibits you from then refrain from it." [sooratul-Hashr 59:7] The taabi’ee, Imaam az-Zuhree said: "Clinging to the Sunnah is to be saved, as Imaam Maalik said, ‘like the Ark of Nooh.’ He who embarked upon it was saved and he who did not was destroyed." [ad-Daarimee] The knowledge of the Sunnah has reached us via means of the hadeeth of the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam). The hadeeth refers to a combination of a text and a chain of narration (isnaad) beginning from the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) and ending at the scholar who recorded that hadeeth. There are a number of conditions that the hadeeth must meet based upon which it is divided into two broad categories saheeh (authentic) and da’eef (weak). The authentic hadeeth is that hadeeth from which beliefs and legislation can be derived. The weak hadeeth does not allow us to derive beliefs or legislation from it.

And from what proves that the writing of hadeeths has preceded from the older times of the Companions is what is found in Tahdheeb (1/470) in the biography of Basheer Ibn Nuhayk. Yahyaa Ibnul Qattaan said: "From Imraan Ibn Hadheer: From Abee Majliz: From Basheer Ibn Nuhayk who said: I came to Abee Hurayrah with my book which I used to write in. So I read to him from it and I said: I heard this from you. He said: Yes." And this text is also related by Tirmidthee (4/396), and by al-Khateeb in al-Kifaayah (no. 283), and Ibn Sa'ad (7/1/no. 162)

No devout Muslim would ever dare to go against the teachings of the Qur'an and Sunnah, but it is regrettable to note that some of the liberal elite tend to raise the slogan that the Book of God (i.e. the Qur'an) is enough and that there is no need at all for the Sunnah of the Prophet, may the peace and blessings of God be upon him. Slogans like this are raised mainly by people who want to get rid of the Islamic Law (Sharee'ah) completely. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, himself was well-aware that such ill-natured opinions would arise and hence gave a clear warning of this as reported by Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'di Karib, one of his Companions: "I have indeed been given the Qur'an and something similar to it besides it. Yet, the time will come when a man leaning on his couch will say, 'Follow the Qur'an only; what you find in it as halaal, take it as halaal, and what you find in it as haraam, take it as haraam.' But truly, what the Messenger of God has forbidden is like what God has forbidden." (Reported by Abu Dawud and Darimi.) Anas reported that the Messenger of God said: "I have left among you two things; you will never go astray as long as you hold fast to them: the Book of God and my Sunnah." (Reported by Haakim.) The Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, used to hold the commandments given by the Prophet, peace be upon him, in a very high esteem, making no distinctions between them and those given by God. Once 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ood quoted this saying of the Prophet (hadith) while he was delivering a sermon: "May God curse the women who tattoo their bodies and those who pluck their eyebrows; those who separate their teeth to make them look more pretty and those who try to change the creation of God." A woman named Umm Yaqub from the tribe of Banu Asad came to know of these words. She approached Ibn Mas'ood and said: "O Abu 'Abd ar-Rahman! It was reported to me that you have cursed such and such women." He said: "Why should I not curse those whom the Prophet, peace be upon him, cursed and who are cursed in the Book of God as well." She said: "I have read whatever is contained between the two covers (i.e. the whole Qur'an)." Had you been a good reader, you would have discovered it. Did you not read the following verse? "So take whatever the Messenger gives you and keep away from what he forbids you." (Surah Al-Hashr 59:7) As for the Sunnah, it is everything besides the Qur’ân that came from Allah’s Messenger (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). It explains and provides details for the laws found in the Qur’ân. It also provides examples of the practical application of these laws. It is also either direct revelation from Allah, or decisions of the Messenger that were then confirmed by revelation. Therefore, the source of all the Sunnah is revelation. The Qur’ân is the revelation that is formally recited as an act of worship, and the Sunnah is revelation that is not formally recited. The Sunnah, though, is just like the Qur’ân in that it is revelation that must be followed and adhered to.

Maybe this will help settle the argumentation: Sahih al-Bukhari, No. 2300 - Narrated Um Salama (the wife of the Prophet): Allah's Apostle heard some people quarreling at the door of his dwelling. He came out and said, "I am only a human being, and opponents come to me (to settle their problems); maybe someone amongst you can present his case more eloquently than the other, whereby I may consider him true and give a verdict in his favor. So, If I give the right of a Muslim to another by mistake, then it is really a portion of (Hell) Fire, he has the option to take or give up (before the Day of Resurrection)." Also, read this hadith. When you read it, one of two things will happen to you. Either you will increase in your disbelief, or you will increase in your emaan. Saheeh al-Bukhari No. 346 - Narrated Abu Dhar: Allah's Apostle said, "While I was at Mecca the roof of my house was opened and Gabriel descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zam-zam water. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith and having poured its contents into my chest, he closed it. Then he took my hand and ascended with me to the nearest heaven, when I reached the nearest heaven, Gabriel said to the gatekeeper of the heaven, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered: 'Gabriel.' He asked, 'Is there anyone with you?' Gabriel replied, 'Yes, Muhammad is with me.' He asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel said, 'Yes.' So the gate was opened and we went over the nearest heaven and there we saw a man sitting with some people on his right and some on his left. When he looked towards his right, he laughed and when he looked toward his left he wept. Then he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' He replied, 'He is Adam and the people on his right and left are the souls of his offspring. Those on his right are the people of Paradise and those on his left are the people of Hell and when he looks towards his right he laughs and when he looks towards his left he weeps.'

Originally posted by Zulfa: Masha Allaah, another Zulfa. My wife's name is Zulfa

Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen said in "Kayfa Nu'aalij Waaqi'unaa al-Aleem" - Page 119... "Indeed, my opinion is that he is regarded as one who has killed himself (committed suicide), and as a result he shall be punished in Hell, for that which is authenticated on the authority of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam), who said: {Indeed, whoever (intentionally) kills himself, then certainly he will be punished in the Fire of Hell, wherein he shall dwell forever.} [bukhaaree (5778) and Muslim (109 and 110)] And from that which is surprising, is that these people kill themselves despite Allaah having fordbidden this, as He (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) says: { And do not kill yourselves. Surely, Allaah is Most Merciful to you.} [soorah an-Nisaa., Aayah 29]" End of the Sheikhs statement..

Originally posted by TRUTH_BE_TOLD: quote:Originally posted by Muhammad Howell - Niinka Cadaan: wow. That's six down, only four to go! Are you the man at the gate who tells people who is in or out of the religion?can you let me in please? I am not making takfir, I am only pointing out that our miskeen fellow Muslim nomad is methodically making statements that fall into accordance with the previously stated "ten things that nullify your Islam", compiled from Sahih al-Bukhari. Mind you, I myself am a jahil ajnabi who just converted to Islam, and could not even be honestly called a talib ad-deen, let alone carry the authority or knowledge it requires to pronounce takfir upon another Muslim. That is a right that belongs only to the People of Knowledge (who have knowledge of Islam), the major scholars, our kibar al-ulema. Takfir is for the Ulema alone. If you make takfir on someone, and you are wrong, you just took your SELF out of the religion! It is a very dangerous matter indeed. It's good that you are concerned for your friend, but don't worry. They are not under attack from me. I was merely trying to raise our miskeen friend's awareness of what they were stating about Islam, and how it contrasts with what we find in the books of knowledge.. I love Muslims, and I wouldn't kick a Muslim who is down. By the way, think about WHY I would want to cause somebody to reconsider their statements on The Religion, which I have done by providing contrasting statements from the books of knowledge, and by thereafter pointing out the example indirectly.. I don't want bad for that person. Can't you see I care enough to try and do something? I hate to see another Muslim disparaged about the religion. It's like this: I see a person who's been blindfolded, and they are walking very close to a cliff which they may inadvertently fall off of, and I am trying to tell them about the cliff so they don't fall off, however I realize if I am not careful, I might make them nervous and they will panic and run the wrong direction... And then you come along and demand to know why I am pushing people off of cliffs.. I am telling you, be careful now, because our friend is standing on the edge of a very dangerous precipice.. Don't make them think that I am going to try and push them off!

You said: SB, I failed to comprehend why a Muslims use theories or some diestic belief advanced by European as a yardstick in measuring human development, while shari` is perceived as inconsequential. If the Qur’an is merely words of Allah and plays no roll in human betterment, then why do we claim to be Muslims? Your statement resonate deism belief--God as being discovered through nature and reason, rejecting revealed religion and its authority over humanity. Hence, can we claim to be be a Muslim whilst distancing the decree of his/her creator? It is immensely crucial to understand the principle behind the notion of religion being separate from state! Also, it is equally imperative to know who were the pioneers or the advocate of secularism and most importantly the state of their society. In other words, what were the political, economical and social setting of their respective society and why religion was perceived as detrimental or stagnant to human progress? I must say, that was well said.. those are excellent quetions that deserve to answered truthfully and thoughtfully. ------------------------------ The Messenger of Allaah sulallaahu alayhi wa salam said: "Whoever imitates a people is but one of them." [Recorded by Abu Dawud, and authenticated by al-Albani]

wow. That's six down, only four to go!

Originally posted by TRUTH_BE_TOLD: Not to disrespect anyone i think there should be sepration state and religion. I was reading in this book about the 10 things that nullify your Islam, which was compiled from Sahih al-Bukhari, and this discussion made me think of it. 1. Polytheism of worship. 2. He who does not believe that polytheists (Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddists, etc.) are disbelievers, or doubts their infidelity or holds their belief to valid. 3. He who sets up intermediaries between one's self and Allah, supplicating them, trusting them and asking them to intercede on his behalf. 4. He who believes that the guidance of others (such as democracy and communism) is more perfect than the guidance of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. 5. He who hates anything that the Prophet peace be upon him was sent with (such as the Sharia'ah, polygyny, etc.). 6. He who denies the religion of the Prophet peace be upon him or ridicules its reward or punishment. 7. Sorcery. 8. Supporting the polytheists against the Muslims. 9. He who believes that some people are exempted from abiding by the Shari'ah. 10. Turning away from the religion of Allah by neither learning it or applying it.

I saw a similar post on another site, and here is what they were saying... The Prophet ‘cursed the men who behave like women and women who behave like men.’ (Al-Bukhari). In a similar narration, he ordered: ‘Cast them out of your homes.’ The Hadith in Sunan Abu-Dawud, Book 32, Number 4087, states that: Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Apostle of Allah cursed the man who behaved like a woman and the woman who behaved like a man. Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq judged in accordance with this, and he wrote instructions to this effect to Khaalid, after consulting with the Sahaabah. ‘Ali was the strictest of them with regard to that. Ibn al-Qasaar and our shaykh said: the Sahaabah agreed that [the person who does homosexual acts] should be killed, but they differed as to how he should be killed. Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq said that he should be thrown down from a cliff. ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) said that a wall should be made to collapse on him. Ibn ‘Abbaas said, they should be killed by stoning. This shows that there was consensus among them that [the person who does homosexual acts] should be killed, but they differed as to how he should be executed. This is similar to the ruling of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) concerning the person who has intercourse with a woman who is his mahram [incest], because in both cases intercourse is not permitted under any circumstances. Hence the connection was made in the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) who reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “Whoever you find doing the deed of the people of Loot, kill them.†And it was also reported that he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever has intercourse with a woman who is his mahram, kill him.†And according to another hadeeth with the same isnaad, “Whoever has intercourse with an animal, kill him and kill the animal with him.†(Narrated by Ahmad, 2420; Abu Dawood, 4464; al-Tirmidhi, 1454; al-Haakim, 4/355). Subxanallah.

Originally posted by Brown: ^The entire continent is crossed off my list Never thought an animal could be so ugly. That Would xplain why they call you Sky Waraabe Thinks loud to self;War Wuxu Foolxumaa??[The waraabe that is] Hey, that waraabo is kinda cute actually. It looks like a baby one.

I personally know the brother who is sending out this message for help. He is a white American Muslim formerly known as Chad Sylvester, now also known by the kunya Abu Khalyl. His wife is from Africa and they have six children mashallah. This brother may Allaah reward him, has a da'wah center in Mobile Alabama, he works as a translator for the Darussalam Book Publishing company in Saudi Arabia. He translates classical works of the great scholars from Arabic to English. He has an ijaaza from Sheikh Mubarakpuri to teach Sunnan ibn Majah, and Sheikh Mubarakpuri is none other than the author of the well known book, Ar-Raheeq al-Makhtoom, The Sealed Nectar - which is the most famous contemporary biography of the Prophet Muhammad sulallaahu alayhi wa salaam. So here is the message the brother is trying to get out: AS-SALAMU `ALAYKUM WA RAHMATULLAH: HERE IN MOBILE, WE ARE AWARE OF AT LEAST TWO MUSLIM FAMILIES WHOSE HOMES WERE FLOODED AND EVERYTHING, OR NEARLY EVERYTHING WAS LOST FROM THE HURRICANE WHICH STRUCK HERE AUGUST 29TH-30. WE ARE ALSO AWARE OF AT LEAST ONE FAMILY FROM OCEAN SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI WHOSE ENTIRE HOUSE, EXCEPT FOR THE FRAM WAS COMPLETELY LOST. AT THIS TIME WE ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT THE NUMBER OF MUSLIM FAMILIES FROM THE BILOXI MISSISSIPPI AREA - WE HAVE HEARD THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF DISPLACED, HOMELESS, REFUGEE MUSLIM FAMILIES, WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE BATON ROUGE LOUISIANNA AREA, THESE COULD BE FROM ANY OF THE CITIES IN MISSISSIPPI OR LOUISIANNA. WE WILL POST MORE DETAILED INFORMATION WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE. WE HAVE HAD INTERMITANT ELECTRICAL SERVICE IN MOBILE, IT IS ON FOR A WHILE, AND THEN OFF, AS OF LAST NIGHT, IT IS STAYING ON MORE CONSTANTLY, I STILL DO NOT HAVE THE MAIN INTERNET CONNECTION AND AM USING THE PHONE LINE. PLEASE SEND AN E-MAIL TO WHOMEVER YOU KNOW WITH THE LINK TO THIS PAGE ABOUT THIS MESSAGE, ANYONE WHO CAN DONATE TO HELP THESE MUSLIM FAMILIES, PLEASE SEND A CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO OUR ADDRESS, OR SELECTED "ABOUT US" AND PAY ON LINE VIA DONATIONS - "HURRICANE RELIEF FUND" DAR AL-KITAB WAL-HIKMAH IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, ALL OF YOUR DONATIONS ARE TAX DETUCTABLE- IF YOU NEED OUR EIN NUMBER FOR YOUR TAXES, SEND PLEASE MENTION THAT WHEN MAKING YOUR PAYMENT. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON UPLOADING OUR NEW SITE, BUT HAVING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS, AND AS MOST OF YOU KNOW WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS TO PAY OFF SOME OF OUR BOOK DEBTS, MUCH OF WHICH IS FOR FREE DA`WAH LITERATURE - AS MANY OF YOU KNOW. SO ALL DONATIONS ARE WELCOME, BUT TODAY, AND FOR THE NEAR FUTURE, THE MUSLIM FAMILIES IN THE GULF-COAST REIGON NEED FINANCIAL AID IMMEDIATELY, AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN GET THE WORD OUT AT THIS TIME DUE TO OUR LOCATION..... FOR ALL WHO BELIEVE IN HIM - ALLAH WILL INCREASE THEIR DONATIONS, AND MULTIPLY THEIR REWARDS. PLEASE REFER ALL WHOM YOU KNOW TO THIS LINK, ( http://www.dkh-islam.com/ ). AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, PEOPLE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED IN SOME OF THESE AREAS. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET - IF YOUR DONTATION IS FOR HURRICANE RELIEF IN REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE - PLEASE STATE THAT - HURRICANE RELIEF - MAY ALLAH REWARD YOU AS-SALAMU `ALAYKUM ABU KHALIYL I ALSO ASKED THE BROTHER IF ONE CAN SEND CLOTHES WOULD THAT BE OKAY . HE SAID YES HAVE THEM SENT TO: Abu Khaliyl 652 Wilshire Rd Mobile AL 36609

You know what's funny. Here in Columbus there is an area in the city populated by a large group of Somalis, which is marked by these twin towers with pyramid shaped tops. That area is frequently referred to as Naasa Hablood because of the appearance of those two pointy topped buildings.. heheheh

Originally posted by Admin: Promoting your website/product on SOL forums without permission is clearly against the rules of Somalia Online? I will delete this topic after you read my comment. How are you gonna do that when I openly solicit your website, somaliaonline, in our links page? http://www.theglobalmall.net/pub/links.htm

You know, I lived in Toronto for one year. I got married at Khalid ibn Walid Masjid. I used to live in Etobicoke, over by Scarlettwood Ct., around the corner from Dixon. I was Niinka Caanaha (the Milkman), delivering milk to all the Somali families in the Dixon Buildings and surrounding areas. So I know Toronto. I left there to come back to Ohio and now I work as a manager at this mall just so I can give something back to the Somali community here, who have been so helpful to me over the last few years. Columbus is not a bad place. I grew up here. I have visited nearly every major city in North America, and some in Europe as well. Columbus may not be the most beautiful place, but who cares about the dunya anyway. This has become an international city within the span of just a few years, with immigrants from all over the world coming here. The Somalis alone have permanently changed the face of Columbus really. There must be at least 40 thousand or more by now, and more are coming steadily. Life here is inexpensive, cheap rent, plenty of housing and I have had no trouble finding a variety of different jobs to choose from, all making decent enough money to live on. And there are a couple of really nice Somali restaurants here by the way. African Paradise, Darbo, and others. I have been to Xamdi's many times. It's good.. Afgooyo is nice too... but African Paradise is just as good if you ask me . They have done so well here as a matter of fact, they just opened a second location in Minneapolis, bigger and nicer than the one here in Columbus. As for young Somali entrepaneurs, I just posted part of an article called Fresh Starts, written by a local journalist who attended the grand opening of the Global Mall. He had some nice things to say about the Somali community and what they have achieved here in Columbus. Check it out. Here is the link: http://www.theglobalmall.net/pub/about.htm

Originally posted by Caano Geel: anyone knwo what the track that plays at the main page of www.theglobalmall.net/ is? I ripped the track out of the microsoft encarta world atlas software, which by incident, did have a short video of a Somali guy milking a camel

www.theglobalmall.net I just launched the website for The Global Mall , which I believe is the largest Somalian Souk in North America. You guys will be proud of yourselves when you see this one! Take a look, there's lots of nice pictures to see. -Muxammad Cadaan Marekan

www.theglobalmall.net I just launched the website for The Global Mall , which I believe is the largest Somalian Souk in North America. You guys will be proud of yourselves when you see this one! Take a look, there's lots of nice pictures to see. -Muxammad Cadaan Marekan

Abdifattah speaks the truth!

Everything she is doing is haraam. Assisting her is also haraam. Allah has forbidden dating. Women have to cover every part of their body except their face and hands. That is obligatory. It is forbidden to allow any Muslim woman to go with a kafir man. Her wali should be aware of what she is doing. If she marries a kafir, she may become one too, because the man is stronger than the woman. There is a hadith that the Prophet Muhammad (sullalahu alayhi wa salaam) said if you imitate a people, you are one of them. So please sister, do not let your friend commit these haraam acts and immitate the kufar. If you care for her and she is your friend, you should try to save her from running to the hellfire.

Ameenah, Please don't be embarrassed or shy to wear Islamic clothing. Islam is so beautiful. What is acceptable to Allah should never be sacrificed for what is acceptable to the kufar.

Haseena is right. Pure Islam is the only answer. Allah is the best of planners. All else is destruction.