New Converts Wrong Condition To Accept Islam

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New Convert's Wrong Condition To Accept Islam

 

 

It was reported by Ibn Rajab Al Hanbali, in His book, Jaamicul Culuum Wal Xikam, and by Shawkani in His Book Neil Al Awtaar, and others from Masnad Imam Ahmed.

 

Topic:

 

Qubuulul Islaam Calal Shardil Faasid

 

Validity Of The Conversion of A Non Muslim When He Sets A Wrong Condition to Become Muslim.

 

 

Jaber RAA reported he said: That the Thaqeef tribe ( to convert to Islam ) requested that Jihad and Sadaqa ( alms giving) should be excempted from them. The Prophet SAWS accepted the condition saying " They will pay (eventually) Sadaqah , and they will join Jihad"

 

It was also reported by Nasr binAsim Alleithi, reporting from a man who came to the Prophet SAWS and accepted to become Muslim with a condition that he will not pray more than two prayers, the (Prophet SAWS accepted it)

 

It was reported from Xakim Bin Xuzaam RAA :" I Agreed with the prophet SAW that I skip Rukuuc ( alla akhirra illa qaaiman)"

 

 

Warning:

 

 

This does not mean that we freely preach that new converts can pick and choose what they want and skip what they dislike, we are only mentioning this to show how far the Prophet of Allah used to accomodate even the weirdest of conditions for the sake of not losing a single soul to Satan. The moral or Maqaasidul Shariica, should not be lost with a short sight, please use eNuri Kindness Lenses to see the full picture.

 

Besides the Prophet SAWS had the authority to exempt rules in particular cases, his words were instant law, but after the faith has been completed in our case, there are no special requirements for each and every individual, and for that reason these hadeeths are not to be used as an everyday instrument of Islamic Fiqh. Its more about tolerance of new converts than a ruling of a permission.

 

Where ethis principle can best be used in my opinion, is when anew convert who is a musiscian joins islam, and we accept him with his guitar, up until his feet are firm on islam, because at first if we give him daliil that guitar is haraam, then , we may lose a new convert for something that is not worth his soul being lost altogether.

 

 

Sources:

 

1. Jaamicul Culum wal Xikam; Ibn Rajab Al Xanbali, The Hadeeth No. 8

2. Neil Al Awtaar: Shawkani, Section 7, p 199

 

 

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