Satan's four donkeys and his merchandize

[Faizan-e-Mustafa]

اَلْحَمْدُ ﷲ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ ط وَالصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلٰى سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِيْنْ ط

اَمَّابَعْدُ! فَاَعُوْذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْمْ ط بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم ْط

^{Satan's four donkeys}

^{No matter how lazy Satan makes you, read the whole of this article. In’shaa-Allah عَزَّوَجَل you will feel a Madani transformation occurring in your heart. Benefit of Durood Shareef}

 

^{Sayyiduna Abul Qasim Qushairi رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ narrates that Allah عَزَّوَجَل sent a revelation to Sayyiduna Musa عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم saying, "I created 10,000 ears in you with which you heard my speech and 10,000 tongues with which you spoke to me. You will become beloved to me when you send Durood upon Muhammad صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم".}

 

^{(ar risalat-ul-Qushairiyyah baabus samaa’, P377, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)}

 

^{صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبيْب!ْ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد}

 

^{What was on the four donkeys?}

 

^{It is said that Sayyiduna Isa عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم once saw Satan with four loaded donkeys. He عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم asked him what they were carrying. Satan replied, "They are carrying my merchandise, one of them is carrying cruelty, another is carrying dishonesty, the third is carrying treachery, and the last one is carrying jealousy." He عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم asked, "Who will buy this merchandise?" Satan replied, "Rulers will buy cruelty, traders will buy dishonesty, women will buy my treachery, and as far as the jealousy is concerned, scholars will buy that". (Nuzha-tul-Majalis, V2, P53, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)}

 

^{First piece of merchandise: Cruelty}

 

^{My Dear Islamic brothers! We know now that cruelty, dishonesty, treachery and jealousy are all Satan’s merchandise. We have learnt that he sells cruelty to rulers. We know that when a person gains authority he usually deprives the poor and needy of their rights and inflicts oppression upon them instead of enforcing justice, he forgets the fact that Allah عَزَّوَجَل is watching his every move. What the previous narration is saying is that cruelty and oppression is committed commonly by rulers and officers of high posts, but remember, it does not mean that only they commit this crime, anyone causing grief or being cruel to a Muslim is a sinner and worthy of punishment in the fire.}

 

^{It’s not too late}

 

^{You who hurt the feelings of Muslims! You who start storms of oppression and cruelty! You who spray rounds of bullets at Muslims! You who rob Muslim shops! Their homes! Threaten them! Terrorise them and steal their peace from them! Listen carefully! Sayyidduna Abu Musa رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ narrates that the greatest Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم said, "Allah عَزَّوَجَل lets tyrants run loose, but when he grabs them he does not let go". (Bukhari, Hadith 4686, V5, P255, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)}

 

^{Signs of an evil man}

 

^{Sayyidatuna Asma Bint Umais رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا reports that she heard the Blessed Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم saying, "One who is arrogant and forgets Allah عَزَّوَجَل is very evil, so is the one who oppresses the weak and transgresses limits and forgets the Glorious Allah عَزَّوَجَل, and the one who indulges in games and amusements and forgets rotting in his grave, and causes mischief and forgets his beginning, and the one who uses religion to deceive the world, and ruins religion by indulging in doubtful actions, and he who is driven by greed, and is led astray from the straight path by his desires, and the one who is disgraced by his desires (all of them are evil)". (Tirmizi, V3, P357, Hadith 2448, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)}

 

^{Avoid the curse of the oppressed}

 

^{Sayyiduna Ali رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ reports that the Blessed Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم said, "Avoid the curse of the oppressed because he asks Allah عَزَّوَجَل for his due right and Allah عَزَّوَجَل makes sure that people get their rights". (Jami’ Saghir, V1, P14, Hadith 119, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)}

 

^{The helper of the oppressed is the most powerful}

 

^{My Dear Islamic Brothers! It may seem as if the oppressed is weak in front of the tyrant but remember he is being supported by the Most Powerful Allah عَزَّوَجَل, the one who will ultimately take revenge. The oppressed is not alone, even though it may temporarily seem as if he is unaided and helpless. If an oppressed person is patient he will definitely benefit from it because he will be rewarded greatly for his patience, as far as the tyrant is concerned he is in great loss because he constantly piles up his sins due to his cruelty, and invites the wrath of Allah عَزَّوَجَل, whether the cruelty be on humans or animals.}

 

^{Punishment because of a cat}

 

^{The Beloved of Allah عَزَّوَجَل و صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم has said, "I was shown Hell, in which I saw a woman of Bani Israeel being tortured because in the world she had a cat that died of hunger because she kept it tied up without feeding it herself or letting it run loose to find it’s own food". (Mishkat bisharhi Mirqat, Hadith 5341, V9, P198, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)}

 

^{All seven earths}

 

^{You who use bribery to illegally occupy other people’s properties listen! You landlords, tribe leaders and farmers who unjustly occupy other people’s farmlands listen! Imam Muslim mentions a warning of Our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم, "One who unjustly occupies a hand span of someone’s land, will be forced to wear a necklace made of the seven earths on the day of judgement". (Muslim, Hadith 1610, V3, P56, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)}

 

[Faizan-e-Mustafa]

Beg for forgiveness

 

My Dear Islamic Brothers! Fear Allah عَزَّوَجَل, repent to Him and beg Him for His mercy and forgiveness, before death lifts you up from your illuminated rooms and comfortable sofas and throws you into a dark grave full of insects and spiders, ask for forgiveness from all those people you have oppressed and please them, return all occupied possessions to their rightful owners and please them. How great you are does not matter, bow in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَل and plead to the weak and poor people that you have oppressed, or else remember, on the day of judgement you might have to give them your virtues and if you do not have virtues, then you might have to take the burden of their sins and enter the Hell fire.

 

Cause of losing faith

 

Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Warraq رَحْمَةُ الله عَلَيْه says, "Being cruel to people often results in losing ones Imaan (faith)". What will you do if the evil of oppression makes you lose your Imaan and die a disbeliever! Listen! Listen! The 25^{th to 32nd verses of Sura-tul- Haaqah (part 29) speaks of the disgrace of the disbelievers.}

 

^{AlaHazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الله عَلَيْه translates this verse in his masterpiece translation Kanzul-Imaan as such: - But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, if only I had not been given my book, and was not told my reckoning, if only it had been death, my wealth has not benefited me, my power has gone from me, (The Angels will be told) take him and restrain him, and expose him to the hell fire, and then insert him in a chain of which the length is seventy cubits.}

 

^{Second piece of merchandise: Dishonesty}

 

^{Satan that his second piece of merchandise was dishonesty and that he sells it to traders (business men) and as we all know, traders and business men are often dishonest. Remember! Dishonesty is also a sign of hypocrisy. Sahih Bukhari mentions a report on the authority of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ that The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم said, "There are four signs of a hypocrite and if someone possess one of them he has one sign of hypocrisy (until he abandons it), (1) Betrayal when trusted with something (amaanat), (2) Lying whilst speaking, (3) Breaking promises, (4) Swearing when involved in an argument".}

 

^{(Sahih Bukhari, V1, P17, Hadith 34, Dar-ul-Fikr)}

 

^{The vast meaning of amaanat}

 

^{My Dear Islamic Brothers! The word amaanat refers to a variety of things. Imam Qurtubi says, "Amaanat is to fulfil the entire commands and worships of Islam". Hujja-tul-Islam Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ الله عَلَيْه says, "The private parts are an amaanat, the ears are an amaanat, the tongue is an amaanat, the stomach is an amaanat, the hands and feet are an amaanat, he who has no amaanat has no faith". So anyone who uses his limbs in disobedience has used them for wrongfully. (Mukashifa-tul-Quloob, P43, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiya Beirut) Hazrat’e Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amri wabnul aas رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ says that before Allah عَزَّوَجَل created the body parts of a person, the private parts were made and whilst addressing the person said, ‘I am leaving an amaanat with you. Don’t be neglectful in fulfilling its rights. Ears are amaanat, eyes are amaanat, private parts are amaanat, stomach is an amaanat and the tongue is an amaanat.’ (Navaad-rul-Usool fi Ahadith-ur-Rasool, V3, P155) Hazrat’e Sayyiduna Fakhr-ud-Din Raazi رَحْمَةُ الله عَلَيْه says, ‘Know that the chapter of amaanat is very big. The amaanat of the tongue is that the person saves it from lying, backbiting, slandering, kufr, bidat and wrongful acts. The amaanat of the eyes is that they are not used to look at Haraam and the amaanat of the ears is that they are not used to listen to Haraam. Simililarly, a person needs to show that he is trustworthy when it comes to other body parts. (Tafseer-e-Kabeer, V4, P109)}

 

^{Severe punishment for dishonesty}

 

^{Whenever you are left in trust of money, goods, books etc. you must return them on time. No one will be able to bear the punishment of breaching someone’s trust. Hujja-tul-Islam Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ الله عَلَيْه says in Mukashifa-tul-Quloob, "On the day of judgement a man will be brought in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَل and asked, "Did you return what was trusted to you by so and so?" He will reply in the negative, then by the command of Allah عَزَّوَجَل an Angel will take him towards Hell, at the bottom of which he will see what was trusted to him, he will fall inside and reach the bottom 70 years later, he will then lift that thing and begin to climb, when he reaches the top he will slip and fall back down. This climbing and falling will continue until one day through the intercession of the Beloved صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم, Allah عَزَّوَجَل will show mercy upon him and the owner will forgive him". (Mukashifa-tul-Quloob, P44, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)}

 

^{Betraying trust when speakingg}

 

^{My Dear Islamic Brothers! You must remember that as well as wealth, it is also forbidden to breach another person’s trust in matters of speech, social affairs and duties. For instance if someone tells you a secret or asks you not to tell anyone his phone number or address (in fact even if he does not mention it clearly but his body language tells you he does not want you to spread the word, for example looking around to make sure no one is listening) but you reveal it (whether it be verbally, literally or using gestures) then you have breached his trust.}

 

^{Beware oh servants of the nation!}

 

^{The responsibility of a ruler is to take care of his citizens and establish justice; if he does not fulfil his responsibilities he will have breached the trust of the nation. The President, secretary, governor, chancellors, members of assembly, mayors, police officers etc are all in fact servants of the nation; they are paid from the taxes taken from the public. They might forget who they really are, but in actual fact these positions are like "wooden sweets" wrapped up in silky wrappers, impossible to chew and digest. These leaders have actually taken a huge risk by taking on these responsibilities, this might be hard to understand at the moment but everyone will understand after death. If any of them is unjust, and has oppressed, filled his pockets by taking advantage of his position, or turned his attention away from the grief of the nation then he has breached their trust. His evil character will probably prevent anyone from saying anything to him at the moment, but how long will he remain in this world for? When the wrath of Allah عَزَّوَجَل encompasses these leaders not a single one of them will escape. The consequences of dishonesty are severe indeed in both worlds, dishonest leaders and officers often face disgrace even in this world, their disastrous consequences are portrayed everywhere by the media and the public eventually curses them.}

 

^{The problem with government jobs}

 

^{Holding a status and not fulfilling ones duties properly without a valid excuse also constitutes as breach of trust. Beware! Do not let luxuries of the world result in calamities of the afterlife. Especially people who work for government agencies, Many people take up these jobs because no one monitors the work in most of the departments, they finish work whenever they please, take days off whenever they please, or get close to their seniors so that they can neglect their duties. If the employee takes unauthorised days off but the officer in charge backs him up by marking him present in the books and causes loss to the government then both of them would have breached trust, and will result in both their earnings being affected too. We must only support each other in matters of piety and not sin, helping in sins will also lead to punishment. Allah عَزَّوَجَل says in the Holy Qur’an:-}

 

^{Translation Kanzul-Iman: And help one another to righteousness and piety, and do not help one another to sin and transgression, and fear Allah عَزَّوَجَل, Allah عَزَّوَجَل is severe in punishment.}

 

^{(Part 6, Sura Al Maidah, Verse 2)}

 

[Faizan-e-Mustafa]

The evil of Haraam Food

 

Mukashifa-tul-Quloob says, "When a piece of Haraam food enters a mans stomach, every Angel in the skies and earth will curse him for as long as that morsel remains inside and if he dies in this state he will enter Hell". (Mukashifa-tul-Quloob, P10 Dar-ul-Kutubul-Ilmiyyah Beirut)

 

Optional fasts without permission

 

There is no harm in coming late if one works for a private firm and the boss does not mind. Remember! During working hours you cannot pray voluntary Salaah and if weakness affects the work then you cannot fast (voluntarty) either without the boss’s permission, but fardh Salaah and fasts must be prayed even if the boss doesn’t allow it.

 

Statement of Kufr

 

Without a proper valid reason it is not permissible for you to miss jama’at because your boss says so. It has come to my hearing that the officers in some institutions say to the workers "Forget Salaah, your job is the first fardh"; this statement insults Salaah and is therefore Kufr.

 

7 Statements of Kufr

 

Sadrush-Shariah Allama Moulana Mufti Amjad Ali Azami رَحْمَةُ الله عَلَيْه gives the following 7 examples of insulting Salaah in chapter 9 of Bahar-e-Shariat; (1) if someone is told to pray Salaah and he replies, "I pray but I don’t get anything from it", he will become a non-Muslim. (2) Or if he replies, "You’ve prayed what good did it do for you" (3) "My parents are dead, why shall I pray Salaah, who shall I pray Salaah for?" (4) "I’ve prayed enough" (5) "Praying and not praying are the same". Any such statement implying the unimportance of Salaah or abusing it is Kufr. (6) Praying only in the month of Ramadhaan and saying "This is enough". (7) "What I’ve prayed is plenty because one in Ramadhaan is worth seventy" are both statements of Kufr because they imply the insignificance of Salaah.

 

It is fardh upon a trader to learn the rulings of trade

 

My Dear Islamic brothers! Unfortunately, a huge number of traders commit treachery. It is fardh for a trader to learn the rulings concerning trade in order to make him self aware of what things make his earnings haram. You might think to yourself, "I take great care to make sure my earnings are Halaal, there’s nothing wrong with what I do", but dear Islamic brothers! How can someone be careful when he doesn’t even know how to be careful? Sayyiduna Farooq Azam رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ says, "Only a faqih (learned person) is allowed to enter our market". (Kimiya-e-Sa’aadat, V1, P309, Intisharat Ganjinah Tehran) Unfortunately, the case is the exact opposite these days, ma’aaz-Allah عَزَّوَجَل it is as if people are saying, "Only cheaters are allowed in our markets"; it is as if noble people are banned from the markets.

 

How should the rulings of buying and selling be learnt?

 

Everyone knows about the illegal acts and treachery that takes place in the markets, which is mainly due to being unacquainted with Islamic knowledge and Sunnah of the Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم. It is vital that both retailers and consumers instantly learn the rulings related to buying and selling, or else remember each and every thing will be accounted for in the after life, and the wrath of Allah عَزَّوَجَل is great indeed. The 11^{th part of the famous Urdu encyclopaedia of Hanafi Fiqh "Bahar-e-Shariat" explains this topic in detail. It should be studied carefully by every Muslim and the help of a qualified Sunni scholar should be sought to understand difficult passages. A great way to learn Sunan is by travelling in the Sunnah training Madani Qafilay of Dawat-e-Islami. Travel in Madani Qafilay and earn loads and loads of reward and learn loads of Sunan. This will help you to increase your enthusiasm to study and In’shaa-Allah عَزَّوَجَل make sure your earnings are pure and correct your Salaah, fasting and other worship.}

 

^{صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبيْب!ْ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد}

 

^{A rule to remember}

 

^{My Dear Islamic Brothers! Remember! Iit is important to decide a salary where deciding is expected for instance labour, rent for a house, shop or car, but if a price is already fixed and the people involved already know then deciding again is not needed, for instance when sitting in a hotel there are menus clarifying the prices and the customer is aware of them, or if the prices of food are known buy the customer without having to ask anyone or look at a menu, this also includes bus fares. My Dear Islamic brothers! Unfortunately the majority of us are unaware of such rulings and to know them is absolutely vital otherwise one will commit treachery without even realising what he has done. To develop the desire to learn these things make a habit of travelling in the Sunnah training Qafilay of Dawat-e-Islami punctually and to gain steadfastness, act upon the Madani In’aamaat and do Fikr-e-Madina at night and during this fill in the Madani In’aamaat card and hand it in to your local Nigraan at the end of every month, Inshaa-Allah عَزَّوَجَل you will see the blessings of this for your self.}

 

^{صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبيْب!ْ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد}

 

^{The third piece of merchandise: Treachery}

 

^{One of Satan’s pieces of merchandise is treachery which he sells to women. This does not mean that men are not treacherous. Deceiving people is a sin whether men do it or women. Using deceit to cause harm to Muslims is a major sin, Haraam and leads to Hell.}

 

^{The deceiver is cursed}

 

^{Leader of the Believers, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ narrates that the Blessed Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم said, "One who harms a Muslim or deceives him is cursed". (Jami’ Tirmizi, Hadith 1948, V3, P378, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut) Another narration mentions this saying of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم, "One who harms anyone will be harmed by Allah عَزَّوَجَل and one who causes difficulties to anyone will be put in difficulty by Allah عَزَّوَجَل". (Ibn-e-Majah, V3, P107, Hadith 2342, Beirut)}

 

^{No entry into heaven}

 

^{Our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم has warned, "One who deceives us is not amongst us, treachery and cheating is of hell". (Tabarani Kabeer, Hadith 10234, V10, P138, Dar Ihyaitturathil Arabiy Beirut) In another place he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم said, "There are three types of people who will not enter paradise; (1) Cheaters (2) Those who remind people of favours (3) Stingy people. (Tirmizi, V3, P388, Hadith 1970, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)}

 

^{Reminding people of favours is harmful}

 

^{My Dear Islamic Brothers! These days as well as treachery, the illness of reminding people of favours is very common amongst Muslims. Remember! Reminding people of favours ruins the virtue done by doing that favour. For example, in front of others Zaid says to Bakr, "You should thank me for getting you a job, you should be grateful to me for teaching you how to perform wudu", this way Satan ruins his virtues, in fact teasing hurts a Muslim’s emotions. Allah عَزَّوَجَل says: -}

 

^{Translation Kanzul-Iman:O you who believe! Do not make your Almsgiving vain by reproach and injury. (Part 3 Surah Al Baqarah verse 264)}

 

^{Styles of giving money}

 

^{Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan Naeemi رَحْمَةُ الله عَلَيْه says in "Noor-ul-Irfan", this tells us that if giving sadaqah to a poor person publicly humiliates him it should be given discreetly without others knowing because giving sadaqah publicly in this case would cause him grief". So when giving money to a scholar or Imam the envelope should be given in an unrevealing way. Some people place the money in the Imam’s hand and close it in a manner revealing that he is being given money; in fact some people give a note for Dua in a manner implying it is money! This manner of giving a note could hurt the feelings of a dignified Muslim.}

 

^{Shaikh Shibli’s hatred for treachery}

 

^{My Dear Islamic Brothers! Treachery is a big problem. Our pious predecessor’s ﺭﺣﻤﻬﻢﺍﷲ hated treachery. Sayyiduna Shaikh Abu Bakr Shibli رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ went to a sheikh to master the science of nahw (Arabic etymology). The teacher said, "Daraba Zaidun Amran" (Zaid hit Amr) He asked his teacher, "Did Zaid really hit Amr?" He replied, "No, it is only an example". The shaikh said, "I cannot learn a science based on lies".}

 

^{(Nuzha-tul-Majalis, Baab-uz-Zakaat, P199, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiya)}

 

^{My Dear Islamic Brothers! Did you see how much Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Shibli رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ hated treachery? This is an example of his great piety, despite the fact that there was no harm in giving such an example.}

 

^{Imam Bukhari رَحْمَةُ الله عَلَيْه and the man who was deceiving a horse}

 

^{The most authentic book after the Holy Qur’an is "Sahih Bukhari". Sayyiduna sheikh Muhammad bin Ismail Bukhari رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ has done a huge favour upon the Muslim Ummah by very scrupulously collecting these Ahadith. Here is an example of his piety and scrupulous character; he once went to see a man in order to hear a hadith, the man’s horse had ran away from him and stood at a distance, to make the horse walk towards him he lifted his shirt and acted as if he had barley inside it and began to tempt the animal, this made the animal come back to him allowing the man to catch it. Sayyiduna Imam Bukhari رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ asked the man if he really did have barley in his shirt, to which the reply was, "No, I only did it to bring the horse back". The Imam said, "How can I take a blessed hadith of The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم from a man who lies to animals!"}

 

^{(Nuzha-tul-Majalis, Baab-uz-Zakaat, P199, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiya)}

 

^{My Dear Islamic Brothers! Our pious predecessors had Madani intellects; their minds reached places we are negligent of. May Allah عَزَّوَجَل protect us from the disasters of treachery.}

 

^{آﻣﻴﻦﺑﺠﺎﻩﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲﺍﻻﻣﻴﻦ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم}

 

[Faizan-e-Mustafa]

The fourth piece of merchandise: Jealousy

 

The fourth piece of merchandise that Satan sells is jealousy and like he said himself, he sells this to scholars.

 

Definition of jealousy

 

The subject of jealousy is called a hasid and the object of jealousy is the mahsood. The definition of jealousy as is stated in volume 3 of "Lisan-ul-Arab" (Page 166) is, ‘To be jealous is to desire the loss of something prized by the mahsood and to gain possession of it for ones self.’

 

Definition of jealousy in simple words

 

My Dear Islamic Brothers! This definition has clearly stated that seeing an object (or quality) possessed by another human and then wishing it for ones self with the desire to see the possessor deprived of it is "jealousy". Examples are; not standing the public recognition and fame of a fellow person and therefore hoping to see him disgraced and hoping to achieve the fame for ones own self; seeing a rich man and hoping he loses his wealth and faces poverty and hoping one becomes rich himself.

 

Madani children teaching us a lesson

 

Remember! Jealousy is an extremely evil vice and only idiots fall prey to it. Sometimes the children in our homes draw our attention towards this very important issue but we fail to understand. I feel that children often teach us a great deal through their immature actions. If you have children you will probably have seen that when one is picked up, the other begins to cry and hit him, in other words he protests; "Why have you picked him up? Put him down and pick me up". This is a brilliant example of jealousy. The child that was picked up was obviously favoured and the second child was crying because he wanted to gain the favour for himself with the first being deprived of it. Infants cannot sin and obviously do such things without understanding but these children are little Madani Mubalighs that are telling us, "We are children and immature but we are showing you ###### humans what jealousy is, jealousy doesn’t do us any harm because it’s what fools and idiots do anyway, but not avoiding it will cause you a lot of harm in both worlds!"

 

Jealousy of Naat reciters

 

Jealousy is present in all types of people, a lot of pious-looking people are also a prey to it and because they do not think. Islamically they remain unaware and continue sinning. Take for example, Naat reciters these days. If one has a very good voice, another who isn’t as good will probably fall jealous of him and because people don’t pay much attention to him, he might say to himself, "I wish he has a problem with his voice and I gain fame instead, people mention me in newspapers and on posters, make me sit on the stage, and put necklaces of flowers around my neck and throw money at me". Ask yourselves, is this not jealousy?" Qur’an and Naat reciters cannot save themselves from Satan, especially in contests, despite the fact that these contests do have a concept of encouragement behind them but each person deeply desires to defeat every one else and prove to be the best reciter. If someone finds himself in second position he will most certainly feel upset and crave for the first position, doesn’t he feel, "Why has this Muslim brother come first? I wish he’d mess up and I get first position". Is this or is this not jealousy? I leave you to decide the answer. The same happens in Madrassay when some students gain top places and others fall jealous of them wishing they had been in their place. This usually results in suspicions, backbiting, and accusations ("I can’t have failed, I spent hours revising, I’m sure the examiner didn’t check it properly" etc.)

 

Disasters of hypocrisy

 

In a contest, if one comes second and consequently falls jealous of the first position holder or if he comes third and falls jealous of the first two position holders then it is because he believes that the quality of his own recitation was brilliant (out of pride) so he accuses the judges of injustice, and falls prey to accusations, backbiting, suspicions etc. and also falls prey to hypocrisy. This is if he recites a Naat not for the pleasure of Allah and His Blessed Messenger عَزَّوَجَل و صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم but for a trophy instead or a reward and to have his photo appear in the newspapers and people praising him and giving him gifts. Doing this means he does not earn reward for what is really an act of piety in fact he will probably be punished. These contests are permissible but the participants should reflect upon their intentions.

 

Please let me read two verses to gain blessing

 

If there is large gathering somewhere, almost everyone wants to be stood on the stage showing off their talents, if the recitations have been recorded on cassette, one looks for his own recitation (and ignores the other) and if it has not been recorded he will be disappointed, why? And if a Qari or Naat reciter wants his recordings to be sold in shops then how sincere is he? Was the recitation for Allah عَزَّوَجَل or for the recording? If there is an echo sound system there will be people asking for permission to read ‘a few lines to gain blessing’! My advice is that if you really want blessings, sit alone in your house, think of the blessed green dome, and then read to your self, In’shaa-Allah عَزَّوَجَل this will save you from hypocrisy and there will be a great deal of blessings, in fact there will be a whole shower of blessings and your record of deeds will also be filled up: A hint is enough for the wise. May Allah عَزَّوَجَل grant us sincerity.

 

70 times more good deeds for hidden actions

 

My Dear Islamic Brothers! We should weigh our actions with sincerity. It is mentioned in Hadith that hidden actions are 70 times better than actions done in the open.

 

(Kanzul Ummal, V1, P447, Hadith 1929)

 

Humiliation for the show off

 

Indeed there is no good in doing actions to show off. The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم has said, ‘The show off will be called on the day of judgement: Oh deceiver! Oh show off! Your actions have gone to waste and you have received no reward. Get your reward from that person who you used to perform that action for. (Dar-ul-Mansoor, V1, P30) In another Hadith it is mentioned that Allah عَزَّوَجَل will say (regarding the show off), ‘This person did not do his actions to please me. Throw him in the fire of Hell.’ (Kitabuz Zahd war Qaiq, P153, Hadith 452)

 

Definition of ghibtah (rashk)

 

To desire ones voice to be as good as another’s is not jealousy, rather it is called ghibtah ("rashk") and is permissible because in this case one does not desire to see the other person in loss. Jealousy however, consists of the desire to see another person be deprived of a thing and is therefore Haraam.

 

Destruction of jealousy

 

The definition of jealousy has already been mentioned, "Desiring the loss of a prized possession of the mahsood and attainment of it for ones self" (Lisan-ul-Arab, V3, P166). Narrations mention that a jealous person does not be satisfied with the distribution of Allah عَزَّوَجَل (Arabaeen of Imam Nawawi, P50), it is as if he is complaining, "Why has Allah عَزَّوَجَل given him this". A Hadith states, "Jealousy eats away at good deeds the way fire eats away at wood". (Ibn-e-Majah, V4, P472, Hadith 4210, Dar-ul-Ma’rifah Beirut)

 

Jealousy and elections

 

The affects of jealousy can be observed everywhere in election days. If a candidate does not stand a good chance of winning he will strongly desire that other candidates lose their "gift" of superiority and that he gains it for himself, even if this means blackmailing, lying, spreading rumours, false accusations, paying voters, or using force etc. Satan will use this candidate and make him commit every minor and major sin there is, he does not bother about disobeying Allah and his Messenger عَزَّوَجَل و صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم and neither does he bother about the affairs of the after life, neglecting the pains of death, fear of the grave, the troubles of the day of judgement and the flames of hell, all he worries about is a temporary authority. This idiot does not even stop to think that even if he does hurt feelings of people, pay voters, and use all illegal means to win, how long will he maintain his position for?

 

Crying due to the burden of leadership

 

Listen carefully! People who are concerned about the after life feel burdened by worldly authorities. The book "Tarikhul Khulafa" mentions that the wife of Amir-ul-Mo’mineen Sayyiduna Umar bin Abdul Aziz رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ says that the day he became Khalifah he came home, sat on his prayer mat and began to weep and he wept until his blessed beard was soaked with tears, she asked, "Leader of the believers, why are you crying?" He رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ replied, "The burden of the whole ummah has been placed upon my shoulders, I am thinking about being questioned by Allah عَزَّوَجَل regarding hungry beggars, dying patients, naked, hungry, oppressed prisoners, weak old travellers, children, and caring about all other troubled people and not being able to answer. Worry about this huge burden is making me cry". (Tarikhul Khulafa, Urdu, P472)

 

Death is much more painful than being sawn to pieces, boiled in a cauldron, and having your skin torn off alive, it follows you wherever you go and will certainly catch up with you. Death will soon lift you up from your cosy bed in your sweet home and put you into a dark grave where you will sleep on a bed of soil. No status will help you, no authority will save you. Think!

 

Alhamdu-Lillah عَزَّوَجَل! The message of the International Non Political Propagational movement of Qur’an and Sunnah Dawat-e-Islami has reached approximately 51 countries of the world. The Madani Qafilay of Dawat-e-Islami are spreading the blossoming message of the Sunnah everywhere. We are not part of the politics of any country and neither are we greedy for political status. Our destination is not worldly governments, in fact it is the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَل. We do not want leadership, we are seekers of slavery of the Supreme Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم, we want the crown of dignity of the slavery of Blessed Madina, this great prize will never vanish. By Allah عَزَّوَجَل, one who is a slave of Madina has rulers and leaders of the world at his feet.

 

Love of fame

 

May Allah عَزَّوَجَل for the sake of His Supreme Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم save us from fame and publicity gained by prohibited means. By Allah عَزَّوَجَل! Greed for fame is a great calamity. The Blessed Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم has warned, "Two hungry wolves left amongst a herd of sheep do not cause as much harm as is caused by greed of wealth and fame to a man’s religion". (Musnad Imam Ahmad, V5, P350, Hadith 15784, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)

 

In Hell without being judged

 

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ reports that the Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم has said, "Six types of people will be put into Hell without being judged". He was asked, "O Messenger of Allah عَزَّوَجَل و صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم who are they?" He replied, "(1) Leaders, due to their cruelty, (2) Arabs, due to their prejudice, (3) Tribe leaders, due to their arrogance, (4) Traders, due to fraud, (5) Villagers, due to their ignorance, (6) And scholars due to their jealousy."

 

(Ittihaf-us-Sada-tul-Muttaqeen, V9, P486, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)

 

He also warned, "A hasid, tale teller and "kahin" are not of me and I am not of them".

 

(Majma’uzzawaid, V8, P173, Hadith 13126, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)

 

What is a Kahin?

 

A "kahin" is someone who asks jinns about the unseen and then tells others. The Holy Qur’an has clearly said that jinns do not possess knowledge of the unseen. People who capture jinns and ask them reasons of diseases and things of the unseen must repent. People who think that bodies can be possessed by the spirits of pious saints are severely mistaken, they are actually possessed by jinns that falsely claim to be saints and use a few words of wisdom to draw attention towards them selves. Their true purpose is not to spread goodness but to have fun by seeing men and women sitting together. Areas and families where ignorance prevails are usually full of such jinn jokes.

 

Jinn friends

 

AlaHazrat رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ says that Sayyiduna Shaikh Muhiyyuddeen ibn Arabi رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ says, "The least amount of harm that is caused by making a jinn your friend is that it makes you arrogant. An arrogant man is a fool; he seriously believes that arrogance will earn him respect, which is a serious mistake because humbleness is what makes a man great. Flowers only blossom on soil that is soft and humble.

 

Humility is greatness

 

A Hadith states, "One who makes himself humble for the sake of Allah عَزَّوَجَل will be raised by Him to the level of the illiyyeen and one who is arrogant in the affairs of Allah عَزَّوَجَل is lowered by him to the basest level". (Musnad Imam Ahmad, Hadith 11724, V4, P152)

[Faizan-e-Mustafa]

17 ways to cure jealousy

 

My Dear Islamic Brothers! Jealousy is Haraam, which means to cure ones self of it is fardh. Here is a list of 17 ways to cure jealousy; (1) Plead in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَل for relief of this disease, (2) One should constantly remind himself of the harms of jealousy, (3) Tell yourself, "What if Allah and His Prophet عَزَّوَجَل و صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم become displeased with me and jealousy causes me to remain in Hell forever", (4) One should think of death abundantly. The Musnad of Imam Ahmad mentions this statement of Sayyiduna Abu Darda رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْه, "One who thinks of death in abundance will find that his jealousy and joys decrease". (Ittihaf-us-Sadah, V14, P29) (5) Thinking about people better than ones self usually results in a lack of self confidence, which in turn creates jealousy. This Hadith of the Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم mentioned by Ibn-e-Maja should be committed to memory by every single Muslim, "Look at the people who do not possess as much as yourselves and not at those who possess more, if you do this you will not look down at any thing that Allah عَزَّوَجَل has granted you". (Sunan Ibn-e-Maja, Hadith 4142, V4, P443, Dar-ul-Ma’rifah Beirut) (6) A hasid begins to hate the mahsood, so he should think of ways to start liking him, (7) Be the first to say Salaam when you confront him, (8) Show enthusiasm when you meet him, (9) If possible give gifts, (10) Pray for blessing in whatever he possess that has caused you to be jealous, (11) Avoid speaking ill of him and if someone else speaks ill of him avoid listening, (12) Visit and consolidate him in times of sickness and troubles, (14) Provide help when he needs it, (15) Praise him (without lying) in abundance in front of people, (16) If someone else praises him show happiness, (17) Cause as much benefit to the mahsood as possible.

 

At least do this

 

My Dear Islamic Brothers! Hujja-tul-Islam Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ الله عَلَيْه says in Ihya-ul-Uloom (Volume 3), "If one prevents himself from outwardly displaying jealousy, and despises the presence of it internally, and despises the desire to see others in loss, and feels angry at himself for being jealous then he has done what was humanly possible for him. Despite such efforts, if any feeling of jealousy remains in ones heart he will not be blamed for it". For a detailed discussion on the cures of jealousy, please refer to the chapter concerning this topic in the third volume of Imam Muhammad Ghazali’s Ihya-ul-Uloom. For curing jealousy and other internal diseases, regularly travel in the Madani Qafilay of Dawat-e-Islami and to gain steadfastness in this practice the Madani In’aamaat and fill your Madani In’aamaat card every night by doing Fikr-e-Madina and hand it in to the brother in charge of you local area every month. Inshaa-Allah عَزَّوَجَل you will see the blessings of this yourself.

 

Repent instantly

 

My Dear Islamic brothers! Soon we are going to die, leave this world and rest in our graves. We will face a severe test on the day of judgement, when the sun will be blazing at us from a distance of one and a quarter miles, the earth will be made of burning copper, none of us knows whether he will enter Heaven or Hell. So fear Allah عَزَّوَجَل and repent instantly.

 

O Allah عَزَّوَجَل we repent from every minor and major sin, O Lord of Mustafa عَزَّوَجَل و صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم forgive us.

 

آﻣﻴﻦﺑﺠﺎﻩﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲﺍﻻﻣﻴﻦ ^{صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم}

 

^{Trust Allah’s عَزَّوَجَل mercy, repent for your past sins with shame, Inshaa-Allah عَزَّوَجَل your repentance will be accepted. A Hadith states: ‘One who repents from a sin is like the one who has not committed sin.’ (Ibn-e-Maja, V4, P491, Hadith 4250, Dar-ul-Ma’rifah Beirut) As well as repenting, seek forgiveness from all those people whom you have caused trouble to. The more a person comes into contact with people the more chances there are of rights being violated. I myself come into contact with a huge number of people, and rights are probably violated too. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims are listening to me at this moment in this 1422ah international 3 day gathering of Dawat-e-Islami. Using this opportunity, I request you to grant me forgiveness for the sake of Allah and His Beloved عَزَّوَجَل و صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم if I have ever caused you grief. If I owe anything to anyone and have not yet returned it please ask for it instantly, if I have borrowed anything and not yet returned it please take it off me instantly or else forgive me. I myself have forgiven every Muslim my rights in advance, in fact if I am martyred, the killer is forgiven on behalf of myself, if this does happen I do not want anyone staging any sort of riot or protest on my behalf. Modern day strikes, in which Muslims are forced to shut their shops, people fight amongst themselves, and cars are burnt, are Haraam and will lead to Hell.}

 

^{Make up for missed Salaah}

 

^{Make sure you perform your Salaah, fast in Ramadhaan and firmly determine not to miss a single fardh action in the future. If Hajj is fardh, you must not delay it, if any Salaah have been missed you must make up for them. An easy method of qadha Salaah is written in my book "The Method of Qadha Salaah" which can be bought from Maktaba-tul-Madina. A Hadith states, "One who misses a Salaah deliberately has his name written on the gate of Hell through which he will enter". (Kanzul Ummal, Hadith 19086, V7, P132, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut) Another narration says, "If anyone misses or breaks even one fast in Ramadhaan without a valid reason or sickness then fasting forever will not compensate for it (the same excellence will not be achieved)". (Sunan Tirmizi, V2, P175, Hadith 723, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)}

 

^{At least do this}

 

^{My Dear Islamic Brothers! Hujja-tul-Islam Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ الله عَلَيْه says in Ihya-ul-Uloom (Volume 3), "If one prevents himself from outwardly displaying jealousy, and despises the presence of it internally, and despises the desire to see others in loss, and feels angry at himself for being jealous then he has done what was humanly possible for him. Despite such efforts, if any feeling of jealousy remains in ones heart he will not be blamed for it". For a detailed discussion on the cures of jealousy, please refer to the chapter concerning this topic in the third volume of Imam Muhammad Ghazali’s Ihya-ul-Uloom. For curing jealousy and other internal diseases, regularly travel in the Madani Qafilay of Dawat-e-Islami and to gain steadfastness in this practice the Madani In’aamaat and fill your Madani In’aamaat card every night by doing Fikr-e-Madina and hand it in to the brother in charge of you local area every month. Inshaa-Allah عَزَّوَجَل; you will see the blessings of this yourself.}

 

^{Fire in the eyes}

 

^{My Dear Islamic Brothers! Repent today from listening to music and watching films and dramas because a narration says, "If anyone fills his eyes with Haraam, they will be filled with fire on the day of judgement". (Mukashifa-tul-Quloob, P10, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut)}

 

^{Nails Hammered into eyes and ears}

 

^{On the night of ascension the Beloved of Allah عَزَّوَجَل و صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم saw people with nails hammered into their eyes and ears, on asking what they had done he was told, "They watched what you did not watch and listened to that which you did not listen to". (Sharhus Sudoor, P171, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut) Have you heard the consequences of those who watch and listen to haram? Nails had been hammered into their eyes and ears.}

 

^{Imitating Jews}

 

^{Attention those people who shave their beards; shaving and reducing the beard to less than a fistful are both Haraam. As mentioned in a Hadith, "Trim your moustaches and let your beards grow, do not imitate the Jews". (Tahawi Sharhu Ma’anil Athar, V4, P28, Hadith 6424, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiyyah Beirut) Shaving ones beard is declared an act of the Jews by the Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم, this is a point to ponder for Muslims. The integrity and love of Muslims has been challenged here. Day in day out our leaders plead that Muslims boycott Jewish consumer products, but they seem to neglect the fact that the faces of most Muslims including these leaders themselves are imitations of Jews, so then why only boycott products? I plead to Muslim leaders and the public in general, boycott imitating the faces of Islam’s enemies and make a firm intention to display the sign of your Beloved Prophet’s صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم love on your faces.}

 

^{Punishment of indecent fashion}

 

^{My Dear Islamic brothers! You must avoid wearing indecent clothes and prohibited fashion because the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم said, "I saw people with their tongues being cut with scissors of fire, on asking what they had done I was told, ‘They used prohibited means for fashion’. I also heard screaming from within a ditch that was giving off an extremely foul smell, on asking who those people were I was told, ‘Women who used prohibited means to make themselves look beautiful’". (Sharhus Sudoor lis-Suyuti, P168, Beirut)}

 

^{Oh Lord of Mustafa عَزَّوَجَل و صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم! Save us from the actions of Satan especially cruelty, dishonesty, treachery and jealousy}

 

^{آﻣﻴﻦﺑﺠﺎﻩﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲﺍﻻﻣﻴﻦ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم}

 

[Abdur Rehman]

 

 

for sharing

 

may Allah azzawajal save us from evil and tricks of Shaitan aamin bi jail Nabi'l amin

 

 

YA UMAR

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nice booklet........

 

translation of "SHETAN K 4 GADHY"

 

written by Ameer e Ahlesunnat