Are

we

Muslims?
by

Mahmood Arif Tahir

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MERCIFUL, THE BENEFICENT

May the Peace and Blessings of Allah (Subhanahu Wa TaAllah) be upon you all. Praise be to Allah (Subhanahu Wa TaAllah), we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah (Subhanahu Wa TaAllah) from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allah (Subhanahu Wa TaAllah) guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allah (Subhanahu Wa TaAllah) leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah (Subhanahu Wa TaAllah). Lastly I also bear witness that Muhammad (Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam) was His Final Messenger.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my wife and children for the valuable help and assistance given to me and for putting up with my lack of family commitment during the writing of this book, their loyalty and their dedication. Dedicated to Muna, Mahammed, Yassir, Aisha and Aliyyah

Due respect must also be levelled to all the scholars, past and present who have contributed to this work, either knowingly, or by my reading of their works. I truly believe that nothing written about Islam has a right to be copy written and therefore this work can be freely distributed, translated without reference to the writer. The main reference works used within this book is the Glorious Quran translated by A Yusuf Ali, together with those of M. Asad and M. Picktall. The Sahih Hadiths of al-Bukhari, and Muslim, the Sunnah of Abu Dawud, Maliks Muwatta to name the most used, although other compliers of Hadith have been used and are noted accordingly within the texts. Also used was the Shariah Law by Mohammed Hashim Kamali, Crime and Punishment Under Islamic Law by George M Boroody, the Al Halal Wal Haram Fil Islam by Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, and of course the extensive knowledge gained while studying and researching all the different sects of Islam.

CONTENTS Page 1 3 13 19 24 36 43 47 51 60 65 70 75 81 87 90 94 103 114 126 130 139 155

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22

Introduction The Beginning Violating the Fard? Hypocrite? Abrogated or not? Ignorance? Hadith that Insult Allah? Fabricated Hadith? Insults to Women? Writing down of Hadith? The Caliphas Abu Hurayra? Best Speech? Sahabah? The Best Hadith? Sanctity of Marriage? Enemies of Islam? Islamic Law on Liars? Remembering the Prophet? Shirk? Types of Shirk? Shahadah Conclusion

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Introduction This book is the work of a revert Muslim, searching for the inner truth within my new faith of Islam. It is not meant to be a purest ideal but rather a view given to me through the guidance of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. When I reverted to Islam back in 1989 three elderly Brothers, each in turn gave me a single piece of advice, took me to one side after my reciting of the Shahadah. The first congratulated me on becoming a Muslim and then said If a Brother or Sister gives you some Islamic advice, then accept it with the love that it was given to you but do check it out fully before you put it into practice. The second congratulated me also and the said: Study and learn your new faith and read every book that you can about Islam, irrespective of the views of the writer. The third Brother also congratulated me and then said: Before you decide on what sect of Islam to join, please read and learn about them all, seek help and guidance from Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and take your time in making the final decision. These three comments have stayed with me ever since and within three years after I had reverted to Islam, I had completed a Degree in Islamic Studies and Shariah Law, followed by further studies within Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and back within the United Kingdom. I have now finished my secular journey and found that not one single sect appears to follow the correct path provided by Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. This statement alone will cause great distress to many a Muslims, who may consider that they alone follow the correct path of Islam. However, I ask the reader to continue reading what I have written and to come to their own decision as to if I am correct or not, or even if they feel that they are still on the right path of Islam themselves?

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The intention is not to speculate nor to pour suspicion on any individual alive or dead, nor to set blame upon any individual or group from the time after the death of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam but the truth must come out. Although many questions could be raised, the answers anyone would be able to give would be pure speculation and it is not the writers intention to proceed down this road. Rather, it is a path trod by an individual with the courage and belief to question, why have Muslims become so divided and are there 73 sects of Islam around today and are any of them fully correct and right, and if so who is wrong? This book does not look at individual sects but rather gives an overview of the path that was indeed intended for all of mankind to follow. However, it is up to the individual to make their own final decision but it should be carried out by study and reference to not only this book but to all material available. Faith is not blind, unless the believer chooses to follow the hypocrites. There may be secular references made within the quoted passages from other scholars past and present, within certain parts of the text but this does not infer agreement with their ideals, or findings. No one is perfect and mistakes can happen to anyone but if those mistakes are intentional, then that person has no faith in what they do except to mislead others. I have no intention to mislead anyone but hope and pray that this book may be able to show exactly that which I have found on this journey of discovery after I had embraced Islam. Only strong Hadith from reliable sources and the Glorious Quran have mostly been used. May Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah guide us all to His Paradise, may we be worthy in our service to Him and may He grant us mercy for our mistakes, as we also ask forgiveness from those whom we may upset in some way or other, InshaAllah.

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Chapter 1 The Beginning The beginning of this book does not start from the enlightenment of me entering Islam but rather from the point after my reverting to the faith. It is my own personal journey, of inner discovery, to what that inward faith meant and what I believe it should mean to others who may try to follow that same ideal. It is true to say that when I reverted to Islam, I blamed the Ummah for leaving me in the dark and away from the true faith for so long. However, it very quickly dawned on me that it was not their fault that I had not found Islam before but rather it was due to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, who had decreed that I was not ready to accept it for what it really is. Certainly as Muslims we do not do ourselves any favours, yes, we may do some Dawah (preaching) but is Dawah putting up a table and just handing out leaflets letting people know what is wrong with their own faiths? Dawah is a way of life that we should show to the whole world by our actions, correcting ourselves, and our intentions first above all other things. We should not just switch on and off as we want to just to please ourselves, for we should please only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah in what we do and say at all times. As Muslims we revere the Glorious Quran but this is the wrong status for such a wonderful revelation from Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. It certainly is not equal to the Holy Bible of the Christians or the Torah of the Jews but superior to them both. The Holy Bible is the work of man, who has put into it what he thinks Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah would have said and the Torah has been relegated by the Zionist Jews to an object of little to no meaning. The Glorious Quran is the actual words of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, given to the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam for the people to learn, understand and follow. Therefore we should elevate it above all other books and give it its due reverence, for it is a living document on how we should behave and act in all circumstances. Hence forth within this book we will only refer to it as the Glorious Quran.

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As an ex-Christian it took me a good thirty-five years to come to the understanding that the Bible contains untruths and that the personage of Jesus, did not exist being as there is no J within the Hebrew text and anyway he was a Jew. So what was his real name? This is revealed within the Glorious Quran as Isa but our translators and commentators have attributed the same Isa to that of Jesus, although the two are distinct different stories within two distinct different books. One being created by man on what they thought God would have said and the other by the actual words of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, for which, both partially meet at various junctions in time. There really is no compatibility between the two individuals and they even have different mothers. This is not to say that the real Isa did not exist for he did but as Muslims, we should not attribute to the Isa of the Glorious Quran to the untruth of the Christian Bible. Call me a purist but certain ideals must not be compromised unless of course one wishes to delude our own faith into disbelief and if this is the case then why should we believe in being called Muslims and the words of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah must come first above all things? It is from these premises that I journeyed forward, not knowing what I was to find, or what crossroads would develop to take me down either some dark alley or a well light road of reasonableness. Where do you start on such a journey? The simple answer is with the Glorious Quran and to read it not just once or twice right through but rather to understand each and every verse which it contains. When one does not speak the Arabic language, one has to rely upon a translation into ones own mother tongue. This is fine, if one restricts oneself to the verses only and not to the supporting commentaries. We are not exploring what others think this is what Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah meant by the use of a certain word, nor are we at this stage looking at the time of its revelation, only its content. Anyway, what individual, no matter how learned they may be, can believe that they know what Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah meant by such and such a word? Also, we must cross reference not only the translated text of

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what we are reading with that of another similar text but translated by another person. This then clarifies the text as being correct but also shows up certain anomalies that different translators put or find within their respective translations. Then any differences found must be resolved, that would satisfy both translators, rather than a single individual. Sometimes one has to go to a third translation if there is one to put a final seal on what you then understand it to mean. If you were to have three or more Arab speakers, able to translate the Glorious Quran into another single language, there would be differences as to what certain words would mean. Any root word in Arabic can level out into many different meanings and the Glorious Quran is in the old classical Arabic. Arabs today have three different types of language, the classical Arabic, media Arabic and the colloquial Arabic of the streets. The companions of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam saw the Glorious Quran as a rich mine of Divine wisdom and spent their lives in search of the treasures lying buried deep within that mine. Their labours brought out the rich ore of wisdom, which in some ways illuminate our thoughts and lives today. According to Allammah Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi, we should keep in mind the following three conditions when seeking to interpret the Glorious Quran: 1 Every word should be explained with its real meaning so that it shows the reality of its objective. In order to achieve this, the scholar has to employ linguistic knowledge and grammar. Everything should be explained with reference to the context of the main theme of the revelation. The interpretation should not be contrary to the writings of the Sahabah, who witnessed the coming of the revelations to the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam.

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Through this way the Glorious Quran can be understood by all who delve into its true meanings. It is the same system that we should use in understanding the Hadith of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. There is no hidden path to understand, for

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there is nothing hidden within His words. Anyone who tries to make something mean something which it does not has removed himself or herself from their path and to them is a great penalty. By the end of the first half of the first century, there were three main schools of Quranic Commentary. One being in Mecca whose master was Abdallah Ibn Abbas, the second was in Iraq which recognised Ibn Masud as its master and lastly there was the school of Medina which, as the first capital of the Islamic Caliphate, was full of Companions and Muslim scholars, the most famous being Ubayd bin Kab. It is generally believed that the oldest surviving commentary of the Glorious Quran is that of Al-Tabari, who died in 310 A.H. /922 A.D. Although this may not be the case, for there are the commentaries by Mujahid bin Jabr al-Makki (d. 104 A.H. /722 A.D.), Zaid bin Ali (d.122 A.H./740 A.D.), Ata al-Khurasani (d. 133 A.H./755 A.D.), Muhammad bin al-Saib al-Kalbi (d. 146 A.H./763 A.D.) and Muqatil bin Sulaiman al-Khurasani (d. 150 A.H./767 A.D.), which are reported to be still available today and the process is still going on and will so until the Day of Judgment. It was after these famous people above that the main Sunni schools of thought developed through Imams Malik, Abu Hanifah, Shafie and Ahmad bin Hanbal. It was through these scholars that the principles of the science of Islamic Jurisprudence, was established. It was due to their efforts and forms of study, collection and compilation of the Sunnah Hadith of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam evolved. Each established rules, which would determine the authenticity of any Hadith and any weakness within it either on the grounds of doubt in the character of one of the narrators or on the grounds of its unsoundness of language. The main person who formulated these rules was Muhammad al-Tabari, who was a contemporary of al-Bukhari. What is evident from my research is the reliability given in the late centuries, where Muslims used to seek information from the Jews newly reverted to Islam, about the stories of the ancient civilisations mentioned within the Glorious Quran.

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The narration and explanations of the old events by these Ahl al-Kitab (People of the Book) used to be taken as authentic and final by the Arabs for they did not know anything about them. One of these people was a person by the name of Kaab al-Ahbar, a learned Jew who reverted to Islam. The Arabs later learned and discovered their mistake as most of these explanations and narrations proved to be false. The false narrations and explanations are called Al Israilliyat and some can still be found in the words of Tafsir. The following are just some examples that may be cited; the stories of Adam and Eve, Harut and Marut, Prophet Yusuf, the building of the Kaba, the killing of Jalut by Prophet Dawud, the Ark of Noah, the corruption of the Israelites, of the Companions of the Cave (Ashab al Kahf) Dhul Qarnain, the Gog and Magog, the Queen of Sheba Biliqis and so on. The main reason for the acceptance of taking these stories from the newly reverted Jews can be found in a Hadith from al-Bukhari, in which the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam said: Preach from me even if it is one single verse and narrate from the Israelites and there is no harm. Whosoever, attributes a lie on me intentionally, he prepared his residence within the fire of Hell. Therefore, there is a limit in what one can accept from the People of the Book and some commentators have pointed out that they only differ in the amount of people, the colour of an animal and minor facts but Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah says: Al-Kahf,

Glorious Quran 18:22 (Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them; (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth,doubtfully guessing at the unknown; (yet others) say they were seven, the dog being the eighth. Say thou: "My Lord

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knoweth best their number; it is but few that know their (real case)." Enter not, therefore, into controversies concerning them, except on a matter that is clear, nor consult any of them about (the affair of) the Sleepers. What became evident though is that there are three standards by which stories from the People of the Book are taken, which must be observed at all times, mainly: 1. 2. 3. Those which our texts approve; we must accept all of them. Those which our texts reject; we must reject all of them. Those about which our texts are silent; we have the freedom to explore them.

Narrated by Ubaidullah: Ibn 'Abbas said, "Why do you ask the people of the scripture about anything while your Book (Glorious Quran) which has been revealed to Allah's Apostle is newer and the latest? You read it pure, undistorted and unchanged, and Allah has told you that the people of the scripture (Jews and Christians) changed their scripture and distorted it, and wrote the scripture with their own hands and said, 'It is from Allah,' to sell it for a little gain. Does not the knowledge, which has come to you, prevent you from asking them about anything? No, by Allah, we have never seen any man from them asking you regarding what has been revealed to you!" (Sahih al- Bukhari, Book 92, Hadith 461) If one closely examines the jurisprudence [Fiqh] of the four schools of the Sunnis, one will never come across any difference of opinions as far as the basic principles of Islam are concerned. The differences mainly centre on the furuat [tiny branches] of theology rather than the Usul [fundamental principles] of belief. In order to ascertain which school came first we must state that Imam Abu Hanifah [d. 150 A.H.] was first, followed by Imam Malik Bin Anas [d.179 A.H.], thirdly there was, Imam Muhammad Idris al-Shafii [d. 204 A.H.] and lastly Imam Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hanbal [d. 241 A.H.]. Each one

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played their own major part in the construction of Islamic Law and jurisprudence. The death of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam occurred in the year 10 A.H. a full 70 years before the birth of Imam Abu Hanifah and at a time when most of the original companions of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam had died. This then implies that we were well into the third generations of those who followed the companions. While we have great respect for all learned scholars, we nonetheless must remember that as human beings that we are not infallible and are prone to mistakes, no matter how well we may research a particular subject. The old party game of Chinese whispers should give us a clear indication that through time and through the chain of narrators mistakes to the original message will be made. However, the golden rule must still remain the same, in that nothing the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam said or did, would or ever could contradicted the Glorious Quran. The next part of the journey, maybe, is to understand the Hadith of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam from all the different sources available. To be able to check out the line of narrators (isnad) and to check out their status as either being weak or strong, together with the reasons for why a particular compiler adopted that Hadith. It should be pointed out that weak Hadith are only used if there is no strong Hadith to suit a particular problem needing to be rectified. The one thing that a Hadith should not do is to go against the words of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah within the Glorious Quran. For this would be against the message of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, who upheld the ideals and words of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and the faith of Islam. The emergence of todays Islam is from the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and the Message he gave to us from Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah up until the time of his death. Anything after his death, which is not associated from him and him alone as being a part of Islam, is to be classed as an innovation, unless it comes from the Glorious Quran in a plain language for all to read. What we must be

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certain of, is that we do not enter something, which is not of Islam, an innovation [Bidah], for example: It was narrated by Abu Huraira: that Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever prayed at night the whole month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven." Ibn Shihab (a sub-narrator) said, "Allah's Apostle died and the people continued observing that (i.e. Nawafil offered individually, not in congregation), and it remained as it was during the Caliphate of Abu Bakr and in the early days of 'Umar's Caliphate." 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Abdul Qari said, "I went out in the company of 'Umar bin al-Khattab one night in Ramadan to the mosque and found the people praying in different groups, like a man praying alone or a man praying with a little group behind him. So, 'Umar said, 'in my opinion I would better collect these (people) under the leadership of one Qari (Reciter) (i.e. let them pray in congregation!)'. So, he made up his mind to congregate them behind Ubai bin Ka'b. Then on another night I went again in his company and the people were praying behind their reciter. On that, 'Umar remarked, 'what an excellent Bid'ah (i.e. innovation in religion) this is; but the prayer which they do not perform, but sleep at its time is better than the one they are offering.' He meant the prayer in the last part of the night. (In those days) people used to pray in the early part of the night." (Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 32, Hadith 227) Now this Hadith is classed as authentic and with a strong isnad, so it should not be drawn in any confusion, that what has happened here is pure Bidah, no matter how right or wrong it may seem. It did not happen during the time of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, or during the time of Abu Bakr, or during the very early reign of Umar, however, for whatever reasons, good or bad, Umar changed it. What is not in doubt is from the following Hadith: It was narrated by 'Abdullah: The best talk (speech) is Allah's Book (Glorious Quran), and the best way is the way of Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, and the worst matters are the heresies (those new things which are introduced into

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the religion); and whatever you have been promised will surely come to pass, and you cannot escape (it). (Sahih alBukhari, Book 92, Hadith 382) Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah says: Baqara

Glorious Quran 2:18 Deaf, dumb, and blind, they will not return (to the path). We have a duty to learn about our faith and to make it strong, in light of knowledge and wisdom. Faith is not blind but must be learned, for blind faith is to have no faith. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah is the knower of all things and may He grant us the wisdom and the forgiveness for what we do wrong in ignorance. So we must be aware of what little things may seem on the face of it correct and true within our faith but are innovations, which will lead us to the Hell Fire and I certainly know where I would love to end up within, and it certainly is not that place if I can seriously help it. This is why I have put pen to paper in an attempt to put before my Brothers and Sisters the truth as I respectfully see it. May Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah forgive me for my mistakes, especially if there are any within this book, for I do not wish to mislead any fellow Muslim away from the truth, for should I do so, then I will receive their bad deeds to my account while they will receive my good deeds. The fear I have for Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah is far greater than my love for Him, even though I love Him above all things. I also love the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and his family more than I love my own family, or any human being past or present. Nothing matters to me except my faith and I will hold onto that as long as I can physically and mentally do so, irrespective of what others [believers or not] may say or do against me, InshaAllah.

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Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 2 Violating the Fard All praise belongs to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah alone and may He give peace and blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and his family. As we begin this chapter I would like to part some important advice, which I direct first to us all and especially to me and you the reader in accordance with what Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, the Most High says concerning those of His servants who receive salvation and success in this world and the hereafter. Al-'Asr

Glorious Quran 103:3 Save those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to patience. In accordance with His saying: Al-Imran (The Family of Imran)

Glorious Quran 3:19 Lo! Religion with Allah (is) The Surrender (to His will and guidance). Those who (formerly) received the Scripture differed only after knowledge came unto them, through transgression among themselves. Who so disbelieved the revelations of Allah (will find that) Lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.

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It is the responsibility of every Muslim to help one another in goodness and within the fear of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, and to not help one another in sin or transgression. It is hoped that you will read this book in order that you may acquaint yourself with the truth and that you may find answers to possible questions that are present today within Islam, InshaAllah. We are all on a blessed journey, a journey that is based upon a belief in Allahs Subhanahu Wa TaAllah Unity (Tawheed), sincerity to Him, responding to His call, and on obedience to His commands, hoping to gain the reward of the Almighty, and in obedience to His Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. We must be on our guard against the mischief of Satan, who intends to cause dissention among us all, because indeed he is an enemy lying in ambush for us. Love each other as Brothers and Sisters, and avoid disputes and disobedience to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. Whenever you have a question concerning religious matters, ask those who know until you receive a satisfactory answer. This is in accordance with what Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah says: Al-Anbiya

Glorious Quran 21:7 And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men whom We inspired. Ask the followers of the Reminder if ye know not? Know that Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah has made certain acts obligatory (Fard) and other acts supererogatory (Sunnah). Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah does not accept the Sunnah from those who violates the Fard. Some Muslims forget and ignore this fact, and you see them harming the believers, men and women, by acts of aggression in their zeal of following their selected path, which they have deemed as being Islam. So how can someone who practices acts of Sunnah but who in turn harms believers and non-believers alike, which is

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forbidden (Haram), be within Islam? The safeguarding of life and dignity of all people is Fard on all Muslims, unless they are attacked, in which case they are allowed to fight the oppressors until they stop, or seek peace. There are ten things that will nullify your Iman. The first is associating partners with Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah (Shirk) Al-'Ankabut

Glorious Quran 29:25 And he said: "For you, ye have taken (for worship) idols besides Allah, out of mutual love and regard between yourselves in this life; but on the Day of Judgment ye shall disown each other and curse each other: and your abode will be the Fire, and ye shall have none to help." Invoking the dead, asking their help, or offering vows and sacrifices to them are all forms of Shirk. Some people when undertaking either Hajj or Umrah go to the Prophets Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam grave and circumnavigate it several times, which is no different to performing Tawaf around the Kaaba to seek closeness to the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam but this is Shirk. It is also Shirk to invoke the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam for the fulfilment of a need or the removal of a grief. Those who stand in front of his grave, raising their hands and making supplications are performing an innovation foreign to Islam. The second is to set up intermediaries between oneself and Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, making supplication to them, asking their intercession with Allah, and placing ones trust in them is an act of unbelief (Kufr).

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The third is anyone who does not consider polytheists (mushrikeen) to be unbelievers, or who has doubts concerning their unbelief, or consider their ways to be correct, is themselves an unbeliever (Kafir). [Polytheists are believers of
multiple deities also usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own mythologies and rituals.]

The fourth is anyone who believes that guidance other than the Prophets Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam guidance is more perfect, or a judgement other than the Prophets Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam judgement is better, has become an unbeliever. This applies to those who prefer the rule of the Evil One (Taghut) over the Prophets Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam rule. Some examples are: (1) To believe that systems and laws made by human beings are better than the Shariah Law of Islam; (i) That the Islamic system is not suitable for application in the twenty first century; (ii) Or that the Islamic system is the cause of backwardness of Muslims; (iii) Or that Islam is only a relationship between man and His Lord, and does not have any relations with other aspects of life. (2) To say that working with the judgements of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah in enforcing the punishments prescribed by Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah within the Shariah Law is not suitable in this day and age. (3) To believe that it is permissible to rule by a law other than what Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah has revealed in Islamic transactions or matters of criminal justice and similar affairs, even if he does not believe that such rulings are superior to the Shariah Law. This is because by doing so he would be declaring as permissible something which Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah made impermissible. Anyone who regards as permissible something that Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah has made impermissible, such as adultery, drinking alcohol, or usury, and similar things whose prohibition

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is common knowledge to all, such a person has become an unbeliever according to the consensus of all Muslims. (4) To believe that to enact International laws not based upon Shariah Law is lawful to do so, is to place nonbelieving laws above those of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and as such renders Shariah Law null and void. In doing so, any punishment issued under Shariah Law is nothing more than an act of the hypocrites. All punishments issued under Shariah Law under these conditions are no more than acts of aggression against the people by non-believers. (5) Anyone who hates anything that the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam has declared either to be lawful or unlawful has invalidated his Islam. (6) Anyone who mocks Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, His Book the Glorious Quran, His Messenger, His Prophets, His Angels, or any other aspect of Allahs Subhanahu Wa TaAllah religion has indeed become an unbeliever. (7) The practice of magic, which includes the act of separating between a husband and wife, by turning his love for her into hatred, or tempting a person to do things they dislike through devilish arts. Anyone who engages in such acts, or is pleased with it is outside the circle of Islam. (8) Supporting and aiding, or abetting the polytheists and non-believers against the Ummah of Muslims. (9) Anyone who believes that some people are permitted to deviate from the Shariah Law of Islam is an unbeliever. (10)For anyone to turn away from the religion of Allah, neither learning its precepts nor acting upon it.

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It makes no difference whether such violations are committed jokingly, or seriously, or out of fear, except where they are done under compulsion. We seek refuge in Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah from those deeds that entail His wrath and severe punishment.

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Chapter 3 Hypocrite? We must ask ourselves a question as to who are hypocrites by allowing something to be of Islam, which is not of it, or to not uphold an aspect of faith which we should uphold. Now we cannot be held accountable for another persons actions but should those actions come to our attention then we must change our outlook upon it. For example, it may come to the attention of a Muslim something that affects the lives of every Muslim within that country they then have a duty to bring it to the attention of all others as quickly as they can. On the 30 of September 2012 an article came out in the Sunday Times Magazine in reference to over half the lamb, goats, cattle and chicken in Britain is Halal. It discusses through the writer Richard Girling the slaughter of sheep and cattle in a Muslim-owned abattoir. This meat is sold to outlets not requiring halal food and to Muslim butchers. Now most Muslims would welcome this statement but there is a sting in the tail, which calls into question the validity of the meat being halal at all. The writer takes the reader through the Islamic slaughtering rituals and actions of the first three sheep before confirming that from then on all the sheep being slaughtered were electrically stunned. He further states that some sheep were stunned several times because they did not succumb to the stunning. What is evident is the hypocrisy of the owners of the slaughterhouse to not comply with the Shariah Law on slaughtering but to still call their meat Halal. The writer also states that most halal abattoirs are owned by non-Muslims and supply religious and general markets from their slaughtering. However, from information supplied from the Halal Food Authority for this article, the writer stated that the HFA accepts electrically pre-stunned meat by stating that there is no legal definition of halal, and no single accepted standard, while the Halal Monitoring Committee does not accept stunning at all. The writer further states that there is no way that a modern commercially operated poultry line can run at the speed of a man reciting BismiLlah, Allah Akbar.
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Mr Masood Khawaja of the HFA would like to see animals killed by the way of Islam some 1400 years ago but as he says that would be to ignore technical advancements. In 1992 the speed of a slaughterhouse was 200 birds an hour, now chicken slaughtering is done at about 6,000 to 7,000 an hour. Masood further states that it is the speed of the machinery which is actually forcing us to accept this meet as being halal. According to a survey by the British Food Standards Agency on slaughtering during September 2011, a total of 307,512 sheep/lambs/goats were slaughtered, of which 154,795 were considered halal. However, 81% of this supposed halal meat was stunned. For cattle and calves totalling 43,772 were slaughtered, of which 1,727 were considered halal but 84% were stunned before slaughter. In reference to poultry numbering 16,101,844 were slaughtered, of which 4,766,237 were considered halal but 88% of these were being stunned before slaughter. If we look more closely at these figures we can see that 18% of the sheep/lambs/goats were not stunned, while 15% of all cattle and calves were also not stunned, plus 12% of all poultry were not stunned. So, out of 154,795 sheep/lambs/goats only 27,863 can be considered halal. While within cattle and calves of 1,727, only 259 can be considered halal. Chickens on the other hand of 4,766,237 being halal, if we ignore the time scale of production, only 571,948 could be considered as being halal. However due to production scales no chicken can be considered as being halal. It was his last paragraph which opened up the question of halal meat within the United Kingdom, in his statement: One of my very first calls was to the Association of Non-Stun Abattoirs, whose spokesman made a plea for openness. We want to work together with everybody, he said. We want to be open. We want to be transparent. In the end, he couldnt deliver and hung up when the writer called him back. The

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Halal Monitoring Committee too did not return calls and the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers; whose members include halal slaughterhouses advised the writer that silence was the best policy. In the circumstances, it seems entirely the worst. In conclusion of this revelation, it can only be stated that those whom we feel to be protecting and delivering us a service as Muslims, are doing the direct opposite in providing for themselves rich pickings in this world and ignoring the Will of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and the actions of His Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. From the one actually carrying out the slaughtering, right through to the distributer and supplier are lying to the end user. That which is Halal is in actual fact Haram and by their words they are liars. So when you see a sign saying halal meat you cant be certain that it is halal. As Muslims we cant take or accept the words of a liar, even if they tell the truth later on. So just over one particular subject within Islam and the Shariah Law we have the hypocrites saying trust us in what we supply, certified by agencies which feather their own nests of deceit towards the faithful. Who do not question what they see and know but would rather believe in the word of another believer, or non-believer? The only true fact that can be gleamed from this writers work is that there is no halal meat within the UK, unless the person eating the food is also the slaughterer of it for their own family. The words of a Muslim have been taken, adulterated and thrown to the wind to mean nothing as does their faith within their hearts if they lie and cheat others. They are nothing more than hypocrites destined for the fire for what they do towards others. Some Muslims would say that we have a fundamental belief that if a supplier states that his products are Halal, then they are Halal and if they are not it is on his head only. This in part is true but once it has been brought to the attention of the purchaser, then they have a duty to question the supplier, get the facts and either believes him or not. In other words you cant judge an action until you have heard witness from both

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parties. It is also true to state that a supplier who knows the fact that he is supplying something which it is not, will lie to protect themselves from ruin. They may believe that their own supplier is providing that which is Halal but they to have a duty to make sure that what they are selling is also true. If we look at the previous pages and especially the ten things which can take us out of Islam, then these people within this article have nearly adopted all ten of them. The evidence is there for all to see that they have left the fold of Islam and have become unbelievers by their actions. Even if they were to change their ways their words and actions are not to be believed, now or in the future. Al-Ma'idah

Glorious Quran 5:3 Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah. that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and

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have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, Allah is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. Within this text from the Glorious Quran we see that it is lawful to kill a stunned animal that has been injured due to an accident, to make it fit for consumption but the stunning must be through the facts of an accident and not forced upon the animal by a practice aimed at appeasing a different law to Islam. The animal must not have died from this accident and slaughtering must be still possible to make it halal. If the animal has died before slaughtering can take place, then the meat becomes Haram (unlawful). Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best

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Chapter 4 Abrogated or not? I must apologise from the very beginning of this next discussion that certain text within what follows may be duplicated or re-visited in light of explaining a certain topic or particular Hadith, and to redefine the way it has been portrayed. This will be kept to the minimum wherever possible but with such a work as this, it is extremely difficult for the reader to keep referring to past explained text, or to keep referring to notes at the end of a chapter or page. As Muslims we are taught that it is not permitted for anyone to give a fatwa in the religion of Islam except by a person who knows the Glorious Quran, what is abrogated of it and what abrogates it, and what is unambiguous and clear, what is ambiguous and unclear, what has an explanation other than its literal meaning, and what are the circumstances surrounding the revelation of the individual verses, and what was revealed at Mecca and what was revealed at Medina, and what it means. After this, he must be knowledgeable about the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, what is abrogated of it and what abrogates it, and he should know about the Hadith, in what he knows about the Glorious Quran. After that he must have mastery of the Arabic language, and what is needed for the explanation of the Glorious Quran and the Sunnah, and he should use it impartially. In addition to the foregoing requirements, he should be apprised of the differences of opinion among the authorities of the different cities; furthermore, he should possess a natural genius. So if this is the case, that if he possesses these qualifications, he may speak about, and give fatwas concerning what is lawful and what is unlawful; otherwise, he must keep quiet. The exception to this rule is the point in narrating a fatwa given by the learned scholars of Islam (Ulama).

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These two last paragraphs are what our Ulama would have us believe, so that they could hold sway over their followers and hold onto their own self importance. We are about to break this tie but not in a frivolous way but with sound reasoning and argument based on the Glorious Quran together with sound Hadith from our beloved Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam We are not going to attribute blame onto any past scholar, or any particular school of thought but it may appear that through this dialogue that arguments from both sides may seem disrespectful to each other but it is our intention to meet as Brothers and part as Brothers. A simple statement here may in some way make this possible, in that irrespective of what form of Islam we may individually follow it is only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah who truly knows who is on the right path of Islam. This is a humble attempt to rationalise the certain aspects of Islam which really divides us, into a coherent single Ummah, that all can follow in certainty that we are truly following the edicts of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah as contained within His Glorious Quran. Hadiths bear a significant light onto the way a Muslim should behave and live their life in relationship to the Glorious Quran. The two go together but the precedence must be with the Glorious Quran first, with the Hadiths taking second stage to it. Never can the precedence be with the Hadith, alone, unless it represents something not contained within the Glorious Quran. Unfortunately, bigotry on the part of many will take a very angry turn. The simple rule of debating a certain Islamic issue is that when one cannot argue the matter at hand, then you should graciously concur with the opponent. However, it only appears to happen with Muslims, when they can't counter your arguments that they will start by calling the opponent names, or they say that you lack knowledge, you are not a Muslim but the fact is that they truly lack the knowledge themselves.

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Regrettably, it is the people who are ignorant of Islam, a beautiful religion and they have given it an ugly face of bigotry, intolerance, self righteous, and violence but it is also the so called believers who don't understand what Islam is that are intellectually bankrupt. It is us Muslims who have made our own Ummah society unbearable and the least favoured religion in the world, even though many join it each day. An-Nahl

Glorious Quran 16:9 And unto Allah leads straight the Way, but there are ways that turn aside: if Allah had willed, He could have guided all of you. From this single verse we can see that Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah will lead who He wills onto the path of truth, which is Islam but all too often humans believe that they know better than He whom we serve, or should serve and in truth, although what they do is in order to help Islam and its followers, they in their actions move people off the path of truth. In order for us to construct an argument and defence for their actions, we must always expect that their actions were for the betterment of the religion and not for self gain. We therefore honour all of those who have contributed towards our faith and give blessings through Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah for their lives and what they truly tried to do. We also ask for Him to give them peace and blessings in the afterlife. The following two Ayats of the Glorious Quran point towards a justice that must be served in the context of explaining such texts and Hadith:

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An-Nisa

Glorious Quran 4:135 O you who believe, you shall be absolutely equitable, and observe Allah, when you serve as witnesses, even against yourselves, or your parents, or your relatives. Whether the accused is rich or poor, Allah takes care of both. Therefore, do not be biased by your personal wishes. If you deviate or disregard (this commandment), then Allah is fully aware of everything you do. Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread)

Glorious Quran 5:8 O you who believe, you shall be absolutely equitable, and observe Allah, when you serve as witnesses. Do not be provoked by your conflicts with some people into committing injustice. You shall be absolutely equitable, for it is more righteous. You shall observe Allah. For Allah is fully aware of everything you do. Why have we put forward these two Ayats at this particular time, is simply because we want to be equitable in justice to those who in the past put theories forward in light of the knowledge they had at that time, and that they did all that they could to make sure that it was true.

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They were the witnesses of that time, not us, so we praise them for their reasoning and guidance today. Neither should we be biased by our own personal views of what we may know today against those who went before us on what may well be the same road. Today we have technology on our side, where we can look at vast quantities of books and literature covering a vast complex array of ideology about a single comment at the touch of a button. In light of this technology, we have a duty to revisit and re-appraise the past dictates of our elders to either acclaim that they were right or that in light of all the available knowledge today, that their view was blinkered by that lack of knowledge. Most of all the Imams, of the known schools of thought have roughly said the same thing at some time or another, in that If you find something not of my madhab (school) which is good and true, then it is of my madhab. They were all aware that they did not know everything about the faith of Islam and that sometime in the future evidence may come to light, that could change a particular view, that they themselves had put forward. Therefore Islam would evolve as evidence presented itself away from the oral tradition towards the written word. Since the death of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam there has been considerable controversy and criticism over the oral traditions Hadith of his ministry, to such a degree that secular differences and ideology has separated the Ummah into 73 different sects. Each separate group admit only they are the true followers of Islam, walking the straight path defined by him and all the other sects are wrong. Many of the early Muslims, including the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, forbade followers from recording the "sayings" Hadith of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. During the reign of Caliph Umar II, it is believed that he encouraged the collection and codification of the sayings into formal collections of Hadith approximately 200 years after the death of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. Nevertheless, some scholars have repeatedly pointed out, that of the six major sets of Hadith, all were collected by Persians, rather

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than by Arabs, who had a direct lineage and knowledge of the Prophet's Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam life. It should be noted here, that if corrupted inclusions had occurred at this time, then it was for one of three reasons: The first being political conflicts; The second through sectarian prejudice; The desire to translate the underlying meaning rather than the verbatim words of the original quote.

Some critics within Islam support the view of the Quran Alone Doctrine, which draws on the Ayat Nothing have we omitted from the book Al-An'am

Glorious Quran 6:38 There is not an animal (that lives) on the earth, nor a being that flies on its wings, but (forms part of) communities like you. Nothing have we omitted from the Book, and they (all) shall be gathered to their Lord in the end. This they state is why they believe that all necessary instruction can be found within the Glorious Quran, without resorting to the Hadith. They also claim that strict adherence to the Hadith alone has led to people straying from the original purpose of Allahs Subhanahu Wa TaAllah revelation to the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam adherence to the Glorious Quran alone. To put all views forward, we have a duty to look at their arguments, check them out and review the answers in light of their knowledge. They propose the early prohibitions against the Hadith to be:

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"Do not write anything from me except the Qur'an. Whoever wrote must destroy it." A statement contained within the Hadith collection of Sahih Ahmed, Volume I, page 171, together with Muslim, Zuhd, 72 from the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. That the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam has forbidden his followers from writing down anything he said, with the exception of the revelation of the Glorious Quran, which he received from the Angel Jibril. What is evident here is in the statement, we do not believe in the Hadith but we will however use the Hadith to support our view of only using the Glorious Quran. After the death of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, Omar is quoted as stating that he had desired to write down a collection of what the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam had said but refrained from doing so for fear of the Muslims choosing to abandon the teachings of the Glorious Quran in favour of the Hadith. [Taken from Jami' Al-Bayan 1/67, "I wanted to write the Sunnah, and I remembered a people who were before you, they wrote other books to follow and abandoned the book of Allah. And I will never, I swear, replace Allah's book with anything'] In early Islamic history, there was a school of thought that adhered to the view that the Hadith were incompatible with Islam but it receded in importance after coming under criticism by Imam al-Shafi'i. For 300 years following the death of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, there remained a portion of Muslims who "mocked and derided" the system of Hadith as narrating the proper means of living. [Alfred Guillaume, "Traditions of Islam" 1924. Chapter IV: Criticism of Hadith by Muslims"] They further proposed the alleged frequency of possible false Hadith in support of their argument. To this end they put forward the most prominent quoted suppler of Hadith, namely Abu Hurayra, who was recorded as stating that he feared to begin phrases with "Allah's Messenger spoke thus..." lest

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Omar would strike him. [Sahih Muslim, Abu Hurayra said: We could not utter Allahs Messenger spoke thus, before Omar died. And Az Zahabi Tazkiratul-Huffaz, If I transmitted these Hadiths during the lifetime of Omar, he would surely strike me, said Abu Hurayra.] They also put forward other notable companions of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, including Ali and Aisha, who accused Abu Hurayra of fabricating false Hadith. [Zahabi, Siyeru Alemin Nubela, when Aisha said to Abu Hurayra You are reporting false Hadiths you never heard from the Prophet, he had retorted impudently: I see that mirror and kohl have kept you aloof from the Prophet. And Abul Hadid, Sherhu Nahjul Belagha, Ali said: The person who ascribed the greatest number of lies to Allahs Messenger is Abu Hurayra.] One example they hold up about the "untrustworthiness" of some Hadith, is that Ibn Umar accused Abu Hurayra of adding a clause exempting those with "cultivated land" from needing to kill all dogs, for his own personal benefit, to a saying of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. ["Traditions of Islam", 1924. Chapter IV: Criticism of Hadith by Muslims"] We also see within this book that Ibn Qutaiba claimed that many fabricated Hadith were borne of Jewish and Christian mythology. They point to the fact that when Al-Bukhari began collecting Hadith in the 9th century, he said that he had collected more than 600,000 different "sayings of the Prophet", of which only 1.2% could be reasonably verified, a total of 7,200. [AlShaiban, Layth. Freeminds.org, The History of Hadith] While to counter the claims of inaccuracy, many Muslims rely on a Hadith which suggests that the Sahabah had "phenomenal" ability to memorise narrations word-for-word. [Al-Shaiban, Layth. Freeminds.org, The History of Hadith] Nevertheless, thousands of Hadith have been removed from circulating collections after being deemed suspect by scholars.

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John Esposito notes that "Modern Western scholarship has seriously questioned the historicity and authenticity of the Hadith", maintaining that "the bulk of traditions attributed to the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam were actually written much later." He mentions Joseph Schacht as one scholar who argues this, claiming that Schacht "found no evidence of legal traditions before 722," from which Schacht concluded that "the Sunnah of the Prophet is not the words and deeds of the Prophet but apocryphal material" dating from later. [Esposito, John (1998). Islam: The Straight Path. Oxford University Press.] (Apocryphal can be referred to as either: mythical,
fictional, untrue, legendary, invented, made-up, dubious or even true.)

Other scholars, such as Wilferd Madelung, have argued that "wholesale rejection as late fiction is unjustified". [Madelung, Wilferd (1997). The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate. Cambridge University Press.] The scholar Imam Al-Shafi'i ruled that "only the Glorious Quran can abrogate the Glorious Quran, and only a Sunnah can abrogate a Sunnah".[Vikor, Knut S. "Between God and the Sultan". p. 47] But is it a fact that when scholars ran into trouble seeking to have Hadith overrule aspects of the Glorious Quran, that they "probably" invented the category of Al-Tilawa bidun al-hukm, meaning the doctrine that there had originally been a Glorious Quran verse which supported the Hadith - and could thus overrule the troublesome Glorious Quran invocation - even though it no longer survived. [again within Vikor, Knut S. "Between God and the Sultan". p. 47] But this would suppose that the Glorious Quran had been altered from what it was in the beginning. Mainstream Muslims as a rule have never denied the existence of false Hadith, but believe that through the many scholars' work, these Hadith have been largely eliminated from the traditions. [Nasr, Seyyed Vali Reza. "Shi'ism", 1988. p. 35] Nevertheless, some critics claim that even if a Hadith was truly spoken by the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam then it has no importance compared to that of the Glorious Quran, and certainly cannot abrogate the word of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. [Musa, Aisha. Hadith: The Question of Authenticity]

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We may well duplicate some of the following alleged Hadith which contradict each other later in this argument but we must stay within the confines of what pure Quranists may believe. They put forward the following alleged contradictions in Hadith to support their view: While the Glorious Quran forbids invoking names other than those of Allah while in a house of worship, [Glorious Quran, 72:18] the Hadith have taught Muslims to always praise Muhammad and Ibrahim in their prayers. [Quran.org, Why do Muslims lose?] Al-Jinn

Glorious Quran 72:18 "And the places of worship are for Allah (alone): So invoke not any one along with Allah. Within the Glorious Quran it says that adultery must be punished with whipping but the Hadith has abrogated this and it is said that married adulterers should be stoned to death. [Quran.org, Why do Muslims lose?] Al-Nour

Glorious Quran 24:2 As for the adulteress and the adulterer flog each of them with a hundred stripes, and let not compassion with them keep you from [carrying out] this law of Allah, if you [truly] believe in Allah and the Last Day; and let a group of the believers witness their chastisement. A Hadith recorded by Bukhari and Abudawud suggests that drawing blood violates one's fast, while another Hadith

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recorded by the same scholars suggests the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam had his blood drawn while fasting. [Quranic.org, Contradictory Hadiths] Imam Hanbal recorded a Hadith where the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam told the people to face away from the Qibla while relieving themselves, while Bukhari recorded the opposite, that Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam had his own toilet point towards the Qibla in order to discourage any superstition. [Quranic.org, Contradictory Hadiths] Ibn Kutayba wrote a book dealing solely with contradictory Hadith, such as one in which Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam kissed his wives while fasting, and one in which he answered a query by stating that kissing one's wife violated a fast. [Quranic.org, Contradictory Hadiths] Imam Bukhari records a Hadith where the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam urinated while standing, Sunneni Nesei stated that "if someone says to you that the Prophet urinated standing, do not believe him". [Quranic.org, Contradictory Hadiths] Abudawud recorded two Hadiths, one in which the speaker says he saw the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam standing and drinking water "like you and me", and another in which he forbids drinking water while standing upright. [Quranic.org, Contradictory Hadiths] Another Hadith states that the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam had forbidden people to perform marriages, or seek spouses, while performing the Hajj. Yet he is believed to have married Maymuna bint Al-Harith while performing the pilgrimage himself. [Quranic.org, Contradictory Hadiths] While Tahzibut Tazhib records that the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam ordered his followers to cover their calves as they were a part of their genitals, Hanbal recorded that Omar and the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam were both reclining with their calves uncovered when

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Abubakr requested entrance to their domicile, and was granted access and that they did not cover themselves. [Quranic.org, Contradictory Hadiths] The theory on the consequences of these Hadith is that "So far from the Quran alone being the sole rule of faith and practice to Muslims, there is not one single sect amongst them whose faith and practice are based on it alone". [Rev. Edward. "The Faith of Islam", 1880] Certain Muslims have suggested that the original prohibition against Hadith led to the Golden Age of Islam, as the Glorious Quran was able to stand up to critical thinking and questioning; and Muslims were thus schooled to be inquisitive and seek answers to every quandary. They hypothesize that the increased reliance on Hadith, which were allegedly illogical and required the suspension of disbelief, led to the eventual downfall of scholastic pursuits in the religion. [Al-Shaiban, Layth. Freeminds.org, The History of Hadith] In an attempt to demonstrate the willingness of the "ordinary, uninformed Muslim", the 9th-century poet Kulthum Al-Attabi gathered a crowd in a mosque and told them that the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam had decreed that any person who could "touch the end of his nose with the tip of his tongue can be certain that he will never feel the flames of hell", and watched as the majority of the crowd immediately began sticking out their own tongues in attempts to touch their noses. [Alfred Guillaume. "Traditions of Islam", 1924. Chapter IV: Criticism of Hadith by Muslims"] Some scholars have suggested that traditional Islam, which derives more of its content from the Hadith and Sunnah than from the Glorious Quran, is similar to Roman Catholicism's abrogation of the early church in Christianity. In 1878, Cyrus Hamlin wrote that "Tradition, rather than the Glorious Quran, has formed both law and religion for the Muslims". [Hamlin, Cyrus. "Among the Turks", 1878. p. 82] In the early 20th century, a book was written in defence of the Hadith stating "Anyone who denies the role of Abu Hurayra

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denies half of the canonical law, for half of the Hadiths on which judgments were based had their origin in Abu Hurayra".[Hseyin Hilmi. "Saadeti Ebediye-Tam lmihal"] Within todays modern Islamic sects there are a few who reject the authority of the Hadith completely or almost completely and are sometimes termed Quran-only movements. The modern Quran-alone movement reached its peak in the 1950s and 1960s, but is now in decline. [Brown, Daniel W. "Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic Thought", 1999. p. 113 & 134] The Submitters movement today holds to a Quran-only view, ["Quran". Welcome to Submission. http://www.submission.org/islam/faq3.html.], although they are considered heretical by more traditionalist Muslims. [Dr. Khalid Alvi. "Indispensability of Hadith". Islaam.com. http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=232] Lastly, in this Quran-only argument there is a sect of Islam called Tolu-e-Islam, a Pakistani group that denies the authority but not the authenticity, of the Hadith. What we have within the specified Hadiths already reported upon by these learned people is that they have several things in common. They are either contradictory to other Hadith, or they have been seen by orientalists as a means to sow discourse amongst Muslims. There is not one religion upon this world that has not tread the road of being an oral tradition from its beginnings to a point in time that the stories were written down. Such was the way of the Jews and the Torah, the Christians and their Old and New Testaments of the Bible, the Muslims and their Hadith. While the Glorious Quran was being written down as it was being revealed. The difference being, that all faiths except Islam had their books developed over centuries of time by different people, while the Glorious Quran was written over a very short period of time through one person, gifted by Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, through His Angel Jibril.

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Still staying on the course of confusion about Hadith, we have to look more closely at what certain Hadith mean today. If they are truly weak, manipulated, false or true, then we have a duty to speak up about them, discuss the issues and either remove the false and weak ones, leaving the strong and true Hadith in place, or to totally remove the written Hadith from the faith of Islam altogether. Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best

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Chapter 5 Ignorance? To stay in ignorance is to deny the fact that we should learn our belief and ask questions of its validity. If we blindly follow the ones not open to question, then have we forfeited the right to call ourselves Muslim? We have a duty to our Creator, Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, to learn our faith, what it means and to devote our worship to Him alone. If we have sayings, tales and stories contrary to the edicts of the Glorious Quran, on which our Ulama depend to turn us from the right path of Islam, then we have the right to speak up and denounce them. We each have a duty to tread the path of truth according to ones own ideals of what that faith is, for there is no compulsion in religion. However, there is a great tool in the hands of the exploiters to keep us unaware and deviated from Allah's Subhanahu Wa TaAllah guidance in the Glorious Quran, and that is by not allowing us to read its translation. They believe that their priesthood will be in danger if the Muslims get acquainted with all the directives of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah on the way of life and challenge their exploitation of Islam. Al-Ma'idah

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Glorious Quran 5:3 Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah. that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, Allah is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. That is why they allow the reading of the Glorious Quran, with the recitation being in Arabic only without any understanding, to keep them in the dark. They spread a false propaganda that the Glorious Quran cannot be translated and that all translations made are not at all authentic. But they don't say that all the Hadiths along with tales, stories, traditions etc. on which their livelihood depend were not written by our Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam himself nor by any Caliph but by different authors/Imams after the death of our Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and subject to manipulations with the passage of time. Not so in the case of the Glorious Quran, the words of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. The best and authentic Hadith is that which is in conformity with the Glorious Quran (10:15,64 and 18:27). Yunus

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Glorious Quran 10:15 But when Our Clear Signs are rehearsed unto them, those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, Say: "Bring us a reading other than this, or change this," Say: "It is not for me, of my own accord, to change it: I follow naught but what is revealed unto me: if I were to disobey my Lord, I should myself fear the penalty of a Great Day (to come)." Yunus

Glorious Quran 10:64 For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present and in the Hereafter; no change can there be in the words of Allah. This is indeed the supreme felicity. Al-Kahf

Glorious Quran 18:27 And recite (and teach) what has been revealed to thee of the Book of thy Lord: none can change His Words, and none wilt thou find as a refuge other than Him. Any exploitation of Islam is banned completely as it results in deviations, extremism, excesses in rituals, religious matters, sectarianism, competition and school of thought differences, together with its possible Shirk and Bidah. Together with the un-Islamic customs and practices, through the rule of Babas, Pirs, Faqirs, Silsilas, Ijtehads, with their unnecessary research on the complete Deen and so forth. So much so, our Musjids are divided and ruled by sects, cults, vested interests, groups, parties etc. There is always a difference of opinions on such items as moon sightings and certainly we can't celebrate Eid on one day due to the wrong concept of confining Islam on a

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country basis instead of a full and honest Ummah by following a single point Mecca, our House of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. To raise funds, they term every Musjid as being a House of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. But Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah accepts only such Musjids based on piety, Taqwa and righteousness. At-Tauba

Glorious Quran 9:107 And there are those who put up a musjid by way of mischief and infidelity - to disunite the Believers - and in preparation for one who warred against Allah and His Messenger afore time. They will indeed swear that their intention is nothing but good; But Allah doth declare that they are certainly liars.

Glorious Quran 9:108 Never stand thou forth therein. There is a musjid whose foundation was laid from the first day on piety; it is more worthy of the standing forth (for prayer) therein. In it are men who love to be purified; and Allah loveth those who make themselves pure.

Glorious Quran 9:109

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Which then is best? - he that layeth his foundation on piety to Allah and His good pleasure? - or he that layeth his foundation on an undermined sand-cliff ready to crumble to pieces? and it doth crumble to pieces with him, into the fire of Hell. And Allah guideth not people that do wrong.

Glorious Quran 9:110 The foundation of those who so build is never free from suspicion and shakiness in their hearts, until their hearts are cut to pieces. And Allah is All-Knowing, Wise. Due to the research conducted by so called scholars, Alims and Ulamas on a complete Deen (Glorious Quran 5:3), they are indulging and projecting various forms of deviations, extremism, excesses in rituals, un-Islamic customs and practices, Shirk, Bidah and so on. Some Ulama have openly condemned women as an evil forgetting their own birth was given by a woman. This is why this book had to be written and for it to be read by all people who consider Islam to be the way of their life, or even not. For Islam is not just a religion but a total way of life and if some small part of it is a lie, then the whole becomes a lie, so we have a duty to cut out the lie and remove it completely. Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 6 Hadith that Insult Allah? Although we have quoted the Hadith that the Quran-alone group use as a means of supporting their argument for their belief, we must as a duty to all Muslims report other Hadith that go against the very precepts of Islam. They may be classed as Sahih Hadiths (strong and true) but they however go against the very foundation that Islam stands for. The first section we must explore is those Hadith that appear to insult Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah but it may be useful to remind ourselves with what Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah says about Himself in the Glorious Quran before we look at the Hadith in question. Al-An'am

Glorious Quran 6:103 No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things. Ash-Shura

Glorious Quran 42:11 (He is) the Creator of the heavens and the earth: He has made for you pairs from among yourselves, and pairs among cattle: by this means does He multiply you: there is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He is the One that hears and sees (all things).

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Al-A'raf

Glorious Quran 7:143 When Moses came to the place appointed by Us, and his Lord addressed him, He said: "O my Lord! Show (Thyself) to me, that I may look upon thee." Allah said: "By no means canst thou see Me (direct); But look upon the mount; if it abide in its place, then shalt thou see Me." When his Lord manifested His glory on the Mount, He made it as dust. And Moses fell down in a swoon. When he recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to Thee! to Thee I turn in repentance, and I am the first to believe." If we explore the Hadiths of Imams Bukhari and Muslim we will find the following reported Hadiths as being from the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam about Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam said, "The Hell Fire will keep on saying: 'Are there anymore (people to come)?' Till the Lord of Power and Honour will put His Foot over it and then it will say, 'Qat! Qat! (sufficient! sufficient!) by Your Power and Honour. And its various sides will come close to each other (i.e., it will contract)." (Bukhari, Book 78, Hadith 654) Yahya related to me from Malik, from Ibn Shihab, from Abu Abdullah al-Agharr, from Abu Salama and from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, said, "Our Lord, the Blessed and Exalted, descends every night to the heaven of this world when the last third of the night is still to come and says, 'Who will call on Me so that I may answer him? Who will ask Me so that I may give him? Who will ask forgiveness of Me so that I may forgive him?'" (Malik Muwatta, Book 15, Hadith 15.8.30)

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Abu Hurayra reported Allah's Messenger as saying: Our Lord, the Blessed and the Exalted, descends every night to the lowest heaven when one-third of the latter part of the night is left, and says: Who supplicates Me so that I may answer him? Who asks Me so that I may give to him? Who asks Me forgiveness so that I may forgive him? (Muslim, Book 4, Hadith 1656) Narrated Abu Hurayra: Allah's Apostle said, "Our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, comes every night down on the nearest heaven to us when the last third of the night remains, saying: "Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?" (Bukhari, Book 21, Hadith 246) It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah said: Allah laughs at the two men both of whom will enter Paradise (though) one of them kills the other. They said: Messenger of Allah, how is it? He said: One of them fights in the way of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted. and dies a martyr. Then Allah turns in mercy to the murderer who embraces Islam, fights in the way of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, and dies a martyr. (Muslim, Book 20, Hadith 4658) Narrated 'Abdullah: A Jew came to the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and said, "O Muhammad! Allah will hold the heavens on a Finger, and the mountains on a Finger, and the trees on a Finger, and all the creation on a Finger, and then He will say, 'I am the King.' On that Allah's Apostle smiled till his premolar teeth became visible, and then recited: 'No just estimate have they made of Allah such as due to him... (39.67) 'Abdullah added: Allah's Apostle smiled (at the Jew's statement) expressing his wonder and belief in what was said. (Bukhari, Book 93, Hadith 510)

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Az-Zumar

Glorious Quran 39:67 No just estimate have they made of Allah, such as is due to Him: On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful, and the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand: Glory to Him! High is He above the Partners they attribute to Him! What is evident from the Hadith, as opposed to the words contained within the Glorious Quran from Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, is His attributes as if He was the same as a human being, which He is not. It may be a play on words to His servants but we cannot retort back what He has given to us as if He was a human being. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah is pure energy and love, with no shape or form that we could even comprehend. Unfortunately, the Hadiths depict Islam to the Western reader as a medieval archaic religion that on part is regarded as pure fiction of the Arabs but can anyone blame them when they read Hadith, which on the light of it forms the backbone of Islam, as practised today the whole world over. Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 7 Fabricated Hadith? In the following section we will read some of the so called fabrications that the Hadith scholars call authentic (Sahih). When we call such a Hadith as a fabrication, it is because they contradict one another and this should have never happen, if the scholars had done their work correctly, which in turn has opened up Islam to the abuse it gets from such ideas of fabrications. If anything it shows how desperate and confused these scholars may have been in collecting anything that had been alleged to the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, as long as they are content that the chain of narrators (Isnad) was creditable. This unfortunately was done irrespective of the contents of the particular Hadith. Whether it contradicts the Glorious Quran or common sense did not seem to matter much. The following are just a few samples of these Hadith: Crossing the legs: Jabir Ibn Abdullah said, "The Messenger of Allah prohibited a man from crossing one leg over the other while lying down on his back (Sahih Muslim Book 24, Hadith 5237) Narrated 'Abad bin Tamim: that his uncle said, "I saw Allah's Apostle lying flat (on his back) in the musjid with one leg on the other." Narrated Said bin Al-Musaiyab that 'Umar and 'Uthman used to do the same. (Bukhari Book 8, Hadith 464) Narrated 'Abad bin Tamim's uncle: I saw the Prophet lyingdown in the mosque and placing one leg on the other. (Bukhari Book 72, Hadith 852) Drinking while standing: Abu Hurayra said, the Messenger of Allah said, "Do not drink while standing up, if someone forgot and did it, he should vomit what he drank." (Sahih Muslim, Book 23, Number 5017)

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Anas reported that Allah's Apostle forbade that a person should drink while standing. Qatada reported: We said to him: What about eating? Thereupon he (Anas) said: That is even worse and more detestable (abominable). (Sahih Muslim, Book 23, 5018) This Hadith is reported again on the authority of Anas with a different chain of transmitters, but no mention is made of the words of Qatada. (Sahih Muslim, Book 23, 5019) Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger warned against drinking while standing. (Sahih Muslim, Book 23, 5020) Ibn Abbas reported: I served water of Zamzam to Allah's Messenger, and he drank it while standing. (Sahih Muslim Book 23, Hadith 5023) Urinate and Ablution: Hudhaifa reported: I was with the Apostle of Allah when he came to the dumping ground of filth belonging to a particular tribe. He urinated while standing and I went aside. He (the Holy Prophet) asked me to come near him and I went so near to him that I stood behind his heels. He then performed ablution and wiped over his socks. (Sahih Muslim, Book 2, Number 522) Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Prophet urinated and Umar was standing behind him with a jug of water. He said: What is this, Umar? He replied: Water for you to perform ablution with. He said: I have not been commanded to perform ablution every time I urinate. If I were to do so, it would become a Sunnah. (Sahih Abudawud Book 1, Hadith 42) Other similar contradictory Hadith accepted by Muslim in his Sahih collection: Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of 'Allah said: When any one of you stands for prayer and there is a thing before him equal to the back of the saddle that covers him and in case

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there is not before him (a thing) equal to the back of the saddle, his prayer would be cut off by (passing of an) ass, woman, and black dog. I said: O Abu Dharr, what feature is there in a black dog which distinguish it from the red dog and the yellow dog? He said: O, son of my brother, I asked the Messenger of Allah as you are asking me, and he said: The black dog is a devil. (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Number 1032) Masruq reported: It was mentioned before 'A'isha that prayer is invalidated (in case of passing) of a dog, an ass and a woman (before the worshipper, when he is not screened). Upon this 'A'isha said: You likened us to the asses and the dogs. By Allah I saw the Messenger of Allah saying prayer while I lay on the bedstead interposing between him and the Qibla. When I felt the need, I did not like to move within the front (of the Holy Prophet) and perturb the Messenger of Allah and quietly moved out from under its (i.e. of the bedstead) legs. (Sahih Muslim Book 4, Hadith 1038) Ibn Umar reported: Allah's Messenger ordered the killing of dogs and we would send (men) in Medina and its corners and we did not spare any dog that we did not kill, so much so that we killed the dog that accompanied the wet she-camel belonging to the people of the desert. (Sahih Muslim Book 10, Hadith 3811) Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Messenger ordered the killing of dogs except the dog tamed for hunting, or watching of the herd of sheep or other domestic animals. It was said to Ibn Umar that Abu Hurayra talks of (exception) about the dog for watching the field, whereupon he said: Since Abu Hurayra possessed land. (Sahih Muslim Book 10, Hadith 3812) Salim reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle said: He who kept a dog other than one meant for hunting or for watching the herd, lost two qirat (measure) of his reward every day. (Sahih Muslim Book 10, Hadith 3816) Salim b. 'Abdullah reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger said: He who kept a dog other than one meant for watching the herd or for hunting would lose every

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day two qirat (measure) of his good deeds. 'Abdullah and Abu Hurayra also said: Or dog meant for watching the field. (Sahih Muslim Book 10, Hadith 3818) Abu Hurayra reported Allah's Messenger as saying: He who kept a dog which is neither meant for hunting nor for watching the animals nor for watching the fields would lose two qirat (measure) every day out of his reward; and there is no mention of the fields in the Hadith transmitted by Abu Tahir. (Sahih Muslim Book 10, Hadith 3822) Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 8 Insults to women? "Bad omen is in the woman, the horse and the home." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 62, Number 30) It should be noted here within this quoted Hadith that it predates Islam, the birth of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and was well known to the Arab idol worshipers. 'Abdullah b. 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger as saying. There is no transitive disease, no ill omen, and bad luck is found in the house, or wife or horse. (Sahih Muslim Book 26, Hadith 5524) Jabir reported Allah's Messenger as saying: If bad luck were to be in anything, it is found in the land, in the servant and in the horse. (Sahih Muslim Book 26, Hadith 5531) If anything is evident here, it is the prejudice against women that was a character of those who fabricated Hadiths. For true Islam, which is derived from within the Glorious Quran, gives full respect and equality to the woman and never uses such descriptions as those given. We even see in the previous Hadith, that women are not even mentioned, unlike in the other reports. Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam said, "One should not say that I am better than Jonah (i.e. Yunus) bin Matta." So, he mentioned his father Matta. The Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam mentioned the night of his Ascension and said, "The Prophet Moses was brown, a tall person as if from the people of the tribe of Shanu'a. Isa (Jesus) was a curly-haired man of moderate height." He also mentioned Malik, the gate-keeper of the (Hell) Fire, and AdDajjal. (Sahih Bukhari, Book 55, Number 608) Despite the above Hadith, we find that the Hadith books are full of stories that make the Prophet Muhammed Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam to be better than all the other Prophets and human beings. These Hadiths then contradict the teachings

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of the Glorious Quran. The Glorious Quran contains a clear command to all believers not to make any distinction among Allahs Subhanahu Wa TaAllah messengers: Al-Baqara

Glorious Quran 2:285 The Messenger believeth in what hath been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth in Allah, His angels, His books, and His apostles. "We make no distinction (they say) between one and another of His apostles." And they say: "We hear, and we obey: (We seek) Thy forgiveness, our Lord, and to Thee is the end of all journeys." Those who claim to follow the books of Hadith have conveniently ignored the Hadiths that call on the believers not to make distinction among the messengers and the Glorious Quran. Insult to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah."On the Day of Judgement, Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah will open His leg and show His thigh to the Prophet." (Sahih Bukhari 97/24, 10/129) Remember what Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah said about Himself in the Glorious Quran, in 42:11, and 6:103. Also remember what Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah told Moses, when Moses asked if he can look at Him (Allah). Sahih Bukhari and Muslim; Abu Hurayra said, the Messenger of Allah said; "If it was not for the Jews (Children of Israel), the food would have never deteriorated and the meat would have never turned bad (rot, decay or spoil) and if it was not for Eve, no woman would have ever cheated on her husband."

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This is again nothing short of being pure blasphemy against Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and His Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. Insulting women and dogs is a characteristic feature of Abu Hurairahs attitude. The Prophet Muhammed Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam could not have said this, which is in contradiction to the Glorious Quran. Although they still however put it in their Sahih (Authentic) Hadith Books. This is a direct violation of the Glorious Quran and well known facts. Abu Hurayra did not know then, that there are living germs that make the food and meat turn bad even before the creation of the Jews. The Glorious Quran and the words of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah never blamed Eve for the sin that Adam and Eve committed. Blaming all the women in the world for supposedly a sin that Eve committed is against the basic principles of Islam and as such against the justice of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, the Most Merciful (Glorious Quran 6:164). Women and leadership: Abu Bakara said the Messenger of Allah said: "Any community whose leader is a woman will never succeed" (Sahih Bukhari, Book 88, Hadith 219) This is another lie in the name of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam that has no support from the Glorious Quran. If nothing else, this Hadith actually proves the general honesty of Imam Al-Bukhari himself who accepted this Hadith from Abu Bakara, a man known to have lied and who had been punished in public by Omar Ibn Al-Khattab for lying. Such lies about women may explain why many Islamic communities which uphold the Hadith as a second source of jurisdiction always treat women as inferior to men, and why women in such communities seldom get to the highest political positions. This Hadith has no support from the Glorious Quran. For we read in the Glorious Quran the story of the Queen of Sheba, who embraced Islam and who led a great nation.

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An-Naml

Glorious Quran 27:44 She was asked to enter the lofty Palace: but when she saw it, she thought it was a lake of water, and she (tucked up her skirts), uncovering her legs. He said: "This is but a palace paved smooth with slabs of glass." She said: "O my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul: I do (now) submit (in Islam), with Solomon, to the Lord of the Worlds." Women in Hell: Narrated by Ibn Abbas, the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam said; "I looked at hell and the majority of its dwellers were women" (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 2, Number 28.) The Glorious Quran does not support the strange idea which implies that the attaining of heaven is in the obedience of the husband! The attainment of heaven is in the belief of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, refraining from idol worship and observing righteousness. The above Hadith are obviously the product of the culture of Arabs in those days and how they treated women as inferior creatures who must always be subordinate to their husbands. Some Imams today still openly preach such false concepts. Many of them consider the woman to be a distraction and temptation for sin. In Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 62, Number 124, we read that the majority of the dwellers of heaven were the poor. Here is another Hadith (considered authentic), which clearly contradicts the Glorious Quran. The Glorious Quran teaches us that the dwellers of Heaven are the most righteous. Righteousness is totally independent of the wealth of an individual. This is because righteousness can be maintained

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through multiple means and not only through monetary spending. Moreover, the Glorious Quran teaches us that Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah forgives all sins for those who refrain from idol worship (Glorious Quran 4:48) and who worship Him sincerely. This once again confirms that being poor or being rich will never send a person to hell nor will it save a person from it either. In Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 5, Number 277: "Abu Hurayra said, the Messenger of Allah said; The Children of Israel used to take a bath looking at each other while they are completely naked, while Moses used to take his bath by himself alone. They said why Moses is not taking his bath with us. Maybe he has large testicles? One day, Moses went to take a bath, he put his clothes on a rock. The rock took his clothes and ran away. Moses ran naked after the rock calling on it to give him his clothes. The Children of Israel looked at the naked Moses and said, By Allah, he looks all right. Moses took his clothes from the rock and kept beating the rock." The obvious question is: how can any person who calls himself a Muslim believe that the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam would say such derogatory words about another Prophet? Abu Hurayra said; the Messenger of Allah said; "If a man calls his wife to his bed for sex and she refuses, then he slept the night mad at her, she will be cursed by Allah and the angels until the morning." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 460) The same nonsense again is found in Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 62, Number 121. In this Hadith it treats women as objects of satisfaction rather than partners in a marriage bond. This Hadith does not come anywhere close to the teachings of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah in the Glorious Quran where the relationship between a man and his wife is built on mutual love and respect.

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Ar-Rum

Glorious Quran 30:21 And among His Signs is this that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): verily in that are Signs for those who reflect. Abu Said Al-Khudari said: the Messenger of Allah said: "A woman should not fast except with her husband's permission."(Sunnah Abudawud, Book 13, Number 2453) Again we note the contradiction between the Hadith and the Glorious Quran. Nowhere in the Glorious Quran is the husband given the authority to allow or prevent his wife from observing her religious duties! These duties are authorised by Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and are totally independent of the relation between a man and his wife, or for that matter, any human relations. The sins of Muslims are transferred to the Jews and Christians, for in Sahih Muslim, Book 37, Number 6666: "Abu Burda said that his father reported that the Messenger of Allah said; "On the Last Day, some Muslims will come with sins as high as the mountains, but Allah will forgive them for these sins and transfer these sins to the Jews and the Christians." This fabricated Hadith contradicts the teachings of the Glorious Quran as stated in 6:164, where every soul is responsible only for what it did and also contradicts 3:199, where Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah confirms that some of the Jews and Christians are believers in Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and they reverence Him and will receive their recompense from their Lord.

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Al-An'am

Glorious Quran 6:164 Say: "Shall I seek for (my) Cherisher other than Allah, when He is the Cherisher of all things (that exist)? Every soul draws the meet of its acts on none but itself: no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another. Your goal in the end is towards Allah. He will tell you the truth of the things wherein ye disputed." Al-Imran

Glorious Quran 6:199 Say: "Am I, then, to seek a sustainer other than Allah, when He is the Sustainer of all things?" And whatever [wrong] any human being commits rests upon him alone; and no bearer of burdens shall be made to bear another's burden. And, in time, unto your Sustainer you all must return: and then He will make you. [truly] understand all that on which you were wont to differ. Within Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 513: Abu Qatada reported the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam had said: "The good dream is from Allah and the bad dream is from Satan. If one of you has a bad dream, you should spit three times on your left side and seek refuge in Allah from Satan." Also within Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73, Number 132: "Abdulla Ibn Omar said the Messenger of Allah once saw

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sputum on the Qibla wall, he cleaned it then came to the people and told them if you are praying do not spit to the front of you, because that is where Allah is, when you are praying." Being as we are taught that Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah does not come down to this Earth and the lowest He comes to is the lowest heaven, then this Hadith must be false. Also in Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 22, Number 305: Narrated Anas: The Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam said, "Whenever anyone of you is in prayer, he is speaking in private to his Lord and so he should neither spit in front of him nor on his right side but to his left side under his left foot." Another statement in Sahih Muslim, Book 4, is Hadith 1123, where Abdulla Ibn AL-Shakheer said his father said I prayed with the Messenger of Allah and saw him spit then rub his sputum with his left footwear. Are the last four Hadith the reason why the Hadith scholars tell us that without the Hadith Islam is lost, or is it because the Hadith gives us all the correct instructions of how to spit and where to spit? Do not build Musjids on tombs. Within the Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 23, Number 472: Abu Hurayra is reported to have said, the Messenger of Allah said; "Cursed are the Jews and the Christians, they made out of their prophet's tombs Musjids (places for worship)." So, what did we Muslims do with the Prophet Muhammads Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam tomb after his death? While claiming to believe in what is written in these Hadiths books, they built a Musjid on his tomb. Moreover, we find in the Glorious Quran a mention of only one sacred (Haram) Musjid, that being the Kaaba in Mecca, however, Muslims who have idolised the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam against his wishes have elevated his musjid into being the second sacred Musjid, they have two sacred Musjids which is called "AlHaramayn".

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Al-Ma'idah

Glorious Quran 5:97 Allah made the Kaaba, the Sacred House, an asylum of security for men, as also the Sacred Months, the animals for offerings, and the garlands that mark them: That ye may know that Allah hath knowledge of what is in the heavens and on earth and that Allah is well acquainted with all things. Women should breast feed adult men! 'Aisha reported that Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hadhaifa, lived with him and his family in their house. She (i.e. the daughter of Suhail came to Allah's Apostle and said: Salim has attained (puberty) as men attain, and he understands what they understand, and he enters our house freely, I, however, perceive that something (rankles) in the heart of Abu Hudhaifa, whereupon Allah's Apostle said to her: Suckle him and you would become unlawful for him, and (the rankling) which Abu Hudhaifa feels in his heart will disappear. She returned and said: So I suckled him, and what (was there) in the heart of Abu Hudhaifa disappeared. (Sahih Muslim, Book 8, Number 3425) Although this Hadith is attributed to Aisha it begs belief that a child or young man attaining puberty should suckle the milk from a woman so that they are no longer lawful to her, in the relationship of a normal man and woman. Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 9 Writing down of Hadith? The following historical incidents happened about 30 years after the death of the Prophet Muhammed Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and shows that the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam never cancelled his order not to write down anything but the Glorious Quran. As we have seen already that the Hadith books however do contained some fabricated or suspicious Hadiths, that are nonetheless considered by the same Hadith scholars as being very weak but at the same time trying to indicate that Muhammed Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam had changed his view about writing down these Hadiths. The fact still remains, even to this day that the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam never gave his permission to anyone to write down his Hadith. Zayd Ibn Thabit (The Prophet's closest revelation writer) visited the Khalifa Muawiyah (more than 30 years after the Prophet's death), and told him a story about the Prophet. Muawiyah liked the story and ordered someone to write it down. But Zayd said. "The Messenger of Allah ordered us never to write anything of his Hadith." (Sahih Abudawud, Book 25, Hadith 3640) The famous book, "Ulum Al-Hadith" by Ibn Al-Salah, reports a Hadith by Abu Hurayra in which Abu Hurayra said the Messenger of Allah came out to us while we were writing his Hadiths and said; "What are you writing?" We said, "Hadiths that we hear from you, Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. He said, "A book other than the book of Allah?" We said, "Should we talk about you?" He said, Talk about me, that would be fine, but those who will lie will go to Hell. Abu Hurayra said, we collected what we wrote of Hadiths and burned them in the fire. In the famous book, "Taq-yeed Al-Ilm", Abu Hurayra is reported to have said: the Messenger of Allah was informed that some people are writing his Hadiths. He took to the pulpit of the Musjid and said, "What are these books that I heard you wrote? I am just a human being. Anyone who has any of

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these writings should bring it here. Abu Hurayra said we collected all these and burned them in fire. Ibn Hanbal in his Musnad book, narrates a Hadith in which Abdullah Ibn Omar said, "the Messenger of Allah one day came out to us as if he was going to depart us soon and said, "When I depart you (die), hold to the book of Allah, prohibit what it prohibits and accept as Halal what it makes Halal." He never mentioned his Sunnah should be written down in these Hadiths. In the book "Taq-yeed Al-Ilm", Abu Saeed Al-Khudry said, I asked the Messenger of Allah a permission to write his Hadiths, but he refused to give me permission." The farewell Pilgrimage of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam is a corner stone in the Muslim history. The Final Sermon given by the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam during this pilgrimage was witnessed by thousands of Muslims. There are however three versions of this sermon in the different Hadith books. This by itself reflects the degree of corruption of the Hadiths being as this is the most witnessed speech of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. In the first version we have, "I left for you what if you hold up to, you will never be misguided, the book of Allah and my Family. (Muslim 44/4, Nu2408; Ibn Hanbal) In the second version, "I left for you what if you hold up to, you will never be misguided, the book of Allah and my Sunnah". (Muwatta, 46/3) Lastly in the third version, "I left for you what if you hold up to, you will never be misguided, the book of Allah." (Muslim 15/19, number 1218; Ibn Majah 25/84, Abudawud 11/56). What is evident from all three versions is the first part "I left for you what if you hold up to, you will never be misguided, the book of Allah.... meaning the Glorious Quran. Many sects and groups within Islam may either dislike this part of

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his message, or maybe know nothing about it, which in turn means that they do not love their Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam as they should. In reality, what it truly means is that they do not want to know, for the truth hurts but the Hell fire will hurt them much more. The Glorious Quran also confirms that it is in accordance with Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllahs will that the fabrication of the hadith was allowed to happen in order to serve as criteria for exposing the true believers from the hypocrites. Those who are attracted to and uphold hadith are proven to be false believers. This can easily be explained by the fact that true believers are satisfied with Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah alone. They are satisfied with His words alone and with His law held within the Glorious Quran. They believe the words of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah which describe the Glorious Quran as complete and fully detailed, and therefore they do not need any other source. They obey His command to uphold no source of religious law besides the Glorious Quran. The writing and documentation of the Sunnah of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam is an interesting and important part of Islamic history that many Muslims rely upon more than anything else. In all its details, compilation and through the lies of the reporters the reader of this history can find all the indications that Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah permitted the corruption of the so called Hadiths and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammed Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam as He tells us: Al-An'am

Glorious Quran 6:112 Likewise did We make for every Messenger an enemy,- evil ones among men and jinns, inspiring each other with flowery discourses by way of deception. If thy Lord had so planned,

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they would not have done it: so leave them and their inventions alone. Al-An'am

Glorious Quran 6:113 To such (deceit) let the hearts of those incline, who have no faith in the hereafter: let them delight in it, and let them earn from it what they may. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah repeatedly informs us in the Glorious Quran that His book, is complete, perfect and fully detailed, and if He so willed, He would have given us more than one book. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah was well aware that the Glorious Quran was enough and that those who do not find the Glorious Quran to be enough will be committing idolworship. Through the actions of the Hadith gatherers such as Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmed and all the others have through their actions set up partners with Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, by putting into action laws defined by man rather than by Him for this great and perfect religion. At-Tauba

Glorious Quran 9:36 The number of months in the sight of Allah is twelve (in a year) - so ordained by Him the day He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are sacred: that is the straight usage. So wrong not yourselves therein, and fight the Pagans

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all together as they fight you all together. But know that Allah is with those who restrain themselves. Yusuf

Glorious Quran 12:40 "If not Him, ye worship nothing but names which ye have named, - ye and your fathers, - for which Allah hath sent down no authority: the command is for none but Allah. He hath commanded that ye worship none but Him: that is the right religion, but most men understand not... Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 10 The Caliphas The Caliphas after the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam: The four rightly guided Caliphas who ruled the Muslim Ummah (nation) after the death of the Prophet Muhammed Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, respected the order of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and prohibited the writing and collection of his Hadiths. They did believe in Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, in his book the Glorious Quran and readily accepted the commandments of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. Abu Bakr at one point was not sure whether to keep what he knew of Hadiths or not. He had collected some 500 Hadiths during his very long companionship with the Prophet Muhammed Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam but he could not sleep the night until he burned them. Omar Ibn Al-Khattab insisted on destroying the Hadiths collected by his son Abdullah. Islamic history mentioned the story of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab restraining four of the Prophet's Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam companions because of their insistence on telling Hadiths these were Ibn Masoud, Abu Al-Dardaa, Abu Masoud AlAnssary and Abu Tharr Al-Ghaffary. Omar called Abu Hurayra a liar and threatened to send him back to Yemen where he came from if he does not stop telling lies about the Prophet Muhammed Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. He stopped until Omar died then started all over again. If Omar restrained these companions for telling their Hadiths, then it must be seen as they were telling nothing but lies, for the oral tradition was allowed and it was the written word that was not allowed. So we must consider that Ibn Masoud, Abu Al-Dardaa, Abu Masoud Al-Anssary, Abu Tharr Al-Ghaffary, together with Abu Hurayra as being liars unworthy of being heard, even if what they had to say was true. Ali Ibn Abu Talib, the fourth Calipha in one of his speeches said, "I urge all those who have writing taken from the Messenger of Allah to go home and erase it. The people before you were annihilated because they followed the

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Hadiths of their scholars and left the book of their Lord." (Sunnah Al-Daramy) Abu Hurayra narrated more Hadiths than anybody else including Abu Bakr, Omar, Ali, and Aisha who lived with the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam all their lives. In less than two years of being with the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, Abu Hurayra narrated more Hadiths than all these companions of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam put together. He narrated a total of 5,374 Hadiths. Ibn Hanbal quoted 3,848 of his Hadiths in his book. The Guided Caliphas, Al-Khulafaa AlRashedun, who were the first four Caliphas to rule over the Muslim Ummah after the death of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. They all respected the Prophet's Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam wish in not writing anything but the Glorious Quran and denounced any attempt of writing the Hadiths and his Sunnah. Their example was followed for the first two centuries after the Prophet's Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam death. By that time, the lies about the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam was widespread and the people deserted the Glorious Quran to look for Hadiths. This is when the Khalifa Omar Ibn Abdel-Aziz issued an order to permit the writing of Hadiths and Sunnah thinking that he would put an end to the lies about the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. In his ruling he disregarded the commandments of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah in the Glorious Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. He also disregarded the examples of his predecessors and the objection of many of the scholars of his time. Since then Islam has moved from the religion of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, the Glorious Quran, to the Hadiths and Sunnah that were originally prohibited by Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and His Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. The earliest writing of Hadith: Hadiths were being written at an early stage of the Prophets Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam ministry, which is historically correct, although the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam himself and those who ruled after him condemned these writings and looked at those who wrote these Hadiths with utter shame.

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The Hadith books themselves mentioned that the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam had burnt any collected Hadiths, and was very angry at people making "another book with the book of Allah." Abu Baker and Omar Ibn Al - Khattab, were also reported to burn their own Hadith collections, together with any others they found. This prohibition against the writing of Hadiths was continued until Omar Ibn Abdel-Aziz permitted them being written, then many small books (Kararees) appeared containing Hadiths, e.g. Ibn Greeg, Malik Ibn Anas, Mohammed Ibn Is'haq. The most famous from among these were the book of Malik Ibn Anas, (Al-Muwatta) that had about 500 Hadiths. At the end of the second century, the books of Ahmed Ibn Hanbal were formed that contains about 40,000 Hadiths. In the first half of the third century the famous six Sunni books of Hadiths appeared and these are the books used by many of the scholars these days. 1- Sahih Bukhari. 2) Sahih Muslim. 3) Sunnah Abudawud. 4) Sunnah Al-Termethy. 5) Sunnah AlNesaay. 6) Sunnah Ibn Mageh. From these books a new religion was written that dominated over the Glorious Quran despite the claim for the opposite. In writing these books, the authors did not care if the Hadiths they were writing contradict the Glorious Quran, or other Hadiths, or even common sense. Al-An'am

Glorious Quran 6:112 Likewise did We make for every Messenger an enemy - evil ones among men and jinns, inspiring each other with flowery discourses by way of deception (Hadith and Sunnah). If thy Lord had so planned, they would not have done it (fabrications): so leave them and their inventions alone.

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Al-An'am

Glorious Quran 6:113 To such (deceit) let the hearts of those incline, who have no faith in the hereafter: let them delight in it, and let them earn from it what they may. Do we know how many Hadith there were? The total number of Hadiths collected and attributed to the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam is in the hundreds of thousands, as many as 700,000. At least 99% of all these hundreds of thousands of Hadiths were rejected by the early Muslim scholars, as either being fabricated or as outright lies. They thought that they could figure out which Hadith were really authentic and which were not. Let us look at some of the famous Hadith collectors and what they collected. (1) Malik Ibn Anas collected about 500 Hadith in his famous book, "Al-Muwatta"; (2) Ahmed Ibn Hanbal collected about 40,000 Hadith, in his famous "Musnad". He chose these 40,000 Hadith from among 700,000 Hadith. In other words he thought 660,000 Hadith were un-proven, lies and/or fabrications and the others may be authentic, which is a total of 94% distrusted; (3) Bukhari collected about 600,000 Hadith and accepted 7,275 Hadith and considered 592,725 Hadith to be un-proven Hadith, lies and/or fabrications, that is almost 99% of what he collected; (4) Muslim collected 300,000 Hadith and only accepted 4,000 of them, and refused about 296,000 that again is almost 99% of those collected.

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From just this small group of Hadith collectors we can see the degree that Islam had gone away from the truth within just two to three hundred years, with the amount of fabricated Hadith attributed to the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. Out of a total of some 700,000 Hadith we have nearly 99% being considered as either fabricated or outright lies against our beloved Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. Or, there may have been some that were true but did not suit the purpose of the compilers and which may call their actions into question. To say that corruption had entered Islam this open door maybe is an understatement. As Muslims we should understand why Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah promised to preserve and safeguard the Glorious Quran, the only true and acceptable Hadith. Those who say that the Glorious Quran is incomplete, imperfect, un-detailed or that it requires clarification by another book, then these people are not Muslim in the true sense of the word, for they do not believe in Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and His words, yet alone the words of His Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 11 Abu Hurayra? Who is Abu Hurayra the largest Hadith provider? Abu Hurayra came from the Yemen during the seventh year of Hijra and reverted to Islam. He stayed in the company of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam for less than two years (some say 18 months). He has narrated some 5,374 Hadiths from this period of less than two years. If we compare this with the relatively few Hadiths narrated by Aisha, Abu Baker, Omar, or Ali for example, who had a very long companionship with the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam then something does not sit well together. Most of his narrated Hadiths are called the "Ahad" Hadiths, i.e. Hadiths only witnessed by one person, himself. Some of the Prophets Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam companions (Sahabah) and Aisha, the Prophet's wife, accused him of being a liar, telling fibs about the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam just to gain some status. Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, the second Khalifa threatened Abu Hurayra to send him into exile if he did not stop telling false Hadiths about the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. He did stop until Omar's assassination then started all over again. He kept telling Hadiths to please the Khalifa, including the time that he lived in the Royal Palace of Mu'awiyah in Syria. Abu Hurayra told his audience that he is telling them Hadiths that if he ever mentioned them when Omar was alive, he would be given several lashes. Abu Jaafar Al Iskafy mentioned that the Khalifa Muawiyah chose people, to tell fabricated stories and Hadith. Abu Hurayra lived in Mu'awiyah's Royal Palace then and served him including serving his political views for the direct pleasure of Muawiyah. During Muawiyahs rule, many Hadith, with the help of Abu Hurayra were invented that supported the view that the Imam or Khalifa should be obeyed just like Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah or the Messenger Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, contradicting the rule of the Glorious Quran and that all matters should be democratically sought by consultation.

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It should be noted again that it was narrated by Zayd ibn Thabit: Al-Muttalib ibn Abdullah ibn Hantab said: Zayd ibn Thabit entered upon Mu'awiyah and asked him about a tradition. He ordered a man to write it. Zayd said: The Apostle of Allah Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam ordered us not to write any of his traditions. So he erased it. This can be found in the Sunnah Hadith of Abudawud Book 25 item 3640. However, this then raises the question as to why Abudawud and others wrote their books of Hadith against the wishes of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. Many of the Hadith that were narrated by Abu Hurayra contradicted other Hadith, including some of his own narrations, and most of all contradict the Glorious Quran, together with Islamic common sense. Abu Hurayra narrated Hadith after hearing stories from Kaab Al Ahbar, who was a Jewish revert, who tried to explain the Glorious Quran by using the corrupted books of the Jews. He produced some of the most outrageous Hadith, full of contradictions to the Glorious Quran, taken from false stories attributed to the Torah. Islamic historians have related the story of Abu Hurayra after being given the governorship of Bahrain, and who got very rich within two years, so Omar called him back and told him " You, the enemy of Allah, you stole the money of Allah. I made you the Emir of Bahrain when you did not even have a pair of shoes. Where did you get all this money (400,000 Dirham)?" History indicates that Omar took 10,000 Dirham from him. (Abu Hurayra admitted for only 20,000 Dirham) Abu Hurayra has been the most accused of fabricating Hadiths. Aisha, the Prophet's wife always accused him of telling inaccurate or incomplete stories and of fabricating Hadiths that she never heard the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam saying them. Abu Hurayra is well known for his prejudice against women in general and also dogs. He has produced some of the most insulting Hadiths known against Muslim women to such a point that they become the slaves and

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servants of man, which goes against everything that the Glorious Quran stands for in equality of both men and women. If we apply the rigid criteria claimed to be used by the Scholars like Bukhari and Muslim, for accepting those who narrated Hadiths, Abu Hurayra will be the first one to fail the test and would be one of the first to be counted among the many fabricators. In the famous book "Taa'oueel Mukhtalaf Al Hadith " by Ibn Qutaiba Al-Dinory, the story of Aisha (the Prophet's wife) telling Abu Hurayra; " You tell Hadiths about the Prophet Muhammad that we never have heard from him" He answered (as Bukhari reported); "You (Aisha) were busy with your mirror and make up" She (Aisha) answered him; "It is you who were busy with your stomach and hunger. Your hunger kept you busy, you were running after the people in the alleys, begging them for food, and they used to avoid you and get away from your way, and finally you would come back and pass out in front of my room and the people would think you were crazy and step over you. From this above rhetoric we can draw the conclusion that there was no love lost between these two people and in actual fact we can see that Abu Hurayra had no respect for the wife of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, or women in general. In the opinion of Imam Abu anifah, only a person who is competent and qualified to interpret the Glorious Quran and the Sunnah, together with the knowledge of virtually the entire corpus of Hadith, which literally means some 700,000 Hadith, is permitted to give a Fatwa. He is on the record for saying that a person who does not know at least 400,000 Hadith is not permitted to give fatwa, except to narrate the Fatwas, that is an opinion about matters of religion, or a decision about a rule of the holy law. However, not all Hadith were known at his time for he and the other entire well respected Imams of Shafii, Hanbal Malik and himself have said roughly the same thing, namely: If you find a Hadith which is not of my school and it is good and true, then it is of my school. In this single statement the great Imams let it be known that they did not know everything. Even if they had a greater knowledge, they

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would have arrived at the conclusion that a large proportion of Hadith were bogus and certainly misleading. However we shall return to this point later on. It was narrated by 'Abdullah: The Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam was asked, "Who are the best people?" He replied: The people of my generation, and then those who will follow (come after) them, and then those who will come after the later; after that there will come some people whose witness will precede their oaths and their oaths will go ahead of their witness." Ibrahim (a sub-narrator) said, "When we were young, our elder friends used to prohibit us from taking oaths by saying, 'I bear witness swearing by Allah, or by Allah's Covenant."' (Bukhari, Book 78, item 652) Being as Hadith were being written down in book form some time after the death of the first three generations, then it is only right to say that after that there will come some people whose witness will precede their oaths and their oaths will go ahead of their witness" truly applies to these books. Within the Glorious Quran we have the following verse, which shows how people will adjust a faith with maybe good intention but it will always lead the faithful away from the truth. In His own words from Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah we have: Al-Hadid

Glorious Quran 57:27 And thereupon We caused [other of] Our apostles to follow in their footsteps; and [in the course of time] We caused them to be followed by Issa (Jesus), the son of Marynum (Mary), upon whom We bestowed the Gospel; and in the hearts of those who [truly] followed him We engendered compassion and

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mercy. But as for monastic asceticism - We did not enjoin it upon them: they invented it themselves out of a desire for Allahs goodly acceptance. But then, they did not [always] observe it as it ought to have been observed: and so We granted their recompense unto such of them as had [truly] attained to faith, whereas many of them became iniquitous. Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 12 Best Speech? The best speech for a Muslim is the book of Allah and the best guidance is the guidance of the Prophet and the worst of affairs are the newly invented matters and every innovation is misguidance and all misguidance is in the fire. (Sahih Muslim, Vol. 2 Page 40 no.1885). The religion of Islam is that which has been ordained by Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, which is fully explained by the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and as understood plus practised by the pious predecessors the Sahabah and their followers. To most Muslims the Sunnah has been preserved in the books of Sunnah only because of the chain of narrators (Isnaad) reaching back to the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, which has been preserved by the Scholars of Al Hadith. In the words of Abdullah Ibn al-Mubarak (died 181 A.H.) who said: "The Isnaad is part of the religion and had it not been for the Isnaad, whoever wished would have said whatever he liked". (Sahih Muslim, Vol. 1 Page 87.) Here we find another peculiarity associated with Hadith, in that the true Hadiths are the actions or words handed down directly from the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and none other, except for the narrators. Any other person around at the time or subsequently after the death of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, who makes a statement, that does not include the words or actions of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam cannot be considered a Hadith but rather a story or maybe an ideal about Islam. As such only the narrations which reach the level of authentic (Saheeh) or good (Hasan) as defined by the Scholars are suitable to be held as evidence in matters of belief, such as the creed (Aqeedah) and the unseen (Ghaib), in the rulings and laws of the religion or in matters of worship. It is only these that can be attributed definitely and directly to the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam that should be included within such Hadith.

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Narrations which fail to reach these two high standards will be collectively termed weak (Da'eef) and should not be attributed directly to the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, in a definite form as clearly explained by Imam Nawawi in Sahih Muslim Vol. 1, Page 81: Weak narrations provided their weakness is not severe, (i.e. There are no liars and / or fabricators and none suspected of lying or fabricating in the chain) can only be used to exhort or warn of a deed (Amal) already sanctioned by other authentic Hadith. If the weakness is severe (as in the case of false, fabricated, or from liars etc.) then they cannot be used at all. If such Hadith are ever to be quoted it should be only for the purpose of warning the community of false and fabricated Hadith. Even then the defect should be clearly stated so that the Hadith will not be attributed to the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. Some Scholars have collected such narrations for the purpose of warning the community, in separate books and a few examples of these books are: Ak-Maudhooaathul Kubra by Mulla Ali Qari. Al-Maudhooaathul Sughra by Mulla Ali Qari. Al-La'aali-ul-Masnuah fil Ahadeethil Maudhoo'ah by Imam Suyooti. Thanzeehus Shareeathil Marfoo'ah anil AHadith-ish-Shaneeathul Maudoo'ah by Ibnul Iraq al-Kan'ani.

Attributing a saying not told by the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam to the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam is a very grave sin and will put the person into the Hellfire. It is reported from a large number of Sahabah from the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam that he said "Whoever lies on me intentionally then let him reserve his seat in hell". (Sahih Bukhari. In the Book of Knowledge, Chapter - The sin of a person who tells a lie against the Prophet Vol. 1 Hadith no 106 and also by Imam Muslim in his preface to Sahih Muslim.) Also it will include a person among the liars as can be seen in the following two Hadith also found in the preface to Sahih Muslim.

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"Whoever narrated a Hadith from me which is seen as a lie then he is one of the liars" (Sahih Muslim, Vol. 1 Page 62) "It is sufficient for a person to be a liar that he narrates all that he hears" (page 73 of the same book referred to above).

There can be no difference in the prohibition of lying on the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam either in what concerns the laws of the religion or in other than the laws like exhorting, warning, advising and the like of it, all of this is forbidden (Haram). It is from the greatest of the grave sins and vilest of the abominable matters in the unanimous opinion of all Muslim Scholars. 'Aisha is reported to have stated: A physiognomist visited (our house) and Allah's Messenger was present, and Usama b. Zaid and Zaid b. Haritha were both lying asleep, and he (the physiognomist), said: These feet are related to one another. Allah's Apostle was pleased to hear this, and he was happy and informed 'Aisha about it. (Sahih Muslim, Book 008, Hadith 3441) Unfortunately physiognomist goes against the theology and ideology of Islam, in that man cannot foretell the future by divination of which, the art of judging human character from facial features, or the divination of characteristics of an individual based on facial features. Any form of divination is against the Glorious Quran and the words of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and as such the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam or his wife would not entertain such an action to go against His Will. When the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam died, he left behind him only one book the Glorious Quran and the only book that the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam followed was the Glorious Quran.

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Those who follow the Glorious Quran are following the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, while those who are following the alleged Hadith and Sunnah are not following the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam but rather going against his wishes, and following those who wrote these books. Following anybody but Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and His commandments in the Glorious Quran, are nothing more than idol-worshipers. Idol-worship is the only unforgivable sin of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. Good intentions do not help, many idol-worshipers will face Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah on the Day of Judgment not realizing what they were doing but their intentions will not help them. Al-An'am

Glorious Quran 6:22 One day shall We gather them all together: We shall say to those who ascribed partners (to Us): "Where are the partners whom ye (invented and) talked about?" Again in:

Glorious Quran 6:23 There will then be (left) no subterfuge for them but to say: "By Allah our Lord, we were not those who joined gods with Allah." And lastly in:

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Glorious Quran 6:24 Behold! how they lie against their own souls! But the (lie) which they invented will leave them in the lurch. The first four Khalifas who ruled the Muslim nation (Ummah) after the death of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, respected the orders of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and prohibited the writing and collection of Hadiths. They did believe in Allah in His book and accepted the commandments of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. Another reason for calling Abu Hurayra a liar is that he has been reported to have stated a Hadith narrated by Ruqayya, the daughter of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam who was married to Usman. This must be unbelievable because Ruqayya had died three years after Hijra at the time of the victory of Badr, while Abu Hurayra accepted Islam after the victory of Khyber in the 7th year A.H. The same remark has been made by Zahabi in Talkees-ul-Mustadrak about this tradition." (Abu Hurayra, Syed Abdul Husai Sharafuddin Mossvi, p. 89, Peermahomed Ibrahim Trust) Corruption by the Hadith collectors have been compounded by them not denouncing the people who were considered liars, corrupted and untrustworthy. Muslim Scholars who came after them were afraid to expose the truth and the shortcomings of Bukhari and other scholars of Hadiths and Sunnah like him. As a simple example, in the famous book "Al-Mustadrek", the author states that Bukhari listed Hadiths taken from 434 persons who were not accepted by Muslim for his book "Sahih Muslim" as good trustworthy people. On the other hand Muslim accepted for his book 625 persons who narrated Hadiths, who were refused by Bukhari. So both in turn did not adhere to the rule of evidence and trust worthiness of the origin and commentators of these Hadith, or the sacred wishes of our beloved Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa
salam.

Many of the Muslim brothers and sisters talk about the companions (Sahabah) of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam as if they were a different breed of people or a

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different race. They made them flawless, who are unable to make mistakes. They made them worth the respect and love that only the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam deserved for what he was, the Messenger of Allah and the final Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. While we can witness many people defending the Sahabah (companions) of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam irrespective of what they did, many of those actually do not know what the word Sahabah means or how it was or should be used. Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 13 Sahabah? Any student of Muslim history will be shocked to know the different definitions of the word Sahabah (Companion) of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. Knowing such a definition makes it easy for us to talk about our history, our religion and our books. In general the Muslim scholars disagreed on the definition of, who should be counted as one of the companions (Sahabah) of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. Studying these definitions will clarify for us the position of many people like Imam Al-Bukhari who used his definition of the word Sahabah to accept many of the false and fabricated Hadiths that were included in his book, Sahih Al-Bukhari. Here are the definitions considered by these Muslim Scholars: 1. The definition of Imam Al-Bukhari: Bukhari defined the Sahaby (single of Sahabah) as the one who was in the company of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam or had just seen him. Ibn Hanbal who also has a book of his own collecting more Hadiths than Bukhari accepted this definition and clarified it by saying; "The Sahaby is anyone who accompanied the Prophet for a year, a month, a day or even an hour or even has just seen him." 2. The definition by Abdullah Ibn Omar Ibn Al-Khattab is "anyone who has seen the Prophet Muhammad even for one hour as long as he had reached puberty, and is a known Muslim who understood his religion and has accepted it." According to this second definition all the children (who had not reached puberty) who witnessed the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam cannot be counted as Sahabah and puberty was around roughly 10 to 11 years of age. 3. The definition of Al-Tabaey Saeed Ibn Al-Museeb; "Only those who accompanied the Prophet

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Muhammed Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam for a year or two and fought with him in a battle or two should be considered Sahabah" This is a definition accepted and encouraged by Imam Al-Ghazali From these three definitions, any sincere and guided Muslim can sense the corruption and confusion that beset any compiler of Hadith of that time. Bukhari certainly did not stand the test or definition of Al- Museeb and for reasons only known to him included corrupted Hadiths into his book. With these Hadiths, the Muslims after Bukhari changed their religion from the religion of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and the Glorious Quran, to the religion of Bukhari and his likes (the fabricated Hadiths and Sunnah). Let us look at the definition by Bukhari; and reflect on its corruption: His definition is that anyone who has seen the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam is a Sahaby has no support from the Glorious Quran or even from the Islamic history given by other Muslims of the early life of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and his companions. The Glorious Quran is full of the stories of the hypocrites and the wicked people of Medina where the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam lived, who had seen the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and listened to his messages and his sermons. In truth, not all of them can be considered his Sahabah as Bukhari did. At-Tauba

Glorious Quran 9:101 Certain of the desert Arabs round about you are hypocrites, as well as (desert Arabs) among the Medina folk: they are

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obstinate in hypocrisy: thou knowest them not: We know them: twice shall We punish them: and in addition shall they be sent to a grievous penalty. Al-Munafiqun

Glorious Quran 63:1 When the Hypocrites come to thee, they say, "We bear witness that thou art indeed the Messenger of Allah." Yea, Allah knoweth that thou art indeed His Messenger, and Allah beareth witness that the Hypocrites are indeed liars. Al-Ahzab

Glorious Quran 33:60 Truly, if the Hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a disease, and those who stir up sedition in the City, desist not, We shall certainly stir thee up against them: Then will they not be able to stay in it as thy neighbours for any length of time: Not all these people were hypocrites or wicked people but some were who witnessed the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and listened to him. They are all according to Imam Bukhari's definition, Sahabah. His spoiled definition of the word Sahabah definitely played a role in the collection of Hadiths. Again the corruption aimed towards Bukhari appears in his acceptance of children who witnessed the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam as Sahabah, and he accepted their narration of Hadiths despite the fact that they were too young to realize

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what was going on at the time. Bukhari had many Hadiths narrated by Abdullah Ibn Abbas who was a young child during the Prophet's Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam life. He was never documented to accompany the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam as one of the Sahabah, but Bukhari made him one. Other children who narrated Hadiths and accepted by Bukhari are Al-Nuaman Ibn Basheer (8 years old), Mahmoud Ibn Al-Rabee (5 years), Abdullah Ibn Al-Zubeer (9 years), AlHussein Ibn Ali (7 years), Al-Hassan Ibn Ali ( 8 years), Omar Ibn Aby Muslima ( 9 years) and many more. Who would accept to take his religion from these children who are not accountable for what sins they may commit. Imam Bukhari identified himself with the Abbasyeen and they politically were against the Talibeen the followers of Ali Ibn Abu-Talib, and he gave in his book many pages to the Hadiths of Abdullah Ibn Abbas, the grandfather of the Abbasyeens. Here we witness politics influencing what Hadiths to report and what to omit especially any of those praising Ali Ibn Abu Talib. Some of the Hadiths narrated by Ibn Abbas contradict the laws of the Glorious Quran, for example the laws of inheritance. To witness the political corruption of Bukhari in reporting Hadiths that would serve his views and please his masters is to witness the corruption that Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah described in the following verses: Al-An'am

Glorious Quran 6:112 Likewise did We make for every Messenger enemy, - evil ones among men and jinns, inspiring each other with flowery discourses by way of deception. If thy Lord had so planned, they would not have done it: so leave them and their inventions alone.

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Al-An'am

Glorious Quran 6:113 To such (deceit) let the hearts of those incline, who have no faith in the hereafter: let them delight in it, and let them earn from it what they may. The position that Bukhari took in elevating people who were either children, hypocrites and wicked to the level of Sahabah by his definition, helped nothing but to corrupt the book that he called Sahih (Authentic). His personal disregard to the legitimate companions of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam including his wives, only reflects his misguidance and possible underachievements. Muslims who refused to believe in Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and accept His assertion that the Glorious Quran is complete, perfect and fully detailed will only fall to the false lords of religion who decided to improve on Allahs Subhanahu Wa TaAllah book and add to it by collecting all kinds of lies and fabrications and put them in a book and allege them to the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. Those who seek to "obey the Messenger" and follow the steps of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam can do so by following the book that was never fabricated and was definitely given to us by Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah through His Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam Glorious Quran. Those who seek to follow the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam by following Bukhari and those like him in compiling Hadith, maybe of dubious means, then they have deserted the Glorious Quran and the faith of Islam. Al-Furqan

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Glorious Quran 25:30 Then the Messenger will say: "O my Lord! Truly my people took this Qur'an for just foolish nonsense. Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 14 The best Hadith? The Glorious Quran makes many statements on what should be followed Az-Zumar

Glorious Quran 39:23 Allah has revealed (from time to time) the most beautiful Message in the form of a Book, consistent with itself, (yet) repeating (its teaching in various aspects): the skins of those who fear their Lord tremble thereat; then their skins and their hearts do soften to the celebration of Allah's praises. Such is the guidance of Allah. He guides therewith whom He pleases, but such as Allah leaves to stray, can have none to guide. Al-A'raf

Glorious Quran 7:185 Do they see nothing in the government of the heavens and the earth and all that Allah hath created? (Do they not see) that it may well be that their terms is nigh drawing to an end? In what message after this will they then believe? Al-Jathiya

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Glorious Quran 45:6 Such are the Signs of Allah, which We rehearse to thee in Truth; then in what exposition will they believe after (rejecting) Allah and His Signs? Al-Mursalat

Glorious Quran 77:50 Then what Message, after that, will they believe in? What is evident from Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah in the above verses of the Glorious Quran is very clear in telling the true believers that His book is complete, perfect and fully detailed. Within these verses of the Glorious Quran, we witness how Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knew all those who were not only an enemy of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam but an enemy of Him, and an enemy of the true Islam, and who will fabricate lies about the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, the believers, and especially all of Islam. This is why we find all these verses talking about the Glorious Quran as the only acceptable Hadiths. In previous pages I have discussed how the books of Hadith were written against the expressed wish of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, told the true believers not to write down anything but the Glorious Quran. The four Khalifas that followed him refused to permit the writing of the Hadiths and the Hadith books themselves narrated the story of Abu Baker and Omar destroying the written Hadiths of that time. Abu Hurayra who narrated more Hadiths than anyone else and told more lies than anyone else even mention that the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam collected what the Muslims had then written of his Hadiths and burnt them. The truly guided Muslim (submitter) would not need to go to the extremes (Hadith books) to find the truth about the condemnation of the alleged Hadith by Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and by the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam himself, for it is written all over the Glorious Quran. The only statement which is based on truth about Sahih Hadith is those contained within the Glorious Quran. All those who alleged to having

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Sahih Hadiths are but disbelievers in Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah words, the Glorious Quran despite their claim to the opposite, and in the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa
salam.

The Sahih books of Bukhari and Muslim for example are full of shameful Hadith that insult the words of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, the submitters (Muslims in Arabic), Submission (Islam in Arabic) and the intelligence of any normal human being. The Sahih books have many regulations that contradict the Glorious Quran, for example the punishment of the adulterer and adulteress as stated in the Glorious Quran, they nonetheless claim the verse of stoning the adulteress to death was eaten by a goat and so removed from the Glorious Quran. This last statement begs belief considering that the Glorious Quran was not only written down but also was widely known through the oral tradition. Al-Nour

Glorious Quran 24:2 The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness their punishment. Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 15 Sanctity of Marriage? Within Islam we always keep matters relating to any husband and wife to be a secret between themselves, especially over any sexual matters. The one would not speak up about the other, nor would it be broadcasted outside the house. Then why should we find any of the following in reference to the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and his wives? In Bukhari's Sahih, section of "Ghussull" (Washing after intercourse), the Hadith tells us that the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam was to have intercourse with his wives, 11 of them, within one hour, day or night. And that he was given the sexual power of 30 men. Within Muslim Sahih Hadith (2697, 2698, 2699) which state: "(2697) ...she [Aisha] said: I applied perfume to the Messenger of Allah and he went round his wives and then entered upon the state of Ihram in the morning." (Vol. 2, p. 587) And Bukhari related similarly: "268. Narrated Qatada; Anas bin Malik said: "The Prophet used to visit his wives in a round during the day and night, and they were eleven in number." I asked Anas, "Had he the strength for it?" Anas replied, "We used to say that the Prophet was given the strength of thirty (men)." And Said said on the authority of Qatada that Anas had told him about nine wives only (not eleven). (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 1, p. 165; cited from Islam As It Sees Itself..., Nehls, p. 39) Now it must be asked what this shameful disclosure has to do with the worship of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah alone. What kind of honour is Bukhari giving the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam by this Hadith? Did the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam have anything better to do other than spending the time taking care of his wives? Of course he did, but Bukhari and the other Hadiths compilers do not give him the credit that he should have. It appears that Bukhari did not

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care about the correctness of the Hadiths he chose for his compilation. It is nothing more than dishonour for any Muslims to accept having this form of Hadith, or any other Hadith from those who insult the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. To uphold these lies is to not love the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam as one should, the sign of a non-believer. The fabricator of this Hadith was maybe making up something to compete with another Hadith that lied about the Prophet Solomon. From Sahih Muslim (4066- 4070) - for which we will not state the full text, tells of Sulaiman (Solomon) deciding to go around 60, 70 or 90 of his wives in one night and declaring they will all give birth to children who will grow up to be horsemen and "fight in the cause of Allah". We are told that the angel Jibreel tells him to say "if Allah wills". However, Sulaiman does not listen and consequently ends up with one child only which one translator states was "a half man". In Bukhari's Sahih, Vol. 3, and in Muslim Vol. 7 the Hadith of Aisha, the Prophet's wife, states that the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam was lying down with Aisha when his other wives sent Fatima first, then one of his wives to ask him for a matter of their business, so Aisha and the other wife get into an argument and cursed each other. The Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam sided with Aisha and smiled and approved Aisha's revenge from his other wife. This story is naive and to a degree insignificant but is it really meant to place Aisha above all the other wives and to show the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam as a casual man who was not shy from receiving people, even his daughter while in bed with his wife in a compromised position. If anything he was shown in this supposed Sahih Hadith to disobey the Glorious Quran and being unfair to his wives as Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah commands in His book.

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What is outstanding, is the more lies attributed to the sexual prowess of our beloved Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam which in reality should remain hidden from all others. "Ubayd Allah Ibn Musa informed us on the authority of Usamah Ibn Zayd, on the authority of Safwan Ibn Sulaym, he said: The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, said: Gabriel brought a kettle from which I ate and I was given the power of sexual intercourse equal to forty men." (Vol. 1, p. 438; cited from Islam As It Sees Itself..., Nehls, p. 39) In Muslim's Sahih, when narrating the qualities of Othman Ibn Affan, another story was repeated, Abu Bakr entered the house with the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam lying down with his wife with his thighs exposed and did not cover them when Abu Bakr and Omar entered but did when Othman entered, (because as the Hadith states, The Angels are shy from Othman and so should be Muhammad). In Muslim's Sahih, a Hadith in the section of washing after intercourse that Muhammed Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam answered a man about washing after having sex with his wife. Aisha was sitting there listening, and Muhammed answered, I do it all the time with this woman (Aisha) and wash right away. Would the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam talk about his sexual habits to others in the presence of Aisha with no embarrassment, or even outside the home, then the answer must be no. Teaching of any sexual practice or such matters can be taught without pointing fingers to the wife and her sacred relationship with her husband. This matter is not of our beloved Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam but is the work of fiction of the fabricators. In the book of Tayymum (Dry Ablution) of Bukhari, vol. 1 and Muslim's Sahih vol. 1, is the story of a necklace lost by Aisha, so the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam instructed all the Muslims with him to find the lost necklace, while he slept on Aisha's thigh for hours. During this time he did not do his prayers or remember Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. Can we

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honestly believe that the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam would do such a thing as not remembering to perform his prayers, or that Aisha would not remind him by waking him up. In another Hadith reported by Bukhari, Book 4, Number 234. It was narrated Abu Qilaba that Anas said, "Some people of 'Ukl or 'Uraina tribe came to Medina and its climate did not suit them. So the Prophet ordered them to go to the herd of (Milch) camels and to drink their milk and urine (as a medicine). So they went as directed and after they became healthy, they killed the shepherd of the Prophet and drove away all the camels. The news reached the Prophet early in the morning and he sent (men) in their pursuit and they were captured and brought at noon. He then ordered to cut their hands and feet (and it was done), and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron. They were put in 'AlHarra' and when they asked for water no water was given to them." Abu Qilaba said, "Those people committed theft and murder, became infidels after embracing Islam and fought against Allah and His Apostle." This is the picture that Hadith books depict of our Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, the man that Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah described him in the Glorious Quran as being compassionate and of high moral character. There are many Hadith, which state that he would turn away from those who would bear witness against themselves for what they had done wrong, for he did not wish to punish them, or to pass judgement upon them. The punishment for murder is death and no other punishment is allowed under Law that is unless you wish to not follow the law of Allah and replace it with mans law. Now we know why Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah described His book, the Glorious Quran as the best Hadith, the most truthful Hadith, the non-fabricated Hadith? Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 16 Enemies of Islam? Only the enemies of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, plus the enemies of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam together with the enemies of Islam are the ones who would want us to believe in these Sahih Books. Maybe we now know why Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah said it is the enemies of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam who will fabricate these books and the lost ones are the ones who will accept them and uphold them. No wonder then that the Messenger Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam will complain to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah on the day of judgment that the Muslims have deserted the Glorious Quran. Al-Furqan (The Criterion)

Glorious Quran 25:30 Then the Messenger will say: "O my Lord! Truly my people took this Qur'an for just foolish nonsense." Many of the Muslims of today and of previous generations, have been following the steps of their parents blindly without thinking for one moment of their own good. Generation after generation have deserted the Glorious Quran and have taken books like the Sahih of Bukhari and Muslim as the truth, that they are equal and in many occasions supersedes the Glorious Quran. But in doing so they disregard the Glorious Quran, take no notice of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah who told them repeatedly to follow only the Glorious Quran the best Hadith. They have mixed up the meaning of such statements in the Glorious Quran as "Obey the Messenger" into obeying Bukhari, Muslim, Abudawud, Malik and so forth, for scholars who had books full of fabrications that contradict the Glorious Quran, contradict other Hadiths, that contradict the Prophet

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Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, that contradict common sense and insult the intelligence of normal human beings. These lies and fabrications are kept hidden by most of our Scholars because they expose the likes of Bukhari and the other collectors of Hadith as the possible collectors of lies and fabrications. These Hadiths and many others expose the true nature of these books that make the majority of what is practiced today in the name of Islam is not what it should be. Islam as practiced today by the majority of Muslims is corrupted beyond recognition. If the Prophet Muhammed Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam would come back today, he would not recognize the Islam that he brought into this world. The true Islam (Submission) that Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam brought to this world is well preserved in the book that Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah called the BEST HADITH, the Glorious Quran. Those who seek to follow the steps of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and "Obey the Messenger" can do that by following the Glorious Quran. Those who follow Bukhari and the other compilers of Hadith are not the followers of Islam, or to that matter the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. Was Abu Hurairah the first narrator accused in Islam? Ibn Qutaiba, in Ta'wil mukhtalif al-Hadith, said: "When Abu Hurairah reported the abundance of traditions, the similar of which none among his companions and the foremost in Islam could ever relate, he was accused and his narrations were disapproved of by others, saying: How did you hear this alone? Who heard it other than you? Aisha was the severest in disapproving his narrations, due to the continuance of their lives." "Among those charging Abu Hurairah with falsification, were Umar, Uthman and Ali and others. Thus he was truly (as stated by Mustafa Sadiq al-Rafi'i (Ta'rikh adab al-Arab, Vol. I, p. 278. Refer too to chapter "Companions Criticizing Each

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Other") the first narrator accused in Islam. When Aisha said to him: You relate a Hadith that I never heard from the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, he gave her an impolite answer (as reported by Ibn Sa'd, al-Bukhari and Ibn Kathir and others) saying: Your attention was kept of him by the mirror and kohl bottle (scent)! In another narration: My attention was not kept of him by the kohl bottle and dye, but that was your business". "But he did not want to witness that she was more knowledgeable than him, and she was not busied with the mirror and kohl bottle. That was when he related the Hadith "Whoever enters upon the morning with the state of ritual impurity his fasting is invalid," Aisha disapproved it of him saying: The Messenger of Allah has sometimes entered upon the dawn with the state of ritual impurity, not because of having a venereal dream, when he would take a ritual bath and keep on his fasting. I sent someone to ask him to stop relating such a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, when he had no choice but to submit. Then he said: She is verily more knowledgeable than me, and I never heard it from the Prophet, but from al-Fadl ibn al-Abbas. Thus he quoted a dead man deluding people that he heard the Hadith from the Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, as said by Ibn Qutaiba in Ta'wil mukhtalif al-Hadith" Ali is reported to be evil-minded towards him, saying about him: He is verily the biggest liar among the people, or he said: The biggest liar among the living creatures against the Messenger of Allah is verily Abu Hurairah. When he heard him (Abu Hurairah) saying: "My intimate friend (khalil) told me!" he said to him: When was the Prophet your intimate friend? When he related the Hadith, "Whenever anyone of you gets up of bed, he should wash his hands before placing them in the pot, as none among you knows where has his hand passed the night," Aisha never approved it, saying: What to do with the mortar, which is a huge carved rock that cannot be lifted or moved by men, but they used to fill it with water with which they would cleanse themselves. And when al-Zubayr

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heard his traditions he said: He said that Abu Hurairah lied. (Al-Bidayah wa al-nihayah, vol. VIII, p. 109380) Abu Hassan al-A'raj is reported to have said: Two men entered upon Aisha saying: Abu Hurairah relates from the Messenger of Allah that he said: "Evil omen verily lies in the woman, mount and house," she felt pity and said: By Him Who sent down the Qur'an upon Abu al-Qasim, whoever relating such a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah has verily told a lie. What the Messenger of Allah said being: The preIslamic people used to say: Evil omen is verily in the mount, woman and house. Then she cited: "Naught of disaster befalleth in the earth or in your selves but it is in a Book before We bring it into being. (Ta'wil mukhtalif al-Hadith, pp. 126, 127.) Ibn Mas'ud disapproved his saying: "Whoever washes or carries a dead (corps), he should perform the rite of ablution," using harsh words against him, saying then: O people, do not be contaminated (najis) of your dead. (Jami' Bayan al-'Ilm, vol. II, p. 85.) Muhammad ibn al-Hasan reported from Abu Hanifah to have said: "I imitate the mufti judges among the Companions like Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali and the three Abds, and I never allow to contradict them with my opinion except three persons in another narration" I imitate all the Sahabah and never permit contradicting them with my opinion except only three persons (Anas ibn Malik and Abu Hurairah and Samurah ibn Jundab). When being disputed in this regard he said: In regard of Anas, he became disordered in mind at the end of his life, and he used to issue verdicts from his intellect, and I never imitate his intellect. Concerning Abu Hurairah, he used to narrate whatever reached his ears without meditating the meaning and without discerning between the abrogating (nasikh) and abrogated (mansukh)." (Mukhtasar Kitab alMu'ammal of Abu Shamah, pp. 31, 32) Abu Yusuf is reported to have said: I said to Abu Hanifah: Every report reaching me from the Messenger of Allah

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contradicts our analogy (qiyas), how should we deal with it? He replied: If it is reported by the trustworthy narrators we verily act according to it and abandon opinion. I said: What is your opinion about narration of Abu Bakr and Umar? He said: How great are they. I said: What about Ali and Uthman? He said: The same is true. When I began to enumerate the Companions, he said: All the Companions are just except some referring among them to Abu Hurairah and Anas ibn Malik. (This is the opinion of Abu Hanifah about him, and we know the truth about him. He was born in the 1st century and came up with the era of Sahabah, and due to his high status he was called al-Imam al-A'zam. He was born in 80 H. and died in 150 H.) Ibrahim al-Nakha'i is reported to have said: Our companions used to claim some of the traditions reported by Abu Hurairah and reporting of al-Amash from him, but they were never approving of all traditions of Abu Hurairah! Al-Thawri reported from Mansur ibn Ibrahim as saying: They (Companions) were observing something in the traditions of the Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, and were never approving of all the traditions of Abu Hurairah except those describing the paradise or fire, or urging toward a virtuous deed, or forbidding from an evil mentioned in the Glorious Qur'an. (Al-Bidayah wa al-nihayah: Vol. VIII, p. 109.) Abu Shamah reported from al-A'mash that he said: Ibrahim was known of correct Hadith, (they used to call him 'Sayrafi alHadith') and whenever hearing any Hadith I would come toward him and put it before him. Once a day I brought him some traditions of Abu Salih that he reported from Abu Hurairah, when he said: Forget about Abu Hurairah! the (Companions) used to reject many of his traditions. Abu Ja'far al-Iskafi is reported to have said: Our Sheikhs were of the opinion that Abu Hurairah was fraudulent and of disapproved narration. He was beaten by Umar who said to him: You have been relating so many traditions, and I see you to be falsifying traditions of the Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. (Sharh Nahj al-balaghah: vol. I, p. 360.)

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Ibn al-Athir said: Concerning the narration of Abu Hurairah, there was much suspicion regarding it due to its abundance. (Al-Mathal al-sa'ir, p. 81.) One day, the issue of Misrat took place in the meeting of alRashid regarding which a quarrel erupted among the attendants, who started to produce loud voices, with some of whom arguing with the Hadith related by Abu Hurairah. One of them refuted the Hadith saying: Abu Hurairah is suspected in whatever he narrates, the example of whom was followed by al-Rashid. The misrat is the she-camel or cow, from whose udder milk is collected, and withheld for some days without milking for misleading the purchaser of its being so milky. The reason for the Hanafis' refutation to the Hadith of Misrat was its being contrary to all their analogies, as they viewed milking as an offence, which should be returned with its like or with its price. And every measure of capacity of dates cannot be returned with one of them. Writing of Hadith - misrepresentation of early scholars statements: According to general belief, Hadith were orally transmitted at least for 100 years after the migration (Hijra) from Mecca to Medina. (Abu Talib al-Makki, Qut al-Qulub, i, 159; Ibn Hajar, Hady al-Sari, i 17; al-Kattani, Risalah Mustatrafah, 3; Abu Rayyah, Adwa ala al-Sunnah, 207; Dhahabi, Tafsir wa alMufassirun, i 140.) It is said that Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was the first who asked Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm, al-Zuhri and others to collect Hadith, and that al-Zuhri was the first to record them. Taken from: (Khaithamah, iii, 126b; Ibn Asakir, Tarikh Dmiashq, xv, 400a; al-Razaq, Tamhid li-Tarikh al Falsafah al Islamiyah, 198) The names of the earliest compilers of Hadith provided by the muhaddithun belong to the mid 2nd or the latter half of the 2nd century after Hijra. (Ramhurmuzi, 78b; Yusuf ibn

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Taghri Bardi, Nujum Zahirah, i, 351; al-Kattani, Risalah Mustatrafah, 6) In Taqyid al Ilm, al-Khatbi al-Baghdadi deals with the subject of writing Hadith at length concerning whether or not it was prohibited by the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. The first part of the book is mainly concerned with the disapproval of writing; and the first chapter of this part mainly contains Hadith from the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, forbidding writing of anything except the Glorious Quran. [Baghdadi, Taqyid, 29-35] In the 2nd chapter he mentions the names of 6 companions who disapproved of the recording of the Hadith of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, they are: 1) Abu Said al Khudri; 2) Abdullah ibn Masud; 3) Abu Musa al Ashari; 4) Abu Huraira; 5) Abdullah ibn Abbas and lastly 6) Abdullah ibn Umar. [Baghdadi, Taqyid, 36-44] In the 3rd chapter he provides a list of successors which contains 11 names of people who were supposed to be against writing down Hadith, they are: 1) Al-Amash; 2) Abidah; 3) Abu al-Aliyah; 4) Amr ibn Dinar; 5) Ibrahim alNakhai; 6) Abu Idris; 7) Mansur; 8) Muhammah ibn Sirin; 9) Mughirah; 10) Al Qasim ibn Muhammad; and 11) UbaidAllah ibn Abdullah. [Baghdadi, Taqyid, 45-48] In part two of the book, chapter 1, he gives the names of alAshari, Ibn Masud and Ibn Awn who were against the writings of Hadith besides the name of Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab, who consulted the companions over the recording of Hadith officially and after their full support he disapproved of it. [Baghdadi, Taqyid, 49-57] However, some may say that it appears to be in reference to the Hadiths coming from the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam but that nothing should be written within the pages of the Glorious Quran, or on the same sheet, because this might lead to someone to conclude that sentences or words written in the margin or between the lines belonged to the Glorious

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Quran. (al-Khattabi, Maalim al-Sunan, iv, 184; al-Sanani, taudih al Afkar, ii, 366) It should be remembered that this order was given in the period when the Glorious Quran was being revealed and when its text itself was incomplete. Otherwise there does not appear, or as they would say, to be any sound reason to forbid the writing of Hadith, even though the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam had forbidden it. This explanation is good by certain standards but if this was the case then the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam would have indicated this fact, yet he did not, so the writing of his Hadiths is still against his wishes. Another argument put forward to allow the writing down of his Hadith is that the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam himself sent hundreds of letters, many of them were very lengthy, containing formula for prayers and worship. (Hamidullah, alWalthaiq al-Siyasiyah pp 3-283) From this argument it could be said that there is clear evidence to show that the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam approved of the recording of Hadith, although his letters were instructions about faith and practice and certainly not Hadith. Furthermore we find quite a number of the companions who actually wrote down Hadith, even though it is said that they prohibited its recording. It should be noted however, that there is a vast difference between writing something down for ones own assistance in remembering something and the writing down for all others to follow, as within a book. On his death bed the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam wanted to write down what his Ummah was to follow but there was a great argument from the companions as to either let him rest or to assist him to write. The outcome was that he tired of their arguments and dismissed all of them from his room. If only the companions had listened to him and received his instruction, then the state of the Ummah would not be in the present state it is. Here again we must look at what he may have wanted to write, so close to death. There would not be the time for all his Hadiths to be reviewed but rather the main aspects of the faith and what his Ummah should follow. What

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is noticeable if we look at all the Hadith within the present books is that most of the time he asks his Ummah to follow the Glorious Quran, to learn it and to put it into practice. Certainly it can be stated that within his actions and with those of his words should take second stage to those of the Glorious Quran and its Hadith. Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 17 Islamic Law (Shariah) on liars? In the book Ikhtisar 'ulum al-Hadith, p. 114, by Ibn Hanbal, Abu Bakr al-Hamidi and Abu Bakr al-Sayrafi are reported to have said: The narration of that who falsified and lied in the traditions of the Messenger of Allah can never be accepted, even when he repents and gives up falsity. Al-Sam'ani also said: Whoever lied in one Hadith, all his former traditions should be refuted and rejected (al-Nawawi's al-Taqrib, p. 14). Ibn Hajar says: The Ulama' concurred on considering ascription of false Hadith to the Messenger of Allah to be a major sin. Moreover al-Sheikh Abu Muhammad al-Juwayni has gone even farther to charge with impiety everyone doing so. Islam has come with the establishment of justice and prevention of injustice is one of its most manifest goals. Justice is the purpose for which Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and all other Messengers, were sent. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah says: Al-Hadid

Glorious Quran 57:25 We sent a foretime our apostles with Clear Signs and sent down with them the Book and the Balance (of Right and Wrong), that men may stand forth in justice; and We sent down Iron, in which is (material for) mighty war, as well as many benefits for mankind, that Allah may test who it is that will help, Unseen, Him and His apostles: For Allah is Full of Strength, Exalted in Might (and able to enforce His Will).

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This justice touches all aspects of human life and includes the rights of the Creator and the creatures. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah says: An-Nahl

Glorious Quran 16:90 Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, and injustice and rebellion: He instructs you, that ye may receive admonition. Only Islam guarantees the means that lead to the actualization of justice and its consolidation. One of the means of establishing justice is giving testimony and knowing its importance. Testimony is the criterion with which we distinguish between truth and falsehood, and true claims and false ones. Someone said, "Testimony to people's rights is like the soul to the body, for as Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah enlivens bodies with souls, He also enlivens rights with truthful testimony. It is essential in establishing a sound social life and all that has to do with it. Shurayh, a prominent Muslim judge said, "Judgment is a disease while testimony is a cure. So use the cure for the disease." Giving testimony its due is an obligatory duty. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah says: At-Talaq

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Glorious Quran 65:2 Thus when they fulfil their term appointed, either take them back on equitable terms or part with them on equitable terms; and take for witness two persons from among you, endued with justice, and establish the evidence (as) before Allah. Such is the admonition given to him who believes in Allah and the Last Day. And for those who fear Allah, He (ever) prepares a way out, Those who stand firm in their testimonies are among the people of righteousness and faith. Among the necessities of faith is giving truthful testimony even if against oneself or a relative. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah states: An-Nisa (The Women)

Glorious Quran 4:135 O YOU who have attained to faith! Be ever steadfast in upholding equity, bearing witness to the truth for the sake of Allah, even though it be against your own selves or your parents and kinsfolk. Whether the person concerned be rich or poor, Allah's claim takes precedence over [the claims of] either of them. Do not, then, follow your own desires, lest you swerve from justice: for if you distort [the truth], behold, Allah is indeed aware of all that you do! Establishing testimony includes giving witness in making contracts and giving it in front of judges. Muslim scholars said, "Whoever is called to be a witness over a contract or undertaking - and there is no one besides him qualified to do

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that - it is compulsory on him to be a witness over the transaction. If, however, there are other qualified persons to do that, it becomes a recommended act and collective obligation." As regards giving testimony, the scholars have said, "Giving testimony is a collective obligation whereby if it is carried out by a sufficient number of people, the whole community is absolved of the obligation. But if no one does it, the whole community is blameworthy. If there are no other witnesses that would enable justice to be done and there is a fear that someone's right may be lost, it then becomes the individual responsibility of the few available witnesses to testify. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah says: Al-Baqara

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Glorious Quran 2:282 O YOU who have attained to faith! Whenever you give or take credit for a stated term, set it down in writing. And let a scribe write it down equitably between you; and no scribe shall refuse to write as Allah has taught him: thus shall he write. And let him who contracts the debt dictate; and let him be conscious of Allah, his Sustainer, and not weaken anything of his undertaking. And if he who contracts the debt is weak of mind or body, or, is not able to dictate himself, and then let him who watches over his interests dictate equitably. And call upon two of your men to act as witnesses; and if two men are not available, then a man and two women from among such as are acceptable to you as witnesses, so that if one of them should make a mistake, the other could remind her. And the witnesses must not refuse [to give evidence] whenever they are called upon. And be not loath to write down every contractual provision, be it small or great, together with the time at which it falls due; this is more equitable in the sight of Allah, more reliable as evidence, and more likely to prevent you from having doubts [later]. If, however, [the transaction] concerns ready merchandise which you transfer directly unto one another, you will incur no sin if you do not write it down. And have witnesses whenever you trade with one another yet neither scribe nor witness must suffer harm; for if you do [them harm], behold, it will be sinful conduct on your part. And remain conscious of Allah, since it is Allah who teaches you [herewith] - and Allah has full knowledge of everything. Islam not only enjoins giving testimony but it also forbids concealing it because concealing evidence is something that is disapproved of Islamically and detested by nature. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah says: Al-Baqara

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Glorious Quran 2:283 And if you are on a journey and cannot find a scribe, pledges [may be taken] in hand: but if you trust one another, then let him who is trusted fulfil his trust, and let him be conscious of Allah, his Sustainer. And do not conceal what you have witnessed - for, verily, he who conceals it is sinful at heart; and Allah has full knowledge of all that you do. Some scholars said: "Allah has not threatened (His slaves) on anything as much as He has threatened them over the concealment of evidence. Concealing evidence is a great sin. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah states: Al-Ma'idah

Glorious Quran 5:106 O YOU who have attained to faith! Let there be witnesses to what you do when death approaches you and you are about to make bequests: two persons of probity from among your own people, or -if the pangs of death come upon you while you are travelling far from home -two other persons from [among people] other than your own. Take hold of the two after having prayed; and if you have any doubt in your mind, let each of them swear by Allah, "We shall not sell this [our word] for any price, even though it were [for the sake of] a near kinsman; and neither shall we conceal aught of what we

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have witnessed before Allah -or else, may we indeed be counted among the sinful." Ibn Abbas said, "Giving false testimony and concealing testimony is one of the major sins." Since all these facts have been made clear, it then becomes necessary to know that Shari'ah (Islamic Law) has surrounded testimony with hedges that will enable it to serve its purposes and prevent it from deviating towards what negates its goals. That is why the basic principle in Shari'ah is that one's testimony must be based on knowledge, clarity and trust. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah says: Az-Zukhruf

Glorious Quran 43:86 And those [beings] whom some invoke beside Allah have it not in their power to intercede [on Judgment Day] for any but such as have [in their lifetime] borne witness to the truth, and have been aware [that Allah is one and unique]. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah also Says, while referring to the sayings of Prophet Yusufs (Joseph's) brothers: Yusuf

Glorious Quran 12:81 [And as for you others,] return to your father and say: `O our father! Behold, thy son has stolen-but we [can] bear witness to no more than what has become known to us; and [although we gave you our pledge,] we could not guard against something that [lay hidden in the future and, hence,] was beyond the reach of our perception.

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The scholars said, "Generally speaking, when regarding a matter that can be seen, like murder, stealing, or fornication, only eye-witness accounts are suitable (acceptable) as testimony, and if the matter is one that can be heard like marriage and business contracts, divorce, etc., acceptable testimony should be based on hearing. To give testimony on a matter wherein one has no knowledge, or to purposely testify with the opposite of what we know to be the truth is regarded as a great sin. False testimony is one that is baseless whatever the reason may be. Ibn Hajar said, "False information is to describe something in contrary to its actual form."Some scholars said, "Falsehood is something that is outwardly adjusted and beautified so that it may be thought to be truth." Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah states: Al-Hajj

Glorious Quran 22:30 That (is the command). And whoso magnifies the sacred things of Allah, it will be well for him in the sight of his Lord. The cattle are lawful unto you save that which hath been told you. So shun the filth of idols, and avoid false statement. Al-Tirmidhi and others reported that the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam delivered a sermon one day and said, "O you people! Giving false testimony is equal to ascribing partners to Allah." He then recited, "So avoid the un-cleanliness of idols and avoid false statement." (Glorious Quran 22:30 above) Bukhari and Muslim reported that the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam said, Should I inform you about the greatest of the great sins?" They (the present companions) said, "Yes, O Allah's Messenger!" He said, "To join others in worship with Allah and to be undutiful to one's parents. The Prophet then

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sat up after he had been reclining (on a pillow) and said, And I warn you against giving a lying speech (false statement)." He kept saying that warning, till we (listeners) thought he would not stop. Giving false testimony has many evils for it supports falsehood against truth and gives backing to injustice and aggression against justice. It also eradicates fairness and equity and poses danger to public safety and security. Therefore, we, Muslims, should take to the path of the pious believers about whom Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah says: Al-Furqan

Glorious Quran 25:72 And [know that true servants of Allah are only] those who never bear witness to what is false, and [who], whenever they pass by [people engaged in] frivolity, pass on with dignity;

Islamic Law strongly seeks to establish principles of brotherhood and mutual love in the Muslim society and remove causes of dissension from among Muslims. That is why it promulgates the policy of authentication and keeping records of contracts in order to protect people's rights and valuables and eliminate corruption and contentions. One of the methods of authentication is testimony. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah states within the Glorious Quran 2:282, regarding business transactions "And take witnesses when you conclude a contract." He, the Almighty, also Says regarding revocation of contracts: "And bring to witness two just men from among you and establish the testimony for [the acceptance of] Allah."

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At-Talaq

Glorious Quran 65:2 And so, when they are about to reach the end of their waitingterm, either retain them in a fair manner or part with them in a fair manner. And let two persons of [known] probity from among your own community witness [what you have decided]; and do yourselves bear true witness before Allah: thus are admonished all who believe in Allah and the Last Day. And unto everyone who is conscious of Allah, He [always] grants a way out [of unhappiness], So, we, as Muslims, have to obey the injunctions of our Lord and adhere to His way in order to succeed and have prosperity in this world and the next. Al-A'raf

Glorious Quran 7:37 Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah or rejects His Signs? For such, their portion appointed must reach them from the Book (of decrees): until, when our Messengers (of death) arrive and take their souls, they say: "Where are the things that ye used to invoke besides Allah." They will reply, "They have left us in the lurch," And they will bear witness against themselves, that they had rejected Allah.

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Al-Furqan

Glorious Quran 25:4 But the misbelievers say: "Naught is this but a lie which he has forged, and others have helped him at it." In truth it is they who have put forward an iniquity and a falsehood. Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 18 Remembering the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam? The majority of us recite blessings both day and night on the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. Some may believe that Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and His angels recite blessings on the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and it is obligatory for us to do the same. Satan has succeeded in turning the majority of us into idol worshipers of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam by Hadith based interpretation of the following verses: Al-Ahzab

Glorious Quran 33:56 Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect. Clearly, the above verse is related to the time when the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam was alive. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and His angels supported the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah commanded believers to support and highly regard the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. A large proportion of clerics will say that within the Glorious Quran, the word Prophet refers mainly to Muhammad only when he was alive; however in some examples it refers to all the Prophets. Al-Imran

Glorious Quran 3:161 It is not for any Prophet to deceive (mankind). Who so deceiveth will bring his deceit with him on the Day of

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Resurrection. Then every soul will be paid in full what it hath earned; and they will not be wronged. Even any Prophet cannot take more of the spoils of war than he is entitled to. Anyone who takes more than his rightful share will have to account for it on the Day of Resurrection. That is when each soul is paid for whatever it earned, without the least injustice. Al-Anfal

Glorious Quran 8:65 O Prophet! Exhort the believers to fight. If there be of you twenty steadfast they shall overcome two hundred and if there be of you a hundred steadfast they shall overcome a thousand of those who disbelieve, because they (the disbelievers) are a folk without intelligence. At-Tauba

Glorious Quran 9:61 Among them are men who molest the Prophet and say, "He is (all) ear." Say, "He listens to what is best for you: he believes in Allah, has faith in the Believers, and is a Mercy to those of you who believe." But those who molest the Messenger will have a grievous penalty. Al-Ahzab

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Glorious Quran 33:56 Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect. Here we witness that Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and His Angels send blessings on the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and He also ask us his followers to do the same, however blessings are not requested during obligatory prayers but rather as supplications (duas) after the more formal prayers. Prayers are a means of thanking Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah for what He has given to us, His protection, His guidance, His sustenance and so on. Duas are a means of asking Him for assistance for ourselves and for others. Al-Hujurat

Glorious Quran 49:2 O ye who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud to him in talk, as ye may speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds become vain and ye perceive not. This one verse alone indicates that it is during his lifetime that we should honour him and follow what he says. That is not to say that we should not still follow his example, nor give him our blessings but rather it should be done outside the obligatory prayers to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. What is evident from both within the Glorious Quran and most of the Hadith books around is that blessings upon our beloved Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, the companions and even Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah Himself are sometimes missing. Today we add the obligatory Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam after mentioning the word Prophet or his name. The same goes for Allah with the added supplication Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. As Muslims we have a tendency to see that

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something is right, even when it could be wrong and the answer here is what can be wrong in giving or asking blessings on our Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam from Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah? Unfortunately, I cant answer this question, other than to say it is wrong to introduce something into Islam that was not there at the time of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. However, on a personal note, I do ascribe to the fact that to give blessings upon the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam outside obligatory prayer is right and proper and if I do it out of love for him, then should I show less a love for my Creator? As Muslims we perform prayer and blessings on the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam day and night, despite the following facts from the Glorious Quran: Al-Ahzab

Glorious Quran 33:41 O ye who believe! Remember Allah with much remembrance.

Glorious Quran 33:42 And glorify Him morning and evening. Some scholars will say that this verse mentions both day and night but in every translation into English that I have found of this verse it only mentions morning and evening. If our scholars misguide us by their interpretation of the Holy text, then we must ask ourselves what faith is it that we follow? It is also interesting to note that like verse 33:56 above, we learn that Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and His Angels support, bless and encourage the believers also and not just the Prophet, as in the following verse as well:

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Al-Ahzab

Glorious Quran 33:43 He it is Who sends blessings on you, as do His angels, that He may bring you out from the depths of Darkness into Light: and He is Full of Mercy to the Believers. Baqara

Glorious Quran 2:154 And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah. "They are dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not. Again in:

Glorious Quran 2:155 Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere,

Glorious Quran 2:156 Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return":-

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Glorious Quran 2:157 They are those on whom (Descend) blessings from Allah, and Mercy, and they are the ones that receive guidance. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah commands the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam to support and encourage the believers: At-Tauba

Glorious Quran 9:102 Others (there are who) have acknowledged their wrongdoings: they have mixed an act that was good with another that was evil. Maybe Allah will turn unto them (in Mercy): for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Glorious Quran 9:103 Of their goods, take alms, that so thou mightiest purify and sanctify them; and pray on their behalf. Verily thy prayers are a source of security for them: And Allah is One Who heareth and knoweth. The Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam advised his followers to devote themselves to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah only. He never advised his followers to devote themselves to him besides Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. Al-Imran

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Glorious Quran 3:79 It is not (possible) for any human being unto whom Allah had given the Scripture and wisdom and the Prophet hood that he should afterwards have said unto mankind: Be slaves of me instead of Allah; but (what he said was): Be ye faithful servants of the Lord by virtue of your constant teaching of the Scripture and of your constant study thereof. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and His Messenger Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam command us to remember and praise Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah only. Al-Baqara

Glorious Quran 2:152 Therefore remember Me, I will remember you. Give thanks to Me, and reject not Me. Al-Imran

Glorious Quran 3:191 Such as remember Allah, standing, sitting, and reclining, and consider the creation of the heavens and the earth, (and say): Our Lord! Thou createst not this in vain. Glory be to Thee! Preserve us from the doom of Fire. Al-Ma'idah

Glorious Quran 5:7 Remember Allah's grace upon you and His covenant by which He bound you when ye said: We hear and we obey; and keep your duty to Allah. Allah knoweth what is in the breasts (of

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men). Al-Ma'idah

Glorious Quran 5:11 O ye who believe! Remember Allah's favour unto you, how a people were minded to stretch out their hands against you but He withheld their hands from you; and keep your duty to Allah. In Allah let believers put their trust. Al-A'raf

Glorious Quran 7:205 And do thou (O reader!) Bring thy Lord to remembrance in thy (very) soul, with humility and in reverence, without loudness in words, in the mornings and evenings; and be not thou of those who are un-heedful. Al-An'am

Glorious Quran 6:1 Praise be to Allah, Who hath created the heavens and the earth, and hath appointed darkness and light. Yet those who disbelieve ascribe rivals unto their Lord. Al-Hijr

Glorious Quran 15:98 But celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and be of those who prostrate themselves in adoration.

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An-Nahl

Glorious Quran 16:75 Allah sets forth the Parable (of two men: one) a slave under the dominion of another; He has no power of any sort; and (the other) a man on whom We have bestowed goodly favours from Ourselves, and he spends thereof (freely), privately and publicly: are the two equal? Praise be to Allah. But most of them understand not. Al-Kahf

Glorious Quran 18:1 Praise be to Allah, Who hath sent to His Servants the Book, and hath allowed therein no Crookedness: Ta-Ha

Glorious Quran 20:130 Therefore be patient with what they say, and celebrate (constantly) the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun, and before its setting; yea, celebrate them for part of the hours of the night, and at the sides of the day: that thou may have (spiritual) joy. Al-Furqan

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Glorious Quran 25:58 And put thy trust in Him Who lives and dies not; and celebrate his praise; and enough is He to be acquainted with the faults of His servants;Ar-Rum

Glorious Quran 30:18 Unto Him be praise in the heavens and the earth--and at the sun's decline and in the noonday. As-Sajdah

Glorious Quran 32:15 Only those believe in Our revelations who, when they are reminded of them, fall down prostrate and praise their Lord, and are not scornful, Ghafir

Glorious Quran 40:55 Patiently, then, persevere: for the Promise of Allah is true: and ask forgiveness for thy fault, and celebrate the Praises of thy Lord in the evening and in the morning.

Glorious Quran 40:65 He is the Living (One): There is no god but He: Call upon Him, giving Him sincere devotion. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds!

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Ash-Shura

Glorious Quran 42:5 The heavens are almost rent asunder from above them (by His Glory): and the angels celebrate the Praises of their Lord, and pray for forgiveness for (all) beings on earth: Behold! Verily Allah is He, the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Glorious Quran 42:28 And it is He who sends down rain after [men] have lost all hope, and unfolds His grace [thereby]: for He alone is [their] Protector, the One to whom all praise is due. Al-Jathiya

Glorious Quran 45:36 Then Praise be to Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth - Lord and Cherisher of all the Worlds! Qaf

Glorious Quran 50:39 Bear, then, with patience, all that they say, and celebrate the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting.

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At-Tur

Glorious Quran 52:48 Now await in patience the command of thy Lord: for verily thou art in Our eyes: and celebrate the praises of thy Lord the while thou standest forth, At-Taghabun

Glorious Quran 64:1 All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorify Allah; unto Him belongs sovereignty and unto Him belongs praise, and He is Able to do all things. An-Nasr

Glorious Quran 110:3 Celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and pray for His Forgiveness: For He is Oft-Returning (in Grace and Mercy). Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 19 Shirk? Seeking blessing from scholars, righteous people, and their relics: There are people who think that it is permissible to seek blessing from the scholars and righteous people, and their relics, based on the reports of the companions (Sahabah) seeking blessing from the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. It is not permissible to seek blessing from anyone even the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, especially from his hair or his sweat or anything else from his body. Hence the companions did not seek blessing from anyone of their number during the lifetime of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam or after his death. During his life the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam was asked and gave freely to his companions through requests to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah for blessings upon them. This is because it is a means that could lead to shirk and worshipping someone other than Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. Similarly it is not permissible to seek means of drawing closer to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah by virtue of the position and status of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, or his person, or his attributes, or his blessing, because there is no evidence for it, and because these are among the means that may lead to shirk and they are ways of exaggerating about him. Also, these things were not done by the companions, and if they were good and allowed them they would have done them before us. This also goes against the evidence of the Shariah Law. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah says: Al-A'raf

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Glorious Quran 7:180 The most beautiful names belong to Allah. so call on him by them; but shun such men as use profanity in his names: for what they do, they will soon be requited. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah did not command us to call upon Him by virtue of the position or status or blessings of anyone else. Yet we may by seeking means of drawing closer to Him by virtue of His attributes, such as His Glory, His Mercy, His Words, etc. An example of that is to be found in the Saheeh Hadith which speak of seeking refuge in the perfect words of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, and seeking refuge in the Glory and Power of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. Also connected to that is the idea of seeking means of drawing closer to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah by loving Him and loving His Messenger Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam by believing in Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and His Messenger Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and seeking to draw nearer to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah by virtue of ones own righteous deeds, as described in the story of the people in the cave, whose need for shelter in the rain led them to enter a cave, then a rock fell down from the mountain and blocked the entrance of the cave. They were not able to push it away, so they discussed amongst themselves ways of getting out. They came to an agreement that the only way they would be saved from their predicament would be if they called upon Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah by virtue of their righteous deeds. So one of them called upon Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah by virtue of his honouring his parents, and the rock moved a little, but they could not get out. The second one called upon Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah by virtue of his keeping away from fornication (zina) on an occasion when he was able to indulge in it, and the rock moved a little but they still could not get out. Then the third one called upon Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah by virtue of his fulfilling a trust, and the rock moved and they were able to escape. This Hadith is reported in Bukhari Book 34, Hadith 418 by Ibn 'Umar from the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam. It is

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one of the stories of the people who came before us, in which there is a lesson and a reminder for us. The scholars, such as Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah, his student Ibn al-Qayyim, Sheikh Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Hasan in Fath al-Majeed Sharh Kitaab al-Tawheed, and others, in regard to the Hadith about the blind man who sought to call upon Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah (to cure him of his blindness) by virtue of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam during his life time, so the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam interceded for him and prayed for him, and Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah restored his sight. This was a case of seeking the help of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah by means of a dua and intercession of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam not by means of his status and virtue. This is clear from the Hadith. Similarly, the people will seek his intercession on the Day of Resurrection for Judgement to be passed. In all these cases, the help of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah is sought through him when he is alive, whether that is in this world or in the Hereafter, and it is seeking the help of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah through his dua and intercession, not by virtue of his person or status, as was clearly stated by the scholars. However, the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam must seek and be given permission by Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah to be able to intercede on their behalf, it is not a right of his position or character. What is the true meaning of shirk and what are its types? One of the most important obligations is to know the meaning of shirk, its seriousness and its different types, so that our belief in the Oneness of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and our Islam may be complete, and our faith may be sound. Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah is the Source of strength and true guidance, which can only come from Him: Know, that the word shirk in Arabic means taking a partner, i.e., regarding someone as the partner of another. It is said [in Arabic]: ashraka baynahuma (he joined them together) when he regarded them as two of equal status; or ashraka fi amrihi ghayrahu (he introduced another into his affair) when he made two people involved in it.

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In terms of Shariah Law or Islamic terminology, shirk means ascribing a partner or rival to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah in Lordship, worship or in His names and attributes. A rival is a peer or counterpart. Hence Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah forbids setting up rivals with Him and he condemns those who take them (rivals) as gods instead of or besides Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah in many verses of the Glorious Quran, Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah says: Az-Zumar

Glorious Quran 39:8 When some trouble touches man, he cries unto his Lord, turning to Him in repentance: but when He bestows a favour upon him as from Himself, (man) doth forget what he cried and prayed for before, and he doth set up rivals unto Allah, thus misleading others from Allah's Path. Say, "Enjoy thy blasphemy for a little while: verily thou art (one) of the Companions of the Fire!" Ibrahim (Abraham)

Glorious Quran 14:30 For, they claimed that there are powers that could rival Allah, and so they strayed from His path. Say: "Enjoy yourselves [in this world], but, verily, the fire will be your journey's end!" In a Hadith it is narrated that the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam said: Whoever dies claiming that Allah has a rival, will enter Hell. (Bukhari, Book 60, Hadith 24, and Muslim, 92.)

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Chapter 20 Types of shirk? The texts of the Glorious Quran and Sunnah indicate that shirk and the ascribing of rivals to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah sometimes puts a person beyond the pale of Islam and sometimes does not. Hence the scholars divided shirk into two types which they call shirk Akbar (major shirk) and shirk Asghar (minor shirk). There follows a brief description of each type: 1 Major shirk This means ascribing to someone other than Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah something that belongs only to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, such as Lordship, divinity and any of the divine names and His attributes. This kind of shirk may sometimes be outward, such as shirk of those who worship idols and the graves of the dead or those not present. Or it may sometimes be hidden, such as those who put their trust in other gods besides Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, or to implement shirk in the form of amulets and non-belief in the form of being a hypocrite. For even though their (hypocrites) shirk puts them beyond the pale of Islam and means that they will abide forever in Hell, it is a hidden shirk, because they make an outward display of Islam and conceal their disbelief and shirk, so they are inwardly non-believers but not by outward appearances. Shirk may sometimes take the form of beliefs: Such as the belief that there is someone else who creates, gives life and death, reigns or controls the affairs of the universe along with Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. Or the belief that there is someone else who must be obeyed absolutely besides Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, so they follow him in regarding as permissible or forbidden whatever he

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wants, even if that goes against the religion of the Messengers. Or they may associate others with Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah in love and veneration, by loving a created being as they should only love Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. This is the kind of shirk that Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah does not forgive, and it is this shirk of which Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah says: Al-Baqara

Glorious Quran 2:165 And yet there are people who choose to believe in beings that allegedly rival Allah, loving them as [only] Allah should be loved: whereas those who have attained to faith love Allah more than all else. If they who are bent on evildoing could but see - as see they will when they are made to suffer [on Resurrection Day] -that all might belongs to Allah alone, and that Allah is severe in [meting out] punishment! Or the belief that there are those who know the unseen as well as Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. This is very common among some of the deviant sects such as the Raafidis (Shiah), extreme Sufis, and Baatinis (esoteric sects) in general. The Raafidis believe that their Imams have knowledge of the unseen, and the Baatinis and Sufis believe similar things about their saints (awliya), and so on. It is also shirk to believe that there is someone who bestows mercy in a manner that is befitting only for Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, so he shows mercy as Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah does and forgives sins and overlooks the bad deeds of his worshippers. Shirk may sometimes take the form of words: Such as those who make dua or pray to someone other than Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, or seek his help or seek refuge with him with regard to matters over which no one has control except Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, whether the person called

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upon is a prophet, a saint, an angel or a jinn, or some other created being. This is a kind of major shirk which puts one beyond the pale of Islam. Or such as those who make fun of religion or who liken Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah to His creation or say that there is another creator, provider or controller besides Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. All of these are major shirk and a sin that is not forgiven. Shirk may sometimes take the form of actions: Such as one who sacrifices, prays or prostrates to something other than Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, or who promulgates laws to replace the rulings of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and makes that the law to which people are obliged to refer for judgement, or one who supports the unbelievers and helps them against the Muslims, and other acts that go against the basic meaning of faith, or puts the one who does them beyond the pale of Islam. We ask Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah to keep us safe and sound. 2 Minor shirk This includes everything that may lead to major shirk, or which is described in the texts as being shirk, but does not reach the extent of being a major shirk. This is usually of two types: 1 Being emotionally attached to some means, which have no basis and for which Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah has not given permission, such as hanging up hands, turquoise beads etc on the grounds that they offer protection or that they ward off the evil eye. But Allah has not made them the means of such a protection, either according to Shariah Law or according to the laws of the universe. 2 Venerating some people or things in a way that does not go so far as ascribing lordship to them, such as swearing by something other than Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, or saying, Were it not for Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and So and so, etc.

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The scholars have stipulated guidelines to distinguish major shirk from minor shirk when shirk is mentioned in the texts of the Shariah Law. These guidelines include the following: (i) When the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam states clearly that this action is minor shirk, such as in al-Musnad (27742) where it is narrated that Mahmoud ibn Labeed said: The Messenger of Allah said: The thing that I fear most for you is minor Shirk. They said: O Messenger of Allah, what is minor shirk? He said: Showing off, for Allah will say on the Day when people are recompensed for their actions: Go to those for whom you were showing off with your deeds in the world, and see what reward you find with them. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in alSilsilah al-Saheehah, 951. When the words shirk is used in the texts of the Glorious Quran and Sunnah in the indefinite form [without the definite article al-]. This usually refers to minor shirk, and there are many examples of this, such as when the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam said: Incantations, amulets and love spells are shirk.

(ii)

Narrated by Abudawud, 3883; classed as saheeh by alAlbaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 331. What is meant by shirk here is minor shirk, not major shirk. Amulets are things that are hung on children such as turquoise beads and the like, which they claim will protect them from the evil eye. Love spells are something that they do, claiming that it will make a woman beloved to her husband and a man beloved to his wife. (iii) If the Sahabah understood from the texts of Shariah Law that what was meant by shirk here was minor shirk, not major. Undoubtedly the

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understanding of the Sahabah carries weight, because they are the most knowledgeable of the people concerning the religion of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, and the most knowledgeable as to the intent of the Lawgiver. For example, Abudawud (3910) narrated from Ibn Masud that the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam said: Tiyarah (superstitious belief in omens) is Shirk, Tiyarah is shirk, three times, and there is no one among us but (will have some of that) but Allah will rid him of it by means of tawakkul (putting his trust in Allah). The words there is no one among us are the words of Ibn Masud, as was explained by the prominent scholars of Hadith. This indicates that Ibn Masud understood that this was minor shirk, because he could not have said, There is no one among us referring to major Shirk. Moreover, major shirk cannot be eliminated by means of tawakkul, rather it is essential to repent from it. (iv) If the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam interpreted the words shirk or non-believer in a manner which indicates that what is meant is a minor form thereof and not the major form. For example Bukhari (1038) and Muslim (74) narrated from Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani that he said: The Messenger of Allah led the morning prayer for us at al-Hudaybiyah following rainfall during the night. When the Prophet finished, he turned to face the people and said to them: Do you know what your Lord has said? They said: Allah and his Messenger know best. He said: This morning one of My slaves became a believer in Me and one a disbeliever. As for him who said: We have been given rain by the grace of Allah and His mercy, that one is a believer in Me, a disbeliever in the stars; and as for him who said: We have been given rain by such-and-such a star, that one is a disbeliever in Me, a believer in the stars.

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The interpretation of the word non-believer (kufr) here is given in another report narrated from Abu Hurairah who said: The Messenger of Allah said: Do you not know what your Lord said? I do not send any blessing upon My slaves but a group among them become kafirs thereby because they refer to the stars and attribute things to the stars. This explains that if a person attributes rainfall to the stars by believing that they caused it to fall. When in fact Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah has not made the stars a means of causing rainfall. His kufr is a kind of ingratitude for the blessing of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. It is well known that ingratitude for the blessing of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah is minor kufr. But if a person believes that the stars are controlling the universe and they are the ones that cause the rain to fall, then this is major shirk. Minor shirk may sometimes take the form of outward actions, such as wearing talismans, strings, amulets and the like, and other words and deeds. And sometimes it may be hidden, like a little bit of showing off. But if more is expected of the amulets or talismans then it may well become a major shirk. To put into belief that a material object will safeguard the individual from that which may hurt them and thus protect them, takes away the belief that Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah protects all who may ask for His help. Such as the belief that something may be a cause of bringing benefit or warding off harm, when Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah has not made it so; or believing that there is Baraka (blessing) in a thing, when Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah has not made it so. It sometimes may take the form of words. Such as when they said, We have been given rain by such and such a star, without believing that that the stars could independently cause rain to fall; or swearing by something other than Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, without believing in venerating the thing sworn by or regarding it as equal with Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah; or saying, Whatever Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah wills and you will, and so on. It may sometimes take the form of actions.

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Such as hanging up amulets or wearing a talisman or string to dispel or ward off calamity, because everyone who attribute powers to a thing when Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah has not made it so either according to Shariah Law or according to the laws of the universe, has associated something with Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. This also applies to one who touches a thing seeking its Baraka (blessing), when Allah has not created any Baraka in it, such as kissing the doors of the mosques, touching their thresholds, seeking healing from their dust, and other such actions. This is only a brief look at the division of shirk into major and minor. It is not the position of this book to go into greater detail over this particular aspect of faith. What the Muslim must do is to avoid shirk in both its minor and major forms. The greatest sin is shirk and transgression against the unique rights of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, which are to be worshipped and obeyed alone, with no partner or associate. Hence Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah has decreed that the mushrikeen (those who set up partners to Him) will abide forever in Hell and has told us that He will not forgive them, and He has forbidden Paradise to them, as He says: An-Nisa

Glorious Quran 4:48 Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him; but He forgives anything else, to whom He pleases; to set up partners with Allah is to devise a sin Most heinous indeed. Al-Ma'idah

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Glorious Quran 5:72 They do blaspheme who say: "(Allah) is Christ the son of Mary." But said Christ: "O Children of Israel! worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Whoever joins other gods with Allah Allah will forbid him the garden, and the Fire will be his abode. There will for the wrong-doers be no one to help. Here we see that the Christians made the Prophet Isa into Jesus the son of god, elevating him above and beyond his station in life. This was not his fault but the fault of his later followers and the clerics who altered the true message. One can see a similarity between the Prophet Isa and his followers and that of the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, his followers and clerics who have changed his status into something more than it was. Although they have not given to the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, that which has been associated to the Prophet Isa, they have nonetheless elevated him nearer to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah in their actions and prayers. Every wise and religiously committed person should fear shirk for himself and should turn to Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, asking Him to help him avoid it. As the Prophet Ibrahim said: Ibrahim

Glorious Quran 14:35 Remember Abraham said: "O my Lord! make this city one of peace and security: and preserve me and my sons from worshipping idols. Who then can claim to be safe from this after the Prophet Ibrahim made such a request from his Lord? So the sincere believers fear of shirk should increase as should his desire for his Lord to keep him away from it, and he should say the great dua which the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam taught to his companions when he said to them: Shirk among you will be more subtle than the footsteps of an

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ant, but I will teach you something which, if you do it, both minor and major shirk will be kept away from you. Say: Allahumma inni aoodhu bika an ushrika bika wa ana alam wa astaghfiruka lima la alam (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from associating anything with You knowingly, and I seek Your forgiveness for that of which I am unaware). Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jami, 3731 A Major shirk then puts a person beyond the pale of Islam, so the one who does that is judged to be out of Islam and to have apostatized from it, so he is a kafir and an apostate. Minor shirk does not put a person beyond the pale of Islam, rather it may be done by a Muslim but he still remains in Islam; but the one who does that is in great danger because minor shirk is still a major sin. Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 21 Shahadah Ibn Masud said: If I were to swear by Allah falsely, that is better for me than if I were to swear by something other than Him sincerely. So he regarded swearing by something other than Allah (which is minor shirk) as being worse than swearing by Allah falsely, and it is well known that swearing by Allah falsely is a major sin. Al-Hajj

Glorious Quran 22:31 Turning unto Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah (only), not ascribing partners unto Him; for who so ascribes partners unto Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky and the birds had snatched him or the wind had blown him to a far off place. It was narrated by Ibn 'Abbas: The delegates of the tribe of 'Abdul-Qais came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are from the tribe of Rabi'a, and there is the infidels of the tribe of Mudar intervening between you and us, so we cannot come to you except in the Sacred Months. So please order us some instructions that we may apply it to ourselves and also invite our people whom we left behind us to observe as well." The Prophet said, "I order you (to do) four (things) and forbid you (to do) four: I order you to believe in Allah, that is, to testify that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah (the Prophet pointed with his hand); to offer prayers perfectly; to pay Zakat; to fast the month of Ramadan, and to pay the Khumus (i.e. one-fifth) of the war booty to Allah and I forbid you to use Ad-dubba', An-Naqir, Al-Hantam and Al-Muzaffat (i.e. utensils used for preparing alcoholic drinks)." (Bukhari Book 53, Hadith 327) also in (Bukhari Book 56, Hadith 713)

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Another Hadith supporting the same testimony: Narrated by Qais: Jarir said "Allah's Apostle said to me, "Won't you relieve me from Dhul-Khalasa?" I replied, "Yes, (I will relieve you)." So I proceeded along with one-hundred and fifty cavalry from Ahmas tribe who were skilful in riding horses. I used not to sit firm over horses, so I informed the Prophet of that, and he stroke my chest with his hand till I saw the marks of his hand over my chest and he said, O Allah! Make him firm and one who guides others and is guided (on the right path).' Since then I have never fallen from a horse. Dhul-l--Khulasa was a house in Yemen belonging to the tribe of Khatham and Bajaila, and in it there were idols which were worshipped, and it was called Al-Ka'ba." Jarir went there, burnt it with fire and dismantled it. When Jarir reached Yemen, there was a man who used to foretell and give good omens by casting arrows of divination. Someone said to him. "The messenger of Allah's Apostle is present here and if he should get hold of you, he would chop off your neck." One day while he was using them (i.e. arrows of divination), Jarir stopped there and said to him, "Break them (i.e. the arrows) and testify that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, or else I will chop off your neck." So the man broke those arrows and testified that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah. Then Jarir sent a man called Abu Artata from the tribe of Ahmas to the Prophet to convey the good news (of destroying Dhu-l-Khalasa). So when the messenger reached the Prophet, he said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I did not leave it till it was like a scabby camel." Then the Prophet blessed the horses of Ahmas and their men five times. (Bukhari Book 59, Hadith 643) It is reported on the authority of Ta'us that a man said to 'Abdullah son of 'Umar, Why don't you carry out a military expedition? Upon which he replied: I heard the Messenger of Allah say: Verily, al-Islam is founded on five (pillars): testifying the fact that there is no god but Allah, establishment of prayer, payment of Zakat, fast of Ramadan and Pilgrimage to the House. (Muslim Book 1, Hadith 21)

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Here we find the first glimpses of the true Shahadah as given to us within the Glorious Quran: Muhammad

Glorious Quran 47:19 Know, therefore, that there is no god but Allah, and ask forgiveness for thy fault and for the men and women who believe: for Allah knows how ye move about and how ye dwell in your homes. The following verse from Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah delivers the rendition that the Hypocrites bear witness to the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam but it is not required by Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah He even goes as far as calling these hypocrites liars. We know in our hearts that the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam is the Messenger of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and He knows it as well, for He sees it within our hearts. But the unbeliever does not have it in his heart, although he may say it a million times over and over again. Al-Munafiqun

Glorious Quran 63:1 When the Hypocrites come to thee, they say, "We bear witness that thou art indeed the Messenger of Allah." Yea, Allah knoweth that thou art indeed His Messenger, and Allah beareth witness that the Hypocrites are indeed liars.
Therefore the correct Shahadah from the Glorious Quran bears the witness of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah only and no one else:

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Al-Baqara

Glorious Quran, Surah, Ayah 255 Allah. There is no god but He, the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory). Al-Imran

Glorious Quran 3:6 He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases. There is no god but He, the Exalted in Might, the Wise. Al-An'am

Glorious Quran 6:19 Say: "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say: "(Allah) is witness between me and you; This Qur'an hath been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you and all

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whom it reaches. Can ye possibly bear witness that besides Allah there is another god?" Say: "Nay! I cannot bear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one Allah, and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him." An-Nahl

Glorious Quran 20:2 He doth send down His angels with inspiration of His Command, to such of His servants as He pleaseth, (saying): "Warn (Man) that there is no god but I: so do your duty unto Me." Ta-Ha

Glorious Quran 20:8 Allah. there is no god but He! To Him belong the most Beautiful Names. Ta-Ha

Glorious Quran 20:14 "Verily, I am Allah. There is no god but I: So serve thou Me (only), and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise. Ta-Ha

Glorious Quran 20:98 But the god of you all is the One Allah. there is no god but He: all things He comprehends in His knowledge.

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Al-Mu'minun

Glorious Quran 23:91 No son did Allah beget, nor is there any god along with Him: (if there were many gods), behold, each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have lorded it over others! Glory to Allah. (He is free) from the (sort of) things they attribute to Him! Al-Mu'minun

Glorious Quran 23:116 Therefore exalted be Allah, the King, the Reality: there is no god but He, the Lord of the Throne of Honour! An-Naml

Glorious Quran 27:26 "Allah! - there is no god but He! - Lord of the Throne Supreme!" Al-Qasas

Glorious Quran 28:70 And He is Allah. There is no god but He. To Him be praise, at the first and at the last: for Him is the Command, and to Him shall ye (all) be brought back.

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Al-Qasas

Glorious Quran 28:88 And call not, besides Allah, on another god. There is no god but He. Everything (that exists) will perish except His own Face. To Him belongs the Command, and to Him will ye (all) be brought back. Fatir

Glorious Quran 35:3 O men! Call to mind the grace of Allah unto you! - is there a creator, other than Allah, to give you sustenance from heaven or earth? There is no god but He: how then are ye deluded away from the Truth? As-Saffat

Glorious Quran 37:35 For they, when they were told that there is no god except Allah, would puff themselves up with Pride, Suad

Glorious Quran 38:65 Say: "Truly am I a Warner: no god is there but the one Allah, Supreme and Irresistible, Az-Zumar

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Glorious Quran 39:6 He created you (all) from a single person: then created, of like nature, his mate; and he sent down for you eight head of cattle in pairs: He makes you, in the wombs of your mothers, in stages, one after another, in three veils of darkness. Such is Allah, your Lord and Cherisher: to Him belongs (all) dominion. There is no god but He: then how are ye turned away (from your true Centre)? Ghafir

Glorious Quran 40:3 Who forgiveth sin, accepteth repentance, is strict in punishment, and hath a long reach (in all things). there is no god but He: to Him is the final goal. Ad-Dukhan

Glorious Quran 44:8 There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life and gives death. The Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors. Muhammad

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Glorious Quran 47:19 Know, therefore, that there is no god but Allah, and ask forgiveness for thy fault and for the men and women who believe: for Allah knows how ye move about and how ye dwell in your homes. Al-Hashr

Glorious Quran 59:22 Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god - Who knows (all things) both secret and open; He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Al-Hashr

Glorious Quran 59:23 Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Source of Peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of Faith, the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme: Glory to Allah. (High is He) above the partners they attribute to Him. At-Taghabun

Glorious Quran 64:13 Allah. There is no god but He: and on Allah, therefore, let the Believers put their trust. Al-Muzzammil

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Glorious Quran 73:9 (He is) Lord of the East and the West: there is no god but He: take Him therefore for (thy) Disposer of Affairs. The Glorious Quran rejects the corrupted Shahadah in many verses and the reasons are stated very clearly: Al-Munafiqun

Glorious Quran 63:1 When the Hypocrites come to thee, they say, "We bear witness that thou art indeed the Messenger of Allah." Yea, Allah knoweth that thou art indeed His Messenger, and Allah beareth witness that the Hypocrites are indeed liars. An-Nisa

Glorious Quran 4:79 Whatever good, (O man!) happens to thee, is from Allah but whatever evil happens to thee, is from thy (own) soul, and We have sent thee as an apostle to (instruct) mankind. And enough is Allah for a witness. An-Nisa

Glorious Quran 4:166 But Allah beareth witness that what He hath sent unto thee He hath sent from His (own) knowledge, and the angels bear witness: But enough is Allah for a witness.

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Ar-Rad

Glorious Quran 13:43 The Unbelievers say: "No apostle art thou." Say: "Enough for a witness between me and you is Allah, and such as have knowledge of the Book." Al-Isra

Glorious Quran 17:96 Say: "Enough is Allah for a witness between me and you: for He is well acquainted with His servants, and He sees (all things). Al-Ahqaf

Glorious Quran 46:8 Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "Had I forged it, then can ye obtain no single (blessing) for me from Allah. He knows best of that whereof ye talk (so glibly)! Enough is He for a witness between me and you! And he is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." The Glorious Quran clearly indicates who cherishes the correct Shahadah and why they cherish it:

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Al-Imran

Glorious Quran 3:18 There is no god but He: That is the witness of Allah, His angels, and those endued with knowledge, standing firm on justice. There is no god but He, the Exalted in Power, the Wise. Al-Anam

Glorious Quran 6:19 Say: "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say: "(Allah) is witness between me and you; This Quran hath been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it reaches. Can ye possibly bear witness that besides Allah there is another god?" Say: "Nay! I cannot bear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one Allah, and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him." The Glorious Quran also clearly indicates who cherishes the corrupted Shahadah and why they cherish it: Az-Zumar

Glorious Quran 39:45 When Allah, the One and Only, is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust and horror; but when other than He are mentioned, behold, they are filled with joy!

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As-Saffat

Glorious Quran 37:35 For they, when they were told that there is no god except Allah, would puff themselves up with Pride, As-Saffat

Glorious Quran 37:36 And say: "What! shall we give up our gods for the sake of a Poet possessed?" As-Saffat

Glorious Quran 37:37 Nay! he has come with the (very) Truth, and he confirms (the Message of) the apostles (before him). As-Saffat

Glorious Quran 37:38 Ye shall indeed taste of the Grievous Penalty; As-Saffat

Glorious Quran 37:39 But it will be no more than the retribution of (the Evil) that ye have wrought; As-Saffat

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Glorious Quran 37:40 But the sincere (and devoted) Servants of Allah, [will be saved] Ghafir

Glorious Quran 40:12 (The answer will be :) "This is because, when Allah was invoked as the Only (object of worship), ye did reject Faith, but when partners were joined to Him, ye believed! the Command is with Allah, Most High, Most Great!" I will leave you with the following Surahs in the hope that it may make you think a little deeper on this subject: Al-Furqan

Glorious Quran 25:27 The Day that the wrong-doer will bite at his hands, he will say, "Oh! would that I had taken a (straight) path with the Messenger. Al-Furqan

Glorious Quran 25:28 "Ah! woe is me! Would that I had never taken such a one for a friend! Al-Furqan

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Glorious Quran 25:29 "He did lead me astray from the Message of Allah, after it had come to me! Ah! The Evil One is but a traitor to man!" Al-Furqan

Glorious Quran 25:30 Then the Messenger will say: "O my Lord! Truly my people took this Quran for just foolish nonsense." If you truly believe in the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and know that he would never lead his people away from the truth of the Glorious Quran, then why should you believe that the present Shahadah is the truth and not the one contained within the Glorious Quran? Would you then disbelieve the words of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah contained within the Glorious Quran, in favour of man, whoever it may have been, who changed its wording to include the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam within it? Some will say that the Glorious Quran does not mention the Shahada in any way and that it is not the first pillar of Islam but if that is true then there would be no faith in our Creator and Sustainer and therefore no Islam. Yet the Shahadah is contained within 37:35 and 47:19 and within many more verses. In truth the one cannot exist without the other. It is true that the full Shahada as used by the Sunni believers is not mentioned within the Glorious Quran and nor should it for in truth the Shahada is belief in Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah alone plus all His Creation, angels, jinn, all His prophets and so forth. It is a mark of faith within Islam to believe in Him alone There is no god but Allah. When I discovered the real meaning of There is no god but Allah, I also discovered the meaning of Allah is the Greatest. I realized that anything, which I valued in this world, was inferior to Him. Only at that moment did I start to repeat

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the words:Allah is the Greatest Allahu Akbar; the meaning of which filled me with light and this light helped me to destroy my idols. Then I understood the second phrase;Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah Muhammad Rasulu Allah. The difficulty here was even greater because I had never assigned any other meaning to this phrase. I had always believed that I was establishing a direct relationship with Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. I was not aware that it was wrong because I was as if trying to put limits to what is Absolute, which was impossible to do. At the outset I resisted the concept of Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah as a link between Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and me. Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam was the guide who witnessed and manifested the true meaning of There is no god but Allah. He is the Inner Light. Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best.

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Chapter 22 Conclusion Let us not forget the verse that I quoted from the Glorious Quran at the beginning of this document, in that: Al-'Asr

Glorious Quran 103:3 Save those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to patience. We have many books pertaining to be compilations of good and true Hadith, which the many different secular believers believe must be followed to the letter, even though they are vastly inferior to the Glorious Quran. We have established by the many Hadith quoted that the Prophet Muhammad Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam forbid the writing down of his Hadith and even had them burnt. These specific Hadith come not from just one source but many. However, before we take a final issue with their validity or use within Islam we must look towards the character of the compilers themselves. It should be known by all Muslims that within Islam and under Shariah Law if anyone gives evidence but they are later found out to be a liar, then their evidence is invalid and must not be heard, now or in the future, even if they later speak the truth. If they lie in evidence and it leads to anothers punishment under Shariah Law, then on finding this out they are given the same punishment through the courts no differently to the one punished due to their lies. Likewise, if a person does not give the full facts about something or hides the facts of truth from the evidence, then they are acting outside the good of the truth and as such are acting no differently than a liar. For both hide the truth for something else from which they gain an advantage, be it

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financial, through goods, services or standing within the community. There is no difference between the one who gives false evidence and the one who may hide the evidence. The action is to mislead, be it the court or those who may follow their words. If we look towards the evidence of the compilers of the Hadith of our beloved Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, then why should they not include the evidence that the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam forbid the writing down of his Hadith. Certainly, if they included such Hadith within their compilations the questions would be asked why did they go against the words of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam in writing down his Hadith, and secondly do they truly follow the path of Islam given to us by his actions? To remove these Hadith, elevates their actions into the realm of being benefactors of the faith of Islam, together with scholarly attributes being showered upon them from the masses. However, the opposite may be true, in that they have misled the followers of Islam by excluding the fact that the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam forbid the writing down of his Hadith. We have the words of notable people around at the time, including the largest holder of Hadith to this fact but most of all the punishment and words of those closest to our beloved Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam that this holder of Hadith was prone to making things up to such a point that they called him a liar. His own words state that any Hadith written down were to be destroyed and burnt at the instructions of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, so are we to go against his wishes? As Muslims we have a duty to take as truth what the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam asked us to do in following Islam, as long as it does not contradict the Glorious Quran, otherwise can we really call ourselves Muslims? If he forbids us from doing something it was for the good of the faith and to continue the truth of the message of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. He forbade the writing down of Hadith so that we would only follow the Glorious Quran, the only truth given to man. Only this book will be protected by Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and none other.

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If we disregard the words of our beloved Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam in the actions and interpretations of the Glorious Quran, then we may well become lost, even though the words are clear to most followers of the faith, that learn and study its words. But all too often, we do not take heed to what it really says but rather take note of particular Hadith that scholars say take precedence over it. Unfortunately, Hadith do not supersede the Glorious Quran, for the words of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah takes precedence over the words of man, irrespective of who that man may be. Since the death of our beloved Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam Islam has grown and spread all over this world but in return it has become divided into seventy three sects, each one stating that their sect is the only true sect of Islam. Irrespective of which secular ideology of Islam that you the reader may follow, can such a statement be made? Out of these 73, there is only one truly following and path of Islam. Unfortunately, this one sect is so obscure that even its followers do not know that they are on its path. As a general rule, the compilations of Hadith should be burnt as the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam gave instructions for it to be carried out. The compilers of these Hadith should be regarded as leading the faithful away from Islam and unworthy of recognition for what is believed as being right. The Hadith of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam in oral tradition was the way of the past and should become the way of the future of Islam carrying with them the chain of Isnad (narration) of the first six commentators. That Hadith reported to be from one single but major player who only spent a short time with the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam should be totally removed, together with any single reported Hadith. Hadith coming from the first four Caliphers, together with the wives of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam should be given precedence above all others. Due to the compilations of the Hadith, irrespective of whom the compiler may have been has set in motion the Jurists of

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the past, who have given false fatwas and legal jurisdiction to many issues within Islam. These Jurists actions were based on the truth that was given to them by others, especially the Hadith compilers and those who gave out these Hadiths at the beginning of their compilation. Rejection of Hadith supporting the destruction and burning of these Hadith was in itself an action against the words of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam and a blatant act against Islam. While the writing down of Hadith purporting to be from the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam was an act to mislead the people away from the oral tradition. Hiding the truth is no different as to telling a lie within a court of law, or one man telling another man or woman something that either did or did not happen in an untruthful way by hiding part of the facts. We are who we think we are but it is on the Day of Judgement that the truth will come out but in whos favour? What is true today is that traditions rather than the Glorious Quran has not only taken over the law but also the religion of the Muslims and as such has taken the people away from Islam. "Tradition, rather than the Glorious Quran, has formed both law and religion for the Muslims". [Hamlin, Cyrus. "Among the Turks", 1878. p. 82] Tradition and secular ideology has moulded the faith of many away from the truth of Islam as depicted by Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah within the Glorious Quran, which was usurped by the words of man pre-porting to be the actual words of our beloved Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam in the way of lies. What should also be remembered is that any exploitation of Islam is banned completely, as it results in deviations, extremism, excesses in rituals, religious matters, sectarianism, competition and school of thought differences, together with its possible Shirk and Bidah. Together with the un-Islamic customs and practices, through the rule of Babas, Pirs, Faqirs, Silsilas, Ijtehads, with their

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unnecessary research on the complete Deen and so forth. So much so, our Musjids are divided and ruled by sects, cults, vested interests, groups, parties etc. There is always a difference of opinions on such items as moon sightings and certainly we can't celebrate Eid on one day due to the wrong concept of confining Islam on a country basis instead of a full and honest Ummah by following a single point Mecca, our House of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. To raise funds, they term every Musjid as being a House of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. But Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah accepts only such Musjids based on piety, Taqwa and righteousness. So what is your Musjid based upon if secular, tribal, traditions and such differences play a key part in its everyday activities? While touring around many different countries I have prayed in many Musjids be they Sunni, Shia or whatever but I have never joined with those who blatantly go against the way given to us by our Creator Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. I have prayed outside certain Musjids that follow the Sufi way due to the fact that they have graves inside them. From the very large amount of Hadith that was available, the compilers decided to reduce the wheat from the chaff, or the true from the false but in doing so proclaimed a fabricator of Hadith into a source of truth from which Islam has been formed. They ignored the first four Caliphas comments and the wife of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam in reference to Abu Hurairahs lies and his statements of hearing something from someone else who was already dead. To base a faith on someone who tells lies and is found out by his peers, who in turn chastised him, and warned him plus those around at the time, then to still go ahead making excuses to cover up their actions is the proof that should remove them from our faith. To uphold their actions as being true and wise in compiling such works in light of the compelling evidence is to say that we as followers have no faith to follow. I have respect for the Hadith that I see as being true to the ideals of the faith, which in no way contradicts the Glorious Quran, or the actions of our beloved Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam in his daily

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works. When such Hadith contradict our faith, the words of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and the actions of our Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam then we must stand up and be counted as believers and not one of the hypocrites. Irrespective of which secular group that you may belong to within Islam, be you Sunni, Shia, Sufi, Salaf and so on, if you place the Hadith in more importance to that of the Glorious Quran, then you should seek forgiveness from Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah and ask for His guidance to bring you back onto the right path of Islam. Each to their own belief and to the way that they may express that faith but if you follow Islam and rely upon Hadith more than you do the Glorious Quran, then you do not follow Islam correctly and as such are deviants from the truth. The same can be said of those who speak of hatred towards those who follow a different path through their ignorance, while they themselves are more strongly the hypocrites. Who is the greater hypocrite, the one who says that he is a Muslim but does nothing in reference to his faith. Or is it the one who attends the Musjid ever Friday but cheats and gives nothing in charity. Or the one who constantly reads the Glorious Quran, attends to his daily prayers but sells alcohol and cigarettes from his shop premises. The list can go on and on but the biggest hypocrite is the Muslim who knows all these people but still does nothing about it and buys from their shops and businesses. Only Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah knows best who is and who is not a follower of His faith. Only He can be the Judge of us all.

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The author embraced Islam in 1989 while living in Wolverhampton and this book is just one part of his personal journey of discovery from reverting to Islam. In it he states, This work is essentially a re-work of many scholars, for most of what is within it, may have already been said or written down somewhere but forgotten about by the followers of Islam What he is trying to say, is that after the death of the Prophet Salla Allahu alayhi wa salam, Islam split into many factions and went down the road of self-destruction by each faction calling itself the true path of enlightenment. When in actual fact they had pulled the blindfold of disbelief over their own eyes. Even still today, factions are at war with each other, Muslim killing Muslim under the belief that the other is not a Muslim by virtue of their secular difference and what retribution Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah will have on each one of us who takes any part in this horrendous crime. This book is not secular in any way whatsoever but nonetheless is the root to the full discovery of what Islam should be. This is why he is publishing his studies, irrespective of what others may feel towards him. He is a quiet religious man, who does not court the limelight of being a well known cleric or scholar but rather considers himself to be nothing more than a Talib (Student) of Islam, whose life is now spent in the service of Allah Subhanahu Wa TaAllah. You may not believe in what he says or has written about but it does make you question your own ideals of what faith means to the individual. The ideals contained within this book may well be the essential beginnings that any Muslim should consider and hold within their hearts and minds. His previous book Understanding the Heart of Islam is also available through www.scribd.com free of charge. The Author may be contacted by Email at brimats@hotmail.com