To all Muslims who are confused about expressing their love their
Sayyadi Rasul Allah (sm) and are quick to declare it as Shirk, Kufr and
Bidah, we give this comprehensive response. Please read carefully and
slowly with open heart and mind. May Allah soften your hearts towards
Rasul Allah (sm) and give you firasat of a momin to understand the
wisdom of deen.
1. DO NOT take the extreme position of
calling it kufr, shirk and bidah when there is a strong difference of
opinion within scholars and the Ummah! Calm down and accept the
difference within the Ummah with dignity. Doing Takfir of a Muslim is
Haram.. ! Allah will never gather this Ummah on Kufr, shirk and Bidah.. !
When the entire Ummah accepts this as a gesture of love for Sayyadi
Rasul Allah (sm), then calm down and dont do takfir.
2.
There is a general rule of deen -- all haram acts have been defined and
explained. All haram animals have been explained. All haram food have
been explained. All haram business transactions have been explained.
Rest are all halal and the Ummah can develop, innovate, improve,
progress in all matters of deen and life as long as the act itself is
not haram.
Let us explain.
There was
NO written book form of Quran in the time of Rasul Allah (sm). Khulfa e
Rashideen were very cautious in writing and collecting the Quran because
Rasul Allah (sm) had not done it. But the wisdom of the deen demanded
that Quran should be compiled, collected, binded as a book, distributed
to all corners of the world. So, it was done as the act itself was not
haram nor considered a bidah, even though Rasul Allah (sm) had not done
it himself. Later, after many decades, zer, zabr, pesh were added to
Arabic quran because non-arabs found it difficult to read arabic without
airab. Sahabas had never done it. But when it was done, NO one called
it a bidah or forbidden as the act was good and was in line with the
spirit of Islam not against it.
For many hundred years,
Quran was NOT translated into any other language because Arabic was the
main language of the world. But when Muslims started to forget arabic,
there was a need to translate Quran in other languages. Many scholars
considered it an act of blasphemy or Bidah but finally they understood
that this "good bidah" has to be introduced because the wisdom of deen
demands that Quran should be spread to all people, even if they cannot
understand Arabic. ! Today, all those people who read Quran through
translations should know that Sahabas, Tabe'een, Taba tabe'een or even
after them for hundreds of years did NOT use translated Quran. Using a
translation is a "good bidah", as they say it.
Under
the same wisdom, Allah has asked Muslims to deploy military power to
defend yourself. This is the rule ! Details are left to the need,
technology, capability of the time...
So, can we say
that using Tanks, F-16's, Cannons, Submarines, satellites, naval ships
is a Bidah because Sahabas never used these things ?? NO ! anyone saying
such a thing would be a total fool, whose heart is sealed and who
cannot understand the wisdom of deen !
Same example can
be applied to every walk of life. Our deen is NOT just Ibadaat but it
is also economy, politics, military, technology, social life, judiciary
-- in fact every sphere of life. So, the argument of Bidah and
innovation in deen is not just applied in Ibadaat but also in every
sphere of life which a Muslim lives.
Sahabas NEVER used
any of the things we use today. They NEVER used loudspeakers to give
azaan, they never decorated Masjids like we do, they never used alarm
clocks to wake up for salat, they never used cars, aircraft or cell
phones, or video cameras... !
So, if the argument is
that Sahabas never did it, then it should be applied to all spheres of
life not just in Ibadaat ! :) Every thing we do today is bidah then :)
But
the wisdom of deen is that Sahabas used latest weapons of that time.
That gives us total approval to use all types of latest weapons which we
can develop or acquire. With this wisdom in mind, using a battle tanks
become a Sunnah, because Tank is a weapon and using a weapon is a Sunnah
!
Similarly, Rasul Allah (sm) used every means
available to him to spread the message of Islam. That gives us the
wisdom that we can use every modern technology including Media, social
media, TV, satellites, Newspapers to spread our message !
Now
coming to economy and Bidah, The same people who create most fuss about
Milad are the ones leading the world in using Haram economy, Riba based
wealth, Banks and false paper currency. All these acts are not just
Haraam but are actually a war against Allah (swt) and Rasul Allah (sm) !
The same people celebrate their national day every year, celebrated 100
years of their kingdom, have pictures of their king at every nook and
corner of their kingdom, even on fake haram bank notes! Is this Halal ??
Did Rasul Allah (sm) and Sahabas approved of this ?? Isn't this clear
Haram, shirk and Kufr ?? It is.. !!
Now coming back to expressing your love for Sayyadi Rasul Allah (sm).
There
are clear and direct orders given to the Ummah in multiple verses of
Quran and ahadees that we MUST teach our children love and adab of Rasul
Allah (sm), we MUST recite Salat o Salam on Sayyadi Rasul Allah (sm),
we must teach our children about Sunnah and Seerah of Rasul Allah (sm)
and we MUST teach our children Quran and its wisdom.
How
to achieve these objectives is left to the times and space we live in,
according to the needs and demands of the time and age. We can use any
means to spread the love of Rasul Allah (sm)! If the act of spreading
the love of Rasul Allah (sm) is NOT haram in itself, it is permissible
to use any technology, medium or event. We can use TV, social media,
satellites, books -- everything. We can celebrate all year or we can
focus on the month of arrival of Rasul Allah (sm).
In
these times, the greatest fitnah which the iblees has spread is that it
has made this Ummah beyadab towards Rasul Allah (sm). The greatest duty
in these times is to spread the love of Rasul Alah (sm) in the hearts of
the Ummah ! This love is the essence of our deen, NOT the Ibadaat !
Khawarij do more Ibadaat than aulia Allah but their hearts are made of
stone !
It is the love of Rasul Allah (sm) which makes
heart soft and tender towards Allah and hidayat. No ashiq e Rasul can be
cruel, brutal or stone heart.
The day of arrival of
Prophets is celebrated in Quran. The day Hazrat Issa was born is
mentioned as a blessed day by Issa (as) himself. Same is written about
other Prophet also. When Rasul Allah (sm) came into this world, the
entire cosmos celebrated the occasion -- great signs were seen all over
the world, signalling the arrival of the most blessed soul of the
cosmos.
Sayyadi Rasul Allah (sm) himself celebrated his
birthday by fasting on every Monday ! Sahabas recited Naats, poetry and
Durud o Salam on Rasul Allah whenever they gathered. There were
dedicated poets in Darbar e Nabwi who recited Naat in love of Rasul
Allah (sm). Sahabas were present around Rasul Allah(sm). They did not
have to remember Rasul Allah (sm) as they could see him all the time,
around them. Just as the Sahabas did not need to write the Quran, or
make a book out of it, or put airab on it or translate it into other
languages BUT that does not mean these acts done by later Muslims are
Haram or Bidah !
The Hukm is to remember and teach and
display the love of Rasul Allah (sm). It can be done in any way, by any
means, in any time, in any month, by any number of people, privately or
official -- as long as the act of expressing the love is not haram
itself.
That is why the Ummah does it so passionately
and regularly especially in Rabi ul awwal ! In these times, it is the
NEED of the time to revive the love of Rasul Allah (sm) as this is the
only shield we have against fitnahs of Dajjal and Khawarij !
There is NOTHING haram or bidah in expressing your love for Rasul Allah !!
It
is known, proven and without dispute that Naa t was recited by Sahabas
in front of Rasul Allah (sm). Then the question is " why is Saudi
government has banned all Naats, Qaseedas and Madh of Rasul Allah (sm)
from all Media, Masjid e Nabwi and Media???? You can go to jail in
Saudia for reciting Naat even though it is Farz, Halal, Sawab and proven
through the Sunnah of Rasul Allah (sm).
So, please DO NOT debate
on this issue. if your heart is still not satisfied, stay silent and let
other Muslims express their love in any way they want. DO NOT declare
others as Kafir, Mushriks or Biddatis on this issue. Those who say that
are themselves drenched in Haram and Riba as we have explained above.
To
those who are celebrating in love of Rasul Allah (sm), pl maintian the
dignity and decency and DO NOT start practices which are haram in itself
like making Naats on Indian songs.. !!
Maintain the adab. May Allah bless us with love of Rasul Allah (sm) and save us from the fitnah of Dajjal and Khawarij ! ameen.
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