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The
Reason for Creation
Allaah
created both the jinns and humans to worship
Him, He sent the messengers and revealed
the Books for this grand objective, He
(T) said (which means);
"I
have not created jinns and humans except
to worship Me" (Ath-Thaariyaat
56)
So
this is the reason that Allaah created
all peoples, the jinn and human among them,
the male and female among them, the 'Arab
and non 'Arab among them, the rich and
poor among them. All of them were created
to worship Allaah. They were not created
out of jest or without purpose. Allaah
(T) said (which means);
"Do
you think We only created in jest, and
that you would not return to Us?"
(Al-Mu'minoon 115)
Here
Allaah (T) rebukes all who think that.
He (T) also said (which means);
"Do
people think that they will be left without
purpose?" (Al-Qiyaamah 36)
The
meaning here is unrestricted, without command
or prohibition. Allaah (T) said (which
means);
"We
have not created the heavens, the Earth
and what is between them in futility."
(Saad 27)
Rather
Allaah (T) created the creatures to worship
Him, He did not create them in futility,
in jest, or without purpose. He created
them for a tremendous reason; that they
worship Him by obeying His orders, and
avoiding his prohibitions, and that they
should perform all of their worship sincerely
for Him, abiding by regulations. This is
the worship that He created them for, as
He (T) said (which means);
"I
have not created jinns and humans except
to worship Me. Not wanting any sustenance
or food from them. Surely Allaah is the
Provider, the possesor of unwavering strength."
(Ath-Thaariyaat 56-57)
The
Meaning of Worship
This
worship consists of singling him out with
tawheed, obeying Him by performing what
He holds obligatory and staying away from
what He forbade, it is the Islaam about
which He (T) said (which means);
"Surely
the religion with Allaah is Islaam."
(Aal 'Imraan 3:19)
It is faith and guidance as He (T) said
(which means);
"Guidance
has come to them from thier Lord."
(An-Najm 23)
And He (T) said (which means);
"O
you who believe! Have faith in Allaah and
His Messneger" (An-Nisaa'
4:136)
This worship is faith, it is that which
the Prophet (S) spoke of when he said;
Faith is seventy some or sixty some branches.
The most virtious of it is saying Laa ilaaha
illa Allaah, and the least of it is removing
something harmful from the way, and modesty
is a branch of faith.
Therefore
faith is to worship Allaah, it is Islaam,
it is guidance, it is righteousness and
piety, it is obedience to Allaah and His
Messenger, it is tawheed of Allaah and
sincerity for Him, it is establishing His
orders, and avoiding His prohibitions,
and abiding by His regulations. This is
worship, and this is Islaam and faith,
and this is taqwaa, and this is righteousness
and guidance. Allaah (T) said (which means);
"Guidance
has come to them from thier Lord."
(An-Najm 23)
And;
"But
righteousness is for the one with the most
taqwaa" (Al-Baqarah 2:189)
And;
"Certainly
righteous are those who will be favored."
(Al-Infitaar 13)
This is the meaning of worship, that which
Allaah ordered all peoples with, and that
which He created them for. He (T) said
(which means);
"O
people! Worship your Lord, the one who
created you as well as those before you,
then perhaps you will have acquired taqwaa."
(Al-Baqarah 2:21)
Here He (T) ordered them to fulfill this
worship, to fulfill that for which He sent
to them the messnegers, upon the be peace.
He (T) said (which means);
"To
every nation we have sent messengers [saying];
Worship Allaah and shun the taghoot!"
(An-Nahl 36)
How
Correct Worship is Achieved
Here
the meaning of "Worship Allaah"
is singling out Allaah and obeying His
orders, and the meaning of "And shun
the taghoot" is stay away from shirk
and disobedience. From the first of the
messengers, Nooh (S), to the last of them
Muhammad (S), Allaah sent them all to call
people to worship Allaah, to single out
Allaah, and make only Him the object of
worship, and that they obey His orders,
and that they stay away from His prohibitions,
and that they abide by his regulations,
that they hope in His reward, and fear
His (T) punishment. It was with this that
Allaah dispatched the messengers and it
was this that they delievered. Ibn 'Abbaas
(R) was reported to have said;
"Our
father Aadam (S) and his offspring were
following Islaam for ten generations, until
shirk appeared among the people of Nooh.
So Allaah sent Nooh (S) to them, and he
invited them to Allaah and directed them
to good."
Allaah narrated their story to us in many
places, and that they were commanded with
tawheed of Allaah and obedience to Him;
"And
we have sent Nooh to his people. He said,
"O my people! Worship Allaah, you
have no other gods besides Him!."
(Al-Mu'minoon 23)
When they arrogantly rejected him and remained
in falsehood, Allaah (T) punished them
with the flood as He (T) said (which means);
"We
have sent Nooh to his people. He remained
among them for a thousand years, save fifty.
We punished them with the floods while
they were wrong doers. We saved him and
the inhabitants of the boat, and we made
them a sign for all of the worlds."
(Al-Ankaboot 14-15)
He remained among them for nine hundred
and fifty years calling them to Allaah
(T). So when they arrogantly rejected him
Allaah (T) vanquished them with the floods,
with the rains that showered down from
the heavens, and the waters of the Earth
overflowing, until even the very last of
them drowned, except for those with Nooh
on the boat. Similarly Allaah punished
others. Anyone who does not answer the
call of the messenger, then he is ruined
in this life and the Hereafter. The last
and most worthy of the messnegers, the
seal of the prophets was Muhammad (S),
as Allaah (T) said (which means);
"Muhammad
is not the father of any of your men, but
he is Allaah's Messenger and the seal of
the prophets." (Al-Ahzaab
40)
The Prophet (S) said, There is no prophet
after me. And; I was sent for all
peoples.
Allaah (T) said (which means);
"Say:
"O people! Indeed I am Allaah's Messenger
to you all." (Al-A'raaf 158)
And;
"We
have not sent you but as [a messenger]
to all people, bringing good news and warning."
(Saba' 28)
So it is obligatory for everyone, jinns
and humans, that they follow him and obey
him, and that they adhere to his methodology
(S), as Allaah (T) says (which means);
"Say:
If you indeed love Allaah then follow me,
Allaah will love you and forgive your sins..."
(Aal 'Imraan 3:31)
Here the meaning is, "O Muhammad,
tell the people, the jinn and human among
them, 'If you indeed love Allaah'"
That is if you love Him truthfully, "'Then
follow me, Allaah will love you.'"
So whoever loves Allaah, then let him follow
Muhammad (S) by obeying his orders, and
avoiding what he prohibited. This is accomplished
by tawheed of Allaah and sincerity for
Him, by fulfilling His rights, by not disobeying
Him. Among these elements is preserving
the prayer, giving the zakaah, fasting
Ramadhaan, hajj to the sacred House, being
kind to the parents and keeping the ties
of the womb, commanding good and forbidding
evil, staying away from all types of disobedience,
staying away from associating anyone with
Allaah, which is the worst of sins, staying
away from all types of disobedience including
lewdness or fornication, theft, homosexual
acts, dealing with usury, drinking intoxicants,
backbiting, slander, disobedience to one's
parents, cutting the ties of the womb,
etc.
It is obligatory for everyone, the men
and the women that they worship Allaah,
that they obey His orders, that avoid His
prohibitions, and that they abide by His
regulations hoping in His reward, fearing
His (T) punishment. Allaah (T) said (which
means);
"Say:
"Obey Allaah and obey His Messenger.
Then if you [people] turn away, then he
is only responsible for his duty, and you
for yours. If you obey him you will be
guided, and it is not a duty of the Messenger
except to clearly convey.""
(An-Noor 24:54)
And;
"Whoever
obeys the Messenger, then he has obeyed
Allaah" (An-Nisaa' 4:80)
"...Let those
who oppose his command be warned, lest
some fitnah afflict them or they be afflicted
by a painful punishemt."
(An-Noor 24:63)
So it is obligatory for all jinns and humans,
whether male or female, that they worship
Allaah and have taqwaa of Him, and that
they revere His orders and prohibitions.
And this can only occur by encouraging
each other, giving sincere advice, and
helping one another to righteousness and
taqwaa be they males, females, 'Arabs,
non-'Arabs, all peoples. Allaah (T) said
(which means);
"Help
one another in righteousness and taqwaa,
do not help one another in sin and transgression.
Have taqwaa of Allaah, indeed Allaah is
severe in punishment." (Al-Maa'idah
5:2)
He (T) said (which means);
"By
time, indeed mankind is lost, except for
those who believe and perform righteous
deeds, and encourage each other with the
truth, and encourage each other with patience."
(Al-'Asr)
Oaths
In
this soorah, Allaah made an oath by time
[al-'asr]. The meaning of 'asr is the time
span of the day and the night. Allaah (T)
has stated such oaths in connection with
His creatures as He willed, just as He
did about the mountain, the scaterring
winds, the star when it sets, the night
when it conceals, the sun and its illumination,
the fig and the olive, and others. Allaah
states such oaths by these creatures because
they are evidence of His magnificence and
that He is the Lord of the Worlds. That
He (T) is the one who deserves to be worshipped,
so He can state such oaths as He wills.
As for the creatures, it is not allowed
for them to swear by other than Allaah,
it is not allowed for them to swear by
the Prophet, nor by their reputation of
trust, nor by their fathers, nor any creature
at all. This is because the Prophet (S)
said;
Whoever is to take an oath, let him
swear by Allaah or remain silent.
And;
Whoever swears by something other than
Allaah then he has committed shirk.
And;
Do not swear by your fathers, nor your
mothers, nor any rivals [to Allaah]. And
do not swear by Allaah unless you are among
the truthfull.
Those
who Believe...
Allaah
explained in this great soorah (al-'Asr)
that all people are lost, the male and
the female among them, the jinn and the
human among them, all are lost, "Except
those who believe and perform righteous
deeds, enjoin one another with the truth,
and enjoin one another with patience."
These are the profiteers of happiness,
those who believe in Allaah and His Messenger,
they believe that Allaah is their Lord
and the only one worthy of their worship,
and that He is above the Heavens, over
His throne, over all of His (T) creation.
They believe in Allaah's exaltedness, and
that He (T) is over His throne, separate
from His creation. Just as He (T) said;
"The
merciful ascended the throne."
(Taa Ha: 5)
He (T) said;
"Indeed
your Lord is Allaah. The one who created
the heavens and the Earth in six says.
Then He ascended the throne, drawing the
night over the day, each seeking the other
in sucession, and the Sun, the Moon, and
the stars, all subjected to His command.
Certainly His is the creation and the command,
blessed is Allaah the Lord of the worlds."
(Al-A'raaf 7:54)
This is our Lord (T) His is the creation
and the command, and He is above His throne,
and His knowledge reaches every place,
the hands are raised up to Him (T) in supplication,
He is the high, the magnificent, as He
(T) said;
"To
Him ascend the good words and He raises
the righteous deeds." (Faatir
10)
And;
"The angels
and the spirit ascend to Him, in a day
whose length is fifty thousand years."
(Al-Ma'aaraj 4)
He (T) is above His throne "istawaa'
'alayhi" that is an istawaa' befitting
His magesty and greatness, He does not
resemble His creatures in any of His attributes.
As He (T) said (which means);
"There
is nothing like Him, and He is the hearer,
the seer." (Ash-Sooraa 11)
No one other than Him knows how His attributes
are. So our Lord (T) is the highly exalted
above His creation, and He is the Merciful
, the Beneficent, and He is the Mighty,
the Wise, and He is Kind and Merciful,
and He is the one in control over everything,
and He is the only one deserving to be
worshipped. So it is obligatory for us
all, the male and female, that we worship
Him. But how? By obeying His orders, and
staying away from His prohibitions, and
being sincere in worshipping Him alone,
so we call upon Him alone, we hope from
Him alone, we seek help from Him alone,
we swear by Him alone, we pray to Him alone,
we prostrate to Him alone, we fast for
Him alone, we render all of our worship
for Him alone. Allaah (T) said (which means);
"And
your Lord has decreed that you not worship
any but Him." (Al-Israa' 23)
And;
"It
is you whom we worship, and it is you whom
we seek help from." (Al-Faatihah
1:5)
And;
"And
they were not commanded except to worship
Allaah, practicing their religion sincerely
for Him alone." (Al-Bayinah
5)
And;
"So
worship Allaah, practicing religion sincerely
for Him. Is it not to Allaah that sincere
religion is due?" (Az-Zumar
2-3)
The Prophet (S) said;
Allaah's right over His worshipers is
that they do not associate anything with
Him.
And he (S) said;
"I
was ordered to fight the people until the
testify to Laa ilaaha illa Allaah and that
Muhammad is Allaah's Messenger, and they
perform the prayer, and give the zakaah.
When they do that then their blood and
wealth is secure from me - except for a
right of Islaam - and their reckoning is
left with Allaah."
So it is required from all to testify to
Laa ilaaha illa Allaah and that they know
that there is none who deserves to be worshiped
other than Him (T) and that they believe
that He (T) is above His throne, and that
to Him (T) belong the most beautiful names
and the most exalted attributes, and that
there are no partners for Him nor equals
to Him nor rivals;
"There
is nothing like Him, and He is the Hearer,
the Seer." (Ash-Shooraa 11)
It is also required for all to believe
that He is the creator and the provider,
just as He is the only one worthy of worship,
so He is the creator and provider, there
is none who creates other than Him, nor
any Lord besides Him, and His are the most
beautiful names and most exalted attributes.
As He (T) said (which means);
"And
to Allaah belong the most beautiful names,
so call upon Him by them."
(Al-A'raaf 180)
So His are the most beautiful names to
be called upon like al-Hakeem, al-'Aleem,
ar-Rahmaan, ar-Raheem, al-'Azeez, ar-Ra'oof,
al-Qaadir, having power over everything,
and as-Samee' and al-Baseer and all of
the other examples of His most beautiful
names mentioned in His magnificent book
and in the Sunnah of His trusted Prophet
(S).
So it is necessary for everyone to give
advice in this regard, and to encourage
this, as Allaah (T) said;
"By
time, indeed mankind is lost, except for
those who believe and perform righteous
deeds, and encourage each other with the
truth, and encourage each other with patience."
(Al-'Asr)
So people are lost and left for ruin, except
for those who believe in Allaah, meaning,
that they believe that Allaah is truly
the one worthy of worship, and that He
is their Lord, their provider, and that
they believe and trust that. So they are
the believers believing that Allaah (T)
is their creator, their provider, and that
He is over His throne, over all creation,
and they are believing all that He informed
them about in His Book regarding the events
of the Hereafter, about Paradise and the
Fire, about the bridge, the scale, etc.
And they trust in what Allaah informed
about in His magnificent Book the Qur'aan,
and in what what His Messenger (S) informed
of, they trust in all of this. And they
are believing in Allaah, and trusting in
what He (T) says, and they are believing
in His Messenger Muhammad (S) and in what
he came with. So they are believing in
Allaah and His Messenger, and they are
trusting all of what Allaah and His Messenger
informed about what was and what will be,
and they are believing that we will all
see the Day of Judgement and we will all
see our resurrection, and that we will
all be compensated for our deeds, with
good if they were good and with bad if
they were bad. Allaah (T) said;
"A
day when Allaah resurrects them all, so
they will be informed about what they did,
Allaah remembers though they forgot."
(Al-Mujaadilah 6)
And;
"The
day when He gathers you all for a day of
assembly, that is a day of mutual loss."
(At-Taghaabun 9)
That is the Day of Resurrection, so they
will be gathered for the day of Judgement
and compensated for thier deeds. So it
is required that the worshiper believe
in that and trust in it all, and that he
pass the time until that day, that is the
Day of Judgment with tawheed of Allaah
and obeying Him, stayiing away from disobedience
to Him, and fulfilling His rights; it is
for this reason that Allaah (T) said (which
means);
"Except
those who believe..."
Encouraging
Each Other
Meaning
those who believe in Allaah and His Messenger,
those who trust Allaah and His Messenger,
then they do righteous deeds, that is,
they perform the five prayers, perserving
them as Allaah has ordered, performing
them with tranquility of mind and attentive
submission, fulfilling the zakaah, fasting
the month of Ramadhaan, and performing
hajj to the House, being kind to the parents,
keeping the ties of the womb, commanding
good, forbidding evil, struggling in Allaah's
cause, and singling Him out alone with
worship, not associating any one with Him
in that, not doing anything that He prohibited
from the acts of disobedience which He
has forbidden. It is required from every
believer to be cautious of everything that
Allaah has made unlawful for him, similarly
the believing woman must beware of every
kind of disobedience. So the worship of
Allaah and faith in Him means; sincerity
for Allaah in deeds, obeying His orders,
avoiding His prohibitions according to
the methodology which the Prophet (S) came
with. So the believer prays as Allaah ordered
him, he fasts as Allah ordered him, he
gives zakaah as Allaah ordered him, and
he performs Hajj as Allaah ordered him,
he makes jihaad as Allaah ordered him,
he commands good and forbids evil as Allaah
ordered Him and he calls to Allaah, he
advises, encourages his brothers to what
is good. This is the believer in Allaah
and the Hereafter.
The He (T) said;
"And
encourage each other with the truth..."
Meaning with the deed, they encourage each
other to perform and fulfill the obligations
of Allaah, and they prohibit from what
He forbade, and they hope in His reward,
and they fear His punishement out of trust
and sincerity. Then they encourage each
other with patience. So every one gives
advice to his brother when he sees him
failing, he advises him explaining the
good, and calling him back to Allaah saying,
"O borther have taqwaa of Allaah",
"O brother, do this", "O
my brother, stay away from that",
in this way he encourages him to do good.
When he sees him becoming lazy with the
prayer he advises him saying, "O my
brother have taqwaa of Allaah, the prayer
is a pillar of the religion, and it is
obligatory for you to preserve it during
fajr, thuhr, 'asr, maghrib and 'ishaa',
in all of its times it is obligatory that
you hasten to it when the caller calls
the athaan. For the man it is better to
perform it in congregation, for the woman
in her home, with sincerity, faith, aubmisive
attentiveness, tranquility of mind, and
presence of heart." And it is the
same with giving zakaah as Allaah ordered,
and fasting as Allaah ordered, hajj as
Allaah ordered, selling as Allaah ordered,
buying as Allaah ordered, and commanding
good and forbidding evil etc. In all of
his circumstances he is being watched by
Allaah, while at home, while at work, during
his prayer, while he is fasting, when he
is with his wives, in every place he must
be mindful of Allaah, have taqwaa of Him,
obey His orders and take heed to His prohibitions,
hoping in His reward, and fearing His punishment.
This is the meaning of His (T) saying;
"Except
for those who do righteous deeds and encourage
each other with the truth and encourage
each other with patience."
Then with this, he will be encouraging
his brothers and the people of his household
and giving advice to his wife and his children,
advising them to obey Allaah, encouraging
them to do what good He has provided for
them, encouraging his comrades and acquaintances,
advising them and warning them from disobeying
Allaah, and being patient as well. He must
encourage with patience, since no good
will result without it, because these are
deeds that require patience, faith requires
patience, and good works require patience,
so encouraging with the truth and with
patience also requires patience, as does
calling to Allaah and commanding good and
forbidding evil. Haven't you heard about
the wasiyah of Luqmaan to his son? Allaah
(T) said (which means);
"And
when Luqmaan said to his son while admonishing
him, "O my son! Do not associate partners
with Allaah, indeed shirk is a tremendous
wrong." (Luqmaan 13)
Then Allaah mentioned encouraging the parents,
and the child encouraging his parents even
if they are disbelievers, that you treat
them kindly and behave well as companions
to them since perhaps Allaah will guide
them by such means. Then Luqmaan said to
his son;
"O
my son! Establish the prayer, command good
and forbid from evil and have patience
with what afflicts you, indeed that is
among the greatest of matters. And do not
swell your cheek [out of arrogance] with
men, and do not walk insolently through
the land." (Luqmaan 13)
Meaning beware of becoming arrogant proud
and enamored with yourself, you must be
humble not proud, for the believer has
taqwaa of Allaah and is mindful of Allaah
in all situations. So he fulfills what
Allaah has obligated and stays away from
what He has prohibited, and he advises
his brothers, encouraging them to obey
Allaah, commanding them with good, and
forbidding them from evil and not doing
it himself.
"By
time, indeed mankind is lost, except for
those who believe and perform righteous
deeds, and encourage each other with the
truth, and encourage each other with patience."
(Al-'Asr)
These four characteristics are the characteristics
of those who have profited the salvation
of happiness. The first is faith, the trust
in Allaah and His Messenger and in what
Allaah and His Messenger informed about
regarding that which was and that which
will be, then, acting, by fulfilling the
things that Allaah has made obligatory,
and staying away from what He has prohibited.
It is not enough to say and that's all.
It must include the action of the heart
and the limbs. The heart's actions are
fearing Allaah, hoping in Him, loving Him,
and feeling submissive to Him (T). This
must then include the actions of the limbs,
fulfilling the obligations instituted by
Allaah, and staying away from His prohibitions,
and staying within the limits that He has
regulated, advising one's brothers, and
encouraging his brothers wherever they
may be, whether they are at sea, or on
land, whether in a car or on a ship, whether
in a private or social gathering, whenever
they see an evil they object to it, whenever
they see an infringement they admonish
and remind, they encourage to do good,
they give good advice, and they warn against
evil. This is how the believer is with
his brothers, this is how the believing
woman is with her sisters in Allaah, as
well as with her husband, her children
and her relatives, she gives them advice
as to what is best for them, so the man
advises, and the woman advises. Allaah
(T) said (which means);
"Have
taqwaa of Allaah as much as you are able."
(At-Taaghabun 16)
And the Prophet (S) said,
The religion is advising, the religion
is advising, the religion is advising.
They said, "To what Messenger of Allaah?"
He said,
To Allaah, His Book, His Messneger, and
to the imaams of the Muslims and the common
among them.
Jareer Bin 'Abdullaah al-Bajli, the noble
companion (R) said;
"I
pledged to the Prophet (S) to establish
the prayer, pay the zakaah, and to advise
every Muslim."
The
Believer's Character
So
the believer advises his brothers when
he sees something wrong, not neglecting
to do so with his friends or others, Allaah
(T) said;
"The
believing men and the believing women are
friends of each other, commanding good
and forbidding evil, establishing the prayer
and giving the zakaah, obeying Allaah and
His Messenger. These it is whom Allaah
will have mercy on. Indeed, Allaah is Mighty,
Wise." (At-Tawbah 71)
These are the characteristics of the believer
and these are their manners as mentioned
in this great aayah; the believing men
and women are friends of each other, the
opposite of Allaah's enemies, so the believers
are friends loving each other in Allaah,
and advising each other under Him. The
believer does not cheat his brother, he
does not deceive him, or lie about him,
the believer is the believer's brother,
he does not cheat or deceive, they are
friends of each other. So the one who cheats
his brother or lies about him, or wrongs
him has wronged the brotherhood of faith,
he has violated and transgressed it, and
he has disobeyed his Lord by it. So he
must preserve this faith by performing
the obligations and avoiding the prohibitions
while commanding good and forbidding evil,
fulfilling what Allaah has said;
"The
believing men and the believing women are
friends of each other, commanding good
and forbidding evil, establishing the prayer
and giving the zakaah, obeying Allaah and
His Messenger. These it is whom Allaah
will have mercy on. Indeed, Allaah is Mighty,
Wise." (At-Tawbah 71)
In this way, the believers have mercy with
one another, they advise one another, they
admonish one another, and they command
good and forbid evil, so that they guide
the people in their homes, their brothers,
and their friends and others, to what is
good, as Allaah (T) said (which means);
"And
who is better in speech than the one who
calls to Allaah, does righteous deeds,
and says, "Indeed I am one of the
Muslims."" (Fussilat
41:33)
And;
"Invite
to the way of your Lord with wisdom and
good admonition and argue with them with
that which is best." (An-Nahl
125)
And;
"Say:
"This is my way, I invite to my Lord
with clarity, I and whoever follows me.
Glorious is Allaah, and I am not one of
the mushrikeen."" (Yusuf
108)
So the knowledgeable people of clarity
invite to Allaah and to following the Messenger
(S). They are the people of insight and
the people of knowledge, inviting to Allaah
and guiding the people to good with clarity
and with knowledge, hoping in Allaah's
reward, fearing his punishment. So it is
required that believing man and every believing
woman invite to Allah in accordance with
the degree of knowledge and their capability.
It is not allowed for anyone to say anything
about Allaah without knowledge, rather
he is to invite to Allaah according to
his knowledge and as much as he understands.
So when he sees a believing man or woman
who is infringing on what is due of the
prayer, neglecting it or becoming lazy
with it then he advises him and commands
him with the good and warns him from being
negligent with the prayer and becoming
lazy with it. The same if he sees someone
disobeying his parents, or cutting off
the ties of the womb, of if he sees someone
lying or cheating in his dealings, then
it is required from him to advise him saying,
"Have taqwaa of Allaah, the Muslim
is the Muslim's brother, he does not wrong
or become harsh with him" Whenever
he sees some disgraceful behavior from
him he advises and guides to what is good.
Advising and encouraging the truth includes
students examinations, encouraging truthfulness
without cheating, as well as in business
dealings, buying and selling in a trustworthy
manner without cheating, even for the produce
dealers, that they advice each other to
not cheat. Every Muslim must behave this
way whatever his occupation, advising his
co-workers with the truth according to
his ability. So it is obligatory to do
all of your deeds with trust as Allaah
has ordered it, and it is obligatory to
advise that as Allaah has ordered it. The
same is the case of the husband with his
wife, it is obligatory for him to advise
her and to teach her, that he be good and
gentle with her, having good relations
with her and a smiling face. It is not
allowed for him to always be frowning and
scowling at his family members. Rather
he must have good relations, good speech,
with his wife and his family, with his
children and his parents. So he is to command
good and forbid evil through good character
and nice speech. The same is the case of
the wife with her husband, she must have
good manners, advising him, being patient
and dealing in a good manner with him.
The same is the case of the father with
his children; he must have taqwaa of Allaah
regarding them, and advise them. The same
for the mother with her children, having
taqwaa of Allaah regarding them and advising
them, commanding good and forbidding evil.
The same for one's friends, he must advise
them, loving what is good for them, commanding
them with what is good and forbidding them
from what is evil. So when he sees them
becoming lazy with fajr prayer or otherwise,
he gives him advice to the contrary. Saying,
"This is one of the obligations that
Allaah has prescribed, and prayer is one
of the pillars of the religion, avoiding
it is disbelief."
For the Prophet (S) said;
Between a man and disbelief and shirk
is leaving the prayer.
And;
The head of the matter is Islaam, and
prayer is its pillar.
And;
The covenant that is between us and
them is the prayer, whoever leaves it then
he has committed kufr.
So in this way the important position of
the prayer is known. So it is obligatory
to warn against being careless with it.
And the same is the case with all matters,
it is obligatory to advise and encourage
each other with the truth, helping each
other towards righteousness and taqwaa
and to avoid what is harmful.
I ask Allaah to cause us and all of the
Muslims to act according to what He loves
and is pleased with, that He keep us all
firm on His religion, and we seek refuge
in Him from our bad deeds and the bad deeds
of all of the Muslims, from the darkness
of wrong, and that He grant us fiqh in
the religion, granting us all a good ending....
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