Surah Al-Insan, Verse 9:
إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلَا شُكُورًا
(Saying): “We feed you seeking Allah’s Countenance only. We wish for no reward, nor thanks from you.
Surah Al-Insan, Verse 10:
إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا
“Verily, We fear from our Lord a Day, hard and distressful, that will make the faces look horrible (from extreme dislikeness to it).”
(English – Mohsin Khan)
#68 | Explanation of the Creed | al-Barbahaaree (rahimahullah)
Know that no-one will enter Paradise except through the mercy of Allah. Allah will not punish anyone except according to the degree of his sins. If He were to punish them all, the inhabitants of the heavens and the earths, the good and the bad of them, then He would punish them without being unjust to them. ×
It is not permissible to describe Allah the Most High, as being unjust, since the unjust is the one who takes that which is not his own, whereas creation and decree belong to Allah, the Magnificent. The creation is His creation and the world is His.
× Foot note: Ubayy ibn K’ab reports that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasalaam said, “If Allah punished those who inhabit His Heavens and His earth, He would punish them without being unjust to them. If He had mercy upon them, His mercy would be greater than their actions.”
– Reported by Abu Dawood, Ibn Majah and Ahmad. The hadeeth is declared saheeh by Shaykh Al-Albani in Saheehul-Jaami’ (no. 5244)
Surah An-Nisa, Verse 87:
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَيَجْمَعَنَّكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَصْدَقُ مِنَ اللَّهِ حَدِيثًا
Allah, none has the right to be worshipped but He. Surely, He will gather you together on the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt. And who is truer in statement than Allah?
(English – Mohsin Khan)
Surah An-Nisa, Verse 86:
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَسِيبًا
When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it, or (at least) return it equally. Certainly, Allah is Ever a Careful Account Taker of all things.
(English – Mohsin Khan)
Ash-Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan, may Allah preserve him, said :
حلق الشعر وتقليم الأظافر لا يجوزان في عشر ذي الحجة لمن أراد أن يضحي، أو أن يأخذ شيئًا من شعره أو أظافره في عشر ذي الحجة، حتى يذبح أضحيته؛ لنهيه صلى الله عليه وسلم عن ذلك ؛ كما في حديث أسماء رضي الله عنها، أما مجرد تسريح الشعر الذي لا يحصل معه زوال شيء من الشعر؛ فلا بأس به.
“Cutting the hair and trimming the nails is not allowed for the one who intends to make a sacrifice during the ten days of Dhul Hijjah. (Similarly), or to remove any piece of hair from himself or from his nails during the ten days. (This is) until he slaughters his sacrifice due to the prohibition of the Prophet sallahu alayhi wa salam from that, as comes in the hadeeth of Asmaa, may Allah be pleased with her. As for hairstyling only which doesn’t cause pieces of the hair to fall off, then that is okay”
Reference : Muntaqaa min Fataawa al-Fawzaan.
Ash-Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-Uthaymeen rahimahullah, was asked about addressing everyone with the term ‘Shaykh’.
The Answer:
كلمة شيخ في اللغة العربية لا تكون إلا للكبير. إما كبير السن، أو كبير القدر بعلمه أو ماله أو ما أشبه ذلك, ولا تطلق على الصغير.
“The word ‘Shaykh’ in the Arabic language should only be for the one who is considered big. (This is) either (for) the one who is old in age, or for the one who is big in the amount of knowledge he possesses, or in the wealth he has, or whatever is similar to that. And it shouldn’t be uttered for the young one”
لكن كما قلت: تفشت الآن حتى كاد يلقب بالشيخ من كان جاهلاً أو لم يعرف شيئاً, وهذا فيما أرى لا ينبغي;… فالذي أرى: أنها لا تطلق كلمة شيخ إلا على من يستحقها, إما لكبره، أو لشرفه وسيادته في قومه, أو لعلمه.
“As you mentioned, it has become common now to the degree (that) the ignorant one will be practically referred to as a ‘Shaykh’, or (even for) the one who doesn’t know anything. And this (action) according to my opinion is inappropriate… For verily I don’t see that the term ‘Shaykh’ should be expressed except for the one who deserves it. Either due to his old age, or due to his great status and role of leadership to his people, or due to his knowledge… ”
Reference:
A Side Note: We should also refrain from using this term as a regular word when addressing one another although the actual meaning may not be intended however it is always best to close all doors which may lead to us raising a person above his level. Allah knows best.
Those who eat Ribaa (usury) will not stand (on the Day of Resurrection) except like the standing of a person beaten by Shaitan (Satan) leading him to insanity. That is because they say: “Trading is only like Ribaa (usury),” whereas Allaah has permitted trading and forbidden Ribaa (usury). So whosoever receives an admonition from his Lord and stops eating Ribaa (usury) shall not be punished for the past; his case is for Allaah (to judge); but whoever returns [to Ribaa (usury)], such are the dwellers of the Fire – they will abide therein.
(Al-Baqarah 2:275)
Have you seen him who takes his own lust (vain desires) as his ilaah (god), and Allaah knowing (him as such), left him astray, and sealed his hearing and his heart, and put a cover on his sight.
(Al-Jathiyah 45:23)
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