A
Rule to Remember
My Dear Islamic Brothers! Remember!
it is important to decide a salary where deciding is expected, for instance
labour, rent for a house, shop or car, but if a price is already fixed and the
people involved already know then deciding again is not needed, for instance
when sitting in a hotel there are menus with the prices and the customer is
aware of them, or if the prices of food are known buy the customer without
having to ask anyone or look at a menu, this also includes bus fares. My Dear
Islamic brothers! Unfortunately, most of us are unaware of such rulings and to
know them is absolutely vital otherwise one will commit treachery without even
realising what he has done. To develop the desire to learn these things, make a
habit of travelling in the Sunnah-inspiring Qafilas of Dawat-e-Islami
punctually and to gain steadfastness, act upon the Madanī In'aamaat and fill in
the Madanī In'aamaat card doing Fikr-e-Madina and hand it in to your local
responsible Islamic brother at the end of every month, اِنْ شَاءَ الله عَزَّوَجَلَّ you will see the blessings of this for
your self.
صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيب صَلَّى اللهُ
تَعَالَى عَلَى مُحَمَّد
The
Third Piece of Merchandise: Treachery
One of Satan's pieces of merchandise
is treachery which he sells to women. This does not mean that men are not
treacherous. Deceiving people is a sin whether men do it or women. Deceiving
Muslims is a major sin, Harām and leads to Hell.
The
Deceiver is cursed
Ameer-ul-Mumineen, Sayyidunā Abu
Bakr Siddiq رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ narrates that the
Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
وَسَلَّم said, "One who harms a Muslim or deceives him is
cursed". (Jami' Tirmizi, Hadith 1948, V3, P378, Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)
Another narration mentions this saying of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم, "One who harms
anyone will be harmed by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
and one who causes difficulties to anyone will be put in difficulty by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ."
(Ibn-e-Majah, V3, P107, Hadith
2342, Beirut)
صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيب صَلَّى اللهُ
تَعَالَى عَلَى مُحَمَّد
No
Entry into Heaven
Our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم
has warned, "The one who deceives us is not amongst us, treachery and
cheating is of hell". (Tabarani Kabeer, Hadith 10234, V10, P138, Dar
Ihyaitturathil Arabiy Beirut) In another Hadith, he صَلَّى
اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم said, "There are
three types of people who will not enter paradise; (1) Cheaters (2) Those who
remind people of favours (3) Stingy people.
(Tirmizi, V3, P388, Hadith 1970,
Dar-ul-Fikr Beirut)
Reminding
People of Favours is Harmful
My Dear Islamic Brothers! These
days, like treachery, the illness of reminding people of favours is very common
amongst Muslims. Remember! Reminding people of favours ruins the virtue done by
doing that favour. For example, in front of others Zaid says to Bakr, "You
should thank me for getting you have a job, you should be grateful to me for
teaching you how to perform wudu", in this way Satan ruins his virtues, in
fact teasing hurts a Muslim's emotions. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
says:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا
تُبْطِلُوا صَدَقَاتِكُم بِالْمَنِّ وَالْأَذَىٰ
TRANSLATION FROM KANZ-UL-IMAN
O
you who believe! Do not make your Almsgiving vain by reproach and injury.
(Part 3 Surah Al Baqarah verse
264)
Styles
of Giving Money
Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan Naeemi عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ says in
"Noor-ul-Irfan", this tells us that if giving sadaqah to a poor
person publicly humiliates him it should be given secretly without others
knowing because giving sadaqah publicly in this case would cause him
grief". So when giving money to a scholar or Imam, the envelope should be
given secretly. Some people place the money in the Imam's hand and close it in
a manner revealing that he is being given money; some people give a note for
Dua in a manner implying it is money! This manner of giving a note could hurt
the feelings of a dignified Muslim.
Shaikh
Shibli's عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ hatred for Treachery
My Dear Islamic Brothers! Treachery
is a big problem. Our pious saints رَحِمَهُمُ اللهُ
تَعَالَى hated treachery. Sayyidunā Shaikh Abu Bakr Shibli رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ went to a sheikh to
learn the science of nahw (Arabic etymology). The teacher said, "Daraba
Zaidun Amran" (Zaid hit Amr) He asked his teacher, "Did Zaid really
hit Amr?" He replied, "No, it is only an example". The shaikh
said, "I do not want to learn the thing based on lies".
(Nuzha-tul-Majalis, Baab-uz-Zakaat,
P199, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiya)
My Dear Islamic Brothers! Did you
see how much Sayyidunā Abu Bakr Shibli رَضِيَ اللهُ
عَنْهُ hated treachery? This is an example of his great piety, despite
the fact that there was no harm in giving such an example.
Imam
Bukhari عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ and the Man who was
deceiving a Horse
The most authentic book after the
Holy Qur'an is "Sahih Bukhari". Sayyidunā sheikh Muhammad bin Ismail
Bukhari رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ has done a huge
favour upon the Muslim Ummah by collecting these Ahadith. Here is an example of
his piety and scrupulous character. He once went to see a man in order to hear
a Hadith. The man's horse had run away from him and stood at a distance. To
make the horse walk towards him he lifted his shirt and acted as if he had
barley inside it and began to tempt the animal, this made the animal come back
to him allowing the man to catch it. Sayyidunā Imam Bukhari رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُasked the man if he really did have barley in
his shirt, to which the reply was, "No, I only did it to bring the horse
back". The Imam said, "How can I take a blessed hadith of The Holy
Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
وَسَلَّم from a man who lies to animals!"
(Nuzha-tul-Majalis,
Baab-uz-Zakaat, P199, Dar-ul-Kutubul Ilmiya)
My Dear Islamic Brothers! Our pious
saints had Madanī frame of mind; our minds do not have access to where their
minds reached. May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
protect us from the disasters of treachery.
أَمِينَ بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الْأَمِين صَلَّى
اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم
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