Akan Ku Niat ni Nanti .

Seseorang yang menghadapi sesuatu soal yang bersifat mudah, sedang ia sendiri masih ragu-ragu mana sebaiknya dilakukan, maka di sunatkan mengerjakan solat istikharah yang bukan termasuk wajib.

I`ll make Dua to Allah that you come to Singapore

Taken from the blog that Sidi Suhaib supervises

Question:

I am a non-”salafi” who attends a “salafi” masjid. How do I cope? How do I protect my Iman?
Alternatively: I am a salafi who attends a sufi masjid……What do I do?

Ust. Abdul Sattar* Ahmed’s response:

Assalamu Alaikum,

1. Listen to the talk by Imam Suhaib Webb from “From Protest To Engagement"

2. Do not get in arguments or correct people when you KNOW that they pray in a certain way or make wudu in a certain way for a reason - they may not follow a madhab. Or, they may do so, but decide to incorporate a few aspects of other madhaahib into their worship. Accepting this fact mentally will make it much easier for you to interact with them because you are not trying to shove your madhab (or any one) for that matter down their throats. You accept that he/she may not follow one - even if wyou disagree. So relax. They aren’t making up the Sunnah or creating hadith out of thin air for it. They just don’t have your specific methodology.

They will not wake up on the Day of Judgment to find their book in their left hand with a big stamp that says; “no madhab/multi-madhab, all prayers null and void” Do not pass go.” We need to be more wise than to think like this.

3. Stop feeling like you have to teach all these misguided people the right way and don’t walk inside like you are their savior. Allah is their savior and yours. Its a masjid and its probably held by a board that agrees with most of the followers’ views. You walking in and arguing will simply cause fitnah. Go there to worship your Lord.

4. Your Iman is not under attack at this masjid. Your tolerance is, your temper may be, your pragmatism is, your common-sense is, and your love for unity in the Ummah is.

Your Iman is under attack - at work, on the street in the summer, in the car with music blasting, at high school, at college, at professional dinner/lunch parties you have to attend to be polite to your coworkers/managers, and at home when you surf the internet or turn on the TV.

Allah told us to actively take Shaytaan as our enemy. Not Salafis. Not sufis. We are not even told to actively strive to make Kuffar our enemies. Shaytaan is our enemy. Remember that.

5. Remain in a group of friends/brothers/organization/group/study circle, which teaches the beliefs that you are more comfortable with and allows you to study them in greater detail even though you pray at this masjid. If your sheikh or teacher causes you to develop hatred and dislike in your heart for others who say the Shahaadah, such that you think about these differences more than you ponder upon Allah (swt)’s greatness - you are with the WRONG “Sheikh”. Get out fast before hatred destroys your Iman.

I have heard how amazing it is in Egypt how salafis, sufis, and salafi sufis are able to pray together in the same masaajid. How people with advanced degrees in Shari’ah and ijaazaat going back to Rasulullah, hold all these different views and are able to get along enough to share masaajid with their massive amounts of knowledge.

6. Grow up. Be intellectually and spiritually mature enough to love these people SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT THEY LOVE RASULULLAH (SAW). Love them because they love Allah. Love them because they are your brothers.

7. Sleep at night - knowing that if Allah (swt) saw fit to run the universe in a different way, he would’ve done it.

wa alaikum assalam

*Abdul Sattar is one of the young leader in the making. A leader of the Young Muslims USA he is an active member in Islamic Dawa. He has completed his degree and is currently active in the Mid-West. He has advanced experience in dealing with the issue that fast Western Muslim youth and it is hoped his contributions to this site will increase. This answer was looked over by an senior student of knowledge and he found it beneficial and encouraged our site to post it.

Very Good Answer

The Question:

“Can you comment on the hadith that talks about the splitting of the Muslim nation into 73 sects?”

The Answer:

Pertaining to the statement of the Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] that, “the Jews split into seventy one sects, and the Christians split in to seventy two sects. And my nation will split into seventy three sects”, then this portion [of the hadith] is from an authentic hadith related by al-Hakim and others. As for the end of the [of the hadith] which states, “Every one of them will be in the fire except one” or “Every one of them will be in Paradise save one” or “Whoever was upon what I and my companions were upon” then all of these additions are not authentic. Therefore, the hadith is sound, which affirms the splitting [of the Prophet’s nation] and is a proof of his prophecy, but concerning the statements referring to the “Fire”, ‘Paradise” or “What I and my companions were upon”, then none of these is authentically reported on behalf the Prophet [may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him].

Regarding the different sects in the Ummah, then from it are those who will be innovators and astray in religion. However, the one who engages in such acts is not a disbeliever. This is because whoever dies and bears witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah will not stay in the fire eternally even if he was astray or an innovator no matter how much he disobeyed Allah. His case is up to Allah to either forgive him or punish him according to the degree of that person’s sin, then, He [the most high], after [purifying this person of his sins] will take this person from the Fire.

Al-‘Allamah Muhamamd Hassan al-Dido al-Shanqiti

taken from www.suhaibwebb.com

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On the other hand been reading two Kalam(theology) books, the former bought from a recent book fair in KL and the latter would you believe it at the biggest aptly named Islamic bookstore online. Will give my thoughts on both after thoroughly dissecting. But its the below book that catches my interest.

Daf' Shubah al-Tashbh is a critique, censure, and refutation of the historical anthropomorphic leanings of some of the Hanbali scholars and learned. At the same time, it is a vindication of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal from the accusations of the anthropomorphism as well as the claim by some Hanbalis, that he adopted anthropomorphic beliefs, similar to theirs. Unmistakably, this work is a polemical commentary on the problematic Qur'anic verses and hadiths that fall under the mutashabih (allegorical and ambiguous) Qur'anic verses and prophetic traditions composed by the author, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597 AH), the author of the well-acclaimed book, Talbis Iblis (The Devils' Deception).

Unlike other books of this genre, this book is significant in that Ibn al-Jawzi offers an incisive critique of scholars of his own school, for which in return, Ibn al-Jawzi was criticised by those Hanbali and Hanbali-lean proponents.

This book is important for anyone who is constantly indulged in discussions and the study of polemical theology (kalam) and scriptural interpretation (ta'wil), but still have been unable to gain clarity concerning the reality and permissibility of ta'wil of the verses commonly referred to as 'The Attributes Verses' (Ayat Al-Sifat).

The appendix further clarifies the issue of scriptural interpretation, figurative language in both the Qur'an and Sunnah (Majaz), the proper intent behind the statement made by the salaf, & 'bila kayf' (Without 'How' as opposed to 'Without Modality or Description'), and an investigation into the ascription of Kitab al-Ibana to Imam Al-Ash'ari.

Readers who will derive the most benefit from this book are those who have been actively involved in the study of matters of interpretation and polemical theology. It also serves as an indispensable primer into one of the greatest debates that continued throughout much of Islam's medieval period, namely that of understanding the attributes of God.

(taken from kitabuun.com)

Ibn al Jauzi is the most voluminous author in the history of Islam and i can say this is his most controversial book. WardahBookstore in Singapore should market this as it serves as a stronghold for which Sunni Muslims could hold on the fact that ta`wil of verses is indeed permissible and those who follow the great imams Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Isma'el al-Ash'ari & Abu Mansur Al Maturidi in the matters of Kalam, are not deemed people of innovation but part of the spectrum of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah. And Allah Knows Best.