السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

الحمد لله و الصلاة و السلام على رسول الله و على آله و أصحابه أجمعين. أما بعد:

Is it permissible to use the phrase ‘Go to hell!’ which in colloquial usage in English means ‘Get lost!’, or is used to express anger and/or frustration to another Muslim?

Answer.

1) A Muslim must watch over his words whenever he speaks, if his speech is not beneficial he should remain silent.
Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak good or else keep silent …”

2)A Muslim wishes only good for his fellow Muslim. Hence saying go to hell to a Muslim is the worst thing that can be said to any muslim.

Jundab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A man said: By Allah, Allah will not forgive this person! Allah Almighty said: Who is he who swore by me that I will not forgive someone? I have forgiven him and nullified your good deeds.” (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2621)

3)If someone says that, I’ just wanted to show disgust and anger but didn’t really mean it that way’, we tell him that abusing a Muslim is not allowed.

The Prophet ﷺ said: “Insulting a Muslim is an evil action (Fisq) and fighting him is disbelief (Kufr).” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari (48) and Muslim (64).)

4) Can a careless word or phrase like ‘go to hell’ take one into the hell fire?

Yes, sometimes a careless word can destroy our Akhirah.

When the divided and weak Muslim Arab states (Taaifas) of Andalus (Spain) were being defeated in successive battles by the Crusaders of Spain, and loosing territories, they had a decisive meeting.

The Arabs petty rulers saw that Sultan Yousuf bin Tashfeen had established a strong government and Islamic state in North Africa, Ad-Dawlatul-Murabiteen (Al-Moravid Empire). Sultan Yousuf bin Tashfeen was a non-Arab Berber, he had a magnificent army.

When the Arabs thought of inviting Sultan Yousuf bin Tashfeen to defeat the Crusaders, one of the Arab princes presented his fears on inviting Sultan Yousuf bin Tashfeen to his father Al-Mu’tamid (King of Seville) saying (summarizing his words), ‘What if Yousuf bin Tashfeen stays on and doesn’t leave Spain (i.e. makes us loose our lands and kingships)?’

Al-Mu’tamid said:

“I have no desire to be branded by my descendants as the man who delivered al-Andalus as prey to the infidels. I am loath to have my name cursed in every Muslim pulpit. And, for my part, I would rather be a camel-driver in Africa (under Yousuf bin Tashfeen) than a swine-herder in Castile (under the Christians).”

This quote made them invite the lion from the lions of Islam, Sultan Yousuf bin Tashfeen, to Spain, in 1086 C.E.

He came with a Berber army of 15,000 heavily armed men, and along with 10,000 Andalusian Muslims, this force defeated the Christians, who had an army three times that of the Muslims, in the Battle of Sagrajas, totally annihilating them and significantly delaying the total loss of Spain by many years and generations.

-Abu Muaaz Mohammed Manna

(5th August 2020)

Q) Are bacterias, viruses and other micro organisms Jinns? (Ref. to Haditg below.)

[عن أبي موسى الأشعري:](عن النبي ﷺ) -فَناءُ أُمَّتي بالطَّعنِ والطّاعونِ. فقيل: يا رسولَ اللهِ، هذا الطَّعنُ قد عرَفْناه، فما الطّاعونُ؟ قال: وَخْزُ أعدائِكم منَ الجِنِّ، وفي كلٍّ شَهادَةٌ
الألباني (١٤٢٠ هـ)، إرواء الغليل ١٦٣٧ • صحيح • أخرجه أحمد (١٩٥٢٨)، والطيالسي في «المسند» (٥٣٦)، والبزار (٢٩٨٦) باختلاف يسير • شرح رواية أخرى

Abu Moosa Al-Ash‘ari, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “The end of my Ummah would come through stabbing and Taa‘oon.” They said, “O messenger of Allah! We know stabbing, but what is the Taa‘oon?” He said, “Taa‘oon is the piercing of your enemies from among the Jinn, and, for you, both of them are martyrdom.” [Ahmad]

* This means that Tawoon(plague) is from the evil effects of the Shayateen (evil Jinns). This only refers to Tawoon(plague) and not any other Waba (contagious disease).

* There is no proof in this Hadith to say that other microbes like viruses and bacteria etc are Jinns.

* Coronavirus is not ‘Plague’, it is a type of contagion (Waba). Plague is also a type of Waba, but it can’t be compared to Corona.

-Abu Muaaz Mohammed Manna.

See the link below to know more:

https://www.islamweb.net/en/article/186622/the-relationship-between-the-jinns-and-humans-ii

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) said:

[عن عبدالرحمن بن غنم:] عن عمرَ بنِ الخطّابِ يقولُ من أطاق الحجَّ فلم يحجَّ فسواءٌ عليهِ يهوديًّا مات أو نَصرانيًّا.

Whoever is able to do Hajj but does not do Hajj, then it is all the same whether he dies as a Jew or a Christian.

》ابن كثير (٧٧٤ هـ)، تفسير القرآن ٢/٧٠ • إسناده صحيح
》أحمد شاكر (١٣٧٧ هـ)، عمدة التفسير ١/٣٩٥ • [أشار في المقدمة إلى صحته]
》الحكمي (١٣٧٨ هـ)، معارج القبول ٦٣٩/٢ • إسناده صحيح

(https://islamqa.info/en/answers/235262/soundness-of-the-hadith-whoever-is-not-prevented-from-doing-hajj-by-genuine-need-an-oppressive-ruler-or-debilitating-sickness-and-dies-without-having-done-hajj-let-him-die-if-he-wishes-as-a-jew-or-if-he-wishes-as-a-christian)

The above statement of Umar ibn Al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) shows the severity of not performing the Hajj after being capable of doing it. It doesn’t mean that the non-performer is a Kafir. The non-performer will be deemed a Kafir if he denied the obligation and importance of the Hajj.

The Hajj should be done immediately when one is capable of doing it.

See-

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/41702/obligation-of-performing-hajj-straightaway

Q) Akhi, can we use the story of Umar رضي الله عنه ( the Silk cloak that you mentioned in class today) as an evidence that it is permissible to give something that is Haram upon you to the polytheists? Because I have seen people who dump the Diwali and other festival gifts and sweets they receive, considering it to be a sin to give it to others( even disbelievers) since they are encouraging a sin.

Ans.

الحمد لله و الصلاة و السلام على رسول الله و على آله و أصحابه أجمعين.

There are two types of impermissible things basically:

1) Haram Li Dhatihi (Read as zatihi): I.e. Things that are Haram in and of itself in origin. Ex. Alcohol, pig meat etc.

2) Haram Li Ghairihi: Things that are not originally Haram, but Haram because of some cause (Haram element) connected to it. Ex. Gold isn’t Haram by itself- but for a Muslim man wearing gold is Haram. Also wealth from Haram sources of income.

So from the story of Umar ibn Al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) which is in Sahih Al-Bukhari (2619), we see that Umar (رضي الله عنه) was gifted a cloak of silk by the Prophet ﷺ, but since it is something basically permissible and only Haram for Muslim men- Umar (رضي الله عنه) sent it to his non-Muslim brother, since it’s not prohibited to sell something permissible or gift something permissible to a non-Muslim.

Narrated Ibn `Umar:
`Umar saw a silken cloak over a man for sale and requested the Prophet (ﷺ) to buy it in order to wear it on Fridays and while meeting delegates. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “This is worn by the one who will have no share in the Hereafter.” Later on Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) got some silken cloaks similar to that one, and he sent one to `Umar. `Umar said to the Prophet (ﷺ) “How can I wear it, while you said about it what you said?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “I have not given it to you to wear, but to sell or to give to someone else.” So, `Umar sent it to his brother at Mecca before he embraced Islam. (Al-Bukhari 2619)

But, in the case of Alcohol, it is Haram by itself and thus its sale or gifting to a Non-Muslim is also Haram, as it is included in encouraging a vice.