[dhikrullah.com] - Reminding because it benefits the believers!

Sometimes thats all people say, bla bla bla. They don’t even think about what they’re saying but yap on for ages about nothing. The tongue is both a great gift and a great danger for us, both in this world and the hereafter and we should try to use it wisely both in speech and even when we yapping on online.

The Prophet SAW said: “Sometimes one may utter a word without thinking whether it is right or wrong and because of that he may slip down in the Fire as far away as the East is from the West.”

The angels are writing down everything we say, think before you speak and with this hadeeth in mind, be careful of what you say *smiles*

The fatwah police are a unit of Muslims who before you can say,”whats the ruling of..” they’ll shout HARAM. They’ll go around looking for islamic questions to answer with good intentions, however without the nesseccary qualifications or daleel to back up their claim. The fatwah police are not recruiting so don’t enroll yourself.

Allah SWT says in Surah Nahl; verse 116: And say not concerning that which your tongues put forth falsely: “This is lawful and this is forbidden,” so as to invent lies against Allaah. Verily, those who invent lies against Allaah will never prosper.”

Only say something is haraam or halaal if you have the evidence and you know the evidence and the opinion is supported by the ulema. Its very dangerous to fall into this trap of getting used to giving religious verdicts without knowledge, the Sahaba RH would dislike rushing to give fatawaah so why is it we rush around trying to give verdicts like its an emergency [unless it is of course]. And fair enough if its clear and known well established haraam such as alcohol etc. but people rush for minor things like if questioned if its permissible to eat with your right hand while reading a book with your left hand and riding a bike at the same time and you’ll get the fatwah police saying its haram cos the Prophet SAW didnt do it..or something.

We will all be questioned about what we say, imagine we said something accidently and this like I dunno, somehow made the guy commit suicide or or some other major sin or he refrained from something that was beloved to Allah SWT. Theres no harm in saying Allah knows best and asking them to ask the people of knowledge, we dont lose brownie points in the sight of Allah but in fact might gain some.

Its is narrated the Prophet SAW said:“Whoever was given a fatwaa with no proof, his sin will go back on the one who gave him the fatwaa.”

Just remember the next time you get your tongue out to give a fatwah: you have the right to remain silent. Anything you do say may be used against you in the court of Allah on the day of Judgement.

Not literally, I mean in prayer. What is it with people who pray like its the olympics. This applies to brothers mostly in the masjid, following the imam though can apply to sisters who pray in jama’3ah also.

No matter what happens, you cannot beat the imam, you cant leave till he is finished, so whats the rush.

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “Do not bow until he bows, do not prostrate until he prostrates [meaning the imam].”

He [SAW] also said:“Does the one who raises his head before the imam not fear that Allaah may turn his head into the head of a donkey, or make his form like that of a donkey?”

So ayuhal muminoon, please dont try to beat the imam *smiles*