The Sin of Speaking without Knowledge

Speaking about Allah, the Most High, without knowledge, is the foremost aspect of shirk, which incurs the most severe punishment from Allah. For this reason, this is not allowed under any circumstances. This is clearly communicated by Allah in Surah A'araaf, which highlights the severity of this sin, by comparing it with other major sins. He, the Mighty said: "Say: The things that my Lord has indeed forbidden are, Al-Fawaahish (every kind of illegal sexual intercourse) whether committed openly or secretly. He, the Most High then moved on to describe a more severe "sin, unjust oppression" Then to that sin which is even more severe: "joining partners (in worship) with Allah (shirk), for which He gave no authority" And then He, the All-Knowing punctuated it with that sin which most severe: "and saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge. " [Al-A'araaf 7: 331 In the Tafseer of this Aayah, the scholars of Islam have said that: "If speaking about Islam (Allah, the Most High) is not the greatest crime, then Allah certainly intended to emphasize it that way. Zinaa (fornication and adultery), the first mentioned (sin in the Aayah) is an act of one committing a sin on his/her own soul. Secondly: (Allah mentions) oppression, a sin committed against others. This is definitely a greater evil. Then He, the Most High mentions shirk (i.e. joining partners in worship with Allah), obviously a greater evil than the first two, and finally, speaking without knowledge in Islam; Every sin that followed was always greater than the previous one. Thus, if it (speaking about Allah without knowledge) is not the greatest of sins, as it was mentioned last, it was certainly intended (by Allah) to be understood that way." It should be seriously noted that this very grave sin is only because of Satan's encouragement of the ignorant and sometimes arrogant seekers of name and fame. Allah, the Most High said: "Verily, it is indeed Satan that makes you do evil and say things about Allah (or His deen) of which you have no proper knowledge." [Al-Baqarah 2:169] Therefore, based upon the above aayah, we find that this is the most serious prohibition with Allah Himself. The following categories of sins are incorporated in "Speaking of Allah without knowledge": a) Lying upon Allah, the Almighty. b) Attributing to Allah, the Most High, what is not suitable for Him c) Bid'ah (innovation) or modifying and altering Allah's Deen d) Negating what He, the Most High, has affirmed e) Affirming what He, the Most High, negated f) Hostility to those who champion His cause g) Supporting His enemies h) Loving those whom He hates and hating those He loves i) Describing Him with what does not befit Him in His Essence, His Attributes, His Statements or His Actions. Therefore, because of the amount of sins included in this category, there can be no greater prohibition. It is from this sin that Shirk (associating partners with Allah) and all forms of Kufr (disbelief) originate. All forms of Bid'ah (innovations) are also founded upon "speaking about Allah without knowledge." Another thing which the scholars say is: Notice how Allah SWT has arranged the crimes in order of their seriousness: Open shameful deeds - Secret shameful deeds - Oppression - Shirk - Talking about have with no knowledge. So talking about Allah SWT with no knowledge could be a worse form of Shirk in some cases. Wallahu A'lam.
~this post was taken from muslimah connection

A Mothers Advice to her Daughter

The following is an advice from a Jahili mother to her daughter on her wedding day.

O my daughter! If the advice were to be left off the virtuous and well-mannered, you would be in no need of advice. However, the advice reminds the forgetful and guides the wise. And if a women were to forsake marriage because of her parents' wealth or their fondness of her, you would be in least need for marriage. However, the women have been made for the men, and for them were the men made.O my daughter! You are now departing from the climate where you lived and the nest where you grew, to a unfamiliar domicile and companion. By virtue of your husband's custody, he is now a watcher and master over you. So be a maid to him, and he will surely be your servant. Be his earth(in submission), and he will be your sky (in protection). Preserve for him ten qualities, and they will be a treasure for you:

1) Submit to him by showing contentment (in regard to what he gives you)
2) Listen to him and obey him in the best manner.
3) Guard where his eye looks, so that it will not fall on anything ugly from you.
4) Guard what his nose smells, so that he will not smell from you but the best aroma.
5) Respect his meal times, for the attack of hunger is a cause for rage.
6) Respect his sleep times, for the disturbance of sleep is a cause of annoyance.
7) Safeguard his wealth by employing good judgment.
8) Care for his children and servants by employing good planning.
9) Do not disobey any of his commands, for if you do, you would bring resentment into his breast.
10) Do not disclose any of his secrets, for if you do, you would not be secure from his revenge.

Furthermore, do not display joy when he is worried, nor sadness when he is happy, for this will breed hatred. And remember, my daughter, that the more you please him, the more he honors you. And remember that you will not attain what you desire from him unless you give preference to his likes over yours."

Recorded in al-Aghani by al-Asbahani (partially included in Tuhfat ul-'Arus, pp.91-92).

Graditude





I have been in Georgia now, since April 2007. Masha'Allah it has been and long rough road for my children and I. I mean in a 9 month period we lived in hotels, with 3 Muslim families and 1 Kufaar family (5 percenters the worst) . People were mean too us, took advantage of us. When I tell my husband some of the things that happened it breaks his heart Masha'Allah. But I was thinking about the situation today. I actually think about it almost everyday. But today, I was really kinda happy that we had those experiences. You know what I mean? Allah forbid that we ever go back to the state of homelessness again. But I also pray that I never forget the lessons that were learned. In that time period, I learned so much about the Mercy of my Rabb! Althought I didn't have a place of my own, we never slept on the streets, shelter or in our van! We always ate. I got a chance to look at this religion in ways that I never did before. I feel like now I have such a better understanding of iman, and wanting for my fellow muslim what I want for myself. Believe me being put in that situation, really lets you see the worst in your fellow Muslim. Allahu Must'an.



I have really seen the mercy of ALLAH in my life. Since the birth of my daughter 4 years ago I have wanted to be a stay at home mother, she has sickle cell anemia and I have always hated leaving her with people. But Alhamdulillah, Allah has blessed my children and I will a wonder brother to be my husband and my children's wali (that's what they call him) and this man is a wonderful provider, he's a patient, kind generous brother, Masaha'Allah. We now have a home and I was able to leave my part time job and stay home with the younger two of my children Masah'Allah. I am homeschooling my daughter now, my baby boy is potty trained. Alhamdulillah. Insha'Allah we will be blessed to see another Ramadan. Life, Masha'Allah is good. Alhamdulillah. I am soo grateful to Allah for the test I have been tested with and the lessons I have learned. I pray that I never forget and insha'Allah I will be able to help someone else in a simular situation.



As Ramadan quickly approaches I am grateful to Allah for the good and the bad, for having a wonderful new husband Masah'Allah and great children. I am praying that I come out of Ramadan a better student of Islam, better wife and mother. I pray that Allah forgives our sins and accepts our fast. I pray that we do more good deeds and practice this religion the way that Allah has intended and His Messenger (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam) showed us how without following our own desires and using our own intellect. Ameen

........................... just venting

So my life has been so crazy for a while now, but Masaha'Allah things are starting to slow down and become "normal". But during the craziness chapter, I got a ticket on the day of my wedding no doubt. First off, I was sorta homeless when I got married and like all of my belonging and my children's belonging were in my van, so you can imagine the embarrassement of not having a place for my new husband to sit in the van. But Alhamdulillah we got over that, but then shortly after that I got pulled over by the police and a ticket for having a busted headlight! SubhanaAllah, the day of the signing of my Nikkah was banana's, I have only told you part of all the craziness, I'll save that for another post.

OK. So fast forward to today. I have a court date for this ticket on I believe the 19th of this month but my husband says the 18th, Allahu Alim. So my husband tells me to get the ticket. So I got to my purse, to get my wallet, where I KNOW the ticket is and ............NO TICKET! So my zawj says look in the purse, so I look in the purse and ................ NO TICKET! SubhanAllah where the heck is this thing. So then my wonderful zawj, who is sooo good to me Masha'Allah says, I thought you had it together better than that!!

Yo like I was just the bag lady a month ago when you married me. Give me second to unpack and get it together! was the thought that came to my mind, but I just said. OK honey go to sleep, I'll take care of it in the morning.

So how am I gonna find this ticket!

OMG, I have not blogged since Feburary! SubhanAllah! Well, I'm back and I am still kicking. Quick update. I was homeless for abou t9 months, masha'Allah, but I'm on a comeback. Alhamdulillah. Allah has truly been merciful to my family and I. I got married on 7/11/08 to a wonderful brother, that has provided my children and I with a home, and love, and he takes real good care of us masha'Allah.

So I'm gonna spare you the details of my time as a homeless single mom and just say Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar!