An inauthentic SMS

Question

Yesterday I have received a SMS which needs further clarification, SMS is in roman English to keep the exact wording.

“Hazoor-e-Pak kay rozay say awaz aai hay kay namaz qaim karo. Qayamat aanay wali hay. Jo shaks is khabar ko 10 gharon tak pohnchae ga 10 din baad un kay ghar main khushi aae gi. Or jo nazar andaz karay ga 10 din baad azab aae ga ye baat aap kay pass amanat hay”
You are requested to have a brief FATWA on the above mentioned text and the genuineness of the text through Ulma Hazraat.
Hope to see your earliest possible response in this regard,

Answer

Wa alaikumussalam

The first part of the SMS is a claim.Most of such claims are void or at least inauthentic. We don’t need such incidents for understanding and practicing Islam .Alhamdulillah! Rasulullah P.B.U.H has described all important portions of Islam in breif and Our Ulama have written thousands of books to clarify each concept of Islam.

The 2nd part of SMS is a threat on rejecting the proposal and such threats could only be given by Allah via Wahi which is impossible in our age. Therefore we can say undoubtfully that the message is illegal and unlawful in the sight of Sharia. Ignore it and be sure this SMS has no effect on your luck(Taqdeer)

Some questions by a Non Muslim

Question

Assalam O Alaykum

A non Muslim asked some questions from my friend who is living in Dubai, please answer these questions.

who deserves to go to heaven? Who goes to heaven? How to go to heaven?

Do u want to go to heaven? What will u do there? Who would u like to meet there?

Why do they say heaven and hell is eternal – forever and ever and no way out and also it says that people will be punished on their mistakes then be taken to heaven.

Which one is better. The first to know there is either heaven or hell or or or the second, when people live as they like knowing that they will eventually go to heaven.

Answer

see Ashrafuljawab by Ml Ashraf Ali Thanvi for detail. here r  short answers:

who deserves to go to heaven? Who goes to heaven? How to go to heaven?

All religions have 

1.     faith of a perfect n abstract personality who is the creator of this universe  for the judgement of human and Jinn.

2.     similarly all have the concept of Prophets and 

3.     its also clear that different prohet came in different ages and places and

4.      people of that age were ordered by that prophet to accept him and left the rulings of previous one.

now u can analyse and understand which religion should be followed nowadays, that is:

• The one that came into being in the last.
• whose prophet called him last prophet
• that has message for people of all places

 hence we can say: Islam is the finally launched religion by the ultimate creator.

It means nowadays only Islam’s follower can qualify for Heaven.

Why do they say heaven and hell is eternal – forever and ever and no way out and also it says that people will be punished on their mistakes then be taken to heaven.

Heaven and Hell are eternal in future sense and were created in past by Allah. So there is no conflict.

Which one is better. The first to know there is either heaven or hell or or or the second, when people live as they like knowing that they will eventually go to heaven.

The first one is better bcaz we have faith in that God who plans everything and make the universe for judgment not for entertainment. and definitely only such a person will work hard to get him out of the hell.

starting in prayer depends upon verbal Takbeer not on physical actions

Question

Assalam-o-Alaikum respectable Mufti sahib!

I have two important questions from you:

q-1)
yesterday on 12 february, 2010, during ISHA prayer in Masjid me and my friend were standing behind and ARABIC IMAM. we observed that the IMAM said TAKBEER first and after a little while he raised his hands upto his ears. But almost everybody, including me and my friend, we raised our hands soon after the TAKBEER. so our observation is that we had started our prayer before the IMAM. in this case what will be the status of our namaz?

q-2)
after the prayer, a person stood up and asked for some help because he needed some money for his medical treatment. my friend told me that if anyone ask for help in masjid from GHAIR-ULLAH, helping him is a great sin. please tell me whether my friend was right or wrong?

all the best,

wassalam

Answer

Wa alaikumussalam

1. Your prayer is valid since starting in prayer depends upon verbal Takbeer not on physical actions and ur Imam did it before u people.
2. of course begging in a Masjid  and helping him at that time are sin. but this is normally done due to ignorance and unawareness of religion. so my advice is that if u feel the person is really needy and not a professional beggar , take him outside ,make clarification of issue and help him.

Niaz of Muharram

Question

Assalam-o-alaikum
I have read somewhere that the 'niaz' on 10th muharram in which people distribute food like rice or sweets on 10th muharram, is a biddat, forbidden in islam. The same holds true in case of the thursday 'niaz'. please correct me if am wrong.
My question is that some of our neighbours distribute 'niaz' on such occassions and also send it to us. Is it allowed to eat such food.?

Answer

wa alaikumussalam

Niaz means a type of Ibadat and it may be done for two reasons:

• either assuming it as a sunnah, n it needs proof  at least from the Sahaba age by the Sahaba.
• or only for Eesal e Sawab, n it should not be conditional to any specific time, quantity or ways                                                                                                             both reasons r not valid here since its neither a sunnah nor absolute from time and way adopted therefore not allowed n should be considered as a bidat.Similarly its not allowed to accept it from neighborhood. if somebody accepts it due to negligence or any other reason its better to freeze it n send it to any poor person later. 

Car leasing agreements

Question

as salam o alikum

                             bhai C.S.D (canteen stores department    which comes under army) ya islamic banks (BANK ISLAMI / MEEZAN BANK) say installments py gari (car) laina jaiz ha ya nahi ?

Answer

wa alaikumussalam

 Leasing based agreements as launched by Islamic banks ,named, r lawful n permissible  in the sight of Sharia, however hire purchasing or financial leasing practiced by conventional banks and leasing companies is unlawful.

Sharia’a Guidance for Karachi Victims

 وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنْفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ 

And we will definitely examine them with something of fear, hunger, lack of money and lives and fruits,tell those who are Patient

1. Remain hopeful: Think for the reward hereafter and hope for better alternatives in this world too.

2. Tolerance: Do not take revenge from non-related people.

3. Unity: the preplanned aggression was just to disturb our trade and unity.

4. Be awaken: don’t get misused by the anti Pakistan and anti Islam forces.

5. Political protest: ask relief from government by all positive means.

6. Pray Allah: for betterness of yourself, Pakistan, and Islam.

7. Get pleased: being a victim you have resemblance with Anbiya.