THE AHAADITH DRAWS A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN DISEASES AND DESOLATE

MUSAAJID
 Allah Ta`ala declares in Surah Taubah, Aayat 18:

“Only those attend  the Musaajid of Allah who believe in Allah and the Last Day, who establish
Salaah, who pay Zakaah and  who fear Allah only. It is they who are rightly guided”.

 There has been much debacle surrounding the opening and re-opening of the Musaajid following
the oppressive lockdown. Allah Ta`ala in His Infinite Wisdom has utilised this crisis as a criterion to
distinguish between Imaan and Nifaaq. The Aayat cited above clearly and unambiguously outlines
the answer to the question every simple Muslim has been mulling in his mind. We mention “simple
Muslim” because to every true believer, this issue is a “no-brainer”. Every true believer knows,
understands and accepts fully that Fardh Salaat with congregation in the Musjid for men is
COMPULSORY. Viruses, plagues, pandemics, etc. are not and never were an excuse to abandon the
Musaajid! There is a plethora of Saheeh Ahaadith to substantiate this ruling. We, as well as many
Ulama-e-Haqq have cited these Ahaadith in other articles. The present ‘crisis’ which some may refer
to as a ‘pandemic’ is also nothing new in the history of mankind and Islam. We have evidence from
the lives of the Sahaabah (radhiallahu anhum) – more specifically the Khulafa-e-Raashideen – who
had experienced genuine plagues, and yet their lives as Mu`mineen continued as normal, insofar, as
their attendance in the Musjid was concerned.

 The Aayat above clearly outlines the quality of people who attend the Musaajid. This Aayat has two
implications.

Firstly, it refers to the fact that disbelievers do not and are not allowed to enter and attend our
Musaajid.

Secondly, it shows that those who do not attend the Musaajid do not have Imaan in Allah Ta`ala and
also that they have no fear for Him. The present scenario superimposes perfectly on the end of the
Aayat. Those ‘muslim’ men who prefer remaining in their homes – and are even challenging the True
Believers in a secular court to maintain this status quo of theirs, are not merely people who have no
Imaan in Allah Ta`ala, they most certainly do not fear Him. Their fear for the virus is what terrifies
their emergence for Salaat to the Musaajid!

 We implore all believers to ponder over this Aayat and apply it to the present scenario. They will get
the answer they seek and they will also get clarification on the status of those who are fighting tooth
and nail to keep the Musaajid closed.

 To further elaborate on this Aayat, we will cite hereunder a few excerpts from some well-known
Tafseer Kutub, to demonstrate to the ‘simple’ Muslim that our plea and that of all the other Ulama-
e-Haqq, is not the view of contemporary individuals, but they are based on authentic statements
gleaned from authentic Islamic sources

 TAFSEER IBN KATHEER:

“It has been reported from Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) that he said, ‘ When you see a man
frequenting and attending the Musjid, then bear testimony to his Imaan, because Allah Ta`ala
said, “Only those attend the Musaajid of Allah, who believe in Allah…’”

“This is why when Allah Ta`ala says, ‘Only those attend the Musaajid…’, HE is bearing testimony to
the Imaan of the attendees of the Musaajid.’”
“It is reported by Tirmidhi, Ibn Mardawaihi and Haakim in his Mustadrak from the Hadith of
Abdullah bin Wahab…from Anas bin Maalik, who said, Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)
said,  ‘Indeed the attendees of the Musaajid are the friends of Allah.’”

  TAKE CAREFUL NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING AHAADITH THAT APPEAR IN IBN KATHEER SPECIFICALLY
PERTAINING TO THE DIRECT RELATION BETWEEN THE VIRUS AND THE MUSAAJID

َ َ‫ ف‬،‫اج ِد‬
‫صرَفَ َع ْن ُه ْم‬ ِ ‫س‬َ ‫ نَظَ َر ِإلَى أَ ْه ِل ا ْل َم‬،ً‫إِ َذا أَ َرا َد هَّللا ُ بِقَ ْو ٍم عَا َهة‬
  “It has been narrated by Daarqutni…from Anas, marfoo`an, ‘When Allah intends a disease upon a
nation, then He looks at the people of the Musaajid (attendees of the Musaajid), whereafter He
turns it away from them.”

[The hadith above does not need any further elucidation or interpretation. Our present circumstance
speaks volumes and bears testimony to it. By keeping the Musaajid closed, we are merely prolonging
the Divine Punishment and Decree. Based on this Hadith, the disease was released on mankind
because of their pathetic attendance and behaviour at the Houses of Allah Ta`ala. And now the
Munaafiqeen are clamouring to keep them closed…….INNA LILLAHI! This is a classic case of
compounded darkness and Divine Chastisement.]

ْ ‫ َوإِلَى ا ْل ُم‬،‫ ابِّينَ فِ َّي‬..‫وتِي َوإِلَى ا ْل ُمت ََح‬..ُ‫رتُ ِإلَى ُع َّما ِر بُي‬..
َ‫تَ ْغفِ ِرين‬..‫س‬ ِ ‫ ِل اأْل َ ْر‬..ْ‫ ِإنِّي أَل َ ِه ُّم ِبأَه‬،‫ َّزتِي َو َجاَل لِي‬..‫ َو ِع‬:ُ ‫و ُل هَّللا‬..ُ‫يَق‬
ْ َ‫إِ َذا نَظ‬..َ‫ ف‬،‫ َذابًا‬..َ‫ض ع‬
ْ َ
‫ص َرفتُ ذلِ َك َعن ُه ْم‬ ْ َ ،‫س َحا ِر‬ َ
ْ ‫بِا‬‫أْل‬

“Saalih Muriyy, reports from Thaabit, from Anas, marfoo`an, ‘Allah Ta`ala says, ‘By My Honour and
Grandeur! Indeed when I intend a punishment upon the inhabitants of earth, then I look at the
attendees of My Houses, and at those who love each other for Me, and at those who seek My
forgiveness in the early morning, (thereafter) I turn it (the punishment) away from them.’”

“Imaam Ahmed said, ‘Rauh reports from Saeed, from Qatadah, from`Ala bin Ziyad, from Muaaz bin
Jabal, ‘Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, ‘Indeed Shaitaan is a wolf to man, just like the wolf is
to the lone and separated sheep. Hence you should keep aloof from the edges, and hold firmly to
the group (of believers) and to the Musjid.’”

TAFSEER QURTUBI

“The Ayat, ‘Only those attend the Musaajid of Allah…’ encompasses three masaa’il: Firstly, the
statement of Allah, ‘Only those attend…’ is a proof of the testimony of the pure Imaan of the
attendees in the Musaajid, because Allah Ta`ala has linked the two – (attendance in the Musaajid
and Imaan in Him)…’”

TAFSEER BAIDHAWI

“Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, ‘Allah Ta`ala says, ‘My Houses on earth are the Musaajid.
Indeed those who attend them are My guests. Thus, glad tidings to that servant who purifies
himself at his home, then visits Me in My House. It is the right upon the Host that He honours His
guest.’”

AD-DURRUL MANTHOOR

Among the Ahaadith cited in this Tafseer Kitaab under this Aayat is:

َ ‫س َماء أنزلت صرفت عَن عُمار ا ْل َم‬

‫سا ِجد‬ ُ ‫قَا َل َر‬
َّ ‫سول هللا صلى هللا َعلَ ْي ِه َوسلم إِذا عاهة من ال‬
 
“Bazzar, Abu Ya`la, and Tibrani report in Al Ausat and Baihaqi from Anas bin Maalik (radhiallahu
anhu) who said that  Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, ‘When disease descends from the
skies, it is averted from the inhabitants of the Musaajid.’”

[In light of this Hadith, can the advocators for the closure of the Musaajid still claim that the virus
will be spread in the Musaajid??? THIS HADITH CLEARLY DENOUNCES THEIR ROTTEN THEORY. Their
kufr and opposition to the blessed words of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) has been
exposed. Allah Ta`ala says that whatever His Nabi speaks is wahi (Divine Inspiration). What answer
will these Munaafiqeen have for Allah Ta`ala on the Day of Qiyaamat? Incidentally this narration also
appears in Faidhul Qadeer, vol. 2, page 208, Shu`abul Imaan, vol. 4, page 379 (Imaam Baihaqi has
authenticated the Hadith), and Jamius Sagheer, Hadith 1678, page 105]

“Tibrani cites from Abu Umamah (radhiallahu anhu) who reports from Nabi (sallallahu alaihi
wasallam), that he said, ‘Going and returning from the Musaajid are (like) Jihaad in the Path of
Allah.’”

[When the cowards cannot even bear to attend the Musaajid today and earn the reward of Jihaad,
how on earth will they ever answer the call to true Jihaad if it is ever made to them!]

 OPEN THE MUSAAJID AND THE VIRUS WILL DISSIPATE

It makes absolutely no sense to keep the Musaajid closed. The Ahaadith show us that the presence
of disease on earth is directly related to the attendance of believers at the Musaajid. The Musaajid
can never be deemed avenues for the spreading of the virus as the Munaafiqeen and disbelievers
stupidly claim. On the contrary, the continuous closure of the Musaajid will most certainly
perpetuate the virus and increase the Anger and Punishment of Allah Rabbul Izzat. This is what the
Hadith teaches us!

 But then, after all, the Aayat cited right at the beginning makes apparent to everyone why the
Munaafiqeen want the Musaajid to remain closed – they have no Imaan in Allah Ta`ala and His Nabi
(sallallahu alaihi wasallam), and they have no fear for Him. They detest the Musaajid being opened
because they have now found new friends (amicus curiae)  in the kuffaar! Let it be known that Allah
Ta`ala is sufficient for us.

May Allah Ta`ala save us from the evils of our nafs and shaitaan.