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Editorial

Islam and Drugs

A drug is any substance that effects or changes a persons feelings, thoughts and behaviour, and makes a person loose control of his emotions, hence making it an intoxicant. The effect of drugs depends on the type of drug, the amount taken, when and how it is used, and a person who takes it. In the Holy Quran, Allah Taala mentions intoxicants as, filth, a handiwork of satan and commands the believers to abstain from such filth. (Surah 5 Verse 90). All intoxicants are forbidden in Islam since it leads one to loose ones senses. The Arabic word, KHAMR used in the Holy Quran, refers to wine and liquor which are intoxicants. The meaning of the root word, KHAMR, is to cover to seize. When under the influence of a intoxicant, this is exactly what happens, that a persons mind is covered by the effects of the substance and therefore his senses are seized. Drugs are intoxicants which affect a persons feelings, thoughts and behavior, and makes him loose control of his emotions. Islam has laid down principles from which laws are derived and drug abuse falls

under the same ruling of alcohol which is an intoxicant, thus forbidden. In Surah 5, Verse 91, Allah Taala mentions:
Satan only seeks to breed enmity and malice among you by means of wine (intoxicants) and gambling, and to turn you away from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer (Salaah), will you now abstain?

In this verse, Muslims are explicitly ordered to abstain from intoxicants. When the senses are lost, many bad and evil events take place and the effects thereafter lead to mutual enmities, etc. Satan finds a great opportunity to create and cause uproar. Since this entails so many harms, will a Muslim not abstain from these things? This word is a paradise for nonMuslims without restrictions, so if they are involved in all types of evil and vice, we should not follow them, because we have guidelines to follow, for a good life in this world and a best in the hereafter. Our Noble Prophet had banned all intoxicants. Hadhrat Jabir narrates that Hadhrat Rasulullah said:
Anything that intoxicates is forbidden, whether the quantity is small or large.

Islam is a way of life and not a mass of rituals. It is based on revelation, revealed by Allah Taala to His beloved Prophet .

Dependence and obsession of drugs are found common in almost all societies of the world. Unfortunately, and sadly many Muslims are involved, directly or indirectly. The evils and effects of drugs are so severe and numerous that all measures taken fall short in eliminating them. However, the solution to and salvation from the problem is simply submission to the glorious Quran. There is glaring evidence, all over the world, of the damage drugs do to a person, physically and spiritually, and the adverse and detrimental effects it has on society. A drug addict spends his money buying disrespect, distrust, shame, humiliation and disgrace, apart from ill-health. Intoxicants of all kinds have a devastating impact on the lives of millions of people. It has lead to and contributed an alarming rate of accidents, family breakdowns, loss of life and crime, etc. The unwary public is constantly bombarded with messages and slogans as:
There is a pill to solve every problem, and drugs will help escape stress, etc.

Youth have become very vulnerable, lonely and depressed due to the family unit having to a very large extent losing its protective, recreational, educational and social function and its religious identity. They learn from their peers, spend time with them, respect and trust them. They develop their own

bonds and it gives them a sense of belonging which is absent from their homes. This results in them not respecting adults, religion or authority. The hearts of the youth are stricken with psychological problems which sometimes make them uneasy with life and they spend all their energies in trying to free themselves from difficulties and removing sorrow. The youth of today are the men to tomorrow and they are a foundation on which a future nation will be built. If we closely examine the youth, they are either rightly guided or deviated or confused between evil and good. The confused type is found in abundance because they obtain Islamic education, but acquire much more secular knowledge which conflicts with religion and thus they are helpless between two cultures. It is our precious youth who have increased in drugs. The West has a special knack for promoting evil and corruption. Many schools and other institutions uproot the senses of modesty and shame and throw overboard all spiritual values of Islam. All the nations of the world are embroiled in vice. It has become hardly possible to call a vice, a vice or differentiate it from virtue, in this present day life. Hence, one takes drugs not realizing it to be vice. Islam enriches man with human values and knowledge that makes him differentiate between good and bad, right and wrong, truth and falsehood. The desire to experiment is one of the prime reasons why young people start taking drugs and teenagers are vulnerable to peer group pressure. Their very

illicitness of drugs appeals to them and the prospect of a new and unusual sensation delight them. Some people start drugs saying they were bored. Many use drugs as a way of rebelling against parents and teachers, and believe that drugs make them feel confident and important, and an easy way of getting attention. There are five myths about drug addiction:
Drugging is safe. It is always a good experience. It creates comradeship. It relieves boredom and tension. I am in control.

All these are false

Every harm is a result of sins. The harms of drug abuse prove that it is a sin. Why should it not be so, when sins are the root of misfortune and the key to all vices. We are at such low levels of Imaan that a sin is not considered a sin anymore. In such circumstances there is a great danger of a person being out of the fold of Islam. If due to our weakness, sins are committed, then let us acknowledge them as sins and in this manner we may be fortunate to repent and lead an Islamic lifestyle or at least remain and die as believers. May Allah Taala grant us the ability and capability to refrain from all sins and get intoxicated with His love and strive to please Him always. Aameen Yaa Rabbal aalameen.
Courtesy: Al-Khidmah International, South Africa.

TAFSEER
(Commentary of the Holy Quran)
By: Maulana Mufti Muhammad Shafi Sahib (Rahmatullaahi Alaihi)

SURAH AL-BAQARAH
Note: This part of Tafseer is the remaining portion of Surah Al-Baqarah Tafseer and hence connected with the previous chapter of Surah AlBaqarah Tafseer.

Injunctions and related considerations

Which is the best form of speech? Speaking the truth plainly and unreservedly before the man who can harm you in some way or from whom you expect a favour. What kind of man is the wisest among the Muslims? He whose actions are governed by obedience to Allah, and who invites others as well to it. What kind of man is the most stupid? He who helps another man in committing some injustice, which comes to mean that he has been selling off his faith for serving the worldly interests of that man. The Caliph agreed with all this, and then asked him pointedly, What do you think of me? Abu Hazim wanted to be excused from replying to such a question,

but the Caliph insisted that he should say a word of advice. Abu Hazim said:
O chief of Muslims, your forefathers established their rule over the people with the help of the sword and against their will, after killing hundreds of men. Havinh done all this, they departed from the world. I wish you could know what they themselves are saying after their death and what people are saying about them.

Fearing that the Caliph would be displeased by such plain talk, one of his courtiers rebuked Abu Hazim for having spoken so rudely. He replied: No, you are wrong. I have not said anything rude but only what Allah has commanded us to say. For Allah has enjoined upon the Ulama to speak the truth before the people and not to conceal it. And he recited this verse of the Holy Quran: : You shall make it clear to the people and not conceal it. (3:187) The Caliph asked, Alright how can we reform ourselves now? Abu Hazim said, Give up your pride, acquire a spirit of fellow-feeling for the people, and give them justly what is due to them. Abu Hazim, is it possible that you come to live with us? May Allah protect me from it! Why? Because I am afraid that if I live with you, I might

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begin to like your wealth and your grandeur, and have to suffer a grevious punishment for it in the other world. Well, is there anything you need? What can we do for you? Yes, I have a need. Please help me to save myself from Hell and to enter Paradise. This is not in my power. Then, there is nothing you can do for me. The Caliph asked him to pray for him. Abu Hazim made this prayer: O Allah, if you approve of Sulayman, make the well-being of this world and the next easily accessible to him; but if he is your enemy, drag him by the hair towards the deeds you approve of. The Caliph then asked him for some special advice. Abu Hazim said: I shall make it short. You should have the fear of your Lord and reverence for Him to the degree that He never finds you present at the place He has forbidden, and never finds you absent from the place where He has commanded you to be. Later on, the Caliph sent one hundred gold dinars to him as a present. Abu Hazim sent the money back with a letter, saying: If these dinars are the wages of my words, then blood and pork are, in my eyes, cleaner than this money. If you believe that this money is my due from the public exchequer, then there are hundreds of Ulama and servants of Islam. If you have sent the same amount to each one of them, I can accept the money, otherwise I do not need it. Abu Hazims refusal to accept the wages for

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giving advice clearly shows that taking wages for giving advice clearly shows that taking wages for an act of worship or obedience to Allah is not permissible.
(to Allah) be continued, Insha

[Tas-heelul Ahadeeth]
The weeping of Hadhrat Rasulullah
(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)

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Hadith
Hadhrat Abdullah bin Shikheer (Radhiyallahu Anhu) says: I come to Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi
at a time when he was performing Salaat. Due to his excessive crying in Salaat such a sound emitted from his chest, like that of a boiling pot.
Wasallam)

Commentary:
This was due to the total humbleness of Sayyidina Hadhrat Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam).

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The above Hadith shows the concentration with which Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) was performing Salaat. Pondering over the aayaat (verses) of the Quran caused Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) to cry excessively. Also one learns from the above Hadith that the sound of his crying was like the sound of a boiling pot. One can imagine the extent to which our beloved Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) cried. Any person whose heart is soft and filled with Imaan and recognition of Allah Taala weeps very easily.

LESSONS
1. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallams) usually cried in Salaat whilst reciting Quran. 2. To cry whilst reciting the Quran is a sign of ones Iman being complete. 3. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallams) crying caused such a sound to emit which resembled that of the sound of a boiling pot. 4. People with soft hearts and hearts filled with the recognition of Allah Taala cry very easily. 5. It is desired in Islam that a person should inculcate the quality of being to cry whilst

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reciting the Quran and whilst making Dua. If one is not able to do so then to adopt the appearance of a crying person is desirable.

Seerat of Hadhrat

By: Hadhrat Maulana Qari Syyed Siddeeq Ahmad Baandwi Sahib

(Continued from the previous issue)

Clothing of Hadhrat Nabi Akram Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) had very simple clothing. The general clothing of Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) consisted of a lungi (piece of cloth wrapped around the lower part of the body), kurta, topee, jubba and a shawl. There were also patches on them. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallams) garments were white in colour. He also had a Yemeni shawl with green and red stripes, it was famously known as Burdun Yamaaiyyun.
Topee:- The topee of Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) was flats and would stick to his Mubarak head. Amaamah (Turban):- Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) wore a topee under this turban. The tails of the turban hung between his two

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shoulders. At times it would hang at the back, at times on the right and at times below the chin. Trousers:- It is established that Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) did buy a trouser and liked it. However, it is not established whether he actually wore one. Kurta:- Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) loved the kurta. The collar was situated near the chest. At times its buttons were left open. Lungi:- Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallams) lungi reached up to his shins. Moza (leather socks):- Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) used a leather moza and made masah over it at the time of wudhu. Pillow:- Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallams) pillow was made of leather and was stuffed with pieces of bark from the date (khajoor) palm. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) mostly slept on a straw mat. Footwear:- Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallams) shoes were similar to a sandal. The bottom had a leather layer and there were two straps attached to it through which his Mubarak toes would fit through.

Characters and Habits Hadhrat Hind bin Haalah reports that Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) was always restless out of concert for the hereafter. Hadhrat Nabi

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Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) had a soft temperament and was gentle in speech. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) never disgraced anyone. He never considered any gift to be insignificant. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) was very clear when he spoke and never spoke unnecessarily. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) did not become angry with others due to personal reasons. If Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) saw anything unpleasant, he used to turn his Mubarak face away. If it were something pleasant he used to lower his gaze. Hadhrat Ali mentions that Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) stayed away from evil speech, shamelessness and immorality. He forgave those who treated him harshly. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) never raised his hands against anyone. However, if any law of Allah Taala was violated, Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) expressed his anger. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) carried out the daily chores at home. He attended to all his needs himself. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) always remembered Allah Taala and fulfilled the needs of others. If Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) did not have anything by him to give to someone, he would excuse himself in a gentle and kind tone. He also visited the sick. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) did not avoid sitting with the slaves and poor people. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) loved

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good smells and disliked bad smells. Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) greeted everyone with a smiling face. He never found fault with food. At times there would be starvation in the house of Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). His family never ate barley bread to their fill. Once, there was such starvation, that for two months not even a fire was lit in the house of Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). Mujizaat (Miracles) Allah Taala allowed certain miracles to take place at the hands of His ambiyaa. This would be a sign of their nubuwwat, causing their opposition and enemies to lower their heads in submission before them. There were numerous Mujizaat shown at the hands of our beloved Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). The Mujizaat of the past ambiyaa were restricted to their lifetimes whereas the Mujizah of Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) which is the Quran is present until today and will remain till Qiyaamah. All other powers are powerless in front of it. Besides this Mujizah, there were other Mujizaat such as splitting the moon into two, flowing of water from the Mubarak fingers of Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam), stones and tress making salaam to Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam), the crying of date trunk which was used by Hadhrat Nabi Akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) to lean against is also a great Mujizah of our belobved Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). Then there is an episode of Hadhrat Nabi Akram

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calling the trees and they answered him and then returning to their spots. Like this, there are thousands of Mujizaat and predictions that are clearly established. The Ulama have written separate books on this subject.
(Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)

(concluded, Alhamdulillah)

MALFOOZAAT

Statements and Anecdotes of FaqeehulUmmat Hadhrat Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi ..

Compiled By: Mufti Farooq Meeruti Sahib (Daamat Barakatuhum)

Beliefs
Taqdeer (Pre-destination) understood cannot be
Someone enquired, Hadhrat! If a person says that he will not believe in taqdeer unless it is fully explained to him and he is satisfied with the explanation then how should it be explained to him? Hadhrat replied, What answer will you give to a person who says that he will not bring Imaan unless he lifts up an object two hundred kilos in weight? Or what answer will you give to someone who says that I will not become a Muslim unless ten kilos of food enters my

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stomach? The questioner replied, Hadhrat! these things are impracticable. How can it be an answer to that person? Hadhrat then said, The belief of Taqdeer is beyond comprehension. It is sheer foolishness to suspend Imaan on being able to comprehend taqdeer. Like how strength is limited and only a certain weight, not more than that, can be lifted. Vision is also restricted and one is able to see to only a certain distance and not beyond that. Human appetite is also limited and one is able to eat a certain extent and beyond that his stomach will not be able to take anything. Similarly, human intelligence has limitations. The intelligence may be used to a certain limit and not beyond that. Some things can be understood and some things are such that intelligence cannot grasp. The issue of taqdeer is from those things that are beyond human comprehension.

Is Imaan (faith) the chief ibaadat or Salaah

Q:- Allah has sought Ibaadat (worship) from man and the greatest ibaadat is Salaah which is unacceptable without Imaan. Hence pondering over this matter I understand that Salaah is in itself sought and Imaan is prerequisite for the Salaah. This is what continuously

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comes to mind. But at times the confusion arises that the scholars have mentioned that Imaan is the greatest Ibaadat and Salaah is just a physical ibaadat. Hadhrat Nanotwi has mentioned that Salah is complete submission. Ans:- This discussion is of no benefit. Just do as Allah Taala has commanded us to do. There is no need to discuss what is in itself sought and what is not. We should do whatever Allah has said.
(to be continued, Insha Allah)

Jurisprudence

THE LEGAL STATUS OF FOLLOWING A MADHAB

By: Justice Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Translated by: Muhammad Amin Kholwadia

(Continued from the previous issue)

Is Taqleed a defect
All acknowledge that the Companions were of the very highest Taqwa which is the most ultimate distinction in Islam. They were as a community, the best community after the Prophets. But to assume that all the Companions were jurists is totally against the Quran:
So if a contingent from every expedition remained behind (and not participate in

20 Jihad), so that they could devote themselves to understanding religion they could admonish their people on their return so that they (those returning) may guard themselves against evil. (Surah Al-Taubah: 123)

This verse instructed the Companions that one group should study while the other is engaged in battle. Undoubtedly, this assumes that there was one group who would know more than the other. Thus, Allah Taala Himself has differentiated between the scholars amongst the Companions and the non-Scholars. This Allah Taalas law and one should seek refuge from associating this law with defects. Likewise, the explanation of the verse: So those who deduce among them can know (and come to some conclusion) has also been discussed. Here again, Allah Taala Himself has differentiated between those Companions who could deduce and those who could not. Similarly, there is the statement of the Prophet Hadhrat Muhammad :
May Allah Taala give life to the servant who listens to my speech, memorizes it and then transmits it. There are some people who carry knowledge but are void of its understanding. And there are some who carry this knowledge to those who understand it better than they.1

This statement was addressed primarily to the Companions. Two things are clear from this Hadith. The
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Ahmad, Trimizi, Abu Dawood, Ibn Majah, Darami from Zaid ibn Thabit (Mishkaat: vol. 1, page 35).

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first is that there may be people who narrate Hadith but they may not be experts in its understanding. The second is that not understanding the implication of the Hadith is not a defect since the Noble Prophet blessed both groups with his dua (of life). The truth is that there were many who profited from the magnetic company of the Noble Prophet . There were great leaders like Abu Bakr and Umar . And then, there were simple Bedouins like Aqra bin Habis and Salmah bin Sakhrah. The simple Bedouins established their honour and virtue by being Companions of the Noble Prophet . There virtue is such that thousands of great scholars and Mujtahids (who came after them) cannot equal their excellance, but to count these Companions in the same academic rank as Hadhrat Abu Bakr , Hadhrat Umar , Hadhrat Ali , and Abdullah Ibn Masood is denying the obvious. Shaykh Ibn Qayyim has written that from among the 1,24,000 Companions of the Noble Prophet , only 130 Companions actually have recorded opinions and fatwas1. Again, to assume that the vast majority of the Companions felt incompetent on the basis of gaining knowledge from another Companion is preposterous. These were people who never had impediments to learning. We have already enumerated several examples, in fact, we have evidence that some of the Companions learned from the Companions of the Companions. Alqamah Ibn Qais Nakhaee was a Tabiee (a companion of a
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Ilaamul Muqieen, by Ibn Qayyim: vol 1, page 9.

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Companion) and a student of Abdullah Ibn Mas,ood . Several Companions sought knowledge from Alqamah1. It has been established amongst scholars for some time that the Companions practiced Taqleed2.
(to be continued, Insha Allah)

Family Bond

Bringing Up Children In Islam

By: Maulana Dr. Muhammad Habibullaah Mukhtaar Translated by Rafiiq Abdurrahmaan
(Continued from the previous issue)

Responsibility relating to Physical Education

Nafl Saum
If for some reason it is not possible to marry at an early age, Nafl Saum (voluntary fasts) may be kept. By observing saum, lustful thoughts are curbed and thus ones sexual urge is reduced. Further, fasting promotes fear of Allah Taala and creates humility.3
Tadhkiratul Huffaaz, by Dhahabi and Hulyatul Awliyaa, by Abu Nuaim. 2 The purpose of this message was merely to highlight that there were scholars and non-scholars among the Companions Qadi Isaa Ibn Abban has stated that if an opinion of a Companion is seen as against the legal process of analogy, then the Companions opinion should be discarded. This statement has been vehemently discarded by scholars who came after him. The details of this maxim cannot be explained in this treatise.
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Ataa

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There are various kinds of nafl saum. One is the saum Dawoodi (the saum fast of Hadhrat Dawood Alayhis Salaam) which means fasting every alternate day. Nafl saum is also kept on Mondays and Thursdays, six days during the month of Shawwal, the ninth and tenth of Muharram, and (on any day) with the intention to cool a sexual urge.

Shun whatever excites sexual thoughts

Young people destroy themselves if they pursue things that incite emotions. They become like animals. Murabbis must keep control over their offspring. They must keep children away from gatherings and opportunities that tempt them, or where they may come across women in revealing or tight-fitting attire, listen to romantic tales or read pornographic, suspense or vulgar novels and magazines, hear music and indecent songs or view such films.

Engage in fruitful pursuit

Do not permit children to sit alone when they have nothing to do. Their imaginations run wild and sexual passions are aroused. Show them how to spend their time properly so that they do not get

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arousing and lustful ideas. Keep them busy with physical exercise, pure recreation, sensible reading, religious lessons, archery and marksmanship.

Good company
It is important to select good and pious companions for children. Such friends may guard them from erring and although they are rare, they are found everywhere. Search for them and let your children spend their time with them. Remember, people imitate their friends1. Therefore, to strengthen Imaan, charectar and physique, keep away from evil companions and adopt the company of virtuous people2.

Act on medical advice

Doctors of medicine give the following suggestions on how to restrain lustful desires and sexual urges. Have cold baths in summer. Pour cold water on the penis in other seasons. Engage in physical exercises and sports.
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Trimizi Surah Zukhruf, 43:67

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(some doctors recommend special exercises to curb the lustful desires). Abstain from spices and all types of food that excite sex. Cut down on tea, coffee and invigorating beverages. Reduce intake of meat and eggs to a minimum. Do not lie down flat on the back or on the stomach. Rather lie on the right side in compliance with the sunnah.
(to be continued, Insha Allah)

Telephone Ethics

Laws pertaining to the use of

Mufti Muhammad Salmaan Mansurpuri Sahib

(Continued from the previous issue)

(28) Giving someone a missed call

Question:- Zaid does not want to spend money on making
a call. Therefore, he gives Amr a missed call so that Amr may phone him back. Is this permissible?

Answer:- The details regarding giving someone a missed call are as follows: If the person is aware that you are going to give him a missed call and he does not mind then it is permissible. Though the person was not expecting the missed

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call, the caller knows that he would not mind or be unconvinced with the missed call. In this case his missed call is permissible. If it is a stranger and one does not know if he would mind phoning back or not, then to make him call you would be incorrect. Similarly, it would be incorrect to miss call someone whom you know will be inconvenienced by phoning you back.

(29) Relationships over the cell phone

Question:- A cell phone company sends a phone number to
its customers. The customers are incited to phone this number whereby they may get to speak with others. In this manner the company induces its clients to introduce themselves to one another. Often this results in conversations between males and females. Please comment?

Answer:- It is haraam to befriend strange women whether on the phone or otherwise. This is the key to immorality and vice, apart from the priceless time wasted in this useless pursuit.

(30) Buying and selling phones and downloading

cell-

Question:- Nowadays the cell phone trade is on the

increase. Apart from buying and selling phones, repairing and downloading material on phones has also become very common. First of all there are the cell phones with cameras and screensavers. How is it to sell or repair such

27 phones? Then there are companies who sell various musical ringtones and screen savers. Whilst some of the screensavers consist of beautiful scenes, there are others which are completely immoral. As per request these pictures and musical ringtones are sent to the clients. Is it permissible to sell such items or to facilitate the trade of cell-phones in ones shop or to hire out premises for such a shop or service?

Answer:- the mere buying, selling and repairing of cell-phones is permissible. Likewise, downloading programs which are beneficial and within the framework of Shariah is also permissible. However, Shariah does not allow the downloading of music and immoral pictures under any circumstances. The income received by selling or hiring immoral activity is haraam. (to be continued, Insha Allah) Great Personality

h (Continued from the previous issue)

Rahimahulla

By: Allamah Muhammad Ibn Yusuf Salihi Dimashqi Shafii (Rahmatullah Alayhi)

Imam Sahibs Students

171. Ismail Ibn Yahya Murqi. 172. Ismail Ibn Yahya Maharibi. 173. Ismail Ibn Yusuf Ibn Muhammad Azraq Wasiti. 174. Ismail Ibn Yusuf Ashjaie Kufi. 175. Ismail Qisai. 176. Ismail Biya Sabirie.

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177. Aswad Ibn Umar Kilabi Kufi. 178. Usaid Ibn Usaid Ibn Shurumah Harithi Kufi. 179. Usaid Kufi. 180. Ashath Ibn Ishaq Razi. 181. Abu Hisham Asram Ibn Hawshab Qadi of Hamdan. 182. Aktham Ibn Muhammad Ibn Qutn Marwazi. 183. Ilyas Ibn Abdullah Sijistani. 184. Ayyub Ibn Ibrahim. 185. Ayyub Ibn Jabir Ibn Sanar Suhaymi Kufi. 186. Ayyub Ibn Suwaid Ramali Humairi. 187. Ayyub Ibn Shuaib Qazzaz Kufi. 188. Ayyub Ibn Abdullah Qassab Kufi. 189. Ayyub Ibn Abu Tamimah Kaysan Sakhtiyani Basri.
(to be continued, Insha Allah)

Letters to the Editor

Good Work
Dear Editor, Your monthly journal, An-Noor, is providing us quality articles, good coverage af many compulsory subjects and knowledgeable features on social issues. Good work, so keep it up. Khaleel Ahmad,

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Jammu.

Haji Sahib: Man of Allah

Dear Editor, This has a reference to A tribute to my august father, Haji Saifullah Mir Sahib, who led an austere and simple life by Hadhrat Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullah Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum An-Noor April 2011. Really, the deceased Haji Saifullah Sahib was very pious, simple, Allah-fearing and a man of Allah. His earnings were Halaal. He showed great time and devotion to the hardwork of Dawah and Tabligh. May Allah Taala enter him into Jannah. A sister in Islam, From the university of Kashmir, Hazratbal Srinagar.

CAMPUS ROUNDUP
Fayyaz Ahmad Zaroo

Monthly Majlis at Khanqah-e-Mahmoodiyyah

As per routine, the monthly reformative Majlis was held on May 02, 2011 at Khanqah-e-Mahmoodiyyah of Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah Mahmood-abad Bandipora positively. The aim of holding such kind of Majlis at Khanqah is to attain inner spiritual purification and

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eliminate evil character traits. The Majlis, which started after Asr-Salaah, was addressed by the esteemed Raheemiyyah rector, Hadhrat Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullah Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum. Hadhrat Maulana Sahib discoursed on dispelling despicable traits viz. jealousy, arrogance, vanity and ogling. The big gathering in attendance at the said Majlis was also addressed by Hadhrat Mufti Ayyoob Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum who is a khaleefah of Faqeehul-Ummah Hadhrat Mufti Mahmood Hasan Ganghohi Sahib Alaihirrahmah and a Khaleefah of Hadhrat Peer Zulfiqar Naqashbandi Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum as well. Mufti Sahib stressed on reforming the inner-self and practicing Islamic ethics thoroughly. While inviting the gathering of Majlis to the tablecloth for having dinner, Hadhrat Mufti Nazeer Ahmad Qasmi Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum advised that dinner should be taken routinely before performing Ishaa-Salaah as it proves beneficial to health and is desirable in Islamic Shariah.
His blessed arrival enabled administration to invite Ulama gathering and hold Hadith-class of Musalsalaat

Deoband rector visits Raheemiyyah

The acting rector of Darul-Uloom Deoband, Hadhrat Maulana Mufti Abul Qasim Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum arrived at Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah Bandipora on May 02, 2011Monday after accepting an invitation of Raheemiyyah rector, Hadhrat Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullah Sahid Daamat Barakatuhum respectfully. He was honourably and warmly welcomed by the dignitaries and the faculty of Raheemiyyah varsity at the campus.

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After Isha Salaah, a special class of Musalsalaat was held in the spacious Masjid of Raheemiyyah in which the Hadith students of Raheemiyyah read out Ahaadeeth called Musalsalaat in front of Hadhrat Maulana Mufti Abul Qasim Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum. In the science of Hadith, the collections called Musalsalaat fall in the unique category with a glorious tradition of serving nibbles containing only dates and water to all such students who read Musalsalaat respectively. Moreover, the Hadith students have have Musaafahah with Hadhrat Mufti Abul Qasim Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum following a tradition which is supported by a Hadith which is as follows: The Hadith is narrated by Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik (Radhiyallahu Anhu) in which he told his disciples that he had had Musaafahah (holding someones hands as a way of greeting them) with the sacred hands of Hadhrat Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and felt his sacred hands softer than silk. After hearing this narration from Hadhrat Anas (Radhiyallahu Anhu), his disciples implored him to have Musaafahah with them for touching his such hands that touched the sacred hands of Hadhrat Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Hadhrat Anas (Radhiyallahu Anhu) respected the wish of his disciples and had Musaafahah with them. After it, the disciples of Hadhrat Anas (Radhiyallahu Anhu) narrated the same to their disciples and had Musaafahah with them, and in this way this tradition was carried on and is still being carried among the scholars of Hadith. Next day at Raheemiyyah, a special session of Raabitah Madaaris Islamia Arabia of J&K state was held at 8 a.m. The session was presided over by the esteemed rector of Darul-Uloom Deoband, Hadhrat Mufti Abul Qasim

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Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum and was attended by the maximum heads and representatives (round about 150) of Deeni Madaaris of J&K state besides president, vicepresident and general secretary of Raabitah Madaaris Islamis Arabia J&K state. In this session, two resolutions were passed condoling the sad demise of the former Deoband rector, Hadhrat Maulana Marghoobur-Rahman Sahib Alaihir-rahmah and Hadhrat Maulana Ghulam Rasool Khamosh Sahib Alaihir-rahmah respectively. The general secretary of Raabitah Madaaris Islamia Arabia J&K state, Hadhrat Mufti Nazeer Ahmad Qasmi sahib, delivered welcome address in honour of the esteemed acting rector of Darul-Uloom Deoband in which he said that all dignitaries, faculty and students of Raheemiyyah besides Raheemiyyah rector are delighted inasmuch as they could hardly contain their joy at seeing Deoband rector, Hadhrat Mufti Abul Qasim Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum at their varsity. Hadhrat Mufti Abul Qasim Sahib Daamat Barakatuhum, in his keynote speech, said that so far he had visited Darul-Uloom Raheemiyyah many times as every particle of Raheemiyyah is very dear to him. In relation to running a Deeni-Madrasah under the aegis of Raabitah Madaaris Islamia Arabia of Darul-Uloom Deoband, the esteemed rector reiterated that DeeniMadaaris have to perform academic as well as reformative work satisfactorily. He emphasized that teachers should first study the book or lesson before teaching it to their students and encourage their students to pose questions regarding the subject or lesson they are being taught. Teachers must watch their students very carefully, especially in order to make sure that

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students do not indulge in trendy lifestyle, he stressed. For improving and excelling the standard and output of Deeni-Madaaris, Hadhrat Mufti Sahib asked the heads to Deeni Madaaris to implement the guidelines and bylaws of Raabitah Madaaris Deoband at their Madaaris with letter and spirit. Hadhrat Mufti Sahib recalled the importance of establishing Makaatib and asked the heads of Madaaris to earmark 10% budget for running Makaatib on priority bases. He also referred a rule from the eight rules of Deoband which stresses raising money elegantly. His speech lasted for 48 minutes. After the keynote address, Hadhrat Mufti AbdurRasheed Sahib Miftahi of Darul-Uloom Bilalia Srinagar was invited to dais to present the vote of thanks. The proceedings were conducted by Mufti Nazeer Ahmad Qasmi Sahib. The session was concluded with Duaa and Aameen. It was a majestic convention in which a galaxy of scholars converged of Raheemiyyah from all over the state and expressed solidarity in front of the esteemed rector of Deoband Adaamahallahu-Taala.