Saturday, January 30, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Most reliable hadith collection
Here is a link to the Muwatta of Imam Malik, [b. 93 AH] possibly the earliest and argubly the most reliable collection of Traditions attributed to the Messenger of God, upon whom be peace!
Bear in mind though that Hadith were not normally written down in the time of the Prophet peace be upon him or the 4 Caliphs, and are preserved henceforth through human effort, which retains the possibility of error.
The translation is from sister Aisha Bewley.
Here's an excerpt:-
50.4 Seeking Refuge and Using Talismans in Illness
9 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yazid ibn Khusayfa that 'Amr ibn 'Abdullah ibn Ka'b as-Salami told him that Nafi' ibn Jubayr came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. 'Uthman ibn Abi al-'As also came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. 'Uthman said that he had a pain which was enough to kill him. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Rub it with your right hand seven times and say, 'I take refuge with the might of Allah and His power from the evil of what I feel.' "
'Uthman added, "I said that and Allah removed what I had. I still command my family and others to say it."
[also in Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]
10 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from 'Urwa ibn az-Zubayr from 'A'isha that when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had a complaint, he would recite the last three suras of the Qur'an over himself and blow. She said, "When his pain was great, I would recite it over him and wipe him with his right hand hoping for its blessing."
[also Bukhari and Muslim]
11 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id from 'Amra bint 'Abd ar-Rahman that Abu Bakr as-Siddiq visited 'A'isha at a time when she had a complaint and a Jewish woman was writing a talisman for her. Abu Bakr said, "Write it for her from the Book of Allah."
Bear in mind though that Hadith were not normally written down in the time of the Prophet peace be upon him or the 4 Caliphs, and are preserved henceforth through human effort, which retains the possibility of error.
The translation is from sister Aisha Bewley.
Here's an excerpt:-
50.4 Seeking Refuge and Using Talismans in Illness
9 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yazid ibn Khusayfa that 'Amr ibn 'Abdullah ibn Ka'b as-Salami told him that Nafi' ibn Jubayr came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. 'Uthman ibn Abi al-'As also came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. 'Uthman said that he had a pain which was enough to kill him. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Rub it with your right hand seven times and say, 'I take refuge with the might of Allah and His power from the evil of what I feel.' "
'Uthman added, "I said that and Allah removed what I had. I still command my family and others to say it."
[also in Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]
10 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from 'Urwa ibn az-Zubayr from 'A'isha that when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had a complaint, he would recite the last three suras of the Qur'an over himself and blow. She said, "When his pain was great, I would recite it over him and wipe him with his right hand hoping for its blessing."
[also Bukhari and Muslim]
11 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id from 'Amra bint 'Abd ar-Rahman that Abu Bakr as-Siddiq visited 'A'isha at a time when she had a complaint and a Jewish woman was writing a talisman for her. Abu Bakr said, "Write it for her from the Book of Allah."
The Prophet's Last Sermon, peace be upon him!
"O men, listen well to my words, for I do not know whether I shall meet you again on such an occasion in the future.
O Men, your lives and your property shall be inviolate until you meet your Lord. the safety of your lives and of your property shall be as inviolate as this holy day and holy month. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds. Thus do I warn you. Whoever of you is keeping a trust of someone else shall return that trust to its rightful owner. All interest obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however, is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer inequity. God has judged that there shall be no interest and that all the interest due to `abbas ibn `Abd al Muttalib shall henceforth be waived.
Every right arising out of homicide in pre-Islamic days is henceforth waived. And the first such right that I waive is that arising from the murder of Rabi`ah ibn al Harith ibn `Abd al Muttalib.
O Men, the devil has lost all hope of ever being worshiped in this land of yours. Nevertheless, he still is anxious to determine the lesser of your deeds. Beware of him, therefore, for the safety of your religion.
O Men, intercalation or tampering with the calendar is evidence of great unbelief and confirms the unbeliever in their misguidance. they indulge in it one year and forbid it the next in order to make permissible that which God forbade, and to forbid that which God has made permissible. The pattern according to which the time is reckoned is always the same. With God, the months are twelve in number. Four of them are holy. Three of these are successive and ones occurs singly between the months of Jumada and sha`ban.
O Men, to you a right belongs with respect to your women and to your women a right with respect to you. It is your right that they not fraternize with any one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to commit adultery. but if they do, then God has permitted you to isolate them within their homes and to chastise them without cruelty. but if they abide by your right, then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat your women well and be kind to them, for they are your partners and committed helpers. Remember that you have taken them as your wives and enjoyed their flesh only under God’s trust and with His permission. Reason well, therefore, O Men, and ponder my words which I now convey to you.
I am leaving you with the Book of God and the Sunnah of His Prophet. If you follow them, you will never go astray.
O Men, harken well to my words. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not, therefore, do injustice to you own selves.
O God, have I conveyed Your message?
Rasulullah, saws, then imparted the new revelation which he had just received:
This day the disbelievers despair of prevailing against your religion, so fear them not, but fear Me! This day have I perfected your religion and fulfilled My favor unto you, and it hath been My good pleasure to choose Islam for you as your religion. (5:3)
O People, have I faithfully delivered unto you my message?
The congragation replied:
“Allahumma na`m” (Oh God, yes!)
The Prophet said:
“Oh God, bear witness.”
**************************************
From the Jerrahi Website
O Men, your lives and your property shall be inviolate until you meet your Lord. the safety of your lives and of your property shall be as inviolate as this holy day and holy month. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds. Thus do I warn you. Whoever of you is keeping a trust of someone else shall return that trust to its rightful owner. All interest obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however, is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer inequity. God has judged that there shall be no interest and that all the interest due to `abbas ibn `Abd al Muttalib shall henceforth be waived.
Every right arising out of homicide in pre-Islamic days is henceforth waived. And the first such right that I waive is that arising from the murder of Rabi`ah ibn al Harith ibn `Abd al Muttalib.
O Men, the devil has lost all hope of ever being worshiped in this land of yours. Nevertheless, he still is anxious to determine the lesser of your deeds. Beware of him, therefore, for the safety of your religion.
O Men, intercalation or tampering with the calendar is evidence of great unbelief and confirms the unbeliever in their misguidance. they indulge in it one year and forbid it the next in order to make permissible that which God forbade, and to forbid that which God has made permissible. The pattern according to which the time is reckoned is always the same. With God, the months are twelve in number. Four of them are holy. Three of these are successive and ones occurs singly between the months of Jumada and sha`ban.
O Men, to you a right belongs with respect to your women and to your women a right with respect to you. It is your right that they not fraternize with any one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to commit adultery. but if they do, then God has permitted you to isolate them within their homes and to chastise them without cruelty. but if they abide by your right, then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat your women well and be kind to them, for they are your partners and committed helpers. Remember that you have taken them as your wives and enjoyed their flesh only under God’s trust and with His permission. Reason well, therefore, O Men, and ponder my words which I now convey to you.
I am leaving you with the Book of God and the Sunnah of His Prophet. If you follow them, you will never go astray.
O Men, harken well to my words. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not, therefore, do injustice to you own selves.
O God, have I conveyed Your message?
Rasulullah, saws, then imparted the new revelation which he had just received:
This day the disbelievers despair of prevailing against your religion, so fear them not, but fear Me! This day have I perfected your religion and fulfilled My favor unto you, and it hath been My good pleasure to choose Islam for you as your religion. (5:3)
O People, have I faithfully delivered unto you my message?
The congragation replied:
“Allahumma na`m” (Oh God, yes!)
The Prophet said:
“Oh God, bear witness.”
**************************************
From the Jerrahi Website
Jesus's brother & other family held Islamic views about Jesus, peace be upon him!
Found on brother Yursil Naqshbandi's "Mind Body Soul" blog.
The truth is becoming more visible... more and more people are coming to realize that the Prophet Jesus is a man and a messenger of God, like our own Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon them.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Quotable quotes
The nation that will insist upon drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking by cowards.
~ William Francis Butler
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
~ Ben Jonson
The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.
~ Mark Twain
Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought.
~ Matsu Basho
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
~ Henry David Thoreau
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.
~ Bruce Lee
Should you desire the great tranquility, prepare to sweat.
~ Hakuin
Cry in the dojo. Laugh on the battlefield.
~ Author unknown
There are two rules for being successful in martial arts. Rule 1: Never tell others everything you know.
~ Author unspecified
source
~ William Francis Butler
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
~ Ben Jonson
The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.
~ Mark Twain
Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought.
~ Matsu Basho
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
~ Henry David Thoreau
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.
~ Bruce Lee
Should you desire the great tranquility, prepare to sweat.
~ Hakuin
Cry in the dojo. Laugh on the battlefield.
~ Author unknown
There are two rules for being successful in martial arts. Rule 1: Never tell others everything you know.
~ Author unspecified
source
Sunday, January 3, 2010
33 Conspiracy 'Theories' that turned out true: by Jonathan Elinoff
Read it here. Well worth reading, especially considering the naive idealism invested in Liberal Humanism as saviour-of-the-world by the Secular crowd.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)