Ahmad Kutty – Giants of Islamic civilization Ibn Qayyim alJawziyya
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The speaker discusses the importance of being single minded and pursuing one's desire in order to gain knowledge and knowledge. They stress the need for more educated people to avoid mistakes and errors in their daily lives, as well as respecting the refusal of Islam's rule. The speaker emphasizes the importance of practice and acceptance in learning and learning to be single minded.
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Bismillah R Rahman r Rahim Alhamdulillah wa salatu salam ala
Rasulillah while he was having a Marine, rubbish rally surgery
where psyllium re wa Luca melissani of coho coli. You know,
remember the words of the Messenger of mercy, that any
discourse or transaction or work without invoking and praising
Allah subhanaw taala is like a tree that has been uprooted. So
may Allah forgive us this time we forgot, because we just got
carried away that shows all of us can make mistakes. It could be
intentional or unintentional, may Allah forgive us. So
I also pray once again Allahumma, Lim, NAMA and fauna. One foreign
Albemarle, Jim Turner was at dinner, Elba teach us that which
is beneficial for us and bless us in the knowledge of groundedness
and increase our knowledge, I will continue on the legacy of urban
Potamia and I will
touch on some of the controversies and misgivings.
I remember I mentioned
that even some of these so called this extreme is not there are no
so called nuclear extremists, and terrorists like Dinesh and bin
Laden and others the
try to rationalize what they are doing. Simply misquoting given a
Tamia is just misquoting a bit of Tamia because able to take me as
the great scholars have come out including Allah Juma, who is not a
foreigner Muslim or nor is he cannot be suspected to be a
Salafi. Even he has come out
pointing out the absurdity of these people, you know, trying to
quote him in a Tamia for the
terrorism they are committing imminent me is completely innocent
of that. Because I said, as far to why about
jihad against the Mongols. The context was different. Mongols
were really the unleash load of terror on the Muslim world they
occupied and displaced and killed, made
on you know, the report of Ibaka sera and others. It's really so
horrible what they did. And his fatwa on Jihad was directed
against this Mongols who invaded the Muslim lands,
even though they
normally later they accepted Islam and still there continued killing
innocent people. So his photo was for Muslims to defend themselves.
So, Milan cannot or the Irish cannot
justify their actions by referent tributaria.
The reason why many people have are against even a Tamia is
because he was uncompromising heinous
condemnation of
innovations in belief and religious practices and really
popular Sufism was
a target of his
hard hitting attacks. And that really roast roast
the hatred of people and of course, them some of his
his cating criticism of the ASHA rights and metabolites and Shia
because according to his understanding, and actually it was
based on his deep rational and scriptural understanding, although
many scholars may not agree with him 100% But he is rational in his
criticism, and that really cost him a lot of antagonism from very
eminent scholars who belong to a Sharia mark to the schools. So
anyway, but when it comes to the fake reviews of rehabilitative
via, they are highly liberal and progressive, at least some of them
and they have been now incorporated into the legal reform
in the Muslim world. Anyway, that is just a beginning we will
continue this thing. So these are the things that we are going to
cover today, a better claim who is one of the critical legacy
Sea of ability we are he is,
we will come to that, why? And his origins that is going to claims
origins, his contributions and his main contribution or restoring the
Sabbath, the prophets way. And of course, we will take something of
the wisdom of this great spiritual scholar and disciple of friability
Mia
I mentioned that he sets up controversy, the social media
today is rife.
So, much debate is going on in Arabic and English
you know, how
misguided they are, you know, I have been called the human the
farthest from it. So, I have been called a Salafi ahem, father's
from it, I have been called a modern Muslim woman. So, what
would be if this is the way people look at my answers, then what
about even a Tavia who is he's a giant actually, and how they
misinterpret him. So, don't take this
discussions on the social media, the internet, as well as even some
soccer scholars, just like Ali Joe Massa, these people who usability
via the so called movies are using him, they should be disqualified
as movies because they haven't really
understood the depth of Feck of ability, Tamia or any other graphs
color of his time or those before him. So, that was very good of
him, Allah Juma to come out against those people. So
one reason was that he was highly creative in his views, because
when somebody is against the status quo,
he is highly intelligent person we came, we already realize how
precocious he was, and how he was he had this voracious memory, that
he would just read something three times, and that it is inscribed in
his mind as if it is inscribed on stone. So it cannot be raised. And
then he would, in his debates, he will use those quotations and he
will be debating with the Giants in various schools, and he will
quote from memory, you know, their sources
of which they were not they even were not aware of so really
astounded them.
This is, you know,
is a miracle of Allah subhanho wa taala. And Allah has, you know,
this kind of miracle has been performed throughout Islamic
history, people who are called Hoja you know, Imam Ghazali was
called Pooja to the slum, because of his great intelligence, and all
the way he debated and undermine the rationalist philosophy.
And of course, the mom Buhari and others we have mentioned when we
dealt with the biographies of this great ones. So, he was highly
creative, and then he was independent, even though he is he
belongs basically to the humbly school. But one hour came to know
that a specific ruling in a school is not beneficial to the society
is not enhancing the cause of the OMA. He would freely opt for
another view. He would side with the EO Abu Hanifa or Imam Malik,
or Imam Shafi and yet in our thought that he is completely free
from the humbly methodology. He's proud of belonging to that school,
but at the same time, that's why many people consider him as in
which the eighth and the conservative scholars in his time
said He is neither a Shafi nor humbly nor a Maliki nor Hanafy.
He's on his own. And he has why later Govinda gets the EMR. Of
course this is really really mistake. They are mistaken
definitely in that because there is no such Iijima that he first of
all, the whole concept of Iijima which they are citing has no basis
in in the sources because each Amanda if the fact that four
schools have agreed on something
that cannot be considered as any Joomla because four schools have
agreed unanimously on on the triple divorce as being triple,
whereas it was not agreed upon by the sahaba.
It was introduced later even the prophets that allowed us to learn
practice against it. So how can it be considered
a doctrine of which Omar so we should not be rushing to condemn
Obinna Tamia because he went against it, why he went against it
actually had real Muslims of the Oman democracy, the Sharia in
mind, and that's why these were rulings. Now
the scholars have adopted them. And they have been
part of the legal reform in many parts of the Muslim world.
He was a man who stood up what he believed to be true and was
willing to give his life for it. He suffered a lot. But you know,
amazing thing. He was not infallible. But one thing
everybody don't study.
Once he was freed from jail, he was freed a number of times. And
then the the rulers and governors.
He was in their best books.
And they asked him should we punish
you or inquisitors? Who? Who punish you, the judges
who threw you in jail?
No, he said I forgive them all. It never took revenge from them.
You see how how who is his magnanimity? That is really
excited by all of his biographers.
The real, he landed in trouble mainly because of two things. One
is his position, uncompromising position against so called Sufi
innovations, he never condemned so for some people imagine this is
the what is wrong with the Salafis today.
Most of the selfies, the thing that even Taymiyah condemned
Sufism, he never did that. He only condemned the extreme innovations
practiced by the SoCal Sufis. He didn't call them Sufis, real
Sufis. He called them pseudo Sufis.
One of the Sufis claiming to be Sufis, of course, this is the
same.
Even Abdus Salam soltana, Roma use the same thing
to refer to those innovators in cassava, you know, those who hold
doctrines like,
you know, God is infused or doctrines like,
there is one reality, that's God Almighty. So when you say
something like that, is resembling the doctrine of incarnation. Of
course, when you look at the religious history, the greatest
threat
to the faith and the salvation of people has been this belief in
encouragement. You know, I'm coming from India, India today is
full of it is a chamber of horrors in the name of this, this
falsification of, of doctrine, the actually it is Tao heed, as Biruni
said, the, the heart, the real,
you know, pristine Manotas monotheism is there in the Hindu
scriptures, but for the masses, it's a different thing. Now, this
is, but the so called gurus, have, you know, misinterpreted this
monotheism. And they have incorporated the so called
negation of monotheism, which is that God has come down and assume
that human form
you know, historical research have shown that the Christians borrowed
this from the Hindus.
That's why Allah subhanaw taala in the Quran, if you read carefully,
Allah said, EULA he who they are, you know, copy in the so called
doctrines of the Mushrikeen.
When they said that Jesus told that he Son of God,
this has been at the root of much exploitation throughout the world.
You know what happened in Guyana
Jim Jones, Jim Jones, you know how many people perish, because this
guy claimed to be God and many, many in India is throughout India,
there are men, gods and women, Gods Stavroula. And they are
exploiting the masses. Because when somebody claims to be gone,
and people worship him or her, that is the root of all, you know,
innovations and exploitation and religion, of course, is a thriving
business. Even in the United States, these gurus come, and they
have millions of followers.
So, that's why even a Tamia deadly against any kind of compromise,
you know, to the Tao heat, which he rightly calls it, the priest,
you know, the purity of faith in Islam, you know, Surah, two left,
alas, I could see many, many verses of the Quran make a clear
distinction between the creator and the creation, when you confuse
the two realms, that paves the way for incarnation, according to when
RB did that. And that's, of course, there are other people who
read even RB differently. I'm not here to discuss, but in you know,
there are quotations, many, many quotations in immunotherapy, which
verge on that and therefore able to Tamia
based on this reading of Fibonacci, even though early only
has a young man, he was a fan of Fibonacci, actually. But when he
started deeply, he was really troubled. And he thought he has to
fight against that in order to save the Tao heat. And also,
another reason was the so called Sufis
have been RRB type.
They kept people
you know,
enthralled by this concept of Gnosis. You know, that God has
sent us here to this world to know him. Even though we oppose that by
saying God has sent us in this world, to cultivate us build a
civilization to be active.
It's not for noses, somebody sit in a lotus position and
contemplate the mystery of the universe. That's not what we are
created for. So this SOCAR, I am not saying all the Sufi masters
taught that stuff. Rila Sufi, real genuine Sufis were merchants, they
were farmers, they were majorities in the lead the jihad. So he's
only attacking that kind of,
you know, philosophy Chol, those so called Sufi or those who
dabbled in philosophy. And of course, they were copying the, the
Greek philosophers who sat in their ivory tower, and you know,
things like that, and visualize that, you know, perfection for
human being, to contemplate God Almighty, no no Ebro, to post that
by saying that God has sent us here to be actively engaged in
doing good works.
So, the active pursuit of virtue,
so activism, as opposed to the classical, the philosophy of the
Greek philosophers, you know, who emphasize contemplation. Of
course, if there is contemplation is condemnation, action inaction.
Active contemplation if we call it meaning what you farm and make the
call you return certain business make thicker, you were Jihad while
doing so vicar.
You know, thought of Allah do it. I just I shall learn I said,
Korea. The Kula V Jamia, hey Annie Rasulullah sallallahu was always
constantly remembering Allah.
So
so he's extremely denunciation of Bidra in rituals of worship,
unfortunately, Salafis you know, take everything that they're gonna
tell me as all of this thing. very nuanced discussions, yes. But they
take his word simplistically, without understanding what it
says, says elsewhere and not they don't have that total grass, the
coherence of his argument and his thought, so they are mistaken in
in quoting him, you know, misquoting him.
You know, one of the best example is
Today, you know, they use the word Buddha to condemn everything.
But even the Tamia always made a distinction between innovation in
worship and custom.
Innovation in worship is what is kind of in because law your body
will love you Mushara he used to repeat the slogan, I like it very
much. And that's not his statement, because it's from the
seller Pharsalia but he says, law, your body will do martial law, you
cannot prescribe a way of worship in Islam, unless it is sanctioned
by revelation.
Otherwise people will make up their own religion is what
happened. You know, if you look at into who he is, um, you look at
Buddhism, you look at Christianity, all these religions
deviated because they innovated new forms of worship, which was
not sanctioned by the law giver or the Prophet.
So a bit of Tamia is saying that you cannot innovate form of
worship, but when it comes to customs, human beings are free.
There is no limitation as long as it's not undermining the society.
It's not undermining salvation, as long as it is not against the
fundamental principles of the Sharia. So, it's really his
approach is different from the you know,
so, be there applies only to area of worship, it does not apply to
customs, when it comes to worship restriction should be restricted.
Otherwise, you know, somebody will make a six Wu salah
or, you know, we will say let's gather people and turn a switch of
the light and then start a new ritual.
And they will project it, just like you know, now, you know, in
India if you really in many massages,
you know, I can very well understand why Ghana Tamia is so
strong on this. In many massages in India, or Pakistan.
As soon as the Salah is over, the Imam engages the congregation in a
long worship dua
very, very long.
Even a tibia consists of Vidya he's justified because rasool
Allah never engage people in this collective dua because people have
to rush to their work.
They have to rush to their farm. That's what the main criticism
that he you know, why he criticize my other bridgeable? Because when
he helped people in law recitation, in Salah, the man came
to Rasulullah and complain, you know, I'm a farmer, I have to rush
to my farm.
And this man has to be so who am I? And he was holding people in
logra situation, in the Sunnah, where these imams are holding
people in long dwarves after the Salah.
And, and people who if anybody were to stand up and go,
they will condemn you as a heretic.
So what they are doing is as if this is part of the prescribed
prayer.
But having said that, I don't mean I, I don't think even on TV a man,
if a mom got a request from somebody, pray for my father who
is sick. And he mom did that occasionally. That's different.
Then making a habit, a ritual
of collective Doer after Salah.
So, then you are changing the format of prayer. Just like you
know, there is a book on Christianity written by a
theologian. He said, If Jesus were to come today, and visit the
churches, all over the world, he will not recognize their form of
worship.
But I would add
if Rasulullah were to come round sallahu wa salam and go anywhere
in the wall. Yes. In the Masjid. The format basic format for the
prayer is the same as he left it.
And of course we have to tank scholars liability via Of course,
most some of his views they didn't accept, but much of the criticism
that he wrote
Scholars are coming in or they are, their intention is to
preserve the the form of worship as, as leftovers transmitted by
Rasulullah sallallahu wasallam.
Now, when it comes to customs permission is the rule, you know,
that's what it's so it's very, very limited area is restricted.
A bar that very restricted, but more Amara wost so we can be
creative in politics, yes, college discussions on politics is highly
creative. Actually, he went far ahead of his time insisting that
you know, this whole car idea of even some of our SoCal Imams, he,
I had to warn them, look, there is no such caliphate as a hero you
worship actually, you know, constitutionally, Sharia whoever
applied this constitution, you can have different forms of
government, you know, this is the kind of idea that even Itami has,
so we are not bound by this, you know, letter. That is, unless we
have this one person Califf to save us.
You know, it's not called an Islamic rule. No, that's, that's
not the way so his discussions on Islamic politics is highly
creative.
Okay, that's because of this distinction you made between
customs, you also excuse people for errors in judgment,
even though he attacked some of the Sufi most of the innovations
in the Sabbath, but he did not say those who are,
you know, make EGT hard and make these innovations. You you condemn
them, just like FOCA make EGT hard and her in their judgment, Sufis
made a Ha, then they made an error in judgment. So you don't condemn
them? As long as you know, otherwise? Their methodology is
right. Okay. We cannot condemn people for a restaurant at all.
You know, just like an example is today, in Saudi Arabia and other
places. I know even in India, where I graduated from MIT was a
highly, it had a Salafi tone at that time. They're leaning away
from it. They used to think that celebration of for battery of the
Prophet has to be condemned Ultra outright, you know, now, they say
divinity, meow. But if you read even a team a carefully, he even
said that
he's condemning it, because many people look at it as a ritual.
A ritual of worship? Of course, so is, are they doing it as a ritual
of worship, if somebody is doing it as a ritual worship, it's
definitely to be condemned.
That's why he's saying many people don't do it as a ritual of
worship, they are doing it out of their sincere love for Rasulullah.
So even though he don't agree with that exchange, or excuse, he said,
they may be rewarded for it. Look at his nuanced approach to it.
This is the subtlety many people are missed. When they read even
Taymiyah he is not black and white, his wording was very
subtle. So many, some people just read one sentence here and run
away with it. And that's not just like misquoting me to Tamia. So
but I would also use the ability, Mia's division distinction between
custom and ritual.
So can we do it as a custom? Of course, what will be objectionable
to be retained by people are having custom 100th anniversary of
the Saudi Kingdom?
That's not be the if that is not be there? Because it's a custom,
then why he somebody celebrates he No, come on, Marie, the event of
the arrival of Rasulullah as a custom,
free from our rituals of worship. Many vast majority of eminent
scholars, including Mr. Hydra and others, so you will hear many,
many others said that is
Mr. Hubba, its you don't need to condemn it even though it was not
practiced by the seller for salary as a custom, it's a good custom,
you know, because it helps, of course, but while doing so you
have to dissociate from are those innovations that are
associated with that, so innovation, you know, and praising
Rasulullah as if He is Allah subhanho wa Taala or comparing to
Allah subhanaw taala or, you know, calling upon him for his
intercession and things like that, that has to be cut out, you know,
so I would
you know, I would say this is definitely would be the view of
imminent Tamia as we when you look at the overall spirit of his
discussions on this matter.
Unlike most selfies today, he never condemned Sufism, outright,
actually, George democracy I come in one of the great Orientalist
actually is an Arab, Christian, but he's
one of those great scholars in the West, who brought out remarkable
contribution of Muslims in Arab Arabs and Muslims to the world,
the Korea University System and so many other words very highly
objective studies. And he is one of those who
even said even a Tamia himself
is a Sufi
if it by Sufism, you understand what he meant by Sufism. And of
course, he has cited examples for that. But anyway,
he opposed those dos, he even a Tamia is highly critical of those
who condemn our Sophie's Arthas of
not only he did not condemn the Sabbath, but he's highly critical
of those who condemns of Sufism and so will fall together. He said
there are among Sufis, those who have attained highest ranks and
spiritual excellence.
Meaning, you know, they have reached the highest level of a
son, there are among Sufi Masha according to him, his study
understanding those who have attained the highest rank of
spiritual excellence, and there are many who are in the middle,
moderate. And then there are those who claim to belong to them, but
according to him here, they are not, they are just claimant, they
are pseudo
or trying to imitate them. And of course, he he made a, you know, he
said, there are Sofia Rasul Sufis, you know, who are just Sufis, by
their attire, and Sufis of our cough, Sufis, who they want to get
from the outcome if
you understand the financial benefits accruing, then there are
real tests of people of tasar whoo hoo hoo are, who cannot be blamed
for what these people are doing. You know, people carry, you know,
wearing those green turbans and working, claiming themselves to be
Sufis, they are Sophia to resume. There are Sufis only in name and
garb. That's not the sunroof. That's not the sort of,
and then there are Sophie, who is simply exploiting
using that to exploit the masses. Actually, this is what the what is
done in the in the name of Pierre Marie Oliver, Indian Pakistan,
this is the big business and all it takes you is just go
even in Afghanistan, how much he he anywhere. You can see how this
what is after so he's not attacking spirituality as
practiced by the DEC Sufis. He referred to Judaism, Baghdadi,
Abdulkadir, Gilani, Solomon Dharani, etc, as exemplary masters
and teachers and our ways he he reserved he has highest titles for
them, he calls say,
Dude either say you the TYFA and you know, shave, all of them are
called some or sometimes we call them shareholder slum, you know,
for them, they are.
They are the role models, they are examples in spirituality.
And some of the Sufi shades of ability means time, praise Libra
Tamia and said that he is you know, there is a shade called or
was it? It was some people come
Are you disciple of immunity anemia? Of course he is. He
benefited greatly from a minute anemia. And then he wrote a
detailed letters for people to benefit from this great shade of
Islam is a miracle of Allah subhanaw taala and his time is
trying to restore genuine Kosovo is not attacking to some of
itself. And I already mentioned this, Georgia McAleese has an
Arthur commanderie of women a Tamia won't photograph vibe of
their color Gilani
in that manuscript there is
this that imminent Tamia statement that I am affiliated to the Tariqa
of the Ricardo Gilani and he worked the hair car in the Sufi
robe of a che. So of course he studied cargoes leaves him back to
Abdul Qadir jeelani. Of course, I am not here to discuss
there is nothing extraordinary about this thing if what we
we understand the subwoofer is all about how our discussions of Sofia
Masha as well as the scholars who are affiliated to Sufism, in the
past, all of them
were not propagating the innovator so Wolf, they are free of this
cult characteristic as a wolf, they are talking about the
authentic Islamic spirituality. So throughout Islamic history, there
is eminent scholars who were scores of fake as well as the sub
Wolf.
So there is nothing extraordinary about this, that even if even a
Tamia is a real Sufi, he is a real Sufi, in the sense that is highly
spiritual, attained spiritually, he has his own spiritual
experiences, there is no denial of that fact.
But even a table Tamers legacy infec
is extremely diverse.
Some of them are more progressive than those of other scholars in
his time. And even after example, is his fatwa on, on tharok. You
know, the
irony in the physical books is that all the forest schools agree
if a man simply says to his wife, or divorce you 100 times
because he cannot divorce her 100 times.
Even that mere statement means that she is completely divorced.
Doesn't matter the man is angry, because there was no salt in food.
So some, because of his absurdity, it is foolishness. He uttered
these words.
Even a Tamia comes out and says, This is an ortholog of the Quran.
tharok is a meditated, just like you have to meditate. It has to be
something you resolve with your mind. You have to express it
intentionally and witness it Nica you cannot do that. I simply
somebody bursts out I marry you.
And then marriage takes place.
Somebody says to his wife, I bury you, too. He is considered
marriage. He said divorce is more.
It is a burden. halaal is the most abominable. And even the same?
Yes. So the danger breakdown of the Muslim family in his time,
because a man says a divorce your three times. And then she has to
take the bag and go
family children in the street. So see how it will take creativity is
he said no. It's time for us to go back to the ruling of Rasulullah
Salallahu Salam in the time of Rasulullah the Tripoli was one
divorce. Even if a man utters in one time, three times that's
considered only one divorce. And the divorce has to be intentional.
And he has to be sober mind. And you know even in the Hanafi school
you're going to Aberdeen one of the greatest mockneck of the
Hanafi school took the opinion of Emily Tamia of course,
to say that if somebody Dangar says I divorce you is not
considered a divorce. So who who is the one who brought this kind
of discussion and
nuanced understanding, principle understanding of these texts on
Tilak. It's even attainment is credited for it. And of course,
this Maga Hebrew had almost an agreement that a father can give
his daughter in marriage without asking her consent, he will be
stood up and said, If a father cannot,
if a woman is free to transact business
and nobody can cause her, if, if a father cannot force a woman to eat
a food that she doesn't want to eat, how can she be forced to live
with a man that he she, she doesn't want to choose for
herself. He says, You see how
how much creative is of course that is the fatwa now people are
coming to that. And, and also even he is, you may think is completely
strange. But again, you know, this,
Amina Vadodara has started this, I'm not supporting that. I have an
answer against it. But
Amina vado, led the prayer.
Juma for a group of people in Golden men. Now the scholars
discussed the weather how far a case authentic, some scholars cite
even a 10 years Mia's view, of course, even a Tavia view is that
if in a congregation,
especially for taraweeh, there is no heartbeat. And the woman is a
Hafeez. She is more qualified than she can lead men and women, but
she should not be standing in front. Because when she stands in
front is a distraction. Maybe she should stand behind and lead
people can follow her. This is of course, this is one of the view
that there are some scholars and of course they have evidence for
it. That Rasulullah sallallahu wasallam appointed moussaka as an
imam to lead the prayer for her household, including men and
women, and the prophet had appointed someone to call it an
elderly man to be a more than.
So, based on this,
even Taymiyah proposals, this that suppose there is species of
course, then it applies, of course I have also many scholars have
come out and said it. We have so many cases here in North America
and the West.
A man embraces Islam, and the Muslim lady who may be a scholar
in Islam marries him.
Of course even a Tamia as fatwa and for 12 This is now the coming
the preferred view of many scholars in that in her home, she
should be leading the prayer for her husband and children. Not this
man who new to Islam, and he didn't study the Quran. You see
how so what I'm saying is there is a diversity of opinions and facts
and even a Tamia has contributed to that. So Muslims have this rich
heritage so that's why we love the material not because everything is
said is you know gospel truth. That's why we allow bizarrely
because not because everything is that is gospel truth. We have this
option you know, there are creative rulings given by these
colors, which in our own time we can make use of them, you know,
for a number of reasons.
Condition conditional divorce I mentioned conditional divorces. I
in all the schools agree that if a man says to his wife,
if you talk to your sister you are divorced.
If you talk to your friend you are divorced. If you don't cook
Chowpatty makes a party for me for lunch, you are the worst.
I am not exaggerating, this kind of craziness is going on in the
Muslim ummah.
Now when you go to the Mufti the standard for two why's she is the
worst.
Now ebuild Tamia look at the intention of this man. He said
this man had no intention. He wandered it's a party to be done,
isn't it? The man is crazy. He's using divorce for it. He is a
sinner in the sight of Allah subhanaw taala. But how can this
poor woman be divorced? Because this man wanted to threaten his
wife so that he gets a party done. Oh,
Oh, you understand. So, look at that I this is closer to the sound
understanding and Maqasid of the Sharia than anybody else even
though you may call it the so called consists of course there is
no consensus of four Imams or four schools in it, there are
differences of opinion so of course even a Timmy was
highlighting and preferring those views
then of course are helpful but Talaq Wallahi
is also is that this is if the man regrets you can simply expect for
it
you know, it's not and of course the was done during you know, a
period of impurity and pregnancy and things like that he has he
disagrees with that this kind of rulings, standard rulings on this
because the Aloma standard way of looking at divorce was is the
easiest thing to divorce a poor woman.
Easiest, so somebody's sleeping.
If he burst out this works, I divorce you.
Did you hear it?
Did you hear those words? No, I am not exaggerating. This is the kind
of of wording is the use in some of these physical books. So a
militaria is really trying to save the spirit of the Sharia in some
of this Okay, so
okay, I already mentioned this. He has a ladder woman can lead
therapy prayer and mix gathering as long as she is more qualified
than others. Some refers this to his fatwa and supporters. I mean,
our adult position, of course, I don't agree with that. Now coming
to Oh, you're already a burr came in one even harder is not
a fanatical lover of Ubuntu Tamia. But it recognize this color. He
said,
What is wrong with that? People? Many, many scholars have called
him shareholder Islam. And he was called stakeholders laminates
time. And they will always be scholars who will refer to him as
shareholder Islam. If you don't agree with that, that's you
shouldn't criticize those who call him because even though he did not
agree with all of the views of libertarian, but we really
appreciated him. And he said, if he'd been a Tamia did not have any
works to his credit other than his disciple, even claim it alone
would have immortalized his name.
But of course, he will tell me has hundreds of works, that has
immortalises name, Euro, so this is a real objectives color,
looking at the critically the contribution of Beretania highams
name is closely associated to reshape even Taymiyah actually,
it considers divinity me as your spiritual master.
Just like a Sufi Sheikh, meaning he made a vow by his hands
as a young man,
what he associated with the way he made Tao design, so he's looking
up to him not just as a forky, but as a spiritual master, and mentor,
and he accompany retain me of 16 years and refer to him as my shake
my shake and praise them highly. Of course, he studied under a
great number of scholars of his time, but for him, there is no
question that his main master and shake is a bitter Tamia. And of
course, he agreed with many of these liberal views of Octavia one
Talaq and others 100 personally agreed, and therefore, he was
imprisoned. He was with a che and finally he was released only one
even a Tamia died in in 17 728.
His name was Mohammed Abu Bakr bruh yo Bizzarri but he is known
as a burner Kamal Joe Zia.
He grew up in Damascus. His father was a rector of Josie college.
I will have to go a little first year
okay, I share many of his views of you know, he differed on a number
of issues. He is the one who has said shareholder Islam is
Habibollah no doubt about it. However,
The truth is even dearer meaning
that doesn't mean he fanatically follows everything blindly follows
everything everything he has said he the first one number of issues
with a shave. So in order to
he responds to those who how have you differ from your Sheikh? He
said he is dear to us, but truth is dearer than that. You see how
that should be the approach of a real Muslim.
Both of them are also different in nature. You know Allah subhanho wa
Taala the nature of Omar ricotta is different from the nature of
Abu Bakr, Siddiq rodilla. No.
Omar Allah Allah No, even though Islam and the Prophet reformed
him, still here the whole Kumar
somebody when beloved alone who had relocated to Syria
somebody from Medina came so Bella Lulu, no ask,
How is Omar?
How do people look at him? He said that he is the best man
except when he gets angry.
So Bilal said, You know what,
if I will, or any one of us were with Omar at that time, they will
simply recite a verse of the Quran and he will come down. So, Bill
Arellano taught this man the real status performer that kind of work
often in the tabula
cube will come down as if you know is a cool water you know is fire
is extinguished by water. So, that's the nature of Umatilla No,
you cannot kendama even a Tamia was like that his hot tempered
little and then in debate he sometimes use the harsh words. So
the hubby son, if not for that hot timber inability, Mia, they
wouldn't consider him shareholder Messiah.
They would unanimously confer over him that title of shareholder
Messiah, Master of Masters, because of in depth knowledge. But
this but in the case of Immanuel Kant, am he the courts person, you
understand, is reputed for his clemency just like Abu Bakr
Siddiq, no, nothing would anchor him.
Hardest disciples
sighs this outstanding devotions, night vigils, of course, these
things able to tell me the same utter self surrender to God
Almighty, constant remembrance of Allah subhanho wa Taala and in
depth knowledge of the Quran and the Sunnah. They still marks even
him of course, that's also qualities of the Buddha Tamia, but
when it comes to hot tambor Abraham was free of that, given
her Cassia states even Cassie is a colleague of Ibrahim, he said he
was the most affectionate person. He was never envious of anyone,
nor did he hurt anyone. He never disagreed with anyone, nor did he
hate anyone. I do not know in this world in our time, someone who is
more dedicated to acts of devotion.
So
look at that high praise. Of course, there are many quotations.
Even Roger B is one of the greatest disciple of Ibn or claim.
He has worry worry even more outstanding testimonials of a
sheikh Ibrahim, his contributions are extensive IB neural claims.
They cover a wide spectrum of topics related to Quran exegesis,
science of jurisprudence, fake of Syrah, you know when you look at
the Sierra literature, it's all politics and military exploits.
But a banner came looks at the Sierra and this creates a new
journal called FeCO. Sierra because Sierra is discerning the
moral and spiritual lessons of the Sierra. So prophet, he is looking
at the prophet as an exemplar in spirituality, in morality and
character. So that's the main aspect. It's not the prophets, of
course, and then lifestyle, everything. So because Prophet is
an exemplar, so he's an exemplar.
Allah subhanaw. Taala refers to Rasulullah as is an exemplar for
us. So that's the way he approaches and of course, he has a
great number of works about related to Islamic spirituality,
as well.
Sir at once creative, innovative, insightful, spiritual wisdom are
born of spiritual experiences. And actually there is greater number
of spiritual wisdom in Abraham. So I would rank him because if
somebody were to deeply read those, the spiritual ritual
buttercream, they would rank him with those great spiritual masters
in Islam.
Of course, he has a number of works rather BOD provision of the
Hereafter, which is devoted to a study of Prophet's life. Of
course, I mentioned, unlike the standard verse, it deals with the
moral and spiritual lessons. You know, I know there may be some
literal translations of this, but don't rely on Darussalam
translations. I wish I know, gradually, Islamic society and
others are bringing out they have already brought out Anwar below.
CYB is not a Warby or Eduardo Sahib is a book called spiritual
invocations, translated and published by Islamic texts
society, under the title invocation of God. This work is
what you're being cherished by everyone. So people asking me
questions about how to fight depression and worry and things
like that. I would hear no, without any thinking, I will
recommend that they get hold of this book of Mr. Weber claim it
has actually 100 benefits of zikr
he brings out from the Quranic verses and and that alone would
convince anyone you know how we can fight depression and worry by
using the spiritual therapy prescribed Rasulullah sallallahu
wasallam
Of course he has a normal Novocaine This is a unique work on
the science of jurisprudence, wisdom and purpose higher
objectives for the Sharia, evolution of faith and question of
which Jihad and taqlid
okay, this is highly important work. And then mudhar, your Salah
kin, is a detail commentary on Manasa the salary of the Sufi
Sheikh, or unsalted Hara we this is a great Sufi master. Of course,
he is a humble origin, but he's a great Sufi master. They say that
he was one of the main sources for Jalaluddin Rumi, he is considered
an ecstatic Sufi, but of course he did not.
It was completely 100% in conformity with the Sharia so he's
not called and you know, Mian even though he is Sufism is of ecstatic
type.
It's only one of these numerous work on Islamic spirituality. Of
course they will Karima has a number of works on spirituality.
And anybody reading these works. You know, there is this false idea
prevailing in the Western and many Muslims that Islam is all about
legalism.
This is the greatest danger. Because the and this is the way we
projected Islam, to people of other religion, that Islam is our
legalism.
Anybody reading his works,
that will refute there is no rule for loving Islam. Actually, for
him, just like the General General me, the heart of Islam is love,
love of Allah, Allah with his creation, that the soul of Islam.
So many people talk, this is the way of Christianity is he's
different. Islam is WAY OF JUSTICE stuff. No, no the heart of Islam
is now and he emphasized that and therefore tasawwuf some people
think there was because there is a legally some and there is no room
for allowance law. So they say Tasawwuf is foreign to Islam.
Ibrahim works will refer to that.
Now, I will, there is a lot of wisdom we can learn from Ibrahim,
I will give it to you Inshallah, some of them in writing.
Women are one half of society which gives birth to the other
half. So it is they are the entire society. Look at the way he looks
at the whole issue of women in Islam. Look how liberating it is,
isn't it?
Women are one half of society which gives birth to the other
half. So it is they are the entire society.
Another quotation Had Allah different the wheels for his slave
Wales, and shown him how he handles his affairs for him. His
heart would have melted out of the love for Allah and would have been
torn to pieces
Out of thankfulness to Allah. See how spiritual think about it, how
deeply spiritual, these quotations are. This is what we need. We need
this kind of, you know, melting of the heart. Because many times when
Allah subjects us to tribes, we think Allah abundant us, Allah,
you know, our hearts will merit you know, when we really look at
the issue spiritually, if the pains of this world tire you do
not grieve, for it may be that Allah wishes to hear your voice by
way of dua, because Allah tests you, because He wants you to call
upon Him, because you have strayed away. So this is just like, he
wants you to pour out your desire and frustration and forget about
it. And know that Verily Allah does not forget you.
You see, how liberating.
Be sincere in your intention and pursuit, you will find the support
of Allah in your quest.
So we have he is directing us to be single minded.
Our heart should be with Allah subhanaw taala. Once we our heart
is with Allah, in everything we do, Allah will be there. And this
is somebody who has experienced it.
He who keeps his heart near Gore will find peace and tranquility.
If on the other hand, one were to give his heart to the people will
only find restless anxiety.
So you want peace, fix your heart and Allah subhanaw taala
the worldly life is like a shadow, if you try to catch it, you will
never be able to do so, it will escape. But if you turn your back
towards it, it has no choice but to it will follow you.
I know these are deeper thoughts, you know, we need to ponder I will
give you these things in is because I need it you need it.
These are, you know daily affirmation that we need to think
and reflect upon, when Allah tells you it is not to destroy you. When
he removes something in your possession. It's only in order to
empty your hand for an even greater gift.
It takes something not just to make you bankrupt, but allow one
to give you something better.
Whoever mocks his brother for a sin he has repented from will not
die until he himself falls into the same sin.
And he said,
if you make fun of even a dog,
you should be afraid God may reduce you to worse than that all
the spiritual wisdom. You know why? Dog is doing what it should
be doing?
What are you doing? Are you doing what you should be doing?
Is this literalism?
This is spirituality actually.
If the heart becomes attached to anything other than Allah, Allah
makes him dependent on it if anybody's heard, and he will be
betrayed by it. And then of course, there are six stages to
knowledge.
Number one, asking questions in a good manner. When you ask
question, be respectful.
Number two, listen attentively. It's not that you ask question.
And then when the answer is given you don't pay attention. Listen
attentively, and number three, try to understand the answer.
And then try to retain it.
The next step is teach it.
You see how our scholar said whatever you learn you
transmitted,
this is different from those who have knowledge to the lead,
Brahmins keep their secret to the Brahmins be cannot be divulged to
Shudra because they are not worthy of this knowledge.
It's an that's not the Islam.
Whatever you you will need to translate it and then finally,
reaping the fruit of knowledge what is it? act according to your
knowledge, what do you will gain is experiential wisdom.
Okay.
I want to finish this with a quotation. You know today we are
full of Maltese, who just whenever they asked, they refer to an old
book.
That's the answer.
Look at Ibrahim. This is creativity.
Hey, this is this caller who can benefit whoever issues rulings to
the people merely based on what is transmitted in Cambodia, despite
differences in their customs, usages times, conditions and the
special circumstances of the situations has gone astray. And he
leads others astray.
You see,
carefully read that what he's saying. Don't give fatwa because
by looking at the old book, a book, because that color has given
that answer to a specific situation. You see those who
misquote Durban and Tamia, they should know, you're going to take
me as context for the fatwas is different from your context.
If you because your context may be different. That's what he's
saying, you know,
people living in Canada cannot ask question about Canadian citizens
or Saudi mufti,
who are not aware of the customs here.
Understand,
that's what you see, his crime against religion is greater than
the crime of a physician who gives people medical prescriptions
without regard to the differences of their climes norms, the times
they live in, and the physical conditions, but merely in
accordance with what is written down in a bygone medical world
that will kill that patient.
But of course, he said, If a fishy fishy, that kind of a physician is
ignorant and is more dangerous, even more dangerous is a Mufti who
does not take into account the specific milieu the circumstances
and the customs.
Of course, this is a lot of wisdom. And Ibrahim is one who
said, you know, the question of circumstantial evidences.
You know, somebody, a woman claimed that she has been raped.
In the Muslim world now, that woman is asked to produce
witnesses. One of the see blood test, you see test
that uses circumstantial evidence here, even our claim is one of
those Yes.
You should use circumstantial evidences.
Yes.
It said that is the spirit of the Sharia. And based on this, he
resolved a number of issues. Of course, that's why the reading of
the texts are more progressive than those callers who condemn
them occur. And it's only because of this, you know, such rulings
that landed them in jail, actually, few scholars condemned
them and put them in jail for this kind of progress ruling. Now, the
irony is Muslim world has
adopted incorporated their role is to reform the family law in many
parts of the Muslim world.
Because we thought that, you know, Sharia will be reduced to absurd
rulings that and the family is broken down, and society is in
shambles and may have lost one or two helpers. Having said that, I'm
not saying you're going to turn me is perfect. rebuttal claim is
perfect. Nobody's perfect. Only Allah rasool Allah is protected
from error by Allah subhanho wa taala.
Rather, the scholars are liable to make mistakes and errors in
judgment. May Allah subhanaw taala help us to respect the scholars
for their contributions and to love the mark for because we love
Allah and His messenger and those who love Allah and His Messenger
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