Mirza Yawar Baig – Muharram, another new year
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My brothers and sisters, we are in the
month of Muharram, which is a great and
blessed month.
It is the 1st month of the Hijri
year and is one of the sacred months
about which Allah
said,
Allah said which means,
verily the number of months with Allah
is 12 months in a year.
So was it ordained by Allah
on the day when he created the heavens
and the earth.
Of them 4 are sacred,
That is the first, the 7th, the 10th,
and the 12th months
of the Islamic calendar.
That is the
right religion.
Abu Bakrah
narrated
that Rasool Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said,
the year
is 12 months
of which 4 are sacred.
3 consecutive months,
Dulkaida,
Dolhidjah
and Al Muharram
and
Rajab
of Budhar, which comes between
Jamada
and Shaaban.
And this is a hadith in Bukhari.
Allah ibn Kasir, Rahmatullahi
narrates
regarding this ayah. He explains
in his tafsir,
Allah
has chosen elites.
Allah is the one who creates and Allah
is the one who
picks from what He creates
and makes them elite.
Allah
chose elites from His creation
From among the angels,
he chose messengers.
From among mankind, he chose messengers.
From
among speech,
he chose remembrance of himself, dhikr.
From among spaces on the earth, he chose
the masajid, the mosques.
From among the months,
he chose
Ramadan
and the sacred months.
So venerate
that which has been chosen by Allah
because people of understanding and wisdom
respect
that which has been chosen by him.
And this is
in Tafsir ibn Kasir.
We ask Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to
learn from this beautiful deen of ours
and to learn from it and to
learn it and to benefit from it.
He,
narrated
that Rasool Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said the best
fast
after Ramadan
is in the month of Muharram.
And this is in Muslim. Rasool Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam encouraged fasting during the month of Muharram,
particularly on the 10th day called Ashura
as a means of seeking Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala's mercy and forgiveness.
In Fizh Usunna,
says, Sheikh
Syed Sabik
Rahutul Ali states,
Abu Huraira radiAllahu reported,
I asked Rasool Rasoolam
which prayer is the best
after the 4th prayers.
And he said,
the prayer during the middle of the night,
which is the Hajjut.
I asked which fasting is the best after
Ramadan
and he
said,
the month of Allah that you call Muharab.
And this is in Musa Nabi Muhammad, Sahih
Muslim and Sunan Abida'ud.
Rasoolullah Salallam said fasting
the day of Ashura has great merit.
I hope that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala will
accept it as an expiation
for sins
committed in
the previous year.
And this is in,
say Muslim. Abdullah ibn Abbas,
Radiallahu Anumah said, when Nasr al Salam fasted
on the day of Ashura
and told the people to fast, they said,
You Rasool Allah,
this is a day that is venerated by
the Jews and the Christians.
Rasool Allah said next year, if Allah
wills, we will fast also on the 9th
day.
But by the time the following year came,
Rasool Rasool Salam had passed away.
And this is in Sahih Muslim, so let
us fast on
9th 10th.
It is also must have to fast on
9th, 10th, and 11th,
of the
of Muharram. For those of you who wish
to do that, alhamdulillah, may Allah grant us
the ability
to do more and more to try to
earn his pleasure.
Rasoolullah Salallahu Alaihi Salam said in a hadith
in Tabarani,
one who generously
spends on his family
on the day of Ashura, Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala will be generous on him
for the entire year.
Regarding this, Imam Mohammed bin Hanbal, Rahmatullahi narrates
that Sufyan ibn Uayna, Rav Yalan wa Rahmatullahi
said, I have practiced this which is spending
on the family
for 50 or 60 years
and have found nothing but good in it.
And this is in Lataif
al Ma'arif.
The day of Ashura was known to the
Quraysh
and to Rasulullah
in Mecca. And they used to, and the
Quraysh used to,
they used to venerate it and fast
on that day.
It is, believed that Nuhari Salam's
ship
reached
land on
Mount Jodi,
and Musa alaihis salam led his people
out of slavery,
out of the slavery of Iran
on the day of
Ashura.
The Quraysh venerated this day and considered it
holy and used to change the cover, the
Kiswah of the Kaaba
on 10th of Muharram
and would fast and pray
especially on that day. Rasool Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
fasted
that day
with them during his life in Mecca.
It is narrated that Ayesha Siddiqaradhyayalan
has said the Quraysh used to fast
on
Ashura
during the Jahiliya
and Rasool Sallallahu Salam
used to fast on that day also.
When he migrated to Madinah, he fasted this
day and ordered that this fast be observed.
When the month of Ramadan was enjoined, meaning
fasting was made for the Ramadan,
he said whoever wishes may fast on this
day and whoever wishes
may leave it. And this is in Bukharian
Muslim, which means that after Ramadan was made
for,
fasting on 10th of, Ashura became
nafila, became nafil.
Abdullah ibn Umar narrated
that the people of Jahiliya,
meaning people in the period of Jahiliya,
used to fast on the day of Ashura
and Rasulullah Salaam and the Muslims
fasted it
before Ramadan was made obligatory which means that
they used to fast
the day of Ashura in while Nabi Surah
was in Mecca. When the month of Ramadan
was made obligatory, Rasulullah Surah was made obligatory,
Rasulullah
said Ashura is one of the days of
Allah. So whoever wishes
may fast it and whoever wishes may omit
it.
Muharram serves as a time for self assessment
and repentance.
It is a reminder for us to reflect
on our deeds
and seek forgiveness for our sins and strive
to improve
ourselves as individuals
and as a community.
Having said that, I remind myself and you
that the time to change
is as soon as we realize our mistakes
and not wait for some
auspicious day or month.
We don't know when we will die and
so let us hasten
and hurry to clean up our act and
get our lives in order so that we
can meet Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala seeking his
mercy.
The battle of Karbala was fought on 10th
October
6 80, which is 10th of Muharram
60 1 Hijri.
Between the army of the second Umayyah,
Umayyah Khalifa Yazid the first, Yazid bin Muawiyah,
and a small army
led by Sayidina Hussain ibn Ali
the grandson of Rasulullah
and the son of his daughter,
Saydafatima
Radialanha
and his cousin,
Ali ibn Abit Ali Radialanhu
at Karbala in Sawad,
Southern Iraq.
During this battle, Saeedan Hussein Brougialano was martyred
for Shahid along with most of his relatives
and companions.
While his surviving,
family members
were taken prisoner.
There are a 1,000
very valuable lessons to be learned from this
entire period of history which is which in
effect began with the shahada
of Sayyidina Uthmar ibn Affan. Radhi Allah Anu
on the 7th June
656
corresponding to 18th of Dhul Hijjah,
35,
Hijri that is 26 years before
the shahada of Sayyidina Husayn ibn Ali.
It is a period we studied dispassionately
and objectively
and the lessons derived from it applied in
our lives.
The Shahadah of Sayedan Hussein ibn Ali of
Del Anhu was one of the greatest tragedies
in Islam.
Just like the Shahadah of his brother Hassan
ibn Ali
or his father,
Sayyidina Ali
and his uncle Sayyidina Uthman ibn Affan radiAllahu
anhu. May Allah
grant all of them jannatul for those
without his Ainsha Allah.
We fast on Ashura
to follow the sunnah of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi
Salam who used to fast on this day
in Bakka when the parents of Sayyidina Hussain,
ibn Ali Radiallahu Anaba were still children
and unmarried. And their blessed sons, Hassan and
Hussain
had not been born yet.
We Muslims, the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah,
consider the Shahadah of Hussain ibn Ali
and all the members of the family of
Rasoolullah SAW
to be the greatest
tragedies
in the history of Islam.
Where they were martyred
not by disbelievers,
but by those who claimed to believe in
La Illaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah.
Yet, this did not prevent them from murdering
the family members of Rasool Allah who he
loved more than anyone else. But we remember
what Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala told us about
those who die in his path.
Allah
said,
Allah said, never say that those martyred in
the cause of Allah are dead.
In fact, they are alive, but you do
not perceive it. And again, Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala said, walatahasavanal
Allah said, never think of those martyred in
the cause of Allah as dead. In fact,
they are alive
with their rub well provided for.
We mourn the loss
of those who Rasool Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
loved and whose presence was a barakah
for us all. But we don't say that
they are dead because Allah
declared that they are alive.
We ask Allah
for an ending like he gave them.
As for the adab of mourning, etiquette of
mourning, I remind myself and you that they
are the same for everyone.
We don't do in joy or grief anything
that is prohibited
in Islam. Islam means to submit in all
situations. To Allah
commands and the sunnah of Rasulullah
That is our guide and it is the
best guide. Narrated as bint Malik,
We went with Rasulullah
to the blacksmith
Abu Saif, and he was the husband of
the wet nurse of Ibrahim, the son of
Rasulullah Sallallahu Salam. Rasulullah Sallallahu Salam took Ibrahim
Radhi Allahanu
and kissed him and smelled him and later
we entered Abu Saif's house and at that
time Ibrahim was taking his last breaths.
And the eyes of Rasool Allah sallallahu alaihi
wasallam started shedding tears.
Abdul Amarin Nawf, Rabbi Al Anu said, Yeah,
Rasool Allah, even you are weeping. He said,
Oh, ibn Auf,
this is mercy.
Then he wept more
and he said, the eyes are shedding tears
and the heart is grieved,
but we will not say
except
what pleases our realm. Own. Oh
Ibrahim, indeed we are grieved by your separation.
And this is Hadith and Bukhari. I remind
myself and you,
that the
Shahadah of Sayyidina Husayn ibn Ali was,
was a tragedy that cannot be measured.
But a greater tragedy
is the cycle of hatred and bloodshed
that people created,
which continues to this day.
I can say with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
as my witness
that there is not a single Sunni Muslim
man or woman, living or dead,
who would not give his life
and sacrifice his parents and family
to save the life of Sayyidina Hussain, I'm
Ali
or any member of his family.
So what is the hatred about?
Let it end here. Let us bring our
hearts together on the Kalima Tayaba, Asaduallaylahillallahu
Asaduallana Muhammadur Rasulullah.
And speak and do only that which will
please Allah
and Rasool Allah
and be brothers
to each other.