Chapter 3 (On Vigilance)

- Al-muraqabah: vigilant, taking into account, contemplation, aware of the One who is Raqib of you (watching over you)
Vigilant in ihsan is you are the one who is watching Him, its impossible, to understand this , we have to undestand the other part. Rabiatul Adawaiyah said level of your ma'rifa depends on the first partof ihsan and the way is through the second part. Muraqabah is a two way relationship
Sincerety is the key for gnosis.
- Muraqaba is a divine attribute in which a slave has a portion of it. It comes from the word Ar-Raqib "wa kana Allahu ala kulli shayyin Raqiba - He is upon you Raqiba', bil idafah ilaLlah

- Raqaba = to observe / watch
Raqib = to keep watch, observe; someone who stands in mountain (to defense) to protect the city from any attack

- The king who travel, arrived at the foot of a snowtop mountain, the wazir shot off for half an hour and came back with snow. ~ aware of what the king wanted
Muraqabah is the one who's most sensitive to the ayah, the twitch of the King's eyes

- Imam Khusyairi (RahmatulLahu alayh) have one favourite student. When the other became jealous of this particular student, the Imam gave them a task. Every student have to hide a bird in a place that nobody sees. The only student who didn’t complete the task was this favourite student. When asked, he said “he can’t find a place where Allah is not watching”

- 'What Allah wants me to do?' Muraqaba - even when making tea / coffee lead to ibada after knowing inner and outer

- Imam Haddad, in Syarah 'ayniyah by Imam Ahmad bin Zain AlHabsyi
لصالح النيات كن متحريا
have lots of good intentions for your actions for eg whoever wears perfume for Allah sake, he will smell musk in Day of Judgment, to invite angles, for other to smell something good, for the house to smell good, purification of the intellect (Imam Syafie: perfume enhanced the intellect), recommend to distribute attar after iqamah

have constant awareness, intention - mayl (leaning) / pushing you foward towards a desire. Ghayra mu'tasid illa bil asbab, asbab - syari'ah
Muraqabah is the highest level, but have to have intention and awareness.
have overwhelmed feeling that you feel low

- Allahumma arina haqqa haqqa... (S Abu Bakar) and do not make it blur that I follow my hawa.

- modesty = alHaya': to hold back

- Someone asked Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal how do you get to this high maqam? There's one occasion when I'm about to enter hamam, I want to take off my izar, then I remembered hadith of Haya', that's the day when he gets the dream.

- there's no work after death. when the heart is attached to the dunya, the heart is almost dead.
the rewards from this is greater than dunya.

- Muraqaba on our intentions is more important. Look at our intentions on a regular basis. eg reading the Qur'an : syifa' li sudoor, follow sunnah (think about sunnah when reading), tranquility, loudly for people to hear and attracts angles.

- Imam Ali Zainal Abidin said that muraqabah depends on the intention, the bigger the intention, the greater is muraqabah

(17.02.07, 09.05.10, 29.05.10, 30.11.11)

Hadith 24

Hadith 24 (03.02.07)

- This is the first hadith qudsi in Hadith 40, also known as hadith rabbani or hadith Illahi

- Hadith came from the word ‘hadatha’ = happening, come into existence
Qudsi = sacred; taharah / tanzi (pure / absent from any fault)
Qudsi ~ fima yarwi rabbi / qala Allahu ta’ala (ta’ala = exalted)

Different between qur’an / hadith qudsi/ hadith rasul
Divine/Divine/Divine (inspired) – rasul’s word
Qadim/Come into existence/Come into existence
Cannot transmit on meaning/Cannot transmit on meaning/No sin in paraphrasing
Can be recite in solat/Cannot be recite in solat/Cannot be recite in solat
Require state of purity/Purity not required/Purity not required
- there’s rawi in everything. Even for hadith qudsi the rawi is RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa Alihi Wassalam.The name qur’an is a special name ie no other things is qur’an.. whereas hadith can be attributed to any new things
- Rawi: Abu Zarr Al-Ghifarri RadhiyaAllahu 'anhu(have been discussed in previous hadith). One of the remarkable thing about Abu zarr is that he, even before becoming muslim is very particular about things. When he weight bread, an ant came and eat the bread, he said “this might be zarr in this dunya but it meant bit in the next world”.
Zarrah = red ant / smallest head of the smallest ant
Acc to Yazid Ibnu Haroon zarrah = no weight

- Ya ‘ibadi encompass ins wal jinn ie those who are responsible for their action (Wa ma khalaqtu insu wal jinnu illa li ya’budun)

- Zulm = injustice; unjust ie not putting something on the right place; not placing at the specific place / time.
= tasarafi mulk bighairi haq (taking something from the owner without right)

-Allah will never do zulm
1) everything is His, He will not be questioned about His action
2) He will reward according to action

- The biggest zulm is not recognizing Allah (Inna syirki la zulmun ‘azdim)

- zulm also means darkness.

- The hadith in which RasululLah asked ‘do you know who the bankrupt is? The one who came in yaumil qiyamah, making zulm to other and his good deeds being taken to give to others to recompense - *my own paraphrase –sorry*

- Another hadith ‘ If you stand with a madzlum, Allah will make your feet firm on the Day feet slip’

- Hadith ‘if you stand with a wrong-doer, Allah will make your feet slip on the Day feet slip’ – another narration

- There was a king who was very zalim. He took more tax etc. One day, an old lady stand up in front of him and said “ You’re a wrong-doer”. The king just laughed and said “Innal muluku iza dakhalu qaryatan afsaduha wa ja’alu a’izzata ahliha azillatan” (An-Naml 34) the verse where Queen Sheba said to her advisory. And the old lady answered back “Haven’t you read the whole surah “fatilka buyutuhum khawiyatam bima dzalamu, inna fi zalika la ayatan li qawmiy ya’lamun (v 52). When the king heard this, he cried and make tawba. He asked to return everything.. and the woman came to him and said “La taqnatu min rahmatilLah”.

In the footstep of the chosen one

BismilLah
Al-Salaamu alaykum.

We have been blessed to sit and listen under the feet of Al-Habib Kadzim As-Saqqaf (may Allah preserve him and increase his rank) in Edinburgh University.. AlhamdulilLah..
The title of his talk is 'in the footstep of the chosen one'.. I'll try to share a little portion of what he said.. and may it benefit all of you as it had benefit us..
-RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam is perfect in his attributes.. kareem, raheem, manaan
- All the Rasool are the role model for us.. for eg Nabi Musa(Alayhi al-Salaam) in his perfection that he reached, he can cure people from sickness; andNabi Isa (Alayhi al-Salaam) raised people from dead.. as if Allah is saying that this is my people whom I give the power (as a manifestation of My power)
- If we follow these role model, we'll gain eternal happiness.
-Whatever area we're in.. we can follow the example from RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam.. ie if we're leader or a teacher or parents.. we can always follow him (SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam)
-All the recent discovery is a confirmation of Allah.. 'sanurihim ayatina fil afaqi wa anfusihim'.. al-afaq is what they can see in RasululLah's (sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam) time.. but in our time it means the universe because we have the knowledge beyond what we can see (in term of the universe).. and the 'sin' in sanurihim it means the future ~ ie Allah will continue to show the signs in the universe and in ourselves..
-Eternal happiness (felicity).. the secret lies in our souls.. it will continue to be renewed from time to time.. in death, after death and hereafter..
-we can get the nafahat through attending gathering, through prayer and the qur'an.
-Mankind will always be tested with 1. intellect 2. feelings
- RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam is always in the state of happiness and redha with Allah even at Uhud when blood pouring from his face..
-Sayidina Bilal RadhiyalLahu 'anh.. even one day before his death.. he is very happy..because he is going to meet RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam
-Allah places strength in certain things.. for eg Zam-zam water..RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam said.. we get what we intend for when we drink Zamzam..Sayyidina Umar RadhiyaAllahu 'anh made the intention when he drinks Zamzam to release the thirst in Day of Resurrection..
- Abu Quhafah.. when he was in the prison far away from his homeland..everyday his father went to the edge of the city every prayer time and said 'al-salat'.. he heard it every time, and he prayed.. after three years they're gathered together.. it is because of the connection of their hearts.. And we have the ability to do the same.. but most of us switch it off.. like a person who have mobile phones.. he switched it off.. eventhough people give him sms and called him.. he will never get it.
-The best thing to follow RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam is his akhlaq.. A man used to insult RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam.. he even covered his face with cloth when he saw RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam.. but when he died, his son came to RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam to pray over his deceased father.. SAyidina Umar RadhiyaAllahu 'anh protested saying that this man always insulted RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam.. but it didn't have any effect on RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam. The son even asked for RasuluLah's (SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam) cloth to cover his father.. RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam gave his rida' and even lead the janazah prayer..
-there's lots of hidden secret and treasure in Rasul's (SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam) azkaar evenlike 'La Hawla wa la quwwata illa bilLah'..
InsyaAllah may all these benefit everyone of us.
May Allah forgive me for my mistakes in transmitting these. Please make du'a for me and my family.

chapter 24 on kindness and charity

28.01.07

Al-Isra 23-27… wa la tubazir tabzira ~ chapter 24

-Order of duty:
‘al-aqrab fal aqrab’ closest first. Qurba 1. rasul’s family 2. close to us
We have duty towards 10 generation of relatives
Al-adna baban fal adna

- in qur’an 3X Allah wa rasul; 1X Allah and parents

- Imam Husain RadhiyaLlahu 'anh ‘be careful of keeping friends that breaks their family ties. I found them cursed 3X in qur’an’

- We have a contract as a slave of Allah and recognition of Adam alayhi al-Salaam as our father and prophet

- Someone insult Salman Al-farisi RadhiyaLlahu 'anh. RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam turned and said ‘he’s ahlil baiti’

- Ra’d 33: goes into jannah as family
Ra’d 34: cursed those who cut off family ties (curse: cut off from rahmah and far)

- Hadith qudsi – Anaa allahu, wa anaa al-rahmaanu, khalaqtu al-rahima wa syaqaqtu lahaa isman min ismii, fa man washalaha washaltuhuu, wa man qatha’ahaa qatha’tuhuu”.
(“Aku (adalah) Allah SWT, dan aku adalah Dzat yang mempunyai sifat kasih sayang. Aku jadikan (sifat) kasih sayang dan Aku memberinya nama dengan nama-Ku. Maka barangsiapa menyambungnya, maka Aku akan menyambung orang itu. Dan barangsiapa memutusnya, maka Aku akan memutus orang itu”) – I name the womb my name, the name womb (Rahim = 1. womb 2. believers as brothers)
- ‘whoever take care of family ties, I’ll take care of him. Whoever cut it, I’ll cut from him.’

Inna min arbaa al-ribaa al-istithaalatu fi ‘ardli al-muslimi bighairi haqqin, wa inna haadzihii al-rahima syajnatun min al-rahmaani ‘azza wa jalla, fa man qatha’ahaa harrama allahu ‘alaihi al-jannata”.

(“Sesungguhnya diantara riba yang paling parah adalah merusak harga diri seorang muslim dengan cara yang tidak benar. Dan sesungguhnya Sifat Rahim adalah bagian dari sifat Rahman. Barang siapa memutusnya, maka Allah SWT mengharamkannya masuk sorga”)
.Syajna = branches that comes from undergroung roots. Cut syajna, tree will die

- ‘Inna rahmah do not descent on ummah which have qati’ur rahim’

-How to keep family ties: preserving the family tree, contact, visit, enquire, do’a wal fatihah

- The best sadaqah is on kasyih (the one that shows enimity within family)

-‘There are 2 people that Allah won’t look at yaumil qiyamah’. Stop. ‘Man huma?’ ‘Qati’ur rahim wa jar su’”
-‘fa man aza jaruhu azani, wa(fa?) man azani aza Allah’
-‘If he ask for help, help him. If he ask for loan, give it to him. If he is poor, you spend on him. If he’s sick, visit him. If he dies, you follow his janazah. If he have celebration, celebrate with him. If they have musibah, give them condolences. Don’t build above them. Don’t harm them. If you buy an apple give them. If you’re unable to do this, sneak to them. Don’t let your children upset their children. Don’t let your food smells harm them. Do you know the rights of neighbours? No one will fulfill them except that Allah shows mercy to him.’

Hadith 17

Hadith 17

-Shadad Ibnu Aus – he’s the nephew of Hassan Bin Thabit who recited poetry in Masjid and RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam produce a mimbar specifically for him and he said ‘O Allah! Strengthen him with Ruhul qudus’ to Hassan bin Thabit. Once, Hassan bin Thabit recited poetry and Sayidina Umar RadhiyaAllahu ‘anhum looked at him. Hassan radhiyaAllah ‘anhu said ‘I have recited to someone better than you!’ he turned around and said ‘Ya Abu Hurairah! Have you not hear the du’a that RasullulLah made for me?’ and Abu Hurairah said ‘yes.’ (radhiyaAllahu 'anhum)
- Shadad RadhiyaAllah ‘anhu fought in the battle of Badar, and Uhud.
- Abu Darda’ RadhiyaAllah ‘anhu said ‘every nation have a faqih (jurist) and the faqih of this ummah is Syaddad. Some people have been given ‘ilm and some people have been given hilm (understanding) but some people Allah have gathered in him ilm and hilm and action. And this is Syadad.’
- 2 quality that make him better than Ansar is that when he spoke, it was crystal clear and when he’s angry, he was able to control it.
- He tossed in bed and said ‘Allahumma inna naar (Oh Our Lord, verily the Fire have kept me awake) and he got up and prayed until fajr.
-When you look – connect to naar / jannah. This world is just temporary illusions.

- In one occasion, Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and grant him peace) saw Imam Shaddad in heavy thinking in the mosque and ask him why, and Imam Shaddad answered “The dunniyya has contracted me”. ‘do you know Syam will opened up for muslims and Baitul Maqdis.. You and your sons will be imam there..
- Died in Jerusalem, buried in Babul Rahmah Dome of the rock on 58 AH at 75 years old.

Narrated 50 ahadith.
Amongst them:
Shaddad ibn Aws reported that the Prophet said, "The best way to ask forgiveness is to say, 'O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god but You. You created me and I am Your slave. I comply with Your covenant and Your promise as much as I can. I seek refuge with you from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me. Only You can forgive sins.' Anyone who says it during the night having confidence in it and dies before morning will enter the Garden. Anyone who says this during the day having confidence in it and dies on that day before evening will enter the Garden. " – This is called Sayyidul Istighfar

Syeikh asked us to find the connection of hadith 17 with previous ahadith:
- with hadith 10: about eating pure things
- with hadith 7 (http://ummualwi.blogspot.com/2005/08/adab.html): regarding adaab and purification
- with 14 ( http://ummualwi.blogspot.com/2005/01/hadith-14.html ): regarding what make blood of muslims permissible; (thayyibul zani, nafsa binafs, and taariki lidinihi al mufariqu lil jama’ah)
- with hadith 2: the meaning of ihsaan

- Katabal ihsan: compulsion for you to do well; wajib for muslims to do ihsan in everything.

-If we have to kill a person as prescribed in 14, we have to do it with no enormosity or hatred. Once Sayidina Ali wanted to kill a person in a battlefield, but before he struck, the man spat on his face. Sayidina Ali RadhiyaAllahu ‘anhu left the man just because he’s afraid that he have mixed reason of killing him.

- Adaab to slaughter animals:
- don’t travel far with it
- Don’t give it stress
- Give water
- don’t show the knife
- at smallest part of the throat (different animal different place)
- face towards qiblah
- no other animals saw
- make du’a
- thank Allah

Kulli syai’ = the self and everything ie ihsaan to yourself, family, anbiya’ etc for eg the adab to the sky : not to do haram things.

Khulafa'ul rasyideen

Sayidina Abu Bakar RadhiyaAllahu ‘anh

-He was a tajir (businessman) , Quraisy, have been called ‘truthful’.
-His real name was Abdullah bin Usman bin Atiq
-When he heard about Isra’ wal Mi’raj, he was the first to believed in it saying if RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam have said it, then he’s saying the truth.
-Sayidina Abu Bakar RadhiyaAllahu ‘anhu was younger 2 ½ years old from RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam.
-He was from the tribe ‘Bani Abdu Dar’.
-Both his parents were muslims.
-He turned the space in his house into masjid and madrasa to teach qur’an.
-He always recited qur’an softly and his eyes watered easily when reciting.
-He always feed the poor and help the needy.
- When Sayidina Abu Bakar was asked, ‘what would you like if your wish is granted?’ he said that he would like to have gold to spend for Allah. Sayidina Umar wished that there’s a full mountain of men like Sayidina Abu Bakar (radiyaAllahu anhum).
- When he became muslim, he returned to RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam with 5 people to become muslim (all promised jannah) including Sayidina Talha and Sayidina Sa’ad RadhiyaAllahu ‘anhum.
- He passed away because of poison and his sadness without RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam.
- He appointed Sayidina Umar RadhiyaAllahu ‘anhu in his book.

Sayidina Umar RadhiyaAllahu ‘anh

- His nickname was Abal Hafs or Abu Hafs and Al-Farouq (divider between good and evil).
- When he came to Bani Nadwa house, he decided to kill RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam and he met Sa’ad bin Abi Waqas there. Sayidina Sa’ad said ‘over my dead body! Fight your own household first’. He went to his sister’s house upset and overheard the qur’an being recited. He threatened them and heard the qur’an properly and said ‘Anyone who says this must be worthy of worship. He went to RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam still with his sword and RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam shook him. He became muslim 3 days before Sayidina Hamzah became muslim. RadhiyaAllahu ‘anhum.
- Sayidina Umar RadhiyaAllah ‘anhu was the first to be called Amirul mu’mineen.
- When he’s ruling, he earned 2 dirham and sometimes he had to borrow money from Baitul Mal.
- Once he was patrolling the street at night time, he heard conversation from a house. A daughter (Leila) had refused her mother request to add water to their milk that they’re going to sell. Sayidina Umar RadhiyaAllahu ‘anhu went back home and gather 3 or 4 sons and asked them either one of them marry her or he’ll marry her. One of the son married her and they had a grandson name Umar Bin Abdul Aziz (the 5th khalifa).
- Once a man went to see him to complain about his wife. He waited outside Sayidina Umar’s house and overheard Sayidina Umar’s wife was raising her voice to him. The man then asked him regarding that and he (RadhiyaAllahu ‘anhum) answered ‘She cooked for me my food, she washed my clothes and she raised my children.’
- Sayidina Ali went to visit Sayidina Umar RadhiyaAllahu ‘anhum one day and Sayidina Umar asked him, ‘Is it because of the ummah or private matter?’ When Sayidina Ali said it was private, Sayidina Umar blew off the candle and they chatted in the dark. RadhiyaAllahu ‘anhum.
- He was stabbed by Feiroz, the servant of Al-Mughirah. The muslims had a ‘syura’ afterwards and they called 6 kibaar to choose as a khalifah. Abdul Rahman bin Awf took himself out from the election.

Sayidina Uthman RadhiyaAllahu ‘anh

- He was born 6 year after the elephant year
- He became muslim in the hand of Sayidina Abu Bakar RadhiyaAllahu ‘anhu
- He was well-known to be shy – too shy to say no

Sayidina Ali KaramulLahu wajha

- His life began and end in Masjid.
- His mom, Fatimah binti Asad RadhiyaAllahu ‘anha gave labour in the ka’aba co-inciding with the time of al-risalah.
- Sayidina Ali RadiyaAllahu ‘anh saying about RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam ‘His sweat covers me’ and ‘Everyday he raises me in moral and ettique.
- Abdullah ibnu Mas’ud describe Sayidina Ali as having a reddish white complexion, covered himself like a woman (can’t see) and he remembered Sayidina Ali as a young boy prostrating with RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam and Sayidatina Khadijah RadhiyaAllahu ‘anhum.
- During the time of Fathul Makkah, Sayidina Ali KaramulLahu wajha went to Bani Abdu Dar of Qureisy. Talha ibnu Ubaydillah was the one holding the key for Ka’abah. Sayidina Ali unlocked the Ka’abah and muslim entered it. RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam asked Sayidina Ali to sit so that he can carry RasuluLLah to destroy the idols above Ka’abah and he said ‘Oh RasululLah, I can’t stand!’ RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam asked Sayidina Ali to put his feet on his blessed shoulder and Sayidina Ali to stood on his shoulder, and they destroyed all the idols.
- Sayidina Ali KaramulLahu wajha was the imam that lead the janazah prayer for RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam
- He expand the masjid and put stones.
- When he became khalifah, he changed the ruling to Kufah. They showed him the palace and he asked them where’s the masjid? Built me a hut next to the masjid.


Questions
- Haq is haq and cannot be compromised
- KaramulLahu wajhah is because
o He never make sujud to idols
o In the battle of Badar, they fought 3 to 3 first. Utbah, father of Hind, his brother Syaibah and his son Walid came out and asked for a people equal to them to fight. RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam said ‘Qum Ya Ali, ya Ubaidah, Ya Hamza from Bani Quraisy. Sayidina Ali killed Utbah, Sayidina Hamza killed his brother and both of them killed Walid after he wounded Ubaidah. Hind said ‘May Allah blacken his face’ to Sayidina Ali. And upon hearing this RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam said ‘KaraamaAllahu wajhah’.

Hadith 15

Hadith 15

Kareem = the best grapes, juiciest; bow down.
= dignity, honour, giving without we deserving it; overlook the fault of others
Allah is Al-Kareem

An-Nisa 36

وَٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشۡرِكُواْ بِهِۦ شَيۡـًٔا ۖ وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ إِحۡسَٰنًا وَبِذِى ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱلۡجَارِ ذِى ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡجَارِ ٱلۡجُنُبِ وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلۡجَنبِ وَٱبۡنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخۡتَالًا فَخُورًا

4:36 AND WORSHIP God [alone], and do not ascribe divinity, in any way, to aught beside Him. And do good unto your parents, and near of kin, and unto orphans, and the needy, and the neighbour from among your own people, and the neighbour who is a stranger, and the friend by your side, and the wayfarer, and those whom you rightfully possess. Verily, God does not love any of those who, full of self-conceit, act in a boastful manner.
- worship Allah and then immediately to parents
- 5 types of relationship:
1) parents
2) those who are weak:
o weakness of body: yatama (orphans)
o weakness because of situation: masakin
3) those who are close by
a. blood
b. association – neighbours and companion by your side = wife, traveling by your side or those stays with you to get benefit from you
4) no connection : ibnu sabil
5) those who are possessed – slave.

Neighbours:
RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam was asked” “Who is a neighbour?” He answered: “Your neighbours are forty houses ahead of you and forty houses to your back, and forty houses to your right and forty houses to your left.”
Neighbours can be categorised into 3 categories: 1) closest by door and connection 2) muslim 3) non-muslim
- duty towards neighbour: kareem. Must be katful aza ie not harming them and ihsan towards them.
- A hadith ‘Whoever harms his neighbours has harm me and whoever harm me has harm Allah’.
- Another hadith ‘Excel your relationship with your neighbour, and you’ll be excel.’
- Kaful aza encompass do not throwing rubbish, parking straight, cutting your own lawn and not playing loud music.
- Ihsan – make sure they are okey, cut their lawn ie to show generousity, to smile at them and visit when they are sick.
- There was an early scholar who had mice in his house. His wife suggested that they buy a cat but the scholar didn’t want to as he said the mice will run to his neighbour’s house and he was afraid that Allah will raised him as those who cause harm to their neighbours.
- Somebody came to visit RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam and he went to Sayidatina A’isyah to ask wether they have food in the house. They have no food and he went to every wive’s house and they have no food. RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam went to the masjid and asked ‘who’ll look after the guest of rasululLlah?’ Some of the companions lowered their gaze as they have nothing. One companion stood up and he said he want to check first. He went back home and they put their children to sleep. When the visitor came to them, they blew out the candle and pretend that they were eating and gave all the food to the visitors. Allah revealed in the Qur’an “.. they preferred others over themselves even though they have nothing..” (59:9). This is IHSAN
- Our responsibility towards neighbour:
o If they sick visit them
o If they die, follow their janazah
o If they want loan, give
o If they have difficulty, hide their secret
o If they rejoice, be happy with them
o If something bad happened, give ta’ziya
o Don’t built house that will stop wind to their house
o If you buy fruits, give it as a gift
o If you burn fire, make sure that the smoke does not reach them

Guest
- guest is one night as said by Imam Ahmad according to the hadith “Abu Shurayh Khuwaylid ibn 'Amr al-Khuza'i said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day should honour his guest as his due.' They said, 'What is his due, Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'A day and a night. Hospitality is for three days, and what is beyond that is charity.'" [Agreed upon]
- no right except traveller
- RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam cooked for visitors, sit with them, put food in their mouth.

Hadith 14

Hadith 14

- The syeikh begin by asking us who is the most influential of all people to us?
- We were asked to read Hadith 14 with ahadith 2 and 8; and find the connection: The pillars – basic arkan of islam

Biography of Abdullah ibnu Mas’ud
- He’s Sahiban Ni’am : used to keep RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam’s sandals
- Also known as Sahibus Siwak
- Owner of the secret: He’s the servant who was there when RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam get dressed.
- When RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam asked ‘who want to read qur’an in the ka’abah?’ He said yes and he was hit badly. He was the first person to read qur’an in public.
- He was reading the qur’an and RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam said ‘that is the way it was revealed’ (Ibnu Abdu).
- He became judge in Kufah
- He passed away in Madinah at Sayyidina Uthman’s time. Sayidina Uthman RadhiyaAllahu ‘anh always gave him money more than his need but when he died, he left his unmarried girls only with Surah Al-Waqi’ah (never fear poverty).

Yahillu is from halal – the blood of muslim is not permitted.
The opposite of halal is haram ie sacred eg Masjidul Haram. The angle made circle around Kaabah when hajarul aswad descended so that jin will not see it. State of sanctity - no evil jinn enter haram. When we go to Haram, we wear ihram.
Haram is because you’re not suppose to get near it eg pig, we respect the law.
Harim - wife / daughter requring protection.
Blood of a muslim is more sacred than haram, not just blood, his whole person, his life.
'La taqtulun naasu illa billati haramaAllahu illa bilhaq' - all human beings are sacred. Allah karrama bani adam.

Ath-thayibu zani
Zani – aldultery
Thayyib – marriage and consumated (inc divorcee)

Nafsu bi nafsi = soul with soul

Tariqu dinihi = leaves islam, breaks of from the group of believers.

Related to Hadith 8 ~ blood protected except when they break the right of islam ie one of these three. Hadith 14 explains hadith 8.

Importance of Lailaha illaLlah – take one into the state of sanctity of muslim blood

The story of Usamah Ibnu Zayid.
- When asked ‘who is the most beloved to you Ya RasuluLlah?’ RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam answered a few names in different occasions including Usamah.
- Khaybar was the first battle he was involved and he was very young at that time. When he round up a group of prisoners, they make fun of him because he didn’t have proper beard. Usamah fought him and when he wanted to kill him, he said syahadah. Usamah killed him. The commander didn’t want anything to do with Usamah. He went back straight to RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam. RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam hugged him and asked about the battle and Usamah told him what had happened. RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam’s face changed and Usamah said ‘he only said that to avoid being killed.’ RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam asked him ‘did you open his heart? Inni bari’un minhu (I do not want anything to do with him). Usamah said ‘I wished I had not said syahadah until that day.’
~ syahadah is the central pillar of islam.

- When some people want to become muslim but do not want to pray, RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam accept their syahadah.

- Syahadah of a person with incorrect intention is still valid.

- Sayidina Mu’az when he was sent to Yemen, RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam adviced him on da’wa:
1) you’re going to Ahlil Kitab – call them to Lailaha illaLlah Muhammadur rasuluLlah. When they have become firm in that, teach them solah.
2) Speak to people according to their intellect
3) Hadith of Jibril

-Do not kill a soul that Allah has made sacred except bil Haq ~ every soul is sacred.
-In the battle of Uhud, they had been instructed not to smite faces because Nabi Adam Alayhi Salam was created by His image (Al-Baihaqi)
Eg the word Allah’s house make it raise in status.

From the haqqul islam, these three people can be kill. Others are not mentioned eg homosexual and jihad. The three people in the hadith is example and that the main aim is to protect soul and society.

-Story of Ghamidiyah:
- a woman came to RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam and asked him to purify her. RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam answered ‘woe to you! Return to Allah.’ She answered ‘But I’ve commited aldultery’. ‘Woe to you – ask Allah to forgive you and return’. Three time she repeated and RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam repeated the same answer. On the fourth time, RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam said ‘stop! Don’t say that again. 4 times is like having four witness. Go away and have your child. After some time, she came back with her child and RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam instructed her to suckle him for 2 years. After 2 years, she came back and an Ansar volunteer to to look after the son. She was stoned to death. RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam became imam of the janazah prayer. Sayidina Umar asked him ‘you stoned her and you lead the prayer?’ RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam answered ‘she made her tawbah and if the tawbah was split among the people of Madina it will be enough for them.’ ( Muslim)
-Story of Al-Maiz whom after 4 time saying he was drunk, RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam asked him wether he’s drunk or insane?
PUNISHMENT NOT DESTROY PEOPLE BUT TO PROTECT SOCIETY
If they didn’t say it 4 times, they’ll go free.
If someone run from punishment, let him go.
- left islam and split with jam'aah. why? damages the society. tarki dinihi = act of kufr, worshipping something else

-Zina – in the qur’an: don’t even get close to La Taqrabu. Getting close is haram.
One who commits zina have punishments 3 in this dunya and 3 in akhirat
1) It takes light from face
2) It leads to poverty (not feeling enough even how rich they are)
3) Shorten their lives
4) Stench from private part in naar
5) Hisab will be very long
6) Allah will not look at them except with the eye of anger.

-Someone came to RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam and asked wether he can commit aldultery (RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam is so approachable). RasululLah SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam asked wether he would like his mother or sister to commit aldultery and the man stopped.

- The story of Al-Judani, the king who tested hadith. He asked his princess to walk with no face cover. Everyone lower their gaze except one man who came and kiss her. The king made sajadah of syukr because he just made one mistake when he’s youth ie kissing a girl.

- Allahuma tahir qalbi minal nifaq wa hassin farji minal zina.

adab

Adab (Birmingham Traditional Halaqah 2005)

- Niat
- Abu Ruqayah (Tamim Ad-Dari) :
o he was a very devout Christian who spend all night in ibadah.
o He came to Madinah with candles (at that time, they don’t really need lights because lights come out from their fingers.) He walked into the masjid, RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam make du’a ‘May Allah illuminate you. If I have an unmarried daughter, I’ll marry her to you.’ A sahabi stand up ‘I have a daughter, I’ll marry her to him.’ (He was very poor!) He hasn’t embrace Islam yet but he embraced Islam straightaway.
He had 2 set of clothes. One in which he put it at night.
He prayed all night and sometimes finishes the whole qur’an. Sometimes, he just recite one ayah for the whole night. He’ll cry and go to the masjid crying.
Only 18 ahadith were narrated by him.
For every solah, he made du’a against dajjal.
He died at 40 A.H. after the death of Sayidina Utman Ibnu Affan.
He left to Syam to stay away from fitnah and was buried there.

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On the authority of Tamim Al-Dari that the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said:
"Religion is nasihah." We said: "To whom?" The Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said: "To Allah and His Book, and His messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk."
Nasihah is a purifying process for honey; also means to embroid – embroidery.
Nasihah to a person means to give him exactly what’s required at the situation.

Adab = respect; manners (including parking at its correct place)

LilLah
-Allah loves is compulsory for those:
1) love and hate for Allah (we love the non-believer because they can become muslim)
2) visit each other because of Allah
3) those who spend for Allah’s sake
4) those who sit together for Allah’s sake

Likitabihi
- all the rights of Qur’an

Adab
- adib means literate person and the most adib is RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam, in his amount and manners. When he speaks, sometime he repeat, he face towards people and sometime he moved his hands.

Adab to Allah
- in walking, with every right steps have hope in Allah and with every left step have fear in Allah.
- To call him: do’a; if we need – we need Allah eg in Surah Al-A’raf OdAAoo rabbakum tadarruAAan wakhufyatan innahu la yuhibbu almuAAtadeena
7:55 Call on your Lord with humility and in private: for Allah loveth not those who trespass beyond bounds
- Adab in supplication
o Do’a out of the house BismilLah Amantu BilLahi tawakaltu ‘alaLlah wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa BilLah
o Allah is shy ie He leaves something behind and doesn’t want to do something eg He doesn’t want to punish someone who is 70 years or older because they spend so many years serving Him
o Du’a will be answered by Allah
§ Straight away
§ Or He’ll avert bala’
§ Or He’ll give something better in akhirah.
Habib Ali Al-Habsyi said that if a thing in du’a is delayed, maybe the delay is what you want.
o When you ask something, ask with lutf wal afiah wa salahi aqibah (Imam Al-haddad) Lutf means subtle kind of gentleness. Afiah is well-being eg Sayidina Urwah radiyaLlahu ‘anh whose leg have been chopped while he’s praying.. Salahi aqibah means what follows after ie the consequence of life in akhirah.
o Du’a should be made in the time of shiddah and good time. “be aware of Allah in good state and He’ll remember you in bad state”.
o Allah is angry when we didn’t make du’a
o Don’t make du’a against anyone because you’ll give them victory (Hadith). Eg if the government is your enemy, even if you’re oppressed, you’re closer to Allah.
o There’s a particular angle who’s particular job is to make du’a for those who make du’a for someone else (du’a fi zahril gharib).. amen, and for him as well.

- Etiquette with the qur’an (Kitab at-tibyan) as zikir and improve tawheed
1) Ikhlas
Bring in the heart that you’re speaking to Allah and remember that Allah can see you.
2) Clean the mouth with siwak (sunnah: more than 4 fingers and less than a span length of the miswak, better wet, hold with 2 fingers at the bottom and three on top and do a figure of 8 three times.) With the intention to follow the sunnah and the command of RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam, to clean your mouth to read the word of Allah, to purify the smell of mouth, to whiten your teeth and cleanliness.
3) Have wudhu
4) Chose appropriate place eg in masjid (place of prostration). If you’re on the road, the level of concentration is less as we have to observe the adab of tariq first. (there’s 2 type of salawat; 1 with concentration where we’ll receive salaam back from RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam and 2 if no concentration, angle will deliver it.)
5) Sitting with adab and facing the qiblah (RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam lied his head on Sayidatina Aishah’s lap while reciting)
6) audzubilLah
7) basmallah
8) humility and pondering
9) repeating of verse – Abu Ruqayah ad-dahri can read one verse for the whole night
10) weeping – as witness, or try to cry, or cry if you’re not crying as your heart is too hard – so great calamities

Intention:
- Himma: if … for eg a man of Banu Israel wished that he had a mountain of gold so that he can give sadaqah. Allah gave busyra through ther prophet.
- Azzam:
- Hajiz: concern
Habib Abdullah AL-Haddad said that intention can be either good (ukhrawi) or fasad
According to Imam Nawawi, the reason for intention can be
1) to get reward – like a businessman
2) scared, out of fear
3) shy and love: this is the highest level.

Adab with RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam (Ashshifa of Qadi Iyad – Maliki)
- think about our relationship with him. Nabi Adam Alayhi al-Salaam was called Abu Muhammad
1) believe in him
2) obey him – “ati’uLlah wa at’ur rasool”
3) follow the sunnah outwardly and inwardly – ibadah and adaah, always begin with basmalah, do not do anything unless you knw how to do it. Eg dab of getting dress, right first with the intention of covering awrah ‘Allahummas tur ‘awrati’
4) obligation to give salawat. ‘Salawat is the only thing promised acceptance by Allah’ (Ibnu Hajar)

Adab li aimatil muslimin
- to obey them

Adab towards masyaikh – from the book of mourid (Adab solloukul murid),
-mourid is the one who wants jannah;
-a person is not a mourid unless he finds in the qur’an what he wishes for ie find the pleasure in qur’an
- he know the different between increase and decrease, if he decrease, he pick himself straight away
- he doesn’t need the servant of Allah
- for him gold and dust are the same
- he observe the limit, keep promise and content when deprive
- he search for a syeikh and not surrender himself until he found someone who can fit the description of syeikh and accept him whole-heartedly
(the description of syeikh:)
1) follow the sunnah and syariah
2) istiqamah in hal (state)
3) heart gathers on him and firm
- if you don’t find a syaikh, concentrate on holding fast in pleasing Allah.
- Sometimes the syeikh took care of the student without the student knew about it eg Syeikh Abu Bakar Bin Salim who took care of his student in Morocco and the other one: Syeikh of Kurdi who settled in Mekah with his wife. He took some time off from his wife and went to Inad where he met Syeikh Abu Bakar Bin Salim. He knew that Al-Kurdi’s wife was fine and he taught her how to treat his wife…
- Adaab with syeikh: have adab with Allah

Seerah

Seerah (Birmingham Traditional Halaqah 2005)
Ibnu Hisyam

- Urwah bin Zubair: grew up at the house of Sayidatina A’isyah RadhiyaAllahu ‘anha. He read one quarter of qur’an in a day and a quarter of qur’an at night. He have khatam every 4 days on the day and every 4 days for the night.
- Muhammad ibnu Abdullah ibnu Abdul Mutalib ibnu Hasyim ibnu Abdil Manaf ibnu Qusayy ibnu Qilab (Hakim) ibnu Murrah ibnu Ka’ab ibnu Lu’ayy ibnu Ghalib ibnu Fikhr ibnu Malik ibnu Nadar ibnu Khuzaymah ibnu Kinanah ibnu Mudrika ibnu Ilyas ibnu Mudar ibnu Nizar ibnu Ma’ad ibnu ‘Adnan… ibnu Ismail ibnu Ibrahim… ibnu Syish ibnu Adam.
- Sayidina Adnan: is the 22nd grandfather of RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam and he’s the grandfather of Arab.
- Ibnu Abbas said 30 until Nabi Ibrahim Alayhi Al-Salaam.
- Ma’ad: Mujahid against transgression of Bani Israil
- Nizar: Little, they notice there was a little light when he was born.
- Mudhar: (Milk become thick) Whoever saw him will have his heart changed from his excellence and beauty.
‘Whoever sow evil, will reap regret’
‘The best of goodness is the one which is quick’
- Ilyas: (despair) he’s the only son of Mudar
- Mudrika: have the light in his face; nice voice
- Khuzayma: from khazama which mean string of pearl to tie on camel using earings
- Kinanah: the one expected to guide to the right way.
‘The time has come for a nabi to come to Makkah, if you follow him you’ll be increase in honour’
- Nadhar: extremely red
- Malik: only son; king of tribe
- Fikhr: Quraysh. Always feed people
- Ghalib: born orphan
- Lu’ayy
- Ka’ab: first person to use amma ba’du in speech
- Murrah:
- Kilab: use to go to hill and feed wild dogs – famous for feeding animals (character of Sayidina Hamzah)
- Qusayy: zaid / Yazid – handsome, majestic, light in his face, intelligent. He grew up in Syria with his stepfather. He was teased and his mother comforted him. He was called mujama’ ie he gathered all quraish in Makkah by his good character. He had many sons include Abdul Dar and Abdil Manaf (who fight after that)
- Abdul Manaf: Qamar Batkha (moon of the town). He had so much light in his face and he called people to taqwa and silatur rahim
- Hasyim: (to break bread) In famine, he went to Syria and came back, cooked a soup and put bread in the soup for everyone. He was the first person to go to Syria yearly and bought things from Yemen and sold it in Syria (Rihlatul syita was saif)
- Abdul Mutalib: Syaibatul Hamd (Grey hair but thanking Allah (Sayidina Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam was the first one who had grey hair as an honour (waqar) from Allah). He lived long 140 years but he never drink wine. He went to mountain to feed birds. His mother name is Salma.
- Abdullah: Qutayla (Waraqah’s sister) knew there’s light of nubuwwah on his face.

Seerah means suluk or path, travel, live and follow

‘Khiyar quraish, khiyarun naas, shirarun quraish, khairu shirarun naas’ (the best of the best and the worst is the best of the worst)

-Syeikh told us two stories and asked us to find
a) lesson from the stories
b) connection from the two stories
1) Quraish have 4 kids: Abdul Dar, Abdul, Abdul Uzza and Abdul Manaf. Khuzaah, the chief in Mekkah became weak, he called his step-brother from Syria to Mekkah to lead the people. Qusayy came and he went to sort the people who make bid’ah. They don’t allow people to go out unless they’ve given permission to do so. Khuzaah was threatened. Qusayy built a house called Darul Nadwah and it was the first in Makkah. It was a place for people to gather and talk. He brought lots of tribes into the city. When he died, he asked Abu Dar to lead. Abdul Manaf was cleverer, more beautiful and have the light than Abu Dar. Both of them died. Abdul Dar’s kids were not the best people in the tribe. Abdul Manaf’s kids decided to take over the power. They brought a bowl of perfume to Kaabah and said whoever placed their hands in the perfume, they’re amongst them and then they caress the stone (The Mutayyibin). Abdul Dar’s children came with a bowl of blood. They have decided to kill each other and after discussion, they decided to split power. This was the first written agreement in Arab.
2) There was a merchant from Yemen who sold something to a person from Bani Salim who refused to pay the correct price. The mutayyibin said they’ll protect the merchant and they made an agreement to protect the merchant. RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam with Abu Talib and Abu Bakar RadhiyaAllahu ‘anhum was there too. ‘This is a blessed agreement, if I have to do it again, I will.”
Lessons from the stories:
- agreement brings unity. It is very important to honour contract.
- ‘Hikmah is a lost property of Muslims’ (Hadith)
- Mutayyibin: close to RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam. Da’wa start with the people nearest to you.
Connection to stories
-to Hudaibiyah: roots of medina established.

In the year of elephant, Abdul Mutalib married with a girl called Halah from Banu Zuhrah and he married Abdullah to Amina on the same day.

Mu’jizat Nabi SallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam when he was born:
- he raised his head and pointed his right finger.
- Nur emanates from him to rights and left
- There’s a voice saying ‘rahimukumulLah’ when he sneezed
- Persian fire went off
- All the idols in Kaabah felt on their faces
- Byzantine palace quake and verandah felt
- Lake in Syam overflowed

Hadith 13

Hadith 13

“La Yu’minu ahadukum hatta yuhibbu li akhihi ma yuhibbu linafishi”
(Rawah Bukhari & Muslim)

Biography of Anas Bin Malik RadhiyaAllahu ‘anh
-His mother is Ummu Sulaim RadhiyaAllahu ‘anha, amongst the first woman from Madinah Al-munawarah that embraced Islam in the hand of Mus’ab Ibnu Umair RadhiyaAllahu ‘anh. She became muslim and her husband didn’t embrace Islam, and to his annoyance the mother taught his son. He left the house and was killed on the street – Sayidina Anas RadhiyaAllahu ‘anh became orphan.
His mother then married to Abu Talhah with the mahar of him becoming muslim. Ummu Sulaim gave Anas (10 years old) RadhiyaAllahu ‘anhum to RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam as a servant until he SalaLlahu ‘alaihi wa alihi wassalam died (10 years after hijrah).
-RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam was never discontent with him, not even a single harsh word addressed to him RadhiyaAllahu ‘anh.
- When Ummu Sulaim RadhiyaAllahu ‘anha brought him to RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam, he made a du’a “O Allah! Increase his wealth and walad and make his life long and forgive his sin” ~ He have 125 children when he died in which 123 were boys. He died on 93 A.H. when he was 103 years old. He was the last companion that died. He passed away in Basra and before he died he put RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam’s hair in his tongue and be buried with it.
- Advice Nabi sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam to him:
‘Shall I give you three beneficial things?’ ‘By mother, by my father, tell me Ya RasuluLlah.’ ‘When you meet someone of my nation, give salaam, your life will be long; when you enter house, give salam; and pray the solat Dhuha, it is the solat of returning to God’. (Shuffling your feet before entering house is also sunnah).
- He narrated 1028 ahadith.

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Iman: 6 pillars
We reach imaan by islam ~ it takes action to reach realization
‘la yu’minu’ – total iman : iman not complete.
Eg ‘When an adulterer commits adultery, then he is not a believer at the time he is doing it, and when a drinker of wine drinks it, then he is not a believer at the time of drinking it, and when a thief steals, then he is not a believer at the time of stealing, and when a robber robs, and the people look at him, then he is not a believer at the time of doing robbery.’ (Sahih Bukhari) ie he’s a muslim without iman at the moment he commits zina – until he make tawbah.
- One of the sahabah said iman is like qamis – you put it on, you pull it off.
- Ibnu Abbas RadhiyaAllahu ‘anh said the light of iman have been taken from him

-You love for your brother what you love for yourself.
-define by shari’ah
- everything that’s beneficial

- brother: akhi have 2 different meanings
1) grammatical reason: ‘innamal mu’minuna ikhwatun’. Ikhwan: share the same blood
2) ‘yuhibbu linaas’ different rawah.

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Istinbat:
1) I don’t want to be better than you. Never looking down to anybody.
‘We reserve the abode of the Hereafter for those who do not seek exaltation on earth, nor corruption. The ultimate victory belongs to the righteous.’ (Al-Qasas 28:83)
2) Ummah as one body – be connected
3) Define relationship of non-muslim with us. You want them to be muslim. Compassion and passion for them.
4) Characteristic: how we deal with our brothers. People of Madinah have affection that they want to give everything to muhajireen.
A guest came to RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam and he’s very hungry. RasuluLLah sallaLlahu alayhi wa alihi wassalam tried to find food in every wife’s house but there’s no food. He brought his guest to the masjid but no one have food. One of the companion went back home and found that they have a little food, so he invited the guest and when the guest came, they blew their candle off so that the guest couldn’t see that they’re not eating..
In the battle of Yarmouk, some companions were dying and they’re thirsty. But when they heard other people requested drink, they asked for others to be given drink first.. and it goes round to the first person who asked but he had passed away.