I just went through this Naat of sami yusuf
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As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa
Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
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burhan bhai
Firstly,
i just went through this Naat of sami yusuf, i am sure u must be quite
familliar with him? the one who does it in english, aniways the wordings are
quite touchy and all, i do want to hear it, but there he sometimes has also used
instruments like piano, violin or other soft voiced intstruemnts, what do you
say about it? doesn`t Islam forbids them?? and makes us use only the
"dafli" instrument??
Secondly,
One of the questions you have replied in your forums that :
Your
Question: I also need "the three umoor of knowing Allah`s names that is
--1- Asbath al Ism 2--Asbath al siffat 3-- Asbath al Asar with each and every
name. If i am not mistaken one is garanteed the entrance to jannah after
knowing the umoor and acting upon them and not just by memorizing or reciting
the names. (according to the authentic Hadeeth)
These
Noble Attributes are not some chants, where simply by repeating a certain
Attribute ‘x’ number of times, one will get the desired result! If one recites
the Noble Attribute of Allah Who is indeed the Ar-Razzaak (The Provider) a
billion times one will not become rich, nor can one get his sins forgiven by
chanting ‘Al-Ghaffaar’ a million times, etc.
Never
ever did the Messenger of Allah (saws) repeat a particular Attribute of Allah a
certain fixed number of times, nor did he (saws) ever encourage the believers
to do so.
Here,
burhan bhai, i just wanted to ask you, that, didn`t Holy Prophet P.B.U.H set
himself the Tasbih-e-Fatima? when she asked him that she gets tired doing all
the homework and she was also injured slightly, Holy Prophet advised here, to
her, that to recite SubhanAllah 31 times and then Alhumdullilah 31 times and
Allahuakbar 32 times .... isnt this true? the whole humanity does this, if i am
not mistaken and moreover, this Number was set up by Holy prophet PBUH now how
can you say he never set ani number? nor encouraged? do you then again say that
reciting or repetance of limited number of attributes of ALlah, is like still
an innovation??
Your
Brother
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Answer:
Repetiion and tasbih
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your Question:
Firstly, i just went through this Naat of sami yusuf, i am sure u must be quite
familliar with him? the one who does it in english, aniways the wordings are
quite touchy and all, i do want to hear it, but there he sometimes has also
used instruments like piano, violin or other soft voiced intstruemnts, what do
you say about it? doesn`t Islam forbids them?? and makes us use only the
"dafli" instrument??
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.494B Narrated by Abu Amir
that he heard the Prophet (saws) saying, "From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of (unlawful) musical instruments, as lawful.”
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 3153 Narrated by Muhammad ibn Hatib al-Jumahi
The Prophet (saws) said, "The
distinction between what is lawful and what is unlawful is the song and the
tambourine at a wedding."
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 3654 Narrated by Abu Umamah
The Prophet (saws) said, "Allah has sent
me as a mercy to the universe and as a guidance to the universe, and my Lord,
Who is Great and Glorious, has commanded me to annihilate stringed musical
instruments, wind musical instruments, idols, crosses and pre-Islamic
customs.”
Beloved brother, if any music contains the sounds or notes
made by string or wind musical instrument, that such music would be forbidden
for the believers to play or hear.
Your Question: Here,
burhan bhai, i just wanted to ask you, that, didn`t Holy Prophet P.B.U.H set
himself the Tasbih-e-Fatima? when she asked him that she gets tired doing all
the homework and she was also injured slightly, Holy Prophet advised here, to
her, that to recite SubhanAllah 31 times and then Alhumdullilah 31 times and
Allahuakbar 32 times .... isnt this true?
Perhaps the hadith which you are referring to is the one
quoted below:
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.344 Narrated by Ali
Hadrat Fatimah (the daughter of the Prophet
(saws)) complained of what she suffered from the hand mill and from grinding,
and when she got the news that some slave girls of the booty had been brought
to Allah's Messenger (saws), she went to him to ask for a maid-servant, but she
could not find him, and she told Hadrat Aisha (r.a.) of her need. When the
Prophet (saws) came, Aisha (r.a.)
informed him of that. The Prophet (saws) came to our house when we had gone to
our beds. (On seeing the Prophet (saws)) we were going to get up, but he (saws)
said, 'Keep at your places,' I felt the coolness of the Prophet's (saws) feet
on my chest. Then he (saws) said, "Shall I tell you a thing which is
better than what you asked me for? When you go to your beds, say: 'Allahu
Akbar’ (i.e. Allah is Greatest)' 34
times, and 'Alhamdu Lillah’ (i.e. all Praise is due to Allah) 33 times, and
‘Subhan Allah’ (i.e. Glorified be Allah) 33 times. This is better for you than
what you have requested."
The above hadith is indeed considered authentic by the
scholars of ahaadeeth, and because Hadrat Fatimah (r.a.) is the addressee and
recipient of the above hadith, the hadith and the ‘tasbeeh’ contained therein
is popularly recognized as ‘tasbih-fatimah’.
Your Question: the
whole humanity does this, if i am not mistaken and moreover, this Number was
set up by Holy prophet PBUH now how can you say he never set ani number? nor
encouraged?
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.514 Narrated by Abu Huraira
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "If
one says one-hundred times in one day: "None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah, the Alone Who has no partners, to Him belongs Dominion
and to Him belong all the Praises, and He has power over all things", one
will get the reward of manumitting ten slaves, and one-hundred good deeds will
be written in his account, and one-hundred bad deeds will be wiped off or
erased from his account, and on that day he will be protected from the morning
till evening from the Shaytan, and nobody will be superior to him except one
who has done more than that which he has done."
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2185 Narrated by Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib
The Prophet (saws) said, "If anyone recites ten times
'Say, He is Allah, One and Only …. (Surah 112: Al-Ikhlaas), a palace will be
built for him in Paradise because of it; if anyone recites twenty times
two places will be built for him in Paradise because of it; and if anyone
recites it thirty times three palaces will be built for him in
Paradise because of it." Umar ibn
al-Khattab said, "I swear by Allah, O Messenger of Allah (saws), that we
shall then produce many palaces for ourselves”; to which he (saws) replied, "Allah's abundant Grace is even
more comprehensive than that."
Abu Hurairah
reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "If anyone said in the
morning and evening: 'subhana-Allah wa bihamdihi' (Glory to Allah and all
praise to Him), a hundred times, on the Day of Judgment none will come with
anything better than that except the person who utters similar words or adds
some to them."
Abdallah b. Habib
reported that the Prophet (saws) said, "Speak." I asked, "O
Messenger of Allah (saws), what should I say?" He (saws) replied, "Recite Surat al-Ikhlas (112th
Surah), and the two last surahs (of the Qur'an), i.e. Surat al-Falaq (113th)
and Surat an-Naas (114th), in the morning and evening three
times, and it will suffice you for everything."
Beloved brother, there are several ‘tasbihs’ or repetition
of phrases or Surahs which were done by the Messenger of Allah (saws) himself,
and he (saws) guided the believers to do the same; thus the doing of such
repetitions which are specifically endorsed by the Messenger of Allah (saws)
form part of his Sunnah and the believers are definitely encouraged to obey and
follow the Prophet’s Sunnah.
When the Messenger of Allah (saws) guided the believers on
any aspect of the deen, then it becomes incumbent upon the believers to obey
and accept exactly what is declared by the Messenger of Allah (saws). When the Messenger of Allah (saws) has given
a specific number, then we should know and believe that it is this number of
repetitions alone that is acceptable and best in the Sight of Allah Subhanah;
and when the Messenger of Allah (saws) has not given a specific number, then it
would not befit a believer that he should invent or allocate a specific number
towards that repetition from himself without any authority from Allah and His
Messenger (saws).
Your Question: do
you then again say that reciting or repetance of limited number of attributes
of ALlah, is like still an innovation??
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah
Aaraaf verses 180-181:
180 The Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah: so call upon Him by them;
but shun such men as use profanity in His Names: for what they do they will
soon be requited.
181 Of those We have created are people who direct (others) with Truth
and dispense justice therewith.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 17 Surah
Israa verse 110:
110 Say: "Call upon Allah or call upon Ar-Rahmaan: by whatever name
ye call upon Him (it is well): for to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names.”
Allah Subhanah has guided the believers to call upon Him
by His Exclusive and Noble Attributes and Names, thus one may call upon Him
through any of His Names.
To the best of our knowledge there is absolutely no
evidence in the authentic Sunnah or established Practice of the Messenger of
Allah (saws) whereby he (saws) advocated calling any Name or Attribute of Allah
for a fixed number of times to obtain a particular blessing or reward; and when
the Messenger of Allah (saws) has neither fixed a number of its repetitions nor
specified its rewards, it does not behove and befit that one invent or fix a
number from himself or choose a reward for his invention without any authority
from Allah and His Messenger (saws)!
For the phrases or Surahs where the Messenger of Allah
(saws) has fixed a number for its repetition, the believers should follow that
guidance without stint….but when the Messenger of Allah (saws) has not fixed a
number, one should not invent and fix a number or its reward from themselves,
if indeed they wish to follow the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws).
If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and
commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws),
one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any other guidance, other
than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of being led
astray.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister