Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,

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One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

assalamualaikum brother burhan,

i did not get the reply for my question number 13203 which was related to fazaal-e-amaal.i get the answers for all my questions but this one.do u think that my question was not appropriete?as it was related to some controversial topic?please give the truth related to fazaal-e-amaal in the light of quran and sahih hadith if u really fear allah and no one else

jazak allah

ur brother in faith

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Answer:

Fazail e amal issues

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 none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Dear and beloved brother in Islam, we seek your understanding and your forgiveness, and above all the forgiveness of our Lord Most High for not responding promptly to your previous question related to the book called ‘Fazael e amaal’.

Beloved brother, this work called ‘fazael-e-amaal’ written by Brother Muhammad Zakariyya Kaandhlawi is widely read and studied by the school of ‘tableegi-jamaat’….but the absolute majority of the good scholars in Islam have voiced their opinion regarding this work, for it contains a plethora of narrations which are considered weak and even fabricated; and it would not behove and befit a believer who sincerely fears Allah and the Last Day to seek guidance from weak and fabricated sources and works, when the Glorious Quran and the established and authentic Sunnah more than suffice for the purpose of guidance.

Beloved brother, the task that you had entrusted us to give you a list and explanation of all weak and fabricated hadiths in the book ‘fazael-e-amaal’ was frankly beyond our scope! We would rather focus our humble striving and effort in propagating the Truth from the Quran and the authentic Sunnah, rather than strive to decipher and separate the Truth from the falsehood in the work of man like the currently available Bible or books like ‘fazael-e-amaal’, etc.

Sahih Muslim Hadith 1885 Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah

That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said in a sermon: “The best speech is that which is embodied in the Book of Allah, the Al Quran; and the best guidance is the guidance given by me, Mohamed (saws). The most evil affairs are the innovations, and every innovation is an error.”

Dear and beloved brother, in our humble opinion, one seeking knowledge of the Truth is best served by studying the Glorious Quran and the authentic and established Sunnah recorded by eminent scholars of hadith like Imam Bukhari, Imam Muslim, etc.; rather than follow the guidance which emancipate from books or works which are known and proven to mix the truth with falsehood. And Allah Alone Knows Best.

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