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Showing posts with label conduct in islam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conduct in islam. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The respected Muslim women`s submission
A Muslimah`s declaration to this society:
"...I’m not here to be on display. And my body is not for public consumption. I will not be reduced to an object, or a pair of legs to sell shoes. I’m a soul, a mind, a servant of God. My worth is defined by the beauty of my soul, my heart, my moral character. So, I won’t worship your beauty standards, and I don’t submit to your fashion sense. My submission is to something higher..."
source: A Letter to the Culture that Raised Me by Yasmin Mogahed
"...I’m not here to be on display. And my body is not for public consumption. I will not be reduced to an object, or a pair of legs to sell shoes. I’m a soul, a mind, a servant of God. My worth is defined by the beauty of my soul, my heart, my moral character. So, I won’t worship your beauty standards, and I don’t submit to your fashion sense. My submission is to something higher..."
source: A Letter to the Culture that Raised Me by Yasmin Mogahed
The Muslim women`s liberation from modern society
A Letter to the Culture that Raised Me
by Yasmin Mogahed
yasminmogahed.comFeb 1, 2011
I couldn’t run as fast or lift as much. I didn’t make the same money and I cried too often. I grew up in a man’s world where I didn’t belong.
And when I couldn’t be him, I wanted only to please him. I put on your make-up and wore your short skirts. I gave my life, my body, my dignity, for the cause of being pretty. I knew that no matter what I did, I was worthy only to the degree that I could please and be beautiful for my master. And so I spent my life on the cover of Cosmo and gave my body for you to sell.
I was a slave, but you taught me I was free. I was your object, but you swore it was success. You taught me that my purpose in life was to be on display, to attract, and be beautiful for men. You had me believe that my body was created to market your cars. And you raised me to think I was an ugly duckling. But you lied.
Islam tells me, I’m a swan. I’m different – it’s meant to be that way. And my body, my soul, was created for something more.
God says in the Qur’an, “O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.” (49:13)
So I am honored. But it is not by my relationship to men. My value as a woman is not measured by the size of my waist or the number of men who like me. My worth as a human being is measured on a higher scale: a scale of righteousness and piety. And my purpose in life – despite what the fashion magazines say – is something more sublime than just looking good for men.
And so God tells me to cover myself, to hide my beauty and to tell the world that I’m not here to please men with my body; I’m here to please God. God elevates the dignity of a woman’s body by commanding that it be respected and covered, shown only to the deserving – only to the man I marry.
So to those who wish to ‘liberate’ me, I have only one thing to say: “Thanks, but no thanks.”
I’m not here to be on display. And my body is not for public consumption. I will not be reduced to an object, or a pair of legs to sell shoes. I’m a soul, a mind, a servant of God. My worth is defined by the beauty of my soul, my heart, my moral character. So, I won’t worship your beauty standards, and I don’t submit to your fashion sense. My submission is to something higher.
With my veil I put my faith on display – rather than my beauty. My value as a human is defined by my relationship with God, not by my looks. I cover the irrelevant. And when you look at me, you don’t see a body. You view me only for what I am: a servant of my Creator.
You see, as a Muslim woman, I’ve been liberated from a silent kind of bondage. I don’t answer to the slaves of God on earth. I answer to their King.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Conduct of Pride in Islam
It is narrated by Hareesh ibn Wahb that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"Shall I inform you about the inmates of Hell? Every vulgar, uncivilized and proud person."
(Bukhari, Muslim)
It is reported by Abu Hurairah that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"Almighty Allah has revealed (to me): Majestic Pride is My garment, is my robe, and
greatness, bigness, loftiness, splendor, this is My Garment and whoever competes with Me
for any one of these thing then I will not look at who he is. I will throw him into the Fire of hell."
(Muslim)
Ibn Mas'ud reported that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"Whoever has pride in his heart equal to the weight of an atom, shall not enter Paradise."
"Shall I inform you about the inmates of Hell? Every vulgar, uncivilized and proud person."
(Bukhari, Muslim)
It is reported by Abu Hurairah that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"Almighty Allah has revealed (to me): Majestic Pride is My garment, is my robe, and
greatness, bigness, loftiness, splendor, this is My Garment and whoever competes with Me
for any one of these thing then I will not look at who he is. I will throw him into the Fire of hell."
(Muslim)
Ibn Mas'ud reported that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"Whoever has pride in his heart equal to the weight of an atom, shall not enter Paradise."
A man inquired about a person who likes to wear beautiful clothes and fine shoes, and Rasulullah ﷺ (peace be upon him) answered:
"Allah is beautiful and likes beauty. Pride means rejoicing the truth because of self-esteem
and looking down on other people." (Muslim)
Conduct of Miserliness in Islam
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri related that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"There are 2 habits which are never present together in a believer: miserliness and bad
manners." (Tirmithi)
Asmah related that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"Spend, and do not count, lest Allah counts against you. Do not withhold your money, lest
Allah withholds from you. Spend what you can." (Bukhari, Muslim)
Jabir reported that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"Avoid doing injustice to others, for on the Day of Judgement, it will turn into manifold
darkness and safeguard yourself against miserliness, for it ruined those who were before
you. It incited them to murder and treating the unlawful as lawful." (Muslim)
"There are 2 habits which are never present together in a believer: miserliness and bad
manners." (Tirmithi)
Asmah related that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"Spend, and do not count, lest Allah counts against you. Do not withhold your money, lest
Allah withholds from you. Spend what you can." (Bukhari, Muslim)
Jabir reported that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"Avoid doing injustice to others, for on the Day of Judgement, it will turn into manifold
darkness and safeguard yourself against miserliness, for it ruined those who were before
you. It incited them to murder and treating the unlawful as lawful." (Muslim)
Conduct of Hypocrisy in Islam
Mu'adh ibn Jabal related that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"In the last days, there will be people who are brothers in public but enemies in secret."
He was asked how this would happen, and he applied:
"Because they will have ulterior motives in their dealings with each other and at the same will
fear another." (Ahmad)
"In the last days, there will be people who are brothers in public but enemies in secret."
He was asked how this would happen, and he applied:
"Because they will have ulterior motives in their dealings with each other and at the same will
fear another." (Ahmad)
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr related Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"There are 4 things which, if present in a person, show him to be a complete hypocrite, if someone has one of them he has one part of hypocrisy until he gets rid of it. These are: When he is entrusted with something, he cheats; when he talks, he lies; when he makes promises, he breaks them; and when he argues, he insults." (Bukhari, Muslim)
Ammar Ibn Yasir reported that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"Whoever is double faced in this world, and talks to different persons in differing tones, will
have two tongues of fire in his mouth on the Day of Judgement." (Abu Daw'ud)
'Umar ibn Khattab related that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"What I fear for my people is every hypocrite who talks wisely and acts unjustly." (Baihaqi)
Abu Hurairah reported that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"The worst person on the Day of Judgement will be the one who has a double face. He goes
to one with one face and to the other with another face." (Bukhari, Muslim)
Conduct of Showing Off in Islam
"Showing off is also a kind of Shirk (idolatry or polytheism) because when one tries to show-off, he tries to please someone other than Allah. We should also remember that Shirk is one of the major crimes that Allah does not forgive, unless we give it up and seek Allah`s forgiveness."
source: [Kazi, Mazhar U., Guidance from the Messenger (1990)., India Press Message Pub., ICNA, pp.76]
source: [Kazi, Mazhar U., Guidance from the Messenger (1990)., India Press Message Pub., ICNA, pp.76]
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Conduct regarding Lies in Islam
Bahz ibn Hakim said that his grandfather related that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"Woe to him, who lies to make people laugh! Woe to him! Woe to him!"
(Abu Daw`ud, Tirmithi)
"Woe to him, who lies to make people laugh! Woe to him! Woe to him!"
(Abu Daw`ud, Tirmithi)
Ibn `Umar related that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"When someone lies, the angels (of mercy) flee from him a miles' distance because of the
foul odor he has produced." (Tirmithi)
Conduct regarding Backbiting and Slander
It is reported by 'Abdullah Ibn Mas`ud that Rasulullah ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"To backbite a Muslim is an act of transgression (fisq) and to fight him is unbelief (kufr)."
(Bukhari, Muslim)
Abu Sa`id al-Khudri related that Rasulullah ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"Slander is worse than adultery."
He was asked how slander could be worse than adultery, and he answered:
"If a person commits adultery, he can be forgiven by Allah if he repents. But a slanderer
will not be forgiven until he is forgiven by the person he had been speaking about."
(Baihaqi)
Abu Hurairah reported that once Rasulullah ﷺ (peace be upon him) asked:
"Do you know what is backbiting?"
He was answered: Allah and His Messenger know best; Rasulullah ﷺ (peace be upon him) then said:
"Anything that you say about someone in his absence that may displease him."
Someone asked: 'Even if he is as I describe him?' and Rasulullah ﷺ (peace be upon him) added:
"If he is as you describe him then you are guilty of backbiting, otherwise you are guilty of
slander (which is worse than backbiting)." (Muslim)
As Allah revealed in the Noble Qur`an:
"O you who believe! Avoid much of suspicions, indeed some suspicions are sins. Do not spy, nor backbite some of you to others. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of its dead brother? You would hate it. Fear Allah. Surely, Allah is the one who Accepts repentance, Merciful." [Noble Qur`an, Surah Al-Hujurat 49:12]
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"To backbite a Muslim is an act of transgression (fisq) and to fight him is unbelief (kufr)."
(Bukhari, Muslim)
Abu Sa`id al-Khudri related that Rasulullah ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"Slander is worse than adultery."
He was asked how slander could be worse than adultery, and he answered:
"If a person commits adultery, he can be forgiven by Allah if he repents. But a slanderer
will not be forgiven until he is forgiven by the person he had been speaking about."
(Baihaqi)
Abu Hurairah reported that once Rasulullah ﷺ (peace be upon him) asked:
"Do you know what is backbiting?"
He was answered: Allah and His Messenger know best; Rasulullah ﷺ (peace be upon him) then said:
"Anything that you say about someone in his absence that may displease him."
Someone asked: 'Even if he is as I describe him?' and Rasulullah ﷺ (peace be upon him) added:
"If he is as you describe him then you are guilty of backbiting, otherwise you are guilty of
slander (which is worse than backbiting)." (Muslim)
As Allah revealed in the Noble Qur`an:
يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ اجْتَنِبُواْ كَثِيراً مِّنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ وَلاَ تَجَسَّسُواْ وَلاَ يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضاً أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتاً فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ وَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيمٌ
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Conduct regarding our parents in Islam
Abu Hurairah related that Prophet Muhammadﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
"May his nose be rubbed in dust - three times, who found his parents, one or both
approaching old age and did not enter paradise through serving them." (Muslim)
Anas ibn Malik related that Prophet Muhammadﷺ (peace be upon him) was once asked about the major sins, he answered:
"They are to associate something or someone with Allah, to disobey the parents or to wrong
or injure them, to kill unlawfully and to give false evidence." (Bukhari)
Abu Usaid Sa'idi said: 'We were once sitting with Rasulullah ﷺ (peace be upon him) when a man from the tribe of Salman came and said to him: "O Messenger of Allah! do my parents have rights over me even after they have died?" And Rasulullah ﷺ (peace be upon him) replied:
"Yes, you must pray to Allah to bless them with His Forgiveness and Mercy, fulfill the
promises they made to anyone, and to respect their relations and their friends."
(Abu Da'wud, Ibn Majah)
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"May his nose be rubbed in dust - three times, who found his parents, one or both
approaching old age and did not enter paradise through serving them." (Muslim)
Anas ibn Malik related that Prophet Muhammadﷺ (peace be upon him) was once asked about the major sins, he answered:
"They are to associate something or someone with Allah, to disobey the parents or to wrong
or injure them, to kill unlawfully and to give false evidence." (Bukhari)
Abu Usaid Sa'idi said: 'We were once sitting with Rasulullah ﷺ (peace be upon him) when a man from the tribe of Salman came and said to him: "O Messenger of Allah! do my parents have rights over me even after they have died?" And Rasulullah ﷺ (peace be upon him) replied:
"Yes, you must pray to Allah to bless them with His Forgiveness and Mercy, fulfill the
promises they made to anyone, and to respect their relations and their friends."
(Abu Da'wud, Ibn Majah)
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