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WHY SALAFIYYAH?

By Shaykh Umar Paiko Hafizahulahu from Niger State to the Annur Magazine of OAU Ile-Ife....

It is commonplace to hear Muslims worry over the salafiyyah concept. Is it another sect initiated via iblees's evil whisperings? Why is there a need for the salafiyyah movement/sect, if it is one, despite the existence of sunni movements like Ansaarul Islaam, Jamaa'atu Izaalatil Bid ah Wa Iqaamatis Sunnah et al.?

These are questions asked mostly by sunni activists particularly. Liberal Muslims-zanaadiqah (orientalists) and the Muslim mob simply brand the salafi an extremist, which, to them, results in or is synonymous with, terrorism!

The latter is the most ridiculous, misinformed/mischievous opinion I ever heard of salafiyyah.
To clarify the issues raised above, we need to examine the term SALAFIYYAH.

The term SALAFIYYAH is derived from the noun SALAF which doubles as a verb in past tense, which means "Ancestor(s), Forefather(s), forebear(s), grandfather(s), primogenitor(s), progenitor(s), ascendant(s), predecessor, precursor." Our Salaf are those through whom Islaam was passed to us-first being the sahaabah, concerning whom Allaah says:

"Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah, and those with him are severe on kuffaar, merciful between themselves. You see them bowed,prostrate, seeking bounties from their Lord and His pleasure..."

These should remain the reference point of any Muslim who didn't see the Prophet. Allaah says: "Was man yushaaqqiqir Rasoola min ba'di maa tabayyana lahul hudaa was yattabi' ghaira sabeelil Mu'mineen, nuwallihee maa tawallaa was nuswlihee jahannam was saa-at maseeraa"

From the verse above, it becomes clear that the path of the earliest Muslims-the sahaabah, our first generation salaf-is in conformity with the Prophet's path, disparity with whom leads one astray!
Salafiyyah reminds all sunni groups and organizations of Islaam's true source spring, in order to address the drift from the sunnah, occasioned by overzealousness or laxity on the part of some of their du'aat (callers). The Jamaa'atu Ahlis Sunnah Lid Da'wati Wall Jihaad claims to belong to the sunnah fold but fail to draw inspiration from our pious predecessors, chiefly the sahaabah, who existed under deviant, even oppressive leaders who contravened the sharee'ah on many instances but (the salaf) remained consistent in their allegiance though constantly but appropriately admonishing them when they erred.

Salafiyyah isn't a sect. It is a call. It isn't a mob action. It is a reawakening, not a misguided revolt. Salafiyyah cleanses the rust and disinfects the rot in the fabric of the bodies calling to sunnah. Salafiyyah is a compass. Salafiyyah is Islaam revisited!
Islaam is today plagued by inauthentic ahaadeeth, wicked fabrications against Rasool, alaihiSSALAAM, misrepresentations due to ignorance of text, leading to misfired repugnance from non Muslims, and innovations resulting from all of the above. A return to the Qur'aan and authentic sunnah is pertinent, especially with the understanding and their application by the salaf.

The understanding of the salaf is an interpretation of any sahaabee, taabi'ee, taabi'oot taabi'een or atbaa' of the Qur'aan and/or sunnah which isn't contradicted by the basic Islamic principles, or the consensus reached by a past generation of Muslim scholars on the guided path.
It is mischievous, for instance, for anyone to infer that individuals can declare others polytheists or apostate on the simple ground that AbduLLAAHI Bn Zubair purportedly declared Hajjaaj Bn Yoosuf apostate. We have to sum up the submissions of the other sahaabah to ascertain the pristine Islamic teaching on the subject.
There are four generations that constitute the creme de LA creme of our salaf : the companions, the generation after them, the one after and the fourth. The narration/reportage of hadeeth per transmission stops in those generations. Any generation after these will only record, assimilate and pass on what was reported by them. Whatever they agreed upon is LAW!

Our generation suffers a dearth of morality and depth of knowledge. Rasool, alaihiSSALAAM says: Verily Allaah does not seize knowledge (of the deen) by erasing it from memories of its bearers, He rather seizes it by taking the lives of the scholars, until He leaves no scholar alive, (ignorant) people will hold ignorant leaders as their scholars. They shall be asked and they shall respond ignorantly, stray and lead (their followers) astray"

It is very clear that since the demise of Abubakr, 'Umar, 'Uthmaan and 'Aliy, radiyAllaahu 'anhum, the ummah hasn't replaced them. This trend has continued in this retrogressive manner till this day. It is crystal clear that the hadeeth above applies more to this generation than to any before ours. It is therefore misleading to assume that the view of the majority is necessarily right.

Salafiyyah attaches importance only to that which conforms with the methodology of the salaf , not the majority in deviant generations.
Sects like ISIS, JASLDWJ (boko haram ), ASHSHABAAB and their likes which seek a return to sharee'ah without recourse to the light shone by our salaf who found themselves in similar situations are bedeviled by contradictions entrenched by their quackery. These aren't salafees!

Beautiful!

About Ata bin Abi Rabah

He was the great Imam of Makkah in his time.He was a student of Abdullah Ibn Abbas,Abdullah Ibn Zubayr and Aishah

Ibn Jurayj once said "For twenty years the floor of the mosque was his bed."

'Abdullah ad-Dibaj said, "I have not seen a mufti (one authorized to pass a verdict on religious laws) better than 'Ata'.

The interesting thing about Ata is that He was the freed black slave of Ibn Kahysam al-Qurayshi and I'm emphasizing on this
particularly because of what the enemies of Islam like to say concerning the Islamic viewpoint on slavery

It's important to differentiate between slavery before the coming of Islam and slavery after the coming of Islam.Islam changed the way slaves were treated.Slavery before the coming of the prophet was crude and that's the part the enemies of Islam love paying attention to. We do not see anything wrong with slavery because our religion permits it and we're unapologetic about it.

The treatment of slaves is what we're concerned about.The Quran urges kindness to slaves Quran 4:36,9:60,24:58

It is reported that Ya’lā b. ‘Ubayd said, “We entered upon Ibn Sūqah, who said: ‘O nephew, let me relate to you something that will hopefully benefit you; for it benefited me. ‘Atā b. Abī Rabāh once said to us:'”

Those before you used to consider idle talk to be anything other than the Book of Allāh, or the enjoining of good, or the forbidding of evil, or speaking for the sake of your basic living needs. Do you deny that there are recording angels appointed over you? Sitting on your right and your left? Never is a word said except there is an observer prepared to record? Are you not afraid (ashamed) that your record of words and deeds be spread open only to discover that there is nothing of the hereafter in it?

Al-Dhahabī, Siyar A’lām Al-Nubalā` 5:86

The great scholar, Ayyub as-Sakhtiyani (d.131H) said, ‘From the success of a youth is that Allah guides him to a scholar of the Sunnah.’ Hasan - Reported in Sharh Usulis-Sunnah of al-Lalika'i (no.30).


Regarding Imam As sakhtiyaanee. His full name was Abu Uthman Ayyub bin keesan As-sakhtiyaanee.He was from Basrah and he was one of the teachers of Hammaad bin Zayd

Hammaad bin Zayd once said of him

"Hammad bin abi Sulaymaan came to al-Basrah, but Ayyub did not visit him, thus, we did not visit him. When Ayyub does not visit someone, we will not visit him

The Scholar, the Ignorant, the Heedless and the Fool


It is reported that Al-Khalīl b. Aḥmad said:

Men are of four types: There is the man who knows and he knows that he knows. He is knowledgeable, so follow him and ask him. And there is the man who does not know, and he knows that he does not know. He is ignorant, so teach him. And there is the man who knows, but he does not know that he knows. He is heedless, so remind him. And then there is the man who does not know, but he does not know that he does not know (he thinks he knows). This is the fool (idiot), so beware of him.

Ibn ˁAbd Al-Barr, Jāmiˁ Bayān Al-ˁilm wa Faḍlihī article 1538.

Imam az-Zuhri rahimahullah said:

"Allah is not worshipped with anything greater than knowledge. "

(Al Bidayah wal Nihayah 9/345)

quickly:
You think u know something but u r brainwashed.
AbuHammaad

All those countries that u mentioned if.not for oil they would have been as poor as Niger republic.


I tell u today that Islam is the problem of the north because of its totalitarian system.

Separation of state and religion is african.

Ok

quickly:
thank God u said if....they never invest all they wud invest is in cultural expansion via islam for easily brainwashed ppl like u dat cannot see the big picture.

Their own investment is mosque or arabic textbook or hajj trip all to bow down to their god...i dont hate but becos u dont know ur history thats y u cant see the big picture


Look at the north for example and see wat islam has done to it. Ask urself how much of Nigerias earning was spent to fight islamic extermism last year.

How islamic education has turned the north to generate more beggars than any other part of nigeria

All you fake wannabe pro-black scholars need to quit. You all hardly make sense

How does anyone being brainwashed affect you? What's your business If anyone wants to be brainwashed?

And who even told you Islam is the problem of the North.

Y'all just feed on anything the media tells you.You don't look at issues deeply.You're as ignorant
as those who think Africa is a country.You know nothing about International politics

Is Islam the problem of UAE,Qatar,Bahrain,Kuwait,Brunei and Oman too? Just shut up

I don't know my history lol.That's the most insultive comment I've read this year

You think you're exchanging words with an ignorant Muslim.I'll school you for free and I'm not being cocky

Why am I even replying you

This one doesn't even deserve a response lol

Its not needed

quickly:
Is it Saudi Arabia that didn't take Syrian refugee that will send nigeria.

The best thing they will do is to provide money to build mosque so they can have dominon over African soul.

That is what they do cultural imperialism thru religious


See now buhari has gone to worship their god like a good slave.
ability u don't hear he went for hajj

So If saudi arabia end up investing in Nigeria, you'll kill yourself

You lot just spew rubbish.Your hatred for anything resembling Islam beclouds your reasoning

We're talking about foreign investment, you're talking about religion

When Jonathan went to jerusalem, whose God was he worshipping? Otuoke God?

And what's your business if he worships anyone's God anyway?

How does him not worshipping "your own God" put food on your table or affect your life?

Does it itch your skin? Does that increase or decrease your salary?

quickly:
People like u are the problem of africa. Asians like china , japan don't bow down to arabs.

So y r Africans bowing to them or holding them in such regard.

We need religious independence to start to solve the problems we have.

All.d Saudis want is ppl to be kissing their black stone and continue to have some authority.

What has this got to do with bowing down So visiting a leader in another country to discuss issues means we're bowing down?
So when japanese,chinese officials go to Saudi to discuss issues relating to foreign investment, they also go there to bow down?

And what has my comment even got to do with religion?

Your reply has nothing to do with my comment.I guess you wanted to reply someone else because this is totally off-point.

Please If you can't address the topic, don't quote me

Thanks

People just love to say what they don't know

Unfortunately, we're in a country where ignorance holds sway. If any of you know how much weight that name Al-Saud carries in Saudi
Arabia, you'll all bury your heads in shame. The house of Saud is the ruling royal family in Saudi Arabia.That's the most powerful family in the country alongside the Aal-As-Shaykh family and it's eternal. Anyone from these two families is an authority. The fact that Buhari didn't meet king Salman doesn't mean he met lower-class people. Saudi don't operate our kind of system. There's nothing like president. And besides, we're talking about Riyadh. Incase he doesn't know, Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia.

But because this is coming from someone who people see as an "intelligent" person, everyone agrees with him. Herd mentality

Smh

Ignorant people everywhere.Smh

One even brought the tribal angle into the matter

Allaahu musta'aan

One of the scholars who is most interesting to read about is the Tabi’i Sulayman bin Mihran (died 148 H), also known as al-A’mash (one who has weak vision). al-A’mash had quite an interesting personality, as he was very pious and knowledgeable while also having a rough, sarcastic attitude that makes one smile constantly while reading through his tarjamah.

Here are some funny incidents of his collected from ‘Siyar A’lam an-Nubala” (6/419-434) and ‘Hilyat al-Awliya” (5/54-70):

1 – al-A’mash went out to some neighborhood one day, and some people came up to him to ask him regarding Hadith. His companions said to him: “Won’t you narrate to these poor souls?” al-A’mash replied: “Who would hang pearls on pigs?”

2 – Some people came to al-A’mash one day, and he came out of his house to greet them, saying: “Were it not for the fact that there were people in my house that I hate more than you, I wouldn’t have come out to see you.” Abu Dawud al-Ha’ik asked him: “Abu Muhammad, what is your opinion on praying behind al-Ha’ik?” al-A’mash replied: “No problem, as long as one doesn’t have wudu’.” He also asked: “What do you say about accepting his testimony?” al-A’mash replied: “Only if it is accompanied by testimony from two trustworthy people.”

3 – The governor ‘Isa bin Musa sent a notebook along with a thousand dirhams to al-A’mash for him to write down Hadith in it. So, al-A’mash wrote: ‘بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم, قل هو الله أحد’ (In the Name of Allah, the Beneficient, the Merciful: Say: ‘He is Allah, One’) and sent the book back to him. He sent to him, saying: “Do you think that I don’t know any Qur’an?” al-A’mash sent back, saying: “Do you think that I sell Hadith?” He kept the money for himself.

4 – ‘Abdullah bin Idris said to al-A’mash: “What prevents you from getting a haircut?” He replied: “The cuppers talk too much.” So, he said: “I will bring you to a cupper who will not say a word to you until he finishes cutting your hair.” He brought him to a Junayd, a cupper who was also a Muhaddith. So, ‘Abdullah warned him not to talk to al-A’mash, and he agreed. However, when he had cut half of al-A’mash’s hair, he said: “O Abu Muhammad, what is the status of the hadith of Habib bin Abi Thabit regarding menstruation?” So, al-A’mash got up, screamed, and ran away, sitting for a month with only half of his hair cut.

5 – A knowledgeable man with a long beard came to al-A’mash and asked him a basic question about the prayer. So, al-A’mash turned to us and said: “Look at him! His beard could carry four thousand ahadith, and he asks a question that the children in school would ask!”

6 – It is said that al-A’mash had a son who was very slow, and he told him: “Go buy a rope for us to hang our clothes on.” The boy asked: “How long do you want it to be, father?” He replied: “Ten cubits long.” The boy then asked: “How wide do you want it to be?” al-A’mash replied: “As wide as my bad luck with you!”

7 – Husayn bin Waqid was reciting Qur’an to al-A’mash, and asked him: “How do you like my recitation?” al-A’mash replied: “Better than the recitation of any disbeliever.”

8 – One time, al-A’mash got up at night and could find no water. So, he rubbed his hands on the wall and performed tayammum and went back to sleep. He was asked about this, and he said: “I am afraid to die without being in a state of purity.”

9 – One time, al-A’mash went out in the morning and passed by the mosque of Bani Asad. They were about to start praying, and he went inside and prayed. The imam recited ‘al-Baqarah’ in the first rak’ah, and recited ‘Al ‘Imran’ in the second. When he finished, al-A’mash said to him: “Will you not fear Allah? Did you not hear that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said: “Whoever leads the people in prayer should go easy, as there are those behind him who are old, weak, and have needs to tend to.”” So, the man said: “Allah Said: {“…and it is heavy except on those who have khushu’…”} [al-Baqarah; 45] So, al-A’mash said: “I am a messenger sent from those who have khushu’ telling you that you are heavy.”

10 – One time, a soldier wanted to cross a river. He came across al-A’mash, who was standing near the river, so he jumped on his back and had him walk through the water. When he jumped on al-A’mash, he recited ‘Glory to Him Who has provided this for us’ (سبحان الذي سخر لنا هذا – the supplication for riding a vehicle). When al-A’mash had gotten half way across the river, he threw the soldier off of his back, recited {“…My Lord! Cause me to land at a blessed landing-place, for You are the best of those who bring to land…“} [al-Mu’minun; 29] and left him in the river and ran away.

11 – One day, Shabib bin Shaybah and his friends came by to see al-A’mash, and they stood at his door yelling: “O Sulayman! Come out!” From inside, al-A’mash said: “Who are you?” They replied: “We are {“…those who call you from behind the dwellings…”} [al-Hujurat; 4] So, al-A’mash replied: “And {“…most of them have no sense…”} [al-Hujurat; 4]

12 – One time, he wore an inverted sheepskin, such that the wool was on the outside. Someone said to him: “O Abu Muhammad, why don’t you wear it so that the wool is on the inside? This would be warmer for you.” al-A’mash replied: “Why don’t you go suggest this to the sheep?”


https://iskandrani./2008/10/16/al-amash-one-interesting-character/

Salam Alaykum Ikhwan

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Please If there's a registered member here, I'd really appreciate your assistance

Jazakumullah Khayran

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Please lets endeavour to make sure our actions are based on Daleel.Everything in Islam has its daleel

Are we back to this World Hijab day issue again? Ha! I urge us to take our time to read this(especially the muslimahs here)

WORLD HIJAB DAY: BEFORE YOU JOIN THE TRAIN

Praises be to Allah who guides to His light whoever He wishes. I adore His holy names for His blessings over this ummah by sending to us the best of mankind and messengers, and for honouring us with honorable inheritors of His prophet, the scholars, those who would not sell their religion for the sake of this world like the scholars of previous nations. Oh Allah, bless our prophet Muhammad, salaLlahu alayhi wasalam, who painstakingly explained this religion to us and left us on a brightly lit path, whose night is just like it's day. Verily, no one deviates from it except the blind who's at the brim of destruction.

Irbaad ibn Saariyah, may Allaah the Most High be pleased with him, said, “The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم gave us a sermon which frightened the hearts and caused the eyes to shed tears. So we said, ‘O Messenger of Allaah! [it is as if it is a farewell sermon] so advise us.’ He said,

‘I advise you to fear Allaah and to hear and obey even if an Abyssinian slave were to rule over you. For surely, he who lives from amongst you will see much differing, so it is upon you to be upon my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. Bite on to it with your back molar teeth and beware of newly invented matters, for verily, every newly invented matter is an innovation, and all innovation is misguidance.’” (Aboo Daawood (no. 4607) and by at-Tirmidthee (no. 2676). It was authenticated by Shaykh al-Albaanee in Irwaa’ul-Ghaleel (no. 2455).

The world hijab day, rather, the world tabarruj day, is one of the recent trial which we have been put into by the hands of those who show inappropriate sympathy for our mothers and sisters who are being victimised everyday because of their compliance with the order of their Lord - to cover their bodies and adornments (inner and external of necklaces, customary clothes, bangles, powder on their faces and all forms of adornments) with Jilabaab (a loose, unadorned, not transparent, not ostentatious garment which covers from head to toes) when in a place where non relative could see them.

However, this victimisation is not a new way which the enemy of Allah and His religion would employ to debar the believers from obeying their Lord. Anyone who reads the Qur'an and follow the hadith would know this.

Allah says:

"Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trial] has not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you? They were touched by poverty and hardship and were shaken until [even their] messenger and those who believed with him said,"When is the help of Allah ?" Unquestionably, the help of Allah is near". (2:214)

Narrated Khabbab bin Al-Arat:
"We complained to Allah's Apostle (of the persecution inflicted on us by the infidels) while he was sitting in the shade of the Ka'ba, leaning over his Burd (i.e. covering sheet). We said to him, "Would you seek help for us? Would you pray to Allah for us?" He said, "Among the nations before you a (believing) man would be put in a ditch that was dug for him, and a saw would be put over his head and he would be cut into two pieces; yet that (torture) would not make him give up his religion. His body would be combed with iron combs that would remove his flesh from the bones and nerves, yet that would not make him abandon his religion. By Allah, this religion (i.e. Islam) will prevail till a traveler from Sana (in Yemen) to Hadrarmaut will fear none but Allah, or a wolf as regards his sheep, but you (people) are hasty". (Bukhari)

So it is not new when they persecute us for the sake of our religion, rather our paradise lies in our patience at the face of these persecutions:

- "and their rewards for which they had perseverance is paradise and silk". (76:12)

- "And those who are patient, seeking the countenance of their Lord, and establish prayer and spend from what We have provided for them secretly and publicly and prevent evil with good - those will have the good consequence of [this] home. Gardens of perpetual residence; they will enter them with whoever were righteous among their fathers, their spouses and their descendants. And the angels will enter upon them from every gate, [saying]:
"Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured. And excellent is the final home." (13:22-24)

A very close look at these verses shows something; out of all the good deeds the people of paradise have done, the angels would make reference to just one, not "because of your prayer, not because of your charity", rather they would say "for what you patiently endured", and Allah had mentioned among their good deeds "those who are patient, seeking the countenance of their Lord". So why would the angel summarised everything and say: "for what you patiently endured"?

Because (and Allah knows best) patience is key! It is the key that opens the door to all other forms of worship. Without it no deed can be done. Don't you see those who do not pray (or pray in time) or fast, why? Because they cannot be patient for 10 - 15 mins, because they cannot patiently endure the pangs of hunger for the sake of their Lord. May Allah grant us enduring patience.

In summary the non believers will surely embarrass us, label us, and victimise us in this world, Allah has informed us "and who is more truthful in speech than Allah"!

He says:
"You will surely be tested in your possessions and in yourselves. And you will surely hear from those who were given the Scripture before you and from those who associate others with Allah much abuse. But if you are patient and fear Allah - indeed, that is of the matters [worthy] of determination". (3:186)

"Indeed, those who committed crimes (the naked kaafirah inclusive) used to laugh at those who believed (those wrapped in their jilbab inclusive). And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances. And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost (they are deprived of their freedom -of being naked)." And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting. But they had not been sent as guardians over them. So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers. On adorned couches, observing.Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?" (83: 29-36)

From the last verses, Allah informs us of how He will disgrace the disbelievers and make triumph the believers through their patience....so don't you want to enjoy the scene when; "those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers on adorned couches, observing". Oh, ma sha Allah, what a nice scene! May Allah not deny me and you such wonderful opportunity.

At this juncture my sisters and mothers, why do you need to fix a day/date to make the disbelievers appreciate you and your hijab - will your mockers ever find any good in what you do for the sake of your Lord? Why do you need to introduce an anniversary, a celebration into the religion of your Lord for which He hasn't sent any authority, just in a way of making the blind and deaf disbelievers appreciate your hijab -

"So indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs, retreating. And you cannot guide the blind away from their error. You will only make hear those who believe in Our verses so they are Muslims [in submission to Allah]." (30: 52-53).

Since hijab, rather jilbaab, is from the verses of Allah and for the Muslims, not for the disbelievers, why don't we rather engage in teaching of hijaab in our houses and mosques, to our daughters and wives? Why do we have to strewn ourselves all over the streets and subject ourselves to more and unnecessary mockery. If hijaab is meant to cover you from the tongues of the evil men on the roads whenever you go out due to necessity, why do you want to display yourselves in front of your enemies? So that they can start to use hijaab on Feb 2nd or so as to stop hating you for obeying your Lord? What an impossible task!

However, going back to the issue of celebrating and marking a day every year for hijaab, then this shall be looked at under two headings:

- celebration in Islam
- how Mubaahah and Mustahaab can change to haram.

What is 'Eid in Islam?

The scholars have said that 'Eid is gotten from Arabic word which means what returns and reoccurs in nature. And from religious point of view, it is an event that is celebrated/marked regularly.

Shaykh ibn 'Uthaymeen, rahimahuLlahu said in his Majmoo‘ Fataawa (9/376):

"It should be noted that everything that is taken as an “eid” and repeated every week or every year, and is not prescribed in Islam, is an innovation (bid‘ah)...Taking these “eids” that are repeated every week or every year means that they are likening them to Islamic festivals. This is haraam and it is not permissible. There are no festivals in Islam apart from the three prescribed festivals: Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and the weekly “eid”, which is Friday (Jumu‘ah)."

He further continues (children's day and other similar days);
"This does not come under the heading of customs and traditions, because it is repeated. Hence when the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) came to Madeenah and found that the Ansaar had two festivals which they used to celebrate, he said: “Allah has given you something better than them instead of them: Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr”, even though these were part of their customs." (Available @ https://islamqa.info/en/145427)

What are international days:

From the website of UNESCO, it says:
"The United Nations General Assembly designates a number of "International Days" to mark important aspects of human life and history (the comprehensive list of all days celebrated by the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies is available here: International Days). (As available @ UN website)

What is Hijab world day?
From the official website of world hijab day: "WHD is short for World Hijab Day. This second annual event will be held on February 1st, 2014 (God willing). On this day, we ask Non-Muslim and Non-Hijabi Muslim women worldwide to observe Hijab for a day. (As available @ wordhijabday website)

I have brought these two to show that:
1. International days are form of celebration, at least those who started this know better even if someone argues it's not. They say "the comprehensive list of all days 'celebrated')
2. Hijab day falls under all other celebrated internationally days which are marked "annually".

Mahmood Al-Najdi said:
"it is not permissible for the Muslim to take part in these events which are celebrated regularly every year, because of their resemblence to the prescribed Islamic festivals, as explained above. But if it is a “one-off” event that is not repeated, and the Muslim can use the occasion to convey the truth to people, then there is nothing wrong with that, in sha Allaah." (As available @ https://islamqa.info/en/5219)

Also, wearing hijab is an act of worship and fixing a day for this, as mentioned in the WHD official website, needs evidence. Hijaab is one of the symbols of Islam and so do we have many other symbols. If we have to fix a day for every symbols of Islam (even if it is those we are being persecuted for and how many can we count as it varies in different places of the world) it means the whole year will not be enough for us; world beards day, world solat day, world fasting day, world nisfu saaq day, world turban day, world adhan day, world intoxicants free day, etc)

Lastly, as for those who insist that it is not act of worship but rather mubaahah, customary or falls under tradition, though this is an obvious error or deception as they claim they are doing so seeking reward from Allah for propagating Hijaab. But if their claim is taken so as to leave argument, then this event, WHD is not to be encouraged or witnessed. Why?

Any from of gathering in which the verses of Allah, symbol of Islam is being mocked or its mixed with evil, then it is forbidden to witness it, be it mubaahah or mustahaabb (recommended).

To get this is the case of waleemah in which evil act like tabarruj, music, intoxicants are present. Despite that the shari'ah encourages us to answer the call to waleemah (rather compulsory when it is personal invitation), the scholars have mentioned that such gathering must not be witnessed. This is because of the statement of Allah:

"And when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversion. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people." (6:68)

Is there any mockery of hijaab than what we see many ladies do today of different forms of hijaab tabarruj -"fashion" hijaab! And how could hijaab be for fashion?? And this is what is celebrated to the world as "hijaab" which Allah revealed! SubhanaLlah...I seek refuge from a westernised Jaahiliyyah (time of ignorance). This evil is clearly depicted on their official website.

Verily, I have only written this so that any one who wishes to take a just and moderate path to his or her Lord may do With clear evidence and conviction. I pray Allah count this among good deeds done purely for His sake and make it benefit me and those who read this. Verily, He hears and answers prayer. Wa salaLlahu ala Muhammad

By Aboo AbdirRahman Olorunnisola Ishaq

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For the females who argue matters like this based on emotions, please stop it.Islam is not a religion of opinion,whims or what you feel.
It's a great sin to argue against something that's permissible according to the Qur'an and Sunnah

The salaf used to speak harshly against people who do this

Yes you have to.If a Muslim hears a Christian or anyone else defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) he has to denounce him in strong terms. It is permissible to insult that person because he is the one who started it.

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captain59 tho I don't know much about them other than what I've heard from reliable persons.

Zaydiyyah is a branch of the Shi'ee doctrine that separated from the main branch (The twelvers) over who's the fifth imam. While the twelvers believe it was Muhammad al-Baqir, the Zaidiyyah hold that it was his brother, Zaid. They called themselves Zaydi so they could differentiate themselves from other Shi'a who refused to take up arms with Zayd ibn Ali and the later Zaydi Imams against oppression.

Among the zaydiyyah, there's some confusion. There are those who curse Abu-Bakr and Ali, and there are those who do not.The ones who curse those two companions are Zaydi Raafidhi and the scholars have pronounced takfir on them

As for the second category,Though they have errors in the creed and they also have and error with regards to who is more virtuous; hence they hold that 'Ali is more virtuous than Abu Bakr and 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with all three of them). They are still counted as being from the groups which are within the fold of Islam, although they commit major mistakes pertaining to the creed and the methodology

It's also important to add that Abu Hanifa delivered a fatwa in favour of Zayd in his rebellion against the Umayyad ruler of his time.

I'll be using this thread to post some of the wise sayings of the Salaf as well as some stories.Most of them are from the compilations of Owais Al Haashimee and the ones my teacher used to post on his facebook page

I'll also be picking a lot of quotes from Zaad Al Ma'ad(If you don't have this book, please go get it), Siyar A'lam An-Nubala,
Tahdhib al-tahdhib, Hilyatul-Awliya,Al-Bidaayah wan-nihaayah and a few other books

I'll also add footnotes from the little I know