Thursday, February 15, 2007
Q&A
Many thanks to ustaz for his wonderful and in-depth answers to these questions...May Allah bless his kindness and his family..InsyaAllah...Q: What do you do when u had a bad dream?
A: Abu Qutaadah said: the Prophet said: "Good dreams come from Allaah, and (bad) dreams come from Shaytaan. Whoever sees something that he dislikes, let him spit to his left three times and seek refuge with Allaah from the Shaytaan, for it will not harm him." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6594, and Muslim,5862). The "spitting" referred to here is a soft, dry spitting with no saliva ejected.
Q: Hmm i find it peculiar when i see people bile duduk tahiyat akhir, instead of folding our legs on our right side, they fold it on the left side...duduk tahiyat akhir sebegitu sah kah?
A: When sitting on the tahiyat akhir, one should be resting his body on his left side, meaning folding his right leg as we usually do. Of course, there are exeptions, as in someone who perhaps hurt his leg and can't sit that way. But even in that case, then he should sit as he would during the tahiyat awal. As for a person folding his leg to the left, perhaps you can ask him why he is doing so. If he does not have a dalil behind it (which I assume he would not), then him the way he should perform his tahiyat. Remember to do it full of hikmah, kindness, and humbleness, so that he does not feel belittled and so that he can easily accept your nasihah.
Q: Heard of the moon splitting into half? Is there any islamic proof to that?
A:There are hadiths narrated by Imam Bukhari and others regarding the spilitting of the moon. These hadiths are authentic, meaning as Muslims we do believe that it is part of the mu'jizah of our beloved prophet SAW, and meaning that the moon-splitting did occur. However, as to *how* it is done, whether it is an illusion created by Allah for the people at that moment to see, or whether it really did physically split? Frankly I do not know.As to whether the so called "rocky belt" at moon is real, I leave it to the scientists.Sometimes, when we receive emails about the glory and evidence of Islam, we cannot help but to feel happy, and proud. But remember, no matter what, we need to make sure what we receive is real. People will only laugh at us if we believe everything we are told. So, we must know which is real and which is not. And we must always remember that anything that comes from Allah and his prophet is unrefutable.Furthermore, we must always remember hikmah (wisdom). If we were to tell a non-Muslim about moon splitting, he will think that we are out of our minds. But that is because he does not yet believe in the Quran and the hadiths.
A: (peeps! hear this story..very interesting..)(it's lengthy but worth the knowledge!) :)
It has been chronicled, that the then king of the Malabar state of Kodungalloor, in present-day Kerala, India, was standing out on his balcony that night, when he saw the moon being split into two. THe king, known as Cherumaan Perumaal, was astonished and disturbed by what he had seen. He asked all the wise men of his realm whether any of them had seen it. And could find no one who had witnessed this sight. Yet he knew for sure that he hadn't dreamt it. A few years later, an Arab trading ship from Yemen, landed on the Western coast of Kerala, known as Malabar, some 700 years ahead of Vasco da Gama (the famous Portugese explorer who is credited with the discovery of Malabar). They had come to trade frankinscence in return for spices and cotton. They were presented in the court of King Perumaal, and after a few days, he questioned them if anyone in their land had seen the moon splitting into two. To his surprise, they informed him of the new Prophet who had come with a new religion, and the incidents which had lead to God Himself creating the Moon Miracle so that people would believe in the Prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him). King Perumaal was so moved by this narrative, that he immediately decided to travel to Arabia with his Prime Minister, and visit the Prophet himself. It is said that he travelled with the Arab traders to Arabia and accepted Islam. Some accounts say that he accepted Islam personally at the hands of the Prophet, while some accounts say that he was taught Islam by one of the Companions of the Prophet. However, all accounts agree that he converted to Islam, but his Prime Minister remained a Hindu. On their way back to Kerala, King Perumaal, fell ill and decided to get off at the Port of Salalah, in present-day Oman. He sent back a letter with his Prime Minister, to his family and people in Kerala, detailing his conversion and exhorting all those who trusted him to accept Islam. The letter still exists in a meuseum in Kerala. It is said that part of the Hindu royal family accepted Islam, along with a sizeable population of the common people. A Companion of the Prophet who had accompanied the ship back to Kerala, stayed on in Kodungalloor and helped strengthen the Islamic faith by building the first mosque on the Indian Sub-continent, known till today as the Cheruman Perumaal Masjid. Meanwhile, king Perumaal married an Arab lady in Salalah, had children by her, and when he died 11 years later, he was buried near the grave of Prophet Ayub (Job) in Salalah. People from around the world, often travel to Salalah, in Oman, to see both these graves. The Arabian family of king Perumaal is very well known in Salalah and still retains his Muslim name. His tombstone, though carries both his old name and his Muslim name. So Islam entered Kerala, India, at the same time it came to the Arabs, thanks to the miracle of the 'Split Moon'.To this day the Muslim branch of the old Royal family of Kerala, keeps alive the story of Perumaal's conversion, with special festivities during Eid. That family is called the Royal Arakkal family and is headed by a matriarch, called Arakkal Beevi.
May Allah bless you and your family my frens, brothers and sisters...insyaAllah.. :)
by HanHan at 2/15/2007 09:30:00 AM |
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