DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HADITH AND SUNNAH?

 WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HADITH AND SUNNAH?

*According to scholars, the Sunnah refers to the Prophet's teachings and examples, whereas the Hadith is a narrative recorded in the books of Hadith that illustrates the Sunnah.*

*But the WORD SUNNAH EXISTS IN THE QURAN to MEAN ALLAH LAW/WAY as in the VERSE BELOW* 👇🏻

*"Such was the Sunnah of God among those who lived. No change will you find in the Sunnah of Allah." (Al Quran# 33:62)*

*I am therefore baffled as to why the academics decided to change the meaning of the word Sunnah from what it originally meant in the Quran.*

*Please give this some thought. There are a lot of verses in the Quran that begin with 'Qul', meaning 'say unto them'- Allah taught the Prophet what to say to the people in reply to the questions that the people had asked him. Besides, some verses describe the Prophet's actions, too. So, the Prophet's sayings and actions are recorded in the Quran as guidance, and the Quran says that it is enough as guidance.*

*The Prophet will act as an example for humanity until the end of time, according to the Qur'an. But did Allah want for us to follow the Sunnah/examples described in the Qur'an, or did He mean for us to follow the Sunnah described in the extra-Quranic books those were written 200–300 years after the Prophet's passing and which neither Allah promised to preserve nor the Prophet had verified? And the worst part is that scholars often abandon Quranic texts in favor of Hadith accounts.*

*If Allah had intended for us to follow the narratives found in the Hadith collections of Bukhari and Muslim, and others, He would have made it clear in the Quran that we have to obey them when they appeared with the Prophet's Hadith. But Allah didn't say anything about it. Instead, God declared in the Quran that the Quran is the best Hadith and Tafseer since it is comprehensive and requires no further explanation.*

*Therefore, if you want to follow the Sunnah, you decide what to follow. It is your choice whether to follow the Quran or extra-Quranic resources.*

A BELIEVER

Who is a believer in the eyes of Allah?

The so –called label Muslims or those who have actually attained peace in their hearts? Let’s have a deeper look into the Book of Allah.  

LAWS OF ALLAH

QURAN=Law of Cause and Effect

*It is only His laws that are operative in the entire Universe, and any nations falling in conflict with His laws will suffer ultimate self-destruction. The conflict between one’s word and action amounts to self-deception that has its own dire consequences. What you sow is what you reed. Unlike human tyrants, Allah is not an emotional King and His Rule is the Rule of law. So whoever acts according to His Laws can gain purification spiritually. He punishes and forgives according to His Laws. In the Qur’an, reverence or love of Allah invariably denotes obeying His commands. The belief in Allah and the Last Day must be in accordance with the Qur’an.*

*Verses 2:62 and 5:69 emphasize that mere giving of a name to one’s religion or creed carries no importance.*

*SERVE ALLAH= By following His Laws* 

*All the laws are confined in these two categories.*

*1. Serve (Help) the humanity.*

*2. Reform yourself - your body and your character by following the Devine System.*

•  *“If you love Allah, follow me.*

*Then Allah will love you and protect you from trailing behind in humanity. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful."*

*1. Loving Allah = Following His commands = Serving His creation = Benefiting others.*

*2. Allah’s love = His blessings in both lives.*

*DEED OF A BELIEVER*

• *Except those who repent and reform and openly proclaim (the truth that they were hiding). To them I turn - for, I am the Acceptor of repentance, Most Merciful. (2:160)* 

*1. Taubah = Repentance = Turning to Allah = Returning to the right path=following Allah’s laws.*

*2. Sualeha = Corrective action = Reforming deeds = Making amends=by following the laws of Allah*

*DEFINITON OF A BELIEVER*

*A believer is not a so called Muslim .The best definition of believer by Allah:*

*“WA LA KHAUFUN ALAIHIM WALA HUM YAHZANOON”*

*No fear from without, nor shall they have any grief from within.”*

*Believer: O You who believe = O You who have attained peace and security from within=On You who have no fear and grief=O You who submit to the laws of Allah totally= O You who acknowledge the Qur’an.*  

• *Attaining to belief must be an act consciously undertaken after due reflection and with free will. ‘Passive’ faith such as claiming to be a ‘believer by birth’ has no merit in the Sight of Allah. See 4:136, 12:108. Also, choosing to believe in truth is a great blessing of Allah. Believing and attaining peace are attained by following the Laws of Allah in His Book.*

*WA LA KHAUF UN ALAIHIM WALA HUM YAHZANOON*

*Nay, whoever submits his whole being to Allah, and he is a doer of good to humanity, his reward is with his Nourisher/Sustainer. Then, no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve.* (2:112) 

*Those who spend their wealth in the cause of Allah and afterward do not follow their giving with reminders of their generosity or injure the feelings of the recipients; their reward is with their Nourisher/Sustainer. No fear shall be on them, nor shall they grieve. (2:262)*

*Those who spend their wealth on the needy, by night and by day, secretly or publicly, have their reward with their Nourisher/Sustainer . They shall have nothing to fear or regret. (2:274)*

*“Indeed those who believe/who have attained peace and reform their deeds and contribute to purification. For them, their reward is with their Nourisher/Sustainer. No fear from without, nor shall they have any grief from within.”(2:277)*

Belief in Taqdeer 

*1. Predetermined destiny has been interjected in the fabricated Ajami accounts as the sixth article of faith by ‘Imams’, making Muslims fatalistic in their thought and behavior. The Qur’an nowhere mentions Taqdeer or the predestined fates of individuals. The Qadar or Taqdeer always denote the law, the due measure of all things appointed by Allah. And man determines his own destiny either by following or defying those laws.*

 *We have certainly created man and We know the whispering that goes on within his mind. We are nearer to him than his Vena cava. (50:16)*

EXAMPLE:

*It’s similar to that I know what will be the next action of my daughter or how will she behave in a particular situation. She is not behaving according to me .She is behaving according to her own free will.*

*2. It is normally perceived that whatever happens, happens because Allah has written that for us.*

EXAMPLE:

 *A manufacturers makes a machine and he knows that how much it will work, its limitations its expected behaviour. It’s not that because he has made the machine it will work according to him. It will work independently. Let’s say the manufacturer expects that it will work only for 10 years but it can work more than that according to its capacity. Similarly Allah has created us and left us independent, to our own free will. But yes it’s because He has created us He knows our characteristic and how we will behave in a certain condition. It’s not that we will behave in a certain way because it been written by Allah.* *Then we would be just be actors and no point in creating us.*

*Allah has granted man a measure of freedom but He keeps watch over man to see how he uses the freedom:*

*Life is a test for yourselves to see which of you leads a balanced life and is best in conduct. (11:7)*

TRAITS OF A BELIEVER

*And believe in what I have revealed confirming with what you already have. Be not the first among those who will conceal the truth therein, and trade not My revelations for petty gains. Rather, take guard with Me. (2:41)*

*Do not confound the truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth while you are well aware of it.(2:42)*

*And seek aid with patience and connection and indeed it is hard except for those who are humbly committed to a noble cause, (2:45)*

*Those who realize that they are to meet their Lord and that they are to return to Him. (2:46)*

*(Meeting the Nourisher/Sustainer also indicates facing His Law of Requital. Returning to Him signifies being subject to His law. It also denotes following His commands, and of course, it alludes to the life Hereafter]*

 *All of you say: “We believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Ibraheem and Ismail and Ishaaq and Yaqoob and the descendants and what was given to Moosa and Eesa and what was given to the prophets from their Nourisher/Sustainer. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are submitters to Him. (2:136)*

 *Those who conceal the Book of Allah, and barter it away for a trifling gain; they eat into their bellies nothing but fire. Allah shall not address them on the Day of Judgement and shall not purify them and for them is a painful punishment. (2:174)*

*(Those who conceal the Book = The ones who start making their own lists of the lawful and unlawful, and thus, usurp the Divine Right of law-making.*

 *(Also note that this verse clearly mentions the ongoing growth and evolution of the ‘self’ in the Hereafter. Tazkiah from Zaku = Growth = Purity from vice = Development of the ‘self’ = Self-actualization)*

*Those who are steadfast in their connection (with Allah/by following his Laws) (23:2)*

*Those who avoid vain talk and turn away from all that is senseless (and value time)*

*Those, who contribute to purification,. (23:4)*

*Those, who guard their chastity, (23:5)*

*Those, who are faithful to their trusts and their pledges, (23:8)*

*HELP THEMSELVES*

*And those when wrong reaches them they help themselves. (42:39)*

*HOW DO THEY HELP THEMSELVES?*

  *The reward of bad deed is like of it.so whosoever forgives and reforms then his reward is on Allah. Indeed Allah does not love the oppressors.* (42:40)

• *By forgiving and reforming their deeds*

*REPEL EVIL WITH GOOD BEHAVIOUR*

*Since good and evil cannot be alike, repel evil with what is decent. Then he, between whom and you there was enmity, may become close friend.* (41:34)

• *Remember! Deeds which create balance and harmony in society and in one's own self, cannot be like the actions which create chaos.  If disorder and chaos has affected society, the best way to get rid of these would be to do more constructive work.  (This would offset the ill effects of their misdeeds and stop further deterioration.)*

• *Secondly, another advantage would be that the severe enmity or hatred that has developed between you and the one, who was responsible for creating disorder, would turn into close friendship.*

*Yet, none is granted this quality but those who exercise patience and restraint. And none is granted it except those who become worthy of great happiness and good fortune. (41:35)*

• *This is the way to stop evil with decency, but it can only be useful for those who have the possibility or desire to reform.   However this is a very difficult task and only the person who is steadfast can achieve it. The man who is endowed with this attribute will certainly be a man of great fortune and success. This reflects the superiority and greatness of their character.*

• *This quality can make you outstandingly successful, winning. [Zu-hazzin ‘azeem = Extremely fortunate*

• *And you are not retaliating and forgiving someone only to seek Allah’s pleasure.*

*REWARDS OF YOUR DEEDS*

*LAW OF REQUITTAL_ LAW OF CAUSE AND EFFECT*

*Whoever brings a good deed will receive a tenfold reward. And whoever brings an ill deed will be requited for one. And they will not be wronged. (6:160)*

CONCLUSION

 *And to Allah belongs whatsoever is in the multiverses and whatsoever is in the earth, that He may (according to His Law of Requital) reward those who do bad deeds and reward those who do good deeds. (53:31).*

WHAT DROVE YOU INTO SAQAR?

 “𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗾𝗮𝗿?”  (74:42)

They will say, “𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗟-𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗡 (74:42)

WHO ARE THOSE NOT OF THE MUSALLEEN? (WHO WILL BE DRIVEN INTO SAQAR?)

THOSE WHO TAKE THE SALAT AS WSHISTLING AND CLAPPING

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗧 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗕𝗔𝗬𝗧) 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴— so taste the punishment for your blasphemy/disbelief. (8:35)

THOSE WHO TAKE THE SALAT AS A RIDICULE AND A JEST

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗧, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗷𝗲𝘀𝘁. That is because they are people who do not reason/intellect. (5:58)

THOSE WHO DENY THE DEEN AND WANT BUT SHOW OFF

Have you considered him who denies the system (DEEN)? (107:1)

It is he who mistreats the orphan. (107:2)

And does not encourage the feeding of the poor. (107:3)

𝗦𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗡. (107:4)

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗧. (107:5)

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳𝗳. (107:6)

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀. (107:7)

THOSE WHO FOLLOW APPETITES, TURN AWAY FROM THE REMINDER/GUIDANCE, DENY/REJECT IT, AND DO EVIL DEEDS.

But they were succeeded by generations 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀. They will meet perdition. (19:59)

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁/𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀. These will enter Garden, and will not be wronged in the least. (19:60)

THOSE WHO COMMIT IDOLATRY

They said, “O Shuaib, 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗧 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱, or doing with our wealth what we want? You are the one who is intelligent and wise.” (11:87)

THOSE WHO COMMIT IMMORALITY AND WRONGDOING

Recite what is revealed to you of the Regulation (ALKITAB), and 𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗧. 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗱, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗧 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝘀/𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀/𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗙𝗔𝗛𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗜) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘀/𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗞𝗔𝗥). And the reminder of God is greater. And God knows what you do. (29:45)

THOSE WHO DENIED AND TURNED AWAY FROM THE REMINDER/GUIDANCE OF GOD

He did not confirm (SADDAQA) nor he did SALLA (75:31)

But 𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗱 (𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗕𝗔) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 (𝗧𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗔). (75:32)

THOSE WHO DO NOT USE REASON/INTELLECT AND THOSE WHO COMMIT TO FOLLOW SATAN’S ADVICE OR THOSE WHO SERVE SATAN

When you call to the SALAT, they take it as a ridicule and a jest.  𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻/𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁. (5:58)

O you who believe! 𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗡’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀. 𝗪𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀—𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀/𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗙𝗔𝗛𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗜) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘀/𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗞𝗔𝗥). Were it not for God’s grace towards you, and His mercy, not one of you would have been pure, ever. But God purifies whomever He wills. God is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (14:21)

They invoke in His stead only females. 𝗜𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗡. (4: 117)

Did I not take pledge with you, O Children of Adam, that you shall not serve the SATAN? That he is your sworn enemy? (36:60)

And that you shall serve Me? This is a straight path. (36:61)

He has misled a great multitude of you.  𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻/𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁?(36:62)

SHIRK

 SHIRK IN THE QUR'AN

What does this word mean in the Qur'anic context and application?

Firstly, polytheism or idol worship is a poor, misguided, narrowband translation of "shirk" implying that multiple gods or another god replaces the one God in worship. This understanding prevents people from seeing the true meaning and extent of shirk as per Qur'an.

The Qur'an defines shirk as association or partnership with God, meaning that God is not totally replaced, but that someone or something is placed alongside God to give that IDOL the power to add to, or change religious commandments and/or prohibitions.

The Qur'an presents many examples of things people associate with God (19:81) - they include:

🔹 other names besides God’s name (19:65, 39:45, 40:12), 

🔹 pagan gods and goddesses (53:20), 

🔹 statues for veneration (7:138-139), 

🔹 intercession on Judgment Day (10:18, 30:13),

🔹 dead prophets and saints (3:79-80, 16:20-21, 35:14, 46:5-6), 

🔹 the scripture itself (6:19, 22:26), 

🔹 ancient images, icons, and shrines (35:13-14, 7:194), 

🔹 golden calf (7:148-150), 

🔹 money, wealth, and children (18:42, 7:190), 

🔹 own ego and selfish desire (25:43), 

🔹 uncontrolled libido (24:3), 

🔹 wishful thinking (45:23), 

🔹 destructive urges in human psyche (14:22), 

🔹 celebrities, cult figures, spiritual leaders, religious scholars, prophets (9:31)

and so on …

Any and all of these have the ability to subvert the guidance embedded in us (Al-Zikr) if we allow them to, and present as a case of association or ‘shirk’ (19:65). 

In the most common and unnoticeable form of shirk, we still serve God, but we've allowed something or someone to attach itself to our service of God.

For example, God says in the Quran says to establish Salat and explains within the Qur'an everything necessary - but we allow an associate to redefine salat and reconstruct it. Clearly, the promised results of salat - amal maaruf nahi munkar - cannot be seen in societies that do this.

But we humans are all inclined to or involved in shirk in one form or other (12:106).

By: Brother Feisal Kamil

HAJJ

 🔺 HAJJ DURATION

🔺What the Quran says: Quran allows Hajj to be observed any time during "the known months" (2:197), which are the 4 Hurum months (9:36).

🔺What the hadith followers do: Hajj is restricted to the first few days of the 12th month (Zhu Al-Hijjah), and particularly to the 'Day of Arafat'. As a result, millions of people are deprived yearly from the opportunity to observe their Hajj. In addition, the unnecessary overcrowding causes the Hajj trip to be transformed from the intended calm spiritual experience into being a congested stressful ordeal.

🔺"Day Of Arafah": They will tell you that the "Day Of Arafah" which (for them) falls on 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah is the most important day of the Muslim Calendar.

Not only is this claim unsupported in the Quran, but in fact, it contradicts the Quran.

Allah allowed the believers four months during which they can observe the Hajj (2:197). This means that the day on which they visit Mount Arafat could be any day within the four months, and not only on the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah!

WHICH ARE NOT MENTION IN THE QURAN BUT TRADITIONALISTS CLAIM

1. Israq n Mikraj

2. Dajjal

3. The coming of prophet Isa

4. Tarrawih prayers

5. Breaking of fast at Magrib

6. Stoning for zina

7. Mensuration time no salat no fasting

8.70virgin in heaven

9. Al Mahdi coming

10. Questions asked the grave

11. Jesus being taken up bodily into heaven without the first death.

12. Killing the one who leaves religion. Hajj rituals.

13. Marriage is half your religion

14. Shariah law

15. Circumcision

16. Women having to cover their head.

17. Temporary hell

18. Temporary mutta marriage

19. Mother foot is Jannah

20. Men cannot wear silk and gold

21. Sex slavery

22. Women or under men

23. 4 witness to prove rape

24. Women cannot travel without mehram

25. Under age of marriage girls

26. Women have to do iddah for husband like not going out

27. Shahada including  the name of prophet muhammad

28. Prostrating to black stone and kissing black stone.

29.  Salat 5times a day 

30. second coming of jesus.

31. Women having to cover their head, face niqab, hand gloves and foot socks.

32. Beard

THE FOUR SACRED MONTHS

 The Quran informs us that according to ALLAH, there are TWELVE(1️⃣2️⃣) MONTHS, of which FOUR (4️⃣) of them are SACRED.*

*[9:36] The count of months, as far as ALLAH is concerned, is TWELVE1️⃣2️⃣. This has been ALLAH’s law, since the day He created the heavens and the earth. Four4️⃣ of them are SACRED. This is the perfect religion; you shall not wrong your souls (by fighting) during the SACRED MONTHS. However, you may declare all-out war against the idol worshipers (even during the Sacred Months), when they declare all-out war against you, and know that ALLAH is on the side of the righteous.*

 إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا فِيهِنَّ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَقَاتِلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَافَّةً كَمَا يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ كَافَّةً وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ

*Interestingly, the word “month” ( شَهْرٌ ) in the singular form occurs in the Quran twelve times (2:185 x2, 2:194 x2, 2:217, 5:2, 5:97, 9:36, 34:12 x2, 46:15, 97:3).*

*The next verse informs us that the mixing or altering ( النَّسِيءُ ) the sacred months in any way is a sign of excessive disbelief.*

*[9:37] Altering the SACRED MONTHS is a SIGN of EXCESSIVE DISBELIEF; it AUGMENTS the straying of those who have disbelieved. They alternate the SACRED MONTHS and the REGULAR MONTHS, while preserving the number of months consecrated by ALLAH. They thus violate what ALLAH has consecrated. Their EVIL WORKS are ADORNED in their EYES. ALLAH DOES NOT GUIDE the DISBELIEVING PEOPLE.*

 إِنَّمَا النَّسِيءُ زِيَادَةٌ فِي الْكُفْرِ يُضَلُّ بِهِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُحِلُّونَهُ عَامًا وَيُحَرِّمُونَهُ عَامًا لِيُوَاطِئُوا عِدَّةَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ فَيُحِلُّوا مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ زُيِّنَ لَهُمْ سُوءُ أَعْمَالِهِمْ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْكَافِرِينَ

*Knowing the proper SACRED MONTHS is important because ALLAH informs us that Hajj is to be observed during these four months.*

*[2:197] HAJJ SHALL BE OBSERVED IN THE SPECIFIED MONTHS. Whoever sets out to OBSERVE HAJJ shall refrain from sexual intercourse, misconduct, and arguments throughout Hajj. Whatever good you do, ALLAH is fully aware thereof. As you prepare your provisions for the journey, the best provision is righteousness. You shall observe Me, O you who possess intelligence.*

 الْحَجُّ أَشْهُرٌ مَعْلُومَاتٌ فَمَنْ فَرَضَ فِيهِنَّ الْحَجَّ فَلَا رَفَثَ وَلَا فُسُوقَ وَلَا جِدَالَ فِي الْحَجِّ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ يَعْلَمْهُ اللَّهُ وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَىٰ وَاتَّقُونِ يَاأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ

*TRADITIONAL SOURCES, AHADITH, CLAIM that the MONTHS of HAJJ and the SACRED MONTHS are TWO SEPARATE THINGS, but the ABOVE VERSE INFORMS us THAT THE MONTHS of HAJJ are “SPECIFIED ” ( مَعْلُومَاتٌ ), therefore it DOESN'T ’t MAKE SENSE THAT HAJJ is a DIFFERENT GROUP of MONTHS from the SACRED MONTHS that are also SPECIFIED in the QURAN.*

*Traditionalists make the following false claims regarding the Months of Hajj and the Sacred Months.*

The Sacred Months are four:

Thul-Qi‘dah (11), Thul-Hijjah (12), Muharram (1), 

and Rajab (7).

*The months of Hajj, on the other hand, are two months and ten days:Shawwaal (10), Thul-Qi‘dah (11), and the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah (12).*

*Two sacred months Muharram (1) and Rajab (7), have nothing to do with the months of Hajj.*

1️⃣MUHARRAM (SACRED)

2️⃣Ṣafar

3️⃣Rabīʿ al-Awwal (Rabi I)

4️⃣Rabīʿ al-Thānī (Rabi II)

5️⃣Jumādā al-Awwal

6️⃣Jumādā al-Thānī

7️⃣RAJAB (SACRED)

8️⃣Shaʿbān

9️⃣Ramaḍān

🔟Shawwāl (Hajj)

1️⃣1️⃣DHŪ AL-QAʿDAH (HAJJ & SACRED)

1️⃣2️⃣DHŪ AL-ḤIJJAH (HAJJ & SACRED)

https://sunnah.com/abudawud:1947

https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:213

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1572

https://sunnah.com/urn/507530

https://sunnah.com/urn/507680

*Traditional sources state that the four Sacred Months are Rajab (7),* Zul-Qe`dah (11), Zul-Hijjah (12) , and Muharram (1). 

*While this adds up to four months, these months are not consecutive according to traditional sources.*

*Alternatively, if we look at the verses of the Quran, we see that the four Sacred Months are consecutive. *

*[9:1] An ultimatum is herein issued from ALLAH and His messenger to the idol worshipers who enter into a treaty with you.*

(١) بَرَاءَةٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ إِلَى الَّذِينَ عَاهَدْتُمْ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

*[9:2] Therefore, roam the EARTH FREELY for FOUR 4️⃣ MONTHS, and know that you cannot escape from ALLAH, and that ALLAH humiliates the disbelievers.*

(٢) فَسِيحُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّكُمْ غَيْرُ مُعْجِزِي اللَّهِ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ مُخْزِي الْكَافِرِينَ

*Verse five informs us that these FOUR 4️⃣ MONTHS are specifically in reference to the SACRED MONTHS.*

*[9:5] ONCE THE SACRED MONTHS ARE PAST, (and they refuse to make peace) you may kill the idol worshipers when you encounter them, punish them, and resist every move they make. If they repent and observe the Contact Prayers (SALAT) and give the obligatory charity (ZAKAT), you shall let them go. ALLAH is Forgiver, Most Merciful.*

فَإِذَا انْسَلَخَ الْأَشْهُرُ الْحُرُمُ فَاقْتُلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ وَخُذُوهُمْ وَاحْصُرُوهُمْ وَاقْعُدُوا لَهُمْ كُلَّ مَرْصَدٍ فَإِنْ تَابُوا وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ فَخَلُّوا سَبِيلَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ

*It would not make sense for the idol worshipers to roam the earth for the 7th month and then come back and roam the 11th through the 1st month of the Islamic calendar. Instead, from these verses, it is clear that the Sacred months are consecutive.*

*Additionally, if we look at the Islamic calendar, we see that the 12th month is called Ḏū al-Ḥijjah ( ذُو ٱلْحِجَّة‎ ). This is the first of the Sacred Months and marks the start of Hajj.* 

*Therefore, this would MEAN THAT THE SACRED MONTHS are the 1️⃣2️⃣th, 1️⃣st, 2️⃣nd, and 3️⃣rd MONTHS of the ISLAMIC CALENDAR.*

1️⃣MUHARRAM 

2️⃣ṢAFAR 

3️⃣RABĪʿ AL-AWWAL (RABI I)

4️⃣Rabīʿ al-Thānī (Rabi II)

5️⃣Jumādā al-Awwal

6️⃣Jumādā al-Thānī

7️⃣Rajab

8️⃣Shaʿbān

9️⃣Ramaḍān

🔟Shawwāl

1️⃣1️⃣Dhū al-Qaʿdah

1️⃣2️⃣ DHŪ AL-ḤIJJAH 

*Additionally, we see that the Islamic calendar has TWO MONTHS CALLED RABI. These are the THIRD and fourth MONTHS of the ISLAMIC CALENDAR and are CALLED RABĪʿ AL-AWWAL (Rabi 1) and RABĪʿ AL-THĀNĪ (Rabi 2), respectively. The WORD RABI in CLASSICAL ARABIC means FOURTH or ONE-FOURTH. It is UNDERSTANDABLE why the FOURTH MONTH of the ISLAMIC CALENDAR would be CALLED the FOURTH (Rabi), but WHY WOULD the THIRD MONTH of the ISLAMIC CALENDAR also be CALLED the FOURTH (RABI)? This is BECAUSE RABĪʿ AL-AWWAL (RABI 1) is the FOURTH SACRED MONTH.*

*Therefore, HAJJ CAN BE OBSERVED ANYTIME DURING THE SACRED MONTHS:*

DHŪ AL-ḤIJJAH (1️⃣🎊), MUHARRAM (1), SAFAR (2️⃣), and RABI I (3️⃣).*

*Unfortunately, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RESTRICT HAJJ to a FEW DAYS for THEIR OWN CONVENIENCE, thus FURTHER SHOWING SIGNS of their EXCESS DISBELIEF per 9:37.*