In this article I have written about Hadith Regarding Paying Zakah, Sahih Hadith Regarding Punishment of not paying Zakah(Charity), Hadith Regarding Selling things by Weighing, Sahih Hadith Regarding Praying During Night(Qiyam Al-Layl) and Fasting during Ramadan, Hadith Regarding drinks that intoxicate being unlawful, Hadith Regarding the Revelation received by Prophet Muhammad PBUH on the last day of his life, Sahih Hadith Regarding the Prohibition of Keeping Dogs as Pets except for hunting, farming or herding livestock, Hadith Regarding Lying upon Prophet Muhammad PBUH. I have also expressed my thoughts on Gaza Board of Peace, Kashmir Issue, Talks between Iran and the US.
Hadith no.339
Hadith Regarding Paying Zakah
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger SAW as saying,'No Sadaqa (zakat) is due on less than five wasqs of (dates or grains), on less than five camel-heads, and on less than five uqiyas (of silver). [Sahih Muslim 979d]
Where;
One Wasq equals to 122.4 kg to 195 kg
5 uqiyas equals to 642 grams. Note; These measurements can vary depending on different scholastic opinions.
Hadith no.340
Sahih Hadith Regarding Punishment of not paying Zakah(Charity)
He reported God s messenger as saying,
“If God gives anyone property and he does not pay the zakat on it, his property will be made to appear to him on the day of resurrection as a large bald snake with black spots over its eyes. It will be put round his neck on the day of resurrection, then seize his lihzamatani, i.e. his jaws, then say, ‘I am your property; I am your treasure’.”
He then recited(Surah Al Imran Verse no.180), “Let not those who are niggardly think…”* [Mishkat Al Masabih 1774]
Hadith no.341
Hadith Regarding Selling things by Weighing
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira narrated that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) employed someone as a governor at Khaibar. When the man came to Madina, he brought with him dates called Janib. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, ‘are all the dates of Khaibar of this kind?’ The man replied, ‘no’, we exchange two Sa's of bad dates for one Sa of this kind of dates (Janib), or exchange three Sa's for two.’ On that, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘don't do so, as it is a kind of usury (Riba) but sell the dates of inferior quality for money, and then buy Janib with the money’. The Prophet said the same thing about dates sold by weight. [Sahih al Bukhari 2302]
Hadith no.342
Sahih Hadith Regarding Praying During Night(Qiyam Al-Layl) and Fasting during Ramadan
Narrated Abu Hurairah:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to commend prayer at night during Ramadan, but did not command it as duty. He would say: If anyone prays during the night in Ramadan because of faith and seeking his reward from Allah, his previous sins will be forgiven for him. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died, this was the practice, and it continued thus during Abu Bakr's caliphate and early part of 'Umar's.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by 'Uqail, Yunus, and Abu Uwais in like manner. The version of 'Uqail goes: He who fasts during Ramadan and prays during the night. [Sunan Abu Dawood 1371]
Hadith no.343
Hadith Regarding drinks that intoxicate being unlawful
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked about Al-Bit a liquor prepared from honey which the Yemenites used to drink. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "All drinks that intoxicate are unlawful (to drink)." [Sahih al-Bukhari 5586]
Hadith no.344
Hadith Regarding the Revelation received by Prophet Muhammad PBUH on the last day of his life
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, sent revelation to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) just before his death in quick succession until he left for his heavenly home, and the day when he died, he received the revelation profusely. [Sahih Muslim 3016]
Hadith no.345
Sahih Hadith Regarding the Prohibition of Keeping Dogs as Pets except for hunting, farming or herding livestock
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever keeps a dog, one Qirat will be deducted from him (good) deeds every day, except a dog for farming or herding livestock.” [Sunan Ibn Majah 3204]
Hadith no.346
Hadith Regarding Lying upon Prophet Muhammad PBUH
Abū Bakr ibn Abī Shaybah narrated to us that Ghundar narrated to us, on authority of Shu’bah; and Muhammad bin ul-Muthannā and Ibn Bashār both narrated to us, they said:
Muhammad bin Ja’far narrated to us, Shu’bah narrated to us, on authority of Mansūr, on authority of Rab’iy ibn Hirāsh, that he heard Alī, may Allah be pleased with him, giving a Khutbah and he said that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah upon him, said: ‘Do not lie upon me; indeed whoever lies upon me will enter the Fire’. [Sahih Muslim 1]
Gaza Board of Peace
The situation in Palestine has even worsened since the last time I wrote. There hasn't been a single day without Israel violating the ceasefire. They also don't allow sufficient aid trucks to enter Gaza. I have discussed briefly in my previous articles about the so called 'Board of Peace' and you can also view details yourself from credible Media outlets so I will not those details again. What I would discuss is the breaking of the so called 'Liberal or rules based world order'. Two weeks ago in the launching ceremony of this board of peace in Davos Trump said that after achieving their goals in Gaza they will work to solve other conflicts. Now what this statement means is that this board of peace is going to be a parallel entity to the UN. Trump's statement also means that the UN has failed to resolve any conflict. The UN right from the beginning was a mouth piece of World powers to dominate this world. It was formed after World War 2 to brand colonialism into a more sophisticated manner. The World powers used the rules made by the UN to ensure that the whole World is held hostage to them and this is the reason that the UN hasn't resolve any conflict infact it has made things worse. Now finally the US has also realized this so now the whole is transitioning from the phase of 'overt colonialism' which was under the umbrella of the UN to the phase of 'naked colonialism' where no rules matter at all but what matters is who is more powerful. If you are strong or powerful everyone will support you nobody will care if you are right or wrong. This was also seen earlier this year in Venezuela when the US kidnapped Venezuela's President to confiscate their resources. As I said only what matters is who has more power. While this was always true that the UN and the whole world danced to the tune of the Powerful nations but before it was done secretly while it is being done openly. Now if I get back to the situation in Palestine then the People of Palestine are right but weak whereas Israel is a colonial entity but as it is powerful so everything will be done what suits them not the Palestinians. All of those nations need to be criticized who are part of this board of peace. If I talk about the West then the West doesn't have any set of defined morals or ethics and they have a history of colonizing people, capturing their resources and then lecturing the world on Human rights. They have never apologized to the world for their crimes. If I talk about Muslim countries then the Muslim countries are different from the West. Islam has a defined set of rules and ethics that ensure Justice but Muslim nations do not follow these rules but they follow the rules created by the UN. What Israel could not achieve in two years Muslim nations will try to achieve. All these Muslim nations who are part of the board of peace are doing it because the US says them to do so. Another reason is that most Muslim leaders fear the US more then they fear Allah. I call upon the Muslim leaders to unite themselves, establish Justice and fear Allah because only he is the one who should be feared. Muslim countries shouldn't help the US and Israel in achieving their evil ambitions. The Ummah didn't do much to help Hamas or to stop Israel when it was killing our Palestinian brother but now they are voluntarily going to Gaza to legitimize the Israeli occupation. My question to the Muslim Ummah is that Why don't you fight Israel who is oppressing your Palestinian brothers? Why don't you act according to what Allah says in the Quran regarding helping those who are being oppressed. Allah says in the Quran;
And what is it with you? You do not fight in the cause of Allah and for oppressed men, women, and children who cry out, “Our Lord! Deliver us from this land of oppressors! Appoint for us a saviour; appoint for us a helper—all by Your grace.” [Surah An-Nisa Verse no.75]
Muslim countries should not go to Gaza to murder innocent Palestinians. I call upon the Muslim Ummah to remember what the Prophet Muhammad SAW said regarding the Unity of the Ummah that 'Every Muslim is a brother to one another'. Those Palestinian men are our brothers, the Palestinian women are like our sisters and the Palestinian children are like our own children so I question the Ummah that why are you going to Gaza to help Israel in killing your brothers and sisters. Why didn't you go to Gaza to stop Israel from killing Palestinians? The Muslim leaders must unite against the West and help their brothers and sisters in Palestine and elsewhere who are being oppressed. If I talk about the unity of the Ummah then there have been good developments in the last couple of weeks regarding the Unity of the Ummah. Türkiye, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan are strengthening their relations. This is a very good sign and I pray to Allah Almighty that this brings benefit to the Ummah. I would like to quote a verse from the Holy Quran in which Allah says;
The believers are but one brotherhood, so make peace between your brothers. And be mindful of Allah so you may be shown mercy. [Surah Al-Hujurat Verse no.10]
Talks between Iran and the US
Currently talks are underway between Iran and the US in Oman. Although both sides claim that talks are going in a positive direction but reality is quite opposite of this. Iran is not willing to compromise its peaceful Nuclear program and its missile programe whereas the US is still increasing its military presence in the region and has sanctioned certain Iranian companies linked to Iran's oil exports. This is the hypocrisy of the US that it allows Israel which is a colonial entity to possess Nuclear weapons but it doesn't allow Iran to even possess peaceful Nuclear technology let alone having Nuclear weapons. Iran must remain steadfast against the unjust US pressure and should not compromise on its Nuclear weapons and its missile. Iran must move forward in its Nuclear ambitions and should work to develop Nuclear weapons. Now when the global world order is collapsing it is necessary for a country like Iran which has an Anti-American policy to have nukes. Iranian regime should learn from the mistakes of Qaddafi and Saddam Hussein as they also abandon their Nuclear ambitions when they were pressured by the US. After that both were crushed by the US. Although it would be quite difficult to avoid US pressure because years of US sanctions have really devastated the Iranian economy but in this regard other brotherly Muslim nations should step forward to help Iran avoid US pressure and also to improve the Iranian economy. Yes I admit that the Iranian regime has done many bad things in the past against other Muslim countries but Muslim countries should move forward and cooperate with Iran. They should forgive Iran just like how the Prophet Muhammad PBUH forgave all his enemies at the time of the Conquest of Makkah. All other Muslim countries should act upon this Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad PBUH. Surely the atrocities committed by the Iranian regime against other Muslim countries are not comparable to the atrocities that the enemies of Prophet Muhammad PBUH committed against him. I also admit that on many instances the Iranian regime has also faced injustice by other Muslim countries and I also call upon the Iranian regime to forget about the past, move forward and forget other Muslim nations. They should also act upon the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad PBUH of forgiving others. All the Muslim countries and Iran should apologize to each other for whatever wrongdoings that they have done against each other and should move forward. In this regard I would also quote a Verse from the Holy Quran in which Allah says;
Obey Allah and His Messenger and do not dispute with one another, or you would be discouraged and weakened. Persevere! Surely Allah is with those who persevere. [Surah Al-Anfal Verse no.46]
Kashmir Issue
I would also like to discuss briefly about the Kashmir Issue. Our Muslim brothers in Kashmir have been facing persecution and genocide at the hands of India. Kashmiris are very brave people and they have a long History of resisting occupation. Before the partition of the Subcontinent they were resisting British occupation and now they are resisting Indian occupation. I pray to Allah to grant our Kashmiri brothers steadfastness and patience so that they can keep on resisting the atrocities committed against them. I also call upon the Ummah to help their Kashmiri brothers. This issue does not only belong to Pakistan or Kashmiris but this is a point of concern for the entire Ummah and they must do whatever it takes to help their Kashmiri brothers.
O Allah guide the rulers of the Ummah and if their is no guidance in their fate then replace them with those who are worthy to rule the Ummah. O Allah grant Muslims courage to stand up to their rulers if they do something unlawful. O Allah unite the Ummah and eradicate the differences that are present between different Muslim countries. O Allah grant patience, strength and steadfastness to our Muslim brothers fighting oppression in Palestine, Kashmir, East Turkistan, Yemen, Myanmar, Sudan and elsewhere. O Allah give the Muslim Ummah the strength, courage and faith to help those who are being oppressed around the world.
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