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'The Barriers from Al-Mohaimen are four' (qasida 5:16) This is the motto of this section, which is for talking about the barriers that cuts off the Moslems' relations with Allah [Al-Mohaimen which is a name of Allah that means the Dominant who controls everything]. We need to know these barriers in order for us to be able to avoid or rectify them in our path to Allah. This section started with a question from one of our viewers, which he sent to the Discussion page. We then found out that it is a big issue that needs more extensive discussion. We found a book made out of a research conducted by a group of brothers which took them 2 years to complete. This book discusses this subject extensively from the point of view of sayyidi Fakhraddin because it was made with the help of some of his older companions. The book's title is "al-Morshid al-Wagis" which means [the summarized guide]. You can find all special expressions in the Glossary. We need your comments to develop this site for you.
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I was sitting in my office, and I found one of my colleagues saying: Brothers we need to hang on the Shari'a of Allah and ruling with it, and those who does not rule with what Allah revealed then they are disbelievers. I said to him: Hey, man what is the matter? This is the first time I saw you talking about religion. Where were you from before? He said: Allah has guided me to the right way. I said: When Allah guided you, you started accusing the rest of the people with disbelief!! What a strange guidance!! Then I asked him: Where did you hear that? He said: in the ceremony of last Friday. The preacher said that. I said to him: you want to accuse the people of disbelief because you heard the preacher say that? Did not you hear the Hadith of the Prophet [PPBUH] that says (Whenever a man says to his brother: you are a disbeliever. Then one of them has got it). This Hadith is narrated by al-Bukhary, Muslim, Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal, and many respectful others from the leading group [AAT]. I continued: Do you know the meaning of (one of them has got it). He said: What does it mean? I said: It means that: if the man you accused with disbelief was not actually a disbeliever, then the disbelief will come back to you. He said: I ask Allah for forgiveness, I ask Allah for forgiveness, I ask Allah for forgiveness. He continued: this is a big trail. I said: What a big one! You want to get the people out of religion, and you think it is easy!
I then said to him:
Let us take them; one by one. He said: What are those? I said: The
verses, because of them, you say what you said. These are [Lo!
We did reveal the Torah,
wherein is
guidance and a light, by which the prophets, who became Muslims,
judged the Jews, and the rabbis and the priests by such of Allah’s
Book as they were bidden to observe, and thereunto were they
witnesses. So fear not mankind, but fear Me. And sell not My
I said to him: Do you know what are these verses, and where they are in the Qur'an? And what the leading group said about them? He said: No. I said: Then how can you say what you said? Just because you heard some words in a ceremony, you became a judge! And started with the hardest thing which is accusing people with disbelief without knowledge! Anyway, those verses are from al-Ma'ida Sura and are revealed in Medina. This is the whole story as the speech was to the Jews and the Christians. But in our time they only talked about the parts of these verses [Whoso judges not by that which Allah has revealed: such are disbelievers] and [Whoso judges not by that which Allah has revealed: such are wrong-doers] and [Whoso judges not by that which Allah hath revealed: such are evil-livers] because some people see that the society is running on a religious conception that is different from theirs, then it should be forbidden and they are considered disbelievers. We go back to our story. They stuck to these parts of verses only. That is why they accused people with disbelief. But Allah revealed the truth to us and what was the right thing to follow. He saved the words of the companions and the followers for us to guide us and prevent us from wrongly accusing people with disbelief. Let us see what those leading people said: First: Imam ar-Razy said: You know that this was an alert from Allah, Almighty, to the Jews. Sd, Ekrama [AAH] said: when Allah said [Whoso judges not by that which Allah has revealed], He meant he who denied with his heart and tongue. But he who knew by his heart and admits with his tongue that it is the judgment of Allah, even if he did other wise, then he is judging with what Allah has revealed, but abandoning it, then he is not meant by this verse. This is the right answer. I told him: Did you see the difference between what you heard in the ceremony and the words of the companions of the Messenger of Allah [PPBUH] and their understanding of the Book of Allah. He said: Yes, I saw that.
I said to him: Did you see how it came out to be very simple. Do you want some more? He said: Yes, tell me more. I said: did you here about something called pardon? He said: What do you mean? I said: When the victim pardons the offender, would not this be a penance for him. He said: Yes. I said: would this mean that the victim does not want to judge by what Allah revealed, which is the sanction?!! He was silent and shaking his head. I said to him: you will find that the people who always say what you said before, the thing about judging by what Allah has revealed, they always mean the boundaries of Allah [what Allah forbade], do you know it? He said: Yes, like killing, stealing, and so on. I said to him: Ok, did you hear about the Ramada year? He said: What are you talking about? I said to him: Our problem is that our religion is very great and strong. The Prophet [PPBUH] said (this religion is strong, so get into it with ease). That is why you can not in a day or two and just after you have heard a word or two or after you have prayed one or two Rak'at, you become a sheikh of Islam, a scholar, or a knowledgeable man. No, this matter is so big… We go back to the Ramada year which was a year of very hard drought, during the caliphate of Sd. Al-Farouq Omar ibn al Khattab [AAH]. So what did al-Farouq do in this year? He said: what did he do? I said: He stopped the punishment for the boundary of stealing, as people stole because of hunger and they did not have anything to eat. My colleague's attention was caught and he said: Did you say: he stopped the punishment for stealing?! I said: Yes, he did. I continued: I do not know why people do not mention the likes of these stories! While they would find many answers to their questions if they study it, instead of judging thing wrongly because it does not go their way. I continued: But they would tell you lots of stories about Sd. Omar [AAH]. He said: Yes, they tell lots of stories about him. I said: But only about his being hard and tough, while Sd. Omar [AAH] is innocent from all that. I said: what do you think about those people' talk? He looked at me wondering, and said: But how come the man in the ceremony said that? I said: That is not our problem, this is the problem of whoever listens and believes without verification. I continued: There is another bigger problem, if you did not notice, which is biggest of all problems, which is the TV where you may find someone talking and giving totally wrong information, and people are listening and accepting because they do not know the truth and the right text. One should be aware and attentive of the fact that one day we will be asked in a very lonely place. Do you know what I am talking about?
He said to me: I repented and I will never say again something that I am not so sure of understanding quite well, know exactly its ascription, and what the leading group said about it. I said: I advise you to make sure of the source of what the people say. Do not to listen to explanation of a verse from someone's own point of view. You have to be accurate. You have to reference to the old books of the leading group and reference to the companions and how they interpreted the Qur'an. I said to him: Do you know Abo-Hasein? He said: No. who is he? I said: He was some one about whom Imam az-Zahaby said in his book the flags of the nobles "he was an Imam Hafiz, whose name was Osman ibn Asim ibn Hasein. He was from Kufa. And they said about him: You will not find any Hafiz who would not agree about Abo-Hasein. That was because he had a great memory for the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah [PPBUH]". ibn Ma'in and an-Nasa'i said about him "Abo-Hasein is trustworthy". Abo-Hasein used to say, about those who talked without being so certain about what they say, "some of them gives Fatwa about something, which if introduced to Omar ibn al-Khattab, he would have gathered the people of Badr for it". Hopefully we would learn from them, and walk their way. May Allah save us all. Amen.
Written by Samer al-Lail Translated by Shadia
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revelations for a little gain. Whoso judges not by that which Allah
has revealed: such are disbelievers ¤ And We prescribed for them
therein: The life for the life, and the eye for the eye, and the
nose for the nose, and the ear for the ear, and the tooth for the
tooth, and for wounds retaliation. But whoso forgives it as a
charity, it shall be expiation for him. Whoso judges not by that
which Allah has revealed: such are wrong-doers ¤ And We caused
Jesus, son of Miriam, to follow in their footsteps, confirming that
which was before him in the Torah, and We bestowed on him the Gospel
(Angil) wherein is guidance and a light, confirming that which was
before it in the Torah - a guidance and an admonition unto the pious
ones ¤ Let the People of the Gospel judge by that which Allah has
revealed therein. Whoso judges not by that which Allah hath
revealed: such are evil-livers
Second: Imam ibn
Katheir said that this verse was about two groups of the Jews. And
Ali ibn Talha narrated from ibn Abbas [
He said to me: Yes,
of course, you mean the grave. I said: Exactly, if one know about
that day, then he should be concerned about the questioning of the
angels, and what is he going to say? Will he say I heard from
someone on TV?! Or from someone in a Friday ceremony?! And even if
he said so, will the angels accept this answer? May Allah have mercy
on us! It is a big catastrophe, when a man gets his religion from TV
or a Friday ceremony from someone whose ideas or directions are not
known. At that time if he did not find answers, then he only has
himself to blame. And you are trying to be a wise guy, and advising
people with some words without proof. Was it easy to talk in your
religion with unverified information? Just because someone gave you
a verse of Qur'an or a Hadith without understanding its meaning, it
does not mean that you follow him blindly.