Prophet Muhammad (s) to Allah About His People Who Have Deserted the Quran

Allah tells how His Messenger and Prophet Muhammad (SAW) will say: “O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Quran.” The full verse of Surah Furqan is as follows:

’And the Messenger will say: “O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Qur’an.”’ Surah Furqan (Verse 30)

The Arabic word ‘mahjur’ is capable of several meanings. As such, the sentence may mean:” “these people did not regard the Quran as worthy of their consideration: they neither accepted it nor followed it”; or “They considered it to be a nonsense or the delirium of insanity: or “They made it the target of their ridicule and mockery.” (Sheikh Modudi – Tafheem ul Quran).

The idolators would not listen to the Quran, as Allah says in Surah Fussilat:

(And those who disbelieve say: “Listen not to this Qur’an, and make noise in the midst of it.”) (41:26).

Sheikh Modudi explains this verse by stating that ‘this was one of those plans of the disbelievers of Makkah with which they wanted to frustrate the Holy Prophet’s mission of preaching his message. They knew fully well how impressive was the Quran, how high was the character of the man presenting it, and how effective and inspiring the style of his preaching. They knew that anyone who heard such matchless discourses in such an attractive style from such a noble person could not help being hued and charmed. Therefore, they planned that they should neither hear it themselves nor Iet anyone else hear it; whenever Muhammad (upon whom be Allah’s peace) should start reciting it, they should create noise, clap hands, pass taunting remarks and raise All sorts of objections and such a hue and cry as to drown his voice. By this plan they hoped they would be able to defeat the Prophet of Allah.’

Ibn Kathir also states that when the prophet (s) would recite Quran to the non-believers, they would talk nonsense or speak about something else, so that they would not hear it. This is a form of forsaking it and rejecting it, and not believing in it is the same as forsaking it, and not pondering its meanings and trying to understand it is the same as forsaking it, and not acting upon it and following its commandments and heeding its prohibitions is the same as forsaking it, and turning away from it in favor of poetry or other words or songs or idle talk or some other way is the same as forsaking it.

We ask Allah, the Most Generous, the Bestower of bounty, the One Who is able to do what He wills, to keep us safe from doing that which earns His wrath and to use us to do that which will earn His pleasure of preserving and understanding His Book, following its commandments night and day in the manner which He loves and which pleases Him, for He is Generous and Kind. (Tafsir Ibn Kathir).
We believe that Allah provides guidance to those to whom He wills. He says in the Quran:

We have indeed sent down (in this Quran) manifest Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, lawful and unlawful things, and the set boundaries of Islamic religion, etc. that make things clear showing the Right Path of Allah). And Allah guides whom He wills to the Straight Path (i.e. to Allah’s religion of Islamic Monotheism).
Quran (Surah Al-Noor, Verse 46)
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A Muslim’s Obligation of Love for Allah

When we love Allah, that love draws us closer to Him and helps us build a strong relationship that can help us in this life and in hereafter. As Muslims, our faith requires that our love for Allah and his prophet supersedes any other type of love for any other object or creation. Many scholars agree on the basis of sound ahadith that Allah creates a person (and his heart) in such a way that he has the natural inclination to love Allah. However, as a person’s heart gets corrupted by doubts, desires and other temptations, that love has to be rekindled through faith and knowledge.

Love of Allah requires us to love what Allah loves and to dislike what displeases Him and to further demonstrate that love by following the Quran and the Sunnah. This should be a reminder for those of us who merely provide lip service about their love for Allah and His messenger rather than actualizing that love in real behavioral commitments.

Let’s review various aspects about the love of Allah and how we can build and nurture that love in our hearts.

The Obligation to Love Allah

Allah has made His love obligatory on the believers. Many of us find it easy to express that love verbally but unfortunately our actions don’t reflect that love for Him. How can we claim to love Allah when we take what He has revealed lightly, don’t follow His commands, and fail to make our behaviors reflect what pleases Him? Many times we find that love missing from our hearts because our hearts are filled instead with doubts, vain desires, and temptations of temporal life. As Ibn Taymiyyah stated in one of his books (Diseases of the Heart), one of the reasons for this has to do with the lack of right knowledge. To counter doubts, therefore, we need to firm up our beliefs, and we need a better overall spiritual perspective in order to counter desires and temptations. We also need to clear those doubts that hinder the instilling of that love for Allah by learning more and asking questions. Consider one of the ahadiths which shows the prophet getting angry with a group of people for taking a decision that resulted in someone unnecessarily losing his life. On that the prophet said, “Could they not have asked if they didn’t know? Indeed the cure for ignorance is to ask” [Sunan Ibn Majah and classified as Hasan].

When we don’t make that effort and don’t plant that love in our hearts, our actions too come out short and empty and we risk His anger and making our deeds fruitless. Allah says in the Quran:

“That is because they followed that which angered Allah, and hated that which pleased Him. So He made their deeds fruitless”(Surah Muhammad:28).

What do we have to do specifically to love Allah? Take the example of the companions of Prophet who used to say that “We love Allah”. In response to that and to provide them a yardstick to know whether they indeed loved Allah, Allah revealed the following verse:

“Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind): “If you (really) love Allah then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Quran and the Sunnah), Allah will love you and forgive you of your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (Surah Aal-e-Imran:31)

What pulls us away from loving Allah?

To properly answer this question, we need to search deep within our souls about the motivations that drive our lives and our understanding (explicit or implicit) of the purpose of our lives. That is because the purpose of our life drives our goals, actions, and behaviors in general. For many of us, earning a living tends to be the focal point of our lives, including a total immersion in building our dwellings, families, and so on while neglecting our duty and love for Allah. The time that we spend on various activities reflects our priority and love for each of those activities. For those of us who exhibit that behavior, Allah says the following:

“Say: If it be that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your mates, or your kindred; the wealth that you have gained; the commerce in which you fear a decline: or the dwellings in which you (seek) delight – are dearer to you than Allah, or His Messenger, or the striving in His cause; then wait until Allah brings about His decision: and Allah guides not the rebellious” (Sura At-Taubah: 24).

We can, therefore, infer that while we do have an obligation to attend to our responsibilities, that should not divert us from building our relationship with Allah. As He says in the Quran:

“Let not your properties or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. And whosoever does that, they are the losers” (Al-Munafiqoon 63:9).

Love of Allah triggers sweetness of faith

The prophet had said as narrated in both Sahih hadith, “Whoever possesses the following three qualities will taste the sweetness (delight) of faith: the one to whom Alláh and His Messenger become dearer than anything else, the one who loves a person and he loves him only for Alláh’s sake, and whoever hates to revert to disbelief, after Alláh has saved him from it, as he hates to be thrown into the Fire.”

Love of Allah can keep us away from sins

Today, when the hearts of most of us are filled with lusts, desires, temptations and fantasies, we need to remind ourselves that it is not possible to have those take room in the same heart where we want to plant our love for Allah. Always ask yourself whether what lives in your heart makes you neglect Allah, and is worth more than the love of Allah? When we start replacing the lusts, desires, and fantasies that live in our heart with Allah’s love, then we will see ourselves regaining that love back from Allah.

Ibn Taymiyyah said, “the more the servant loves his Master, the less will he love other objects and they will decrease in number. The less the servant loves his Master, the more will he love other objects and they will increase in number (Majmu Fatawa [1/94]).

Let’s, therefore, take stock of how much we love this life’s objects versus how much we love Allah and His Prophet.

Love of Allah stimulates our emotions

The vagaries of this life generate emotions which must be channeled appropriately for us to retain our positive mental states. No matter how we express and channel those emotions to various people in this life, there are emotions trapped in our system that we simply can’t express with an open heart to even the most beloved of His creations. But it is different with our creator. When we do succeed in planting that love for Allah in our hearts and build that relationship, it can make our repressed emotions pour out with a pleasing force. The relationship that we establish with our creator out of that love for Him and His love for us can make us say what is in our hearts, complain about our situations, express profuse apologies, and so on – all without worrying about demeaning ourselves because He is our creator and sustainer who controls everything in this universe. In fact, what we humans go through and what manifests as hidden emotions can come flooding back when we sit in front of our creator with that love for Him.

This can help us in reconciling matters within ourselves and, most important of all, lets Allah respond and listen to us. Thus, the more we love Allah, the better we will be able to engage with Him at this level and the better we will be able to feel and expect his mercy in return.

When we love Allah, He will put our love in others’ hearts

Many of us spend a lot of our efforts to gain the love and pleasure of others and sometimes we may do that at the expense of disobeying Allah’s commands. We should realize that such tactics are short lived (even if achieved) and earn us nothing but Allah’s displeasure. On the other hand, if we focus on planting Allah’s love, then we will not only get His love but He will instill our love in others’ hearts as well. Allah says in the Quran:

“Verily, those who believe [in the Oneness of Allah and in His Messenger (Muhammad SAW)] and work deeds of righteousness, the Most Gracious (Allah) will bestow love for them (in the hearts of the believers)” (Surah Maryam: 96).

How do we get love of Allah in our hearts and lives?

Finally, knowing that love for Allah brings about happiness, His pleasure, and keeps us from indulging in temptations, we can focus on factors that increase our love for Allah in our hearts. Ibn Al-Qayyim had indicated 10 such ways to bring about the love of Allah and they are mentioned below:

§  Recitation of Quran with reflection and understanding of its meanings and what is intended by it. This also enables us to know Allah using His own words.

§  Optional acts of worship, after the obligatory ones, can get us closer to Him and furthers the love of Allah beyond what is achieved through the sincere worship through obligatory acts.

§  Constant remembrance in every circumstance by the tongue, the heart, actions and (one’s) condition (based only on sanctioned forms of remembrance as described in the Quran and Hadith), so that a person’s share of love is in accordance with his share of this remembrance.

§  Preferring Allah’s love over your own when desires overcome you and climbing to reach His love, even if the ascent is difficult.

§  The heart’s comprehension of His Names and Attributes, witnessing them and having knowledge of them, to immerse himself in the garden of this knowledge and its fundamental pillars. Whoever knows Allah by His Names, Attributes and Actions, will, no doubt, love Him.

§  Witnessing His generosity, His benevolence, His favors and blessings, both hidden and open, for these things call to His love.

§  The heart’s total defeat and humility in front of Allah, the Most High.

§  Being alone at the Time of the Descent of Allah (during Tahajjud) for having private conversations with Him, reciting His Words, investigating the heart, displaying the manners of servitude whilst in front of Him and then to seal all of that with seeking forgiveness and repentance.

§  Sitting with the truthful lovers (of Allah) and gathering the good fruits (arising) from their speech, just as one picks out the best of fruits; however, you do not speak except when the benefit of the speech prevails and when you know that there is a betterment for you and benefit for others in it.

§  Keeping distant from everything that comes between the heart and between Allah, the Mighty and the Majestic.

Parting Words

As we strive to build Allah’s love in our hearts and have that love push out the vain desires that tend to influence our lives, remember the extent of Allah’s love for us. Umar ibn al-Khattaab said: “Some prisoners were brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and there was a woman among the prisoners who was searching (for her child). When she found her child she embraced him and put him to her breast. The Messenger of Allah said to us, ‘Do you think that this woman would throw her child in the fire?’ We said, ‘No, by Allah, not if she is able not to.’ The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, ‘Allah is more merciful to His slaves than this woman is to her child.’” (Agreed upon. Al-Bukhaari, 5653; Muslim, 6912.)

Finally, ensure that you are always reciting the following Dua –

“O Allah, I ask for Your love, and the love of those persons who love You and love of actions that bring me closer to Your love” [Bukhari, confirmed by Albani].

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Rulings on Valentine day

Praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his family and companions. Allaah has chosen for us Islam as our religion and He will not accept any other religion from anyone, as He says (interpretation of the meaning): “And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers [Aal ‘Imraan 3:85] And the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us that groups of his ummah would follow the enemies of Allaah in some of their rituals and customs, as it says in the hadeeth of Abu Sa ’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him), who narrated that the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:  “You will certainly follow the ways of those who came before you, span by span, cubit by cubit, until even if they were to enter a lizard ’s hole, you would follow them.”  We said,  “O Messenger of Allaah, (do you mean) the Jews and Christians?”  He said, “Who else?!” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari in al-I’tisaam bi ’l-Kitaab wa’l-Sunnah,  Baab Qawl al -Nabi (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) La tattabi ’unna Sanan man kaana qablakum, 8/151; and by Muslim in  Kitaab al-‘Ilm,  Baab Ittibaa ’  Sanan al -Yahood wa’l-Nasaara, 4/2054)  What the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) spoke of has indeed come to pass and has become widespread in recent times, in many of the Muslim countries. Many of the Muslims follow the enemies of Allaah in many of their customs and ways of behaving, and imitate them in some of their rituals and in celebrating their holidays.  The matter has been made even worse by the opening up of mass communications between peoples, whereby the rituals and customs of the kuffaar are now transmitted with the glamorous adornment of sound and image from their countries into the Muslim countries, via satellite TV and the World Wide Web (Internet). Many Muslims have been deceived by their glamour.  

In recent years, a new phenomenon has spread among the Muslim youth  –  males and females alike  –  which does not bode well. This is manifested in their imitation of the Christians in their celebration of the Valentine’s Day, which has led the scholars and daa’iyahs to explain the rulings of sharee ’ah concerning that, out of sincerity towards Allaah, His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk, so that Muslims may have a clear understanding of this issue and so that they will not fall into that which will undermine the belief ( ‘aqeedah) with which Allaah has blessed them. 

This is a brief discussion of the origins, development and purpose of this holiday, and what the Muslim should do with regard to it.  The story of the Festival of Love (Valentine ’s Day) The Festival of Love was one of the festivals of the pagan Romans, when paganism was the prevalent religion of the Romans more than seventeen centuries ago. In the pagan Roman concept, it was an expression of    “spiritual love ”.   There were myths associated with this pagan festival of the Romans, which persisted with their Christian heirs. Among the most famous of these myths was the Roman belief that Romulus, the founder of Rome, was suckled one day by a she-wolf, which gave him  strength and wisdom.  

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A Collection of Short Hadith

The collection below are all less than 160 characters long, so they can be easily read and memorised.

These ahadith can be found at ahadith.co.uk or any other collections online alternatively you can look it up on their respective books. (Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, Nasai and Ibn Majah).

The Prophet said, “All drinks that produce intoxication are Haram (forbidden to drink). Sahih Bukhari

Whenever the Prophet got up at night, he used to clean his mouth with Siwak. Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Apostle said, “If anyone of you enters a mosque, he should pray two Rakat before sitting.” Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Apostle said, “Whenever you hear the Adhan, say what the Muadhin is saying. Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet said, “If supper is served, and Iqama is pronounced one should start with the supper.” Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet used to pray a short prayer (in congregation) but used to offer it in a perfect manner. Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet said, “Straighten your rows or Allah will alter your faces.” Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever does not recite Al-Fatiha in his prayer, his prayer is invalid.” Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, “Anyone of you attending the Friday (prayers) should take a bath.” Sahih Bukhari

Whenever Allah’s Apostle saw the rain, he used to say, “O Allah! Let it be a strong fruitful rain.” Sahih Bukhari

Whenever the Prophet got up for Tahajjud prayer he used to clean his mouth (and teeth) with Siwak. Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet used to lie down on his right side, after offering two Rakat (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer. Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Apostle said, “Offer some of your prayers in your houses and do not make them graves.” Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Apostle said, “Between my house and the pulpit there is a garden of the gardens of Paradise.” Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet said, “The real patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.” Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet ordered the people to pay Zakat-ul-Fitr before going to the Eid prayer. Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet said, “O Allah! Bestow on Medina twice the blessings You bestowed on Makkah.” Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Apostle said, “When Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened.” Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Apostle used to practise Itikaf in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan. Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet (SAW) said, “Az-Zulm (Oppression) will be a darkness on the Day of Resurrection.” Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Messenger used to accept gifts and used to give something in return. Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet (SAW) said, “He who takes back his present is like him who swallows his vomit.” Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet (SAW) said, “Plague is the cause of martyrdom of every Muslim (who dies because of it).” Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet said, “None of you will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself.” Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet said “None of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind.” Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Apostle said, ‘Whoever prays the two cool prayers (‘Asr and Fajr) will go to Paradise.’ Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet said, “The prayer in congregation is twenty-five times superior to the prayer offered by person alone.” Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet (saw) said to Abu-Dhar, “Listen and obey (your chief) even if he is an Ethiopian with a head like a raisin.” Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Apostle said, “You will be rewarded for whatever you spend for Allah’s sake even if it were a morsel which you put in your wife’s mouth.” Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet said, “If anyone of you feels drowsy while praying, he should sleep till he understands what he is saying (reciting).” Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet said, “Straighten your rows as the straightening of rows is essential for a perfect and correct prayer.” Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Apostle said, “One prayer in my Mosque is better than one thousand prayers in any other mosque except Al-Masjid-AI-Haram.” Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “The best charity is that which is practiced by a wealthy person. And start giving first to your dependents.” Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet said to me, “Do not withhold your money, (for if you did so) Allah would with-hold His blessings from you.” Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Apostle said, “There are angels guarding the entrances (or roads) of Medina, neither plague nor Ad-Dajjal will be able to enter it.” Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Apostle said, “The people will remain on the right path as long as they hasten the breaking of the fast.” Sahih Bukhari

The Prophet said, “A time will come when one will not care how one gains one’s money, legally or illegally.” Sahih Bukhari

Allah’s Apostle said, “May Allah’s mercy be on him who is lenient in his buying, selling, and in demanding back his money.” Sahih Bukhari

Sahih Muslim

The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to remember Allah at all moments. Sahih Muslim

Bilal was commanded (by the Holy Prophet) to repeat the phrases twice in Adhan, and once in lqama. Sahih Muslim

The Prophet (pbuh) said: Iman has over seventy branches, and modesty is a branch of Iman. Sahih Muslim

The Apostle (pbuh) observed: When a man calls his brother an unbeliever, it returns (at least) to one of them. Sahih Muslim

The Apostle of Allah observed: The best of’ the deeds or deed is the (observance of) prayer at its proper time and kindness to the parents. Sahih Muslim

The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) observed: He who as in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride shall not enter Paradise. Sahih Muslim

The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The Hour (Resurrection) would not come upon anyone so long as he supplicates Allah. Sahih Muslim

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) loved to start from the right-hand side for performing ablution, for combing (the hair) and wearing the shoes. Sahih Muslim

The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When the Muadhin calls to prayer, Satan runs back vehemently. Sahih Muslim

Jummah Quotes

Friday is a special day for the Muslims, here’s a special hadith from our Prophet (pbuh) about the day of Jummah:

VERSE ABOUT JUMMAH FROM THE QURAN

“O you who believe, when the Salat is announced on Friday, you shall hasten to the commemoration of God, and drop all business. This is better for you, if you only knew. Once the prayer is completed, you may spread through the land to seek God’s bounties, and continue to remember God frequently, that you may succeed.” Surah al-Jumuah, 9-10.

SOME HADITH REGARDING FRIDAY

·         I heard Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) saying, “We (Muslims) are the last (to come) but (will be) the foremost on the Day of Resurrection though the former nations were given the Holy Scriptures before us. And this was their day (Friday) the celebration of which was made compulsory for them but they differed about it. So Allah gave us the guidance for it (Friday) and all the other people are behind us in this respect: the Jews’ (holy day is) tomorrow (i.e. Saturday) and the Christians’ (is) the day after tomorrow (i.e. Sunday).” Sahih Bukhari

·         The Prophet (saw) said: “If you say to your companions: ‘Be quiet’ on a friday while the Imam is delivering the sermon, you have engaged in Laghw (idle talk or behaviour).” Ibn Majah

·         The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “What if one of you were to take a flock of sheep and look for grass for them one or two miles away, but he cannot find any at that distance, so he goes further away? Then (the time for) friday comes but he does not attend it, then (another) friday comes but he does not attend it, and (another) friday comes but he does not attend it, until Allah places a seal on his heart.” Ibn Majah

·         Allah’s Messenger (p.b.u.h) talked about friday and said, “There is an hour (opportune time) on friday and if a Muslim gets it while praying and asks something from Allah, then Allah will definitely meet his demand.” And he (the Prophet) pointed out the shortness of that time with his hands. Bukhari

·         The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Five prayers and one friday prayer to (the next) friday prayer are expiatious (for the sins committed in the intervals) between them. Sahih Muslim

·         The Prophet (saw) said, “When it is a friday, the angels stand at the gate of the mosque and keep on writing the names of the persons coming to the mosque in succession according to their arrivals. The example of the one who enters the mosque in the earliest hour is that of one offering a camel (in sacrifice). The one coming next is like one offering a cow and then a ram and then a chicken and then an egg respectively. When the Imam comes out (for jummah prayer) they (i.e. angels) fold their papers and listen to the Khutba.” Sahih Bukhari

·         “The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: ‘The best of your days is friday. On it Adam was created, on it the Trumpet will be blown, on it all creatures will swoon. So send a great deal of peace and blessings upon me on that day, for your peace and blessings will be presented to me.’ A man said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, how will our peace and blessings be shown to you when you will have disintegrated?’ He said: ‘Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets.’” Ibn Majah

·         Once a Jew said to me, “O the chief of believers! There is a verse in your Holy Book Which is read by all of you (Muslims), and had it been revealed to us, we would have taken that day (on which it was revealed as a day of celebration.” ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab asked, “Which is that verse?” The Jew replied, “This day I have perfected your religion For you, completed My favor upon you, And have chosen for you Islam as your religion.” (5:3) ‘Umar replied,”No doubt, we know when and where this versewas revealed to the Prophet. It was friday and the Prophet was standing at ‘Arafat (i.e. the Day of Hajj)”. Sahih Bukhari

·         Abu Huraira said: I heard Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) saying, “We (Muslims) are the last (to come) but (will be) the foremost on the Day of Resurrection though the former nations were given the Holy Scriptures before us. And this was their day (friday) the celebration of which was made compulsory for them but they differed about it. So Allah gave us the guidance for it (friday) and all the other people are behind us in this respect: the Jews’ (holy day is) tomorrow (i.e. saturday) and the Christians’ (is) the day after tomorrow (i.e. sunday).” Sahih Bukhari

The Fitna of the Dajaal: The Tribulations of the Dajaal

There is no fitna that we have been warned against more than the Fitna of the Dajjaal. It will be such that many people, Muslims included, will fall prey to it. So you need to be on your guard against this.

The Tribulations of the Dajaal

‘Abd Allaah ibn ‘Umar said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘While I was asleep, I saw myself in a dream performing Tawaaf around the Ka’bah. I saw a ruddy man with lank hair and water dripping from his head. I said, “Who is he?” and they said, “The son of Mary.” Then I turned around and saw another man with a huge body, red complexion, curly hair and one eye. His other eye looked like a floating grape. They said, “This is the Dajjaal.” The one who most resembles him is Ibn Qatan, a man from the tribe of al-Khuzaa’ah’.’ ” [Bukhaaree, Muslim]

Jaabir ibn ‘Abd Allaah said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘The Dajjaal will appear at the end of time, when religion is taken lightly. He will have 40 days in which to travel throughout the earth. One of these days will be like a year, another will be like a month, a third will be like a week, and the rest will be like normal days. He will be riding a donkey; the width between its ears will be 40 cubits. He will say to the people: “I am your lord.” He is one-eyed, but your Lord is not one-eyed. On his forehead will be written the word Kaafir and every believer, literate or illiterate, will be able to read it.

He will go everywhere except Makkah and Madeenah, which Allaah has forbidden to him; angels stand at their gates. He will have a mountain of bread, and the people will face hardship, except for those who follow him. He will have two rivers, and I know what is in them. He will call one Paradise and one Hell. Whoever enters the one he calls Paradise will find that it is Hell, and whoever enters the one he calls Hell will find that it is Paradise.

Allaah will send with him devils who will speak to the people. He will bring a great tribulation; he will issue a command to the sky and it will seem to the people as if it is raining. Then he will appear to kill someone and bring him back to life. After that he will no longer have this power. The people will say, “Can anybody do something like this except the Lord?”

The Muslims will flee to Jabal al-Dukhaan in Syria, and the Dajjaal will come and besiege them. The siege will intensify and they will suffer great hardship. Then Jesus son of Mary will descend, and will call the people at dawn. “O people, what prevented you from coming out to fight this evil liar?” They will answer, “He is a Jinn.” Then they will go out, and find Jesus son of Mary. The time for prayer will come, and the Muslims will call on Jesus to lead the prayer but he will say, “Let your Imaam lead the prayer.” Their Imaam will lead them in praying Salaat al-Subh (Morning prayer) then they will go out to fight the Dajjaal.

When the liar sees Jesus, he will dissolve like salt in water. Jesus will go to him and kill him, and he will not let anyone who followed him live.’ ” [Ahmad]

Protection against Dajjaal

The Prophet (ﷺ) has ordered us to run away from the Dajjaal, not to confront him, and to memorise the first or last 10 verses of Surat Al-Kahf, or to live in either Makkah or Madeenah (as the Dajjaal cannot enter these two places).