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Assalamu Alaikum,

After much encouragement from some good hearted people we have decided to close this blog and open abdullahhasan.net.

It was a very good experience and with your help the blogs stats reached to hundreds of thousands hits since it started back in 2007.

The new site gives us more flexibility and room to do/add more things. All the old content from the maqasid blog has been transported to the new site, walhamdulillah, so no need to start afresh.

The maqasid blog will be left as it is but this will probably be the last post on it. We hope you all will visit the new site and encourage others.

Wassalam

Our Sense of Morality: Banker’s Nude Photo Viewing Issue

[By Asif Sibgat]

Many would know the recent hot topic that is being discussed all over the world. A banker at work was caught red handed viewing nude photos of a model knowing not he was being filmed from the rear in a live interview session. This has been a big news since.  The man’s employer is reported not to be very happy with the incident and on the verge of taking a serious decision about it.

The incident in itself is not much of interest for me. But based on what I have heard of people’s reaction and my own understanding of morality deduced from Islam I would like to make some comment.

Notes on Allah Al Hakim: Allah the Legislator – Goodge St Mosque Halaqa

Goodge St Mosque Halaqa: 30/01/2010

Content:

• Allah in the Qur’an
• References of the Sovereignty of God in the Qur’an
• Types of Tawhid

Prohibition of dealing with land unjustly

Hadith 29

مَنْ ظَلَمَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ طُوِّقَهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ

If anyone oppresses someone else even to the extent of a piece of land measuring a hand’s width, his neck will be encircled with it from the seven earths

(Bukhari/ Muslim)

Fiqh question on massage

Q. At my workplace my colleagues are going on an away day and as part of it there is an optional neck/shoulder massage available. I am not interested in it but one of my Muslim colleagues (male) is. So I wanted to find out if a fully clothed neck & shoulder massage performed by a masseur of the same gender (male) is allowed.

Member of the Swiss Political Party that Pushed for Minaret Ban Converts to Islam

[From Here]

Jason Hamza Van Boom

The news about Switzerland’s ban on the construction of minarets has made the headlines, providing shocking evidence of the strength of increasing intolerance in Europe. I shall be writing more about the minaret ban and its implications later, God willing, but right now I wanted to share an interesting side note.

Daniel Streich was a member of the Swiss People’s party (SVP), the political party that pushed the minaret ban initiative. Streich is a military instructor in the Swiss Army and a local politician in the commune of Bulle. Formerly a devout Christian, he converted to Islam–and kept it a secret for two years.

Jihad and Terrorism: Shaykh Hamza Yusuf on BBC

Prohibition of using others wealth

Hadith 28

إِنَّ رِجَالاً يَتَخَوَّضُونَ فِي مَالِ اللهِ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ فَلَهُمُ النَّارُ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ

Men who spend out the property of Allah without due right will go to the Fire on the Day of Judgement

(Bukhari)

What If Islam Takes Over? Dr Jasser Auda

Q] I am non-Muslim. I am wondering what would happen if Islam takes over. Do you have an answer to this question which bothers me all the time?

Sh Bin Baz crying when speaking about the love of the Prophet

Oil, Water and Pastures are the whole Ummah’s resources

Hadith 26

الْمُسْلِمُونَ شُرَكَاءُ فِى ثَلاَثٍ الْمَاءِ وَالْكَلإِ وَالنَّارِ

The Muslims are partners in three, water, pastures and fire

(Ahmed, ibn Maja)

Hadith 27

ثَلَاثٌ لَا يُمْنَعَنَّ المَاءُ وَ الكَلَأُ وَ النَّارُ

Three are not prevented – water, pastures and fire

(ibn Maja)

"Allah Al Hakim: (Allah the Legislator)": Goodge St Mosque Halaqa 30/1/2010 by Abdullah Hasan

“Allah Al Hakim: (Allah the Legislator)”: Goodge St Mosque Halaqa 30/1/2010 by Abdullah Hasan

Dealing with non-Muslims justly

Hadith 24

أَلَا مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا مُعَاهَدَةً لَهُ ذِمَّةُ اللهِ وَ ذِمَّةُ رَسُولِهِ فَقَدْ أَخْفَرَ بِذِمَّةِ اللهِ فَلَا يَرُوحُ رَائِحَةَ الجَنَّةِ وَ إِنَّ رِيحَهَا لَيُوجَدُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا

He who kills a covenanted person enjoying the oath of Allah and the oath of His Messenger, then he has betrayed the oath of Allah so he shall not smell the scent of Heaven; its scent is found the distance of a seventy year march

(Tirmidhi)

Praying Like a Robot

By Sohaib Saeed: Link

Q) As a new Muslim, I sometimes suffer from a lack of faith. I will pray in almost a robotic fashion, only because I am obligated and fear Allah. There is no emotion in it. I find that during these times I am making a few mistakes and really feel better when I rectify them. My question is how to get closer to God emotionally and spiritually?

Any accused is innocent until proven guilty

Hadith 22

الْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَى الْمُدَّعِى وَالْيَمِينُ عَلَى الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ

The burden of proof is upon the plaintiff, and the oath is upon the one who is accused

(Tirmidhi)

Hadith 23

لَوْ كُنْتُ رَاجِمًا أَحَدًا بِغَيْرِ بَيِّنَةٍ لَرَجَمْتُهَا

If I were going to stone anyone without proof, I would have stoned her

(Muslim)

The Dawkins Delusion: A Response to Richard Dawkins

[By Hamza Andreas Tzortzis from here]

When I picked up “The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins, I was expecting to encounter new reasons put forward to form a positive case for the Atheist worldview, but I have to say that I was disappointed. What I read were rehashed, incoherent arguments that made me realize that Richard Dawkins is not very well read in philosophy. In light of this I thought it would be useful to respond to his main arguments in the following way:

1. Respond to what Dawkins considers his central argument;
2. Respond to what Philosophers consider his best argument.

Rule of Law is equally applied

Hadith 21

أَنَّ قُرَيْشًا أَهَمَّهُمْ شَأْنُ الْمَرْأَةِ الْمَخْزُومِيَّةِ الَّتِى سَرَقَتْ فَقَالُوا مَنْ يُكَلِّمُ فِيهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالُوا وَمَنْ يَجْتَرِئُ عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ أُسَامَةُ حِبُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَكَلَّمَهُ أُسَامَةُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَتَشْفَعُ فِى حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَاخْتَطَبَ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ الَّذِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمُ الشَّرِيفُ تَرَكُوهُ وَإِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفُ أَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ سَرَقَتْ لَقَطَعْتُ يَدَهَا

The Quraish became very worried about the Makhzumiya lady who had committed theft. They said, “Nobody can speak (in favor of the lady) to the Messenger of Allah  and nobody dares do that except Usama who is the favorite of the Messenger of Allah .”

Al-Salaf Al-Salih: Madhhab or Manhaj? – Dr. ‘Isam Al-Basheer

Hudood are applied even if there are those who accuse it

Hadith 20

أَقِيمُوا حُدُودَ اللهِ فِي القَرِيبِ وَ البَعِيدِ وَ لَا تَأْخُذْكُمْ فِي اللهِ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ

Establish the limits/ Hudood of Allah near and far, and do not let the blame of the blamers affect you

(Ibn Maja, Hakim)