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Sin is not only such acts which people generally believe to be sinful, e.g. stealing, killing, fornication and the many other well-known acts of sin. Every futile act which leads to sin is also a sin. For example, ignoring Rasulullah’s instruction of remembering Maut or the Qur’aan’s command to engage in perpetual thikr, is also sinful because it leads to ghaflat (indifference) and hardness of heart which in turn lead to the commission of flagrant acts of sin.

A Shaikh (Moral Guide) should not delve into the private affairs of his mureeds nor act as a marriage counsellor nor arbitrate in a dispute.

Abstention from Thikr

The Mu’min is required to always be in the state of Thikrullaah (Remembrance of Allah). In all walks and conditions of life he should maintain his tongue moist with the Name of Allah Ta’ala. Whether walking, sitting, laying down, working, etc., he should be in perpetual Thikr. In this regard Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “Maintain your tongue moist with the Thikr of Allah.”

Calamity and spiritual disaster befall such Muslims who are averse to Thikr or who become indifferent towards it. The Qur’aan states:

“He who ignores My Thikr, verily, for him will be a constricted (difficult) life (on earth) and on the Day of Qiyaamah We shall raise him up blind.”

• The Ahl-e-Haqq (the Ulama who uphold the Sunnah) will always be in a minority. This is the Sunnah of Allah Ta’ala.

• Conflicting ta’leem (teaching) given by parents to their children create confusion in them. If the father’s and mother’s teachings conflict, the children will grow up with split personalities and be slaves of the nafs. They will follow the parent (be it the mother or father) whose ta’leem conforms to the nafs.

• The purpose of Jihaad is Da’wat and Tableegh, not the elimination of the kuffaar.

• The Janaazah should be carried to the Qabrustaan in accordance with the Sunnah style, not passed from hands to hands with people forming rows on either side. This is in conflict with the Sunnah.

• Obedience to the husband is Waajib even if he orders the wife to do something which is Mustahab or permissible and which does not form part of her duties although it is wrong for the husband to make such impositions on the wife for no valid reason.

• A man cannot become a qaadhi after doing a three month crash course.

• The in-laws have no right to barge into the private quarters of their daughter-in-law without her consent. They should not take offense if they find that she has locked her room preventing their entry.

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MPL IS NOT THE ANSWER

EDUCATION

The Muslim community is not in need of a kufr piece of proposed legislation (i.e. the proposed MPL draft bill). The injustices of this un-Islamic MPL measure with its Shar’i contraventions will only serve to impose unnecessary hardship on many Muslims should it ever be accepted. But we cannot see this stupid draft bill being accepted and imposed on Muslims.

Besides it being anti-Islam, it is incompatible with even the secular constitution of this country. To seek to impose it on any unwilling segment of the population of South Africa will be a gross violation of the constitutional rights of that segment of the people of this land who have chosen to be governed by the secular constitution, not by any hybrid concept of imagined ‘islam’. And, why should Muslims accept the baatil MPL when it completely fetters the hands of Muslims and prevents them from acting according to the Shariah? On the otherhand, the secular constitution has adequate loopholes in addition to its freedom of religion principle to allow Muslims to attend to their marital affairs as well as inheritance and other issues in accordance with the Shariah.

The Project Committee, if it is sincere and has Islam at heart, should rather embark on a programme of mass education. The Muslim community needs to be educated about the Shariah. This will be more fruitful for gaining compliance of Muslims to act in accord with Allah’s Shariah. It is for this reason that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:

“The quest for (Deeni) Knowledge is obligatory on every Muslim.”

Willing and true submission to Allah’s Law is possible only if Muslims acquire Knowledge of the Shariah, and develop Taqwa by implementing the Shariah.

A WAZEEFAH

Ghair Muqallideen —those who have rejected the Taqleed of the Four Math-habs of Islam—always lack in piety. They are bereft of Taqwa. Their salient feature is to denigrate and speak ill of the Salf-e-Saaliheen. They attribute a vile falsehood to the illustrious Salf-e-Saaliheen, namely, that these illustrious authorities of the Shariah issued rulings in conflict with the Ahadith. While they criticize the Aimmah Mujtahideen in general, they are averse to Imaam Abu Hanifah (rahmatullah alayh) in particular. May Allah save us from this calamitious disease which is extremely harmful for Imaan.

Sunnatul Muakkadah