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PRAYER TIMINGS Effective 09/19 MCA NOOR Fajr 6:00 6:10 Dhuhr 1:30 1:30 Asr 4:45 5:30 Maghrib Sunset Sunset Isha 8:40 8: Juma 1 1:30 1:30 Juma 2 2:00 2:00 Newsletter Juma 3 2:30 2:30 Published Weekly by the Muslim Community Association of San Francisco Bay Area www.mcabayarea.org Safar 1, 1442 AH Friday, Sep 18, 2020 Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi AL-QURAN “And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir. Who will inherit me and inherit from the family of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, pleasing [to You].” Surah Maryam, 5-6 HADITH Narrated Ibn Umar: I heard ‘Umar while he was on the pulpit of the Prophet saying, “Now then O people! The revelation about the prohibition of alcoholic drinks was revealed; and alcoholic drinks are extracted from five things: Grapes, dates, honey, wheat and barley. And the alcoholic drink is that which confuses and stupefies the mind.” Sahih Al-Bukhari – Book 60 Hadith 143 TO ADVERTISE, Join the MCA Mailing List and Stay Connected VISIT MCA WEBSITE: www.mcabayarea.org/newsletter 2 25. Al-Muzil The Abaser The Dishonourer, The Humiliator, He gives esteem to whoever He willed, hence there is no one to degrade Him; And He degrades whoever He willed, hence there is no one to give Him esteem. “And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.” [Quran 7:180] 3 Principles of enjoining good and forbidding evil In the name of Allah, the from his heart… As for condemnation of the good must have three qualities: knowledge, Gracious, the Merciful tongue and hand, it is only obligatory within gentleness, and patience. Knowledge comes one’s capacity. Source: Jami’ al-‘Ulm wal-ikam before it, gentleness comes during it, and Enjoining good and forbidding evil is one 2/245 patience comes after it. Source: al-Amr bil of the essential teachings of Islam. It is the Ma’ruf li-Ibn Taymiyyah 1/20 The scholars have said that enjoining good pillar of a justly-ordered society and the and forbidding evil is based upon three The scholars set these three conditions guardian of true faith. Everyone is obligated principles, or prerequisite and necessary because, in addition to being mentioned to acknowledge good and reject evil in their conditions: Knowledge, Gentleness, and many times in the Quran and Sunnah, they hearts, at the very least. Patience. further facilitate the ultimate objective in Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger Islam of reforming and purifying souls on It is not appropriate for someone to enjoin of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, their journey to Allah into the Hereafter. If good or forbid evil unless they have said: someone tries to enjoin good while lacking knowledge of Islamic rulings and their one of these qualities, they will likely end up Whoever among you sees evil, let him relevancy to real-life situations, they are able making the situation worse for themselves change it with his hand. If he is unable to to be patient and forbearing with the harm and others. do so, then with his tongue. If he is unable this duty entails, and they are gentle with to do so, then with his heart, and that is the people as much as possible. Sufyan al-Thawri, Ibn Taymiyyah writes: Based on this, it is weakest level of faith. Source: Sahih Muslim may Allah have mercy on him, said: said to let not your enjoining good and 49, Grade: Sahih forbidding evil be evil itself. As it is among No one may enjoin good or forbid evil the greatest of obligatory and recommended The lowest level of faith is to reject evil in except for one who has three qualities: deeds, thus the benefit of obligatory and one’s heart and it is an obligation at all times. gentleness in what he enjoins and forbids, recommended deeds must outweigh As for changing evil with one’s tongue, or justice in what he enjoins and forbids, and their harm. Source: al-Amr bil Ma’ruf li-Ibn words, and with one’s hand, or by direct knowledge of what he enjoins and forbids. Taymiyyah 1/10 action, it is only an obligation for those who Source: al-Amr bil-Maruf lil-Khalla 1/24 are able to carry out its duties according to Being able to balance all considerations of And Al-Qadi Abu Ya’la said: No one may proper methods, principles, and objectives. time and place in sound knowledge, graceful enjoin good and forbid evil unless he patience, and compassionate gentleness Ibn Rajab commented on the many hadith understands what he enjoins and forbids, he is the essence of wisdom, as put by Ibn al- of this nature, writing: All of these traditions is gentle in what he enjoins and forbids, and Qayyim: Wisdom is to act as one should, in indicate that it is an obligation to condemn he shows forbearance in what he enjoins the manner that one should, in the time that evil by the measure of one’s ability. As for and forbids.Source: al-Amr bil Ma’raf li-Ibn one should. Source: Madarij al-Salik 3/449 condemnation in the heart, it is always Taymiyyah 1/21 required. Whoever does not condemn evil in One who enjoins good should have a And Ibn Taymiyyah writes: One who enjoins his heart, it is a sign that faith has vanished sound understanding of Islamic teachings 4 on the issues at hand, in addition to the and blessings be upon him, would not revile truly forbearing one is forbearing to both specific circumstances regarding people, others, he would not use profanity, and he those who tolerate him and to those who their customs, their perceptions, and so on. would not curse others. If he wanted to insult him. Source: al-Mudarah al-Naas 6 Enjoining good is an act of worship done criticize one of us, he would say: What is the Artah ibn al-Mundhir, may Allah have mercy for the sake of Allah, so the good of it will be matter with him? His forehead be dusted! on him, said: The believer does not take diminished or entirely nullified if it is done in Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 5684, Grade: Sahih vengeance for himself. He is prevented from ignorance. The companions likewise followed the doing so by the Quran and Sunnah. He has Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy Prophet’s (PBUH) example in correcting been restrained. Source: al-Amr bil-Maruf on him, said: Whoever worships without people as gently as they could, only being lil-Khalla 1/29 knowledge will cause more harm than good. harsh with those who committed brazen sins Enjoining good should always been done Source: Sunan al-Darimi 308 and violations of other’s rights in public. with a sincere intention for the sake of One who enjoins good should be gentle to Ahmad ibn Hanbal reported: The Allah, not as a pretext to vent personal those whom he enjoins, meaning to only use companions of Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be grudges or any other egotistically driven such sternness or force as is necessary to pleased with him, if they passed by people motive. Sometimes one who enjoins good achieve the desired outcome of reformation. from whom they saw something they is motivated by hope of reward or fear of The quality of gentleness makes the disapproved, they would say: Take it easy, punishment, but an even better motive is difference between a beautiful and graceful may Allah have mercy on you. Source: al-Amr good will and mercy towards the believers deed done for the sake of Allah, or an ugly bil-Maaruf lil-Khalla 1/25 and the pure love of Allah and love for the and disgraceful deed done for the sake of sake of Allah. And Imam Ahmad said: One should enjoin one’s ego. good with gentleness and humility. If they Ibn Rajab writes: Know that enjoining good Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and make him hear what he dislikes, he should and forbidding evil is at times done out of blessings be upon him, said: Verily, kindness not get angry such that he wants to avenge motivation to seek reward from Allah, at is not found in anything but that it beautifies himself. Source: al-Amr bil-Maruf lil-Khalla times done for the fear of His punishment it, and it is not removed from anything but 1/28 for leaving it, at times done for anger for the that it disgraces it. Source: Sahih Muslim sake of Allah in violating His sacred limits, at And he also said: People are in need of 2594, Grade: Sahih times done with good will for the believers, courtesy and gentleness in enjoining good, mercy for them, and hope in their salvation The Prophet (PBUH) was very gentle and without harshness, except for a man who from what might afflict them of the wrath charitable whenever he needed to criticize brazenly sins in public, for he has no sanctity. of Allah and His punishment in the world or correct someone’s behavior. His habit Source: Jami’ al-‘Ulum wal-Hikam 2/256 and in the Hereafter, and at times it is done was to make a general point of correction, As for patience and forbearance, it was the out of motivation to glorify Allah, to honor without specifying or naming the person, in quality of the Prophets, peace and blessings Him, and to love Him… Whoever considers hopes of salvaging that person’s reputation.