My father oppresses me
greatly by evoking doubts about my words and actions and he puts a lot of
pressure on me. He tells me to do something, so I do what he asks and
then some time later he rebukes me for what I did. This never ends. He frequently
gets angry and I have not been able to change anything.[1]
He does not pray and he commits a lot of disbelief (kufr). What should I
do?
Answer (Sheikh Muḥammad al-Faḥḥām):
In the Name of Allah,
all praise be to Allah and blessings and peace be upon our master Muḥammad, the Messenger of Allah, and upon his
family and Companions and those who follow him.
To proceed: Dealing
with parents is not in order to reclaim a right or an example of a partnership.
Rather, it is a transaction with the Generous Lord, so have confidence in the
existence of Allah the Exalted, who says in His Majestic Exposition, “Take
them under your wing, out of mercy, with due humility and say: ‘Lord, show
mercy to them as they did in looking after me when I was small.’ Your Lord
knows best what is in your selves. If you are righteous, He is Ever-Forgiving
to the remorseful.” [al-Isrāʾ
17:24-25] In other words, Allah knows what is in your selves, whether your
intend righteousness (birr) towards them or recalcitrance (ʿuqūq). If you obey His command, He is Ever-Forgiving
towards those who keep returning to Him, i.e. He is very forgiving. Be upright
and sincere in your perseverance and anticipate your reward from your Protector,
Who has written abundant reward for those who act well and will not their
reward go to waste. The Glorified has said, “But as for those who believe
and do right actions, We will not let the reward of good-doers go to waste.” [al-Kahf
18:30] I advise you not to get into conversation with him, let alone debates.
Instead of all of that, have hope and supplicate to the Lord of the Heavens to
guide his heart and open his chest to the light of repentance and remorse. I
will supplicate with you, if Allah so wills, and perhaps the Protector,
Glorified is He, will respond according to the promise of the greatest master,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that a brother’s supplication for his
brother in secret is answered.
I have sent this question
before and I urgently need an answer. I work in a hospital and I need to use an
elevator several times a day. If I get in the elevator and there is only one
man inside, or vice versa, is that considered khalwah?[1]
Please provide me with an answer and may Allah reward you with every goodness.
I apologise if I am pestering you.
Answer (Sheikh Muḥammad Tawfīq Ramaḍān):
I do not consider that
to be khalwah as long as the elevator works, it ascends and descends,
and the man is known to have good manners.
If you come across an
individual who is known to have bad manners, in that case you must avoid any situation
that would expose you to his evil behaviour.
And if you are in a
country in which the electric grid shuts down on a regular basis, you should
not get into an elevator with a foreign man.
[1]i.e. a man and woman
being alone in a place in which no one can gain access to them, such as a room whose
doors and windows are locked and the curtains are lowered (Muʿjam Lughat al-Fuqahāʾ)
Is there a difference
between the terminology of the uṣūliyyūn and the fuqahāʾ?[1]
In the books of ūṣūl we find that the word sunnah means
established by a necessity that is not decisive, while in the books of the fuqahāʾ
we find that sunnah means what one is rewarded for doing and not
punished for leaving.
Answer (Sheikh Muḥammad Tawfīq Ramaḍān):
Wa alaykum Assalām wa Rahamtullah,
Yes, there is a
difference between some of the terms that are used in the science of uṣūl al-fiqh and those same terms when they are used in fiqh. One of the most
prominent differences is the term sunnah. In fiqh, it means that
which is required to be done by way of recommendation, while in uṣūl al-fiqh, it is the second source of legislation, and this means: what has been
related from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, by way of
statements, actions and affirmations…and the matter manifests itself in more
than that when one thoroughly studies terminology. This is because the science of uṣūl al-fiqh only deals with sources of legislation, what words indicate and the
research behind rulings. As for fiqh, it looks for the detailed rulings
that are derived from their revelational (sharʿī) evidences.
[1](tn): Musa Furber, in
his preface to his translation of Sharḥ al-Waraqātby Imam al-Juwaynī
(Wroclaw: Islamosaic, 2014), explains the translation of these terms by saying,
‘Knowledge of the legal status and performance of actions is the subject of the
discipline of law (fiqh). How this knowledge is known is the subject of
jurisprudence (uṣūl
al-fiqh). The English phrase “Islamic
law” refers to the subject known in Arabic as “fiqh”. The original
meaning of “fiqh” in Arabic relates to deep understanding. Imam al-Ghazālī and
others note that the early generations used the term “fiqh” to refer to
knowledge of the path to the Afterlife, knowing the subtle vitiations of the
tongue, spoilers of deeds, having strong comprehension as to the paltriness of
this life, intense desire for the bounties of the Afterlife, and fear being
dominant in the heart. Later, the term settled on the definition we have now: “knowledge
of the legal rulings associated with deeds, obtained through specific
evidences.” A scholar of fiqh
is known as a faqīh (pl. fuqahāʾ). The
English phrases “Islamic legal methodology”, “foundations of Islamic law”, “Islamic
jurisprudence”, and the like, refer to the subject known in Arabic as uṣūl al-fiqh, which is defined as “knowing the general evidences of fiqh, how
to use them, and the conditions for the person using them.” A scholar of uṣūl al-fiqh is known as an uṣūlī (pl. uṣūliyyūn). The proper exercise of uṣūl
al-fiqh is ijtihād – exercising expert reasoning.’ (p.viii)
Maybe it is time to switch off the corporate media and use the internet more
A lot has come to light in the past few days and especially in the last 36 hours or so. The notion that members of the global elite worship the devil and engage in sadistic rituals has been floating about the "conspiracy" realm for decades, but now it has come to light through emails published by Wikileaks. The corruption of people like the Bushes and the Clintons is public knowledge, and almost banal. Politicians taking bribes and donations and then doing favours (passing laws, starting wars, granting pardons etc.) for those donors and bribers (corporations, banks, foreign governments etc.) is as normal as the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, and of course, some politicians are more corrupt than others. Some politicians are more "bought" and controlled than others.
Over the past few weeks, more and more crimes and scandals have been unveiled through Wikileaks and Project Veritas, while at the same time the FBI is engaged in another criminal investigation. But now the criminality has broken through to a new level, or maybe I should say an even lower depth of depravity. Now we are looking at satanism and satanic rituals and the sexual abuse of children. You would think threatening a nuclear war with Russia was bad enough. Please watch the video at the top.
This illustrates why it is of paramount importance not to rely on the mainstream media for information about anything, and this was discussed in the second episode of my podcast. Anglosphere Muslims constantly complain about the mainstream media and claim not to trust them, but this lack of trust only applies to Islam and Muslims. When these same organisations talk about the European Union, Donald Trump, Nigel Farage, Hillary Clinton, Tommy Robinson, climate change, and so on and so forth, they are to be believed wholeheartedly and with unflinching devotion. This is cognitive dissonance at best, hypocrisy at worst. Allah the Exalted has said, "You who believe! If an iniquitous person brings you a report, scrutinise it carefully in case you attack people in ignorance and so come to greatly regret what you have done." [al-Hujurat 49:6] In other words, if someone has proven themselves to be untrustworthy and dishonest, do not trust or believe them. Fact check.
Instead, the scandals keep coming to light and spokesmen for Islam in the west continue to parrot the mainstream media narrative that Trump is the result of some form of creeping fascism. This is superficial thinking at its finest, and it is indeed what happens when one not only relies on the mainstream media for news but also insulates oneself within the bubble of political correctness. For decades now, Anglosphere Muslims have had the luxury of dismissing any critique of Islam or Muslims, whether valid or not, as "Islamophobia", "racism", "bigotry" etc. As explained in my articles on cultural Marxism and Islam being a "religion of peace", the false dichotomy that is imposed on people is this: if you don't proclaim that Islam is a "religion of peace", you must mean to say that Islam is the same as ISIS, and therefore you are an Islamophobic bigot. Anyone who is not a Muslim and tries to criticise or even understand why white girls are being raped all over the UK or why ISIS exists is a racist, and so on.
This creates a false sense of security. Just because these questions and criticisms are shamed into silence (which is a typical tactic of cultural Marxists/the progressive left), it is then assumed that the non-expression of such criticisms, questions and opinions is the same as their non-existence. In actual fact, these opinions and criticisms continue to brew under the surface, waiting for the opportunity to be expressed.
Donald Trump brought that opportunity when he announced his candidacy, and brought down the "inhuman reign of the lie". Calling him one or several of the "six hirb" (Sexist, Intolerant, Xenophobic, Homophobic, Islamophobic, Racist, Bigot) has had no effect, just as it had no effect on the British citizens who voted for Brexit. Shaming people into silence is no longer working, the politically correct bubble is disappearing and therefore dismissing any critique or question as racist or Islamophobic is no longer going to wash. Questions will have to answered and critiques will have to be responded to.
Nevertheless, the inhuman reign of the lie still has some sway, and thus these spokesmen for Islam in the west continue to fret and cry about Trump's "outrageous statements, actions, positions and attitudes" while appearing to be completely oblivious of the horrors of the sweet-tongued politician. Her crimes against Muslims (and humanity at large) fill volumes, and her sweet words are nothing but part of her cultural Marxist ideology. Furthermore, the authorities of Islam have been telling Muslims, since 2001, to get out of such countries and come back to the Muslim world.
2) If they are really there to preach Islam, how it is intelligent to dismiss half of the American population as bigots and fascists and instead worry about the educational and political institutions "not doing their job"? What happened to the importance of dialogue and "reasonable discussion"? Why not use dialogue to intellectually challenge those institutions? Besides, who told them they would be loved and accepted in the first place?
Maybe the dialogue is nothing more than empty platitudes.
Maybe it is just a veneer for more earthly desires.
Maybe Anglosphere Islam is finally being exposed for what it is: intellectually and morally bankrupt.
In this episode, I sit down with Marcus from Indiana and discuss the upcoming election in the United States. Talking points include: *Why Trump? *Globalists vs. Nationalists *Brexit *Russia *Muslims in the Anglosphere compared to Muslims in the Muslim world *Media
