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q THE GREATEST MAN

TO WALK THIS EARTH 2-7
q SECONDARY SCHOOL & TAILORING 8
q WORD SEARCH 9
q QUESTION & ANSWERS 10-11
q OBJECTION & REBUTTAL 12

When they both were in the cave and when

he said to his companion,
Grieve not, no doubt Almighty Allah is with
us.
Surah AT-TAWBAH 9:40

Whosoever I invited to Islam, he said no to it,

except for Ibne Abi Quhafa (Abu Bakr Radiallahu
Anhu), as soon as I invited him to Islam, he
accepted immediately and remained steadfast
upon it.

THE GREATEST MAN TO WALK THIS EARTH AFTER

THE PROPHETS ALAIHIMUS SALAAM

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THE GREATEST MAN TO WALK

THIS EARTH
AFTER THE PROPHETS ALAIHIMUS SALAAM
Introduction

By Nabeel Hanif Ismail

(Servant of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaat)

All praise is due to Almighty Allah, Peace, Blessings and Salutations upon the greatest of
Allahs creation, Nabi Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, His family and all the companions.
I felt it very important that we discuss the greatest man to walk this earth after the Prophets
Alaihimus Salaam, as he has many unmatchable qualities which need to be known by the Ummah
and as mentioned in the Hadeeth, it is necessary to thank and love this great personality.

The Beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi

Wasallam has stated,
It is WAAJIB upon my Ummah to thank and keep on
loving Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu.

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We will not be able to do him justice in a few pages but we will highlight important aspects of his life
so that we may take lesson from this and carry it out in our lives.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

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Name: Abdullah
Kuniyyah (Patronymic): Abu Bakr
Appellations (Laqab): Siddeeq & Ateeq
Fathers name: Othman & Kunniyah: Abu Quhafa
Mothers name: Salma & Kuniyyah: Ummul Khair
Llineage: The Chain of lineage meets the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallams lineage seven
generations prior to him with Murrah Ibne Kaab
Birth: Approximately two and a half years after the event of the elephant (Al Feel)
Place of Birth: Makkatul Mukarramah
Date of departure from this world: 22nd Jamadiul Aakhir 13AH
Buried at: on the blessed area besides the Beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam in Madeenatul Munawwarah
Number of years physically lived in this world: 63 years
Number of years ruled as Khalifa (Caliph of Islam): 2 years and approximately 2 months

THE FIRST MAN TO ACCEPT ISLAM

The Beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has
stated, Whosoever I invited to Islam, he said no to it, except for Ibne
Abi Quhafa (Abu Bakr Radiallahu Anhu),
as soon as I invited him to Islam,
he accepted immediately and remained
steadfast upon it.

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THE MIGRATION
It has been stated in the Quraan:

When they both were in the cave and when he said to his companion,
Grieve not, no doubt Almighty Allah is with us. (9:40)
Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu for the pleasure of Allah and his Beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam left his family and migrated with the Beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and stayed
with him.
All the Ulama have agreed that; after accepting Islam till the Beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
physically left from this world, Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu was always in the company of the
Beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. He was also in his blessed company whilst travelling.
In the event of Hajj and one of the battles; he was unable to stay in his company but this was also with
the permission of the Beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Other than that he was always in his
company.

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GENEROSITY & SPENDING FOR ISLAM

Generosity was one great quality of this personality and it has to be highlighted. In todays time we fail
to even disperse our ZAKAAT correctly which is FARD (COMPULSORY) upon us, then the thought of
LILLAH is surely distant from us. Remember that Lillah is for the pleasure of Almighty Allah and we really
have to take heed from this personality.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah Radiallahu Anhu has narrated that the Beloved Prophet
Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam stated,
No ones wealth has benefited me as much as Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhus
wealth.

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Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu cried and commented upon that saying of
the Beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam,
My wealth and my heart both belong to the Beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam.
It is narrated by Ibne Umar, The day Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu came
into Islam, he had forty thousand Dirham and after he migrated and came to
Madina, he only had five thousand Dirham remaining.
He spent the other thirty five thousand in freeing the Muslims and helping
Islam. It is narrated by Hazrat Aisha Radiallahu Anha; Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi
Allahu Anhu freed seven Muslims whom used to get punished severely by their
master due to their acceptance of Islam.
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HAZRAT UMAR RADIALLAHU ANHUS THOUGHT OF

SUPERSEDING HAZRAT ABU BAKR RADIALLAHU ANHU
Hazrat Umar Radi Allahu Anhu states:

We had been commanded from the court of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad
Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam to give charity i.e. spend some of our wealth in the
path of Almighty Allah.
I had made the intention in my heart that today I will give more charity than
Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu in the path of Almighty Allah.
Therefore I took my wealth and went to the court of the Beloved Prophet
Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.
The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam asked me; How much wealth did you
leave for your family? I said, I have left half of my wealth for my family.
In that period, Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu came with his wealth.
The Beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam asked him how
much wealth he left for his family.
Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu said in his answer, For them Allah and His
Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam are enough.
Hazrat Umar Radi Allahu Anhu said, At that point of time I had decided in my
heart I will not be able to be ahead of Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu in any matter.
(Abu Daud and Tirmidhi)
We fail to compete in good acts in this worldly life, instead we have given preference to the materialistic
things to compete with our friends. These materialistic things will give no benefit to us but charity and
acts of virtue will surely benefit us in this world and the hereafter.

THE CALIPHATE (KHILAFAT) OF ABU BAKR SIDDIQ

RADIALLAHU ANHU & HIERARCHY
According to the belief of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaat; Hazrat Abu Bakr
Radiallahu Anhu is the first caliph of Islam. It is evident through many narrations
but a few have been presented below to prove this.
The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has said:
The Imaam should be the one with the greatest Quraanic knowledge.
The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has also mentioned in another
Hadeeth; Whichever Nation Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu is in, no one should
make Imaamat besides him. (Tirmidhi)
Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu had the most Quraanic knowledge, thats the
reason why the Beloved Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam had made him the
Imaam in Salaah of the Sahaaba (Companions).

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The Ulama of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaat have agreed to the fact that after the Beloved Prophet Muhammad
Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, the following is the ranking of excellence above all the people in the Ummah of the
Beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam:
1 Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu holds the most excellence above all people after the Prophets Alaihimus
Salaam, thereafter:
2 Hazrat Umar Radiallahu Anhu
3 Hazrat Uthmaan Radiallahu Anhu
4 Hazrat Ali Radiallahu Anhu
5 The remaining (6 Companions) of Ashara Mubashara (the 10 Companions given the glad tidings of Jannah
(paradise) in this world).
6 The remaining Companions of the battle of Badr,
7 The remaining Companions of the battle of Uhud,
8 The companions of Bayatur Ridhwaan,
9 All the other Sahaba (Companions) hold excellence after the abovementioned upon all the people.

The Beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has stated;

Apart from the Ambiya Alaihimus Salaam, there is no one upon whom the sun has risen and set
greater than Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu.
(There is no one greater than him after the Ambiya Alaihimus Salaam). (Abu Daud)
The Beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has stated:
In every Ummah of every Nabi, there are a few special people. In my Ummah;
The special people are Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu, and Hazrat Umar Radiallahu Anhu.
One woman came in the court of the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam,
the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam stated, come again.
That woman said, what if I come again and dont find you?
The prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam stated;
If you dont find me then you should go to Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu.
Ibne Umar Radi Allahu Anhu has mentioned that the oath of allegiance was given on the same day of the demise of the Prophet
Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam to Hazrat Abu Bakr Radiallahu Anhu, which was the twelfth (12th) of Rabi-ul-Awwal, Monday, 11 AH.

STEADFASTNESS ON IMAAN & ISLAM

It has been narrated that in the Battle of Badr, Abdur Rahman Ibne Abi Bakr (the son of Abu Bakr Radiallahu Anhu) was with the
Non-Muslims.

After accepting Islam, He said to his father (Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu), you came in my range many
times on the day of Badr, I ignored you and did not kill you.
After listening to this, Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu said, If you came into my range, I would not
only look at you, but I would kill you.

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ALL ACTS OF VIRTUE

The following Hadeeth has been mentioned in this article so that we
may learn that these are the qualities which we must strive to instill into
ourselves.
The Beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam asked the
companions;
Who has fasted today?
Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu replied Im fasting today.
Who fed the poor today?
Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu replied, I fed.
Then the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam asked;
Who visited the sick today?
Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu replied I visited.
Upon hearing these answers, the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said;
Whosoever has such good qualities, he is surely a Jannati.
(one who will enter paradise).
May Almighty Allah guide us to instill these acts of virtues in ourselves.

THE SUPERIORITIES OF HAZRAT ABU BAKR SIDDIQ

RADIALLAHU ANHU
These are only a few major ones, which have been highlighted:
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He was the first man to accept Islam.

His name was As Siddeeq (a name that no one else possessed before him).
He resided with the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam in the cave of Thaur.
He accompanied the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam during the Migration.
He was the first to be called Khalifa.
He was the first person to become a khalifa during the lifetime of his father.
He was commanded by the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam to lead the Prayers.
Four generations from his household were blessed to be the Companions of the
Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam:

Hazrat Abu Quhafa Radiallahu Anhu (the father of Abu Bakr Radiallahu Anhu)
Hazrat Abu Bakr Radiallahu Anhu (himself)
Hazrat Abdul Rahman (the son of Abu Bakr Radiallahu Anhu)
Hazrat Abu Ateeq Muhammad (the grandson of Abu Bakr Radiallahu Anhu)

SIMPLICITY
Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu stated to Hazrat Aisha Radiallahu Anha in
his last moments,
O daughter! You should wash these two used clothes of mine and shroud me.
Your father is not a unique person. Status and ridicule have no connection with
the quality of the shroud.

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Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

This is a testament which Abu Bakr Bin Abi Quhaufa Radi Allahu Anhu ordered to be written at the time of leaving this world.
This is the time in which:

A non-Muslim accepts Islam,

A liar starts speaking the truth,

A sinner and debauched person wants to gain the light of the truth.
People! I have appointed Umar Radi Allahu Anhu as the khalifa after me. Listen and act upon his commands and rulings. I have
served you people to the best of my ability. As far as possible I did not leave any minute in which I did not work for your goodness!
I have faith that he (Hazrat Umar) will work with justice. If he works with justice then it will be according to my thoughts. If he
changes, everyone will be answerable for what they have done.
Therefore I have intended for your goodness, I do not have knowledge on the unseen, the opressors will surely know towards where
they are going to return.
WASSALAMU ALAIKUM WARAHMATULLAHI WABARAKAATUHU
He then sealed the testament and gave it to Hazrat Uthmaan and Hazrat uthmaan took it and went. The people took oath of
alligience by Hazrat Umar Radi Allahu Anhu with happiness.

PASSING AWAY FROM THIS WORLD

Hazrat Aisha Siddiqa Radiallahu Anha states; The starting of the sickness of my father was on the 7th of Jamadiul Aakhir Monday,
my father had a ghusl (bath) and that day it was very cold. Therefore he caught a fever and remained sick for fifteen days. He was
not able to go out and read Salaah due to this sickness. Due to the same fever he left this world on Sunday, 22th Jamadiul Aakhir at
the age of 63.

SALATUL JANAAZAH
Hazrat Umar Radi Allahu Anhu performed Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhus Salaatul Janaazah between his grave and Mimbar and
he said four Takbeers in it.

BURIAL
It is narrated by Urwaah and Qaasim Bin Muhammad, Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu willed to be buried beside the Beloved
Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.
Therefore when he left this world, the grave was dug for him and his head was kept parallel to the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallams shoulder and the length of his grave was kept at the same length as the blessed Rauda of the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam.
It is narrated by Ibne Umar that Hazrat Talha, Hazrat Uthmaan and Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakr Radi Allahu Anhum Ajmaeen
lowered Hazrat Abu Bakr Radi Allahu Anhu in his grave. It is proven from numerous narrations that he was buried in the same night
he left this world.

The information compiled above has been taken from

Tareekhul Khulafa and Khutbaate Muharram (Madeena to
Karbala). I ask Almighty Allah to forgive me for any mistakes
in the article and may Almighty Allah guide us to take lesson
from the blessed Companions of the Beloved Prophet
Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.

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performs proper Wudu in intense cold weather.
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Divine Protection of Allah until evening.
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and feet will be glowing from the vestiges of Wudu,
thus whosoever of you has the ability to do so,
should increase this glow. (i.e by making Wudu
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It is Sunnah for you to walk your guest to the door,
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Assalamualaikum Hazrath,
I have got a job in Saudi. My
question is all masjids in Saudi are Bad
Aqeedah and Wahabis, so how can
we perform our Salaah, especially the
Jummah Salah?
2 Agar maloom nahi k imaam sunni
hai aur jamaat shuru hone wali to
aise halaat kya karen (Translation - If
one does not know if the Imaam is Sunni
and the Jamaah is about to start, what
should one do in this situation?)
Wa Alaykum Al-Salam
Al-Jawaab:
The Saudi Government rules under

article or edict but they have failed to

do so because Allah has protected it
and may Allah continue to protect it
for it is the centre of our faith.
In Radd Al-Muhtaar, Imaam Ibn
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chapter regarding the followers of
Muahmmad Ibn Abd Al-Wahhab Najdi
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the Wahabiyah sect in Islam. This is a
have come from Najd. They have
sect which has caused havoc amongst
taken both the Haram (Makkah
the Muslims since their existence
Mukarramah and Madeenah
and continues to do so. Many laymen
Munawwarah) and they impersonate
from amongst the Muslims have been
the Hanbali School. However, they
misled, misguided and radicalised to
believe that only they are Muslims
violent and non-violent extremism
and whosoever opposes their beliefs
through their false banner of Tawheed
is a Mushrik. With this, they legalised
(monotheism). Their heretical beliefs are the killing of the Ahl Al-Sunnah and
a disgrace to Islam.
their Scholars.
This sect came into existence in the
year 1209 Hijri under the leadership
Muhammad Ibn Abd Al-Wahhab
of its founder Muhammad Ibn Abd
Najdi, himself said,
Al-Wahhab Najdi. He spread many
misguidances throughout the whole of
The holy and eminent grave is an
the Arab world, especially throughout
idol and a false god in all meanings of
Haramayn Shareefayn. Under his
idolatry, only if the people realised.
command and leadership, they
This can be found in the footnotes
heartlessly slaughtered and butchered
of Sharh Al-Sudoor Bi-Tahreemi Raf
the rightly guided Ulemaa (Scholars),
Al-Quboor written by himself. On
as though the whole of the Arab world
one hand he regards it as Holy and
was a slaughter house. Anyone who
eminent and, on the other hand, he
disagreed with them, whether a scholar, calls it an idol and false god, only if
layman, male, female, young or old,
he realised. It is a well established
was labelled as a kafir and mushrik and and known fact that none from
then was killed. Streams of blood were
amongst the Muslims besides these
flowing in the streets. They destroyed
Wahaabiyah regard the Holy Shrine
the graves and shrines of the blessed
of the Prophet Muhammad  as an
pious predecessors which included
idol or false god.
the great companions of the Prophet
Muhammad . They named the shrine
FALSE BELIEFS
of our beloved Prophet Muhammad 
He does not know what will
the Sanam Akbar which means the
happen to him,
biggest idol. They strongly desired to
He is dead, he cannot hear us, he
destroy the holy shrine of our beloved
cannot see us,
Prophet Muhammad  and they still
He has no authority in any matter,
do which becomes apparent once a year
when one of their clerics decides to spill
He can not be used as a means to
reach Allah
his rage in a public speech or through an

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From amongst the heretic beliefs of

the Wahaabiyah are,
1 Allah can lie,
2 Muhammad  is just a normal
human like us,
He does not know what will
happen to him,
He is dead, he cannot hear us, he
cannot see us,
He has no authority in any matter,
He can not be used as a means to
reach Allah,

3 All Prophets and Messengers and

Awliya are worse than dirt in the
court of Allah,
4 Thinking of the Prophet during
salah is worse than thinking of a
donkey,
5 Voting in a non-Muslim country
for a non-Muslim government is
shirk (polytheism),
6 Following a man-made law, is
shirk,
7 Allah has body parts like we do,
8 Allah moves from one place to
another
9 Allah sits and stands on and from
His throne etc.
May Allah forbid and may Allah protect
us from these kufriyah beliefs.

These are only some of the beliefs

of the Wahaabiyah sect and it is
from this sect that the Deobandiyah
sect appeared in the Sub-Continent.
One can see the similarities in the
beliefs by studying the Deobandiyah
books of Fataawa like the Fataawaa
Rasheediyah of Rasheed Ahmad
Gangohi.
Imam Bukhari has recorded
several traditions of the Prophet
Muhammad  in his Saheeh from
Sayyiduna Ali Ibn Abi Taalib and Abu
Saeed Al-Khudri, Allah is pleased
with them both, regarding a people
that will come in this nation from
the East who will perform Salah in a
manner that we will find our Salah to
be inferior, they will fast in a manner
that we will find our fast to be inferior
and their actions will be such that we
will find ours inferior. They will recite

the Quraan (beautifully) but it will not

pass below their throats. They will
leave Islam (instantaneously) like the
arrow leaves its game or target and
they will not return to Islam unless
the arrow returns to its bow (by itself
which is never). These people will kill
the Muslims and leave the idolators.
In a narration, one of their signs that
are mentioned in Bukhari is that their
beards will be thick and their heads
shaven. The Messenger of Allah 
also said that if I were to find the
time of these people then I would kill
them like the killing of the people of
Thamood.
It is clear that Salah is invalid behind
an Imam who follows such a sect
whether it is the five times daily
Salah or the Friday afternoon Salah.
The rightly guided Scholars of the
Ahl Al-Sunnah have said and written
in various edicts that performing
prayer behind Imams of these sects
who hold such heretic beliefs is the
same as performing prayer behind
a Hindu or Sikh Imam, may Allah
forbid, for reference please see AlAtaaya Al-Nabawiyah Fi Al-Fataawa
Al-Ridwiyah. This is simply because
these nominal Muslims have left
the boundaries of Islam and are
wondering lost in the realms of kufr.
Anyone who has faith in his heart and
genuinely cares about his worship
will never compromise to perform
his prayer behind such individuals
who follow the Wahaabiyah or
Deobandiyah sects.
If there is no other Imam then one
must pray individually and instead
of the Friday afternoon prayer, one
should perform the Zuhr Salah.
The Messenger of Allah  said
regarding the people of innovation
(those who innovate a new path that
is against the path of the Prophet
Muhammad, peace and blessings
be upon him, and the path of his
companions, Allah is pleased with
them),
Do not sit with them, do not eat with
them, do not drink with them, do not

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say salam to them, do not visit them

when they are sick, do not perform
salah with them and do not perform
their Janazah salah when they die.
In Fataawa Mustafawiyah, it clearly
says that it is impermissible to
perform prayer behind those who
openly sin. If that is the case regarding
those who openly sin then what must
be the case of those who openly hold
heretic beliefs as mentioned above?
Imam Mufti Al-Azam Mustafa Rida
Al-Hanafi Al-Qadiri, Allah is pleased
with him quotes a Hadith of the
Messenger of Allah,
When a faasiq is honored, the Lord
becomes angry and the arsh trembles
due to it.
The great Mufti of his era writes that
what more honor can be given to a
person than making him the leader in
the religious affairs (Salah).
Therefore, it is clear that prayer
behind such heretics causes the anger
of Allah and is not only impermissible
but invalid.
We are ordered to judge people
according to that which is apparent
upon us and not according to our
guesses and assumptions. If there is
a person who is apparently a Muslim
then we must accept the person as
a Muslim and not make assumptions
unless there are signs that have
otherwise become apparent. If there
is a person who is a Muslim and
apparently fulfills the conditions of
Imaamah (leadership in prayer) then
one may perform his prayer behind
him. The Messenger of Allah said,
The order/law is according to that
which is apparent and I have not
been ordered to look into the peoples
hearts and to rip open their chests (to
see what is inside).
However, if this apparently fit for
Imaamah person is leading the prayer
in a Qaadiyani, Shiah or Wahaabi
Masjid then it is apparent and clear
who he is and Allah knows best.

Mufti Zahid Hussain, UK

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bjection > The Meraj was a

spiritual journey and not a
physical one as the primary source
of Islamic law (Al-Quran) states very
clearly:

Behold! We told thee that thy Lord

doth encompass mankind round
about: We granted the vision which
We showed thee (O Muhammad )
but as a trial for men, - as also the
Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Quran:
We put terror (and warning) into them,
but it only increases their inordinate
transgression! (Surah Al-Israa,V.60)
This is more than sufficient to prove
that the Meraj was a spiritual journey
as the word vision implies that it was
not physical.

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The above conclusion

is in consequence of
misinterpretation due to lack of
understanding the vastness of Arabic
language or due to blatantly calculated
misinformation.
Commentating on the above verse,
Imaam Fakhruddin Raazi (Rahimahollah)
mentioned that the word Royaa also
means, to see with the eye. He explains
in his masterpiece better known as
Tafseer Kabeer:
The Ulama have mentioned that the
word roya means vision as well as to
see with ones own two eyes. Very few
have taken the meaning of roya in this
verse to mean that the entire story of
the Meraj was avision. This is a weak
and false claim.
The above view is further strengthened
by the great and noble member of the
household of the Prophet , Hadhrath

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Abdullah ibn Abbas (radhiyallahu

anhuma) who stated that the word
Royaa here means Royal Ain (seeing
with the eye).
The morning after the Meraj, the
Beloved Prophet  explained his
journey to the Meccans. This resulted
in a blatant rejection of his claim. One
does not need to be a rocket scientist
to know that their reason for objecting
was based on the fact that they
understood the journey to be a physical
one. Why else would they object? If
the journey was explained to them by
the Noble Messenger  as a spiritual
journey, there would not have been a
single objection.
Why not? As barbaric and ignorant as
the pagan Meccans were, they were
human beings who also went to bed
at night and experienced dreams.
Everyone in the world experiences
dreams. In dreams, we enter a realm
beyond our control. If the Prophet
(peace be upon him) explained the
Meraj as a dream, then any one of
those Meccans could have made the
same claim as he did the very next day.
They objected because it was beyond
their capacity (similar to those who
disbelieve in God, and those who are
weak in faith) to fathom how a man
could have traveled in one night from
the Holy sanctuary of Makkah, to
Jerusalem, then to penetrate the seven
cosmic strata, to surpass all of creation

and enter into a timeless, space-less

place (La Makaa) to meet with his Lord,
and proceed to make the journey back?
Physically??? All in a single night??? This
was their premise for objection. They
understood that Muhammad explained
his journey to them as a physical one.
Furthermore, if we were to assume that
the above mentioned verse was in fact
in reference to the Meraj as a spiritual
journey, then the very context of the verse
would be called into question. The verse
mentions that the royaa which Nabi
Muhammad  was shown, was done
so as a trial for humanity. After careful
analysis of the Meraj, we conclude that
the trial was for those who would accept
or reject the Meraj as a miracle. The
disbelievers rejected it and thus failed
the trial. Personalities such as Sayyiduna
Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu anhu) seized the
moment to display utter loyalty and faith
in the words of his Messenger , and
thus passed the trial. If the Meraj was
only a spiritual journey, then it would
lose the splendor of being categorized
as a miracle. After all, if a dream was
regarded as a miraculous event, then
every morning until the final hour would
be deemed miraculous for billions of
people on a daily basis. The Meraj was
indeed, both in body and in spirit.

Shaykh Faheem, ILS, Durban, RSA