Sheikh Sajid Umar

Website

  • Home
  • Main Blog
    • Articles
    • Video
    • Audio
    • Provisions For The Hereafter
    • Islamic Finance
    • New Muslim’s Corner
    • Knowledge Bites
    • Ponder This…
    • Young Learner’s Hub
    • Ramadan
    • Rulings & Advice (Q&A)
    • Memorize & Understand Surah Kahf
  • Biography
  • Schedule & Events
  • Articles
  • Video
  • Audio
  • Memorize & Understand Surah Kahf
  • Rulings & Advice (Q&A)
  • Islamic Finance
  • Knowledge Bites
  • Ponder This…
  • Awareness
  • New Muslim’s Corner
  • Young Learner’s Hub
  • Remarkable Projects
  • Provisions For The Hereafter Class
  • Quotes

Pearls From ‘Blast From The Past’ – Season 2, Episode 7

July 8, 2015 by Sajid Umar Leave a Comment

Assalaamu alaykum,
The following is a summary of pearls and lessons from Season 2, Episode 7 of the series ‘Blast From The Past’ – Seerah in the 21st century.
10th year after prophethood
Points to note from the teachings of boycotting a Muslim brother or sister:
  • Rasullulah (SAW) has warned against not speaking to a brother or sister for more than three days.
  • The exception is if there is a greater benefit that can come about as a result of boycotting a particular person.
  • For example: They are a person who practices bad habits or are a bad influence on their community, their neighbourhood etc and boycotting them would be a means of making them realize the error in their ways. The shariah allows the boycotting of such a person for more than three days. Caution: Such a boycott should be used akin to the taking of medication. an overdose runs the risk of abandoning the person to the extent that they feel isolated and become even worse than they already are. Similarly, an under dose runs the risk of that respective person developing an immunity to the boycott and the benefit sought will not be achieved.

 

Remember – in such situations we are all answerable to Allah and the shariah in permitting such an action to achieve a greater benefit makes it clear that if that benefit will not be achieved through boycotting, then boycotting should not be an option.
Lessons from the 3 year boycott continued:
Strive to become diligent with your hearts and the worship of the heart.
Become diligent with your imaan, the level of imaan, and the level of tawaqqul and hope you have in Allah. We learn this from the example of the sahabah who were the best of nations to have walked the face of this earth. The person who felt the boycott the most was the prophet as it was his message and the people’s acceptance of his message that had caused the boycott and the anxiety resulting from it, but the beauty of the Islam of the first generation is that their imaan in Allah was so strong that no matter what the circumstance their imaan never wavered and never doubted Allah.
Point of reflection – the sahabah were the best of nations not because of their abundant amounts of open acts of worship but as scholars say, because they are unmatchable when it comes to worship of the heart,in their fear of Allah and in their tawaqqul and hope in Allah.
Remember;
“Excellence is the minimum requirement” – motto of a believer.
Shaitaan is not strong but he is cunning. A Muslim is supposed to be great and live for Allah only and a Muslim who lives for Allah gives nothing but excellence.
– We do everything for Allah and because we are doing it for Allah it must be the best.
– We must develop ourselves both externally with our external worship and internally with our worship of the heart.
10th year after Hijra – Year of sorrow:
– Rasullulah (SAW) is tested with the death of his two strongest supporters and greatest defenders – Abu Talib and Khadija (RA).
– On the death bed of Abu Talib – the uncle, the father figure, the defender of rasullulah (SAW), the prophet rushes to him and pleads with him, begs him to say “there is no one worthy of worship besides one Allah and Mohammed (SAW) is his final messenger”, so that rasullulah (SAW) has something to defend Abu Talib in front of Allah.
– Upon his death bed Abu Talib was surrounded by the disbelievers; Abu Jahhal and Abdullah ibn Ummaiyyah, who questioned Abu Talib as to whether he will leave the religion of his father and forefathers.
– Abu Talib did not listen to rasullulah (SAW) who continued to plead with him and said he was upon the religion of Abdul Muttalib (his father).
Note: Rasullulah (SAW) was not only losing his greatest support system but he had to endure hearing Abu Talib say the one thing that would hurt rasullulah (SAW) the most.
“There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Grievous to him is what you suffer; [he is] concerned over you and to the believers is kind and merciful.” (9:128)
The one thing that hurt rasullulah (SAW) the most was a person dying upon disbelief.
– Upon hearing this statement from Abu Talib rasullulah (SAW) said by Allah he would keep asking Allah’s forgiveness for Abu Talib until Allah stops him from asking forgiveness for Abu Talib.
– Allah then revealed an ayah pertaining to this.
“It is not fitting for the prophet Allah and those who believe that they should supplicate and ask Allah to forgive those who die upon disbelief” – Surah Tawbah.
– With regards to the death of Abu Talib, Allah revealed “O Muhammed (saw), indeed you do not guide whom you love but it is Allah who guides whom he wants…” thus effectively preventing rasullulah (SAW) from asking for the forgiveness of Abu Talib.
– 2 months after the death of Abu Talib, rasullulah (SAW) beloved wife Khadija (RA) passed away. In some narrations it is stated she died 3 days after the death of Abu Talib.

FacebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmailFacebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail

Filed Under: Articles, Ramadan

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Follow Us

Visit Us On TwitterVisit Us On FacebookVisit Us On YoutubeVisit Us On Linkedin

Recent Posts

  • 1444 Ramadan Series @ Melbourne Madeenah Islamic Centre – 3
  • 1444 Ramadan Series @ Melbourne Madeenah Islamic Centre – 2
  • 1444 Ramadan Series @ Melbourne Madeenah Islamic Centre – 1
  •  إِنَّا ِلِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
  • How does the Shariah Identify Money?

Twitter

My Tweets

Archives

  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • Schedule & Events
  • Leave Testimonial

Copyright © · All Rights Reserved. "Sheikh Sajid Umar" - Idimdb -