Islamic Lecture: Mufti Menk

Powerful message and Warning by Mufti Menk in this lecture on Deviationist Tendencies In Islamic Beliefs, Thoughts & Practices. Mufti menk explains why "Any Acts of worship that were not taught by Allah and his messenger (ﷺ) will not be accepted"
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER -

Mufti Ismail Menk of Zimbabwe commenced hifz at the tender age of nine years and completed at the age of twelve. He studied Arabic, Urdu and the Hanafi Mazhab from a young age with his father Maulana Musa Menk who graduated in Mazahirul Uloom Shahjahanpur under Hazrat Shaikh Maulana Zakaria (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) in the late 1950's.

Having studied the Hanafi Mazhab he then went on to study at the Islamic University of Madinah where he completed a degree in Shariah on the four Mazhabs. Thereafter he joined the Iftah (Mufti) department of Darul Uloom Kantaria in Gujarat, India where he graduated under Mufti Ismail Barkodrah at the end of 1999.

Ever since he has been actively engaged in teaching, lecturing country wide, running of Islamic educational institutes for the under privileged as well as the orphans, construction of Masajid and Madaris, relief work and coordinated dawaah country wide.
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Lecture took place at the MIM LIVE in KL 2013. The lecture was at the Telekom Malaysia Convention Centre (TMCC), Jalan Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Prophet Muhammad (SAW) & Khadijah (RA) : The Greatest Of All Love Stories

Prophet Muhammad (SAW) forever

remembered Khadija (RA) with love, affection

and gratitude. 

She was one of the noblest women around, coming from a very prominent family. She was also quite beautiful and the holder of a considerable amount of wealth, being a prominent businesswoman. To marry her would have been a great feat for any man, and indeed, quite a few of the most prominent and wealthy men in society had asked for her hand. Yet, she rejected them all; already being a widow, she had lost the desire to marry again.

Until he came into her life. He was young man of 25, and although he was also of a very noble family, he was an orphan and was not a man of many means. He had made a meager living tending sheep in the hills surrounding the city. Yet, he had an impeccable moral character, and he was widely known as one of the most honest men around. That is what attracted her to him: she was looking for someone honest who could conduct business for her, as she – a woman in a fiercely patriarchal society – could not do it herself. So, he started working for her.

After he came back from his first business trip, she asked her servant, whom she sent with him, about him and his conduct. The servant amazed her by his report: this young man was the kindest, gentlest man he had ever met. Never did he treat the servant harshly, as many others do. Yet, there was more: as they traveled in the heat of the desert, the servant noticed that a cloud had followed them the entire time, shading them from the blazing sun. The businesswoman was quite impressed with her new employee.

Not only that, this new employee proved to be an astute businessman in his own right. He took his employer’s merchandise, sold it, and with the profits bought other merchandise that he sold again, thus profiting twice. All this was enough for her: the embers of love in her heart that were once extinguished re-kindled again, and she resolved to marry this young man, who was 15 years younger than she.

So, she sent her sister to this young man. She asked him, “Why are you not married, yet?”

“For lack of means,” he answered.

“What if I could offer you a wife of nobility, beauty, and wealth? Would you be interested?” she told him.

He replied in the affirmative, but when she mentioned her sister, the young employee chuckled in amazement.

“How could I marry her? She has turned down the most noble men in the city, much wealthier and prominent than me, a poor shepherd,” he said.

“Don’t you worry,” the sister replied, “I’ll take care of it.”

Not long after, the wealthy businesswoman married her young employee, and it was the beginning of one of the most loving, happiest, and sacred marriages in all of human history : that of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and Khadijah (RA), the daughter of Khuwaylid. When they were married, the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was 25 years old, and Khadijah was 40. Yet, that did not bother the Prophet (SAW) one bit. He loved her so deeply, and she loved him as deeply. They were married for 25 years, and she bore him seven children : 3 sons and 4 daughters. All of the sons died in young age. Khadijah (RA) was a source of immense love, strength, and comfort for the Prophet Muhammad, and he leaned heavily on this love and support on the most important night of his life.

While he was meditating in cave of Hira, the Angel Jibreel (AS) came to the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and revealed to him the first verses of the Quran and declared to him that he was to be a Prophet. The experience terrified the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), and he ran home, jumping into Khadijah’s (RA) arms crying, “Cover me! Cover me!” She was startled by his terror, and after soothing and comforting him for a while, the Prophet was able to calm down and relate to her his experience.

The Prophet (SAW) feared he was losing his mind or being possessed. Khadijah (RA) put all his fears to rest:

“Do not worry,” she said, “for by Him who has dominion over Khadijah’s soul, I hope that you are the Prophet of this nation. Allah would never humiliate you, for you are good to your relatives, you are true to your word, you help those who are in need, you support the weak, you feed the guest and you answer the call of those who are in distress.”

She then took him to her cousin, Waraqah ibn Nawfal – a scholar well-versed in the Judeo-Christian scripture – and he confirmed to the Prophet (SAW) that his experience was Divine and he was to be the Last Prophet.

After his ministry began, and the opposition of his people became harsh and brutal, Khadijah (RA) was always there to support the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), sacrificing all of her wealth to support the cause of Islam. When the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and his family was banished to the hills outside of Makkah, she went there with him, and the three years of hardship and deprivation eventually led to her death. The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) mourned her deeply, and even after her death, the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) would send food and support to Khadijah’s friends and relatives, out of love for his first wife.

Once, years after Khadijah (RA) died, he came across a necklace that she once wore. When he saw it, he remembered her and began to cry and mourn. His love for her never died, so much so, that his later wife Ayesha once felt jealous of her. Once she asked the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) if Khadijah (RA) had been the only woman worthy of his love. The Prophet replied:

“She believed in me when no one else did; she accepted Islam when people rejected me; and she helped and comforted me when there was no one else to lend me a helping hand.”

Much has been made and said about Prophet Muhammad’s multiple marriages. There are many who smear the Prophet as a womanizing philanderer, citing his multiple marriages. This is absolute propaganda. As a response to those who malign the Prophet, If the Prophet were anything of the sort, he would have taken advantage of his youth to do such a thing. But he did not! At a time when it was a common custom to have multiple wives, the Prophet did not marry anyone else while he was with Khadijah (RA).

Only between the age of fifty and his death at sixty-two did Prophet Mohammed take other wives. Most of these wives were widows, whom the Prophet married to care after them, or they were they were the daughters of prominent Arab chieftains, so that the Prophet could form a cohesive Muslim society out of a fiercely tribalistic (and barbaric) Arab culture. The smears against the Prophet fall flat on their faces once the light of truth shines brightly upon them.

For his human and natural needs, the Prophet (SAW) married twice. His first marriage was with Hadhrat Khadija (RA). During this time, he did not marry another woman. After her death, he married Hadhrat Sawdah (RA). The purpose of this marriage was purely a human need, that is after the death of Hadhrat Khadija (RA) his two younger daughters were left alone and he needed somebody to look after them. Therefore, he married Hadhrat Sawdah (RA) who was 50 at the time of marriage and so was the Prophet (SAW).

In the capacity of a Prophet (Nabi), he married four women, namely Hadhrat Ayesha (RA), Hadhrat Hafsa (RA), Hadhrat Zaynab bint-i-Khazeema (RA) and Hadhrat Ume Salama (RA). The Prophet’s wives were also made associates in his prophetic mission. Especially for this purpose, he married Hadhrat Ayesha (RA) and it is a known fact that in fulfilling this responsibility she had no match. She became the mentor of the Ummah after the Prophet (SAW)’s death. The rest of the three marriages were the result of social requirements. This social requirement was, taking care of widows and orphans as the Quran directed to do in Surah Al-Nisaa. Taking care of widows and orphans was a very big responsibility. It became necessary that the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) set an example for the Muslims in this regard to give them an incentive, as he was, in the capacity of a Nabi an example for the Muslims to follow.

The divorced women till today, are generally looked down upon in popular estimation, and this was a case in which a freed slave divorced a lady of high birth. By also taking such a divorced woman as his wife, the false notion that divorce degraded women was removed as well. Thus by this act, to which he was morally bound because the lady had been at first offered in marriage to him, he elevated the whole class of divorced women who would otherwise suffer life-long humiliation in society.

Having said this, I must, however, further add: We need not apologize for the Islamic teachings concerning human sexuality: Unlike some religions which hold a very negative views of sexuality, Islam celebrates sexuality within the framework of marriage, and looks at it in a fairly positive light, and the Prophet of Islam, peace be upon him, best represents this ideal.

The question of Prophet’s multiple marriage should never pose a problem for the faithful when they heed the statement of Allah in the Quran concerning his marriages:

“(Hence) no blame whatever attaches to the Prophet for (having done) what God has ordained for him. (Indeed, such was) God’s way with those that have passed away afore-time- and remember that God’s will is always destiny absolute!” (Quran 33:38).

In a song about the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and Khadjiah (RA), Muslim rappers Native Deen sing:

“We look for stories of love in places dark and cold
When we have a guiding light for the whole world to behold.”

Many of what we call “love stories” today are nothing more than stories of lust and desire, physical attraction disguised as love. Yet, I can find no love story more powerful, more spiritually uplifting, more awe inspiring as that of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and Khadijah (RA). It is a shining example of what an ideal marriage is, and if I ever claim that I love my wife, I must gauge my actions with that of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

One cannot help but reflect upon, that this is indeed, the greatest of all love stories : that of Muhammad (SAW) and Khadijah (RA).

Farewell Ramadan, with Tears, Welcome Eid with Smiles!

Dear brothers & Sisters in Islam, 

After we farewell the month of repentance, let us all remain steadfast on repentance, and after we farewell the month of good deeds, let us also remain steadfast on performing acts of obedience. The proper and complete repentance is one which Allah the Exalted loves and accepts. It is the repentance where you repent from all the past committed sins, regret having done them and to have the determination in ones heart not to return to them.

Dear Muslim brothers & Sisters, it could be hours, minutes, or even less before one departs this life. Don’t you think it is wise for one to refrain from committing sins and to fulfill the obligations, since life and its pleasures are surely coming to an end.

How happy and joyful the believers will be on the Day of Judgment because of what he had done in Ramadan. How great is it to obey your Lord, Allah, consistently, to withhold from saying what Allah forbade, and to attend the circles of knowledge. Prophet Muhammad said what means:        
(The believer should always be competent in acquiring the knowledge of the religion for this will surely lead to Paradise).

Dear brothers and Sisters, time often passes by while we are preoccupied with the pleasures of this world, and it is only when we realise our forgetfulness that we seek the path of repentance to Allah, the Almighty. The gateway to repentance is open as long as the soul has not reached the throat, or the sun has not risen from the west or the person has not seen the Angel of Death (Malak Al-Mawt) `Azra'il peace be upon him. Bliss awaits those who have repented to Allah properly.

Dear brothers, although our joy with Eid Al-Fitr is great, on the Day of Judgment, unlike the losers, the righteous Muslim will be met with a greater joy for finding in their journal of deeds, what makes them so happy.

Such a Muslim will be with the Believers in Heaven drinking from the fruit nectars of Paradise, eating from its food and meeting the Master of mankind, Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.

I also remind you, dear brothers and Sisters, to fast six days of the month of Shawwal in accordance with the Hadith, where the Prophet peace be upon him said "whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and follows it with fasting six days of Shawwal, would be almost similar to fasting a full year". It is not a condition for these six days to be in succession. Hence, the six days can be spread throughout the whole month of Shawwal.

In the end, I would like to extend my greetings on this joyous occasion. But even on this festive occasion, we have to remember those less privileged, including those impacted by poverty, hunger, conflict, and disease. Throughout the month, Muslim communities collect and distribute sadaqat, so that all Muslims are able to participate in this day of celebration. Remember to Pay Your Zakat'ul Fitr Before Eid Prayers so they can reach The needy and Poor Muslim.

Dear Brothers and Sisters  I Want to Wish Eid Mubarak, to all the Muslim Ummah,

May the Rest of Our Lives be as Blessed As Ramadan!  In'Sha'ALLAH and may every day be as Joyful as eid For every Muslim. 

May Allah Subhana Wa Ta'ala Accept our repentance and Our Ibadah, 

May all Our Dua's be answered and May Allah Subhana Wa Ta'ala Be Happy from us and forgive us, and Bestow his Mercy On every Muslim. (Ameen)

The Family of The Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh)

Family of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي ; وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي ; وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي ; يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي

Let us take a brief look into the family tree of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The purpose of talking on this topic is that by the end of this discussion we should be able to know / identify the close family members of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), without going in to details about them. Detailed discussion about personality traits of each of them may be dealt with at some other time, Insha’Allah, taking each individual at a time.

A. Parents of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Prophet’s father was Abdullah, who was the son of Abdul Muttalib. Prophet’s mother was Aamena, daughter of Wahb Ibn Abd Manāf. His father died before he was born. He was suckled by Halimah As-Sa’diyyah. Prophet’s mother died when he was six years old. After that his grandfather took care of him. But he too died when the Prophet (PBUH) was eight years old. After that his uncle, Abu Tālib, maintained him, took care of him in the best possible way and supported him greatly when he was enlightened with Prophethood. However, Abu Tālib remained a polytheist till death.

B. Wives of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had more than one wife. Along with talking about his wives, we shall throw some light on the rationale behind each of his marriages.

B.1. Khadija bint Khuwailid (RA)

She was the first of the Prophet’s wives. The Prophet (PBUH) was twenty five years of age when he married Khadija (RA) who was forty by then. She was a widow when he married her and they lived twenty five years together. She is one of the greatest women known to the mankind. The Prophet (PBUH) loved her a lot and he did not marry any other woman during her life. She died one year and a half before the emigration to Madinah.

The reason behind Prophet’s marriage to Khadija was only that he wanted a pure and a chaste woman as his life partner.

B.2. Sawdah bint Zam’ah (RA)

Shortly after Khadija’s death, Prophet’s uncle Abu Talib died. The Prophet (PBUH) became alone at the loss of two of his close companions. On the other hand, when Sawdah’s husband, As-Sakran, died, she feared to return to her family lest they may torture her and force her to covert. Being informed about her case, the Prophet (PBUH) offered to marry her in order to defend her. Moreover, he wanted to honour her and her husband for their strong faith and their immigration in the cause of Allah. She was fifty five years at the time the Prophet (PBUH) married her. She died during the last days of Umar’s Caliphate.

The Prophet (PBUH) married this solitary and poor widow to be an example before all people to put before their eyes the noble goals behind marriage(s).

B.3. Aishah bint Abu Bakr (RA)

She was the only virgin woman whom the Prophet (PBUH) married. She was daughter of Abu Bakr (RA) and was nine years old when the Prophet (PBUH) married her. He abolished the Pre-Islamic system of brotherhood, where the people were accustomed to befriending one another to such an extent that they could not marry daughters of their friends whom they took as their brothers.

Aishah (RA) went on to become the most knowledgeable of Muslim women in sacred law, religion etc., having married the Prophet (PBUH) in the second year after Hijrah, becoming one of the dearest wives of the Prophet (PBUH). She related more than two thousand hadiths of the Prophet (PBUH), and after his death, leading figures of the companions of the Prophet (PBUH) would come and ask her for legal opinions. What a great rationale behind such a marriage!

B.4. Hafsa bint Umar (RA)

Hafsa (RA) was widow of Khanis Ibn Hudhaifah, who died in Madinah due to wounds he received during the Battle of Uhud. Umar (RA) offered Uthman Ibn Affan (RA) to marry his daughter, but he apologized. Then Umar (RA) approached Abu Bakr (RA) to marry his daughter; he too didn’t answer him. Umar (RA) was very upset at their refusal. This has been reported in Hadith No. 5122, Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 7 in the Book of Nikah, and the narrator is Abdullah Ibn Umar (RA). Then the Prophet (PBUH) married Hafsa (RA) to give equal honours to both of his friends, having married daughters of both.

Hafsa (RA) is the only wife whom Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) divorced, however he revoked the divorce and took her back later.

B.5. Umm Salamah (RA)

Her name was Hind bint Abu Umayyah (from Quraish). She was the first Muslim woman to immigrate to Abyssinia. She had been married to Abdullah Ibn Abd-Al-Asad who was martyred in the Battle of Uhud. When he died, she was sixty five years old. She had two boys and two girls. There was no one who could suffice her after the death of her husband. Therefore, the Prophet (PBUH) offered to marry her. She first apologized to the Prophet (PBUH) due to her old age, her orphans and the jealousy she had. But the Prophet (PBUH) said, “I am older than you and as for jealousy, I will supplicate Allah to remove it from you, and the orphans will be to Allah and His Messenger (PBUH).” Thus the wisdom behind this marriage was to look after the widow and her orphan kids. Narrators say that she died during the Caliphate of Yazid Ibn Muawiyah.

B.7. Zaynab bint Jahsh (RA)

She was Prophet’s cousin. The Prophet (PBUH) married her to his adopted son Zaid Ibn Harith (RA). During those times the adopted sons were treated as real sons, with all rights of inheritance etc. Zaid’s marriage with Zaynab (RA) did not turn out happy, due to incompatibility among the two. The result was a divorce. Then Muhammad (PBUH) married Zaynab (RA). She was the only wife whose Waliyy was Allah, as narrated in following Aayah of Qur’an:

وَإِذْ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِي أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ زَوْجَكَ وَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَتُخْفِي فِي نَفْسِكَ مَا اللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَخْشَاهُ فَلَمَّا قَضَى زَيْدٌ مِنْهَا وَطَراً زَوَّجْنَاكَهَا لِكَيْ لا يَكُونَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَرَجٌ فِي أَزْوَاجِ أَدْعِيَائِهِمْ إِذَا قَضَوْا مِنْهُنَّ وَطَراً وَكَانَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ مَفْعُولاً

“And remember when you said to him (Zaid bin Harith, RA) on whom Allah bestowed Grace and you have done favour: ‘Keep your wife to yourself & fear Allah.’ But you did hide in yourself that which Allah will make manifest, you did fear the people whereas Allah had a better right that you should fear Him. So when Zaid had accomplished his desire from her, We gave her to you in marriage, so that (in future) there may be no difficulty to the believers in respect of the wives of their adopted sons when the latter have no desire to keep them. And Allah’s Command must be fulfilled.”

(Aayah No. 37, Surah Al-Ahzab, Chapter No. 33, Holy Qur’an).

Subhan-Allah, the pagan superstition and the taboo about adopted sons had to be destroyed as Allah willed and this marriage took place as an example.

B.8. Juwairiya bint Al-Harith (RA)

She was married to one of the severest opponents of Islam who was killed during the Battle of Banu Al-Mustalaq. Juwairiya (RA) was taken as a prisoner-of-war. She was under Thabit Ibn Qays, who wrote a contract for her emancipation. She went to the Prophet (PBUH) for help. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) offered to marry her, and she said ‘yes’. So, he married her. No sooner did the Prophet (PBUH) declared his marriage to Juwairiya (RA) the companions of the Prophet (PBUH) came with her tribe and set them free saying, “these prisoners are Prophet’s relatives by marriage.” Then all her people (of her tribe) accepted Islam willingly. Aishah (RA) used to say that there is no other woman who blessed her tribe more than Juwairiya (RA). That was the rationale behind this marriage: to disseminate the word of Allah all over the world and to multiply the Muslims and the helpers of Islam.

B.9. Umm Habiba bint Abu Sufyan (RA)

She was the widow of Ubaidallah Ibn Jahsh with whom she escaped to Abyssinia to escape torture. There her husband converted to Christianity and died soon after. She was left alone. Then Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) sent to Negus, the King of Abyssinia, to give him Umm Habiba (RA) in marriage. She agreed in overwhelming happiness.

Therefore, this marriage took place to honour the patient woman, to protect her from trials in religion and to please the hearts of her family.

B.10. Safiyya bint Huyay (RA)

She was daughter of leader of Banu Quraidah (or Banu Nadir). She was taken as a prisoner-of-war after the murder of her husband in the Battle of Khaybar. When she was brought to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), he said to her, “Your father was a great Jewish enemy to me until Allah slayed him.” She replied, “Allah says in Qur’an:

قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَبْغِي رَبّاً وَهُوَ رَبُّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَلا تَكْسِبُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ إِلاَّ عَلَيْهَا وَلا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى ثُمَّ إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ

“Say: ‘Shall I seek a lord better other than Allah, while He is the Lord of all things? No person earns any (sin) except against himself (only), and no bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another. Then unto your Lord is your return, so He will tell you that wherein you have been differing.”

(Aayah No. 164, Surah Al-An’am, Chapter No. 6, Holy Qur’an).

Then the Prophet (PBUH) gave her choice of either to be his wife or to return to her family, as two conditions of setting her free. She said, “O Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)! I liked Islam and believed you before you invited me. Moreover, I have nothing in Judaism, no father or brother; you have given me a choice between Disbelief and Islam. Allah and His Messenger (PBUH) are more beloved to me than return to my tribe.” Then the Prophet (PBUH) married her. Her emancipation was her Mahr.

B.11. Maymuna bint Al-Harith (RA)

She was the widow of Abu Ruham Ibn Abdel Uzza. She was the last wife of the Prophet (PBUH). The motivation behind this marriage was that the Prophet (PBUH) wanted to attract the people’s hearts to Islam. Maymuna (RA) had many relatives and kin in Banu Hashim and Banu Makhzum. It is said that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) married Maymuna (RA) while in state of Ihram. However, other narrations tell us that he was not in state of Ihram at the time of marriage and consummation of marriage.

Having talked about Umm-ul-Mu’mineen (RA), let us summarize the goals which were aimed at behind these marriages of our beloved Prophet (PBUH).

a). Spreading education among women: the situation required that some women should take charge of guiding and teaching other women, specially in feminine matters which they may feel shy to ask the prophet (PBUH), such as marriage affairs, menstruation, child-birth, purification etc.

b). Perfection of legislation: Prophet’s wives narrated more than three thousand hadiths, and this explains it all.

c). Social solidarity: The Prophet (PBUH) consolidated the bonds of friendship with his companions by marriages.

d). Political aims: The Prophet (PBUH) gained support of leaders of different tribes from whom he married. Furthermore, they willingly embraced Islam.

e). Humanitarian purposes: Prophet’s marriages were also a mercy to those old women who could not find any care or shelter for themselves and their orphans after the loss of their husbands.

f). Setting up an example for Muslim men and women: Prophet’s behaviour with his wives and in turn the behaviour of Umm-ul-Mu’mineen (RA) with the Prophet (PBUH) and with each other, are examples for us. Muslim men should learn a lesson from our beloved Prophet (PBUH) if they come across a situation where they have to marry more than once. Similarly, Muslim women should learn from Umm-ul-Mu’mineen (RA) about how to live with their husbands along with their other wives happily in harmony.

g). Removal of superstitions and things of the Period of Ignorance: Some marriages of the Prophet (PBUH) were supported by verses of Qur’an, thereby removing some of the traditions of Pre-Islamic period of Ignorance.

C. Surriyyahs of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Surriyyah means a favoured female slave taken mainly for copulation (and she may or may not be emancipated). Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had two Surriyyahs:

C.1. Mariyah Al-Qibtiyyah

She was sent to the Prophet (PBUH) as a gift from Al-Muqawqis, the ruler of Alexandria and Egypt.

C.2. Rayhanah bint Amr

The Prophet (PBUH) chose her for himself from Banu Quraidah. Narrators differ in saying that whether he married her or he emancipated her and she returned back to her people.

D. Children of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

The Prophet (PBUH) had seven children: four daughters and three sons. Six children were from his first wife,Khadija
(RA); one son was from Mariyah Al-Qibtiyyah. All three of his sons died at young age. And except Fatima (RA), all children of the Prophet (PBUH) died before him.

D.1. Children from Khadija (RA)

D.1.1. Al-Qasim

Al-Qasim was Prophet’s eldest son and because of him the Prophet (PBUH) was also called Abul-Qasim.

D.1.2. Zaynab (RA)

She was born ten years before the Prophethood of Muhammad (PBUH). She was the eldest daughter of the Prophet (PBUH). She got married to Abu Al-As, her cousin from maternal side, who did not accept Islam at first but became a Muslim later on.

D.1.3. Ruqayyah (RA)

She was born after Zaynab. She was married to Abu Lahab’s son. Muhammad (PBUH) was not a Messenger by then; he accepted the proposal for her daughter’s marriage. After the call for Islam came from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Abu Lahab asked his son to divorce Muhammad’s daughter. And the divorce took place. She was then married to Uthman Ibn Affan (RA).

D.1.4. Umm Kulthum (RA)

She was born shortly after Ruqayyah. Therefore, they were brought up together like twins. On similar lines, she too was married to another son of Abu Lahab and was divorced later on when the call for Islam came from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). When her sister, Ruqayyah, wife of Uthman Ibn Affan died, Prophet Muhammad gave Umm Kulthum to Uthman (RA) in marriage. From that time onwards, Uthman Ibn Affan (RA) was called Zu-Nurayn i.e. the possessor of two lights (because he married two daughters of the Prophet, PBUH).

D.1.5. Fatima Az-Zahra (RA)

She was the fourth daughter of the Prophet (PBUH), born to Khadija five years before the Prophethood of her father. Fatima (RA) is one of the best women known to the mankind. Along with Maryam (mother of Prophet Isa, AS), Khadija (Prophet Muhammad’s first wife) & Asiyah (Pharaoh’s wife who took care of Prophet Musa, AS), Fatima (RA) is the purest and the best of women kind.

Many great companions of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), including Abu Bakr (RA) and Umar bin Khattab (RA), asked for her hand in marriage, but the Prophet (PBUH) kindly apologized. Then came Ali Ibn Abu Talib (RA) and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) gave her to Ali (RA) in marriage when she was eighteen years old.

She is the Chief of the Women in Paradise and was the first among the Prophet’s family to die after him. She died very soon after her father’s death, at the age of twenty seven.

D.1.6. Abdullah

Abdullah was born after the Prophethood of Muhammad (PBUH). He was also called At-Tayyib or At-Tahir, because he was born in Islam.

D.2. Son from Mariyah Al-Qibtiyyah

Mariyah Al-Qibtiyyah gave birth to Ibrahim, the son of Prophet (PBUH). He was born in Madinah and he died when he was one year and ten months old.

E. Adopted son of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Zaid Ibn Harith (RA) was adopted by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as a son. As soon as Muhammad (PBUH) was shouldered with the responsibility of Prophethood, Zaid submitted himself to Islam. He was probably the second man to embrace Islam (first being Abu Bakr Siddiq, RA). He was one of the most beloved to the Prophet and the companions of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to call him ‘The Beloved’.

F. Grand-children of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

F.1. Children of Zaynab (RA)

Zaynab (RA) gave birth to two sons: Ali & Umamah.

F.2. Children of Fatima Az-Zahra (RA)

Fatima (RA) gave birth to four children, two sons and two daughters. The first child to be born was Al-Hassan, in the third year after Hijrah. A year later, Al-Hussain was born in the fourth year of Hijrah. The Prophet (PBUH) was very (sentimentally) close to Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain. In the fifth year of Hijrah, Fatima (RA) gave birth to Zaynab, the first grand-daughter of the Prophet (PBUH). Two years later, the fourth child was born, a girl, whom the Prophet (PBUH) called Umm Kulthum.

F.3. Son of Zaid Ibn Harith (RA)

Son of Zaid Ibn Harith (RA) was Usama Ibn Zaid. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) loved him too much and would keep him with himself along with Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain.

Concluding remarks

This is a brief description of the family members of our beloved prophet (PBUH). The lives of these persons are a testimony to their greatness. May Allah have mercy on the great Muslim personalities mentioned above.

(Other references: ‘Prophet Muhammad’s Biography’ by Imam Ibn Kathir).

And Allah knows best.

May Allah forgive me if I am wrong and guide us to the right path…Ameen.

.سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُون َ ; وَسَلامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ ; وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Salaat UL Tasbih :information

Source: Fiqh-us-Sunnah, vol 2, # 33
‘Ikrimah reports from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah said to ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abdal-Mutalib: “O ‘Abbas, O Uncle, shall I not give you, shall I not present to you, shall I not donate to you, shall I not tell you ten things which, if you do, Allah will forgive your first and last sins, past and present sins, intentional and unintentional sins, private and public sins? The ten actions are: pray four rak’at, reciting in every rak’ah al-Fatihah and a surah. And when you finish the Qur’anic recitation of the first rak’ah, say, while standing, ‘Subhanallah, al-hamdulillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wa Allahu Akbar‘ ['Glory be to Allah. All praise is due to Allah. There is no God except Allah. Allah is the greatest.'] fifteen times. Then make ruku’, and while you are in ruku’, say the same ten times; then stand, and say the same ten times. Then go down and make sajdah, and while you’re in sajdah, say the same ten times. Then sit after the sajdah, and say the same ten times. Then make sajdah, and say the same ten times. Then sit after the second sajdah, and say the same another ten times. That is seventy-five [repetitions of the phrases] in each rak’ah. Do that in each of the four rak’at. If you can pray it once a day, do so. If you cannot, then once every Friday. If you cannot do that, then once a year. And if you cannot do that then once in your life.“

This hadith is related by Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, Ibn Khuzaimah in his sahih, and at-Tabarani. About this hadith al-Mundhiri says: “This hadith has been related through many chains and from a number of companions. The best of them is this one from ‘Ikrimah. A group of scholars have graded it to be sahih, including al-Hafez Abu Bakr al-’Ajari, (al-Mundhiri’s teachers), Abu Muhammad ‘Abdurrahim al-Misri, and Abu al-Hassan al-Maqdisi.” Ibn alMubarak says: “The tasbih prayer is a greatly desired act and it is desirable that one should punctually observe it and never neglect it.

Suggestions:

1. You can pray it any part of the day and night except of course during the forbidden times for performing Salat. [The Prophet (s) said:   “There is no prayer after the Fajr until the sun (sufficiently) rises; and there is no prayer after the ‘Asr until the sun completely sets.” [Muslim, 1041, agreed upon].  Again, in another hadith reported in Muslim 1040, it is narrated: “ Three were the times at while Allâh’s Messenger (s) forbade us from praying or burying our dead (ie. funeral prayer): when the sun begins to rise until it is fully up; when the sun is at its height until it passes the meridian; and when the sun begins to set until it is completely set. [Muslim, 1040]”

2. Your aim is to recite the above Tasbih 300 times in Four Rakah as stated in the hadith narrated above,

3. You can count by pressing down with your fingers on your forearm.  For example, each of your finger joints may represent one tasbih, and five fingers on your right hand represent fifteen tasbihs.

4.  For a more complete answer on counting, Sheikh Ismail Moosa compares several methods of counting by the companions of the Propeht (s) and one of the wives of Rasulullah (s), and quotes the following:

“Counting on ones fingers is better than using a rosary. But it is said, ‘if a person feels safe from erring, then it is better to count on his fingers. Otherwise, he should rather use a rosary.” (Mirqāt al-Maṣābīḥ, 4/54)

Please see the comprehensive answer to this counting question  by Sheikh (Mufti) Ismail Moosa.

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