The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed

**Muraad** · 10:43 PM

I'm taking this from another forum, and i think the poster there wont mind.

PROPHET’S (SAW) PROTECTION OF TAWHEED

1- Prohibited Mosques over Graves

"May Allaah (SWT) curse the Jews and Christians who took the graves of their Prophets as places of worship - do not imitate them."

2- Forbade Burying the Dead Inside Mosques

“The Messenger of Allaah (SAS) said: "Oh, Allaah! Do not let my grave become an idol that is worshipped: Allaah's Wrath is immense against those peoples who turned the graves of their Prophets into mosques."

"Do not make your homes into graves, nor make my grave into a place of celebration. Send your prayers and blessings upon me, for they will be conveyed to me wherever you may be." [Narrated by Abu Dawood]

3- Forbade Worshipping Allaah at Places Where Shirk Occurs or Has Occurred

“At the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), a man vowed to sacrifice some camels in Buwaanah. He came to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, ‘I have vowed to sacrifice some camels in Buwaanah.’ The Prophet Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, ‘Were there any idols there that were worshipped during the Jaahiliyyah?’ He said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Did they hold any of their festivals there?’ He said, ‘No.’ The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Then fulfil your vow, for there is no fulfilment of any vow which involves disobeying Allaah, or with regard to something that the son of Adam does not own.’” (Narrated by Abu Dawood).

4- Forbade Worshipping Allaah at Times Shirk Occurs

‘Uqbah bin Aamir said, There were three times at which Allah's Messenger (pbuh) used to forbid us to pray or bury our dead: (i) When the sun began to rise until it was fully up, (ii) When the sun was at its height at midday till it passed the meridian, (iii) When the sun drew near to setting till it had set. [Reported by Muslim]

5- Forbade Exaggeration in General

"Beware of exaggerated praise, for it was only this which led those before you to destruction." [Reported by Ahmad, An-Nasaa’ee and Ibn Maajah]

"Destroyed are those who are extreme" And he repeated it three times. [Reported by Muslim]

6- Forbade Muslims from Excessively Praising Him

"Do not extoll me as the Christians extolled the son of Maryam (AS); I am no more than a slave (of Allah) and so (instead), say: Allah's Slave and His Messenger." [Narrated by Al-Bukhaaree]

7- Forbade the Companions to Stand up in His Presence

'You were about to do what the Persians and Romans do. They stand in front of their kings when they are seated. Do not do that.” [Reported by Al-Bukhaaree]

"No person was dearer to them than the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), but when they saw him they did not stand up for him because they knew that he disliked that." [Related by Ahmad and At-Tirmidhee]

8- Forbade Image-Making

"The people who will receive the severest punishment on the Day of Resurrection will be those who try to make the like of Allah’s creation." [Related by Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim]

"The painters of these pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them, Make alive what you have created.’ [Related by Al-Bukhaaree]

“While I was with Ibn 'Abbaas a man came and said, "O father of 'Abbaas! My sustenance is from my manual profession and I make these pictures." Ibn 'Abbaas said, "I will tell you only what I heard from Allaah's Apostle . I heard him saying, 'Whoever makes a picture will be punished by Allah till he puts life in it, and he will never be able to put life in it.' " Hearing this, that man heaved a sigh and his face turned pale. Ibn 'Abbaas said to him, "What a pity! If you insist on making pictures I advise you to make pictures of trees and any other unanimated objects." [Related by Al-Bukhaaree, 3/428]

9- Forbade Muslims from Imitating the Disbelievers

"Whoever imitates a nation is one of them!" [Narrated by Abu Daawood]

“The one who imitates people other than us (i.e., in faith) is not from us. Do not imitate the Jews or the Christians” [Reported by At-Tirmidhee]

10- Commanded to Level all Raised Graves

"Should I not despute you on a mission on which I was sent by Allaah’s Messenger (SAW)? Deface all the pictures which you come across and demolish all the high graves to the level of earth." [Related by Muslim]

11- Reminded Muslims Regarding True Purpose of Visiting Graves

"I had forbidden you to visit the graves, but (now I allow you) so visit them for they remind you of the Hereafter.” [Reported by Muslim and Abu Daawood.]

“The Prophet (SAS) used to teach them (what to say) if they went out to the graveyards. They used to say: Peace be upon you all, O inhabitants of the graves, amongst the believers and the Muslims. Surely we will, Allaah willing, be united with you, we ask Allaah for well-being for us and you.” [Narrated by Muslim]

12- Forbade Certain Phrases Which Lead to Shirk

A Jewish man came to the Prophet (SAS) and said to him: "Verily, you (Muslims) commit Shirk, for you say: "As Allaah (SWT) Wills and as you will;" and you say: "By the Ka'bah!" And so the Prophet (SAS) ordered whoever wanted to swear, to say: "By the Rabb of the Ka'abah!" and to say: "As Allah (swt ) Wills, then as you will." [Narrated by An-Nasaa`ee]

A man came to the Prophet (SAS) and he said: "As Allaah (SWT ) and you, will," at which, the Prophet (SAS) said: "Would you set me up as a partner beside Allaah (SWT )? (Say "As Allah (SWT), Alone Wills." [Narrated by An-Nasaa`ee]

"Verily, the lowest name to Allaah is that of a man who calls himself "King of kings," for there is no king except Allah (SWT)." [Reported by Al-Bukhaaree]

13- Prohibited Making an Oath or Swearing by Any Created Object

“Whoever swears by anything other than Allaah has committed shirk.” [Narrated by Imaam Ahmad]

14- Forbade Undertaking A Religious Journey Except to Three Masaajid

"Do not saddle up your riding beasts, except to three mosques: "The Sacred Mosque (in Makkah), this mosque of mine and Al-Aqsaa Mosque (in Jerusalem)." [Reported by Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim]

Al-Mu'minah · **Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed -** 05-08-2006

Jazakallahu Khayr

I didn't understand the last point

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14- Forbade Undertaking A Religious Journey Except to Three Masaajid

"Do not saddle up your riding beasts, except to three mosques: "The Sacred Mosque (in Makkah), this mosque of mine and Al-Aqsaa Mosque (in Jerusalem)." [Reported by Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim]

What is meant by that last point? You mean to say if I for example with to another country just to vite the Masjid there- its not allowed?

**Muraad** · **Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed -** 05-08-2006

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Originally Posted by Al-Mu'minah

Jazakallahu Khayr

I didn't understand the last point

What is meant by that last point? You mean to say if I for example with to another country just to vite the Masjid there- its not allowed?

This Hadith is directed at those people who undertake a journey specifically to visit the shrine of a "saint" or an "auwliya". It is only permissible to take a journey to three mosques when that is your only intention. As per the Hadtihs preceding this, you can see that building shrines itself is forbidden in Islam. Therefore, it is only permissible to take a journey to these three mosques with that intention. i.e. I want to visit the Masjid Al-Haram etc.

An-Najwa · **Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed -** 05-08-2006

JazakALlah for dis wonderful article brother

Khayal · **Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed -** 05-09-2006

jazaak ALLAH for sharing very Informative article.

Muslim Soldier · **Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed -** 05-09-2006

Al-Mu'minah · **Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed -** 05-10-2006

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Originally Posted by Åhmed

This Hadith is directed at those people who undertake a journey specifically to visit the shrine of a "saint" or an "auwliya". It is only permissible to take a journey to three mosques when that is your only intention. As per the Hadtihs preceding this, you can see that building shrines itself is forbidden in Islam. Therefore, it is only permissible to take a journey to these three mosques with that intention. i.e. I want to visit the Masjid Al-Haram etc.

Ok. Jazakallahu Khayr for clearing that up.

Patience · **Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed -** 05-15-2006

Very nice post

Rose_Ice · **Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed -** 05-15-2006

Jazakallah khair! That was a lot of knowledge mashaallah!

IbnAbdulHakim · **Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed -** 05-15-2006

May Allah protect us from the shaytaan and may we obey only Allah and worship only Allah Ameen.

Maimunah · **Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed -** 05-18-2006

ameen to the duaa
jazakaAllah khayr bro Ahmad

wasalaam

muslimah_here · **Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed -** 05-27-2006

MASHALLAh that was good and I manged to read all of it as it wasnt very long winded to the point!!

ALLAHAFIZ.

wafa islam · **Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed -** 06-07-2006

Wonderful! Beneficial information!

Jaza kAllahu khayr

Ssss_muslimah · **Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed -** 07-13-2006

didnt get this point:

Forbade Exaggeration in General

"Beware of exaggerated praise, for it was only this which led those before you to destruction." [Reported by Ahmad, An-Nasaa’ee and Ibn Maajah]

"Destroyed are those who are extreme" And he repeated it three times. [Reported by Muslim]

does this mean that people who sometimes exaggerate telling a story or lie are committing shirk????

**Muraad** · **Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed -** 07-13-2006

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Originally Posted by Ssss_muslimah

didnt get this point:

Forbade Exaggeration in General

"Beware of exaggerated praise, for it was only this which led those before you to destruction." [Reported by Ahmad, An-Nasaa’ee and Ibn Maajah]

"Destroyed are those who are extreme" And he repeated it three times. [Reported by Muslim]

does this mean that people who sometimes exaggerate telling a story or lie are committing shirk????

It means exaggeration of people. For example, there is a pious person and people exaggerate his status and after he dies make a shrine around his grave start making dua to him there, and start using him as an intercessor. That is the exaggeration that the hadith is reffering to.

This is what the chrisitians are guilty of. They exaggerated the status of Isa (as) and ascribed divinity to him.

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Muraad *Khatib al-Hoor* Status: Offline Posts: 7,943 Reputation: 72594 Rep Power: 127 Join Date: Mar 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed - 05-07-2006 I'm taking this from another forum, and i think the poster there wont mind. PROPHET’S (SAW) PROTECTION OF TAWHEED 1- Prohibited Mosques over Graves "May Allaah (SWT) curse the Jews and Christians who took the graves of their Prophets as places of worship - do not imitate them." 2- Forbade Burying the Dead Inside Mosques “The Messenger of Allaah (SAS) said: "Oh, Allaah! Do not let my grave become an idol that is worshipped: Allaah's Wrath is immense against those peoples who turned the graves of their Prophets into mosques." "Do not make your homes into graves, nor make my grave into a place of celebration. Send your prayers and blessings upon me, for they will be conveyed to me wherever you may be." [Narrated by Abu Dawood] 3- Forbade Worshipping Allaah at Places Where Shirk Occurs or Has Occurred “At the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), a man vowed to sacrifice some camels in Buwaanah. He came to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, ‘I have vowed to sacrifice some camels in Buwaanah.’ The Prophet Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, ‘Were there any idols there that were worshipped during the Jaahiliyyah?’ He said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Did they hold any of their festivals there?’ He said, ‘No.’ The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Then fulfil your vow, for there is no fulfilment of any vow which involves disobeying Allaah, or with regard to something that the son of Adam does not own.’” (Narrated by Abu Dawood). 4- Forbade Worshipping Allaah at Times Shirk Occurs ‘Uqbah bin Aamir said, There were three times at which Allah's Messenger (pbuh) used to forbid us to pray or bury our dead: (i) When the sun began to rise until it was fully up, (ii) When the sun was at its height at midday till it passed the meridian, (iii) When the sun drew near to setting till it had set. [Reported by Muslim] 5- Forbade Exaggeration in General "Beware of exaggerated praise, for it was only this which led those before you to destruction." [Reported by Ahmad, An-Nasaa’ee and Ibn Maajah] "Destroyed are those who are extreme" And he repeated it three times. [Reported by Muslim] 6- Forbade Muslims from Excessively Praising Him "Do not extoll me as the Christians extolled the son of Maryam (AS); I am no more than a slave (of Allah) and so (instead), say: Allah's Slave and His Messenger." [Narrated by Al-Bukhaaree] 7- Forbade the Companions to Stand up in His Presence 'You were about to do what the Persians and Romans do. They stand in front of their kings when they are seated. Do not do that.” [Reported by Al-Bukhaaree] "No person was dearer to them than the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), but when they saw him they did not stand up for him because they knew that he disliked that." [Related by Ahmad and At-Tirmidhee] 8- Forbade Image-Making "The people who will receive the severest punishment on the Day of Resurrection will be those who try to make the like of Allah’s creation." [Related by Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim] "The painters of these pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them, Make alive what you have created.’ [Related by Al-Bukhaaree] “While I was with Ibn 'Abbaas a man came and said, "O father of 'Abbaas! My sustenance is from my manual profession and I make these pictures." Ibn 'Abbaas said, "I will tell you only what I heard from Allaah's Apostle . I heard him saying, 'Whoever makes a picture will be punished by Allah till he puts life in it, and he will never be able to put life in it.' " Hearing this, that man heaved a sigh and his face turned pale. Ibn 'Abbaas said to him, "What a pity! If you insist on making pictures I advise you to make pictures of trees and any other unanimated objects." [Related by Al-Bukhaaree, 3/428] 9- Forbade Muslims from Imitating the Disbelievers "Whoever imitates a nation is one of them!" [Narrated by Abu Daawood] “The one who imitates people other than us (i.e., in faith) is not from us. Do not imitate the Jews or the Christians” [Reported by At-Tirmidhee] 10- Commanded to Level all Raised Graves "Should I not despute you on a mission on which I was sent by Allaah’s Messenger (SAW)? Deface all the pictures which you come across and demolish all the high graves to the level of earth." [Related by Muslim] 11- Reminded Muslims Regarding True Purpose of Visiting Graves "I had forbidden you to visit the graves, but (now I allow you) so visit them for they remind you of the Hereafter.” [Reported by Muslim and Abu Daawood.] “The Prophet (SAS) used to teach them (what to say) if they went out to the graveyards. They used to say: Peace be upon you all, O inhabitants of the graves, amongst the believers and the Muslims. Surely we will, Allaah willing, be united with you, we ask Allaah for well-being for us and you.” [Narrated by Muslim] 12- Forbade Certain Phrases Which Lead to Shirk A Jewish man came to the Prophet (SAS) and said to him: "Verily, you (Muslims) commit Shirk, for you say: "As Allaah (SWT) Wills and as you will;" and you say: "By the Ka'bah!" And so the Prophet (SAS) ordered whoever wanted to swear, to say: "By the Rabb of the Ka'abah!" and to say: "As Allah (swt ) Wills, then as you will." [Narrated by An-Nasaa`ee] A man came to the Prophet (SAS) and he said: "As Allaah (SWT ) and you, will," at which, the Prophet (SAS) said: "Would you set me up as a partner beside Allaah (SWT )? (Say "As Allah (SWT), Alone Wills." [Narrated by An-Nasaa`ee] "Verily, the lowest name to Allaah is that of a man who calls himself "King of kings," for there is no king except Allah (SWT)." [Reported by Al-Bukhaaree] 13- Prohibited Making an Oath or Swearing by Any Created Object “Whoever swears by anything other than Allaah has committed shirk.” [Narrated by Imaam Ahmad] 14- Forbade Undertaking A Religious Journey Except to Three Masaajid "Do not saddle up your riding beasts, except to three mosques: "The Sacred Mosque (in Makkah), this mosque of mine and Al-Aqsaa Mosque (in Jerusalem)." [Reported by Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim] __________________ The example of those who take allies other than Allah is like that of the spider who takes a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider, if they only knew. Indeed, Allah knows whatever thing they call upon other than Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. And these examples We present to the people, but none will understand them except those of knowledge. [al-'Ankaboot; 41-44] Last edited by Muraad; 05-07-2006 at 10:43 PM..

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Ssss_muslimah Limited Member Status: Offline Posts: 16 Reputation: 15 Rep Power: 0 Join Date: Jul 2006 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: The Prophet's Protection of Tawheed - 07-13-2006 didnt get this point: Forbade Exaggeration in General "Beware of exaggerated praise, for it was only this which led those before you to destruction." [Reported by Ahmad, An-Nasaa’ee and Ibn Maajah] "Destroyed are those who are extreme" And he repeated it three times. [Reported by Muslim] does this mean that people who sometimes exaggerate telling a story or lie are committing shirk????