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اتَّخَذُواْ أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللّهِ وَالْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَا أُمِرُواْ إِلاَّ لِيَعْبُدُواْ إِلَـهًا وَاحِدًا لاَّ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ سُبْحَانَهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ {31*
They take their priests/doctors of divinity and their anchorites/monks to be their lords in derogation of Allah, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; yet they were commanded to worship but One god: there is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him).
Chapter Name: Al-Tawba Verse No:31
him, said, “No one who has the weight of a seed of arrogance in his heart will*enter Paradise.” Someone*said, “But a*man loves to have beautiful clothes and shoes.” The Prophet said, “Verily,*Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty. Arrogance means rejecting the truth and looking down on people.”
In another narration, the Prophet said, “He will not enter Hellfire who has the weight of a seed of faith in his heart, and he will not enter Paradise who has the weight of a seed of arrogance in his heart.”Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 91Grade:*Sahih*(authentic) according to Muslim
mعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ*لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ كِبْرٍ*قَال
رَجُلٌ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ ثَوْبُهُ حَسَنًا وَنَعْلُهُ حَسَنَةً قَالَ*إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَمِيلٌ يُحِبُّ الْجَمَالَ الْكِبْرُ بَطَرُ الْحَقِّ وَغَمْطُ النَّاسِوفي رواية مسلم قال*لَا يَدْخُلُ النَّارَ أَحَدٌ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةِ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ وَلَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ أَحَدٌ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةِ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ كِبْرِيَاءَ91 صحيح مسلم كتاب الإيمان باب تحريم الكبر وبيانه
http://dailyhadith.abuaminaelias.com/2011/05/05/arrogance-prevents-a-person-from-entering-paradise/
Kitaab At-Tawheed, Chapter: 36
Whoever Obeys a Scholar or a Ruler by Prohibiting What Allah Has Permitted or Permitting What Allah Has Prohibited Has Taken Them as Partners Beside Allah
Ibn `Abbas (ra) said: "Stones are about to rain down upon you from the sky: I say to you: "Allah's Messenger**said..." and you reply: "But Abu Bakr and `Umar said...?"*1Because obedience is a form of worship, it is not allowed to obey anyone - be he man or jinn - unless it conforms with obedience to Allah and His Messenger*.
This is why Ibn `Abbas (ra) repudiated those who, when they were informed that the Prophet**had pronounced upon a matter, objected that Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq and `Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them both)*2* had said something different, thus, in effect, preferring the opinions of these two pious Companions over the Revelation of Allah .
This incident allegedly occurred during a discussion about Hajj in which Ibn `Abbas (ra) mentioned something which he had heard from Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah*. Ibn `Abbas (ra) warned them of Allah's approaching punishment and His Anger for those who preferred the opinions of Abu Bakr and `Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) to the guidance of Allah's Messenger*.
- In view of this, what may be said of those who prefer the opinions of lesser men over the Book of Allah and the*Sunnah*of His Prophet*.*
3Benefits Derived From This Narration
1. Evidence of the virtue of Ibn `Abbas and his excellent understanding of religious matters.
2. That no opinion which contradicts the Qur'an and*Sunnah*is to be given heed, no matter from whom it emanated.
3. The obligation to be angry for Allah and His Messenger's sake.Relevance of This Narration to the Subject of the Chapter and to the Subject of*TawheedThat the narration proves that Ibn `Abbas (ra) held that it is forbidden to prefer the opinion of any of Allah's creatures over the*Sunnah*of the Messenger of Allah**and this is because to do so is an act of*Shirk*since it constitutes obedience to other than Allah ...ooOOoo
..Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal said: "I am amazed at those people who know that a*sanad*is authentic and yet, in spite of this, they follow the opinion of Sufyan, for Allah (ra), says:"*Let those who oppose his [the Messenger's] commandment beware, lest some*fitnah*befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them"
(Qur'an 24:63)
Do you know what that*fitnah*is? That*fitnah*is*Shirk. Maybe the rejection of some of his words would cause one to doubt and deviate in his heart and thereby be destroyed."
In this narration, Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal rejects those who abandon the*Sunnah*of the Prophet*, after it has been made clear to them its authenticity and the meaning has been explained to them, in favour of the opinion of Sufyaan Ath-Thawri
4*and other scholars, in spite of their fallibility. And he warns them against deviating, by rejecting Allah's Book or the*Sunnah*of His Prophet*; this is because the blind followers of the*mazahib
5*frequently change the meanings of Qur'anic verses and Ahadith*or quote them out of context, or claim that they have been abrogated in order to make them conform with their particular*mazhab. Then the Imam supports his contention by mentioning the Words of Allah , Most High; let the Qur'an be sufficient proof for us all.
Benefits Derived From This Narration
1. That in the opinion of Imam Ahmad it is forbidden to abandon the*Sunnah*of Allah's Messenger in favour of the saying of any person, no matter how knowledgeable and pious he may be.
2. That every commandment of the Prophet is considered obligatory, unless there is some proof to indicate its preferability.
3. That rejecting the Law of Allah leads to destruction in this world and in the Hereafter.Relevance of This Narration to the Subject of the Chapter and to the Subject of*TawheedThat it proves that Imam Ahmad considered that deviating from the*Sunnah*of the Messenger of Allah**in favour of the sayings of others is*Shirk, because it involves obedience to other than Allah and His Messenger*; and he quotes from the Qur'an to prove his contention...ooOOoo.
.On the authority of `Adi Ibn Hatim (ra), it is reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah**reciting this Qur'anic verse:
"*They have taken their rabbis and their monks as lords beside Allah and [they take as a lord]*Al-Maseeh,*`Eesaa, the son of Maryam, yet they were not commanded but to worship One God: None has the right to be worshipped but He - Praise and Glory to Him: [Far is He] from having the partners they associate [withHim]"
(Qur'an 9:31)".
..and I said to him : "We don't worship them."
He**said: "Do they not forbid what Allah has permitted and do you not then forbid it (to yourselves), and do they not make permissible for you what Allah has forbidden, and do you not then make it permissible (to yourselves)?"
I replied: "Certainly!"
He**said: "That is worshipping them."
*(Narrated by At-Tirmizi, who graded it as*Hasan)
`Adi Ibn Hatim informs us in this Hadith, that when he heard the Prophet**reciting Allah's Words:
"*They have taken their rabbis and their monks as lords beside Allah. And [they take as their lord]*Al-Maseeh,*`Eesaa, the son of Maryam"*(Qur'an 9:31)
He contradicted the Prophet*, saying that they do not worship them; for to his mind, what was meant by worship was bowing, prostration, supplication, sacrifice etc. But the Prophet**informed him that their obedience to the rabbbis and monks in forbidding the permissible and permitting the forbidden was a form of worship, because they have thus made their rabbis and monks partners to Allah in obedience and in ordaining the Law.
Benefits Derived From This Hadith
1. Evidence that the rabbis and monks statements are to be checked if they appear to be strange
2. Confirmation of the Jews' and Christians'*Shirk.
3. That the original Message of all the Messengers and Prophets was*tawheed.
4. That obedience to any of Allah's creatures, if it entails disobedience to Allah , constitutes an act of worship.
5. The obligation to inquire from the people of knowledge about matters which one does not understand.
6. The rejection of blind obedience to Allah's creatures, for all except the Prophets are fallible.
Relevance of This Hadith to the Subject of the Chapter and to the Subject of*TawheedThat it proves that whoever obeyed a religious scholar by making the permissible forbidden, or vice versa has committed an act of*Shirk.
Footnotes
1. While according to a number of scholars of Hadith, this is a weak narration, its meaning is correct.
2. Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq and 'Umar Ibn Al-Khattab: Two close friends of the Prophet**and the first and second Khaleefah (Caliph) respectively, after his death. They were among the most knowledgeable and pious of the Companions.
3. Such as those who, when confronted with a Prophetic Hadith say: "Yes, but our Shaikh says..." or: "Yes, but in our mazhab (i.e. school of Islamic jurisprudence)..."
4. Sufyaan Ibn Sa'eed Ibn Masrooq Ath-Thawri: A great scholar of Hadith and fiqh, who lived in the first century after the hijrah. He died in the year 61 A.H., aged 64 years.
5. Mazahib: Plural of mazhab.
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Surah 68. The Pen, (the Letter) N
1.*Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write,
2.*Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.
3.*Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing:
4.*And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.
5.*Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,
6.*Which of you is afflicted with madness.
7.*Verily it is thy Lord that knoweth best, which (among men) hath strayed from His Path: and He knoweth best those who receive (true) Guidance.
8.*So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth).
9.*Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant.
10.*Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths,
11.*A slanderer, going about with calumnies,
12.*(Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin,
13.*Violent (and cruel),- with all that, a bast*rd,
14.*Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.
15.*When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!
16.*Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!
1The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth*it*to heart: and merciful men*are*taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil*to come.
2He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds,*each onewalking*in*his uprightness.God Condemns Idolatry
3But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the wh0re.
4Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth,*and*draw out the tongue?*are*ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
5Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
6Among the smooth*stones*of the stream*is*thy portion; they, they*are*thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?
From Isaiah 57
