as-salaamu 'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakaatuh,

Sometimes, I wish to tell you and other scholars or some brothers that, "I love you for the sake of Allah," but I refrain from doing so for fear that I may be lying. How does one know when he really loves another person for the sake of Allah? And can the statement be made even when one is not sure if it is true?

JazakAllahu khayran.

as-salaamu 'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakaatuh,

Is it ever permissible to sell things in the Masjid (not in the Musalla but within the building). And what if bread that is to be sold is kept within the Masjid and the payment is made outside it. Is this permissible?

JazakAllahu khayran.

what advice do you have for an Imaam who moved from one location where there was funds in the masjid account that belongs to the muslim community and he left that area with the funds and established another community in a different area?

Does this Imam have to return the funds back to the community or is it valid for him to keep the funds?

Baraakat'Allahu Feek

ااسلام عليكم و رحمة الله

Firstly, I would like to thank you for allowing me to pose this question - may Allaah reward all the scholars who are upon the methodology of the Salaf, for their efforts.

My questions are as follows:

1. Why is it the case that our governments (i.e. Muslim governments) do not allow the Muslims, irrespective of where they come from, to make hijrah to their lands?

2. Are they aware of the fact that during the time of the Prophet (Sallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) there wasn't any restriction in regards to making hijrah to bilaad al-Muslimeen (Land of the Muslims).

3. Is the concept of visa a legislated concept Islamically? I have heard that the concept of visa was created by British in order to divide the Muslims and to make their movement restricted for them. Is this true?

4. Are our scholars advising these rulers that they should allow the Muslims to emigrate to their countries without any restriction (visa, etc.)? The reason for that is because a visa is something temporary, if you overstay the visa, you are in that country illegally. That is essentially the purpose of visa, for the stay to be a for a limited time. That is, the concept of visa does not recognize hijrah (immigration to the land of the Muslims for the sake of Allaah) at all.

5. Take Saudi Arabia, for example, which many people agree is foremost in implementation of the Sharee'ah, albeit not in totality, one can only get a work visa or 'umrah visa. This, by its very definition, implies that you are not to remain in that land for good. Is this obstacle to hijrah sanctioned in the Sharee'ah? To put it in more emphatic words, if the Prophet (Sallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was alive, would he agree to the fact that rulers of the Muslim countries do not allow Muslims from Bilaad al-kufr to make hijrah to their lands, or to say the least they create unnecessary obstacles towards hijrah?

8. It has been stated by many analysts that if there is another terrorist attack in the United States or another kafir country, the Muslims of that country will be round-up in concentration camps or [more euphemistically called] internment camps, which in fact exist today in many of the states in the U.S. Will the rulers of these Muslim countries allow them to take refuge in their countries then?

Note: By hijrah throughout these questions, I mean the legislated hijrah, not the temporary stay of some Muslims and them being uncertain of the duration of their stay, which is dependent on the government. Also those Muslims who go to these Muslim countries for merely studying and then returning to their countries are also ruled out, as they have not made hijrah per se.


May Allaah benefit us through your response.


Fakeer ilal-Allaah,
Abu Yunus

Bismillaah:

Hafithakumu-Llaah:

Is it permissible to review the tafseer in ones mind (such as sayings of the salaf, hadeeth related to the verses) when reciiting qur'an in the salaah, even when it sometimes causes me to pause in between verses for a long time.

Barak Allaahu feekum

questioner asks :

: i wanted to know if there were any books translated in english that explains between two ayats worded the same and means different ex. bihi before Allah and bihi after Allah jazakallahu khair

barakallahu feekum

__________________

Name of the Shaykh: Shaykh 'Abdullaah Al-Ghudyaan

Title of the Lecture: The path to traverse in order to understand the Qur’aan and memorize it

Date of the Lecture: January 5, 2008

Listen to the Lecture: Click Here

Read The Transcript: Click Here