Adhan, Iqama and Takbeer
abdul rahiman abdeen
Yusry
Wow. To stop and denounce the ‘Thakbir in unison’…?
I’m still trying to imagine the sound of a 1000 disunited voices firmly proclaiming the Thakbir in the Masjid.
I will have to shout to hear my own Thakbir.
Perhaps we will soon have a fatwa to recite the Thakbir at home and come, so as to maintain the peace at the Masjid.
Like ‘Thakbir in Unison’ is an innovation, next will be that ‘Thakbir in the Masjid’ is an innovation.
Like we disposed of ‘Dua in unison’, ‘Dhikr in unison’, ‘Salawath in unison’, ‘Protesting against injustice in unison’, and many more ‘in unison’ in the last 30 years, another one waiting to go.
I note that below, for Adhan and Iqamah, relevant sections of Fiqh, Hadees and Qur’an are quoted.
Whereas for Thakbir, no Qur’an , Hadees or Fiqh quoted, except a ruling by al-Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baz. 1912 -1999 Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1993.
Arabia was turned into Saudi Arabia by the British in 1920. Perhaps the knowledge, wisdom and practices of Islam of 1300 years when it was simply Arabia do not count. It was a time when the great Imams and Ulema of Arabia provided the required fatwas which were not tainted by the politics of man.
We are urgently in need of a fatwa for Gaza. For the Rohinya. For the starving refugee muslims of Africa. For Egypt. For Libya. For Iraq. For Syria. For over 3 million Palestinians. For the muslims in China. And Russia. For dispossessed ethnically cleansed muslims of Sri Lanka. For the US of al Qaeda. For ISIS, For suicide bombings. For Muslim killing Muslim. For Sunni killing Shia. For how to administer justice to expat workers in an Islamic state. For the banking and financial transactions we are forced to partake in a non Sharia system, that is tainting our Rizk, with it the food we eat, and thus the legitimacy of our prayers.
And we think that stopping these ‘unisons’ will please our Creator the best.
I wonder whether there is a fatwa about acquiring and disseminating religious knowledge on the internet by anyone other than a learned Ulema.
Salaams
Yusry
NB; would like to know who forwarded this to the site?
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Ruling on Takbeer in Unison Before the ‘Eid Prayer
Q: Before the ‘Eid prayer, the people recite dhikr (words of remembrance) in unison. Is this an innovation or is it prescribed in the ‘Eid prayer? If it is regarded as an innovation, what should we do? Should we leave the prayer place until the prayer begins?
A: Praise be to Allah.
The takbeer (formula used to magnify Allah) of ‘Eid is one of the Sunnahs (Prophetic traditions) that were prescribed by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and it is an act of worship like all other acts of worship: we should limit ourselves to what is narrated and it is not permissible to introduce any thing new into the way it is done; rather that which is narrated in the Sunnah and reports is sufficient.
Our fuqah (jurists) have examined the takbeer in unison that is done nowadays, and they did not find any evidence to support it, so they ruled that it is an innovation. This is because introducing a new act of worship or introducing a new manner in which an act of worship is done is regarded as a blameworthy innovation and is included in the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): “Whoever introduces anything into this matter of ours that is not part of it will have it rejected.” Narrated by Muslim (1718).
What is included in the dhikr that is prescribed on these known days is both takbeer in general and specific takbeer, as is indicated by the Sunnah and the actions of the early Muslims (the salaf). The description of the takbeer that is prescribed is that each Muslim should say takbeer by himself on his own, raising his voice enough so that the people can hear him and follow his example and be reminded by it. As for the innovated takbeer in unison, that is when a group of people -- two or more -- raise their voices in saying takbeer together, so they start together and end together in unison and in a certain manner.
There is no basis for doing this and there is no evidence to support it, so it is an nnovation in the manner of takbeer for which Allah has not sent down any authority. iSo the one who denounces takbeer done in this manner is in the right, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever introduces something into this matter of ours that is not part of it will have it rejected” (narrated by Muslim), i.e., it is rejected and is not prescribed. And he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Beware of newly invented matters, for every newly invented matter is an innovation and every innovation is a going astray.” The takbeer in unison is a newly invented matter, so it is an innovation. If what the people do is contrary to shariah then it must be stopped and denounced, because the acts of worship are tawqeefi (i.e., limited to what is mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah) and nothing is prescribed therein except what is indicated by the Quran and Sunnah. As for people's views and opinions, they cannot be taken as proof if they go against the shar’i evidence. Similarly, acts of worship cannot be proven on the basis of al-masalih al-mursalah (i.e., that which serves the interests of the Muslim community). Acts of worship can only be proven with a text from the Quran or Sunnah, or definitive scholarly consensus.
What is prescribed is for each Muslim to say takbeer in the manner prescribed and proven according to the shar’i evidence, which is to say takbeer individually.
Takbeer in unison was denounced and banned by al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraheem, the mufti of Saudi Arabia (may Allah have mercy on him), and he issued a fatwa (verdict) concerning that. I have issued more than one fatwa stating that it is not allowed, and a fatwa stating that it is not allowed was also issued by the scholars of the Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas.
Al-Shaykh Hammood ibn ‘Abd-Allah al-Tuwaijri (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote an important essay denouncing and banning it, which has been printed and is in circulation. In this essay he quotes sufficient evidence to show that takbeer in unison is not allowed, praise be to Allah. As for what our brother al-Shaykh Ahmad quoted about the actions of ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and the people in Mina, this does not prove anything, because what he (may Allah be pleased with him) and the people did in Mina does not come under the heading of takbeer in unison; rather it comes under the heading of takbeer that is prescribed, because he (may Allah be pleased with him) raised his voice in takbeer in accordance with the Sunnah and so as to remind the people of it, so they said takbeer, each one on his own. This does not mean that they and ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) agreed to raise their voices in takbeer in unison from beginning to end, as those who say takbeer in unison do nowadays. Thus everything that is narrated from the righteous early generations (may Allah have mercy on them) about the takbeer was all done in the prescribed manner. Anyone who claims something other than that has to produce evidence.
NOTE: This is a quick reply to satisfy brother YUSRY, Reminder of the Truth.
abdeen
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas-Sunan Abu Dawood-233.Let the best among you call the adhan for you, and the Qur'an-readers act as your imams.
abdul rahiman abdeen
The purpose of da‘wah is to invite people, both Muslims and non-Muslims, to understand the worship of Allah[3] as expressed in the Qur'an and the sunnah. Da‘wah is also described as the duty to "actively encourage fellow Muslims in the pursuance of greater piety in all aspects of their lives",
Quran , Sura 41 (Fussilat), ayah 33 - Who is better in speech than one who calls (men) to Allah works righteousness and says "I am of those who bow in Islam"?.
—Quran , Sura 3 (Al-Imran), ayah 110 - Ye are the best of peoples evolved for mankind enjoining what is right forbidding what is wrong and believing in Allah.
—Quran , Sura 3 (Al-Imran), ayah 104 - Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong; they are the ones to attain felicity.
Hadith -
1. "Whoever directs someone to do good will gain the same reward as the one who does good."[10] Sahih Muslim, vol. 3, p. 1050, #4665.
2. "Whoever calls to guidance will receive the same reward as the one who follows him without any decrease in the reward of his follower."[11] Sahih Muslim, vol. 4, p. 1406, #6470.
3. "For Allah to guide someone by your hand is better for you than having red camels."[12] Sahih Al Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 156–7, #253.
4. "Convey from me, even if it be only a single verse."[13] Sahih Al-Bukhari, vol. 4, p. 442, #667.
5. The Prophet Salla Allahu Alyhi Wasalam said:"whom so ever is not concerned with the affairs of the Muslims, he is not from among them."
Is Dawah a duty on every Muslim? Not only the Scholars.!
Yes, it Is a Duty Assigned by Allah.
In the Qur'an Allah has placed the responsibility on the Muslim Ummah to convey the message of Islam to man-kind. Allah (SWT) says in Surah Al-Baqarah: "Thus We have appointed you a model community (Ummah), that you may be witnesses against mankind, and that the Messenger may be a witness against you". Al-Qur'an 2:143 . We find numerous verses in the Qur'an on the same topic. Here witnessing means to convey the message of Islam, i.e. to call people towards Allah (da'aa ilallah as in the Qur'an 41:33). The Prophet Salla Allahu Alyhi in his Khutbah of his farewell hajj he passed on the responsibility to every Muslim when he said, "Those who are present should convey (my message) to those who are not". Bukhari.
He did not allow us to wait until we are a perfect Islamic society before we begin to convey the message. No one as an individual or as a community can delay until perfection is achieved; as soon as you have some knowledge of Islam you have a duty to convey it to those unfortunate people who know little or nothing about Islam and invite them to it.
Da'wah is a fard kifaya and some say -Fard Ayn - The goal of da'wah, then, is merely to share information, to invite others towards a better understanding. It is, of course, up to the audience to make their own choice.
The Messenger of Allah, said
that a person who did not command the good and forbid the evil was not of
his company. The Messenger of Allah,
said
if there were people committing sins and people who had the power to
stop them but did not do so, then Allah Ta`ala would punish both parties before
their death.
So dear brothers and sisters, Daw’ah is for Allah’s sake .Please understand this issue and try to avoid conflicts. If you disbelieve, then leave it, and find your way, while those who understand the Truth, would certainly follow it and gain rewards.
abdeen