Hadhrat Anas ibn Malik (radhiallahu anhu) said: “When a faasiq (open sinner) is praised, Allah Ta`ala gets angry and the Arsh (Divine Throne) shudders on account of (Allah Ta`ala’s anger).”
An article circulated by Jamiat KZN recently praising the faasiq ex-leader of Hamas (Ismail Haniyeh) speaks volumes of their ignorance – both of current affairs and especially the Shariah. They stupidly add a special dua – Rahimahullah – meant for pious Muslims after the name of the faasiq Haniyeh. This article of theirs, most surely invites the Anger of Allah Ta`ala and contains atrocious and stupid claims. They make the man out to be a humble person. They falsely claim that he lived a “simple life amongst the residents of Gaza”. What atrocious stupid lies.
Muslims should not allow their Imaan and the Deen to be clouded by emotion. The plight of the Palestinians is dire and every Muslim throughout the globe has sympathy for their plight and together with duas for their safety and Imaan, millions (nay billions) of Rands (and dollars) are donated towards the cause of the Palestinians. The Muslim Community, internationally, daily entreat our Creator to assist the Palestinian Muslims against the cruelty and oppression of the Israelites and Zionists who are doomed for damnation.
As Muslims we need to accept that whatever events are playing out in Palestine and all over the universe are through Divine Decree. Allah Ta`ala is Most Just and Merciful. There is wisdom in every single action of His. After all, Allah Rabbul Izzat reminds us in His Kalaam that not even the falling of a single leaf occurs without His Knowledge.
THE ADVICE OF HADHRAT UMAR (RADHIALLAHU ANHU)
عن عَبْد اللَّهِ بْن عُتْبَةَ قَالَ قَالَ عُمَر بْن الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِنَّ أُنَاسًا كَانُوا يُؤْخَذُونَ بِالْوَحْيِ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَإِنَّ الْوَحْيَ قَدْ انْقَطَعَ وَإِنَّمَا نَأْخُذُكُمْ الْآنَ بِمَا ظَهَرَ لَنَا مِنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ فَمَنْ أَظْهَرَ لَنَا خَيْرًا أَمِنَّاهُ وَقَرَّبْنَاهُ وَلَيْسَ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ سَرِيرَتِهِ شَيْءٌ اللَّهُ يُحَاسِبُهُ فِي سَرِيرَتِهِ وَمَنْ أَظْهَرَ لَنَا سُوءًا لَمْ نَأْمَنْهُ وَلَمْ نُصَدِّقْهُ وَإِنْ قَالَ إِنَّ سَرِيرَتَهُ حَسَنَةٌ
Hadhrat Abdullah bin Utbah reports, “I heard ‘Umar bin Khattab (radhiallahu anhu) saying: ‘In the lifetime of Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) some people were called to account through Wahi. Now Wahi (Revelation) has discontinued and we shall judge you by your apparent acts. Whoever displays to us good, we shall grant him peace and security, and treat him as a near one. We have nothing to do with his intention. Allah will call him to account for that. But whosoever shows evil to us, we shall not grant him security neither shall we believe him, even if he professed that his intention is good.” [Saheeh Bukhari]
This ex-leader of Hamas dressed and looked just like any regular disbeliever. If a Muslim does not have the love for Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) and Islam to even try and imitate the dressing and appearance of our beloved Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), how can he ever claim to be ‘fighting’ for Allah Ta`ala and Islam? All the slogans these so-called ‘jihadists’ shout are hollow and only meant to attract name, fame and money! True love for Allah Ta`ala lies in emulating the Sunnah of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam).
Let us study this man dispassionately:
1. He dressed and outwardly appeared like a non-Muslim. He did not even sport a Sunnah beard!
2. He died in the land of the greatest enemy of Islam – Iran! He went there in support of a Shiah. He was attending the inauguration of the Shiah president! He was there to honour a kaafir Shiah, and yet the Jamiat KZN honour him. How very, very shortsighted.
3. His Janazah was performed by a Shiah.
4. According to numerous reports, he was worth FOUR BILLION DOLLARS at the time of his death.
5. He lived in Qatar whilst his fellow countrymen were languishing in squalor, starvation and constant bombing.
This man’s death can never be classified as martyrdom. Let us look at this recent fracas in the Middle East. Hamas apparently initiated the hostilities by bombing civilians. Whilst every Jew is accursed, Islam does not teach us to kill non-combatant civilians. If Hamas comprised intelligent Muslims, they could have attacked some military target of Israel. Or even targeted some Israeli dignitary. By attacking these civilians, they must have surely anticipated some retaliation from the Israeli army. Were they ready for this backlash? Apparently not! Did these Hamas people not anticipate that Israel will attack the Palestinian civilian population in retaliation to their brash action?
One can surmise that this Hamas attack was designed to gain sympathy from the international community, especially Muslims, who would then open their hearts and wallets to the ‘Hamas Cause’! This suspicion is backed by the fact that this Hamas ex-leader – who by the way earned his livelihood in this leadership position – was worth FOUR BILLION DOLLARS! How is it that a person who supposedly fought for the Palestinians had such a fortune when his fellow countrymen were dying of starvation! The world had to rally around the Palestinians and send food, whilst the leader of Hamas swam in BILLIONS of dollars! Hamas (also Haniyeh) have been accused over the years of misappropriating and stealing aid meant for the Palestinians. To this day, many people who ostensibly collect funds for Palestine, pocket most (if not all) for themselves.
If these people truly were fighting a Jihad, they would have faced the Israeli usurpers head-on. Why waste your energies and weapons on civilians, when you can – or should be – attacking the enemy army? All these so-called ‘jihadists’ are good for is un-intelligent guerrilla warfare which ultimately results in mass Muslim civilian casualties. If they were sincere and stood up to the Jewish aggressors, Allah Ta`ala will come to their aid and assist them in vanquishing the accursed Israeli army. True Jihad is spreading the Kalimah of Allah Ta`ala and expanding the borders of Islam. With the wealth these people (like Hamas) usurp from the international community, they can easily muster a powerful Muslim army to stand up against and also defeat the disbelievers.
We make dua that true Mujaahideen, the likes of Salahuddeen Ayubi (rahmatullah alaih), stand up to defend the Muslims of Palestine and expand the borders of Islam. We have the consolation prophesied by Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) of the coming of Hadhrat Imaam Mahdi (alaihi salaam) who will remove Muslims from the debased state we have allowed ourselves to be subjected to.
Muslims should not be so naïve to allow themselves to be blinded by superficial ‘heroism’. Muslims are guided by the Shariah and the Sunnah. A Faasiq is a Faasiq, until he reforms himself. Ismail Haniyeh lived a life of Fisq and died with it. His condition now is only known to Allah Ta`ala. We need to study the situation as we see it and draw rational conclusions. We should not be blinded by pseudos’ and facades. We must take lesson from the words of Hadhrat Umar (radhiallahu anhu) as cited above. We do not know what the bosoms of man conceal. We should only be affected by the zaahir (outer appearances) of people and draw our conclusions from what we can see and by what our Islamic intellects compute.
When Ulama praise fussaaq (plural of faasiq), it sends a wrong message to the Muslim masses. Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said that an intelligent person is one who suppresses his naffs and base desires and carries out actions that will benefit his Aakhirah. This means that a Muslim should follow the Shariah and the Sunnah. The fact that a man is Palestinian and claims to be fighting the cause of the Palestinians should not emotionally blind true believers. His stupendous wealth amassed on the backs and blood of his fellow countrymen, and the fact that he was fraternising with the enemies of Islam and the Sahaabah (radhiallahu anhum) clearly denote otherwise.
It is as clear as daylight that to people like Ismail Haniyeh, the plight of Palestinians is just a way for them to fill their coffers. It is all about dirty politics. Jihad, Islam, Allah Ta`ala and Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) are furthest from their minds. True love for Islam and Allah Ta`ala can be found in the practical emulation of the life of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam).
May Allah Ta`ala guide this Ummah.