You alone we worship and from You alone we seek help (and may we always)

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Re: You alone we worship and from You alone we seek help (and may we always)

@Monk

vroom was prophet(pbuh) a man?

The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam is the Best of Men (khairul Bashar) and a Noor (A Light)

I have already made a thread on it:
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/religion-and-philosophy/638720-is-rasoolallah-sallallahu-alaihi-wa-alehi-wa-sallam-a-man-like-us.html

@teggy

AsSalaamo Alaikum,

If the same amount of time, effort, fervor, money, and energy was spent in doing Dawah or building masjids, feeding the poor and supporting the orphans, wouldn’t that be a more proud achievement? That was, and still is the Prophet (s.a.w.)'s way. Sahaba (r.a.) didn’t go around building mazars over the sahabas (r.a.) who were martyred. Not even for Rasool Allah (s.a.w) when he passed away and returned to Allah Almighty, as we all will sooner or later. Who could be bigger awliyah Allah than those blessed souls? Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) told us explicitly without a doubt that the first three generations should serve as an example for us. Whom from among them built a mazaar for Yasir (r.a.) or Summaiyyah (r.a.) who were the first martyrs for Islam? If such a thing was of benefit, wouldn’t Rasool Allah (s.a.w.) have recommended, or approved of it? Unless we are to contemplate that (astagfirullah) the much later generations have discovered a way of blessings that Rasool Allah (s.a.w.) forgot to convey, but as most muslims remember the religion was complete during the last sermon at completion of Hajj.

How do you get tabarrukaat by spending time with the dead? Do they benefit you, or pass their blessings up to you from grave when each soul is in need for all the hasanat in the hereafter?

More importantly, can you confidently say that by building mazaars with the best of intentions, and I do believe you have the best of intentions, you wouldn’t be held to account if people use those mazars for malice purposes and indulge in anything other than Islam? When one of us does something good, the Ajr for it carries on even after we die. When one of us does something that is not good and people keep repeating it, or utilizing it, a portion of what they do also carries on for us after we die.

What boggles my mind is that some of us do things which did not exist during the early generations, and are unfounded in the Sunnah of Rasool Allah and call ourselves from followers of the Sunnah of Rasool Allah. How is that possible?

But, of course, I’m limited in my knowledge of these things. And my reason for raising these questions was out of sincerity, and nothing else. May Allah bless you for all the good you do, and forgive for the bad that happens unintentionally, and give us all the hidayah to be on seerat-e-mustaqeem all the way till the end.

Yes, you have some common questions regarding Mazars, and Graves. This is something that i have myself been upon. I’ll start a thread about These issues Soon In Sha Allah, no promises however. The comment you were replying to was meant to convey the message of who Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah are, ie in our lineage, our traits and hallmarks. The building of Mazars itself is not a solitary position, there is other positions however the permissibility of building Mazars is what has prevailed

The first thing to mention is that visiting Awliya is done out of Love for the Sake of Allah. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala loves these people, that’s why they are called Awliya (friends of Allah). So can you imagine visiting someones grave out of Love? let me answer this for you No, because I have been in the same boat

Also the second thing to mention is because our current most active groups are not ‘into’ these ideas and beliefs. Much of the Hadiths, and reports regarding the conduct of Companions RadiAllahu Anh at Graves is not mentioned. However from what I have come across, it is visible where our practices (practices of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah) have come from! That is from The Companions RadiAllahu Anh

So when Aluu Tawheed get principled (a little bit principled) you will see them attack Imams of Ahlus Sunnah
Wrong concepts of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - YouTube
Among the accusations here is ‘making a procedure for the visitation of Imam Hussain’s Blessed Grave’ (however their fustration on Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal is misplaced as these visitation were taking place much much before Imam Ahmad!)Among the accusations here is making the aqeedah which facilitates visitation of Awliya, this is incorrect as the aqeedah is present in our Scriptures and that’s why Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal also re-iterated it. These fools are trying to take on Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal with their translations but Imam Ahmad like the rest of Imams of Ahlus Sunnah knew the Quran and Sunnah intimately.

So from this it is clear the first three things I would like to say is:

1. It is a Practice of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah to build Mazars, and it is us who have formed the lineage of Islam to present
2. It is out of Love that visitation of Awliya occurs
   2a) There is an emotional difference between Us and those who do not visit
3. It is inbuilt into our Aqeedah that we visit Graves, Give them Salam and be well mannered in their presence (in the Graveyard)

Salam