Yazid bin Muawiya Remembered in Makkah

11th May 2007, in his Friday sermon from the holy city of Makkah, a few feet from the door of the Ka'bah, where the consciousness of the presence of Allah should be felt at heart, the leader of the congregation emphasised the need for being bound by an allegiance to an "Imam" (a ruler) even if he is vicious. He claimed that the Prophet has said, whoever dies without being bound by an allegiance to an "Imam" (a ruler), dies the death of ignorance. On 11th May 2007, in his Friday sermon from the holy city of Makkah, a few feet from the door of the Ka'bah, where the consciousness of the presence of Allah should be felt at heart, the leader of the congregation emphasised the need for being bound by an allegiance to an "Imam" (a ruler) even if he is vicious. He claimed that the Prophet has said, whoever dies without being bound by an allegiance to an "Imam" (a ruler), dies the death of ignorance.

Even if the "Imam" is unjust and tyrannical, the believers must obey him as Ibn Taymiyyah (the guru of the Wahhabis) has required. He said, they can advise the "Imam" and guide him!!!

Quoting Abdullah ibn Umar's hadiths in Sahih Muslim, he said that when people wanted to rise against Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah, he stopped them because the Prophet had prohibited breaking the pledge given to an "Imam". When a companion wanted to rise against Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah, in the incidence of Hurra, Abdullah ibn Umar warned him that pledges are not given to be broken and that he had heard the Prophet saying that if anyone dies without being bound by an allegiance, dies the death of ignorance.

Hence, according to the Wahhabite rationale, allegiance to Yazid was a requirement of the Shari'ah! The leader of the congregation did not explain, what would be the position of those who broke the allegiance given in Ghadir? He did not explain why didn't Abdullah ibn Umar remember these alleged hadiths of the Prophet when he himself did not pay oath of allegiance to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, but felt the need to pay allegiance to a corrupt, irreligious and fasiq ruler like Yazid, who was imposed on the Muslims by his father. He did not explain what about the widely narrated mutawatir hadith of the Prophet which says "there is no obedience to the creatures in disobedience to Allah"? He did not explain that in the incidence of Hurra many Companions of the Prophet in Madina were slaughtered and thousands of their virgin daughters were rapped by the troopers of Yazid. To remain indifferent to a massacre of such a magnitude was like writing off the religious values that the Messenger of Allah (SAWW) had brought. But this is precisely the leader of the congregation was advising the worshippers.

Comments (52)
written by Sohail Haider, March 07, 2009
inna lillah i wa inna ilaih i raji'oon
this is the need of all illegitimate rulers coz unless they justify the legitimacy of Yazid's rule they cannot justify their own


written by RAHEESE, April 08, 2009
oh my god, how can this stupid man say that praise shud be given to this evil yazid, who was a sick twisted alcohoilic. he massacred tortutred the family the children of our and all muslims beloved prophet. i agree totally these new evil rulers who do not want islam wnat to be like yazid and thats why they are saying this. even a child can say that the evil that this monster yazid who allah has cursed did to the children of our beloved prophet was so bad so so bad that yazid is not praisworthy but hate worthy. yazid was the devil

written by Muhammad Sadi Funtua, April 20, 2009
May Allah (SWT) raise him and yazid bn mu'awuya (LA) on the day of reckoning together for the support he is given or showing to this beast (yazid). And May Allah (SWT) raise us together with our beloved Ahlul Bayt (AS).

written by muntazari, May 09, 2009
I AM NOT SURPRISED. BECAUSEi T IS A PROMINENT QAULE MASOOM THAT A PERSON IS HIDDEN UNDER HIS TONGUE.IN FACT HE IS ANNOUNCING HIS NASAB.IT IS HIS MOTHERS SIN.

written by hus london, May 18, 2009
O Muhammad (pbuh) Look at what state your ummah has fallen to, They have left your words, they have back bited your Ahlulbayt. They have tortured your Ahlulbayt. They have killed your grandsons in karbala, dungeons and etc.. And since ASIRS (years) they have tried forcing us to like beasts such as Muawiya (L.A) and his evil son Yazid (L.A).
They have burned and hidden all the true books, history and so on. and rebuilt their own ones. There new religion is money not islam.. May you keep as attached to your deen and Ahlulbayt, also your true sunnah. Ameen

written by Salma, May 21, 2009
What has the world come to?! truly shocking and deeply disgusting!


written by naqi naqvi, June 20, 2009
By there faith he is right !!! because as per quran on the day of judgement people are come up bhind there Imams so let them yazeed(L.A) his Imam.
And we come ups with our 14th Masoomeen and 12 Imams.

written by Sami, July 14, 2009
Let us all unite as "Ummat-e-Rasool". These words were said by a Shia Imam leading a Jummah in a Sunni Masjid, in US. He was invited by the community elders. The past cannot be changed, but the present determines the future.
May Allah bless you all.


written by qaisar maan , August 03, 2009
but i think before passing any comment we should must consult the sayings of the prophet (S.A.W). as a matter of fact amir muawiya was the katib-e-wahi. so there is possibility of being detraped. as for as the matter of yazid and Imam Hussain is concerned. i thinkk that we have loaded things on it and shaped it just to tell the story like. according to a hadith of Bukhari the happy news of jannah is for a person who took part in a holly war. and that war was led by yazid. we say all this b coz we have no habit to study. so we should think before passing any comment.

written by razia sayeda, September 01, 2009
qaisar maan, here's wishing you a speedy journey to the abode of your imams muawiya, yazeed, abdullah ibne umar, sahih bukhari, and i might as well add shimr, ibne ziad, khalifas of the clans bani umayya and bani abbas and infant killer hurmala (according to your logic he too participated in the 'holy war' ) not to mention zakir naik, israr ahmed, benjamin netanyahu, george w bush, saudi khalifas etc. Good for you! You seem to be of the same creed as that of the above shaitaans and their and your ancestor iblees. And to my logic your heaven must be the burning fire hell where you would be most blissful because thats where you all come from and that's where you belong.
As for us we hope to go to the jannah of our leaders our Imams the Ahlul Bait. Vastly different from your jannah. Wouldn't you say.
Bon Voyage!

written by razia sayeda, September 01, 2009
Qisar Maan ibne Iblees
Read your comment again. You talk of 'study'. Is it a joke? you seem ignorant and illiterate. Go educate yourselg maan. after you learn the basics you might be able to understand what I've written.

written by farooque, September 06, 2009
yazid is shaitaan and la'anati.....he is responsible for the incidence of karbala

written by Prof Dr S Muhammad Naqvi (Research Scholar), September 09, 2009
The beloved Muslims of Prophet & His Ahlulbait should not be worried about these types of irrational and non- acceptable remarks, beliefs and having affections towards the killers or the destroyers of the true commandments of Allah & His Prophet's blood(Ahlulbait). This shows that how ignorance has penetrated within selves who have left Ahlulbait as their forefathers did.



" History and blood both speaks about their origins"

The true lovers of Prophet and Ahlulbait need to discourage all these ill - natured remarks through unity among the Muslims.

written by Aiman, October 10, 2009
Cure be on all those who have hatred for Ahlebaith!!!

written by Sami Khan, October 14, 2009
Only thing i know to say about
YAZEED BIN Muaweya ( Lanay Allah Aleh ) 1,000,000 Times
Keep giving Lanat On Yazeed , Maweyaa
and never say Ameer Al Momineen to anyone except
MOLA IMAM ALI ( a.s ) ...


written by Syed Viquar Ahmed Quadri, November 19, 2009
Dear Qaisar Maan

It is not Yazid who participated in the first naval force but it was his father Muáwiya (Radhiallaahu Anhu) during the Caliphate of Usman (Radhiallaahu Anhu).
In fact it is reported in Bukhari Shareef that Rasool Allah (S.A.W) said: 'The first army that will fight a naval battle in my Ummah will have made Jannat compulsory on themselves.' The first naval force was in fact headed by Muáwiya (Radhiallaahu Anhu) during the Caliphate of Usman (Radhiallaahu Anhu).

It is not Yazid who participated in the first naval force but it was his father Muáwiya (Radhiallaahu Anhu) during the Caliphate of Usman (Radhiallaahu Anhu).

As early as 668 the Caliph Muawiyah I (Radhiallaahu Anhu) sent an army under his son Yazid against the Eastern Roman Empire. Yazid reached as far as Chalcedon and took the important Byzantine center Amorion. Although the city was quickly recovered, the Arabs next attacked Carthage and Sicily in 669. In 670 the Arabs captured Cyzicus and set up a base from which to launch further attacks into the heart of the Empire. Their fleet captured Smyrna and other coastal cities in 672. Finally, in 672, the Arabs sent a large fleet to attack Constantinople by sea. While Constantine was diverted by this, the Slavs unsuccessfully attacked Thessalonika.
Constantinople survived the Arab siege until 678, when the Byzantines employed Greek fire against the Arab fleet at the Battle of Syllaeum in Pamphylia. This was one of the first times Greek fire was used in combat. The Arabs withdrew, and were almost simultaneously defeated on land in Lycia in Anatolia.


written by Syed Viquar Ahmed Quadri, November 19, 2009
SALAM ALAIKUM RAHMATULLAHI WA BARKATUHU





DEAR READERS

REGARDING YAZID WE ASK OURSELVES THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. YAZID CONSPIRED TO KILL HAZRAT IMAM HUSSAIN (Radhiallaahu Anhu) WHEN HAZRAT IMAM HUSSAIN (Radhiallaahu Anhu) WANTED TO PERFORM HAJ. DO WE RESPECT YAZID FOR THIS??

2. AS PER KALAM-E-PAK ( QURAN ) ALLAH SAID HE IS THE ENEMY OF THOSE WHO HURT FAMILY OF RASOOL ALLAH (S.A.W.). ALLAH ALSO SAID HE IS WITH THOSE WHO RESPECT RASOOL ALLAH (S.A.W) AND HIS FAMILY.
SHOULD WE RESPECT YAZID AND EARN ENIMITY WITH ALLAH?

3. YAZID CAUSED NOT TO GIVE AZAN IN MASJID NABVI FOR 3 DAYS, HIS ARMY TIED HORSES IN MASJID NABVI AND AT MAZAR-E-MUBARAK OF RASOOL ALLAH (S.A.W) HORSES DUNG AND URINE WAS PASSED IN MASJID NABVI AND AT MAZAR-E-MUBARAK. YAZID'S ARMY AT MADINA KILLED MORE THAN 10,000 SAHABA.
STILL SHOULD WE RESPECT YAZID?

4. YAZID SENT HIS ARMY FROM MADINA TO MECCA THERE THEY DAMAGED KABETULLAH SHERIEF BURNT THE CLOTH OF KABA. ATTACK ON MECCA IS FORBIDDEN BY ALLAH.

STILL SHOULD WE RESPECT YAZID???????????????????????????

written by Ali Hyder, November 20, 2009
Disgusting Shias...they curse everyone except the family of the Prophet. They consider Ali (RA), Hasan (RA), Husain (RA) as the so called "Imams" which according to their complicated and Sabaite definition means equivalent to "Prophet" Disgusting Shias cursed even by Ali (RA) and Hasan (RA). Disgusting Shias who betrayed Husain (RA) at Karbala and today make a great and false show of the Jaahil custom of Mourning...I wonder if they even think of anything other than Ahle Bait.

written by saira , November 24, 2009
Mr, Ali Hyder, these are quite harsh remarks passed by u. I think putting blames on each other we should try to learn more about our history and the people who changed the shape of our history effecting till to date. The difference is very clear that u can only curse shias but never any of our Imams. Remember these are the descendants of your and my prophet. But on other hand we can criticize your caliphs and kings because of their deeds and the role they played in damaging Islam .

written by ya ali, November 27, 2009
to mr: aly hyder. the biggest hypocrite are you saudis.. i will not refer you as muslims... cuz from saudies you have different way of teaching in islam... WE shiaa dont say that your teaching are wrong and we dont say that our teaching is more right that yours...ahl el bait are more holy than yazed (naalat allah aleih) and dont forgett what the rasul said about imam ALI... so go and blow your self your saudi terrorist...

written by Aljaafary, November 27, 2009
Yazid, laanatullah alaihi

written by Harissma, November 29, 2009
Yazid one the greatest sinner in the era of Muhammad PBUH.


written by Christopher Macdonald, November 30, 2009
Although I've read most of the authentic books on Islam ,written by the prominent Sunnis and Shi'ite Scholars and also about the people who played main roles in its construction or destruction, what has emerged is a "NO WIN SITUATION" where the believers on both sides are reluctant to accept each other views on the most controversial issues. There're numerous traditions of Prophet of Islam quoted in Sunni books, if accepted by the Sunnis, they will condemn their claim that Mr Abibakar, Umar and Uthaman had any right on claphate. What's needed, at this juncture, is an impartial obserbation as to what the NON-ISLAMIC historian say about the issues.

The Succession to Muhammad is a book written by Wilfred Made lung released by the Cambridge University Press in 1977. He writes in pages 309-310; " In the face of fake Umayyad claim to legitimate sovereignty in Islam as God's Vicegerents on earth, and in view of Umayyad treachery, arbitrary and divisive government, and vindictive retribution, they came to appreciate his ( Ali ) honesty, his unbending devotion to the reign of Islam, his deep personal loyalties, his equal treatment of all his supporters, and his generosity in forgiving his defeated enemies. " My personal opinion is that the list of Ali's enemies is endless, as it goes on and on. What I've concluded from a book "Nahjul Blagha" ( a compilation of Sermons / Letters and Sayings of Ali) that in the entire history of Islam TWO very distinguished names appear top of the list "Mua'via Ibn Abi Sufi'an and Ayesha daughter of Abibakar. Mua'via fought many wars against Ali even after the demise of Muhammad, when Ali was forced by the believers of Islam to accept the office of caliphate and became their leader,against his will. And Ayesha left no stone unturned to oppose any move that Ali made. Finally when the limitations of her hatred against the family of the prophet exploded and she fought a bloody battle known as " the battel of Camels). Irony is, that Ali was leading the believers of Islam (Umma). Her action thus logically, earned her a reputation in the history of Islam as " The Mother of Unbelievers".

written by Abbas, December 28, 2009
Curse on those who betray hatred to Ali (as) and his progeny. Love Ali, and be accepted by the Prophet (SAW) and once accepted by him you are accepted by Allah (SWT)...However, hate Ali (as) and you will never get any where close to Janaah. Lanat on Whabis!!!!!

written by ABBASS RAZA, December 28, 2009
lanat on those who claim yazid as a pure ruler and a person to be allegiance...because bastard is a man who killed ahylbat ...and Quran has narrated clearly tht the people who support a tyrant who kill the human being would go to heell...so people who support yazid assuredly will go to hell as he is killer or ahlybat .......
SALAM YA HUSSAIN(A.S) U R REALLY GREAT .......AND LANAT ON THOSE WHO CLAIM U WRONG BEACUSE U R MASOOM U R 1 WHO PROVES VICTORY IN FACE OF INNOCENCE ....


written by Mustapha, January 08, 2010
Imam Hussein and His brother Al-Hassan are Sayyid Shaba Ahl-Al-Janna, both in Sunni and Shia Hadiths. Thus, killing him of ruling is the same as all oppressor are doing and did to maintain their rules.

If you acknowledge the contrary than you shall be with Saddam, Hitler and their alikes.

If you aknowledge that he is wrong than why you leave sayyid shabab al-janna for Yazid the oppressor.

written by Mustapha, January 08, 2010
To raouf: Than why did prophet Lut married a wife that Allah destroyed. And Allah bring the example of another bad wife in the same sourat of Quran in which He blame Aisha and Hasfa of divulging the Prophet secret.

To Ateeq: Plz read your Sahih I can bring Hadith that will whiten your hair. Imam Khomeini ordered the removal of hundreds of Hadidth from Bihar Al-Anwar. Because that they have been added with time. Also, in the Shia world it is know that Al-Bihar is just a compilation, without analysis, of all hadiths and stories found by Mullah Bakir.

Plz, Ask Allah to show you the ritgh path and look for it. Inshallah He will guide you so you can be resurrected with the Prophet, Ali, Fatima, Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein AND NOT Abubaker, Umar, Uthman, Mu3ayiwa and Yazid...


written by Kazim, January 17, 2010
To all Muslims who favor Yazid,

A SIMPLE TEST ON WHICH SIDE ARE YOU OR WOULD LIKE TO BE?

Introduction of Yazid as it relates to Battle of Badr (historically the first battle between the enemies of Islam and Islam's followers) and drawing parallelism to Battle of Karbala.
From the side of enemies of Islam:
Adba - Yazid's grandmom's father
Shayba - Yazid's grandmom's uncle
Walid - Yazid's grandmom's brother

From the side of Islam (chosen by Prophet Mohammad PBUH):
Hamza - Husayn's father's Uncle
Ubaydah - Husayn's fathers' cousin
Ali - Husayn's father

Who's side you'd like to be is your choice but let it be that your fate be determined with the fate of who you chose. We, Shias, know where our choice lies and it lies with our beloved Prophet and his family. It is for you to decide where do you stand.

May God open your eyes!
- Kazim


written by Kazim, January 17, 2010
Mr Ali Hyder, Your words betray the sanctity of your name. You have a completely distorted view of Shiat and rightfully so. Because the essence of Shiat is not so trivial so as to be grasped by any Tom, Dick and Harry. Your name saves you because no Shia would curse you with a name like that. However, we will pray that your fate be decided with the enemies of Ali and enemies of Ahlul Bayt.

- Kazim


written by Haq-ul-Murtaza, February 13, 2010
Imam Hussainsws.’s Last Sermon



To Umayyad Army in Karbala



On the 10th of Moharram in 61 A.H., Imam Hussainsws2 admonished the army of Banu Umayyad in Karabala by giving an eloquent Sermon.



Holy Prophetsaww raised me up by feeding the Divine Prophecies. I am the son of Prophet saww and my mother is ‘Batool’sws3. I have been created as infallible Imam. I have the privilege of being the son of Amir-ul-Momaneensws. I am the son of that who holds the key to the future events and sustenance of the whole universe. Hassan (Imamas) has brought me up to his customs. I am the Divine authority, recognise me prior to declaring war against me. Be aware! You will close all the doors of forgiveness by killing me. You are doing this for the attraction of your leader’s promised rewards, but if you ask me, I can bless you thousands’ time more than that. (I know) collecting filth is in your genes. You are unable to comprehend and (debate with doubts) that we regularly travel through the milky ways. (Be aware) Stars are nothing else but aftermath of footprints. North pole finds its direction from ussws. Oursws destination is in ‘Qabah Quosaan’4; and ‘Bait-ul-Mamoor’5 is our residence. ‘Bismilla6’ refers to our beginning and ‘Yakhamah7’ concludes with our (attributes). ‘Innamah8’ describes our Divinity and Purity, ‘Allif-lam9’ is on our introduction, ‘WalAsr10’ is about our glandular status, The Verse of ‘Feel11’ is the narration of our past, ‘Walfaj12’ has borrowed colours from us, ‘Filqurbah13’ is the means to seek nearness to us, the verse of ‘Dahr14’ is on our generosity, ‘MinYashra’ defines our rights, ‘Al-Taha’ is about our way of life, the Verse of ‘Muzimmil15’ is our outfit, the verse of ‘AlQadr16’ authenticate our (Divine) rights, it is in our jurisdiction to change the direction of ‘Qabateen’ 17 we attend to the needs of others in ‘Rukku18 of prayers. Our traditions became the principles of religion; we are the ‘Ibrahimy19’. However, those who could not gain guidance from 63 years of preaching will not be influenced by my words. You are blinded by the ‘worthless’ rewards and are inclined to disgrace Holy Prophet’s familysws-which would result in your eternal punishment.

written by Abdul Abdul Mahdi, March 17, 2010
If we follow the logic of the Wahhabi that a Ruler must be obeyed even if he is a tyrant because we need to keep the peace, then logically and naturally from there we can predict that ONE DAY, when the Dajjal (LA) comes, Wahhabi's will be part of his followers, since they believe they should obey a ruler even if he is a tyrant.

As for the Nasibi who keep on cursing us Shiahs as Kafirs - I would rather have the curses of a BILLION (so-called) Muslims than the slightest displeasure of Fatimah Zahra (AS).


written by SHUAIB HUSAIN, March 20, 2010

O MY ALLAH ,SEND LOVERS OF YAZID (LA) WHERE YAZEED IS, ie IN THE HIGHEST PIT OF HELL AND MAY ALLAH INCREASE THE FIRE AND CHASTISEMENT OF HELL FOR YAZEED HIS HELPERS 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
00................................. TIMES .

LANATULLAH ALAAZAALAEMEEN MINAL AWWALEENA WALAAKHEREEN.

ALLAHUMMA LAAN QATALATAL HUSAIN (AS) WA AOLAADEHI WA ASHABEHI.

written by Amjad Abbas, March 24, 2010
Did any one know that besids Abdullah Ibn Umar not paying his alligence to Immam Ali (a.s),paid alligence to Muawiya(l.a) and used to take favours from him. He paid alligence to Yazis the cursed through his another
cursed man Hajjaj bin yusuf, by touching his feet while hajjaj didnt even bother to stand up for this man. Hajjaj was the person who did all that what a mankind will be ashamed of in Madina.By the way Muawiya is from the dynasty which is from cursed tree( sahjera malooneh) referred in quran where most of our emminent suni aalims have made the commentry on that verse of quran that it was revealed in curse of Abu sufyan and his family.Our emminent suni scholers narrate that Muawiya accepted Islam in 10th year of hijreh when almost all the quran had been revealed. His cursed father who all along his life had tortured our beloved prophet accepted islam under duress which is on conquerring Makka ,may be 7 0r 8 hijreh when his cursed son Muawiya cursed his father, dis owned him for being coward. On this occasion a verse was revealed to our great prophet that curse upon people who severe relationship with their kins which muawiya had done to his father Abusufyan the cursed.
Have these people not read quran , Ayet Muadatqurba, mubahilla, taharat many more.May Allah bless all muslims the intellegence and opportunity to find the truth and be guided inshaallah....


written by seeker of thruth, April 13, 2010
when will the hatred ends. why can't muslims unite? May Allah forgive our sins. Its so difficult to see the light and love among too many hatred.

Tawassul Resorting to Intermediary

Tawassul Resorting to Intermediary


Some people claim that asking for help to other than god is polytheism.Such people should never go to doctor when they becomes sick because thisis polytheism (shirk)! Their going to doctor is a type of seeking a helpfrom a specialist even though they do not say by their tongue that they aregetting help from the doctor. Acting shirk is enough. Also they should notask any question from anyone or request anything from any one because allthese are shirk. Furthermore, they shouldn't eat any food because theyshould not help themselves by any other than God! If they say that we do all these because Allah told us to do so, then basedon their own doctrine Allah is also polytheist (Mushrik). Na'udhu Billah! Here is what they are missing: If we get help from any body, we do it withthe understanding that he by his own can not help us. He can not benefit usunless Allah wishes to. If one calls Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HF) or Imam Ali(AS) for help, he is, in fact, calling Allah for help through intermediaryof the Prophet or the Imams, and he does that with the understanding thatthe Prophet or the Imams doe not have any independent power, but ratherwhat they have (which many others lack) is that they have CREDIT in frontof Allah and that Allah does not put down their requests if they pray toAllah on my behalf. Imam Ali and all the martyrs are alive as Quran clearlytestifies, though they are not on the earth. So please do not treat them asdead. Allah states in Quran: Think not of those who are martyred in the way of Allah as dead. Nay! They are living, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord." (Quran 3:169) In fact all of our Imams except Imam Mahdi were martyred either by sword orby poison. Moreover, there are quite strong proofs in both Shia and Sunnithat the Prophet himself was also poisoned by a Jew in the battle ofKhaibar, and the poison slowly worked on his body till it finally killedhim. I just bring two traditions from Sahih al-Bukhari: Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith: 5.551 Narrated Abu Huraira: When Khaibar was conquered, a (cooked) sheep containing poison, was given as a present to Allah's Apostle. Sahih Bukhari Hadith: 5.713 ... Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet in his ailment in which he died, used to say, "O 'Aisha! I still feel the pain caused by the food I ate at Khaibar, and at this time, I feel as if my aorta is being cut from that poison." So they should not be called dead since they are alive according to Quran.Thus we can make Tawassul to them the same way that the Shia of Moses madeTawassul to Moses: "And he (Moses) went into the city at a time when people (of the city) were not watching, so he found therein two men fighting, one being of his Shia and the other being his enemy, and the one who was of his Shia cried out to him for help against the one who was of his ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ enemy" (Quran 28:15) Two things which distinguishes Tawassul and Shirk should be noted here.First, we do not believe that the Prophet and Imams have any independentpower from Allah. Second, Allah is the one who assigned the intermediate.The idol worshipers used a wrong intermediate, and that was another reasonwhy it was condemned. Moreover, the idol worshippers believed that theidols can cause harm or render a benefit. Muslims are monotheists and theyknow that only Allah can cause harm or render a benefit. But calling theProphet and Imams with the understanding that they could only be anintermediary to Allah, is not polytheism. ALL Muslims agreed on this pointfrom the time of the Prophet (PBUH&HF) up to the present day, exceptWahhabis. They contradict all Muslims with their new creed and accusedMuslims of blasphemy; they never let any body touch the blessed grave ofProphet (PBUH&HF). The Holy Quran further supports intermediary for approaching toward Allahwhere it states: "O' you who believe! Be mindful (of your duties) to Allah, and seek the means of approaching toward Him." (Quran 5:35) ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ : . : : : . T . 4__,_w q_ 4_,_ q_e_,_,q 4__ q_o_, q_,_o . _, ]__8_, _, : / : / . / / / (_): : : Quran tells us that there exists a means of approaching "al-Wasilah" for usin each era, which is different than Allah and we should seek him if wewant to approach toward Allah. In fact, both Tawassul and Wasilah are fromthe same root. When we make Tawassul, it means that we seek the Mercy ofAllah by resorting to a connection who was more obedient toward Allah and,as a result, Allah answers his/her prayers faster than us. Allah mayforgive us for the credit and the honor of that man/woman. It is true everywhere that doing a job (specially if it is asking for a big courtesy)without any connection is difficult or might be impossible. Approving sucha courtesy needs credit, and the one without it should resort to the onewho has the credit and the connection. This credit has been acquired byabsolute obedience of Allah. Nonetheless, approving any intercession stilldepends on Allah: "Who can intercedes with Him except the cases that He permits?" (Quran 2:255) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "They (i.e., prophets and Imams) do not say anything until He orders, and they act (in all things) by His command. He knows what is before them and what is behind them and they (i.e., those saints) offer no intercession except for anyone whom Allah accepts, and they ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ are in awe and reverence of His (glory)." (Quran 21:27-28) As you see there are exceptions. Some specific people can intercede withAllah by His permission. But this is not granted to every people. Now, I would like to give also more references from Sunni Hadithcollections in this regard. The first reference is on the Tawassul of IbnAbbas (RA) to Imam Ali (AS). Please note that Ibn Abbas spoke the followingwords after the martyrdom of Imam Ali. Thus he did ask for intermediary ofwhat you called a dead person. "When the death time of Abdullah Ibn Abbas (RA) approached, he said: `O Allah! I seek to approach toward you by means of Wilayah (accepting the mastery) of Ali Ibn Abi Talib.'" ^^^^^^^^^^^ Sunni references:- Fada'il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v2, p662, Tradition #1129- al-Riyadh al-Nadhirah, by Muhibbuddin al-Tabari, v3, p167- Manaqib Ahmad : : . .. . o_8__ : _o o _9 q_ w _,_c . _, 4__]_,_c .__, ,_p_7 _o_( (_ / (_/ . (_). . / : / : : . .__,__D _, . _, __c 4_, _q_, (__)_,_ .__, _o_, _, . (_S. (_). (_S : /. : . / (_S Please note that Ibn Abbas died in 68/687 which was 28 years after themartyrdom of Imam Ali (AS). If resorting (Tawassul) to a dead wasconsidered association (shirk), then Ibn Abbas would not dare to say so,and Ahmad Ibn Hanbal would not have recorded it. As for resorting to alive, al-Bukhari reported that Umar used make Tawassulto al-Abbas for rain: Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith: 5.59 Narrated Anas: Whenever there was drought, 'Umar bin Al-Khattab used to ask Allah for rain through Al-'Abbas bin 'Abdul Muttalib, saying, "O Allah! We used ^^^^^^^ to request our Prophet to ask You for rain, and You would give us. Now we request the uncle of our Prophet to ask You for rain, so give us rain." And they would be given rain." Another related question is that: Is kissing the grave of the ProphetShirk (association)? Is honoring the belongings of Prophet association?Sahih al-Bukhari tells us it is NOT Shirk: Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith: 1.373 Narrated Abu Juhaifa: I saw Allah's Apostle in a red leather tent and I saw Bilal taking the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ remaining water with which the Prophet had performed ablution. I saw ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the people taking the utilized water impatiently and whoever got some ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ of it rubbed it on his body and those who could not get any took the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ moisture from the others' hands. Then I saw Bilal carrying an 'Anza (a ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ spear-headed stick) which he planted in the ground. The Prophet came out tucking up his red cloak, and led the people in prayer and offered two Rakat (facing the Ka'ba) taking 'Anza as a Sutra for his prayer. I saw the people and animals passing in front of him beyond the 'Anza. Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith: 7.750 Narrated Abu Juhaifa: I came to the Prophet while he was inside a red leather tent, and I saw Bilal taking the remaining water of the ablution of the Prophet, and the people were taking of that water and rubbing it on their ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ faces; and whoever could not get anything of it, would share the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ moisture of the hand of his companion (and then rub it on his face). ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ As we see, the great companions were honoring the drop of water which hadtouched the Prophet (PBUH&HF). Sayyid Sharafuddin, a famous Shia scholar, went on pilgrimage to theHouse of Allah during the reign of King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud. He was one ofthose who were invited to the King's palace to celebrate the Eid of al-Adh'ha. When his turn came to shake the King's hand, he presented a leatherbound Quran to the King. The King took the Quran and placed it on hisforehead and then kissed it. Sayyid Sharafuddin said: "O' King! why doyou kiss and glorify the cover which is made of a goat's skin?!" The kinganswered: "I meant to glorify the Holy Quran, not the goat's skin." SayyidSharafuddin said: "Well said O' King! We do the same when we kiss thewindow or the door of the Prophet's Chamber, we know that it is made ofiron, and could not harm or render a benefit, but we mean what is behindthe iron and wood, we mean to respect the Messenger of Allah in the sameway as you meant with the Quran when you kissed its goat's skin cover." The audience was impressed by his speech and said: "You are right." TheKing was forced to allow the pilgrims to ask for blessings from theProphet's relics, until the order was reversed by the successor of thatKing. The issue is not that they are afraid of people associating others withAllah, rather, it is a political issue based on antagonizing Muslims inorder to consolidate their own power and authority over Muslims, andhistory is the witness to what they have done.************************************************************************** ____________________________________ o_,_7 _ . _o_7 _ 4__ o_w_, ( : / (_) / ( . ____________________________________ Evidence for Tawassul by a Sunni Writer From: mas@cadence.com (Masud Khan)Date: 3 Jul 1994 22:55:34 GMT There has been a lot of discussion about intercession recently,and a few ill-informed people have issued "fatawa's" condeming thepractice as "shirk". If, as some individuals say, tawassul is"shirk" then from from the evidence available it seems thatThe Prophet (pbuh) taught a man to commit "shirk" and so didthe Rightly Guided Khalifa 'Uthman ibn Affan! (May Allah be our refugefrom such thoughts). wa'asalaam Mas'udTawassul - Supplicating Allah through and Intermediary.======================================================= Definition: Supplicating Allah by means of an intermediary, whether it be aliving person, dead person, or a name or attribute of Allah Most High. Yusuf Rifa'i: I here want to convey the position, attested to by compellinglegal evidence, of the orthodox majority of Sunni Muslim on the subject ofsupplicating Allah through an intermidiary (tawassul), and so I say (andAllah alone gives success) that since there is no disagreement amongscholars that supplicating Allah through an intermediary is in principlelegally valid, the discussion of it's details merely concerns derivedrulings that involve interschool differences, unrelated to questions ofbelief or unbelief, monotheism or associating partners with Allah (shirk);the sphere of the question being limited to permissibility orimpermissibility, and its ruling being that it is either lawful orunlawful. There is no difference among groups of Muslims in their consensuson the permissibilty of three types of supplicating Allah through anintermediary (tawassul): 1 tawassul through a living righteous person to Allah Most High, as in theHadith of the blind man with the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant himpeace) as we shall explain; 2 the tawassul of a living person to Allah Most High through his own gooddeeds, as in the hadith of the three people trapped in a cave by a greatstone, a hadith related by Imam Bukhari in his Sahih [Ref: vol 3 no 418]; 3 and the tawassul of a person to Allah Most High through His entity(dhat), names, attributes, and so forth. Since the legality of these types is agreed upon there is no reason to setforth the evidence for them. The only area of disagreement is supplicatingAllah (tawassul) through a righteous dead person. The majority of theorthodox Sunni community hold that it is lawful, and have supporting hadithevidence, of which we will content ourselves with the hadith of the BlindMan, since it is the central pivot upon which the discussion turns. The Hadith of the Blind Man=========================== Tirmidhi relates, through his chain of narrators from 'Uthman ibn Hunayf,that a blind man came to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace)and said, "I've been afflicted in my eyesight, so please pray to Allah forme." The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Go makeablution (wudu), perform two rak'as of prayer, and then say: " 'O Allah, I ask You and turn to You through my Prophet Muhammad, theProphet of Mercy; O Muhammad [Ya Muhammad], I seek your intercession withmy Lord for the return of my eyesight [and in another version: "for my need, that it may be fulfilled. O Allah, grant him intercession for me"].'" The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) added, "And if there issome need, do the same." Scholars of Sacred Law infer from this hadith the recommended character ofthe need, in which someone in need of something from Allah Most Highperforms such a prayer and then turns to Allah with this supplicationstogether with other suitable supplications, traditional or otherwise,according to the need and how the person feels. The express content of thehadith proves the legal validity of tawassul through a living person (asthe Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) was a alive at the time).It implicitly proves the validity of tawassul through a deceased one aswell, since tawassul through a living or dead person is not through aphysical body or through a life or death, but rather through the positivemeaning (ma`na tayyib) attached to the person in both life and death. Thebody is but the vehicle that carries that significance, which requires thatthe person be respected whether alive or dead; for the words "O (Ya)Muhammad" are an address to someone physically absent - in which state theliving and the dead are alike - an address to the meaning, dear to Allah,that is connected with his spirit, a meaning that is the ground oftawassul, be it through a living or a dead person. =============================The Hadith of the Man in Need=============================Moreover, Tabarani, in his al-Mu`jam al-saghir, reports a hadith from'Uthman ibn Hanayf that a man repeatedly visited 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (Allahbe well pleased with him) concerning something he needed, but 'Uthman paidno attention to him or his need. The man met Ibn Hunayf and complained tohim about the matter - this being after the death of the Prophet (Allahbless him and grant him peace) and after the caliphates of Abu Bakr and'Umar - so 'Uthman ibn Hunayf, who was one of the Companions who collectedhadiths and were learned in the religion of Allah said: "Go to the place ofablution and perform ablution (wudu), then come to the mosque, perform tworak'as of prayer therein, and say, " 'O Allah, I ask You and turn to You through our Prophet Muhammad, theProphet of Mercy; O Muhammad [Ya Muhammad], I turn through you to my Lord,that He may fulfill my need,' "and mention your need. Then come so that I can go with you [to the caliph'Uthman]." So the man left and did as he had been told, then went to the door of'Uthman ibn 'Affan (Allah be pleased with him), and the doorman came, tookhim by the hand, brought him to 'Uthman ibn 'Affan and seated him next tohim on a cushion. 'Uthman asked, "What do you need?" and the man mentionedwhat he wanted, and 'Uthman accomplished it for him and then said, "Ihadn't remembered your need until just now," adding, "Whenever you needsomething, just mention it." Then the man departed, met 'Uthman ibn Hunayf,and said to him, "May Allah reward you! He didn't see to my need or pay anyattention to me until you spoke with him." 'Uthman ibn Hunayf replied, "ByAllah, I didn't speak to him, but I have seen a blind man come to theMessenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) and complain tohim of the loss of his eyesight. The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant himpeace) said, 'Can you not bear it?' and the man replied, 'O messenger ofAllah, I do not have anyone to lead me around, and it is great hardship forme.' The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) told him, 'Go to theplace of ablution and perform ablution (wudu), then pray two rak'as ofprayer and make these supplications.' " Ibn Hunafy went on, "By Allah, wedidn't part company or speak long before the man returned to us as ifnothing had ever been wrong with him." This is an explicit, unequivocal text from a prophetic Companion provingthe legal validity of tawassul through the dead. The account has beenclassed as rigorously authenticated (SAHIH) by Bayhaqi, Mundhiri, andHaytami. (Muhammad Hamid - a leading Hanafi scholar of this century:) As for callingupon (nida') the righteous [when they are physically absent, as in thewords "O (Ya) Muhammad" in the above hadiths], tawassul to Allah Most Highthrough them is permissable, the supplication (du'a) being to Allah MostGlorious, and there is much evidence for its permissibility. Those who callon them intending tawassul cannot be blamed. As for someone who believesthat those called upon can cause effects, benefit, or harm, which theycreate or cause to exist as Allah does, such a person is an idolator whohas left Islam - Allah be our refuge! This then,and a certain person haswritten an article that tawassul to Allah Most High through the righteousis unlawful, while the overwhelming majority of scholars hold itpermissable, and the evidence that the writer uses to corroborate his viewpoint is devoid of anything that demonstrates what he is trying to prove.In declaring tawassul permissable, we are not hovering on the brink ofidolatory (shirk) or coming anywhere near it, for the conviction that AllahMost High alone has influence over anything, outwardly, is a convictionthat flows through us like our very lifeblood. If tawassul were idolatory(shirk), or if there were any suspicion of idolatory in it, the Prophet(Allah Most High bless him and give him peace) would not have taught it tothe blind man when the latter asked him to supplicate Allah for him,though in fact he did teach him to make tawassul to Allah through him. Andthe notion that tawassul was permissible only during the lifetime of theperson through whom it is done but not after his death is unsupported byany viable foundation from Sacred Law (Rudud 'ala abatil wa rasa'il al-Shaykh Muhammad al-Hamid). Mostly taken from "Reliance of the Traveller" (Umdat as-Salik) by Ahmad ibnNaqib al-Misri [b. 702/1302 d. 769/1368] translated by Noah Ha Mim Keller.