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1. 

   umm abdullah on August 31, 2009 at 3:06 am

   asslam jus cant download it!!! why uktheee

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   Yasmin on August 31, 2009 at 4:15 am

   wa ‘alaykis salaam wa rahmatullah

   Sis, Umm ‘Abdullah, you can also just click where it says ‘here’ and then it should open, in shaa Allaah. Also, on the pdf file, there’s a ‘save’ option on the top left hand sign, just right next to the printer symbol. in shaa Allaah khayr.

   Fajr: I’m really looking forward to reading this, in shaa Allaah! May Allah accept and preserve you. Love you for the sake of Allaah.

   Fi amanillaah
   Yasmin

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   abu alee on August 31, 2009 at 8:56 pm

   jazak’Allahu khairen sis, good work.

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   Fajr on September 2, 2009 at 9:29 pm

   Wa iyyakum. Ahabbakillah, Yasmin 🙂

   Umm Abdullah, try the link now. Here’s the direct link: http://fajr.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/basair-fil-fitan1.pdf

   Shaykh al-Muqaddam did an amazing job of highlighting this issue of Fitan. The amount of statements/quotes and incidents from the predecessors in this book is overwhelming. I recommend it to everyone – our souls have a right to be made aware of these issues, particularly in our current times.

   We ask Allah for steadfastness in all our affairs and for clarity in matters when trials and tribulations appear in the land. Ameen

   As the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said in his supplication which he taught the Companions,

   اللهم إني أسألك فعل الخيرات وترك المنكرت وحب المساكين وأن تغفر لي وترحمني و إذا أردت في قوم فتنة فتوفني غير مفتون
   ‘O Allah, I ask You (for help) in doing good and abandoning evil, for attaining the love for the poor and I ask that You should forgive me and have mercy upon me, and if You wish to place a nation into a Fitnah (tribulation), then cause me to die without being afflicted.’

   Ps. If anyone has a contact number for the shaykh, please let me know.

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   Fajr on September 2, 2009 at 9:32 pm

   Excerpts from the book: Randomly selected quotes

   Mu’awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan: ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) say, ‘Nothing remains of this world except trials and tribulations.’ -Sahih Ibn Majah

   Abu Musa al-Ash’ari: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘My Ummah is one bestowed with Mercy; there is no punishment for it in the Hereafter. Its punishment is in this world: Tribulations, earthquakes and killings.’ – Sahih, Abu Dawud, Ahmad

   Hudhyafah (radhiallahu `anhu) put forth a test which allows a person to see how much he has been affected by a Fitnah. He said, ‘Verily, the hearts are exposed to Fitan so any heart that takes it, is marked with a black spot and if it turns away from it, it’s marked with a white spot. Whoever amongst you wishes to know if a tribulation has afflicted him or not should take a look: If he sees something to be Haram (impermissible) which he previously saw as Halal (permissible) or he sees something to be Halal which he previously saw as Haram,, then indeed the Fitnah has afflicted him.’

   Nu’man ibn Bashir used to say, ‘O people! Take the foolish amongst you by their hands. Take the foolish by their hands before they destroy you.’

   Ibn al-Taymiyyah said, ‘When a Fitnah takes place, the wise ones cannot push back the foolish (who set off the tribulation) and this is the nature of afflictions as Allah Ta’ala said:

   وَاتَّقُواْ فِتْنَةً لاَّ تُصِيبَنَّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْمِنكُمْ خَآصَّةً وَاعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ
   “And fear the Fitnah (affliction and trial) which affects not in particular those of you who do wrong, and know that Allah is Severe in punishment.” [Al-Anfal: 25]

   … And if a Fitnah occurs, no-one can get away from its fumes except the one protected by Allah.’

   Hudhayfah: ‘Tribulations will not harm you so long as you are knowledgeable of your religion, indeed a tribulation will only harm you if Truth and Falsehood become obscure to you.’

   It is authentically narrated from ‘Abdur-Rahman ibn Abzi that he said, ‘I said to Ubay ibn Ka’ab when the people fell into the Fitnah of ‘Uthman’s killing, ‘O Abul Mundhir, what is the way out (of the tribulation)?’ He said,’The Book of Allah. Whatever is clear to you, act upon it and whatever is obscure to you, leave it to its scholar.’

   Truly, Allah aided his Religion by the great al-Siddiq (Abu Bakr) radhiallahu `anhu during the days of the Apostasy and by Ahmad ibn Hanbal during the days of the Trial. And also by Ibn Taymiyyah during the battles with the animalistic Tartars when he encouraged the leaders and the masses to oppose them. But then the people fell into confusion over whether to kill them or not until Shaykh al-Islam (Ibn Taymiyyah) said, ‘If you see me in the ranks of the Tartars fighting alongside them with a Mushaf(Qur’an) over my head, kill me.’ And thus he encouraged the people to fight the Tartars and he strengthened their hearts.

   ‘The Hururiyyah (group from the Khawarij) came to Mutarrif ibn ‘Abdillah, calling him to their way and opinion. He said, ‘O you people! If I had two souls, I would make one pledge to you and keep away the other, so that if what you call to is correct guidance, I would send the other and if it is misguidance, then only soul would perish and the other would remain. But indeed, it is only one soul that I have and so I will not allow it to be misguided.’

   Indeed, tribulations are set off by rumours and false-news and they become widespread with hearsay. There is little regard for comprehension while the news is relayed, the people have little firmness in religion and this prevents them from obeying the command of Allah Ta’ala in verifying news and abandoning hastiness. You shall find the harshest of people in their nature and the ones who become amazed at themselves the easiest (‘ujb) and who are the most stubborn to their opinions, you shall find them to be from those who do not verify or clarify news. Hence arrogance and pride overcomes them and they abandon following the masses because to them everyone is ignorant and they are the knowledgeable ones who act rightly!

   Abu al-Dhayyal said, ‘Learn the art of silence just as you learn to speak for if speech is a guiding matter, then silence is a protective measure. In silence you have two characteristics: Attaining knowledge from those more knowledgeable than you and guarding yourself from those who are more argumentative than you.’

   ‘A man from Basra came to ‘Ubaydallah ibn ‘Umar and said ‘I come as a messenger from your brothers in Basra. They give you their greetings and are asking you about these two men: ‘Ali and ‘Uthman (radhiallahu `anhuma) and what your opinion is of them.’ He asked, ‘Anyone else other than them?’ He said, ‘No.’ So he said, ‘Prepare the man for departure.’ When they were done with preparing him, he (‘Ubaydallah) said, ‘Return my greetings to them and tell them that I said,

   تِلْكَ أُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ وَلاَ تُسْأَلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
   “That was a nation who has passed away. They shall receive the reward of what they earned and you of what you earn. And you will not be asked of what they used to do.” [al-Baqarah: 134]

   ‘Ibn Sirin heard a man curse al-Hajjaj so he said to him, ‘Stop this! Indeed, were you to be shown the scenes of the Hereafter, the smallest of sin which you yourself committed will seem bigger to you than the biggest sin committed by al-Hajjaj. You should know that Allah `azza wa jall is Wise and Just, if he takes from al-Hajjaj because of the oppression he did, He will also take from others due to their oppression of al-Hajjaj. So do not busy your soul in cursing others.’

   When Hudhayfah came to learn of the killing of ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan, he said, ‘O Allah, curse his killers and abusers. O Allah, we used to scold him and he would scold us (i.e. enjoin good, forbid wrong) but they took this as a justification for Fitnah. O Allah, do not let them die except by the sword.’

   ‘We were with Raja’ ibn Haywah when we were talking about gratitude for blessings. He said, ‘No-one truly gives thanks for the blessings (of Allah).’ A man with a cloak over his head went past us and he said, ‘Not even the Ruler?’
   We said, ‘And what does the mention of the Ruler have to do here?!’ He is only a man from amongst the people.’

   We were heedless of who he was, so Raja’ turned to us and said, ‘You are being approached by the one wearing a cloak so if you are called and made to take an oath, take the oath.’ We didn’t realise (what he was saying) until a guard came to him and it was said (when he was taken to the Ruler): ‘Oh Raja’, the leader of the faithful was mentioned in your presence and you didn’t support him?’ He said, ‘And what was that about, O leader of the faithful?’ He said, ‘You said ‘No-one truly gives thanks for the blessings.’ It was said to you, ‘Not even the Ruler?’ And you replied, ‘The Ruler is a man from amongst the people!’

   I (Raja’) said, ‘It wasn’t like that.’ He said, ‘By Allah?’ I said, ‘By Allah.’ So the Ruler called for the guard who reported it to him and he was whipped seventy times until I left him covered in blood. He (the guard) said, ‘You let this happen and you are Raja’ ibn Haywah?!’ I said to him, ‘Seventy lashes on your back are better than the killing of a single Muslim.’
   Ibn Jabir said, ‘After that, whenever Raja’ sat in a gathering, he would turn around and say ‘Watch out for the cloaked one!’

   Ibn Sirin reports: ‘It was said to Sa’ad ibn Abi Waqqas ‘Won’t you fight? You are from Ahl al-Shura and you have the most right to this matter (leadership) than those besides you!’ So he said, ‘I will not fight until you bring me a sword with two eyes, a tongue and two lips who knows the Muslim from the disbeliever. Were I to strike a Muslim with it, it misses target and were I to strike a disbeliever with it, it kills him. I strove in Jihad and I know best what Jihad is.’

   Nafi’ narrates from Ibn ‘Umar that two men came to him regarding the Fitnah involving Ibn al-Zubayr. They said, ‘The people have become lost! You are the son of ‘Umar and the companion of the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam), so what prevents you from going out?!’ He said, ‘What prevents me is that Allah forbade the blood of my brother.’
   They said, ‘But didn’t Allah say:

   وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لاَ تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ
   “And fight them until there is no more Fitnah…”
   [al-Baqarah: 193]

   He said, ‘We fought until there was no more Fitnah and the Religion became complete for Allah. But you people want to fight until there is a Fitnah and the Religion becomes for other than Allah.’

   Abu Hurayrah: ‘A Fitnah will come wherein nothing will save you except supplication like the supplication of one drowning.’

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6. 

   Umm Khawla on September 4, 2009 at 5:37 pm

   جزاكى الله خيراً أختي الكريمة على هذه الترجمة 🙂

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7. 

   Nuqtah on September 4, 2009 at 11:56 pm

   Nice stuff.

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8. 

   H on September 5, 2009 at 7:40 pm

   walekum salaam wa rahmatuallahiwabarakatuhu ukhtee

   jazakallahukhairan wa katheeran

   very informative

   may Allah guide us and whole ummah always.Ameen.

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9. 

   Umm Rummaan. on September 6, 2009 at 9:24 pm

   As-Salaamu alaikum my dear sister,

   Walahi if you hadn’t translated this work except for the chapter concerning safeguarding one’s Tongue and speech, it would have been sufficient for us to reflect. I read the whole translation today and I ask that Allah makes us of those who benefit. May Allan reward you and the sheikh and bestow upon you an honorable ranking in the akhirah.

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10. 

    qdelights on September 22, 2009 at 3:51 am

    asalamu aleikum
    mashallah ukhti fajr, awesome blog.. may allah reward you. i started one myself a couple of months back, sort of more laid back, خواطر.. and wasn’t sure if i wanted to keep it up… if you like it, maybe you could add a link to it..
    http://quranicdelights.blogspot.com/

    barak allahu feeki

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11. 

    abdullah on December 10, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    “qdelights (03:51:14) :
    i started one myself a couple of months back, sort of more laid back, خواطر.. and wasn’t sure if i wanted to keep it up… if you like it, maybe you could add a link to it..
    http://quranicdelights.blogspot.com/”

    I saw this site(quranicdelights.blogspot.com) first time. Very impressive. Delightful experience to pondering over Quran. One of my new favourites sites InshaAallh.

    JazakAllah Khair

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12. 

    Faraz on March 6, 2012 at 8:14 am

    Masha Allah, a very beneficial translation. Jazaakillah khair!

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