Clarifying tabarruk

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH
MOST COMPASSIONATE
MOST MERCIFUL.

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“INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TAUHEED”
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IMPORTANT DZIKR

LAA- ILAA-HA- IL-LALLAAHU - WAHDAHU –
LAA – SHAREE-KA LAH, LAHUL-MULKU –
WALAHUL-HAMD, WA-HUWA - ‘ALAA
KUL-LI- SHAY -INQ- QADEER,

“There is no god (none has the right to be worshipped) except
Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty
and praise and He is All-Powerful over all things .”


IMPORTANT DU’A

ALLAA-HUM-MA - IN-NEE – A –’UU-DZU-BIKA - MIN
AN - USH-RI-KA – BI-KA – SHAY-AN – WA –ANA –
A’-LAMU, WA –AS-TAGH-FIRU-KA –
MI-NADZ—DZAM - BIL– LADZII - LAA – A’-LAM
“O Allah! I seek refuge with You from committing
SHIRK i.e. associating others with You, knowingly,
and I seek Your forgiveness from the committing of
the sins which I do not know.”
(Hadith reported by Ahmad, Tabarani & Abu Ya’la)

IMPORTANT DU’A

ALLAA-HUM-MA – ARI-NAL-HAQ-QA - HAQ-QAN
WAR- ZUQ-NAT - TI-BAA- ’A
WA-ARI-NAL – BAA-TWILA – BAA-TWI-LAAN
WAR-ZUQ-NAJ – TI –NAA - BAH

“O Allah! Make us see the Truth to be true
and grant us ability to follow it.
And make us see Falsehood to be false and
grant us the ability to reject it.”

IMPORTANT COMMAND

“O ye who believe! if you are conscious of and fear Allah
(TAQWA), He will grant you a criterion (FURQAN-to judge between
right and wrong), remove from you (all) evil (that may afflict)
you, and forgive you: for Allah is the Lord of grace unbounded.”

(Qur’an: Anfaal: 8: 29)

REMEMBER : Do not be hasty ....
Something should not be denied just because we cannot
fully satisfy whatever curiosity we have regarding it.

It teaches us that we should not be hasty in addressing

any issue, but to consider carefully what is being offered
based on available knowledge.

The key point here is, knowledge. To accept something is
with knowledge, and to deny it also must be based upon
knowledge.
Do not reject something by simply basing it upon our

ignorance of that thing - e.g. some people categorically
deny something with the irrelevant excuse "because , I
have not come across it."


This statement is simply an admission of his ignorance of

that thing, not a proof (knowledge) that that thing does not
exist!

From the above, we are taught, nay, warned against being
hasty in 2 things :

(1) That we must not believe a thing unless we have sure
knowledge about it. (Warning against hasty believing
something without knowledge).
(2) That we must not deny a thing unless we have sure
knowledge about it. (Warning against hasty denial
(categorical rejection) without knowledge).

Note:

Our Prophet Muhammad s.a.a.w. warns us:

“Whoever seeks knowledge to argue with the
learned (scholars), or to brag with the foolish; or
with it to attract peoples’ attention to himself;
Allah will make him to enter the Hell-fire.”
(Hadith also reported by Tirmidzi and Ibn Majah)

Note:


Note:


“Three things make up the essential basis of believing (iiman):
[1] To stop (to desist) from accusing as unbeliever, anyone who has
declared – ‘There is no god except Allah’;
[2] never regard him as heretic (unbeliever) only because of his
committing sins nor to consider him as having exited from Islam because
of his act of disobedient ; and
[3] duty of JIHAD (striving in the cause of Allah) remains since the time I
was sent till the last one in my ummah battles the Dajjal (antichrist) .... “
(Hadith reported by Abu Dawud)

Note:

“When a person says to his (Muslim) brother ,
(Yaa Kaafir) – ‘Hey Unbeliever!’, then the accusation
for being an unbeliever will be upon either one of them”
(Hadith reported by Bukhary)

The demarcating difference between Al-Islam and other

religion is in the AQEEDAH (Belief or doctrines – in the
intellect), the categorical different separating “TAUHEED”
with “SHIRK ”.

In the acts of religious devotions and practices, there are
bound to be certain similarities in some of the outward
forms practiced in Islam with that found in other religions.
This is unavoidable.

Certain outward practices adopted by those who uphold
TAUHEED and those MUSHREEK, may only ‘seemed’ to be
similar, but when we scrutinize with ‘justice’(‘ADL) and
knowledge (‘ILM), indeed they are in reality totally and
fundamentally different.
TAUHEED is the good word containing the seed the good
tree. And SHIRK would also grow into a tree, but totally
different from that of TAUHEED.

When we study the SEERAH of our Prophet s.a.a.w. We can
discern that not every practices done by the Quraysh before
Islam were totally discarded, nor certain symbols or relics
destroyed.
The first 13 years, our Prophet’s DA’WAH is to infuse

TAUHEED to removed SHIRK in peoples AQEEDAH , through
knowledge, wisdom and beautiful (fair) exhortations.


Thus when TAUHEED has been established and SHIRK
removed in the Muslims AQEEDAH, even the outward

symbols and practices were retained and preserved by Allah
and Rasulullah s.a.w., e.g. rites of Hajj, Ka’aba, Hajr-alAswad, Maqam Ibrahim, Mount Safa

, Marwah, Mina, Arafah, animal sacrifice, sacred
months, etc.

“It is He Who has sent amongst the Unlettered a messenger from
among themselves, to rehearse to them His Signs, to sanctify
them, and to instruct them in Scripture and Wisdom― although
they had been, before, in manifest error―”

(Qur’an: Juma’ah: 62: 2)

“As well as (to confer all these benefits upon) others
of them, who have not already joined them: and He
is Exalted in Might, Wise.”
(Qur’an: Juma’ah: 62: 3)

REFLECT DEEPLY WHAT THE PROPHET S.A.W. SAID
IN HIS FAREWELL SERMON:


REFLECT DEEPLY WHAT THE PROPHET S.A.W. SAID
IN HIS FAREWELL SERMON:

“O Mankind! Verily Satan has lost all hope that he will
ever be worshipped on this earth forever, but if you obey
him in other deeds (acts which may seem to you to be) petty
(or small), it will please him. So be very careful of

(following) him (regarding these) in your religion.”

(Excerpt from the “Seerah” by Ibnu Hisham, “al-Iqd-ul Farid”
by Ibnu Abdi Rabbih and Bukhary’ s “Saheeh”)


REFLECT DEEPLY WHAT THE PROPHET S.A.W. SAID:


REFLECT DEEPLY WHAT THE PROPHET S.A.W. SAID:
“Verily, what I fear the most for my community (ummah) is
SHIRK (ascribing partners) to Allah.
I am not saying that they will worship the sun or the moon or
idols, but it is in their being insincere in doing good deeds, not
intending it for Allah’s sake but only to please their hidden
desires.”
(Hadith reported by Ibnu Majah in “Kitab Az-Zuhdu”)


Mere objects, places or outward similarity with practices of

old, was never the criteria for Islam’s rejection.
As explained – what constitute “TAUHEED” or “SHIRK” is
not in the act per se but, in a persons’ beliefs regarding
aspects of ULUHIYYAH (Divinity) and RUBBUBIYYAH
(Lordship).


Also it must be clarified here that Islam rejects certain of
the concepts as found in other religion – viz. where they
imagine God as “incarnating” or God “in-dwelling” (HULUL)

or God “union with the creation” (ITTIHAAD).
These are false ideas opposed to TAUHEED, which is the
main cause of most SHIRK attached to things.


Thus although like us, the MUSHRIKEEN has MA’BUD (that
which they worship), yet we categorically reject many false
idea regarding God (Divinity) and whatever they are
worshipping.
And when the MUSHRIKEEN venerate or show respect

(TA’ZEEM) to their MA’BUD and religious relics connected to
their religion, we regard these as SHIRK.


On the other hand, when a Muslim (MUWAHEED) who

shows veneration, respect or honour (TA’ZEEM) to the sacred
symbols (SHI’AR) in Islam, it is not SHIRK. Accusing them so
is foolish and malicious.




“Such (is the Pilgrimage): whoever (YU-’AZEEM)
honours the sacred rites of Allah, for him it is
good in the sight of his Lord.”
(Qur’an: Hajj: 22: 30)


“Such (is his state): and whoever holds in honour
the Symbols of Allah (SHA-’A-IRALLAAH),
(as in the sacrifice of animals), such (honour)
should come truly from piety of heart (TAQWA).”

“Behold! Safa and Marwah are among the Symbols of Allah
(MIN SHA-’AA-IRILLAH). So if those who visit the house in the
season or at other times, should compass them round, it is no sin
in them. And if anyone obeys his own impulse to Good―be sure

that Allah is He Who recognises and knows.”
(Qur’an: Baqarah: 2: 158)


The term “
word “

“ pronounce ‘TABARRUK’ – is from the
“ BARAKAH “ - meaning :

“blessings, happiness, increase, expand,
goodness (seen or unseen), etc.”


Ar-Raghib defines ‘BARAKAH’ :

“ (Blessings) ‘AL-BARAKAH’ is the goodness which the
Divine (Allah) has bestowed (or fixed) in something.”


Therefore: TABARRUK – means

“seeking or hoping, to derive Divine goodness
(blessings) through those (occasion, persons, (traces)
relics, things, or places, etc.”

“If the people of the towns had but believed and feared
Allah, We should indeed have opened out to them (all kinds
of) blessings (BARAKAH) from heaven and earth..”
(Qur’an: A’raf: 7: 96)



“BARAKAH “ (Blessings) here encompasses those goodness
which we can know, but also includes especially the unseen
‘spiritual’ bestowals beyond our human knowledge.



Muslims are aware that such “bestowals”, when
present, would immensely benefit one’s life even though these

could not be physically quantified.


IN FOOD AND PROVISION

“O Allah” (Send upon us) Your Blessings (BARIK-LANA)

in (this) our provision (food) and save us from the
torments of the Fire.”
(Hadith reported by Ibnus-Sunny)




In this Du’a we invoke Allah’s blessings in whatever provision
which we are give. What these ‘blessings’ are we do not claim
to know them all, but only Allah Who is all-knowing –

Wa-Allaahu a’lam.



But the invoking for these (blessings) is “value-add” which we

believe can be bestowed by Allah, differentiates us from the
heedless (GHAAFILEEN) and the unbelievers (KAAFIREEN).


AMONGST THE WEAK & POOR

“You are not given help and provision (by Allah)
except because of (blessings in the) presence of the
weak (and the poor) amongst you.”




Do not under estimate the presence of the poor and weak
amongst us.



We are in fact being tested with their presence, such that by
our rightfully fulfilling their rights, we may deserve being
assisted by Allah with much blessings.

 Remember, Allah is with the “broken-hearted and patiently
persevering ones.”


IN EVERY UNDERTAKINGS

“Every important matter (affair) which is not begun with
(reciting the Basmallah) ‘In the Name of Allah, Most
Compassionate, Most Merciful’ , it will become deprived
(of the Blessings)”
(Hadith reported by ar-Rahawy)



From this “Sunnah”, in attaching in every affairs the name
of Allah, we Muslims are confident to benefit a continuous
bestowal of Allah’s blessings in our life. SUB-HAANALLAH!




Another example, which even by our attaching Allah’s
name, harms are averted:

‘In the name of Allah, nothing (attached) with His
name, is harmed (from whatever is) on earth or in the
Heavens, and He (Allah) is The All-Seeing, The AllKnowing.’

PRESENCE OF THE RIGHTEOUS

“Verily, through (the blessing of) a righteous
Muslim, Allah will avert calamity for a hundred

households amongst his neighbours.”
(Hadith reported by Tabarani)


CLARIFICATION ON THE INTERPRETATION OF HADITH

Prophet Muhammad s.a.a.w. said:
“Do not praise (or exalt) me excessively (ITWRA’)* like how

the Christians excessively praised (exalted) ‘Isa (Jesus) the
son of Mary.”
(Hadith )


* By regarding him to be “Divine”



There are some who uses this Hadith (and their ‘interpretation’ of it) to
discourage the Muslims from expressing their
attachment, love, respect, praising and honouring the Prophet s.a.a.w. as

though, to them this is forbidden by this Hadith..
 Yet, when we analyze this. Our Prophet specifically forbade only
regarding the misguided ‘kind’ of honouring or praising of the Christians
towards Jesus (“Isa) a.s. – elevating him to being Divine. And no Muslim
would regard any of the prophets to be Divine.
 To accord Prophet Muhammad s.a.a.w. the highest
respect, honour, praise, adopt proper Adab to, etc. is in fact commanded
by Allah and His Messenger – not SHIRK but an aspect of a Muslim’s
IIMAN.



“None of you is a (true) believer until he loves me more
than he love his own self, or his parent, or his son, or
every other human being.”

(Hadith reported by Bukhary and Muslim)


“I am Muhammad (Praised one) and Ahmad (Most Praised);
and al-Muq-fiy (the Most Honoured) and al-Haashir (the
Gatherer of man) and Nabiy at-Taubah (Prophet of

Repentance) and Nabiy ar-Rahmah (Prophet of Mercy). ”
(Hadith reported by and Muslim)


“I am the noblest amongst all of mankind, from beginning
to the last, and (I am saying this) not from pride.”
(Hadith reported by Tirmidzi and Darimi)



“I am the Most Beloved of Allah, and this is not to boast. And I

will be the bearer of the banner of “The Praise” on the Day of
Judgement under which will follow Prophet Adam and all who
came after him, and this is not to boast.”
(Hadith reported by Tirmidzi)

ALLAH SWT. COMMAND US US TO HONOUR :

“That *is so+. And whoever honours the symbols of Allah
(SHA-’AA-IRILLAAH)- indeed, it is from the (TAQWA) piety
of hearts.”

ALLAH SWT. COMMAND US US TO HONOUR :

“That *has been commanded+, and whoever honours the sacred
ordinances of Allah (HURUMAATILLAAH) - it is best for him in the
sight of his Lord.”

ALLAH SWT. HIMSELF ACCORD DIFFERENT STATUS :

“Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he
who is) the most (TAQWA) righteous of you. And Allah has
full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).”
(Qur’an: Hujurat: 49: 13)

ALLAH SWT. HIMSELF PRAISES PROPHET MUHAMMAD :

“And thou (Muhammad, stands) on an exalted standard
of character (KHULUQIN – ‘AZEEM).”

(Qur’an: Qalam: 68: 4)



“O ye who believe! Raise not your voices above the
voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud to him in

talk, as ye may speak aloud to one another, lest your
deeds become vain and ye perceive not.”



“Those that lower their voice in the presence of
Allah's Messenger― their hearts has Allah tested
for piety (LIT-TAQWA) : for them is Forgiveness
and a great Reward.”



TRACES FROM THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD S.A.W.



“The Messenger of Allah s.a.a.w. came to visit us at noon
and was given water for wudhu’ (ablution), and he made

wudhu’ , after which people collected the wudhu’ (water)
and use it to rub themselves with it (for blessings).”



Miswar ibn Makhramah and Marwan ibn al-Hakam (r.a.)
related:
“Nowhere did the Prophet s.a.w. spat except that
somebody will be there to catch it and use it to wipe his
faces and skin. And when he (the Prophet) does ablution
(wudhu’) people will jostle with one another to get the
used water from his wudhu’.”

(Hadith reported by Bukhary and Ahmad)


THE SHIRT OF PROPHET YUSUF A.S.

(Yusuf said) :"Go with this my shirt, and cast it over the face of
my father (Ya’kub): he will come to see (clearly). Then come ye
(here) to me together with all your family."
(Qur’an: Yusuf: 12: 93)

THE SHIRT OF PROPHET YUSUF A.S.

“Then when the bearer of the good news came he cast
(the shirt) over his face, and he forthwith regained

clear sight."
(Qur’an: Yusuf: 12: 96)


“Glory to (Allah) Who did take His Servant for Journey by
night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque
(BAA-RAK-NA HAU-LAHU) whose precincts We did bless
― in order that We might show him some of Our Signs:
for He is the one Who hears and sees (all things).”
(Qur’an: A’raf: 7: 96)


CONSIDER THIS QUR’ANIC VERSE



"Verily! The sign of His kingdom is that there shall
come to you AT-TABUT (Ark of the Covenant),

wherein is SAKINAH (peace and reassurance) from
your Lord and a BAQIYYAH (remnant) of that which
Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron) left behind,

carried by the angels. Verily, in this is a sign for you
if you are indeed believers.”
(Qur’an: Baqarah: 2: 248)


Tafsir Ibnu Katsir:
Ibn Jarir related that Ibn `Abbas said about this ayah –
BAQIYYAH – referring to, Moses' staff and the remnants of the

Tablets. This is the same Tafsir of Qatadah, As-Suddi , Ar-Rabi`
bin Anas and `Ikrimah, who added, "And also the Torah.‘‘



Tafsir Ibnu Katsir:
Ath-Thawri said, "Some said that it contained a pot of manna
and the remnants of the Tablets, while some others said that

it contained (Moses') staff and two shoes (and refer to
Qur’an: Ta Ha :20:12).''




We can understand though why some Muslims, especially
those who compare Islam simplistically with other religion
to conclude that every acts of “seeking blessings and
veneration” of things and places practiced even by
Muslims must also be “shunned” – ruled by them to also
be “ SHIRK “ or if not, they would justify their stand with
the caveat of “closing the door” to SHIRK.

 Yet, as we have learnt, the true cause of SHIRK is in the
ignorance and their flawed belief of TAUHEED ARRUBUBIYYAH and ULUHIYYAH.



Upholding TAUHEED does not mean one must deny
the presence of and the validity in seeking of the
bounteous blessings (BARAKAH) of Allah.

 Just as what can be adduced by the evidence (from AlQur’an, As-Sunnah and opinions of pious predecessors)
that, the blessings of Allah indeed are present in certain

people, events, things and places - and seeking to gain Allah’s
blessings (TABARRUK) through them were done by previous
righteous people of TAUHEED.



What differentiate us from the MUSHRIKEEN is the
erroneous belief (AQEEDAH) they hold. Many of them
subscribe to HULUL (divine in-dwelling) and actually
regard these things or the persons they venerate or
sought blessings from (TABARRUK), as possessing “divine”
aspect or attributes – thus a clear SHIRK (ascribing
partners to Allah).




Whereas Muslims with TAUHEED do not hold such belief.
Our concept of something regarded as “sacred”, totally
rejects all such suggestion of any Divine “in-dwelling” or
“incarnation” or “union”.

 Thus ‘Umar al-Khattab r.a. said to the black stone
(HAJR-AL-ASWAD): “You are but a stone which cannot
benefit nor harm, but because I have seen the Prophet s.a.w
kissed you, I now kiss you!”

REMEMBER THIS IMPORTANT DZIKR


“There is no god (none has the right to be worshipped)
except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs
all sovereignty and praise and He is All-Powerful over
all things .”

CAUSE FOR THE LOST OF HONOUR AND BLESSINGS.



“When my community (ummah) glorify worldly
matters then the HAIBAH (honour) of Islam will be

removed from them; and when they ceased the
work of calling to good and forbidding wrong, then
they will not benefit from any BARAKAH

(blessings, goodness) of the Revelation (Al-Qur’an
and As-Sunnah).
(Hadith reported by Tirmidzi)


"Because Allah will never change the NI’MAH
(Divine Grace) which He hath bestowed on a
people until they change what is in their (own)
souls: and verily Allah is He Who hears and
knows (all things)."
(Qur’an: Anfal: 8: 53)


REMEMBER ALLAH’S WARNING:


REMEMBER ALLAH’S WARNING:

“O ye who believe! when ye go abroad in the cause of
Allah, investigate carefully, and say not to anyone

who offers you a salutation (salaam): "Thou art none
of a Believer!" Coveting the perishable goods of this
life: with Allah are profits and spoils abundant.”
(Qur’an: An-Nisa’: 4: 94)


ALWAYS REMEMBER :

“O ye who believe! if a wicked person comes to you with any
news, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly, and
afterwards become full of repentance for what ye have done.)”

ALWAYS REMEMBER :

“And obey Allah and His Messenger; and fall into no
disputes, lest ye lose heart and your power depart; and be
patient and persevering: for Allah is with those who
patiently persevere.”
(Qur’an: Anfal: 8: 46)

ALWAYS REMEMBER :

“As for those who divide their religion and break up into
sects, thou hast no part in them in the least: their affair is with
Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did.”
(Qur’an: An’am: 6: 159)

ALWAYS REMEMBER :

“And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for
every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) will be
enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).”
(Qur’an: Isra’: 17: 36)

IMPORTANT DZIKR


“There is no god (none has the right to be worshipped)
except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs
all sovereignty and praise and He is All-Powerful over
all things .”

DU’A TAUGHT BY OUR PROPHET MUHAMMAD

ALLAA-HUM-MA - IN-NEE – A –’UU-DZU-BIKA - MIN
AN - USH-RI-KA – BI-KA – SHAY-AN – WA –ANA –
A’-LAMU, WA –AS-TAGH-FIRU-KA –
MI-NADZ—DZAM - BIL– LADZII - LAA – A’-LAM
“O Allah! I seek refuge with You from committing SHIRK i.e. associating
others with You, knowingly, and I seek Your forgiveness from the
committing of the sins (of SHIRK) which I do not know.”
(Hadith reported by Ahmad, Tabarani & Abu Ya’la)

IMPORTANT DU’A

ALLAA-HUM-MA – ARI-NAL-HAQ-QA - HAQ-QAN
WAR- ZUQ-NAT - TI-BAA- ’A
WA-ARI-NAL – BAA-TWILA – BAA-TWI-LAAN
WAR-ZUQ-NAJ – TI –NAA - BAH
“O Allah! Make us see the Truth to be true
and grant us ability to follow it.
And make us see Falsehood to be false and
grant us the ability to reject it.”

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