It is very sad and unfortunate that many people have misinterpreted and misunderstood the Shari' method and value of Waseela. The Dangers of getting it wrong will be catastrophic!
My aim here is to keep it very simple and differentiate between that which is Halal and that which is Shirk and I pray to Allah that He gives us the ability to see the difference and protect our Iman.
It's not something new, instead it's very old, older than Islam and when done incorrectly, it becomes a Pagan act.
Islam came to wipe out Paganism, it came to wipe out Polythiesm, i.e. Shirk, associating partners with Allah. Islam came with Tawheed, The first Pillar of Islam!
There are several legitimate practices in Islam that have been wrongfully deemed as incorrect. In an era of religious melt-down, we cannot afford such incorrect assertions One such practice is: Spending on one’s family on the day of ‘Ashura (The 10th of Muharram)
Rasulullah (sallallahu ’alayhi wasallam) is reported to have said:
“Whoever expands his expenditure on his family on the day of ‘Aashura, Allah Ta’alawill inflate his sustenance for the rest of that year”
Source and Authenticity of this narration
This is something new to me and so I'm sharing with others because we all do it as a joke and out of normality/seriousness.
If someone is seeking permission and is asked who he is, he should introduce himself with his known name or his nickname. It is not enough to say: "It's me!" Imams Bukhari and Muslim reported that Jabir رضي الله عنه came to the Prophet and knocked on his door. The Prophet replied, "Who is it?", Jabir رضي الله عنه replied, "It's me!". The Prophet hated that and said, "It's me, It's me", meaning that he hated this useless response.
Source (to be verified)
Lets read through the following narrations and be inspired.
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu’anhu) said:
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