Hikmah? / Ghairah?

Today ghairah / ghairat is shown on wrong things, on dunia, on our nafs etc. Ghairah is shown on powerless people, innocent people. Real ghairah on deen is no where to be seen.


The Sahabah held the greatest love for each other. However, when it came to any act they viewed to be a transgression of the Deen, they would even resort to harsh language and issuing of grave threats. In the following incident which occurred very close to the death of Hadhrat Ibn Abbas when he was physically blind, Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Zubair's insults Hadhrat Ibn Abbas (radhiyallahu anhuma) and warns him of the most severe punishment:

وحدثني حرملة بن يحيى أخبرنا ابن وهب أخبرني يونس قال ابن شهاب أخبرني عروة بن الزبير أن عبد الله بن الزبير قام بمكة فقال إن ناسا أعمى الله قلوبهم كما أعمى أبصارهم يفتون بالمتعة يعرض برجل فناداه فقال إنك لجلف جاف فلعمري لقد كانت المتعة تفعل على عهد إمام المتقين يريد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال له ابن الزبير فجرب بنفسك فوالله لئن فعلتها لأرجمنك بأحجارك قال ابن شهاب فأخبرني خالد بن المهاجر بن سيف الله أنه بينا هو جالس عند رجل جاءه رجل فاستفتاه في المتعة فأمره بها فقال له ابن أبي عمرة الأنصاري مهلا قال ما هي والله لقد فعلت في عهد إمام المتقين قال ابن أبي عمرة إنها كانت رخصة في أول الإسلام لمن اضطر إليها كالميتة والدم ولحم الخنزير ثم أحكم الله الدين ونهى عنها قال ابن شهاب وأخبرني ربيع بن سبرة الجهني أن أباه قال قد كنت استمتعت في عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم امرأة من بني عامر ببردين أحمرين ثم نهانا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن المتعة قال ابن شهاب وسمعت ربيع بن سبرة يحدث ذلك عمر بن عبد العزيزوأنا

'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (d. 73 H) said at Makkah: "Verily there are people that Allah has blinded their hearts just as He has blinded their sights. They give fatwa on [the permissibility of] mut'ah." He was alluding to a man ['Abd Allah ibn 'Abbas (d. 67 H)]. He [Ibn 'Abbas] said: "You are rude and uncultured. For by my life! Mut'ah was practised in the time of the Imam of the Muttaqin." He intended the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace). Ibn al-Zubayr said to him: "Try it yourself! For by Allah if you practise it, I will stone you with your stones [i.e. the stones that you deserve]!"


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THE MEANING OF GHAIRAT

GHAIRAT (shame, honour and modesty) is an attribute which Islam stresses much. Once in the court of Qaadhi Musa Bin Ishaaq, a lady covered with her burqah claimed that her husband was indebted to her for 500 gold coins which were for her mahr. The husband contested her claim. The Wakeel (lawyer/representative) of the lady produced two witnesses to testify as is required by the Shariah to prove a claim which is denied.

Before testifying the witness requested that the lady removes her niqaab because he could not testify without recognizing her. It is permissible according to the Shariah for women to reveal their faces in the presence of the Qaadhi who hears their cases. When the lady stood up and was about to open her niqaab, the ghairat of her husband could not tolerate another man looking at his wife. He therefore said: "I testify that I do owe my wife the 500 Ashrafis (gold coins) she is claiming. My wife should never expose her face to a stranger."

The impact of the husband's honour constrained the wife to say: "I have waived the entire debt from my husband." The Qaadhi ordered that this episode be recorded as a lesson for posterity. (Shu'bul Imaan of Imaam Baihqi)

[The Majlis]

Nevertheless, Unity is desperately needed in Ummah and that is almost impossible unless Ulama forget their differences and stop finding faults in one another.

Differences in opinion isn't bad at all, but slandering and bashing one another and erecting the walls of hatred or grudge among common Muslims is a disgusting- evil- practice.

The rub is that We want unity at our own terms and conditions.
Why did RasulAllah sallallahu alaihi wasallam would go to people to get them united under the flag of Islam. We need to follow ''ud'oo ila sabeeli Rabbika bil hikmah''