November 3rd, 2006, 06:25 PM
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
الحمدلله ان يسر الله لنا هذه النعم التي لاتعد ولا تحصى التي يجب علينا شكرها بطاعة الله سبحانه والدعوه الى دينه فالاجيال التي قبلنا كانت تقطع الاف الاميال للدعوة الى الاسلام على ارجلهم وعلى الخيول وعلى الجمال ، اما نحن فقد أنعم الله علينا نعمة الانترنت فلا نحتاج الى سفر ولا عناء ومشقه كل ماعلينا فعله ان نحرص ونجتهد فقط ، وانا هنا سأضع مواضيع للتعليم بدين الاسلام ومحمد صلى الله عليه وسلم وقد جمعتها من المنتديات وارجو من الجميع نشرها سواء في المنتديات الاجنبيه او في المنتديات الاسلاميه لكي يعم بها الخير .
كل ماعليك فقط هو نسخ هذه المواضيع ولصقها في التشات الاجنبي ،لايحتاج ذلك الى عناء ومشقه فقط ادخل غرف التشات واختر اسم اي شخص والصق له الموضوع وتكون بذلك قد حصلت على اجر الدعوه الى الله واذا خاطبك احدهم او سألك وانت ليس لديك علم كافي بالدين لاتخاطبه لانه من الممكن ان توصل له معلومه خاطئه فقط انسخ والصق وتحصل على اجر باذن الله
اما الاماكن التي يجتمع بها غير المسلمين في الانترنت فهم يكثرون في البالتوك في غرف الصداقات وغرف المحاورات .
كذلك بعض المنتديات الاجنبيه ولا تحضرني .
والدال على الخير كفاعله
والمواضيع مستقله كل موصوع لوحده وهي على النحو التالي :
12 دليل على ان محمد نبي
Twelve Proofs that Muhammad is a True Prophet
Shaykh `Abdul Rahman `Abdul Khaliq
Originally published by IANA
My brothers and sisters everywhere! With this essay, I am not singling out the adherents of Islam - to which I ascribe - but rather I am writing this essay to every man and woman throughout the whole world.
I ask Allah that He facilitates tat this essay reaches every ear, falls under the sight of every eye, and is understood by every heart...
Muhammad the son of `Abdullah is Allah's Prophet and the Final Messenger Sent by Allah to the Inhabitants of Earth.
My brothers and sisters everywhere! You should know that the Messenger, Muhammad the son of `Abdullah (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) is Allah's Messenger in reality and truth. The evidences that show his veracity are abundant. None but an infidel, who out of arrogance alone, could deny these signs.
Among these proofs:
1. Muhammad (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) was raised illiterate, unable to read or write, and remained like that till his death. Among all his people, he was known as being truthful and trustworthy. Before receiving revelation, he had no prior knowledge of Religion or any previously sent Message. He remained like that for his first forty years. Revelation then came to Muhammad with the Koran that we now have between our hands. This Koran mentioned most of the accounts found in the previous scriptures, telling us about these events in the greatest detail as if he witnessed them. These accounts came precisely as they were found in the Torah sent down to Moses and in the Gospel sent down to Jesus. Neither the Jews or Christians were able to belie him regarding anything that he said.
2. Muhammad (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) also foretold of everything that would occur to him and his community after him, pertaining to victory, the removal of the tyrannical kingdoms of Chosroes [the royal title for the Zoroastrian kings of Persia] and Caesar, and the establishment of the religion of Islam throughout the earth. These events occurred exactly as Muhammad foretold, as if he was reading the future from an open book.
3. Muhammad (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) also brought an Arabic Koran that is the peak of eloquence and clarity. The Koran challenged those eloquent and fluent Arabs of his time, who initially belied him, to bring forth a single chapter like the Koran. The eloquent Arabs of his day were unable to contest this Koran.
Indeed, till our day, none has ever dared to claim that he has been able to compose words that equal-or even approach-the order, grace, beauty, and splendor of this Glorious Koran.
4. The life history of this Noble Prophet was a perfect example of being upright, merciful, compassionate, truthful, brave, generous, distant from all evil character, and ascetic in all worldly matters, while striving solely for the reward of the Hereafter. Moreover, in all his actions and dealings, he was ever mindful and fearful of Allah.
5. Allah instilled great love for Muhammad (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) in the hearts of all who believed in and met him. This love reached such a degree that any of his companions would willingly sacrifice his (or her) self, mother or father for him.
Till today, those who believe in Muhammad honor and love him. Anyone of those who believe in him would ransom his own family and wealth to see him, even if but once.
6. All of history has not preserved the biography of any person in the manner it has preserved the life of Muhammad, who is the most influential human in history.
Nor has the entire earth known of anyone whom every morning and evening, and many times thereafter throughout the day, is thought of by those who believe in him. Upon remembering Muhammad, the believers in him will greet him and ask Allah to bless him. They do such with full hearts and true love for him.
7. Nor has there every been a man on earth whom is still followed in all his doings by those who believe in him.
Those who believe in Muhammad, sleep in the manner he slept; purify themselves (through ablution and ritual washing) in the manner he purified himself; and adhere to his practice in the way they eat, drink, and clothe themselves.
Indeed in all aspects of their lives, the believers in Muhammad adhere to the teachings he spread among them and the path that he traveled upon during his life.
During every generation, from his day till our time, the believers in this Noble Prophet have fully adhered to his teachings. With some, this has reached the degree that they desire to follow and adhere to the Prophet's way in his personal matters regarding which Allah has not sought of them to adhere to in worship. For example, some will only eat those specific foods or only wear those specific garments that the Messenger liked.
Let alone all that, all those who believe in Muhammad repeat those praises of Allah, special prayers, and invocations that he would say during each of his actions during day and night, like: what he would say when he greeted people, upon entering and leaving the house, entering and leaving the mosque, entering and leaving the bathroom, going to sleep and awaking from sleep, observing the new crescent, observing the new fruit on trees, eating, drinking, dressing, riding, traveling and returning from travel, etc.
Let alone all that, all those who believe in Muhammad fully perform-even to the minute detail-every act of worship-like prayer, fasting, charity, and pilgrimage-as this Noble Messenger (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) taught and as he himself performed.
All of this allows those who believe in him, to live their lives in all aspects with this Noble Messenger as their example, as if he was standing before them, for them to follow in all their doings.
8. There has never been nor will there ever be a man anywhere upon this earth who has received such love, respect, honor, and obedience in all matters-small and large alike-as has this Noble Prophet.
9. Since his day, in every region of the earth and during every period, this Noble Prophet has been followed by individuals from all races, colors and peoples. Many of those who followed him were previously Christians, Jews, pagans, idolaters, or without any religion. Among those who chose to follow him, were those who were known for their sound judgment, wisdom, reflection, and foresight. They chose to follow this Noble Prophet after they witnessed the signs of his truthfulness and the evidences of his miracles. They did not choose to follow Muhammad out of compulsion or coercion or because they had adopted the ways of their fathers and mothers.
Indeed many of the followers of this Prophet (may Allah's blessings peace be upon him), chose to follow him during the time when Islam was weak, when there were few Muslims, and when there was severe persecution of his followers on earth. Most people who have followed this Prophet (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) have done so not to acquire some material benefits. Indeed many of his followers have suffered the greatest forms of harm and persecution as a result of following this Prophet. Despite all this harm and persecution, this did not turn them back from his religion.
My brethren! All of this clearly indicates to anyone possessing any sense, that this Prophet was truly and really Allah's messenger and that he was not just a man who claimed prophethood or spoke about Allah without knowledge.
10. With all this, Muhammad came with a great religion in its credal and legal make-up.
Muhammad described Allah with qualities of complete perfection, and at the same time in a manner that is free of ascribing to Him any imperfection. Neither the philosophers or the wise could ever describe Allah like such. Indeed it is impossible to imagine that any human mind could conceive of an existing being that possesses such complete ability, knowledge, and greatness; Who has subdued the creation; Who has encompassed everything in the universe, small or large; and Who possesses such perfect mercy.
Nor is it in the ability of any human being to place a perfect law based upon justice, equality, mercy and objectivity for all human activity on earth like the laws that Muhammad brought for all spheres of human activity - like buying and selling, marriage and divorce, renting, testimony, custody, and all other contracts that are necessary to uphold life and civilization on earth.
11. It is impossible that any person conceive wisdom,, morals, good manners, nobleness of characters as what this honorable Prophet (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) brought.
In a full and complete manner, Muhammad spread a teaching regarding character and manners toward one' parents, relatives, fiends, family, humanity, animals, plants and inanimate objects. It is impossible for the human mind alone to grasp all of that teaching or come with a similar teaching.
All of that un*****ocally indicates that this Messenger did not bring an) of this religion from his own accord, but that it was rather a teaching and inspiration that he received from the One Who created the earth and the high heavens above and created this universe in its miraculous architecture and perfection.
12. The legal and credal make-up of the religion that the Messenger, Muhammad, (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) brought resembles the engineering of the heavens and the earth. All of that indicates that He who created the heavens and the earth is the One Who sent down this great law and upright religion.
The degree of inimitability of the Divine law that was sent down upon Muhammad is to the same degree of inimitability of the Divine creation of the heavens and earth. For just as humanity cannot create this universe, in the same manner humanity cannot bring forth a law like Allah's law that He sent down upon His servant and messenger Muhammad (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him).
الاسلام دين اليسر
Allah, subhanahu wata'aala, is the creator of mankind and therefore knows his naturemore intricately than mankind himself. Allah, subhanahu wata'aala, has thereforechosen for us a religion best suited to the nature of mankind, a religion thatgoes neither to the extremes of hardship nor of laxity, but instead provides amiddle path; in other words, a religion of ease. Allah, subhanahu wata'aala, said; "Allah intends for you ease, and does not want to make thingsdifficult for you" [2:185]; and "Allah does not want to place you in difficulty" [5:6]. Such easiness is well explained in the hadeeth reported by AbuHurairah, radiya Allahu 'anhu, that the Prophet, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, said, "Religion is easy..." [Bukhari], he also said; "The best of your religion, is the easiest." [Ahmad] The easiness of this religion was put intopractise by the best of humanity, the one who came to deliver the message, asAllah, subhanahu wata'aala, said; "Verily there has come unto you aMessenger from amongst yourselves, it grieves him that you should suffer anydifficulty, he is anxious for you, for the believers he is full of pity andmerciful" [10:128] This understanding is clarified in a hadeeth in whichthe Prophet, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, said; "… Allah did not send me tobe harsh, or cause harm, but He sent me to teach and make things easy" [Muslim]. This understanding is further implemented by the mercy sent to mankind, Muhammed, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, in the hadeeth reported by his nobleand pure wife, 'Aishah, radiya Allahu 'anhu, who said; "Whenever the Prophet, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, has a choice between two matters, he wouldchoose the easiest, unless it is sinful (act)" [Bukhari]. Many hadeethshave been reported on the matter of easiness: "Allah likes for this nation easeand hates for it hardship and adversity." [Tabaraani]. "We have beengiven a privilege over other nations... .we have been given verses that no oneelse has been given, the last two verses of Surah Baqarah(chapter 2)"Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error. Our Lord! Lay not on us a burdengreater than we have strength to bear" After each statement, Allah responded bysaying, "I did, I did, I did"" [Muslim]. To further emphasise thisunderstanding to his companions, when once a Bedouin stood up and startedurinating in the mosque, the people caught him; but he, salla Allaahu 'alaihewasallam, ordered them to leave him and to pour a bucket or a tumbler of waterover the place where he had urinated. The Prophet, salla Allaahu 'alaihewasallam, then said, "You have been sent to make things easy and not to makethem difficult" [Bukhari]. An example that illustrates this point isSalah, an act so important and vital to Islam that the Prophet, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, said; "Between a person and disbelief is discarding prayer" [Muslim]. He also warned against leaving salah, even at the time of his death, in his very last breaths before departing from this world. Yet in thisworship Allah has also prescribed easiness. At first, the number of prayers wasfifty in number, but they were reduced several times until they were five. Thenit was proclaimed 'O Muhammad, the order is not changed. These five are (equalin reward) to fifty' [Tirmidhi]. Causes of hardship If Islam is areligion of ease, why do we find many Muslims not practising it? Why do we findthem doing very little of what they ought to be doing, and why do even those whopractise their religion sometimes find it difficult? There are reasonswhy the practice of Islam can becomes hard: 1) Lack of piety When wespeak about Islam being easy we are, in reality, speaking about the easiness ofits acts of worship and morals. Religion by definition means commitment and anobligation to a master. Therefore, being a religious person means to be alwaysaware that we are slaves to a master, Allah, subhanahu wata'aala. Fromhere we see the mistake of those who want 'ease' to mean 'doing nothing', justsaying "I am a Muslim", committing themselves to nothing. It is obvious thatthey want it to be easy, but what exactly do they want? They want an easy life, a life without any religious practices. The idle belief of 'existingonly to live' has long ago been negated by Allah, subhanahu wata'aala. Hesaid: "Do you think you have been created for nothing and that you willnot be resurrected and brought back to Allah again!" [23:115]. He also said: "Thinks man that he is left aimless?" [75:86]. Islam is easy to practice; but those who do not understand the reasons behind their existence, who do notunderstand the concepts of religion, but meanwhile are striving to securethemselves in this life; then surely they will find its practicesdifficult. The easiness of Islam is felt in all of its commandments. Somepeople find this or that commandment hard to follow but this does not mean thatthe command is in itself hard; often it is the person who is thecause. For example Salah, it is an easy act of worship, as Allah, subhanahu wata'aala, has made clear: "And seek help in patience andprayer and truly it is (prayer) extremely heavy and hard except for Al-Khashi'un (i.e. true submitting)" [2;45]. Prayer is an easy act of worship except, of course, for those who do not truly submit to their Lord; they will find ittoilsome. Why do they find it so? The answer is that it is not theprayer that is difficult, but it is the hearts of these people which havechanged from good to bad, as Allah, subhanahu wata'aala, mentioned: "Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, but it is HeWho deceives them. And when they stand up to pray, they stand with laziness …" [4;142]; in another verse He subhanahu wata'aala, said; "And that they came notto prayer except in a lazy state …" [9;54]. 2) Ignorance The rules ofIslam did not come as mere do's and don'ts. Each obligation has wisdom andmotivation behind it. It should make no difference to us if the wisdom for thatparticular practice is known or not, because if it is not known to us today, then if Allah wills, He will reveal it to future generations. What is primarilyexpected from us is to fully submit and implement every command. Forexample, the giving of charity, which apparently decreases the wealth of thegiver. Islam did not say "Pay charity, pay charity", as this would not motivatepeople and therefore make it difficult to act upon. Instead Allahsays; "Would you not like to give a loan to your Lord, and this loanwill be paid back to you multiplied and you will be rewarded for it." [2:245] The Prophet, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, said; "Verily, wealth does not decrease because of charity." [Muslim] It seems Muslimsoften ask why this act or matter is Halaal or Haraam. With such an attitude theywill never achieve their goal, because behind each injunction there is an aspectof wisdom. Without understanding this, practising Islam becomes a heavy burden. With strong belief, we do not even have to ask whether this or that is halaal orHaraam, but rather if it pleases Allah. Therefore we should take the rulesseeking the pleasure of Allah subhanahu wata'aala,. If pleasing Allah subhanahuwata'aala, is, always, our aim, then undoubtedly the practice of religionbecomes easy, no matter what apparent hardships we may encounter. 3) Inappropriate environment It is true that sometimes we find it difficult topractise the religion, even those who are committed to it! The reasonbehind this is that we are practising our religion in an non-religiousenvironment. Islam is not meant to be practised while being immersed in a Kufr (disbelieving) society. Its practice will indeed be difficult in such anenvironment. Therefore, the difficulty cannot be blamed upon Islam as areligion, but rather on the circumstances of the society. Returning toour example of prayer, we see that prayer by itself is easy, but if you have tostand alone to pray amongst non-Muslims, all of them watching you, it willsuddenly become difficult. The obvious conclusion is that the prayer in itselfis not difficult, but the environment has made it difficult. Anotherexample is that of a woman who wears hijaab and is happy to cover herself. Ifthis were an Islamic society, it would have been difficult for her not to becovered, or for a man not to respond to the call to prayer and pray in a mosque. Thus difficulty is not the nature of our religion, but we are trying to be purein a decadent and immoral environment. These realities are not unknown to Islam, because the Prophet, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, already warned hiscompanions some fourteen centuries ago, and by that has also warned us bysaying, as reported by Abu Tha'laba, radiya Allahu 'anhu, "… Ahead of you aredays which will require endurance (in the practice of religion), in which he whoshows endurance will be like him who grasps live coals. The one who acts rightlyduring that period will have the reward of fifty men who act as hedoes." The hearers said, "The reward of fifty of them, Messenger ofAllah!" He replied, "The reward of fifty of you." A companion said about thisdifference in reward, "Now you find people helping you to do good deeds, butthen they will not find things to help them but they will find things to resistand oppose them." [Tirmidhi]. So Islam is the religion of ease. If weaccept it as a religion to start with, then we should take it with its concepts, and practise it in a pure environment (as opposed to a corrupted and decadentone); it will then become an easier religion to practise. As it is notpossible to have a 100% pure society, we have to strive to achieve this by beingsurrounded by good Muslims. In doing this, the religion will loosen the burdensaround it. The easiness of Islam has even been testified by the enemiesof Islam. This was apparent in the statement of the Jews at the time of theProphet, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, when a man and a woman from amongstthem committed fornication. Some of them said to the others: "Let us go to thisProphet, for he has been sent with an easy law …". [Abu Dawood]. So mayAllah, subhanahu wata'aala, make us amongst those who "Listen to theword and follow the best thereof, whom Allah has guided and those are men ofunderstanding." [39;18]. Ameen. 
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I ask Allah that He facilitates tat this essay reaches every ear, falls under the sight of every eye, and is understood by every heart...
Muhammad the son of `Abdullah is Allah's Prophet and the Final Messenger Sent by Allah to the Inhabitants of Earth.
My brothers and sisters everywhere! You should know that the Messenger, Muhammad the son of `Abdullah (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) is Allah's Messenger in reality and truth. The evidences that show his veracity are abundant. None but an infidel, who out of arrogance alone, could deny these signs.
Among these proofs:
1. Muhammad (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) was raised illiterate, unable to read or write, and remained like that till his death. Among all his people, he was known as being truthful and trustworthy. Before receiving revelation, he had no prior knowledge of Religion or any previously sent Message. He remained like that for his first forty years. Revelation then came to Muhammad with the Koran that we now have between our hands. This Koran mentioned most of the accounts found in the previous scriptures, telling us about these events in the greatest detail as if he witnessed them. These accounts came precisely as they were found in the Torah sent down to Moses and in the Gospel sent down to Jesus. Neither the Jews or Christians were able to belie him regarding anything that he said.
2. Muhammad (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) also foretold of everything that would occur to him and his community after him, pertaining to victory, the removal of the tyrannical kingdoms of Chosroes [the royal title for the Zoroastrian kings of Persia] and Caesar, and the establishment of the religion of Islam throughout the earth. These events occurred exactly as Muhammad foretold, as if he was reading the future from an open book.
3. Muhammad (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) also brought an Arabic Koran that is the peak of eloquence and clarity. The Koran challenged those eloquent and fluent Arabs of his time, who initially belied him, to bring forth a single chapter like the Koran. The eloquent Arabs of his day were unable to contest this Koran.
Indeed, till our day, none has ever dared to claim that he has been able to compose words that equal-or even approach-the order, grace, beauty, and splendor of this Glorious Koran.
4. The life history of this Noble Prophet was a perfect example of being upright, merciful, compassionate, truthful, brave, generous, distant from all evil character, and ascetic in all worldly matters, while striving solely for the reward of the Hereafter. Moreover, in all his actions and dealings, he was ever mindful and fearful of Allah.
5. Allah instilled great love for Muhammad (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) in the hearts of all who believed in and met him. This love reached such a degree that any of his companions would willingly sacrifice his (or her) self, mother or father for him.
Till today, those who believe in Muhammad honor and love him. Anyone of those who believe in him would ransom his own family and wealth to see him, even if but once.
6. All of history has not preserved the biography of any person in the manner it has preserved the life of Muhammad, who is the most influential human in history.
Nor has the entire earth known of anyone whom every morning and evening, and many times thereafter throughout the day, is thought of by those who believe in him. Upon remembering Muhammad, the believers in him will greet him and ask Allah to bless him. They do such with full hearts and true love for him.
7. Nor has there every been a man on earth whom is still followed in all his doings by those who believe in him.
Those who believe in Muhammad, sleep in the manner he slept; purify themselves (through ablution and ritual washing) in the manner he purified himself; and adhere to his practice in the way they eat, drink, and clothe themselves.
Indeed in all aspects of their lives, the believers in Muhammad adhere to the teachings he spread among them and the path that he traveled upon during his life.
During every generation, from his day till our time, the believers in this Noble Prophet have fully adhered to his teachings. With some, this has reached the degree that they desire to follow and adhere to the Prophet's way in his personal matters regarding which Allah has not sought of them to adhere to in worship. For example, some will only eat those specific foods or only wear those specific garments that the Messenger liked.
Let alone all that, all those who believe in Muhammad repeat those praises of Allah, special prayers, and invocations that he would say during each of his actions during day and night, like: what he would say when he greeted people, upon entering and leaving the house, entering and leaving the mosque, entering and leaving the bathroom, going to sleep and awaking from sleep, observing the new crescent, observing the new fruit on trees, eating, drinking, dressing, riding, traveling and returning from travel, etc.
Let alone all that, all those who believe in Muhammad fully perform-even to the minute detail-every act of worship-like prayer, fasting, charity, and pilgrimage-as this Noble Messenger (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) taught and as he himself performed.
All of this allows those who believe in him, to live their lives in all aspects with this Noble Messenger as their example, as if he was standing before them, for them to follow in all their doings.
8. There has never been nor will there ever be a man anywhere upon this earth who has received such love, respect, honor, and obedience in all matters-small and large alike-as has this Noble Prophet.
9. Since his day, in every region of the earth and during every period, this Noble Prophet has been followed by individuals from all races, colors and peoples. Many of those who followed him were previously Christians, Jews, pagans, idolaters, or without any religion. Among those who chose to follow him, were those who were known for their sound judgment, wisdom, reflection, and foresight. They chose to follow this Noble Prophet after they witnessed the signs of his truthfulness and the evidences of his miracles. They did not choose to follow Muhammad out of compulsion or coercion or because they had adopted the ways of their fathers and mothers.
Indeed many of the followers of this Prophet (may Allah's blessings peace be upon him), chose to follow him during the time when Islam was weak, when there were few Muslims, and when there was severe persecution of his followers on earth. Most people who have followed this Prophet (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) have done so not to acquire some material benefits. Indeed many of his followers have suffered the greatest forms of harm and persecution as a result of following this Prophet. Despite all this harm and persecution, this did not turn them back from his religion.
My brethren! All of this clearly indicates to anyone possessing any sense, that this Prophet was truly and really Allah's messenger and that he was not just a man who claimed prophethood or spoke about Allah without knowledge.
10. With all this, Muhammad came with a great religion in its credal and legal make-up.
Muhammad described Allah with qualities of complete perfection, and at the same time in a manner that is free of ascribing to Him any imperfection. Neither the philosophers or the wise could ever describe Allah like such. Indeed it is impossible to imagine that any human mind could conceive of an existing being that possesses such complete ability, knowledge, and greatness; Who has subdued the creation; Who has encompassed everything in the universe, small or large; and Who possesses such perfect mercy.
Nor is it in the ability of any human being to place a perfect law based upon justice, equality, mercy and objectivity for all human activity on earth like the laws that Muhammad brought for all spheres of human activity - like buying and selling, marriage and divorce, renting, testimony, custody, and all other contracts that are necessary to uphold life and civilization on earth.
11. It is impossible that any person conceive wisdom,, morals, good manners, nobleness of characters as what this honorable Prophet (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) brought.
In a full and complete manner, Muhammad spread a teaching regarding character and manners toward one' parents, relatives, fiends, family, humanity, animals, plants and inanimate objects. It is impossible for the human mind alone to grasp all of that teaching or come with a similar teaching.
All of that un*****ocally indicates that this Messenger did not bring an) of this religion from his own accord, but that it was rather a teaching and inspiration that he received from the One Who created the earth and the high heavens above and created this universe in its miraculous architecture and perfection.
12. The legal and credal make-up of the religion that the Messenger, Muhammad, (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) brought resembles the engineering of the heavens and the earth. All of that indicates that He who created the heavens and the earth is the One Who sent down this great law and upright religion.
The degree of inimitability of the Divine law that was sent down upon Muhammad is to the same degree of inimitability of the Divine creation of the heavens and earth. For just as humanity cannot create this universe, in the same manner humanity cannot bring forth a law like Allah's law that He sent down upon His servant and messenger Muhammad (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him).
Allah, subhanahu wata'aala, is the creator of mankind and therefore knows his naturemore intricately than mankind himself. Allah, subhanahu wata'aala, has thereforechosen for us a religion best suited to the nature of mankind, a religion thatgoes neither to the extremes of hardship nor of laxity, but instead provides amiddle path; in other words, a religion of ease. Allah, subhanahu wata'aala, said;
"Allah intends for you ease, and does not want to make thingsdifficult for you" [2:185]; and "Allah does not want to place you in difficulty" [5:6].
Such easiness is well explained in the hadeeth reported by AbuHurairah, radiya Allahu 'anhu, that the Prophet, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, said, "Religion is easy..." [Bukhari], he also said; "The best of your religion, is the easiest." [Ahmad]
The easiness of this religion was put intopractise by the best of humanity, the one who came to deliver the message, asAllah, subhanahu wata'aala, said;
"Verily there has come unto you aMessenger from amongst yourselves, it grieves him that you should suffer anydifficulty, he is anxious for you, for the believers he is full of pity andmerciful" [10:128]
This understanding is clarified in a hadeeth in whichthe Prophet, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, said; "… Allah did not send me tobe harsh, or cause harm, but He sent me to teach and make things easy" [Muslim]. This understanding is further implemented by the mercy sent to mankind, Muhammed, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, in the hadeeth reported by his nobleand pure wife, 'Aishah, radiya Allahu 'anhu, who said; "Whenever the Prophet, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, has a choice between two matters, he wouldchoose the easiest, unless it is sinful (act)" [Bukhari].
Many hadeethshave been reported on the matter of easiness: "Allah likes for this nation easeand hates for it hardship and adversity." [Tabaraani].
"We have beengiven a privilege over other nations... .we have been given verses that no oneelse has been given, the last two verses of Surah Baqarah(chapter 2)"Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error. Our Lord! Lay not on us a burdengreater than we have strength to bear" After each statement, Allah responded bysaying, "I did, I did, I did"" [Muslim].
To further emphasise thisunderstanding to his companions, when once a Bedouin stood up and startedurinating in the mosque, the people caught him; but he, salla Allaahu 'alaihewasallam, ordered them to leave him and to pour a bucket or a tumbler of waterover the place where he had urinated. The Prophet, salla Allaahu 'alaihewasallam, then said, "You have been sent to make things easy and not to makethem difficult" [Bukhari].
An example that illustrates this point isSalah, an act so important and vital to Islam that the Prophet, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, said; "Between a person and disbelief is discarding prayer" [Muslim]. He also warned against leaving salah, even at the time of his death, in his very last breaths before departing from this world.
Yet in thisworship Allah has also prescribed easiness. At first, the number of prayers wasfifty in number, but they were reduced several times until they were five. Thenit was proclaimed 'O Muhammad, the order is not changed. These five are (equalin reward) to fifty' [Tirmidhi].
Causes of hardship
If Islam is areligion of ease, why do we find many Muslims not practising it? Why do we findthem doing very little of what they ought to be doing, and why do even those whopractise their religion sometimes find it difficult?
There are reasonswhy the practice of Islam can becomes hard:
1) Lack of piety
When wespeak about Islam being easy we are, in reality, speaking about the easiness ofits acts of worship and morals. Religion by definition means commitment and anobligation to a master. Therefore, being a religious person means to be alwaysaware that we are slaves to a master, Allah, subhanahu wata'aala.
Fromhere we see the mistake of those who want 'ease' to mean 'doing nothing', justsaying "I am a Muslim", committing themselves to nothing. It is obvious thatthey want it to be easy, but what exactly do they want? They want an easy life, a life without any religious practices.
The idle belief of 'existingonly to live' has long ago been negated by Allah, subhanahu wata'aala. Hesaid:
"Do you think you have been created for nothing and that you willnot be resurrected and brought back to Allah again!" [23:115]. He also said: "Thinks man that he is left aimless?" [75:86].
Islam is easy to practice; but those who do not understand the reasons behind their existence, who do notunderstand the concepts of religion, but meanwhile are striving to securethemselves in this life; then surely they will find its practicesdifficult.
The easiness of Islam is felt in all of its commandments. Somepeople find this or that commandment hard to follow but this does not mean thatthe command is in itself hard; often it is the person who is thecause.
For example Salah, it is an easy act of worship, as Allah, subhanahu wata'aala, has made clear:
"And seek help in patience andprayer and truly it is (prayer) extremely heavy and hard except for Al-Khashi'un (i.e. true submitting)" [2;45].
Prayer is an easy act of worship except, of course, for those who do not truly submit to their Lord; they will find ittoilsome.
Why do they find it so? The answer is that it is not theprayer that is difficult, but it is the hearts of these people which havechanged from good to bad, as Allah, subhanahu wata'aala, mentioned:
"Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, but it is HeWho deceives them. And when they stand up to pray, they stand with laziness …" [4;142]; in another verse He subhanahu wata'aala, said; "And that they came notto prayer except in a lazy state …" [9;54].
2) Ignorance
The rules ofIslam did not come as mere do's and don'ts. Each obligation has wisdom andmotivation behind it. It should make no difference to us if the wisdom for thatparticular practice is known or not, because if it is not known to us today, then if Allah wills, He will reveal it to future generations. What is primarilyexpected from us is to fully submit and implement every command.
Forexample, the giving of charity, which apparently decreases the wealth of thegiver. Islam did not say "Pay charity, pay charity", as this would not motivatepeople and therefore make it difficult to act upon. Instead Allahsays;
"Would you not like to give a loan to your Lord, and this loanwill be paid back to you multiplied and you will be rewarded for it." [2:245]
The Prophet, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, said; "Verily, wealth does not decrease because of charity." [Muslim]
It seems Muslimsoften ask why this act or matter is Halaal or Haraam. With such an attitude theywill never achieve their goal, because behind each injunction there is an aspectof wisdom. Without understanding this, practising Islam becomes a heavy burden. With strong belief, we do not even have to ask whether this or that is halaal orHaraam, but rather if it pleases Allah. Therefore we should take the rulesseeking the pleasure of Allah subhanahu wata'aala,. If pleasing Allah subhanahuwata'aala, is, always, our aim, then undoubtedly the practice of religionbecomes easy, no matter what apparent hardships we may encounter.
3) Inappropriate environment
It is true that sometimes we find it difficult topractise the religion, even those who are committed to it!
The reasonbehind this is that we are practising our religion in an non-religiousenvironment. Islam is not meant to be practised while being immersed in a Kufr (disbelieving) society. Its practice will indeed be difficult in such anenvironment. Therefore, the difficulty cannot be blamed upon Islam as areligion, but rather on the circumstances of the society.
Returning toour example of prayer, we see that prayer by itself is easy, but if you have tostand alone to pray amongst non-Muslims, all of them watching you, it willsuddenly become difficult. The obvious conclusion is that the prayer in itselfis not difficult, but the environment has made it difficult.
Anotherexample is that of a woman who wears hijaab and is happy to cover herself. Ifthis were an Islamic society, it would have been difficult for her not to becovered, or for a man not to respond to the call to prayer and pray in a mosque. Thus difficulty is not the nature of our religion, but we are trying to be purein a decadent and immoral environment. These realities are not unknown to Islam, because the Prophet, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, already warned hiscompanions some fourteen centuries ago, and by that has also warned us bysaying, as reported by Abu Tha'laba, radiya Allahu 'anhu, "… Ahead of you aredays which will require endurance (in the practice of religion), in which he whoshows endurance will be like him who grasps live coals. The one who acts rightlyduring that period will have the reward of fifty men who act as hedoes."
The hearers said, "The reward of fifty of them, Messenger ofAllah!" He replied, "The reward of fifty of you." A companion said about thisdifference in reward, "Now you find people helping you to do good deeds, butthen they will not find things to help them but they will find things to resistand oppose them." [Tirmidhi].
So Islam is the religion of ease. If weaccept it as a religion to start with, then we should take it with its concepts, and practise it in a pure environment (as opposed to a corrupted and decadentone); it will then become an easier religion to practise.
As it is notpossible to have a 100% pure society, we have to strive to achieve this by beingsurrounded by good Muslims. In doing this, the religion will loosen the burdensaround it.
The easiness of Islam has even been testified by the enemiesof Islam. This was apparent in the statement of the Jews at the time of theProphet, salla Allaahu 'alaihe wasallam, when a man and a woman from amongstthem committed fornication. Some of them said to the others: "Let us go to thisProphet, for he has been sent with an easy law …". [Abu Dawood].
So mayAllah, subhanahu wata'aala, make us amongst those who
"Listen to theword and follow the best thereof, whom Allah has guided and those are men ofunderstanding." [39;18].
Ameen.