An Absurd Call

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17 Thul-Qa’dah 1441 / 9 July 2020

An Absurd Alien-To-Deen Call In Obedience To Shaitaan And Iblees!

Question: There is a leaked draft statement that I came across on my social media platform prepared by an Islamic organisation (see attached). Though the statement is leaked, however, the content shows the intention of this organisation is the call to call off congregational prayers for the next 60 days to halt the spread of the infection (virus). Kindly share your thoughts on this matter. Will we see the Musaajid once more closed at the hands of Muslims?

Answer: The above cannot be a leaked statement from an ‘Islamic’ organisation. Perhaps you are mistaken? Such statements befits to be issued by atheists, since they believe in no Allah. Hence, for them, closing a Masjid suits them well. Such statements can also be possibly issued from the Kuffar, Munaafiqeen and/or scholars who curry favour with politicians and governments. True and genuine Mu’mineen will never issue or even prepare a draft statement such as the one you explained.

The Mu’mineen are described in the Qur’an Majeed as follows, “And (as for) the believing men and the believing women, they are supporters / protectors / guardians of each other. They enjoin good and forbid evil and ESTABLISH SALAAH and pay Zakaat and obey Allah and His Rasool. As for these (people), Allah will very soon show Mercy to them. Surely, Allah is Mighty, the Wise.” (Taubah, 71)

Note the emphasis we enlarged and bolded in the above Aayat wherein Allah Ta’ala clearly points out the establishing of Salaah to be one of the distinguishing features of the Mu’mineen. Salaah has to be established in the manner the Shari’ah has decreed. And the decree of the Shari’ah is that men go to the Masjid for Jamaat Salaah for which there are innumerable Ahaadith sounding out the rewards, awards, virtues and benefits for this!

Allah Ta’ala says, “And establish Salaah and pay Zakaat and bow down with those who bow down.” (Baqarah, 43) In the Tafseer of this Aayat, the Mufassireen have written that ‘bow down with those who bow’ refers to Salaah with Jamaat. Hence, Salaah with Jamaat in the Masjid is an emphasized Ibaadat in our Deen. Be it a ‘second wave’, ‘third wave’ or a ‘hundredth wave’ or whatever the Kuffar wish to call the man-made virus with its exaggerated stats to be, the Laws of Deen are to be maintained and implemented at all times – through ‘thick and thin’ as they say.

There are many natural deaths or deaths due to sicknesses which patients suffered from since before the virus, yet such deaths have been added to the virus death stats to ‘increase’ the numbers, to let their Shaitaani-Dajjali agenda come into ‘play’. This is also done to instil fear and panic into people. Indeed, this is deception. It is sad to note Muslims becoming instruments to increase the fear and panic in others.

To the contrary, had this organisation been truly living up to its ‘Islamic’ name and theme, they would had encouraged Muslims to flood the Masaajid! They would had worked on developing the Imaan of the Muslims to make them understand that no virus can afflict anyone without Allah’s Permission. They would had given the lessons of Imaan and would give the sparkling examples from the Hadith Shareef wherein it is mentioned that Nabi (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) would rush to the Masjid by the blowing of the winds. Hence, with the virus around us, this organisation was supposed to encourage Muslims to attend the Masjid, not call for the CLOSURE of the Masaajid!

But, Alas! They are discouraging the going to the Masaajid and are calling in total obedience to Shaitaan and Iblees of once more SHUTTING DOWN the Masaajid! Shame on them! Why don’t they also call for the SHUTTING DOWN of the cinemas, restaurants and take-aways which sell to Muslims Haraam chickens deceptively certified as ‘Halaal’ by Halaal bodies which have a history of feeding the Ummah certified ‘Halaal’ PORK, etc., which ultimately causes the brains and hearts of Muslims to become fossilized?    

Furthermore, Hazrat Ibn Sireen (Rahmatullahi alaih) said, “Knowledge is indeed part of your religion. So be careful as to whom you accept your matters of Deen from.” Hence, one should NOT gain any Deeni guidance from deviated so-called ‘Islamic’ organisations as well as from those who have become confirmed Enemies of Allah – the friends of the Kuffar. No reliable Aalim of the Haq will ever offer such absurd statements of closing the Masaajid.

If such a statement is officially released, then know well that this group and all those who will support this group’s view – even if they are ‘Ulama’ like the JUSA-UUCSA crowd – are demonstrating their enmity and hatred for the Masaajid and Jamaat Salaah. And for this, Allah Ta’ala’s Soundless Whip will strike!

A Masjid is the Purest, Holiest and Noblest spot on earth! It is more Purer than our own homes we live in! The Masaajid have Malaaikah in them at any given moment! It is illogical Islamically to call off the Jamaat Salaah in the Masaajid which have such unique and exclusive Purity and Nobleness attached to them!

Yes, while we accept that there is a virus around, however, our Imaan should not be allowed to be tainted and corrupted by the propaganda of the Kuffar and atheists. Our Imaan should be that no sickness will afflict anyone unless with the permission from Allah Ta’ala. The Hadith states, “There is no Adwaa (contagious disease).” (Bukhari)