Friday, April 25, 2008
Hijab part 1 - Mens Hijab
“And tell the believing men to lower their gaze and be modest. That is purer for them. Lo! Allah is aware of what they do".
Surah Nur, Ayat 30
The above ayat from the Quran is present in chapter 24. It mentions the Hijab for men.The ayat that is following it does the same but for women.This in itself is an indication that there is infact hijab for men and they shouldn't take their it lightly and practice it.
The term “Hijab-الحجاب” literally means a cover, curtain or screen. It is not a technical term used in Islamic jurisprudence for the dress code of women. Islam has strongly emphasized the concept of decency and modesty in the interaction between members of the opposite sex. Dress code is part of that overall teaching.
There is no distinction made between men and women with regard to keeping themselves safe from corruption and covering themselves in Islam.
Contents of hijab:
1) lowering ones gaze-
No man under the islamic law is allowed to look at any na mahram woman without any reason. It is haraam for him to do so. Looking at mahram women is allowed, as long as the intention is not lustful and strictly with a sensible purpose.
Another aspect of this category is 'riba' 'which means to look but not with the intention of lust nor to really see or view the other person. It is a special state which could be dangerous.That is, the fear exists that the look will cause a person to deviate to a forbidden state. This, then, is also forbidden and there is no difference of opinion on this by the marajaas.
2) dress code-
Men are to cover their private parts when in the presence of non-Mahram women. It is not wajib to cover their entire body. this rule can be found in the islamic laws books or almost all mujtahids. On the basis of either obligatory or recommended precaution the covering of the complete body revealing only hands, head and the face is mentioned by some of the mujtahids please check the laws that are prescribed by your respective mujtahids regarding this matter.
The basic idea is to not reveal any part of the body with the intention of arousing any haraam feelings in another person. And to try and be as covered as possible when there is a potential chance of such feelings rising in anyone else. Beauty is present in the bodies of both and women and hence covering of the body by men is also equally important.
3)Beard-
'It is reported in Bihar Al-Anwar in the chapter concerning the beard (Kitab Al-Mahasin) in which Imam Musa b. Ja’far, Al-Kazim (AS) was asked:
“Is it recommended to wear the beard?”
he said: “Yes”,
then he was asked: “Is it permissible for one to shave one’s beard?”,
Imam (AS) replied: “It is permissible to shave the sides of the face where the beard grows, however, to shave the front (chin) is not permissible”.
Note: There are numerous other narrations concerning the unlawfulness of the shaving of the beard. Whoever wishes to refer to them should refer to: “Wasail Al-Shi’ah” in which matters regarding the unlawfulness of the shaving of the beard will become clearer.' (1)
One must note that Ayatulla Seestani does not permit one to shave his beard on the basis of obligatory precaution.Even if it is just the sides leaving the chin. Please ask your mujtahids for their fatwas regarding this matter.
Imam Ja'far As Sadiq has also said: “From amongst the laws of the Lord of the Universe was that He(Allah) granted the male gender from amongst the humans a beard so that there may be a difference (in appearance) between them”.
That should make the beard issue clear! Just as it is expected women to be feminine, men should embrace manhood and keep their beard rather than appearing like girls!
4) Interaction with na-mahram women-
Interacting with the na-mahram more than necessary is Haraam for both men and women.This is something not very known, and seldom followed. Men aren't to speak to random women without any important purpose such as work, etc conversation is to kept strictly to purpose, be it through any means. Just like the girls /women are looked down upon for speaking to strangers or chatting with them online or assuming that they do!, we must keep in mind that men are no exception. What is wrong is wrong for both. In Islam there are no double standards. Everyone has their limits and one should not ignore them and point fingers at others.
It is crucial that one realizes that Hijab is just as important for men as it is for women. Corruption is spread by both not following the true Islamic way, and Hijab is what sets us apart form any other religion, because it is through the right Hijab that we can keep the muslim society safe from the effects of the world. So lower your gazes, cover up those toned gym bodies and grow beard and be proud to be and represent a true Muslim man.
(1) :http://www.islamic-laws.com/beard.htm
Syeda Fatima, 18
(syeda715@hotmail.com)
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Quote of the day archive April. Topic: Parents
April 1st: The holy Quran: "Say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour" (17:23)
April 2nd:Imam Ali (PBUH) : “Goodness towards (one’s) parents is the greatest obligatory act.”
April 3rd: Quran: “And your Lord has commanded that you shall not serve (any) but Him, and that you shall show goodness to your parents. If either or both of them reach old age with you, say not to them (so much as) “Ugh” nor chide them, and speak to them a generous word.” (Surat Bani Isra’il (17) Verse 23)
April 4th:Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) has said:“Every righteous child who casts a look of mercy and affection upon his parents shall be granted, for every look of his, rewards equivalent to that of an accepted Hajj.”
April 5th:Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “Goodness towards the parents is an indication of a person’s excellent cognizance of Allah. This is because there is no worship that can take a person towards the happiness of Allah faster than exhibiting respect towards his Muslim parents for the sake of Allah.”
April 6th:The messenger of Allah (pbuh) :“One, who follows the orders of Allah with regards to obeying parents, shall have two doors of Paradise opened up for him. And if there happens to be only one parent, one door of Paradise shall open up for him.”
April 7th:Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) :“One who is obedient towards his parents and his Lord shall be accommodated in the most exalted of places on the Day of Judgment.”
April 8th:The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) has said: “One who performs Hajj on behalf of his parents and repays their debts shall be raised by Allah on the Day of Judgement amongst the righteous ones.”
April 9th:The last prophet (PBUH) : “One who pleases his parents has verily pleased Allah, and one who has angered his parents has verily angered Allah.”
April 10th:Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) :“One who desires a long life and an increase in livelihood should exhibit goodness towards his parents and establish bonds of kinship (with his relatives).”
April 11th:Imam as-Sadiq :".....If you desire to have your life-span increased, exhibit goodness and kindness towards your parents.’”
April 12th:Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) : “Be good towards your parents and your children will be good towards you. (And) Look upon the womenfolk of others with purity (in conduct and intention) and your womenfolk will be looked upon with purity.”
April 13th:The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) has said: “The look of a child towards his parents out of love for them is an act of worship.”
April 14th:Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said (in regards to one’s parents): “Do not cast your gaze upon them except with love and compassion; do not raise your voice above theirs; do not raise your hands above theirs; do not walk ahead of them."
April 15th:Imam ar-Ridha (peace be upon him) wrote: “To do good to one’s parents is obligatory, even if they are of the polytheists, however, they should not be obeyed in acts that go against the commands of Allah.”
April 16th:Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: “Whoever visits the graves of his parents or one of them every Friday, Allah shall forgive his sins and shall regard him to be of those who had been kind to his parents.”
April 17th: Imam ali (AS) :“One who causes his parents to become sad has indeed been disowned by them"
April 18th:Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has : “Allah shall not accept the prayers of a person who looks at his parents with hatred, even if they have been unfair to him!”
April 19th: Allah's Messenger (PBUH) : “Be good and kind to your parents so that your recompense is paradise, and if you have been disowned by them, your abode shall be the fire (of Hell).”
April 20th:Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) : “There are three individuals that whoever argues with them shall suffer humiliation and disgrace: one’s father; a (just) ruler; and one in debt."
April 21st: Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) :“Beware of become disowned by your parents, for verily the fragrance of paradise which can be smelt from a distance of a thousand years, shall never reach the nostrils of one who has been disowned by his parents and one who has severed the bonds of kinship (with his relatives)."
April 22nd:Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “The person who has been disowned by his parents, one who consumes intoxicants and one who does acts of goodness towards others but imposes obligations upon them shall never enter into Paradise"
April 23rd: Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) :“On the Day of Judgment there shall be four groups of people upon whom Allah shall not cast His look of mercy: those who have been disowned by their parents, those who place obligations upon others after doing good to them, those who reject the concept of fate and destiny and the one who consumes intoxicants.”
April 24th:Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “A sin that darkens the skies is being disowned by one’s parents.”
April 25th:The Holy Prophet (PBUH) : “There are three sins, the punishments of which are hastened and not deferred for the hereafter: disownment by one’s parents, committing oppression upon the people, and ingratitude with respect to kindness.”
April 26th:Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has stated: “Becoming disowned by one’s parents is one of the Great Sins. This is because Allah, the Mighty and the Glorious, has termed such a person disobedient and wretched.”
April 27th: The holy Quran : "We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents; in pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth" (46:15)
April 28th: Allah says in the Holy Quran:"And out of kindness lower to them the wing of humility and say: ’O My Sustainer, Bestow on them your mercy even as they cherished me in childhood." (17:24)
April 29th: The last Prophet has said : "God's pleasure is in the pleasure of the father, and God's displeasure is in the displeasure of the father."
April 30th: Prophet Muhammed said : "It is a pity that some people may not attain Paradise, on account of not serving their old parents."
April 2nd:Imam Ali (PBUH) : “Goodness towards (one’s) parents is the greatest obligatory act.”
April 3rd: Quran: “And your Lord has commanded that you shall not serve (any) but Him, and that you shall show goodness to your parents. If either or both of them reach old age with you, say not to them (so much as) “Ugh” nor chide them, and speak to them a generous word.” (Surat Bani Isra’il (17) Verse 23)
April 4th:Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) has said:“Every righteous child who casts a look of mercy and affection upon his parents shall be granted, for every look of his, rewards equivalent to that of an accepted Hajj.”
April 5th:Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “Goodness towards the parents is an indication of a person’s excellent cognizance of Allah. This is because there is no worship that can take a person towards the happiness of Allah faster than exhibiting respect towards his Muslim parents for the sake of Allah.”
April 6th:The messenger of Allah (pbuh) :“One, who follows the orders of Allah with regards to obeying parents, shall have two doors of Paradise opened up for him. And if there happens to be only one parent, one door of Paradise shall open up for him.”
April 7th:Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) :“One who is obedient towards his parents and his Lord shall be accommodated in the most exalted of places on the Day of Judgment.”
April 8th:The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) has said: “One who performs Hajj on behalf of his parents and repays their debts shall be raised by Allah on the Day of Judgement amongst the righteous ones.”
April 9th:The last prophet (PBUH) : “One who pleases his parents has verily pleased Allah, and one who has angered his parents has verily angered Allah.”
April 10th:Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) :“One who desires a long life and an increase in livelihood should exhibit goodness towards his parents and establish bonds of kinship (with his relatives).”
April 11th:Imam as-Sadiq :".....If you desire to have your life-span increased, exhibit goodness and kindness towards your parents.’”
April 12th:Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) : “Be good towards your parents and your children will be good towards you. (And) Look upon the womenfolk of others with purity (in conduct and intention) and your womenfolk will be looked upon with purity.”
April 13th:The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) has said: “The look of a child towards his parents out of love for them is an act of worship.”
April 14th:Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said (in regards to one’s parents): “Do not cast your gaze upon them except with love and compassion; do not raise your voice above theirs; do not raise your hands above theirs; do not walk ahead of them."
April 15th:Imam ar-Ridha (peace be upon him) wrote: “To do good to one’s parents is obligatory, even if they are of the polytheists, however, they should not be obeyed in acts that go against the commands of Allah.”
April 16th:Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: “Whoever visits the graves of his parents or one of them every Friday, Allah shall forgive his sins and shall regard him to be of those who had been kind to his parents.”
April 17th: Imam ali (AS) :“One who causes his parents to become sad has indeed been disowned by them"
April 18th:Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has : “Allah shall not accept the prayers of a person who looks at his parents with hatred, even if they have been unfair to him!”
April 19th: Allah's Messenger (PBUH) : “Be good and kind to your parents so that your recompense is paradise, and if you have been disowned by them, your abode shall be the fire (of Hell).”
April 20th:Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) : “There are three individuals that whoever argues with them shall suffer humiliation and disgrace: one’s father; a (just) ruler; and one in debt."
April 21st: Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) :“Beware of become disowned by your parents, for verily the fragrance of paradise which can be smelt from a distance of a thousand years, shall never reach the nostrils of one who has been disowned by his parents and one who has severed the bonds of kinship (with his relatives)."
April 22nd:Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “The person who has been disowned by his parents, one who consumes intoxicants and one who does acts of goodness towards others but imposes obligations upon them shall never enter into Paradise"
April 23rd: Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) :“On the Day of Judgment there shall be four groups of people upon whom Allah shall not cast His look of mercy: those who have been disowned by their parents, those who place obligations upon others after doing good to them, those who reject the concept of fate and destiny and the one who consumes intoxicants.”
April 24th:Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “A sin that darkens the skies is being disowned by one’s parents.”
April 25th:The Holy Prophet (PBUH) : “There are three sins, the punishments of which are hastened and not deferred for the hereafter: disownment by one’s parents, committing oppression upon the people, and ingratitude with respect to kindness.”
April 26th:Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has stated: “Becoming disowned by one’s parents is one of the Great Sins. This is because Allah, the Mighty and the Glorious, has termed such a person disobedient and wretched.”
April 27th: The holy Quran : "We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents; in pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth" (46:15)
April 28th: Allah says in the Holy Quran:"And out of kindness lower to them the wing of humility and say: ’O My Sustainer, Bestow on them your mercy even as they cherished me in childhood." (17:24)
April 29th: The last Prophet has said : "God's pleasure is in the pleasure of the father, and God's displeasure is in the displeasure of the father."
April 30th: Prophet Muhammed said : "It is a pity that some people may not attain Paradise, on account of not serving their old parents."
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