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FAQs for Muslim teens / Muslim College Students in
North America
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Q1. Is Dating Allowed in Islam?
As Muslims we should try to answer questions that come
up in our lives Islamically. The two main sources of
Islam are: The Quran and the (authentic) Sunnah of our
prophet (saw).
Quran 004.059
O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger,
and those charged
with authority among you. If ye differ in anything
among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger,
if ye do believe in Allah and the Last Day: That is
best, and most suitable for final determination.
In other words "refer it to Allah(swt) and His
messenger" mean check with the Quran and authentic
hadith.
In answer to your question:
Quran 24:31 And say to the believing women that they
should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that
they should not display their beauty and ornaments
except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that
they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not
display their beauty except to their husbands, their
fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their
husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers'
sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the
slaves whom their right hands possess, or male
servants free of physical needs, or small children who
have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they
should not strike their feet in order to draw
attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye
Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye
may attain Bliss.
Quran 24:30 Say to the believing men that they should
lower their gaze and
guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity
for them: And Allah is
well acquainted with all that they do.
(Allah(swt) has ordered you to guard your eyes from
non-Mahram women
and for her to hide her beauty from you -- this does
not occurs in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship)
Sahih Bukhari 001.010.504 - Times of the Prayers -
Narrated Ibn Mas'ud: A man kissed a woman
(unlawfully) and then went to the Prophet and informed
him. Allah revealed: And offer prayers perfectly At
the two ends of the day And in some hours of the night
(i.e. the five compulsory prayers). Verily! good deeds
remove (annul) the evil deeds (small sins) (11.114).
The man asked Allah's Apostle, "Is it for me?" He
said, "It is for all my followers."
(Kissing a non-Mahram here is clearly not allowed).
Stay away from "opinions" and listen to what your Lord
tells YOU in the
Quran. Inshalluh, this is how one finds happiness that
is enduring. I would encourage you to use this
opportunity to learn more about the beauty of Islam.
Increase the things that help you increase your iman
(belief): (1) righteous company, good friends (2) salat (3) sawm
(fasting) (4) sadaqa (5) join or start a halaqa group
for learning Islam and meeting the right people. Try
also reading Quran frequently and meeting
knowledgeable Muslims. Don't
waste too much time in idle talk and action. Time is
precious. Remember also that good deeds annul bad
deeds.
May Allah(swt) guide those who are sincere and
dedicated in seeking His
pleasure. May this message help whosoever Allah(swt)
wishes it to help.
And Allah(swt) knows best.
Q2. Why can we not ONLY follow the Quran? Why do we
have to follow the Sunnah?
From Islam-qa (Sheikh al-Munajjid)
Answer to a question:
Praise be to Allaah.
The first question may appear strange and somewhat surprising to committed,
practising Muslims. How can something which is so obviously one of the bases of
Islaam become a matter for discussion and debate?
But since the question has been asked, we will present, with the help of Allaah,
the principles and bases of the importance of the Sunnah, the obligation
to follow it and the ruling concerning those who reject it. By so doing,
we will also refute the doubters and the
misguided group who call themselves "Qur'aaniyyeen" (the Qur'aan
has nothing to do with them!) In shaAllaah this discussion will be of benefit to
everyone who wants to understand the truth of the matter.
Proof of the importance of the Sunnah
(1) The Qur'aan speaks of the importance of the Sunnah, for example:
(a) Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "He who obeys the
Messenger has indeed
obeyed Allaah . . ." [al-Nisaa' 4:80] Allaah described obedience to
the Prophet (peace be upon him) as being a part of obedience to Him. Then He
made a connection between obedience to Him and obedience to the Prophet (peace
be upon him): "O you who believe! Obey Allaah and obey theMessenger . .
."[al-Nisaa' 4:59]
(b) Allaah warns us not to go against the Prophet (peace be upon him), and
states
that whoever disobeys him will be doomed to eternal Hell. Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning): ". . . And let those who oppose the
Messenger's commandment beware, lest some fitnah (trial, affliction, etc.)
befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them." [al-Nur 24:63]
(c) Allaah has made obedience to His Prophet a religious duty; resisting or
opposing
it is a sign of hypocrisy: ""But no, by your Lord, they can have no
Faith, until they make you [Muhammad] judge in all disputes
between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your
decisions, and accept (them) with full submission." [al-Nisaa'4:65]
(d) Allaah commands His slaves to respond to Him and His Messenger:
"O you who
believe! Answer Allaah (by obeying Him) and (His) Messenger when he calls you to
that
which will give you life . . ." [al-Anfaal 8:24]
(e) Allaah also commands His slaves to refer all disputes to him: ". ..
(And) if you differ
in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allaah and His Messenger . . ."
[al-Nisaa' 4:59]
(2) The Sunnah itself indicates the importance of the Sunnah. For example:
(a) Al-Tirmidhi reported from Abu Raafi' and others that the Prophet (peace be
upon
him) said: "I do not want to see any one of you reclining on his couch and,
when he hears
of my instructions or prohibitions, saying 'I don't accept it; we didn't
find any such thing in
the Book of Allaah.'" Abu 'Eesaa said: This is a saheeh hasan
hadeeth. (See Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Shaakir edition, no. 2663).
Al-'Irbaad ibn Saariyah, may Allaah be pleased with him, reported that the
Prophet (peace
be upon him) said: "Would any of you think, reclining on his couch,
that Allaah would only describe what is forbidden in the Qur'aan? I tell
you, by Allaah, that I have warned and commanded and prohibited things that are
as important as what is in the Qur'aan, if
not more so." (Reported by Abu Dawud, Kitaab al-Khiraj wa'l-imaarah
wa'l-fay').
(b) Abu Dawud also reported from al-'Irbaad ibn Saariyah, may Allaah be
pleased with
him, that "the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him) led us in
prayer one day, then he
turned to us and exhorted us strongly . . . (he said), 'Pay attention to
my sunnah (way) and the way of the Rightly-guided Khaleefahs after me,
adhere to it and hold fast to
it.'" (Saheeh Abi Dawud, Kitaab al-Sunnah).
(3) The scholars' consensus (ijmaa') affirming the importance of the
Sunnah.
Al-Shaafi'i, may Allaah have mercy on him, said: "I do not know of
anyone among the
Sahaabah and Taabi'een who narrated a report from the Messenger of
Allaah (peace be upon him) without accepting it, adhering to it and
affirming that this was
sunnah. Those who came after the Taabi'een, and those whom we met did
likewise: they all accepted the reports and took them to be sunnah, praising
those who followed them
and criticizing those who went against them. Whoever deviated from this
path would be regarded by us as having deviated from the way of the Companions
of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the scholars who followed them, and
would be considered as one of the ignorant.
(4) Common sense indicates the importance of the Sunnah.
The fact that the Prophet (peace be upon him) is the Messenger
of Allaah indicates that we must believe everything he said and obey
every command he gave. It goes without saying that he has told us
things and given instructions in addition to what is in the Qur'aan. It
is futile to make a distinction between the Sunnah and the Qur'aan
when it comes to adhering to it and responding to it. It is obligatory
to believe in what he has told us, and to obey his instructions.
The ruling concerning those who deny the importance of the Sunnah
is that they are kaafirs, because they deny and reject a well-known and
undeniable part of the religion.
As regards your second question, about whether a Muslim is required to follow a
particular madhhab, the answer is that he does not have to. For the
average "rank and file" Muslim, his madhhab is that of his mufti or
the scholar whom he consults for religious verdicts; he must ask
those pious scholars whom he trusts for opinions when necessary. If a person has
enough knowledge to distinguish which evidence and opinion is stronger, then he
must
follow the scholarly opinion which has the strongest support from
the Qur'an and Sunnah. It is acceptable for a Muslim to follow one of the four
well-known madhhabs, on the condition that he understands that the
truth in any given issue may lie with another madhhab, in which case
he must ignore his own madhhab's opinion and follow the truth.
The Muslim's aim is to follow the truth that is in accordance with the
Qur'an and Sunnah. The madhhabs of fiqh are only a means of
reaching ahkaam (rules) based on the Qur'aan and Sunnah, they are
not Qur'aan and Sunnah.
We ask Allaah to show us the truth and help us to follow it, and to
show us falsehood and help us to avoid it. May Allaah bless our
Prophet Muhammad.
see also:
#3440: Praise be to Allaah.
Some people have started to claim that the Sunnah is not a source of legislation. They call themselves “al-Qur’aaniyyeen” and say that we have the Qur’aan, so we take as halaal whatever it allows and take as haraam whatever it forbids. The Sunnah, according to their claims, is full of fabricated ahaadeeth falsely attributed to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). They are the successors of other people about whom the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us. Ahmad, Abu Dawood and al-Haakim reported with a saheeh isnaad from al-Miqdaam that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Soon there will be a time when a man will be reclining on his couch, narrating a hadeeth from me, and he will say, ‘Between us and you is the Book of Allaah: what it says is halaal, we take as halaal, and what it says is haraam, we take as haraam.’ But listen! Whatever the Messenger of Allaah forbids is like what Allaah forbids.” (Al-Fath al-Kabeer, 3/438. Al-Tirmidhi reported it with different wording, and said that it is hasan saheeh. Sunan al-Tirmidhi bi Sharh Ibn al-‘Arabi, al-Saawi edn., 10/132). The name al-Qur’aaniyyeen does not befit these people, because the Qur’aan tells us, in almost one hundred aayahs, to obey the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Obedience to the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is considered in the Qur’aan to be a part of obedience to Allaah, may He be glorified. “He who obeys the Messenger, has indeed obeyed Allaah, but he who turns away, then we have not sent you (O Muhammad) as a watcher over them.” [al-Nisa’ 4:80 – interpretation of the meaning]. The Qur’aan, which they claim to follow, denies the faith of the one who refuses to obey the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and does not accept his ruling: “But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission.” [al-Nisa’ 4:65 – interpretation of the meaning]
Their suggestion that the Sunnah is “contaminated” with fabricated ahaadeeth is not valid, because the scholars of this ummah took the utmost care to purify the Sunnah from all alien elements. If they had any doubts about the truthfulness of any narrator, or there was the slightest possibility that he could have forgotten something, this would be sufficient grounds for rejecting a hadeeth. Even the enemies of this ummah have stated that no other nation has paid so much attention to examining its reports and their narrators, especially in the case of reports narrated from the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
For it to be obligatory to follow a hadeeth, it is sufficient for it to be known that it is a saheeh (authentic, sound) hadeeth narrated from the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was content to convey his message by sending just one of his Companions, which proves that the hadeeth reported by one trustworthy person must be followed.
Moreover, we would ask these people: where are the aayaat which tell us how to pray, or which tell us that the obligatory prayers are five times daily, or which tell us about the nisaab on various kinds of wealth for the purpose of zakaah, or about the details of the rituals of Hajj, and other rulings which we can only know from the Sunnah?
Al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah, 1/44
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