Chaplain Khalid Latif from NYU

As salaamu alekum,

Amazing brother masha Allah with such a beautiful way of speaking

Jummah Khuthbah

Lectures

RPI - Islam Awareness Week - 2008

http://rpimsa.wordpress.com/

Bismillah.

The above website is a documentation of all of our activities, meeting minutes, photos, and discussions held to plan and execute the Islam Awareness week on RPI campus.

Muslim Marriages Website

Bismillah.

An amazingly jam packed resource for knowledge on Marriage in Islam. Very nice, check it out, and make dua for the one who created it insha Allah.

http://muslimmarriages.wordpress.com/

Goldren Principles of Raising Children - Imam Al-Ghazali

golden-principles-of-raising-children.doc
golden-principles-of-raising-children.ppt

Notes will be added later about our discussion on this topic.

Tazkiya Retreat Notes by Sr. Amber Sarwar and others

As salaamu alekum warahmatullah,

Sr. Amber Sarwar took her time to compile these very beneficial notes.  May Allah grant us the will to review them and internalize them and practice on them Ameen.

If there are any corrections please leave a comment.

Tazkiyah Retreat June 2007

The Muslim Soup Kitchen Project Video

Internal Dimensions of Hajj summary of Hajj Lectures by Sh. Mokhtar

internal_dimensions_of_hajj_summary.pdf

by: http://spiritualencryptions.wordpress.com/

Wednesday Halaqa - November 14 - Suratul Hujuraat

Imam Djafer

Tafsir Suratul Hujuraat: Ayat 8 -10

from book: Safwatut Tafaseer

8. A Grace and Favour from Allah; and Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom.

• It is a favor from Allah that we have faith and guidance

9.If two parties among the Believers fall into a quarrel, make ye peace between them: but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other, then fight ye (all) against the one that transgresses until it complies with the command of Allah; but if it complies, then make peace between them with justice, and be fair: for Allah loves those who are fair (and just).  

•  What is the reason for this ayat to be revealed?
  • Sometimes believers fought, not with weapons, but just civil fighting, (with tree branches, slippers)
  • Rasulullah(saw) went to visit Abdullah Ibn Ubayd, and there was a clash
• Somtimes books are written about sahaba, and they are made to look ideal, but they are humans , and we hsould realize this and that is one reason why this ayat is revealed, these are realistic issues, people do disagree somtimes, and there might be fights, so it needs to be resolved, and Allah knows His creation.
• A way to realize this. The two parties who are fighting should be confronted by a third party, both should be educated about what is right and wrong, and the wrong party will have to give the right party their rights.  If the wrong party transgresses still, the third party has to take side with the good party and fight for the right cause.  The physical intervention can only be taken by the executive party who is in charge of the Islamic government
• Adl and Qist - Justice and Fairness - When Allah mentions two things seperately, there is an reason for it.
• Is it a must to fight the transgressing party?
  • For the leader - it is a Must  to fight the transgressing party
    •  ex: During Ali
  • Other Ulema said no, not must, but recommended, it is left to the Leader to decide. Maybe the time is not right according to the Imams reasoning.
• Adab with Sahaba (ra) - they are at higher levels than us, because they were around Rasulullah(saw) , yes they are human , but they are overall much better than us, they were trustworthy.  We should not in any way disrespect them.
• How much should we obey this Government?
  • We made a choice to obey this government - and Muslims are asked to fulfill their obligations
  • They allow us to practice our deen, so we must obey them, as long as the obedience of the Government doesn’t make me disobey Allah.

10.The Believers are but a single Brotherhood: So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear Allah, that ye may receive Mercy.

•  Khawarij - when Ali (ra) was being confronted by Khawarij - Some approached Ali (ra) to ask what he thought about them, he said, they are staying away from disbelief, they are our brothers who stood up against us.  Look at this leadership.

Qur’an Arabic Script: www.quranflash.com/en

Quran Translation: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/049.qmt.html

Suratul Fatihah and continuing

Wednesday Halaqa - Suratul Hujuraat Tafsir - November 7th

Speaker: Imam Djafer

Suratul Hujuraat ayat 5 - 8 

5. If only they had patience until thou couldst come out to them, it would be best for them: but Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

• Prophet(saw) didnt come forward and told others to behave properly with him, because he had hayaa’.
• Once he(Saw) had hayaa’ to not tell people to leave his home after the waleema. so when we finish eating, we should ask permission to leave, unless host tells us its ok to stay
• Sabr is like the head to the body. - Hadith
• This helped others to understand Rasulullah(saw)’s character.
• Students of the past behaving with teachers:
  • Abdullah ibn Abbas - (teenager at the time) - “I wanted to learn hadith and collect hadith from sahaba while they are alive”
    • He told another ansari - lets do it - that ansari said why should we, we are too young
    • He would go to a great sahabi during nap time (qaylulla - before dhur, afer dhur), not disturb him.
      • qaylulla - hikma behind it -help to perform qayamul layl
    • On the way to masjid he would ask the sahabi about the hadith
    • Its not the amount of knowledge gained, its the way it is gained - thats the way he went about
    • One tabayeen described Abdullah ibn Abbas - you would find a huge line outside his house to ask him questions
    • Rasulullah(saw) made dua for him -”oh Allah teach him the understanding of the Quran’
  • Imam Ash - Shafi’i - went from Mekkah to Medina to learn from Imam Malik

6.O ye who believe! If a wicked person comes to you with any news, ascertain the truth, lest ye harm people unwittingly(out of ignorance), and afterwards become full of repentance for what ye have done.

• For someone to be a witness - they need to be upright (adl)
• Fasiq - commits violations of deen, deliberately, not caring, sometimes even go public - opposite of adl
• • Fasaqa - “mouse getting out of his hole “- leaving the rhelm of…
  • Least fasiq - not performing Salaah
• A’asi - less category
• Teaching Muslim to not be naive. Be careful, good intention is not enough. Verify information
• Information here- not specified - most importantly about Islam and about rights of other people
• ex: Fasting - You refer to a doctor to see if you can break fast because you are sick - Yes see a faqee- Find a Muslim Doctor - someone who is familiar with this information .
• This ayat is based on an incident - A sahabi was sent to a community that was newly Muslim to collect zakat, he was shy to collect it
  • He came back and said they are not Muslim’s , the Prophet(saw) said , go check first.
• Act of Zina - needs 4 witnesses - keeps us from hurting the dignity of others
• Umar (ra) came to Ali (ra) and asked , if i were to tell you someone committed zina, Ali told him, come to me with 4 witnesses or you will get lashes - shows how serious this is.
• All things taught about the deen should be referred back to (ex: this person said it, from such a book) , unless its a matter well known about the deen (ex: performing salaah).
  • Hadith categorizing, narration chains.
    • Circumstances:
      • Must be upright,
      • authentic (exactly what he learned) ,
      • fiqa (would not have another intention behind reporting information)

7. And know that among you is Allah’s Messenger: were he, in many matters, to follow your (wishes), ye would certainly fall into misfortune: But Allah has endeared the Faith to you, and has made it beautiful in your hearts, and He has made hateful to you Unbelief, wickedness, and rebellion: such indeed are those who walk in righteousness;-

• Becareful in your claim to faith - Imaan is a gift from Allah.
• Kufr, fusooq, is’yaan - Unbelief, wickedness, disobey - mentioned in levels

8. A Grace and Favour from Allah; and Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom.

http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/049.qmt.html