During Hajj, our group was instructed to make Tawaaf Widaa' immediately after Tawaaf Ziyaarat even before the Sa-ee which we had to do after this Tawa

Answer

No it was not correct. It is in conflict with the Sunnah, hence not proper without valid reason. Tawaaf Widaa' is the last Tawwaf. It is the Waajib Farewell Tawaaf. Farewell is bid at the time of departing. It has to be the last act of Ibaadat in the Haram Shareef. But today, the Deen has been transformed into a hobby. Hit-and-run acts are

TAWAAF WIDAA'- THE FARE- WELL TAWAAF

presented to Allah Ta'ala as 'ibaadat' when in reality there is only an outer-facade of ibaadat, and even this outer-facade is a farce. For the sake of convenience, the group leaders issued their haraam instruction. They were averse to returning for Tawaaf Widaa', yet their pockets are lined with money extracted from the Hujjaaj. But Hajj has become a holiday excursion, hence the total disregard for the Masnoon acts and Masnoon methods of d i s c h a r g i n g t h e Ibaadaat.

It is Sunnah to perform Tawaaf Widaa' after everything else has been completed. On the way out of the Haraam for the last time, Tawaaf Widaa' should be performed. In fact, if after having done Tawaaf Widaa', one continues staying in Makkah for some time, then it is Mustahab to repeat Tawaaf Widaa'.

Who are the heirs of Iblees? Just as the Ambiya have heirs, so too does Shaitaan have his heirs. The Heirs of the Ambiya according to the Hadith are the Ulama- the Ulama -e-Haqq - those who are Ulama in the meaning of the Qur'aan which states: "Verily, only Ulama of

His servants fear Allah." Explaining who the heirs of Iblees are, Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (Rahmatullah alayh) said:

"The main concern of molvis is that their status (shaan) should not be demoted. This attitude is the meeraath (inheritance) of Iblees. Allah Ta'ala did not respond to the shenanigan of Iblees (i.e. when he justified his refusal to make Sajdah for Hadhrat Aadam - alayhis salaam) because He was aware that shaitaan would not be able to understand the (logical) response. Instead, Allah Ta'ala commanded: "Get out from it ( from Jannat) accursed and buffeted." From this response it should be realized that the obsequious ones (the bootlickers), should be expelled. The duty of the Muallim is to inform (of the Haqq). To debate is not the function of the Musliheen (spiritual guides). It is the function of Madrasah teachers (when explaining to their students)."

Thus, the molvis who bootlick rulers and the wealthy, and who seek to be in the good books of the people of the dunya at the cost of proffering baseless interpretation of the ahkaam of the Shariah to soothe the westernized palates of deviates, are in reality the heirs of Iblees, hence we dub them the Agents of Iblees.

"Do not pursue what are not the objectives of the Deen. By such pursuit, the Maqaasid (objectives) of the Deen are neglected, T h i s l e a d s t o ghulu' (bigotry / haraam extremism) in the Deen which culminates in despising others." (Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi)

This Malfooth applies aptly to the Tabligh Jamaat. The Jamaat has made its specific methodology of tabligh the maqsood (objective) of the Deen, hence all other branches of Tabligh including the Ulama, Madaaris and Khaanqahs are despised, and even regarded to be futile.

The Dunya

"O People! Verily, the Promise of Allah

(regarding the Hereafter) is true. Therefore do not let this worldly life deceive you, and do not let deception cast you into deception regarding Allah."

(Qur'aan)

Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (Rahmatullah alayh) said:

"People who are greatly enamoured by supernatural feats will be mostly the followers of Dajjaal. The need for following the Sunnah is imperative. Without this, there is deviation, hence such people (despite being professed Muslims) will follow Dajjaal. The people will not be able to escape the tentacles of Dajjaal. Only the followers of the Sunnah will be safe from Dajjaal.

Once I saw Dajjaal in a dream. He was accompanied by innumerable women and musical instruments. People who worship beauty (in haraam ways) will join Dajjaal. It is narrated in Masnawi that Shaitaan had supplicated to Allah Ta'ala for traps. When he was informed that his traps will be women, his delight was beyond all bounds. Nowadays, the peers (the fake spiritual guides) are trapped in this calamity. They worship beauty (i.e. they intermingle with women) and they act in conflict with the Sunnah."

Comment: Just as Dajjaal will be attracting crowds with his haraam machinations, so too are his agents following in his footsteps. Shayaateenul Ins such as Tariq Jameel, Menk, Sooliman Moolla and many other facebook juhala are all setting the stage for Dajjaal.

"It (the hurricane/ tornado) is a wind in which there is a painful punishment. It destroys everything (in its path) by the command of its Rabb."

(Qur'aan)

All the forces of nature are the slaves of Allah Azza Wa Jal. They constitute His Army. The Qur'aan says: "No one knows His armies except He." The variety of natural disasters - hurricanes, tornadoes, cyclones, wild raging fires, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc., - occur by the Command of Allah Azza Wa Jal. Nothing is accidental. The Athaab, in which ever form it is unleashed, accomplishes its task meticulously as decreed. The destruction it wroughts should not be understood to be accidental and haphazard. The Qur'aan M a j e e d s t a t e s : "Everything by Allah is according to a fixed measure."

When the elimination of the nation of Nabi Loot (Alayhis salaam) was decreed, the punishment came in the form of showers of stones from the heaven. The Qur'aan Majeed states: "(The Angels) said: 'Verily we have been sent to a nation of criminals so that we unleash on them (showers of) brimstones which are specially marked by your Rabb for the transgressors." (Az-Zaariyaat, Aayat 25)

These natural disas-

ters which are Divine Punishments are signs for Muslims for reflection and deriving lesson. The Qur'aan Majeed states: "And, in the earth are signs for people of firm faith, and (even) in yourselves (are signs), What! Do you not heed (and derive lesson)." - Az-Zaariyaat, 21 and 22. All over the world, natural upheavals in the form of natural disasters are overwhelming nations. Even the kuffaar in the West are now being overtaken by Divine Punishment.

G e n e r a l l y , t h e kuffaar are not punished on earth for their crimes. They will be adequately recompensed with perpetual Athaab in Jahannam. Therefore, Allah Ta'ala grants them much respite here on earth. However, there are certain crimes for which they too are punished here on earth with universal Athaab. Oppression and sexual perversion are such crimes. When these crimes become universal, then the Athaab overtakes them as well. Consequently, they are being punished for their oppression, homosexu-

ality, gay'ism, lesbian-

ism, abortion and the likes which are among the vilest crimes which they have legalized and granted respectability and acceptability. These are the reasons for the wild fires and hurricanes which are causing great havoc in the U.S.A. and Europe.

As for Muslims, one form of Divine Punishment is the imposition of kuffaar domination. Natural disasters too are forms of Allah's Athaab for us. Muslims should heed what is happening in the world by way of Allah's Athaab. No Muslim community will be exempted from the terrible Athaab when all bounds of the Deen have been violated.

In South Africa, the Muslim community should not feel snug in its current state of opulence. The apparent 'safety' and indulgence in haram opulence are worldly deceptions which should not cast us into deception regarding the Sunnah of Allah Azza Wa Jal. Take lesson from the plight of the Rohingya Muslims, the Syrian Muslims, the Palestinian Muslims, etc.

The writing on the wall is conspicuous for people of intelligence. The deluges of fisq, fujoor, bid'ah and even kufr of the Muslim masses as well as of the molvis and sheikhs portray vividly the writing on the wall.

Allah Ta'ala is Musabbibul Asbaab (The True and Actual Cause of all events).

During the khilaafat of Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallahu anhu), a Christian clerk was employed by Hadhrat Abu Musaa Ash'ari (Radhiyallahu anhu). When Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallahu anhu) instructed him to dismiss the clerk, he (Hadhrat Abu Musa) explained that the clerk was an expert accountant. Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallahu anhu) said that if the clerk dies then some arrangement will have to be made to replace him. Therefore, the same arrangement should be made now (i.e. on the dismissal of the clerk).

When Hadhrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (Radhiyallahu anhu) returned, he found the clerk had died. Hadhrat Umar's focus was on Allah Ta'ala. Similarly, when he dismissed Hadhrat Khalid Bin Walid (Radhiyallahu anhu) and appointed the weak Hadhrat Abu Ubaidah (Radhiyallahu anhu) as the governor there was considerable surprise.

Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallahu anhu) mentioned that the focus of the people was on Hadhrat Khaalid (Radhiyallahu anhu). The battle victories were attributed to him. The focus had shifted from Musabbibul Asbaab. Now that a weak man was appointed, the focus returned to Allah Ta'ala.

When there were no reservoirs and dams, the focus was only on Allah Ta'ala. When dua was made, the rains would arrive. Now that people have become reliant on dams, the gaze has shifted from Allah Ta'ala. The rains too have decreased.

(Hadhrat Maulana

Ashraf Ali Thanvi)

(Hadhrat Maulana

Ashraf Ali Thanvi)

"If the Shaikh does not rectify any Shar'i contravention which he discerns in his mureed, then he (the shaikh) is a khaa-in (a fraud/abuser of trust). Such a person is not fit to be a Shaikh. When he is unable to cure the mureeds, then why does he become an obstacle in their path? Of what benefit are such guides?

Amaanat (Trust) is not restricted to material objects. The mureeds who are subordinate to the Shaikh are also Amaanat. If the shuyookh are deficient in the Islaah of their mureeds, then they will be frauds. A man who commits fraud in the Deen and Imaan (such as these fraudster shaikhs) cannot be trusted in anything. The shaikhs of today have ruined the Imaan of innumerable people. They conduct themselves in contravention of the Shariah."

Today, the meaning of Tasawwuf as understood by the motley of quack, bogus and fraud 'shaikhs', is halqah t h i k r , k h a t m - e khwaajgaan and acts of bid'ah. With the display of these bid'aat these 'spiritual' cranks stay in business to promote themselves as spiritual guides whilst they lack the haziest idea of the objectives of Tasawwuf. The objectives are only Islaah of the nafs (moral reformation) and spiritual elevation in the quest of Divine Proximity. When these quacks themselves are diseased and jaahil, how can they treat the mureeds?