Who is acceptable to have as a tenant?

Answer

A Muslim should always be conscious of halal income and distance himself as much as possible from alcohol, interest and other non- Shari'ah compliant s o u r c e s o f i n come. Ideally, we advise against having a bottle store or bank or (a company dealing with interest) as tenants. However in view of the practical difficulties of Muslim minorities in non- Muslim countries, our Akabireen have issued the fatwa on the opinion of Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullah Alayhi) permitting leasing out one's property to a bottle store and a bank.

However leasing out to an avenue that is completely immoral, for example a casino, is prohibited. (End of the fatwa)

OUR COMMENT

We are in disagreement with the fatwa. While the mufti totally prohibits letting premises for a casino which he brands 'completely immoral', he fails to understand that interest and liquor are also 'completely immoral'. In fact, both these evils are worse than a cas i n o . R a s u l u l l a h (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that riba is worse than a conglomeration of 70 major sins, the lightest of which is like fornicating with one's own mother."

In the Qur'aan Majeed, despite shirk being an unforgiveable sin, the only sin against which Allah Ta'ala declares war is Riba. We fail to understand by what stretch of Imaani logic does the mufti sahib believe that riba and liquor are not 'completely immoral'.

He has sought support for his convoluted permissibility by citing the Akaabir's view which he claims is based on Imaam Abu Hanifah's opinion. If he is a staunch follower of Imaam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullah alayh), then what is the view of this illustrious Imaam regarding letting premises for a casino? On the basis of what the mufti has claimed, there is no daleel for excluding a casino from the same view of Imaam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullah alayh).

The very same logic which Imaam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullah alayh) has employed for his opinion on the issue of letting premises for liquor applies to a casino as well. On what grounds has the mufti sahib differentiated?

The argument of living in a non-Muslim country is trash. This does not halaalize such haraam deeds from which abstention is fully within one's volitional power. There is no compulsion to hire premises for any haraam activity. Regardless of what the Akaabireen have said, the Qur'aan Majeed

castigates following the views of the Ulama if these are in conflict with His commands. Thus, the Qur'aan, reprimanding Bani Israaeel for their nafsaani acceptance of the fatwas of their ulama, says: "They take their ulama and their buzrugs as gods besides Allah, and even Isaa, the son of Maryam."

The Qur'aan Majeed commands: "Do not aid one another in sin and transgression." For practical life, this command is adequate. There is no need for the acquisition of any fatwa to override the Qur'aanic prohibition of I'aanat alal ma'siyat (aiding sin). The attitude of fishing for fatwas to override the Qur'aan and Hadith for the sake of the nafs and wealth is a satanic despicability, the consequences of which will not be escaped in Qiyaamah.

The person who desires to purchase the property, in all probability is a multi-millionaire. There is no need for him to seek more wealth by venturing into haraam avenues. It is the bounden obligation of the mufti to advise the questioner of the importance of Tawakkul on Allaah Ta'ala. The mufti has the duty of informing the mustafti that Rizq is sealed and the one of greed will be deprived as mentioned by Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Therefore, it is futile to mutilate the ahkaam with weird interpretations, Ulama obscurities and with the errors of seniors to appease the nafsaani desires of people. The mufti should not acquit himself as if he is a secular lawyer. But the problem nowadays is that the focus of the muftis is on the dunya because they had acquired Deeni Ilm for the sake of the dunya, not for Allah's Pleasure and not for the Maqaasid of the Aakhirah. This is one of the signs of Qiyaamah.

Citing pages of Fiqhi texts to portray erudition is laughable and stupid. It is devoid of benefit. The jaahil questioner cannot find the way to Allah Ta'ala in the maze of technicalities which is meant for students in the Madrasah. Authenticity for a corrupt view and answer is not gained by pages of Fiqhi Ibaarat designed to browbeat the juhala.

There will always be conflicts in this dunya between our worldly / nafsaani demands and the demands of the Shariah. The Mu'min in such cases should act according to Rasulullah's command: "Seek a fatwa from your heart." There is no need to resort to technicalities for extravagating permissibility for a few extra rands.

Furthermore, assigning the opinion of Imaam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullah alayh) to the academic realm, we say that the Fatwa of all Math-habs is on the opinion and ruling of Imaam Abu Yusuf (Rahmatullah alayh) and Imaam Muhamamd (Rahmatullah alayh). If and when Allah Ta'ala grants us the taufeeq, the opinion of Imaam Abu Hanifah shall be discussed in some detail. But we need to say at this juncture that it is satanically stupid and deceptive to cite an opinion of Imaam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullah alayh) in such a manner as to convey the satanic idea that I m a a m A ' z a m (Rahmatullah alayh) condoned haraam, and that he exercised extreme latitutde in Shar'i matters. The mufti sahib rendered a great disservice to I m a a m A ' z a m (Rahmatullah alayh) by opening the avenue for Haraam in the name of Imaam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullah alayh) who was the paragon of Taqwa and Uloom, both zaahiri and baatini.

SIGN OF

QIYAAMAH

Hadhrat Huzaifah (Radhiyallahu anhu) n a r r a t e d t h a t Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: " T h e H o u r ( o f Qiyaamah) will not dawn except when idols will be worshipped in the mihraabs (of the Musaajid)."

This sign has already appeared. Some years ago, the cross was placed in the mihraab of the Musjid of Al-Azhar university by a nationalist teacher of Al-Azhar, and the people performed Salaat facing the cross.

Last year, the ruler of Abu Dhabi and his wife celebrating the establishment of the Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, performed real Hindu puja rituals in front of idols in the temple of shirk.

Not very long ago, here in South Africa, Reverend Abraham Bham of the NNB Jamiat (No Name Brand) of Fordsburg, prayed together with kuffaar priests in a church under 12 crosses.

This trend of idolworship will gradually increase among Muslims. The time will still come, when the women of the Arab tribe of Daus, will dance around idols according to the Hadith.

A Concerned Brother from Pakistan, explaining the evils of secular education, writes:

"In our times today, the only comfort I get is by reading your articles and books and turning towards the Salaf. Apart from this, everywhere I go it's the same story. Majority of the ulama, shuyookh, it's same. Dunia is muqaddam (has priority) over the Deen. I read that you said that you are not against secular education if the maahol (environment) is right, and that you against only mixed environment. (This idea is erroneous -The Majlis)

The problem is that this secular education in itself is anti-Islam. It is not some kind of mubah (permissible) knowledge. The characteristic of this education is to breed the love of dunia (the world) and to make one forget Aakhirat. No matter how good the environment is. I'll give you an example. Darul Uloom Korangi (Mufti Taqi's Madrasah) has opened a school called Hira Foundation.

"Hira Foundation School is a division of renowned Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi. It is an excellent Cambridge based schooling system, in which we stand committed to offer value based education with a goal to spruce our children in accordance with Islamic value." - hirafoundation.com.

The school is run by Mufti Taqi Usmani's son. The website says:

"Dr. Muhammad Imran Usmani, son of Justice (Retd) Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani, holds an LLB, M. Phil, and Ph. D. in Islamic Finance and graduated as a scholar with specialization (Takhassus) in Islamic Fiqh and fatwa from Jamia Darul-Uloom, Karachi.

Dr.Usmani is the head of Hira Foundation School, a project of Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi, with a vision to provide high quality education to its students with its unique blend of modern academics with Islamic teachings. (It is a Shaitaani blend, like blending milk with swine's urine - The Majlis) The aim is to develop its students in becoming staunch and practicing Muslims with strong Islamic and moral values. The school serves as a cultivating ground for Muslim children, providing educational services from Pre-school to University level."

COMMENT BY THE MAJLIS

The donkey degrees of Dr. Usmani and also his title (doctor) are laughable jokes which have no significance in the Shariah. Such advertised moronic, donkey degrees display the disequilibrium of the bearer's brains. He is essentially a bootlicker of the western kuffaar, hence the stupid shaitaani attempt to cast Islam into a mould acceptable to his western masters.

These molvis and their hybrid 'unique blend' of education are signs of Qiyaamah. The Deen is no longer imparted for the Aakhirat. The Ilm of the Deen is pursued for worldly and nafsaani objectives. This is the objective of the Hira school. Among the signs of Qiyaamah, the Hadith mentions that "Ilm will be taught for reasons other than the Deen" and "with the amal of the Aakhirat, the dunya will be pursued."

The vision of the Hira school is misguided, myopic, oblique and satanic. Continuing his letter, the Brother states:

"Coming Back to my point, secular education its very conception is anti -Islam. I want to give you a small example. I have neighbours whose whole family is mureed of Hazrat Hakeem Akhtar Sahib. After his death they turned to some khalifah of Hakeem Akhtar Sahib. The whole family is pardah daar (observers of purdah) and deeni. Not only the immediate family but also their uncles and cousins. Their 8 and 6 year old children study in this Hira Foundation. The grandfather always brings his grandchildren for Namaz. One day I saw him alone. I asked him: "Where are your children?" He said they had to do homework. I said: "Homework? You left jamaat for homework? It's understandable for the 6 year old but the 8 year old?" (No, it is not understandable from the Islamic perspective for even the 6 year old who was being brought regulalrly for Salaat. - The Majlis) He said: "I told them (the women) to send the children, but they said they have to do homework."

(In the Qur'aan, Allah Ta'ala says: "O People of Imaan! Some of your wives and children are your enemies. Beware of them!" - The Majlis)

Hazrat this incident is enough to show what this secular education is all about. Secular education's conception is for money making, earning dunia. It's teaching 8 years old that homework is more important than going to Masjid for namaz."

(End of the Brother's letter)

COMMENT BY THE MAJLIS

The villainy of westerntype secular education in the form imparted and indoctrinated, does not stop at teaching 8 year olds that homework is more important than Namaaz.

It ruins Islamic morality (Akhlaaq-e-Hameedah) and eradicates Imaan. Muslim students and their moron parents are indoctrinated to believe that writing secular exams is more important and imperative than Salaat and even Saum. Aqaaid are assigned to the realm of superstition and fairy tales.

A mockery is made of the Sunnah.

When we say that secular education is permissible if the environment is proper, we do not restrict this permissibility to only purdah. Even if the institution is only for girls or only for boys, then too, the environment is haraam, hence pursuing the education in the haraam environment will be haraam.

The entire system has to be overhauled for the sake of permissibility. The entire curriculum all aspects of it - have to be Islamisized for it to be permissible. The whole syllabus is loaded with fisq, fujoor and kufr. The personnel manning these institutions are fussaaq, fujjaar and even kuffaar masquerading as Muslims. Children being for years in the suhbat of such villains, emerge from these schools and universities as villains with disdain for the Deen and kufr in their hearts. No one emerges unscathed from these haraam institutions even if some manage to crawl out with their Imaan intact.

Every molvi who pursued higher secular education for the acquisition of donkey degrees, assigns the Deen a secondary role.

The Deen becomes the handmaid of their secular accomplishment, and will invariably be interpreted to be subservient to secular theories and concepts. All of them become bootlickers of the west. That is why they discern honour in donkey degrees.

Secular education imposed on Muslims is the greatest achievement of the West. With this satanic education have they succeeded to install kufr governments in every Muslim land without exception.

May Allah Ta'ala save us from this colossal satanic calamity and curse.