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In Roshnee a Yaseen Khatam has been organized at all Musjids after Isha' Salaat.

Question

In Roshnee a Yaseen Khatam has been organized at all Musjids after Isha' Salaat. Ostensibly it is to supplicate to Allah Ta'ala to save us from the communal violence taking place in Gauteng. What is the Shar'i status of these khatams?

Answer

The Shar'i status is BID'AH. The method of these khatams is Bid'ah. While reciting Surah Yaaseen in times of calamity is beneficial, the public function is ostentation and bid'ah. It was never the practice of the Sahaabah and the Salafus Saaliheen to organize public functions for acts of Ibaadat. The public performance of ibaadat are specific acts ordained by the Shariah such as Jamaat Salaat, Jumuah Salaat, Eid Salaat, Hajj rituals, etc.

But to introduce new congregational functions in the name of ibaadat is bid'ah and not permissible. The Ulama should in their bayaans encourage the people to make Dua, and such Dua should be in the privacy of the homes without the ostentation (riya) which accompanies public congregational bid'ah functions. It is essential to understand that the violence in the country is a warning for us from Allah Azza Wa Jal. He is warning us to take stock of our evil life of fisq and fujoor. If the warning will not be heeded, the violence will escalate and spiral totally out of control. There will be no police force and no military to save us. We shall be hemmed in - all of us - in its web of destruction.

The Muslim community is morally rotten. The molvis and sheikhs are all mercenaries misleading the ignorant masses to gratify their nafs and to attain their worldly objectives which they advertise in the name of the Deen.

The masses, men and women, are wallowing in moral filth - fisq and fujoor. The filth of facebook, television, whatsapp, pornography, organized zina, riba, consumption of carrion, halaalization of haraam pictography, and numerous other evils are today the attributes of the vast majority of Muslims. No amount of Duas and Yaseen khatams will be of benefit when Allah's Axe of Athaab falls on the Muslim community. The signs of this Athaab are all around us. Remember that the efficacy of Dua and spiritual methods is dependent on Obedience to Allah Ta'ala. In this regard Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:

"Whatever is by Allah is available only by means of obedience."

Therefore, do not expect your Yaseen khatam to save you from Allah's Athaab if you persist with your facebook and television immorality and filth. Warning us, the Qur'aan Majeed states:

"Beware of such a FIT- NA (i.e. ATHAAB) which will overtake not only the transgressors among you."

The so-called pious ones - the buzrugs who have opted to become 'dumb shaitaans' and abstaining from Amr Bil Ma'roof Nahy Anil Munkar, will all be overtaken by Allah's universal (aam) Chastisement. May Allah Ta'ala guide us all and have mercy on us.

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