Raabta

Never think that you have angered or annoyed the shaykh by telling him your spiritual condition and faults, or that you have lowered yourself in his eyes. You have only raised your status in this faqīr’s
heart by being open and truthful. It may be that the devil (shaytān) tries to delude you into only writing good points about yourself from now on, but know that this would be fatal for your spiritual progress. I am hopeful that you will not be a hypocrite to yourself in this matter. There is no better judge in this world than one’s own conscience. I am hopeful that you will keep me informed of your condition from time to time. It is foolish to conceal one’s illness from one’s doctor.

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Lover?

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In the darkness of the night, cooed a pigeon
On a branch, in weakness, while I was asleep.

I lied; By Allah, were I a lover,
The pigeon would not have outpaced me in weeping.

I assume I am lovesick, love struck
But I weep not, while animals weep.

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In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Alif, Lam, Mim, Do the people think that they will be left in the position that they say, `We have believed’, without their being tried? We tried those who were before them’ (Q. 29, 1)

"When you make true dhikr of Allah, the problem doesn't go away, but the worry of the problem does." - Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed

The proximity between the truth and falsehood does not make the truth falsehood nor falsehood truth. 

- Imam Ghazali (ra)

The Greatest Treasure

The greatest treasure,
you could ever discover,
was to enjoy the weather,
all by yourself.

Hanafi position on women going to the masjid

source: http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/30679

I've read from several `ulamaa' that it is makruh tahrimi for women to go to the masjid, and that this is the official stance of the Hanafi madhab.
Is this true? If this is true, can you please present some ahadith, athar, or quotes which support this stance?

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

We refer you to the following Hadith:

صحيح مسلم) 2/400 دار ابن رجب

عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَقُولُ لَوْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى مَا أَحْدَثَ النِّسَاءُ لَمَنَعَهُنَّ الْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا مُنِعَتْ نِسَاءُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِعَمْرَةَ أَنِسَاءُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُنِعْنَ الْمَسْجِدَ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ ‏.‏

Translation: 'Amra, daughter of Abd al-Rahmin, reported:

I heard 'A'isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had seen what new things the women have introduced (in their way of life) he would have definitely prevented them from going to the mosque, as the women of BaniIsra'il were prevented. [1]

(Sahih Muslim V.2 Pg.400 Dar ibn Rajab)

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Immad Bin Arshad

Student Darul Iftaa
California, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

www.daruliftaa.net

[1]  حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ بِلاَلٍ - عَنْ يَحْيَى، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ - عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَقُولُ لَوْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى مَا أَحْدَثَ النِّسَاءُ لَمَنَعَهُنَّ الْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا مُنِعَتْ نِسَاءُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِعَمْرَةَ أَنِسَاءُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُنِعْنَ الْمَسْجِدَ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ ‏.‏

Reference    : Sahih Muslim 445 a

In-book reference  : Book 4, Hadith 161

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