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“For those who practice patience, musībah (adversity) is a gift from Allāh ta‘ālā and not a punishment. This is because patience in the face of adversity brings the proximity of Allāh ta‘ālā very rapidly.

Many a time, patience guarantees such rewards and blessings that cannot be acquired solely through one’s efforts in ‘ibādah (worship) and obedience to Allāh ta‘ālā.

“Certainly those who observe patience will get their reward in full without measure.” (39:10)

Cautiousness in the Matter of Halāl and Harām

by Shaykh Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh

In light of the recent meat contamination issue that has shaken Europe, I would like to touch upon the subject of halāl and harām. For a Muslim, life revolves around doing only what is permissible (halāl) and refraining from the impermissible (harām). This applies when deciding what food we consume and in every other aspect of our lives too.

In the Qur’ān Allāh ta‘ālā addresses the best of humanity, the Ambiyā ‘alayhimus salām, saying, “O Messengers, eat from the good things and act righteously... (23:51)”

The importance of the command to eat only what is good can be realised when we consider that in this āyah Allāh ta‘ālā directs the command to His Messengers ‘alayhimus salām, and through them addresses the believers in general, as explained by Rasūlullāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wasallam:

Precaution

“Imagine the following situation: you are in the safety of a room when two people come and give you two pieces of contradictory news; one says that there is a venomous snake outside and the other says there is not. What would you do in such a situation?

You would take every precaution and stay indoors following the first person’s advice until you were 100% sure the second opinion was correct. If this is our attitude in regards to worldly harms, should we not, when we are in doubt as to whether something is halāl or harām, take the precautious measure too, until we are 100% satisfied?”