Question:
Will ALL children that died before the age of account go to jena OR will only the children of the muslim parents?
Praise be to Allaah.
We may divide this issue, in sha Allaah, into two parts:
Firstly: the fate of the children of the Muslims.
Secondly: the fate of the children of the kuffaar.
With regard to the first part, the fate of the children of the Muslims:
Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: With regard to the children of the believers, there is no dispute among the scholars. Al-Qaadi Abu Ya€ ¦’²laa ibn al-Farraa€ ¦’² al-Hanbali narrated that Imaam Ahmad said: there is no dispute concerning the fact that they will be among the people of Paradise. This is what is well known among people (i.e., the majority of scholars) and this is what we are definitely sure about, in sha Allaah. (Tafseer al-Qur€ ¦’²aan al-€ ¦’±Azeem, 3/33).
Imaam Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: who has any doubts that the children of the Muslims will be in Paradise?!
He also said: there is no difference among them on this matter. (Haashiyat Ibn al-Qayyim € ¦’±ala Sunan Abi Dawood, 7/83).
Imaam al-Nawawi said: the reliable Muslim scholars agreed that any Muslim child who dies will be among the people of Paradise, because he was not responsible (i.e., had not yet reached the age of account). (Sharh Muslim, 16/207).
Al-Qurtubi said: the view that they will be in Paradise is the view of the majority. And he said: some scholars denounced any dispute concerning them. (al-Tadhkirah, 2/328).
With regard to the second part, the fate of the children of the kuffaar:
The scholars differed concerning this matter, and there are several views:
That they will be in Paradise. Some of them said, they will be in al-A€ ¦’²raaf [a place between Paradise and Hell]. And the reason why it was said that they will be in Paradise is because this is the ultimate destiny of the people of al-A€ ¦’²raaf. This is the view of the majority of scholars, as reported from them by Ibn € ¦’±Abd al-Barr in al-Tamheed, 18/96.
Their evidence (daleel):
The hadeeth of Samurah (may Allaah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw the children of the Muslims and the children of the Mushrikeen with Ibraaheem (peace be upon him). Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6640.
Hasnaa€ ¦’² bint Mu€ ¦’²aawiyyah from Bani Suraym said: my paternal uncle told me: I said, O Messenger of Allaah, who will be in Paradise? He said: Prophets will be in Paradise, martyrs will be in Paradise, infants will be in Paradise and baby girls who were buried alive will be in Paradise. Narrated by Imaam Ahmad, 5/409; classed as da€ ¦’²eef by al-Albaani in Da€ ¦’²eef al-Jaami€ ¦’², 5997.
That they will be with their parents in Hell. Al-Qaadi Abu Ya€ ¦’²laa attributed this view to Ahmad! But Shaykh al-Islam (Ibn Taymiyah) pointed out that this was a grave error. See Haashiyat Ibn al-Qayyim € ¦’±ala Sunan Abi Dawood, 7/87.
Their evidence (daleel):
Salamah ibn Qays al-Ashja€ ¦’²i said: my brother and I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said that our mother had died during the Jaahiliyyah, and that she had honoured her guests and upheld the ties of kinship, but that she had buried alive a sister of ours during the Jaahiliyyah who had not reached the age of puberty. He said: the one who was buried and the one who buried her are in Hell, unless Islam reached the one who buried the child alive and she became Muslim.
The hadeeth was classed as hasan by Ibn Katheer in al-Tafseer, 3/33, and before him by Ibn € ¦’±Abd al-Barr in al-Tamheed, 18/120.
There are other ahaadeeth, but they are da€ ¦’²eef (weak).
Not giving any opinion on this matter. This is the view of Hammaad ibn Zayd, Hammaad ibn Salamah, Ibn al-Mubaarak and Ishaaq ibn Raahawayh.
Their evidence (daleel):
According to Ibn € ¦’±Abbaas, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was asked about the children of the mushrikeen, and he said, € ¦’³Allaah knows best what they would have done.€ ¦’´ Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1383, and Muslim, 2660.
There is a similar hadeeth narrated by Abu Hurayrah. Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1384, and Muslim, 2659.
Some scholars say that they (the children of the mushrikeen) will be the servants of the people of Paradise.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: there is no basis for this view. (Majmoo€ ¦’² al-Fataawaa, 4/279)
I say: concerning this there was a hadeeth narrated by al-Tabaraani and al-Bazzaar, but it was classed as da€ ¦’²eef by the imaams € ¦’¶ including al-Haafiz ibn Hajar in al-Fath, 3/246.
That they will be tested in the Hereafter, and whoever obeys Allaah will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys Him will enter Hell. This is the view of the majority of Ahl al-Sunnah wa€ ¦’²l-Jamaa€ ¦’²ah, as transmitted by Abu€ ¦’²l-Hasan al-Ash€ ¦’²ari, and it is the opinion of al-Bayhaqi and many other researchers. It is also the opinion favoured by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah. He said that this is what is implied by the texts of Imaam Ahmad, and is the view regarded as most correct by al-Haafiz Ibn Katheer. He said: this view reconciles all the reports, and all the ahaadeeth quoted above support one another. Al-Tafseer, 3/31.
Their evidence:
Anas said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: € ¦’³Four (kinds of people) will be brought forth on the Day of Resurrection: the infant, the insane, the one who died during the Fatrah (the period between two prophets) and the very old man. All of them will speak in their own defence, then the Lord, may He be blessed and exalted, will say to a neck of Hell, € ¦’±Come forth!€ ¦’² and He will say to them, € ¦’±I used to send Messengers to My slaves from amongst themselves. Now I am the Messenger of Myself to you. Enter this (i.e., the Fire).€ ¦’² Those who are decreed to be among the doomed will say, € ¦’±O Lord, how could we enter it when we are trying to escape it?€ ¦’² And those who are decreed to be among the blessed will rush to enter it. And Allaah will say: € ¦’±You would have been more disobedient towards My Messengers.€ ¦’² So those will enter Paradise and those will enter Hell.€ ¦’´ Narrated by Abu Ya€ ¦’²laa, 4224. There are corroborating reports which were
mentioned by Ibn Katheer in al-Tafseer, 3/29-31.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: this is the most reasonable of the opinions, which reconciles all the reports and brings all the ahaadeeth into harmony. On this basis, some of them will be in Paradise, as in the hadeeth of Samurah, and some of them will be in Hell, as in the hadeeth of € ¦’±Aa€ ¦’²ishah. The reply of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) indicates this, as he said: € ¦’³Allaah knows best what they would have done, because He created them.€ ¦’´ It is known that Allaah does not punish anyone on the basis of what He knows, unless what He knows actually comes to pass.
The phrase € ¦’³Allaah knows best what they would have done€ ¦’´ indicates that Allaah knows what they would have done if they had lived. The ones who obey Him at the time of the test are the ones who would have obeyed Him if they had lived in this world, and those ones who disobey Him at that time are the ones who would have disobeyed Him if they had lived in this world. This indicates that He knows about what does not happen and how it would have been if it had happened. And Allaah knows best. (Haashiyat Ibn al-Qayyim € ¦’±ala Sunan Abi Dawood, 7/87).
The ahaadeeth quoted above stating that they will either be in Paradise or in Hell do not contradict what we believe is more likely to be correct. Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: the ahaadeeth about them being tested is more specific. Whoever Allaah knows will obey Him, He puts his soul in al-Barzakh with Ibraaheem and the children of the Muslims who died in a state of Fitrah, and whoever He knows will not obey Him Him, his case rests with Allaah, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be in Hell, as is indicated in the ahaadeeth about the test and as reported by al-Ash€ ¦’²ari from the scholars of Sunnah. Al-Tafseer, 3/33.
The phrase € ¦’³Allaah knows best what they would have done€ ¦’´ does not mean that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was not giving an opinion.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: The evidence used by this group needs further examination. The answer of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) does not mean that he did not want to give an opinion; rather, he was attributing the knowledge of what they would have done if they had lived to Allaah. This was the answer to the question of how they could be with their fathers when they had no deeds in their records € ¦’¶ which is part of the hadeeth. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) attributed the knowledge of what they would have done to Allaah; he did not say, Allaah knows best where they will be. This evidence does not support the opinion of this group. And Allaah knows best.
Showing posts with label young. Show all posts
Showing posts with label young. Show all posts
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Islamic hip-hop artists are accused of indoctrinating young against the West
By Sean O'Neill
HIP-HOP and rap artists are teaching young Muslims the ideology of radical Islamism through songs about the war in Iraq, the oppression of Muslims and the creation of an Islamic state governed by Sharia, or religious law.
Intelligence agencies have identified music as a "tool for indoctrination". The phenomenon began with an American group called Soldiers of Allah. The group has since disbanded but its music and lyrics remain popular on the internet. Other groups in Britain, France and the US have been identified as giving cause for concern. Many use the derogatory term "kufur" to describe non-Muslims.
Madeleine Gruen, an American intelligence analyst, highlighted the lyrics of a British group called Blakstone as a possible gateway to extremist politics. Ms Gruen has studied how music, internet forums, boardgames and fashion have been used to radicalise youths.
She said: "The music is very persuasive because it is giving young people ideas, and those ideas are what might motivate someone to become a jihadi. The material is all in English. It's spreading a radical message to domestic populations that don't speak Arabic or Urdu."
Ms Gruen said that Blakstone's lyrics echoed the views of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), the Islamist political movement.
Blakstone operates from an industrial estate in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. The group could not be contacted yesterday. In an interview last year, its founder, Ahmed Ashley Welbeck said that the music was "about the underdog" and offered "a middle way" between Muslim tradition and street culture.
Last night, a spokesman for HuT said that it had no formal links with Blakstone or any other rap groups.He said: "Our message is out there, it is very widespread and it is hardly surprising that groups might pick up on it. "HuT is a more traditional political movement. We use conferences, websites and leaflets, but rap music is not one of our things.
"There is a lot of anger out there, especially about the Iraq war. Our challenge is to channel that frustration and anger into political activism."
THE LYRICS SEEN AS A CALL TO ARMS
Yesterday I was dreaming I dreamt of The State we made, a place with purpose and meaning. I saw my people they were smiling not grieving, I saw our kids they were safe they were breathing . . . And no more talk of war and of bombs to drop, under Allah's Shade and Shield and fearing not. No more bleeding due scheming dogs on thrones, whom plot with foes to spread woes, the stench of rot. And that's how it's supposed to be. I look around and all I see today is poverty and misery from systems ruling over me with blasphemy. Their tool, kufur rule it's a catastrophe
From Close 2 Me, by Blakstone
No Khalifah [Islamic state] Where are we heading? Without Islam we're stressing, implement Allah's blessing, that's what I am addressing. Apart from this kufur scheme. Bring Islam back to the scene. Let's unite the Ummah [Muslim nation], following only the Koran and the Sunnah. Even if all the kufirs got together, they still couldn't stop this Ummah. We love Islam More than we love life
From Bring Back Islam, by Soldiers of Allah
Comment:
This is really funny and makes the assumption that Muslim youth are unable to think for themsleves and easily influenced. Many western rap artists and singers pass all sorts of ideas to the youth examples like:
Lyrics in "Anarchy in the UK" by the sex pistols:
I am an antichrist
I am an anarchist
Don't know what I want but
I know how to get it
I wanna destroy the passer by cos I
I wanna BE anarchy !
so dont worry
Or Eminem:
I make fight music for high school kids
I put lives at risk when I drive like this
I put wives at risk with a knife like this
(from Who Knew)
Obviously its ok for Muslim youth to listen to the above but unacceptable to listen to Islamic rap artists and singers who use this medium to promote Islam and take the youth away from corrupt activities and motivate them to follow Islam.
Over the last 7 years many Islamic artists have emerged and
Blak-stone is just one of them. Find out for yourself if they are a bad influence upon the youth after all we should all think for ourselves as opposed to following media spin and hype.
http://myspace.com/blakstonemusic
HIP-HOP and rap artists are teaching young Muslims the ideology of radical Islamism through songs about the war in Iraq, the oppression of Muslims and the creation of an Islamic state governed by Sharia, or religious law.
Intelligence agencies have identified music as a "tool for indoctrination". The phenomenon began with an American group called Soldiers of Allah. The group has since disbanded but its music and lyrics remain popular on the internet. Other groups in Britain, France and the US have been identified as giving cause for concern. Many use the derogatory term "kufur" to describe non-Muslims.
Madeleine Gruen, an American intelligence analyst, highlighted the lyrics of a British group called Blakstone as a possible gateway to extremist politics. Ms Gruen has studied how music, internet forums, boardgames and fashion have been used to radicalise youths.
She said: "The music is very persuasive because it is giving young people ideas, and those ideas are what might motivate someone to become a jihadi. The material is all in English. It's spreading a radical message to domestic populations that don't speak Arabic or Urdu."
Ms Gruen said that Blakstone's lyrics echoed the views of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), the Islamist political movement.
Blakstone operates from an industrial estate in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. The group could not be contacted yesterday. In an interview last year, its founder, Ahmed Ashley Welbeck said that the music was "about the underdog" and offered "a middle way" between Muslim tradition and street culture.
Last night, a spokesman for HuT said that it had no formal links with Blakstone or any other rap groups.He said: "Our message is out there, it is very widespread and it is hardly surprising that groups might pick up on it. "HuT is a more traditional political movement. We use conferences, websites and leaflets, but rap music is not one of our things.
"There is a lot of anger out there, especially about the Iraq war. Our challenge is to channel that frustration and anger into political activism."
THE LYRICS SEEN AS A CALL TO ARMS
Yesterday I was dreaming I dreamt of The State we made, a place with purpose and meaning. I saw my people they were smiling not grieving, I saw our kids they were safe they were breathing . . . And no more talk of war and of bombs to drop, under Allah's Shade and Shield and fearing not. No more bleeding due scheming dogs on thrones, whom plot with foes to spread woes, the stench of rot. And that's how it's supposed to be. I look around and all I see today is poverty and misery from systems ruling over me with blasphemy. Their tool, kufur rule it's a catastrophe
From Close 2 Me, by Blakstone
No Khalifah [Islamic state] Where are we heading? Without Islam we're stressing, implement Allah's blessing, that's what I am addressing. Apart from this kufur scheme. Bring Islam back to the scene. Let's unite the Ummah [Muslim nation], following only the Koran and the Sunnah. Even if all the kufirs got together, they still couldn't stop this Ummah. We love Islam More than we love life
From Bring Back Islam, by Soldiers of Allah
Comment:
This is really funny and makes the assumption that Muslim youth are unable to think for themsleves and easily influenced. Many western rap artists and singers pass all sorts of ideas to the youth examples like:
Lyrics in "Anarchy in the UK" by the sex pistols:
I am an antichrist
I am an anarchist
Don't know what I want but
I know how to get it
I wanna destroy the passer by cos I
I wanna BE anarchy !
so dont worry
Or Eminem:
I make fight music for high school kids
I put lives at risk when I drive like this
I put wives at risk with a knife like this
(from Who Knew)
Obviously its ok for Muslim youth to listen to the above but unacceptable to listen to Islamic rap artists and singers who use this medium to promote Islam and take the youth away from corrupt activities and motivate them to follow Islam.
Over the last 7 years many Islamic artists have emerged and
Blak-stone is just one of them. Find out for yourself if they are a bad influence upon the youth after all we should all think for ourselves as opposed to following media spin and hype.
http://myspace.com/blakstonemusic
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)