I am Alahamdulillah, a muslm by birth. I belonged to the Ismaili community
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa
Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
Salam
Alaykum,]
I
firstly would like to commend you on the wonderful job your doing for all us
muslims. May Allah (s.w.a.) shower all of you with all his undying blessing on
the this noble deed and grant you success in all your Naik endeavours,
Insallah, Ameen.
this
question is really confusing. I am Alahamdulillah, a muslm by birth. I belonged
to the Ismaili community of muslims. I did realize I was not on the right path
and was doing shirk. I am now married and my husband is an Ismaili. In this
sect you are allowed to drink and I`m sure you have heard about them. They are
the followers of the Aga Khan. With the mercy of Allah ( s.w.a.)I have moved
away from their beliefs and now follow mainstream Islam. This is with a lot of
help from my muslim brothers and sisters like yourselves. I now pray five times
and also wear the hijab. I have a long way to go. What I really want to find
out is that. I live in a household where nobody follows the tharika of Islam,
as they are all Ismailis. they all drink in the house. I pray in my room and
don`t do anything of that sort. But I feel really guilty. I keep asking Allah (
s.w.a.) for forgiveness. How do I deal with this situation. My husband has no
objection to what I do and so I just tell myself that he his accountable for
his actions and I for mine. Do I have to leave him becuase Islam doesn`t allow
this. Their argument is that it`s ok for Ismaili muslims to drink. I don`t feel
they are muslims to begin with as they don`t follow any of the pillars of
islam.
My
second question is Qadiyanis. i got an email about them stating that they are
not muslims. How much truth is there to that. May Allah bless you for helping
me out. I really am confused, thank you. Jazak Allah khair
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Answer:
Leave impious ismaili husband
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your Question: How
do I deal with this situation. My husband has no objection to what I do and so
I just tell myself that he his accountable for his actions and I for mine. Do I
have to leave him becuase Islam doesn`t allow this.
My dear and beloved sister in Islam, as difficult and as
trying the situation that you find yourself in, one must differentiate between
a legal muslim and a ‘true’ muslim.
A legal ‘muslim’ is one who declares his belief in the
below six articles of faith:
If one professes or declares belief in all of the above
six articles of faith, regardless of whether the belief has entered his heart
or regardless of his actions and his obedience to the dictates of the deen, one
will be considered a ‘legal’ muslim in the Sight of Shariah Law and the
believers; and every right that is due to a ‘muslim’ will be accorded to them
in full. They may marry amongst the
believers, they may visit the Sacred House of Allah, they may inherit their
believing heirs, their believing heirs will inherit from them, the food they slaughter will be lawful for
the believers to consume, they will be given a muslim burial at death,
etc….every single right that is due to a muslim will be accorded to them in
full.
A ‘true’ muslim is one who is accepted as a believer in
the Majestic and Supreme Presence of the All-Knowing, All-Mighty Lord on the
Day of Judgment.
Dear and beloved sister in Islam, as much as the acts and
beliefs of your husband may be in defiance and contrast of the guidance of the
Quran and the Sunnah, provided he does not verbally declare or profess defiance
to any of the above listed six articles of faith, he will be treated as a
‘legal muslim’ in the Sight of Shairah Law and the believers….and every single
right that is due to a believer will be accorded to him in full.
Thus sister, rest absolutely assured that your marriage to
him is absolutely legal and lawful in the Sight of Shariah, the believers, and
above all, Allah Subhanah.
Your Question: Do I
have to leave him becuase Islam doesn`t allow this.
Dear and beloved sister, as long as your husband believes
in the above listed six articles of faith, regardless of his acts, your
marriage with such a person will be considered absolutely lawful in the Sight
of Shariah….and there is absolutely no Shariah obligation upon you to leave
him, if you do not wish to do so.
It is indeed a great deed of patience and virtue that you
fear Allah and practice true belief in the evil surrounding that you have
narrated; and rest assured you will have your reward with your Lord Most
Merciful.
If you sincerely believe that with your character and
patience, one day you might be able to instill the fear of Allah into your
husband and bring him closer to his Lord Creator….then indeed you should be
grateful that you have been provided this opportunity by your Lord to work in
His Cause, and do not even think of breaking your marriage or leaving your
husband because of his evil deeds.
But if you fear that by continuing your marriage, your own
belief is being compromised and thus might jeopardize your salvation in the
Hereafter…then indeed it would be prudent to chose to leave this marriage and
seek marriage with a righteous, God-fearing, and pious husband whose company
and environment will make your path to salvation easier.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chatper 66 Surah
Tahreem verses 10-11:
10 Allah sets forth for an example to the unbelievers, the wife of
(Prophet) Nuh and the wife of (Prophet) Lut: they were (respectively) under two
of Our righteous servants but they were false to their (Lord and their
husbands), and they profited nothing before Allah on their account, but were
told: "Enter ye the Fire along with (others) that enter!"
11 And Allah sets forth as an example to those who believe, the wife of
Pharaoh (Hadrat Asiya): Behold she said: "O my Lord! Build for me in
nearness to Thee a mansion in the Garden, and save me from Pharaoh and his
doings and save me from those that do wrong";
Beloved Sister, in light of the above guidance of the
Quran, Allah Subhanah sets forth two parables.
One are the unrighteous and disbelieving wives of the Noble Prophets of
Allah (Nuh (a.s.) and Lut (a.s.)….even though they married and lived amongst
two of the most pious men who were ever blessed to walk on this earth, they did
not align their beliefs or deeds towards the Truth and thus were ruined in this
world and the Hereafter.
The second parable relates to Hadrat Asiya, the righteous
wife of one of the greatest enemies of Allah Subhanah and His Deen, the evil
and accursed Pharaoh! Such was the
sanctity and piety of Hadrat Asiya, and such was her fear and obedience of her
Lord Creator, that even though she remained married to as ardent a disbeliever
as Pharaoh, she practiced her deen to such perfection that Allah Subhanah
relates her example of righteousness in His Glorious Quran!
As your humble brothers and sincere well-wishers in faith,
our advice to you sister is that if you are allowed and free to practice your
deen without hindrance, and you do not fear that you will put your Hereafter on
trial if you continue your marriage….it would be best to stay in your marriage
and with your wisdom, knowledge, character, and above all humility and patience
try to sow the seeds of the fear of Allah Subhanah into your husband and your
extended family; perchance they too may be guided aright.
Your Statement: I
don`t feel they are muslims to begin with as they don`t follow any of the
pillars of islam.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 2526 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
The Prophet (saws) said: ‘Three things are
the roots of faith:
Beloved Sister, as painful and as detestable the acts of
transgression of one who has declared belief in the Oneness of Allah Subhanah
may be, it is not permissible for one who sincerely fears Allah and the Last to
declare them a disbeliever! The
decision of whether one was a ‘true’ believer or not will be made by the
All-Knowing, All-Wise Lord Alone on the Inevitable Day of Judgment.
Your Question: My
second question is Qadiyanis. i got an email about them stating that they are
not muslims. How much truth is there to that.
The absolute major differences in belief of the Ahmadis or
Qaadiyaanis, and the belief which takes them out of the fold of Islam are:
There are umpteen other beliefs and practices they do and
propagate in the core tenets of the deen, but it is their above two blasphemous
beliefs that take them out of the fold of the deen of Truth, Al-Islam.
They also hold the belief that Prophet Isa (a.s.) will not
appear at the end of time; that the promised Imam Mahdi has already appeared;
they have their own variation of Shariah Law which is quite different and
distinct from the Shariah Law endorsed by the Quran and the Sunnah, etc; but
the beliefs that renders them as disbelievers and takes them out of the fold of
Islam in the sight of Shariah and the believers are:
The Muslim Ummah is united that the Qadiyanis or Ahmadis
are non-muslims, and the rights that are due specifically to muslims cannot be
rendered to them.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
