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Servitude and the nature and extent of freedom.

Servitude and the nature and extent of freedom.

The essence of freedom is to be free of subservience to anyone other than God. To think that freedom is to discard God’s commandments is nothing less than considering oneself as the idol and giving subservience to desire.

The status of the Prophet’s companions and their distinction: The best of them and the consequences of speaking ill of them.

The status of the Prophet’s companions and their distinction: The best of them and the consequences of speaking ill of them.

The best of people are prophets, then Prophet Muhammad’s companions. Their high status is stated in the Qur’an: ‘Muhammad is God’s Messenger; and those who are with him are firm and unyielding towards the unbelievers, full of mercy towards one another. You can see them bowing down, prostrating in prayer, seeking favour with God and His good pleasure’. (48: 29)

Jihad: Its types and conditions

Jihad: Its types and conditions

Jihad continues until the end of human life and remains in force all of the time, as long as the Qur’an remains. In an authentic hadith, Jabir reports that the Prophet said: ‘A group of my community will continue to fight for the truth, prevailing until the Day of Judgement’.

The Muslim community: Its leader and the obedience due to him.

The Muslim community: Its leader and the obedience due to him.

To stay with the community is obligatory and no community exists without a leader, or imam. The leader of the Muslim community is obeyed in line with the obedience of God, who says: ‘Believers, obey God and obey the messenger and those from among you who have been entrusted with authority’. (4: 59)

The inevitability of death: Resurrection, reckoning, reward and punishment, and other matters related to the life to come.

The inevitability of death: Resurrection, reckoning, reward and punishment, and other matters related to the life to come.

Death is inevitable. God says: ‘All that lives on it perishes; but forever will remain the face of your Lord, full of majesty, granting grace’. (55: 26–7) It is a part of faith that we should believe in what comes after death, including one’s examination in the grave and the resulting happiness or torment.

God’s words and the Qur’an

God’s words and the Qur’an

The Qur’an is God’s word: He truly said it in sounds, words and surahs. We do not say that ‘it is mere meaning without utterance’, but we say that God speaks whenever He wills: ‘God has spoken His word directly to Moses’. (4: 164).

Burying a Muslim in a Coffin

Burying a Muslim in a Coffin

Muslim scholars have 2 different views on burying a Muslim in a coffin in societies where Muslims are minorities. The first discourages it and the second permits it in certain conditions as in case of soft land.  

Burial of Muslims in Non-Muslim Graveyards

Burial of Muslims in Non-Muslim Graveyards

There are 3 views on the burial of Muslims in non-Muslim graveyards in non- Muslim countries. The first permits it as a matter of necessity, the 2nd is against, and the 3rd permits it in a special section for Muslims.  

Offering Condolences to Non-Muslims

Offering Condolences to Non-Muslims

Scholars express different views on offering condolences to non- Muslim. Those who support it say that it is appropriate for a Muslim to condole a non-Muslim, as if they do not it may be interpreted as hostility.

Setting off Taxes against Zakat

Setting off Taxes against Zakat

Zakat is imposed by God and one of the 5 pillars of Islam while taxes are imposed by the rulers. They are totally different and most scholars agree that the payment of taxes does not exempt anyone from paying zakat. 

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