Question:
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته يا شيخ
There’s some hadiths that talk about the virtues of one’s last words being the kalima. Is one included in this if one recites the kalima and then the salawat after it (because the name of the Prophet is mentioned in the last part of the kalima)?
صلى الله عليه وسلم
جزاك الله خيرا
و عليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته يا شيخ
Answer:
Alaykum Salam,
Without doubt. The statement “Kalima as Last words” is not a literal value but refers to (i) the Kalima being spoken at some point on one’s deathbed even if one speaks other words after that and expires days later, as long as nothing they say or do contradicts it; and (ii) any of the baaqiyaat saalihaat such as Subhan Allah, al-Hamdu lillah, Allahu akbar etc. also fulfills that status. And Allah knows best.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
Question:
As salamun alaikum shaykh,
There is a hadith which states that every amal (work) depends on the intention when it was made.
Does it mean that the only correct intention is if the amal is done for Allah. And in that case that amal will get reward from Allah in Hereafter, beside its benefit in dunya. This is the famous statement: wa laa hawla wa laa quwatta illa bi Allah.
If the statement number one is viewed from the statement number 2, is it correct to say that actually the only thing a man can do is to come up with an intention or niyyat, and the rest is carried out by Allah. But the the score of the deed, good or bad, goes to the man, who came up with the intention.
That is the case with all other creations. The Earth is turning around its axis, can not do it by itself. The electrons turning around the nucleus, can not do it by themselves. And so on.
My question :”Is the conclusion correct?”
Thank you for your attention.
Salam
Answer:
Alaykum Salam,
The hadith of intentions is not meant to be taken in a vacuum. Nothing in the Shari`a is in a vacuum. It needs to be taken together with all the other injunctions of Allah and His Prophet which includes five hundred commands and eight hundred prohibitions. We are only tasked with what we know and can do. Furthermore the hadith of intention is a warning to eliminate self-display and self-delusion because they cancel reward and have negative consequences. There are other applications as well. An important requirement is to tread the path of teachers and not to try and split hairs by philosophizing on our own.
See: al-Amal bil Niyyat
Hajj Gibril Haddad
Question:
Assalaamu alaikum ya Sayeddi Sheikh Hisham. On the back of my hand between the wrist and the knuckles the veins read the name of Allah in Arabic very clearly since childhood, is there something in this Sheikh?
Answer:
wa ‘alaykum salam,
You are Allah’s servant, and have been marked as such and Allah knows best.
Taher Siddiqui
Question:
I was put in masjid al haram and it was haj. I was in women’s area and asking for if I could borrow someones ihram for ME to ware. And I was addressed to a store. The women in the had dark faces siting and listening to something.
Answer:
In-sha-Allah you will be blessed to make the hajj. When you are there it will be made clear to you how much many people are involved in the dunya and not focused on akhira, and listening to false teachings. Keep your focus on the spiritual path, seek out the relics of Prophet (s) and connect with His Holy Presence. Allah knows best.
Question:
I saw full moon flickering fire from the edges moon started coming downwards on earth to our rooftop it became a balloon I put it on my chest It started penetrating in chest. A light started coming out of my chest and making straight line of light till sky.
Answer:
That is Nur an-Nabi (s), the Light of Muhammad, which is entering your chest, which is the dominion of spirituality. Alhamdulillah a blessed dream and good indication for you that your worship has been accepted and blessed and Allah knows best. Continue your worship with persistence and consistence.
Taher Siddiqui
Question:
As salaamu alaikum,
I saw from other posts many numbers have meanings. Does ’34’ signify anything? It comes up in my life over and over. Sorry if it is a whimsical question
Answer:
wa ‘alaykum salam
Read Surat Saba and ponder on it, and Allah knows best.
Taher Siddiqui
Question:
My parents and my family were sleeping in a big palace when we woke up at night suddenly due to a fire at the palace. Prince Charles came into our room to check on my parents and I said him ‘salam‘ and he smiled at me and said he was very well.
Answer:
It means the spiritual kings are checking on you, and their praying for you is the cause for averting disasters from you and your family, and Allah knows best.
Taher Siddiqui
Question:
my mother is a nice person but not so keen on her hygiene. we live in my parent’s house. The problem is that my wife has asked my mother a lot times to be better in her hygiene. what can we do to solve this. moving out is not an option at the moment.
Answer:
Let your wife be a nice person and do the hygiene to her desired level, since you are in your mother’s care.
Taher Siddiqui
