TRANSCRIBED: 08 | Explanation of Furū' Al-Fiqh | Shaykh Ahmad Musā Jibrīl (حفظه الله)

Lecture 08 Trannoscription in Word Document Format, to assist those who wish to make their own outlines, notes, etc.

How could one rejoice and feel proud over the number of followers when, besides the fact that they're pixels on a screen, they can and probably will be witnesses against you on Yawm Al Qiyamah?

Somewhere down the line, one realizes that a large number of followers is nothing more than a calamity and a trial. Nothing more than a multitude of people ready to witness against you on The Day when your own hands will be sufficient as witnesses against you before your Lord.

How then would we fare on that Day? If we were to see a few thousand come and proclaim that this person has commanded us with good but we now see them for their reality — a sinner?

Woe to us! For what a large number of witnesses we have amassed against ourselves for The Day of Regret! The weight of our words should become heavy upon our tongues, and we should fear to be amongst those who called others to good, yet did not act upon it themselves.

بسم الله

Ibn Katheer said: (Men are the protectors and maintainers of women,) meaning, the man is custodian of the woman, and he is her maintainer, caretaker and leader who disciplines her if she deviates. [Tafseer Ibn Katheer]

Al-Qurtubi said: "Men have the advantage of being more wise and more capable of management; for this reason they were given the right of Qawamah (leadership over women)."

Ibn Al-Jawzī رحمه الله said:

“Many times a gaze can engrave such a picture into the mind which then becomes difficult to erase....

So Hurry! Hurry towards protecting your heart from all that which causes it harm.”

[التبصرة]

SubhanAllah, the importance of this cannot be stressed enough! You will always be fine until you *purposely* allow yourself that one glance or allow your gaze to wander. Don't be surprised at what happens to your heart after that.

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We Are All Tempted To Sinfulness.

How dumbfounding is it that Allah gives the believers safety from perishing and destruction before them yet they do not use it?! They choose to remain oblivious and do not salvage themselves whilst the salvation lies within their hands, despite that they still perish and fall into destruction!

1. In a verse in the Qur’an - (Soorat Al-Anfaal V 33) - Allah promises: “And Allah would not punish them while you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are amongst them…”

However, the Prophet is no longer among us, he is at the peak of paradise. But you can make salawaat upon him! When you offer salawaat upon the Messenger of Allah, Allah not only solves your problems, He also protects you. It’s a salvation, a protection as well as a solution to your problems!

So although he is not physically present with us, he is aware of the salawaat we make upon him. If you make Salah upon the Prophet whilst you are nearby (I.,e near his grave) he will answer your salah, if you make it from afar, there are angels who will carry your salah and convey it to him, and he will respond to your salah upon him.

That’s the first part of the ayah, so hasten to make salawaat upon the Messenger of Allah - May Allah’s peace, blessings and mercy be upon him.

2. If you look at the second part of the same verse, Allah says: “…nor will He punish them while they seek (Allah's) Forgiveness.”


Allah promises not to punish those who continuously make istighfaar. Allah will forgive him! Your mouth should be overflowing with Istighfaar! When you see a calamity befalling you, you do whatever you can to try and prevent it, you take all the precautionary measures in order for it to avoid you and make the negative impact upon you as low as possible. Why then after being warned by Allah, as well as being given the solution, do you then ignore the salvage that is within the palms of your hand?!


Whoever says this hadith three times every day Allah will demolish ALL his sins, even if he were fleeing from the middle of the battlefield!

◦ Running away from the battlefield is considered a great destructive sin, of the major and biggest sins that can be committed. Why has this been mentioned here specifically? To emphasize the generosity and mercy of Allah. He is the All-Forgiving, All-Merciful.

استغفر الله الذي لا اله الا هو الحيَّ القيوم وأتوب إليه

I seek refuge in Allah, The AlMighty,
The One and the Only One,
The Ever-Living,
The One who sustains and protects all that exists,
I submit my repentance to the Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

- Shaykh Musa Jibril حفظه الله
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These Ikhwani organizations that slander and vilify the Muwahhideen don’t deserve to be supported nor promoted in the least.

You can claim you’re raising your voice for the oppressed and imprisoned Muslims all you want, but if you can’t shut up your slander regarding the only ones in the Ummah who have the guts to actually do something for them, then your words are nothing but hypocrisy.

Have some ghayrah over the honor of your brothers who left everything for Allāh and His religion. The least we can do is defend them from such accusations and not entertain those who are hell bent on issuing condemnations and slander. Why would you promote those who condemn them and slander them 24/7?? Would you promote someone who slandered your blood brother or sister? Wallahi we love the Muwahhideen more than our families, we can’t stand to hear a word of slander against them, may Allāh aid them!

"Life is full of problems. You have to understand this and know this, because if you are not in a problem, you are waiting for a problem. That is life."

— Shaykh Ahmad Musa Jibril حفظه الله

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And so are the days, that We give to men by turns
| Shaykh Ahmad Jibril (حفظه الله)


إِن يَمْسَسْكُمْ قَرْحٌ فَقَدْ مَسَّ الْقَوْمَ قَرْحٌ مِّثْلُهُ وَتِلْكَ الْأَيَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَيَتَّخِذَ مِنكُمْ شُهَدَاءَ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الظَّالِمِينَ

“If a wound has touched you, be sure a similar wound has touched the others. And so are the days, that We give to men by turns, that Allāh may know (test) those who believe, and that He may take martyrs from among you. And Allāh likes not the wrongdoers.”
[3:140]


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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

❝The eye is the mirror of the heart, so if the slave lowers his gaze, the heart will lower its desires and whims, and if he lets his gaze wander, the desire in his heart will be released.❞

[رَوضةُ المُحبينَ صَـ | 109]

"Muslim parents feel highly satisfied that their daughters are pursuing university education. But what of their modesty and chastity? Is the acquisition of a secular education at the cost of abandoning “din” and “ Iman ” worthwhile to you? Are you satisfied with moral and spiritual ruin which you as a parent have engineered by sending them to such establishments? Are you satisfied with your daughters association with undesirable boys and can you tolerate your daughters arm in arm with them? Pursuit of secular education bedeviled by the evil influences is not only unnecessary and futile for Muslim girls, but evil and destructive. When taking into consideration the corruption, immorality, disruption and destruction of Islamic moral life, which are the consequences of liberalism vigorously propagated in the secular institutions, then without any doubt, it will not be advisable for Muslims to send their daughters in the pursuit of such moral destruction. We must carefully guard not only our own conduct, but also the conduct of our families, and of all who are near and dear to us."

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May Allāh destroy the Tāghūt Ramzan Kadyrov and his filthy murtad stooges.

“Only those who value their precious moments with Allāh (سبحانھ وتعالى) would appreciate dwelling into the detailed matters of Wudū’.

You see those who go back and forth with articles and advice on the most detailed ways on how to curl a bar to target the biceps or triceps. And how to perfect it for a maximum gain in your workout. And likewise, the squats or the deadlifts. Yet one looks down on one who wants to learn the most extreme details of this essential ‘Ibādah. A ‘Ibādah that’s not a bi-weekly workout, it’s one performed numerous times, day and night. And the acceptance of a ‘Ibādah that distinguishes a Muslim from a Kāfir is based on it. It’s based on Wudū’ - on your acceptance of Wudū’.”

— Shaykh Ahmad Jibril (حفظه الله)
[Explanation of Furū’ Al-Fiqh (8)]


Link to class: https://youtu.be/2U4ZW1X4rLg

#Fiqh #WuduWorkout #StudyYourDeen

The importance of the Muslim family and keeping it strong and united. Strong, healthy Muslim families upon Haqq lead to strong communities upon Haqq, which lead to steadfast progenies and descendants that will stand up to face the Tawagheet and their oppression and uplift this Ummah, removing it from the darkness and into the light.

It all starts with two people, and the motives and goals behind their union. When our brothers and sisters have expectations that they've taken from the relationships of the Kuffar and they base their relationships off of those fantasies seeking a perfect Dunya therewith, its no wonder that every other marriage breaks down and families split.

Your marriage and the family you're building are an investment for this Ummah and for your Akhirah before anything else — don't base your decisions regarding it solely on personal comfort or personal convenience. We must live for purposes greater than ourselves and always have the bigger picture for the Deen of Allah in mind.

May Allah Grant You Patience, Shukri: The Sanabil Abu Baker that I knew!!

By: Ahmad Musa Jibril

When I was transferred to the Communication Management Unit, also known as the Terrorist Unit or (Guantanamo North)–a special secret illegal prison within the US BOP prison system designed especially for a selected few Muslims.

After a short time there, I was asked by the brothers there to stand up as their Amir. At this time I started classes in Islamic Sciences and did not have time to take on such a responsibility, so I refused their request.

On an early morning after sunrise, as I was on a rusted manual treadmill that was provided for us in a small cage. Shukri asked to speak to me, and knowing that it was regarding the matter of being the Amir, I tried to brush off the conversation and continue my daily routine. “You need to accept being the Amir because everyone has by ijma (consensus) decided that they want you to be, and by you not accepting, it would make the problems we have out of control.”

My workout slowed down as he engaged me in the conversation. After several minutes, I reluctantly agreed.

Over the upcoming months, I learned more about him and our other brothers in the unit. They shared their past and opened their hearts. Among that which brother Shukri agonized over was his daughter, Sanabil. He, as the other brothers in the prison, loved his family deeply, but he faced a dilemma that not many others faced. His daughter, Sanabil, who was ill from childhood, continuously occupied his thoughts. The doctors predicted that she would not live very far past the age of seven but, by the will of Allah, she made it to her mid-twenties, Alhamdulillah.

One day, my dear brother Mukhtar Albakri (One of Lackawanna Six case) came to me and told me that Shukri is in the yard crying and that I should go check on him. This yard that he was in is basically nothing more than a small cage. When I went to look for him, he had gone back to his cell. I asked him what had happened and he told me that he just got off the phone, and that his Sanabil is in critical condition, with an unlikely recovery.

To give you a better picture of the situation; each prisoner is given two calls per week, which must be scheduled in advance. So, imagine the horror of knowing that your daughter is in a life and death situation while being cut off from the world. Each second that passes is like a year, while waiting for the next call.

In an attempt to help brother Shukri, I took some brothers and approached the authorities of the prison. Alhamdulillah, after explaining the situation to them, they allowed him an extra call.

The following day was Jumuah, so, during the Khutbah, I made a special duaa by name for Sanabil. I concluded the duaa for her the seven times asking Allah, the lord of the mighty throne, to cure and heal Sanabil, the 30 some brothers were weeping and crying and the “Ameen” was resonating in the prayer room.

By the mercy of Allah, the brothers’ desperate plea was answered, Alhamdulillah. Shortly after Jumuah, he was given his regular call, and was informed of her improvement.

Over the months, we worked hard to convince the staff to transfer Shukri -in particular- to the regular portion of the prison where he can have contact visits. When the local staff finally agreed to entertain the idea, it was officially rejected by the counter terrorism unit for the BOP.

Over the months, Shukri would come to my cell, excited with cards and letters his daughter would send him and he would sit and read some of the letters and emails to me and share in his joy.

Among the most memorable quotes she repeated were:

“Baba, if your ok then I’m ok.”

” I’m more worried about you than myself.”

“Baba these are bumps and hurdles. We’re used to them.”

“Baba, I miss the days when you used to sleep in the chair by my hospital bed.”

“Baba, they said I would not live to be seven and I’m now in my 20’s. Allah is with us.”

“Baba, every time they give me a needle I imagine how you used to hold my hand and tell me it’ll be fine and make duaa–telling me it’s from Allah.”
Her golden quote, { “Baba, don’t worry about me because my worry is about you worrying about me.”}

On my final day, after news broke of my release, the brothers wanted to hold a good-bye party for me. I was very much against this idea because there was nothing fun, nor is there anything happy, about walking out and leaving your brothers in misery. They insisted on the gathering and we met in the cafeteria. The brothers cooked and each person stood up and gave a farewell talk.

After the gathering, at 9:15pm on my final night, we were ordered to go to our cells for lockdown. As everyone was cleaning the cafeteria, Shukri took me to the hallway and hugged me tightly as he cried. He said,

“Please stay in touch with Sanabil. You are my touch to them since I cannot touch them. If my daughter dies please be at the funeral.”
As he uttered those words, he broke down crying and weeping like a child. As this was happening, his co-defendant Sheikh Mohammad El-Mezain was the first to walk out of the cafeteria with his cane and was heading to his cell. He looked at Shukri as he wept in my arms and asked if everything was okay?

The following day, the Muslims and non-Muslims, in a bittersweet mood, walked me to the door of the prison, but Shukri was nowhere to be found. I asked about him and was told he was sitting in his cell in deep sadness.

I made sujud al Shukr (a prostration of gratitude), upon crossing over to the other side of the world, and embraced my family for the first time in years. We headed on our journey home and I learned to use the iPhone a family member had, to make myself an email account. The first thing I did was send an email to the email Shukri gave me for Sanabil. Then I contacted her with something new to me called facebook.

She informed me of what she was facing and her suffering. She wrote of her family’s trips from Texas to Indiana to visit her father; a distance of over 16 hours by car only to find out that the phones used in the visit room, which were monitored live by local unit staff in the CMU, local prison and Counter terrorism unit in Virginia, were not functioning and their visit was cancelled.

I tried to speak to her of patience, but she taught me patience. I explained to her that such incidents happened to me often, hoping to ease her hardship.

Whenever I would ask about her health, she was always upbeat and happy with the destiny of Allah. Over the past year, it seemed to me that she had no concern over herself, but rather, it was all over her father, Shukri. I continuously messaged her to check on her and make sure that she was okay. She was always prompt in her response, even when she was admitted to hospitals.

Her most recent and last messages to me were nothing short of unwavering courage in the face of tremendous difficulties, deep pain, and extreme sorrow. They were remarkable and deeply inspirational.

She needs our duaa, but she went to a Ghafoorun Raheem. She’s now with the one who is more merciful to her than her own father and mother. The one who truly needs our duaa more than her is her father and our Muslim brothers who are in the iron fist of those who know no mercy.

No one can bear the pain or feeling of being locked in prison with a family member outside who is ill or passed away except someone who underwent it.

Shukri I’m sure this will find it’s way to you, {Wallahi, Billahi, Tallahi} not a single night since I left that I did not remember you and the brothers I left behind in my duaa. I never expected to see this side of the wall again, but the One who granted me this will soon grant you and our brothers the same -inshallah.

May Allah grant you patience Shukri, and may Sanabil take you by your hand to ferdous!!!! Ameen!!!

For anyone who wishes to write to Abu Sanabil, below is his name, inmate number, and mailing address:

SHUKRI ABU BAKER #32589-177
USP BEAUMONT
U.S. PENITENTIARY
P. O. BOX 26030
BEAUMONT, TX 77720

We used to be an ummah of action

This ummah used to be an ummah of action and not just speech, and when it was such we were victorious, had glory by the will of Allāh, and we were honoured by the blessings of Allāh. Such were the men of the Salaf who spoke very little but their actions conquered lands, aided the muslimeen, and were a terror and punishment for the enemies. Very few people of action exist amongst us. From the 2-3K muwahideen on the haqq, very few are true to their words and very few live by their words. Our prisoners - our brethren in faith, our responsibility, the abandoned limbs of this “one body” ummah have truly been abandoned.

When opportunities arise for the muwahideen to aid their brethren very few aid them. To put this in perspective - out of the 2-3k people who view our posts, only 2-3, sometimes 4 reach out to us to send letters to our prisoners Wallahul musta’ān. We need more muwahideen of action, because muwahideen are more honourable than to sit around and do nothing when an opportunity to help their brethren arises. And know that opportunities to help your brothers are very few. As the saying of Imam AAA رحمه الله, sometimes Allah drops an opportunity to do good out of nowhere. You don’t ask for it, it’s given to you, and it’s from Allāh. But many reject this opportunity to do good and turn away from it.

Fear Allah ya muwahideen! Fear Allāh and be of aid to the ummah atleast through your words!