بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy

A Believer does not perform a recommended action if it leads to separation, differing and tribulations. Rather, a Believer and a Daa’ee leaves off a recommended action (Mustahabb) if by not doing it will bring about a greater common benefit.

An example of that is that the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) did not demolish the Ka’bah and rebuild it on the foundations laid by Ibraheem; He [justified this by] saying:

The Quraysh have only recently left disbelief
For this reason, he left the Ka’bah as it was and did not change it – may peace and blessings be upon him – for the greater common benefit.

Shaykh al Allamah Bin Baaz رحمه الله

فلا يفعل مؤمن مستحباً يفضي إلى انشقاق وخلاف وفتنة بل يترك المؤمن المستحب، والداعي إلى الله عز وجل، إذا كان يترتب على تركه مصالح أعظم، من ذلك أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ترك هدم الكعبة، وبناءها على قواعد إبراهيم، قال لأن قريشاً حديثو عهد بكفر، ولهذا تركها على حالها، ولم يغير عليه الصلاة والسلام للمصلحة العامة.


Source: http://www.binbaz.org.sa/mat/4438

Importanct of Adab (Moral characters)

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Mother of Imam Malik رحم الله would say to him:
اذهب إلى ربيعة فتعلم من أدبه قبل علمه
Go to Rabi’ah and learn ADAB before I'lm.



اهتمام السلف به قبل العلم:
يقول إبراهيم بن حبيب : "يا بني ائت الفقهاء والعلماء وتعلّم منهم وخذ من أدبهم وأخلاقهم وهديهم، فإن ذلك أحبُّ إليّ لك من كثير من الحديث ".
 Ibrahim Ibn Habib said : "O sons of Fuqaha  and Ulama,  learn from them and take it from their Adab  and Aqlaaq  and judgement,  Verily those are  lovely to you than  a lot of hadith."

وحكى مطرف أن أم الإمام مالك من أول يوم دخل فيه على العلم فقال: " كانت أمي تعممني وتقول لي:
اذهب إلى ربيعة فتعلم من أدبه قبل علمه".
Related from Mutaraff from Mother of Imam Maalik , On the First Day when Imam Maalik went to seek Knowledge, she said " Go to Rabi’ah and learn ADAB before I'lm"

يقول العنبري : علم بلا أدب كنار بلا حطب، وأدب بلا علم كروح بلا جسم.

Imaam Zakariya al-Anbari once said:
“Knowledge without Adab is like fire without wood, and Adab without knowledge is like a spirit without a body”.

Why are some seemingly religious people guilty of bad conduct?
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.PrintContent&fa=regcon&action=Print&contentid=20141213227325

Doublespeak is common. Some people behave in one way in public and in another in private. Some people are well-known for their manners and good character while others lack any positive good qualities and are boastful and sulky.

There are some among us who are seemingly, on the outside, highly religious. They fulfill their religious duties, both those that are obligatory and those that are voluntary.

At the same time, they are rude to people and make them feel horrible. They treat people who seek their help or support in an arrogant way and are not helpful, even with nice words.

There is no use being stringent in one’s observance of religious rituals while ignoring the essence and spirit of worship.

I think the reason for these contradictions is that some religious practices, at least in the Middle East, have been linked to material benefits.

People perform religious rituals with the intention of getting a reward from God. But at the same time, they forget the true spirit of worship, which involves performing religious rituals while ensuring that one exhibits good conduct, helps the needy and shows compassion to others.

The paradox here is that some people who perform their religious duties well also harm people through deeds or words.

The true spirit of religion lies in good conduct and staying away from doing anything that is harmful to others. 

More Info: http://www.alifta.net/Fatawa/fatawaDetails.aspx?BookID=2&View=Page&PageNo=2&PageID=13332

http://www.islamhouse.com/291069/en/en/books/Al-Adab_Al-Mufrad


http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.PrintContent&fa=regcon&action=Print&contentid=20141213227325 

Nice blog: http://adabinislam.blogspot.in/2007/04/importance-of-adab.html

அழைப்பாளனின் பண்புகள்

அளவற்ற அருளாளனும், நிகரற்ற அன்புடையோனுமாகிய அல்லாஹ்வின் திருப்பெயரால்

அழைப்பாளனின் பண்புகள்

1.) அகீதா
2.) சொல்வதை செய்தல்
3.) இக்லாஸ் (தூய எண்ணம்)
4.) ஸபர் (பொறுமை)
5.) அக்லாக் (நற்குணம்)


1.) அகீதா
12:108. (நபியே!) நீங்கள் கூறுங்கள்: "இதுவே எனது (நேரான) வழி. நான் (உங்களை) அல்லாஹ்வின் பக்கம் அழைக்கிறேன். தெளிவான ஆதாரத்தின் மீதே நானும் என்னைப் பின்பற்றியவர்களும் இருக்கிறோம். (இணை துணைகளை விட்டு) அல்லாஹ் மிகப்

பரிசுத்தமானவன். ஆகவே, (அவனுக்கு) இணை வைப்பவர்களில் நானும் ஒருவனல்ல."
மேலே கூறபட்ட ஆயத்தில் "அலா பஸீரா" தெளிவான ஆதாரத்தில் என்ற சொல் பயன்படுத்தபட்டுள்ளது.

16:125. (நபியே!) நீங்கள் (மனிதர்களை) மதிநுட்பத்துடனும், அழகான நல்லுபதேசத்தைக் கொண்டுமே உங்கள் இறைவனின் வழியின் பக்கம் அழைப்பீராக!

22:8. மனிதர்களில் பலர் (இருக்கின்றனர். அவர்கள்) யாதொரு கல்வியும், யாதொரு தர்க்கரீதியான ஆதாரமும், யாதொரு வேத நூலின் தெளிவான ஆதாரமும் இல்லாமலே அவர்கள் அல்லாஹ்வைப் பற்றித் தர்க்கிக்கின்றனர்.


2.) சொல்வதை செய்தல்
[61:2-3.]. நம்பிக்கையாளர்களே! நீங்கள் செய்யாத காரியங்களை(ச் செய்வேன் என்று அல்லது செய்ததாக) ஏன் கூறுகின்றீர்கள்? நீங்கள் செய்யாத காரியங்களைச் (செய்வேன் என்று அல்லது) செய்ததாகக் கூறுவது அல்லாஹ்விடத்தில் பெரும் பாவமாக இருக்கின்றது.
11:88.நான் (தீமையிலிருந்து) உங்களைத் தடுக்கும் விஷயத்தில் உங்களுக்கு மாறுசெய்ய விரும்பவில்லை. (நீங்கள் செய்யக்கூடாது என்று கூறும் காரியத்தை நானும் செய்யமாட்டேன்.) என்னால் இயன்றவரை (உங்களைச்) சீர்திருத்துவதைத் தவிர (வேறொன்றையும்)

நான் விரும்பவில்லை. அல்லாஹ்வின் உதவியின்றி நான் (உங்களைச் சீர்திருத்தும் விஷயத்தில்) வெற்றியடைய முடியாது. அவனையே நான் நம்பியிருக்கிறேன்; அவனையே நான் நோக்கியும் நிற்கிறேன்.
2:44. நீங்கள் வேதத்தை ஓதிக்கொண்டே உங்களை(ச் செய்யும்படி அதில் ஏவப்பட்டிருப்பதை) மறந்துவிட்டு (மற்ற) மனிதர்களை நன்மை செய்யும்படி நீங்கள் ஏவுகின்றீர்களா? (இவ்வளவுகூட) நீங்கள் அறிந்துகொள்ள வேண்டாமா?

3.) இக்லாஸ் (தூய எண்ணம்)
[6:90] "இ(ந்தக் குர்ஆனை உங்களுக்கு அறிவிப்ப)தற்காக நான் உங்களிடம் யாதொரு கூலியும் கேட்கவில்லை..
[11:29.]என்னுடைய மக்களே! இதற்காக நான் உங்களிடம் யாதொரு பொருளையும் (கூலியாகக்) கேட்கவில்லை. என்னுடைய கூலி அல்லாஹ்விடமே அன்றி (உங்களிடம்) இல்லை.
وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ حُنَفَاءَ وَيُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ الْقَيِّمَةِ
[98:5] “அல்லாஹ்வுக்கு வணக்கத்தை தூய்மையாக்கியவர்களாக (தவறான வழியிலிருந்து விலகி சரியான வழியில்) பிடிப்புள்ளவர்களாக அல்லாஹ்வை அவர்கள் வணங்க வேண்டும்; மேலும் தொழுகையை அவர்கள் நிலைநாட்டவேண்டும்; மேலும் ஜகாத்தை அவர்கள் வழங்க வேண்டும் என்பதைத் தவிர (வேறெதுவும்) அவர்களுக்குக் கட்டளையிடப்படவில்லை. இதுதான் நேரான மார்க்கமாகும்.”
4.) ஸபர் (பொறுமை)
6:10. (நபியே!) உங்களுக்கு முன்னர் வந்த (நம்முடைய மற்ற) தூதர்களும் நிச்சயமாக (இவ்வாறே) பரிகசிக்கப்பட்டனர். முடிவில் அவர்கள் (எந்த வேதனையைப்) பரிகசித்துக் கொண்டிருந்த(னரோ அ)து அவர்களை வந்து சூழ்ந்துகொண்டது.
6:34. உங்களுக்கு முன்னிருந்த (நம்முடைய) பல தூதர்களும் (இவ்வாறு) பொய்யரெனவே கூறப்பட்டனர். அவர்களுக்கு நம்முடைய உதவி வரும் வரையில் அவர்கள் பொய்யரெனத் துன்புறுத்தப்பட்டதை அவர்கள் (உறுதியோடு) பொறுத்துக் கொண்டிருந்தனர். (ஆகவே

நபியே! நீங்களும் அவ்வாறே பொறுத்திருங்கள்.)

5.) அக்லாக் (நற்குணம்)
[20:43-44]. நீங்கள் இருவரும் ஃபிர்அவ்னிடம் செல்லுங்கள். நிச்சயமாக அவன் மிக்க வரம்பு கடந்துவிட்டான்.நீங்கள் அவனுக்கு நளினமாகவே உபதேசம் செய்யுங்கள். அவன் நல்லுணர்ச்சி பெறலாம் அல்லது அச்சம் கொள்ளலாம்" என்றும் கூறினோம்.
3:159. (நபியே!) அல்லாஹ்வுடைய அருளின் காரணமாகவே நீங்கள் அவர்கள் மீது மென்மையானவராக நடந்து கொண்டீர்கள். நீங்கள் கடுகடுப்பானவராகவும், கடின உள்ளம் கொண்டவராகவும் இருந்திருப்பீர்களானால் உங்களிடமிருந்து அவர்கள் வெருண்டோடி இருப்பார்கள்.

ஆகவே, அவர்(களின் குற்றங்)களை நீங்கள் மன்னித்து (இறைவனும்) அவர்களை மன்னிக்கப் பிரார்த்திப்பீராக!
68:4. நிச்சயமாக நீங்கள் மகத்தான நற் குணமுடையவராகவே இருக்கின்றீர்கள்.
16:125. (நபியே!) நீங்கள் (மனிதர்களை) மதிநுட்பத்துடனும், அழகான நல்லுபதேசத்தைக் கொண்டுமே உங்கள் இறைவனின் வழியின் பக்கம் அழைப்பீராக! அன்றி, அவர்களுடன் (தர்க்கிக்க நேரிட்டால்) நீங்கள் (கண்ணியமான) அழகான முறையில் தர்க்கம் செய்யுங்கள்.
29:46. (நம்பிக்கையாளர்களே!) நீங்கள் வேதத்தை உடையவர் களுடன் (தர்க்கிக்க நேரிட்டால்) அழகான முறையிலன்றி அவர்களுடன் தர்க்கிக்க வேண்டாம்.ஆயினும், அவர்களில் எவரேனும் வரம்பு மீறிவிட்டால் (அதற்குத் தக்கவாறு நீங்கள் பதில் கூறுவது உங்கள் மீது

குற்றமாகாது.

Husnu-Addhan Finnas- Having A Good Opinion On People

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظَّنَّ، فَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ الْحَدِيثِ، وَلاَ تَحَسَّسُوا، وَلاَ تَجَسَّسُوا، وَلاَ تَحَاسَدُوا، وَلاَ تَدَابَرُوا، وَلاَ تَبَاغَضُوا، وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ إِخْوَانًا ‏"‏‏

Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales; and do not look for the others' faults and do not spy, and do not be jealous of one another, and do not desert (cut your relation with) one another, and do not hate one another; and O Allah's worshipers! Be brothers (as Allah has ordered you!")
Sahih al-Bukhari 6064

The path of every Muslim is hiding others' faults and having a good opinion of others. This is why Allah 'Azza wa jall ordered the believers to have a good opinion of people when they hear slanders of their Muslim brothers.

Have you not heard the story of Al-Ifk? The lie which hypocrites invented against 'Aisha, the Mother of the Believers Radiyallahu 'Anha and from which Allah declared her free and innocent in the Quran? When it was said what was
said, Allah 'Azza wa Jall clarified the true position which every Muslim must understand. And He subhanahu wa ta'ala said in surat Annuur:

24:12   لَّوْلَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ ظَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بِأَنفُسِهِمْ خَيْرًا وَقَالُوا هَٰذَا إِفْكٌ مُّبِينٌ
“Why, when you heard it, did not the believing men and believing women think good of themselves [i.e. one another] and say, 'This is an obvious falsehood'?” [An-Noor 24:12]”

So to have Husnu-Addhan is the practice of the righteous, people of understanding and wise men from among Muslims, the ones who fear their Lord and desire victory and predominance for Allah's Deen.

It was said about Aba Ishaaq Rahimahullah that once he took off his upper-garment ('amamah) (which was worth 20 dinaar) so to make ablution - when suddenly a thief came and stole Aba Ishaaqs garment and left an old garment instead of it. So when the shaykh Rahimahullah finished his ablution he just took the old garment and wore it. He didn’t even notice it, until he was asked about it while he was teaching.

So he replied: "It might be that the one who took it, was in need of it."

From Zayd ibn Aslam who said: Someone entered upon Aba Dujanah Al-Ansary Radiyallahu 'Anh while he was sick. His face was glowing like the light of the Moon, so he was asked: “Why is your face shining?”

He replied: It is because of no other deeds but two I used to hold on to:

"I would never speak of that which does not concern me, and the second is that the muslims would be unharmed and secure in my heart".

Ja’far Ibn Ahmad . Al-Bayhaqi reported that Ja’far Ibn Ahmad said: 'If you hear anything you do not like about your brother, then seek one excuse for him to seventy excuses, if you find any then all perfect praise be to Allaah, otherwise say 'It might be that he has an excuse which I do not know about.' 


Ibn ‘Asaakir reported this from Muhammad Ibn Sireen whose wording [Ibn Sireen’s] is: 'If you hear anything about your brother, then seek an excuse for him, if you do not find any then say 'It might be that he has an excuse.'

[Siyar A'lam Annubalaa]

Proofs of shaking of hands with both the hands

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Imam Bukhari Rahimahullah in the Chapter "Book of Asking Permission"  titles it as
(28) Chapter: The shaking of hands with both the hands and records the following Hadith:

Narrated Ibn Mas`ud:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) taught me the Tashah-hud as he taught me a Sura from the Qur'an, while my hand was between his hands. (Tashah-hud was) all the best compliments and the prayers and the good things are for Allah. Peace and Allah's Mercy and Blessings be on you, O Prophet! Peace be on us and on the pious slaves of Allah, I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I also testify that Muhammad is Allah's slave and His Apostle. (We used to recite this in the prayer) during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) , but when he had died, we used to say, "Peace be on the Prophet." Sahih al-Bukhari 6265
http://sunnah.com/bukhari/79/39

Also noted in Muslim:
Ibn Mas'ud is reported to have said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught me tashahhud taking my hand within his palms, in the same way as he taught me a Sura of the Qur'an, and he narrated it as narrated above. Sahih Muslim 402 e (http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/63)

From the Ta'been we come to know the following athar:
It was narrated from Hammaad ibn Zayd that he shook hands with ‘Abd-Allaah ibn al-Mubaarak using both hands, as is stated in a mu’allaq report in Saheeh al-Bukhaari (p. 1206)

According to some Hanafi and Maaliki fuqaha’, that it is mustahabb to shake hands using both hands

The important thing is to greet your brother with “salâm” and to shake his hand. Because of the following Hadith:

Narrated Al-Bara' ibn Azib:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Two Muslims will not meet and shake hands having their sins forgiven them before they separate.
Sunan Abi Dawud 5212, Book of General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)  Sahih (Al-Albani)

 More knowledgeable and More pious people like Ta'been Hammad Ibn Zayd (rah) and Abdhullah Ibn Mubarak (Rah) understood as shaking with both hands.
Imam Bukhari understood as shaking with both hands and titles it as "shaking with Both Hands" (باب الأَخْذِ بِالْيَدَيْنِ)

There is more possibility of this understanding is correct, as this is how Hanafi and Maaliki fuqaha say it is mustahabb to shake hands using both hands


How a Muslim should shake hands
Question: What is the proper manner according to the Sunnah of shaking hands when greeting someone? Should one hand or both hands be used? I heard that there is a hadith in Sahîh al-Bukhârî that both hands should be used. Is it wrong or an innovation to opt for the customary way of shaking hands found in one’s culture when that way differs from the way of the Prophet (peace be upon him)?
Answered by : the Fatwa Department Research Committee - chaired by Sheikh `Abd al-Wahhâb al-Turayrî
Shaking hands is a Sunnah. However it is not a formal act of worship like prayer and fasting that must be performed in a specific way. Therefore, the question of innovation does not come into play here. We believe that the manner of shaking hands is something to be done according to customs of the people.

It is well-known that in some eastern societies, when someone uses two hands in welcoming his counterpart, it is an indication of affection towards him. In some parts of the Arab world, it is customary to greet a person by placing the left hand on the other person’s elbow when shaking his hand. In parts of the Sudan, it is the custom to first place one’s hand on his counterpart’s shoulder before taking his hand.

The important thing is to greet your brother with “salâm” and to shake his hand.

Al-Bukhârî has a chapter in his Sahîh entited “The Chapter of Shaking Hands” in which he records the following hadîth:

Ka`b b. Mâlik narrates: “I entered the mosque and thereupon I found Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him). Then Talhah b. `Ubayd Allah stood up and rushed over to me to shake my hand and greet me.”

Qatadah narrates that he asked Anas: “Had the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) been in the custom of shaking hands?” and that Anas told him that they were. [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (6263)]

Right after this chapter on shaking hands, al-Bukhârî comes with another chapter entitled “The Chapter of Clasping with Two Hands”. At least, this is how the chapter heading is given in most editions of Sahîh al-Bukhârî. In some editions it reads: “The Chapter of Clasping with the Hand”.

Under this chapter heading, there is only a single narration that pertains to the issue of handshaking. It states that Hamâd b. Zayd shook Ibn al-Mubârak’s hand by taking it with his two hands.

Al-Bukhârî does not mention under this chapter heading any hadîth attributed to the Prophet (peace be upon him) about shaking hands.

The matter is an open one. And Allah knows best.
http://en.islamtoday.net/node/1673

Al-Fawzaan on ‘Beware of So and So! Don’t Sit with So and So! Don’t Read to So and So!’

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Questioner: Ahsanallaahu ilaikum, do you have any blessed advice which you can direct to your sons and brothers from the students of knowledge throughout the Islamic ummah?
Al-Fawzaan: Yes, I advise you to fear Allaah, and to continue pursuing knowledge, doing so eagerly, and to act according to what Allaah has taught you, and to call to Allaah عز وجل, and to teach the people what you’ve learnt—and to leave squabbling, that which has taken place amongst the students of knowledge, hating [one another], cursing, setting people against each other, until they split the ummah and split the students of knowledge, [saying]: ‘Beware of so and so! Don’t sit with so and so! Don’t read to so and so!’—this is not allowed.
If so and so has a mistake, advise him one on one, as for you spreading it amongst the people and warning against him whilst he is a scholar or a student of knowledge or a righteous person who has made a mistake [then no], such a mistake does not necessitate that it be spread,

Indeed, those who like that immorality should be spread [or publicized] among those who have believed will have a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows and you do not know.  [Surat An-Nūr 24:19]

What is obligatory is to sincerely advise one another, what is obligatory is to love one another, especially the students of knowledge, especially the scholars, to respect the scholars, and not to recommend against some of them, and warn against them. This is the cause of many evils, the cause of fighting and hatred, the cause of fitnah—steer clear of these things.
May Allaah reward you all with good.
Be as Allaah wanted you to be:

And indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so fear Me." [Surat Al-Mu'minūn 23:52]

And do not be like the ones who became divided and differed after the clear proofs had come to them. And those will have a great punishment. [Surat 'Āli `Imrān 3:105]

Aspire to bring about harmony. Seek to sincerely advise one another. Desire to co-operate in righteousness and piety.
Be on your guard against those things which split the Muslims—especially in this day and age. The Muslims are in need of unity, in need of eliminating discord amongst themselves, in need of cooperating in righteousness and piety. Don’t become a source of support for the enemy in breaking up the Muslims and disuniting them.
If disunity occurs between the scholars and the students of knowledge, who’s left for the Ummah?
The evil/damage [of such a predicament] isn’t on the masses, it comes back on the students of knowledge, those who reconcile between people, those who teach the people.
Leave these things, this wrangling, these altercations, these blameworthy characteristics.

“And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead?” [Hujuraat 49:12]

“And obey not every worthless habitual oath-monger. Hinderer of good, transgressing, sinful.” [Al-Qalam 68:10-12]
Don’t obey these people, such that you will end up being an aid to the Devil in splitting the Ummah and weakening it.
Sincerely advise the one you find a flaw in—if [indeed] it is established [that he really did make it in the first place!]

Don’t believe rumours.
“O you who have believed! If there comes to you a disobedient one with information, verify it, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and afterwards become regretful over what you have done.” [Hujuraat 49:6]
“O you who have believed! When you go forth in the cause of Allaah, investigate and do not say to one who gives you [a greeting of] peace, ‘You are not a believer.’” [Nisaa 4:94]
Allaah جل وعلا encouraged the Muslims to unite, and for them to be united in their word, and to cooperate and sincerely advise one another.
We’re not saying leave the mistake, no. Correct the mistake, we say correct the mistake, don’t leave the mistake, but correct it with legislated means.
May Allaah give all the success to do that which He loves and is pleased with.

Audio

وصلى الله على نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين

Source:http://giftsofknowledge.net/2015/02/22/al-fawzaan-on-beware-of-so-and-so-dont-sit-with-so-and-so-dont-read-to-so-and-so/

Lessons from Surah Kahf

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Lessons from Surah Kahf  -By  Shayk Waleed  Basyouni

Whoever reflects upon Surat Al-Kahf will know that its meanings carry what would be incredibly beneficial for them in protecting them from the trials of this world and security from the dajjal. That is why its recitation was legislated every Friday out of Allah's wisdom and mercy.
Surat Al-Kahf encompasses four stories, four different types of trials (fitan) and four causes of salvation:

1) The companions of the cave: The fitnah of religion.
Their story was of believing youth who were living amongst disbelievers and committed to migrate and flee with their religion after a clash between them and their people. Allah sufficed them with the mercy of the cave. When they awoke they found their entire community had become believers.
Their salvation: Righteous companionship.

2) The owner of the two gardens: The fitnah of wealth and children
The story of a man whom Allah blessed but forgot that blessing and belittled it. He was arrogant and didn't thank Allah for the blessings though his companion reminded him. When his wealth was destroyed he was remorseful when remorse didn't count!
Salvation from that trial: Knowing the reality of the dunya

3) Musa and Khadr: The fitnah of knowledge.
The story of Musa when he was asked about who the most knowledgeable person on earth was and he responded saying "me," without referring that knowledge back to Allah, and so Allah revealed to him that indeed there was. Musa then traveled to learn from that person that the Divine Wisdom could be incomprehensible at times, but the One designing it is All-Wise. Like the harming of the ship for example.
Salvation from that trial: Humility

4) The story of Dhul Qarnain = The fitnah of power
The story of a great ruler who was given both knowledge and power and traveled the earth relieving hardship and spreading goodness. He solved the problem of Yajuj and Majuj by sealing them in the earth and in doing so was able to mobilize the resources of a people who could hardly understand his speech!
Salvation from that trial: Sincerity

 What is the connection of Surat AlKahf to the Dajjal?

The dajjal will arrive with four trials:
1) He will demand that he be worshiped by the people (The fitnah of religion)
2) He will command the sky to rain and will be a trial of the people due to the amount of wealth he will possess (The fitnah of wealth)
3) He will be a trial for the people regarding the information he will possess and relay (The fitnah of knowledge)
4) He will have control over many parts of the world (The fitnah of power)

Here are some protection duas/methods from fitna of Dajjal

1. Fitna of Aqeedah/Imaan

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا

When the youths took refuge in the Cave, and said, "Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance." (18:10)

2. Fitna of wealth

When you see prosperity in anything say

مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ 

If only you had said, when you entered your garden, ‘This is by Allah’s Will; there is no power except with Allah.’ Even though you see me inferior to you in wealth and children (18:39)

3. Fitna of knowledge

 When a learned man is asked, "Who is the most learned person." it is better for him to attribute or entrust absolute knowledge to Allah 'Azza wa Jall and to say. "Allah is the Most Learned (than anybody else)" 

 الْعِلْمَ إِلَى اللَّهِ

  مَا نَقَصَ عِلْمِي وَعِلْمُكَ مِنْ عِلْمِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ كَنَقْرَةِ هَذَا الْعُصْفُورِ فِي الْبَحْرِ

Al-Khadir said: "O Moses! My knowledge and your knowledge have not decreased Allah's knowledge except as much as this sparrow has decreased the water of the sea with its beak." https://sunnah.com/bukhari:122 , https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4725

4. Fitnah of power

Be Just when provided with power
When ALLAH azwajal said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, either punish them or treat them with kindness."

He(Dhul-Qarnayn) said, “As for one who does wrong, we will punish him, then he will be brought back to his Lord, and He will punish him grievously.

But he who believes and does righteous deeds, he will have the best reward, and we will enjoin upon him to do what is easy.” (18:87-88)

5. In every prayer after the final Tashahhud before ending the prayer, seeking the protection of Allah from the trials of Dajjal. https://sunnah.com/muslim:588g ,https://sunnah.com/nasai:5457
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَعَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ وَفِتْنَةِ الدَّجَّالِ 

6. Memorize the first ten verses from Sūrat al-Kahf 

Abu Darda' reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:

If anyone learns by heart the first ten verses of the Surah al-Kahf, he will be protected from the Dajjal.

https://sunnah.com/muslim:809

The causes of salvation related in the surah:
1) Righteous companionship
And keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His countenance. And let not your eyes pass beyond them, desiring adornments of the worldly life, and do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follows his desire and whose affair is ever [in] neglect. (Kahf v. 28)

2) Knowing the reality of this world
And present to them the example of the life of this world, [its being] like rain which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it and [then] it becomes dry remnants, scattered by the winds. And Allah is ever, over all things, Perfect in Ability (Kahf v. 45)
3) Humility
[Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allah wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order." (Kahf v. 69)

4) Sincerity
Say, "I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God. So whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone." (Kahf v. 110)
May Allah protect all of us from the fitnah of the dajjal, and all fitan those apparent and those hidden.

Source:
https://www.facebook.com/ShaykhWaleedBasyouni/posts/10153031436085734
https://www.facebook.com/ShaykhWaleedBasyouni/posts/10153031914065734