Shaykh Faraz Rabbani:
Jawharat al-Tawhid
Lesson 12: (From Section C: On Transmitted Beliefs)
PARADISE & HELL EXIST & ARE ETERNAL
109) The
fire is true and exists just like
- what is meant by the Fire
- number of levels
- when it exists
- levels of
- His (the author’s) saying “do not incline to the words…”
- who this refers to
- the pleasure & punishment in the next life
- philosophers following the Greeks fell into three grave errors
110) Their eternal abodes for the person of felicity, and the person of perdition, punished & rewarded where ever they remained.
- on the eternality of Heaven & Hell
- answer to “is this not unfair?”
- example of making something out of tree
- meaning of ‘relative ownership’
- the promise of Allah Most High
- final abode of various groups:
- certain believers
- disbelievers who rejected message
- those whom the message did not reach soundly
- Qur’anic verse that indicates this
- our responsibility in conveying the message (of Islam)
- sinful believers
THE NECESSITY OF BELIEVING IN THE HAWD OF THE PROPHET (PEACE AND BLESSINGS BE UPON HIM)
111) Our belief in the Hawd (pool of the Prophet – peace and blessings be upon him) as has come to us through transmission.
- description of Hawd from hadith
- when people will see the Hawd
112) From it shall drink people who were true to their covenant, and from it shall be repelled those who turned away.
- His saying “true to their covenant”
- His saying “those who turned away”
- some from this group will be ultimately accepted
THE INTERCESSION OF THE PROPHET (PEACE & BLESSINGS BE UPON HIM)
113) It is obligatory to believe in the intercession of the intercessor, who intercedes before all others, and do not negate this.
- the many intercessions of the Intercessor
- the greatest (intercession) amongst them
- various levels of intercession
- on the intercession for disbelievers
- for Abu Talib
(his life & history)
- result of denying the intercession
- intercession not just by the Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace)
114) And others from the pleasing and righteous also intercede, as has come in narration.
- the type of intercession which is rejected by Islam
- the intercession of Allah Himself for some
- hadith of the card
- importance of having respect for all human beings
EXPLANATION OF FORGIVENESS OF SINS
115) For it is possible to forgive anything other than disbelief, so we do not declare the disbelief of a believer through sinfulness. (Sins do not make a person a disbeliever)
- what takes one out of the faith
- the forgiveness of Allah Most High
- the dangers of sin
- the justifications for sins
116) Whoever dies and does not repent from their sin, their affair is consigned to their Lord.
- we do not know what needs to be known to judge anyone
117) And it is obligatory that some of those who committed major sins be punished, though they will not be in hell eternally.
- length of punishment; meaning of khulud (forever)
- what threats of punishment are conditioned by
MARTYRHOOD
118) And
affirm that the martyr who died in battle to be living, and they will be
provided from the most longed for things of
- various types of martyrs
- life of the martyr in the grave
- Sura Aal Imran: 169
- life of the prophets & foremost of believers in the grave
- example of grave of hadith master Abu Shama
- example of another grave (Imam Kumushkhanawi)
- meaning of poem by Sufi from
PROVISION & HOW ONE BENEFITS
119) Provision is anything that one benefits from, and others said no – rather it is that one owns.
- matters of definition
- definition of provision
120) So Allah provides the halal, so know well. And he provides the disliked, and even the prohibited.
- example of unlawful money
SEEKING ONE’S MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD VS. TRUST IN ALLAH
121) With regards to seeking the means of livelihood, or placing ones trust in Allah – there is difference of opinion.
- the sounder opinion
- the general sunna regarding rizq (provision)
- on not relying on means alone
- when one is told not to take particular means
- so that
one’s undue reliance on means may be broken
