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Jibad An-Nafs, Jihad Al-Akbar

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Were I to swear by Allah 35 and tell a lie Verily the Angels said to Allah #5

. The carrying of a rod is a sign of 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 41, 48. 49, 50. 51. 52. 53. 54, 55. 56. 57.

He who practices I’tikaaf

It is better for you to speak in Arabic There is no good in Black people

The Holy Prophet 3“ once sat on silk Marry and do not divorce

The Holy Prophet ee never used to visit Beware of zina

He who begets a son and names him

He who begets three sons

He who builds a house bigger

To love your country is a part of Iman. Asmall amount of deeds backed up Beware of the Dunya

He who made Hajj to the house in Makkah He who makes Hajj and then visits my grave Chicken takes the place of lamb Whenever anyone of you cohabits

The Holy Prophet 3 forbade to cohabit Allah 3 shall call people by

The aubergine (eggplant) is a cure

Let the most handsome among you lead He who travels on Jumu’ah day

Verily for everything there is a heart

He who charges a fee for teaching

wudu on top of wudu is light on top of light. 91

58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 12. 713. 14. 15.

Backbiting nullifies one’s wudu and salah.

Verily it is the non-Arabic speaking The mistake of Prophet David **=53

Whenever something is comprised of halal

To look at a beautiful face To look at the face of a beautiful woman If the Arabs should become degraded,

The Prophet “ had the ability to see

It is the Sunnah that one should not perform

Allah 3% has sworn that He shall never allow 101

Whenever the Imam ascends the Mimbar He who shortens the Iqaamah He who raises his hands in Salah

He who performs wudu and wipes his neck

He who eats with someone whose sins

. The spider is a shaitaan 17. 18.

He who prays twenty rak’ah A scholar of Islam will never

. A reciter of the Qur’an will never 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90.

There shall arise a man from

Allah 3 has disallowed

He who recites while he is praying Whenever one performs a lot of Hajj He who prayed two rak’ah

The heart of a believer is

Madinah is holier than Makkah.

Verily Allah *% does not accept a du’aa Ifa people should enter a man’s house The Jumu’ah prayer is compulsory There is not a single Prophet who

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91. There will be no Mahdi and no Isa **=53 121

93. He who knows himself knows his lord. 124 94. Make your Tawassul with my Glory 126 95. Allah 3% the Most High has promised 130 96. Verily Allah 3% has Angels whom 130 97. The white rooster is my friend 130 98. Music sows hypocrisy in the hearts 132

99. A Shaikh is like a Prophet among his people. 136

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All praise is due to Allah 3% Lord of the worlds. We praise Him and ask His forgiveness and guidance. We seek refuge in Allah 3% from the evil in ourselves and the bad consequences of our vile actions. Whomsoever Allah 5% guides no one can misguide. And whomsoever He misguides no one can guide. | testify to the fact that there is nothing in the heavens above nor the earth below, which deserves to be worshipped except Allah 3% J also testify to the fact that Muhammad Ibn Abdullah 2% is his last Prophet and Messenger.

The most truthful speech is the book of Allah 3% and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad 328. The worst of matters is the newly invented ones. And every newly invented matter is a bid’ah and every bid’ah is a going astray, and every going astray leads to the Naar (Hell fire).

“O you who believe! Fear Allah as He is supposed to be

feared and do not die unless you die as Muslims”.""*

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“O you who believe! Fear Allah and when you speak, speak straight to the point. He will make your actions right for you and forgive you your wrong doings. Whoever obeys Allah and His messenger has won a mighty victory”.

On many occasions I have attended Islamic conferences, symposiums, lectures and khutbas in different parts of the world. Unfortunately I have heard many Muslim speakers delivering fiery lectures on Islamic topics in Arabic and English and they often quote fabricated Ahaadith knowingly or unknowingly, and their audience were totally unaware that these ahaadith are unsound. These fabricated ahaadith, if they are left unexposed, the Muslims will eventually believe in them and think they are a part and parcel of Islam. And this is exactly what is happening in the Muslim communities today around the world

It is for this reason that I have decided to compile this book; the first of its kind in the English language. It is impermissible for a person to quote fabricated ahaadith and give Muslims the impression that the hadith is sahih (authentic). These fabricated ahaadith that are floating around the Muslim communitiés in different countries are very dangerous to the spiritual well being of the Muslims. Especially those which promote bid’ah, superstition, kufr, shirk, male chauvinism, racism, nationalism etc. Additionally the Holy Prophet es

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said, "He who tells a lie on me intentionally, let him take his seat in the hell fire”. *

The scholars of Hadith differ as to whether or not the person who lies about the Prophet 33 is a kafir. Some say he is a faasiq (weak Muslim) while others say he is a kafir. I prefer the opinion that says he is a kafir because lying about the Prophet BEE ig actually lying about Allah 3%,

The Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad 2% has been accepted as an important source of Islamic law, next in importance to the Holy Qur’an. This status of the Sunnah has remained unchallenged and undisputed throughout the centuries. There have been many differences among Muslims in their juristic opinions, but the authority of the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet 323 has never been denied by any jurist. No Muslim is allowed to deny the authority of the Sunnah because Allah 3% has made it compulsory on us all to believe and follow all the authentic traditions of the Holy Prophet BS In regards to this Allah 3% said:

“Say, (O Muhammad SS to mankind) if you really love Allah then follow me (i.e. my Sunnah). Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful”

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“And whoever obeys Allah and his Messenger *% Allah shall admit him into gardens underneath which rivers flow they shall abide therein forever, this is the supreme triumph.”

The above-mentioned ayahs are clear evidence that it is compulsory on us to follow the Prophet 322. Thus he who

denies the authority of the Sunnah is a kafir outside the fold of Al-Islam.

Had it not been for the sunnah we wouldn’t know how to pray, fast and perform Hajj because these rituals were not explained to us in the Holy Qur’an. Because the Sunnah is the second source for learning Islam after the Holy Qur’an, the scholars have paid a lot of attention to its memorisation, compilation, explanation and classification. They have meticulously separated the sahih (sound) traditions from the fabricated ones. They were able to do so because Allah 3% has given this ummah something, which He didn’t give to the people before us. This special gift is Isnaad i.e. a chain of transmitters leading back to the Holy Prophet 3824. This is stated in an Athar (sayings and doings of the Sahaabahs) from Ibn Abbas (ra). Hence every authentic Hadith has an Isnaad.

It’s not surprising that the scholars of Hadith are able to separate the strong ahaadith from the weak and fabricated ones because Allah 3% has promised to protect this Deen, and Allah 3 would never break His promise, thus He 3& said:

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“Verily it is We who have sent down the dhikr (i.e. Qur’an) and surely We will guard it from corruption.”

It is the Hadith that explains the Holy Qur’an; hence protection of the Qur’an necessitates protection of the Hadith from corruption also. This is the reason Allah 3 gave the Hadith scholars the tawfeeq (ability) to differentiate between the strong ahaadith and the fabricated ones.

I have tried to the best of my ability to translate these fabricated ahaadith word for word, without adding my own opinion and taste to the original text. Also the reader must always bear in mind that I did not classify these ahaadith myself, rather the classification was done by the scholars of the pious predecessors whose speciality was Hadith.