Why is the Youth Going Astray?

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by  Ashraf Ravat

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VOLUME. 3 ISSUE. 1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017
Why is the Youth Going Astray? shortcomings. In other words apply the
INSIDE THIS ISSUE education triangle in madrasah; student, parent
I was once asked a question by a concerned
Pg 1 Why is the youth and teacher. Not only this, but ask you child
going astray? parent as to why the youth today affiliate what they had learnt in madrasah on a daily
themselves with such groups who use the
basis and see if they are implementing this into
Pg 2 Allāh S - The True
Cause and Effect name of Islām for their own worldly motives? their lives. We must also understand that the
(PART 2) My first answer was of a sarcastic nature.
best way for our child to strengthen their Imān

However, noticing that he was not satisfied, I
is to be a role model for them too, it will be a
Pg 3 Introduction to
Hadith replied to his answer. waste of time and resources if the teacher puts

in the effort throughout the week and
Pg 4 Lesson from The point I put forward to him and stressed
Hadith emphasises on the teachings of Islām but the
upon was the importance of the true teaching of
action of the household is contrary to this. This
Islām, which starts in the initial part of a child’s
Pg 5 Students page
is the main factor as to why our children are
life: the madrasah. This stage of a child’s life is
Pg 9 Introduction to one
going astray.
minute Madrasah the most important part, as this is where the
Words of wisdom foundation of his Imān is set. If they were to
The house not implementing the teachings of
Pg 10 One minute adopt what they are taught not only will they Islām is showing the child that religion is not
Madarsah safeguard their Imān ,but they will be role
important, rather learning religion and attending
models and assets to society. It is in a
madrasah is nothing more then “just a custom”.
madrasah where a child learns the correct
It will hold no value in the eyes of our children, if
beliefs and social etiquettes.
this means the adults of the household have to
revisit the teachings of Islām for whatever
By madrasah I do not mean that you send your
reason, then I humbly plea to you all to do this.
child to the closest one or someone who is
There are many madāris (pl. of madrasah) and
willing to come to your house and is willing to
masājid who cater for this need. But a very
work around your schedule. If that means only
small percentage of us attend, why? Simply
sending or calling a private tutor twice a week,
because we do not hold in our hearts any value
then so be it. But do your research and find out
for this beautiful religion which many of us were
which madrasah is best for your child, find out
fortunate to be born into. I apologise for the
who is teaching your child what they are
harsh tone, but sadly this is the truth. A time will
teaching and how they are teaching. Also, it is
come maybe not in our lives, but surely it will
very important that after your child has been
come that Muslims will only be Muslim by name
accepted in to the madrasah of your choice to
not by actions. Remember we will be
keep in good contact with the child’s teachers/
questionable on the Day of Judgement as to
head teacher and keep track of your child’s
progress and assist the madrasah in any (Continued on page 3)
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Allāh S - The True Cause and power of Allāh S over bringing a change to any
situation.
Effect (PART 2)
by Shaykh-ul-Ḥadīth, Ḥaḍrat Mawlānā Muhammad Likewise, in the spiritual realm, Allāh S creates a
Saleem Dhorat ḥafiẓahullāh ‘live’ believing child in a non-believing i.e. spiri-
tually dead, household where there is no sign of
Allāh S substantiates this point further by demon- belief, and a non-believing child is given birth by
strating His complete power and control over believing parents. A household of piety breeds a
things in this world and bringing to our attention disobedient child and disobedient parents find
His power in creating something which is seem- their child reaching the peaks of piety and
ingly contradictory and incompatible: wilāyah, i.e. the friendship of Allāh S.
Further Allāh S states:
Night and day are conflicting phenomena. Yet Al-
lāh S has the power to change one into the other;
When Allāh S has the absolute power over every-
as the summer months roll over into winter, the
thing and He holds the key to all goodness, then
night begins to enter the day and when summer
who can question His decision to grant someone
begins to approach, the days begin taking over the
goodness and deprive another and who can object
night. There is no being who can stop or change
to Him making a pauper into a king and vice
this phenomenon.
versa. All in all, it is only Allāh S who has com-
Further Allāh S states: plete power to grant good and cause harm, to hon-
our and disgrace, to grant wealth and make some-
one destitute. Rather, Allāh S can grant goodness
in situations of harm and can grant honour and
He is the being who has the power of creating a
respect in the climate of disgrace and can favour
live creation from dead matter and create dead
someone with wealth despite all the odds.
matter from a live creation. This has been ex-
Therefore, it is imperative that we take heed from
plained by the mufassirūn by the fact that He is
these verses of the Glorious Qur’ān and practise
the being who creates a living chicken from an
on the following lessons they give us:
apparent dead egg and creates a living, flourishing
tree from an inert and apparent dead seed. An egg 1. Instil this belief deep in our hearts that it is
seems lifeless to us and similarly, the seed does only Allāh S who holds the power to grant
not show any signs of apparent life. Yet what someone good and to deprive, and without His
comes forth from both is paradoxically alive and will no one can face any harm or be safe.
flourishing. Rasūlullāh s has stated in a ḥadīth addressing
Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāh Ibn ‘Abbās t:
Further Allāh S states:
...And if all of mankind were to gather to cause
you harm they will not be able to do so except
The live chicken lays a seemingly dead egg dem-
that which Allāh has allotted for you and if they
onstrating the power of Allāh S in bringing out a
gather to give you goodness, they will not suc-
dead item from a live creature, and similarly the
ceed except that which Allāh has allotted for
green, blossoming trees and vibrant fields of crops
give a harvest of apparent dead seeds. Such phe- you... (At-Tirmidhī)
nomena demonstrate the complete control and Continued in next issue
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(Continued from page 1)
why our child had gone astray, if we did not put our full effort in to them, the parent will be asked not the teacher. It is the duty
of the parent to give their children pure Islāmic education.
This brings me onto the second question I was asked, which only required a short and straight to the point answer. I was
asked many of the youth of today, listen to lectures of many different people on social media whose mentalities we do not
know. Why don’t teachers teach students regarding these matters? The answer is simple, all that was mentioned previously,
regarding parents working with their teachers to ensure that their child receives the best possible Islāmic education. Secondly
after madrasah the child returns home, out of 24 hours he only spends 1 hour 30 minutes with the teacher. The majority of the
remaining time is at home. So what the child does outside the madrasah is the responsibility of the parents. The teachers
have, do and always will try their atmost best to educate your child to maintain those teachings is the responsibility of the
parent.
I H fact that majority of the Ahādith are in regards to
NTRODUCTION TO ADITH
the direct speech of the Prophet s, it is for this rea-
HADITH, we come across this word many times but son Ahādith are referred to as the sayings of
what does this word actually mean? Many of us Prophet s.
narrow it down to the words of Prophet Muhammed
Many of the Sahāba had passed on Ahādith of the
s, however it has a greater meaning than this.
Prophet s, however amongst the Top 5 Hadith
Firstly, we must understand and believe that what- Narrators in terms of number of hadiths narrated
ever the Prophet s has said is the truth and noth- are:

ing less. A person who has does not believe in this
cannot call himself a muslim, as he is referring that 1. Abu Hurayrah t [5,374 Ahādith]
although he believes in Allāh S the only One
2. Abdullah ibn Umar t [2,630 Ahādith]
Creator, and Prophet Muhammed s is the final
3. Anas ibn Malik t [2,286 Ahādith]
messenger, however he does not believe that what
the Prophet s has said, is always the truth then he 4. Umm-ul-Mu'mineen A'ishah t [2,210
Ahādith]
is doubtful of the Prophet s being a true prophet.
5. Abdullah ibn Abbas t [1,660 Ahādith]
This belief and understanding dictates that we fol-
low and practise the teachings of the Prophet s.
There are 6 main books of Ahādith which
From the blessed mouth of the Prophet s came
are;
two things, firstly the Qur’an which is directly from
1. Sahih Al-Bukhari.
Allāh S, both meanings and words, and secondly
2. Sahih Muslim.
the Ahādith; these are also from Allāh S, however
3. Sunan An-Nasa'i.
they are explained through the words of the
4. Sunan Abu Dawood.
Prophet s. Not only are the words of the Prophet
5. Sunan At-Tirmidhi.
s preserved but along with this the Sahāba also
preserved his actions, his reaction to the actions of 6. Sunan ibn Majah.
the Sahāba, and the appearance and personal
habits of the Prophet s. These are all included as Note: This does not mean Ahādith found in
other books are not reliable.
amongst the Ahādith of the Prophet s. Due to the
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LESSONS FROM HADITH 2. A person seeing this rock removes it, with no
intention in mind, for this a person will be given
تعمس : ل اق ،باطخلا نب رمع صفح يبأ نينمؤملا ريمأ نعو no reward.
ءىرما لكل امنإو ،تاينلاب لامعلأا امنإ " : ل وقي صلى الله عليه وسلم الله لوسر
3. A person seeing this rock removes it, with the
الله ىلإ هترجهف هلوسرو الله ىلإ هترجه تناك نمف ىون ام
intention that when people see me removing
اهحكني ةأرما وأ ،اهبيصي ايندل هترجه تناك نمو ،هلوسرو
this rock they will have good thoughts about
"ه يلإ رجاه ام ىلإ هترجهف
me, (in other words doing something for show,
It is reported on the authority of Umar ibn this is known as Riyā.) Despite carrying out a
Khattāb t, he says, I heard the Prophet of good action he has committed a sin and for this
Allāh s saying, “Verily actions are based he will not be rewarded, rather a sin will be writ-
upon intentions, and verily for every man is ten in his book of deeds, because to do some-
that which he had made intention, thus who thing for show if forbidden in Islām.
so ever has migrated for the sake of Allāh
Keeping this in mind it is easy to understand what the
S and His Rasool s, his migration is for
Prophet s is trying to say in the above hadith. In the
Allāh S and His Rasool s, and who so
time of the Prophet s it was Fardh upon all Muslims
ever migrated for the world, so that he may
to make the hijrah (migration) to Yathrib (the blessed
benefit from it, or for a women that he may
city of Madina), which many did. However the
marry her, thus his migration is for that
Prophet s is drawing the Muslim’s attention to their
which he has migrated for.”
intentions, that remember whatever intention you
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
have made for the Hijrah you will be compensated
accordingly. If it was for the pleasure of Allāh S and
His Prophet s then your reward is with Allāh S,
As with many books of hadith, we have also started
however if it is due to some worldly motive then do
the lessons from hadith with this particular hadith, so
not expect anything in return from Allāh S.
that we may rectify our intentions before diving into
the beautiful Ahādith of our beloved Prophet s. We also need to look into our lives when we do
something; what is our intention? This is why the
In the above hadith the Prophet s is giving the mes-
Ulama (scholars) say when carrying out good deeds,
sage to the masses, that whatever action you carry
keep a watchful eye upon your intentions; check it at
out you will be rewarded according to your intentions.
the beginning, middle and end of the action, as it
It is an obvious fact that a person will not be re-
does not take long for it to change.
warded for carrying out a sin, so what is the meaning
of the above? Also, one should keep in mind that the more inten-
tions a person makes, the greater the reward. Let us
Actions can have one of three results with regards to
take the example of preparing a meal for our house-
rewards, which we will explain with the example of a
hold; the main intention in all actions should be for
rock in the middle of the road or footway;
the pleasure of Allāh S. With this you can also
1. A person seeing this rock removes it, with the make other intentions for example, my household will
intention that it will cause inconvenience to a become happy, with the energy they will carry out the
fellow human brother or sister, for this a person commands of Allāh S, There is no end to how
will be rewarded by Allāh S. many intentions a person can make.
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Introduction to ‘One Minute Madrasah’
By Mawlānā Adam Loonat (Founder of Al-Hidayah Foundation)

During our life we go through many different situations. Life is just like a roller coaster with “ups & downs” and
good times and bad. Sometimes it’s financial problems, sometimes it’s problems with our family members and
sometimes it can be problems in school with preparation for exams. As humans we are always looking for an
easy way out, a quick exit. Not realising whether the exit door which we have just used is permissible or not, is it
a door which Allāh S has allowed us to open or not. Will Allāh S be happy with us using this method to escape
the difficulty we are facing?

Allāh S is Al-‘Alīm (All Knowing), Al-Basīr (All Seeing ) - He knows everything, He knows what is best for
us. Then why do we go through difficulties in life? Sometimes Allāh S puts us through difficulties to test us or
to see whether we obey His commands and become closer to Him than before or disobey His commands and go
further away from Him.

A parent may at times test their children to see whether they listen to what they are saying or go against what
they are saying. A mother will tell her child, “You cannot go out to play today.” If the child disobeys her order
and goes outside to play without the mother knowing, the mother will become upset and angry. But if her child
fully obeys the mother and does not go out to play then the mother will be extremely happy and the trustworthi-
ness will increase in the mother’s heart for her child.

The Prophet s also went through numerous situations during his blessed life. Attacks from his people in Mak-
kah, including his own family members. What did the Prophet s do in such situations? At the time of the battle
of Badr the Prophet s spent the whole night in du‘ā. Supplicating to Allāh S for assistance and victory in the
battle.

Out of the many different ways we can use the most effective way out of any dilemma or difficult situation is
du‘ā - especially the masnūn du‘ās . The beautiful masnūn du‘ās have a very open and broad meaning as well
and contain immense blessings. These are the words of our beloved Prophet s.

Insha’allāh, in every issue we will be starting a ‘one minute madrasah’ which will include a masnūn du‘ā and a
few Sunan of our beloved Prophet s related to that specific masnūn du‘ā. We request all readers to:
 Read what has been written
 Understand and learn if possible
 Practice.
Either a Dhākir or a Ghāfil.

A dhākir is that person who is aware at all times that Allāh ta‘ālā is watching him and it is only
He who controls the universe and holds authority to cause benefit or harm. A gh āfil is that per-
son who does not have such a condition. Consequently, a dhākir will be an obedient servant of
Allāh ta‘ālā and a ghāfil will be disobedient. If a person entertains the desire that people be-
come aware of his devotion and closeness to Allāh ta‘ālā then he is not a dhākir, rather a ghāfil
as this is riyā and riyā is disobedience and a disobedient person cannot be a dhākir. Therefore,
in essence this person is ghāfil.
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One Minute Madrasah
by Mawlānā Adam Loonat
(Founder of Al-Hidayah Foundation)

When Awakening from Sleep.

It has been reported from Hadhrat Huzayfah t that the noble Prophet s would recite
the following du‘ā when he arose from sleep

رُوحشُ ُّنلا هّيحَلّإوَ اَن َتامََأ امَ دَعح َب نََاَيحح َأ يح ذَّّلا لِلّٰهّ دُمحَلْح َا

All praise is to Allāh S Who brought us back to life after He caused us to die and unto
Him is resurrection.

When a person awakes in the morning it is as if he/she has been given a life again.
(During sleep a person is unaware of what is happening around them, which is similar
to when a person leaves this world forever). Sleep has been given the similarity to
death. When awakening in the morning what should the first thing a person should do to
get the day to good start? We should praise and thank Allāh S for this great blessing of
life and this day.

Sunan of Awakening.

When awakening one should rub both the palms on the eyes and face.
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Upon awakening use the miswāk to brush the teeth
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When we awake in the morning it can be difficult at times to get in to our normal daily
chores straight away. It can take 10 minutes to 30 minutes to fully understand what is
happening around us. All of us admire that the start to our day should be good. If the
start is good the rest of the day will be good. What better way to start our day than to
start it with the name of our Creator; that same Being Who has blessed us with every-
thing we see around us. And to start the day with the blessed Sunnah or Beloved Nabi
s.

Majority of us will be doing the above two actions. All we need to do is to do it with the
intention of it being Sunnah. We all rub our eyes when waking up. We all brush our
teeth when going to the bathroom. Keep our miswāk next to our toothbrush and use the
miswāk first. There are above 70 benefits of using a miswak (insha’allāh we shall men-
tion these in the forthcoming issues). The greatest benefit is that Allāh S will bless us
to recite the kalimah during our last moments of our life.
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