THE PROPHET(ﷺ)WAS SENT TO ABOLISH SAME-SEX PRACTICES AS STATED IN THE QUR’ĀN

By Sikandar Iqbal

In recent decades, heterodox “thinkers” have emerged, proposing “reforms” to the Islāmic position on same-sex relations. They argue that the Qur’ānic message has been misunderstood by the erudite scholars of the past or that perhaps the language itself is malleable enough to accommodate same-sex relationships alongside normative heterosexual ones.

However, Allāh has promised the protection of His Word (15:9). There are many ways to demonstrate the intellectual shallowness of those who wish to change the transcendent ethic. But perhaps the most pertinent here is how Allāh has intertextually protected the meaning of the Qur’ān.

Thus, a primary source in Islām to acquire the meaning of the Qur’ān is the verses of the Qur’ān themselves. More commonly known as ‘tafsīr ul Qur’ān bil Qur’ān,’ this intertextual hermeneutical approach is recognised by all the erudite exegetes of the past and is epistemically the strongest form of interpretation in the science of tafsīr.

Muftī Shaf’ī s‌āḥib (rahmatullah alayh) clarified in Ma’āriful Qur’ān:

“For instance, there appears that sentence of prayer in Surah al-Fātiḥa: ‘Guide us in the straight path – the path of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace.’ Now it is not clear here who are those whom Allāh Almighty has blessed. But, in another verse, they have been identified very clearly where it is said: ‘So, these are the people whom Allāh Almighty has blessed, being the prophets, their true followers, the martyrs and the righteous.’ (4:69) Therefore, when respected commentators explain a verse, they first check to see if a tafsīr of this verse is already in the noble Qur’ān. If it is present in the Qu’rān, they elect to go by it as their first choice.”

Considering the above-outlined principle, let us now observe how Allāh protected Islām’s moral view on same-sex relations. Allāh has described the attributes of the Prophet ﷺ in the following way:

“Those who follow the Messenger, the Ummī (unlettered) Prophet whom they find written with them in the Torah and the Injīl (The gospels), and who bids them the Fair and forbids the Unfair, and makes pure things permissible for them and makes UNLAWFUL FOR THEM IMPURE Things(ٱلْخَبَـٰٓئِثَ), and relieves them of their burden, and of the shackles that were upon them. So, those who believe in him and strengthen him, and help him and follow the light sent down with him, those are the ones who are successful.” (7:157)

The Arabic word used for ‘impure things’ is ٱلْخَبَـٰٓئِثَ. Now, the question is: What type of impure things has the Prophet ﷺ made unlawful? As the verse is inconclusive, we follow the aforementioned intertextual principle and search the Qur’ān. We come across a passage in surah Ambiyah, wherein the same word has been utilised to describe a nation that came before us.

Allāh says: “As for Lūṭ (alayhisalaam), We gave him wisdom and knowledge, and We delivered him from the town that used to do (ٱلْخَبَـٰٓئِثَ) foul deeds. Indeed, they were the people of evil, the sinners.” (21:74)

WHAT WERE THE FOUL DEEDS THAT THEY WERE HABITUATED TO?

Their misdeeds are registered in several verses, and the most significant of them, singled out repeatedly alongside their mention, is the sin of sodomy. The words of the verses mentioning this sin could not be more explicit; ‘Do you approach men with sexual desire instead of women.’

Although same-sex behaviour was not the only offence the people of Lūṭ committed, it was nonetheless their emblematic transgression. It is the sin most ascribed to them in the Qur’ān and is mentioned repeatedly. In contrast, their remaining crimes, like highway robbery and practising evil in their gatherings, are mentioned only once. Imām Ālūsī (rahmatullah alayh) explaining why the plural (خَبَائِثَ) is used instead of the singular (خَبِئیثَہ) said: “It is possible that because of its extreme wicked nature, this practice is referred to as خَبَائِثَ, instead of خَبِئیثَہ in singular.”

Thus, it is intertextually demonstrated that the eradication of foul, abominable practices, including same-sex acts, was an integral part of the Prophet’s ﷺ mission.

“SAY MY RELIGION FORBIDS HOMOSEXUALITY…”

By Mujlisul Ulama

ADVICE FROM THE U.K.

In the vein of Amr  Bil Ma’roof Nahyi Anil Munkar, a U.K. Student  of  the Deen offers  the following  naseehat:

Nowadays in UK job interviewers are beginning to ask: “What are your views on having to work with a gay colleague?” Muslims think they are being astute by saying that what people do in their private lives has no effect on how they would deal with such a person in the work environment.

Far from being astute, this is implicit acceptance of LGBTQ & evidence of the lack of abhorrence for the sin of homosexual acts. The reason is if a Muslim recites Qur’an and reads Ahadith on the actions of the people of qawm-e-Lut, it is apparent that the severity and categorical condemnation of these acts is such that it leaves a Muslim absolutely no grounds to manoeuvre or squirm.

It is also implicit rejection of the Hadith that when evil deeds predominate in a society, regardless of them being in private, Allah’s anger and punishment descends. So how can it be the case that what people do in their private lives is of no concern to us? As vicegerents of Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam on this earth we command the good and forbid the evil? How then is it astute or intellectual to then say that what sins people commit privately and then promote openly as normal and equal is of no concern to us?

As university graduates, Muslims have been indoctrinated in the satanic art of zukhruf al-qawl and they think they are being smart with answers on topics such as LGBTQ. We can deceive the people as to how intellectual we are with our word play, but Allah Ta’ala knows that it is the weakness of Imaan in our hearts which has compelled us to answer in a wishy washy manner.

Further, by answering in a roundabout manner in the first place, this opens a can of worms, which eventually leads to questions: “Do you believe gays have equal rights?” Or, “Do you believe that gay marriage is equal to heterosexual marriage?” The Qur’an warns us that they will never be happy until we reject our Deen, meaning one compromising answer will necessitate more compromising stances.

And there is no better evidence of this than the Scottish MP Hamza Yousaf recently who made statements of kufr publicly on the issue of LGBTQ after being pushed by a kafirah interviewer to clarify his stance on gay marriage. “Muslims” then tried to support him saying ikrah (compulsion) was involved without even knowing the Shar’i threshold for compulsion. Then there is the case of “Mufti” Menk who became discombobulated on the issue of homosexuality because his first answer on this issue was to appease the kafirah interviewer. By the end of his answer, he had performed such mental and verbal gymnastics, he had either become a gymnast, kafir or homosexual himself.

If western secularist atheists unashamedly promote immorality, a Muslim should not be ashamed to politely yet categorically outline the haq from the outset, which in the setting of a job interview is a simple statement: “My religion forbids homosexuality, the promotion of it and regarding those who act on it as equals.” This nips the issue in the bud. Nobody can ask you anything further after you have made your stance clear.

To hell with the subsequent labels. Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam was labelled far worse by his opponents such that Allah revealed the verses in Surah Al-Qalam taking qasam: “By the pen and what everyone writes! By the grace of your Rabb, you (O Prophet) are not insane. You will certainly have a never ending reward. And you are truly of outstanding character.”

Being labelled a homophobe is a very small emulation of Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam, for which we should be proud, and InshaAllah we too will have a never ending reward. In the hereafter we will see “Bi ayyikumul maftoon,” i.e. who is really mad? Whenever a person encounters any consternation or difficulty from the kuffar for proclaiming the haq, they should immediately resort to the Seerah of Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam and the Sahabah. This will bring comfort to his soul. Allah Ta’ala says in Qur’an: “And each (story) we relate to you from the news of the messengers is that by which We make your heart firm.” This is the way to obtain steadfastness on such subjects.

I could write much more, but this shall suffice. In conclusion, a Muslim should not even set one foot on the path of compromising their stance with these so-called astute answers. Because once a Muslim puts one foot on that path, they will end up treading that path. No job is worth potential compromise of Imaan. A Muslim should have Tawakkul in Allah & know that his rizq is preordained. Not a grain more or less will reach a person than what Allah Ta’ala has decreed. And his death shall not occur until he has received his full allocation.

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐞

Many people have already wondered how everything regarding the end of the world will take place and the preparation of next world?

Allah says in the Qur’an,

“وَتَرَكْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَمُوجُ فِى بَعْضٍۢ ۖ وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَجَمَعْنَـٰهُمْ جَمْعًۭا.”

“On that Day, We will let them surge like waves over one another. Later, the Trumpet will be blown, and We will gather all people together.”

___ 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒉 𝒂𝒍-𝑲𝒂𝒉𝒇, 99

and

“وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَصَعِقَ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۖ ثُمَّ نُفِخَ فِيهِ أُخْرَىٰ فَإِذَا هُمْ قِيَامٌۭ يَنظُرُونَ.”

“The Trumpet will be blown and all those in the heavens and all those on the earth will fall dead, except those Allah wills to spare. Then it will be blown again and they will rise up at once, looking on in anticipation.”

___ 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒉 𝒂𝒛-𝒁𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒓, 68

and

“… كُلُّ شَىْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُۥ ۚ…”

“… Everything is bound to perish except His Face (Being of Allah)… “

___ 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒉 𝒂𝒍-𝑸𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒔, 88

From these Qur’anic verses its clear that the universe and every single creation in it will be destroyed, every human being will taste death and then resurrected for the next abode. But how will that occur?? will there be a bodily resurrection?? where is the next abode?? Is it already created?? does Heaven and Hell exists already??

Shaykh al-Akbar Ibn al-‘Arabi writes,

“Although the substances (al-jawahir) are exactly the same — for it is they which are poured forth from the graves and raised up (cf. S. 100:9; 35:9) the composition and constitution differ because of accidents and attributes that are proper to the next abode, but not to this.”

___ 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒍-𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒌𝒊𝒚𝒂𝒉 𝑰 207.13; 3, 284.4

The substances are the fundamental particles in Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Mysticism upon which the contingent existence [of universe] is created. From Shaykh’s statement, it is clear that when everything will be destroyed, the substances that were used previously will remain, and they will be re-used to manifest the next abode in a new way from the attributes of Allah i.e. creation of a different world with different laws and nature.

Allah gives us a hint of that as well in the Qur’an. He says,

“يَوْمَ تُبَدَّلُ ٱلْأَرْضُ غَيْرَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ ۖ وَبَرَزُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلْوَٰحِدِ ٱلْقَهَّارِ.”

“Watch for the Day when the earth will be changed into a different earth and the heavens as well, and all will appear before Allah—the One, the Supreme.”

___ 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒉 𝑰𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒉𝒊𝒎, 48

Shaykh al-Akbār Ibn al-‘Arabi writes,

“God will come in order to decide and to judge; so He will only come under [the guise of] His Name, ‘Light’. The earth will be made radiant with the light of its Lord, and through that light every ‘soul will know its works, the former and the latter’ (S. 82:5), for it will find them present, unveiled by that light.”

___ 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒍-𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒌𝒊𝒚𝒂𝒉 𝑰𝑰 485.32

Hence we can finally have a good clue at how the next world will be prepared, bodily resurrection and creation of the next abode in a new way but from the same substances, and the coming of the existence of the next abode, heaven and hell after this world will perish. The belief of the creation of the next abode after this world becomes more evident with the concept of Barzakh.

May Allah forgive our sins and unite us all in the Jannah, آمين.

Concerning Mixing of Men & Women in Hajj – Especially during Tawaf

By Safwan Ibrahim

I was conversing with my mother on some Fiqh matters such as zākat, sood and usury, in the light of four mādhabs and we eventually came to the topic of mixing of men and women in Hājj. She said that it’s wrong, and I couldn’t agree more. I mean you are visiting the Holiest of the places on earth to worship Allah but at the expense of what? Violating Shāriah! And this mixing is not a normal one, rather I have listened to the personal experiences of people that there is pushing, touching and worse, almost as if some mass harassment is going on. Then my mother told me that the people who are on duty in Ka’bah would often try to tell women to leave the place as soon as they can, don’t mix with men and stay in your separate place. She further said that Sāyyida Āisha (رضی اللہ عنہ) would perform Tāwaf from a distance not mixing with men. Ibn Jūraij said,

“وَقَالَ لِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنَا قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، إِذْ مَنَعَ ابْنُ هِشَامٍ النِّسَاءَ الطَّوَافَ مَعَ الرِّجَالِ قَالَ كَيْفَ يَمْنَعُهُنَّ، وَقَدْ طَافَ نِسَاءُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَعَ الرِّجَالِ قُلْتُ أَبَعْدَ الْحِجَابِ أَوْ قَبْلُ قَالَ إِي لَعَمْرِي لَقَدْ أَدْرَكْتُهُ بَعْدَ الْحِجَابِ‏.‏ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ يُخَالِطْنَ الرِّجَالَ قَالَ لَمْ يَكُنَّ يُخَالِطْنَ كَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ تَطُوفُ حَجْرَةً مِنَ الرِّجَالِ لاَ تُخَالِطُهُمْ، فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ انْطَلِقِي نَسْتَلِمْ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏.‏ قَالَتْ ‏{‏انْطَلِقِي‏}‏ عَنْكِ‏.‏ وَأَبَتْ‏.‏ ‏{‏وَكُنَّ‏}‏ يَخْرُجْنَ مُتَنَكِّرَاتٍ بِاللَّيْلِ، فَيَطُفْنَ مَعَ الرِّجَالِ، وَلَكِنَّهُنَّ كُنَّ إِذَا دَخَلْنَ الْبَيْتَ قُمْنَ حَتَّى يَدْخُلْنَ وَأُخْرِجَ الرِّجَالُ، وَكُنْتُ آتِي عَائِشَةَ أَنَا وَعُبَيْدُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ وَهِيَ مُجَاوِرَةٌ فِي جَوْفِ ثَبِيرٍ‏.‏ قُلْتُ وَمَا حِجَابُهَا قَالَ هِيَ فِي قُبَّةٍ تُرْكِيَّةٍ لَهَا غِشَاءٌ، وَمَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهَا غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ، وَرَأَيْتُ عَلَيْهَا دِرْعًا مُوَرَّدًا‏.‏”

“`Ata informed us that when Ibn Hisham forbade women to perform Tāwaf with men he said to him, ‘How do you forbid them while the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to perform Tāwaf with the men?’ I said, ‘Was this before decreeing of the use of the veil or after it? `Ata took an oath and said, ‘I saw it after the order of the veil.’ I said, ‘How did they mix with the men?’ `Ata said, ‘The women never mixed with the men, and Sāyyida Āisha (رضی اللہ عنہ) used to perform Tāwaf separately and never mixed with men. Once it happened that Sāyyida Āisha (رضی اللہ عنہ) was performing the Tāwaf and the woman said to her, ‘O Mother of believers! Let us touch the Black stone.’ Sāyyida Āisha (رضی اللہ عنہ) said to her, ‘Go yourself,’ and she herself refused to do so. The wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to come out in night, in disguise and used to perform Tāwaf with men. But whenever they intended to enter the Ka’bah, they would stay outside till the men had gone out. I and `Ubaid bin `Umair used to visit Sāyyida Āisha (رضی اللہ عنہ) while she was residing at Jauf Thabir.” I asked, “What was her veil?” `Ata said, “She was wearing an old Turkish veil, and that was the only thing (veil) which was screen between us and her. I saw a pink cover on her.”

__ 𝑺ā𝒉𝒊𝒉 𝒂𝒍-𝑩ū𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊 1618, 𝑲𝒊𝒕ā𝒃 𝒂𝒍-𝑯ā𝒋𝒋, 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 63: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻ā𝒘𝒂𝒇 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒎 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆𝒏

During the reign of ’Umar (رضي الله عنه), the Mother of Believers asked for his permission to go to Hājj and this was his response. Ibn Sāad records,

“When the Prophet (ﷺ)’s wives asked ‘Umar bin al-Khaṭṭāb (رضي الله عنه) during his rein, to perform Ḥājj, he denied their request. Then, when they continued to implore him for permission, he met them halfway, saying to them, ‘I will grant you permission to go the following year, and yet even that is something I do not truly agree with.’

The following year, ’Umar (رضي الله عنه) sent ‘Uthmān bin ‘Affān and ‘Abdur-Raḥmān bin ‘Awf (رضي الله عنهم) to accompany the Mothers of the Believers during their pilgrimage. And ‘’Umar (رضي الله عنه) gave both of them strict orders; one of them was to walk ahead of the Prophet (ﷺ)’s wives, and for the other was to walk behind them. They were not to allow anyone to walk alongside the Prophet (ﷺ)’s wives.

When they had to stop to set up camp, they were to set up camp in a mountain pass (an enclosed area); as long as Prophet (ﷺ)’s wives rested inside the mountain pass, they were to stand guard at the entrance of the mountain pass; they were to allow no one to enter upon the Prophet (ﷺ)’s wives.

And when the Prophet (ﷺ)’s wives performed Ṭawāf around the Ka’bah, they were to forbid all men from performing Ṭawāf at the same time.”

__ 𝑲𝒊𝒕ā𝒃 𝒂𝒕-𝑻𝒂𝒃ā𝒒𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒍-𝑲𝒂𝒃ī𝒓 𝑰𝒃𝒏 𝑺𝒂’𝒅, 8/109

The Islamic Scholars are also very strict on this, especially in such times of fītan, which explains why they don’t even let women to go Māsjid. There are separate Hādiths from Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) regarding the fact that the prayer of a woman at her home is better. And the incident of ’Umar (رضي الله عنه) banning women from Māsjid in his reign due to increasing fītan and lack of seriousness of men and women to observe Shāriah properly. Now don’t get me wrong. I am not implying that women should be banned from Hājj, I mean that’s foolish, but they should definitely follow what was done by Sāyyida Āisha (رضی اللہ عنہ) and other Pious Sāhabiyat. And the Saudi authorities must also spend some of their petro-dollars in creating a proper structure that should resolve this issue as much as possible.

May Allah give us Tāufeeq to actualize the example of Pious in our lives, امين.

جَزاكَ اللهُ خَـيْراً!

𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁?? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗳𝗶 C𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗼𝗳 E𝘃𝗶𝗹

Some Sufis have said that there is no evil but only goodness and beauty. Such statements must be understood in the context of the state of consciousness from which they were speaking, the state that allowed them to see the Face of God everywhere. Everything has a face turned inward to God beyond all blemish and evil and a face turned outward.The Sufis who have denied evil have gazed upon that face of inwardness and have seen the outward face of things in light of that inner reality. Otherwise, if Sufism had denied evil, there would be no need for Sufism itself because the role of Sufism is to overcome the imperfections and evil tendencies of the soul, called “nafs inciting to evil” in the Quran and subsequently by the Sufis. On the existential level of the ordinary soul, they are as real as the soul itself. To transcend evil and to behold only the good and the beautiful, one must transcend one’s own ego or this nafs.

The overwhelming beauty of God’s creation and the ultimate triumph of the good, whatever transient phenomena of an evil nature may hold sway in the short run, is itself proof of the existential inequality between good and evil, the beautiful and the ugly. Sufis seek to cling to the good and the beautiful even amid what appears sometimes in life as predominance of the evil and the ugly. They hold fast to the Truth even when surrounded by error and falsehood, being anchored in the certainty that the Truth, which is always good and beautiful in the metaphysical sense, shall finally prevail. The Sufis would be the first to agree with the medieval Latin:

“𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙢𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙝.”

To overcome the imperfections of the soul and the abode of evil cannot be accomplished by fallen humanity without help. If there are exceptions, they only prove the rule, and one must never forget that “The Spirit bloweth where it listeth.” Putting such exceptions aside, the rule and principle is that human beings are in need of Divine Guidance to remember who they are, to be able to slay the dragon within. Through His Mercy God has therefore sent prophets throughout history to guide human beings to the One. Moreover, this guidance has two levels, the first concerned with prophecy (nubuwwah), which is for the guidance of the whole of a human collectivity and all members of the society for which the revelation is intended, and the second with inner and initiatic guidance (wilāyah) for the few who aspire to spiritual perfection. This reality in Islam is the source, foundation, and continuous inner spiritual power that makes traveling upon the Sufi path possible. Moreover, access to wilāyah is only possible within the reality of nubuwwah. That is why it is not possible to follow the Sufi path, or Tariqah, without following the injunctions and teachings of Islamic Law, or Shari’ah, which is meant for the whole of the Islamic community, including the Sufis.

VISITING BROTHELS UNDER THE RUSE OF ‘DAWA’T’

MUDHIL, SHIAH-LOVER TARIQ JAMIL’S SHAITAANIYAT

Tariq Jamil, the miscreant senior member of the Raiwand Tabligh Jamaat, in his endeavor to promote his convoluted idea of tableegh in brothels, states:

(1) “For two hundred years, there are brothels in my hometown, Tulamba…it came to my mind I should speak there as well. I told them, ‘You are like my daughters’. They were so affected they would, they would say in society we are not considered human, an Islamic scholar called us ‘daughters’. All I did was give them love and respect. Some repented……”

Comments (by Mujlisul Ulama):

On what Shar’i basis does this scoundrel, vile tablighi mudhil justify and promote going to brothels on so-called ‘tabligh’ missions? His justification for such immoral villainy comes within the scope of the Qur’aanic epithet: Zukhruful Qawl, that is: satanic statements of deception designed to lure people into evil.

Every Muslim, even the adulterer is aware that by Allah Ta’ala zina is among the most abhorrent sins. No sin is punished with the severest punishment of Rajm (stoning to death), and 100 lashes in the case of fornication. Leave alone actual zina, all other dimensions of zina, that is, stepping stones leading to the ultimate act of zina are also severely castigated by Allah Ta’ala and Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Thus, the Hadith states:

 “He who looks with lust at the beauty of a strange (ghair mahram) woman, iron rods will be inserted into his eyes on the Day of Qiyaamah.”

While the Qur’aan and Hadith deal most severely with zina, the mudhil Tariq Jamil seeks to undo the severity of the immorality of zina by arguing in mitigation of the prostitutes.

If prostitutes are truly considered to be sub-human, they are deserving of the epithet. They have disfigured their humanity and rendered themselves sub-human by their vile deeds of immorality. They have no one else to blame but themselves for them being considered non-human. A Mu’minah who debases and degrades herself with not only one act of zina, but by peddling herself in an occupation in which even baboons do not indulge should not invoke self-pity on herself for being considered to be sub-human.

A woman may not be pitied for indulging in the profession of prostitution which is an occupation of compounded zina – multiple zina – zina compounded with zina. Prohibiting Muslims from displaying pity for these vilest females, the Qur’aan Majeed states:

 “The zaaniyah and the zaani, whip each one of them with a hundred lashes, and do not allow pity to overtake you in (this matter) of the Deen if indeed you believe in Allah and the Last Day. And a group of the Mu’mineen should witness them being punished.” (An-Nur, Aayat 2)

The very same attitude has to be displayed when the punishment of Rajm is meted out. There is no crime/sin for which such severe punishment has been prescribed by Islam. Now when this severe punishment is for fornicators and adulterers who may have committed zina only once, what should be concluded regarding those shameless women who have made zina a profession?

(2) The miscreant moron states:

 “How easy is it to call someone a prostitute! The man that sees a prostitute, continues with his respect and status. If he is a businessman, doctor, landlord, he maintains his reputation. But the woman, her whole life, she gets labeled as a prostitute.”

Our comment

If a person is a professional doctor, it is easy to refer to him as a doctor. If he is an engineer, it is easy to refer to him as such. If he is a haraam musician, it is easy to refer to him as a fassiq musician. Similarly, it is easy and just proper to refer to a professional prostitute as a prostitute.

The man who engages the haraam immoral services is not a prostitute. The prostitute is the woman who has taken up the profession of prostitution. No person whose brains have not been deranged as are the vermiculated brains of Tariq the mudhil agent of Iblees, has any other valid term to describe the profession of the women who sell their bodies, their hayaa and even their Imaan. The name of the profession is prostitution, hence those who are qualified in this profession should not be offended when referred to as prostitutes. One may not refer to them as Tayyibaat (Pure and Chaste women) as the Qur’aan Majeed designates. The Qur’aan Majeed states that “Tayyibaat are for Tayyiboon”. The “khabeethaat are for the khabithoon”. (Filthy/evil/immoral women are for filthy/evil/immoral men).”

The Qur’aan Majeed unequivocally labels prostitutes as ‘khabeethaat’. As long as they are active in prostitution, the label has to be retained for them. The immoral males who indulge in zina, will for some time retain their reputation because they have not adopted the profession of zina for themselves. Furthermore, they conceal their sins of zina. On the contrary, these wretched prostitutes advertise their zina to all and sundry. They enact measures to publicly lure males into their den of vice. That is precisely why Allah Ta’ala has given them the epithet of Habaailush Shaitaan (Traps of Shaitaan). There is no respectable designation for these vile snares of Iblees who ply the most horrible profession taught to them by Iblees. A prostitute remains a prostitute as long as she filthies and ruins herself in the satanic profession.

Yes, it will be haraam to label her as a prostitute after she has extricated herself from the cauldron of filth, repented and reformed. The Doors of Taubah are always open. But as long as she is peddling her satanic profession, she must be labelled a prostitute. There is a vast difference between the man who indulges in zina and a prostitute. Because of this difference, the Qur’aan Majeed in its command of punishment first mentions the female, then the male.

(3) The miscreant tablighi states: ‘How many married men go see these prostitutes and commit adultery!”

Our comment

This is not a mitigating factor in favour of the prostitutes. Married men committing adultery with prostitutes does not ameliorate the most abhorrent profession. It does not dilute the immorality and prostitution of the prostitutes. They may not be pitied simply because married men visit them for adultery. Their profession of prostitution welcomes and lures the fussaaq and fujjaar males to become ensnared in their traps of adultery and fornication. If these foulest specimens of the human races, viz., the prostitutes, did not set up their trade of prostitution, it would not have been easy for the fujjaar to commit zina. These Traps of Iblees have paved the way and have simplified the whole satanic process of zina by means of the profession of prostitution. There can be no pity for these miserable traps of the devil.

If there was any such scope, the Qur’aan and Hadith would not have been so severe in their castigation of the sin as well as the perpetrators of zina. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) described as an ‘adulteress’ even a woman who is not even an adulteress in the proper sense of the term. If a woman applies perfume and goes into public, then she too is described as an ‘adulteress’. What should then be said about a confirmed prostitute? She may not be called by any title or designation of honour or respect. She is a prostitute by profession which she plies publicly and flagrantly.

(4) This most miserable mudhil, Tariq Jamil, then narrates a Hadith in a satanic bid to confer honour to prostitutes. Thus, the mudhil says: 

“Ibn Umar said: ‘I heard the Prophet (saw) narrating a hadith, not just once or twice, even seven times, but I heard him saying it more than that. I heard him saying: ‘There was a man called Al-Kifl among the children of Isra’il who did not restrain himself from committing sins. A woman came to him and he gave her sixty dinar so he could sleep with her. When he sat up for her, as a man sits up from a woman, she began to tremble and cry, so he said: ‘Why are you crying? Did I do something to harm you?’

 She said: ‘No. But it is because of what I did. I only did so out of need.’ He said: ‘You did this without having done it (before), so leave me, and it (the money) is for you.’

 And then he said: ‘By Allah! I will never disobey Allah after that.’ He died during the night and the morning came with: ‘Indeed Allah has forgiven Al-Kifl’, written upon his door.”

Our comment

There is absolutely no substantiation in this narration for the bunkum idea of Tariq Mudhil. This Hadith neither bestows any vestige of respectability to prostitutes, nor does it mitigate the profession of prostitution, nor does it permit pity for the prostitutes. Above all, there is no basis in this narration for a tablighi to go to brothels with his lopsided idea of ‘tabligh’

Furthermore, the woman mentioned in this narration was NOT a prostitute. Prostitution was not her profession. She was not working in a brothel. No one had gone to make tabligh to her. Fear of Allah Ta’ala overtook her as well as the man. Both repented sincerely and Allah Ta’ala forgave both. Innumerable people commit zina, and all are forgiven when they resort to sincere Taubah.

This episode has no relationship with the rubbish which the mudhil endeavours to promote. The Qur’aan Majeed promises all sincere repenters with forgiveness.

Sinners are not to be held in contempt

While it is necessary to propagate against sin and transgression, it is not permissible to despise the sinners. But this does not mean elevating sinners, especially prostitutes, to a pedestal and to become their agent to promote honour and respect for them. They are engaging in the worst profession since the inception of mankind on earth. This Tariq Mudhil has sinister and lustful motives, hence he has a penchant for creeping into bed with Shiahs, film actors, prostitutes and modernist enemies of Islam.

The Forgiveness of Allah Ta’ala is available for all sinners, including prostitutes. But it never means that our hatred and opposition for evil, fisq and fujoor should be diluted. Sin of every kind must be abhorred.

The Hadith mentioning the episode of a prostitute being forgiven for having given a thirsty dog water to drink does not bestow any iota of honour to prostitutes. The Hadith only highlights the boundless mercy of Allah Ta’ala and the importance of good deeds regardless of their insignificance. If the prostitute who was forgiven by Allah Ta’ala had to be apprehended here on earth for her zina, the law of Allah Ta’ala would have demanded her execution. The Qur’aan prohibits such pity for the fornicaters. Despite the severe punishment which the Shariah prescribes, it is not permissible to despise the sinners.

Contempt for sinners is the effect of takabbur (pride) which everyone knows is haraam. But, never does it mean elevating sinners and diluting the villainy of their abhorrent misdeeds as does this miscreant, Tariq Mudhil of the Raiwand Tabligh Jamaat.