Understanding the Four Pre-Islamic Practices & Their Impact on Faith

Lessons 59-61 from the Book of Tawheed: Addressing Pre-Islamic Practices and Their Impact on Belief and Kufr

59th-61st Lesson from the Book of Tawheed by Shaykhul-Islaam Muhammad bin Abdil-Wahhaab

بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم

From the commentary on the Book of Tawheed by Shaykhul-Islaam Muhammad bin Abdil-Wahhaab may Allaah have mercy on him, 59th-61st, Lesson,

By Shaykh, the ‘Allāmah, the Trustworthy Advisor, Abu ‘Abdirrahmān Yahya bin ‘Ali Al-Hajūri – may Allāh preserve him – on the 20th, Dhul-Hijjah, 1443H

Chapter: What has come concerning seeking rain through the stars, and the statement of Allaah:

(وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ) 

"And make [the thanks for] your provision that you deny [the Provider]?" 

[Al-Waaqi’ah 56:82]

And from Abi Maalik Al-Ash’ari may Allaah be pleased with him that the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said: “There are four things from my ummah which are from Jaahiliyyah, they will not leave them: 

• Boasting about ones lineage
• Cursing other people’s lineage
• Seeking rain through the stars
• Wailing over the deceased.”

And he said ﷺ: "The wailer, if she doesn't repent before her death, the Day of Judgment will be established and upon her will be a gown made of tar and a vest made of scabies."

[Reported by Muslim] 

And they both have from Zaid bin Khaalid may Allaah be pleased with him: “The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ prayed for us the morning prayer in Al-Hudaibiyyah after it rained in the night, so when he dispersed he turned to the people and said: “Do you all know what your Lord said? They said: “Allaah and His Messenger know best.” He said: “He said: “Some of my slaves became believers in me and some disbelieved this morning, so as for those who said: “It rained on us due to the grace of Allaah and His mercy, then that is the believer in me and disbeliever in the star, and as for those who said: “It rained on us due to such and such a star, then that is the disbeliever in me and believer in the star.”

And they both have from the Hadith of Ibn ‘Abbaas with the meaning, and in it: “Some of them said, indeed such and such star has been truthful, so Allaah revealed these verses

(فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرْءَانٌ كَرِيمٌ فِى كِتَٰبٍ مَّكْنُونٍ لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ)

"Then I swear by the setting of the stars, And indeed, it is an oath – if you could know – [most] great. Indeed, it is a noble Quran. In a Register well-protected; None touch it except the purified [i.e., the angels]. [It is] a revelation from the Lord of the world's. Then is it to this statement that you are indifference. And make [the thanks for] your provision that you deny [the Provider]?"

[Al-Waaqi’ah 56:75-82]

In it are Masaa’il (topics):

The First: Tafseer of the verse of Al-Waaqi’ah. 

The Second: Mentioning the four which are from the affairs of Jaahiliyyah. 

The Third: Mentioning Kufr in some of them. 

The Fourth: That from Kufr is that which does not expell from the religion. 

The Fifth: His statement:

“Some of my slaves became believers in me and some disbelieved this morning.” 

Because of the descending of a blessing. 

The Sixth: Paying attention to the Eemaan in this scenario. 

The Seventh: Paying attention to the Kufr in this scenario.

The Eighth: Paying attention to his statement: 

"Indeed such and such star has been truthful." 

The Nineth: The scholar deducting the lesson for the students by asking a question, due to his statement:

"Do you all know what your Lord said?" 

The Tenth: The punishment of the wailers.

Transcribed to Arabic by:

Thaabit Al-Hadhrami 

may Allaah reward him with good

on the 20th, Dhul-Hijjah, 1443H

Translated by:   

Abū ‘Abdillāh ‘Omar bin Yahya Al-‘Akawi

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