Attributes Of The Mujahideen: Compliance With The Sunnah
16-05-2008
A Mujahid should endeavour to live his whole life according
to the past shown by the last Rasool of Allah Salallahu-alaihiwasallam (may
peace and blessings be upon him)). Every deed of a Mujahid, his appearance, his
deportment, his manners, his etiquette, may it eating, drinking, sleeping or any
other daily activities, should be a shining example of compliance with the
Revered Sunnah. The last Rasool of Allah (SAW) left behind amongst us two
things, if we hold on to them firmly, we will never go astray. They are:
i. The Holy Quraan
ii. The holy Revered Sunnah of the last Rasool of Allah (SAW).
The last Rasool of Allah (SAW) himself has commanded us to hold firmly to his
Revered Sunnah and to act upon it. During such an era, when evil and
wretchedness is widespread and those failed and unsuccessful personalities (upon
whom the wrath of Allah descends and who have strayed from the path of
righteousness and from whom we seek refuge of Allah in our daily prayers) are
idolised by the people, it becomes all the more important for us to live our
lives totally in compliance with the Revered Sunnah of the last Rasool of Allah
(SAW).
Today, the prophecy of the last Rasool of Allah (SAW) has become true, word for
word and is fully applicable to our era and situation, in which RasoolulLah
(SAW) has mentioned about the Ummah following the leads of the Jews and the
Christians. The last Rasool of Allah (SAW) has pronounced "You will follow the
Jews and the Christians to such an extent, that if they enter into the hole of a
lizard (or an iguana), then you will also follow suit and will enter the hole
behind them."
Regardless of any period of time, the compliance with the Revered Sunnah of the
last Rasool of Allah (SAW) is a water tight guarantee for the success of both
worlds (present life and the life after death), but during this evil era, we
should endeavour to resurrect each and every Revered Sunnah of the last Rasool
of Allah (SAW). We should try our utmost to adopt each and every Revered Sunnah.
Our manners, our behaviour, our etiquettes, our deportments, our habits of
eating, drinking, talking, laughing, sleeping, awakening, conversations,
gatherings, prayers, in short everything, should be an exact replica of the
Revered Sunnah of the last Rasool of Allah (SAW). Anything that the last Rasool
of Allah (SAW) has liked, should become our favourite as well. Anything that was
undesirable to the last Rasool of Allah (SAW) should become undesirable to us as
well. These deeds which the last Rasool of Allah (SAW) had commanded us to
preform, we should perform them without fail and with regularity. Those acts
which the last Rasool of Allah (SAW) has forbade us, we should refrain from it
totally.
A Mujahid should be a shining example of the compliance with the Revered Sunnah
of the last Rasool of Allah (SAW) to such a degree, that by observing him only,
other people could learn the Revered Sunnah of the last Rasool of Allah (SAW).
Whether he is putting shoes on or combing hair, entering the Masjid or coming
out of the Masjid, whether he is engaged in the domestic task or performing a
collective task. His each and every move and every deed should be in compliance
with the Revered Sunnah of the last Rasool of Allah (SAW). His prayers, his
deeds of devotion, his dealing and his transactions should be identical with the
Revered Sunnah of the last Rasool of Allah (SAW).
The Jihad organisations ought to give preferential consideration to renaissance
and restoration of the Revered Sunnah and ought to teach, each and every Revered
Sunnah of the last Rasool of Allah (SAW) to their leaders and their members,
because the Revered Sunnah are those beloved expressions, upon which the torrent
of the Blessing of Allah descends and sometimes the Help of Allah is withheld
when these beloved expressions are neglected. As a Mujahid protects the Deen
with his weapon, so should he also keep alive the Revered Sunnah of the last
Rasool of Allah (SAW) by his deeds, because by those blessed deeds his soul will
acquire life and so does the whole of the Ummah. For the comprehensive
renaissance of the Revered Sunnah amongst the Mujahideen, the following steps
might be beneficial:
• Training centres, battlefronts, offices and every local unit should designate
one day solely for learning and memorising of the Revered Sunnah relating to
every sphere of one's life.
• Intermittently, a program of collective examination ought to be developed. By
which to ascertain the state of compliance with the Revered Sunnah among the
colleagues, so that any further effort could be directed towards those who need
further assistance.
• The reading of books containing the Revered Sunnah in gatherings and directing
the members to study books on the Revered Sunnah individually. The following
books ought to be studied with concentration:
Khasa'il e Nabawi, by Hazrat Sheikhul Hadith Maulana Zakariyah (RahimahulLahu)
(Translation of the Shama'il ul Nabawi, by Imam Tirmizi (RahimahulLahu)).
Hisne Haseen, by Imam Ibnul Jazari (RahimahulLahu) or the translation by Hazrat
Maulana Muhammad Idrees (RahimahulLahu).
Alaikum bi Sunnatee, by Hazrat Maulana Abdul Hakeem Sakharwi (RahimahulLahu).
Besides the above books there are several other beneficial compilations
available.
• The Jihaad organisation ought to manufacture a small leather bag and issue it
to the Mujahideen. The bag or the kit ought to contain: Miswaak. Surmah. `Itr.
Comb. Thread and needle. And other necessary items, along with a specially
prepared pocket-sized book of Masnoon Du`aas. This book ought to contain the
Ad'eyah of the last Rasool of Allah (SAW) for every occasion, with translations
in other languages, so that the recitation of these prayers become part and
parcel of the Mujahideen's lives.
In addition, the Holy Quraan ought to be in the possession of every Mujahid at
all times, in travel or in residence. If the Holy Quraan with the Tafseer of
Hazrat Sheikhul Hind Maulana Mahmood Hassan Saheb (RahimahulLahu) or Hazrat
Hakeem ul Ummah Maulana Ashraf `Ali Thanvi (RahimahulLahu) is available in
pocket-sized format. This should be included in the small leather bag, so that
along with the recitation of the Holy Quraan, the Mujahideen will also learn the
meaning of the Holy Quraan all the time. If due to this small bag the
Mujahideens' covers are blown in the enemy territories, then they should not
take this bag with them.
• Occasionally some competition ought to be organised, in which members will
participate and those whose compliance with the Revered Sunnah and the mastery
of the teachings of Islam is of the highest calibre will receive awards. Thus
encouraging others to follow the shining example. The weekly and monthly
magazines of the Mujahideen ought to contain at least one article pertaining to
the Revered Sunnah and the prayers. If such articles are made into a regular
feature of the magazines, then the result would be extremely beneficial.
Submitted by a Mujahid