Shaykh Uthman Dan Fodio
He was a mujaddid in Western Africa.
He was a great scholar from the Maliki madhab in fiqh and the Ashari madhab in aqeedah and he was a Qadiri Sufi (???).
He gave dawah in a time of jahilliyah.
He performed hegira.
He established a Khalifa.
He engaged in Jihad.
The following is an excerpt from Dawa'u 'L-Waswas or "The Cure for Satanic Whispering"
"Section 1
On the Explanation of the Favors of Allah for Those Who Make Strenuous Effort of Avoiding Heedlessness in the Prayer"
Realize, that Allah has made the obligation of prayer the most important obligationa fter belief (al-imaan). It has reaches us in a Prophet tradition, "The first thing which will be examined on the Day of Standing from the deeds of a person, will be the prayer. If he did it the way he was commanded, it will be accepted from him and the remainder will be accepted as well. If not, then it will be rejected and the remainder of his actiosn will be rejeted."
It must be noted that whenever Allah mentiosn the prayer, He always mentions the prerequisite of establishing it. This includes performing the prayers during its proper times along with all the other prerequisites of the prayer. Among the most important prerequisites of the prayer is the presence of the heart with Allah where the heart is not preoccupied with anything of the affairs of this world. Whoever takes his prayer as a mere custom, performing the outward aspects only, without the presence of the heart will not obtain the rewards and blessings of the prayer.
The Prophet (saw) said, "The prayer is to the deen like the head is to the body. Whoever has no head has no subsistence. Likewise, whoever has no prayer has no deen." One of the wise men once said, "Whoever prayes whil being heedless of his prayer is like someone who gave a dead slave girl as a gift to the king."
Among the excellence of prayer is that it is included among the principles of Islam. These principles include those, which are obligatory only once, in a lifetime: like the pronounciation of the shahaadatyan and the performance of pilgrimage. There are also those, which are obligatory to perform once a year: like the fast of Ramadan and the giving of the obligatory alms. On the other hand, the prayer is an obligation, which must be performed five times throughout each night and day.
Among the excellence of prayer is that Allah has gathered in it every variety of worship for our benefit. Included within the prayer are the following: 1. the remembrance of Allah (dhikrullah); 2. recitation of the Book of Allah; 3. supplication to Allah; 4. glorification of Allah; 5. praising Allah; 6. extolling Allah; 7. magnifiying Allah's greatness; 8. avoidance of speech devoid of the remembrance of Allah; 9. intimacy with Allah; 10. rejection of all besides Allah; and 11. struggling against Satan. In addition to these are 12. avoiding eating and drinking during the prayer, making ti equivalent to fastin. 13. facing the direction of the sacred House of Allah making it equivalent to the pilgrimage. 14 Making supplication for the Muslims in the prayer making it equivalent to giving alms. All these distinctions that Allah has gathered in the prayer are in addition to the fear and humility which are essential during every bowing, prostration, standing, sitting, and intimate conversation with Allah.
He was a great scholar from the Maliki madhab in fiqh and the Ashari madhab in aqeedah and he was a Qadiri Sufi (???).
He gave dawah in a time of jahilliyah.
He performed hegira.
He established a Khalifa.
He engaged in Jihad.
The following is an excerpt from Dawa'u 'L-Waswas or "The Cure for Satanic Whispering"
"Section 1
On the Explanation of the Favors of Allah for Those Who Make Strenuous Effort of Avoiding Heedlessness in the Prayer"
Realize, that Allah has made the obligation of prayer the most important obligationa fter belief (al-imaan). It has reaches us in a Prophet tradition, "The first thing which will be examined on the Day of Standing from the deeds of a person, will be the prayer. If he did it the way he was commanded, it will be accepted from him and the remainder will be accepted as well. If not, then it will be rejected and the remainder of his actiosn will be rejeted."
It must be noted that whenever Allah mentiosn the prayer, He always mentions the prerequisite of establishing it. This includes performing the prayers during its proper times along with all the other prerequisites of the prayer. Among the most important prerequisites of the prayer is the presence of the heart with Allah where the heart is not preoccupied with anything of the affairs of this world. Whoever takes his prayer as a mere custom, performing the outward aspects only, without the presence of the heart will not obtain the rewards and blessings of the prayer.
The Prophet (saw) said, "The prayer is to the deen like the head is to the body. Whoever has no head has no subsistence. Likewise, whoever has no prayer has no deen." One of the wise men once said, "Whoever prayes whil being heedless of his prayer is like someone who gave a dead slave girl as a gift to the king."
Among the excellence of prayer is that it is included among the principles of Islam. These principles include those, which are obligatory only once, in a lifetime: like the pronounciation of the shahaadatyan and the performance of pilgrimage. There are also those, which are obligatory to perform once a year: like the fast of Ramadan and the giving of the obligatory alms. On the other hand, the prayer is an obligation, which must be performed five times throughout each night and day.
Among the excellence of prayer is that Allah has gathered in it every variety of worship for our benefit. Included within the prayer are the following: 1. the remembrance of Allah (dhikrullah); 2. recitation of the Book of Allah; 3. supplication to Allah; 4. glorification of Allah; 5. praising Allah; 6. extolling Allah; 7. magnifiying Allah's greatness; 8. avoidance of speech devoid of the remembrance of Allah; 9. intimacy with Allah; 10. rejection of all besides Allah; and 11. struggling against Satan. In addition to these are 12. avoiding eating and drinking during the prayer, making ti equivalent to fastin. 13. facing the direction of the sacred House of Allah making it equivalent to the pilgrimage. 14 Making supplication for the Muslims in the prayer making it equivalent to giving alms. All these distinctions that Allah has gathered in the prayer are in addition to the fear and humility which are essential during every bowing, prostration, standing, sitting, and intimate conversation with Allah.
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