A scholarly article on the juristic rulings:
Raising of hands only once in Salaat and saying ‘Amen!’ in a low voice.
Written by:
Hazrat Mufti Ahmadul Qadri Misbahi
Translated by:
Mohammad Sajjad Alam Misbahi
Published by:
Islamic Publisher
447, Gali Sarotey Wali, Matia Mahal, Jama Masjid-6
All praise to Allah and blessings be upon the Holy Prophet!
In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful.
FOREWORD
With the decline of the Ottoman Empire, Muslim states broke into pieces. The Muslims lost their awesome grandeur and their dignity and status degraded to a deplorable stage. Most of the Muslim states began to show servile attitude or behaviour to America and Britain. These countries fanned schism among the Muslims and supported the emergence of different sects. They started using impudent and humiliating language about the Mujtahid Imams (legists formulating independent decisions in legal or theological matters, based on the interpretation and application of the four usul i.e. the Holy Qur’an, the Sunnah, the Ijma (consensus) and the Qiyaas (analogy). They also criticized the authority of the Sahabah. They did not even hesitate in uttering blasphemous and outrageous words about the Holy Prophet, ignoring the prominent dignity and supreme position, accorded to him by Allah, the Exalted.
Among these sects, there is a sect which does not conform to the teachings and views of the Mujtahid Imams. They are Imam Azam Abu Hanifah, Imam Shaafa’ee, Imam Maalik and Imam Ahmad bin Hambal. (May Allah be pleased with them!) The people adhering to this sect follow neither the Sahabah nor the Tabi’een. They have respect neither for the Aulia (Muslim saints) nor for the Ulama. They follow only the views of their leaders, Ismaa’il Dehlavi and Ibn-i-Taimiyah and yield to their opinions. They are not ready to hear any thing against their leaders. To them, whatever has been written by Ismaa’il Dehlavi and Ibn-i-Taimiyah is unalterable. They are not ready to follow any Quranic verse, Ahaadith or Ijmaa’-i-Ummah against them. Their Madh-hab is nothing but uncritical faith in the views and opinions of Ismaa’il Dehlavi and Ibn-i-Taimiyah. They call themselves as Ghair Muqallideen (Wahhabi / Salafi) but do not feel shy of following the views of the leaders of their own sect! Ismaa’il Dehlavi has written in his book, Siraat-i-Mustaqeem, “It is worse to think of the Holy Prophet in the state of Salaat than to think of a bull or an ass.” They accept this view of Ismaa’il Dehlavi without any demur. They demand no authoritative source nor any proof for such an impudent assertion.
It is the habit of this sect that they do not bow down before the Mashhoor (widely known / established) Hadith and Mutawaatir (successive) Hadith. Furthermore, they at times do not accept the Qur’anic verses and interpret and explain them to suit their ends. They do not hesitate in writing and publishing concocted Ahaadith only to diminish or degrade the status of the Holy Prophet. Hence, Ismaa’il Dehlavi has written in his book, ‘Taqwiyatul Imaan’ (p. 60), rejecting the unanimous opinion of the scholars about the life of the Holy Prophet (after his death), “He too will die and mix up with the soil one day.”
God forbid! It is wonderful that they had unquestioning faith in this concocted opinion and do not demand either a Hadith or a Qur’anic proof. They do not listen to them. The Hadith says, “Verily, Allah has made it Haraam for the soil / earth to eat up the bodies of the Prophets. Thus the Prophet is alive. He is provided with provision.” (Abu Daa’ud, In-e-Maajah, Mishkaat, Nasaa’ee, Fatawa-e- Razaviyyah).
Imam Fakhruddin Razi (Mercy of Allah be upon him!) has cited in his book this Hadith:
“The Holy Prophet said, ‘The Aulia (friends) of Allah do not die. They are shifted from one house to the other.” (Tafseeer-e-Kabeer, vol. 9 p. 427)
The Holy Qur’an proclaims about the martyrs (who are the followers of the Holy Prophet):
“Say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah: ‘They are dead.’ Nay, they are living, though you do not perceive it.” (The Holy Qur’an, Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse No. 154)
The Holy Qur’an promulgates at another place:
“Think not of those who are slain in Allah’s way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance from their Lord.” (The Holy Qur’an, Surah Aal-e-Imran, Verse No. 169)
Imam Jalaluddin Suyuti in commentary on the word “Yurzaqoon” says that they (martyrs) eat the fruits from the Jannah (Paradise). (Tafseer-e-Jalaalain, p. 72)
Imam Fakhruddin Razi explains the above-cited verse in these words:
“Verily, their bodies remain intact and they do not decompose or rot beneath the soil.” (Tafseer—eKabeer, vol. p. 429)
This is the rank of the martyrs who are the Ummati (followers) of the Holy Prophet. The Glorious Qur’an does not permit us to even think of them as dead, not to speak of them as dead! If the followers enjoy such a high rank, no one will be able to think of the higher position that the leader (the Holy Prophet) enjoys. But the Wahhabis do not give in to these Qur’anic arguments and Prophetic sayings. Due to their allegiance to Isma’il Dehlavi, they are not willing to accept these proofs. Further more, they propagate and publish Taqwiatul Iman, a book concocted and written by Isma’il Dehlavi.
It is their characteristic feature to consider the reverent Prophets as inferior as they can. (May Allah protect us from that!) The leader of the Ghair Muqallideen, Isma’il Dehlavi writes in his ill-famed book, Taqwiatul Iman, (p. 13) and considers the status of the Holy Prophet to be lower than that of a Chamaar (leather worker). In another book, Sriaat-e-Mustaqeem, he holds that the thought of the Holy Prophet (while performing Salaat) is worse than that of a bull or an ass. He does not furnish his claim with any proof either from the Holy Qur’an or Hadith. The Ghair Muqallideen call themselves the Ahl-e-Hadith (the people of Hadith). However, they accept whatever Isama’il Dehlavi has said or written without quoting any authority from the Holy Qur’an and Hadith.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AHL-E-SUNNAH AND WAHHABIS
In short, the major difference between the Ahl-e-Sunnah and the Ghair Muqallideen (Wahhabis) is the one which is related to religious beliefs. The Ahl-e-Sunnah believe in the greatness and superiority of the Holy Prophet and show due respect and reverence to them. Next to Allah, they consider the Prophets nobler and more venerable than all the created beings. They quote various Qur’anic verses and Ahaadith of the Holy Prophet in this regard. They corroborate and confirm the belief, expounded in this couplet, composed by Allama Jaami (May his soul rest at peace!): Laa Ymkinus San’au Kama Kaana Haqquhu Ba’ad Az Khuda Tu’wee Qissah Mukhtasar (O the Prophet of Allah! It is almost impossible to praise you precisely and thoroughly. Next to Allah, you are the great.)
But the Wahhabis are always on the lookout for an opportunity to find faults and defects with the venerable Prophets. They show insolence and impudence towards the sublime status of the Prophets. This is the major difference between them and us.
But when they saw that the candid proclamation of their beliefs would not attract the simple Muslims towards their fold / group, they set the trap in the guise of these two juristic rulings; Raf’ul Yadain and Amen bil Jahar.
Now, they are extremely worried about the Muslims who do not raise up their hands upto their ears in bowing in or getting up from Ruku’ (genuflection) and do not say ‘Amen!’ loudly in their prayers. They pick up this quarrel everywhere, from door to door, city to city and locality to locality.
Many vices and social evils are rampant in the society. They are not worried about them. The Wahhabi rulers, following in the footprints of the Kuffar and Mushrikeen, get their portraits inscribed on the coins (Riyals), hang their photos in the offices throughout the country and recklessly spend a huge amount for the purpose. However, their followers do not raise their voice against them. Here, they forget this Hadith recorded in Bukhaari Shareef. (Allah will award the severest punishment to the photographers or those who get themselves photographed.)
The rulers invite the Jew and the Christian troops to the Arabian Peninsula and feed them. They provide wines and pork for them to enjoy. The Wahhabis do not stop them from this practice. This is an admitted fact that a large number of poor Muslims do not get two square meals and hence lead a miserable and helpless life. But these rulers spend the wealth of their countries in revelries and merry-makings. Is it justifiable to spend the treasure of the Baitul Maal (Public Exchequer) for constructing massive palaces for a large number of wives to live in? Why do the Ghair Muqallideen not protest against this practice?
They themselves watch blue films on television and fight with the Sunni Muslims over the issue of Raf’ul Yadain. They listen to vulgar songs while flee away from the place where Salaat-o-Salaam (blessings) are invoked upon the Holy Prophet just as the Satan does when the Azaan is called.
Several social and moral evils and vices-such as falsehood and back-biting, ill-practices and adultery, absence of Purdah (veil) system and lewdness, usury and corruption, deception and fraud, jealousy and grudge, defalcation and perfidy, breach of trust and hypocrisy, oppression and injustice, waywardness and ill-manners, insolence and rudeness, wine and drug-addiction, gambling and lottery, faces without beard and disobedience to parents- are rampant in the society. Many often they too are defiled by them. But they throw the arduous task of eradicating these evils behind and concentrate all their attention on Raf’ul Yadain and ‘Amen!’ bil Jahar. They have taken up the gauntlet to make all the Muslims raise their hands in the state of Prayer and say “Amen!” aloud.
Millions of Muslims are the followers of Hazrat Imam Azam Abu Hanifah, the great Imam. (May his soul rest at peace!) They are spread throughout the world. Conforming to the Fatwa of Imam Azam, they say ‘Amen’ in a low and soft voice and do not raise up their hands in Prayers again and again like the tails of refractory and wayward horses. (Refer to Hadith No. 17, later in this booklet.)
They raise up their hands in Prayer only once at the time of Takbeer-e-Tahreemah except in the Two Eid Prayers. But the Ghair Muallideen create an uproar and agitate against this act and ask them not to act upon the Fatwa of Imam Azam. Moreover, they assume presumptuously and make a baseless claim that the prohibition of hand-raising again and again is vouchsafed and authenticated by no Hadith.
The followers of Hazrat Imam Shaafa’ee too raise up their hands and say ‘Amen!’ in a high voice but they do not pick up a quarrel with the Ahnaaf (followers of Imam Abu Hanifah) nor do the Ahnaaf with them as in (basic) beliefs they have the same views. They both follow the juristic (legal) opinions of their own Imam. They do not stop others from acting upon the views of their own Imam. They do not accuse one another of deviation or misguidance. These differences belong to the kinds of Furoo’iyaat (applied Fiqh, consisted in the systematic elaboration of canonical laws in Islam / subsidiary or sub-divisional issues) and it is not wise for the Muslims to fight and quarrel among themselves on issues related to Furoo’iyaat. All the members of the Ahl-e-Sunnah (Hanafi, Shaafa’ees, Malikis and Hambalis) agree with one another in this regard (that a Muqallid is right in following his Imam).
Therefore, you should bear in mind that those who speak ills of Imam Azam, stop people from practicing upon his Fatwa and kick up quarrel about ‘Amen!’ and hand-raising, are not the Shaaf’ees, Malikis or Hambalis, on the contrary, they must be the Ghair Muqallideen or Wahhabis, even if they pretend to be the followers of Imam Shaaf’ee, Imam Malik or Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal. Because, it is the characteristic mark of the Ghair Muqallideen and not that of the Muqallideen who are the followers of any one of the four Imams.
Here I would like to tell you about an incident that happened to me. Once I attended a Milaad (Maulud) function at Arlington near Dallas. My friend Mr. Maulana Ghulam Subhaani (Imam and Khatib at Ziaayul Qur’an Centre, Arlington) and my son, Hamid Raza were also present there. After the Milaad programme was over, a certain person said, “There are several Ahaadith in favour of Raf’ul Yadain while there is not even a Hadith against it. There is only a Fatwa of Imam Azam in this respect.” He asked why we should act upon the Fatwa and not upon the Hadith. He concluded with these words. “I am also a Hanafi.” I answered that there were several Ahaadith to prove the Hanafi position. When I asked him, “Who has told you that there is not even a Hadith?” He replied that he was told so by one Ahl-e-Hadith (Ghair Muqallid) friend.
Thus, these people resort to black lie to misguide and ensnare the Hanafis. They impudently and audaciously claim that there is no Hadith favouring the stand of prohibiton of Raf’ul Yadain despite the fact that the Hanafi view is confirmed and corroborated by several Ahaadith. An ordinary common Muslim takes their words for true and consequently, is entrapped by them. First, he starts raising his hands, and then he begins to say ‘Amen!’ loudly. After he is thoroughly tutored and indoctrinated, the Ghair Muqallideen start infusing their wrong misleading beliefs and notions into his mind. Thus, he falls into a marsh from where there is no escape.
Therefore, I made up my mind to publish this booklet, which contains the Ahaadith that strengthen the Hanafi view. I hope that this book will make it easy for the common people to read and understand the issue and will prove helpful for the just persons to see through the black lie repeatedly told by the Ghair Muqallideen.
Raising of hands only once in Salaat and saying ‘Amen!’ in a low voice.
Written by:
Hazrat Mufti Ahmadul Qadri Misbahi
Translated by:
Mohammad Sajjad Alam Misbahi
Published by:
Islamic Publisher
447, Gali Sarotey Wali, Matia Mahal, Jama Masjid-6
All praise to Allah and blessings be upon the Holy Prophet!
In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful.
FOREWORD
With the decline of the Ottoman Empire, Muslim states broke into pieces. The Muslims lost their awesome grandeur and their dignity and status degraded to a deplorable stage. Most of the Muslim states began to show servile attitude or behaviour to America and Britain. These countries fanned schism among the Muslims and supported the emergence of different sects. They started using impudent and humiliating language about the Mujtahid Imams (legists formulating independent decisions in legal or theological matters, based on the interpretation and application of the four usul i.e. the Holy Qur’an, the Sunnah, the Ijma (consensus) and the Qiyaas (analogy). They also criticized the authority of the Sahabah. They did not even hesitate in uttering blasphemous and outrageous words about the Holy Prophet, ignoring the prominent dignity and supreme position, accorded to him by Allah, the Exalted.
Among these sects, there is a sect which does not conform to the teachings and views of the Mujtahid Imams. They are Imam Azam Abu Hanifah, Imam Shaafa’ee, Imam Maalik and Imam Ahmad bin Hambal. (May Allah be pleased with them!) The people adhering to this sect follow neither the Sahabah nor the Tabi’een. They have respect neither for the Aulia (Muslim saints) nor for the Ulama. They follow only the views of their leaders, Ismaa’il Dehlavi and Ibn-i-Taimiyah and yield to their opinions. They are not ready to hear any thing against their leaders. To them, whatever has been written by Ismaa’il Dehlavi and Ibn-i-Taimiyah is unalterable. They are not ready to follow any Quranic verse, Ahaadith or Ijmaa’-i-Ummah against them. Their Madh-hab is nothing but uncritical faith in the views and opinions of Ismaa’il Dehlavi and Ibn-i-Taimiyah. They call themselves as Ghair Muqallideen (Wahhabi / Salafi) but do not feel shy of following the views of the leaders of their own sect! Ismaa’il Dehlavi has written in his book, Siraat-i-Mustaqeem, “It is worse to think of the Holy Prophet in the state of Salaat than to think of a bull or an ass.” They accept this view of Ismaa’il Dehlavi without any demur. They demand no authoritative source nor any proof for such an impudent assertion.
It is the habit of this sect that they do not bow down before the Mashhoor (widely known / established) Hadith and Mutawaatir (successive) Hadith. Furthermore, they at times do not accept the Qur’anic verses and interpret and explain them to suit their ends. They do not hesitate in writing and publishing concocted Ahaadith only to diminish or degrade the status of the Holy Prophet. Hence, Ismaa’il Dehlavi has written in his book, ‘Taqwiyatul Imaan’ (p. 60), rejecting the unanimous opinion of the scholars about the life of the Holy Prophet (after his death), “He too will die and mix up with the soil one day.”
God forbid! It is wonderful that they had unquestioning faith in this concocted opinion and do not demand either a Hadith or a Qur’anic proof. They do not listen to them. The Hadith says, “Verily, Allah has made it Haraam for the soil / earth to eat up the bodies of the Prophets. Thus the Prophet is alive. He is provided with provision.” (Abu Daa’ud, In-e-Maajah, Mishkaat, Nasaa’ee, Fatawa-e- Razaviyyah).
Imam Fakhruddin Razi (Mercy of Allah be upon him!) has cited in his book this Hadith:
“The Holy Prophet said, ‘The Aulia (friends) of Allah do not die. They are shifted from one house to the other.” (Tafseeer-e-Kabeer, vol. 9 p. 427)
The Holy Qur’an proclaims about the martyrs (who are the followers of the Holy Prophet):
“Say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah: ‘They are dead.’ Nay, they are living, though you do not perceive it.” (The Holy Qur’an, Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse No. 154)
The Holy Qur’an promulgates at another place:
“Think not of those who are slain in Allah’s way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance from their Lord.” (The Holy Qur’an, Surah Aal-e-Imran, Verse No. 169)
Imam Jalaluddin Suyuti in commentary on the word “Yurzaqoon” says that they (martyrs) eat the fruits from the Jannah (Paradise). (Tafseer-e-Jalaalain, p. 72)
Imam Fakhruddin Razi explains the above-cited verse in these words:
“Verily, their bodies remain intact and they do not decompose or rot beneath the soil.” (Tafseer—eKabeer, vol. p. 429)
This is the rank of the martyrs who are the Ummati (followers) of the Holy Prophet. The Glorious Qur’an does not permit us to even think of them as dead, not to speak of them as dead! If the followers enjoy such a high rank, no one will be able to think of the higher position that the leader (the Holy Prophet) enjoys. But the Wahhabis do not give in to these Qur’anic arguments and Prophetic sayings. Due to their allegiance to Isma’il Dehlavi, they are not willing to accept these proofs. Further more, they propagate and publish Taqwiatul Iman, a book concocted and written by Isma’il Dehlavi.
It is their characteristic feature to consider the reverent Prophets as inferior as they can. (May Allah protect us from that!) The leader of the Ghair Muqallideen, Isma’il Dehlavi writes in his ill-famed book, Taqwiatul Iman, (p. 13) and considers the status of the Holy Prophet to be lower than that of a Chamaar (leather worker). In another book, Sriaat-e-Mustaqeem, he holds that the thought of the Holy Prophet (while performing Salaat) is worse than that of a bull or an ass. He does not furnish his claim with any proof either from the Holy Qur’an or Hadith. The Ghair Muqallideen call themselves the Ahl-e-Hadith (the people of Hadith). However, they accept whatever Isama’il Dehlavi has said or written without quoting any authority from the Holy Qur’an and Hadith.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AHL-E-SUNNAH AND WAHHABIS
In short, the major difference between the Ahl-e-Sunnah and the Ghair Muqallideen (Wahhabis) is the one which is related to religious beliefs. The Ahl-e-Sunnah believe in the greatness and superiority of the Holy Prophet and show due respect and reverence to them. Next to Allah, they consider the Prophets nobler and more venerable than all the created beings. They quote various Qur’anic verses and Ahaadith of the Holy Prophet in this regard. They corroborate and confirm the belief, expounded in this couplet, composed by Allama Jaami (May his soul rest at peace!): Laa Ymkinus San’au Kama Kaana Haqquhu Ba’ad Az Khuda Tu’wee Qissah Mukhtasar (O the Prophet of Allah! It is almost impossible to praise you precisely and thoroughly. Next to Allah, you are the great.)
But the Wahhabis are always on the lookout for an opportunity to find faults and defects with the venerable Prophets. They show insolence and impudence towards the sublime status of the Prophets. This is the major difference between them and us.
But when they saw that the candid proclamation of their beliefs would not attract the simple Muslims towards their fold / group, they set the trap in the guise of these two juristic rulings; Raf’ul Yadain and Amen bil Jahar.
Now, they are extremely worried about the Muslims who do not raise up their hands upto their ears in bowing in or getting up from Ruku’ (genuflection) and do not say ‘Amen!’ loudly in their prayers. They pick up this quarrel everywhere, from door to door, city to city and locality to locality.
Many vices and social evils are rampant in the society. They are not worried about them. The Wahhabi rulers, following in the footprints of the Kuffar and Mushrikeen, get their portraits inscribed on the coins (Riyals), hang their photos in the offices throughout the country and recklessly spend a huge amount for the purpose. However, their followers do not raise their voice against them. Here, they forget this Hadith recorded in Bukhaari Shareef. (Allah will award the severest punishment to the photographers or those who get themselves photographed.)
The rulers invite the Jew and the Christian troops to the Arabian Peninsula and feed them. They provide wines and pork for them to enjoy. The Wahhabis do not stop them from this practice. This is an admitted fact that a large number of poor Muslims do not get two square meals and hence lead a miserable and helpless life. But these rulers spend the wealth of their countries in revelries and merry-makings. Is it justifiable to spend the treasure of the Baitul Maal (Public Exchequer) for constructing massive palaces for a large number of wives to live in? Why do the Ghair Muqallideen not protest against this practice?
They themselves watch blue films on television and fight with the Sunni Muslims over the issue of Raf’ul Yadain. They listen to vulgar songs while flee away from the place where Salaat-o-Salaam (blessings) are invoked upon the Holy Prophet just as the Satan does when the Azaan is called.
Several social and moral evils and vices-such as falsehood and back-biting, ill-practices and adultery, absence of Purdah (veil) system and lewdness, usury and corruption, deception and fraud, jealousy and grudge, defalcation and perfidy, breach of trust and hypocrisy, oppression and injustice, waywardness and ill-manners, insolence and rudeness, wine and drug-addiction, gambling and lottery, faces without beard and disobedience to parents- are rampant in the society. Many often they too are defiled by them. But they throw the arduous task of eradicating these evils behind and concentrate all their attention on Raf’ul Yadain and ‘Amen!’ bil Jahar. They have taken up the gauntlet to make all the Muslims raise their hands in the state of Prayer and say “Amen!” aloud.
Millions of Muslims are the followers of Hazrat Imam Azam Abu Hanifah, the great Imam. (May his soul rest at peace!) They are spread throughout the world. Conforming to the Fatwa of Imam Azam, they say ‘Amen’ in a low and soft voice and do not raise up their hands in Prayers again and again like the tails of refractory and wayward horses. (Refer to Hadith No. 17, later in this booklet.)
They raise up their hands in Prayer only once at the time of Takbeer-e-Tahreemah except in the Two Eid Prayers. But the Ghair Muallideen create an uproar and agitate against this act and ask them not to act upon the Fatwa of Imam Azam. Moreover, they assume presumptuously and make a baseless claim that the prohibition of hand-raising again and again is vouchsafed and authenticated by no Hadith.
The followers of Hazrat Imam Shaafa’ee too raise up their hands and say ‘Amen!’ in a high voice but they do not pick up a quarrel with the Ahnaaf (followers of Imam Abu Hanifah) nor do the Ahnaaf with them as in (basic) beliefs they have the same views. They both follow the juristic (legal) opinions of their own Imam. They do not stop others from acting upon the views of their own Imam. They do not accuse one another of deviation or misguidance. These differences belong to the kinds of Furoo’iyaat (applied Fiqh, consisted in the systematic elaboration of canonical laws in Islam / subsidiary or sub-divisional issues) and it is not wise for the Muslims to fight and quarrel among themselves on issues related to Furoo’iyaat. All the members of the Ahl-e-Sunnah (Hanafi, Shaafa’ees, Malikis and Hambalis) agree with one another in this regard (that a Muqallid is right in following his Imam).
Therefore, you should bear in mind that those who speak ills of Imam Azam, stop people from practicing upon his Fatwa and kick up quarrel about ‘Amen!’ and hand-raising, are not the Shaaf’ees, Malikis or Hambalis, on the contrary, they must be the Ghair Muqallideen or Wahhabis, even if they pretend to be the followers of Imam Shaaf’ee, Imam Malik or Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal. Because, it is the characteristic mark of the Ghair Muqallideen and not that of the Muqallideen who are the followers of any one of the four Imams.
Here I would like to tell you about an incident that happened to me. Once I attended a Milaad (Maulud) function at Arlington near Dallas. My friend Mr. Maulana Ghulam Subhaani (Imam and Khatib at Ziaayul Qur’an Centre, Arlington) and my son, Hamid Raza were also present there. After the Milaad programme was over, a certain person said, “There are several Ahaadith in favour of Raf’ul Yadain while there is not even a Hadith against it. There is only a Fatwa of Imam Azam in this respect.” He asked why we should act upon the Fatwa and not upon the Hadith. He concluded with these words. “I am also a Hanafi.” I answered that there were several Ahaadith to prove the Hanafi position. When I asked him, “Who has told you that there is not even a Hadith?” He replied that he was told so by one Ahl-e-Hadith (Ghair Muqallid) friend.
Thus, these people resort to black lie to misguide and ensnare the Hanafis. They impudently and audaciously claim that there is no Hadith favouring the stand of prohibiton of Raf’ul Yadain despite the fact that the Hanafi view is confirmed and corroborated by several Ahaadith. An ordinary common Muslim takes their words for true and consequently, is entrapped by them. First, he starts raising his hands, and then he begins to say ‘Amen!’ loudly. After he is thoroughly tutored and indoctrinated, the Ghair Muqallideen start infusing their wrong misleading beliefs and notions into his mind. Thus, he falls into a marsh from where there is no escape.
Therefore, I made up my mind to publish this booklet, which contains the Ahaadith that strengthen the Hanafi view. I hope that this book will make it easy for the common people to read and understand the issue and will prove helpful for the just persons to see through the black lie repeatedly told by the Ghair Muqallideen.
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