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HARAAM MEDIA ARE HARAAM AND MAY NOT BE USED FOR DEENI PURPOSES

Haraam media are haraam and may not be used for deeni purposes

keep in mind the other words of wisdom written by mufti taqi saheb, after quoting the final bayaan of harat binnori r.a.
“These last advices of Hazrat Binnori (rahmatullaahi ‘alayh) should be inscribed on the heart of every person involved in propagating and spreading Deen.”

The following excerpts from articles written by hazrat mufti taqi saheb show how he had inscribed these advices of hazrat binnori rahmutallah alayi on his heart.
May allah taa'ala grant us all towfeeq to do the same.

The golden advices of hazrat mufti taqi uthmani saheb
regarding the usage of haraam mediums and means for propagating and spreading deen part 1

some years back, when the films ‘fajrul islam’ and ‘muhammad rasulullah’ were produced, hazrat mufti taqi uthmani saheb strongly spoke out against it and wrote against it in detail in ‘al-balaagh’ (the monthly magazine of darul uloom karachi)
given below is a free-hand translation of a few excerpts from those articles:
“there is major propaganda in vogue regarding these films. They are saying that it has assisted greatly in
propagating islam and that thousands of non muslims have accepted islam, etc.

Firstly, this is mere propaganda.

Secondly, even if we do assume that a few people have been affected and they are now inclined towards islam because of these films, who said that for the mere sake of propagating islam and for the sake of influencing and having an impact on people, any and every method may be used, no matter how much it contradicts and is in conflict with the shariat...

Those persons who are so ‘concerned’ about propagating islam should understand well that islam has laid down and stipulated certain special ‘usool’ and principles for propagating islam.
If, for the sake of propagating islam, these usool and principles are forsaken or trampled upon, then in no way is this regarded as doing good to islam, in fact this is classified as enmity and hatred for islam..

Islam is not like christianity or communism, which makes use of any and every means, permissible and impermissible, in order to promote their ideoligies. For the sake of increasing their numbers and winning as many people as possible to their way of thinking, they do not take into consideration the respect of their elders, in fact, they are prepared to taint the chastity of their womenfolk for the sake of increasing their numbers!

Here a few pertinent questions:
if in a certain country or a certain era, the only way of bringing people closer to islam is by way of music, then the question is: for the sake of propagating islam, will we allow the quran shareef to be recited to the beat of drums and musical instruments?

If in a certain area people are ready to accept islam only if they are shown a drawing or picture of sayyiduna rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), then will the muslims –na’oodhu billah- make up a picture of sayyiduna rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)?

If some people will, by viewing muslimah dancers and singers performing, be influenced to accept islam, then, for the sake of propagating islam, will we send groups of muslima dancers to perform for them?

What kind of lopsided thinking is this?
Whatever evil becomes widespread in the world, not only do these people try to make it halaal and permissible, but they feel that without it, the propagation and progress of islam is impossible!...

From the seerat-e-mubaarakah of sayyiduna rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) we are taught that the propagation of haq may only and only be done using mediums and methods which are haq.

If for the sake of propagating islam, islam would allow some sort of baatil (falsehood) to be added, the sahabah (radhiyallahu anhum) would not have undergone all those sacrifices for islam.
The greatest tarbiyat given to the muslims in the time of sayyiduna rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was that instead of giving in to the wrongs and evils prevalent in society, continue until your last breath with sacrifice and efforts to correct that wrong and bring it on the correct course...
If those muslims had not done that, but rather surrendered to the wrongs and evils prevalent, today nothing of deen would be left in its original form...
(excerpt taken from the article ‘ahde risalat ki falam bandi’ in the kitaab ‘ islah-e-mu’aasharat’ pg.132, 133)

together with commanding us to propagate deen, islam has outlined some usool and aadaab (principles and ettiqutte) of propagating islam...
If in the course of propagating islam, these usool, aadaab and the teaching of islam are trampled upon, then this is not regarded as propagation of islam, but rather it is the propagation of some other ‘ism.
And even if we assume that as a result of such incorrect propagation efforts, a group of people are influenced, they will definitely not be the group desired by islam.

We know for a fact that there are many other religions and ‘ism’s which make use of every and any means to propagate and promote their ideoligies... For achieving their objective concerts, dancing and music is used, people are enticed with wealth and beauty, and even the teachings of their elders and their honour are sacrificed...
But for the sake of propagation, islam will never allow all this, since the object is not just to increase the number of muslims in the population register...
(excerpt from the article ‘is ishti’aal angez falam ko rukwaa’e’ in the kitaab ‘islaah-e-mu’aasharat’ pg.137,
138)
29June2012

Source: http://themajlis.co.za/index.php?opt...cles&Itemid=27