Gambia Dawah Movement

26/07/2024

Mashallah Shiekh

26/07/2023

20/07/2023

The Beauty of Islam.

20/07/2023

Reminder from Sheikh Khalid Yassin.
Allah bless him and the ummah .

20/07/2023

Develop the consciousness of the Almighty. He made you. Try your best to maintain your link with Him. Don't sin against Him. Don't let His anger be upon you. He is the Most Merciful. Seek His mercy. Be the best you can in obeying Him. Find His love. Be close to Him.

13/05/2022

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته أيها الاخوة حياكم الله

16/09/2021

The Black Stone was sent down by Allah to this earth from Paradise.

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas said: The Messenger of Allah (‎ﷺ) said: “The Black Stone came down from Paradise.” [Tirmidhi, 877]

Muslims don’t worship the black stone.

Abis bin Rabi'ah (R. A) reported: I saw 'Umar bin Al-Khattab (R.A) kissing the black stone and saying: "I know that you are just a stone and that you can neither do any harm nor give benefit. Had I not seen Messenger of Allah (‎ﷺ) kissing you, I would not have kissed you". [Bukhari and Muslim].

Commentary:

1. The statement of 'Umar (R.A) quoted in this Hadith is highly significant in the sense that he wanted to make it absolutely clear to the illiterate and ignorant that Al-Hajar Al-Aswad (Black Stone of the Kaaba) is not kissed for because stones are venerated in Islam, as was the practice in pre-Islamic period. What he wanted to emphasize was that kissing the Black Stone was in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet (‎ﷺ).

2. Obedience of the Prophet (‎ﷺ) in every affair is a must, whether one understands the wisdom behind it or not. By analogy, kissing of the Black Stone, some people think it is permissible to kiss and show respect to the tombs of saints. But this is not valid reason because kissing the Black Stone is an 'Ibadah (act of worship), or a part of it, and every 'Ibadah is Tauqifiyah (prescribed by Allah and the Prophet (‎ﷺ) and it can neither be increased nor diminished, nor can it be graded as something else.