Bismillah hir rahmaan nirraheem,
Bahishti Zewar is one of the famous books of deobandis written on the issues of
Women. The author of this book is Molana Ashraf Ali thanwi sahab and he was one of
the pioneers of deoband. Deobandis recommend this book to probably every daughter,
mother or sister that exist amongst deobandis. They highly praise this book and they
regard it as one of the top and reliable book on hanafi fiqh. There is good in this book
without a doubt. For example Ashraf Ali thanwi sahab writes about the importance of
following Quran and Sunnah:
Translation: "To Act upon the Hukm of Quran and Hadeeth: The Prophet sal Allahu
aleyhi wasallam said: "Whoever adheres to my sunnah when my ummah is corrupt, (he)
will have the reward of a 100 martyrs". and the prophet sal Allahu aleyhi wasallam
said: I am leaving behind two things among you - You will never go astray if you hold
fast to them: One is the book of Allaah which means Quran, the second is the prophet's
(s.a.w) sunnah which means hadeeth."Bahishti Zewar Part 7 Quran o Hadees ke Hukm per Chalna
This reference proves 2 things
A) If we abide by the Quran and sunnah, we will never go astray and Alhamdulillah this
dawah of calling people to Qruan and Sunnah is only given and done by Ahlul hadeeth
but unfortunately alot of deobandi brother object to this dawah for useless reasons.
B) Sunnah means Hadeeth. Some deobandi brothers object that Ahlul hadeeth does not
mean Ahlu Sunnah because hadeeth does not mean Sunnah. This reference is enough
for deobandi brothers as a response to their objection.
In Another place Ashraf Ali Thanwi sahb writes:
Translation: "Allah and his Rasool sal Allahu aleyhi wasallam have shown all the
matters pertaining to deen in the Quran and Hadith. To bring some new thing into the
deen is not permitted. Such new things are known as bid'aat (innovations). An
innovation is a Major sin."Bahishti Zewar Part 1, Aqeedo ka Bayaan Masla 22
This is exactly the dawah, aqeedah and manhaj of te Ahlul hadeeth but alot of our
deobandi brothers of today do not adhere to this at all and oppose us for the exact
same message as mentioned by Ashraf Ali thanwi sahb. They are by far from this
belief which is very very dangerous, Allaah knows best but i have seen people thanking
Imam Abu Hanifa rahimahullah for giving them the COMPLETE SALAH because they
believe that the salah wasnt complete at the time of the prophet s.a.w. Coming back
the point, We believe that the matters of deen are complete in Quran and Hadeeth and
it is nice to see the truth being told to the awaam but truth of the matter is that even
this book it self i.e Bahishti zewar has so many things that are not from Quran and
hadeeth.
Bahishti Zewar contains issues that are outright Blaspheme, issues that contradict the
Sunnah, issues that are no where found any where in the Quran and Sunnah yet they
have been made a part of deen, this book contains innovations, X rated stuff and many
more. It has innovations and every innovation is misguidance and misguidance leads to
hell fire. Alot of our deobandi brothers dont have this aqeedah and hence they indulge
in various innovations which you can see in the other references that i have provided.
Molana Ashraf Ali thanvi himself says its a major sin and yet the book has so many
innovations in it that have nothing to do with Quran or hadeeth.
I decided to do this article only to allow the public to open their eyes and see the
reality of this book.
Let me make it clear that my intention is not to hurt any one in sha Allah and you are
free to let me know my mistakes. I know that majority of the layman amongst
deobandis wont like this article only due to their love for Bahishti Zewar and Ashraf Ali Thanwi, but I tell you in sha Allah that by the end of this article you will have
some thing to think. One must not forget that our priority is to follow prophet
Muhammad sal Allahu aleyhi wasallam and Allaah has guaranteed Jannah to us by
following Allah himself and the Prophet sal Allahu aleyhi wasallam. Ashraf Ali thanwi sahb will not be benefit you on the day of judgement nor can he do you any
good in your grave. My duty is to only let you know the truth of this book so you can
get rid of this disturbing book and give your selves an opportunity to study the pure
books based on Quran and Sahi Hadeeth. May Allaah help us, guide us and open our
hearts to accept the truth from Quran and Sunnah and act upon it, Ameen.
If I say anything correct in this article, then it is from Allaah (subhanahu wa taa'ala),
and if I erred, then that is from me and shaytan.
Note: Page numbers may vary from publisher to publisher so i will in sha Allah only
mention the part, heading and masla numbers. The english translation of this book is
tremendously forged to hide the reality. They havent translated a good part of the book
and on many ocassions they have twisted the traslation So i will not relying completely
on the translation. Any one can cross check the Urdu reference provided and check
back the english translation to know the forgeries done over there.
Article Contents
1) Severe Insult to the Quran of Allaah
2) How to Enlarge Private Parts - Recipe from Bahishti Zewar of Ashraf Ali thanwi
3) Step by Step guide to leave salaah
4) Recipe for Zina
5) Innovations in Wudhoo -A
6) Innovations in Wudhoo - B
7) Four rakaat sunnat before the Fard of Isha: Absolutely proofless and baseless
8) Women Should pray Naked
9) Innovations in Funeral Prayer - Janazah
10) Reverse Wudhoo
11) Amazing Major sins
12) Confusion on Uttering intentions
13) Writing Dua on Kafan with fingers on the chest & forehead
1) Severe Insult to the Quran of Allaah
Translation: Labour Pain: Write this aayah on a piece of paper, wrap it in a clean
cloth and tie it on the left thigh of the woman or Read it on a sweet and allow her to
eat it. In sha Allah the child will be delivered easily. The Aayah is:اذا السماء انشقت واذنت لربها وحقت واذا االرض مدت والقت مافيها وتخلت واذنت لربها وحقتBahishti Zewar Part 9, Jhaarr Phoonk Ka Bayaan
I tried alot to find the translation of this part from the english translation of Bahishti Zewar but i failed and couldnt find it any where. Deobandis have not translated this
part and Allah knows best. I am speechless about the taweez being written on the left
thigh of a woman and the reader is wise enough to reject this ridiculous act but I ask
my brothers and sisters that adhere to this book to please help me increase my
knowledge for the sake of Allaah and tell me if its alright to tie quranic aayah on thighs
of women.
This blasphemous taweez has nothing to do with Quran, sunnah or Imam Abu Hanifa
(rahimahullah). Yet this book is regarded as one of the best books on hanafi fiqh and
this book says all matters pertaining to deen are mentioned in Quran and hadeeth so if
this is deen then it must be somewhere in Quran and hadeeth but it isnt.
2) How to Enlarge Private Parts - Recipe from Bahishti Zewar of Ashraf Ali thanwi
Translation: "Go to graveyard and bring back 7 big ants, kill them one by one and put
them in Jasmine oil in a bottle then bury that bottle in goat's dropping for day and
night. Next day take it out and mix these ants properly in the oil. Rub your private part
with thick cloth until it is reddish then massage this oil on it and leave it for 20
mins."Bahishti Zewar Part 11, Chand Mutafarrik Nuskhay
Now can any deobandi on earth tell me if he can show this to his mother, daughter or
sister? Leave aside them, we cant even show it to men either. Such shamelessness
wallahi and all this is done in the name of “FIQH” and “Masaail of women”. Is this
Quran, Sunnah or Imam Abu hanifa's fiqh?
There are other nonsense like this in Bahishti Zewar but this one is enough.
This was never supposed to be deen.. How have these people made a mockery of what
was supposed to be a revelation from Allaah. We as muslims argue with Christians and
show them the X rated stories in the bible but what about this?
3) Step by Step guide to leave salaah
Translation:"Masla 9) After standing up from ruku, a person did not recite: “Sami Allahu liman
Hamida Rabbana Lakal Hamd” OR in ruku he did not recite: “Subhaana Rabbi Al
Adheem” OR in sajdah he did not recite: “Subhaana Rabbi Al A’laa” OR in the last
sitting position he did not recite durood after at-tahiyyaat. Then in all the above cases
his salaat will be valid, but it will be contrary to the Sunnah. Similarly, if after the
durood, he did not read any dua, but made salaam immediately after reciting durood,
then too his salaat will be valid but contrary to the Sunnah.
Masla 10) It is Sunnah to raise the hands at the time of making intention. If one does
not raise his hands, it will still be proper but contrary to the Sunnah.
Masla 17) If a person does not read Surah Faatihah in the latter two rakaats but
merely reads SubhaanAllah three times, even then his salaat will be proper. However,
it is preferable to recite Surah Faatihah. And if he reads nothing at all and merely
remains silent, even then there is no harm and the salaat will be proper.” Bahishti Zewar Part 2, Namaaz Parrhnay ka Tareeqa (Method of performing salaah).
SubhanAllah, this is their method of performing fard salaah and they debate us on Rafa
yadain, saying ameen loudly and reciting surah al faatiha behind the imam.
Step by Step Guide on how to leave namaaz:
a) First leave Sami Allaahu Liman Hamida
b) Then leave Subhaana Rabbi Al Adheem
c) Then leave Subhaana Rabbi Al A'laa
d) Then leave out durood shareef
e) Then leave the dua after durood shareef
f) And then finally leave surah faateha as well.
The bottom line, if you dont read anything in your salaah, still it will be proper and
correct. SubhanAllaah, this is fard salaah and i wonder whats left behind to recite in
Salaah??
He even says that this is "contrary to the sunnah" but he forgot the basic usool that
Allaah does not accept a form of worship if its not in accordance to Quran and Sunnah.
They debate us on Rafa yadain, ameen bil jahr, reciting surah al fateha behind the
imaam... Whats the use of all these debates when such recipes are given to make a
mockery of the worship of Allaah?
Some deobandis say this is about a person that is new to Islam or doesnt know the
duas. That is not the case here at all and nor is it mentioned. The issue is about
reciting and NOT reciting, Reading and NOT Reading. It isnt about some one Unable to
recite OR Cannot recite. If some one is new to Islam and if he is unable to recite
anything then Allaah will inshaAllah accept his salaah even if he doesnt know anything
and stands for prayer.
Further, the reference states that the prophet s.a.w raised his hands while making
intentions. This is a buhtaan on Rasool Allah sal Allahu aleyhi wasallam because the
prophet sal Allahu aleyhi wasallam did not raise his hands at the time of making the
intention for salaah as stated. The English translation of Bahishti Zewar has
mistranslated this part as:
“It is Sunnah to raise the hands AT THE TIME OF COMMENCING SALAAT”
This is a failed attempt to hide the truth which deobandis always do to the ones that
Cannot understand or read urdu. They have forged translations of their own on
occasions to hide the truth from the English speaking public.
I ask my deobandi brothers again.. which quranic aayah or hadeeth or saying of imam
abu hanifa mentions all this?
4) Recipe for Zina
Translation: "A person had sexual intercourse with a woman after mistaking her for
his wife. He will have to give her mahrul mithl as well, and this intercourse with her
will not be regarded as adultery (zind) nor will there be any sin. Infact, if the woman
falls pregnant, the lineage of the child will be in order. It will not be tainted and it is
not permissible to label the child as being a bastard. The moment the man realizes that
this is not his wife, he should immediately separate himself from her and it will not be
permissible for him to continue with the intercourse. It is also wdjib on this woman to
observe the iddah. It is not permissible for her to stay with her husband or to engage
in sexual intercourse with him." Bahishti Zewar Part 4, Mahr ka bayaan masla 16
My deobandi brothers and sisters, i ask you for the sake of Allaah to use some basic
common sense on this reference.We take the following teachings from this ruling
of Ashraf ali thanwi in bahishti zewar:
a) A person is mistaken and has sex with some one else's wife. This is called Zina in
any language but this book 'Bahishti Zewar' says it should not be called Zina.
b) He will have to give her Mahr ul mithl as well which is a part of Nikaah.
c) The child that is born with this zina shall not be called Haraami (Bastard).
d) Then when the man realises that she isnt my wife, then he should stop having sex
with her and leave her.
e) The woman however must now observe Iddah and she cannot go back to her
husband without the Iddah after having done zina.
How on earth can some one having intercourse with some one's wife not be termed as
Zina? How on earth is Mahrul Mithl applicable and given to the one that you had zina
with? And how on earth is that child born not illegitimate? What shall i call this....? I
cant help but call this a recipe for Zina. What was the woman doing all this time? Was
she mistaken as well?
One brother, may Allaah guide him, he told me "YOU DIDNT PRESENT ANYTHING
FROM QURAN AND SUNNAH AGAINST THIS. THERE IS WISDOM BEHIND THIS
FIQH!! WHAT IF THIS TAKES PLACE IN AN AREA WHERE THERE 2 COUPLES
LIVING?!!" etc etc
I was wondering the following harsh response but i didnt give it to him back then but
now im forced to share it coz there might be people like him reading this right now. So
some one want to justify this act of Zina then just put me in the place of that "mistaken
person" and put your mother in place of that woman. Or just suppose that the mistaken
person is your very own brother and the woman is ur wife or mother. Will you then go
around justifying this...?
Im very sorry im harsh but emotions cant be controlled when these things are being
attributed to Islam when as they have nothing to do with Islam. This book Bahishti zewar is being distributed in our women by the people that have never bothered
reading it them selves. They've just heard a certain sectarian mullah praising the book
because his elder wrote it. And hence we being the blind followers that we are, we just
take the book and say 'WOW WHAT A BOOK' where as it has absolutely no reference
from where its taking these fatwas and masaail. All this is done in the name of "Hanafi
fiqh". This dirt has nothing to do with Islam or imam abu hanifa (rah) and we reject
this fabricated dirt.
My brothers and sisters this is not from any Quranic aayat or any hadeeth in the
treasures of ahadeeth to do this practice and im sure inshaAllah that this isnt even
mentioned by Imam Abu Hanif (rah).
5) Innovations in Wudhoo -A
Translation: “…While making wudu, wordly talk should be avoided. Instead, Bismillah
and the Kalima should be read on washing each and every part…”
“After having performed the wudu, Surah al-qadr should be recited….” [Bahishti Zewar, Wuzoo ka Bayaan, Masla no.9 and masla no.13]
Brothers and sisters, the prophet sal Allahu aleyhi wasallam never taught his Ummah
anything to be recited during Wudhoo nor did he taught us to recite Surah Al Qadr
after wudhoo.
The Prophet s.a.w taught us to say "Bismillah" before Wudhoo, there is no Dua during
the Wudhoo, thereafter one has completed doing Wudhoo he must say:
ه سـولـ� د�ه� و�ر� ـ � ع�ب �ن� م�ح�م�ـدا ه�د� أ �ش ه� و�أ ـ� ريـك� ل � الله� و�ح د�ه� ال ش� !ال ه� إ ـ� !ل �ن ال إ ه�د� أ �ش أ
OR
ي ك ـ� !ل �توب� إ ك� و�أ �غ ف!ر� ت �س ت� أ �ن � أ !ال !له� إ �ن ال إ د� أ هـ� �ش !ح�مد!ك أ م� و�ب �هـ� �ك� الل حـان ب س�
OR
رين �ط�هـ� ني م!ن� المت ل عـ� و�ابين� و�اج ـ� ع�لنـي م!ن� الت م� اج �هـ� الل
There is no such thing as Reciting Surah Al Qadr or reciting bismillah and Kalima upon
washing each and every part during wudhoo. Its not in the Quran, sunnah or any
where by Imam abu hanifa rahimahullah.
May Allah guide us all and may Allah protect us from every kinds of innovations (Bidat)
in Islam. Ameen.
The Prophet s.a.w said: "…every innovation is misguidance and all misguidance is in
the Hellfire." Sunan an-Nasaa'ee (1/224)
6) Innovations in Wudhoo - B
Translation: "After having made Wudhoo if one has a doubt that a part has not been
washed but he does not know exactly which part it was. In order to get rid of this
doubt, he should wash his left foot." Bahishti Zewar Part 11, Hadas e Asghar Yaani Bay Wuzoo Honay ki Haalat ke Ahkaam, Masla no.6
My brothers and sisters, this is not from any Quranic aayah or any hadeeth in the
treasures of ahadeeth and im sure in sha Allah that this isnt even mentioned by Imam
Abu Hanifa (rahimahullah). From where is thanwi sahb getting these things?
7) Four rakaat sunnat before the Fard of Isha: Absolutely proofless and baseless
Translation: “At esha time, it is better and mustahab to first offer four rakaats of
Sunnah, then the four rakaats of fard…”[Bahishti Zewar, Part 2, Sunnat aur Nafal Namazo ka bayaan Masla no.5]
Alot of our beloved brothers and dear sisters have made 4 rakaat sunnah before Isha
as a part of Deen and they call it Sunnah or rather Sunnat Ghair Muwakkada. We know
that Sunnat Ghair muwakkada is the sunnah which the prophet s.a.w didnt do
regularly. That means if these 4 rakaat are Sunnat Ghair Muwakkada then Surely
there should be just one proof atleast to show that the prophet sal Allahu alyhi
wasallam prayed these 4 rakaat but wallahi there is not a single hadeeth with Sahi or
Hasan chain which even indicates that the prophet sal Allahu alyhi wasallam offered 4
rakaat sunnah before Isha fard.
Molana Yusuf Binori writes in Ma’arif us Sunan Sharh Jaami’ Tirmidhi, Page number
115 that:
البالغ فحص مع الحديث كتب في حديثا العشا قبل األربع في أجد لم
Rough translation: “After alot of hard work, I could not find any hadeeth in the
hadeeth books which mentions 4 rakaah before Isha”
Then on Page 116 he has written that:
الضائع أو المخطوطة أئمتنا كتب في حجة له يكون فربما العشا قبل األربع ندب ذكر على متطابقة الحنفية متون و
Rough translation: “The hanafi books are filled with the mention of 4 rakaat before
Isha so May be there is proof for it in the books that are “Aimatnal Makhtoota” or the
books that have been wasted.”
Im unable to translate Aimatnal makhtoota for now so please pardon me.
Mufti taqi usmani tried to justify these 4 rakaat with a proof of his but Alhamdulillah at
the end he make it clear that the prophet s.a.w didnt determine these rakaat and thats
my whole point. He says at the end of his fatwa that:
“However, it should be borne in mind that these 4 rak’ats should not be taken
as determined by Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), nor as a specific Sunnah.”
http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/15881
With this statement he has basically dismissed the position of nearly all of the hanafi
fiqh which holds the view that the prophet s.a.w prayed 4 rakaat sunnah ghair
muwakkada.
However, I do have doubts over his attempt to justify this 4 rakaat with the hadeeth of
Sahi Al Bukhari. The link provided says:
“On the basis of this Hadith, Muslim Jurists have inferred that it is mustahab
(desirable) to perform some prayer, nafl or sunnah, before every obligatory
prayer, except before Maghrib, according to the Hanafi Mazhab.”
You can see how he added the exception before maghrib. The hadeeth of Sahi Al
Bukhari which mufti Taqi Usmani used is narrated by Abdullah bin Mughaffal Al-
Muzani. Now the same Sahabi narrates another similar hadeeth which is mentioned in
Sahi Al Bukhari.
Chapter: The (optional) Salat (prayer) before the (compulsory) Maghrib prayers,
Hadeeth# 1183
Narrated ‘Abdullãh Al-Muzani:
The Prophet , said, “Perform (an optional) Salat (prayer) before
the (compulsory) Maghrib prayers.” He (repeated it thrice) and the third time, he
said, “Whoever wants to offer it, can do so,” lest the people should take it as a
Sunnah.
The exact same sahabi makes it clear that there is a nafal prayer before maghrib salah
and he did not give any exception to maghrib Salaah but mufti taqi usmani used a
hadeeth narrated by the exact same sahabi and gives an exception to the maghrib
salaah. Its like Justifying something that has no proof any where and leaving out
something that has proof from the same proof that one has
presented. The nafal before maghrib salaah has its daleel and the
4 rakaat Sunnat ghair muwakkada has no daleel. There is no exception
for maghrib salaah in this hadeeth at all and the daleel provided by him applies to
the nafal before maghrib salaah as well. It does not have any exception
for maghrib salaah either which negates the majority of the position
of hanafi fiqh. Allaah knows best.
8) Women Should pray Naked
Translation: “If the entire clothing is impure, or most of it is impure, i.e less than a
quarter of it is pure and the balance of it is impure, then in such a case one could
either offer the salah while wearing those impure clothes or REMOVE THE CLOTHES
AND OFFER THE SALAH WHILE NAKED. However, it is preferable to offer the Salah
with the impure clothes. Bahishti Zewar Part 2, Namaz ki Sharo ka Bayaan, Masla no.6
The brothers that adhere to this book, they say their Imam in Peripherals (Furoo'
Masaail) is Imam Abu Hanifa, they say the proof of a (deobandi) muqallid is only the
saying of his Imam (Abu Hanifa) and that Bahishti Zevar is One of the best books on
Hanafi fiqh. However the above reference of women praying salaah while naked is not
mentioned any where by Imam Abu Hanifa (rahimahullah). This is not hanafi fiqh, this
is not what Imam Abu Haneefa ever said or ever wrote. This issue is also not
mentioned any where in the Quran and Sunnah.
It should be noted however that Imam shaf'ee has mentioned a similar fatwa in His
Kitaab ul Umm but it is not endorsed and the majority of the Ulama do not adhere to
that fatwa of Imam Shaf'ee.
Shaykh Al Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah rahimahullah says:
"What if a person cannot find anything but an impure garment? It was said he should
pray naked, or he should pray wearing it and repeat the prayer, or he should pray in it
and not repeat the prayer, and this is the most correct of the scholarly views.." Ibn
Taymiyyah [Majmoo' Al fataawa 22/34, 35]
Deobandi ulama do not consider Imam Shaf’ee as proof nor do they give an iota of
importance to him. If they had given some importance to Imam Shaf’ee, Imam Maalik
or Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal rahimahullah then surely they would never have objected
to their Aqeedah of Tawheed or views such as Rafa Yadain (Raising of the hands)
before Rukoo’ and after Rukoo’ or saying Aameen loudly or praying Surah Al Fateha
behind the Imam. All of these 3 imams did rafa yadain before rukoo’ and after rukoo’
as they regarded it as the Sunnah of the prophe t sal Allahu aleyhi wasallam but
deobandis in return attack the ones that do rafa yadain, they ridicule them, mock
them, make fun of them and they try to refute them in vain as well.
So the most correct view is that One should pray in it and not repeat the prayer. Allaah
knows best. Offering salaat naked is not from hanafi fiqh or Imam Abu Hanifa neither
is it any where mentioned in Quran and Sunnah.
9) Innovations in Funeral Prayer - Janazah
Translation: "The Sunnah and Mustahab Method of Janazah salaat is as follows: The
deceased should be placed in the front and the Imam should stand in line with his
chest. Everyone should make the following intention:نويت أن أصلي صالة الجنازة لله تعالى و دعا للميت"I intend offering the Janaazah salaat for the pleasure of Allah Ta'ala and as a dua for
the deceased." Bahishti Zewar Part 11, Janaazay ki Namaz ke Masaail, Masla no.13
Ashraf Ali Thanwi sahb mentions the "SUNNAH AND MUSTAHAB METHOD" of Salat
ul Janaazah but then he starts off with an intention that is no where mentioned in Any
Sunnah. There are no words of intention for salaatul janaazah or any form of salaah
any where in the Quran or hadeeth. Ashraf Ali thanwi included this as the sunnah
where as it is not the sunnah by any means what so ever.
10) Reverse Wudhoo
Translation:“Sunnah is to make wudu exactly as has been mentioned above. but if any
one alters or reverses the procedure of wudhu, eg. by washing the feet first, then
making masah, and then washing the hands, and thereafter washing the face, or alters
the procedure in any other way - Then wudu will still be regarded as complete.
However, it will not be considered to be in accordance with the sunnah, and there is
always the fear of having sinned. Similarly, If the left hand or the left foot is washed
first, wudu will be completed, but it will be contrary to being mustahab.” Bahishti Zewar Part 1, Wuzoo ka Bayaaan, Masla no.4
Once there was one of our brothers who just asked a deobandi brother how it is to
perform Wudu the other way around? (as mentioned in Bahishti Zewar). The
Deobandi brother gave an emotional answer that "This is the Wudhoo of Shias". The
Deobandi brother didnt knew that Ashraf Ali Thanwi had the same reverse procedure
of Wudoo in his book. Khair, Allaah completed His Deen 1400 years back and One of
The Crucial Criterias of Allaah accepting our A'maal is that it has to be accordance to
the Sunnah. If its not in accordance to the Sunnah then no matter how sugar coated
the act looks like, Allaah does not accept it. This reverse method is no where in the
deen of Allaah and this is an innovation in the deen of Allaah. The Prophet s.a.w said:
"…every innovation is misguidance and all misguidance is in the Hellfire." Sunan an-
Nasaa'ee (1/224)
Some deobandis justify this by referring to the variant of method of wudhoo which the
prophet s.a.w did on occasions. They also quote some ulama saying that the sequence
of Wudhoo isn’t necessary.
We tell them that these methods of the prophet s.a.w have nothing to do with the
forged "Reverse Wudoo". Rather they are the Various methods of doing wudoo from
the prophet s.a.w. Alhamdulillah our madhab as Ahlul hadeeth is not to hold onto One
method from the Prophet s.a.w and dismiss others by labelling it with a sect. We
accept every Sunnah that is proven from the prophet s.a.w. We accept the variant
methods but we don’t fabricate a method of our own rather we stick to the variant
methods which the prophet s.a.w did to show us that the sequence isn’t necessary.
11) Amazing Major sins
Bahishti Zewar Part 1, Baaz Barray barray Gunaah jinke karne waalay per boht
sakhti aayi hai.
The title of this section translated into english means "Some Major Sins regarding which severe warnings have been mentioned". In this section Ashraf Ali thanwi sahb made a listed such major sins and in this list he included:
a) To Complain or listen to complain.
b) To be joyful upon rise of prices of good.
c) Some women play and girls play "Bud bud ke guttay" or any other game. This is also
Gambling.
My brothers and sisters these 3 acts are included in Bahishti Zevar's list of Major Sins.
Bahishti Zevar is supposed to be a book of Hanafi fiqh. I fail to realise as to how are
these things even listen to be sins and i would love to know any Quranic Aayah or any
authentic hadeeth or any authentic reference to Imam Abu Hanifa about these 3 things
to be Major sins. Atleast inshaAllah we can have clue that Complaining or listening to a
Complain, expressing joy on the increase of price of goods or girls playing are Major
sins. InshaAllah i will appreciate your time and effort to help me understand but for
now i dont think these things are any where near to be called a sin anywhere in Quran,
Sunnah or Any Saying of Imam Abu Hanifa rahimahullah.
Is it a sin to complain and to listen to it?
Check this link inshaAllah to have an idea of how much the sahaba complained and
how much the prophet sal Allahu aleyhi wasallam heard their complains on various
issues: www.sunnah.com/ search/complain
Is it a sin if the market value of my goods are increased and i express joy over it so i
can earn a few more rupees? I still remember that my dear friend was working in a
utility store and he would be happy the day the prices got increased barely 5 rupees or
more on a certain Running product. It would help him earn more and pay off his rents
easily. So basically the poor guy was committing a major sin?
If some girls play "bud bud ke guttay" or any other game, is that gambling?
I honestly cannot translate bud bud ke guttay so please pardon me for my short
comings but if girls play any game... is that gambling?
Note: The english translation of Bahishti Zewar has forged the translation of these words and they have
translated it as follows:
To complain against someone, or to hear such a complaint.
To express joy on the rise and inflation of the value of commodities or goods.
To gamble. Some women and girls play certain games with stakes on them. This is also a kind of gambling.
This is an absolutely false translation and any one that can understand and read urdu, he can see it for it self.
12) Confusion on Uttering intentions
Translation: "It is not necessary to make a verbal intention. If a person thinks in his
heart that I am reading the fard of Zuhr for today, or if it is a Sunnah, then I am
reading the Sunnah of zuhr; then this will be sufficient. All those lengthy intentions
which are popular among the people are not necessary at all.”
“If salaat of several days has been missed then one should also specify the day and
date when making the intention..”
“If he is making qada for several months or years, he should also specify the month
and year and say: I am offering the qada of fajr salaat of a particular day in a particular
month and in a particular year…" Bahishti Zewar Part 2, Niyyat karne ka bayaan.
Scholars have agreed that intention is essential condition for any worshipping act to be
accepted. Rasool Allah sal Allahu aleyhi wasallam said: "Deeds depend upon intentions,
and every person gets but what he has intended..." [Sahi Bukhari, Sahi Muslim]. I have
collected basically 2 points from the section of "Niyyat ka bayaan" from Bahishti Zevar.
The question here is not about the intention but it is about "UTTERING" the intention
verbally like "Niyyat karta hoon 4 rakaat farz moo mera kaaba ki taraf etc etc".
The Masla no.1 as stated by Molana thanvi is very right without a doubt. The place of
intention is the heart, not the tongue. There is no need for the verbal intention to be
made for salaah. The prophet sal Allahu aleyhi wasallam didnt teach this to us nor was
it done by the sahaba. Nothing is proven about this famous verbal intention from
Quran and Sunnah at all.
But then almost all of the remaining section of "Niyyat ka bayaan" from Bahishti Zevar
is full of intentions, what to say or how to utter etc etc. I just shared one reference i.e
Masla no.6 to give an example. All these words for intentions and examples have
nothing to do with Quran and Sunnah. They arent taught to us in the Quran, nor are
they any where present in the sacred Sahi Ahadeeth of Rasool Allah sal Allahu alyhi
wasallam.
Shaikh ul Islam ibn Taymiyyah rahimahullah throws light on this issue of verbal
intention: http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/13337
Also some references from the hanafi, shafi, hanbali and maaliki school of
thoughts: http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showthread.php?t=133
Allama Ibn Hammaam, Allama Ibn Al Qayyim and Allama Ibn baaz have also agreed
and declared the verbal intention to be an innovation.
Uttering the intention verbally is definetely not from the Sunnah and it ought to be
avoided. It should be done in the heart as stated by the over whelming majority of the
Ulama.
13) Writing Dua on Kafan with fingers on the chest & forehead:
Translation: "It is permissible to write a dua like Ehad Naama on the kafan of the
mayyat just by moving the fingers without using a pen OR bismillahirrahmaanirraheem
on his chest or the Kalma "La ilaaha ilAllah Muhammadur Rasoolullah" on his forehead
(by moving the fingers), however, this practice has no proof from any sahih hadith.
Therefore, this practice should not be regarded as sunnah or mustahab".Bahishti Zewar Part 9, Janaazay ke Mutafarrik Masaail no.13
Thanwi sahb himself says that this method of writing kalma or bismillah is not in any
sahih hadeeth nor is it mustahab yet he says it is permissible. Thanwi sahb previously
said that all matters pertaining to deen are mentioned in Quran and Hadeeth. So if this
is a part of deen then which Quranic aayah or hadeeth is used to justify this??
None.
There are many many other references but i will end my article over here. I ask the
readers to please think over the points i have mentioned. My intention is in sha Allah
to call you to Quran and Sunnah, i dont intend to hurt you but exposing the truth is my
duty. If i have erred then you have the right to correct me but if i am right then it is
Obligatory upon you to correct your self according to Quran and Sunnah. By Allah we
ask you to correct your affairs according to Quran and Sunnah, if your sect or thanwi
sahb is more dear to you then nothing will have an effect on you. but if Allaah or his
prophet sal Allahu aleyhi wasallam or the deen of Allah are more important then you
will definetely think of coming to the right path of Quran and Sunnah which is nothing
but the path of Ahlul hadeeth. In the end i ask Allah to forgive my short comings. I ask
Allah to accept these efforts, Ameen.
Bahishti Zewar by Ashraf Ali Thanwi is not a book for any man or woman.Allah
knows best.
InshaAllah Read more: http://www.systemoflife.com/articles/taqleed/2000060-bahishti-zewar-must-read-ashraf-ali-thanwi#ixzz2rKc0jT89