If any of this has a shade or legitimacy, the most qualified women to actually do it were the mothers of the believers; most of them were knowledgeable brilliant scholars. It is enough to talk about the eloquent, articulate, bright and knowledgeable Ai’sha, daughter of Abu Bakr, wife of the Prophet (PBUH), mother of the believers. If there was any shred of evidence that this action is good and permissible, these shining examples among Muslim women would have taken the lead to it. There were numerous women scholars across Islamic history, jurisprudential references and narration experts; they were honest, trustworthy and expert in what they accomplished. Imam Hafiz Zahabi said: "It was never recorded that a woman propagated false Hadeeth attributed to the Prophet (PBUH)", he also mentioned that "I am not aware of any woman that were accused of propagating falsehoods or ones that their narrations disregarded". Among the teacher of Imam Hafiz bin Asaker were eighty something women. Similarly for Imam Abu Muslim al-Farahidi, who reported the narration of seventy women. Imam Shafii, Bukhari, Ibn Khalakn and Ibn Haian all had women among their teachers. None of these noble women scholars ever attempted to lead the Friday prayer nor deliver the ceremony, even that they were superior in knowledge over many of their contemporary men in Jurisprudence, Religious knowledge and narrations from the Prophet (PBUH).
Muslim women participated in all aspects of Islamic work throughout Islamic history: as a scholar and jurisprudential reference, as participating in all kinds of worship, as workers in the field of relief and emergency aid and in the enjoining of good and forbidding of evil. But never were they Imams for Friday prayers or have ever delivered Friday ceremonies.
It is a logical, fundamental conclusion that only men are allowed to perform such a function as leading the Friday prayer and delivering the ceremony. Whoever disputes this fact can take as much time as he wants to dig out one single example form the volumes of Islamic Jurisprudence across the centuries, and they will miserably fail.
Lastly: Those who are calling for such acts, are taking as an excuse a narration that Um Waraqah was given the permission by the Prophet (PBUH) to lead her household members in the prayer. This narration, even assuming that it is authentic, has nothing to do whatsoever with the Friday prayer. It is talking about some very specific circumstances where a woman can lead the prayer inside her home, and has no relation to Friday prayer and general congregations.
AMJA is delivery this somber warning message to the entire Ummah, not to give any credit to such false initiatives that contradicts with the basics and fundamentals of the religion, and is a totally heretic innovation. AMAJ reminds Mulsims that we are to follow only the book of ALLAH and the purified Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH). Muslims should pay careful attention to whom they are seeking the guidance from, indeed he who strives to cling on to his religion nowadays is suffering as much as a person who is trying to keep a tight fist on a piece of flaming charcoal in the palm of his hand. AMAJ is extending a sincere supplication to non but ALLAH (SWT) to save us from all trials and tribulations, and to guide us all to that which is closest to the mercy and pleasure of ALALH (SWT), as he is the only one capable of that.
It is ALLAH (SWT) alone that we seek in all of our actions, and it is he alone that can guide to the straight path.
Secretary General
Dr. Salah Al sawy
ـ[ابو الوفا العبدلي]ــــــــ[21 - 03 - 05, 12:44 ص]ـ
قال أحد الطلبة لابي الحسن الاشبيلي:يا أستاذ ما الكموج؟
فقال له أبو الحسن: وأين رأيت هذه اللفظة؟
قال: في قول امرىء القيس: وليل كموج البحر أرخى سدوله.
فقال ابوالحسن: الكموج: دويبة من دواب البر تحمل الكتب ولا تعلم ما فيها.
===================
وخرج ابوالحسن يوما من المسجد فوجد سائلا يصيح: الجوع والبرد يا مسلمين. فأخذ بيده وأوقفه في موضع فيه الشمس وقال: صح الآن بالجوع فقد رفع الله عنك البرد.
¥