Monday, 24 July 2017

Looking at the Sky

Korede and his epic failure. It’s funny how korede accuses everyone for copy and pasting from the net, yet he himself borrows from scam Shamoun and acts like he wrote it himself. Take for example his recent post.


JESUS IS A MUSLIM, see EVIDENCE below!

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Abu Huraira reported: People should avoid lifting their eyes towards the sky while supplicating in prayer, otherwise their eyes would be snatched away.
Sahih Muslim Book 4, Hadith 863
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Jesus 'obeyed' the command
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Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,
John 17:1
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The post above “written by Korede” is actually borrowed from scan shamoun’s website. Scam Shamoun is korede’s mentor, a mentor whom korede forgot to give credits to.



Jabir b. Samura reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The people who lift their eyes towards the sky in Prayer should avoid it or they would lose their eyesight.


Abu Huraira reported: People should avoid lifting their eyes towards the sky while supplicating in prayer, otherwise their eyes would be snatched away.

Narrated by Anas bin Malik

The Prophet (P.B.U.H) said, "What is wrong with those people who look towards the sky during the prayer?" His talk grew stern while delivering this speech and he said, "They should stop (looking towards the sky during the prayer); otherwise their eye-sight would be taken away."

(Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith no. 717)

Now concerning these hadiths, it’s natural one has to consult with actual Hadith Scholars who have studied with full understanding. Here are a few Quotes from Scholars of Islam. Scholars have explained this Hadith clearly.

Concerning the prohibition on the worshipper lifting his gaze to heaven, there is the report that was narrated by al-Bukhaari (750) from Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “What is the matter with people who lift their gaze to heaven whilst praying?” And he spoke sternly concerning that, until he said: “They should stop that, or else their eyesight will be snatched away” 
The reason for that is that lifting the gaze whilst praying is contrary to proper focus (khushoo‘), and it exposes the worshipper to the risk of being distracted by what he sees. 
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Because lifting the gaze to heaven is contrary to proper focus (khushoo‘), the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) stated that it is haraam and warned against it.
End quote from al-Qawaa’id an-Nooraaniyyah, p. 46 
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy upon him) said: The words “and lifting his gaze to heaven” mean it is makrooh (disliked) to lift one’s gaze to heaven whilst praying, whether that is when one is reciting, or when one is bowing, or when one is rising from bowing, or at any stage in the prayer, based on both evidence and reasoning. With regard to the evidence, that is because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “People should stop lifting their gaze to heaven whilst praying, or else their eyesight will be snatched away.” In other words, either they should stop or this punishment will be inflicted on them, which is that their eyesight will be snatched away, and will not be given back to them. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) spoke sternly concerning this matter. … With regard to reasoning, that is because this reflects bad etiquette towards Allah, may He be exalted, because the worshipper is standing before Allah, so he should observe proper etiquette before Him, and not lift his head; rather he should be humble. Hence ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that before he became Muslim, he hated the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) so much that he wished that he could be able to kill him. But when he became Muslim, he said: I could not look directly at him, out of awe and respect for him, and if you asked me to describe him I would not be able to. 
Hence the most correct (scholarly) view concerning lifting the gaze to heaven whilst praying is that it is haraam, and not merely makrooh. End quote. 
Ash-Sharh al-Mumti‘ (3/226). 
With regard to lifting the gaze to heaven outside of prayer, there is nothing wrong with it, because there is no evidence to suggest that it is not allowed; rather some of the fuqaha’ were of the view that lifting the gaze is preferable. 
It says in al-Mawsoo‘ah al-Fiqhiyyah (8/99): The Shaafa‘is stated that when offering du‘aa’ (supplication) outside of prayer, it is preferable to lift the gaze to heaven. However, al-Ghazaali said: The one who is offering supplication should not lift his gaze to heaven. End quote. 
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Sharh Muslim: al-Qaadi ‘Iyaad said: They (the scholars) differed as to whether it is makrooh to lift the gaze to heaven when offering du‘aa’ other than during the prayer. Shurayh and others regarded it as makrooh, but the majority regarded it as permissible. End quote. 
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said: It is not makrooh to lift the gaze to heaven when offering du‘aa’, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did that. This is the view of Maalik and ash-Shaafa‘i. But it is not mustahabb. End quote. 
Al-Fataawa al-Kubra (5/338) 
Al-Bukhaari (may Allah have mercy on him) included a chapter in his Saheeh entitled: Chapter on lifting the gaze to heaven, and he quoted the verse in which Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): “Do they not look at the camels, how they are created? And at the heaven, how it is raised?” [al-Ghaashiyah 88: 17, 18]. And ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) lifted his head (and looked) to heaven, i.e., when he died (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). 
What al-Bukhaari (may Allah have mercy on him) meant here was to show that it is permissible to lift the gaze to heaven, and that the prohibition applies only to when one is praying. The fact that it is permissible to lift the gaze to heaven when offering du‘aa’ outside of prayer is indicated by the report was narrated by Muslim (2055)  about al-Miqdaad (may Allah be pleased with him) who drank the drink of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) without his knowledge. In this report it says: then he went to the mosque and prayed. Then he came to his drink and uncovered it, and he did not find anything in it. He looked up at the sky and I said: Now he is praying against me and I am doomed. But he said: “O Allah, feed those who have fed me and give drink to those who have given me to drink.” 
Abu Dawood (3488) narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) sitting by the Corner. He looked up at the sky and smiled, then he said: “May Allaah curse the Jews” three times. “Allaah, may He be exalted, forbade fat to them, but they sold it and consumed its price. When Allaah forbids a people to eat a thing He forbids its price to them.”
Classed as saheeh by an-Nawawi in al-Majmoo‘, and by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood
To sum up: lifting the gaze to heaven when offering du‘aa’ outside of prayer is permissible and there is nothing wrong with it. 
And Allah knows best.
taken from Islam Q&A


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I would like to mention that in many cases in Quran or Hadith the physical understanding is not complete/relevant. For instance:

Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason. Al Anfal - 22

Trivially this Ayah is not about the physical conditions. We can understand the true meaning of deafand dumb here looking the other Ayah in Quran:

And We have certainly created for Hell many of the jinn and mankind. They have hearts with which they do not understand, they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear. Those are like livestock; rather, they are more astray. It is they who are the heedless. Al A'raf - 179
If you think you can list many similar concepts in Quran and Hadith that when we read, we should think beyond just simple physical conditions we know, even if the same terms are used for physical objects/conditions.
, no one would get blind, physically, for seeing the skies, but it is only discouraged (مکروه) (namely it is better not to do) instead it is encouraged (مستحب) to look at your prostration position (موضع السجدة). Avoiding any discouraged deed and committing any encouraged deed of course would have some effects on the person, and in reverse committing any discouraged deed would have its own bad effects.
It could even mean one losing their eyes gradually not instantly.

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Lets jump to the Bible. Korede used John 17:1 to show how Jesus prayed looking up to the sky and nothing happened. Well he borrowed it from scam Shamoun. For starters, the Hadth is speaking of Salah did Jesus do salah or was he supplicating. Lets say for argument sakes Jesus was praying salah and supplicating, what makes you thing the Hadith saying would apply to Jesus?. The Hadith was revealed to the Muslims during the time of Prophet Muhammed pbuh. The hadith was said to the companions of Prophet Muhammed Pbuh. During the time of Jesus Pbuh he had his own sharia, which he was following. He didn’t follow the sharia of Islam that was brought by Prophet Muhammed Pbuh for his nation. For arguments sake even if Jesus prayed and looked up to the sky it would of haven allowed for his time and people. But as time went and the new Prophet arrived he brought along a new Sharia.

Now lets take the objective position. Lets say Jesus did pray and look up in the sky was his eyes effected? According to the Talmud we read he was blind in on eye :
Jesus limped on one foot, was blind in one eye….. (Sanhedrin. 105a, 105b)
This explains Luke 22:63 The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. In other words Jesus of the Bible was beaten so bad that he lost one eye. It gets worse book of revelation really exposes korede

His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. (revelation 19:12)
According to revelation Jesus had his eyes replaced with fire, in other words his eyes were taken away. Know korede would say revelation is not literal it’s metaphorical. Which only exposes his understanding of the Hadith he keeps taking to be instant.

Maybe korede can explain how his so called saviour would return with fire ball eyes. And why does the Talmud say he was one eyed not to forget Luke 22:63 where he was beaten which would of caused his eye damage.


How about lots wife turning into a pillar of salt just because she looked back?
But Lot's wife looked back as she was following behind him, and she turned into a pillar of salt.(Genesis 19:26)
Korede has no problem when the Bible says, she turned into a pillar of salt just by looking back. Now coming back to the language used in the Hadith. We know the mentioning of eyes sight being taken away does not mean immediately. It’s a warning to the believers of the eventual consequence of one’s eye sight being taken away.  This could happen gradually for the disobedience of not following a strict command of Prophet Muhammed Pbuh.
If korede thinks this Hadith means an immediate loss of eye sight then maybe he can explain this statement from his God about Adam.
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die." (Genesis 2:17)

did Adam and Eve die when they eat the forbidden fruit? Did effect take place instantly when they eat the fruit?  Is korede going to tell us it was a literal death rather metaphorical, when Yahweh explicitly says “when you eat from it you will certainly die." (Genesis 2:17). You cant have the cake and eat it. Either Yahweh lied and satan spoke the truth which is it?

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