Fatwas Part Ninety
Issued by: Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour, translated by: Ahmed Fathy
Donating for the Website
Published in July 31, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … I'd like to know how can I donate money to your great Quranism website from time to time; I'd love to help support and spread your writings of enlightenment so that many people, especially among the Muhammadans, would be guided to the Only True Islam … May God bless and reward you … How much money should I donate? … Thank you …
Answer:
May God bless and reward you, our brother. We feel too embarrassed to ask for donations from anyone; we are penniless and impecunious; we ask for help indirectly so as to apply this verse: "God does not burden any soul beyond its capacity..." (2:286). Our dreams and hopes are so many but our financial means are modest; most Quranists worldwide are poor people who have little money of their own. There are those who donate to help our website continue existing online; for instance, our sons Mr. Saeed Ali from Oman and Mr. Salem Abou Ayoub from Kuwait. Their donations come through Western Union. You can also donate through PayPal as well. Thank you very much.
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The Religion of Abraham, Again
Published in July 31, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … God says in the Quran: "And they say, "Be Jews or Christians, and you will be guided." Say, "Rather, the religion of Abraham, the monotheist; he was not a polytheist."" (2:135)… Does this mean that Jews & Christians were/are polytheists? … If so, what is exactly the religion of Abraham? Any ideas? … Thank you …
Answer:
We have mentioned before that the People of the Book will be divided into three categories on the Last Day like the ones mentioned in the Quranic Chapter 56 about all humanity: in Paradise, there will be the Forerunners (monotheists with the best good deeds in terms of quality and quantity) and those on the Right (repentant ones who sinned and performed many good deeds within monotheism, atonement, and making amends), and in Hell, there will be the unrepentant polytheists and disobedient sinners. The same division will apply to all contemporaries of Muhammad and to all Quran-believing people in all eras; indeed, this applies to all humanity. The religion of Abraham simply means monotheism; i.e., to devote one's religion and acts of worship only to God; we are never to deify mortals or things/items; we are to reject labels such as Jews, Christians, Sunnites, Shiites, and Sufis; we are to adhere to monotheism as Muslims/submitters, and the term "Muslim" means (1) submitting only to the Lord God within obeying His commands in the Quran while devoting faith and worship to Him, and (2) peaceful behavior will all peaceful people regardless of their denominations or faiths, or even lack of faith. Please read more within our archive of writings to learn more about Quranic monotheism. God bless and guide you, our son.
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Harmful Mosques, Again
Published in August 2, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … I'm avoiding all mosques of the polytheistic Muhammadans around my house now; this has caused some troubles to me at first, but I feel relieved now and I can pray at home with my kids in peace and within more piety … But will God forgive me for not performing congregational Friday prayers inside mosques? I pray Friday noon prayers mostly alone inside my chamber. Can I perform Friday noon prayers inside a mosque without listening to sermons of polytheism?… What do you think? … Thank you …
Answer:
It is forbidden and prohibited that true Quranists would enter and pray inside such harmful mosques of polytheism; thank God you do not have to enter them in order to avoid being severely persecuted; we refer readers to this translated-into-English article about this topic of harmful or harm-causing mosques that must be avoided: (http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/show_article.php?main_id=18522).
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Guests Inside Houses
Published in August 2, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … Would you please explain to me the verse 24:61? … Thank you very much …
Answer:
God says in the Quran: "There is no blame on the blind, nor any blame on the lame, nor any blame on the sick, nor on yourselves for eating at your homes, or your fathers' homes, or your mothers' homes, or your brothers' homes, or your sisters' homes, or the homes of your paternal uncles, or the homes of your paternal aunts, or the homes of your maternal uncles, or the homes of your maternal aunts, or those whose keys you own, or the homes of your friends. You commit no wrong by eating together or separately. But when you enter any home, greet one another with a greeting from God, blessed and good. God thus explains the revelations for you, so that you may understand." (24:61). This means it is OK to be (and to have) guests to eat (within banquets and so on) at these houses within equality and without feeling embarrassed or feeling that one is to blame. This also means it is OK to host people in one's house; this asserts affection and good relations among friends and relatives within peaceful demeanor.
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Misguided Like Cattle
Published in August 2, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … I'm very unhappy that I cannot guide others around me to Quranism as the Only True Islam; people are so naïve and gullible as they believe in silly, insulting, and laughter-inducing hadiths/lies and mythical narratives of Satan spread by ignoramuses inside mosques and within all pulpits and in the media of the Arab countries of the Muhammadans; when I talk to clergymen and sheikhs inside my town about Quranism, they ridicule me for not studying theology, fiqh, and hadiths at Al-Azhar! They forbid me from talking to them now since they feel I did not receive good 'religious' education! They mock my being a secular, liberal person; I am surprised that they have studied the Quran and understand it very well but they are very reluctant to admit that Quranic verses certainly contradict all hadiths; I feel depressed and despaired; no one is willing to listen to me preaching Quranism! Any ideas?! … Thank you …
Answer:
Please, our dear son, avoid talking to these misguided cattle; they are not human beings since they have no reasonable minds and no brains and they never take heed of the Quran and the Hereafter; they deserve this Quranic description by the Dominant Lord God: "Or do you assume that most of them hear or understand? They are just like cattle, but even more errant in their way." (25:44). One's lifetime is limited and we are not to waste our time in impossible tasks like trying to convince ignoramuses and human cattle to convert to Quranism; their bovine stupidity cannot be cured, we assure you. You should better invest your time, as a Quranist, monotheistic person, in acts of worship and good deeds to earn your place in Paradise; these good deed include spreading links of our website and videos within the cyberspace; yet, you are not responsible for guiding others, you know. Thank you.
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How to Convert to Islam
Published in August 3, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … My friend is from Germany and he desires to get to know, from you, how to convert to Islam (Qurnaism) … Thank you …
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Those who want to convert to Islam (Quranism) do not have to get any written forms or certificates from any human beings; this occurs only within the earthly/terrestrial religions of Satan owned and controlled by clergymen. Muslims are those who believe in the Quran and in the monotheism within (There is no God but Allah); your friend is welcome to read and learn about Quranism within the English section of our website.
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Please Read our Archive of Writings (1)
Published in August 3, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … I have many questions that I'd like to be permitted to put to you ............ Why prophets emerged only in the Middle-East region?............ What is meant by the verse 89:2? .............. and finally,................. … Thank you …
Answer:
We never provide repeated answers to repeated questions posed before to us; answers are provided to these queries in our books, articles, and fatwas.Please read our archive of writings first before posing repeated questions.
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Concerning Preordained Fate
Published in August 3, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, …My brother's first baby is a girl, and he desired a boy at first; I told him this is part of preordained fate; have I been right in saying so? What do you think? … Thank you …
Answer:
You are perfectly right. When God answers our prayers as per our wishes/desires or contrary to them, He is the Provider of Good in all cases; He knows best what is the best thing for us. Fates include preordained decrees (before we are born) of the Lord God about the following aspects: births, deaths, provisions/earnings, and calamities/hardships/ordeals: "No calamity occurs on earth, or in your souls, but it is in a Book, even before We make it happen. That is easy for God. That you may not sorrow over what eludes you, nor exult over what He has given you. God does not love the proud snob." (57:22-23). We refer you to our subtitled-into-English videos about this topic within our YouTube show titled "Quranic Moments". Briefly, we assert here that it is an act of worship to supplicate to God and to implore Him regarding our needs: "And when My servants ask you about Me, I Am near; I answer the call of the caller when he calls on Me. So let them answer Me, and have faith in Me, that they may be rightly guided." (2:186); "Your Lord has said, "Pray to Me, and I will respond to you. But those who are too proud to worship Me will enter Hell forcibly."" (40:60). For instance, Zachariah kept supplicating to God for years about having a child and he begotten John in his old age.
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Please Read our Archive of Writings (2)
Published in August 4, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … I'm very upset because you have ignored my questions; of course, I'm reading your archive of writings but I'm a slow reader and I have not much spare time, and my persistent questions do not aim to waste your time or to annoy you; I cannot make searches in your website; I cannot find links that directly provide answers to my urgent questions … Thank you …
Answer:
Please read our entire archive of writings first before posing repeated questions. It is an arduous, time-consuming task, we know; yet, it is very rewarding to those seeking to know Quranism as the True Islam. It is very tiring to our person to waste time and effort – at the age of 70 – to answer repeated questions; please do not be too lazy to read and to specify more time to read and research our archive. We must invest the remainder of our lifetime in writing new books and articles and making new videos; sometimes, we are infuriated by newcomers and novices who desire that we provide answers to them immediately and they hate reading and discovering answers for their questions within our website. We would like that newcomers like you to be kind enough towards our person and stop demanding brief, ready-made answers instead of reading our archive of writings first. Thank you.
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About This Silly Sunnite-Sufi Hadith
Published in August 4, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … Is the transient world like a temporary 'prison' for believers and a temporary 'paradise' for the disbelievers? Is this a hadith or a narrative that belong to pearls of wisdom and aphorisms? This has nothing to do with Islam, right? What do you think? … Thank you …
Answer:
This is a very silly Sunnite-Sufi hadith which aims to relieve suffering or mental anguish of the impoverished and the impecunious who envied wealthy disbelievers. Real monotheists live within contentment, security, and the bliss of remembrance of the Lord God; they never envy anyone or commit injustices towards anyone; they never covet things owned by others; they are not greedy or stingy; they never engage into struggles for loot or for worldly possessions to amass and hoard ill-gotten money. We reject and disbelieve in all hadiths of any type; any words of worldly wisdom by anyone should never be part of the Islamic faith or its belief system and sharia laws. We follow and adhere only to the Quran, God's Word, as the only source of Islam. Thank you for your good question.
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My Husband and his Brother Tricked Me!
Published in August 5, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … I got married to my husband 28 years ago; I helped him by giving him my money and jewelry as a loan to start his career … He deceived me by claiming he runs his own business of selling cars in Kuwait; he once underwent a heart surgery and I gave him more money to save him and he said he will return such sums to me later … Later on, he knew a wealthy Kuwaiti woman and he began to mistreat me; I felt instinctively that he got married to her without telling me … For three years, I knew nothing about him as he left me in Egypt; I never knew his whereabouts in Kuwait; I discovered that before his deserting me, he stole important documents and papers from my house! … Eventually, I know now that he died recently and his younger brother, who is a real demon/devil, received all his wealth from the Kuwaiti wife and he sold all the possessions of his dead brother there; the Kuwaiti wife received her inheritance share; I did not, despite the fact that I was still the legal first wife; the younger brother of my late husband refuses to give me my rightful share of the inheritance; he claims that his late brother had divorced me; this is not true; there is no proof about this … What do you think? What is the Quranic view of the injustice inflicted on me by this evil brother? … Thank you …
Answer:
This man must give you your legal inheritance share as the wife of the deceased man (and to your children if you have any); he has to give you back your money lent by you to your late husband and the price of your jewelry as per the prices at the time when you gave them to your husband. These debts must be settled before the distribution of the inheritance shares. If he refuses to do so and if he would die within this grave sin, he will be among Hell-dwellers for sure, because he infringed God's laws of inheritance: "But whoever disobeys God and His Messenger, and oversteps His bounds, He will admit him into a Fire, wherein he abides forever, and he will have a shameful torment." (4:14); his ill-gotten wealth will never be of any use to him in the Hereafter: "His wealth did not avail him, nor did what he acquired." (111:2). Rest assured, our daughter, that God will take revenge from this man if he never gives you your rights and God will reward you within a pleasant compensation: "Your Lord is on the lookout." (89:14).
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Khadija and Shiites
Published in August 5, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … I'm a Quranist Muslim from a Shiite background; I reject the Shiite religion now, but I have a question; why there is a Shiite hadith, acknowledged by Sunnites as well, about the arch-angel Gabriel sending his greetings to Khadija, wife of Prophet Muhammad? … What is the use of inventing such a silly hadith? What do you think? … Thank you …
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Shiites hate Aisha, the wife of Muhammad, and they love his first wife, Khadija, merely because she is the mother of Fatima, who is the wife of Ali, their supreme deity, and the mother of Hussein, another major deity of theirs. Of course, we, Quranists, deny and reject all discourses/narratives/hadiths of all types within the Sunnite, Shiite, and Sufi religions and we seek to gratify God within monotheism. God is One and so is the source of His Religion. The Only Discourse in Islam is the Quran, of course.
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About the Verses 87:6-7
Published in August 6, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … God says in the Quran: "We will make you read, so do not forget. Except what God wills." (87:6-7); does this mean that God has made Muhammad read Quranic verses and never forget them? What about the exception in 87:7? Did God cause him to forget some verses?! The Quran is complete, right?! What do you think? … Thank you …
Answer:
Thank you for your good question; we assert here the Quranic fact that the Mother of the Book (in a Barsakh metaphysical level) is the source of all Scriptures of the Lord God granted to all prophets/messengers; the Quran is the most important of these Scriptures as per these verses: "We made it an Arabic Quran, so that you may understand. And it is with Us, in the Mother of the Book, sublime and wise." (43:3-4). This means that the Dominant Lord God has changed, removed, or retained texts as per His Divine Will within this Mother of the Book, and not from the Quran inscribed into the memory/heart/soul of Muhammad, as per this verse: "God abolishes whatever He wills, and He affirms. With Him is the Mother of the Book." (13:39). By God's Divine Will, Muhammad never forgot any verses and he delivered the entirety of the Quranic text to people. The Quranic text is preserved by God till the end of days when the Hour comes. God has addressed Muhammad in a manner similar to 87:6-7 in these verses: "Or do they say, "He forged a lie about God." If God so willed, He could have sealed your heart. But God obliterates the false, and confirm the true by His Words. He knows what is in the hearts." (42:24); "If We willed, We could take away what We revealed to you. Then you will find for yourself no protecting guardian against Us. Except through a mercy from your Lord. His favors upon you have been great." (17:86-87).
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Please Read our Archive of Writings (3)
Published in August 6, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … I'd like you to send me links of your fatwas and articles in Arabic about these topics................. … Thank you …
Answer:
We will never do that. Do not you have any sense of shame left?! Would we leave our work and spend time providing links of our writings to people?! We are not a delivery man, you know! Are you too lazy to use the search-box found within our Arabic website?! Pleaseread our entire archive of writings to find answers to all your questions, to learn and think for yourself, and to ponder on Quranism as much as you like.
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Slaughtering Animals with a Pair of Scissors
Published in August 7, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … Can I slaughter birds and cattle using a pair of scissors to cut their throat or stab them in the heart? What do you think? … Thank you …
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This is not forbidden at all, and you should mention the Holy Name of Allah while slaughtering the animals/birds; what is important is to make sure the whole blood gets out of the slaughtered animal or bird as per Islamic law; we infer this view from the Quranic fact that it is OK to eat game/animals chased and caught by trained dogs or birds of prey.
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About Freemasonry
Published in August 7, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … Why do not you write a research about free masonry and its aims and its current capital, Washington?! What about the myths linked to freemasons and their controlling the world politics and world economy? Have freemasonry existed thousands of years before Christ?! What about the tragic events they have allegedly caused such as WWI and WWII, the French Revolution, and the so-called Arab Spring that caused the destruction of the Middle-East countries? There are hundreds of YouTube videos about freemasons, you know … Do they deify themselves? Is freemasonry an earthly/terrestrial religion of Satan? What about the facts about freemasonry within novel by Dan Brown titled "The Lost Symbol"? What is the link between the terrorist MB group and freemasons? Do freemasons control the major world religions and their institutions; e.g., Al-Azhar and the Vatican?! … Does this verse apply to these evil freemasons and globalists: "Those are they who have bartered misguidance for guidance; but their trade does not profit them, and they are not guided." (2:16)? What is your own view of this topic? … Thank you …
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Positive comments about freemasonry spread in the Arab world in the first half of the 20th century and some Muslim reformists/thinkers joined the freemasons such as Gamal-Eddine Al-Afghani. Once Israel was established in 1948, negative comments about freemasonry spread in the Arab world, despite the fact that its temples exist in public and it is NOT a secret society and its headquarters are open to everyone in the open societies of the West. Yet, Arabs are fond of conspiracy theories. Free media shed light on all hidden secrets now. If freemasonry is evil, Western and American media should have exposed it; in fact, American media threaten Trump now and he feels as if he is about to be forced to leave his post. In Arab societies ruled by tyrants, media-blackout is imposed on many pieces of information and free speech does not exist; conspiracy theories (e.g., bout freemasons) spread as a result to demonize the West, the USA, and Israel to make people forget about the Arab tyrants and to vent their fury at some unknown foreign enemy. This is amplified in Arab media to conceal the corruption of tyrants and their men.
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About Freemasonry, Again!
Published in August 8, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … I am not satisfied with your answer to my previous question; I do not care if freemasonry is good or bad; yet, I agree with you that Arabs should stop thinking about the idea that the whole world or the West is conspiring against them in particular … Yet, what about the pyramid and the silly all-seeing eye on the dollar bill of the USA?! What about masonic symbols that fill artistic pieces and architecture in many major cities? What about the bad, corrupt ideas in modern art and media within the era of consumerism?! What about the affluent class of billionaires and artists who are freemasons? The West-based sources/books and YouTube videos are so many about the danger of freemasonry and how it destroys religion; this is very terrifying to me! Of course, this is only the tip of the iceberg; what are the hidden goals of freemasons and globalists anyway apart from world control? What about the so-called de-population agenda?! What about American and European politicians who are freemasons? … Thank you …
Answer:
The temples and registered membership of freemasonry are in the open in the USA and the West; it is not a secret society with hidden agenda; it is like an NGO; the documents of masonic temples are open for inspection by governments; freemasons pay taxes and so on. Some who die insist on bragging of being freemasons on their epitaphs. It is OK if freemasons engage in politics in the USA and to have their lobbies; this is OK and available for all citizens. Reasonable ones among Arabs should stop thinking about freemasons and their temples and activities and about any conspiracy theories spread by maniacs; freemasons never care about Arabs and the Muhammadans. The harm done by Arabs to other Arabs is quite enough. Once an American politician commented on Arabs by saying that they are a nation whose members love engaging into civil wars to annihilate themselves and that the West should leave Arabs do so and it should never care.
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It Is Permissible And Not Forbidden
Published in August 8, 2018
Question: … Dear Sir, … Someone I know collects old machines, PCs, TV sets, stereos, etc. from houses for free and then sells them in the flea market; I once bought an expensive nearly new TV set from him for only five US$; I re-sold it for a hefty sum later on to someone else; did I commit a sin?! I feel so guilty! What do you think? … Thank you …
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You are not guilty; it is permissible and not forbidden to engage in purchasing and selling deals within mutual consent among people; what is forbidden is to cheat sellers/buyers by telling lies to them about the merchandise/goods (e.g., by telling them they are new while they are secondhand) or by deceiving them intentionally in any other ways. God bless you, our son.
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A Common Feature between Salafism and Sufism
Published in January 31, 2013
Question: … Dear Sir, … Salafists in my Arab country, and all other countries, hate Sufis and accuse them of being polytheists who worship tombs/mausoleums inside mosques of many villages and towns; yet, both Salafists and Sufis sanctify and worship at the Yathreb-mosque mausoleum where Prophet Muhammad is supposedly buried; why do not Salafist consider this as a polytheistic act of worship, then?! Any ideas? … Thank you …
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Of course, Salafists never dare to contradict the KSA and Saudi rulers, as most political Salafists in the Arab world receive money from the Saudi regime; besides, Salafists deify and sanctify books of hadiths of Al-Bokhary, Ibn Hanbal, etc. that urge the Muhammadans to perform pilgrimage to the Yathreb abomination/mausoleum which has nothing to do with Muhammad. This is why Salafists contradict themselves when they ridicule the polytheistic Sufi worshipers of tombs, and yet, they insist on worshiping a tomb in Yathreb. Apart from this common feature between Salafists and Sufis, besides their worship of Mammon (i.e., money and wealth), the Sufis differ from Salafists; the polytheistic/disbelieving Sufis are generally peaceful people whose faith and practices are corrupt but they believe in diversity and freedom of religion; the polytheistic/disbelieving Salafists/Wahabis are violent people whose faith and practices are corrupt; they are disbelievers in terms of aggressive demeanor and they commit the grave sin of compulsion in religion and coercing others to join their religion of Satan; they forget that Islam is peaceful behavior with others and monotheism regarding the worship of the Dominant Lord God.
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Human Devils Who Perform Prayers!
Published in January 20, 2013
Question: … Dear Sir, … I wonder how the so-called 'Islamic'/'Islamist ' political parties who control many Arab parliaments steal public money and wealth of several Arab countries while claiming that their prayers as 'pious' people make them 'pure' who avoid sinning?! How come that those who have ill-gotten money assume to be forgiven by merely performing pilgrimage at the Kaaba in Mecca?! What do you think? … Thank you …
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Of course, we have written a lot about hypocrites who pretend to be pious before the eyes of onlookers but they never believe in God and in the Last Day; they are worshipers of Mammon (i.e., money). The worst type of such hypocrites are Wahabis who are seeking power and authority or those who have already ascended into any thrones; they use the banner of Islam to justify tyranny, injustices, and corruption within a hateful theocracy to control and brainwash citizens. Hence, their acts of worship are of no use to them at all since they never attain piety within the fear of the Lord God; they follow earthly/terrestrial religions and NOT the celestial religion of Islam (i.e., the Quran); hence, their myths drove them to perform prayers and pilgrimage, etc. while committing grave sins and injustices as if they would deceive the Lord God in the same way as they deceive the masses. These verses apply to such disbelieving hypocrites: "Among the people are those who say, "We believe in God and in the Last Day," but they are not believers. They seek to deceive God and those who believe, but they deceive none but themselves, though they are not aware." (2:8-9). May God curse them all.