In front of me is a free travel ticket. It says, “I hope you will present it to His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen.”
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The questioner : In front of me is a free travel ticket. It says, “I hope you will present it to His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen.” This message is written as follows: First, the personal card: Name: Human, son of Adam; Nationality: From clay; Address: Planet Earth. Details: Departure station: Planet Earth, the Dunya (world); Destination: The Hereafter; Travel date: [Luqman 31:34]; Check-in time: [Ar-Ra'd 13:38]; Phone number: The five prayers. Travel conditions: The honorable travelers must follow the instructions found in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), such as: obeying Allah, loving Him, fearing Him, obeying His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and obeying the ruler. Constant remembrance of death. Be aware that in the Hereafter, there is only Paradise or the Fire. Allowed luggage: Two meters of white cloth, righteous deeds, a righteous child who prays for him, and beneficial knowledge. Nothing else is allowed to be brought on the trip. For more information, please contact the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) immediately. Note: The connection is direct and free. Have a happy trip. What is your opinion, His Eminence the Shaykh, about this ticket?
The Shaykh : Show it to me. My opinion of this ticket, which has been widespread for a long time and circulated among people, and which has been placed in various forms, including this one in front of me, is that it is a sheet of paper on which the data you heard from the brother Abdul Karim is written. It has also been placed in the form of an airplane ticket, and on another face, with an image of a side-view airplane at the top of the page. This sheet, as you heard its data from the brother Abdul Karim, appears to be a mockery of this journey. Look at what it says in the phone numbers: two, four, four, three, four, referring to the five prayers: two for the Fajr prayer, four and four for the Dhuhr and Asr prayers, three for the Maghrib prayer, and four for the Isha prayer. It made the prayer, which is the greatest pillar of Islam after the testimonies of faith, into phone numbers. Then it said that the travel date is[Luqman 31:34]. Where is the promise in this journey?
And it said: Check-in time:[Ar-Ra'd 13:38]. Where is the specific time for check-in? The important thing is that every section contains something of falsehood. Among them is the luggage, which it says includes beneficial knowledge and a righteous child. This is not something that is carried with the person, but rather it comes after the person.
Therefore, what I see is that this ticket should be destroyed and not circulated among people, and that something from the Book of Allah or from the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) should be written in its place, so that such admonitions do not fall into the category of mockery. In the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), there is enough to suffice for all of this.
And on this occasion, I would like to point out that in this recent period, there has been an increase in pamphlets circulated among people, containing weak hadiths, or even fabricated ones, attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); and false dreams attributed to some people, which are lies and not authentic; and rulings that are circulated but have no basis.
And I warn my Muslim brothers of the danger of this matter. If a person wants to do good, let him contact the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Research in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and present to them the money he has that he wishes to be published for the benefit of people. They are a place of trust and integrity, and praise be to Allah, they collect these funds and print beneficial books that Muslims in this country and elsewhere benefit from.
As for these pamphlets that are not based on anything, but are lies, or weak matters, or rulings that are not true, but are words that have objections and notes, I do not like this to spread in our lands or in the lands of other Muslims. What is authentic in the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is sufficient, and Allah is the Helper.
And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die
وما تدري نفس ماذا تكسب غدا وما تدري نفس بأي أرض تموتFor every term is a decree.
لكل أجل كتابThe Shaykh : Show it to me. My opinion of this ticket, which has been widespread for a long time and circulated among people, and which has been placed in various forms, including this one in front of me, is that it is a sheet of paper on which the data you heard from the brother Abdul Karim is written. It has also been placed in the form of an airplane ticket, and on another face, with an image of a side-view airplane at the top of the page. This sheet, as you heard its data from the brother Abdul Karim, appears to be a mockery of this journey. Look at what it says in the phone numbers: two, four, four, three, four, referring to the five prayers: two for the Fajr prayer, four and four for the Dhuhr and Asr prayers, three for the Maghrib prayer, and four for the Isha prayer. It made the prayer, which is the greatest pillar of Islam after the testimonies of faith, into phone numbers. Then it said that the travel date is
And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die
وما تدري نفس ماذا تكسب غداً وما تدري نفس بأي أرض تموتAnd it said: Check-in time:
For every term is a decree.
لكل أجل كتابTherefore, what I see is that this ticket should be destroyed and not circulated among people, and that something from the Book of Allah or from the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) should be written in its place, so that such admonitions do not fall into the category of mockery. In the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), there is enough to suffice for all of this.
And on this occasion, I would like to point out that in this recent period, there has been an increase in pamphlets circulated among people, containing weak hadiths, or even fabricated ones, attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); and false dreams attributed to some people, which are lies and not authentic; and rulings that are circulated but have no basis.
And I warn my Muslim brothers of the danger of this matter. If a person wants to do good, let him contact the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Research in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and present to them the money he has that he wishes to be published for the benefit of people. They are a place of trust and integrity, and praise be to Allah, they collect these funds and print beneficial books that Muslims in this country and elsewhere benefit from.
As for these pamphlets that are not based on anything, but are lies, or weak matters, or rulings that are not true, but are words that have objections and notes, I do not like this to spread in our lands or in the lands of other Muslims. What is authentic in the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is sufficient, and Allah is the Helper.