10.28.09
What YOU can do to help!
*Update* Court date moved to November 12th. No, government, the supporters won’t go away, even if you delay this for 10 years (if that, indeed, was your intention). =)
Assalam Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah
Abu Sabaya (Tareq Mehanna) is a valuable member of the Muslim community. As his brothers and sisters in Islaam, it is incumbent upon us to offer a hand in his time of need. Here is a short list of things that you must do (or should do, if not possible), inshaAllaah (outline and I’ll expound on some points more later):
- Make du3aa
- Qunoot an-Naazilah
- Write letters
- Join the Facebook Group
- Spread links
- Make du3aa, with a pure intention & a sincere heart. Make them even moreso at the times they’re most accepted: in between the adhaan and the iqaamah, on jum3ah (Fridays), last third of the night, when you’re fasting, when you’re traveling, when you’re sick, in sujood, etc. Do not forget to praise Allaah & send blessings upon Muhammad sal Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam so it is not suspended (both in the beginning and end). Du3aa is the weapon of the believer. THIS is the most important AND easiest part of the list. In fact, why don’t you make du3aa for Tareq right this second, before proceeding. I’ll aid.[Purify your intentions] Alhamdulillah, was salaatu was salaamu 3ala RasoolAllaah..
Ya Rabbi, Ya Rahman, grant Tareq and his family sabr and contentment and make them steadfast upon the Haqq.
Ya Allaah, make them reach the level of ihsaan and remain upon that level.
Ya Allaah, forgive them for their sins and make their account of good deeds weighty.
Ya Allaah, rectify their affairs. Do what is best for them in this dunya and in the akhira.
Ya Allaah, grant them sakeena and show them the eases you have promised the Believers after every difficulty.
Ya Allaah, free him from the shackles of the oppressors.
Ya Allaah, grant all of the above-mentioned du3aas to EVERY single person who is oppressed and to all the Muslims in general.
Ya Allaah, make the Muslims gain our 3izzah back and turn back completely to Your perfected deen.
Ya Allaah, show the oppressors that when they go to war with someone beloved to You, You go to war with them and make it apparent to the entire world. Ameen Allaahumma Ameen. Alhamdulillah, was salaatu was salaamu 3ala RasoolAllaah.
Make sure you make more du3aa in your own time inshaAllaah - Qunoot an-Naazilah (qunoot at times of calamity) - pretty much goes with the above. This can be said consistently (during every salaah). Click on these 2 links for more info: http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/20031 & http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/126258 . It is said before the rukoo’ or after it (you can do either). Here are suggested du3aas:It was narrated that ‘Umar prayed Qunoot with the following words:
http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/Salafiya88/My%20designs/?action=view¤t=du3aa1.jpg [Click here for Arabic text]
“Allaahumma inna nasta’eenuka wa nu’minu bika, wa natawakkalu ‘alayka wa nuthni ‘alayka al-khayr, wa laa nakfuruka. Allaahumma iyyaaka na’budu wa laka nusalli wa nasjudu, wa ilayka nas’aa wa nahfid. Narju rahmataka wa nakhsha ‘adhaabaka, inna ‘adhaabaka al-jadd bil kuffaari mulhaq. Allaahumma ‘adhdhib il-kafarata ahl al-kitaab alladheena yasuddoona ‘an sabeelika
(O Allaah, verily we seek Your help, we believe in You, we put our trust in You and we praise You and we are not ungrateful to You. O Allaah, You alone we worship and to You we pray and prostrate, for Your sake we strive. We hope for Your mercy and fear Your punishment, for Your punishment will certainly reach the disbelievers. O Allaah, punish the infidels of the People of the Book who are preventing others from following Your way)
When Muhammad sal Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam prayed for the salvation of the weak and oppressed in Makkah, he said:
(O Allaah, verily we seek Your help, we believe in You, we put our trust in You and we praise You and we are not ungrateful to You. O Allaah, You alone we worship and to You we pray and prostrate, for Your sake we strive. We hope for Your mercy and fear Your punishment, for Your punishment will certainly reach the disbelievers. O Allaah, punish the infidels of the People of the Book who are preventing others from following Your way)
When Muhammad sal Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam prayed for the salvation of the weak and oppressed in Makkah, he said:
http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/Salafiya88/My%20designs/?action=view¤t=du3aa2.jpg [click for Arabic text]
Allaahumma anji **Waleed ibn al-Waleed, Allaahumma najji Salamah ibn Hishaam, Allaahumma najji ‘Ayyaash ibn Abi Rabee’ah**, Allaahumma najjil mustadh 3afeen minal mu2mineen.
“O Allaah, O Allaah, save **al-Waleed ibn al-Waleed, Salamah ibn Hishaam, ‘Ayyaash ibn Abi Rabee’ah** and the weak and oppressed believers.”
When he prayed against some of the Arab tribes because of the severity of their enmity towards Allaah and His Messenger, he said:
http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/Salafiya88/My%20designs/?action=view¤t=du3aa3.jpg [Click for Arabic text]
“O Allaah, punish **Mudar** severely and send upon them a famine like that of Yoosuf.”
[**Note:of course, the names for the latter 2 du3aa wil be changed, but gives you a template]
When 70 of the sahaabah were killed due to the deception of some ‘Arab tribes, Muhammad sal Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said the qunoot for EVERY prayer for a MONTH. According to a report narrated by Muslim (679), he said:
http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/Salafiya88/My%20designs/?action=view¤t=du3aa4.jpg [Click here for Arabic text]
Allaahummal 3an **bani Lihyaan, wa Ri’l wa Dhakwaan, wa ‘Usayyah** 3asaw Allaah wa Rasoolahu
“O Allaah, curse **Banu Lihyaan, Ri’l, Dhakwaan and ‘Usayyah**, for they have disobeyed Allaah and His Messenger.”
He [Ibn ‘Umar] heard the Messenger of Allaah sal Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam say, when he lifted his head from bowing in the second rak’ah of Fajr:
http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/Salafiya88/My20designs/action=view¤t=du3aa5.jpg
[Click here for Arabic text]
Allaahummal 3an fulaanan wa fulaanan wa fulaanan
[Click here for Arabic text]
Allaahummal 3an fulaanan wa fulaanan wa fulaanan
“O Allaah, curse So and so, and So and so, and So and so,” after he said Sami’a Allaahu limanhamidah, Rabbana wa laka’l hamd
And finally, Islam-QA at the end gives their du3aa (which is almost the same as the Prophet’s qunoot combined):
http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c393/Salafiya88/M20designs/action=view¤t=Du3aa6.jpg
[Click here for Arabic Text]
Allaahumma anjil mustadh 3afeen minal mu2mineen fee Ghazzah. Allaahumma ansaarihim, Allaahummashdud wa ta2taka (?) 3alal Yahood wan-nasaara, [??], Allaahumma la3anahim, Allaahummaj 3alhaa 3alayhim sineena kasinee Yoosuf
[I can’t provide the transliteration without the tashkeel marks, as unfortunately I can’t rely on thelittle knowledge I have on Arabic grammar. If anyone else can, please do so inshaAllaah]
“O Allaah, save the weak and oppressed believers in Gaza; O Allaah, help them; O Allaah, punish the Jews and Christians, and those who support and help them, severely; O Allaah, curse them; O Allaah, send upon them years like the years of Yoosuf”
The brother who posted this included this: “If anyone is feeling ill motivated to write to him, then please listen to this lecture by Anwar Awalaki of only half an hour. It is really touching and makes one realise our duties and obligations. http://www.kalamullah.com/Anwar%20Al-Awlaki/Beyond%20Guantanamo.mp3“
You can send the letters via his brother who will print them out. His e-mail address is tamer.mehanna@hotmail.com . Please don’t delay…we should be honored that we can give this support to him. Your reward is with Allaah, do NOT delay!
For now, I think this list should be sufficient. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to add more as we are all looking to how to best serve our brother. And please remember that he is not the only prisoner in need of our du3aas and all of the above. So let this just be the beginning of your work (for the sake of Allaah) for those being unjustly treated.
May Allaah help us all, rectify our affairs, and never leave us alone in our affairs even for a blink of an eye, Ameen. Oh…and. May the eyes of the cowards never sleep. Ameen
Assalam Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah
