Friday, 6 March 2020

IN DEFENCE OF THE SUNNAH OF QABD (FOLDING ONE'S ARMS IN SALAAT/PRAYER) BY SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASSE

RAF‘U L MALAAM ‘AN MAN RAFA‘A WA QABADA IQTIDA‘A BI SAYYID AL-ANAAM OF SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASSE
{Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse’s Defence of the Sunnah Practices which his Followers adopted}

Analysed by: Khalifah (Dr.) Awwal Baba Taofiq
In his book: ICON OF MYSTICS: SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASS (RTA) - (Pages184-186&201-202)
 
INTRODUCTION

Shaykh Ibrahim Niass wrote a book titled: Raf‘ul Malaam ‘an man rafa‘a wa qabada iqtida‘a bi Sayyid al-Anaam, in which he attempts to defend his practices which his followers have adopted.

In this book, the Shaykh asserts that neither God nor his messenger, Muhammad ordered the Muslims to follow one Madh'ab (School of Law) exclusively. He also argues that it is improper for a Muslim to follow any Madh'ab (School of Law) when that school disagrees with a Sunnah (Tradition of the Prophet).

He argues further that since his practice are based on the tradition of the Prophet as related in the books of Hadith, those who practice them should not be blamed.

This work exemplifies a typical sufi's attitude towards Shari‘ah law, especially the primacy of revelation over legal traditionalism and the necessity to return to the Qur‘an and Sunnah (Prophetic traditions) for the source of all laws.


TOPICS DISCUSSED IN RAF‘UL MALAAM

This work deals with the following topics;

PART ONE
1. The necessity of agreeing on what the Prophet said, since he made categorical statements about the practices he wanted.
2. The lack of responsibility of the leaders of the four legal schools for people who depart from the traditions of the Prophet.
3. Explanation of the four legal schools (in line with the fact that, a person can form his own legal school, if he keeps to the Qur‘an and the traditions)

PART TWO
1. Absolving people from strictly following the four schools.
2. On the crossing of arms while praying.
3. Beginning the prayer with Basmalah.
4. Ending the Suratul Fatiha with "aameen" loudly.
5. On saying "As-Salaam Alaykum" twice, at the end of prayers.
6. Conclusion on the nature of prayers to the Prophet.

PART THREE
1. Tradition of the Prophet dealing with the ways that show how the Prophet read during prayers. 2. Islamic periods
3. Calling of prayers
4. How to lead prayers
5. Places where saying prayers is not allowed, and
6. A reminder


QABD (FOLDING ONE'S ARMS IN SALAAT/PRAYER): AN ESTABLISHED TRADITION OF THE PROPHET

Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse explains that Qabd is an established tradition of the Prophet and the Prophet used to place his right hand over his left hand in his prayers and ordered people to do the same.

A rider to that, in Hujjat al-Qabidin, the Shaykh maintains that the practice of Qabd does not require argument nor should anybody be blamed for doing it, because it is done to imitate the Prophet, who did not do otherwise.


ISSUE OF SUNNAH OF QABD AND SADL (FOLDING AND UNFOLDING ARMS IN SALAAT): AN OPEN CHALLENGE BY SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASSE

Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse left this contentious issue open and he invited anybody who could produce a single Authentic(Sahih) or Weak(Da‘if) hadith which narrated that the Prophet practiced Sadl (Unfolding of one's arms in salaat).

He promised to give such a person all his books and that of his disciple, Alhaji Uba Rigim of Kano, Nigeria.


CLARIFICATIONS: ON THE STANCES OF THE SUNNAH AND THE MADHAA'IB (SCHOOL OF LAWS)

The facts still remains that the Prophet Muhammad(SAW) once addressed his followers and told them;

“Observe your prayers as you see me observing it”.

This hadith does not direct any muslim to follow any Imam's (Leader of the School of Law) in his acts of worship, but the Prophet.

None of these Imams of the Schools of Law ever thought of establishing his own school of law against the sunnah and practice of the Prophet.

It was their students who subsequently immortalize the teaching of their teachers, by establishing schools of law and named it after them.

It is remarkable that the Prophet did not keep silent on this issue. He said;

“....in prayer, keep your right hand over the left...” ~ Muwatta of Imam Malik, V1 pg.133

It should be understood that of all the four accepted schools of law, namely Hanafi, Hanbali, Shaafi'ee and Maliki schools. It is only Maliki that disapproves the practice of Qabd(Folding Arms) during the observation of obligatory prayers.

Although, we are not holding Imam Malik responsible for this, in a point of fact, Imam Malik recognised the practices of Qabd as it is contained in his work, Muwatta Maliki.


CONCLUDING REMARK
The attitude of Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse's followers suggests that a Sufi Shaykh does influence his followers greatly, not only in the esoteric(inner) aspects of Islam, but also in its exoteric(outer), while his decision seems to be final to them.

It also suggests that Sufi followers are only nominal members of any schools of Law to which they may claim to belong.

*To be continued...on the issues of Raf'u, Basmalah and Quranic recitation on Radio*


Analysed by: Khalifah (Dr.) Awwal Baba Taofiq
In his book:
ICON OF MYSTICS: SHAYKH IBRAHIM NIASS (RTA) - (Pages184-186&201-202)


 
 




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