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28:39 - And he was arrogant and insolent in the land beyond reason he and his hosts: they thought<br />

that they would not have to return to Us! 3372<br />

3372 They did not believe in the Hereafter. They did not understand that every deed must have its inevitable consequence,<br />

good, or evil, unless the Grace of Allah intervenes to save us from ourselves! (28.39)<br />

40:24 - To Pharaoh Haman and Qarun; but they called (him) "a sorcerer telling lies!"... 4390<br />

4390 Here are three types of Unfaith, each showing a different phase, and yet all united in opposition to the Truth and<br />

Mission of Moses. (1) Pharaoh is the type of arrogance, cruelty, and reliance on brute force; cf. xxviii. 38-39. (2)<br />

Haman was Pharaoh's minister (n. 3331 to xxviii. 6; also xxviii. 38): he was the type of a sycophant who would pander<br />

to the vanity of any man in power. (3) Qarun excelled in his wealth, was selfish in its use, and overbearing to the poor<br />

(xxviii. 76-81, and n. 3404). They all came to an evil end eventually. (40.24)<br />

40:36 - Pharaoh said: "O Haman! Build me a lofty palace that I may attain the ways and means 4408<br />

4408 Cf. xxviii. 38, and n. 3371. There are two points to be noted here. (1) Pharaoh, in the arrogance of his material<strong>ism</strong>,<br />

thinks of the Kingdom of Heaven like a kingdom on earth; he thinks of spiritual things in terms of palaces and ladders:<br />

notice that the word asbab (ways and means) is emphasised by repetition (2) His sarcasm turns Moses and Allah to<br />

ridicule, and he frankly states that 'for his part he thinks Moses is a liar', though other men less lofty than he (Pharaoh)<br />

may he deceived by the Clear Signs of Moses. (40.36)<br />

Al-Tirmidhi Hadith<br />

Hadith 578 Narrated by<br />

Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As<br />

Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) mentioned prayer one day and said: He who observes it constantly, it will serve for him<br />

as a light, as (burhan), an evidence, and (as a means of) salvation on the Day of Resurrection. He who does not observe it<br />

constantly, it will not serve for him as a light, as an evidence, and (as a means of) salvation on the Day of Resurrection, and<br />

he will be with Qarun, Pharaoh, Haman and Ubayy ibn Khalaf.<br />

Transmitted by Ahmad, Darimi, and Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman transmitted it.<br />

HANDS AND FEET:<br />

36:65 - That Day shall We set a seal on their mouths. But their hands will speak to Us and their<br />

feet bear witness to all that they did. 4011<br />

4011 The ungodly will now be dumbfounded. They will be unable to speak or offer any defence. (The consequences of all<br />

acts, which follow according to Allah's Law, are, in Quranic language, attributed to Allah). But their silence will not<br />

matter. Their own hands and feet will speak against them. "Hands and feet" in this connection are symbolical of all the<br />

instruments for action which they were given in this life. The same extended meaning is to be understood for "eyes" in<br />

the following verse. Cf. also xli. 20- 21, where eyes, ears, and skins are all mentioned as bearing witness against such<br />

as misused them. (36.65)<br />

Fiqh-us-Sunnah<br />

Fiqh 1.58a<br />

How ghusl is performed<br />

According to the practice of the Prophet, upon whom be peace, the correct manner of performing ghusl is:<br />

1. wash both hands three times,<br />

2. wash the penis,<br />

3. make a complete ablution (like the one made for prayer--the Prophet used to delay washing his feet until the end of<br />

his ghusl if he was using a tub, and so on),<br />

Fiqh-us-Sunnah<br />

Fiqh 1.124a<br />

Obligatory acts of prayer, Bodily Parts That Touch the Ground During<br />

Prostration<br />

These parts are: the face, hands, knees and feet. Al-'Abbas ibn 'Abdul-Mutallib reported that he heard the Prophet say,<br />

"When a slave (of Allah) prostrates, seven bodily parts prostrate with him: his face, his hands, his knees and his feet."<br />

(Related by "the group," except for al-Bukhari.) Said Ibn 'Abbas, "The Prophet ordered us to prostrate on seven bodily parts<br />

and not to fold back the hair or clothing: the forehead, the hands, the knees and the feet." In another wording, the Prophet<br />

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