Did Muhammad Teach that Women are Stupid and Inferior to Men?

A resounding YES!

The Evidence from the Quran

Q. 2:228

The women who are divorced shall wait concerning themselves until they have their courses thrice, and it shall not be lawful for them to conceal that which God hath created in their wombs, if they believe in God and the last day; and their husbands will act more justly to bring them back at this time, if they desire a reconciliation. The women ought also to behave towards their husbands in like manner as their husbands should behave towards them, according to what is just: But the men ought to have a superiority over them. God is mighty and wise. Sale

“… And they (the women) have rights similar to those (of men) over them in equity; but men have a degree of advantage above them. And ALLAH is Mighty and Wise.” Sher Ali

“… And women have their rights similar to their obligations in an equitable and just manner; yet men have a place above them. And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.” Amatul Rahman Omar

“… for, the same is due to them as from them; but the men should have precedence over them. God is mighty and wise.” Palmer

“… Women shall with justice have rights similar to those exercised against them, although men have a status above women. God is mighty and wise… ” N. J. Dawood

Q. 4:34

“Men have authority over women because God has made the one SUPERIOR to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because God has guarded them…” S. 4:34 N. J. Dawood

“Men are SUPERIOR to women on account of the qualities with which God hath gifted the one ABOVE THE OTHER, and on account of the outlay they make from their substance for them…” Rodwell

“Men stand SUPERIOR to women in that God hath preferred some of them over others, and in that they expend of their wealth…” Palmer

Q. 2:282

“O you who believe! When you contract a debt for a fixed period, write it down. Let a scribe write it down in justice between you. Let not the scribe refuse to write as Allah has taught him, so let him write. Let him (the debtor) who incurs the liability dictate, and he must fear Allah, his Lord, and diminish not anything of what he owes. But if the debtor is of poor understanding, or weak, or is unable himself to dictate, then let his guardian dictate in justice. And get two witnesses out of your own men. And if there are not two men (available), then a man and TWO WOMEN, such as you agree for witnesses, so that if one of them (two women) errs, the other can remind her…” Hilali-Khan

Q. 4:11

“Allah commands you as regards your children’s (inheritance); to the male, a portion equal to that OF TWO FEMALES…” Hilali-Khan

Q. 4:176

“… if there are brothers and sisters, the male will have TWICE THE SHARE OF THE FEMALE…” Hilali-Khan

The Evidence from the ahadith and commentaries

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:

The Prophet said, “Isn’t the witness of a woman equal to half of that of a man?” The women said, “Yes.” He said, “THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE DEFICIENCY OF A WOMAN’S MIND.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 48, Number 826 http://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=48&translator=1&start=0&number=826)

According to Yunus – Ibn Wahb – Ibn Zayd (commenting on God’s word: “And he whispered”): Satan whispered to Eve about the tree and succeeded in taking her to it; then he made it seem good to Adam. He continued. When Adam felt a need for her and called her, she said: No! unless you go there. When he went, she said again: No! unless you eat from this tree. He continued. They both ate from it, and their secret parts became apparent to them. He continued. Adam then went about in Paradise in flight. His Lord called out to him: Adam, is it from Me that you are fleeing? Adam replied: No, my Lord, but I feel shame before You. When God asked what had caused his trouble, he replied: Eve, my Lord. Whereupon God said: Now it is My obligation to make her bleed once every month, as she made this tree bleed. I ALSO MAKE HER STUPID, although I had created her intelligent (halimah), and must make her suffer pregnancy and birth with difficulty, although I made it easy for her to be pregnant and give birth. Ibn Zayd said: Were it not for the affliction that affected Eve, the women of this world would not menstruate, AND THEY WOULD BE INTELLIGENT and, when pregnant, give birth easily. (The History of Al-Tabari: General Introduction and From the Creation to the Flood, translated by Franz Rosenthal [State University of New York Press (SUNY), Albany 1989], Volume 1, pp. 280-281; bold and capital emphasis ours)

“… And summon to bear witness, the debt, two witnesses, men, mature Muslim free men; or if the two, witnesses, be not men, then one man and two women, to bear witness, such witnesses as you approve of, on account of their piety and probity; the number of women is because of the fact, so that if one of the two women errs, forgets the testimony, GIVEN THEIR LESSER ASTUTENESS AND ACCURACY; the other, the one remembering, will remind her (read fa-tudhakkira or fa-tudhkira), the one that has forgotten — the ‘reminding’ clause is the reason [for the choice of two women], that is to say, so that she may be reminded if she errs or strays into error, because this [forgetfulness] is the cause of it (a variant reading [for an, ‘that’] has the conditional in, ‘if’, with [the verb inflected as] tudhakkiru, ‘she will remind’, making it a new sentence, the response to which [follows])…” (Tafsir al-Jalalayn, Q. 2:282 http://altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=2&tAyahNo=282&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2; bold and capital emphasis ours)

Men are in charge of, they have authority over, women, disciplining them and keeping them in check, because of that with which God has preferred the one over the other, that is, because God has given them the advantage over women, IN KNOWLEDGE, REASON, authority and otherwise, and because of what they expend, on them [the women], of their property…” (Ibid., Q. 4:34 http://altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=4&tAyahNo=34&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2; bold and capital emphasis ours)

“… And they (women) have rights) and inviolability with their husbands (similar to those) of their husbands (over them in kindness) in kind companionship and intercourse, (and men are a degree above them) in relation to the REASONING FACULTY, INHERITANCE, BLOOD MONEY, as WITNESSES in court and also that which they owe them in terms of expenditure and service.” (Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs, Q. 2:228 http://altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=73&tSoraNo=2&tAyahNo=228&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2; bold and capital emphasis ours)

“(Men are in charge of women) they are in charge of overseeing the proper conduct of women, (because Allah hath made the one of them) the men THROUGH REASON and the division of booty and estates (to excel the other) the women…” (Ibid., Q. 4:34 http://altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=73&tSoraNo=4&tAyahNo=34&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2; bold and capital emphasis ours)

Muhammad proclaimed that, as a result of their stupidity and religious deficiency, there wouldn’t be many women going to Islam’s paradise since the majority of them will end up in hell.

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
Once Allah’s Apostle went out to the Musalla (to offer the prayer) on ‘Id-al-Adha or Al-Fitr prayer. Then he passed by the women and said, “O women! Give alms, as I have seen that THE MAJORITY of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women).” They asked, “Why is it so, O Allah’s Apostle?” He replied, “You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion THAN YOU. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you.” The women asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?” He said, “Is not THE EVIDENCE OF TWO WOMEN EQUAL TO THE WITNESS OF ONE MAN?” They replied in the affirmative. He said, “This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Isn’t it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?” The women replied in the affirmative. He said, “This is the deficiency in her religion.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 6, Number 301 http://searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=6&translator=1&start=0&number=301; see also Volume 2, Book 24, Number 541)

“Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Abbas… the Prophet replied… ‘I also saw the Hell-fire and I had never seen such a horrible sight. I saw that MOST of the inhabitants WERE WOMEN.’ The people asked, ‘O Allah’s Apostle! Why is it so?’ The Prophet replied, ‘Because of their ungratefulness.’ It was asked whether they are ungrateful to Allah. The Prophet said, ‘They are ungrateful to their companions of life (husbands) and ungrateful to good deeds. If you are benevolent to one of them throughout the life and if she sees anything (undesirable) in you, she will say, ‘I have never had any good from you.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 18, Number 161 http://searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=18&translator=1&start=0&number=161)

Imran b. Husain reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Amongst the inmates of Paradise THE WOMEN WOULD FORM A MINORITY. (Sahih Muslim, Book 036, Number 6600 http://searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=036&translator=2&start=0&number=6600)

Muhammad also taught that women are fields that men could plow into whenever and however they want.

(Excessively) attractive has been made, for the people, the love of lusts (that) include WOMEN, children, and hoarded treasures of gold and silver, and branded horses and cattle and crops. (All) this is the provision of the worldly life and with Allah is the best abode. S. 3:14 Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/3/st43.htm

Your women ARE A TILLAGE for you; so come unto your tillage AS YOU WISH, and forward for your souls; and fear God, and know that you shall meet Him. Give thou good tidings to the believers. S. 2:223 Arberry

The hadiths provide the reason why this passage was “sent down”:

Narrated Jabir:
Jews used to say: “If one has sexual intercourse with his wife from the back, then she will deliver a squint-eyed child.” So this Verse was revealed:– “Your wives are a tilth unto you; so go to your tilth when or how you will.” (2.223) (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book 60, Number 51 http://searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=60&translator=1&start=0&number=51)

And:

Bahz bin Hakim reported on the authority of his father from his grandfather (Mu’awiyah ibn Haydah) as saying:

I said: Messenger of Allah, how should we approach our wives and how should we leave them? He replied: Approach your tilth when or how you will, give her (your wife) food when you take food, clothe when you clothe yourself, do not revile her face, and do not beat her.

Abu Dawud said: The version of Shu’bah has: That you give her food when you have food yourself, and that you clothe her when you clothe yourself.

Grade: Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani)

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 2143

In-book reference: Book 12, Hadith 98

English translation: Book 11, Hadith 2138 (Sunnah.com http://sunnah.com/abudawud/12/98)

According to renowned Muslim scholar/historian/commentator al-Tabari, one of Muhammad’s companions and the son of the second caliph named Ibn Umar claimed that this verse was “revealed” to justify having anal sex with a person’s wives, captives and/or sex slaves:

Others said, “Rather, it means that you may have intercourse whenever you want and in whatever manner you want.” Of those who narrated this:

It was narrated Yaqub, Narrated by Hushaim, narrated by Ibn A’wn, narrated by Nafi’ who related that whenever Ibn Umar read the Quran he would not speak, but one day I read the verse, “Your wives are as a tilth unto you: so approach your tilth when or how you will” (Sura 2:223). So he said, “Do you know about whom this verse was revealed?” I replied, “No.” He said, “This verse was revealed about PENETRATING WOMEN IN THEIR ANUS.”

It was narrated by Ibrahim Ibn Abdullah Ibn Muslim Abu Muslim, narrated by Abu Umar Al Dariri, narrated by Ismail Ibn Ibrahim (owner of) Al Karabisi, narrated by Ibn A’wn, narrated by Nafi’ who said, “I used to (inquire) from Ibn Umar whenever he read the verse in the Quran, ‘Your wives are as a tilth unto you: so approach your tilth when or how you will’ (Sura 2:223), he would say, ‘Meaning to have intercourse with women IN THEIR ANUS.”

It was narrated by Abdel Rahman Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abdel Hakam, narrated by Abdel Malik Ibn Maslama, narrated by Al Darawardi who stated that it was related to Zaid Ibn Aslam that Muhammad Ibn Al Munkadir used to forbid penetrating women through their anus so Zaid responded, “I bear witness against Muhammad that he informed me that he performed this.”

It was related about Al Harith Ibn Yaqub that he narrated about Abi Al Habab Sa’id Ibn Yassar that he asked Ibn Umar and said, “O Abu Abdul Rahman! We buy slave girls, so may we commit ‘Nahmid’ with them?” So he replied, “And what is this ‘Nahmid’?” He responded, “(penetrating) the ANUS.” Ibn Umar said, “Wow, Wow! Does a believer do that?” It was narrated by Abu Kilaba, narrated by Abdel Samad, who said that it was narrated by his father who narrated from Ayub, narrated from Nafi’, narrated by Ibn Umar who said that (Sura 2:223), ‘Your wives are as a tilth unto you: so approach your tilth when or how you will,’ WAS REGARDING THE ANUS. (Arabic Source http://quran.al-islam.com/Page.aspx?pageid=221&BookID=13&Page=35; translation ours)

The hadiths even tell us how Allah and his angels feel about a woman that refuses to allow her husband to enter her when and how he wants:

Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “If a husband calls his wife to his bed (i.e. to have sexual relation) and she refuses and causes him to sleep in anger, the angels will curse her till morning.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 460 http://searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=54&translator=1&start=0&number=460)

Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger as saying: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, when a man calls his wife to his bed, and she does not respond, the One Who is in the heaven is displeased with her until he (her husband) is pleased with her. (Sahih Muslim, Book 008, Number 3367 http://searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=008&translator=2&start=0&number=3367)

In fact, women are so low according to Muhammad that he even placed them on the same level as dogs and asses.

Narrated ‘Aisha:
The things which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, “Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey AND A WOMAN (if they pass in front of the praying people).” I said, “You have made us (i.e. women) dogs. I saw the Prophet praying while I used to lie in my bed between him and the Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I would slip away, for I disliked to face him.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 9, Number 490 http://searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=9&translator=1&start=0&number=490)

Abu Dharr reported: THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID: When any one of you stands for prayer and there is a thing before him equal to the back of the saddle that covers him and in case there is not before him (a thing) equal to the back of the saddle, HIS PRAYER WOULD BE CUT OFF BY (passing of an) ASS, WOMAN, AND BLACK DOG. I said: O Abu Dharr, what feature is there in a black dog which distinguish it from the red dog and the yellow dog? He said: O, son of my brother, I asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as you are asking me, and he said: The black dog is a devil. (Sahih Muslim, Book 004, Number 1032 http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/299)

Abu Huraira reported: THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SAID: A WOMAN, AN ASS AND A DOG DISRUPT THE PRAYER, but something like the back of a saddle guards against that. (Sahih Muslim, Book 004, Number 1034 http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/301)

We have a lot more to say about Muhammad’s views of women here https://answeringislamblog.wordpress.com/2016/09/28/did-muhammad-permit-women-to-be-beaten-and-mistreated/.

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Unveiling Jamal Badawi’s True Mediator and Savior Pt. 2

We continue https://answeringislamblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/05/unveiling-jamal-badawis-true-mediator-and-savior-pt-1/ our discussion of Jamal Badawi’s assertion that Islam expressly prohibits worshiping Allah through intermediaries. As we already saw, there can be no true worship from an Islamic perspective that does not include the mediation of Muhammad.

To make matters worse, the Quran commands Muslims to devote themselves to the service of both Allah and his messenger:

But any of you that is devout in the service (yaqnut) of God and His Apostle, and works righteousness, – to her shall We grant her reward twice: and We have prepared for her a generous Sustenance. S. 33:31 Y. Ali

The word employed here, yaqnut, comes from qanut which is a term used in relation to the service rendered to Allah, such as prayer!

Qaf-Nun-Ta = to be devout, obedient, fully and wholeheartedly in all humility to stand long in prayer. qanitun – one who is fully, wholehearted and in all humility devout and obedient.

qanata vb. (1)

impf. act. 33:31

impv. 3:43

pcple. act. 2:116, 2:238, 3:17, 4:34, 16:120, 30:26, 33:35, 33:35, 39:9, 66:5, 66:12 (Project Root List http://www.studyquran.co.uk/16_QAF.htm; underline emphasis ours)

The following citations can all be found here http://ejtaal.net/aa/#hw4=939,ll=2661,ls=15,la=3747,sg=877,ha=641,br=801,pr=130,vi=311,mgf=737,mr=565,mn=1161,aan=539,kz=2221,uqq=317,ulq=1446,uqa=357,uqw=1361,umr=901,ums=764,umj=687,bdw=736,amr=533,asb=822,auh=1328,dhq=468,mht=763,msb=204,tla=88,amj=677,ens=1,mis=1849. Bold, capital and/or underline emphasis is ours.

qanata u (… qunut) to be obedient, submissive, humble… qunut obedience to God, humility before God, devoutness, piety (Hans Wher, 4^th edition, p. 926)

qunut, piety, submission to the will of God. (Steingass, p. 860)

To stand long in prayer. To prolong warring. To be obedient to God.

To humble o.’s self to (God).

To eat little.

Obedience to God. Assiduous to prayer.

Invocation. Steadfastness in religion. (Hava, p. 621)

q-n-t to stop talking; to be obedient, submissive, humble (before God), devoutness, piety, to ask God in prayer, TO PRAY. Of this root, four forms occur 13 times in the Quran… yaqnut twice… qanit twice… qanitat three times and… qanitun six times… yaqnut [imperf. of v. intrans.] 1 to be obedient (33:31)… whosoever of you submits to God and His messenger and does right. We shall give her twice her reward 2 to devote oneself to God (3:43)… Mary, devote yourself to your Lord, prostrate yourself in worship and bow down with those who bow… qanit [act. part.; pl… qanitun] 1 one who is devout, one who is obedient to God (4:34)… so the righteous women [wives] are devout, guarding in secret that which God has guarded 2 one standing long, or who is constant, in performing the prayer (39:9)… is he who is constant at his prayers throughout the night, prostrating himself and standing [on his feet], fearing the Day of Judgement and hoping for the mercy of his Lord…. (Brill, pp. 776-777)

… He was obedient to God… he was or became lowly, humble or submissive to him… Who is obedient to God (33:32)… also means, he became silent; he stood or stood in prayer… Is he who stands in prayer (39:10)… and… (plural)… obedient to her husband… plural, (33:36)… Obedience; standing or standing in prayer; the act of supplicating; to be silent or refraining from talking; serving God; being humble, submissive or lowly. (M.G. Farid, Dictionary of Qur’an, p. 705)

to be obedient fully and whole-heartedly, to be devout without failing…

And whosoever of you shall be obedient unto Allah and His Messenger. [33:31] …

(perate. f. sing.)

be obedient…

O’ Maryam! be devout unto Thy Lord. [33:43]…

(act. pic. sing.) acc.

a devout one…

acc.

(act. pic. m. plu.)

devout ones…

(act. pic. f. plu.)

devout or obedient (women) (A.A. Nadwi, Vocabulary of the Quran, p. 516)

qunuut: du’aaS il-qunuut [lsl] special prayer of petition inserted after the second morning ra’ka. (Hind/Badawi (Egyptian), p. 718)

Qanata…

To be devout, obedient, fully and wholeheartedly in all humility to stand long in prayer.

Qanitun… One who is fully, wholehearted and in all humility devout and obedient. Yaqnut… (imp. sing. juss.): He is obedient. Iqnuti… (prt. f. sing.) Be obedient… Qanitun/Qanitan… (acc./ act. pic. m. sing.): Devout one; Obedient one. Qanituna/Qanitina… (act./ act. pic. m. plu.): Devout one. Qanitatun… (act. pic. f. plu.): Obedient women. (L; R; T; LL).

The root with its above forms has been used in The Holy Qur’an about 13 times. (Dictionary of the Holy Quran, p. 467)

As the preceding lexical sources indicate, this specific word appears approximately thirteen times, and in every instance with the exception of Q. 33:31 it is used in reference to devotion to Allah:

Abraham was indeed a model, devoutly obedient (qanitan) to God, (and) true in Faith, and he joined not gods with God: S. 16:120 Y. Ali

Unto Him belongeth whosoever is in the heavens and the earth. All are obedient (qanitoona) unto Him. S. 30:26 Pickthall

And Maryam (Mary), the daughter of ‘Imran who guarded her chastity; and We breathed into (the sleeve of her shirt or her garment) through Our Ruh [i.e. Jibrael (Gabriel)], and she testified to the truth of the Words of her Lord [i.e. believed in the Words of Allah: “Be!” and he was; that is ‘Iesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary); as a Messenger of Allah], and (also believed in) His Scriptures, and she was of the Qanitin (i.e. obedient to Allah). S. 66:12 Hilali-Khan

In some cases it refers to the worship rendered to Allah, such as staying up during the night to pray:

Is one who worships devoutly (qanitun) during the hour of the night prostrating himself or standing (in adoration), who takes heed of the Hereafter, and who places his hope in the Mercy of his Lord – (like one who does not)? Say: “Are those equal, those who know and those who do not know? It is those who are endued with understanding that receive admonition. S. 39:9 Y. Ali

They say: “God hath begotten a son”: Glory be to Him. – Nay, to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: everything renders worship (qanitoona) to Him. S. 2:116 Y. Ali

Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost prayer, and stand up with devotion (qaniteena) to Allah. S. 2:238 Pickthall

(They are) those who are patient ones, those who are true (in Faith, words, and deeds), and obedient with sincere devotion in worship to Allah (wa’al-qaniteena). Those who spend [give the Zakat and alms in the Way of Allah] and those who pray and beg Allah’s Pardon in the last hours of the night. S. 3:17 Hilali-Khan

“O Mary! worship (oqnutee) Thy Lord devoutly: Prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down.” S. 3:43 Y. Ali

This next one is rather interesting since it connects qanut with total submission to everything decreed by Allah AND his messenger:(1)

Men and women who have surrendered, believing men and believing women, obedient men and obedient women (wa’al-qaniteena wa’al-qanitati), truthful men and truthful women, enduring men and enduring women, humble men and humble women, men and women who give in charity, men who fast and women who fast, men and women who guard their private parts, men and women who remember God oft — for them God has prepared forgiveness and a mighty wage. It is NOT for any believer, man or woman, when God AND HIS MESSENGER have decreed a matter, to have the choice in the affair. Whosoever disobeys God and His Messenger has gone astray into manifest error. S. 33:35-36 Arberry

What the foregoing indicates is that Muslims are required to devote themselves entirely to Muhammad’s service, which in turn suggests that they are to direct their acts of worship to him as well, and not just to their deity.

This is confirmed by the supposedly sound narrations, which have Muhammad exhorting his followers to pray directly to him, both in their daily prayers,

Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Masud: We used to say the greeting, name and greet each other in the prayer. Allah’s Apostle heard it and said:–“Say, ‘At-tahiyyatu lil-lahi was-salawatu wat-taiyibatu . Assalamu ‘ALAIKA aiyuha-n-Nabiyu wa-rahmatu-l-lahi wa-barakatuhu. _ Assalamu alaina wa-‘ala ‘ibadi-l-lahi as-salihin.. Ashhadu an la ilaha illa-l-lah wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan ‘abdu hu wa Rasuluh. (All the compliments are for Allah and all the prayers and all the good things (are for Allah). Peace be ON YOU, O PROPHET, and Allah’s mercy and blessings (are on you). And peace be on us and on the good (pious) worshipers of Allah. I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and Apostle.) So, when you have said this, then you have surely sent the greetings to every good (pious) worship per of Allah, whether he be in the Heaven or on the Earth.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 22, Number 294 http://searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=22&translator=1&start=0&number=294)

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah used to teach us tashahhud just as he used to teach us a Sura of the Qur’an, and he would say: All services rendered by words, acts of worship, and all good things are due to Allah. Peace be upon YOU, O PROPHET, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah’s upright servants. I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. (Sahih Muslim, Book 004, Number 798 http://searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=004&translator=2&start=0&number=0788)

As well as in their invocations to Allah:

3578. ‘Uthman bin Hunaif narrated that a blind man came to the Prophet and said to him: “Supplicate to Allah to heal me.” He said: “If you wish, I will supplicate for you, and if you wish, you can be patient, for that is better for you.” He said: “Then supplicate to him.” He said: “So he ordered him to performWudu’ and to make his Wudu’ complete, and to supplicate with this supplication: ‘O Allah, I ask You and turn towards You by Your Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet of Mercy. Indeed, I have turned to my Lord, BY MEANS OF YOU, concerning this need of mine, so that it can be resolved, So Allah so accept HIS INTERCESSION for me (Allahumma Inni As’aluka WA MUHAMMADIN Nabi-Ir-Rahmati Tawajjahtu Bika Ila Rabbi Fi Hajati Hadhihi Lituqda Li, Allahumma FASHAFFI‘HU Fiya).’” (SAHIH)

[He said]: This Hadith is Hasan SAHIH Gharib, we do not know of it except through this route, as a narration of Abu Ja‘far, and he is someone other than Al-Khatmi, [and Uthman bin Hunaif is the brother of Sahl bin Hunaif] (English Translation of Jami‘ At-Tirmidhi: Compiled by Imam Hafiz Abu ‘Eisa Mohammad Ibn ‘Eisa At-Tirmidhi, translated by Abu Khaliyl (USA), ahadith edited and referenced by Hafiz Tahir Zubair ‘Ali Za’i [Darussalam Publishers & Distributors, First Edition: November 2007], Volume 6, From Hadith No. 3291 to 3956, Various Narrations On The Chapters Of Supplications, Chapter 118, p. 283 http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/209; capital and underline emphasis ours)

Here is a different version of this same hadith:

1385. It was narrated from ‘Uthman bin Hunaif that a blind man came to the Prophet and said to him: “Pray to Allah to heal me.” He said: “If you wish to store your reward for the Hereafter, that is better, or if you wish, I will supplicate for you.” He said: “Supplicate.” He said: “So he told him to perform ablution and do it well, and to pray twoRak’ah, and to say this supplication: “Allahumma inni as’aluka wa atawajjahu ilaika BI-MUHAMMADIN NABIYYIR-RAHMA.YA MUHAMMADU inni qad tawajjahtu bika ila rabbi fi hajati hadhihi Lituqda. Allahumma FASHAFFI‘HU fiya (O Allah, I ask of You and I turn my face towards You BY VIRTUE OF THE INTERCESSION OF MUHAMMAD THE PROPHET OF MERCY. O MUHAMMAD, I have turned to my Lord BY VIRTUE OF YOUR INTERCESSION concerning this need of mine, so that it may be met. O Allah, accept HIS INTERCESSION concerning me)”. (SAHIH) (English Translation of Sunan Ibn Majah: Compiled by Imam Muhammad Bin Yazeed Ibn Majah Al-Qazwini, Ahadith edited and referenced by Hafiz Abu Tahir Zubair ‘Ali Za’i, translated by Nasiruddin al-Khattab (Canada), final review by Abu Khaliyl (USA) [Darussalam Publications and Distributors, First Edition: June 2007], Volume 2, From Hadith no. 803 to 1782, 5. The Chapters Of Establishing The Prayer And The Sunnah Regarding Them, Chapter 189. What Was Narrated Concerning Prayer At Times Of Need, pp. 329-330 http://sunnah.com/urn/1287330; capital and underline emphasis ours)

Hence, Muslims are not only speaking to a man who has been dead for over 1400 years, but they are also directing their worship to him every time they pray!

How ironic that Muslims have become no different and no better than the very pagans of Arabia which the Quran decries since, just like them, they do not like it and refuse to accept someone as a Muslim who would prefer to serve Allah alone. Rather, like the idolaters before them, they insist upon and rejoice over the fact of Muhammad’s name being mentioned alongside their god:

And when Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who do not believe in the hereafter shrink, and when those besides Him are mentioned, lo! they are joyful. S. 39:45 Shakir

Therefore, contrary to the oft-repeated claims of Badawi and his fellow Muslim propagandists, Islam DOES NOT teach a strict monotheism where worshiping Allah through a mediator is absolutely forbidden. In reality, the Muslim faith is all about an individual needing to perfectly submit to both Allah AND his “messenger”, since there is no Islam without absolute devotion and wholehearted service to Muhammad.

What this basically establishes is that Allah isn’t Jamal Badawi’s one and only savior and lord. The fact is that, whether Badawi cares to admit it or not, Muhammad is his other savior and lord whom he has to be completely devote to, since there is no forgiveness and salvation outside of trusting in and obeying Muhammad.

So much for the claim that Islam is a strict monotheistic faith!

Endnotes 

(1) A difficulty is immediately raised by the Quran’s insistence that believers must perfectly obey whatever Allah AND Muhammad have decreed. What happens when Muhammad’s orders come into conflict with the desires of his god? Will a person be in sin if he still goes ahead and obeys his prophet anyway?

Take, for instance, the following text:

And (remember) when you said to him (Zaid bin Harithah the freedslave of the Prophet) on whom Allah has bestowed Grace (by guiding him to Islam) and you (O Muhammad too) have done favour (by manumitting him) “Keep your wife to yourself, and fear Allah.” But you did hide in yourself (i.e. what Allah has already made known to you that He will give her to you in marriage) that which Allah will make manifest, you did fear the people (i.e., Muhammad married the divorced wife of his manumitted slave) whereas Allah had a better right that you should fear Him. So when Zaid had accomplished his desire from her (i.e. divorced her), We gave her to you in marriage, so that (in future) there may be no difficulty to the believers in respect of (the marriage of) the wives of their adopted sons when the latter have no desire to keep them (i.e. they have divorced them). And Allah’s Command must be fulfilled. S. 33:37 Hilali-Khan

According to the Muslim sources this verse was composed to address Muhammad’s marriage to his daughter-in-law Zaynab, being the wife of his adopted son Zaid. When Muhammad’s son told his father that he was going divorce his wife so that Muhammad could then have her, Muhammad insisted that his son keep his wife. However, as the passage itself shows, it was Allah’s will for Muhammad’s son to divorce his wife since Allah wanted Muhammad to marry his daughter-in-law.

Now this placed Zaid in a dilemma. Since the Quran commands Muslims to obey everything Muhammad demanded, Zaid had no choice but to honor his father’s wishes lest he risk coming under the displeasure and wrath of the Islamic deity. However, it turns out that had he listened to his father he would have actually been disobeying Allah, since Allah wanted him to divorce his wife so that Muhammad could then take her to his bed as his wife.

Therefore, how can Muslims know for certain that everything that their prophet ordered them perfectly agrees with the desires of their deity, seeing that Muhammad is dead and Allah will therefore no longer reveal his will to anyone else? And why would Allah enjoin obedience to both himself and his “messenger” when he supposedly knows all things, and would have therefore been fully aware that there would be times when even his own “prophet” would say things that went against his wishes and directives?

Source: https://answeringislamblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/05/unveiling-jamal-badawis-true-mediator-and-savior-pt-2/ 

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