From `Abdul`Aziz ibn `Abdullah Al Baz to whoever this message may reach of Muslim brothers in Bahnas hospital, may Allah cure them of their heart and body diseases, endear to them the Faith, and make disbelief, wickedness, and disobedience hateful to them; Amen. May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you.
It is quite manifest that Allah (Exalted be He) has created humans and the jinn to worship Him Alone and to associate none with Him in His Divinity, to obey His Commands, and to avoid what He prohibited at every time and place. Therefore, He sent Messengers and Books to illustrate this great matter and call to it, as He (Exalted be He) says,
And I (Allâh) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone).
And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger (proclaiming): "Worship Allâh (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) Tâghût (all false deities i.e. do not worship Tâghût besides Allâh)."
(This is) a Book, the Verses whereof are perfected (in every sphere of knowledge), and then explained in detail from One (Allâh), Who is AllWise, WellAcquainted (with all things). (Saying) worship none but Allâh. Verily, I (Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴـﻪ ﻭ ﺳـﻠﻢ) am unto you from Him a warner and a bringer of glad tidings.
And (commanding you): "Seek the forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him in repentance, that He may grant you good enjoyment, for a term appointed, and bestow His abounding Grace to every owner of grace (i.e. the one who helps and serves the needy and deserving, physically and with his wealth, and even with good words). But if you turn away, then I fear for you the torment of a Great Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)."
And perform AsSalât (IqâmatasSalât), and give Zakât and obey the Messenger (Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ) that you may receive mercy (from Allâh).
These are the limits (set by) Allâh (or ordainments as regards laws of inheritance), and whosoever obeys Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ) will be admitted to Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise), to abide therein, and that will be the great success.
And whosoever disobeys Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ), and transgresses His limits, He will cast him into the Fire, to abide therein; and he shall have a disgraceful torment.
There are many verses containing the same meaning. So, it is obligatory on you to fear Allah (Exalted be He), seriously consider this great matter, advise one another about it, and beware of imitating the enemies of Allah, of Christians and others, and of adopting their abominable actions.
Furthermore, the second most important thing after Monotheism is to observe the ordained five (daily) prayers at their prescribed times, assume the Islamic way of dressing, growing beards, and so on, and guard against imitation of the enemies of Allah in anything that is not legislated by the Shari`ah. So, fear Allah (Exalted be He) as regards these matters, help one another in righteousness and piety, and beware of the temptations of Satan and of his supporters who drive people away from every good act and who call to every abomination. May Allah protect you from their evil and bestow on you your guidance, and safeguard us and you from all that incurs His Wrath and Punishment.
I have been informed of some things people made, which break the heart and entail disrepute, including negligence in Salah (prayer), shaving off beards, growing mustaches, smoking, and criticizing those who do not follow their way. By Allah, this is shameful and highly dangerous. It could lead its followers to hard heartedness and disengagement from the religion. So, fear Allah as regards these matters, keep firm, and straight on His Shari`ah, and guard against disobeying Him or imitating His enemies, since these are all among the means of deviating hearts.
So when they turned away (from the Path of Allâh), Allâh turned their hearts away (from the Right Path).
And let those who oppose the Messenger's (Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ) commandment (i.e. his Sunnah legal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements) (among the sects) beware, lest some Fitnah (disbelief, trials, afflictions, earthquakes, killing, overpowered by a tyrant) should befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them.
Besides, the Prophet (peace be upon him) warned against the manners referred to, while the Glorious Qur'an indicated that negligence in Salah is among the characteristics of the hypocrites.It is reported in the "Two Sahih Books [AlBukhari and Muslim]"from the Prophet
Act contrary to the polytheists, trim moustaches, and grow beards.
that the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade AlQaza` (leaving a tuft of hair here and there after shaving one's head.)
Have your hair all shaved, or leave it all unshaven.
He who copies any people is one of them.
In addition, many texts of the Qur'an and the Sunnah include the command to act in opposition to the polytheists and beware of evil manners, since imitating them involves serious danger. Such imitation is a means to satisfaction with their religion, neglect of Islam and its teachings, and abhorrence of those who call to it. Thus, fear Allah in this regard and guard against what Allah (Exalted be He) and His Messenger (peace be upon him) have prohibited.
You see that many foreigners, when they reach the Muslim lands, retain their licentious manner of dressing
and low morals, and do not imitate the morals of the Muslims, as ordained by the Shari`ah. Therefore, you are worthier and more entitled to keep your dressing manner and your noble morals, even if they are dispraised by the polytheists.
Whoever seeks the pleasure of Allah at the risk of displeasing the people, Allah will take care of him and protect him from them.
Allah will be pleased with him and will make people pleased with him. The one who seeks people's pleasure by incurring Allah's Anger, those people will not protect him from anything destined by Allah.
Allah will be displeased with him and will cause people to be displeased with him.
Tobacco is noxious and harmful and (for some people) its intoxicating effect is quite known. Moreover, researching scholars stated that it is prohibited and that the one who smokes should be disciplined
They ask you (O Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ) what is lawful for them (as food). Say: "Lawful unto you are AtTayyibât [all kind of Halâl (lawfulgood) foods which Allâh has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables and fruits)].
Furthermore, tobacco is impure according to experts, and thus it is prohibited according to the text of the verse. It is prohibited from two perspectives, namely its harmful effect and (for some people) its intoxication. Thus, it obligatory upon you to guard against all these vices, to advise one another to avoid it, and to repent to Allah (Exalted be He) of past sins and to ask Him (Glorified and Exalted be He) to guide us and endow us with success and safety from all that displeases Him.
This is some brief advice prompted by my interest in bringing about good for you and fear for you from obeying Satan and his followers. Hence, I ask Allah to guide us and you to His Straight Path and make us and you of those who accept advice and avoid the means of disgrace. He is indeed Able to do all things. May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you.