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Loss of Hayaa ~ The Main Cause For The Pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n Allah Ta\u2018ala has created the peel of a fruit as a means of adornment and protection for the fruit. Once the peel is removed, the fruit loses its beauty and protection, and in no time, it begins to rot and loses all its good.<\/p>\n In the very same way, Allah Ta\u2018ala has created clothing for man as a means of beauty as well as protection from the cold and heat of the environment. Once the clothing is removed, he loses his beauty and becomes exposed to the cold and heat of the environment.<\/p>\n Just as Allah Ta\u2018ala has created physical clothing for man, as a means of beauty and protection for his body, Allah Ta\u2018ala has created spiritual clothing for man as a means of beauty and protection for his spiritual soul. This spiritual clothing is the clothing of hayaa.<\/p>\n In the Qur\u2019aan Majeed, Allah Ta\u2018ala says: \u201cAnd He (Allah Ta\u2018ala) has made for you garments which protect you from the heat (and cold, etc.).\u201d (Surah Nahl v. 81) <\/em>In another verse, Allah Ta\u2018ala says: \u201cO children of Aadam (\u2018alaihis salaam)! We have sent down to you clothing to cover your nudity as well as to be an adornment for you, and the (spiritual) clothing of taqwa (piety and hayaa) is the best.\u201d (Surah A\u2019raaf v. 26)<\/em><\/p>\n In regard to hayaa, Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) said, \u201cHayaa is an integral branch of imaan.\u201d (Saheeh Bukhaari #9)<\/em> In another Hadith, Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) said, \u201cEvery religion has a distinguishing characteristic, and the distinguishing characteristic of Islam is hayaa.\u201d (Sunan Ibnu Maajah #4181)<\/em><\/p>\n When the topic of hayaa is discussed, it is generally hayaa in dressing that comes to mind. However, although hayaa in dressing is essential and extremely important, hayaa is not restricted to dressing and attire. Rather, hayaa refers to conducting with shame, modesty and respect in all branches of a person\u2019s life, whether fulfilling the rights of Allah Ta\u2018ala or the creation.<\/p>\n When one studies the mubaarak life of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), one realizes that Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) was an embodiment of hayaa. From his ibaadah to his eating, sleeping, interacting and even attending the call of nature, every action portrayed the highest levels of shame and modesty. In every dimension of his mubaarak life, he ensured that the desired degree of hayaa was never compromised. He always showed special importance to inculcating hayaa in the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhum), in their dressing and attire and other facets of life, and ensured that they remained completely distinct from the kuffaar.<\/p>\n The reason for Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) attaching such importance to hayaa is that it serves as a shield to protect one\u2019s imaan as well as preserve one\u2019s Islamic morals and values. When one possesses the quality of hayaa within his life, this hayaa will guide him to conduct, in every situation, with shame, modesty and respect, fulfilling the rights of Allah Ta\u2018ala and the creation.<\/p>\n When the spiritual clothing of hayaa is removed from one\u2019s life, his imaan and deen is left exposed and vulnerable to the environment of sin and evil. He will not deal with people with respect and be concerned about fulfilling their rights. Rather, he will only be concerned about his personal or worldly benefit. He will go to wrong places, associate with wrong company, listen to music, and view haraam on the internet, cell phone, etc. This is all on account of him not having hayaa for Allah Ta\u2018ala, thereby breaking the commands of Allah Ta\u2018ala and not fulfilling the teachings of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam).<\/p>\n On one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) addressed the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhum) saying, \u201cAdopt hayaa before Allah Ta\u2018ala as you ought to.\u201d Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) then explained to them the meaning of hayaa by saying, \u201cHayaa is that you protect your face and all the limbs of the face, and you protect your stomach and whatever enters it. Similarly, you protect your belly from earning and consuming haraam, and you protect your heart from displeasing Allah Ta\u2018ala at all times. (In other words, you utilize all the faculties of your body such as the eyes, tongue, ears, hands, stomach, etc. to fulfil the commands of Allah Ta\u2018ala, and refrain from using them to displease Allah Ta\u2018ala in any way.)\u201d (Sunan Tirmizi #2458)<\/em><\/p>\n In the Mubaarak Ahaadith, Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) had foretold the coming of such crucial times before Qiyaamah where this quality of hayaa will gradually leave the lives of people. Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) said that the learned will not be respected and followed, and people will not conduct with shame and respect before people of nobility and dignity. People will speak Arabic, yet their hearts will be like the hearts of the kuffaar. (Majma\u2019uz Zawaa\u2019id #861) <\/em><\/p>\n In this Hadith, Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) indicated that at that time, the value system of Islam will be at a decline and there will be a degeneration in the quality of hayaa and respect in the lives of the Muslims, resulting in them following the ways of the kuffaar.<\/p>\n The result of hayaa leaving the lives of the ummah is that presently, Muslims have adopted the path of shamelessness and immorality which is idealized by the kuffaar. Hence, most homes have been affected by photography and the evil influences of the TV, internet, etc. Currently, with the invention of the smart phone, it is easy for one to commit sins at the mere press of a button, and hence sins are being perpetrated throughout the world on a macro-level.<\/p>\n Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) foretold that when immorality and vice will be the order of the day, then await earthquakes, pandemics, epidemics, plagues, viruses and sicknesses that were never heard of and will be such that it will leave people perplexed and helpless. Rasulullah (sallallahy \u2018alaihi wasallam) also mentioned that the only solution at that time will be to turn to Allah Ta\u2018ala and earnestly beg His forgiveness for their sins, in the manner that a drowning person cries in dua when he is drowning and on the verge of losing his life. (Sunan Ibni Maajah #4019, Hilyatul Awliyaa 3\/48)<\/em><\/p>\n We make du\u2018aa that Allah Ta\u2018ala bless the entire ummah of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) to inculcate the mubaarak quality of hayaa in their lives, repent for their sins and come onto the complete sunnah of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) in all facets of their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Loss of Hayaa ~ The Main Cause For The Pandemic Allah Ta\u2018ala has created the peel of a fruit as a means of adornment and protection for the fruit. Once the peel is removed, the fruit loses its beauty and protection, and in no time, it begins to rot and loses all its good. 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