THE DEFECTS IN TABARRUJ (DISPLAY OF ADORNMENT CAREFREELY)

All praise is due to Allah, Who said: “And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance. “ (33:33) I bear witness that there is no deity worthy to be worship except Him alone, without partner. I equally bear witness that our leader and our master, Muhammad is His servant and messenger. O Allah shower your peace and blessing upon Muhammad (SAW), his household, his companions, and those who follow them in righteousness till the Day of resurrection. Thereafter, O servant of Allaah, I admonish you and myself to fear Allaah, Allah said: " يَا بَنِي آدَمَ إِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِنْكُمْ يَقُصُّونَ عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِي فَمَنِ اتَّقَى وَأَصْلَحَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ (35) وَالَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا عَنْهَا أُولَئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ (36) " { الأعْرَاف : 35- 36 } “O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers from among you relating to you My verses, then whoever fears Allah and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve. ( 36 ) But the ones who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.”(7: 35-36) My brothers and sisters in faith, today’s sermon is titled: “The Defects in Tabarruj- (display of adornment carefreely) ” having discussed “Virtues of Hijab” last week. “The Defects in Tabarruj- (display of adornment carefreely) Tabarruj- means the display of her adornment, and beauties to attract men, and engaging in swaggering and tilting while walking. (Lisanul-Arab) Tabarruj technically means the display by women of their adornments and beauties. It also includes swaggering and tilting while walking. It also refers to all adornments and dressing which is intended to crave satisfaction of the observers, including the face cover having shinning and attractive colours and charming designs or shapes …such is one of the manifestation of the tabarruj of the days of ignorance” (Al-hijab; Mawdudi; pg: 132) “The Defects in Tabarruj- (display of adornment carefreely) 1- Tabarruj is disobedience to Allah and the Messenger (pbuh): The prophet said: “All my ummah shall enter paradise except he who rejects” they said: “O messenger of Allah, who will reject?” he replied: “He who follows me will enter paradise and he who disobeys me have rejected” (bukhari). Mu’awiyah said the prophet (pbuh) prohibited seven things and I shall you of them and forbid them for you, they are: Wailing in mourning the dead, music, pictures, display of adornment and beauties, flesh of beasts, gold and silk.” 2- Tabarruj is a major destroying sin: Umaymah bint Ruqayqah came to take pledge of Allegiance to Islam from the prophet (pbuh) and he said: “I took pledge with you that you will not associate anything with Allah, nor will you steal, nor will you commit unlawful sexual intercourse, nor will they kill your children, nor will you bring forth a slander you have invented between your arms and legs, nor will you engage in wailing over the dead, nor will you engage in tabarruj of the days of ignorance …” (Ahmad) 3- Tabarruj incurs curse and eviction from the mercy of Allah: The prophet said: “The end time of my ummah shall witness some women who are clothed but naked, on their heads will be the like of the humps of the camels. Curse them, they are cursed.” (Tabaraaniy) The end time of my ummah shall witness some men riding on saddles like the saddles for journey, they pack at the Masjid entrance, their wives will be clothed but naked, on their heads will be the like of the humps of the camels. Curse them, they are cursed. If there will be another ummah after your Ummah, your women would have been of service to them the same way the women of the people before you were of service to you” (Ahmad) 4- Tabarruj is the character of the inmate of hell: Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There are two types of the people of Hell whom I have not seen: men with whips like the tails of cattle with which they strike the people, and women who are clothed but naked, walking with an enticing gait, with something like the humps of camels on their heads. They will not enter Paradise nor even smell its fragrance, and its fragrance can be smelled from such and such a distance.” 5- Tabarruj will be the darkness of the day of resurrection: Maymunah bint Sa’d said: The Prophet (pbuh) said: “The similitude of the one who swaggers in her adornment before those who are forbidden to see her, is that of darkness without light on the day of resurrection.” (Sunan; no: 1167) 6- Tabarruj is hypocrisy: The Prophet said: “The best of your women are beloved and child-bearing ones, the favourable, the comforting, provided they fear Allah. And the worst of your women are the ones who wantonly display their beauties, who walk with enticement, they are hypocrites, they will not enter paradise except as the Chough (A European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage) 7- Tabarruj is immorality: Allah said: وَإِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً قَالُوا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهَا آبَاءَنَا وَاللَّهُ أَمَرَنَا بِهَا قُلْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَأْمُرُ بِالْفَحْشَاءِ أَتَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ (28)) [الأعراف: 28] ،. “And when they commit an immorality, they say, "We found our fathers doing it, and Allah has ordered us to do it." Say, "Indeed, Allah does not order immorality. Do you say about Allah that which you do not know?" (7: 28) والشيطان هو الذي يأمر بهذه الفاحشة: (الشَّيْطَانُ يَعِدُكُمُ الْفَقْرَ وَيَأْمُرُكُمْ بِالْفَحْشَاءِ) [البقرة: 268] “Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to immorality” (2: 268) A woman who is dressed naked is a dangerous bacteria which spreads immorality in the Islamic society. Allah says: (إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَ أَنْ تَشِيعَ الْفَاحِشَةُ فِي الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ (19)) [النور: 19] “Indeed, those who like that immorality should be spread [or publicized] among those who have believed will have a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows and you do not know.” (24: 19) The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Any woman who applies the perfume and goes out to the people to perceive the odour is an adulteress, and every eye that sees her is an adulteress” 8- Tabarruj is profligacy and scandal: The Prophet said: “Any woman who uncovers herself outside her husband’s house have torn the guard between her and Allah – the exalted” (Ahmad & Hakim). The prophet (pbuh) said: “There three kinds of people you should not ask about them: a man who dissociated from the Jamaa’ah and disobey his Imam and died disobedient. And a slave male of female, who runaway from the master and died, and a woman whose husband was absent having provided for her every worldly provision and she wantonly displayed her beauties after him, never ask about them.” (Bukhari, ibn hibaan, hakim & ahmad) SECOND KHUTBAH All praises are due to Allah, Who says: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ (10) إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْكَبِيرُ (11) {البروج :10- 11} Indeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire. ( 11 ) Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment. (85: 10- 11) Peace and blessings be upon Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) raised to perfect good characters for men, his household, companions and those who follow them till the day of recompense. Thereafter, Servants of Allah, the case discussed last week about Egypt is getting worse, students of the universities are being killed and tortured unjustly, protests day and night are continuous … We equally rejoice with the people of turkey over their just concluded election … In addition to that are the events in Nigeria- the incessant killings, armed robbery, kidnapping, baby factory palaver, the CONFAB and the effrontery at Islam by some christian participants, and the traumatic unabated onslaught of boko haram. Oh Allah descend peace; flowing with continuous tranquility and security upon Nigeria and all other Muslim nations. O Allah accept the worship of the pilgrims of hajj and Umrah, and grant us all Your pleasure, And the last of our call will be, "Praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds!"