Islamic Revival

PART 2: Excerpts from the Prison Memoirs and the Honor of Companionship with the Ameer of Hizb ut Tahrir, the eminent scholar, Sheikh Ata bin Khalil Abu al-Rashtah Al-Waie Magazine received some of the memoirs of the respected brother, Salim al-Amr. We are publishing some of them, for in them is a lesson and benefit, insha'Allah, for those who take heed. We extend our recognition and appreciation to Brother Salim for these poignant and expressive memoirs, and we ask Allah سبحانه وتعالى to grant what came in their end, and that He keeps him safe from all evil. Prison Memoirs and the Honor of Companionship (6) I used to ask Abu Yasin (Sheikh 'Ata) about the cause of the shiver which afflicted his side when he used to lead us in prayer. I found out that it was the result of torture he underwent in the prisons of the intelligence agencies in Jordan, Libya and Iraq - electric shocks and other forms of torture. I recall him telling me that the Shabab would be tortured in t

Question: It is known that in Islam if a person disobeys Allah and the Khaleefah applies upon him a legal punishment (Hadd, Qisas or Ta'azir), the sin will be lifted from him on the Day of Resurrection. The question here is: Today, as we succumb to the secular oppressive rule and living in Dar al-Kufr (the land of disbelief), if a person sins and is punished by a punishment issued by the man-made law. Such as if he kills he is killed or if he steals he is imprisoned, knowing that the punishment of theft, is the cutting of the hand. If this is the case would this punishment expiate the burden of this sin on the Day of Resurrection?? May Allah reward you and us and all Muslims with goodness) ended. From Sameh Raihan Abu Maisara Answer: This is true if it is a legitimate punishment from an Islamic state, i.e. a state that rules by the Allah's laws, and not by man-made laws. The explanation of that is as follow: - Muslim reported that Ubada bin As-Samit said: the

Question: Assalamu Alaikum, it was mentioned in the book, The System of Islam, that the State collected the necessary funds for its expenditures according to the Shari'ah, it was also mentioned that it collects customs duties in its capacity as the supervisor over domestic and foreign trade. So to what extent is this compatible with your attack to the tariffs policy of today, in reference to the Hadith of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم «لا يدخل الجنة صاحب مكس» "The tax-collector will not enter Paradise"  ? And does domestic trade mean that the state imposes tariffs on trade made between the Wilayat of the Islamic State itself? From Sameh Rayhan Abu Maysara Answer: Wa Alaikum Assalam Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuh - The hadith of Al-Maks (imposing customs duties/tax), was narrated by Al-Hakim in Al-Mustadrak by the two Sahih, and he said about it  "Hadith Sahih according to Muslim and they did not narrate it"  its text is: Narrated Uqbah ibn Am