The Spiritual Foundation of

The Cary Masjid

Governance

Why Cary Masjid?

• A CLOSE PROXIMITY MASJID

TO OFFER FIVE DAILY SALAH

• CHOICE TO PRACTICE YOUR MADHAB

There is no compulsion and coercion

in regard to religion

[Al-Baqarah 2:256]

The Spiritual Foundation

And remind them (O Muhammad SAW) for

verily, the reminding profits the believers.

And I (Allah) did not create the jinns and humans

except to worship Me (Alone).

Az-Zariyat 51:55-56

The Spiritual Foundation

O you who believe!

Enter into Islam completely (and perfectly)

[Al-Baqarah 2:208]

O you who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared;

and do not die except in a state of Islam

with complete submission to Allah

Ale Imran 3:102

The Spiritual Path

And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah

(i.e. this Quran & Sunnah), and do not be divided. [Ale Imran 3:103]

“O People! No Prophet or Apostle will come after me

and no new faith will be born.

Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand my

words which I convey to you.

I leave behind me two things, the QUR'AN and my

example, the SUNNAH and if you follow these you will

never go astray.” [The Last Sermon]

The Spiritual Path

(O Messenger!) Tell people: 'If you indeed

love Allah, follow me, and Allah will love

you and will forgive you your sins.) [Ale Imran 3:31]

And whoso obey Allah and RasulAllahSAW, they will be in the

company of those on whom Allah has bestowed His Grace, of the

Prophets, the Siddiqeen , the martyrs, and the righteous.

And how excellent these companions are! [An-Nisa 4:69]

The Spiritual Approach

Indeed Allah conferred a great favor on

the believers when He sent among them a

Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from

among themselves, reciting unto them His

Verses (the Quran), and purifying them,

and teaching them (in) the Book (the

Quran) and AlHikmah (the wisdom and

the Sunnah of the Prophet SAW). [Ale Imran 3:164]

The Spiritual Approach

By Al-’Asr (the time). Verily! Man is in loss.

Except those who believe and

do righteous good deeds (Ehasanul ‘Amal),

and recommend one another to the truth,

and recommend one another to patience.

[Al-’Asr 103]

Endearing the Quran

This is the Book (the Quran),

whereof there is no doubt,

a guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqoon. [Al-Baqarah 2:2]

(This is) a Book (the Quran) which

We have sent down to you,

full of blessings that they may ponder over its Verses,

and that men of understanding may remember. [Saad 38:29]

Endearing the Quran

… and recite the Quran (aloud) in a slow,

(pleasant tone and) style . . [Al-Muzzammil 73:4]

“The ProphetSAW would recite a Surah in such

slow rhythm tones that it would appear longer

than actual.” [Muslim]

The Purification of Heart

Indeed he succeeds who purifies his ownself . [Ash-Shams 91:9-10]

RasulAllahSAW said:

Truly, in the body there is a morsel of flesh,

that if it be whole, all the body is whole;

and if it be diseased, all of it is diseased.

Truly, it the heart (Qalb.) [Bukahri]

The Purification of Heart

So, you remember Me, and

I will remember you. [Al-Baqarah 2:152]

The Day when neither wealth nor sons will avail,

Except him who brings to Allah a purified heart . [Ash-Shuara 26:88-89]

The Purification of Heart

And keep yourself (O MuhammadSAW) patiently in the

company of those who call on their Lord in the morning and

afternoon, seeking His Face, and let not your eyes overlook

them, desiring the pomp and glitter of the life of the world;

and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of

Our Zikr, one who follows his own lusts and whose affair

(deeds) has been lost. [Al-Kahf 18:28]

Love of the ProphetSAW and

the Sunnah

Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad SAW)

you have a good example to follow

for him who hopes in (the Meeting with) Allah

and the Last Day and remembers Allah much. [Al-Ahzaab 33:21]

Importance of Nafl Ibadah

So, you remember Me, and

I will remember you. [Al-Baqarah 2:152]

Importance of Excellence in

Worship (Ehsan)

So, you remember Me, and

I will remember you. [Al-Baqarah 2:152]

Importance of Excellence in

Worship (Ehsan)

Truly, Allah is with those who have Taqwah,

and those who are Muhsinoon .

[An-Nahl 16:128]

Dawah & Tableegh

Let there arise out of you a group of people

inviting to all that is good (Islam),

enjoining Al-Maroof (pious deeds) and

forbidding Al-Munkar (evil deeds).

And it is they who are the successful. [Al-Baqarah 2:152]

Protecting the Ibadah

Let there arise out of you a group of people

inviting to all that is good (Islam),

enjoining Al-Maroof (pious deeds) and

forbidding Al-Munkar (evil deeds).

And it is they who are the successful. [Al-Baqarah 2:152]

Protecting the Ibadah

And those who strictly guard their prayers;

Those are the inheritors;

Who shall inherit the Firdaus (Paradise).

They shall dwell therein forever.

[Al-Muminoon 23:9-11]

Protecting the Ibadah

Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your

kindred, the wealth that you have gained, the commerce in which

you fear a decline, and the dwellings in which you delight … are

dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger, and striving hard and

fighting in His Cause, then wait until Allah brings about His

Decision (torment). And Allah guides not the people who are Al-

Fasiqoon (the rebellious, disobedient to Allah). [At-Taubah 9:24]

Decision Criteria in Dispute

(And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves,

refer it to Allah and His MessengerSAW,

if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day.

That is better and more suitable for final determination.

[An-Nisa 4:59]

Decision Criteria in Dispute

• Sometime after the ProphetSAW had returned to Madinah, messengers of the kings of Yemen came to him announcing that they and the people of Yemen had become Muslims. They requested that some teachers should be sent to teach Islam to the people. The ProphetSAW commissioned a group of competent companions and made Muadh ibn JabalRA their amir. He then put the following question to Muadh:

• "According to what will you judge?" He replied: "According to the Book of God,"

• "And if you find nothing therein?" He replied: "According to the Sunnah of the Prophet of God."

• "And if you find nothing therein?" He replied: "Then I will exert myself (exercise ijtihad) to form my own judgment."

• The ProphetSAW was pleased with this reply and said: "Praise be to God Who has guided the messenger of the ProphetSAW to that which pleases the ProphetSAW."

• The ProphetSAW then told MuadRA that this is last time he would see him and when he comes back to Madinah he will see only the Prophets Rowdah and Masjid.

[Fiqh As Sunnah]

The Fiqh Approach

• Conservative in Faraid, Wajib, Makrooh, and Haram

• Enthusiastic and liberal in Nawafil

• Hanafi base but respectful of all Madhab

The Road to Jannah

The Spirit of Establishing

the Cary Masjid

Verily, the mosque whose foundation was laid from the

first day on piety is more worthy that you stand therein

(to pray). In it are men who love to clean and to purify

themselves. And Allah loves those who make themselves

clean and pure. [At-Taubah 9:108]

Doing what we Preach!

O you who believe! Why do you say that which

you do not do?

Most hateful it is with Allah that you say that

which you do not do.

[As-Saff 61:2-3]

The Vision of Cary Masjid

• A Masjid of Ehsanul ‘Amal

– Focus on Spiritual and Inner Dimension of worship

– Focus love of the ProphetSAW and the Sunnah

– Focus on love and inclusiveness of the rightly guided Madhab

• It is not a Madarassah – Focus on Taleem is on what is needed for ‘Amal

The Charter of Cary Masjid

1. Endearment of Quran – Proper reading of Quran with Tajweed – Understanding the meaning of Quran – Memorizing Quran – Practicing Quran

2. Tazkiyatun Nafs 3. T’aleem that benefits us in ‘Amal 4. Love of the Prophet 5. Dawah Tableegh 6. Serving humanity 7. Ehsanul ‘Amal : Practice – Practice - Practice