The Most Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: ‘If anybody claims a man to be his father knowing that he is not his father, then (entrance into) Heaven is Haraam (prohibited) on him.’ (Sahih Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 326, Hadees 6766)

Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, founder of Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas ‘Attar Qaadiri Razavi دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه comments: “Dear Islamic brothers! There is a warning here for people who in order to avoid upsetting their adopted children claim to be their biological fathers, (in some cases) the poor children live their entire lives believing their foster-fathers to be their real fathers. Hence they do not do Isal-e-Sawab or pray for their real fathers. You must remember! Even on necessary legal documents, ID cards, passports, wedding cards etc., submitting your foster-father’s name as your father instead of your real father’s name is forbidden (Haraam) and an act that will lead to Hell. Divorcees and widows should refrain from ruining their afterlives by keeping their children in the dark regarding their real fathers.  There is no harm for a child to refer to his or her step-father as “dad” (Abba Jan) as a term of endearment (respect) as long as everyone around you is aware that he is not the ‘biological father’. However, if someone claims (gives the impression) that this step dad is his real father, then he is a sinner and deserves torments of Hell.

Shaykh-ul-Hadees, Maulana ‘Abdul Mustafa A’zami رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه explains: ‘These days a large number of people claim that they are Siddeeqi, Farooqi, ‘Usmani, or Sayyid! They should consider what a huge quicksand of sins they are trapped in. May our Merciful Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ make these people tread the straight path and make them repent from this Haraam and hellish act.’ (Aameen)” (Jahannam kay Khatraat, pp. 182; Parday kay baaray mayn Suwal Jawab, pp. 379)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Lying as a joke

Dear Islamic brothers! It is beyond any doubt that in our communities we are witnessing an outburst of lying like that of a virus. There probably isn’t a single one of our ‘get-togethers’ which is safe from lying; especially lying as a joke is tremendously common. These days people see absolutely nothing wrong with getting together (with friends) for a chit-chat and then spicing up conversations with false jokes, fake stories and fabricated occurrences to make listeners laugh; or spreading rumours via mobile phones; or publicising fake gossip about other people via social media. In actual fact these are all ways of delighting the devil and ruining your afterlife. Another contemporary