Advice of al-’Allaamah Zayd Ibn Muhammad al-Madkhalee to One
of His Sons
Collected Writings of Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalee
With the Name of
Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
To the honorable,
Abee Haatim ’Alee Ibn Zayd al-Madkhalee – may Allaah guide him to that which He
is pleased with.
May the peace,
mercy and blessings of Allaah be upon you…
After the greeting:
I pray that you
remain upon the guidance and the right way in terms of knowledge and action
throughout life and after death. My advice to myself and to you is:
Firstly: Be from the strangers (ghurabaa‘) who remain upright when
the people have become corrupt.
Secondly: Safeguard with all concern and care the congregational and Friday
Prayers.
Thirdly: Leave your beard and let it grow as an establishment of the
obligation (waajib) and a revival of the Sunnah of
the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) and
as an opposition to the enemies of the Religion of Islaam. Keep in mind
that we do not know whether our life will be long or short, so what is
important is a good end with good deeds.
Fourthly: Abandon the wearing of European clothing and how the westerners wear
their hair. Wear the qamees (i.e. thawb)
and keep the pants above the ankles. You will live in righteousness and
tranquility and you will die – if Allaah so wills – happy, pleased with Allaah
and having attained His pleasure.
Fifthly: Take control of the tongue and imprison it, except for the
remembrance of Allaah and whatever that entails and whatever is necessary to
say.
Sixthly: Safeguard something from the remembrances of the morning and the
evening because they are an invulnerable fortress against calamities and
destruction. It is necessary for the servant who is weak to seek recourse
to His Lord who is strong. So he seeks refuge with His Protection.
Seventhly: Safeguard the time that you are at work and observe excellent
manners within the bounds of the Sharee’ah, with your
superiors as well as your colleagues, you will attain the goodness of this life
and the Hereafter. Good character will bring about almost all forms of
goodness.
Lastly: Take account of giving precedence to Allaah, and give precedence to
that which will bring you closer to Him and cause Him to be pleased with you.
And Allaah is the
best Guardian and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.
And may the peace,
mercy and blessings of Allaah be upon you…
Your father who fell short with regards to your
right,
Zayd Ibn Muhammad al-Madkhalee
29/6/1415H [1]
Endnotes:
[1]: Taken from Majmoo’ah Rasaa‘il (p.
689-690) of Zayd Ibn Muhammad al-Madkhalee.
Translation by Maaz Qureshi
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