Shaykh Fawzān حفظه
الله
said:
The
trials are like flood; nothing saves one from them except holding fast to the
Sunnah and it is not possible for you to hold fast to the Sunnah unless you
have knowledge of it.
Sharh
al-‘Ubudiyyah (p.90)
TRANSLATION:
t.me/salafirecording
"The Sharee’ah is the
guide by way of which the servants are guided to the truth. Their nobility is
established in accordance with how much they embrace its rulings – through
acting upon them in speech, belief and deeds – and not merely due to the level
of their intellects or their nobility amongst their people.”
Imaam Ash-Shaatibee
Al-Itisaam 3/434
Translation source:
https://masjidfurqan.co.uk
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Saudi King
Abdul Azeez (may Allaah have mercy upon him) said:
O Muslims!
It is obligatory that we hold onto the Rope of Allaah (i.e. the Qur’aan),
follow the Sunnah of Allaah’s Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him), follow the guidance of the Messenger, act on Allaah’s orders and
keep away from what Allaah has forbidden. Indeed, every speech that is not
followed by action is false. There can be no rectification for the Muslims
except through their unity in singling out their Lord in (His Lordship, Names
and Attributes and worshipping Him alone and associate none to Him as a partner
in Worship). [And with regards to] every differing that leads to splitting and
division, the Religion commands us to hold onto Allaah’s Sharee’ah, enjoin one
another with the truth and patience, just as Allaah (The Most High) commanded
us in the Qur’aan. We should be truly acquainted with our Lord and seek His Aid
and Assistance. We do not fear except the (consequences of) our sins and it is
obligated on the Muslims to follow Allaah’s Religion and obey all that Allaah
has ordered - practically. In this is the (means of) rectifying their worldly
affairs and the upright establishment of all their (other) affairs.
Haqeeqah Manhaj Al-Mamlakah Al-Arabiyyah As-Su’oodiyyah’ page 31
Translation source: https://salaficentre.com
قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتَنزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَاءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Say
(O Muhammad): “O Allaah! Possessor of the kingdom, You give the kingdom to whom
You will, and You take the kingdom from whom You will, and You endue with
honour whom You will, and You humiliate whom You will. In your Hand is the
good. Verily, You are Able to do all things.”
[Soorah
Aali ‘Imraan ayah 26]
A
man stood and said:
“O
Messenger of Allaah, indeed my praise of others will make them praiseworthy and
beautified, and my dispraise of others will degrade and blemish. The Prophet ﷺ
replied:
“That is for Allaah the Mighty and
Majestic (Who is worthy of this description).”
(Saheeh At-Tirmidhee no. 3267, also see
Tuhfatul-Awadhee 8/256)
Translation source: MarkazMuaadh.com
لَّا تَجْعَلُوا دُعَاءَ الرَّسُولِ بَيْنَكُمْ كَدُعَاءِ بَعْضِكُم بَعْضًا ۚ قَدْ يَعْلَمُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ يَتَسَلَّلُونَ مِنكُمْ لِوَاذًا ۚ فَلْيَحْذَرِ الَّذِينَ يُخَالِفُونَ عَنْ أَمْرِهِ أَن تُصِيبَهُمْ فِتْنَةٌ أَوْ يُصِيبَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
63. Make not the calling of the Messenger
(Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) among you as your calling
one of another. Allāh knows those of you
who slip away under shelter (of some excuse without taking the permission to
leave, from the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم). And let those who oppose the
Messenger’s (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) commandment (i.e. his Sunnah – legal
ways, orders, acts of worship, statements) (among the sects) beware, lest some
Fitnah (disbelief, trials, afflictions, earthquakes, killing, overpowered by a
tyrant) should befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them.
أَلَا إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ قَدْ يَعْلَمُ مَا أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَيَوْمَ يُرْجَعُونَ إِلَيْهِ فَيُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُوا ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
64. Certainly, to Allāh belongs all
that is in the heaven and the earth. Surely, He knows your condition and (He
knows) the Day when they will be brought back to Him, then He will inform them
of what they did. And Allāh is All-Knower of everything.
Souce: al-Hilâlî & Muhsin Khân Translation, Noble Qur'ân, Sûrah 24. An-Nûr,
Ayâh 63-64, Part18, page.478.
157.’Irbā bin Sāriyah رضي
الله عنه
reported:
One
day the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ delivered us a very
eloquent Khutbah on account of which
eyes shed tears and hearts were full of tears. A man said: “O Prophet of Allāh, this is as if
it were a parting advice. So advice us.” He ﷺ
said, “I admonish you to
fear Allāh , to listen and obey
even if an Abyssinian slave is appointed as your leader. Because whoever among you shall live after me, will see much
discord. So hold fast to my Sunnah and the examples of the Rightly-Guided
Caliphs who will come after me. Adhere to them and hold to it fast. Beware of
new things (in Deen) because every Bid’ah is a misguidance.” [Abū Dāwūd and At-Tirmidhī]
Commentary: This Hadīth stresses piety, obedience to the leader, following in the footsteps of the Prophet ﷺ
and the first four
noble caliphs. It strictly forbids innovation in Deen.
This Hadīth also reveals the prediction of the Prophet ﷺ
that the Muslim Ummah
will become a victim of dissension. He also prescribed the right means to
counteract it. The remedy that he has proposed for this problem is that Muslims
should never deviate from the path laid for them by him and his righteous
successors. This is the touchtone for discovering the truth from the mess of
different views. All the troubles of Muslims world would come to an end if they
accept this as the one singular criterion of right and wrong.
Source: Riyād-us-Saliheen, Volume 1., Chapter 16 (under Observing the Sunnah and the Manners of its Obedience) page. 166 Compiled by Al-Imām Abu Zakariya Yahya bin Sharaf An-Nawawi Ad-Dimashqi, Commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, Translated by Dr. Muhammad Amin Abu Usamah Al-Arabi bin Razduq, Darussalam.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Advice from Shaykh ‘Abd al-Muḥsin al-‘Abbād حفظه الله Regarding Conflict in Palestine
Question:
You are aware what Palestine is being subjected to in terms of killing, seizing [of their land], and destruction by way of the disbelievers, the enemies of Allāh. Could you offer some advice about these events, and what is our responsibility as students of knowledge, especially since people look to individuals like you (scholars) to know what is mandatory upon them, and to clarify that scholars like you are ignorant of the conditions of the Ummah? What is the responsibility of students of knowledge regarding their brothers in Palestine? Is it permissible for Muslims to perform Qunūt during prayer, supplicating against the Jews, and are these events considered from trials (fitnah) of this time?
Answer:
There is no doubt that this is from the trials and calamities that has befallen the Muslims; dominance of their enemies over them and infliction of various harms upon them. The Muslim must pray for his Muslims brothers, [asking] Allāh to lift their calamity, suppress and defeat their enemy, and save them from the oppression and distress they are experiencing. One should also ask that Allāh, the Mighty and High, grants safety and well-being to his Muslim brothers, and that He brings His punishment upon their enemies who have oppressed and invaded them.
Without a doubt, one of the greatest means of protection from enemies is adherence to obedience to Allāh and His command, and implementing His legislation, as this is the reason for all goodness. Additionally, what is occurring among Muslims in this time of disunity, discord, and deviation from the path of truth and guidance is (also) the reason for the calamities and harm they are experiencing. Allāh, the Most High, says:
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ
(Indeed, Allāh will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves) Sūrah ar-Ra’d: 11
Similarly, sin and transgression are the cause of every affliction.
We ask Allāh, the Mighty and High, to guide all Muslims to return to the Book of their Lord and the Sunnah of their Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , and to remain steadfast in obedience to Allāh and obedience to His Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. We also ask Him, the Glorified and High, to defeat their enemies and to inflict His punishment on them, which cannot be averted by the evildoers.
[Lastly] Supplicating during prayer (Qunūt) for Muslims in times of calamities and tribulations is obligatory, and one should ask Allāh, the Mighty, to save them from what they are being afflicted with, but after the ruler [of the Muslim country] grants them permission to do so.1
Source: Sharḥ Sunan Abī Dāwūd (audio)
Q& A at the end of
the explanation of ḥadīth #4264
@Mustafa_george
Newark, N.J.
28 Rabī ath-Thānī 1445 H.
12 Nov. 2023
https://x.com/Mustafa_George/status/1723912592681312498?s=20
1Translator’s note:
1. It is understood from the Shaykh’s
statement in the last part of this
answer , that Muslims residing in the non-Muslim countries are not in need of
seeking permission from a ruler, hence, they are free to perform Qunūt in their masjids during times of calamity.
2. This answer was recorded over 20 years ago while the Shaykh was teaching in the Prophet’s masjid in al-Madīnah, but it is as if it was answered recently. This is a clear indication and reminder that nothing has changed regarding the affairs of the Muslims in Palestine, in spite of years of marching and protesting. If only the Muslims around the world would carefully reflect and take heed to the advice of the scholars of Islām, which is to return to the correct practice of Islām, adherence to the orders of Allāh , and implementation of the authentic Sunnah of His Messenger as was practiced by the Salaf as-Ṣāliḥ. Until that occurs, the Muslims will continue to experience oppression at the hands of our enemies! May Allāh guide us all and grant us protection and safety.
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8. Anas
b. Mālik raḍiallāhu
‘anh said: The Messenger of Allāh ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “When a man leaves his home
and says:
بِسمِ
اللهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللهِ، لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ
In
the Name of Allāh. I put my trust in Allāh. There is no movement or power
except by Allāh.
It
will be said to this person: “This is sufficient for you. You have been guided,
sufficed, and protected. Then the shayṭān will leave him and say to another shayṭān:
How can you approach someone who has been guided, sufficed, and protected?!”12
Shaykh
‘Abd al-Razzāq al-‘Abbād ḥafidahullāh stated:
This
is a blessed statement of remembrance that is beneficial for the Muslim to say
whenever he leaves his home to conduct a worldly or religious matter. He does
so that he is protected while he is outed, assisted while he is completing his tasks,
and successful in what he intends to accomplish. The servant cannot subsist
without his Lord, even the blink of an eye.
He
is his protector, his assistor, the One to grant success and the One who
guides. The servant cannot obtain these
(guidance, protection, support, etc.) except that he turns to his Lord, the
Mighty and High, and seeks what he desires. For this reason, the Prophet ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam
advised the person who leaves his home to say this blessed supplication in
order that he may guided on his path and so that his needs and wants are
fulfilled, in addition to him being protected from harm and dangers.13
12 Sunan Abī Dāwūd,
no. 5095. Shaykh al-Albānī declared it authentic in Ṣaḥīḥ
al-Targhīb, no. 1065.
13 Fiqh al-Ad’iyah wal-Athkār, section.3, pg. 99.
Selected from: Supplications That Protect The Believer Against All Forms of Harm (A Weapon Against The Recent Bout of Hate Crimes Against Muslims) page. 6, Compiled by Abū Isma’īl Muṣṭafá George DeBerry (حفظه الله) for Muwahhideen Publications.
For original, genuine & safe copy visit
here>> https://mpubs.org
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Roman Transliteration added for the benefit of new
muslims:
بِسمِ
اللهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللهِ، لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ
Bismillaahi, tawakkaltu ‘alallaahi, wa laa hawla wa laa
quwwata ‘illa billaah.
In the Name of Allāh. I put my trust in Allāh. There is no movement or power except by Allāh.
207. Abū
Mūsa رضي الله عنه reported: Messenger of Allāh ﷺ
said, “Verily, Allāh gives respite to the oppressor. But when He seizes him, He
does not let him escape.” The he (ﷺ) recited, “Such is the
Seizure of your Rubb when He seizes the (population of) towns while they are
doing wrong. Verily, His seizure is painful (and) severe.” (11:102)
Al-Bukhārī and Muslim
Source: Riyād-us-Saliheen, Volume 1., Chapter 26 (under Unlawfulness of
Oppression and Restoring Other Rights) page. 216 Compiled by Al-Imām Abu
Zakariya Yahya bin Sharaf An-Nawawi Ad-Dimashqi, Commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin
Yusuf, Translated by Dr. Muhammad Amin Abu Usamah Al-Arabi bin Razduq,
Darussalam.
In the Ṣaḥīh it says:
أَنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَطْوِي السَّمَوَاتِ بِيَمِينِهِ ،
وَيَأْخُذُ الْأَرَضِينَ بِيَدِهِ الْأُخْرَى ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: أَنَا الْمَلِكُ
أَنَا الدَّيَّانُ ، أَيْنَ مُلُوكُ الْأَرْضِ؟ أَيْنَ الْجَبَّارُونَ؟ أَيْنَ
الْمتَكَبِّرُونَ؟
Allāh, may He be
exalted, will fold up the heavens in His Right Hand, and will take the earths
in His other Hand, then He will say: “I am the Sovereign, I am the judge. Where
are the kings of the earth? Where are the tyrants? Where are the arrogants?”1
1 Fatḥ Al-Bāri 11:379, Muslim 4:2148.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) volume 7, page. 165, Darussalam
Ibn ul Qayyim said:
If scholars are wicked and worshippers are ignorant, the trial will be severe.
Miftaah Daar As-Sa’aadah 1/160
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Ibn Mas’ūd رصي
الله عنه:
“Indeed you are within the passing of the night
& day, in limited lifespans, and preserved actions (all your deeds
recorded), and death comes suddenly ; so whomsoever sows (the seeds of) goodness will soon reap his desire (reward of Afterlife),
and whomsoever sows (the seeds of)
evil will soon reap regret (punishment
in Afterlife), and every cultivator will have what he cultivates…”
Reported by Ibn ul-Qayyim رحمه الله
al-Fawā-id
p212
Translated
by @Abu Muadh Taqweem
https://t.me/SalafiDawaLancs
وَالَّذِينَ
آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَنُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ فِي الصَّالِحِينَ
9. And for those who believe (in the Oneness of Allāh and the other articles of Faith) and do righteous
good deeds, surely, We shall make them enter with (in the entrance of) the righteous (in Paradise).
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن
يَقُولُ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ فَإِذَا أُوذِيَ فِي اللَّهِ جَعَلَ فِتْنَةَ النَّاسِ كَعَذَابِ
اللَّهِ وَلَئِن جَاءَ نَصْرٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّا كُنَّا مَعَكُمْ
ۚ أَوَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِمَا فِي صُدُورِ الْعَالَمِينَ
10. Of mankind are some who say:
“We believe in Allāh.” But if they are made to suffer for the sake of Allāh ,
they consider the trial of mankind as Allāh’s punishment; and if victory comes
from your Lord, (the hypocrites) will say: “Verily, we were with you (helping
you).” Is not Allāh Best Aware of what is in the breasts of the ‘Ālamīn (mankind and jinn).
وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ
11. Verily, Allāh knows those who
believe, and verily, He knows the hypocrites [i.e. Allāh will test the people
with good and hard days to discriminate the good from the wicked, although Allāh
knows all that before putting them to test].
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّبِعُوا سَبِيلَنَا وَلْنَحْمِلْ خَطَايَاكُمْ وَمَا هُم بِحَامِلِينَ
مِنْ خَطَايَاهُم مِّن شَيْءٍ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ
12. And those who disbelieve say to those who believe: “Follow our way and we will verily bear your sins.” Never will they bear anything of their sins. Surely, they are liars.
وَلَيَحْمِلُنَّ أَثْقَالَهُمْ
وَأَثْقَالًا مَّعَ أَثْقَالِهِمْ ۖ وَلَيُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَمَّا كَانُوا
يَفْتَرُونَ
13. And verily, they shall bear
their own loads, and other loads besides their own; and verily, they shall be
questioned on the Day of Resurrection about that which they used to fabricate.
Souce: al-Hilâlî & Muhsin Khân Translation,
Noble Qur'ân, Sûrah 29. Al-‘Ankabût, Ayâh 9-13, Part 20, page. 531-532.
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In one Ḥadīth, the Prophet صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَسَلَّمَ stated:
“There are two types of people from the dwellers of
Hell that I have not yet seen: Men with whips
like the tails of cattle with which they strike the people…*
The renowned scholar, Shaykh Muḥammad b. Ṣāliḥ ‘Uthaymīn
(d. 1421/2001) commented on this Ḥadīth saying:
“[These are] the oppressive police officers who beat
the people without justification. They are from the dwellers of Hell because whoever
aids an oppressor shall receive a portion of their sin that he deserves.”*
*Muslim (no. 2128)
*http://binothaimeen.net/content/11902
Translation source: Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah
https://germantownmasjid.com/
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا 16
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ 17
“But you prefer the life of this world; Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.”(Sura 87. Al-A’lā 16-17)
Imaam ‘Abdur Rahmān as-Sa’dee رحمه
الله
said:
He
is not intelligent, one who prefers that which is lowly and will perish (the
life of this world) over that which will remain forever and is priceless (the
Hereafter).”
Tafseer
as-Sa’dee pg.633, Daar al-Maiman print, 2nd edition
Translation
source: MarkazMuaadh.com
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymin رحمه الله said:
Knowledge that does not result in the fear of Allāh, turning to Him in repentance, devotion to Him and respecting
the Muslims is surely knowledge that lacks of blessings.
Translated
by Sh. Hasan Somali حفظه الله
Sharh al-‘Aqīdah Safārīnīyah, p. 64
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