Ibn al-Qayyim said:
‘Every Muslim should be warned of the oppression of:
"I – My/Mine – I Possess"
Indeed these three words are what Iblees (Shaytan), Fir’awn and Qaroon were tried with.
Iblees said: "I am better than him"
Fir’awn said: "Is not mine the Kingdom of Egypt,"
Qaroon said: "This has been given to me only because of knowledge I possess."
So regarding the saying of the Slave of Allaah ‘I’ – then the best that he can be described with is:
I am a slave who sins, makes mistakes, seeks forgiveness and recognizes this.
So regarding the saying of ‘My/Mine’ – and those statements similar to that is:
My sins, my crimes, my humbleness, my deprivation and submissiveness.
So regarding the saying of ‘I Possess’:
Forgive me for my mistakes and what I do intentionally, in jest, or in seriousness and I possess all these shortcomings.
[Taken from ‘Za’ad al-Ma’aad’ 2/475 – By Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawzeeyah]
‘Every Muslim should be warned of the oppression of:
"I – My/Mine – I Possess"
Indeed these three words are what Iblees (Shaytan), Fir’awn and Qaroon were tried with.
Iblees said: "I am better than him"
Fir’awn said: "Is not mine the Kingdom of Egypt,"
Qaroon said: "This has been given to me only because of knowledge I possess."
So regarding the saying of the Slave of Allaah ‘I’ – then the best that he can be described with is:
I am a slave who sins, makes mistakes, seeks forgiveness and recognizes this.
So regarding the saying of ‘My/Mine’ – and those statements similar to that is:
My sins, my crimes, my humbleness, my deprivation and submissiveness.
So regarding the saying of ‘I Possess’:
Forgive me for my mistakes and what I do intentionally, in jest, or in seriousness and I possess all these shortcomings.
[Taken from ‘Za’ad al-Ma’aad’ 2/475 – By Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawzeeyah]
Beautiful advise from the Shaykh Al ‘Allaamah 'Abdul 'Azeez Ibn Baaz
It was said to the shaykh,
“Oh shaykh, so and so has become misguided”. The Shaykh replied:
“Perhaps his deviation was due to two things:
1. He didn’t ask Allah for Ath-thabaat (firmness).
2. He didn’t thank Allah for Al-Istiqaamah (steadfastness)
So when Allah chose for you the path of guidance, it was not because you are special, nor was it because of your obedience. But rather, it was a mercy from Him that enveloped you. He can remove it from you at any time.
Therefore, do not be deceived by your actions nor by your worship. And do not look down upon the one who has deviated from His path. For had it not been due to His mercy, you would have been in his position.
Repeat the recitation of this verse while pondering:
﴿ ولوﻵ أن ثبتناك لقد كدت تركن إليهم شيئا قليلا ﴾
"Had We not made you firm (Oh Muhammed صلى الله عيه وسلم) then you would have inclined towards them slightly.”
So upon is to not to think that thabaat (firmness) upon Al-Istiqaamah (steadfastness) is due to your own personal achievements. Ponder over His statement (Ta'aalaa) to the best of mankind: “Had We not made you firm (Oh Muhammed صلى الله عيه وسلم).”
So how about you?!
We are greatly mistaken when we disregard and pay no attention to our athkaar (supplications of remembrance). We believe it to be something that is not important and we forget that Allah preserves us with it. And perhaps the decree will change…
Ibnul-Qayyim says:
“The need of the servant in his supplications by which he seeks refuge [in Allah], is more severe than his need for food, drink and clothes!”
Be consistent in your athkaar (supplications of remembrance), so that you can encompass the meaning:
“Preserve Allah, He will preserve you.”
Fortify [yourselves] every morning and evening [with your athkaar (supplications of remembrance)]. For the dunya (life of this world) is horrifying and full of surprises and Allah is the protector of His servants.
Shaykh Abdul ‘Aziz bin Baaz
Majmoo al Fatawa (297\4)
It was said to the shaykh,
“Oh shaykh, so and so has become misguided”. The Shaykh replied:
“Perhaps his deviation was due to two things:
1. He didn’t ask Allah for Ath-thabaat (firmness).
2. He didn’t thank Allah for Al-Istiqaamah (steadfastness)
So when Allah chose for you the path of guidance, it was not because you are special, nor was it because of your obedience. But rather, it was a mercy from Him that enveloped you. He can remove it from you at any time.
Therefore, do not be deceived by your actions nor by your worship. And do not look down upon the one who has deviated from His path. For had it not been due to His mercy, you would have been in his position.
Repeat the recitation of this verse while pondering:
﴿ ولوﻵ أن ثبتناك لقد كدت تركن إليهم شيئا قليلا ﴾
"Had We not made you firm (Oh Muhammed صلى الله عيه وسلم) then you would have inclined towards them slightly.”
So upon is to not to think that thabaat (firmness) upon Al-Istiqaamah (steadfastness) is due to your own personal achievements. Ponder over His statement (Ta'aalaa) to the best of mankind: “Had We not made you firm (Oh Muhammed صلى الله عيه وسلم).”
So how about you?!
We are greatly mistaken when we disregard and pay no attention to our athkaar (supplications of remembrance). We believe it to be something that is not important and we forget that Allah preserves us with it. And perhaps the decree will change…
Ibnul-Qayyim says:
“The need of the servant in his supplications by which he seeks refuge [in Allah], is more severe than his need for food, drink and clothes!”
Be consistent in your athkaar (supplications of remembrance), so that you can encompass the meaning:
“Preserve Allah, He will preserve you.”
Fortify [yourselves] every morning and evening [with your athkaar (supplications of remembrance)]. For the dunya (life of this world) is horrifying and full of surprises and Allah is the protector of His servants.
Shaykh Abdul ‘Aziz bin Baaz
Majmoo al Fatawa (297\4)
"DON'T JUDGE ME" IS NOT FROM ISLAM
Abdullah ibn Utbah reported: I heard Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, say, “Verily, in the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, the people would be judged by revelation, but the revelation has ended. Now we judge you according to your outward deeds. Whoever shows us good, we will trust him and favor him and it is not for us to judge his inner secrets, for Allah will hold him accountable for those. Whoever shows us evil, then we will not trust him or believe in him even if he claims his intention is good.”
Source: Sahih Bukhari 2498
#judge #Islam #truth
Abdullah ibn Utbah reported: I heard Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, say, “Verily, in the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, the people would be judged by revelation, but the revelation has ended. Now we judge you according to your outward deeds. Whoever shows us good, we will trust him and favor him and it is not for us to judge his inner secrets, for Allah will hold him accountable for those. Whoever shows us evil, then we will not trust him or believe in him even if he claims his intention is good.”
Source: Sahih Bukhari 2498
#judge #Islam #truth
Does Fasting have a Collective Benefit?Question:
Does fasting have a collective benefit?
هل للصوم فائدة اجتماعية؟
Answer:
Yes, it has its collective benefits, from them: The people feel that they are one Ummah, they (all) eat at the same time and they (all) fast at the same time. The rich realize the blessings of Allaah (upon them) and they sympathize towards the poor people. And, fasting minimizes the pitfalls (caused) by Shaytaan to Baaniý Adaam (son of Adaam). And, there is taqwaa (fear of Allaah) in fasting and taqwaa (fear of Allaah) strengthens the ties between the individual members of society.
نعم له فائدة اجتما عية منها: شعور الناس بأنهم أمة واحد، يأكلون في وقت واحد، ويصومون في وقت واحد، ويشعر الغني بنعمة الله، ويعطف على الفقير، ويقلل من مزالق الشيطان لابن آدم، وفيه تقوى الله ، وتقوى الله تُقَوِّى الأواصربين أفراد المجتمع
Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`UthaymeenFataawa as-Siyaam Shaykh Ibnu Uthaymeen, p24
فتاوى الصيم الشيخ ابن عثيمين، ص ٢٤
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Does fasting have a collective benefit?
هل للصوم فائدة اجتماعية؟
Answer:
Yes, it has its collective benefits, from them: The people feel that they are one Ummah, they (all) eat at the same time and they (all) fast at the same time. The rich realize the blessings of Allaah (upon them) and they sympathize towards the poor people. And, fasting minimizes the pitfalls (caused) by Shaytaan to Baaniý Adaam (son of Adaam). And, there is taqwaa (fear of Allaah) in fasting and taqwaa (fear of Allaah) strengthens the ties between the individual members of society.
نعم له فائدة اجتما عية منها: شعور الناس بأنهم أمة واحد، يأكلون في وقت واحد، ويصومون في وقت واحد، ويشعر الغني بنعمة الله، ويعطف على الفقير، ويقلل من مزالق الشيطان لابن آدم، وفيه تقوى الله ، وتقوى الله تُقَوِّى الأواصربين أفراد المجتمع
Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`UthaymeenFataawa as-Siyaam Shaykh Ibnu Uthaymeen, p24
فتاوى الصيم الشيخ ابن عثيمين، ص ٢٤
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Forwarded from الحكمة Al Hikmah
Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī Raḥimahullāh: “Eemān has a sweetness that can be tasted by hearts just like the sweetness of food and drink can be tasted by mouth.”
● [فتح الباري لابن رجب ١/٤٥]
● [فتح الباري لابن رجب ١/٤٥]
Shaykh Salih Al Fawzaan ﺣﻔﻈﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﺭﻋﺎﻩ
Those who say "Respect the opinion of others", their statement is futile. Respect is only for Haqq.
- Al-Ijabat Alfasalah pg 27"
Those who say "Respect the opinion of others", their statement is futile. Respect is only for Haqq.
- Al-Ijabat Alfasalah pg 27"
✒ Hope And Fear Of Allāh | SubḥānAllāh
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : لو يعلم المؤمن ما عند الله من العقوبة ما طمع في الجنة أحد ولو يعلم الكافر ما عند الله من الرحمة ما قنط من الجنة أحد
The Messenger of Allāh Ṣallallāhu-‘Alaihi Wa Sallam said: “If the believer knew what is (prepared) with Allāh of the punishment, NONE would HOPE for Jannah and if the disbeliever knew what is (prepared) with Allāh of the mercy, NONE would DESPAIR of (attaining) Jannah.”
● [رواه الترمذي في سننه برقم ٣٥٤٢]
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : لو يعلم المؤمن ما عند الله من العقوبة ما طمع في الجنة أحد ولو يعلم الكافر ما عند الله من الرحمة ما قنط من الجنة أحد
The Messenger of Allāh Ṣallallāhu-‘Alaihi Wa Sallam said: “If the believer knew what is (prepared) with Allāh of the punishment, NONE would HOPE for Jannah and if the disbeliever knew what is (prepared) with Allāh of the mercy, NONE would DESPAIR of (attaining) Jannah.”
● [رواه الترمذي في سننه برقم ٣٥٤٢]
Ruling on writing Qur’aanic Aayaat in shapes of trees or at the back of the cars:
۩ Writing the name of Allaah at the back of the cars etc.:
Shaikh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله said:
• It is not permissible for the calligrapher or the artist or other than them to write Allaah or any other Names from al-Asmaa’ al-Husnaa or from His Loft Attributes at the back of the cars.
• The owner of the vehicle should not let them do so; irrespective it is for decoration/adornment, or for seeking blessings, or as a means of reminder or warning.
• It has no basis, neither from the Book of Allaah تعالى nor from the Sunnah of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
• This is not the way we worship Allaah.
• If it was legislated, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would have informed us about it.
• It is a means of disrespecting the Names of Allaah and His Attributes, and not honoring them the way they should be honored, and a means of belittling them.
• It becomes a means for Shirk if a person believes that writing them will benefit him or protect him from some harm.
• Allaah تعالى did not reveal His Names and Attributes so that they be written/painted upon some devices or banners or on cars.
• Allaah تعالى revealed His Names and Attributes so that He informs His slaves about Himself so that they believe in Him and affirm these Names and Attributes; so that they believe in the Perfection and the Loftiness of the Lord.
• And that the slaves use these Names and Attributes while beseeching Him when they are at ease or in their hours of need.
•۩۞۩•
۩ Writing the Qur’aanic Aayaat in the shape of trees and birds:
Shaikh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله said:
• It is prohibited to write the Qur’aanic Aayaat in the shape/form of trees birds or something else.
• Similarly, it is prohibited to draw them on dishes or canvases for decoration or as a means to promote your merchandise.
• The doer will be sinful.
• It is disrespecting the Qur’aan and belittling it.
• It might end up in a place where it is not suited for it, especially after the time period when the surface on which it is written starts to wear out (or when the painting starts to fade) or when it gets misplaced or lost during transportation from one place to another.
• Allaah تعالى revealed the Qur’aan:
-- as an admonition.
-- as a reminder.
-- as a lesson.
-- as a healing (for the disease of ignorance, doubts etc.) in the chest.
-- so that its commands are carried out.
-- so that it is recited during the days and the nights.
-- so that they believe in it.
-- so that through it they may grow more in Imaan (Faith).
-- so that through it, Allaah تعالى increases their statuses.
[al-Jaami fee fiqh al-allaamah Ibn Baaz pg. 1155-1156]
۩ Writing the name of Allaah at the back of the cars etc.:
Shaikh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله said:
• It is not permissible for the calligrapher or the artist or other than them to write Allaah or any other Names from al-Asmaa’ al-Husnaa or from His Loft Attributes at the back of the cars.
• The owner of the vehicle should not let them do so; irrespective it is for decoration/adornment, or for seeking blessings, or as a means of reminder or warning.
• It has no basis, neither from the Book of Allaah تعالى nor from the Sunnah of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
• This is not the way we worship Allaah.
• If it was legislated, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would have informed us about it.
• It is a means of disrespecting the Names of Allaah and His Attributes, and not honoring them the way they should be honored, and a means of belittling them.
• It becomes a means for Shirk if a person believes that writing them will benefit him or protect him from some harm.
• Allaah تعالى did not reveal His Names and Attributes so that they be written/painted upon some devices or banners or on cars.
• Allaah تعالى revealed His Names and Attributes so that He informs His slaves about Himself so that they believe in Him and affirm these Names and Attributes; so that they believe in the Perfection and the Loftiness of the Lord.
• And that the slaves use these Names and Attributes while beseeching Him when they are at ease or in their hours of need.
•۩۞۩•
۩ Writing the Qur’aanic Aayaat in the shape of trees and birds:
Shaikh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله said:
• It is prohibited to write the Qur’aanic Aayaat in the shape/form of trees birds or something else.
• Similarly, it is prohibited to draw them on dishes or canvases for decoration or as a means to promote your merchandise.
• The doer will be sinful.
• It is disrespecting the Qur’aan and belittling it.
• It might end up in a place where it is not suited for it, especially after the time period when the surface on which it is written starts to wear out (or when the painting starts to fade) or when it gets misplaced or lost during transportation from one place to another.
• Allaah تعالى revealed the Qur’aan:
-- as an admonition.
-- as a reminder.
-- as a lesson.
-- as a healing (for the disease of ignorance, doubts etc.) in the chest.
-- so that its commands are carried out.
-- so that it is recited during the days and the nights.
-- so that they believe in it.
-- so that through it they may grow more in Imaan (Faith).
-- so that through it, Allaah تعالى increases their statuses.
[al-Jaami fee fiqh al-allaamah Ibn Baaz pg. 1155-1156]
The Prophet (sallallahu Allahyi wa salaam) said, “The one who repents from sin is like the one who never sinned.” [Ibn Maja (3240)]He also said, “Remorse is repentance.” [Ibn Maja (4242) and Ahmad (3387)]
Sufyān b. 'Uyaynah Raḥimahullāh:
"The one who is aware of himself is never deceived by the praise."
● [الجامع لأخلاق الراوي ص ١٤٠]
"The one who is aware of himself is never deceived by the praise."
● [الجامع لأخلاق الراوي ص ١٤٠]
Shaikh Ibn ‘Uthaimeen rahimahuAllaah said:
“Whenever you fulfil the needs of your brother, Allaah will fulfil your needs!”
Source: Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen (v. 4, p. 295
“Whenever you fulfil the needs of your brother, Allaah will fulfil your needs!”
Source: Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen (v. 4, p. 295
“A true Muslim brotherhood is one who keeps advising, reminding and directing you to the straight path. He never keeps himself away from you nor flatters you.Rather, he gives you counsel and admonishes you. He reminds you to be mindful of Allah. He shows the path of salvation so that you can follow it and warns you of treading the path of perdition so that you can steer clear of it.”
-Shaykh Ibn Baaz rahimahullaah
[Majmoo ‘Fatwaa Ibn Baaz 14:21]
-Shaykh Ibn Baaz rahimahullaah
[Majmoo ‘Fatwaa Ibn Baaz 14:21]
Be a Person with Character.
Ibn Uthaymeen (Rahimahullah) said:
"It is incumbent upon the Muslim not to be a person without character, a person following every other individual; instead, he should form his character based upon what is required by the Law of Allaah, the Most High, so that he be one who is followed, not a follower, and so that he may be an example for others, not one who follows others' examples."
[Fataawaa Arkaan Al-Islaam, 1/265]
Ibn Uthaymeen (Rahimahullah) said:
"It is incumbent upon the Muslim not to be a person without character, a person following every other individual; instead, he should form his character based upon what is required by the Law of Allaah, the Most High, so that he be one who is followed, not a follower, and so that he may be an example for others, not one who follows others' examples."
[Fataawaa Arkaan Al-Islaam, 1/265]
Is crying due to illness considered a form of ungratefulness to Allaah?
Shaykh ibn Baaz رحمه الله
[Q]: I am ill and I sometimes cry because of what happens to me after my illness. Is this considered an action which opposes Allāh and of not being pleased with what He has decreed? I do not do this action willfully. Likewise, does that ruling also include talking to my relatives about my illness?
[A]: “There is no harm in crying, if it is simply tears coming from the eyes, without wailing. This is based upon the statement of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم when his son Ibraheem passed away: “The eye sheds tears and the heart grieves, yet we do not say anything except what is pleasing to our Lord. By your death - O Ibraheem - we are indeed in grief.” [1] The aḥadeeth with this meaning are numerous.” [2]
[1] Related by al-Bukhārī (no. 1303) and Muslim (no. 2315), from Asmāʾa ibnt Yazīd raḍī Allāhu ʿanhā.
[2] Fatāwá al-Mar‘ah (p. 12)
https://www.troid.ca/comprehensive/issues-of-aqidah/193-crying-due-to-illness
Shaykh ibn Baaz رحمه الله
[Q]: I am ill and I sometimes cry because of what happens to me after my illness. Is this considered an action which opposes Allāh and of not being pleased with what He has decreed? I do not do this action willfully. Likewise, does that ruling also include talking to my relatives about my illness?
[A]: “There is no harm in crying, if it is simply tears coming from the eyes, without wailing. This is based upon the statement of the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم when his son Ibraheem passed away: “The eye sheds tears and the heart grieves, yet we do not say anything except what is pleasing to our Lord. By your death - O Ibraheem - we are indeed in grief.” [1] The aḥadeeth with this meaning are numerous.” [2]
[1] Related by al-Bukhārī (no. 1303) and Muslim (no. 2315), from Asmāʾa ibnt Yazīd raḍī Allāhu ʿanhā.
[2] Fatāwá al-Mar‘ah (p. 12)
https://www.troid.ca/comprehensive/issues-of-aqidah/193-crying-due-to-illness
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CERTIFICATES OF KNOWLEDGE AND SINCERITY:
http://www.salaficentre.com/2015/06/the-connection-between-certificates-of-knowledge-and-sincerity-shaikh-uthaymeen-clarifies/
http://www.salaficentre.com/2015/06/the-connection-between-certificates-of-knowledge-and-sincerity-shaikh-uthaymeen-clarifies/
*The Reward of Voluntary Salah When Praying Alone*
The Reward of Voluntary Salah When Praying Alone
The Prophet Sallallahu alayhi was sallam said “The voluntary salah of a man (performed) where people are unable to see him, outweighs the salah (performed) where people are able to see him by twenty-five degrees.”
[Musnad Abi Ya’la, and attributed to him by Ibn Hajar in ‘Mutaalib al-Aaliyah’, 4/534; see also ‘Ikmal al-Ikmal’, 3/337 – graded as saheeh by al-Albani in ‘Saheeh al-Jaami’, 3821]
The Reward of Voluntary Salah When Praying Alone
The Prophet Sallallahu alayhi was sallam said “The voluntary salah of a man (performed) where people are unable to see him, outweighs the salah (performed) where people are able to see him by twenty-five degrees.”
[Musnad Abi Ya’la, and attributed to him by Ibn Hajar in ‘Mutaalib al-Aaliyah’, 4/534; see also ‘Ikmal al-Ikmal’, 3/337 – graded as saheeh by al-Albani in ‘Saheeh al-Jaami’, 3821]
“If the human knew the pleasure of meeting Allāh and being near Him, he would feel grief for being distant from Him.”
[Imām Ibn Qayyim رحمه الله تعالى Al-Fawā'id, (p.119)]
[Imām Ibn Qayyim رحمه الله تعالى Al-Fawā'id, (p.119)]
Only one sect out of 73 will enter Jannah
"The Muslims will split into 73 sects, and only one sect will go to Jannah". (Bukahri, Muslim, Tirmidhie, Abu Dawud etc).
From Anas that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
"The Children of Israa’eel divided into seventy-one sects and the Christians divided into seventy-two sects. And my Ummah shall divide into seventy-three sects, all of them being in the Fire except one sect."
These are not weak hadiths.
I read this from a list of the signs of the judgement day and so I decided to do more research about it. We should not take this hadith lightly. It's important that we are following the right path. This clearly states that only one sect will go to Jannah so we should our belief wisely. True Islam is followed according to the Quran (legistlation for Muslims) and the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammed PBUH. If the Prophet didn't mention us as this and that, then we can't fall under those made up (man made) sects.
'Surely unity is God's rope; therefore hold fast all together to 'its firm handle' (see Qur'an 2:256).
Imam al-Razi (d. 606/1210; Rahimahullah) was quoted as saying in conclusion to his commentary on the above ayat:
"If a person going down into a well must hold fast to a rope in order that he may not fall in, so also the Book of God, His covenant, religion and obedience to Him, as well as unity and harmony among the people of faith are means of security for anyone who holds fast to them from falling into the bottom of Hell."
Surah al-Imran (3:105):
"And be not like those who separated and disputed after the clear proofs had come unto them: For such there is an awful doom."
Surah al-Imran (3:110):
"Ye are the best community that has been raised up for mankind. Ye enjoin the good and forbid the evil; and ye believe in Allah"
Surah Al-An'am (6:159):
"As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, thou has no part in them in the least: Their affair is with Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did."
Surah Al-Mu'minun (23:52-53):
"And verily this Ummah of yours is a single Ummah and I am your Lord, so keep your duty unto Me. But they have broken their religion among them into sects, each sect rejoicing in its tenets."
Surah Al-Rum (30:32):
"Those who split up their Religion, and become Sects, each sect exulting in its tenets."
Surah Al-Nisa (4:115):
"He that disobeys the Apostle (Muhammad) after guidance has been made clear to him and follows a way other than that of the believers, We appoint for him that unto which he himself hath turned, and expose him unto Hell - a hapless journey's end!"
Surah Al-An'am (6:153):
"This is My Straight path, so follow it. Follow not other ways, lest ye be parted from His way. This has he ordained for you, that ye may ward off (evil)."
Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) reported the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) as saying:
"Who (ever) defected from the obedience (to the Amir) and separated from the main body of the Muslims - then he died in that state - would die the death of one belonging to the days of Jahiliyya (pre-Islamic ignorance). And he who is killed under the banner of a man who is blind (to the cause for which he is fighting), who gets flared up with family pride and fights for his tribe - is not from my Ummah, and whoso from my followers attacks my followers (indiscriminately) killing the righteous and the wicked of them, sparing not (even) those staunch in faith and fulfilling not his obligation towards them who have been given a pledge (of security), is not from me." (Sahih Muslim)
Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) reported the Prophet (Peace be upon him) as saying:
"One who found in his Amir (the ruler of the true Islamic state; which is absent today) something which he disliked should hold his patience, for one who separated from the main body of the Muslims even to the extent of a handspan and then he died, would die the death of one belonging to the days of Jahiliyya." (Sahih Muslim)
Imam's Ahmad and Abu D
"The Muslims will split into 73 sects, and only one sect will go to Jannah". (Bukahri, Muslim, Tirmidhie, Abu Dawud etc).
From Anas that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
"The Children of Israa’eel divided into seventy-one sects and the Christians divided into seventy-two sects. And my Ummah shall divide into seventy-three sects, all of them being in the Fire except one sect."
These are not weak hadiths.
I read this from a list of the signs of the judgement day and so I decided to do more research about it. We should not take this hadith lightly. It's important that we are following the right path. This clearly states that only one sect will go to Jannah so we should our belief wisely. True Islam is followed according to the Quran (legistlation for Muslims) and the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammed PBUH. If the Prophet didn't mention us as this and that, then we can't fall under those made up (man made) sects.
'Surely unity is God's rope; therefore hold fast all together to 'its firm handle' (see Qur'an 2:256).
Imam al-Razi (d. 606/1210; Rahimahullah) was quoted as saying in conclusion to his commentary on the above ayat:
"If a person going down into a well must hold fast to a rope in order that he may not fall in, so also the Book of God, His covenant, religion and obedience to Him, as well as unity and harmony among the people of faith are means of security for anyone who holds fast to them from falling into the bottom of Hell."
Surah al-Imran (3:105):
"And be not like those who separated and disputed after the clear proofs had come unto them: For such there is an awful doom."
Surah al-Imran (3:110):
"Ye are the best community that has been raised up for mankind. Ye enjoin the good and forbid the evil; and ye believe in Allah"
Surah Al-An'am (6:159):
"As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, thou has no part in them in the least: Their affair is with Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did."
Surah Al-Mu'minun (23:52-53):
"And verily this Ummah of yours is a single Ummah and I am your Lord, so keep your duty unto Me. But they have broken their religion among them into sects, each sect rejoicing in its tenets."
Surah Al-Rum (30:32):
"Those who split up their Religion, and become Sects, each sect exulting in its tenets."
Surah Al-Nisa (4:115):
"He that disobeys the Apostle (Muhammad) after guidance has been made clear to him and follows a way other than that of the believers, We appoint for him that unto which he himself hath turned, and expose him unto Hell - a hapless journey's end!"
Surah Al-An'am (6:153):
"This is My Straight path, so follow it. Follow not other ways, lest ye be parted from His way. This has he ordained for you, that ye may ward off (evil)."
Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) reported the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) as saying:
"Who (ever) defected from the obedience (to the Amir) and separated from the main body of the Muslims - then he died in that state - would die the death of one belonging to the days of Jahiliyya (pre-Islamic ignorance). And he who is killed under the banner of a man who is blind (to the cause for which he is fighting), who gets flared up with family pride and fights for his tribe - is not from my Ummah, and whoso from my followers attacks my followers (indiscriminately) killing the righteous and the wicked of them, sparing not (even) those staunch in faith and fulfilling not his obligation towards them who have been given a pledge (of security), is not from me." (Sahih Muslim)
Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) reported the Prophet (Peace be upon him) as saying:
"One who found in his Amir (the ruler of the true Islamic state; which is absent today) something which he disliked should hold his patience, for one who separated from the main body of the Muslims even to the extent of a handspan and then he died, would die the death of one belonging to the days of Jahiliyya." (Sahih Muslim)
Imam's Ahmad and Abu D
awood (Allah's mercy be upon them) said that Abu Dharr (Allah be pleased with him) reported the Prophet (Peace be upon him) as saying:
"He who separates from the main body (of the Ummah) by even a hand's breadth from the Community he throws off Islam from his neck." (Mishkat-ul-Masabih/Sunan Abu Dawood)
"He who separates from the main body (of the Ummah) by even a hand's breadth from the Community he throws off Islam from his neck." (Mishkat-ul-Masabih/Sunan Abu Dawood)