OUR SALAF: HAFS BIN HUMAID ASKED IBNUL MUBAARAK ABOUT THE DEVIANT SECTS

🖋Written by The Salafi Centre of Manchester on July 5, 2014.

Hafs Bin Humaid (rahimahullaah) said: I said to Abdullaah Ibnul Mubaarak (rahimahullaah), “How many sects has this Ummah spilt into?” So he said, “The foundation of the sects are four: The shia, the hurooriyyah (i.e. khawaarij), the qadariyyah and the murji’ah. The shia (further) split into twenty-two sects; the hurooriyyah (further) split into twenty-one sects; the qadariyyah (further) split into sixteen sects and the murji’ah (further) split into thirteen sects.

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[Al-Ibaanah of Ibn Battah 1/379-380]

🌐https://salaficentre.com/2014/07/our-salaf-hafs-bin-humaid-asked-ibnul-mubaarak-about-the-deviant-sects/

Whoever Leaves Something For Allaah, Allaah Will Give Him Something Better!

Umar Quinn

📼http://safeyoutube.net/w/Fzzc

It is kufr to say 'Merry Christmas' (if one knows the meaning of it).

For more information please watch the video.

https://youtu.be/PENgD7n9MqI

Sound Advice From ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab (May Allah be pleased with him)

‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab once said to Al-Ahnaf Ibn Qais:

“O Ahnaf, the more one laughs, the less dignity will he posses. Whoever jokes (excessively or indecently) is a person who will be taken lightly. Whoever does something frequently will become known by that thing.

Whoever speaks often, errs often; the more often one errs, the less modesty will he possess; whoever has a low level of modesty will also have a low level of piety; and when one has a low level of piety, then his heart dies.”

[Taken from “Glimpses Of The Lives Of Righteous People”, Darussalam publishing, Pp. 24-25, quoting from “Sifatus-Safwah”, 1/1449]

The texts of the Bible are in conformity with the fact that Jesus was a servant and messenger of Allah - Shaykh Rabee

https://abdurrahman.org/2016/05/18/examples-from-gospels-conformiing-the-fact-that-jesus-was-a-servant-and-messenger-of-allah/

“O Jesus, son of Mary, did you tell the people: ‘Worship me and my mother as two gods besides Allaah?’ He will reply: ‘Glory be to You! It was not for me to say what I had no right to say. If I had said such a thing, You would have surely known about it. You know what is in my inner self though I do not know what is in Your Self. Truly, only You are the All-Knowing of all that is hidden. I did not tell them anything except for what You commanded me to tell them, (which was): Worship Allaah, my Lord and your Lord. And I served as a witness for them for as long as I was with them. But when You took me up, You were the Watcher over them, and You are a Witness to all things.’” [Qur’aan 5:116-117]

|| • The Blowing of the Sur and the Day of Resurrection! • Sur - is a huge horn that has a circumference as large as the heavens and the earth! ||
"'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As said: "A Bedouin came to the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wasllam) and said: 'What is the Sur?' He said: 'A horn that will be blown into'" (Sahih) [Jami` at-Tirmidhi] It has been related in a Hadith about the Sur, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that it is a huge horn that has a circumference as large as the heavens and the earth. The angel Israfil will blow into it. Another Hadith has been related which states that the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said, (How can I be comfortable when the one with the horn is holding it in his lips and his forehead is leaning forward, waiting to be given permission (to blow it).)
The people said, "O Messenger of Allah, what should we say''
He (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said, «قُولُوا: حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ عَلَى اللهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا» (Say: Allah is sufficient for us and what a good protector He is. Upon Allah we place our trust.)
[- Taken from Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Surah Taha, Tafsir ~ Verses 102 - 104] via @piouscouple

🔹Guidance From the Salaf on Patience and Complaining About Calamities

Al-Dhahabi brings in al-Siyar, the following narrations demonstrating patience in the face of calamity and not complaining:

Shaqiq al-Balkhee said, "Whoever complained of a calamity to other than Allaah, he will not find the sweetness of obedience" (9/315). Hamdoon al-Qassaar said, "No one despairs from a calamity except one who suspects His Lord" (13/51). Mugheerah said, "The eye of al-Ahnaf was lost, and al-Ahnaf said, 'I lost it forty years ago and I have not complained to a single person'." (4/92). Al-Asma'ee said, "al-Fudayl saw a man complaining to another so he said, 'O So and so! Are you complaining about the one who shows you mercy (Allaah) to one who does not show you mercy (man)'." (8/439)
▪️Translated by Abu Iyaad

http://bit.ly/2BtUMF8

YOU SHOULD NOT MISS FAJR PRAYER

Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen Rahimahullah explains the hadith,

"Whoever prays fajr is under the protection of Allah":

ﻋﻦ ﺟﻨﺪﺏ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ : ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ :

ﻣَﻦ ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﺼُّﺒﺢَ ﻓَﻬُﻮَ ﻓِﻲ ﺫِﻣَّﺔِ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ، ﻓَﻼ ﻳَﻄﻠُﺒَﻨَّﻜُﻢُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻣِﻦ ﺫِﻣَّﺘِﻪِ ﺑِﺸَﻲْﺀٍ ﻓَﻴُﺪﺭِﻛَﻪُ ﻓَﻴَﻜُﺒَّﻪُ ﻓِﻲ ﻧَﺎﺭِ ﺟَﻬَﻨََّ*

ﺭﻭﻯ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ ‏657

Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen may Allaah have mercy on him said:

“This indicates that it is obligatory to respect the Muslims who affirm their Islam by praying Fajr, because no one offers Fajr prayer but a believer. And it is not permissible for anyone to transgress against them”.

_{[Source: Sharh Riyaadh al-Saaliheen (1/591)]}_

Hearts Devoid of Love of Allaah Become Infatuated With Images – By Imaam Ibnul Qayyim [rahimahullaah]

🖋Written by Jallow Abdullah.

In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy

Imaam Ibnul Qayyim [rahimahullaah] said: Hearts that are emptied of Love for Allaah -hearts that are turned away from Him and seeking remedy from others besides Him- are afflicted with an uncontrolled love of images; for when the heart is filled with Love of Allaah and a strong love for meeting Him [i.e. in the hereafter], the uncontrolled love for images is repelled from it. And for this reason, Allaah [The Most High] stated about Yusuf [alayhis-salaam]:

كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ السُّوءَ وَالْفَحْشَاءَ ۚ إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُخْلَصِينَ

Thus it was, that We might turn away from him evil and illegal sexual intercourse. Surely, he was one of Our chosen, guided slaves. [Soorah Yusuf: Ayah: 24]

This shows that sincerity to [Allaah] is a means to repelling [evil]. Therefore, repelling the original cause of something is repels the cause of that thing. And because of this, some of the Salaf said: ‘’Uncontrolled love is an agitation in empty hearts.” Meaning: [Hearts] emptied of other than what they crave for.

[Source: An excerpt from At-Tibbun Nabawiy’ by Imaam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah) with the footnotes and checking of Al-Allaamah Muhammad Haamid Al-Faqee (rahimahullaah) page180. Abridged and slightly paraphrased]

🌐http://masjidfurqan.co.uk/2017/12/16/hearts-devoid-of-love-of-allaah-become-infatuated-with-images-by-imaam-ibnul-qayyim-rahimahullaah/
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[Q]: Who do we take knowledge and fatāwá from? What are the qualities of the people of knowledge and al-Iftāʾ(i.e. Those who are able to give verdicts)?

Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān: Knowledge is taken from the scholars, either in the mosques if they are in the mosques, or in an organised curriculum in the schools, institutes or colleges. Knowledge is taken from the scholars; it is not taken from the ignorant nor from papers or broadly looking into books. This is not [the way to] seek knowledge, because perhaps it may bring about other than that which was intended or perhaps you may understand wrongly. You might read from a book which comprises of doubts and evils, and this will contaminate your way of thinking.

So upon you is to constantly and continuously connect with the scholars in the mosques, schools and conferences of knowledge. Likewise, those whom verdicts are taken from are known amongst the people. The general verdicts are directed to The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Fatāwá. As for personal verdicts, they are taken from the one in whom you have confidence in his knowledge and religion.

Source: Who Do We Take Knowledge From?http://www.alfawzan.af.org.sa/node/16136
Translated by: Munīb al-Ṣumālī

https://www.troid.org/brief-benefits/2581-benefit-constantly-and-continuously-connect-with-the-scholars

*FLEE TO ALLĀH*

Al-Fudayl Ibn ʿIyyāḍ (رحمه الله) said:

❝If you fear Allāh, no one will be able to harm you, but if you fear someone else, then no one will be able to aid you.❞

[Al-Kashkūl, Pg. 248]

🔹Narrated 'Anas:

The fact which stops me from narrating a great number of Hadiths to you is that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever tells a lie against me intentionally, then (surely) let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire."

Sahih al-Bukhari, Knowledge Book 3, Hadith 50

Shaykh Muhammad bin Sālih Al-'Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

《ومن قال إن النصراني أو اليهودي أخ لب فهو مثلهم يكون مرتدا عن الإسلام》

Whoever says 'a Jew or Christian is a brother to me' is like them, an apostate who left Islam.

[الشرخ الممتع ١٤/٤١٥]
Translator: Abūl Abbās Mūsa Richardson

Abu Hurairah narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: “Whatever I forbid to you, refrain from it, and whatever I order you, do as much of it as you can. Those who came before you were only destroyed because of their excessive questions and differences with their Prophets.”
حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى التُّجِيبِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ ، قَالاَ : كَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : مَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ , وَمَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ فَافْعَلُوا مِنْهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ ، فَإِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ , كَثْرَةُ مَسَائِلِهِمْ ، وَاخْتِلاَفُهُمْ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ.
( Sahih Muslim, Book of Virtues, Hadith 101 )

Christmas and New year

And Shaikh Ibn al-Uthaymeen رحمه الله said: Whoever imitates a people outwardly will eventually imitate them inwardly as well.

Abdullaah ibn `Amr رضي الله عنه said: “Whoever settles in the land of the non-Arabs and celebrates their Nawrooz (New Year) and Mahrajaan (festival) and imitates them until he dies (in that state), will be gathered with them on the Day of Resurrection.” [al-Baihaqee in Sunan al-Kubraa (18863, 18864)]

- See more at: http://ilm4all.blogspot.com/2015/03/whoever-imitates-people-outwardly-will.html#sthash.ZLS5qk8v.dpuf

How Could A Muslim Celebrate Christmas & New Years? - Shaykh Uthaymīn: https://youtu.be/n_CVlFD0bF0


Giving & Accepting Christmas Gifts - Shaykh Uthaymīn: https://youtu.be/7_r0cfZ3RG8


What Do The Muslims Believe About Jesus? - Shaykh Uthaymīn: https://youtu.be/qE2vcScDAMI


The Birth of Jesus - Shaykh Umar Fullātah: https://youtu.be/ZRpYr8huTyM


Can A Muslim Participate In & Celebrate Christmas With The Disbelievers? - Shaykh Abdul-Azīz bin Bāz: https://youtu.be/HTA5okmZJIE

**YOUNG INEXPERIENCED/UNQUALIFIED YOUTH GIVING DAWAH ON YOUTUBE/SOCIAL MEDIA (while delving into BIG affairs)

Its very unfortunate to see in 2016, a lot of young people have been getting on social media giving dawah and stepping BEYOND their lane. Nothing wrong with giving dawah on social media. The pressing issue at hand is youth who are stepping beyond their lane & devling into affairs they are NOT qualified to speak about.

💭Had they focused on memorizing the Quran/learning arabic well/sought beneficial knowledge upon the way of the salaf salih & gave dawah (while staying in their lanes) with wisdom (weighing benefits & harms) many of that which we see today of corruption would not have happened.

It is upon the young man to give dawah to that _which he is qualified to speak about_ & busy himself in learning the religion as a priority. If you one wants to delve into the BIG issues which you are not qualified to speak about, *then it is upon you to focus on seeking knowledge & attend the classes of the senior scholars of our time*. This will in turn allow you to mature in both experience & knowledge, thus making you a KEY in the dawah.

Many of the youth giving dawah on social media nowadays are inexperienced and lack knowledge. *Also, it is upon them to seek counsel of the senior students of knowledge & senior scholars (upon the way of the salafus salih - pious predecessors) before setting out in doing this or that*. For many a times, they see that which you don't see due to your lack of experience, emotional being and lack of knowledge.

Look at this hadith below, it mentions exactly what we just mentioned above.

The Prophet (salAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said,

_"There shall come upon people years of deceit in which the liar will be believed, the truthful one disbelieved, the treacherous will be trusted, the trustworthy deemed treacherous; and the Ruwaybidah will speak out.’_

It was asked: Who are the *Ruwaybidah*?

To which the Prophet (salAllaahu alayhi wa sallam), replied:

*‘The lowly, contemptible one who will speak out about public affairs'*."
~ [Ibn Maajah, no.4036; al-Haakim, Mustadrak, 4:465, who said: ‘Its chain is sahih)

In Arabic grammar, the word Ruwaybidah is the diminutive ( _tasgheer_/belittling) of the word Rabidah which itself means ( _“lowly”, “good for nothing”, “worthless”_), so the Ruwaybidah are lower than worthless: they are utterly worthless.

These are people who are incapable of rising up to distinction, lack integrity and, above all, possess little more than a glimmer of religious knowledge. In spite of this, they feel to speak out about socio-political affairs beyond their grasp and experience. They feel to offer fatwas and act as social commentators, based upon their whims and ignorance. They presume to be "sincere advisors" to the Ummah, while being infantile in their understanding. And those who speak from ignorance will, and are, doing more harm than good.

Sadly, the Ruwaybidah are contagious; like rabies, they have infected a significant part of the Ummah. And social media continues to be a perfect platform for their madness and ignorance to spread... what's more pathetic is that our youth actually respond to such individuals and think they are speaking "haqq".

Commitment to taqwa, and a return to knowledge and its people, is the only immunization we have against the Ruwaybidah rabies.

May Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) protect us and guide us to that which pleases Him.

قال الإمام محمد بن سيرين:

The Imaam Muhammad bin Sireen said:

*«إِنَّ هَذَا العِلْمَ دِيْنٌ؛ فَانْظُرُواْ عَمَّنْ تَأخُذُوْنَ دِيْنَكُمْ».*

*“Indeed this knowledge is the religion*,

so

*_be careful with regards to the one whom you take your religion from_”*

(أخرجه مسلم في مقدمة صحيحه).
Imaam Muslim collected it in the introduction to his Saheeh

An excellent explanation of this statement by Shaikh Ahmad Bazmool:

http://www.troid.ca/index.php/new-and-basics/dangers-to-new-muslims/739-be-careful-who-you-take-your-deen-from

Celebrating Christmas