🔥 [ Iblīs Rejoices in Division ]
Ḍamrah ibn Rabīʿah (d. 202 AH) said:
« يُقَالُ: فَرْحَةُ إِبْلِيسَ إِذَا فَرَّقَ بَيْنَ الْمُتَحَابِّينَ، كَفَرْحَتِهِ حِينَ أَخْرَجَ آدَمَ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ.»
“It is said: The joy of Iblīs when he separates those who love each other is like his joy when he expelled Ādam from Paradise.”
📚 Masāwiʾ al-Akhlāq wa Midhammūhā by al-Kharā’iṭī (Chapter: What Has Been Reported Regarding the Detestability of Spreading Namīmah), ed. Muṣṭafā al-Shalabī, Maktabat al-Sawādī, 1st ed., 1413 AH / 1993 CE, p. 114.
📝 Reflection: Beware of any word or action that fuels division between hearts, especially between kith and kin. The devil rejoices in separation as he rejoiced in mankind’s first fall.
Ḍamrah ibn Rabīʿah (d. 202 AH) said:
« يُقَالُ: فَرْحَةُ إِبْلِيسَ إِذَا فَرَّقَ بَيْنَ الْمُتَحَابِّينَ، كَفَرْحَتِهِ حِينَ أَخْرَجَ آدَمَ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ.»
“It is said: The joy of Iblīs when he separates those who love each other is like his joy when he expelled Ādam from Paradise.”
📚 Masāwiʾ al-Akhlāq wa Midhammūhā by al-Kharā’iṭī (Chapter: What Has Been Reported Regarding the Detestability of Spreading Namīmah), ed. Muṣṭafā al-Shalabī, Maktabat al-Sawādī, 1st ed., 1413 AH / 1993 CE, p. 114.
📝 Reflection: Beware of any word or action that fuels division between hearts, especially between kith and kin. The devil rejoices in separation as he rejoiced in mankind’s first fall.
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🔥 The Poison Fruits of Tale-Bearing
Abū Idrīs ʿĀʾidh Allāh said:
«مَنْ تَتَبَّعَ الْأَحَادِيثَ يُحَدِّثُ بِهَا النَّاسَ لَمْ يَجِدْ رَائِحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ.» قَالَ خَالِدٌ: «يَعْنِي النَّمِيمَةَ.»
“Whoever busies himself seeking out stories to spread amongst people shall not even smell the scent of Paradise.” Khālid said: “He meant tale-bearing (namīmah).”
Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm said:
«قَالَ بَعْضُ الْحُكَمَاءِ: الصِّدْقُ يَزِينُ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ إِلَّا السَّاعِيَ، فَإِنَّهُ أَخْبَثُ مَا يَكُونُ إِذَا صَدَقَ، فَمَا ظَنُّكَ بِإِنْسَانٍ يَشِينُهُ الصِّدْقُ.»
“One of the wise men said: Truth beautifies every person except the tale-bearer, for he is at his foulest when he tells the truth. So what do you think of a man whom truth itself disgraces?”
Yaḥyā ibn Abī Kathīr said:
«أَنَمُّ النَّاسِ وَلَدُ الزِّنَا.»
“The greatest tale-bearers are the children of adultery.”
Isḥāq ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Farwah said:
«مَنْ لَمْ يُبَالِ مَا قَالَ، وَلَا مَا قِيلَ فِيهِ، فَهُوَ لِشَيْطَانٍ، أَوْ لِوَلَدِ غَيَّةٍ.»
“Whoever cares not what he says nor what is said about him is either a devil or the child of a vile womb.”
📚 Masāwiʾ al-Akhlāq wa Midhammūhā by Abū Bakr al-Kharā’iṭī, ed. Muṣṭafā al-Shalabī, Maktabat al-Sawādī, 1st ed., 1413 AH / 1993 CE, p. 107, Bāb Mā Jāʾa fī al-Saʿy bi-l-Namīmah mina al-Karāhah (Chapter: What Has Been Reported Regarding the Detestability of Spreading Namīmah).
Abū Idrīs ʿĀʾidh Allāh said:
«مَنْ تَتَبَّعَ الْأَحَادِيثَ يُحَدِّثُ بِهَا النَّاسَ لَمْ يَجِدْ رَائِحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ.» قَالَ خَالِدٌ: «يَعْنِي النَّمِيمَةَ.»
“Whoever busies himself seeking out stories to spread amongst people shall not even smell the scent of Paradise.” Khālid said: “He meant tale-bearing (namīmah).”
Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm said:
«قَالَ بَعْضُ الْحُكَمَاءِ: الصِّدْقُ يَزِينُ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ إِلَّا السَّاعِيَ، فَإِنَّهُ أَخْبَثُ مَا يَكُونُ إِذَا صَدَقَ، فَمَا ظَنُّكَ بِإِنْسَانٍ يَشِينُهُ الصِّدْقُ.»
“One of the wise men said: Truth beautifies every person except the tale-bearer, for he is at his foulest when he tells the truth. So what do you think of a man whom truth itself disgraces?”
Yaḥyā ibn Abī Kathīr said:
«أَنَمُّ النَّاسِ وَلَدُ الزِّنَا.»
“The greatest tale-bearers are the children of adultery.”
Isḥāq ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Farwah said:
«مَنْ لَمْ يُبَالِ مَا قَالَ، وَلَا مَا قِيلَ فِيهِ، فَهُوَ لِشَيْطَانٍ، أَوْ لِوَلَدِ غَيَّةٍ.»
“Whoever cares not what he says nor what is said about him is either a devil or the child of a vile womb.”
📚 Masāwiʾ al-Akhlāq wa Midhammūhā by Abū Bakr al-Kharā’iṭī, ed. Muṣṭafā al-Shalabī, Maktabat al-Sawādī, 1st ed., 1413 AH / 1993 CE, p. 107, Bāb Mā Jāʾa fī al-Saʿy bi-l-Namīmah mina al-Karāhah (Chapter: What Has Been Reported Regarding the Detestability of Spreading Namīmah).
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Forwarded from قناة فضيلة الشيخ الدكتور عبد الله بن صلفيق الظفيري الرسمية
احذروا من أنكم تفرحون عدوكم الشيطان بقطيعة الأرحام
• عن ضمرة بن ربيعة قال :
يقال :
فرحة إبليس إذا فرق بين المتحابين..
كفرحته حين أخرج آدم من الجنة !
📕مساؤى الأخلاق للخرائطي ٢٢٧
• عن ضمرة بن ربيعة قال :
يقال :
فرحة إبليس إذا فرق بين المتحابين..
كفرحته حين أخرج آدم من الجنة !
📕مساؤى الأخلاق للخرائطي ٢٢٧
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🔗 [[You’ll End Up Like Those Whose Company You Keep, So Choose Wisely]]
The esteemed scholar Ibn Mufliḥ (d. 763 AH) said:
«قَالَ فِي الرِّعَايَةِ وَغَيْرِهَا: وَيُكْرَهُ أَنْ يُجَالِسَ دَنِيئًا، أَوْ سَخِيفًا، أَوْ فَاسِقًا، أَوْ مُرَائِيًا، أَوْ مُتَّهَمًا فِي دِينِهِ أَوْ عِرْضِهِ.»
“It is stated in al-Riʿāyah and elsewhere: It is disliked to sit in the company of a lowly person, or a foolish one, or a sinner, or someone who shows off and acts ostentatiously, or one who is of questionable religion or honour.”
📚 Al-Ādāb al-Sharʿiyyah wa al-Manāḥ al-Marʿiyyah by Muḥammad ibn Mufliḥ al-Maqdisī al-Ṣāliḥī al-Ḥanbalī, ʿĀlam al-Kutub, vol. 3, p. 373.
The esteemed scholar Ibn Mufliḥ (d. 763 AH) said:
«قَالَ فِي الرِّعَايَةِ وَغَيْرِهَا: وَيُكْرَهُ أَنْ يُجَالِسَ دَنِيئًا، أَوْ سَخِيفًا، أَوْ فَاسِقًا، أَوْ مُرَائِيًا، أَوْ مُتَّهَمًا فِي دِينِهِ أَوْ عِرْضِهِ.»
“It is stated in al-Riʿāyah and elsewhere: It is disliked to sit in the company of a lowly person, or a foolish one, or a sinner, or someone who shows off and acts ostentatiously, or one who is of questionable religion or honour.”
📚 Al-Ādāb al-Sharʿiyyah wa al-Manāḥ al-Marʿiyyah by Muḥammad ibn Mufliḥ al-Maqdisī al-Ṣāliḥī al-Ḥanbalī, ʿĀlam al-Kutub, vol. 3, p. 373.
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Forwarded from Imam al-Sa’dī Center for Islamic Learning
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🌏 [Wasting Time & Effort On Unworthy Things or People: A Subtle, Yet Tremendous Trial]
✒️ Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597 AH) said:
«مِنَ الْابْتِلَاءِ الْعَظِيمِ إِقَامَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي غَيْرِ مَقَامِهِ. مِثْلُ أَنْ يُحْوَجَ الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ إِلَى مُدَارَاةِ الظَّالِمِ وَالتَّرَدُّدِ إِلَيْهِ، وَإِلَى مُخَالَطَةِ مَنْ لَا يَصْلُحُ، وَإِلَى أَعْمَالٍ لَا تَلِيقُ بِهِ، أَوْ إِلَى أُمُورٍ تَقْطَعُ عَلَيْهِ مُرَادَهُ الَّذِي يُؤْثِرُهُ.»
"Among the greatest forms of tribulation is placing a man in a station unbefitting him (i.e., beneath him). Such as when a righteous man is compelled to use soft diplomacy with an oppressive person, repeatedly dealing with him; or forced to associate with those unworthy of his company; or burdened with tasks unbefitting his dignity; or tasked with matters that sever him from the pursuits he truly desires and prefers."
📚 Ṣayd al-Khāṭir, p. 302.
✒️ Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597 AH) said:
«مِنَ الْابْتِلَاءِ الْعَظِيمِ إِقَامَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي غَيْرِ مَقَامِهِ. مِثْلُ أَنْ يُحْوَجَ الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ إِلَى مُدَارَاةِ الظَّالِمِ وَالتَّرَدُّدِ إِلَيْهِ، وَإِلَى مُخَالَطَةِ مَنْ لَا يَصْلُحُ، وَإِلَى أَعْمَالٍ لَا تَلِيقُ بِهِ، أَوْ إِلَى أُمُورٍ تَقْطَعُ عَلَيْهِ مُرَادَهُ الَّذِي يُؤْثِرُهُ.»
"Among the greatest forms of tribulation is placing a man in a station unbefitting him (i.e., beneath him). Such as when a righteous man is compelled to use soft diplomacy with an oppressive person, repeatedly dealing with him; or forced to associate with those unworthy of his company; or burdened with tasks unbefitting his dignity; or tasked with matters that sever him from the pursuits he truly desires and prefers."
📚 Ṣayd al-Khāṭir, p. 302.
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• قناة فوائد مشايخ المدينة •
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🕌 Avoid Trivial Disputes, Uphold Unity 🕌
Shaykh Rabīʿ ibn Hādī ʿUmayr – may Allah preserve him – advised the Salafis in France, saying:
“The religion of Allah and the methodology of the Salaf are not of such a shallow nature as many youths imagine – whereby division, discord, enmity, and hatred arise over the most trivial of reasons. Among these is that so-and-so spoke against so-and-so, leading one group to fanatically support one person and another group to support the other, resulting in battles and conflicts between these parties.
This action is something that Allah, His Messenger, and the religion of Islam are completely free of. Indeed, this is from the work of Shayṭān, who seeks to create division, discord, enmity, and hatred among the Muslims for the pettiest of reasons.
Moreover, this is from the ways of the people of desires, innovations, and partisan fanaticism – those who are far removed from the methodology of the Salaf, their sound reasoning, wisdom, insight, farsightedness, steadfastness, and their cohesion when facing incidents. They upheld and honoured the bonds of brotherhood and affection that Allah has commanded to be respected and preserved.”
📆 28 / 2 / 1425 AH
📝 Advice for sincere hearts
Shaykh Rabīʿ ibn Hādī ʿUmayr – may Allah preserve him – advised the Salafis in France, saying:
“The religion of Allah and the methodology of the Salaf are not of such a shallow nature as many youths imagine – whereby division, discord, enmity, and hatred arise over the most trivial of reasons. Among these is that so-and-so spoke against so-and-so, leading one group to fanatically support one person and another group to support the other, resulting in battles and conflicts between these parties.
This action is something that Allah, His Messenger, and the religion of Islam are completely free of. Indeed, this is from the work of Shayṭān, who seeks to create division, discord, enmity, and hatred among the Muslims for the pettiest of reasons.
Moreover, this is from the ways of the people of desires, innovations, and partisan fanaticism – those who are far removed from the methodology of the Salaf, their sound reasoning, wisdom, insight, farsightedness, steadfastness, and their cohesion when facing incidents. They upheld and honoured the bonds of brotherhood and affection that Allah has commanded to be respected and preserved.”
📆 28 / 2 / 1425 AH
📝 Advice for sincere hearts
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Forwarded from قناة فضيلة الشيخ أ.د. عبد الله البخاري
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[المؤمنُ يُخَالِطُ لِيَعلَمَ]
قال التّابعيُّ الجليلُ وهبُ بنُ مُنبِّهٍ:
"المُؤمِنُ يُخَالِطُ ليَعْلَمَ،ويَسكُتُ ليَسْلَمَ،ويَتكلَّمُ لِيُفْهِمَ،ويَخْلُو ليَغْنَمَ"
رواهُ ابنُ أبي الدُّنيا في(العُزلةِ والانفرادِ)(رقم١٠٢) ومِنْ طَريقهِ أبو نعيمٍ في(الحلية)(٤/ ص٦٨)
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https://news.1rj.ru/str/dr_elbukhary/4351
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[المؤمنُ يُخَالِطُ لِيَعلَمَ]
قال التّابعيُّ الجليلُ وهبُ بنُ مُنبِّهٍ:
"المُؤمِنُ يُخَالِطُ ليَعْلَمَ،ويَسكُتُ ليَسْلَمَ،ويَتكلَّمُ لِيُفْهِمَ،ويَخْلُو ليَغْنَمَ"
رواهُ ابنُ أبي الدُّنيا في(العُزلةِ والانفرادِ)(رقم١٠٢) ومِنْ طَريقهِ أبو نعيمٍ في(الحلية)(٤/ ص٦٨)
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قناة فضيلة الشيخ أ.د. عبد الله البخاري
• [المؤمنُ يُخَالِطُ لِيَعلَمَ] قال التّابعيُّ الجليلُ وهبُ بنُ مُنبِّهٍ: "المُؤمِنُ يُخَالِطُ ليَعْلَمَ،ويَسكُتُ ليَسْلَمَ،ويَتكلَّمُ لِيُفْهِمَ،ويَخْلُو ليَغْنَمَ" رواهُ ابنُ أبي الدُّنيا في(العُزلةِ والانفرادِ)(رقم١٠٢) ومِنْ طَريقهِ أبو نعيمٍ في(الحلية)(٤/…
🕌 The Believer’s Way in Mixing, Silence, Speech, and Seclusion 🕌
The noble Tābiʿī, Wahb ibn Munabbih, said:
«الْمُؤْمِنُ يُخَالِطُ لِيَعْلَمَ، وَيَسْكُتُ لِيَسْلَمَ، وَيَتَكَلَّمُ لِيُفْهِمَ، وَيَخْلُو لِيَغْنَمَ»
“The believer mixes with people to gain knowledge, remains silent to keep himself safe, speaks in order to convey understanding, and withdraws in seclusion to attain benefit.”
Reported by Ibn Abī al-Dunyā in Al-ʿUzlah wa al-Infirād (no. 102) and through his chain by Abū Nuʿaym in Ḥilyat al-Awliyāʾ (vol. 4, p. 68).
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The noble Tābiʿī, Wahb ibn Munabbih, said:
«الْمُؤْمِنُ يُخَالِطُ لِيَعْلَمَ، وَيَسْكُتُ لِيَسْلَمَ، وَيَتَكَلَّمُ لِيُفْهِمَ، وَيَخْلُو لِيَغْنَمَ»
“The believer mixes with people to gain knowledge, remains silent to keep himself safe, speaks in order to convey understanding, and withdraws in seclusion to attain benefit.”
Reported by Ibn Abī al-Dunyā in Al-ʿUzlah wa al-Infirād (no. 102) and through his chain by Abū Nuʿaym in Ḥilyat al-Awliyāʾ (vol. 4, p. 68).
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قناة فضيلة الشيخ أ.د. عبد الله البخاري
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[المؤمنُ يُخَالِطُ لِيَعلَمَ]
قال التّابعيُّ الجليلُ وهبُ بنُ مُنبِّهٍ:
"المُؤمِنُ يُخَالِطُ ليَعْلَمَ،ويَسكُتُ ليَسْلَمَ،ويَتكلَّمُ لِيُفْهِمَ،ويَخْلُو ليَغْنَمَ"
رواهُ ابنُ أبي الدُّنيا في(العُزلةِ والانفرادِ)(رقم١٠٢) ومِنْ طَريقهِ أبو نعيمٍ في(الحلية)(٤/…
[المؤمنُ يُخَالِطُ لِيَعلَمَ]
قال التّابعيُّ الجليلُ وهبُ بنُ مُنبِّهٍ:
"المُؤمِنُ يُخَالِطُ ليَعْلَمَ،ويَسكُتُ ليَسْلَمَ،ويَتكلَّمُ لِيُفْهِمَ،ويَخْلُو ليَغْنَمَ"
رواهُ ابنُ أبي الدُّنيا في(العُزلةِ والانفرادِ)(رقم١٠٢) ومِنْ طَريقهِ أبو نعيمٍ في(الحلية)(٤/…
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Forwarded from Hamzah Abdur Razzaq’s Official Channel
📢 Announcement!
Starting tomorrow in shā’ Allāh,
‘Umar Quinn will be at Masjid Ibn Bāz going over his book “Sacred Stories vs. Soulless Screens”
A 4-day Lecture you don’t want to miss!
Come join us and in shā’Allāh,
May Allāh grant us all benefit and understanding!
Starting tomorrow in shā’ Allāh,
‘Umar Quinn will be at Masjid Ibn Bāz going over his book “Sacred Stories vs. Soulless Screens”
A 4-day Lecture you don’t want to miss!
Come join us and in shā’Allāh,
May Allāh grant us all benefit and understanding!
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Forwarded from Masjid Al-Huda Sheff
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩
Neglecting your local masjid and its gatherings of knowledge because of excuses, doubts, or hesitation is a loss you bring upon yourself. No one is harmed but you. Reflect seriously on the warning of Shaykh ʿAbdulʿAzīz ibn Bāz — may Allāh have mercy on him.
Neglecting your local masjid and its gatherings of knowledge because of excuses, doubts, or hesitation is a loss you bring upon yourself. No one is harmed but you. Reflect seriously on the warning of Shaykh ʿAbdulʿAzīz ibn Bāz — may Allāh have mercy on him.
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Forwarded from فوائد د.عبدالإله بن عبدالعزيز الرفاعي
▫️نصيحة للجلوس إلى الراسخين في العلم ▫️
#عبيد_الجابري -رحمه الله-
قلت: كم نحتاج إلى هذه النصائح خاصةً في زمنٍ ظن من لا يدري ممن ينتسب إلى السلفية ممن فقد العلم والحكمة أنه يحسن صنعاً وأنه يدافع عن منهج السلف وهو في الحقيقة يفسد أيما إفساد
#عبيد_الجابري -رحمه الله-
قلت: كم نحتاج إلى هذه النصائح خاصةً في زمنٍ ظن من لا يدري ممن ينتسب إلى السلفية ممن فقد العلم والحكمة أنه يحسن صنعاً وأنه يدافع عن منهج السلف وهو في الحقيقة يفسد أيما إفساد
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فوائد د.عبدالإله بن عبدالعزيز الرفاعي
▫️نصيحة للجلوس إلى الراسخين في العلم ▫️ #عبيد_الجابري -رحمه الله- قلت: كم نحتاج إلى هذه النصائح خاصةً في زمنٍ ظن من لا يدري ممن ينتسب إلى السلفية ممن فقد العلم والحكمة أنه يحسن صنعاً وأنه يدافع عن منهج السلف وهو في الحقيقة يفسد أيما إفساد
The Lasting Fruits of Sitting with the Firmly Grounded Scholars
🍃 A reminder to sit with those firmly rooted in knowledge
Shaykh ʿUbayd al-Jābirī – may Allah preserve him – said:
“Know – may Allah bless you – that complete and all-encompassing happiness, which a servant attains in both his worldly life and his Hereafter, has only one path: understanding the religion. The Prophet – ﷺ – said:
‘Whoever Allah intends good for, He grants him understanding of the religion.’
There is no caller to Allah, upon insight, who truly cares about the state of the Muslims and holds himself accountable to teach them what is lawful and unlawful – that is, how they distinguish halal from haram – except that he treads the path of knowledge, saying: Allah said, His Messenger said. He strives earnestly to follow the way of the righteous early generations (al-salaf al-ṣāliḥ), those pious ones who came after the Messenger of Allah – ﷺ – from among his Companions – may Allah be pleased with them – and those who followed them with excellence throughout the ages from the imams of knowledge and religion.
Whenever such a teacher completes a knowledge-based book with his students, he moves them on to another scholarly book. Over the years, hundreds of male and female students graduate having understood tawḥīd and the Sunnah, having learnt the practical rulings of worship and the etiquettes of dealings between people, and thus they become callers themselves.
As for the mere flourish of words, aggressive rhetoric, and rushing to the forefront of criticism and validation (al-jarḥ wa al-taʿdīl) without qualification or deliberation – this is not understanding of the religion. Rather, it is an obfuscation upon the people.
O brothers and sisters, we have been addressed by the Most High – exalted is He – with the command to call to Allah. But this call is not absolute; it is restricted and bound by conditions. I do not think His saying is hidden from you:
‘Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best.’ [16:125]
Not every issue requires a response. Indeed, some of the matters that arise in public discourse are closer to mindless babbling and delirium. The perceptive, insightful person, well-versed in the principles of criticism, validation, and scholarly refutation, does not critique every statement. Rather, he transmits from among these statements that which is foundational and rooted, as opposed to setting (false) principles and conveying them to the people as if it were from Allah, when in reality it is not.
This brief note is intended as a reminder: O assembly of Muslim women, you must seek out those who will sit with you and teach you the religion of Allah from the authoritative works of Islam.”
▫️Shaykh Dr. ʿAbd al-Ilāh al-Rifāʿī al-Juhanī said:
“I say: How greatly we are in need of these pieces of advice, especially in a time when those who are ignorant – from among those who ascribe themselves to Salafiyyah yet lack both knowledge and wisdom – imagine that they are doing something good and that they are defending the methodology of the Salaf, while in reality they are causing utter corruption.”
🍃 A reminder to sit with those firmly rooted in knowledge
Shaykh ʿUbayd al-Jābirī – may Allah preserve him – said:
“Know – may Allah bless you – that complete and all-encompassing happiness, which a servant attains in both his worldly life and his Hereafter, has only one path: understanding the religion. The Prophet – ﷺ – said:
‘Whoever Allah intends good for, He grants him understanding of the religion.’
There is no caller to Allah, upon insight, who truly cares about the state of the Muslims and holds himself accountable to teach them what is lawful and unlawful – that is, how they distinguish halal from haram – except that he treads the path of knowledge, saying: Allah said, His Messenger said. He strives earnestly to follow the way of the righteous early generations (al-salaf al-ṣāliḥ), those pious ones who came after the Messenger of Allah – ﷺ – from among his Companions – may Allah be pleased with them – and those who followed them with excellence throughout the ages from the imams of knowledge and religion.
Whenever such a teacher completes a knowledge-based book with his students, he moves them on to another scholarly book. Over the years, hundreds of male and female students graduate having understood tawḥīd and the Sunnah, having learnt the practical rulings of worship and the etiquettes of dealings between people, and thus they become callers themselves.
As for the mere flourish of words, aggressive rhetoric, and rushing to the forefront of criticism and validation (al-jarḥ wa al-taʿdīl) without qualification or deliberation – this is not understanding of the religion. Rather, it is an obfuscation upon the people.
O brothers and sisters, we have been addressed by the Most High – exalted is He – with the command to call to Allah. But this call is not absolute; it is restricted and bound by conditions. I do not think His saying is hidden from you:
‘Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best.’ [16:125]
Not every issue requires a response. Indeed, some of the matters that arise in public discourse are closer to mindless babbling and delirium. The perceptive, insightful person, well-versed in the principles of criticism, validation, and scholarly refutation, does not critique every statement. Rather, he transmits from among these statements that which is foundational and rooted, as opposed to setting (false) principles and conveying them to the people as if it were from Allah, when in reality it is not.
This brief note is intended as a reminder: O assembly of Muslim women, you must seek out those who will sit with you and teach you the religion of Allah from the authoritative works of Islam.”
▫️Shaykh Dr. ʿAbd al-Ilāh al-Rifāʿī al-Juhanī said:
“I say: How greatly we are in need of these pieces of advice, especially in a time when those who are ignorant – from among those who ascribe themselves to Salafiyyah yet lack both knowledge and wisdom – imagine that they are doing something good and that they are defending the methodology of the Salaf, while in reality they are causing utter corruption.”
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