Encouragement to
have Affection and Friendliness & Warning Against Splitting up and Differing
الـحـثُ عـلى الـمَودَة و الائتـلافِ
والـتحـذير مـن الـفرقـة والإخـتـلاف
By the
Shaykh Muhaddith
Allaama
Rabee' bin Hadi bin
Umayr al-Madkhalee
Translated by
Abbas Abu Yahya
Translator’s Introduction
All praise belongs to Allaah the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth,
peace and blessings be upon His Prophet, the Prophet’s family, his Companions
and all those who follow his way.
The following is a
translation of a lecture which the noble Shaykh – may Allaah reward
him with goodness - delivered in the blessed city of the Prophet - sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam. This
lecture, which is available in tape form, was transcribed and adapted into a
booklet[1]
and published in 1426 A.H. Due to the
immense importance of the topic and the deep wisdom of the Shaykh we
place it forward in the hands of our brothers and sisters by Allaah’s
permission to promote the correct Dawa’ on the understanding of the Manhaj
as-Salafiee.
We ask Allaah to bless and
protect our noble Shaykh and all the noble scholars of Islaam and reward
them on our behalf with a great reward amongst the righteous in His uppermost
Paradise.
In the Name of
Allaah the Most Kind the Most merciful
Indeed all Praise belongs to Allaah, we praise Him,
we seek His aid and we seek His forgiveness.
We seek refuge in Him from the evil of ourselves and the evil of our
actions. Whomsoever Allaah guides, there is none to misguide him, and
whomsoever Allaah leaves astray then there is none that can guide him.
I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah Azza wa
Jal, Alone without any partner, and I testify that Muhammad is His slave
and Messenger.
<< O you who believe! Fear Allaah as He should be feared and dare not die
except in a state of Islaam with complete submission to Allaah. >> [al-Imraan: 102]
<<O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who
created you from a single person (Adam) and from him He created his wife and
from them both He created many men and women.
And fear Allaah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights) and do not
cut the relations of the wombs (kinship).
Surely, Allaah is Ever an All-Watcher over you. >> [an-Nisaa: 1]
<<O you who believe! Keep your duty to
Allaah and fear Him and always speak the truth. He will direct you to do righteous good deeds
and will forgive you your sins. And
whosoever obeys Allaah and His Messenger he has indeed achieved a great
achievement. >> [Ahzab:
70-71]
Amma ba’d:
Indeed the best speech is
the Speech of Allaah, the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad - sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam- and the worst of
the affairs are the innovated ones, every innovation is a Bida’ and
every Bida’ is misguidance and every misguidance is in the Hellfire.
Welcome - O my brothers
for the sake of Allaah and O you noble students - those students of this
distinguished knowledge who have made the journey from far distant places, to
drink from the knowledge of the Sharia' which gushes forth from the Book
of Allaah and from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam – at the place of
descent of the revelation in the city of the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa
sallam. Which is the second place of descent of the revelation after
Makkah al-Mukkaramah the place from where the banners for the struggles and
conquests were sent out to make the word of Allaah - Tabaraka wa
Ta'ala – uppermost, to spread this true religion and to make this Deen
apparent over all the religions. As
Allaah - Tabaraka wa Ta'ala – said:
<<It is He Who has sent His Messenger with
guidance and the religion of truth to make it victorious over all other
religions even though the Mushrikoon (polytheists) hate it.>>[as-Saff:9]
Indeed Allaah made this
religion manifest at the hands of the noble, sincere Companions; the Companions
of Muhammad - sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam - who conquered hearts with knowledge, guidance and
Eemaan. They conquered fortresses and
lands with the swords of truth. So they
assisted the religion of Allaah - Tabaraka wa Ta'ala - with everything
they had of strength, with everything that they were capable of sacrificing of
wealth and souls. They put into effect
the objective which Allaah had intended for this Deen, that it prevail
and that it be manifest above all religions.
This is because this religion stands upon guidance and upon knowledge
not upon desires, ignorance, foolishness and chaos - which has now become
predominant in many countries! - There
are those people whose Dawa' is not built upon the Book of Allaah nor
upon the Sunnah of the Messenger
of Allaah, rather their Dawa’ stands upon the following desires, except
those whom Allaah - Tabaraka wa Ta'ala - has protected.
This Islaamic University -
along with those who are responsible for it and those who founded it - came to
realize the reality of the Muslims and what they live in of ignorance and their
being far from the true Manhaj of Allaah - except for a few - in the
Muslim world.
Indeed this University was
founded upon correct Islaamic methodologies, which spring forth from the Book
of Allaah and from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah – alayhis Sallat
wa Sallam. There were about four fifths of
those accepted to the University from the sons of the rest of the Islaamic
world and 20 in every 100 from the sons of the country of the two holy Islaamic
sites so that those who come to the place of the descent of the revelation to
receive pure knowledge could return to their countries to disseminate this
knowledge, this goodness and this guidance which they had learnt:
<< Of every group of them, a party only should go
forth, that they (who are left behind) may get instructions in (Islaamic)
religion, and that they may warn their people when they return to them, so that
they may beware (of evil). >>
[at-Taubah: 122]
So this is a great
opportunity for you, so take advantage of it and come closer to the pure and
clear beneficial knowledge which is derived from the Book of Allaah and from
the Sunnah of the Messenger
of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, since its sources are
abundant and all praise belongs to Allaah - in this city and in this
university.
Whoever wishes truth and
goodness - for himself, his family, his
people and country - then it is upon him to become serious and acquire
knowledge from those of the scholars who are present; those who have given
their own selves to learning this truth and disseminating it, -BarakAllaahu
Feekum.
The Correct Sources of Knowledge
And it is upon him to
learn from the sources which contain the correct beliefs and correct
methodologies, to read the Salafi Tafseer books, which are based upon
the Tafseer of the Book of Allaah by the Book of Allaah, by the Sunnah
of the Messenger of Allaah and by the Fiqh
of the noble Companions those who lived through the descent of the revelation
and were present at the time of the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam - and lived with him.
They knew the aim of the
Book and the Sunnah. They are the ones whose Fiqh should be held on to
as they preserved the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah – alayhis Sallat
wa Sallam. This is why the
noble Messenger – alayhis Sallat wa Sallam - when he spoke
about splitting up into sects and spoke about the Firqaat-Un Najeeyah
said: 'Those who are upon what I am upon and my Companions.'[2]
So this Fiqh of the true Deen of Allaah
which the noble Companions had - which they acquired from the Book of Allaah
and from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, from his sayings,
actions, his teachings and his directives – alayhis Sallat wa
Sallam – it is obligatory upon us to take it as our reference. The Companions are the intended believers in
the saying of Allaah - Tabaraka wa Ta'ala -:
<< And whoever contradicts and opposes the
Messenger after the right path has been shown clearly to him and follows other
than the believers' way. We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and
burn him in Hell - what an evil destination. >> [an-Nisaa: 115]
This is a severe threat to
the one who contends with Allaah and His Messenger and follows a path other
than that of the believers.
So pay attention to this
matter and strive to understand the way of the believers which they derived
from the Book of Allaah, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam - and from his
purifying and educating them upon the Book and the wisdom -BarakAllaahu
Feekum.
This is a great
opportunity for you; understand from it the true Deen of Allaah and strive
earnestly to make it apparent over all religions with proofs and evidences.
It is upon you to seek
knowledge from its original watering sources; from the Salafi books of Tafseer,
from the Salafi books of 'Aqeedah, which gush forth from the Book
of Allaah and from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah – alayhis Sallat
wa Sallam. The difference between the way
of the truthful believers and the way of the innovating discriminators of the
true Manhaj of Allaah will become clear.
They - I swear by Allaah -
are the protectors of this Ummah upon the Deen of Allaah Azza wa Jal, they had the correct 'Aqeedah
and Manhaj and they were firmly upon what Muhammad - sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam - came with.
From what is understood
principally, is that it is obligatory upon us to follow the Book of Allaah and
the Sunnah of His Messenger - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - to hold on firmly
to the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam - and to bite onto that with our molar teeth, just as
the Messenger of Allaah mentioned - when he gave an eloquent sermon whereby
tears fell and the hearts trembled - the
Companions requested him to give them some advice they said ; O Messenger of Allaah it is as if this
is a farewell sermon, so advise us, he said: ‘I advise you to fear
Allaah.......’ pay attention to this
advice.
‘….to hear and obey,
whoever lives from amongst you will see many differences so it is upon you to
hold on to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided Khulafah, bite
on to it with your molar teeth, beware of newly invented matters, for every
newly invented matter is a Bida’ and every Bida’ is misguidance.’[3]
[1] Translator’s note: Due to the saying
of the noble Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-
‘Whoever does not thank the people does not thank Allaah.’ As narrated by Abee
Sa’eed, & authenticated by al-Albaani in as-Saheehah, I say that may Allaah
reward with all goodness in this life and in the Hereafter the brother who
facilitated us with the booklet and aided us in its translation. And to our editor, may Allaah enter her into
the highest grades of His Paradise among the Prophets, the Companions and the
righteous for all her efforts.
The
headings were added for further clarity.
[2] Narrated by Tirmidhi (2641) from the
hadeeth of Abdullaah bin ‘Amr –radhiAllaahu anhu- & regarded as Hasan by
al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’ (5343).
[3] Narrated by Abu Daawood (4607),
Tirmidhi (2676) & Ibn Majah (42) from the hadeeth of al-Irbaad bin Saariyah
–radhiAllaahu anhu - & it was authenticated by al-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Jaami’ (2549).
