Lecture given by the Imaam and Khateeb of the Haram in Makkah
Shaykh Saleh al-Taalib [May Allaah Preserve him]
23rd Dhul Hijjah/28.11.2010
All Praise is due for Allaah and May the Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his companions.
I bear witness that there is no God worthy of worship except Allaah alone having no partner and I bear witness that Muhammad is His Slave and Messenger.
He came to us with a message, he fulfilled his duty, advised this Ummah and he strove for the sake of Allaah with the greatest of endeavours.
There has come to you a revelation from the land of the two Holy Masaajids and with this revelation there has come the noble Quraan. From the City of the Prophet there came a guidance in the form of the ahadeeth of the noble Prophet and it is from here that the majority of the ahadeeth were narrated. He doesn’t talk from his desire and he said about these revelations, “I have been given the Quran and something similar to it”.
It is from the favours of Allaah that and we can’t thank Allaah enough that we have a country such as Saudi Arabia which has the two holy cities are flying the flag of the Quraan and Sunnah, indeed the constitution of the country has been based on following the Quraan and Sunnah. The methodology of deriving laws, legislating and its whole judicial system has been based on following the Quraan and Sunnah.
Until this very day the country, with the rule of the custodian of the two holy mosques, have been extremely attentive to bring to this to the people in order they get the true image of Islam. The mission is for the authentic Islaam to spread without any corruption being added to it, pure in following the Quraan and Sunnah. With this The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques [May Allaah preserve him and give him a speedy recovery] sends out delegations in order for this mission to be implemented. He wishes this Ummah well and encourages us to pay attention to the Quran and Sunnah and to gain knowledge of the authentic Shariah. This is the methodology of the Saudi Arabia, to call and give dedication to the Kitaab and Sunnah internal and external to the country.
The methodology of The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Saudi Government is to work and spread the call of the Quran and Sunnah to the children of the world; he follows the methodology of the Prophet without being extreme or being neglectful. He doesn’t differentiate between their nationalities or their languages, rather the Muslims are but one Ummah, all should have one Aqeedah, all being equal except those who have Taqwa. Overall, the importance has been given in following the two lights, the two revelations, to keep the religion pure by following and calling to the Kitaab and Sunnah.
In our country, the Hanbali madhab has become widespread and adopted by the people, however the university and courtrooms have taken a different approach. In these places we have scholars who are able to take the view of the other schools, the Hanafi, Shafi’ee, Maaliki and Hambalee view points into consideration so they are taught and given rulings by the opinion which is closest to the truth with the evidences it presents. Therefore we don’t follow a particular madhab unconditionally, rather we investigate and look at which one has the strongest evidence to support its opinion so we follow the one which is closest to the Quran and Sunnah. We seek the evidence, we seek the Sunnah and we don’t follow opinions that appose the evidence, at the same time we have respect and love for all the madhabs and all the scholars from these madhabs. We love all the scholars from the different madhabs, we recognise their status at the effort they have put in to protect the fiqh of the religion, so we pay attention to their statements and opinions, we don’t defame them or disrespect them and if we differ from them we make excuses for them, however our ultimate allegiance is to the truth which is found via the evidence presented via the Kitaab and Sunnah.
The methodology of the Companions [May Allaah be Pleased with them all] is to follow the evidence, they would forego the opinions of people and fellow companions and would seek the statement and rulings given by the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him]. They would ask the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him] questions and they would convey the ahadeeth to one another. And even after the death of the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him] you will not find that the Companions talk except that they would talk with evidence, they would seek religious verdicts by asking for the evidence and they would often ask each other ‘Did you this from the Prophet [Peace and Blessings be upon him]?’ Once the evidence reached them they were quick to practice it, this was their methodology.
Indeed the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him] directed this Ummah to take the Sunnah and follow it as well as the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs that came after him. Therefore the generation, the Tabi’een, which came after took this advice and adopted this methodology, Imaam Aboo Haneefah was one of the first to say, “If the hadeeth is Saheeh then follow it, this is my methodology/madhab.”
The Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him] came to you with the Quraan and the Sunnah in order that you worship Allaah upon having certain knowledge and Baseerah, not blindly following or mimicking others, not be a fanatic follower of a madhab or a particular group or person. By following the Quran and Sunnah we are safe from being deficient in our methodology and the Da’wah we give or the knowledge we posses, rather - with the all Praise and thanks for Allaah - we have the outlets to learn and the authentic Shariah so we are able to differentiate between the truth and falsehood. So we follow the Quran and Sunnah and we rule our lives by it, adopt it in our worship, our Da’wah, methodology, our manners and our dealings with the people. The Sunnah, it is our permanent methodology for all our affairs.
Our aim is to be always seeking the truth by researching and investigating the rulings under the spotlight of the Kitaab and Sunnah, regardless if we are trying to find a ruling connected to worship or regular actions. This is simply because the guidance of the Prophet envelopes all aspects of our lives.
The Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him] was the most justice person; he would even forego his own rights to fulfil the rights of others. Once he [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him] was straightening the lines of the army when he inadvertently hurt a man by pushing him back to make the row straight, so this man later told the Prophet that he had been hurt, so within the midst of the pressure one feels during battle, the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him] lifted his shirt and told the man to take back revenge for having hurt him earlier. The battle is a time where there is extreme tension and worry, the possibility of being hurt or killed, a time where the leader is responsible for others, a time where one can’t show weakness, yet the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him] was not prevented to return the rights of others, this is an example on how just the Sunnah is.
It is not possible that the authentic religion and rulings can be found outside the Sunnah, not with individual personalities, or groups, or Ahzaab or governments. Rather the truth is to be found by having two prerequisites; 1) Knowledge and 2) Justice.
So if someone is ignorant about the rulings of Islaam its evidences, or the person is ignorant to the affairs of the people and their mentalities and backgrounds, then the person won’t be able to obtain the truth and be just.
Likewise being just is important, because if one has knowledge of the rulings of Islaam and its evidences and the circumstances of the people yet he is not just or doesn’t act upon the knowledge, then he will not obtain the truth.
Therefore, if one wants to reach the truth in any given situation he needs to gain the correct knowledge and to remember to be just.
Without knowlegde, knowing the background and evidences and lacking of justice, mistakes and oppression spread throughout the population curropting thier Aqeedah, thier status, thier opinions and it also extends to the rulings given to them, whilst they are unaware of the reality and unaware what is just.
The field of passing rulings and judging between people is a great responsibility, however the truthful person is the one who has knowledge and he acts in accordance with it and benefits the people by it, realising that he will be accountable thus he acts in way which reinforces justice and truthfulness between people.
Therefore when the truth becomes apparent then following falsehood is wrong,
The field of passing rulings and judging between people is a great responsibility, however the truthful person is the one who has knowledge and he acts in accordance with it and benefits the people by it, realising that he will be accountable thus he acts in way which reinforces justice and truthfulness between people.
Therefore when the truth becomes apparent then following falsehood is wrong,
"And argue not on behalf of those who deceive themselves" [Nisa 4:107]
Overall, the person should seek the truth and investigate matters to find the reality in all his affairs, all the time seeking the Pleasure of Allaah. Being sincere to find the truth and to act upon the truth, this is the methodology of the truthful and if you have this methodology Allaah will aid you and teach you what is beneficial for you to be truthful.
I ask Allaah to provide us with beneficial knowledge, rightoues deeds and accept them from me and you. May Allaah bless us by the Kitaab and Sunnah, and make us benefit from what is contained in them from the ayaat and hikmah. Oh Allaah teach us what will benefit us and make us benefit from what you teach us and increase us in knowledge. Oh Allaah make us see the truth as the truth and help us to follow it and make us see falsehood as falsehood and help us to stay away from it.
Allaah Knows best
Allaah Praise is due to Allah in the beginning and ending and May the Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon our Messenger
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