Ash-Shuway'ir: Dua for Others Creates Love for One Another

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 A gift is to give something without receiving something in return. [The ruling is that] it is Mustahab (recommended) because the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Give gifts, you will love one another.[1]”

Gift giving is of two types:

1-Gifts given for the body

2-Gifts given for the soul

Gifts given for the body, these are tangible gifts which are shared with others. As for gifts given for the soul then this is Dua. And anyone who gifts a gift to another for the body they will be loved/appreciated, and anyone who gifts a gift to another for the soul they will be loved/appreciated.

For this reason, if you want someone to love/appreciate you, then increase in making Dua for that person in their absence. There is no one that makes Dua for his brother/sister in their absence except that they will love/appreciate them.

It is reported with at-Tirmidhi that a group of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them all) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and they said, “We have relatives who do not keep ties” due to constant argumentation, bickering etc. So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to him, “Where are you in making Istighfar for him?”[2] So if a person makes Istighar for his brother, even if there is some kind of enmity or disagreement between them, then you will find that the second party will have his heart opened towards you; he will love you, his heart will be softened towards you and you will find that Allah will place a great deal of good in his heart towards you.

What also supports this meaning is also the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), “The best of your leaders are those whom you love and they love you, and you pray for them and they pray for you.”[3] Here, this ad-Dalalah al-Iqtiraan (a principle which annotates that the evidence can be found within the context) ‘pray’ means Dua. Therefore, if you supplicate for them, they will love you and if they supplicate for you, you will love them.

This shows that Dua for one another necessitates a bringing about of love for one another. Therefore, if two people have tensions, enminty or rivalry on account of the Dunya – then increase in making Dua for them. Increase in making Dua for your brother who you have tensions with. You will find whats in your heart has gone and what was in his heart has also gone.

Shaykh Abdus-Salam bin Muhammad ash-Shuwaay’ir

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k11z0gmdlvs

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[1] Al-Adab al-Mufrad (594) by al-Bukhari on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (Allah be pleased with him) and classed as Hasan by Ibn Hajr, as-Sakhawi, al-Albani and others.

[2] An-Nasaai (10287), Musnad Ahmad (23362), Ibn Maajah (767); classified as weak by al-Albani but Hasan by Ibn Hajar due to supporting chains with the wording of Ibn Maajah, “My family used to have a harsh tongue towards me and they do not visit anyone. So I mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and he said, ‘Where are you with making Istihgfar. Seek Istighfar from Allah more than seventy times a day.’” – on the authority of Huthayfan bin al-Yaman (Allah be pleased with him).

[3] Saheeh Muslim (1855) with the wording on the authority of Awf bin Maalik al-Ashja’ee, “The best of your leaders are those whom you love and they love you. You pray for them and they pray for you.”

Ibn al-Qayyim on Self-Resolve and Determination

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Repel the thought. If you don’t, it will become a concept. Remove that concept. If you don’t, it will become a desire - that you will constantly be fighting against. If you don’t [fight it], it will become a determination and an aspiration. If you don’t remove these, it will become action. If you don’t challenge them with their opposites they will become a habit, and it will be too difficult for you to move on from them.

 دافع الخطرة، فإن لم تفعل صارت فكرة. فدافع الفكرة، فان لم نفعل صارتشهوة. فحاربها، فإن لم تفعل صارت عزيمة وهمّة، فإن لم تدافعها صارتفعلًا، فإن لم تتداركها بضدّه صار عادة فيصعب عليك الانتقال عنها

-Ibn al-Qayyim, al-Fawaid, benefit no. 36

Shaykh Saaleh aal ash-Shaykh and the New World Order

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There is a political thought adopts a tyrannical approach. It is authoritarian which has been created by the political elite. Their motto is to appear to promote peace and unity.

Some people may doubt the existence of a political elite, rather, they exist and have increased in their grip over the last two centuries.

They appear to spread peace and unity under the name of civilization. They want to remove hate within society.

These things are all praiseworthy.

Peace – Allah is as-Salam and peace comes from Him.

Unity – something good and fair for those who deserve it.

Removing hate – something good for those who deserve not to be hated.

But the reality is shocking…

They want from the population, from the Muslim world, that they interact with them peaceful – all the while - they are not peaceful back.

They want for us to love them, all the while - they do not love us back.

They want for us to remove hatred towards them, all the while – they hate us back.

So with what criterion are they measuring with?

The authoritarian wants to control the world and wants for his ideologies to spread under the name of spreading peace.

However, we are the ones who have forcefully handed ourselves over to the authoritarian. We have submitted our religion, our creed (Aqidah), our countries, our populations, our legal code (Shari’ah) – we have given all of this to them because of the threat they pose.

They have taken full control over all of these things and even our homes have not been spared and then they say, “Live with us in peace”.

Unity – but they don’t want to unite with us. Read the global reports that come out from every nation, you will then see the size of the plots they have against the Muslims and the followers of Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him).

Removing hate – don’t discriminate, but they label as-Salafiyyah or what they call “Wahhabism” as being extreme forms of Islam. They spread hate, isn’t the world filled with hate [as account of their actions]?

If a person doesn’t allow you to live your life, will such a person ever intend good for you? No.

Love has to be mutual between those who share the same creed. Peace can exist outside of this creed under mutual cooperation [and respect] and the various forms it can be created.

But being forced to live in a world where there is [only their perspective of] peace, unity and removal of hatred [without conditions] – is a perversion of the natural disposition (Fitrah). This is a form of tyrannical authoritarianism, even if it is psychological [and not physical].

Based on this, what you see today and with living life in difficulty - then it becomes obligatory for us to return to the foundations of the religion. The foundations of the religion instils in you certainty because Allah is the One who has legislated how we should think. The way we think is because Allah is the One who Legislated it for us. Who is the One who Knows who we should be careful of and who we should cooperate with? Allah, the Glorified and Exalted.

In the Quran our Lord, the Glorified and Exalted, Said to us:

وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِأَعْدَائِكُمْ وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ وَلِيًّا وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ نَصِيرًا

Allah knows best who your enemies are! And Allah is sufficient as a Guardian, and He is sufficient as a Helper.

(an-Nisaa 4:45)

Therefore, He explained it to us, the Glorified and Exalted.

وَكَذَلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ عَدُوًّا مِّنَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ وَكَفَى بِرَبِّكَ هَادِيًا وَنَصِيرًا

“Similarly, We made enemies for every prophet from among the wicked, but sufficient is your Lord as a Guide and Helper”

(al-Furqaan 25:31)

In enmity, Allah – the Glorified and Exalted - is the One who will Help us. Jibreel will help us:

مَن كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِّلَّهِ وَمَلائِكَتِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَجِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَالَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَدُوٌّ لِّلْكَافِرِينَ

“Whoever is an enemy of Allah, His angels, His messengers, Gabriel, and Michael, then ˹let them know that˺ Allah is certainly the enemy of the disbelievers.”

(al-Baqarah 2:98)

Therefore, enmity and unity all of this is eradicated by faith (Eman) and with whatever Allah, the Glorified and Exalted, has Said.

Do not turn to those who eradicate it without evidence, lest you deviate. That way, you will use Eman to eradicate it but it will be enslaved to those who carry no religious proof. 

And do not be like those who become completely distorted – in line with the global authoritarian plan (the New World Order).

Because today’s authoritarian plan is changing everything, even creed and ideology.

Shaykh Saaleh aal ash-Shaykh (Allah Preserve him)

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHXAnyYHBvE

Al-Baraak: these devices are a clear calamity

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Ibn al-Qayyim said:

ولذلك يجب أن يجنب الصبي إذا عقل : مجالس اللهو والباطل،

والغناء، وسماع الفحش ، والبدع ، ومنطق السوء؛ فإنه إذا علق بسمعه،

For this reason, it is obligatory upon the parent to prevent his child, at the age of comprehension, from gatherings that include sin, falsehood, music, obscenities, Bid’ah and evil logic. If you allow this to happen, it will remain with him/her.

Explanation:

Allah’s Assistance is sought, to Him we belong and to Him we will return.

The doors are opened - I seek Allah’s refuge.

It has been opened to people, social media. It started with radio, broadcasting – the very least we can say, broadcasting that which had no benefit. So how about things that are broadcasted which harm and corrupt the hearts?

And then realise, these things are developing at a more alarming pace. The Ummah is being tested with channels of “civilisation”. These vices are being used to develop and engrain such things (mentioned by Ibn al-Qayyim above) and they do this by broadcasting it to the people.

Radio, then TV, then video and then these phones – that which has good and also carries bad.

La ilaha ila Allah!

These devices are a clear calamity.

[The shaykh repeats:] “Sin, falsehood, music, obscenities, Bid’ah and evil logic.”

All that you find as a corruption in the Muslim Ummah is because we following and imitating the Kuffar.

Tuhfah al-Mawroof bil Ahkaam al-Mawlood of Ibn al-Qayyim (Pg. 349)], Tape 59: 06:31-08:35