Benefits for the One Who Wants to Benefit in Explaining The Kufr of the One Who Abandons Tawhid

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Benefits for the One Who Wants to Benefit

in Explaining

The Kufr of the One Who Abandons Tawhid

by

Shaykh Muhammad bin Abdul-Wahab

(Allah have Mercy on him)

Commentary by Shaykh Abdul-Muhsin al-Qasim

Imam al-Masjid an-Nabawi

(Allah Preserve him)

Background

He wrote this as response to people wanted to kill him.

A group of people left the religion as apostates and wanted to assassinate him.

The people of that area (Huraymila) wrote to him for advice.

So he wrote this treatise as a letter to them:

1-We are not permitted to imitate the people of Kufr.

2-Islam came to protect a person’s Tawhid so that we dont imitate them in worship e.g. having a Sutrah, facing the fire when praying is not allowed etc.

AMQ: IMAW was strong in his ability to derive such as Masail al-Jahiliyyah and Kitab at-Tawhid

3-Most people don’t have understanding and Tawhid today because they don’t want to learn the religion.

4-A way a person becomes from the worst of creation is that he doesn’t want goodness, this was the way of the people of Jahiliyyah.

AMQ: The Prophet (Peace be upon him) didn’t destroy the idols right away despite them being so harmful. This shows Tawhid requires Subr and having insight [adopting a strategy etc.].

5-Numbers were few in Makkah, this is proof that goodness is not measured by numbers and that goodness is rare.

6-It is wrong to say, “I pray [and identify as a Muslim], that means I am free from Shirk.”

AMQ: an action or statement can be Kufr but a person is not declared to be such until the proof is established upon him: either the text is made clear to him or he contradicts something which is well-known in the religion.

7-No one can label another as being a disbeliever until proof is established upon that person.

8-The people of deviation say - the Ayat in the Quran which talk about Kufr and Shirk don’t apply to Muslims but to the people who follow other religions.

AMQ: this would take away the very point of those Ayat.

9-The dangers of the Khwarij despite them being described as the people of worship and recitation of the Quran; proof that the correct understanding is needed for his worship to benefit him.

AMQ: the importance of the Book and the Sunnah and taking the understanding from the correct sources.

10-Shirk is can be hidden and at times very hard to detect.

AMQ: when a person has Tawhid, he is obeying Allah (the Most High) and he is obeying the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him). When he falls into Shirk, he is disobeying Allah (the Most High) and he is disobeying the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him).

AMQ: most of Shirk today is based on Dua to other than Allah. Most of the Shirk that occurs is either in – 1) supplicating to an idol or 2) the deceased.

12-Muslims must be firm on Tawhid and not compromise his identity

AMQ: there will always be attempts for a person to leave Tawhid, so the Muslim must be conscious of this. Even if there are people who are kind to you and treat you well, attempts will always be made for you to leave your Tawhid.

13-The Muslim disagrees with the Kuffar based on their Aqidah and beliefs, this doesn’t deny them their rights and it doesn’t permit oppression of them.

AMQ: There is a difference between the Muslim not agreeing with their beliefs and the way he treats them.

14-All Shirk comes about by the leaders of their nation by introducing it [and then people following it].

15-The person of Tawhid has more insight then the person of Shirk.

16-Kufr can be with something that a person denies, even if he does the action himself.

AMQ: if a person falls into Kufr or Shirk, the ruling is clear. However, can a person fall into Kufr which is not initially an issue of Eman and Kufr? Proof that the people who denied giving in Zakat and sought to delgalise it is proof for this point.

17-Ibn Aqeel mentions this point (No. 16)

AMQ: A well-known Hanbali authority, proof that it wasn’t something invented by IMAW

18-The Hanafis are the strictest in the above (No. 16) – proof that it is not only a Hanbali position

Such as if a person calls a (whilst making Tasgheer):

Masjid – Musayjid

Mushaf – Musyahif

Or they prayed without the Wudhoo

AMQ: meaning, if a person changes the pronunciation of a thing which is honoured and sanctified in the Shari’ah, this is Kufr with the Hanafis.

19-Examples of Ijma of Kufr:

Oath by the grave or the person in the grave

Istighatha by asking the person in the grave

Making a sacrifice by the grave

AMQ: Proof that the other Madhabs agreed to point. 16

20-The Muslim masses are trailed by Shirk

AMQ: People who perform Hajj to the grave al-Badawi is more than those who make Hajj to Makkah. Annually, 6 million people make pilgrimage to the grave and during Hajj is 3 million.

21-The Maliki scholars are too great in number in how they made Takfir on Ibn Sina

22-The Shafi scholars gave examples:

Whoever sacrifices for the Prophet is a Kaafir

Whoever doubts the Kufr of Ibn Arabi is a Kafir

23-Some of them say that supplicating to other than Allah – to a pious person – is not Shirk, they claim it cannot be the same as idol worship. Shirk is only to worship idols and people who are Muslim cannot be declared as disbelievers.

Response:

a-There is Ijma (consensus from the scholars) that this a major act of Shirk.

b-There are many ways a person could commit Shirkn and Kufr, such as changing the religion or leaving the religion.

c-There are narrations which state there will be people from this Ummah that will fall into Shirk after being Muslim

Chapter: Disavowal of the People of Shirk

AMQ: this is so that a person rejects the people and the people of that belief. Without this, a person could be upon Kufr or approve of Kufr. However, Da’wah remains a manner of connection with them.

24-It is part of Shirk to make at-Tawalee

AMQ: there is a different between at-Tawalee (supporting them in their religion and/or removing Islam) and al-Muwalaat which is sinful (loving them for the sake of the Dunya alone)

25-This includes the people of innovation – not to take them as friends or sources of knowledge.

26-Bidah leads to Kufr, such as worshipping next to the Prophet’s grave (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) leads to a person supplicating to him directly.

27-Narrations which obligate the following of the Salaf.

And Allah Knows best

The Call to The Islamic Faith by Imam as-Sa’di

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 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Points of Benefits from

The Call to The Islamic Faith

by

Imam as-Sa’di

Notes based on commentary 

of 

Shaykh Saaleh bin Sa'd as-Suhaymi

(Allah Preserve him)

1-Calling to Islam is an act of worship which is beloved to Allah, the Most High, so He commands it and describes those who do it properly as being the best of those in speech.
2-Success is in bringing about good practice and preventing and advising against bad ones.
3-Any small amount of good that comes about from it will be something they will be pleased about on the Day of Judgement.
4-It applies to all times and places; hence the very nature of this act of worship puts out falsehood.
5-Through it, the correct representation of Islam is established and the reoccurring doubts and thoughts of Shayateen are refuted.
6-The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was sent to the falsehood of the people of Shirk in Jahiliyyah and the People of the Book, yet he was not found to have bad manners with them (Da’wah through actions). He was consistent and had no contradictions - this is proof that he came with the truth.
7-Allah, the Most High, allowed for him to be tested by them and he was tested with the most secretive of tests. However, his manners and Subr with them was Da’wah in itself, as he never comprised his message or his manners or his approach.
8-The ones that listened to his call (Peace be upon him) became the leaders of the call (may Allah be Pleased with them all). They developed like no other group of people haved developed.
9-Had any of the previous points (no. 6-8) been untrue, the people who rejected him would have used it against him in his call. However, this has never been contested. Thus, in in his character - they tacitly admit the truth of the call that he came with.
10-The people he was sent to had no previous nurturing, so the fact that he (Peace be upon him) called them and created knowledgeable and wise pious scholars which suppressed the rank of kings and ministers, is proof that the Da’wah of Islam came with the truth.

And Allah Knows best

Notes from Good Manners by Imam as-Sa'di

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 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

 

Notes from 

Good Manners 

by 

Imam as-Sa'di

Based on commentary by 

Shaykh Muhammad Hisham at-Tahiri 

Allah Preserve him

1-Good manners is only attained after hard work - it doesn’t fall in your lap

2-From the virtues of having good manners, it’s something that Allah loves. In it is the preservation of the Fitrah and the way of people of Jannah whilst still on earth.

3-The one who has it is following the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and all of the Prophets (Peace be upon them all) that came before. Therefore, he is siding with good over evil.

4-You will not please the creation, but you can please the Creator. If you please the Creator, the creation will benefit and as a result will pleased with you anyway.

5-The one with good manners finds it easier to do good deeds. This is because good manners brings about clarity and a calmness.

6-It gives morals and prevents anything bad coming from the person.

7-It removes a bad response towards people but it actually gives the opposite. For example, if a person insults him - he will be prevented in reciprocating the harm but his goodly response will at very least show the one without bad manners on how to actually behave.

8-They are not concerned with things that don't benefit them - they are have more maturity than that.

9-They are the people of Tawbah, the people of change and development. The one with good manners knows he himself needs to strive (Mujahadah). The person who is content will not think there is an illness, this is self-praise and defies humility and proper character.

10-They have higher aspirations - they want Jannah and are not set back by worldly difficulties. The people of the Dunya make their manners for the Dunya alone. 

11-When a person lives in bad manners, he continues in his Dunya in this state. Meaning, this Dunya becomes his objective so he leaves good manners for the Akhirah. Yet, in his own bad manners he remains punishing himself on a daily basis until he leaves it.

And Allah Knows best.

Ruling on Discussing Knowledge whilst Walking or on the Road

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Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 93: Judgements

Chapter 10: Issuing Judgements and Religious Whilst it on the Road Yahya bin Ya'mar used to offer judgements whilst on the road. ash-Sha'bi used to give judgements at the door of his home. 7153 - Narrated Anas bin Malik: While the Prophet (ﷺ) and I were coming out of the mosque, a man met us outside the gate. The man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! When will be the Hour?" The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "What have you prepared for it?" The man became afraid and ashamed and then said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I haven't prepared for it much of fasts, prayers or charitable gifts but I love Allah and His Apostle." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You will be with the one whom you love."

(Hadith translation taken from Sunnah.com)

Ibn Hajar states in Fath al-Bari: Ash-hab said, "There is no harm in giving religious verdicts (and advice whilst walking) if it doesn't deter from the understanding." Suhnoon said, "It is not befitting" Ibn Habeeb said, "There is no harm if it is slight but something complex is not allowed." Ibn Battal said, "It is good" Ibn Hajar concluded, "What Ash-hab said is closest to the evidence" And Allah Knows best

Uthaymeen: Advice on How to Use the Internet

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My advice to my brothers about their usage of the internet or when watching television is to fear Allah in their innerselves. They nust realise that they have not been created for this rather they have been created for the purpose of worshipping Allah, the Exalted and Glorified.

And if they continue to degrade themselves to that of the habit of animals by only seeking to fulfil whatever they desire and whim – then they have lost the Dunya and the Akhirah, may Allah protect us.

So it is upon the Muslims to protect their religion, to preserve the usage of their time and not to let thier life which is priceless, priceless, priceless escape them.

-Shaykh Muhammad bin Saaleh al-Uthaymin (Allah have Mercy on him), Silsilah al-Liqaa ash-Shari, 75b

Bin Baaz: Ruling on Placing Deceased in Plastic Bags

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Q: Some of the deceased that are washed as a result of a car accident are then placed in a plastic bag to make sure that blood doesn’t spoil the shroud?

A: There is no harm in placing something over an injury to withhold it.

Majmoo Fataawaa wa Muqalaat ash-Shaykh Bin Baaz 13

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al-Humayd: We Use Our Phones to Follow the Free-Time of Others

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We – Snapchat users – pay attention, I was astounded by this a great deal. One of its users said, “We fill our own time by following the free-time of others and the nonsense of the immature…”

This is true, by Allah, the Supreme.

Why?

Because most of the content you find on it (and their phones and platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter etc.) is devoid of anything beneficial.

Of course, you have some content on these platforms which are beneficial [1], however most of what is recorded are recorded in places of no benefit (such as coffee shops, restaurants, parties, things that kill time, stories, pranks, jokes etc.).  

So where is the problem?

The problem is that the followers of these platforms feel that they are following something that is worthy of being followed.

They feel that this is (the essence of) life.

But the opposite, it curbs life. It curbs life in every single manner – such behaviour doesn’t bring a positive impact in the slightest.

Shaykh Saaleh bin Abdullah bin Humayd (Allah Preserve him)

Member of Panel of Senior Scholars and Permanent Committee of Fatwa and Research, Imam and Khateeb of al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah

[1] Imam ash-Shatibi (may Allah have Mercy on him) said, “If, whatever you do in your free time has nothing prohibited involved – then it is permitted. However, it could be that it is still blameworthy and such a state is disliked by the scholars. Rather, the scholars used to abhor that a person doesn’t spend his time in doing something which is of no benefit, not benefitting life or the afterlife – because (time that is not filled with something useful) is a passing (of time) which he has not used to gain anything by it.” End quote from al-Muwaafaqaat (1-204/205).