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Friday, June 10, 2022

Shaykh Saaleh aal ash-Shaykh and the New World Order

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

Wednesday, June 08, 2022

Al-Baraak: these devices are a clear calamity

 

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

 

 

Monday, May 30, 2022

Aal ash-Shaykh: Only as-Salafiyyah Challenges What is Happening Today

Today, when people talk about Islam, that which contradicts the Western outlook on Islam or the widespread ideology of secularism, they will label this as “Salafiyyah”.

The definition of "Salafiyyah" with them includes any school which believes that the source of legislation is the Book of Allah (the Most High) - that which is obligatory for us to return to so that we can define what relationship man has with everything around him.

The source of legislation is the Book, the Sunnah, Ijmaa (scholarly consensus) and principles and maxims [within them]. Whoever makes this the criterion for legislation they will label this as “Salafiyyah”.

Methodologies in Islam which are not Salafiyyah are those that theorise otherwise, such as saying that the Quran can be critically analysed using thought and theory – the Quran is still sacred, but it can be critiqued. Likewise the Sunnah is sacred by it can be critiqued, beleiving that they can take aspects and leave aspects [based on their analysis].

There is a constant mentioning of critical thinking in the establishment of civilisation. Civilization is part of a philosophical thinking which has a role in secularism today. What is civilisation? What do we do once we have establishment civilisation? etc. and all the details surrounding civilisation lends itself to the methodology that everything can be critically analysed.

Eventually, there is no proof in the sources of legislation anymore. Therefore, the ideologies in the western and the philosophies found within it – whether that comes from universities or political think tanks – if they use the term “Salafiyyah”, they don’t mean by it what we understand by Salafiyyah. 

For us, as-Salafiyyah is to go back to the sources of legislation, that which was used by the four schools of thought – including; the Quran, the Sunnah, Ijma, Qiyas, Statements of the Companions, principles and maxims etc.

Without depending on theory for legislation makes you a "Salafiyyah", according to their labelling. Therefore, the only group that challenges the call for reform in civilisation are the Salafis. As for other sects that don’t show the same methodology of preserving the sources of legislation and in honouring them, then they give rise to them and they will label them accordingly. 

-Shaykh Saaleh aal ash-Shaykh (Allah preserve him)

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=npmEdObLX9Q

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

How did Imaam adh-Dhahabi described himself?

Adh-Dhahabi, the author. [His name is] Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Uthman, the son of Shaykh Abdullah at-Turkmani. Then he [was attributed to] Dimishq (i.e. Damascus), a [follower of the Madhab] Shafi, a reader, a Muhadith, the person who wrote this biography.

He was born in 637H. He compiled many works. People claim that his works are beneficial. A group of people have praised him but he knows himself better. He knows his own deficiencies in knowledge and action – and Allah’s Help is sought and there is no Might nor Power except with Him.

If I can protect for myself my Eman, then how sweet is my success?

Comment:

The most important thing to himself was his Eman and not the books he authored. He researched for years and ended up writing more than 150 books but ultimatey he said – “If I can protect for myself my Eman, then how sweet is my success?”

This is the reality of the religion and Eman and the produce of goodness and a sincere intent. A person constantly checks his Eman and all of this is a means for how a person can strengthen his Eman.

-Shaykh Saaleh aal ash-Shaykh (Allah preserve him)

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=_4wR4j1_OT0

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Qatadah: the Munaafiq and praying at night...

Qatadah bin Da’aamah[1] (Allah have mercy on him) said:

The Munaafiq is not able to stand during the night.

az-Zuhd of Ibn Mubarak, pg. 93



[1] He is the Haafith of his time, an authority in Tafseer and Hadeeth. He met and narrated from Anas bin Maalik and Abdullah bin Sarjis (may Allah be pleased with them) and from Sa’eed bin Musayyab, ‘Ikrimah, al-Hasan al-Basri, ‘Ata bin Abee Rabaah and others. Sufyan ath-Thawri (Allah have mercy on them all) said about him, “The world has not seen a scholar like Qataadah.”


Saturday, April 23, 2022

Sa'eed bin Jubayr used to rest before al-'Isha in Ramadhan...

Sa'eed bin Jubayr (Allah have mercy on him)[1] used to use the time before Isha prayers to rest during Ramadhan. Then he used to stand the length of the night.

Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaybah, 7199



[1] He heard from Aisha, Abu Hurayrah, Ibn Abbas and others from the Companions (Allah be pleased with them all). Ibn Abbas appointed him to give Fatwa whilst in the Companions were still alive.


Friday, April 22, 2022

Aisha (رضي الله عنها): If I knew it was Laylah al-Qadr

Aisha (may Allah Pleased with her) said:

If I knew it was Laylah al-Qadr, I would supplicate to Allah within it for security (العفاية).


Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaybah, 31148