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Advices regarding Manhaj to the Beginners in Salafiyyah – Shaykh Abu ‘Umar Usaamah al-’Utaybee
The Attack on the Madhâhib and the forbidding of Taqlîd (blind following) of today – Shaykh al-Fawzân
Scholar: ´Allâmah Sâlih bin Fawzân al-Fawzân
Source: http://www.sahab.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=136887
Reference: Darulhadith.com
Translation & video: http://aFatwa.com
Question:
People who subscribe to knowledge and especially young students look down upon Fiqh-matters and especially the books of the Madhâhib. Their argument is that they do not consist of evidence. They even look down upon the Ijtihâd of the Imams in this matter. What do you advise in terms of this and the respect for the Imams of the Madhâhib and the importance of the Madhâhib. There are people today who look down upon them, criticize them and say that they are freed from the Madhâhib and that they take directly from the Qur’ân and Sunnah.
Shaykh al-Fawzân:
It is a deviation. We have said that and clarified it. We said that the one who fulfils the conditions of Ijtihâd does Ijtihâd. He is not allowed to follow blindly. THESE ARE HOWEVER FEW TODAY, IF THEY EVEN EXIST. The more time passes, the more the knowledge disappears. The prophet (sallâ Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Allâh does not seize this knowledge by pulling it out from the chests of men. It is seized by the death of the scholars. When there then are no scholar left, the people take the ignorant as leaders who in turn will answer without knowledge and go astray and lead others astray.”
The more time passes, the more the knowledge disappears. It has also been reported that by the end of time, few scholars will exist and many readers [will exist]. Many readers who lack understanding will exist.
It is wrong to ignore the Fiqh-books. Fiqh is the richness of this Ummah. It is a great richness. However, that does not mean that we take everything that is in them to heart. We filter (I.e. right from mistakes). The one who has the capacity filters. He takes that which is strongest according to the evidence. We said that there are four types of people; an absolute Mujtahid, a Mujtahid within his Madhhab who considers what opinion is the correct one, one who follows blindly and a layman. This fiqh is, as said, a great richness in the hands of the scholars. They study it and take help from it in order to understand the Qur’ân and Sunnah. They take its verdicts and the statements of the Imams that agree with the evidence and leave that which contradicts the evidence.
As for the one who ignores it and says that they shall do a new Ijtihâd… Who is the one who is to make a new Ijtihâd? There is none! It is a deviation. Are you who say that you shall make a new Ijtihâd as the four Imams? Such as Imâm Ahmad and Imâm Mâlik? What does this mean? I wish that they existed. But you don’t have more than the smallest who follows blindly. You have nothing to come with. Don’t destroy yourself. Don’t destroy others. Fear Allâh! It is allowed to blindly follow in necessity. Allâh (ta’âlâ) said:
فَاسْأَلُواْ أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ
“So ask the people of the message if you do not know.” (16:43)
This is a blind following in necessity. It is OBLIGATORY to blindly follow in necessity. It is prohibited to blindly follow in the case of capability. It is forbidden for the one who is able to make Ijtihâd to blindly follow. In necessity, it is obligatory to blindly follow. It is not fully prohibited to blindly follow and neither is it fully allowed to blindly follow. The matter is thusly detailed. We do not say that you should take to heart everything that exists in Fiqh. We say that you should filter and follow that which is based on evidence. They are after all more knowledgeable than you about proving and the extraction of rulings. You have nothing to come with. You should rely on them and the words of the Fuqahâ’ and look to their evidence. If you are able to consider, do so. If you are not able to, you follow that which is (written) there even if you do not know of the evidence. For this is a necessity. This has to be understood. There are people who fight the Madhâhib today. Where should the people go? Should they deviate? There is one who has authored a book by the name “Islâm without Madhâhib”. What without Madhâhib? Where should the people go then? Should they go to the ignoramuses? This is a great problem.
Tips for Remaining Firm Upon the Manhaj – Umar Bryant (rahimahullaah)
The Path to Salafiyyah – Part I
Tips for Remaining Firm Upon the Manhaj[1]
Compiled by Umar Bryant {May Allah have mercy upon him}
Verily, all praise is due to Allaah. We praise Him, we seek His assistance and we ask Him for His forgiveness. And we seek refuge in Allaah from the evils of our selves and the evils of our actions. Whomsoever Allaah guides, there is no one that can lead him astray. And whomsoever is led astray, there is no guide for him. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship in truth except Allaah. He stands alone and without any partners. And I bear witness that Muhammad (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) is His slave and Messenger.
“O you who believe! Fear Allaah as He ought to be feared and do not die except while you are Muslims.“[2]
“O you who believe! Fear your Lord who created you from a single person (Aadam), and from him, He created his wife, and from them He created many men and women. Fear Allaah through whom you demand your mutual rights and (do not cut off the relations of) the wombs. Surely, Allaah is ever an All Watcher over you.“[3]
“O you who believe! Fear Allaah and be truthful and precise in your speech. He will rectify your deeds for you and forgive you of your sins. And whosoever obeys Allaah and His Messenger, then he has achieved a great success.”[4]
To Proceed:
The following are aids in keeping the Salafee firm upon this noble manhaj.
We ask Allaah to grant us and you success!
- Thank and praise Allaah for this great gift of being guided to pure Islaam. Indeed it is a great blessing in which Allaah grants to whom He wills from his servants, hence, it is befitting that you turn to The Most Merciful with the utmost gratitude and thanks.
- Constantly ask Allaah for success, guidance, and firmness upon the path for indeed you being guided to it does not guarantee you will remain upon it.
- Seek assistance with Allaah, humble yourself before Him and call upon Him with sincerity and humility as if you are in need of being guided to the straight path. Ask Him to make you firm upon it. From the great supplications in this regard is one of the opening du’a of the prayer.
“Oh Allaah, Lord of Jibra’eel, Mika’eel, and Israfeel, Creator of the heavens and the earth, knower of the seen and unseen. You are the arbitrator between your slaves in that which they have disputed. Guide me to the truth by your leave in that which has been differed upon from the truth for verily You guide whom you will to a straight path”
[ From AbdurRahman.Org : Adding transliteration of above Du'a
Allâhumma, rabba Jibrâ'îla, wa Mîkâ'îla, wa Isrâfîla ! Fâtira s-samâwâti wa-l-ardi, âlima l-ghaybi wa sh-shahâdati, anta tahkumu bayna ibâdika fîmâ kânû fîhi yakhtalifûna. Ihdinî li-mâ khtulifa fîhi mina-l-haqqi bi-idhnika. Innaka tahdî man tashâ'u ilâ sirâtîn mustaqîm. ]
After this, seek out the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). Guard it, reflect upon it, and stick firm to it.
- Connect yourself with the ‘Ulamaa known for their upright manhaj and creed. Those who speak the truth and are just with it. Those who are known by those far from him and close to him for being firm upon the Salafee manhaj. Stick firm to their books and tapes. Be adamant about attending their sittings and lectures. Be adamant about calling them each time a matter arises or you have a question.
- Leave alone the frauds and self proclaimed “scholars” and “du’aat”, those known for being in opposition to the Salafee manhaj. The manhaj is free of them and their da’wah. They are known for creating fitnah, getting the people excited, their strong desire to be seen as people of knowledge, while associating with the people of innovation.
- Be steadfast in seeking knowledge. Start by learning the correct creed and becoming well versed in it. Get a hold of the books of Shaykhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyah and his student Ibn Qayyim, likewise the books of the great reviver Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhaab – may Allaah have mercy upon them all. Be steadfast in reading these books with a known Salafee Shaykh. Likewise be steadfast in studying the books of the Salaf which clarify their creed and manhaj as it relates to those who oppose the manhaj of the Salaf. Books such as As-Sunnah by Ibn Abee Aasim, As-Sunnah by Khalaal, As-Sunnah by Abdullaah ibn Ahmed, Sharhus Sunnah by Barbahaaree, Al-‘Itisaam by Imaam Ash-Shaatibee, Al-Ibaanah of Ibn Battah Al-Ukbari, Sharh Usool ‘Itiqaad Ahlis Sunnah wal Jama’ah of Laalikaa’I – may Allaah have mercy upon all of them.[5]
- Free yourself of everything that is related to Hizbiyyah and the Hizbees, such as their books, their tapes, their nasheeds, and their shows in which no permission from Allaah for them has been granted.
- Do not allow your heart to be a sponge sucking up shubuhaat (doubts) and accepting them.
- It is sufficient for you in this life to stick with the Salafee ‘Ulamaa, keep the ties between your parents, and aid your family. It is also sufficient for you to be around good Salafee companions. If you want to call to Allaah then sufficient for you are the books and tapes of the known Salafee scholars. Beware of proceeding before your maturity. Prepare for yourself a Salafee library consisting of the books of Salafee tafseer, books of hadeeth, and books of aqeedah. Stay far away from the books of “intellectual” thinkers such as the books of Sayyid Qutb his brother Muhammad and other then them from the known people who have deviated in their manhaj.
- Stay away from suspect individuals. Those known to speak against leaders of the Muslims, those who claim to dispel evil and those who claim to be aiding “the jihad”. The majority of these individuals and their allegation of enjoining good, is nothing more than hizbiyyah and not upon the Sharee’ah. Their Jihaad is that of the Haroorees[6] and not that of the Sunnee.
So for example, you will see some of them making takfeer upon the Raafidhah and saying “The ruler should stand up and remove these people from the land or he should annihilate them” We shall say to him “What is your opinion of the one who insults the companions such as Sayyid Qutb? If you see him pause, hesitate, or stammer in his speech then know his statement about the Raafidhah was only a political hizbee one.
If you see one say “The muslims are being slaughtered while the muslim governments do nothing” We shall ask him, “What have you done to aid the muslims by way of correcting his aqeedah and manhaj? If he frowns and continues upon such speech then know his statement was a political and hizbee one.
- Do not enter into debates with the Hizbees. Ask Allaah to guide them. Beware of visiting and sitting in the gatherings of the Hizbees as you know what they are upon from misguidance.
The Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) informs us in a hadeeth narrated on the authority of Aboo Hurayrah (radi Allaahu ‘anhu);
“There shall be people in the latter part of my Ummah who will speak to you concerning things you nor your fathers have heard so beware of them”[7]
The Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) also informed us that when one hears of the Dajjaal then we are to stay far away from him.
Ibn Abbass said:
“Do no sit with the people of desires for verily in their sitting is a sickness for the heart”
- There are many important books, publications, and tapes in which the Hizbees hide because in them their figureheads are exposed. Try to attain them from the known Salafee brothers or from known Salafee organizations[8].
- Be open in your affiliation to the blessed Salafee manhaj. Do not be ashamed to call yourself SALAFEE. And if one says your are praising yourself. Tell him this is from informing the people of your affiliation and not from praising oneself and furthermore if this were the case, then everyone who refers to himself as Muslim or Sunnee is also praising himself.Memorize the statement of Shaykhul Islaam Ibnu Taymiyyah:
“There is no criticism for the one who proclaims the way (madhdhab) of the Salaf, who attaches himself to it and refers to it. Rather, it is obligatory to accept that from him by unanimous agreement (Ittifaaq) because the way (madhdhab) of the Salaf is nothing but the Truth (Haqq).“[11]
- Beware of falling into tamyee’ [12] and associating with its people! Beware of the many tricks and hidden attacks of those who have been afflicted with this sickness. From their tricky statements are:
“Those brothers are harsh”
“Their focus is only refuting the people”
“They blindly follow “their” scholars (Shaykh Rabee)”
- Beware! Beware of looking into the books of the people of innovation and those who defend and protect the people of innovation and listening to their tapes for verily within them is a deadly poison.
Ibnu Quddamah (rahimahullaah) said:
“And from the Sunnah is to boycott the people of innovation, exposing them, leaving off arguing and debating with them in the religion, leaving off looking into the books of the innovators, and lending ones ear to their speech. And every newly invented matter in the religion is an innovation”
And if you want to study with anyone then be sure of his methodology. Return his affair to the scholars of Jarh and Ta’deel from our Salafee Mashaayikh. If they caution you from him then flee from this leper as if you were fleeing from a lion.
When you are cautioned from an individual by the scholars and those known for their firmness in this area then do not fall into a common misconception amongst many and that is the statement “I will wait until I see this matter with my own eyes” or “I have not seen what they say about him” and other similar statements signifying ones ignorance of this manhaj. Do not be bold and arrogant.
- Call the common people (from the Muslims) to the methodology of the Salaf with insight and good exhortations. You must use kindness and wisdom with them as the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “Verily kindness is not added to an affair except that it beautifies it and it is not taken from an affair except that it disgraces it”[13]
- Be humble in the face of sincere advice. Take the advice of our blessed elders in knowledge and virtue when they advise you.
- Be abundantly aware of those who oppose the manhaj of the Salaf and know that they have characteristics that you must know.
And all praise is due to Allaah and may peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.
Footnotes:
[1] Many points have been taken from the pamphlet “The Way to Salafiyyah” produced by Maktabutu Furqaan in UAE. Some of the points have been modified to directly address the Salafees specifically living in the west. For further points please refer to “Remaining Firm Upon Salafiyyah” from Bakkah,net. Also refer to the excellent book “Magnificent Points of Advice for those who have turned to the Way of the Salaf”
[2] Surah Aali ‘Imraan: 102
[3] Surah An-Nisaa: 1
[4] Surah Al-Ahzaab: 70-71
[5] Purchase as much as you can from known Salafee distributors such as Salafibooks and TROID.
[6] The Khuwaarij
[7] Narrated by Muslims
[8] Such as Salafipublications and Troid
[9] Politics has its place in Islaam and it is certainly not a place where the commoner should delve into. This area is reserved for the ‘Ulamaa.
[10] Get a hold of the excellent series known as “Readings in Elementary Qutbism” and “Readings in Advanced Qutbism” from http://www.spubs.com
[11] Majmoo al-Fataawaa 4:149
[12] Tamyee’ literally means to water down or liquefy. As it relates to manhaj, then it is the act of watering down and changing firmly established principles in an effort to defend the people of desire
With regard to tamyee’ Shaykh Rabee’ was asked:
Questioner:
Our Shaykh (hafidhakumullaah), we hear a lot from your excellence the usage [of the term] “at-tamayyu`”, we hope (i.e. seek) an explanation of this usage from you, and what is your view regarding the one who rejects this [terminological] usage.
Shaykh Rabee` bin Haadee:
This is not [terminological] usage, this is a temporary word (i.e. a passing remark upon a particular trait) that is said, but what is desired by it is a [group of] peoples who came to the `usool of Islaam, melting them, softening them, and belittling their importance, rather, they wage war against them , may Allaah bless you.
And they describe – meaning [describe] the Salafee manhaj, and standing (firmly) in the face of Ahl ul-Bida`, and defending the Sunnah – they describe it as shiddah (harshness), they describe that as shiddah, and they describe that as ghuluww (extremism), and they lied and fabricated a lie.
By Allaah, besides whom there is none worthy of worship (in truth), shiddah (harshness, severity) is not found amongst the masaakeen Salafees now. And certainly, no matter how harsh the Salafees are in facing and standing against the falsehood, and innovations, they do not reach one hundredth of what the Salaf were upon of harshness against Ahl ul-Bida` to the degree that they (the Salaf) used to kill them, and expel them (from the land), and boycott them, and beat them, and humiliate them. [And as for us] the Salafees, they have nothing [of what was with the Salaf of harshness], masaakeen.”
[13] Muslim
Taken from : http://mtws.posterous.com/the-path-to-salafiyah
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If You Want to be from the People of The Sunnah – Shaykh, Dr. Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul-Wahhaab al-‘Aqeel
As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum,
Bismillah,
All praise is due to Allah, and may exaltation and safety be granted to Muhammad, his family, his companions, and those who aid them. To proceed:
The people of the Sunnah (1) have foundations and a methodology that they have adhered to since the earliest times of Islam, and these principles and methodology are what distinguish them from others.
The noble Shaykh, Dr. Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul-Wahhaab al-‘Aqeel (2), may Allah preserve him, presented a summarized version of these foundations and methodology in five principles (3). This was done during a recorded explanation of Ibn Abee Dawood’s [d. 316 AH] well-known poem on creed, “al-Haa’iyyah.”
Before the reader are my own personal shorthand notes from that portion of the lecture. I ask Allah, the Most High, to make this effort solely for Him, and to make it a source for understanding the creed (4) and methodology (5) of the People of the Sunnah.
Principle #1: Understanding the Qur’aan and Sunnah by their apparent meanings, especially in issues related to creed.
Connected to the topic [of understanding creed] are a few points: not separating the Qur’aan from the Sunnah, giving the upmost importance to the Sunnah, and accepting and implementing all authentically reported hadeeth related to ‘aqeedah, whether they be widely-narrated (6) or not (7).
Question: What represents an apparent meaning?Anyone who claims that he is carrying a text upon its apparent meaning must be scrutinized by what follows:
- That the [claimed] apparent meaning is in accordance with other verses of the Qur’aan and wordings of the Sunnah;
- That the [claimed] apparent meaning is in agreement with the understanding of the pious predecessors: the Companions and those upon their way;
- That the [claimed] apparent meaning is in agreement with Arabic language;
- That the [claimed] apparent meaning is in agreement with sound natural disposition
Principle #2: Giving upmost importance to narrations of the pious predecessors: the Companions and those upon their way, and giving their understandings precedence over ours. This is something that distinguishes the People of the Sunnah
Principle #3: Guarding our intellects from that which it cannot fathom in affairs of creed, especially affairs of the unseen
Allah, the Most High, said: “Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he prohibits you from, stay away from it.” [Soorah al-Hashr (59): 7]
The mind has a limit and boundary, just as the eyes do.
Principle #4: Abandoning sitting with the people of innovation, abandoning reading their books, and not debating with them – also, from the angle of current affairs, abandoning visiting their websites and watching their channels.
This (point #4) is a foundation of the People of the Sunnah, and it represents loving and hating for the sake of Allah.
The People of the Sunnah stay away from the people of innovation for the following reasons:
- Due to their harm to the Muslims, and if the People of the Sunnah were to mix with them, the general population would not know who to follow, and they would not know who is correct from who is incorrect, mixing with them gives the false-notion that everyone is equal;
- A representation of Islamic allegiance and Islamic disownment;
- Protecting one’s self from the disease of doubts that the people of innovation spread;
The Messenger of Allah, may Allah exalt his mention and grant him safety, said:
“Flee from the leper as you would flee from a lion.” [al-Bukhaaree]- As a punishment for them for leaving off the Sunnah;
- As a cure for them, so they don’t think that their behavior is correct
Principle #5: The people of the Sunnah show love for all of the Muslims, and they strive to bring them together upon the truth (8). We must add this last part: upon the truth. Allah, the Most High, says: “Indeed, the Believers are brothers.” [Soorah al-Hujaraat (49): 9] (9)
I ask Allah to make me and you from those who bring the Sunnah to life and from those who cause innovation to die.
I also ask Him, from His favor and generosity, to make us from those who strengthen the hearts of the people of truth, and from those who deflate the souls of the people of desires. (10)
(1) Ahlul-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah
(2) A lecturer at the Islamic University of al-Madeenah.
(3) [TN]: “Focus on learning principles; they are a way to efficiently organize various issues,” Imam as-S’adi, al-Qawaa’id al-Fiqhiyyah, Line #8.
(4) al-‘aqeedah
(5) al-manhaj
(6) mutawaatir
(7) aahaad
(8) [TN]: In contrast to the erroneous methodology of the Muslim Brotherhood and those who apply their principles. They seek to unite the Muslims upon any and everything, applying the unrestricted principle of their founder: “We will overlook what we disagree about and cooperate on what we agree upon.” May Allah protect us.
(9) The original audio for this recorded lecture can be accessed here: al-Haa’iyyah – Class#1 (21:40m-52:00m)
(10) Taken from the foreword of Imam al-Aajooree’s book “ash-Sharee’ah, 1/159.
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Amma-ba’d
Shaikh-ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah Ta’aala) said: “Those who establish the duty of preserving what was inherited from the Messenger (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) – and safeguard it from any addition or deletion – are from the greatest of the awliyya` of Allaah; they are of the beloved servants of Allaah and His party.”
Imam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah Ta’aala) said: “Whoever proceeds upon the Straight Path that the Messenger (salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and his companions were upon, let him make himself get used to trouble from the ignoramuses and Ahlul-Bid’ah, such as them belittling him, attacking him, warning against him.“
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The Religion is ‘not left up to the intellects of men and their opinions’
The Religion is ‘not left up to the intellects of men and their opinions’
From Shaykh Fawzaan’s hafizahullaah explanation of Sharh-us-Sunnah
Translated by Abu Talhah rahimahullaah - ittibaa.com
From Shaykh Fawzaan‘s hafizahullaah explanation of Sharh-us-Sunnah:
(lesson 6 – audio/text)
His saying, “It was not left up to the intellects of men and their opinions.”
The Religion is not what men deem to be good or what they hold as their opinion, because this is not the Religion of Allaah. This is the Religion of the people, which they have newly invented. As for the Religion of Allaah the Mighty and Majestic, then it is what He legislated. As for that which the men hold as their opinion, based upon their own opinions, this is not the Religion of Allaah the Perfect and Most High. Rather it is just a religion of whoever holds that opinion. So nothing can be ascribed to Allaah from the Religion except that which He legislated upon the tongue of His Messenger sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam. And as for what others besides Him legislated, then it cannot be ascribed to Allaah, rather it can only be ascribed to whoever legislated it, and Allaah is free of it. He the Most High said:
أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَاء شَرَعُوا لَهُم مِّنَ الدِّينِ مَا لَمْ يَأْذَن بِهِ اللَّهُ
Do they have partners who legislate for them religion which Allaah has not permitted (Sooratush-Shooraa (42), aayah 21)
His saying, “And its knowledge is with Allaah and His Messenger sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam.” The affairs of the Religion are towqeefiyyah (depend upon text); there must be proofs from Allaah and His Messenger with regard to the affairs of the Religion. The matter is restricted to what occurs in the Book and the Sunnah from the affairs of the Religion. And newly introduced matters and innovations are abandoned, that which Allaah has not sent down any proof for – even if their people hold them to be religion, and they draw closer to Allaah through them, then we turn no attention to these things and we do not believe in them, because the Religion of Allaah is what He legislated and His Messenger.
Because the Religion is based upon knowledge which came from Allaah and His Messenger. And do not follow the desires of the people and the opinions of the people and what they declare to be good and what they follow each other upon, and it has no basis in the Book of Allaah or the Sunnah of His Messenger sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam. Just as he `alayhis-salaatu was-salaam said:
“Whoever introduces into this affair of ours that which is not from it, it is rejected.”
And in one narration:
“Whoever does an action which our affair is not in accordance with, it is rejected”[1]
So the person who wishes that his action be righteous and be beneficial, then he should adhere to two matters:
The first matter: is that he makes his Religion pure for Allaah and free from shirk.
And the second matter: ittibaa` following the Sunnah of Allaah’s Messenger sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, free of innovations and newly introduced affairs.
A person will indeed find many things which contradict what is correct in the `aqeedah, matters which contradict what is correct in matters of worship, many of them; (because) the people have desires, and have their own aspirations, and they have their own opinions and they have their own ways (which they follow). So we do not follow the people, rather we present whatever the people are upon to the Book and the Sunnah. So whatever conforms with the Book and the Sunnah then it is the Truth, and whatever contradicts these two then it is false and futile.
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[1] The checking of this has preceded on page 66. (Hadeeth of Aa`ishah radiyAllaahu`anhaa reported by Muslim and in the Saheeh of al-Bukhaaree)
[Translated by Abu Talhah rahimahullaah]
Related Links:
- Status of the Sunnah in Islam and the sources of Legislation – Shaik Ibn Baz [PDF] alifta.net
- The Deviation of those who are satisfied with The Qur’an to the exclusion of Hadeeth – by Shaik Nasiruddin Albanee
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Saheeh al-Bukhaaree: Great Wisdom in Compiling and Arranging of Hadeeth and Chapters
In the name of Allah, and all praise belongs to Allah. May salutation and
blessing also be bestowed upon the Messenger.
Book : Saheeh al-Bukhaaree
Section: The Book of Knowledge
Teacher: Shaikh Muhammad Muhammadi an-Nooristaani
On the 24th of Rabee’ at-Thaanee of the year 1433 coinciding with the 17th of March of the year 2012, we benefited the following from the esteemed Shaikh, Muhammad Muhammadi an-Nooristaani, may Allah preserve him:
The Saheeh of al-Bukhaaree is the most authentic book on the face of the earth after the Noble Qur’aan. The author took great care in compiling and arranging his Saheeh. There is no word that he placed inside of it except due to a wisdom. His choice of words, in all of its brevity, often shows his excellence in the Arabic language and the depth of his Fiqh. There is even extensive wisdom in the sequence of order he chose for each Hadeeth. Rather, there is even superb scholarship in the order he entitled the books of his Saheeh.
al-Bukhaaree, may Allah bestow mercy upon him, began his Saheeh with the Book of the Beginning of Revelation since revelation takes precedence over all matters in the religion and it is the source of our religion itself. Thereafter, he brings the Book of Eemaan (Faith) as revelation causes us to have proper belief and correct belief is based upon revelation. And From Eemaan (Faith) is Tawheed (Islamic Monotheism).
So due to the importance of Tawheed (Islamic Monotheism), he ends his Saheeh with the Book of Tawheed (Islamic Monotheism) bringing us back to the same Eemaan (Faith) we began with. After Eemaan (Faith), is the Book of Knowledge since one’s belief must be based upon legislative knowledge and knowledge must precede speech and action which are two of the three most integral components of Eemaan (Faith). Succeeding the Book of Knowledge, the author, may Allah bestow mercy upon him, then delves into the actions of Islaam showing that actions are from Eemaan beginning with purification and the prayer.
Of course this poses a question to us. If amazing benefits such as these can be extracted simply from the arrangement of the titles of his books within his Saheeh, what does one think about the vast ocean of knowledge that must be contained within the books themselves?!
We ask Allah, the Mighty, the Majestic, that He allows us to truly benefit from this work granting us sincerity therein. We ask Allah that he showers our teachers in his mercy. And We ask Allah to grant never ending reward to the authors of the works we are studying from.
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Ibnul Qayyim–(rahimahullaah) – said, "Deeds without sincerity are like a traveler who carries in his water-jug dirt. The carrying of it burdens him and it brings no benefit."
Ibn Mas'ud –(radiyallaahu 'anhu) – would advise his students, "If your intention is one of these three, do not seek knowledge: To shame the ignorant, or to argue with the Fuqahaa' (scholars), or to cause people to turn their faces in your direction. Intend with your actions and words that which is with Allaah, for indeed that which is with Allaah shall remain and everything else shall perish."
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