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An Explanation That - Guide us to the Straight Way -Ibn Qayyim Rahimullaah

An Explanation That

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ  الفاتحة: ٦

« Guide us to the Straight Way » to the End of the Soorah is a Refutation of the Rafidah

By

Shaykh ul –Islaam

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah as-Salafi

-Rahimullaah-

From his book

 ‘Madarij as-Salikeen’

Translated by

Abbas Abu Yahya

The point which refutes their statement is that:

Allaah -Subhana wa Ta’ala - has divided the people into three categories:

1 - Those أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ «on whom You have bestowed Your Grace»  who are the people of as-Siraat al-Mustaqeem (the Straight Way), those who knew the truth and followed it.

2 -  الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ  «Those who earned Your Anger»  they are those who knew the truth and rejected it.

3 - الضَّالِّينَ «Those who went astray» they are those who were ignorant of and made mistakes in the truth.

So everyone who knows the truth and follows it; then he is foremost on the Siraat al-Mustaqeem (the Straight Way).

There is no doubt that the Companions –RadhiAllaahu anhum- of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- are more befitting of this description than the Rawafidah.  This is since it is not possible that the Companions –RadhiAllaahu anhum- of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- were ignorant of the truth while the Rawafidah knew it, or that the Companions –RadhiAllaahu anhum- rejected the truth while the Rawafidah held fast to it.

We have indeed seen the signs showing which of the two groups are the people of truth.

So, we have seen the Companions of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.  They were granted victory over the lands of the Kuffar which then became lands of Islaam and they were granted victory over the hearts with the Qur’aan, knowledge and guidance.  So, their signs show that they are the people of as-Siraat al-Mustaqeem.

However, we have seen the opposite of this with the Rafidah in every time and place.  There was never ever an enemy of the Muslims, outside of the Rafidah, except that they would help them against Islaam.

How much evil of affliction and calamity did they inflict upon Islaam and its people?

Did the swords of the Mushrikeen, the idol-worshippers -from the military of Hulakoo (Ghengis Khan) and those who were with him from the Tartars - not wreak havoc except under the leadership of the Rafidah?

Were the Masajid not destroyed and Musaahif (Qur’aans) notburnt, the leaders of the Muslims, their scholars, their worshippers and their Khaleefah not killedexcept due to the Rafidah and their foolish followers?

Their support for the Mushrikeen and the Christians is well-known amongst the learned and lay people and their influence in the Deen is well-known.

So which of the two groups has more right to the Siraat al-Mustaqeem and which one of them has earnedthe right to anger and misguidance if you do but know?

This is why the Salaf explained that the Siraat al-Mustaqeem and its people are Abu Bakr, Umar and the Companions –RadhiAllaahu anhum- of Allaah’s Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- and its Tafseer is just as they said. This is because the Siraat (Path) that they were upon was their path, the exact, same path of their Prophet. They were the ones upon whom Allaah bestowed His Grace while He was Angry with their enemies and He ruled that their enemies were upon misguidance.

Abul-Aaliyah Rufeea’ ar-Reeyahee- and al-Hasan al-Basaree - from the most noble of the Tabi’een said:

‘As-Siraat al-Mustaqeem is the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- and his two Companions.’

Abul Aaliyah also said about the saying of Allaah  صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ « The Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace » ‘they are the family of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- Abu Bakr and Umar.’

That is the truth as his family, Abu Bakr and Umar were upon one way and there was no difference between them, they had loyalty towards one another. The Companions praised Abu Bakr and Umar and waged war against those who warred against these two and there is safety for the one who honours these two.  This is well-known amongst the Ummah, to both the learned and the layperson.

Zayd bin Aslam said: ‘Those on whom Allaah has bestowed His Grace; they are the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- Abu Bakr and Umar.’

There is no doubt that those who are blessed are those who follow the Messenger.

As for those who have anger upon them, then they are those who do not follow him.

Those who followed and obeyed the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- from the Ummah, were his Companions and his family.

Those who followed the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- the most from his Companions; who were regarded as his sight and hearing were Abu Bakr and Umar.

Those who are the severest in opposition to the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- are the Rafidah.  Their opposition to him is well-known amongst all the sects of the Ummah.

This is why the Rafidah hate the Sunnah and its people, they have enmity towards it and its people so, they are the enemies of his -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam Sunnah.

The Messenger’s -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- family and those from their children who follow them are perfect heirs, rather they are his true heirs.

So it becomes clear that the Siraat al-Mustaqeem is the path of the Messenger’s -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- Companions and his followers.

The path of the people who have the Anger of Allaah upon them and are upon misguidance, is the path of the Rafidah.

In this exact, same way the Khawarij are refuted, since their enmity towards the Companions is well known.

Taken from ‘Madarij as-Salikeen’ Volume 1, p.93-95

All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace

and blessings be upon our final

Prophet Muhammad, his

family, his companions

and all those who

follow his

guidance.

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Shaikh al-Fawzaan: Terrorists Did Not Learn Their Ideologies From Schools Or From Scholars

Shaikh Saalih al-Fawzaan, stated in an article in the newspaper, “ar-Riyaadh” dated 21/3/1424H, corresponding to 22nd May 2003:

… and Islam is not to be blamed for their action [that of the terrorists] as is said be the enemies of Islam - amongst the non-Muslms and hypocrites [that] “the religion of Islam is a religion of terrorism”. And they argue by way of the actions of these criminals. Indeed, these actions of theirs are not from Islam, and Islam does not affirm them, nor does any religion.

It is rather a foreign ideology and the Prophet (sallallaahu alaiihi wa sallam) has encouraged the killing of its proponents, he said, “Wherever you come across them, then kill them”.

And he promised a great reward for whoever killed them. And the one [who is to] fight them is the leader in charge of the affair of the Muslims, just as the Companions fought them [the khawarij, the Revolters] under the leadership of the Chief of the Believers, Alee bin Abi Taalib (may Allaah be pleased with him).

Some of the hypocrites and ignoramuses claim that the Muslim schools taught them this ideology, and that the teaching methodologies (curriculums) comprise such a deviated ideology, and they request change in the methodologies of teaching.

We say (in response): Indeed, the proponents of this ideology (of terrorism) did not graduate from the Muslim schools, nor did they take knowledge from the Muslim scholars because they (themselves) declare as unlawful studying in these schools, institutes and faculties. And they belittle the Muslim scholars, declaring them to be ignorant, and describe them as “paid workers of the sultans”. Rather, they learn from the ideologues of the deviant ideology, and the youthful in age, foolish-minded who are like them - just as their predecessors (upon this deviant ideology) declared the scholars amongst the Companions to be ignorant and declared them as disbelievers.

Shaikh al-Fawzaan also stated in another article published in “al-Jazeerah”, no. 11343, dated 26/11/1424H, corresponding to 19th January 2004:

And a group of those, who adopted the heretical ideology and were deceived by it, admitted that they did not take this (ideology) from the teaching methodologies (curriculums) that are taught in our schools in our land (Saudi Arabia), but that they took it from the ideas of the ideologues of the heretical ideology, from strange and peculiar [individuals] in the society that they meet with here and there. And the various media outlets have broadcast these admissions and explanations.

And from those whom they admitted being influenced by are Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisee, and Abu Qatada, and the book “In the Shade of the Qur’an” of SayyidQutb. These admissions have left no room for doubt that our methodologies (curriculums) - and all praise is due to Allaah - are free in every way from those corrupt ideologies, and that (our curriculums) teach goodness, a healthy belief and attitude in behaviour, and they encourage the adherence to the jamaa’ah (to unity and solidarity), and the obligation of hearing and obeying (those in authority).

The reality of the affair is that the extremists and terrorists consider all Muslim states to be apostate states, and thus judge that studying in any of the state run schools, or under whom they call “state scholars” is prohibited. Thus, they never took their extremist ideologies from state schools or from the scholars in the Muslim lands.

The real sources of their extremist ways lie in the books and ideas of Sayyid Qutb and the influence ofQutb upon subsequent political movements and activist figureheads. This includes people like Ayman az-Zawahiri, Abu Qatada, Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi (otherwise known as Isaam al-Barqaawee) and Abu Mustafa al-Haleemah, and all those who are poisoned with their poison.

Source: Quotations are from “Fikr at-Takfeer, Qadeeman wa Hadeethan”, (The Ideology of Takfir, Past and Present) by Abdus-Salam bin Saalim bin Rajaa as-Sihimi, Dar al-Imaam Ahmad, 1426H (2005CE). Translation by IslamAgainstExtremism.Com

http://www.islamagainstextremism.com/articles/sghkb-shaikh-al-fawzaan-terrorists-did-not-learn-their-ideologies-from-schools-or-from-scholars.cfm

May 26

Working Toward Purifying The Soul

Sheikh As – S’adee (may Allah have mercy on him) said in some beautiful advice to the Muslim Ummah;

All the praise is for Allah, the one that opened up the gates of good for His awliyah. He poured his favors and gifts upon them. He is the one that humiliated those who were in opposition to His awliyah and left them misguided .

I bear witness that nothing has the right to be worshiped other then Allah, The Originator of the earth and the heavens, The One that is not in need of anything and The One that gives to all of the creation.

I bear witness that Muhammad is His Slave and Messenger.

Oh Allah send prayers and peace on Muhammad, on his family, his companions.

As to what comes next;

Oh mankind, fear Allah inwardly and outwardly. Try your hardest to gain a closeness to your Lord by way of good intentions as well as good actions.

Allah said in His book,

{ قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا * وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا}  

{Indeed he succeeds who purifies his ownself (i.e. obeys and performs all that Allah ordered, by following the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism and by doing righteous good deeds). (9) And indeed he fails who corrupts his ownself (i.e. disobeys what Allah has ordered by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism or by following polytheism, etc. or by doing every kind of evil wicked deeds). (10)}

[Ash-Shams: 9-10]

As well He said,

{قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ * وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ}

{Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success, (14) And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil additional prayers). (15)}

[Al-‘Alaa: 14-15]

He tied achieving success, to one’s purifying their soul and cleansing their hearts from bad mannerisms and actions. As well He tied it to remembering the name of ones Lord along with adorning oneself with different types virtues. Then He explained that the feelings of regret and loss are connected with one that corrupts his own soul and leaves it in bad situation.

Success was not tied to purifying ones soul for any other reason except that it is something that is very important as well as its being somewhat difficult. So when the slave does this, then he will receive all kinds of good.

May Allah have mercy on the slave that corrects the situation of his heart, and purifies it by way of truth and sincerity. This is done by refraining from being amazed by oneself and being arrogant. Also by not being of those that cheat the people and look down on others. Rather the successful individual is one that beautifies it by wanting good and sincerity for everyone. He tries to stop it from leaning toward  and desiring disobedience, always following it’s desires, and having doubt.

He corrects and beautifies it by an intellect which leans toward the good and being determined to stay away from those things that Allah has made forbidden. This is the type of individual that runs after beneficial knowledge and coming across authentic proofs and evidences.

This is how this individual will find a cure from the different desires and whims. By way of this, they will be successful in becoming of those who are guided. This does not happen except that Allah has written for this individual success and aide.

Allah said in Surah an Nur verse 21;

وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللَّـهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ مَا زَكَىٰ مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَبَدًا وَلَـٰكِنَّ اللَّـهَ يُزَكِّي مَن يَشَاءُ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

 And had it not been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy on you, not one of you would ever have been pure from sins. But Allah purifies (guides to Islam) whom He wills, and Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.

[An - Nur : 21]

The Prophet () used to humble himself before his Lord when asking for Taqwah (the fear of Allah), as well as purifying the soul from all bad things. He (صلى الله عليه و سلم) used to say,

 ”اللّهُمَ ، آتِ نَفْسِى تَقْوَاهَا ، وَزَكِّهَا أَنْتَ خَيْرُ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا ، انْتَ وَلِيُّهَا وَمَوْلاهَا”
” “

“Oh Allah give my soul it’s share of taqwah, and purify it as you are the best to purify it. You are the one that is it’s protector and its owner.”

(Related by Imam Muslim)

So that which is upon you, oh Worshiper of Allah, is to try to be serious about trying to purify your soul so that you can be successful. You must seek Allah’s aide in trying to correct your hear, because He is Al-Jawaad, Al-Fattaah. Allah does not look at your shapes or actions, but rather He looks at the purified hearts and the truthfulness of the actions.

[Taken from The Compilation of Sermons of  As Sheikh Abdur Rahman As S’adee]

[Translated by Abu Abdillah Abdul Lateef]

Mar 08

Mar 07

The First Type of Nifaaq (hypocrisy)

From Abu Darda-radhiallaahu anhu-who said: ‘The first Nifaaq (hypocrisy) a person commits is when he criticizes and attacks his leader.’ [Collected by al-Bayhaqi in ‘Shu’ab al-Emaan’ 7/48]

Feb 21

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