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[13] Still Waiting! Where’s The Clear, Unambiguous, Knowledge-Based Shariah Proof for the Tabdee

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وعليهم أن يفعلوا ما أمر به وأن ينتهوا عما نهى عنه ، ويحللوا ما حلله ، ويحرموا ما حرمه ؛ فلا حرام إلا ما حرمه الله ورسوله ، ولا دين إلا ما شرعه الله ورسوله

Shaykh Al-Islām in his book, Iqtiḍā Ṣirāṭ al-Mustaqīm stated,

It is incumbent upon them to carry out that which they have been commanded, and to abstain from that which they have been prohibited. To declare lawful what Allāh has made lawful, and to declare unlawful what He has made unlawful — for nothing is unlawful except that which Allāh and His Messenger have declared unlawful, and there is no religion except that which Allāh and His Messenger have legislated.

Commenting, Shaykh Ṣālih al-Fawzān (ḥafidahullāh),

There are those who adhere to the statements of scholars even without knowing the evidence for them — so long as it was said by so-and-so, it is considered correct. Why? Because it agrees with their desires. When a statement opposes their desires — even if it is correct — they do not accept it. If a scholar’s statement opposes their desires and what they incline toward — even if it is correct — they do not follow it. Indeed, some do not even act upon authentic prophetic narrations when they oppose their desires.

ولهذا ذم الله المشركين في سورة الأنعام والأعراف وغيرهما ، لكونهم حرموا ما لم يحرمه الله ، ولكونهم شرعوا دينا لم يأذن به الله ، كما في قوله تعالى : { وجعلوا لله مما ذرأ من الحرث والأنعام نصيبًا } إلى آخر السورة . وما ذكره في صدر سورة الأعراف ، وكذلك قوله تعالى { أم لهم شركاء شرعوا لهم من الدين ما لم يأذن به الله }

For this reason, Allāh censured the polytheists in Sūrah al-Anʿām and al-Aʿrāf — and in other sūwar — for declaring unlawful that which Allāh had not prohibited, and for legislating a religion which Allāh had not sanctioned, as in His (The Most High) statement,

{ وَجَعَلُواْ لِلَّهِ مِمَّا ذَرَأَ مِنَ ٱلۡحَرۡثِ وَٱلۡأَنۡعَـٰمِ نَصِيبً۬ا }

And the polytheists assign to Allah from that which He created of crops and livestock a share (Al-An’ām: 135)

to the end of the sūrah, and that which is mentioned in Sūrah ash-Shūra

{ أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَڪَـٰٓؤُاْ شَرَعُواْ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱلدِّينِ مَا لَمۡ يَأۡذَنۢ بِهِ ٱللَّهُ‌ۚ }

Or have they other deities who have ordained for them a religion to which Allah has not consented? (Ash-Shūra: 21)

Therefore, whoever adheres to the statements of scholars without proof — or even when those statements oppose the proofs — scholars do indeed strive for the correct ruling and are rewarded for their ijtihād, yet they may err. Thus, we do not take their statements unconditionally; rather, we subject them to the criterion of the Book and the Sunnah. Whatever agrees with the proofs, we accept; whatever opposes them, we reject — even if it was said by so-and-so. If we do not do this, we will be among those whom Allāh, Mighty and Sublime, referred to:

ٱتَّخَذُوٓاْ أَحۡبَارَهُمۡ وَرُهۡبَـٰنَهُمۡ أَرۡبَابً۬ا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ

They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah (At-Taubah: 31)

Shaykh Ṣālih al-Fawzān’s (ḥafidahullāh) explanation of Iqtiḍā Ṣirāṭ al-Mustaqīm

 

[1] Still Waiting! Where’s The Clear Unambiguous Knowledge-Based Shariah Proof for the Tabdee?

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[12] Still Waiting! Where’s The Clear, Unambiguous, Knowledge-Based Shariah Proof for the Tabdee

Contemplating Some Reasons Behind Stubbornness After Being Guilty of False Tabdee or Erroneous in Other Matters

[2] Scrutinise matters above status and eloquent speech, as trickery increases among some people

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In his explanation of al-Masā’il al-Jāhiliyyah, Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān (ḥafidahullāh) comments on the 26th issue, “The Severe Plotting to Establish Shirk and Repel Truth.”

Shaykh al-Islām Muḥammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab wrote, “Major plotting is like the deeds of the people of Nuh (alayhis salaam).”

Explanation:

[Evil] plotting is the means of arriving at that which is detested in a hidden manner; planning or plotting is of two types, good planning and evil plotting.

As for evil plotting, then it is hidden trickery which results in evil for the person who is not deserving of it. Allāh (The Most High) said,

 وَمَكَرُواْ مَكۡرً۬ا ڪُبَّارً۬ا (٢٢) وَقَالُواْ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّ۬ا وَلَا سُوَاعً۬ا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسۡرً۬ا (٢٣) وَقَدۡ أَضَلُّواْ كَثِيرً۬ا‌ۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَـٰلاً۬ (٢٤)

“And they have plotted a mighty plot. (22) And said, ‘Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa’ or Yaghuth and Ya’uq and Nasr. (23) And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error.” (24)  (Nūh: 22-24)

Therefore, with this trickery they plot against the people with a great plot. This is a loathsome approach by way of which they call to shirk, and when the call to at-Tawḥid reaches them, they warn the people against it, and they say, ‘They want to become your leaders and elevate themselves above you.’

So, the reprehensible is beautified for the people and the good is made loathsome. This is the [type of] great plot which the callers of misguidance – past and present- continue to pursue, so that they can divert people from the truth to falsehood and remove them from light into darkness. He (The Most High) said,

ٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يُخۡرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ‌ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَوۡلِيَآؤُهُمُ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتُ يُخۡرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ ٱلنُّورِ إِلَى ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ‌ۗ أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ‌ۖ هُمۡ فِيہَا خَـٰلِدُونَ (٢٥٧)

Allāh is the ally of those who believe. He brings them out from darkness into the light. And those who disbelieve – their allies are Ṭaghūt [false deities and false leaders]. They take them out of the light into darkness. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein. (Al-Baqarah: 257)

وَكَذَٲلِكَ جَعَلۡنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِىٍّ عَدُوًّ۬ا شَيَـٰطِينَ ٱلۡإِنسِ وَٱلۡجِنِّ يُوحِى بَعۡضُهُمۡ إِلَىٰ بَعۡضٍ۬ زُخۡرُفَ ٱلۡقَوۡلِ غُرُورً۬ا‌ۚ وَلَوۡ شَآءَ رَبُّكَ مَا فَعَلُوهُ‌ۖ فَذَرۡهُمۡ وَمَا يَفۡتَرُونَ (١١٢)

And so, We have appointed for every Prophet enemies among the devils of mankind and jinn, inspiring one another with adorned speech as a delusion (or by way of deception). If your Lord had so willed, they would not have done it, so leave them alone with their fabrications.  (Al-An’ām: 112) 

Meaning, abandon them and their lies. Do not pay any concern to them. Therefore, there is a prohibition against listening to the callers of misguidance, except for the purpose of knowing their falsehood and refuting it. (1)

(1) This is for the steadfast resolute scholars, those who are aware of the truth in detail and falsehood in detail. And only when there is a need. Shaykh ibn Bāz (rahimahullāh) stated, “It is not suitable for a Muslim to read other books – such as the Tawrah and Injil – except for the one who the need necessitates that he read them. This is for the scholars, those who wish to refute the (doctrine of the) Jews and the Christians from their own books. Therefore, when there is a need for a scholar to refute, and clarify their falsehood, he can review their books for this purpose. There is no issue with this when there is a need,. This is for the scholars. The possessors of sure knowledge. Slightly Paraphrased. Shaykh ibn Baz Official Website

Sharh al-Masā’il al-Jāhiliyyah Dar al-‘Āsimah pp. 215-216

Repentance is an Obligation – Imām al-Barbahārī and Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān

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Imām al-Barbahārī (رحمه الله) stated,

“[From the Islamic Creed is that we have] Belief that repentance is an obligation upon the servants (of Allāh). That is, they repent to Allāh (عز و جل) from the major and minor sins.” [1]

Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān comments on this statement,

It is an obligation to believe that repentance is compulsory. Repentance from sins is compulsory. Allah (جل و علا) said:

وَتُوبُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ

‘And turn to Allah all of you, Oh believers so that you may be successful.’ (24:31)

And He (تعالى) said:

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ تُوبُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوۡبَةً۬ نَّصُوحًا عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمۡ أَن يُكَفِّرَ عَنكُمۡ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُم

‘O you who believe! Turn to Allāh with sincere repentance! It may be that your Lord will remit from you your sins’ (66:8)

And He (تعالى) said:

 وَمَن لَّمۡ يَتُبۡ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ

‘And whosoever does not repent then they are from the Dhālimūn (wrongdoers etc)’ (49:11)

Therefore, it is obligatory for the Muslim to repent from his sins and evil deeds and that he does not continue or persist or is negligent with regards to sins, and he says; ‘this is something light’ [dismissing his sins and who he is disobeying, i.e. Allāh (عز و جل)]. Do not be negligent with it, it is disobedience [of Allāh], rather he should hasten with repentance.

He (تعالى) said:

وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُواْ فَـٰحِشَةً أَوۡ ظَلَمُوٓاْ أَنفُسَہُمۡ ذَكَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ فَٱسۡتَغۡفَرُواْ لِذُنُوبِهِمۡ وَمَن يَغۡفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَلَمۡ يُصِرُّواْ عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلُواْ وَهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُونَ (١٣٥) أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ جَزَآؤُهُم مَّغۡفِرَةٌ۬ مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡ وَجَنَّـٰتٌ۬ تَجۡرِى مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡہَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيہَا‌ۚ وَنِعۡمَ أَجۡرُ ٱلۡعَـٰمِلِينَ (١٣٦)

‘And those who, when they have committed Fāhishah (illegal sexual intercourse etc.) or wronged themselves with evil, remember Allāh and ask forgiveness for their sins; – and none can forgive sins but Allāh – And do not persist in what (wrong) they have done, while they know. For such, the reward is Forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing underneath (Paradise), wherein they shall abide forever. How excellent is this reward for the doers (who do righteous deeds according to Allāh’s Orders).’ (3:135-136)

[In this verse] Allāh commended them and made a promise to those who repent. He (جل و علا) said:

إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوۡبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَـٰلَةٍ۬ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ۬ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡہِمۡ‌ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَڪِيمً۬ا (١٧) وَلَيۡسَتِ ٱلتَّوۡبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ قَالَ إِنِّى تُبۡتُ ٱلۡـَٔـٰنَ

‘Allāh accepts only the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and foolishness and repent soon afterwards; it is they to whom Allah will forgive and Allāh is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise. And of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil deeds until death faces one of them and he says: “Now I repent;” (4:17-18)

When death arrives, repentance is not accepted and if a person continues to live then his repentance in the presence of death is (furthermore) not accepted. So, upon him is to hasten to repentance and not to delay it. As soon as he commits a sin he repents to Allāh (عز و جل)) immediately.

Man is not infallible and errors occur from him, shortcomings occur from him, sins occur from him; however, Allāh (جل و علا) by way of His mercy has opened the door of repentance. He has opened for you the door of repentance. He calls you to it and he has promised that He will forgive you, if you are truthful in your repentance. So much so, if a disbeliever repents to Allāh; Allāh accepts his repentance.

قُل لِّلَّذِينَ ڪَفَرُوٓاْ إِن يَنتَهُواْ يُغۡفَرۡ لَهُم مَّا قَدۡ سَلَفَ

‘Say to those who have disbelieved if they cease (from disbelief) their past will be forgiven’ (Al-Anfaal Verse 38)

He forgives him the sin of disbelief, shirk (associating partners with Allah), killing of people and other than that.  If he repents to Allāh He accepts his repentance.

And in the Hadith:

“Repentance nullifies that which came before it”[2]

Therefore, the Muslim needs to repent, the Messenger (صلى الله عليه و سلم) use to seek forgiveness and repent to Allah more than a hundred times a day.

He (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said:

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ، فَإِنِّي أَتُوبُ فِي الْيَوْمِ إِلَيْهِ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ

‘Oh People! Repent to Allāh, verily I repent more than seventy times a day’[3]

His companions (عنهم رضي الله) enumerated that in the gatherings he (صلى الله عليه و سلم) would say more than a hundred times:

‘I seek Allah’s forgiveness, I seek Allāh’s forgiveness’[4]

And he was the Messenger of Allāh he (صلى الله عليه و سلم)!

So how about other than him?!

Therefore, we need to repent to Allāh (عز و جل), man is not infallible, sins occur from him, shortcomings occur from him, and mistakes occur from him, therefore he is in need of repentance.

All praise belongs to Allāh, Who has opened the door of repentance for us, and has promised that He will accept (our repentance) and wipe away our sins.

Itḥāf al-Qārī bi at-Ta’līqāt ‘ala Sharḥ as-Sunnah pp.243-245

[1] Point 170 in his book, Sharḥ as-Sunnah

[2] This Hadith is reported in as-Silsilah ad-da’īfah of Shaykh Al-Albāni, however there are several other narrations with similar meaning such as: ‘’The one who repents from sins is like the one who has no sin.” Ibn Majah 4250, declared Hasan by Shaykh al-Albāni

[3] Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2702

[4] Abū Dawūd 1516, at-Tirmidhī 3434. Ibn Mājah 3814, Aḥmad 4726 – wording of Abū Dawūd: We used to counted that in one sitting the Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه و سلم) say 100 times: “My Lord forgive me, and accept my repentance, You are at-Tawwāb (The Accepter of Repentance) and ar-Rahīm (The Most Merciful).

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Bigotry, Partisanship, Deviant Methodologies, False Loyalties – Shaykh Rabī (rahimahullāh)

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I advise you, O brothers, to abandon bigotry and partisanship toward individuals, deviant methodologies, groups, and false loyalties.

Indeed this — by Allah — tears apart the Ummah. And now, the youth who belong to the Salafi methodology are being torn apart due to bigotry and partisanship toward this individual or that individual. Indeed, your measure is the truth!

The truth is that which is established upon proof and evidence. So if you come to know the truth through any means, then bite onto it with your molar teeth, cling to it, and know that it is greater with Allah than individuals and groups. Allah loves those who love the truth and He loves those who aid it. Allah (The Glorified and Most High) aids and supports him who does so.

Therefore, be from the Party of Allah, not from the party of this or that person, no matter what status he has attained. Be from the Party of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) — those referred to in the verses which we recite at the end of Surah al-Mujadilah.

Likewise, I advise the brothers to have patience with one another, to be easy-going, and to show humility toward each other.

But none is granted it (the above quality) except those who are patient, and none is granted it except the owner of the great portion (of the happiness in the Hereafter i.e. Paradise and in this world of a high moral character). Fussilat, Verse 35

We ask Allah to make us and you firm upon the truth, to make us beloved to Him and to His close allies (awliya) from among the angels, prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, the scholars of truth and the Sunnah. We ask Allah to make disbelief, sinning, disobedience, innovation, and misguidance hateful to us, and that He place between us and these affairs a barrier. We ask Him to make us and you firm upon the Sunnah, and to remove from us the perils of trials and tribulations — both the apparent and hidden among them.

Indeed, our Lord is the Hearer of supplications.

May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad.

Source: Rabee.net

Sincerity, Truth and Patience: Obligations Upon Every Muslim | Imām Ibn Bāz

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Al-Imām Ibn Bāz (rahimahullāh)

All praise belongs to Allāh, may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allāh, his family, and his companions and all those who follow in their way. To Proceed:

The ummah of Islām is the foremost of nations in commanding with good and forbidding from evil. This is an obligation prescribed upon every Muslim in accordance with his capability and his ability in fulfilling the task of sincere advice and instruction so that he is absolved of any blame and so that others are guided by way of him. Allah (تعالى) says,

وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَى تَنْفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

And remind for indeed the reminder benefits the believers.[1]

There is likewise no doubt that every believer, rather every person is in dire need of remembering the rights of Allah and the rights of His servants and being encouraged in performing them.

Likewise, they are in dire need to mutually encourage one another with the truth and to be patient upon it. Indeed Allāh — in His Clear Book — has informed of the trait of the successful and their praiseworthy actions against the trait of the losers and their reprehensible manners. This is found in many verses of the Noble Qurʾān and has been combined in what Allāh (سبحانه) has mentioned in Ṣūrah al-ʿAṣr, when He said,

وَالْعَصْرِ ۝ إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ ۝ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ

By Al-ʿAṣr (the time). Verily! Man is in loss. Except those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, and recommend one another to the truth, and recommend one another to patience.[2]

So, He (عز و جل) guided his servants — in this tremendous short ṣūrah — to the means of success and concentrated them into four characteristics.

Firstly, al-Īmān (sound Islamic belief and creed), secondly, al-ʿAmal aṣ-Ṣāliḥ (righteous actions), thirdly, enjoining with ḥaqq (truth), fourthly, encouraging with ṣabr (patience).

Whoever perfects these four stations has attained the greatest success and Allāh — out of His Mercy and Generosity — has made it binding upon Himself to honor him and grant him everlasting bliss on the Day of Resurrection.

Whoever opposes these four traits and does not embody himself with them has incurred the greatest loss and ended up in al-Jaḥīm (the Hellfire), the abode of disgrace.

Indeed, Allāh in His Noble Book has explained the traits of the Rābiḥīn [those who combine belief and righteous deeds in pursuit of reward in the Hereafter], their types and repeated them in many places throughout His Book, so that the seeker of salvation learns them, embodies them and calls to them.

He has explained the traits of the Khāsirīn (the losers) in many verses, so that the believer can learn them and keep far away from them.

So, whoever contemplates on the Book of Allāh and is plentiful in reciting it, is aware of the traits of the Rābiḥīn and the traits of the Khāsirīn in detail.

Allāh has said in many verses, from them what has preceded and from them,

إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا

Verily, this Quran guides to that which is most just and right and gives glad tidings to the believers who work deeds of righteousness, that they shall have a great reward (Paradise).[3]

كِتَابٌ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ

(This is) a Book (the Quran) which We have sent down to you, full of blessings that they may ponder over its Verses, and that men of understanding may remember.[4]

وَهَذَا كِتَابٌ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ مُبَارَكٌ فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

And this is a blessed Book (the Quran) which We have sent down, so follow it and fear Allah (i.e. do not disobey His Orders), that you may receive mercy (i.e. saved from the torment of Hell).[5]

And it is authentically reported that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said,

خيركم من تعلم القرآن وعلمه

The best of you are those who learn the Qurʾān and teach it.[6]

He (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said in his Farewell Sermon on the day of ʿArafah,

إني تارك فيكم ما لن تضلوا إن اعتصمتم به، كتاب الله

Indeed, I leave amongst you that which if you were to cling to it you would not go astray, the Book of Allah.[7]

Allāh elucidated in these verses that He revealed the Qurʾān so His servants would contemplate over it, and be reminded by it, to follow it, be guided by it to the causes of happiness, honour and salvation in this world and the hereafter.

The Messenger (صلى الله عليه و سلم) directed the nation to learn the Qurʾān and teach it, he explained that the best of people are the people of the Qurʾān, those who learn it and teach it to others, whilst acting upon it, following it and stopping at its prescribed limits, ruling by it and referring disputes to it.

He (صلى الله عليه و سلم) clarified in a great gathering — on the Day of ʿArafah — that the people would not be misguided whilst they adhere to the Book of Allāh and follow its teachings. When the Salaf aṣ-Ṣāliḥ (Pious Predecessors) and the first generation of this nation followed the teachings of the Qurʾān and the life of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم), Allāh gave them honour and might, raised their station, and established them in the land. Fulfilling what He (سبحانه) promised them, in His statement,

وَعَدَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنكُمۡ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَيَسۡتَخۡلِفَنَّهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ كَمَا ٱسۡتَخۡلَفَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمۡ دِينَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي ٱرۡتَضَىٰ لَهُمۡ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ خَوۡفِهِمۡ أَمۡنٗاۚ يَعۡبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشۡرِكُونَ بِي شَيۡـٔٗاۚ وَمَن كَفَرَ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡفَٰسِقُونَ

Allah has promised those among you who believe, and do righteous good deeds, that He will certainly grant them succession to (the present rulers) in the earth, as He granted it to those before them, and that He will grant them the authority to practise their religion, that which He has chosen for them (i.e. Islam). And He will surely give them in exchange a safe security after their fear (provided) they (believers) worship Me and do not associate anything (in worship) with Me. But whoever disbelieved after this, they are the Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).[8]

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِن تَنصُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ يَنصُرۡكُمۡ وَيُثَبِّتۡ أَقۡدَامَكُمۡ

O you who believe! If you help (in the cause of) Allah, He will help you, and make your foothold firm.[9]

وَلَيَنْصُرَنَّ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَنْصُرُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ ۝ الَّذِينَ إِنْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَمَرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَلِلَّهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْأُمُورِ

Verily, Allah will help those who help His (Cause). Truly, Allah is All-Strong, All-Mighty. Those (Muslim rulers) who, if We give them power in the land, (they) order for Iqamat-as-Salat (the five compulsory congregational prayers), to pay the Zakat and they enjoin Al-Maʿruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do), and forbid Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism and all that Islam has forbidden). And with Allah rests the end of (all) matters (of creatures).[10]

Therefore O Muslims, ponder over the Book of your Lord, and recite it plentifully, act upon its commandments, keep away from its prohibitions, recognise the noble manners and deeds the Qurʾān commended, hasten towards them and cultivate yourselves with them. In addition, you should recognise the manners and deeds which the Qurʾān has censured, and threatened those who perpetrate them, so beware of them and keep well away from them. Encourage each other with this advice and have patience upon it until you meet your Lord. Through that you will triumph with salvation, happiness, and honour in this life and the hereafter.

From the most important of obligations upon the Muslims is to have concern with the Sunnah of the Messenger (صلى الله عليه و سلم), understanding it and walking in its light. It is the second revelation, the explanation of the Book of Allāh, and the guide to what may be obscure of its meanings. As Allāh (سبحانه) said in His Noble Book,

وَأَنْزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الذِّكْرَ لِتُبَيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ مَا نُزِّلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

And We have also sent down unto you the reminder and the advice (the Quran), that you may explain clearly to men what is sent down to them, and that they may give thought.[11]

وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ تِبْيَانًا لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ

And We have sent down to you the Book (the Quran) as an exposition of everything, a guidance, a mercy, and glad tidings for those who have submitted themselves (to Allah as Muslims).[12]

لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو اللَّهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الْآخِرَ وَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا

Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have a good example to follow for him who hopes in (the Meeting with) Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much.[13]

وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ

And whatsoever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it), and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Severe in punishment.[14]

فَلْيَحْذَرِ الَّذِينَ يُخَالِفُونَ عَنْ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ تُصِيبَهُمْ فِتْنَةٌ أَوْ يُصِيبَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

And let those who oppose the Messenger’s commandment beware, lest some Fitnah (disbelief, trials, afflictions, earthquakes, killing, overpowered by a tyrant, etc.) befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them.[15]

The verses indicating the obligation of following the Messenger, exalting his Sunnah, holding firm to it, and warning against opposing it or being negligent towards it are abundant — whoever contemplates the Noble Qurʾān and deeply understands what has authentically been reported from the Messenger will know this well. There is no rectification of the servant, no happiness, power, honour, nor salvation in this life or the Hereafter, except by following and adhering to the Noble Qurʾān and the Sunnah of the Messenger; venerating them, and advising with them in all situations and having patience upon that, as Allāh (عز وجل) said,

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَحُولُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَقَلْبِهِ وَأَنَّهُ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ

O you who believe! Answer Allah (by obeying Him) and (His) Messenger when he calls you to that which will give you life, and know that Allah comes in between a person and his heart. And verily to Him you shall (all) be gathered.[16]

مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُمْ بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

Whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, while he (or she) is a true believer (of Islamic Monotheism) verily, to him We will give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter).[17]

وَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَكِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

But honour, power and glory belong to Allah, His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites know not.[18]

So in these noble verses Allāh (سبحانه) showed His servants that the good life, ease, contentment and complete honour is only attained by the one who responds to Allāh and His Messenger and is steadfast upon that in speech and action.

As for the one who turns away from the Book of Allāh and the Sunnah of His Messenger and is preoccupied with other than them, then indeed he will remain in torment, misery, anxiety, distress and a life of hardship, even if he possessed the entire world.

He will then be moved to that which is more severe and horrendous — the punishment of the Fire, refuge is sought with Allāh from that, as He (تعالى) says,

وَمَا مَنَعَهُمْ أَنْ تُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ نَفَقَاتُهُمْ إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللَّهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِ وَلَا يَأْتُونَ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كُسَالَى وَلَا يُنْفِقُونَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كَارِهُونَ ۝ فَلَا تُعْجِبْكَ أَمْوَالُهُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُهُمْ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ بِهَا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَتَزْهَقَ أَنْفُسُهُمْ وَهُمْ كَافِرُونَ

And nothing prevents their contributions from being accepted from them except that they disbelieved in Allah and in His Messenger; and that they came not to the prayer except in a lazy state; and that they offer not contributions but unwillingly. So let not their wealth or their children amaze you; in reality Allah’s Plan is to punish them with these things in the life of this world, and that their souls shall depart (die) while they are disbelievers.[19]

فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ مِنِّي هُدًى فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشْقَى ۝ وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَنْ ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنْكًا وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْمَى

Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My Guidance shall neither go astray, nor fall into distress and misery. But whosoever turns away from My Reminder (i.e. neither believes in this Quran nor acts on its orders) verily, for him is a life of hardship, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Resurrection.[20]

وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُمْ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَدْنَى دُونَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

And verily, We will make them taste of the near torment (i.e. the torment in the life of this world, i.e. disasters, calamities, etc.) prior to the supreme torment (in the Hereafter), in order that they may (repent and) return (i.e. accept Islam).[21]

إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ ۝ وَإِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٍ

Verily, the Abrar (pious and righteous) will be in delight (Paradise); And verily, the Fujjar (the wicked, disbelievers, sinners and evil-doers) will be in the blazing Fire (Hell).[22]

Some of the scholars of tafsīr say these verses encompass the condition of the pious and the wicked in this life and the hereafter. So the believer is in bliss in his life, his grave and his hereafter, even if he is tested in this world with the various types of trials, such as poverty and illness and its like.

As for the wicked, he is in the fire in his life, his grave and his hereafter. This is even if he obtained whatever bliss he has obtained in this world — in reality that is not true bliss, as the true bliss is the bliss of the heart, its relaxation and contentment.

Therefore, the believer with his belief in Allāh, his reliance upon Allāh, his sufficing with Him, and fulfilling His rights, believing in His promise — with a content heart, an opened chest and relaxed soul.

The wicked, with his diseased heart, ignorance, doubt, turning away from Allāh, and the scattering of his heart among the pursuits and desires of the worldly life — he is in torment, worry, perpetual fatigue, and the intoxication of whims and base desires which blind the heart from reflecting upon that and from responding to it with right conduct.

So O Muslims, focus on that which you were created for: the worship of Allāh, His obedience, gain understanding of that and be steadfast upon it until you meet your Lord (عز وجل), then you will be blessed with everlasting bliss and be saved from the torment of the fire. Allāh (تعالى) says,

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ ۝ نَحْنُ أَوْلِيَاؤُكُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِي أَنْفُسُكُمْ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَدَّعُونَ ۝ نُزُلًا مِنْ غَفُورٍ رَحِيمٍ

Verily, those who say: “Our Lord is Allah (Alone),” and then they stood firm (Istaqamu), on them the angels will descend (at the time of their death) (saying): “Fear not, nor grieve! But receive the glad tidings of Paradise which you have been promised! We have been your friends in the life of this world and are (so) in the Hereafter. Therein you shall have (all) that your inner-selves desire, and therein you shall have (all) for which you ask for. An entertainment from (Allah), the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”[23]

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ۝ أُولَئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

Verily, those who say: “Our Lord is (only) Allah,” and thereafter stood firm (Istaqamu) (i.e. stood firm and straight on the Islamic Faith of Monotheism by abstaining from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allah has forbidden and by performing all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained), on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. Such shall be the dwellers of Paradise, abiding therein (forever), a reward for what they used to do.[24]

Allāh is the one that we ask to make us and you from them, to protect all of us from the evil of ourselves and our misdeeds, indeed He is Capable of all things.

May Allāh’s peace and blessings be upon His servant, His Messenger, our Prophet Muḥammad, his family and his companions.

Majmū’ Fatāwa wa Maqālāt of Shaykh Ibn Bāz vol.2, p.154

References

  1. Ṣūrah adh-Dhāriyāt, Ayah 55 ↩
  2. Ṣūrah al-ʿAṣr, Ayah 1–3 ↩
  3. Ṣūrah al-Isrāʾ, Verse 9 ↩
  4. Ṣūrah Ṣād, Verse 29 ↩
  5. Ṣūrah al-Anʿām, Verse 155 ↩
  6. Al-Bukhārī 5027 ↩
  7. At-Tirmidhī 3788 ↩
  8. Sūrah An-Nūr, Verse 55 ↩
  9. Sūrah Muḥammad, Verse 7 ↩
  10. Sūrah Al-Ḥajj, Verses 40–41 ↩
  11. Sūrah An-Naḥl, Verse 44 ↩
  12. Sūrah An-Naḥl, Verse 89 ↩
  13. Sūrah Al-Aḥzāb, Verse 21 ↩
  14. Sūrah Al-Ḥashr, Verse 7 ↩
  15. Sūrah an-Nūr, Verse 63 ↩
  16. Sūrah al-Anfāl, Verse 24 ↩
  17. Sūrah An-Naḥl, Verse 97 ↩
  18. Sūrah al-Munāfiqūn, Verse 8 ↩
  19. Sūrah At-Tawbah, Verses 54–55 ↩
  20. Sūrah Ṭā Hā, Verses 123–124 ↩
  21. Sūrah As-Sajdah, Verse 21 ↩
  22. Sūrah Al-Infiṭār, Verses 13–14 ↩
  23. Sūrah Fuṣṣilat, Verses 30–32 ↩
  24. Sūrah al-Aḥqāf, Verses 13–15 ↩

Principle of Love and Hate Explained by Shaykh ‘Ubayd al-Jābirī (rahimahullāh)

Written by Amjad Khan on . Posted in Aqeedah, Articles, Bid'ah (Innovation), Methodology - 'Manhaj'.

Indeed, many of those who claim they are callers to Allah transgress and deviate in the matter of love and hate. For the criterion of love and hate with such people is based on individuals and personalities. The people of truth have agreed that none from mankind is loved for his own person except for the Prophet ﷺ. He ﷺ conveyed from Allāh, and he ﷺ is infallible in what he conveyed from Allāh ﷻ, he ﷺ conveyed (the message) clearly, neither adding nor omitting from what he ﷺ was commanded with. Likewise, this is the case with the rest of the prophets and messengers (عليهم الصلاة والسلام).

As for the Sunnah, then the criterion of love and hate is not tied to personalities. Rather, it is for Allāh alone. It is authentically reported that love is for Allāh, hate is for Allāh, allegiance is for Allāh, disavowal is for Allāh, giving is for Allāh and withholding is for Allah [1]; these are six traits. Whoever perfects them and makes them his way in dealing with others has completed the firmest handhold of faith.

[1] Abū Dawūd 4681.. Authenticated by al-Albāni in as-Ṣaḥīḥah 380

Imdād as-Salafī bi Uṣūl wa Qawā’id fī al-Manhaj as-Salafī

The Obligation of Truthfulness and Sincerity in all Dealings – Shaykh Ibn Bāz (rahimahullāh)

Written by Amjad Khan on . Posted in Articles, Brotherhood, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Sin.

All praise belong to Allāh, may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allāh, upon his family, and his companions and all those who follow in their way.

To Proceed:

Allāh (Glorified and Most High) made truthfulness and sincerity in dealings obligatory upon the Muslims and prohibited them from lying, deception and betrayal. This is because truthfulness, sincerity, sincere counsel, fulfilment of responsibilities and trusts, genuine cooperation [in good] between individuals, all have a profound effect in rectifying the community. Adherence to these matters likewise brings safety from mutual oppression, enmity, the unlawful seizure of wealth, and the spread of rancour and hatred amongst people.

 It is authentically reported from the Prophet ﷺ that he said,

الدين النصيحة قيل لمن يا رسول الله؟ قال: لله ولكتابه ورسوله ولأئمة المسلمين وعامتهم

The religion is sincere advice. It was said, to whom Oh Messenger of Allāh? He replied, For Allāh, for His Book, for His Messenger, for the leaders of the Muslims and for the general people. [1]

And in the Ṣahīhayn (Bukhāri and Muslim), on the authority of Jarīr ibn ‘Abdillāh al-Bajalī (رضي الله عنه), who said,

البيعان بالخيار ما لم يفترقا، أو قال حتى يتفرقا، فإن صدقا وبينا بورك لهما في بيعهما، وإن كتما وكذبا محقت بركة بيعهما

“I gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet ﷺ that I would establish the prayer, give the zakāt and sincerely advise [and intend good for] every Muslim.”[2]

And in the Ṣahīhayn, on the authority of Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه), the Messenger of Allāh said,

ثلاثة لا يكلمهم الله ولا ينظر إليهم يوم القيامة ولا يزكيهم ولهم عذاب أليم، رجل على فضل ماء بالفلاة يمنعه من ابن السبيل، ورجل بايع رجلا بسلعة بعد العصر، فحلف له بالله لأعطي بها كذا وكذا، فصدقه وهو على غير ذلك، ورجل بايع إماما لا يبايعه إلا للدنيا فإن أعطاه منها وفى، وإن لم يعطه منها لم يف

“There are three whom Allah will not speak with, nor look at, nor purify on the Day of Resurrection, and they will have a painful punishment. [The first is] A man who possesses surplus water in the wilderness and withholds it from a traveller. [The second is] a man who sells goods to another after ‘Asr and swears by Allāh that he was offered such and such for it, so the man believes him while this was untrue. [The third is a man who pledges allegiance to a ruler, for no other reason than worldly gain, if he was given some, he fulfils [his pledge], if he is not given any, he does not fulfil [his pledge].[3]

Therefore, it is an obligation upon all Muslims to fear Allah regarding their dealings, to be wary of all causes of Allāh’s Anger and painful punishment against which the people of deception, betrayal and lies have been threatened. Likewise, it is an obligation upon all to encourage one another with truthfulness and sincerity and fearing Allah in all matters, for in doing so lies true happiness in the worldly life and the hereafter, it brings about a purification of the hearts and rectifies society. This also brings blessings in one’s dealings, protection from consuming the unlawful and protects a Muslim from oppressing his brother.

It is authentically reported from the Prophet ﷺ that he said,

المؤمن للمؤمن كالبنيان، يشد بعضه بعضًا، وشبَّك بين أصابعه

“The believer to another believer is like a building, each part supporting the other” – he ﷺ clasped his hands together and interlaced his fingers.[4]

He ﷺ also said,

مثل المسلمين في توادهم وتراحمهم وتعاطفهم كمثل الجسد الواحد، إذا اشتكى منه عضو تداعى له سائر الجسد بالسهر والحمى

“The similitude of the Muslims in their mutual love, mercy and affection is the similitude of one body, when one limb of it complains, the rest of the body reacts with sleeplessness and fever.”[5]

I ask Allāh – The One free of all deficiencies – to rectify the state of the Muslims, to unite their hearts upon Taqwa, to rectify their rulers, to grant them all truthfulness, and sincerity in all affairs, and to cooperate in righteousness and piety. Indeed, Allāh is the Most Generous, the Most Bountiful.

May Allāh’s Peace and Blessings be upon our Prophet Muḥammad, his family and his companions.

Abridged from Majmū’ Fatāwa wa Maqālāt of Shaykh Ibn Bāz vol.4, p.103

[1] Muslim 55

[2] Bukhāri 57, Muslim 56

[3] Bukhāri 7212, Muslim 108

[4] Bukhāri 481, Muslim 2585

[5] Muslim 2586

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The Noble Quran is a Cure for The Diseased Heart – Shaykh Fawzan

Written by Amjad Khan on . Posted in Aqeedah (Creed & Belief), Articles, Basics, Purification of The Soul, Qur'aan.

Diseases of the heart are more severe than diseases of the body, because the eventual end of bodily diseases is death—and death is an inevitable outcome. Allah the Most High said:

كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيۡنَا تُرۡجَعُونَ

Everyone shall taste the death. Then unto Us you shall be returned. Al-‘Ankabut 29:57

However, diseases of the heart are more dangerous, because if they persist, then indeed the heart dies—meaning it becomes completely ruined. The possessor of such a heart may become a disbeliever, or deviated, or among the open sinners. Therefore, diseases of the heart are more severe and more dangerous for people than bodily diseases. There is no cure for diseases of the heart except through the Noble Qur’an, which Allah sent as a cure for mankind. He the Most High said:

وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءٞ وَرَحۡمَةٞ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارٗا

And We send down from the Quran that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism and act on it), and it increases the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) nothing but loss. Al-Isrā’ 17:82

Muhaadaraat fee al-Aqeedah wa al-Dawah v.1 pg.280

Angels at Our Sides: The Ever-Present Witnesses – Shaykh Fawzan

Written by Amjad Khan on . Posted in Aqeedah, Aqeedah (Creed & Belief), Articles, Basics, Purification of The Soul.

Every person has two angels assigned to him— one on his right who records his good deeds, and one on his left who records his bad deeds.

إِذۡ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلۡمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٞ

(Remember!) that the two receivers (recording angels) receive (each human being after he or she has attained the age of puberty), one sitting on the right and one on the left (to note his or her actions).

مَّا يَلۡفِظُ مِن قَوۡلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيۡهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٞ

Not a word does he (or she) utter, but there is a watcher by him ready (to record it). Qaf 50:17-18

These angels are the keepers and protectors who remain with a person during travel and residence, in all of his states: during his prayer, his prostration, and throughout his daily life. They do not leave him except during private moments, such as when he is relieving himself. They are constantly recording a person’s words and actions.

Shaykh Fawzan’s Muhaadaraat fee al-Aqeedah wa ad-Da’wa v.1 pg.275-276