Ten strong reasons why you should avoid attending events at Greenlane Mosque
Imaam Ibn Seereen (rahimahullaah) said: ”Indeed, this knowledge is religion, so look to the one you take your religion from”
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Inspiring Story of a Sister who began Practising and Shaikh Fawzan’s Advice to Her
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
The following is regarding a sister who began practising by the virtue and blessing of Allah as a consequence of a lecture she listened to by one of the scholars. We highlight, just as Shaikh al-Fawzan حفظه الله himself has stated, that the purpose of becoming aware of such stories is in order to take benefit from them, in order that a person takes admonishment regarding his or her own affairs.
[Paraphrased from Sahab]
The questioner states to the Shaikh, “This is an emotional letter from sister who requests some guidance and advice, she says that Allah the Mighty and Majestic guided me after I listened to a lecture of one of the scholars may Allah reward him, and that she felt the sweetness of eemaan since that day and she lives a different life now, a life full of happiness and comfort with her children who she teaches the Book of Allah and Islam, and she says she remembers and supplicates to Allah in all her affairs. She also says she began wearing the appropriate Islamic clothing suitable to the muslim woman, however upon this new change of lifestyle she says her family and relatives considered her ill [!] and that the rest of her family always conflict with her and consider her to be influenced by whispers [!] so she has sent this letter requesting you direct her and advise her on the affair in terms of staying firm and upright”.
Shaikh al-Fawzaan: “Yes, this is good news, glad tidings from this woman who was influenced by a good lecture and may Allah reward the one who delivered it with goodness. This is what is befitting of lectures, that they are done in clarification of this religion and explanation of the virtues of it and encouragement upon that. Lectures should not be in other affairs, entering into politics and what resembles those affairs that wastes peoples time and incites them and in fact harms them! So this is how lectures should be [about the religion and virtues and encouragement] especially in mosques and sermons and admonitions upon this style, as reminders upon Allah and teaching the people that which they are ignorant of from the affairs of their religion.
And when you mentioned [addressing the sister] that you repented to Allah and began practicing and covered with the correct hijab then this is goodness for you, and this is a new life for you different to your previous life, a life of guidance and eemaan, so it is upon you to remain firm upon this and continue, increase in eemaan, increase in listening to beneficial lectures and remembrance, and do not be intimidated by the ones attempting to frighten you and those opposing you to make you regress or leave that which Allah bestowed upon you, these are the shayaateen of humans who desire to misguide the people and do not care for goodness.
So upon you is firmness and clinging to that which you are upon and patience, and upon you is to learn beneficial knowledge so that your worship is upon insight and beneficial knowledge”.
[via Sahab]
“A Choice between Poverty and Misguidance: Story of the Sufi” – Sh.ibn ul-Uthaymeen
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
The following article is regarding an event that occurred relating to an individual upon Sufism who was charitable to the people, Shaikh ibn ul-Uthaymeen رحمه الله was asked:
Questioner: “There is a man upon one of the paths of Sufism and he carries out some innovations, [the issue however is] that this man aids in the establishment of charitable work, so if someone like him is refuted for his innovation and it [the refutation of him] becomes widespread between the people, he will cease to aid the people of righteousness and goodness [in charity], so what is your opinion oh Shaikh?”
Shaikh: “Is this man influential in his da’wa?”
Questioner: “Yes Shaikh, he calls to his innovation.”
Shaikh: “In that case, which is more severe; poverty or misguidance?”
Questioner: “Misguidance.”
Shaikh: “Misguidance is more severe, so it is obligatory if this man is a caller and influential [in his innovation] that he is warned against, even if he stops his charitable work – for indeed that is depriving himself of reward if he does – as for leaving him to misguide the servants of Allah in order to obtain via that [i.e. silence upon him] a dirham or two…this is not possible.”
[Translator’s note: “Dirham” a form of currency.]
[via Sahab]
We have stated to you more than once–Imaam Muqbil Bin Haadee
Imaam Muqbil Bin Haadee (rahimahullaah) said:
”We have said to you and we have said to you! We do not want anyone to select us. InShaaAllaah, we choose from the narrations of the Messenger of Allaah (Sallal-laahu wa-alaa aalihi-wasallam) just as the scholars used to choose. We neither want authority nor leadership, and we have stated more than once; even if the leader of the state called us and said: ”Go ahead favoured with leadership”, we would say: ”Allaah’s protection is sought! We do not see you as one who gives us sincere advice.” We do not want leadership; we do not want to be appointed a minister; we do not want to call the people to follow us; we do not want to establish a party; but we want to call to the Book of Allaah and to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (sallal-laahu alayhi wa-alaa aalihi wasallam).
[Source: قمع المعاند page: 83. slightly paraphrased]
We do not have time to defend ourselves–Imaam Muqbil Bin Haadee
Imaam Muqbil Bin Haadee (rahimahullaah) said:
”We do not have time to defend ourselves; but we (defend) the Sunnah. And even if we are tormented with fierce battle we will not leave anyone who speaks against the Sunnah of the Messenger (Sallal-laahu-alayhi- wa-alaa-aalihi-wasallam) — be he a Shia, or a Soofee or from Ikhwaan al-Muslimeen (i.e. the deviated and destructive innovated Muslim brotherhood of Egypt and else- where); because we are to sacrifice (ourselves) for the Sunnah and our objective is the Sunnah.”
Source:
page: 54—صائح وفضائح – للشيخ مقبل
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In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy
Shaikh Abdullaah Al-Bukhaari said:
”What good do the people of bidah possess that is not possessed by the people of Sunnah?” http://www.elbukhari.com/index.php?page=lecture&action=download&file=mp3&lec=192
Al-Allaamah Zaid Bin Haadee Al-Madkhalee said:
An Excellent Article by Ustaadh Abul Hasan Maalik Akhdaar
http://www.salafitalk.net/st/uploads/takinggoodleavingbad.pdf
Fear of the Jinn–Shaikh Rabee
Question:
Does fearing the Jinn enter into natural fear or not?
Answer:
Fearing the jinn; if it is inner fear and if it is believed that the jinn can benefit and harm you, then this enters into shirk: ‘And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the masculine among the jinns, but they (jinns) increased them (mankind) in sin and disbelief.’ [Surah Al-Jinn Verse 6]
And in the most part/cases fear of the jinn – and Allah knows best – falls into the fear (that is regarded to be) worship; because it is believed that by way of it (jinn) you can be harmed or benefitted, whilst no one has the ability to cause harm or benefit except Allah, neither the jinn nor the people, as the Messenger of Allah sallaallaahu alaihi wa sallam said: “Know that if the nation were to gather together to benefit you with something, they would not benefit with anything except that which Allaah has already recorded for you. If they gather to harm you by something, they would not be able to harm you by anything except what Allaah has already recorded against you.” (Tirmidhee Hasan saheeh)
And the true believer does not fear (anyone or anything) except Allah (The Mighty and Majestic). “So fear them not, but fear me if indeed you are (true) believers” [Aali Imran verse 175]; Meaning the inner fear, the fear (that is regarded to be) worship. As for fear of a snake, a lion or a corrupt person – meaning he who attacks you and you are not able to resist/fight him, then this is natural fear (and) it does not harm. This does not harm – Inshaa Allah – and it has no effect on the Aqeedah.
However fear of jinn in most cases is a fear established upon corrupted beliefs! The Messenger sallaallaahu alaihi wa sallam has given you weapons and has taught you; Read ayatul kursi, read Surah al Falaq and Surah an Nas to be protected. The remembrance of Allah (The Mighty and Majestic) protects you from them. Use the means which will protect you from them and from every type of harm—from snakes, scorpions and from other than them, (reciting): َعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّة مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.) (Recite three times in the evening.) If you said this nothing will come to you (of harm), neither a jinn nor a snake nor other than them. Nothing will harm you (by permission of Allah) and this is (when) it is done with sincerity and truthfulness. May Allah bless you all.
Fataawa fil Aqeedah wal manhaj [Shaykh Rabee Al Madkhali]
Translated by Abu Abdir-Razzaaq Amjad
N.B everything in brackets is from the translator
A Precise Statement of Ath-Thawree For The Followers of the innovator Yusuf Al-Qaradaawee
Sufyaan Ath-Thawree (rahimahullaah) said:
Evil deeds are a disease and the scholars are a remedy; so who will cure the disease if the scholars become corrupted’’
[Hilyatul Awliyaa: 6/361]
“I would not want the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم to be my Adversary in the Herafter” – Yahya ibn Sa’eed
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
From amongst the affairs that are widespread and distributed by those who have limited comprehension of the Methodology of the Salaf, is the claim that refutations and appraisals are a form of backbiting the people, or that names do not need to be mentioned in refutations, or that it is a waste of time, or indeed that it is useless for the common folk….amongst a whole selection of alternative arguments deployed to confuse and bewilder those who unfortunately find themselves lending an ear to such speech – we pray they are enlightened in understanding the reality of affairs.
The objective here is to present a solitary narration from Yahya bin Sa’eed regarding the affair of refutations and appraisals; a narration that will depict the importance of this matter, and the incumbent responsibility.
Abu Bakr ibn Khallad said, “I entered upon Yahya ibn Sa’eed in his final illness and so he said to me, “Oh Aba Bakr! What have you left the people of Basra saying?” [i.e. what was there state of affairs and speech regarding me?].
I replied, “They mention good concerning you…except that they fear upon you due to your speech about people”.
Yahya ibn Sa’eed replied, “Memorise this from me!….That I have one from amongst the general people as my adversary in the Hereafter, is more beloved to me than to have the prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم as my adversary on that Day saying to me, “A particular Hadith reached you from me, and in your consideration it was not authentic from me, yet you did not reject and refute that affair?”.
Narrations that emphasise the point of importance of refutations are great in number, yet the people feign blindness Allahul Musta’an.
We pray that Allah makes us from those who accept the truth when it reaches us, and not be from those who are blinded by love for their groups and leaders to the extent that they oppose the Methodology of the Salaf in making excuses and sorrowful cries of oppression. The truth is more beloved to us walhamdulillah.
[al-Kaamil 1/98] via Sahab.net