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Who is the successful one?

Written by Salafi Dawah Manchester on . Posted in Da'wah - Calling To Islam, Methodology - 'Manhaj', Qur'aan.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Question: ”Who is the successful one in the sight of Allah?”

Answer: ”The successful one is he who adheres to the religion of Islam—holding onto it in creed, statement and action, being enlightened by the Noble Qur’aan and Sunnah of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and by that which the pious predecessors were upon—the companions of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and those who followed them in righteousness.”

Source: Permanent committee of Scholars. Question 3 from Fatwa 4889. Chaired by Shaykh bin Baz rahimahullah.
Translated by: Abu-Abdir-Razzaaq Amjad

Our Salaf–Ibnul Qisaar testifies to the correct Aqeedah at the time of death

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Yahyah Ibn Awn (rahimahullaah) said: I entered upon Ibnul Qisaar [i.e. visited Ibnul Qisaar (rahimahullaah)] along with Sahnoon (rahimahullaah) whilst he (Ibnul Qisaar) was ill.  So he (Sahnoon) said (to Ibnul Qisaar): ”what is this restlessness?” He (Ibnul Qisaar) said: ”Death and the meeting with Allaah.” Sahnoon said to him: Do you truthfully testify to (belief) in the Messengers, the resurrection, the reckoning, the Paradise and the hell fire, and that the best of this Ummah is Abu-Bakr and then Umar, and that the Qur’aan is the speech of Allaah and it is not created, and that Allaah will be seen on the day of judgement and that He ascended over the Throne, and that you do not rebel against the Muslim Rulers with the sword even if they are oppressive?  He (Ibnul Qisaar) said: ”By Allaah, certainly.”  So He (Sahnoon) said to him: ”Die if you wish.” [Siyar A’laam Nubulaa: 12/68]

 

 

Our Salaf: Sufyaan Ath-Thawree Weeps

Written by Abdullah Jallow on . Posted in Da'wah - Calling To Islam, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Pearls of Wisdom, The Salaf - Pious Predecessors.

Ataa Al-Khaffaaf (rahimahullaah) said:

I never met Sufyaan Ath-Thawree (rahimahullaah) except that he was weeping; so I would say to him: What is it with you? He would say: ”I fear that I have been written as a wretched one in the preserved tablet.”

[Source: Seerah As-Salaf As-Saaliheen of Imaam Ismaa’eel Ibn Muhammad Al-Asbahaanee]

[b] Our Salaf: Ibraaheem Ibn Yazeed–from his supplications

Written by Abdullah Jallow on . Posted in Da'wah - Calling To Islam, Purification of The Soul, The Salaf - Pious Predecessors, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

And from his (rahimahullaah) supplications were:

”O Allaah! Safeguard me through your Book and the Sunnah of your Prophet; (Safeguard me) from opposing the truth and from following desires (due to an absence) of guidance from you; (Safeguard me) from the paths of misguidance, from the affairs that resemble truth but are falsehood in reality, from deviation, deception and blameworthy argumentation (in religion).”

[Source: Seerah As-Salaf As-Saaliheen of Imaam Ismaa’eel Ibn Muhammad Al-Asbahaanee: section: Those who followed the companions in righteousness]

Our Salaf: Imaam Ahmad–Five Thousand or more attented his gatherings and what did they learn?

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Imaam Dhahabi (rahimahullaah) reported in Siyar A’laam Nubulaa: [10/216]

There used to be roughly five thousand or more in the gatherings of Imaam Ahmad (rahimahullaah).  Five hundred used to write and the rest would learn good manners and good character from him.

 

 

 

 

 

Our Salaf–Abdullaah Ad-Daylamee

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Abdullaah Ad-Daylamee (rahimahullaah) said:

”Indeed the disappearance of the religion will firstly be (by way of the) disappearance of one Sunnah (after) another Sunnah; just as a rope loses strength (after) strength.”

[Quoted by Shaikh Jamaal Al-Fareehaan al-Haarithee in Durar al-Manthoor page: 20.  The Shaikh reference this statement of Ad-Daylamee to Ad-Daarimee:97, Ib Wadaah, No:73 and Laalikaa’ee, No:127]

 

 

Our Salaf: Mu-aadh Bin Jabal (radiyallaahu-anhu)– The station of Knowledge

Written by Abdullah Jallow on . Posted in Da'wah - Calling To Islam, The Salaf - Pious Predecessors.

Mu-aadh Ibn Jabal (radiyallaahu-anhu) said:

Knowledge is obligatory upon you, for indeed seeking it is worship; learning it for the sake of Allaah is a good deed; giving it freeing to its people is a seeking to get close to Allaah; teaching it to the one who does not know about it is charity; researching it is Jihaad and revising it is glorification (of Allaah).

[Quoted by: Shaikh Jamaal al-Fareehaan al-Haarithee in Ad-Durar Al-Manthoor Minal Qawl Al-Ma’thoor: page: 67. The Shaikh referenced the original source of this statement of Mu-aadh (radiyallaahu-anhu) to Ad-Daylamee No: 2237; Tazkiratus Saami: 35 and Majmoo Al-Fataawaa: 4/42]

Our Salaf: Imaam Ahmad–I never wrote down a hadeeth except that……..

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Imaam Ahmad (rahimahullaah) said:

”I never wrote down a hadeeth except that I acted on it at least once, so that it may not be a proof against me.”

[Quoted by: Shaikh Jamaal al-Fareehaan al-Haarithee in Ad-Durar Al-Manthoor Minal Qawl Al-Ma’thoor: page: 34.  The Shaikh referenced the original source of this statement of Imaam Ahmad to Adabul Imlaa Wal-Istimlaa (323), Manaaqib Ahmad (179) and other sources]