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Until When Shall We Continue To Studytawheed? by kennyosein(m): 8:09am On Jul 20, 2014 |
And it has been related about the Shaykh (rahima-hullaah) that on one occasion during his lesson, [his students] said to him – in a story which is [now] well-known: O Abaa ‘Alee or O our Shaykh, we’re always studying ‘aqeedah and tawheed, tawheed and ‘aqeedah [so] until when [are we going to carry on]? We want to study fiqh. [Clearly] they wanted to broaden their knowledge of the various sciences of Islaamic knowledge. And this [incident] occurred during the early period of the Shaykh’s da’wah [to tawheed]; So he said to them: Allow me to ponder and reflect [on your request]. So when he arrived [for his lesson] the following day, they noticed [the expression on] his face had changed [from that which was his norm]. So they said to him: What has upset you [O Shaykh]? He replied: I have [just] been informed of news which has [really] disturbed me; And it is that in one of the houses [here] in ad-Dar’iyyah, a man has engaged in intercourse with his mother – and we seek refuge in Allaah [from such an evil deed]. [Horrified at the news] the students responded: We seek refuge in Allaah [from such an evil deed]; How is that [possible]? We [have to] go and check [the authenticity of this story]; Thereafter, we shall see [whether or not it is true]. So when the student returned – clearly, the Shaykh had sent him as an educational exercise – delighted [at what he had discovered] he approached the Shaykh, and said: The situation is not like that [O Shaykh]; We found the mother at home, and she had been afflicted with some harm, and one of the people had said: Slaughter a sheep by the doorstep, and allow it’s blood to flow [over the doorstep], and this shall suffice in warding off the evil and harm [the mother had been afflicted with]. [Relieved upon hearing this] the students said to the Shaykh: Allaah has [certainly] brought good news O Shaykh! Notice, how catastrophic the news of a man engaging in intercourse with his mother had been for them, and [rightfully so was] their great concern about this transgression against the law of Allaah; However, when the issue was one of major Shirk in the form described, their hearts were not enraged with emotion. This [clearly] indicates that [the true essence of] tawheed had not become firmly rooted [in their hearts]. And this [incident] is similar to what is the case today. [We notice how] some people see a woman without hijaab, and their hearts become enraged, yet when they see an innovative practice, or a major shirk occurring,their hearts are not stirred [the slightest]; Or if they see a dome over a grave – it is as if nothing has happened [and this is normal], so their hearts are not stirred with [the necessary] emotion [at such transgression against the law of Allaah]. Therefore the hearts have not yet [truly] learn [and understood] tawheed; And because of this, the Shaykh (rahima-hullaah) said in his treatise ‘Kashf ash-Shubuhaat’: …and to know that the speech of the ignorant one: ‘[As for] tawheed [then] we have understood it’…this is indeed from the greatest [signs] of ignorance and [indicative of] the machinations of Shaytaan. Therefore, it is imperative that these priorities are in place, because [unfortunately] some people say: This community of ours – and all praise is due to Allaah [alone] – is not in need of tawheed, [what] we need is [some] clarification of evil and detestable matters; we need [some] explanation of fiqh [issues]. So [in response] we say to them: No. The reality is not like that. So when [the heart] stirs, you find that loyalty and enmity in the[ir] heart is not as it should be, and that knowledge of tawheed and the love for it, and love for Ahlus-Sunnah wherever they may be is not as it should be; And honouring the man for that which he has of tawheed and aiding [the dissemination of] it is not as it should be, and likewise is the case with many [other] Therefore the [wise and] reformist Imaam taught tawheed in order to establish a principle linking it to tawheed, because it is not possible for the community to be [united and] established upon [anything] other than tawheed. So it is not possible for the community to be [united and] established, and nor for there to be any link between the likes of this country or other than it from the various countries holding opposing views other than [upon] something which will bring them together, and that is the Rope of Allaah Jalla wa ‘Alaa: {And hold firm together to the Rope of Allaah, and do not be divided}, Soorah Aal-‘Imraan, Aayah 103. And some of those with malicious intent benefitted from this [important] lesson; So Marx the Communist – in his correspondence with Engels – encountered some issues related to aiding the Proletariat and the future of Communist theorisation; And this was [all] before it was practical. [So] he (Marx) spoke about Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abdil-Wahhaab, saying: Look at that desert fox; How he has managed to wear the garment of ascetism, knowledge and religion and [despite doing so] managed to unite the [Arabian] peninsula upon a single word, and [now] he exerts himself in spreading it beyond [the peninsula]. …obviously, this [quote from him] is [all] based upon how he perceived the situation. [So] why do we say [our] ‘aqeedah, tawheed, knowledge, [and] manhaj is [all] one? Because it is not possible for a country to [unite and] establish might, nor da’wah, nor the commanding of good and forbidding of evil except by way of group spirit and uniting upon a matter; And this matter is the tawheed of Allaah Jalla wa ‘Alaa. Anything other than it – wherever it may be – will simply not be adequate. That is because anything [other than tawheed] condones that which opposes [it], and tawheed [certainly] does not condonethat which opposes it! [So] tawheed flows through [our] souls because it is the fitrah (natural disposition) [upon which we were created]. So because of that, there is might in gathering together upon the tawheed of Allaah Jalla wa‘Alaa, and therein lies the strength to spread and prevail. And this is what the [wise and] reformist Imaam perceived; He did not consider it as a da’wah benefit for which he [should] plan, rather it came about as a natural result due to the adherence of the da’wah of [the Prophet] Muhammad sal-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Therefore, bringing order to the main priorities was patently clear in the da’wah of the [wise and] reformist Imaam; So he began with the call to tawheed [and] knowledge [of the laws of Allaah] as he set about cultivating the society [upon this da’wah]. And his approach [in conveying the da'wah] differed according to the various denominations within the society, and so on. www.madeenah.com/until-when-shall-we-continue-to-study-tawheed/ 1 Like |
Re: Until When Shall We Continue To Studytawheed? by babylolaroy(f): 3:30pm On Jul 20, 2014 |
MashaaAllah. nice one @ op. may Allah help.the ummah to understand the deen better 2 Likes |
Re: Until When Shall We Continue To Studytawheed? by kennyosein(m): 3:48pm On Jul 21, 2014 |
Ameen |
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