O brothers, use beneficial knowledge
and solid proof and beneficial wisdom in
your Dawa’. You should have all the noble
and beautiful manners encouraged by
the Book and the Messenger of guidance;
indeed they are causes for victory and
causes for success.
You have to believe that the Companions
did not spread Islaam or enter it into the
hearts except with their wisdom and their
knowledge more so than with their
swords. However, whoever enters into
Islaam under the sword might not be
firm, but whoever enters Islaam by way
of knowledge, proof and evidence then
this is what makes his Eemaan firm by
Allaah’s permission and His assistance.
And it is upon you to have these good
methods and also to be serious about
knowledge. You have to be serious about
Dawa’ to Allaah.
Now – O brothers – I advise you with two
issues:
Firstly: Brotherhood between all of Ahl -
ul-Sunnah; So O you Salafees, disseminate
the soul of love and brotherhood between
yourselves. Put into effect what the
Messenger of Allaah – sallAllaahu alayhi
wa sallam – informed us of regarding the
believers: ‘Like a building, some of its
parts supporting others.’[2]
And that they are: ‘Like a single body if
one limb complains then the rest of the
body suffers with fever and
insomnia.’[3]
This is how you should be O brothers:
distance yourselves from the causes of
splitting, I swear by Allaah indeed it is a
dangerous evil and a disastrous disease.
Secondly: distance yourselves from the
causes which lead to enmity, hatred,
splitting up and dissension.
Keep away from these things; because this
has become predominant nowadays at the
hands of people, about whom only Allaah
knows their condition and intent. It has
become predominant and has torn apart
the youth in this country – whether in the
university or other than it – or in the
other parts of the Duniya.
Why?! Because those who are not from its
people – neither in knowledge nor in
understanding – entered into the arena of
giving Dawa’ to Allaah.
It is possible that the enemies could have
entered someone into the midst of
theSalafeeyeen to tear them apart and
split them up, and this issue is not
unlikely, rather it can truly happen -
BarakAllaahu Feekum.
Strive to have brotherhood. If any
dissension has occurred between you,
then both parties should make
themselves forget what is past and start
with a clean slate now.
I say to the brothers: whoever falls short
it is not allowed to debase him, nor
destroy the one who is deficient.
Whoever makes a mistake amongst us we
do not destroy him. -BarakAllaahu
Feekum – but we cure him with
gentleness, wisdom and face him with
love and friendship and all the rest of the
righteous manners, along with the correct
Dawa’ until he repents. And if there
remains a weakness in him then we are
not hasty with him, or otherwise, I swear
by Allaah no one will remain, no one will
remain!
There are some people now who chase
after the Salafis so much so that they
reached the scholars and called them
those who water things
down (Mumaya’een)!! There is hardly any
scholar in the arena of Dawa’ today except
that he has been falsely attacked with this
claim about him! Of course this is the way
of the Ikhwaan al-Muslimeen and the way
of Ahl-ul-Bida’ since, from the weapons of
the Ahl ul-Bida’ is that they begin by
overthrowing the scholars, rather it is the
Jewish Masonic way: that if you wanted to
discredit an idea, then discredit their
scholars or their personalities.
So keep away from this rotten legacy and
have respect for the scholars.
[1] Narrated by Bukhari (4855) & Muslim
(177)
[2] Narrated by Bukhari (481) & by Muslim
(2585) from the hadeeth of Abu Musa –
radhiAllaahu anhu.
[3] Narrated by Bukhari (6011) & Muslim
(2586) from the hadeeth of an-Nu’maan
bin Basheer –radhiAllaahu anhu.
Excerpted from: Encouragement to have
Affection and Friendliness and Warning
Against Splitting up and Differing – Shaykh
Rabee bin Haadee al-Madkhalee,
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya
Source: salaf-us-saalih.com/2015/08/20/o-ahl-ul-sunnah-disseminate-the-soul-of-love-and-brotherhood-between-yourselves/