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abdullah.gambi
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                            Important Guidance For The Youth Of The Ummah

Sheikh Saaleh Al Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) states:

All Praise is due to Allaah, Lord of the Aalameen, and may His Peace and Blessings be upon our prophet Muhammad (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam), and his household and his companions.  

To proceed:

Without a doubt, the youth of the nation are the foundation of humanity upon which the nation is made to stand firm.

Thus, the young men are the proceeding generation to shoulder the responsibilities after their fathers.  And in the youth is found strength of the body (physical strength), thoughtfulness, and new talent not possessed by the elders.

The elders possess wisdom and experience, and the youth possess strength and vigour.  So, if the youth and the elders co-operate for the advancement of the nation, a lot of good will result from that.

On the other hand, if the youth disassociate from their fathers and elders, the devils amongst mankind and jinn will come in between them/interfere in their affairs; so, the youth will naturally drift away, the end result of which is harmful/detrimental to the nation.  

Hence, for this reason, the Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) attached importance in commanding the youth.  He (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said to his uncle?s son Abdullaah Ibn Abbaas (radiyallaahu-anhu), whilst he was a young man;

He (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said:  ??O young man, I shall teach you some words (of advice).  Be mindful of Allaah, and Allaah will protect you.  Be mindful of Allaah, and you will find Him in front of you.  If you ask, ask Allaah (Alone).  If you seek help, seek help from Allaah (alone).   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.  The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried??.   (recorded by Tirmidhee who said it is a hassan saheeh hadith)

So, these words are a path for the youth to traverse upon; that is because an advice given to one of (them) is advice for all of (them).

??If you ask, ask Allaah (Alone).  If you seek help, seek help from Allaah (alone).  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.  The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried??.

This advice comprises of guidance for the youth with respect to their creed, behaviour, manners, reliance in Allaah, and belief in Qadr.  So it is a tremendous comprehensive advice.  

To be continued:


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Anas (radiyallaahu anhu) narrated: Once Mu-adh was riding behind Allaah?s Messenger (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) as a companion rider.  Allaah?s Messenger said, ??O Mu?adh!??.  Mu?adh replied, ??Labbaik and Sa?daik O Allaah?s Messenger!??.  Again the Prophet said, ??O Mu?adh!??  Mu?aadh said thrice, ??Labaik and Sadaik O Messenger of Allaah!??  

Allaah?s Messenger said, ??There is none who testifies sincerely from his heart, that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah, except that Allaah will forbid that he is punished in the fire.??  

Mu?aadh said, ??O Messenger of Allaah! Should I not inform the people about it so that they may have glad tidings???  He replied, ??Then, they will solely depend on it.??  Then Mu?aadh narrated the above mentioned Hadith just before his death, being afraid of committing a sin (by concealing the knowledge) (reported by Bukhaari No:128, and Muslim No:32)

SO, THIS IS GUIDANCE FOR THE YOUTH, as the Messenger (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) clarifies what is obligatory upon the creation of Allaah (The slaves of Allaah-Subhaanah); that is to worship Allaah (alone), and not to associate anything as a partner with Him.  This is the purpose for which He created them.  

Allaah (Ta-aalaa) said:

??And I have not created Jinn and Mankind except that they should worship Me alone?? (Dzaariyaat 56)    

THE RIGHTS OF ALLAAH UPON THE SLAVES:  

It (the rights of Allah) are incumbent and obligatory upon the slaves, and not that they have a choice with regards to it, (such that they carry it out if they (please), or leave it if they (please)}; rather that is incumbent upon them.

THE RIGHTS OF THE SLAVES UPON ALLAAH:

This is (SUPERIORITY/EXCELLENCE FROM ALLAAH- GIVING MORE OF IT TO SOME THAN OTHERS), and not that anything is due from Allaah to anyone.  Rather, He bestows this (Excellence/Superiority), and real Excellence/Superiority is His (subhaanah).

EXCEPT THAT ALLAAH WILL FORBID THAT HE IS PUNISHED IN THE FIRE:

Indeed, this shows that Tawheed is a safeguard against destruction.  It is either an absolute safeguard, (with the meaning that punishment will never be carried out), or that it is a safeguard against eternal punishment if one is punished for his sins; rather he will be taken out of the fire and entered into paradise, as long as he is from the people of Tawheed and has not associated anything as a partner with Allaah.

Indeed, this shows that whoever associates anything as a partner with Allaah, Allaah (Jalla Wa Alaa) will punish him eternally.  He will never have any happiness.  

Allaah (Ta-aala) said:

??Verily whosoever sets up partners (in worship) with Allaah, then Allaah has forbidden Paradise to him, and the fire will be his abode.  And for the (polytheists and wrong-doers) there are no helpers?? (5:72)

And He (Subhaanah) said:

??Verily, Allaah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship), but He forgives other than that to whomsoever He wills?? (4:48)    

And with regards to his (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) statement:

''That He (Jalla-wa-ala) is not to punish him who worships none besides Him''

MEANING:
Everything that is set up as a partner with Allaah (in worship), such as a tree, or a stone, a dead or living person, a jinn or a human, or idols, or Angels, or Messengers, or Prophets, or the awliyaa,?

anyone who sets up anything as a partner with Allaah (in worship), then indeed Allaah will not pardon the one who sets up a partner with Him, except with repentance; (if he repents to Allaah and returns to Tawheed). But if he dies upon shirk, indeed he will dwell in the fire forever.

To be continued?..

This message was edited by abdullah.gambi on 4-4-07 @ 2:01 PM

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And one day, he (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said to Umar Bin Abee Salama,-- whilst he was a boy under the guardianship of the prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam); because the prophet married his mother after the death of Abee Salama, and this boy (Umar Bin Abee Salama) was under the care of the Messenger of Allaah (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam)..

So when the food was presented, the prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said to him, ??O boy! Mention the Name of Allaah and eat with your right hand, and eat of the dish what is nearer to you??.  (This is guidance from the prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) to this boy).


And he (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said in general to all the young men:  

??O young people! Whoever among you is able to marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze and guard his modesty, and whoever is not able to marry, should fast, fasting will diminish his sexual power??.

So he commanded the young men to guard their modesty, either through marriage if they are able, or through adopting measures that would weaken and diminish desires, and that is by means of fasting; fearing for them Fitna, and this is out of his (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) concern for his ummah.

So this is the advice of the prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) to the young men until the establishment of the hour.  It is incumbent upon them to cling to it.

To be continued?.    



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And he (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said:

??Amongst the seven whom Allaah will protect with His Shade on the day when there would be no shade but His Shade (subhaanah):- is a young man who grew up in the worship of Allaah??

If he grew up in the worship of Allaah, and was not overtaken by youthful excitement, and whims that leads the youth towards sin; rather he overcomes that through obedience to Allaah, then indeed, he will gain this honour on the day of judgement, in view of the fact that Allaah will provide him with shade from His shade on that day of severe heat; when the sun will be brought close (close to their heads); the day in which people will be drenched in sweat, Allaah will shade a group of people from amongst mankind in His Shade,- and amongst them is a young man who grew up in the worship of Allaah.

To be continued?.


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Look to his (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) statement to Ibn Abbaas (radiyallaahu anhu):

??Acknowledge Allaah in times of ease and He (Jalla-Wa-Alaa) will acknowledge you in times of hardship??

So, if you worship Allaah and seek to get close to Him in times of ease, and then you find yourself in hardship and difficulty, Allaah (Jalla-Wa-Alaa) will deliver you from this distress and hardship.  

Hence, for this reason, it is incumbent upon the fathers to nurture their sons.  For indeed, the young men will not be rectified except by way of certain means, and from the greatest of these means are:

RIGHTEOUS UPBRINGING:

It is incumbent upon the fathers to nurture their sons upon obedience to Allaah.  They are to bring them up upon that, till they grow up upon that, be established upon that, and submissive to that.   However, if neglected, they will be nurtured upon heedlessness and the whims of youthfulness, and thus become lost in society;   and this is why the prophets (alayhimus salaam)used to supplicate for their sons and offspring in their invocations.  

Ibraaheem (Alayhis Salaam) said:

''O my Lord! Make me one who performs As-Salaat, and also from my offspring?..'' (14:40)

And Zakariyyah (alayhis Salaam) said:

''At that time Zakariyya invoked his Lord, saying:  ''O my Lord! Grant me from You, a good offspring.  You are indeed the All-Hearer of invocation.'' (3:38)

He (Zakariyya) did not merely say, ''grant me from You offspring'', and then stopped at that, rather he said, ''tayyiba''- good (i.e. a good offspring);

That is because good offspring is offspring in reality.        

To be continued??


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As the messenger (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said:

??When the son of Aadam dies, all his deeds are terminated except three:  an ongoing sadaqah, knowledge from which others benefit, and a righteous child who makes du'aa for him.'' (Reported by Muslim)

This is after his (the person's) death. And whilst in a state of infirmity and old age, he is treated with goodness, and the son whom he brought up upon good attends to him and supplicates for him.

Allaah (Ta-aalaa) said:

??And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him.  And that you be dutiful to your parents.  If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour.?? (17:23)

??And lower unto them the wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say: ??My Lord! Bestow on them Your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was young.?? (17:24)

He (the child) supplicates for them (the parents) as a result of the righteous upbringing, through which he was nurtured upon good, and through which he attained happiness.  So he repays their goodness with goodness.

With regards to this, is an obligation to protect children.  For indeed, when a man wants to marry, he should choose a righteous woman from whose fa-waa-id (usefulness/good morals) is that she is able to bring up children upon good (if she is a righteous woman); for she is a place where the seed is sown and where children are begotten.  Therefore, he (the man) is to choose a righteous woman.

The prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said:

??A woman is married for four (things), her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion.  So you should take possession of (marry) the one with deen (the righteous one), otherwise you will be a loser.''

You do not look at (her) beauty alone, or (her) wealth, and not (her) noble origin, or (her) status amongst the people; rather you look at (her deen); that is because the deen gathers with it all that is good.

As for (looking for) other than the deen, then the woman will carry with her that which will not bring about a praiseworthy end result.  With regards to her beauty; she seduces by way of it.  With regards to her wealth; she exceeds the limits with it. And with regards to her noble origin; she exalts herself with it above the man.

As for the woman with religion, then nothing comes from her except good.  If you are bestowed with righteous offspring from her, then indeed she will direct and bring them up upon good.

To be continued inshaa Allaah?..

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Likewise, the father is commanded, that when granted a child, he is to select a good name for him.  So he should name him with a good name and not with a repugnant/disgusting name; that is because a name has an effect on the one named after it, as it is said, ??everyone has a share from his name?? (i.e. a characteristic of that which he is named after), as he (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said,

??the best of names are Abdullaah and Abdur Rahmaan??, meaning: because it is servitude to Allaah by way of a Name from The Names of Allaah, such as Abdul Azeez, or Abdur Rahmaan, or Abdullaah, or Abdul Kareem??and so on.  Or name him Muhammad, or Ali, or Saalih, or other than that from the good names.

And not to name him with a name that causes those who hear it to have an aversion to it.  For indeed, a name has an effect upon the one who hears it and upon the one named after it.

For this reason, when Suhail ibnu Amrin came to seek peace with the Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) at the time of the Hudaybiyah Treaty (whilst he (suhail) was an idolater), and when he approached, the prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said, ?? Now the matter has become easy??.  This being in conformity/harmony with the name suhail, for without a doubt, a good name has an impression upon the one who hears it and upon the one named after it.

To be continued inshaa-Allaah????..



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Likewise, from the rights of the child upon his father:

Is that he slaughters a sacrifice for him; that is to slaughter (an animal) for the aqeeqah on his behalf, as worship and thanks-giving to Allaah (Azza-Wa-Jall).  That is because in this, is seeking nearness to Allaah and being thankful to Him, and there is good in it for the newly born; for in acts of worship is found goodness.

So he is to slaughter two sheep for the boy and one for the girl.  This is an affirmed/established Sunnah, and in it is goodness for the newly born.

He (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said: ??Every newly born is in pledge for his/her aqeeqah?? (Reported by Abu Daawood. No:2831)

The sacrificial slaughter, shaving of the head, and naming the child are to be done on the seventh day, and this is from the means of bringing about goodness for the new born. The expense for such is to be undertaken by the father.
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Notes:

Concerning the statement of the prophet: ??Every newly born is in pledge for his/her aqeeqah??

There are a number of views about its meaning:

(a) That the aqeeqah is binding just like the pledge.

(b) That the child?s correct growth and up bringing and his being a source of benefit is tied to the aqeeqah just as article held in pledge for a debt cannot be utilized until the debt is paid.

(c) That the child is prevented from interceding for its parents when it dies if aqeeqah was not         performed for it. This saying is attributed to       Ahmad (rahimahullaah) who declared a weak saying by Ibnul Qayyim.

(d)That naming and shaving the head are          dependent upon the aqeeqah.  

(e) It is a means of rescuing the child of being caught and ensnared by shaytaan - and this was the view preferred by Ibnul Qayyim in ?At-Tuhfah? (page: 49)              

Source: ??Manners of Welcoming The New Born Child In Islaam?? (page:53) translated by Aboo Talhah Dawood Ibn Ronald Burbank (may Allaah preserve him)

To be continued inshaa Allaah


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Likewise, upon the parents is that they implement the command of the prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) towards the children, with respect to his (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) statement:  

??Command your children to pray when they are seven years old, beat them for it (the prayer) when they are ten, and arrange their beds (to sleep) separately.??

The father is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock (i.e. the family), and likewise the mother is a shepherdess and one given responsibility.  So upon them (the parents) is that they command them (i.e. the children) to pray when they reach the age of seven, even though it has not yet become an obligation; because it will have a good effect upon them; so that they get used to and become established upon it.

Similarly, they are to be supervised with regards to sleep.   They are not to be left close to one another, lest shahwa (desires) should arise between them, thus bringing about corruption.  Therefore, they are to be distanced from one another in bed, and not to be left to sleep in the same bed. This is a preventative measure, and as it is said, prevention is better than cure.            
      
Due to this, when the sahaabah implemented these tawjeehaat (issues of guidance) upon their children, there emerged amongst them young men, who directed and led the ummah towards knowledge, jihaad, learning, and dawah to Allaah (Azza-Wa-Jal).  (Young men): such as the likes of Ibn Abbaas, Ibn Umar, Abdullaah bin Amr bin al Aas, Mu-aadh Ibn Jabal, and Zaid Ibn Thaabit???..

Young men amongst the companions, who are distinctly mentioned in Islaamic history at present; this is because they were brought up upon the guidance of the Messenger of Allaah (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam), and upon the good nurturing of their fathers, which brought about good for them.

So we cannot seek uprightness for the children, whilst we neglect them; rather, we carry out the means that would lead to their uprightness. However, as for seeking uprightness for them without carrying out the means, then this would be a loss.

??Whoever sought an elevated station without hard work/toil, then he would have already wasted a life span in seeking the impossible??.    

Therefore, it is inevitable to carry out the means, if you want your young men to be nurtured upon good and uprightness, and to serve you and the ummah.  Have concern for them, and exercise patience upon that which may come your way of exhaustion with regards to their affairs, for indeed this is fee sabeelil-lah.

Allaah (Ta-aala) said:

??And enjoin (the prayer) on your family and be patient in offering them (i.e. the prayers)?? (20:132)

Patience must be exercised.  It would be far fetched to desire that your son should become upright, when one is slack/complacent.  One must exercise patience, hope for Allaah?s reward, and have a righteous intention.  So, if you carry out the means that are upright, then indeed Allaah does not cause to go lost the reward of the doer of good.  

Allaah (Ta-aala) said:

??And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in Eemaan: to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything.  Every person is a pledge for that which he has earned??. (52:21)

Allaah will unite the children with their fathers in Jannah; that is because their fathers brought them up upon Eemaan, obedience (to Allaah), worship (of Allaah) and goodness; so they (the children) followed and traversed their (fathers?) path.  

And on the Day of Judgement, when their fathers enter Janna, and the children enter Jannah, and the children take their places in Jannah, and their fathers take a higher place, Allaah will bestow His grace upon the fathers, by raising their children (to that higher station) and vise versa.
  
If the fathers are in a (particular) station and the children in a higher one, Allaah will bestow His grace upon the fathers, and unite them with their children in Jannah as a source of pleasure/happiness for them.


To be continued inshaa-Allaah??.

NB: what follows on contains detailed, stern advice to the youth on:

*The affair of knowledge.
*To recognize the true Ulema, returning to their clarifications and being careful of sufficing oneself with what is in the books.
*To take from the Aalim who acts in accordance to what he preaches and to abandon the one who does not.
*And to keep away from the callers to misguidance.  



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As for you O young men! Upon you is that you pre-occupy yourselves; first and foremost, seek beneficial knowledge with the support of the ulema, (be it in the schools, the institutes, the academies, or in the mosques).  

Do attend the duroos of the ulemaa, those known for ilm, steadfastness, and fear of Allaah (azza-wa-jal), those free from bizarre views and strange statements.  

Upon you is that you hold onto the upright ulema, the ones who direct to that which is correct.  So take from them the creed, knowledge, manners, etiquettes, and the correct methodology, which you are to implement upon yourselves, and in your dealings with other than yourselves, for indeed the ulema are the inheritors of the prophets.

So just as the young sahaabah used to seek ilm from the Messenger of Allaah (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) and from the ulema amongst them, thus you should seek ilm from the inheritors of the Messenger (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam), and they are the ulema.    

Be acquainted with ilm through its people (i.e. the people of knowledge) be it in the schools, or by attending seminars, lectures and religious admonitions, or by reading the beneficial books.

Then the sheikh said,

THERE ARE TWO PATHS OF DEVIATION AT PRESENT WITH REGARDS TO LEARNING

Learning from books without referring to the ulema; this is a path of deviation, and many have deviated as a result of it; because he either misunderstands what is in the books, or understands in a way other than what is intended; because it has not been explained and made clear to him, or that the author is deviated in his views or knowledge, so he fills his book with mistakes in affairs of knowledge. Then this ignorant youth reads and adopts it.

Therefore, the books are not to be solely depended upon.

Even if the books are saheeh, you will not be able to understand by merely seeking after it; that which caused the khawaarij to be misguided and misguiding others with their intellects and waraa (fear of Allaah), was not except that they disassociated themselves from the ulema, and depended on their own understanding, and that of those similar to them, and took instructions from one another. Thus they caused harm to themselves and to the ummah.  

This is therefore, the result for disassociating from the ulema.
  
I advise you to busy yourselves with beneficial knowledge, with the support of the scholars, and that you avoid being absorbed, and speaking about the people; backbiting, tale carrying, disparagement and slander.  Indeed this is evil that disperses and divides the youth of the ummah, and causes them to become factions and parties, as a result of evil speech against the people.  

There are those who have no other concern except ??this one says this and that one says that??.   It is neither for you, nor for this person and that one (i.e. there is no benefit in this for neither you nor him).  

You, seek knowledge until you become acquainted with the truth.  As for your finding the mistakes of the people before being acquainted with knowledge, and saying, ??this person says and that one says, and be mindful of this one person and that one?????.this is not a sound methodology;

Allaah (Jalla-Wa-alaa) said:

??O you who believe! If a Faasiq (liar-evil person) comes to you with any news, verify it, lest you should harm people in ignorance, and afterwards you become regretful for what you have done?? (49:6)

To be continued inshaa-Allah



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O YOUNG MEN! BE WARNED AGAINST THE CALLERS TO MISGUIDANCE; For indeed today, the callers to misguidance are many.  The prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) has issued warning against them. He (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said:

??What I fear most for my nation, is those leaders who will lead astray?? -and they are those who lead them to misguidance.

And he (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said:

??What I fear most for my ummah, is every hypocrite with a sharp tongue??

This is the one who possesses eloquent impressive speech, is capable of promoting his shubuhaat, falsifying the reality, and delivering that to the people.  Then, the ignorant one thinks that it is knowledge and proof, whilst it is an illusion, and deceit.  So upon you is that you direct your attention to knowledge, and obtain it from those who are well known to be well versed in it.  

Do not restrict yourself to reading books and listening to audiotapes, for indeed some of the people have taken these audiotapes for learning.  And of them is one who reads a book or listens to an audiotape, and then says:  ''I took from the book of fulaan, or from his audiotape''.  This is a grave mistake.

Knowledge is acquired from the ulema.  As for these books, they are designated to the ulema, and their application is for the ulema.   Questions are to be asked regarding them (i.e. about the books), and explanation and clarification given; clarification with regards to what is found in them of truth and mistakes.

For example, if you want to learn about medicine, will you read the books on medicine, and then implement and give treatment to people based on what you have read?  Perhaps this methodology would lead you to kill many people; that is because you are not a doctor, rather you are a muta-tabbib, (a fake doctor) and there is threat of punishment upon the one who practices medicine but is not qualified to do so???

If this is the case with medicine, then what about the religion, when you have not obtained knowledge through a correct methodology; rather you learnt by way of what you heard from audio tapes, and books you have read, or what has been said to you?.etc.  This is not a path to knowledge.

However, we say: there is benefit in the books and tapes, together with your sitting with the people of knowledge, and that you ask the teacher questions on what is unclear of what you have read or heard.

Allaah (Ta-aala) said:

??And ask the ahla dhikri if you do not know?? (16:43)

And the ??Ahlu Adh-dikr???they are the ulema.

So do not depend on your understanding or that of other than you from those similar to you, or those beneath you (in rank or value); rather upon you is that you ask the people of knowledge.  Allaah did not say: ??Ask one another??; rather He said: ??Ask the Ahlu Adh-dikr?? in particular.

This is my advice to all the youth; that they direct their attention towards beneficial knowledge, and to acquire this knowledge from the scholars trusted with their knowledge.    Some of the salaf said:  

??Indeed this knowledge is deen, so look to the one you take your deen from??.

Will you take your religion from a Jaahil or one who misguides others?  This is not correct.  Or you take your religion from a book, all of this is not correct.  You do not take your religion except from a scholar who is fearful of Allaah.   Allaah (Ta-aala) said:

??It is only those who have knowledge among His slaves that fear Allaah?? (35:28)

So take from the scholars who are fearful of Allah with two conditions:  that he is a scholar, and that he is one who fears Allaah.  If he is a scholar but is not fearful of Allaah, then you do not take from him, and if he is one who is fearful of Allaah, but does not possess knowledge, then you do not take from him.


To be continued??? Inshaa-Allaah  
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All praise is due to Allaah, and we ask Him (subhaanah) by His Greatest Name to preserve the ulema of ahlus Sunnah and those who transmit the haqq from them, and to guide those who have been afflicted with self-amazement.  

So upon the maraakiz and masaajid of salafiyyah in these lands is that they hold unto the Rabbaani scholars-by way of telephone links in order that the people have a constant link with ahlul ilm.  

Likewise, we thank Allaah, and then those brothers who arrange the dawrah ilmiyyah with the ulema every year.  This frees the people from the self appointed so-called shuyookh of the West-(those who ally with ahlul bidah and give open praise to some of the heads of the callers to shirk).  We ask Allaah for safety.

Indeed, a day spent in the company of sheikh Ubaid and the other mashaayikh is a great blessing.  So we ask Allaah to include us amongst those who will sit with the inheritors of the Prophets and benefit from them.          

Abu Mu-aawiyah Abdullaah Bin Abu Bakr al Fulaani al Gambi


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It has been authentically reported from the prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) that he said:

"Amongst the men of Bani Israel there was a man who had murdered ninety-nine persons. Then he set out asking (whether his repentance could be accepted or not). He came upon a monk and asked him if his repentance could be accepted. The monk replied in the negative and so the man killed him. He kept on asking till a man advised to go to such and such village. (So he left for it) but death overtook him on the way. While dying, he turned his chest towards that village (where he had hoped his repentance would be accepted), and so the angels of mercy and the angels of punishment quarreled amongst themselves regarding him. Allah ordered the village (towards which he was going) to come closer to him, and ordered the village (whence he had come), to go far away, and then He ordered the angels to measure the distances between his body and the two villages. So he was found to be one span closer to the village (he was going to). So he was forgiven''.(reported by Bukhari)

All this good reached him as a result of submitting his questions to the scholar.   As for the ignorant worshipper, then what comes about from him is known. This is the difference between the answer of an ignorant person and that of a scholar.  And for this reason, he (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said:

''The superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like the superiority of the moon over all the stars'' (reported by Abu Daawood No: 3641)

SO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MOON AND THE STAR?

The moon illuminates the world for the people, as for the star, its illumination is limited to itself.  The worship of the worshipper is only for himself, and the people do not benefit from it.  As for the scholar, the benefit he has with him is extended to the people, just as the light of the moon is extended to the people.  

So do not forsake the scholars; rather upon you is to receive them with acceptance, and that you take from them, and submit your questions to them as long as they are alive amongst you.

And do not depend on your understanding, or that of the ignorant ones, or that of the muta-aalimeen (the bogus/fake scholars), those who have not studied under the people of knowledge; rather they are self-taught or taught by those similar to them.  The path of these ones and that of those who take from them is that of error.  That is because they approached knowledge through other than its correct course.  Allaah said:

''It is not (piety, righteousness) that you enter the houses from the back, but (piety, righteousness) is (the quality of the one) who fears Allaah''. (3:189)

So knowledge is to be approached through its doors, and not through its highest level; rather there is the affair of gradual progression from the easy masaa-il of the religion to the difficult ones.  As for those who take knowledge in one swoop, and approach it through its highest point, these ones will not reach anything except ignorance and beguilement.  

And if only their ignorance and beguilement was limited to themselves!; but the trouble is that they direct others, issue verdicts, and speak about Allaah and His Messenger with other than knowledge; based on their wrong understanding. Hence, this is a sinful path; a path to seeking knowledge which is in the increase at present.  

Many of the youth have forsaken the scholars and do not take from them.  The great fitnah that came about from this has been seen, where appeared one(s) making claims for jihaad and that of knowledge, so there came about ruin, terror and killing in the land?..

THIS IS THE RESULT OF KEEPING AWAY FROM THE SCHOLARS;

That is because these ones kept away from the scholars, and went to those like them from amongst the callers to misguidance, and the people of deviated views.   So they brainwashed and informed them of these views. This is the result of disassociating from the scholars, the society, the jamaa-ah of the Muslims and their leader.

And when the Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) informed Hudhaifah Bin Al Yamaan (radiyallaahu-anhu) about the fitan, he said: ??O Messenger of Allaah, what do you command me if I come across that?  He (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said: ??Stick to the Jamaa-ah of the Muslims and their Imaam?? (i.e. the Muslim Ruler) (reported by Bukhari No: 7084)

This is safety from fitan, but if you abandon the Jamaa-ah of the Muslims and their Ruler, then indeed you will be destroyed in the fitan, just like what took place with these ones and those like them.

He (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said:

''There are three matters, which the heart of the believer does not have an aversion towards:  (That is), performing actions sincerely for Allaah, giving sincere advice to the rulers of the Muslims, and sticking to the Jamaa-ah of the Muslims. For indeed, their supplication encompasses them??

And Allaah (Ta-aala) has said:

??O you who believe! Have fear of Allaah, and be with those who are true (in words and deeds)?? (9:119)

That is: be with the Jamaa-ah of the Muslims, and with the sincere scholars, and with the Muslim rulers, so that you may be safe from fitan and confusing views.


To be continued------Inshaa-Allaah.

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All praise is due to Allaah, and we ask Him by His greatest Name to protect us and the Muslims from all that leads to misery in this life and the next.  

And may He (subhaanah) grant us the tawfeeq to hold unto the ulema and to keep company with those who transmit the correct manhaj from them.  

Likewise, we ask Allaah to guide those heads of organisations who keep company with the people of deviated views-those heads who claim salafiyyah, but allow speakers of different orientations to visit their masaajid and centres for the purpose of dawah.  How many people have they afflicted with this destructive hizbiyyah!    

How many of those allied to these heads of organisations hide behind mere mention of the scholars to deceive the people, and preach their corrupted and distorted understanding of walaa and baraa, and its application on the groups and parties of deviation?  

And even after the ulema (such as the likes of sheikh bin Baz) gave them a verdict with regards to the correct walaa wal baraa towards the parties and groups of deviation, they chose something else for themselves, and now they expect the salafis to follow them and ignore the verdict of the Rabbaani Scholars.  

How can it be that one quotes sheikh Fawzaan, Sheikh Abdul Azeez aala sheikh and the rest of the kibaar in the Lajna, and yet he is allied with those wilful opposers of the manjah of the salaf.  

Indeed, the heads of these organisations have shown that their enemies are the maraakiz and masaajid of salafiyyah upon the manhaj of the ulema, and their open allies (as we have all seen) are the callers to open misguidance from amongst the takfeeris, tableeghees, deobandees, ikhwaanees etc.

Allaah is Ar-Raqeeb over them.

Abu Mu-aawiyyah Abdullah Bin AbuBakr Al Fulaani al Gambi.

This message was edited by abdullah.gambi on 5-13-07 @ 9:24 PM

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Upon you O youths!

Is that you preserve your time for that which is beneficial to you, in your religious and worldly affairs; in seeking rizq and ilm, doing good to parents, fulfilling the obligatory affairs and keeping away from the forbidden.  This is what you should be upon, for indeed it is the path to safety.  

Be warned against wasting your time with worthless things, the Internet, or with the newspapers, which bring about evil and are associated with deviated views.

Be warned against the callers to misguidance, those who prey on the youth, cutting them off from their families and their society, and inform them of confused views; hence you find a young man disassociating himself from the state and his family. Then, he distances himself from the mosques, the Friday and the five daily prayers.

Thereupon, his whereabouts become unknown, until the reporters make an announcement about him being arrested or killed.  This is the result of heedlessness, and the actions of those youth who do not accept advice.  They do not adhere to the statement of the Messenger (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) regarding sticking to the Jamaa-ah of the Muslims and their Ruler, obedience and service to parents, observance of the Friday, and the five daily prayers (in the mosques). They fell into the hands of their enemies when they neglected these affairs.  Thus they were snatched, and informed of these confused views by them, which put an end to their lives.  

It is difficult to rehabilitate even those who have remained amongst them; this is because, indeed, the treatment of the brainwashed and corrupted person?s views is hard, just like the sick person afflicted by a disease that has no cure, such as the disease of cancer.

RATHER, CORRUPTED VIEWS ARE WORSE THAN CHRONIC ILLNESS; this is because, chronic illness afflicts the body and as a result, death is inevitable.  However, the trouble with sick views and a sick mind is that it afflicts the religion and the creed, and there is no happiness after that, except if Allaah grants His favor to the one afflicted by it, and then he repents to Allaah.  For indeed Allaah has power over all things.

However, it hard upon the likes of these ones to repent, that is because their intellects have been shackled by confused views.   Allaah said:

??So when they turned away (from the path of Allaah), Allaah turned their hearts away (from the right path).  And Allaah guides not the people who are Faasiqoon (the rebellious, the disobedient to Allah) (61:5). A punishment for them, otherwise Allaah is able to guide them; but He (subhaanah) punishes and prevents them from guidance.  

Why is this the case? This is because they rebel against the Commands of Allaah (Azza-Wa-Jal), so Allaah punishes them, and the reality with them is that they neither repent nor return.  A punishment from Allaah (Jalla-Wa-Alaa), although Allaah is able to guide them; but He prevents them from guidance as punishment upon them.

The Sheikh concluded with the words:

We ask Allaah for عافية, and to make (effective) these little words, and place in them goodness and sound guidance Inshaa-Allaah.  The affair requires more than this, but due to time constraints and the many questions, we shall allocate the remaining time to answer the questions.

وصلىالله وسلم على نبينا محمد و على اله وأصحابه أجمعين


Questions and Answers to follow inshaa-Allaah.....
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So take heed O Sunni Salafi!  And do not ignore the advice of the Kibaar.  Likewise, do not waste time with those websites filled with slander, tale carrying and lies.  Those websites that find excuses for the philosophers, and prey on the honour of the salafis.

We ask Allah for satety.

Abu Mu-aawiyyah Abdullaah Bin Abu Bakr Al Fulaani Al Gambi

This message was edited by abdullah.gambi on 5-15-07 @ 3:14 PM






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