abu.hakeem | -- 03-01-2003 @ 12:00 AM | ||
Al hamdullillah was salaatu was salaamu 'ala rasoolillahi wa b'ad:- Confusions that have occurred in that regard. If that which has been mentioned is understood, it should become clear to any sunni that has gheerah(jealousy) for this manhaj that which has been mentioned by many of the supporters of abil hasan and those upon his manhaj, from confusions made in some of the affairs related to the manhaj the like of which some of the principles of jarh wa ta?deel have been quoted out of place from that the statement of theirs: ?In the affairs of jarh wa ta?deel, when an aalim makes a statement against an individual one looks towards that aalim, if he is known to be from the mutashadideen (those known to have something from harshness in passing verdicts upon people) we do not accept his jarh until we first analyse the positions of the other scholars (referring to the mutawasiteen(ie those known to be well balanced in their verdicts), and the mutasaahileen(those known to be some what easy going in passing verdicts of ta?deel upon narrators) if his verdict is in accordance with the other categories of scholars it is accepted while if it is in opposition it is rejected.? Concerning this there is no doubt that this is from the principles that have a place in the issues connected to the narrators and our accepting their riwaayah(narration) or not, while in the affairs of manhaj and usool the position of ahlus sunna is quite different. The position of the salaf regarding shiddah(harshness) with the people of bid?ah. That which our shaikh and teacher ubaid ibn abdillah al jaabiree-hafidhahullahu ta?aala has mentioned to us on numerous occasions is that to refer to an individual as being shadeed was a statement of praise with the salaf. As for in our time then it is used to discredit an individual and to highlight his ?extremism? in affairs. From the popular students of knowledge who have done well to clarify this point is our brother Khaalid adh dhafairi who dedicates a whole chapter to the this topic in his book ?ijmaa?ul ?ulamaa ?alal hajri wat tahdheeri min ahlil ahwaa?(The concensus of the ulamaa upon boycotting and warning against the people of desires.) from that which he mentions: ??.Ibnul jawzi mentions concerning al imaam ahmad rahimahullah :-:- ?certainly imaam ahmad ?li-shiddati-tamasukihi bis sunna? due to his severe clinging to the sunnah and his prohibiton of bid?ah spoke against a group from amongst the choice ones (ie the noble ones) if there came from them that which was in opposition to the sunnah and those statements of his are considered naseehah to the religion? He goes on to mention he statement of ibnul qayyim in his book ?shifaa?ul ?aleel? page 60 ::? indeed ibn abaas was ?shadeed ?(harsh) against the qadariyah and likewise the sahaabah(i.e were also shadeed)? He then goes on to mention that which occurs in the biography of al imaam hamaad ibn salamah al basri (167h): He mentions the statement of imaam dhahabi : ?..imaam ahmad said : if you see a man slandering hamaad ibn salamah then suspect his islaam, for indeed he was ?shadeed?(harsh) upon the people of bid?ah? Likewise concerning bilaal ibn abi burdah(120h) he mentions the statement of imaam dhahabee he says after mentioning that khalid ibn abdillah al qasri utilised him in the affairs of judging and other than that while he was in charge of the affairs of the muslim then imaam dhahabee says: ?..and bilaal ibn abi burdah was ?shadeed?(harsh) upon ahlil bid?ah? He likewise mentions the statement of az-zawaawi about imaam abdur rahmaan ibn hurmuz al a?raj(117h) :? ibn hurmuz was little in speech and was ?shadeed? against ahlil bid?ah? As for the famous qaadi (judge) shreek ibn abdillah an nakha'i?(177h) he quotes the statement of imaam ahmad ? he was intelligent, trustworthy, a muhadith(scholar of hadeeth) and was shadeed(harsh) upon the people of doubt and bid?ah? Concerning imaam ash shaafi?ee(204h) he quotes the statement of al imaamul baihaqi concerning him in ?manaaqibush shaafi?ee?? vol 1 page 469: ?Ash-shaafi?ee radhiyallahu anhu was ?shadeed?(harsh) upon the people of heresy and and bid?ah making his hatred and boycotting of them apparent? Concerning the imaam umar ibn haroon al balkhi(194h) he mentions the statement of imaam qutaiba ibn sa?eed ?umar ibn haaroon was shadeed(harsh) upon the murji?ah and he used to mention their evils and afflictions? About abdillah ibn abi hisaan al yahsibi (226h) ?he was generous, eloquent, strong in debate, a defender of the sunnah a follower of the way of imaam maalik ?shadeed?(harsh) upon ahlil bid?ah? About imaam uthmaan ibn saeed ad daarimi (280h) he mentions the statement of imaam ibn hibbaan ?Ad daarimi was from the precise narrators, and from the people of piety in the religion from those who memorized and collected and authored and narrated. He made the Sunnah apparent in his country and called to it and defended its sacred nature and suppressed those who oppose it? About isma?eel ibn ishaaq al qaadi (282h) ?he was ?shadeed? upon the people of bid?ah?? Concerning the imaam of ahlus sunnah in his time abu Muhammad al hussain ibn ali ibn khalaf al barbahaari(329h) he quotes the statement of imaam ibn katheer concerning him ?The scholar, the one who practiced abstinence, the jurist, the one upon the way of ahmad ibn hanbal, the admonisher, the companion(sometimes meaning the student) of (imaam) marwazi and sahl at tustari?and he was ?shadeed? upon ahlul bid?ah?? Concerning imaam abi umar ibn ahmad ibn Muhammad al talamanki(429h) he mentions the statement of imaam adh dhahabee dhahabee ? he was noble, staunch upon the sunnah khalaf ibn bashkawaal said: ? he was an unsheathed sword against ahlul ahwaa and bid?ah, a suppressor of them, having jealousy and zealousness for the shariah, harsh in the way of allah.? Concerning shaikhul islaam ibn taimiyah he quotes the statement of the student of shaikhul islaam 'ibn abdil haadi' concerning him ?suppressor of the people of bid?ah? He likewise said::? for he ? may Allah show him mercy was an unsheathed sword against the people of opposition, the foreign body (thorn etc) in the throat of the people of desires, the mubtad?ieen? Likewise the statement of kamaalud deen ibniz zamlakaani:?the aider of the sunnah suppressor of bid?ah, allahs proof upon his servants in his time the refuter of the people of deviation and obstinance.? Indeed the narrations in that regard are plenty, for an increase in that return to the second section of the abovementioned book. Thus it becomes clear that the characteristic of shiddah(harshness) with the people of bidah is an established fundamental with our salaf, a characteristic of praise. This shiddah likewise does not oppose 'RAHMAH' rather when used in its correct place it 'is' 'RAHMAH' It should be mentioned that the book has the introductions of shaikhunaa ubaid al jaabiry, shaikh rabee? ibn haadee al madkhalee and shaikh zaid al madkhalee. In his introduction our shaikh ubaid says after him supplicating for the author due to that which he has put in his book from verses of revelation and saheeh sunnah and narrations from the salaf?that which will make the reader stop and recognise the fact that the ulamaa of islaam especially the salafiyoon are not complacent in refuting bidah and being harsh upon its people, so they are in truth as it occurs in a narration ?this knowledge will be carried in every generation by the trustworthy they repel from it the distortions of those who go beyond bounds and the falsehood of those who fabricate lies and the false interpretation of the ignorant? Thus we see the usage of this principle is most definitely out of its place, for you im sure will remember the statement of ibnul jawzi concerning imaam ahmad :- ?certainly imaam ahmad ?li-shiddati-tamasukihi bis sunna? due to his severe clinging to the sunnah and his prohibiton of bid?ah spoke against a group from amongst the choice ones (ie the noble ones) if there came from them that which was in opposition to the sunnah and those statements of his are considered naseehah to the religion? While imaam ahmad was from those who were 'shadeed' upon ahlul bid?ah to the extent that he would speak against the choicest of the people of knowledge if he saw from them mukhaalafah (opposition) of the sunnah and usool etc (which should put him in the ranks of the mutashadideen according to these people) yet as it relates to riwaayah (narration) and speaking against individuals concerning their narrations he is considered by the scholars of hadeeth as being from the mutawasiteen(the well balanced)?so consider. Abu Hakeem Bilaal
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ekbal.hussain | -- 03-01-2003 @ 12:00 AM | ||
Assala mu alaykum I Just need someone to explain the article for me inshallah. I would to know what is the gist of the article? The doubt of the supporters of abul hasan al-ma'ribee which is being refuted: ....."if he is known to be from the mutashadideen (those known to have something from harshness in passing verdicts upon people) we do not accept his jarh until we first analyse the positions of the other scholars (referring to the mutawasiteen(ie those known to be well balanced in their verdicts), and the mutasaahileen(those known to be some what easy going in passing verdicts of ta?deel upon narrators) if his verdict is in accordance with the other categories of scholars it is accepted while if it is in opposition it is rejected." Is the above statement correct? Barrak allahu feek
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abu.iyaad | -- 03-01-2003 @ 12:00 AM | ||
--as.salafi-- This message was edited by abu.iyaad on 1-4-03 @ 7:44 PM
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ekbal.hussain | -- 03-01-2003 @ 12:00 AM | ||
JAZZAK ALLAHU KHAIR akhi Abu Iyaad alhamdulillah I understand now! The article makes much more sense. May Allah increase you and brother Abu Hakeem, both in knowledge and action, and keep you and us firm upon this beautiful salafi manhaj. AMEEN.
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abu.hakeem | -- 06-01-2003 @ 12:00 AM | ||
Ahsanallahu ilaikum yaa abaa iyaad wa baaraka feek
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