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Topic: THE THREE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF AL-ISLAM
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 al.Arabaanee
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As Salamau alaikum
I was asked a question by a brother who is studying in Saudi with regards to the book of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab:"THE THREE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF AL-ISLAM" and I was unable to answer it. Maybe someone will know the answer.
The question is:
If this book is about the three fundamental principles of Al-Islam then why does the author begin the book by mentioning four principles and then latter in the book he mentions the three principles.
I could not get the answer maybe someone can help me.
Baarakallaahu feekum
Abu Abdillah Abdurahman Al-Hammaam Al-Arabaanee
This message was edited by al.Arabaanee on 11-23-03 @ 10:27 PM
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| oummou.assia
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bissmillahi a rahmaani ar rahim
assalam alaykoum
i am no knowledgeable individual, but the Shaykh explains that:
there are 4 massa-il which are fard 'ayn to know :
1- al 'ilm : ma'rifatou llahi
ma'rifatou nabiyyihi
ma'rifatou deeni al islaami
(all that bil adillah)
2- al 'amalou bihi
3- ad da'watou ilayhi
4- as sabrou 'ala al adhaa fihi
and in his book, he focuses on "al 'ilm" and explains the 3 divisions of al 'ilm:
1- the 1st assl is dedicated to ma'rifatou llahi, and tawheed
2- the 2nd assl is dedicated to ma'rifatou deeni al islaami (islaam, imaan wa ihssaan)
3- the 3rd assl is dedicated to ma'rifatou nabiyyina Mohammad (salla llahou 'alayhiwa sallam).
These are the 3 oussoul which, once known, will make the individual able to complete the 4 massa-il explained at the beginning, as shaykhoul islam mentiones it in his introduction: "(fa bada-a bi) al 'ilm qabla al qawl wal 'amal".
wa Allahou ta'ala a'lam.
(if it is prefered that i should not answer in this section, pls remove this humble answer).
" al haqqou min rabbikoum" (Ali 'Imran).
This message was edited by oummou.assia on 11-23-03 @ 9:14 PM
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| al.Arabaanee
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Wa alaikumussalam
In shaa Allaah this looks like the correct answer.
Shukran
Baarakallaahu feekum
Abu Abdillah Abdurahman Al-Hammaam Al-Arabaanee
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| abu.abdul.azeez
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بسم الله الرحمـن الرحيم
The Eminent Shaykh and Minister Saalih Aal ash-Shaykh explained this issue as follows: | quote: |
| The first of the four issues which are obligatory for us to know is knowledge: And he (the author) summarized knowledge here to mean that whose details will come later in this treatise. Thus, the treatise Thalaathat ul-Usool is an explanation of this first obligation. [Recording: Sharh al-Usool ath-Thalaathah 1/6] |
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In other words, the treatise al-Usool ath-Thalaathah is an explanation of the first of the four issues mentioned initially by the author. So, after (1) knowing and understanding this issue (i.e. knowledge of Allaah, His Messenger, and His Religion with their respective proofs, which is the focus of the treatise), one must (2) act according to that knowledge, (3) make da?wah to that, and (4) remain patient upon all of this. Then he will be amongst the successful and not the losers, as evidenced by Soorat ul-?Asr. And Allaah ?Azz wa Jal knows best. |
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Abu 'Abdil-'Azeez al-Misree
أبو عبد العزيز المصري
This message was edited by abu.abdul.azeez on 11-24-03 @ 1:27 AM
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بسم الله الرحمـن الرحيم
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| ?this is haram to ask those who aren't capable to answer your question. |
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In this context, not only is it permissible to do so, but doing so is from the well-established Sunnah. For example, in the famous hadeeth of Jibreel, the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) asked ?Umar: ?Do you know who the questioner is?? And he also asked Mu?aadh in the authentic hadeeth: ?Do you know what the right of Allaah upon the servants is, and what the right of the servant upon Allaah is?? And there are many, many more examples from the Sunnah which establish the desirability of this type of questioning.
And even in the general case, I am interested in knowing the textual proof that a questioner is considered sinful for directing a question towards one who is incapable of answering his question if he indeed believes that there exists a possibility of him knowing the answer. If the questioned does not know the answer, he should simply say ?I am not able? or ?I don?t know? or ?Allaah knows best? as the Salaf did. However, if the questioned does attempt to answer the question without clear knowledge and insight, then it is he who is sinful. As for the questioner himself being sinful, then it would be beneficial to see further detail on this issue, wa jazaakum Allaah khayran. |
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Abu 'Abdil-'Azeez al-Misree
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This message was edited by abu.abdul.azeez on 11-25-03 @ 7:55 AM
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