قال الشيخ العلامة عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن أبا بطين ــــ رحمه الله
والإنسان إذا تبين له الحق، لم يستوحش من قلة الموافقين، وكثرة المخالفين
لا سيما في آخر هذا الزمان
Ash-Shaikh Al-Allaamah Abdullaah Ibn Abdur-Rahmaan Abaa Bateen (rahimahullaah) said:
And when the truth is clear to a person, he will not feel desolate (due) to the few people who are in agreement (with him) and the numerousness of those in opposition, especially in this end of time.
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[Source: لدرر السنية في الأجوبة النجدية ] [10/400]
And let those who oppose the Messenger’s (Muhammad) commandment (i.e. his Sunnah legal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements, etc.) beware, lest some Fitnah befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them. [24:63]
Reminders from Imaam Ibnul Jawzi (rahimahullaah)
There are three statements of the scholars regarding the Fit’nah intended in this Ayah: Ibn Abbaas (radiyallaahu-anhumaa) said that this fitnah is ‘misguidance’; Mujaahid (rahimahullaah) said that it is ‘tribulation in the worldly life’; Muqaatil and As-Sadiy (rahimahumallaah) said that it is ‘disbelief’
And there are two statements of the scholars regarding the punishment intended in this Ayah: It is either the presence of ‘killing in this worldly life’ or punishment in the hell fire in the afterlife.
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Abridged and paraphrased. See Zaadul Maseer of Imaam Ibnul Jawzi (rahimahullaah)
And Musa (Moses) said: “O my people! If you have believed in Allah, then put your trust in Him if you are Muslims (those who submit to Allah’s Will).” They said: “In Allah we put our trust. Our Lord! Make us not a trial for the folk who are Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doing) (i.e. do not make them overpower us). And save us by Your Mercy from the disbelieving folk.” [10:84-86]
Reminders from Imaam Sadi (rahimahullaah)
They asked their Lord not to put them to trial-neither by way of being placed under the authority of a people who would then put them to trial, nor to be defeated and then they fall into trial, saying: Had we been upon the truth we would not have been defeated.
See they not that they are tried once or twice every year? Yet, they turn not in repentance, nor do they learn a lesson (from it).’’ [9:126]
Reminders from Imaam Sadi (rahimahullaah)
(Put to trial) by way of calamities and diseases and (by way of the) the divine laws. However, they neither turn in repentance nor (abandon) what they are upon of evil, nor do they learn a lesson with regards to what would benefit them, so that they may act upon it. Nor (do they learn a lesson with regards to) what is harmful to them, so that they may abandon it.
Allaah (The Most High) put them to the test—and this is Allaah’s way with all the nations— through poverty (or loss in wealth), loss of health and calamities and through commands and prohibitions, so that they might turn to Allaah; but they neither repent nor learn a lesson.
In this Ayah is proof that Imaan increases and decreases and that it is obligated upon the believer to examine his Imaan- paying close attention to it, improving and making it grow (through the means that Allaah has prescribed for its improvement and growth), so that it constantly rises.
O Messenger (Muhammad)! Let not those who hurry to fall into disbelief grieve you, of such who say: “We believe” with their mouths but their hearts have no faith.
And of the Yahood are men who listen much and eagerly to lies – listen to others who have not come to you [those of their leaders who substitute the Torah (1)]
They change the words from their places- [declaring the halaal to be haraam and the haraam to be halaal (2)]; they say, “If you are given this (ruling), take it; but if you are not given this, then beware!”
And whomsoever Allah wants to put in Al-Fitnah- [misguidance or punishment, or exposed; (3) because of his rejecting the Faith (4)] you can do nothing for him against Allah- [you cannot save him (5)]
Those are the ones [Yahood and Munaafiqoon (6)] whose hearts Allaah does not want to purify (from disbelief and hypocrisy); for them there is a disgrace in this world- [Allaah informed the Prophet of what was hidden in the hearts of the Munaafiqoon as well as the lies of the Yahood in this worldly life (6)], and for them (there) is a great torment in the Hereafter. [5:41]
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Refs 1, 2 3, 5 & 6 Abridged and slightly paraphrased. See Zaadul Maseer of Imaam Ibnul Jawzi
Ref 4: See Noble Qur’aan [Englsih Translation by Shaikh Taqiyudeen and Dr Muhsin Khan]
Al-Allaamah Zayd Bin Haadi Al-Madkhali (rahimahullaah) stated:
There is no (unrestricted) partisanship except to the Messenger of Allaah (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) because he is infallible and never speaks out of his desires. As for unrestricted partisanship to personalities whether they are correct or mistaken, then indeed this is not permissible for the seeker of knowledge. On the other hand, he should look to such and such Shaikhs as to which of them is upon uprightness and is following the Manhaj of the Salaf. This is the one whom we place our hands on his hands- not out of blameworthy blind following, rather due to the fact that he is upon the truth. So we agree with him upon truth and follow a singular path in obedience to the statement of Allaah (The Mighty and Majestic):
“And verily, this is my Straight Path, so follow it, and follow not (other) paths, for they will separate you away from His Path. 6:153
As for the one who selects Shaikhs, leaders and guides, whilst being in agreement with them- in what is correct and wrong- to the extent that they do not leave their Manhaj whether they are correct or wrong, then these are the people who bring evil upon themselves and upon others. And if they do not repent, then they are most worthy of being blamed. So the affair-and all praise belongs to Allaah- is clear and it is not permissible for a person to be in confusion regarding this affair.
Therefore, we are with those who follow the straight path-we follow a singular path which Allaah (The Mighty and Majestic) has commanded us to follow and which the messenger called us to. And those you follow the wrong path or are mistaken in many of their affairs, or in some of their affairs, we leave him (i.e. we leave his mistakes or abandon him when he deserves to be boycotted). None is followed in everything except the Messenger of Allaah (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam). As for the people, then indeed they can be correct or mistaken. Indeed, we do not follow them and we do not follow their footsteps solely because they are Shaikhs, Callers to Islaam, leaders or guides; rather you should be with the people of the Salafi Manhaj-those who follow the correct manhaj and correct understanding.
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[العقد المنضد الجديد في الإجابة على مسائل في الفقه والمناهج والتوحيد -(page:144) ]
Shaikh Muhammad Bin Haadi (may Allaah preserve him) stated
At present-during these days in particular-this term Ghuluww is utilised by the one who wants to slip away from the Salafi Manhaj. He does not utilise it in a correct manner. It is utilised by the likes of Ali Hasan Al-Halabi and those with him; it is utilised by Abul Hasan Al-Maribi and those with him; it is utilised by Abdul Maalik Ramadaani and those with him.
All these people do not intend (i.e. in their usage of the term Ghuluww) the Gluluww that the Messenger of Allaah [sallal-laahu-alayhis-wasallam] (meant or warned against); rather in reality they intend (by way of their usage of the term Ghuluww) Ahlus Sunnah Wal-Jamaa-ah. They intend the Salafiyyoon-those who wage war against Bidah; shunning it against those who (carry it); shunning those who establish it, or those who beautiful its affair or defend its people, or find (lame) excuses for them. They (i.e. these people who falsely accuse Ahlus Sunnah of Ghuluww) find excuses for these innovators-within the ranks of Ikhwaan al-muslimeen, or the Soorooris or those upon their path- who have separated from that which Ahlus Sunnah were upon during their era…. [End. Slightly paraphrased]
To be continued In-Shaa-Allaah. Listen to full lecture of the Shaikh here:
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An Arabic Refutation against the erroneous views of Abdul Malik Ar-Ramadaani
Therefore, be warned against Abdul-Maalik Ar-Ramadaani because he has been invited by the obstinate UK followers and defenders of Al-Halabi and Al-Maribi at Brixton and Luton. In-Shaa-Allaah some beneficial points will be extracted from the Arabic refutation against Abdul Maalik Ar-Ramadaani very soon. We ask Allaah for safety, steadfastness and truthfulness. Aameen
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy
Summarized benefits from Shaikh Ubaid (may Allaah preserve him)
*Abdul Maalik has become confounded, disorderly and erratic.
*At present he is a follower of Ali Halabi (i.e. the innovator) and he (i.e. Abdul Maalik) is not to be referred to.
What about his old books?
*A student of knowledge can benefit from his old books, such as Madaarik An-Nadhr, which is a good book against the khawaarij. He also has a book on Hijaab about which the Shaikh Ubaid agreed with the questioner that there is no harm in reading it.
Listen to audio here: https://app.box.com/s/q1a5fxul5fc0sgzvuooj
Therefore, be warned against Abdul-Malik Ar-Ramadaani because he has been invited by the obstinate UK followers and defenders of Al-Halabi and Al-Maribi at Brixton and Luton. In-Shaa-Allaah some beneficial points will be extracted from the Arabic refutation against Abdul Malik Ar-Ramadaani very soon. We ask Allaah for safety, steadfastness and truthfulness. Aameen
Ameerul Mumineen Umar Ibnul Khattaab (radiyallaahu-anhu) stated:
”Indeed, we are a people whom Allaah has given honour by way of Islaam; so when we (begin) to seek honour through other than what Allaah has given us honour, Allaah will degrade us!”
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[Reported by Al-Haakim (rahimahullaah) in Al-Mustadrak (1/61-62]
Al-Allaama Al-Manaawiy (rahimahullaah) said that it was mentioned that when Al-Haafidh Ibn Hajar (rahimahullaah) was the leader of the judges, he once went past a market with a great procession and a beautiful appearance; so a Yahoodi who was selling hot oil-whose clothes were stained with oil and he was in an extremely miserable and ugly state-grabbed the bridle of his female mule and said: ”O Shaikhul Islaam! You claim that your Prophet said: ‘The worldly life is the prison of the believer and the paradise of the disbeliever’, so in what prison are you in, and in what paradise am I? So he [Ibn Hajar (rahimahullaah)] said: In relation to what Allaah has prepared for me of bliss in the afterlife (i.e. for me and other believers In-Shaa-Allaah), then it is as if I am in a prison. And in relation to what Allaah has prepared for you of painful punishment in the afterlife (i.e. for you and other disbelievers), then it is as if you are in paradise (at present). So the Yahoodi accepted Islaam (i.e. he became a Muslim).
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[Source: يض القدير شرح الجامع الصغير جـ3 ص [page: 730]
See link: http://www.sahab.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=148480