Abu Taymiyyah – THAT SCHOLAR IS AN INNOVATOR! saying such when a scholar errs
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In the next few moments, I just want
to clarify
from the with the kalam of the ulama
of how to give naseeha.
A sincere naseeha,
how do we go about when we hear
something about a person of knowledge, a scholar,
a sheikh,
or someone that
is grounded in knowledge, or he gives da'wah
known to be upon the sunnah, known to
be upon khair.
As the issue
of giving sincere advice,
this issue is becoming
something very very rare as time goes on
and it's dying out.
Alimamanalim
wajahilaman
jahil.
Whoever knows this, he might know it, and
whoever doesn't know it, then let him know
it.
Because this is the reality that we're in
when we look at the waka,
the reality, the hakika
of how people are advising each other
and sometimes what it's based on.
So may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala rectify our
affair.
The issue of An Nasiyyah is something very
very important
in our religion
as the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam called this
deen An Nasiyha.
It was narrated
An Nabi Ruqaiya Tami ibn Naw Said Dari,
and the authority of Abu Ruqaiya Tami ibn
Naw Said Dari, RadiAllahu Anhu, he said,
The religion is sincere advice. Ulna aliman You
Rasulullah.
So He said to who You Rasulullah?
Lillahi
to Allah Wa Ta'ala Wa likitabi
for His book. Wali rasoolih for His Messenger,
wali a'immatin muslimin
wa'ammatihim
and also for the
scholars
and also the Umara, the leaders of the
Muslimi and also the general mass. And this
hadith was narrated by Imam Muslim. And Imam
al Bukhari Rahmatullahi alaihi, he chapted
in his Sahih with this hadith in Sahih
Muslim.
Then Imam al Bukhari began to mention a
few adillah,
some proofs and evidences in relation to Al
Nasihah.
He started off by mentioning a statement of
Allah.
Either nasahuwlillahiwarasooli.
So long as they are sincere
to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala.
And also mention another hadith
Anjari'r ibn Abdillah Qala
Bayatur Rasulallah
Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam Alaykamis
Salat
I saw most of allegiance. I gave allegiance
to the prophet
based upon Iqam al Salat
establishing a prayer where ita is zakat, paying
the zakat
and also advising every single Muslim.
And he also mentioned another narration of Ziyad
ibn Al Aqah. Dayha jariibna Abdullah
say, yawmamata
mawhir ibn al Shawgha the day that Muhirah
ibn Shabaab
passed away.
He said, I'm Nabad.
I I came to the prophet sallallahu alaihi
wasallam, and I said to him, Ubayi yuraka
aalal Islam.
Let me give you my oath of allegiance
in Islam.
Fasharata Alaiyah.
And He made the condition upon me, walnu'shi
likulli Muslim
that You advised every single Muslim
and I gave him bay'ah upon this.
And by the lord of this masjid, I
will be a person that will give you
no seeha, that will advise you.
So that which concerns us the most today
that we want to clarify and also translate
from the kalam of the ulama.
When it comes to us
hearing something
about a scholar
or about a person of knowledge,
or about a sheikh.
How do we go about advising this individual?
Do we go on WhatsApp?
Start bickering,
start spreading stuff,
and start causing confusion amongst the people when
we hear something that is defamed or something
that is negative about this individual.
How do we go about?
Before I move on to what Sheikh Salih
ibn Uthaimin says, I would like to read
out that which Sheikh Salih al Suhaimi he
mentioned in his Nasihad Daha'iyah,
which has been translated into English, the Golden
Advice.
He mentioned in there of how the intention
of a person should be.
He said,
that the purpose
of one given Nasihah is to take the
person back
to being serious
I. E. Upon his religion.
And the objective
is not to overthrow this person.
The objective
is not
to overthrow this individual.
And it's very, very sorry to say, this
has become very, very widespread when it comes
to advising an individual.
Some of our intentions might be to get
one over him or to expose him
or to try and overturn him or to
make him full.
So inshallah
without prolonging it even further, I will mention
some of the steps
that Alamaatuluthaymeen
advised that a person should take when it
comes to
advising an individual
or person of knowledge and this is a
general application
especially when we hear something negative.
He mentions
And when something has been ascribed
to an aalim, the ulamaarabaneeen,
something that is not praiseworthy
or something that is disapproved by the people,
fa'alaika and tatakidhahadilmarahil
is upon you to take these 4 steps.
Almarhalaaloolah
the first
step. You have to seek verification and confirm
about this thing that has been ascribed to
this individual.
And how many things you find
that has been ascribed to an alim and
this is a lie.
So it's a must that you confirm and
that you verify.
And after making sure
that that which has been ascribed to this
individual
is something that is Sahih, something that is
correct upon you to move on to the
second step which the Sheikh is going to
be mentioning now.
So the second step is the
You have to ponder, is this something that
is worthy of criticism?
Because it could become apparent to an individual
at first
hearing
at the start of hearing this thing that
this is something that has been criticized.
And
after pondering upon the issue he finds that
which has been said by this Alim is
something that is true.
So, it's upon you to ponder
to comprehend
before.
It's upon you to ponder to see if
this is something that is worthy of criticism
or not.
So the 3rd step is
And if it becomes clear now that this
issue that has been ascribed to him is
not something that is worthy of criticism,
Then that which is mandatory
is upon a person to defend the honor
of this individual, and that he
spreads this between the people.
And that you also clarify
and make clear that which this Alim has
said is something that is Haqq true
even if the people
are opposing Him upon this issue.
The 4th step
And
if it now becomes clear to you based
upon your opinion that which has been ascribed
to this island is not is something that
is correct.
Then that which is mandatory upon you is
to call this
with etiquette
and also
by being calm.
So you say to him, I have heard
this and that.
And I would like,
you to explain to me the perspective or
the angle that you're coming from.
And also because you are more knowledgeable of
than me.
And once he clarifies this issue with you,
it is upon you
to discuss this. You have the right to
discuss this issue with him.
Also by being calm and also respecting him
and also greatening him due to his status
and also that which is suitable to him.
An Nasheikh goes on to say,
ask for some,
ask for what some ignorant people they tend
to do.
They come to an Alim, to a scholar,
after they have come across something that is
in opposition
to what they
see.
They come to him by being severe
and also
in a very very harsh manner.
And they might also
start moving around their hands in his face.
So they come up to him and they
say to him, what is this thing that
you have innovated into the religion?
What is this evil statement that you have
said?
And you know Firohama Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
And after pondering upon the issue and also
comprehending it, you find that the Alim
went in
accordance
to the Hadith and they are those that
oppose the Hadith.
And the majority of those that do this
kind of thing are those that have become
amazed
within themselves and astonished.
Sorry.
And they think that they are from the
people of the sunnah.
Sunnah and they also think that they are
upon the way of the salif
Rather they are from those who are the
furthest away from the way of the Salif
and also from the way from the sunnah.
Whoever wants to go back to the original
text,
which is in the explanation
of imam ibn Uthayimin
when he explained the book Arba'in and Nawawi,
under the hadith number 7,
Abi Ruqayya Tamim ibn Ulsaddari
adina Nasihah.
He can find
this explanation
there and then. This was just a brief
explanation,
and I do apologize
if I translated any word incorrectly
as I have tried to the best of
my ability to do this, and it was
in a very quick manner.
And we ask Allah
to save us from this act
of Allah
disrespecting
and confronting
the ulama in an incorrect manner as this
is not from the way of Ahlul Sunnah
as you have seen that the Sheikh has
said. And we ask Allah
to busy us with beneficial knowledge and not
busy us with Atharat,
Aba'ul Inas.
Some of the things that people might do,
especially when it is gossip,
especially when this is gossip and there's nothing
there.
And I would like to read out some
beautiful
couplers that I was reading today as well,
so the people that can benefit.
We didn't benefit from anything while researching about
other people throughout our whole lives, except that
we only gathered gossip, and we ask
Allah not to make us sick in our
hearts, that we only look at the bad
things that our people do, and start spreading
this amongst the people,
especially before clarifying
and also seeking verification,
just like the other shay'ali said.
When they hear anything bad of you they
run with it in excitement
And whatever good they hear about you, you
find them bearing it.