Advice to the Tabligh Group
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Question:
I hope Your Eminence the Shaykh would be kind enough to offer advice to this group, which you mentioned has a significant impact in our Islamic world?
Answer:
Yes, I advise them, and they are the Tabligh group. I advise them strongly to focus on 'aqidah, on clarifying the correct 'aqidah: the tawhid (oneness of Allah) which is the sincerity of worship for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), and abandoning the worship of anything other than Him, such as attaching oneself to the prophets, the awliya (close friends of Allah), the righteous, or others. This is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). It is obligatory for them and for others to pay attention to this, because 'aqidah is the foundation, the original basis, and the rest follows from it.
Therefore, it is obligatory for them to focus on 'aqidah and to strive to clarify it, and to clarify what contradicts it from major shirk, such as calling upon the dead, seeking aid from the dead, making vows to them, slaughtering for them, and the like. People have fallen into great shirk: this one attaches to al-Husayn, this one to Fatimah, this one to 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), this one to al-Badawi, this one to so-and-so. This is a great evil and major shirk. Calling upon the dead, whether prophets or others, is major shirk. Calling upon al-Husayn, or the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or Fatimah, or 'Ali, or al-Siddiq, or 'Umar, or al-Badawi, or Ibn 'Arabi, or Shaykh Abu al-Qasim al-Qushayri, or calling upon anyone other than Allah, seeking His help or seeking aid from them, is major shirk. It is obligatory to be cautious of this. The callers to Allah must be cautious of this shirk, because it is the basis of affliction. Shirk is the basis of affliction; it is the greatest of sins. Just as tawhid is the basis of good and the greatest obligation. This is what the Tabligh group overlooks in their care. It is obligatory for them to pay attention to it, and for those who participate with them to alert them and help them in this matter, so that the da'wah (calling to Islam) is comprehensive and fulfills what is obligatory in calling to the tawhid of Allah and warning against shirk with Allah, along with calling to prayer, fasting, zakah, noble morals, and forbidding sins. This goes along with that.
I hope Your Eminence the Shaykh would be kind enough to offer advice to this group, which you mentioned has a significant impact in our Islamic world?
Answer:
Yes, I advise them, and they are the Tabligh group. I advise them strongly to focus on 'aqidah, on clarifying the correct 'aqidah: the tawhid (oneness of Allah) which is the sincerity of worship for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), and abandoning the worship of anything other than Him, such as attaching oneself to the prophets, the awliya (close friends of Allah), the righteous, or others. This is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). It is obligatory for them and for others to pay attention to this, because 'aqidah is the foundation, the original basis, and the rest follows from it.
Therefore, it is obligatory for them to focus on 'aqidah and to strive to clarify it, and to clarify what contradicts it from major shirk, such as calling upon the dead, seeking aid from the dead, making vows to them, slaughtering for them, and the like. People have fallen into great shirk: this one attaches to al-Husayn, this one to Fatimah, this one to 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), this one to al-Badawi, this one to so-and-so. This is a great evil and major shirk. Calling upon the dead, whether prophets or others, is major shirk. Calling upon al-Husayn, or the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or Fatimah, or 'Ali, or al-Siddiq, or 'Umar, or al-Badawi, or Ibn 'Arabi, or Shaykh Abu al-Qasim al-Qushayri, or calling upon anyone other than Allah, seeking His help or seeking aid from them, is major shirk. It is obligatory to be cautious of this. The callers to Allah must be cautious of this shirk, because it is the basis of affliction. Shirk is the basis of affliction; it is the greatest of sins. Just as tawhid is the basis of good and the greatest obligation. This is what the Tabligh group overlooks in their care. It is obligatory for them to pay attention to it, and for those who participate with them to alert them and help them in this matter, so that the da'wah (calling to Islam) is comprehensive and fulfills what is obligatory in calling to the tawhid of Allah and warning against shirk with Allah, along with calling to prayer, fasting, zakah, noble morals, and forbidding sins. This goes along with that.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 8307 - نصيحة إلى جماعة التبليغ - نور على الدرب — youtube.com
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