Guidance for the Youth of Al-Artaawiyyah Regarding Dealing with the Tabligh Group
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The questioner:
Abdul Aziz, how are you, Shaykh? I am well, if Allah wills. I have some questions, Shaykh, but they are a bit long, so please bear with us, Shaykh. We are young men from Al-Artaawiyyah. Yes, indeed. The methodology of the Tabligh Group has entered our town, and some of the people of the town have joined this group. They are trying to influence other people by persuading them to join this group. Since a great deal has been said and written about this group by some scholars and students of knowledge, and it has caused confusion and division in this town, some of our zealous brothers suggested that we gather and unite, and not join any group whatsoever, but rather gather upon the Book and the Sunnah, and the methodology of the righteous Salaf, and in case of disagreement, return to the Book and the Sunnah. Also, there used to be a dhikr circle established by some of the brothers in this town, but this circle was infiltrated by this methodology which demands that the attendees go out and join this group. This was the cause of the division and lack of unity.
The Shaykh:
If he is referring to the group of the Book, the Sunnah, and taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), and understanding the matter of truth through evidence, that is the way. The Tabligh Group has ignorance, they lack insight, they have enthusiasm. May Allah benefit them in some things, but many of them are reckless; they do not have insight in 'aqidah (creed). It is not permissible to join them except a person who has knowledge, who joins them to guide them and be with them in clarifying the truth. As for the general people, no.
The questioner:
Yes, that is good. Do you have another question, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
They believe the scholars guide them, direct them, and their da'wah (calling) becomes complete and upright.
The questioner:
Yes, yes.
The Shaykh:
Even if they have enthusiasm and patience, and Allah has raised them in some things and influenced their families and people, but they do not have insight in 'aqidah, generally, I mean, in the majority of cases.
The questioner:
Yes, do you have another question, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Perhaps you can unite and become independent, forming one group for da'wah. Yes.
The questioner:
Do you have another question, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
I do not doubt you. Greet the scholars.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Or otherwise.
The questioner:
Yes. Shaykh, Your Eminence. What encouraged us to continue in what we are doing, which is brotherhood and rejecting division, is what we heard and read from the statement of the Council of Senior Scholars in the session held in Ta'if, which warns against foreign sects and parties, and the zealous brothers left this cause which divided us, and addressed it, and silenced everyone who demands going out and joining this group, or any other group, in order to avert fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and block the ways of Shaytan (Satan).
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes, this is the way.
The questioner:
And cooperating in righteousness and taqwa, and calling to Allah following the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the guidance of the righteous Salaf. Knowing that division has generally occurred in the regions of the Kingdom among our youth wherever this group has descended and this division has been found. So what is your guidance, Your Eminence, the father?
The Shaykh:
The way is to organize among yourselves, so follow the way of the Book and the Sunnah, with sessions and circles for learning the Book and the Sunnah, and learning the rulings of the Shari'ah, and the Noble Qur'an, and the pure Sunnah, and the books of the known scholars like Ibn Kathir, and Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim, Ibn Rajab, the Imams of the Da'wah in the Hanbali school, Fath al-Majid. All these books are the way that
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
As for joining the Tabligh Group, or the Muslim Brotherhood, or such a group, no. Leave yourselves alone. Teach about Allah the Exalted and teach about Allah and taqwa, and cooperate among yourselves in the da'wah to Allah, and the lessons, and the reminders, and so on.
The questioner:
Yes, there is a final question, Your Eminence, the father. Is the Tabligh Group upon the methodology of the righteous Salaf, and upon the correct 'aqidah, and is their methodology upon the Book and the Sunnah, and rejecting bid'ah (religious innovation) and superstitions, or not?
The Shaykh:
And they have a school in the da'wah to Allah, and exalting Islam and calling to it, and prohibiting the other ways. But they do not have insight in 'aqidah. They lose out on the oneness of lordship, such as in 'aqidah. They see that as a cause of division and disagreement between them and people. And they speak about the prayer, and about fasting, and about charity, and about thought, and knowledge, and the like. Or from this they gather people, so that they gather for them. And because of this, the fighters against them increased, and the laggards in Islam with their predecessors. But they do not have the Messenger in their 'aqidah.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
So if they join what is the 'aqidah, their matter ends. May Allah improve your state.
The questioner:
What is your guidance, Shaykh, for us in this town and for others?
The Shaykh:
I am like what I say: gather upon the way that the brothers told you, unite upon it, and cooperate upon it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh. May Allah bless you. Peace.
Abdul Aziz, how are you, Shaykh? I am well, if Allah wills. I have some questions, Shaykh, but they are a bit long, so please bear with us, Shaykh. We are young men from Al-Artaawiyyah. Yes, indeed. The methodology of the Tabligh Group has entered our town, and some of the people of the town have joined this group. They are trying to influence other people by persuading them to join this group. Since a great deal has been said and written about this group by some scholars and students of knowledge, and it has caused confusion and division in this town, some of our zealous brothers suggested that we gather and unite, and not join any group whatsoever, but rather gather upon the Book and the Sunnah, and the methodology of the righteous Salaf, and in case of disagreement, return to the Book and the Sunnah. Also, there used to be a dhikr circle established by some of the brothers in this town, but this circle was infiltrated by this methodology which demands that the attendees go out and join this group. This was the cause of the division and lack of unity.
The Shaykh:
If he is referring to the group of the Book, the Sunnah, and taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), and understanding the matter of truth through evidence, that is the way. The Tabligh Group has ignorance, they lack insight, they have enthusiasm. May Allah benefit them in some things, but many of them are reckless; they do not have insight in 'aqidah (creed). It is not permissible to join them except a person who has knowledge, who joins them to guide them and be with them in clarifying the truth. As for the general people, no.
The questioner:
Yes, that is good. Do you have another question, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
They believe the scholars guide them, direct them, and their da'wah (calling) becomes complete and upright.
The questioner:
Yes, yes.
The Shaykh:
Even if they have enthusiasm and patience, and Allah has raised them in some things and influenced their families and people, but they do not have insight in 'aqidah, generally, I mean, in the majority of cases.
The questioner:
Yes, do you have another question, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Perhaps you can unite and become independent, forming one group for da'wah. Yes.
The questioner:
Do you have another question, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
I do not doubt you. Greet the scholars.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Or otherwise.
The questioner:
Yes. Shaykh, Your Eminence. What encouraged us to continue in what we are doing, which is brotherhood and rejecting division, is what we heard and read from the statement of the Council of Senior Scholars in the session held in Ta'if, which warns against foreign sects and parties, and the zealous brothers left this cause which divided us, and addressed it, and silenced everyone who demands going out and joining this group, or any other group, in order to avert fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and block the ways of Shaytan (Satan).
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes, this is the way.
The questioner:
And cooperating in righteousness and taqwa, and calling to Allah following the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the guidance of the righteous Salaf. Knowing that division has generally occurred in the regions of the Kingdom among our youth wherever this group has descended and this division has been found. So what is your guidance, Your Eminence, the father?
The Shaykh:
The way is to organize among yourselves, so follow the way of the Book and the Sunnah, with sessions and circles for learning the Book and the Sunnah, and learning the rulings of the Shari'ah, and the Noble Qur'an, and the pure Sunnah, and the books of the known scholars like Ibn Kathir, and Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim, Ibn Rajab, the Imams of the Da'wah in the Hanbali school, Fath al-Majid. All these books are the way that
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
As for joining the Tabligh Group, or the Muslim Brotherhood, or such a group, no. Leave yourselves alone. Teach about Allah the Exalted and teach about Allah and taqwa, and cooperate among yourselves in the da'wah to Allah, and the lessons, and the reminders, and so on.
The questioner:
Yes, there is a final question, Your Eminence, the father. Is the Tabligh Group upon the methodology of the righteous Salaf, and upon the correct 'aqidah, and is their methodology upon the Book and the Sunnah, and rejecting bid'ah (religious innovation) and superstitions, or not?
The Shaykh:
And they have a school in the da'wah to Allah, and exalting Islam and calling to it, and prohibiting the other ways. But they do not have insight in 'aqidah. They lose out on the oneness of lordship, such as in 'aqidah. They see that as a cause of division and disagreement between them and people. And they speak about the prayer, and about fasting, and about charity, and about thought, and knowledge, and the like. Or from this they gather people, so that they gather for them. And because of this, the fighters against them increased, and the laggards in Islam with their predecessors. But they do not have the Messenger in their 'aqidah.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
So if they join what is the 'aqidah, their matter ends. May Allah improve your state.
The questioner:
What is your guidance, Shaykh, for us in this town and for others?
The Shaykh:
I am like what I say: gather upon the way that the brothers told you, unite upon it, and cooperate upon it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh. May Allah bless you. Peace.
Source
سلسلة لقاءات مع العلماء - اللقاء الأول — archive.org (29:44)
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