Advice for the Youth of the Summer Center
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Question:
The youth of the Summer Center, we hope to have a word for them.
Answer:
There is no doubt that the youth are the sons of the Muslims, and they are the men of the future. It is obligatory for them to prepare for the responsibility and the future that awaits them, by the will of Allah, by taking charge of the affairs of the Muslims and succeeding their fathers. For Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has established a law in His creation that every generation is followed by another generation until the Hour occurs. The Muslims succeed one another in calling to Allah, upholding Islam, and preserving the religion. Therefore, the responsibility awaiting the youth is a great one, so they must prepare for it now by learning beneficial knowledge. And I must...
...hold fast to the religion, and beware of sins, religious innovations, bad companions, and bad associates. And after worshipping Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, they must be dutiful to their parents and obey them in everything except disobedience to Allah. They must beware of undutifulness to parents, arrogance toward parents, and disobedience to parents, for undutifulness to parents is among the greatest of major sins after shirk (associating partners with Allah). So I advise the youth of the center and other Muslim youth to know their responsibility, and to know what awaits them in performing their obligations. They should obey Allah and His Messenger, be dutiful to their parents, and devote themselves to learning beneficial knowledge, memorizing the Noble Qur'an and whatever is easy of the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They should learn tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and 'aqidah (creed), memorize the texts in fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), in tawhid, in grammar, and in Arabic. They should memorize the texts that will be a treasure in their hands, and read the commentaries. They should be closely connected to the people of knowledge. Being connected to the people of knowledge is a close connection; it is not enough that they read alone, or read to their like among the ignorant, or read to people not known for sound 'aqidah. Rather, they must be connected to their scholars who are known for beneficial knowledge, righteous deeds, and sound 'aqidah. This is what I advise the youth of the center and other Muslim youth to do.
The youth of the Summer Center, we hope to have a word for them.
Answer:
There is no doubt that the youth are the sons of the Muslims, and they are the men of the future. It is obligatory for them to prepare for the responsibility and the future that awaits them, by the will of Allah, by taking charge of the affairs of the Muslims and succeeding their fathers. For Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has established a law in His creation that every generation is followed by another generation until the Hour occurs. The Muslims succeed one another in calling to Allah, upholding Islam, and preserving the religion. Therefore, the responsibility awaiting the youth is a great one, so they must prepare for it now by learning beneficial knowledge. And I must...
...hold fast to the religion, and beware of sins, religious innovations, bad companions, and bad associates. And after worshipping Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, they must be dutiful to their parents and obey them in everything except disobedience to Allah. They must beware of undutifulness to parents, arrogance toward parents, and disobedience to parents, for undutifulness to parents is among the greatest of major sins after shirk (associating partners with Allah). So I advise the youth of the center and other Muslim youth to know their responsibility, and to know what awaits them in performing their obligations. They should obey Allah and His Messenger, be dutiful to their parents, and devote themselves to learning beneficial knowledge, memorizing the Noble Qur'an and whatever is easy of the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They should learn tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and 'aqidah (creed), memorize the texts in fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), in tawhid, in grammar, and in Arabic. They should memorize the texts that will be a treasure in their hands, and read the commentaries. They should be closely connected to the people of knowledge. Being connected to the people of knowledge is a close connection; it is not enough that they read alone, or read to their like among the ignorant, or read to people not known for sound 'aqidah. Rather, they must be connected to their scholars who are known for beneficial knowledge, righteous deeds, and sound 'aqidah. This is what I advise the youth of the center and other Muslim youth to do.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - أسئلة وأجوبة - الفوزان - ٥ — archive.org (49:24)
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