The Paths of Guidance and Righteousness
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
The questioner: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good, tell us about the paths of guidance and righteousness, and what are the means for the righteousness of children in a time when trials have multiplied in our present day?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The paths of guidance are many, the greatest and most important of which is following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), acting upon the Qur'an, and acting upon the Sunnah after reflecting upon the Qur'an, contemplating its meanings, and interpreting it in the correct manner. Turning to its reflection is one of the causes of guidance.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Reflect upon the Qur'an if you seek guidance, for knowledge lies beneath the reflection upon the Qur'an." And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Al-Baqarah 2:38] So the greatest of the causes of guidance is following the Book and the Sunnah.
Likewise, supplication: you call upon Allah to guide you, you call upon Allah to guide you to the path of truth, the path of correctness. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah,Sahih Muslim 770."
Supplication has a great effect in seeking guidance. Likewise, among the causes of guidance is seeking knowledge, turning to the learning of the matters of religion. And among the causes of guidance is keeping the company of the guided and the righteous and following their example. This is among the causes of guidance. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
The questioner: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good, tell us about the paths of guidance and righteousness, and what are the means for the righteousness of children in a time when trials have multiplied in our present day?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The paths of guidance are many, the greatest and most important of which is following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), acting upon the Qur'an, and acting upon the Sunnah after reflecting upon the Qur'an, contemplating its meanings, and interpreting it in the correct manner. Turning to its reflection is one of the causes of guidance.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Reflect upon the Qur'an if you seek guidance, for knowledge lies beneath the reflection upon the Qur'an." And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
And when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّي هُدًى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَLikewise, supplication: you call upon Allah to guide you, you call upon Allah to guide you to the path of truth, the path of correctness. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah,
Guide me with Thy permission in the divergent views (which the people) hold about Truth, for it is Thou Who guidest whom Thou wilt to the Straight Path.
اهدني لما اختلف فيه من الحق بإذنك، إنك تهدي من تشاء إلى صراط مستقيمSupplication has a great effect in seeking guidance. Likewise, among the causes of guidance is seeking knowledge, turning to the learning of the matters of religion. And among the causes of guidance is keeping the company of the guided and the righteous and following their example. This is among the causes of guidance. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/010 — archive.org (0:53)
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