What is the correct path that Muslims must follow to establish the Islamic state?
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The questioner : My Shaykh, we know that establishing the Islamic state is an obligatory duty for Muslims. The Islamic groups present in the scene each have their own method and approach. We ask Allah to reward you with good for briefly clarifying this correct path that Muslims must follow in establishing this state.
The Shaykh : We have spoken about this extensively, and the summary is that purification and education are necessary. It is necessary to understand Islam correctly and apply it correctly, each according to his capacity and ability. The Islamic groups you refer to do not have anyone who has knocked on the door of gaining a correct understanding of Islam in light of the Book and the Sunnah. Rather, all of them proceed in their beliefs, ideas, traditions, morals, customs, and acts of worship according to what they found their fathers and grandfathers doing. All they do is perhaps realize some issues related to a side of their call. As for studying Islam completely from all its aspects and then applying it to themselves and to those for whom they are responsible, such as their offspring and relatives, this approach is not practiced. Therefore, we differ from the groups you refer to in their methodologies. They want to establish the Muslim state but do not know what it is. The evidence is that one of their famous callers says: "Establish the state of Islam in your hearts, and it will be established for you on your land." But they have not established the state of Islam in their hearts, as evidenced by the fact that they still live with contradictory and differing statements, not only in jurisprudence but also in creed. So how can these people establish the state of Islam? Suppose the state of Islam for these people were established overnight; which Islam would they apply? The Hanafi, the Shafi'i, or...? They would apply a mixed Islam, as we see now in some societies and in some courts that judge not by a specific school of jurisprudence but by a mixture of schools. And this mixture has never been built upon the matters of the Book and the Sunnah. We have now spoken about this in detail, which is well known.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good. So, in the sense of completing the question, what is the advice?The Shaykh : For us, the youth, meaning the brothers always ask us, and we ask,The Shaykh : What is the path for the individual himself? How does he want to proceed? We know that generally he must understand Islam, but what is the path for this individual?
The Shaykh : He learns Islam. You tell me, what is the path to learning? It is not like that.
The questioner : Through the chains of narration.
The Shaykh : It is well known that every science has its people.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So if one finds someone who teaches, for example, the science of jurisprudence, we learn jurisprudence; the science of grammar, we learn grammar; the science of morphology, we learn morphology; tafsir, we learn tafsir; hadith, we learn hadith, and so on.
The questioner : Yes, it includes all aspects.
The Shaykh : Of course, the one who wants to gain a deep understanding of the religion needs to know these sciences.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : We have spoken about this extensively, and the summary is that purification and education are necessary. It is necessary to understand Islam correctly and apply it correctly, each according to his capacity and ability. The Islamic groups you refer to do not have anyone who has knocked on the door of gaining a correct understanding of Islam in light of the Book and the Sunnah. Rather, all of them proceed in their beliefs, ideas, traditions, morals, customs, and acts of worship according to what they found their fathers and grandfathers doing. All they do is perhaps realize some issues related to a side of their call. As for studying Islam completely from all its aspects and then applying it to themselves and to those for whom they are responsible, such as their offspring and relatives, this approach is not practiced. Therefore, we differ from the groups you refer to in their methodologies. They want to establish the Muslim state but do not know what it is. The evidence is that one of their famous callers says: "Establish the state of Islam in your hearts, and it will be established for you on your land." But they have not established the state of Islam in their hearts, as evidenced by the fact that they still live with contradictory and differing statements, not only in jurisprudence but also in creed. So how can these people establish the state of Islam? Suppose the state of Islam for these people were established overnight; which Islam would they apply? The Hanafi, the Shafi'i, or...? They would apply a mixed Islam, as we see now in some societies and in some courts that judge not by a specific school of jurisprudence but by a mixture of schools. And this mixture has never been built upon the matters of the Book and the Sunnah. We have now spoken about this in detail, which is well known.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good. So, in the sense of completing the question, what is the advice?The Shaykh : For us, the youth, meaning the brothers always ask us, and we ask,The Shaykh : What is the path for the individual himself? How does he want to proceed? We know that generally he must understand Islam, but what is the path for this individual?
The Shaykh : He learns Islam. You tell me, what is the path to learning? It is not like that.
The questioner : Through the chains of narration.
The Shaykh : It is well known that every science has its people.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So if one finds someone who teaches, for example, the science of jurisprudence, we learn jurisprudence; the science of grammar, we learn grammar; the science of morphology, we learn morphology; tafsir, we learn tafsir; hadith, we learn hadith, and so on.
The questioner : Yes, it includes all aspects.
The Shaykh : Of course, the one who wants to gain a deep understanding of the religion needs to know these sciences.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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