Allegations that the Salafis are unorganized.
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The questioner : Some of the Islamic groups currently on the scene accuse the Salafiyyah... They say, "You sit on chairs and..." In fact, we sometimes hear... The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Like the scum of a flood." What is your response to these people regarding the issue of organization or gathering, or these phrases?
The Shaykh : We are unorganized, that is true, and we take pride in saying so, if that is correct. Others are organized, so what have they done? So, as it was said:
"These are our traces that point to us, so look at the traces after us."
We Salafis have moved the Islamic world through their da'wah, and this is a fact that no one can deny, even those who accuse, charge, or describe the Salafis as you mentioned cannot deny the impact of the Islamic da'wah on themselves. But what have they done? They stirred up fitnah and shed blood without gaining anything, and without advancing a single step. In fact, according to some military customs, they are in a state of "hold your position."
But the Salafi da'wah, praise be to Allah, has awakened the Islamic world to the correct Islam and the obligation to return to it, along with rectifying the behavior of every individual Muslim, rectifying the behavior of his family, his relatives, and others, and so on. So we are truly unorganized, because the foundation of every da'wah that launches begins with the most important aspect of it: it begins with 'aqidah, it begins with tawhid, and it begins with rectifying worship and rectifying behavior. What have those organized, or those who claim to be organized, done in the way of rectifying their 'aqidah and their tawhid?
We have experiences, discussions, and debates. When we used to say to them or ask them some questions that the shepherds in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to know, they could not find an answer. And they are professors, doctors, guides, and party leaders. So what benefit did they gain from this organization when they still do not understand tawhid?
This is if it is found in them, and it was indeed found. And the answer of some of them was: "Yes, we know tawhid, praise be to Allah." So we put them under the reality of the situation: Where did this tawhid come from? Did it spring from your da'wah, or did you import it from the da'wah of others? This is the truth. And therefore, we do not grieve or regret at all what these people say, because we walk as Allah the Exalted said:[Yusuf 12:108].
Today we prayed Maghrib in a mosque there called the Mosque of Abdullah ibn Umar. And a Egyptian man was complaining to the imam about Abu 'Umar, who told him that the maqams and shrines in Egypt are not prescribed. So they quarreled, him and him. He prays behind him every day. So what did he do? If the Muslims in Egypt stood up regarding these shirk and idolatries that are established on a firm footing in every part of Egypt, in its length and breadth, there is absolutely nothing, except these emotional slogans that stir the emotions and then fade, and nothing after that. So Allah is the Helper in all circumstances. This is our answer...
The Shaykh : We are unorganized, that is true, and we take pride in saying so, if that is correct. Others are organized, so what have they done? So, as it was said:
"These are our traces that point to us, so look at the traces after us."
We Salafis have moved the Islamic world through their da'wah, and this is a fact that no one can deny, even those who accuse, charge, or describe the Salafis as you mentioned cannot deny the impact of the Islamic da'wah on themselves. But what have they done? They stirred up fitnah and shed blood without gaining anything, and without advancing a single step. In fact, according to some military customs, they are in a state of "hold your position."
But the Salafi da'wah, praise be to Allah, has awakened the Islamic world to the correct Islam and the obligation to return to it, along with rectifying the behavior of every individual Muslim, rectifying the behavior of his family, his relatives, and others, and so on. So we are truly unorganized, because the foundation of every da'wah that launches begins with the most important aspect of it: it begins with 'aqidah, it begins with tawhid, and it begins with rectifying worship and rectifying behavior. What have those organized, or those who claim to be organized, done in the way of rectifying their 'aqidah and their tawhid?
We have experiences, discussions, and debates. When we used to say to them or ask them some questions that the shepherds in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to know, they could not find an answer. And they are professors, doctors, guides, and party leaders. So what benefit did they gain from this organization when they still do not understand tawhid?
This is if it is found in them, and it was indeed found. And the answer of some of them was: "Yes, we know tawhid, praise be to Allah." So we put them under the reality of the situation: Where did this tawhid come from? Did it spring from your da'wah, or did you import it from the da'wah of others? This is the truth. And therefore, we do not grieve or regret at all what these people say, because we walk as Allah the Exalted said:
Say, "This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me. And exalted is Allah; and I am not of those who associate others with Him."
قُلْ هَذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَToday we prayed Maghrib in a mosque there called the Mosque of Abdullah ibn Umar. And a Egyptian man was complaining to the imam about Abu 'Umar, who told him that the maqams and shrines in Egypt are not prescribed. So they quarreled, him and him. He prays behind him every day. So what did he do? If the Muslims in Egypt stood up regarding these shirk and idolatries that are established on a firm footing in every part of Egypt, in its length and breadth, there is absolutely nothing, except these emotional slogans that stir the emotions and then fade, and nothing after that. So Allah is the Helper in all circumstances. This is our answer...
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