How is the guidance of disobedient people carried out?
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The Shaykh : As for the last part of the question: How can we guide these people?
The truth that a Muslim must know so that he does not fall into ignorance of his religion is that guidance is of two types: guidance of the hearts, and guidance of instruction and indication.
As for the guidance of the hearts, it belongs only to the Knower of the Unseen. This is what is intended by His saying, the Exalted, to His Prophet:[Al-Qasas 28:56]. So there may be a man who has a son who does not pray; he does not have the power to guide his heart, but he has the power to provide the other type of guidance, which is guidance of instruction and indication. Whoever follows him, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, will have a share and a portion of this guidance; for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said to His Prophet: [Ash-Shuraa 42:52]. There He said: [Al-Qasas 28:56], and here He said: [Ash-Shuraa 42:52]. In such cases, the scholars say: The guidance denied to the Messenger there is not the same as the guidance affirmed for him here. The denied guidance is the guidance of the hearts, which is among the exclusive attributes of the Knower of the Unseen. The guidance affirmed and attributed to the Messenger in the other verse is the guidance of indication and instruction, as he said, peace and blessings be upon him: .
So this calling and indication to the guidance brought by the Messenger is what the Muslim who is zealous for his brothers and relatives possesses. He must indicate to them what came in the Book and what came in the Sunnah regarding the exhortation to obedience in general, the life of the resident in the Hereafter for the obedient, and the warning against disobeying Allah, Mighty and Majestic, in His commands and prohibitions. So at that point, he has nothing but this. And here comes the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Adh-Dhariyat 51:55].
And peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : We ask your permission, O Allah, in the name of Allah.
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Please proceed.
The questioner : The fascinating, wonderful hadith, O my master. We are the godfathers of the Muslims. We respect our scholars, and our scholars are a place of appreciation and respect.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : But we need to be cautious of matters present in our arena...
Another questioner : Local matters.
The questioner : Local matters, for example, something by way of example... the act of prayer. A group in this country pray with a specific movement, and another group differs.
The Shaykh : With another movement.
The questioner : Likewise, regarding... the act of fasting. A group of our brothers break their fast before the designated time.
Another questioner : Before sunset [The questioner : laughs ].
The questioner : We, with all courage, let us speak it: we do not have the perception, nor can we say this is the correct one or that is the correct one. Do we sin, for example, if we choose one side over another, knowing that every one of these scholars is a place of appreciation, and has, I mean... his experience and long track record in Islamic matters? I don’t know my question, I mean.
Another questioner : This is your question. It needs a lecture. This needs a long and wide lecture. So the next lecture, if Allah wills, will be with you? Yes? Please [everyone laughs!], it will be with you, and you bring whoever you like of the noble scholars of knowledge whom you mentioned.
The questioner : A discussion, I mean?
Another questioner : Yes, exactly; so what is your opinion, O Shaykh?
The questioner : My question.
Another questioner : No, I am speaking in the languageThe Shaykh : , and I am confident in it.
The Shaykh : No, I did not understand it. He is saying the opinion ofThe Shaykh : In what?
Another questioner : is what I am saying.
The Shaykh : No, is he intending in his question that he?
Another questioner : No [The questioner : laughs ].
The questioner : My question is for Abu Khalid.
The Shaykh : That it?
The questioner : Will you answer now or in a second lecture?
The Shaykh : Whatever you like.
The questioner: By Allah.
Another questioner : No, but - our Shaykh - this answer is long.
The Shaykh : Maybe he has an excuse, he...
The questioner: Huh?
The Shaykh : Maybe he has an excuse.
The questioner : No, we want to choose another day.
The Shaykh : No problem; maybe he has an excuse, I mean.
The questioner : No, he has no excuse; what do you think, when? ... Excuse me, Shaykh, may I speak a little?
The questioner : Because Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, gave him the knowledge of the Sunnah, so we want to come and say to these brothers: you do not know the knowledge of the Sunnah, you know the knowledge of fiqh. So let us, my brother; does the knowledge of fiqh that our Lord deposited in your chests conflict with the knowledge of the Sunnah that our Lord deposited in the chest ofThe Shaykh : Nasser? If there is a conflict, they do not meet; at that point, we have the Soviet Union and America now meeting... to discuss issues of peace and global security, so meeting is possible even despite the difference. But the matter is not customary; it is that fiqh is founded on the knowledge of the Sunnah, and stands upon the hadith of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and the correct knowledge of athar and the Book of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. At that point, there cannot be a conflict; because we will ultimately arrive at a single agreed-upon measure if we abandon the desire of the self and the lack of desire to be I am more knowledgeable than so-and-so or more prominent than so-and-so in knowledge. If the matter is so, then at that point the matter will be for the best that you love and are pleased with - if Allah wills. What do you think? I understand in law! [everyone laughs].
The Shaykh : He did not give an opinion.
The questioner : No, he, let him give us the opinion later.
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The truth that a Muslim must know so that he does not fall into ignorance of his religion is that guidance is of two types: guidance of the hearts, and guidance of instruction and indication.
As for the guidance of the hearts, it belongs only to the Knower of the Unseen. This is what is intended by His saying, the Exalted, to His Prophet:
Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills
إِنَّكَ لا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُAnd indeed, [O Muhammad], you guide to a straight path -
وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِي إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍIndeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills
إِنَّكَ لا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُAnd indeed, [O Muhammad], you guide to a straight path -
وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِي إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍWhoever calls to guidance will have a reward equal to the reward of whoever acts upon it until the Day of Resurrection.
مَن دعا إلى هدًى كان له أجره وأجر مَن عمل به إلى يوم القيامةSo this calling and indication to the guidance brought by the Messenger is what the Muslim who is zealous for his brothers and relatives possesses. He must indicate to them what came in the Book and what came in the Sunnah regarding the exhortation to obedience in general, the life of the resident in the Hereafter for the obedient, and the warning against disobeying Allah, Mighty and Majestic, in His commands and prohibitions. So at that point, he has nothing but this. And here comes the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَى تَنفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَAnd peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : We ask your permission, O Allah, in the name of Allah.
... ...
Please proceed.
The questioner : The fascinating, wonderful hadith, O my master. We are the godfathers of the Muslims. We respect our scholars, and our scholars are a place of appreciation and respect.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : But we need to be cautious of matters present in our arena...
Another questioner : Local matters.
The questioner : Local matters, for example, something by way of example... the act of prayer. A group in this country pray with a specific movement, and another group differs.
The Shaykh : With another movement.
The questioner : Likewise, regarding... the act of fasting. A group of our brothers break their fast before the designated time.
Another questioner : Before sunset [The questioner : laughs ].
The questioner : We, with all courage, let us speak it: we do not have the perception, nor can we say this is the correct one or that is the correct one. Do we sin, for example, if we choose one side over another, knowing that every one of these scholars is a place of appreciation, and has, I mean... his experience and long track record in Islamic matters? I don’t know my question, I mean.
Another questioner : This is your question. It needs a lecture. This needs a long and wide lecture. So the next lecture, if Allah wills, will be with you? Yes? Please [everyone laughs!], it will be with you, and you bring whoever you like of the noble scholars of knowledge whom you mentioned.
The questioner : A discussion, I mean?
Another questioner : Yes, exactly; so what is your opinion, O Shaykh?
The questioner : My question.
Another questioner : No, I am speaking in the languageThe Shaykh : , and I am confident in it.
The Shaykh : No, I did not understand it. He is saying the opinion ofThe Shaykh : In what?
Another questioner : is what I am saying.
The Shaykh : No, is he intending in his question that he?
Another questioner : No [The questioner : laughs ].
The questioner : My question is for Abu Khalid.
The Shaykh : That it?
The questioner : Will you answer now or in a second lecture?
The Shaykh : Whatever you like.
The questioner: By Allah.
Another questioner : No, but - our Shaykh - this answer is long.
The Shaykh : Maybe he has an excuse, he...
The questioner: Huh?
The Shaykh : Maybe he has an excuse.
The questioner : No, we want to choose another day.
The Shaykh : No problem; maybe he has an excuse, I mean.
The questioner : No, he has no excuse; what do you think, when? ... Excuse me, Shaykh, may I speak a little?
The questioner : Because Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, gave him the knowledge of the Sunnah, so we want to come and say to these brothers: you do not know the knowledge of the Sunnah, you know the knowledge of fiqh. So let us, my brother; does the knowledge of fiqh that our Lord deposited in your chests conflict with the knowledge of the Sunnah that our Lord deposited in the chest ofThe Shaykh : Nasser? If there is a conflict, they do not meet; at that point, we have the Soviet Union and America now meeting... to discuss issues of peace and global security, so meeting is possible even despite the difference. But the matter is not customary; it is that fiqh is founded on the knowledge of the Sunnah, and stands upon the hadith of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and the correct knowledge of athar and the Book of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. At that point, there cannot be a conflict; because we will ultimately arrive at a single agreed-upon measure if we abandon the desire of the self and the lack of desire to be I am more knowledgeable than so-and-so or more prominent than so-and-so in knowledge. If the matter is so, then at that point the matter will be for the best that you love and are pleased with - if Allah wills. What do you think? I understand in law! [everyone laughs].
The Shaykh : He did not give an opinion.
The questioner : No, he, let him give us the opinion later.
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