Discussions on addressing the reality of Muslims today.
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The questioner : If I may make a bitter observation, my brother Muhammad and I were in a discussion with some of the senior Islamic preachers in Aleppo?
Another questioner : Yes, sir, shall we go pray in the mosque and then return to the discussion?
The Shaykh : We have gathered followers of the Sunnah, so you pray and we will be waiting for you.
The questioner : Listen, the observation is this: we were with the senior Islamic preachers in Aleppo in a discussion at my sister's house.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : A discussion took place regarding Salafism and sectarianism. Among other things, the Shaykh "Nafi' al-Shami" said: If he had remained on his old madhhab and not followed the Salafi methodology, he would have been the head of the Islamic preachers in the Arab countries, indeed in the whole world, if he had remained on his old madhhab!
Another questioner : This is... proof of his ignorance!
The questioner : And he is the Shaykh "Abdullah Alwan."
The Shaykh : Do not name names.
Eid Abbasi : One last thing I wanted to add.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
Eid Abbasi : I think the brother agrees with us that the humiliation in which Muslims are now is not caused by things happening currently, but its cause is...
Another questioner: Yes.
The questioner : ...in history, so we are reaping what was sown in the past and...
The Shaykh : ...sown long ago.
Eid Abbasi : Sown long ago. What is the cause that led to this deviation, this humiliation, and this weakness? Political weakness is undoubtedly a result of intellectual weakness, of scientific and cultural weakness. In fact, there is no cause other than deviation from the truth of Islam in understanding and practice. How can we restore something like Islam, and establish the state of Islam that we dream of, which must be based on the Prophetic methodology? How can we establish this great glory while the causes that made us degraded, made us backward, and made the enemies control us still remain among us? If we do not get rid of the causes, of the rot that led to this weakness and this collapse, how can we stand there? I mean, in reality, one must search for the causes of the disease. What is this disease of political humiliation, or rather...
Another questioner : ... .
Another questioner : I want to add, does my sister have a place?
The Shaykh : A place, of course, but it is not a place!
The questioner : A residence, I mean.
The Shaykh : Yes, it makes you a resident.
Okay, then where is the question?
Another questioner : Yes, sir, shall we go pray in the mosque and then return to the discussion?
The Shaykh : We have gathered followers of the Sunnah, so you pray and we will be waiting for you.
The questioner : Listen, the observation is this: we were with the senior Islamic preachers in Aleppo in a discussion at my sister's house.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : A discussion took place regarding Salafism and sectarianism. Among other things, the Shaykh "Nafi' al-Shami" said: If he had remained on his old madhhab and not followed the Salafi methodology, he would have been the head of the Islamic preachers in the Arab countries, indeed in the whole world, if he had remained on his old madhhab!
Another questioner : This is... proof of his ignorance!
The questioner : And he is the Shaykh "Abdullah Alwan."
The Shaykh : Do not name names.
Eid Abbasi : One last thing I wanted to add.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
Eid Abbasi : I think the brother agrees with us that the humiliation in which Muslims are now is not caused by things happening currently, but its cause is...
Another questioner: Yes.
The questioner : ...in history, so we are reaping what was sown in the past and...
The Shaykh : ...sown long ago.
Eid Abbasi : Sown long ago. What is the cause that led to this deviation, this humiliation, and this weakness? Political weakness is undoubtedly a result of intellectual weakness, of scientific and cultural weakness. In fact, there is no cause other than deviation from the truth of Islam in understanding and practice. How can we restore something like Islam, and establish the state of Islam that we dream of, which must be based on the Prophetic methodology? How can we establish this great glory while the causes that made us degraded, made us backward, and made the enemies control us still remain among us? If we do not get rid of the causes, of the rot that led to this weakness and this collapse, how can we stand there? I mean, in reality, one must search for the causes of the disease. What is this disease of political humiliation, or rather...
Another questioner : ... .
Another questioner : I want to add, does my sister have a place?
The Shaykh : A place, of course, but it is not a place!
The questioner : A residence, I mean.
The Shaykh : Yes, it makes you a resident.
Okay, then where is the question?
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