Discussion on the danger of extremism in religion, and the refutation of al-Busiri's Burdah.
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The Shaykh : This is due to the Muslims' failure to submit to the rulings of the Lord of the Worlds and the hadiths of His noble Messenger, and their surrender to their own desires.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Our Lord, Mighty and Majestic, says:[An-Nisa 4:171] And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), as it came in authentic hadith during the Farewell Pilgrimage, asked Abdullah ibn Abbas to pick up pebbles for him and told him to take pebbles the size of chickpeas. On this occasion, he said: Consider how much the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) took precaution against extremism, or in combating extremism, even in the throwing of pebbles. It is as if he is saying, "Do not be extreme and say, 'I must take a large stone to break the Shaytan.'" Yet we see today... the ignorant person... there at the Jamarat, as if he told them to be extreme. He says: So you will find the Muslims, except what Allah wills, in this age approaching Allah through extremism in religion. I wish they would do it, meaning... but no, they approach Allah with this desire and this extremism in religion. They will elevate the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to a station... out of love for him, but love is not to be like this. This is most like what the common people among us say: "Because he loves him so much, he bites him." Because he loves the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) so much, he wrongs him. He forbade you from... so what do you think? He tells you: Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 329Sahih (Zubair `Aliza'i) They are not pleased with this unless they address him with the words: "For from Your generosity are the world and its sister, *** And from Your knowledge is the knowledge of the Tablet and the Pen"
This is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), as in Sahih al-Bukhari, who passed by a slave girl of the Ansar who was singing, and among the things she was saying in her song was: "And among us is a Prophet who knows what is in tomorrow" She did not say: "And from Your knowledge is the knowledge of the Tablet and the Pen" but rather: "And among us is a Prophet who knows what is in tomorrow" So he said: ... So what would the Muslim say if he heard people today approaching Allah and seeking blessing in the water that was poured by that... one polluted by shirk, and they use it for treatment? Is there anything left with you? It exists among us. So how would the Muslim say, or how would the Muslim think, if the Messenger had heard these words: "And from Your knowledge is the knowledge of the Tablet and the Pen" You see, he does not address this person with what he addressed the young slave girl with, at least more and more, but people do not know.
The questioner : Well, the timing...
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner: A strange hadith, I will say... he said...
The Shaykh : ... with what is better
The questioner : So the meaning of "lower" is that it is...
The Shaykh : Meaning, of less value and less beneficial and less... and so on. So what is the status of garlic and onions compared to lily and gazelle? Which is more delicious? And which is more tasty? Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Without a doubt.
The questioner : ... the hadith
The Shaykh : Of course, yes
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : There is And on the occasion of mentioning al-Busiri, with a precise observation, everyone who has not deviated from the creed knows the invalidity of the second half of the verse: "And from Your knowledge is the knowledge of the Tablet and the Pen" But few are aware of the invalidity of his statement in the first half: "For from Your generosity are the world and its sister"
The questioner : The Hereafter, meaning
The Shaykh : Yes, how can the Messenger's generosity be the Hereafter? The least that can be said about this is that it is poetic speech with no meaning. The Messenger's generosity with the world is interpreted by what is established from him: the mountains were offered to him to be made of gold and silver, but he refused and said... a slave messenger, not a king messenger.
The questioner : But "lasi" does not mean generosity
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The meaning of generosity is to own it and give it to others
The Shaykh : No, he means that he was generous in the sense that it was offered to him and then he refused it. This can be interpreted, but what about the interpretation of the Hereafter?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh :"For from Your generosity are the world and its sister" How can he be generous with the Hereafter? And if he were able to be generous with the Hereafter, is this praise or blame? If he was generous with the lofty mountains that were offered to him of gold and he refused them... from him, by the grace of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and...
The questioner : ... the Hereafter
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... the Hereafter
The Shaykh : So how can he desire to reject the Hereafter while he is generous with it, knowing that in the Hereafter there is a blessing when the people of Paradise are granted it, they forget all the pleasure of Paradise. This is established in authentic hadith. That is looking at the Face of the Noble Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Therefore, Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Qiyamah 75:22-23] So if it is said that the Messenger was generous with the Hereafter, it means he is not a means, so he will see Allah, and he will not see Him.
The questioner : Its meaning is that he is Allah
The Shaykh : I do not know if this can be...
The questioner : This is his statement, its meaning is Allah
Another questioner: No, its meaning is...
The Shaykh : Yes, please go ahead.
The questioner : Meaning, lower...
Another questioner: (peace and blessings be upon him)
The questioner : ... in the science of hadith, the existence of...
The Shaykh : Who is...? ... This is the unity of existence, this exists in the salutation upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). What do they call it... the salutation, they call it
The questioner : Blessed
The Shaykh : How blessed is the biography? Where did the blessing come from? This is misguidance, and what follows it is misguidance. Allah is the Helper.
Another questioner: ... what do they want... tawhid
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... the boy...
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : His Shaykh, Ibn Taymiyyah
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Our Lord, Mighty and Majestic, says:
O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth.
يا أهل الكتاب لا تغلوا في دينكم ولا تقولوا على الله إلا الحقBeware of extremism in religion, for it is only the extremism of those before you that destroyed them.
وإياكم والغلو في الدين فإنما أهلك الذين من قبلكم غلوهم في دينهمBeware of extremism in religion, for it is only the extremism of those before you that destroyed them.
وإياكم والغلو في الدين فإنما أهلك الذين من قبلكم غلوهم في دينهمDo not extol me as the Christians extolled [Jesus] the son of Mary. I am merely a servant,’ so say: '[He is] Allah’s servant and His Messenger.’
لا تطروني كما أطرت النصارى عيسى بن مريم إنما أنا عبد فقولوا عبد الله ورسولهThis is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), as in Sahih al-Bukhari, who passed by a slave girl of the Ansar who was singing, and among the things she was saying in her song was: "And among us is a Prophet who knows what is in tomorrow" She did not say: "And from Your knowledge is the knowledge of the Tablet and the Pen" but rather: "And among us is a Prophet who knows what is in tomorrow" So he said:
No one knows the unseen except Allah. Leave this and say what you used to say.
لا يعلم الغيب إلا الله دعي هذا وقولي ما كنت تقولينThe questioner : Well, the timing...
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner: A strange hadith, I will say... he said...
The Shaykh : ... with what is better
The questioner : So the meaning of "lower" is that it is...
The Shaykh : Meaning, of less value and less beneficial and less... and so on. So what is the status of garlic and onions compared to lily and gazelle? Which is more delicious? And which is more tasty? Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Without a doubt.
The questioner : ... the hadith
The Shaykh : Of course, yes
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : There is
Whoever eats from this foul tree, let him not approach our mosque, for the angels are pained by what the children of Adam are pained by.
من أكل من هذه الشجرة الخبيثة فلا يقربنّ مصلانا فإن الملائكة تتأذى مما يتأذى منه بنو آدمThe questioner : The Hereafter, meaning
The Shaykh : Yes, how can the Messenger's generosity be the Hereafter? The least that can be said about this is that it is poetic speech with no meaning. The Messenger's generosity with the world is interpreted by what is established from him: the mountains were offered to him to be made of gold and silver, but he refused and said... a slave messenger, not a king messenger.
The questioner : But "lasi" does not mean generosity
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The meaning of generosity is to own it and give it to others
The Shaykh : No, he means that he was generous in the sense that it was offered to him and then he refused it. This can be interpreted, but what about the interpretation of the Hereafter?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh :"For from Your generosity are the world and its sister" How can he be generous with the Hereafter? And if he were able to be generous with the Hereafter, is this praise or blame? If he was generous with the lofty mountains that were offered to him of gold and he refused them... from him, by the grace of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and...
The questioner : ... the Hereafter
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... the Hereafter
The Shaykh : So how can he desire to reject the Hereafter while he is generous with it, knowing that in the Hereafter there is a blessing when the people of Paradise are granted it, they forget all the pleasure of Paradise. This is established in authentic hadith. That is looking at the Face of the Noble Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Therefore, Allah the Exalted said:
(22) [Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant, (23) Looking at their Lord.
وجوه يومئذ ناضرة إلى ربها ناظرةThe questioner : Its meaning is that he is Allah
The Shaykh : I do not know if this can be...
The questioner : This is his statement, its meaning is Allah
Another questioner: No, its meaning is...
The Shaykh : Yes, please go ahead.
The questioner : Meaning, lower...
Another questioner: (peace and blessings be upon him)
The questioner : ... in the science of hadith, the existence of...
The Shaykh : Who is...? ... This is the unity of existence, this exists in the salutation upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). What do they call it... the salutation, they call it
The questioner : Blessed
The Shaykh : How blessed is the biography? Where did the blessing come from? This is misguidance, and what follows it is misguidance. Allah is the Helper.
Another questioner: ... what do they want... tawhid
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... the boy...
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : His Shaykh, Ibn Taymiyyah