What is the ruling on the Islam of the Najashi, given that he did not judge by what Allah revealed?
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The questioner : Regarding the matter of the Najashi, since it is established for us that he was a Muslim, but we do not know why we judged his Islam to be valid, when he did not rule by Islam, did not act for Islam, and did not call to Islam, and he held power, was a ruler, and was required to implement the law of Allah?
The Shaykh : Is there a Muslim who conceals his faith from you, or not?
The questioner : Yes, there is, but he is the one in power. Who is he afraid of if he conceals his faith?
The Shaykh : He is afraid, just as rulers are afraid in the end times.
The questioner : The truth is, he was a ruler...?
The Shaykh : The truth is, you did not notice.
The questioner : You did not notice... meaning, does he have an excuse to be afraid and not act for Islam?
The Shaykh : As for the strength of faith, it is an excuse; as for the weakness of faith, it is not an excuse.
The questioner : The prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) over him, and the prayer of the Companions over him, means this is a great testimony from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).
The Shaykh : Did you guess that the testimony would be weak?
The questioner : No, I seek refuge in Allah!
The Shaykh : Meaning, the appearance you made was intense.
The questioner : Meaning, was his faith weak?
The Shaykh : Yes, for the one who did not declare his faith openly.
Al-Halabi : Our Shaykh, is it possible to derive from this story the issue of ruling by other than what Allah revealed?
The Shaykh : They say, if he had not been occupied with ruling, he would have come and washed his feet.
The questioner : No, it was Heraclius who said this. And it is wonderful, O our Shaykh. It contains a tremendous amount of wisdom and lessons, tremendous.
The questioner : Where do we find it, our professor?
Al-Halabi : The seventh hadith in al-Bukhari, at the end of the book on the beginning of the revelation of the inspiration.
The Shaykh : Is there a Muslim who conceals his faith from you, or not?
The questioner : Yes, there is, but he is the one in power. Who is he afraid of if he conceals his faith?
The Shaykh : He is afraid, just as rulers are afraid in the end times.
The questioner : The truth is, he was a ruler...?
The Shaykh : The truth is, you did not notice.
The questioner : You did not notice... meaning, does he have an excuse to be afraid and not act for Islam?
The Shaykh : As for the strength of faith, it is an excuse; as for the weakness of faith, it is not an excuse.
The questioner : The prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) over him, and the prayer of the Companions over him, means this is a great testimony from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).
The Shaykh : Did you guess that the testimony would be weak?
The questioner : No, I seek refuge in Allah!
The Shaykh : Meaning, the appearance you made was intense.
The questioner : Meaning, was his faith weak?
The Shaykh : Yes, for the one who did not declare his faith openly.
Al-Halabi : Our Shaykh, is it possible to derive from this story the issue of ruling by other than what Allah revealed?
The Shaykh : They say, if he had not been occupied with ruling, he would have come and washed his feet.
The questioner : No, it was Heraclius who said this. And it is wonderful, O our Shaykh. It contains a tremendous amount of wisdom and lessons, tremendous.
The questioner : Where do we find it, our professor?
Al-Halabi : The seventh hadith in al-Bukhari, at the end of the book on the beginning of the revelation of the inspiration.
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