Explaining the blessings that Allah has bestowed upon the land of the two Holy Sanctuaries and how to ensure their permanence.
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment.
As for what follows: We remind all our brothers of what Allah has bestowed upon us in this blessed session, which is the third meeting this month, the month of Safar, in the year 1414 AH, which takes place every Thursday.
Indeed, we are, praise be to Allah, in this land enjoying many blessings, the most important of which is the blessing of Islam. Praise be to Allah, there is nothing in our land of the characteristics of apparent disbelief or apparent religious innovation. All of us, praise be to Allah, are upon the creed of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Salafi creed, the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the community, in matters where the people of innovation have deviated from the path of the righteous Salaf. This is the greatest blessing for the servant, for it is connected to the happiness of this world and the Hereafter, as Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nahl 16:97].
As for the second blessing, it is the blessing of the availability of food, drink, clothing, housing, and vehicles, which may not be available in many Islamic and non-Islamic lands. How many people die of hunger or starve? How many nations do not find what to cover their 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) with, or what to protect themselves from cold or heat? How many nations do not find dwellings other than nests or trees on which they place pieces of cloth to take shelter under? This is a matter known through mass-transmitted reports from trustworthy people who go to those lands, and from what we hear on the radio.
As for the third blessing: it is the blessing of security, the blessing of security in which this land is enveloped. The people, praise be to Allah, are in complete security for their lives, their families, and their wealth. Praise be to Allah, there are no assassinations, no robberies of homes, and no theft of wealth, to the extent that wealth is in the markets without a guard, but Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, guards it with what He has deposited in this land of security.
These three blessings are those to which Allah the Exalted referred in His saying:[Quraysh 106:3-4]. So feeding from hunger is achieved, and security from fear is achieved, and what remains for us is worship.
We, praise be to Allah, see that our land is among the best of the Islamic lands, but will these blessings remain, increase, or disappear?
The answer: It is from Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Allah the Exalted said:[Ibrahim 14:7]. If we are grateful to Allah for these blessings and fulfill what is obligatory of the rights of Allah and the rights of His servants, the greatest of which are the rights of the parents. As for the right of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it is included in the right of Allah. For this reason, you find the noble verses mention the right of Allah and then the right of the parents. Allah the Exalted said: [An-Nisa 4:36]. Why did He not mention the right of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), which is greater than the right of the parents?
Because it is included in the right of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, for worship is not completed except by being sincere to Allah and following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). And if we fulfill the following of the Messenger, we have fulfilled the right.
Likewise, it is obligatory upon us to beware of division, the tearing apart of the word, and the difference of hearts, for that necessitates failure and abandonment, as Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:[Al-Anfal 8:46].
And I see in the arena a difference, and I see saying and saying, and this one supports this saying and this one supports the opposing saying, and this one claims allegiance to this man and this one claims allegiance to another man, and each one of them stands against the other. This is a great danger. What do we have to do with the people? What do we have to do with Zayd or 'Amr?
We follow the truth wherever it is and from whatever source it comes. This is the obligation. The truth is the lost property of the believer; wherever he finds it, he takes it.
And the truth is not specific to a certain person to the exclusion of another person. Perhaps the truth comes from a disbeliever, or perhaps the truth comes from an open sinner, or perhaps the truth is missed by a believing man who makes a mistake, for every human being makes mistakes.
You may find it objectionable that I say: the truth comes from a disbeliever, but it comes from a disbeliever, and it must be accepted. Did not Allah the Exalted say:[Al-A'raf 7:28]? Then Allah the Exalted said: [Al-A'raf 7:28], and He did not lie to them in their saying: [Al-A'raf 7:28], because their saying: [Al-A'raf 7:28] is truth. So Allah invalidated their saying: [Al-A'raf 7:28] and did not invalidate their saying: [Al-A'raf 7:28]. Why? Answer?
Because it is truth, so it must be accepted even if it is from a disbeliever. And this Jewish man who told the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that Allah places the heavens on one finger and the earths on one finger, until the end of the hadith, did the Messenger lie to him? Or did he say: We do not accept from you because you are a Jew?
No, he believed him. ضحك حتى بدت نواجذه تصديقا لقوله ثم قرأ قول الله تعالى : وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَالْأَرْضُ جَمِيعاً قَبْضَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ He laughed until his molars were visible, in confirmation of his statement, then he recited the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And they did not estimate Allah with a true estimate, while the earth all is [but] a handful for Him on the Day of Resurrection.". And if this is the obligation, that we follow the truth wherever it is and take it from whatever source it is,
then what is the matter with us that we claim allegiance to Zayd or 'Amr, and then say: everything he said is truth and correct, and everything the other said is invalid and wrong? This is not befitting the believer at all. Follow the truth wherever it is, and know that a person may bring much truth and then make one mistake, or bring much error and then hit the mark once, or his error and his correctness may be equal, balanced. In all three cases, it is obligatory upon us to take the truth and leave the falsehood.
And if we see a mistake from a person and we know his good intention, the obligation is to excuse him, not to disparage him, for disparaging the people of truth is one of the characteristics of the hypocrites. They are those who, if they hold onto one mistake of the people of faith, build from it many mistakes, disparage him, and spread the scandal about him.
As for the believer, if he sees a mistake from a person and he knows his good intention, not every person makes mistakes, he excuses him for his mistake. No, he may be making the mistake intentionally.
But if we know the man's good intention and that this is a grave mistake, and the sons of Adam are prone to error, then it is obligatory upon us to excuse him and not to talk about him and disparage him before people. Then it is obligatory upon us, at another time, to contact him and say: you said such and such or did such and such, and then we clarify the mistake. The mistake may be in our understanding, and what he said may be correct. Or the mistake may be from him, and if he is of good intention, he will return to the correct path, even if he is the greatest of people. Whoever does not humble himself for the truth is arrogant. And it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Sahih Muslim 91a.
So it is obligatory upon us, O brothers, it is obligatory upon us that our concern not be the talk and the talk, so-and-so said and so-and-so said, and so-and-so is right and so-and-so is wrong. It is obligatory upon us to follow the truth wherever it is, and to take it from whatever source it is. And if a mistake comes from a person, and a person is exposed to error, it is not permissible for us to disparage him for this mistake. Rather, we excuse him before people, and then we contact him to discuss what we think is a mistake, for the mistake may be from us, not from him. Until the community is straight, and the word is one, and there is no division or dispute. And you know, may Allah bless you, that if division and tearing apart occur in the community, its prestige disappears, and it becomes a prey for Satan and desire. But if we resolve to be one hand, and to be one heart, and to be as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed, with a report that must be applied:Sunan an-Nasa'i 2560Sahih (Darussalam). And with this, our affairs will be completed and our conditions will improve.
We ask Allah to realize this for us by His grace and generosity. And let us now turn to the questions, and the question should be one question from each person.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment.
As for what follows: We remind all our brothers of what Allah has bestowed upon us in this blessed session, which is the third meeting this month, the month of Safar, in the year 1414 AH, which takes place every Thursday.
Indeed, we are, praise be to Allah, in this land enjoying many blessings, the most important of which is the blessing of Islam. Praise be to Allah, there is nothing in our land of the characteristics of apparent disbelief or apparent religious innovation. All of us, praise be to Allah, are upon the creed of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Salafi creed, the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the community, in matters where the people of innovation have deviated from the path of the righteous Salaf. This is the greatest blessing for the servant, for it is connected to the happiness of this world and the Hereafter, as Allah the Exalted said:
Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do.
مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحاً مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُمْ بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَAs for the second blessing, it is the blessing of the availability of food, drink, clothing, housing, and vehicles, which may not be available in many Islamic and non-Islamic lands. How many people die of hunger or starve? How many nations do not find what to cover their 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) with, or what to protect themselves from cold or heat? How many nations do not find dwellings other than nests or trees on which they place pieces of cloth to take shelter under? This is a matter known through mass-transmitted reports from trustworthy people who go to those lands, and from what we hear on the radio.
As for the third blessing: it is the blessing of security, the blessing of security in which this land is enveloped. The people, praise be to Allah, are in complete security for their lives, their families, and their wealth. Praise be to Allah, there are no assassinations, no robberies of homes, and no theft of wealth, to the extent that wealth is in the markets without a guard, but Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, guards it with what He has deposited in this land of security.
These three blessings are those to which Allah the Exalted referred in His saying:
(3) Let them worship the Lord of this House, (4) Who has fed them, [saving them] from hunger and made them safe, [saving them] from fear.
فَلْيَعْبُدُوا رَبَّ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ * الَّذِي أَطْعَمَهُمْ مِنْ جُوعٍ وَآمَنَهُمْ مِنْ خَوْفٍWe, praise be to Allah, see that our land is among the best of the Islamic lands, but will these blessings remain, increase, or disappear?
The answer: It is from Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Allah the Exalted said:
And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.' "
وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمْ لَئِنْ شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ وَلَئِنْ كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِي لَشَدِيدٌWorship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good
وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئاً وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَاناًBecause it is included in the right of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, for worship is not completed except by being sincere to Allah and following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). And if we fulfill the following of the Messenger, we have fulfilled the right.
Likewise, it is obligatory upon us to beware of division, the tearing apart of the word, and the difference of hearts, for that necessitates failure and abandonment, as Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
and do not dispute and [thus] lose courage and [then] your strength would depart; and be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.
وَلا تَنَازَعُوا فَتَفْشَلُوا وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ وَاصْبِرُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَAnd I see in the arena a difference, and I see saying and saying, and this one supports this saying and this one supports the opposing saying, and this one claims allegiance to this man and this one claims allegiance to another man, and each one of them stands against the other. This is a great danger. What do we have to do with the people? What do we have to do with Zayd or 'Amr?
We follow the truth wherever it is and from whatever source it comes. This is the obligation. The truth is the lost property of the believer; wherever he finds it, he takes it.
And the truth is not specific to a certain person to the exclusion of another person. Perhaps the truth comes from a disbeliever, or perhaps the truth comes from an open sinner, or perhaps the truth is missed by a believing man who makes a mistake, for every human being makes mistakes.
You may find it objectionable that I say: the truth comes from a disbeliever, but it comes from a disbeliever, and it must be accepted. Did not Allah the Exalted say:
And when they commit an immorality, they say, "We found our fathers doing it, and Allah has ordered us to do it."
وَإِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً قَالُوا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهَا آبَاءَنَا وَاللَّهُ أَمَرَنَا بِهَاSay, "Indeed, Allah does not order immorality.
قُلْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَأْمُرُ بِالْفَحْشَاءِWe found our fathers doing it
وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهَا آبَاءَنَاWe found our fathers doing it
وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهَا آبَاءَنَاand Allah has ordered us to do it
وَاللَّهُ أَمَرَنَا بِهَاWe found our fathers doing it
وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهَا آبَاءَنَاBecause it is truth, so it must be accepted even if it is from a disbeliever. And this Jewish man who told the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that Allah places the heavens on one finger and the earths on one finger, until the end of the hadith, did the Messenger lie to him? Or did he say: We do not accept from you because you are a Jew?
No, he believed him. ضحك حتى بدت نواجذه تصديقا لقوله ثم قرأ قول الله تعالى : وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَالْأَرْضُ جَمِيعاً قَبْضَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ He laughed until his molars were visible, in confirmation of his statement, then he recited the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And they did not estimate Allah with a true estimate, while the earth all is [but] a handful for Him on the Day of Resurrection.". And if this is the obligation, that we follow the truth wherever it is and take it from whatever source it is,
then what is the matter with us that we claim allegiance to Zayd or 'Amr, and then say: everything he said is truth and correct, and everything the other said is invalid and wrong? This is not befitting the believer at all. Follow the truth wherever it is, and know that a person may bring much truth and then make one mistake, or bring much error and then hit the mark once, or his error and his correctness may be equal, balanced. In all three cases, it is obligatory upon us to take the truth and leave the falsehood.
And if we see a mistake from a person and we know his good intention, the obligation is to excuse him, not to disparage him, for disparaging the people of truth is one of the characteristics of the hypocrites. They are those who, if they hold onto one mistake of the people of faith, build from it many mistakes, disparage him, and spread the scandal about him.
As for the believer, if he sees a mistake from a person and he knows his good intention, not every person makes mistakes, he excuses him for his mistake. No, he may be making the mistake intentionally.
But if we know the man's good intention and that this is a grave mistake, and the sons of Adam are prone to error, then it is obligatory upon us to excuse him and not to talk about him and disparage him before people. Then it is obligatory upon us, at another time, to contact him and say: you said such and such or did such and such, and then we clarify the mistake. The mistake may be in our understanding, and what he said may be correct. Or the mistake may be from him, and if he is of good intention, he will return to the correct path, even if he is the greatest of people. Whoever does not humble himself for the truth is arrogant. And it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
He who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride shall not enter Paradise
لا يدخل الجنة من كان في قلبه أدنى مثقال ذرة من كبرSo it is obligatory upon us, O brothers, it is obligatory upon us that our concern not be the talk and the talk, so-and-so said and so-and-so said, and so-and-so is right and so-and-so is wrong. It is obligatory upon us to follow the truth wherever it is, and to take it from whatever source it is. And if a mistake comes from a person, and a person is exposed to error, it is not permissible for us to disparage him for this mistake. Rather, we excuse him before people, and then we contact him to discuss what we think is a mistake, for the mistake may be from us, not from him. Until the community is straight, and the word is one, and there is no division or dispute. And you know, may Allah bless you, that if division and tearing apart occur in the community, its prestige disappears, and it becomes a prey for Satan and desire. But if we resolve to be one hand, and to be one heart, and to be as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed, with a report that must be applied:
The believers are like a building they support one another.
المؤمن للمؤمن كالبنيان يشد بعضه بعضاWe ask Allah to realize this for us by His grace and generosity. And let us now turn to the questions, and the question should be one question from each person.