Explanation of the author's statement: "And a group from my Ummah (the Muslim community) will not cease to be upon the truth, supported, and those who abandon them will not harm them until the command of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, comes."
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The Shaykh : And his statement (peace and blessings be upon him): .
Praise be to Allah. This is a blessing from Allah. When it is mentioned that a tribe from the tribes or a clan joins the polytheists, and that groups worship idols, and that people claim prophethood, there is here a deficiency in the two testimonies, which are: the testimony that there is no god but Allah, which is broken by shirk (associating partners with Allah), and the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, which is broken by the claim of prophethood. When this and that are explained—the foundation of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), indeed the foundation of Islam, for the foundation of Islam is the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah—when that is explained, it does not make people despair. He said: Sunan Abi Dawud 4252Sahih (Al-Albani) "A group": meaning a community. "Upon the truth": "al-haqq" is in the genitive case, and it is the predicate of "ha"? "Will not cease." And his statement: is a second predicate, and it is permissible for it to be a state (hal), so the meaning is that they will not cease to be upon the truth, and they are also supported.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3641 And in this is evidence that there will be those who abandon them, but it will not harm them. The meaning of "abandon them" is that they do not support them and do not agree with what they have adopted. But this does not harm them because matters are in the hand of Allah. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2516Hasan (Darussalam). So no one can harm them, nor can those who oppose them harm them, because they are supported by the support of Allah. And Allah, Mighty and Majestic, when He supports someone, no one can humiliate him.
And his statement:Sahih Muslim 1920 Is it the cosmic command of Allah or the legislative command? It is the cosmic command, and that is at the establishment of the Hour, when the command of Allah, Exalted and Exalted, comes that the soul of every believer is taken until only the worst of creation remain, and upon them the Hour is established.
The point of this hadith is thus the narration of al-Bayqani, and his statement: Where is this supported group? Here?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Its location is not specified, so it includes all parts of the earth, in the two Holy Sanctuaries, in the Levant, in Iraq, and in other places. The important thing is that this group, no matter how far their dwellings are, is one group supported upon the truth, and those who abandon them will not harm them.
The student: Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, it is not correct. But in reality, there is no truth except by following the hadith. However, if the intended meaning is the people of hadith in the technical sense—those who take hadith in narration and understanding—and the jurists and scholars of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) and the like are excluded from them, then this is not correct. Because even the scholars of tafsir and the jurists who seek to follow the evidence are, in reality, among the people of hadith. The craft is not exclusive to the people of hadith, because as you know, the Islamic sciences are tafsir, hadith, fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), and tawhid (the oneness of Allah). So the intended meaning is that everyone who judges by the Book and the Sunnah is among the people of hadith in the general sense, in the general sense.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Who?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Are they not targeted? Even others are not targeted... The Book and the Sunnah are not targeted... Because they are upon the truth.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, no... Some have said that the intended meaning is the people of hadith, but they mean by "people of hadith" not... in the technical sense. The people of hadith are everyone who seeks to act according to the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), which includes even the jurists who seek to act according to the Sunnah, even if they are not among the people of hadith in the technical sense.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning of the hadith is generality. The apparent meaning of the hadith is that it is general. He claims to be a prophet and then repents. So when the number is limited, if they exceed thirty for those who repented, we know that it is not intended. Yes, that is right.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, the one who is not of sound mind is not considered this, and it is not said that he is a liar. It is said that this is a madman.
The student: And is he not counted among them?
The Shaykh : And he is not counted among them, certainly, certainly, because he has no intention. indicates intention, and the madman has no intention.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : ... The Tijaniyyah say that al-Tijani connected with Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and received the revelation.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, this is greater. This is greater than one who claims prophethood, because the prophet is the one to whom revelation is sent through the angelic messenger. These are greater than him; they say this one receives directly from Allah, while Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) receives through Jibril (Gabriel).
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Who?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well, this is even more severe. The person receives from the spirit that is breathed into the belly of his mother.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, this is of the kind of those who testified to what they saw. They testified to what they saw. Otherwise, they are not specifically in the Levant, but in all lands.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. It is apparent... And they may, for example, sometimes be confined to a specific place. Yes. There are issues.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : There is no doubt.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt. The hadith scholars and the jurists; even the people of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) consider this. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, for example, is not considered a hadith scholar in the technical sense.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Who?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : ... But in the technical sense, he is not considered among these in the technical sense. Otherwise, yes, he is a raiser of the banner of hadith, there is no doubt, and a struggler and a fighter. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) was contested by two groups. The people of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) said he is a jurist, and the people of hadith said he is a hadith scholar. Yes, and he is the Imam of the people of the Sunnah and the community, the Imam of the people of hadith and the people of fiqh, an Imam in fiqh, an Imam in tafsir, and an Imam in hadith (may Allah have mercy on him).
The important thing is that we say the people of hadith are not exclusive to the people of hadith in the technical sense. The people of hadith are everyone who holds fast to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), whether they are among the jurists or among the people of hadith who care for it. And there is no doubt that the closest people to holding fast to the hadith are those who care for it. Yes, yes.
The student: Shaykh... when the command of Allah comes...
The Shaykh : When the command of Allah comes, it is what we referred to a little while ago: the spirit, the wind, that takes the soul of every Muslim. When it is taken... No, no, the meaning is that they remain supported until the end of their existence. If they cease to exist, they are not called supported, but abandoned; they died.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes. This is correct. This is correct, because when the Sunnah is mentioned in a general sense, it is the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), so it is correct. But he fears, he fears that this expression leads the one who thinks to believe that the intended meaning is the people of hadith who care for it in the technical sense, like the hadith scholars, excluding others. And this is what he warns against. So if "people of hadith" is said in the broader sense, those who speak of hadith, whether they are affiliated with it in the technical sense and care for it or not, then it is correct at that time.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, there is nothing in it, because if it is decreed, even in what has passed in the eternal knowledge of Allah.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Decreed matters are of two types: decreed in knowledge, which is prior, and decreed by the will to do, which is subsequent. So when Allah wills something, He says to it "Be," and it is. So the decree in the eternal knowledge is prior, decreed beforehand, and the one by which He creates, His will relates to it at its creation.
And a group from my Ummah (the Muslim community) will not cease to be upon the truth, supported, and those who abandon them and those who oppose them will not harm them until the command of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, comes.
ولا تزال طائفة من أمتي على الحق منصورة ، لا يضرهم من خذلهم ولا من خالفهم حتى يأتي أمر الله تبارك وتعالىA group
لا تزال طائفةand a section of my people will continue to hold to the truth
ولا تزال طائفة من أمتيupon the truth, supported
على الحق منصورةsupported
منصورةthey will not be harmed by anyone who will not help them or who will oppose them
لا يضرهم من خذلهم ولا من خالفهمAnd if they were to gather to do something to harm you- you would never be harmed except that Allah had written for you.
واعلم أن الأمة لو اجتمعوا على أن يضروك بشيء لم يضروك إلا بشيء قد كتبه الله عليكAnd his statement:
until Allah's Command is executed
حتى يأتي أمر الله تعالىThe point of this hadith is thus the narration of al-Bayqani, and his statement:
Until a group of my community joins the polytheists, and a large number of my community worship the idols.
حتى يلحق حي من أمتي بالمشركين ويعبد فئام من أمتي الأوثانThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : Its location is not specified, so it includes all parts of the earth, in the two Holy Sanctuaries, in the Levant, in Iraq, and in other places. The important thing is that this group, no matter how far their dwellings are, is one group supported upon the truth, and those who abandon them will not harm them.
The student: Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, it is not correct. But in reality, there is no truth except by following the hadith. However, if the intended meaning is the people of hadith in the technical sense—those who take hadith in narration and understanding—and the jurists and scholars of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) and the like are excluded from them, then this is not correct. Because even the scholars of tafsir and the jurists who seek to follow the evidence are, in reality, among the people of hadith. The craft is not exclusive to the people of hadith, because as you know, the Islamic sciences are tafsir, hadith, fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), and tawhid (the oneness of Allah). So the intended meaning is that everyone who judges by the Book and the Sunnah is among the people of hadith in the general sense, in the general sense.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Who?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Are they not targeted? Even others are not targeted... The Book and the Sunnah are not targeted... Because they are upon the truth.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, no... Some have said that the intended meaning is the people of hadith, but they mean by "people of hadith" not... in the technical sense. The people of hadith are everyone who seeks to act according to the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), which includes even the jurists who seek to act according to the Sunnah, even if they are not among the people of hadith in the technical sense.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning of the hadith is generality. The apparent meaning of the hadith is that it is general. He claims to be a prophet and then repents. So when the number is limited, if they exceed thirty for those who repented, we know that it is not intended. Yes, that is right.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, the one who is not of sound mind is not considered this, and it is not said that he is a liar. It is said that this is a madman.
The student: And is he not counted among them?
The Shaykh : And he is not counted among them, certainly, certainly, because he has no intention.
All of them claim.
كلهم يزعمThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : ... The Tijaniyyah say that al-Tijani connected with Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and received the revelation.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, this is greater. This is greater than one who claims prophethood, because the prophet is the one to whom revelation is sent through the angelic messenger. These are greater than him; they say this one receives directly from Allah, while Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) receives through Jibril (Gabriel).
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Who?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well, this is even more severe. The person receives from the spirit that is breathed into the belly of his mother.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, this is of the kind of those who testified to what they saw. They testified to what they saw. Otherwise, they are not specifically in the Levant, but in all lands.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. It is apparent... And they may, for example, sometimes be confined to a specific place. Yes. There are issues.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : There is no doubt.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt. The hadith scholars and the jurists; even the people of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) consider this. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, for example, is not considered a hadith scholar in the technical sense.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Huh?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Who?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : ... But in the technical sense, he is not considered among these in the technical sense. Otherwise, yes, he is a raiser of the banner of hadith, there is no doubt, and a struggler and a fighter. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) was contested by two groups. The people of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) said he is a jurist, and the people of hadith said he is a hadith scholar. Yes, and he is the Imam of the people of the Sunnah and the community, the Imam of the people of hadith and the people of fiqh, an Imam in fiqh, an Imam in tafsir, and an Imam in hadith (may Allah have mercy on him).
The important thing is that we say the people of hadith are not exclusive to the people of hadith in the technical sense. The people of hadith are everyone who holds fast to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), whether they are among the jurists or among the people of hadith who care for it. And there is no doubt that the closest people to holding fast to the hadith are those who care for it. Yes, yes.
The student: Shaykh... when the command of Allah comes...
The Shaykh : When the command of Allah comes, it is what we referred to a little while ago: the spirit, the wind, that takes the soul of every Muslim. When it is taken... No, no, the meaning is that they remain supported until the end of their existence. If they cease to exist, they are not called supported, but abandoned; they died.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes. This is correct. This is correct, because when the Sunnah is mentioned in a general sense, it is the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), so it is correct. But he fears, he fears that this expression leads the one who thinks to believe that the intended meaning is the people of hadith who care for it in the technical sense, like the hadith scholars, excluding others. And this is what he warns against. So if "people of hadith" is said in the broader sense, those who speak of hadith, whether they are affiliated with it in the technical sense and care for it or not, then it is correct at that time.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, there is nothing in it, because if it is decreed, even in what has passed in the eternal knowledge of Allah.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Decreed matters are of two types: decreed in knowledge, which is prior, and decreed by the will to do, which is subsequent. So when Allah wills something, He says to it "Be," and it is. So the decree in the eternal knowledge is prior, decreed beforehand, and the one by which He creates, His will relates to it at its creation.