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Al-‘Udhr bil-Jahl in Asl ad-Deen !?!

For Educational purpose only and to raise Intellectual and Political awareness! 

[By ash-Shaykh al-‘Allamah ‘Abdul-‘Aziz at-Tuwayli’i (rahimahUllah)]

All praise belongs to Allah, and Salaah and Salaam be upon the Messenger of Allah, to proceed:

Indeed, from the matters where differences and mistakes have increased is the issue of “al-‘udhr bil-jahl” (i.e. excuse of ignorance) in Asl ad-Deen (the foundation of the Deen), and many of those who view that the jahil who commits major shirk is excused, make the basis and reason for that his affiliation to Islam and his claim that he’s from the Muslimeen. So if he worshiped other than Allah, and made du’a to it and sacrificed to it, and was raised upon that since his birth till his death, and he would profess with his tongue “I am a Muslim”, he would consider him from the Muslimeen, and if he worshiped other than Allah, and made du’a to it, and sacrificed to it, and would profess with his tongue, “I’m upon the way that Allah has commanded me to be upon”, he would not excuse him, and this is from the contradictions, without a doubt. And if he is cited with the comparison between the grave-worshipers and the idol worshipers, and not excusing either one of them with ignorance, he made the affiliation to Islam the difference (between the two), and due to this affiliation (to Islam), he rules upon the idol worshiper with Kuffr, and rules upon the grave worshiper with Islam.

And affiliation to Islam, if it meant solely ascribing to Islam without the rest of the obligations (like Salaah etc…), then it is a ruling without any proof for it, and if it means ascribing to the Deen of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, whether that affiliation was to the Islam which Muhammad (saws) was sent with, or too judaism or christianity or other laws which the Messengers were sent with, The one who says this statement must rule the ignorant ones among the jews and christians and other than them with Islam, because they attribute themselves to the Deen of Allah which He ordered them to follow, and they fell into nullifiers due to ignorance, and whoever excuse those has disbelieved and left fold of Islam, and denied the authentic and explicit (texts) from the evidences.

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State of the Ummah: In Light of the Prophecies of Prophet (saws)

 

A Fundamental Principle 
We should know that the Messenger of Allah (saws) was sent by Allah to the whole of mankind, to explain and to make clear to them all that which is good and brings one closer to Allah; and also to explain to them all that is evil and would distance a person from Allah. The reason for this being, that life - with all its variety, colours and manifestations - is built upon two important matters, Firstly: Knowing the good - in order to follow it. Secondly: Knowing the evil - in order to keep away from it. 

So, for example, in the matter of Tawhid of Allah - the crux of Islam - it is built on Imaan in Allah and the rejection of Shirk, Kuffr and Taghout. Imaan in Allah is good, whilst belief in at-Taghut is evil. Thus, it is a must to recognize that which is good in order to follow it, whilst knowing also that which is evil so as to keep away from it. Likewise, in the matter of Da'wah to Allah, which is built upon commanding the good (ma'ruf) and forbidding the evil (munkar). To command the ma'ruf is good and is to be followed, whilst munkar is evil and is to be shunned. Likewise, in ittiba' (following of) the Prophet (saws), which is built upon following his Sunnah and turning away from bid'ah. Sunnah is good and is to be followed, whilst bid'ah is evil and is to be shunned. 

Events to Befall this 'Ummah 
The Prophet (saws) informed us of events which will befall this 'Ummah, some of these narrations speak of good for this 'Ummah - indicating also that the future, power and honour is for the Muslims; and that they will be established in the land. Other narrations warn us against those evil matters, that which would distance us from Allah - the Most High - and make us weak in front of the nations. We will discuss some of these narrations which mention the two types of weaknesses.

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Blind-following Scholars...

Blindly following Scholars is prohibited, and it is not allowed for anyone to accept the speech of anyone else without proof. Allah says:

"Follow what has been sent down to you from your Lord and do not follow any other awliya besides Him. Little do you remember of admonition." [al-A’raf:3]

"And when they are asked to follow what Allah has revealed they say: but we follow the ways of our fathers, even though their fathers were void of wisdom and guidance." [al-Baqarah:170]

Allah praised people who did not follow blindly by saying:

"So announce the good news to My servants – those who listen to the Word and follow the best of it; those are the ones whom Allah has guided and those are the ones endued with understanding." [az-Zumar:17-18]

Let not any person take for granted the blessing of Allah in that He may have guided him, and that as a given he is endued with understanding. Allah also says:

"And if you disagree about anything, refer it back to Allah and the Messenger, if you do believe in Allah and the Last Day." [an-Nisaa:59]

So Allah did not allow disagreement to be returned to anything other than the Qur’aan and the Sunnah of His Prophet (saws). It is also agreed upon by consensus of all of the Companions, from the first to the last, and consensus of all the second generation of Muslimeen from the first to the last, that it is not allowed to accept every single thing a person from them or after them says.

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The Hadith of Najd...

The Messenger of Allaah (saws) said,

"O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Shaam. O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Yemen." The people said, "O Messenger of Allaah, and our Najd." I think the third time the Prophet (saws) said, "There (in Najd) will occur earthquakes, trials and tribulations, and from their appears the Horn of Satan."

Reported in al-Bukhaaree [Book of Trials, Chpt. 'The afflictions will come from the East' 9/166 no. 214 Eng. Trans]

A hadeeth which has some controversy surrounding it due to obvious sectarian reasons. A hadeeth which has been (deliberately) misunderstood by certain groups of people in order that they may spread their misguidance and deceive ignorant Muslims.

This because upon research and investigation and looking to the words of our early scholars we find that this hadeeth does not refer to the Najd that is famously known in Saudi today, but rather it refers to Iraaq.

About two years ago I read a book entirely devoted to this hadeeth entitled, "an-Najd Qarnu ash-Shaytaan". I will quote in general from what I remember from this book, and refrain from mentioning precise quotes except from those references that I have on me.

Amongst the scholars that are mentioned who referred this hadeeth to Iraaq were: al-Khattaabee, al-Kirmaanee, al-Aynee, an-Nawawee, ibn Hajr and others. The reasons behind this are numerous and clear:

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Mutual Rivalry In Religious Affairs & Worldly Professions !

Imaam Ibn Qudamah said:

In most cases envy occurs between contemporaries, peers, brothers and cousins, because of the conflicting goals (or aims) of everyone which lead to discord and enmity. And due to this, you will find a scholar envying another scholar, but he will not envy a worshipper; a worshipper envying another worshipper, but he will not envy a scholar; a trader envying another trader and a cobbler envying another cobbler etc… because they have conflicting goals (or aims). The basis of this affair is due to love of the worldly things, for indeed the worldly things are restricted for those who compete for it; but as for the afterlife, there is no restriction within it, for indeed the one who loves knowledge and awareness of Allah, knowledge and awareness regarding Allah’s angels, Allah’s Prophets and Allah’s Mighty Dominion over the heavens and the earth, he will not envy others after being acquainted with these affairs, because they (i.e. those who are acquainted with these affairs) are not restricted by one another; rather one particular individual scholar is known by thousands of scholars and they rejoice due to the understanding he has.

This is why there is no envy between the (upright) scholars of the religion, because their aim is to acquire knowledge and awareness of Allah, which is a vast affair. Their (i.e. the upright scholars) goal is to acquire a high status in the sight of Allah and that which Allah has kept in the afterlife is unlimited, because Allah’s loftiest blessing is the pleasure of meeting Him, which can neither be prevented nor restricted, nor can some competitors in the affair make it restricted for others; rather harmony increases as the competitors increase; but if wealth and status becomes the goal of the scholars, they will envy one another.

The difference between knowledge and wealth is that wealth does not remain in the hands of one person; but as for knowledge, it settles in the heart of a scholar and in the heart of the one taught by the scholar, whilst still remaining in the heart of the scholar. Therefore, whoever contemplates on the Greatness of Allah and His Mighty Dominion (i.e. by pondering upon what Allah has created and the revelation He has sent down), it will become the greatest pleasure for him than every other blessing, because neither can he be prevented nor restricted in that. And he will not harbour any envy in his heart towards anyone, because if others were acquainted with what he is acquainted with, it will still not reduce his pleasure in the affair.

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Lessons from Treaty of Al-Hudaybiyah...

The following illuminating account and analysis from Treaty of Al-Hudaybiyah establishes many lessons for Muslims as they proceed towards carrying the message of Islam to the world. It demonstrates the need for astute politicians, the requirement of Muslims to build world public opinion towards Muslims and Islam and establishes the strength and resolve of the early Muslims which must be emulated today.

Six years had elapsed since the emigration of Allah’s Messenger (saws) from Makkah. By now he (saws) had become reassured about his army and the general state of the Islamic society in Madinah. The Islamic State had become a major force of contention for all the Arabs. But inspite of this, the Messenger of Allah (saws) was continually thinking of new moves which would enable him to strengthen the Islamic Message, which in turn would lead to the weakening of his enemies.

News had already reached Allah’s Messenger (saws) that the people of Khaybar and Makkah were conspiring to raid the Muslims. Muhammad (saws) designed a plan with the aim of appeasing the people of Makkah. It was hoped that this would result in them leaving the way clear for the Messenger of Allah (saws) to pursue his Da’wah within the Arabian Peninsula as well as to isolate the Jews of Khaybar from their allies, the Quraysh. To achieve this, the plan called for a peaceful visit to the Sacred House of Allah. He (saws) knew that his plan would be easy to fulfill because the Arabs would not fight during the sacred months. He (saws) also knew that the Quraysh were divided and had become fearful of the Muslims, therefore they would have to think twice before attempting any rash move against him. So he (saws) decided to go to the Sacred House as a pilgrim, if the Quraysh were to prevent him then he would use this as a powerful propaganda tool against them and this would serve to further promote the Message of Islam in the eyes of the general public.

With the above in mind, the Messenger of Allah (saws) announced that he was to go on the Hajj in the sacred month of Dhul al-Qa’dah and he sent to the other Arab tribes enjoining them to take part in the pilgrimage to the Sacred House peacefully. The purpose of this last move was to signal to the Arabs that he (saws) was coming out as a pilgrim and not as a raider. He (saws) had asked the non-Muslim Arabs to join him although they were not of his Deen simply because he wanted to emphasize that he did not want to fight.

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