A word of Advice to the Salafees

A Word of Advice to the Salafees
Shaykh Rabee ibn Haadee al-Madkhalee
Reference: Audio tape: A Word of Advice to the Salafees in Morocco (Maghadeer) specifically and to the Salafees world wide in General. September 2006.
Category: Scholars Advice
In the name of Allaah, ar Rahmaan, ar Raheem.
All praise is due to Allaah and may the Salaat and Salaam be upon the Messenger of Allaah, upon his family and companions and all those who follow his guidance.
Amma Ba'd:
Indeed I advice myself as well as my brothers - the scholars and their students everywhere, especially the Salafees, that we all have Taqwah of Allaah. To constantly fear Him in all our circumstances and statements, and adhere to the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, طµظ„ظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ ط¹ظ„ظٹظ‡ ظˆ ط³ظ„ظ…, in 'Aqeedah, Manhaj, worship, manners and every aspect of life. In doing so there is contentment, knowledge, dignity and honor. If we do not have Taqwah of Allaah - the Glorified, the Exalted – and do not hold on to His Rope, then indeed this is the way to misery and from Allaah alone do we seek refuge. Allaah the Glorified said:
{…Then whoever follows My Guidance he shall neither go astray nor shall be distressed. But whosoever turns away from My Reminder, verily, for him is a life of hardship, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Resurrection." He will say:"O my Lord! Why have you raised me up blind, while I had sight (before)." (Allأ¢h) will say "Likewise Our Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) came to you, but you disregarded them and so this Day, you will be neglected."}
Allaah- the Glorified, the Exalted – has guaranteed happiness in the life of this word as well as the next for those who follow His guidance. He also warned those who turn away from His remembrance, which is the revelation from the Quraan and Sunnah, that they would have a life of hardship, a life of embitterment, misery and trials in the life of this world, in the Barzakh and on the Day when the witnesses shall stand forth (Day of Ressurection), and from Allaah alone do we seek refuge. Even if it were a king prancing in luxuries, misery would always accompany him, worrying him due to turning away from the remembrance of Allaah the Glorified.
So I advise myself and my brothers to have Taqwaa of Allaah and adhere to the Book and the Sunnah, then with brotherhood and unity amongst you. This is a great affair that Islaam encourages and considers to be one of the greatest catalysts. Allaah the Glorified said:
{And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allaah (i.e. this Quraan), and be not divided among yourselves, and remember Allaah's Favor on you, for you were enemies one to another but He joined your hearts together…}
So unifying the hearts is an affair that must be implemented by those who carry the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, طµظ„ظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ ط¹ظ„ظٹظ‡ ظˆ ط³ظ„ظ…. In doing so are benefits and goodness that only Allaah the Exalted knows of and the proof is that when the world was unified under Muhammad, طµظ„ظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ ط¹ظ„ظٹظ‡ ظˆ ط³ظ„ظ…, and by this Book, Allaah the Glorified granted them victory, made their word uppermost and opened up the world for them. When splitting and differing took place between them, deficiencies occurred in the Muslims, the more the differing occurred and the more it increased by the passing of time, the more the Fitnah, misguidance, problems and calamities increased. Nothing can protect us from misguidance and Fitnah other than adhering to the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, having brotherhood and cooperation on their basis, as well as Birr and Taqwah, which the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of the Messenger,طµظ„ظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ ط¹ظ„ظٹظ‡ ظˆط³ظ„ظ…, asserted.
It is imperative for you, O youth, to have brotherhood, you must adorn yourselves with a high level of manners, you must be soft, forbearing, have wisdom, patience and overlook other people's mistakes if they do not shake/affect the Manhaj or the 'Aqeedah. If they do shake/affect the Manhaj or the 'Aqeedah, then it is imperative for you to advise with wisdom and fine sermon. We must distance ourselves from the causes of division and seek refuge from the causes of splitting and differing and adorn ourselves with noble manners such as overlooking the mistakes and small errors that our brothers commit, indeed a Muslim is not perfect/free from error.
The Manhaj of the prophets… [1] as for other than them, including the companions of the prophets, are not free from error, the scholars are also not free from error. All the children of Adam commit errors, and the best of them are those who repent. So one who errs is forgiven by his brothers and will Insha-Allaah return [to the truth], and he would gain a level with his Tawbah and by returning to the truth because this affair is difficult, it is difficult for the souls that do not submit to/follow the rulings of Allaah – the Glorified, the Elevated. As for the good souls that submit themselves to Allaah and submit their control to Allaah, then this issue is easy for them, returning to the truth no matter how high the position of the person who fell into error is, the Shahadah [2] , if one of them erred, he is reminded and returns to the truth may Allaah bless you.
{Verily, those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2), when an evil thought comes to them from Shaitaan (Satan), they remember (Allaah), and (indeed) they then see (aright). }
This is the state of the Muslim when he is afflicted by an evil whisper from the Shaytaan he remembers and he is therefore Baseer (sees aright). He differentiates between truth and falsehood, he recognizes his mistake and repents. I ask Allaah the Elevated to bring your hearts together and unite you upon the truth, to bless us as well as yourselves with noble manners with which the Salafee Da'wah can not be established without... [3].
Brothers, everything that leads to splitting, every cause that leads to splitting, discard it. I ask Allaah to alleviate me as well as you from every trial and calamity, splitting and differing are the worst of trials.
{…and do not dispute (with one another) lest you lose courage and your strength departs, …}
And do not be like those who split and differed because these are the ways of non-Muslims. Splitting and differing is not from the habits or the ways of Mulsims. It is only from the ways of the people of misguidance. Beware of differing and [following?] the ways of Fitan and misery.
I pray that Allaah grants me as well as yourselves success in practicing everything that pleases Him, and may the Salaat and Salaam be upon our prophet Muhammad and upon his family and companions.
As Salaamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatulaahi wa Barakatahu.

[1] The transcribe in Arabic didn’t comprehend the Shaykh's words here. I believe the Shaykh said something along the lines of: Only the Prophets are free from error.
[2] It is more likely that the Shaykh said: Sahaabah, Shahadah here makes little sense.
[3] The transcribe in Arabic didn’t comprehend the Shaykh's words here.
Translator: Nadir Ahmad, Abu Abdul-Waahid
Date Published: Tuesday, 17 October 2006
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