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The People of the Sunnah Do bot Hide Affairs of Religion

The People of the Sunnah Do not Hide Affairs of the Religion

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All praise is due to Allah, and may exaltation and safety be granted to Muhammad, his family, his companions, and those who aid them. To proceed:

Imaam al-Barbahaaree [d. 329 AH], may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

If something from innovation becomes apparent to you in a person, beware of him, because that which you are unaware of is greater than that which is apparent to you.

Shaykh Ahmad an-Najmee [d. 1429 AH], may Allah have mercy upon him, commented on this passage by saying:

The intent of this passage is to drive you away from those who have innovation with them and to inform you that the people of innovation try to conceal and hide their innovations.

However, the people of the Sunnah avoid being secretive about affairs of the religion, and they view concealment in the affairs of religion to be from the way of the people of innovation.

‘Umar Ibn ‘Abdul-‘Azeez [d. 101 AH], may Allah have mercy on him, said: ‘If you see a people speaking confidentially about the religion, excluding the general population, know that they are laying the foundation for misguidance.(1)’

For this reason, the people of the Sunnah do not conceal affairs pertaining to the religion. They stay way from this type of behavior, and they consider it to be from the ways of the people of innovation. (2)

There is a subtle benefit and principle that the people of the Sunnah mention pertaining to the secretive nature of the people of innovation. Al-‘Awzaa’ee [d. 157 AH], may Allah have mercy on him, said: “Whoever conceals his innovation from us, his associates will not be hidden from us. (3)”

--(1) See “The History of ‘Umar Ibn ‘Abdul-Azeez by Ibn al-Jawzee,” pg. 54 (2) Ahmad an-Najmee, An Explanation of Sharh as-Sunnah, 224-225 (3) Ibn al-Battah, al-Ibaanah,

9 Manhaj Points from Aisha’s (May Allah be pleased with her)

9 Manhaj Points from Aisha’s (May Allah be pleased with her) Test : “ Are you a Haraura?”

مُعَاذَةُ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً قَالَتْ لِعَائِشَةَ أَتَجْزِى إِحْدَانَا صَلاَتَهَا إِذَا طَهُرَتْ فَقَالَتْ أَحَرُورِيَّةٌ أَنْتِ كُنَّا نَحِيضُ مَعَ النَّبِىِّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم - فَلاَ يَأْمُرُنَا بِهِ . أَوْ قَالَتْ فَلاَ نَفْعَلُهُ .

Mu’adha narrated: A woman asked ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), should I offer the prayers which I didn’t offer because of menses.” ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, “ Are you from Haraura (a town in Iraq). We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and used to get our periods, but he never orderd us to pray the missed prayers or ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, “ We did not offer them. “

Bukhari 321

Manhaj benefits for this hadeeth:

1. Haraura was a village near Kufa in Iraq where the Kharijites for the first time appeared. There is a sect of the Khawarij who regard prayer compulsory for menstruating women, therefore when their periods conclude they must make up the missed prayers.

2. Shaikh Muhammad bin Ramzaan Al-Haajiree (may Allah preserve him) said,” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) educated and taught his wife ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about and warned her from desires and fitnah. This is found in another hadeeth collected by Bukhari. ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the verse: ‘ It is He Who sent down to you the Book. In it are verses that are entirely clear, they are the foundation of the Book; and others not entirely clear. So ,as for those in whose hearts there is a deviation they follow that which is not entirely clear thereof seeking for its hidden meanings; but no one knows it hidden meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: We believe in it; the whole of it are from our Lord.” And none receive admonition except men of understanding.[ Bukhari 4547]. This is the approach of people with knowledge. They warn the people from desires and innovation.

3. Warning about innovation and its people is creed and religion, even in the questions related to purification and abnormal discharge.

4. This woman had zeal to understand the affairs of her religion. This is the importance of knowledge- i.e Knowledge before action. For this reason, it’s obligatory for us to seek knowledge. Knowledge built on the Quran, Sunnah with the understanding of the Salaf. Therefore we worship Allah with knowledge, and if there is anything that we are uncertain about we return to the scholars. By returning to the scholars we benefit from their understanding and guidance.

5. Based on ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) words,” Are you a Haruara” we learn that sometimes a person can be judged based on affiliation. This was one of the issues which affected the Khawarij. And consequently Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) doubted this woman, so she asked her in order to know her position towards this misguided sect- Al-Haruara.

6. This hadeeth refutes those people who deny classifying people into the groups and catergories; Sunni and Bid’ee, Salafy and Khalafee ,etc. This classifying of people is built on knowledge, proof, evidences, fairness and Taqwa.

7. This hadeeth shows that it’s a must for a person who is accused of something or if an innovation or misguidance is connected to him to free himself from it. He must defend himself and explain his true stance clearly without any detours and evasions. This resembles what the woman did when she said, “ I am not a Haruara.

8. Even though this woman was ignorant she was tested in an issue of purification which is connected to her prayer. These acts of worship were very crucial in her life. And although she was ignorant about them, she still knew who the Haruara sect was. She knew that sect was misguided, therefore she hurried and freed herself from being among them. She did that because the origin of warning from desires and innovation was a universal methodology and way during her lifetime. The people of knowledge used to warn the people from these desires. The people of knowledge during that time used to talk about these false groups high and low. They did this so the people were on alert about misguidance and its carriers.

9. This hadeeth refutes the people who say the Salafee’s( Ahulus Sunnah) are wrong for warning people about Ahul Bid’a wal Ahwa. They consider Ahulus Sunnah as being wrong for this act with the claim the people need to understand Tahara and prayer… All praises to Allah , the people of the Sunnah, the scholars and students of knowledge explain the important and needed issues to the people for their religion. Furthermore at the same time they warn the people about desires; as desires has a dangerous affect on the people.

Taken from : http://sahab.net/forums/showthread.php?t=384291

Translated by Abu Aaliyah Abdullah ibn Dwight Battle Sr

What the Difference between Manhaj and Aqeedah

Our Noble Sheikh Yahya Ibn Alee AlHajooree was asked

Question:What is Manhaj (methodology)? And what is the difference between Manhaj and Aqeedah (creed) ?

Answer:Allah the Great and Allmighty says {Follow what has been sent down to you from your lord and follow not any Awliyaa, little do you remember}[Al A'raaf:3] and he the most high says {So mankind should have no plea against Allah after the coming of Messengers}[Nisaa:165] and he the most high says {And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger after the right path has been clearly shown to him, and follows other than the believers way, We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in hell, what an evil destination}[Nisaa:115], and the proofs in regards to this subject are many, all of them being proof for following the book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger, and the book of Allah and the Sunnah on the understanding of the Salaf As-Saalih is the Creed of Ahlul Sunnah and is the Methodology of Ahlul Sunnah, so Creed, Methodology, Ettiquettes, Dealings, Association for the people of the truth and Disassociation of the people of falsehood all are taken from the book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger, and the best book in Aqeedah (creed) is the book of Allah and the authentic Sunnah of the Messenger there is not a proof in them (the book and the sunnah) except that its supports and backs up the Manhaj of Ahlul Sunnah and the Aqeedah of Ahlul Sunnah and it refutes and invalidates falsehood and its peoplefrom those who deviated whose feet stumbled (fell into error) and those whose understanding became reckless and erroneous from the possessors of Ahwaa (desires and innovations), so yes! Verliy the Aqeedah and Manhaj of the book of Allah and the Sunnah of his messenger the path in which the Salaf As-Saalih from the companions and those that came after them treaded is one, and to seperate them (Aqeedah and Manhaj) is a mistake, so Aqeedah is that which the Salaf gave attention to and named there books As-Sunnah meaning the by this the Aqeedah of Ahlul Sunnah and they also them AlAqeedah: like AlAqeedatul Waasitiyah and AlAqeedatu Tahaawiyah and Aqeedatu Salaf, and you find them bringing in these books verses and ahadeeth and athaar in refutation of the possessors of innovation and they call this Aqeedah, and Allah ordered us with two things to follow the Book and the Sunnah on the understanding of the Salaf, Allah says {And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger after the right path has been clearly shown to him and follows a path other than the path of the believers, we shall keep him in the path he has chosen,and burn him the hell, what an evil destination}[Nisaa:115] and Allah says {It is he who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth to make superior over all religions even if the polytheists detest it}[Tawbah:33] and the prophet said ((I have not been sent except to complete the most pious of ettitquettes)) and hudaa: is the Book of Allah and Sunnah on the understanding of the Salaf As-Saalih may Allah be pleased with them, so this is the correct Aqeedah and the correct Manhaj that the Salaf treaded upon without seperating between them (Aqeedah and Manhaj) and there is no proof in the Book nor the Sunnah for such seperation.

Kanzul Thameen page 163 of Volume 1

Translated by the brother Umar Abu Shui'ayb