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The Salafi awah

its ims nd its st nce tow rds its opposers

By the Imaam Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen alAlbaani

Collected and Prepared by

ISaam Moosa Haadi


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The Salafi Dawah: its aims and its stance towards its opposers is a collection of

questions and answers by Shaykh Muhammad Naasir-udDeen alAlbaani Rahimahullaah-

compiled by his studentISaam Moosaa Haadi -Hafidhahullaah, and translated with Shaykh

ISaams consent and approval by Muizz ibn Masood anNaijiriyee. All footnotes by the

translator are marked [TN], I ask Allaah to benefit me and the Muslims with it and make it

solely for his sake.

28. Feb. 2014

The call to the Book and the Sunnah with the understanding of

the Salaf of the Ummah, is a noble affair of high priority, the

outstanding scholar does not shut his eyelids until he sees the flag

of this affair fluttering on the lands of Islaam, victorious over all

calls alASaalah Magazine on Shaykh alAlbaani, 23 rd Edition,

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Upbringing: I was brought up in the area alAkaarimat in the province Jabal Al-Hashmi Al-

Shamali, and it is one of the areas of easternAmaan.

As regards my Academic upbringing: then I enrolled in the systematic schools until I

graduated from high school, then I enrolled in the Shareeah Institute in Jabal al Weibdeh,

so I earned a diploma with a speciality in Imamate and Preaching, then I proceeded in my

studies until I earned a Bachelors in Shareeah.

And as regards my religious upbringing: I was brought up and all praise is due to Allaah-

in a religious environment, so Allaah blessed me with being observant of the prayer while I

was still not up to 7 years old, and I was brought up in the environment of the Masaajid and

praise is due to Allaah, so I joined the elementary school of the Masjid and I read all of the

noble Quran with the narration of Hafs from Aasim, and I learned the rulings of Tajweed

from a number of youths and my teachers in atTakruri mosque in Al-Hashmi Al-Shamali,

which is considered as the second mosque as regards the Masaajid of the Salafi dawah in

all Jordan at that time after Masjid asSalik and in which its Khutbah was deputised to our

Shaykh and uncle Muhammad Ibraaheem Shaqrah3, May Allaah heal him and pardon him,

3 [TN]: Born in Palestine in 1934AD he studied at alAzhar University Egypt, married the sister of his colleague

Shaykh Ahmad Muhammad Saalik ashShinqetee, then he taught at the Islaamic University of Madinah where hemet Shaykh ibn Baaz, who used to advise people to regard him as the Scholar of Shaam, he played a big role inspreading the Salafi dawah in Jordan when it was still unknown (he used to say to his wife: if my head wasremoved from my body, I will not stop until Allaah fulfils his destiny in me (I become lifeless), so it is either theManhaj becomes apparent, or I come to an end (pass away)); he was a major helper of Shaykh alAlbaani when he

had difficulties, and the Imaam of his Janaazah when he passed away. See his biography written by his sonShaykhAasim: http://www.saaid.net/Doat/ehsan/89.htm accessed 26 Feb. 2014
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with our Shaykh Ahmad Saalik asShinqeetee4 -Rahimahullaah-, where our uncle gives the

khutbah at alTakruri one Jumaah and Shayk h Ahmad Saalik gives the Khutbah at the next,

so I was raised and all praise is due to Allaah as a Salafi not knowing of the innovation of

taSawwuf, nor the stain of hizbiyyah, so nothing stroke my attention except the dawah of

truth.

So knowledge was beloved to me since I was little, and that was not strange, since I was

brought in the midst of lofty scholars and I always used to be frequent around them, and

they are our Shaykh and uncle Muhammad Shaqra and our Shaykh Ahmad asSaalik and his

father our Sahykh Muhammad asSaalik May Allaahs mercy be upon them all-.

Then Allah blessed me with the companionship of our Shaykh Muhammad Naseeb

arRufaai5, as he migrated from Allepo to Jordan, and settled in Al-Hashmi Al-Shamali and

he was a lone stranger, so my uncle advised me with being in his company, and sticking to

4 [TN]: Born in 1928AD in Turkey to a family of religion and piety as his father and grandfather were both

scholars, he studied with his father and then attended the alAzhar University in Egypt, where he became friendswith Shaykh Muhammad Shaqra, he travelled to meet and befriend alAlbaani in Damascus, and was known forhis humility and avoiding popularity. He was verymuch loved by Shaykh Naseeb alRufaai who used to call himeveryday while he (Ahmad asSaalik) was sick in the hospital until Shaykh Naseeb died and Shaykh Ahmad

asSaalik was still in the hospital. He was also loved and praised by alAlbaani and ibn Baaz, he died due to distress20 days after the death of his wife, in 2010AD and was buried close to Shaykh alAlbaani. See his biographywritten by Shaykh ISaam Moosa Haadi: http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=222922accessed 26Feb. 2014 5

[TN]: Mufassir, Faqeeh and Poet born in Aleppo (no date), he played a major role in opposing the Frenchoccupation of Syria; he spent most of his life between Lebanon (migrating in 1972) and Jordan (migrating in1976); staying in Jordan till he died after having a weak eye sight in his last days. He is described as been verylight hearted, not harsh in opposing or with his opposer, and very eloquent.Shaykh ISaam Moosa Haadi has adetailed biography of him yet to be published. See here:

http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=101632 and here:http://ahlelhadith.com/vb/showthread.php?t=127 both accessed 26 Feb. 2014
http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=222922http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=222922http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=101632http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=101632http://ahlelhadith.com/vb/showthread.php?t=127%20http://ahlelhadith.com/vb/showthread.php?t=127%20http://ahlelhadith.com/vb/showthread.php?t=127%20http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=101632http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=222922


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his classes, so I took from him the salafiaqeedah studying and learning, so I read to him

Usool Thalaatha and Kitaab atTawheed and Kashf Shubuhaat, and like this I progressed

with him until I benefitted from him great benefit and I benefitted from his companionship

great good.

Then Allaah blessed me to know Shaykh alAlbaani Rahimahullaah- so initially I started to

call on the telephone, then I accompanied him in his gatherings, lessons and travels, then

Allaah blessed me to work in his library, where I was honoured to be his secretary and

copyist Rahimahullaah- for five years, we were both on the same table, drinking from his

knowledge and seeking from his guidance and wisdom Rahimahullaahu-.

Thus, really I have benefitted from the noble people of knowledge who were my

Mashaaiykh, I have attended their beneficial classes, from them: the Imaam ibn

Uthaymeen6 Rahimahullaah-, I have attended a number of his sittings in the Haram at

Makkah, and from them is the Imaam ibn Baaz7 Rahimahullaah-, I have attended a

6 [TN]: Great Scholar, Mufassir, Faqeeh, expert in many fields, (full name: Muhammad ibn Saalih ibn

Muhammad ibn Sulaymaan ibn Abdur-Rahman Aal alUthaymeen), born in 1925AD, probably not needing alengthy introduction, his efforts are well known around the world spending over half a century in teaching andspreading Islaam. His teaching skills were very unique and testified to by many. He died in 2001AD and wasburied in Makkah. See: http://www.ibnothaimeen.com/all/Shaikh.shtml and here:

http://www.fatwa-online.com/scholarsbiographies/15thcentury/ibnuthaymeen.htm both accessed 26 Feb. 2014

7 [TN]: Sometimes referred to as the Imaam of Ahl asSunnah wa alJamaaa, (full name: AbdulAziz ibn Abdullaah

ibn Baaz) born in 1909AD. He was the grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia (1993-1999AD). His efforts are well knownand he was regarded by many asreligious leader of the century . He had a memorable relationship with Shaykh

alAlbaani. He died in 1999AD and was buried in Makkah. See:http://www.saaid.net/Doat/alharfi/01.htm andhere: http://www.fatwa-online.com/scholarsbiographies/15thcentury/ibnbaaz.htm both accessed 26 Feb. 2014
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number of his general and specialized classes, Allaah benefited me with it, and from them is

Shaykh Abdul Mohsen alAbbaad8, for whenever I enter Madinah in Umrah or Hajj, Idont

miss any of his class (and it was our ShaykhalAlbaanys advice), and similarly his son

Shaykh abdulRazak 9, like I have attended a number of classes with Shaykh Abee Bakr

alJazaairy 10 and Shaykh Muhammad Mukhtaar ashShinqeetee11 and many other than

them.

Work: I work in the ministry of endowments as the first Imaam, and a member of the

committee of examining the centres of the noble Quran in the whole kingdom.

And I pray and give the Khutbah for Jumah at the mosque of atTakruri, Al-Hashmi Al-

Shamali, and from the virtue of Allaah on me is that I started giving lectures at the Masaajid

8 [TN]: Great Scholar of Hadeeth and teacher in the Prophets mosque,'Abdul-Muhsin ibn Hamad ibn 'Abdul-

Muhsin ibn 'Abdullaah ibn Hamad ibn 'Uthmaan Aal-Badar, born in 1935AD. He is well known for his piety andhumility. He is still alive and continues to teach, explaining the Six books of Hadeeth, part of which he hasfinished more than once in the prophets mosque (thus comparable to the likes of the great Scholar Malik ibn

Anas d.795AD). See:http://www.fatwa-online.com/scholarsbiographies/15thcentury/abdulmuhsin.htm accessed26 Feb. 20149

[TN]: The son of Shaykh 'Abdul-Muhsin , born in 1963AD, he is currently a Dr. of aqeedahteaching at the Islaamic University of Madinah. See: http://www.ajurry.com/vb/showthread.php?t=19267 accessed26 Feb. 201410

[TN]: Born in Algeria in 1921AD, he migrated to Saudi Arabia where he studied at the prophets mosque untilhe became a teacher in it, and joined the Islaamic University of Madinah as a teacher when it opened in 1960ADand taught there until he retired in 1986AD. See:http://algzaeri.com/algzaeri/pageother.php?catsmktba=15 accessed 26 Feb. 201411

[TN]: Great Mauritanian scholar born in 1918AD into a learned family as his grandfather was a scholar and hisfather was a Shaykh, he migrated to the Hijaaz in1937AD, and studied at the prophets mosque. He taughtTafseer at the Islaamic University of Madinah and retired in 1982AD, to exclusivelyteach at the Prophets

mosque till he died in 1984AD. He was from the senior scholars of Madinah.See: http://articles.islamweb.net/media/index.php?page=article&lang=A&id=4353accessed 26 Feb. 2014
http://www.fatwa-online.com/scholarsbiographies/15thcentury/abdulmuhsin.htmhttp://www.fatwa-online.com/scholarsbiographies/15thcentury/abdulmuhsin.htmhttp://www.ajurry.com/vb/showthread.php?t=19267http://www.ajurry.com/vb/showthread.php?t=19267http://www.ajurry.com/vb/showthread.php?t=19267http://algzaeri.com/algzaeri/pageother.php?catsmktba=15http://algzaeri.com/algzaeri/pageother.php?catsmktba=15http://articles.islamweb.net/media/index.php?page=article&lang=A&id=4353http://articles.islamweb.net/media/index.php?page=article&lang=A&id=4353http://articles.islamweb.net/media/index.php?page=article&lang=A&id=4353http://algzaeri.com/algzaeri/pageother.php?catsmktba=15http://www.ajurry.com/vb/showthread.php?t=19267http://www.fatwa-online.com/scholarsbiographies/15thcentury/abdulmuhsin.htm


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while I was still 18 years of age, and I have not stopped giving lessons or classes -and all

praise is due to Allah-.

Academic Permissions: I memorised all of the Quraan and read to a number of noble

Shuyookh, and I received an Ijaazah from the Jordanian Ministry of Endowments, I also

read the all of the Quraan with the recitation of Aasim with the narration of Hafs and his

people, and the recitation of Naafi with the narration of Warsh and Qaaloon, and the

recitation of Abee Amr alBasree from the narration of adDuwree, and the recitation of

alKasaai from the narration of Abee alHaarith and adDuwree, and the recitation of ibn

Katheer from the narration of alBazee and Qanbil, all that separately then I read the

fundamentals of the ten recitations12 , then I took the ten large recitations collectively, and it

is a known method to the people of the field.

Written works: Allaah blessed me with the checking of a number of books which Allah

permitted to be accepted, and I ask Allaah for sincerity in it, from it (Buloogh alMaraam) by

Haafidh ibn Haajar, and (Sunan ibn Maajah) and (atTirmidhee) and (Abee Daawud), and

from Authored works (Saheeh Marwiyaat Hudhayfah-bnu Yamaan fil Fitan wa Ashraati

Saaah ) (Authentic narrations of Hudhayfa ibn Yamaan in fitan and sign of the hour) and

other than it-, and it is Allaah I ask for increase in his favours and sincerity in statements

and actions.

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Dawah activities: I travelled to Spain a number of times to call to Allaah for some noble

brothers who made it easy to go the Masaajids in the length and breadth of the country;

teaching, giving lectures and counselling, and academic and educative seminars.

And I travelled to the Philippines to Jaamiat alulamaa in philipines in Mindanao Island,

and I was at that time sent by His Eminence Chief Justice Dr. Ahmed Halil in the days he

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Contents

Introduction

Reasons the Children of Islaam attack the Salafi Dawah

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Salafi Dawah

What is Salafiyyah?

To whom is it ascribed?

Who are the Salaf asSaalih?

Is ascribing to the Salaf considered as an ascription to a person or group of people?

Is it correct for anyone to claim the founding of the Salafi Dawah?

What are the principles of the Salafi Dawah?

From the Principles of the Salafi Dawah is: (following the methodology of the Salaf

asSaalih)

How are we able to identify the methodology of the Salaf asSaalih?

Is it compulsory for every Muslim to become a Salafi?

Where have we gotten this infallibility?

Chapter 2: ims and Objectives of the Salafi Dawah

What are the aims of the Salafi Dawah?


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What is the ideal approach according to the Salafis- towards solving the problems of the

Muslims today?

Do the Salafis intend to gather all the Muslims upon a MadhHab?

Does the Salafi Dawah demand that thelaymen derive Shareeah rulings directly from the

book and the Sunnah without returning to the people of knowledge?

Chapter 3: The Stance of the Salafi Dawah towards Islaamic groups

Do the Salafis consider it permissible to have numerous groups in the Muslim society?

What is your opinion regarding group organisations or group work?

Does a person become a Salafi just by claiming to be?

Why is Salafiyyah claimed by one who is not from it?

What is the view of the Salafis regarding dividing the religion into pulp and peel?

Chapter 4: Differing and splitting amongst the Salafis and the issue of the MadhaaHib and

Fiqh alWaaqi

There is a clear division which has appeared amongst the Salafis, followers of the Manhaj of

the Salaf asSaalih (pious predecessors), so what is your advice for us?

Does a Muslim leave Salafiyyah if he differs with the Manhaj of the Salaf in some issues of

Ijtihaad?

Do the Salafis disapprove of the madhaaHib of the four Imaams?


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Introduction

Surely all praise is due to Allaah, we praise Him, we seek His help, we seek His

forgiveness, and we seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of ourselves, and our actions,

whoever Allaah guides then none can misguide and whoever He misguides then none can

guide.

And I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship (in truth) except Allaah

alone without any partners-, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and

messenger.

O you who believe! Have Taqwa of All aah as is His due, and die not except as (true)Muslims Q3: 102

O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Aadam), andfrom him, He created his wife [Hawaa (Eve)], and from them both He created many menand women, and fear Allaah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do notcut the relations of) the wombs (kinship) . Surely, Allaah is Ever an All-Watcher over you Q4: 1

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O you who believe! Have Taqwa of Allaah , and speak (always) the truth He will direct

you to do righteous good deeds and will forgive you your sins. And whosoever obeysAllaah and His Messenger has indeed achieved a great achievement (i.e. he will be saved

from the Hell-fire and made to enter Paradise) Q33: 70&71


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As to what follows:

Indeed the noble and blessed Salafi Dawah has received a ferocious attack from the

enemies of Allaah, and this is neither strange nor weird; for indeed Allaah Subhaanahu wa

taaala- had said:

They intend to put out the Light of Allaah (i.e. the religion of Islaam, this Qur'aan, andProphet Muhammad) with their mouths. But Allaah will complete His Light even though

the disbelievers hate (it). Q61: 8

And he -Subhaanahu wa taaala- said:

Verily, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the Path of Allaah,and so will they continue to spend it; but in the end it will become an anguish for them.

Then they will be overcome. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto Hell. Q8: 36

And the verses regarding this are many.

However what is strange and weird is the Salafi Dawah receives an attack, defamation and

oppression from the sons of Islaam, and from some of the Duaats of Islaamic groups!

And may Allaahs mercy be on the one who said:

And the oppression of the close one is more painful

to a man, than the strike of the sharp edge of an Indian sword

And if you ponder on the reasons of these attacks from the sons of Islaam themselves; you

find that it can be traced to a number of issues:


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rise of the Muslims, and their hearts are not pleased with the calls and cries that calls for

the Muslims to return to the religion and their honour.

I say: there are many reasons, and currently that is not the subject I intend to explain, but

that which concerns me now is to clarify to the noble reader that the group which is

intended in this article of mine is the first group; and they are those that are ignorant of the

Salafi Dawah and its origins, and those that knew about the Salafi Dawah from the

malicious media, from the leased pens and from the people of hate and envy; so they

ascribed to Salafiyyah that which it is innocent of, like the innocence of the fox as regards

the blood of Yoosuf -as it is said-.

So they ascribed to it Takfeer of the Muslims! Despite (the fact) that the Imaams of

Salafiyyah are the ones that debated the Takfiriyeen and the Khawaarij, past and present.

And they ascribed to it permitting (shedding of) the peoples blood! Despite (the fact) that its

Imaams are the ones that enlightened the people about the sacredness of the Muslims

blood, his wealth and his honour, and they warned from the tribulation of terrorism which

has filled the land oppressively.

And other than that from doubts and lies (that) the media and leased pens cannot deny its

frequent reoccurrence, exactly as the western media does by defaming the image of Islaam

in its media and by its means of communication.

And so that the picture can become clear to you my brother, the reader-, and you will

know the real meaning of the Salafi Dawah of rightful guidance; I love to mention to you

its definition, its principles and what it calls to, from the speech of an Imaam amongst its

Imaams, rather he was the bearer of its flag and its biggest caller in the lands of Shaam;

verily he is my Shaykh, my Ustaadh, the Imaam Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen alAlbaani

Rahimahullaah-; who had dedicated himself for a time more than half a century for the

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for Islaam from that which has been attached to it, from polytheism, innovations,

superstitions, hoaxes, weak, detested and fabricated ahaadeeth, and thus calling people to

this puritanised Islaam; in training and in conduct.

And every time he Rahimahullaah- complained about the decline in manners of the

Muslims, rather in the manners of some that ascribe to Islaamic movements; and he

Rahimahullaah- said: I am sorry to say frankly(that): there is an outcry, and there is an

academic awakening, however there is no improvement in manners and correction of the

behaviour of the Muslims, even the students of knowledge amongst them; talk less of other

than them, even those that ascribe to the Sunnah and to acting according to the Hadeeth, so

we find a lot of complaints coming from many of them16.

And he Rahimahullaah- said: All of this fallsinto the bad manners of the Muslims today,

and it is not possible to cover these issues that are very many, and how beautiful is what is

narrated from Shawqi of Egypt17, that he said:

Nations are nothing but their manners, as long as it remains

For if their manners leave, they leave 18

I say : rather every time our Shaykh Rahimahullaah- complains and cries about the

situation of the general Muslims, and what has afflicted them from lowliness and weakness;

and he Rahimahullaah- said: and from that which there is no doubt unfortunately- is

that the Muslims today are humiliated in all places except what Allaah wills-, and what

humiliation is greater than the occupation of the most lowly of people (Jews) of the holy

land which is Palestine, and the Muslims are looking at them, and they are listening to the

16 ((Fataawa Jiddah)) Tape no. (17)

17 [TN]: Ahmad Shawqi: one of the greatest Arabic poets (died 1932AD). See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Shawqi accessed 26 Feb. 2014 18

((Fataawa Jiddah)) Tape no. (17)
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uprisings everyday in which a lot of Muslims are killed, and the Muslims around them are

looking on and getting amused!!

There is no doubt that this is from the greatest affliction which has met the Muslims19

Hence our Shaykh Rahimahullaah- strained his body; and worked round the clock in his

struggle and brainstorming towards finding a solution that will return to the Muslims their

country and their honour, and free their minds and their intellects from the worship of

other than Allaah, and free their behaviour from cultures and behaviours of the disbelievers

and the polytheist, just as to free their lands and countries from the colonialism of the

oppressors and disbelievers,so he found Rahimahullaah- that there is no escape for the

Ummah out of their tribulation and calamity except through the Salafi Dawah of guidance,

established upon two principal pillars which are: (atTaSfiyah wa atTarbiyah).

Our Shaykh Rahimahullaah- said: Indeed the Islamic groups of present times have

differed in view in describing the solution to return the Muslims to their glory and their

honour of old times, and they are able to evict the enemy and oppressor, and that which we

see and we do not doubt it:is what we continue to hum about in this type of situation, what

we call : (atTaSfiyah wa atTarbiyah), and this two principal pillars is a must to actualise the

desired restoration; to return the Muslims to their old glory.

And I mean whenever I say (atTaSfiyah): purifying the religion from that which has entered

into it from all aspects of the religion; whether it is that which has entered into the beliefs,

worship, manners or into the behaviours or other than that from the many branches of the

religion20.

Then he said Rahimahullaah- : then the second thing which I mean by the word

(atTarbiyah): (is that) it is behoving that this taSfiyah be accompanied by grooming of the

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So join me O brother, the reader- so we can live out (together) the words of our Shaykh

alAlbaani Rahimahullaah- in his definition of the Salafi Dawah, and by its blessed

Manhaj; to resume an Islamic life21, until you reach its reality, and you dont fall after (that)

into its enmity or demonizing its people; so you can be from a people (whom) Allaah says

about them:

It is only those who believe not in the Aayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,

revelations, etc.) of Allaah, who fabricate falsehood, and it is they who are liars. Q16: 105

And may Allaahs blessings be upon our Master Muhammad and upon his household and

his companions all together.

Written by

ISaam Moosaa Haadi

Amaan-Jordan

Night of Wednesday, (12/2/2013A.D.)

21 [Compliers words]: it is my intention to compile a wider article than this that covers all what our Shaykh

Rahimahullaah-has said about the Salafi Dawah; in definition and in fundamentals, in tranining and in politics,in the path to returning to the rightly guided Khilaafah.


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Chapter 1

Introduction to the Salafi Dawah22

Q: What is Salafiyyah?

Ans:asSalafiyyah is the understanding of the book (of Allaah) and the Sunnah,

an authentic understanding upon the Manhaj of the Salaf asSaalih23.

Q: Who is it ascribed to?

Ans:asSalafiyyah: is an ascription to the Salaf asSaalih24.

Q: Who are the Salaf asSaalih?

Ans:the Salaf : are the people of the (first) three generations; those whom the

messenger of Allaah Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam- bore witness to their nobility in the

authentic Hadeeth which is Mutawaatir reported by both alBukhaari and Muslim and other

than both of them, from a large group of companions, from the Prophet Salallaahu alaihi

22 [TN]: See also: An Introduction to the Salafi Dawah: http://www.qss.org/articles/salafi/text.html and here:

http://www.salafipublications.com/sps/sp.cfm?subsecID=SLF02&articleID=SLF020001&articlePages=1 bothaccessed 26 Feb. 2014 23

Tape: ((Laa izu illaa biawdati ilaa adDeen)) meaning((there is no honour except by returning to the religion)) 24

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wasSalam- that he said: ((the best of mankind is my generation, then those that follow them,

then those that follow them))25.

So Salafiyyah ascribes to this Salaf and the Salafiyoon ascribe themselves to these

Salaf 26.

Q: Is the ascription to the Salaf counted as an ascription to a person or to a group

people?

Ans:this is not an ascription to a person or group of people, like the ascription of

other groups present today in the Islaamic lands, this is not an ascription to a person,

neither is it to tens of people, rather this ascription is an ascription to infallibility; that is

because it is impossible for the Salaf asSaalih to gather together upon misguidance, and in

contrast to that are the Khalaf!

For nothing is available in the Shari as a praise for the Khalaf, rather there is dispraise

of their lot, and that is at the end of the previous hadeeth; where he Alaihi Salam- said:

((then there will come after them a people bearing witness, and their witness was not

sought))27, to the end of the hadeeth.

As he Alaihi Salam- pointed to that in another hadeeth where there is a praise for a

group of Muslims, and disparagement for their lot, by the understanding of the hadeeth,where he Alaihi Salam- said: ((there will not cease to be a group from my Ummah,

apparent upon the truth; they will not be harmed by whomsoever opposes them, until

Allaahs command comes))28, or ((until the hour is established)).

25 alBukhaary (2652) and Muslim (2533)

26 ((Silsilatu-l-huda wa-n-Nur)) Tape no. 1

27 atTirmidhi (2221 and 2222)

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We say: the foundations of the Salafi Dawah as everyone knows- is established upon

three pillars:

The first Pillar: is the noble Quraan.

The second pillar: is the Sunnah .. and (I mean) the authentic Sunnah.

And the Salafis in all lands of the Dunya are focused upon this angle (the authentic

Sunnah); that is because the Sunnah by the consensus of people of knowledge- has surely

been adulterated with what is not from it since more than ten centuries, this is an issue in

which there is no disagreement about; hence it is from what is agreed upon also- that the

Sunnah must be purified from that which has entered into it from what is not part of it.

And because of that the Salafis accept that this second foundation (the Sunnah), it

is not behoving to be taken upon its current (state); because it contains the weak and the

fabricated from that which is not permissible to adopt; even in (simply) virtuous deeds.

This is the second foundation, and this is close to being agreed upon by the

Muslims, both the Salaf and the Khalaf.

The third Pillar: and it is from what differentiates the Salafi Dawah from all other

calls established today upon the surface of the earth;(and) whatever is from it (other calls)

which is from Islaam (and is) accepted, and whatever is from it which is not from Islaam

except a name (an Islamic name), so the Salafi Dawah is distinguished by this third pillar

(and) behold for it is:

That it is compulsory to understand the Quraan and Sunnah in accordan ce to the

Manhaj of the Salaf asSaalih from the Sahaabah, the Tabieen and their followers, that is: the

three generations whom witness was bore to of their nobility through texts of many well

known ahaadeeth.

And this is from what we have spoken about on various occasions, and we have

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understand Islaam from the book and the Sunnah without this third pillar will come up

with a new Islaam! And the greatest proof for that are the Islaamic sects that continue to

increase everyday; and the reason for that is:their inconformity to this Manhaj which is:

the book, the Sunnah and the Understanding of the Salaf asSaalih.

Thus; we find now in the Islaamic world a group which has reappeared, rising upon

us from Egypt, and then spreading its ideas and its poison in a large (part) of the Islaamic

world, claiming that they are upon the book and the Sunnah, and how close is their claims

to the claims of the Khawaarij; for they also- used to claim to cling to the book and the

Sunnah, however they used to explain the book and the Sunnah according to their desires,

and they pay no heed at all to the understanding of the Salaf asSaalih; and especially the

Sahaabah.

And I have met a lot of personalities from these people, and not too long ago in Jordan

for the second time I debated one of their leaders, and he proclaimed that he does not

consider the exegesis of the (Quraanic) verses, even if it has come from tens of the

Sahaabah! Meaning that: if the exegesis had come from tens of the Sahaabah, he does not

accept this exegesis since he does not consider it!!

And this (one) that is saying this statement is incapable of reading a verse without

incorrect pronunciations, mistakes and errors in it!

This is the reason for the deviation of the Khawaarij of old times, those who were pure

Arabs, so what do we say about the current Khawaarij of today, those whom if are not

considered to be truly non-Arabs, then they are Arabs that have been un-Arabized, and they

are not non-Arabs that have been Arabized?!

This is their reality, so these (people) proclaim that they do not accept the exegesis of

the text at all, except if the Salaf are agreed upon it, this is what one of them says deceitfully

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Hell - what an evil destination), so why has he said: and follows other than the believers'

way ?

So that no one will be deceived, and will not say:I understood the Quraan like that,

and I understood the Sunnah like that, so it is said to him: it is compulsory that you

understand the Quraan and the Sunnah according to the way of the Salaf, the first and

foremost believers.

And indeed this text from the Quraan is supported by texts from the messengers

ahaadeeth Alaihi Salam-, like the hadeeth of the sects, he said Alaihi Salam-: ((all of it is

in the fire except one)), they (the Sahaabah) said: who is it O messenger of Allaah? He said

in a narration: ((the Jamaaah))31, and in another: ((what I and my companions are upon))32.

Why did he describe the saved sect to be upon what the Jamaaah was upon, and it is

the Jamaaah of the messenger Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam-? So that the road will be

obstructed for the twisters and those that play with the texts33.

Q: From the foundations of the SalafiDawah: (is to follow the Manhaj of the Salaf

asSaalih), so) how are we able to identify the Manhaj of the Salaf asSaalih?

Ans:we are not able to except through (the following):

Firstly : the Book (of Allaah)

Secondly : the Sunnah

Thirdly : narrations of the Salaf, and this is demanded that the Salafi preachers pay

attention to knowing the narrations of the Salaf as they pay attention to knowing the

31 Reported by Ahmad (16,937) and Ibn Maajah (3993)

32 Reported by atTirmidhee (2641)

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prophetic ahaadeeth; because knowing these narrations is that which will help them ensure

an application of the Manhaj in a practical and correct (way of) application; and these

narrations just as is the case with the ahaadeeth- contains the authentic and the weak 34.

Q: Is it compulsory upon every Muslim to be a Salafi?

Ans:every Muslim will know at that time (what) this ascription (means), and what it

ascribes to from infallibility; so it is impossible for him after this knowledge and

clarification that I do not say: that- he rejects, (for) this is a clear issue, but I say:it is

impossible for him except that he becomes a Salafi; because we have understood that the

ascription to Salafiyyah, means: the ascription to infallibility 35.

Q: Where have we taken this infallibility from?

Ans:we have taken it from an hadeeth that some of the Khalaf use to infer other than

the truth, seeking to establish proofs according to the majority according to what the

majority of the Khalaf are upon-; whenever they approach his statement Alaihi Salam-:

((my Ummah will not gather upon misguidance))36, ((my Ummah will not gather upon

misguidance)), it is not correct to apply this hadeeth to the Khalaf today considering what is

between them from extreme differences, ((my Ummah will not gather upon misguidance)),

it is not possible to apply it to the situation of the Muslims today, and this issues are known

to anyone who studies this unfortunate situation.

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In addition to that: are the authentic ahaadeeth which has come to clarify what has

happened as regards those before us from the Jews and the Christians, and what will

happen to the Muslims after (the passing away of) the Messenger Alaihi Salam- from

splitting; so he said Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam-: ((the Jews split into seventy-one sects,

and the Christians split into seventy-two sects, and my Ummah will split into seventy-three

sects, all of it in the fire except one)), they (the Sahaabah) said: who are they O Messenger of

Allaah? He said: ((it is: the Jamaaah))37.

This Jamaaah is: the Jamaaah of the Messenger Alaihi Salam-, it is that which it is

possible to affirm the application of the previous hadeeth: ((my Ummah will not gather

upon misguidance)) that (those) intended by this hadeeth are: the Sahaabah; those whom

the Messenger Alaihi Salam- judged that they: are the saved sect, and whoever treads

their path, and moves in their direction.

And these Salaf asSaalih, they are those whom our Lord Azza wa Jal- warned us in

the noble Quraan from opposing them, and from taking a path other than their path in His

Azza wa Jal- statement:

And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad) after the right path has

been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers' way. We shall keep him inthe path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell - what an evil destination. Q4: 115

I have drawn our brothers attention in a lot of instances to our Lords Azza wa Jal-

appending in this verse his statement: and follows other than the believers' way to the

contradiction of the Messenger, what is the wisdom behind that? Despite that if the verse

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had been without this statement, if it had been as follows: (And whoever contradicts and

opposes the Messenger (Muhammad) after the right path has been shown clearly to him, we

shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell - what an evil destination ) it

would have been sufficient in warning and reproving whoever contradicts the Messenger

Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam-, and (in) judging upon it with its evil destination!

The verse was not like that, but only attached to that his statement Azza wa Jal- :

and follows other than the believers' way , is this in vain?! How far from such is the

speech of Allaah Azza wa Jal- that is: whoever treads the path of the companions whom

are infallible according to our previous illustration-, and they are the group whom the

Prophet Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam- bore witness to it being the saved sect, and (also)

those who tread their path, these are the ones whom it is not permissible for whoever wants

to be save from Allaahs punishment on the Day of Judgement that he deviates their path,

hence He Subhaanahu wa taaala- said:

And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad) after the right path hasbeen shown clearly 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. Q4: 115

Thus; it is upon the Muslims today, in the end of time, to be aware of two matters:

Firstly: who are the Muslims that are mentioned in this verse?

Then what is the wisdom in that Allaah Azza wa Jal- intended with it the Sahaabah

whom are the Salaf asSaalih and those that tread their path..?

The clarification for this answer or this wisdom has preceded, and the summary of

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was revealed from the mouth of the Prophet Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam- firstly, then they

witnessed their Prophet Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam- who had lived in their midst

applying the rulings established by text in the Quraan; and which a lot of it has been

mentioned in his statements Alaihi Salam-, while the successors do not have this kind of

virtue from hearing the Quraan and ahaad eeth of the Messenger Alaihi Salam- directly

from him, also they do not have the virtue of witnessing the Messengers Alaihi Salam-

application of the texts from the Book and the Sunnah in a practical way of implementation.

And from the wisdom which is established by text from the Sunnah: is his Alaihi

Salam- statement: ((the information is not like the description))38, and it is from it that the

poet took his statement:

And the one that witnessed is not like the one that heard

And so; those who did not witness the Messenger Alaihi Salam- are not like his

Sahaabah who witnessed and heard from his speech directly, and they saw it as he

implemented it practically.

Today you will find a modern speech which has been used to excel by some of the

Islamic preachers and it is a very beautiful speech, but what is more beautiful: is to make it

a reality, they say in their lectures, sermons and counselling that it is obligatory that we

make Islaam to walk in reality, to walk upon the earth ..

Beautiful speech! But if we do not understand Islaam according to the understanding

of the Salaf asSaalih as we say- it is not possible for us to achieve this beautiful and poetic

speech; to make Islaam a reality walking upon the earth!

Those who are capable of that: are the Companions of the Messenger Alaihi Salam-,

for two reasons that have been mentioned previously; they heard the speech from him

directly, so they apprehended it better than our apprehension, then in (some) issues there is

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(that which is) in need of demonstration, so they saw the Messenger Alaihi Salam-

clarifying that for them practically.

And I will present to you a very clear example: there are verses in the noble Quraan

that the Muslim is not capable of understanding it except he is knowledgeable about the

Sunnah which explains the noble Quraan, as He Azza wa Jal- said:

And We have also sent down unto you (O Muhammad) the reminder (the Qur'aan), that

you may explain clearly to men what is sent down to them Q16: 44

For example: His saying- Subhaanahu wa taaala-:

Cut off (from the wrist joint) the (right) hand of the thief, male or female Q5: 38

Now here comes the Seebawayh39 of this era in Arabic language, so he explains to us

this noble verse:

The thief ,who is he?

Linguistically he is not able to specify the thief.

And the hand, what is it?

Seebawayh of the end of time (our era) is not capable; he is not capable to give an

answer about these two questions, who is the thief that is deserving of cutting of the hand?

And what is the hand which is required to be cut as regards this thief?

Linguistically: the thief even if he stole and egg is a thief, and the hand in this (case) if

it is cut from here or there or in any place, it is (still) a hand!

But the answer is: when we remember the previous Aayah:

39 [TN]: Expert in Arabic language who died in the year 796AD. (used by the Shaykh metaphorically) See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibawayh accessed 26 Feb. 2014
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And We have also sent down unto you (O Muhammad) the reminder (the Qur'an), that

you may explain clearly to men what is sent down to them Q16: 44

The answer is in the clarification; so there is a clarification from the Prophet

Salallaahu alaihi wasSalaam- for the Quraan, this clarification was applied by him

Alaihi Salam- practically in particular to this Aayah as an example, and in particular to

other verses, and they are many, because whoever has read Ilm alUsool will read that there

is (the general and the specific), (absolute and particular) and (abrogator and abrogated),

summarized statements that encompass tens of texts, if we do not say hundreds of texts,

general texts made particular (or narrowed down) by the Sunnah40.

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Chapter 2

Aims and Objectivesof the Salafi Dawah

Q: What are the aims and objectives of the Salafi Dawah?

Ans:as regards its aims and objectives: then there is no doubt that from its aims and

objectives is: to realize an Islaamic Society that by it, it will be possible to achieve legislation

by Islaam not by other than it, legislation by Islaam in other than an Islaamic society are

two opposites, they will not be combined.

Thus I will close the answer to this question with a word of ultimate wisdom to me-;

so we say to the Muslims in general: establish the Islaamic country in your hearts, it shall

be established for you on your land41.

Q: What is the ideal way in the view of the Salafis in dealing with the problems o

the Muslims of today?

Ans:surely this painful reality is not worse than the reality of the Arabs in their

Jaahiliyyah and when our Messenger Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam- was sent to them, so

there is no doubt that the reality of those ignorant Arabs was by far worse than what the

Muslims are upon today, and based on that we say:

41 Tape ((The salafi dawah))

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Surely the treatment is that treatment, and the medication is that medication, so with

similar to what the prophet used to treat that first Jaahiliyyah; then it is upon the Islaamic

callers today, all of them, to treat their painful reality.

And the meaning of this is very clear, remembering in it Allaahs Azza wa Jal-

statement:

Indeed in the Messenger of Allaah (Muhammad) you have a good example to follow forhim who hopes in (the Meeting with) Allaah and the Last Day and remembers Allaah

much. Q33: 21

So our messenger Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam- is our role model in solving the

problem of the Muslims in our time, and that is by we starting with what our prophet

Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam- started with, and it is: reforming what has been corrupted

from the creed of the Muslims, firstly, and from their worship, secondly, and from their

manners, thirdly .

And I do not mean by this arrangement (that) it is: the division between the first issue

as the most important, then the important , then what is other than it42.

Q: Do the Salafis wish to gather the Muslims upon a single a MadhHab?

Ans:we say there are some issues established with some researchers in Fiqh which is

in opposition to the Book and the Sunnah, so it is compulsory to purge it and wipe it off the

way of the Fuqahaa, similarly there are ahaadeeth which are agreed upon in its weakness,

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rather in its fabrication; so it is compulsory to wipe it off from the interior of the books, and

from the minds of the students of knowledge and similarly the scholars.

It will remain that there are -no doubt- some issues of fiqh and some ahaadeeth

which are a position of differing, there remaining something of that, this type of question

will not come, becausewe believe -contrary to what is being rumoured about us by some of

the prejudiced and ignoramuse- that we want to unify all of the MadhaaHib, and we will

make the four MadhHabs one!

We I do not say: we are from the most aware of the people-, (rather) we are the most

aware of the people that this is impossible, it is impossible to gather the people on one

MadhHab, it is impossible to gather the people on a single thought,but it is not impossible

to bring the people close together; especially Ahl asSunnah wa alJamaaah.

Closeness is possible; and this is a reality and it is observed, those who study the fiqh

that is called today (comparative fiqh), even if this study in the universities is still crude;

because the Dr. specialized in Shareeah and in fiqh presents the issue and the statements

which have been made regarding it and all of their proofs, so the student is left confused, he

does not know what is correct from these statements; because he (the Dr.) has presented its

proofs!

Surely there could be a summarised verse and a detailed hadeeth, so he does not say

this hadeeth narrows the verse (to an issue), for indeed it could be that a MadhHab uses as

an evidence an authentic hadeeth and another (MadhHab) with a weak hadeeth, he does

not stop at differentiating the authentic from the weak, and like this, so he leaves what? The

students confused!

Thus I say: this comparative fiqh is being studied today in a crude way of studying,

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the dot upon the letters , they say the proof for this is this, and the proof for that is that, and

this, its proof, and the most convincing is this and that, for this and that reason ..

These (people) know that those who employ this fiqh methodology and it is that

which is called comparative fiqh- that it brings the Muslims close together, and there are a

lot of examples present today in front of us, who from the students of knowledge has not

heard of Imaam ashShawkaani43, who from the students of knowledge has not heard of

asSanaani44, who from the people of knowledge has not heard of Saalih alMuqbili45

43 [TN]: Great Scholar of Yemen, Mufassir, Muhadith, Faqeeh, Muhammad ibn Aliy ashShawkaani born

1760AD, he was able to trace his lineage back to our Father AadamAlaihi Salam-, he was from the leaders ofhis time as regards the Zaydi MadhHab until he left it and took the path of Ijtihaad; this drew a lot of oppositionfrom his people and he authored the book ((alQawl alMufeed fee Adilat alIjtihaad wa alTaqleed)). He has greatworks from which are ((Fath alQadeer)) in Tafseer and ((Nayl alAwtaar)) in fiqh which was explanation of IbnTaymiyyas grandfathers book ((Muntaqa alAkbaar)). He died in 1834AD.See http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=63047 accessed 27 Feb. 2014

44 [TN]: Prolific author and great scholar of Yemen, leaving behind over 3oo works of various sizes, Muhammad

ibn Ismaeel asSanaani, born in 1687AD, known for humility and piety, busy with the worship and remembranceof Allaah, he travelled to the Haramain (Makkah and Madeenah) for Hajj four times seeking for knowledge andmeeting with its scholars. He made a huge effort in spreading knowledge in Sanaa Yemen, especially theknowledge of hadeeth, until the people became engrossed with it. He was the teacher of ashShawkaanis teacher. Also a promoter of Ijtihaad and censoring Taqleed, Muhammad Hayyaat asSindee reports that he said:Whoever affiliates to anyone in particular other then the Prophet Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam- , and sees thatthis person statement is correct, mandatory to be followed, without considering the statement of other scholars,then he is misguided and ignorant; rather he might be a disbeliever that needs to repent, if he doesnt he shouldbe killed, for when did he believe that it becomes mandatory for the people to follow a particular person from the

scholars ignoring the othersMay Allaahs mercy be on all of them-, then he has made this person (he is callingto be followed) in the same position as the Messenger of AllaahSalallaahu alaihi wasSalam- and that is Kufr.From his well known works is Subul asSalam an explanation of Buloogh alMaraam. He died in 1768AD. See:http://majles.alukah.net/t8048/ accessed 27 Feb. 201445

[TN] Great Scholar Saalih ibn Mahdi alMuqbili born in 1637AD studying with the great scholars of Yemen,later debating with the Scholars of Sanaa until he left it and went to Makkah, he died in Makkah in 1696AD. Hewas an expert in all fields, having written works in it. It is believed that he did not embrace the Sunnahcompletely, Shaykh Muqbil alWaadiee said: Muqbili was not completely a Sunni, he was between the Sunnah,the Shiaa and the Mutazillah, he did not spare anyone except he attacked him, even Ahl asSunnah, even Imaam

alBukhaari Rahimahullaah-. See http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=249894 accessed 27 Feb.2014
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author of ((alilm ashShaamikh ithaar alHaq ala alAabaaI wa alMashaaiykh)), who has

not heard about these (people)? no one.

The root of these (people) is Zaydiyyah Zuyood-, they were not for the Hanafi

MadhHab, neither were they for the Shafiees or the Malikees nor the Hanbalees, meaning

by the illustration of these (people) the four MadhHabs-, those Zuyood are not from Ahl

asSunnah wa alJamaah, but they treaded this path which we call all Muslims to tread; so

that they will come close together and love each other and would not be far from one

another and hate each other- so at that time, it would be realised in them what was realised

in these Imaams that we have mentioned, since they joined us and became Sunnis, they

ended up refuting the Zuyood; because they oppose the Sunnah.

And so this Manhaj invites and does not divide, as for every man remaining upon his

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Q: Does the Salafi Dawah demand from the laymen to derive Shari rulings from

the Book and the Sunnah directly without returning to the people of knowledge?

Ans:what we hear a lot really a lot- from some people who do not understand nor

comprehend the Salafi Dawah, not from personalities of callers to it directly nor from their

authored works, for they only understood the Salafi Dawah from their opponents and their

enemies, and these (people) are the ones that come with such a hardship in the

misunderstanding of this Dawah!

A lot of people transmit from us, some of them connect to us, and some of them fight

us and slander us in secret, and say: that we call all Muslims including the laymen amongst

them to understand the book and the Sunnah directly!!

And I say frankly: if there are actually people calling the ignorant and unlettered

those who do not read nor write- to extracting fiqh and aqeedah and all of the religion

from the Book and the Sunnah directly, and they cannot properly read a verse or narrate a

hadeeth; this (persons) speech is not correct, and the speech of those enemies is correct.

But is the Dawah like this? Do we call one who does not understand a thing from

knowledge to creep upon the Book and the Sunnah, and to make incumbent his ignorance,

his illiteracy, and unletteredness upon the Book and the Sunnah, then he says: I understand

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So (for) this (you) will not find a Muslim describe him with what you wish: Salafi

or Khalafi- at all speaking with this kind of speech, and we say always, and just yesterday in

the afternoon some people came to me from Homs (in Syria), amongst them was a youth

(that was) a little bit enlightened, it reached him from the well known Laa MadhHabiyyah

and similar to it what this writer points out; that we call all the people to follow the Book

and the Sunnah, meaning: that the ignorant understand the Book and the Sunnah with their

ignorance!

So I explained to him in detail, its summary is: text of the glorious Quraan has made the

people with regards to knowledge and ignorance in two divisions: scholars; and they are

those who understand the book and the Sunnah, and their opposite are those that are not

scholars: the ignorants; those that do not understand the Book and the Sunnah, and upon

each of this two divisions is what is made obligatory on him through text of the glorious

Quraan, He Subhaanahu wa taaala- said:

So ask the people of knowledge, if you know not. Q16: 43

So; He is addressing the Ummah in its entirety, its scholars and its ignorant, its educated

and its illiterate, He says: you are all in two parties: the scholars, and other than thescholars, upon those that are not scholars is to ask the scholars:

So ask the people of knowledge, if you know not. Q16: 43


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This is what we call people to, but we surely disagree with the blind- followers in the

understanding of knowledge and the scholar, what is knowledge? And who is the scholar?47

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Chapter 3

The Stance of the Salafi Dawah towards Islaamic groups

Q: Do the Salafis consider it permissible to have multiple groups in the Musl

society?

Ans:it is not permissible to have in the Muslim society multiple groups, each group

having a specific Manhaj, and a specific leader, this leadership decrees its commands upon

its followers, surely this will lead to greater division and disagreement between the

Muslims, then it will lead to making division a system to be followed amongst the Muslims

And this is obviously in opposition to the statement of the Lord of the worlds:

and be not of Al-Mushrikoon (the disbelievers in the Oneness of Allaah, polytheists,

idolaters, etc.) Of those who split up their religion (i.e. who left the true IslaamicMonotheism), and became sects, [i.e. they invented new things in the religion (Bid'ah), and

followed their vain desires], each sect rejoicing in that which is with it Q30: 31 & 32


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Indeed it came in a hadeeth of Huzayfah ibn Yamaan48 Radhiyallaahu anhu- in

((Saheeh alBukhaary))(3602) and ((Muslim))(1847), he said: ((the people used to ask the

Messenger of Allaah about good, and I used to ask him about evil in fear that it will meet

me)), so he asked him about a lot issues which are related to what this great companion

cared about, so he asked him for example- about this good which they enjoyed with the

Prophet Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam- will there be evil after it? He answered that there

will be something from that, and there will be after -also- good.

He asked him also- will there be after this evil good? So he said: (( yes, and in it is

smoke)).

And he followed up (with) the questions until he Alaihi Salam- said that there will

be parties, sects and groups, so it is upon you to bite the tree root, and do not be with a sect

from these sects; except that upon them was an Imaam who is also the Imaam of all the

Muslims, so if they had an Imaam then it becomes obligatory to be with him, he said:and if

not then avoid all those groups, and even if you bite on to one tree.

48 [TN]: The Prophets companion who migrated with his Father to meet the prophet, he lived in Koofa and died

in alMadaain in 36AH after the assassination of Uthmaan Radiyallaahu anhu-. He was the keeper of thesecrets, since the Prophet told him about the hypocrites by their names, he was also sent by the prophet to spy onthe enemies on the night of the confederates. A number of companions narrated from him. See: MarifatiasSahaabah li-abi- Naim


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This is the meaning of the hadeeth present in ((Saheeh alBukhaari) and ((Muslim)),

and that means: that it is not permissible for a Muslim to be a partisan to a group over the

other, however despite that I say:it is behoving of the Islamic groups and surely they are

present in the field unfortunately- that they all cooperate with one another, but with a

condition: that their cooperation is upon a correct foundation from the Book and the

Sunnah and the Manhaj of the Salaf asSaalih.

So whoever prevents cooperation with another group; because it does not cooperate

upon this correct Manhaj, the Book and the Sunnah, and what our Salaf asSaalih were

upon; so then it is not behoving to cooperate; because of opposingwhat Allaahs messenger

Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam- and his companions after (him) were upon, so corporation is

compulsory, and division is forbidden, so whoever refuses (to corporate) except division ..

so (we say) Baraaqish went crazy over itself (meaning brings harm to himself and

others) 49.

Q: Do the Salafis prevent the existence of groups with numerous goals in th

Muslim society?

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Ans:for the issue which I have mentioned in some of my previous answers; that the

Salafi Dawah now and the virtue is for Allaah Azza wa Jal- has covered the Islaamic

arena approximately, and has manifested to most of those that oppose it even if in

summary- that this Dawah is the Dawah of truth; and because of that they ascribe to it

even if they are extremely far from it in their actions54.

Q: What is the view of the Salafis in dividing the religion intopulp and peel?

Ans:Indeed the Salafi Dawah is distinct it is not just aDawah, it is but a practical

(Dawah) that it strives to understand Islaam with correct understanding from all angles,

not from some angles which some groups care about without (considering) other angles,

and they call the first issues (priorities), and they have reached in this issue of dividing

Islaam or knowledge of Islaam to an extent that they make it two branches:pulp and peel.

And they care for -in their claim and the reality is that they do not care for even in

this division they call (pulp)- they care for it without caring for the other division.

And (let) me draw (your) attention to a fact of knowledge; if the Muslim was uponclarity it will be clear that there is no room at all for the scholar and researcher in the Book

and the Sunnah to divide Islaam into (pulp and peel), and if this was possible it will not be

possible except for one with all the knowledge about Islaam, and this is almost an

impossible affair; because Allaah Azza wa Jal- says:

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Therefore what is compulsory for the Muslim preachers is to relay to the people

Islaam as a whole in the limits of his knowledge, and not to claim the previously mentioned

division (core and peel), because of Islaam is good and a blessing.

And that this division if it was granted we would have said: it is a must to preserve the

core and the peel, as it is the issue in what we see in our life style; where we eat a lot from

fruits and nuts, and it must be preserved with its peel to make it good for us, this is just

making examples and drawing similarities, but in reality we do not agree to this

nomenclature that we say: verily Islam is (divided into) core and peel!

However we say: there are (issues) we must know firstly; then we must act by it

secondly, and there are other things that must be known to a group of people who are the

people of knowledge, and this is what is called by the scholars (Fard alKifaai), then from the

angle of action also- it is but compulsory to establish by a group without it being

compulsory on every individual from the Muslims

So; it is compulsory that Islaam be understood, and that it be known from all its angles

without division; as we have said before in our illustration of what is obligatory and

superogatory, and in their illustration of what is core and peel, then after that it is

compulsory that the people should arise with what they are capable of from the first branch

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Chapter 4

Differing and splitting amongst the Salafis and the issue of the MadhaaHib and

Fiqh alWaaqi

Q: There is an apparent split which has appeared between the Salafis - followers

the Manhaj of the Salaf asSaalih, so what is your advice for us?

Ans:that you all do not waste your time in criticizing one another, and you say: this

one said this, and that one said that; because it is:

Firstly: this is not from knowledge at all.

And secondly : this method arouses anger, and establishes envy and hatred in the

heart, upon you is nothing but knowledge, for it is knowledge that will reveal to you if this

speech in the praise of Zayd (someone) from the people that has a lot of mistakes? And for

example- is it correct for us to call him: a person of Bidah? And consequently is he a

Mubtadi.

What do we want with all these going deep?! I advice that you do not go deep like

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Such things are not permissible to be adopted by a group that ascribes in truth to the

Book of Allaah and the hadeeth of the Messenger of Allaah Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam-

upon the understanding of the Salaf asSaalih, so we all knowthat our Salaf asSaalih and at

their head are the companions of the Prophet Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam- they surely

differed in some issues and this kind of differing does not become, firstly, a reason for the

existence of something from division amongst them, in contrast to the differing of the

Khalaf; for surely they became because of their differing different MadhaaHib, and many

groups, up to the extent that a lot do not consider the permissibility of the Salaah (prayer)

behind one who opposes their MadhHab, rather that became a part of their legislation,

documented in their books, so they say in its texts or in the texts of this legislation: Salaah is

not permissible behind an opposer to the MadhHab; this text is present in the Hanafi

MadhHab, and in the ShaafieeMadhHab, and in (the book) Sharh Nuraa or alHawaashi as

they say- we see the weirdest of things from details that were not known, firstly to the first

Salaf, and secondly the Salafis do not recognise such! Because Allaah Azza wa Jal- has

availed them from falling into such by their enlightment which I have pointed out earlier;

that the companions differed in some issues, and even at that they prayed behind one

Imaam.

While the Khalaf; we find their effects in their Mihraabs up till today, so you find in a

big mosque four Mahaarib: the first Mihraab for the Hanaabilah, the second for the

Shaafieeyah, and the third -and this is in the middle- for the Hanafiyyah, and the last to the

east is the Mihraab of the Malikiyyah; because they are the smallest group in those

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But the other hadeeth reached the Sahaabah, and it is: his statement Alaihi

Salam-: ((when the two privates meet, ghusl becomes obligatory with ejaculation or

without)), and (even) with that you see these (ones) praying behind that (one) that says:

ghusl is not (obligatory) on him, this is similar to a lot of differing present within the

MadhaaHib up till today, but we see a big difference between the differing of the Salaf and

the differing of the Khalaf! The differing of the Salaf was Ijtihaad and intellectual, but it was

not physical; it did not divide them, and because of that they used to pray behind one

Imaam.

Thus it came in sound books of aqeedah that from the aqaaid of the Salaf that was

inherited by the Khalaf: is (the Salaah (prayer) behind every pious one and sinner), just as

the Salaah is obligatory upon every pious (one) and sinner.

So now we say: some of the Sahaabah differed with the Khalif in his view and in his

Ijtihaad, and despite that was he removed from the Jamaaah of the Muslims?

Allah the lord of the worlds forbid!

Its example: for surely Umar R adhiyallaahu anhu- made Ijtihaad in some issues and

was correct in most of it, and wrong in a little of it, from this little: is that he prohibited theMuslims from combining between Umrah and Hajj, and commanded them to single out

Hajj; despite that the Prophet Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam- affirmed joining and

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Q: Do the Salafis disapprove of the MadhaaHib of the four Imaams?

Ans:this is a lie! For we value the four Imaams and likewise other than them- as

they should be valued, and we do not avail ourselves of benefitting from their knowledge,

and relying on their fiqh, without being partisan to anyone of them over the others.

And this is from what I have clarified clearly over thirty years ago in the introduction

to my book: ((Description of the prophets prayer Salallaahu alaihi wasSalam- from the

Takbeer to the Tasleem as if you can see it)), so it is to it I direct anyone who wants to

confirm the falsehood of this allegation62.

Q: What is the stance of the Salafis towards the fiqhalWaaqi?

Ans:fiqh alWaaqi by its correct meaning in the Shareeah is compulsory without

doubt, however it is a Kifaaiy obligation; if some scholars rise up to it, then (its

responsibility) is dropped from the rest of the scholars; talk less of the students of

knowledge, talk less of the common Muslims.

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Thus it is behoving to be balanced in calling the Muslims to the knowledge of (fiqh

alWaaqi), and not drowning them in political matters, and the analysis of western thinkers,

for what is but compulsory always-: is crooning about the purification of Islaam from

what has been attached to it from filth, then training of the Muslims groups and

individuals- upon this puritanised Islaam, and binding them to the Manhaj of the authentic

Dawah: the Book and the Sunnah with the understanding of the Salaf of the Ummah63.

And similarly it is not permissible and the situation is this- that any of the students of

knowledge should negate the necessity of understanding current matters; because it is not

possible to realise the long cherished goal by consensus of the Muslims; which is: freedom

from the Kufaar occupation of Muslim countries or at least some of it-; except that we

know what they plot, or what they conspire together upon, so that we can be wary of it and

we can warn away from it, until their conquering and enslavement of the Muslim world

does not continue.

And a large portion of this will not be except by training the Muslim youth with a

training based on aqeedah, knowledge, Manhaj established upon the roots of purifying

Islaam from the filth that has been attached to it, and built upon the principle of training

upon this refined Islaam as he revealed it upon the heart of the Messenger Salallaahu

alaihi wasSalam- 64.

And it is a must lastly- for the Muslims to know a very important issue in this regard

so I say :

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It is behoving that pleasure in fiqh alWaaqi by its description in the Shareeah or

being busy with it should not drive us to entering the doors of modern day politics with its

tyrants! Deceivers with political speeches, changing their methods repeatedly (indecision),

lost by their ways.

What is but compulsory is to abide by the politics of the Shareeah, which is: (tending

to the affairs of the Ummah), and this tending should not be except in light of the Book and

the Sunnah upon the Manhaj of the Salaf asSaalih, and by the hand of the people of

authority from the sincere scholars and just rulers, for surely Allaah curbs with the Sultan

what he has not curbed with the Quraan.

As for that western politics that open its doors and it glorifies its people; then there is

no religion for it, and all those who line up behind it or drown in its ocean: he has been

afflicted by its wretchedness and has been covered by its gloom; because he got busy with

the secondary (matter) before the foundation!

And may Allaahs mercy be on the one who says: whoever rushes something before

its time: is punished by its deprivation65.

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Chapter 5

atTaSfiyah wa atTarbiyah

Q: Ithas become well known of you your call of atTaSfiyah wa atTarbiyah for the

return of the guided Islaamic caliphate, sowhat is the meaning of atTaSfiyah wa

atTarbiyah?

Ans:from what cannot be doubted -unfortunately- is that the Muslims today in all

places are humiliated except what Allaah wills-,and which humiliation is greater than theoccupation of the most lowly of mankind of the holy lands which is Palestine, and the

Muslims are looking at them, and they are hearing the uprisings everyday where a lot of

Muslims are killed, while the Muslims around them look on and observe (like an

entertainment)!!

There is no doubt that this is from the greatest humiliation which met the Muslims;

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Surely the Islaamic groups in the present time have differed in the view as to

describing the solution to return the Muslims to their honour and past glory, and (so) they

will be able to remove the oppressive enemy, and that which is our opinion to which we are

not in doubt is:what we croon about in this kind of situation from what we call atTaSfiyah

wa atTarbiyah, it is a must (to have) this two foundational pillars to realise the desired

correction to return the Muslims to their old glory 66.

So the key to returning the glory of Islaam is: to apply beneficial knowledge, and

establish righteous actions and it is a noble matter it is not possible for the Muslims to reach

it except by using the method of atTaSfiyah wa atTarbiyah, and they are two great and

important obligations67.

And I intended by the first of the two (a number) of issues:

The first: purifying the Islaamic aqeedah from that which is foreign to it; like shirk,

and denying and interpreting the godly attributes, which are established by authentic

ahaadeeth to show its relationship to aqeedah etc!

The second: purifying Islaamic fiqh from mistaken Ijtihaadaat that oppose the Book

and the Sunnah, and I presented some examples for that.

The third: purifying the books of Tafseer and fiqh and R aqaaiq and other than it

from the weak and fabricated ahaadeeth, and the detestable Israailiyyaat,and this is what I

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As for the other obligation; then I intend by the training of the upcoming generation

upon this Islaam purified from all what we have mentioned, correct Islaamic training right

from childhood, without any influence of the western training of disbelieve.

And from that which there is no doubt is that realising this two obligations demands

huge efforts (from) cooperation of sincere Islaamic groups; which truly care about

establishing the desired Islaamic society, all (dealing) in its own field and its own speciality.

As regards we remaining pleased with our circumstances, proud of our largenumber, relying upon the virtues of our Lord, or the emergence of the Mahdi and the

descent of Isaa (Jesus), clamouring that Islaam is our constitution, confident that we shall

establish our country!

Then that is bleak, rather misguidance; because it opposes the Sunnah of Allaah in

the existence and the legislation together, He said Subhaanahu wa taaala-:

Verily! Allaah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in

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And he salallaahu alaihi wasSalam- said: ((when you engage in a transaction that

is eenah68, and you take hold of the tails of the oxen, and you are content with agriculture,

and you abandon Jihaad; Allaah will send upon you humiliation that will not be dispelled

until you return to his religion))69.

As a result of that one of the Islaamic callers of todaysaid: establish the Islaamic

country in your hearts; it shall be established for you in your land, and this speech is very

beautiful, but what is more beautiful is: to act by it;

And say (O Muhammad) "Do deeds! Allaah will see your deeds, and (so will) His Messengerand the believers. And you will be b

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