Speech during Sheikh
Muhammad Ibn `Abdul-Wahhab
Week
All
praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. Peace and blessings be upon the
most honorable Prophet and Messenger, Muhammad, and upon his family and
Companions!
Dear brothers:
As-salamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!)
The
greatest blessing Allah has conferred upon us is Islam. There is no
other grace equal to Islam which Allah has granted to Muslims. He
(Glorified be He) has made us the best community and has perfected for
us our faith which pleases Him. Allah states:
This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islâm as your religion.
A perfect way is that which addresses all immediate and deferred
needs of life and deals with all its aspects. A perfect way is also that
whose Shari`ah (Islamic law) - with its fundamental and subsidiary
matters - is independent and covers all the needs of people.
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) states:
We have neglected nothing in the Book
He also states:
And
We have sent down to you the Book (the Qur’an) as an exposition of
everything, a guidance, a mercy, and glad tidings for those who have
submitted themselves (to Allâh as Muslims).
This religion is received from Allah's revelation to His Prophet
(peace be upon him)through two means; the Qur'an, which Allah has
revealed to His Messenger (peace be upon him) and the Sunnah (whatever
is reported from the Prophet). The Prophet (peace be upon him) stated
about both,
"I
have left you (two things) which if you hold fast to them, you will not
be misguided. (They are) the Book of Allah and my Sunnah."
However, with the death of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon
him) revelation stopped after our faith was perfected and
well-established. Allah (Glorified be He) promises to preserve the
Qur'an:
Verily, We, it is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Qur’ân) and surely, We will guard it (from corruption).
In fact,
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the
teachings of Islam were strictly followed during the lifetime of the
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and that of the Rightly-Guided
Caliphs after him.
After
that, Muslims began to call to Allah and thus the Islamic State
expanded and people from different nations and countries entered Islam
in crowds. They all united upon their Islamic creed, which maintained
their ties with their Lord and established their loyalty to Allah, His
Messenger and other Muslim brothers and sisters. Since the days of the
Prophet until today, Muslims have lived under many governments and
regimes and have witnessed times of regress due to some external and
internal factors. A deep look into these times reveals that holding fast
to the Qur'an and Sunnah has played a great role in surviving these
hard times. When Muslims adhere to their religion and follow its
guidance, they achieve victory, but when they are negligent and deviant,
they begin to dispute and hence the defeat.
All
praise be to Allah, Who has supported Islam from the time of revelation
until today with righteous scholars who have conveyed it to the people,
clarified its rulings, defended it, used it in solving people's
problems and deduced rulings that had no specific text. Such reformist
scholars have played a remarkable role in strengthening people's faith,
removing doubt and suspicion, fighting sins and Bid`ah (innovation in
religion) and inviting people to what the Messenger of Allah (peace be
upon him) and his followers called to. Muslim scholars exerted efforts
and the Muslim community became stronger, more advanced and united.
One of the most famous reformist callers is Shaykh
Muhammad Ibn `Abdul-Wahhab, the revivalist of the
12th century of Hijrah. Allah guided him in his remarkable reformist
call, which brought back strength, purity and power of Islam to the
Arabian Peninsula. With the Aid of Allah, he purged the
Peninsula from Shirk (associating others with
Allah in His Divinity or worship) and Bid`ah and guided people to the
Right Path. The fruits of his blessed call appeared in many parts of the
Islamic World and many callers were influenced by it. One of the
strongest reasons behind the success of his
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call
is that Allah has supported it with rulers who have believed in it and
helped its callers. Such are Al Sa`ud family, starting from the diligent
Imam
Muhammad ibn Su`ud (may Allah be merciful to him), founder of the
Saudi State to his sons and grandsons after him.
In
fact,
the call of Imam
Muhammad Ibn `Abdul-Wahhab (may Allah be merciful to him)
is the true Islamic call of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him),
the Sahabah (Companions of the Prophet) and the Salaf (righteous
predecessors). Despite the many enemies and opposers who appeared in the
Muslim world at the beginning of the call, it was able to succeed and
achieve desirable outcomes. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
said,
"There
will remain a group of my Ummah adhering to the truth, and those who
forsake them or oppose them will not harm them until the Day of
Resurrection."
Although
this reformist call is based on the Salaf's call and does not differ
from it, it deserves to be studied, analyzed and taught to people. This
is because many are unaware of its reality and are ignorant of its great
benefits that have not been achieved before by a reformist since the
time of the favored preferred generations. This call led to the
establishment of a society applying Shari`ah and a state believing in
the call and applying the principles of Shari`ah sincerely in all
matters related to creed, rulings, customs, prescribed penalties,
transactions and all other issues. Therefore, some historians studying
this call have said that Islamic history has never witnessed more
commitment to Islamic teachings since the days of the Prophet (peace be
upon him) and the Rightly-Guided caliphs like that witnessed by the
Arabian Peninsula under the
Saudi State, which has supported and defended the call.
All
praise be to Allah, Saudi Arabia is still reaping the fruits of this
call in the form of safety, stability, prosperity and rejection of
Bid`ah and superstitions which have spread and destroyed many Muslim
countries.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented in both its rulers and scholars, cares for Muslims all over the world
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and is keen on spreading Islam globally, so that people may enjoy the blessing of entering Islam.
Therefore,
Saudi Arabia since the day it was founded until
today makes use of every opportunity to show others the reality of this
call based on the Qur'an and Sunnah, with the aim of removing doubtful
matters raised by ignorant or spiteful people. Thus, many meetings were
held to discuss the call, study its outcome and answer those who oppose
it. Many letters were sent and books have been written - all praise be
to Allah.
Imam
Muhammad ibn Su`ud Islamic University called for a
meeting and organized it for this reason. None has been better in doing
so than the university which includes the best students and scholars of
the call. The university was first established to serve the call, teach
it to people and invite others to it. It all began when His Highness,
King
`Abdul-`Aziz and the knowledgeable Shaykh
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah be merciful with
them and may He reward them good) discussed the idea of establishing an
institution to carry out the duties of Da`wah (calling to Islam) and
education according to the teachings of the Salaf, represented in the
call of Imam
Muhammad Ibn `Abdul-Wahhab (may Allah be merciful to
him). Some academic institutions were established, then some colleges,
and with passage of time, it expanded to be an Islamic university
bearing the name of the
Saudi State's first founder and supporter of the Islamic call, Imam
Muhammad ibn Su`ud Hence, the university has
graduated a huge number of scholars who have played a great role in
developing this country. In addition, the university teaches the
compilations of Imam
Muhammad Ibn `Abdul-Wahhab, especially in the field of `Aqidah (creed), plus the books of previous famous Imams among the Salaf, such as Imam
Ibn Taymiyyah,
Ibn Al-Qayyim,
Al-Tahawy, Al-Hafizh
Ibn Kathir and others, may Allah have mercy on them
and reward them all for their efforts in striving in Allah's Cause,
defending His way and showing people the Truth as Allah commands!
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Dear brothers! Gathering to study the Madh-hab (School of Jurisprudence) of Salaf, which includes Shaykh
Muhammad ibn `Abdul-Wahhab's call, introducing it to
people and encouraging them to hold fast to the practices of the
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), the Sahabah and the Salaf is
obligatory and is one of the greatest ways of drawing closer to Allah.
This is because it involves cooperation in goodness, discussion of
righteous deeds and a way of reaching the Truth. Many a time doubt is
eliminated when scholars meet and discuss debatable issues. I am certain
this gathering will have great effects on the Islamic World and will
make Muslims unite on the Qur'an and Sunnah, abstain from committing
Bid`ah and avoid dispersion which has weakened Muslims in the face of
their enemies. There is no doubt that these prominent scholars coming
from all over the Islamic world to discuss research and ideas, search
for the best ways for Muslims to hold fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah and
revive the Madh-hab of the Salaf will achieve positive results. Scholars
will benefit all Muslims and call them to the just word without any
fanaticism or immoderation in relation to people and ideas, since the
Truth is clear. As Muslims, we should follow everything the Messenger of
Allah (peace be upon him) and his Sahabah used to do whether in our
houses or in our countries. This is
the core of the Salafiyyah call (those following the way of the
righteous predecessors), initiated by Shaykh
Muhammad Ibn `Abdul-Wahhab (may Allah be merciful to him).
In addition, one of the most important positive outcomes of this
gathering is collecting, editing and printing all the Shaykh's
compilations and writings to be available to people. A valuable addition
is printing and distributing an index of all the Shaykh's works.
Furthermore, scholars have presented many research papers on themes related to the call of Shaykh
Muhammad Ibn `Abdul-Wahhab, its dependence on the Qur'an and Sunnah, its relation to the Madh-hab of the Salaf, its outcomes in the
Arabian Peninsula and the Muslim world as a whole and answers to doubtful matters related to it.
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I
highly appreciate all of these efforts and hope this gathering will
adopt key decisions and recommendations that encourage, support and
empower centers, organizations and institutions that spread and promote
the Madh-hab of the Salaf. I hope you will devise a way to connect the
youth to the books and Manhaj (methodology) of the Salaf by means of
study and research. Meetings should be held to call people to the
Madh-hab of Ahl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jama`ah (adherents to the Sunnah and the
Muslim mainstream) and to remove obstacles impeding the spread and
adoption of this Madh-hab.
Indeed, Imam
Muhammad ibn Su`ud Islamic University is praised for
its efforts in this field. Everyone is encouraged to give these issues
their due attention and cooperate with authorities that give much
attention to the spread of the Madh-hab of the Salaf at different levels
and fields. Add to this that it is important to support anyone who
contributes with self efforts and opinions to fight Bid`ah and
superstitions.
I am certain that the Saudi Government
adhering to the Sunnah (may Allah guide it to
what pleases Him and let it support the Truth) will spare no effort, as
it always does, in backing up your decisions and recommendations which
serve Islam and Muslims. Since the days of King
`Abdul-`Aziz (may Allah be merciful to him), the
government has published books written by the Salaf, given them great
attention, taught them to people and encouraged individuals and groups
who try to spread them. This is a well-known fact to everyone and it is a
praised effort carried out with the Aid of Allah by the government that
follows the Madh-hab of the Salaf and applies it. As for myself, I will
cooperate with you all, with this blessed university, with other
universities that support Islam and Muslims and with callers who follow
the path of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), his Sahabah and
Salaf as much as I can. Dear brothers! I had hoped to meet with you,
discuss proposed themes and opinions
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and
take part in your assemblies, as this involves cooperation in goodness.
Unfortunately, I was busy with the meetings of the International Higher
Council for Mosques, held in
Makkah. After that came the conference of the
Islamic Fiqh Academy (IFA) organized by the Muslim World League (MWL)
which shares your interests. All of this made me unable to be with you
at this blessed gathering. That is why I am writing you these words
wishing you all success. I advise you and all my brothers to observe
Taqwa (fear/wariness of offending Allah) and to do only what pleases
Allah, while exerting every effort in calling to Allah. I would like to
thank His Highness, Prince
Salman Ibn `Abdul-`Aziz, Prince of
Riyadh for sponsoring the opening ceremony. I
would like also to thank the organizers of the events of this week and
scholars for their participation. I ask Allah to accept all our deeds
and to make them sincere for His Sake. May Allah make us of the guiding
and guided, for He is the Most Generous! Peace and blessings be upon our
Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions!
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