asalamualikum;
*Words of Advice to the Muslims in the West*
by *Shaykh Abdul Azeez aal Shaykh حفظه الله *
on Saturday, March 19, 2005
*BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE LECTURER*
Dear brothers and sisters in Islaam, it is indeed our great pleasure to have
with us today one of our senior scholars, a scholar who spent his life
seeking and teaching knowledge – an exemplary scholar, the
*khaleefah*(successor) of Imaam 'Abdul-'Azeez ibn Baaz رحمه الله (May
Allah have mercy
upon him). Today's lecturer is our honorable father, samaahatus-Shaykh
al-waalidul-habeeb 'Abdul-'Azeez bin 'Abdullaah Aal ash-Shaykh حفظه الله
تعالى. He is the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Chairman of the Council of
Senior Scholars and Chairman of the Permanent Committee of Islamic Research
and Fataawa.
*SHAYKH'S INTRODUCTION*
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh حفظه الله تعالى began the lecture by
thanking Allaah سبحانه وتعالى the Lord of the Worlds, and asked Allaah
سبحانه وتعالى to send salaah and salaam (peace and blessings) upon
sayyidinaa wa habeebinaa (our beloved leader) Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم,
the sayyid (leader) of the first and the last (communities), and upon his
family and Companions and all those who follow them in righteousness and
goodness until the Day of Judgment. To proceed:
My noble brothers, my brothers in belief in the United States of America
salaamu Allaahi 'alaykum wa rahmatu wa barakaatu (May the Peace and Mercy of
Allaah and His Blessings be upon you). My noble brothers, I am talking to
you through the telephone which is a modern-age tool that Allaahسبحانه
وتعالى has made as a means for us, as a tool of communication between us and
our brothers, even if the lands are far apart; so Glorified be Allaah, the
All-Wise the All-Knower.
My brothers I am speaking to you today from the city of Riyadh, the capital
of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I ask Allaah سبحانه وتعالى that He grants us
and you success, soundness and assists us to do good deeds and gives us
righteousness and uprightness upon His Deen.
*WHAT IS NEEDED TO UNIFY THE WORLD*
Dear brothers and sisters in Islaam, indeed the 'Aqeedah of al-Islaam is the
greatest link which links Muslims together. We have come together upon the
belief of Islaam. This is the only means that will bring about true unity.
This belief, Islaam and *eemaan* is what will bring together nations, tribes
and all people. It is the correct, strongest and *only means* that can and
will bring the hearts together in love, possessing the ability of unifying
the world.
Allaah spoke the truth when He said:
إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ
*{The believers are nothing else than brothers.}* [Al-Hujuraat 49:10]
And Allaah spoke the truth when He said:
وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ كُنْتُمْ أَعْدَاءً فَأَلَّفَ
بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُمْ بِنِعْمَتِهِ إِخْوَانًا
*{...and remember Allâh's Favour on you, for you were enemies one to another
but He joined your hearts together,
so that, by His Grace, you became brethren (in Islâmic
Faith)}*[Aali-'Imraan, 3:103]
*WHY WE WERE CREATED*
Dear brothers, it is an obligation upon each of us to know without any
doubt, that Allaah سبحانه وتعالى created us to *worship Him Alone*. Allaah
says:
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
*{And I (Allâh) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should
worship Me (Alone)}* [adh-Dhariyaat, 51:56]
Therefore, Allaah's سبحانه وتعالى Wisdom concerning our creation, the
creation of *ath-thaqalayn* i.e. the jinn and mankind, is to worship Him
alone, and call to the Deen of Allaah with sincerity, and live on the earth
in obedience to Allaah سبحانه وتعالى and attach our hearts to our Lord with
love, fear and hope.
*THE BEST ADVICE – HAVING TAQWAA OF ALLAAH*
The best *wasiyyah* (advice) that a slave can advise himself and his
brothers with, is the *wasiyyah* which Allaah سبحانه وتعالى has given to the
creation from the first of them to the last of them. Allaah says:
وَلَقَدْ وَصَّيْنَا الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ
وَإِيَّاكُمْ أَنِ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ
*{…We have recommended to the people of the Scripture before you, and to you
(O Muslims)
that you (all) fear Allâh, and keep your duty to Him…}* [An-Nisaa 4:131]
So I advise you, my brothers and sisters in Islaam, with *taqwaa* of Allaah
سبحانه وتعالى. The reality of *taqwaa* is to uphold the obligations which
Allaah سبحانه وتعالى has made mandatory upon you from the *salawaat* –
upholding it in its time, in jamaa'ah (congregation) in the masaajid, and
giving zakaat (the mandatory charity) and fasting the month of Ramadaan and
making Hajj to the sacred House of Allaah سبحانه وتعالى.
All good deeds are structured upon achieving Tawheed of Allaah سبحانه وتعالى
and practicing the Deen of Allaah سبحانه وتعالى sincerely for His sake.
*ATTAINING TRUE EEMAAN*
I advise you with holding on to this Deen upon knowledge and actions. Indeed
true *eemaan* (belief) – the *eemaan* which benefits all, is when speech and
actions come hand in hand and *eemaan* is manifested from the deeds you do
openly as well as the deeds that you conceal in your heart. So this
*eemaan*is a beneficial
*eemaan*, the *eemaan* that has good results and brings forth the good, and
calls to having excellent character, and wages war and fights against
despicable and lowly traits and acts.
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