Explanation by Shaykh Abdullaah Abdur-Rahmaan Al-Ghudyaan حفظه ا لله albaseerah.org Class #2 The Four Principles by Muhammad bin Abdul-Wahhaab رحمه الله ــ را ــــ اا2 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 ِب س ِ م اللهِ الر ح مٰ ِ ن الر حي ِ م َأ سَأ ُ ل اللهَ اْل َ كِر يم ر ب اْلع ر ِ ش اْلع ظي ِ م َأ ْ ن يت ولاَّ ك في ال دنيا والآ خرة. وَأنْ ي جعَل ك مبا ر ً كا َأين ما ُ كن ت، وَأ ْ ن ي جعَل ك مم ن ِإَذا ُأ ع ط ي ش َ كر، وِإَذا ابتل ي ص بر، وِإَذا َأ ْ ذن ب ا ست غَفر. َفِإنَّ ه ؤ َ لاءِ الثَّ َ لا َ ث عن وا ُ ن ال سعادة. ا عَل م َأ ر ش د ك اللهُ ل َ طا عته: َأنَّ اْل حِنيفيَة ملََّة ِإبرا هي م: َأ ْ ن ت عب د اللهَ، و ح ده م خل صا َله ال ّ دي ن، َ ك ما َقا َ ل تعاَل ى: .[ ﴿ وما خَل ْ ق ت اْل ِ ج ن والإِن س ِإلاَّ لي عب دو ن ﴾ [الذاريات: 56 َفِإَذا عرْف ت َأنَّ اللهَ خَلَق ك لعبادته؛ َفا عَل م َأنَّ اْلعبادَة لا ت س مى عبادًة ِإلا م ع الت و حي د، َ ك ما َأنَّ ال ص َ لاَة لا ت س م ى صلاًة ِإلاَّ م ع الطَّ ها رة، َفِإَذا د خ َ ل ال ّ ش ر ك في اْلعبادة َف س د ت، َ كاْل ح د ث ِإَذا د خ َ ل في الطَّ ها ِ رة3 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 In the Name of Allaah the Most Beneficent the Most Merciful. I ask Allaah , Al Kareem (the Most Generous), Rabb of the Mighty Throne, to protect you in this world and the hereafter. And to bless you wherever you are and to make you from those who, when given, are thankful, when tested are patient, and when sinful seek forgiveness. For certainly, these are the three signs of happiness. Know may Allaah guide you to His obedience, that Haneefiyyah is the religion of Ibraaheem: That you worship Allaah making the religion sincerely for Him alone. As He, Ta’aala, said: {And I have not created the jinn and mankind except to worship Me (alone).} [Adh Dhaariyaat (51):56] When you acknowledge that Allaah created you to worship Him, then you know that worship is not (regarded as) worship except with Tawheed. Just as prayer is not (regarded as) prayer except with purification. So when shirk enters into worship it corrupts it just like impurity when entered into purity (i.e.-it invalidates it).4 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 The Shaykh رحمه الله begins the book with a Du’aa and an Advice I ask Allaah Al-Kareem (The Most Generous) Rabb (Lord) of the Tremendous Throne َأ سَأ ُ ل اللهَ اْل َ كِر يم ر ب اْلع ر ِ ش اْلع ظي ِ م Tawheed al-Uloohiyyah Tawheed al-Asmaa was-Sifaat Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyyah The scholars call this براءة الاستدلال (baraa’atul-istidlaal) which means that when someone wants to discuss a particular topic he begins with mentioning the subject matter he wants to deal with. From the Shaykh’s wisdom, he began with mentioning the three types of tawheed: 5 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 The First Matter: That you are protected in this world and the hereafter َأ ْ ن يت ولاَّ ك في ال دنيا والآ خر ة to protect you in this world and the hereafter ِإنَّ الَّ ذي ن َقاُلوا ربنا اللَّه ُث م ا ستَقاموا تتنز ُ ل عَلي ِ ه م اْل م َ لائ َ كُة َألاَّ ت خاُفوا و َ لا ت حزنوا {Verily, those who say: "Our Lord is Allaah (Alone)," and then they stand firm, on them the angels will descend (at the time of their death) (saying): "Fear not, nor grieve!...}[Fussilat 41:30] الّله ول ي الَّ ذي ن آمنوْا ي خِر ج هم م ن الظُُّل ما ت ِإَلى الن و ِ ر والَّ ذي ن َ كَفروْا َأ وليآ ؤ ه م الطَّا ُ غو ت ي خِر جون هم م ن النو ِ ر ِإَلى الظُُّل ما ت {Allaah is the Walî (Protector or Guardian) of those who believe. He brings them out from darkness into light. But as for those who disbelieve, their Auliyaa (supporters and helpers) are Taaghoot (false deities and false leaders), they bring them out from light into darkness…} [Al-Baqarah 2:257]6 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 The Prophet said: “You protect Allaah’s limits and Allaah shall protect you.” [at-Tirmidhee, Saheeh] This requires knowledge and action. It requires that the servant works in order to attain this assistance from Allaah in this world and the hereafter by carrying out the commands of Allaah with the intention of carrying them out. And, to stay away from what He forbid. Conditions for actions to be accepted by Allaah Intending to seek the Face of Allaah Following the Prophet 7 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 The Second Matter: That you are blessed wherever you are وَأ ْ ن ي جعَل ك مبا ر ً كا َأين ما ُ كن ت And to bless you wherever you are • This is a du’aa for the individual that he becomes blessed in his deeds, his wealth, his actions, his da’wah, and in all aspects of his life, wherever he is on the earth. • Action and forbiddance of something must be based upon knowledge and wisdom8 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 The Three Siigns Off Happiiness 1. Thankful when given وَأ ْ ن ي جعَل ك م م ن ِإَذا ُأ ع ط ي ش َ كر “And to make you from those who when he is given he is thankful.” Individual uses bounties granted to him by Allaah in disobedience and does not show thankfulness. Servant who shows thankfulness for bounties by carrying out what is compulsory or recommended 4 Categories of People Those who when given bounties they are deficient in thankfulness Those who do not consider bounties as coming from Allaah 9 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 2. Patient when tested وِإَذا ابتل ي صب ر “(May Allaah make us of those) who when tested are patient.” وَلنبُلون ُ ك م ِب ش يءٍ م ن اْل خ و ف واْل جو ِ ع ون ْ ق ٍ ص م ن الأَم وا ِ ل والأنُف ِ س والثَّ مرا ت وب ش ِر ال صاِبِري ن { 155 } الَّ ذي ن ِإذَا َأ صابت هم م صيبٌة َقاُلوْا ِإنا لّله وِإنـا ِإَليه را ِ جعو َ ن {And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As-Saabiroon (the patient). Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: "Truly, to Allaah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return."} [Al-Baqarah 2:155-156] i. There will be difficulties and trials.10 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 ii. There must be patience in the face of these trials. iii. The receiving of a tremendous reward for this patience. The reward may be in this world as well as in the hereafter. o Ibraaheem was tested with sacrificing his son, o Nuh tested with a kaafirah wife, o The wife of Fir’aun was tested with a husband who claimed that he was Lord. These types of tests require from the servant a particular stance – that stance is patience. The Prophet said: “The servant receives his station in Paradise because of how he dealt with the trial that befell him.”11 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 3. Seeks forgiveness when he sins وِإَذا َأ ْ ذن ب ا ست غَف ر “(May Allaah make us of those) who when he sins seek forgiveness.” Types of Sins Leaving off the compulsory Doing what is forbidden12 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 i. Seeking forgiveness for major sins ُقل للَّ ذي ن َ كَفروْا ِإن ينت هوْا ي غَف ر َل هم ما َق د سَل ف وِإ ْ ن يعودوْا َفَق د م ض ت سن ت الأَ ول ين{Say to those who have disbelieved, if they cease (from disbelief), their past will be forgiven…} [al-Anfaal 8:38] ii. Seeking forgiveness for minor sins The Prophet mentioned that Allaah said: “O my Servant you commit sins by night and day and I forgive all sins so seek forgiveness of me and I will forgive you.” [Muslim]13 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 Conditions of Tawbah Transgression against Allaah’s right Transgression against other individuals Monetary Non-monetary o Give up sins o Be remorseful for what has transpired o Make up mind never to return to that sin again o Wealth taken unjustly must be returned o Ask forgiveness from the individual o If not possible, make du’aa for the person until you feel that you have discharged what is upon you14 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 We have been created to worship Allaah alone The way ( ملة ) of Ibraaheem comprises Ikhlaas إخلاص) – sincerity) Mutaaba’ah متابعة) -following). o Actions done desiring the Face of Allaah o Compliance with orders o Abstaining from prohibitions15 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 Cases for an act to be considered as worship 1. Preservation of its origin (tawheed) One does what is pleasing and loved by Allaah in all aspect of tawheed: al-Uuloohiyyah, ar-Ruboobiyyah and al-Asmaa’ was-Sifaat. 2. Preserving the perfection of its origin (tawheed) One refrains from all types of shirk and what may lead to it. 3. Maintaining the perfection of the correctness of its obligatory matters One should refrain from deficiency in the compulsory acts as this negates its correctness. 4. Preserving of the perfection of the correctness of the recommended deeds One should perform the recommended acts (nawaafil) as this completes the soundness of the compulsory acts.16 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 Cases for an act not be considered as worship 1. Major kufr, major shirk or major hypocrisy – this is negation of the origin (tawheed). 2. Minor kufr, minor shirk or minor hypocrisy – this is negation of perfection of the basis. 3. Sinning – e.g. alcohol, fornication etc. This is also negation of completeness of the soundness of the obligatory deeds. 4. Negligent regarding recommended deeds. This leads to negation of the perfection of the recommended acts. ►End Of Lecture17 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 Question and Answer Session18 albaseerah.org – AQ101 – Class #2 Summary off Cllass #2 • “I ask Allaah , Al Kareem (the Most Generous), Rabb of the Mighty Throne” – This is a expression all three types of tawheed in one statement • That you are protected in this world and the hereafter • That you are blessed wherever you are • Three Signs of Happiness • Thankful when given • Patient when tested • Seeks forgiveness when sins 1. Du’aa 2. We have been created to worship Allaah alone • There are 4 cases for an act to be considered as worship • There are 4 cases for an act not to be considered as worship