Commentary On al-'Aqīdah al-Wāsiṭīyah – 25

Commentary On al-'Aqīdah al-Wāsiṭīyah – 25

شرح العقيدة الواسطية لابن تيمية ـ الشيخ العثيمين

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

INTRODUCTION

However, all praise is due to Allah, no one will ever introduce an act of innovation except that out of His favor and generosity, Allah raises against him those who will expose this innovation and uproot it with the truth. This is from the completeness of the proof in the statement of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ

Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr and surely, We will guard it (from corruption) (Al- Hijr 15:9)

This is from Allah's preservation of this Dhikr. This is also based on the wisdom of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, because He, Exalted is He, made Muhammad ﷺ the last of the Messengers; so, the message will definitely remain on the earth; or else, the people would have an excuse before Allah. So, if the message must remain on the surface of the earth, it follows that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, based on His wisdom, raises those who will expose an act of innovation whenever it is introduced. And this is the case, and that is why I always tell you: Always endeavor to seek knowledge, because in the future, if we in this land, are not armed with the knowledge that is built upon the Book and the Sunnah, then what has happened to other Islamic lands will soon happen to us. Now, this land is the target of the enemies of Islam, against which they focus, and upon which they direct all of their tactics, so that they can lead its people astray. That is why you have to arm yourselves with knowledge, such that you have clarity in the case of your religion, and you can struggle against the enemies of Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, with your tongues and pens.

All these innovations became widespread after the era of the Companions. So, the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, were not researching into these matters, because they received and understood the Book and the Sunnah based on their apparent meanings, and based upon what the Fitrah dictates, and the healthy Fitrah is always healthy.

اَللّٰهُ أَعْلَم

(To be continued…)

ان شاء الله ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽٰ

الحمد لله ربّ العالمين