Muslims Till Death:
AS AS SALAAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAH WABARAKAATUHU. LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS 👇. *AQEEDAH AT-TAWHEED (Episode 28)*___*PAGE 1*___.
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'So, worship Allah (alone) by performing religious deeds sincerely for His sake. Surely, the religion is for Allah only.'* [Soorah az-Zumar (39): 2-3]
These verses and the numerous narrations that have been related concerning their meaning confirm that actions are not accepted unless they are free from Shirk (polytheism). Therefore, it was the main concern of the Messengers (alaihimus-salaam) to rectify the beliefs first and thus, the first thing, they called their nations to, was the sole worship of Allah and abandonment of worship to anything other than Him.
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As He, the Most High, says, 'And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger (proclaiming), 'Worship Allah (Alone), and avoid the Taghoot (everything that is worshiped other than Allah).' [Soorah An-Nahl (16): 36]
The first thing that every Prophet addressed his people with was, *'Worship Allah! You have no other Ilah (deity worthy of being worshiped) but Him.'* [Soorah al-A'raf (7): 59, 65, 73, 85]. It was said by Nuh (alaihis-salaam), Hood (alaihis-salaam), Saleh (alaihis-salaam), Suhaib (alaihis-salaam) and all the other Prophets (alaihis-salaam) to their nations.
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The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alahi wa-sallam) stayed in Mecca for thirteen years, after (he was bestowed with) Prophet-hood, calling people to Tawheed, and rectifying their Aqeedah, because it is the foundation upon which the entire structure of the Deen stands.
The Duaat (callers to the religion of Allah) and those who seek to guide others in every age have followed the example of the Messengers and the Prophets, who initiated their call with Tawheed and correction of Aqeedah and subsequently, they would focus upon the remaining commandments of the Deen (religion).
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▪️ *The Sources of Aqeedah, and the Manhaj (way) of the Salaf in deriving and learning it.*
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Aqeedah is Tawqeefiyah, (which means that) it cannot be established except with a proof from the Sharee'ah. There is no room in it for opinion and speculation. Therefore, its sources are restricted to what is mentioned in the Book and the Sunnah because no one is more knowledgeable than Allah about the obligations due to Him and what He is free from. And after Allah, no one knows more about Allah, than Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alahi wa-sallam).
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Therefore, the Manhaj of the Salaf as-Saleh and those, who followed them in learning the Aqeedah, was restricted to the Book and the Sunnah. They believed, affirmed and implemented everything that was established in the Book and the Sunnah concerning the Rights of Allah - and that which is neither established in the Book of Allah, nor in the Sunnah of His Messenger; they disowned and rejected it. For this reason, no differences were found amongst them in beliefs, rather their belief was one and their Jama'ah was one.
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This is because Allah supports whoever holds on to His Book and the Sunnah of His Messenger with a unified position, correctness in aqeedah and unity in Manhaj. He says, *'And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah (i.e. this Qur'aan), and be not divided among yourselves.'* [Soorah aal-Imran (3): 103]
and, *'Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My Guidance shall neither go astray, nor fall into distress and misery.'* [Soorah Taha (20): 123].
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Therefore, they are called *'the saved sect',* because the Messenger testified safety (from the Hell-Fire) for them when he informed about the splitting of the Ummah (nation) into seventy-three
sects, all of them into the Fire except one. When he was asked about this one (saved sect), he replied, _*'… that which I and my companions are upon this day.'*_ [This hadeeth is narrated by Imam Ahmad].
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The Prophecy of Allah's Messenger has come to pass; some people have built their Aqeedah based upon other than the Book and the Sunnah, such as Ilmul-Kalam (rhetoric) and from the fundamentals of logic inherited from Greek philosophy. (thus) Deviation and splitting in Aqeedah took place, which resulted in differing of the word, splitting of the Jamaa'ah and demolition of the united structure of Islam.
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▪️ *Deviation from the Aqeedah and Means of avoiding it*
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Deviation from the correct Aqeedah is destruction and failure because the correct Aqeedah is the strong motivating force towards beneficial actions. An individual without the correct Aqeedah can become a victim of misunderstandings and doubts that besiege him and make obscure (for him) the path to the blissful life, until his life narrows upon him and he tries to break through this confinement by committing suicide as has occurred with many people who have lost the guidance of correct Aqeedah.
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A society, which is not governed by the correct Aqeedah, is an animalistic society, which has lost all components of the blissful life. Even if (such a) society possesses many elements of material life, it gradually leads to destruction, as is witnessed in the disbelieving communities. It is such because (even) these material elements require direction and guidance in order to benefit from their qualities and advantages and nothing can guide it except the correct Aqeedah.
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End of Today's Education. Subhanakallahuma wabihamdik ash-Hadu an llaaila Ilan Anta wastagfiruka wa atuuubu ilayhi.*We shall continue on this topic tomorrow in sha Allah*. May Allah Azza wajjala strengthen and make us steadfast in faith. May HE accept our ibaadat and grant us the Good in this World and the Hereafter. May Allah Azza wa jalla forgive and grant us Jannah...Aa MIN
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