Indeed all praise is due to Allaah the Lord of the Worlds. And may His peace and blessings be upon the Noble Messenger, his family, Companions, all of them until the Day of Judgment.


Introduction to the Shaykh

Our Shaykh حفظه الله تعالى is a well known scholar in Saudi Arabia. He is a teacher and professor at The Islaamic University of Madeenah al-Munawwarah in the College of Qur'aan and Tafseer. From amongst his Mashaaikh are Ash-Shaykh, al-Imaam, 'Abdul 'Azeez 'Abdullah ibn Baaz رحمه الله Ash-Shaykh, Al-Imaam, Al-Faqeeh, Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen رحمه الله Ash-Shaykh, Al-Imaam, Al-Muhaddith, 'Abdul Muhsin al-Abbad al-Badr حفظه الله تعالى.


Introduction to the Lecture

The Shaykh حفظه الله began by mentioning the Name of Allah the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy, and continued with Khutbatul-Haajah.

Indeed all praise is due to Allaah. We praise Him, we seek His Help and His Forgiveness. We seek refuge in Him from the evil of our souls and the wrongdoings and consequences of our actions. Whosoever Allaah guides, there is none to misguide. Whomsoever Allaah misguides, there is none to guide. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped in truth except Allaah. And I bear witness that Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلمis His slave and Messenger. May Allaah bestow His Salaat on him, his family, his companions and all those who follow them till Yawm ad-Deen. To proceed:



This is after Allaah سبحانه وتعالى tells the people, after giving them the characteristic of being believers, Al-Mu’minoon to fear Him, and this is by doing what He orders and by staying away from what He has prohibited. And as in the hadith narrated by Ibn Mas'ood رضي الله عنه:


And we must fear Allaah as He should be feared by holding fast to the Rope of Allaah and by holding fast to Allaah Himself. And this holding fast is holding on to what you are ordered (to do) and staying firm upon it and it keeps one away from that which is forbidden. And there is no safety without these two (matters), and being happy in this life revolves around (these two matters):

1) Holding on to the Rope of Allaah will save you from being misguided and
2) Holding on to Allaah will keep you away from punishment and destruction.

Our Shaykhحفظه الله went on to say that Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله said:


So holding on to the Rope of Allaah necessitates guidance (for the individuals who do so). And holding on to Allaah Himself brings forth power, readiness, arms, strength, righteousness, highness, and might. And the sayings of Salaf differ in their interpretation of ‘Rope of Allaah’. So Ibn 'Abbaas رضي الله عنهم said: "Holding on to the Rope of Allaah is holding on to the Deen of Allah."

and Ibn Mas'ood رضي الله عنه said: "It is the Jama'ah” and he said “and upon you is to hold on to the Jama'ah as it is the Rope of Allaah that He has ordered us with and this holding fast together is better than being apart.”

Ibn Mas'ood رضي الله عنه and others also said, "It is the Qur'aan."

And in a narration from Ibn Mas'ood رضي الله عنه it is reported that the Prophet, صلى الله عليه و على آله و سلم said:

"The Qur'aan is the Rope of Allaah and it is the light which guides and it is the medicine that is beneficial and it is what protects from destruction."[3]

And it is reported that 'Alee رضي الله عنه said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم said:


And this Rope of Allaah is submitting and being obedient to Allaah سبحانه و تعالى and staying away from splitting.

And the Shaykh حفظه الله said: And do not be like the Jews and the Christians by splitting into sects.

And in the Muwatta of Imaam Maalik, on the authority of Aboo Hurayrah, رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه و سلم said:


And with regards to the different interpretations, they are not contradictory interpretations; it all means the same thing.

And Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله as he said in Minhaj As-Sunnah "The Rope of Allaah is Al-Islaam and obedience, and submission, and sincerity, and holding fast and being firm and being with the Jama'ah"

And this is true. The Qur’aan has ordered with Islaam, and obedience, and submission, and sincerity, and holding fast, and the Jama'ah. And the truth of all this goes back to al-Ikhlaas: having complete sincerity to Allaah سبحانه و تعالى and this is taken from the Sahaaba, and the Tabi'een, and those who followed them in righteousness (as-Salaf-us-Saalih).

And it is narrated from Ibn Jareer in his Tafsir from Qataadah رحمه الله that he said about this Aayah:



The Shaykh حفظه الله mentioned that we will be talking about the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم on certain points using evidences from the Qur'aan and the Sunnah (related to the affair of holding fast to the Rope of Allaah).

The points to be focused upon on are as follows:

Firstly: Holding fast to the Qur'aan using proofs from Qur'aan

Secondly: Holding fast to Qur'aan by using proofs from Sunnah

Thirdly: Holding fast to the Sunnah by using the Aayaat from the Qur'aan

Fourthly: Holding fast to the Sunnah using the Ahadeeth as proof then bringing the Aayaat in warning against contradicting the Qur'aan and Sunnah.

So we will be using Ahadeeth and Aayaat to prove the danger of contradicting the Qur'aan and the Sunnah.


Proofs from the Qur’aan

And from the proofs from the Qur'aan for holding on to the Qur'aan:


And Allaah سبحانه وتعالى says:






And these are the meanings of what is in the Qur'aan.


Proofs from the Sunnah


The Shaykh حفظه الله went on to say: “As for the proofs from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah, صلى الله عليه و على آله و سلم is what is narrated in Saheeh Muslim:


And he said:


And Tabaraanee narrated in his Kabeer in Saheeh at-Targheeb from `Alee ibn Abi Taalib رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم came out to us one day and he was frightened, and he said:



In Imam Malik's Muwatta , and also found in al-Haakim and declared Hassan by al-Albaanee رحمه الله that he صلى الله عليه وسلم said:


Tabaraanee narrated from Abee Shurayh al-Khuzaa’ee that the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سام said:

* * * This is where the lecture ended – it appears to be incomplete as the call ended suddenly * * *

All praise is for Allaah the Lord of the worlds and may His Peace and Blessings be upon the Noble Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه و سام.


O slaves of Allaah, may Allaah preserve you all, as it is clear from the theme of the conference:


…what a beautiful and lofty theme of this blessed conference. Its beauty and loftiness can never be witnessed, and its sweetness cannot be tasted until we reflect upon it openly.

By the way, brothers and sisters, this is something (referring to the theme of the conference) we all desire and something for which we have all gathered. It is one of the few most important obligations of our times. But in order for us to accomplish this goal, this affair must not be a lip service. Rather we must fully understand its implications and strive to cure all problems related to this issue from its root.

O my noble brothers and sisters in Islaam, may Allaah bless you all tremendously. Know that the theme of this conference did not come ‘out of the blue’, rather this (uniting the Muslims upon the truth) is something that the scholars are talking about in their lectures, commanding about it, and highlighting in almost every lecture.

All praise belongs to Allaah, we were blessed to have with us as-Shaykh 'Abdullaah Abdur-Rahmaan Al-Ghudyaan, Shaykh Muhammad Ibn 'Abdullaah As-Subayl, Shaykh Rabee' Ibn Haadi Al-Madkhali, and now, ash-Shaykh, al-Doctor, Ali Ibn Raazi At-Tuwayjari, may Allaah preserve them all.

Brothers and sisters in Islaam, the theme of this conference is a direct result of what is being witnessed of division and differences between Salafi brothers and sisters globally more so in Western countries.

O slaves of Allaah. The theme of this conference is based on the command and direct order of our Lord:


Alhamdullillaah that He allowed us to hold this conference; so let every single one of us thank Allaah سبحانه و تعالى for making this event possible and a success. And then let us all thank all those who organized and worked towards holding and having this conference. We thank Allaah عز و جل for giving us the ability and tawfeeq to hold the conference and making it possible and a success.



Brothers and sisters in Islaam, after thanking Allaah سبحانه و تعالى I would like to take this opportunity to extend gratitude and sincerely thank the Administration of Madinah Masjid and Madinah Academy for hosting this conference and taking great care of their guests. Brothers and sisters in Islaam please join me in thanking and making du’aa for all those who contributed in making this conference a tremendous success and of course special thanks to the Imaam of the masjid Abu ‘Umar Muhammad حفظه الله and Umm Ibraaheem حفظها الله for their great cooperation, extraordinary spirit and hard work.

I also feel obligated to thank all the brothers and sisters who worked day and night organizing, planning, and holding this event. And the top of them, those hardworking brothers, are our beloved brothers Muhammad Salamaat, Muhammad Sulaymaan, (names unclear), Omar Shaakir and Ikhwan Shabazz. May Allaah bless them all for their efforts and for their par excellent job, and may Allaah سبحانه و تعالى reward them with the best in the dunya and best of the Hereafter.


Unfortunately, we are not able to get back in touch with the Shaykh as his phone is still busy. So inshaa-Allaah ta 'aala, we will wrap up and end here today.

Glory be to You O Allaah, and to You belongs all praise and thanks. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except You. I seek your forgiveness and to You I turn in repentance.


References

[1] Tafseer Ibn Katheer – 1/374 Al-Baqarah 2:104

[2] Kitaab Madaarij as-Saalikeen Vol. 1 pg. 460

[3] Sheikh Al-Albaanee رحمه الله says Da’eef (Weak) in Da’eef at-Targheeb wa Tarheeb 1/216 (#867)

[4] Reported by At-Tirmidhee (#2906), Sheikh Al-Albaanee رحمه الله says Da’eef (Weak) in Jaami’ as-Sagheer 3/87 (#74) and Mishaatu l-Masaabeeh 1/484 (#2138)

[5] Reported by Imaam Maalik in Kitaab al-Kalaam (#1796), Sheikh Al-Albaanee رحمه الله says Saheeh in Jaami’ as-Sagheer 7/223 (#1895)

[6] Tafseer At-tabaree 7/74 (#7575) – Surah Aali Imraan 3:103

[7] Saheeh Muslim (The Book of Pilgrimage), Chapter: Performing Hajj and 'Umra Separately, Hadeeth (#1218)

[8] Reported by Muslim in Kitaab al-Fadhaail as-Sahaabah (#2408) (part of a longer hadeeth)

[9] Reported by Tabaraanee in Kitaab al-Mu’jam al-Kabeer (#14495) Sheikh Al-Albaanee رحمه الله says Saheeh in Saheeh at-Targheeb wat-Tarheeb (#42)

[10] Reported by Maalik in Kitaab al-Qadar (#1594) (only the first part of the hadeeth) and Haakim in Kitaab al-‘Ilm (#319) Sheikh Al-Albaanee رحمه الله said Hasan in Manzilatu Sunnah fil-Islaam 1/18

[11] Reported by Tabaraanee in Kitaab al-Mu’jam al-Kabeer (#17941) Sheikh Al-Albaanee رحمه الله said Saheeh in Saheeh at-Targheeb wat-Tarheeb (#38) and in Silsilah as-Saheehah 2/330 (#713)