Tremendous Benefits from the First Part of Shaikh Ahmad Bazmool's Dars
Student
Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq (hafidhahullaah) relayed some advices and main
points he wrote down from a Dars (lesson) given
by Shaikh Ahmad ibn 'Umar Bazmool (hafidhahullaah) on the night of
Sunday, the 26th of Jumada Al-Awwal, 1434, in Makkah.
Tremendous
Benefits from the First Part of Shaikh Ahmad Bazmool's Dars on the night of
Sunday:
1- There
are many important matters a Muslim should know and from the greatest of them
is that: That the
entire truth is found in the Qur`aan, the Sunnah and what the Companions were
upon. The truth is encompassed in these three. The benefit of this is that a
Muslim thereby knows exactly and specifically where to investigate and look for
the truth.
2- This
now leads to another issue which is in the verse: And whoever contradicts
and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad, (salallaahu 'alaihi
wasallam)) after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows
other than the believers' way. We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and
burn him in Hell - what an evil destination. (An-Nisa`, ayah 115)
This
verse shows a number of things:
- The
first is the obligation of following the Messenger.
- The
second is the obligation of following the Companions.
This is
strengthened in the hadeeth of the Firqah al-Naajiyah in which there occurs,
"...that which I and my companions are upon..."
3- All
of this in turn has numerous issues which are built upon it and from them are:
(a) That this necessitates making luzoom (adhering) to the people of truth and
not separating from them, the wolf takes the lone sheep.
Adhering
to people (scholars) of truth is not ta'assub (partisanship) to them, as is
claimed by some of the Innovators like al-Halabi. Rather this is something
indicated in the Book and the Sunnah (to return to and cling to the people of
truth), and is not tahazzub.
The
difference between us and them (the Hizbiyyeen) is that we make luzoom of
Scholars because of the truth that is with them... ... but they (the
Hizbiyyeen) make luzoom (stick to whoever they stick to) because of opinions
and desires, hence fall into tahazzub. Hence describing this luzoom which is
obligated in the texts with "taqleed" and "tahazzub"
is a great evil. [Hizbiyyah is: having loyalty or allegiance to an individual
or group in opposition to the Qur`an and Sunnah, and loving and
hating for their sake.]
4- Then,
built upon what has preceded, it is not permissible to seek truth from other
than the path and way which has been clarified.
5- This
also means that we have certainty in the falsehood of the one who says that all
the jamaa'aat (groups, parties) are upon the truth. Because the truth is only
one and does not divide. [Allaah said:] And this is my straight path, so
follow it and do not follow other paths. (Al-An'aam, ayah 153) We see
many Muslims seeking truth from other than its place (Qur`an, Sunnah, Sahaabah)
- this is inhiraaf(deviation) in seeking the truth. This indicates
that a person is upon shakk (doubt) and this leads us to
another important issue which is when a person sees himself as
self-reliant in knowing the truth from falsehood. He claims he can mix with
people and know truth from falsehood. This is "thiqah bil-nafs"
trusting in oneself - and is not trust with Allaah. He is relying upon 'aql
(reason) and dhann (thought). Such a person has not appreciated where the truth
is actually found (Qur`an, Sunnah, fahm of Sahaabah), hence has element
of shakk (doubt).
6- Between
us are two issues: Is the truth clear to us? Have we been given success in
arriving at it and following it? When a person has "thiqah bil-nafs"
(relying upon himself) - he has no way of knowing answers to the previous
questions.
7- When
we hold to the Qur`an, Sunnah and understanding of Sahaabah and adhere to
Scholars as ordered, then we have certainty in the path.
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