Benefits from the lessons of Shaykh Muqbil (Rahimahullah)
Translated by Abu Yusuf, Sagheer Ibn ‘Abdir-Rasheed Al-Kashmeeree
Taken from Fawaaid Min Duroos Abee ‘Abdir-Rahmaan Muqbil Bin Haadee Al-Waadi’ee (Benefits From the Lessons of Abee Abdir-Rahmaan Muqbil Bin Haadee Al-Waadi’ee) of Abu ‘Abdir-Rahmaan ‘Awd Bin Naasir Ad-Dagbasee Al-Wadaree Said Abu ‘Abdir-Rahmaan ‘Awd Bin Naasir Ad-Dagbasee Al-Wadaree:
1. Our Sheikh – may Allah The Most High have mercy on him – said: ‘Two honourable scholars if you read that which is from them, you would think that the truth is theirs due to the strength of their expression, and they are Ibn-ul-Qayyim and Ash-Shawkaanee.’ (page 31)
2. Our Sheikh – may Allah The Most High have mercy on him – said: ‘From the recommended Sunnan when a new-born comes is the ‘Aqeeqah, then choosing the name (and) choosing a wet-nurse’ Then he said: ‘And beware of suckling from the stupid woman and the mad woman, for indeed the milk has an effect. (page 32)
3. He – may Allah have mercy on him – said about Jamaat-ut-Tableegh: ‘Indeed, it itself is in need of tableegh (preaching)’ (page 33)
4. He – may Allah have mercy on him – said: ‘Strive hard my sons before you are cut off or there comes between you and the knowledge something (as an obstacle), for indeed the barriers and the obstacles are many’ (page 33)
5. Our Sheikh – may Allah The Most High have mercy on him – said: ‘Shareek Bin ‘Abdillah, An-Nakh’ee and Al-A’mash said about the Raafidah: ‘We do not count them except as being the liars’. And we say today about them: They are from the greatest liars. In fact, they are from the devils. And the author of (the book) ‘Uyoon-ul-Mu’jizaat is an accursed Raafidee. And from them are those who affirm divinity for ‘Alee Bin Abee Taalib, may Allah be pleased with him’ (page 33)
6. He – may Allah have mercy on him – said: ‘From the causes which aid the seeking of knowledge are:
Taqwa: ‘O’ you who believe, if you have taqwa of Allah, He will makefor you a distinguishing proof’ i.e. in what you distinguish between truthand falsehood, innovation and Sunnah and beneficial knowledge and other than it. He The Most High says: ‘And have taqwa of Allah and Allah will teach you’.
Reliance (tawakkul) upon Allah concerning provision until it does not divert you away from seeking knowledge. (Having) a high determination. Sitting with those who are eager and beneficial. Being far away from problems. Reading about the lives of the Salaf. Preserving the health (which) aids you in memorising the Qur’an. As for illness, then it may make you forget some of the things which were learnt. (page 34)
7. He – may Allah have mercy on him – said: ‘That which aids memorisation, is eating sweet things which have heat in them, such as the date, the raisin, frankincense and drinking ginger and honey. And (drinking) more ginger (than normal) hurts the blood and leads to becoming emaciated.’ And he (Sheikh Muqbil said: ‘And Az-Zuhree and Muhammad Bin Qaasim Al-Anbaaree used to abandon (eating) the apple due to what it contained from acidity out of fear for their memory.’ (page 34)
8. He – may Allah have mercy on him – said: ‘The one who shaves his beard is a disobedient one and the disobedient one is an open sinner (faasiq). And if he was upright upon the Sunnah, then he does not leave Ahlus-Sunnah because of this act of disobedience and he is much better than the hizbee.’ (page 35)
9. He- may Allah have mercy on him – said to the one who loves knowledge but is distracted by that which prevents him from that: ‘I advise him firstly to memorise the Qur’an, then Riyaadh-us-Saaliheen. And with these two books he will become an authority in admonition and guidance and he will know many things. And he should memorise Bulooghul-Maraam and intensely read Fath-ul-Majeed, the explanation of Kitaab-ut-Tawheed.’ (page 36)
10. He – may Allah have mercy on him – said: ‘Knowledge is through continuity, and otherwise there are those in the schools who are cleverer than us but they have been denied continuity’. And he said: ‘I have a masters degree and I did not benefit from it, not even with the worth of an onion.’ (page 36)
11. He – may Allah have mercy on him – said: ‘The tafseer of Ibn Jareer is considered to be the vastest of the tafseers (in size) due to the abundance of ahaadeeth and athaar in it.’ (page 36)
12.He – may Allah have mercy on him – said: ‘It is the sins which have humiliated the Muslims, and it is upon them to learn a lesson from what has passed.’ (page 37)
13. He – may Allah have mercy on him – said: ‘The most fearful thing that we fear for our da’wah, is our own selves and our sins. He The Most High says: ‘And whatever afflicts you from a calamity, then it is from what your hands have earned, and He (Allah) pardons much’.’[Ash-Shoora, 30] (page 38)
14.He – may Allah have mercy on him – said: ‘The Sufis, the Shee’ah and the Hizbees are evil (munkar) in of themselves and they are in need of change. So do not wait for the changing of evil from them, because indeed they are evil in of itself.’ (page 39)
15.He – may Allah have mercy on him – said: ‘Yemen believed in the message (of Islam) and ‘Alee Bin Abee Taalib, Khaalid Bin Waleed, Abu Musa Al-‘Asharee and Mu’aadh Bin Jabal were sent there, so we have no need for Jamaat-ul-fasaad
16. He – may Allah have mercy on him – said: ‘I have preparatory and secondary certificates, a certificate from the college of Sharee’ah and a masters degree, and I have not looked at them for a day and I don’t know where their place is in the house.’ (page 40
Translator’s note: The Sheikh (may Allah have mercy on him) would often term Al-Ikhwaanul-Muslimoon (The Muslim Brotherhood) as Al-Ikhwaanul-Muflisoon (The Bankrupt Brotherhood) because of them being bankrupt in terms of their knowledge.
