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The Wasiyyah of 'Alee lbn Abee Taalib to Kumail ibn Ziyaad an-Nakha'eel |
Source: Al-Ibanah Magazine (Trans. by Dawud Burbank) |
Article ID : TZK050008 [14146] |
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4. lbn Abil
'Izz al-Hanafee said In al-lttibaa' [p.86].. 'So in this narration the Chief of
Believers - radhiallahu' anhu - divided the blame worthy carriers of Knowledge
Into three classes: (i) The wicked innovator who is not trustworthy and does not
have Eemaan - who rejects the truth which the Book came with, and despises the
creation and argues about the signs of Aliaah without any authority - there is
In his heart only pride. (il) The blind - follower who follows without clear
guidance or certainty. (ill) The follower of desires of the body and
wealth."
5. Added from Jaami
Bayain il-'Ilm [2/113]
6 It Is not
hidden from the Rabbaaniyyoon that the Shaitaans of men and jinn attack the
human soul with two weapons:
(1) Doubts - in order
to wreck a person's thinking so that he goes astray,
(2) Desires - in order
to wreck his conduct so that he is seduced - see aayah 27 of Sooratun-Nisaa' -
And the Believer who
strives to make up for his shortcomings fights these enemies with two sharp and
strong weapons:
(1) al-Yaqeen
(certainty) - which crushes the doubts and confusion.
(2) as-Sabr (patient
perseverance) - which crushes the whims and desires. So he who chooses this way
is an imaam for the pious - and Is leadership in the Deen attained except
through certainty and patient perseverance?! Our true Guardian says: - And We
appointed from among them, Leaders, giving guidance under Our command, so long
as they persevered with patience and continued to have faith In our signs..
[as-Sajdah:24]
7. And the
proof of that is the saying of Allaah's Messenger sallallahu alaihi wa sallam-
"Indeed Allah does not snatch away knowledge from the servants but he takes
away knowledge by taking away the scholars - until when there is no scholar
remaining the people take Ignorant ones as heads, so they are asked and give
verdict without knowledge (and in an narration ' so they give verdict according
to their opinion) so they go astray and lead others astray.. [Reported from the
hadeeth of 'Abdullaah ibn 'Amr in (al-Bukharee wa Musilm), Aa'ishah (al-Bazzaar
& al-Khateeb In Taareekh Baghdaad) and Abu Hurairah (at-Tabaraanee In al-A
wsat.)] And its isnaad Is saheeh.
8 Original:
Khulafaa about which Saleem al-Hilaalee says: ' This wording is objectionable
[i.e. Is not authentically reported In a marfoo' hadeeth.'
9 Reported by Abu Nu'aim in Hulyatul-Awliyaa'[1/79-80] and from him al-Khateeb al-Baghdaadee in al-Faqeeh wal mutafaqqih.[1/49-50]
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