‎𝗔 ‘𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹’ 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆
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‎Unfortunately, in today’s world, it seems that being esteemed as a ‘Daa’ee’ requires little more than a moderate grasp of Arabic, a decent memory and some word-play (eloquence)

‎𝗛𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁. 𝗜𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀, 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺.

‎Without these, one may simply echo words like a parrot; yet, to the untrained eye, such a person might appear as if they were an Imam Ahmed or a Yahya ibn Ma’een رحمهما الله

‎As the saying goes

‎“In the word of the blind (unlearned), the one-eyed rules”

‎▪️The Prophet ﷺ said

‎مَن طلبَ العلِم ليُجارِي به العلماءَ ، أو ليُمارِي به السفهاءَ ، و يصرفَ به وجوهَ الناسِ إليِه ، أدخلَه اللهُ النارَ

‎“𝗪𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲”

‎(𝘛𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘩𝘪 2654 & 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘭-𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘢𝘯𝘪 رحمه الله 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘩 𝘢𝘵-𝘛𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘩𝘪 & 𝘚𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘩 𝘢𝘭-𝘑𝘢𝘢𝘮𝘪 6383)

‎▪️Shaykh Abdul-Azeez ar-Rajihi حفظه الله says in his explanation of this hadith

‎وهذا الوعيد الشديد يدل على أنه من الكبائر

‎“…𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀.”

‎(𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘣𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘢𝘫𝘢𝘩)

‎نعوذ بالله من الخذلان
‎We seek refuge in Allah from disgrace.

‎Abdurahman Noor

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

Announcement 📣

We are still pursuing the idea of looking for a new place to hold the classes. For the moment, we have been unable to find a suitable venue for the classes to resume.

Insha’allah we have decided to temporarily have our classes held at Masjid an-Nawawi. This will commence when the brothers at Masjid an-Nawawi return from their Umrah trip.

Please see the start dates below ⬇️

Thursday 21st November
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Zaad Al-Mustaqni - Ustadh Saeed Hassan

Tuesday 26th November
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Mutaqad as-saheeh - ustadh Abu Ayesha

‎بأرك الله فيكم

‎“THERE’S DIFFERENCE OF OPINION”
‎ - A term often misused -

‎ 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Using the Existence of Valid Disagreement as Justification.

‎Some mistakenly argue that the existence of a valid difference of opinion (khilaf) automatically justifies their stance, assuming that since scholars differ, their view is also valid.

‎This reasoning is flawed. A muqallid (blind follower) should follow a scholar’s view without using the existence of khilaf to justify their position. In contrast, those with knowledge should engage directly with opposing evidence, either by providing support for their view or assessing the strength of the other side’s arguments.

‎𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Believing That Dispute is Impermissible in the Presence of Valid Differences (ijtihaadi matters)

‎Many believe that once scholars differ on an issue, it becomes impermissible to refute opposing views, as if all differences must automatically be “respected.”

‎This is incorrect. The existence of an opposing view does not make it valid or immune from critique. Not every view attributed to a scholar holds equal weight; rather, even matters of valid ijtihad may vary in strength:

‎•𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴: Where both sides are supported by substantial and sound evidence
‎•𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗸: Where one side lacks strong or credible evidence

‎𝗔𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝘆𝘂𝘂𝘁𝗶 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹-𝗛𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶

‎فليس كل خلاف جاء معتبراً
‎إلا خلاف له حظ من النظر
‎“Not every disagreement is considered valid, Only a disagreement that has a basis in reasoning.”

‎𝗦𝗵𝗮𝘆𝗸𝗵 𝗮𝗹-𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗯𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗶𝘆𝘆𝗮𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝗶 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁-𝗧𝗮𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗹

‎وَقَوْلُهُمْ مَسَائِلُ الْخِلَافِ لَا إنْكَارَ فِيهَا لَيْسَ بِصَحِيحٍ فَإِنَّ الْإِنْكَارَ، إمَّا أَنْ يَتَوَجَّهَ إلَى الْقَوْلِ بِالْحُكْمِ أَوْ الْعَمَلِ أَمَّا الْأَوَّلُ فَإِذَا كَانَ الْقَوْلُ يُخَالِفُ سُنَّةً، أَوْ إجْمَاعًا قَدِيمًا وَجَبَ إنْكَارُهُ وِفَاقًا، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ كَذَلِكَ فَإِنَّهُ يُنْكَرُ بِمَعْنَى بَيَانِ ضَعْفِهِ

‎“…The statement, ‘Issues of disagreement are not to be condemned,’ is not correct. For condemnation (denunciation) can be directed either at the statement of the ruling or the action itself. Regarding the former, if the statement contradicts a Sunnah or an established consensus, (I.e non-valid differing, e,g Aqeedah etc) then it must be condemned in agreement with the scholars. However, if it is not such a case, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀…”

‏𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Believing that all differences are valid matters of Ijtihaad

‏Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said further in the book

‏وَأَمَّا إذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي الْمَسْأَلَةِ سُنَّةٌ وَلَا إجْمَاعٌ وَلِلِاجْتِهَادِ فِيهَا مَسَاغٌ يُنْكَرُ عَلَى مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا مُجْتَهِدًا، أَوْ مُقَلِّدًا، وَإِنَّمَا دَخَلَ هَذَا اللَّبْسُ مِنْ جِهَةِ أَنَّ الْقَائِلَ يَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ مَسَائِلَ الْخِلَافِ هِيَ مَسَائِلُ الِاجْتِهَادِ كَمَا اعْتَقَدَ ذَلِكَ طَوَائِفُ مِنْ النَّاسِ

‏“As for when there is no Sunnah or consensus on an issue, and there is room for ijtihad (independent reasoning), (i.e Valid differing (Masaail ijtihaadiyyah)) then one should not condemn 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁, whether they are a mujtahid (one who exercises independent reasoning) or a muqallid (blind follower). 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗷𝘁𝗶𝗵𝗮𝗱, as certain groups of people have believed.”

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