إن نصفَ الناسِ أعداءٌ لمنْ * * * ولـيَ الأحكامَ هذا إن عَدَلْ

لامية ابن الوردي

Half of the people are enemies to the one
who has the authority to rule, even if he is just.

Laamiyyah of Ibn al Wardi

قال الإمام الذهبي رحمه الله :

علامة المخلص الذي قد يحب شهرة، ولا يشعر بها، أنه إذا عوتب في ذلك، لا يحرد ولا يبرئ نفسه؛ بل يعترف، ويقول: رحِم الله من أهدى إليّ عيوبي.

سير أعلام النبلاء (٧/٣٩٣)

Imam adh Dhahabi, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

A sign of a sincere person (towards Allah), who might love fame without realizing it, is that when he is criticized for it, he does not become offended or absolve himself. Rather, he admits it and says:

“May Allah have mercy on the one who gifts me (the opportunity to see) my flaws.”

Siyar A‘lam al Nubala (7/393)

Additionally, we advise him to address such matters directly with his friends, rather than waiting for someone else to criticize them first, especially if they consider themselves students of his.

We could also mention that brother Faris Al Hammadi, who is promoted by Al Haqqan, who, by the way, avoids naming individuals, but when it comes to promoting his friends, he doesn’t…so he doesn’t avoid names? This can be confusing for the laymen? Anyway, while brother Faris might have said some questionable things in his fatwas, discussing them in detail would take too long. Therefore, we also advise Al Haqqan to advise those close to him regarding the way they issue fatwas.

We don’t really want to see people posting videos with shaky answers, that lack honesty to some degree, in response to criticism, while seeming bothered by the lack of knowledge from those who criticize, only to go on and do things like these. Contradictions are never good.

Closing note: Always refer back to the scholars of the Sunnah for correct fatwas, and do not become attached to individuals, but rather to the truth.

Keep making dua for your brothers and sisters, because it has become far too easy to slip nowadays.

We ask Allah to guide all of us.

قال النبي ﷺ:

سَتَكُونُ فِتَنٌ الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ، وَالْقَائِمُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي، وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي، مَنْ تَشَرَّفَ لَهَا تَسْتَشْرِفْهُ، فَمَنْ وَجَدَ مَلْجَأً أَوْ مَعَاذًا فَلْيَعُذْ بِهِ.

صحيح البخاري ٧٠٨٢

The Prophet ﷺ said:

There will be fitan (tribulations) during which the one sitting will be better than the one standing. And the one standing will be better than the one walking. And the one walking will be better than the one running. Whoever exposes himself to these fitan will be destroyed by them. So whoever finds a refuge or a shelter (from them), let him take refuge in it.

Sahih al Bukhari 7082

قال الشيخ عبد الرزاق البدر حفظه الله:

رغم وضوح هذا المنهج وظهوره وكثرة عوائده وفوائده إلا أنَّه قد ظهرت في زماننا هذا من بعض الأفراد والجماعات مواقف مخذولة وآراء مرذولة تدعو بلا حياء إلى السكوت عن أهل البدع والأهواء وعدم التحذير منهم، وزعموا أن هذا هو المنهج الأقوم والطريق الأحكم، وقالوا: في هذا رأبٌ للصدع ولمُّ للشمل وتوحيدٌ للصفّ وجمعٌ للكلمة. وما من ريبٍ أنَّ هذا منهج باطل، أضراره كثيرة وأخطاره جسيمة على الإسلام والسنة، وفيه أعظم تمكين لأهل البدع والأهواء في نشر ضلالهم وباطلهم، وهو منهج منحرف عن الكتاب والسنة.
القول السديد في الرد على من أنكر تقسيم التوحيد, ص. ١٠

Sheikh AbdurRazzaq Al Badr, may Allah preserve him, said:

Despite the clarity and prominence of this manhaj, as well as its many benefits and advantages, some individuals and groups in our time have adopted degrading positions and ignoble opinions.

Without shame, they call for remaining silent about the people of innovation and desires and refraining from warning against them.

They claim that this is the most upright manhaj and the wisest approach, claiming that it would bridge the cracks, reunite, unify the ranks and that there would be unity.

However, there is no doubt that this is a false manhaj with many harms and grave dangers to Islam and the Sunnah.

It significantly allows the people of innovations and desires to spread their misguidance and falsehood. And it is a manhaj that deviates from the Book and the Sunnah.

The Correct Statement in Refuting Those Who Deny the Categorization of Tawhid, p. 10

Remember all your brothers and sisters around the world who are suffering in your duas.

قال الشيخ أبو الفضل الصويعي حفظه الله:

عندما يتقدّم بك العمر؛ يستيقن الإنسان أنّ هناك الكثير من الأمور الّتي قام بها، لو رجع الزّمان ما فعلها، ولكثيرٍ من الكلام ما تكلم به، ولكثيرٍ من الأمور ما قام بها.
خُذها نصيحة من مُجرب لا تُجاري السّفهاء، وفكّر بعمق قبل أيّ قول، أو فعل.

https://t.me/AbolfadlA/2199

Sheikh Abu Al Fadl As Suway’i, may Allah preserve him, said:

As one grows older, a person realizes that there are many things he has done,
that if time were to go back, he would not have done them.

And many of the words he has said, he would not have spoken. And many actions, he would not have undertaken.

Take it as advice from someone experienced: do not engage with the foolish and think deeply before saying or doing anything.

قالَ يَحْيى بْنُ مُعاذٍ: بِئْسَ الأخُ أخٌ تَحْتاجُ أنْ تَقُولَ لَهُ اُذْكُرْنِي فِي دُعائِك
وجُمْهُورُ النّاسِ اليَوْمَ مَعارِفُ
ويَنْدُرُ مِنهُمْ صَدِيقٌ فِي الظّاهِرِ
وأمّا الأُخُوَّةُ والمُصافاةُ فَذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ نُسِخَ فَلا تَطْمَعْ فِيهِ
وما أرى الإنْسانَ يَصْفُو لَهُ أخُوهُ مِن النَّسَبِ ولا ولَدُهُ ولا زَوْجَتُهُ فَدَعْ الطَّمَعَ فِي الصَّفاءِ
وخُذْ عَنْ الكُلِّ جانِبًا وعامِلْهُمْ مُعامَلَةَ الغُرَباءِ
وإيّاكَ أنْ تُخْدَعَ بِمَن يُظْهِرُ لَك الوُدَّ، فَإنَّهُ مَعَ الزَّمانِ يُبَيِّنُ لَك الخَلَلَ فِيما أظْهَرَهُ
وقَدْ قالَ الفُضَيْلُ: إذا أرَدْت أنْ تُصادِقَ صَدِيقًا فَأغْضِبْهُ فَإنْ رَأيْته كَما يَنْبَغِي فَصادِقْهُ
وهَذا اليَوْمُ مُخاطَرَةٌ؛ لِأنَّك إذا أغْضَبْت أحَدًا صارَ عَدُوًّا فِي الحالِ

الآداب الشرعية والمنح المرعية (٣/‏٥٨١)

Yahya ibn Mu’adh said: “What a bad brother is one whom you need to tell: ‘Remember me in your duas.’”

Most people today are merely acquaintances.
It is rare to find a true friend, even outwardly.
As for true (sincere) brotherhood and friendship, that is something abrogated, do not hope for it.

I do not see that a person can have pure sincerity from his blood brother, his child, or even his spouse. So abandon the hope for pure loyalty.

Keep your distance from everyone and deal with them as if they were strangers.

Beware of being deceived by someone who shows you affection, for with time, the flaws in what he shows will become apparent to you.

Al Fudhayl said: “If you want to befriend a friend, anger him. If you find him as he should be, then befriend him.”

But today, this is risky, because if you anger someone, he immediately becomes your enemy.

Al Adaab ash Shar’iyyah wa al Minah al Mar’iyyah (3/581)

It is also very sad, because many of these products that should not boycotted apparently, as some claim, might promote a lot of deviation throughout the year.

A blatant example of this would be the massive billboards in cities or highways, where our Muslim sisters and mothers are displayed with no hijab just to promote a certain product.

However, by today’s standards of the Muslim world, not only is this not to be boycotted, but it is even encouraged.

And this is just a simple example that easily comes to mind for those who care just a little for the Deen and for the well-being of our sisters.

How about the other examples…?

والله المستعان

قال شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية رحمه الله:

ولهذا ليس في كتاب الله آية واحدة يمدح فيها أحدا بنسبه ، ولا يذم أحدا بنسبه ؛ وإنما يمدح بالإيمان والتقوى ، ويذم بالكفر والفسوق والعصيان.

مجموع الفتاوى (٣٥ / ٢٣٠)

Sheikh al Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

This is why there is not a single Ayah in the Book of Allah in which anyone is praised for his lineage, nor is anyone blamed for his lineage.

Rather, a person is praised based on Imaan and Taqwa and blamed based on kufr, immorality and disobedience.

Majmoo’ al Fataawaa (35/230)