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Ibnul Mubaarak (rahimahullaah) was asked about the statement of Luqmaan [alayhis-salaam]: ”If speech is from silver, then silence is from gold”. So he (Ibnul Mubaarak) said, ”It means that if speech in obedience to Allaah is from silver, then silence (in keeping away from) disobedience to Allaah is gold”.
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Jaami’ul Uloom Wal-Hikam 155
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Abu Wahb Al-Marwazee (rahimahullaah) said that he asked Abdullaah Ibnul Mubaarak (rahimahullaah) about pride”, so he said, ”It is to mock at the people”. And he asked him about self-amazement, so he said, ”It is to consider yourself as having something not possessed by others”.
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[Tazkiratul Huffaadz: 1/278]
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A man came to the Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) and said: ‘’Admonish me and be brief’’; so the Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said to him:
إِذَا قُمْتَ فِي صَلَاتِكَ فَصَلِّ صَلَاةَ مُوَدِّعٍ
‘’When you stand for your prayer, then pray a farewell prayer (i.e. as if it is your last Salah before death).”
وَلَا تَكَلَّمْ بِكَلَامٍ تَعْتَذِرُ مِنْهُ غَدًا
”Do not speak with a statement for which you may have to apologize tomorrow.”
وَأَجْمِعِ اليَأسَ مِمَّا فِي يَدَيِ النَّاسِ
”And forgo what is in the hands of the people (i.e. do not be desperate for the worldly possessions of the people).”
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[Reported by Imaam Ahmad (rahimahullaah) Number: 23498); Imaam Ibn Maajah (rahimahulllaah) Number: 4171 & Recorded by Imaam Albaani (rahimahullaah) in As-Saheehah. Number:401]
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Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) stated whilst discussing the subject matter of Imtihaan (i.e. testing):
And likewise, when he (i.e. a person) desires to give someone a position of authority, he tests him (imtahanahu), just as Umar Ibn Abdul Azeez commanded his servant to test Ibn Abee Moosaa (yamtahinahu) when his mannerism amazed him (somewhat), so he said to him, “You know of my position with the Ameer ul-Mumineen, so how much will you give me if I indicate (the appropriateness) of your (being given) authority to him? So he gave him a great amount of wealth. And from this Umar knew that he was not fit for authority.
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Imaam Ibn Rajab (rahimahullaah) said:
[ أما أهل البدع والضلالة ومن تشبه بالعلماء وليس منهم فيجوز بيان جهلهم وإظهار عيوبهم تحذيرا من الاقتداء بهم ]
As for ahlul bidah wad-dalaalah (the people of innovation and misguidance) and those who imitate the scholars, but are not from them, then it is permissible to clarify their ignorance and manifest their faults (i.e. i.e. their innovations and falsehoods), so as to warn (others) from following them.
[الفرق بين النصيحة والتعبير : page 36]
قيل للإمام الأوزاعي إن رجلاً يقول:أنا أجالس أهل السنة وأجالس أهل البدع
فقال الأوزاعي:هذا رجل يريد أن يساوي بين الحق والباطل
الإبانة-2/456
It was said to Imaam Al-Awzaa’ee (rahimahullaah): Indeed a man says, ‘I sit with Ahlus Sunnah and I sit with ahlul bidah.’
So Al-Awzaa’ee said: This man wants to equate truth with falsehood.
[Al-Ibaanah 2/456]
Abu Faatimah (Abdullah Al-Gambi)
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Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) said:
Many of the latter people (i.e. those who came after the Salaf) associated Zuhd with poverty, but Zuhd can be (present) alongside wealth and poverty. Amongst the Prophets and those who were foremost in embracing Eemaan (i.e. the Sahaabah), there were those who were wealthy and Zaahid (i.e. a person of abstinence). [Majmoo 11/28]
Ibraaheem Bin Ad’ham (rahimahullaah) said:
Abstinence from the worldly life is of three types: (a) Obligatory abstinence, (b) the abstinence that is of a superior virtue and (c) the abstinence that is safety. As for obligatory abstinence, it is to abstinence from the unlawful; and the abstinence that is of superior virtue is to abstain from what is lawful (but unnecessary); and the abstinence that is safety is to abstain from the doubtful matters.
[Jaami-ul Uloom Wal-Hikam: page: 310]
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Haatim Al-Asam (rahimahullaah) said:
Command yourself with three affairs:
When you perform an act, remember Allaah’s Sight over you;
when you speak, remember Allaah’s Hearing over you and when you keep silent, remember Allaah’s knowledge about you.
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[Siyar 11/484]
Abu Faatimah (Abdullah Al-Gambi)
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Abu Dardaa [radiyallaahu-anhu] used to have a camel called Damoon, and whenever the people hired it from him, he would say, ‘’Do not make it carry such and such, for indeed it is not able to carry more than that.’’ When death came to him, he said, ‘’O Damoon! Do not argue against me to my Lord on the morrow, for indeed I never used to make you carry except what you were able to.’’
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[Reported by Abul Hasan Al-Ikhmeemiy (rahimahullaah) in his Hadeeth Collection 1/63]
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[Ahmad 5869]
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Shaikh Saaleh Al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) said:
It is not permissible to exalt and praise the innovators even if they have some truth with them. That is because raising and praising them will spread their bidah and places them amongst the sincere ones-those who are taken as examples amongst distinguished men of this Ummah. The Salaf warned against having trust for the innovators; (warned against) praising them and their gatherings. In this regard, Asad Ibn Musa (rahimahullaah) wrote: ”Beware of being a brother of the innovator (by association) or a companion of his, or one whom you sit with. For indeed it has been narrated that ‘whoever sits with a person of innovation has left the protection of Allaah and is entrusted to himself. Whoever proceeds towards a person of innovation has proceeded towards the destruction of Islaam.”
The innovators must be warned against and kept away from even if they have some truth with them. Indeed, the most astray are not devoid of something of the truth, but as long as they have with them innovation, opposition and sinful views, it is not permissible to praise and exalt them. It is impermissible to not have an objection towards their innovation because in this is spreading of bidah and belittling the Sunnah; and through this the innovator will emerge and become a guide for the Ummah.
As for the consideration that he has something of the truth, this does not justify praising him. This is to a far greater extent against that which is of overriding benefit and it is known with regards to a principle of the religion that averting harm takes precedence over seeking that which is of benefit. And with regards to showing animosity towards the innovator, the harm that is averted from the Ummah is weightier than what he has of benefit. And had we adhered to this concept, no one would have been judged to be misguided and declared an innovator. This is because there is not an innovator except that he has with him some of that which is from the truth and adherence to the Sunnah. The innovator (may) neither be a disbeliever nor is he in opposition to all the Islamic legislation; rather he is either an innovator in some or most of the affairs. However, if the innovation is particularly to do with affairs of Creed and Methodology, then the affair is dangerous indeed- because it will become example (to follow); innovation will spread and the innovators will become active in spreading their innovation.
So, this one- who praises the innovators and makes their affair obscure to the people with what they (innovators) have with them of truth- is one of two (people): He is either one ignorant of the methodology of the pious predecessors and their stance against the innovators, and it is neither permissible for this ignorant one to speak nor is it permissible for the Muslims to listen to him; or he is one who has an objection to the truth because he knows the danger of innovation and the innovators, but he is one who has an objection and wishes to spread innovations. Nevertheless, this is a dangerous affair and it is not permissible to be lackadaisical with regards to innovation and its people, whatever that may be. [Source: At-Tabdee Wat-Tafseeq Wat Takfeer. Page: 72-76. Abridged and slightly paraphrased]