1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:09,150 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah. 2 00:00:09,150 --> 00:00:13,820 The quality of sincerity (ikhlas) for Allah, the Almighty and Majestic. 3 00:00:13,820 --> 00:00:15,820 Sincere supplication. 4 00:00:15,820 --> 00:00:21,820 One must possess the qualities that qualify him for a call (da'wah) accepted by Allah, the Almighty and Majestic. 5 00:00:21,820 --> 00:00:26,820 Therefore, it is necessary to know these qualities and act upon them. 6 00:00:26,820 --> 00:00:30,820 Among these is the quality of sincerity for Allah, the Almighty and Majestic. 7 00:00:30,820 --> 00:00:33,820 Sincerity is understood in two senses. 8 00:00:33,820 --> 00:00:38,820 The first is the sincerity of monotheism (tawhid) for Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, with no partner unto Him. 9 00:00:38,820 --> 00:00:43,820 In this sense, its opposite and antithesis is polytheism (shirk). 10 00:00:43,820 --> 00:00:48,820 Allah the Exalted says: ◁Devoting the religion sincerely to Him, inclining to truth.▷ 11 00:00:48,820 --> 00:00:53,890 The second is the sincerity of speech and action for Him, the Glorified. 12 00:00:53,890 --> 00:00:57,890 Seeking His countenance, the Almighty and Majestic, and the abode of the Hereafter. 13 00:00:57,890 --> 00:01:00,890 Renouncing the world and its adornments. 14 00:01:00,890 --> 00:01:05,890 In this sense, its opposites are showing off (riya') and seeking reputation (sum'ah). 15 00:01:05,890 --> 00:01:10,079 If the servant does not achieve sincerity in the first sense, 16 00:01:10,079 --> 00:01:14,079 then all his deeds are nullified and rejected. 17 00:01:14,079 --> 00:01:20,079 Even if he prays and fasts and claims to be a Muslim, he remains a polytheist. 18 00:01:20,079 --> 00:01:22,079 Allah the Exalted says: 19 00:01:22,079 --> 00:01:28,180 “And verily it hath been revealed unto thee as unto those before thee (saying): If thou ascribe a partner to Allah thy work will fail and thou indeed wilt be among the losers.” (39:65) 20 00:01:28,180 --> 00:01:32,180 If the servant does not achieve sincerity in the second sense, 21 00:01:32,180 --> 00:01:37,180 then the deed in which he showed off or sought reputation is rejected. 22 00:01:37,180 --> 00:01:41,180 However, the deeds in which he was sincere for Allah are accepted. 23 00:01:41,180 --> 00:01:46,180 Thus, this type of deficiency in sincerity does not nullify all deeds. 24 00:01:46,180 --> 00:01:50,370 It only nullifies that which lacked sincerity. 25 00:01:50,370 --> 00:01:54,370 The caller (da'iyah) must constantly review his intention, 26 00:01:54,370 --> 00:01:58,370 so that his call does not transform from a call to the Truth and its victory, 27 00:01:58,370 --> 00:02:02,370 into a call for the self and a defense of it. 28 00:02:02,370 --> 00:02:06,370 Whoever seeks victory for Allah, Allah will grant him victory, even if after some time. 29 00:02:06,370 --> 00:02:09,370 And whoever seeks victory for his own self or his party, 30 00:02:09,370 --> 00:02:14,360 Allah will forsake him and humiliate him, even if after some time. 31 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,379 Truthfulness (sidq). 32 00:02:17,379 --> 00:02:21,379 It encompasses the heart, the tongue, and actions. 33 00:02:21,379 --> 00:02:24,379 Truthfulness in the heart is sincerity. 34 00:02:24,379 --> 00:02:27,379 Truthfulness in the tongue is the opposite of lying. 35 00:02:27,379 --> 00:02:33,379 In actions, it is perfecting them and undertaking them with strength and a sincere resolve. 36 00:02:33,379 --> 00:02:36,379 It is that one's inner state aligns with one's intention. 37 00:02:36,379 --> 00:02:41,379 When he calls to something, he is the first to act upon it. 38 00:02:41,379 --> 00:02:45,379 He must be truthful in what he calls to, 39 00:02:45,379 --> 00:02:48,379 not accepting any compromise regarding any part of it, 40 00:02:48,379 --> 00:02:52,379 or meeting the enemies halfway. 41 00:02:52,379 --> 00:02:59,949 Following the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, with knowledge and insight. 42 00:02:59,949 --> 00:03:04,949 This is adherence to the Book and the Sunnah according to the understanding of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. 43 00:03:04,949 --> 00:03:08,949 Its opposite is negligence and falling short in following. 44 00:03:08,949 --> 00:03:11,949 Likewise, its opposite is extremism and excess. 45 00:03:11,949 --> 00:03:17,949 Following is the middle path between the extremist who exceeds and the negligent who falls short. 46 00:03:17,949 --> 00:03:19,949 The Glorified says: 47 00:03:19,949 --> 00:03:27,949 “Say, (O Muhammad, to mankind): If ye love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (3:31) 48 00:03:27,949 --> 00:03:30,949 And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 49 00:03:30,949 --> 00:03:32,949 The Almighty and Majestic says: 50 00:03:32,949 --> 00:03:37,949 “So tread thou the straight path as thou art commanded, and those who turn (unto Allah) with thee, and transgress not. Lo! He is Seer of what ye do.” (11:112) 51 00:03:37,949 --> 00:03:43,139 The quality of following is also necessary in calling people. 52 00:03:43,139 --> 00:03:47,139 This is by ensuring the call is based on insight and knowledge. 53 00:03:47,139 --> 00:03:49,139 The Glorified says: 54 00:03:49,139 --> 00:03:53,139 “Say: This is my Way: I call on Allah with sure knowledge. I and whosoever followeth me - Glory be to Allah! - and I am not of the idolaters.” (12:108) 55 00:03:53,139 --> 00:03:56,139 “Say: This is my Way: I call on Allah with sure knowledge. I and whosoever followeth me - Glory be to Allah! - and I am not of the idolaters.” (12:108) 56 00:03:56,139 --> 00:04:00,139 “Say: This is my Way: I call on Allah with sure knowledge. I and whosoever followeth me - Glory be to Allah! - and I am not of the idolaters.” (12:108) 57 00:04:00,139 --> 00:04:02,139 Among the aspects of insight is: 58 00:04:02,139 --> 00:04:06,139 The caller’s understanding of the reality he lives in, 59 00:04:06,139 --> 00:04:11,139 and his awareness of the path of the criminals, their plots, and their methods. 60 00:04:11,139 --> 00:04:15,319 Guidance (ihtida'). 61 00:04:15,319 --> 00:04:21,319 The sincere caller strives in the causes of guidance and knowing the Truth through its evidence, 62 00:04:21,319 --> 00:04:26,319 and struggling against the self to accept it and submit to it after knowing it. 63 00:04:26,319 --> 00:04:28,350 Guidance is of two types. 64 00:04:28,350 --> 00:04:32,350 First: guidance of direction and clarification. 65 00:04:32,350 --> 00:04:35,350 This is what is meant in His saying: 66 00:04:35,350 --> 00:04:41,350 ◁As for Thamud, We guided them, but they preferred blindness over guidance.▷ 67 00:04:41,350 --> 00:04:44,350 The attainment of this type of guidance 68 00:04:44,350 --> 00:04:47,350 comes through knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah, 69 00:04:47,350 --> 00:04:51,449 and insight into the religion through the understanding of the righteous salaf. 70 00:04:51,449 --> 00:04:52,449 Second: 71 00:04:52,449 --> 00:04:55,449 guidance of divine enablement (tawfiq) and submission. 72 00:04:55,449 --> 00:04:58,449 This is what is intended in His saying: 73 00:04:58,449 --> 00:05:05,449 “Lo! thou (O Muhammad) guidest not whom thou lovest, but Allah guideth whom He will. And He is Best Aware of those who walk aright.” (28:56) 74 00:05:05,449 --> 00:05:10,449 This is attained through Allah’s granting of success to the servant who deserves it. 75 00:05:10,449 --> 00:05:13,449 The servant who is sincere in desiring this guidance 76 00:05:13,449 --> 00:05:17,449 turns to Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, in seeking it. 77 00:05:17,449 --> 00:05:20,509 Furthermore, part of the concept of guidance is 78 00:05:20,509 --> 00:05:23,509 not merely to be guided oneself, 79 00:05:23,509 --> 00:05:26,509 but to be a leader in this guidance, 80 00:05:26,509 --> 00:05:29,509 pointing to it and leading others toward it. 81 00:05:29,509 --> 00:05:33,509 As Allah the Exalted described the servants of the Most Merciful by saying: 82 00:05:33,509 --> 00:05:37,509 ◁And make us leaders for the righteous.▷ 83 00:05:37,509 --> 00:05:41,220 Deliberation and lack of haste. 84 00:05:41,220 --> 00:05:44,220 Composure and gentleness in affairs. 85 00:05:44,220 --> 00:05:49,790 You see the sincere caller as deliberate and merciful. 86 00:05:49,790 --> 00:05:53,790 He is not reckless, nor does he hasten to judge matters 87 00:05:53,790 --> 00:05:57,790 until after verifying them and their circumstances. 88 00:05:57,790 --> 00:06:00,790 He does not speak except with knowledge and justice. 89 00:06:00,790 --> 00:06:02,790 Allah the Exalted says: 90 00:06:02,790 --> 00:06:05,790 “(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart - of each of these it will be asked.” (17:36) 91 00:06:05,790 --> 00:06:07,790 And He says: 92 00:06:07,790 --> 00:06:10,790 ◁And when you speak, be just.▷ 93 00:06:10,790 --> 00:06:12,790 Among the requirements of this are: 94 00:06:12,790 --> 00:06:14,790 Gentleness and wisdom, 95 00:06:14,790 --> 00:06:17,819 and the absence of harshness and severity. 96 00:06:17,819 --> 00:06:19,819 The Glorified says: 97 00:06:19,819 --> 00:06:24,819 ◁And had you been harsh and hard-hearted, they would have dispersed from around you.▷ 98 00:06:24,819 --> 00:06:28,879 Soundness of heart. 99 00:06:29,519 --> 00:06:31,519 The sincere caller 100 00:06:31,519 --> 00:06:35,519 is sound of heart toward his Lord and toward the creation. 101 00:06:35,519 --> 00:06:38,519 His heart is sound from every doubt 102 00:06:38,519 --> 00:06:43,519 regarding the news of Allah or the news of His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 103 00:06:43,519 --> 00:06:47,519 And from every desire that contradicts the command of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, 104 00:06:47,519 --> 00:06:51,519 or the command of His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 105 00:06:51,519 --> 00:06:54,519 And from every intent that contradicts sincerity. 106 00:06:54,519 --> 00:06:57,519 It is sound from every objection to the divine decree (qadar). 107 00:06:57,519 --> 00:07:01,519 You see him only as reassured and content. 108 00:07:01,519 --> 00:07:05,519 “Or are they jealous of mankind because of that which Allah of His bounty hath bestowed upon them? For We bestowed upon the house of Abraham (of old) the Scripture and wisdom, and We bestowed on them a mighty kingdom.” (4:54) 109 00:07:05,519 --> 00:07:07,519 He loves goodness for them, 110 00:07:07,519 --> 00:07:09,519 and dislikes evil for them. 111 00:07:09,519 --> 00:07:12,420 Patience (sabr). 112 00:07:12,420 --> 00:07:17,379 The praiseworthy patience from which its possessor benefits 113 00:07:17,379 --> 00:07:20,379 is that which is established upon the following pillars: 114 00:07:20,379 --> 00:07:21,379 First: 115 00:07:21,379 --> 00:07:24,379 That the patience be for Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, 116 00:07:24,379 --> 00:07:26,379 and seeking His pleasure, 117 00:07:26,379 --> 00:07:30,379 not so that it may be said, "How patient and steadfast he is!" 118 00:07:30,379 --> 00:07:32,379 The Glorified says: 119 00:07:32,379 --> 00:07:34,379 ◁So be patient for the sake of your Lord.▷ 120 00:07:34,379 --> 00:07:35,500 Second: 121 00:07:35,500 --> 00:07:38,500 That it be by Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, 122 00:07:38,500 --> 00:07:41,500 meaning seeking His help, the Glorified, 123 00:07:41,500 --> 00:07:44,500 disavowing one's own power and strength. 124 00:07:44,500 --> 00:07:46,540 The Glorified says: 125 00:07:46,540 --> 00:07:50,730 “Endure thou patiently (O Muhammad). Thine endurance is only by (the help of) Allah. Grieve not for them, and be not in distress because of that which they devise.” (16:127) 126 00:07:50,730 --> 00:07:51,730 Third: 127 00:07:51,730 --> 00:07:53,730 That it be with Allah, 128 00:07:53,730 --> 00:07:58,730 meaning revolving with His commands and prohibitions wherever they revolve. 129 00:07:58,730 --> 00:08:03,980 That is, his patience must be in a matter that Allah loves and is pleased with. 130 00:08:03,980 --> 00:08:05,980 Patience, like other moral traits, 131 00:08:05,980 --> 00:08:08,980 is surrounded by two blameworthy extremes, 132 00:08:08,980 --> 00:08:11,980 and the praiseworthy is the middle between them. 133 00:08:11,980 --> 00:08:14,980 It is the middle between the extreme of negligence, 134 00:08:14,980 --> 00:08:20,980 which leads to weakness, humiliation, disgrace, and concessions regarding the Truth, 135 00:08:20,980 --> 00:08:22,980 and the extreme of excess, 136 00:08:22,980 --> 00:08:27,980 which leads to harshness, recklessness, and haste in matters before their time, 137 00:08:27,980 --> 00:08:31,980 while he thinks he is among the most patient of people. 138 00:08:31,980 --> 00:08:36,049 Patience is the provision for the journey in this call, 139 00:08:36,049 --> 00:08:40,049 because the path of the call is arduous and long, 140 00:08:40,049 --> 00:08:45,049 surrounded by trials, harm, desires, and doubts. 141 00:08:45,049 --> 00:08:48,200 Mutual patience (musabarah). 142 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:52,029 This is a reciprocal form of patience. 143 00:08:52,029 --> 00:08:54,029 It involves two parties. 144 00:08:54,029 --> 00:08:55,029 The first: 145 00:08:55,029 --> 00:08:56,029 The caller, 146 00:08:56,029 --> 00:08:58,029 who is the focus here. 147 00:08:58,029 --> 00:09:01,029 The second includes the enemies of the call, 148 00:09:01,029 --> 00:09:04,029 from the Shaytan, the soul that incites to evil, 149 00:09:04,029 --> 00:09:08,029 and the enemies who lie in wait for the believers, 150 00:09:08,029 --> 00:09:12,029 striving hard to weaken their patience. 151 00:09:12,029 --> 00:09:15,029 Therefore, the patience of the believers must not run out; 152 00:09:15,029 --> 00:09:20,029 rather, they remain struggling, more patient and stronger than their enemies. 153 00:09:20,029 --> 00:09:25,029 It is as if it were a wager and a race between them and their enemies, 154 00:09:25,029 --> 00:09:30,029 in which they are called to meet the patience of the enemies with a stronger patience, 155 00:09:30,029 --> 00:09:33,029 meeting push with push, 156 00:09:33,029 --> 00:09:35,029 and persistence with persistence. 157 00:09:35,029 --> 00:09:38,029 And the outcome is for the righteous. 158 00:09:38,029 --> 00:09:40,029 The Glorified says: 159 00:09:40,029 --> 00:09:44,029 ◁O you who have believed, persevere and endure and remain stationed.▷ 160 00:09:44,029 --> 00:09:48,029 ◁And fear Allah that you may succeed.▷ 161 00:09:48,029 --> 00:09:50,029 And Allah the Exalted says: 162 00:09:50,029 --> 00:09:56,029 ◁If you are suffering, then they are suffering as you are suffering.▷ 163 00:09:56,029 --> 00:09:59,029 “Relent not in pursuit of the enemy. If ye are suffering, lo! they suffer even as ye suffer and ye hope from Allah that for which they cannot hope. Allah is ever Knower, Wise.” (4:104) 164 00:10:00,029 --> 00:10:03,509 Clarity of the goal in the caller's soul. 165 00:10:03,509 --> 00:10:07,700 Among the qualities of the caller to the Truth 166 00:10:07,700 --> 00:10:11,700 is that his objective for the call be clear and decisive. 167 00:10:11,700 --> 00:10:13,700 This is in the following: 168 00:10:13,700 --> 00:10:16,700 First: The greatest goal, 169 00:10:16,700 --> 00:10:20,700 which is to worship Allah, the Exalted, by calling to Him. 170 00:10:20,700 --> 00:10:25,700 For the call is an act of worship that Allah loves and encourages. 171 00:10:25,700 --> 00:10:27,700 Allah the Exalted says: 172 00:10:27,700 --> 00:10:33,700 ◁And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteousness?▷ 173 00:10:33,700 --> 00:10:37,889 “And who is better in speech than him who prayeth unto his Lord and doeth right, and saith: Lo! I am of those who are muslims (surrender unto Him).” (41:33) 174 00:10:37,889 --> 00:10:38,889 Second: 175 00:10:38,889 --> 00:10:44,889 Striving through this worship to win the pleasure of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, and His Paradise. 176 00:10:44,889 --> 00:10:45,980 Third: 177 00:10:45,980 --> 00:10:51,980 Giving sincere advice to the creation and having compassion for them regarding the misery of this world and the torment of the Hereafter, 178 00:10:51,980 --> 00:10:56,980 saving them, by the permission of Allah the Exalted, from darkness into light, 179 00:10:56,980 --> 00:11:02,049 and inviting them to the good life in all its meanings. 180 00:11:02,049 --> 00:11:07,049 It is a call to the creation to a creed that revives hearts and minds, 181 00:11:07,049 --> 00:11:11,049 liberating them from the illusions of ignorance and superstition, 182 00:11:11,049 --> 00:11:18,049 and from submission to humiliation and the worship of anything other than Allah, the Exalted—which humiliates the servant—or the worship of desires. 183 00:11:18,049 --> 00:11:23,049 It also invites them to a law (Shari'ah) that liberates and honors the human being, 184 00:11:23,049 --> 00:11:26,049 its source being Him, the Glorified. 185 00:11:26,049 --> 00:11:33,049 All of humanity stands before it as equals, not differing except by piety (taqwa). 186 00:11:33,049 --> 00:11:39,210 It also invites Muslims to honor and superiority through their creed and methodology, 187 00:11:39,210 --> 00:11:41,210 and to confidence in their religion and their Lord, 188 00:11:41,210 --> 00:11:43,210 and to vicegerency on earth, 189 00:11:43,210 --> 00:11:50,210 to liberate the human being and bring him out from the worship of servants to the worship of Allah alone. 190 00:11:50,210 --> 00:11:54,210 It invites them to strive (jihad) in the way of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, 191 00:11:54,210 --> 00:11:59,210 to establish the divinity of Allah, the Glorified, on earth and in the lives of people, 192 00:11:59,210 --> 00:12:03,210 and to shatter the claimed divinity of the servants, 193 00:12:03,210 --> 00:12:06,210 so that the religion may be entirely for Allah, 194 00:12:06,210 --> 00:12:10,210 and the judgment and the law entirely for Him, the Glorified. 195 00:12:10,210 --> 00:12:14,210 Even if death befalls them in this struggle, 196 00:12:14,210 --> 00:12:17,210 martyrdom is life for them. 197 00:12:17,210 --> 00:12:22,269 This is what the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and his followers call to. 198 00:12:22,269 --> 00:12:28,269 It is a call to the true life in all its meanings. 199 00:12:28,269 --> 00:12:32,139 Distinctiveness of the caller. 200 00:12:32,139 --> 00:12:35,679 Among the most important qualities of the caller 201 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,679 is distinctiveness and holding fast to this religion, 202 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:40,679 in creed and worship, 203 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:44,679 and in rulings and behavior, both inward and outward, 204 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:46,679 and clinging firmly to that, 205 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:49,679 especially in times of alienation (ghurbah), 206 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,679 where the one holding to his religion is like one holding onto burning coals. 207 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:56,679 He does not fluctuate with those who fluctuate under the pressure of reality, 208 00:12:56,679 --> 00:13:00,679 the conformity of society, and the weight of corruption. 209 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:05,679 Yes, the sincere Muslim is known by the following: 210 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,679 By his distinctiveness and steadfastness upon his religion, 211 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:14,679 And the soundness of his creed and understanding when beliefs and perceptions are corrupted. 212 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:20,679 And by his adherence to the Sunnah when innovations become widespread and people turn away from the Sunnah. 213 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:25,679 And by the sincerity of his faith in his heart, upon his tongue, and through his limbs. 214 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,679 When lying and hypocrisy become prevalent. 215 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:33,679 And by his worship of his Lord while people are distracted by amusement and play. 216 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:37,679 And by his character when the character of the people has become corrupt. 217 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:42,679 And by his honesty in dealings when deception, betrayal, and treachery are widespread. 218 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:48,679 And by his silence when idle talk, gossip, and vain discourse abound. 219 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:53,679 And by his self-reckoning when people are preoccupied with one another. 220 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:56,679 And by his call, his asceticism, and his struggle. 221 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:59,679 When the worldly life turns toward its people. 222 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:03,679 And they incline toward it and drown in its pleasures. 223 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:11,679 In sum, the distinguished callers are those of whom the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 224 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:17,679 "Glad tidings to the strangers." It was asked, "And who are the strangers, O Messenger of Allah?" 225 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:22,679 He said, "Righteous people among many evil people." 226 00:14:22,679 --> 00:14:26,679 "Those who disobey them are more numerous than those who obey them." 227 00:14:26,679 --> 00:14:29,899 Narrated by Ahmad and authenticated by Al-Albani. 228 00:14:29,899 --> 00:14:32,899 Indeed, the caller, through this distinction of his, 229 00:14:32,899 --> 00:14:36,899 Bears witness to the goodness of this religion for humanity. 230 00:14:36,899 --> 00:14:40,899 And bears witness to its legitimacy in this existence. 231 00:14:40,899 --> 00:14:46,899 And its superiority over all other systems, conditions, and structures on earth. 232 00:14:46,899 --> 00:14:50,700 The covenant with Allah, the Almighty and Majestic. 233 00:14:50,700 --> 00:14:53,379 Allah, the Exalted, said: 234 00:14:53,379 --> 00:15:01,379 “Lo! Allah hath bought from the believers their lives and their wealth because the Garden will be theirs: they shall fight in the way of Allah and shall slay and be slain. It is a promise which is binding on Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. Who fulfilleth His covenant better than Allah? Rejoice then in your bargain that ye have made, for that is the supreme triumph.” (9:111) 235 00:15:01,379 --> 00:15:06,379 “Lo! Allah hath bought from the believers their lives and their wealth because the Garden will be theirs: they shall fight in the way of Allah and shall slay and be slain. It is a promise which is binding on Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. Who fulfilleth His covenant better than Allah? Rejoice then in your bargain that ye have made, for that is the supreme triumph.” (9:111) 236 00:15:06,379 --> 00:15:12,379 “Lo! Allah hath bought from the believers their lives and their wealth because the Garden will be theirs: they shall fight in the way of Allah and shall slay and be slain. It is a promise which is binding on Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. Who fulfilleth His covenant better than Allah? Rejoice then in your bargain that ye have made, for that is the supreme triumph.” (9:111) 237 00:15:12,379 --> 00:15:15,379 “Lo! Allah hath bought from the believers their lives and their wealth because the Garden will be theirs: they shall fight in the way of Allah and shall slay and be slain. It is a promise which is binding on Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. Who fulfilleth His covenant better than Allah? Rejoice then in your bargain that ye have made, for that is the supreme triumph.” (9:111) 238 00:15:15,379 --> 00:15:19,379 "So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted." 239 00:15:19,379 --> 00:15:22,379 "And it is that which is the great attainment." 240 00:15:22,379 --> 00:15:28,379 Then He mentioned the attributes of the people of this covenant among the callers and the mujahidin, saying: 241 00:15:28,379 --> 00:15:36,379 “(Triumphant) are those who turn repentant (to Allah), those who serve (Him), those who praise (Him), those who fast, those who bow down, those who fall prostrate (in worship), those who enjoin the right and who forbid the wrong and those who keep the limits (ordained) of Allah - And give glad tidings to believers!” (9:112) 242 00:15:36,379 --> 00:15:43,379 “(Triumphant) are those who turn repentant (to Allah), those who serve (Him), those who praise (Him), those who fast, those who bow down, those who fall prostrate (in worship), those who enjoin the right and who forbid the wrong and those who keep the limits (ordained) of Allah - And give glad tidings to believers!” (9:112) 243 00:15:43,379 --> 00:15:46,409 "And give good tidings to the believers." 244 00:15:46,409 --> 00:15:49,440 The pillars of this covenant are four: 245 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:52,440 The seller, who is the mujahid. 246 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:56,440 The buyer, who is Allah, the Glorified and Exalted. 247 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,440 The price, which is the soul and wealth. 248 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:04,080 And the object purchased, which is Paradise. 249 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:10,139 The etiquette of the caller in fulfilling the message of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic. 250 00:16:10,139 --> 00:16:13,139 The caller maintains proper etiquette with his Lord. 251 00:16:14,139 --> 00:16:18,139 He does not burden himself with asking about what is not his concern. 252 00:16:18,139 --> 00:16:21,139 Rather, he proceeds, relying upon his Lord. 253 00:16:21,139 --> 00:16:23,139 Thinking well of Him. 254 00:16:23,139 --> 00:16:27,139 He fulfills the message of his Lord without being hasty for His victory. 255 00:16:27,139 --> 00:16:32,139 He proceeds according to what Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, loves and desires from him. 256 00:16:32,139 --> 00:16:38,139 Obedient, placing his feet wherever his Lord, the Glorified, is pleased with him. 257 00:16:38,139 --> 00:16:40,139 And he entrusts the unseen to his Lord. 258 00:16:40,139 --> 00:16:43,139 He does not aspire to know what has been veiled from him. 259 00:16:43,139 --> 00:16:46,139 Because his heart is at peace with his Lord. 260 00:16:46,139 --> 00:16:52,139 And because his etiquette with his Lord forbids him from aspiring to anything other than what has been opened for him. 261 00:16:52,139 --> 00:16:54,230 The Exalted said: 262 00:16:54,230 --> 00:16:59,230 “Say: I am (relying) on clear proof from my Lord, while ye deny Him. I have not that for which ye are impatient. The decision is for Allah only. He telleth the truth and He is the Best of Deciders.” (6:57) 263 00:16:59,230 --> 00:17:03,230 “Say: I am (relying) on clear proof from my Lord, while ye deny Him. I have not that for which ye are impatient. The decision is for Allah only. He telleth the truth and He is the Best of Deciders.” (6:57) 264 00:17:03,230 --> 00:17:08,230 “Say: I am (relying) on clear proof from my Lord, while ye deny Him. I have not that for which ye are impatient. The decision is for Allah only. He telleth the truth and He is the Best of Deciders.” (6:57) 265 00:17:08,230 --> 00:17:15,230 “Say: If I had that for which ye are impatient, then would the case (ere this) have been decided between me and you. Allah is Best Aware of the wrong-doers.” (6:58) 266 00:17:15,230 --> 00:17:18,230 "And Allah is most knowing of the wrongdoers." 267 00:17:18,230 --> 00:17:23,230 “And with Him are the keys of the Invisible. None but He knoweth them. And He knoweth what is in the land and the sea. Not a leaf falleth but He knoweth it, not a grain amid the darkness of the earth, naught of wet or dry but (it is noted) in a clear record.” (6:59) 268 00:17:23,230 --> 00:17:25,460 And the Exalted said: 269 00:17:25,460 --> 00:17:29,460 “Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): I say not unto you (that) I possess the treasures of Allah, nor that I have knowledge of the Unseen; and I say not unto you: Lo! I am an angel. I follow only that which is inspired in me. Say: Are the blind man and the seer equal? Will ye not then take thought?” (6:50) 270 00:17:29,460 --> 00:17:34,460 “Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): I say not unto you (that) I possess the treasures of Allah, nor that I have knowledge of the Unseen; and I say not unto you: Lo! I am an angel. I follow only that which is inspired in me. Say: Are the blind man and the seer equal? Will ye not then take thought?” (6:50) 271 00:17:35,460 --> 00:17:39,460 "I only follow what is revealed to me." 272 00:17:39,460 --> 00:17:45,380 Weakness of foundation and the foundation of weakness in the caller. 273 00:17:45,380 --> 00:17:51,569 Among the attributes of the caller is the clarity of the legal foundation for him. 274 00:17:51,569 --> 00:17:56,569 Which is that he proceeds in his call and its methodology from the legal foundations. 275 00:17:56,569 --> 00:18:02,569 And what the Messenger, peace be upon him, and his noble Companions were upon. 276 00:18:02,569 --> 00:18:05,569 Without this, there is weakness in the foundation. 277 00:18:05,569 --> 00:18:10,569 Which leads to confusion and contentment with the opinions of men. 278 00:18:10,569 --> 00:18:13,569 Or their tastes or their unjust policies. 279 00:18:13,569 --> 00:18:16,789 And among the necessary attributes of the caller: 280 00:18:16,789 --> 00:18:20,789 Is to beware of establishing a foundation for his weakness or his mistakes. 281 00:18:20,789 --> 00:18:24,789 And justifying them with doubts, claiming they are legal. 282 00:18:24,789 --> 00:18:27,789 To cover up his weakness and his positions. 283 00:18:27,789 --> 00:18:33,259 The expansion of the caller's chest for his call. 284 00:18:33,259 --> 00:18:36,259 And conveying it with a clear tongue. 285 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:43,000 When Allah, the Exalted, commanded Musa, peace be upon him, to go to Pharaoh. 286 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,000 And to call him to the truth. 287 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:48,000 The request of Musa, peace be upon him, was: 288 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:53,099 What Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, narrated to us in His Book by His saying: 289 00:18:53,099 --> 00:18:57,099 "He said, 'My Lord, expand for me my chest [with assurance]. And ease for me my task.'" 290 00:18:57,099 --> 00:19:02,099 "'And untie the knot from my tongue, that they may understand my speech.'" 291 00:19:02,099 --> 00:19:06,099 "'And appoint for me a minister from my family, Harun, my brother.'" 292 00:19:06,099 --> 00:19:10,099 "'Strengthen through him my power and associate him with my task.'" 293 00:19:10,099 --> 00:19:13,160 And from what is deduced from these verses: 294 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:16,160 The necessity of supplicating to Allah, the Almighty and Majestic. 295 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:19,160 And seeking His help in expanding the chest and establishing it. 296 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,160 And in easing his task and granting him success. 297 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:26,769 The status of the scholars in the call. 298 00:19:26,769 --> 00:19:32,470 The scholars stand at the forefront of those who call to Allah, the Almighty and Majestic. 299 00:19:32,470 --> 00:19:35,470 For they are the ones who convey the clear truth. 300 00:19:35,470 --> 00:19:39,470 And they are those who enjoin good and forbid evil. 301 00:19:39,470 --> 00:19:43,470 And upon them is the resistance of allegiance to the enemies of Allah. 302 00:19:43,470 --> 00:19:46,470 And they are the role models for the rest of the callers. 303 00:19:46,470 --> 00:19:49,470 Their duty is greater than that of others. 304 00:19:49,470 --> 00:19:53,470 For they have the duty of clarifying the reality of Tawhid. 305 00:19:53,470 --> 00:19:57,470 And what contradicts it from the various types of shirk. 306 00:19:57,470 --> 00:20:00,470 The shirk of glorification and the shirk of equality. 307 00:20:00,470 --> 00:20:03,470 And the shirk of obedience and the shirk of legislation. 308 00:20:03,470 --> 00:20:06,470 And the shirk of loyalty and the shirk of intercession. 309 00:20:06,470 --> 00:20:08,470 And so on. 310 00:20:08,470 --> 00:20:11,470 And they must speak the truth openly. 311 00:20:11,470 --> 00:20:15,470 In the face of whoever is a tyrant among rulers and authorities. 312 00:20:15,470 --> 00:20:17,470 If they do not respond to them, 313 00:20:17,470 --> 00:20:20,470 Then at the very least, they should distance themselves from them. 314 00:20:20,470 --> 00:20:23,470 And reject their positions and their gifts. 315 00:20:23,470 --> 00:20:25,470 And withdraw from their gatherings. 316 00:20:25,470 --> 00:20:28,470 And they should have independent professions. 317 00:20:28,470 --> 00:20:30,470 Through which they earn their livelihood. 318 00:20:30,470 --> 00:20:33,470 Far from the salaries of the sultans.