WEBVTT 00:00:01.199 --> 00:00:10.050 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah. 00:00:10.050 --> 00:00:13.050 Returning to the foundational principles. 00:00:13.050 --> 00:00:18.329 If a jurist does not find an explicit text regarding an issue, 00:00:18.329 --> 00:00:21.329 he then links the specific case to the general principle, 00:00:21.329 --> 00:00:25.390 and derives a ruling for the parallel case based on the ruling of its counterpart. 00:00:25.390 --> 00:00:30.390 If Allah has omitted a specific ruling out of mercy—not out of forgetfulness— 00:00:30.390 --> 00:00:33.390 then we return to the general texts, 00:00:33.390 --> 00:00:35.390 and link the matter to the closest principle, 00:00:35.390 --> 00:00:41.390 categorizing it under the general principles we have already established. 00:00:41.390 --> 00:00:46.030 Deriving insights beyond the literal report. 00:00:46.030 --> 00:00:50.859 Deriving insights beyond the literal report is the task of the elite, 00:00:50.859 --> 00:00:52.859 not all Muslims. 00:00:52.859 --> 00:00:56.859 Allah has honored the scholars with this task, 00:00:56.859 --> 00:00:59.859 and made it the fruit of their fiqh and knowledge. 00:00:59.859 --> 00:01:01.859 Allah the Almighty says: 00:01:01.859 --> 00:01:05.859 “And if any tidings, whether of safety or fear, come unto them, they noise it abroad, whereas if they had referred it to the messenger and to such of them as are in authority, those among them who are able to think out the matter would have known it. If it had not been for the grace of Allah upon you and His mercy ye would have followed Satan, save a few (of you).” (4:83) 00:01:05.859 --> 00:01:09.859 “And if any tidings, whether of safety or fear, come unto them, they noise it abroad, whereas if they had referred it to the messenger and to such of them as are in authority, those among them who are able to think out the matter would have known it. If it had not been for the grace of Allah upon you and His mercy ye would have followed Satan, save a few (of you).” (4:83) 00:01:09.859 --> 00:01:13.859 "And had it not been for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, 00:01:13.859 --> 00:01:17.859 you would have followed Satan, except for a few." 00:01:17.859 --> 00:01:21.629 Foresight regarding the future. 00:01:21.629 --> 00:01:28.530 Foresight is not a form of guesswork or divination of the unseen. 00:01:28.530 --> 00:01:34.530 Rather, it is based on anticipating future outcomes through present data. 00:01:34.530 --> 00:01:40.530 The West has established centers and departments for such research and studies, 00:01:40.530 --> 00:01:43.530 and we are more entitled to this than they are, 00:01:43.530 --> 00:01:47.530 because we possess the reliable sources to implement it. 00:01:47.530 --> 00:01:49.530 We have the Noble Qur'an, 00:01:49.530 --> 00:01:52.530 and the mention of divine laws within it, 00:01:52.530 --> 00:01:55.530 whether they are cosmic or social. 00:01:56.530 --> 00:02:00.530 We have the hadiths of the Messenger, peace be upon him, 00:02:00.530 --> 00:02:04.530 and the information they contain regarding future events, 00:02:04.530 --> 00:02:08.560 as well as the minor and major signs of the Hour. 00:02:08.560 --> 00:02:10.560 We have the study of history, 00:02:10.560 --> 00:02:12.560 and the lessons drawn from its occurrences, 00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:16.560 applying similar present-day situations to them, 00:02:16.560 --> 00:02:22.560 and deriving conclusions in light of Allah’s laws in these historical events. 00:02:23.659 --> 00:02:25.659 We have the true vision of the believer, 00:02:25.659 --> 00:02:29.659 and its interpretation by a just and reliable interpreter, 00:02:29.659 --> 00:02:33.659 provided that we do not contradict a legal ruling with it, 00:02:33.659 --> 00:02:36.659 and that we do not claim certainty in its interpretation. 00:02:36.659 --> 00:02:39.659 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:02:39.659 --> 00:02:41.659 "In the end times, 00:02:41.659 --> 00:02:44.659 the vision of the believer will hardly be false, 00:02:44.659 --> 00:02:48.689 and the most truthful of them in vision are the most truthful of them in speech." 00:02:48.689 --> 00:02:54.780 "The vision of the believer is one of forty-six parts of prophecy." 00:02:54.780 --> 00:02:58.780 Recorded by al-Tirmidhi and authenticated by al-Albani. 00:02:58.780 --> 00:03:06.870 Practical examples of benefiting from the science of foresight. 00:03:06.870 --> 00:03:12.870 There are numerous practical examples of benefiting from the science of foresight. 00:03:12.870 --> 00:03:13.870 Among them: 00:03:13.870 --> 00:03:14.870 First: 00:03:14.870 --> 00:03:18.870 Realizing the reason for the nations gathering against the Ummah of Islam, 00:03:18.870 --> 00:03:24.870 and confronting this by nurturing the preference for the Hereafter over the worldly life, 00:03:24.870 --> 00:03:26.870 avoiding what incurs the wrath of Allah, 00:03:26.870 --> 00:03:30.870 and loving death in the cause of Allah, the Almighty. 00:03:30.870 --> 00:03:33.870 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:03:33.870 --> 00:03:36.870 "The nations are about to gather against you, 00:03:36.870 --> 00:03:40.870 just as diners gather around a platter." 00:03:40.870 --> 00:03:42.870 Someone asked: 00:03:42.870 --> 00:03:45.870 "Will we be few in number that day?" 00:03:45.870 --> 00:03:46.870 He said: 00:03:46.870 --> 00:03:49.870 "No, you will be many that day, 00:03:49.870 --> 00:03:53.870 but you will be like the foam of a torrent. 00:03:53.870 --> 00:03:58.870 Allah will remove the fear of you from the hearts of your enemies, 00:03:58.870 --> 00:04:02.900 and Allah will cast *al-wahn* into your hearts." 00:04:02.900 --> 00:04:04.900 Someone asked: 00:04:04.900 --> 00:04:06.900 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:04:06.900 --> 00:04:07.900 what is *al-wahn*?" 00:04:07.900 --> 00:04:09.900 He said: 00:04:09.900 --> 00:04:12.900 "Love of the world and hatred of death." 00:04:12.900 --> 00:04:14.900 Recorded by Abu Dawud, 00:04:14.900 --> 00:04:16.899 and declared hasan by Ibn Baz. 00:04:16.899 --> 00:04:19.100 Second: 00:04:19.100 --> 00:04:23.100 Knowing the misguidance of the Jews and their defeat at the end of time, 00:04:23.100 --> 00:04:27.100 based on the hadiths reported about them. 00:04:27.100 --> 00:04:32.100 From this, we realize the error of assuming that the solution to the issue of Palestine and Jerusalem 00:04:32.100 --> 00:04:35.100 lies in negotiations and normalization. 00:04:35.100 --> 00:04:37.259 Third: 00:04:37.259 --> 00:04:42.259 Not despairing or losing hope due to the weakness and humiliation of Muslims today, 00:04:42.259 --> 00:04:45.259 and the fading of many features of their religion, 00:04:45.259 --> 00:04:52.259 but striving to change all of that in accordance with the words of the Messenger, peace be upon him: 00:04:52.259 --> 00:04:57.259 "Indeed, Allah will send for this Ummah at the beginning of every hundred years 00:04:57.259 --> 00:05:00.259 someone who will renew its religion for it." 00:05:00.259 --> 00:05:02.259 Recorded by Abu Dawud. 00:05:02.259 --> 00:05:04.319 Fourth: 00:05:04.319 --> 00:05:08.319 Being cautious of the Antichrist (al-Masih al-Dajjal) and the trials he brings, 00:05:08.319 --> 00:05:13.319 based on what our Prophet, peace be upon him, informed us, 00:05:13.319 --> 00:05:15.319 and warned us against. 00:05:15.319 --> 00:05:19.410 Adhering to the principles and constraints of foresight 00:05:19.410 --> 00:05:22.410 protects one from error in it. 00:05:22.410 --> 00:05:27.240 One who practices foresight may err in their expectations 00:05:27.240 --> 00:05:31.240 due to errors in their ijtihad and deduction. 00:05:31.240 --> 00:05:38.240 But the more the practitioner adheres to the constraints and principles of this science, 00:05:38.240 --> 00:05:40.240 the less their error will be. 00:05:40.240 --> 00:05:43.269 Striving in foresight 00:05:43.269 --> 00:05:48.269 is better than being ignorant of it and surrendering to the captivity of the present, 00:05:48.269 --> 00:05:53.269 or stumbling in the maze of searching for an exit while remaining ignorant. 00:05:53.269 --> 00:05:58.660 The constants of Islam do not accept dialogue for the sake of changing them. 00:05:58.660 --> 00:06:06.839 The religion of Islam and its Sharia have constants and axioms that do not change and do not accept debate. 00:06:06.839 --> 00:06:10.839 Presenting these axioms for dialogue 00:06:10.839 --> 00:06:14.839 as if they were personal opinions subject to creative interpretation 00:06:14.839 --> 00:06:20.839 is deviation, misguidance, and a cunning way to attack the religion. 00:06:20.839 --> 00:06:22.870 Weakness begins in the Ummah 00:06:22.870 --> 00:06:26.870 when the axioms of its religion are offered for dialogue, 00:06:26.870 --> 00:06:29.870 and that is the gateway to the fall of nations. 00:06:29.870 --> 00:06:32.870 Allah the Almighty says: 00:06:32.870 --> 00:06:38.870 “And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (33:36) 00:06:38.870 --> 00:06:42.870 “And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (33:36) 00:06:42.870 --> 00:06:48.870 “And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (33:36) 00:06:48.870 --> 00:06:56.610 The constants of the religion do not change with the change of time, place, or circumstances. 00:06:56.610 --> 00:07:01.500 The constants of the religion meant by the Ahl al-Sunnah 00:07:01.500 --> 00:07:07.500 are those that do not change with the change of time, place, or circumstances, 00:07:07.500 --> 00:07:12.500 such as matters of creed upon which the salaf of the Ummah have reached consensus, 00:07:12.500 --> 00:07:15.500 including, for example: 00:07:15.500 --> 00:07:21.500 Shirk, which remains shirk regardless of how time or place changes. 00:07:21.500 --> 00:07:25.500 Among the constants as well are morals and values, 00:07:25.500 --> 00:07:28.500 for they are fixed and do not change. 00:07:28.500 --> 00:07:37.500 Thus, immodesty, nudity, or adultery do not become permissible or commendable at any time. 00:07:37.500 --> 00:07:49.519 The constants of Islam are numerous and their fields are diverse. 00:07:49.519 --> 00:07:53.519 Most of them can be exemplified as follows: 00:07:53.519 --> 00:07:58.519 First: Everything related to the truths of Divinity, 00:07:58.519 --> 00:08:04.519 such as Existence, Oneness, Power, Management, and Will, 00:08:04.519 --> 00:08:10.519 and all of Allah’s essential attributes and attributes of action, glory be to Him. 00:08:10.519 --> 00:08:16.680 Second: The entire universe, with all its living and non-living entities, 00:08:16.680 --> 00:08:19.680 is the creation and innovation of Allah. 00:08:19.680 --> 00:08:24.680 Nothing in it has any trace of the power of creation or management, 00:08:24.680 --> 00:08:29.680 or participation in any of the characteristics of Divinity. 00:08:29.680 --> 00:08:37.779 Third: All beings have servitude to Allah the Almighty, each according to its nature. 00:08:37.779 --> 00:08:44.779 Allah the Almighty says: "Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it 00:08:44.779 --> 00:08:51.779 and to the earth, 'Come, willingly or by compulsion.' They said, 'We have come willingly.'" 00:08:51.779 --> 00:08:58.870 Allah has the right of worship and tawhid over all His angels, humans, and jinn, 00:08:58.870 --> 00:09:03.870 with no exception for any king, messenger, or saint. 00:09:03.870 --> 00:09:09.259 Fourth: Believing in the six pillars of faith. 00:09:09.259 --> 00:09:15.259 There is no faith for one who does not fulfill them collectively, nor is there acceptance of deeds, 00:09:15.259 --> 00:09:18.259 nor are they valid except through them. 00:09:18.259 --> 00:09:23.480 Fifth: The religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. 00:09:23.480 --> 00:09:29.480 Allah the Almighty says: "Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam." 00:09:29.480 --> 00:09:34.480 People must submit to Allah the Almighty in His commands and rulings. 00:09:34.480 --> 00:09:41.480 Allah the Almighty says: "O you who have believed, enter into Islam completely 00:09:41.480 --> 00:09:45.480 and do not follow the footsteps of Satan." 00:09:45.480 --> 00:09:52.539 Sixth: There is no material value that surpasses the value of the human being, 00:09:52.539 --> 00:09:59.539 for which their value is wasted; they are a creature honored above all other creations, 00:09:59.539 --> 00:10:04.539 a vicegerent of Allah on earth, and everything in it has been subjected to them 00:10:04.539 --> 00:10:09.539 to facilitate their worship of their Lord. Allah the Almighty says: 00:10:09.539 --> 00:10:15.539 “Verily we have honoured the Children of Adam. We carry them on the land and the sea, and have made provision of good things for them, and have preferred them above many of those whom We created with a marked preferment.” (17:70) 00:10:15.539 --> 00:10:23.539 “Verily we have honoured the Children of Adam. We carry them on the land and the sea, and have made provision of good things for them, and have preferred them above many of those whom We created with a marked preferment.” (17:70) 00:10:23.539 --> 00:10:31.539 And Allah the Almighty says: "And He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth - all from Him. 00:10:31.539 --> 00:10:37.539 Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought." 00:10:37.539 --> 00:10:42.740 Seventh: All people are from one origin, 00:10:42.740 --> 00:10:47.740 and the standard of superiority among them in the sight of Allah the Almighty is piety. 00:10:47.740 --> 00:10:53.830 Allah the Almighty says: "Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you." 00:10:53.830 --> 00:10:59.830 And the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "No Arab has superiority over a non-Arab, 00:10:59.830 --> 00:11:04.830 nor a non-Arab over an Arab, nor a red-skinned person over a black-skinned person, 00:11:04.830 --> 00:11:09.830 nor a black-skinned person over a red-skinned person, except by piety." 00:11:09.830 --> 00:11:16.120 Eighth: Loyalty and the bond of human gathering is the creed, 00:11:16.120 --> 00:11:19.120 not race, nation, or land, 00:11:19.120 --> 00:11:23.120 nor economic or political interests, 00:11:23.120 --> 00:11:28.120 nor any other earthly consideration. 00:11:28.120 --> 00:11:32.120 For everything other than loyalty to Islam and the Muslims 00:11:32.120 --> 00:11:36.340 is detestable tribalism and racism. 00:11:36.340 --> 00:11:40.340 Ninth: The world is a place of trial and work, 00:11:40.340 --> 00:11:44.730 and the Hereafter is a place of reckoning and reward. 00:11:44.730 --> 00:11:47.730 Tenth: Among the constants 00:11:47.730 --> 00:11:50.730 are the foundations of virtues and noble morals, 00:11:50.730 --> 00:11:53.730 and the foundations of vices and base morals. 00:11:53.730 --> 00:11:57.049 In conclusion: 00:11:57.049 --> 00:12:00.049 The teachings and areas of scholarly consensus 00:12:00.049 --> 00:12:03.049 are all among the constants in Islam, 00:12:03.049 --> 00:12:08.049 and there is no room in them for change, development, or ijtihad. 00:12:08.049 --> 00:12:11.049 They include matters of creed, 00:12:11.049 --> 00:12:14.049 the foundations of obligatory acts, the foundations of prohibitions, 00:12:14.049 --> 00:12:18.529 and the foundations of virtues and morals. 00:12:18.529 --> 00:12:23.529 Ijtihad in variables does not mean demolishing the constants. 00:12:23.529 --> 00:12:28.460 In variables, there is a wide field for the movement of thought, 00:12:28.460 --> 00:12:32.460 striving to develop and improve the earthly reality. 00:12:32.460 --> 00:12:35.460 But the movement of change must be 00:12:35.460 --> 00:12:38.460 within the framework of the constants of the religion, 00:12:38.460 --> 00:12:41.460 and revolve around the axis of these constants. 00:12:41.460 --> 00:12:44.460 As for the proponents of modernism and rationalism, 00:12:44.460 --> 00:12:47.460 they adopt the novelties of their era, 00:12:47.460 --> 00:12:50.460 even if it involves demolishing the constants, 00:12:50.460 --> 00:12:54.740 under the pretext of renewal and development. 00:12:54.740 --> 00:13:00.740 Adherence to the constants is an acknowledgment of the perfection and majesty of the Lord and the inadequacy of the creation. 00:13:00.740 --> 00:13:07.409 Adherence to the constants is not stagnation, rigidity, or backwardness, 00:13:07.409 --> 00:13:11.409 but rather a realistic acknowledgment of human nature, 00:13:11.409 --> 00:13:14.409 the inadequacy and limitation of their minds, 00:13:14.409 --> 00:13:19.409 and the Lordship of the Lord, the Almighty, His perfection and majesty. 00:13:19.409 --> 00:13:25.269 Adherence to the constants is a protection from the trials of doubts and desires. 00:13:25.269 --> 00:13:34.009 The existence of constants is a guarantee for humanity against the confusion of thought and instincts in the maze of doubts and desires. 00:13:34.009 --> 00:13:40.009 For the constants are the self-regulating foundation of humanity. 00:13:40.009 --> 00:13:44.519 The understanding of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, and their fiqh 00:13:44.519 --> 00:13:48.519 is the foundation for understanding the Book and the Sunnah. 00:13:48.519 --> 00:13:53.480 The understanding of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, and their fiqh 00:13:53.480 --> 00:13:56.480 is the foundation for understanding the Book and the Sunnah. 00:13:56.480 --> 00:14:05.480 They are the ones who witnessed the revelation and received it directly from the Prophet, peace be upon him, without an intermediary. 00:14:05.480 --> 00:14:11.480 They are the ones who transmitted from him, peace be upon him, what they heard of hadiths, 00:14:11.480 --> 00:14:13.480 so they are the most knowledgeable of people regarding that. 00:14:13.480 --> 00:14:18.480 As it is said: "The one who is told is not like the one who sees." 00:14:18.480 --> 00:14:23.480 In addition to the eloquence and pure Arabic language they possessed, 00:14:23.480 --> 00:14:28.480 and the insight that Allah bestowed upon them as the pious and sincere.