WEBVTT 00:00:00.820 --> 00:00:03.819 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.819 --> 00:00:09.230 The lives of the salaf between word and deed. 00:00:09.230 --> 00:00:16.339 The methodology and creed of the righteous salaf. 00:00:16.339 --> 00:00:21.339 As for the most prominent characteristics of the righteous salaf, their creed, and their methodology: 00:00:21.339 --> 00:00:25.339 First: their source of creed. 00:00:25.339 --> 00:00:27.339 It is the Book of Allah. 00:00:27.339 --> 00:00:31.339 And the authentic Sunnah of His Messenger, peace be upon him. 00:00:31.339 --> 00:00:34.340 And the consensus of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. 00:00:34.340 --> 00:00:37.340 And the Tabi'un and those who followed them. 00:00:37.340 --> 00:00:42.340 And the recognized scholars, may Allah have mercy upon them all. 00:00:42.340 --> 00:00:48.369 Therefore, they submitted to Allah and His Messenger, peace be upon him. 00:00:48.369 --> 00:00:52.369 With outward and inward acceptance and compliance. 00:00:52.369 --> 00:00:56.369 They do not oppose anything from the Book or the authentic Sunnah. 00:00:56.369 --> 00:00:58.369 With analogy or personal inclination. 00:00:59.369 --> 00:01:02.369 Nor with spiritual unveiling, or the word of a sheikh or an imam. 00:01:02.369 --> 00:01:04.370 And the like. 00:01:04.370 --> 00:01:06.659 Second: 00:01:06.659 --> 00:01:11.659 They believe that everything authentically reported from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 00:01:11.659 --> 00:01:14.659 Must be accepted and acted upon. 00:01:14.659 --> 00:01:18.659 Even if it is a solitary report (ahad) regarding creed or other matters. 00:01:18.659 --> 00:01:22.659 In doing so, they apply the words of Allah the Exalted: 00:01:22.659 --> 00:01:29.659 “O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and the messenger when He calleth you to that which quickeneth you, and know that Allah cometh in between the man and his own heart, and that He it is unto Whom ye will be gathered.” (8:24) 00:01:29.659 --> 00:01:31.939 Third: 00:01:31.939 --> 00:01:35.939 They believe that the point of reference for understanding the Book and the Sunnah. 00:01:35.939 --> 00:01:37.939 Is the texts that clarify them. 00:01:37.939 --> 00:01:40.939 And the understanding of the Companions and the Tabi'un. 00:01:40.939 --> 00:01:43.939 And those among the imams who followed their methodology. 00:01:43.939 --> 00:01:46.140 Fourth: 00:01:46.140 --> 00:01:49.140 They believe that all the fundamentals of the religion. 00:01:49.140 --> 00:01:53.140 Have been clarified by the Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:01:53.140 --> 00:01:58.140 And no one has the right to introduce anything while claiming it is part of the religion. 00:01:58.140 --> 00:02:00.420 Fifth: 00:02:00.420 --> 00:02:04.420 They hold that sound reason is in agreement with authentic revelation. 00:02:04.420 --> 00:02:08.419 And that two definitive proofs from them never contradict one another. 00:02:08.419 --> 00:02:12.419 When a contradiction is imagined, they prioritize the revelation. 00:02:12.419 --> 00:02:16.419 They do not prioritize their intellects over the law of their Lord. 00:02:16.419 --> 00:02:20.419 Or the Sunnah of their Prophet, peace be upon him. 00:02:20.419 --> 00:02:25.419 Because of their certainty that revelation is not subject to flaws or deficiencies. 00:02:25.419 --> 00:02:30.419 Unlike the intellect, which is subject to illusion and error. 00:02:30.419 --> 00:02:32.419 And misguidance and forgetfulness. 00:02:32.419 --> 00:02:34.870 Sixth: 00:02:34.870 --> 00:02:39.870 They hold that infallibility is established for the Messenger, peace be upon him. 00:02:39.870 --> 00:02:44.870 And that the Ummah, in its entirety, is protected from collectively agreeing upon misguidance. 00:02:45.870 --> 00:02:47.939 As for individuals within it. 00:02:47.939 --> 00:02:50.969 There is no infallibility for any of them. 00:02:50.969 --> 00:02:53.969 Regarding matters where the Ummah and others have differed. 00:02:53.969 --> 00:02:56.969 The point of reference is the Book and the Sunnah. 00:02:56.969 --> 00:02:59.969 Whatever is supported by evidence is accepted. 00:02:59.969 --> 00:03:03.969 While offering excuses for the one who erred among the scholars of the Ummah. 00:03:03.969 --> 00:03:06.479 Seventh: 00:03:06.479 --> 00:03:10.479 The righteous salaf hold that true visions are real. 00:03:10.479 --> 00:03:13.479 On the condition that they conform to the Sharia. 00:03:13.479 --> 00:03:17.960 And they are not a source for creed or legislation. 00:03:17.960 --> 00:03:18.960 Eighth: 00:03:18.960 --> 00:03:22.960 The righteous salaf condemn disputation in religion. 00:03:22.960 --> 00:03:25.960 And they advocate for arguing in the best manner. 00:03:25.960 --> 00:03:28.960 Following the words of Allah the Exalted: 00:03:28.960 --> 00:03:33.960 “And argue not with the People of the Scripture unless it be in (a way) that is better, save with such of them as do wrong; and say: We believe in that which hath been revealed unto us and revealed unto you; our Allah and your Allah is One, and unto Him we surrender.” (29:46) 00:03:33.960 --> 00:03:37.439 Except for those who act unjustly among them. 00:03:37.439 --> 00:03:38.439 Ninth: 00:03:38.439 --> 00:03:41.439 The righteous salaf believe. 00:03:41.439 --> 00:03:44.439 That every newly invented matter in the religion is an innovation. 00:03:44.439 --> 00:03:46.439 And every innovation is misguidance. 00:03:46.439 --> 00:03:49.439 And every misguidance is in the Fire. 00:03:49.439 --> 00:03:55.439 In this, they follow the words of the Prophet, peace be upon him: 00:03:55.439 --> 00:03:58.439 "The best hadith is the Book of Allah." 00:03:58.439 --> 00:04:01.439 "And the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad." 00:04:01.439 --> 00:04:04.439 "And the worst of affairs are the newly invented ones." 00:04:04.439 --> 00:04:07.819 "And every innovation is misguidance." 00:04:07.819 --> 00:04:08.819 Tenth: 00:04:08.819 --> 00:04:12.819 The righteous salaf couple knowledge with action. 00:04:12.819 --> 00:04:15.819 If they learned of a good deed, they performed it. 00:04:15.819 --> 00:04:18.819 If they heard a truth, they applied it. 00:04:18.819 --> 00:04:21.819 If they spoke a word, they carried it out. 00:04:21.819 --> 00:04:24.819 Acting upon the words of Allah the Exalted: 00:04:24.819 --> 00:04:30.819 "So give good tidings to My servants, who listen to speech and follow the best of it." 00:04:30.819 --> 00:04:34.819 “Who hear advice and follow the best thereof. Such are those whom Allah guideth, and such are men of understanding.” (39:18) 00:04:34.819 --> 00:04:37.819 “Who hear advice and follow the best thereof. Such are those whom Allah guideth, and such are men of understanding.” (39:18) 00:04:37.819 --> 00:04:43.889 Because of all this, they filled their lives with the best words and the most beautiful deeds. 00:04:43.889 --> 00:04:47.889 It is therefore right for us to know their states and their biographies. 00:04:47.889 --> 00:04:50.889 So that we may follow their example and be guided by them. 00:04:50.889 --> 00:04:54.949 Thus came the title of this book: 00:04:54.949 --> 00:04:58.980 The lives of the salaf between word and deed. 00:04:58.980 --> 00:05:05.170 The lives of the salaf between word and deed.