Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed) · Lesson 947 of 1251

Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (945) | Do not give up the right, even if it is a small thing

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0:00 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.

0:08 Do not compromise on the truth, even in the slightest matter.

0:12 The enemies of the truth and the leaders of disbelief entice those who carry the call to Islam.

0:19 They seek to make them deviate, even if only slightly, from the uprightness and firmness of their mission.

0:24 They entice them with middle-ground solutions.

0:29 They deceive them into believing that these solutions will achieve the gains the mission seeks.

0:35 Under these temptations, some callers are led astray from their mission.

0:40 This happens because they perceive the matter as trivial.

0:43 The people of power do not ask them to abandon their mission entirely.

0:47 Rather, they only demand a few minor adjustments.

0:51 So that both parties may meet halfway.

0:55 The devil may also approach the bearer of the mission with corrupt interpretations.

1:00 He begins to imagine that the good of the mission lies in winning over those in power.

1:05 Even if it requires minor concessions.

1:08 Yet, a slight deviation at the beginning of the path.

1:11 Ends in complete deviation by the end.

1:15 For the enemies of the truth lure those who carry the mission step by step.

1:19 Once they concede on a small part.

1:22 They lose their prestige and their immunity.

1:25 The oppressors then realize that by continuing to bargain and raising the price.

1:30 They will eventually secure the entire deal.

1:34 Relying on those in power to support the truth.

1:38 Is a spiritual defeat.

1:41 Allah alone is the One to be relied upon.

1:44 Once defeat creeps into the depths of the soul.

1:48 That defeat will never turn into victory.

1:51 Allah, the Almighty, said:

1:53 “And they indeed strove hard to beguile thee (Muhammad) away from that wherewith We have inspired thee, that thou shouldst invent other than it against Us; and then would they have accepted thee as a friend.” (17:73)

1:58 That you might fabricate against Us something other than it.

2:00 And then they would have taken you as a friend.

2:03 And if We had not strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little.

2:11 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.