Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (901) | Gradual order and prohibition
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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Gradual implementation of commands and prohibitions
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This is dictated by wisdom and gentleness towards those being commanded
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Gradual approach with them in reform and change
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As for one who has spent most of his life in disbelief or transgression
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He is not to be asked to change all his violations at once
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For he may be unable to do so
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Rather, one begins with the most important, then the important
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As stated in the hadith of Mu'adh, may Allah be pleased with him
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When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent him
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to the People of the Book in Yemen
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He said to him
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"Invite them to testify that there is no god but Allah
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and that I am the Messenger of Allah
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If they obey that
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then inform them that Allah has obligated them
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with five prayers each day and night."
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The hadith was narrated by Muslim.
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Regarding this, Shaykh al-Islam, may Allah have mercy on him, says
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Just as one entering Islam
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cannot, upon entering
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be taught all its laws and commanded to do them all
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Likewise, the one who repents from sins
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and the student seeking guidance
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cannot, at the outset, be commanded with the entirety of the religion
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and have all knowledge presented to him
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for he would not be able to bear it
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And if he cannot bear it
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it is not obligatory upon him in that state
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And if it is not obligatory
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it is not for the scholar or the ruler
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to obligate all of it from the start
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Rather, they overlook commands and prohibitions
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concerning what cannot be known or acted upon
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until the time of possibility
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And this would not be considered condoning forbidden things
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and neglecting to command the obligatory
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because obligation and prohibition
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are conditional upon the possibility of knowledge and action
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah