Scholars Biographies: Shaikh Muqbil bin Haadee Al-Waadi’ee

 

Scholars Biographies: 

Shaikh Muqbil bin Haadee Al-Waadi’ee

Died 1422H: Imaam Muqbil bin Haadee Al-Waadi’ee

AUTHOR: Shaikh Muqbil bin Haadee Al-Waadi’ee (Autobiography)

SOURCE: Tarjamah Abee ‘Abdir-Rahmaan (pg. 16-29, with minor abridgement) [2nd Edition; 1999] PRODUCED BY: Al-Ibaanah.com

I come from Waadi’ah, which is a place to the east of the city of Sa’adah from the valley of Dammaaj. My name is Muqbil bin Haadee bin Muqbil bin Qaa’idah al-Hamdaanee al-Waadi’ee al-Khallaalee, from the tribe of Aali Raashid. [1] 

All praise due to Allaah, most of the people of Waadi’ah, who neighbor Sa’adah defend me and the Da’wah. Some of them wish to defend the Religion while others defend their tribal devotion. If it were not for Allaah first, then them, the enemies of the (Salafi) Da’wah, particularly the Shee’ah of Sa’adah, would not have left behind any signs or traces of us.

I will mention some examples of them for which I ask Allaah to reward them, one of which was when I faced severe opposition in the Haadee Mosque because I turned people away from the (Shiite) Da’wah there. So some men from Waadi’ah and others stood by me to the point that Allaah saved me through their hands. The Shiites desired to rule against me. This was at the time of Ibraaheem Al-Hamdee. And evil people amongst the Communists and Shiites raised their heads and imprisoned me for a period of eleven days during Ramadaan. About fifty of the youth from Waad’iah would come to visit me in prison during some of the nights, while another hundred and fifty of their men would also go to the prison caretakers during these nights, so much so that the caretakers got fed up and released me from jail, all praise be to Allaah.

Another example is that the enemies of the Da’wah would sometimes come to Dammaaj with their weapons, so the people of Dammaaj would drive them away and they would be forced to leave in humiliation.

Another example is during our journeys. When I would say: “We wish to travel”, they would compete with one other, may Allaah preserve them, to see who would accompany and guard me. So sometimes we would go out on some of our travels in about 15 cars!

During these days, the Da’wah was progressing in a superb manner because, all praise be to Allaah, I had grown older. Perhaps at this point I have reached about 62 years of age. So it was the calamities and the advice from those who love the Da’wah that drove me to have kindness and to not keep up with the enemies, who don’t have anything but insults and abuses.

Also, due to my teaching, writing and giving Da’wah, I was not able to find time to keep up with those enemies. So let them say what they want for my sins are many, and perhaps because of their slander, my sins will be lightened for me and instead fall upon their shoulders.

My Studies and Teachers:

I studied at school until I completed the school’s curriculum. Then a long time passed without me seeking knowledge since there was no one who would encourage me or assist me in seeking knowledge. And I used to love seeking knowledge. So I sought knowledge from the Al-Haadee Mosque but I was not assisted in that.

After some time, I left my homeland (of Yemen) and went to the sacred lands (Makkah/Madeenah) and Najd. I would listen to the speakers and be fascinated by their sermons. So I sought the advice of some of the speakers on what beneficial books I should buy? They advised me to get Saheeh Al-Bukhaaree, Buloogh al-Maraam, Riyaadh as-Saaliheen, and Fath-ul-Majeed, the explanation of Kitaab at-Tawheed. And they gave me copies of the textbooks from the Tawheed courses.

At that time, I used to work as a security guard in a building in Makkah, and so I would cling tightly to those books, and the material would stick to my head because what the people in our country did was the opposite of what was in these books, especially Fath-ul-Majeed. After some time had passed, I returned to my country and began to rebuke everything I saw that contradicted what was in those books, such as offering sacrifices to other than Allaah, building shrines over the graves, and calling unto the deceased. So news of this reached the Shiites and they began to censure what I was upon. One of them would say (the hadeeth): “Whoever changes his religion, then kill him.” Another one sent a letter to my relatives saying: “If you don’t prevent him, we will imprison him!” But after that, they agreed to let me enter the Haadee Mosque in order to study with them, so that they may (perhaps) remove the misconceptions that had clung to my heart.

So after that, I was admitted to study with them in the Haadee Mosque. The head of education there was the Judge Mutahhir Hanash. I studied the book Al-‘Aqd-uth-Thameen and ath-Thalaatheen Mas’alah, along with its explanation by Haabis. From the teachers that taught me there was Muhammad bin Hasan al-Mutamayyiz. One time we were discussing the subject of seeing Allaah in the Hereafter, so he began to mock and ridicule Ibn Khuzaimah and other Imaams of Ahlus-Sunnah, but I used to conceal my creed. Despite that, I was too weak to put my right hand over my left hand during prayer, and I would pray with my hands by my side. We studied the text of al-Azhaar up to the section on Marriage.

I also studied an explanation of the Laws of Inheritance from a large book that was above the standard level, but I did not benefit from it. So I saw that the assigned books were not beneficial, except for Grammar, since I studied the books al-Aajroomiyyah and Qatar an-Nadaa with them. Then I asked the Judge, Qaasim bin Yahyaa ash-Shuwayl, to teach me Buloogh al-Maraam. So we started it, but then we were disapproved of, so we left it.

So when I saw that the assigned study books were of a Shiite and Mu’tazlite nature, I agreed to only take from the books of Grammar. So I studied Qatar an-Nadaa several times under Isma’eel al-Hatbah, may Allaah have mercy on him, in the masjid that I would live in and he would pray in. And he would give us a lot of time and attention. One time, Muhammad bin Hooriyyah came to the masjid and I advised him to abandon astrology (tanjeem). So he advised the people there to kick me out of the study program, but they interceded on my behalf and he kept quiet.

Some of the Shiites would pass by me while I was studying Qatar an-Nadaa and say something with the meaning that education would not have any effect on me. But I would just remain silent and benefit from the books on Grammar. I did this until the revolution started in Yemen, when we left our country and settled in Najraan. There I studied with Abul-Husayn Majd-ud-Deen al-Mu’eed and benefited from him particularly in the Arabic Language. I stayed in Najraan for the length of two years. Then when I became sure that the war between the Republic party and the King’s party (in Yemen) was all for the sake of worldly reasons, I resolved to travel to the sacred lands (Makkah/Madeenah) and to Najd. I lived in Najd for one and a half months in a school for Qur’aanic memorization, which was run by Shaikh Muhammad bin Sinaan Al-Hadaa’ee. He was very hospitable to me because he saw that I benefited from the knowledge. And he advised me to stay for a while until he could send me to the Islamic University (of Madeenah). But the environment in Riyaadh changed for me and I decided to travel to Makkah.

I used to work whenever I found work, and I would seek knowledge at night, attending the lessons of Shaikh Yahyaa bin ‘Uthmaan al-Paakistaanee on Tafseer Ibn Katheer, Saheeh Al-Bukhaaree and Saheeh Muslim.

I would go over several books and there I met two noble Shaikhs from the scholars of Yemen:

First: The Judge, Yahyaa al-Ashwal. I would study Subul-us-Salaam of as-San’aanee with him and he would teach me any subject that I asked him about.

Second: Shaikh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq ash-Shaahidhee al-Muhwaytee. He would also teach me whatever I asked him about.

Then the educational institute in Makkah opened and I took the entrance exam with a group of students, and I passed, all praise be to Allaah.

The most distinguished of our teachers there was Shaikh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez as-Subayyal. I, along with a group of students from the institute, would also study with Shaikh ‘Abdullaah bin Muhammad bin Humayd, may Allaah have mercy on him, the book at-Tuhfah as-Saniyyah after ‘Ishaa at the Haram. He, may Allaah have mercy on him, would bring many points of benefit from Ibn ‘Aqeel and other scholars’ explanation. The lessons were above the level of my colleagues, so they began to slip away until he eventually stopped the class.

I also studied along with a group of students with Shaikh Muhammad as-Subayyal, may Allaah preserve him, the subject of the Laws of Inheritance.

After staying in the institute for some time, I left to go to my family in Najraan. Then I brought them to live with me in Makkah. We resided there together for the length of my studies in the institute and the Haram itself, which lasted six years.

The blessing of studying in the masaajid is well known. Do not ask about the friendly environment and relaxation we felt while in the masaajid. The Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) indeed spoke the truth when he said: “A group of people do not gather together in one of the Houses of Allaah, reciting the Book of Allaah and studying it amongst themselves, except that tranquility descends upon them, angels surround them, mercy engulfs them, and Allaah mentions them to those by Him.” 

So I would spend the day studying in the institute, and all of the lessons would assist my Creed and Religion. Then from after ‘Asr till after the ‘Ishaa prayer, I would go to the Haram and drink from the Zamzam water, about which the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Verily, it is a drink that satiates and a cure for diseases.”

And we would listen to the speakers that came to Makkah from different lands to perform Hajj or ‘Umrah.

From the teachers that we learned from at the Haram between Maghrib and ‘Ishaa was Shaikh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez bin Raashid an-Najdee, author of the book “Tayseer-ul-Wahyain fil-Iqtisaar ‘alal-Qur’aani was-Saheehain”, in which he has errors that we don’t agree with him on. He, may Allaah have mercy on him, used to say: “The authentic ahaadeeth that are not found in the two Saheeh Collections can be counted on one’s fingers.” This statement of his stuck to my mind since I had objections to it. This was all the way until I decided to write “As-Saheeh-ul-Musnad mimmaa laysa fis-Saheehain” after which I became more certain about the falsehood of his statement, Allaah have mercy on him.

However, he was a man of Tawheed, who had strong knowledge of the Science of Hadeeth and was able to distinguish the authentic from the weak and the defective from the pure with regard to hadeeth. What amazed me about him was that he would call people away from taqleed (blind-following), to the point that he wrote a treatise called “At-Tawaagheet-ul-Muqanna’” [Masked Deities of Falsehood]. So the government, and likewise some of the senior scholars, thought that he intended them by it. So the committee of senior scholars gathered together to debate with him. They said: “Did you intend us and the government with this book?” So he replied: “If you feel that you possess the characteristics that I mentioned in the book, then it includes you. And if you feel that you do not possess those characteristics that I mentioned in the book, then it doesn’t include you.” Thereafter, the book was banned from entering into the Kingdom. I was informed about this.

One night, he was asked to give a class, but it was as if to only test him. So he began his class with Allaah’s statement: “Follow that which has been revealed to you from your Lord and do not follow false gods besides Him. Little do you remember.” [Surah Al-A’raaf: 3] He followed that with numerous ayaat that prove the prohibition of taqleed (blind-following). After this, he was restricted from teaching at the Haram, and we ask Allaah’s aid.

And from my teachers at the Grand Mosque (Haram) of Makkah who I benefited from was Shaikh Muhammad bin ‘Abdillaah as-Sumaalee, for I attended his lessons for about seven or more months. And he was an ayah (manifest sign) in terms of knowledge of the narrators used by the two Shaikhs (Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim). I benefited immensely from him in the Science of Hadeeth. All praise to my Lord, since I started seeking knowledge, I didn’t love anything except knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah.

After I completed the intermediate and secondary levels of the educational institute in Makkah, and after completing all of my religious lessons, I moved to Madeenah to go to the Islamic University there. Most of us transferred to the Faculty of Da’wah and Usool-ud-Deen. The most distinguished of those who taught us there were: Shaikh as-Sayyid Muhammad al-Hakeem and Shaikh Mahmood ‘Abdul-Wahhaab Faa’id, both from Egypt. When vacation time came, I feared that time would go by wasted so I joined the Faculty of Sharee’ah, due to two reasons, the first of which was to acquire knowledge:

This was since some of the classes there were successive while others were combined. So it was a like a repetition of what we had studied in the Faculty of Da’wah. I completed both Faculty courses, all praise be to Allaah, and I was given two degrees. However, all praise be to Allaah, I give no regard to certificates; what merits recognition in my opinion is knowledge.

In the same year that I finished the two College courses, an advanced studies program opened in the Islamic University, which they called the Masters program. So I went for the interview exam and passed, all praise be to Allaah. The advanced studies course was on the Science of Hadeeth. All praise be to Allaah, I studied the subject that I loved the most. The most prominent of those who taught us there was Shaikh Muhammad al-Ameen al-Misree, may Allaah have mercy on him, Shaikh As-Sayyid Muhammad al-Hakeem al-Misree, and during the last part of my studies, Shaikh Hammaad bin Muhammad al-Ansaaree. On some nights, I would attend the classes of Shaikh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez bin Baaz in the Prophet’s Mosque (in Madeenah) on the subject of Saheeh Muslim. I would also attend the gatherings of Shaikh Al-Albaanee, which were specified to only the students of knowledge, in order to learn from him.

While I was in Makkah, I would teach some of the students of knowledge from the books Qatar-un-Nadaaand at-Tuhfah as-Saniyyah. And while I was in Madeenah, I would teach some of my brothers the book at-Tuhfah as-Saniyyah in the Prophet’s Mosque. Then I promised my Muslim brothers that I would hold classes on the Jaami’ (Sunan) of at-Tirmidhee, Qatar-un-Nadaa and Al-Baa’ith-ul-Hatheeth for them in my house after ‘Asr.

So a great wave of Da’wah spread from Madeenah, which filled the world in the time-span of six years. It was some righteous people who were ones who took on the task of financing it, while Muqbil bin Haadee and his Muslim brothers were the ones who took on the task of teaching their fellow brothers. As for traveling for the purpose of Calling to Allaah throughout all regions of the Kingdom, then this was shared between all of the brothers – the student of knowledge so that he can acquire knowledge and benefit others, and the common person so that he could learn. This was such that many of the common folk benefited and grew to love the (Salafi) Da’wah.

One of our Muslim brothers from amongst the students of knowledge was an Imam of a masjid in Riyadh. One time some people of knowledge rebuked him for using a sutrah. So he said: “We are unable to in front of you, but by Allaah, no one but a common person will get up to teach you the ahaadeeth of the Sutrah.” So he called a brother from the general folk who loved the Da’wah and had memorized the ahaadeeth of the Sutrah from “Al-Lu’lu wal-Marjaan feemataffaqa ‘alayhi ash-Shaikhaan.” So he got up and narrated these ahaadeeth, after which the opposers felt ashamed and stayed quiet.

After this, the blind followers and the scholars of evil began to set in motion, and the reason for this stirring of the blind-followers, who were considered scholars in the eyes of the people, was because whenever they would find a young student of knowledge amongst our students and they would use a hadeeth as proof, the student would say to them: “Who reported the hadeeth?” And this was something they were not accustomed to. Then he would say to them: “What is the status (i.e. grading) of the hadeeth?” This was something that they also weren’t accustomed to. So they would embarrass them in front of the people. And sometimes the student would say to them: “This is a weak hadeeth. There is so and so in its chain of narration and so and so declared him weak.” So upon hearing this, it is as if the earth would become constricted beneath these blind-followers. And they would then go about spreading lies that these students were Khawaarij, when in fact the brothers were not from the Khawaarij who make it lawful to shed a Muslim’s blood and who deem a Muslim a disbeliever on the count of sins.

However, there would occur some errors on the part of some of the new brothers, and this was because the beginner is almost always overwhelmed with excessive zeal. At that time, I was preparing my Master’s dissertation, when all of a sudden one night, before I knew what was happening, they arrested me and arrested almost one hundred and fifty others. Some people were able to escape, but the earth trembled between those who opposed and those who agreed with out arrest. We remained in prison for a month or a month and a half. After that we were set free, all praise be to Allaah.

Shortly after this, the treatises from Juhaymaan were released and a group of us were again arrested. [2] During the interrogation, they asked me: “Where you the one who wrote this?” What, Juhaymaan can’t write? So I denied this, and Allaah knows that I didn’t write it nor did I assist in any part of it. But after staying in jail for three months, an order was made for foreigners to be deported.

When I arrived at Yemen, I went back to my village and stayed there for a while teaching the children Qur’aan. Before I knew it, it seemed like the whole world was in an all-out battle against me. It was as if I had come out to destroy the country, the Religion and the rulership. At that time, I didn’t know any leader or tribal chief. So I would say: “Allaah is sufficient for me and the best of Guardians.” When things would get tight, I would go to San’aa or to Haashid or to Dhimmaar, and also to Ta’iz, Ibb and Hudaydah to give Da’wah and to visit the Muslims brothers.

After some days, some good-doers sent me my library from Madeenah. They sent the books to Sa’adah where the head of shipments there was malicious of the Sunnah. Some of our companions went to request the books from him, so he said: “Come back after Dhuhr, Allaah willing.” But he didn’t return after Dhuhr. Instead, some Shiites mobilized and requested the caretakers to confiscate the books because they were Wahaabbi books!

Do not ask about the monetary fees, hardships and injustice that occurred to me as a result of trying to get my books! Many of the brothers from the inhabitants of my country made great efforts to follow that up, including Shaikh ‘Abdullaah bin Husayn al-Ahmar, Shaikh Hazaa’ Dab’aan, the caretakers of the Guidance and Counseling Center, such as the Judge Yahyaa al-Fasayyal, may Allaah have mercy on him, and brother ‘Aa’id bin ‘Alee Mismaar. After a long difficulty, the people of Sa’adah sent a telegraph to the President ‘Alee bin ‘Abdillaah bin Saalih, so he assigned the case to the judge, ‘Alee as-Samaan. The judge sent me a letter and promised that he would turn over the library to me. And he said: “The people of Sa’adah are very strict. They call the scholars of San’aa disbelievers.” So I went to San’aa to get my books. Allaah decreed that my books arrive there while the judge ‘Alee Samaan was out of the country on a mission. So when some of the brothers went to ask for it, the head of the Ministry of Endowments told them: “These books need to be inspected.” So some of our Muslim brothers at the Center for Guidance and Counseling mobilized and went to request the books. So they said: “These books are under our jurisdiction. We must examine them, so whatever is upright, we will hand over to al-Waadi’ee and whatever violates the Religion, we will keep it with us.” So by doing this, they discovered that the books were in fact purely religious and turned the them over to me without inspecting them, so may Allaah reward them.

I brought the books into my country, all praise be to Allaah. And my close ones, may Allaah reward them, built a small library and a small masjid. And they said: “We will pray Jumu’ah here to avoid hardships and problems. Sometimes we would pray there with only six people present.

One time the governor Haadee al-Hasheeshi asked for me, so I went to Shaikh Qaa’id Majlee, may Allaah have mercy on him, who then called him and said: “What do you want from al-Waadi’ee?” He said: “Nothing, except to get to know him.” So he said: “We will look for him in his institute.”

In another instance, some other leader asked for me and so Husayn bin Qaa’id Majlee went with me to see him. He (Majlee) began to talk against the Shee’ah and explain to him that we call to the Qur’aan and the Sunnah and that the Shee’ah hate us because of that because they fear that the truth will come out about them, so this leader said: “Indeed, the Shiites have tainted the history of Yemen, so as long as your Da’wah (call) is as you say it is, then call to it and we are with you.”

After this I spent some time with my library. Only a few days had passed when some Egyptian brothers came and we started classes on some of the books of Hadeeth and the Arabic Language. After this, students continued to come from Egypt, Kuwait, the Sacred Lands (Makkah and Madeenah), Najd, ‘Aden, Hadramaut, Algeria, Libya, Somalia, Belgium, and other Muslim and non-Muslim countries.

The number of students has now reached between six to seven hundred students, amongst which are a hundred and seventy families.[3] And Allaah is the One who provides them with sustenance. And all of this is not because of our might or power, nor due to the amount of knowledge we have or because of our courage or eloquence in speech. Rather, this is something that Allaah willed to be. So He was the One, all praise to Allaah, that granted us this blessing.

[End of Translation of Shaikh Muqbil’s Autobiography]

His Death:

Shaikh Muqbil bin Haadee Al-Waadi’ee passed away on the 2nd of Jumaadal-Oolaa, 1422H (7/21/2001) due to a liver disease that he was suffering from for a long time, and due to which he traveled to America, Germany and Saudi Arabia during the last part of his life to seek treatment for. He was around seventy years of age when he died in Jeddah. His funeral prayer was held in Makkah and he was buried in the Al-‘Adl Cemetery near the graves of Shaikhs Ibn Baaz and Ibn Al-‘Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on all of them.

The Scholars’ Praise for him:

Shaikh Muhammad bin Saalih Al-‘Uthaimeen said:

“Tell him that I consider him to be a mujaddid.”

Shaikh Al-Albaanee said:

“So degrading and belittling these two Shaikhs (Rabee’ and Muqbil), who call to the Qur’aan and the Sunnah and what the Salaf As-Saalih were upon and who wage war against those who oppose this correct methodology. As is quite clear to everyone, it either comes from one of two types of people. Either it comes from someone who is ignorant or someone who follows his desires… If he is ignorant, then he can be taught. But if he is one who follows his desires, then we seek Allaah’s refuge from the evil of this person. And we ask Allaah, Mighty and Sublime, to either guide him or break his back.” [The Audio series Silsilah al-Hudaa wan-Noor: 1/851]

 Shaikh Rabee’ Al-Madkhalee said about him:

“He is the mujaddid in the lands of Yemen” and that he said: “there can’t be found from the time of ‘Abdur-Razaaq as-San’aanee to this present day someone who established the Da’wah and revived it as the likes of Al-Waadi’ee.” [4]

Footnotes:

[1] Translator’s Note: In her biographical account of her father, Umm ‘Abdillaah Al-Waadi’iyyah said:

“His father died while he was young and he didn’t know him. So he grew up as an orphan and under the care of his mother for a period of time. She would ask him to work to make money and order him to look at the state of his community so that he could be like them. But he would turn away from this and say: ‘I will go out to study.’ So she would say: ‘May Allaah guide you.’ She would supplicate for him to be guided, as several women who were around at that time informed me. Perhaps her supplication coincided with the time when supplications are accepted since he became one of the guided, guiding others.” [Nubdhah Mukhtasarah: pg. 18]

[2] Translator’s Note: This refers to Juhaymaan bin Muhammad al-‘Utaybee, a deviant from Saudi Arabia who took over the Grand Mosque of Makkah with hundreds of followers in 1979, and held it for several days, after which the senior scholars allowed force to be used in the sacred site of the Ka’bah in order to regain it. The Saudi National Guard subdued them about two weeks later after much blood was shed and casualties were lost on the part of the rebels and the Saudi army. The remaining dissidents that were captured were later beheaded. Shaikh Al-Albaanee (rahimahullaah) mentioned this Juhaymaan in his book as-Saheehah (5/872), saying: “…And like the followers of the Saudi Juhaymaan, who caused the fitnah in the Grand Mosque in Makkah at the beginning of the 1400’s (Hijree). He claimed that the awaited Mahdee was with him and sought from those present in the Mosque to give him bay’ah (allegiance). Some of the simple-minded, heedless and evil people followed him. Then Allaah put an end to their fitnah after they had shed much of the Muslims’ blood.”

[3] Translator’s Note: It must be re-emphasized here that this statement comes from the second edition of his autobiography, which was printed in 1999.

[4] Translator’s Note: These quotes are from the book Nubdhah Mukhtasarah of Shaikh Muqbil’s daughter Umm ‘Abdillaah (pg. 46}

Note :  Some of the Translator’s comments removed.

Do not use your intellect to judge the Deen!

 

 Do not use your intellect to judge the Deen!

Shaikh Muqbil Ibn Haadee al-Waadi`ee رحمه الله said:

❝If having a (sound) intellect was sufficient (as a guidance), then Allaah would not have sent the Messengers nor revealed the Books.❞

[Ijaabatus-Saail (pg. 366)]

 Translated by Fahad Barmem

Taken from: https://t.me/ilm4all/1243

العقل، هل يكفي؟

قال العلامة مقبل بن هادي الوادعي -رحمه الله- في إجابة السائل (366) :

" لو كان العقل كافيا ؛

ما أرسل الله رسلاً

وما أنزل الله كتباً .

[To read this text translated into Spanish Language click here]

Our Way With The Rulers Is One

Our Way With The Rulers Is One

Author: Imaam Muqbil
Translator: Abu 'Abdis Salaam Al Juyaanee
Source: Tuhfaul Majeeb pg. 215-216


Our call is not a call (that calls) to calamities and turmoil and the current state of affairs testifies of this fact. We are not like those (individuals) who are with the (Muslim) rulers in their faces, wipe their feet and say to them welcome, welcome while in their (hearts) they believe this ruler to be a disbeliever. No, rather our way is one, the Book and the Sunnah. We interact with the rulers in an Islamic manner.

We asked that Allah guides them and return them to the truth with the beautiful return.



Source: http://www.salafyink.com/ourwaywiththerulersisone/

Is There Repentance for the Homosexual?

   

Is There Repentance for the Homosexual? 

Shaykh Muqbil Al-Wādi'ī رحمه الله

Question: Is there repentance for the homosexual?

Answer: False stories have been reported stating that if he were to bathe within the entire ocean he would not become pure and that there is no repentance for him. This is falsehood. Rather, Tawbah erases what was before it. If Allāh will accept the repentance of the polytheist then likewise, he who falls into Fāhishah or other than it from the lewd actions Allāh will accept his repentance. Allāh, the Glorified and Exalted said:

   (وَإِنِّي لَغَفَّارٌ لِمَنْ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدَىٰ)

Indeed I am Oft-Forgiving of he who repents, has faith, works righteousness, and is guided. (Ta Ha 20:82)  

Source: http://muqbel.net/files/fatwa/muqbel-fatwa10.mp3
Translated by Raha Ibn Donald Batts

THE RULING ON CHILD BENEFITS

THE RULING ON CHILD BENEFITS 

Shaykh Muqbil Ibn Haadi Al-Waad’ii رحمه الله

Question: The German government gives a specific amount of money to the one who has children or a pregnant woman until she gives birth as a form of human rights. Is this action legislated and is it allowed to take this?

Answer: “There is no harm in this. As for it being legislated, then the Prophet sallahu alayhi wa salam did not do this; however, he did not have. So there is no harm in this, for you to take it. There is nothing upon you inshallah”.

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تعطي الدولة الألمانية مبلغ معين لمن كان له أولاد و للمرأة الحاملة حتى تضع حملها من باب الحقوق الإنسانية فهل هذا العمل مشروع وهل يجوز الأخذ منها ?

نص الإجابة:

لا بأس بالأخذ منها ، و كونه مشروعا فالنبي - صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم - كان لا يفعل هذا لكنه كان لا يملك ، فلا بأس بهذا أن تأخذه ، و لا شئ عليك فيه إن شاء الله تعالى .

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http://muqbel.net/fatwa.php?fatwa_id=2600 (audio)

HIJRAH WITHOUT A MAHRAM

HIJRAH WITHOUT A MAHRAM

Question 182: There is a woman whose family members are not committed to the Qur’an and the Sunnah, and they do not support her with (wearing) the hijaab and being steadfast upon the deen. She has a nine years old son. So, is it correct for him to be her mahram, (such that) she travels with him to an Islamic country or other than it because she and her son want to seek knowledge?

Answer 182: If she intends Hijrah then it is permissible for her to travel as a Muhajirah (one who is performing Hijrah) even if without a mahram, like Umm Kulthum bint Uqbah ibn Abee Mu’eet travelled (for Hijrah) and like Zainab, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhe wa sallam travelled.

Also if she does not intend Hijrah but she intends to run away from fitnah then that is permissible for her as well, because in it (running away from fitnah) lies the meaning of Hijrah.

As for the Hadeeth: “It is not permissible for a woman to travel except with a mahram,” it remains on its general ruling and its exception is what is entailed in Hijrah, Allahu Musta’aan!

And as for the son, we did not mention him because the people are differ, from among people are some who are (mentally) matured and he is only nine years old, and from the people are those who are immature even though they have reached the age of 13 or more, so people differ in their (mental) maturity.

In any case, it is permissible for her. And it is compulsory on her to fear Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala and she should not speak to any of the passengers except women and let her not be a source of fitnah to others. Allahu Musta’aan!

[Source: “Last Journey of Imam Muqbil Ibn Hadee Al-Wadee” By His wife, Shaykhah Umm Salamah As.Salafiyah]

Taking from the Books of the Innovators Written Before They Deviated

 

Taking from the Books of the Innovators Written Before They Deviated

 

 

al-'Allaamah Rabee' Ibn Haadee on Taking from the Books of the Innovators Written Before They Deviated

 

Translated by Anwar Wright

 

[Q]:Al-'Allaamah, ash-Shaykh Rabee' Ibn Haadee al-Madkhalee (hafidhahullaah) was asked in a recorded meeting between him and some Palestinian Salafee brothers, "Should the books of the people of innovation be benefited from if they were authored before them going astray or even after that if they are free from deviation and it is a good book in that subject?"

 

The Shaykh answered by saying, "Verily, in the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and in the books that were passed down from our Salafus-Saalih, which are pure and free from innovations, is what suffices us from returning to the books of the people of innovation, whether they authored them before they fell into innovation or afterwards.  This is because, from the benefit of the Muslims is to extinguish and wipe out the mention of the people of innovation.  So clinging to their books with the intent of benefiting (from them) raises their affair and heightens their status in the hearts of the people.  And from the benefit of the Muslims and Islaam is to suppress the people of innovation and to weaken the mention of the heads of innovation and misguidance.  Furthermore, you will not find a book void of some truth, even the books of the Jews, Christians, and the misguided groups.  So it is foremost that the Muslim focuses upon what we previously mentioned, since this is safer and more guaranteed for the Muslim and it distances him from honouring those whom Allah has disgraced. This is what I say as an answer to this question.  Some of the Imaams noted and were of the opinion that it is not befitting to take from the people of innovation, even if it was from the truth.  And if it was possible to take hadeeth from other than the way of the innovator, then it is foremost to stay away from him, even if he is the carrier of the hadeeth.  It is foremost to stay away from him to extinguish him being mentioned just as we mentioned previously." End of Shaykh Rabee's words.

 

 

Taken from the notes to the book, Hiwaar ma'a Fadeelatish-Shaykh 'Alee al-Halabee (p. 31) - Shaykh Ahmad an-Najmee's (rahimahullaah) refutation of al-Halabee!

 

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Imaam Muqbil [rahimahullaah] was asked: Is it permissible for us to listen to the tapes, to read the books or to listen to the previous lectures of those who were considered to be upon the correct Manhaj then they deviated from it?

 

A: I do not advise to read their books nor listen to their tapes, I am astonished of the immense statement of shaykul Islaam Bin Taymiyah, may Allaah have mercy upon him, when he said "Verily if Allaah was not to create Al Bukaari and Muslim his Deen would have not been lost (meaning it will be preserved).

Indeed Allaah,Subahana,The Most High has preserved the Deen.

 

Allaah, The Most High said:

 

{إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ}

 

"We have sent down the Dhikr and surely we will guard it (from corruption)" [15.9]

 

So I advise that one should stay away from their books, their tapes and from attending their lectures... -

 

Tuhfatul Mujeeb

 

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Ash-Shaykh Muhammad b. Baazmool was asked:1

 

[Q] May Allaah be good to you Shaykhana. If I had some books, treatises, and tapes authored by individuals who were once upon the correct path then deviated, and scholars, such as ash-Shaykh Rabee', ash-Shaykh al-Fawzaan, and ash-Shaykh 'Ubayd, etc., may Allaah preserve them all, warned against them, can I still benefit from the material? Bearing in mind that I had acquired these things before the authors opposed the correct path. May Allaah reward you with good. Perhaps I can cite as an example [both] Ibraaheem ar-Ruhaylee and Yahyaa al-Hajooree.

 

[A] Safety is a blessing. Once they have been warned against, the matter entails that one maintain his distance from them, and steer clear of them so that he does not become amazed with them and their ways, causing him to keep away from the path of the Sunnah. Remember that whosoever abandons a thing for Allaah, He will compensate him with that which is better. So, place them aside, and mark with your pen that they are authored by people of innovation, so that anyone who finds them in your library amid your books will not be misled by them. Further, remember that the reason Abee Dharr al-Harawee followed al-Ash'arees is because he witnessed his Shaykh ad-Daaraqutnee convey his salaams to al-Baaqillaanee and hold him in high regard.

 

[1] Source: www.bazmool.com

Translated by Umm Sufyaan Faatimah

Being preoccupied with criticizing groups and neglecting knowledge

 

Being preoccupied with criticizing groups and neglecting knowledge

 

The noble Shaykh Ahmad bin Yahyaa An-Najmee rahimahul-llaah was asked:

Some junior students of knowledge have busied themselves with speaking about people of partisanship [hizbiyyoon]. They spent most of their times in that and they have neglected seeking the knowledge which will benefit them before their Lord, and will distinguish to them the pure from the evil, so that they know the errors of people of partisanship [hizbiyyoon]. Matter of fact, their prime concern is “what is your opinion about so and so” and most of their sittings are dominated by that, to the extent they would accuse others wantonly. So what is your advice and encouragement to those youth to have interest in legal knowledge that will immune them from innovations?

And he replied:

Frankly, it is incumbent not to be excessive in these matters in a way that takes the student of knowledge out of the realm of truth into disputation and wasting time on speech that brings no benefit, rather man keeps going in closed circles. The seeker of knowledge must utilize his time in the obedience of his Lord, and in seeking knowledge and attending study circles. There is no harm if he listens to warning against them (1) and clarifying their characteristics so that he takes his precaution from them. As if we spend all of our times speaking about them and we do not seek the knowledge which benefits us, without a doubt that is a huge and great mistake.

Source: Al-Fataawaa Al-Jaliyyah p27-28

And Shaykh Muqbel bin Haadee Al-Waadi’ee rahimahul-llaah was asked:

It is noticed on some of whom ascribe to Salafiyyah being preoccupied with criticism warning against groups while neglecting seeking knowledge. And others became preoccupied with seeking knowledge and abandoned warning so much so until they said: criticism is not from the methodology of Ahlus-Sunnah. So what is the plausible in this matter?

And he replied:

Those who are preoccupied with criticism and warning are considered neglectful in seeking knowledge and neglectful in criticism. If you look in the biography of Ibn Abee Haatim you will find that he is a major Haafith, in fact he was given the title Shaykhul-Islam, and likewise is Imaam Al-Bukhaaree, Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal, Yahyaa bin Ma’een, Yahyaa bin Sa’eed Al-Qattaan, Abu Haatim, Abu Zur’ah, Ad-Daaraqutnee, Ibn Hebbaan and Al-Haakim. They have authored beneficial authorship in Tafseer and hadeeth, and they have preserved for us the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah peace is upon him and his household. And they have authored beneficial books in Jarh wat-Ta’deel, so this must be combined with that, otherwise the person will be neglectful and deficient.

And I ask you,

By which scale you weigh people if you are ignorant of beneficial knowledge, would you weigh them by desire or by what Shaykh Fulaan said to you? If the Shaykh retracted you retract and if he attacks a group you attack them. This [knowledge] must be combined with that [criticism and warning].

In my opinion, the other party that is preoccupied with knowledge and did not pay attention to Ta’deel is better than the former party, because the former party is handling something that it is not within its capability. However, this party [those who seek knowledge and reject Jarh] has abolished a vital aspect.

[Until he said]

And whoever discourages from Jarh wat-Ta’deel, he is discouraging from the Sunnah. If there is no Jarh wat-Ta’deel, the speech of the caller to Allaah will be like the speech of Alee At-Tantaawee or Muhammad Al-Ghazaalee or Hassan At-Turaabee or Ash-Sha’raawee.

Source: Fadhaa’ih wa NaSaa’ih p111-116 with abridgement.

Arabic text:

الاشتغال بنقد الفرق الضالة والتفريط في طلب العلم-من فتاوى العلّامتين النّجمي والوادعي رحمهما الله

سُئَلَ الشّيخُ العلّامة أحمد بن يحيى النَّجْمي رحمه الله: بعض طلبة العلم الصّغار أشْغلوا أنفسهم بالكلام عن الحزبيّين، وجعلوا في ذلك جُلّ أوقاتهم، وضيّعوا طلب العلم الذي بنفعهم عند ربّهم، ويُبي!ن لهم الخبيث من الطّيب؛ حتّى يعرفوا ما عند الحزبيّين من أخطاء. بل ما أصبح همُّهم إلّا ما رأيك في فلان وما رأيك في فلان، وأصبحتْ غالب جلساتهم في هذا الشّأن، حتّى أنّهم يتّهمون النّاس جزافا. فما هي نصيحتك لهؤلاء الشّباب وحثَّهم على الاهتمام بالعلم الشّرعي الذي يُحصّنهم من البدع؟

فأجاب رحمه الله: الحقيقة أنّ المبالغة في مثل هذه الأمور التي تخرُج بطالب العلم عن نطاق الحقّ إلى الجدل وتضييع الوقت في الكلام الذي لا تنتُج منه فائدة، بل يكون الإنسان يدور في حلقة مُفرّغة. فهذا لا ينبغي، بل يجب على طالب العلم أن يستغلّ وقته في طاعة الله سبحانه وتعالى، وفي البحث عن العلم وحضور الحلقات، ولا بأس أن يسمع التّحذير منهم وبيان صفاتهم حتّى يحذرهم. أمّا لو أنّنا جعلنا كلّ أوقاتنا في الكلام فيهم، ولا نشتغل بطلب العلم الذي ينفعنا، فهذا لا شكّ أنّه خطأ كبير وخطأ عظيم.

المصدر: الفتاوى الجليّة ص 27-28

وسُئِل الشّيخُ الإمام مقبل بن هادي الوادعيّ رحمه الله: يُلاحظ على بعض من ينتسب إلى السّلفيّة الاشتغال بالنّقد والتّحذير من الفرق وإهمال طلب العلم، وآخر اهتمّ بالعلم وترك التّحذير حتّى وصل بهم الأمر أنّهم قالوا: إنّ النّقد ليس من منهج أهل السّنّة في شيء، فما الصّواب في ذلك؟

فأجاب رحمه الله: هؤلاء الّذين يشتغلون بالنّقد والتّحذير يُعتبرون مُفرّطين في طلب العلم ومُفرّطين في شأن النّقد، فَعُلماؤنا إذا نظرْتَ في ترجمة ابن أبي حاتم وجدْتَه حافظا كبيرا بل لُقِّب بشيخ الإسلام وهكذا الإمام البخاري، والإمام أحمد بن حنبل ويحيى بن معين ويحيى بن سعيد القطّان وأبو حاتم وأبو زرعة والدّارَقُطني وابن حَبّان والحاكم، فقد أخرجوا المُؤلّفات النّافعة في علم التّفسير وعلم الحديث، وألّفوا الكتب النّافعة وحفِظوا لنا سنّة رسول الله صلّى الله عليه وسلّم. وأخْرَجوا الكتب النّافعة في الجرح والتّعديل، فلا بُدّ من الجمع بين هذا وهذا وإلّا كان الشّخص ناقِصاً ومُفرِّطا. وأنا أسألُك بأيّ ميزان تَزِنُ النّاس إذا كنت جاهلا بالعلم النّافع، أتَزِنُهم بالهوى أم بما قال لك الشّيخ فلان؟ فإذا تراجعَ الشّيخ فلان تراجَعْتَ وإذا حَمَلَ على طائفة حَمَلْتَ عليها، فلا بُدّ م الجمع بين هذا وهذا.

والطّرف الآخر الّذين يهتمّون بالعلم ولا يرفعون رأسا في التّعديل، فهذا الطّرف في نظري أحسنُ من الطّرف الأوّل، لأنّ الطّرف الأوّل يَتَصدّى لِما ليس من شأنه أن يتصدّى له، لكنّ هذا الطّرف هدمَ جانِبا مُهِمّا. (إلى أن قال) فالّذي يُزَهِّدُ في الجرح والتّعديل فَهُو يُزهِّد في السّنّة، فإذا لم يكن هناك جرح وتعديل فإنّ كلام الدّاعي إلى الله العالمِ الفاضل مثلُ كلام علي الطنطاوي أو مثل، أو مثل كلام محمد الغزالي، أو مثل كلام حسن التُّرابي أو مثل كلام الشّعراوي.

المصدر: فضائح ونصائح ص 111-116 باختصار.

Footnotes:
1-It said in the footnotes on this fatwa: this [i.e. warning] refers to people of knowledge who know the deviance that people of innovations are upon.

And Allaah knows best.

The Man And His Wife Cooperating Upon Good

The Man And His Wife Cooperating Upon Good

 

 

al-’Allaamah Shaykh Muqbil ibn Haadee al-Waadi’ee ( 

“May Allaah bless you all – It is a must that we all cooperate upon good, the man should treat his wife according to the manners of Islaam, and he should aid her upon seeking knowledge, and aid her upon calling to Allaah.

Similarly, the wife should treat her husband in accordance with (the treatment of) Islaam; she should aid him upon seeking knowledge, and aid him upon calling to Allaah and in the proper management of the home.

For indeed, Allaah azza wa jall said, “Help you one another in al-Birr and at-Taqwaa (righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression.” [Soorah al-Maa'idah (5):2] And Allaah’s Help is sought.

[Quoting from his work:  “Majmoo' al Fataawa an-Nisaa'iyyah of Shaykh Muqbil”]
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Taken from: www.sahab.net/home/?p=724
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قال العلامة الشيخ مقبل بن هادي الوادعي رحمه الله تعالى :

 بارك الله فيكم – فينبغي أن نتعاون جميعا على الخير ، الرجل يعامل امرأته معاملة إسلامية ويعينها على طلب العلم ويعينها على الدعوة إلى الله ،

والمرأة تعامل زوجها معاملة إسلامية وتعينه على العلم وعلى الدعوة إلى الله وعلى حسن التدبير لما في البيت .

فإن الله عزوجل يقول: (( وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَلا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْأِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ )) (المائدة: من الآية2) والله المستعان

[نقلا من كتاب ” مجموع الفتاوى النسائية للشيخ مقبل الوادعي 

Who was it - The Shi`ah

Who was it - The Shi`ah

شر كبير بسبب من يتسترون بالتشيع

 الشيخ مقبل بن هادي الوادعي

 المرجع: إرشاد ذوى الفطن - ص 343

الباب: المنهج

 وقد دخل على المسلمين وعلى الإسلام شر كبير تحت ستار أهل البيت رحمهم الله، بل دخل على أهل بيت النبوة شر كبير بسبب من يتسترون بالتشيع، فمن الذي جرح قلب على رضي الله عنه حتى كان يقول لهم: يا أشباه الرجال ولا رجال؟ ومن الذي طعن الحسن بن على في عجزه؟ ومن الذي دعا الحسين بن على ثم أسلمه لخصومه؟ ومن الذي دعا زيد بن على ثم أسلمه لخصومه؟ ومن الذي ادعى النبوة تحت ستار النصرة لأهل البيت؟ ذلكم عدو الله المختار ابن أبي عبيد الثقفي، ومن الذي دعا إلى المذهب الباطني الذي ظاهره الولاء لأهل البيت، وباطنه الكفر والزندقة؟ قتلوا الحجيج في الحرم، واقتلعوا الحجر الأسود، ومن الذي كذب على أهل بيت النبوة وروى أحاديث مكذوبة في فضلهم تحط من قدرهم؟ومن الذي كان سبباً لنكسة الخلافة الإسلامية واستيلاء التتار على بغداد ؟ ذلكم الخائنان ابن العلقمى ونصير الدين الطوسي، تستراً تحت ستار التشيع، ثم خانا الله ورسوله والمؤمنين، ونصير الدين يبطن الكفر بالله، من الذي له مواقف مع اليهود والنصارى ضد المسلمين؟ إنهم الرافضة كما في "البداية والنهاية" ومن الذي يقف مع اليهود في عصرنا هذا؟ إنهم الرافضة، هم الذين قتلوا الفلسطينيين في المخيمات، ومن الذي يتستر بالغيرة على الإسلام وأفعاله تشهد بأنه يرعب الإسلام؟ انه إمام الضلالة الخميني، راجع " وجاء دور المجوس" لأخينا عبد الله بن محمد الغريب. وإذا تكلم احد في هؤلاء المجرمين قالوا أنت تبغض أهل البيت، ومن الذي وقف في طريق الدعوة المباركة، الدعوة إلى كتاب الله وسنة رسوله محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم؟ إنهم الرافضة

Who was it - The Shi`ah

 Shaykh Muqbil ibn Haadee al-Waadi'ee

 Reference: Irshaad Dhaway al-Fitan - Page 343


 Indeed a great evil has entered upon Islaam and the Muslims under the guise of `Ahlul Bayt` may Allaah have mercy upon them, rather, a great deal of harm has been inflicted upon `Ahlul Bayt` due to those concealed under the banner of the Shi`ah.

 Who was it that harmed `Alee`s heart, may Allaah be pleased with him, to the point that he used to say to them: `You who resemble men but are not men!`?

 Who was it that stabbed Al Hassan ibn `Alee in his backside?

 Who is it that invited Al Hussayn ibn `Alee and then turned him over to his opponents?

 Who is it that invited Zayd ibn `Alee and then turned him over to his opponents?

 Who was it that claimed to be a prophet under the guise of supporting `Ahlul Bayt`? It was the enemy of Allaah Al Mukhtaar ibn Abi `Ubayd ath Thaqafi.

 Who was it that called to the Batinee sect that outwardly proclaims support for `Ahlul Bayt` but conceals disbelief and hypocrisy?

 They murdered pilgrims in the sacred land and removed the black stone from its place!

 Who was it that lied upon `Ahlul Bayt` and fabricated Ahadeeth about their virtue which only lower their status?

 Who was it that caused the relapse of the Islaamic Khilaafah and caused the Tatar to conquer Baghdad? It was the two traitors; Ibn al `Alqami and Naseer ad Deen at Toosi, under the guise of the Shi`a, they then betrayed Allaah, His Messenger and the believers. Naseer ad Deen used to conceal disbelief in Allaah.

 Who was it that used to join the Jews and Christians in their battles against the Muslims? It was the `Rafidah` as affirmed by ibn Katheer in `Al Bidaayah wan Nihaayah`.

 Who is it that stood with the Jews in our era? They are the ones who murdered Palestinians in their tents.

 Who is it that hides under the guise of being protective of Islaam while his actions are a witness that he dreads Islaam? It is the Imaam of misguidance al Khumayni. Read the book `Then came the role of the Majoos` by our brother `Abdullaah Muhammad al Ghareeb[1].

 And when anyone speaks about these criminals they say: `You hate `Ahlul Bayt`.

 Who is it that stood in the way of the call to the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger Muhammad, may the Salaat and Salaam be upon him? It was the Rafidah.


Footnotes
[1] This was before Muhammad ibn Saroor revealed his Hizbiyah, at the time when he used to travel to Damaaj and visit Shaykh Muqbil, may Allaah have mercy on him. He latter admitted that he had a group and Shaykh Muqbil advised him to forsake Hizbiyah. When his magazine `Majalatus Sunnah` was published, Shaykh Muqbil was pleased, but when he saw the calamities that it contained; defaming the people of knowledge, Hizbiyah and Suroriyah, he called it `Majalatul Bid`ah`. [Footnote by `Abdur Razaaq ibn Saalih ibn `Ali an Nahami.]

The Muhaddith of Yemen, Shaikh Muqbil, on Whether The Friday Bath [Ghusl] is Obligatory for a Woman

Questioner: Whether she prays at home or in the mosque, is the Friday bath [ghusl] obligatory for a woman?

The Muhaddith of Yemen, The Allaamah, Shaikh Muqbil ibn Haadi al-Waadi’ee [d. 2001], may Allaah have mercy on him, replied, “What is apparent is that it is obligatory [waajib], because it has been reported in the Saheeh [Bukhaari no. 858 and Muslim that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم] said, “Ghusl (taking a bath) on Friday is compulsory for every Muslim reaching the age of puberty,” and it has also been reported that, “It is a right upon the Muslims that they should take a bath every week ...” or something with that meaning [i.e., the Shaikh is quoting from memory so he is saying maybe the exact wording of the hadith is different; here is the wording from Bukhaari which the Shaikh was referring to, “It is Allaah's right on every Muslim that he should take a bath (at least) once in seven days,” no. 898].”

Ghaaratul-Ashritah 'alaa Ahlil-Jahl was-Safsatah, vol. 2, p. 500.

Ash-Shaykh Muqbil about the action of Ibn Umar

Ash-Shaykh Muqbil, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

"The action of Ibn 'Umar regarding taking from that which exceeds the hand-fist of the beard is not to be taken (as an opinion)"

And he also said:

" Whosoever takes from his beard (even) the size of a finger is a sinner however his sin is less than he who cuts it entirety".

Reference:'Fawaa'id from the Duroos of Ash-Shaykh Muqbil' page 64,print: Daarul Imaam Maalik.

Not for gold nor silver…

Not for gold nor silver…

Ash shaykh Al Allaamah Muqbil ibn Hadee al Wadi’ee Rahimahullaah said:

“Our Daw’ah and our ’Aqeedah is more beloved to us than our own selves, our wealth and our offspring. 

So we are not prepared to part with it for gold nor silver. We say this so that no one may have hope in 

buying out our Daw’ah, nor should he think that it is possible for him to purchase it from us for deenaar

 or dirham.”

Tarjumah Abee ’Abdur-Rahmaan Muqbil Ibn Haadee al-Waadi’ee (p. 135-142) also: (point 17 of our da’wah)

source

Be Kind Ya Husbands and Wives!

Question No. 174: What is the ruling of the one who has good relations with the people (outside) but is of bad character in his home, easily angered? May Allah reward you with goodness.

Answer No. 174: What is compulsory on a woman and what we advice her with is to be good to her husband, because he faces many problems, unbelievable problems. Yes, by Allah! He faces the problems of sustenance, problems of liabilities and other problems. So, it is incumbent on her if he enters upon her, she should be good to him. She should emulate Khadeejah radi Allahu anha when the Prophet sallallahu alayhe wa sallam came to her and complained to her, “I fear that something would happen to me,” and she said to him, “Nay by Allah! Allah will never disgrace you, you keep good relations with your kin, you help all,” and she mentioned something of the character of the Prophet sallallahu alayhe wa sallam and I advise the righteous woman to be good to her husband.

There are problems that the husband is faced with outside the home, perhaps she (the wife) is not aware of them, but if he faces problems from the wife also and she is a bad housemate, then by Allah, it is a very, very bad situation.

Despite all these, we advise the man to be patient, if the woman is chaste but of bad character, we advise him to be patient, and if he is able let him marry another wife, so she (the second wife) would calm her (the first) down, and what the first wife doesn’t know, she does read nor write, and the second one can read and write. So, the first one can take her notebook and go and learn the writing and reading. And if it is the case (that he is alone), then he must calm her down alone and Allah’s aid is sought.

Source: “Last Journey of Imam Muqbil Ibn Hadee Al-Wadee” By His wife, Umm Salamah As.Salafiyah

Translated by brother Abu Humairah

Slight editing by Nasrin As.Salafiyah

A List Of The Female Students Of Al-Allaamah Ash-Shaykh Muqbil Ibn Hadi Ibn Al-Wadi’ee (Rahimahu Allah)

All Praise is due to Allah, we praise Him, seek His help, and ask His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our souls, and the adverse consequences of our deeds. Whoever Allah guides, there is none that can misguide him, and whoever He misguides then none can guide him.

I bear witness and testify that there is no deity that is worthy of worship except for Allah; He is alone, having no partners. I bear witness and testify that Muhammad, sal Allahu aleihi wa salam, is His servant, slave and messenger.

O you who believe! Have taqwa of Allah, as He deserves, and die not except as Muslims.
(Glorious Qur'aan: Soorah Aal-'Imraan, 3: v102)

O mankind! Have taqwa of your Lord, Who created you from a single person, and from him, He created his wife, and from
these two, He created multitudes of men, and women. And have taqwa of Allah, through whom you demand your
mutual rights, and (do not cut off) the ties of kinship. Verily, Allah is Ever-Watching over you.
(Glorious Qur'aan: Soorah An-Nisaa', 4: v1)

O you who believe! Have taqwa of Allah, and say righteous speech. He will direct you to do righteous deeds
and He will forgive your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger
has indeed achieved the ultimate success.
(Glorious Qur'aan: Soorah Al-Ahzab, 33: v70-71)

As to what follows, then the best speech is the Speech of Allah, and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (sallallahu aleihi wassalam). And the worst of affairs are newly invented matters, and every innovation is a misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Fire.

To proceed:

Abu Umaamah, radhiyAllahu anhu said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu aleihi wassalam said:

“The excellence of the scholar over the worshipper is like my excellence over the lowermost of you. Indeed, Allah ‘azza wa jall, His angels, the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth, even the ant in its hole and the fish, supplicate for the one who teaches good to the people.’”

(At-Tirmidhi, 5/50, who says it is ‘hasan sahih’. It has also been declared sahih by Shaykh Al-Albani (rahimahullah) in Sahih At-Tirmidhi)

Abu Darda, radhiyAllahu anhu said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu aleihi wassalam said:

“He who takes a path in search of knowledge Allah will direct him to tread a path from the paths of Paradise. The angels lower their wings for the student of knowledge in approval of what he does. All in the heavens and the earth and the fish in the depths of the water seek forgiveness for the scholar, and the superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like the superiority of the full moon at night over the rest of the stars. Verily, the scholars are the inheritors of the prophets. Verily, the prophets did not bequeath dinars or dirhams. All they left behind was the knowledge, so whoever takes it has indeed acquired a great fortune.’”

(Al-Musnad 5/196, Abu Dawud 3/317, At-Tirmidhi 5/49, Ibn Majah 1/81, Ad-Darimi 1/98, Ibn Hibban 1/152. Declared sahih by Shaykh Al-Albani (rahimahullah) in Sahih Al-Jaami)

“And that those who have been given knowledge may know that it (the Qur’aan) is the truth from your Lord,
and that they may believe therein, and that their hearts may submit to it with humility.
And verily, Allah is the Guide of those who believe, to the straight path.”

(Glorious Qur'aan: Soorah Al-Hajj, 22: v54)

“It is only those who have knowledge amongst His slaves who fear Allah.
Verily, Allah is All Mighty, Oft-Forgiving”

(Glorious Qur'aan: Soorah Faatir, 35: v28)

“But those among them who are well-grounded in knowledge and the believers, believe what has been
sent down to you and what was sent down before you, and those who establish prayer and give zakat
and believe in Allah and the Last Day, it is to them we shall give a great reward.”

(Glorious Qur'aan: Soorah An-Nisaa', 4: v162)

So we see that seeking Islamic knowledge is very important in Islam and this is for the men and the women. It is easy for us, as busy wives and mothers, to make excuses for not studying important subjects such as the Arabic language, correct aqeedah, tawhid, and biographies of the righteous. And yet it is we who are our children’s first and perhaps most influential teachers, so what we learn we will pass on to them, insha’Allah, assisting them and ourselves in righteousness and increasing their imaan.

What follows is a list, authored by the Shaykh himself, of Shaykh Abi Abdur Rahman Muqbil Ibn Hadi Al-Wadi’ee’s (rahimahullah) female students taken from the book “Tarjimatu Abi Abdur Rahman Muqbil Ibn Hadi Al-Wadi’ee”.

As you read these names and the comments and accomplishments of these students of knowledge, remind yourself that each one is a woman who, like you, has interests and obligations and family, and yet she takes the time to exert herself in seeking Islamic knowledge to benefit herself and others. Insha’Allah may this brief listing encourage Muslim women to do what they can to tread down the path of knowledge, that path which, as the hadith of Abu Darda relates, will lead her to tread down a path from the paths of Paradise.

1. The righteous Shaykha Umm Abdullah Bint Muqbil Ibn Hadi, Al-Wadi’eeya:

She is one who loves the Sunnah and calls to Allah upon knowledge and understanding, and is a strong researcher who hates blind following and strives on understanding the proof and acting upon it. Her students love her and she loves them with a strong love, and Allah benefited her students by her, and made some of them callers to Allah as well.

She teaches them in “As-Sunnah” by Ibn Abi ‘Aasim, and “Qatar An-Nada” and she has previously taught “Al-Qawlu Al-Mafeed” by the esteemed Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab Al-Wasaabee, and “Fath Al-Majeed Sharh Kitab At-Tawhid” and other books as well.

And from what she has authored are “Naseehatee Li An-Nisaa” (My Advice to the Women), which has been published (by Dar Al-Athaar). Also “As-Saheeh Al-Musnad Min As-Shama’il Al-Muhamadiyah” published (by Dar Al-Athaar). And a treatise that is waiting to be printed, “Al-’Ilm Wa Al’Ulema”.

She is currently working on the verification and explanation of “As-Sunnah” by Ibn Abi ‘Aasim including the fiqh of some of the matters and the benefits of others, the religious importance of traveling for knowledge, and the rulings on the ahadith, authentic and weak, without blindly following anyone from the people of this time or other than them. She is also working on “As-Saheeh Al-Musnad Min As-Seerati An-Nabwiyah” and she also has a beneficial commentary on “Bulugh Al Maraam” by Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajar.

All of this she does along with answering letters that are sent to her from within Yemen and outside of it, and Allah has made it sufficient for her to continue the journey in the service of the Prophet’s Sunnah, and may Allah protect her and her students from ignorant partisanship, Ameen.

2. And she has an older sister, Umm Abdullah Al-Wadi’eeya:

She is one who loves the good. She teaches within the limits of her capabilities what she is able with all of her responsibilities. May Allah give us success and guide her to good. Verily He is Bountiful and Generous.

3. Umm Shu’ayb As-Salafiyyah Al-Wadi’eeya (and she is a wife of Shaykh Muqbil):

An excellent woman who fears Allah and who has love for the sunnah and the people of the sunnah. She has excellent character. She teaches her sisters in Qur’aan memorization with tajwid. In addition, she has studied with some of her sisters “Al-Qawlu Al-Mafeed” from our esteemed brother, the shaykh Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab Al-Wasaabee. She has also studied “At-Tihfat As-Sunniya” and “Al-Mutamama” and “Siffat As-Salat” by Shaykh Al-Albani. Umm Shu’ayb has authored, “As-Saheeh Al-Musnad Min Fadaa’il Ahl Baytu An-Nabawi” with clarification of what it needs from the explanation of some of the words. She is now working on “As-Saheeh Al-Musnad Min Al-Adhab An-Nabawi”, as well as reviewing books of explanation and recalling some of the benefits and elucidating some of the general expressions in the book. And may Allah grant her good.

She continues upon good and gaining beneficial knowledge. She attends my lessons and other lectures from behind a curtain. May Allah keep her firm and strong on the truth and benefit Islam and the Muslims by her. And in spite of all this, she serves me and helps me with my research as well as one could possibly wish. And may Allah grant her good.

4. Umm Salama As-Salafiyyah (and she is a wife of Shaykh Muqbil):

An excellent, ascetic caller to Allah on firm knowledge, and she has excellent character. She teaches her sisters from “At-Tihfat As-Sunniya”, “Al-Mutamama”, “Al-Baa’ith Al-Hatheeth”, “Al-Qawlu Al-Mafeed”, “Al-Aqeedatu Al-Wasatiyyah”, “Al-Mufrad Al-’Ilm” and “Al-Mulhah” through memorization and studying the explanations. And one of her books, “Al-Intisa Lill-Muminaat”, is under publication, as well as a refutation of Az-Zandaani that she authored, which is an extremely beneficial research work. And she is now working on “Al-Adab Al- Mufrad,” discussing what needs to be discussed regarding the narrators in the chains of narration. She also mentions the points of benefit from the fiqh of hadeeth, and the explanation of strange words within it and the verification of sources of the ahadith as needed. She has not ceased to continue upon the good and learning from the beneficial knowledge. She attends my classes and other lectures from behind a curtain.

May Allah make her firm upon the truth and benefit Islam and the Muslims by her. And in spite of all this, she serves me and helps me with my research as well as one could possibly wish. And may Allah grant her good.

5. Umm Ibrahim Al-Wadi’eeya

6. Umm Ibrahim Bint Hassan Ibn Ali Isa Al-Jaybutiyah then Al-Hadhramiyyah:

A woman who calls to Allah.

7. Umm Ibrahim Khadijah Al-Haashidiyya:

An excellent woman. She has understanding and is diligent regarding the lessons.

8. Umm Usamah Al-Mahwitiya:

Memorizer of Allah’s book.

9. Umm Usamah Nurah Ibn Ali Al-Abbaasiyah Al-Amraaniyah:

An excellent woman caller; memorizes the Qur’aan. She benefits her sisters and is one who benefits.

10. Umm Asma Bint Ali Jibreel:

And outstanding woman, diligent - she has understanding and knowledge.

11. Umm Ayyoub Al-Wadi’eeya

12. Umm Hudhaifah Bint Al-Furjaanee Al-Libiyah:

For six years she has sought knowledge in Dammaj and she is an excellent woman. She has understanding and knowledge.

13. Umm Saalim Al-Waadi’eeya:

She is an excellent woman and an effective lecturer.

14. Umm Salamah Hind Al-Haashidiya
15. Umm Sulaim Huda Bint ‘Ali Al-’Abbaasiya Al-’Amraaniyah:

An outstanding, hardworking woman, persevering on participating in the lessons.

16. Umm Sulayman Al-Shawkaaniya:

An outstanding woman, possessing understanding and knowledge.

17. Umm Saabir Bint Al-Haamid:

An outstanding woman who benefits.

18. Umm Taariq Bint ‘Ali Ibn ‘Eedroos Al-Haashimiyyah Al-Hajiya
19. Umm ‘Abdur Rahman Ibtisaam Bint ‘Imraan Ibn Hussain Ibn Saalih Al-Aswad Al-Zaawee Al-Libiyah:

An outstanding, diligent woman, she has understanding and is hardworking on her lessons.

20. Umm ‘Abdur Rahman Bint Naasir Ibn Karoo Al-‘Adiniya:

She has memorized twenty juz of Qur’aan.

21. Umm ‘Abdullah Al-Bi’daaniya Bint ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Hameed Al-Khayaat:

She teaches our sisters in grammar, the grading of ahaadith, and tawhid and is a lecturer. She is close to finishing memorization of the Qur’aan.

22. Umm ‘Abdullah Bint Saalim Al-Wasaabi:

Memorizer of Allah’s Book.

23. Umm ‘Abdullah Bint ‘Abdullah Al-Wasaabi:

Memorizer of Allah’s Book.

24. Umm ‘Abdullah Bint ‘Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Al-Salawiya:

Memorizer of the Qur’aan.

25. Umm ‘Amaar Al-Maaramiya Al-’Adaniya:

An excellent woman caller and memorizer of the Qur’aan and she has a work currently being published, “Bulugh Al-Hujja Fi Sitr Wahida”.

26. Umm ‘Amr Al-Wadi’eeya:

An excellent woman, she memorizes Qur’aan and she is now working on a verification on Ash-Shawkani’s treatise on the prohibited pictures.

27. Umm Al-Fidaa Al-’Adaniya:

An outstanding, hardworking woman.

28. Umm Al-Fadal Bint Hussain Thaamir
29. Umm Maazan Bint ‘Abdullah Ahmad ‘Abdaan:

An outstanding female caller.

30. Umm Mas’oub Bint Balqaasim Ibn Muhammad Al-Surmaani Al-Libiya:

An excellent, hardworking woman.

31. Umm Mas’ab Bint Muhammad Ibn Thaabit Ibn ‘Aqlaan Al-Hakimi Al-’Adaniya:

An excellent, beneficial woman.

32. Umm Mas’ab Mariam Al-’Adaniya:

An outstanding woman who loves the sunnah, loves beneficial knowledge, and calls to Allah upon knowledge and understanding. May Allah strengthen us and unite us upon the truth, Ameen.

33. Umm Mu’aadh Al-Warashafaaniya Al-Libiyah:

She is memorizing “Al-Aqeedatu Al-Wasatiyyah”.

34. Umm Musa Bint ‘Umar Al-Hushabiya:

And she has understanding and is memorizing the Noble Qur’aan.

35. Shahidah Umm Abdullah Fawrad Al-Britanniya Al-Muhaajira:

And she is a woman aspiring to spend her time diligently in obtaining the knowledge, spending a great deal of her time in the masjid, reviewing and benefiting.

Alhamdulillah, I was recently blessed with the opportunity of sitting with Umm Salamah, may Allah preserve her, one of the wives of Shaykh Muqbil, rahimahullah mentioned earlier. Alhamdulillah, there were many blessings in this, and I would like to share a few of them with you now.

The women’s musallah is small at this masjid, but mash’Allah, it was full of sisters who had come to hear Umm Salamah speak, not because it was “Umm Salamah”, but because she is a person with a lot of knowledge, a person who is willing to share her knowledge with others, a person who learned through sitting with one of the major scholars of our time, alhamdulillah. There was none of that sort of “celebrity” factor that seems to creep in so often in the States. And indeed, when she came in, she looked just like the rest of us, no fanfare, no entourage, nothing like that. She came in and quietly made her two rak’aat, then sat in the chair next to me and my daughter, Sukhailah.

The next thing that made an impression on me was her choice of subject matter. Often we women get caught up with the idea that we want to hear about “women’s issues”, like marriage, family, dealing with menstruation and child bearing, hijab, etc. The fact of the matter is, all of the vast sea of knowledge that Islam encompasses deals with women’s issues. And the first and foremost of these is aqeedah, alhamdulillah. Umm Salamah spoke about khawf, or fear of Allah, and rajah, or hope in Allah’s mercy. She stressed that though most of us may feel that at times we are alone, and could get away with whatever we like, Allah is always aware of what we are doing and what is in our hearts. She also mentioned how the Jews and Christians are both astray in these matters. Alhamdulillah, it reminded me of my class of the evening before, which is an explanation of Usool Thalathah, and made me grateful again for the interconnectedness and wholeness of this beautiful deen, alhamdulillah.

After her brief talk, sisters wrote questions down and sent them up to her. Here is another thing that was made apparent to me no matter where we are, in what time we are living, we all are dealing with the same issues, masha’Allah. There were questions about prayer, purification, aqeedah, and more. One thing that she addressed more than once was the issue of resembling the disbelievers. She stressed that this is truly dangerous, as it can weaken our deen and little by little take us away from Islam. She also answered a question by a sister who was attending the university here in Sana’a, which is coeducational, with men and women in the same classroom, though in different parts of it. She said that this was haram, and brought her proofs, and again stressed the danger of that little by little blackening our hearts with the doubtful things, things that lead to the worse matters. The sister who asked the question was almost in tears, but she said that she was going to find another way to study, insha’Allah.

After the talk, Sukhailah and I met Umm Salamah, and she was very gracious and kind. The first thing she asked was where we are studying, and encouraged us to continue to seek knowledge however we could. She had a minute for everyone who wanted to meet her, and answered more questions from sisters as she was preparing to leave.

Alhamdulillah, sisters, I would like to urge you all (and I include myself in this as well) to seek out the knowledge of this wonderful deen of ours. It is such a deep, deep well that one can draw from, and the result is a refreshment of the soul and a greater appreciation of the blessing from Allah that we call Islam.

I would like to end with some words from Shaykh Muqbil, rahimahullah from his introduction to “As-Sahih Al Musnad Min Fadaail Ahl Bayt An Nabi” by Umm Shuayb Al-Wadi’eeya.

“To Proceed:

Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala says:

Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good (Islam), enjoining Al-Maruf (Islamic monotheism
and all that Islam orders one to do) and forbidding Al-Munkar (polytheism and disbelief and
all that Islam has forbidden). And it is they who are the successful.

(Glorious Qur'aan: Soorah Aal-'Imraan, 3: v104)

and Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala says:

The believers, men and women, are Auliya’ (helpers, supporters, friends, protectors) of one another; they enjoin (on the people)
Al-Ma’ruf (Islamic monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar (polytheism and
disbelief of all kinds, and all that Islam has forbidden); they perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-salat), and give the Zakat,
and obey Allah and His Messenger, Allah will have Mercy on them. Surely, Allah is All-Mighty, All Wise.

(Glorious Qur'aan: Soorah At-Tawbah, 9: v71)

and Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala says:

There is no good in most of their secret talks save (in) him who orders Sadaqah (charity in Allah’s cause), or Ma’ruf (Islamic
monotheism and all the good and righteous deeds which Allah has ordained), or conciliation between mankind;
and he who does this, seeking the good pleasure of Allah, We shall give him a great reward.

(Glorious Qur'aan: Soorah An-Nisaa', 4: v114)

These verses include both the men and the women, as when Allah ta’ala says,

And perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-salat), and give Zakat, and obey the Messenger
(Muhammad, sallallahu aleihi wassalam) that you may receive mercy (from Allah).

(Glorious Qur'aan: Soorah An-Nur, 24: v56)

He includes the men and the women.

And Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala gave success to a good group of women who have striven for the beneficial knowledge, and the practice of it, and who call to Allah. And from them the teachers, and from them the authors, and from them the callers to Allah on clear, correct knowledge.

And Allah benefits us with them, and with them is the best example in Aishah and Umm Salamah and Hafsa, and the rest of the Prophet’s women, and a large group of the female sahabah and from the tabaa’ieen (those who followed them), such as Hafsah Bint Sireen, ‘Amarah Bint Abdur-Rahman and Umm Darda As-Saghra, and they have spread by their examples, radhiyAllahu 'anhuma much good. And truly the women they are the twin halves of the men, except in situations which are made clear through evidence.”

Subhanaka Allahummah bihamdik wa Laailaha illa anta, wa astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk

Umm Mujahid Khadijah Bint Lacina
Rabia at-Thani 4, 1424 Sana’a, Yemen