Beneficial Answers to Questions on Innovated Methodologies Sh Saalih

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Beneficial Answers
to Questions on
Innovated methodologies
Questions Answered by:
Shaikh Saalih bin Fawzaan Al-Fawzaan
Compiled and Commented on by:
Jamaal bin Furayhaan Al-Haarithee
Beneficial Answers to Questions on Innovated Methodologies
First Edition, May 2004/1425H
Second Edition, August 2008/1429H
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C a u e/ied in th e, H ook
1. Publisher’s Introduction......................................................... 11
2. Introduction to the Second Edition...................................... 13
3. Introduction to the First Edition........................................... 15
4. Author’s Biography................................................................. 19
5. The Shaikh's Permission to Print this Treatise a Second
Time.......................................................................................... 25
6. The Shaikh’s Permission in his Handwriting..................... 26
7. Text of the Book..................................................................... 27
8. Advice to the Summer Centers and their Caretakers 27
9. An Encouragement for those Responsible over these
Centers to teach the Qur’aan and Sunnah and to Avoid
Non-Beneficial Things such as Plays and Anaasheed.... 28
10. Anaasheed are from the Innovations of the Sufis 29
11. The Meaning of “Fiqh-ul-Waaqi”’ (Current Affairs) 30
12. Avoiding Sects that ascribe to Islaam but Oppose the
Messenger’s Guidance.......................................................... 33
13. Innovations are Worse than Sins......................................... 35
14. Whoever affiliates himself to the Groups that Oppose
the Book and the Sunnah is an Innovator.......................... 36
15. The Ruling on Groups (Sects)............................................. 37
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16. Not Mixing with the Modern-Day Sects and Parties 38
17. Warning against Sects that Oppose the Methodology of
Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah................................................ 39
18. Not Mentioning a Person’s Good Qualities at the Time of
Criticizing and Warning......................................................... 40
19. Warning against the Tableeghi Jamaa’at............................ 42
20. Everyone that Opposes Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah
falls into one of the Seventy-Two Sects............................. 43
21. There is no Harm in someone calling himself Salafi 44
22. It is not Enough to just Memorize the Qur’aan and
Hadeeth to Spread Da’wah, rather One must also Know
their Correct Meanings.......................................................... 47
23. General Da’wah can only be Established by the
Scholars, while Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil
can be established by Anyone, according to his Ability... 48
24. The Reason for the Minimal Response to Da’wah in
Spite of there being Numerous Callers and Groups 49
25. The Call (Da’wah) to Allaah and Its means are
Dependent upon Revelation................................................. 51
26. The Methodology of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah in
Advising Rulers and that Mentioning them in Public is
not Advice or the Methodology of the Salaf....................... 54
27. Muwaazanah is not Required when Criticizing nor is it
Permissible to Mention the Good Qualities of Deviants... 59
28. Why do we Speak about the Mu’atazilah, Jahmiyyah,
and Khawaarij During these times?..................................... 64
29. Refuting Hasan Al-Bannaa’s statement: “Our Dispute
with the Jews is not due to Religious Purposes”............... 70
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Al-Mas’aree asserts that it is Permissible in the Religion
to Build Churches and Allowed for the Jews, Hindus and
Christians to openly exercise their Religions in the
Lands of Tawheed.................................................................. 70
Condemning those who read Newspapers and
Magazines in the Masjid in order to Refute them............. 72
Negating what has been Attributed to Imaam Ahmad
that he Prayed behind the Jahmiyyah................................ 74
Not Ascribing to the Modern-Day groups and Parties
and the Obligation of Warning against Them.................... 76
Not being Fanatical to one of the Madhaahib or to one of
the Scholars except for what conforms to the Proof......... 78
Some Beginner Students of Knowledge Refrain from
Attending Circles of Knowledge due to Misconceptions... 80
Advice to the Youth who have been affected by Desires
and Group-Fanaticism........................................................... 81
Muhammad Suroor’s Ignorance of the Sunnah, and
some of his Statements in which he belittles the Books
of Creed, attacks the Scholars with Vile Expressions
and labels Muslims Disbelievers due to Sins..................... 84
The Correct Stance on the book “Methodology of the
Prophets in Calling to Allaah” of Muhammad Suroor....... 89
At-Turaabee’s Need for a “New" Tafseer of the Qur’aan
Apart from the “Old” Tafseer of the Salaf........................... 90
The Impermissibility of Plays and Anaasheed in the
Summer Centers, and a Clarification that they are from
the Rituals of the Disbelievers............................................. 91
Speaking against Rulers and Criticizing them leads to a
Lack of Hearing and Obeying in Matters of Good............. 97
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42. The Meaning of Laa llaaha lllaaAllaah according to
Muhammad Qutb and a Fefutation of him......................... 100
43. A Complete Denial of the Claim that the Call of Shaikh
Muhammad bin ‘Abdil-Wahhaab was a Partisan Call,
and a Clarification of the Difference between his Salafi
Da'wah and the Husaafi Da’wah of Hasan Al-Bannaa
and the Sufi Da’wah of Muhammad llyaas........................ 103
44. Hasan Al-Bannaa adhered to Tafweed with regard to
Allaah’s Names and Attributes............................................. 105
45. Ibn Taimiyyah’s Words on the Mufawwidah........................ 106
46. Ibn Baaz’s on the Ikhwaan-ul-Muslimeen............................ 106
47. A Refutation of the one who Differentiates between the
Victorious Group and the Saved Sect................................. 107
48. The Obligation of Clarifying the Danger of Partisanship
and Groups to People by way of the Scholars.................. 110
49. A Warning against Watching Soccer Matches................... 111
50. Having a Correct Methodology or Lack of it results in
one Entering Paradise or the Hellfire.................................. 111
51. It is not Permissible to Read the Books of Innovators or
Listen to their Tapes.............................................................. 112
52. Some of the Characteristics of the Saved Sect and the
Victorious Group..................................................................... 114
53. How a Student should Advise his Teacher......................... 116
54. Advice to the Beginning Students of Knowledge to seek
Studentship under the Scholars who are Trustworthy in
their Creed, Knowledge and Sincerity, to Start with the
Shorter Books and a Definition of who the Term
“Scholar” can be Applied to.................................................. 117
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55. A Discussion on the term “Renaiisance Youth.................. 120
56. The Obligation of knowing the Methods of Da’wah, and
having Religious Knowledge with Correct Understanding
for those who want to Call to Allaah.................................... 122
57. The Obligation of Warning against the Methodologies
that Oppose the Methodology of the Salaf......................... 123
58. Seeking Knowledge is Required prior to Calling to
Allaah....................................................................................... 124
59. Warning against the Books of Partisanship and Deviant
Groups is not considered Opposing the Callers; and
some Examples of Statements from Deviant Callers
such as Al-Mawdoodee, Muhammad Suroor, Hasan Al-
Bannaa, Sayyid Qutb, At-Turaabee and those who
follow their footsteps............................................................... 125
60. At-Turaabee’s Praise for Music, Singing and the Fine
Arts, and his Permitting Singing, Music and Dancing in
Theatres and Cinemas........................................................... 129
61. A Warning to the Youth on Accompanying Innovators
and Members of Destructive Methodologies..................... 129
62. At-Turaabee requires People to use the Arts to worship
Allaah and Warns against those who Don’t....................... 130
63. Trips and Camp Outings are from the Practices of the
Ikhwaan-ul-Muslimeen........................................................... 131
64. What occurs at these Summer Trips and Outings 132
65. Military Drills take place in these Ikhwaani Camps 132
66. The Correct Way to Advise the Rulers................................ 133
67. Calling to Tawheed Spreads Unity not Division................. 136
68. Some statements from the Heads of the Ikhwaan-ul-
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Muslimeen Encouraging Brotherhood with Christians 137
69. The Obligation of Following the Salafi Manhaj................... 140
70. Whoever Opposes the Salafi Manhaj, while Praising and
Commending those who Oppose it should be Counted
amongst them......................................................................... 141
71. Warning against the Methodologies that Oppose the
Methodology of the Salaf Unites not Divides..................... 143
72. It is Obligatory to Follow the Truth and not Men................ 144
73. Warning against Story-Tellers............................................... 146
74. Rulers are not Infallible and Discussing them in
Gatherings is Wrong.............................................................. 150
75. Hidden Revilement of the Scholars and Testing Others
by Labeling Ibn Hajr and An-Nawawee Innovators, as
done by the Hadaadees........................................................ 151
76. Ibn Taimiyyah downplays Irjaa according to Al-Haddaad. 152
77. Al-Haddaad forbids looking into the Books of Innovators
yet contradicts his Methodology.......................................... 152
78. The Claim that the Saudi State wages War against the
Religion and Constricts the Callers..................................... 155
79. The Counsel to have Taqwaa of Allaah. Stick to the
Sunnah and to Beware of the Callers of Evil..................... 157
80. Condemned Fanaticism to the Scholars.............................. 159
81. Warning against seeking Studentship under Innovators.. 161
82. The Haddaadis declare Ibn Hajr, An-Nawawee and Ibn
Hazm Innovators.................................................................... 159
83. The Difference between Ibn Hajr and An-Nawawee and
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Hasan Al-Bannaa, Sayyid Qutb and their Likes................ 162
84. Opposing in the Issue of Al-Walaa wal-Baraa and
Hearing and Obeying the Rulers can take a person out
from the Methodology of the Salaf....................................... 165
85. Who is the one who Declares those who Beautify Lewd
and Immoral Acts to be Disbelievers................................... 166
86. The Reason why Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah are
called by this Name................................................................ 167
87. The Correct Creed must not be taken from Innovators.... 167
88. The Command to Gather and Unite under one Ruler 168
89. The Causes that Lead to Unity.............................................. 169
90. Those who have the Right to be Gathered under and
Heard and Obeyed are the Rulers and the Scholars 172
91. Inciting Hatred against the Rulers is from the Acts of the
Trouble-Makers....................................................................... 173
92. Encouraging Unity and Harmony is from the Duties of
the Scholars and the Callers................................................. 174
93. Is Bay’ah Obligatory or just Recommended........................ 175
94. The Obligation of Obeying the Rulers and Heads of
Authority even though there are Numerous Regions 176
95. Refuting the Misconception of the one who says:
“Rulership cannot be established unless all the people
are pleased with the candidate”........................................... 177
96. It is Forbidden to Disobey the Rulers in those matters
that are not Disobedience to Allaah.................................... 179
97. Forming Committees without the Ruler’s Permission is
considered Rebelling against his Authority........................ 181
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