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EPISODE 8⃣- THE NINTH FOUNDATION
They command good and forbid evil and they believe that the goodness of this Ummah is contained in this. They believe that doing so is one of the greatest symbols of Islam and the cause of preserving its community. They also guard the establishment of the symbols of Islam, such as establishing the Friday prayer and the congregational prayer. They make haste to offer the obligatory prayers and establish them in the beginning of their times, and the first of their times is better than the last part of their times. They enjoin humility and tranquility in the prayer and they advise each other to establish the late night prayer (Tahajjud), as it is from the guidance of the Prophet (ﷺ). They give sincere advice to every Muslim and they mutually help each other in righteousness and piety.
This is as Allaah (ﷻ) commanded,
وَلْتَكُن مِّنكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِۚ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ
And let there be [arising] from you a nation inviting to [all that is] good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and those will be the successful.
(Aal-e-Imran: 104)
They stand firm in the situations of trial by being patient during calamities, thankful during times of ease, and pleased with the passing of the Divine Decree. They observe the best conduct and perform the best deeds. This is based upon the Prophet’s (ﷺ) statement:
“the believer who has the most perfect faith is he who has the best conduct”
(Abi Dawud 4682)
They also keep good relationships with their relatives. They spread salaam (Islamic greeting), feed the hungry and are merciful to the poor, the needy and the orphans.
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THE TENTH FOUNDATION
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They do not like the people of innovation who introduce new things into the religion, they do not love them, they do not accompany them, they do not listen to their speech, they do not argue with them concerning the religion, nor do they exchange views with them. They prefer to protect their ears from listening to their falsehood.
According to the Ahlus-Sunnah, innovation contradicts the perfection of Tawheed, and it is bound to lead to shirk. Innovation is a result of worshipping Allāh (ﷻ), following ways He has not legislated, and the means have the same ruling as the results (i.e forbidding). It is obligatory to avoid everything that is bound to lead to shirk in the worship of Allāh (ﷻ) or innovation in the religion. It is a sign of the people of the innovation to belittle and show enmity to the pure creed from the sources which the elite of our righteous Salaf sprang.
Every act of innovation is rejected in Islam, as the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said:
“He who innovates something in this matter of ours (i.e., Islam) that is not of it will have it rejected (by Allaah).”
(Bukhari: 2697)
And he (ﷺ) also said that every innovation leads to Hell Fire:
“Whoever Allaah guides, no one can lead him astray. Whomever Allaah sends astray, no one can guide him. The truest word is the Book of Allaah and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad. The most evil matters in religion are those that are newly invented, for every newly invented matter is an innovation. Every innovation is misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Hellfire.”
(Nasā’ī 1578)
to be continued إن شاء الله
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