Advice for the People of the Sunnah in Times of Adversity

Ash-Shaykh Muqbil bin Hadi Al-Wadi’I (رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ)

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In this difficult time, when all forces of evil are conspiring to eliminate the people of the Sunnah and their call—because it alone stands against and refutes evil with clear insight—I offer my second piece of advice to my brothers among the people of the Sunnah. I advise them with the following:

1. Sincerity to Allah (Al-Ikhlas)

Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) Says:

وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ....

“And they were not commanded except to worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion......”

(Surah Al-Bayyinah: 5)

2 & 3. Patience and Taqwa (Piety) (As-Sabr Wa Taqwa)

Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) Says:

...وَإِن تَصْبِرُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ لَا يَضُرُّكُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا...

“....But if you are patient and fear Allah, their plot will not harm you at all....”

(Surah Aal-Imran: 120)

4. Companionship among them Believers

Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) Describes The Believers:

...مُّحَمَّدٌۭ رَّسُولُ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥٓ أَشِدَّآءُ عَلَى ٱلْكُفَّارِ رُحَمَآءُ بَيْنَهُمْ

“Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those who are with him are severe against the disbelievers and merciful among themselves.....”

(Surah Al-Fath: 29)

In the Sahihayn (Bukhari and Muslim), it is narrated from Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir (رضي الله عنه) that the Prophet (صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) said:

وعن النعمان بن بشير رضي الله عنهما قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ مثل المؤمنين في توادهم وتراحمهم وتعاطفهم، مثل الجسد إذا اشتكى منه عضو تداعى له سائر الجسد بالسهر والحمى” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

“The example of the believers in their mutual love, mercy, and compassion is like a single body; if one part of it suffers, the rest of the body responds with sleeplessness and fever.”

(Riyad as-Salihin 224)

Based on this, every Sunni, wherever they may be on earth, should feel that we stand with them—through our writings, speech, and any other means—within the limits of our capability and in accordance with the bounds set by the Shari’ah.

غارة الأشرطة

[Gharat Al-Ashritah, Vol. 1, p. 12.]

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