“And the people of the Sunnah, even when their deeds fall short, their sound beliefs elevate them.
And the people of religious innovation, even when their deeds are abundant, their corrupt beliefs bring them low.”
— Iʿlām al-Muwaqqiʿīn, 3/240.
Jazākum Allāh kheir @Resolute92653
Yep. Allāh, the Most High, says: “Indeed, Allāh does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills.” [al-Nisāʾ 4:48]
The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said:
“Whoever meets Allāh without associating anything with Him will enter Paradise, and whoever meets Him associating partners with Him will enter the Fire.”
— Sahīh Muslim, 93b.
Imām al-Shāfiʿī (d. 204 AH) said:
“For a servant to meet Allāh with every sin except shirk is dearer to me than for him to meet Him with anything of the deviant religious inclinations.”
— al-Sābūnī, ʿAqīdat al-Salaf wa Ashāb al-Hadīth.
Yūnus ibn ʿUbayd may Allāh be pleased with him (d. 139/140 AH), when he discovered that his son had visited the Muʿtazilī innovator ʿAmr ibn ʿUbayd:
“I forbid you from fornication, theft, and drinking wine. Yet for you to meet Allāh having committed these sins is dearer to me than for you to meet Him holding the doctrines of ʿAmr and his companions.”
— Abū Nuʿaym, Hilyat al-Awliyāʾ, 3/21.
And Imām Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 AH) said:
“The graves of Ahl al-Sunnah who committed major sins are gardens, while the graves of the ascetics among Ahl al-Bidʿah are pits.”
He continued:
“The sinners of Ahl al-Sunnah are the allies of Allāh, while the ascetics of Ahl al-Bidʿah are the enemies of Allāh.”
— Ibn Abī Yaʿlā, Tabaqāt al-Hanābilah, 1/184.
And Imām Sufyān al-Thawrī (d. 161 AH) said:
“Religious innovation is more beloved to Iblīs than disobedience, for disobedience is repented from, whereas innovation is not repented from.”
— al-Lālakāʾī, Sharh Usūl Iʿtiqād Ahl al-Sunnah.
These statements and much more illustrate the tremendous importance the Salaf placed upon the soundness of one's ʿaqīdah.
We do not excuse tabarruj, diminish the gravity of major sins, or declare what Allāh has prohibited permissible.
But neither do we equate the shortcomings of a Muslim upon Tawhīd with the corruption of worship through shirk or the corruption of the religion through bidʿah.
Sound ʿaqīdah is not rendered insignificant by the sins of its adherents, nor is false doctrine transformed into truth by the outward piety of its proponents, especially those who combine both shirk and bidʿah together, may Allāh protect us!
May Allāh keep us and our brothers and sisters steadfast upon Tawhīd and the Sunnah, forgive our shortcomings, and protect us from shirk, bidʿah, and misguidance.
It isn’t of Muslim character to mock this and laugh at it, but the priest absolutely was actively harming society by calling others to shirk and to worship a man instead of Allah. May Allah guide his family to reflect on this and take the straight path of worshipping Allah alone
SNEAKO comments on the Catholic priest who died after a cross fell on his head 🕊❤️
"I pray for his family, I don't think you guys should laugh at that"
@Goatedko It isn’t of Muslim character to mock this and laugh at it, but the priest absolutely was actively harming society by calling others to shirk and to worship a man instead of Allah. May Allah guide his family to reflect on this and take the straight path of worshipping Allah alone
The Khariji ideology is sicker than a rabid dog with cancer.
They obsess and fantasize about passing Takfeer against rulers and laymen the same way a child fantasizes about being locked up in a toy store.
They have been and will always be the dogs of this world and the fire.
Let them bark.
Don't go far, you'll see some of that right under this post.
Remain brave and don't be a slave.
@expertmma97@the___Servant@muslimorthodoxy This is true the rejection is important, and also giving them solution. May Allah bless you. I ask Allah to guide them and us until we return. اللهم امين
𝐃𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡
Imām Aḥmed رحمه الله said:
“Whosoever dies upon Islam and the Sunnah has died upon all that is good.”
📚 Sīyar Aʿlām al Nubalā 11/296
@the___Servant@expertmma97@muslimorthodoxy The black stone is neither divine nor worshipped. It is merely a part of the structure of the ka’bah. And it’s only touched because the Prophet Muhammad PBUH did so and we follow his Sunnah. Here Umar one of the rightly guided caliphs on the black stone. May Allah bring us purity
@expertmma97@the___Servant@muslimorthodoxy May Allah bless you Akhi. Remember to be kind with the Christians and try to invite them to truth. I ask Allah to guide them and for all of us to only ever worship Him alone until we return.
@the___Servant@muslimorthodoxy May Allah guide us to the truth. Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him came to call us all to worship Allah alone just like all the previous prophets. He was sent to guide humanity out of darkness, and correct what had been distorted. Let us worship Allah alone like Jesus PBUH did
@PotSmoker85@muslimorthodoxy May Allah guide us to the truth. Jesus did not teach for others to worship him, but called people to worship Allah alone. As the previous prophets did. Let us worship Allah alone and accept what the prophets brought. Let us avoid Allah’s anger together
Looks great. It’s been dampened and somewhat lost knowledge that Malcolm X, may Allah have mercy on his soul, was a Sunni Muslim who studied under a Salafi sheikh in Mecca. May Allah guide us all
@hellobro89_7 Looks great. It’s been dampened and somewhat lost knowledge that Malcolm X, may Allah have mercy on his soul, was a Sunni Muslim who studied under a Salafi sheikh in Mecca. May Allah guide us all
I call upon Christians to worship Allah alone without associating any partners with Him. Jesus and Muhammad peace be upon them were human prophets of Allah who both will have returned after fulfilling their respective roles. All of the sons of Adam will return to Allah
Live by the cross and die by the cross I guess.
It is a true calamity that a man thinks he is pleasing God by associating partners to him.
Come back to the oneness of God while you can.