by Yusuf Estes
Khutbah following the Wednesday following the death of
the renowned xcholar of Islam, Ibn Uthaymeen.
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 419:
Narrated 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle
said,
"Do not wish to be like anybody except in two
cases: The case of a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the
right way, and that of a man whom Allah has given religious wisdom (i.e.,
Qur'an and Sunna) and he gives his verdicts according to it and teaches
it." ( knowledge of Qur'an and Sunna). "
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Volume 9, Book 92, Number 415:
Narrated Humaid: I heard Muawiya bin
Abi Sufyan delivering a sermon. He said, "I heard the Prophet saying,
"If Allah wants to do a favor to somebody, He
bestows on him, the gift of (FIQH UD DEEN) understanding the Quran and Sunna. I
am but a distributor, and Allah is the Giver. The state of this nation will
remain good till the Hour is established, or till Allah's Order comes."
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Volume 9, Book 92, Number 450:
Narrated 'Amr bin Al-'As: That he
heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"If a Qadi or Alim (judge) gives a Fatwa (verdict)
according to the best of his knowledge and his verdict is correct (agrees with
Allah and His Apostle's verdict) he receives a double reward, and if he gives a
verdict according to the best of his knowledge and his verdict is wrong, he
will still get one full reward."
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Volume 9, Book 92, Number 410:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: I heard
the Prophet saying,
"Allah will not deprive you of knowledge after he
has given it to you, but it will be taken away through the death of the Ulamah
(religious scholars). Then there will remain ignorant people who, when
consulted, will give verdicts according to their opinions whereby they will
mislead others and go astray."
= May Allah Bestow His Rahmah upon
all of the scholars of Islam until the Last Day, Ameen! =
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Volume 9, Book 92, Number 422:
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: The
Prophet said,
"You will follow the ways of those nations who were
before you, span by span and cubit by cubit (i.e., inch by inch) so much so
that even if they entered a hole of a lizard, you would follow them." We
said, "O Allah's Apostle! (Do you mean) the Jews and the Christians?"
He said, "Who else?"
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Sunnan of Abu Daud =============
Book 35, Number 4240:
Narrated AbuMalik al-Ash'ari: The
Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said:
Allah has protected you from three things:
1.) that your Prophet should not invoke a curse on you
and should all perish
2.) that those who follow what is false should not
prevail over those who follow the truth
3.) that you should not all agree in an error.
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Volume 9, Book 92, Number 414:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba: The
Prophet said,
"A group of my follower swill remain predominant
(victorious) till Allah's Order (the Hour) comes upon them while they are still
predominant (victorious)."
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Book 35, Number 4250:
Narrated Al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad: I
swear by Allah, I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say:
The happy man is he who avoids dissensions: happy is the
man who avoids dissensions; happy is the man who avoids dissensions: but how
fine is the man who is afflicted and shows endurance. =================