Shaykh Faraz Rabbani: Jawharat al-Tawhid
Lesson 10: (From Section B: Prophethood) Review
POSITIVELY INTERPRETING THE DISAGREEMENT OF THE COMPANIONS IS OBLIGATORY
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani: Jawharat al-Tawhid
Lesson 10: (From Section B: Prophethood) Review
POSITIVELY INTERPRETING THE DISAGREEMENT OF THE COMPANIONS IS OBLIGATORY
- Qur’anic verses that indicate this
- on thinking well of people, even when there is doubt
- example of this
- hadith on the necessity of speaking well of the Companions
And explain away the differences that took place between them if you do delve into it & beware of the sickness of envy
- meaning of khawd (delving)
- a Muslim’s concern for knowledge & reasons for this
- example of having only academic interest in a subject (but nothing else)
- on having only an academic interest in Islam
- the common believer’s knowledge of the differences that took place
- response of one of the early Sufis when asked
- on the necessity of learning about the differences in a sound manner
- definition of reliable sources in subject of history
- in past only high ranking experts in hadith
- narrated with chains of transmission
- who their audience was (for their work)
- on scholars knowing about problematic narrators
- Orientalist writers & problems associated with them
- Shaykh Buti on this methodology of transmission
- text reference: The Jurisprudence of the Prophetic Biography by Dr. M. Sa’id Ramadan al-Buti [Dar al-Fikr]
- ‘al-Aghani’ of al-Asfahani (‘Book of Music’): has value but it contains corruption and should not be quoted from
- the harms of reading corrupt works
- on the need of some people to understand these matters of contention
- the differences that occurred between Sayyida `A'isha & Sayyidna Ali & Sayyiduna Mu’awiya – difference of ijtihad
- matters of communal significance
- their example of how they disagreed but with the utmost respect of each other
- example of Sayyidna Ali speaking well of Sayyiduna Mu’awiya
- on reading works of modernists & other unreliable sources
THE BENEFIT OF FOLLOWING THE INHERITORS OF OUR MASTER MUHAMMAD (Allah bless him and give him peace)
A) THE FOUR IMAMS OF FIQH
And Imam Malik & the rest of the Imams. Likewise Abu Qasim (Imam Junayd) & the guides of the Prophetic community
- the virtues of the great mujtahid Imams
- His saying ‘And Imam Malik’
- His saying ‘Likewise Abu Qasim (Imam Junayd) & the guides of the Prophetic community’
- hadith on the best of people
- saying of Imam Shafi`i on electhood (wilaya)
- Imam Ghazali’s work on the imams
- duties towards scholars
- Qur’anic verse on degrees of those with knowledge & belief
- intention in following madhab
- on following their guidance & example
- they are a means for you to implement the sunna soundly
B) THE TWO IMAMS OF AQIDA
- His saying ‘the rest of the Imams’
- the differences between the Ash’ari & Maturidi schools
- the number of differences between these two schools of Aqida
THE NECESSITY OF FOLLOWING ONE OF THE FOUR IMAMS
It is obligatory to follow the qualified scholars amongst them. As the scholars have mentioned in words that are clear to understand.
- in every point of faith & practice
- on sticking to one school
- what the scholars say about what position to follow
- on people following their whims in matters of religion
- when it is permissible to differ
- on taqlid (following qualified scholarship)
- its example in the sunna
- knowledge amongst the Companions
- on the number of legal verdicts they gave
- what the Companions would do when something wasn’t clear
- the false accusations against the Companions
- who each of them followed
- example
of student in
- importance of understanding need & benefit of qualified scholarship
- on understanding taqlid & firm conviction
- what you believe in must correspond to sound belief
- example of university students & religious fervor based on pure emotion
And affirm the existence of the miracles of the awliya (elect of Allah Most High) and whoever negates it reject their words
- definition of awliya
- ranks of awliya
- undertaken to serve Allah
- highest of wilaya
- definition of miracles and on cause and effect
- example of fire
- on taking means
- on relationship breaking between cause & effect
- His saying ‘and whoever negates it, reject their words’
END OF SECTION TWO ON PROPHETHOOD
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