Shaykh `Abdul `Aziz ibn Baz Words of Advice
Regarding Da`wah © 1998 Al-Hidaayah
When the people began to
change and split up into groups and became negligent of the issue of
jihaad, preferring ease and to follow their desires. Then, evil began to
manifest itself in them, except in those people whom Allaah, the Most
High, had safeguarded.
So as a result of this Allaah changed their
position and gave their enemies power over them, an outcome which the
people earned themselves and it is not an oppression from their
Lord.
Allaah the Most High says,
Indeed Allaah does not
change the condition of a people until they change themselves. [Soorah
ar-Ra`d (13):11]
Therefore it is necessary for all Muslims,
governments and people to return to their Lord, the Most High, sincerely
worshipping and repenting to Him for their shortcomings and the sins which
they have committed. They should hurry to fulfil their obligations and
distant themselves from that which Allaah has forbidden, and join with one
another in co-operation in this.
From one of the most important of
these issues is to establish the laws of the Sharee`ah and govern the
people by it in everything, so that the people appeal to this Shar`ee law
for legal decisions and not to the man-made laws which oppose the law of
Allaah, which should be declared void.
In addition to this, the
people should be made to adhere to the laws of the Sharee`ah, just as the
scholars must teach the people their religion, spread Islamic education
amongst them and urge each other to the truth and patience upon it as well
as enjoin the good (al-ma`roof), forbid the evil (al-munkar) and encourage
the rulers upon that.
Likewise it is necessary to struggle and
fight against the destructive principles of socialism, the ba`thiyyah and
national partisanship as well as other ideologies and schools of thought
which lie in contradiction to the Sharee`ah.
If all the Muslims
strive towards this, then consequently, Allaah will reform that which is
corrupt and misguiding for the Muslims and restore them to their former
glory and make them victorious over their enemies and powerful on
earth.
As Allaah, the Most High, says, and He is the Most Truthful
in speech,
It was incumbent upon Us to help the believers. [Soorah
ar-Room (30):47]
Allaah has promised those among you who believe
and do righteous good deeds, that He will certainly grant them succession
to (the present rulers) in the earth, as He granted it to those before
them, and that He will grant them authority to practise their religion,
that which He has chosen (i.e. Islaam). And He will surely give them in
exchange a safe security after their fear, (provided) they (the believers)
worship Me and do not associate anything (in worship) with Me. But whoever
disbelieved after this, they are faasiqoon (rebellious and disobedient to
Allaah). [Soorah an-Noor (24):55]
Allaah, the Most High, also says
in the Qur'aan,
Verily We will indeed make victorious our
Messengers and those who believe in this world's life and on the Day when
the witnesses will stand forth. The Day when their excuses will be of no
profit to the dhaalimoon (polytheists, wrongdoers and disbelievers in the
oneness of Allaah). Theirs will be the curse and theirs will be the abode.
[Soorah Ghaafir (40):51/52]
The Muslims were only afflicted when
they did not adhere to their religion as they should and when most of them
do not understand its reality. This is because the Muslims turned away
from their religion, did not seek to understand it and the scholars fell
short in explaining its virtues, bringing out its goodness, wisdoms and
secrets, they were also deficient in their truthfulness and patience in
giving da`wah and in enduring harm for its cause. As a result of this is
the occurrence of the divisions, differences, ignorance of the majority
with regard to the laws of Islaam and confusion of affairs witnessed in
our present times.
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