FROM ALTERATION SHAYKHABDURRAZZAAQBINABDULMUHSIN AL-BADR K T he stability of THE AQEEDAH OF THE SALAF & ITS SAFETY FROM ALTERATION SHAYKHABDUR RAZZAAQ.BIN ABDUL MUHSIN AL-BADR © Maktabatulixshad Publications, USA All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any language, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means. Whether electronic, mechanic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the express permission of the copyright owner. ISBN: 978-1-9432-8110-7 First Edition: Shawaal 1436 A.H./July 2015 C.E. Cover Design: Aboo Sulaymaan Muhammad Abdul-Azim bin Joshua Baker Translation by Rasheed Ibn Estes Barbee Editing by Maktabatulirshad Staff Typesetting & Formatting by Aboo Sulaymaan Muhammad Abdul-Azim bin Joshua Baker Printing: Ohio Printing Subject: Aqeedah/Minhaj Website: www.maktabatulirshad.com E-mail: [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS Brief Biography Of The Author 4 Arabic Symbol Table................ 6 Introduction............................... 7 The 1st Point............................... 16 The 2nd Point.............................. 22 The 3rd Point.............................. 26 The 4,h Point............................... 28 The 5th Point. 31 The 6th Point. 36 The 7th Point. 41 The 8th Point. 48 The 9lh Point. 52 The 10th Point. 55 The 11th Point. 62 The 12lh Point. 73 The 13,h Point. 74 The 14th Point, 76 The 15th Point. 84 Conclusion 88 Our Call 93 BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR His name: Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaaq Bin 'Abdul- Muhsin Al-'Abbad Al-Badr. He is the son of Al-'Allamah Muhaddith of Medina Shaykh' Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbad Al-Badr. Birth: He was bom on the 22nd day of Dhul-Qaddah in the year 1382 AH in az-Zal'fi, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He currently resides in Al-Medina Al- Munawwarah. Current occupation: He is a member of the teaching staff at the Islamic University, in Al-Medina. Scholastic certifications: Doctorate in 'Aqeedah. The Shaykh has authored books, researches, as well as numerous explanations in different sciences. Among them: 1. Fiqh of Supplications & Ad-Dhkaar. 2. Hajj & refinement of Souls, 3. Explanation of the book "Exemplary Principles" By Shaykh 'Uthaymeen [4] THE STABILITY OF THE AQEEDAH OF THE SALAF & ITS SAFETY FROM ALTERATION 4. Explanation of the book "the principles of Names & Attributes" authored by Shaykh-ul-Islam Ibnul- Qayyim (£&>£). 5. Explanation of the book "Good Words" authored by Shaykh-ul-Islam Ibn Qayyim 6. Explanation of the book "Aqeedah Tahaawiyyah". 7. Explanation of the book "Fusuul: Biography of the Messenger) By Ibn Katheer (&?&»>). 8. He has a full explanation of the book "Aadaab-ul- Muf'rad" authored by Imam Bukhari From the most distinguished scholars whom he has taken knowledge and acquired knowledge from are: 1. His father Al-'Allamah Shaykh 'Abdul-Muhsin Al- Badr —may Allah preserve him. 2. Al-'Allamah Shaykh Ibn Baaz—. 3. Al-'Allamah Shaykh Muhammad Bin Saleh Al- 'U thaymeen—. 4. Shaykh 'Ali Nasir Faqeehi—may Allah preserve him. [5] ARABIC SYMBOL TABLE ARABIC SYMBOL TABLE Arabic Symbols & their meanings (i.e. a male companion of the Prophet Muhammad) Glorified & Exalted is Allah (Allah) the Mighty & Sublime (Allah) the Blessed & Exalted (Allah) the Sublime & Exalted May Allah send Blessings & Safety upon him (i.e. a Prophet or Messenger) May Allah send Blessings & Safety upon him and his family (i.e. Du'aa send mentioned the Prophet ______Muhammad) jilted May Allah have mercy upon him May Allah be pleased with them (i.e. Du'aa made for the Companions of the Prophet ______ Muhammad) (Allah) His Majesty is Exalted May Allah be pleased with her (i.e. a female companion of the Prophet Muhammad) [6] THE STABILITY OF THE AQEEDAH OF THE SALAF & ITS SAFETY FROM ALTERATION INTRODUCTION All praises belong to Allah the Lord of all that exists. The good ending is for the righteous. May the prayers and peace be upon the Imam of the Messengers, our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his companions collectively. The pure unadulterated Islamic Aqeedah extracted from the Book and the Sunnah and a lofty status in the religion. Rather its status is like the status a foundation that has a structure, a heart to a body, and a root of a tree. Allah said: ^ 0 PL.L_\ Ppp? Lip PAL LL "Have you not considered how Allah presents an example, [making] a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches [high] in the sky?" [Soorah Ibrahim 14:24] Thus the status of Aqeedah is tremendous, and its position is lofty and its affair established in the souls of its people. It is submerged in the hearts of its [7] INTRODUCTION companions, and from there it radiates. They rely upon it. The will contend because of it. Its value is elevated in their souls, and its importance is exalted in their hearts. Therefore, it is cemented in their hearts and fortified in their souls. As a consequence of this righteous actions are built upon this and uprightness upon the Minhaj, and perfection of actions, and persistence upon obedience and worship, and adherence to the command of Allah 3^)- Every time the Aqeedah is stronger it becomes more cemented in the souls and more firmly established in the hearts. This Aqeedah propels them to perform good deeds and assist them in all success, righteousness, and uprightness. Based upon this they give it great concern, its importance becomes so high that they prefer it to everything. They consider it more important than their food, their drink, their clothes and all their affairs because this is the reality of the life of their hearts. Allah {$%&££) said: h tjUsM tfe ) < % [8] THE STABILITY OF THE AQEEDAH OF THE SALAF & ITS SAFETY FROM ALTERATION "O you who have believed, respond to Allah and the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life." [Soorah Al-'Anfal 8:24] It is the real life of the hearts, and the foundation of the development of their actions, the establishment of their manners, and their sound methodology. For this reason, they exalt their concern for this with knowledge and belief, and all that follows that to include striving, uprightness and preserving the obedience of Allah Verily the pure unadulterated correct Islamic Aqeedah is the most important of all affairs and the most imperative of the obligations. Therefore, it is a must to place the concern for this before the concern for everything else. So when we reflect upon the biographies of our righteous predecessors (may Allah have mercy on them and house them in paradise, and grant them good on behalf of the Muslims), we find them giving great concern for the affair of Aqeedah. Their concern for it was intense, and they gave it precedence over all other matters. It is the greatest of their concerns, the utmost of their intents, and the noblest of their purposes. Their concern for the Aqeedah manifests in various areas and is the reason for them preserving and maintaining it by authoring [9]