Here is a beautiful lecture delivered many, many years ago by Abu Uwais Abdullah Ali (rahimahullah Ta’ala). In the introduction, he (rahimahullah Ta’ala) says the following:
“The matter that I want to speak about is a very important issue especially in times of fitnah, in times of confusion, in times of darkness, in times of storms where people are being thrown left and right and confusion has taken place and that is the importance of Irtibaat or sticking to the Ulema. The importance of sticking to the scholars and there is no doubt that this is the way of those upon the Dawatus-Salafeeyah and there is no doubt that this is the minhaj as-Salafus-Saleh and there is no doubt that one cannot stay upon this minhaj and be well-grounded in this minhaj unless one does, in fact, know who the scholars are and have a connection to the scholars. So, in this way, if we are looking for sa’adah or happiness in Salafeeyah. We must first preserve our Salafeeyah and maintain our Salafeeyah and that we’re upon our Salafeeyah. This is done by sticking closely, sticking closely to the scholars! And if this is done and this is understood then, of course, the need to stick to the scholars in times of ease is one thing and the need to stick to them in times of hardship is even, more and more and more important…”
Without any further ado, let us listen to this timeless reminder.
Extracted benefits:
1 - In Times of Fitnah, Sticking the Scholars
2 - Are those who Know & those who Do Not Know, Equal
3 - Ahlul-Ilm are Guardians of the Deen of Allah
3_1 - Imam Ahmad said the People have a Severe Need for Knowledge3_2 - Imam Hasan al-Basree said the Scholars see the Fitnah Coming
4 - Make Yourself Familiar with this Book of Ibn Abdul-Barr
5 - Who is a Scholar, for they are Rare
5_1 - The Scholars are Rare5_2 - The Scholar in Not the One who can Speak Well
5_3 - The Scholar is Not Necessarily the One who Writes or Checks a Book
Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever invites to guidance will be rewarded like those who follow him in the guidance are rewarded, and that will not decrease the reward of those who have followed him." [Collected by Imām Muslim]
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