When bad thoughts come to you about Allaah!

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

If ever such statements come to your mind, or you hear people saying this: “Allaah can’t do a thousand things”, or any other statements which harbors bad thoughts about Allaah or attributes weakness to Him, then:

1) Seek Allaah’s refuge from such thoughts or statements by saying:

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم

Manhaj in Da`wah which many "Celebrity" speakers have deserted

بـسـم الله والحـمـد لله والـصلاة والـسـلام عــلى رسـول الله، وبـعـد

All thanks to these "Celebrity" speakers: 
1) the call towards Tawheed is declining; 
2) many people are losing interest in the topics related to `Aqeedah and Tawheed or they are misled into believing that they already know enough and that what they know is sufficient; 
3) and the  scholars are being belittled and their honor are being attacked.

Therefore the following is a summarized reminder on the importance of calling towards Tawheed and warning against Shirk; calling towards Sunnah and warning against Bid`ah; and sticking with the scholars and not the "celebrity" speakers. 

PART 1

Don't be deceived by those who call only towards "good manners" with the creation while ignoring the rights of the Creator:

Allaah تعالى said:

﴿قَدْ نَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُ لَيَحْزُنُكَ الَّذِي يَقُولُونَ ۖ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يُكَذِّبُونَكَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّـهِ يَجْحَدُونَ﴾

{We know indeed the grief which their words cause you (O Muhammad); IT IS NOT YOU THAT THEY DENY, but it is the Verses (the Qur'aan) of Allaah that the Dhaalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers) deny.} [Surah al-An`aam (6): 33]

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was called al-Ameen (the honest one) by the Muskriks even before he received any revelation and they still used to call him al-Ameen even after they had rejected his call. They never had the problem with the personality.

So, the first and foremost thing we have to understand is that the Mushriks never stopped the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم from calling towards good manners, or doing good to the neighbors, or feeding the poor and taking care of the widows and orphans; but it was the `Aqeedah and the call to Tawheed that they were against. 

The Aayah which uproots the Shirk from its foundation

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Allaah تعالى says:

{قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَلَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِيهِمَا مِنْ شِرْكٍ وَمَا لَهُ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ ظَهِيرٍ * وَلَا تَنْفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا لِمَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ}

{Say (O Muhammad to those polytheists, pagans, etc.): “Invoke those whom you assert (to be associate gods) besides Allaah, they possess not even the weight of an atom, either in the heavens or on the earth, nor have they any share therein, nor there is for Him any supporter from among them. And intercession does not benefit with Him except for one whom He permits…}

[Surah al-Saba’ (34): 22-23]

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله commented on the above Aayah:

A Mushrik (polytheist) takes as his god a thing that he believes will benefit him. But no one can provide benefit except for the one who possesses one of these four characteristics:

One of the sign of arrogance in today’s youths

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

It is narrated on the authority of Abdullaah Ibn Mas`ood that the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said:

“He who has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride shall not enter Paradise.”A person (amongst his hearers) said: Verily a person loves that his dress should be fine, and his shoes should be fine. He صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Verily, Allaah is Graceful and He loves Grace. Pride is refusing the truth (out of self-esteem), and belittling the people.”

[Saheeh Muslim (164)]

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Many of today’s youth, when confronted with the truth, so confidently say: “Leave us alone! Allaah will judge us.”

Indeed Allaah will judge us all. But they intend evil with the statement of truth!

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Whoever has read the long Ahaadeeth on intercession will know that even the Prophets and Messengers will be in a state of awe on the Day of Judgment. No one will be able to speak except the Messengers and they will be saying: “O Allaah save us! O Allaah save us!” [Saheehain]

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Furthermore, also look at the statements of Mother of the Believers, the Siddeeqah bint Siddeeq (the truthful, the daughter of the truthful), the beloved of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, `Aaishah رضي الله عنها:

#1

Ibraaheem al-Nakha`I said: `Aaishah once passed by a tree and she said: “How much I wished that I was one of the leaves of this tree.” [Siyar A`laam al-Nubalaa’ (3/459) and Tabaqaat al-Kubraa of Ibn Sa`d (10951)]

#2

Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika: Ibn `Abbaas asked permission to visit `Aaishah before her death, and at that time she was in a state of agony. She then said. "I am afraid that he will praise me too much." And then it was said to her, "He is the cousin of Allaah's Apostle and one of the prominent Muslims." Then she said, "Allow him to enter." (When he entered) he said, "How are you?" She replied, "I am alright if I fear (Allaah)." Ibn `Abbaas said, "Allaah willing, you are alright as you are the wife of Allaah's Apostle and he did not marry any virgin except you and proof of your innocence was revealed from the Heaven." Later on Ibn Az-Zubair entered after him and 'Aisha said to him, “Ibn `Abbaas came to me and praised me greatly, but I wish that I was a thing forgotten and out of sight.” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (4753)]

Importance of Disassociating from Shirk and its people

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Introduction:

Many people, both in the east and the west, have been affected by the deviant methodology of al-Ikhwaan al-Muslimoon, namely: “To cooperate in which they agree and to remain silent in which they disagree or differ.”

This deviant methodology is for the sole purpose of achieving political aims, even if it means to do away with the core principles of Islaam:

1. To enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil.

2. To love for the sake of Allaah and to hate for the sake of Allaah.

One such individual who has been heavily affected with this ideology is none other than Yasir Qadhi, who will go any distance and use every opportunity to universally unite the Sunnis with the Raafidhee Shia`s.