رسالة إلى أهل المغرب في بيان التوحيد والشرك
A Pamphlet to the People of Maghrib Concerning the Clarification of Tawhîd and Shirk
May Allâh sanctify his soul and illuminate his grave, the Shaykh has another pamphlet to the people of Maghrib. Its text is as follows:
In the name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
All praise is due to Allâh. We praise Him, seek His help, seek His forgiveness, and repent to Him. We seek refuge in Allâh from the evil within ourselves and our evil deeds. Whoever Allâh guides, there is no one who can led him astray, and whoever Allâh leads astray, then there is no one who can guide him. I bear witness there is no -true- deity -worthy of worship- except Allâh, He is One and He has no partners, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Rasûl (Messenger). Whoever obeys Allâh and His Rasûl is guided, and whoever disobeys Allâh and His Rasûl is misguided, he will harm nothing but his own self, and he cannot harm Allâh in anyway. May Allâh send abundant peace and blessings upon Muhammad, his family, and his companions (Âmîn!)
To proceed:
Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿قُلْ هٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللّٰهِ عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي وَسُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ.﴾
“Say: This is my way; I invite to Allâh with insight, I and those who follow me. And exalted is Allâh; and I am not of those who associate others with Him.”[1]
And Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللّٰهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللّٰهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ.﴾
“Say, “If you love Allâh then follow me, Allâh will love you and forgive you of your sins.”[2]
And Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا.﴾
“And whatsoever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it).”[3]
And Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا.﴾
“This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islâm as religion.”[4]
Allâh Subhânahu informed that He perfected the Din and completed it on the tongue of His Rasûl Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam.
We were commanded to abide by what had been revealed to us from our Rabb (Lord), abandoning the Bid’ah (innovation), separation and Ikhtilâf (disagreement); thus Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿اتَّبِعُوا مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا مِنْ دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ قَلِيلًا مَا تَذَكَّرُونَ.﴾
“Follow, (o mankind), what has been revealed to you from your Lord and do not follow other than Him any allies. Little do you remember.”[5]
And Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿وَأَنَّ هٰذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ ذٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُمْ بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ.﴾
“And, (moreover), this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow (other) ways, for you will be separated from His way. This has He instructed you that you may become righteous.”[6]
The Rasûl Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam informed that his Ummah (nation) will copy the deeds of the previous generations and follow them very closely; span by span, and cubit by cubit (i.e., inch by inch).[7]
It is established in the Sahîhayn (Two Sahîh; Sahîh of al-Bukhârî and Sahîh of Muslim) and in other than them that Rasûlullâh Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam said,«لَتَتْبَعُنَّ سَنَنَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ حَذْو الْقُذَّة بِالْقُذَّةِ حَتَّى لَوْ دَخَلُوا جُحْرَ ضَبٍّ لَدَخَلْتُمُوهُ. قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى قَالَ فَمَنْ.»
“Surely, you will follow the ways of those nations who were before you in an exact identical manner, so much so that even if they entered a hole of a lizard, you would enter it.” They said, “O Rasulullâh, Do you mean the Jews and the Christians?” He said, “Who else could it be?”[8]
In another Hadîth Rasûlullâh Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam informed that his Ummah will split into seventy-three sects and that all of them are in the Fire (Hellfire) except for one sect. They said, “Who are they O Rasûlullâh (Messenger of Allâh)?” He Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam said, “Those who are upon what I and my Companions are upon today.”[9]
When this is recognized, that which has become wide-spread of the calamities from the newly innovated matters will also be recognized in which the paramount of the calamities is; associating partners to Allâh, Tawajjuh (inclining) to the dead, requesting help from them against the enemy, fulfilling the needs, resolving the hardship such that none other than Rabb (Lord) of the worlds and heavens have the power to do. Likewise, seeking nearness to them through vowing and slaughtering offerings, Istighâthah (seeking aid) from them to eliminate distress and to bring on benefits and also other types of Ibâdah (worship) which are not allowed to be directed to any other besides Allâh. Directing anything from the types of Ibâdah to other than Allâh is the same as directing all types of Ibâdah to other than Allâh. This is because Allâh Subhânahu is most distant from being associated partners amongst those whom are associated as partners. Allâh will not accept a deed unless it is done sincerely. As Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿فَاعْبُدِ اللّٰهَ مُخْلِصًا لَهُ الدِّينَ ۞ أَلَا لِلّٰهِ الدِّينُ الْخَالِصُ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَا إِلَى اللّٰهِ زُلْفَى إِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِي مَا هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ إِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَنْ هُوَ كَاذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ.﴾
“So worship Allâh making your submission exclusive for Him. Surely, the religion is for Allâh only. And those who take Awliyâ (pl. Walî; saints) besides Him (say), “We only worship them that they may bring us near to Allâh.” Verily, Allâh will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Truly, Allâh does not guide he who is a disbelieving liar.”[10]
Allâh Subhânahu informed that He is not pleased with the Dîn that is not sincerely for Him. And He informed that the Mushrikûn (pl., Mushrik; idol worshipers/polytheists) make Du’â to the angels, the prophets and the righteous so that they may bring them nearer to Allâh, and become intercessors for them in His presence. In addition, He informed that He will not guide the disbelieving liars. He denied them concerning this claim and their Kufr. Thus Allâh stated,﴿إِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَنْ هُوَ كَاذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ.﴾
“Truly, Allâh does not guide he who is a disbelieving liar.”[11]
And Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنْفَعُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ هٰؤُلَاءِ شُفَعَاؤُنَا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ قُلْ أَتُنَبِّئُونَ اللّٰهَ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَلَا فِي الْأَرْضِ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ.﴾
“And they worship other than Allâh that which neither harms them nor benefits them, and they say, “These are our intercessors with Allâh” Say, “Do you inform Allâh of something He does not know in the heavens or on the earth?” Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.”[12]
Allâh thus informed that whoever takes intermediaries between himself and Allâh requesting intercession, has worshipped them and associated them as partners (to Allâh). This is because intercession in its entirety belongs exclusively to Allâh. As Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿قُلْ لِلّٰهِ الشَّفَاعَةُ جَمِيعًا.﴾
“Say, “To Allâh belongs (the right to allow) intercession entirely.”[13]
No one can intercede in His presence without His permit. As Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ.﴾
“Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission?”[14]
And Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿يَوْمَئِذٍ لَا تَنْفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَرَضِيَ لَهُ قَوْلًا.﴾
“That Day, no intercession will benefit except (that of) one to whom ar-Rahmân (the Most Gracious) has given permission and has accepted his word.”[15]
Allâh Subhânahu is not pleased with anything but Tawhîd. As Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَى.﴾
“And they cannot intercede except for him with whom He is pleased.”[16]
And Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ 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. “Call upon those whom you claim (to be your gods) beside Allâh. They do not possess (anything) even to the measure of a particle, neither in the heavens nor in the earth. They have no contribution at all in either of the two, nor is any of them a helper for Him (Allâh). And intercession does not benefit with Him except for one whom He permits.”[17]
So Shafâ’ah (intercession) is Haqq (truth), however it cannot be requested from anyone in this Dunya (worldly life) except Allâhu Taâlâ. As Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿وَأَنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلّٰهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا مَعَ اللّٰهِ أَحَدًا.﴾
“And the Masâjid (pl. Masjid; places of worship) are only for Allâh, so pray (invoke/worship) not unto anyone along with Allâh.”[18]
And Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿وَلَا تَدْعُ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا يَنْفَعُكَ وَلَا يَضُرُّكَ فَإِنْ فَعَلْتَ فَإِنَّكَ إِذًا مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ.﴾
“And do not invoke besides Allâh that which neither benefits you nor harms you, for if you did, then indeed you would be of the Dhâlimûn (pl. Dhâlim; wrongdoers).”[19]
When the Rasûl Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam, is the Sayyid’ush Shufa’â (leader of the intercessors), and the owner of al-Maqâm’ul Mahmûd (magnanimous position), and while Âdam Alayh’is Salâm and others under him in rank are under his banner, and even Rasûlullâh cannot intercede without the permit of Allâh, and he will not intercede in the beginning rather “he will come and fall in Sujûd (prostration) and he will praise Allâh in a manner that Allâh taught him and he will be told, “(O Muhammad!) Raise your head. Say, and you will be heard; ask, and your request will be granted; intercede, and your intercession will be granted.” Then he will be assigned a degree and thereupon they will be entered into Jannah.[20] (If this is the condition of our Prophet), what would be the condition of the other Anbiyâ (prophets) and Awliyâ (friends of Allâh; His righteous slaves)?
Concerning that we mentioned, no one from amongst the scholars of the Muslimûn (pl. Muslim) has opposed it. Rather, as-Salaf’us Sâlihîn (the Righteous Predecessors) amongst the Sahâbah (companions) and the Tâbi’ûn (those who follow them) and al-Aimmat’ul Arba’ah (the Four Imâms) and other than them who followed their path and proceeded along the lines of their Manhaj made Ijmâ (consensus) upon it.
When it comes to what has emanated from requesting intercession from the Anbiyâ and Awliyâ after they have died, revering their graves by building domes and lighting over them (i.e., the graves), and performing Salâh (prayer) by them, making them places of festivities, appointing custodians, and offering vows to them, all of these are from the newly innovated matters which the Nabî Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam informed would occur and cautioned from. As it is narrated in the Hadîth that he Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam stated,«لا تقوم الساعة، حتى يلحق حي من أمتي بالمشركين، وحتى تعبد فئام من أمتي الأوثان.»
“The Hour will not be established until a tribe from my Ummah joins the Mushrikûn (pl. Mushrik; polytheists) and until large groups from my Ummah worship idols.”[21]
Rasûlullâh Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam is the one who safeguarded Tawhîd with great protection and blocked all paths leading to Shirk and prohibited the plastering of the graves and constructing/building on it. As it is established in Sahîh Muslim in the Hadith of Jâbir Radiyallâhu Anh.
It is also established in Sahîh Muslim that Rasûlullâh Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam delegated Alî bin Abî Tâlib Radiyallâhu Anh and commanded him that he should not leave an image without obliterating it, or a high grave without leveling it.[22]
For this reason, several scholars said it is Wâjib (obligatory) to demolish the domes that were built upon the graves, since they were constructed upon disobeying the Rasûl Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam.
Therefore, this matter (having Ikhlâs in Ibâdah to Allâh alone and demolishing domes built upon graves) necessitated an Ikhtilâf (disagreement) between us and the people, so much so that it came to the point where they declared Takfîr upon us, fought us, and claimed our blood permissible to shed and our wealth permissible to take. This continued until Allâh helped us over them and gave us victory over them.
This is what we call people to and what we fight them for, after we establish the Hujjah (evidence) to them from the Book of Allâh (the Qur’ân), the Sunnah of His Rasûl, and the Ijmâ of the righteous Salaf from amongst the A’immah (pl. of Imâm) who were followed. This is because of the statement of Allâh Subhânahu wa Taâlâ,﴿وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ الدِّينُ لِلّٰهِ.﴾
“And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allâh) and until all of the Dîn (religion) will be for Allâh Alone.”[23]
(Shaykh Muhammad bin Abd’il Wahhâb Rahimahullâh then said,)فمن لم يجب الدعوة بالحجة والبيان، قاتلناه بالسيف والسنان.
Whomever does not accept our Da’wah (call) with the Hujjah and al-Bayân (declaration), then we fight them by sword and spear.
As Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَنْزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْمِيزَانَ لِيَقُومَ النَّاسُ بِالْقِسْطِ وَأَنْزَلْنَا الْحَدِيدَ فِيهِ بَأْسٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللّٰهُ مَنْ يَنْصُرُهُ وَرُسُلَهُ بِالْغَيْبِ إِنَّ اللّٰهَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ.﴾
“We have already sent Our messengers with clear evidences and sent down with them the Scripture and the balance that the people may maintain (their affairs) in justice. And We sent down iron, wherein is great military might and benefits for the people, and so that Allah may make evident those who support Him and His messengers unseen. Indeed, Allâh is Powerful and Exalted in Might.”[24]
We call the people to establish the Salâh (daily prayers) with congregation in a fashion that is prescribed, giving the Zakâh (alms), fasting during the Month of Ramadhân, and pilgrimage to the Sacred House of Allâh (the Ka’bah). We also enjoin what is right and forbid from evil. As Allâhu Taâlâ stated,﴿الَّذِينَ إِنْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَمَرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَلِلّٰهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْأُمُورِ.﴾
“(And they are) those who, if We give them authority in the land, establish prayer and give Zakâh and enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. And to Allâh belongs the outcome of (all) matters.”[25]
Therefore, this is what we believe in and what we adopt as a religion in the sight of Allâh. So, whoever acts with this is our Muslim brother. Whatever is in his favor is in ours, and whatever is against him, is against us.
We also believe that the Ummah (nation) who adhered to the Sunnah of Muhammad Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam will not gather upon misguidance and there will never cease to exist a group from his Ummah upon the truth, aided, that will never be harmed by those who forsake them nor those who oppose them, until the command of Allâh comes while they are upon this.
May Allâh send peace upon Muhammad. (Âmîn!)
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