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On Harshness | 13 | Slandering the Scholars of the Hijaaz and Accusing Them of Adulating Taaghuts [Evil Leaders]

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab Questioner: There are some youth in Holland and elsewhere, Salafis alhamdulillaah, we do not doubt their creed but they say vile things about some of the scholars, especially the scholars of the Hijaaz. They say, … Continue reading

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On Harshness | 12 | Having Bigotry Towards Shaikhs

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab Questioner: There are some youth with us who initially used to feel comfortable with/go to one of the scholars and another group would feel comfortable with/go to a different one. Then the situation escalated until … Continue reading

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On Harshness | 11 | Self-Conceited Student of Knowledge, how dare you issue a fatwaa?

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab So it is [a must] for him to actualise this aayah, “So ask the people of the message if you do not know.” For the example of these people who are not from the people … Continue reading

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On Harshness | 10 | Thousands of Companions, and only two hundred scholars? And today? ‘I performed ijtihaad and came to the conclusion that …’

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab And I also see [it appropriate] that I mention that today we have been afflicted with the opposite of what we were put to test with in past generations. In the past we were afflicted … Continue reading

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On Harshness | 9 | The truth in and of itself is already heavy enough on the people, so, “Be easy going and do not be harsh …”

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab And due to this, when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم sent Mu’aadh ibn Jabal and Abu Musa al-Ash’ari, may Allaah be pleased with them both, to Yemen, he counselled them with the … Continue reading

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On Harshness | 8 | Be Gentle

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab Questioner: What do you think about giving some general advice, O Shaikh, to the callers, namely, an advice about how to call to the establishment of a correct scholarly, methodology in Jordan? Al-Albaani: Before everything, … Continue reading

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PDF: An Advice to the Salafis to Show Kindness and Softness and to Reject Disunity and Differences … and to Leave the Unlegislated Type of Boycotting

Here is the PDF version of all the separate posts in one place.  If you want to save it, right click on the link and go to ‘Save Link/Target As’: Harshness.  

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On Harshness | 7 | Justified and Exaggerated Accusations of Harshness Against the Salafis

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab Questioner: In the talks of the brother Kamaal, he described the Salafis as having harshness and not being kind, so I don’t know, do you think … that this feature is the one most common, … Continue reading

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On Harshness | 6 | An Advice to the Salafis to Show Kindness and Softness: Chasing Each Other’s Faults

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab Many times severing ties and harshness occur due to suspicions and mistaken impressions crossing one’s mind regarding one’s Muslim brother. So this hadith which is the last [to be mentioned] came along to warn and … Continue reading

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On Harshness | 5 | An Advice to the Salafis to Show Kindness and Softness: The Threat Associated with Boycotting

Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab And there are some authentic hadiths which we are also in need of remembering practically and not [leaving it at] just [being acquainted with them] as a notion or a piece of knowledge, and [one … Continue reading

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