A Sincere Advice and a Clarification

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In the following treatise, we are going to clarify some Qawaaid (Principles) which some of our

Muslim brothers have innovated by themselves, for which no proofs can be found within the Quran

and the Sunnah. What is very saddening is that some of these innovated Qawaaid have entered into

most of the Salafi communities around the world.

The truth is that there is a big misunderstanding between the people. If you observe the situation of

most of the Salafi brothers in this Fitnah, we see that they have not taken the methodology of the

Salaf but rather have made Taqleed (blind following) of certain individuals.

Some of the points which will be clarified in this treatise, if Allah wills, are as follows:

1. The meaning of al Kibaar al Ulamaa (Big Scholars)

2. Our attitude towards the Kibaar al Ulamaa

3. Tawaqquf, its meaning and its ruling

4. Supporting the Haq and Refuting the Baatil is from among the principles of Ahlus Sunnah

Point 1 : The meaning of Kibaar al Ulamaa

What is the definition of Kibaar al Ulamaa? If we look into the Quran, the Sunnah and the speech of

Salaaf, there is no evidence to support that the age of a scholar defines whether he is either from

the Kibaar or Sigaar al Ulamaa (small scholars). Some people misunderstand that the Kibaar refer to

those who are old in age while the Sigaar refer to those who are young in age.

This understanding is against the Quran, the Sunnah and the Ijmaa (consensus) of the Salaaf i.e. that

Kibaar and Sigaar are defined by the age of the scholars. Rather it is the knowledge that a scholar

possess and his adherence to the Sunnah that defines his status.

Syaikh ul Islaam Ibn Taimiyyah , Imaam Ahmad, Ibn Hazm, An Nawaawee, Al Haafiz Ibn Hajr, Imaam

Al Bukhaari, Imaam Muslim and their likes, these scholars started to lead the people when

they were in their thirties. They were young in age but no doubt they are from amongst the Ulamaa

of the Ummah.

While at the same time you will find people who have reached their nineties but they are nowhere

similar to those who are younger than them with respect to Ilm (knowledge). Therefore age is never

a criterion to distinguish between Kibaar al Ulamaa and Sigaar al Ulaama.

So if somebody was to ask regarding the meaning of the Athaar of Ibn Masud when he

said:

And the sign that the people will always be in Khair (goodness) is as long as they take knowledge

from their Kibaar from amongst their trusted people and their scholars. If they take from their Sigaar

and from their evil people, they will be destroyed. (Abu Nuaim in Hilyatul Aulia)

The answer is no doubt there are Kibaar al Ulamaa and Sigaar al Ulamaa. However the definition

of Kibaar al Ulamaa is that they are those who are upon the Haq (truth) and at the same time

advice the people to follow the Haq.

While the Sigaar al Ulamaa are Ulamaa of Ahlul Bidah regardless of their age.

Therefore an Aalim from the Ahlus Sunnah is from the Kibaar, regardless of his age, his knowledge

and his level i.e. Aalim or Mujtahid. This is because an Aalim from the Ahlus Sunnah is upon the Haq

and they also call the people to follow and practice the Haq.

On the other hand, an Aalim from the Ahlul Bidah is from the Sigaar, regardless of their age, their

knowledge and their level. This is because an Aalim from the Ahlul Bidah is upon Baatil (falsehood)

and they also call the people to follow and practice the Baatil.

And the evidence for this definition is that

1. If we look into the Quran and the Sunnah, we will find that Allah and His Messenger

describes knowledgeable people of Ahlul Haq to be the Ulamaa while at the same

time He describes those whom possess Ilm but from amongst the Ahlul Baatil from amongst

the Juhhaal (Ignorant). Allah said in Surah Al Araaf verse 176:

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And had We (Allah) willed, We would surely have elevated him therewith but he clung to the

earth and followed his own vain desire. So his description is the description of a dog: if you drive him

away, he lolls his tongue out, or if you leave him alone, he (still) lolls his tongue out. Such is the

description of the people who reject Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations,

etc.). So relate the stories, perhaps they may reflect.

And He said in Surah Al Jumuah verse 5:

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{ 45 The likeness of those who were entrusted with the (obligation of the) Taurat (Torah) (i.e. to

obey its commandments and to practise its legal laws), but who subsequently failed in those

(obligations), is as the likeness of a donkey who carries huge burdens of books (but understands

nothing from them). How bad is the example (or the likeness) of people who deny the Ayat

(proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah. And Allah guides not the people who

are Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, disbelievers, etc.).

and the Hadith of Abdullah Ibn Amr :

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Verily Allaah does not take away knowledge by snatching it away from the servants, but he takes

away knowledge by taking away the scholars, until when no scholar remains; the people take

ignorant ones as leaders, so they are asked and give judgements without knowledge (and in the

report of al-Bukhaaree:) So they give judgment according to their opinion and they go astray and

lead others astray. (Sahih Bukhari: 100 and Sahih Muslim: 2673)

If we read the stories and biographies of the Ulamaa of Salaf, we will find that all of them

regardless of being of different ages and levels, they were calling the people to one another. Anas

used to call the people to learn with Al Hassan Al Basri even though al Hassan

was younger than Anas and that al Hassan was a Tabieen while Anas

was a Sahabah (Companion of the Prophet ) . Similarly Imam Ahmad used to call the

people to take knowledge from Imam Al Bukhari even though Imam Al Bukhari was

still at a very young age. When the son of Ishaq went to Imam Ahmad to seek

knowledge from him, Imam Ahmad asked him to return to his father and learn from him

even though Ahmad was of a higher level in knowledge than Ishaq . This shows that

age is never a criterion, rather it is the Ilm that one possesses and that they are from Ahlul Haq, that

defines that they are from Kibaar Ulamaa.

Point 2: Our attitude towards the Kibaar Ulamaa

If we look into the evidences from the Quran and the Sunnah, Allah commands us to follow

only His speech and the speech of His Messenger, Muhammad , by the understanding of the

companions and not the speech of others regardless who they are. Allah said in

Surah An Nisaa verse 115:

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And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad ) after the right path has

been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers' way. We shall keep him in the path

he has chosen, and burn him in Hell - what an evil destination.

Allah commands us to follow Him and His Messenger and this is the meaning of

Salafiyyah. We are commanded to follow the Haq regardless who or where it is from and refute the

Baatil regardless who or where it is from. So no one is allowed to say to us that we have to follow a

certain individual except if it is being mentioned in the Quran and the Sunnah.

So if somebody is to ask regarding the role of the Ulamaa. We answer by saying that we respect

and love them because they are righteous but meanwhile we take their opinions and speech in order

to help us to understand the speech of Allah and His Messenger by the understanding

of the Salaf and to only clarify but not to take their opinions and speech as a new source of evidence.

Allah said in Surah Al Anbiya verse 7:

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What is meant by Dzikr here is the Quran and the Sunnah. Allah commands us to ask those

who have the Quran and the Sunnah regarding the Quran and the Sunnah and not ask them

regarding their own opinions. Therefore we follow their opinions if they coincide with the Quran and

the Sunnah and we do not follow them in their mistakes.

Point 3: Meaning of Tawaqquf

Before we explain the meaning of Tawaqquf , we have to first look at the evidences. This is because

the people have made Tawaqquf as a methodology in the religion.

The word Tawaqquf is neither found in the speech of Allah in the Quran nor found in the

speech of His Messenger in the Sunnah. Rather this word had its beginning in the end of the

second century Hijrah. It was being used to describe those who took the middle way i.e. the way

between Ahlus Sunnah and Ahlul Bidah. This group of people refused to support Ahlus Sunnah and

at the same time refused to refute and reject Ahlul Baatil. They claimed that they remained in the

middle and did not wish to take any sides. The Imaams of Sunnah at that time such as Ahmad Ibn

Hanbal and Ishaq , used this word on this group of people. Furthermore they inclined

the Mutawaqqifun (those who practice Tawaqquf) towards the Ahlul Bidah.

If somebody is to ask why the Ulamaa consider them from amongst Ahlul Bidah. We answer by

saying that this is because they neither support the Haq nor reject the Bidah. The history of this

word, Tawaqquf, absolutely had a dark history. It has always been a wrong methodology for Ahlul

Bidah and never for Ahlus Sunnah. This is because the methodology of Ahlul Haq is clear. So there is

no need to confuse ourselves and remain in the middle. In summary, Tawaqquf is a wrong

methodology because of the following reasons:

1. There is no evidence to support this methodology from the Quran, the Sunnah and from the

stories of the Salaf. Thus, this methodology is not from Ahlus Sunnah.

2. If we are to accept the methodology of Tawaqquf, the people will use it as an excuse for

anyone who does not want to support the Haq and reject the Baatil with the excuse that the

situation is not clear for them.

3. If we are to accept the methodology of Tawaqquf, we will be rejecting many evidences from

the Quran and the Sunnah as Allah commands us to stay with the Haq and to support

Haq. However by practicing Tawaqquf, we will be rejecting Allahs command.

Note: Some ignorant people wish to prove the methodology of Tawaqquf by using the incident that

occurred between some of the companions like Abdullah Ibn Amr Ibn Al Aas, Abu Bakrah and Ibn

Umar . They claimed that those Companions did not fight in either the side of Ali

or the side of Muawiyah . The people use this as a proof for Tawaqquf although Ali

was known to be on the Haq. In a hadith narrated by Ikrimah :

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Ibn 'Abbas said to me and to his son 'Ali, "Go to Abu Sa'id and listen to what he narrates." So we

went and found him in a garden looking after it. He picked up his Rida', wore it and sat down and

started narrating till the topic of the construction of the mosque reached. He said, "We were carrying

one adobe (a sun-dried, unburned brick of clay) at a time while 'Ammar was carrying two. The

Prophet saw him and started removing the dust from his body and said, "May Allah be Merciful to

'Ammar, the oppressive group will kill him He will be inviting them (i.e. his murderers, the rebellious

group) to Paradise and they will invite him to Hell-fire. (Sahih Al Bukhari: 447)

Note: Ammar was with Ali

There is no Khilaaf between the scholars that Ali was on the Haq and that Muawiyah

was mistaken in this aspect. It is also known that the hadith which mentions that some of

the above mentioned Companions remained in the middle is not authentic. But even if we consider

it to be authentic the Companions had erred in their Ijtihaad. So this cannot be used as an evidence

for the Mutawaqqifuun but rather it is evidence against them and it shows that we have to support

the Haq over the Baatil without any excuse.

In another hadith by Al Ahnaf Ibn Qayis , He said :

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" " While I was going to help this man ('Ali Ibn Abi Talib ), Abu Bakrah met me and asked, "Where are

you going?" I replied, "I am going to help that person." He said, "Go back for I have heard Allah's

Messenger saying, 'When two Muslims fight (meet) each other with their swords, both the murderer

as well as the murdered will go to the Hell-fire.' I said, 'O Allah's Messenger! It is all right for the

murderer but what about the murdered one?' Allah's Messenger replied, "He surely had the intention

to kill his companion." (Sahih Al Bukhari: 31)

Al Hafiz Ibn Hajr said in his explanation of the hadith in Fathul Bari:

Al Ahnaf turned away from the opinion of Abu Bakrah and he fought with Ali

in all of his wars.

In this hadith, Al Ahnaf returned to help Ali despite Abu Bakrahs

advice because he knew that Ali was upon the Haq due to the specific evidence from

the Hadith i.e. that Ali was upon the Haq.

Point 4: Supporting the Haq and Refuting the Baatil is from among the principles of

Ahlus Sunnah

Supporting the Haq and Refuting the Baatil is from among the Principles of Ahlus Sunnah

Allah and His Messenger commanded us to aid the Haq and refute the Baatil at all

times. None of us is to be excused from enjoining the good and forbidding the evil. Allah said

in Surah Ali Imran verse 104:

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Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good (Islam), enjoining Al-Ma'ruf

(i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and forbidding Al-Munkar (polytheism

and disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden). And it is they who are the successful.

Syaikhul Islam Ibn Taimiyyah mentioned in Aqeedah al Wasitiyyah, that enjoining the good

and forbidding the evil is from among the principles of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jammaaah.

Tahazzub and Hizzbiyah (Partisanship) is one of the Muharramaat (prohibitions) of our religion. It is

Munkar (evil) and thus we have to warn the Ummah from falling into it. In a hadith by Abu Said

in Sahih Muslim, the Prophet said:

] [ Whoever saw a Munkar, he must change it with his hand. If he is not able (to change it with his

hand), then (he should change it) with his tongue. If he is not able (to change with his tongue), then

(he should change it) with his heart. And that is the weakest of Iman (Sahih Muslim: 49)

Therefore as Muslims we are commanded to encourage the people upon the good and forbid the

evil. The Haq and the Baatil are clear and no one is allowed to be Tawaqquf when the issues are

clearly mentioned to him. Furthermore enjoining the good and forbidding the evil do not require the

approval of the Ulamaa. This noble obligation will be asked by Allah to everyone on the Day

of Judgement.

Fitnah of Yemen

The beginning and the reason of the Fitnah

In this section, we are going to briefly mention the Fitnah which occured in Dammaj. This was

witnessed by me (Ahmad Banajah) as I was present in in the midst of this Fitnah. It was being said:

The people of Makkah know its paths better than anyone

And also the saying:

The homeowner knows better than anyone.

And know O readers that anyone who saw what happened is not like one who heard it. I come from

the same town of Abdur Rahman Al Maree Al Adanee and his brother Abdullah Al Maree. But the

truth is more beloved to us than anything else.

A new Markaz was to be built in Lahj and this news was known by all the Mashaaikh and students in

Dammaaj. The followers of Abdur Rahman Al Maree called the students to register by his

permission even before the Markaz started to be built. This is not the way of the Marakiz in Yemen.

Rather the way in Yemen is that, the Markaz is build first, then people will proceed to enter the

Markaz. This registration was kept secret from Asy Syaikh Yahyaa ibn Ali Al Hajooree (the

successor of Asy Syaikh Muqbil ibn Haadi al Wadiee ( ) and the rest of the Mashaaikh in

Dammaaj. Students were being asked secretly in Dammaaj to register themselves in the Markaz.

Amongst those students who registered was myself as at first I thought it was upon Khair (goodness)

without realising the true intention of Al Maree.

They promoted this new Markaz in various ways. Firstly, they made the price for the land to be

cheap so that the people could buy the land there. Secondly, they would always make comparisons

between Dammaaj and the new Markaz such as their saying that when someone buys a land in

Dammaaj, they do not completely own the land i.e. which means if they leave Dammaaj, the land

goes back to the original landlord who is from Dammaaj. However if someone buys a land in Lahj,

they would be able to own the land forever. They also say that the streets in Dammaaj are not

organised while the streets in the new Markaz are better organised. These are among the ways that

Al Maree and his followers used to attract the people to the Markaz and cause division among the

brothers in Dammaaj. Think O readers, is this the way of a sincere person to seek the Face of Allah

. If he would have been sincere, he would have certainly ask the Syaikhs permission and not

keep it secret from him.

After Syaikh Yahyaa became aware of the secret registrations that were taking place in

Dammaaj and the call to the new Markaz, he advised Al Maree personally not to register people in

this way as it caused division between the brothers in Dammaaj. Syaikh Yahyaa advised Al

Maree like his own brother. For instance, in one of the occasions, Syaikh Yahyaa said:

By Allah, no one talks about Syaikh Abdur Rahman. He is like my Adud (humerus) i.e. right hand

man.

This shows that Syaikh Yahyaa advised Al Maree with the best of advice but Al Maree was

heedless to the advice and continued to call the brothers to register in his new Markaz. At the same

time his followers made separate circles with Al Maree and did not attend the circles of Syaikh

Yahyaa . This further caused division among the brothers in Dammaaj.

Due to this situation, the Masyaaikh in Dammaaj like Syaikh Jaamil As Salwee tried to solve

this division in Dammaaj by advising Al Maree and his followers. However, they were heedless of

the advice.

In one of the occasions after Fajr, Syaikh Yahyaa asked Al Maree to explain himself in front

of all the people, but he refused. O readers, contemplate, every time Syaikh Yahyaa tried to close

the door to Fitnah, Al Maree kept persisting in opening this awful door. If he is not a Fitnah maker,

he would have definitely explained himself when Syaikh Yahyaa asked him to do so.

Then, the Masyaaikh of Yemen such as Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab Al Washobi and Syaikh

Muhammad Al Imaam came to Dammaaj to advice Al Maree to stop calling the people to register to

his Markaaz and advice Syaikh Yahyaa to be silent. However, Al Maree and his followers

were still heedless to the advice.

Division between the brothers in Dammaaj became worst due to the Fitnah of Al Maree to the

extent that a fight broke out between two students. One was supporting Al Maree and the other

was trying to defend Syaikh Yahyaa . That fight resulted in both being expelled from

Dammaaj.

When Al Maree left Dammaaj to make Dawah in Adn, Syaikh Yahyaa adviced him to

continue spreading the Dawah there and told him that they are still brothers. O readers, Syaikh

Yahyaa never expelled Al Maree from Dammaaj and this is a misconception which is

widespread. By Allah , whoever says that Al Maree is expelled from Dammaaj, he is a liar.

When Al Maree was in Adn, he gathered supporters for himself. It came to a point that the division

between those who ascribed themselves to Salafiyyah were noticed in many of the Masaajid in Adn.

There were those who were supporters of Al Maree and those who defended Dammaaj and Syaikh

Yahyaa . All of these incidents resulted in Tahazzub between the people.

While in Saudi Arabia, his brother, Abdullah Al Maree went around calling scholars to the side of

Abdur Rahman Al Maree and warned against Dammaaj and Syaikh Yahyaa .

As was mentioned earlier, Muhammad Al Wasobi was trying to be a mediator between Syaikh

Yahyaa and Al Maree at the beginning of the Fitnah. However even when Al Maree

continued his Tahazzub, Muhammad Al Wasobi still insisted that Syaikh Yahyaa be silent.

How can Syaikh Yahyaa be silent when Dammaj is being warned against?

The Fitnah became worse when Ubayd Al Jaabiree fell into it. He did not seek advice from Syaikh

Yahyaa who knew about the Fitnah the most as it began in his own Markaz. If he had done

that, he would have understood that Al Maree and his follower was the one who were opposing the

Call to Salafiyyah in Dammaaj.

Below is a translated transcription found in the telelink that was given by Ubayd to the Salafi

brothers of Sudan which was recorded in the month of Ramadaan of the year 2008.

As for Hajooree then he is a fool! Al-Hajooree, Yahyaa Hajooree deviated the Markaz, Markaz

Dammaaj, which was established by al-Allaamah, al-Aalim Shaikh Muqbil ( ). It (Markaz

Dammaaj) was established on the Sunnah, but al-Hajooree is a fool and has little shame and does

not speak in the manner of the people of knowledge rather he speaks in the manner of the people of

foolishness!

So I give advice to four types of people:

First: the people who are currently in Dammaaj, I advise them to leave it! They should go to other

Maraakiz that are widespread in Yemen which are run by, wa lillaahi hamd, those who are much

more intelligent than Yahyaa Hajooree. They also have adab and noble character.

Second: his guards who support him, their support him is support for foolishness...

Third: the companions of Shaykh Muqbil , for they are responsible and whoever of them has

the ability, wisdom and good politics are all responsible for what is going on with that man (Shaykh

Yahyaa) in the Markaz up to when he deviated from the Sunnah. I advise them to raise his affair with

the people of authority and remove him (Shaikh Yahyaa al-Hajooree) from the Markaz (Dammaaj)

and replace him with a man who can return it (the Markaz) to what it was upon during the time of

the founder Shaikh Muqbil ( ).

Fourth: those who travel to Yemen to study from the hands of Ahlus-Sunnah in Yemen, I advise them

to not go to Markaz Dammaaj, its condition is what it is! This is until al-Hajooree is removed and

Allaah blesses it with a man who will return it to what it was upon during the time of Shaikh Muqbil

(rahimahullaah). (End Quote)

O sincere readers, is this the call to brotherhood? Is this the way to call to Salafiyyah and unity

among the Salafiyoon? Or is it a call to division between them?

Despite this incident, Shaikh Yahyaas respond towards Ubayd Al Jaabiree was gentle. He

gave excuses for Ubayds warning against Dammaj like perhaps Ubayd was not aware of the true

side of the story regarding the Fitnah. Even with the kind advice by Syaikh Yahyaa , Ubayd

persisted in his warning against Syaikh Yahyaa .

After this Al Maree, exposed his hatred to Shaikh Yahyaa . Al Maree said that since he (Al

Maree) started seeking knowledge, he had not seen a person Afjar fil khisom (unfair in argument),

Adzlam (more unjust) and Akdzab (a greater liar) than Yahya al Hajooree. By Alllah, when he was in

Dammaaj he used to have great respect and love towards Shaikh Yahyaa . On occasions when

Syaikh Yahya went to Umrah or Hajj, Al Maree was appointed by Shaikh Yahyaa to

take over his chair and teach the students in the Markaz. He used to present the Fatawa of Syaikh

Yahyaa to the students, praise him highly and encourage the students to make Dua for him.

However Al Maree and his followers are spreading that all the people in Dammaaj are Haddaadee

and warn against Dammaj and Syaikh Yahyaa .

Regarding Maktabah Salafiyyah or better known as Salafi

Publications (SPUBS).

Many people have asked me about SPUBS and about the conflicts between the people affiliated to

them and the scholars of Dammaj. I advice anyone who is in doubt on this conflict to look into who

has the proofs from the Quran and the Sunnah and who does not have it. We have already

mentioned who has taken the Right Path and who has gone astray. But now we will describe the

situation of our brothers in SPUBS and how they have gone astray from the Path of the Salaf.

Firstly,

We want to point out their error of staying in the Land of the Kuffar and beginning to live there

happily and establish their dawah in the midst of the kufr of Britain and the fitnah of the Dunya. How

can Dawatus Salafiyyah grow in the midst of the Jungle of Kufr? Out of all the Muslimeen the Salafis

are known to be the best of the Nation of Muhammad . Unfortunately this subject has never

been spoken about by SPUBS as they fear that they will themselves be exposed and hence they

speak about this in a hidden way. Where is their daleel to stay in the Kuffar land and not migrate to

the Land of the Muslims? In fact we can bring the following ahadeeth against staying in the Land of

the Kuffar and not migrating:

Hadeeth 1:

Hijrah will not end until repentance ends, and repentance will not end until the Sun rises from the

West (Irwa ul Ghalil : 1204)

Hadeeth 2:

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Hijrah will not cease as long as the enemy fight you (as Sahih al Musnad: 1515)

Hadeeth 3:

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Sahaabah) said: "O Messenger of Allaah, why?" He said: "Their two (household) fires must not look

towards (i.e. face) each other. (Irwa al Ghaleel :1207)

The first hadeeth says that Hijrah is open for the Muslimeen until the Sun rises from the West. So it

is the duty of any Muslim to migrate as soon as he can and not remain amongst the Kuffar. SPUBS

never made a comment that they would collect all the Muslims and migrate for the sake of Allah

to the Land of the Muslims. Rather some of the scholars they seek fatawa from (i.e. Ubayd al

Jabiree) advice the Muslims to do anti-hijrah to Birmingham instead. Where is the daleel for this

fatwa of anti-hijrah? They remain among the Kuffar and are forced to even follow their laws and

rules and they do not openly express any intention of hijrah. For instance, they have to follow the

awful rules of divorce of the Kuffar, which allows divorce between a man and a woman anytime the

wife chooses to do so. They also have to live and work amongst free mixing and let their families join

into this free mixing and take the kuffar as their Awliyaa in their workplaces and hence go against

what Allah orders in the following verses:

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Those who take disbelievers for Auliya' (protectors or helpers or friends) instead of believers, do they

seek honour, power and glory with them? Verily, then to Allah belongs all honour, power and glory.

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O you who believe! Take not for Auliya' (protectors or helpers or friends) disbelievers instead of

believers. Do you wish to offer Allah a manifest proof against yourselves? (Surah An-Nisa verse 144)

As an explanation for the second and the third hadith, we are going to leave you with the

explanation of Syaikh Nasiruddin Al Albani in his book The Obligation of Hijrah from the

Lands of Shirk and Kufr which is as follows:

In some of the hadeeth, the Prophet () made it a condition upon some new Muslims that they

pledge allegiance to disengaging from the Mushrikeen. In some of the hadeeth he () said:

"Allah will not accept any action from a Mushrik after becoming Muslim until he leaves the

Mushrikeen for the Muslims. "

There are also other similar ahadeeth and I have verified some of them in al-Irwaa.

What is most unfortunate is that those who become Muslims in the current era, and alhamdulillah

they are many, is that they do not respond to this ruling by departing from the kuffar and making

their Hijrah to the lands of the Muslims, except a few of them. I attribute this to two matters:

Firstly: Their holding onto the Dunya and the easy means of living and welfare in their countries, on

the basis that they are living an enjoyable material lifestyle, even though there is no spiritual

element in that lifestyle, as is well known. Therefore, it is difficult for them to go to an Islamic

country as the means to a good lifestyle in Islamic countries are not thriving for them in their view.

Secondly: Importantly, due to their ignorance of this ruling (Hijrah from the Kuffar) they are excused

because they do not hear this ruling from any of the Du'aat whose translated words are widely

circulated into other language. Likewise, they do not hear this ruling from those who go to them in

the name of Da'wah; because most of them are not Fuqahaa' especially the likes of Jamaat ut-

Tableegh. Rather, they increase in clinging to these countries whenever they see that many Muslims

have acted contrary to the ruling by leaving their (Muslim) countries for Kuffar countries!

Where are the muslims for those that Allah has guided to Islam so that they know the likes of

this ruling? And the Muslims themselves oppose it?

All they know is that Hijrah was in the past, like Jihaad. The Prophet said:

" Hijrah will not cease as long as the enemy fight you."

In another hadeeth he () said :

" Hijrah will not end until repentance ends, and repentance will not end until the sun rises from the

west,". Authenticated in al-Irwaa (1208).

So it is necessary to know that there are different types of Hijrah for different reasons. Its exposition

is another field, the important thing here is the Hijrah from the lands of the Muslims whatever the

case of the rulers in there Muslims lands who have deviated from Islam or have short-coming in

applying the ruling of Islam. For all of this in any case is better than how the Kuffar countries can be

described in terms of character, piety and manners. (End Quote)

Although this point is enough of a Jarh (dispraise) on SPUBS, let us continue further and bring more

of their grave errors and how they have strayed from the Path of the Salaf.

Secondly,

We would like to ask how they could perform the duty of forbidding evil and enjoining good if they

are in the midst of the fitnah of the Kuffar and the other vices of a Kuffar community. Forbidding evil

and enjoining good is a duty upon every single Muslim as Allah orders us in the Quran as in

the following verse:

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Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good (Islam), enjoining Al-Ma'ruf

(i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and forbidding Al-Munkar (polytheism

and disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden). And it is they who are the successful. (Surah Alu

Imran verse 104)

Thirdly,

They seek donations from the people to fund their Dawah. The Maktabathus Salafiyyah has hence

become more like a charity organization rather than an organization of spreading the Truth of Islam.

We have seen this in their websites, and these donation appeals are still being circulated in different

ways and methods. We have even come to know that some of the brothers if they want to send

their children to the Salafi school they find it difficult to do so as the fees are very high. Why does

SPUBS want money from these people who just want to educate their children in an Islamic

environment? Was there any incident in which the Prophet ordered the collecting of money to

educate people? Moreover, if we look into their websites we also see them taking loans from the

bank to do their Dawah. But why do they take this hardship and even risk taking loans from the

banks that deal in Riba and therefore fall into the threat that Allah mentions in Surah al

Baqarah in verse 278 and 279, where Allah says:

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O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah and give up what remains (due to you) from Riba (usury) (from

now onward), if you are (really) believers.

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And if you do not do it, then take a notice of war from Allah and His Messenger but if you repent,

you shall have your capital sums. Deal not unjustly (by asking more than your capital sums), and you

shall not be dealt with unjustly (by receiving less than your capital sums).

Forthly,

We say how many scholars or strong students of knowledge or how many memorizers of the

Sahihain (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim) have they (SPUBS) produced? Rather they speak about

Dammajj and speak about the scholars of our Ummah in Yemen and their students. There is no

doubt that they are our scholars as the status of a scholar is given to those who have the Quran and

the Ahadeeth of our Messenger in their hearts and fully comprehend their meanings and is

upon the Manhaj of the Salaf. How the unjust of SPUBS is in comparing the students of Dammaj,

most of whom are memorizers of the Quran and the Ahadeeth of the Messenger of Allah like

the hadeeth in Bukhari, Muslim, Buloogh ul Maraam, Lu'lu wal Marjaan and others to their own

students. How can the students be upon the Haq while their teachers are upon something other

than the Haq. Allahul Mustaan.

Fifthly,

As we know the daees of SPUBS themselves live among the kuffar and are not even known to be

from the memorizers of the Quran and the Ahadeeth of the Messenger . For instance, one of

their daees, Abu Sufian advised one of his students not to go to Dammaj but rather remain in

Birmingham and seek knowledge or go to Umm al Qura or Jamiah Islamiyah Madinah, both of which

is known to be led by Hizbis. The Hizbis there are numerous in number and the teachers themselves

are very well known to be from the Hizbis. Where is the proof for this in the Quran and Sunnah O

Abu Sufian? SPUBS say they teach and spread purely the Quran and Sunnah and the Manhaj of the

Salaf but in the same time one of their own daees advise his students against what the Quran and

Sunnah say, by advising his student to stay among the kuffar and not do Hijrah to the Lands of the

Muslims. This is because they have found a smooth and easy life in the Lands of Kufr and have begun

to adapt with the Kuffar rather than doing hijrah to the Lands of the Muslims where the life is rough

and hard as mentioned by Shaykh Al Albani rahimahullah in his words above. Shaytaan has

beautified the Dunya for their eyes and hence they remain there living happily with the Kuffar.

Finally,

We say where is the brotherhood between those at SPUBS? Most of the brothers there as we have

seen are more selfish and care about their own Dunya and hence unity has broken down between

them. Do we know whether they are being led by any of the Ulamaa or do we know that their

leadership is on the Right Path? All we know is that there has been a Ta'deel Mutlaq (general praise)

by some Ulamaa but meanwhile there has been a Jarh Mufassar (Detailed dispraise) from a few

Ulamaa too. So as it is known from the rules of Jarh wa Tadeel and the well-known words of Shaykh

Rabee bin Hadee al Madkhalee (which explains the rules of the Jarh mufassar and the Ta'deel

Mutlaq), the Jarh Mufassar takes precedence over the Ta'deel Mutlaq. So they cannot use this

Tadeel Mutlaq as a strong tazkiyyah for them because the Ulamaa who gave this Ta'deel Mutlaq

were not aware of the mistakes and the errors of SPUBS that were later exposed by the scholars

who issued the Jarh Mufassar. Their leadership and their daees are also very well known for their

Ta'assub (fanaticism) to Ubayd al Jabiree whether he be on the side of the Haq or on the side of the

Baatil. On one of their websites Salafitalk, in the section of 'In defence of the Scholars', they have

numerous defences of Ubayd and no defences or speech supporting Shaykh Yahya or

Dammaj, although some of the scholars like Shaykh Rabee have praised Shaykh Yahya

and Dammaj. But they rather speak about this issue in their private gatherings which exposes their

cowardice and their error of keeping away from the Truth with the excuse of staying in the middle.

I swear upon Allah that I would say that the brothers at SPUBS are from among the

Muqalliduun (blind followers). The evidence that I would bring to support this is their Ta'assub to

Ubayd al Jabiree, Abdullah al Bukharee and Muhammad bin Hadee al Madkhalee. They stick to them

even if they stray from the Path of the Salaf saying that they are from the Kibaar so we should follow

them. Where is the evidence in the Quran and the Sunnah that shows that we should blindly follow

the Kibaar even in their errors? How many errors has Ubayd made (which I think is because of his old

age) such as his fatwa on anti-hijrah to Birmingham and his fatwa on legalising pictures for children

and also his fatwa on removing magic with magic? So following these men in their errors can easily

be understood as pure Taqleed (blind following) by any mind free of fanaticism.

Inshallah we are going to try in the next article to describe Dammaj and compare it to other Salafi

centres of knowledge around the world to the people in Yemen and to those outside Yemen and

what it means to the Salafis around the world.