Iqaamatul-Burhaan
The Establishment of Proof
A Refutation Against Those Who Deny the Appearance of the Mahdi, the Coming of the Dajjaal, and the Descent of the Messiah at the End of Time
Shaykh Hammoud Ibn Abdullah Ibn Hammoud At-Tuwayjiri
May Allah have mercy upon his soul, forgive him, his parents, and the whole of the Muslims 1405 A.H./1985 A.D.
Translation and Footnotes: Abdul-Qaadir Abdul-Khaaliq
CONTENTS
•PREFACE
•AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHY
•REMARKS ON THE DANGER OF THE ARTICLE OF AL-KHATEEB
•A WARNING TO THOSE WHO DENY AUTHENTIC AHADEETH, REJECT THEM AND REPUDIATE THEM
•OBLIGATION OF BELIEF IN ALL WHICH THE PROPHET (SALLALLAHU 'ALAIHI WA SALLAM) HAS INFORMED US OF THE MATTERS OF THE UNSEEN
•STUBBORNESS IN REJECTING AUTHENTIC HADEETH
•MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED NINETY GOOD AND SOUND HADEETH ARE RELATED REGARDING THE COMING OUT OF THE DAJJAAL (HASAN & SAHEEH)
• THE AHADEETH REGARDING THE COMING OF THE DAJJAAL ARE SUPPORTED FROM NUMEROUS POSITIONS
•WHAT IS REPORTED REGARDING THE PEOPLE WHO DENY STONING, THE COMING OUT OF THE DAJJAAL, THE POOL (OF MUHAMMAD SALLALLAHU 'ALAIHI WA SALLAM), PUNISHMENT IN THE GRAVE, AND THOSE WHO WOULD BE EXTRACTED FROM THE HELLFIRE
•A MENTION OF THOSE SECTS WHO DENY THE COMING OF THE DAJJAAL
•THE WAY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE SUNNAH AND ALL THE MUHADDITHOON, JURISTS AND THINKERS IS CONFIRMATION OF THE COMING OUT OF THE DAJJAAL
•SOME OF THE MODERNISTS DENY THE COMING OF THE DAJJAAL AND MANY OF THE PORTENTS OF THE HOUR
•THE HADEETH HAVE BEEN REPORTED THROUGH A LARGE NUMBER OF CHAINS OF NARRATORS ON THE DESCENT OF 'EESA AT THE END OF TIME
•THE DESCENT OF 'EESA ('ALAIHI SALAAM) IS A REALITY CONFIRMED IN THE QUR'AAN
•PROOF FROM THE QUR'AAN ON THE DESCENT OF 'EESA ('ALAIHI SALAAM)
•THE REBUTTAL AGAINST THOSE WHO CLAIM THE AHADEETH ABOUT THE DESCENT OF 'EESA ('ALAIHI SALAAM) ARE SPURIOUS AND FORGED
•REBUTTAL AGAINST THOSE WHO CLAIM THE DESCENT OF 'EESA ('ALAIHI SALAAM) DEFIES REASON AND DEFIES LOGIC
•REBUTTAL AGAINST THOSE WHO SAY THE DESCENT OF 'EESA ('ALAIHI SALAAM) IS IMPOSSIBLE
•REBUTTAL AGAINST THOSE WHO DENY THE APPEARANCE OF THE MAHDI, THE DAJJAAL AND THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH
•REBUTTAL AGAINST THOSE WHO DENY THERE WILL BE AN ABUNDANCE OF WEALTH AND A FILLING OF THE EARTH WITH JUSTICE IN THE TIME OF THE MESSIAH
•NOTIFICATION OF THE DISTORTION OF THE WORDING OF AN AUTHENTIC HADEETH
•REBUTTAL ON AL-KHATEEB'S CLAIM THAT THE AHADEETH ON THE DESCENT OF 'EESA ('ALAIHI SALAAM) AND THE COMING OUT OF THE MAHDI AND THE DAJJAAL HAVE NO RELATIONSHIP WITH BELIEF (AL-’AQEEDAH)
•WHAT IS MENTIONED BY THE CONSENSUS OF THE SAHAABAH ON THE DESCENT OF 'EESA ('ALAIHI SALAAM) AND THE WORDS OF THE MAJOR SCHOLARS
•REBUTTAL AGAINST THE SKEPTICISM OF AL-KHATEEB REGARDING THE DESCENT OF 'EESA ('ALAIHI SALAAM) AND THE APPEARANCE OF THE MAHDI AND THE DAJJAAL
•REBUTTAL AGAINST HIS CLAIM THAT THE REPORTS ON THE DESCENT OF 'EESA ('ALAIHI SALAAM) AND THE APPEARANCE OF THE MAHDI OPEN THE DOOR TO DANGEROUS TRIALS (FITAN)
•THE GRAVITY OF REJECTING AUTHENTIC HADEETH
WITH THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MERCIFUL, THE BESTOWER OF MERCY
Preface
Verily all praise and thanks is due to Allah, we thank and praise Him and we seek His aid and depend upon Him and we ask Him for forgiveness and seek refuge in Him from the evils of ourselves and the wickedness of our deeds. Whoever Allah guides there is no one who can lead him astray, and whoever Allah leads astray there is none who can guide him. I testify that there is nothing deserving of worship in truth except Allah Who is Alone and without any partner and I bear witness that Muhammad is the slave servant and final Prophet and Messenger of Allah. Verily the most truthful and correct speech is the Book Of Allah and best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). The worst of all matters in religion are those newly invented matters and each invented matter is a forbidden innovation and every forbidden innovation is a straying and every straying is in the fire.
The following is a brief treatise written by the late scholar Hammoud Ibn Hammoud At-Tuwayjiri (May Allah have mercy upon his soul). Shaykh At-Tuwayjiri was known as a staunch defender of Allah's religion, no matter where the challenge stemmed from. He had perhaps written more books in refutation of those who would attack or distort Islam than any other major scholar from among his contemporaries and he was also known for his piety and strength of argument. A brief biography of his life is offered as a part of this translation that will, In shaa Allah, give the reader a glimpse of this great scholar's life.
I have attempted to render this important treatise into the English language in hopes that it will provide conclusive answers to many questions regarding these particular phenomena of the Last Days. There exists widespread ignorance among the Muslims of the East and the West about Prophet 'Eesa's [Jesus Christ] ('alaihi salaam) return and the coming of the Mahdi and the Dajjaal despite it being among the obligatory beliefs for every Muslim. Shaykh At-Tuwayjiri has carefully answered some common questions and doubts raised regarding this issue as part of a response to an article written in an issue of Al-Muslimoon magazine. Clearly, his reply to the author of the article is pertinent to and sufficient for all those like him. Take special note of the shaykh’s use of Qur’aanic texts, the authentic hadeeth, and how he establishes clearly that these are the beliefs of the Muslims from the time of the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) throughout the ages.
In this second edition I pray that all the errors or weaknesses in translation found in the first edition have been corrected. It was sadly not completed before the shaykh’s death (rahimahullah), but I ask Allah’s forgiveness for any shortcomings and for your (the reader's) forbearance. I also pray that Allah accepts this work as done for His sake alone and adds it to the scale of good deeds of the shaykh and to that of the translator in his humble effort to do justice to the original.
I give thanks and ask Allah to reward those Muslims who offered their suggestions for improving the translation and format of the book with special mention of Sh. Abu Muhammad Abdur-Rauf Shakir, B.A. Islamic University of Madeenah, for revision of the translated text and Sh. Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, Ph.D., University of Wales, for his suggestions.
Abdul-Qaadir Abdul-Khaaliq
Riyadh, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
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