Dear Brother "NobleMuslimUK":
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I advise you brother to be patient and to hold on the truth and the right path even if you are alone and in this respect I herein quote a nice paragraph for you to read. Meanwile I advise you also to refer to this good site in Luton:www. calltoislam.com. You can contact us on this e-mail for further information:albani1421@yahoo.com
An important Paragraph from:
"Why I chose the Methodology of Salaf"
By Shaykh Saleem Al-Hilaali
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8 & 9: The adth of ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr, and ‘Uqbah bin ‘mir :
«áÇó ÊóÒóÇáõ ÚöÕóÇÈóÉñ ãöäú ÃõãøóÊöí íõÞóÇÊöáæäó Úóáóì ÃóãúÑö Çááåö ÙóÇåöÑöíäó áÇ íóÖõÑøõåõã ãóäú ÎóÇáóÝóåõã ÍóÊøóì ÊóÃúÊöíóåõã ÇáÓøóÇÚóÉõ æóåõãú Úóáóì Ðóáößó »
«There always remain a party in my ummah that fights for the order of Allah, dominant, not harmed by those who oppose them, until the Hour comes while they are in that state.» Muslim
10. The adth of Abu Hurayrah :
«áÇ ÊóÒóÇáõ ØóÇÆöÝóÉñ ãöäú ÃõãøóÊöí ÞóæøóÇãÉð Úóáóì ÃóãúÑö Çááåö áÇ íóÖõÑøõåÇ ãóäú ÎÇáóÝóåÇ »
«There will always remain a group in my ummah, standing firm upon the order of Allah, they will not be harmed by those who oppose them.» a
11. The adth of Qurrah :
«ÅöÐóÇ ÝóÓóÏó Ãóåúáõ ÇáÔøóÇãö ÝóáÇ ÎóíÑó Ýöíßõã¡ áÇ ÊóÒóÇáõ ØóÇÆöÝóÉñ ãöäú ÃõãøóÊöí ãóäúÕõæÑúíäó áÇ íóÖõÑøõåõã ãóäú ÎóÇáóÝóåõã ÍóÊøóì ÊóÞóæãó ÇáÓøóÇÚÉõ »
«When the people of ash-Shm -in general-become unable to assume the burdens of religion, the rest of the Muslims shall be certainly of worse condition. There will always remain a group in my ummah that will be aided, they will not be harmed by those who oppose them until the Hour is established.» a
12. The adth of Jbir bin Samurah :
»áóäú íóÈúÑóÍó åóÐóÇ ÇáÏøöíäõ ÞóÇÆöãðÇ íõÞóÇÊöáõ Úóáóíúåö ÚöÕóÇÈóÉñ ãöäó ÇáãõÓúáöãöíúäó ÍóÊøóì ÊóÞõæãó ÇáÓøóÇÚÉõ«
«This religion shall not cease to be manifest – a group from the Muslims shall fight for it until the Hour is established.» Muslim
13. The adth of Sa‘d bin Abu Waqq , with two wordings:
»[æ]áÇó ÊóÒóÇáõ ØÇÆöÝóÉñ ãöäú ÃõãøóÊöí ÙóÇåöÑíäó Úóáóì ÇáÏøöíúäö ÚóÒöíÒóÉð Åöáì íóæãö ÇáÞöíóÇãóÉö«
«…and there will always remain a group in my ummah that is dominant upon the religion, honorable until the Day of Judgment.»
»áÇó íóÒóÇáõ Ãóåúáõ ÇáãóÛúÑöÈö ÙóÇåöÑíäó Úóáóì ÇáÍóÞøö ÍóÊøóì ÊóÞæãó ÇáÓøóÇÚÉõ«
«The people of the West shall not cease to be dominant upon the truth until the hour is established.» Muslim
14. The adth of Abu ‘Inabah al-Khawlni :
»áÇ íóÒóÇáõ Çááåõ íóÛúÑöÓõ Ýí åóÐÇ ÇáÏøöíäö ÛóÑúÓðÇ íóÓúÊóÚúãöáõåõãú Ýöí ØóÇÚóÊöåö Åöáóì íóæãö ÇáÞöíóÇãóÉö«
«Allah will never cease to cultivate some seedlings in this religion whom He shall employ in His obedience until the Day of Judgment.» asan
In summary, the adths about at-T’ifah al-Manrah are mutawtir, as is stated by a group of the people of knowledge. Among them; Shaykh al-Islm Ibn Taymiyyah in Iqti’ a-ir al-Mustaqm (p. 6), as-Suyi in Al-Azhr al-Mutanthirah (p. 93), and our Shaykh al-Albni, may Allah have mercy upon him, in alt al-‘dayn (pp. 39-40) as well as others.
In these adths, the group is described as ‘al-Manrah’, because they are dominant on the truth, and firm upon it; because Allah guards them under His protection, and makes them work under His Eye, until His order comes to pass while they are like that.
• Is there any difference or contradiction between the descriptions of Al-Firqah an-Njiyah, and a-’ifah al-Manrah?
In the authentic narrations of Allah’s Messenger , al-Firqah an-Njiyah and at-T’ifah al-Manrah are both mentioned with distinct descriptions related to methodology and condition.
As for the methodology, there are three distinct descriptions:
1. «What I am upon and my Companions.» as comes in the adth of ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin al-‘ .
2. «The Jam‘ah.» as comes in the adth of Anas and Sa‘d .
3. «As-Sawd al-A‘am.» as comes in the adth of Abu Ummah .
These authentic prophetic descriptions are in agreement, not in disagreement. They are in accord, not contradicting. This is clarified by al-jurri, may Allah have mercy upon him, in his beneficial book ash-Shar‘ah (p. 14-15) where he said:
“Then, he was asked: ‘Who is the saved [group]?’ So he said in a adth:
» ãóÇ ÇóäóÇ Úóáíúåö Çáíóæãó æóÃóÕúÍóÇÈöí «
«What I am upon today and my Companions.»
and in another adth:
»ÇáÓøóæóÇÏõ ÇáÃóÚúÙóãõ «
«As-Sawd al-A‘am.»
and in another adth:
»æóÇÍöÏóÉñ Ýöí ÇáÌäøóÉö æåöí ÇáÌóãóÇÚÉ«
«One is in Paradise, and it is the Jam‘ah.»
I say : Their meanings are the same, if Allah wills.”
He has spoken the truth, and it is as he has said, because at-T’ifah al-Manrah is the Jam‘ah because the Jam‘ah is what agrees with the truth, even if you should be by yourself, as explained by the noble Companion, ‘Abdullah bin Mas‘d .
From ‘Amr bin Maymn al-Awdi, may Allah have mercy upon him:
“Mu‘th bin Jabal came to us during the time of Allah’s Messenger , and love for him touched my heart. I accompanied him constantly until I buried him in the dirt in ash-Shm. Then I constantly accompanied the most knowledgeable of the people after him, ‘Abdullah bin Mas‘d. So one day, delaying the prayer from its proper time was mentioned in his presence, so he said:
‘Then pray in your homes and let your prayer with them be subah [voluntary prayer].’”
‘Amr bin Maymn said, “So they said to ‘Abdullah bin Mas‘d: ‘Then what about the Jam‘ah in our case?’ He said to me, ‘O ‘Amr bin Maymn, most of the “Jam‘ah” is made of those who split from the Jam‘ah, the Jam‘ah is what is in agreement with the obedience of Allah, even if you should be by yourself.’”
This was quoted by the great scholar Abu Shmah in his beneficial book al-B‘ith ‘al Inkr al-Bida‘ wal-awdith (p.22) in support of his saying:
“When the order to stick to the Jam‘ah came, then the meaning is to stick to the truth and follow it. Even if those who stick to it are few and those who oppose it are many. Because the truth that which the first Jam‘ah was upon is from the Prophet and his Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, one does not look to the masses of people of falsehood after them... (then he mentioned it.)”
The great scholar Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah approved of this statement in his beneficial book, Ighthatu al-Luhfn min Ma’id ash-Shayn (1:69), where he said:
“And how excellent is the statement of Abu Muammad Ibn Ism‘l, known as Abu Shmah in his book al-awdith wal-Bida‘...” and he mentioned it.
So it becomes clear to anyone who can see that the Jam‘ah is what agrees with the truth even if it be one. This is at-T’ifah al-Manrah as described in the adths of the Messenger as dominant upon the truth.
The word a-’ifah can be used for one or more in the language of the Arabs. The linguist of the jurists and the jurist of the linguists, Ibn Qutaybah ad-Dnawari said, in his beneficial book Ta’wl Mukhtalif al-adth (p. 45):
“They say that the least of a-’ifah is three, but their saying is erroneous, because a-’ifah can be one, three, or more than that. This is because it means a portion, and it means one. It has been used for a portion of people as Allah said:
æóáúíóÔúåóÏú ÚóÐóÇÈóåõãóÇ ØóÇÆöÝóÉñ ãøöäó ÇáúãõÄúãöäöíäó
And let a group [’ifah] of the believers witness their punishment. (An-Nr 24:2)
Here it means one or two.”
This is what is agreed upon by the scholars of language and religion as I have clarified in my book al-Adillah wa ash-Shawhid ‘al Wujb al-Akhth bi Khabar al-Wid fil-Akm wal-Aq’id (1:23).
So there is no reason to think that at-T’ifah al-Manrah is not the Jam‘ah.
It is also as-Sawd al-A‘am, since they are the Jam‘ah.
In his a (8:44) Ibn ibbn said:
“The order to stick to the Jam‘ah comes in general wordings but with a specific meaning. Because the Jam‘ah is the consensus of the Companions of Allah’s Messenger . So whoever sticks to what they adhered to, and deviates from those after them, he has not opposed the Jam‘ah, nor separated from it. Whoever deviates from what they were upon and follows those after them, then he has opposed the Jam‘ah. The Jam‘ah, after the Companions, are the people within whom religion, understanding, and knowledge are gathered, who stay away from the (deviant) desires in their state of affairs, even if their numbers are little, and not the riff-raff of the people and their hooligans, even if they are many.”
Isq bin Rahuwyah said:
“If you were to ask the ignorant about as-Sawd al-A‘am then they would say: the jam‘ah of the people. They do not know that the Jam‘ah is a scholar who holds fast to the way of the Prophet and his path, so whoever is with him and follows him, then he is the Jam‘ah.”
In his beneficial book al-I‘tim (2:267), Imam ash-Shibi emphasized the correctness of this understanding, saying:
“See how what he has said makes clear the mistake of those who think that the Jam‘ah is the Jam‘ah of the people even if there is no scholar among them. This is the understanding of the commonfolk, but not that of the scholars...”
While describing at-T’ifah al-Manrah and al-Firqah an-Njiyah Al-Llak’i (Shar Usl I‘tiqd Ahl as-Sunnah wal-Jam‘ah 1:25) said:
“And the rejecters are angered by them, for they are as-Sawd al-A‘am, and the great majority. With them is knowledge, wisdom, understanding, insight, the right of rule and leadership, and kingship and the direction of affairs. They are the people of the jumu‘ahs, the battles or ghazawaat, the congregational prayers, the masjids, the rituals, the ‘ds, ajj, and jihd. They expend of the good things to the departers and arrivers: they are like haarib and qaarib; haarib is saadir and gaarib is waarid, and they are the guardians over the borderlines and the arches (i.e.entrances)] who make the utmost struggle jihad in Allah’s cause as He truly deserves.”
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said in Majm‘ al-Fatw (3:345):
“This is why they are called al-Firqah an-Njiyah; because they are Ahl as-Sunnah wal-Jam‘ah, and they are the great majority, and as-Sawd al-A‘am.”
I say: Ponder these valuable words, O brother, and memorize them. They will remove the confusions that come from interpreting the preceding adths of the Messenger of Allah about splitting according to the erroneous understanding of the common people, and the misunderstanding of the premature jurists. They refute the doubts spread by the callers of the misguided sects who reject these adths based on the claim that they contradict reality, in that they necessitate the majority of the Islamic ummah’s entrance into the Hellfire, as they believe that the majority of the Islamic ummah practice the religion according to their innovations and misguidance. They did not realize that the majority of the Islamic ummah are drawn to the correct creed – if Allah wills – by the sound firah, and for this reason the heads of the mathhab of the Khalaf wished to die upon the religion of the old women.
There is no doubt that at-T’ifah al-Manrah is upon what the Prophet and his Companions were upon, because they are upon the truth, and the truth is what the Prophet and his Companions were upon. So whoever remains upon what the Jam‘ah was upon before the divisions began, even if he should only be one person, then that is the Jam‘ah.
With this, the signs of the methodology of al-Firqah an-Njiyah and at-T’ifah al-Manrah become clear:
[-] The Book and the Sunnah according to the understanding of the Salaf of the ummah, Muammad and those with him, and those who followed them faithfully until the Day of Reckoning.
[-] Calling to unify the ummah according to this understanding, for that is holding on to the rope of Allah.
[-] It is this that makes the return of this ummah’s lost glory possible, and the actualization of its awaited hope, because it is the religion that is founded upon man’s inherent nature, and Allah shall surely accomplish His purpose:
As for the condition of al-Firqah an-Njiyah and at-T’ifah al-Manrah:
There have been four distinct characteristics mentioned in describing it:
1. «There will always be a group...»
This means that they will always remain.
2. «Dominant upon the truth.»
This means that they will be aided.
3. «They will not be harmed by those who betray them nor those who oppose them.»
This refers to enraging the people of innovation and the disbelievers.
4. «All of them are in the Fire except for one.»
Meaning this group is saved from the Fire.
As for the fact that they shall remain, and be aided, the adths agree that at-T’ifah al-Manrah will remain firm in Islam until Allah brings about His command while they are in that state.
This important attribute has been emphasized by the people of knowledge, because it is a clear miracle of Allah’s Messenger – for what he said has occurred.
Al-Munwi said in Fay al-Qadr (6:395):
“In this is a clear miracle; for Ahl as-Sunnah have not ceased to be dominant in every age until even now. Wherever innovation in its various forms appeared, be it from the Khawrij, the Mu‘tazilah, the Rawfi, or others, none of them were able to establish a state, nor was there any lasting power for them. Rather every time they kindled the fire of war Allah extinguished it with the light of the Book and the Sunnah. So to Allah is the praise and thanks.”
As for the anger of the people of innovation and the disbelievers, then this is the good group which Allah has planted, so its tree grew and became thick and firm such that it became established upon its trunk. No crookedness is seen in it, rather it is straight and fair. If the people of understanding about plants, the knowledgeable about their flourishing and withering, their fertility and bareness, were to see it – then they would be pleased and would love it. But were the people of forgery, falsehood, and lies were to cast their eyes upon it, their hearts would be filled with anger and grief... “Say: die in your rage.”
This is the attribute of the first exemplary generation:
æóãóËóáõåõãú Ýöí ÇáÅöäúÌöíáö ßóÒóÑúÚò ÃóÎúÑóÌó ÔóØúÃóåõ ÝóÂÒóÑóåõ ÝóÇÓúÊóÛúáóÙó ÝóÇÓúÊóæóì Úóáóì ÓõæÞöåö íõÚúÌöÈõ ÇáÒøõÑøóÇÚó áöíóÛöíÙó Èöåöãõ ÇáúßõÝøóÇÑó
And their likeness in the Injl is like that of a vine whose sprout extended and was strengthened and thickened such that it was established upon its trunk, pleasing to the cultivators, so that He may enrage the disbelievers with them. (Al-Fat 48:29)
There is no doubt that at-T’ifah al-Manrah is also described as Ahl al-adth, those who stand upon the teachings of the first noble generation of Muhammad and his Companions and drank from the pure spring, the Book and the Sunnah.
The intent of enraging the disbelievers indicates that this group is a plant which Allah has planted, and the Messenger of Allah was committed to its cultivation. So it is a proof of Allah’s Might; because it is a cause for the anger of the enemies of Allah who are active in trying to put out Allah’s light, and extinguishing its embers in the souls of the Muslims. But Allah will complete His light even if the idolators hate it, and He will make it prominent, even if the disbelievers despise it.
For this reason, you will see that people of innovation oppose Ahl al-adth in every age and place.
Abu ‘Uthmn ‘Abdur-Ramn bin Ism‘l a-bni, may Allah have mercy upon him, said in his book ‘Aqdatus-Salafi Abul-adth (p. 101-102):
“And the signs of the people of innovation are manifest upon its people. The most obvious sign and distinction is their severe enmity to those who carry the reports of the Prophet , and their attempts to degrade and abuse them. They call them ashawiyah, : [The term "hashawiyyah" refers to the lamen and those who adopt strange ideas. It was originally used by the people of innovation, especially the Mu'tazilah to describe the people of Sunnah and the people of hadeeth because the latter confirm the attributes of Allah as understood by the Companions, hold on to the book and Sunnah, and reject being controlled by reasoning or personal opinion in terms of religion texts].
ignorants hiriyah, and Mushabbihah out of their belief that the sayings of Allah’s Messenger are devoid of any knowledge, and that knowledge is merely what Shayn has inspired them with; their corrupted reasoning, oppressive whisperings of their hearts which are devoid of good, and their empty words and proofs – rather, their false, evil doubts;
ÃõæúáóÜÆößó ÇáøóÐöíäó áóÚóäóåõãõ Çááøóåõ ÝóÃóÕóãøóåõãú æóÃóÚúãóì ÃóÈúÕóÇÑóåõãú
They are those whom Allah has cursed, so He made them deaf, and blinded their sight. (Muammad 47:23);
æóãóä íõåöäö Çááøóåõ ÝóãóÇ áóåõ ãöä ãøõßúÑöãò Åöäøó Çááøóåó íóÝúÚóáõ ãóÇ íóÔóÇÁõ
And whomever Allah disgraces, none can grant him honor, indeed Allah does as He wills. (Al-ajj 22:18)” end quote.
Amad bin Sinn al-Qan (died 258 H), may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
“There is no innovator in the world except that he hates Ahl al-adth, for when a man innovates, the sweetness of adths is removed from his heart.”
Abu Nar bin Sallm the Faqh (died 305 H), may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
“There is nothing more burdensome or despicable to the people of al-ild than hearing the adth and its narration with its chain.”
Abu Ism‘l Muammad bin Ism‘l at-Tirmithi said:
“Amad bin al-asan at-Tirmithi and I were with Abu ‘Abdullah Amad bin anbal when it was said to him: ‘O Abu ‘Abdullah, they mentioned Ab al-adth to Abu Qatlah in Makkah.’ So he said: ‘They are evil people.’ So Abu ‘Abdullah stood, brushing off his garment, and said: ‘Zindq, zindq, zindq.’ And he entered his house.”
In Ma‘rifat ‘Ulm al-adth (p. 4) al-kim said:
“And upon this we found – in our travels and in our lands – regarding all of those who connected to the various types of ild and innovation; that they do not look at at-T’ifah al-Manrah except with a scornful eye and call them ashawiyah.”
Abu Htim ar-Rzi said:
“The sign of the people of innovation is their attacks on Ahl al-thr, and the sign of the Zindqs is their calling Ahl al-thr ‘ashawiyah,’ in hopes of falsifying the narrations, and the sign of the Qadariyyah is their calling Ahl as-Sunnah ‘Mushabbihah,’ and the sign of the Rawfi is their calling Ahl al-thr ‘Nabatiyah’ and Nsibah. (Nsibah refers to those who provoke hostility against Ali and his family (Aalul Baiyt))’”
A-abni (‘Aqdah as-Salaf pp. 105-107) said:
“All of that is sectarianism, and there is not one fitting name to designate Ahl as-Sunnah except for Ahl al-adth.”
Then he said:
“I found the people of innovation, with regard to the names that they attached to Ahl as-Sunnah – and may they receive no virtue or blessing from Allah by them – following the manner of the idolators – may Allah curse them – with the Messenger of Allah . So they have different sayings about him; some of them called him a magician, some a soothsayer, some a poet, some a madman, some called him a fabricator, falsifier, liar. The Prophet was innocent and far from these faults, and he was not but a chosen messenger and prophet. Allah, the Honored and Exalted, said:
ÇõäúÙõÑú ßóíúÝó ÖóÑóÈõæÇú áóßó ÇáÃóãúËóÇáó ÝóÖóáøõæÇú ÝóáÇó íóÓúÊóØöíÚõæäó ÓóÈöíáÇð
See how they set forth for you parables, so they are misguided and are not able to find a way. (Al-Furqn 25:9).
Similarly, the innovators – may Allah forsake them – have different sayings about the carriers of his reports, about the transmitters of his narrations, about the reporters of his adths, about those who follow him, and are guided by his sunnah, those who are known as ‘Asb al-adth.’ Some of them called them ashawiyah, some Mushabbihah, some Nbitah, some Nibah, and some Jabariyyah.
But Asb al-adth are protected from these faults, pure and free and cleansed of them, they are not but Ahl as-Sunnah of old, upon the path to Allah’s pleasure, the fair way, the strong, encompassing proofs. Allah, glorified be His praises, has guided them to following His Book, His Revelation, His Address, and to following His closest of friends, and to the imitation of His Messenger in his reports in which he orders his ummah with good speech and actions, and in which he prohibits them from evil speech and actions, and He aided them in holding fast to the example of his life, and in seeking guidance through his Sunnah.”
I say: Just as the nations called one another against the nation of Islam, then similarly the sects of innovation assailed the Salaf, Ahl al-adth; because they are guardians over the sects just as the Islamic ummah is the guardian over the other nations. They desire the same thing – by this criticism of our witnesses to the Book and the Sunnah – as their predecessors the Rfiah, the Khawrij, and the Qadariyyah did before with our predecessors, the Companions of the Messenger of Allah .
Amad bin Sulaymn at-Tastari said: “I heard Abu Zur‘ah say:
“If you see a man belittling one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah then know that he is a zindiq. Because, to us, the Messenger is true, and the Qur’n is true, and it is only the Companions of the Messenger of Allah that passed this Qur’n and the Sunan down to us. They only wish to criticize our witnesses, so they may reject the Book and the Sunnah, and they are the ones most deserving of criticism, they are zindqs.”
Shaykh al-Islm Ibn Taymiyyah said (Majm‘ al-Fatw 4:96):
“So it should be clear to you that those who censure Ahl al-adth and renounce their mathhab are ignorant, zindiqs and hypocrites without a doubt. For this reason, when it was conveyed to Imm Amad that Ahl al-adth in Makkah were mentioned in the presence of Ibn Abu Qatlah and he said, ‘evil people,’ then Imm Amad stood while brushing off his garment saying, ‘Zindq, zindq, zindq,’ and he entered his house. Because he was aware of his opponents.”
I say: Yes, this is how the nurturing scholars of this ummah used to attack the callers to misguidance and the astray sects and their hatchlings, being ever watchful, and giving warnings and clarifications, so that the good people would not fall into their company, or friendship, nor their deception.
2. Al-Ghurab‘: The Strangers
The discussion about al-Ghurab’ is from a number of angles:
1. The Prophetic adths Mentioning the Strangeness of Islam
Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said:
«Åöäøó ÇáÅöÓúáÇóãó ÈóÏóÃó ÛóÑöíÈðÇ æóÓóíóÚõæÏõ ÛóÑöíÈðÇ ßóãóÇ ÈóÏóÃó ÝóØõæÈóì áöáúÛõÑóÈóÇÁö»
«Islam began strange, and it will return strange as it began, so ub is for the strangers.»
Similar narrations on this topic are reported from a group of Companions, :
1. The adth of ‘Abdullh bin Mas‘d , in which he narrated that Allah’s Messenger said:
«ÈóÏóÃó ÇáÅöÓúáÇóãõ ÛóÑöíÈðÇ æóÓóíóÚõæÏõ ßóãóÇ ÈóÏóÃó ÝóØõæÈóì áöáúÛõÑóÈóÇÁö»
«Islam began strange, and it will return as it began, so ub is for the strangers.»
They asked: “Who are the strangers?” He said:
» ÇáäøõÒøóÇÚ ãöäú ÇáÞóÈóÇÆöá«
«Those who separate from their people.»
– and in one narration:
«ÇáøóÐöíäó íõÕúáöÍõæäó ÅöÐóÇ ÝóÓõÏó ÇáäøóÇÓõ»
«Those who correct the people when they have become corrupt.»
2. The adth of ‘Abdullh bin ‘Umar bin al-Khab , who narrated that Allah’s Messenger said:
«Åöäøó ÇáÅöÓúáÇóãó ÈóÏóÃó ÛóÑöíÈðÇ æóÓóíóÚõæÏõ ÛóÑöíÈðÇ ßóãóÇ ÈóÏóÃó. æóåõæó íóÃúÑöÒõ Èóíúäó ÇáúãóÓúÌöÏóíúäö ßóãóÇ ÊóÃúÑöÒõ ÇáúÍóíøóÉõ Ýöí ÌõÍúÑöåóÇ»
«Indeed Islam began strange, and it will return strange just as it began, and it will return between the Two Masjids just as a snake returns to its den.»
2. The adth of ‘Abdullh bin ‘Amr bin al-‘ , who said: “During the middle of the day while we were with him, Allah’s Messenger said:
«ØõæÈóì áöáúÛõÑóÈóÇÁö»
«ub is for the strangers.»
They said: ‘Who are the strangers?’ He said:
«ÃõäÇÓñ ÕóÇáöÍõæäó Ýí ÃõäÇÓò ßóËöíÑò ãóäú íóÚÕöíåã ÃóßúËÑõ ãøãóäú íõØöíÚõåã»
«Righteous people among many evil people, those who disobey them are more than those who obey them.»”
– and in one narration:
«ÇáÝóÑøóÇÑõæúäó ÈöÏöíäöåöã íóÈóÚËóåõã Çááåõ ÚóÒøó æóÌóáøó íóæãó ÇáÞöíÇãóÉö ãóÚ ÚöíÓì Èúäö ãóÑúíóã Úóáóíúåö ÇáÓøóáÇãõ»
«Those who flee with their religion. They will be resurrected by Allah on the Day of Judgement with ‘s bin Maryam .»
4. The adth of Ibn ‘Abbs, and Anas bin Mlik , which is similar to the adth of Abu Hurayrah .
5. The adth of Jbir bin ‘Abdullh, and Sahl bin Sa‘d , and it is similar to the second version of the adth of Ibn Mas‘d .
6. The adth of ‘Abdur-Ramn bin Sannah , in which he narrated that he heard the Prophet saying:
«Åöäøó ÇáÅöÓúáÇóãó ÈóÏóÃó ÛóÑöíÈðÇ Ëõã íóÚõæÏõ ÛóÑöíÈðÇ ßóãóÇ ÈóÏóÃó ÝóØõæÈì áöáúÛõÑóÈóÇÁö»
«Islam began strange, then it will return to being strange as it began, so ub is for the strangers.»
They said: “O Allah’s Messenger, who are the strangers?”
He said:
«ÇáøóÐöíäó íõÕúáöÍõæäó ÅöÐóÇ ÝóÓõÏó ÇáäøóÇÓõ¡ æóÇáøóÐöí äóÝúÓöí ÈöíóÏöåö áóíóäÍóÇÒäøó ÇáÅöíúãóÇäõ Åöáì ÇáãóÏöíäóÉö ßóãóÇ íóÍæÒõ ÇáÓøóíá¡ æóÇáøóÐöí äóÝúÓöí ÈöíóÏöåö áíóÃúÑöÒõ Èóíúäó ÇáúãóÓúÌöÏóíúäö ßóãóÇ ÊóÃúÑöÒõ ÇáúÍóíøóÉõ Ýöí ÌõÍúÑöåóÇ».
«Those who are righteous when the people have become corrupt. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! Faith will advance on Al-Madnah just like the advance of a flood. And by the One in Whose Hand is my soul! Islam will return between the two Masjids as a snake returns to its den.»
7. The adth of Sa‘d bin Abu Waqq , which is similar to the adth of ‘Abdur-Ramn bin Sannah .