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    Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) and the way of

    Companions (may Allaah be pleased with them all).

    To start I ask Allaah to make that which is written here a means of benefit forMuslims here in the NYC area as well as other places. I ask Allaah to guide my wordsand to make them in accordance to His book, the Sunnah of His messenger and the

    way of the Companions. I ask Allaah to rectify the leaders of the Muslim Countriesand make them individuals who are just and implement His commands amongstthemselves as well as the people, Aameen.

    The brother Zaheer Uddin (may Allaah guide him) after giving the greetings wrote inbold letters:

    "The Middle East is Changing, Insha Allah!"

    When you say that "The Middle East is changing inshaa Allaah! how is itchanging, such that it has you saying Inshaa Allaah? Do you mean that the MiddleEast is changing towards that which is pleasing to Allaah? Or do you mean that theMiddle East is changing towards Democracy?

    If you mean Democracy -and that which is apparent from your words is that you domean Democracy- then indeed this is an evil affair. We should all know that

    Democracy is considered Kufr Akbar (Major Disbelief) in Islaam. The reason being,when you look at the definition of Democracy as well as its fundamentals, it's clearthat it is rejection of the book of Allaah and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad(sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam).

    Here is the meaning of Democracy as mentioned in Wikipedia:

    "Democracy is a political form of government in which governing power is derivedfrom the people, by consensus (consensus democracy), by direct referendum (directdemocracy), or by means of elected representatives of the people..."

    Please refer to the link below for more information and the history of Democracy.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracyhttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/democracy

    When you read the history of Democracy and its principles, one will see that this isman-made laws and principles which are in direct contradiction to the Qur'aan andSunnah. We find within that which has been mentioned about Democracy by thedisbelievers themselves, that there are many contradictions within it. The disbelievers

    who call to Democracy hold that this is the best way of life that all should live by.Allaah has mentioned in His Book:

    "Do they not then consider the Qur'aan carefully? Had it been from other thanAllaah, they would surely have found therein many contradictions." (Soorahan-Nisaa: 82)

    "And who is better in judgment than Allaah for a people who have firm Faith."(Soorah al-Maa-idah: 50)

    "Is not Allaah the Best of judges?"(Soorah at-Teen: 8)

    We see from the speech of Allaah The Most High a number of points here:

    1. That which is from Allaah is free from contradictions and error.

    2. The rules of Allaah are the best rules for mankind to live in accordance to.

    3. Allaah is the Best of Judges. Therefore, His rules are to be accepted and notrejected.

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    As for Democracy, then we see the clear contradictions within its rules and principles,being that there are "several varieties of democracy." The callers to democracy from thedisbelievers indeed believe that democracy is the best way of life. If a Muslim was to

    hold this creed, he/she would have invalidated his/her Islaam.

    The rejection of the rules of Allaah, seeing them as not being suitable for these timesgoes against Eemaan (faith). Rather this invalidates one's Eemaan. This is whatdemocracy entails. Allaah has stated:

    "But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (OMuhammad) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves noresistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission."(Soorah an-Nisaa: 65)

    The noble scholar of Tafseer Shaykh Abdur-Rahmaan bin Naasir as-Sa'dee (mayAllaah have mercy upon him) said regarding this verse:

    "...Making the Messenger the judge in the disputed affairs is on the level of Islaam.There not being any aversion in the heart to the judgment is the level of Eemaan.Submitting with full submission is the level of Ihsaan. Therefore, whoever completesthese levels has completed all the levels of the religion. Whoever leaves off thismethod of establishing the mentioned judgment, being one who doesn't hold to it (asbeing the truth) is a disbeliever. Whoever leaves it off along with him holding to it (asbeing the truth) then he has the ruling of being one who is disobedient."

    Democracy does not see Islaam as being the sole truth. Democracy does not seeIslaam as being the only way of life that is accepted by Allaah. This is clear oppositionand denial of that which Allaah has said:

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    "Truly, the religion with Allaah is Islaam." (Soorah Aali I'mraan: 19)

    "And whoever seeks a religion other than Islaam, it will never be accepted ofhim, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers." (Soorah Aali I'mraan:85)

    No way of life is accepted by Allaah except for al-Islaam. As for Judaism, Christianity,Buddhism, Atheism, Darwinism, Socialism, Capitalism, Communism, Secularism,

    Democracy and other than that which has been mentioned, none of it will beaccepted by Allaah being that it is not Islaam. Perhaps one may say:

    "Democracy is divided into two categories. The first category being -Theruling of the society by way of the society itself-which is clear disbelief. Thesecond being -The society picking their government-this is Islaam."

    Firstly, in response to this statement, just because someone calls something Islaamic,it doesn't mean that, that is the case. For names do not change the reality of theaffairs.

    Islaam is that which comes from Allaah. Islaam is that which is found in the Qur'aanand the Sunnah. As for Democracy, then as you have already seen from clicking onthe above links and reading the information, one knows that Democracy is man-made. Democracy has come from the Greek political and philosophicalthought." Democracy is from the ways of the Shaytaan. On the authority of

    Abdullaah bin Mas'ood (may Allaah be pleased with him), whosaid:

    "The Messenger of Allaah drew a line on the ground and said: This is the path of

    Allaah. Then He drew lines on the right of it and the left of it and said: Thesedifferent separated paths, upon each path there's a Shaytaan calling to it. ThenHe recited the statement of Allaah:

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    you not see that the people are struggling to remove one form of oppression to bringabout another?! Is it from Islaam that we rectify our affairs with wrong, evil, and Kufr

    Akbar?! Allaahu mus ta'aan!

    Did not the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) say:

    "Whoever introduces something into our affair (i.e. Islaam) that is not from it,it is rejected." (Bukhaari and Muslim)

    "Whoever does an action that doesn't have our affair (i.e. Islaam) over it, it isrejected." (Muslim)

    That which you call "The Freedom Struggle" is an innovated matter amongst theMuslimeen which Allaah and His Messenger did not give any authority for. Being thatthat is the case, it is rejected by Allaah. This is so, even if the people have goodintentions! Good intentions are not enough for ones actions to be accepted by Allaah.Rather the deed must fulfill two conditions:

    1. Ikhlaas (Sincerity)2. It-tibaa (Following the Qur'aan and Sunnah)

    Allaah has mentioned:

    "So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousnessand associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord." (Soorah al-Kahf:110)

    The noble scholar of Tafseer al-Haafith Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy upon him)

    mentioned in his comments on this verse regarding the statement of Allaah:

    Let him work righteousness.

    This means that which is in accordance to the legislation. As for the statement ofAllaah:

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    Whoever contemplates over that which has taken place in Islaam with regards to themajor trials and tribulations as well as the lesser trials and tribulation, sees that this hastaken place due to the neglect of this principle. Likewise, it is due to the lack of

    patience with the (lesser) evil. Therefore, seeking to remove it brings about that whichis greater than it (in evil). The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) use tosee the greatest of evil in Makkah, but he didn't have the ability to change it.

    Rather when Allaah allowed Makkah to be conquered and it became the abode ofIslaam, the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) had the firm resolve to change the

    Ka'bah and restore it upon the foundations of Ibraheem (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam).What prevented him from doing so although he had the ability was the fear of thatwhich was greater in evil taking place. That would have been due to the Quraysh not

    being able to bear that, since they recently accepted Islaam and just left the state ofdisbelief. Based upon this (principle here), the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) didnot allow the rebuking of the leaders by way of force due to the greater evil that willtake place as a result of that." (I'laamul-Muwaaqi'een 3/4)

    There are many other narrations which establish the prohibition of uprising andoverthrowing the Muslim rulers. Here are a few. The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa

    sallam) said:

    "You will see after my death affairs that you dislike from the leaders."

    The companions (may Allaah be pleased with them all) said:

    "What do you command us to do oh Messenger of Allaah?"

    The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

    "Give them their rights and ask Allaah for your rights." (Bukhaari andMuslim)

    He also said:

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    "There will come after my death leaders who are not guided by my guidance,nor do they comply with my Sunnah. There will be amongst them men whosehearts are the hearts of devils in the bodies of human beings."

    Hudhayfah bin al-Yamaan (may Allaah be pleased with him) said to the Prophet (sallallaahu

    alayhi wa sallam):

    "What shall I do oh Messenger of Allaah if I was to reach that time?"

    The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said in response:

    "Hear and obey the leader. Even if your back is beaten and your wealth is

    taken. Hear and obey!" (Bukhaari and Muslim)

    Perhaps one may respond by saying, "There's a narration in the Musnad of Ahmad whichproves that a person can fight the leaders if they take their wealth."

    On the authority of Abdullaah bin Amr (may Allaah be pleased with them both) that the

    Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) stated:

    "Whoever is killed by way of oppression defending his wealth, he is a martyr."

    The response is that the scholars of Islaam have mentioned that the rulers areexempted from this narration. Ibn al-Mundhir stated:

    "That which the scholars of Islaam are upon is that the man has the right to defendthat which has been mentioned if it is sought by way of oppression without anydetails. The scholars of Hadeeth have agreed that the ruler is exempted from this.

    This is due to the narrations that have come commanding the people with beingpatient with the evil of the ruler and not rising up against him." (al-Jaami' lil-Ahkaamal-Qur'aan by al-Qurtubi 6/157 and Fathul-Baari 5/124)

    Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allaah have mercy upon him) said:

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    "Perhaps it's not known that a group rebelled against the ruler except that there cameabout a greater evil in their rebellion than the one they were seeking to remove."(Minhaajus-Sunnah 3/391)

    As for the statement of the brother:

    "Despite the use of brutal force, the protesters are coming out in hundreds ofthousands seeking their basic rights."

    Is the way of the protesters the best way to get their rights?! Is this what the Prophet(sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) commanded those who are being oppressed by their rulers

    with?! Already we have read that which the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam)

    commanded with. There's no harm in repeating the statement for verily the reminderbenefits the believer.

    The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

    "Give them their rights and ask Allaah for your rights." (Bukhaari andMuslim)

    The brother Zaheer Uddin (may Allaah guide him to that which is correct, Aameen) stated:

    "A revolution is unfolding. We must make special du'aa for their success fromthe dhulm, the persecution, suppression and unjust rule of all these dictators."

    Here we have clear support and encouragement for ignorance and violence. It hasalready been establish by way of the text from the Qur'aan and Sunnah that what wesee taken place from the uprising, protesting, seeking to overthrow the government,and seeking to establish democracy, is clearly prohibited. Indeed it's a shame that the"Executive Director Majlis Ash-Shura of Metropolitan New York, aka IslamicLeadership Council of New York" can send out an email which contains the likesof that which has been seen of opposition to the Qur'aan and Sunnah! Know that theMajlis Ash-Shura of Metropolitan New York does not represent the views of theQur'aan and the Sunnah with the understanding of the Companions on many issues,

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    and this is one of them. They do not represent all of the Muslimoon here in the NewYork Metropolitan area.

    I can say with a surety that Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa'ah (The people who follow theSunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) and are united togetherupon it) are free from that which has been mentioned in this email. Indeed we see aclear misconception in the above email that many from amongst the Muslimeen holdin connection to rectifying the society. And that misconception is:

    "The reason the Muslimoon are in the state that they're in is because of the tyrannical rulers.Therefore, they must be removed and overthrown in order to bring about change."

    In response to this misconception, I mention the words of Allaah:

    And thus We do make the Thaalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers) leadersof one another, because of that which they used to earn" (Soorah al-An'aam:129)

    We see from the speech of Allaah that wrong-doers are placed over wrong-doers. Soif a people find that the leader is tyrannical and corrupt then this is a punishment

    upon the wrong-doers from amongst them. So the leaders are not the sole problem;rather it's the sinful people!

    Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah mentioned:

    "Contemplate over the wisdom of Allaah the Most High who has placed the kings ofthe servants, their rulers and governors to be from the likes of their actions. Rather itis as if their actions have become manifested in the image of their leaders and kings. Ifthe people are upright, their kings are upright. If they are just, their kings are just withthem. If they are corrupt, then their kings and leaders will be corrupt. If trickery anddeception appears amongst the people, then their leaders will be the same. If thepeople refuse to fulfill the rights of Allaah upon them and are miserly regarding the

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    fulfillment of them, their kings will refuse to give them that which is due to themfrom their rights and they will be miserly towards them.

    If the people take from the weak that which is not due to them, then their kings willtake from them by force that which they are not entitled to...It is not from divine

    wisdom that anyone becomes the leader over the wicked people except for one who islike them. Being that the first of the Muslimeen were the best of the generations, theirleaders were the same...Rather our leaders are in accordance to our actions and theleaders of those before us were in accordance to their actions of the people theygoverned. Therefore both matters are from that which wisdom necessitates." (MiftaahDaaris-Sa-aa'dah 2/177-178)

    The next point to be addressed is how the brother Zaheer encourages the people tomake "special du'aa" for the Muslimoon to be successful in that which is corrupt?!

    The way that the protesters are going about to remove "the dhulm, the persecution,suppression and unjust rule of all these dictators" is un-Islaamic. Therefore onecannot make du'aa that the Muslim Protesters are successful in their "Revolutionthat's unfolding".

    The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

    "The supplication will not cease to be answered for the servant as long as he

    doesn't supplicate for the committing of a sin, cutting the ties of kinship, andas long as he's not hasty."

    It was said:

    "Oh Messenger of Allaah what does it mean to be hasty?"

    The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

    "It is that the person says, I supplicated and supplicated, but I haven't seen

    my supplication being answered for me. As a result of that, he becomes wearyand leaves off the supplication."(Muslim, Musnad of Ahmad, at-Tirmidhee)

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    Know for a fact that supplicating for the success of the protesters' revolution issupplicating for that which is prohibited in Islaam! And supplicating for that which isprohibited is a reason why a supplication will not be answered. Why not encourage

    the people to supplicate that Allaah give our Muslim brothers and sisters in theseMuslim lands the strength to purify themselves and make a beautiful return back tothe correct practice of Islaam? Do you not know that the reason for the humiliationthat's suffered by us is due to us straying away from the correct practice of Islaam?!

    The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) stated:

    "When you indulge in Ee'nah (transaction of ribaa by way of trickery), grabhold to the tales of cows, become pleased with agriculture, and abandonstriving for the sake of Allaah, Allaah will send down upon you humiliation andHe will not remove it until you return back to your religion." (Sunan of AbiDaawud, Authenticated by al-Albaani in as-Saheehah #11)

    The prophetic methodology of removing the state of humiliation from ourselves asMuslimoon is to return back to the religion of Islaam. Know that what is meant byreturning back to our religion is the return to the correct practice of Islaam. We seethe focus being put on a change of leadership in Egypt, but what about the removalof grave worship that's there in Dusooq and in other places in the villages of Egypt?!

    What about the widespread deceit taking place in the market places?! What about thewidespread lying and cheating of the people amongst themselves?! These are things I

    personally witnessed in Egypt during my short stay there. Yet people are holleringabout the ruler and the corruption of the Government?! Allaah has mentioned:

    "And whatever of misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands haveearned. And He pardons much." (Soorah ahs-Shooraa: 30)

    Allaah has also stated:

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    "Verily! Allaah will not change the (good) condition of a people as long as theydo not change their state (of goodness) themselves (by committing sins and bybeing ungrateful and disobedient to Allaah)." (Soorah ar-Ra'd: 11)

    This verse can also be understood to mean that Allaah will not change the evilcondition of a people until they change that which is within them!

    Also we have the narration of the Messenger of Allaah which directly clarifies thepresent fitnah and why it has befallen the people:

    On the authority of Abdullaah bin Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them both)

    The Prophet came to us and said:

    Oh group of Muhaajireen (migrants)! There are five matters, if you areafflicted with them, (then you will be afflicted by the punishment that I willmention), and I seek refuge with Allaah that you will not reach them. Neverdoes indecency become apparent amongst a people and they outwardly

    practice it except that plagues and diseases will spread amongst them thatwere not present amongst their forefathers who have passed. Never do apeople practice fraudulence with the scales except that they will be afflictedwith famine, severe economic hardship, and the evil of the ruler will afflict

    them. Never do a people withhold the Zakaah of their wealth except that theywill be prevented from a drop of rain from the heavens. If it wasn't for theanimals they would not be given rain. Never do a people breach the covenantof Allaah and His Messenger except that Allaah will place their enemies overthem from other than themselves. They will take some of that which is in theirhands. Never do their leaders leave off ruling by that which Allaah has revealedand choosing from that which Allaah has sent down except that Allaah will

    place the harm between them. (Ibn Maajah, Authenticated by al-Albaani)

    The last point I will mention regarding the statement above by the brother Zaheer

    Uddin (may Allaah guide him), is that from the methodology of Ahlus-Sunnah walJamaa'ah is that we supplicate for the Muslim rulers.

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    Supplicating for them is Islaam.

    The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

    "The religion is naseehah (sincerity/advice)"

    The companions (may Allaah be pleased with them all) said:

    "For who, oh Messenger of Allaah?"

    The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

    "For Allaah, His Book, His messenger, the leaders of the Muslimeen, andtheir common folk." (Muslim)

    Imaam Ibn Rajab (may Allaah have mercy upon him) stated:

    "That which is considered naseehah for the leaders of the Muslimeen is to love thatthey be upright, guided and just. It is to love that the people be united upon them andhating that the people separate under them. It is practicing the religion by beingobedient to them in that which is obedience to Allaah. It also consists of hating those

    who see the permissibility of rebelling against them. It is the love of honoring them in

    that which is obedience to Allaah." (Jaami' al-Uloom wal Hikam)

    One of the noble scholars of the past, al-Fudayl bin I'yaad (may Allaah mercy upon him

    stated):

    "If I had a supplication that was to be answered, I would make it for theleader."

    It was said:

    "Why is that oh father of Alee?"

    al-Fudayl (may allaah have mercy upon him) responded by saying:

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    "And also we should write and call to our government officials and electedrepresentatives to press these tyrants to stop the killing and torture."

    The question is, what killing and torture are you speaking about and where? If there'skilling and torture coming about due to the unfolding revolution in these lands, thenthis is a clear example of why these rebellions and revolutions are prohibited inIslaam! If you're speaking about other than this and it is established that these thingsare taking place, then make duaa for the rulers and the people that Allaah guide themback to that which is correct. As for contacting the President and other GovernmentOfficials and expressing support for "freedom" and justice in the Middle East, knowthat there will be no true freedom and justice except with the practice of Islaam.Secondly do you not know that the Government has no concern for the

    establishment of Islaam in the Muslim countries?!

    Don't you know that the Democratic world is on a campaign to democratize theMuslim world?! Is this not a clear example of modern- day colonization?! TheEuropean countries of the past colonized different parts of the world due to theirbelief that the people who they colonized where savages and uncivilized. Theybelieved that their way of life was superior to that of others. This is similar to what istaken place today where the Democratic world wants to bring Democracy to theMiddle East.

    Why is that? It's simple. They believe that Islaam is not suitable for modern world.They believe that their Democratic way of life is better than that which Allaah ispleased with for all of mankind! If there is to be writing to the President andGovernment Officials, then let those who are grounded in knowledge write them tocall them to Islaam as the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) did when he sent lettersto the different leaders of the world. These Government Officials are encouraging theuprisings. They may be the ones secretly behind them and Allaah knows best. In anyevent, it should be clear to us what our stance is on these current issues.

    Our stance should be an Islaamic one and not an emotional Democratic one. May

    Allaah guide all of the Muslimeen to be upon that which He is pleased with, Aameen.Whatever has been mentioned here that is correct, then the praise is for Allaah alone

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    and whatever is incorrect is from me and the Shaytaan. Lastly I mention below someQ and A surrounding the issue of protests.

    Fataawa of the Ulamaah Concerning Demonstrations and Protests.(Translated by Anwar Wright)

    All praises are for Allah and may His peace and salutations be on His final prophetand messenger Muhammad, his family and companions and those who follow them ingoodness until the last day.

    Due to what many are witnessing today in the media and in the broadcasts regardingthe issues unfolding in Egypt and other than that in the Islamic world, we wanted tobring some of the statements of the scholars regarding the affairs of protests anddemonstrations so that the Muslim can be upon clarity in regards to these matters,and Allah is the owner of success.

    1. Fatwa of al-Allaamah al Imaam Abdul Azeez Ibn Baaz - May Allah havemercy on him:

    Q: Is demonstrations and the staging of sit-ins from Jihaad?

    A: No, this is an error, this is an error. This is fitnah and this is evil and is NOT okay.

    Taken from the tape: Fataawa al Ulamah Fil Igtiyaalaat Wat Tafjeeraat.

    Q: Are protests and demonstrations by men and women against the rulers andauthorities considered to be from the means of Da'wah?

    A: I do not see that demonstrations by men and women are from the solutions ratherI see that they are from the reasons of fitnah and the reasons of evil and from thereasons of oppressing some people and transgressing upon people without right.

    However, the legislated means (of rectifying) is through writing, giving advice, callingto good through the legislated means which were treaded by the companions of theProphet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) and those who follow them in goodness and

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    which is calm and a religion of mercy, there is no chaos in it or disarray or no incitingfitnah.

    This is the religion of Islam. Furthermore rights can be obtained without this way,however by requesting them in lines with the Islamic legislation and by Islamic means.

    These demonstrations incite fitnah, and the spilling of blood and the destruction ofwealth, so these affairs are not permissible.

    Taken from the tape Fataawa al Ulamah Fil Igtiyaalaat Wat Tafjeeraat.

    4. Fatwa of al Allaamah ash Shaykh Ubayd Ibn Abdillah Al Jaabiree

    Q: Are demonstrations and assassinations in the Islamic countries or the disbelievingcountries a means for rectification of the Islamic Ummah?

    A: The person of Sunnah strives to correct a situation in accordance to the legislativetext and from that is advising the ruler, and calls to coming together and being oneunder his authority, and strives to return those people whose hearts have fled fromhim back to loving him.

    Also they command the good and forbid the evil, all in accordance to what theIslamic legislation necessitates. As for the people of innovation and desires, their only

    desire is to overturn the (good) of a situation and to demolish it. And this is theactions of the Khawaarij and the result is the spilling of blood, violation of the honor,stealing and robbery, making the paths frightening, the causing of chaos, the departureof safety and division.

    So the Sunnah is Allah's favor on His creation, and the affair of the servants or thelands will never be rectified except with it. As Wahb Ibn Kaysaan (may Allah have mercy

    on him) never used to stand from his sitting until he said to his companions, from them

    being Imaam Maalik(may Allah have mercy on him) and he was the one who narrated thisfrom him:

    Know that the latter part of this Ummah will not be rectified except with that whichrectified it in the beginning.

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    Al Asbagh said to Imam Maalik: What he intend by that? Maalik(may Allah have mercy

    on him) said:

    It means the fundamentals of the religion and Taqwa.

    So this is one thing.

    The second thing is regarding Da'wah. The Da'wah of Ahlul Sunnah Wal Jama'ah andthey are the Salafees and they are the saved sect and the victorious group and theypeople of narration, their Da'wah is based upon softness, and gentleness andconducting affairs in a good manner, and using wisdom in Da'wah in a way that isbetter. So demonstrations and assassinations is not of this sort, rather it is violence.

    And assassinations are from the way of the Khawaarij and the Sabaiyyah who camebefore them and others from the people of desires; rather it is from the actions of theKuffaar.

    Taken from the tape Fataawa al Ulamah Fil Igtiyaalaat Wat Tafjeeraat.