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Sincerity and Sincere Advice Imam an-Nawawi Tameem ad-Daaree radiallaahu `anhu said: The Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam said (three times): "The Deen is naseehah (sincerity and sincere advice)." We said: To whom? He said: "To Allaah, His Book, His Messenger and to the leaders of the Muslims and the general people." 1 Commentary upon the Hadeeth Imaam an-Nawawee (d.676H) - rahimahullaah - said: 2 "As regards sincerity to Allaah - the Most High - then its meaning refers back to having eemaan (faith) in Allaah and the denial of any partner with Him. To abandon ilhaad 3 with regards to His Attributes. Describing Him - the Most High - with the qualities of completeness, perfection and greatness, whilst declaring Him completely free from any defects and deficiencies. To avoid disobedience to Him. To love for His sake and to hate for His sake. To keep good relations with those that obey Him and to have enmity with those that disobey Him. To fight Jihaad with those who disbelieve in Him. To recognise His favours and to give thanks to Him for them. To have sincerity in all affairs. To call to everything that we have mentioned, and to encourage it. To show kindness to all the people, all those whom you are able to, in this call. Al-Khattaabee (d.388H) - rahimahullaah - said: "The reality of this attachment refers back to the servant being sincere to himself, since Allaah - the Most High - has no need of the sincerity of the one doing it." As regards sincerity to His Book - then it is to believe that: It is the Speech of Allaah - the Most High - and His Revelation. Nothing resembles it from the speech of creation. No one from the creation is able to match it. Then, to give it due respect. by reciting and acting upon it as it should be done, and to do that well. To have khushoo' (humbleness and submissiveness) when doing so. To correctly recite its letters. To defend it from the misinterpretations of the people who make tahreef (corruption and changes) and from the onslaught of those who attack it. To believe in what is in it. To affirm its rulings. That you learn its sciences and examples. That you take heed of its warnings and ponder over its amazing matters. That you act upon those things that are clear and that you submit to those which are not so clear. That you seek after those matters which are general and specific, abrogated and abrogating. To promulgate its sciences and to call to it. All of this being sincerity to it. As regards sincerity to Allaah's Messenger - then it is: to testify to the truth that he was sent with. To obey him in what he ordered and forbade. To aid and assist him in life and in death. To be at enmity with those who are his enemies. To align oneself with those that have allegiance to him. To respect his rights and his honour. To revive his way and his Sunnah. To spread his da'wah and his Sharee'ah. To expel any doubts that are raised against it. To give ones full attention to the sciences of Hadeeth. To gain understanding of its meaning and to call to it. To have mildness and kindness in learning and teaching it. To give due place and importance to it. To display correct manners when reading it. To withhold from speaking about it without due knowledge. To give due respect to its people because of their attachment to it. To take on board its manners and conduct. To love the Ahlul-Bayt and his Sahaabah. To avoid those who introduce bida' (innovations) into his Sahaabah, and to avoid those who attack even a single one of his Sahaabah. Sincerity to the leaders: It is to help them upon the truth. To obey them in it. To order them with it. To remind and advise them, with kindness and gentleness. To make them aware of what they are heedless and neglectful of To help them fulfill those rights of the Muslims that have not reached them yet. Not to rebel against them. To enamour the hearts of the people with obedience to them. Al-Khattaabee - rahimahullaah - says: "From sincerity to them is Prayer behind them, Jihaad along with them, to give the Zakaah to them and not to rebel against them with the sword when injustice or bad treatment appears from them. And that they are not praised with false praises and that du'aa is made for their righteousness." All of this is based upon the fact that what is meant by the leader of the Muslims is the Khaleefah, and other than them, from the administrators who take charge of the affairs of the Muslims. Al-Khattaabee also quotes it, then says: "And it has been taken to refer to the Imaams who are the Scholars of the Religion. And that sincerity to them includes: Accepting what they report, following them as regards rulings and to have good thoughts about them." Sincerity to the General Muslims - and they are those who are other than the Rulers and Scholars: It is to guide them to what is beneficial for them, both in the Hereafter and this life. To keep harm away from them, so that he teaches them that which they are ignorant of as regards the Deen. To help them in this by words and actions. To hide their faults and to fulfill their needs and wants. To remove that which is harmful for them and to bring that which is of benefit to them. To order them with good and forbid them from evil, with gentleness, sincerity and compassion for them. Having respect for their elderly and mercy for their young. To give them good admonition, not acting deceitfully towards them. To love the good things for them, which he would love for himself. To hate the bad things for them, which he would hate for himself. To protect their wealth and reputation and other than that, with sayings and actions. To encourage and advise them to take on the character of all that we have mentioned, from all the types of sincerity. And to enliven their feeling for acts of obedience. And there were some from the Salaf - may Allaah be pleased with them all - whose advice was so great, that it caused severe harm to his worldly affairs - and Allaah knows best." 1.
Related by Imaam Muslim in his Saheeh (no.55). http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=203 |
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