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[27/01/2024] Lesson 47 – Enjoining the Good and Forbidding the Evil – The ‘Aqīdah of Imām Muhammad ibn ‘Abdil-Wahhāb – By Abu Khadeejah – Masjid Bin Bāz – London.

- Chapter: Enjoining the Good and Forbidding the Evil.
- Explanation of the point, “And I hold the obligation of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil in accordance to that which is in line with the pure Sharī’ah Muḥammadiyyah and its obligations.”
- Āyāt regarding enjoining the good and forbidding the evil.
- Traits of the believers vs the hypocrites.
- Following the Companions of the Messenger ﷺ and taking them as an example. 
- Ibn Mas’ūd’s (رضى الله عنه) description of the time in which the people will be destroyed. 
- The result of there being fewer scholars as we draw closer to the Final Hour.
- The abundance of scholars in the time of the Salaf.
- An example of how Ahlul-Bid’ah get close to the rulers and use them as tools to spread their falsehood and harm Ahlus-Sunnah.
- How Imām Aḥmad (رحمه الله) dealt with the rulers despite being tortured and imprisoned.
- The battle between ḥaqq and bāṭil that began when Allāh expelled Ādam, his wife and Iblīs from Jannah and will not cease until Yawmul-Qiyāmah.
- The guardians of the earth who lead this battle. 
- The rule of the Mahdī, and those who will be alongside the Dajjāl.
- Following the example of the Salaf in standing for the truth.
- The difference between the Muslims and those who are allowing atrocities to take place in Palestine.
- A warning against being deceived by the enemies from within.
- The Rāfiḍah’s support of the Crusaders in the 11th century. 
- The attacks against the Salafīs despite being the only ones giving solutions to the problems of the ummah that are proven to work.
- A sign of the success of the ummah and a sign of its destruction.
- Āyāt regarding being saved from the punishment of Allāh due to enjoining the good and forbidding the evil.
- Proof that the one who does not enjoin the good and forbid the evil according to his ability is destroyed along with the people of evil.
- Refutation of the Khawārij and Mu’tazilah who hold that enjoining the good and forbidding the evil is to rebel against the ruler, split from the united body and make the spilling of the blood of the Muslims lawful.
- The reason the Khawārij focus on the rulers and cause the people to hate them.
- The outcome of the behaviour of the Khawārij and Mu’tazilah in the lands of the Muslims.
- The response to those who say that the Salafīs are cementing the thrones of the rulers.
- The stages of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil according to the Sunnah of the Messenger ﷺ. 


Questions:
1. What advice would you give to someone who listens to conferences such as the World Economic Forum trying to understand the basics of economics, finance, trade, investments, technology and international relations?
2. What constitutes the conditions of forbidding evil?
3. What dalīl can I bring to someone who follows a madhhab excessively? 
4. What is the Salafī position on Hamās?
5. Is it permissible to pray behind the Deobandiyyah with the belief of Waḥdatul-Wujūd?

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