The Pillars of The Salafi Da'wah - Part 3

Based on the works of al-ʿAllāmah ʿUbayd al-Jābirī. From the 2025 Canadian National Summer Conference at Masjid al-Furqān (TROID), 2025/07/27-29.

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Shaykh Kāshiff Khān discusses the topic Revelation Over Reason: Why Naql (Textual Evidence) Takes Precedence in Islamic Understanding. From the 2025 Canadian National Summer Conference at Masjid al-Furqān (TROID), 2025/07/27-29.

Revelation Over Reason: Why Naql (Textual Evidence) Takes Precedence... 2/2 - Kāshiff Khān

Kashiff Khan—Points 12-16—09.08.25—Summer Conference 2025

- The danger of distorting īmān in Allāh. 
- The error of restricting the knowledge of ‘aqīdah to merely an academic study without fruits. 
- Āyāt that mention the fruits of īmān. 
- Affairs that should increase us in certainty regarding the meeting with Allāh. 
- Paradise and Hellfire are real and true. Both have been created and will never perish. Paradise is a reward for His beloved allies whilst the Fire is a punishment for those who were disobedient to Him—except for those to whom Allāh, the Mighty and Majestic, shows mercy.
- The closeness of Paradise and the Fire to each of us.
- “The Forgiver of sin, the Acceptor of repentance, the Severe in punishment, the Bestower (of favours), La ilāha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), to Him is the final return.” [Ghāfir 40:3]
- The correct understanding of the verse “Verily! Allāh forgives not (the sin of) setting up partners in worship with Him”.
- What it means to believe in Paradise and the Fire. 
- The description of Paradise and the Fire in the Qur’ān.
- The reason the Salafīs give great importance to teaching the books of ‘Aqīdah.
- The true awliyā’ of Allāh vs the Ṣūfiyyah.
- How Ahlul-Bid’ah try to cause separation between Shaykh Muḥammad b. ‘Abdul-Wahhāb (رحمه الله) and the scholars who came before him.
- The debate between Paradise and the Fire, and Allāh’s judgement regarding them.
.- The belief of the Khawārij and Mu’tazilah regarding the sinners from the believers. 
- Means by which a person with īmān can be removed from the Fire.
- Shaykh ‘Ubayd al-Jābirī (رحمه الله) on the ijtihād of Shaykh Ḥammād al-Anṣārī (رحمه الله) regarding the level of Jahannam that Ahlut-Tawḥīd will be taken out from. 


5 Points 12 to 16 By Shaykh Abu Hafsah Kashiff Khan

Kashiff Khan—Points 12-16—09.08.25—Summer Conference 2025

PART 2

- Accepting evidences upon their apparent meanings.
- How Ahlul-Bid’ah give precedence to their intellect over the texts.
- Imām ash-Shāṭibī (رحمه الله) on those who rely on the Qur’ān and Sunnah vs those who rely on their intellects. 
- As-Safārīnī (رحمه الله) on the one who tries to understand ‘aqīdah with his intellect.
- Ibrāhīm’s (عليه السلام) affirmation of the existence of Jannah.
- The Bridge [over Hellfire] is real and true.
- Shaykh as-Sa’dī (رحمه الله) on the āyah, “There is not one of you but will pass over it (Hell); this is with your Lord; a Decree which must be accomplished.” [Sūrah Maryam 19:71]
- The different opinions regarding what is intended by wurūd. 
- The two types of ṣirāṭ.
- The Scale [on Judgement Day] is real—it has two pans. The weighing of the good and evil deeds of the servants is true and real.
- Affirmation of this in the Qur’ān.
- Those whose deeds will be weighed and those for whom there will be no weighing. 
- Proof for the three things that will be weighed.
- Clarifying what is intended by ikhtilāf and refuting the claim of Ahlul-Bid’ah that the Ṣaḥābah differed in affairs of ‘aqīdah.
- The Lake that our Prophet ﷺ has been honoured with is true and real.
- The reason some of Ahlul-Bid’ah deny the Lake of the Prophet ﷺ. 
- Description of the Lake of the Prophet ﷺ.
- The intercession [on the Day of Resurrection] is true—and it is true that the people who worshipped none but Allāh will be taken out of the Fire due to the intercession.
- The three meanings of shafā’ah according to the language, ‘urf and sharī’ah.
- Explanation of ash-Shafā’atul-Manfiyyah and ash-Shafā’atul-Muthbitah.
- The two types of intercession established in the religion. 
- The three categories of people as it relates to their belief in the intercession.
- The conditions for intercession to be accepted.  
- The three categories of Muwaḥḥidīn. 



Questions:
1. When a person enters Islām, are the good deeds he did before Islām counted?
2. A brother’s parents say he is not at the age of going to conferences to gain knowledge. What advice would you give to both him and his parents?
3. Some people kiss their thumbs and wipe their eyes during the shahādah in the adhān. We know this is a bid’ah but what is the evidence for this?
4. If a person engages in ribā to gain a degree, would money earned from using the degree be ḥarām?
5. Question regarding ḥadīth al-biṭāqah. 
6. How do we advise those who have doubt regarding the sun’s orbit around the earth even after the evidence is shown to them?
7. Does saying statements such as ‘what the hell’ take a person out of the fold of Islām?

6 Points 12 to 16 By Shaykh Abu Hafsah Kashiff Khan

Shaykh Abdulilah—Points 17-22—09.08.25—Summer Conference

PART 1

- The punishment of the grave is real and true. The angels Munkar and Nakīr are real and true. Al-Kirām al-Kātibīn (the honourable scribes from among the angels) are real and true. The Resurrection after death is true.
- The punishment in the barzakh for the disbelievers. 
- Proof from the Qur’ān and Sunnah for the punishment of the grave. 
- The state of the believer vs the disbeliever and hypocrite in the grave. 
- The correct meaning of Lā ilāha illa Allāh. 
- The inevitability and severity of the trial of the grave. 
- The obligation of believing in the unseen without asking how.
- Preparing for our ākhirah.
- Sincerity in traversing the path.
- The reason the believer and disbeliever would want to be returned to the dunyā.
- The best gift a person can be given by Allāh. 
- The reason both the people of Jannah and the people of the Fire will say Alhamdulillāh. 
- Following the way of the Salaf in making space for others in the masjid. 
- Description of the angels who descend upon the disbelievers at the time of death.
- The manner in which the soul of the disbeliever will be ripped out vs the easy removal of the soul of the believer. 
- The reason ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān (رضى الله عنه) would cry until his beard was full of tears. 
- The crushing of the ribs of the disbelievers and hypocrites in the grave. 
- The blessing of Allāh concealing our faults. 
- The best du’ā for seeking forgiveness. 
- The danger and destruction of the tongue if it is used in the wrong way. 
- Wherein lies salvation.
- Description of the angels. 
- The two types of people in times of fitan.
- Caution against being heedless of the remembrance of Allāh. 
- Abū Dardā (رضى الله عنه) on the three signs of ignorance. 
- The severity of saying that which you do not do. 
- The difference between Ibn Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه) who did not want to be followed and people who strive for that in the current age of social media. 
- Following the example of our scholars who were fearful that their mistakes would follow them to the grave. 


7 Points 17 to 22 By Shaykh Abdulilah Lahmami

Abū Khadeejah—Points 23-27—09.08.25—Summer Conference 2025

 
- And we establish the obligation of Jihād and Ḥajj alongside the Muslim rulers in every time and age.
- An example of how people today oppose this principle and speak about the religion without knowledge.
- The obligation of performing jihād and Ḥajj behind the ruler of the Muslims.
- We do not hold it permissible to revolt against the rulers, and we do not fight in times of tribulation. And we hear and obey those whom Allāh has placed as rulers over our affairs, and we do not remove ourselves from the obedience to them.
- The Khawārij’s opposition of this principle, and disgraceful affairs they have fallen into. 
- Al-Kufr al-Akbar vs al-Kufr al-Aṣghar. 
- The command of the Prophet ﷺ to kill the Khawārij. 
- The path of the Khawārij in every time and place.
- The implausibility of the Prophet ﷺ not informing us of how to deal with the rulers. 
- The evil and corruption that results from opposing the guidance of the Messenger ﷺ.
- The meaning of kufr bawāḥ.
- The conditions that must be met in order to remove and replace the ruler.
- The Battle of al-Ḥarrah.
- Banū al-‘Abbās, Bayt al-Ḥikmah, and the destruction of Baghdād.
- The real golden age of Islām.
- The example of Somalia and Iraq regarding what results from rebellion against the rulers. 
- Clarification that demonstrations have nothing to do with Islām.
- The injustice present in foreign ideologies. 
- The obligation of obeying Ūlul-Amr.
- The instruction of the Messenger ﷺ regarding what should be done if there is fighting in times of fitnah. 
- The position of the Companions (رضى الله عنهم) when fighting occurred in times of fitnah. 
- The true aspirations of the Khawārij.
- We follow the Sunnah and the Jamā’ah—and we leave off contradiction, differing and splitting.
- The call of Salafiyyah.
- Proof for the prohibition of splitting.
- The audacity of Ahlul-Bid’ah to accuse the Salafīs of splitting the ummah. 
- The command of the Messenger ﷺ to cling to his Sunnah and abandon all of the sects.
- The one who dies the death of the people of Jāhiliyyah.
- The obligation of giving precedence to obeying the Messenger ﷺ over the opinion of anyone else.

9 Points 23 to 27 By Shaykh Abu Khadeejah

Uways aṭ-Ṭawīl—Points 28-32—10.08.25—Summer Conference 2025

—PART ONE—

- The people are considered as believers as far as the [Sharī’ah] regulations and inheritance are concerned—and we do not know their true state in front of Allāh, the Mighty and Majestic. 
- What is intended by this statement, and evidence for it from the Sunnah. 
- So, whoever claims that he is truly a believer is an innovator. And whoever claims that he is a believer in the sight of Allāh, then he is from the liars. And whoever states that he is truly a believer in Allāh, then he is correct.
- The issue of al-Istithnā, its meaning, and the first group to delve into it.
- ‘Abdur-Raḥmān b. Mahdī (رحمه الله) on the foundation of irjā. 
- The reason the scholars disliked that one should be asked if he is a believer. 
- The innovated answer to this question. 
- Reasons why the Salaf emphasised al-Istithnā’.
- Al-Īmān al-Muṭlaq.
- The balanced nature of the Salafī manhaj. 
- The blameworthiness of commending yourself and deeming your soul to be purified. 
- Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (رحمه الله) on the āyah, “So do not praise and ascribe purity to yourselves…” [Sūrah an-Najm 53:32]
- Clarification that al-Istithnā’ is not due to doubt. 
- Evidence from the Qur’ān and Sunnah for al-Istithnā’.
- Clarification that al-Istithnā’ is regarding (the acceptance of) one’s actions, not regarding belief in the foundations of īmān. 
- Wordings used by the scholars as it relates to the affair of īmān, and responses to the question, ‘Are you a believer?’
- The Murji’ah are misguided innovators.
- The manhaj of prophethood in warning against bid’ah and deviant groups.
- Abū Kilābah (رحمه الله) on the consequences of sitting and debating with the people of desires. 
- The emergence and progression of bid’ah.
- The linguistic and religious definition of irjā. 
- Offshoots of the Murji’ah and how they define īmān. 
- 1. al-Jahmiyyah 
- 2. al-Karrāmiyyah
- 3. al-Mu’tazilah
- 4. al-Ashā’irah
- 5. Murji’atul-Fuqahā
- How Sūrah al-Anfāl, verses 2-4, the ḥadīth on the branches of īmān and Sūrah al-Mu’minūn, verses 1-9 dismantle the ‘aqīdah of the Murji’ah.
- The Qadariyyah are misguided innovators—and whoever amongst them denies that Allāh, the Mighty and Majestic, knows what is to occur before it takes place is an unbeliever. 
- The emergence of the Qadariyyah.
- The two groups of the Qadariyyah and their beliefs: Jahmiyatul-Jabariyyah and Mu’tazilatul-Qadariyyah.
- An āyah that refutes the Jabariyyah. 
- Two general categories of actions of the servant, and a ḥadīth that illustrates both. 
- Shaykh ‘Uthaymīn’s (رحمه الله) response to someone who asked if the servant is compelled or has a choice in carrying out actions. 
- Refutation of Mu’tazilatul-Qadariyyah from the Qur’ān. 
- The wretchedness and contradictions of Ahlul-Bid’ah. 
- “Do they not then consider the Qur’ān carefully? Had it been from other than Allāh, they would surely have found therein much contradictions.” [Sūrah an-Nisā’ 4:82]
- Yaḥyā b. Sa’īd al-Qaṭṭān (رحمه الله) on his certainty that the Qadariyyah are kuffār. 
- Imām Aḥmad (رحمه الله) on the ruling of the Qadariyyah.

11 Points 28 to 32 By Shaykh Uways Taweel

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