The Lofty Advice to Al-`Allaamah, Al-Waalid, Sheikh Rabee`

The Lofty Advice to Al-Àllaamah, AlWaalid, Sheikh Rabee` Recorded from a Lecture Given by the Noble Scholar Yahya ibn Àli AlHajoori Tran Tr ansl slat ated ed b Stud Studen ents ts of of Know Knowle ledd e in Damm Dammaa

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Recorded on the 6 th of Jumaadaa Al-Oolaa, 1434, Hijri Calendar, which corresponds to 17th March, 2013, Gregorian Calendar, between Maghrib and ‘Ishaa’ at Darul-Hadith, Dammaj , Yemen.

Sheikh Yahya ibn Àli Al-Hajoori:

“All praise and thanks are due to Allaah and I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allaah, He is alone without partners, and that Muhammad is His Slave and Messenger. Verily Allaah says in His Noble Book: 1

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‘And the believers, men and women, are Auliya' (helpers, (helpers, supporters, friends, protectors) of one another, they enjoin Al (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islaam orders one to Ma'roof (i.e. do), and forbid Al-Munkar (i.e. (i.e. polytheism and disbelief of all kinds, and all that Islaam has forbidden); they perform As-Salaat and give the Zakat , and obey Allaah and his Messenger. It is those whom Allaah will have mercy on. Surely Allaah is AllMighty, All-Wise.’ ( At-Taubah 9: 71)

The focus point of the Ayah being: “Believers, men and women, are Auliya' of of one another”

to the end of the Ayah. And He, says:

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‘O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his religion (Islam), then Allaah will bring a people whom He loves and they love Him, humble towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers, fighting fighting in the way of Allaah, and never fearing of the blame of the blamers…’















It was reported by the two Sheikhs ( Imam Al-Bukhari and Imam Muslim) in their two Sahih's (authentic compilations of Hadith ) from the hadith of An-Nu’man ibn Bashir  that the Messenger of Allaah said: “The similitude of the believers in their mutual love and mercy and compassion is like that of the body, if a single limb complains (of pain) the rest of the body complains of sleeplessness and fever.”

In this hadith you will find the virtue of the believers and the virtue of their mutual mercy and compassion in addition to their mutual love. Also in the hadith of Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari  the Prophet said: “The similitude of a believer to another believer is like a building, its various parts supporting each other.”

And he intertwined his fingers. The hadith is to be found in the two Sahih’s. In them as well (the two compilations), on the authority of Anas ibn Malik the Messenger of Allaah said: “One of you does not (truly) believe until he loves for his brother that which he loves for himself.”

This hadith comprises loving all types of good for the believers; sincere advice, support, and aid, as well as being distant from harming and doing evil (to the believers).















And along the same lines, with regards to loving good for the believers and loving sincerity towards them, is the guidance of the Prophets -may Peace and Blessings be upon them. In Surat Al-A’raaf many Prophets are mentioned, all of them are described by Allaah with Nus-h (sincerity to Allaah with Tawheed and and to the people they call with good advice) for nations. :

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‘And I advise you sincerely…’

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‘And I am to you a sincere trustworthy advisor.’

(A’raf 7:68) And so on, -may Allaah bless you- sincerity is from this great religion, as has been narrated in Sahih Muslim on the authority of Tamim Ad-Daari that that the Prophet  said: “The religion is naseeha (sincerity and sincere advice)” We said, “To whom O Messenger of Allaah?” He said, “To Allaah, His Book, His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims, and their common folk.” Al-Bukhari reported it without an Isnad 1. 0F P

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And it has been reported in the two Sahih’s on the authority of Jarir Bin Àbdillaah that he said: “We gave the oath of allegiance to the Messenger of Allaah to establish the prayer, pay the zakaat, and to be sincere to every Muslim.”

That includes sincerity to every Muslim, whether he be old, young, a commoner, ruler, scholar, layman, male or female; he is to be advised, for it is deen (religion). (After that), of those things for which we thank Allaah , is His lifting and removing from us and this institute the plots of the Raafidhees, after their transgression against us, as is known to all. It was a severe transgression, against men and women, old and young, as well as children, without provisions; seventy days under siege. As a result the Muslims rose to defend this good -may Allaah reward them with good- whether from inside Yemen or outside. From that which led the best of people to defend this good is the right of the Muslim upon (his brother) Muslim. From the best of those whom protected this institute are Ahlul-us-Sunnah -may Allaah show them His Gratitude and reward them with good- for that which they undertook and continue to undertake, during, before, and after that situation. Much good happened and Allaah defeated the evil. :

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“And any bounty you have is from Allaah…” [ An-Nahl An-Nahl 16 : 53]

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its students have memorized the Quran -and all thanks and praise are due to Allaah. Most of them (have memorized the Quran), particularly those who have spent an appropriate period of time. They memorize from the Sunnah, and their foundation in this affair is the Book of Allaah. They give it special care as is known by those those present and those absent, especially those who follow the news of this institute. We ask Allaah to bless it. (As well as memorizing) Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, we have not ceased to study them, from the time of Ash-Sheikh (Muqbil) may Allaah have mercy on him- until the present day. And they are the most authentic of authored books, containing much good. Many of the students memorize them; they memorize the hadith and recite it, then we take another lesson, and some of them memorize by themselves. They memorize Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim and Riyadhus-Saliheen, which are of the good books to memorize, (as well as) An-Nawawi’s forty and many other books. And in fiqh and in àqeedah… the book Kitaab At-Tawheed is not completed except another lesson is started therein. Kitaab At-Tawheed by by the revivalist, An-Najdi -may Allaah have Mercy on him- the Imam Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab an-Najdi -may Allaah have Mercy on him- the lesson is not finished except another lesson is begun, year round. Likewise Al-Usoolath-Thalaathah Al-Usoolath-Thalaathah, Al-Waasitiyah, these books, the lessons therein do not end. Calligraphy, reading and writing, Tajweed (recitation of) the Quran, as well as grammar and (lessons) in morphology. All types of books in these sciences and others, some which I have mentioned and others which I have not mentioned. I am mentioning all this from the aspect of recognizing good.

















“And any bounty you have is from Allaah…” ( An-Nahl An-Nahl 16 : 53)

Ùthmaan mentioned something similar to this in his hadith, so the good be known and not depreciated, for verily, belittling good is an error; by Allaah, it is not permissible. Then evil becomes rampant, if the good is belittled and people abstain from it, evil becomes rampant. And in the land of Yemen and in many of the Muslim lands, as you can see, evil is on the march. Rafidhee da`wah from one angle, (is influencing) all quarters of Yemen, along with a myriad of other devastating ideologies. Likewise -may Allaah bless you Hizbiyyah (is flourishing) as are various types of bidàh, and shirk.

But from that which brings us happiness –all praise is due to Allaahis that this da`wah has brought forth its fruits, by Allaah; its influence and the peoples’ accepting it, due to what they see in it of good and knowledge – Qur’anic verses and hadiths- and advice and guidance and hatred of fitan (trials and tribulations). No revolutions, no (political) overthrows, nor fitnahs. No fitnah befalls except we hate it, by Allaah. We warn about it to the best of our ability.

















Khawaarij , and they transgressed against him and that which befell him befell him, there ensued due to that, great evil.

The Prophet has said: “Verily this good has doors and the doors have keys, so Toobah (a tree in Jannah, or an excellent life) for whoever is a key of good and a preventer of evil, and woe to whoever be a preventer of good, a key to evil.”

When they killed him (` Uthmaan ) in transgression and oppression, it occasioned much evil to befall the Muslims, as is well known in the (books of) Seerah (biographies of the Salaf ). The believer is such that people hope for good from him and feel secure from his harm. As has been authentically narrated from the Prophet from the Hadith of Abu Hurairah ; he said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah, inform us of the best of us and the worst of us.’ He said, ‘The best of you is he whose good is to be hoped for and whose evil one feels secure from. And the worst of you he who’s good is not to be hoped for, nor is his evil felt secure from.’

















We believe in good etiquette, and we worship Allaah thereby. We do not believe that we are faultless, be it from bad manners, if that occurs, or from any other (sins). ‘So adopt a middle accurate way (in worship), do your utmost, and receive glad tidings (that you will be rewarded), and gain strength by worshipping in the mornings, afternoons and some of the night. night. With consistency, consistency, consistency, consistency, you shall reach.’

(On the authority of Abu Hurairah - - in Sahih Al-Bukhari ) ) That’s it, may Allaah bless you. This has been an introduction for that which will be clarified. For a sheet or two have been issued … or some speech, from the virtuous Sheikh, the erudite, Rabee` ibn Haadi Al-Madkhali, -may Allaah keep him on point, grant him success, and protect him from companions of evil and fitnah; those who strive to sow corruption amongst Ahlus-Sunnah, the scholars as well as the students and callers to Allaah. By Allaah, I believe he, as well as many others, are well aware of this fact, however: ‘Every thoroughbred must trip And every sword, though sharp, has a slip.’

















It has been reported in a hadith you all know where the Prophet  clarifies that when Allaah wants good for a leader he grants him truthful company. This even applies to those greater than us, and this hadith is known. Certain statements have been issued by the Noble Sheikh (Rabee` ibn Hadee). By Allaah, they contain clear mistakes and exaggerated claims. I don’t know whether they have come from him or from those who who reported them to him. They necessitate necessitate a clarification from us in order that no suspicions be held about the good and its people. Refuting mistakes is from from our àqeedah and our da`wah, as (found) in the books of knowledge and none can deny it, be they old or young, in the past or present; constructive academic criticism, delivered with good decorum in addition to making clear the wrongdoer’s mistakes. It is better for him and the Muslims. If it is delivered as sincere advice and bearing in mind (the preservation of good will) in our hearts, how many benefits have the Muslims derived in their deen due to advising one another as well as rejecting mistakes. If the mistake is not refuted it may spread amongst many of the people; either amongst the ignorant who cannot differentiate, or the

















Sheikh Yahya asks a brother to Go ahead –May Allaah bless you.” ( Sheikh read from the transcript of the conversation which took place between him and the individuals from Darus-Sunnah)

Reader:

Taken from the sitting of Darus-sunnah with Al-Àlaamah AshSheikh Rabee ibn Haadi Al-Madhkhali on 13th March which corresponds to the Wednesday night... Sheikh Yahya ibn Àli Al-Hajoori: “ Even this dating of March (from the Gregorian calendar)… it is befitting to employ the Hijri dating (Islamic (Islamic calendar). calendar). This is is advice to the writer -may Allaah give him tawfeeq- for indeed, the Hijri dating is agreed upon by the majority of the Ùlemaa’ , and Ùmar gathered the people together upon it, so this type of dating, March and so forth, if one is in need of it one may utilise it; if not then it is to be avoided, especially in the likes of these papers which are circulated amongst Ahlus-Sunnah who love to use the Hijri dating, yes, we have the Hijri dating so there is no need to utilise March, April and February etc., there’s no need.”



















well-being for him and we all like to be spared from trials and tribulations ( fitnahs ). ). He is of advanced years. Sickness is common amongst the elderly. By Allaah, it is beloved to to us that the the likes of this man and other than him, that his lifespan is extended upon the obedience of Allaah, that is, those from Ahlus-Sunnah; that he aids and is aided and loves and is loved for Allaah’s sake and also upon that which is present from good – Baarak Allaahu feekum.” Reader: [May Allaah cure him from his sickness, and grant him a long life upon the obedience of Allaah]- we made great exertions and hoped to receive the Sheikh at the Masjid adjacent to his house, in order to give him salaams before our final journey back to London.

By the grace of Allaah, the Sheikh attended the congregation in good health [May Allaah preserve him]. We, along with other Salafi’s from around the world received the Sheikh. He then invited us all to his house for a sitting between Maghrib and and Esha.



















The Speech of Sheikh Rabee Bin Hadee al-Madkhalee: Where are you from? Abu Aisha Ahmed : From Britain O’ Sheikh..” without asking any questions the Sheikh said;

Sheikh Rabee bin Hadee al-Madkhalee : “By Allaah, I have many things with me” while shaking and holding his head. “By Allaah, I have many things with me.”

By Allaah, nobody remains Salafi today. Are all of the Salafi’s are innovators? By Allaah, today nobody remains Salafi. All the Salafi’s are now innovators except for Yahya, all of them are innovators, the Duaat , the Scholars, all of them are under his feet. Sheikh Yahya ibn Àli Al-Hajoori: “ Alhamdulillah “ Alhamdulillah, to proceed:

This speech which Ash-Sheikh Rabee` has been persuaded of -may



















And now no one remains upon Salafiyyah except for me?! No one remains upon Salafiyyah except my brothers?! From where, exactly, has this originated? And who is it, from the people of the Sunnah , that utters such statements ? If he is is from our students we shall advise him, and say, ‘This statement is wrong; it is from extremism’, and if it is from other than our students then; :

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“No soul bears except that which he has earned.” (Surah an-Anàam 6: 164 )

I have no knowledge of this statement; ‘All of them are innovators with the exception of Yahya , and the sheikhs are all innovators, and he has all the callers underfoot’. I seek refuge in Allaah from such a thing! I honour the sheikhs and love and esteem them for the sake of Allaah. Here are their their books being being taught; the books of the callers callers and sheikhs and the people of knowledge from the past and present. I



















Sheikh Yahya ibn Àli al-Hajoori : “That which we know very well and is famous and widely known in the books of the biographies (of the Salaf ) is that they say: ‘He and his companions,’ and ‘He and his pupils.’ They also say: ‘He and his students,’ but as for the word ‘followers’, then we all follow the Messenger of Allaah . Allaah says: :

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‘Follow that which been revealed unto from your Lord and do not follow besides it any Auliya (protectors, (protectors, helpers, allies). Little do you reflect.’

(Surah Al-A’raaf 7: 3)

Yes, we are all -I mean by that the Salafi’s- followers of the Book of



















And who are these Salafis that we have waged war against?! Perhaps Sheikh (Rabee’) -may Allaah grant him success- came across some Salafis from (the sect) of Al-Àdani; those that used to be here from the students (of Dammaj) and from their allies and those that have a strong fanaticism fanaticism for them, such as Ùbaid. This is incorrect. This is an exaggeration. These are people who studied with us and they were in this institute previously, with Sheikh Muqbil. After the Sheikh’s death they remained in this institute. They perpetrated that which was condemned by everyone; those now present and listening, and those who are absent now but witnessed and heard. Students would come, loving this good, from a distant place after having undergone numerous hardships and adversities, then, when they finally arrived -due to the severity of these people’s transgression against me, this good, and their ardent love of tribulations for methey would instigate them (with hatred and fitnah ), instigate them,





















or go to Fuyoosh or another place (let him go).’ I criticized them and advised them about this registration saying, ‘O brothers this is a mistake. You all are now in the the gatherings gatherings of knowledge. Call to to the way of Allaah. Whoever wants wants to go to you, he may go, go, and may Allaah protect you. We support and and assist all of the the Sunnah institutes in Yemen as best we are able to, despite our weakness, so whoever comes to you, may Allaah protect you all.’ But after I advised them they began an aggressive attack and rose against me and this institute and their their brothers. brothers. Things amongst the the students students deteriorated so I





















But as for this commotion, and playing truant -which was the case with many of them (then it is unacceptable).’ Some would say: ‘Hajoori has no religious piety,’ and another would say: ‘Hajoori is such and such,’ using foul words; nothing but cursing and swearing! This is something which nobody is pleased with, not Sheikh (Rabee`) and not anybody else. The Prophet said: ‘Do unto others as you would they do unto you’





















consequently released back when they first started their sittings with him. They would appear to to him as mild-mannered, meek meek individuals (saying), ‘Ò Sheikh this and that occurred.’ They sway a scholar perhaps even more than sorcerers can. As has been reported in the nameemah ); it (tale-bearing) can do that narration about tale-bearing ( nameemah which not even a sorcerer can. So these people spread fitnah inside the da`wah. Then after that we said, ‘Perhaps the other sheikhs can influence





















By Allaah, this fitnah and this this evil are not permissible. I am not, not, at the moment, able to fully enumerate every single thing that took place in the fitnah, but it has has been written written in treatises. There was a treatise written making a clarification of all that took place in their uprising and harm. This treatise was entitled Mukhtasarul-Bayaan; r efer efer back to it, that this evil which they carried out and the fitnah in which they rose up against us at that time should be made clear. So, this is what is intended by saying that we speak about the Salafis; as for other than them, never, by Allaah.





















Sheikh Yahya ibn Àli Al-Hajoori: “The fact that they are relaxing is not from me. If they are relaxed then they are upon u pon their affair and we condemn them. them. They find no rest rest from me or from my students. students.

You know what was recently perpetrated by the people of innovation, by the Raafidhees, and other than them, against us. By Allaah, they did not attack us due to us making them be at relaxation and ease, but rather, because of our condemnations against them.”























Sheikh Yahya ibn Àli Al-Haajoori : “O Sheikh -may Allaah give you success- these complaints are fabricated. These people wrought fitnah against me here, -may Allaah bless you- wrought fitnah against























These callers are unknowns. They may be from those who are biased and envious against me and this da`wah. Everyone is familiar familiar with envy. Whenever any any good occurs, be be it big or small, envy is is























‘Whoever Allaah wants good for, He gives him understanding of the religion.’ ‘The best of you is he who learns the Quran and teaches it.’























until he became even more fiery than they. He barraged us with tribulation and harshness, so we were forced to defend ourselves.

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he believes it is to be a blessing. He believes this, but it is a punishment from Allaah…”

Sheikh Yahya ibn Àli al-Hajooree : “I do not believe that. I do not believe that. I am better acquainted than you with that which is in my heart.”

Sheikh Rabee` ibn Hadee al-Madkhalee : “Due to his actions and the actions of his students. “By Allaah, we have not seen this type of extremism from the people of innovation that we see from his students.”

Sheikh Yahya ibn Àli al-Hajooree : “O my brothers, fear Allaah, how is this? Do the Raafidhees not have extremism with them? They say: ‘O Husein, (i.e. the son of Ali -may Allaah be pleased with him) why do you not come to us!’ And the Soofis who crawl and then carefully proceed (in the direction of the one they deify) and kiss him on his knee and then retreat, they are not as extreme as us?

I say to you (O brothers), this speech has come as a result of anger and agitation, to the point that some of those present have informed me that he (Sheikh (Sheikh Rabee`) was shaking shaking as he spoke. If speech comes at a time of anger there could possibly po ssibly be (in it) additions or omissions, and this is an addition that occurred. No one can deny this.















may have occurred), (I hope that that they) pardon me. I only desire reconciliation (and attempted this) to the best of my ability, and my success is not except by way way of Allaah. In Him I trust and to Him I repent.

Subhaanaka (Disassociated be You from all that is (falsely) ascribed to You) and to You is all praise. I bear witness that that none has the the right to be worshipped except You, and I seek Your forgiveness and to You I repent.”

The Lofty Advice to Al-`Allaamah, Al-Waalid, Sheikh Rabee`

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