The
first advice is to correct the belief in accordance with those which the Ahl-i
sunnat savants communicate in their books. For, it is this madhhab only that
will be saved from Hell. May Allâhu ta’âlâ give plenty of rewards for the work
of those great people! Those scholars of the four madhhabs, who reached up the
grade of ijtihâd and the great scholars, educated by them are called Ahl as-sunna scholars. After correcting the belief (îmân), it is
necessary to perform the worship informed in the knowledge of fiqh, i.e. to do the commands of the Sharî’at and to abstain from what it
prohibits. One should perform the namâz five times each day without reluctance
and slackness, and being careful about its conditions and ta’dîl-i arkân. He
who has as mush money as nisâb should pay zakât. Imâm-i a’zâm Abû Hanîfa says,
“Also, it is necessary to pay the zakât of gold and silver which women use as
ornaments.”
One
should not waste his precious life even on unnecessary mubâhs. It is certainly
necessary not to waste it on harâm. We should not get involved with taghannî,
singing, musical instruments, or songs. We should not be deceived by the
pleasure they give our nafses. These are poisons mixed with honey and covered
with sugar.
One
should not commit giybat. Giybat is harâm. [Giybat
means to talk about a Muslim’s or a Zimmî’s secret fault behind his back. It is
necessary to tell Muslims about the faults of the Harbîs, about the sins of
those who commit these sins in public, about the evils of those who torment
Muslims and who deceive Muslims in buying and selling, thus causing Muslims to
beware their harms, and to tell about the slanders of those who talk and write
about Islam wrongfully; these are not giybat. Radd-ul-Muhtâr: 5-263)].
One
should not spread gossip (carry words) among Muslims. It has been declared that
various kinds of torments would be done to those who commit these two kinds of
sins. Also, it is harâm to lie and slander, and must be abstained from. These
two evils were
harâm in every religion.
Their punishments are very heavy. It is very blessed to conceal Muslims’
defects, not to spread their secret sins and to forgive them their faults. One
should be compassionate towards one’s inferiors, those under one’s command
[such as wives, children, students, soldiers] and the poor. One should not
reproach them for their faults. One should not hurt or heat or swear at those
poor persons for trivial reasons. One should attack nobody’s property, life,
honour, or chastity. Debts to everyone and to the government must be paid.
Bribery, accepting or giving, is harâm. However, it would not be bribery to
give it in order to get rid of the opppression of a cruel one, or to avoid a
disgusting situation. But accepting this would be harâm, too. Everybody should
see own defects, and should every hour think of the faults which they have
committed towards Allahu ta’âlâ. They should always bear in mind that Allahu
ta’âlâ does not hurry in punishing them, nor does He cut off their sustenance.
The words of command from our parents, or from the government, compatible with
sharî’a, must be obeyed, but the ones, incompatible with sharî’a, should not be
resisted against so that we should not cause fitna. [See the 123rd letter in
the second volume of the book Maktûbât-ı
Ma’sûmiyya.]
After
correcting the belief and doing the commands of fiqh, one should spend all
one’s time remembering Allahu ta’âlâ. One should continue remembering,
mentioning Allahu ta’âlâ as the great men of religion have communicated. One
should feel hostility towards all the things that will prevent the heart from
remembering Allahu ta’âlâ. The more you adhere to the Sharî’at, the more
delicious it will be to remember Him. As indolence, laziness increase in
obeying the Sharî’at, that flavour will gradually decrase, being thoroughly
gone at last. What should I write more than what I have written already? It
will be enough for the reasonable one. We should not fall into the traps of the
enemies of Islam and we should not believe their lies and slanders.
Pakistan
17 JUN 1992
HAKIKAT KITABEVI
Darussafaka Cad. No. 57/A
P.K. 35
34262- Fatih
Istanbul, Turkey
Respected Brothers in Islam,
Assalamu Alaykum
Warahmatullah!
Alhamdulillah. It is our
great pleasure to express our million thanks for all efforts and assistance you
are extending to us. We are very much happy upon receiving and reading numbers
of your books. We deeply admire your beautiful publications, bless and pure,
guiding humanity to the straight path and truth. How much we appreciate the
effort you are exerting in order to produce it. For us, it appears, with its
main Islamic topics, as the full moon, gleaming in the night, shedding light
and attracting everybody's attention.
We are grateful for the blessed
task you are undertaking, applying the ordinace of the following verse:
"CALL UNTO THE WAY OF
THY LORD WITH WISDOM AND MAIR EXHORTATION AND REASON WITH THEM IN THE BETTER
WAY" (Qur-an 16: 125).
In this connection, we are
very much grateful if you could send us more copies of your other books,
magazines or any other reading materials.
By the way, here is the list of the books we
received last 6th of May 1992.
1. Endless Bliss-from First to Fifth Fascicle
except the 4th
2. The Religion Reformers in
Islam
3. The Sunni Path
4. Belief and Islam
5. The Proof of Prophethood
6. Answer to an Enemy of
Islam
7. Advice for the Muslim
8. Islam and Christianity
10. The Confessions of A
British Spy
Lastly, kindly accept our
gratitude once again for all the efforts you are exerting towards consolidating
ties among Muslims and our brotherly regards to all staff of your publication.
May the Almighty Allah help
you to spread the voice of Truth, Justice and Faith.
WASSALAM!
Your Brother in Islam,