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False Desires and its Evil Effects on
Unity |
Allaah - the Most High -
said:
"And those who were given the
Scripture (the Jews and the Christians) did not split-up except out of
baghee (hatred and envy) between each other, after the knowledge
had come to them." [Soorah Aal-'lmraan 3:19].
Imaam as-Sa'dee (d.1376H)-
rahimahullaah - said:
"This is why Allaah - the Most High -
ordered the Muslims with ijtimaa' (collectiveness) in their
Religion, and prohibited them from tafarruq (splitting-up). He
informed them that they must not reject what Allaah revealed to them from
the Book. Indeed the People of the Book (i.e. the jews and the Christians)
did not split-up until after Allaah had revealed to them the Scripture, in
which He ordered them with ijtimaa' (being unified). However, they
did the opposite to what He ordered them with, due to mutual jealousy and
hatred. So hatred and jealousy culminated in them having grudges and
enmity between one another, they then fell into differing and splitting
up. So - O Muslims - beware of doing the likes of this."1
Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H) -
rahimahullaah - said:
"Allaah explained that their splitting
only occurred after the knowledge had come to them, and which showed them
what they were commanded to do and to avoid. For Allaah does not leave
people to stray, except after giving them guidance, until He explains to
them what they were commanded to do. And He informed that the reason for
their tafarruq (splitting) was due to baghee (mutual envy,
jealousy, hatred) And baghee occurs due to either falling short of
the truth, or transgressing the limits. It is due either to abandoning an
obligation, or doing something prohibited. So know that this is what
necessitates tafarruq (splitting)."2
THE ROOT OF
CORRUPTION
Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim (d.751H) - rahimahullaah -
said:
"It is upon the one who speaks in this matter, or any other
matter, that he should only do so based upon knowledge and the truth; and
that his objective should be sincerity to Allaah, to His Book, to His
Messenger; and the giving of sincere advice to his Muslim brothers. But if
he makes the truth accord with his own whims and desires, then this will
corrupt and ruin the heart, the actions, and the state of affairs. Allaah
- the Most High - said: "And if the truth were to be in accordance with
their desires, then indeed the heavens and the earth - and all that is
therein - would be corrupted and ruined." [Soorah al-Mu'minoon 23:71].
The Prophet sallallaahu
'alayhi wa sallam said:
"None of you truly believe until he makes
his
desires accord with what I have been sent with."3 So 'ilm
(knowledge) and 'adl (justice) are the root of every good, whereas
dhulm (oppression) and jahl (ignorance) are the root of
every evil. And Allaah - the Most High - sent His Messenger with the
Guidance and the Religion of Truth, and He commanded the doing of justice
between people and that none of them should follow their whims and
desires. Allaah the Most High - said: "So call to Islaam and stand
firm, and do not follow their whims and desires, but say: I believe in
whatever has been revealed by Allaah from the Book, and I have been
commanded to do justice between you. Allaah is our Lord and your Lord, for
us our deeds and for you your deeds. There is no dispute between us and
you. Allaah will assemble us all, and to Him is the final return."
[Soorah ash-Shooraa 42:15]."4
A NECESSARY
JIHAAD
Shaykhul-lslaam Ibn Taymiyyah - rahimahullaah -
said:
"Jihaad against the nafs (soul) and its whims and
desires is the foundation of jihaad against the unbelievers and the
hypocrites. Indeed a person will not have the ability to wage
jihaad against them, until he wages jihaad against his own
soul and its whims and desires first."5
Shaykh al-Ghunaymaan - hafidhahullaah - said:
"It is
obligatory upon all those who speak about an affair from the affairs of
the Religion that they do so purely for Allaah's sake, sincerely for the
truth. And that they overcome their soul and strive hard against following
their whims and desires, not inclining towards worldly matters; such as
love of being praised, seeking fame and reputation, gaining a large
following, and other such matters. So the one who seeks to gain any of
this, will gain only the vanities of this world."6
1. Tayseerul-Kareemur-Rahmaan
(p.701).
2. Majmoo' Fataawaa (1/14).
3. Da'eef:
Related by Ibn Abee 'Aasim (no.15). It was declared weak by Al-Haafidh Ibn
Rajab in Jaami' ul-'Uloom wal-Hikam (no.41).
4.
Madaarijus-Saalikeen (3/532-533).
5. Related by Ibn al-Qayyim in
Dhammul-Hawaa wa Ittibaa'ihi (p.28).
6. Al-Hawaa wa Atharahu
fil-Khilaaf (p.20). |