Khutbah - Islamic Position Regarding The Fitnah in The Middle-East and North Africa

Islamic Position Regarding the Fitnah in the Middle-East
and North Africa by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Malki

Jumu’ah Khutbah February 4, 2011
Transcription by:
Umm Abdillaah Saarah bint Faisal & Umm Hasna Firdous Bint Jabir min Sri Lanka
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Introduction:
‫ وبـعـد‬،‫بـسـن اهلل والحـوـد هلل والـصالة والـسـالم عــلى رسـول اهلل‬
The Khutbah: (Part 1)
Translation of the Khutbah titled ‘the Crisis occurring these

days in the Middle East and North Africa and the Muslim
countries’ by our Noble Shaykh Muhammad Al-Malki (may
Allaah preserve him upon khayr).
Our Shaykh began with the Khutbatul-Haajah and then

stated: All Praise is due to Allaah, Verily Allaah stated in the
Noble Book:
(Surah Mulk 67: 1-2)
Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion,

and He is Able to do all things.
[ Surah Al-Mulk (67) :1 ]
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Who has created death and life, that He may test
you which of you is best in deed. And He is the
All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving;
[ Surah Al-Mulk (67) :2 ]
Allaah ‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬is saying in the above ayah:
... ‫عوَلًا‬
َ ُ‫سن‬
َ‫ح‬ْ َ‫ لِيَبْلُ َوكُنْ أَ ُّيكُنْ أ‬...
the People of Knowledge say that:
ْ‫ لِيَبْلُ َوكُن‬... means – ‘to test you.’
‫عوَلًا‬
َ ُ‫سن‬
َ‫ح‬ْ َ‫أَ ُّيكُنْ أ‬
means – ‘who amongst you remembers
death the most, preparing himself ready for it, fearing and
being cautious of it.’
Imaam Al-Qurtubi stated in his Tafsir that Ibn ‘Umar

(radiallaahu anhu) said that the Messenger of Allaah ‫صلى اهلل عليو‬
‫وسلن‬ recited these two ayaats ُ‫تَبَارَكَ الَذِي بِيَدِهِ ا ْلوُلْك‬ until
he reached .. ‫عوَلًا‬
َ ُ‫سن‬
َ‫ح‬ْ َ‫أَ ُّيكُنْ أ‬ - „Who from amongst you is
best in deeds...‟

And he ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬said: He is the one who refrains from
what is forbidden for him by Allaah and he is the fastest in
responding to the obedience of Allaah.
Sufyaan ibn ‘Uyaynah (rahimahullaah) said :
the word the best in deed, means --- it must be

sincerely for Allaah and upon the way of Rasulullaah ‫صلى اهلل‬
‫عليو وسلن‬
O Muslims! Allaah ‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬mentions the Fitn, (the trials) in

many places in the Qur’aan, (the Noble Book) with many
different descriptions and all the conclusions lead to the
clarification of the goodness (‫)خيز‬, peace (‫)سالم‬, convenience
(‫)رخاوة‬, tranquility (‫ )طوأنينت‬and security of course.
All these can be achieved only by obeying the commands of

Allaah ‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬and by following the guidance of
Rasulullaah ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬.
Rasulullaah ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬warned us against different

forms/types of Fitn (trials) such as the fitnah of wealth, the
fitnah of children/families, the fitnah of power/authority,
the fitnah of desire (no matter what type of desire it is). The
fitnah of desire is the base/origin of every fitnah and it is
therefore the head of all the problems that occur.
Anas bin Maalik (radiallaahu anhu) who not only served

Rasulullaah ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬for ten years as a servant but also
learnt the Deen from him warned us against the fitnah of
(khurooj) rebelling against the Muslim rulers. He advised
the people to have sabr even if the Muslim ruler was an

oppressor (Jaa’ir ‫ )الجائر‬and a killer (al-Mubeer ‫)المببير‬, the like
of Al-Hajjaaj ibn Yusuf who none could match in killings as
he killed people very easily and even in the Haram.
Extra Note:
Al-Hajjaaj ibn Yusuf’s affair is well known in the Ummah, for that
of oppression, repression, excessiveness in spilling the blood (of the
Muslims), desecration of the Sanctities of Allaah, the killing of
whomever he killed amongst the notables of the Ummah such as
Sa’eed ibn Jubair, the besieging of Ibn az-Zubair (son of Asma bint Abi
Bakr) even though he had sought refuge in the Haram.
The prohibition of reviling the Rulers (Umaraa ‫أهزاء‬-) has been

reported more specifically, on account of the kindling of the fire of
tribulation and the opening of the doors of evil upon the Ummah
that it contains.
Narrated Az-Zubair bin 'Adi :
We went to Anas bin Malik and complained about the

wrong we were suffering at the hand of Al-Hajjaj.
Anas bin Malik said, "Be patient till you meet
your Lord, for no time will come upon you but
the time following it will be worse than it. I heard
that from the Prophet." (Al-Bukhari)
Messenger of Allaah ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬warned us that:
„…there would be many fitn towards the end of time.‟

In both Saheeh al-Bukhari & Muslim it is narrated by Abu
Huraira that Allah's Messenger ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said,
"There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a

sitting person will be better than a standing one, and the
standing one will be better than the walking one, and the
walking one will be better than the running one, and
whoever will expose himself to these afflictions, they will
destroy him. So whoever can find a place of protection or
refuge from them, should take shelter in it."
(Saheeh al-Bukhari Volume 9, Book 88, Number 202)
Note: Explanation of this Hadith

.
Our Sheikh explained the hadith saying that during the time
of Fitan, the one who is sitting is better than the one who is
standing. It does not necessarily mean that you go and sit
down but what it means is if we assume that the wind is
passing through this place, a person who is seated has a
stronger hold than a standing person because a person in the
standing position may fall back or flat on his face. Also the
force of air would be felt more by the person standing than
someone sitting.
And then he ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬warned us that due to many fitan
towards the end of time, the one who is standing is better

than the one who is walking because when you are standing
you have more control of yourself than the one who is
walking who does not have a firm hold whereby the wind
can topple him more easily.
And then he ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬warned us that the one who is
walking would be better than the one who is jogging or
running. And then he said, and whoever exposes him to such
afflictions will be swept away and be destroyed. And this is
the advice of the Prophet ‫صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬.
To protect us from such a fitn Rasulullaah ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬gave us

a clear command i.e.:
‘to go and find shelter or a place of protection

from the Fitan.’
We as laymen have to understand that the Ulamaa are the

best to explain such matters to us. Ibn Haajar Al Asqalani,
(the author of Fath al Bari, the explanation of Saheeh Al
Bukhari) said that Rasulullaah ‫صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬, said: ‘whoever
responds to it’ means -- that he exposes himself to it
intentionally willing to face it, hoping to be hit with it and
he does not stay away from the Fitan.’
How can that be?
Like today, people who go to the squares and streets by

themselves or even if they are one amongst many, they are
yet going to be destroyed. And then he said the meaning of
‘tas-tashrifuh’ - it will destroy him i.e. he will be killed.

We witnessed masses being killed this Wednesday, whether
in India, Egypt, Yemen or anywhere else in the world. Some
of the people who were killed in these demonstrations may
have been innocent and may have no affiliation to these
movements, but the very fact that they exposed themselves
to the fitan resulted in them being killed. When fitan strikes,
it strikes blindly and everyone who is exposed to it is at the
risk of being killed.
He (rahimahullaahu ta’ala) said that it means that he directs

himself to it, like he is trying to challenge the wind by sailing
in the opposite direction. In this condition how can he reach
his destination? Obviously he cannot.
O’ Muslims refraining from Fitan is the way to salvation and

protection in this life and the Hereafter. And this can be
achieved by being silent especially during these times of
Fitan. If one indulges in talks without being silent during
these times of fitan, then it is as if he is using a sword on his
tongue.
People these days like to talk about such happenings in their

private sittings with their families, with their workmates and
what the media does is portray & broadcast whatever the
people like to speak about and what they like to hear. Why is
this? Why is that? This type of approach in times of fitan is
incorrect. Let Only the Ulamaa speak and advice as it is their
call of duty NOT ours. Our position as laymen is only to
listen and obey the Ulamaa.
As the Prophet ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said: ‘The way of protecting

oneself from Fitan as in the hadeeth in Saheeh Bukhari on

the authority of Anas ibn Maalik (radiallaahu anhu), who
said that the Messenger ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said,
“You are going to face athara (‫ )االثزة‬after me.”
By Allaah yaa Ikhwaan, this word athara (‫ )االثزة‬is the only

reason why people are now in ‘Tahrir Square’ in Cairo and
in San’aa demonstrating and protesting against the ruler. He
‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said it 1430 years ago. Did these people believe in
their messenger? All this is in history.
He ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said:
“You are going to face or to see or to find after me ash‟ara.”
What is athara (‫ ?)االثزة‬Athara means that the people, the

rulers usurp everything for themselves, power, money,
position...etc unjustly. So he is sitting up there and asking us
as to what is going to happen and this is exactly what is
taking place today. I don’t think there is anyone who is
exempted from this greed for power, wealth and position.
The question now arises as to what our duty is as a lay

Muslim during these times of fitan without trying to analyze
how right or wrong the situation is.
The Sheikh is addressing us Muslims about this issue and

NOT the rulers since the rulers do not heed his advice nor
listen to him. If they did listen to the Sheikh’s naseehah, they
would be first advised to:
 Fear Allaah;
 Prepare themselves for the grave which none is

exempted from entering into. Everyone has to enter it
alone, whether one is a ruler or the ruled and there are
no armies or police for defense, no matter what high
position one held in the dunya.
In fact the ‘high’ position held by a person in the dunya is

insignificant in the next world.
Each of us are responsible for our actions and the Sheikh

stressed that his concern was mainly for the Ummah of
Rasulullaah ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬which is ‘US’ Muslims i.e you and
me.
The Prophet ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said, ‘Fasbiroo’ (so be patient).

This is a command from Prophet ‫صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬. And the
command from Rasulullaah ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬is not like the
command from any other human being. His command has
only one request from us: that is for us to accept and obey.
If we don’t obey Rasulullah’s command, then we have

disobeyed him ‫صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬. And he ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬has indeed
asked us to be careful of Allaah’s warning in the Qur’aan:
“Whoever opposes the Prophet ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬then it is a

fitan.”

Note:
So one has to be very careful that there is complete obedience to
the commands of Rasulullaahi ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬and that there is no
opposition whatsoever. Opposition may result in getting entangled
in the fitan.
He ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬said,
„Fasbiroo, (so be patient)!‟
When one is advised to have ‘sabr’ i.e patience, the first

question that pops out of the mouths of people is: ‘for how
long should we be patient?’
We don’t answer this type of question which calls for a time

frame. It is Rasulullaahi ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬who answered it and this
is safe for all. If Sheikh Malki being a Saudi answered it, the
Egyptians would have rejected it on the basis of his not
knowing about them since he is a Saudi.
So Rasulullaah ‫صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬, is the leader of all Muslims. Now
it does not matter what your nationality is i.e whether you
are a Yemeni, Egyptian, Tunisian, Indian or Pakistani. What
matters is if you are a Muslim then you have to be a follower
of Rasulullaah ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬. If we say that we are following
Rasulullaahi ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬then we have to listen and obey his
command which is:
„Fasbiroo, be patient until you meet me by the

Haudh, (the Lake)‟.
(Saheeh al-Bukhari)

Do you know what this Lake is? Whoever drinks from it
once will never be thirsty again. As for the lake of Prophet
‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬, it is on the plain land of Resurrection. It is not Al-
Kauthar.
Al Kauthar is a River in Jannah which is given to Prophet ‫صلى‬

‫اهلل عليو وسلن‬. But this (al Hawdh-‫ )الحوض‬is different. Before the
Day of Judgment, due to the sun being only a mile away
from our heads, everyone will be extremely thirsty. So the
thirsty person will go to the lake only to be stopped from
drinking by the angels since he/she did not obey
Rasulullaahi ‫وسلن‬. ‫صلى اهلل عليو‬
He ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬said in another hadeeth:
that there will be many thirsty people who will be chased

away from his lake and Rasulullaah will say, „My Ummah,
My Ummah!‟
The angels will say to him ‫وسلن‬. ‫ صلى اهلل عليو‬: „You do not know
what they changed after you. (in reference to bid‟ah ---
innovations).‟
He ‫وسلن‬. ‫ صلى اهلل عليو‬advised them to be patient, but they did not
adhere to this command. He warned them not to follow the
Christians and the Jews and they did not listen to this either.
They continue to do what their heart desires.

And in the Sunan of Tirmidhi with the chain of narration
which is authenticated by Al Albani, on the authority of
Udaisah the daughter of Uhbaan son of Saifiyy Al Ghifaari,
she said that ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (radiyallaahu anhu) came to
my father, (her father is a companion of Rasulullaah ‫صلى اهلل عليه‬
‫ )وسلم‬, and asked him to accompany him but not to fight but to
go for chasing the matter that Ali (radiallaahu ta’ala anhu)
was supposed to be the Khaleefah after Uthmaan
(radiallaahu anhu) and this wasn’t during the time of
Uthmaan as the Raafidha say. No, it was after Uthmaan
(radiallaahu anhu) was killed. So he said to him come with
me. Uhbaan said to Ali (radiallaahu anhu):
‘verily Khaleely (my khaleel) meaning Muhammad ‫صلى اهلل عليه‬

‫وسلم‬, who is your cousin (meaning Prophet ‫ )صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬he
commanded me:
„Whenever the people differ then only

use a sword made of wood.‟
What for, a kind of sword made of wood? It does not kill,

and it does not necessarily mean a sword as a sword because
you can take a wooden stick instead of a sword. But it means
don’t use any weapon that can kill people. Stay away from
that because this is not a killing for the sake of Allaah ‫سبحانو و‬
‫تعالى‬, because killing for the sake of Allaah is either against the
khawaarij or against the Kuffaar. And Ali, he fought against
the khawaarij at one time. This one might not be that one. So

he said I have got a sword of wood now and if you want me
to come with it I will come with it.
Then Ali left him because Ali was one of those whom Allaah
‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬described in Surah Al Furqaan when he said,
„and those who whenever they are

reminded about the ayaath of Allaah,
commands of Allaah they do not disdain
or turn away from it but they accept the
guidance from it.‟
Abu Moosaa Al Ash’ari (radiallaahu ta’ala anhu) said that

during times of fitan you need to break your bows and cut
their string; that means break your weapons, do not use
them, whatsoever it is even if they are not bows, swords or
guns. It means do not get involved with the fitan. Stay
away from it. Not even with your tongue. As he said, and
stay, during the times of fitnah in the inner most part of
your homes. Not by the doors so that you hear what the
people say outside. Stay away from it. As the son of Adam
did.
Who was the son of Aadam? Haabil. Do you remember the

story of Haabil and Qaabil? He said to his brother, ‘if you are
going to extend your hand towards me to kill me, I am not
going to extend my hand towards you to kill you.’
That was his position. And that is the position Abu Moosaa
Al Ashari is telling us to hold.

Ma'qil ibn-i Yassaar (radiallaahu anhu) narrated that
Rasulullaah ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬said:
"Worship during the time of harj [a time of

turmoil and killing] is like emigration
towards me."
[Sahih Muslim: Book 041, Number 7042]
Note:
(This refers to killing for no particular reason and but killing
anyone who comes your way.) This is exactly what can be
witnessed today in Tahrir Square, in Cairo. How many
people have been killed for no reason the last few days.
He ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said,
„Worship during this time equals hijrah to him.‟
What does that mean? You cannot worship if you are in the
middle of a fitan. To worship you need tranquility. There is
no tranquility in that crowd. Sheikh Malki (may Allah preserve
him upon khayr) challenged if any one of them could pray
with Khushoo there. And to see the mistake that they did
today i.e. they did Salatul Jum’uah in the square. Is it a
Masjid? It is not a Masjid. They abandon the Masjid because
they want to be in the square. They do just what they like to
do, not following Rasulullaah ‫صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬.
But those who remain in their homes and stand on their rugs
and pray and get their Mus’hafs and read, do Dhikr
(remembrance of Allaah) and raise their hands and
supplicate that Allaah ‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬grants ease, comfort and
success to the Ummah during this time of fitan (trials and
tribulations), they are those who are given the reward of the
hijratu Rasulullaah ‫صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬. And what is better than
that?
And from Muslim on the authority of Abu Hurairah

(radiallaahu anhu) who said, that the Messenger of Allaah
‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said,
Verily Allaah ‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬is pleased with three things that

you do and He hates three things that you do:
1. He is pleased when you worship him, associating

nothing with Him in worship.
2. And that you all grasp onto the rope of Allaah.
3. And do not cause a split among yourselves.
Even when they were in Cairo they were all in one branch
but recently the shaytan found a good chance for him to play
around, and they are now split into two branches. People
who participated in the demonstration, they split into two
teams and they started scolding each other and throwing fire
on each other. Allaahu Musta’aan.

And he ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said:
1. He ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬hates for you Qeel wa Qaal, speaking

about anything and at anytime just for no reason.
People like to do that. The media with all types of
people (whatsoever parties) they just like to speak, and
even when they speak they exceed all the boundaries
and limits.
2. And excessive questioning, which leads to no benefit.

What happened in Cairo and what happened there?
What relation do you have with that? Why do you
want to know? You stay away from that and worship
your Lord. And Allaah ta’ala knows all of this and he
will protect you.
3. And wasting money.
The Messenger ‫صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬ said,
“Verily Allaah loves three things for you and he

hates three things for you. He loves that you
worship Him alone, and that you do not join
anyone else in your worship of him and that
you do not worship other than him, He loves
that you hold tight altogether to the rope of
Allaah and that you do not be divided….
And Allaah hates for you hearsay (he said and

she said – qeela wa qaal – spreading rumours),
he hates for you excessive questioning
(questioning that brings about no benefit),
thirdly, he hates for you the wasting of money.”

Look how much destruction is happening in Egypt now. Not
by burning and breaking and destroying only which is bad,
but even the economy, the whole economy has run down
which may take another fifty years to rebuild. Allaah knows
best. Because Egypt is a poor country. They are still in debt
and now with this see how bad it is going to be. It is going to
be even worse. All these people who say ‘they took money’
they and their children and maybe their grand children will
have to face the brunt of it now, even after everything settles
because they are saddled with the payment of all this credit,
which is the consequence of all the demonstration and
destruction.
Allaah ‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬says in the Qur’aan:
“And all of you seek protection by holding fast to the Rope

of Allaah, and be not divided among
yourselves, and remember the Mercy and the
Grace of Allaah bestowed on you, for you were
enemies of one another, but He joined your
hearts together, so that, by His grace, you became brethren,
and you were on the brink of a pit of Fire, and He saved you
from it.”
(Surah Aal-‘Imraan 3:103)

What is the rope of Allaah?
The Qur‟aan and the Sunnah.
Fifty years ago in Egypt, they fought against the king and
removed him saying that they wanted their country to be
republic. So they made it a republican country and thereafter
killed one President and now the situation is no different.
Subhaanallaah.
The Sheikh then asked us whether there was good there or

good in the Law of Islaam? The answer to this is obvious: Of
course there is good only in the Law of Islaam.
So you turn by the mercy and grace of Allaah ta’ala as

brothers to each other after being enemies.
You were just by the edge of the hole of the fire. Allaah ‫سبحانه‬
‫ و تعالى‬saved you from that, from falling into the fire by
guiding you to be brothers and not to be enemies.
Today you may find in the demonstration in Tahrir Square

in Cairo, families divided into two, fighting each other
whereby one brother stones his blood brother who is with
the opposition. There is no guarantee that all members of the
family will side one particular movement. Each family
member will choose who they want to support and this
results in enmity and hatred being sewn amongst blood ties.
The Sheikh repeatedly warned the Muslims from staying
away from such movements and to be careful since the
consequences are deadly. The Kuffaar do not wish any good
for the Muslims and we have witnessed this when they went
to Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan etc. In fact we still see this in
Sudan and now in Egypt and Yemen (almost everywhere.)
(Part 2)
And in the second part of the Khutbah our Noble Sheikh
began by praising Allaah and sending peace and blessing
upon Rasulullaah ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬and then said:
 O’ People starting the Fitn is not from Islam;

 Blocking the roads of people is not from Islam;
 Spreading fear is not from Islam;
 Crowding in the streets and the squares are not from
Islaam;
 Destroying the properties (personal, private or
public) is not from Islam;
 Killing the innocent is not from Islam.
So we have to be careful. No one wants to pay heed to these

advices. These things will only distance you from Allaah
‫سبحانو و تعالى‬. It can guarantee the Anger of Allaah ‫سبحانه و تعالى‬
and expedite His punishment.
Therefore the solution is to return :

 back to Allaah ‫;سبحانو و تعالى‬
 to the guidance of the Qur’aan;
 to the guidance of the Sunnah of Rasulullaah and
 Obeying & advicing the rulers at the same time.

When you witness any wrongdoing on the part of the rulers
advice them in a good manner, without the use of
destructive methods such as disobeying them,
demonstrating against them and using signs etc. Know that
this brings nothing but harm as it is not the way of Islaam
and therefore not the way a Muslim handles such a
situation.
O Muslims, verily killing oneself, which is suicide is NOT

permissible in Islaam, as it is a Major Sin that Allaah ‫سبحانو و تعالى‬
punishes with the fire.
"Do not kill yourselves, for Allaah is compassionate towards

you. Whoever does so, in transgression and wrongfully, We
shall roast in a fire, and that is an easy matter for Allaah."
(an-Nisaa 4 : 29 - 30)
The Prophet ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬said in the hadeeth reported by

Bukhari and Muslim on the authority of Jundub ibn
Abdullaah (radiallaahu anhu) who said,
“A man among those who came before you was wounded

and could not bear the pain. So he panicked and took a knife
and cut his hand, and the bleeding did not stop
until he died.

Then Rasulullaah said that Allaahu ‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬said:
„My slave hastened his death; I have forbidden

Paradise to him.”
(Al-Bukhaari, 3276; Muslim, 113)
Whoever decides to end his life is seen in reality as if he is,

opposing the Qadr of Allaah. No! In fact only what is
preordained by Allaah ‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬in the Preserved Book (al-
Lawh ul-Mahfudh) is taking place/existing today. Allaah, the
Most High, has absolute knowledge of ALL affairs ---
whether it be past, present, or future;
This person who committed suicide did not do other than

what was already preordained for him i.e. written in the
Preserved Book, but he did not wait until the Qadr of Allaah
(Divine Decree) befell on him. He decided to end his life
since he was not pleased with Allaah. None can do anything
if it is not written in the Preserved Book. Allaah, the Most
High, has written all matters that would ever occur in the
Preserved Tablet (al-Lawh ul-Mahfudh).
Extra Note: The Prophet, ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬said:
"Allaah wrote what was ordained for creation, fifty

thousand years before the creation of the heavens and
the earth and His 'Arsh (Throne) was on the water."
[Sahih Muslim]
So what is the Preserved Book? The Preserved Book/Tablet

is an advanced archive. That archive is usually written after
the events but the Preserved Book is about the events of

creation and it is written in advance because Allaah ‫سبحانو و تعالى‬
knows what is going to happen. So we have to be pleased
with what Allaah ‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬has given us whether it is pain,
food, hunger, poverty, whatsoever.
It was narrated from Thaabit ibn al-Dahhaak (may Allaah be

pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said:
“Whoever kills himself with something in this world will be
punished with it on the Day of Resurrection.”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5700; Muslim, 110.
Abu Hurairah (may Allaah be pleased with him) narrated

that the Prophet ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said: “Whoever throws himself
down from a mountain and kills himself will be in the Fire
of Hell, throwing himself down therein for ever and ever.
Whoever takes poison and kills himself, his poison will be
in his hand and he will be sipping it in the Fire of Hell for
ever and ever. Whoever kills himself with a piece of iron,
that piece of iron will be in his hand and he will be stabbing
himself in the stomach with it in the Fire of Hell, for ever
and ever.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5442; Muslim, 109.
Example: If someone killed himself intentionally by burning

the cable and sticking it into his body (electric shock) and
thereafter dies, he is going to be touched by the same thing.
Because the Prophet ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said, ‘with it‟, so he will be
touched with it.
The hadeeth of Abu Hurairah which is reported by Bukhari

and Muslim, that the prophet ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said,
„Whoever throws himself from a mountain or anything high,

intentionally to kill himself and he killed himself he is in the
fire. He is going to be thrown from a height time after time
repeatedly the same way he killed himself. And he said
whoever drinks poison with the intention to kill himself,
then he is going to drink this poison in the fire permanently,
forever. And whoever kills himself with a piece of metal,
then the metal will be in his hand and he is going to strike
his stomach time after time in the fire permanently, forever.‟
So it means whatever a person kills himself with he is going

to be tortured with it forever in Jahannam (Hellfire).
So fear Allaah O’slaves of Allaah wherever you are, whether

you are in the East or the West and know that the ONLY
way to get out of this problem/conflict is to return back to
Allaah and His Messenger i.e. to the Book of Allaah and to
the Sunnah.
As Allaah ‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬says in Surah An Nisa :59
“O you who believe!

Obey Allâah and obey
the Messenger (Muhammad ‫)صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬, and those of you
(Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in
anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allâah and His
Messenger (‫)صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬, if you believe in Allâah and in
the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final
determination.”

And Allaah ‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬made a condition here which the
Sheikh reiterated:
If you DON”T return your matters of conflict to Allaah and

His messenger then you are NOT a real believer. You
therefore need to check your beliefs. Allaah knows best.
Our Noble Sheikh (may Allah preserve him upon khayr) ended
the Khutbah by Supplicating to Allaah ‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬and
Praising Him and asking Him to protect the Ummah of
Islaam wherever they are.

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Islamic Position Regarding the Fitnah in the Middle-East

and North Africa by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Malki

‫ وبـعـد‬،‫بـسـن اهلل والحـوـد هلل والـصالة والـسـالم عــلى رسـول اهلل‬

The Khutbah: (Part 1)

Translation of the Khutbah titled ‘the Crisis occurring these

Our Shaykh began with the Khutbatul-Haajah and then

(Surah Mulk 67: 1-2)

Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion,

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Allaah ‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬is saying in the above ayah:

ْ‫ لِيَبْلُ َوكُن‬... means – ‘to test you.’

Imaam Al-Qurtubi stated in his Tafsir that Ibn ‘Umar

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Sufyaan ibn ‘Uyaynah (rahimahullaah) said :

the word the best in deed, means --- it must be

O Muslims! Allaah ‫ سبحانو و تعالى‬mentions the Fitn, (the trials) in

All these can be achieved only by obeying the commands of

Rasulullaah ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬warned us against different

Anas bin Maalik (radiallaahu anhu) who not only served

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The prohibition of reviling the Rulers (Umaraa ‫أهزاء‬-) has been

Narrated Az-Zubair bin 'Adi :

We went to Anas bin Malik and complained about the

Messenger of Allaah ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬warned us that:

„…there would be many fitn towards the end of time.‟

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"There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a

(Saheeh al-Bukhari Volume 9, Book 88, Number 202)

Note: Explanation of this Hadith

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To protect us from such a fitn Rasulullaah ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬gave us

‘to go and find shelter or a place of protection

We as laymen have to understand that the Ulamaa are the

How can that be?

Like today, people who go to the squares and streets by

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He (rahimahullaahu ta’ala) said that it means that he directs

O’ Muslims refraining from Fitan is the way to salvation and

People these days like to talk about such happenings in their

As the Prophet ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said: ‘The way of protecting

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“You are going to face athara (‫ )االثزة‬after me.”

By Allaah yaa Ikhwaan, this word athara (‫ )االثزة‬is the only

He ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said:

“You are going to face or to see or to find after me ash‟ara.”

What is athara (‫ ?)االثزة‬Athara means that the people, the

The question now arises as to what our duty is as a lay

The Sheikh is addressing us Muslims about this issue and

 Prepare themselves for the grave which none is

In fact the ‘high’ position held by a person in the dunya is

Each of us are responsible for our actions and the Sheikh

The Prophet ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬said, ‘Fasbiroo’ (so be patient).

If we don’t obey Rasulullah’s command, then we have

“Whoever opposes the Prophet ‫ صلى اهلل عليه وسلم‬then it is a

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He ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬said,

„Fasbiroo, (so be patient)!‟

When one is advised to have ‘sabr’ i.e patience, the first

We don’t answer this type of question which calls for a time

„Fasbiroo, be patient until you meet me by the

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Al Kauthar is a River in Jannah which is given to Prophet ‫صلى‬

He ‫ صلى اهلل عليو وسلن‬said in another hadeeth: