Authentic Islamic Aqeedah and what Opposes itSalaf-us-Salih HomepageAuthentic Islaamic 'Aqeedah & What Opposes itby the Noble Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin BazTranslator : Farhat AbbasPraise be to Allaah The One, Prayers and Peace be upon the Prophet and afterthat his family and his Companions.After that :The authentic 'Aqeedah is the foundation of Islam and the Islamic nation isfirm in its awareness, so this is why I thought it correct that my lecturetoday be on this topic.It is known with evidences of the Sharia' from the Book & Sunnah that man'ssayings and actions are only authentic and acceptable to Allaah, when their'Aqeedah is authentic, if however the 'Aqeedah is not authentic then theirsayings and actions are invalid, like The Exalted says :"And who-so-ever rejects faith, then fruitless is his work, and in theHereafter he will be Among the losers."The Exalted says :"And indeed it has been revealed to you (O Muhammad ) as it was to thosebefore you (saying) : If you join others in worship with Allaah (then)surely (all) your deeds will be in vain and you will certainly be among thelosers."Their are many Ayaat with this meaning.The evidences in the clear Book of Allaah and in the Sunnah of His truthfulMessenger upon whom be the best of the prayers and peace from his Lord, show  the authentic 'Aqeedah which is briefly Imaan in Allaah, His Angels, HisBooks, His Messengers, the last day and Destiny good and bad, so this is thesix fundamentals of the authentic 'Aqeedah which were revealed in the Bookof Allaah the Almighty, and what Allaah dispatched his Messenger withMuhammad on whom is the prayers and peace.The versatility on these fundamentals is all what is obligatory with Imaanfrom the commands of the unseen.There is a lot of evidences combined with what Allaah informed His Messenger of these six fundamentals in the Book and the Sunnah, so like the saying of Allaah far is He from imperfection :"It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards the East or theWest (in prayers) but righteous is he who believes in Allaah and the LastDay, and the Angels, the Book, the Prophets." (2:177)He, far is He from imperfection says :"The Mesenger believes in what has been sent down to him from His Lord, as do the faithful believers. Each one believes in Allaah, His Angels, His Booksand His Messengers they say : We make no distinction between one another ofHis Messengers." (2:286)He, far is He from imperfection says :"O you who believe ! Believe in Allaah, and His Messenger (Muhammad ), andthe Book (the Qur'an) Which He has sent down to His Messenger, and theScripture which He sent down to those before (him), and who-so-everdisbelieves in Allaah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the LastDay, has strayed far away." (4:136)He, far is He from imperfection says :"Know you not that Allaah knows all that is in heaven and the earth? verilyit is (all) in a record. Verily ! That is easy for Allaah". (22:70)There are so many authentic Ahadeeth evidences for this fundamentals.The famous authentic hadeeth which is narrated in Muslim in his authenticcollection from the hadeeth of leader of the believers Umar bin al-Khattabmay Allaah be pleased with him, on Jibraeel asking the Prophet (saws) about Imaan, he said to him : Imaan is to believe in Allaah and His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers and the Last Day, and believe in Qadr good and bad. The hadeeth is taken from the two shaikhs from the hadeeth of Abu Hurairah.These are the six fundamentals : Deduced from this is all what is obligatoryon the belief of the Muslim in the rights of Allaah, far is He fromimperfection, and in the prepared commands and others like this from theaffairs of the unseen.First : Imaan In AllaahFrom having the Imaan in Allaah, far is He from imperfection means thatexcept from Allaah none has the right of worship and this is because it isonly Allaah who is the Creator of the slaves, He is the Benefactor, He givesthe provision, He knows their secrets and their open things, he is the giverof a good reward to those who obey Him and punishes them for disobediance,and it is in this regard that Allaah created the slaves and He command themwith this, like He the Exalted says :And I created not the Jinns and men except they should worship Me (Alone). Iseek no sustenance from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me. VerilyAllaah is the Provider, Lord of Power, the Strong.He, far is He from imperfection says :"O mankind ! Worship your Lord, Who created you and those who were before you so that you may become pious. who has made the earth a resting place foryou, and the sky as a canopy, and sent down rain from the sky and broughtforth therewith fruits as a provision for you. Then set not up rivals untoAllaah while you know (well the fact)."For this teaching and preaching of this right, and to frighten the people ofthe opposite of this Allaah sent His Messenger and revealed His Books likeHe, far is He from imperfection says :"And verily, We have sent among every 'Ummah' (community, nation) a Messenger (proclaiming) : 'Worship Allaah (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) 'Taghut' (all false deities etc. i.e. do not worship Taguts besides Allaah.)" (16:36)He the Exalted says :"And We did not send any messenger before you (O Muhammad ) but We inspiredhim (saying) : 'La ilaha illa Ana [There is none who has the right to beworshipped but I (Allaah)], so worship Me (Alone and none else)." (21:25)The Glorified and Exalted says :"(This is) a Book, the verses whereof are perfected (in every sphere ofknowledge, etc.), and then explained in detail from One (Allaah), Who isAll-Wise and Well Acquainted (with all things). (Saying) worship none butAllaah. Verily, I (Muhammad ), am unto you from Him a warner and a bringerof Glad Tidings." (11:1-2)The reality of this worship is by the many duties of servitude that peopleworship by e.g. Dua', fear, hope, Salaah, fasting, sacrifice, a vowoffering. Other types of worship, with perfection, affection, begining atand fear and hope with enthusiasm have been specifically been only forAllaah, and to be close to Allaah the Exalted, is control of humiliation.The greater part of the Qur'an was revealed regarding the foundation of the'Aqeedah, like the saying of He, far is He from imperfection :"So worship Allaah (Alone) by doing religious deeds sincerely for Allaah'sSake only, and not to show off, and not to set up rivals with Him inworship. Surely the religion (i.e. the worship and obediance) is for Allaahonly." (39: 2-3)His saying, far is He from imperfection :"And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him". (17: 23)His saying, Glorified and Exalted :"So worship Allaah, making Deen purely for Him, even though the unbelievershate it."In the two authentic collections on the authority of Mua'zh may Allaah bepleased with him that the Prophet (saws) said : "Allaah's rightover the people is that they only worship Him, and not to associate anypartners with Him".Also, from having imaan in Allaah is those things that Allaah has madeobligatory on His slaves and necessity for them from the well known fivepillars of Islam : testification that there is none worthy of worship exceptAllaah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah, establishing theprayer, giving of Zakah, fasting of Ramadhan, those who have the ability tocarry out the Hajj to the House of Allaah Haraam, and the other things fromthe obligations which come in the pure Shariah.The highest principle out of the pillars is the testification that none isworthy of worship except Allaah and that verily Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah.The testification of La ilaha ill Allaah (none is worthy of worship exceptAllaah) is the agreement that worship is made strictly for Allaah Alone, andexcept for Him, nothing else should be worshipped, that is the meaning of Lailaha ill Allaah (none is worthy of worship except Allaah). This is becausethe meaning of La ilaha ill Allaah (none is worthy of worship except Allaah)is that except Allaah none has the right of being worshipped. For thisreason, that worship which is done for other that Allaah, whether it is aman, or Angels, Jinn or anything else that worship is void, the right ofworship is only for Allaah, like He says, far is He from imperfection :"That is because Allaah - He is the Truth (the only True God of all thatexists, Who has no partners or rivals with Him), and what they (thepolytheists) invoke besides Him, it is 'Batil' (falsehood)". (22:62)This point has been mention before, that Allaah the Exalted created Jinn andmen for this great purpose, and for this reason He sent His messengers andrevealed Books. Otherwise, if you do not understand this point throughly,then the condition you will be in is like the foundation that most Muslimshave become limited to ingorance, to the extent that they have set up andassociated others with Allaah the Exalted in His worship and they haveassociated others with the Rights that are particular to Allaah, we needAllaah's Help.From Imaan in Allaah, far is He from imperfection, is the fact that Allaahthe Exalted is the Creator of the universe and its Governor and in thefoundation of His knowledge and Lordship, is that what ever He wills in allsituations is what happens, and that He is the Lord of the world and theHereafter and knows everything. There is no Creator or Lord except Him. Forthe peace of His people and for peace in this world and Hereafter and, He sent messengers and revealed books, and that all these points there is none associate with Allaah, like the Exalted says :"Allaah is the Creator of all things, and He is the 'Wakil' (Trustee,Disposer of affairs, Guardian, etc.) over all things." (39:62)He, the Exalted says :"Indeed your Lord is Allaah, Who created the heavens and the earth in SixDays and then He 'Istawa' (rose above) the Throne (really in a manner thatsuits His Majesty). He covers the night with the day, seeking it rapidly,and (He created) the sun, the moon, the stars subjected to His command.Surely, His is the creation and commandment. Blessed be Allaah, the Lord ofthe 'Alamin (Mankind, Jinns and all that exists)!" (7:54)Also from the Imaan in Allaah is the Imaan in His Beautiful Names and HighCharacteristics, and it is confirmed from the Messenger that you have faithin this without tampering or neglecting without appointing circumstances or,resembling them to anything. It is obligatory to have faith/belief in thesecharacteristics, just as they are without seeking and appointing how theyare, yet these characteristics which show the proof of the greatness ofAllaah, faith should be there because these are Allaah's Attributes. It isobligatory to understand those characteristics which are defined by Allaahsince He is the Lord, and the King of Kings, and none of His characteristicsresemble that of His creation/creatures, like the Exlated says :"There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer."(42:11)The Glorified and Exalted says :"So put not forward similitudes for Allaah (as there is nothing similar tohim, nor he resembles anyting). Truly! Allaah knows and you know not." (16:74)This is the 'Aqeedah of the Ahl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jamaah, from the Companions of the Messenger of Allaah (saws) and those who followed them ingoodness, the Imaam Abu'l Hasan al-Asharee may Allaah have mercy on him says in his book 'regarding the authority of the Compnaions of Hadeeth and thePeople of the Sunnah' and besides them what the people of knowledge andImaan have written.'Awazaaee may Allaah have mercy on him said : Zahree and Makhool were asked regarding those Ayaat mentioned the characteristics of Allaah, and they said : "Leave these Ayaat like when they were revealed".al-Waleed bin Muslim may Allaah have mercy on him said : Maalik, 'Awazaaee,Laith bin Said, and Sufyaan at-Thauri may Allaah have mercy on them, wereasked regarding the present text of the characteristics of Allaah, so theyall said : "Accept it has it is without seeking to know how".'Awazaee may Allaah have mercy on him said : "Says when the successors were amongst us in a large number, we used to say that Allaah is above His 'Arsh, we would have Imaan of the Characteristics mentioned in the Sunnah".Shaikh Maalik asked shaikh Rabia ibn Abu AbdurRahmaan, regarding 'Istewaa',he answered that 'Istewaa' is not unknown and how is without intellect, andthis is a message from Allaah, which the Messenger delivered perfectly, itis obligatory and we have to affirm that.Imaam Maalik may Allaah have mercy on him, was asked regarding this and hesaid : "'Istewaa' is known and how is unknown and Imaan in it is obligatoryand questioning it is Bida'", then the question was asked again : "In myopinion you are an evil loving person", and he was taken out of thegathering.There is a narration with this meaning on the authority of the mother of thebelievers Umm Salamah may Allaah be pleased with her.Imaam Abu AbdurRahmaan Abdullaah bin Mubarak may Allaah have mercy on him said : "We know our Lord, far is He from imperfection, is indeed above theskies on His 'Arsh seperate from His creation".There has been a lot said about this chapter by the learned but it is notpossible to cover all this now, Whoever wants to learn more about the manysayings of the learned scholars about this, can turn to what has beencollected in the books of the learned scholars of Sunnah, about this chapterin books like, 'As-Sunnah' by Abdullah bin Imaam Ahmad, the book'At-Tawheed' by the noble Imaam Muhammad bin Khuzaimah and the book'As-Sunnah' by Abu Qaasim al-Laalkhaee at-Tabaree, and the book 'As-Sunnah'by Abu Bakr bin Abu 'Aasim, and the answer of the Shaikh of Islaam IbnTaymeeyah to the people of Hamah, and it is a answer of many and greatbenefits, clearifing, may Allaah have mercy on him the 'Aqeedah of the Ahlul Sunnah, conveying in it many of the sayings and proofs from the Shariahand from intellect on the correct sayings of the Ahl ul Sunnah, andnullifying the sayings of those specific to them.And like this, their booklet with somebody expounding in and between the'Aqeedah of the Ahl ul Sunnah with the evidences, conveyed and intellectualrefutation on those who differ with what is clear of the truth which triumpsover the evil which is in the sight of the people of knowledge with therighteous intention and following in knowing the truth.All those who differ from the Ahl ul Sunnah in their 'Aqeedah of thechapters of Names and Attributes, indeed it will be necessary for them todiffer even on the traditional evidence, and the intellectual mutualcontradiction which is clear in all that which is established.What is established with the Ahl ul Sunnah wal Jammah about Allaah, far isHe from imperfection about Himself in His Noble Book or what is establishedin the authentic Sunnah of His Messenger Muhammad (saws) withoutcopying Him to something, or giving examples of Him. Without the splendourof His, far is He from imperfection in resemblance of his creation, from itsnegation. with peace of incompatibility and practicing with all theevidences, and this is the Sunnah of Allaah, far is He from imperfection,for those who hold with the truth to that which His Messengers brought, andsacrifice plenty in this way, with sincerety in Allaah in the claim ofunderstanding the truth and the evidence is clear like the saying of theExalted :"Nay, We fling (send down) the Truth (this Qur'an) against the falsehood(disbelief), so it destroys it, and behold, it (falsehood) is vanished."(21:18)The Exalted says :"And no example or similitude do they bring (to oppose or to find fault inyou or in this Qur'an), but We reveal to you the truth (against thatsimilitude or example), and the better explanation thereof". (25:33)Hafidh Ibn Katheer may Allaah have mercy on him said in his famous Tafseerwith the saying of Allaah, Glorified and Exalted :"Indeed your lord Allaah is He who created the sky and earth in six days thenIstewa al-'Arsh."The explanantion of this point has written with it much good things, ofgreat benefit so I will tell you some of it : About this point there aremany syings of the learned scholars. It cannot all be elaborated here, butwe will follow the path of the Salaf as-Salih, i.e. Maalik, 'Awazaee,At-Thauri, Laith bin Said, As-Shafee, Ahmad, Ishaaq bin Rawah and othersfrom the Imaams of the Muslims of the past and present.Their madhab was to accept those characteristics as they were without howthey were or copying them or denying them. What the people who copy havetheir doubts based on what they think is beneficial and clear right onAllaah. Inded Allaah is not like from His Creation, and there is nothinglike Him, He is the All-Hearing All- Seeing, but in reality the order fromsome of the Imaams from whom is the Shaikh of Bukhari, Nu'aeem bin Hamd al-Khazee who said : Whoever gave Allaah a characteristics of His creation is aunbeliever - and whoever denies the characteristics of Allaah the Almightyhas given Himself he is also an unbeliever. There is no copying in thecharacteristcs which Allaah ahs given Himself or those that His Messengerhas given Him. So whoever accepts what Allaah the almighty has mentionedabout Himself in the Ayaat and the authentic narrations on His Face which isof His Nobility, Allaah, and benefit is from Allaah the Almighty anddecrease is from Him is definetly on the right guidance.Secondly : Imaan in AngelsImaan in the Angels is of two sections, one is of a summary and the other isin detail, the summary type of belief is that Muslims believe that there areAngels of Allaah, whom have been created only for His obediance, andlistening to Him. Allaah the Almighty has described them that they areslaves and they never go against any command of Allaah Almighty, but theyalways stay obeying Allaah."He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, they cannot intercedeexcept for him whom He is pleased. And they stand in awe for fear of Him."(21:28)They have different grades some of them cary the 'Arsh, some are treasurersto the Paradise and the fire, and some of them are busy in writing peoplesactions.About those Angels we have detailed belief about, those that Allaah and HisMessenger have mentioned by name, from them are Jibraeel, Mikheel and Maalik the treasurer of the Hell-fire, Israfeel who blows into the soul, these have been mentioned in authentic hadeeth, and what has been menioned an authentic collection on the authority of 'Aaisha may Allaah be pleased with her that the Prophet (saws) said : The Angels are created from light, andthe Jinn are created from the of fire, and Adam was created from for him.taken from Muslim in his authentic collection.Thirdly : Imaan in the BooksIt is obligatory to have detailed Imaan that indeed Allaah, far is He fromimperfection, revealed Books to His Prophets and Messengers so they couldconvey the truth about Him, like the Almighty says :"Indeed We have sent Our messengers with clear proofs, and revealed with them the Book and the Balance (justice) that mankind may stand forth in justice." (57 : 25)The Almighty says :"Mankind were one community and Allaah sent Prophets with glad tidings andwarnings and with them he sent the Book in truth to judge between people inmatters wherein they differed." (2:213)We believe in detail about those Books which Allaah the Almighty hasmentioned by Name, i.e. Taurat, Injeel and Zaboor and the Qur'an.The Noble Qur'an is the best and final Book of them, it is the of them andbelieveable, to follow it is obligatory on all of the nation along with theSunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (saws) because Allaah, far isHe from imperfection, despatched His Messenger Muhammad (saws)Messenger to all the Jinn and mankind, and it was revealed, this Qur'an soit would give verdicts between the people and the judgement and putintercession for their hearts and make everything clear for them andguidance and mercy for the believers, like the Almighty says :[translation garbled]He, far is He from imperfection says :"And We have sent down to you the Book (Qur'an) as an exposition ofeverything and a guidance and a mercy, and glad tidings for those who havesurrendered (to Allaah, as Muslims)". (16:89)The Almighty says :"Say (O Muhammad ) : O Mankind! Verily I am Allaah's Messenger to you all -to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, there is none Whohas the right to be worshipped except He, it is He that gives life andcauses death. so believe in Allaah and His Messenger ( Muhammad ), theProphet who can neither read nor write, who believes in Allaah and His Words(this Qur'an) ; follow him so that you may be guided". (7:158)There are many Ayaat with this meaning.Fourth : Imaan in the MessengerIt is obligatory to have Imaan in the Messenger, basic and detailed, tobelieve that indeed Allaah, far is He from imperfection, sent Messengers tohis slaves, to warn, to give the glad tidings and to give dawa' to thetruth, so whoever responds to them will with happiness, and whoever opposes, and disobeys is of failure and regret, and from the final and the best he is our Prophet Muhammad bin Abdullaah (saws), like Allaah, far isHe from imperfection says :"And verily We have sent amongst evry nation and Messenger (saying) : Worship Allaah (Alone), and avoid all false deities." (16:36)The Almighty says :"Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning in order thatmankind should have no plea against Allaah after the Messengers". (4:165)The Almighty says : [translation garbled]Those Prophets and Messengers whom Allaah has mentioned by name or theMessenger of Allaah has mentioned them, we should have belief in them withdetail and specification, like Nuh, Hud, Salih and Ibraheem and othersbesides them and on all our Prophets the most prayers and purer peace.Fifth : Imaan in the Final DayImaan in the Final Day and entering into it and belief in all that has beenreported by Allaah with His Messenger (saws), what will happenafter death, how will the grave be its punishment and bliss, and what willthe Day of Standing be, from the trial and hardship, the Siraat (bridge),the Scale, the Account, Seperation, the unrolling of the paper between thepeople, holding his Book in his left hand, or who will be given it behindhis back, and what enters this is also belief in the Hawd (fountain) thewatering place of our Prophet Muhammad (saws), belief in theParadise and the Fire, the believers seeing their Lord, far is He fromimperfection, and speaking with Him, and others like this what comes in theNoble Qur'an and authentic Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (saws) , so it is obligatory to have belief in all this and testify on the faceof it, which is between Allaah and His Messenger (saws).Sixth : Imaan in QadrImaan in Qadr consists of four commands of belief. The first command :Indeed Allaah, far is He from imperfection, has knowledge of what willhappen, and what has happened, and He has full knowledge of his sustenanceand his instance of death, and his actions and others like this from thereis no thing from this that He, far is He from imperfection, and the Exalteddoes not know, like He, far is He from imperfection, says :"Indeed Allaah has knowledge of all things". (9:115)The Glorified and the Exalted says :"That you may know that Allaah has power over all things and that Allaahsurrounds (comprehends) all things in (His) knowledge." (65:12)The Second Command : Everything which is Qadr or Qada' has been written inHis, far is He from imperfection, Book like He, far is he from imperfectionsays :"We know that which the earth takes of them (their dead bodies), and with Usis a record that contains (everything)".The Exalted says :"And all things We have counted up (as a record) in a clear Book." (36:12)The Exalted says :"Know you not that Allaah knows all that is in the heaven and on the earth?Verily it is (all) in a record. Verily! that is easy for Allah". (22: 70)Third Command : Imaan in everything, whatever happens is by Allaah's Will,what does not happen is what Allaah Wills, like He, far is He fromimperfection says :"Verily ! Allaah does what He wills". (22:18)The Glorified and Exalted says :"Verily His command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it,'Be' and it is!" (36:82)He, far is He from imperfection says :"And you will not, unless (it be) that Allaah wills, the Lord of the worlds".(81:29)The Fourth Command : He, far is He from imperfection created all thatexists, there is no other creator and nor any other Lord, like He, far is Hefrom imperfection says :"Allaah is the creator of all things and He is the Guardian over all things."(39:62)The Exalted says :"O mankind ! Remember the grace of Allaah to you! Is there any creator otherthan Allaah Who produces for you from the sky and the earth ? None has theright to be worshipped but He, how then are you turning away (from Him)?"(35:3)So Imaan in Qadr is what is Imaan in these four commands with the Ahl ulSunnah wal Jammah, opposing these and denying them, this is from the peopleof Bida'h.What is included in Imaan in Allaah is united with the Imaan of saying andaction, increase in obediance and decrease with disobediance and indeed itis not allowed to do takfeer from any one of the Muslims for anything fromdisobediance which is beneath the Shirk, and disbelief, adultery, theft, andconsuming Riba', drinking intoxicants, rights of parents, and other thingslike this from the major sins this, the saying of Allaah, far is He fromimperfection :"Indeed Allaah will not forgive shirk, but will forgive anything less thanthis". (4:28 or 68)What is established in ahadeeth Mutawatir on the Messenger of Allaah (saws): "Indeed Allaah will take out from the fire anyone who has equivalent to a grain of faith".From Imaan is loving for the sake of Allaah and hating for the sake ofAllaah and friendship for Allaah and enemity for the sake of Allaah, it isobligatory for the believer, the believers and the 'Awaaliyah, and hatingthe unbelievers and the jews.On the leader of the believers from the leaders of the companions of theMessenger of Allaah (saws)The Ahl ul Sunnah wal Jammah have love for them, and want to be like themand they are united that they are the best people after the Prophets withthe saying of the Prophet (saws) : "The best generation is mine,then the next and then the next. Agreed upon in the six collections."It is agreed upon that the best of them is Abu Bakr as- Siddeeq then Umaral-Farooq then Uthmaan possessor of the two lights then 'Ali may Allaah bepleased with them all, and after them remain the ten promised with Paradisethen remain the Companions may Allaah be pleased with all of them, and thosedifferences between the companions the Ahl ul Sunnah remain quiet, theyunderstand that they used Ijtihad, so whoevers ijtihad was correct they willreceive two rewards, and whosoevers was incorrect will receive one reward,they love the Ahl ul Bait of the Messenger of Allaah (saws), the believers turn to them with respect, the wives of the Messenger of Allaah (saws) they are our mothers, and we pray for all of them.They are aware of the path of the Rawafidha, which is hating the companionsof the Mesenger of Allaah (saws) and they the Rawafidha swear at them, and they over extol the Ahl ul Bait and raise them from the position that Allaah the Glorified and Exalted has given them. The Ahl ul Sunnah are aware of the path of the who gave suffering to the Ahl ul Bait by their words or actions.Whatever has been conveyed in this shortened lecture is the authenticated'Aqeedah which Allaah dispatched His Messenger Muhammad (saws) it is the 'Aqeedah of the Firqat un Najeeyah Ahl ul Sunnah wal Jammah about whom the Prophet (saws) said : "There will not cease to be a group of my ummah upper most on the truth, those who oppose them will not harm them until Allaah's affair comes and they are like that."He said : "The jews broke into 71 sects, the christians broke into 72 sects,this ummah will break up into 73 sects all of them in the fire except one,"so the companions asked ,"Who are they O Messenger of Allaah ?" he said : "They who are on what I and my companions are on. This is that 'Aqeedah with which it is obligatory to hold on to, and to fearful of opposing it".There are those who have inclined to this 'Aqeedah and the remaining of theopposite of them are many : from among the Slaves there are the Idols andIdolaters and Angels and 'Awaaliyah, Jinn, trees, stones, and other things,they worship,they did not accept the Dawa' of the Messengers but theyopposed him and his call, like the Quraish and the pagan arabs did with ourProphet Muhammad (saws). They used to pray to their void idols for the sick people and victory over their enemies, they used to slaughter and sacrifice for them, but when teh Messenger of Allaah (saws) gave the command to make worship strictly to Allaah the One, they rejected this and said :[translation garbled]But he (saws) used to invite them to Allaah and scare them of Shirk and expounding the reality of his Dawa', so that whoever Allaah Willed was guided, then they entered into the Deen of Allaah in multitudes, it isclear that the Deen of Allaah was over all religions after persistant Dawa'and a long Jihaad from the Messenger of Allaah (saws) and his Companions may Allaah be pleased with them, and those who followed them in goodness. Then a change of situation and ignorance prevailed on much of the creation until there were more numbers to the way of ignorance, turning to the Prophets and Awaliyah and praying to them, and seeking refuge in themand other things of shirk, they do not know the meaning of 'None is worthyof worship except Allaah' like the unbelieveing arabs knew this meaning, Weneed Allaah' s Help!!This Shirk kept spreading in the people to our time, this is the reason forthe victory of ignorance and this is far from the guidance of Prophethood.The doubt of those people before is the same doubt now, from their sayingsis : "We worship them only that they may bring us closer to Allaah". (39 : 3)Allaah has refuted this doubt, whoever worships other than Allaah hascomitted Shirk and is a unbeliever, like the Exalted says :"And they worship besides Allaah things that hurt them not, nor profit theman they say : these are our intercessors with Allaah." (10:18)Allaah refutes them, with His saying, far is He from imperfection :"Say : Do you indeed inform Allaah with that which He knows not, in theheavens or on earth? Glory be to Him! And far is He above (the partners)they associate (with Him)". (10:18)In this Ayaat He, far is He from imperfection states that worship of otherthan Him, i.e. of Prophets or 'Awaliyah or others is great Shirk, and evenif it is called by other than this :"And those who take protecting friends beside Him (say) : We worship themonly that they may bring us near to Allaah". (39:3)Allaah refutes them with His saying, far is He from imperfection :"Verily ! Allaah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ.Truly Allaah guides not him who is a liar, and a disbeliever." (39:3)This is what He, far is He from imperfection has stated of worship of otherthan Him with prayers and fear, of hope and reliance this is disbelief withHim, far is He from imperfection, and they lie in their sayings that thesebring us closer to the Lord.Of the belief of the unbelievers opposite/contrast the authentic/correct'Aqeedah, what opposes it is what the Messengers on them be prayers andpeace came with :What is the belief of the renegade in this time is of the following of Marxand Lenin and others from the determining factor of the vehement unbelieversand like this equivalent in aspiration are the or the Shia' or Bathis orothers like them, from the names, indeed from the fundamental people who are renegade of the fact that there is none to be worshipped and that life isthe determining factor, and from their foundation is denying a number ofthings, denying the Paradise and Fire, and they all disbelieve in God. Fromlooking into their books and their lectures one can find the reality of thisthought. There is no doubt that this belief of the main religions the heavenly and in condition equivalent to the hollowness in the world and the Hereafter.From the beliefs that oppose that of the truth are the beliefs of some ofthe batineeyah and some of the Soofeeyah from among whom listen from theAwleeyah, comitting Shirk with Allaah in and they put Allaah's Hand in theorganizing of this world, then they turn to the worship of their 'Qutb','poles' and 'Gauhs' and others they call on with different names this fromuglier Shirk in ar-Rububeeyah an this is more than the Shirk of the ignorantarabs, this is because they used to comitt Shirk in the worship and not inar-Rububeeyah, they used to comitt Shirk in situations of fear, and if thesituation was extreme then they would make worship purely for Allaah, likeAllah far is He from imperfection says :"And when they embark on the ships, they invoke Allaah, making their faithpure for Him only, but when He brings them safely to land, behold, they givea share of their worship to others". (29:65)As regards ar-Roobubeeyah they used to regard this for Allaah Alone, likeHe, far is He from imperfection says :"And when you ask them who created them, the will surely say, Allaah" (43:87)The Exalted says :"Say : Who provides for you for the sky and from the earth? Or who ownshearing and sight? And who brings out the living from the dead and bringsout the dead from the living? And who rules and regulates all affairs ? Theywill say : Allaah. Say : Will you not then be afraid (from setting up rivalsin worship with Allaah)?" (10 : 31)There are many Ayaat with this meaning.The Mushrikeen of today have increased on the Mushrikeen of the past intwo ways :First : some of them have committed Shirk in ar- Roobubeeyah.Second : They committ Shirk in situations of fear, and it is known that whenyou live amongst the people and what they do, for example at the of Haseenand Badawee and others in Egypt and with the grave of Aeedroos in Eden, andHadi in Yemen, Ibn Arabi in Syria, the shaikh AbdulQadir aj-Jilaani in Iraq,and other famous graves which have many wrong practices which undermine many of the Rights of Allaah the Glorified and Exalted, there are very few people who stop them from doing these practices, and they present them the reality of Tawheed which is what Allaah sent His Prophet with, and Who sent it with the Messengers may prayers and peace be upon them, and verily ! To Allaah we belong and to Him is our return!!!We ask Him, far is He from imperfection gives them to the right course andmakes clear for them the call to guidance, indeed to make right the leadersof the Muslims, an the learned scholars in combating this shirk and finishigit, indeed He is the All-Hearing an Close.We are against the contradictory beliefs of the Jahmeeyah and theMutazilah an dothers from amongst the people of Bida'h in the belief of thenames and characteristics and we keep to the authentic belief, those whodeny the characteristics of Allaah and consider of Him, far is He fromimperfectionand have frozen and made non-exsistant and not possible thingswhich He has characterized Himself with, and Allaah the Exalted is above allthat they say.Like this other people enter into this like the Ashareeyah, who deny some ofthe characteristics, and to deny this they have benefitted from some of thecharacteristics and have done Taweel and given proof, but even then the sameapplies to them. In this way they have opposed the copying and theintellectual evidences and have clearly become prey to loss.The Ahl ul Sunnah wal Jammah have accepted fully what Allaah, far is He from imperfection has established for Himself or what His Messenger Muhammad (saws) established for Himself from the Names and charateristics on full completion, and they do not compare Him to His creation, pure andinoccent of the comparing of the Tateel, so doing all with evidences and notraising and not lowering, and secure from the incompatibility which was thefall in others, like what was established before, and this is the way ofsafety, happiness in the world and the Hereafter and it is the straight pathwhich the Salaf followed of the nation present and past, and the good oftoday cannot except what was the good of the past, and that is following theBook and the Sunnah, and leaving what opposes them.Finished translation by the Grace and Mercy of Allaah Between Asr & MaghribMonday 16th August 1993 London.