Shaykh Abdul-Azeez Ibn Abdullaah Ibn Baaz Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 18 | Size: 1 MB
Allah created the creation to worship Him
alone, without any partners. He sent the Messengers for this great
matter, to call the people to the worship of Allah, and to teach them
the Shar’eeah of Allah. He revealed Books of which the greatest and most
noble is the Qur’an, for the purpose of teaching, explaining and
understanding the religion, so that the creation learns their religion,
and recognises what Allah has obligated upon them, and refrains from
that which Allah has made unlawful for them.
“A Book
which we have sent down to you full of blessings, that they may ponder
over its verses, and that men of understanding may remember.”[Surah Saad 38:29]
“A Book
which we have revealed to you, so that you may take the people out of
the darkness and bring them into the light by their Lords permission to
the path of the Almighty, the Owner of all Praise.”[Surah Ibraheem 14:1]
“Follow what
has been sent down to you from your Lord, and follow not any protectors
or helpers beside Him (Allah). Little do you remember.”[Surah Al-A’raf 7:3]
Allah sent the Messengers and revealed
Books for this great matter, to worship Him alone, without any partners.
To fulfil His rights and to stay away from His prohibitions. Upon all
of the creation is the obligation to learn and understand their
religion. It is upon everyone, both men and women to understand their
religion. Upon them is to learn that which will enable them to remove
their ignorance of matters, this is obligatory upon everyone, because
you are created to worship Allah.
Their is no way to recognize this worship
except by learning and understanding the religion. It is obligatory
upon everyone to learn the religion and not be ignorant of how to pray,
fast, give zakat, perform the Hajj, how to command with the good,
refrain from the evil, how to teach their children, how to help their
family and how to stay away from that which is unlawful.
The Prophet said, “Whenever Allah desires
good for a person He gives him the understanding of the deen.”
(al-Bukharee) The meaning of this hadeeth is that whoever doesn’t make
an effort to learn and understand his religion, then Allah has not
desired good for such a person, and their is no power or movement except
by Allahs will. Whoever is happy with remaining in ignorance, by
turning away and not making an effort to understand the religion, Allah
has not wished good for such a person. These are signs of being
destroyed. It is obligatory to learn, understand and have clarity in the
religion.
The Prophet said, “Whoever treads a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to paradise.”
Nobody who attends a gathering in the
houses of Allah, whereby the Qur’an is recited and studied between them,
except that tranquility and mercy will descend upon them. It is
obligatory upon everyone to learn, understand and be upon clarity in the
religion, this is achieved by contemplating the Qur’an and Sunnah, by
being present at the circles of knowledge, asking the people of
knowledge, listening to lessons and beneficial tapes, by every possible
way. My advice to everyone is to benefit from the Qur’an, so that you
know that which Allah has obligated upon you and to stay away from His
prohibitions. This obligation is a great one. You are created and
commanded to worship Allah, it is obligatory upon you, and there is no
path to recognise this worship except with knowledge, by learning and
understanding the religion, until you know your obligations, to act
according to them, and to know that which Allah has made unlawful for
you, so that you avoid it.
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