Pearls of Ar-Ruhayli - دُرَرُ الرُّحَيْلِي

قال الشيخ سليمان الرحيلي حفظه الله Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli, may Allah preserve him, said: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: (إن الله لا يقبض العلم انتزاعاً ينتزعه من العباد، ولكن يقبض العلم بقبض العلماء، حتى إذا لم يُبق عالماً اتخذ الناس رؤوساً جهالاً، فسُئلوا فأفتوا بغير علم، فضلوا وأضلوا) The Prophet ﷺ said: “Indeed, Allah does not take away knowledge by snatching it away from the servants, but He takes away knowledge by taking the scholars [in death], until when no scholar remains, the people take ignorant ones as their leaders, and they are asked, so they give fatwas without knowledge, thus they go astray and lead others astray.” وقد رأينا الأولى، ففقدنا كثيراً من علمائنا الأثبات And we have seen the first part, for we have lost many of our firm scholars. - أسأل الله أن يرحمهم، وأن يبارك في البقية الباقية، وأن يُخرج من طلاب العلم السلفيين علماء يكونون أمنةً للأمة - – I ask Allah to have mercy on them, to bless the remaining ones, and to bring forth from the Salafi students of knowledge scholars who will be a protection for the ummah – وإنا والله مما نراه ونسمعه ونقرؤه في الساحة العلمية نخشى الثانية. And indeed, by Allah, from what we see, hear, and read in the field of knowledge, we fear the second part. اللهم فأمِّنا مما نخاف، واكفِ الأمة شر الحُسّاد الفتّانين الذين لا همّ لهم إلا إسقاط من أقبل الناس عليهم ممن عُرفوا بالمنهج السلفي، ويقولون زوراً وكذباً إن العلماء حذروا منهم، وما بهم إلا الحسد وابتغاء الفتنة. O Allah, grant us safety from that which we fear, and protect the ummah from the evil of the envious, trial-causing ones whose only concern is to bring down those whom the people have turned to—those known for the Salafi methodology—and they falsely and slanderously claim that the scholars have warned against them, while in reality what drives them is envy and the pursuit of fitnah. يا طلاب العلم، أقبلوا على من انتصب للتعليم، وعُرف بالعلم والتوحيد والسنة ومنهج السلف، وأعرضوا عن قطاع الطرق الحُسّاد الفتّانين، والزموا المشايخ المعروفين عند أهل السنة، واعلموا أن ما كل ما لمع في السماء كان نجماً يُهتدى به. O students of knowledge, turn towards those who have stood for teaching, and are known for knowledge, tawḥīd, the Sunnah, and the methodology of the Salaf, and turn away from the envious, trial-causing bandits, and stick to the scholars who are known among Ahl al-Sunnah, and know that not everything that shines in the sky is a star to be guided by. https://t.me/PearlsofRuhayli

قال الشيخ سليمان الرحيلي حفظه الله Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli, may Allah preserve him, said: يا أهل السنة، هاأنتم ترون كثرة موت العلماء رحمهم الله أجمعين، وفي موتهم عبرة، O Ahl al-Sunnah, here you are witnessing the many deaths of the scholars – may Allah have mercy on them all – and in their death is a lesson, فالله الله في علمائكم، استغفروا لمن مات منهم ولا تنسوه، So fear Allah regarding your scholars, seek forgiveness for those who have died from among them, and do not forget them, وادعوا للأحياء منهم، واستفيدوا منهم، And supplicate for the living among them, and benefit from them, وأقبلوا على مجالسهم، وانشروا محاسنهم، And attend their gatherings, and spread their good qualities, وانشروا علم الأموات والأحياء منهم، And spread the knowledge of the deceased and the living among them, فوالله إن علمهم كالغيث، طَهورٌ يُنبتُ خيرًا ويكسر شرًّا. For by Allah, their knowledge is like rainfall – pure, it brings forth good and crushes evil. https://t.me/PearlsofRuhayli

O Servant of Allah, You Will Die: The Dunya Slips Away — But the Meeting with the Most High Awaits Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله

قال الشيخ سليمان الرحيلي حفظه الله Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli, may Allah preserve him, said: متوجه إلى مكة لا لأعتمر • I am heading to Mecca, not to perform ʿumrah, وإنما غرضي أن أصلي في المسجد الحرام وأطوف • but rather, my purpose is to pray in al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, perform ṭawāf, وأدعو للشيخ ربيع رحمه الله • and make duʿāʾ for Shaykh Rabīʿ – may Allah have mercy on him – وأدعو على من بغى على الشيخ ربيع رحمه الله • and make duʿāʾ against those who wronged Shaykh Rabīʿ – may Allah have mercy on him – فنسب إليه مالم يقله • by attributing to him that which he did not say, أو ذمه بالحق الذي قاله سرا أو جهرا • or by criticising him for the truth he spoke—whether privately or publicly. وأوصي جميع إخواني بالدعاء لعلماء أهل السنة الأحياء والأموات • And I advise all my brothers to make duʿāʾ for the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah—both the living and the deceased, والدعاء على من بغى عليهم • and to make duʿāʾ against those who wronged them. https://t.me/PearlsofRuhayli

قال الشيخ سليمان الرحيلي حفظه الله Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli, may Allah preserve him, said: توفي شيخنا المجاهد شيخ الفضيلة الشيخ ربيع بن هادي المدخلي، • Our striving shaykh, the shaykh of virtue, Shaykh Rabīʿ ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī has passed away, العلامة الصادق في غيرته على دين الله والعقيدة ومنهج السلف، • The ʿallāmah, sincere in his protective jealousy over the religion of Allah, the ʿaqīdah, and the methodology of the Salaf, الكاشف للمناهج المنحرفة والناقد لها بعلم وعدل، • The exposer of deviant methodologies and the critic of them with knowledge and justice. وكم رأيته يبكي حرقة على دين الله، • And how often I saw him weep out of pain for the religion of Allah. وفي آخر لقاء خاص بفضيلته في بيته جمعني وإياه والشيخ صالح السحيمي، • In the last private meeting with his excellency in his house, which gathered me, him, and Shaykh Ṣāliḥ as-Suḥaymī, كان يوصي بالصبر وعدم التعجل وحسن الخلق. • He was advising with patience, not rushing, and good manners. اللهم فارحم عبدك ربيع بن هادي واغفر له، • O Allah, have mercy upon Your servant Rabīʿ ibn Hādī and forgive him, واجعله منعما في قبره، • And make him in bliss in his grave, واجعله في الفردوس الأعلى من الجنة مرافقا للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وأعلام السلف، • And place him in al-Firdaus al-Aʿlā of Paradise, accompanying the Prophet ﷺ and the prominent figures of the Salaf, وأعظم أجور أهله وذريته أجمعين، • And magnify the reward for his family and all of his offspring, وأحسن عزاءهم وعزاءنا وعزاء كل من أحبه فيك من المسلمين والمسلمات. • And improve their condolence, and our condolence, and the condolence of every Muslim man and woman who loved him for Your sake. ولانقول إلا ما يرضي الرب، • And we do not say except what pleases the Lord, وإنا لفراقك يا شيخ الصدق والفضيلة لمحزونون. • And indeed, at your parting, O shaykh of truthfulness and virtue, we are deeply grieved. https://t.me/PearlsofRuhayli

The Conditions of the People on the Day of Reckoning: Either Covered by His Mercy or Exposed by Their Sins! Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله

You Say Your Age Increased — But Your Life Just Decreased: Every Year That Passes Is a Step Closer to the Grave! Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله

The Four Types of People in This World: The Prophet ﷺ Divided the Believers — So Which One Are You? Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله

قال الشيخ سليمان الرحيلي حفظه الله Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli, may Allah preserve him, said: ليس يوم عاشوراء يوم عيد تُصنع فيه مخبوزات وأطعمة خاصة، • The Day of ʿĀshūrāʾ is not a day of celebration in which special baked goods and foods are made, وليس مأتما يُظهر فيه الحزن، • And it is not a mourning day in which sorrow is displayed. وإنما يوم شُرِع صيامه، • Rather, it is a day legislated for fasting. فمن صامه كان أحق بموسى عليه السلام، • So whoever fasts it is more deserving of Mūsā, peace be upon him, ومُستنًّا بالنبي ﷺ، • And following the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, وموعودًا بأن تُكفَّر صغائره في السنة التي قبله، • And promised that his minor sins of the previous year will be expiated, وبالفوز بأجور الصيام، • And with the attainment of the rewards of fasting. فتحَرَّ، رعاك الله، صيامه كما كان النبي ﷺ يتحرى صيامه، ويفضّله على غيره. • So be keen—may Allah protect you—on fasting it, just as the Prophet ﷺ was keen on fasting it and preferred it over other days. https://t.me/PearlsofRuhayli

The Ruling on Fasting Ashura When It Falls on a Saturday Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli, may Allah preserve him, said: My beloved ones for the sake of Allah, indeed, I remind myself and my brothers to fast the Day of ʿĀshūrāʾ, which this year falls on Saturday. And it is Sunnah for the Muslim to fast Friday and Saturday. And I encourage my brothers to seize this day. And that they should not be prevented from fasting it due to the statement of some people of knowledge that fasting Saturday voluntarily is forbidden. For what is established is the statement of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. And the Prophet ﷺ said a correct, decisive statement, none has a statement alongside his; so the Prophet ﷺ said: “Do not fast Friday unless you fast a day before it or a day after it,” and there is no doubt that the day after it is Saturday. So whoever fasts Friday and fasts Saturday has entered into the explicit wording of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. And when the Prophet ﷺ entered upon Jawayriyyah, may Allah be pleased with her, and she was fasting Friday, he ﷺ said to her: “Did you fast yesterday?” She said: “No.” He said: “Will you fast tomorrow?” She said: “No.” He said: “Then break your fast.” So the Prophet ﷺ said to her: “Will you fast tomorrow?” meaning, will you fast Saturday? And had fasting Saturday been forbidden in voluntary fasts, the Prophet ﷺ would not have asked her in the first place, rather he would have said to her directly: “Break your fast.” But since the Prophet ﷺ said to her: “Will you fast tomorrow?” and she said: “No.” He said: “Then break your fast.” From this we learn that had she been fasting Saturday along with Friday, the Prophet ﷺ would not have commanded her to break her fast. Because the previous question fits the ruling, and it is a reasoning in the ruling. And this ḥadīth is in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and Muslim. So the authentic, clear, evident aḥādīth clearly and evidently guide the believer that it is not forbidden for him to fast Saturday if he fasts it along with Friday, based on the text of these aḥādīth we have mentioned. And I, on this occasion, urge my brothers not to send messages to the people encouraging them not to fast the Day of ʿĀshūrāʾ this year, because one of them may believe that fasting Saturday is not allowed as a voluntary fast. For although this opinion may appear stronger to you, what the majority of the scholars hold—and what the clear and evident proofs indicate—is that it is permissible to fast Saturday along with Friday or along with Sunday. Therefore, do not prevent anyone from fasting the Day of ʿĀshūrāʾ, which the Prophet ﷺ used to eagerly observe with fasting, due to a view you hold. There is no harm that you act upon what you see for yourself, even if an objective fiqh study devoid of partisanship to individuals clearly and evidently shows that the opinion that forbids fasting Saturday voluntarily in all cases is a weak opinion that does not stand before the clear, authentic proofs, nor before the established Islamic legal principles. https://t.me/PearlsofRuhayli

The Magnificent Virtue of Fasting Ashura: A Day That Wipes Out an Entire Year of Sins! Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله

قال الشيخ سليمان الرحيلي حفظه الله Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli, may Allah preserve him, said: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : “ أبو بكر في الجنة ، وعمر في الجنة ، وعلي في الجنة ، وعثمان في الجنة ، وطلحة في الجنة ، والزبير بن العوام في الجنة ، وعبد الرحمن بن عوف في الجنة ، وسعيد بن زيد بن عمرو بن نفيل في الجنة ، وأبو عبيدة بن الجراح في الجنة” • The Prophet ﷺ said: “Abu Bakr is in Paradise, ʿUmar is in Paradise, ʿAlī is in Paradise, ʿUthmān is in Paradise, Ṭalḥah is in Paradise, az-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām is in Paradise, ʿAbdur-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf is in Paradise, Saʿīd ibn Zayd ibn ʿAmr ibn Nufayl is in Paradise, and Abū ʿUbaydah ibn al-Jarrāḥ is in Paradise.” وقال صلى الله عليه وسلم لعائشة رضي الله عنها : “ أما ترضين أن تكوني زوجتي في الدنيا والآخرة ؟ قالت : بلى والله ! قال : فأنت زوجتي في الدنيا والآخرة” • And the Prophet ﷺ said to ʿĀ’ishah – may Allah be pleased with her: “Are you not pleased to be my wife in this world and the Hereafter?” She said: “Yes, by Allah!” He said: “Then you are my wife in this world and the Hereafter.” وإنا بما شهد به النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لشاهدون ، ولهؤلاء محبون ، ولمن أبغضهم مبغضون • And indeed, we bear witness to what the Prophet ﷺ bore witness to, we love these individuals, and we hate those who hate them. https://t.me/PearlsofRuhayli

O Servant of Allah, Do You Not Love That Allah Loves You? — This Is the Path to Attaining His Love! Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله