𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗵 (114)

What is Firaasah (spiritual insight)? Ibn Al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) said: ((نُورٌ يَقْذِفُهُ اللهُ فِي قَلْبِ عَبْدِهِ يُفَرِّقُ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْحَقِّ وَالْبَاطِلِ وَالْحَالِي وَالْعَاطِلِ وَالصَّادِقِ وَالْكَاذِبِ)) “It is a light which Allah places in the heart of His servant, by which he distinguishes between truth and falsehood, right and wrong, and the truthful and the untruthful.” [Madarij As-Salikin 2/453] He then mentioned remarkable incidents regarding the firaasah of his teacher, Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله). He (رحمه الله) wrote: “I witnessed astonishing examples of the firaasah of Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, and what I did not witness was even greater—accounts that would require a large volume to record. He informed his companions that the Tartars would invade Ash-Sham in the year 699H, how the Muslim armies would be defeated, and how there would be no indiscriminate killing or captivity in Damascus, and that the army’s main concern would be wealth. All of this occurred before the Tartars had even decided to set out. He then informed the people and rulers in 702H, as the Tartars advanced towards the Levant, that they would be defeated and that victory would be for the Muslims. He swore by this more than seventy times. People asked him to say ‘inshaAllah,’ and he replied: ‘inshaAllah—in the sense that it will occur, not in the sense that it is merely possible.’ He also informed me on several occasions of private matters I intended to do but had not told anyone about. He likewise mentioned major future events without specifying their dates, some of which I have witnessed, while others I still await.” --- Similar to Ibn Al-Qayyim, I wish to relay some contemporary examples of firaasah relating to my Sheikh hafidhahullah: 1⃣. While still in Dammaj, years before the Houthis went on to seize the capital of Yemen, Sana’a, Shaykh Yahya (حفظه الله) warned against them, saying: “Our brothers—may Allah honour them and brighten their faces—have increased in dignity and are at ease. As for the Rafidah, we advise anyone listening not to incline towards them, neither now nor later. By Allah, if they gain control, they will not be satisfied until they interfere in Sana’a. And if they take control of Sana’a, they will not be satisfied until they do to him what was done to Saddam; they will hang him (i.e., Ali Abdullah Saleh) as they hanged Saddam. Perhaps the Houthis will bring him and hang him in front of the people. They currently have several strategies: first, direct attack; second, media campaigns and boasting; and third—if the attack fails—sniping from a distance. But if both attack and sniping are repelled, they resort to reconciliation while continuing killings.” [End of quote] He cited two matters: 1. He said that if the Houthis were not stopped, they would go on to invade Sana’a. This later happened, even though at the time, their only demand was control of Sa’dah province in northern Yemen. 2. He also said they would go on to kill President Ali Abdullah Saleh—and this is exactly what occurred. Among the advice given by Shaykh Yahya to the Yemeni government and officials ⤵️ https://t.me/AlHajoori/933 2⃣. Years ago, the Shaykh warned the maahayekh in Saudi about the troublemaker Arafat Al-Muhammadi Al-Barmaki—look at what things have led to! https://t.me/AlHajoori/934 3⃣. The Shaykh advised the Muslim countries regarding Gaza a few months ago—look at what things have led to! https://t.me/AlHajoori/935 4⃣. The Sheikh said: "Some people have gone to extremes. You find them constantly speaking only of "manhaj, manhaj, manhaj..."—and before you know it, they have deviated onto another path, aligning themselves with the Khawārij and the enemies of the Sunnah and the scholars." [End of quote] Examples of this are many, the most recent being Muhammad Faaiz As-Sindi (may Allah guide him), who previously followed a “hot manhaj” approach and has now aligned himself with the Khawarij, going on to declare takfir on scholars and Muslim rulers.