A gift to Amatullah from Madrasatuna

الحمد لله رب العالمين، والعاقبة للمتقين، ولا عدوان إلا على الظالمين، وأشهد أن لا إله إلا الله إله الأولين والآخرين، وأشهد أن محمدا عبده ورسوله صلى الله عليه ومن سار على نهجه إلى يوم الدين، أما بعد: ▪️Firstly, I am glad 'Madrasatuna' has reached you, and I hope and pray that you are benefitting from the content. If you are, then know that -after the Grace and Bounty of Allāh- the credit for much of what is shared on 'Madrasatuna' is owed to Sheikh Yahya and his students - may Allāh preserve them and reward them all with the best of rewards. ▪️Secondly, it would have been much better if you wrote your enquiry/advice without any insult & cursing, because this is not the way of the Salaf! In fact, this overzelous attitude is what pushes people away from Salafiyyah. Anas ibn Malik raḍhiyallāhu anhu said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) was not one who would abuse (others) or use obscene words, or curse (others).” [Sahih al-Bukhari, 6031] Similarly, when the Bedouin entered and urinated in the Masjid and the people rushed to him and began insulting him. The Prophet (ﷺ) stopped them and reminded them that: ((إِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُمْ مُيَسِّرِينَ وَلَمْ تُبْعَثُوا مُعَسِّرِينَ)) “You have been sent to make things easy (for the people), and you have not been sent to make things difficult for them.” [Jami’ at-Tirmidhi, 147] So don't let your emotions get the better of you, but be just and maintain justice at all times - even with your enemy, as Allah ﷻ said: {وَلَا یَجۡرِمَنَّكُمۡ شَنَـَٔانُ قَوۡمٍ عَلَىٰۤ أَلَّا تَعۡدِلُوا۟ۚ ٱعۡدِلُوا۟ هُوَ أَقۡرَبُ لِلتَّقۡوَىٰ} “Let not the enmity and hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety.” [Surah Al-Mâ'idah: 8] It is not the first time Sheikh Yahya has been insulted with such insults. I have heard worse insults; 'Iblees of Yemen' amongst others. So it is not surprising to come across these insults every now and then. But what I find surprising is how he is expected to suffer in silence and not retaliate whatsoever; Because whenever he retaliates with its like, his responses are taken out of context, compiled together and spread around to portray him as the vile, sharp-tongued aggressor, even though he is within his rights to retaliate with its like, as Allah said: {لَّا یُحِبُّ اللهُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ بِٱلسُّوۤءِ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡلِ إِلَّا مَن ظُلِمَۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ سَمِیعًا عَلِیمًا} “Allah does not like bad words to be made public unless someone has been wronged.” [Surah An-Nisâ': 148] And He ﷻ said: { وَإِنۡ عَاقَبۡتُمۡ فَعَاقِبُوا۟ بِمِثۡلِ مَا عُوقِبۡتُم بِهِ} “If you retaliate, then let it be equivalent to what you have suffered.” [Surah An-Nahl: 126] ▪️Thirdly, I want to inform you that I have researched this matter throughly Alhamdulillaah. In fact, while in Dammaj I witnessed first-hand some of the early stages of this ordeal, which began with the secret establishment of the Dhirar institute; a part of history that no one can deny/erase [https://t.me/madrasatuna/1997] So let me summarise my findings for you: The scholars of Ahlus-Sunnah in our time have praised Sheikh Yahya for his knowledge, truthfulness and integrity (see link https://t.me/AlHajoori/4). And nothing concrete has come to invalidate these praises, so they remain in place - even if those who uttered them have since retracted; because speech (both praise & disparagement) is only given weight in accordance to its conformity to reality. As for the points of criticism raised against Sheikh Yahya, then they fall into one of 6 categories: The first category: Sheikh Yahya was criticised for matters where there is room for differing (issues of ijtihad). Sheikhul Islām Ibn Taymiyyah raḥimahullāh says regarding these types of issues: «إن مثل هذه المسائل الاجتهادية لا تنكر باليد، وليس لأحد أن يلزم الناس باتباعه فيها، ولكن يتكلم فيها بالحجج العلمية، فمن تبين له صحة أحد القولين: تبعه، ومن قلد أهل القول الآخر فلا إنكار عليه».