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Topic: The Difference between Advising and Condemning
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 aboo.shaahir
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The Difference between Advising and Condemning
by Al-Haafidh Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbalee
Translator: Abu Maryam Ismaa'eel Alarcon
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Al-Fudail (rahimahullaah) said, "The believer conceals (the sin of his brother) and advises (him), while the evildoer disgraces and condemns (him)."
This is what Al-Fudail has mentioned as being from the signs of advising and condemning - and it is that advising is linked to secrecy while condemning is linked to publicizing. It used to be said, "Whosoever commands his brother (towards doing good) at the head of a gathering, then he has condemned him." Or it is something with this meaning.
The Salaf used to hate that commanding good and forbidding evil be done in this manner. Instead, they loved that it be done privately between the one commanding and the one being commanded, for indeed, this is from the signs of sincere advice. This is since it is not the goal of the one who is advising to spread and publicize the faults of the person he is advising, rather his goal is only to put an end to the evil that he has fallen into. As for spreading and exposing someone's faults, then that is from the things that Allaah and His Messenger(sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) have forbidden. Allaah, may He be Exalted, says: "Verily, those who love that the evil and indecent actions of those who believe should be propagated (and spread), they will have a painful torment in this world and in the Hereafter. And Allaah knows and you know not. And had it not been for the grace of Allaah and His mercy on you, (Allaah would have hastened the punishment on you) and that Allaah is full of kindness, Most Merciful." [Surat-un-Noor: 19-20]
The ahaadeeth concerning the virtue of keeping the faults of others secret are many. [See Fath-ul-Baaree (5/97) and Saheeh Muslim (4/1996)]
Some of the scholars would say to those who were commanding towards good, "Strive hard to conceal the faults of the sinners, for indeed, exposing their faults shows a weakness in Islaam. The thing that deserves the most to be concealed is ones faults."
It is for this reason that spreading someone's evil and indecent actions is linked to condemning. And they are both from the affairs of the evildoer, since it is not the goal of the evildoer to put an end to the fault nor that the believer avoids that fault or defect. Rather his only goal is to spread and publicize the defects found in his believing brother, and to destroy his honor. So he initiates that and repeats it. And his intention is to belittle his believing brother by exposing his defects and bad qualities to the people so that some harm can fall upon him in this world.
But as for the person that is sincerely advising, his aim in doing that (advising) is to eradicate the faults found in his believing brother and to help him avoid it. This is what Allaah the Most High, has described His Messenger(sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) with, saying: Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any harm or difficulty. He is anxious over you (to rid you of faults and sin), for the believers he is full of pity, kind and merciful. [Surat-ut-Tawbah: 128]
And He described his companions with that, saying: Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah. And those who are with him (i.e. his Companions) are severe with the disbelievers and merciful towards one another. [Surat-ul-Fath: 29]
And He described the believers with the characteristics of patience and mutual advising of one another towards mercy and compassion. As is found in Allaah's saying in Surat-ul-Balad (Ayah no.17): Then he became from among those who believed and recommended one another towards patience and recommended one another towards compassion.
Aboo Shaahir as-Salafee
This message was edited by aboo.shaahir on 11-2-02 @ 8:50 PM
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| mujaahidirlande
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As Salaam wa alaikum
Dear Bro.
a quick note just to commend you on your timely and inspirational postings.
If you have access to any of Shaikh Al Albaani's 'An Noor' series I'd be grateful if you'd post some translations from time to time.
JazakAllahuKhairan
Mujaahid
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| rizwan.arshad
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Innal Hamdalillaah was-Salaatu was-Salaamu 'Alaa Rasoolillaah,
Assalaamu Alaikum waRahmatullaahi waBarakaatuhu,
The Difference Between Advising And Condemning has been translated by Abu Maryam Ismaa'eel Alarcon and the PDF is available from al-manhaj.
So if the brother has copied from this PDF I would like to know why the brother has decided to put "Translator is unknown" when it is known that the translator is Abu Maryam Ismaa'eel Alarcon.
Is there some problem with Abu Maryam Ismaa'eel Alarcon ??
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| aboo.shaahir
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Al hamdulillahir rabbil aalameen was salaatu was salaamu 'ala nabeeyinaa Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi ajma'een
Assalaamu alaikum,
Since no one else can answer this reply but myself, I feel that it would have been better to address these questions to me via Private Message, wallaahu a'lam. But since we are now on 'Front Street', I'll address them, barakallaahu feekum.
Firstly, I recieved MANY articles of benefit and MANY of them do not have the translator's name mentioned on them. Those articles that do not have the names of the translators I put "Translator is unknown" on the post. If I don't know who translated the article, I can't just pull a name out of a hat, now can I?
Secondly, I do not have a problem with akhee Abu Maryam Ismaa'eel Alarcon! In reality, I have posted an article on this forum that was translated by our brother. If you go to the manhaj section of this forum you will see an article entitled "Every Innovation is a Misguidance" by Shaykh Albaanee (rahimahullah) and you will see that I had given Abu Maryam full credit for the translation. The only reason why I had not put his name on this post is because I did not know it was he who had translated it.
Thirdly, I don't go to al-mahaj.com, so I don't know what articles they have on there. This article was sent to me about a year and a half ago and it was one of the articles where the translator's name was not on it.
Lastly, because something is known to one individual, let's not ASSUME everyone else knows this information! Jazakum'allaahu khayran for letting me know this translation belongs to Abu Maryam and I will now post his name on it! I pray what I've said is sufficient. If it's not please feel free to PM me! Barakallaahu feekum.
Aboo Shaahir as-Salafee
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| rizwan.arshad
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Innal Hamdalillaah was-Salaatu was-Salaamu 'Alaa Rasoolillaah,
Assalaamu Alaikum waRahmatullaahi waBarakaatuhu,
My apologies ahkee for bringing this topic out in the public. It did not occur to me to use private messaging.
I would like to apologise to you Ahkee and I hope you can forgive me if I have caused you any distress, inshaa-Allaah.
What you have said is saheeh - I should not have assumed you knew who the translator was.
Wassalaamu Alaikum waRahmatullaahi waBarakaatuhu
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02-11-2002 @ 12:00 AM
02-11-2002 @ 12:00 AM