Islamic Revival

Extract from the book 'At-Tayseer Fee Usool At-Tafseer' written by the Ameer of Hizb ut Tahrir, Sheikh Ata Ibn Khalil Abu Al-Rashtah. Contributed translation by a brother May Allah Ta’Aalaa reward him with goodness. َذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ (62) (62) Those with Imaan, those who are Jews, and the Christians and Sabaeans, all who have Imaan in Allah and the Last Day and act rightly, will have their reward with their Lord. They will feel no fear and will know no sorrow. The one who scrutinises this verse cannot but become humble before Allah (سبحانه), as he grasps completely that this is Allah’s speech (سبحانه) and the great miracle of Rasool Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). This verse explains a promise from Allah – جل ثناؤه – to all humans with their differing deens, with a condition. فَلَهُمْ

(From the archives). Verily Allah Ta’Aalaa has requested Imaan in matters and to have Tasdeeq (belief) in them, and He (swt) has requested to act in accordance to matters and to undertake them. So He (swt) said: آَمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ Believe in Allah and His Messenger And He (swt) also said: وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ And establish the Salaah So in respect to that which He (swt) has requested Imaan there is no place to talk about whether it is obligatory to act in accordance to it or not. This is because what is required is Imaan and not the action. It is because acting by it does not come in to the matter as the subject matter relates to Tasdeeq (belief) and unbelief whilst it does not relate to an action or not doing an action. As such, in regards to the Imaan in the Day of Judgement and the existence of Shayaateen and Jinn for example, discussion related to acting in accordance to it or not does not occur and has not been requested (or demanded). If there was the

About the obligation for the Qat’iy Daleel to be fulfilled in respect to the I’tiqaad (belief i.e. Aqeedah) in the branches (Furoo’) and the Usool and the statement of Al-Imaam An-Nawawi (rh) From the archives: Al-Imaam An-Nawawi said: ‘The Usool of the Deen is obligatory to have I’tiqaad in by way of the Tawaatur. As for the Furoo’ (branches) then it is not obligatory for the Tawaatur to be fulfilled (in respect to them)’. This statement of An-Nawawi is not a Shar’iy Daleel; it is not valid to use it as evidence at all and so it is not permitted to present it as a Daleel (evidence) for the permission of Al-I’tiqaad (belief) in the branches without the Tawaatur being fulfilled (in respect to them). This is because it would represent deduction of a Hukm Shar’iy by other than the Adillah Ash-Shar’iyah (Islamic sources of evidence i.e. the Kitaab, Sunnah etc...) in the case where the speech of An-Nawawi is not from the Adillah Ash-Shar’iyah or from the Adillah Al-Aqliyyah (rationa