وَأَسْلَافُهُمْand their ancestors
And their ancestors.
وَيُلْحَقُAnd are joinedبِهِمْto themأَئِمَّةُthe imamsالدَّعْوَةِ،of the call,بَدْءًاstartingبِالْإِمَامِwith the Imamالْمُجَدِّدِ،the reformer,الشَّيْخِSheikhمُحَمَّدِMuhammadبْنِson ofعَبْدِAbdالْوَهَّابِ،al-Wahhab,وَسَمَاحَةِand His Eminence,شَيْخِنَاour Sheikh,الْإِمَامِthe ImamعَبْدِAbdullahالْعَزِيزِal-Azizبْنِson ofبَازٍ،Baz,وَالْأَلْبَانِيِّ،and al-Albani,وَابْنِand Ibnعُثَيْمِينَ،Uthaymeen,رَحِمَهُمُmay Allah have mercy on them,اللَّهُAllah.
And are joined to them the imams of the call, starting with the Imam the reformer Sheikh Muhammad son of Abd al-Wahhab, and His Eminence our Sheikh the Imam Abd al-Aziz son of Baz, and al-Albani, and Ibn Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy on them, Allah.
٣3--الْأَدِلَّةُThe evidencesمِنَfromالْكِتَابِthe Book.
3 - The evidences from the Book.
٤4--الْأَدِلَّةُThe evidencesمِنَfromالسُّنَّةِ:the Sunnah:وَالْتَزَمْتُAnd I committedإِيرَادَهَاto citing themمِنْfromمَصَادِرِهَاtheir sourcesالْأَصِيلَةِ،authentic,مَعَwithعَزْوِattributionالْحَدِيثِ.of the hadith.فَإِنْSo ifكَانَit wasعِنْدَwithالْبُخَارِيِّal-Bukhariأَوْorمُسْلِمٍ،Muslim,فَإِنَّنِيthen Iأَكْتَفِيam contentبِالْإِحَالَةِwith referencingلَهُمَاthemأَوْorلِأَحَدِهِمَا.one of them.فَإِنْSo ifكَانَit wasعِنْدَwithغَيْرِهِمَا،others than them,أَشَرْتُI pointedإِلَىtoذَلِكَ.that.أَمَّاAs forالْأَحَادِيثُthe hadithsالَّتِيthatيَذْكُرُهَاa scholar mentionsعَالِمٌwhen narratingحَالَfrom him,النَّقْلِthen I did notعَنْهُcommitفَإِنَّنِيto verifyingلَمْor authenticating them;أَلْتَزِمُrather, I present themتَخْرِيجَهَاas he mentioned themأَوْwithout anyتَحْقِيقَهَا.change.بَلْRather,أُورِدُهَاI bring itكَمَاasذَكَرَهَاhe mentioned itمِنْfromغَيْرِwithoutتَغْيِيرٍchangeفِيهَاin it.
4 - The evidences from the Sunnah: And I committed to citing them from their authentic sources, with attribution of the hadith. So if it was with al-Bukhari or Muslim, then I am content with referencing them or one of them. So if it was with others than them, I pointed to that. As for the hadiths that a scholar mentions when narrating from him, then I did not commit to verifying or authenticating them; rather, I present them as he mentioned them without any change.
٥5--قَوْلُThe sayingالسَّلَفِof the Salaf(١)(1)عَمَلًاactingبِقَوْلِهِupon the sayingتَعَالَى:of Allah, the Exalted:{فَإِنْ{So ifتَنَازَعْتُمْyou disputeفِيinشَيْءٍa thing,فَرُدُّوهُthen refer itإِلَىtoاللَّهِAllahوَالرَّسُولِ}and the Messenger}[النِّسَاءِ:[An-Nisa:٥٩59--٦٠]،60],يَقُولُSheikh Al-Mu'allimi, may Allah have mercy on him, says:الشَّيْخُThe Sheikhالْمُعَلِّمِيal-Mu'allimiرَحِمَهُmay He have mercy on himاللَّهُ:Allah:"وَلَا"And there is no doubtرَيْبَthat referringأَنَّto Allah and His Messengerالرَّدَّafter his deathإِلَىis only achievedاللَّهِby referringوَرَسُولِهِto the Book and the Sunnah.بَعْدَAnd his arbitrationوَفَاتِهِ؛after his deathإِنَّمَاis only byيَحْصُلُarbitrating the Book and the Sunnah.بِالْرَّدِّAnd there is no doubtإِلَىthat among referringالْكِتَابِto the Bookوَالسُّنَّةِ،is asking the scholars,وَأَنَّjust as referringتَحْكِيمَهُto the Messengerبَعْدَis considering his successorsوَفَاتِهِ؛and his inheritors from the people of knowledge.إِنَّمَاAllah, the Mighty and Majestic, said:هُوَ{So ask the people of remembranceبِتَحْكِيمِif you do not know}الْكِتَابِ[Al-Anbiya: 7].وَالسُّنَّةِ.And in the hadith of Abu Ad-Darda', as a marfu' narration: "The scholars are the successors of the Prophets" (2).وَلَاAnd in the Sunan, there is a hadith that says: "And that the scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets..." (3).رَيْبَAnd there is no doubtأَنَّthat the striving Imamsالْأَئِمَّةَare among the firstالْمُجْتَهِدِينَto be included in that" (4).مِنْfromأُولَىfirstمَنْwhoيَدْخُلُentersفِيinذَلِكَ"that(٤).(4).سُؤَالُaskingالْعُلَمَاءِ،the scholars,كَمَاasأَنَّthatالرَّدَّthe returnإِلَىtoالرَّسُولِ:the Messenger:اعْتِبَارُconsiderationخُلَفَائِهِof his caliphsوَوَرَثَتِهِand his inheritorsمِنْfromأَهْلِpeopleالْعِلْمِ،of knowledge,قَالَsaidاللَّهُAllahعَزَّMightyوَجَلَّ:and Majestic:{فَاسْأَلُوا{So askأَهْلَpeopleالذِّكْرِof remembranceإِنْifكُنْتُمْyou wereلَاnotتَعْلَمُونَ}knowing}[الْأَنْبِيَاءِ:[Al-Anbiya:٧]،7],وَفِيand inحَدِيثِhadith ofأَبِيAbuالدَّرْدَاءِad-Darda'مَرْفُوعًا:marfu':"الْعُلَمَاءُ"The scholarsخُلَفَاءُsuccessors ofالْأَنْبِيَاءِ"the Prophets"(٢)،(2),وَلَهُand for himفِيinالسُّنَنِthe Sunanحَدِيثٌa hadithفِيهِ:in it:"وَأَنَّ"And thatالْعُلَمَاءَthe scholarsوَرَثَةُinheritors ofالْأَنْبِيَاءِthe Prophets..."..."الْحَدِيثُthe hadith(٣).(3).وَلَاAnd noرَيْبَdoubtأَنَّthat
5 - The saying of the Salaf (1), acting upon the saying of Allah, the Exalted: {So if you dispute in a thing, then refer it to Allah and the Messenger} [An-Nisa: 59 - 60], Sheikh Al-Mu'allimi, may Allah have mercy on him, says: "And there is no doubt that referring to Allah and His Messenger after his death is only achieved by referring to the Book and the Sunnah. And his arbitration after his death is only by arbitrating the Book and the Sunnah. And there is no doubt that among referring to the Book is asking the scholars, just as referring to the Messenger is considering his successors and his inheritors from the people of knowledge. Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said: {So ask the people of remembrance if you do not know} [Al-Anbiya: 7]. And in the hadith of Abu Ad-Darda', as a marfu' narration: "The scholars are the successors of the Prophets" (2). And in the Sunan, there is a hadith that says: "And that the scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets..." (3). And there is no doubt that the striving Imams are among the first to be included in that" (4).
عِلْمًاKnowingبِأَنِّيthat IإِذَاifنَقَلْتُI quoteكَلَامَthe wordsأَحَدِof oneالْأَئِمَّةِ،of the Imams,فَإِنِّيthen Iأَضَعُplaceكَلَامَهُhis wordsبَيْنَbetweenقَوْسَيْنِ.parentheses.فَإِذَاSo ifذُكِرَis mentionedفِيinكَلَامِهِhis wordsحَدِيثٌa hadithأَوْorأَثَرٌa narrationأَوْorكَلَامُthe wordsعَالِمٍof a scholarآخَرَ،another,جَعَلْتُI madeعَلَامَةَa signتَنْصِيصٍof quotation markلِيَتَّضِحَto clarifyذَلِكَ.that.
Knowing that if I quote the words of one of the Imams, then I place his words between parentheses. So if a hadith or a narration or the words of another scholar is mentioned in his words, I make a quotation mark to clarify that.
(١)(1)اُنْظُرْ:See:مَعْنَىthe meaning(السَّلَفِ)(Salaf)فِيinبَابِthe chapter(أَهْلِ(Peopleالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnahوَالْجَمَاعَةِ).and the Jama'ah).
(1) See: the meaning of (Salaf) in the chapter (People of the Sunnah and the Jama'ah).
(٢)(2)أَخْرَجَهُNarrated byالْبَزَّارُ،al-Bazzar,وَرِجَالُهُand its narrators areمَوْثُوقُونَtrustworthyكَمَاasفِيinمَجْمَعِMajma'الزَّوَائِدِaz-Zawa'id(١/١٢٦).(1/126).
(2) Narrated by al-Bazzar, and its narrators are trustworthy as in Majma' az-Zawa'id (1/126).
(٣)(3)أَخْرَجَهُNarrated byأَبُوAbuدَاوُدَDawud(٣٦٤١)،(3641),وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّand at-Tirmidhi(٢٦٨٣)،(2683),وَابْنُand IbnمَاجَهْMajah(٢٢٣).(223).
(3) Narrated by Abu Dawud (3641), and at-Tirmidhi (2683), and Ibn Majah (223).
(٤)(4)الْبِنَاءُAl-Bina'عَلَىonالْقُبُورِgravesلِلْمُعَلِّمِي،by al-Mu'allimi,صpages٥،5,٦.6.
(4) Al-Bina' on Graves by al-Mu'allimi, pp. 5, 6.