Shaykh ^Abdullah Al-Harariyy’s Commands (وصية)

Shaykh ^Abdullah Al-Harariyy’s Commands (وصية)

Shaykh ^Abdullah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله

 This is what ^Abdullah, the son of Muhammad, the son of Yusuf al-Harariyy commands himself, his family, his beloved ones, and his students: The Testification that no one is God except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 

I command that you acquire the religious knowledge. It is the indicator to everlasting happiness and to success in this world and in the Hereafter.  

I command that you hold to and implement the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet , to adhere to the methodology of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama^ah, to work to spread this methodology and teach it to people, and to bid the lawful and forbid the unlawful.  

I command that you love one another for the sake of Allah, and advise one another for the sake of Allah. Be supportive of one another. Do not be disunited, reciprocating aversion  and hatred for one another. Apply the hadith of the Prophet : “One is not a perfect believer until one loves for one’s fellow what one loves for oneself of good matters.” I warn you against discord and preferring money over the Hereafter, because the enemies of the Religion are plotting and working diligently to destroy it. Thus, be like those mentioned in the hadith of the Prophet : “The believer to the believer is like a solid structure, one part of which strengthens the other.” 

I also command that you support your fellows in the Association. Be of assistance to them and not against them. Come together and do not disunite, lest your power is lost. 

Any one who weakens this Association or alienate people from it cast him off. Know that this person is injuring the Religion. 

I ask Allah for me and you to have the good practice and ending. 

Praise be to Allah and Salah and Salam on the Prophet and his honorable and blessed Companions. 

^Abdullah, the son of Muhammad al-Harariyy