بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ All praise is due to Allah (SWT). We praise Him and seek His assistance. We ask for His forgiveness and take refuge in Him from the evil within ourselves and from the evil of our deeds. He whom Allah (SWT) guides will never be diverted yet whomever He sends astray will never find his way. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah (SWT) alone, He has no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. On the authority of Abu Dardaa (ra), the Messenger of Allah said: “Verily, the scholars are the heirs of the Prophets.” [Classified as Sahih by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Maajah] The righteous scholars are the heirs of the Prophets; Imams of the people after the Prophets; they guide and direct the people to Allah (SWT) and teach them His Deen; and they have noble manners and praiseworthy attributes. They are the scholars of the truth; scholars of guidance and successors to the Prophets; they fear Allah (SWT) much and are constantly checking their actions, and pay great importance to what He orders and forbids. They follow in the footsteps of the Prophets: in their teaching and instructing, their character and actions, their words and conduct and, as a result, they suffer in the same way that the Prophets did. The righteous scholars suffer persecution and oppression, mockery and ridicule, torture and imprisonment and murder in the same way that the Prophets did. They speak and uphold the truth wherever they go in order that the religion of Allah (SWT) may be superior over all other religions even though the disbelievers may detest it, [Surah At-Taubah (9), Ayah 33.] and they pay for it dearly. On the authority of Anas bin Malik, the Messenger of Allah said: Among the signs of the Hour will be the disappearance of knowledge and the appearance of ignorance. [Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim] Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalanee said, commenting on this Hadeeth: Indeed it will not disappear except with the deaths of the Ulama. [Fath-ul-Baaree. Vol. 1, Page 239, Hadith No. 80.] In this day and age, how few are the scholars that are suffering for no other reason except that they are speaking the truth. Some of them have been assassinated and some of them have been imprisoned, whilst others still remain under house arrest. It is ideal as a basis for study circles and acts as a comprehensive manual, the memorisation of the Holy Quran, it can consolidate the knowledge of anyone seeking to work for Islam in this day and age. We ask Allah (SWT) to accept the efforts of these scholars and protect them. To make this disposition a means of reviving the glory of His religion. To make our actions sincerely for His Sake and to include them on our Scale of good deeds on the Day of Judgement. Ameen. — with Putra MD and 40 others. se7en
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