The meaning of being steadfast – Imam Ibn Baz

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Translation text: Question: وفي الصحيح عن حذيفة رضي الله عنه قال: In the authentic (Ḥadīth) on the authority of Ḥudhaifah – may Allâh be pleased with him – (The Prophet) said: "يا معشر القراء استقيموا، فإن استقمتم، فقد سبقتم سبقا بعيدا, فإن أخذتم يمينا وشمالا فقد ضللتم ضلالا بعيدا" “O reciters (of The Qurʾān), be steadfast, for if you are steadfast, you will certainly excel/succeed. However, if you swerve right or left, then you will indeed go far astray.” الجواب: The answer: ومعنى استقيموا يعني على الطريق القراء يعني العلماء وطلبة العلم. “Be steadfast” meaning, on the path. “Al-Qurrāʾ” meaning scholars and students of ʿIlm (Islamic knowledge). استقيموا على دين الله فإذا استقام العبد فقد سبق سبقا بعيدا Be steadfast on the religion of Allâh, for if the ʿAbd (worshiper) becomes steadfast, then he has excelled/succeeded greatly. وإن حاد يمينا وشمالا فقد ضل ضلالا بعيدا And if he swerves right and left, then he has gone far astray. فالواجب التمسك بما شرعه الله والحذر مما ذم الله So, what’s obligatory is holding on to what Allāh ﷻ has made lawful and being careful from what He has dispraised (i.e., made unlawful). "أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَاءُ شَرَعُوا لَهُمْ مِنَ الدِّينِ مَا لَمْ يَأْذَنْ بِهِ اللَّهُ" [الشورى 42 : 21] “Or have they partners with Allâh (false gods) who have instituted for them a religion which Allâh has not ordained?” [Shura 42 : 21]. فكونوا على الطريق ولو مقتصدا ولو مع الأبرار مقتصدين خير من كونه يسلك الطرق المنحرفة عن الهدى لأنها تضله وتبعده عن الله عز وجل، So, be on the path, even if sparingly, or by being with righteous people sparingly. This is better than taking a diverted path away from guidance, because it misguides and pushes one away from Allāh ﷻ. بل صاحب الهدى وإن ظلم نفسه ببعض المعاصي فهو على طريق النجاة، In fact, a person upon guidance, even if he wrongs himself with some sins, is on the path of salvation. لكن من سار على غير الإسلام وابتغى في الإسلام سنة جاهلية هو في طريق هلاك نسأل الله العافية. However, the one who treads upon [a path] other than Islam and desires [to bring] into Islam the Sunnah (ways) of Jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic period), he is upon a destructive path, and we ask Allâh for protection. ----------------------------------------------------- Rabbaniyeen ربانيين 🔴اليوتيوب🔴👇 https://youtube.com/channel/UCSZQ94R_9fXNumssaa5BAkg 🔴الانستجرام🔴👇 https://www.instagram.com/rabbaniyeen/ 🔴التيليغرام🔴👇 https://t.me/Rabbaniyeen