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Sahl bin ‘Abdillah At-Tustari رحمه الله was asked: “When is it known that a man is upon the Sunnah and Jama’ah?”

He replied:

“When 10 qualities are found with him:

1) He does not abandon the Jama’ah (congregation)

2) He does not curse the Sahabah (companions) of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم

3) He does not rebel against this Ummah with the sword

4) He does not reject/disbelieve in the Qadr (predestination)

5) He does not doubt in Eemaan (faith)

6) He does not argue (for the sake of argumentation) in the (affairs of the) religion

7) He does not abandon the Salah (Janazah- Funeral prayer) over those who died from the People of the Qiblah (the Muslims)

8) He does not make Takfeer (excommunicate) the people of the Qiblah before of sins

9) He does not abandon wiping over the socks

10) He does not abandon the congregational prayers behind the ruler, regardless if he is oppressive or just.”

The manuscript of the first part of Ma’aalim at-Tanzeel of Imaam Al-Baghawi that was endowed (Waqf) by King ‘Abdul-‘Aziz bin Sa’ud for the students of knowledge along with the other volumes with the witness of Fahd bin Nasir.

I came across these lines of poetry on the title page of a manuscript of Zubtadul Mukhtassaraat fi Sharh al-Waraqaat. I first heard these lines of poetry from a recording of Shaykh ‘Umar Fulaatah’s رحمه الله Sharh of Saheeh Muslim when speaking about the marriage of Fatimah bint Qays and Usaamah bin Zayd رضي الله عنهم and how discrimination based on lineage is baseless given that we are all children of Aadam and Hawaa.

I’m not translating the poem here, just alluding to the meaning. The poetry basically states that in terms of their creation, people are essentially the same: their father is Aadam and their mother is Hawaa. And if they have some notability in their lineage that they’re proud of, then they were all created from clay and truly pride is only for the people of knowledge because of their clear guidance. Those who have understanding have the light of knowledge in their ways. This is because knowledge enriches life

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