RECOVER THE FORGOTTEN SUNNATS AND AVOID BID'ATS (III)

[In Berîqa, in page 270, it states: “It is permissible to invoke Allâhu ta’âlâ through Prophets or pious Muslims, or to ask them to intercede, because a mu’jiza or karâmat does not cease with death. Ramli also explained that a karâmat will not become void by death. Ajhûrî informs that the power of Awliyâ will increase after their death, and when alive, they are like swords in their sheath, whereas the sword is drawn when they die.”] We should not give advice that will cause fitna. If he who has power and authority does not advise, it will be Mudâhana, which is harâm. If he does not advise lest he will cause fitna though he has enough power it will be Mudârâ, which is permissible. In fact, it will be mustahab (an action which is liked by Allâhu ta’âlâ). To use power is the duty of state authorities. Those who ridicule and harm Islam should not be advised. Advice should not be thrown to the teeth of a person, but it should be given under the guise of a general comment, i.e. indirectly. We should not quarrel with anybody. A person came to Rasûlullah. Upon seeing him from the distance, he (Rasûlullah) said, “He is the worst of his tribe.” When he entered the room, he met him with a smile, praised him. When he was gone, Hadrat ’Âisha asked Rasûlullah why. He said, “The worst of people is the person who is not approached in order to be safe from his harm.” He was a munâfiq presiding over some Muslims. In order to protect Muslims against his harm, Rasûlullah implemented mudârâ. Hence, it is not ghiybat (backbiting) to tell others about a person whose sins, indecencies and cruelty are public, that is, notorious among people, and that mudârâ is permissible in order to be safe from his harm. It is declared in a hadîth in Kunûz, by ’Abd-ur-Râ’ûf-i Munâwî: “I was sent in order to apply mudârâ for people.” It is called Mudârâ to give what is worldly in order to protect the religion and the world. It is called Mudâhana to give the religion in order to obtain what is worldly. To please someone’s heart through soft words, favours and even lies is to give what is worldly. When seeing Muslims’ grave sins, [the ones which they have committed secretly,] it is necessary to conceal them. It is qazf to tell them to others. It is a graver sin to expose them to other people out of supposition or slander.”]