⭐️[The Steadfast Authentic Salafi Youth]

🖊️ The esteemed scholar, Shaykh Rabī’ b. Hādī al Madkhalī (رحمه الله) stated:

فَنَحْنُ نُرِيدُ شَبَابًا يَعِيشُ فِي ظِلِّ كِتَابِ اللّٰهِ وَسُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ وَمَنْهَجِ السَّلَفِ الصَّالِحِ،

“We want youth who live under the shade of the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, and the methodology of the righteous predecessors.

لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ مُجَامَلَةٌ وَلَا مُدَاهَنَةٌ وَلَا نِفَاقٌ وَلَا اعْوِجَاجٌ،

They must have no flattery, no compromise, no hypocrisy, and no crookedness.

اسْتِقَامَةٌ فِي صِرَاطِ اللّٰهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى، يَقْبَلُ الحَقَّ سَوَاءٌ كَانَ لَهُ أَوْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ، وَيَرْفُضُ البَاطِلَ مَهْمَا كَانَ مَصْدَرُهُ.

They must have steadfastness on the path of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, accepting the truth whether it is in their favor or against them, and rejecting falsehood no matter where it comes from.”

[Al-Majmoo’ Ar-Ra’iq / The Escape from Trials / pp. 265-266 / Dar Al-Mirath An-Nabawi]

📚 [Some enter into trials, critical issues, and destructive situations without having the necessary qualifications; the important thing is: Here I am, so recognize me!]

Our Shaykh, the scholar Abdullah Al-Bukhari - may Allah preserve him - said, speaking about the necessity for a person to know their own worth:

A man asked Imam Abdullah ibn Al-Mubarak: “O Imam, advise me.” He replied: “Know your worth.” This is the advice: “Know your worth.” If you know your worth, matters become easier, and you will know where to stop. However, if you are ignorant of your worth, you will throw yourself into destructive situations and dare to engage in calamities, and it is rare that you will come out unscathed.

These trials and disturbances are like fires. Don’t you see that a firefighter wears special protective gear, yet even with his knowledge, care, and protective clothing, something might fail, and he might get hurt? So, what about the one who enters these destructive situations, trials, and calamities without being qualified for it? He is neither from the people of knowledge, nor does he know the clear truth from the clear falsehood. But the important thing is:
“Here I am, so recognize me!”

A trial arises in Algeria, and he involves himself in it! A trial arises in Morocco, and he involves himself in it! A trial arises in Yemen, and he involves himself in it! While Allah has spared you, why do you bring these fires upon yourself? And if only there were some return (from these actions), after it has become clear that these trials are invalid! Instead, people keep engaging in them. We ask Allah for safety and well-being.”

ℹ️ Summarized benefit from a lecture titled: [Knowing the Truth and Acting Upon It].