THIRD REMINDER. Yaumul Jumuat. 14th day of Dhul Qa'âdah (Friday 27th July). TEACHINGS OF THE PROPHET AS GUIDANCE.DON'T MISS THIS PLEASE. Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem. The Messenger of ALLAH, peace and blessings be upon him, sent Mu’adh ibn Jabal may ALLAH be pleased with him to Yemen and before he left after the instructions the Prophet gave as discussed in the earlier reminders today, the Prophet in trying to enquire if Mu’adh has listened to his instructions well ask him; كَيْفَ تَقْضِي How will you judge? Mu’adh said, “I will judge according to what is in the Book of Allah.” The Prophet said: فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ What if it is not in the Book of Allah? Mu’adh said, “Then I will judge with the tradition (sunnah) of the Messenger of Allah.” The Prophet said: فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ What if it is not in the tradition of the Messenger of Allah? Mu’adh said, “Then I will strive to form an opinion (ijtihad).” The Prophet said: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَفَّقَ رَسُولَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ All praise is due to ALLAH who has made suitable the messenger of the Messenger of Allah. Sunan At-Tirmidhi 1327 and other authentic sources. This narration demonstrates the proper procedure for applying Islamic guidance that would eventually develop into the discipline of the principles of Islamic jurisprudence (usuul al-fiqh). First, Muslim scholars should judge according to the explicit texts of the Quran and Sunnah and the consensus of the companions. If a clear answer is not found in these texts, then the scholars should apply rational principles such as analogy (qiyas), equity (istihsan), public interest (maslahah mursalah), and consideration of custom (‘urf). The use of these rational principles is called the practice of independent legal reasoning (ijtihad). Scholars would later extract the purposes and objectives of Islamic law as a guiding philosophy when applying rational principles to new situations, a discipline known as the objectives of the Law (maqasid ash-sharia). These objectives include the protection of life, religion, property, family, and intellect, as well as the pursuit of mercy, justice, and welfare. Finally, the last advice the Prophet gave to Mu’adh was to behave with good character, as it is the character of a Muslim which can most strongly impart a good impression of Islam to those being called. These are some of the lessons we learn from the journey of Mu’adh ibn Jabal to Yemen. Likewise, we should apply this guidance when calling others to Islam in our time. The Prophet tought his companions all they need to succeed before he left them. If we want to succeed we must learn the lessons from his teachings on various matters. That's what the Prophet said his way, that's Quran and Sunnah and also the sunnah of his rightly guided companions starting from His Excellency Abubakar, His Excellency Umar, His Excellency Uthman, His Excellency Ali etc may Allah be pleased with them. So Whosoever aims to learn from the Quran, the sunnah from these Imams till the 3rd generation after the Prophet will be guided by ALLAH in shaa ALLAH but whoever tries to bring divisions, hatred, trying to find fault with any of the companions of the Prophet is indeed lost from satanic influences bcs ALLAH is please with them not you not me and not our forefathers. If you want to find the fault of anyone, find the errors of yourself, your parents and your grandparents and make dua for them for ALLAH'S forgiveness not the companions of the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam. May ALLAH keep guiding us all and increases us in beneficial knowledge. Aameen.