Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Culture Confusion - Abdur Raheem Green



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuECO3unh3o

2 comments:

Khalil Al-Puerto Rikani said...

Assalamu alaikum

How are you doing brother?

Just wanted to let you know that Abdur Raheem Green is not on the Salafi dawah. The Salafi in the UK know him to be upon another minhaj.

Ibn Shamsud-Deen as-Sanghafooree said...

Wa 'alaykum as-Salamu wa rahmatullah.

Al-Hamdu lillah, i'm doing fine. How about you, brother?

I posted up this video merely for sharing purpose, for us to benefit from his speech.

Whether he is Salafi or not, I personally do not wish to go deep into the matter. Who am I to question him when my position/level in terms of knowledge is not even close to him?

He, along with other du'aat such as Dr Bilal Philips and Abu Usamah adh-Dhahabee, has been under criticism with regards to their manhaj, whether he is truly upon it.

"Look not at the speaker but at what is being spoken." A statement attributed to Ali radiyAllahu 'anhu.

I personally see no problem in listening to Abdur Raheem Green, so long as his aqeedah is safe, and his lectures and speeches are not in clear contradiction to the Salafi manhaj.

Just like my position towards Dr Bilal Philips and Abu Usamah adh-Dhahabee. Yes, the Salafi in UK might question and criticise their manhaj, however, i find them to have strong knowledge which we can benefit from.

I'd like to refer you and other readers to Dr Bilal Philips' Reply to Critics:
http://www.bilalphilips.com/bilal_pages.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=277

At the end of the day, Abdur Raheem Green is a human. The statement of any man can be accepted or rejected except the statement of the Prophet sallAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam, as stated by Imam Malik rahimahullah.

Wallahu a'lam