“Preachers of the nation,cast hatred behind you, and follow the path of the great imams in exchange, taking and giving. Look at Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and his students citing the statements of those who had some innovations and some errors, so they cited the statements of al-Juwayni, Ibn Hazm, al-Ghazali, and others, may God have mercy on them all.
“My fellow preachers,the truth is accepted from any source, and whoever says it. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, accepted the truth brought by Satan in reciting Ayat al-Kursi before sleeping.
“The Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, cited the words of the poet Labid when he was an unbeliever: “Behold, everything except Allah is false.” So if the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, accepted from Satan and cited the words of an unbeliever… then what about a Muslim who has made a mistake! Why do you hate and criticize him just because he does not follow your school of thought, and it may even go so far as to expel him from the religion!! What will you say to “There is no god but Allah” when it comes to you on the Day of Judgment?
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“My brothers in the call, feel your responsibilities, and diagnose yourselves in a way that befits your position. There you will discover that you are the core of society, and that you are its pivot. You are like teachers in schools and doctors in hospitals. Without you, society would not be a society.
“From you, to you, in you, and with you will come the advancement and progress of society. It is time for you – may God protect you – to rearrange the papers of the call, unifying the ranks, and bringing together the parties and religious sects (Has not the time come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of God and what has come down of the truth?
“And they will not be like those who were given the Scripture before, and a long period passed over them, so their hearts hardened, and many of them are wicked) Al-Hadid/16 My fellow scholars… Excuse me, perhaps I have hurt you, but do we let the patient not take medicine for fear of disturbing him??!! And do we leave the wound without stitches for fear of causing him pain??!!
“So excuse me, O preachers, if I have hurt you, for you know that the skillful, honest, and firm doctor is the one who cuts open the stomach of the afflicted, cuts off the hand of the leper, and stitches the wounds of the wounded, and does not pay attention to groans or heed to screams. May God bless the one who said:
“If the wound heals on corruption # It shall be known of it neglect of The doctor. If the wound heals on corruption # the sickness will spread to the patient’s stomach,” said Sholagberu.
He urged muslims make up for what they owe from the past Ramadan as they await the coming of Ramadan and also refrain from hide grudges, hatred, lies, hypocrisy, drinking alcohol, adultery, embezzlement, and false reports.
“May God let me and you reach Ramadan, accept our offerings in it, and may God return it to us and to you for many years and times,” prayed Dr Sholagberu.