Gentleness O People of the Sunnah

by Abdul Muhsin al-Abbad

A translation of the second edition of the monumental work, "Rifqan Ahlus Sunnah bi Ahlus Sunnah". Written by the muhaddith of Madinah, Shaykh Abdul Muhsin al-Abbad. Please note that the Shaykh mentions certain scholars such as Shaykh Rabee al-Madkhali, Shaykh Ahmed al-Najmi and Shaykh Ubayd al-Jabiri in this work. However the aim is not to diminish their standing, rather the aim is to unite Ahlus Sunnah. This shows the manners of the scholars in advising one another.

From the Publisher:

The first edition was published in 2003/1424H and was originally written as a much needed and timely advice directed to his brothers and sisters among the People of the Sunnah due to the turmoil and controversy that had occurred as a result of the defamation and heretication of certain scholars and students of knowledge.

In the second edition, which was published in 2005/1426H—a mere two years later—the shaykh added a new introduction addressing some issues that were raised by certain groups after the first edition was published and distributed. He also added two chapters to the end of 'Rifqan Ahlus Sunnah', titled 'The Heresy of Testing the People by Individuals' and 'Cautioning Against the Tribulation From Some of the People of the Sunnah in This Era of Disparaging and Heretication'.

We have also added the shaykh's follow up advice titled 'Once Again, Gentleness O People of the Sunnah, with the People of the Sunnah'. This was published in December 2010/Muharram 1432H and shows that the shaykh's stance on gentlesness between Ahlus Sunnah stands to the current day.

Please see the back cover for selections from the praise of the scholars (including Shaykh Fawzan) for this work.

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[THANA · Rating 4 out of 5]

https://youtu.be/iI1MpQ_BU7I?si=drNWQ...

Sheikh Alabbad -may Allah bless him- says in this video that the purpose of writing this book is to give advice on the Sunnis being kind to their Sunni brothers. He says that the book has nothing to do with other sects, Ikhwanis from the Hizbees, or Shias and Asha’ira and so on.

[Hamza Malik · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice short treatise from the Muhadith of madinah. No doubt it is beneficial and contains narrations and ayat which urge the Sunnis to align on truth hood and to not separate. This book is targeted on Sunnis uniting, not people of deviation such as ikhwanal muslimeen, surooris khawarij etc. The sheikh mentions that trails occurred after the deaths of sh bin Baz, uthaymeen and alalbani رحمه الله and the Muslims split, he urges them to not split on matters which aren’t important. What is in this book is more relevant than ever today, with Sunnis splitting on disputes between scholars which doesn’t concern them. Their is however a learning curve with this book, if you don’t know the disputes that occurred in the 2000 and 2010s with refutations and the events of ihya turath in Kuwait, you may find some parts confusing, I’d advise maybe skipping these parts, it doesn’t take away from the benefits the book contains and Allah knows best.

[Abu Ibrahim · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most important contemporary works by a Salafi scholar.