(In the Name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy)
Indeed all praise is due to Allaah the Lord of the Worlds. And may His peace and blessings be upon the Noble Messenger, his family, Companions, all of them until the Day of Judgment.
Introduction to the Shaykh
Our Shaykh حفظه الله تعالى is a well known scholar in Saudi Arabia. He is a teacher and professor at The Islaamic University of Madeenah al-Munawwarah in the College of Qur’aan and Tafseer. From amongst his Mashaaikh are Ash-Shaykh, al-Imaam, ‘Abdul ‘Azeez ‘Abdullah ibn Baaz رحمه الله Ash-Shaykh, Al-Imaam, Al-Faqeeh, Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen رحمه الله Ash-Shaykh, Al-Imaam, Al-Muhaddith, ‘Abdul Muhsin al-Abbad al-Badr حفظه الله تعالى.
Introduction to the Lecture
The Shaykh حفظه الله began by mentioning the Name of Allah the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy, and continued with Khutbatul-Haajah.
Indeed all praise is due to Allaah. We praise Him, we seek His Help and His Forgiveness. We seek refuge in Him from the evil of our souls and the wrongdoings and consequences of our actions. Whosoever Allaah guides, there is none to misguide. Whomsoever Allaah misguides, there is none to guide. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped in truth except Allaah. And I bear witness that Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلمis His slave and Messenger. May Allaah bestow His Salaat on him, his family, his companions and all those who follow them till Yawm ad-Deen. To proceed:
(Obey Him, be thankful to Him, and remember Him always,) and die not except in a state of Islaam [as Muslims (with complete submission to Allaah)].}
[Aal-‘Imraan 3:102]
for you were enemies one to another but He joined your hearts together, so that, by His Grace, you became brethren (in Islaamic Faith),
and you were on the brink of a pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus Allaah makes His Aayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.,)
clear to you, that you may be guided.} [Aal-‘Imraan 3:103]
This is after Allaah سبحانه وتعالى tells the people, after giving them the characteristic of being believers, Al-Mu’minoon to fear Him, and this is by doing what He orders and by staying away from what He has prohibited. And as in the hadith narrated by Ibn Mas’ood رضي الله عنه:
And we must fear Allaah as He should be feared by holding fast to the Rope of Allaah and by holding fast to Allaah Himself. And this holding fast is holding on to what you are ordered (to do) and staying firm upon it and it keeps one away from that which is forbidden. And there is no safety without these two (matters), and being happy in this life revolves around (these two matters):
1) Holding on to the Rope of Allaah will save you from being misguided and
2) Holding on to Allaah will keep you away from punishment and destruction.
Our Shaykhحفظه الله went on to say that Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله said:
So holding on to the Rope of Allaah necessitates guidance (for the individuals who do so). And holding on to Allaah Himself brings forth power, readiness, arms, strength, righteousness, highness, and might. And the sayings of Salaf differ in their interpretation of ‘Rope of Allaah’. So Ibn ‘Abbaas رضي الله عنهم said: “Holding on to the Rope of Allaah is holding on to the Deen of Allah.”
and Ibn Mas’ood رضي الله عنه said: “It is the Jama’ah” and he said “and upon you is to hold on to the Jama’ah as it is the Rope of Allaah that He has ordered us with and this holding fast together is better than being apart.”
Ibn Mas’ood رضي الله عنه and others also said, “It is the Qur’aan.”
And in a narration from Ibn Mas’ood رضي الله عنه it is reported that the Prophet, صلى الله عليه و على آله و سلم said:
And it is reported that ‘Alee رضي الله عنه said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم said:
And no matter how much it is repeated it cannot be worn out (by being read too much) and the ‘Ulamaa’ (scholars) do not get enough of it.” [4]
And this Rope of Allaah is submitting and being obedient to Allaah سبحانه و تعالى and staying away from splitting.
And the Shaykh حفظه الله said: And do not be like the Jews and the Christians by splitting into sects.
And in the Muwatta of Imaam Maalik, on the authority of Aboo Hurayrah, رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه و سلم said:
and that you give good counsel to the one to whom Allaah gives command over you…” [5]
And with regards to the different interpretations, they are not contradictory interpretations; it all means the same thing.
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ 
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