ISLAMIC ARTICLE :- ~ Sincerity and Sincere Advice by al-Imaam an-Nawawee

... eness and submissiveness) when doing so. To correctly reciteits
letters. To defend it from the misinterpretations of the people who
make tahreef (corruption and changes) and from the onslaught of those
who attack it. To believe in what is in it. To affirm its rulings.
That you learn its sciences and examples. That you take heed of its
warnings and ponder over its amazing matters. That you act upon those
things that are clear and that you submit to those which are not so
clear. That you seek after those matters which are general and
specific, abrogated and abrogating. To promulgate its sciences and to
call to it. All of this being sincerity to it. As regards sincerity to
Allaah'sMessenger - then it is: to testify to the truth that he was
sent with. To obey himin what he ordered and forbade. To aid and
assist him in life and in death. To be at enmity with those who are
his enemies. To align oneself with those that have allegiance to him.
To respect his rights and his honour. To revive his way and his
Sunnah. To spread his da'wah and his Sharee'ah. To expel any doubts
that are raised against it. To give ones full attention to the
sciences ofHadeeth. To gain understanding of its meaning and to call
to it. To have mildness and kindness in learning and teaching it. To
give due place and importance to it. To display correct manners when
reading it. To withhold from speaking about it without due knowledge.
To give due respect to its people because of their attachment to it.
To take on board its manners and conduct. To love the Ahlul-Bayt and
his Sahaabah. To avoid those who introduce bida' (innovations) into
his Sahaabah, and to avoid those who attack even a single one of his
Sahaabah. Sincerity to the leaders: It is to help them upon the truth.
To obey them in it. To order them with it. To remind and advise them,
with kindness and gentleness. To make them aware of what they are
heedless and neglectful of To help them fulfill those rights of the
Muslims that have not reached them yet.Not to rebel against them. To
enamour the hearts of the people with obedience to them. Al-Khattaabee
- rahimahullaah - says:"From sincerity to them is Prayer behind them,
Jihaadalong with them, to give the Zakaah to them and not to rebel
against them with the sword when injustice or bad treatment appears
from them. And that they are not praised with false praises and that
du'aa is made for their righteousness." All of this isbased upon the
fact that what is meant by the leader of the Muslims is ...