"God has sworn by His Messenger, peace be upon him, and by the Asr prayer that no one is saved from ruin unless he fulfills the four conditions of safety mentioned in the Quranic chapter entitled, "Wal 'Asr" (By time. Verily, all humankind is in deep loss. Except those who believed (in the oneness of Allah) and performed good work and reminded each other of the truth and reminded each other to be patient.) Likewise, any group who fails to be gathered upon these four conditions does not fulfill the conditions necessary for a healthy community.
Furthermore, the fulfillment of these conditions must be accompanied with faith in God and haste to perform good works, striving mutually in patience and truth. This is what Shaikh Ibrahim used to always say. Shaikh Muhammad al Mishry, added to that that the scope of "and mutually strive in the truth" applied to those who came before us. The "and mutually strive in patience" is the dimension of the words that we are responsible for ourselves in this time, specifically. All the various aspects of the chapter are gathered into one sphere which is the fourth of all the previous areas mentioned thus far. This field is the end of all the previous expanses and it bears the responsibility of representing all the others.
We ask God to enable us to carry out this goodly act and that He increase our faith facilitating us to strive together in the truth and to realize the quality of patience in us."
- Cheikh ould kheri - الشيخ ولد خيري
interpreted into english by Imam Muhammad Abdul Latif
ameen. radiAllahu anhum.
May Allah give us Allaah
Aameen bi jahi sayyidil mursaleen sallallahu alaihi wasallam
