Q 1: What is your advice to the believing youths?

A: We advise you to fear Allah; obey Him, whether in public or in private; adhere to His religion; guard His limits; be well-informed in religion; and cooperate in righteousness and piety, longing for His satisfaction, fearing His punishment and wanting His reward, whether in this life or in the Hereafter. Allah says, O you who believe! Keep your duty to Allâh and fear Him, and speak (always) the truth. He will direct you to do righteous good deeds and will forgive you your sins. And whosoever obeys Allâh and His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم), he has indeed achieved a great achievement (i.e. he will be saved from the Hell-fire and will be admitted to Paradise). He also says, O you who believe! If you obey and fear Allâh, He will grant you Furqân [(a criterion to judge between right and wrong), or (Makhraj, i.e. a way for you to get out from every difficulty)], and will remove from you your sins, and forgive you; and Allâh is the Owner of the Great Bounty. He also says, And whosoever fears Allâh and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine. And whosoever puts his trust in Allâh, then He will suffice him. He also says, ...and whosoever fears Allâh and keeps his duty to Him, He will make his matter easy for him. That is the Command of Allâh, which He has sent down to you; and whosoever fears Allâh and keeps his duty to Him, He will expiate from him his sins, and will enlarge his reward. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, If Allah wants to do good to a person, He makes them comprehend religion. (Agreed upon its authenticity by Al-Bukhari and Muslim). We advise you also to study the Qur'an, the Sunnah (Part No. 12; Page No. 358) of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and the guidance of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs. Beware of novelties, as every Bid`ah (innovation in religion) leads to misguidance.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.