بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم From Abū Juhayfah Wahb ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Suwāʾī (رضي الله عنه) who said: “I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was in a red dome of his made of leather. He said: Bilāl came out with (his) ablution water – some took directly from the water and some were sprinkledContinue reading “Seeking blessings from the “righteous” – Ibn Rajab, al-San’ānī, al-Rājihī”
Category Archives: Bid’ah
Imām al-Shawkānīs speech on the mawlid (celebrating the Prophet’s birthday)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم “I have not found until now any evidence indicating its establishment from [the] Book [of Allāh], nor Sunnah, nor consensus (ijmāʿ), nor analogy (qiyās), nor any legal reasoning/inference (istidlāl). Rather, all Muslims are in agreement that it did not exist in the era of the best generations, nor those who followedContinue reading “Imām al-Shawkānīs speech on the mawlid (celebrating the Prophet’s birthday)”
Division of bid’ah into good and bad – Imām al-Shawkānī
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ : أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ: مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُنَا فَهُوَ رَدُّ» وَلأَحْمَدَ: مَنْ صَنَعَ أَمْرًا عَلَى غَيْرِ أَمْرِنَا فَهُوَ مَرْدُودٌ» From ‘Ā’ishah: that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever does a deed that is not according to our affair, it is rejected.” In Ahmads version: “Whoever does aContinue reading “Division of bid’ah into good and bad – Imām al-Shawkānī”
Holding a celebration after completing the Qur’ān & refuting the doubt of “good innovation” – Sh. ‘Uthaymīn
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Questioner: Among the customs and traditions in our city (is that) when one completes the Book of Allāh, they bring various types of food and drink (in celebration). Is this established in the Sunnah or is it a bid’ah (innovation)? And is there (such a thing) as good innovations (bid’ahContinue reading “Holding a celebration after completing the Qur’ān & refuting the doubt of “good innovation” – Sh. ‘Uthaymīn”
Ruling of Mothers Day in Islam – Ibn ‘Uthaymīn
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Q90: What is the ruling on celebrating what is called Mother’s Day? Answer: All celebrations that contradict the religious (legislated) celebrations are innovated celebrations that weren’t known in the time of the Salaf (righteous predecessors), and their origin might also be from non-Muslims. Thus, they contain innovation and imitation of Allāh’sContinue reading “Ruling of Mothers Day in Islam – Ibn ‘Uthaymīn”
Raising the hands after prayer – al-Fawzān, Al-Albānī, Ibn Taymiyyah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamān (رضي الله عنه) said: “Every act of worship that the Companions of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) did not worship with, then do not worship with it.” (Link) Shaykh Sālih al-Fawzān said: “… As for raising the hands after the obligatory prayer, this is an innovation (bid’ah), becauseContinue reading “Raising the hands after prayer – al-Fawzān, Al-Albānī, Ibn Taymiyyah”
Weak hadīth: Wiping the face after making du’ā
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Narration of ‘Umar Abū Mūsā Muḥammad ibn al-Muthannā > Ibrāhīm ibn Ya’qūb > Hammād ibn ʿĪsā al-Juhanī > Handhalah ibn Abī Sufyān al-Jumahīyyu > Sālim ibn ʿAbdillāh > his father > ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattāb who narrated: انَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ لَمْ يَحُطَّهُمَا حَتَّىContinue reading “Weak hadīth: Wiping the face after making du’ā”
Ruling on using rosary/prayer beads and weak ahadeeth used to support it’s allowance
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh says: قُلۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِي يُحۡبِبۡكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ ذُنُوبَكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ ٣١Say (Oh Muhammad): “If you (really) love Allāh then follow me (i.e. the Sunnah), Allāh will love you and forgive you of your sins. And Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (3:31)The Prophet (ﷺ) said: فَإِنَّContinue reading “Ruling on using rosary/prayer beads and weak ahadeeth used to support it’s allowance”
Ibn Mas’ood prohibiting dhikr using pebbles – it’s authenticity and points of benefit
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم أَخْبَرَنَا الحَكَمُ بْنُ المُبَارَكِ قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ : كُنَّا نَجْلِسُ عَلَى بَابِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الغَدَاةِ، فَإِذَا خَرَجَ مَشَيْنَا مَعَهُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ، فَجَاءَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيُّ فَقَالَ : أَخَرَجَ إِلَيْكُمْ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بَعْدُ؟ قُلْنَا : لَاContinue reading “Ibn Mas’ood prohibiting dhikr using pebbles – it’s authenticity and points of benefit”
Evidence from the Qur’an on the prohibition of sitting with the people of innovation & sin
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh says: وَقَدْ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى الْكِتَـبِ أَنْ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ ءَايَـتِ اللَّهِ يُكَفَرُ بِهَا وَيُسْتَهْزَأُ بِهَا فَلاَ تَقْعُدُواْ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّى يَخُوضُواْ فِى حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ إِنَّكُمْ إِذاً مِّثْلُهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَامِعُ الْمُنَـفِقِينَ وَالْكَـفِرِينَ فِى جَهَنَّمَ جَمِيعاً And it has already been revealed to you in the Book (this Qur’ān) that when youContinue reading “Evidence from the Qur’an on the prohibition of sitting with the people of innovation & sin”
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