بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Shaykh ibn al-‘Uthaymīn said: “It has not been established that the month of Rajab has been specified from among them (i.e. acts of worship) with anything – neither fasting nor standing (in prayer). So if a person specifies this month with something from the acts of worship without this being establishedContinue reading “Weak & fabricated narrations pertaining to the month of Rajab – part 1.”
Category Archives: Manhaj
Al-‘Ulū: Ibn Taymiyyah on affirming Allāh’s Highness above the creation & on ascribing ‘Direction’/’Body’ for Allāh
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Shaykh al-Islām Taqī al-Dīn Abū al-ʿAbbās Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah al-Harrānī (may Allāh be pleased with him and grant him contentment) was asked: What do you say about two men who differed in creed, where one of them said: “Whoever does not believe that Allāh is in the heaven is misguided,” andContinue reading “Al-‘Ulū: Ibn Taymiyyah on affirming Allāh’s Highness above the creation & on ascribing ‘Direction’/’Body’ for Allāh”
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”
Is the hadith of the 73 sects authentic & who is the saved sect? – Ibn ‘Uthaymīn
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The questioner says: I found in the commentary of Ibn Kathīr a hadīth in which the Messenger says something to the effect: “This nation will split into seventy-three sects, all of them in the Fire except one,” so is this hadīth authentic? And what are the misguided sects compared to thisContinue reading “Is the hadith of the 73 sects authentic & who is the saved sect? – Ibn ‘Uthaymīn”
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”
The meaning of fatwā & who can issue one
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم What is the meaning of a fatwā Al-Azharī said:… it is said: The man gave a fatwā in the matter, and I sought a fatwā from him… it is said: I gave someone a fatwā regarding a vision he saw when I interpreted it for him, and I gave him aContinue reading “The meaning of fatwā & who can issue one”
The narrations of the 73 sects and their authenticity
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The sādiq al-masdūq (the truthful and believed) Prophet (ﷺ) foretold that his Ummah would inevitably experience division. This division serves as a test for this Ummah and is a condemnation of those who deviate and distance themselves from Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamā’ah, as well (as it being) a warning against divisionContinue reading “The narrations of the 73 sects and their authenticity”
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”
The imaam of the people of hadeeth is the prophet (ﷺ)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh says: يَوْمَ نَدْعُواْ كُلَّ أُنَاسٍ بِإِمَـمِهِمْ And the Day when We shall call together all human beings with their (respective) Imām. (Sūrah Isrā:71) Ibn Kathīr said: Some of the Salaf said this is the greatest honor for the people of Hadīth, because their Imām is the Prophet (ﷺ). (Mawsū al-TafsīrContinue reading “The imaam of the people of hadeeth is the prophet (ﷺ)”
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