Aqaid of Ahlus sunnah from the pen of al Bayhaqi 1. Who is Gawth al adham. al Bayhaqi said: قال الحليمي : الغياث هو المغيث وأكثر ما يقال غياث المستغيثين ، ومعناه المدرك عباده في الشدائد إذا دعوه ، ومريحهم ومخلصهم (Imam Abu Abdullah) Al-Halimi…
Common people would love to listen Ibn Taymiyyah and hated to listen Taqi al Subki
Interesting. Common people hated Taqi ud din al Subki rahimahullah vs their love for Ibn taymiyyah rahimahullah. 1. Ibn Kathir mentioned: واجتمع طائفة من العامة وسألوه أن لا يغير عليهم خطيبهم تاج الدين عبد الرحيم ابن جلال الدين، فلم يلتفت إليهم، بل عمل على تقليد…
Ibn Hajr al Haytami on Istigatha
According to Ibn Hajr al-Haytami, istigatha (seeking aid) is a form of tawassul that is only permissible at the grave of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and he is mistaken in that interpretation and scholars criticised him a lot on his mistakes. However, if…
al Razi on the rights of Husband and Wife.
Al Razi on husband and wife rights. Allah says, Women have rights similar to those of men equitably, although men have a degree ˹of responsibility˺ above them. Al baqarah verse 228 Al Razi said: ” اتقوا الله في الضعيفين: اليتيم والمرأة ” ، وكان…
Taqi ud din al Maqrizi (d 845 ah) on the tomb of Imam Jafar Sadiq.
Taqi ud din al Maqrizi (745 ah to 865 ah) said about the tomb of Imam Jafar Sadiq and Abu Turab al-Nakhshabi وبالله ان الفتنة بهذا المكان الآخر من حارة برجوان الذي يعرف بجعفر الصادق لعظيمة فإنهما صارا كالأنصاب التي كانت تتخذها مشركوا العرب يلجأ…
Ibn Hajr and his contemporary scholars on Istigatha.
Ibn Hajr al asqalani and his contemporary scholars on Shirk and disbelief people do at the graves of the pious. 1. Ibn hajr al asqalani (d 852 Ah) A) He said about the grave of Sayyida Nafeesa. ، وما زال قبرُها مقصودًا بالزيارة والتبرك به،…
Ibn Hajr asqalani on kufr of people at the grave of Sayyida Nafeesa
Ibn hajar al asqalani on people visiting the grave of sayyida Nafeesa and doing kufr at her grave because of their extreme veneration. Al Sakhawi said: ومنها أنَّه سُئِلَ عَن صحَّة ما يُحكى مِنْ أنَّ السيدة المشهورة نفيسة ابنة الحسن رضي اللَّه عنها صنعت وليمةً…
The fate of the disbelievers who didn’t hear the message of Islam
The fate of kuffaar who did not hear the message of Islam. Allah says: “And never would We punish until We sent a messenger.” al Isra verse 15 1. Al Qurtubi said: ومن لم تبلغه الدعوة فهو غير مستحق للعذاب من جهة العقل، والله أعلم.…
Abu Hayyan (d 754 AH) on calling upon Anbiya
Allah says in Surah Isra verse 56-57 (56. Say: “Call upon those – besides Him whom you pretend. They have neither the power to remove the adversity from you nor even to shift (it from you to another person).”) (57. Those whom they call upon,…
Nasfi (d 710 AH) on Anbiya can’t benefit or harm if you call upon them.
Allah says in Surah Isra verse 56-57 (56. Say: “Call upon those – besides Him whom you pretend. They have neither the power to remove the adversity from you nor even to shift (it from you to another person).”) (57. Those whom they call…