Allah says: “{If only they, when they wronged themselves, had come to you and asked Allah’s forgiveness, and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Accepting of Repentance, Merciful.}” (Surah An-Nisa: 64) There are approximately four groups of scholars with…
𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥-𝐒𝐮𝐲ūṭī’𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭 ﷺ 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞. Among the controversial views attributed to 𝐉𝐚𝐥ā𝐥 𝐚𝐥-𝐃ī𝐧 𝐚𝐥-𝐒𝐮𝐲ūṭī (رحمه الله) is the claim that it is possible for a person to see the Prophet ﷺ while awake and to receive knowledge from…
Marrying Young Daughters To Old Men Is Strongly Discouraged Contents 1. This is an act of foolishness. 2. Consequences of such marriage. 3. If she commits adultery, old man will be the reason for it. 4. Marry the daughters to young and handsome pious men.…
Islamic Reforms Against Pre-Islamic Oppression of Women. al Razi said: علم أنه تعالى بعد وصف التوبة عاد الى أحكام النساء، واعلم أن أهل الجاهلية كانوا يؤذون النساء بأنواع كثيرة من الايذاء، ويظلمونهن بضروب من الظلم، فالله تعالى نهاهم عنها في هذه الآيات. Know that after…
The chapter made by Bukhari, “Dhikr al-Mu‘āwiyah raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu”, is claimed to prove that Imam al-Bukhari did not narrate any virtues of Mu‘āwiyah raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu. Response: Little did they know, Imam al-Bukhari wrote: كتاب فضائل أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم (“The Book of the…
This is one of the clearest verses demonstrating that supplication in times of hardship must not be directed toward the Prophets (Anbiyāʾ), the righteous (Awliyāʾ), or anyone else, since they can neither harm nor benefit. Thus, all supplication must be directed to Allah alone. Allah…
Earth is spherical and in motion according to the classical understanding of the Qur’an. The Qur’an’s language reflects human perceptual viewpoint, not an astronomy textbook. Science and Islamic interpretation need not contradict when properly understood. Many scholars interpret Qur’anic references to night and day in…
The Sahaba knew the meaning of the Qur’an and the hadith of the Prophet ﷺ better than anyone else. Ibn Masʿūd (رضي الله عنه) said: والله لقد جئتم ببدعة ظلماء أو قد فضلتم أصحاب محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم علما “By Allah, either you have…
Playfulness at Home, Dignity in Public: Lessons from the Prophet ﷺ, Sahaba, and Scholars. 1. Practice of Prophet peace be upon him. 2. Order of Prophet peace be upon him. 3. Practice of Sahaba. 4. Quotes of few scholars 𝟭. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲…
Even Sufi Ibn Hajr al-Haytami said that asking Allah to grant Tasarruf (control) over the world is kufr: ومما يكون من الدعاء كفراً أيضاً أن يطلب الداعي نفي ما دلَّ العقل القطعي على ثبوته مما يخل بإجلال الربوبية، كأن يسأل الله تعالى سلب علمه حتى…