Think! When the scholars said that spending on the poor is better than voluntary Hajj, then what about abandoning innovations like celebrations of Mawlid, URS, lights, and wasting millions, and instead giving that to the needy? 1. Al-Husain ibn ‘Ali may Allah be pleased with…
Warnings Against Attributing Divine Powers to Saints. Contents: 1. Ibn al Wardi (d 749 AH)state that some people have attributed to Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī matters that are only applicable to Allah, subḥānahu wa ta‘ālā and even Ibn Hajr al asqalani. 2. Ibn Ḥajar al-‘Asqalānī…
The meaning of Khawarij Citing verses revealed concerning the polytheists and applying them to Muslims. Contents: 1. The narration 2. The claim 3. Response. 4. Imam Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī applied Surah Yūnus, verse 18 revealed concerning idolaters in a general sense. 5. Sufi Al-Ṣāwī used…
Aqaid of Hanabila on Asking Help from Auliyah. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝟏. 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐. 𝐐𝐚d𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐮 𝐘𝐚ʿ𝐥𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝: 𝟑. Student of Qadi Abu Ya’la, 𝐈𝐛𝐧 ʿ𝐀𝐪𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 4. Student of Ibn Aqil, 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐤𝐡 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐥 𝐐𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐥-𝐉𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢 5. Student of Shaykh Abdul Qadir al…
Why Jesus forgave an adulteress and why Islam prescribes punishment for adultery. 1. The Story of Jesus and the Adulteress. 2. Why Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him punished the sinners. Different contexts and missions. 3. Jesus didn’t come to abolish the old testament where…
Slander against Ibn Taymiyyah, his student Ibn Qāḍī al-Jabal, and his defender Ibn Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Dimashqī, claiming that they were pleased when people took soil from the grave of Ibn Taymiyyah for cure. They said: The story of ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd al-Karīm [a student of…
An exploration of how the righteous predecessors advised OPRESSIVE rulers without transgressing the limits of Shari‘ah. 1. Allah says: “And speak to him (Pharoah) with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear [ Allah ].” [Quran, Surah Ṭaḥa, 44] 2. Ibn ‘Abbas…
From a Robber and a Lover of a Young Woman to a Wali ullah – The Story of Al-Fuḍayl ibn ‘Iyāḍ (رحمه الله). 1. Hāfiẓ al-Mizzī mentioned it with certainty: كان الفضيل بن عياض شاطرا يقطع الطريق بين أبيورد وسرخس، وكان سبب توبته أنه عشق…
Sexual weakness and taking medicines. It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: The wife of Rifa`a Al-Qurazi came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) while I was sitting, and Abu Bakr was also there. She said, ‘O Allah s Apostle! I was the wife of Rifa`a and he…
The Innovation of Gathering for the Prophet’s Birthday (Peace Be Upon Him) by Imam Abu Al-Walid Sulayman bin Khalaf bin Sa’d Al-Baji who was teacher of great Maaliki scholars of 4th and 5th century. He said: الحمد لله الذي هدانا لاتِّباع سيد المرسلين، وأيَّدنا بالهداية…