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…
Islamic Guidance on Marrying Young Daughters: Avoiding Marriages to Elderly Men.
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.
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…
Imam al Bukhari And Muawiyah radhiAllahanho
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…
Calling Upon Auliya And Prophets Tafsir Of Surah al Israa Verse 56 and 57
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.
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.
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
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…
Ibn Hajr al Haythami On Disbelief in Supplications and Miracles: The Word ‘Kun’ and Limits of Authority
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…
The Best Creation Of Allah, Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)
The Best Creation of Allah Narrated Anas ibn Malik: While I was walking with the Prophet ﷺ, who was wearing a Najrani outer garment with a thick hem, a Bedouin came upon the Prophet ﷺ and pulled his garment so violently that I could recognize…