They: Mulla Ali al qari wrote a whole book on mawlid. Sunni: did you read that book? They: no, but just one or two passages. Sunni: let’s see what he said in that very book. Mulla Ali Qari said refuting those who claim the night…
Ibn Jawzi and Mawlid
They: oh yeah, Ibn jawzi also approved celebrations of mawlid. Sunni: But you dance in mawlid call it sufi hadarah I.e. source of spiritual relations with Allah. Ibn Jawzi said: و قد إنعقد إجتماع العلماء أن من إدعى الرقص قربه إلى الله تعالى كفر. The…
They will never respond to your invocations till the day of Judgement.
They will never respond to your invocations until the Day of judgement. Allah says in al Ahqaf. 46 : 5 And who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allah those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection, and they,…
The mawlid of Ibn Hajr al asqalani and his student al Sakhawi
Ibn hajr and Sakhawi VS mawlid celebrations of present. They: Ibn hajr and his student Sakhawi celebrated mawlid. Me: But they didn’t believe that he (the Prophet) peace be upon him hears your greetings (salam) from a distance, whereas you claim, he hears, nor did…
Who was Mulla Ali al Qari
Who was Mulla Ali al qari rahimahullah. Al-Hamawi said in his biography: : علامة الزمان، وواحد العصر والأوان، وعالم بلد الله الحرام والمشاعر العظام. قرأ العلم ببلاده ثم رحل إلى مكة المكرمة وتديرها. وله شيوخ كثيرون منهم: شيخ الإسلام ابن جعفر الهيتمي وكان كثير الاعتراض…
Responding harshly to someone’s anger by Ibn Jawzi.
Responding harshly to someone’s anger is not wise, whether angry one is husband or wife, parents or anyone else. Ibn Jawzi said: فصل: لا ينبغي أن تعادي أحدًا. أن تعقد على ما يقوله خنصرًا، ولا أن تؤاخذه به، فإن حاله حال السكران، لا يدري…
Letter to Christian King who had Muslim prisoners by Ibn Taymiyyah.
Ibn Taymiyya wrote to a Christian king in Cyprus who was holding Muslim prisoners. He reminded him that he asked the Mongol leaders to free the Christian prisoners. And they were all set free. 1. Ibn Taymiyah said to the king in his letter: ثم…
Ibn Taymiyyah revived Syria during the mongol invasion.
Shaykh al Islam Ibn taymiyyah revived Syria during the Mongol Invasion. Ibn al Imad quoted ad-Dhahabi from his book Mu’jam al Shuyukh: وأحيا به الشام، بل والإسلام، بعد أن كاد ينثلم خصوصا في كائنة التتار، وهو أكبر من أن ينبّه على سيرته مثلي، فلو حلّفت…
Advice of Ibn Jawzi to be faithful to your wives.
Ibn Jawzi counsels men on the importance of marital faithfulness. He said: فالسعيد من إذا حصلت له امرأة.. فمال إليها، ومالت إليه، وعلم سترها ودينها: أن يعقد الخنصر على صحبتها. وأكثر أسباب دوام محبتها أن لا يطلق بصره، فمتى أطلق، أو أطمع نفسه في غيرها،…
Beware! Arrogant and harsh husbands
Arrogant and harsh husbands beware. Prophet peace be upon him said: May I inform you of the people of the Hell-Fire? كُلُّ عُتُلٍّ جَوَّاظٍ مُسْتَكْبِرٍ ”. They are all those violent, arrogant and stubborn people.” In another hadith لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ الْجَوَّاظُ وَلاَ الْجَعْظَرِيُّ…