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كِتَابٌ أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ فَلَا يَكُنْ فِي صَدْرِكَ حَرَجٌ مِنْهُ لِتُنْذِرَ بِهِ وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ اتَّبِعُوا مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا مِنْ دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ ۗ قَلِيلًا مَا تَذَكَّرُونَ  [Surah A’raf 2:3] [This is] a Book revealed to you, [O Muhammad] – so let there not be in your breast distress therefrom – that you mayContinueContinue reading “The Difference between Ittiba and Taqleed”

The greatest of the Awliya (close friends of Allah) feared hypocrisy (of actions) for themselves.  عن أم سلمة قالت دخل عليها عبد الرحمن بن عوف قال فقال يا أمه قد خفت أن يهلكني كثرة مالي أنا أكثر قريش مالا قالت يا بني فأنفق فإني سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول إن من أصحابيContinueContinue reading “Fearing Hypocrisy in Action”

وُجُوبِ الإِنْكَارِ عَلَى الأُمَرَاءِ فِيمَا يُخَالِفُ الشَّرْعَ وَتَرْكِ قِتَالِهِمْ مَا صَلَّوْا وَنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ The obligation to denounce the rulers when they contradict the Sharia and to avoid fighting them as long as they pray and so on. يَكُونُ بَعْدِي أَئِمَّةٌ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ بِهُدَايَ وَلَا يَسْتَنُّونَ بِسُنَّتِي وَسَيَقُومُ فِيهِمْ رِجَالٌ قُلُوبُهُمْ قُلُوبُ الشَّيَاطِينِ فِي جُثْمَانِ إِنْسٍContinueContinue reading “Prophetic Description of Rulers”

شروط الخروج على الحاكم Conditions of rebellion against the ruler. عن جُنادة بن أبي أمية ، قال : دخلنا على عُبادة بن الصامت وهو مريض ، فقلنا : أصلحك الله ، حَدِّثْ بحديث ينفعك الله به سمعتَه من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، قال : دعانا النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلمContinueContinue reading “Conditions of rebellion against the ruler.”

Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him said, “Three men, in front of them, are sinners. One of them says, ‘I’m not going to give this sinner salaam and will boycott him, distance myself from him and not speak to him.’ The second says, ‘I will go along with this sinner and give himContinueContinue reading “People are either excessive extremist, excessively neglectful or balanced”

The Command to remind Allah then says, ﴿ فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ ﴾ Therefore remind in case the reminder profits.) Meaning, remind where reminding is beneficial. From here we get the etiquette of spreading knowledge, that it should not be wasted upon those who are not suitable or worthy of it. The Commander of theContinueContinue reading “Command to Remind”

Shaikh Ul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, May Allah be pleased with him and grant him Jannah, was asked: What is the cure for the one who has been controlled by disease (of desire)? And what is the way out for the one who has been dominated by chaos (of being lost in desire)? And what shouldContinueContinue reading “Cure to overcome desire”

As the poet said: “You disobey the Lord while you claim to love Him! تعصي الإله وأنت تظهر حبه Such is indeed an amazing claim! هذا لعمرك في القياس بديع If your love were true, you would obey Him! لو كان حبك صادقا لأطعته Verily, he who loves someone does obey him!” إن المحب لمنContinueContinue reading “Claim of Love”

‘Amr ibn ‘Awf reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, said, “Know that whoever revives a tradition from my Sunnah if it has died out after me, he will have a reward like those who act upon it without diminishing any of their rewards. Whoever innovates a misguided heresy not pleasing to Allah and His messenger,ContinueContinue reading “Reward for reviving a forgotten Sunnah”

Sa’id ibn al-Musayyib reported: He saw a man praying after sunrise at dawn with more than two cycles, and he was excessive in his bowing and prostration, so Sa’id prohibited him. The man said, “O Abu Muhammad, will Allah punish us for praying?” Sa’id said, “No, but he will punish you for opposing the Sunnah.”ContinueContinue reading “Punishment for praying?!”