RULINGS OF PROTESTS
﷽ EPISODE 5️⃣: Protests Violate the Right of the Messenger (ﷺ) to be Obeyed (Cont’d) Once during the trials of Imam Ahmad, one of the people of innovations, Ibn Thaljee, told caliph Mutawakkil (who took over from Waathiq) that Imam Ahmad was secretly mobilizing the people and that they have started pledging allegiance to him. […]
SUBMISSION TO TRIALS OF ALLAH
﷽ This life is a test Allah ﷻ says in the Qur’an: وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْخَوْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ And certainly, We shall test you with something from fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to the patient ones.[2:155]_That ل on لنبلونكم is for […]
MAWLID UN-NABI
﷽ Sunnah or Bid’ah? Still think that you love the Prophet ﷺ and you’re venerating and drawing nearer to him by celebrating mawlid un-nabi? Or that celebrating mawlid un-nabi is a good innovation since everyone is doing it? Perhaps you think you have good intentions and you’re calling people to the Sunnah of the Prophet […]
MAWLID UN-NABI – SUNNAH OR BID’AH?
﷽ An Excellent Reply To Mawlid Celebrators روى البيهقي بسند صحيح عن سعيد بن المسيب أنَّه رأىٰ رجلاً يصلي بعد طلوع الفجر أكثر من ركعتين، يكثر فيها الركوع والسجود ؛ فنهاه ؛ فقال : يا أبا محمد! أيعذبني الله على الصلاة؟! قال : لا ، ولكن يُعذِّبُك علىٰ خِلافِ السُّنـَّة. Narrated by al-Bayhaqī رحمه الله […]
THE KALAAM OF ALLAH
﷽ Find tranquility in it In the video Shaykh mentions 3 qualities. 1️⃣Fear of Allah ﷻ through His Kalam. 2️⃣ Goosebumps and amazement at the Kalaam of Allah ﷻ 3️⃣ The Dropping of tears at the Kalaam of Allah. سبحان الله The advice is so needed,_Our Hearts are so averse and hardened towards the Qur’an, […]
RULINGS OF PROTESTS
﷽ EPISODE 4️⃣: Protests Violate the Right of the Messenger (ﷺ) to be Obeyed (Cont’d) Similarly, Imam Hanbal (رحمه الله) reported that during the caliphate of Waathiq, following his immediate predecessors—al-Ma’moon and al-Mu’tasim—he insisted that the Qur’an was Allāh’s creation rather than His Speech which is from His Attributes. Many of the scholars were killed […]
THE BID’AH OF CELEBRATING MAWLID AN-NABI
﷽ THE MISGUIDANCE OF INNOVATIONS Nowhere in the Qur’ān or Hadeeth is it written that we should celebrate the Mawlid of the Prophet (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) himself did not do it nor did he command anyone to do it, either during his lifetime or after his death. What has been reported is that the […]
POEM OF IMAM ASH SHAFI’I رحمه الله
﷽ Consciousness to the way of Allah ﷻ Al Muzni entered upon Imam Ash Shafi’i while he was sick with the illness that he died with,He said“How are you O Abu Abdillah?”So he رحمه الله said أصبحت عن الدنيا راحلا I have become a leaver from this world, ولإخواني مفارقا And I am departing […]
RULINGS OF PROTESTS
﷽ EPISODE 3️⃣: Protests Violate the Right of the Messenger (ﷺ) to be Obeyed (Cont’d) In another report, Umar bin al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) reported that Allāh’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Jibreel visited me and said, “Your Ummah will be afflicted after you.” I asked, From what angles? Jibreel answered, “From their leaders and learned ones. […]
IMAGERY: LANDMARKS IN ISLAMIC HISTORY
﷽ EPISODE 4️⃣9️⃣ – As-Safaa wal-Marwah (ٱلصَّفَا وَٱلْمَرْوَة) ⛰️ Safaa and Marwa are two small hills, connected to the larger Abu Qubais and Qaiqan mountains, respectively, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. ⛰️ It is an obligatory element in the rituals of Hajj and Umrah to travel seven times back and forth between the two hills. This […]
THE DESTROYER OF PLEASURES
﷽ Repent, reflect and ponder The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said“Remember often the Destroyer of pleasures”Meaning Death[Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2307]_Because Allah ﷻ said كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ Every Soul shall taste Death.[3:185]_But we often forget Death, and we sin and we sin and we sin.Then we don’t repent, and we carry on._There will be two […]
RULINGS OF PROTESTS
﷽ EPISODE 2️⃣: Permissible or Not? What is established from the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Messenger (ﷺ) and the explanations of the scholars of the Ummah—past and present—is that protests are basically prohibited on the grounds that: ➖➖➖Protests Violate the Right of the Messenger (ﷺ) to be Obeyed➖➖➖ Allāh the Mighty and Sublime […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF SALAH
﷽ Do not forsake it Read the following Hadith: عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ حَافَظَ عَلَيْهَا كَانَتْ لَهُ نُورًا وَبُرْهَانًا وَنَجَاةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يُحَافِظْ عَلَيْهَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ نُورٌ وَلَا بُرْهَانٌ وَلَا نَجَاةٌ وَكَانَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَعَ قَارُونَ وَفِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامَانَ وَأُبَيِّ بْنِ خَلَفٍ Abdullah ibn […]
RULINGS OF PROTESTS
﷽ EPISODE 1️⃣: Introduction: Why Do People Protest? A protest is an action taken by an individual or group to draw attention to an issue or a cause they believe in, usually when they feel an injustice has occurred. Protesting can be in the form of boycotting products, joining protest groups, or even breaking the […]
IMAGERY: LANDMARKS IN ISLAMIC HISTORY
﷽ EPISODE 4️⃣8️⃣ – AL-MAS’AA ⚫ The Mas’aa is located between the two mount, Mount Marwa and Safa. ⚫ It is where Hajar (عليها السلام) rushed seven times to see if she could spot any water or anyone from whom she could get some in order to give to her infant Ismail (عليه السلام). ⚫ […]