Books

Is Salafiyyah A Group Just Like The Other Groups Active In Our Times? Therefore Should It Be Treated The Same As The Rest? Answer: Shaikh Salih Al-Fawzan.

Question no. 110: Some people claim that Salafiyyah is a group (jamā’ah) like the other groups active in the arena of daʿwah. Therefore, the ruling upon it is the same [read on…]

Books

The Enthusiasm of the Youth of the ‘Islamic Awakening’ (Sahwah) for Da’wah that Quickly Dies―and the Attributes of a Caller to Allah. (Shaikh Sālih al-Fawzān)

Question no. 52: There is something observed in some of the youth of the ‘awakening’ (sahwah) a severe zealousness (hamās) in their desire to establish daʿwah due to what they [read on…]

Bidah

When an innovator is refuted, should his good deeds and contributions be mentioned? Al-Muwāzanah: balancing criticism with praise.

Shaikh Sālih al-Fawzān was asked, “Is it binding upon us to mention the good points of the one we are warning against?” So the Shaikh responded: “No. Do not mention [read on…]

Bidah

The Salaf would not remain silent in the face of the opposers, rather they would rebuke and refute them, and make that clear to the people. Study of Imām Ahmad ibn Hanbal’s stance towards al-Karabīsī and al-Muhāsibī.

In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Bestower of Mercy. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all creation, and may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon [read on…]

Bidah

The praise of Imām al-Dāruqutnī (d. 385H) for Abu Bakr al-Bāqillānī the Ashʿarī (d. 403H) deceived Abu Dharr al-Harawī (d. 434H) which led to the creed of the Ashāʿirah entering Maghrib (North West Africa) and Spain.

Imām Al-Dhahabī (d. 748H, rahimahullāh) said that Abu al-Walīd al-Bājī said in the book Ikhtisār Firaq al-Fuqahā’ when discussing al-Qādī Abu Bakr al-Bāqillānī (d. 403H): “I asked Abu Dharr al-Harawī [read on…]

Bidah

When Ahl al-Sunnah refute Ahl al-Sunnah, they do so with manners, showing him his error in fiqh, or in his understanding and ijtihād, but he is not vilified (by Shaykh Ṣālih al-Fawzān)

Shaykh Ṣālih al-Fawzān (may Allāh preserve him) stated: “If the one being refuted is from Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamāʿah, then the refutation is conducted with manners. He is shown his errors [read on…]

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Understanding the Impact of the Islamic Jamā’ahs on the Ummah. Do they Aid the Muslims or Diminish them? And how should Individual Muslims Interact with these Groups? By Shaikh Sālih Al-Fawzān

Question: We hear much in this age of the Islamic Jama’āt in the different parts of the world – so what is the origin of this term and its usage? [read on…]