Sayings of the Salaf

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Manners and Behaviour

Ibrāhīm At-Taymī (d. 92H) said: When a believer intends to speak, he first considers. So, if speaking is good for him, he speaks…

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When a believer intends to speak, he first considers Ibrāhīm At-Taymī (d. 92H) said, “When a believer intends to speak, he first considers. So, if speaking is good for him, [read on…]
Bidah

Hadīth of Abu Dharr: “You are in an age of many scholars and few speakers―so whoever leaves off even a tenth of what he knows is destroyed. Then after this will come a time wherein there will be many speakers and only a few scholars, and whoever clings to even a tenth of what he knows in that time will be saved.” (PDF Book)

23/04/2022 Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Wahid Comments Off on Hadīth of Abu Dharr: “You are in an age of many scholars and few speakers―so whoever leaves off even a tenth of what he knows is destroyed. Then after this will come a time wherein there will be many speakers and only a few scholars, and whoever clings to even a tenth of what he knows in that time will be saved.” (PDF Book)
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation; may Allah extol the mention of our noble Prophet Muhammad in the highest company of Angels and give him [read on…]
Purification of the Soul

Prompt your dying ones with lā ilāha illallāh! Allah’s Messenger visited an Ansāri man and said: “O uncle, say lā ilāha illallāh.” And the speech of Abu Hātim to Abu Zur’ah Ar-Rāzī when he was dying.

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Purification of the Soul

Abdullāh Ibn Mas‘ūd explains the meaning of “Have Taqwā of Allāh as He deserves.” (3:102) & the meaning of Taqwā by Shaikh Al-Fawzān

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Shaikh Al-Fawzān stated: “The meaning of having Taqwā of Allāh is that you do whatever Allāh (the Most Perfect and Most High) has commanded hoping for His reward. And that [read on…]
Biographies

The Charity of Zayn Al-‘Ābideen ‘Alī Ibn Al-Husayn (died 95AH), the Scholar and Grandson of ‘Alī Ibn Abī Tālib (may Allāh be pleased with them). He would Carry Bread and Flour to the Poor on his Back in Secret…

14/08/2021 Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Wahid Comments Off on The Charity of Zayn Al-‘Ābideen ‘Alī Ibn Al-Husayn (died 95AH), the Scholar and Grandson of ‘Alī Ibn Abī Tālib (may Allāh be pleased with them). He would Carry Bread and Flour to the Poor on his Back in Secret…
Abu Hamzah Ath-Thamāli said concerning Zayn Al-‘Ābideen ‘Alī Ibn Al-Husayn (died 95AH, rahimahullāh): “‘Alī Ibn Al-Husayn would carry a sack of bread on his back during the nights and hand [read on…]
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Salafism

Shaikh Rabee’: “The Salafis are the best of the people..” Shaikhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah: “They are people of happiness in every time and every place.”

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Shaikh, Al-‘Allamah, Rabee’ Ibn Hādi (may Allāh preserve him) stated: “Indeed the Salafis are not infallible, however, they are the People upon the Truth (Ahlul-Haq), they are Ahlus-Sunnah and they [read on…]
Manhaj

“Repentance of the person of knowledge from his error and an innovator from his innovation” – Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (d.241H), Ibn Muflih (d.763H), Ibrāhīm At-Taymī (d.72H)

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It was mentioned to Abu Abdillāh Ahmad Ibn Hanbal that a man from the people of knowledge made a mistake and erred, and that he had repented from his mistake. [read on…]
Knowledge

Respect for the Scholars: Mu’āwiyah said, “Where are your scholars?” Ibn ‘Asākir said: “The flesh of the scholars is poison.”

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In a time when the status, rank and honour of the scholars of Sunnah and Salafiyyah are being maligned and attacked by callers to bidʿah and misguidance (and more so [read on…]
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Manhaj

Is Abdullāh Al-Bukhāree an ‛Ālim (a Scholar)? Shaikh ‛Ubaid comments on Shaikh Rabee’, Shaikh Abdullāh Al-Bukhāri, etc

22/11/2016 Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Wahid Comments Off on Is Abdullāh Al-Bukhāree an ‛Ālim (a Scholar)? Shaikh ‛Ubaid comments on Shaikh Rabee’, Shaikh Abdullāh Al-Bukhāri, etc
The questioner asks: “Do you advise us to benefit from the books of Shaikh ‛Abdullāh Ibn Abdur-Raheem al-Bukhāree?” Summarised translation of the answer of Ash-Shaikh Al-‛Allamah ‛Ubaid Al-Jabiree: Alhamdilillāh, he [read on…]
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Refutations

Abu Sa’eed Uthmān ad-Dārimī (d. 280H): Whoever does not believe in the Seeing of Allah on Judgement Day will be screened from Him!

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Abu Sa’eed Uthmān ad-Dārimī (rahimahullāh) said: “Whoever does not believe in the seeing of Allāh (ar-Ru’yah) and does not wish or hope for it will be screened from Allāh on the [read on…]
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Sayings of the Salaf

“The foundation of Polytheism (Shirk) is Ta’teel (Negation)” By Ibnul-Qayyim (d.752)

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Imām Ibnul-Qayyim (rahimahullāh) stated: “The source of shirk and its foundation that it returns back to is negation (ta’teel: التعطيل) – and it is of three categories: Negation of the created thing of its Maker and [read on…]