Spreading the teachings of Orthodox Islam (Ahl as-Sunna wa al-Jama’ah)
The great Sahabi, Sayiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever desires that his knowledge be abundant and his forbearance (hilm) be great, then he should sit in gatherings other than those (he is accustomed to) of his own people." Kitāb al-Uzla, Ibn Abi Dunya (narration 96) The Ahl al-Sunnah Wa'l … Continue reading Knowledge Is Vast – Ahl al-Sunnah Is The Majority
The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Beware of the Firāsah of a believer for indeed he sees with the light of Allāh.” Tirmidhi Firāsah is spiritual insight or a special type of intuition which Allah Most High grants to the Muslims. Some believers have stronger Firāsah than others. Undoubtedly, those pious men and women who do righteous deeds and purify … Continue reading The Firāsah of Imam Mālik and Imam al-Shafi’i
We have been informed by the Prophet ﷺ that he will be the first to intercede and the first to have his intercession accepted on the Day of Judgement. In other famous narrations, he ﷺ told us that on that day, in a state of desperation and fear, people will flock from Prophet to Prophet, asking them to … Continue reading Remain Calm And Wait for The Intercession Of The Prophet ﷺ – Advice From Ibn Arabi
Ibn Masud reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever would love that Allah and His Messenger ﷺ love him, then let him see; if he loves the Quran, then he loves Allah and His Messenger ﷺ. Narrated by Tabarani with a chain of reliable narrators
Below is a translation of a section from the book Tilawat al-Quran al-Majeed by Sheikh Abdullah Sirajuddin1. The footnotes are mine. Al-Tirmidhi narrated the following narration, and said it was sound: On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) who said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Indeed the … Continue reading Caution Against Abandoning The Noble Quran And Forgetting It
It is an obligation for every Muslim to lower his gaze from looking at what is prohibited. This goes without saying. However, a concerned believer will even take care to protect himself from looking at anything which may affect his heart negatively. No doubt, the human heart is corrupted by regularly taking in images of … Continue reading Visions of the Beloved ﷺ – Part 9: Guarding the Eyes and Heart
Al-Qasim bin Muhammad1 said: The differences in opinion among the Companions of Muhammad ﷺ are a mercy for the people. Ibn Sa’d in his Tabaqat and Bayhaqi in al-Madkhal Umar bin Abd al-Aziz said: Red camels would not please be more than (the existence) of differences in opinion between the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ. Tabaqat Ibn Sa’d Al-Bayhaqi … Continue reading The Four Madhabs – A Mercy And Blessing From Allah
The Shaheed, Sheikh Muhammad Sa’id Ramadan al-Bouti makes an interesting and important observation regarding the Hadiths narrated about the virtues of Imam Ali and Sayidatuna Fatima (a.s). He says: In fact, we notice that most of the hadith that praise the virtues of Ali and Fatima were in fact narrated by A’isha. From the reliable … Continue reading An Interesting Observation On The Hadiths About The Virtues of Imam Ali and Sayidah Fatima
No religion has ever placed as much emphasis on the importance of knowledge as the religion of Islam. The first word revealed to the Beloved Messenger ﷺ was "Read". He ﷺ knew that the Sacred Islamic Knowledge would be passed on through various means, including reading and writing. Below we see one of the ways … Continue reading How the Prophet ﷺ Ensured Writing Spread In Madinah
Since the time of the Sahaba, till the present day, the tarawih prayer in Ramadan has been performed as twenty units. This is the case even now in the holy sanctuaries of Makkah and Medina. We know for sure that the majority of the Sahaba and the Followers (tabi’een) would perform twenty units, and this as we will … Continue reading The Tarawih Prayer is 20 Units by Sheikh Abdullah Sirajuddin al-Husayni
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