Shaykh Abdur-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa‘di (rahimahullah): Regarding the person who is entrusted with wealth by the consent of its owner or is in charge of it; including someone who holds wealth for safekeeping, a trustee (who acts as a representative of another), a renter, a business partner, etc. If the…
Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: المؤمن غِرٌّ كريم والفاجر خِبٌّ لئيم “The believer is kind-hearted and noble, and the wicked is sly and malicious.” (Abu Dawud & al-Tirmidhi) Imam al-Khattabi (rahimahullah) commented on this hadith: The meaning of this statement is that the…
A Common Misconception Amongst Students of Knowledge and the Response to it from the Words of Shaykh Rabi‘ al-Madkhali, may Allah preserve him. Shaykh Rabi‘ al-Madkhali (hafidhahullah) wrote in one of his refutations of Abul-Hasan al-Ma’ribi concerning the doubt: “Return to the scholars in every single matter.”: “Returning to the…
The famous Maliki scholar, Imam Ibn al-Hajj (D. 737AH) said: “People should be prohibited from forming circles and sitting in groups in the masjid to talk about worldly matters, such as what happened to someone and what happened to another.” He then cited numerous narrations and said: “One should only…