al-Imām Abū ‘Uthmān aş-Şābūnī (D. 449) رَحمَهُ اللهُ: “The signs of the people of innovation are distinct and apparent. The clearest of their signs is their extreme enmity towards the carriers of the prophetic narrations and their belittlement of them. Calling them [names such as] Hashawiyyah¹, Ignorants, Dhāhiryyah², and Mushabbihah³.”…
‘Allamah Ibn al-Qayyim (D. 751 رَحمه الله (هـ : Whoever wrongs you and then approaches you to apologise then humility obligates that you accept their apology whether it be truthful or not and leave their hidden affairs to Allah, the Most High. This is as Allah’s Messenger (صَلَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ…
Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) said: “Whoever sees an afflicted person then says: ‘All praise is due to Allah Who has saved me from that which He has afflicted you with and blessed me greatly over many of those whom…
Shaykh Rabī ibn Hādī al-Madkhali: Upon you are lofty manners such as patience, forbearance, truthfulness and firmness upon the truth – may Allah bless you. Allah, the Most High, said: لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٍ “Indeed, in the Messenger of Allāh you have a good example to…
Al-Hafidh al-Nawawi: Those approaching puberty or have recently reached it, and those who have recently repented from sins [and begun to practise the religion] all are treated with gentleness. They are gradually introduced to various acts of obedience; Islamic affairs [during the Prophet’s time] were brought about gradually, step- by-step.…
Allah, the Most High, said: Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is All Knowing and All Aware. Surah al-Hujurat 49:13 Shaykh ‘Abdul-Rahman ibn Nāsir al-Si’dī said regarding this verse in his Tafsir (p. 802): “Nobility is achieved…
Question: “Is it permissible to specify the month of Ramadan for reading the Qur’an and temporarily suspend seeking knowledge?” Shaykh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani (rahimahullah) said: “This has no basis in the Sunnah. However, what is in the Sunnah and is well known, as comes in the Sahihayn (Sahih al-Bukhari…
This is a series of articles covering various topics related to fasting, selected from the Explanation of ‘Umdatul Ahkam’ by Shaykh ‘Abdul-Aziz ibn Bāz. Read the other articles in the series here. عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رضي الله عنهما: أَنَّ رِجَالاً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ – صلى الله عليه وسلم…
This is a series of articles covering various topics related to fasting, selected from the Explanation of ‘Umdatul Ahkam’ by Shaykh ‘Abdul-Aziz ibn Bāz. Read the other articles in the series here. عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: «لَا يَزَالُ النَّاسُ…
This is a series of articles covering various topics related to fasting, selected from the Explanation of ‘Umdatul Ahkam’ by Shaykh ‘Abdul-Aziz ibn Bāz. Read the other articles in the series here. عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضي الله عنها: أَنَّ حَمْزَةَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو الأَسْلَمِيَّ قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ – صلى الله عليه وسلم -:…