Ibn Mas’ud: “If you hear Allah saying ‘O you who believe’, then listen attentively…”
“You must fast for there is nothing like it!”
How many a soft word has drawn in those who were far from the truth!
Allah, the Most High, said: “And We had certainly settled the Children of Israel in an honourable dwelling place and provided them with good things. And they did not differ until [after] knowledge had come to them. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning…
This is a translation of the book, al-Arba‘un fil-Ahkam (40 Hadith on Fiqh Legal Rulings), authored by the great scholar Hafidh ‘Abdul-‘Adhim ibn ‘Abdul-Qawi al-Mundhiri. In it, he compiled forty hadiths from the most authentic narrations of the Prophet ﷺ, each of which is reported either by both al-Bukhari and…
There is a distinction between warning against a person in general for their creed, methodology or character, and not recommending them in a particular context. A person may be a Salafi, or even righteous and yet not be fit for a particular role at a particular time. Not recommending such…
Imam Abdul-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa‘di: Whoever upholds the truth, calls to it, or strives to reject falsehood and invalidate it, must be supported and aided in doing so. This falls under the statement of Allah, the Exalted: “O you who believe, be supporters [in the cause] of Allāh.” (al-Saff 61:14)…
Prepare for the upcoming lesson series with a workbook designed to help you take notes through each section of the text. Markaz us-Sunnah is pleased to present a special 3-day lesson series on the esteemed book Sareeh al-Sunnah (The Clearly Established Sunnah) by the great Imam Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari…
Allāh, the Most High said: “So unto this [religion of Allāh] invite, and remain steadfast as you are commanded and do not follow their desires.” (al-Shura 42:15) Shaykh Ibn Bāz (raḥimahullāh): One should call to Allāh accompanied by uprightness (istiqāmah) —so that one is a caller to Allāh through both…
Imam Ibn al-Qayyim, in his book Miftah Dar al-Sa’adah, mentions ten reasons why people do not benefit from knowledge. Among them are reasons why some people, despite being certain of the truth of Islam, still do not accept it. He outlines these reasons as barriers to accepting the truth. Below…