Allāh—the Most High—said:
فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مُتَقَلَّبَكُمْ وَمَثْوَاكُمْ
“So know (O Muḥammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم)) that Lā ilāha ill-Allāh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh), and ask forgiveness for your sin, and also for (the sin of) believing men and believing women. And Allāh knows well your moving about, and your place of rest (in your homes).”
(Muḥammad, 47:19)
Imām ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Nāṣir al-Saʿdī comments:
True knowledge must undoubtedly pertain to that which the…
Introduction
The pigeon is an amazing creature as exemplified by the guidance displayed in its behaviour, to the extent that al-Shāfiʿī once said: “It is the most intelligent of all birds.”[1] Specifically the carrier pigeon in this regard, as it ferries documents from place to place; it may be considered greater in value than even human beings held as servants or wards in one’s household. This is because the purpose that is fulfilled by means of these birds is not achieved by another means — be it human or animal. It is an animal that is capable of travelling over one thousand leagues before…
I heard Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allāh sanctify his soul, say, “Indeed, there is a paradise within this world, whoever does not enter it shall not enter the Paradise of the hereafter.” He also told me on an occasion, “What can my enemies do to me?! My paradise and bliss are within my heart — wherever I may be, they are with me, never departing. My imprisonment is [an opportunity for worship in] seclusion; my killing is martyrdom; my exile is tourism.” During the period of his imprisonment, he would say when in his cell, “Were I to expend the equivalent of this cell in gold, in my be…
Allāh’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:
“By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muḥammad, there is none from this nation, whether Jew or Christian, who hears of me and then dies without having believed in what I was sent with except he will be of the dwellers of Hellfire.”[1]
Al-ʿAllāmah Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī commented:
This ḥadīth is explicit in that whoever hears of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and the message he was sent with—that having reached them in the manner Allāh revealed it—and then does not believe in him (صلى الله عليه وسلم), their final abode will be the F…
The Prophet’s saying (صلى الله عليه وسلم), “Lowliness and humiliation have been placed upon those who oppose my commands.”[1]
This ḥadīth indicates that honour and elevation in the worldly life and hereafter can only be attained by following the commands of the Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم), due to what that entails of following Allāh’s command. This is as Allāh—the Exalted—mentioned:
مَّن يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ
“He who obeys the Messenger has indeed obeyed Allāh.”
(Al-Nisāʾ, 4:80)
He—the Exalted—also said:
وَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
“And to Allāh…
Allāh concludes many verses in the Qurʾān—following the clarification of fundamental principles and beneficial rulings to His servants—by saying “so that you may understand”. The use of this phrase represents several matters: Among them is that it denotes that Allāh loves that we fully understand and comprehend His laws, His directives towards righteousness, and His teachings, to the extent that we commit these things to memory, understanding and comprehending them with our hearts, supporting our comprehension with our intellects, then further confirming and cementing them with action in cons…
Allāh’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, “I counsel you to fear Allāh and to show obedience even if a slave becomes your leader. Verily those among you who live (long) will see great controversy, so you must adhere to my Sunnah and to the sunnah of the rightly-guided Caliphs—bite onto it with your molars. Beware of newly invented matters, for every invented matter is an innovation and every innovation is misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Hellfire.”[1]
This is among the important hadiths which encourage the Muslims to adhere to the Sunnah of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم), th…
[Q]: A commonly used phrase among the youth of today is “killing time”, by which they mean engaging in any activity merely for amusement and entertainment, instead of remaining idle. What is your view concerning this practice? May Allāh bless you.
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ b. Fawzān answers:
[A]: This is a loss they have incurred upon themselves. Time should not be ‘killed’ as it is extremely precious and valuable. Instead, it should be utilised to engage in that which proffers benefit, whether religious or worldly. It should not be ‘killed.’ Allāh—the Majestic, the High—said:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ…
Many individuals use the statements of men as a criterion to weigh the correctness of a saying. If they hold reverence for an individual, they will accept all his statements, even if they are false and in contradiction to the Book of Allāh or the Sunnah. Moreover, they will refuse to even listen to those who refute that false statement, even if the refutation is supported by evidences from the Qurʾān and the Sunnah. Rather, they behave as if this revered person is infallible. Contrarily, if they do not revere an individual, they will reject all his statements even if they are true. Thus, they…
