Shaykh al-Albānī writes in the introduction of his al-Silsilah al-Ḍaʿīfah, volume 1, pg. 27-35:
To conclude this introduction, I must address a matter to every sincere reader of ours, whether friend or foe.
I say: Some people often ask me about the reason for the harshness that appears at times in my writings when I respond to certain authors who write against me.
The answer is, (firstly) let these readers know — and all praise is due to Allāh — I do not initiate against anyone who responds to me with a knowledge-based refutation, free of attacks. Rather, I am grateful for such a person. When…
Among the calamities of blurring the line between the real world and the online world is the false sense of obligation to relentlessly command the good and forbid the evil on social platforms. Know that it is impossible to refute every falsehood online, including everything that trends today and tomorrow. The remedy is to starve falsehood rather than feed it, and feeding it means giving it attention. Reflect on the words of some of the leading Imams of the Salaf, and those who followed in their footsteps (رحمهم الله).
Imām Muslim [d. 261 AH] said:
“Ignoring a baseless opinion is the best way…
The Muḥadith, al-ʿAllāmah ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Yaḥya al-Muʿallimī (d. 1386 AH) said:
When an error of a scholar or righteous individual reaches the people of knowledge and they fear that the people may be misled by that person’s prestige, they may sometimes belittle his nobility and cast doubt upon his reputation despite their love for him and recognition of his status. However, they present him in a belittling manner so that people are not put to trial by him.
An example of this is what you see in the introduction to Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, where there is severe belittlement of al-Bukhārī while refuting…
Press Release:
His Eminence, the Grand Muftī of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars and General President of Scholarly Research and Iftāʾ, Dr. Ṣāliḥ b. Fawzān b. ʿAbdullāh al-Fawzān (حفظه الله), has issued a statement tonight (Thursday, 24th of September, 2026) to the soldiers stationed on the frontlines and to the coalition forces.
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān (حفظه الله) stated:
All praise is due to Allāh, Lord of the worlds. Indeed the blessed ending is for the muttaqūn (pious), and there is no transgression except against the ẓālimūn (wrongdoers). I bear wit…
