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Jan 7, 2017

Listen Attentively Even if You Know

When one informs you regarding an affair of the religion or a matter regarding worldly affairs which you already have knowledge of, it is from good character that you do not dispute it. Rather, you listen attentively as if you have not come across this [information] before and [act like] you have benefitted from him, like the intelligent men used to do. The benefits of this are, inspiration and delight for the narrator [i.e. as opposed to rejecting his narration], safeguarding yourself from self-amazement, and safeguarding yourself from bad character because disputing with the narrator ove…

Jan 4, 2017

The Importance of Clinging to the Qurʾān and the Sunnah

In advice given to the brothers in America via Paltalk, our noble Shaykh Rabīʿ ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī mentions that, indeed Allāh has sent the Messenger, Muḥammad (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam), to mankind in order to remove the people from darkness and enter them into light, and He sent him with the truth in order to overcome all other religions even though the disbelievers may hate it. Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿāla) sent the Messenger (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) with a Book, the likes of which mankind had never known before; perfect in its rulings, and perfect in its encompassing of good a…

Dec 14, 2016

Do Not Restrict Yourself Solely to the Study of One Islamic Science

Fix your attention to both fiqh and ḥadīth. Neglect one or the other and you will fall short in the end. Sharḥ Shurūṭ al-Ṣalāh, Lesson I[1] The student should devote himself with great assiduity to the study of fiqh and adillah (proofs). [2] When the servant attains fiqh in the matters of the religion, it is a sign that Allāh wants good for him. In a ḥadīth transmitted by Muʿāwiyyah ibn Abī Sufyān, the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said:  مَن يُرِد الله بهِ خيرًا يُفَقِّهه في الدِّين  “Whoever Allah wants good for, He grants him understanding of the religion.”1 [3] Purs…

Dec 14, 2016

Explanation of the Meaning of the Shahādah

Our noble brother explains the seven conditions of the shahādah along with its proofs drawing upon evidence from the Qurʾān, Sunnah and scholars of our Ummah. The seven conditions are: 1. al-ʿilm (knowledge) 2. yaqīn (certainty) 3. al-qubūl (acceptance) 4. al-inqiyād (submission) 5. sidq (truthfulness) 6. iklhās (sincerity) 7. maḥabbah (love) Each person who utters the shahādah must know and accept these conditions; it is not just a statement to be said without knowing its true meaning. The statement has requirements and conditions and if they are not fulfilled, they will be of no…

Dec 13, 2016

Do Not Be Bedazzled by the Majority

Every Muslim should be cautious against being deluded by the majority and reasoning by saying, “Everyone does this and that, and everyone practices this and that (act), so I am with them”. This is a great calamity which destroyed many people of old. ​ So, O intelligent one, upon you is to look to your own self and hold yourself accountable. Imām ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn BāzUpon you is to hold fast to the truth even if the people abandon it. Upon you is to be cautious against that which Allāh has prohibited even if the people engage in it; for indeed, the truth is more deserving of a…

Dec 12, 2016

Q&A Panel (Life of a Young Muslim Seminar)

After a highly beneficial series of lectures, our brothers, Abū Khaījah and Abū ʿIyyāḍ entertain questions from the attendees. [Q1]: We see the Salafī daʿwah strong and united from the east to the west. There are countless Salafī centres throughout the Western lands. What do you advise those who wish to host events in centres that promote Yasir Qadhi, Bashir Shill and others who wage war against the Salafīs? [Q2]: The internet has changed rapidly in recent years. With the emergence of social media, people experience information overload. Salafīs are online and they face the same chall…

Dec 12, 2016

Increase in Righteous Actions as You Increase in Age

Al-ʿAllāmah Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn notes: The author (Imām al-Nawawī, may Allāh have mercy upon him) titles [his chapter]: The Chapter of Urging Towards Increasing in Good Deeds in the Latter Part of one’s Life. Know that the latter part of one’s life is crucial, as the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) mentioned: Verily one of you performs the actions of the people of Paradise until there is only an arm’s length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him, so he acts with the actions of the people of the Hellfire and therefore enters it. And verily one of you performs …

Dec 11, 2016

Crucified for the Sunnah: The Daʿwah Needs Real Men

In the Name of Allāh, the Ever Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy We don’t compromise our dīn; we stay firm regardless of any fitan. Don’t throw away your akhirah; don’t throw it away so easily. Listen to the inspiring story of the great Imām and shahid, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Sahl al-Ramli, known as Ibn al-Nabulsi by Abū Idrīs.