The Shaykh (ḥafiẓahullāh) began by mentioning some āyāt from the Qurʾān which highlight and clarify to us the methodology of Ahl al-Sunnah and who they are. Indeed, we are in a time where it is a calamity that the Muslims are split to such a degree that they are even killing one another, and the reason for all of this is due to the consequences of either exaggeration in the religion or falling short, rather than a balanced path of understanding. From those who have exaggerated in the dīn are the Khawārij who make takfīr of the Muslims, and this is no doubt because they misinterpret the āyā…
O Servants of Allāh, listen to the statement of Allāh in the Qurʾān when He says,
وَإِن تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَا ۗ ﴿٣٤﴾
“And if you count the Blessings of Allāh, never will you be able to count them”
[Sūrah Ibrahīm,14: 34]
Indeed, were you to enumerate the blessings of Allāh, you would not be able to do so. Such are the great number of blessings that Allāh bestows upon his servants. Consider the narration which the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) mentioned in the Ḥadīth Qudsī where Allāh, the Mighty and Majestic says,
“Each of you i…
Al-ʿAllāmah ʿAbdullāh al-Bukhārī (حفظه الله) stated when describing the following texts:
[1] The statement of Allāh:
“وَأَنَّ هَـٰذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ ۖ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِ”
“And verily, this is my straight path, so follow it, and follow not other paths, for they will separate you from His path.”
[Sūrah al-An‘ām, 6:153]
[2] Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh (رضي الله عنه) said: “We were with the Prophet (ﷺ), and he (ﷺ) drew a line [in the sand]. He (ﷺ) then drew two lines to its right and two to its left. He (ﷺ) then placed his hand on the midd…
There are 5 conditions for the acceptance of tawbah:
1. That you sincerely repent, seeking the face of Allah that He forgives you. One should not seek to show off, to impress the people, or to repel the harm from the leader, but solely to seek the face of Allāh and gain his forgiveness.
2. That you are regretful. When one is regretful it shows that one is truthful in his repentance.
3. That you stay away from that sin. This is the most important of the conditions, but it is the hardest. Question: if one sins should he tell the people? Shaykh al-ʿUthaymīn said that, if Allāh has blessed…
Al-daʿwah al-Salafīyyah is the daʿwah of all the prophets. Allāh said to Muḥammad (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) (and it pertains to all the believers as well) that he should be patient and he should not be hasty. He should not be hasty because the promise of Allāh is coming.
Ibn al-Qayyim has mentioned that ṣabr is of 3 types:
1. Patience with what Allāh has commanded His servants with
2. Patience with staying away from sins—those things that Allāh has commanded His servants to stay away from
3. Patience upon the afflictions that Allāh has tested His servants with
Allāh has tested His p…
This lecture revolves around the ḥadīth of the Ṣaḥābī, Jābir ibn Sulaym (raḍiAllāhu ʿanhu), and the account of his very first meeting with the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ). It is an important ḥadīth for people who wish to call to, and welcome a new Muslim to Islam. It is an example of how one should treat a new Muslim whose knowledge of the basics of Islām is deficient, outlining the obligations and methods of wisdom to be used in calling to Allāh’s religion; all of which can be gained and benefitted from in this ḥadīth of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ).
The ḥadīth is reported by Imām Abū Dāwūd in h…
Ibn Kathīr (raḥimahullāh) mentions in his tafsīr concerning the virtues of Sūrah Qāf:
Imām Aḥmad recorded that ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (raḍiallāhu ʿanhu) asked Abū Wāqid al-Laythi, “What did the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) recite during the ʿĪd prayer?” Abū Wāqid said, “Sūrah Qāf and Sūrah Iqtarabat [i.e. Sūrah al-Qamar” (Muslim and the four collectors of the Sunan collected this Ḥadīth).
It has also been recorded by Imām Aḥmad, that Umm Hishām bint Ḥarithah said, “For around two years, or a year and a part of another year, our oven and the oven of the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi …
In the Name of Allāh, the Ever Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
The misguided use the same excuse as the people of Jāhiliyyah and the enemies of Nuh (ʿalayhi al-salām) — Why would we follow people who are poor and lowly? The truth is not recognized by PhDs and high status but is recognized with Allāh as those who follow His Messenger (ﷺ), his companions and those who came after them. Our Prophet (ﷺ) and his companions had PhDs or diplomas? No. What they had and what they called to was the truth, and what we call to is the truth. The truth is the truth regardless of who is calling to it — …
Our noble teacher goes through the varying stations of the Prophets and Messengers, with the Prophet Muḥammad (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) being the best of all the Prophets and Messengers. Some of the highly beneficial points mentioned are:
The Prophets and Messengers have different statuses with Allāh.
Allāh sent to nations some who were Prophets but not Messengers, and others who were both Prophets and Messengers; some were mentioned to be from among the ūlul ʿazm, and some having characteristics that others did not possess.
There are texts which prohibit making distinctions b…
