On the 24th of Jumādá al-Awwal, 1439 (2018/02/09), we asked the noble shaykh and scholar, Ḥasan ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Banná the following questions, after updating him on the progress of the Qawāʾid al-Arbaʿ class at TROID:
[Q]: Shaykh, what should we advise those who whisper and cast doubts about the weekly classes [at TROID and in the West at large] saying, “why should we attend these classes when we can simply read the book ourselves [i.e. it’s just translation]?”
[A]: This is the way of Ahl al-Sunnah, they do not teach from their own opinions, rather they read from the works of the scho…
Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-‘Uthaymīn (رحمه الله) was asked: “Does wearing a thawb (garment) that passes the ankles nullify the ṣalāh?”
He (رحمه الله) responded:
Whoever wears a thawb that passes his ankles has committed a major sin, since the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: “Whatever is below the ankles is in the Fire.” (Reported by Imām Aḥmad with this wording.)
[As for the validity of the ṣalāh,] then the scholars differ over that. Some say even though the ṣalāh is valid, a man is sinful for wearing a thawb that passes his ankles. Others say his ṣalāh is invalid since he wore a thaw…
Classification of students:
Beginner: Cannot read Arabic, or has not reviewed the 2007 course or studied Mustalah.
Intermediate: Limited Arabic skills, has reviewed the 2007 course or studied Mustalah previously.
Advanced: Fluent or good working Arabic skills, knows basic ḥadīth terms, knows some ḥadīth books and authors, understands the ideas of chains, has read/heard some research in ḥadīth criticism, has memorized Bayqūniyyah poem or can read it well.
Materials: Homework 1 (after Session 2)
Beginners: Identifying the Matn vs. Is…
Muḥammad ibn Idrīs al-Shāfiʿī (d. 204AH) (raḥimahullah) was from the most beneficial scholars of this Ummah who clung tenaciously to the Book of Allāh and the Sunnah of the Messenger Muḥammad (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam), and authored a number of extremely beneficial treatises. In this khuṭbah, our respected elder and teacher, Abūl ʿAbbās Mūsá Richardson (ḥafiẓahullāh) narrates the advice of Imām al-Shāfiʿī (raḥimahullāh) from his death bed to his most devout and dedicated student, Ismaʿīl ibn Yaḥyá al- Muzanī (raḥimahullāh) who would go on to live 60 years beyond this day of advice, becom…
Shaykh ʿUbayd al-Jābirī comments on the verse below, clarifying an existing doubt:
شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ ۚ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
“Allāh bears witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Him; and likewise, the angels and the people of knowledge bear witness: He who maintains justice, none has the right to be worshipped but Him, the All Mighty, the All-Wise.”
[Al-ʿImrān, 3: 18]
Present in this verse is a refutation of some of those who ascribe to the daʾwah, who say: The caller (dā…
Our respected brother delivers an important reminder regarding the temporary passing of this dunyá, and how as believers we should look towards what we put forth from actions and deeds, alongside the importance of possessing the correct ʿaqīdah and belief, in order to attain eternal bliss in the hereafter. Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿāla) says,
وَإِن جَاهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا ۖ وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا ۖ وَاتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَيَّ ۚ ثُمَّ إِلَيَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
And follow…
