Our noble brother Musá Richardson goes through the famous text, al-Qawāʿid al-Muthlá, (The Exemplary Foundations Concerning the Names and Attributes of Allāh) by Shaykh al-Islām Muḥammad ibn Ṣaliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn (raḥimahullāh). It is a very exemplary book just like its title, a book which is an example of excellent authorship, an example of a master of ʿaqīdah bringing forth his style of teaching in book form in a way that benefits not only in its original script the Arab audience, but is also of benefit in its various translated forms such as the English language. This book is of great bene…
Allāh has called us to unity and warned against splitting and differing, and indeed the believers are brothers, and this brotherhood should emanate from our tongues and our actions, and it also has rights which are obligatory in order for that brotherhood to be actualised, and from the rights of this brotherhood is the maḥabbah, (love) that they should have between themselves, not due to worldly affairs but rather for the sake of Allāh. As recorded in Saḥīḥ al-Bukharī, the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) mentioned three qualities if attained will result in the sweetness …
The statement of al-Imām Aḥmad about al-Qadar:
Not to debate or argue with anyone, and not to learn argumentation.
There are from amongst the small students of knowledge, who go and debate with the Rāfiḍah, the Jaḥmiyyah, and the Muʿtazilah concerning the divine decree, debating with them in these affairs. Do not subject yourself to doubts (for indeed they lead you to being) astray. However, the skillful scholar, who knows that he will be able to benefit from such debates, either aiding the Sunnah or subduing the people of falsehood, or even maybe Allāh will guide the one whom the scholar…
Our brother delivers another most informative lecture concerning the conditions of al-Ṣalāh, beginning with the intention, and draws upon the explanations of our noble Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣalih al Uthaymīn as well as Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī (raḥimahumullāh). He relates the importance of understanding that the Nīyyah (the intention) for every act of worship is in the heart and not uttered upon the tongue since this is considered an innovation in the religion which has no basis.
The conditions of al-Ṣalāh are nine:
Al-Islām (It is a necessity for one to be a Muslim for an…
Unless our fathers were Muslim, practising and teaching us about marriage, we would not have learned and understood what marriage is. Unless the mother has an understanding of the dīn with regards to how to maintain a proper marriage, then we would not have learned or understood proper knowledge through the way we were raised or how people were raised around us. What makes us think that we are going to get married and it will be a successful marriage? We would not think like this with regards to other aspects of our dīn; we wouldn’t think we know how to make ṣalāḥ without properly learnin…
From one of the greatest acts of obedience is the conveying of the salāms to the people. Allāh sent down legislative rulings and guidelines on how the believers should behave and interact with one another, guidelines on good character and manners, and from these guidelines is the importance of spreading the salāms. It is peace that protects one from all difficulty, defects, illnesses, and all harm, and because of this Jannah is called Dār al-Salām, those who enter Jannah will be safe and in total bliss, ease and peace, and because of this Islām has stressed the importance of spreading th…
The wise and noble shaykh begins with a brief explanation of the correct methodology of Islām and emphasises that there is no salvation except by treading this path alone. The Shaykh continues to explain the important aspect of having true īmān (faith) and believing in the unseen matters and warned against following newly invented methodologies that contradict the book and the sunnah and are contrary to what the pious predecessors were upon. The shaykh then begins to explain the beliefs of the deviant sect, the Khawārij. Here, the shaykh gives an overview of the deviant actions affiliated …
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From the most important of affairs is to:
Firstly: have fear of Allāh and be dutiful to Him.
Secondly: to seek beneficial knowledge: The excellence and virtues of seeking knowledge are mentioned. Īmān cannot be complete except with beneficial knowledge and righteous actions.
Thirdly: beware of lying. Only speak the truth and do not lie. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Adhere to truthfulness.
Allāh says:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ ﴿١١٩﴾
O you who believe! Be afraid of Allāh, and be with those who …
Imām al-Qurtubī (raḥimahullāh) stated: “It is obligatory upon a person that his speech towards the people is gentle. Allāh said to Mūsá and Hārūn: “And Speak to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear [Allāh]” (Qurʾān, 2044)
Al-Jāmīʿ il-Aḥkām al-Qurʾān (2/16)
