Our beloved brother Ḥasan al-Ṣumālī (hafiz̩ahullāh) brings a number of indispensable insights, reminders and benefits concerning the events that take place when one dies. From amongst some of those mentioned:
The importance of preparing for death
The actions of the Angels in their dealing with the soul of the dying person
The commentary of the Angels concerning the scent of the souls
The journey of the soul into the heavens and its return to the grave
The questioning in the grave
The rewards and glad tidings that await the Believers
The humiliating torment that awaits the dis…
[Q]: O Eminent Shaykh, a man praying al-Ṣalāh al-Ẓuhr drops his handkerchief while he is standing so he bends down and grabs the handkerchief, is his prayer invalidated by this movement?
[A]: Yes, his prayer is invalidated by this movement; because when he makes Rukoo’ he bends down until he reaches the point of the Rukoo’, but he has (now) increased the Rukoo’ (i.e. gone past the Rukoo’ point to grab his handkerchief or added another Rukoo’). However, if he has done so out of ignorance then there is nothing upon him due to the generality of His, Exalted be He, statement: “Our Lord, punish u…
Take note of his statement in the narration: “Stand by the permission of Allāh and the permission of Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad.” So they make Jaʿfar to be a rival with Allāh, the Exalted, that he brings the dead to life by his own permission just as Allāh brings the dead to life by His Permission. They have other narrations concerning their Imāms bringing the dead to life wherein there is no mention of Allāh at all! I have declined to mention them so as to keep the discussion short.
Shaykh ʿAli al-ḤaddādīThe Rāfidah deviated far astray in the sphere of Tawḥīd al-Rubūbiyyah (Oneness of Allāh’s Lor…
Shaykh Rabīʿ Ibn Hādī ʿUmayr Al-Madkhalī – Allāh preserve and protect him – was asked the following question after a recent lecture he delivered in Masjid Al-Qiblatayn, Madīnah.1
Question:
“A novel way of putting people off the scholars has appeared, which is to categorize the scholars into those who are harsh and those who are lenient (tolerant), and sometimes [people who claim this] say the scholars of one region are harsh and those of another are tolerant. What is your guidance on this?”
Answer:
He replied, may Allāh preserve and protect him:
This is one of the methods of the enemies of…
The Imām, The Example, The Scholar of Ḥadīth. Imām al-ʿĀjurī was known by these titles as described by Imām Al-Dhahabī illustrating the high standing of this illustrious Imām of Ahl al-Sunnah wa-al-Jamāʿah.
He was the Imām of the Haram in Makkah. He compiled a number of works and learned directly from a number of great scholars of the salaf including Ibn Abī Dāwūd, author of the famous poem “al-Haa’iyyah”.
The famous book (ash-Sharīʿah) authored by Imām al-ʿĀjurī is a comprehensive reference source for matters of ʿAqīdah and our brother Abū ʿAbdillāh give us a nice introduction…
Shaykh Zayd brings a number of benefits concerning the Book and the Sunnah from Imām al-Awzā’ī’s famous quote:
The virtues of the Qurʾān and the vigilance of the salaf concerning its role in their daily lives
The obligation upon the Muslims in regard to their interaction with the Qurʾān
The meaning of the term “Sunnah” and what it pertains to
The importance of holding to the Sunnah and turning away from Bidʿah and its people
Say (O Muḥammad, ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam): “O my people! Work according to your way, surely, I too am working (in my way), and you will come to know for which of us will be the (happy) end in the Hereafter. Certainly the Ẓālimūn (polytheists and wrongdoers, etc.) will not be successful.
[Sūrah-Anʿām, 6:135]
So if they believe in the like of that which you believe, then they are rightly guided, but if they turn away, then they are only in opposition. So Allāh will suffice you against them. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.
[Sūrah al-Baqarah, 2:137]
A list of ways to attain ha…
Verily, those who accuse chaste women who never even think of anything touching their chastity and are good believers, then they are cursed in this life and in the Hereafter, and for them will be a great torment on the Day when their tongues, hands and legs will testify against them as to what they used to do.
Al-ʿAllāmah Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá al-Najmī[Q]: There is an individual at (my) job who is a Rāfidhī. Some of the workers informed me that he has explicitly accused the Mother of the Believers ‘Aa’ishah (raḍīyallahu ʿanhā) of fornication (and the refuge is with Allāh). Knowing that he di…
The Rukūʿ of the Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) Shaykh Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar Bāzmūl Taken From the Book: Sharḥ Ṣifah Ṣalāt al-Nabī’ (Explanation of the Prophet’s Prayer Described) [currently being translated].
What is the description of the rukūʿ? The description of the rukūʿ is that the individual bends his back and places his hands upon his knees; his back is to be level to the point that if a person were to come with a hollow plate and place it upon his back it would remain in its place. So this indicates that the back is level.
The author (Shaykh al-Albānī), may Allāh have mercy upon him…
