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Aug 21, 2011
  A stirring lecture on the serious matter of judgement on the day of standing. A call for us to take account of ourselves before we are taken account of! May Allāh save us! A stirring lecture on the serious matter of judgement on the day of standing. A call for us to take account of ourselves before we are taken account of! May Allāh save us! A stirring lecture on the serious matter of judgement on the day of standing. A call for us to take account of ourselves before we are taken account of! May Allāh save us!”The day that will expose what is in the hearts…the treachery…the lies…

Aug 1, 2011
As the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said in various narrations, innovations will become widespread. Many groups have added new things to the religion that Allāh, subḥānahu wa taʿala, did not legislate. In following the best generations of mankind, the Salaf, it is upon us to make clear the truth from the falsehood. Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymīyyah (d.728H) – raḥimahullāh – said, “Ordering with the Sunnah and prohibiting from the innovation is ordering the good and prohibiting from the evil. And it is the most virtuous of righteous actions.” Our brother Abū al-ʿAbbās Mūsá Richardson expounds on…

May 26, 2011
Al-ʿAllāmah ʿAbd al-Muḥsin al-ʿAbbād: Are Al-Qā’idah Mujāhidūn? Some people say that the present-day organisation (known as) Al-Qā’idah are Khawārij and others say that they are Mujāhidūn (performing Jihād) what is the position of your eminence concerning this? Answer: Yes they are Mujāhidūn (struggling and fighting) in the path of the devil. Previously I received e-mails where people were surprised with the Shaykh’s stance on the killing of ibn Laden. In reality, no one should be amazed as the Shaykh has only stated what has previously been mentioned by the Imāms of Ahl Us Sunnah from…

May 12, 2011
[Q]: What is the balanced position concerning the killing of Usāmah ibn Laden as there were those who are delighted with his killing and others who said that he was a Mujāhid and they judged him to have achieved martyrdom? [A]: How is he a Mujāhid! Yes, he was a Mujāhid in the path of the devil. Usāmah ibn Laden brought a great deal of evil to the Muslims, and there is no doubt that his departure will bring them ease; the people will be more at ease due to his departure. Source: http://www.sahab.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=120559 Translated by: Ḥasan al-Ṣumālī

Apr 12, 2011
Wavering between them, [belonging] neither to the believers nor to the disbelievers. And whoever Allāh leaves astray – never will you find for him a way. Sūrah al-NisāʾImām Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “You will find that one of them is like a stray sheep that is wandering between two flocks, it sometimes goes with one flock and on other occasions, it goes with the other; and it does not remain with either party. They stand between two groups and they look to see which is the strongest and mightiest [of the two]. “Wavering between them, [belonging] neither to the beli…

Apr 11, 2011
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Fawzān (may Allāh preserve him) said: “His statement, ‘When turmoil (fitnah) occurs, remain within your house.’ If turmoil occurs and this is (referring) to fighting between the Muslims, then stay in your home and restrain your hand and your tongue so that you can be safe (and free of blame). This is if leaving your house is of no benefit and if nothing is accepted from you, then stay within your home. However, if going out with the people, mixing with them, calling them to Allāh and clarifying the truth is of benefit then go out. This is what is known as Mixing (Ikhtilāṭ) and…

Apr 7, 2011
O my brothers, the  ͑abā ͑ah was only established to conceal (the woman) and it was not established for adornment; it is not a garment of adornment. It is impermissible for it to be taken as a means of adornment, to be embroidered, to place designs/drawings upon it or to adjust it to have arms and thus become like a thawb (the gown worn by Muslim men). Al-ʿAllāmah Ṣāliḥ ibn Fawzān al-Fawzān[Q]: In recent times, an ʿabā ͑ah (A woman’s outer garment), which is being referred to as the Islamic ͑abā ͑ah, has become widespread. It is placed upon the head1 but it has sleeves from the arms to…

Mar 30, 2011
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ‎﴿١﴾‏ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ‎﴿٢﴾‏ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ ‎﴿٣﴾‏ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ‎﴿٤﴾‏ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ‎﴿٥﴾‏ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ ‎﴿٦﴾‏ Say: “I seek refuge with (Allāh) the Lord of mankind, The King of mankind, The Ilah (God) of mankind, From the evil of the whisperer (devil who whispers evil in the hearts of men) who withdraws (from his whispering in one’s heart after one remembers Allāh). Who whispers in the breasts of mankind. Of jinn and men.” [Al-Nās, 114:1-6] Shaykh ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Saʿdī (raḥīmahullāh) comments: This S…

Mar 28, 2011
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said in Al-Turuq Al-Ḥakīmah (1/406-408):1 …It is obligatory upon the ruler to prevent the mixing of men and women in the marketplaces, (public) areas and gatherings of men. (Imām) Mālik (may Allāh have mercy upon him and be pleased with him) said: “I hold that it is for the Imām to give priority to scrutinizing the goldsmiths (who are) sitting in the gatherings of women. And I hold that he should not leave the young woman to sit with the goldsmiths. As for the woman of high rank and the man who is a lowly servant, (the woman) having no (reason…