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Jun 1, 2023

The Characteristics and Prerequisites of the One Who Delivers the Message of Islām

​ The one who delivers [the message of Islām] from Allāh must support his [mission] by having knowledge of the message itself and truthfulness with regards to it. Imām Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 751 AH)For only the one who is described with the characteristics of knowledge and truthfulness could ever be amenable for a station of delivering [this message], narrating [from the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and passing laws [of Islamic jurisprudence]. He must be knowledgeable of that which he is delivering and truthful with regards to it. He must also have a praiseworthy path [in life], a commendable le…

Jun 1, 2023

The Impermissibility of Specifying Individuals as Being the Recipients of a Specific Punishment

Truly, it is permissible for those other than the prophets-(may the peace and blessings of Allāh be upon all of them)- to fall into error, be it minor or major. Even if this individual is considered from among the steadfast affirmers of truth [the Ṣiddīqīn] or martyrs or the righteous. This is because what the perpetration of sin obligates [from punishment] may not occur due to: Repentance Sincerely seeking forgiveness Deeds of righteousness that expiate [sin] The occurrence of an expiating catastrophe Intercession or simply by the Will of Allāh and His Mercy. As such, it is im…

Jun 1, 2023

The Value of Making One’s Intentions for the Sake of Allāh in Day-to-Day Life

An intention is also [important] in what one engages in from permissible actions [mubāḥ][1] and in worldly affairs. For whomsoever intends from the way he chooses to make a living, and his worldly, mundane actions, that they are for the sole purpose of seeking aid in the execution of the right of Allāh [over him], from carrying out that which has been made obligatory or recommended, and he keeps this righteous intention in his eating, drinking, sleeping, resting, and earning a living: He will have successfully turned his mundane everyday actions into worship. Moreover, Allāh will bless him …

Jun 1, 2023

The Prohibition of Making Qiyās (Analogisation) to Conform Islām to One’s Own Opinions

​ The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: ‘My ummah will be divided into seventy odd sects. The most troublesome of them will be a group who seek to combine this religion with their own opinions. In doing so, they will prohibit that which Allāh has permitted and permit that which Allāh has prohibited.’ [1] Narrated by ʿAwf ibn Mālik al-AshjaʿīAbū ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-Barr said: Such is qiyās (baseless analogies) and speaking concerning this dīn with assumptions and falsifications. Do you not see his saying in this ḥadīth: ‘they will prohibit that which Allāh has permitted and permit that which Allāh …

Jun 1, 2023

The Sound Heart and the Dead Heart Infatuated with Worldly Gain

The Sound Heart Allāh says: وَلَا تُخْزِنِي يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ ‎﴿٨٧﴾‏ يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ ‎﴿٨٨﴾‏ إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ‎﴿٨٩﴾ ‘[Ibrāhīm said] “And do not disgrace me on the Day they are [all] resurrected. The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children. But only one who comes to Allāh with a sound heart.’” [Al-Shuʿarāʾ, 26:87-89] Imām Ibn al-Qayyim [d. 751 AH] explains: The interpretations of mankind regarding the sound heart varies. To wholly encompass these [opinions, we say]: it is the [heart] that is completely free from every desir…

May 31, 2023

The Meaning of the Duʿāʾ: ‘I Seek Refuge in You from You’

​ Whomsoever knows the saying of the Prophet (ﷺ): ‘I seek refuge in You from You’ and properly bears witness to [this statement], pays it the respect it deserves, and wholly recognizes the ownership [of Allāh] it alludes to, will find himself truly destitute [before Allāh]. Imām Ibn al-Qayyim [d. 751 AH]For the path of true need [of Allah’s creation to Him] is predicated on this statement. Whomsoever is able to fully grasp its secret is able to fully appreciate the neediness [of the creation] that Muḥammad (ﷺ) called towards. For He, the Glorified, is the One who saves His creation from Hi…


May 31, 2023