Al-ʿAllāmah ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz was asked: There are some customs in Yemen that people do after the death of a family member in which the relatives are forced to go into debt to pay for a commemorative gathering, and food and drink that is served there and similar things, even in the case of a very poor person who died and did not leave behind any inheritance, so what is the ruling concerning this gathering?
Answer: It is not allowed for the family of the deceased person to establish such commemorative gatherings nor may they slaughter animals and prepare food for the people; all of these…
Ḥasan ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Banná: Egyptian Treasures in Refutation of Doubtful Manhaj Trolls
On the evening of Saturday, November 12th, 2017 (Safar, 23rd, 1439), our noble brother Shākir al-Afghānī had the pleasure of an audience with Shaykh Ḥasan ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb al-Banná. After greeting the Shaykh and informing him of the activities at TROID in Toronto, Canada, and exchanging pleasantries, he mentioned the following doubts that are spread nowadays in order to split the ranks of the Salafīs (i.e. in Canada, USA, UK etc.).
Doubt #7: Showing Outward Love for the Salaf and the Scholar…
The Refutations:
Refuting Jamāʿah al-Tablīgh’s Claim that they are “Travellers in His Cause”
Destroying the False Claim of the Tablīghī: Shaykh al-Islām Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb Harmed Ahl al-Sunnah and Killed “the Martyrs”
Seeking Intercession Through the Prophets and the Ṣūfī Imams
Claiming to See the Majestic Throne and Transcendency of the Need for Worship
Blatant Shirk and Refusal to Forbid Evil
The Foolish Self-Degradation and Major Shirk of the Tablīghī Leadership
Illogical Blind Imitation
Disproving the Claim that Senior Tablighī Figureheads Met the Prophet (ﷺ) and…
