“As-Salaf” (The Forefathers, Or Ones Who Passed Before) The Term Salaf Refers To Early Muslims Who Were Companions (radhiallaahu anhum) Of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam), Are One And The Same As “Ahl Ul-Sunnah Wal-Jamaa’ah” (The Followers Of The Sunnah And the United Islamic Community). They Comprise Those Who Follow …
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Allaah Says the Truth, And He Guides to the Right Way By Imaam As-Sadi (rahimahullaah) In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Allaah (The Most High) said: “Allaah Says the Truth, And He Guides to the Right Way” [Quran, 33: 4] This noble ayah makes …
Read More »The Correct Belief About Yajooj Wa Majooj [Gog And Magog]
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful The Bestower of Mercy Taariq Suwaydaan’s False Belief on Gog and Magog: Taariq Suwaydaan said: “Despite (the) many narrations, there is not to be found an authentic evidence-neither with myself nor other than me- with regards to who Gog and Magog are …
Read More »Why do we Fast? And What do we get from Fasting?
Fasting (Siyam) is the fourth pillar of Islam and Allaah obligated fasting on this Ummah just as He obligated it on the previous nations. Allaah (the Most High) said: “O you who believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may …
Read More »Your Speech Follows Up on You, it Pursues You, and it Holds You to Account — Shaikh Salih Al-Fawzan
Your Speech Follows Up on You, it Pursues You, and it Holds You to Account — Shaikh Salih Al-Fawzan Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wassallam) said: “Whoever believes in Allaah and the Last Day; then let him speak good or else remain silent.” [Sahih Bukhari] So if you remain silent and …
Read More »What Is The Difference Between The Needy & The Poor?
Question: Who is the Miskin (needy) who is a recipient of Zakah and what is the difference between him and the Faqir (poor)? Answer: The Miskin is the Faqir (poor person) who cannot find what completely suffices his needs, and the Faqir is in more severe need than he (the …
Read More »Mahr (Dowry) should be a small amount and that people should not compete – Imaam Ibn Baaz
[Q]: I and many others have observed that many people are very excessive when it comes to the matter of the mahr (wedding dowry that is paid to the bride), and that they seek great amounts of mahr when it comes to the marriage of their daughters, and they stipulate as a condition the giving …
Read More »Can I Give Money Instead of Food For Zakat Al-Fitr?
Question: What is the ruling on giving money for Zakat Al-Fitr because there is someone who says that it is permissible? Answer: It is not unknown to any Muslim that the most important pillar of the upright religion of Islam is the testimony that none has the right to be …
Read More »Islam is not a religion of Equality but of Justice, giving Rights where due
Islam is not a religion of Equality but of Justice – Shaykh Uthaymeen There are some people who speak of equality instead of justice, and this is a mistake. We should not say equality, because equality implies no differentiation between the two. Because of this unjust call for equality, they …
Read More »Shaykh Rabi on people who Mix with the People of Innovation
On People who mix with the People of Bid’ah (Innovation) to bring them close, – Shaykh Rabi ibn Hadi said: “If you were one who established principles, you would not have kept company with them, if you were one who established principles and knew the methodology of the Salaf and …
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