General
The Concept of Bid’ah in the Shari’ah
The upshot is that legal bid’ah is an invented matter which does not have substantiation from the four sources of the religion, while believing it to be from the religion, and something in which one expects to be rewarded from Allah and gain good deeds. According to this, whatever the Lawgiver commanded as an obligation… »
Is it a condition for the Imam to be from Quraysh?
“People are subservient to Quraysh in this matter: the Muslims among them [being subservient] to the Muslims among them, and the disbelievers among them [being subservient] to the disbelievers among them.” (Sahih Muslim)
His statement “from Abu Hurayrah”: this hadith was transmitted by al-Bukhari in the beginning [chapters] of Kitab al-Manaqib (no. 3495) and it was… »
Advice to Students of Knowledge
Know, my dear son (Allah give you knowledge and enable you to please Him), that religious knowledge depends on two things:
First: earnestness in acquiring it and severing thought about all that is besides it, since ‘ilm (knowledge) will not give you a part of it until you give to it all of yourself. Make the… »
The System of Rule in Islam
What becomes evident from studying the rules of the Shari’ah on politics, and what is mentioned in the Qur’an and Sunnah on this subject, is that Islam does not specify a particular “form of government” in the technical sense this phrase is used today, and it does not specify for it a particular methodology with… »
The Place of Politics in Religion
It has become well-known of Christians that they distinguish between religion and politics by their well-known dictum “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and unto God what is God’s”. It is thus as though religion has no relationship with politics and politics has no connection with religion. This worthless concept has slowly advanced to its… »
Do Not Despise The Sinners
The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: “That person who taunts and ridicules his Muslim brother over a sin from which he has repented, will not die until he himself commits that same sin.” For example, you come to know that a certain person committed or was involved in a… »
Virtues and Laws Pertaining to Bismillah
Islam has come with an easy and practical Shari’ah. Its effort is limited but its reward is great. There are many amazing examples of a small action carrying great rewards. Its salah is not confined to a masjid, but can be performed in any house and on any piece of land. It does not instruct… »
The Condition of Pride in Isbal
In regards to wearing trousers below the ankles (isbal) it is mentioned in a hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said that [on the day of judgment] Allah Most High will not look with mercy towards the person who lowers his izar… »
The Pride of Deoband: Shaykh Sarfaraz Khan Safdar
The Allama, the Shaykh al-Hadith, the Muhaqqiq Imam of Ahl al-Sunna, the defender of the Ahl al-Haqq, the Pride of Deoband Hadrat Shaykh Mawlana Sarfraz Khan Safdar has passed away early this morning (Tuesday, May 05, 2009). May Allah Most High have mercy upon his soul, grant him the highest stations in paradise and raise… »
A Wondrous Miracle
The well-known scholar and saint, Mawlana Mushtaq Ahmad Anbethwi relates: “I once presented myself at the Prophet’s grave (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) after visiting the House of Allah (the Haram in Makkah). During my stay in Madinah I heard from the mashayikh of the time that a wondrous miracle had recently… »
