Taqlid Ibn Abdul Barr said وهذا كله لغير العامة فإن العامة لا بد لها من تقليد علمائها عند النازلة تنزل بها لأنها لا تتبين موقع الحجة ولا تصل بعدم الفهم إلى علم ذلك And all that is other than folks. As for folks so they must do taqleed of their scholars when they have to ask something. Because they ...

More on the importance of Isnaad Sufyaan Ibn `Uyayynah said: One day al-Zuhree was narrating a Hadeeth, so I said to him: "narrate to us without mentioning the Isnaad (the chain of narration)". So al-Zuhree said: "Can anyone reach the roof without a ladder?" [Tadreeb al-Rawee (2...

The Harmful Statements Of The People Imaam Sadi (rahimahullaah) Imaam as-Saa’di (rahimahullaah) said: And from the beneficial affairs is to know that the harm of the people on you, especially with regards to evil speech does not harm you; rather it harms them. (It does not harm you) unless you preo...

The Fair Females With Wide Lovely Eyes – The Women Of Paradise In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy The reason behind the description of the women of Paradise is so that one is made eager to perform righteous actions. The beauty of the Hoor Al-Ain (the fair females with w...

The Shafiee Imam Who Never Met Ibn Taymiyah But Still Loved Him Just Because Of Reading His Books/Fatawa. His Name was Shaykh Abdullah bin Hamid ash-Shafiee, according to Mahmud Shukri al Alusi he was among the great Shafiee scholar of his time. Shaykh Abdullah bin Hamid ash-Shafiee wrote a letter ...

Grave Worship According To A Shafiee Imam, The Descendant of Abbas bin Abdul Mutalib RadhiAllahu Anhu Shaykh Muhammad Amin al-Suwaidi al-Shafiee, teacher of al Alusi al Hanafi said: ومن أعظم البدع، الغلو في تعظيم القبور The biggest innovation is extremism in veneration of the graves. [Ghayat al Ama...

Commentary On The Hadeeth; “Two Types Of The People Of Hell Whom I Have Not Seen…” Praise be to Allaah. This hadeeth speaks of two types of people whom the Prophet (salalaau alai wasalam) said he had not seen, as they would appear after his time, and their destiny would be Hell because of their sin...

Ash-Shaykh Al-­Allaamah Muhammad Ibnu Saalih Al-‐Uthaymeen on: The Meaning of ‘Salafiyyah’ The Shaykh (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: What is Salafiyyah? He answered: ‘As-­‐Salafiyyah is following the manhaj (way, methodology) of the Prophet and his companions. Because they are our salaf w...

Students of Hammad al-Ansaari Shaykh Hammad al-Ansaari said: ‘Indeed Muqbil al-Wada’iee was my student; I was the one who chose the topic [for his Master’s Degree][1].He would read to me in my house, the days I used to live in Sharqeeyah district. I used to advise him and say to him "O Muqbil,...

Tafseer: Disobeying One Is Like Disobeying All بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد * Opposing the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم is like opposing the Sunnah of all the Prophets and Messengers before him. * Disobeying one Messenger is like disobeying all the Messe...