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Salafiyah Lesson 9: Salafiyah is Not a Created Sect.
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ If someone looks a little more in detail, they might have come across the great scholar of Ahlus Sunnah, Sheikh Muhammed ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, mentioning the danger of using the term ‘Salafi’ to show attribution to the Salaf. I want to clear this up with what Sheikh Uthaimeen said himself: Sheikh Muhammad ibn…
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Salafiyah Lesson 7: Being Kind, Gentle, And Accepting Criticism
Salafiyah is about being kind and gentle and taking in criticism. Some have made Salafiyah as being harsh to the general Muslims, but this isn’t how it should be done. Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah is gentle and He loves gentleness in all matters.” Source:…
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Salafiyah Lesson 4: The Simplicity of Salafiyah
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ Salafiyah is simple: Follow the Quran and Sunnah according to the interpretation of the Salaf as Salih (the three noble generations). Sheikh Abdulrahman mentions how taking the Quran and Sunnah according to your own interpretation will lead to deviation. Rather what one has to do is leave their own interperetation and say what…
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Salafiyah Lesson 3: The Saved Sect
The Prophet Muhammed ﷺ told us that the Ummah of Muslims will divide into 73 sects, and one will go to Jannah (Heaven) while the others will go to Jahannam (Hell). The one that will go to Jannah are those who follow the Prophet ﷺ and the Sahabah. Important note is that the 72 sects…
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Salafiyah Lesson 1: Who are the Salaf and What is a Salafi?
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ The Salaf as-Salih are those who proceeded us in virtue from the first 3 generations. A Salafi is someone who follows those from the first 3 generations in their Aqidah (core beliefs as a Muslim) and Methodology. Some FAQ’s about Salafiyah: 1. Is it mandatory to call yourself Salafi? Here are a few…
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Aqeedah Lesson 18: Bid’ah: The Opposite of Ittibaa’
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ Just like the opposite of tawheed is shirk, the opposite of ittibaa’ is bid’ah. Bid’ah is the worst of the major sins after shirk.The root of the word bid’ah in Arabic means initiating something without any precedent. In Islam, bid’ah means something that has been introduced into the religion of Allah that has…
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Aqeeda Lesson 16: Shirk – The Opposite of Tawheed
The opposite of Tawheed is to give one or more of the rights of Allah to someone or something else. This is called shirk. There is a category of shirk for every category of tawheed, and an example of shirk for every example of tawheed. Shirk will not be forgiven if a person does not…
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Aqeedah Lesson 15: What is Ibada/Worship?
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ The only other thing that we have to deal with in detail in tawheed is to define worship. This is so that a person doesn’t use the excuse that ‘I am not worshipping that idol’. Worship is a comprehensive term for everything that Allah loves and is pleased with – statements and actions…
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Aqeedah Lesson 14: The Conditions of La illaha illa Allah
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ This statement is not just a sentence that we say, it has conditions, each of which has an evidence from the Qur’an: Sources: Lecture Notes:https://www.digitalmimbar.com/AqeedahNotesTimHumble.pdf
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Aqeedah Lesson 13: The Two Parts of Laa ilaaha il-Allah
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ Laa ilaaha il-Allah is made up of two parts: We need both of these things. If we disbelieve in anything that is worshipped besides Allah without worshipping Allah, we end up in atheism. If we worship Allah, but we don’t disbelieve in things that are worshipped besides Allah, we become polytheistic. Earlier on,…
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