Tag: sunnah
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The Understanding of Al-Istawa: How the Salaf and Their Followers Interpreted Allah’s Rising Above His Throne | Sheikh ul-Islam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya رحمه الله تعالى
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيدنا نبينا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين اما بعد قال الإمام ابن القيم الجوزية رحمه الله تعالىوهذا باب لا يمكن استيعابه لكثرة ما يوجد من كلام أهل السنة في التفسير، وهو بحر لا ساحل له، وإنما نذكر طرفًا منه يسيرًا، يكون منبهًا على ما…
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Dua’ is Worship The Virtue of Supplication (Dua’) Shaykh Sulayman ar-Ruhayli
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيدنا نبينا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين Below is an Excerpt from the book “Explanation of the concise advice of Shaykh-ul-Islam ibn Taymiyyah” by Shaykh Sulayman ar-Ruhayli حفظه الله: The status of du’a is great. Du’a is worship. Allah Subhanahu w Ta’ala said:وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ…
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What is the Quran?
The Qur’an (the Last Testament) is unequivocal proof that God exists. It has been passed down through an authentic and uninterrupted chain of credible narrators through oral (i.e. mass transmission from the time of the Companions of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) until today) and written transmission (i.e. the Topkapi Manuscript…
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The Six Pillars of Iman (Faith)
Faith in Islam is not blind – it is based upon evidence and logic. Not seeing something does not imply its nonexistence. For instance, no one has ever seen their great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandmother since any observable evidence of her existence cannot be found – this includes her…
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The 5 Pillars of Islam
Islam is built upon 5 pillars which are the Shahada (the sincere enunciation of the declaration of faith), the salah (the 5 daily obligatory prayers), sawm (fasting the month of Ramadan for those who are eligible), zakah (alms-giving paid from yearly savings, if eligible), and Hajj (a once in a lifetime pilgrimage to Makkah, if…
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The Virtues of Salah
If salah were limited only to the action of limbs, then working out at the gym would be more productive. However, salah is not about praying hard, but rather, it is about praying with heart. We tend to elongate our stay in what gives us comfort, so if the salah does not give you [enough]…
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What is Islam?
Islam is the Arabic word derived from Salaam and Silm, meaning peace and submission, respectively, to the One True God, Allah. In short, Islam is an internal, external, and eternal peace that is acquired by willingly submitting our will to the will of Allah, and by following His last prophet, Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon…
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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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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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