29 Aug 2016

The Manners of Extending the Greetings of Peace – Shaykh Muhammad al-Uthaymin

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the entire creation. May the Peace and Salutations of Allah be upon His Messenger, the Seal of the Prophets and theRead more..

29 Aug 2016

Crying in the Prayer Due to Worldly Misfortune Invalidates it – Shaykh Muhammad al-Uthaymin

Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Sāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn If crying in the prayer is due to the fear of Allah ﷻ or a person remembers some of the promises and admonitions that haveRead more..

29 Aug 2016

The History behind the Two Athans on Friday – Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan

Questioner: With regards to the first ʾathān of the Friday prayer, is the ʾathān repeated after the muʾathin? Shaykh Sāliḥ ibn al-Fawzān: The [first] ʾathān is Islamically legislated because it isRead more..

29 Aug 2016

Speaking About the Innovators Is Not Considered Backbiting – Shaykh Abdullah al-Najmi

There are numerous narrations from the salaf concerning how to deal with the innovators and warning against them. The salaf all agreed and were united upon this in every time andRead more..

29 Aug 2016

The People of Innovation Have Filled the World, So Do Not Boycott Everyone – Shaykh Rabi al-Madkhali

The people of innovation have now filled much of the earth – and refuge in Allah is sought! Therefore we do not boycott everybody, rather those people are in need of ourRead more..

29 Aug 2016

How the Qadariyyah Came into Existence – Shaykh Muhammad al-Jami

Shaykh Muḥammad al-Jāmī explains in his ‘Islamic Creed and Its History‘  (ʿAqīdah al-Islamīyah wa Tārikhuhā); The sects that appeared during the time of the Companions, may Allāh be pleased with them, isRead more..

29 Aug 2016

Responding to a Christian Doubt and the Effects of Sincerity in Da’wah – Shaykh Muhammad Taqi al-Din al-Hilali

Shaykh Muḥammad Taqī al-Dīn al-Hilālī al-Maghribī said: “So Smith said to me: ‘Are you a Muslim?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ Then he said to me: ‘Surely Muḥammad did not know history!’Read more..

29 Aug 2016

The Biography of Shaykh Muhammad Taqi al-Din al-Hilali al-Maghribi [D. 1407 AH]

His Name and Lineage: He is the prominent scholar of ḥadīth, famous linguist, distinguished writer, prodigious poet and the well-travelled man from Morocco, the Salafī Shaykh Dr. Muḥammad at-Taqī better knownRead more..

29 Aug 2016

So You Want to Be a Student of Knowledge?

Abū Masʿūd ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān said, I heard ibn Ṭāhir say, “I urinated blood twice whilst seeking knowledge. Once in Baghdād and another time in Makkah. I used to walk bare-footedRead more..

29 Aug 2016

Does the Soul Go to Paradise or Hell Directly After Death – Shaykh Muhammad al-Uthaymin

Questioner: When a person dies, do they [immediately] go to paradise or the hell-fire after their death, or do they remain in the grave until the Day of Judgement? WeRead more..