Articles
Islamic History
A discussion on the true meaning of legal imprisonment (al-ḥabs ash-sharʿī) in early Islam, and how the practice changed from the time of the Prophet ﷺ and Abū Bakr to the time of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb.
Qurʾānists and Ḥadīth Rejectors
The “Qurʾān alone” argument is inherently self-contradictory: it rejects the authority of transmitted reports while relying upon transmission to establish the identity of the Prophet, his Companions, and even the preservation and transmission of the Qurʾān itself.
Scholars
A rare interview profile of Dr Taqī ad-Dīn al-Hilālī, tracing his remarkable scholarly journey from Morocco to Egypt, India, Makkah, Germany, and Iraq, in pursuit of the science of ḥadīth.
Recitation and Etiquettes
Discover the Prophetic manner of reciting Sūrat al-Fātiḥah, the virtue of pausing at the ends of its verses, and the profound response of Allah ﷻ to His servant's recitation.
Principles of the Salafī Methodology
Shaykh Rabīʿ ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī explains the defining characteristics of the Ḥaddādiyyah, fanaticism, lying, and attacking the scholars of Ahl as-Sunnah, and warns against the same traits resurfacing among young people online today.
Parents and Children
Consolation and glad tidings for bereaved parents, drawing on the example of the Prophet ﷺ at the death of his son Ibrāhīm, and the promises of reunion and reward found throughout the Qurʾān and Sunnah.
Character and Manners
This advice was first published many years ago on the Saḥāb Salafī forum, during a period of fitnah in which Shaykh ʿUbayd ibn ʿAbdullāh al-Jābirī addressed a growing problem: individuals... Read More
Scholars and Students of Knowledge
The Question May Allah grant you much good. These are two questions regarding the methodology a student of knowledge should follow when a mistake occurs from some of the mashāyikh... Read More
Parents and Children
A comprehensive look at the Islamic rulings on child custody after divorce, drawing on the Qurʾān, Sunnah, classical fiqh, and contemporary fatwas from the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah.
Islamic History
The extraordinary account of ʿAmr ibn ʿAbasah, who sought out the Prophet ﷺ in secret during the earliest days of Islam, and the profound teachings on prayer, wuḍūʾ, and sincerity that he preserved for the Ummah.
Islamic History
A reflection on the Qurʾānic principle that Allah alternates power, fortune, and hardship among people, illustrated through the rise of the humble and the fall of the mighty across Islamic history after the age of the Salaf.
Seeking and Teaching Knowledge
Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Bāz رحمه الله There is no doubt that circles of knowledge occupy a position of immense importance. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would... Read More
