Virtues and Status of the Qurʾān
The Comprehensiveness of Sūrat al-ʿAṣr
Shaykh Ḥammād al-Anṣārī reflects on Sūrat al-ʿAṣr and its three verses, citing Imām ash-Shāfiʿī on the sūrah’s comprehensive guidance.
Articles
Articles
Scholars
Ibn Ḥazm and the Beginning of His Study of Fiqh
How a correction in prayer led Ibn Ḥazm to begin studying fiqh at twenty-six, study Mālik’s al-Muwaṭṭaʾ and enter scholarly debate, as related in Siyar Aʿlām an-Nubalāʾ.
Ramaḍān and Fasting
Does It Break the Fast? Ramaḍān Fasting Questions in Five Languages
Download PDF resources on what breaks the fast and important Ramaḍān fasting questions in English, Arabic, Somali, French and Portuguese.
Innovation and Innovators
Praying Behind an Imām Involved in Innovation
Shaykh al-ʿUthaymīn explains praying behind an imām involved in innovation, distinguishing innovations that expel a person from Islam and those that do not.
Innovation and Innovators
Shaykh Ibn Bāz’s Letter to Shaykh Rabīʿ al-Madkhalī on Allah’s Attributes
Shaykh Ibn Bāz asks Shaykh Rabīʿ al-Madkhalī to refute interpretations of Allah’s attributes in a radio lecture, in official correspondence dated 1415 AH.
Death, Grave and Hereafter
The Digging of Yaʾjūj and Maʾjūj and Its Harmony with the Qurʾān
Shaykh al-Albānī explains the authentic ḥadīth about Yaʾjūj and Maʾjūj digging through the barrier and its harmony with Qurʾān 18:97 and 21:96.
Islamic History
The Claim That al-Ḥusayn or Ibn az-Zubayr Rebelled
Shaykh Rabīʿ al-Madkhalī explains the events surrounding al-Ḥusayn and Ibn az-Zubayr and refutes the claim that the Companions rebelled.
Ashʿarīs and Māturīdīs
An-Nawawī and Ibn Ḥajar: Al-ʿAbbād’s Clarification of Their Creed
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Muḥsin al-ʿAbbād examines passages attributed to an-Nawawī and Ibn Ḥajar concerning Allah’s Attributes and the creed of the Salaf.
Character and Manners
The Abolition of Jāhiliyyah-Based Pride and Racism
The Prophet’s sermon at the Conquest of Makkah condemns pride in ancestry and establishes taqwā as the measure of honour before Allah.
Zakāh and Charity
35 Points on Zakāh al-Fiṭr from Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn’s Ash-Sharḥ al-Mumtiʿ
Thirty-five points from Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn on zakāh al-fiṭr, including its obligation, amount, recipients and timing, with notes on scholarly differences.
Prayer
The Distinctive Merits and Special Characteristics of the Ṣalāh
Shaykh ʿAbd Allah ibn Ḥumayd explains twelve distinctive merits of ṣalāh, its obligation and its central place in Islam, with Qurʾānic and prophetic evidence.
Media and Society
The Ruling on Celebrating Valentine’s Day
Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn explains the ruling on celebrating Valentine’s Day and advises Muslims concerning its observance.
