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.
Articles
Articles
Innovation and Innovators
Cooperating with the People of Innovation in Daʿwah
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān answers a question about cooperating with the people of innovation in daʿwah, citing the Qurʾān and prophetic guidance.
Foundations of Faith
The Use of the Term “Abrahamic Faiths”
﷽ Question Is it permissible to use the term “Abrahamic faiths” to refer Judaism and Christianity? Shaykh Sāliḥ al-Fawzān: “Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian” [3:67] He lived... Read More
Christianity
Extending Christmas Greetings Could Be Disbelief: Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn
Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn explains why greetings on non-Muslim religious festivals are forbidden and may, in some cases, constitute disbelief.
Seeking and Teaching Knowledge
The Importance of Seeking Knowledge and Preparing for the Needs of the Ummah
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Āl ash-Shaykh urges Muslims to seek firm religious knowledge and prepare to teach it, drawing lessons from Ibn ʿAbbās’s pursuit of learning.
Character and Manners
The Destructive Harm of Tale-Carrying and the Obligation to Protect Muslim Honour
A warning against tale-carrying and backbiting, with Qurʾānic guidance and statements from al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ and Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān on their harm.
Christianity
Language, Evidence and Daʿwah: Al-Hilālī’s Engagement with Christian Polemics
Al-Hilālī describes helping a student answer Christian arguments and explains how learning English enabled him to examine the Gospels directly.
Shīʿah
A Reported Debate Between Jaʿfar aṣ-Ṣādiq and a Rāfiḍī on the Virtue of Abū Bakr
A reported debate attributed to Jaʿfar aṣ-Ṣādiq on the virtue of Abū Bakr, with Qurʾānic arguments and supplementary reports from hadith and tafsīr.
Living in Non-Muslim Countries
The Obligations of Muslims Residing in Western Countries: Shaykh Muḥammad Bāzmūl
Shaykh Muḥammad Bāzmūl explains eight duties for Muslims in Western countries, including honouring agreements, practising Islam, seeking knowledge and supporting new Muslims.
Seeking and Teaching Knowledge
Foundations of ʿAqīdah Books for the Student of Knowledge
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān recommends foundational books of ʿaqīdah and their commentaries for students beginning their study of Islamic creed.
Principles of the Salafī Methodology
Twenty-Six False Principles: Shaykh Rabīʿ al-Madkhalī’s Critique of Abū al-Ḥasan’s British Agreement
Shaykh Rabīʿ al-Madkhalī critiques twenty-six clauses of Abū al-Ḥasan’s agreement for Salafī youth in Britain and discusses ʿAlī al-Ḥalabī’s methodology.
Seeking and Teaching Knowledge
Obstacles in Seeking Knowledge: Rabīʿ al-Madkhalī on Building Firm Foundations
Shaykh Rabīʿ al-Madkhalī warns against hasty, unstructured study and explains how concise texts in creed, fiqh and hadith establish firm foundations.
