Tafsīr
Obedience to Leaders in Misguidance and Its Consequences
An exegetical discussion on Qurʾān 33:67–68 highlighting the consequences of blind obedience to leaders in misguidance, drawing upon classical and contemporary Salafī scholarship.
Articles
Articles
Seeking and Teaching Knowledge
A Severe Warning Against Unqualified Legal Verdicts
Ash-Shawkānī warns against issuing fatwās and judgements without knowledge of the Qurʾān and Sunnah, stressing the responsibility carried by those who speak for Islamic law.
Daʿwah and Invitation to Islam
The Path to Allah’s Aid: Aḥmad an-Najmī on Teaching Tawḥīd and Sunnah
Shaykh Aḥmad an-Najmī emphasises teaching tawḥīd, Qurʾān and Sunnah, warning against innovation and patiently cultivating Muslims upon sound foundations.
Marriage
Including ʿĀʾishah in the Invitation: The Prophet’s Care for His Wife
The Prophet declined a Persian neighbour’s invitation until ʿĀʾishah was included, illustrating care for one’s spouse and the etiquette explained by an-Nawawī.
Seeking and Teaching Knowledge
Maintaining Bonds of Knowledge, Brotherhood, and Scholarly Connection
Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī explains why graduates should maintain contact with their scholars and fellow students, drawing on an account of Imām Aḥmad and ad-Dārimī.
Divine Decree
Teaching in al-Masjid al-Ḥarām: Al-Hilālī on the Teacher’s Trial
Shaykh Muḥammad Taqī ad-Dīn al-Hilālī reflects on unequal lesson attendance in al-Masjid al-Ḥarām and the importance of speaking language listeners understand.
Prayer
From Twenty to Eleven Units of Tarāwīḥ: Ibn ʿAqīl’s Recollection
Shaykh ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAqīl recalls how the practice of praying eleven units of Tarāwīḥ spread after the guidance of Ibn Bāz and Ibn ʿUthaymīn.
Advice and Reminders
A Concise Fiqh Book: Ṣāliḥ Āl ash-Shaykh Recommends al-Mulakhkhaṣ al-Fiqhī
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Āl ash-Shaykh recommends al-Fawzān’s al-Mulakhkhaṣ al-Fiqhī as a concise and beneficial book for answering questions on Islamic jurisprudence.
Muslim Brotherhood and Political Groups
Bāzmūl’s Criticism of Restrictions on Sunnī Mosques in Iran
A statement attributed to Shaykh Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar Bāzmul contrasts mosque provision abroad with reported restrictions on Sunnī mosques and worship in Iran.
Ashʿarīs and Māturīdīs
Ashʿarism in Morocco: A Historical Reflection by Shaykh Muḥammad Taqī ad-Dīn al-Hilālī
Shaykh Muḥammad Taqī ad-Dīn al-Hilālī discusses the spread of Ashʿarī doctrine in Morocco, his magazine Lisān ad-Dīn and the earlier burning of al-Ghazālī’s Iḥyāʾ.
Tawḥīd
The Word Tawḥīd: Its Evidence in the Qurʾān and Sunnah
Shaykh Ibn Bāz explains the meaning and scriptural basis of tawḥīd, with Qurʾānic verses and Prophetic narrations affirming Allah’s Oneness.
Prayer
The Ruling on Wiping the Face After Supplication
Shaykh ʿAbd ar-Razzāq al-ʿAfīfī gives his ruling on wiping the face after supplication and the authenticity of the narration cited for this practice.
