By FaithinAllah.org Muslims today are afflicted with the sickness of tribalism. We have become less concerned about universal justice and more concerned about supporting this or that party. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, warned us about tribalism in the strongest terms. The Definition of Tribalism Wathilah ibn al-Asqa said: I asked, “O [...]
By FaithinAllah.org Those who believe in Allah and the Day of Judgment have no choice but to fulfill every covenant, promise, or contract to which they agree. Allah Almighty says: وَأَوْفُوا بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ إِذَا عَاهَدتُّمْ وَلَا تَنقُضُوا الْأَيْمَانَ بَعْدَ تَوْكِيدِهَا وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُمُ اللَّهَ عَلَيْكُمْ كَفِيلًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ Fulfill the covenant of Allah [...]
By FaithinAllah.org An important tenet of monotheism is the distinction between the rule, or judgment, of Allah Almighty and the judgment of scholars and leaders. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, ordered his companions to make this distinction: وَإِذَا حَاصَرْتَ أَهْلَ حِصْنٍ فَأَرَادُوكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لَهُمْ ذِمَّةَ اللَّهِ وَذِمَّةَ نَبِيِّهِ فَلاَ تَجْعَلْ [...]
By FaithinAllah.org Ibn Kathir writes in his commentary of the Quran [English translation and Arabic text below]: Allah Almighty says: وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلاً مِّمَّن دَعَآ إِلَى اللَّهِ Who is better in speech than he who invites to Allah. (41:33) This means, he calls the servants of Allah to Him. And He says: وَعَمِلَ صَـلِحاً وَقَالَ [...]
By Sheikh Salman Al-Oadah at IslamToday.net At the present time, the word “extremism” is probably the most incessantly repeated word on the tongues of journalists, writers, and politicians. It is likely that the events of September 11 are what put it in the forefront of popular terminology, for such terminology gives expression to inner feelings [...]
By Sheikh Salman Al-Oadah at IslamToday.net It is a sad fact that the idea of coexistence is far removed from the conceptual reality of certain sectors of Muslim society. We do not even have to go so far as to discuss coexistence between Muslims and people of other faith – there is a lack of [...]
Published at Egyptian State Information Service Al-Azhar and a group of Egyptian Educated elite’s statement about the future of Egypt Several meetings were held between a group of Egyptian educated elite despite their different opinions and beliefs with a number of senior scholars and intellectuals from Al-Azhar. The meeting was held due to an initiative [...]
By FaithinAllah.org Ibn Qudamah writes in his book Minhaj Al-Qasidin [English translation and Arabic text below]: We should know that outward manners are indicative of inward ones, in the sense that man’s practical deeds are guided by spiritual contemplation and his knowledge. Inward secrets implant deeds and adorn it. We will now highlight some manners [...]
Translated for FaithinAllah.org Al-Dhahabi related many of the wise sayings of Imam Ash-Shafi’ee in his book on the biography of scholars. Among them are that the Imam رحمه الله said: ما أفلح من طلب العلم إلا بالقلة The students of knowledge do not succeed except for a few. And he رحمه الله said: كذبت قط، [...]
Ibn Qudamah writes in Umdah al-Fiqh [English translation and Arabic text below]: When the worshipper stands ready to perform the ritual prayer, he should say: الله أكبر Allahu Akbar (God is Greater). The prayer leader must pronounce this, and every other takbir (saying Allahu Akbar) in a loud voice, so that it can be heard [...]
Published at IslamToday.net Violence, torture, and bloodshed are being meted out by Syria’s despotic regime and its supporters against this beloved country’s innocent people. It is a black stain that will never be forgotten. Allah will make the innocent blood of the Syrian people a shame and pestilence upon those who shed it and those [...]
By FaithinAllah.org Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله writes in his Kitab Al-Iman [English translation and Arabic text below]: The following words – “righteous,” “witness,” and “truthful,” – may be cited separately to refer to the Prophets. Allah the Exalted says about Al-Khalil (the Prophet Abraham): وَآتَيْنَاهُ أَجْرَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَإِنَّهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ We gave him his reward [...]
By Sheikh Salman Al-Oadah at IslamToday.net After the great world wars in which human beings witnessed the unspeakable horrors that they were capable of unleashing upon each other, humanity began to fear itself. It was at this time that the great declarations and conventions on human rights were drafted and adopted. The Universal Declaration of [...]
By FaithinAllah.org An important principle of Islamic Creed is that the believers should love and hate for the sake of Allah. In this regard, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِلَّهِ وَأَبْغَضَ لِلَّهِ وَأَعْطَى لِلَّهِ وَمَنَعَ لِلَّهِ فَقَدْ اسْتَكْمَلَ الْإِيمَانَ Whoever loves for Allah, hates for Allah, gives for Allah, and withholds [...]
By FaithinAllah.org Islam is the Religion of Mercy and Peace, submission to the Will of Ar-Rahman, As-Salaam, as recorded in the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم command: اعْبُدُوا الرَّحْمَنَ وَأَفْشُوا السَّلَامَ Worship the Most Merciful, and spread peace. [Sunan Ibn Majah, Book 33, Number 3694] But for Extremists and Islamophobes the Religion of Islam is a [...]
By FaithinAllah.org We have heard the rhetoric of those who aggressively campaign for the “rule of Allah حكم الله” and the “implementation of Sharia تطبيق الشريعة” but do these Muslims really know the rulings of Allah concerning politics and economics? Or are they not telling us the whole story? Believe it or not, our Prophet [...]
Answered by the Fatwa Department Research Committee – chaired by Sheikh Abd al-Wahhâb al-Turayrî – at IslamToday.net Question: Were there any women scholars (apart from the Companions) among the Salaf and the later generations? If there were, could you please name some of them? Answer: If we look into the biographical works written about the [...]
By FaithinAllah.org Imam An-Nawawi recorded in Riyad us Saliheen the following chapter: باب تحريم لعن إنسان بعينه أو دابة Chapter: The unlawfulness of cursing a particular man or animal Thabit ibn Ad-Dahhak Al-Ansari reported: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: مَنْ حَلَفَ بِمِلَّةٍ غَيْرِ الْإِسْلَامِ كَاذِبًا فَهُوَ كَمَا قَالَ وَمَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِشَيْءٍ [...]
By FaithinAllah.org At some point, we’ve all heard about the libel of the “verse of the sword.” Curiously, the Islamophobes and the Extremists (Al-Khawarij) both claim all the peaceful verses of the Noble Quran are “abrogated” and thus Islam commands eternal, offensive war against all non-Muslims, even peaceful non-Muslims. But what is the true story? Let’s [...]
By Sheikh Safi ur-Rahman al-Mubarkpuri in The Sealed Nectar A Charter of Islamic Alliance Just as the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم established a code of brotherhood amongst the believers, so too he was keen on establishing friendly relations between the Muslims and non-Muslim tribes of Arabia. He established a sort of treaty aiming at ruling out [...]
Published at IslamToday.net Abû Dharr Al-Ghifârî and Mu’âdh ibn Jabal رضي الله عنهما relate that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: اتَّقِ اللَّهِ حَيْثُمَا كُنْتَ وَأَتْبِعْ السَّيِّئَةَ الْحَسَنَةَ تَمْحُهَا وَخَالِقِ النَّاسَ بِخُلُقٍ حَسَنٍ Fear Allah wherever you are; follow up a bad deed with a good deed and it will blot it out; and [...]
By FaithinAllah.org Dear brothers and sisters in Saudi Arabia, As-Salaamu Alaykum. We have heard about the journalist who made disparaging comments about our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم . We strongly urge you not to execute this man for the following reasons: First, Allah Almighty has sanctified freedom of religion and conscience in dozens of verses [...]
By FaithinAllah.org The enemies of Islam frequently accuse the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم of planning “genocide” (destruction of a race) against the Jews of Medina and that he decreed eternal hostility toward Jews at large. But what is the true story? Banu Qurayza was a Jewish tribe that lived near Medina at the time of [...]
Translated for FaithinAllah.org [Arabic text below] A group of students at Al-Azhar University calling themselves “Al-Azharis Against the Politicization of Religion” issued the following statement: Our belief is that the men of Al-Azhar University should rise up to defend the religion from extremists, and to be lights which illuminate the way for the Ummah. Today [...]
By FaithinAllah.org Allah Almighty said: خُذِ الْعَفْوَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْجَاهِلِينَ Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant. [Surah Al-A’raf 7:199] Ibn Kathir رحمه الله included in his commentary on this verse [English translation and Arabic text below]: There is more than one report from Mujahid concerning the verse, “Show [...]
By Sheikh Salman Al-Oadah at IslamToday.net Allah is referred to as “the All-Seeing” forty-two times in the Quran. For instance, Allah says: لِلَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَأَزْوَاجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ وَرِضْوَانٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ For those who keep from evil are Gardens with their Lord, beneath which rivers [...]
By Sheikh Salman Al-Oadah at IslamToday.net Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, without doubt is the last Prophet and Messenger. Allah did not send and will not send any Prophet after him to take his place. Allah says: وَلَٰكِن رَّسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا But he is the Messenger of Allah [...]
By Sheikh Salman Al-Oadah at IslamToday.net Allah says, relating the words of Jesus, peace be upon him, in the Quran: مَا قُلْتُ لَهُمْ إِلَّا مَا أَمَرْتَنِي بِهِ أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ ۚ وَكُنتُ عَلَيْهِمْ شَهِيدًا مَّا دُمْتُ فِيهِمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّيْتَنِي كُنتَ أَنتَ الرَّقِيبَ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ وَأَنتَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ I was a [...]
By Sheikh Salman Al-Oadah at IslamToday.net Abu Huraira relates that Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, said: لِلَّهِ تِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ اسْمًا مَنْ حَفِظَهَا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ Allah has ninety-nine names. Whoever comprehends them will enter Paradise. [Sahih Muslim, Book 35, Number 6476] In some narrations of this Hadith, these names are enumerated as follows, “He [...]
Answered by Sheikh Rashîd al-Hasan, professor at King Khâlid University, at IslamToday.net Question: Dear Sheikh: Are we obliged to follow one of the four schools of thought to the exclusion of the others? Answer: It is not compulsory or even preferable for a person to follow a certain school of thought. A Muslim is not [...]
Answered by Sheikh Muhammad al-Qannâs at IslamToday.net Question: Can you kindly list some Islamic documents concerning either Hadith or Islamic Law, that are extant and that predate the Muwatta of Imam Mâlik? Answer: The Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, used to collect all the sayings and actions of the Prophet and relate [...]
By Taha Jabir Al-Alwani It is related that Wasil ibn ‘Ata (d. 131 AH) was with a group of Muslims and they came upon some people whom they recognized as Khawarij. Wasil’s company was in a critical situation and face possible annihilation at the hands of the Khawarij, who were of the opinion that Muslims [...]
By FaithinAllah.org An important tenet of monotheism is the distinction between the rule, or judgment, of Allah Almighty and the judgment of scholars and leaders. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, ordered his companions to make this distinction: وَإِذَا حَاصَرْتَ أَهْلَ حِصْنٍ فَأَرَادُوكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لَهُمْ ذِمَّةَ اللَّهِ وَذِمَّةَ نَبِيِّهِ فَلاَ تَجْعَلْ [...]
Sheikh Ali Bâdahdah, professor at King Abd al-Azîz University at IslamToday.net What follows is a brief survey of the use of concealment (taqiyyah) by Muslims under various circumstances. Concealment of Faith Defined Ibn Hajr defines concealment of faith as: …for a person to beware of exposing his beliefs and inner feelings to others. [Fath al-Bârî [...]
By FaithinAllah.org Muslims today are afflicted with the sickness of tribalism. We have become less concerned about universal justice and more concerned about supporting this or that party. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, warned us about tribalism in the strongest terms. The Definition of Tribalism Wathilah ibn al-Asqa said: I asked, “O [...]
By FaithinAllah.org Those who believe in Allah and the Day of Judgment have no choice but to fulfill every covenant, promise, or contract to which they agree. Allah Almighty says: وَأَوْفُوا بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ إِذَا عَاهَدتُّمْ وَلَا تَنقُضُوا الْأَيْمَانَ بَعْدَ تَوْكِيدِهَا وَقَدْ جَعَلْتُمُ اللَّهَ عَلَيْكُمْ كَفِيلًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ Fulfill the covenant of Allah [...]
Answered by Sheikh Fahd ibn Abdullah al-Sulamî at IslamToday.net Question: What does Islam say about speaking to others about the details of one’s sexual relationship with one’s husband or wife? Answer: Marriage is a partnership built upon cooperation and trust, as well as love. Each spouse is like a garment to the other. Allah says: [...]
Published at OnIslam Newspapers CAIRO – Reaching a common message of mercy, respect and caring for the weak, Muslim and Christian leaders from across the Middle East and Denmark wrapped up a three-day conference in Beirut aimed at enhancing understanding between the two faiths. The conference “had enhanced understanding between Muslims and Christians by focusing [...]
By FaithinAllah.org Ibn Kathir writes in his commentary of the Quran [English translation and Arabic text below]: Allah Almighty says: وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلاً مِّمَّن دَعَآ إِلَى اللَّهِ Who is better in speech than he who invites to Allah. (41:33) This means, he calls the servants of Allah to Him. And He says: وَعَمِلَ صَـلِحاً وَقَالَ [...]
By FaithinAllah.org The United States Supreme Court honors Muhammad, peace be upon him, as a source of law and justice alongside Moses, Solomon, and Confucius. He is depicted in the Courtroom Frieze among the great law-givers of mankind. Muslims understand that depictions of the Prophet are religiously unlawful. However, in this case, the depiction was [...]
By Dr. Wael Shihab at OnIslam.net Recently, US President Barack Obama made clear his view that same-sex couples should have the right to wed. Obama’s controversial argument has sparked anger from faith groups and Republican rivals, though it has been highly praised and embraced by gay supporters and activists. “I’ve just concluded that for me [...]
By Abul Lateef Balogun at OnIslam Famous singer, Sir Elton John, and his gay “husband,” David Furnish, have been attracting media attention since they became “parents” to a baby boy they named Zachary Jackson last December. Of course, Zachary was conceived and born via a surrogate mother, but this high-profile transactional procreation has left tongues [...]
By FaithinAllah.org The Al-Qaeda terrorist organization continues to threaten Muslims and the world with weapons of mass-destruction. In the latest edition of Inspire magazine, published by Al-Qaeda affiliates in Yemen, they encourage the use of biological and chemical weapons against innocent people: The use of poisons or chemical and biological weapons against population centers is [...]
By Sheikh Salman Al-Oadah at IslamToday.net Society’s best option is to undergo change and adapt to its ever-changing needs on an ongoing basis. In a good number of countries, people have come up with mechanisms to measure the pulse of society and come up with the appropriate responses. It is as if what the people [...]
By Sheikh Salman Al-Oadah at IslamToday.net History is replete with human violence and iniquity, going all the way back to Cain’s murder of his brother Abel. Allah says: فَطَوَّعَتْ لَهُ نَفْسُهُ قَتْلَ أَخِيهِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَأَصْبَحَ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ But his mind imposed on him the killing of his brother, so he slew him and became one [...]
By Sheikh Salman Al-Oadah at IslamToday.net Allah is referred to by His name “The Beneficent” fifty-seven times in the Quran. We read, for instance: وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ Your God is One God; there is no god save Him, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [Surah al-Baqarah 2:163] And: الرَّحْمَٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَىٰ [...]
Answered by the Fatwa Department Research Committee chaired by Sheikh Abd al-Wahhâb al-Turayrî at IslamToday.net Question: In most parts of the world, including the Muslim world, the calendar in use is not according to Islam. Muslims use a non-Islamic calendar in business and other activities. Is this a big sin? Also, tell me something about [...]
Answered by the Fatwa Department Research Committee chaired by Sheikh Abd al-Wahhâb al-Turayrî at IslamToday.net Question: Where in the Quran and Sunnah does it tell us that homosexuality is unlawful? Answer: In the Quran, Allah tells us that homosexuality is forbidden practice. Allah says: وَجَاءَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ ضَيْفِي فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ وَاتَّقُوا [...]
Answered by Sheikh Abd al-Wahhâb al-Turayrî, former professor at al-Imâm University in Riyadh, at IslamToday.net Question: I have a big problem. Sometimes I think that I am gay, but at the same time I have feelings towards women too. I feel miserable. I know Islam is against homosexuality. Am I sinful to have these feeling [...]
Answered by Sheikh Ja’far Idrîs at IslamToday.net Question: I am a Muslim who is intrigued by the fact that many Muslims subscribe to the 6 pillars of faith and practice the 5 pillars of Islam, but at the same time, they abuse others with their tongues, steal, intentionally humiliate people, and cause other kinds of [...]
By FaithinAllah.org Homosexual activists have launched an assault upon Islam and Muslim societies, and now the consequences are beginning to be seen. It was recently revealed that the deadly disease of AIDS has increased in Muslim societies due to the proliferation of homosexual sodomy. A reasonable person would conclude that we should discourage people from [...]
Answered by Sheikh Muhmamad b. Husayn al-Jîzânî, professor the Islamic University in Medina, at IslamToday.net Question: In Islamic jurisprudence, please explain what it means for juristic analogy to be misapplied? Answer: In Islamic legal methodology, juristic analogy (qiyâs) is used to determine the legal ruling for some new matter that is not directly addressed by [...]
Answered by the Fatwa Department Research Committee – chaired by Sheikh Abd al-Wahhâb al-Turayrî – at IslamToday.net No one has the right to declare something forbidden except for Allah and His Messenger, peace be upon him. Everything that is forbidden is mentioned either explicitly or implicitly in the Quran and Sunnah. An example of an [...]
Answered by the Fatwa Department Research Committee – chaired by Sheikh Abd al-Wahhâb al-Turayrî, at IslamToday.net Question: If someone goes against juristic consensus (ijmâ’), does he leave the fold of Islam or at least does he become other than Ahl al-Sunnah? Answer: Juristic consensus is the agreement of all of the people of knowledge of [...]
By FaithinAllah.org One of the most common accusations by radical Sufis against Hanbali Muslims is that Hanbalis (i.e. “Wahhabis”) are allegedly the most intolerant of all the Muslims, that they declare all other Muslims to be disbelievers and divide Muslim communities. But what is the true story? We have demonstrated before that Sheikh Muhammad ibn [...]
By Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi in Islam: An Introduction Islam calls toward the welfare of mankind, the establishment of justice between all people being one example. Justice in Islam is not for Arabs alone; it is for all the people of the world without exception. While mentioning the objectives of revealed religions, Allah says: لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا [...]
Answered by the Fatwa Department Research Committee – chaired by Sheikh Abd al-Wahhâb al-Turayrî, at IslamToday.net Question: Could you describe how the prophets who ruled over people came to power? Could you specifically discuss Moses, David, Solomon, Joseph, and Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon them all? Did they come to power by [...]
Answered by Sheikh Nasir al-Majid, professor at al-Imam University in Riyadh, at IslamToday.net Question: Please tell me about the Prophet’s wives and marriages. Why did he have so many wives at one time? Answer: The number of women with whom the Prophet, peace be upon him, had actually consummated his marriage was eleven, and when [...]
Answered by Sheikh Umar al-Muqbil, professor at al-Imam University, at IslamToday.net Question: Who were Imam Ahmad’s main teachers and students? How did the Hanbali school of thought in Islamic Law come about, especially since Imam Ahmad never wrote a book on Islamic Law? Answer: Ahmad had numerous teachers, too many to be mentioned in this [...]
Answered by Sheikh Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Latif at IslamToday.net Question: Who was Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and what is a Wahhabi? Answer: Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab was a scholar from central Arabia who expended great efforts to reform the faith, following the example of the Prophets, peace be upon him, and the great scholars and [...]
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