Tag: Hypocrisy نفاق

Did the Prophet burn down people’s houses for missing the prayer?

| May 12, 2013
Did the Prophet burn down people’s houses for missing the prayer?

ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Some people claim the Prophet burned down people’s houses because they were absent from prayer. Is it true? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful There is a tradition of the Prophet which states that he wanted to burn down the houses of the [...]

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Are Muslims only kind to other Muslims and harsh with unbelievers?

| March 25, 2013
Are Muslims only kind to other Muslims and harsh with unbelievers?

ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Your book reads, “Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves.” (48:29) Jesus says love your enemies. I feel like Christianity is a religion of peace and Muslims are only good to people who follow their religion. [...]

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Ibn Al-Qayyim on the Categories of Jihad, Struggle for the Sake of Allah

| January 26, 2012 | Reply
Ibn Al-Qayyim on the Categories of Jihad, Struggle for the Sake of Allah

ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Ibn Al-Qayyim wrote in his book, Provisions for the Hereafter: Struggle for the sake of Allah (al-jihad) has four categories: Jihad against the Self. Jihad against Satan. Jihad against the disbelievers. Jihad against the hypocrites. Jihad against the Self has four categories: Struggle to learn the Guidance and [...]

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Ibn Kathir on the True Meaning of Righteousness, Piety, and Benevolence

| January 24, 2011
Ibn Kathir on the True Meaning of Righteousness, Piety, and Benevolence

ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Ibn Kathir wrote in his commentary on Surah Al-Baqarah: لَّيْسَ الْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَلَٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالْكِتَابِ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَآتَى الْمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِ ذَوِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ وَالسَّائِلِينَ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَالْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ إِذَا عَاهَدُوا [...]

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