Tag: Leadership الإمامة
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Godfearing Piety
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful An-Nawawi records in his book, Riyad us-Saliheen: Allah said: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ O you who believe, fear Allah as it is His right to be feared and do not [...]
An-Nawawi on the Duty to Enjoin Good and Forbid Evil
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful An-Nawawi records in his book, Riyad us-Saliheen: Allah said: وَلْتَكُن مِّنكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ Let there arise from you a nation inviting to good, enjoining what is right and forbidding [...]
Islam is a Peace Offering to the World
“O people, spread peace, feed the hungry, and pray at night when people are sleeping and you will enter Paradise in peace.”
–Sunan Ibn Majah 1334
Are Muslims allowed to lie for Islamic causes? Taqiyya explained
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Taqiyya is an Islamic doctrine that allows Muslims to lie to non-Muslims and the Prophet said “War is deceit.” So can we trust what any Muslim says? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful According to Lane’s Lexicon, Taqiyya comes from the root word [...]
What is the meaning of Jihad? Holy war or spiritual struggle?
“The one who strives in the way of Allah the Exalted is he who strives against his soul.”
Is the Sharia a single code of law? An Explanation of Sharia, Fiqh, and Islamic Law
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Is the Sharia a single code of law that must be imposed upon all people? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful The Sharia is the collection of values and principles that form the moral and legal philosophy of Islam. It is distinguished from [...]
Khutbah Al-Hajah: What the Preacher says at the beginning of a Khutbah Sermon
Share By Abu Amina Elias for DailyHadithOnline.com In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful When the Khateeb begins his sermon, he should say the following words in Arabic (along with the English translation if the sermon will be in English). Links to the sources in the Sunnah have been provided. The preacher should [...]
Did the Prophet kill apostates who convert to another religion?
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Your prophet said, “Whoever changes his religion, kill him.” This means there is no freedom of religion in Islam. Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful There is an important context to the statement you have cited. Apostasy is divided into two types: major [...]
The Martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad: An Example of His Tolerance and Forgiveness
“I never saw a case involving legal retaliation being referred to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, except that he would command pardoning the criminal.”
Ibn Kathir on the Necessity of Obeying the Rulers in Obedience to Allah
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Ibn Kathir writes in his commentary on Surah An-Nisa: Al-Bukhari recorded that Ibn Abbas said that the verse: أَطِيعُواْ اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُواْ الرَّسُولَ وَأُوْلِى الاٌّمْرِ مِنْكُمْ Obey Allah and obey the Messenger, and those of you who are in authority. (4:59) “This was revealed about Abdullah bin Hudhafah bin [...]
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