Tag: Patience صبر
Are suicide bombings lawful in Islam?
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Are suicide bombings or “martyrdom operations” allowed in Islam? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Our position is that suicide bombings are unlawful in every circumstance as it involves the deliberate destruction of one’s life and often involves killing innocent bystanders. Suicide is [...]
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Kindness to Women
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: وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ Live with them in kindness. Surah An-Nisa 4:19 And Allah said: وَلَن تَسْتَطِيعُوا أَن تَعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ النِّسَاءِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتُمْ ۖ فَلَا تَمِيلُوا كُلَّ الْمَيْلِ فَتَذَرُوهَا كَالْمُعَلَّقَةِ وَإِن تُصْلِحُوا [...]
Did the Prophet burn down people’s houses for missing the prayer?
Share 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 [...]
Ibn Kathir on Mercy and Patience with the People
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Ibn Kathir writes in his commentary on Surah Al-Balad: Allah said: ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ Then he became among those who have faith and those who enjoin patience and those who enjoin mercy. Surah [...]
Was Prophet Muhammad a pedophile who had sex with children?
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Your prophet married a nine-year old girl. Isn’t this pedophilia and child abuse? Answer: Scholars disagree concerning the age of Aisha when she married the Prophet, the earliest estimate being that she was nine-years old. This means that the marriage contract was ratified after Aisha reached puberty, [...]
Did Prophet Muhammad assassinate those who criticized him?
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Your prophet assassinated a man only for criticizing him. This shows that your religion is intolerant and can’t win in the marketplace of ideas. Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful The story you are referring to is the killing of Ka’b ibn Al-Ashraf, [...]
Al-Bukhari on Taking Care of Daughters and Young Girls, and Being Kind to them
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Al-Bukhari recorded in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Uqbah ibn Amir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ ثَلاَثُ بَنَاتٍ وَصَبَرَ عَلَيْهِنَّ وَكَسَاهُنَّ مِنْ جِدَتِهِ كُنَّ لَهُ حِجَابًا مِنَ النَّارِ Whoever has three daughters and he is patient with them, he clothes them [...]
Ibn Kathir on Calling People to Islam by Repelling Evil with Good and Winning the Hearts of Enemies
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Ibn Kathir writes in his commentary of the Quran: 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 إِنَّنِى [...]
Ahmad on Rebellion: To Suffer with Patience is Better than to Violently Rebel and Spill Blood
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Abu Al-Harith Ahmad ibn Muhammad Al-Sa’igh, the close friend of Imam Ahmad, reported: سألت أبا عبد الله في أمر كان حدث ببغداد وهم قوم بالخروج فقلت يا أبا عبد الله ما تقول في الخروج مع هؤلاء القوم فأنكر ذلك عليهم وجعل يقول سبحان الله الدماء الدماء لا أرى [...]
Ibn Qudamah on the Character, Manners, and Miracles of Prophet Muhammad
A man asked Al-Bara, “Was the face of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, like a sword?” He said, “No, it was like the moon.”
[Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3636, Sahih]
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