بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم al-Rāzī said in his Tafsīr (3/622): “The nations have agreed that (mere) supplication with the tongue that is empty from self-desire and little effort (from the person), has no impact” Actions which help in acceptance of Du’a: Having Waḍū (al-Bukhārī 6383) Turning to Qiblah (al-Bukhārī 6343) …
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Sufyān al-Thawri said: “I do not know an act of worship better than teaching the people knowledge” [al-Madkhal by al-Bayhaqī 471 with Ḥasan Isnād] al-Shāfi’ī said “Seeking knowledge is better than voluntary prayers” [al-Madkhal by al-Bayhaqī 474 with Ṣaḥīḥ Isnād] Ibn al-Mubārak said: “I never saw …
Read More »Bid’ah of doing takbir in one voice
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم No doubt the Takbirat of ‘Eid are proven from the Qur’an, sunnah, Ijma’ and salaf. But the issue arises when the people start doing it in a manner not proven from the aforementioned evidences and one of the principles is that Dhikr is not to be …
Read More »‘Aqīdah of Qutaybah bin Saʿīd (D. 240)
قال قتيبة بن سعيد: هَذَا قَوْلُ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْمَأْخُوذُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَالسُّنَّةِ: الرِّضَا بِقَضَاءِ اللَّهِ وَالاسْتِسْلَامُ لَأَمْرِهِ وَالصَّبْرُ عَلَى حُكْمِهِ وَالْإِيْمَانُ بِالْقَدَرِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ وَالْأَخْذُ بِمَا أَمَرَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَالنَّهْيُ عَمَّا نَهَى اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَإِخْلَاصُ الْعَمَلِ لِلَّهِ وَتَرْكُ الْجَدَلِ وَالْمِرَاءِ وَالْخُصُومَاتِ فِي الدِّينِ وَالْمَسْحُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ وَالْجِهَادُ مَعَ كُلِّ خَلِيفَةٍ …
Read More »When exactly did the “three generations” end?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم قال ابن حجر رحمه الله في فتح البارئ:ـ وقد ظهر أن الذي بين البعثة وآخر من مات من الصحابة مائة سنة وعشرون سنة أو دونها أو فوقها بقليل على الاختلاف في وفاة أبي الطفيل، وإن اعتبر ذلك من بعد وفاته صلى الله عليه وسلم فيكون مائة …
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