Month: June 2020
Takfir On Hajjaj
The Salaf disagreed about Takfir on Hajjaj - الحجاج The Takfiris say: "This specific ruler is Kafir and if you don't consider him Kafir, you are also a Kafir!" Takfir on Muslim rulers who fall into Kufr is an ijtihadi matter. The Salaf disagreed a...
View DetailsHatim ‘The Deaf’
Why was Hatim al-Asam called ("Hatim, the deaf")? - حاتم الأصم It was narrated: A woman asked Hatim a question and she accidentally passed wind. She felt ashamed, so Hatim quickly said: "Raise your voice!!" He pretended that he is hard of hearin...
View DetailsFabricating Hadiths
Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (المختار الثقفى) offered 10,000 Dinars to whoever fabricates a HADITH from the Prophet about him, prophesizing his rule and praising him. A man said: "I will not lie upon the Prophet, peace be upon him - b...
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