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Two Khawarij
Two people from the Khawarij were making Tawaf around the Ka'bah - about 1,000 years ago. One of them said to his companion: “Do you see these crowds of people? None of them will enter Paradise, except you and me." His companion - who was a bit sma...
View DetailsQur’an Or Constitution?
"When someone dies, who used to say: "The basis of our law is the constitution and not the Qur'an", then don't read the Qur'an over his body, rather read the constitution." - Ibn Ashur al-Maliki إذا مات شخص ممن يقولون: "مرجعيتنا ال...
View DetailsDeeds Will Be Weighed, Not Counted
On the Day of Judgement: Actions will be WEIGHED, not COUNTED It's : Quality over Quantity. Ibn Kathir writes in his Tafsir (8/176): وَقَوْلُهُ : ( لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا ) أَيْ : خَيْرٌ عَمَلًا كَمَا قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَ...
View DetailsAnkle to Ankle
Is it compulsory that the ankles touch each other in Congregational Prayers? No. The narrations mention: "Shoulder to Shoulder" - يَلْزَقُ مَنْكِبَهُ بِمَنْكِبِ صَاحِبِهِ (Sahih - Abu Dawud, 662). "Ankle to Ankle" - وَكَعْب...
View DetailsThe Book: ‘Fath al-Bari’
They asked Imam al-Shawkani: "Why don't you write a commentary on Sahih Bukhari - like others have done?" He replied: 'Laa Hijrah ba'd al-Fath!' - لا هجرة بعد الفتح (there is no Hijrah (no need to go anywhere else) after 'Fath al-Bari' was written ...
View DetailsFasting While Sinning
If someone doesn’t pray or doesn’t wear Hijab - is there any point in fasting? Yes ... it may be that God guides that person to Pray and wear Hijab - because of their intention to fast. Imam Ibn Qudamah wrote 800 years ago: كنت في قافلة بالشام فخرج...
View DetailsSheep Mentality
Sheep mentality: Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi wrote 1,000 years ago: رَأَيْتُ الْعَتَّابِيَّ يَأْكُلُ خُبْزًا عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ بِبَابِ الشَّامِ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : وَيْحَكَ ، أَمَا تَسْتَحِي ؟ فَقَالَ لي : أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كُنَّا فِي دَارٍ فِيهَا بَقَرٌ ، أَ...
View DetailsThe Ruling On Isbaal
So ... what is the ruling on Isbaal? (extending garments below the ankle) In short: According to the majority of scholars, it is not Haram to extend your garment below your ankles (إسبال) - unless its done out of arrogance/pride/vanity (تكبر - خيلا...
View DetailsTypes of Obligations
Some people assume, that when the Qur'an and Sunnah say: "do this 'افعل'" or "don't do this 'لا تفعل'" - that it automatically becomes either: obligatory (واجب) or prohibited (حرام)... If that was the case, we would have had 1000's of obligations an...
View DetailsCorrecting Mistakes
Kindness does not require you to validate people’s mistakes, false practices and corrupt beliefs. If your child says: “1+1=3”, you don’t say: that’s fine, because I love you! Validating mistakes is not kindness, its cruel… The Persian poet, Sa’di ...
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