Category: Extremism & Leniency

Hassan Al-Basri vs a Khariji - مَا الإِسْلامُ ؟ Hassan Al-Basri asked a man from the Khawarij - 1300 years ago - a question, which is still relevant to the neo-Khawarij extremists of today: قَالَ الْحَسَنُ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَ الْخَوَارِجِ : " مَا الإِسْل...

Shirk (شرك) or Milk (اللَّبَن)? The Prophet did not fear Shirk for his Ummah - he feared Milk and Takfiris :) He actually feared "milk - اللَّبَن" (i.e. indulging in luxury) more than "Shirk"! Does it make sense for the Prophet to fear "milk" more...

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...