Our Salaf: Even Though They Had More Right to be Asked, They Were Very Careful!
Abu Khaythama narrated to us, (saying): Mu-aawiyyah Ibn Amr related to us, (saying): Zaa’idah related to us from Al-A’mash from Maalik Ibnul Haarith from Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Yazeed who said: It was said to Alqama: Why not sit in the masjid so that (the people) gather around you, ask you (questions) and we sit with you. […]
Salaf Did Not Allow Anyone to Raise Them Above Their Level, Regardless How People Rated Them!
Abu Khaythama narrated to us, (saying): Jareer narrated to us from Al-A’mash from Mas’ood Ibn Maalik who said: Ali Ibnul Husain said to me, ‘’Are you able to make me meet with Saeed Ibn Jubayr?” I said, ‘’What need do you have of him?” He said: ‘’I want to ask him about some affairs. Indeed, […]
What Was Yazeed Bin Thaabit’s Question to Anyone Who Asked Him Something About The Religion?
Abu khaythama narrated to us, (saying): Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Mahdee narrated to us, (saying): Moosaa Ibn Ulayya narrated to us from his father who said: “Whenever a man asked Yazeed Bin Thaabit about something, he said: “Is this for Allaah’s sake?” If he (the questioner) said: “yes”, he (Yazeed) would speak; and if not he would […]
A Statement of Yahyah Bin Sa’eed Regarding Giving Fatwa Without Knowledge
Abu Khaythama narrated to us, (saying): Fadl Ibn Dukayn related to us, (saying): Sufyaan informed us from Yahyah Ibn Saeed who said: I heard Al-Qaasim Ibn Muhammad say: A person lives his (whole) life being ignorant is better for him than giving fataawaa without knowledge. Source: Kitaabul Ilm of Abu Khaythama with the checking of […]
Al-A’mash Was Once Amazed by Something He Saw in Ibraaheem An-Nakha’ee- [What Was it?]
Al-A’mash (rahimahullaah) said: I approached Khaythama (rahimahullaah) and said, Indeed I saw something from Ibraaheem (An-Nakha’ee) the likes of which I have not seen (before); he (Khaythama) said, What is it? I said, I saw him sitting with strangers and informed him about it, so he said, I was sitting close to them and […]
The Stance of Our Salaf Against Story Tellers!
Abu khaythama narrated to us, (saying): Jareer related to us from Mansoor from Abu Ad-Duhaa from Masrooq, (who) said: Once we were sitting with Abdullaah (Ibn Mas’ood) whilst he was reclining; then a man came to him and said: O Abu Abdir-Rahmaan! Verily there is a story teller at the doors of Kinda claiming that […]
Don’t Merely Judge The Book By Its Cover- [This One Is Snubbed; He Is of Low Status and Not Missed When Absent; But Look at His Status In The Sight of Allaah!
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy The Messenger (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said: رُبَّ أَشْعَثَ مَدْفُوعٍ بِالأَبْوَابِ لَوْ أَقْسَمَ عَلَى اللَّهِ لأَبَرَّهُ ‘’Many a person with dishevelled hair and covered with dust is turned away from the doors (whereas) were he to swear by Allaah (about something), Allaah will fulfil it’’. [Sahih […]
From The Excellence of the Salaf of This Ummah – [The People of Ihsaan of the Early Generations Will Be a Greater Number in Paradise than Those from the Later Generations]
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy Allaah (The Most High) said: وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ And those foremost [(in Islamic Faith of Monotheism and in performing righteous deeds) in the life of this world on the very first call for to embrace Islam,] will be foremost (in Paradise). أُولَٰئِكَ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ These […]
A Lot of Regret When One Speaks Without Necessity – [An Advice from Imaam Ibn Hibbaan (rahimahullaah)]
Imaam Ibn Hibbaan (rahimahullaah) said: It is obligatory that the sensible person adheres to silence until he is obliged to speak (i.e. either by necessity or obligation), for there is a lot of regret when one speaks (unnecessarily) and less regret when one remains silence. The people with the longest misery and greatest affliction are […]
Is Lying Permissible In The Affairs of Dawah – By Shaikh Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him)
Question to Sheikh Saaleh Al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him): Is lying permissible in calling to Allaah? And is ‘the goal justifies the means’ a maslahah (benefit) from the masaalih (beneficial affairs) of the Sharee’ah? Answer: Lying is not permissible. It is a major sin from the major sins. It (lying) is not permissible except in […]
