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 […]
Things of the Worldly Life Are An Adornment Placed In it to Test Us!
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy Allaah (The Most High) stated: إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا وَإِنَّا لَجَاعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيدًا جُرُزًا Verily! We have made that which is on earth as an adornment for it, in order that We may test them […]
Verily! We have made that which is on earth as an adornment for it, in order that We may test them (mankind) as to which of them are best in deeds
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy Allaah (The Most High) stated: إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا وَإِنَّا لَجَاعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيدًا جُرُزًا Verily! We have made that which is on earth as an adornment for it, in order that We may test them […]
