Our Salaf: Ali Ibnul Husayn Bin Ali Bin Abee Taalib (rahimahullaah)
Ali Ibnul Husayn Bin Ali Bin Abee Taalib (rahimahullaah) used to sit with Aslam the freed slave of Umar (radiyallaahu-anhu); so a man from Quraish said to him: “You leave Quraish and sit with a slave of the clan of Adiy?” So he said: “Indeed a man sits where he benefits” —————————————- [At-Tabaqaat Al-Kubra 5/111]
Our Salaf: Maymoon Bin Mehraan–Where is the Imaan of this woman compared to that of Maryam Bint Imraan?!
Imaam Dhahabi (rahimahullaah) reported from Baqiyyah Ibn Al-Waleed (rahimahullaah) that Abdul Malik Bin Abee An-Nu’maan Al-Jazariy (rahimahullaah) said: Maymoon Bin Mehraan narrated to us, saying: A man argued with him about Ir’jaa, so whilst (speaking), they heard a woman singing. Maymoon then said: “Where is the Imaan of this one (i.e. the woman who was […]
Imaams of Hadeeth gave precedence to defending the Religion and nothing else
Khateeb Al-Baghdaadi (rahimahullaah) said: ”There was no one amongst the people of hadeeth who (merely) defended his father, brother or son in the knowledge of hadeeth. Ali Bin Abdillaah Ibnil Madeenee was an Imaam of Hadeeth in his era, but not a single word has been seen from him in (declaring) his father a strong […]
How can Shaikh say that such and such is deviated, whilst he opposes the Soofees etc- A statement of some of the Hizbiyyoon aimed at sheltering their deviant figureheads of Tamyee and Bidah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imaam Barbahaaree (rahimahullaah) said: ‘It is not permitted for a man to say, ‘So and so is a person of the Sunnah’ until he knows that he combines the characteristics of the Sunnah, so it is not said of him, ‘a person of the Sunnah’ until he combines all the Sunnah.'[1] […]
One of the virtues of the Sahaabah–Ibn Mas’ood informed the people
Ibn Mas’ood (radiyallaahu-anhu) said to his companions: ”You observe fasting; perform prayer and Jihaad more than the companions of Muhammad (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam), whilst they were better than you.” They said: ”Why is that the case?” He said: ”They practiced more abstinence from the worldly life and they were more desirous of the hereafter.” —————————————————————- [Jaami-ul Uloom […]
[2] Good Manners- [The effects of Shyness and Obscenity]
Anas Ibn Maalik (radiyallaahu-anahu) narrated that the Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) said: ”Shyness (1) does not reside in anything except that it beautifies it. And obscenity does not reside in anything except that it uglifies it.” (2) ———————————————————————————————————————————————- (1) It is that shyness in the presence of Allaah, which prevents a person from abandoning obligations and committing […]
Our Salaf: Yusuf Ibn Asbaat speaks about humility
Yusuf bin Asbaat (rahimahullaah) was asked: What is the height of humility? He said: ”You do not meet anyone except that you consider him more virtuous than yourself.” [Siyar. 9/170]
من يجالس أهل البدع أشد علينا من أهل البدع
من يجالس أهل البدع أشد علينا من أهل البدع Ibn Awn (rahimahullaah) said: ”Those who sit with the people of innovation are more severe upon us than the people of innovation themselves.” ——————————– [Al Ibaanah 2/273]
Hishaam Ibn Urwah: Do not question the people about what they have newly invented today, but question them…
كان هشام بن عروة يقول: لا تسألوا الناس اليوم عما أحدثوه فإنهم قد أعدوا له جوابا، ولكن سلوهم عن السنة فإنهم لا يعرفونها Hishaam Bin Urwah (rahimahullaah) used to say: ”Do not question the people about what they have newly invented today (i.e. bidah), for indeed they have prepared answers for it. But question them […]
Our Salaf-No Salaam to Mubtadi’ah (Innovators)
Hammaad Bin Zayd (rahimahullaah) said: I was with Ayyoub, Yoonus and Ibn Awn, so Amr Ibn Bin Ubaid went past them and he used to be a Mutazili; he gave them Salaam and stopped, but they did not reply to him. ———————————————————– [Meezaan Al-Itidaal 3/274 of Imaam Dhahabi]
