Aqidah (Doctrine)
Ibn Taymiyya on Use of Lesser Grades of Hadith for Encouraging Good Virtues
Ibn Taymiyya said in his book “al-qaida al-jaleela fit- tawwasali wal-waseela”, with commentary of Dr. Rabi’a bin Hadi ‘Umayr al-Mudkhali, Page 162, para 478:
“But Ahmad ibn Hanbal and other scholars permitted the narration [of hadith] regarding the virtues of good what is not sure as long as it is not known that it is a lie.”
Sayyid Yusuf Hashim al-Rifa’i
Yusuf ibn al-Sayyid Hashim al-Rifa`i, born in Kuwait in 1351/1932. A Shafi`i scholar, former minister of state, educator, Sufi, and author, he was given his primary education in the Holy Qur’an by Shaykh Ahmad al-`Aqil in Kuwait, and studied Islamic Law in Damascus and Shafi`i jurisprudence under Shaykh Muhammad Salih of Kuwait and others.
Worship Topics
Sunnah and its Importance
Refutation of al-Khumayyis
Al-Khumayyis claims that the seventeen Musnads of Imâm Abû H.anîfa, Allâh be well-pleased with him, were compiled after his time and are therefore attributed to him unreliably. This is like the claim of the non-Muslims and their ignorant acolytes that the h.adîth was compiled after the time of the Prophet, upon him blessings and peace
Hadith on the Benefits of Fasting and Worship in Sha`ban
Ā`isha said, The Prophet never fasted in any month more than in the month of Sha`ban.
Tasawwuf (Islamic Science of Self-Purification)
The Ka`ba
Facing Qiblah The worshipper faces the Ka`bah, the holy shrine of Islam, as determined to the best of his or her ability by simple means. This directional focus is called the qiblah. The Ka`bah is the House of Allah, located in the holy city of Mecca in present-day Arabia. It is the goal of the pilgrimage, which is the fifth pillar of Islam. In Islamic teachings, the Ka`bah is said to mark the … [Read More...]
The Benefit of the Name ‘Muhammad’ (s)
Shaykh Yusuf an-Nabahani وههنا لطيفة وهي أن اسم محمد الميم الأولى منه إذا قلت ميم كانت ثلاثة أحرف والحاء حرفان حاء وألف والهمزة لا تعد لأنها الألف والميمان المضعَّفان ستة أحرف والدال ثلاثة دال وألف ولام فإذا عددت حروف اسمه كلها ظاهرها وباطنها حصل لك من العدد ثلاثمائة وأربعة عشر الثلاثمائة وثلاثة عشر على عدد الرسل الجامعين للنبوة ويبقى واحد من العدد هو لمقام الولاية المفرق على جميع الأولياء … [Read More...]
