How Serious Is Bidah In General The issue was raised to me by a brother outside the UK that a UK Da’ee online emphasised that Kufr Akbar and Bid‘ah Al-Mukaffirah are worse than Bid‘ah, while addressing how one should treat his brother who has fallen into Bid‘ah.  So, we briefly watched the video and found […]

Ibn Abee Hatim (.328H)- may Allah have mercy upon him – said: I entered Damascus and came upon the students of Hadith, and I passed by the circle of Qaasim al Joo’ee (d.248 AH). I found a  group sitting around him and he was speaking. Their appearance amazed me; and I heard him saying: “Seize The […]

وَنَضَعُ ٱلْمَوَٰزِينَ ٱلْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْـًٔا وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَٰسِبِينَ And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring […]

When or Why Should This or That Person Be Criticised—or Not—Due to His Virtue? وطلب من شعبة أن يكف عن أبان بن أبي عياش ، وأبان بن أبي عياش رجل زاهد عابد فاضل لكنه يخلط في الحديث ، فقال : سأنظر ، ثم يلقى من نصحه فيقول له : إنه الدين لا يسعني إلا أن […]

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him: It is obligated to you to give detail and make a distinction, because unrestricted and general (statements)without clarification have indeed corrupted this existence (the world), and misguided the intellect and views in every era. Al-Allamah Salih Al-Fawzan, may Allah preserve him, commented on the above statement: […]

Allah, The Most High, said: ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ ٱلْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحْسَنَهُۥٓ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمْ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ Those who listen to speech and follow the best thereof. Those are (the ones) whom Allah has guided and those are men of understanding. [Az-Zumar 18]  Among the qualities that demonstrate their prudence and sound intellect is […]