In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. When Sultan Abdul Hamid ascended to the throne, he realised that schools and the education system were increasingly influenced by Western thought, with nationalism becoming the dominant matter in these institutions. Thus, he intervened in their affairs and directed them—through his political viewpoint—towards […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Indeed from the signs of the hour is that knowledge will be sought from the young ones”. Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “The people will not cease to […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, “Two hungry wolves let loose among sheep are not more harmful than a person’s craving after wealth and status is to his Religion.” [1] Imam Muhamad Ibn Saaleh Al-Uthaymeen, may Allah have […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Husayn Bin Abdir Rahmaan narrated: I was with Sa’eed Bin Jubair when he said, “Who amongst you saw a shooting star last night?” I said, “I did”. Then I said, “I was not in prayer, but was stung by a scorpion”. He said, […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Merc y. Rajaa Ibn Haywah, may Allah have mercy upon him He was an Imam and one considered a role model, a just minister, Abu Nasr al-Kindi al-Azdi- and it is also said, al-Filastini (the Palestinian) and a jurist among the prominent of the […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him said: Beware of kadhib, as it corrupts one’s ability to teach people and illustrate information based on how it should actually be. The liar presents what is present as something non-existent and what is […]

We are pleased to announce the upcoming Greater Manchester Conference, which will be held, by the permission of Allāh, from Friday the 14th to Sunday the 16th of November. The conference will be held across Manchester, Oldham & Bolton, in shā’ Allāh.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Usamah, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Once the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, stood at the top of a (lookout from upon one) castle amongst the castles (or the high buildings) of Medina and said, “Do you […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Ignore Those Afflicted With The “Last Word Syndrome” On Social Media and The Proponents of “False Flag” Statements, Even If They Disguise It With Knowledge or The Claim of Championing The Rights of The Virtuous Imam Al-Barbahaaree, may Allah have mercy upon him, […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. If a water cooler is inside the Masjid and a person enters the Masjid, should he sit down to drink, or stand while drinking? This is because if he sits, he would be opposing the statement of the Prophet, peace and blessings of […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Allah, The Most High, said that Prophet Ibraheem, peace be upon him, said: وَٱجۡعَل لِّى لِسَانَ صِدۡقٍ۬ فِى ٱلۡأَخِرِينَ And grant me an honourable mention in later generations. Imam As-Sadi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said, “Meaning, grant me an honourable mention […]

In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Al-Hassan (Ibn Abi Bakr An-Naysaabooree), may Allah have mercy upon him, narrated: A Faqee [a scholar who truly fears Allah and has sound understanding of the religion] used to repeat lessons in his house many times. So, an old woman in his house […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. What is Islam’s ruling on Imtihan (testing) the people of desires and other than them? All praise and thanks is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon Allah’s Messenger, his family and companions, and those who follow his guidance. To […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. The Basis of Sound Allegiance Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﻠﻤﻌﻠﻤﻴﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺤﺰﺑﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻭﻳﻔﻌﻠﻮﺍ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻠﻘﻲ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺍﻭﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻐﻀﺎﺀ، ﺑﻞ ﻳﻜﻮﻧﻮﻥ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺍﻷﺧﻮﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻌﺎﻭﻧﻴﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺒﺮ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻘﻮﻱ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺗﻌﺈﻟﻰ وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَلا […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Muttarrif Bin Abdillah, may Allah have mercy upon him He was the Imam, the one followed as a role model, an authority in the realigion, Abu Abdillah al-Harashi al-Aamiri al-Basri, the brother of Yazid ibn Abdillah. He narrated from his father — may […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. The First Admonition and Clarification Imam Abdul Azeez Bin Baz, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: “It is obligated to every Muslim that he does not depend on custom; rather he presents it to the pure Islamic legislation, so whatever the Islamic […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Thabit Al-Bunani, may Allah have mercy upon him He is Al-Imam, one followed as a role model, Shaikh al-Islam Abu Muhammad al-Bunani, may Allah have mercy upon him. He was born during the khilaafah of Muaawiyah, may be pleased with him and his […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Ataa Bin Abi Rabah, may Allah have mercy upon him He narrated from ʿAaʾishah, Umm Salamah, Umm Hani, Abu Hurayrah, Ibn Abbas, Ḥakim ibn Ḥizam, Zayd ibn Arqam, Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani, Ṣafwan ibn Umayyah, Ibn al-Zubayr, Abdullah ibn Amr, Ibn Umar, Jabir, […]

In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Abu Ali, Ahmad Bin Aasim Al-Antaakee, may Allah have mercy upon him He was well known for his fine admonitions. He was a Zahid and a devout worshipper. He narrated hadith from Abu Mu’aawiyah Ad-Dareer, may Allah have mercy upon him, and those […]

In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Imam Abu Yusuf, may Allāh have mercy upon him He, may Allāh have mercy upon him, was one of the senior companions of Imam Abu Haneefah, may Allāh have mercy upon him. He narrated hadith from Al-A’mash, Hammaam Bin Urwah, Muhammad Bin Ishaaq, […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Imam Ash-Shaafi’ee, may Allah have mercy upon him Imam Ash-Shaafi’ee was very young when his father passed away. At the age of two his mother took him to Makkah in order that his lineage is not lost. He grew up there, completed memorisation […]

In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Bishr Ibn Al-Harith, may Allah have mercy upon him Bishr Ibn Al-Harith Ibn Abdir Rahman Ibn Ataa Ibn Hilaal Ibn Mahan Ibn Abdillah Al-Marwazee. He was well known as for Zuhd. His grandfather Abdullah accepted Islam at the hands of Ali Ibn Abee […]

In The Name of Allah, The most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Ibrahim Ibn Ad’ham, may Allah have mercy upon him Ibrahim Bin Ad’ham Ibn Mansur, Ibn Yazeed Ibn Aamir Ibn Ishaaq At-Tameemee, and it was said Al-Ajlee. He was originally from Balkh, then he resided in Syria and entered Damascus. He narrated hadeeth from […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Imam Al-Awzaa’ee, may Allāh have mercy upon him Imam Malik, may Allāh have mercy upon him, said, “Al-Awzaa’ee, may Allāh have mercy upon him, was an Imam who was taken as an example to be followed”. Imam Sufyan Bin Uyaynah, may Allāh have […]

In The Name of Allāh, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.   Amir Al-Muminin – Umar Ibn Abdil Aziz, may Allāh have mercy upon him He said to the people after becoming the Khaleefah I command you to fear Allah, because fear of Allah precedes everything and nothing precedes it. Remember death a lot, […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestowed of Mercy. Allah, The Most High, said: وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ هُوَ خَيْرًا لَّهُم بَلْ هُوَ شَرٌّ لَّهُمْ سَيُطَوَّقُونَ مَا بَخِلُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَلِلَّهِ مِيرَٰثُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ And let not those who covetously withhold of […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Besower of Mercy. Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْعَثُ لِهَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ عَلَى رَأْسِ كُلِّ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ مَنْ يُجَدِّدُ لَهَا دِينَهَا Allah will raise for this Ummah at the end of every hundred years the one who will revive […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. لَقَدۡ كَانَ لِسَبَإٍ۬ فِى مَسۡكَنِهِمۡ ءَايَةٌ۬ ۖ جَنَّتَانِ عَن يَمِينٍ۬ وَشِمَالٍ۬ۖ كُلُواْ مِن رِّزۡقِ رَبِّكُمۡ وَٱشۡكُرُواْ لَهُۚ ۥ بَلۡدَةٌ۬ طَيِّبَةٌ۬ وَرَبٌّ غَفُورٌ۬ فَأَعۡرَضُواْ فَأَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡہِمۡ سَيۡلَ ٱلۡعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلۡنَـٰهُم بِجَنَّتَيۡہِمۡ جَنَّتَيۡنِ ذَوَاتَىۡ أُڪُلٍ خَمۡطٍ۬ وَأَثۡلٍ۬ وَشَىۡءٍ۬ مِّن سِدۡرٍ۬ قَلِيلٍ۬ ذَٲلِكَ جَزَيۡنَـٰهُم بِمَا كَفَرُواْۖ وَهَلۡ نُجَـٰزِىٓ […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy Allah [The Exalted] said: أَيَوَدُّ أَحَدُڪُمۡ أَن تَكُونَ لَهُ ۥ جَنَّةٌ۬ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ۬ وَأَعۡنَابٍ۬ تَجۡرِى مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَـٰرُ لَهُ ۥ فِيهَا مِن ڪُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٲتِ وَأَصَابَهُ ٱلۡكِبَرُ وَلَهُ ۥ ذُرِّيَّةٌ۬ ضُعَفَآءُ فَأَصَابَهَآ إِعۡصَارٌ۬ فِيهِ نَارٌ۬ فَٱحۡتَرَقَتۡ‌ۗ كَذَٲلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَڪُمُ ٱلۡأَيَـٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ Would […]

The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, “The Prophethood will remain amongst you for as long as Allah wills it to be. Then Allah will raise it when He wills to raise it. Then there will be the khilafah upon the Prophetic methodology. And it will last for as long as Allah wills it to last. Then Allah will raise it when He wills to raise it. Then there will be biting kingship, and it will remain for as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then Allah will raise it when He wills to raise it. Then there will be tyrannical (forceful) kingship and it will remain for as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then He will raise it when He wills to raise it. Then there will be a khilafah upon the Prophetic methodology”. Then he (the Prophet) was silent.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Umar Ibn Abdil Aziz, may Allāh have mercy upon him He once wept when he was a child. When that reached his mother, she asked him, “What made you weep?” He said, “I remembered death”, thus, his mother also wept. Az-Zubayr Bin Bakkaar […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Imam Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: There is no one among the people of hadith who showed favoritism (or behaved in a biased manner) in hadith — neither toward his father, his brother, nor his son. Ali ibn Abdillah […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. The Exemplary Behaviour of Our Salaf As-Salih [Pious Predecessors] During Disagreement Rabee’ah Al-Aslami [may Allah be pleased with him] narrated: I used to serve Allah’s Messenger [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him], so he gave me a piece of land and […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. When Should The People Stand Up For The Prayer In The Masjid- By Al Allamah Abdul Muhsin Al-Abbad, may Allah preserve him Al-Allamah Abdul Muhsin Al-Abbad, may Allah preserve him, stated: Should they stand up at the beginning of the Iqama, at the […]

Allah [The Most High] said: يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ كُونُواْ قَوَّٲمِينَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ شُہَدَآءَ لِلَّهِ وَلَوۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَوِ ٱلۡوَٲلِدَيۡنِ وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ‌ۚ إِن يَكُنۡ غَنِيًّا أَوۡ فَقِيرً۬ا فَٱللَّهُ أَوۡلَىٰ بِہِمَا‌ۖ فَلَا تَتَّبِعُواْ ٱلۡهَوَىٰٓ أَن تَعۡدِلُواْ‌ۚ وَإِن تَلۡوُ ۥۤاْ أَوۡ تُعۡرِضُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرً۬ا O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Kathir Ibn Qays, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: I was sitting with Abu Ad-Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, in the mosque of Damascus. A man came to him and said: “O Abu Darda! I have come to you from […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy Distance From Transgression Allah, The Most High, said:  وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا بَنِىٓ إِسۡرَٲٓءِيلَ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلۡحُكۡمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ وَرَزَقۡنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ وَفَضَّلۡنَـٰهُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ وَءَاتَيۡنَـٰهُم بَيِّنَـٰتٍ۬ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡرِ‌ۖ فَمَا ٱخۡتَلَفُوٓاْ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡعِلۡمُ بَغۡيَۢا بَيۡنَهُمۡ‌ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقۡضِى بَيۡنَہُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُواْ […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Al-Allamah Salih Al-Fawzan, may Allah preserve him, said: All praise and thanks be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allāh’s peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and his companions.  To proceed: Indeed, the hadith that will be […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Allah said: وَإِن طَآٮِٕفَتَانِ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٱقۡتَتَلُواْ فَأَصۡلِحُواْ بَيۡنَہُمَا‌ۖ فَإِنۢ بَغَتۡ إِحۡدَٮٰهُمَا عَلَى ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰ فَقَـٰتِلُواْ ٱلَّتِى تَبۡغِى حَتَّىٰ تَفِىٓءَ إِلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۚ فَإِن فَآءَتۡ فَأَصۡلِحُواْ بَيۡنَہُمَا بِٱلۡعَدۡلِ وَأَقۡسِطُوٓاْ‌ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُقۡسِطِينَ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ إِخۡوَةٌ۬ فَأَصۡلِحُواْ بَيۡنَ أَخَوَيۡكُمۡ‌ۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ And […]

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Yunus Ibn Abdil A’laa, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: I heard Ash-Shafi’ee, may Allah have mercy upon him, saying, “It would be better for a man to be tempted by everything Allah has forbidden, except for the sin of associating partners […]