It has been reported from Qays ibn Abi Hazim, may Allah have mercy upon him, who said: When Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, arrived in Sham, its scholars and elders came out to meet him. They said, ‘Ride this mule so that people will see you’. He said: ‘Indeed, you see […]

Anas Bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “There are not two people who love each other for the sake of Allah, and then they split from each other, except that it is due to a sin of one of them”. […]

Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil – A Communal or Individual Obligation? Imam Abdul Aziz Bin Baz, may Allah have mercy upon him, was asked: متى يكون الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر فرض كفاية؟ He responded: نعم، إذا قام المسلمون في أي بلد بإنكار المنكر، قامت جماعة؛ سقط الإثم عن الباقين في البلد؛ لأن المقصود حصل، […]

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 Al-Madini, may Allah have mercy upon him, was an Imam of hadith […]

Allah, The Most High, said: وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ Help you one another in a-Birr and at-Taqwa [virtue, righteousness and piety]; but do not help one another in sin and transgression. [5:2] Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: This verse contains all the Masalih (things […]

Imam Muhammad Ibn Salih Al-Uthaymin, may Allah have mercy upon him, was asked: There are some who ascribe to knowledge- issues fatwa without evidence; then, when asked for proof, he becomes angry and furious, saying: “Am I to exhaust my life searching for evidence?!” What is even (more) astonishing is that he taught this to […]