It is necessary to bring together the disparager and the disparaged, the refuter and the refuted, and to seek judgment in the (presence) of the scholars. It is not permissible to pass judgement on the refuted and disparaged person in absentia:  This is one of the Shubuhaat (1) of Adnan Ar’ur, when he used to demand (or request) from Shaikh Ra…

Amr Ibn Al-Aas, may Allah be pleased with him, was one of those given authority and so was Abu Ubaydah Ibn Al-Jarrah, may Allah be pleased with him. Khalid Ibn Al-Walid, may Allah be pleased with him, was given preference over them due to his bravery and usefulness in Jihad. When Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, passed away, Umar Ibn…

Imam al-Qurṭubī — may Allah have mercy upon him — said: As for the repetition (in the Shura) قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ Say (O Muḥammad): “O disbelievers (of all categories); it has been stated that it is for emphasis to completely crush their hopes [that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, will agree with the…

Shaikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: “There is no unmitigated repetition in the Qur’an. Rather, there is definitely benefit in every discourse.” [1] He, may Allah have mercy upon him, also said: Indeed, Allah has mentioned this story [i.e. the story of Prophet Musa – peace be upon him] in a number of places in…

Allah, The Most High, said: إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نُحۡىِ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ وَنَڪۡتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُواْ وَءَاثَـٰرَهُمۡۚ وَكُلَّ شَىۡءٍ أَحۡصَيۡنَـٰهُ فِىٓ إِمَامٍ۬ مُّبِينٍ۬ Verily, We give life to the dead, and We record that which they send before (them), and their traces, and that which they leave behind], and all things We have recorded with numbers (as…

Adherence to The Authentic Sunnah of The Messenger Allah said: قُلۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى يُحۡبِبۡكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ ذُنُوبَكُمۡ‌ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ۬ رَّحِيمٌ۬ Say (O Muhammad to mankind): If you (really) love Allah then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you of your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgivi…

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 كَان…

The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “What is the world to me? What am I to the world? Verily, the example of this world and myself is that of a rider who seeks shade under a tree, then he moves on and leaves it behind”. [Musnad Ahmad 3701] The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “What is t…

Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, reported that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, “Indeed, I am only a human being and you people come to me with your disputes. And it may be that one of you can present his case more eloquently than the other and I consider him truthful, and judge in his favour. So if…