The Imam, the Muhaddith, the Carrier of the Flag of al-Jarh wa at-Tadil (1) in our time, Shaykh Rabīʿ bin Hādī ‘Umayr al-Madkhali (2) delivered a lecture entitled “The Correct Manner of Calling to Allāh” in the year 1422h, corresponding to 2001. This lecture was later transcribed and released in the year 1431H/2010. The translated benefits will be…

The Upright Scholars Do Not Envy One Another Imam Ibn Qudamah, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: Envy usually occurs between contemporaries, peers, brothers, and cousins due to everyone’s competing aspirations, which causes strife and animosity. As a result, you will find that a scholar would envy another scholar but not a worshipper, a…

Allah, The Most High, said: أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعۡلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۖ مَا يَڪُونُ مِن نَّجۡوَىٰ ثَلَـٰثَةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ رَابِعُهُمۡ وَلَا خَمۡسَةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ سَادِسُہُمۡ وَلَآ أَدۡنَىٰ مِن ذَٲلِكَ وَلَآ أَڪۡثَرَ إِلَّا هُوَ مَعَهُمۡ أَيۡنَ مَا كَانُواْ‌ۖ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُواْ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَ…

Credibility Shields: Depart Immediately Whenever Private Smear Campaigns Against Good People—Especially Well-Known, Upright Students of Knowledge (Elders or Youth), in the East or the West—Begin in Your Presence, and Verify Whatever Has Entered Your Heart About the Person Who Was Targeted, Regardless of Who the Ring Leader Is, For This Is How Audi…

Allah, The Exalted, says: يَعْلَمُ خَآئِنَةَ ٱلْأَعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِى ٱلصُّدُورُ Allah knows the fraud of the eyes, and all that the breasts conceal. [Ghafir. 19] [يَعْلَمُ خَآئِنَةَ ٱلْأَعْيُنِ – Allah knows the fraud of the eyes]: This pertains to the gaze that an individual conceals from their sitting partner and companions. It is dis…

Everyday: In These Times of Competing Narratives, We Realise The Importance of Fair play, Context and Verification When Two People Give Conflicting Information About Someone They Both Know Well Allah, The Most High, said: يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ كُونُواْ قَوَّٲمِينَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ شُہَدَآءَ لِلَّهِ وَلَوۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَوِ ٱلۡو…

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The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “If one of you is afflicted with a calamity, then let him reflect upon his calamity through me (i.e. my death), for indeed it is the greatest of calamities”. [1] Imam Al-Qurtubi, may Allah have mercy upon him, reported in his Tafsir that Imam Ibn Abdil Barr, may Allah have mercy u…

Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Tamiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: As for the Christians, then indeed the people of Najran – from Yemen – came to debate with him [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] in his Masjid, so Allah revealed Surah Al Imran regarding them. And when his proofs became manifest and it became clear to them that he is…

Source: The Telegram Channel of Shaikh Ali al-Hudhaifi, may Allah preserve him This is Shaikh Rabee’s, may Allah have mercy upon him, response when one of the brothers requested him to deliver a lecture that would be recorded on video. Shaikh Rabee said to him: “Why on video?!” The brother said: “O Shaikh! So that we can spread knowledge an…