The Salaf – Pious Predecessors

Our Salaf: Utbah Ibn Ghazwaan

Written by Salafi Dawah Manchester on January 25, 2014. Posted in Da'wah - Calling To Islam, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Purification of The Soul, Scholars of Islam, The Salaf - Pious Predecessors.

Utbah Ibn Ghazwaan (radiyallaahu-anhu) said:

”I seek the protection of Allaah from (considering) myself great, whilst being diminished in the Sight of Allaah.” [Saheeh Muslim 7625]

Our Salaf: Urwa Ibn Az-zubayr

Written by Salafi Dawah Manchester on January 24, 2014. Posted in Da'wah - Calling To Islam, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Purification of The Soul, The Salaf - Pious Predecessors.

”It may be that being forbearing with a belittling statement would bring me honour for a long time.” [Siyar 4/436]

Father qadari and maternal Uncles rawaafid (shia)

Written by Salafi Dawah Manchester on January 11, 2014. Posted in Scholars of Islam, The Salaf - Pious Predecessors.

Yusuf Ibn Asbaat (rahimahullaah) said:

”My father was a qadari and my maternal uncles were rawaafid (shia), and Allaah saved me through Sufyaan (i.e. guided him to the Sunnah through Sufyaan)”

[Quoted by Shaikh Jamaal Ibn Fareehaan al-Haarithi (may Allaah preserve him) in لم الدر المنثور page 142, and its original reference is in Taareekh Dimashq 8/79]

A test for the false claimants and illegal partisans!

Written by Salafi Dawah Manchester on January 8, 2014. Posted in Da'wah - Calling To Islam, Methodology - 'Manhaj', Pearls of Wisdom, Scholars of Islam, The Salaf - Pious Predecessors.

Zakariyyah Ibn Yahyah (rahimahullaah) said:

I heard Abu-Bakr Ibn Ayyaash (when) a man said to him: ”O AbuBakr! Who is the Sunni?” He said: Is the one that when the desires are mentioned (i.e. when the innovations are mentioned and criticized), he does not become bigoted (in defending or following) any of it.”

[Source: Al-Itisaam 1/114]

The foundation of Ahlus Sunnah’s Madhab

Written by Salafi Dawah Manchester on January 8, 2014. Posted in Aqeedah (Creed & Belief), Da'wah - Calling To Islam, Methodology - 'Manhaj', Scholars of Islam, The Salaf - Pious Predecessors, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

An-Nasr Abaadiy (rahimahullaah) said:

”The foundation of this Madhab (i.e. the Madhab of Ahlus Sunnah) is adherence to the Book and the Sunnah; abandonment of desires and innovations; to take the Salaf as an example and abandon what the late comers have invented (in the religion), and to be established upon what those who came earlier (i.e. the Salaf) followed.”

[Madaarij As-Saalikeen of Imaam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah) 3/149]

Follow and Do Not Exaggerate!

Written by Salafi Dawah Manchester on January 5, 2014. Posted in Da'wah - Calling To Islam, Salaah - Prayer, Scholars of Islam, The Salaf - Pious Predecessors, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) said:

Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthmaan, Ali and all those who were foremost to embrace Islaam of the Muhaajiroon and the Ansaar used to depart from Madeenah to Makkah to perform Hajj and Umrah, and as travellers; but it is not stated that a single one of them strove to pray at (any particular) spots in which the Prophet (sallal-laahu-alayhi-wasallam) prayed. And it is well-known that if this (practice) was something they considered recommended, they would have been more worthy to precede in it; because they were more knowledgeable about his Sunnah and followed it more than others.

[Source: Iqtidaa Siraat Al-Mustaqeem 2/748]

[3] Reminder: Rebellion

Written by Salafi Dawah Manchester on January 2, 2014. Posted in Aqeedah (Creed & Belief), Brotherhood, Da'wah - Calling To Islam, Khawaarij, Methodology - 'Manhaj', Scholars of Islam, Seeking Knowledge, The Salaf - Pious Predecessors, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

Harb Al-Kirmaani (rahimahullaah) stated regarding the creed transmitted from all the Salaf that: ”If the ruler commands you an affair in which there is disobedience to Allaah, then you do not obey him at all; but you are not allowed to rebel against him nor deny him his rights.” [حادي الأرواح of Imaam Ibnul Qayyim: page: 104]