The Whole Year for Ramadan
The Salaf yearned for Ramadan and gave it great importance.
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The Sunnah is Wisdom
Our Lord! Send amongst them a Messenger of their own, who shall recite unto them Your verses and instruct them in the Book (this Qur`ān) and Al-Ḥikmah (wisdom) and sanctify them. Verily! You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.” [Al-Baqarah 2:129] And remember (O members of the Prophet’s family) that which is recited in your houses […]
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Hospitality and Sharing: How the Salaf Lived
Muhammad b. Ziyâd said, “I met [some of] the Salaf. They would live in one building with their families. One of them might receive guests, and the cooking pot of another might be on the fire (with food being cooked). The host would take the pot to serve his guest, and the owner of the […]
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I sit with the Salaf
It is reported from Nu’aym b. Hammâd: ‘Abdullah b. Al-Mubârak used to often stay at home, so he was asked, “Don’t you get lonely?” He replied, “How could I get lonely when I am with the Prophet – Allâh’s peace and blessings be upon him (i.e. I read his hadîth)?” Also on the authority of […]
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Al-Awzāʿī: Allāh is above His ‘Arsh
Imâm Al-Awzâ’î – Allâh have mercy on him – said: We used to say – while the Tâbi’ûn were abundant – that Allâh is above his ‘Arsh (Throne), and we believe in what is present in the Sunnah about His attributes. Al-Baihaqî, Al-Asmâ` wa Al-Sifât and Al-Dhahabî, Siyar A’lâm Al-Nubalâ` in his biography of Al-Awzâ’î. […]
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Impressive
Imām Ibrāhīm Al-Nakha’ī said about the Salaf: When in a gathering, they used to dislike a person showing the best of what he has. Ibn Abī Al-Dunyā, Al-Ikhlās wa Al-Nīyah (Sincerity and Intentions) p50.