Beyond Words
Allah is greater than what we can say about him, and His Paradise and His Fire are more than we can describe.
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The Humble Heretic
‘Alī b. Abī Khālid – Allāh have mercy on him – reports: I once said to Aḥmad, “This shaykh – referring to an older man who was with us – is my neighbor. I told him not to keep the company of a certain person, and he would like to hear what you have to […]
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Asking for less refutation [signs of Ahl Al-Bidah]
It is reported from Al-‘Abbās b. Al-Walīd that ‘Uqbah said: I was once with Arṭa’ah b. Al-Mundhir when one of the people in the gathering said, “What do you say about a man who sits with the followers of the Sunnah and mixes with them, but when the followers of Bid’ah are mentioned he says, […]
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Opinionated Enemies of the Sunnah
‘Umar b. Al-Khattāb – Allāh be pleased with him – said: Verily, the followers of opinion are the enemies of the Sunan (the teachings of Allāh’s Messenger as passed down in hadith): they were unable to preserve them and their meanings escaped them, and when asked [questions] they were too embarrassed to say ‘We don’t […]
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The Four Eyes
It is reported that Khālid b. Ma’dān – Allāh have mercy on him – said: There is not a person except he has four eyes: two in his head with which he sees the matters of this worldly life, and two in his heart with which he looks to the matters of the hereafter. So […]
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Guilty by Association
It is reported that Imām Al-Awzā’ī – Allāh have mercy on him – used to say: Whoever hides his heresy (bid’ah) from us, his companionship is not hidden from us. Ibn Battah, Al-Ibānah Al-Kubrā article 420. It is reported that when Sufyān Al-Thawrī – Allāh have mercy on him – came to Baṣrah he started […]
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Be with the Carriers of Books
It is reported that Imām ‘Abd Al-Raḥmān b. Mahdī – Allāh have mercy on him – said, following a mention of the Ṣȗfīah (Sufis): Do not sit with them, nor with the followers of Kalām.(1) Be with the carriers of books,(2) for they are like mines, like those who descend: one brings up a gem […]
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Faith is not just in the heart [definition of Iman]
Imām Al-Awzā’ī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: Faith (īmān) is not sound except with [correct] words. Faith and words are not sound except with [good] works. And faith, words and deeds are not sound except with [the correct] intentions in conformance to the Sunnah. Those who went before us of our Salaf […]
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Love and Praise for the Companions
It is reported that Ayyūb Al-Sakhtiyānī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: Whoever loves Abū Bakr has upheld the religion, whoever loves ‘Umar has made the way clear, whoever loves ‘Uthmān is enlightened by the light of Allāh, and whoever loves ‘Alī has taken the firmest handhold. Whoever speaks well of the Companions […]
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Don’t ask the Polytheists
Abdullāh b. ‘Abbās – Allāh be pleased with them – said: O Muslims, how can you ask the People of the Book [about their scripture] when the Book of Allāh that was revealed to your Prophet – Allāh’s peace and blessings be upon him – is the most recent news of Allāh; you recite it […]