The Importance of Knowing Different Opinions Before Giving Fatwa
A person is not knowledgeable enough to give verdicts and not considered a scholar unless he knows differences of opinions.
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The Behavior of The Seeker of Knowledge
The demeanor that a student of knowledge should have.
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When did you Get so Harsh?
Are all Muslims Ahl Al-Sunnah unless proven otherwise? Why are Salafis so harsh sometimes?
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Following Hadith Exactly
Abū Ja’far reports: Whenever Ibn ‘Umar – Allāh be pleased with him – heard a ḥadīth from Allāh’s Messenger – Allāh’s praise and peace be upon him – he never went beyond it, and he never fell short of it. Ibn Mājah, Al-Sunan, ḥadīth #4. Shaykh Al-Albānī graded this narration ṣaḥīḥ in his edition of […]
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Stupid: Asking for Quran without Sunnah
It is reported that ‘Imrān b. Husayn – Allāh be pleased with him – was once relating hadīth amongst a group of people, when a man said: Leave this and give us something from the Book of Allāh. ‘Imrān said, “You are a dunce (stupid). Do you find in the Book of Allāh details of […]
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The Real People
It is reported that ‘Abdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal – Allāh have mercy on him – said: I asked my father, “Who are the [real] people?” He replied, “The [real] people are none but those who say ḥaddathanā and akhbaranā (those who report ḥadīth).” Abū Bakr Al-Daynūrī, Al-Mujālasah wa Jawāhir Al-‘Ilm article 3438.
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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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Who can give a Fatwa?
Some qualifications for issuing religious edicts (fatwa).
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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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The Integrity of a Man and his Prayer
It is reported that Abū Al-‘Āliyah – Allāh have mercy on him – said: I would travel for days to a man to hear [knowledge/ḥadīth ] from him, and the first thing I would check about him is his prayer: if he performed it properly I would stay and hear [knowledge] from him, but if […]