In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Definition of Bid’ah By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdillah al-Wasaabee may Allah preserve him The shaykh says in his book “Sharh jadeed ala qawl mufeed” (pg 348) under the chapter: Definition of Bid’ah: Linguistic: it means invention, innovation اختراع Allah says in suratul Ahqaaf: ما…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful When Allah says “He is with us” then it can take one of three meanings By Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh says in his book Riyaad as-Saaliheen (1/150-151) under the chapter: “Watchfulness”: “Know that the accompaniment…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful How different sects in Islaam are given their names By Shaykh Saalih bin Fawzaan al-Fawzaan may Allah preserve him The shaykh mentions this point of benefit in his explanation of “Al-Aqeedatul Wasateeyah” when he explains “ahlus-sunnah wal jamaa’ah”: “(Ahlus) Sunnah… They are given this…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Difference between gratitude (shukr) and praise (hamd) By Shaykh Saalih bin Abdul-Azeez ala shaykh may Allah preserve him The shaykh says in his explanation of “Usool Thalatha” under the part “So if it is said how do you know your Lord, then say…”: Hamd حمد: it…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Should we spend time reading or memorizing the Quran? by Shaykh Saalih bin Fawzaan al-Fawzaan may Allah preserve him Question: Is it better to set a specific time for reading the Qur’an daily, or to designate that time for memorizing the book of Allah? Answer:…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Nifaaq (Hypocrisy) is of two types (may Allah save us all from both!) By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdil-Wahhaab al-Wasaabee may Allah preserve him The shaykh says in his book “Sharh jadeed ala qawl mufeed” (pg. 322-328) under the chapter: Hypocrisy is of two types:…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Is it sufficient for us to ONLY ask Allah for knowledge? By Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh said in his book Riyaad as-Saaliheen (3/413) under the chapter: “Virtue of learning and teaching knowledge for Allah”: It is…
Trying to Follow the Salaf 