What comes first, conveying the salaam or praying Taheeyatul masjid? Shaykh Sa’ad ash-Shithree
When does someone abandon the Qu’ran? Shaykh Sa’ad ash-Shithree
Can you call someone your shaykh if you read their books or listened to their tapes? -Shaykh ‘Ubayd al-Jaabiree
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Can you call someone your shaykh if you read their books or listened to their tapes? by Shaykh ‘Ubayd al-Jaabiree May Allah preserve him Question: Is it permissible for one who seeks knowledge from a scholar, by the way of books and tapes, to say…
Advise Your Brother in Private
Abu ʿAbdillah Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi’ee 204 AH (May Allah have mercy on him) said, من وعظ أخاه سراً ، فقد نصحه وزانه ومن وعظه علانية ، فقد فضحـه وخانـه “To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him.” Taken…
Shaytaan is a retreating whisperer
Shaykhul Islaam Ahmad ibn Taymeeyah 728AH (May Allah have mercy on him) said, والشيطان وسواسٌ خناسٌ ، إذا ذكر العبدُ ربَّه خنس ، فإذا غفل عن ذكره وسوس “Shaytaan is a retreating whisperer (waswaas khannaas). If the slave remembers his Lord (Shaytaan) will retreat, and if the slave is forgetful (Shaytaan) will whisper.” Taken from:…
Harms of preferring ones opinion over the texts
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzeeyah 751 AH (may Allah have mercy on him) said: أصل كل فتنة انما هو من تقديم الرأي على الشرع و الهوى على العقل “A root for every fitna (trial/tribulation/etc) only (comes from one) who prefers his opinion over legislation and his desires over intellect.” Taken from: Ighaatha al-Lahfaan 2/165
If one is far from the scholars but keeps in contact with them, is this seeking ilm? Shaykh Ubayd al-Jabiree
The scholar is pardoned for his mistake, but not the one who knowingly follows that mistake! -Shaykh Ruhayli
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful The scholar is pardoned for his mistake, but not the one who knowingly follows that mistake! By Shaykh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhayli May Allah preserve him The shaykh mentions this benefit in his class “Dawratul ‘Idaad al-Mufti 2” in the second tape. He said, If an Imaam…
The early Muslims forbade revolting!
Shaykhul Islaam Ahmad ibn Taymeeyah 728AH (May Allah have mercy on him) said, “وكان أفاضل المسلمين ينهون عن الخروج والقتال في الفتنة” “And the most superior of the Muslims (from the early Muslims) used to forbid revolting and fighting in times of tribulation.” Taken from: Minhaaj as-Sunnah an-Nubuwa 4/527
Trying to Follow the Salaf 