In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Signs of harmful knowledge and its people By al-Haafidh ibn Rajab al-Hanbali al-Baghdaadi may Allah have mercy on him The Imaam, who died 795 AH, collects in his book, “The superiority of knowledge of the Salaf over knowledge of the Khalaf” under the chapter…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Difference between Usool Fiqh and Qawaa’id Fiqh By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh mentioned this point of benefit in his explanation of the famous fiqh poem “al-Waraqaat”. This particular excerpt can be found in his introduction…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Signs of beneficial knowledge and its people By al-Haafidh ibn Rajab al-Hanbali al-Baghdaadi may Allah have mercy on him The Imaam, who died 795 AH, collects in his tremendous book, “The superiority of knowledge of the Salaf over knowledge of the Khalaf” under the…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Are the most knowledgeable those who speak the most? By al-Haafidh ibn Rajab al-Hanbali al-Baghdaadi may Allah have mercy on him The Imaam, who died 795 AH, collects in his tremendous book, “The superiority of knowledge of the Salaf over knowledge of the Khalaf”…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Dispraise of Argumention in the Religion By al-Haafidh ibn Rajab al-Hanbali al-Baghdaadi may Allah have mercy on him The Imaam, who died 795 AH, collects in his tremendous book, “The superiority of knowledge of the Salaf over knowledge of the Khalaf” under the chapter…
All praises are due to Allah; may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon Muhammad, his family, his companions, and his followers. As to proceed: This ebook is a translation from Shaykh ‘Ali al-Hudhayfi’s Friday sermon entitled, “Greatness of the Quran and the Exaltation of it”. It was given on the 28th of Rajab 1434 H./ June 8,…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Reasons to help attain a good ending and firmness in knowledge by Shaykh Saalih bin Fawzaan al-Fawzaan may Allah preserve him Question: What are the causes in attaining a good ending [husnul khaatima], and also the causes in attaining firmness in seeking knowledge? Answer: The first [cause]…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful The remedy/cure for forgetting knowledge By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh mentioned this point of benefit in his explanation of the poem “al-Bayquniyyah”. It can be found under the fourth line of the poem, he said:…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful The scholars of Hadith are broken up into different categories in regards to al-Jarh wa at-Ta’deel. From them are those who are: lenient, strict, and moderate. By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh mentioned this point of…
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Speaking about Allah and His religion without knowledge is worse than shirk By Shaykhul Islaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzeeyah may Allah have mercy on him The shaykh, who died 751 AH, mentions this point of benefit in his book “Ilaam al-Muwaqqi’een” 1/38 wherein he says:…
Trying to Follow the Salaf 