Sins of the Hands Among the sins of the hands are: 1. To stint when measuring by volume, weight, or arm; 2. To steal; If one stole the equivalent of one-quarter of a dinar from its secured place, one’s right hand would be amputated; if one stole again, the left foot would be amputated, then one’s left hand, then one’s…
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Sins of the Heart Among the sins of the heart are: 1. The insincerity in performing the good deeds (riya’), i.e., to do the good deeds for the sake of the people–to be praised by them–and this nullifies their reward; 2. Priding oneself in obeying Allah (^ujb), and deeming one’s worship was by one’s own ability–forgetting the grace of Allah;…
Asking by the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam Imamul Bayhaqiyy and Ibn Katheer narrated the story of this authentic event: • During `Umar’s Caliphship there was a time of severe drought and the Muslims in Madinah were strained. One companion, Bilal binul Haarithul Muzaniyy, went to the grave of the Prophet and addressed the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam: O’…
Gossip (ghibah) is a disease prevailing in many societies. In addressing this issue, let us remind ourselves and others to be cautious of spreading this disease. Allah said in Suratul-Hujurat, Ayah 12: وَلَا يَغْتَبْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَحِيمٌ In this verse, Allah ordered us not to commit gossip…
What is the meaning of the Hadeeth: كُلُّ بِدعةٍ ضَلالةٌ This hadeeth was narrated by Abu Dawood and it means that most (not every one) of the innovations are innovations of misguidance. It cannot mean that every innovation is misguidance, because this interpretation contradicts the previous proofs and the proofs of Islam do not contradict one another. Linguistically, the word…
Some Innovations of Guidance: Although most innovations are innovations of misguidance, there are numerous examples of Islamically acceptable innovations. Since the time of the Prophet, many good innovations have been adopted. ▪️One person was praying behind the Prophet, peace on him, and said a good statement after he stood up from rukoo`. After the prayer, the Prophet asked who that…
What is the Judgment on Innovation in General: Ahlussunnah agreed that some innovations are lawful (good) and some of them are unlawful (bad). They agreed that not every innovation is unlawful. Allah praised the good innovation in surat alHadeed 27: ثُمَّ قَفَّيْنَا عَلَى آثَارِهِمْ بِرُسُلِنَا وَقَفَّيْنَا بِعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْإِنْجِيلَ وَجَعَلْنَا فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ رَأْفَةً وَرَحْمَةً وَرَهْبَانِيَّةً ابْتَدَعُوهَا…
Religion is not a matter of Opinion Allah ordered us to follow the great religion of Islam, that of holding the correct belief in Allah and His messengers, and holding the best ethics and morals. Whoever implements and adheres to the noble teachings of Islam shall be victorious in this life and in the Hereafter. The sources of legislation in…
History of Mawlid The king of Irbil, Abu Sa`eed alMuzaffar bin Baktakeen Kawkabriyy, initiated the Mawlid in the 7th hijriy century and was the first person to do so. He was a pious, brave, just, generous and knowledgeable ruler and defender of Islam, who died while fighting the Crusaders in Palestine. He invited many Muslims including the scholars of Hadeeth,…
It was conveyed that the Mujadid strengthens the proofs of Islam and guides the Muslims to be become more committed to following Islam. He will bring the knowledge to the people during his time and facilitate the Islamic rulings. He has to be alive part of the previous century and the century after. Both; so that his coming is on…